Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-01
CITY NEWS.

1 The local lodge of Elks is preparing big social evening to be held March 1 13 at SDeedwell hall Tfe committed handling the affair is Thomas D. Guest, James A. Hynes and Frank E l Loud.
 The promenade concert to have been given by the American band last evening was postponed unu next Friday night The program prepared for last night will be carried l out next week and the tickets sold foi last evening will be good.
 William E. Beecher, the new as sessor, retired from his position witl the Apothecaries' Hall Co last night He has spent nearly twenty three years with the company. He will ell ter upon his duties Monday. He says he intends to devote his entire time to the work.
 S. H. Hadley. superintendent Me Auley mission, New York, will speak tonight at the Union Rescue mission. Sunday night MT Forests subject will be "The Immortality of the Soul.' Mrs Noble will sing and Miss Hattie Lennon, the child psalmist, will play at this service.
 Tn the probate court to-day there was warm time between Attorneys Carmody and Byrne during arguments for q bond by Henry Hayden, executof on the estate of the late William l'c, laney. Attorney Byrne held that noth- ing less than a bond of S2,OOO ought 10 be required, while Attorney Carmody maintained a nominal bond of feW hundred dollars would suffice. Decis- ion was reserved.
 The regular meeting of the Hill Street Improvement association took place last night and despite the in clement weather there was good attendance. The committee appoint ed to attend the meeting of the board of public works made their report and further action by the board is anxiously awaited. Every member is requested to be present at the meet ing on next Friday as business of inn portance is to be acted upon.
 A certificate of organization has been filed with the secretary of state by the Wilbur Thread Manufacturing company of New Haven, capital $25,- GOO: also by the A F. Taylor com pany of Waterbury, decorators, capi- tai $10,000 The Driggs & Smith company of Waterbury has filed a notice of increase of capital stock from $14,000 to $25,OOO Articles of association have been filed by the Roxbury club of Norwalk, an organi- zation for the protection and propa- gation of game birds.
 Among the sufferers by the fire of a1su ~ ITa1I lost all his household goods and pos sessions of every kind, including d large quantity of music, the accumu- lation of many years. The only thing saved from the wreck was his violin. Sympathizing with him in his severe loss and desiring 10 aid him, number of his friends and musical associates have made arrangements to give d concert, under the direction of ]. s. Thorpe, for his benefit. The concert will be given in Leavenworth hall on Tuesday evening, March II, at s o'clock. Tickets J0c each.
 A great deal of interest is being taken in the ball to be given by the Knights of Columbus in the City hall on the evening of April 3. A most elaborate affair is promised by the committee representing the four local councils, and no doubt their promises will be fulfilled to the letter. The tickets are already out and being dis posed of rapidly. The concert pro- gram will be a feature, as we'll as the decorations, but the lovers of fine dancing will have a feast of good things spread before them, made more so because of congenial sur roundings. The committee will meet tomorrow afternoon at o'clock.
 There whereabouts of Sheriff Rig hey have for the past few days been a subject of comment around the court house. No one appeared to know where he had gone to and it was snr- missed that he had got track of the missing Hebrew, Israelovitch, wao seems to be wanted for a murderous assault on fellow countryman named Miller. Last evening the absence of the sheriff was explained by his arrival in town with prisoner named John l.. Kingsbnry. Some days ago Kings bury was arrested in New York on a charge of theft of $2Os, a gold watch and silver watch, from a fellow em ploye of Garbage Contractor Rigney
 
 farm in Waterville
 Notwithstanding the inelemeney o1 the weather. the Senior debating clut of the High school held a very inter esting meeting at the High schoo building last night. The subject of .hf debate was: Resolved, that Grant was a better general than Lee'' The af firmative was upheld by Miss Margarei Myers, Harold Granger and Benjamin Webster. who substituted in the plac, of John Butterly, who was absent. Or the negative side were Carl Schick Benjamin Fairbrother and Miss Eliza beth Mullings. The judges, who were Clayton Thomas, Charles Jackson an( the Misses Katherine c. Bergin, Edns Place and Emma Boyle, decided 1T favor of the negative. Recitations o1 q pleasing nature were delivered b, Edward Bradley and Miss Mary Waas The election of a secretary and treas urer was deferred until the next meet ing.
 s. H. Hadley, who speaks at the mass meeting for men tomorrow af- ternoon is secretary of the old Jerry McAuley mission i'll. New York, of which J. s. Huyler is president and R Fulton Cutting treasurer. Mir Had. ley has been in charge of this mission since 1886 and few men have had O1aafo1. o,,1aoYsft1u;fioc fo 6ao1