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

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 To-night's the night. American band prom at City hall.
 Mrs Ruthven of Jewelry street is Ill with an attack of pneumonia.
 Mrs George ID. Boyd and Miss Mercy Boyd have returned from a European trip
 The regular monthly meeting of Company ID, Hibernian Rifles, will be held tomorrow morning at 1O:3O
 The Sacred Heart drum corps of this city attended dance given by the Southington drum corps in Southingtons last night.
 The funeral of John Phelan will be be held from the family residence on River street to St Francis Xavier's church tomorrow afternoon at 1:30 o'clock.
 Charles B. Meehan of Waterbury has filed voluntary petition Ill bankrupt- cy with the United States district court, giving his liabilities as $6,850.71 and his assets as $7,522.St.
 Ernest Kukaitis, the seventeen months old child of Nfr and Mrs Charles Kukaitis of 23 West Porter HAiCCts Wllt LtthS UldCC 5LO-ulOHTOAE tll~ ternoon at 3:30 o'clock with interment in the Independent Lithuanian ceme- tery.
 Tn the district court next Tuesday the suit of the Hotchkiss Supply. Go against the Charles Thatcher Go will be heard and on October 12 the suit of the Hastings Paving Co against the city. These were the assignments made In the court to-day. At meeting of Speedwell lodge, K of F, last night, plans for the winter work were discussed. All members are requested to meet Ut Speedwell hall next Wednesday afternoon at 5:45 o'clock, to march to the depot to take a train for Derby where the district convention will he held.
 The first of n series of dances which will be given by the North End A. c. was held in the club rooms last night and was largely attended GaIipeAu's orchestra furnished music for the dancing. which was enjoyed until a late hour. The dance was finely man. Horrigan and Robert se6lay. Charles Robert Manville and Miss Minnie Mabel Milicent Tripp will be married on Wednesday afternoon, Oc- tober 12, at the home Of the brides parents. Mir and Mrs James Fl. Tripp, 25 North Willow street. Mir Manville Is chief draughtsman for the Manville Bros Go and Miss TTipp is stenogra- pher in the office of the Waterbury Buckle Go.
 Tn the probate court this morning Judge Lowe ordered Attorneys Bron- son and Cole to appear before him on l Monday morning, October 10 at 10 o'clock and settle up the estate of the | late Miss Catherine Gooney, who died about four years ago. Mrs Annie Bar rett Is administrative on this estate and there is said to be a good deal of contention about money left by testa- trix. Judge Lowe notified the attor- neys that unless they obeyed his order he would take steps to have them dis l barred.
 The bazaar of St Mary Magdalene's church at Oakville will close tonight with program of exercises which vii l interest everybody. Dancing will bt the chief feature of tho evening, but other numbers will be introduced whicl will eclipse anything yet put forward | and the management expects a crowd ed house. Canvassers are requested to turn in their books about 10 o'clock The attendance was very large las I evening, Father Traynor and the com mittee feel deeply grateful to every body who has helped to make the en tertainment a success.
 j With singing, dancing and eating tho members of Court S. J. Meany cele brated its sixteenth anniversary las evening in G. A. R. hall. It was cer tainly merry evening for the very large number that had gathered to dc Justice to the occasion There mus have been at least BOO people there The chief ranger of the court William Laforce, was master of, ceremonies and an able one he showed himself tt be. Up to midnight the exercises con sisted mainly of the conventiona dance, varied with an occasional song or recitation. After that supper wal ihad in the front hall and the merry crowd were photographed in fasl light.
 Go c, First regiment, of the Boys Brigade of St Pauls church, went t Derby to-day to attend the field day of the Boys Brigades from all part of the state At a competitive drill of Co c on Thursday night Privat, . Walter Hotchkiss won the silver med al. The following new officers for tn, company were announced: Captain Henry Lancaster; first lieutenant, Hen ry Barnbrock; second lieutenant, liar " Comstock; first sergeant, Raymont French; quartermaster, Georg Beach; assistant, Elmer Huff; trump eter, Fred Leach: sergeants, Louis French, Frank Horn; corporals, Franl Isley, Herbert Painter and EdwarC i Chapman.
 Skillful optical fitting Is what W depend on to hold old and build uI T new patronage. We are constantly fit ting difficult cases to the marvel o the patients and their friends. Mos headaches come from the eyes. w can cure headaches to certainty wit glasses, and are doing so every day Why should you suffer from bad sigh when skiIlful fitting will relieve yo promptly and surely? When you d not need glasses we so inform you We charge for glasses only what the 1 are worth We do not charge for feSt