Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-29
WATERBURY EVENING DEMOCRAT SATURDAY ee
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JoAA hi6ly ana J0hn Mccarthy or Ansonia who nave been visitine friends in Brooklyn have returned home.
 --Dr and Mrs P. J.. Boyce of Bayonne, N. J., who have been visit ing the latter's mother on North Leonard street. have returned home.
 Walter Meehan of Bank street nas successfully passed the state ex- animation for engineers and left for Hartford this morning, where he will De Informed what route he will have. School Inspector Michael ,layin was in Brooklyn to-day looking over the schools to see that everything is Tn readiness for the reopening on tuesday.
 Not very much enthusiasm is manifested in Brooklyn over the box ing tournament to be held in this city on New Years day.
 This morning the Brooklyn f1re- men were called about o'clock by still alarm to the Murphy block on Bank street where small fire was located in the cellar underneath Frank Maluski's fruit store. No water was put on the blaze as the fire was smoothered by couple of ex- tlnguishers. The damage was slight.
 Yesterday afternoon a trolley car going towards Brooklyn collided With a dump cart coming from the yard Of the power house on Bank street. The trolley halted SO sud denly that the passengers were 10stled and few landed on the floor Of the car, but none of them was in- Jured. The dump cart was some what damaged.
 Joseph Wallace, who was in- 1ured on Thanksgiving day while playing football with the Cadets against the Second Wards, has re- covered from his injuries and will return to work in few days.
 Parts of Bank street this morn- ing looked like sea of mud as the street sweeper of the city department brushed the mud and water into the gutters.
 Daniel Mahaney says that he can take joke as we'll as the next one, but he thinks the telephone game is being overworked. The ex- alderman was in his place of business on Bank street the other evening when he was informed that there was a call over at Killoughey's drug store awaiting him. Daniel grabbed his cane and hustled over to the drug store and taking the receiver was told that his block in Ansonia was burning. Daniel asked the particu- lars and also inquired who was speaking. Word cane back that it was the son of Daniels agent in that town. This did not satisfy Mahaney and he asked for the young mans father. He was told to hold the wire and when after wait of about thirty minutes no further response came, he hung up the receiver with a bang. vowing that he would get even with the joker who was having fun at his expense.
 The meeting of the Daisy Whist club, held at the home of Miss Kath- crime Mahaney on Bank street last evening. was perhaps the most suc- cessful that the club has yet given. Several of the members that are at- tending college and are home for the holidays were present and until the early hours of the morning the crowd made merry at the home of Miss Mahaney. Matthew Kennedy of Torrington showed that Waterbury is not the only place that has good whist players. for he easily captured first prize for the gentlemen, while Miss Mary McGowan won the honors among the fair sex. John McGrath. a student at Niagara university, who has a reputation as a whist player. was away of form last evening and was compelled to take the consola- ton offering. winning fewer games than any other person present. After card playing some excellent musical and vocal numbers were rendered. Frank Smith sang "The Crocodile Isle" in pleasing manner and made almost as good an impression as when he did 1t at the St Thomas's mir,strels in Hartford last Saturday evening. Others who entertained were Miss Molly Mahaney, Virginia Cummings, William Mahaney. John McGrsth. Frank Bowe and Eddie Ray. Square dancing was also enjoyed, with Vii liam Dunphy as prompter. Those present from out of towh were the Misses Virginia, and Kittie Cummings. Mollie Kelly. May Fleming and Matthew Kennedy Those present from the city were as follows: The Misses Stasia Hughes, Margaret Devine. Addie Kilbride. May Doyle, May Shannahan, Mary McGowan. Catherine McGowan. Helen Mccarthy, Lulu Kilroe. Berde Casey, Nellie Kelley and MessFs Frank Johnson. Frank Smith. Ed ward Ray. Edward Chapman. Albert whalen. John McGrath. Thomas Me Grath. William Devine. John Hutch inson, William Dunphy. John Ma nancy. Roger Dawson. Dennis Clancy. Daniel Mahaney. James Lord and Frank Bowe.
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