Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-23
CITY NEWS


 The Mary Collins that was in court Saturday for theft was not Mary Col lins, the daughter of Morris Collins. the barber, who resides at 56 Baldwin | street.
 .Currans dry goods store is equipped with a full force of accommodating clerks and the choicest of goods for Christmas Make the most of the two remaining evenings.
 A block of fifty seats was placed on sale last night in Naugatuck for the Luttbeg- Kelly wrestling match in the auditorium Christmas afternoon, and only sixteen were left at noon to-day. If you intend making Xmas pres ents nothing is more desirable or pleasing than diamond rings, watches, etc. We have full line of up-to- date jewelry at prices that cannot be beaten. NJ. Green, 213 Bank street. ~
 The Concordia Singing society will have Christmas tree exercises for the children on Christmas day at o'clock in the afternoon. There will be dancing in the evening. The society will celebrate New Years day on De cember 31 by a dance which will be for members only.
 Notices of suits against the city have been piling in at the city clerks office during the past week. To-day another notice was served upon the city. In this one Attorney Guilfofle represents James O'Brien, who claims to have slipped on an icy sidewalk near the Hellmann Brewing Co.'S property last week and received such injuries that will incapacitate him from work for some time. ,a..~< j
 At last the dispute between the Platt Bros Go of Brown street and the Grace Baptist church congregation on Kings bury street is settled. The latter have agree not to interfere with the water right or water pipes over which they are building a church, and if at any time they may enlarge the building, to allow the Platt Bros free access to the pipes and, as far as may lie in their power, to save them from injury.
 On account of our report in yester- days issue of an affair with which they were connected. MT Griffin and MT Duffner called at this office to cor rect 1t. They say we were misinform- ed as to the nature of the matter and that a business arrangement has been construed to their disadyantage. They announce that they will fight this or any other effort to injure the busi- ness in which they have been so sue cessful. -e-.s e..
 The annual meeting of Court Fruit full Vine, No 3, F. of A., was held last night and the following officers were elected for the ensuing term i c. R., Patrick J. Cavanaugh; S. G., M. J. Col1oty; treasurer, George S. Husker; financial secretary, Hugh Feely; recording secretary, Patrick Bagley; ST ", Thomas Conlon; IT w, Patrick Phalen; ST B., John West; 1T B., Daniel Quinn; trustee, three years, George Alderman; lecturer, John Dol 1 finger.
 T At the regular drill meeting of Com pany A last night the following pro- motions were announced: Corporal Charles F. Doherty, to be sergeant vice Barker, discharged, to date De. cember 8, 1902; Corporal George F. Anderson, to be sergeant, vice Ger maine, discharged, to date December 9; Private John B. Porter, to be cor. poral. vice Doherty, promoted, to date December 8; Private Howard c. Bow. en, to be corporal, vice Anderson, pro. noted.
 The Waterbury Burns club held their regular business meeting Satur day evening. The committee i'll charge SI of their annual concert and ball re ported they had secured the following artists: Soprano, Miss May Alexan lder; tenor, Robertson Whyte from New York; contralto. Miss Gertrude Smith; baritone Mir Beach of this city also MT Cameron. the famous bagpip CT, and Messrs Craig and Graf, cham pion jig and hornpipe dancers, of New York
 H. B. Sanderson of West Main stree was one of thecentral figures in com edy of errors played in Woodbury justice court the other day. MI Sanderson was charged with violating the hunting laws, hunting out of sea son. He plead not guilty. He helt it was case of mistaken identity : that the man must be his brother wht was visiting here recently. AttOrne! s w H. Pierce was his counsel. Tn, defense was successful in convincing the court the wrong man was on tria and he was acquitted.
 Waterbury tent, No 36, K. O. T. M held an interesting meeting which wa largely attended and elected the fol lowing officers for the ensuing year P. S., Benjamin Payeure: commander George F. Foley; sub commander, T F. Coyle; R. K. and F. K, F. w Logue; chaplain, D. J. Frederick rgeant-at-arms, J. F. Lyons; U. Q C.. William L. Derby; first M. of G W. T. O'Brien: second M. of G., F. H ; Cottrell; sentinel, M. H. .Conlon. Afte the election four applications were re ceived and and an enjoyable time wa had.
 The Upson JeweIry Co.'S store is tn objective point of many who are look : ing for reliable watches and jewelr
 for presents to the dear ones as Christ Imas approaches. Not only is thei
 stock of the above calculated to pleas
 the most exacting, but in other line $ such as bric-a brac, bijouferie and ts :, ble ware in both solid silver and pla.
 ed. Their stock is unsurpassed in th