Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-19
DURANT, PEAsLEY AND CoWELL.
CITY NEWS

A SoA WoS pOlA II A11I1y CNSUllS u
 Mrs Minnie Riordan, widow of the
 late Dennis Riordan of 21 Hickory
 street.
 One of the shafts of the big hook
 and ladder truck was broken this
 morning on Bank street in front of Wards flats.
 The New York Tribune published to- day a picture of Harry Batchelder of fhis city, who, itSsays. is promin lent
 candidate for the9 position of guard on
 the Yale team.
 Go G has changed the driu night from Thursday to Tuesday night of each week. The first meeting under the new rule will be held tomorrow evening.
 Dennis Grimes of Wall street. Ed
 ward Maher of East Main street and Frank Kane of Walnut street are en-
 Joying, weeks hunting expedition in New York state.
 Mis- Mamie Donahue, formerly a clerk at Currans, is studying at the Spencer kindergarten school in New Haven preparatory to becoming q Kindergarten teacher.
 Judgment in the case of P. Fl. Gar roll against Byron H. Eldridge for S32O commission on sale of real es- tate was handed down to-day by Judge Peasley. The decision is for the defendant.
 There is a new novelty in town which you can have for the asking. It is cover for books; keeps them
 clean while in use. Is very neat in appearance and fits any size book. When you are in Upson, Singleton 6
 Co.'S store ask for book cover. The Zion Literary association will give a literary entertainment and
 dance in LeaNenworth hall to-mor-
 row evening. The committee in
 charge has arranged fine program,
 which will no doubt prove pleasing to
 the large audience that will be pres ent.
 The Protector hose volunteer com pany will probably be disbanded this week. The plan is that the board of l public safety will meet on Friday
 night and pass a vote disbanding the fire company. They will announce the vote at the farewell banquet of Pro- tector hose company on the same night.
 The local women's golf club will play the women's club of Bridgeport series of games beginning this af- 1 ternoon. Among thei visitors are Miss Georgianna Bishop, who Is said
 to be one of the best players in the
 country, While here the visitors will
 be the guests of Mrs Irving Chase. l The case of George Schwenterly vs J. H. Frost of New Haven will be tried before Justice of the Peace Charles Bauby tomorrow. The suit is to recover for q pair of shears | which the plaintiff gave to the defend ant to have sharpened. He hasn't seen them since. Frost claims. that he returned them by mail. Attorney Lawlor has charge of the paintif' $ case awhile Attorney Woodruff is looking after Frost's interests. Patrick D. Barlow of this city
 walked into newspaper office on Park Row, New York, yesterday, and informed the editor that he had es- capped from the insane retreat at Mid
 dletown last Thursday and wanted to
 be apprehended. Police Officer Burke was called in ands accompanied Barlow l to the Bellevue psychopathic ward to await his return to Middletown. The above is from yesterdays New York Sun and will interest Waterbury peo-
 pie who feared that he was apt to rap at their doors any moment
 Andrew J. Cooney, proprietor of the
 Home laundry, and Miss Helen R. Duffy. were married this morning at
 the Immaculate Conception church by the Rev Father Slocun. James
 Cooney, brother of the groom, was best
 man, and Miss Julia Duffy, sister of the bride, was maid of honor. A we'd
 ding breakfast was served at the home
 of the brides mother, Mrs Catherine
 Duffy, 492 West Main street. MT and
 Mrs Cooney left this afternoon for a
 driving tour through the Berkshire hills, thence to Poughkeepsie and down the Hudson to New York city. Z Carl Steinborn, years old, fell from the third story of the Culhane block
 on East Main street, opposite Orange, on Saturday afternoon. He opened the window on the third floor, climbed on the window sill, lost his balance and fell to the ground below, a dis tance of about thirty-f1ve feet. He landed on his side. The boy was
 picked up in a dazed condition. It was thought that he was dead. Dr Dona-
 hue was summohed and on investiga- ton found that the child was practical ly uninjured. He had slight con-
 tusion on the head. .
 Two little girls, aged about 9 and {
 years. children of John Hodapp of 33 WeFton street, had narrow escapes from being seriously injured yesterday
 morning. A new water main is being
 laid in Welton street. The children
 were running along the trench when a
 part of the bank gave away and the
 children were pitched into the bottom
 of the trench. A large quantity of sand and stones fell upon them so that
 half their bodies were covered. Sew
 eral young men, including Edward
 Downey and Frank Casey, hastened to the children's rescue and dug them out Of the trench. The older girl received such a shock that she tainted after
 being taken from the trench. Both