Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-08
CITY NEWS

The department of public worrs will meet tonight.
 American band prom Wednesday evening. Continuous music.
 Wrinkles removed by the new pro- cess of electric face massaging at Louis .Mendlebohm's manicuring parlor. II West Main street
 The rooms of the Catholic Women's association will be closed all to-day and this evening. None of the regu- lar classes will hold session.
 At the meting held last evening by Brass City lodge, No PA, N. B. O. F., one candidate was initiated. After accepting an invitation to visit Sheri- 1 dan lodge December II at Columbus hall, the officers for the ensuing term were then nominated.
 In the good old times clothes cost money, one suit costing more than a man pays in lifetime now. The Duke 1 of Birmingham had one suit valued at 1 eighty thousand pounds. Think of if, 1 nearly four hundred thousand dollars l of our money, yet Upson, Singleton x l Go guarantee to dress 8 man from 1 head to foot for $25 so that he might l pass for millionaire The regular meeting of Mattatuck lodge, No 187, took place last evening at Red Mems hall. The officers for the ensuing year were nominated and, with a few exceptions, are the present | ones. Deputy F. Kainz gave an in | teresting report of the executive evening in New Haven. Refreshments were served.
 Another burglary was attempt 1 ed on First avenue last evening. | making the second attempt in two ! nights. The unwelcome visit was made to Captain Henry B. Carter's house this time. This house is next door to Mrs Ellen Johnson's which was visited Sunday evening about ' o'clock. As in the latter case, the at- tempt at Captain Carter's was unsuc- cessful. l The blacksmiths are the happiest mortals in town since the hard freez- ing weather set in. Sons of Vulcan from whom you could not extract a smile with forceps since last spring, are now as playable as young kittens and cannot understand why the ice man does not look as cheerful as he did last July They have all the work they can swing into and if some in genious fellow had not thought of calks all the horses about the city would have to remain indoors or else every other building would be a black smith shop and people would hear the 1 clink of the hammer on the anvil day and night
 At the annual meeting or Go A. G. | N. G., held in the armory last night, the following civil officers and com mittees were appointed: Treasurer, Lieutenant W. H. Sandland; secretary, Private Frank T. Clark: historian, Pri- vate Fred E. Cleland; executive com mittee, Lieutenant Bangs, Sergeant Anderson. Corporal Anderson, Pri- yates Beardsley and Hitchcock; re- cruiting committee. Captain Garter, Sergeant Armbruster and Corporal 1otchkiss; range committee, Sergeant Brink, Corporal Porter. Private Tur- rell; court martial committee, Lieuten- ant Sandland Sergeant Mintie, Cor poral Spencer, Priyates Johnson and Keaveney.
 The first man to walk the streets of London with an umbrella was Jonas Hanway in the year 1712. There must be quite a difference in the style and make of umbrellas since then. There certainly were no cravenette umbrellas in those days, new thing l that sheds water like a ducks feath- l CTS. Nor the handsome dainty close roll ladies' silk umbrellas in the diff ferent colors such as those at Unson, Singleton &c Co.'S for S1.95. What a nice Xmas present for your best girl.
 The following officers for the ensu- ing term were elected at q meeting of Sterling commandery, No 300. United Order of the Golden Cross, held last night in Mechanics hall: P. C., Ada M. Reeves; N. C., Annie E. Bagley; "
 N. C., Sarah D. Matthews; W. F.. Mary c. Packet; K. of R.. Louisa NJ Cum mings; F. K. of R., Walter F. Hinck- ley: w. T., Herbert J. Clark; W. H., William G. Parthenay; W. I. G., Anna M Barnbrock; w. O. G.. Frederick A
 Little: pianist. Lena A. Chapin tr,ls- tees, Sarah A. Warner. Stella A. Sloan and George A. Clapp: first representa- tive H. T. Clark: second representa- tive Mary Wilhelm: first alternate, Louisa NJ. Cummings: second alter nate Anna M. Barnbrock.
 On Wednesday, December 9, will open one Of the most interesting and valuable exhibits of diamonds and other precious stones at the Upson | Jewelry Go ever seen in this state. Those gems aggregate in value over S350 GOO All are invited. Here is a good opportunity to select your Christ