Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-21
CITY NEWS.

VIII speak at the Zion MlSslon neet-
 ing in Speedwell hall Thursday
 night.
 A months mind mass will be cele-
 brated on Monday morning at z
 o'clock at St Patrick's church for the
 late Mrs Bridget Hennessy.
 The funeral of Timothy Luddy will be held from his late home on
 Railroad Hill street to St Patrick S
 church Monday morning at S:30 | o'clock.
 Congressman Lilley made a flying trip to his home ill this city for a
 few days. The graft case, which has
 been keeping him busy is put over un- til next Thursday, so he ran up to
 Waterbury to get a breath of fresh
 air.
 A. D. Deery of Oxford, who died at the Hotel Heinie Thursday night from gas asphyxiation, was buried this afternoon with service at St Annes church and interment in Cal vary cemetery. His son came here yesterday afternoon and identified the remains. ,.g-.
 Frank Schmitz has notified the city through his attorney, Theodore Rog.
 CTS that he has appealed from the as- sessment of benefits and damages
 arising from the layout and grade of the Bradleyville road, from the Mid dlebury road to q point 800 feet souhwesterly. He claims damages of S1.0O0 The case is returnable to the superior court the first Tuesday in April.
 Timothy Luddy died this morning at the Waterbury hospital. He leaves three sisters and two brothers. Mrs Timothy Fitzgerald, Mrs F. D. Fitz- gerald, Jeremiah. Thomas and Miss Nellie Luddy. The remains were removed to the residence of his sis ter, Mrs Timothy Fitzgerald, Fl Rail- road Hill street, by John Moriarty. The time of the funeral will be an nounced later.
 Mrs Annie Evans has brought suit for divorce against her husband Charles Evans who is gardener for Mrs S. w. Kellogg. Mrs Evans al- leges intolerable cruelty and asks the custody of her minor child George aged years. who is at present in a home in Hartford. The couple were married in 1898. Mrs Evans left town rather suddenly last summer and while rumor was very busy as to the cause her own explanation is that she was forced to go owing to the brutal treatment of her husband.
 The town of watertown this morn ing in the district court was given judgment for s25, ,0OO against it's for mer treasurer, Burton IT. Mattoon This suit is a sequence tO the vari- ous suits by the Watertown Savings bank against Mattoon. He was also treasurer of the bank and the suits arouse out Of his offerings from the coffers of both the bank and the town treasury. In case he ever ac- auires any property this judgment secured by the town will be in force against him. and it was mainly to keep alive the claim suit was insti- tuted.
 The regular meeting of Sheridan | lodge. x. F.. O. P. was held in K. of | C. hall last evening. The guest of the evening was Grand Warden | Frank E. Hill of New Haven. Eff teen new members were initiated | and applications from ten candidates | were received. The members of the lodge as well as the members of ail l the other lodges are making an earn est effort tO greatly increase the Of the order during the month. On April $ the Grand lodge meeting will be held in New Haven. and the lodge having the best show ing for new members will receive a prize. For every applicant that member Of Sheridan lodge brings in Il before the end of the month the member will receive f2. On Tues day evening. March 31. the next I of Sheridan lodge will be held and on that night the lodges who have candidates to be initiated l are invited to send their candidates The Sheridan members will put hem through As the canvass for members dnTing the summer months s generally overlooked. a commit lee consisting of Mrs Margaret But terly and Miss Katherine Bresnahan rzs appointed 10 keep ID the in- ierest during the summer months. In addition to the address made O. Brand Warden HiIl last evening re- marks were delivered by Grand saide M ". Payne Dr J- F. Hayes nd Mrs Lena M Broun-