Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-13
CITY NEWS.


 Corcoran's lots this afternoon.
 The Republican club will meet Thursday night when the clambake committee will submit an interesting report.
 The funeral of Julia Cleary took place yesterday afternoon from the family residence on Baldwin street with interment in Calvary cemetery.
 Third church folks and their friends will have an outing at Savin Rock Saturday. They will meet on West Main street, opposite City hall at 1 o'clock in the afternoon.
 There will be a special meeting of St Joseph's' T. A. society on Thurs day evening at eight o'clock and all members are requested to be in at tendance as business of importance is to be transacted.
 Contractor Fred T. Ley has com menced work on the new concrete bridge on Liberty street between Mill and River streets. The street is closed and will not be reopened to the public for some time.
 Eva Heffner, daughter of MT and Mrs William Heffner of 1416 Baldwin street, died yesterday. The funeral took place this afternoon with inter- ment in Pine Grove cemetery. Ser vice was conducted by the Rev MT Smith.
 Now is the time to pay your sub. scription to the Democrat if you want the August number of the Wo mans Home Companion free. Al that is necessary is to pay your sub scription at the Democrat office il | advance.
 The condition of Albert Philips O. Middletown, who was injured al Thomaston last week, remains un. changed at the Waterbury hospital It was believed that Philips woulc not live more than a day or two, bu he has hung on we'll.
 Reports from the country say tha the farmers are praying for rain. Tn, dry season is now having its effec | upon the crops and in the outlyins districts rain is badly needed. A lit tie within the city would not be un | welcome just at present.
 Gideon Belveau has purchased from Frank Brothers his block situ ated on Grand street. The block | considered one of the finest. pieces O property on the street. The sale wal made through the agency of D. J Griffin of 43 East Main street.
 The Fusileers base ball team will have an outing at Coer's farm in Cheshire next Sunday. James Griffin | the we'll known cafe man will have charge of the bake and all wilo are for tunate enough to be on hand will be sure of good time and plenty to eat
 A. L. Raymond has purchased { lot on South street from the D. J Griffin real estate agency. MT Ray mond will erect three family hous, on the site and will start operation. at once. The lot is one of tn, Boughton tract which was purchased by Mir Griffin about four months ago About thirty lots have been sold by MT Griffin since he came into pos | SSSSloh oi tue plOpcflg.
 Residents of Lounsbury street hope the city will soon see its wal to removing the dirt left on either side of this and other streets in that neighborhood, when the gutters wer, being paved. It blocks the way tC their homes and also looks unsightly They think the work of trimming UT these streets should be taken holC of as soon as possible so that they may be finished and in first class con dition for use before the snow flies People who know something about peat, or turf as it is called in some parts of the world, may see some fine samples of 1t any time during the summer in the lots on the Pear lake road, Simonsville. William Prichard has cut and saved some of it and intends to use 1t with coal It makes good fire without coal ol anything else. but one would need big supply of it to put him through the winter. Senator Tracy and oth CTS fin that district own land on which there is considerable turf, but 1t is evident that they don't thinh it pays to work these bogs, and the little that is being done in that line Is more out of curiosity than with view to saving money.
 People who know something about the old time method of churning milk will be interested in a new device which does the business anywhere from three to five minutes and makes a better job of 1t than could Ipe done by any of the old schemes. A couple of young men made a hit in one of the stores on Bank street to-day de monstrating how the thing works. The mechanism does not differ mater iaIy from that of some of the other modern patterns and can be tnrnell by hand or whirled around bv electricity The smallest size will hold a gallon of cream and will make butter in tyTo or three minutes. When oEe stops to think of the labor and churning and doing other things years ago and then considers what simple affairs they are now. he cannot help saying that farming in these days is nothing more than heaIfhfuI exercise compared with what 1t was in the time of our gran dads.
 When you want a present for your sweetheart or wife. or your sister or your cousin or your aunt. just drop in the Upson JeveIry Co.'S and choose from the largest lines in the city of jevelry, diamonds. emsralds. rubIes. saphires. etc. set and unset Watches gold and silver Of many grades, etc.
 Would you ps without what you want when a 7se Ad night sst itf