Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-04
CITY NEWS.


 Mrs J. l.. Moriarty.
 Daniel F. Lawlor is spending vaca. tion in Winsted.
 Mrs F. T. Keeley and her daughter, Madeline, are at Walnut Beach.
 Percy, the eight months old child of Mrs Peter Bellieu of 47O East Main street, died to-day.
 Special forecast for Connecticut: Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday; light westerly winds.
 Company c gave clambake at Wa. terville yesterday. About a hundred persons took part in the festivities.
 The Cross Country club held pie nic and outing on Graham's farm. off the Wolcott road, yesterday afternoon.
 The annual outing of the Waterbury Military band was held Saturday in Prospect. Those who attended had a fine time.
 Superintendent O'Brien of the bu- reau of water is flushing all the dead ends and hydrants in the South end of the city to-day.
 T. F. Lunny has just received two beautiful carriage horses from Yer mont. They are bright bays and cost $1,0O0. They have a splendid gait and can make good time.
 John, the 10-months-old twin child of MT and Mrs Thomas Shea of 34 Hick- ory street, died yesterday. The flu, neral took place this afternoon, with interment in St Joseph's cemetery.
 The board of education will hold a regular meeting this evening at the usual hour, S:15 o'clock Among the matters to be disposed of is the selec. tion of janitor for the Walsh school.
 The condition of William T. Cassidy of East Main street Is still critical. but Dr Lopez, who is now attending him, says that there are hopes of his getting better if he lives until Wednes- day or Thursday night.
 A team belonging to Liveryman Sackett collided with two horses owned by G. s. Abbott on the Watertown road Saturday night. One of the thilIs was driven into the breast of one of MT Abbotts horses and the animal bled to death in q short time.
 One of the semi-fnals in the Y. NJ, Q. A. tennis tournament will be played this afternoon. Bradford Webster and Carl Clapp, physical director of the f. M. Q. A, will be the opponents. The other semi-final will be played be- tween Seng and Burrall
 An alarm from box 7 in Exchange place this afternoon at o'clock called the fire department to the Boston 99- cent store on South Main street A lighted lamp had been overturned in the basement and small blaze start ed, but it was extinguished before any damage was done.
 State Fire Marshal J. A. Rushing of Bridgeport came to Waterbury this afternoon to investigate the incendi- ary fire on Lafayette street last Fri day morning. Accompanied by Chief Engineer Snagg and Detective Dodds he went about 2:30 o'clock to visit the scene of the fire, John Bagley's house on Lafayette street. The marshal did not render any decision on the affair and Chief Snagg says that no arrests will be made for the present.
 Professor Hans Saro, who left here some weeks ago for a trip through his native land, Is sending souvenir postal cards to his friends i'll this city. The side of the card has an eX- cellent full length picture of the pro- lessor, who seems to be enjoying him. self. Greeting from Berlin" dated July %, was his message. The pro- lessor carries in his right hand the gold headed umbrella presented to him by admiring friends before his departure.
 Attorney Bauby, who has been en- gagged as counsel for relatives of Tony VS.aY.r hn Iyf11nH hu hnin r CfrrIql< by train on the Meriden railroad last week, says that he intends to bring suit for his clients against the railroad if settlement isn't reached in the matter. The relatives a1lege negligence upon the part of the railroad officials, yet the coroner has made no investigation of the mat. ter and it looks now as if no investiga. tion would be held.
 There was a big sensation at the East Mountain reservoir last night and for time Caretaker McDermott did not know what was up. Someone set fire to the wood choppers shanty that stood on the hill east of the reservoir and tho old ramshackle made such q people thought the whole district was ablaze and the natives rushed in for miles around and kept until the place was crowded. While the fire was on you could pick pins for half a mile distant and the entire water surface was visible and looked like a large mirror. It was re- ported that two men were in the build ing and got cremated but this turned out to be a false alarm and after the people were assured that no human life was sacrificed they commenced to enjoy looking at the flames eating up the structure which has been consider ed an eyesore there since it was erect ed three years ago. It stood on prop prty owned by Town Clerk Plumb of Prospect.