Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-25
CITY NEWS.

 Miss Alice Riley and Irene Morris sey of New Britain spent Sunday with
 Miss Gertrude Scully of Washington street.
 Miss Agnes Fitzpatrick has returned
 from Providence where she was the
 guest or q few days of Dr and Mrs J. NJ. Bennett
 The officers and board of directors
 of the Catholic Women's association will hold a meeting this evening at
 the usual hour, s o'clock The assessments levied by the board of public works for sewers construct
 cd in Dublin. Dikeman and Ora her
 streets are advertised in to-day's
 Democrat.
 The Rev Father FitZsImmons of St
 trancis's church will deliver the ser
 mon at St Thomas's Tuesday evening.
 On that occasion there will be special
 services and the sermon will also be
 special.
 Abraham Lincoln camp, Sons of Vet
 erans. will hold an important meeting
 at their headquarters ill G. A. R. block
 tonight, and extend a cordial invita-
 ton to Wadhams post to attend the
 session.
 James A. Knox and Charles Welsh
 are the local delegates from the 4. O.
 |. W. to the convention of that order
 which convenes this week in Boston.
 MT Knox is a committee on mileage and finance.
 sum of money found on Union street Saturday evening awaits the owner at the police station It was found by policeman and that is tbe only reason why the find has been made known. The average person would not know what to do with a sum of money he happened to find on q public thoroughfare
 The meat store of William J. Cas- sidy, S9l East Main street, was broken into Saturday night by a man who was identified by the Chinese launderers living next door. Entrance was effect cd by the removal of the entire win dow sash in the rear. The burglar first tried to get in by slipping back the window catch. but in this he fail- cd and then drove his fist through the glass. The crash aroused the Chinese next door and going to their rear win dow they saw the man remove the entire window and then go into the store. Several hams were removed and about dollar in small coin. The Chinese were too scared to give an alarm.
 There have of necessity been a few changes of date made in the series of popular entertainments being given at the Friendly league. There will be no lecture on February 2S. Miss DuBois's talk on The North American Indian,'' Which was announced for that date having been postponed until March T. The concert to be given by the Derwin mandolin orchestra and the Friendly league glee club. B. r. Hallett director. has been changed to March 2S and will be given at Leavenworth hall. the interest shown in this entertainment seeming to demand hall with larger seating capacity than the one in the Friendly league building affords. The entrance fee for this concert will be 2o cents. although through an inadver- tance it was included in the series hay Ing q uniform admission of 10 cents. With regret it is announced that the lecture on Ben Hur." which was to have been given by c. Eugene Wilson | 1n March 2S, must be omitted from i -he course.
 People who make a practice of trust l ng valuables to magicians should he | .areful lest they find themselves minus their iewelry. as happened some 11 our neishbors in the Silver city last | week. Prof J. k. White. who has | neen operating for several weeks in | Merlden as clairvoyant, and whose TICK in the mysterious art was SUD- posed to be done through tho aid of jewelry. has left that town vlth many hundreds of dollars worth nI jewels belonging to Meriden people. ne person who has complained to tho herlden police is Mrs J. c. Perkins Wife of leading manufacturer. sProf', " hite induced Mrs Perkins to leave With him over night about S25O worth 'f gold coin and iewelry for magnetic reatment. The jewels and inc coins % magnetized. he said would possess 'ertain charms. Mrs Perkins now nourhs the loss of her valnahles. and herh are many others in Neriden who would like to get back from ..prnf,, " hlte and his two assistants iewelry hat was left to be charmed.