Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-23
CITY NEWS.


 city, who is i'll in New Haven, has steadily improved during the past few days.
 The Waterbury High school basket ball team will play the Springfield High school team in Springfield Satur- day night.
 N. s. Snow, the old time fish dealer, has gone into partnership with John Schott, Jr, in the City Fish market, PAT South Main street.
 A requiem mass will be celebrated at St Francis Xaviers church Friday morning at 7:3O o'clock for the late William H. Delaney.
 John Holihan, resident of the Watertown road, was attached yes terday in a suit for $500 brought by the St Julien Gear Go of New York. This evening the members of the Catholic Womens association will hold their usual weekly home gather ing and all are particularly requested to attend
 The funeral of John Jaeger will take place tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock from the family residence on Arch street with service at the house by the Rev pr Davenport and interment in Riverside cemetery.
 A young man who said his name was James Breen and his age 19 years was arrested i'll Hartford yesterday for the theft of gold watch. He was attempting to dispose of the watch when arrested, and his actions drew suspicion on him.
 A new class in bookkeeping will be formed at the Friendly league to- morrow evening with George l. Fuller as instructor, also at the same tiAe an art class under Oliver $. Barton. In formation about term and fees may be secured at the league office.
 A f1attering success, financially and socially. was the second annual soci- able and dance of the Star Social club which was given in Speedwell hall last night A very large crowd was pres ent Fulton's orchestra furnished mu- sic for the dancing and Professor Me- Cormick was prompter.
 The two cases of Robert Somers and Richard Lynch against the city, which were to have been heard in the district court to-day, were adjourned for re- assignment. Both cases arose out of injuries alleged to have been received | through defective sidewalks. Somers claims $3,000 and Lynch a few hun | dred.
 l The first performance of company l As circus will be given at Jacques l Auditorium tonight. The circus will | be continued Friday and Saturday nights with matinee Saturday. In all l four performances are to be given. Visitors this evening will have an op- portunity to visit the sideshows. me- nagerie and freak house before the l grand entree.
 | The following are the new officers of the Employees Benefit association of the Reid & Hughes Dry Goods Go President, James H. Tripp; vice-presi dent. James NJ. Elliott, Jr; secretary Margaret Reilly; treasurer, Katherine Duncan; financial secretary, Della Mil Ter. The election of Miss Katherine Duncan was made to fill the vacancy | left by Lewis M. Holland, resigned.
 A clothesline in yard at AT Eas Main street was visited last night by clothesline thief, who carried away with him a fine blanket. During tht T past few weeks this clothesline ha' | and each time haul was taken. Tn, owner of the clothesline would like t encounter the person who is so font of visiting the line and he guarantee that there will be a warm time. Intoxication formed the major DOT : ton of the business disposed of b, Judge Burpee in the city court today
 Thomas Murphy and Terry Hine ], were each fined s and costs for over indulgence. Patrick Hickey was fine, $10 and costs for the same offense $ Hugh Daley was fined $5 and cost
 also, and Mary Valente and Isabell
 Ward were sent down for 30 day
 each with costs, which means abou
 45 days in each case Frank Siric
 gave little variety to the business
 He was charged with violating tn screen law i'll his saloon at 265 Ban street, and was fined $25 and costs.
 Niagara. the Scene of Perilou
 Feats, is the title of an article in tn
 February Cosmopolitan which tells tn
 story of the many who have year afte
 year gone to Niagara seeking notoriet
 or-death. From the earliest days N
 agara has been the Mecca of thos
 who valued their lives lightly, and th
 story of Sam Patch, Blondin, Mari
 Spelterina, the jealous Balleni's a1 tempt to cut the cable on which his r val was performing over the seethin Whirlpool Rapids, Peter Nissens il : fated "Fool-Killer,' and Captai Webb's last swim, is carried down |
 Mrs Taylor, the only survivor of a tri : oyer the great Falls.
 2 Milk dealers appear to be slow abor 2 registering and 1t is not likely tha Q they will take much notice of the la 2 until they see that the health boar 2 intends to push the inspector and 2 he cannot bring them in then let som c other course be pursued. The law 2 plain on this matter and there is |
 reason why it should not be compile
 with. It costs nothing to register $ ) that no one can say that he does nt
 do enough business to pay him to taE
 out license. The purpose of the la
 is to put the authorities in possessio
 of the names of all persons sellin r milk to residents of Waterbury S : that the article may be inspected frol
 time to time and the condition of tf
 animals producing it looked after, {
 we'll as what kind of places they al
 housed in and the character of the dit
 fed to them, and by this means guar
 against danger to the health of il
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