Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-07
CITY NEWS

cess of electric face massaging at Louis Mendlebohm's manicuring parlor, II West Main street
 The Team Drivers union will hold an important meeting tomorrow night 1n Hellmanns hall at 8 o'clock Ala ul1e members are requested to be pres ent, as business of importance will be transacted.
 Mrs Caroline B. Peck, widow of the late Leman O. Peck, died last night at George R. Reynolds, aged 70 years 5 months. She leaves to mourn her loss two daughters, Mrs George R. Rey- holds and Mrs James H. Morshead, and three sons, Edward L., William F. and Charles E. Munson. Funeral will be held Wednesday at 2:30 at Highland avenue.
 Mrs Maria Hough Hills of this city was granted a divorce in the superior count in Hartford Friday by Judge Robinson. The defendant, Edgar Hills, lives in Farmington. Intenlperance and into1erable cruelty were alleged and the petition was granted on the grounds of, intemperance. The parties were married September 1888. Judge Lowe appeared for Mrs Hills, who boards at 40 Johnson street.
 Do you know what Cravenette um- brella is? It is new and rain proof. When you enter a house, give it a shake and you will not take dripping umbrella inside, there will not be hardly a drop of water in it and you can safely stand it anywhere in house or office without having the usual pool of water on carpet or floor. What a nice Xmas present it would make, and Upson, Singleton & Go have them for $1.75.
 Trinity parish will send its church choir to New Haven on Wednesday night to attend the performance of Handel's oratorio "The Messiah" by the New Haven Oratorio society. The oratorio will be given by the Trinity choir in Trinity church later A special train over the loop will convey the members of the choir and all persons outside the choir who desire to attend the orator,io to New Haven on Wednes- day night. About sixty persons outside the choir have already sdgnifed their intention of witnessing the perform ance.
 At a meeting of Waterbury aerie, Fraternal Order of Eagles, yesterday, the following officers were chosen: Worthy president, Matthew J. Smith; worthy vice president, F. Frank Moran; chaplain, David H. Mulcahy; financial secretary, John Duncan; recording sec retary, S. H. Brown; treasurer, Thomas Hallin'an: inside guard, Michael Sulli- van; outside guard, Edward McCor mick; director, William Noonan; trJls- tees, Joseph P. Smith, Michael O'Hearn and Edward Sherman; aerfe physicians, Drs McLarney and Hungerford. The society will go to Danbury Sun- day. accompanied by the Military band, for the purpose of organizing branch of the order in that town.
 Sheridan council, K. of O., held it's annual meeting yesterday afternoon and elected the following officers: Grand knight, D. J. Finn; deputy grand knight, Lucien F. Wolff; finan- cial secretary, Thomas Donahue; re- cordtng secretary, John J. Kelly; treas urer, John Fl. Moran; warden, Peter F. CoughIan; chancellor, T. F. Dono- van; judge advocate, J. w. McDon, aid; lecturer, J. A. Hynes; inside guard, Charles Fitzpatrick; trustees, T. F. Donovan, J. B. Bride and James Tobin. The following committee was appointed to act in conjunction with committees from the other councils ill making arrangements for the union fair which will open in City hall on Easter Monday: James A. Hynes, Cornelius Maloney, J. H. Moran, J. W. Mcdonald, B., J. Finn.
 Al very pleasant surprise party was held last Friday evening at the home of Robert Maton, Court street, in honor of MT and Mrs Adam Wilkie by their host of friends, it being the fifth anni Versary of their marriage. They were presented with handsome sideboard. The evening was enjoyably spent. Songs were sung by Miss Margaret Brown, Mrs Adam Wilkie, MT and Mrs T. Kirschbaum, Robert Maton, w. For rest, A. Gardner, J. McNish. H. Suth- erIand, w. J. Maton, Robert MatOn. Jr, and the Messrs Brown; Highland fling by Adam Wilkie. T. Gardner and Rob- ert Gardner. A bountifT1 supper was served. Dhe guests present from out of town were Mrs George Taylor of Thomaston and MT and Mrs Robert Nation. Brooklyn, N Y Excellent music was furnished by W. T. Maton, and. dancing was kept up until the wee sma' hours O the morning.
 On Wednesday, December 9, will open one of the most interesting and valuable exhibits of diamonds and other precious stones at the Upson Jewelry Co. ever sean in this state sH~