Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-26

Bart Desmond, WHO were dTTtStcu oii the charge of illegal sale of liquors on Sunday, were continued until Friday morning by Judge Hunger ford, on request of Attorney Me- Donough.
 A. H. Dayton of Terrace avenue left to-day for a months vacation. He expects to go to South America, visiting the principal places of in | terest, and will also go to see the Panama canal He expects to ar rive home the last week of March. The funeral of Franklin Downs, who died Sunday afternoon in Wa terbury, was held from TwitchelPs undertaking rooms. The services were conducted by Rev Sherrod Soule, pastor of the Congregational church, the interment was in GunL- town cemetery.
 The Altar society of St Francis s ] church will hold whist party to- morrow evening in Columbus hall. After the whist playing there will be | dancing. Refreshments will also he served. The tickets are 50 cents each person, and a most enjoyable evening is assured to all who at | tend.
 An alarm of fire was rung in yes | terday from box 34, corner Main and Maple streets, to which the fire men promptly responded, and found the rear room of the Naugatucls | club in the Rubin block ablaze. Clouds of smoke poured from the building and at one time 1t looked as if it was going to be a serious | fire,' but the blaze was quickly ex- | tinguished by stream from the chemical engine. It is thought that the fire started in or near the chim- ney, the walls and woodwork being badly charred. The loss to the building was covered by insurance. Mrs Mary Garland of A Lewis street was instantly killed last night at her home by falling down stairs. Mrs Garland was preparing to retire. In the hall it seems that there are two doors, one leading to the cellar and the other to bedrooms on the | floor above. Mrs Garland, who is an old lady, opened the wrong door and fell headlong to the cellar. When picked up by her daughter life was extinct. Dr w. A. Reilly was hastily summoned and declared that her neck was broken and that death had been instantaneous. She leaves one son, William, three daugh- | ters, Mrs Thomas Bowling, with whom she lived, Mrs Fred Holzatsel of Naugatuck and Mrs Henry Clark of Waterbury. The funeral will be held Thursday with burial in Col chester.
 The board of warden and burgess es held an adjourned meeting last night. The warden being absent the meeting was presided over by Senior Burgess Reynolds. The purpose for which the board held the meeting received the least consideration of any matter which was brought up. The trolley company was represent ed at the meeting in the person of Superintendent Beardsley of the Derby division, who with the as- sistance of one engineer, who was also present, presented a plan for the proposed switch on South Main street. MT Beardsley said that the company was willing to go to the expense of moving back the curb ing near the hotel property. He said that this was little more than his company usually did, but were willing to do 1t in this case, even | though he felt that not a nickel would be made by the company, but that the public would receive better service. There was great deal of useless talk over this matter and after about one hour and fifteen minutes being given to it without any formal action being taken, the | superintendent of the trolley com pany was instructed that some other proposition which would be more pleasing to the citizens of the bor- ough would have to be submitted be- fore the board would do anything about it. The assessment of Joseph and Josephine Sodoloski for the sanitary sewer on Spring street was deferred. as the lot on Spring street is not connected with the sewer. Borough Attorney Sweeney reported that the thought that the borough was not to blame for the water which came down Orchard street onto the property of H. II. Watson, as the water came from an open lot across the street. Nothing was done about the site for a hose house as the selling agent for the Glove Co had not given his price on the lot near the Whittemore building. Ber- nard Schmitz then addressed the board. He said that a dam which had been built by the water com pany near the pumping station and which was the cause of making the roadway leading to Mir Schmitz's farm in Straitsville in a condition unfit for travel. The board voted to instruct the road superintendent 10 repair the above mentioned high way. s. D. Bingham appeared for Dominick Sabia, who is assessed for a sewer on the New Haven road and with which he cannot make connec- ton. as the sewer is higher than the bottom of his cellar. The matter was referred to the borough engI- neer. The board voted that the road superintendent keep the side walk in front of the two hose houses and the Union City police station free from snow and ice. and also that the Malleable Iron Co be notified that they must take care of the water from the roof of their fac