Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-21
CITY NEWS

CITY NEWS
 A son was born this morning to MT and Mrs John T. Drescher of 56 Grand street
 Angela Maloney, Winifred and An nette Weiss and Katherine Glynn re turned Saturday from St Elizabeths college, Convent, N. l., to spend the Christmas vacation at their homes in this city.
 The promenade given by the Military band in City hall Saturday evening was largely attended. All popular music was furnished and the floor was in ex- cellent condition On next Saturday evening the band will give another of it's promenades. q.
 There will be one of the champion ship games of pool played tonight by the teams representing the Moher team and Sheehey team. MOher's team claiming the championship of the city. But after this match Sheehey says his team will claim the championship and has $1OO to place on his team tonight.
 A few splinters of wood started to smoke in the oven Of a stove in a ten ement on South Main street this morn ing, and fearing that the budding blaze was about to fan itself into a big conhagration it was decided to ring in an alarm. There was no dam age.
 Women should beware of pickpock- cts and such thieves while they are shopping this week, A we'll known young lady, a clerk in one of the large dry goods stores. had her purse stolen by some clever thief while passing through Exchange place one day last l week.
 The Salvation Army Is trying to give dinner to the poor on Christmas day. 1 They would be very thankful for any 1 donations such as turkey, chicken, | beef, vegetables, bread, pie, cake, but | ter. sugar, tea, coffee or cash. All do- l nations can be sent to the hall on Grand street or will be called for by l sending word to Captain Hadfleld
 The South End Social club met yes terday afternoon and elected officers as follows: President, Frank R. Gut ting; vice-president, W. J. Spain; treas urer, B. F. Reid; recording secretary, Frank c. Phelan; financial secretary,
 
 ard Stafford; second trustee. Charles Bogaert; third trustee, A. r. Frenette; | sergeant-at-arms, Clarence Hartford. l At meeting of the Sacred Heart | drum corps yesterday afternoon the l following officers were elected: Pres l ident, Robert Moran: vice president, l NJ. Doyle; financial secretary and treasurer, Stephen Mitchell; recording secretary, D. Shea: fife sergeant, M. l Doyle; drum sergeant. Robert Moran; 1 fife and drum instructor. John Doran. Rehearsals will be held every Tues day night
 ! The funeral of Thomas Oruess took place this morning from his late home on Wall street. The remains were taken to New Hartford for burial in charge Of J. 1T. Mulville. The bearers were George CTuess, Theobold Cruess, John Cruess and William Cruess. ali nephews of the deceased The floral offerings included standing wreath from employees of Reid & Hughes: clock, employees of the tool room of the Waterbury Clock Go: bouquets. Eliza beth Morgan, Miss Cosgrove. Margaret Riley. Mrs N. Tenn, Mrs J. H. Morse.
 The constant downpour of rain kept people In doors yesterday. The storm 1nterfered with the attendance at the churches to some extent. although many ventlTed out and made the trip to and from their places of worship without taking any particular notice of the weather conditions. Umbrellas were very little used and in some in stances proved to be worse than noth- l ing at all The wind toyed with them in such way that their owners were obliged to give them ali their attention with the result that collisions were quite common and In some cases so serious that more than one person i'm agined himself the victim of some ones bad prayer and wished he had remained at home.
 A suit for $500 was entered Satur- day evening against the Commercial Bronze Ink Go, a concern doing busi- ness in the Conlon Bros building on South Main street. The plaintiffs are Bernard F. Drakenfeld and John Marsching, New York concern known as Marsching x Go, and the defendant company is represented here by 1 Charles and Frank Summers. It is al 1 legged they formerly did business un- der the name of the Monogram Paint and Ink Go of this city. This partner ship dissolved and the new one was organized under the laws of New Jer- I sey. and it was understood. 1t is said. flat Ill del,ts incurred Ty the old con- cern should he taken up by the new one An attachment to the amount os
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