Waterbury Democrat., 1902-06-23
CITY NEWS.

Miss Josephine Coyle of Kingsbur, street has returned. from St Vincent hospital.
 Referee Newton of New Haven recommended the discharge from bankruptcy Saturday of. Joseph CohI of New Haven and Jacob Jafford ot this city.
 Bernard NJ. Hope of Waterbury and Miss Nora T. Dalton of this city were married in New York by the Rev Fath CT Smith, last January. Announcement of the wedding has just been made Hartford Post.
 George Stephen, the five months old son of MT and Mrs Stephen J O 'Brien of 115 South Leonard street died yesterday afternoon. The funeral took place this afternoon with inter ment in Calvary cemetery.
 The Holy Name societies held me mOrial day services yesterday The societies assembled at the Immaculate Conception church in the afternoon and listened to an interesting and instruct i've address by the Rev Father O'Brien After the services at the church the members marched to the cemetery
 
 their deceased members and also offer. ed prayer for the repOse of their souls.
 The Bartenders' union gave a clam bake at Moore's grove, Bucks hill yes terday. The Military band orchestra furnished music. An interesting pro gram of exercises was carried out John Moore catered and gave excellent satisfaction. During the festivities a horse belonging to MT Moore got up to the ears in the old quagmire near the Liebricht place and had to be hauled out by ropes with stout hands pulling on them with all their might.
 The boss bakers and the Bakers union have signed contract for year which it is thought will prove satis- factory to all parties concerned. It provides as minimum wages for fore men $16 per week; second hands SIS i; third hands $11; and extra job men $2.50 day. Journeymen are not al- lowed to board with their employers, a union table is to be recognized and fol lowed, and twentyfour hours, notice shall be given the employer of an em- ploye who wishes to absent himself except in case of sickness or accident. July 4, Labor day, Thanksgiving and Christmas are to be recognized as holi- days.
 Among the fifty successful candi- dates who took the examinations for admission to the Connecticut bar, which was held at New Haven Friday, appear the names of J. A. Peasley, B. B. Reilly, and James M. Sullivan of this city. These three young men graduated from Yale Law school this June after having completed three years course MT Peasley is brother of Judge Peasley. MT Reilly is the son of Street Inspector Reilly and Mir Sullivan is former we'll known news paper man of this city. There were 62 applicants and 12 failures. B. T. O'Sullivan and H. R. Norman of Naug- atuck also successfully passed.
 The many friends of the American band and Company A, 2d regiment C.. \. G., are looking forward to the grand outdoor promenade and carnival to be given by these two popular or ganizations at the Waterbury Driving park on next Saturday afternoon and evening. The success of the American band at their promenades during the past winter is a guarantee that the event of Saturday will be an enjoyable one and with the other attractions that go to make up an outdoor picnic will make a day chock full of pleasure to all in attendance. Tickets are now on sale by both militiamen and band men and the sale predicts an enormous crowd Watch for the trolley parade on Wednesday night.
 The U. s. civil service commission will hold examinations during Septem- Der and October, in several places in each state to secure young men and women for the government service. There are now 126,423 positions in the classified civil service, being an in crease of 46,736 in six years. There were 1912 persons appointed between July 1, 1901. and April 15, 1902, being at the rate of 10,070 for the year. There will probably be 11O00 appointments next year. Salaries at appointment vary from S660 to $1,200 year with liberal promotions afterward. All ap- pointments are for life and for most positions only a common school edu- cation is required. Politics or religion is not considered. Those desiring to take examinations of this kind can get full information about them free by writing to the Columbian Correspond ence College. Washington, D. c. ,and asking for it's Civil Service catalogue for 1902.
 The annual picnic and athletic sports to be given by Division 5, Go E, Hi bernian rifles, at the Driving park on Saturday, July 5, is the principal topic of the day as everybody seems to be interested in the coming of John Elan agan, the champion hammer thrower of the world, in an exhibition of ham, mer throwing. Flanagan expects to break his own record on that day as he states he never was in better shape. And for the lovers of Gaelic football they will have a chance to see good scientific game between the famous Hickmans of New York, the present champions of the United States, and the Wolf Tones of Waterbury, who as pire to wrest the championship from theKickhams. The secretary of the committee has received entries from some local athletes who wish to take part in the half mile race, putting the shot. running brooad jump, running hop-step-and-jump, and the contest be- tween the tug-of-war teams of Nauga- tuck and Waterbury.
 James Donnelly, aged 70 years, died yesterday afternoon at his home, 193 Baldwin street. MT Donnelly was born in Ireland and came to this coiln- try over fifty years ago and lived here ever since. For many years he was an