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Newspaper

Waterbury Evening Democrat

Location

Waterbury, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1908

Page

5

Colorful Taffeta Ribbon Special for Saturday

A 3% inch taffeta ribbon offered in all colors including black is priced at 17e with a Saturday special. Ten cent yard discount applied.

Gibson

Socially Active Local Clubs Stage Varied Programs

The Women's Aid Society of Universalists hosted an entertainment at the G A R hall with piano duets recitations and vocal solos led by Mrs F O Ruell and Mrs Abby Cooley. Epworth League and Queen's Daughters groups held separate events with music whist and readings. The Connecticut Council of Deliberation concluded with officer elections in Norwich naming Canfield Hughes Armstrong and others to key posts.

Women’s Aid Society the Universalist Congregation G. A. R. Hall Albert Ruel Miss Ruel Abby Cooley Edna Ruell Mabel ‘Taylor A. Ruell F. O. Ruell W. F. Dickerman F. O. Ruel H. W. Yeager Reading W. L. Woodruff James Johnson Teller McKinley Fred Itschner E. S. Harwood Queen's Daughters D. T. Farrington East Main Street William F. Delaney Sadie Wolff Bert Adams Joseph Nolan J. Connor Alice Tobin Edward Monahan Katherine Corcoran J. Carrol W. J. Bergin Patrick Reed Josephine Wallace Stephen Byrnes Mra Hert Chanler Catherine Connor Margaret Crannell Mary Cass Connecticut Council of Deliveration Norwich Henry C. Canfield Bridgeport Joan R. Hughes Waterbury Edward M. Armstrong New Haven William W. Frayer Hartford Costello Lippitt Ell C. Birdsey Meriden Albert 8. Comstock Jesse B. Cornwall Grand Hospitaler Angus H. Mackenzie Charles E. Hounds William W. Price George A. Kies Grand Sentinel

Deer Shot Near Washington Street Prompt Civic Mystery

Witnesses say a deer was shot yesterday afternoon in woods south of Washington Street and dragged to the highway into a wagon heading toward the center. The youths recall a deer like victim and note uncertainty about the vehicle’s operator as town residents wonder about the incident’s impact on local labor and gardens.

Washington Street

Comfort Bags Hunt for Edward Schirrmann in Wooded Search

A posse scours Middlebury and Waterbury woods chasing Edward Schirrmann the alleged wife slayer. Reported wrecks include Lt Dodds and J Laney tumbling, a cow stampede, and a near firefight when a fleeing animal plunged into a pool. Some see it as a day of life changing effort. others remain wary the fugitive remains secreted.

Middlebury Edward Schirrmann Waterbury Sebiraann Dodds J. Laney

Father Karam Jubilee Celebrates Italian Parish Leader

The Rev Michael A. Karam marks a silver jubilee in the priesthood, praised by Italian Catholics of Waterbury. Messages from Pius X and fellow clergy laud his humility, zeal, and shepherding of Our Lady of Lourdes parish, with a thriving parish school and convent as a sign of his work.

Michael A. Karam Waterbury Pius X Venice Father Karam Our Lady of Lourdes Italy Lord One Mantua Ars Karam Sacerdota Semper Floreat

Farewell Party for Margaret Croft Ninth Grade Held at Garren Home

A farewell gathering last evening at Mary Garren Spencer Avenue honored the Margaret Croft ninth grade. Attendees enjoyed piano selections by Anus Garren Elizabeth German Juin Roylan John McNeilie Macy Garren and Max Shaw, plus a recitation by Lester Shiller and singing by a St Marys Alumni quartet. The list of guests included Josephine Claffer Catherine Real Mery Hicelo Annie het sano Augusta Osewalt Florence Rockingham Catherine Carmmty Elizabeth German Eva Welsh France Mesen Bernarto Hiara Leeter Shiler Max Shaw Mary Garren Cathleen Garren Robert Chesson.

Mary Garren Spencer Avenue Margaret Croft Anus Garren Elizabeth German Juin Roylan John McNeilie Macy Garren Max Shaw Lester Shiller St Marys Josephine Claffer Catherine Real Mery Hicelo Annie Hetsano Augusta Osewalt Florence Rockingham Catherine Carmmty Eizabeth German Eva Welsh France Mesen Bernarto Hiara Leeter Shiler Cathleen Garren Robert Chesson Ansa Feng Pee

Four Horses Burned In Barn Fire At Riverside

A rear Barn in the old Guillotte block at Bank and South Riverside streets burned early today destroying the structure and killing two horses. Daniel McGrath suffered about 1500 dollars in losses for four horses and hay, with two horses dying and two shot. Firefighters contained the blaze within about ninety minutes as residents fled in nightclothes and an engineer on a passing locomotive alerted others. The cause remains undetermined though a carelessly discarded match or electrical wires are suspected.

Bank South Riverside Streets Jee Lackey Daniel McGrath Lont Blakely Dodds James Moore Moore Fist South Main Union Streets Killoughey's Brooklyn Laskey McGrath

Brooklyn Notes and Acknowledgments Include Church Celebration

Brooklyn notes report Miss Isabelle Dempsey as guest of Mr and Mrs Jeremiah Devine at Bank Street. A golf match between Brooklyn business men and Stanley Parks is set for the afternoon. Mary F. Reiley, retiring Town Plot principal, hosted a farewell banquet at the Waverly Inn Cheshire with toasts. Third Congregational Church marked mortgage payoff and honored Rev D Chunn and his wife with a three o'clock ceremony and speeches by numerous pastors and dignitaries. The mortgage note of about $9,000 was burned after a farewell address by retiring pastor A de Hart Gullek. Final remarks praised donations aiding Mrs Walters wife of Rev Frank P Walters.

Isabelle Dempsey New York Jeremiah Devine Bankstreet Brooklyn Stanley Parks Golf Grounds Mary FE. Reiley Town Plot Waverly Inn Cheshire Third Congregational Church D. Chunn First Congregational Church H. DeWitt Williams Second Congregational Church 5. T. Hawk Banker Congregational Church Wy. H. Phipps Prospect W.T. Holmes Watertown Frank P. Walters Walters Miss Smith Euiasas

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