Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-18
CITY NEWS.

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 At the Union Rescue mission, PIT South Main street, the Rev John w. Lewis of St Johns church will preach this evening at 7:45 o'clock. Subject, '.Christ's Estimate of Sin"
 Tomorrow at Bunker Hill chapel there will be Sabbath school at p. m. Preaching services at 4:15 p. m. Preaching by Rev Charles E. Granger, minister in charge.
 Rev J. Anderson, D. D., of the First Congregational church, will preach to- morrow evening at the Union Rescue mission at 217 South Main street, song services beginning at 7:3O o'clock.
 Miss Kittie Kelly has accepted a position as stenographer with the Wood. Harmon & Co. which has just opened a local office over the Lake 6 Strobel company.
 The officers and board of directors of the Tammany association will hold an important meeting at their head quarters, 2S7 Bank street. tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. Every mem Der is requested to be present.
 In compliance with the wishes of Pope Leo XIII, a novena in honor of the Holy Ghost was commenced in all the churches of the Hartford dio- cese to-day. It will be finished on Pentieost Sunday.
 The funeral of James Fitzpatrick will take place from his late home on Ayers street tomorrow afternoon at 1 80 o'clock with service at the Imma- culate Conception church and inter- ment in St Joseph's cemetery. | ~ A terday afternoon to Eugene Roy Young and Beatrice Holmes, mulat- | tos, both of Waterbury. After pro- curing the license the pair started off l to find a minister to tie the nuptial knot.-New Britain Record.
 Mrs Keough, 194 Baldwin street, specials for this evening, one lot ribbon No 5, Sc per yard, one lot, No 9,y6c per yard, one lot dish toweling, Sc per | yard, one lot ladies' house wrappers, 39c, one lot, 49c, one lot, 69c, one lot with deep ruffie, 75c.
 The schedule of games for the City amateur league tomorrow is as fol- lows: Oakville ys Brooklyn A. C., Riverside park, Benedetti, umpire; Washington Hill A. O., vs Jeffersons, Waterville, Daley, umpire; St Thomas vs St Joseph, Oakyille, Somers, um- | pire.
 Jeremiah O'Brien of $50 Baldwin street had the thumb of his left hand so badly smashed by having it caught in tubing machine while working at the Holmes, Booth and Haydens con- cern early this morning that Dr Rus sell had to amputate it.
 Yesterday Governor Mclean an nounced his appointments for the state sewage commission for two years, commencing June 3, 1901, as follows: L.. A. Cooke, Winsted; Prof Jenkins, New Haven; Dr Woodruff, Sherman; R. A. Cairns. Waterbury; Attorney | Charles w. Comstock, Norwich. The commission is the same as at present constituted with the exception of MT Comstock, who succeeds Frank R. | Gallagher of Essex, retired.
 The program of the May festival of the St Joseph's T. 4. society at City hall last night, published herein yes terday, was carried out in very cred itable manner and the patrons en- | joyed it immensely The entertain | will close this evening when the diff | ferent articles will be disposed of. An | interesting stage program has been ar ranged, including threeround blind | folded "go'' between Charles Hart of | Boston and James Eyarts of St Louis. | There will be dancing.
 The board of education held a meet | ing at 10 o'clock this morning, there being present the chairman, Mayor E. | G. Kilduff, Dr Russell, Dr Hayes, Dr Goodenough, Dr Kilmartin, J. J. Me Donald and Clerk Fitzgerald. It was | voted to advertise for proposals for | @1a hoaffn0 xaufi1of r,1r1rahinnr mason and carpenter work for the Russell and Walsh schools, bids to be | received up to June at S:15 o'clock | in the evening. The Russell building is to be completed by October l, 1901, | and the Walsh school on December l of the same year.
 So many people get mixed up in the lobby of the City hall building in their l efforts to find the different offices that | it has been suggested that it would be | good plan to have tablet at the en- trance so that people would not have to be running here and there inquiring from this one and that one where such and such an office is. Of course the not aware of this and lose good deal of time hanging around until some one comes along who can give them the information they desire. A tablet at the door would do away with some of this trouble. There is greater need of it now than ever before, seeing that the prosecuting attorney has an office there.
 Ex-Truant Officer Colby got quite a surprise yesterday afternoon when he received a letter from Judge Root in- forming him that his dog had bitten a man named Slagg and that there was a
 doctors bill for the same in his hands for collector which it would be well for him to settle at his earliest con- Venience. MT Colby lives on Cherry street and has not had a dog in eight years. He did not know what to make of the communication. but thought it best to call upon the limb of the law anyway and see if he could find out
 what it meant. The men met at the court house this morning and after comparing notes it was seen that the unruly dog belonged to Alfred Colby of Branch street, formerly carpenter
 for the Center school district instead
 of to the ex-truant officer.
 Success attended the grand sociable