Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-17
CITY NEWS.

 a big drop in butter, 2Sc to 26c; 20 pounds granulated sugar $1. Ct A. & r. Tea Co.
 The Waterbury Typographical union will entertain the printers and newspa- per men of the city at Belleview lake tonight.
 Beginning tomorrow vested cholr will be experimented for month Tn the Second Congregational church. This is the result of a vote taken after prayer meeting last evening.
 Joseph Thereaux of 917 South Main street caught his left arm ill a power press at Matthew & Willards yester- day afternoon, crushing it badly. He was removed to the hospital.
 An address on s.,The Social Side of the Salvation Army" will be delivered by Major w F. Jenkins of New York in the Second Congregational church tomorrow, Sunday, evening.
 The funeral of Mrs Nellie Murphy will take place from 206 Baldwin street tomorrow afternoon at 1:30 o'clock with service at the Immaculate Conception church and interment in the new St Josepll's cemetery.
 The union committees of the Holy Name societies will meet at the Sa- cred Heart church tomorrow after noon at o'clock to make arrange ments for Decoration day. the fourth Sunday in June.
 Miss Loretta Hayes juvenile danc- ing class at Thomaston held the clos ing of the seasons exercises this af- ternoon at that place A number of the Waterbury pupils of Miss Hayes dancing school were in attendance.
 The spring meeting of the Nauga- tuck valley conference will be held on Tuesday next with the church in WCi- cott. Waterbury people will board a stage at the Naugatuck station at S:36 on the morning of the conference and drive to Woleott.
 A meeting of the memorial commit tee of the Sons of Veterans and vet erans of the Spanish war will be. held this evening in G. A. R. hall at $50 o'clock Arrangements will be com pleted for the Memorial day exercises and parade to be held May 30. Ar engagements are well under way for the celebration.
 Patrick Stantion of 261 Cherry street was the only prisoner before Judge Burpee in the city Court to-day. It was Stantion's first appearance. He was charged with breach of the peace and intoxication and he plead not guilty. His wife was the complain ant. A fine of $10 and costs was im- posed. He was employed at the Wa terbury Manufacturing company plant and yesterday threw up his work be- cause he considered he was not getting enough pay. He was paid $1.5O q day and considered he was worth $a25.
 Some of our neighbors of the rural districts who call to see us in teams think the officials should provide q place where they could put up their horses without charge. They claim it is hard to find suitable stands for horses and on this account many ex- perience trouble in having their horses cared for while they are doing their shopping. This is rather queer kind of a grievance. There are several places about town where man can hitch his horse for little or nothing about ten cents, and anyone who does not care to pay something for such accommodation has a curious notion of life.
 Father Slocum's remarks at the Bus | mess Mems meeting regarding trusts and combines organized to regulate tht price of the necessities of life appear | to meet with almost general approval One of Waterbury's merchants whC heard Father Slocum for the first time Thursday night told a Democrat re porter today he hoped soon to lister to him again on the same or some kin dred subject By the way" added the merchant, as the reporter started to continue on his rounds, "that rul Father Slocum gave the Consolidated road about it's miserable service wa all right. I know Superintendent Beach felt it."
 For the past week or so the cit. clerks office looks as if it had beel struck by cyclone. Joiners, plaster CTS, paper hangers, painters an' plumbers have been at work ther and things were mixed up so that on would scarcely recognize the place But they are getting to look much bet ter and in a day or two all hands vii be doing business at the old stand The clerks office has been connecte
 with the room formerly occupied b the board of public safety and tn
 board of health. This will be use by Comptroller Russell and his assist
 ant The change will make thing
 pleasanter for everybody in the ofic
 as we'll as for people who may hay
 occasion to call upon them. t A surprise party was rendered t
 Miss N[ayme Managan at her home o , Pine avenue last night where about 6
 merrymakers assembled to enjoy tn
 evening During the evening song
 were rendered by. the Misses Ros Drumm, Nonie Cahill. Hattie Smitf
 Tillie McEvoy, J. keefe, D. Condor
 B. Atwood. T. Ray, T. Foley and I Barnett; also a buck and wing danc by Miss Nonie Cahill and Williar Evern. Among the out of tow
 guests were Miss Hattie Conway (
 Ansonia and Miss Tillie Kane (
 Thomaston. The crowd left at a early hour this morning after enjoyin , q very pleasant evening. The clos
 ing song was a tenor solo by Tim De
 entitled Why I Never Got Yaccinat
 ed"
 The Ladies' circle of the Secon
 Baptist church met Thursday aftel noon with Mrs H. H. Halleck at 2