Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-11-18
CITY NEWS

Darlings roast pig supper at Staple | tons Thursday night; opp N. E. depot. Michael M. Higgins, aged 80 years, formerly of this city, died at the home of M. J. Loughlin in Watertown last night at 1O:30. The funeral will be held tomorrow morning.
 Dr Charles Monagan has returned from weeks hunting trip in the Ad- irondack mountains. He had his eagle eye and was one of the few for tunate ones who wre able to bring down deer with his trusty rife. Edward bowling died this afternoon at his residence, 296 North Main street. Besides his wife he leaves six children, Mrs John Hanley, Mary, Nellie and Patrick of this city and Mrs John Waller of New Jersey, and Thomas of Ireland.
 The annual dinner of the alumni of Niagara university will be held in the Allyn house, Hartford, tonight. Among the members from this city who will attend are Dr John D. Freney, Prof Michael Donovan, John J. Splain, James Watts and Dr Thomas, J. Kill martin. Among those who will respond to toasts are Dr Kilmartin and John J.. Splain. t.
 The remains of Josephine McGuire, wlfo died yesterday in New York, were brought to this city by Undertaken Mulville and taken to the family resi- dence, 15S Round Hill street, from where the funeral will take place to- morrow morning at S:3O o'clock with mass of requiem at St Thomas's church and interment In new St Jos eph's cemetery.
 The horses of T. E. Lunny, which fell into a ditch on Bast Main street, near Orchard street, this morning, about 3 o'clock, were so badly injured that they will be laid up for six or eight weeks. Stephen Myers, who was driving James Harrington, the propri- etor of the night lunch wagon, home in the hack, says that the, lighted lam terms were on the opposite side of the street than the trench The horses were in the trench about four hours before they were extricated. Police Officer Myers rendered valuable as- sistance. The pole of the hack was broken. The driver was not injured.
 Andrew J. Ceoney of the Home Steam laundry, who Is an enthusiastic huntsman, has been reading the stor- ies printed from time to time about the large strings of game brought from the various hunting grounds around Connecticut by the Waterbury game seekers and yesterday he quiet ly slipped away, stormy though 1t was. and to-day he is showing a string of game that would gladden. any hunts mans eyes. Partridge, quail, rabbits and gray squirrels were in the string and so tempting did they look when exhibited in the Democrat office that the junior reporter had to be sent out on an assignment for fear the string might disappear.
 A day or two ago as Neil Mckay, sexton of the Sacred Heart church, was about to begin his morning work he cast his eyes toward the hill in the rear of the church.. He looked for the hen coop up there, but he looked in vain. He could not see it any where. Thinking that a violent gust of wind might have blown it down he started to investigate. He went to the place where 1t formerly stood. Not l q piece of 1t was in sight, Some per son or persons had carried 1t off. He pursued his investigation further and found the remains of 1t In the cellar l of a house not far away. The next | day what was formerly the hen coop was carried back in pieces to where | it stood originally