Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-09
CITY NEWS.

The regular business meeting of the Young Women's Friendly league will be held on Thursday evening at 8 o'clock.
 Special forecast for Connecticut: Cloudy tonight, with rain in eastern sections; "Wednesday fair, with fresh To Drlsk east to south winds.
 E. W. Wilson, of the firm of D. B. Wilson x Go, is undergoing a course of treatment for muscular rheumatism at the mineral springs at Mt Clemens, Mich.
 Town Clerk F. P Brett has a few copies of the report of the state board or agriculture and also a few copies of the state manual which he will pass out while they last.
 A still alarm this morning called the fire department to house owned by L. R. Carter on West Main street. The chimney was on fire but was put out before any damage resulted.
 simon, the 9-monthsAold son of Mir and Mrs John Wenas of 46 Green street, died this morning. The funeral will take place tomorrow afternoon at o'clock, with interment in Calvary cemetery.
 City Engineer Cairns acknowledged the invitation extended to him by the board of aldermen to attend the ses- sions of that board by being present last evening and remaining until the close of the meeting.
 Examination for teacherships in the town schools took place in the High school this morning. The examiners were Chairman James E. Russell and r It G,,s<r YrsI.s sisted of reading, penmanship, physi- ology, orthography, arithmetic, geogra- phy and the method of teaching. There were twenty-three candidates.
 Rev Father Fitzsimons who has been assistant to Father Curtin at St Fran cis Xavier's church for several months received notice to-day that he has been transferred to Ansonia as as- sistant to Rev Father Synnott. Father Fitzsimons made a host of friends during his stay in Waterbury who will regret to hear of his departure to labor in new fields, but who will nevertheless extend their we'll wishes.
 Richard English of Pine street. for some time past q toolmaker at Blake < Johnson's, left to-day and on Satur- day he will go on board the Alabama, which will soon start for the Philip pines. MT English has enlisted in the navy for five years and his numerous friends in Waterbury wish him God speed. He is a popular member of the '. M. c. l.. A. and was given .'send off, by the society last night This makes eight members of that so- ciety which have left town since the machinists and toolmakers went out for the nine hour day.
 Judge Warner of Woodbury pro- motor of the proposed trolley road 10 Quassapaug, was i'll town to-day. and. as usual, had his road with him. in his mind. The road has never got be- yond that point. Owing to the conli- tion of the market, the judge said that he may install a line of balloons in- stead of trolley cars, and will substi- tute new kind of gas called '.legisla- tIve,'' instead of hot air or wind large quantity of this new vapor is supposed to be under the dome of the capitol and can be had for the trouble of taking it away. The supply. the judge thinks, may last until the next legislature sits.
 The remains of Harold Kane Teon- ard, the seven years old son of MT and Mrs D. Leonard of Mitchell avenue, who lost his life in a grain elevator while spending vacation in Massa- chusetts, arrived here to-day and were taken in charge by J. NJ. Burrall & Go. The circumstances connected with the boys death are very sad The family belong in Massachusetts and little Harold was spending a vacation with his mothers people when he fell into grain elevator and was smoth- cred. The sad news reached here last night and it almost broke the hearts of the boys parents. MT Leonard is a member of the firm of D. E. Carroll & Go