Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-23
CITY NEWS.

There will be special meeting of the carpenters union tomorrow even ing, and full attendance is requested.
 A high mass will be celebrated at 8 o'clock Saturday morning at St Pat rick's church for Mrs John Murphy of 38 Dover street.
 The Lapalme- Hoffman Go are now established in their new quarters on Grand street, where they have plenty of space to show off their lines of wall papers. lace curtains, etc.
 Last night the Red Men of Water bury and celebrated the victory won by Toantic council in capturing the prize banner in competitive drill with de- gree teams of the order from all parts of the state. A number of out of town people were in attendance.
 Since Erwin Wolcott left town last week nothing has been heard from him and now it is believed he has gone for good. Yesterday stove he had sold O. F. Hart for $35 was replevined for G. w. Minor of Grand street to whom was due a balance on the stove left unpaid by Wolcott. Edward D. Bacon, aged A years, died this morning at his hone in Wa. terville. The deceased was a promi- nent member of Harmony lodge, F, and A. M. He was an employe Of the Wateryiile Cutlery Go and had wide circleVof friendSand acquaintances. The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon at o'clock with service at St Paul's church and interment in Pine Grove cemetery
 l The threatened strike in the ranks of the electrical workers of the West ern Union Go did not take place to-day, although it was thought at one time that 1t might have been declared. A conference was held to-day and the strike was deferred for the present. The construction workers are already out. A gang Of them came to Water bury from Brewsters this afternoon and proceeded tC aw Haven.
 The Sacred Heart drum corps will es- cort the lady minstrels to Father Fray nors kirnaess at Wateryille tonight and people along the route should make 1t a point to watch for the pro- cession and listen to the entrancing melody of the musicians which will l make the welkin ring between Ex- l change place and Pythian hall. The
 
 evening an an effort is being mAde to have things in shape so as to give all a royal reception.
 I MT and Mrs William H. Madden of North Riverside street celebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary of their mar riage last night. The house was filled with relatives and friends, many be. ing present from out of town and all The couple were the recipients of a
 large number of valuable presents
 The out of town guests included Thom
 as Wallace of New York, Mrs Matthew , Cunningham and Mrs Thomas Scully of New Haven and Mrs Margaret Ken
 naugh of Ansonia.
 1 Mrs Bridget Hayes, aged 54 years
 wife of Patrick Hayes, died this fore
 noon from the effects of dose of car bolic acid, taken, it is said, by mis take while doing some house cleaning
 MT Hayes left the house about 9 o'clocl
 and at that time his wife was in tn, best of health and spirits. A shor time later he was called home and ol reaching the house his wife was dead Besides her husband she leaves sever sons and two daughters, William, Fred Frank, Henry, John, Walter. Daniel
 Mrs John Burns and Miss Margare Irene Hayes; also a sister, Mrs Charle Rock, and three brothers, Daniel, Johl and Patrick Heating of Ludlow, VI = Mrs Hayes's native town. Dr McIdr 2, den was called and reported the cas-
 ko Acting Medical Examiner Graves