Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-28
CITY NEWS


 MT and Mrs Heman Miller of Dast Main street celebrated the golden am niversary of their marriage Saturday night.
 The following are the new officers of the PeaRot club: President, w. ]. ssansour; vice president, 0. A. Wells; secretary, R. J. Dick; treasurer, ID. Fl. OEaatt
 Union men, attention! when you are making purchase in U s, & Co.'S ask for pocketbool1 that will hold your unfon card. There are not many left, but your are welcome to them while they last
 Judge George W Wheeler of Bridge port will preside at the criminal term of the superior court which opens here on October 20. It is thought ndw that there will be no short calendar the preceding Friday.
 Harry Warren, an ex-tTolley yman, and MT Tolles, foreman of the ship ping department of the Union Hard ware Go of Torrington, were visiting in town yesterday. The former also works for the Union Hardware Co. 5 4 a 2 j s F z J i.
 At the last mass at the Sacred Heart church yesterday the bans of marriage between Martin Haneau and Miss Anna Byrnes of East Main street, for merly a teacher at the Washington school, were published for the first time.
 The fire department was called Sat urday night to a cobbling shop at the corner of West Main and French streets, owned by Raphael De Leo. The blaze was eXtinguished before much damage was done so that the shoemaker did not lose his awl
 The largest crowd of the season at- tended the Military band's promenade concert at City hall Saturday night The baRd was in excellent form and the music was of the finest order. Sey- eral numbers were encored two and three times and all seemed to enjoy themselves 6o the fullest extent
 The large, new beginners class opened by Professor Bailey last week will hereafter meet on Tuesday even ing in the Citizens Bank building. On Friday evening a select advanced class will open. This class will meet every fortnight and is meeting with much favor among it's many present enrolled members.
 The funeral of William Walsh took place at 12:3O o'clock yesterday from his late home. 12 Lafayette street, to St Patrick's church, where services were conducted by Fahher Sheehan. The pallbearers were Michael Kelly, John Griffen, Hugh Crane, Daniel Car mody, James Connolly and Patrick TuEly, all members of Court Stephen J. Meany, F. of A. The floral tributes included pillows from members of the family and from Court Stephen J. Meany The remains were taken to Stamford for burial in charge of J. H. Mulville.
 Every boy or person that makes a purchase of U. s. & Go of any kind, no matter what the amount, will re- ceive one of our new advertising pis- tols. No noise, no danger, for they shoot paper bullets It's fun even for the older people.
 An order was issued from the office of the adjutant general Saturday. call ing for the reconvening of the board for the examination of officers of the Connecticut National Guard, at the First regiment armory on October I 2, 13 and 19, the session opening at g: 80 a. m on each day. Commander Ed ward V. Reynolds. retired, and Lieu tenant Commander Arthur H. Day, naval aid. staff of commander-in-chief, will act with. the board during the ex- animation of officers of the naval bat talion on board the Elfrida at New r ITHR. .Iu III appointment of Lieutenant Colonel William H. Clapp United States army, retired, to position of inspector gen eral on the staff of the commander in- chief
 At the First Baptist church yester- day Dr Haywood said that the reason 1 why Sodom and Gomorrah were con sidered the worst places in the world 1 in olden times was because several l American cities, including Waterbury, were not then in existence He didn't think the police as much to blame for the conditions that obtain here in the matter of gambling and I other vices as the public. because he knew if the. officers felt that the hold ing of their positions depended upon l a faithful performance of their duty l they would see that the laws were lived up to. The speaker found fault l with the money saving mania of many people while at the same time ] allowing their children for whom the effort is being made, to come in and l go out at will.
 John, or as he is better known, Jack Walsh, came from Cheshire Saturday to get his papers," While he was testifying he made little speech to Judge Cowell. He said he l was very thankful to the judge for let ting him off the last time he was be- fore him in court year ago. That chance had made man of him. He has lived in Cheshire since and occu- 1 pied nice little house. He invited