Waterbury Democrat., 1902-11-25
CITY NEWS.


 J. B. Mullings & Son will not open their store on Thanksgiving day.
 The Orpheus club held rehearsal at the studio of J. Edmund SkiT last night.
 The board of public works and the board of public safety will meet to- Enight.
 A son was born Sunday to MT and Mrs Thomas Fitzgerald of East Lib erty street.
 Christian Hauser has entered suit against Thornton and Frank Grant to recover $1 ,500, the face of a note.
 The barber shops will be open to- morrow until midnight. They will be closed all day Thursday, Thanks giving day.
 Don't waste your money on auction goods when you can buy warranted watches, clocks and jewelry of all kinds, instead of gimcracks, at auc- ton prices, at M. Greens, the pawn broker, 213 Bank street
 Nosahogan and Townsend lodges, I. o. o. F., paid fraternal visit to Samuel H. Harris lodge of Bridgeport last night, the managers of Canton I. R. Martin acting as escort. They ar rived home about o'clock this morn ing
 Mrs Katherine Purcell of Terryv1lle, wife of James Purcell, died at her home on Town Hill on Saturday after a short illness with pneumonia. Mrs Purcell was the mother of Nicholas Purcell, who is engaged in the meat business in Waterbury.
 The woods between North Willow street and the Waterville road start ed to burn yesterday afternoon ;nd scared the residents so badly that someone sent in an alarm from box %. The department responded, but it's service was not needed, the Whole thing being nothing more than little scare. There was some fault finding because North Willow street was not in good shape for public travel where the sewer is being laid, but there is nothing new in this. All streets are in bad condition where sewers or va ter mains are being constructed ana North Willow street is no eXceplloh: There was no damage and no need ol sending in an alarm.
 Attorney Marsh appeared pefote Judge Welch of Torrington 1n the oo11rt of common pleas in Litchfleld yesterday in a motion of Jurisdiction in the suit of Sarah Calvin ct al or Milton against Frederick Peltler or Madison avenue, in which damages or S5OO are claimed. Defendant deflslln lumber and maintains saw mill Ill Milton. Some time ago a fire started in the woods adjoining the saw null and burned a considerable district ln- cluding property owned by the plain tiffs. The latter claim the fire orlg1- nated in the defendants saw mill. Decision was reserved. This case is merely the overture to others if it is finally decided against the defendant.
 The meeting of the women of St Thomas's parish to make preparations for the annual fair was quite successful. It was de- termined to haev no suppers and that the money usually expended on this item should be devoted to some other purpose. There will be tables main- tained by the various eietiesBattach- ed to the church and these will be se attractive that the income from them will exceed that derived from the sup, pers last year. Various new features will be introduced and as much as possible the old idea of fair will be departed from. Books for the fair are selling we'll and in all other re- spects this promises to be the most successful ever held by the parish.
 The state board of dental commits sioners held a meeting at the Hotel Heublin last night to determine the examination averages of the twenty three candidates who recently took ex- aminations for license to practice. It was found that seven had failed. Those who passed successfully and are en- titled to licenses are Clifford J. Hill of | Waterbury, William J. McLauelflin of Bridgeport, William D. Neff of North ampton, Mass, James B. Williams of Bridgeport. George e Herr of Water | bury, Edwin F. Cory of New Haven. Chester M. Scripture of WilIimantic Frank Fl. Genung of West Havnn Harry c. Rolf of Danbury, George w Carr1oll of Milford, James D. Taft of New Haven, James A. LaWton of Ros- ron, George s. B. Leonard of Wilt mantle, Thomas J. Corbett Of Nnv, Haven, Thomas A. Ralston of So,,tJ, ington and Everett s. Osterbank of Norwalk. oh Court Guiseppi Verdi, No 151, was formed last night in Congress hall bv Grand Chief Ranger Randall. Grand I Secretary w. c. Kleinecke Past Grand Chief Ranger J. J. McDonald. J. II. Freney, past grand of Court
 Shields. D. J. Griffin. past. grand of Court Linden. The following officers were elected and installed: Chief ranger, Rocco Mancini: sub-chiaf
 ranger. G. Colbassani. froac,,,.,,,,