Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-06-02
CITY NEWS


 Sheridan lodge, \. E. 0. F.. will hol
 '.he regular monthly meeting this even 3 lhg in Columbus hall. Hereafter tn { Iodge VIII meet on the first and thir
 Friday evenings of the month.
 4 reception was rendered to tn
 Rev F. D. Walters and wife in tn
 parlors of the First Methodist churcl
 last night. The musical program wa,
 rendered by Derwin's Mandolin clul ana was rare treat. The reception
 committee consisted of Mir and Mir l E. l.. Coe. Judge Cowell and wife
 MT md Mrs Arthur Williams. Mir ant
 Mrs C. H. Bradley, Mir and Mrs K. R
 Granniss, r. Gillmor and c. s. Chap
 man.
 At the meeting of the board o1 finance yesterday the contract for coa
 as awarded by Comptroller Goodrich ! was approved The bids were as fol
 lows: Waterbury Lumber and Goa Co, S1; John McElligott. $6.97: Cit,
 Lumber and Coal Go, $6.95: Frank Mil
 Ter X Co, $6.91. The last named fru
 got the contract. The bond of George
 M. Egan. superintendent of police, witl 1 Edward T. Root as surety, for $500
 was accepted. The bills and pay rolls ! were approved. :. Contractor Bernier has erected an ! office in the lawn at St. Ann's rectory Which will remain there during the construction of the new edifice which
 will front on Clay street. The builds ing will be very imposing structure and will add considerably to the ap- peamnce of things in that neighbor- hood. When the trolley people get through tearing up the street. if they ever do. and St. Ann's new church is nnlshed. South Main street will be q very handsome thoroughfare.
 The exercises for commencement week at Trinity college, Washington, started on Monday last with solemn pontifical high mass celebrated by the Most Reverened Diomede Falconio. D. D. Exercises were carried out eacp day, on Thursday there was an annual meeting of the alumni association of the college. To-day the exercises will include the comforting of degrees by Cardinal Gibbons. and an address "Wo- man as College Graduate by Charles J. Bonaparte of Baltimore. The exer- cises are of interest to mary local people.
 The travelling salesman for the Emer- son shoe. which is handled locally by J. C. ackle X Sons. was in the city last evening placing orders for the fall stock. It will be remembered that the factory of this concern recently suffer. cd m explosion at Brockton, Mass, creating much havoc and some loss of life At that time the concern was working under the name of R. B. Glover X Co. The members of the old firm have now reorganized under the name of the Emerson Shoe Co. X new factory has already been equipped and thenew concern is busiy engaged mak- ing the Emerson.
 A successful sOciable was given by the cOlored people Tuesday night at Leavenworth hall. There was dancing to good music by Faulmann, refresh ments well served and nearly 200 people to enjoy themselves and to their hearts content. The hall was decorated for the occasion and the committee made everybody as I welcome as could be. Those to whom much of the credit of the evenings | pleasure was due were: !. r. Hatcher. | II. A. Hatcher. !. l.. Haille. !. E. Kef- | ford. Fred Fitch. Cassius Jordan, W. Davis and R. F.. Hatch. This function was the regular annual spring ball ! dnv conference here and other events.
 One of the first buildings which the company will remove to make room for the great improvement n it's facilities here. Is the old Car 'ingtOn shop on Meadow street. The 'ailroad company bought this proper Y from the ScOyill Manufacturing long before there was any we'll defined reports of the improve nents that are now pending cer- ainty. Yesterday the ScOvill com ,any removed the last of it's effects rom the building and virtually turned over to the railroad company. If vas used as a store house by the 'covill company and after 1t is gone mother of Waterbury's old landmarks Till have been obliterated from the nap.
 The funeral of Raphael MOrrissey Ook place yesterday afternoon from he family residence on South Main treet. Interment was in new St Jos ph's cemetery. The bearers were amuel Anderson. Harold Kenny. NJ. 'rror. Louis Pryor. B. Erwin. Charles eller The floral tributes included: Vreath. Ralph x. Blakeslee: pillow. lmily: basket of roses. William and nnie Anderson: bouquets. Edith Hay an. Bessie Lynch. Catherine Roach. larlon. Walter and Thomas and Mrs |. Grea- ey: wreath. Mary Kelly: landing cross. press room New Eng. 1 md Watch Co: bouquet of roses. $. ronson; smilax and lilies of the val $ Y. Aunt Josie. t Division l. A. Q. II. will give their | hnual picnic tomorrow afternoon and venlng, fine program has been ar- | inged which will include athletic l, ames in the afternon and dancing in i, ie aftenon and evening. The events the afternoon will include ball ame between the Washington Hills |, nd the Past Times. 8 race for a sreas- l pig. tug of war between the Wash :, Igton Hill giants and the Mattatucks !. 'om the west end. Mat Smith will ref !, 'ee this event: one hundred yard .i lsh for members of A. Q. H. only. '. Ie prize for this event will be a solid ,, ,ld A. Q. H. badge: quoit game. he V " seen the North Ends and the Wash y zion Hills The adntiSsiou fo tha q