Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-08
CITY NEWS

l the Sunday school and Epworth leagu, room.
 The fire department was called las night to Riverside street, where a barr owned by Mrs Wagner and rented b, two peddlers started to burn Tn, blaze was extinguished before it die much damage.
 At meeting of the Bunker Hill school district last night it was voted to purchase the entire Guy Porter property at price not to exceed SS,OO0, the place to be used as a site for the new schoolhouse.
 Mrs John G. Lunny, 4SO East Main street, after suffering a week at home was removed to the hospital yester day. In the afternoon she underwe ent an operation for appendicitis and | passed comfortab ble night.
 The Workingmen's Singing society i of Waterbury has been Incorporate in Hartford, the certificate being re ceived last evening. The incorporators are Max F. Trommler, George H Thomas, Julius Brodow and Fred l Schmid.
 A birthday party was held on | Thursday evening in honor of Mrs Kate Garrison at her home, 1S3 Maple street. A large number of friends were in attendance. During the even- ing Mrs Garrison was the recipient Of many beautiful presents.
 A special musical service by St An drew's mission will be held in the chapel of St Johns church. entrance West Main street. tomorrow after noon. Some of Waterbury's best tai ent. assisted by St Johns choir in full vestments, will render fine musical program.
 The goods and liquors that were seized on John J. Brophy on an at tachment some time ago will be sold at public auction at the sign post on the green on July 21. A few days ago judgment was given Julius Kessler of New York for S1,60O against Brophy, and it is to satisfy this judgment the goods will be sold.
 Florist John Sake arrived home from Litchtield today looking brown as a berry and rugged after his months so- journ in that delightful and health in vigorating town. Mir Saxe won a handsome pipe at the F. of A. fair held recently and was presented by the court with beautiful souvenir badge. He prizes both of them highly.
 So far the postoffice authorities at Washington have made no move about appointing the additional carriers au- thoriZed at the local office. An in spector was along here recently but he didn't have time to go over the ground and left promising to make an other visit in the near future. It is thought that at the end of the fiscal year Waterbury will have two new carriers and an additional collector.
 The board of public works is get ting knocked all around by people who expected to see a swimming pond at Hamilton park this summer. Prob ably nothing could be done towards making the park useful would appre- ciated more than the swimming pond. but for some reason or other the powers that be don't look upon it with much favor, and yet they never tire of talking park and think they never can get enough money to spend there. Why not make the place useful as well as ornamental and then every body will reap some benefit from it?
 While changes are being made in the sidewalk on Bank street. opposite the Baldwin block. so called. it would he an excellent thing if the city would take hold of 1t and lower the grade so as to make walking less dangerous from that point to the entrance at the west side of the Apothecaries Hall block. IT wouldn't cost much and would he a great public benefit. AL most the year around it is necessary to maintain a long strip of rubber mating on the walk opposite the Manufacturers bank. and even that doesn't always meet the case for people get at either side of if and come down on the steep grade. If this is ever to he eliminated. now is the time to do it.
 A small boy named Joe Vcnal aged l2 years. was charged with theft of thirty-five Republicans. the value of seventy cents in police court
 
 tacheS and loungers were surprised at the low rate of republicanlsm. Of course they knew that there are times when republicans come higher than seventy cents a bunch. on election day for instance. But circulating maua- ger Jarkson shed light on the matter. IL was thiTty-fve copies of ihp morn ing gospel Republicans that wee taken by the small boy. not republican bipeds. Mir Jackson said he saw the boy in the act The matter was rDn- tinucd tO "Wednesday for investigation by the probation officer. John SylyeS- ter got into ar alteration with Dom tO Meo. the barber. yesterday after noon. in consequence of which Sylves- ter was in the city court to-day charged with Ireach of tle peace. MeD limTed into oourt The rasp was continued to Tuesday morning.
 It is quite likely that some action will be taken tomorrow I,r rhe auth critics to find out where and hv whom Sunday cuttings are held rlsat have i,..- come a sOurca of auuDyan-p To neigh horS. S0 far as can he learned there is no particular objection Du the part of the authorities or anyIoiT elS. to cIambakes. provided no dfzturhau.-. OcrurS on the grounds or On thD way f.s or from the them As a rule ther ara pretty well conducTei, but to these instances. as in all other gatherings. it is hard tO guard against some Ia irons showing ID who are not able to ccnforrn to standard of daTp0rtmeat that would not he tolerated outsiI.s the very lowest society. ani as a ron sa1uen-e the decent fellows have tg --r-o -En ..-.--so.rr,ar-nas aa nell ns -F-a