Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-23
CITY NEWS

Grieve, Bisset & Hollands spring opening sale starts tomorrow and con- tinues for the rest of the week. See half page ad for particulars.
 k The members of the Friendly league will hold a monthly gathering in the school of housekeeping on Thursday, March 24, at o'clock. All interested in the art of cookery are invited to at tend
 Contracts have been let for a six family block to be built for Leo c. Herr on Walnut street. Henry Killner will do the mason work, < Willis Ashborn the captenter work and W. l.. Howe the plumbing.
 The last of the organ recitals at St John's church during the Lenten sea son will be held, tomorrow afternoon at 4:3O o'clock. A. J. Blal1esley will be the organist and Isaac Beecher Clark will be the soloist.
 Rev F. J. Bruno, who has been as sistant pastor of the First Congrega- tional church for the past year, has received call to the pastorate of the First Congregational church at Gran by. He has not as yet decided Wheth- CT or not to accept the call.
 Mrs M. J. Newell, the South Main street milliner, has just had her store renovated and frightened up generally for her spring dpening, which com mences tomorrow and continues for three days. Mrs Newell would be pleased to see all her old friends dur ing this exhibit of the latest fashions.
 List of letters remaining unclaimed in the postoffice: Miss B. M. Brophy, Mrs c. Carret, Mrs Hattie Dudley, Miss Mammie Hagen, James Kinahan, Erlis Lake, 2; Mrs John Mczuney, r. l.. Maine, James Mooney, Mrs A. NJ. Horton, Mrs George Pritchard, Miss Violet Smith, 4; Miss Maud Williams, C. M White, Miss c. H. Yale.
 The hearing of the case of Treat l.. and Charlotte Sanford vs Henry and Katrina Schieffer for $500 damages was resumed befofe Judge Cowell and jury in the district court to-day. The plaintiffs allege' misrepresentation on the part of the defendants in a mutual exchange of properties situated in Simonsville and Southington The plaintiffs side was not completed yes terday.
 The heavy fog of last night helped take some of the frost out of. the ground and as a result digging is a little easier to-day. A very promin- e ent public official said the other day that four feet Of frost will come out of the ground as quickly as less but the farmers dispute this and claim that the man who said so may be a good politician, but that he will have to do some spring ploughing before he will know much about the movements of the frost in the rural districts.
 Under the new organization of a medical corps of the Second regiment, c. N. G.. into a brigade, Adjutant General Cole has made the following appointments: Joseph H. Townsend, New Haven, surgeon with the rank of major; T. J. Kilmartin. surgeon with rank of captain; J. Torrington Black. New London, surgeon with rank of first lieutenant. These are all pro- motions, Dr Kilmartin being advanced from the office of lieutenant to cap- tain.
 Too much bending over a desk and close application to work eight or ten hours each day brings on eye strain. and the consequent nervous irritability is usually blamed on anything but the real cause. Many men would take more pleasure In their work and waste less energy if the strain on their eyes were relieved by the right glasses that is thing We know how to do cor rectly- The Unson JeWelry Co, op- tcians.