Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-18
CITY NEWS

Attorney E. B. Kelley is in New Ha5 ven visiting friends.
 MT and Mrs T. F. Carmody are on the final stages of their bridal trip and will reach home this evening.
 The members of the fire department of the Benedict & Burnham concern are enjoying an outing to-day at Light house Point.
 George Marcesseau of the New Eng land Watch Co, has gone to spend Sunday with his old friend Felix M. Poutree in Holyoke, Mass.
 The funeral of William Balucas will 4 take place on Sunday afternoon from the family residence at 657 North Riv- erside street at 1:30. Services will be held in St Joseph's LlLnuanian church. The St Casimir society will attend the funeral in body.
 The carnival and picnic which was to have been given at Linden park, Naugatuck, this afternoon and even- ing by the South End club of this city and the White Rose club of Naugatuck was postponed owing to the disagree able weather. It will be held next Saturday.
 People who figured on having out ings this afternoon find themselves obliged to remain indoors on account of the weathera Similar conditions have obtained since the Saturday half holiday was inaugurated so that those who looked forward to big things while the short day lasted are being disappointed.
 Officer Mclean furnished the greater part of the business for the city court during the past few days. He is on what is known as the jag beat" Bank street, and this explains his apparent industry. There was only arrest made to-day up to 3 o'clock and that was credited to him. This was ..plain drunk so drunk he was unable to speak his name or to walk, and had to be taken to the station house in a wag- on.
 | A foolish horse ran away with a bakery wagon from North Main street this noon. It dashed down North Elm street at a fearful rate and came near making sunithereens of the new drink ing fountain near SStreeter's shop. 1t just grazed the fountain and scared the wits out of small boy who was taking refreshments thereat. A couple of loaves of bread and a few cookies served as tracer for the driv- CT of the crazy team to follow.
 One of the policemen said this af- ternoon that the experience the police are now passing through is the strong est argument that could be offered in protection. He said officers in other cities have had to get together or leave themselves open to all sorts of abuse and that it was high time the men here woke up to the seriousness of the situation. Already, he con tended, some of the boys have paid handsome sums for defending them selves from charges preferred against them that there was nothing and if the business continues no man can tell when he will have to pay a few months salary to satisfy somebody's spleen. He believed nothing but or ganization could check the abuse and hoped to see such move inaugurated without further delay.
 Mrs Mary A. Baker, wife of Henry B. Baker, died this morning at 5 o'clock at her home; 24 Franklin street. at the ripe old age of 76 years DcSlueS uci AuSUdHu SHS lcdNcs olC son, Beach H., engineer on the Naug- atuck division, and one daughter, Mrs Charles Wright Mrs Baker was one of Waterbury's respected residents. Though she had been cripple for many years she always maintained a kind and genial disposition and bore her sufferings with admirable resigna- tion. Her general health was good until last Sunday, when she became se- riously i'll. She had been troubled somewhat with neuralgia which was the probable cause of death Mrs Baker was resident of this city for 8 years, was well known and highly respected.