Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-16
CITY NEWS

Wate, lfy aerie sdf Eagles wily lin their hall at s o'clock this evening to act upon the death of their late brother, James Moss.
 Ths class of 1904 of the Crosby High school will hold banquet in the Colinecticut hotel on Thursday even ing, December %, 19O4 The commit tee of arrangements consists of Ar thur fcGraw and David BoIsI.>
 Samuel Kobard and Louis Rocei got into wrangle In saloon in the Brook lyn district this afternoon and Rocci got jab of knife over the left eye. Officer Stevens was on the scene be. fore the fracas was over and arrested Kobard.
 A case before the jury to-day is that of Patrick Bowling against John Sachsenhauser for $500 damages. Ons day last summer the plaintiffs child, Mary, aged years. was bitten iti the face by the defendants dog. The de- fense is that the child annoyed the dog It is claimed that the animal is vicious and that it bit number of people At torn2y Susan O'Neill is conducting the case for the plaintiff, assisted by her father. aud the defense is in the hands of Attorney Root.
 The Debating club of the Crosby High school will hold its first debate this evening at z 90 III the High seaoo' building. The question is: Resolved, that the governlneftt si 0uld own the railroads.' The affirmative will be upheld by Joseph Peck. Edward b'it2- gerald, Miss Lillian Monahan and Ed ward Mcdonald The negative will be looked after by Charles Monzani, Joseph Guilfoile, Miss Cecilia Meteor mick and Patrick Henley. Recitations will be delivered by Joseph Walsh. John Ryan and the Misses Brown and Ryan.
 X farmer while on his way home from town yesterday about 2 p. nl. 1 met with an accident a short distance beyond the Sacred Heart church which delayed him for some time. He was driving along the car tracks when he saw car approaching fin the oppo- site direction and he tried to turn aside rather quickly, His sleigh in some way got caught in the tracks and his load of produce was strewn about the road After calming his horse and fixing matters up as they should be he again started on his trip hon1eward
 There is to be another battle over the watch involved in the suit of S. A. Cam against Christopher Strobel. A few days ago the plaintiff was given Judgment for S45 by Judge Peasley in the city court. There was no defense put up then. Attorney Carmody, cotin- sel for the defendant. did not care to show his hand at that stage of the pro- ceedings To-day he filed notice of ! appeal to the district court and there the matter will be fought out. Mi Cam claims that Mir Strobel sold him the watch and that he gave it to him to regulate and now refuses to give it bAck. He paid $60 in cash and a mort gage note for the watch.
 The collection of Christmas goods In the store Of the Lake x StrobeI Co comprises many staples and novelties seen for the first time this season.
 Their line of quadruple plated is moss 1 extensive, including tea sets from $7 50 upwards. cake dishes at $4 and l upwards and berry bowls at all prices. The watch line comprises all the latest l desigus. and styles and makes. foreign and domestic, gold and silver. open and 1 hunting eases. and ranging from prices "unreasonably'' low to hundreds Of dol lars for the best products. If you think of buying q watch be sure and l look at this line. The clock display fs l the largest we ever arranged and the stock the most varied and best 'tbleTd. ed,'' all things considered. and we can 1 please all tastes. We have lines of gold link buttons finer than we ever carried, which Is saying much, and from $2 to $25, and stick pins from Sl50 to $30. and superb array of dia.
 r1onds, any style, set or unset, and leather dainties, mission wood special. fies. sterling novelties. silk umbrellas, canes. the new ware for the desk and
 den of man, and hundreds of oti1er things admirably adapted for gifts in tllls easen