Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-27
CITY NEWS

cGpLIOn SATURDAY morning at o. CLOCK
for the late James Longworth.
Michael J. Carmody, the popular
young athlete of the Washington Hill
A. @. has recovered from his recent
illness and is once more at work.
Miss Nellie Donovan or New York,
who has been dangerously ill at st
Vincent's hospital is slowly recovering.
Miss Donovan has many relatives and
acquaintances here.
This year SO far abounds with pri-
vate parties Of all sorts, but the dance
to be given in Odd Fellows hall Thurs
day night bids well to surpass them all
for glorious time.
The announcement is made OF the
marriage of May r. Bracken to John
Kelly April 81. The ceremony was
performed by Rev Father O'Brien of
the Immaculate Conception church.
The clerks employed by the Curran
Dry Goods Co will give private barn
dance in Hamilton hall in Mill Plain
ON next Monday night. Fortunate will
be the persons who secure invitations.
An alarm OF fire from box ~ at
5:3S o'clock yesterday afternoon called
the fire department TO Pond street A
lighted candle had set fire to some
curtains in the home Of Joseph Man
gini. The damage was slight.
| Patrick f. Madigan and Miss
Sarah 9. Gleason were married this
| morning at the Immaculate Concep-
ton church by the Rev Father Slocum.
Michael q. Madden was best man and
Miss Anna Preston was maid of honor
In recent catalogue OF pretty ue-
| sign, which was issued by the New
Providence hospital, Washington, d.
c., is handsome portrait of DIR James
Grady of this city, who has been one
| of the resident physicians at the hos
pital for the past year. DR. Grady will
shortly open an Office in this city.
List of letters remaining unclaim-
ed in the postofflce: Miss Jennie L.
Carroll (2), Michael Corners, Mrs
Charles Chaplin, William X Clark,
Miss Eva Hill, Mrs William Hurlburt,
Richard Henry, Mrs Mary Kiefer, A:
p. Hendricks. Miss Elizabeth p. Key,
Milford B. Mansfield, Miss Sempie
Phepps. M. #. White.
The rainy season of to-day will help
vegetation some and with a little sun
shine later on the trees will be all out
in their spring costumes and the diff
ferent lawns about town will look as
good as new. Even now the effect Of
the rain is quite noticeable on parts Of
the green and other places which
showed no signs Of life yesterday.
Maurice Walsh Of Hopkins street, a
clerk at Hewitt's grocery store, and
Miss Ella Kelly of Charles street,
were married at st PatTick's church
this morning by the Rev Father Glee-
son. The church was filled with a
large number of friends of the bridal
padr. After the marriage ceremony
wedding reception was held at the
! home of the brides sister on East
Main street. The wedding gifts were
many and costly.
lis woman eligible to vote on the
question Of constructing fence around
school property in town school dis
trctT inquired o citizen OF a Demo
crat reporter to-day. Yes, provided she
| has complied with the law as 1t ap
pears in section 1899 of the general
/ statutes, which reads BIS follows
Those women whose names appear
upon the registry list OF women voters
shall be entitled to vote In any meeting
/ held for choosing school officers, or
upon any matter relating to education
or schools" This is plain enough for
anybody, and it is understood that the
women in the town districts have made
up their minds TO take hand in the
school board meeting from now on
and give the men folks word for word
and blow for blow.
1t will be an uphill. Job with many
Waterbury people during the next
month or two managing to get their
! tax bills paid. The first one that con
fronts them is the dog license, which
ts due now. Then comes the water
rents and tax upon ratable property
All these coming at he same time make
1t rather difficult for some people, and
II would seem that he city fathers
would see the wisdom Of not asking
almost everything one is expected to
pay for the year at the same time. 1o
be sure It does not make much differ.
ence to some, but it works great hard.
ship to majority of those who have
to pay, and so long as the burden could
be lightened by having only one bill
coming due at the same time there does
not appear to be any reason why II
should not be done.
The city fathers will soon have tc
commence operations on a few side
walks or see that their owners attend
| to them. While most of the walks are
in good condition few bad spots re-
manned over since last year and steps
should be taken to have them fixed
Owners of all walks out Of repair were
notified to do something with them
last year and with ten or fifteen excep
tons all complied with the order. Ir
some places the city did the work and
put liens on the property for the work
and they will remain there until the
! bills are paid According TO the new
law the city repairs sidewalks thai
/ give way from now on, but 1t never
was the intention to repair any walk
that was not first put in good condition
at the expense OF the abutting property
owners.