Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-27
CITY NEWS

AOou OL dSSSSSuenC nad an out ing to-day.
 The weekly prom of the American band was we'll attended Saturday evening Although the weather was too warm for comfort the music was thoroughly enjoyed.
 Attorney Francis F. GuiIfoile VIII at- tend the national democratic conyen- ton in St Louis. He will accompany the Connecticut delegation which will leave on next Sunday. Incidentally he ton.
 A movement is being inaugurated by the clerks in the retail cigar stores to nave the owners of the stores close them on Sunday afternoons from 1 to 9 o'clock. They claim that the hours during the week are long and that little business would be lost by closing the st0res during the above hours on Sun days.
 The Concordia Singing society of this city, sixty strong, and the Concordias of Seymour, sixty in number, left here this morning at 10 o'clock for New Britain, where they were to partici- pate In the annual state saengerfest. They were accompanied by about 100 people from this city, who expect to cheer the Concordias on to victory.
 The "Trimmers" gave an outing at Mohawk park yesterday afternoon. about seventy people being present Among those who contributed to the enjoyment of the occasion were the fol- lowing: Songs, John Moore, P. H. Rice, Frank PheIan, George Mulligan, J. H. Sullivan, Robert Williams Stephen Costello, George Bentley, Jos eph Phelan, Thomas Cavanaugh short stories and recitations. John Keating; dancing, J. Flynn and P. H. Rice.
 A valuable bulldog belonging to James Carroll, the well known pro motor of wrestling matches. was shot this morning. The dog bit a child last night and when the owner was in- formed of 1t he called in Officer Kier- sted, who succeeded with some difficult ty in lodging bullet in the dogs brains. The dog insisted upon trying to take piece of flesh out of the officers leg. The officer took good aim and one bullet did the business.
 It is very likely that the business arranged for this week in the super for court may go over, for already one CdS0 nus uIOpPCu OAl1 A~0OACJ Woolworth, and this morning Attorney Guilfoile said it is very probable that the breach of promise case of Marie Pumella vs Pasquale Contaldi may be withdrawn This was suit for S5,- 900. Tn the city court the plaintiff claimed to have been brought here from New York by Contaldi and that he placed her in few rooms on Bish- op street pending their marriage and that he apparently tired of her and had her et9cted.
 l A number of small boys were play 1 ing with fire crackers and pistols on Hill street yesterday afternoon in the usual ante Fourth of July demonstra- lions, and in consequence two of them are at least temporarily disabled. It took pr Lally all the afternoon and last evening to pick grains of powder from the face of one of the boys named Wttzman, living on Vine street, and another went home with 22-cal- l iber bullet in his right knee This last 1 boy was already crippled in the left knee. There is some danger that the right leg will be disabled att the knee where the bullet entered He lives on Hill street Last night both boys were doing as well as could be expect ed. but 1t Is believed their Fourth of I July ardor has been greatly cooled of and that they will not take place in any of the parades or demonstrations Of that day.