Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-21
CITY NEWS.


street has taken a position in John
O'Brien's bakery on North Main street.
Mr. and Mrs George Gretzenback
will celebrate the silver anniversary or
their marriage at their home, IL West
Porter street, tonight.
Bernard Gaffney is seriously ill at
the Salvation Army shelter OH South
Main street. If he does not take
change for the better soon he cannot
last much longer.
The three-months'- -old twin chill
dren of Mr. and Mrs j. d. Granniss or
147 Cooke street, died last night. The
double funeral took place this after
noon with interment i'll Riverside GEM
etery.
Mrs Tennian, mother Of the Rev
Father Tennian of Pawtucket, died at
that place last evening. The remains
will be brought here Saturday, arriv-
ing on the 800 train. Interment will
be in st Joseph's cemetery.
Frederick B. Webster, salesman for
Lilley, Swift & Co, and Frederick H.
Humphrey, secretary Of the Waterbury
Lumber and Coal Co, will leave to-
morrow for Block Island, where they
will spend their annual vacation.
John Blair and Attorney q. G.
Church represented the local Business
Mems association at the clambake
given by the state association yester-
day at Bridgeport. Mr. Blair and his
companion made records as clam-ent-
ers.
The funeral of James Wilson took
place this afternoon with service at
Mulville's undertaking rooms by Dr
Davenport and interment in Pine
Grove cemetery The bearers were
Peter Conley Michael Maroney, Her
bert Waldron and Arthur Baribault.
Yesterday afternoon as William r.
| Norris, secretary of the White Il Wells
| company, was riding in his automo-
bile along West Main street near the
property Of the West Brass mill conf
pany. one of the wheels of the ma
chine was caught in the car tracks
and was broken off.
Patrick Downey died at the hospital
last night. He leaves one sister.
! Bridget Downey. The funeral will
take place tomorrow morning at S:3O
O'Clock from the residence Of Michael
Sweeney. of 22S Baldwin street, with
a mass Of requiem at the immaculate
Conception church and interment in
Calvary cemetery.
| Interest in the police shake-up ap-
pears to overtop the shrievalty ques-
ton if one can judge by what he hears
on the streets Tt was said to-day
that the commissioners of the board
of public safety are preparing new
rules to govern the department and
that when they are adopted no man
who is not able. to run, jump and per-
form whole lot Of other athletic
feats shall be eligible to a place on
| the force.
Some of the local automobiles are
| causing their owners a little trouble.
| Frank p. McEvoy of East Main street
had the disagreeable task of pushing
/ his machine from in front of Kelly's
store on East Main street to his own
! headquarters on East Main street. The
1 battery of the machine ran out. Frank
! didn't mind the task for he was feel
| ing fine. having just returned from a
| two days trip in his automobile to
Milford and other places.
1 The funeral of Carine Berthiaume
1 took place this morning from st AIMS
! church at $50 with a high mass.
1 Interment took place at Cal
vary. The floral tributes were numer-
1 ous The funeral was largely attend
| ed by those who came to pay the last
| tribute to their esteemed friend. The
family has the sympathy Of theis
friends in their great loss. Young men
pallbearers were as follows: w. Promo
vost, A. Goderre, e. Veillette, p. De
pinz, N. Pronovost G. Hamel. Young
girls pallbearers were AS follows: Annie
i Marie Fregeau. Donalda Auray, Irene
Arcand, Albertine Bernier.
The funeral of Mrs William Rob-
inson took place this morning from
the family residence with mass of
requiem at the Sacred Heart church
by the Rev Father Fitzgerald and
interment in the new ST Joseph's GEM
etery The bearers were John. Mi.
chael, Robert, Patrick, James and Ed.
ward Robinson The floral offerings
included pillow 1ettered Daughter =
from Mr. and Mrs James Farrell, par
ents of the deceased; cross, sisters and
brothers of deceased: pillow, John
Doyle and wife; wreath, Mrs w. J
Cassidy; bouquet, Miss Mary McDon-
!; aid.
i Tt is seldom that a 12-year-old boy
finds himself the defendant in q Inv
suit Michael Di Ricinello, 12-year
old bov. who lives in the rear of 9(
East Main street, now occupies such g
i position. Two or three weeks ago he
is said to have deliberately struck Q
boy named Alfred Tuetre. who lives al
90 East Main street. in the head with
stick. A deep cut was made in which
Or Kelly placed three stitches. A suit
was brought against hi Ricinello ano
he was arrested last night by Consta
BILE Booth. hut was later released or
bonds of $3.50. The case viii be tried
on September s before Justice Of the
Peace Edward Riley.
The state league games at the Ath-
Ietic field after this. week will be
commenced at 3:30 instead Of 3:45
Manager HARRINGTON has not as vet
decided whether he will transfer the
rome with Springfield scheduled TO be
Mayed here on the morning of Labor
day Everything points to trans
fe1ral of the. game. There is bis
Labor day parade in the morning ir
which several thousand men will par
ticinatc. This parade would keer
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