Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-18
X CITY NEWS

The board of aldermen will meet tonight.
 Mr and Mrs Benamin Fenn have re turned from their wedding tour and commenced housekeeping on Phoenix avenue.
 The carpenters of Waterbury have notified the bosses that their new con tract will ask for, $2SO instead of $2.5O. This IS on the basis of an eight hour day
 r. Miss Bigelow Of Hoiyoke. Mass, a student at the New Britain normal school, was the guest oyer Sunday of Miss Katherine M. Bergin of South Main street.
 An anniv ersary mass of requiem will be celebrated tomorrow morning at 7:3O o'clock at St Francis Xavier's church for the late Matthew Kenner- ney of Sylvan avenue.
 The Employees Aid association of the Waterbury Clock Go will give it's fourth annual entertainment at the company's new building on Cherry street Thursday evening, January 2S For the third time during the past few months the county commissioners tomorrow will tackle the proposition of granting license to James O'Rourke at 767 North Main street Twice already the application has been denied.
 J. M. Warner, the venerable care taker Of the First Congregationai church, who was operated upon last June at the New Haven hospital, is again on the sick list, an abscess nav ing formed, so that he is now under treatment
 The Leap year dance announced to take place at Miss Reeds select school for dancing in Knights of Columbus hall, Wednesday evening, January 20, has been postponed until Wednesday evening, January 27. Former pupils and friends are invited to take part
 Superintendent Tinker has maue a change iii the numbering of the grades in the grammar schools. Hereafter the grades will be nine in number in stead of eight. There has been no in- crease in the number, but the sub primary will be hereafter known as grade No 1 instead of sub-primary. The first grade will be known as the second and the second as the third, and so on.
 Persons desiring to join the physi- cal culture class Of the Catholic Wo- mems association may make applica-
 ton this evening. The instructor. will be there to give all desired infor- mation. On Wednesday afternoon at 4:15 applications will be received from those desiring to join the girls class. Girls between the ages of 9
 and 15 are eligible.
 Simon Miller, a Lithuanian. well known in the Brooklyn district, re ceived a severe trouncing on Saturday night about F o'clock. He was in a saloon at the corner of Bank and -.iv- erside streets when he got into brawl. Somebody threw beer glass at him and it struck him on the upper lip, making deep gash. Blows were showered upon him from all sides. His head was battered. Blood flowed from the wounds. Dr Russell dressed the injuries
 The Washington Hill Athletic club elected the following officers yester- day: President, William Bowe; vice. president. John Cunningham; record ing secretary, Robert Parker; financial secretary. Edward Bowe: treasurer, Thomas Lawlor; captain, James Kelly; trustees. Thomas Mckee. Joseph Havi- can and Edward Holland. The club will give its annual dance and prom enade at the auditorium on March IT. The following committee was appoint- ed to arrange for the event: William Bowe, William Keenan, Thomas -.-c- Kee, Amil Dahl, James Bowe, James Prior and John Cunningham. It was voted that the charter he reopened for two months, thus giving desirable ap- plicants a chance to enter on payment of 30 cents. At the end of two months the initiation fee will be $2.