Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-18
CITY NEWS.


Hurrah !
The board of public works viii
meet tonight.
Mems SIS and $17 suits and over
coats $40, at Epson, Singleton & Cos
Charles Duchon and George W
Rodgers, recently employed at SEQ
Wills, left Sunday for their homes in
Allentown, Pa.
Miss Grace Jones who recently un
derwent an operation in New York
has returned to Waterbury much i'm
proved in health.
Margaret Hackett, pupil of
Monroe's business college, has &C
cepted a position as bookkeeper for
the Singer Sewing Machine Co.
An anniversary high mass will be
celebrated tomorrow morning a
7:30 O'Clock at st Francis Xavier's
church for the late Mrs Catherine
Gaffney.
A months mind mass will be cele-
| brated at the immaculate Conception
church tomorrow morning at eight
o'clock for the late Patrick Collins OF
Baldwin street.
Ringing Bros circus wants to buy
the two handsome ponies owned by
H. S. Chase. They are beauties and
the circus man is bound to give the
youngsters of the world a chance to
see them.
Joseph Meehan of 81 Avon avenue
is not the Meehan that was in the
police court yesterday for proving
around the railroad yards among the
freight cars.
John Suepell was arrested to-day
on charge of burglary. He broke
into Gatling's carpenter shop on Liv
cry street recently and stole some
tools. He was arrested by Detectives
Kennaugh and Colesanto.
Charles Mallory and Patrick Gull
foile were in the city court to-day
before Judge Peasley and were COM
mitted to Jail for thirty days, each,
for vagrancy. John Carlo, charged
with intoXication, was let go on his
own recognizance till Friday.
The Universalists of Waterbury
have fund of $4,000 which will
soon be used to secure a suitable
place of worship. At present the
organization holds service in G. A.
R. hall under the leadership of Rev
W. F. Dickerman, New Haven.
Residents in the vicinity of the cor
ner of South Elm and Union streets
were awakened Sunday morning
about l O'Clock by the report of re-
volver. Four shots were apparently
fired in quick succession. Those who
opened their windows to see what
was the disturbance perceived no one.
The worst washout caused Ivy the
storm of Saturday occurred on Edge
wood avenue, where the street was
dug out for a distance of several hun
dred feet. Thomaston avenue was
also badly quilted. 1t would be hard
TO estimate the damage done to the
public highways by the freshets, but
Superintendent Kilduff puts it some
where between $1,000 and $1,000
At the meeting of the board of pub.
lie works tonight City Engineer
Cairns will submit plans for the lay
out of the Naugatuck river from Bank
street TO the point where Steele's |
brook enters the river near the Brook /
side home. Hearings will also be held
on the matter of sewer assessments on
Railroad Hill street, southerly to
South Leonard street. Plans will also |
be submitted for the proposed widen
ing of Jackson street from Bank |
street to West Main street.
The funeral of Peter J Walsh was |
held this morning from his late home |
on Fuller sctreet with mass of re-
QUEEN at the Immaculate Conception /
church by Father O'Bripn. and inter- !
mpnt in new st Joseph's cemetery.
The bearers were John Dineen. John
Russell. James Moore. Patrick Flynn, /
John Flynn and John Wall The floral /
tributes included n pillow marked /
Papa" from children Of the de- |
ceased: pillow. Court Falcon. No "A.
7. of A: wreath. Katie and Mary
Wall; bouquet SAKE & FlOtO.
According to the New York Sun
Congressman George l.. l.illey dii
not arrive in New Haven Yesterday
In time for the political luncheon
which was the first event on Mr.
Taft's programme Il is said his au-
tomobile broke down on the way &c
The Elm city. The luncheon was held
for the purpose Of trying 10 effect a
between Lieutenant Gov fl
'rnOr Lake and Congressman Lillev
Dut was futile as the former is still
determined TO fight the congressman
Tor the gubernatOrial nomination.
When will the new policemen pro-
rided for in the estimates for 1905
he appointed. Nobody appears 10 he
lble 10 answer this question. but it is
air TO conclude that the board Of
sfety knows. II IL said that the COM
nissioners are waiting until the pro-
,osed new rules have been gotten into
hape 50 that a test Of fitness NAV be
applied which will render il out Of
he question for other than competent
nen to get there. Another reason as
igned for the delay is that the board
Intends to appoint the new men and
clerk for the superintendent at the
anne time. and that they are not vet
eady to go ahead.