Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-07-25
CITY NEWS

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 The Misses Annie and Bridget De
 fancy of this city left to-day to spend
 a vacation at their former home ir
 Castlecomber, Kilkenny, Ireland. l The Waterbury Military band vii
 give one of their popular promenades at Columbus hall, Naugatuck, to-
 morrow night. Popular dance music l Joseph M. Cunningham of Dublin
 street is confined to his home on ac. count of being burned on the hands and face while at work at the plant | of the Scovill Manufacturing Go.
 A very handsome group picture oi the Rev Father Broderick and the graduating class of St Mary's par ochial school, class of 1906, is on eX- hibition in the show window of Pol. laks art studio, Bank street.
 The excursion committee of the local N. B. O. P. lodges will meet this evening at 11S North Main street. The manager of Steeple- chase Island will also be present to perfect the necessary arrangements. George w. Holihan of North Main street and Miss Jennie Reed of S1 Farm street, daughter of Henry H. Reed, were married at the parochial residence of the St Thomas church yesterday morning by Father Ryan. The trolley conditions are now practically settled and in a short | time the company will commence op- erations on East Main street. Mayor | Thoms signed the conditions last night and the company is expected to put the finishing touches on them to-day or tomorrow.
 Mayor Thoms said today that he considers it quite proper that the city should lend hand in discovering the ] bodies of citizens drowned and thought the search should be conduct ed under the direction of the police. It is likely that the matter will be brought to the attention of the depart ment of safety at its next meeting.
 The law committee will meet to- night. The principal cases to be heard are Thomas Welton's claim for the loss of two cows and a horse, which were bitten by rabid dog and had to be killed, and those of MT Hawes and Mir Philomena for dam age caused by alleged defective high ways on South Main and Silver streets.
 Don't forget the popular excursion to Newport tomorrow, particulars of which are given in adv in to-day's issue. The very low rate of fare brings the trip within the reach of all, and those contemplating going are liable to disappointment if they delay purchasing tickets until the morning of the excursion. The trip from New London on the palatial steamer City of Lowell, in connection with this excursion, makes 1t one of the most charming water trips along the New England coast.
 A meeting of the new national board of the Ancient Order of Hi- bernians was held Saturday, July 21, in the Grand Union hotel, Saratoga, i for the purpose of effecting an or ganization and planning a line of policy for the next two years. One of the most important matters to come before the board was the nam ing of national chaplain. This Is a post of high honor, as is evidenced by the fact that it has been held for some terms by Archbishop Farley. The new national board conferred this high office on the Rev Father Kennedy of Danbury. Father Ken nedy is very popular among Hiber- nians, and his appointment is re- ceived with universal pleasure and satisfaction. He is a very bright man of high principles and broad views.
 The widest scene witnessed in Waterbury since the coming of the white man occurred in the berry lots beyond the old Jesse Lounsbury place. so called, yesterday afternoon, when a crowd of men. women and children dropped their pails and made wild dash through the brush wood for the highway. yelling and screaming like a band of Indians on the warpath. The natives stopped having for a time and then thinking that Will Strong's bull had broken loose and was pursuing the berry pickers, the farmers with. character istic daring came to the rescue armed with all kinds of weapons; but they hadn't been on the field long before they took to their heels and disap- peared with all the speed they could muster up. The commotion was caused by somebody stepping on a hornets nest, and. enraged at being disturbed. the wasps went for the in- truders and drove them out in dou- ble quick time, leaving marks on most of them which will bother them for the next few days.
 Although it is getting rather late in the summer. the announcement that there will be band concerts on the green during the remainder of the warm weather will undoubtedly please the lads and laSies who have been waiting for the concerts the past month. There is at least one lively night during the week in Waterbury when the concerts are on and the streets leading to the green on the evening that the band is playing would lead one to believe that every fellow and girl in town were out to hear the music. It has often been said that more persons go to the concerts to have the pleasure of having com pany on the way home than 10 hear the music. but perhaps that's the reason why the concerts are 60 popu- lar. From now every Thursday night the early birds will be on hand to get the choice positions on West Main street or in other words. to have a good site on the reviewing stand. StiIl it would seem like a dead summer without having concerts. as they are murh anprerfa-ed frzdrfrr fro-n th.