Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-11
CITY NEWS.

Five Drawer Chf6ohiers, s 10, dur ing our clearance sale. Moriarty's.
 Daniel Brennan of Franklin square left yesterday to spend vacation in Florida for the benefit of his health.
 The Ladies' auxiliary, A. O. H., will hold an important meeting tonight. After the transaction of the regular business social session will be held.
 The first annual dance of the Yu- catan Whist club will be held in Speed well hall on Wednesday evening, Feb ruary 13. Tickets, 25 cents each per son.
 Papers were served on City Clerk Ryan today by Judge R. A. Lowe in a suit for S50O damages brought by Robert Somers. The suit is returna- ble the first Tuesday in February. Somers claims damages for injuries to his horse and wagon sustained on Riverside street last November.
 The Deschapelle Whist club mem bers assembled at the home of Miss Mary Shanahan, 4S Lafayette street, last night and indulgcd in a game of progressive whist. There were three tables and the first lady's prize was won by Mrs A. David and the first gentlemen's prize by T. F. Devine. The booby prize was won by Arthur Bel lair. Refreshments were served dur ing the evening and all spent pleas ant time.
 A Frenchman with an unpronounce- able name, who is the sole inhabitant of a. little hut situated somewhere in the direction of Prospect, fell last night at the corner of East Main and Mill streets and broke his right leg at the ankle Dr Eilmartin was sum- moned and rendered surgical assist ance. As the man had no friends and no suitable place to go to, the select men were notified. At their order he was later removed to the almshouse
 John r. Coffey, who has been visit ing his brothers. James F. and Der nard Coffey of this city, left to-day for New York, where he will spend few days with his sister, Mrs J. w. Tobin MT Coffey is proprietor of the Luverne roller mills at Luverne. Minn. and this was the first time he has been east in over ten years. He was much inn pressed with the business city of Wa terbury and said it only needed one of his flour mills in Waterbury to make it center of business. .E
 The poultry show closed last night. after very successful exhibition " Hlcli 1tStcu lHlte NotNllH- standing the disagreeable weatler there was q large attendance the last night, and the management feels Satis- fled that the show was a success finan- cially and it is well established fact that 1t lacked nothing in other re- spects. Indeed, people who came in from other towns claim that it was the best poultry show ever seen in this part of the country outside New York and Boston. There was q great rush about the City hall this morning getting the birds ready for shipment, and when everything is out it Will take the janitor some time to pick up all the feathers. Large numbers of birds were bought by patrons of the show and as q result many separations | took place. Here and there broods of bullets were seen without the rooster l that crowed with them during the eX | hibt and in other, cases the roosters | were left behind and the bullets taken | just according as people happened tc | want them. The chickens seemed tc l take things easy, but the geese were | getting tired of their prisons anG | honked with tremendous effect. Talk 1 about the noise big rooster car , make. but he isn't in it at that busi l nes with the gander. The yells o1 | some of the latter could be heard al over town and caused folks not accus | toned to such strange sounds to SC about with their hands on their ears