Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-11
CITY NEWS

The department of public works will meet at 7:3O o'clock tonight.
 A daughter was born Sunday to MT and Mrs Al Cullen of 739 East Main street.
 There will be an anniversary high mass Wednesday morning at o'clock for the late Frank Phelan of Pleasant street.
 All gentlemen members of St Mary's alumni association are request ed to meet at their rooms this evening at 8 o'clock.
 Arthur H. McKecknie, formerly we'll known in newspaper circles in Water bury, will hereafter occupy the "desk" on the Sunday Telegram.
 Eagles hall tomorrow night. Mill tary band prom. Usual good music, with the best floor in the city, makes a good combination for dancing. See program elsewhere.
 Ihe second annual recital in the na- tional series of composers was given at the First church yesterday after noon by Arthur l.. Towne, organist. He was assisted by Mrs May, alto so- loist at the First M. E. church. Albert K. Burnham, buyer for the Reid x Hughes Co, returned yesterday from months trip through Ireland and Scotland. The crush of home corners is still so great that MT Burn ham was among those who got left last week.
 Mir and Mrs A. B. Dayton of this city and MT and Mrs James B. Wool son and daughter of Watertown, start ed to-day for southern California, where they will spend the winter. They will stay for four weeks at the I St Louis fair on the way out MT l WOolson has a large automobile tour ing car waiting for the party when 1 they arrive in California and the great CT part of the time will be spent in touring the southern part of the state. The following officers have been elected by the Ladies' Benevolent so- ciety of the First Congregational church: Miss F. J. Whiton, president; Mrs Joseph Anderson, vice-president; Mrs B. s. Lincoln, secretary and treas- urer; Miss Fanny Bryan, Mrs Thomas ] Donaldson, Mrs Mary Fowler, Mrs George Sellew, directresses; Mrs Will liam Strickland, chairman of the sup per committee. The society will meet in the church parlors every Thursday afternoon. l The members of Kellogg lodge of 1 MaSons have made preparations to celebrate their thirtieth anniversary of organization in grand style in Leaven- worth hall on next Tuesday night The colOred Knights Templar of New Ha, ven will be present and will give an exhibition drill. They will be escort. ed from the station by Kellogg lodge l and the American band. The commit tee which is making the arrangements I sfc%cs A,,1, ~ I O. Fowler, secretary and s. M. Will Hams, Arnold Mum, +. H. Johnson. w. H. Costen, James Fitch, 0. F. Jor- dan. Emmet Evans, J. F. Cain and w. F. Gladding.
 A very good stage entertainment has been arranged for St Patrick's fair to- night. 1t is said to be one of the best yet offered. There will be a special matinee on Thursday afternoon. To | morrow night the entertainment will be furnished by the choir of St Fran. cis's church, Naugatuck, which was unable to be present last night. All books and tickets must be handed in by 7:30 o'clock on Thursday night. when the fair will be closed. Among those who did the fair last night were the Rev Father Duggan of Torrington, Rev Father Sullivan of St Thomas's s church, this city; Rev Father Smith, Norwich; D. J. Mahaney, 1907 Bank street; O. A. Dunphy, 930 Bank street; John Killoughey, 775 Bank street; Mrs M. Clancy, 1277 Bank street; Thomas Phelan, 26 North Leonard street.
 Everything has been got in readiness for the opening of the superior court here next Tuesday The jury panel consists of the following: Harry A. Brooks, J. M. Speak, Cheshire; Edwin B. Baldwin, Elbridge l.. Cornwall, Mill ford; William Holmes, Irving Baldwin, Mfddlebury; Nathan A. Marks, R. T. Linsley. North Haven; Herbert c. Baldwin, George G. Clark, Beacon Falls; Daniel A. Doolittle. Samuel R. Woodward, Bethany; George S. Davis, William l.. Stone, Guilford; Harmon W. Wakefield, Friend J. Peck, Ham. den. Among the cases for trial by the 1 judge is that of Lathrop vs Lathrop. l It is not expected, however that it will be heard this fall, and probably not the coming winter. Additional cases placed on the trial list are Dill lonis vs Lannen, Wood vs Mooring,
 Wheeler's appeal from probate and the Rusher contested divorce.
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