Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-16
CITY NEWS.


smoker Saturday night.
A green cup, saucer and plate with
a pound of nice tasting 30 cent tea at
Phelan's to-day and st Patricks day.
The trolley company has decided
not to purchase any new cars this
year, although they need about
100000.
Several flocks of wild geese passed
over Waterbury yesterday. They
flew high and were pushing north
ward. .~-s--~s< up.
The Leavenworth street engine
company was called to chimney fire
on French street at noon yesterday.
There was no damage.
A months mind mass of requiem
was celebrated at the Immaculate
Conception church this morning for
the late Peter ]. Walsr.
browning was the subject of
very interesting talk at st Ma-garet's
school Saturday night by Professor
Powys of oxford university.
Gustav Asheim, who has been sew
eral weeks in Florida for the benefit
of his health, has returned home.
His condition is much better.
The Rev Ivan H. Benedict. ma
tive of this town, and L graduate of
the Waterbury high school, occupied
the pulpit at the First Baptist church
yesterday.
Lewis Madden and Joseph Hayden,
who during the past week have been
at their homes in this city, will re-
sumo work again this evening in
their sketch, THE Turn of the Tide"
The board of education will hold
a regular meeting this evening at
the usual time in the office of the
Crosby high school. Some action
toward reappointing the entire staff
of school janitors is expected TO be
taken,
James Hamilton of 81 Locust
street, an employee of the Scovill
Manufacturing company, will leave
Waterbury March 2S for New York
where he will sail on the steamship
California for Ireland to be gone
twelve months.
The forty hours devotion opened at
st Francis Xavier church yesterday
morning A number of people visit
ed the place during the day, and the
attendance in the evening was very
large. The exercises will close to-
morrow morning.
The robins are here again and so
are the mischievous urchins with
small guns, and as consequence of
their almost unerring aim, quite
few of our song birds are killed
every day. Is there no way Of stop
ping this business?
Miss Celia steinbuch of this city
and Leon Miller of New York were
married last night at the home of the
brides parents. Mr. and Mrs Baxuch
Steinbuch of North Elm street. The
Rev J. Harkavy performed the
ceremony. number of relatives
and friends attended The couple
will reside in New York.
Health Oficer Kilmartin said to-
day that CHAMBERS is a disease very
easily communicated from beasts TO
human beings and is a very fatal
malady. He has communicated with
the different veterinaries about town
and an effort is being made not TO
! let any animal suffering with the dis
| ease escape.
The New England Land and
Realty company has sold for the
Adams estate the Elijah Adams farm
, in East Brookfeld. Mass. consisting
of one hundred and thirty acres. to-
| gether with large house and three
/ barns, to Fred l.. Scott of Green
witch. The price paid was $500.
! Mr. Scott will use # for farming pur-
/ poses.
Il was announced at the Immacu-
late Conception church yesterday
that on Wednesday evening. March
! is, the Rev NJ. A Sullivan of Hart
! ford. state president OF the Cath
/ ole Total Abstinence union. would
( deliver the Lenten sermon. taking
for his subject The Evils Of Intenl-
! perance." The lecture will be under
the auspices Of the ST Joseph T. A
I society.
Or II. II. West has succeeded Dr
Jacob I. Gancher as physician for
I Star Of Waterbury lodge. I. -. = 4.
This was decided at meeting yester-
day afternoon. II was also decided
10 donate 81 to the Anti Tubere1,I"sis
league and to raise funds to assist
+ Hebrews who may be in need at this
time. Joseph SpearO was ..bnsen dele
gate to the annual convention - the
order in "Tammany hail. New YOrk-
on Sunday, May ~.
George Carroll. the twelve wear
old son Of James s. Carroll Of 4sd
I East Main street, narrowly escape
! drowning 10 the Msnhan canal sat
urday afternoon. With a number oi
boys that live near him he was play
J ing the raft game on log when he
went into the water and was about
20 go down the third time when
! Charles Dillon assisted him to land
Some scheme should be devised e
keep youngsters on that death trap.
At a meeting Of the chapter Of the
| KniKhsz Of Columbus held yesterday
afternoon IL was vo-sd to hold an
open meeting on Sunday evening.
March -. AT this meeting Rev Pa
/ Their Bruderick viii deliver an adj
| dress on The Attitude Of the Catho-
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