Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-02
CITY NEWS

1 visiting friends in this city to-day.
 The singing class of the Ladies' auxiliary will meet Monday evening at o'clock in St Patrick's hall.
 The Plumbers union, local ?, will hold a special meeting Monday even- ing at z o'clock in American hall.
 A. Percy Miller, aged AZ years, died yesterday at the residence of Mrs H. O. Beach, 19 Mitchell avenue. The fu- neral service will be held at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
 ! Notices were posted at the American Ring Go and Plume & Atwood's to-day 1 announcing a Saturday half holiday l during the summer months, the order to go into effect May 16.
 Several people complied with the dog l license law yesterday, but there are others who have not taken any notice of it, though they may come to town l between now and Monday evening. The fire department was called to l the corner of Water and North Elm streets yesterday afternoon where some rubbish in yard owned by Pat rick Holohan started to burn. There was no damage.
 A suit for $5,O0O damages has been instituted against the Hellmann Brew ing Co by Attorney Danaher of Meri- den for Mrs Abbe Meyer, who claims her husbands death was caused by the negligence of the company. William Mclaughlin was the only one who occupied place in the dock l in the city court today. Mclaughlin was accused of intoxication and fined $5 and costs. The case against Canio Pace for indecent conduct was settled for $50.
 The forty hours devotion to the Blessed Sacrament will open at St Ce- elias church at the 1O.3O mass to-mor- row. It will close Tuesday morning at the o'clock mass. On Monday and Tuesday masses will be celebrated at 5:3O and o'clock.
 The following delegates have been elected by Tunxis tribe, Red Men, to the 1 great council which will be held in l Naugatuck on May 27: O. G. Rabe, c. H. Blake, c. c. Collins; alternates, G. Herman Gessert, W. l.. Myers and Judge George H. Cowell.
 All the housekeepers about town are l full of smiles to-day. This general good feeling has been brought bout l by the milkmen, who started out yes terday to give twenty quarts of milk l for dollar and will continue to sell l it at that price until next fall. Aside from the spring bonnet there is noth- 1 ing the average woinan takes more stock in than the price and quality of milk.
 l A large crowd attended the first an- l nua1 concert and promenade of the Lafayett base ball team, which was held in Speedwell hall last night. The affair was a fine success. Music for the concert and dancing was furnished l by Lallier's orchestra. Arrangement committee, George Tiernan, John Hickey, Joseph Begley, Edward Ray, l William Mccarthy, William Lallier; reception, Edward Ray, George Tier nan, James Commerford. William Dwyer, John Hickey, William I1all -. Hugh Cunningham, Joseph Regl> . John Dwyer, Louis Darlington, Michael Heating and William Mccarthy.
 At short calendar in the district court to-day judgment was allowed in the l suit of the Western Realty and h. vestment company against Walter Il. Billings. A more specific statement was ordered in the suit of Twining
 
 stein against Saunders was set down for hearing on May II; Atwood against Atwood next Wednesday,, and the White-Simmons company against Baron Torkomian, known as the watermelon case, for next Saturday. Judge Cowell announced that only eight weeks more the court will be in session and as there are about 800 cases on the docket lawyers need to get hustle on.
 Arrangements are now completed for the whist and reception to be given by the Young Ladies' sodality of St Thomas church at City hall, Monday evening. May f. A large number of tickets have been disposed of and ev- erything points to a socials stand finan- cial success. A concert by Lallier's full orchestra will be given from to 9:30, after which the whist will begin. !, Fifteen hands will be played and twen- ty prizes awarded. The committee in charge is as follows: The Misses Annie Doran, Annie Newman. Katherine Ward, Frances Miller, Mary Hennessy, Agnes Calvin, Mary Delaney. Margaret Burns and Clara DoddA The proceeds of the entertainment will be used for the benefit of St Thomas church and school.
 The second recital of the season by The Young Troubadours was given in Friendly league hall last night Judg- ing from the applause which each number received from the large audi ence present. the recital was a pleas ing success. The club consists of the 4 following persons: Mandolins, R. Har- rison Ryder, Eldridge M. Beecher, Leonard H. Welton, Ray Alcott and the Misses Jennie Andrews, Elsa Kun ' kel and Frances Ferguson; banios, Daniel Mansfield and Fred B. J. Hod- son; guitars, Herman Kunkel and Miss Louise Guinand. Delightful selections were rendered by the club while the guitar solos by MT Kunkel were finely rendered. Miss Kathryn Glynn sang sweetly Mandolin solos by MI Beecher and banjo solos deserved the hearty encore which they elicited.
 Papa: How much more cheerful everything looks since vOI1 fnichad