Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-04
CITY NEWS

~ SOiI vas DONh to-udy tO UT aA1A Mrs McLinden.
 Mrs Winifred Mitchell is home afs ter spending a two months vacation with her son Stephen Mitchell of New Haven.
 Mrs Leonard. who is familiar with the cells in the police station, was found in a drunken condition on Water street to-day by Officer Kane and was given a free ride to the station.
 Patrick FIaherty died at the resl. dence Of his daughter, Mrs Mary A. Caulfeld of 5S Center street, at 10 o'clock this morning after 9 brief ill., ness. He was well known resident of Waterbury, having lived here for 90 years He leaves one sister, Mrs Mary McInerney of Park avenue. The funeral potice will be given later.
 The contractor who Is laying the 14-fnch water main along Bank street to Riverside, is minrs about 75 or 100 pounds of metal to-day. Yesterday afternoon some boys broke into the tool box which was stationed on Riverside street near Bank, and stole the metal. The DO lice are working on the case.
 Suit has been brought by the niecea and nephews of the late Edward Lacey against the widow in order to sci aside the deeds of certain property made to Mrs Lacey. The suit is for $8,00O. the plaintiffs being Margaret, Mary and John DowIing Of tfds city, and Bridget Bowling of New Jersey, and it is returnable in the superior court the first Tuesday in September.
 An unusually large crowu attended the promenade given by the Waters bury Military band In the auditori1ng last night A fine dance program had been arranged by Leader LaIlier. and excellent music was rendered During the evening pretty fans of varied neat designs were distributed to all present. They were the conlpIi< ments of Phelan, the Teaman, and ths Military band, and the dancers ap- preciated them very much. The win ners of the excursion tickets to Duams land were Thomas Cunningham, AIisa Anna Toole and Miss Ludina La&onse.
 A horse belonging to George. Pan= neton, the carriage maker, was standing in front of the wagon shop on Jefferson street this morning when an automobile come up the street. The auto had another auto in tow. The horse became frightened at his rivals and ran away. He crashed into Byrnes feed store and left the great CT part of the carriage there and then with the shafts still attached dashed madly onto South Main street He stumbled and fell on South Main street and about six men were sit ting on his head before it could make move.
 The board of public works held a spH< cfal meeting this afternoon and in< structed the engineer to see what diss position can be made of the stona crusher at Cheshire and also to make inquiries regarding a new plant Tf is believed that portable stone cr-ushr CT would pay in Waterbury There is an abundance of good rock close td the city that could be ground up and carted onto the streets without uoiI12 to the cost of hauling it on the cars. It was decided to construct the sewer ordered by the aldermen on Rank street between Meadow street and inc Naugatuck river. The Superintendent of streets was directed to put stand. ing curb at the junction of West Main and Prospect streets
 Mrs Julia McEyoy. widow of Joh., McEyoy, died at her late resi6ence Roe Baldwin street at 12 o'clock ho-dav aFz5 ter lingering illness with cancer she was one of the oldest Irish rea,. dents of the city, having lived abouf 5S years in Waterbury. She was devout Catholic and a woman of sterl- ing character who held the respect Of all who had occasion to meet or know her. She leaves three sons, Henry. Patrick and John H., and four daueh- ters, Mrs Lawrence Tobin. Mrs Pat rick Hanley and Misses Elizabeth and Julia McEvoy, one brother, John Ber- gin and one sister Mrs Bridget Thomp- son. The funeral will take place from her late residence Saturday morning to St Francis xavier's church. Burial will be in the family plot in