Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-30
CITY NEWS


 prize at A. o. H. fair tonight. Buy your tickets right away.
 Ernest W. Hale has filed voluntary petition In bankruptcy. His liabilities are $3,667.92 and his assets are $1,- 96O.47.
 The town clerks office will be open unuil 8 o'clock tonight for the accom- modation of all who have not yet paid theiH dog taxes.
 The case of Mrs Catherine Schiller, which was to have been heard in the city coutr this afternoon has been ami cably settled. The suit was for rent.
 All members of the First division, A. O. H., who have combination books or stubs for the fair are requested to return them to James Grant, 209 South Main street, this evening.
 The forty hours devotion will open with high mass and procession of the most blessed sacrament at last mass, 1O:3O. at St Cecilia's tomorrow, and will close at the o'clock mass on Tuesday morning. Masses will be said on Monday and Tuesday at 5:30 and 8. Another barn dance will be given by Company G, o. N. G., in the armory on Friday night, May 13. The conn., pany has decided to give this dance at the special request of large num- Der of people who did not have the pleasure of being present at the first one. The coming dance will excel the first one in every way. Some novel, ties are promised.
 Superintendent Combellack of the Waterbury Boys club states that the work on the erection of the beautiful new home for the Boys club on Got | tage place will be commenced within l a month. Ground will shortly be broken for the new building, which will be magnificent one of it's kind. 1 The building will cost about $50, 900, I and S39,OO0 has already been sub- scribed.
 The Young Hustlers, who defeated | the White Stars this morning, would like to challenge any team in the city under twelve years. The lineup is as follows: F. Shea, c; R. Griffin p; J. Murphy, 1b; B. Griffin, 2b; F. Thomp- son, 3b; F. Murphy, ss; P. Foley, If; T.. Orvi1l, of; J. Sullivan, If. They now claim the championship of F years of age Anyone wishing game call on F. Foley, manager, or +. Thompson, captain.
 Mre Keough, 194 Baldwin street l specials for this evening and Monday One case dress ginghams, were and Monday, one case dress ginghams, were 10c, sale price Sc per yard; one lot ladies' house wrappers, were S1, sale price 75c: one lot ladies white aprons, were 22c, sale price 15c; la dies white skirts, trimmed with wide row of insertion in ruffle, were 75c, sale price 59c; ladies' corsets, 39c; boys knee pants 25c to 75c; one lot | ribbon remnants, Nos 40 and 50, with 1 IA and 11a yards in each piece, 10c a piece.
 Harry Dodge, the shoe dealer, lost his standing as a weather prophet this afternoon. About 3 o'clock he walked bareheaded from 1lis store several blocks up the street to get good look at the sky. After taking in the situa- tion he turned around and remarked to those about him that it was clearing off and that the rest of the day was going to be pleasant. The last word of his prophecy had scarcely escaped from his lips when it started to spout and the shoeman was drenched before he got back to his store, although he ran as fast as his legs could carry him
 At the meeting of the Hill Street I'm provement club last Thursday night the members expressed considerable satisfaction with the Improvement MT Hayes has made on his property on Hill street. It is certainly step in the right direction. Mir Hayes was one of the strongest remonStrantS against lay ing a sidewalk on that street, and now he is the first to lay a concrete walk while some of those who were in favor of it have not even set their curbing.
 The fair committee of Sheridan council will meet tomorrow afternoon at 2:3O o'clock in K. Of c. hall. It is said that after all bills have been paid about $1, 100 will remain to the credit ; of the united councils.
 } Michael J. Jordan, a former resident of this city and well known in social and military circles, has perfected a patent advertising machine which he will have on exhibition in the window of the Finnegan-Phillips clothing store Monday morning. Mr Jordan, who in terested himself in the sale of large tracts of land in various parts of inc state after leaving this city, was em ployed when here at the Waterbury Watch Go. now the New England Watch Co His new machine has beer in process of building for several years at the watch factory and is considered marvellous piece of workmanship He expects to place them on the mar ket within a short time and may form , stock company for their manufac ture.
 The Townsend Guards gave its last private dance of the season in Odd Eel lows hall last night Many persons were present and spent a pleasant evening Brothe J. Lukeman, who will leave soon for St Louis, was presented with handsome jewel of the order The presentation speech was made by Captain Henry Renecke and MT Luke man made short but interesting speech in response. The committees in charge of the affair were as follows Reception, Captain Henry Renecke chairman; Louis J. Smith, I. F. Stil son, I. L. West, e. w. Gearing, Jesse W. Bullock, E. B. Laurence, 0. H Platt, H. 0. Harrison and Clinton D Gray; music. F. Basile, chairman; J l.. Sahhley and Lester A. Flood; ar. engagements, B. A. Earl chairman; W