Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-05
CITY NEWS

Cll \ NEWS
 An important meeting of the local aerie of the order of Eagles will be held in Congress hall tonight at S:3O About thirty candidates will be init1. ated.
 The price of coal took jump to-day. It now costs $7.25 a ton instead of $7, It Is not known how long this price will prevail but there Is one thing certain coal will be no cheaper this year.
 Every member of the Irtsh-American Athletic club Is requested to attend a meeting of the club to be held Sunday morning at 10 o'clock. The members of the football team are especially re- quested to be present. 1 Ladies, who on account of the back. 1 wardness of the season, or for any oth- | CT reason. have not yet ordered theiI summer hats can find choice array 1 of ready trimmed hats that are up-to 1 date and stylish at I. Chase's.
 Judge Thayer held short session of the civil side of the superior court
 
 the Domestic Pic Baking Go came up. and on account of the absence of some of the attorneys engaged, they went over.
 An interesting lecture will be given at the regular Friday night meeting at the Third Congregational church to- night at 7:45. William Broughton, for many years an engineer, will have something interesting to say about "An Engineers Life"
 The members of the senior class of the High school received to-day their 1 invitations for the class day exercises which will be held on Wednesday af- ternoon, June IT, at 3 o'clock in the High school assembly hall. Each mem Der received twelve invitations.
 Edward E. Callahan, who has beer employed for some years by the City l Steam laundry, has associated himself I with John Moriarty in the undertaking l business. He will be one of the part. ners in the firm and undoubtedly will make success of it. He Is one o1 Waterbury's popular young men an6 has host of friends who wish htm success in his new venture
 The entertainment at the Catholic Women's Association will begin al S:15 this evening. There will be five short numbers and whist will follow immediately. The exhibition of work may be seen in the reception room or the second floor at 7:3O. An admis I sion fee of % cents to the building will be charged and bhis will include admission to the whist and dancing the entertainment and art exhibit.
 The assessors state, that they car accommodate several more callers and hope rate payers will keep coming il as fast as they can be accommodates during the early part of the month an6 not wait until the last week and ther find that they will have to remain ar hour or so before they can be heard People will save good deal of timk and also confer a favor upon the as sessors by making it point to file their lists as soon as possible.
 John Ready, the seventeen year old son of MT and Mrs Patrick Ready oi sS9 Baldwin street died this afternoon after lingering illness. Until about m year and a half ago he was em ployed at Benedict & Burnhan's and was bright, healthy young man IT to the time Ne was vaccinated during the smallpox epidemic, but from thai time on he commenced to fail and fol several months past little if any hope l was entertained of his recovery. The l wound never healed and the boy sank gradually until finally he became q wreck physically. He was a promis- l ing boy and had a wide circle oi friends and acquaintances who wil regret to learn of his death. Besides his parents he leaves four sisters anC one brother, Mrs James Lynch, the Misses Annie, Mary, Winnifred and Paul Ready. The time of the funera; will be announced later.
 Commissioners Taylor and Lahey the committee appointed by the board of public safety to confer with Super intendent Hopson of the New York New Haven X Hartford railroad in re gard to alleviatfng the crowded cond1 tion on the platform at the Nauga l tuck station on Sunday nights and hol idays about the time that trains pull l in, received word from Superintend ent Hopson this morning. The lattel expressed himself as being sorry tha' owing to the pressure of business ht has been unable to come to this city to confer with the committee in re gard to the condition of things at tht 1 Naugatuck station. He assures tnt committee, however, that whatever ac 1 tion the committee may take towards relieving the congested state of things at the station the railroad company will do it's share in carrying out tht recommendations. missioners Fay Tor and Lahey will probably talk ovel the matter later in the week.