Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-26
CITY NEWS.

fish market.
 The Carpenters union will hold a very important meeting this evening | at 7:30 o'clock.
 Warranted fresh eggs 14c dozen, and good table butter 2Oc lb, at Bos- ton Butter house. I
 There will be praise service at the Rescue mission Wednesday evening; Special program of music. vocal and instrumental. All are welcome.
 The electric workers of Waterbury will meet this evening at 8 o'clock at the electric light station, to take action on the death of William Cobb, who was killed by falling from a pole this morning.
 John c. Shea, one of the Waterbury boys who was with Dewey at the bat tie of Manila, is on his way home on a leave of absence for a month. He is expected here tomorrow night. MT Shea is nephew of Mrs Margaret Shea. 759 Baldwin street
 A sale of jellies. preserves, candy and pickles. the work of the classes in cookery. will be held on Thursday evening, March 2S. at Friendly league hall. Another feature of the sale will be 2 fine line of silk necktieS, which will be bargains at the price asked, sillI III itttlltlOu tIleTe Will De SOluc very attractive fancy articles.
 These April showers are a few days ahead of time. but they are doing just as much good as if they came later. Reservoirs are filled to overfowinG, brooks and streams are bubbling mer- riiy. the frost is being rooted out of the ground, and last, but not least. the Naugatuck river is getting an early spring flushing that is worth much.
 The funeral of the late Henry Fin | negan will take place tomorrow morn ing at S:3O to the Immaculate Concep- tion church. The remains will be taken i to Naugatuck for burial in charge of | Undertaken Mulville. MT Finnegan 1 leaves besides wife five children, Mrs 1 Terrence Lynch, the Misses Katie and | Julia Finnegan and James and Joseph | Finnegan.
 Some miscreant has been alarming the residents of Sarstield street during the past week by shooting off fire arms. Some of the men living on the street would like to get an idea of his identity for they intend to give him a bath when they catch him. What object the fellow can have in exploding fire arms in the quiet of the night no one can surmise Nobody has been found hurt. and even the inevta ble feline Squaller with which the neigh borhood abounds has escaped harm. But the shooter will not be so lucky if he happens to be discovered.
 Companies A. and G have voted to attend the Pan-American exposition at Buffalo as companies. This means that whether or. not the National Guard of the state will witness the exposition the local companies will go independently. Ii is proposed that the fip.n p,,i1i tia r1,@ | spending a week in camp at Mantle each man to defray his personal rail- road expenses between Buffalo and Mantle. The idea of this is to give the men an idea of handling commissary in large quantities. for the state of course will board them during that week.
 Rev Father Charles A. Leddy. who for the past five years has been as sistant pastor of Sacred Heart church. Bridgeport. received a notice from Right Rev Bishop Tierney yesterday transferring him to Litchfield. tenn porarily. The young clergyman is to l have charge of the parish at Litchfield of which Father Skelly is pastor The latter will at once go abroad for the benefit of his health which has been poor of late. Upon Father Skelly's re- turn. Father Leddy will probably be | certain that he will not return to Bridgeport
 The high standing committee of the : 0. F. held an important meeting at the ScoviI house yesterday after. noon. High Chief Ranger Senator Will liam Kennedy of Naugatuck presiding
 Others present were c. E. Hoadley of , New Haven, William A. Smith ot . Bridgeport. James T. Smith of Ansonia, and Dr B. A. OHara, James
 A. Hynes and w. F. Quigley of this
 city. It was voted to hold the nex1 biennial meting at Willimantic on the
 second Monday in October of this veal
 when delegates will be chosen to at ! tend the national convention of the order at California in 1901. The or ganization is growing rapidly in Con
 necticut. the present membership be ing over 700 divided between siXteer
 lodges.
 The matter of building bicyclt
 path on NOrt8 Main street between : Abbott avenue and Kingsbury stree
 will be brought to the attention o1 the board of public works when tha
 body meets this evening. Everybody
 whether or not he or she rides a vince is interested in this matter. Wome1 bicyclists appear to be in fever O.
 enthusiasm and are talking of seein3
 the mayor personally, on the natura assumption of course that beauty cut
 more ice with his honor than even tn,
 voter. A delegation of young wome1 employed at the Clock factory ma!
 call upon the board of public work I this evening and tickle the respectiv,
 members into passing an affirmativ'
 vote on this matter. If they do, well
 the members will be safe anyway, fo r they are all married.
 A runaway occurred on North Mail
 street yesterday afternoon about a o'clock The horse which was hitche,
 to a grocery wagon. started near Hil
 street and came down North Mail 9 stret at a mile minute clip. Two mel were on the wagon seat trying t
 pull up the animal but apparentl = they might as we'll have tried to stol the Naugatuck river in a freshe1 They barely escaped colliding with
 trolley car near the watering trough