Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-03
CITY NEWS.

Nearly all the lawyers in the city have signed petition to close their offices every Saturday afternoon for the next few months.
 Special forecast TOT Connecticut: | Showers and thunder storms to-day; l cool tonight; Thursday, fair, variable winds, becoming light to fresh, north erly.
 The infant twins of Mir and Mrs j Bernard Reilly of North Main street, | born day or two ago, died yesterday. The burial took place yesterday after noon.
 l John Moore, of the Fulton fish mar | ket on North Main street, received word to-day from Hartford announcing l the death of his sister, Mrs Thomas Bowling of that city.
 Bradford Webster, formerly clerk of l the city court, is taking charge of the
 office of Prosecuting Agent Wilson II.
 Pierce, who is in a New York sani- 1 tarium suffering from nervous pros !! tration
 All the firemen are enjoying a smoke to-day at the expense of T. F. AIcGrath When asked what prompted MT Nc Grath to pass the cigars around, the
 fire laddies said they could not tell l Attorney NJ J. Byrne has been re- l tained by F. J. Shea to defend him in the city court on the charge of embez-
 clement from the Waterbury Furniture
 company The case has been adjourn
 ed to Saturday morning.
 John, the seven years old son of MT
 and Mrs James Murphy of Magill
 street, died to-day after a short sick
 ness with whooping cough which. de-
 yeloped into pneumonia. Funeral will be held at II o'clock tomorrow
 Mrs Mary J. Neagle, 62 years of
 age, died at her home, AT Hill street,
 this morning. She leaves one son,
 John s. Neagle and one daughter,
 Katie A. The funeral will take pace
 Friday morning at St Thomass l church. Undertaken Mulville will take
 the remains to Bridgeport for inter-
 ment.
 Alfred Bligh, of Abbott avenue,
 boy about B or II years old, narrowly
 escaped fatal injuries to-day. He
 bought pistol this morning and while fooling around with it he shot him.
 self in the temple, the bullet plough
 ing through the flesh, but fortunately
 taking course which prevented ser
 
 | him. Unless extreme caution is used
 on the part of parents, there will be
 lots of such cases between now and l tomorrow night.
 The largest crowd which ever at-
 tended picnic will be present at the picnic and field games of the Third di- vision, A. o. H., which will be held Tt
 the Driving park tomorrow afternoon l and 11iObt Tho eraJ, will 1,oo rf l the features. The tug-of-war contest
 will be a hot one There is considera-
 b1e rivalry between the teams. The I field events will be warmly contested.
 There is a large number of entries 1 The best of music will be furnished for the dancing. Don't roast and sweat in the hot atmosphere of the city to-mor-
 TOW, but jump on a trolley and ride
 out to the Driving park and have joy
 ful time at the picnic.
 I There was a short but lively mix-up | between teams in Exchange place | shortly before noon to-day Jacob | Vaughn of Watertown was driving .
 rather spirited horse through Exchange 1 place when it shied at q passing trol- ley car. It pranced about and stood I on it's hind legs and landed it's fore l legs upon the carriage of Dr Russell | who happened to be driving by at the time. A lamp was broken off the doc 1 tors carriage and also the top was dam-
 aged somewhat. Several bystanders
 seized the horse by the bridIe before
 it could do any more damage. William Babin of Oakville. assistant foreman of the city department at the Benedict x Burnhafl concern and I Miss NIollie Austin, formerly a popular l clerk at Erench'S bakery, were united
 in marriage at o'clock this morning l at St Patrick's church. Rev Father l Sullivan performed the ceremony and celebrated the nuptial mass which fol l lowed. Fred Austin of Rome, N. T., l and Miss Sadie Austin, brother and l sister of the bride, were best man and bridesmaid. The bride wore a pretty gown of white Persian lawn, trimmed ] with Valenciennes lace, and carried q l white prayer book. The bridesmaids | gown was of the same material with | velvet trimmings. She carried bridal roses. 4 wedding reception was held at the brides home MT and Mrs Ba- 1 bin left on the 10:50 train for we'd ding tour to New York and Washing I ton. On their return they will reside ! at 54 Jewelry street. The wedding l gifts were numerous and handsome, I and consisted of silverware, cut glass, | ClN. 1AlIOh- IllC Oul-OI- l town guests were Dr William Coyle l and Miss Beatrice Coyle of Windsor | Locks, MT and Mrs AcNulty and MT and Miss Crowley of Canton. Among 1 the gifts was a silver pitcher from Jos l eph A. Cullen.
 Bernard r. Byrnes of 54 Park place and Miss Mary A. Cummings of 54 | Niagara street were united in mar riage at the Sacred Heart church this morning at 7:3O. Rev Father Fitzger- ald performed the ceremony. Joseph ] Gaffney, q nephew of the groom and l Miss Mary Kinney, cousin of the 1 bride were best man and bridesmaid. The bride was attired in a handsome l tailor made gown of broadcloth and 1 wore a black picture hal She carried I q white prayer book. The brides l gown was of white null, trimmed with yalenciennes lace with white l picture hat with trimmings of autumn foliage, and carried bouquet of pink carnations. MT and Mrs Byrnes left on the SIP train for a wedding tour to New York and Buffalo. On their return they will reside temporarily at l 54 Niagara street, where they will be | at home to their friends after July s. Bernard Byrnes is assistant foreman of the Waterbury fire department, and l is q well known member of the Brass