Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-19
CITY NEWS.
The aldermen will meet tonight.

street.
 The Misses Anna and Frances Ber- gin of Walnut street have returned from trip to Springfield and Holyoke.
 Mrs Martin Halon of Meriden and her daughter, Florence, are spending a vacation with AIr and Mrs William H. Bergin of Dublin street.
 c. Maillard of 109 Union street won the gold watch, the drawing of which took place at the Pastime Athletic clubs rooms yesterday.
 Apparently all those who are inclin- ed to mischief availe.l themselves of the beautiful weather of yesterday and betook themselves to the woods, as there was no city court to-day.
 Michael Imantuoni slipped from a coal car at Randolph & Gloves Satur- day afternoon, breaking his ankle and receiving other serious injuries. He was removed to the hospital
 The barbers' union will hold an inn portant meeting this evening. Half 8 dozen candidates for membership are expected to be initiated and business of other importance is to be transacted.
 There will be a strawberry festival at the Simonsville Baptist church Thursday night which promises to at tract large attendance. The enter tainment will be held in the church par1ors.
 Mary, the sixteen months child of MT and Mrs John B. Cunningham of River street, died Saturday. The fu- neral took place yesterday afternoon with interment in the new St .Joscph's cemetery. The floral offerings in cluded q wreath marked Mamma; ;'' bouquets, Mrs E. Conlon, Annie Car roll, Della Cunningham, the Misses Day and others.
 T. H. Brown of 152 East Main street and Hugh J. Crane, who has had his office room with the Benson Furniture Co, have consolidated their undertaking business with headquar- ters at 152 East Main street Mir Brown has had ten years experience in this line and MT Crane twelve years. It is safe to say that any bus mess in their line entrusted to them will be we'll taken care of.
 Farmers and people who do not pre- tend to be tillers of the soil, hope the nice rain that is coming down to-day will continue until it gives the ground thorough soaking. Everything is in need of rain and unless it comes in abundance before long the crops will not amount to much this season and the housekeepers will be at the mercy of the peddlers next fall, just as they have been for several years past.
 An accident at the electric light sta tion Saturday night left the city in darkness for over an hour. About 9 o'clock the hydraulic pumps gave out and it was over an hour before things were again in working order. Tn the meantime people were using all kinds of lights and many were glad to call in the friendly offices of the tallow candle. Trade suffered to some ex- tent on account of the mishap, but not so much as it would if darkness had l set in an hour earlier.
 The branch to which local labor or. ganizers are now directing their at 1 tention Is the drug clerks. The initia endeavorS are in progress toward or ganizing this class of skilled labor 1 Already the doctors are organized anC years ago the undertakers were con solidated therefore there is no reason why the drug clerks should not bt united under one banner. The objec or rather one of the objects of organ izing is said to bring about a shorter work day and higher wages.
 St Patrick's altar boys ball team will have no business in St Thomas parish ever again Twice they disap pointed the St Thomas Last Sat urday it was expected there would b, a rattling game. The St Thomas had been practicing early and late anC were confident of sending the St Pat ricks boys home licked blue Grea was their disappointment when the, received word Saturday forenoon tha the St Patrick's team could not pia, that day. St Thomas boys say tn others did not come because the, knew they would be licked.
 Miss Mary Bassett Wooster vii lecture to girls and women at tn
 Friendly league hall on Thursda, evening, May 9, her subject bein, 'sThe Care of the Human Body, an,
 First Aid to the Injured.' As a prad
 ticing physician of fifteen years ex perience, Miss Wooster is we'll fitted t
 give q most instructive and interest 1nS ldlk, duu luOSS WHO u0dfu ue
 lecture on Mount Vernon and tn
 Congressional Library will be gla
 to have an opportunity of hearing he
 again. League members will us
 their season tickets and others wi
 be charged a small admission fee.
 Companies G and A attended servic
 at St Johns church last night. Tn
 place was crowded to the doors. Tn
 program was as follows: Procession g al hymn, Onward, Christian So . diers;;" Magnificent; Nunc Dimittu: anthem, "Hearken Unto Me, My Pet s ple,'' by the choir; "A1l Hail the Pow e CT of Jesus Name;;' sermon; offertor. | Rock of Ages" Edward w. Beacl The Rev c. W. Phillips of Fair Have : ven. chaplain of the Second regimen
 delivered the sermon. The speakt
 chose as his text Proverbs XXI; 2'
 "Remove not the ar@ient landmark
 which our fathers have set for us. The funeral of Mrs Nellie Murph F took place yesterday afternoon 1rol
 her late home on Baldwin street Wit
 service at the Immaculate Conceptio
 church and interment in the new r Joseph's cemetery. The bearers wei . Thomas, James, John and James Rio