Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-25
CITY NEWS

American band prom at the Audi torium Saturday evening.
 Frank Lyons. clerk at the Arlington hotel. has recovered from a three weeks illness.
 Attorney Thomas F. Lawlor and Philip Somers will leave New York Saturday afternoon for few weeks trip in Savannah, Ga
 There will be 8 months mind mass at St Francis Xavier's church to-mor- row morning at 8 o'clock for the late Richard Bacon.
 The Ladies' auxiliary, A. 0. H., will hold an important meeting to- night. There is something new to come up and the management re- quests a full attendance.
 Oscar Fitzsitnoi1s, Of the Novelty Manufacturing company left to-day for the west on business trip and will be absent some months. MT Fitzsimons reports business very good. The Novelty factory is one of the bus jest in the city,
 The second hearing on the financial affairs of the Rev Vincent -DilIonis which was to have taken place to-day before Justice,Attorney F. J. Phelan and County Commissioner Brewer has been postponed to Monday Mean while MT Dillonis will remain in GUS tody.
 Dublin street people are again com ing to the front regarding trolley ser vice in that district. They claim that instead of stopping at the Pearl Lake road the line should continue clear around to Dublin street and thence to East Main street. This would meet the requirements of all the working people in that part of the town and also meet the demand for electric cars to and from the rail road station at Dublin street bridge
 The weather was cold to-day, so much so that folks who imagined that the backbone of winter was bro ken got quite a surprise when they stepped out of their houses this morning and found things about as bad as ever. But the severe weath- CT cannot last much longer, not over month, anyway, and people who have fought their way through it since last November ought to be able to stand what is left of it
 Every man who takes an interest in public affairs has 8 hobby of his own and wonders why some take so much stock in other things and rarely ever bestow 8 thought upon matters Of greater Importance to themselves and their neighbors. A very nice gentleman who keeps. a close eye upon what is going on in the city government said to-day that if he had his way the town records would be properly secured in vault where fire could not reach them before an- other dollar was spent, even for re- pairing streets. He considered it the most important question brought to the attention of the city fathers in years and could not understand why 1t appeared to be geting the deaf ear while other things that will not spoil If they have to wait are being pushed.
 Odd Fellows are much depressed by the news that the copy for the new Odd Fellows digest of laws, which has been prepared after months of hardest sort of effort, together with all the plates and cuts, was lost in the Baltimore fire, The digest, which has been awaited with interest by mem 'bers of the order. had been been pre- pared by Charles M. Busby of Raleigh, N. O., the past grand sire, and had been sent to the printer in Baltimore UtlOF0 LIE or udu UHGu set up in type. Everything Was de- stroyed, however. MT Busby has made search of his belongings since and has found copy of the original draft. By the aid of the committee 1t is expected that ill three months time copy may be sent to the printers again. This digest contains the laws which govern the order in the United States, Canada, England and, in fact, the world over.
 Of all things never neglect your eye sight. Every one at the age of 35 or 40 years begins to have some amount of visual error. It is much cheaper to have the trouble eradicated at the start than to wait five years for com plicated troubles. The Upson Jewelry Co. 6s Bank street.