Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-10-14
CITY NEWS

Several priests of this city will take an automobile trip next Monday to Middlebury to attend the closing ex- ercises of the faig of St John of the Cross church which is now being con dueted by Father Loftus
 Your attention is drawn to Miss Reeds ad in another column an nouncing an entire new beginners1 class starting Tuesday evening, Octo- Der 24 With her simple method of teaching you are able to master the four principal ballroom dances in 12 class lessons. Special rates to form CTS of clubs of ten pupils.'
 On account of the excavations going on in Grand street there is much con fusion when wagons endeayor to get by. This afternoon ten wagons, some trucks, others carriages, were stalled in front of the Democrat office be- cause of a farmer who had the right of way and took his time about mak- ing an opening for others. The driy- CTS of the delayed vehicles said all kinds of cuss words to the man from the suburbs but he did not mind them and regarded the incident as joke.
 Stephen H. Mitchell died this morn- ing at his late residence, 9 Williams street, New Haven. The deceased for merly. lived in Waterbury. He leaves besides a widow one son, Thomas James, mother, Mrs Winifred Mitch ell, one sister, Mrs Maurice Walsh, and two brothers, John and James, all of Waterbury. His funeral will be held from his home, 9 Williams street, Mon day morning at S:30, and with a re- quiem high mass at St Patrick's church at 9 o'clock. Interment In St Lawrence cemetery, New Haven.
 Only for the quick action and clever handling of the reins by President Rockwell of Roger & Bro, yesterday about noon time, young man on his way home from work would have been run down and perhaps severely in jured. Mir Rockwell was driving home at a fairly good gait when at Wall street the young fellow, not watching where he was going, walked directly fin the path of the horse. Mir Rockwell was equal to the occasion and pulled the animal up so strongly that It reared In the air on its hind legs.
 Mrs Angele Baribault, wife of Ed ward Baribault. died this morning at the home of her son. David Baribault, 2S West Dover street, after a short illness. The family lived at 964 Bald win street but owing to fire in the building which gutted it so badly, it was necessary to vacate the premises, and Mrs Baribault took up her resi- dence on Dover street where she was taken i'll and sank gradually until the end came. The excitement and expos ure attending the fire completely un- nerved her and from the time of the incident she was not in her usual good health. Mrs Baribault was sixty-nine years of age and leaves large family. The funeral will be held to St Ann's church at 945 o'clock Monday morn- ing.
 One of the heavy wagons of the Waterbury Ice corporation, loaded with ice, sank into a hole on South Main street this morning and the horses were unable to pull it out. Af- ter tugging at 1t for some time anoth- CT wagon had to be brought Into use and the ice was taken from the first and loaded on the second. The streets around the center are fin a terrible condition and 1t is surprising that sev- eral similar accidents have not oc- cured. Not content with taking the streets. the corporations pile the side walks high with pavement blocks so that one is fortunate to travel either on the street or sidewalk. One street at time about the center Is all that should be opened and much trouble would be eliminated. Teamsters have hard job of 1t these days and they earn all the money which they re- rofx-o