Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-09
CITY NEWS


 Theta Sigma fraternity of the High school at Knights of Columbus hall tomorrow night.
 Mrs Jane Ann Woods died this morn ing at her alolne,s 10 Spencer avenue The funeral will be held Friday after noon at 3 o'clock.
 Mrs Mary Bronson Platt died last evening at her home, 66 Linden street. . The funeral will be held Thursday af- ternoon at o'clock
 The remains of Mrs E. H. Gaylord, who died yesterday in Bridgeport, will be brought here on the $40 D. m. train and inferred in Riverside cemetery.
 Michael Jannetta and Miss Louise De Vito of Clark street were married at II o'clock this morning at Our Lady of Lourdes church by the Rev Father KaraIn.
 The Misses Della Fitzpatrick of Hospital avenue and Alice Grady and Mary McGowan of Central avenue left this morning for a two weeks vacation in Boston.
 Miss Clara V. Sutton of the Sacred Heart choir rendered Abide With Me- at the offertory at the 3 o'clock mass at the Immaculate Conception church Sunday.
 John J. Guernsey, father of Post master Guernsey of this city. died at his home In Cheshire last night from illness resulting from old age He was S9 years Of age Funeral arrange. ments will be announced later. k Barnum & Bailey's mammoth circus will show in this city on Tuesday, June 80. A representative of the show who was in this city today said that the circus would be held at the old stand, the Athletic field, where a pow CT house is now being erected by the Connecticut Railway and Lighting Co.
 John Beraztilisky of 137 Summit street, section hand in the employ of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Go, narrowly escaped being very seriously injured this morning He was passing behind a passenger train when 1t suddenly backed up One Of his feet was caught under wheel of car and badly crushed. He was taken to Dr Russelps office where his injury was dressed. Later he was re- moved to the Waterbury hospital
 The mortuary report for the month of May, issued by the town clerk, is as follows: Scarlet fever or scarletina ?, spinal meningitis 1, diphtheria and croup l, whooping cough 2 typhoid fe- yer 1, diarrhoeal diseases under five 2, over five, 8, consumption or phthisis 3, pneumonia or lung fever 12, bronchi- tis S. all diseases of the nervous sys- tenn ', heart disease 4, accident and violence z, all other causes except still births 26, total s5; deaths under one, 25, one to five, 8.
 Court America, F. of A. entertained a large number of other members of the order in Pythian hall last night. The entertainment program consisted of songs, 6 wrestling bout, phonograph selections, selections by the banjo and guitar club of Court Guiseppi Verdi, q violin and piano selection by mem bers of Court Champlain, comic reef tations, selections by quartet the presentation of an Italian dance with Italian music, by members of the vis- iting court and 8 contortionist act by Joe Rivers. Every number was ap- plauded Refreshments were served TnfOugnOuC LIe evening.
 The Waterbury Medical society held a meeting last evening. Dr Kilmartin read an able paper on variola or small pox, and Dr Maloney one on trachoma or granulated eyelids. Many interest," ing eases relating to peculiar accidents and strange diseases were discussed by Dr T. M. Bull of Naugatuck, Dr Donahue, Dr .Goodenough, Dr DwyerI and Dr Graves. The name of Dr Hun- gerford was proposed for membership. It was voted to hold regular meetings throughout the summer. The society was organized in 1856, being nearly half a century old, and it has been customary to adjourn throughout the summer months.
 On Friday evening of this week there will be union meeting of all the lodges to prepare for the dedication of the new Masonic hall in Mullings' block which takes place on Monday evening, June 15. The exercises will be in charge of Harmony lodge No 42. F. and A. M. The grand master and his officers from the grand lodge of Connecticut, also the grand chaplain, Rev F. D. Buckley of this city, will attend. After the dedication a ban quet will be served in Odd Fellows hall. The furniture and carpets have been placed in the new hall. The fur nishings are from the Reid & Hughes Dry Goods Go and the furniture from the Hampson- Sellew Co The fur nishing committee consisted of John B. Ebbs. Joseph Neil and John Mur- dens