Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-14
CITY NEWS.

The Pequot $. c. nine defeated the South End $. c. team yesterday by score of about 26 to 4.
 Michael Guilfoile of South Willow street, manager of the Cudahy Pack ing company, left Saturday for Omaha, Nebraska, on business trip.
 William Murphy agen 10 years, died this morning at the residence of his parents, MT and Mrs Frank Mur- phy, 317 Dublin street, after short illness with cerebro-spinal fever.
 The first performance of the Mystic Midgets" will take place in St Thomas hall tonight. All the boys, who will take part in the entertainment, must be present in the hall at o'clock and all the girls at o'clock.
 The funeral of Mrs Abbie Richard son Plume, wife of David $. Plume, was held from her late residence. j Johnson street, yesterday afternoon at ? o'clock, and was largely attended. Services were held at the house, the Rev John N. Lewis, rector of St Johns church, officiating. Interment was in Riverside cemetery.
 Joseph H. Madigan has resigned his position as foreman at the American Ring shop, a position which he has held for a number or years. MT Madigan was rendered a reception by many friends in Hellmann's hall on Saturday night. He was presented with a Morris chair and several other valuable presents as token of the es- teme in which he is held by his many friends.
 One of the best fairs of the season will be opened in the City hall on We'd nesday night. It will be under the auspices of the Merrimac Athletic club The members of this popular social and athletic organization have q repu- tation as being royal entertainers and they will be at their best during the fair. A fine stage program has been prepared for each evening. At this fair you can have q good time for little money.
 There was very large audience at the sacred concert given in the City hall last night by the Waterbury Mill itary band and orchestra, assisted by Miss Rose Roberge, soprano; Isaac B. Clark, baritone; George H. Sumner, tenor; Mrs w. E. Kimball and Ed ward Keegan, accompanies. The pro- gram was a fine one and every number was enjoyed by those present. The musical festival of the band was a grand success.
 Robert Smith, q bricklayer, while working on the new oil house the Ben- edict & Burnham company is putting up. fell this afternoon q distance of about fifteen feet. Dr Hayes was immediately in attendance and after a hurried examination thought that the mans right hip was hurt but to what extent he could not say. He also thought that there may be inter- nal injuries. Smith was taken to the hospital.
 A horse attached to a delivery team, belonging to Reid x Hughes, which was standing ill front of the company's store on Center street, was frightened this afternoon about :45, by q piece of wire dropped by linesman, who was working near by and ran away. Down the alley between Harrison avenue and Center street It continued through Exchange place onto East Main street, where it became entangled between two large truck wagons. The only damage was q slight injury 10 the delivery wagon.
 The funeral of the late Gotfried Sl- bold took place yesterday afternoon from his late residence, 1235 Bank street. The Rev MT Piel officiated at the house and at the grave. Interment was in Riverside. The pallbearers were William Bowen and Luke Dow ling, from Court Hancock, F. of A.; August Trotzowski and Gustave Trot- aswski from the Red Men, and Ernest ReyRond and Emil Linderman from the Swiss society. The floral offerings included pillow from the Brewers union, lettered "L. U., No 126"; pillow lettered "Papa," from Mrs o. Hess: standing cross, from the Hellmann Brewing Go; wreaths and bouquets from Mrs Boonberg, Mrs Martin He'll mann, Mir and Mrs Rudolph Keller, Rose and August Ebell. AIr and .Na's Hirsch. MT and Mrs John Stei1fman, AIr and Mrs Lang and ". D. Richard- son.