Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-10
CITY NEWS

| family start tomorrow morning for New York and Philadelphia to spend Easter among friends.
 l Patrick Finton and his sister. Mary Finton, will sail for Ireland to- morrow, Miss Finton, who is slight ly demented, knew her brother and cheerfully embraced the opportunity to return to her native land.
 Commander George o. Robbins talked on prison life at Andersonville before the Mems club of the Second l Congregational church last night. Commander Robbins spoke from per- sonal experience. The funeral of Bryan Sweeney, who died yesterday, will take place l tomorrow morning at S:30 o'clock from 110 East Main street, with a mass of requiem at the Immaculate Conception church and interment in St Joseph's cemetery.
 D. F. Crontn and Charles c. Belfit are now at work making some repairs on the crematory. The committee in charge of the job is getting estimates on smoke stack which will be 150 feet high. If that does not carry the offensive odor out of the place few lengths more will be added.
 The following are the new officers l of Riverside Cemetery associations: James s. Elton, president; Nelson J. 1 WeltOn, secretary and treasurer; trlls- l tees, James s. Elton for one year, F. J. Kingsbury for two years, N. J. l Welton for three years, J. R. Smith l for four years, H. L. Wade for i've l years, Elisha Leavenworth for six years, Edward L. Frisbie for seven years.
 At meeting of the Alhmnae asso- | citation of the Convent of Notre Dame last night officers were chosen as fol- lows: President, Miss Alice M. O'C0n- nor; vice-president, Mrs T. F. Jack son; out of town vice-president, Mrs George Curran, Middletown; treasllr- CT, Miss Elizabeth Holohan; recording secretary, Miss Gertrude Guilfoile; corresponding secretary, Miss Nora l.. Mahaney; advisory board, Mrs J. H. Kilduff, Mrs c. A. Jackson and Miss Mary McElllott.
 Attorney Arthur D. Warner of Woodbury, who was appointed a com mittee by the superior court to. hear :, evidence in the suit of William Con- nor of Hopkins street against Pas quale Contaldi for the loss of the services of his daughter Carrie, filed his report with Clerk Marsh to-day. Mir Connor asked for $10,000 dam- ages. Committee Warner recOnl- mends the payment of $1,000., This report will be passed upon by the court before it goes into effect. 1 J. Richard Smith, president of the | Waterbury Button Co, has instituted proceedings against the Connecticut Railway and Lighting Go for $5,O00 damages. One day last December ,l MT Smith was riding in his auto on East Main street and a trolley car crashed into it and immediately put it out of commission. The auto was knocked into the air and MT Smith was thrown against nearby pole. There was considerable confusion and excitement an many thought, he was killed. He alleges that he expended $200 in medicine and doc tor bills and that his car cost $3,5OO originally.
 Those who do not care to dance at the big ball of the Knights of Colunl- bus, which will be given in the audi. torium on next Monday night, VIII find plentyoof entertainment in listen- ing to the music, and studying tho decorations. Lalliers string orchestra of twenty-five pieces has been engag. ed and the committees strict instruc- tions for nothing but the latest music will be implicitly carried out The decorations will be treat in them. selves and the combination and ar- rangement of colors will be found very pleasant to look at. The concert music before the dancing will un- doubtedly attract many.
 | winnifred Josephine, the four year old daughter of Xavier Dreyer. chef at The Elton, died yesterday at the family residence, 135 Cherry street. She had been troubled with rheuma- tism for some time which finally af. fected her heart with fatal results. The best local medical aid was tried and Dr George Doty, New York specialist, brother of Dr Robert Doty, quarantine health officer of New York. was summoned, but when he arrived here the little sufferer had just pass ed away. The child was idolized by her parents and was great favorite with the teachers and pupils at St Mary's school. The burial will take place tomorrow afternoon at o'clock with interment in the new
 St Joseph cemetery.
 !. The storm of yesterday afternoon was quite severe, much more so than the weather prophets looked for, al- though they are saying now that they knew 1t all and were prepared ] for 1t. The snowfall amounted to , two inches and snow and rain made up 2.54 inches. Superintendent Morris of the street department and Superintendent Ray of the sewer de- partment found very little to com plain of when they surveyed the sit- uation this morning. Superintendent Morris was out until midnight and was up with the lark and with a lit- tie management. aided by the ele- ments, he succeeded in getting rid of the snow and mud on time to make things pleasant for people on their way to work. | There will be no more charming ! spot these ante-Easter days that the
 warerooms of the well known florist, . A. Dallas. It Is a place where one
 longs to finger and imbIbe the fra grant OsIofs and feast the eyes on IiIe
 beautiful Easter blossoms and blooms Mir Dallas always has the prettiest
 buds and branches that are grown.
 and 1t Is a pleasure for him and his
 accommodating corps of assistants to