Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-08-24
CITY NEWS

The American band will give a con- cert on the green tonight.
 Leo Devlin- cashier In the Upson, Singleton X O., has resumed his du- ties after a weeks illness.
 John Mates of the Scovill street hose house is on ten days trip to Pennsylvania, the home of his pa rents.
 The funeral of Arthur. infant son of Mir and Mrs Arthur E. Henry of Riverside park, who died yesterday, took place this afternoon with inter- ment in Pine Grove cemetery.
 Workmen on the new Whittemore building on Bank street were busy to- day starting on the framework. Ii was an interesting sight to watch them hoisting the large iron beams.
 The islander suit of Mary Picherel against Joseph Leo, was heard in the city court this afternoon before Jus tice Slavin. It was a highly sen sational case but tedious in the ex- treme, Italian being the language in which all the witnesses spoke. Dam- ages of $1OO was claimed.
 About twenty-five members of the Waterbury club left this afternoon on special trolley car for East Haven, where they will enjoy shore dinner at the Momauguin. This Is to take the place of the annual clambake which 1t appears the club does not in- tend to keep up any longer.
 A private car, owned by the Colum- bia Car Co, will tour the city from ' to 9 this evening. Invitations have been sent to many prominent men of the town and 1t will start from the Bank street station at o'clock sharp. It is sleeping, dining and parlor car combined. To-morrow it will be free for the public from until II.
 The funeral of P. Lanouette took place this morning from the family residence on the Plank road, with mass of requiem at St Ann's church by the Rev l.. E. Senesac and inter. ment in Calvary cemetery. The bear CTS were Narcisse Boulanger, Urbain DerOuln, Eli Vellette, Narcisse Bor- gron, E. PronOvOst and Joseph Gil bert
 George Hoey. one of the actors at the Jacques, was presented with gold watch yesterday by the employees of the theater. The letters of the re- cipicht's name occupy the place of the hour numerals on the dial and on the inside of the back is this inscrip- tiOn: "To the Grand Old Man, from the Employees of Jacques Theater, 19O5."
 John w. Havican of 239 River street met with serious accident yesterday afternoon. Mir Havican Is n carpenter and at the present time is erecting a house on the street men, toned above. Yesterday he was working on 1t and was ten or twelve feet above the floor when he slipped and fell. breaking one of his legs. Dr Graves attended him.
 Talk about business being brisk in police circles. Within fifteen minutes this afternoon three drunks were taken up from Benzine corner. At 2:i5 two were sent up from that fam ous section and before the patrol wagon had reached the barn it was summoned for the third time. Five men were taken in since lI:45 from this corner.
 Yesterday morning. while we'd ding was going on in the Lithuanian church in Brooklyn. some sneak thief got in some clever work and got away with nice sum of money. A woman with pocketbook supposed to contain S39 was present and while the services were going on she left it out of her hand. When the services were over she departed. but immediately came back to the church. At this period she was rather excited. but when she saw that her pocketbook was not in the seat she became hysterical. The 10. lice were not notified
 A little boy named George Fisher was terribly lacerated and bitten by a vicious dog yesterday and 1t is fear ed he will carry some of the marks for life. if no serious results should transpire. He and his mother were out berrying and on their way home they stopped in front of q house .O rest. A large dog was apparently tiel or chained fin the yard and Mrs Fisher asked if the day was securely | tied. The answer was in the affirna- l tive evidently for the mother and the | boy entered the yard to converse with | the owner of the dog. The latter 1 broke away from his fastenings ard ] leapei on the little Fisher boy. The lad and his mother fought him of as ! well as possible and escaped through ! the gate which they closed behind | him. The dog however Iezpa,l tho I fence and again tackled the young | lad The mother heat him of finally | with an umbrella she carried with | her. The hoy was eard for by Dr | NeIinden. who found that the iog had terribly elsevei his arm sn.I one l side.
 TOBACCO HOUSES BURNED
 Psducah- Nv Aug 2i-FTre last i night destroyed the T. W Fsrar and 2. Grethsm Tosszcco Co.'S wsreiA0uses | sni the Herrsfea and Tucker re-han- ding house and between 5so and So huxsheads os tchacce- Less Sl1s-sa mostly covered by insurance