Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-07
CITY NEWS.

 the Waterbury Manufacturing com pany, who has been ill for some weeks, is out again and at his desk in the factory.
 Michael Kennedy was arrested this afternoon for the inert of q carriage robe. His brother was fined in the city court to-day for being implicated in the sam" case.
 A daughter of Alderman Daniel Foley. who has been very i'll for some time, was reported greatly improved today. and tho chances of the little ones ultimate recovery are bright.
 It lCOfs as if the warning factions in the DrOnullt school district have buried the axe and decided to abide by the action of lnS- nights town meeting. They have pVtitiOnCd tie S3lpctmcn to show them the new lines as quickly as possible so that they may take steps to arlln:s" things iil accordance with the new order of things.
 P. w. Wren. of the firm of McAIahon & Wren of Bridgeport and one of the oWner& of Pleasure Beach. yesterday purchased one of the most valuable strips of water front ill tnp hArhor. II Is along the "auScWay of tn" lower bridge. cast Cf Gregury's boat-h0use. l is thought q dock will be built there for the Pleasure Beach boat.
 Thomas Reynolds has found out the nam" of the person who tor, down his fence tnp GtllHr night. and it is general " understood that be will have him arr S:i q. + he G40t Su't tilp chances are that the fellow will knock down the h"us" the next time he comes along that way. Mir Reynod< Was in the police station about the matter to-day [ l.,fE I,,,. in% attorE"y..
 Mrs Bridget CommcrfOrd sister to the late John Cuddy. of Grove street. I who worked for wears nt tue Ap0the- carries Hall company. died this morn 1 ing at the hOm" of her niece Mrs Den his Cu'dy. 112 Cherry street. Nauga- i tuck. rh" funeral will take plat," Sun ! day afternoon at , 0'clork. with Ser4, vice at the St FranciS's church and' intCrnent in St ]oScph's ccmctery, this i city.
 The decorators have finished their lahcrS on the altars at the ImmaclI- ! late Conception church and the place looks as good ROW. if not better. than ever before. The finish k in white, and %olH and shows llnmiStallable evidence | Gf superior workmanship. The decor atofS are at work on the altar at St MAIN'S convent to-day and when they get through there they will commence operations 0n the altar in the chapel at St Patricil'S hall.
 Someone broke q twO-inch wa5cr | pipe in tn" cellar Of Patrick Staple tun $ frame block on North Main street to-day and in Il few minutes it was i flooded. It was necessary to pump the water out. the floor of the cellar being q solid rock. before the break in the pipe cCuld he repaired. An idea of the amount of water that came from the | cellar can lp ima @incd from the fact that all of North Main street and part eff Exchange place was wet.
 The number of lives lost ill Nater- bury and all over the state in a Ecur { by people coming. ill contact with bon fires is appalling and notwithstanding all that has been said on the subject il seems that the death rate from this i kind of accident is on the increase. The 1 city authorities should pass all 0rdi- nance pronouncinG the lighting of fires | in lots or on the roadside a menace to life and limb and instruct the police to arrest yCunG O" old who engage in l tho business for the fun of the thing. | In Waterbury alone not q year goes i by without the community heinz shocked at different times by the an l nOilncpment that q human being iiS ! been roasted to death With;I sight of several witnesses who were power less to render assistance.