Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-18
CITY NEWS.

Cloudy weather with local showers to-
night and Tuesday,; light to fresh
southwest winds.>~
THE funeral Of James the five
months old child of Mr. and Mrs M. j.
CoHoty, died yesterday. The funeral
took place this afternoon with inter-
ment in the family plot in Calvary
cemetery. as
Edward T. Curtiss, son Of James J.
Curtiss OF Division street, died yester-
day at the home Of his brother-ip-law,
Henry w. Hyde, 96 Grove street, 1cri-
den. The funeral took place this -Ster-
noon with interment in Cheshire.
The Trades Council Of New Haven,
claiming to represent 5000 wage-earn-
ers, has come out with violent at
tack on Sheriff Dunham, alleging tfrtit
In the Ansonia cases Of the Farrell
foundry strike he acted without any
warrant OF law and showed sym
pathy for greedy capital"
Companies G and "A OF the Second
regiment arrived home from Camp
Keeler at Mantle on Saturday. night
at 7:30. All the soldier boys were
in good trim and made fine appear
ance as they marched through the
streets headed by Lieutenant Colonel
Geddes and Lieutenant Chauncey p.
Goss, jr, Of the commissary depart
ment.
James Donahue, John Donahue,
James Garvey, Frank Gushing, Joseph
Bauby, Joseph Mcdonald, Henry Bat
ters and Mr. Anderson, members of
the Scorcher A. O., left yesterday for
Walnut Beach where they will occupy
during the week the cottage rented for
two weeks by the above club. Will
liam Donahue, William Kilroe and
Thomas Jackson spent last week at
the cottage. The club has a profess
siona1 chef with them.
Mary Cayanaugh, aged three years,
who lives at $40 Riverside street. was
seriously burned yesterday afternoon
at half past three. The child was
playing with matches when her clothes
caught fire. Her thin dress was soon
enveloped In flames. Her cries of an
guish and terror brought several per-
sons to her assistance. The flames
were quickly extinguished, but not be-
fore her body from her hips to her
neck were burned so badly that the
skin peeled off In some places DIR
Russell was called and he partially
relieved the childs sufferings which
were severe. The child's condition
was serious last night but to-day Is is
somewhat better. DIR Russell says
that her chances for recovery are good.
Some Of the property owners on Cot
tage place think they had Better let
up on the improvements ordered on
that street. The street is to be wild
ened at it's entrance for q distance of
about $50 feet and this it is said will
make room for wider walks on the
east side than could be laid there when
The roadway was SO narrow that there
was little to spare for walks. Narrow
walks are being constructed now and |
IL they are to be torn up in a few
1t looks like throwing away |
to put them down. The strip |
Of land on which the old black frame |
building and = block In the |
rear stand will go with the street, |
making 1t uniform width of 40 feet. |
This piece Is 10 feet wide and cost |
about $4,000. 1t will be devoted to |
public use free of charge.
The cornerstone of the new church |
,difice which is beng erected by the /
Grace Baptist church at the corner of |
street and Park avenue
vas laid yesterday, appropriate cere-
Monies marking the occasion. A
arge audience witnessed the exercises.
services were held in the
First Baptist church on Grand street, |
he colored Masonic order attending |
n a. body. The program OF sexer-
Uses in connection with the laying
II the cornerstone was as follows;
Reading Of the Scriptures by the pas
or, the Rev 7. w. Reed; brayer, Rev |
". N. Morton, Bridgeport; reading Of
etter written by the pastor, which
vas placed in the cornerstone; Mason
c service; offertory and benediction.
rhe cornerstone was sealed to-day. In
he metallic box which was placed in
he stone were the Following: A Holy
Bible, records OF the church. names
,f the church members. names of the
local papers, a copy of
he UNCONVENTIONAL paper and a list
# the names of the city, town, state |
md country officials.