Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-10-28
CITY NEWS.

The board of commissioners Oh puullc
works will meet at o'clock tonight.
The mass meetings for men will
open for the third year at 4 O'Clock
next Sunday afternoon, November z.
Mr. and Mrs James Reid have re-
turned to their home in Danbury, after
delightful visit with relatives in this
city.
The Sterling Athletic clubs football
team will play in Thomaston on Sat
urday. Manager William Curtis in
tends to bring a fine team to Thomas
ton with him-one that will be victor
ious.
The funeral of Mrs Daniel O'Leary
will take place tomorrow morning
from the family residence on River
street with mass of requiem at st
Francis Xayier's church and inter-
ment in st Joseph's cemetery.
The Manufacturers Foundry Co will
soon commence the erection Of a S0x260
feet factory in South Brooklyn, near
the new brewery. The structure will
be one and a half stories in height
The plant is now located on Benedict
street, but the place is not suitable for
the growing needs of the business.
The stage employees at the two local
theaters have decided to ask the man.
agement of the theaters for increased
wages for all hands, Several meetings
nave been held and the matter has
been thoroughly discussed. The salary
employees wish an advance of So a
week, while therstage hands desire
an increase Of % cents a night. They
now receive 81 cents nightly. The men
have no doubt that the local manage
ment will grant the increase before
Saturday night, the time limit.
There was another large attendance
at the st Joseph T.. A. society's fair
in the City hall last night. The BIZ
jou circus was the attraction Nellie
Wilson did some clever work on the
trapeze, while the juggling and bal
ancing work of Joe Burto ELECTED
much applause. Joe, the trick pony,
was a great fayorite. Dewey, the
trick bareback riding dog, is wonder,
while the act of Lowarande as clown
furnishes much amusement The BIZ
jou circus will be the attraction to-
night, but the program will be even
better than last night. Dancing is a
feature each evening. Large crowds
visited the museum and the maze last
night.
DR. d. J. Maloney, who has been
practicing medicine in this city for the
past six years, and who has been an
attending surgeon and physician to
the Waterbury hospital for three years
past, will early in November begin a
six months course of special study
i'll medical and surgical diseases of the
eye at the New York Polytechnic hospi-
tai and Manhattan Eye and Ear hospi
tai. DR. Maloney will devote three
days each week to this special work
until February or March, when he will
close his Office here for an indefinite
period, and give his entire time to
practical study. About May 1 he will
open an office here completely equip
ped for the treatment of medical and
surgical diseases of the eve. DR. Ma
loney will continue in general practice
four days each week, until further
notice..
That the members of the Co "a
football team are made of the proper
stuff is shown by their willingness to
go to Naugatuck on next Saturday
and play once more the Naugatuck
football team and not charge the pub
lie cent to see the game The game
will be free and Co A will pay all its
own expenses. AS is already known
the Go A-Naugatuck game on last
Saturday ended in a dispute shortly
after the beginning of the second half.
On this account a second game
has been arranged and it shows that
Manager Sandland of the Co A team
possesses true sporting principles. In
/ order to play the Naugatucks on next
| Saturday Manager Sandland had TO
cancel the game with the Acorns of
Bridgeport, arranged to be played in
| this city on that date. The referee
and umpire for Saturdays game will
be secured from Yale. On November
10 the Naugatucks will play Co A in
this city.
/ The board of aldermen held special
meeting last night and designated the
same places as were used at the town
election as voting booths for the cleo
tors meeting to be held in November
i 1t took Sheriff Mcdonald nearly an
hour to round up enough members to
i constitute a quorum, and when he had
i them under lock and key they came
4 near getting into row about who
should act as chairman Mr. Pilline
moved that Mr. Murray preside, and
Mr. Murray insisted that the honor be
conferred upon Mr. Pilling, and he car
ried his point. While the row was or
Sheriff Mcdonald remarked that it was
the first time in the history Of The
country that a crowd of republicans
tried to force an office upon a demo
GRAFT. Alderman Brophy called attention
to the poor facilities for voting at tht
fourth ward booth and suggested tha1
some better place be secured. Mi
Walker thought that all the booths
needed little attention and moved
that the matter of lighting them bt
referred to the board of public works
The motion was carried. Then thu
meeting adjourned.