Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-04
CITY NEWS

Edward Bergin, the contractor, and Roger Connor, went on fishing trip to-day.
 The case Of Friedman vs Simons for permanent injunction and damages of $1OOO, was finished to-day in the district court. Decision was reserved.
 There will be special meeting of Court Crosby, F. of A., at o'clock this evening to take action on the death of John J. O'Brien, 8 member of the court
 The first supply of strawberries to reach local markets this season are at Bauby Bros.'s fruit store in Exchange place. There are only four baskets. Each basket costs 40 cents.
 There was a large attendance at the meeting of Division No 1, A. O. H., ill K. of 0. hall, last night, when tne new ritual was exemplified upon several members by the degree team of the Third division, under the direction of County President Timothy Luddy. A social session followed
 The, following were the results of the pool games at George Mulligan's place last night. The games were between Mulligan's team of three and Marston's team of three. The first game was won by Marston from Null Hgan by the score of 50 to127. The second game was won by Mulligan's s man Shines against Donavan by the score of 90 to 3S. and the third game was won by Mulligan's player Day against Dooian by the score of 90 to A. This made a total of 132 for Marston's team to 127 for MulIigan. The championship pool match between Hancock and Smith developed into a one-sided affair as Hancock won by the score of 50 to 19
 The large hood that protected over the Leavenworth street entrance to the City hall annex has been removed and the big doorway on the second floor which it partly concealed will be con vefted into window. The place was formerly used as a general store. and the old hoistfng apparatus is still in It's position, but it will soon have to gb with the rest of the traps. The dou- ble door on the first floor has been torn down and will bn replaced by a single one. which, it is hoped, will be more convenient and do away with a whole lot of profanity on the part of people who never could tell whether it was locked Or not. The knob on the outside was made for a Ieft-hand t,,rn and the one on the inside operated the other way so that when one got onto the combination on the outside he was at sea when he turned to go out
 Companies A and G received yester- day supplies of the Krag-Jorgensen rifles, which will be used in the place of the old Springfield single shot ri- fles of 45 calibre which have long been fin use by the National Guard Each company received sixty of the new rf- hes, which are of 30 caliber The members of the local military compan- les are much pleased with the new guns, which are a big improvement over the old ones. In the future each man will have to care for his own gun and will be responsible for its proper care and cleanliness at all times, in which duty he will be carefully in- structed, this being made a part of the prescribed drills. 4 part of a re cent communication, sent out by Ad- jutant General Cole, to the command ing officers. reads as follows: 'The care and use of the new rifle shonId be the principal accomplishment of soldier, who. if ignorant of the same, will be of little value il actual ser vice.