Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-22
CITY NEWS.

 post office when John W. Hill was post master is visiting friends in town. Louis Chabot has accepted a posi- ton as mixer of soft drinks at A. Names store on East Main street. The funeral of Augustin Butler will take place tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock from the family residence on North Elm street There will be special meeting of the Waterbury Democratic association at ; o'clock tomorrow, to make ar- engagements for the picnic.
 Special forecast for Connecticut and Eastern New York: Unsettled wealth CT with occasional showers and thun- derstorms tonight and Sunday; fresh northwesterly winds. Rose, the eight months old daughter of MT and Mrs Frank Larkin of S5 South Leonard street died this, morning. The funeral will take place tomorrow af- ternoon at 2 o'clock with interment in St Joseph's cemetery.
 The street department has put in two catch basins at the corner of Kings bury and North Main street, which cannot fail to be appreciated by the residents of that neighborhood for in the winter season no more dangerous place could be found in the city after an ice or snow storm.
 This afternoon one of the forward wheels of q truck belonging to Frank PidgeOn, who has the contract for paving Phoenix avenue and portions of North Main street, gave out on Bank street. The wagon was loaded with vitrified brick and the crash was so great that people heard it for blocks distant.
 The Ladies' Social circle of the Sec ond Baptist church at Simonsyille wish to announce to their friends that on Thursday evening, June 27, they will give q strawberry lawn festival at the residenee of Mrs H. H Hallock. at 33 Baldwin avenue. All are cordially in- rited to be present, as a large attend ance is desired.
 Mrss Keough. .-194 Baldwin stret, spe- cial after 6 o'clock: Ladies shirt waists with insertion this evening 25c, ladies' black hose now 10c, this even ing 7c, ladies handkerchiefs with lace insertion and trimmed with lace were 121ac, this evening Sc, one case of gents ribbed vests and pants 25c, one lot of children's ribbed vests Sc y
 Edward T. Rogers and/ Dennis J. Slayin, who took the examination for the bar few weeks ago, received mo- tice this afternoon that they had sue cessfully passed the test. The many friends of Messrs Slavin and Rogers win be pleased to learn af their good luck. William H.. Jackson and John HiIliard are also among the for tunate ones who were able to answer all the knotty questions of law. Mir Jackson is the secretary Of the Jack son Quick Printing Go.
 Sarah Woodruff, aged S5 years, died last night at her home on the Wolcott road from the effects of dose of laudanum. During the forenoon she procured two ounces of the drug and put about half of it in tin pail Then she put some water in the vessel at q spring near where she lived and drank it. Later the. neighbors found her on the street neaf the Welton homestead in helpless condition, and assisted her to her homh. Dr Crane was called, but when he saw the patient he real ized that it was helpless case, and notified Medical Examiner Axtelle. The woman died shortly after s o'clock. The remains were taken in charge by Undertaken Spain of the Boston Furniture Co. Mrs Woodhull boarded with the Stills family, who live near the Hotchkiss property on Wolcott road. She leaves q daughter who is employed as a domestic servant by a family in Watertown. The fu- neral will take place tomorrow after noon, with service at Mill Plain chapel at 4 clock by the Rev MT Tower, and i,, 4n,,,, ;,, Dina Cpoy,a aa,,, atn,sry
 John McGrath, who was injured Monday by being kicked by his horse in q lot near his home in Southington, died yesterday. The funeral will take place tomorrow afternoon at ? o'clock Besides his children he leaves a sister and two brothers, Mrs Eliza Downey Of Dublin street, James McGrath of Bridgeport and Michael McGrath of Naugatuck The deceased came to Waterbury from Ireland about 45 years ago and lived here until he went farming, Is years since. He was em- ployed for years as blacksmith's helper at the Farrel foundry and later went into the trucking business. Then he bought the Joe Ramon place on East Main street, near the John D pond and conducted a store there un- til he traded some of his property in SOuthington. He was an industrious. hard working man and left his family well provided for. Several Waterbury people will attend the funeral
 The funeral of Mrs Johanna Dillon was largely attended this morning from her late home on William street to the Sacred Heart church where a solemn mass of requiem was celebrated with these officers: Celebrant, Rev Father Fitzgerald; deacon, Father Shelley; sub-deacon, Father McGuane. The bearers were John Corden, Ed mund Corden, George Corden, Thomas Dillon, John Dillon and William F. Dill lon. There was large number of floral offerings including the follow ing pieces; pillow. daughters of the de- ceased; pillow, John, Margaret and Josephine Dillon; wreath and mound John H. Dillon and family of New York; cross and mound, employees of the Miller x Peck company; wreath of ivy and roses, Annie and Agnes Pow CTS of Boston: palms. !. H. Mulville and wife; crescent, Mrs Mary Darcy; sheaf of wheat, Thomas McGrath and family. bouquets. +. w. Tate. John Mulcahy, G. +. Desmond, William
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