Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-25
CITY NEWS

Miss Jewel Seaman of Wolcott street Is visiting friends in New Haven.
 To-night's the night, American band prom, Auditorium. Louie will be there.
 The Acorn Athletic club will give a private entertainment in Academy hall tonight A fine program has been arranged. Moriarty's undertaking night calls are answered at the office door, 135a Broadway, up one flight, or telephone from any part of city, 355-3.
 At meeting of l. Union Frater- nelle Francaise last night it was voted to attend the unyeiling of the Rocham- beau monument Monday afternoon
 The Capital Realty Co have secured the services of Daredevil Lamonte to jump from parachute and givo daily balloon ascensions at their sale of lots at Lofty Crest, besides giving free presents they give trading stamps free to everyone visiting the sale, which continues until all lots are sold. Note l the change of time of free train.
 Before adjourning yesterday after noon the board of public works de- cided that public necessity and con-
 
 structed in Bank street from Meadow street to the Naugatuclx river 1t may be new to many to learn that there is no sewer in Bank street between the points mentioned. but such is the case just the same. The factories and other buildings sewer into Great brook. and the officials think it time that regular sewer was constructed there and the property owners compelled to connect with it.
 The anti-profanity advocates will hold mass meeting at Polls theater Thursday night. The following per- sons have been designated as honorary members: Bishop J. w Hamilton, San Francisco. Cal; Rev w. I. .Slocum, Wa | terbury; Rev William McNichol, Wa l tertown; Rev E $. Ufford. Springfield, I Mass; Rev c. E. Lund Portland, Me; Rev o. P Giffard, Buffalo, N. Y, ex- Judge Foster, Portland, Me; Rev O. L.. F. Smith. Waterbury. All the clergy men in the city are invited to take seats on the platform and to honorary membership.
 Waterbury appears to be losing the credit of entertaining Rochnmbean and his associates when they passed through here over a century ago en- route for Yorktown, simply because everybody is talking about the monu- lnent which will be unveiled Monday at Middlebury te mark where the l Erenchman stopped and inquired if l NIiddlebury was bigger, at that time than Waterbury. This is q mistake. The place in question was then and for many years later a part of Water bury and it might not be amiss to state in connection with the affair that the monument will be erected in ancient Waterbury.
 The first section of pipe for the high pressure service was laid this morning on Dublin street, near the entrance to St Joseph's cemetery There was con siderable delay in getting the pipe, but now that it has arrived and operations commenced the work will be pushed, and if people in the elevated districts can manage to get along without the service for the present summer the city will give them lots of water next sum- mer. Residents of the north end are very anxious to get water, not for do- nestle purposes, but for fire protection and for use on their lawns, A man who lives in that part of the town said to-day that after the main is laid in his street and the water turned on every family in the place will be pro- vided with hose connections as we'll as fixtures In the houses, and that the money invested will pay 9 per cent the first year.
 The two days celebration of St Johns day by the Italians of Water bury were concluded last night with a grand display of fireworks, which took place on the vacant lot near the cleo trlc light station on Bank street. About o'clock the cannon began to boom, the f1recrackers to explode and the skyrockets to shoot upward to. wards the heavens, while thousands of people stood about and enjoyed the sight. It was fine display and the l 10000 or more people present were { well satisfied with it. Before the dis play there was a parade in which sev ! eral Italian societies participated They were headed by the Italian band which gave a concert before the fire works began to boom and played sev eral favorite Italian compositions The celebration was well managed b! a committee consisting Of c. Insogue O. Gelf, eGorge Dijora, T. Degegerio N. Rosso and N. G. Finus.
 Sixty per cent of all headaches ar, caused through defective eyes Littl, eye defects grow to big ones if no properly and promptly attended to. noted doctor says wrong glasses ar worse than poison. Upson Jewelry Go opticians, 68 Bank street.