Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-08-21


 room this evening at o'clock.
 Court Rose Hill, F. of A., will hold a special meeting in Foresters' reading room tonight to take action regarding the death of the late Edward McDon- aid of Wolcott street.
 Francenizo Spanugetti of Jackson street, an employe of the New York, New Haven X Hartford Railroad Co, rolled down an embankment at Water town Saturday, where he was assist ing in laying rails, and broke one of his legs.
 Yesterday morning Mrs Hirshburger of West Main street thought she would use a little gasoline on the bed steads. While putting it on the fluid became ignited and someone sent in an alarm. The department responded, but the blaze was extinguished before they reached there. -.- '.-.
 Shortly after 3 o'clock this morn ing fire was discovered in the resi- dence of Frank Harrison. corner Of North Vine and Bishop streets. The department was notified and after d little investigation discovered the fire inside one of the partition walls. Chief Snagg thinks it a case of mice and matches. The damage to the building. which is owned by Oscar FitZsimmons, was slight.
 Michael Curran of Mill street was accidentally hit by a trolley car Ill Exchange place yesterday afternoon. but escaped serious injury. but anoth CT revolution of the wheels and the man would have been under tho car. One wants to keep his eyes open when moving about in 'EXchange place, for if there are no cars on hand, automobiles are constantly spinning around. to 'say nothing of vehicles of every description.
 One of the largest crowds of the season attended the American band promenade given at Eagles hall Sat urday evening" The music was appre- ciated by the dancers and the band had to respond to many encores. One of the pleasing features during the evening was tho manner in which the band rendered '"rammany." The en- tire band started off the piece, but when 1t was half over all the musi- clans with the exception of Leader Fulton had left the stage, He contin- ued on with the piece and again when it came to the end the musicians who had disappeared put in an appearance and there was a grand finish. The piece had to be rendered several times.
 When In need of help try 25c ad in the Democrat. One business man ad- yertised for clerk in our columns and received 92 written answers, besides nearly as many more applied In person It only costs 25c.
 The aldermen will meet at s o'clock tonight, The principal matters to come up include the amendment to the police ordinance which will let the de partment of safety out of the box 1t got into on the appointment of n sue cessor to Chief ,Egan; the application of the Thomaston Tramway Co Tor approval of it's plans for trolley rails | on the Thomaston turnpike; and an ! application of IL. c. Wilmot regarding taxes on property which he bought some time since from Della J. Weeks l of Simonsviile. He was not aware of the old bill and the first thing he knew the title of the property passed to the city of Waterbury. He wants to set tie and get the matter strengthened out. A similar case was reported from Bishop street during the past month and was acted upon fayorably.
 There were big crowds at the picnic
  and games of the Nittorio Emanuel SO ciety which were given at the Driving park on Saturday,. The base ball game and the other sports attracted much attention. but the feature of the day was the horse race in which the en tries were: Halsey w Curtis's Dun der. Charles shorts Johnnie Online' W. W. Pease's McGinty and A. R. Pol lak's Eagle Eye. Maurice Noonan was the starter and II. NJ. Rigney, George K. Knapp and W. q. Kurten were the l Judges. The prizes were 100 bushels of oats. divided fifty. twenty-five. if teen and ten. phe race was won hy Dunder in straight heats, 1:14. 11E and If9. Johnny 0nline was second McGintv was third and Eagle Eye last | The fireworks at night time were alS' of the best and were enjoyed by bic | crowd of picnickers.
 ! Our busy day ia over for a few weeks and we feel that this is a goo'l ! time to call attention to our repairiH. 1 departments. We do expert tewelTy manufacturing clock and watch IT, pairing. Any eye that responds to lIgni can be properly fitted fc our oPtician