Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-17
CITY NEWS

Lalliers orchestra for tneir promenade and dance which is to be given at Hamilton hall on Thursday evening. May 9. The committee has decided
 to make the prize for the twostep $500 in gold.
 The contract for building John O'Brien's block at the junction of Grove, Bishop and North Main streets has been awarded to the Tracy Bros for s2O,OOO. Building operations will begin as soon as the old building on the property will be removed.
 The funeral of Helen Smith took place yesterday afternoon from the family residence on River street, with interment fin new St Joseph's ceme- tery. The floral tributes included bou- quets from Mrs Myers. Mrs Spiers, Mfr and Mrs Thomas Martone. the Chase millinery and Grace Moore.
 Attorneys Kelley and Slavin. who have been appointed commissioners on the estate of Catherine Cuddy to hear certain claims against it, will have their hfst sitting next Monday morn ing in the district court. The principal claim Is for $7J0, by Patrick Hickey of Bank street. for caring for Mrs Cnddy and also her property few years pre- ceding her death. This claim Is con- tested by some of the heirs.
 Prosecutor Meigs intends getting after delinquent probationers. A large number of them have violated the con- fidence of the city court Dy apparently forgetting fo call upon Probation 0fi- cer Combellack with the weekly h. stallments of their fines. The number has become so large that Mir Combel- lack has left with the prosecutor long list of the names of the delinquents and prosecutions will follow.
 This is strange May weather and if 1t continues dealers in straw hats will find it necessary to take such stock out of their show windows and exhibit oyercoats instead. There were as many people about town to-day wear ing oyercoats as one would see two months ago. It was chilly. so much so that the woman taking the open air consumption cure on Leavenworth street acted as If she felt like saying that she considered the cure about as bad as the disease and asking to be taken down and sent home to die natural death rather than run the risk of freezing there.
 The different clements in the Bucks Hill school district involved in the fight over the location and building of a new school house will have an op- porfunity to express themselves in court tomorrow morning. Attorney Seery represents Mir Tyler. who had the injunction served on the district committee and the building committee yesterday forenoon. and the other side of the contention has retained Alter ney Wood. Tomorrow morning the second round in the legal battle which was begun by Mfr Tyler will he fought out before Judge Peasley in the dis trict court. as a motion to dissolve the injunction will be heard al that time
 MRS B. KDOUGH. 1e4 Baldwin street.-The big sale still continues. We feel deeply indebted to our many customers for the patronage which they have shown us during the past week. sni will now endeavor to return due compensation. As special favor to our many friends we will put on sale this evening the entire stock of $500 worth of goods. including ladies black mercerized skirts: children's. boys and ladies' shoes: one case of corsets: Eentiemen's camers hair and jersey ribbed underwear. one lot of cotton and wool blankets: also tvo cases of outing flannel This sale win continue until all the goods are dis posed of which must he sold al one third Of their value.
 The funeral of Henry NcSish took place this morning from his late home on East Main street with q mass of requiem at the Immaculate Conception church by Father OBnen and inter ment in Calvary cemetery. The bear ers were Felix McEzvsney. James Can av.n- Pstr1ck Campbell Joseph Corr. William Condon and Samuel NcNulty. The eorsI tributes included e pillow usrkei Father from the family. eheaf of wheat gandchildren. pillow. Mir and Mrs NcElvs1ey: cres<- en- ployes oS MT stanley-s department af the plant of the sccviu Manufacturing Go: vreasA. Anna. Mary and Arpes Bas,ey. rlies. Katherine and Roe Ne yulty; bpoquetA Marrzret King and vfna NuIHnsA Henry and Annie Qu1na- Mir and Mrs Newton Hlne and family. Roe Naieeey. NsrEsryt Camp- he1l Mn Nsrgnref Csnavsn- and c pierp tsf1Dep1 -HynpnfAy.- fsso c
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