Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-29
CITY NEWS

adjourned meeting this evening. | The board of charities will meet tonight to open bids for supplying the Brookside home with fish, bread and meat for six months.
 l John Martin walked into the police station to-day and was so much un- der the weather that the superinten- dent locked him up on charge of drunkenness.
 | There will be a months mind mass at 8 o'clock Thursday morning in the church of the Immaculate Conception, for the late Mrs Bridget Daly, who lived on Sylvan avenue.
 The employees of department 14 of the Waterbury Clock factory have ar- ranged for sleigh ride this evening. | They intend riding to Litchfield where they will have refreshments and a dance or two.
 John J. Geraghty, John J. Dawson and Michael Guilfoile have been ap- pointed distributors on the estate of the late Edward Heffrin of Cooke street. The heirs are Misses Katie and Annie Heffrin and their sister, Mrs Thomas E. Moran. The estate amounts to about $25,000.
 At a meeting of Waterbury, Mac cabees, No 36, last night officers were chosen as follows: Commander, w. T. Gill; lieutenant commander, J. J. Degnan; record keeper, T. J. Coyle; financial keeper, Everett Blandsfield; sergeant, w. J. Shannahan. These officers will be installed at a meeting to be held on February II.
 The six-family block at the corner of North Vine and Griggs streets, owned by Oscar F. Fitzsimons, has been sold to Oniello Adinolfi through the agency of D. J. Griffin of 43 East Main street. Mir Griffin has also sold the two-family house of Patrick Campbell on West Clay street to Thomas J. Begnal.
 The Crosby High school basketball team will try conclusions with the Gilbert five of Winsted at the Y. NJ. c. A. tomorrow evening. Gilbert is out for the championship of the state and Crosby will make strenuous ef- forts to defeat the visitors. The Cros- byites are encouraged over the trouncing they gave Naugatuck last week and although they expect a harder game tomorrow evening they are confident of victory.
 Mrs Platt Crane died this morning at her home in Woodbury of pneu- monia. Besides her husband she leaves three sons. Henry of Califor- mia, George, paymaster at Steele & Johnson's factory. and Stephen T., bookkeeper at J. NJ. Burrall & Co.'S. Mrs Crane and her husband were taken sick about a week ago with pneumonia. It was thought that they were improving the past few days, but Mrs Crane took a change last night and never rallied. Mir Crane is still seriously i'll.
 X very pleasant surprise party was held Monday evening. at the home of Mir and Mrs W. H. Conlon. 26 Orange street. in honor of their daughter. Katheryn. During the evening games were enjoyed by all and vocal selec- tions were rendered ny Miss Alice Murtba and Susie Pritchard. a violin solo by Miss Margaret Magee. recita- tions by Julia Duffy and Mildred Palmer. piano selections by Miss Alice Murtha and Marcella Conlon and Margaret Connolly. Supper was served at F o'clock.
 The dogs of the town seem to be on the war path again. Representative Hayes was attacked by one yesterday and today Michael ]. CcIIoty. while crossing the green was singled out by another evidently very hungry or mad canine. Despite everything Mir Col loty could do and did the dog was most persisting in barking at his rub bers. They were trust made rubbers as everyone's Is nowadays. yet the dog kept at them as though they were independents. IL is quite evident that the board of health must get busy again in this matter of dogs. else the boari of charity may be eaIIel upon r