Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-08-08
CITY NEWS

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Miss KATHLEEN O'Connor of Ridge
street is spending her vacation among
the Litchfield hills.
The Misses Clara, Nellie and Eliza
zeth Sutton of William street are
spending their vacation at Merwin's
Point.
There viii be meeting Of Court
Linden, No 20, r.. of A., at Foresters'
reading room this evening at s
o'clock.
All entries for the handicap to be
held at the Foresters' picnic Saturday
will close tonight Entries may be
made this evening at G. A. r. hall.
There will be meeting of the
Acorn Athletic club tonight. After
business is transacted q social session
will be held.
A son was born yesterday to Mr.
and Mrs Michael j. Don1an Of 40
Hickory street The boy will be named
Michael ].
A drawing for gold watch took
place at st Joseph's rooms Friday and
was won by ticket No SIC, held by
Miss Lizzie Boulger.
The Misses Agnes Quinn, Margaret
Culhane, Bessie Mulville, Jennie and
Nellie Frenzy are enjoying their va
cation at Star cottage, Wanlht Beach,
James Cavanaugh Of this city, a
brakeman on the Consolidated road,
was thrown from a freight car at
Derby Saturday, receiving severe in
juries including three broken ribs and
a bad scalp wound He was removed
to hotel where his injuries were
dressed.
The democrati clown committee is
fitting up handsome quarters on
Bank street, over the King dental par
Tors, and will soon be III position
to invite democrats and others to drop
in and compare notes regarding the
best method to pursue this fall in
order to give the republicans knock
out blow.
Patrick J. Martin of Bridgeport, a
bother of soda and mineral waters,
dropped dead of heart disease on the
steamer Sirius, the excursion steamer
which st Joseph's T.. A. society took
for Coney Island, about O'clock Sat
urday morning. He left his home IN
his usual good health to supervise
shipping soda and uninera waters on
board the Sirius
Tom Zacobu was arrested to-day by
officer Claffey for lettering on the
sidewalk near the Benedict & Burn
ham Co.'S factory and for refusing to
move when ordered Jacob Berman
of Riverside street was arrested to-
day by Detective Kennaugh for vio-
lating city ordinance in dealing In
junk without license. 1t is alleged
that he bought metal from some boys,
who stole it from tool box on Bank
street, near Riverside street
Superintendent E. H. williams of
the United Gas Improvement Co
rendered banquet to employees of
the corporation at Mill Plain Saturday
afternoon. The festivities included
a clambake and two baseball games,
between the married men and single
men, the former giving their oppon-
ents a great walloping, although It
must be admitted that the scores were
close. THE first tussle of eight in
nings winding up by a score OF Z to
5, and the second coming to a halt at
the fifth round. Score, 3 to 2. The
teams were as follows: Married men
Barlow, IF; Ford, If; Huey, 1b; Ed
Bisschop, 2b; II. Kilburne, p; #. Har-
vey, 8b; j. Gallagher, IS. Single men
Brown, p; r. Horigan, 2b; ]. Hori-
gan, 3b; Mills, c; Payne, If; Arm
strong, IF; Noble. 1b; Sunny, e;
Lampson, eff.
The Parker club. consis INC Of
John Downey, Matt Cassin, 7 ~ Cav
anaugh, James Cavanaugh, Z, I. DON
ahue, Fenton Keefe Edward MeDon-
aid and Master John Downey have
returned from Bantam lake, where
they spent the past week fishing,
boating, swimming and. In enjoying
| life thoroughly They pitched
large camp ON the shore of the lake
which was brilliantly lighted at
night time. In front of one of the
tents was large banner on which
were printed Parker and Davis"
This banner attracted much attention
and farmers came many miles to see
it, The camp was visited during the
week by many visitors, who were roy
ally entertained. John Downey was
In q manner that cannot be excelled.
The part brought back with them 300
fine fish. They will give supper in
the near future.
Too much bending over a desk and
close application to work eight or ten
hours each day brings on eve strain.
and the consequent nervous irritabilitv
is usually blamed on anything but the
real cause. Many men would take
more pleasure in their work and waste
less energy Ii the strain on their eyes
were relieved by the right glasses
that is thing we know how to do cor
rectly. Tho Epson Jewelry Co. OPP
ticians. So Bank street.