Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-24
CITY NEWS.

Yesterday was field day for the women folks at Hamilton park, the number who visited the place and took a dip in the plunge amounting to 1915. The women would like another day to themselves and they will get 1t if they continue to appre- ciate what has been done for them by fiocking to the park every Thurs day until the committee sees that they mean business and then they will get what they want.
 James l.. Kelly stair builder in the employ of the Waterbury Lum- Der and Coal company met with an accident this morning that will lay him up for some time. While working on blaming machine the piece of wood which his hands held slipped and his fingers coming in contact with the blade of the planer three of them were badly cut. It was necessary to take him to doc tor immediately and send him home after being attended to.
 The late unpleasantness reported from Coe, Orange, Camp and other streets relative to the use of manhole clearings on the streets passed off without serious trouble. Although Mayor Thoms was mad enough yes- terday to bounce the offender if he could locate him. There is nothing new in this. It has happened before and it will occur again, but not right away. A few years ago such things were quite common but since the ad- vent of the present administration complaints about things of that sort became rare.
 After very successful period Of nine months in Waterbury Edward F. Harwood, of the Hallet and Da- wis Piano company will soon leave to open up the eastern part of Penn 'sylyania. His headquarters will be at 514-516 Penn street, Reading and he will have charge of the entire eastern section of the state. MT Harwood is a most enterprising hust Ter. During the nine months he has been in Waterbury he has es- tablished record of selling pianos that is actually wonderful. In that period he sold for the Hallett and Davis concern 120 frstc lass pianos. As he is of most engaging presence he will undoubtedly eclipse that rec ord in his new field of work.
 Mrs Annie Burns of Waterville, through Attorney Lynch has filed with the probate court an applica- tion for an order of distribution of the estate of her aunt Mrs Annie Powers who died recently in Matte wan, N. Y, The estate in this state amounts to about $6,000. Mrs Powers left a sister Mrs Annie Fitz- gerald living in England. Accord ing to the laws of New York, Mrs Fitzgerald and Mrs Burns receive equal portions of the estate in New York after all debts and obligations are paid, but according to the laws of Connecticut Mrs Burns alone is entitled to whatever part of the es- tate is located in this state. This, as has been said, is realty worth about s6,000.
 The beetles appear to be getting the worst of 1t in the tussle with the force of men that is after them, but the leaves are falling just the same and if they keep coming down the park will not look very inviting after few weeks more. The heaps of leaves raked up here and there are mute but very eloquent witnesses of the devastation done by the pests and show plainly the necessity of keeping after the pests if the trees are to be spared. But, say, here is in connection with the green that has not been aired in public way, although it concerns thousands. What about seats? There are few available now, but not half enough to accommodate peo- pie who want to use them. Times are dull and if the city is not in position to take care of all the un- it certainly ought to give them something to sit upon for half hour or so during this hot weather.