Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-27
CITY NEWS

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 Read result of prize fight in to-mor. rows Sunday Telegram.
 : The Carpenters union will hold a special meeting tonight at 7:3O. All members are requested to attend.
 A special meeting of the St Thomas Cadets Athletic association will be held Tn the Lyceum tomorrow at 12 oclocK.
 man who gave his name as An-s thony Lowell was arrested to-day bv.i ! Detective Keegan for theft of an over coat from friend some time ago. Attorney Duranf, writing from Hot Springs, Ark, says he is rapidly get-s ] ting rid of his rheumatism and expects to be entirely cured before he starts for home. 9'
 The funeral of Grace Bo1ger win take place tomorrow afternoon from her late home on Stone street with ser vice at St Francis Xavier's church and interment in St Joseph's cemetery. The youngsters have turned their' attention from coasting and taken up the game of marbles. This is a less dangerous pastime and probably that is the reason some of them claim thai 1t is not in it with sledding.
 Isaac W. Bull 56. died at the resi- dence of his daughter. Mrs Orange Perkins, 436 Dublin street, this morn ing. The, deceased was a former resident of WalHngford. and had only; lived in this city short time.
 At a meeting Of St Mary's alumni last night glee club was organized With the following officers: President Miss Nellie Freney; secretary-treas- urer, Charles ButterIy; musical direc- tor, Miss Katherine Carroll Bergen.
 People who use the crossings on Baldwin street would feel deeply grateful to MT Hotchkiss if he would | give them little attention. Some of them have not been cleaned this win 1 ter and these are now very danger ous.
 A horse attached to a coal cart fell on Bank street to-day, opposite the rink, and got tangled up so badly In the harness that it took about ffteen;I minutes to right things. A trolley car| was stalled while all this was going on. 7s The funeral of Mrs James Blans- Held took place this morning from her late home on Brown street with sS ! mass of requiem at the Immaculate Conception church by Father OBrien
 
 The bearers were Jeremiah Deyine. Anthony Carroll William Shannahau, William Cunningham, William Moher and Thomas Kiernan
 Work has been resumed on the new hotel on West Main street and will be pushed from now on. So far nothing definite has been done regardip~ name for the hostelry, but 1t is thought that Lnis matter will be settled at tfe annual meeting. It is said that 1t will be named Mattatuck. although some of the heaviest stockholders prefer to stick to Scovill house.
 Mrs Keough, 1894 Baldwin street. Specials for this evening and Mondaysl One lot boys caps, were 19c, this saI6r3 10c; one lot boys caps with earlaps, were 39c and Soc, sale price 25c: one lot misses dresses, lined throughout. ! were SIPS, sale price 75c: one lot la- dies waists, were 75c and $1. will close the lot out at 25c each; one lot gents negligee shirts, slightly soiled, were soc, sale price 25c; one lot ladies' shoes, were $1.75, sale price $1.49; one lot la- { dies house wrappers. fannelette, 75c.
 The local High school was not rep resented at the meeting of the Connec- ticut Interscholas ic Base Ball league, which was held in New Haven. Wa terbury does not desire admittance to the league. Principal s. w. Wilby, who is directing athletics at the High school thinks that the league would be too expensive. He thinks that it would be just as good to arrange games with teams in the league and play them independent of any league. Furthermore, the local team wou ye handicapped by the lack of suitable ball grounds. The Driving park, which is quite distance from the center and is not very suitable for the playing Of the national pastime. appears to be the only grounds in view.
 At "a meeting Of the Waterbury Whist club last night the following officers were elected: President. John AIcKeever; ce-president, Stanley Gra- ter; financial secretary. Archie Jones; | recording secretary, Frank Spellmans captain, William J. Allen; entertain- I ment committee, John McKeever. Wilt liam Boughton, William Allen. Ed ward Fitzpatrick, Archie Jones. The { annual report was read. 1t showed that < the clubs finances are in prosperous condition and that the membership fs constantly increasing. 1t is probable that larger quarters vii be secured. Entertainments will be given once a iAOllIis A lCIu1 II S0AAC WitAA S1tS @<S7-s 9 publican club of New Haven win be played on Thursday or Friday of next week.
 The old and reliable firm of painters and decorators. Austin X Woodruff, ,s have removed from their quarters in the old rink building, which Is now { being torn down, and are now located < in new and commodious quarters at | 157 East Main street in the Moriarty Z block. The new store is equipped with large stock of the finest paints and k wall paper to be found in the state The quality Is the best and the price | is very reasonable Perfect satisfacs tion is guaranteed to all customers, During the ten years in which this firm has been doing business 1t has made gigantic progress and from small beginning it has become one Of the leading business establishments in the city. Austin & Woodruff is the oldest paint house in the city, that is. fhpv have rpfaiued fha aqpa n aa sy4xst lti'