Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-19
CITY NEWS


 
 Views Port Arthur and warships at Polls February 21; 25c. #. -
 Mrs John Howard,is seriously i'll it her home on Walnut street.
 All cuta of beef at Castles market for Saturday at prices that beat them all. .
 American band pGom tonight at au- dttoriun, Five season tickets given away. Fine program. @... .......
 Don't forget the popular promenade concert by Military band at City hall tomorrow night. See fine musical and dance program in another column.
 Mayor Elton is home from New York where he went flaw days ago to attend the funeral of his erandfath- CT. Hiram Steele.
 Waterbury is having a little more SHOW to-day, Just enough to insure n continuance Of the excellent sleighing for another week or two unless the weather breaks up. sa
 Clerk Hess says he has seen the Hall of Records in Waterbury and Hartford. If a fire ever breaks out In either one of the buildings there will be no records 1eft.-Meriden Record.
 A surprise party was tendered to Harold Hodgkinson at his home oil Walnut street last evening, A num- Der of ,hdS young friends called on him and spent the evening in play ing games, singing and music,
 On account of the storm the meet ahion which was called, for tonight has been postponed until next Thursday night. Members are re quested to make immaculate returns to Miss CosNden fm tickets taken out for the leap year party
 The funeral of Mrs John German took place this morning from her late residence on Bank street, with a mass of requiem at St Patrlck's church by Father Gleeson and inteTment in new St Joseph's cemetery. SThe bearers were William Hughes Thomas Lyons, Patrick Cronan and James Connor
 The board of finance met yesterday afternoon there being present Com missioners Wells, Northrop, Blakes- lee, Comptroller Goodrich and Assist ant City Clerk, Francis Te Reeves. Mir Blakeslee acted as chairman. .The payrolls and few miscellaneous bills
 
 sion and the members expressed their minds freely on such matters as came before them regardless of the presence of the reporters. tsai@Sr
 Some smart Joker has been about town the past week and victimized half a dozen or more smart people With bogus checks. It looks as if things have reached a stage in Wa ferbury Where a man in order to be on the safe side should make q little investigation before cashirg bsa Tcheck for person whom he does not know, no matter whose name is signed to it.. It is a trick that is being played all over the country, but it appears that Waterbury is getting more than its share of the business
 At the drawing of $1,50O in cash prizess offered by the Meriden lodge of Elks, took place last night Ed ward c. Kline, son Of MT and Mrs Henry c, Kline of 120 Windsor ave nue, who is employed as buffer at Foster 6 Merriam Co.'S factory, won the capital prize of $1,O0O. While his father held number of tickets. the winner of theaecapftaE pr1zas had only the one that beat them alf 9NIeriden people won S1,200 of the S1,50o. Two prizes came to Waterbury. HI, msx Neal won $1o while T. J. Brennan won SF,.
 Mrs Clara Allen of North Main street, woman over 80 years of age. met with a serious accident on Walnut street, near Cherry street, yesterday afternoon. She was visiting relatives in that district and was on her way home when she fell and was injured So badly she was unable to get to her feet and remained there until neigh, bors came to her assistance and took her into a nearby house. A hack was secured in which she was removed to the Waterbury hospital. Her side was bruised, but 1t is not thought that any bones were broken.
 Chester Allen was about town to- day looking much improved in health and spirits since he ceased to be a guardian of the public peace and has nothing to do but mind his own busi- ness. 1t is an easy matter enough for almost any decent sort of fellow to regulate bis own condact: but it is quite q different sort of thing to d- reor the nnovefnenta of others ME Allen is s disciple of Izaak Walton and is said to have few peers i'll Wa terbury with the line and hook. He was out yesterday and found the den- izeus Of the pond he visited d-never mtnd about Its. name Or location- rather wary, but wtthal, he coaxed few handson1e picloerel into taking the bait and had a delightful fish breakfast +his morning.
 Children are called stupid and dull by teachers for no more reason than that their eyes are not as the eyes of other children. Perhaps they do not see as well ns they should, cannot study long without pain. and eventual ly, If teo much driven, become soured in disposition. Parents, you take a grave responsibility upon your shoul- ders when you neglect these signs. Elk aninRaionB free. Cpson Jswelry Co, opticians