Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-12
CITY NEWS.

Fred l.. Cleiand has been appointed trumpeter Of Company A.
 The Hammer club will hold it's an- nual banquet on Saturday, March It.
 The shorthand class of the Catholic Women'S association will meet this evening.
 There will bc a meeting of the cast of characters of "Hoodman Blind' this evening at the St Joseph's roo1nS.
 1t q meeting of the Waterbury Med ical association last night the princi- pal subject duscussod was Our Local Climate Papers were read on the question by Dr J. H. Freney and Dr \. A. Crane.
 The Employees Aid association of the Waterbury Clock Go will give their sec ond annual entertainment and dance in City hall next Tuesday evening. Music will be furnished by the American band orchestra.
 Several sleigiin" parties were held last night and a few more arc sched- ulcd to come off this evening. Sleigh ing is good on the country roads, but it is poor about the center, and if we don't have little more snow soon peo- pie will have to bring out their car riagcs again.
 The entertainment committee of the St Joseph T. \. society have com pletcd negotiations with the Iron Steamboat company of New York. by which they will have the use Of the steamboat Sirus. as in the past, for their annual excursion ou June 10.
 About thirty-fivc young ladies. en- ployes of the American Mills Go. en- ioyel a sleigh ride to Straitsville last evening. After arriving there they partool1 of q splendid supper. Dancing and other amusements followed All present enjoyed d good time. The party arrived home at q seasonable hour.
 Hereafter young ladies. graduates of the Waterbury High school will be admitted to Wellesley college without taking the entrance examinations. X certificate from the principal of the
 High school will suffice. Principal Wiiby has succeeded in making fhis arrangement with the management ot Wellesley college.
 Attorney af. J. Byrne has prepared a bill for presentation in the lower house of the legislature tomorrow by Representative Guilfoile, the object of which is to prevent any telephone y any town where it is not it present installed: also to prevent it running it's wires through towns where they are not now running through.
 ,rhc joint committees of the Water bury Military band and the Citizens club. at a late meeting, decided to give their second annual concert. prone made and dance in City hall Easter Monday night. The band is rehearslng weekly under the direction of T. P. Clark and promises to render an ex- cellent program. The Excelsior or chcStra will furnish music for tho dances and the band for the prome- made.
 Terence 1T. Coyle's bus has been returned and it's mysterious disappear ance explained in l satisfactory man. ncr. Owing to some misunderstanding Mir Wells was led to believe that Mr Coyle had informed one of his men that he could use th. sleigh provided he wanted to go to the bother of put ting it together and as there happened 10 be big demand for such vehicles during the sleighins it was decided to use it.
 The fourth annual banquet of the Waterbury Merchants association will be held q the banquet hall. Odd Eel lows building, Thursday, February 14 at 80 D. m. Rev Watson L.. Phillips of New Haven. who is considered one of the best after dinner speakers ill the country. will be present. If you want to enjoy q good speech. something diff ferent from what you have heard. come and bring your clerks. Other speakers from out of town will also be present. Tickets are $1 and can be obtained of President Oscar A Zig1atzki, Secretary Edward l.. Tyr rell, AIanley J. Cheney. Edward ]. Fitzpatrick. Jacob Kaiser. John E. Ebbs and also at the door. Mrs Thorpe will cater.
 Friday will be big day at Meriden Major G General James R. Carnahan of the U. k. K. r. will visit the Silver city on that date and members of the call there to join in the reception to be represented by the following mem- bers: Colonel c. S. Chappelle, Major Paul Asheim. Colonel A. J. Leonard. Major H. J. Dever. Adjutant George H. Nettleton. Major Harrington, Lieu tenant James Russell. Captain F. k. White, Lieutenant David Miller, Lieu tenant E. c. Sanderson, Captain E. J. Schuyler. Lieutenant. F. J. Ogden. Lieutenant John Lamb. Some of these gentlemen will go over oQ the cars and others will make the trip in gar riages. Major-General Carnahan be- longs in Indianapolis and is an old army officer