Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-18
CITY NEWS.

The American band gives a prom enade concert and ball at City hal this evening.
 Special forecast for Connecticut Generally fair tonight and Friday fresh westerly to southwesterly winds 1 Wilson & Tyrrell deny that they issu 1 trading stamps, as published in th booklet issued by the trading staml people.
 Free-large doll with soc worth tea coffee, spices, baking powder and ex tracts. The Great A. < F. Tea Co, ? East Main street
 The first annual sociable of the Elm pire Social club will be held in Speed we'll hall tonight There has been ; l large advance sale of tickets.
 Augustus Beyer Seelig and Mis- Emma Louise Palmer were married yesterday by the Rev Dr Davenport The couple will reside at 143 Noru 1 Willow street.
 Notwithstanding all reports of ad | journing short calendar i'll the super for court to the 26th, a session will be l held tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock by Judge Shumway.
 Tomorrow morning at 7:30 i months mind mass of requiem will b' celebrated at St Patrick's church fo 1 the repose of the soul of the late Mri Agnes McEyoy of Bank street.
 The Rev Oscar Haywood was in stalled as pastor of the First Baptis church last night. The program pub lished herein yesterday was carried ou in very satisfactory manner.
 The jury in the case of Peter Slater vs Nancy Russell returned a verdict yesterday afternoon for the plaintiff for $10 with costs. This was a case for $334 commission and was appealed from the city ocurt.
 The members of Brass City lodge N. E. O. P, will meet Friday night in front of Lakes drug store and take the quarter of eight car to Naugatuck where they will attend a social given by Rubber City lodge.
 Beware of goods sold at auction. If you want to buy your Christmas pres ents in diamonds, watches and all kinds of jewelry call on M. Green, 213 Bank street. All our goods are sold with written guarantee.
 The union committees of the differ. ent Holy Name societies of the city will meet Sunday at 5 o'clock in the Sacred Heart church to make arrange ments for the fast of the Holy Name which occurs on the third Sunday ill January.
 There is some talk of a holida y checker tournament in this city in the near future. Among the many good players in this city are Bradford Webster and Benjamin Marcus, who are members of the checker team of Yale college. Webster is captain of the team. ..-A
 Tickets are selling rapidly for the mock trial and entertainment which will be given in Music hail in the Citi- zens bank building on New Years night under the auspices of the Theta chapter of the Theta Sigma society, consisting of students of the Water bury High school. '@@@
 The funeral of Mrs Michael Walsh took place this morning from the fam ily residence on South Leonard street with a mass of requiem at St Pat rick's church by the Rev Father Gleeson and interment in Calvary cemetery. The bearers were Matthew Lyons, Patrick Buckley, Lawrence Leahy John Buckley William Carroll and Thomas Carroll. r
 List of letters remaining unclaimed in. the postoffice: Miss Frances Burns, Robert Bishop, Mrs Florence Bennett, Miss NJ. Collins, w. Main street, Miss Kate Curry, Mrs Maria Connolly, James J. Kelly, Mrs M. Mul- houson, A. A. Perry, F. Volkmann, Henry Van Ostrom @, George Vel come. Harry Wesley. l& ..
 The members of Radiant Star lodge $. of B., held a meeting last night and elected the following officers: C.. Law. renee Peterson; ". O., Cornelia Lopez A. O., Emma Benen; M., Sarah Mat thews; S.. Myra Cummings; chaplain Margaret Slason; accountant, Jennie Corner; treasurer, Mary c. Knapp; NJ of O., Ernest Cummins; O., Lena Neil l. G.. Emile Grant: o. G., Sarah War ner; trustee, Joliatte Walker. ..#.
 On Saturday evening, January 3 there will be a public debate at the High school building on the subject Resolved That Immigrants Should Be Able to Read and Write English The debate will be between team consisting of Bradford Webster, Ar thur Els and Benjamin Marcus and a team from the senior debating society of the High school which will be cap tained by Benjamin Fairbrother. Tho debate will be open to the public.
 The members of Grace Baptist church gave chrysanthemum party il Turn hall last night The place was crowded Miss Bessie Ednionds ren dered a piano selection, followed by : vocal solo by F l.. Godbold. recita ton by Miss B. NJ. Soules and seyera selected musical numbers by the Wa terbury Military band orchestra. Two dialogues; entitled An Obstinate Girl and The Way to Windham, were given by N F. Connor. R. G. McKen ney and Miss $. Payne.
 William T. Walsh has notified the city that he will ask the courts to ad just the matter of benefits and dam ages arising from the layout of Farm street at Walnut street It seems when the city got through with the jot MT Walsh was short one building lot He took the matter in a good naturel way. thinking the bureau of assess ment would make reasonable allow ance, but they didn't do it. MT NalsI intends to make sharp fight for wha1 hn considers belongs fo him