Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-29
CITY NEWS.

Joseph Brandvein.
 | Dr Monagan is acting health officer | in the absence of Dr Kilmarin, who 1 is having a vacation.
 Sanitary Inspector Moses commenced fumigating the isolation hospital yes terday. It will require almost week to make a thorough job of it.
 Edward, the one year and eight months old son of MT and Mrs Edward Yarriker of River street died last night The funeral took place this afternoon 1 with interment in Calvary cemetery.
 All the laundry employees of the city are requested to meet ill Central Labor Union hall next Sunday afternoon at 2 D. m. for the purpose of forming a union. State Organizer O'Neill will address those who wish to attend.
 On or about August 1 Wilson W. Reed, a well known horseman, will open a livery and boarding stable on Broadway, ill the rear of Polls thea ter MT Reed has secured D. ". Bradley, one of Waterbury's veteran horsemen, as. foreman, which insures all horse owners the best of care and the stockings will always be washed.
 A close and exciting horse race was pulled off on Riverside street yester- day afternoon about 5:15. 1t was neck and neck finish. though, to be sure, the young lady should have got first prize, for the horse she drove had l to pull four in the team, while the oc- 1 cupants of the other team were two young men. Wonder if they tried hard to win the race?
 William Moran, formerly a type I setter in the composing rooms of the | Democrat, but now employed 1n the l composing rooms of the MckeeSport News, Pennsylvania, is on short visit l to his home in this city. This morning he accompanied his mother to New l York, where she will undergo an opera tion John Phalen of Pratt place, who left this city at the same time as Moran, for Buffalo, N. Y., is also work 1 ing in the composing rooms of the Me Keesport News.
 | Miss Josephine Shannahan of Welton street has brought suit against the Bridgeport Steamboat company for | $1O0. for the loss of dressing case, which she claims contained consider | able clothing when it was lost by the defendant on May IT. The Steamboat company declares they have traced the
 
 road company, and further than that they have no jurisdiction.
 The state convention of Economic l leagues. will open in First National Bank building, New Haven, tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. Each city hay | ing a branch of the organization is en- titled to five delegates. Those repre-, senting this city are John F. Calvin | James M. Lynch, John A. Somers, Morgan Burke and James Robertson. They will leave tomorrow morning by way of the Dublin street station at o'clock The local Economic league will hereafter meet on the first Mon- day evening of each month in Congress l hall, commencing next Monday.
 The general room committee of the Foresters held a special meeting last evening to perfect arrangements for the field day, August Is, at the Driy- 1 ing park Secretary w F. Reilly of the committee on sports has arranged an elaborate program, including a ping pong tournament and would like to have limited number of entries. James J. Fitzgerald has been given charge of the dancing. Courts Hem inway of Watertown. Welch of Wa terville and Hamilton of Mill Plain have agreed to send large delegations. T,iberty and Lasalette circles, Compan- ions of the Forest, will also attend. The proposed ping pong game has ere ated much enthusiasm about town and a number of prominent men have sig nified their intention of entering the tournament.
 The American-Irish Historical soci- ety will observe the anniversary Of the battle of Rhode Island at the Mar ragansett hotel, Providence, on August I29. The battle of Rhode Island was fought on August 29, IT'S, the Ameri- can forces being commanded. by Gen. cal John Sullivan On this occasion the latter administered a signal defeat to the British enemy, and received the thanks of congress and the praise of his patriotic countrymen. It is fitting, therefore, that the battles anniversary should be honored each year by exer- | cises such as are to be held. In or der to give the anniversary merited honor, the war department has been I requested to order a national salute | at sunrise, noon and sunset, at the 5 military posts within the state, and similar request has been made of the navy department. The governor of Rhode Island has been requested to have displayed the national and state colors on the capitol in Providence. It is understood that several Water bury members of the society will be present.
 President J. J. McDonald presided at the regular monthly meeting of the St Joseph's T. A. society in St Patrick hall last night. One candidate was re ceived. The entertainment committee reported that all arrangements had been completed for the excursion of the society to New York and Coney Island by way of New Haven on Sat urday, August 9. Two excursion trains will leave Waterbury and one will leave Ansonia in the morning. At might all three will run as far as this city. The officers of the issuing term were installed and gold buttons were voted to Daniel E. Lawlor and Roe
 White, retiring officers. The baseball
 association has been given permission Ito sell souvenirs on the excursion
 The reports of the financial secretary
 and treasurer for the first half of the
 year show that the society's finances
 are in prosperous condition. At 2 meeting of the trustees of the society last night. organization was affected James A. Mcdonald was elected chair ! man and Thomas Crane secretary