Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-26
CITY NEWS.
Monroe's opens September 2.

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Special forecast for Connecticut:
Fair tonight and Wednesday; light,
variable winds.
Walter Wallace Sackett and Hermine
Marie Archambault, well known
young people of this city, were married
in New York yesterday.
Thomas Guilfoile OF 80 Ridge street
wishes it understood that he is not the
person of that name that was arrested
for theft day or two ago.
The Pearl Divers will hold their an
nual bake on August 81 at Pearl lake
Several prominent people from all
over the state will be present.
/ The meat markets will be closed at
10 O'Clock on Labor day, in order that
the employees may participate in the
Labor day parade and festivities.
The funeral of Mary, the 7-years-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs Peter Higgins
of Fuller street, who died last night,
took place this afternoon, with inter-
ment in st Josephs cemetery.
/ The funeral of Johanna, the r.
years-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs
James Moreen of Spring street, who
! died yesterday of diphtheria, took place
this morning, with interment in Cal
vary cemetery.
The Waterbury police base ball team
will leave on the 80 train tomorrow
afternoon for Bridgeport, where they
will cross bats with the police team of
that city. If Waterbury wins to-mor-
| row they have a chance of tying the
Meriden team for first place, provided
the Meriden team lose one of their re-
naming two games with Bridgeport
and New Haven. To-morrow's game
! is the last scheduled game for the Wa
terbury team. The regular players
will be in the game tomorrow.
John f. Daley of 10S Railroad Hill
street met with a bad accident Satur-
day while at work on stamp press
in the American Ring company. In
some manner the left hand was caught
beneath the stamper and the sleft
finger was taken off frem the second
joint. Daley who is Familiarity known
as "Gilly' has been ball player for
years and this accident will keep him
out of the game for some time If not
forever. He is one of the best rooters
that ever attended the games on the
Athletic field.
The electors of the South Brooklyn
school district had an election of their
own yesterday. They voted on the
question of coming into the second dis
trict, and the matter was carried Ply
vote of % to 2. There are about fifty
electors in the school district. Thomas
Magner and Frank H. Trowbridge OFF,
ciated at the ballot box and reported
the result to City Clerk Ryan this
morning. After confirmation by the
board of aldermen the school will come
under the full jurisdiction of the de-
partment of education.
About o'clock on Sunday night
pedestrians on Mill street were startled
by the cries of Police! Policer which
came from the vicinity of the office Of
the Scovill manufacturing concern.
About the same time that the cries
were uttered two persons could be
seen hastily fleeing across Mill street
to Union square. closely pursued by =
third person; The latter gave Up the
chase, at Union square, He is, said TO
of the Scovill company. He was sit
ting in chair in front of the office
when two youths, who may have been
slightly intoxicated. came along and
began to assault him. He was due for
a sound thrashing when his cries at
tracted by ISLANDERS to his assistance.
Health Officer Kilmartin has another
smallpox patient on his hands. The
victim is Lester, the 2-years-old son Of
Mr. and Mrs p. T. Coogan of SO Wash.
ington street. The health officer said
this afternoon that it is very mild
case and that the only quarantine he
has established is that Mr. Coogan and
his wife, woman who lives with them
and the child shall remain in the house
and not allow anybody to enter it. The
malady was in the upper tenement of
the building during the smallpox epi-
demic which, it was supposed was
stamped out a short time ago, but 1t
did not amount to much. This Is a
rather peculiar case. The family spent
vacation at Savin Rock and while
there they noticed rash on the child
and Immediately hurried home. A
physician was called, who reported the
facts to the health officer, who exam
ined the child and found it suffering
from mild form Of smallpox.
At meeting OF st Joseph's t. "A.
society last night the following dele
gates were chosen to represent the So
ciety at the state convention of the
union to be held in Stamford, Septem-
Der 10: ]. J. Mcdonald, James Doc
Ian. James Mcknight, James III. FIRE.
W. w
Guilfoile The delegates We're given
the power to appoint their own alter
mates. 1t was reported by the enter
tainment committee that the net re-
ceipts from the excursion given August
amounted to $703. : Treasurer Nc
Knight was instructed to pay $1,000
on the mortgage held against the prop
| erty of the society. Arrangements
| for holding the annual fair during the
latter part of October have begun and
every effort will be used to make this
one of the events of the season. The
II. A. b. fairs have always been en-
inently successful and this coming one
will be no exception to the rule. This
years convention of the Connecticut
Total Abstinence union promises to
| be one of unusual Importance as many
amendments to the constitution will
be acted upon. Besides the above
delegates Waterbury will be entitled to
twelve more delegates in the conven-
tion as follows: Waterbury Roman
Catholic Temperance and Benevolent
society 3; st Mary's T. A. society, 2;
st Aloysius Cadets, 3; st Francis Xav-
Ter Cadets. 2; st Anthony, 2. The st