Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-04
CITY NEWS

w. G. Myers. manager of the New Haven branch of the Associated Press, was q visitor in Waterbury yesterday.
 All arrangements have been com, pleted for the first annual entertain ment and dance of the Loop the Loop Outing club. which will be held in Hamilton hall tonight.
 Mrs Janette Cowell, mother of Judge George H. Cowell. is dangerously ii at her home on Franklin street, and only slight hopes Of her recovery are entertained.
 The railroad surveyors are operating in the vicinity of the Naugatuck sta ton to-day and the wise heads see in their movements an indication that the Union station and the Liberty street extension are coming.
 The following people from this city attended the charity ball in Hartford last night: Attorney ID. L. Seery, Dr G. w. Russell, Dr J. D. Freney, E. F. Callahan and the Misses Elizabeth Byrne, M. E. German and Katherine Hreney.
 Mrs Bridget Doran this afternoon filed bond of $50 to prosecute her suit for $5,OOO against the Connecticut Railway and Lighting Go. Last sum- mer her husband was killed by the company's cars on the Naugatuck road and she is suing as administrator on his estate.
 After many adjournments and weeks Of tedious waiting and disappoint- ments, the case of Samuel Friedman against Louis Simons was at last begun in the city court this afternoon. Friedman sues for $1OO damages for assault and battery. Judgment for SGT. 10 was given the plaintiff and. the defendant filed notice of an appeal to the district court.
 John Moriarty, of River street is in Springfield attending the funeral of his sister, Miss Margaret Moriarty. Of that place, who died Monday night at a dance given by the United Irish So- cieties. Miss Moriarty was taken ill while dancing and died within fifteen minutes. The medical examiner pro- nounced death due to heart failure.
 If you are fond of good reading. call at the Democrat office and advertise that house to rent, Or that purse lost or found, or that baby carriage TOT sale. or that table board. It costs but . o11arter and n cloth-bound book goes with every adv. The stories are Dy the best authors. and include sucn wal known editions as Beside the Ronnia Rrier Bush.' "Scarlet Letter, .ssweet Lavender" Uncle Toms Cabin'' and many other old-time Ia vorites.
 A grand concert, entertainment ana ball will be given by the united ter man societies in Concordia hall TO- night. A splendid program has been arranged Among the talented artists
 {rtf fn entertainment are Miss Katherine Gloster. Miss Marie Heringer. Robert S. Herr and w. H. Grab of New Ha- ven. Selections will also be rendered. by the St Cecilia church choir and by an orchestra. Fine music will be tur- nished for dancing.
 On next Sunday at half-past ten mass will be celebrated in the town hall in Middlebury by the Rev Father Ioftus pastor of St Johns church. Watertown. This will be the first mass that has ever been celebrated in that town. The town hall has been rented by the Catholics and mass will be celebrated there every Sunday in the future. In the past the Cath olics of Middlebury had to travel to Woodburv, Southbury or this city Ill order to be present at divine services.
 Five suits for damages aggregating S1SO,OO0 against the Consolidated Railroad Go have been started in the Springfield Mass. superior court The plaintiffs, who, with the exception of one. live in Waterbury, and the amount of their claims is as follows: Emma Spiers, $50. GOO; Sadie McGrath, $2OO00; Sarah Townsend, $40,000; Nellie Wheeler. S20OO0, and Mary l.. Egan, who lives in Naugatuck, $50,0O0. All of the suits arose out of the collis- ion near Sandy Hook during the fair week In panbury, 1902.