Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-25
CITY NEWS

4 $ Neville Dougherty of New York Is lending few days in town.
 The condition of Miss Margaret Crane is much Improved to-day.
 The painters and decorators will hold an important meeting in Franco AmeUdcan hall tonight
 A petition Is in circulation among
 e lawyers to close their offices Satur- ay afternoon beginning on the hrst sa aturday in June. 1t is expected that insurance agents will also be asked to close their offices.
 The regular monthly meeting of the St Joseph's T. A. society will be held n St Patrick's hall tonight at o'clock. During the summer months he meetings will be held on Monday nights instead of Sunday afternoons
 Miss Alice McGrath of Waterbury, district deputy of Ladies auxiliary ot Connecticut, Foresters of America, and Miss Kitty McP Partland of the same order. are in New Haven arranging for the formation of lady circle or Voresters.
 The Merrimac A. c. will give it's third annual excursion to Hanover park Decoration day, Saturday, May 90. Two special trains have been en- gagged. first leaving Dublin street sta ton at 1:30 p. m.; second leaving ten minutes later. The committee i'll charge are William Ghent, John Maher, James J. Hayes, Michael Slay1n ana Thomas Driscoll.
 The baseball game between the AFarrimac A. c. and the Brooklyn A. 3C. teams, members of the City Anna (teur league, did not take place in Wa { terville on Saturday as it was sched- uIed. The teams were on the field but the Waterville team was playing a Watertown nine. They refused to give the grounds to the City league players.
 The funeral of Patrick s. O'Rourke j look place yesterday afternoon from fha family residence on Lafayette street to St Patrfck's church, where service was conducted by Father Glee- son. The floral tributes included a etanding wreath and bouquets from the employees of Platt Bros; bouquets, Rob- ert Sheehan and Loretta Bolger. The remains were taken to Ansonia Tor burial in charge of Mulvflle.
 There was a scarcity of shirt waist students at the High school to-day. None could be seen. Of course many N students had shirt waists on but they were sure that they wore coals over them, When Professor COndon told Morton Tracy to either put on his coat or leave the room last Friday and young Tracy left the room, there was a stir among the pupils Some of them threatened to appear in the same garb on Monday, but today not one carried out his threat Principal S. W. WiIby has been quoted as saying that all the boys must wear coats or leave school and the students know what is meant when the principal thus expresses him. self.
 Mrs Margaret Walsh of South Oak street died suddenly Saturday after noon of heart failure. She was ,prepar- ing to go down town when she was Eeized with sinking spell and never rallied. Besides her husband, Patrick ,5WaIsh, she leaves eight children, Mrs Thomas M Magner. the Misses Mary I and Margaret William, Lewis, Mich ] aeI. James and Patrick Walsh. The funeral took place this morning with a mass of requiem at the Sacred Heart church by Father Shelley and inter- ment in St Josepf's cemetery. The bearers were John Moran, Thomas Nc STTdIHe W1llldU1 JOlln ISuuC John Ryan and Anthony Blackburn The floral offerings included a wreath from Mrs Dunn: sneaf of wheat, the family; bouquets, Miss Teresa Henry Miss Mary Bakereach and William Wallace.
 The public will be surprised to learr that the St Joseph T. A. B. society vii give their annual excursion not t Coney Island this year, but to Nortl Beach, which is very charming TO sort on Long island sound short dis Sance this side. of New York One o the reasons why the change of places is made is that the society was unable fo secure the iron steamboat Siriu this year owing to the fact that sev eraI letters went astray through tn, postal department Another reason i that it takes too long to make the triJ from New Haven to Coney Island. Tn stead of the Siriussthe society has se cured the St Johns which is owned h. the Central Railroad company of Ney Jersey. This is larger and more lex psnsive boat than the Sirius The dat of the excursion is Saturday, August F will be by way of New Haven.
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