Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-02
CITY NEWS.

Mir and Mrs John B. Ebbs are at tending the Pan-American exposition at Buffalo.
 A lawn party was held at the home of Miss Anna Byrnes, 1277 East Main street, last night.
 John ]. Fitzgerald, janitor of the St Joseph T. A. society's rooms, is spend ing the week with friends in Winsted. The Jeffersons and the St Thomas Cadets will cross bats at the Athletic field on the afternoon of the Fourth of July.
 Mrs Margaret Beck, 2. wife of Charles J. Beck of 61 West Porter street, died this morning. Undertak- CT Mulville will take remains to Mar tinsburg, West Va, tomorrow for in terment.
 Mrs John O'Neill and her son, Frank B. O'Neill, of Cooke street, left to-day | for Watch Hill, where they will spend the summer months. They will be l joined by the rest of the family from time to time, according as the oppor tunity offers.
 | The members of the Catholic Wo- mems association held their regular | business meeting last evening, after
  the weather to spoil their fun. It was a most delightful evening of pleasure and it was heartily enjoyed by all.
 Families who have people sick at 1 their homes and who. do not want to have them disturbed by the shooting | off Of f1recrackers on the Fourth, can receive cards prohibiting the firecrack- CT business within reasonable dis tance of their residences by calling upon City Clerk Ryan in the City hall | building or Inspector Moses in the City hall annex.
 John Cayanaugh, for the past thirty five or forty years an employe of the Scovill Manufacturing company, died to-day at his home, 231 Baldwin street. >He had been in poor health for some time past, but appeared to be on the mend until yesterday when the heat almost killed him. He lived through the night, but he passed away this after I noon. The funeral notice will appear i later.
 A plumber in the employ of Barlow I Bros fell from the fiye-story block on Prospect street being built for F. c. l Humphrey, this afternoon, receiving 1 quite serious injuries. He was re- moved to the hosiptal in Lunnys am I bulance. The injured man is known as Tony" and this is all the identif1ca- ton that could be had of him at The l firm he works for. It. was supposed that all the men on the job quit work l this noon on account of the heat, but | it seems a few kept at it and among them was Tony.
 Representative George l.. Lilley is 1 going to give his friends a good time I over the Fourth of July. The follow ing is copy of an invitation received i by the editor and reporters of the Democrat yesterday afternoon: MT 1 George L. Lilley requests the pleasure of your company to meet his legisia- l tive newspaper friends for an outing over the Fourth at his camp on Lake I Quassapaug. Conveyance has been l provided to leave the Scovill house at l 5:30 D. m. Wedensday, returning at s a. m. Friday. May I count on you?''
 John Gill of 344 North Willow street narrowly escaped fatal injuries in q runaway accident shortly after 1 o'clock this afternoon. MT Gill was driving down North Willow street and turned out of the way to get past q l trolley car when the animal became unmanageable and bounded assay. MT Gill was thrown out of th- carriage ! and dragged along the street for a l considerable distance. He was picked up unconscious and removed to his home where Dr Axtella rendered stlrgi- cal and medical aid. He received a bad scalp wound and was also scratched and torn on the body and arms. The horse forced himself from the team and rushed into the center where he was caught. The animal was cut about the heels. The carriage was badly wrecked
 The coachmen representing the east l and west side of Prospect street held a meeting last evening to attempt to l decide upon date to play their much talked of game of ball. They failed to decide. There are so many appli- 1 canrs for positions in the game that # has been suggested to exclude all who have not been in the business ten years And again, Captain AIcNamara
 of the west siders maintains that when the game is played none of his men
 will leave with black eyes, as they
 catch the ball with their hands, q
 knaclS which the east siders appear to
 is ready, he says. to nut up S20, and
 any old kind of ball will do-hign.
 low, Gaelic Rugby, gold CT Tom and
 Jerry. With such odds as this the easr siders ought to apply for posi-
 lions on the Bridgeport team if they
 won't accept the captains offer