Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-20
CITY NEWS.

CITY NEWS.
 Mrs Nicholas Combellack of Abbot venue is spending few weeks with friends in AnSonia.
 The Merrimac Athletic club is hay ing the interior of their new headquar- ters renovated and repaired.
 Special forecast for Connecticut, New England and Eastern New York: Continued cloudy tonight and Tues day, with occasional rains, Drlsk northeast winds.
 A select party was given ill honor of Robert Skelly at his home on Vol colt street Saturday night. Vocal and instrumental music was a feature of the evening.
 Charles J. Sawdey, for some time past business manager of the RepIb- ican, has been succeeded by Charles k. Murray of Hartford. MT Sawdey will embark in the job printing busi- ness in the Platt block.
 To-day the firm of Gaffney < Cronin, contractors, broke ground for the pro- of Bank and Grand streets, directly west of the Democrat office.
 A surprise party was given in honor of Miss Annie Larkin at her home on South Leonard street last night. The evening was pleasantly spent in games of various nature. Re treatments were served.
 The police visited the apartments of George Phelan on South Main street rear Scoyill street Saturday evening. It wils reported that Phelan had been conducting a gambling joint. The re- suit of the visit will be made known later.
 There was a surprise party held at the home of little Helen Martel, 304 Washington avenue, Saturday even ing. Miss Flora Hellmann, Miss Anna Larkin and Miss Julia Mccarthy were among those present. The evening was spent in playing games, singing and recitations. Master John Sheehan gave a recitation.
 The following committee has been appointed to complete all necessary arrangements for the excursion which the Merrimac Athletic club will give to Hanover park on Decoration day: James J. Hayes. William Mcdonald James Kelley, Thomas Riley, Thomas Driscoll, Edward Burns, Edward Howard and James Downey.
 The Tramway association held a meeting yesterday afternoon at their headquarters on Bank street and in- dulged in an informal talk regarding the political situation ill Waterbury and all over the state. Adjournment was taken to this evening wien it is understood considerable business will be transacted.
 An altercation between two Italians on Union street yesterday resulted in the usual Way--a stabbing affray. Im- mediately after it occurred the stabber took flight to house on Bridge street where he was sought for about [ o'clock by officers NJ. Sullivan and s. Mccarthy. They found the bird had flown. The stabbing was of no conse- quence.
 A still alarm of fire, sent in about 5 o'clock, called the Citizens Engine company to building owned by Mich ael I. Donahue at 38 Spring street. In the building are several tenements and one store. The chimney was on fire. It had been smoking away for ten or fifteen minutes before an alarm was sent in The fremen quickly extin- guished the fire and the damage was slight, being caused by smoke and water.
 News has been received by several persons in this city from Superinten- dent Combellack of the Boys club, who left this city May | for New York. whence he set sail for England. He arrived safe and sound at South ampton on May 10 after a fine sea voyage. But sad news greeted his ar rival He was informed that his moth CT, who lived in Penryn. Cornwall, England, had died about q week be- fore his arrival and had been buried on May ;. Although Mrs Combe1lack had been i'll for several months her death was entirely unexpected. She was one of the oldest and most highly esteemed residents of Penryn.
 The class recently organized for the study of the Irish language held a meeting yesterday and added 10 new members to the list, bringing the num- Der up to Al. It looks now as if the thing is destined to be great sue cess. In the opinion of some it would be a good plan to form a Gaelic Lit erary club, which parties who might not care to enter the class could join and i'll this way help out the boys who are endeavoring to master their moth CT tongue. If such a course as this should be pursued and the fee made as low as possible. there is no reason why the society should not have a vary large membership, for there are many who have no time to devote to the study of the language but would like to help it out, all the same.