Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-04-13
CITY NEWS

a private masquerade will be given
at Miss Reeds select school of dancing
in knights of Columbus hall tonight.
A fine program for the festivities has
been arranged.
Judge Cowell, administrator on the
estate Of the late Mary e. Chapman
has declared 1t insolvant, and petition
ed the probate court for the appoint
ment of appraisers. There will be-
hearing, Saturday, on the petition.
The members OF the Phoenix Social
club will give private reception and
dance in Fraternity hall on Bank
street tomorrow might. A merry time
is in store for all who will have the
pleasure of attending this reception.
A petition has been fled with the
probate court by Arden III. Coe Of
West Side hill for the removal Of the
conservator over him, and to be re-
stored to the management of his
property. His wife is the cerservator.
One of the chief social events of the
post Lenten season Is the annual con-
cert and reception of the Young Mems
Catholic Literary association. 1t will
be held in Leayenworth hall on next
riday night, and the committee prom
Use that it will excel all previous af-
fairs given by the association.
Tomorrow afternoon will be known
as babies day at the mission, which
is being given in st Thomas's church
by the Franciscan fathers. All the
babies in the parish, which are
brought to the church at $3.50 to-mor-
row afternoon, will be blessed by one
of the missionary fathers.
John w. Gaffney & Co have been
awarded the contract for the erection
of f.. b. Rices new block on Grand
street next to the lot on which stood
the Franklin house. Tracy Bros Co
have secured the contract for the O.
l.. Holmes block on Grand street, OPP
posite the new postoffice building.
Surveyors in the employ of the troll
ley company are engaged in making
surveys Of the different streets
through which extensions of the SER
vice are expected to be made in the
near future This Ia in accordance
with a vote passed recently by the
board of public works asking for new
maps showing the company's plans.
The Hon j. @. Dancy, recorder OF
deeds of the District Of Columbia, will
deliver a lecture at the A. NJ II. Zion
church on Friday night on the subject
1.-THE Best Thing for the Negro to Do
Mr. Dancy is one OF the ablest negroes
in the country. He Is brilliant ora
tor, as all persons who had the pleas
/ ure of hearing him when he spoke In
this city last year will attest During
the lecture a tribute will be paid tc
the late General stephen w. Kellogg
A concert will also be given In connec
ton with the lecture.
Another large crowd attended the
French fair at City hall last evening
The stage entertainment given by the
pupils of st AIMS school under the di
rection of the Sisters was very good
and merited the applause received
This evening other pupils of the same
school will furnish the entertainment
The large apron and necktie party
will be one of the principal features OF
this evenings amusements. Special
dances have been arranged and Z
prize is to be given. Anyone desir
ing good time cannot afford to miss
this chance. Tomorrow evening bas
kets will be auctioned, the baskets tt
be filled with all sorts of good things
The hearing on the motion to modi
fy the injunction in the controversy
between Samuel Freedman and Lewis
simon ola not LaKS place THIS morning
on account of the absence of Attorney
Cassidy, counsel for the plaintiff. At
torney Bronson, counsel for SimOns
was on hand and laid all the troubl,
on Judge Cowell's should IS, claiming
the injunction was so lit raj In GOV
ering the plaintiffs rights it did no
leave room for the defendant to bulge
Mr. Bronson's statement that numbe
of packing cases. or the packing Ii
which a number of trunks came In
was left strewn around the cellar
over which the trouble seems to exist
has been denied by the plaintiff, blu
Attorney Bronson insistes he is right
and this morning he added that min
more trunks were unloaded In til,
cellar last evening. The motion will
hardly be heard until Saturday morn
ing at short calendar.