Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-06-17
CITY NEWS.

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 A son was born yesterday to MT and Mrs E. E. Ellsworth of Sims bury and thus Colonel L. F. Burpee becomes a grandfather.
 Yesterday was Children's day at Grace Baptist church, Bunker Hill church and St Pauls M. E. church. Special musical programs were rem dered at each place.
 Miss Ruth A. Chapman, member of the class of '05, Waterbury high school was awarded two medals for her art work at the Corcoran School of Arts, Washington, D. C., the past year.
 Attorney Thomas F. Lawlor seems to be the latest to succumb to the transatlantic fever. He calculates upon crossing the ocean, provided he can secure passage in about a month. ...-. Dr John J. Morrissey, prominent physician in New York city, who was we'll known to many Waterbury people, died last Friday. Death was due to injuries received while en- deavoring to board trolley car. Ira c. Moore, for the past sixteen years foreman in the employ of the Waterbury Brass Co, has accepted a position as superintendent of big concern in Indiana. MT Moore was popular with all the hands and re- ceived many substantial tokens of esteem. Mir and Mrs Moore will leave for their new home tomorrow.
 The superior court, criminal side, will open here tomorrow with Judge Edwin B. Gager of Derby on the bench. There are about dozen criminal cases to be heard, none of them of any great importance consid- ering the nature of the cases that have been before the superior court in the criminal terms during the past few years.
 The will of the late Mrs Elizabeth Loughman was approved in probate to-day. The provisions of the will give s1,20O to the corporation of St Francis Xavier church, $200 to Alice Mcdonald of Hartford, a sister of the testatrix, and the balance goes to her nieces. Mary Campion, Catherine Garrity and Catherine Connor all of Waterbury.
 The following Waterbury girls are members of the graduating class of the State Normal school of New Ha- ven: Miss Helen NJ. CoIloty, Miss Margaret Fitzgerald, Miss Mary Fitz- gerald, Miss Elizabeth NJ. Kane, Miss Katheryn c. Madden, Miss Josephine Ryan, and Miss Lillian Monohan. The diplomas will be presented by Lieu tenant Governor Everett J. Lake on Friday, June 21.
 Among those who will attend the commencement exercises at Holy Cross college, which will be held to- | morrow at Worcester, are John J, Dawson and daughters, Sadie and Jo- sephine, Mir and Mrs Timothy j. Brennan. Mrs Johanna walsh. Mrs James F. Walsh, John Murray and J, D c. Murray. Roger Dawson and Joseph Murray of this city are mem- bers of the class and the latter will be one of the class speakers.
 On Friday, June 21. Walter c. Scanlon, O. P. a member of the Dominican order. will be ordained to the priesthood at Baltimore by Cardinal Gibbons. He will sing his first mass at the church of the Im- maculate Conception. this city. Sun- day. Juno 23, at 10:3O a. m. Father Scanlon is young man put already has won much distinction in the cele- brated Order of Preachers. He has been absent from Waterbury for about seven years. He is son of Mrs James Scanlon of Walnut street.
 There will be a hearing in the probate court Saturday on Mrs Mary Munson's application to have Frank | lin 4. Taylor, the trustee of the es- tate of A. E Rice. her father. distri- buted. Attorney Meigs has been en- gagged to represent NIT Taylor. Attor- ney C. c. Root will look after the in- terests of Mrs Ella Williams. A. F.. Rice and his mother. Mrs Helen Rice, and Burpee and Carmody represent L P. Kellogg. president and manager of the ApOthecaries Hall company. If there Is a hearing 1t will he very in- teresting as all of the hearings in connection with this matter have been. but it is likely that a eom- promise or settlement will be made before Saturday.
 Yesterday the graduating class of the Simonsville school attended ser vice at the Second Baptist church end listened to sermon by the Rev w E. Smith. D. b. pastor of the South Methodist church. Special music was rendered for the occasion by a choir composed of the following persons. Sopranos. Mrs Charles Budxen. Mrs H ". Granger. Mrs John stotz. Miss Lillian Bwy. Miss Helen Clarks. Miss Grace Graham. Miss Ida NJ. Ford: altos. Mrs W. E. Case. Mrs Charles Gibbs. Mrs Ira Cashman. Miss Edna Wightman. Harold Moses: tenors. William Rose. 1 Charles Bridge. bassos. John Stotz. EIvin Lawrence. Walter Rose This vas the first time the pupils of the public school attended church in a body
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