Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-28
CITY NEWS.

I 5c; fancy Elgin creamery butter has dropped, PFC a ID. The Great A. x r. 1 Tea Go.
 Mrs Sarah K. Taylor, president of | the Woman's Home and Foreign Mis-
 sion society, will speak in the Second
 Adventist church tomorrow night, | April 29, at 7:3O..
 | In, the case of Monroe vs Tullar, which was heard in the city court yes 1 terday by Judge Peasley, decision was given for the plaintiff, who sued for a sleigh worth $15.
 The first annual concert and sociable of the Ivory Workers union will be held in Speedwell hall tomorrow night. A fine concert program has been ar ranged and there will be plenty of dancing. Many tickets have been sold and there promises to be large at- tendance.
 The reception and dance of the alum mi association of the Waterbury Busi- ness college was held in Leavenworth hall last night and was attended by about sixty couples. It was an en-
 ioyable affair. Lallier's orchestra furnished music for the dancing. Light refreshments were served.
 Mrs Mary Rock, Daniel, Patrick, John and Mary Heating, the Misses Nellie and Bridget Keating, Miss Lizzie Rock, John Keating, Benjamin Sears, David Rock, all of Ludlow, Mass, and Attorney Heating and John Heating of Stamford, relatives of the late Mrs Pat rick Hayes of Hill street. who came here to attend the funeral, returned home yesterday.
 A small boy named William Quirk was before Judge Peasley in the city court to-day charged with truancy. His teacher, Miss Scanlon of the Elm street school, testified he has been ab- sent from school the last two weeks. The boy from other, evidence was shown to be rather Wilful. AS his mother promised to keep him at school the matter was continued thirty days. Joseph Petrie, charged with indecent assault, was found not guilty.
 The board of public safety will hold an adjourned meeting this evening for the purpose of hearing the charges preferred by Benjamin Sedgwick against Supernumerary Policeman Mansfield. From what counsel en- gagged on both sides say they seem to be ready to proceed with the case It | is thought that the charges against other policemen will be laid in at this i meeting. A big crowd will undoubted- | ly be present.
 The home of MT and Mrs Samuel T. l Sloan, 295 North Main street was the scene of much merriment last night, | the occasion being the observance of | the twentieth anniversary of their marriage. The visitors included Com missioner and Mrs Brewer, MT and
 Mrs Henry Doer, MT and Mrs H. B. | Garter, MT and Mrs W. J. Larkin, MT i and Mrs F. R. Afford, NIr and Mrs Louis Odell, MT and Mrs George Beach, | MT and Mrs A. Bavier, MT and Mrs 1 Tenny, MT and Mrs A. Baumgarner 1 MT and Mrs Wallace Blakeslee, MT l and Mrs Keeley, MT and Mrs McCar thy, MT and Mrs John Austin, MT and
 Mrs George Booth, MT and Mrs Peter
 B. Reeves MT and Mrs c. J. Cleveland, ! MT and Mrs George Armbruster, MT
 and Mrs Phillips, Willis G. French, 1 John Delay, John Ellis, MT Palmer, l o. F. Armbruster and J. Blakeslee The presents were very handsome Supper was served at 1h o'clock
 Judge Warner of Woodbury had the
 whole district court on its ear this ] forenoon. He claims there was no 1 Judgment rendered in the case of 1 Thomas F. Devine versus H. o. War 1 Her in which he has been twice de l feated as counsel for the defendant 1 The suit was to recover $90O for a l quantity of tobacco and a verdict of 1 $725, including costs was given. The
 supreme court ordered a new trial and 1 this was held some weeks ago. Judge Warner had a motion ready in antici- patton of the verdict to have 1t set aside. The verdict was against him
 and duly recorded, but he claims that
 the record does not tally with the date
 of the verdict. On this ground he
 claims there could have been no judg-
 ment rendered. Judge Peasley heard
 him this morning. Attorney O'Neill
 appeared for MT Devine The matter 1 was continued.
 George w. Randall, grand chief
 ranger of the Foresters of Connecticut,
 has appointed the following commit l tees for the annual convention to be held in New Britain on May 13 and l IA: Law and supervision, w. F. De- 1 laney, No 36, Frank A. Haggerty, No 1 43, J. W. Gordon, No 54; appeals and
 grievances, Dennis Kehoe, No 34. Aus
 tin Furlong, No 94 John Barry, No 6O;
 state of the order. VI. F. Frawley, No
 90, NJ. J. Keefe, No 24 Edward Bro
 mage, No 21; mileage and per diem,
 Thomas O'Loughlin, No 2, J. L. Dyer,
 No 5S, T. F.. Fitzgerald, No 75; acts
 and decisions, John T. Hogan, No o,
 John E. Dwan,a No CT, J. F. Dougherty,
 No 93; returns and credentials NJ
 Clynes, No 36. J. F. Woods, No 45,
 William R. Lay, No 119; distribution,
 Fred H. Wall, No 1O7, George J. Jame-
 son, No 99, Joseph A. Martin, No 99:
 press, Thomas H. Kehoe, No 5, J. J.
 Walsh, No 42, W. 1T. Christiansor, No
 80.
 Papa: "How much more cheerful
 everything looks since you finished
 spring cleaning, my dear" Mamma:
 Yes, dear But you notice our silver
 ware; I cannot make that look nice
 any longer" Little Blossom (tfe real | head of the house): tNow nana won