Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-06
CITY NEWS.
Skating at rink this eyeniny

s>pecIaI forecast Tor CouuecIlcuL. Fair tonight and probably Saturday;
 warmer during Saturday; light winds, generally northerly.
 Dr and Mrs Charles Shepard Rod man have issued invitations to ] re
 ception to be held i'll Leavenworth hall, December 16, oIa which occasion Miss
 Rodman will make her debut. The local German weekly paper, the Beobachter. has changed hands. Max Taschenberger has sold the paper
 to the Beobachter Publishing company,
 of which Richard Lindc is manager.
 The Sunshine Athletic club gave it's
 first annual ball last night. There
 were l05 couples i'll the grand march,
 which was headed by Thomas Pryor,
 president of the club, and Miss c.
 Gayis. Bergen's full orchestra fur nished music.
 The members Of the High school
 football team feel rather enthusiastic
 at the present time. To-day about
 twenty players received blue sweaters
 as I reward for their meritorious
 work during the past season.
 ". J. Schlegel desires to state taat
 he was not thrown from his sleigh yes-
 terday, as reported. Probably whoever said so mistook the real estate and iIl- surance man for some other good look ing citizen and passed the word along
 until 1t got into the papers.
 The St Joseph drum corps will meet ill the basement Of St Thomas's church tonight for rehearsal, the fifers at : o'clock and the drummers at o'clock.
 The members of this drum corps are making great progress under the direc- tion Of Instructors FoSarty and Cal- bert.
 Edward Flynn, aged 36 years, died yesterday at his home in Brooklyn, x. |. The deceased as the husband of Annie Lunny Of this city, sister 10 Thomas F.. James, Patrick and John Lunny. and of Mrs NJ. J. Brzezin ski. The remains will be brought here for burial tomorrow afternoon.
 On December 10 Leavenworth hall will be occupied by Mir and Mrs O. F.. Goss and Mir and Mrs Hugh L. Thomp- son and I party of their friends. The purport of the gathering is the intro- duction to local society of Miss Young, daughter of A. M. Young and fiancee of John Goss, and Miss Edith Wayne of New York, the bride-to-be of c. r. Goss, Jr.
 Valley tent, No 13, k. 0. T. M., held q very interesting meeting in the hall on Bank street last evening. The an- nual election of officers took place :tn1 resulted as follows: Commander, C. F. Wilson; tenant-commander, A. A. Painter; record keeper, George \. . Derigon; chaplain. George A. Spnrway; physician Fl. F. Hungerford: sergeant l. |. CaShman. master-at-arms. A iteekcr; first master of guards K. L. winter: second master of guards, F. Nelson; sentinel, ". II. Shove; picker. f. c. Hitchcock
 . The rehearsal last evening of the minstrel performance by the young la dies of Thomas's parish indicated that the show Will be great one. The at tendance was pleasing, and the quilJs and jokes were excellently related with crispness and readiness that showed much practice and natural ability Of appreciation of wit. The rehearsal was held in the basement of the church. This performance will be q small part of the great fair which will De held soon for tho benefit of che church. There are other feat fe. hearsing also and altogether the fair will be one of the finest that has eyer Dteu ueiu III IHe GlIy.
 The Waterbury Military band, J. F. Clark, leader, gave fine concert, promenade and dance in Columbus hall, Naugatuck, last night, before all audience Of about GOO people. The affair was voted a magnificent success by all present. The members of the band and their friends were conveyed to and from the rubber town in a spe- cial car chartered for the occasion. Manager ". J. Alaton intends to se- cure the City hall, if possible, for New Years night, when the band will give a grand concert and promenade. For the past two years City hall has been rented by the High school alumni for New Years night. but this year 10 concert and promenade will De given by the alumni.
 ! very handsome set Of resolutions to De presented to the family of tie late Adolph pollak is oii exhibition iu the show window Of Pollak's art stu dio. Bank street. The draft was pre- pared by committee consisting of Joseph Pollak, Maier Kaiser and Louis L. Simons. representing Melchizedeck lodge, No 200. l. q. F. E., unanimously adopted by the society and l vote passed instructing inc secretary to re- cord the draft i'll the minute book If the association and directing the com mittee to have copy of the same suit ably engrosscd and presented to tile ramily Of Mir Pollak. Tho scroll worx was performed by Prof fIoliey. one of he best artists in that line in New England, and is an object of much at- tention on the part of the large nuno- Der of people who pass through that busy thoroughtfare.
 Thomas T. Hurley of the Earle hotel las received q letter from Daniel Fla lerty of the Empire A. c. of Hartford, lsking him to find local pugilist to meet M. Cans, q colored boxer of Hart lord. before an exhibition to be given Il the near future by the Empire X. 2. Mir Hurley has secured Il man in he person of sskid'' Sullivan of this .ity, who has appeared to favorable ad- vantage in several local bouts. The men will meet at 123 pounds. Harry Burner, Sullivan's manager, is conf. lent that his protege will defeat the Hartford colored boxer Mir Hurley las also q 15S poilnd man whom he would like to match against any per son i'll this city at that weight. .t would be a good drawing card if Moe Harris could arrange q match between lim and some other local man for his coming boxing exhibition.