Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-22
CITY NEWS.


 Town Clerk F. P. Brett is sending our copies of Governor Lounsbury's Thanksgiving day proclamation to the ministers of the different denonina- tions about town. .e o. George Madden, who basks in the distinguished soubriquet the gov ernor," fell asleep on Exchange place this morning about S:30 o'clock. He | finished his SnooZe in the police sta | ton.
 Daniel Murphy, of Murphy & Son, | West Main street. was the first of the | many applicants that appeared before the county commissioners this morn ing to take out his license.
 The third annual fair of the Simons- vile Social club was opened last even ing by Representatives. F. P. | Guilfoile and Attorney Charles Bauby. The attendance was good and the fair promises to be q success.
 It is expected that the Evans Horton case which has been before jury in the superior court all the week and | the Calabresc-M cMaIus case, which has been before Judge CoWen in the | district court four days will be finished this evening" The Parsons bank case is the next on the superior court trial | list.
 One of Waterbury's wealthy citizens
 who got caught with the smart young man who represented himself IS agent for Messages and Papers of the Pres.dCntS,' was reading the Demo- crat in his office last night and when he cane to this subject he almost tainted and exclaimed: Why in h-ll didn't they print that before the rascal got around hlre,
 Henry ]. SCndeTicker. chairman of the department of highways. of the | borough of Brooklyn. New York, is visiting his cousin, Philip Hassel, of this city. AIr Sondericl<er was shown about town to-day hv Commissioner | Mahancy of the board of public works Chris Dunpby and 4Ir Hassel The visitor is bright. cheerful gentleman and appeared to be much pleased with the appearance of things in this city Every preparation has been com- pleted for the grand concert and socia-
 ble to be given by the Employees Aid association of the Connecticut Lighting and Power Company at City hall to- MOTION night. Music will be furnish cd by the American band orchestra | and Professor Pole will act as prOmD- ter Tickets admitting gentleman with ladies only 50 cents. There is no doubt but that this will be the best concert ever given by the local trolley boys and that is saying q good deal.
 The old '97 Y NJ. C. A. football team had q very good practice last evening and are very confident of defeating the StOrrs college team on Thanksgiv- l ing afternoon. The average weight of the !. M. C. A. forwards will be over 200 pounds. Hotchkiss, Thompson. Dodds. Bishop. Stout, Kane and Brink each weighing over two hundred pounds. The Y. M. c. \. team will 1 have four of the best hulfbacks in the state. namely. McEyoy. Goss. Boards | ley and Gaftney. The team will meet | for practice this evening at 7:30 sharp.
 With the advent of the Christmas | time comes thoughts of the friends 1 living in other parts of this country as well as in distant lands and i'll order l to show that they have not forgotten | the old folks at home. people of all l classes are sending a few dollars for 1 Christmas together with letters which will be read with interest by the old 1iresides in almost every part of the world, for Waterbury has become quite a cosmopolitan town and num- bers among it's inhabitants fair sam ples of nearly all races and while they may differ materially from each other ill language, manners and customs. still they are very much alike in this respect and the proof of it is seen in the fact that all have some one whom they want to remember at Christmas, even though they may not have given them much of their thoughts during the rest of the year. Christmas is q great time the world over and judg- ing by the way some of our neighb0rs are stirring about the post offices and the foreign exchange offices about the city, we have whole lot of people ill Waterbury who are bent upon making others happy as well as themselves on the reccurence of the nativity of the Prince of Peace. which will be with us in q few weeks more.