Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-08-11
CITY NEWS


 William Read Storrs, uncle of Mrs I. !A. Spencer and Miss E. I. Whitor of this city. died Wednesday at his home in Scranton, Pa. He was St years old.
 The American Pin Cos Aid associa tion will give their first annual con cert and sociable this evening in the company's new building. A good time is assured all who attend.
 Herrick's autograph car was in Wa terbury yesterday and went over the different trolley lines. It makes q chart which enables an inspector tC locate weak points without making eX cavations.
 The city is doing some more patch, ing on the sheet asphalt pavement on West Main street, near Exchange place. If the patching business keeps on. pretty soon very little of the orig inal material will be left
 Florence. the six months old son of Mr and Mrs Dennis Sullivan of 24 --"r street, died last night. The funeral will be held at o'clock to- morrow afternoon with interment in new St Joseph's cemetery. John O'Dell was the only one that was picked up by the police yesterday. He was found by Officer Harmon oD Grand street. Intoxication was thc charge. Judge Peasley threatened him with jail on his next appearance in court. He was let off with a fine of S5 and costs.
 At the meeting of the directors or the Connecticut Railway and Lighting Co. held yesterday in Bridgeport, General Manager J. F.. Sewell was re. quested to look into the matter and report what assistance the Town Plot Improvement society is able to render towards securing right of way.
 At the meeting of the board of edu- cation to be held Monday evening a petition will be presented to have the Bank street school clock illuminated. The petition was referred from the board of aldermen Monday evening to the board of education. It has the support of almost all Brooklyn as well as Commissioner Lawlor.
 The weekly prom of the American band will be held Saturday night. and the usual big crowd will be sure to be there. Last week a big delegation from the Sunshine club of Derby came up. There was also large del egation from New Haven. The band played all new music and has nice assortment of the popular kind ready for Saturday night.
 The city should make an effort to repair some of the macadam roads be- fore the bad weather sets in. If not il will cost twice as much to do if next year. Baldwin street is in deplora- hle condition and yet it wouldn't take much to fix if. Some parts of it need no attention. but portions of it should not be allowed to remain in their pres ent shape any longer.
 Aeronaut Wilcox. who was severely injured al Forest park about two weeks ago while making an ascension with the balloon which caused th. death of Prof Hayden. was removed from the hospital this morning. NIT Wilcox is not as yet fully recovered and his legs are encaSed in plaster paris. He is now stopping with friends on Division street and expects tO be out again soon.
 WaterAury parties who trayelod 10 StraitSville yesterday after berries. report a fierce encounter on the high way with huge snake. They say 1t reached the width of The road and re- fused to move until somebody hit II with stick Then it showed nght and made things lively for a time r. was finally put out of business. hut not before it almost scarrd th, wits out of the more timid members of the party
 "'SiecpIe Jark" nahiil who has been painting the church spires hereaboufs, is minus hi> gold watch and ehain to- day For the past few days be has hepu engaged on the roof of thp First Congregational churrh and y..steI,,4y before getting into his working toE- gerry he left his watch anE ,haiu la his vest pu~ket lu fhe churrh. WEs.n ha ,Ipsren,Ie,l from his dizzy heights in 1hn afteEuuou and went ts his vest il.. fnHnd his ma zninceut watch and chain EpHe.
 Rather an amusing and novel sight this morning Was that which Diis Stewart. who fS helI on inc charge pf assault on Miss Besia AnfprSuu- tIla S0utbhury nurse. presented Iu Dexter drug store Accompanied by a ,71H<tH- lie from Southbury. he was chatting with several of the clerks iu rpzard ta some points af hIz rasa- Although hauslr1iffszI he refreshed himself with a glass of -e-Ia anfI later took great pleasure from a cigar. While there he was the object of many eYeS-
 The funeral of ths late Henry < EevBaIlS uf SsufEFsury was held from rhe ehur,sf of the Saer,vI Heart fn that town yesterday ul.ruiug- Father Crow Ter eeleF-ariGE a high mass pe requiem Edvar.I I. KeeEan cf thIs city presided st the organ and the singing was fur nf<hei hr Miss RaSa Rg7er-p. also q. this rtrv- TEp-e werp many f1rz7 -rftureS. amouE them being the follow .ng- Pillow. NeS<rs NurTIy anI lEfnsr. zats~ aisr- frisnis- IeusI--s-s- TTa1offr Ke1eEleT- Eslwarf Malone. Mrs E. ! MurThy- Mss MarT tserazllfy- .-aSS- H. L. Iefrfe<= harp eEuEl7sgs< of -hs. Diamond Match Co Our busy day fs over for few weeks snf ve faeI fLat th5< is god tine f0 .sI ztTsHfiqn f9 our rs7aErfnz depart nants We do expert jewelry rnznss- IzefH-fnx- ctsck a87 wzteh rrEairfuS- inr ere that resqozstS tS Hzht cs1 h4 ,-sp@rIy Sired Fsv cur oQff~saz- IFsoa IeseEry Ce. eS Bz1k street