Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-03
CITY NEWS

The American band orchestra of 10 men will furnish the music for the opening of the Langley Furniture Go, 14S South Main street. this evening. An awning in front of the Danbury Hat store on Center street caught on nre 1n some unknown manner early this afternoon. but was extinguished with a few pails Of water before much
 damage was done.
 The board of public safety will meet III the lower at g. o'clock tonight. frank J. Finn, John J. Mates and Ed ward B. McAlenney, callmen, will be examined regarding their qualification TOT promotion to the regular force. William H. Nichols who wants to be a callman, will be asked a few ques- tions, too. ..s.
 The Hampson-Sellew Furniture Go 116-120 Bank street, has just completed large sign on the side of the build ing occupied by Pollaks art studio It says among other things that because the Glenwood range is fam ously good one Of them is made and sold ,every seven minutes. The letter. ing occupies conspicuous spot and the letters are so large that a blind man could almost see them from the street.
 The funeral of Peter H. Malone took place this morning from his late home on West Clay street, with mass Of requiem at St Patrick's church and interment in, new St Joseph's cemetery. The bearers were John BegIey, John Fitzgerald. Patrick Courtney, Mat thew Sweeney, James Dunn and John Cooney The floral tributes included pillow from the family; wreath, Frank D. Davis; bouquet, Miss Ka- therine Feeney.
 Contractor William McGrath of Ma gill street was a visitor at the Demo crat office this morning. He dropped in to show the Democrat people saIrl- pie of his potato crop at Mill Plain and brought in two which he claimed were all his carriage would hold convenient ly, and he didn't pick out the biggest ones, either. The tubers were very large and what made MT McGrath all the happier was the fact that they are the best eating potatoes q man ever saw on table.
 Miss Celina >Deschenes and Arthur Forth were married yesterday morn ing at St Ann's church by the hev Father senesac. Miss Marie Morrot nresided at the organ. At the offer forv of the mass which was said on the occasion. ]. e. Baril rendered on the cornet a piece entltled Our Father, the Lords Prayer, by Miller. After a lunch which was served at the residence of MT and Mrs Eusebe Des- chene's. father and mother or the bride, 265 South Main street, the new Iy married couple took the II o'clocK train on a wedding tour to New 1ork and New Jersey.
 A birthday reception was given III honor of Miss Margaret Coyle, pop. uIar young lady of Washington alll' a+ her home on Sylvan avenue last evening. Throughout the eVenlng cannes and amusements of all knds were played. Recitations, songs anu niano selections were rendered Dy seV. ral of those present. Refreshments ol dalicfous nature were served ourlIlg +ba evening Miss Coyle's way oL entertaining brought many woros oL ,,,aIse from those present. The merry pro1rn of fun-makers departed TOT INele ae bomes wishing her many returns " the day.
 Talking about the price of repaarlng s,dawalks brings out the fact that coh- tractors in that line charge more per yard for a big job than TOT lal, one MT Wilmot gets 54 cents yaro from the city for S5,0oO job, but ac- cordinr to his own figures he would do such work for less if there were not so much Of it there. some une aoo the street department had 2OO wards of patching to do and Contrac- tors Byrnes, Wilmot and DoWhng were asked to submit estimates on it. MT wilmot would attend to it for A cents a yard, MT Bowling thought he saw a dollar in it at 40 cents, and MT Byrnes would take hold of 1t for Az cents per yard. Of course the cost of everything may be higher now than at that time. but even so, the concrete men claim that on competitive bids for a $6OOO contract for repairing walks the price per yard would not exceed 40 cents. and one of them would like to get 1t for 35 cents, provided he was let go ahead and do the work to suit his own notion as MT Wilmot is said to be doing. This sidewalk question was not taken hold of right at the opening of the season, but it is be- neved that the bulls made in this con- nection will be remedied later on and the system given a fair trial.