Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-05-13
CITY NEWS.

Harry Lane presided at the organ in the Third Congregational church yesterday.
 Mrs. Della Fleming of New York city is visiting her sister, Mrs Richard Brown of Franklin street,
 The board of education win hold n regular monthly meeting this evening at I:30 o'clock in the office of the high school.
 Mayor Thoms and the board of pub lie works are home after trip through New York. Jersey City and Paterson, where they examined the different kinds of pavement used in those places.
 Thomas Bockwitch of South Leop- ard street, who has been laid up for
 several weeks with blood poisoning, was out to-day. Bockwitch was a member of the South End polo team and was accustomed to fasten his skates on with small tacks which penetrated his foot and caused blood poisoning. At one time 1t was thought that Bockwitch had very lit- tie chance of recovering.
 This morning. while fruit vender was crossing the tracks at the Union station, his horse fell and was un- able to rise. The 11:20 train from Watertown was soon heard coming along. If the horse was not gotten out of the way the train would make horse meat of 1t in few minutes. Something must be done. Gate tender Templeton took in the situ-
 ation at a glance and grabbing his little red flag has;ened along the rails and Jagged the train, which was delayed until the horse was on
 its feet again. As the driver was
 again on his way, he gave the gate tender smile.
 Edward Connor. for many years
 well known resident of this city,
 died this morning at his home, 15
 Hickory street. Besides his widow
 he leaves four daughters and one son.
 Mrs F. J. Kane, Mrs NJ Fitzgerald.
 the Misses Mary. Katherine, and Fin
 ton l. Connor. AIr. Connor was
 good husband and kind father and
 was well liked by everybody. He had
 q cheerful disposition and no matter
 what way things went he always
 claimed everything that happened wns
 for the best, so that he never was out
 Of sorts and lost no time sewing
 over real or imagnary evils which
 so many see ahead of them. He was
 a native of Ireland, but spent the
 greater portion of his life in this city.
 where be had a wide circle of reIa-
 tives and friends. Friends are re
 quested to omit flowers.
 Miss Olsen. native of Norway. |came to town last night on the last |train and was driven to West Grove I |street. where she expected to meet I the family of Conrad Klementsen. but I to her great disappointment they had | moved and the hackman could not ! locate them. The girl couldn't spe..k | Ia word of English and it was finallr decided to leave her at the Connecti. | cut hotel The police took up the I case this morning but while they f were making Inquiries some of her friends learned that she was here and called for her at the hotel. To | say that she was glad to meet them and hear once more her mother tongue would be putting 1t mildly. She is 22 years of age and a bright, rlever appearing person During the search for her relatives and Le- lore they had ararived, John Jonn- son. a native Of Sweden. and c0aeh- man for H. s. Chase. talked with the girl in her own language and as sured her that there was no need to De alarmed, that her friends would be Iound and in any event she would be zarsd for. U