Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-09
NO PAPER FRIDAY. The Democrat will not be printed to- morrow, Fast day.
CITY NEWS.

| The business meeting of the Young Womens Friendly league will not be held this evening because of hcly week. The date of the meeting will be announced aater.
 The Young Monitor base ball team would like to play any team in the city | under 13 years of age. Please call on Manager Egan, 16 Rye street, or Cap tain Scadden, Hickory street. Miss Clara MacGuyer and Walter c. Chapman were married Tuesday by the Rev Dr Buckley of Trinity church, and Mrs Woodruff MacGuyer. 291 Hill- side avenue. Mir Chapman Is fore man and his bride was a timekeeper at the clock factory.
 The fire department was called at 1:28 o'clock this morning to building on Jefferson street owned by George Hartley and tenanted by the Electric Go, where smart blaze was under way. It was extinguished, but not be- fore 1t did damage amounting to about $2O0 or $3O0.N The origin of the fire is not known.
 Tomorrow, Good Friday, will be a legal holiday. The Bronson library,
 
 offices in the City hall building will be closed all day; the postofffce will be open until noon: some of the stores will do business during the forenoon. but all, or nearly all, will close their doors during the afternoon. The weather promises to be fine, so that church. goers will have no excuse for remain ing at home.
 S,o H1O dance should attend the annual ball of the Knigffis of Columbus in City, haM on Easter Monday night for it will be worth the price of admission ito see the beautiful decorations. Words cannot dletscrdbe how prehty they will be- The old tharl will be completely transformed. Furthermore those who do not enjoy the light fantastic can have much pleasure i'm beIholding those who do and also in aistening to the con- cert which will be rendered by Faul- mann's ordhestra of fourteen pieces An excellent program has been ar- ranged, both for the concert and ihe dancing. Do not forget to abtend this baM, which is the most important so- cfal event of the post Uenten season,
 Judge Peasley presided in the dis trict court to-day. The case before the Jury was that of M. F. and M. A. Law Tor against John Hitchcock for $500. The information in the case was to ] the effect that the plaintiffs leased the premises known as the Senate billiard | rooms on Exchange place to Frank and Thornton Grant for two years and l five months and they sub leased to the defendant for an unexpired portion of their lease. For that terln the rent was $400, and the defendant. they claimed, refused to pay 1t. Attorney 1 Root, counsel for the defendant, claimed 1t is paid. Attorney Guilfoile represents the plaintiffs. The opponents of vaccination in Wa 1 terbury are very much elated over the action taken at Hartford yesterday re- gaIding compulsory vaccination. The state board of health and the medical societies throughout the state recom- mend vaccination as the only known safeguard against an epidemic of smallpox, and acting upon this advice, school officials have been making stren- uous efforts to have all comply with | the law. But there are those who have no use for vaccination and re- gard it as gigantic humbug, and claim to be able to prove 1t. The local leader is Dr Mum, and 1t is needless to state that he feels elated at seeing himself crawl over the heads of all the other doctors on the vaccination ques- tion. It is regarded as very peculiar thing to see Representative Cross of Waterbury out against measures de signed to prevent a repetition Of the conditions that existed in this city a twelvemonth ago, when the 1solat1on hosnital was crowded with smallpox natients. and a man with pimple on his nose stood in danger of being put under lock and key.
 I'm conversation with a member of hl1e board of public safety this morn ing, a Democrat reporter Was inform ed thaIt undoubtedly charges would DC preferred against several policemen for not having performed their duties dun'ing the stIdke. He said that fdon information which he had received he was sure charges would be preferred by certain persons. He furthermore said that one of the commissioners ot the board of public safety had seen what he termed negligence on the part of a police officer, one of the 2, younger men. The case he referred to occurred one night. A crowd oi boys were acttng unlawfuIlly about a certain street corner. A police officer was standing behind a tree near by He didn't see or hear the boys. The commissioner walked over to the off cer behind the tree. tapped him on the shoulder and pointed to the crowd "Oh. I beg your pardon. commission, CT, but I didm't see them" the officer hastily replied
 This is the season when 'tis said the young mans I fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love-" We'll, how about the young lady who has occupied your thoughts and who is wondering when you will you know-the engagement ring, my boy-the ring that precedes the ring of the wedding bells. The .Upson Jewelry Go has 2 large assortment from which to select.