The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-14
DERBY.

Especial Journal Courier News Servica.)
 Derby, Nov, 13.--Herman Metzger, jr, the eldest son of the proprietor of the Derby -Ansonia Brewery company, was fined $100 and costs in the police court this morning for abusing horse on the night of June 13. The costs amounted to $i066. A check for the full amount was immediately paid by the father of the young man. Metzger has been In Germany ever since the warrant for his arrest was made and upon returning gave him self up to the police. The offense of Metzger was not taken up by the Der by police although they knew he did. misuse the animal on Elizabeth street, the main thoroughfare of the city un- til complaint to the prosecuting attor- ney was made by Samuel A. Gardner, the State Humane society agent.
 The funeral of John w. Hiney wns held from his late residence in Derby this morning, at 9;30 o'clock and from St. Mary's church at 10 o'clock, Rev. Father Fox officiating The ser vices were largely attended by friends and relatives ( the deceased man. Interment took h.. 70 in Mt. St. Peter's cemetery, the pallbearers being Edward McEnerney, John Crowley, John German, and James Lodge, Un- dertaker J. P. Colwell had charge of the funeral arrangements.
 
 The Derby Neck library circle will meet tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o clock at the home of Mrs. Herbert Grandage, 146 Hawthorne avenue.
 The womans auxiliary of the Y. M. .C. A. will meet this afternoon at the new building at o'clock. The meet ing will be followed by cake sale, the cake to be furnished by the mem- bers of the auxiliary.
 The football teams representing the alumni association of the Derby high school and the school itself will play this afternoon on the meadows, the game to be called at 3 o'clock.
 St. Marys six night parish fair closed last evening with the disttibu- ton of prizes. The entertainment was indeed a pleasing one being the most pleasing numbers taken from the per formances presented on the other five evenings. The crowd last evening was as large as usual, filling the entire spacious hall. The closing of the fair last evening not alone marks one of the most successful events In the his- tory of the church, but it also marks the close of the parish fairs by the Catholic church in this city. On Thursday and Friday evenings about one thousand people were present in the hall, while on Saturday evening l1,450 tickets were taken in at the door, and over two hundred were turned away On Monday and Tues day evenings between HOO and 1,200 were present, while on last evening about 1900 were present, The Catholic societies of the city who practically had charge of the fair are to be praised for their work and also the ladies and officials If the R. M. Bassett plant of shelton The vari- ous committees als1 worked faithful ly to make the fair a financial sue cess. The results of the fair will be read off at all the masses Sunday morning, when it Is almost certain that the endeavor of all connected with the fair to realize $6,0oO will be announced as accomplished.
 The tax collector is making out warrants for the last delinquent tax payers so that Re final roundup will be almost comHleted before his re- bort to the boarl If aldermen in De-
 cember. There are now seyenty-f1ve
 delinquents on the list
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