Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-02
CITY NEWS.

A. urday low priced day at his market.
 Special forecast for Connecticut: Fair tonight and Saturday; light va riable winds.
 Mrs John Rafter of Wall street, who has been i'll for several weeks, is convalescine.
 The Queen of Waterbury shoe for women at $1.50 on exhibition in Hole zer's window. It has. style and quail ity of S2.50 shoe. See adv.
 John Moore, the fish dealer on North square, will soon move his business on the corner of Clock avenue and building new market with vall the up-to-date appliances for his business. The remains of Mrs Lucy J. Kilborn of Vine street were taken to Winsted this morning for burial. Services were conducted at the house by the Rev John N. Lewis of St Johns church. There was large number of beautiful floral offerings.
 Caleb Freeman, aged S6 years, died yesterday at lis home, F First ave nue. The funeral will take place to- morrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock with service at the house by the Rev pr l Buckley and interment in Riverside cemetery.
 4 young man who gave his name as Patrick Sullivan and his address as | Cooke street entered the police station ] last night and demanded to be locked up for thirty days. Sixty days would be too much, he said, but half that time would just suit him. Patrick i had little in,' but he was not ta- i ken in.
 Owners of dogs were very much in evidence about the lobby of the city hall building today Some of them brought their dogs with them and acted as if they thought the clerks wanted 10 see the animals. If the people keep crowding in all may comply with the law without any one being brought into the police court.
 Twenty-Five candidates for the High school baseball team are prac- ticing daily at the Athletic field. There is much promising material in the bunch and the prospects for 2 good team are bright. Captain Con- nor is busily engaged in trying out the new players Manager Fitzpat- rick has arranged for two games next week. On Wednesday they will play the Torrington High school team and on Saturday the Winsted High school | team.
 l At q meeting of Company ; last night the following committees Were chosen to arrange for the company $ intended trip to Washington next month: Captain D. E. FitZpah trick, l chairman; Lieutenant F. W. Ealpin. l Sergeant F. P. Brett and Private I. J. Mccarthy. A committee was chosen l to confer with a committee from Com, pany 4 1n regard to final arrange ments for the last battalion drill of the season to be held May 19 The coIr- mittee is Sergeants F. F. Brett. John Powers and Peter Lawler.
 A May festival was given at the First Baptist church on Grand street last night. The attendance was large The program was of q varied nature and the entertainment more than pleased those present. Delightful was the May Pole" by twelve of the younger members of the Sunday school. Vocal selections were ren !: dered by Leo Race, formerly 3 stu dent at the Oberlin Conservatory o1 Music, in Ohio, and by members o1 the choir Persons quaintly attireC went among the audience and disposed of various wares. Ice cream and othel refreshments were served. It wa. a pleasant festival
 The first rehearsal for the adul singers for "Egypta' occurred las evening in the gymnasium of the ' NJ. c. 4. building. One hundred ant
 twenty of Waterbury's best singer from the different churches of tn, city were present at this first rehear . sal. The various musical parts wer we'll represented and the drill wa
 thoroughly enjoyed. The partici pants were enthusiastic over the worl , laid out and the success of the beau
 tiful cantata is already assured. Tn
 committees of arrangement were rep
 resented by Mrs T. R. Hyde, jr, MT Frank F. Welton and Miss NJ. NJ. Sin
 sabaugh. The second rehearsal vii
 take place this evening.
 The warm weather we have beel !. having has set people thinking of tn shore and already a few have left towl
 for their summer homes Others al.
 having their cottages by the sea airet
 and intend to occupy them in the nea future. It is thought that Waterbur
 folks will show up in larger number
 along the shore this summer than eve | before Just why no one seems t
 know and the only way it can be. ac
 counted for is that we are growth
 richer every year, notwithstanding tn
 city's alleged high rate of taxation I
 addition to this it is said that peopl
 have not done their usual amount c
 visiting last spring and probably thi
 may have something to do with the rt ported scramble for places by tn :. bounding waves as soon as the seaso ,. opens.
 Q The funeral of Joseph Meyers too |. place this morning from his late hom : 76 Charles street The body was t;
 ken to AIeriden on the $40 trai
 where service was held in St Mary
 church. The interment was in $
 Boniface cemetery. The bearers wel
 Joseph Schmidt, Julius Braddel = Christopher Field, Frank Fart
 Charles Engwing and Hairy Kraus
 The floral tributes included a pillo . marked 1Papa,'' and pillow lettere
 "Brother;;'' metal wreath, J. H. Mat q den, wreath, the Schmidt family; bol
 quet, Joseph Schmidt; cross, the Hel