Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-23
CITY NEWS

A daughter was born to MT and Mrs Thomas E. Guest of IA Chestnut ave nue, this morning.
 street is visiting her daughter, Mn Paul Gallagher of New York.
 About fifteen young ladies, students at St Margarets school, went on bas- ket party to Waterville this afternoon.
 The Military band in one of it's pop ular promenade concerts will be the attraction at City hall this evening. Leader Lallier promises all who at tend rare good time.
 The work of turning St Francis Xavier church is completed and the building now stands ons it's new foun- dation facing Washington street. The steps have been put in position and everything made ready for to-morrow's services. Masses will be said at 7:30, S:30, 9:3O and 10:30.
 John, the S-years-old son of John Moore fish dealer on Cherry street, was run over last night and received such injuries about the head that 1t was thought he was seriously hurt. A medical examination, however show ed his iniuries to consist of scalp wound ana a cut on the forehead that required several stitches.
 Mrs Thomas Driscoll and sons, Thomas and Joseph, of ,Wolcott street, left to-day for Buffalo where they will attend the graduation exercises on Monday night of the class of 1903 of the law department of the University of Buffalo Francis Driscoll of Vol colt street is a member of the class.
 s'This office will close every Satur- day afternoon until further notice" is what sign posted at the entrance to the town clerk office says. The other offices Tn the city hall building are open as usual, but it is thought most of them will have the Saturday half holiday during the months of June, July and August
 James D. c. Murray and J. Joseph Fleming of South Main street were members of the arrangement and re- ception committees respectively which had charge of the annual prize debate of the Philomathic society of Holy Cross college, which was held early in the week James D. c. Murray is president of the society.
 Mrs Keough, 194 Baldwin street, specials for this evening and Monday: Misses ribbed vests, 5c; misses ribbed knee pants 1Oc; misses muslin skirts, lace trimmed, 1Oc; misses drawer waists 1Oc; one lot of shoe bags, 1Oc; one lot laundry bags 10c; one lot la- dies ribbed vests 10c; one lot ladies' corset covers 1Oc; one lot ladies' mus lin ryounu Y1ra+fiIx, +vjy,, n, aG xrvi%I. how, burg, Soc; one lot ladies' muslin dresses trimmed with lace, 25c; one lot ladies' house wrappers 75c
 Tomorrow will be flag day with Wadhams post, G. A. R. The post will meet tonight to complete arrangements for the event and a full attendance is requested. The greater portion of to- morrow will be devoted to marking graves of deceased soldiers and sailors, and at 7:30 o'clock the post, accom- panied by the Womens Relief corps and Sons of Veterans, will march to the opera house, where the memorial sermon will be delivered by the Rev MT Haywood, pastor of the First Bap- tist church.
 The number of p4cketbooks rontain- ing money, watches and jewelry of Oue hlnu duu dAEOLucE 1OSL Ou tue streets in the rounds of the year is very large, and once the owners get separated from them the chance of gettin~ them back is very slim. People are not careful enough of their money anyway and 1t is a wonder more such losses are not reported. Three or four men were looking at a young woman hitch ing a horse on Bank street the other day and while fooling around with the rope she dropped her pocketbook into the gutter. Oneof the men suggested to wait and see if she would miss it. After securing the horse the woman took a basket out of the wagon and was hurrying away when she was shown the pocketbook. The Incident prompted the man who talked with the lady to remark that he hoped women folks would some day see the folly of