Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-01
CITY NEWS
Best bicycles at Youman's.

of the Georgetown university on June 10.
 William l.. Fuller was appointed or the finance committee at the meeting
 of letter carriers in Middletown yes +terday.
 John B. Doherty was sworn in to-day as deputy sheriff, to succeed w. J. Rig >ney, by Clerk Marsh of the superior court.
 The Young Mems Catholic Literary association will give an excursion to Hanover park on Saturday afternoon, June 16.
 Rev Father John Greaney of Wash ington, D. C., is visiting at the home of MT and Mrs Simon Mccarthy, 1O7O South Main street.
 Miss Annie Scanlon; who has been the guest of Mrs D. +. McCarthy, re- turned to New Haven to-day to take 1 Up her duties in the Connecticut brain l ing school for nurses.
 According to the Jewish calendar, this is the feast Of Pentecost, a holy l day of obligation among orthodox and reformed Hebrews. The feast is kept two days, to-day and tomorrow.
 Mrs Annie Barrett almost lost the thumb of her right hand Saturday by the operation of a press she was work ing at in the Waterbury Manufacturing Co.'S factory. It is not known yet if she will lose the thumb.
 The bureau of assessment met at ? l o'clock this afternoon and took action on the proposed change of grade on Prospect and West Main streets with a view to having it ready for presenta ticn to the aldermen tonight.
 Master Robert J. Eustace of Adams street, salutatorian of the Webster school, left on the 30 D. III. train for New York to attend the wedding of his cousin, M. J. Eustace Miss Mollie Eustace and Richard Eustace sister and brother of the groom accompanied him.
 Over 1000 people went on the excur- sion given by the Merrimac Athletic club to Hanover park on Saturday af- ternoon. Two trains were packed On the return trip the engine of the first train was unable to pull the cars and the engine of the second train had to help it. The trains arrived in Water bury oven an hour late The funeral of Mrs Margaret E. Lowe took place yesterday from her late home on Field street with service at the house by pr Davenport and in- terment in Riverside cemetery. The bearers were H. c. Packer, H. l.. Lev eridge, H. A. Brooks and A. F. Par thenay. After the funeral services Mrs John Lines rendered 'Rock of Ages and ''Is There Any Help for Us"
 Several of the young people are practicing nightly in order that they may win the prize which is to be giv- en to the most graceful lady two-step- l per by the Theatrical Stars at the en- tertainment and dance in Leavenworth hall Thursday night. A fine dance program has been arranged. Mana | ger Joe Rivers wishes to state that l Miss Jennie Flemming, whose name | appears on the bills, will not perform 1 that evening
 | The funeral of Philip Hassel took place yesterday afternoon from his late home on West Porter street with ser vice at the house by the Rev MT Pfiel and interment in Riverside cemetery. The bearers were James Luddy and John Foody of the Bartenders' union, John Johnson and M. J. Smith repre- senting the Brooklyn Athletic club, Christopher Erk and Christopher Do- derer. There were several beautiful floral tributes. The Brooklyn Athletic club attended the funeral in body. In the city court to-day Fred Burns paid $15 for colliding with a man and knocking him down with his bicycle Michael Donovan for resistance and in toxication paid $20. Robert Bond was fined $5 and costs for intoxication yes terday and Charles Munson of Middle bury the same amount for the same of fense. Tony Framme was sentenced to thirty days in jail for interfering with three little girls. in the woods above Ridgewood street. A case against four Lithuanians was contin- ued to tomorrow in the hope and pros pect that the case will be settled The same disposition was made of a case against William Reilly and Horace Blair for interfering with an employe of the trolley company and case against Alfred DeMerz was continued. This is case of calling ''scab.''
 Tomorrow the special term of the criminal side of the superior court will open here for the purpose of hearing the cases against the eight trolley strik- CTS. Saturday Sheriff Rigney served the subpoenas upon the boys he has been looking for since last Tuesday. He found them at Otis Mass, a place about twenty miles just across the northern state line. As has been said, they were camping out and made no objection to appear in court tomorrow. Some of them returned to town with the sheriff and the remainder stayed behind. There was no secret about their destination, but Sheriff Rigney had such difficulty in locating them that some people feel as jubilant as though he had discovered the north pole. g < |f & e
 How would a nice diamond ring go for graduation present? Surely noth- l ing could be more appropriate and at the same time less expensive when you consider full value received. They cost , -<lc 1%@.o II.