Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-08-01
CITY NEWS

The department of public works met at o'clock this afternoon.
 Barcelona council. K. of C.. will hold meeting this evening. Miss Eva Charest and Miss Blanche Vanasse are spending their vacation in Madison.
 Dr J. D. Freney has gone to Lake Champlain. where he will remain dur ing the present month. >
 Miss Kittie Mcclure and Miss Sara Madden have returned home, after a vacation with relatives in New Haven and Bridgeport.
 An anniversary requiem mass will be celebrated next Friday morning at 7:3O at St Francis Xavier's church for Mrs Julia McEvoy.
 Mrs NJ. l.. Chagnot has purchased the property at the corner of North Main and Simsbury streets, where she will soon take up her residence.
 Jacques Cartier conclave No S10. I. 0. H.. will hereafter meet the first and third Tuesday evening of each month in the Elks' hall. 13S Grand street
 Invitations have been issued for the wedding of Fannie Silverman of this city to H. E. Sobolensky of Hart ford The wedding will take place August 20 at POl's hall.
 McGivney court, Daughters of lsa- bella, of this city, has received a spe- cial invitation from the New Haven Knights of Columbus councils to at tend the state field day of the order in New Haven, August 15.
 The annual field day of the Connecti- cut members of the Knights of the Golden Eagle will be held at the Driv- ing park Saturday. It will be a big great preparations to entertain the visitors.
 The finest catch of fish exhibited this season was on view yesterday after noon in the windows of Lewis's piano store on East Main street. Mir Lewis was in Bantam the past few days and caught two of the largest pickerel that have been landed from that water this season. They were so large that they drew quite q crowd to the window, for fish like them is not often seen here abouts. Their joint weight was about eight pounds.
 The department of charities failed to muster up quorum yesterday after noon and no meeting was held. Mayor Elton. Commissioners Chase and Bron- son, Superintendent Atwood and Clerk Bass were on hand and indulged in d half hours chat over matters pertain ing to the department. On request of Dr Davenport, Superintendent At wood was authorized to make arrange ments for the reception of a patient into the Gaylord sanitarium.
 Captain Henry B. Carter of Con- pany A. Second regiment. infantry. C.. N. G., made the following nominations of non-commissioned officers for the company last night: Sergeant William R. keaveney, nominated to be first sergeant: Corporal William l.. Strain. nominated 10 be sergeant: Corporal Al bert F. Keeler, nominated to be ser geant: Private John B. Keeler. nom- mated to be corporal: Cook Earl V. Ball, nominated to be corporal: Private Robert M. Buckmaster nominated to be cook: Private Wilbur c. Seeley. nominated to be cook.
 Last evening the fire department was called to the building 9G0 East Main street. owned by !. C. Platt of New York and tenanted by three families. Orlando Plumb. the we'll known mover of buildings. occupied nm ri nt.1 in thn ht,ilIfrsr opI hnI close call for his life. An oil stove in Mir Plumb's was left burning and from the flames a bed on which the old gentleman was sleeping started to smolder. MT Plumb was almost suffocated when couple of firemen carried him out. The damage to the structure amounted to about S20p. The alarm was sent in from box II by r. <. COrden.
 John Casey came in from Middle bury yesterday to get his coat which he had left here six months ago when he ran away from hard labor at Brookside. He tried hard to get out of town without having what he called "a few beers" but he failed. He would have only one glass. just one. and then he would scoot hack to Mid dlebury and make hay while the sun shone. So he had just one beer" and that was all he could remember until he woke up in the police station this morning with a charge of intOxicatiOn and escaping from Brookside on March @a last hanging over him. Officer Maurice HeaIey said he was calle'l upon by Casey's sister because he was making faces and miscOnducting him self. It was evident enough that Casey came home to get his coat. for he had none on him when he stood I'D in the dock in the court. He was sen teHced to thirty days for intoxicatiOn and twenty-five days for breaking loose from BrcOkside.
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