Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-30
CITY NEWS.

r The spring term of Monroe's Busi- [ mesa college begins April 1.
 Spring millinery opening will take place at B. & A. McGrath's on Wednes- day.
 John Diuane during his absence from Ehe city ttn about June 1 will leave his malk route in charge of O. O. Rog- CTS.
 The senior debating club of the Hlgn school will probably give card party in the school building shortly arter Easter.
 Court Meany, F. of A., will hold a snecial meeting at o'clock tonight an Toresters' reading room, G. A. H. hall, to take action on the death or rhe late Alexander Boufard.
 Miss Margaret Kiely, with the Cur ran Dry Goods Go for the past nine wears. buyer for the past four years of suits. cloaks and ready-to-wear gar ments, has resigned her position.
 Dr Davenport of the Second Congre- rational church occupied the pulpit or the Middlabury Congregational church yesterday.
 Roger Connor and family will re move this week to Springfield where $dheY will reside in the future Roger s baseball interests in Springfield de- mand his presence in that city the s greater part of the time and he there k fore thinks 1t better plan to reside there entirely.
 At the regular monthly meeting Of Court Waterbury, No 357S, l. o. FL, held last Friday evening In G. A. k. hall, the following officers were elect ed: 0. R., James B. Madigan; V. O. R., J. J. Neagle; recording secretary, Thomas A. Maton; financial secretary, J. ]. Geraghty; treasurer, B. H. Fitz- patrick; S. w., E J. Finn: J. w., M. Ryan; s. B., O. Lavalle: J. B.. F. P. Noonan; physician, Dr B. A. O'Hara; trustees, J. A. Hynes, D. J. Murphy. IL was q largely attended meeting, two candidates being initiated and sew eral applications for membership were received.
 At meeting of St Paul's M. E. church yesterday the report of the sec & petary showed the Sunday school en- nolbment of 4O3 Within the same period the Ladies' Aid society has ta- ! ken in over s1. 800 and the Women's Foreign Missionary society has collect ed about $500. A new parsonage has been built and paid for, the church inn proved, a new camp meeting house constructed and the parish debt re duced $2,250. During the five years the pastor has bapttsed eighty-four in Rants and thirty-o one adults. Has mar ried forty-six couples, attended one hundred and seven funerals, and has received into fuM membership in the church one hundred and seventy-sev. en. The present membership is 335
 The players on last years Waterbury team are rather slow in signing. A yet only Short, Bach, Scanlon. Clancy and McAndrews have signed. Kier nan has not been heard from, Fitzpat rick wants to play. in norwich, Slatel says that he may be here in day o! two to sign contract; McCormicl wants more money thna he has beer offered and little advance money ol the side; Lindeman remains mute ant will probably not sign this season Waller has been traded to Bridgepor for Lyman, who has not as yet beer heard from. Manager Harrington hal signed new second baseman, P. Franl Towhill of Pittston, Pa, who played ~~1dn the Pennsylvania league last yea and made good showing. He is high Iy recommended. A new first base man has also been signed. Manage Harrington states that he is signing number of new men so that in case h has trouble in signing the old player he will not be left in hole.
 Margaret Canavan, the T-years-ol daughter of MT and Mrs Edward Gar avan of the North End, was burned s badly yesterday in bonfire that D L.alIy, who was called to attend hel recommended that the patient be sen to the hospital. With others, the Car avan girl was jumping through tn flames when her clothes caught fir and she came near being roasted ! death before the blazing garments wer removed. The child fingered until o'clock this morning when she passe $ away The remains were removed the family residence on New street, oi Fleet street, by Undertaken Mulvillt } The funeral will be held at 3 o'clock tt morrow afternoon with interment i St Joseph's cemetery. She was an ez ceptionally bright girl and will be mis- ed at St Thomas's parichial schoc where she was pupil, but more so the home where her sad death ha \ caused untold grief. Her face escape the ravages of the flames, but he hands and limbs were horribly burned