Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-22
CITY NEWS

iSoiJt Oue tHTeW II out luIO tue ydTQ and when the fremen reached there the trouble was over.
 Company \, c. x. G., is having an outing to-day at the new rife range ill Prospect. The boys went out there yesterday afternoon and camped all night on the grounds. To-day rife practice formed the principal feature of the day. The company broke camp about 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
 4 surprise party was given at the home of Virgil H. Waugh at 25 City Mills lane on Thursday evening.
 May IS. in honor of his birthday A large number of his friends assembled and the occasion was very enjoy
 able one Music was furnished by the organ and photograph. Games were played, after which refreshments were served.
 A large force of men started work on the new water main for Adams street extension this morning. The present main was found 10 be insuffi- cient and the one being put in is the result of petition from the property owners. If sidewalks were laid after the water main is put in. both on Adams street as well as on the exten- sion. it would be a great improve ment to the neighborhood.
 The funeral of Fenton. the six years old son of Mir and Mrs Peter Mulhall of Benham street took place yesterday afternoon with interment in new St Joseph's cemetery. The floral tributes included a pillow from the parents of the deceased: bouquets. Mir and Mrs James Tyrrell. Mrs Egan, James and
 Mary Phelan. Mir and Mrs J. J. Claffey. Miss A. Bergin. Henry and Anna Briody, Della Moran, Mrs Griven and family, Mir and Mrs J. Delaney.
 Thomas O'Loughlin. of Nauga tuck, the new grand chief ranger of the Foresters of the state. has appointed the following committees: Finance Thomas O'Loughlin. J. J. Walsh, Meri- den: and F. A. Hagerty. Hartford: By Laws-J. C. Roach. Waterbury; Thom- as Hunt. South Norwalk; and NJ. ]. Keefe, Waterbury; Printing-F. 4. Hagerty, J. J. Walsh and F. Wall, South Manchester; Appeal and decis- ion-P. McHugh, New Haven. F. Wall and NJ. w. Hullivan, Thomaston: Aud itors-W. H. Kehoe. Naugatuck: F. H. Butts, Hartford and w. H. Callam. Bridgeport: Arbitration-WiIliam De Young, Danbury; James F. Kenney. shelton; T. J. O'Leary. Naugatuck; T. F. Herman. Derby; c. B. Adams and NJ. Connolly. Waterbury.
 The United Gas Improvement Go is making an effort to put it's stock with in reach of everybody who wants to use it Since April 6. the company laid over three miles of mains and they are not half through yet. \ force of eighty-fye men is rushing the busi- ness of opening up the streets. placing mains in the trenches and then cover ing them up again and this will be continued until all the extensions that have been planned are finished. The company does good work and leaves things in shape when they get through so that public travel is not endanger- ed. It is one of the few corporations that does not need close watching with reference to how it uses the streets.
 The row among the electors of the Bucks Hill school district is still on and is likely to continue long enough 10 seriously affect the spring planting in that baliiwick. The bids for the proposed school have been opened and rejected and now it will be in or der to look around for another site. A resident of that district said to-day ha. .t1 .r te s,, a measure responsible. flor the trouble and that he would gladly head a pc tition to be submitted to the general asking that Bucks Hill and Waterville be made a separate town ship from Waterbury He wanted to know what Naugatuck would be to- day if it had not cut loose from Wat erbury years ago.
 The aldermen will meet tonight Among the things expected to come up are the report of the department of new park on Grand street, increasing the salaries of city officials and the report of the special committee on vot- ing machines. Already half a dozen meetings have been held by the ra- publicans on the salary and park questions. and while both schemes have considerable backing there is also some opposition. enough. if is said. to cause those directly concerned no little alarm. II was said today that the park matter will be held up for the present unless the democrats are coaxed into voting for 1t. The TO- If--l hd and want to let this and the widening of Grand and South Willow streets stand for while
 James Hamilton died this morning at the home of his daughter. Mrs Frank Mcdonnell. WstertOWn. The Iecease was born st Hamilton Ma nor. Leitrim, Ireland. May s. 1893. and came 10 this country in lsi9. He To- rated in Duchess county. New York. and later removed to Sharon, this state. where the family resided for thirty years. when they came to Wat Arbury and took up residence on Cooke street. where Mr Hamilton lived until some time ago when he went 10 watertown. He is survived by two sons and two daughters. William and John M. Hamilton. Mrs Frank McDOn- nell and Miss Frances Hamilton. The funeral will he held from the house at . o'clock "Wednesday morning. and at lp o'clock a mass Of requiem will he celebrated af St Johns church. The nterment will be in the new St. J0- .eph's cemetery. Waterbury. The fu- lersl arrangements are in charge of Tohn MOriarty.
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