Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-09
CITY NEWS.

District Deputy Victor Modern ol
 Bristol installed the new officers of Gold Legon, No 19, O. ", last night Deputy Sachem James Shannahan
 of Meriden installed the new off
 cers of Toantick tribe, I. o. R. NJ,
 las night.
 Deputy Grand Chief Ranger Partheney of Court America will in- stall the new officers of Court Mar tin Hellman tonight in Foresters'
 hall.
 At a meeting of the board of edu-
 cation of Holyoke Tuesday evening
 Mrs Theodore Hooker, formerly a
 teacher in the commercial depart
 ment of the Crosby High school, was
 selected to fill a vacancy in the Hol-
 yoke high school.
 The communication from Father
 Saurusaitis in the Democrat yester-
 day caused considerable comment, and as it is safe to say that he knows
 what he is talking about it must be
 plain to everybody how difficult it must be for an honest person to hold a position in places where that sCrt of thing exists.
 George Kane, an employe of the Barlow Bros Go, met with a painful accident to-day while moving a stove from one place to another. One of the lids slipped off and hit him in the left eye, almost knocking him down and making him feel that he had lost his eyesight. MT Kane recovered from the shock quickly and with the exception of a slight discoloration about the eye showed no ill effect after the experience.
 Miss Mary Baldwin, daughter of Mir and Mrs Thomas Baldwin of
 Stone street and John Parker of Washington street were married Tuesday morning a St Francis Xaviers church. The pastor, the Rev J. J. Curtin, performed the cere- mony and celebrated the nuptial mass. Miss Josephine Parker, sis ter of the bridegroom, was brides maid and Dr Thomas E. Parker, brother of the bridegroom, was best man. A nuptial high mass was cele- brated, and at the close of the cere- mony, a wedding breakfas.. was served. MT and Mrs Parker are now spending their honeymoon at Atlantic City and New York city.
 State Councillor w. A. Chase in- stalled the new officers of Excel sior council, No 2, o. U. A. M.. last night. The following standing committees were chosen: Relief, J. H. Voss, w. A. Chase, F. L. Clark, NJ. H. Voss and w. A Stewart: de- gree work, c l.. Clark. c. R. Clyne, w. O'Neil; ritual, c. w. Fox, J. H. Callbreath and J. A Caghans: mas ters of work. w. O'Neil, G. w. Fox and W. A. Chase; delinquent, w. A. Holga-e and w. A. Chase; press, c. R. Clyne and J. E. O'Neil After the appointments were made. c. l.. Clark was presented with the ex- councillors jewel, having held the recording secretary's office for five years. w. A. Chase made the pre- sentation speech.
 The thermometer took a big drop yesterday and even more so last evening, which was big relief to the populace that has been sweltering during the past few days. The change in the weather was really re- markable and last night was very chilly in view of the heat that mor- tals had to endure the previous even- ings. During the past week when the city was baking several cool waves were predicted, but there was no notice of the frost man in town until yesterday morning The wealth CT was cool and pleasant during the entire day and coming on 6 o'clock the mercury went down a few more pegs. The weather to-day was just about right and there were no com ments about excessive heat.
 The long drought has had no ap- preciable effect upon the beautiful lawn at St Francis Xavier's church property on Baldwin street. It is as verdant as it possibly could be. ard this fact has prompted many to ih- quire the cause. The only answer one can give to this is that if re- eeives constant care and being so high above the street it catches the sye of everybody who passes through ! hat district. i similar condition ex- sts in the rear of the IectOry where , nearly every kind of garden truck 1ne could mention. including the . aveT popular potato. is growing i -spidly. the crop promising to he the . pest in the city. When one stops tU ,onsider the amount of things that an he raised on small patch of and he cannot help saving that it is !. DO bad people don't rp5iize this ard !. To B little more farming.
 The funeral of William DOOling ras held this morning from the amiIv residence un Hamilton ave lue with a mass Of requiem at the ;acrcd Heart church by Father JOolry and inteTment in Calvary .emet ary. The bearers were Nor ,sn Cos clio. John O'ConneII. Jere- nish Mooney. M. Doran. John Rear lon and Finton Phelsn. The floral ributes included a standing cross. .mplOyes of the Barlow Bros com any; wreath. Uncle John OCon- .eIl and family; wreath. the Misses Isry and Nora Cooper; cross. Mich eI and Anna DOOling: bouquets. L. md l. Lane. Dublin baseball team. Hrs James RIorden. Joseph Norton. I- McLouEhIin- J. O-ConneII. IT. 'OsteIlo. William GsigIe. M. Moran. ieOrEe Roper. D. Barton. Mr ana Yrs George Deframe- Sisters Mary E