Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-29

Annie Shannahan. aged II years, died
last night at the residence of her parents,
MIR and Mrs John Shannahan, 81 Railroad
Hill street. The funeral will take place at
o'clock Sunday afternoon.
The committee in charge of the ar
rangements tor the annual picnic of the
Brooklyn Athletic club, at the West End
grounds on Decoration day. are making
extensive preparations to treat their pat
rons to rare days sport. Tickets will be
put on sale in few days.
A challenge game of marbles for an
oyster snpper will take place next week
between four prominent residents of this
section. and great interest is manifested
in the result. The contestants will be
Contractor John ClohesSv of South Leon
ard street and Michael Clancy. the Bank
street hardware man, against Contractor
Anthony Carroll of Bank street and Con-
tractor Thomas jackson of John street.
The game will open by giving each twelve
marbles and whichever side gets skinned
first will have to pay for the supper. L.
Il. Crosby and Timothy l., Horigan have
been appointed Judges.
CAPTAIN Clark of the base ball club
connected with the Brooklyn Athletic club
has picked out two mines for the coming
any club in the state. for money: Peter
Iawlor p. William Derwin c. John Cullen
2b. John Leeney H. Thomas Turley 81,
James Kilbride IS. Johtf Kelly +. Thomas
Mitchell (. Edward Doonahue f. The
position of some of these players will be
changed after William Derwin leaves TO
commence the season with the Fall Rivers
of the New England league. The club
would like to arrange game for Good
Friday.
Yesterday Town Health Officer O'Hara
was called to South Brooklyn to investi-
gate an alleged case of water pollution oc-
casloned by the drainage from Michael
Harty's barn. The complaint was entered
by George Grohs, one of Mr. Harry s neigh
bors, who claimed that the we'll on his
property was ruined on account of the
filthy leakage running into it. DIR OHara
drew up bucket of the water and it was
was so sparkling and clear that he was
tempted to take a llbstion from il and
found it all right He then entered Mr.
GrohS' kitchen and found that water drawn
from the faucet was unfit for use. There
was something the matter with the plumb
ing arrangements in Mr. Grohs' house and
he had thought that the trouble was caused
by surface and Dir image water coming
from the ulreCtlOn OF MT marty = residence.
When Daniel ]. Mahaney was on a
tiShlng tour at QaasSapaug last summer a
farmer living in the vicinity of the bis
pond made him present OF maltese cat
with a pedigree that could be traced back
10 the landing of the May Flower The
cat grew until it became almost as large as
a good sized dog. and Mr. Mahaney took
delight in teaching the pet number OF
tricks which are now performed to the as.
constituent of his patrons. One of the in.
trresting feats the cat has mastered is the
manly art of self defence and the way II
sits up and uses its forepaws is marvellous.
1t scarcely ever loses its temper and some
times makes a grab and catches its antag.
onIst's hand in its claws and thrusts it into
its mouth, but has never been known IL
bite anyone except on one occasion when q
fellow spit in it's face and gave it a kick.
then it made o sudden bound and caugh.
the man by the collar of the coat and if the
owner had not come to the rescue at once
the cat would have ripped the man tC
pieces. With the exception of big white
animal of the same species owned by
George III. Ladd. :he South Main street
druggist. the cat in Mr. Mahaney's store is
the largest animal of the cat kind in Water.
bury.