Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-02
CITYNEWS
Bicycle repairing at Youmans.

Miss Nellye Reeds pupils and friends will enjoy dancing at Town hall, Watertown, tonight.
 The marriage of James l.. Henebry and Miss Elizabeth Kilbrtde is an- nounced to take place on June 22.
 The Theatrical Stars and friends will make merry on Thursday night at 1 Leavenworth hall The entertainment will be followed by dancing.
 Helen, the 2-years-old daughter of MT and Mrs Patrick O'Brien of 168 l Mill street, died this morning. The fu- neral will be held tomorrow afternoon. Te property known as Wards flats on Bank street was sold to-day by the | Travellers Life Insurance Go of Hart | ford to Pasquale Ciminera for $40,OOO Articles of association have been 1 filed with the secretary of state by the All Saints Independent Ldthuan- l ian Catholic church of Waterbury. Miss Margaret Noonan of Torring- ton, who has been the guest of Miss Doran of Riverside park, departed for her home in Torrington yesterday.
 An important meeting of the Alumni association of St Mary's school will be uc1u LO-IlSuC dL Q U ClOck HI Iu@ cahy Memorial building. Besides the election of officers other important bus mess will be transacted. A full at tendance is therefore requested.
 A well attended meeting of the Sixth division, A. O. H., was held last night. Four candidates were initiated and five propositions received. During the summer months the society will meet but once in four weeks and that will be on the first Monday in each month.
 Edward P O'Brien, aged 24 years, died this morning at the residence of his mother, Mrs Bridget O'Brien, 123 Charles street. Besides his mother he leaves two sisters, Mrs J. F. Calvin and Miss Annie O'Brien; also four brothers, Michael H., William T.. John F. and Thomas M. O'Brien. The fu- neral will be held Thursday morning.
 A crowd of young men got talking about the Wigwam reservoir Saturday and finally one of the asked the weight of the masonry dam. Nobody knew. City Engineer Cairns says it weighs 35,000 tons and that the water in the reservoir weighs 3,00O,0O0 tons, so you 
 resting on a pretty solid foundation.
 Sarah Kennaugh, for many years am employe of MT and Mrs George D, Terry of Prospect street, died yester- day at the Waterbury hospital. She leaves one sister, Mrs Story. The fu- neral will be held from Brown & Cranes undertaking rooms tomorrow afternoon at i o'clock with service at Bucks Hill chapel and interment in Bucks Hill cemetery.
 Tracy Bros Go has been awarded the contract for the erection of the 1 building for Court Hamilton, F. of A. l Work will begida immediately and will l Joe completed on. or about September 1. | The courts anniversary will occur in 1 August, but the festivities will be de l ferred until the new hall Is ready for ! occupancy when the biggest demon l stration ever held in Mill Plain will l take place. -. 'l.
 The annual June reception of the | Women's auxiliary of the Y. M. c. A. was held in the association building last evening and was largely attended. l The many guests were all cordially welcomed by General Secretary K. S. Ross. The reception committee con- | sisted of Mrs I. A. Spencer, chairman, who is also president of the auxiliary. ! She was assisted by Mrs A. W. Castle, Mrs Samuel Root, Mrs W. B. Riley, 1 vice presidents; Mrs Elizabeth R. Webster, secretary; Mrs J. r. Nor l gan, assistant secretary; Mrs NJ. J. ! Fogg, treasurer; Mrs Walter W. Holmes, auditor; Mrs Clarence Ben ham, Mrs John N. Lewis and Miss Anna E. Graves. -
 Some of the property owners on Highland avenue are not satisfied with fifty foot street and have petitioned 1 the city government to make 1t sixty 1 feet wide from Sunnyside avenue to Bank street, distance of about mile. Attorney Wood was before the alder men last night in the interest of the 1 petitioners and stated that so far as he had been able to learn all the prop erty owners along the line with one or two exceptions would give such land as would be needed for the addi- tional width for nothing The report of the board of public works for. a uni form width of fifty feet for the entire length of the street is now before the l all favor the wider roadway they may hold the other back until action has been taken on the second application.
 At the meeting of the aldermen last night MT Murray thought it time the white pitcher in the ante-room was filled with something good to drink
 during the warm weather. Some body wanted to refer the matter to the superintendent of water, but it was fi- nally agreed to leave it in the hands of the city sheriff. All the members will be wondering what Jack" will have in the pitcher for the boys at the next meeting. Another little joke oc- cured when Alderman Brophy re- marked that if all the democrats were present they would have a tie vote for constable. to which someone replied bat the democrats were not standing shoulder to shoulder. This amused ev- erybody and especially City Clerk Ky l an
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