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

William and Lizzie Dunphy have gone to Niagara Falls in company with Mir and Mrs Dennis Tracy of that place who have been visiting in Waterbury for several days.
 Much speculation was indulged in today regarding the presence of mem- bers of the detective force in the woods at the south end of the city. Somebody must have gone wrong.
 George Granger. the 19 years old youth charged with the murder of his former employer for SD, has been turned over to the authorities at Ouch ess county, N. Y., where the crime was committed. Granger spent four years in the Meriden Reform school and is well known in Waterbury, where he has visited frequently.
 One of the good and neat house wives living in the vicinity of Cooke street, after reading the item about the top dressing of red dirt in last nights Democrat. said all of it will not find its way down North Main street. She speaks from experience and says that good share of it Will ind its way into the residences in the vicinity. for the water from Ralph Blakeslee's sprinkling cart never lays the dust in that street.
 The drug store on South Main street near the Benedict X Burnham plant, owned by Mrs Virginia l.. Belden. widow of the late Edward Belden, has passed into the hands of Chauncey Seeley. a contractor living on Bishop street. The Colonial Trust Co cashed a note issued by Mrs Belden for SiO0 and endorsed by Mir Seeley. When it became due Mrs Belden was unable to meet if. Mir Seeley was then called upon. City Sheriff Rigney put an at tachment on the drug store and placed c. c. CommerfOrd in charge as keeper yesterday. To-day the matter was set tied up, Mir Seeley taking possession of the drug store and agreeing to pay the rote.
 Another young life has fallen a vic tim to the deadly ice cake. This time Naugatuck Is the scene of the sad affair. While 1t is not likely that man ever will invent anything to keep youngsters away from the rear end of the ice cart. and other danger spots. still it does seem that there is room for improvement on the ordinary ice wagon. IL is nothing unusual tO see cakes of lee weighing ton or more hanging over boari with nothing holding if in position but a frail iron bolt. Some times a jolt sends one of them into the street and because mo- body Is hurt the public hears nothing about 1t. Yesterday afternoon chunk weighing at least 2co pounds. bounded out of the rear of a wagon in Ex- change place onto the sidewalk IL was a. caution to see the workmen dance tO save their toes. There ought to he some plan of minimizing the danger of life and limb from this source.
 Edward Murricsn died this morning at the family residence. 7S Walnut street. He Ieaves besides his widow three daughters. the Misses Mary. Catherine and Emma. He was also the father of James Murrican. who died about a year ago. A sister and two brothers reside in Ireland. He was hong a patient sufferer. not being able to do anything for the past seven years. when he suffered a stroke If raraItsis. and since the death of hiS son he .lad been in bed practically sIl inc time Tutfl his removal to Wa terburv NIT Murriesn was one Of Meri- den-s proSperous and popular eifizens- where h. eenducfei a retail fquOr seaIer-s store for about twenty five r~ars. He was a bright intelligent man and notwithstanding that his t health was DOT for some time past he | managed fo look st the bright side of life au.F ia his worst days could enjoy the rompzns0uship of his family and
 tell a timely joke His devotion to his wife and ehfkir.n vas often comment- sd 1Yp,u by his Beixht-ors sDi others | uho hs1 zn opVcrfu1ity of studyinz
 his real ehzrzcrer. The funeral will
 take place Monday Bor1inz with 2 uaa<s s< requiem sf the IDmseulzfs topeeptioa church and iHtsrnent in S'
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