Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-04
CITY NEWS.

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 The Rev Father Kennedy of St Thomas's still continues to improve The district court was in session all day to-day granting final papers of to applicants for first papers. : A mass of requiem will be celebrat- ed at St Ann's church at z o'clock Monday morning for the late Mrs An drew Esinhart. The full choir will be in attendance.
 Special forecast for Connecticut: Increasing cloudiness tonight; Sun- day cloudy with showers and warmer in the interior; fresh, variable winds, becoming easterly.
 Louias Reginald Deurin, aged three months, died yesterday at the home of his parents PIC Wolcott street. The funeral took place this afternoon with interment in Calvary cemetery.
 J. w. Hodson will close the saloon part of his business on Monday, elec- ton day, but he will keep open the billiard room and restaurant. The entrance to the latter will be through the billiard room.
 Martin Conor and Miss Gertrude Wood, both of this city, were married last Thursday morning at St Ann's church, New York city, by the Rev Father Burke. The couple will reside at ITO South Main street.
 Michael Carey of 715 South Main street left on the S.38 train this morn. ing for Northffeld, Vt, to visit his wife's brother, John D. Mccarthy, and is also going to visit the capital and the Barre granite works before return ing.
 Mrs Keough, 194 Baldwin street: Specials for this evening and Monday One lot children's vests and pants, were 15c, this sale 9c; one lot misses shaped vests and pants, were 25c, this sale 17c; one lot ladies' flannel waists, were 9Sc, this sale 75c; one lot were $1-25 and $1.50 this sale 98c; one lot ladies' house wrappers 49c; one lot boys knee pants 19c; one lot boys caps 19c. After the regular meeting of Court ChampIain, 146, F. of A, last night, supper, songs and musical selections were enjoyed. Speeches were made by c. R. T. A. Bienvenue, R. L. Brand ley, A. l.. Solomon, A. l.. SeneoaI and B. S. Baribault The affair, which was attended by over 130 members, was certainly one of the most success ful of the kind ever given by a Wa. terbury court.
 Owing to lack of work large mum Der of hands were laid off at the New England watch factory yesterday. In quiry at the factory brought. out the following answer: ( It is not so that the shop is going to be closed down owing to lack of orders. It is true that about twenty-five girls were dis charged, but they were extra help hired a short time ago. This extra help is no longer needed. No more help will be discharged"
 People have been asking the mean ing of the delivery of loads of vitrified brick on North Main street and ths rapid disappearance of the same this morning. There are two reasons Il has been decided by the board of pnb- lie works to pave that portion of the street between Abbott avenue and Kingsbury street and the contractor who was awarded the work intended doing it this fall. Bricks by the load were ranged along the sidewalks with the intention of doing the work i'm. mediately. That was one reason. The other is that the contractor found he had the wrong kind of bricks. Now it is thought the job will not be staNt. ed until next spring
 William Rogers of South Leonard street, brakeman at the freight depot of the Highland division in this city. met with a serious accident shortly before l o'clock this afternoon. He was stepping off the switcher and struck into a pile of dirt beside > the tracks and rolled over, getting his right leg under the wheels of one of the cars attached to the switcher. pr Axtelle was called and ordered the pa. tient sent to the hospital He was taken to the institution in Lunny's am. bulance. MT Rogers is married and has big family. He has been in the employ of the road for several yea and is well liked by everybody w-hc knows him. The limb was crush ed below the knee joint
 Another ray of comfort and hope .of managing to live through the coal famine this winter has been cut oa from the houSekeepers. 1t has been q custom for grocers to sell to their pa- irons for a small sum loads of boxes such as hold preserves, etc. Owing to the scarcity of coal grocers now find plenty of use for this wood. which oth- erwise would be disposed of to their customers for the mere expense of re- moving it. This wood was very handy to the average housekeeper and will be severely missed by many poor family who cannot afford to buy wood by the load from the coal and wood dealers This, however, is only follow ing the general course of events; the