Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-06-27
CITY NEWS

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 The board of public works will meet ht 8 o'clock tonight.
 Orchestra concert at Fulton Music Co.'S store tomorrow evening.
 Paul Sha1frath, Yale law school '06, has entered Attorney Thoms office.
 At a largely attended meeting of St Josepll's Y. A. society held last evening, the following officers were elected: President, George Pierce; vice-president, Jeremiah Dillane; f1nan- cial secretary William Blacker; recor- ding secretary, James Brennan; treas- urer, J. J. Mcdonald.
 This morning fire broke out in the residence of John Harmon on Baldwin street and did considerable damage be- fore it was extinguished. Between, fire, smoke and water Mir HarmOns property including furniture was dam aged to the extent of a few hundred dollars and he was lucky that the whole house didn't go up in smoke.
 The strawberry season is now at it's height and the pink of the crop will form the main feature in an enter tainment in Waterville Thursday even- ing for the benefit of St Michael's church. Ice cream of course. will ac- company the berries, and furthermore there will be the finest music and dancing and singing ever heard within Pythian hill or the vile
 There will be an entertainment at the Chapel street NJ. F.. church this evening under the auspices of the Ep- worth league. Among those who will take part are the following: Derwin's mandolin orchestra; Mrs Adelaide Spencer. reader; Mrs Warren J. Trott, soprano; Miss Lena Patterson of Naug- atuck. contralto; Adolph Race, tenor: Miss Etta Ashborn, Delsarte posing. There will also be selections bt d-rhFh quartet and musical trio. consisting of violin. piano and cello. Mrs Jay P. Scott will be the accompanist.
 Last evening several mempers of the graduating class of the High school called upon Janitor Kelly at his home on Fuller street aud presented him with a five dollar gold piece as q token of the friendship and good feel ing the class has for him. Patrick Healey while presenting the gif. spoke of the many ways by which Mir Kelly had helped the class during Is school course and ended by wishing thu genial Janitor long and happy life. Although taken by surprise, Mir Kelly summoned his courage and made q neat little speech of acceptance In which he thanked the class for its re- membrance of him and hoped that all of them would become brilliant young men and women.
 If the board of public works does not get mad at the aldermen and refuse to do anything more with the Baldwin street project. hearing on the forty. foot road could he held and benefits and damages adjusted and the whole matter sent back to the aldermen with fin two or three weeks. It is said that a forfy-fo0t street and a five-foot build ing line would make the damages so small that the benefits to be paid would not amount to much. To be cure it must make the engineer and she board of public works mad to think that they have spent so much time md money on that job and then got noih- ing but kicks over if. The work on Baldwin street. including surveys. maps and hearings. cost several nun dfred dollars.
 One of the landmarks of Baldwin street disappeared yesterday afternoon when workmen in the employ of Faith CT Curtin removed the Ney barn that has looked down on the highway from its lofty position in the lots almost as long as the oldest resident can re- member. Ii was the scene of many a folly gathering Of boys. and some of them who still live in Una: section could tell you interesting anecdotes Of their experiences in getting In and out Of the building. For years inc LOOT was nailed up and people used to enter by clambering up 10 side window and then drop down to the floor. On one occasion William Bergin. the sar- her. was crawling our and met Ter renee Coughlan. the butcher trying to get in. Neither would yield an Inch and asa consequence both got we,iged fin tine window and some of the boards had so be removed to Iiberate them
 The Merrimac A. C. will give their first annual excursion To Ssvin Rock. the White City. Tuesday. July |. Two special trains will bc run over the Ioop The first train will leave Dublin street station at s:l5 a. m- and the sec ond train S25 a. m. The trains will run fhrcu, | to New Haven withou6 q stop. Th< will be special trolley rzrx at the depot to convey the cxcur- eion parfy fo the Rock- The trip from Waterbury to Savin Rock will be made Sn 1h hours On the return trip trains wiu leave New Haven depot for Wa terbury at lo D. m The tickets will hc &f-f6. This includes car fare and trolley fare both ways. slso an admis- u5on to the White City and dance nzIl. Trkefs are limited to zoo and are for esIe at Fit1patrick's drug store. F. ]. Dooahue-s news rom Bank sfrees. Rrcckbu: F. D. NarEsn's cigar <scre- Ncfsh End: and hy memf<rs cf Inc e3ub- Ttc following cermiffe> has roofue ef fhr s6sIr- JaDep J- Haye., Xul1m C1Ufy- n1Duao noug. VII 70 g1out oD1 3oDO Uvun1ys