Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-20
CITY NEWS.

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Mr. and Mrs William Noonan OF
! North Main street left to-day for a
few days visit to Mrs Noonan's folks
in Worcester Mass.
Mr. and Mrs Ernest r. Robillard
| left this morning for Fall River,
Mass, to attend the funeral of the
formers father, who died recently,
after long illness.
Domenico Dadona was arrested to-
day by Detectives Kennaugh and
| Colesanto. He with three other boys
are accused of breaking into Geraldi's
tailoring shop on Scovill street a few
weeks ago.
The members of the Brooklyn A.C
will entertain a large crowd at the
clubs hall on Bank street on Satur-
| day evening when the club will give
| a sociable and dance. Lallier's or
chestra has been engaged to furnish
music.
Residents in the Marble" block
on North Main street, complained
this afternoon that they were being
annoyed by the actions of Louis
King. Detective Kennaugh was sent
to the building and placed the man
under arrest for improper conduct.
Miss Ethel Barrymore and Miss
Louise Drew who occupied box al
Jacques theater yesterday seemed to
thoroughly enjoy the performance
mir
lures Last evening they with MI
and Mrs Sidney Drew dined at The
Elton.
The local weather prophets say that
this snow will not last long and adj
wise everybody to prepare for mud
| ankle deep. This may be simply Il
card for merchants who deal in rub
| bers, and for all one can tell those
who talk this way may be acting for
the public good.
William Bowen who is wanted in
this city on the charge of theft was
arrested in Danbury last evening.
Bowen applied at the Danbury police
station for nights lodging and as
the Danbury officers knew he was
wanted in this city, he was locked
up and held. He will be brought to
this city to-day.
A very important meeting of the
Catholic Women's association will
| be held this evening at S O'Clock,
| and it is requested that every officer
of the association be present as at
that time arrangements will be COM
| pleted for the entertainment in
! honor of St Patrick, which will be
| held on March Is.
William H. Ridge died yesterday
at his home, SO Abbott avenue. Mr.
Ridge was rs years of age. He was
| formerly local agent for the Wheeler
G. Wilson Sewing Machine Co. He
leaves his wife and one daughter Mrs
Emma Collard of Bridgeport. The
funeral will be held Saturday morn
ing at $50 o'clock with service al
the house by the Rev J. G. Davenport
The interment will be in Woodbury..
Every SIS and s19 fancy mixture
overcoat now $40 at Epson Singleton
& Co.'S.
So stormy was yesterday after
noon and evening that very few peo-
pie ventured down town during the
night and as a result the stores were
practically deserted. The dry goods
stores closed at o'clock and all 9th
err stores closed earlier than usual
| The Wednesdays and Saturdays for the
most part have been stormy for the
past several weeks and the merchants
think that some one has placed hoo
doc over their two best nights of the
week
Last evening the fire department
was called by private box 35 to the
car barns of the Connecticut COM
pany in the west end. Ernest Stubs
! a motOrman, saw smoke coming from
the barns. Word was Immediately
sent to the American District Tele-
graph company and II was from that
Office that the alarm was rung in as
almost all private calls are. There
was a small fire near the boiler room
but it was quenched with very little
trouble. The damage was slight.
Pedestrians who are accustomed to
go from West Main street across TO
the green near the Soldiers Tnonu-
ment. had to go through about three
inches of slush to-day. Although
there is no real crossing at this point
the pavement acts for the crossing
and is used by almost everybody 60
I ing down and coming up West Main
street. II certainly was in frightfui
shape the greater part Of the day
Several OF the crossings on North
Main street had not been touched up
to nOOu.
Mrs Margaret Slavin, widow Of
William Slavin. died at her resi-
I denee. eos Silver street. last even
ing. after eight weeks illness with
the grip. Mrs Slavin had been a
resident Of Waterbury for fifty
years and was well known b. most
Of the earlier Irish settlers of Wa
terbury and surrounding towns She
was a member Of the Sacred Heart
parish and one Of its oldest support
ers. her home having been nearly al
Ways i'm that section Of the city -Four
daughters survive her. Mrs Henry 7.
Ashton Of Springfield. Mass. Mrs
James Mcdonald. Miss Julia Slayin
and Miss Nellie Slavin Of this city;
also one son John Of this city The
funeral will be held Saturday morn
ing at sac O'Clock from her resi-
/ denoe. 20s Silver street. with q high
mass at Sacred Heart church at ?
o'eIock Interment will be in s.
Josephis eeneteTy- Friends are re-
qgested to omit flowers.