Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-27
CITY NEWS.

Cloudy. with occasional showers to- might; Wednesday fair; light variable winds.
 Herman Beauchemin and Miss Blanche Beauchemin of S9 Scoyil street have returned from a. short visl1 to their parents in Springfield, Mass I where they witnessed the fiftieth ami versary exercises of that city.
 The seats are now on the green and it would be hard to find pleasantei spot to spend a half hour. The grass is better this season than it has beer in many years and the trees never | looked prettier.
 Twin boys were born to MT and Mrs John D. Bolan of Summit street yes terday. These, with seven other boys with which MT and Mrs Bolan are blessed, made a base ball team, and Mir Bolan wants managers of amateur teams to call upon him.
 The Turnbull store team and the l Grand Union Tea Co team played ! match game of base ball yesterday afternoon at the Athletic field, the Turnbull players defeating their oppon- ents by a score of 13 to G. Batteries Judd and Burns; Desmond and Terry. |
 The Veteran Masons of Connecticut will hold their thirty-third annual re union at Simsbury on June 26. All Aasons of twenty-five years standing are invited. The secretary, Rev A. N Lewis of Montpelier, Vt, at one time principal of the Waterbury High school, requests large attendance.
 The funeral of Mabel Brown took place this afternoon from her late home on Hill street with service at St Paul's NJ. P. church by the Rev Mir Bassett and interment in Riverside cemetery. The honorary bearers were the de | ceased's Sunday school teacher, Miss Condit, and four of her classmates, the Misses Grace Mccormack. May Hills, May Meyers and Jessie Locke. Miss Brown is survived by her mother and two brothers.
 The Young Snappers of Cole street defeated the Young Brook Streets Saturday by the score of 12 to l. The lineup of the Snappers is as follows: l.. Hayes, c; J. Hayes, p; F. Egan, 1b; J. Egan, 2b; G. Mclean, 3b; A. Black man, ss: J. Finnegan, cf; A. Burmen, Ii; J. Foley, If. The Snappers chal- lenge any team in the city under thir- teen years of age. For information call on l.. Hayes, 15 South Elm street. or T. Egan, B Cole street.
 The excursion of the Merrimac A. c. to Hanover park last year proved very popular affair. From the manner in which tickets are selling for the clubs excursion to Hanover park, Memorial Day, this years ex- cursion will be even more popular. Many new attractions have been add ed to the park this season and besides there will be state league ball game. The committee in charge of the excursion consists of James Thomas Driscoll, John Hayes and Thomas Riley.
 The funeral of William Shea took place this morning from his late home on Fuller street to the Immaculate Conception church, where a mass of requiem was celebrated by the Rev Father O'Brien. The bearers were John Sweeney, Jeremiah Walsh, John Phelan. Joseph Phelan, Edward Hal pin and Michael AfcNally. The floral tributes included a bouquet from the family; star, the Star Social club; bou- quets, employees of the edging depart ment at Matthews X Willard's; Mrs I. | ". Morse. Lizzie and Jennie Hazel and Mamie Holihan.
 At the meeting of the Catholic Wo- mems association last evening the com | ing closing evening entertainment was .discussed. The exercises will take place on Friday evening, June 13. and will consist of an exhibition of the work of the various classes, stage en- | tertainment and other amusements. | Whist will also be played. The meet | ing this week Thursday evening is open to all who desire to try for the prizes that will be offered These | Thursday evening whist meeting are quite popular. and those who wish to play should be around on time The committee in charge of this week meeting is Mrs c. Maloney and Miss Annie Gordon.
 It was stated to-day that August Fiege of this city to whom was award ed by the board of public works the contract for paving Meadow street with granite dimension blocks, feels that he made mistake in submitting his bid, which was about $2, 900 lower AAAeNA1 lh&t VI bio Pidgeon, of Saugerities, N. Y. It is said that Mir Fiege overlooked the ex- pense of excavating, which is quite a big item in such work. Both sub- mitted two figures for doing the work. one for tar joints and the other without tar. It is understood that the board decided to lay the blocks in sand and dispense with the cost of tar. which is not considered necessary at that place MT Fiege's bid figured up ST ,3S7. 50 for sand joints and $S,315.5O for tar. MT Pidgeon's bid was $9,20O for sand and S11, 200 for tar.
 John Saxe, son of MT and Mrs Jobr Sake of North Main street. will be married next month to Miss Laura Dc Long at St Patrick's church. Butte Mont. The groom was formerly bar Der in the employ of Thomas Hill and has wide circle of friends and ac quaintances about town. The bride i: an only child of wealthy parents al Butte and the wedding will be one oi the biggest affairs that ever occurred there. Some time ago MT Sake grew tired of the tonsorial business and ac cepted a position as agent for minine company in Montana and later was ar employe of big planting firm in Cuba
 He was at work in the latter place