Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-20
CITY NEWS

feated by the Torrington Consolidated High school baseball team at League park yesterday afternoon IS to 12.
 Summer vacation began yesterday at St Thomas's school. All during the summer, however, the pupils of the eighth grade which graduated a week ago are expected to report once week on certain studies.
 The graduation exercises of the Convent of Notre Dame will be held next Tuesday evening, June 2S. in the Convent hall. A delightful program has been prepared by the bright and promising young lady graduates. Tick cts may be had at the convent and at the door on Tuesday evening.
 Maud, the 6-years-old daughter of Thomas O'Connor of 1O92 South Main street. died last night. She was 8 pupil at the Washington school and was a favorite with her classmates The funeral will be held tomorrow af- ternoon at 3:30 o'clock, with ,interment in St Joseph's cemetery.
 The. dry spell that prevailed during the months of April and May had ev- erything burned brown, and 1t was feared by many people who had pre- pared their gardens for their yearly crop that everything would be ruined, but the rain of the last few weeks has moistened the soil, and a wonderful improvement can now be seen. Many of the lawns about the city which were in pretty bad shape from the scorching hot sun now wear velvety green ap- pearance and never looked better.
 Work on the new Mulcahy school is going along rapidly and 1t will soon be ready for occupancy. A fine view can be had from the building all over the city and for quite a considerable dis tance down the valley. Who will be appointed janitor? That's poser and the one who knows, if such a person exists, could rake in nice penny on 1t if he were betting man. A long list of candidates, all good men, are in the race, so that whoever comes in ahead the school officials will be sure to have suitable custodian in charge of the handsome structure.
 Patrick Mccarthy, the St Louis strong man, is spending vacation with his cousin, Maurice Mccarthy, a well known Waterbury sporting man, who conducts cafe at 43s. South Main street. The visitor is one of the last men you would take for man of ex- raordinary strength, being only five feet seven inches tall and weighing not over 185 pounds, yet he has a record which has never been approached of raising 6,370 pounds, using his arms, legs and back under a platform loaded with stone. He performed thts feat in the presence of witnesses in St Louis on september 15, 1898. Some of his other feats consist of carrying dead weight of 2,343 pounds on his back; carrying 1925 pounds half hourly for six days, moving 1t twenty feet each time; holding three men weighing AT pounds on his arm, extended from the side, and many other performances of similar nature. The man is a wonder and his friend Maurice will be pleased to introduce him to the sporting fra ternity and others in Waterbury.
 The funeral of Miss May Frances Rigney was held from the home of her parents, 39 Hawkins street, to St Thomas's church at 9 o'clock this morn ing, where requiem high mass was celebrated by the Rev Father Crowley. As the casket was borne from the church Miss Agnes Breen of Nauga- tuck sang "One Sweetly Solemn Thought" The floral offerings were many and beautiful. consisting of a pillow marked "Our May" from fam fly; mound of roses and ferns, from her cousins, Elizabeth, Minnie and Rose Malone; a basket of white roses, from MT and Mrs H. 0. Howe; a cluster of carnations and ferns, from Miss Ada Thompson and Mrs Alfred F. Tirey; a cluster of carnations and ferns, from Mrs Ps>F. McAvoy; large cross, from MT and Mrs FL M Rigney; pillow marked "At Rest" from Mir and Mrs Robert Ferguson and family; 8 mound of roses, from friends of department 12 of the Waterbury Clock Go; a large cross, from friends of MT Conway's de- partment, Waterbury Clock Go; large wreath, from Frederick M. Berger: a large cross and cluster of carnations, from rolling mill department of scoyill Manufacturing Co; bouquets from the following: Miss Agnes Breen, Mrs Ger trude Wiehn, Miss Luella Hotchkiss. Mrs H. F. Bassett and Edward O'Neil. The pallbearers were Edward O'Nen. James Kelly, Joseph Connor, Michael Sugrue, Frank Gillern and John Carey. Tnterment in the family plot, St Jos eph's cemetery.