Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-16
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4M ONA40 l. When you want . team or hack. go to Austin's, Phone.
 John c. Cullen of Railroad Hill street is seriously i'll with pneumonia.
 Rev Father Sullivan will deliver a lecture in Terryville tomorrow even- ing on St Patrick.
 Edward Loughman of Bank street has resigned his position as clerk in D. J. Mahaney's cafe.
 Miss Margaret Kennedy of North Leonard street returned to-day from . short visit with friends in New Ha. ven.
 James Nugent of Summit street departed yesterday for various places in the south where he will be employ ed for several months.
 Miss Katherine Lahey of Danbury, who has been enjoying short visit with Miss Nellie Mahaney of Bank street. has returned home.
 The Brooklyn Athletic club will hold meeting tomorrow morning at Il o'clock. Every member is request ed to be present as the semi-annual election of officers will take place.
 A meeting of the board of directors of the St Thomas Cadets A. A. will be held tomorrow at F o'clock in the Lyceum. No doubt something definite will be done in regard to a baseball nlne for the coming season.
 The Lafayette baseball team would like to arrange a game with the Ben Mohrs. If the Ben Mohrs are will ling to play game may be arranged by corresponding with William Dwyer of 33 Lafayette street, or by seeing him personally.
 Preaching at the Third Congrega- tlonal church by the pastor, Rev Charles E. Granger. at 1O:3O and p. m. tomorrow. Subject of morning sermon, ''An Indwelling Christ" Phil | IT,, ,. Sabbath school at II :45 a. m.. Jevenile temple, D. m.. Christian En- l deavor 6:15. Subject of evening ser | mon ''Honesty.' Remember March IT | as the occasion of the first quarterly | collection.
 | A number of people in this section have been remembered by friends in l the dear old Emerald Isle, for they | have received, as they have in years past, the little sprig of shamrock, which l possesses such charms for those who love ''Old Erin.' Those who have been fortunate in receiving q package of the little green slip are not at all for | getful of their less fortunate friends. and tomorrow many will be the hat. | coat or waist which will be decorated with Ireland's emblem.
 Mrs Davit of Washington avenue met with q serious accident yester- day afternoon. She was crossing Bank street, near the bridge which spans the Naugatuck river. A trolley car was moving along nearby about the same time and this made Mrs Davit hasten and also made her. q little nervous and excited. Her heart became weak owing to the ex- citement and she fell on the hard pavement sustaining a fracture of the right arm a little below the shoulder. Mrs Davit was carried to the office of Dr Russell, who rendered surgical as- sistance.
 The sermon which was delivered by Rev Father Shanley, rector of the Cathedral at Hartford, at St Patrick's church last evening on "COntrition," was characterized by beautiful lan- guage. forcible arguments and elo- quent delivery. It was a splendid ser mon and it made a deep impression with the large audience. This morn- ing St Patrick's church was once more filled when at : o'clock a solemn high mass of requiem was celebrated for the repose ~ the souls of the deceased members of St Patrick's parish. The following priests otficiated: Rev Father GleesOn, celebrant: the Rev Father Andrew, Winsted. deacon; Rev Father Sullivan. Sub-deacOn: Rev | Father Jordan. master of ceremonies. A fine musical program was rendered by the large choir. This evening ser vices will be held at I:30 and con- fessions will be heard. Tomorrow the Novena in honor of St Patrick. will be brought to an end with special services. An extra mass, will be said | I.1E yvn, masses at 7:3O, 9 and 1O:45. In the evening vespers will be sung at 7:3O and grand lecture will be delivered on St Patrick by Rev Father Neale, TerryvilIe. one of the ablest speakers in the Hartford diocese.
 A petition for the widening of the southerly end of Railroad Hill street is apt to be considered by the board of public works at their outing Mon- day afternoon, that is provided they are able to reach that point before it gets dark. This is a very important public thoroughfare and the improve ment the petitioners ask for should have been attended to years ago. Teams are constantly passing to and from there and how they have man. aged to work their way through since the street was opened up to the pres ent time is a mystery. For a distance of several hundred feet there is room for but one team SO that in case two happen to meet one has to back out in order to allow the other to pass. There is lots of room to widen the street without going near the houses, but the job will be quite expensive. the steep spot that will have to be } filled in being so far below the trav- eled part of the street that it will re- Qrire an immense amount of dirt to bring it to grade. But it is some thing that ought to be attended to and the people hope to see the petition taken up and acted upon during the present season. The place is worse . now than ever because horsemen and ]. wheelmen prefer to take that course rather than bother their heads cross ing and re-crossing the trolley tracks ; on South Main street and in conse- uuence the number of teams that go by there at all hours of the day and