Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-11
CITY NEWS

l ford are spending vacation with rel atives on Sylvan avenue. ..
 Contractor Pidgeon has Sdded new ten-ton steam road roller to his equip ment- MT Pidgeon calls it his auto mobile.
 MT and Mrs James Slattery of | Springfield, who have been visiting friends in this city, returned home yes terday.
 l Harold E., the eight-months-old son of MT and Mrs Charles A. Gardner of 1 1191 South Main street died last night. i The funeral will be held Monday with interment in St Francis's ceme- tery, Naugatuck.
 l Old rink, corner Bank and Grand streets. Farewell meeting Sunday night of Lieutenant John Schroeder, who Is to go to other fields Of labor Captain and Mrs Hatfield will be the officers in charge.
 Margaret, the nine-years-old daugh- ter of MT and Mrs Alexander Mckay of 30 Lawrence street, died last even- ing. The funeral will be held to-mor- row afternoon at o'clock with ser vice at the Third Congregational 1 CDurc0 DY the HeV NIT INoOC dA0 AAtCA ment in Riverside cemetery.
 The funeral of William McGuire took place this morning from his late home on Round Hill street with mass or requiem at St Thomass church by Father Crowley and interment In CaI- vary cemetery. The bearers were James HanIey, Dennis Delaney, J. J- Carroll and Joseph Blanchard. There were several floral tributes
 | The Hebrews of the city are formu- dating a gigantic protest against tne l outrages on the Jewish people t1at re- gently took place in Kishinen, Russia. l Several petitions are in circulation and when connpleted they will be forwdrded | to Washington to obtain official recog hilton and then they will be sent to the United States minister in St Pe- tersburg, who will present them to the cZar.
 The funeral of John J. Brennan took place this morning from the family residence on Emerald street with a mass of requiem at the Immaculate Conception church by the Rev Father O'Brfen and interment in St Joseph's cemetery. The bearers were Timothy Brennan, Timothy Seaman, John Cliff ford, Daniel Crane, Patrick Sullivan and Michael Devane. The floral trib- utes included pillow from the fam fly: wreath, "Friend;' cross, nieces and nephews.
 Harry Rugg. who thought he would like to be strike breaker and tried the job has grown tired of having his neighbors look the other way when they saw him, and has gone back to his old position at c. B. Sanderson's. Rugg sold his trolley suit for $10, It cost him SIS, but he was glad to get rid of 1t even at sacrifice, He says all his old friends and neighbors gave him the cold shoulder after they learned that he was working for the company and he concluded that he wouldn't care to live here without the good will of those who knew him.
 Mrs Hannah Bagley died this morn ing Tt the residence of her q laughter, Mrs Catherine Wheelehan on Liberty street. She was taken i'll about mid night and died at o'clock, Dr. Kill martin was called, but he could do nothing for the patient. Besides Mrs Wheelehan she leaves daughter, Mrs McKeon of New Haven, and a son, John Bagley, of Lafayette street. Mrs Bagley came to this country over 50 years ago and had lived here ever since. She was an exemplary Christ ian and will be missed in the home where she was idolized by every mem- Der of the family. The funerfl will be held Monday morning at S:30 o'clock at St Francis Xavier's church.
 The woman who met Superintendent OBrien in the south end claims that it was an error to state that he found water in the faucets on the second floor. Probably it was tho reporter and not MT O'Brien who made the mistake It is certain that ths super intendent or the scribe blunE -efed Tor there was no water abovG the nrSt floor. But this will be Temedied as soon as possible. Mir O'Brien states that although the consumption or wa ter is large the supply is equnl to tho demand and he does not think there IS much danger of q water famine here this summeer. Yesterday the con sumption amounted to 7,1121 ,25O gal Ions. about two million gallons above the average. Notwithstanding this the Branch is still holding its own. 1t is still full. The recent rain storm sent it up about half an inch. During the big fire in Waterbury 11,167,5OO gallons of water passed through the big 3s-inch pipe. So you see no mat ter what some folks may say about the cost of the Branch it is worth ev- cry copper that was expended on it.
 MT Cupid got into predicament thas forenoon that threatened to result III trouble for him. But he got out of It with flying colors and unless some thing else arises all his plans will be carried out this afternoon. The dift1- culty was to get Miss Julia Esther Wright, friend of the Rev MT Lewis of St Johns church, and Elmer Ander- son of New York, married. Under ordinary circumstances there would have been no bother, but it turned out that Miss Wright is a minor and was without a legal guardian. Conse- uuently sine could not be married for someone should take the responsibility