Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-01
CITY NEWS

Better see the Sunday Telegram to, morrow.
 Tue policemen donned their winter uniforms to-day.
 A son was born this morning to Mir and Mrs James Hayes of Summer street.
 AS 1t will be election day Monday Hodson's saloon will close with the rest, but the restaurant and billiard room will be open with entrance through the billiard parlors.
 At the regular monthly musical ser vice at St Johns church tomorrow night at o'clock, Mrs Lilla Wigmore Squire will render solo and also sing a duet with Edward w. Beach.
 John J. McEvoy of Hillside avenue has sold his fine ten family apartment block at 47 Prospect street to George E. Terrill, superintendent of tho Amer 1can Pin Go, and 1t is said that he paid in the neighborhood of $4O,0OO for it.
 A jolly party of young men and young women made merry in the K. of c. hall last night. It was the occasion of the leap year dance of the St Mary's T. A. society, and the young ladies proved charming entertainers. Lal- Hers orchestra furnished music for the dancing.
 One of the guy ropes of the demo- cratic banner broke this afternoon and dangled for a time over the heads of people in teams, coming dangerously near the heads of tall men. While it was partially free, the banner show ed an upward tendency, thereby prompting many to remark that the candidates whose pictures appear on 1t are sure winners.
 The mission at St Cecilia's church will come to close at the last mass tomorrow at 1O:3O o'clock. Preceding the mass the conservation to the Sa- cred Heart of Jesus will take place at 10 o'clock. The Very Rev Father John Roser, O. F.. M., who has been con- ducting the mission vii give a re- sume of the work done by and ex- pected of the mission exercises.
 The little daughter of Patrick Kelly of 50 Taylor street met with an acci- dent yesterday which may deprive her of her eyesight. While playing with other children she was running when she ripped and fell. The pointed end of stick which she was carrying en- tered her eye, making q fearful gash and almost tearing of the eyeud. Dr McLArney dressed the wound. It is impossible to determine as yet whether the sight of the eye will be affected.
 Why do fair ladies break a bottle of champagne on the ship they are Ohris- tening? l .erely another survival of lbarbaric custom. In the days of sacri- flee to the gods it was customa to get some poor victim when a boat was being launched and to cut his u roat over the brow, 90 that his blood bap. tized 1t. Barbartc customs are now Of the past. For pleasant eyening,s en. joyment that will be remenbersd at tend the reception and dance of the 21. 21 = = = T - e o'00osf
 Many friends of James Kilmartin, of West Main street, were grieved last night when they heard that he was seriously i'll with appendicitis and that an operation had been performed. They will be pleased to hear that the operation has been successful so far and that no bad after effects have as yet set in. However, his condition is still serious. He first complained of being i'll on Wednesday night of this week and Thursday he was confined to his bed. Dr Kilmartin, his brother, paid him visit and diagnosed the case as appendicitis. It was decided to have an operation performed imme- diately. The operation was perform ed yesterday by Dr Carmalt of New Haven, assisted by pr Delayne of Naugatuck and Drs Crane, Monogan and Kilmartin Of this city. The young man stood Incorporation well and his condition to-day is favorable.