Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-31
CITY NEWS

held q shoot yesterday afternoon
 The painters meeting will be held this evening instead of last evening as was advertised.
 Commissioner H L. Wade Of the de- partment of public works is home af ter vacation of several weeks. { Daniel Murphy, travelling salesman for New York machine company, Is spending q few days at his home in this city.
 William Cooley of Buffalo, N. Y.. spent Memorial day with his sister, Mrs Charles $. Phelps. at 175 Chestnut avenue.
 The district court, criminal side, opens one week from to-day There is considerable business to be disposed Of. but it is not expected that 1t will occupy more than the usual time, half an hour. Generally the greater part of the business is settled out of court
 Attorney Lynch to-day entered suit against the Scovill Manufacturing Co for $10,O00 damages in the interests of Thomas Flanagan. The complaint all leges that Flanagan was ged drilling holes ill masonry for the de fendant on June last. He held drill
 
 hammer wielded by another man. Ow-, ing to some defect the eight-pound hammer struck Flanagan with great force on the left arm. disabling him for long time and permanently in capacitating him from earning as much as he was in weekly receipt of up to that time. The case is return able to the June term of the superior court.
 All lovers of whist will be out in force on Friday evening when the Catholic Women's association will give its final whist party. 1t was thought that the last dance given couple of weeks ago would be the last thing in entertainments of that sort to be giv- en this season, bat there was so great demand for q whist party that it was finally decided to give one. There will be accommodations for about 26O and the game will start promptly at $50. Special efforts will be made to accQmmodato every one who is present at that time. The party will be given in the large hall on the top floor and the exhibition of work will take place on the second floor.
 One of the city laborers gave a milk man and his horse quite shock in Ex. change place this morning The man was occupied with his broom and cart. but the fellow in the milk wagon was taking things easy and the horse hnd it's own way. Instead of turning to one side the animal tried to run down the eureka cart but the sweeper would not stand for that and hit the animal in the face with the broom Then the horse did what it should have done at the outset. turned out of the way, and Gid 1t so quickly that the wagon came near taking tumble. The man on the inside looked mad, but the fellow with the broom took no notice of the milk vendors long face and kept right on about his business.
 A parade took place through some of the public streets yesterday morning which attracted almost as much inter. est as that of the G. A. k. on route to the Soldiers monument It consisted of number of laborers who had come in on the cars and were footing 1t to the Cheshire road, where they claimed they had secured positions with Cons tractor T. I. Ley & Go. They carried everything that goes to make up house keeping in regular shanty style. large trunks, bedding. tin cans, pots and ket- ties and dear only knows what they had concealed in the trunks and tied ID in the big bundles The expressmen got nothing out of the crowd They carried their own traps and came pro- vided with enough rations to last them until they reached the Cheshire road.
 Reading is q pleasure when it in wolves no strain on the eyes-n posi- tive pain when 1t does. If your eye sight Is naturally bad. or has become so, come in and let Us examine your eyes free of cost to you. If there's an eyeglass remedy known, we can supply it promptly, intelligentlv nc curately, and our charges arc any thing but excessive. The Upson Jew elryS Co, opticians, 6S Bank street.