Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-10
CITY NEWS


 Buttermilk by the quart at Phelan's tea store
 Mrs A. schreiber of State street is visiting friends in Hartford.
 The department of public works will meet this evening at 2 80 o'clock.
 A son was born this morning to MT and Mrs David Carroll of 20 Welton street.
 The St Mary T. A. society will meet in St Patrick's hall tonight at 8 o'clock.
 Catholic Women's association will meet this evening at s o'clock.
 Mrs E. H. Belden and Miss Egan have been added to the clerical force in the town clerks office during the busy season.
 Liberty lodge, A. o. U. ", will hereafter meet on the second and fourth Monday nights in each month at Fraternity hall.
 On Friday evening, May 20, the members of St Mary's Alumni associa- tion will hold a private whist party and dance in Mulcahy Memorial hall.
 A tempting dance program has been prepared by the Acorn Athletic club for it's promenade and dance, which is to be given in Speedwell hall on Thursday evening of this week.
 The union committee of the Holy Name societies and as many members as possible are requested to meet at St Patrick's hall this evening at 7:45, from where they will proceed to the home of the late Patrick Ryder, fl Pleasant street.
 A large and handsome picture of the father and mother of Luke, Frank, Michael, Thomas and Patrick Staple ton of this city is on exhibition in the display window of Farrell's photo graph gallery on Bank street. Four of the pictures have been made.
 The bureau of assessment met this morning and passed upon the assess ment for paving North Main street from Abbott avenue to Cooke street. The Luke street building line will be apt to go to the aldermen without recommendation as the board cannot find benefits to offset the damages.
 B. J. Torkomian has sold for c. H. Gables the double house, No B Cooke street known as the James E. Coer place. to Captain D. B. Fitzpatrick, who has bought the same for an in vestment, it is said, though some folks wink at this and say that the captain will soon occupy it himself. MT Tor komian has also sold the Fitzpatrick property adjoining the American build- ing on Grand street to 41r Cables.
 Notwithstanding all one hears about strikes and hard times in Waterbury there is lots of money about town just the same, but those who have 1t are keepinp a close eye upon it and don't even look at it unless they have to. As a proof of this Collector Hunt took i'll over $8O,OOO last week and property owners are still f1ocking into his of fee in a way which would lead the observer to believe that, high as the taxes and water rents are, people are paying up promptly.
 Work is being pushed on the Bald win street trolley and if the weather holds out good the whole line will be completed this season. Four horses belonging to R. N. Blakeslee are ploughing the street to-day and a large crowd of men are clearing out the bed for the tracks. The place is the rounding up spot for spectators and big crowds hang around there watching how it is done. 1t is about the only out of door job now going on that is not affected in some way or other by the strike.
 The Concordia Singing society gave a concert and dance in Concordia hall last night. A large crowd was present and enjoyed the entertainment pro- gram which was presented. The con- cert was grand, the singing was beauti- ful, both the solo work and the chorus being all that could be desired. The singing by the Concordia and by the Thomaston Liederkranz was rich and it brought forth much applause from the audience. One of the songs sung by the Concordias is prize song which will be sung at the Connecticut saen- gerfest, which will be held in New Britain June 27 and 28 The soloists were Miss Malvina E Murphy of Hart ford, who sang with much power of voice, and I. B. Clarke, who sang in his usual fine manner. The concert was directed by that superb musical director, Hans Saro.
 Where are the eyes that are perfect in structure and function? Not one pair in a thousand are free from de- fects of some kind. Some are so slight that the wearing of eyeglasses is not necessary; in other cases the tempo rary use of eyeglasses Or spectacles will correct the defects. A test will decide what must be done. The Upson Jewelry Go, opticians.