Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-29
CITY NEWS.

70 and S6 trousers, special $3.75 at Upson, Singleton & Co.'S.
 The board of education will hold a meeting this evening. The matter of the coal supply for the schools IS to be disposed of. D..
 George w. Gearing of AZ Welton street and Marion Hatkoski of 52 Adams street have been added to the clerical force at the postoffice and will enter upon their duties some time next month. ..- --.a
 The American Brass Co is perfecting plans to operate Benedict x Burnham's and Holmes, Booth x Hayden's from one boiler, transmitting the steam from one plant to the other across the Naugatuck river.
 Walter Halliday, for several years employed by the Consolidated rail- road company as chief clerk in the general yardmaster's office in Hart ford, has been appointed assistant yardmaster at Waterbury.
 Come to-day with U. S. & Co tick cts; store closes Tuesday afternons.
 Robert S. Pelletreau of New York city has brought suit against Thomas King and his wife Mary King of Walnut street for foreclosure of a mortgage. About $100 is involved. A number of other parties not resi- dents of Waterbury are also defend ants.
 The fire department had a run Sat urday afternoon to East Clay streer where somebody got scared at the sight of a small blaze in an ash can Last night still alarm from the west end brought the department to French street where fire had been discovered in an outhouse. There was no dam- | age to speak of at either place. With five thousand baseball root CTS hurrying pell nell through East Main street, some on foot and some on cars and the thousands who pat ronize the Cheshire trolley line to New Haven and other points the peo- pie of East Main street must conclude that Sunday has become a day for sports and pleasure, instead of a day of rest and prayer.
 Antonio Martino was employed by the Consolidated Railroad company at Seymour on August 29 last. He was engaged laying a material along side the tracks to deaden the sound Of approaching trains, it is alleged when a train came along and killed him. Saturday afternoon papers in a suit for $500 damages were is- sued by Attorney Bauby and served by Constable Lannen upon officials of the railroad company.
 After a few days more all the lum- Der of the Merchant homestead at the corner of Grand and Leavenworth streets will have been removed to the Town Plot, where it will be worked into new building for Mrs Kiely It was quite job, much more than one not familiar with that class of work would think, but they kept at it and the whole structure will be levelled to- day, but of course 1t will take another day or two to pick up the odds and ends and cart them away.
 Wesley T. Oviatt of Waterville, who
 
 of the Connecticut Railway X Lighting company for some years, resigned that position on July 15, and has accepted the office of general superintendent of the Narragansett Electric company of Providence, one of the largest plants of it's kind in the east. Mir Oviatt has been connected with the C. R. x l.. company in some capacity for the past twenty years. or since the introduction of the incandescent lights. He has worked from the bottom to the top and now assumes one of the most respon- sible positions existing in the electric al business.
 The men who man the sprinkling car had an experience yesterday which gave them pretty good insight into the pressure maintained Tn the water service in this city. They were filling their car at the station on West Main street, opposite city hall annex, and owing to some slight accident when they had load on and tried to shut off the gate, it wouldn't close. The pressure was so great the men fearing that it would burst the car moved, and in so doing they pulled the large hose | off the hydrant. This was followed by the shooting of volumes of water into the air almost as high as the trees in the green and continued for fifteen or twenty minutes before they sue ceeded in shutting it off. It was q splendid exhibition and was greatly enjoyed by people who occupied seats on the benches in the park, as we'll as those who were on their way home from the several churches in the cen ] ter.
 If your watch is unreliable, stops occasionally, gains or loses time, don't neglect to have it overhauled Many a good watch is ruined by in- attention. It may only need cleaning Whatever the trouble the Upsou Jew elry Co. Gs Bank street, will remedy it. If you need a new one see our fine line for ladies and gentlemen.