Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-02
CITY NEWS.

| last night and installed its new OHl- | cers
 There will be a labor meeting at Congress hall this evening. All are in- vited.
 The aldermen met last night and ad- | jOurned for a week without transact ing any business.
 Miss Katherine Shaughnessy of New York is visiting at the home of her mother on Wolcott street.
 Twins, boy and girl, were born to Sir and Mrs Bernard Reilly of North Main street last evening. A horse belonging to the Scovill Manufacturing Co died last evening from the effects Of the heat. A large crowd went on the excur- sion which was given to Hanover park, to-day by the members of St Mary's Reading circle.
 Special forecast for Connecticut: Fair tonight and Wednesday; light westerly winds, becoming variable along the coast.
 Court Rose Hill will hold special meeting this evening to take action on the death of Finton J. Delaney, who was member of the court.
 A horse belonging to a farmer named Colley dropped dead on the road near Scoyilfs shop last evening. He was one of pair that was hauling wood to the factory.
 William, infant son of MT and Mrs James Bulger, of West side hill, died Saturday evening. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon at o'clock. h. terment in St Joseph's cemetery.
 Yesterday was the eighth anniyer- sary of the marriage of MT and Mrs William Teller of Bishop street and they celebrated it by rendering their friends a lawn party. r. There will be special meeting of Mulcahy council, K. of C.. this even ing, at Knights of Columbus hall, to take action in regard to attending the funeral of the late Hinton Delaney, who was member of that council Master Thomas McGrath of 779 East Main street left this morning on the SIP train for New York, where he will spend the summer vacation with his sister, Mrs Paul F. Gallagher of Man haitian avenue. 7 - 7sq7 T
 Last night the fire department was called to the building on South Main street owned by Mrs Edna Santana, where the awning over a shoemaker'S shop started to blaze It was extin- guished before it did any damage to speak of.
 City Treasurer George Gibson of North Main street had his family 1n- creased by two last evening, his wife having presented him with twins. q bcy and girl. George will need to pass the cigars out in pairs when he next COmpS down fo Cifu hall At a meeting of the Barbers' union last night it was voted that on and l after August 1 all union shops close at o'clock on Monday nights, 8 o'clock on Tuesday nights, 9 o'clock on We'd nesday nights, o'clock on Thursday and Friday nights and 12 o'clock on | Saturday nights.
 Mir and Mrs c. l.. Rogers celebrated their crystal wedding last night at their home on Spencer avenue The house was beautifully decorated with maiden hair ferns and roses Music was furnished by the Phoenix orches- tra. Among the guests were Colonel and Mrs w. H. Rogers of Bridgeport, aud Rev pr Davenport, who made an address and read an original | poeIll The evening was spent in a most de- | lightful and entertaining manner Mr
 
 many tokens of esteem, the wish sbeiag general that they may be spared, to celebrate their golden wedding.
 Committees representing the several town school districts held meeting in the city court room last night and settled up all bills in connection with the fight against consolidation While all felt sorry that the measure had not been defeated, still they had done their best to defeat it. and now that it had become passed in spite of them they thought the proper course to pursue twas to make the best of it. Joe Bar bour of Hartford was the only prom inent out of town attorney whom the townspeople could retain to oppose consolidation. All the others had a wholesome dread of the republican machine and could not be induced to say word in opposition to it for love or money
 The conduct of a party of young men on an 0akville car last evening was so offensive to party of ladie: that had the ill-luck to be their fellow passengers that they are contemplating making complaint against the conduct or for allowing such behaviour. The men had been to an ice cream festiva apparently and made off with a goot deal of the cooling sweet, for they 1 threw it all over each other, stuffed i down each others back, threw it il fistfuls, like snowballs promiscuousl. and in their reckless conduct punched the ladies in the backs, shoulders ant daubed few of them with the cream And the conductor never asked them to desist until the car reached Willow street
 Matthew ]. Shelvey, aged 34 years died yesterday afternoon after a shor sickness, at his home on Howard place. He had been i'll for the pas few days, but up to yesterday it Tal thought he would recover, when ih' heat had such an effect upon him h. could no longer survive, and dissolu ton set in after every effort to say, him had been exhausted. He leaves widow and four children, Charles Matthew, Frank and Gordon; also tw, brothers, Charles and John Mat Shelvey was one of the best contor