Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-18
CITY NEWS.

The board of education will meet at S:15 o'clock tonight.
 The board of public safety will meet this evening at T:30 o'clock.
 The board of public worRs will hold a meeting at s o'clock tonight. The suit of Mrs William A. Phip- peny against the Atlas Insurance Co of London has been put on the docket Of the United States circuit court. At the request of pr George O. Rob- bins, Tax Collector Thoms entered suit against him to-day for nonpayment of taxes. The amount involved is about $15, but the doctor insists he is not responsible and he will not pay it.
 The board of finance held q short session yesterday afternoon and ad- journed until 7:3O o'clock Wednesday evening. in order to give the city at torney an opportunity to confer with the school clerk in regard to the school bond sinking fund.
 Robert kierstad has entered suit for $500 against Wilbur l.. Whitney of Division street. An attachment was made on the defendants property this afternoon by Constable Pryor. Eier- sted claims to have been bitten by ! Nnitnoy's dog.
 Miss Elizabeth c. Kane, who was 1 granted a years. absence from the l faculty of the local High school that she might enter upon d postgraduate course at Yale college. is enjoying the 1 Christmas vacation at her home on 1 Cherry street.
 T. F. Gallagher of 67 South Main street has received word from St Vim | cents hospital in New York of the ! death of his SiSter-in-law, Mrs James 1 Gallagher, as the result of an opera ton. MT and Mrs Gallagher lived in l Brookfeld, from which place the fu- neral will take place.
 1 There will be q meeting of the city | council connected with the |. NJ. C. A. | in the \. M. c. A. building tonight at ] o'clock. The increased attendance of i late has been gratifying to the leaders and it is hoped that it will keep on in ! creaSing. The more who take an act 1 i've part in discussing municipal affairs 1 the more interesting and attractive be | comes the meeting.
 Some time ago man named John ! Tehan was up in the police court on q charge of stealing an umbrella. The | jokers at Benedict & Burnham'S have since been poking fun about it at a fellow of the same name who work ] there. This is not fair. The John | Tehan who works in Benedict & Burn hams was not the man and those who say so do him great injustice. ! 4 very pleasant gathering of about fifty friends of Mrs Joseph Davison and daughters. Minnie, Maggie and ! Rose. was given at the home of A. c. I Iork. No 10 Luke street, last night. In farewell wishes and many pres : ents. with vocal solos. duets. trios, piano recitals and recitations in re- mcmbrance of Waterbury and their friends on their departure for their old home, sydney Cape Breton, Nova
 Scotia.
 Tomorrow there will be ''rummage sale' held at the Salvation Army hall in the rink. commencing at d. III. and
 continuing all day. From 8 to g q. m
 Staff Captain Mckenzie will conduct
 q meeting. and at the close the sale
 will be continued. Clothes. hats. orna
 ments, etc. will be sold, and there will
 he also many articles suitable foI Christmas presents such as texts. fancy
 work. etc. which have been donated
 new for this sale.
 After last nights rehearsal of the
 Concordia society, which was the last
 one of the year. the singers reelected
 Hans Saro as musical director for the
 ensuing year. On Monday, the 24th
 at p. III. the Christmas tree of the
 society will be lighted for the children
 who will have the privilege of the
 floor until 9 o'clock. Dancing for the
 members will then take place. The
 New Years celebration will be held or Monday. December 31.
 Court vigilant, No 80. F. of A.. helt
 their semi-anEual meeting last evening
 and elected the following officers: c
 R., John Hogan; s. C. R., John Me
 Varry; F. S., Francis OBrien: R. C.
 William Seery: J.. James Cass: S. W.
 B. McNish; J. w., James Mckeon; s
 B., P. O'Neil: J. B., John Riley; trus tee. John Mcfarland; physician, b
 Maloney. A prize was awarded tt
 John McVarry for bringing in tn, | greatest number of new members dur
 ing the past six months.
 At meeting of Sterling command
 cry, No 300, |. o. G. C., last night. tn following officers were elected: Y. C. John Eccles; Y. N. C., Emma Eccles
 ". P. Anna Bambrook: Y. K. of R
 Carrie E. Morsehead; F. k. of R.. Wal
 ter F. Hinckley: W. Treasurer, Eerbel - J. Clarke: W. H.. Mary Wilhelm; W. l
 G.. Stella A. Sloan: ". O. G.. Jame
 H. Morsehead: pianist, Isabelle Hinck Q ley; representatives to the Grand com , 1 mandery, 1St. Stella A. Sloan: alter n nate, s. Nellie Clapp; trustees. c. I F Clapp. Stella A. Sloan. Sarah A War n her; auditing committee, F. J. Bass n ford, W. r. Hinckley, NJ. D.
 ii Alderman Blakeslee found himsel l in very embarrassing position las 1T night. He is a member Of a boar s whose members receive q salary c n $100 year and when 1t came to q vot e as to whether the members of tn n board of education should be paid c ? not MT BlakeSlee was in a Quandar l. to know what to do, and asked to L @ excused from voting on the matter, br e his colleagues would not have 1t an
 the genial alderman from the secon
 was forced to stand right up to th
 rack and take his medicine. and [ , his credit be it said he did it like man. But although he said 'No,'
 was plain that down in his heart |
 felt that the city of Waterbury is 2 we'll able to pay for such service as a. requires as R. \. Blakeslee or all. & body else and that it ought to do
 The talk about good men being willin
 to give their time to the city for not ing is all humbug. There is not
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