Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-21
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 CITY NEWS.

 at Friendly league tonight.
 Charles H. Barnes, who hAs been confined to his bed for the past five weeks with the grip, is on the road to recovery.
 Tomorrow will be Washington's birthday. The public and parochia1 schools, the banking houses, the Bron- son library and the post office will be closed, the last named place from noon.
 Much interest is developing among the members of the Friendly league in the class in decorative art. which will meet for it's first lesson to-mor row (Fridayl evening. with Oliver s. Barton as instructor
 Three inmates of tie Connecticut School for Boys escaped from the insti tution early last night Il is said they were in uniform. The school officers are now on their trail and their cap ture is expected soon.
 There will be funeral service this evening at o'clock over the remains of Mary B., infant daughter of Mir and Mrs Henry Doerr. at the family residence on Cooke street. The burial will be in Stamford Friday.
 The classes in physical culture at the Friendly league will give an anus ing entertainment this evening, con- ssting Of Olympian games and Swedish dances, in costume. Mem bers will be admitted by season tick cts.
 At the High school this evening a re- ception will be given by Mrs Hooker, Instructor in stenorrapLv ana typewrit- ing, and by !na members ot Ter class eS. Many in it uioi1s have been -tLt out for the event. whicn VIII ie of a delightful nat1"e.
 Ground has been broken on Keefe street for q handsome residence for Thomas helleLer of Washington street. It is :l delightful spot for a house. high. dry and healthy and com mInds q good view of the principal parts of the town.
 The funeral of Thomas Bigh will take place tomorrow morning at S:3O o'clock from the family residence on Abbott avenue. with I mass of re- Quiem at the Immaculate Conception church and interment in St Josephs cemetery.
 James Evers. of Bank street, who suffered a parayt'c shock about q week ago, while completing hIs days labor of keeping the pavement on Bank street in the Brooklyn district in good condition. was removed to the hospital yesterday, his condition still being seri- GUS.
 -An old lady named Ward living on Hill street stumbled in q depression on Crown street yesterday and re- ceivcd a bad wound on the forehead, and both her eyes were diScOlOred. A | lawyer has been consulted with the | obJe"t of entering suit against the city. | the depression in the street which l caused the fall being a defect ill the thoroughfare.
 Work is progressing rapidly on James Morriss new house at the cor ner of Washington street and Sylvan avenue. It is a three-story block of very handsome design. and when con- pleted will be as neat d residence of the kind as one would care to see. 1t fronts on the forty-five foot street the city is making in that part of the town and is provided with all modern im- | provements.
 l Inasmuch as to-E.orrow Is the ami versary of Washington's birthday, q legal holiday, and the banks of the city being closed. the teachers and other employees of the public schools will not receive their pay until Satur- | day morning. from 10 to 12. The teachers should make it their duty 10 arrive as sooD as possible after 10 o'clock so as not to have a large num- bcr waiting at 1o o'clock, some of whom may get left.
 All preparations have been conclud- ed for the annual r. NJ. c. A. state , gy,nnastic and athletic meet at the io- cal l. M. c. A. gy mnasium tomorrow afternoon and evening Many cities in the state will be represented aud it is expected ii at the contest for the state championship will be of q close and interesting nature. Waterbury will be well represented and expects to carry off the nonors of the day, Lur Bridgeport and New Haven will also have strong teams in the field. The Lenten services at the churches yesterday attracted large congrega- tions, both at the morning and even ing devotions, some of the places be- ing so crowded that it was practically impossible to find q seat. Those fel- lows who think that church goers are fewer to-day in proportion 70 our num- bers than they were fifty or seventy five years ago. should have made q 1 lOut Ol Iuc City 1dSl luo SCS hoV the crowds at the Catholic and Episco- pal churches tallieq with their notions of life.
 Superintendent O'Brien, of the bu- reau of water, is making tour of the city to see what condition the hydrants are in. So far, all. with one exception, have heen found in good working or der, and that, located at Ridge and Stone streets, was quickly thawed out and made ready for use. This is q very important part of the work of the water department and has to be at tended to from time to time in order l that there can be no question about finding the hydrants in running shape at all seasons.
 The funeral of Frank Coughlan took place this morning from his late home on Emerald street, with mass of re- 1 oo;om ot tho Jmmacnlafe (NoncentiOn