Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-25
CITY NEWS

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 The Waterbury Sunday Telegram to- morrow will be hot stuff.
 Another swell promenade concert at Clty nall tonight by Military band. You are invited. Good times for all. Mulcahy council, Knights of Colum- bus, will have ladies night on next Tuesday night. They will entertain their lady friends in K. of c. hall. Dancing will be feature
 Among those who have engaged pas sage on the Atlantic Transport line steamship Minnetonka sailing for London to-day, is Miss Charlotte Benedict of Waterbury.
 The monument committee of the united divisions of the A. O. H. met last night and elected officers as fol- lows: Chairman, Francis O'Brien; sec retary, Morgan Burke; treasurer, John x. Calvin. v
 The street department is widening the gutters on Washington street, and when the job is finished property own CTS who have been finding fault about washouts will have nothing to com plain of from that source.
 John Daly, president of the Central Labor union, left for New York to-day, in response to telegram received by him last evening. The telegram had no connection with the trolley strike. He is merely wanted for organization purposes, it is said.
 Architect Asheim goes about his bus mess on crutches and is very thankful to be able to get around in that way. Three weeks ago he was cleaning a revolver, when it went off and a bullet hit him in the right leg. Of course the architect didn't know it was load ed
 The Mattatuck Rod and Gun club held meeting last evening for the pur- pose of taking measures to protect game. A committee was appointed to ascertain if a dozen more game war dens cannot be appointed, and also 9 reward of $25 was offered for informa- ton that will lead to the conviction of parties violating the game laws.
 Forest park may be said to be now closed tight. All the attractions have departed. The last to remain open for a stray dime was the merrygo- round and that closed up a few days ago. MT Morgan, however, said that If the strike is declared off within q reasonable time the park will reopen with all the attractions in full swing.
 On Wednesday the special commit tee of the court of common council appointed to investigate the water question will go to Waterbury to in spect the .gravitation system there. A trip may also be taken to New Haven for the same purpose, and another h. spection of the reservoir site at Salmon Brook maybe made. A meeting of the committee will be held Monday even ing.-Hartford Times.
 The board of safety last evening de- cided to appoint Frank H. Mordo, an employe of the-Olock Go, to the posi- tion of engineer In the fire department. His salary is to be S950. The ap- pointment was not made until after a great deal of discussion. 1t was yot- ed to put new wheels on steamer No 1, the cost not to exceed $150. A pro- position to buy 1000 feet of hose ere ated a good deal of debate. The new hose is required for the new engine house in the Brooklyn district. It was finally decided to hand the matter over to a committee consisting of Conmis- sioners Hardie, Taylor and Chief Snagg.
 Business appears to be slowing up in police circles again. The only mat ter heard by Judge Burpee in the city court to-day was the continued case against James Carney for intoxicatton. The case was held over from yesterday morning to give bhe police time to find out about parcel of clothing Carney had in his possession when arrested. He said he was given the articles by friend. and the police this morning certified to the veracity of that state ment For being drunk he was sen- tenced to thirty days in jail. Though he insisted he was not drunk, the po- lice said he was.
 The supreme court has decided in fa- vor of the defendant in the matter of the Barlow Bros Go against the J. w. | Gaffney Go. This was @ mechanic s | lien placed by the plaintiff on the Null | cahy Memorial school on Cole street l for work done thereon. The Gaffney | Go had the original contract for heat l ing and ventilating and from them 1t went through two or three sub-con- l tractors until it reached the plaintiff. | When the work was done they de- manded their contract price from the l defendant but the defendant had no contract with the plaintiff. The su- l perior court decided for the defendant, whereupon the plaintiff appealed to :, the supreme court, which has sustained l the decision of the former court.
 The funeral of Mrs Jeremiah Hanlon took place this morning from the fam | fly residence on South Wilson street with mass of requiem at St Patrick's church by Father ,Sheehan and inter ment in St Joseph's cemetery. The | bearers were John Coriden, John Me. | Carthy, John Griffin, John Shea, John Barrett and James Mulligan. The floral tributes included a pillow mark. | ed Wife d mound lettered Mother and wreath inscribed Grandma from the husband, children and l grandchildren of the deceased; bou.