Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-10
CITY NEWS.

at 8 o'clock tonight.
 Michael Keeley, manager of the Wa terbury Scrap Iron Go, will leave to- morrow on an extended trip to the south.
 Denner F. Gibson and Miss Lulu F. Davis were married yesterday at 3 o'clock by the Rev Dr Davenport of the Congregational church.
 The Rev Father Kennedy of St | Thomas's church will preach the ser mon at the Lenten services at the Sa- cred Heart church tonight.
 Dr George w. Herr is in Philadel- phia attending the special dental clin- ics of pr Kirk and Dr Cryer of the University of Pennsylvania.
 A regular monthly meeting of the Scorcher club will be held tonight. | Every member is requested to attend, as important business will be transact l ed.
 An anniversary mass of requiem will be celebrated at the Sacred Heart church tomorrow morning at $ o'clock for the repose of the soul of George Byrnes.
 Special forecast for Connecticut; Cloudy in the north, rain in the south portions tonight; Wednesday, cloudy with occasional rain; fresh northeast | winds.
 The board of public safety held special meeting last evening. The business done consisted of a recom- mendatfon to the board of aldermen to offer a reward for the apprehension of the person or persons responsible for the death of Special Officer Mendel- ssohn.
 Another branch of labor has been organized. Last evening the wood workers of the city banded themselves together under the name of the Amal- gamated Society of Woodworkers and elected as delegates to the Central La Dor union Frank Burr, James Grow and David Borland.
 The new stores on South Main street are fast filling up. A new grocery store has been opened at No 118 by the Wa terbury Supply Go. who hope by fair dealing and giving the people the bene- Ut of their experience and knowledge or the markets. to merit Share of pub nc patronage. Their half page ad in to-day's edition will be interesting +o housekeepers.
 The city and the trolley company has decided not to go into the courts over the Oakv1lle trestle question. The diff ference has been adjusted on a basis qulte satisfactory to the city attorney and the board of public works. The trolley company will bear all the cost Of a suit in determining whether or not the steam railroad can be com pelled to remove the pier at the bridge at its own expense, and if it fails to dc this the cost will be met by the city and the trolley, the former to pay 4: | per cent of the costsand. the latter 55 All the other conditions imposed by the city stand.
 The two cases of Richards and wife against Peck & Lines of Bridgeport fol $10,O00 damages for false imprison ment were resumed in the superiol court before Judge Elmer this morn ing. The pla ntiffs were in the liver, business in Bridgeport and sold out Some time later horse was taken iron the defendants and they had the plain tiffs arrested and detained in prison il Hackensack N. J., and Bridgeport Finally they procured bail, which cos them few hundred dollars. Then tn proceedings against them were with drawn. The nextcase down for hearing the appeal of the city from the decis ion of the board of railroad commis sioners in the Oakville trolley matter has gone over, and the prospect now i that 1t will not be tried at this terr : of the court. It is rumored that it vii be settled out of court
 The high committee of the Independ ent Order of .Foresters held a meetin saturday afternoon at the office of |. 2 A. Hynes. Senator Kennedy preside
 and the full committee were nresen
 The chief ranger and members of th
 n1gh committee were instructed to wis l. IT every court In the state, numberin n l9, with membership of 600. Tn report of High Secretary J. A. Hyne . and High Treasurer W. 1T. Bellreus i of North Grosvenordale were read an IT accepted The reports show the o e der to be in fiourishing conditio, d Ihe committee adjourned to meet
 this city the first Saturday in Jun,
 Prof James B. Madigan was elec
 ed high counselor in place of ACarleto
 E. Hoadley, resigned. The order N 1n HOufishing condition and bids fa4
 to add many members to it's ranks tn
 coming year
 = On Thursday night, in the Mulcab
 Memorial building, there will be a d.
 bate between teams from the Wate
 bury High school and the St Mary
 school alumni association. The Hig
 school team will consist of Beniami
 Fairbrother. John Gaffney and Jame . Hurley, while their opponents will | \ Edward B. McElligott, George Don 5 hue and John B. Grady. The subje,
 of debate will be: Resolved That tl
 Phillipines shall be controlled by u
 United States government" The Hig
 school team will tell why the Unite
 States should keep her hands off II
 faraway islands. The persons WI
 will decide the relative merits of Il s arguments advanced by both sides al
 Attorney Terrence +. Carmody. Alto
 ney Francis F. Guilfoile and Prof \
 Cl Donovan, member of the faculty ( | IT., s1n oV