Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-06-10
CITY NEWS

CITY NEWS
 Pearson's pocket guide for June is nation this month and is a handy thing to carry about with you.
 The sale of the Michael MOrrissey property on Easton avenue which was to have taken place to-day has been postponed until next Saturday at 1O:3O o'clock.
 The funeral of Mrs Anne Barrett will be held at 2:30 tomorrow after noon from the family residence on High street with service at the Im- maculate Conception church and inter- ment in St Joseph's cemetery.
 John Hickey was overcome by the heat in South Brooklyn this morning and his condition was such that it was found necessary to call a physician. Dr Russell was summoned and got him on his feet after which it was decided to turn him over to the care of Regent Moran of the Brookside home for a few days.
 There were two funerals from Mul- NlIlC S uuuCi GiOOIbS thic oAeNi noon. in each case the interment being In Calvary cemetery. The first was that of John Ryan. for many years an emplOye of the Stafford house, and the other Leonard w. Curley, aged 2S years, who died the day before yester- day in Bridgeport.
 The will of the late Joseph Law renee. who left an estate of some $25.- 900, was approved in the probate court this morning As James s. Elton de- clined to act as executor with will an- nexed, Thomas Pagan of the Pagan Bros, saloon keepers. South Main were appointed administrators.
 Judgment was given tine city against Margaret O'Loughlin ct al of Railroad Hill street by Judge Cowell in the dis trict court today. Sheriff Gillette was appointed a committee to sell the prop erty on July [ and Thomas McEvoy and Attorneys A. B. Hayes and D. j.. Slavin were appointed appraisers. At torney Russell was appointed guardian ad lltem over Francis Quinn, aged 19. Quinn's interests in the property amounts to about $5OO. The sale is to recover for taxes and liens. ny 'nH'
 The railroad officials have filed a handsome map in the town clerk s office showing their purchase of the Hayden and other tracts of land in South Brooklyn. This is the case where the railroad got the drop on the city government, but the map shows portions of the land which will be sold to the city and the officials claim that they can drive a better bargain with the directors of the Consolidated road than with the original owners. The railroad folks are generous fel- lows, and after taking out what they want for their own use, they will give the rest to the city for song.
 The large frame building that has stood at the corner of Brook and East Main street, east side, for the past sixty-five or seventy years. was sold this afternoon at 2 o'clock by r. F. Lunny. and if one believed all the auctionecr said about it the structure was worth more than The Elton. John J. Dawson started it for s and finally bought it for $6J. The building and lot belonged originally to the estate of the late Daniel Chipman. but was sold recently to X. F.. Rice, who will soon commence the erection of handsome block on the site. Mir Dawson will have to get the frame structure out of the way within ten days.
 The clerks in the city hall building are now enjoying their Saturday half holiday. This order does not include the assessors, who have all they can swing into listing property. They could attend to more callers and won der why people who make practice of finding fault with the size of their rate bills allow them to be made larger | by the addition of ten per cent. for failing to comply with the law. The assessors have no option in this mat ter. If resident property owners neg lect to make out lists during the month of June the statute states that ten per cent. shall be added to the assessed value. This amounts to about S5 or sB on a home listed between Si.500 and 5000.
 Friends of NJ. ]. Kelleher. the for mer drum major of St Joseph's drum corps. who first appeared in his baton and gun juggling act at Jacques thea ter about a year ago will he pleased to learn that he is meeting with success every place he appears. Since his ap- pearance at Jacques there has been great demand for his services and as a result he has appeared In most Of the large vaudeville houses in the large cities. He is now doing his act at the Iyceum in Philadelphia. the Philadel- phia Item has the following to say Of him. .The one who stands alone In his line is the baton and gun juggler. kelle- her. His act Is one seldom seen and should hc the 'big letters Jn the boards
 Editor witkowski of the Examiner iS still confined to his home on Fielsl street suffering from the effect of blood poisoning. the result of an effort to act as a chirepodist in pairing a corn on his right foot Mir Wifkowski expect ed to be out to-day. but when he ap- prised his physician of his inteation he wss very much disappointed that instead he had to undergo smother oper- alton and now he has no fdes when hr | will br able to cet around He de sirrs tc say through the Democrat. where he knows It will come under everybody-s eye. that be has chsrre of \ c. 1~ h~ fs. h.