Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-24
CITY NEWS.

f1e sUUdEu Ol puDllC HOIhS Ntll nOli . meeting next Monday evening at s o'clock. @
 The Ladies' a uxilnry of the A. o. H. held an enthusiastic meeting in Con gress hall last evening. Three new members were initiated and several applications were peceiyed.is.li tffl
 A large party will leave here Mon day evening on the trolley car that starts from the center at o'clock for Oakvilie, for the purpose of attending the fair of the parish of St Mary Mag dalene at that place.
 Miss May l.. Richardson of 3S Spen- cer avenue and Mrs John Youmans of AIS South Main street. are attending the Yale Harvard football game at New Haven today, as the guests of Miss Richardson's brother, Allan H. Richardson, who is a student at Yale college.
 l.. w. Minnigh has devoted years in educating himself on the countless de tails of the great battle of Gettys- burg. He canerecount incidents by the hundreds and make the listener see with his minds eye the Hateful combat. Hear him at City hall Mon da wand Tuesday evenings. November o0 and 2I
 Mrs Patrick Cavanaugh was agree ably surprised last night at her home on Emerald street, the occasion being the anniversary of her birthday. Mrs Cayanaugh was made the recipient of many tokens of regard from relatives and friends, among them being beautiful vase from her sister, Mrs John Greaney. An interesting musical and literary program was rendered. Refreshments were served and all left ti,Di ,tjy ct 1a tf hour.
 One of the most pleasing features of Girls Glee club concert. Monday. No vember 26. will be the presentation of $50 by the Girls Glee to the footb all team. Miss Edith Henderson, presi- dent of the club, will make the presen~ tation speech and Mir Murray, man ager of the football team, will re- spond. The famous Yale cup will be on exhibition during the entire even ing. Miss Kathryn Glynn, a member Of the Glee club. has written a clever poem in honor of the football team which will be sung during the Dress Rehearsal"
 At the mems meeting at the Jac- queS opera house tomorrow afternoon at 1 o'clock. II. II. Sp0oner, president \ of the Connecticut Christian Endeavor stSSOCId tlOii. W III ttltN tl ftl db!ul tSo which will no doubt be highly inter- esting to all who attend. MT Spooner is an eloquent, delightful and stirring speaker: one who is in close touch with the subjects on which he dwellS and one wno holds the rapt attention of his hearers throughout. The Fisk Jubilee singers, nine in number of Nashville. Tenn. have been secured to delight the audience in characteristic coon songs. Their songs possess a sweetness and charm which is unsurpassed. They have a high reputation throughout the United States. Judging from the pro- gram indications point to this meet ing being the best yet offered at the Jacques opera house since the Y. M. c. A. instituted these popular Sunday meetings a short while ago.
 The city.is already backing down in it's demands for one-half of the ap- prOpriation the town has made for highways. This is the first result of the order issued yesterday by Judge Wheeler in the superior court, to whom the town and city. by virtue of the charter applied to arDitrate their diff ferenceS on this point. The court stated that before he could decide how much of the appropriation the city was entitled to lie would require to LON ON ei tue II ilOAS ICL iiHIi the actual expenditures on the high ways of both communities for the past ten years. together with a vast amount of other statistics. In two minutes the judge gave the city officials enough work to keep them busy for two months His honor drove all fight out of City Attorney Kellogg and half an hour after court was over. he said, he would come down $500' off his demand for $17,50o. one-half of the whole appropriation.
 There were large and enthusiastic crowds that left Waterbury on the SIP and 10:50 train for New Haven to wit ness the annual football struggle be- tween the sturdy sons of Yale and Harvard. No extra train was fur nished for the occasion, but sufficient extra cars were added to the regular 1 trains. Among the many who went to the game were prominent men in | all professions and walks of life, the | doctor the lawyer, the merchant. the | clerk, the laborer and so on ad in, 1 finitunl. The fair sex rooters were also there in large numbers and gaily | dressed in fascinating colors, they pre- 1 sGnted q handsome sight The blue | color of Yale was to be seen every ] where. fastened in the buttonhole o1 | l of umbrellas or the end of canes; float
 ing in the windows of the cars or being ! waved by some; enthusiastic rooter 1 About 300 left Waterbury and among | them hardly a Harvard rooter could 1 be found. .
 The Employes' Association of the | Connecticut Lighting and Power Co i gave sociable in City hall last night which attracted a large attendance. 1 The American band furnished music
 and Professor Pole prompted. The
 grand march was led by MT and Mrs William Street. The affair was under | the management of the following con- mittees: Arrangement, J. Murican. F. | McGlynn, 4. Reed, N. Roy, William
 Street; floor, William Street, grand
 conductor; H: Flaherty, Joseph Dugan
 T. Ashe, NJ. Robinson, F. J. Collins
 A. Knapp, J. Holran, T. Foley, J.
 Foley. c. Middlebrook, William Bar
 rett,. William Archer: reception. J.
 Murnan. Fl. L. Wales, J. Davidson, W
 NJ. Grubb. NJ. Lodge, c. c. Winchelf
 James Foley, H.. w. Dennis. NJ. ISer |