Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-11
CITY NEWS.

The bakers and confectioners will give a sociable at Turn hall, Scoyiil street, tonight.
 At Bunker Hill chapel there will be preaching by the Rev Charles F. Granger at 4:15 p. m.
 The dance of the Simonsyille Social club, which was to have been held in their hall last night, has been post poned until next Friday night.
 There was no city court to-day. The only one arrested yesterday was man hailing from Hartford. Local 1ntoAl- cants didn't agree with him ana he was found drenched, sitting in pool of water in the eastern part of the city last night. On his promise to get back to Hartford he was released by the chief.
 Mrs Keough, 194 Baldwin street, specials after six o'clock. Children's ribbed knee pants with lace ruffie, were 15c, this evening 10c; one lot ladies shirt waists were 50c, this evening 25c; one lot boys knee pants, were 2oc, this evening 19c; one lot of youths suits. were $1.9S, this evening $1.7o; one lot of Bonite silk, 25c per yard.
 Michael Mitchell died yesterday af- ternoon at the hospital after a short | illness with pneumonia. The remains were removed to the residence of his sister, Mrs Bridget White, S53 Bald win street Besides Mrs White the deceased leaves brother in. Ireland. The funeral will take place tomorrow afternoon. with service at St Pat rick's church and interment in St Jos eph's cemetery.
 A surprise party was given at the home of Miss Mary E. Claffey, 24 Sper- | " street, last evening. The following | program was rendered. Solos and pi- ano selections by the Misses Catherine | Keenan. Jennie Carmody, Mary Claf- fey and Mabel Moran. A recitation by | Mary Seery. A quartet was rendered | by the Misses Jennie Finnegan, An nie Keenan, Julia O'Brien and Mar | garet Garity. Games were played and refreshments were served.
 Senator Pond of the nineteenth sen atorial district is a brother of Mark | Pond, who for many years has been one of the grand jurors of this district. Senator Pond voted for Senator Ken | nedy's resolution submitting the con- | solidation bill to the voters living out side the city limits to obtain their sen timent on the matter. The other sen ators who voted with Senator Pond | were Bradley of the thirteenth district, Bree of the eighth and the framer of the amendment, Kennedy of the fifth. <
 The annual conyocation of the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Con necticut, will open in New Haven on Tuesday, May 14 at Il a. m. This meeting will be of special interest to the Royal Arch Masons of Waterbury, as it is expected that Most Excellent | To, Col 11o,, I,o 11o oaf ed Grand High Priest for the ensuing year In anticipation of this num- Der of his local companions will es- cort him down and witness his eleva. ton.
 The first club run of the season given by the Automobile club of Bridgeport will be held Sunday, May 19, to Waterbury and return. The members will leave Seaside park at g a. m. Club caps will be worn and club pennants carried A repair car Friage will accompany the expedition Luncheon will be partaken of at the Scoyill house. The run is under the direction of Arthur K. l.. Watson. C. Barnum Seeley and Thomas B. Grif- fin. the committee on runs and tours Bridgeport Telegram.
 Tlfe representatives to the supreme court of Foresters as elected at the Bridgeport convention were as fol 4 lows: William F. Delaney, New Bri tain, grand chief ranger of this ses sion; John E. Lyddy, Bridgeport; F : E.. Fitzgerald, Hartford; NJ. J. Smith Waterbury; Hugh F. Tole, Bridge port; Edward J. Sheehan, Hartford George P. Sullivan, Derby; lame; Murphy, Unionville; John M. Donnel ly, Bridgeport; James J.. McMahon New Haven; ". F. Winslow, Winsted , Owen Feeney, Westport; A. c. Hinck l ley, Bristol; w. A. Lisee, Meriden
 Frank D. Thomas, Naugatuck; Johl
 O'Neil, Hartford.
 A young fellow entered the polio, , station last night and asked for shel ter from the storm. He appeared tt be about r years old. He said hi
 name was Brown and his place of resi- dence New Haven. Four days ago b, said he contracted with a farmer il AIiddlebury for $10 a month and hi
 board and after putting in four of tn
 hardest days work he said he eve
 did in his life the farmer discharged him as incompetent without being paiC
 what he had earned. The young mal
 appeared to be in hard luck. He wa
 given what he had asked. All he wa
 entitled to was the soft end of a wood
 GU platform in the tramps' boudoir il
 the basement of the station.
 The rain storm of last night did con
 siderable damage in some of the pub lie streets and if it had kept up lit
 tie longer 1t would be hard to tel
 where it would have stopped. Super
 intendent Kelley had a force of mel
 out early filling in the ridges made b,
 the surface water and had most of tn
 real bad spots filled in by noon. Wash
 ington street from the east end of tn
 school property to Baldwin, and iron
 there to River street, was badly gul
 lied, worse than ever before, and an,
 one who would look at it this mornin
 would say it was a shame for tn
 school officials to. leave things in tha
 shape in front of the school property , There was no damage on the nort side of the street. But that was no
 the only place where the water tor
 things to pieces. Tn some sections
 entered the cellars and will give tn
 owners lots of exercise for the nex ! few days bailing it out, that is unles
 they decide to allow it to remain ther
 until it soaks away through the eartl
 The supreme court has decided tn
 anDeal in the suit of j. F. SODer x c