Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-11

o'clock for the late Mrs Honora Cav
 anaugh sof River street.
 l Arrangements are about completed
 for the sociable and dance to be given
 by the St>Elizabeth society of St Ce-
 elias church Wednesday evening at l Turn hall, Scoyill street.
 | A months mind mass of requiem
 will be celebrated at the Immaculate Conception church at o'clock fo-mor-
 row morning, for the late Mrs Annie l c. Byrnes of Orange street.
 Timothy F. Luddy, one of Water. l bury1s popular young men, is men l toned as a candidate for county presi- | dent of the A. o. H.. at the convention l to be held in St Patrick's S hall, this city,
 on September 19.
 | Fred Sickmund, bicycle rider of local note, desires to run race with
 anybody for any amount up to $50.
 Anyone desiring trouble in this respect
 can find it by communicating with l Sickmund's manager, Ted Hardy, 12S l East Main street
 | The shoemakers of Waterbury are l talking of forming a union with a view | to putting prices up to standard, so | that man who follows that business
 may be able to get a decent living out of it. Shoemaking in Waterbury is said to be a poor job. so much so that
 many of the old timers find it hard to
 make ends meet. One of them told a reporter to-day that the cost of stock keeps crawling upward and that not Withstanding this a large number of cobblers keep cutting prices right along so that at the. present .4nle man who wants to do good Job is ashamed to ask what he ought to get for it.
 The funeral of James DoWney took place this morning from his late home on Howard street, with mass of requiem at the Sacred Heart church by the Rev Father Shelley and interment in the new St Joseph's cemetery. The bearers were Edward Deegan, Patrick Grady and James Downey representing Sheridan council, K. of O.; Thomas. Nicholas and John Downey. The floral offerings included 8 pillow lettered Papa from the family; pillow, Mir gBavier Waterbury Clock Go; large harp. Merrimac club; basket of roses. tle Misses Bergin and Pickett; cres- cent, Miss Margaret Bergin; bouquet, the Misses Shea.
 Emerson M. Hotchkiss, of the B. NJ. Hotchkiss Manufacturing Go, at the corner of Wooster and Wallace streets, has purchased the fine residence of the late Betsey Sperry at 1923 Chapel street, and has moved his family into the place. The purchaser has been en- gagged in the manufacture of brass goods in this city for two years, but lived in Waterbury until few days ago, when he took possession of the Sperry residence. MT Hotchkiss was formerly general manager of the Hotchkiss Paper Go of Waterbury, but> retired from the management of that concern two years ago, when it was reorganized and incorporated. He still owns considerable stock in the com pany. The residence he mas just pur- chased is located opposite the fine resi- sdence of Edward Malley.-New Haven Leader.
 Thomaston is celebrating it's annual firemen's day this afternoon and sev- eral neighboring cities are helping to make the day memorable epoch in the history of the town. Waterbury sent big delegation, including Rose Hill Go No 5, the American and Water bury Military bands, St Francis Kay ier's and other drum corps, Sergeant Pagan of the police department and Officers Noonan, Hickey, Walsh, Mans field, Mendelssohn and Dunphy, and large number of private citizens, some of whom drove there while oth- CTS made the trip on the cars. When the parade started shortly before 1 80 o'clock the place was crowded so that it was impossible to move without jostling against somebody. Mayor Kilduff, Chief Engineer Snagg and the board of public safety attended as tfe guests of Rose Hill Go.
 The. firemen had an early call this morning. At 5:45 o'clock smoke was seen issuing from the fruit store in the rink building at the corner of Bank and Grand streets. An alarm was sent in and when the department arrived the blaze had worked it's way from the floor to the ceiling and if allowed to proceed soon would have eaten hole through the roof. It was extin- guished with the use of chemicals The origin of the fire is not known. This makes severala fires that have broken out in the building during tie past few months, but none of them amounted to much. Similar occurrences in other places swould wipe out whole town, but they seem to hayesno appreciable effect on the old rink. No matter what happens it over night people find it there in all it's grandeur when they come around in the mornings
 The funeral of Thomas Maher took place this morning from his late home on CarInan street with a mass of re- quiem at St Francis Xavier's church by the Rev Father Curtin. At the offertory Mrs W. J. Bergen very feel ingly rendered an appropriate selection, and at the close of the service W. J. Hughes ren- dered s.Rest, Spirit, Rest" The bear CTS were John Fitzgerald, Thomas Dooling, William Parkinson, John Cuddy, David Sheehy and Daniel Altman, the two last named representing Court Hancock, F.. of A. The floral offerings included a pillow marked Father from the children of the deceased; a cross from his grandchildren; mound, employees of the case department of the New England Watch Go; bouquet, Miss Killoughey. The interment was in the new St Jo- sep's cemetery.
 The Connecticut Railway. and Light ing Go has been granted permission by the selectmen of Watertown to extend 4< HNIo