Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-07-12
CITY NEWS

The Hay Jerks barn dance to be
given at Pequot hall, WatertoWn road,
July ID. promises to be big event.
Waldo T. Pratt Of ~ Johnson street.
a graduate of Waterbury High school,
passed successfully his examination
for entrance to Yale. He intends tax
ing the scientific course.
The Gaelic Literary society will hold
an important meeting tonight. 444I
members are requested to attend, as
action will be taken relative to COM
peting for the prizes at the Springfield
Gaelic Feis. which will be held early
In the fall.
The pupils of Miss Reeds dancing
academy will give their next shirt
waist dance in Knights of Columbus
hall Monday evening, July %, instead
of Wednesday, July 20. Ilallier's or
chestra will furnish music for dancing.
Select crowds and a good time are al
ways to be found at this popular dane
ing academy.
The funeral Of Frank Veilette took
place this morning from his late home
on Main street, Waterville, with q
mass of requiem at st MichaePs
church by Father Traynor and inter-
ment in Calvary cemetery The bear
ers were f Lebois, T. Desfereau, w.
Garneau, p. Wobart, NJ. Gauphier
and A. Biron
At meeting of the Acorn Athletic
club last night the following officers
We're elected: President, Daniel But
Ter; vfce-president. j. Finn; treasurer,
II. Maloney; financial secretary, Thorn
as McNellis; recording secretary, J.
Calvin; sergea mt at-arms, I. Whee1a-
han; janitor, J. Drew; room committee,
Charles Smith, P. Dunphy and
George Shove. Seven new memb ers
were admitted.
Mr. and Mrs Charles #. SAKE returned
home from the funeral Of Mrs Saxe's
brother, Michael Downes of Walling-
ford, to-day, bringing her nieees, Mollie
Downes, Mabel Boice and Mrs George
Capelle. Mr. Downes leaves wife and
three children, John Downes, M. T..
DoWnes, an attorney, and one daugh-
ter, Mary. He left brother. Joseph
Downes, and one sister, Mrs Charles
F. Sake.
Residents in the neighborhood Of
Baldwin and Keefe streets make COM
plant of lads who pass their evenings
large oak tree which stands at the cor
They gather early in the evening to
have what they Gull scrub game of
ball, and after darkness sets in they
make for the big tree, where they re-
main until late in the evening and
raise disturbances of all kinds and use
language which is anything but pleas
ant for the nearby neighbors Ball
playing has been prohibited where the
boys play owing to the damage that
has been done on the buildings which
surround the property.
Court Fruitful Vine, No 8, r. of A,
celebrated its thirtieth anniversary in
G. A. r. hall last night, Chief Ranger
M. J. Colloty acting as POSTMASTER.
Other prominent members of the order
on the platform included Grand Treas
uer David Dickinson of Meriden, Past
| Grand Secretary w. @. Kleinecke and
Past Grand CHIEF Ranger J. J. McDon-
aid OF Waterbury. Besides an address
by Chief Ranger ColIoty, the exercises
included recitations by Daniel Lawlor;
humorous selections, w. G. Twitty
Torrington; anecdotes. j. Cavanaugni
addresses. Treasurer Dickinson, Past
Il
Past Grand Secretary w. O. Kleinecke
George Husker, DIR McLinden. Thomas
Condor, J. H. Frenzy; solo, w. Quig-
Hey; song, T. Howell; remarks, Water
IH. Bartram; song, Thomas McGrath;
song, Thomas Bergin; remarks, NJ
Cass. Thomas Mulcahy and George Ad.
ans. At the present time the court
| has 175 members and is in excellent
financial condition. The meeting broughi
together many who had not met before
in many years and was in many re
spects one of the most representative
collection of Foresters ever held in Wa
terbury. The committee in charge con
sisted of Chief Ranger M. J. Colloty
Sub-Chief ranger Rudolph Schrest
Past Chief Ranger B. J. Collins, Treas
urer George II. Husker, former auditor
of the grand court, and p. FL. Phelan.
Signs Of failing vision. namely
When your eyes tire in reading: wheI
you frown or partly close your eyes
when looking at an object; wheI
i things swim" or become dim after
being looked at for some time; wher
the eyes ache, smart or water, or wher
4 you have pain in the eyeballs, orbit
temples or forehead All these con
.ditions are durable by the proper
glasses such as we will furnish yor
after scientific examination. The
Epson JeWelry Co, opticians, So Bank
street.