Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-02
CITY NEWS


 visiting her friend, Sister Agnesne of Holyoke, Mass, formerly Miss Katie Delaney of East Main street
 There will be meeting of the Allied Printing Trades council at the home Of President Crowley of the Pressmen's union tomorrow at 2:SO p. m.
 The sale of the Matthews x Willard plant by auction last Saturday to the Scoyill Manufacturing company for $157, GOO was approved yesterday in the superior court by Judge Elmer.
 William J. Larlzin, superintendent of the Waterbury clock factory, and Rob. ert Dennison, of the insurance firm or Bronson & Dennison, will leave on Wednesday morning for six weeks tour of the old country.
 An eight room building on the Brls- tol road, short distance from the place commonly known as the "Gate house, was totally destroyed last night by fire. The property belonged to Mrs Joseph Hall of GreS'stone. 1t was unoccupied and it is supposed that the fire was started by tramps.
 While felling a tree on Elizabeth street this morning the workmen made some mistake and let the timber come against a telegraph pole, knocking the pole and wires out of place. The mix up created quite sensation and brought big crowd to the spot, but after they learned what had happened they disappeared almost as quickly as they came.
 The following committees have been appointed to make arrangements for the sociabIe to be given in connection with the last battalion drill of the sea- son on May IS: Music Corporal Fred Reed; decorations. Corporals William Shannahan and c. J. McRoberts: re- treatments. Corporals William Moher and John Porter; cloak room, Corpor- als Edward Callahan and DeBisschop; printing, Corporals G. r. Jackson and l.. Wilcox.
 Thomas Gilson of Pleasant street re- turned home yesterday after spending a year with relatives in Ireland. This was MT Gilson's first trip to the old country in thirty years and he states that the condition of the people has improved wonderfully since. he left there In the seventies. They are en- thusiastic over the proposed land bill, farmers. storekeepers, peasants and la borers believing that after a long wait things are finally coming their way. Mir Gilson said that farm hands re- ceive from eight to ten pounds per half year with board and lodgings and that good men who prefer to work by the day find no trouble in getting half a crown per day and that there Is scar city of labor at that. Girls are in big demand and receive splendid wages and good treatment. Tn fact, all la- boring people are well paid and we'll used and everybody who tries to deal with them on the old plan soon finds out his mistake. MT Gilson made the tour for the benefit of his health and Judging by his appearance he was not disappointed.
 The recruiting station closed this forenoon after shipping away 22 re- cruits, four to Newport and eighteen to Philadelphia. Surgeon Schwerin, the medical examiner, said for city of it's size he never saw so many applicants with bad teeth. For reasons appar- ently known only to the navy depart ment the question of good teeth is a serious one with the recruiting officers. Scores of young men, many of the first class machiniEts who have knocked about considerably since the machtn- ists' strike three years ago, were re- jected. Men of this craft in the navy are paid $55 month and the men in the second class of machinists are paid $45. Surgeon Schwerin could not un- derstand the cause of bad teeth in so many applicants. One young man who passed in every respect but his teeth and the moment he entered the station and addressed the officers he was told he had artificial teeth. They do not seem to be as particular in the navy IS they are In the army for many of the enlisted men could not be given recon mendations from the police department had they been asked.