Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-03
CITY NEWS.


 l pear i'll u few days.
 | City hall, next Wednesday night, Military band promenade concert. Us ual good time to all who attend. Prof C. A BaiIey's school of danc- 1 ing at Citizens bank building closes tomorrow for a ten days Easter va cation.
 The Central Labor union will hold an important meeting this evening, 0nd | 1t Is expedient that every member should attend.
 Broadway stables, Joseph Morinrty | proprietor, Is making boarding a spe- cialty. First class accommodations, $2O month Satisfaction guaranteed Special forecast for Connecticut: Showers tonight; Saturday cloudy to partly cloudy; colder tonight; Satur- day colder; brisk to high south to west winds.
 Tn the communication published yes terday and signed Henry Makepeace, the figures from the board of trade re port should have read dollars instead of pounds.
 C. Sfebert, for so many years popu- larly identified with the Singer sewing machine in this city and vicinity, is having gratifying success with the Standard, for which machine he has accepted the agency.
 The public schools of this city closed this afternoon at 3:3O for the Easter vacation. The schools will be re opened on Monday, April 13. The pu- pils will have one day less of vaca- tion than in former years.
 The funeral of Mrs Cora Lasher will take place from the family residence on East Dover street tomorrow after noon at o'clock. As a mark of re- spect to the memory of the deceased the Bronson library will be closed from to o'clock
 1 The first of five performances of 1',The Fatal Wedding" was presented at I Polls theater last evening before a fair sized audience The play was well re- ceived and each of the parts was well l sustained. 1t is drama that has many interesting points and features and will undoubtedly receive good pat ronage for the rest of the engagement. 4 It will be presented tonight and to- morrow afternoon and evening and for popular prices.
 The Metabetchouan Fishing and I Game club of KislSissink, Canada, held its annual meeting and banquet at the l Winthrop hotel. Meriden, last night, and elected the following officers: Pres ident, Hon Stephen w. Kellogg nc Wa terbury: vice president. John W Coe ! of Meriden; secretary and treasurer, John q. Chamberlain of Bridgeport stewards Morris w Seymour of Bridgeport. George IT. Wilcox Of Mer- iden, Francis Stevenson of Merlden,
 The funeral of Mrs Bennett Stiles took place yesterday afternoon from the family residence on Baldwin Hill with service at the house by the Rev R. A Nichols. formerly of this city and now of VerTsont assisted by the Rev Mir Smith, and interment in Riv- erside cemetery. The floral offerings in. cluded palms and pillow from the son and daughter of the deceased white roses from Mr and Mrs A. B. Si mons, calla lilies from Mir and Mrs l Charles Kayser. white carnations from ! Mir and Mrs John T. Iowton. white roses from Mrs Fitch and family. pink carnations from Mrs William Brad shaw. white carnations from Mrs Bot. tomlee and family, white carnations from Mrs William Hall, and fat piece of pink carnations from the ladies of the Second Baptist church and other friends.
 The new auto truck of the Water bury Manufacturing company has made it's impression upon team owned by the Salvation Army. The truck was going up Leavenworth street where the Salvation Army team was hitcheG near the station house. The horse has not much spirit. but it was scared ou1 of it's wits by the sight of the bis horseless machine. A great blacl rubber blanket enyeloped it and 1t was no wonder It scared the horse. The
 result was that the horse broke its hitch line and made a short and disas trous turn across the street to escape ) the gradually approaching monster 5 Slap bang LID against the post the team
 went. The horse left 1t there after giving 1t n few kicks that scattered II
 smithereens the few boards that hat
 been left together The horse tool ! to it's heels down West Main street
 but it did not go far when 1t wal
 caught
 This morning man smashed q car
 riage wheel in the trolley rails on Eas
 Main street near the Sacred Hear
 church. The owner of the vehicle
 says he intends to ask the city to pa!
 the damage. The rails at this point
 he states, are over two inches abov, , the grade of the street and somebody
 told him that 1t is the duty of the cit,
 to keep the roadbed to tn, ! grade of the rails. The gentle man must have been misinform
 ed He had better look to the trolle,
 company to fix his rig. No matte
 what happens on the public street people look to the city for damage ' and when men acting for the munici pality endeavor to arrange things S
 that private corporations who use tn
 highways and create conditions whicl
 result in accidents shall bear the cost
 many stand prepared to defeat thei purpose. Such damage as Is cause
 by the presence of rails in the street should be met by the trolley magnate instead of saddling it onto the tax l. payers.
 n As the time for your wedding ar
 proaches you will be looking about fo ' a residence. Then furnishing will
 in order. The Upson, Jewelry Co.'S e,
 tablishment will give you pointers a !, getting your cutlery, silverware ct,