Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-11-17
CITY NEWS

The last regular meeting of the | board of safety for this month will be held this evening.
 A daughter was born November 12 l to MT and Mrs George T. Geddes, of | 1858 Bank street \ >t Col Cole Saunders, president of the 1 Medina Gold Mining Go, who Is after returning from five months trip to the mines, is visiting M. H. Navin, agent of the company, and is stopping at the Connecticut.
 The school of housekeeping at the Friendly league invites all cooks and | their friends interested in the art of cookery to free demonstration and talk in the laboratory on Wednesday evening at 8 D. m.
 One of the most delightful dances of the season is the annual concert and promenade of the Scorcher club, which will be held in Leavenworth hall on next Thursday night. Faul- mann's orchestra will furnish music for the dancing. | There was very little business in tho city court this morning. This morn l ing about o'clock Sergeant Pagan with Officers Phelan and Noonan rald- ed the fred house" on Abbott avenue and arrested James Corr, Thomas Gull lum, Mary Derwin and Maggie Lor- raine. Judge Burpee fined each of them $7 and costs.
 At the meeting of the aldermen last | night the bureau of assessment recom- mended that the bill of $49 charged to 1 A. J. Sherman for benefits accr1ing to Glim by reason of the layout of the Wa 1 tertown road, be abated. The recon mendation was adopted. An applica- ton of J. H. Prior for permission to maintain an all night cafe at Bank and Grand streets was referred to the board of public works.
 Among the prizes which were award ed at the Y. M T. A. B. fair in Wal lingford last night were the following $1,O00. No 63,S15. l.. K. Brainard, Meriden; $250, No 69,04S, Mrs J. Con- ners, Berlin street. Southington; $100, No 39,094, k. W. P. D.; $1OO No 52,- 916, J. Ryan, New Britain; $l0O, No 35,952. --; $50, No 72.011, Will liam, Waterbury, Conn; $1O, No 39,6s1, D. M. Adams, 5263 East Main street.
 The annual reception of Miss Nellye A. Reeds dancing classes was held in Leavenworth hall last night. It was pretty affair. Many handsome dresses were worn by the young ladies in attendance. The dancing consist ed of twenty-two numbers, every one of which was encored. Fine music was furnished by Uallier's orchestra. The reception was delightful success and was attended by q large crowd not withstanding the inclemency of the weather.
 The long looked for statement of the election expenses of the democratic town committee of Waterbury was re- ceived yesterday at the office of the secretary of the state. The amount ex- pended was $1,20S.5O. Of this sum $50 was spent for music and $147.50 for advertising and meals. The prin- cipal item is $40 for ticket peddlers, helpers and slip writers. The total sum is considerably less than was ex- pended by the republicans. The re- publican town committee of Ansonia received contributions of $500 and ex- pended $2S9.6O. As printed in the ] Courant recently, the democrats in that town reported the spending of only l $113.-Hartford Courant.
 If you are thinking of giving n silver I toilet set for q Christmas present, you l will be wise to make your selection ] now, before the assortment Is broken Upson Jewelry Co. 6S Bank street