Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-22
CITY NEWS.

tonight.
 Try it. o'clock breakfast coffee. 25c Sold only by.us A. & P. Tea Go. Miss Annie Joy of West Side Hill has accepted position as stenographer in the office of Attorney J. E. Russell
 Coach Hotchkiss requests every member of Company As football team to report for practice at s o'clock to night.
 The French societies of Waterbury will hold a union fair;in City hall, be | ginning January 15 and continuing four nights.
 Companies A and G will attend the Yale bi-centennial celebration in New Haven tomorrow, leaving here on the 6:35 a. m. train.
 There was no city court to-day. | This was just as well as every official connected with the court was tired after last nights exercises in New Haven 's
 Miss Hattie Giesler was pleasantly surprised last evening at her home on Phoenix avenue. Games, recitations, l and mandolin solos were feature ol the evening. Supper was served and all left for home after enjoying them l selves immensely.
 There was large attendance at the reception given in Johnson's hall last night by Martha Washington council. There were vocal selections by Miss Morrison Grant and Miss Lizzie Ter rell; piano selections, Mrs c. D. Cha pin; recitations, Mrs John Leonard and J. c. Latus.
 Judge. Townsend in : the United States district court has granted per manent injunction in the suit of the Becker-B -Brainard~ Milling company against Blake & Johnson, forbidding the defendant to make use of certain improvements in milling machine pat ents.
 St Cecilia's fair, will be open to- night, tomorrow night and Saturday evening. The prizes will be distributed on Saturday night. Mrs Mary Arm bruster and Nellie Carney will render vocal selections tonight. Tomorrow and Saturday evenings there will be a good stage entertainment by amateur talent.
 A social gathering was given Sunday evening at the home of Miss Josephine Spiers. 21 Fifth street. The program consisted of vocal solos by Edward Dresher. Albert Stanton. Edward Me Claine in ragtime specialties. The hit of the evening. was piano and violin selection entitled 'Mamie" by Annie Harty. and Albert Stanton. Refresh ments were served and all left for their homes at a late hour.
 The following are the new officers of the Bartenders' union: President, Martin J. Hickey; vice president, James J. Doyle; secretary and treasur- CT. John F. Haekett; recording secre- tary. Thomas J. Flynn: inspector, Mi chael Crane; inner guard, John Mulca- hey; outside guard, Eugene Eagan; chaplain, John T. Smith: trustees, Ed ward Flynn. Joseph Tracy and Corne- Illus J. Mulville.
 The annual fair of the St Joseph T. 4. society is near at hand and as usual it is attracting considerable attention. 4 novelty has been introduced in re- gard to the combination tickets. On each ticket there are two numbers, thus giving the purchaser two chances on the various prizes for ten cents only. A good stage entertainment will be given each evening while dancing will be feature of the fair. A rare treat will be the suppers for twenty cents.
 P D. Ryan of Hartford, one of the best known men in the state from his connection with fraternal organiza- tions, died this morning after short illness. He was state treasurer of the A. q H. He held like position in the K. of c. for number of years. Selectman Doran received a telegram this morning announcing his death. MT Ryan was for a number of years one of Hartford's foremost business men. being engaged in the gentlemen's tailoring business on Asylum street.
 Some of our neighbors who went to New Haven yesterday and got home early this morning, report the biggest crowd of people in the Elm city they ever saw in their lives. One man ex> plained the situation to a few friends in this fashion: People were crushed like sardines in a box and you were lucky if you could secure hotel accom- modations at S10 room The jam on the cars was fierce and it required a strong constitution to stand it. 1 do not know what became of those who claim they cannot bear to be squeezed
 The Lady Brass workers held a very interesting meeting at Congress hall last evening. After the usual bus mess there was. a farewell reception rendered to Miss Josephine McCartlly, the retiring president, whose marriage takes place this week to John AIeHale. one of Waterbury's' we'll known young men. Among those who contributed to the evenings entertainment were the Messrs John McHale, T. O'Connell of New Britain. T. Hamilton of Provi- dence. R. l.. GaTipeau and Miss Mamie Denehy, piano duet by the Messrs Ga1ipeatl and Lallier, buck and wing i dancing by the Misses Healey and De laney.s J, Downes was master of cere. monies.
 At meeting of the '. NJ. c. A. last night considerable business was trans acted. The committee on open meet ings reported that the first meeting of this season will be held in the opera house next Sunday afternoon at o'clock Colonel and Mrs Fred Lind sey of the Volunteers Of America will have charge. The subject will be Tenement Life in a Great City, The basketball committee has decided on Saturday night for league games. The