Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-01


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 Seventy-f1ve boys can find suits in a lot of $3.50 and $4 kinds just the thing to commence school with, at Upson Singleton & Co.'S for S239 the suit.
 The business men and resident: along the line of march will undOubt edly be gayly decorated for the Labor day parade as many have already turned in their order. .... .-.
 Prof W. J. Bunneu will give a re- ceptfon and dance at Knights of Go l lumbus hall tomorrow evening. Ii | will be the first of a series. Lallier's orchestra will furnish music.
 The enga cement of John Hayes and Miss Elizabeth Hill, both residents of l the eastern section of the city, has been announced. The marriage will take place at the Sacred Heart church in the near future.
 The board of public safety will hold it's regular monthly meeting this evening. There is considerable bus mess to be transacted. Among it is the selection of a successor to Police man William Goggins, who resigned recently.
 A very fine picture of the late Owen Thompson of Baldwin street is on ex- bibition in Pollak's show window on Bank street. MT Thompson was foreman of Rose Hill Go, No 5, and had the number of the company on the lapel of his coat when the likeness was taken.
 Charles H. Barnes, we'll known in the livery business here, has given up his hotel business in Woodbury and bought out the interests of F. B.. Nor ton in the Norton Bros hack and liv- cry business. He has also leased for five years the barn occupied by them on Phoenix avenue.
 There is quite a rivalry between the several unions as to which will make the best appearance in the La Dor day parade. Numerous new de signs for badges, banners, etc, are now being prepared. Floats are also in order and 'tis said that some of the locals have a surprise in store.
 Mrs G. A. Gibson and daughter Alice and Mrs M. J. Ryan and sister Loretta of North Main street left this morning for Philadelphia to attend the wedding of their sister, Mary Eileen, which will take place from the resi- dence of her sister, Mrs l.. M. Lough- lin, to St Stephens church at 6 o'clock Wednesday evening.
 Sixty boys can be fitted out for school in wool sailor suits, plenty heavy enough for fall wear at Upson, | Singleton & Co.'S for $1.19 each.
 William J. Barrett, acting for At torney John O'Neill, left here this af- ternoon for New Haven provided with bonds for Thomas and James Quinn, who have been in Jail for some time | past owing to their inability to secure l bail to stand trial for their alleged | connection with the assault committed l upon trolley strike breakers on the | Waterville line last February.
 The semi-centennial meeting which will be held Thursday night should be largely attended. The finance commit tee will make a very encouraging re- port and the whole committee should I be on hand to hear it. One of the finan- ciers said the other day that his con- mittee would find no trouble in raising the money necessary to defray the ex- penses of the celebration, but he was afraid that it would be a failure un- less the public furnished a little en- | thusiasm.
 The attention of Health Officer Kill martin has been called to a rather ne- culfar condition of affairs in the Lau- I dato block on Charles street. The place belonged originally to the Bouf- fard estate, but was purchased recent l ly by MT Laudato. A few weeks q % the upper story was damaged by fire. and Tor some reason known only tO l the owner the roof has not yet been repaired and when it rains the ten ants have various ways of keepino themselves from getting wet. The health officer states that during tho TO- cent storm people who occupy the un- | per floors slept under umbrellas and managed to get along that way very nicely until a child was taken down With diphtheria and in order to give IL proper protection a canopy had to be built over the bed.
 Attorney Charles w. Bauby mado g | gallant capture of a frightened horse l yesterday in Bristol and preventad what might have been a serious runa- way. In company with Commissioner D. J. Lahey the well known attorney witnessed the comm mencement of the hold home week festivities in Bristo, yesterday. After the big parade the two Waterburians were walking along l street not far from the depot. when | horse attached to carriage in which were young man and two young la dies, came down another street at a rapid gait. The young man was driv- | ing too fast. He turned sharply around the corner onto a side street | and the team went plump into a big | float which had been in the parade. The occupants of the carriage were thrown out and the horse, thoroughly l frightened, was about to dash away madly when Attorney Bauby ran from the sidewalk. grabbed it by the head | and succeeded with much difficulty in | quieting him. The young ladies and the driver. who had remarkable es- capes from being seriously injured. l were somewhat cut and bruised. The 1 carriage was badly damaged and the horca e160btIv