Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-19

the tree is not in sight a nice wreath
 catches the eye of the pedestrian. Mrs Mary O'Connor died this morn ing at her home, 1t2 Railroad Hill | street. She leaves two sons and one
 daughter. Henry, the registrar of | voters. James. and Mary. The funeral | will take place Saturday morning
 with q mass of requiem at St Pat
 rick's church and interment in St Jo- seph's cemetery.
 Emma Richards was arrested to-
 day on d warrant charging her with making false statements. She hired
 horse from a local liveryman a
 couple of days ago and although she was to return by s o'clock in the
 evening, she did not bring it back un- til two days later.
 The will of the late John D. Thomas was filed for probate to-day. The document has been through the big fire of few years ago and it showed | it's experience. To each of his four | children. George. Gertrude and Rose | Thomas and Clara Essert he left SaO. | and the balance to his widow. Anne. The trial in the district court yes l terday of the suit of the Hotchkiss
 Paper company against Deputy Sheriff CrOfut of Danbury resulted in ver- diet for the plaintiff The suit was to rpplevin eighteen refrigerators. worth about $250 which were seized by the sheriff in the course of an action at law.
 The new board of aldermen will
 have tough question to wrestie
 with in few days. There are eigh- teen candidates for the position of sealer of weights and measures, each having a good backing and all well known young men. The aldermen would like to please all the candi-
 dates and their friends, but they cant do it.
 The funeral of Mrs Mary Cassidy took place yesterday morning from her late home on Cherry street with a mass of requiem at the lmmacul- ate Conception church by Father O'Brien. The bearers were Patrick Geraghty, Edward Deegan, Charles Delaney and George ONeill. The re- mains were taken to New Milford for | burial in charge of J. H. Mulville. 1 Mrs F. A. Granniss and Miss Gran
 miss of Prospect street gave a recep-
 tiOn Tuesday afternoon for Mrs, James Mclntire of Chicago. In the
 receiving party were Mrs Percy ne
 F. Warner, Mrs John H. Goss. Mrs Nelson A. Pomeroy and Mrs Ralrh Smith. Tea was poured by Mrs
 George Griggs and Mrs F. L. Frisbia
 Jr. while Mrs G. II. Cowell served
 frappe.
 L'Union Fraternelle Franchise is the first society to decide to get rid of court doctors altogether. The
 members after discussing the subject at some length have come to the 1 conclusion that is better to increase i the benefits and have doctors bills
 paid by each individual. The bene- fits have been increased from $5 a
 week to S1. It is expected that other societies may follow suit.
 In the probate court to-day Judge Lowe appointed Attorneys r. ]. Me- MahOn and Howard Snow commits siOners on the estate of the late Joseph w. kindrcgan. They will hear cvi- denre on claims against the estate. The principal claims are one from i Mrs Howe of New Haven for S2i.- HS'. and one from the Riverside Cemetery association for $JOO for
 care of ,lercased's burial plot.
 Patrick Whalen started to clean out Hellmamn's cafe on Grand street last
 evening and did sO much damage that he was arrested in Naugatuck later
 in the evening. Whalpn was waiting in Naugatuck for a train and acted in such suspicious manner that the pO- lice took him to the Naugatuck police
 station. On communication with the
 Waterbury department this morning ii was learned that he was wanted in this city and he was held in the bor-
 Cugh until Detective Kcnnaugh went
 after him.
 Some Of inc farmers about town ! are having hanl time saving their
 trees from people who think nothing
 nf stepping into Int and whittliug
 down a nice Christmas tree that proI- ably has been growing for eight or ten years. They don't think it worth anything. hut if tho same parties
 should catch 8 farmer making away
 with dollars worth of woOsI 0- any
 thing else out of their back yards
 they would have him arrested and
 sveryb"iy would say it served him
 right. So yCu see it all depends upon
 who owns the gOHls that are made
 away with. IL would Ipa more in keen
 niE with the spirit Of Christmas tO
 get along without q tree than have Gne when it oomeS as an achfavpmeDt performed when somebody else was looking the other way
 If you did not connect at Thanks giving. remember Christmas Dop', wait till the rush Call and select TOUT gifts and we will hold them for vou- Remember we have many household neeeSsries in solid silver and plated ware that make nice pres snts as family gifts as well as ar tfeIes for your best girl or gentleman friend Ups0a JeweIrE Co, Bank street