Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-11
CITY NEWS.


 Upson, Singleton & Cos.
 Lawrence Gaffey of New York has returned home after brief stay with MT and Mrs M. Flannery of Rye street.
 Miss Deborah Lawlor of Fuller street has entered St Vincents hos pital where she will train to become q nurse.
 Mayfower Camp, No 43S7. Royal Neighbors of America, will hold d meeting Thursday evening. in Fra ternity hall.
 An anniversary solemn high mass will be celebrated at the Immaculate Conception church tomorrow morn ing at s o'clock for the late John Sweeney of 146 Union street.
 The teachers appointed during the past few years met again this after noon in the High school building and listened to an address by Superln- tendent of Schools B. W. Tinker.
 Mrs Rena Webb Miller, mother oi Mrs c. H. Brown of this city, died Monday at her home in Mt Vernon. She was 101 years of age and member of Melicent Porter chapter, D. A. R.
 Frank Ney, the boy who was ln- iured while coasting on Wolcott street a couple of weeks ago, was removed from the Waterbury hospital to his home on Scovill street last eV- ening. He is rapidly recovering from his injuries.
 A vicious dog fight at the corner of Grand and Canal streets furnished d little excitement in that Vlclnit! abo1t 1O:30 o'clock this morning. The mix up was between a bull dog and shepherd canine. It was an even thing for the five minutes that II lasted.
 Many of the patrolmen, conhdeni that the board of aldermen will allo" the board of safety to raise the num- Der of sergeants, from three to TOUT are wondering who will be the lucky fellow. There are more than half dozen candidates in the field and as usual in such cases all seem confident of landing the sergeancy.
 c. H. Terrell of the Columoia Trust Go was here to-day and com pleted arrangements for the sale of inc s15O.OOO worth of street i'm provement bonds and it is expected that they will be delivered to-mor- row. Already $25.000 worth of them have been bought by the Five Cent bank of Salem.
 William E. Beecher and Edward |. Root filed their report of partial dis tribution of the estate of the late Chauncy B. Webster with the pro bate court to-day. To each of the three heirs. Mrs Edith Gertrude Greenman. Mrs Jane Webster Me Reynolds and Miss Clara Louise Web ster was paid in realty, cash and per sonal effects s15,014.76. There yet remains to be distributed $''ooV worth of real estate.
 | While a well known man was standing in front of the city hall to- day a stranger approached him and poipting to the passage way between | West Main street and Harrison alley said: What street, place or alley 's l that called. 1 have been all around | the city and about every nook that have seen is named with the excp- 1 ton of that" That is known as 1 City Hall lane" replied the Water burian. but as vet the name has not been accepted by the city.
 Miss Estellu Neuhaus of Boston. q pupil of Carl Behrmann of Berlin , gave recital yesterday afternoon at inc home of Mrs Archibald Rice. :n Church street Miss Neuhaus always gives a brief description of the music she is about to play and in this man ppr makes her audience enjoy q nrogramme much more than il other- wise would. \ week ago yesterday
 Miss NeuhauS gave recital at The home of Mrs John r. Elton aud she made such au impression that she was asked to come to this city "sain in week.
 The out of town persons present al the funeral of Mrs Snagg "f Piedmont street yesterday included: NIT and Mr- Isaac Church nf Norwalk. Mr and Mrs
 AIbert Thompson of New Haven. MT and Mrs Arthur Peek and NIT and Mrs Rurtop Peek of Naugatu"k. Mr and Mrs Peter FoOte Of Wesip"rt. Mrs Henry Bnylston of New Haven Mrs Jobn Suagg and daughters. the Misses Mae and Gladys Snagg. of Port t'hes' for V Y: Mrs William Bott"ns"y "i TerrvvilIe. Mrs Samuel Bagsh1w "i WaIIinrfurd. Miss Florence Forte' cf Nau-atuck. Julius Pritclrard "' Cheshire. Charles Foote of New Ha' ven and Morris and William Snagg "' Bridgeport. Among the floral ple"et wars inc following: Gross. secon' Rau,ist church Sunday school; star Ladies circle. Second Baptist church anchor. Christian EndeavoT- Se'0iit Baptist church. standing wreath. em l ployes of Smith & Griggs Co: 'sasket Mrs Cunningham and family. wreaths ur and Mrs William DOslds. Mr and Mrs W. D. Hall. Mr and Mrs Rol'eTf Suszg and family: pillow from lam ilv. sheaf of wheat. ". F. BeeTisaum tou1uets from Mrs Edna SIIsgz an, family. family of r F. Snagg. Raj and HazrI SnagE. Mir and Mrs R b Somers. F. C. Main and family Dl