Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-02
CITY NEWS

A Dduu COuCSTL WILL UC given Ou IuS green on Thursday night by the Amer l ican band.
 Rev Father Kost. who was assistant I at St Thomas church a few years ago, has been appointed pastor at South Coventry.
 There will be a special meeting of Harmony lodge at 8 o'clock this eve ming, to take action on the death of Frederick H Laforge.
 The department of public health I met yesterday afternoon and approved the payrolls. The monthly reports of the different officers were read, ac- cepted and ordered on file.
 Miss Mamie Wall and Master Frank Wall of 112 Stone street and Miss Lo- retta Carey of 68 East Clay street have gone for two weeks to visit l friends in Bridgeport.
 The board of public works will meet l tonight and the department of safety 1 will hold it's first meeting under the new order of things tomorrow night, | which changes the meeting from Tues l day to Wednesday.
 The sixth annual reunion of the de scendants of Dr John Viets will be held at Copper Hill, East Granby on Wednesday. August 10. The Viets family of Franklin street are among the descendants.
 Miss May Curley of Mahoney City, Penn, who has been visiting at the home of Mrs James Murphy of Walnut 1 street for the past two weeks, return ed home today. She was accom- panied by Miss Lulu Murphy.
 The Hibernian Rifles will hold an l important meeting this evening at 8 o'clock. Members holding picnic tickets are expected to have them set 1 tied for before or during the meeting, l and the committee is expected to make its final report this evening. Three free tickets to St Josepns' ex- cursion to Dreamland and Coney Is- land will be given to the persons hold ing the lucky number on the door checks at the Military bands prom to-morrow night at the Auditorium. Musical program, which is sure flo please, in another column.
 Louis Wa1d of Brook street . Io borer employed at the new ho+al missed his footing on a ladder fhis forenoon and tumbIed down one story striking on his stomach. He WAS Knocked out for the time being hut 1t is not thought that he was seriously l hurt. l A horse owned by William Gump- I per of South Main street ran away on Meadow street this morning about l 10 o'clock. The horse was making l good time along Meadow street when he reached point a little west of the New England station, where he stun bled and fell. A man who was passina ran out and captured the horse before he was able to go any further. N damage was done.
 Vittorio Emmanuele IT society's members are hdstling on the arrange ments for the festival which the or ganization is to give at the Drivins park the 15th of this month. Many kinds of amusement will be brought forward to entertain the public on tha day. Several of the fastest horse. around here are entered for the races and it is rumored that records will bt smashed as the animals are practicins daily at the park, some fast time beins established. Dancing will be plentiful for those who like to glide to gooc music.
 Christopher P. Bannon of Nortl Willow street has submitted his resig nation as sergeant of Go c, O. N G. to take effect upon August 15. Ser geant Bannon has been a member o
 Go c for the past or years and haC made an excellent officer. He wal very popular with the members of tn, company and his resignation will b, received with regret. He is a son O.
 Major Charles R. Ramon, who organ ized Go G and was for years it's cap tain. The resignation of Sergean 4 Ramon means the promotion of Cor J poral George Jackson to the vacan 1 sergeantcy. Attorney Walter Mona i gan will be the new corporal. Botl selections will meet with the heart! approval of the company.
 Too much bending over a desk ant close application to work eight or tel hours each day brings on eye strain and the consequent nervous irritability is usually blamed on anything but tn, real cause. Many men would talk, more pleasure in their work and vast, less energy if the strain on their eye were relieved by the right glasses I that is a thing we know how to do cor