Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-11
CITY NEWS.

The Y. NJ. C.. l.. A. will entertain their friends at LeavenWorth hall to-, morrow night.
 No doubt Speedwel1 hall will be the scene of a large and merry crowd this evening. when the Star Social club will give it's first annual sociable and dance No pains have been spared to make the affair a success. Fine music will be furnished for dancing
 The street department is relayillg the gutters on Wolcott street It is along needed improvement and one which will be much appreciated by the resi- dents of that street If the road would be patched up in the various places where the rain has washed 1t away the residents would have no com plaint
 This is the season when people are cleaning up their yards and burning the debris and as the latter operation is attended with great danger people should be on the lookout and see no serious accidents occur from this busi- ness this year. Every spring for the past five or six years some one got badly burned or roasted to death while presiding at fires in the garden.
 A baseball nine a rival to the In- vincibles, has been organized among the members of the eighth grade of the Crosby Grammar school It is to be known as the Junior Wranglerss The lineup is as follows: katz, (; c. Byrnes. D; Gretter. ID: Lessard. 2b; Daly, 3b; McDonald, ss; Rametti, If; Peck, of; Hackett, If. Games may be arranged by seeing or addressing Manager Katz, 27 Judd street, or Cap tain LeSsard, Center street.
 Yesterday was the 17th birthday of Miss Julia Roberts. of 369 Grand street, and she received q number of beautiful presents from her many friends. Furthermore a whist party was given in her honor at her home last evening The first prizes vert 70 Percy Valentine ard Miss Grace Fitz- simmons. while Ray Allen and Miss Daisy Johnson succeeded i'll win ming the booby prizes. At the conciu- sion of the ganla, refreshments were served.
 Plans are being completed by Mar tin McEvoy to have a fye-tenement frame building erected on the property at the corner of East Main and Cher " streets In addition to the five ter- ements there will be two stores The present building. which is occupied by Ebbs's drug store and several tenants, will be raZed to the ground Temper arily Ebbs's drug store will be situat ed in the block neighboring to it's pres ent headquarters But on the comple- ton of the new building it will re-oc- cupy it's old position, which will b. much more spacious and handsome.
 The members of the | M c. l.. A. and number of their friends enjoyed social gathering at the society's rooms last evening. Among those who contributed to the evenings enterta:fl- ment were the Misses Kittie Sullivan. Kittie Conway and Freda Guilfolle, and John Dillane and Edward Skelley in vocal solos. James Harrison i'll a piano selection while several recita- lions were rendered by Neil Corkery. One of the features of the evening was clog dancing by Thomas Fallon and William Prior. Among the guests of the evening was William AcKenna Of Providence.
 Rev J. F. Murphy, who has been pastor of St Patrick's church in Mystic and of St Mary's church in Stonington, is to be transferrd by Bishop Tierney about May l. His new field of labor will be near Hartford, probably at Bristol, to succeed the Rev NJ. E. Rodden, resigned, who goes to Broad Brook. The Rev F. F. Shahan of Norwich will be assigned to the pas torate at Mystic Rev John l.. AIcGin- miss. who has served as curate of St Mary's church in Stonington for the past two years, and who will also be fr~.,, sfn, aT, haov rapa sented q purse of $150 by his parish oners.-NeW London Day.