Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1903-08-05
CITY NEWS

The Salvation Army has decided to
I postpone the ice cream festival which
was to be held tonight until next We'd
nesday night on account of the wealth
er
List of letters remaining unclaimed
in the postofice:y Mrs Henry b.
Beardsley, Frank M. Cowen, Mrs Gean
i Owen, Miss Florence Payne, Mrs G. A.
Payne.
Prof Miller will give a free stereopti-
con exhibition at the Turnbull Cos
store tonight. The professor has a fine
i collection of views and those who at
tend will be well repaid.
/ The case of Edward Mooring against
Jacob Goldberg for $40 commission,
was the only case assigned for hearing
at short calendar in the city court to-
day. That will be heard next Monday.
Lille, the 3-years-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs Andrew Anderson of 200
Round Hill street. died last evening Of
oedima of the CLOTHS. The child went
TO bed between 8 and 8 o'clock in her
usual good health and a little later she
was seized with fit Of coughing. Her
mother took her IN her arms and car
ried her into an adjoining room where
she died in few minutes. Medical
| Examiner Graves viewed the body and
gave permission for burial. The fu-
neral will be held tomorrow afternoon
at o'clock.
If the board of public safety can reg
ulate the conduct of Waterbury's. ca
mines so that people will feel that when
| they get onto the public streets they
| are not In danger of being attacked at
every step by some vicious cur, they
will confer a great favor upon every
| body who has occasion to use the pub
lie ways. Dogs have rights and most
people are willing to respect these
rights, but when they rush from their.
owners yards and worry pedestrians
and scare horses, as they are in the
habit of doing in all parts of the town.
then 1t is up to somebody to see that
they keep where they belong.
Ralph II. Foster has been elected sec
rotary of the Drug Clerks association
to succeed W. ]. Duncan, resigned be-
cause he could not spend time to attend
to it. The association passed a resolu-
ton expressing regret at the resigna-
tion of Mr. Duncan and expressing its
appreciation Of his services while he
held the position. Edward J. Dwyer,
Joseph T.. Killbride and James N. Ban
ziger were appointed as committee
to represent the society in making ar
engagements for the observance Of the
/ first anniversary Of the association in
| September. A committee consisting Of
Ralph III. Foster, George A. McNamar
and J. A. Sundin waa appointed to
talk up the anniversary matter among
the clerks of the state and endeavor to
make it general.
The rain interfered considerably with
the success Of the excursion to New
4 Haven to-day, many who had planned
to make the trip and join in the spirit
Of the occa sion becoming discouraged
when they got out of their beds and
heard the rain pattering on the roofs.
and instead Of DOMINIC their best
clothes and hurrying to the railroad
station, reached for their every day
costumes and went about their bust
Lness just the same as If nothing was
going on down the road with a view to
!, perpetuating the memory of the men
who made up the Ninth Connecticut
Volunteers. But despite the unfavora-
BILE weather Waterbury sent down a
very creditable representation, and at
} the appointed time Captain Fitzpatrick
American band and representatives of
the Knights Of Columbus, acting as al
escort to Father Slocum, who deliv-
cred the grafton, and several private
citizens, about 200 in all, stepped
aboard a train at the Naugatuck sta
ton and left for the city Of elms in
high spirits. If the weather had been
right for excursion purposes 1t is proba-
bic that at least a thousand Waterbury
people would be in New Haven to-day,
but inasmuch as 1t was stormy in the
morning and showed no signs of clear
ing most people who had decided to
take it in concluded that day away
from home in downpour of rain would
not be much of treat. and made UP
their minds to be on the safe side of
the fence.
The Epson Jewelry Co has been sell.
: ing diamonds and other precious stones
many years longer than any other store
T in Waterbury. Their stock is larger
! and superior to anything found in this
part of the state and they can interest
/. you, particularly in quality and price.