Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-12
CITY. NEWS

1 Thursday gave an elaborate luncheon to party of their friends at their cot ] tage at Oyster River.
 1 The Excelsior degree team of Water bury has accepted the invitation to work the degree at the celebration of the silver anniversary of New Britain council, o. U. A. H. on October 16.
 John W. Gaffney & Go, to whom the sub-contract for the masonry work of the new postoffice building has been let, will commence operations on the work at once. The work will be hastened as much as possible.
 During the past month the Queens Daughters have had books out on a drawing for ten dollar gold piece to take place Thursday, September 1T, at D. m at Mulcahy Memorial hall. Those holding books will kindly make returns on Tuesday evening to the committee in charge at Mulcahy Me- morial hall.
 Miss Josephine Mcknight will open her studio for violin instruction in Browns block, 19 South Main street, on September 16 Instruction will be given every Wednesday and Saturday
 
 and Wednesday evenings. Miss Me Knight is a pupil. of Professor Franz Milcke of New Haven.
 A false alarm of fire was rung in from box g at the corner of Franklin and Union streets early this morning. The fire department responded with customary promptness but found no one in the neighborhood of the box to give any information regarding the fire. It is supposed that the alarm was sent in by an intoxicated man for the sake of seeing the excitement that is usually aroused by calling out the fire depart ment.
 A suit for $3, 900 has been instituted l against the HoIczer Bros, Bernard and Samuel shoe dealers on South Main street. The plaintiffs in the case are Lewis P. Bartlett, J, and Charles W. | Somerville of Lynn, Mass, receivers for the estate of Lamkin and Foster, shoe manufacturers. The allegations are common counts which that the amount claimed is borrowed money. The case is returnable to the local sh- l perior court this month.
 Miss Ann McGoe died yesterday af- ternoon at the home of her niece, Mrs John Howard, 76 Walnut street. Miss I McGoe came to this city from Hartford three years ago and lived with Mrs l Howard until the time of her death. The funeral will take place at S:30 l Monday morning to the Immaculate I Conception church where solemn high mass of requiem will be celebrat- ed. The remains will be taken to Hart ford on the 12:3S train by Undertaken MuIyille
 l The second annual concert and dance 1 given by the St Cecilia T. A. B. society was held in Columbus hall, Naugatuck, last night, and was largely attended. Many persons from this city were pres ent Music for the dancing was fur nished by Ford's orchestra and Prof F. H. Baxter was promnter. The ar rangement committee consisted of the following: Mamie Boylan, chairman, Margaret Doolan, secretary; Eva Mar ticote, Lillian Murphy, Anne Neary, Katherine Quish and Katherine A. l Shea.
 Miss Grace M Roberts, who has l been engaged by Mir Bonn to teach { musical kindergarten at his studios. teaches the BurroWes course of music l study Miss Burrowes, the originator of the system has devoted a lifetime ] of thought to the musical education of children. The results of her study are too we'll known to need extended de scription. Very little children learn the rudiments of music with wonder full quickness and thoroughness and without the long period of drud gerry tl1a formerly was necessary. Classes will l be formed this coming week. It is de J sired that parents intending to enter their children will see MT Bonn at once.
 Fearing that some morning he would wake up to find himself and his family not only out in the cold but without a roof over their heads, John F. Maher of Wolcott street had an injunction is sued yesterday against Isaac and Sarah Brown from undertaking further ex- cavation i'll the lot adjoining his prop erty. At the same time he also enter ed suit for $3,O00 damages and an at tachment for that amount was made last evening. Attorney Carmody is counsel for the plaintiff The papers in the case state that some weeks ago the defendants began excavations for house fn the property adjoining that of the. plaintiff and that they carried their work so the plaintiffs back yard fell into the hole made by the de fendants. The prospect seemed fair for them that if they went ahead with their work it would be unnecessary for them to dig any farther for they would have MT Maher's house on their prop eryt and it would consequently be in their possession. To avert such an oc- currenee the injunction and suit were brought.
 Invest your money in diamondi
 which will always have a value st long as man has an eye for the beau
 tiful. Two years ago you could hay,
 bought and to-day sold out with 10t per cent profit, The Upson Jewelr. Go bought over three -fourths of thei
 extensive line year and half agt
 and is selling at the same old figures
 But # is assured that prices will gs
 much higher.