Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-13
CITY NEWS

CITY NEWS The board of public safety will hold a special meeting at 4 o'clock this af- l ternoon.
 American band prom at auditorium tomorrow evening. All wool and a l yard wide. Rain or shine Henry Donovan and Bob McLough- 1 lin will play pool match tonight for S20 at Mulliganss cafe, 626 South Main street
 John Fitzgerald of 233 Baldwin 1 street was removed to the hospital to-
 day, suffering from an attack Of pneu- monia
 ] Archibald Nelson through Attorney Kelley has entered suit for divorce from his wife, Martha Nelson. Cruelty l is alleged.
 A class of about 100 children were confirmed in St Thomas's church last evening by Bishop Tierney. There were special services before the sacra- ment was administered.
 The semi-annual election of officers of the Algonquin club was held last night and resulted as follows: Presi- denI, John Lane; secretary, Edward McDonald; treasurer, Michael Law1or. A large class of children that have l been daily attending special instruc- ions the past month will receive their l first holy communion at the church of the Immaculate Conception Sunday l morning.
 Superintendent Hotchkiss has made Ia encouragement of the wages of the yXrF9N whereby each receives $175 a day.
 This is a raise of quarter for some and no cut for anybody
 The recital by Miss Gertrude Marie Macdonald takes place at .LeavenWorth nall this evening. Miss Macdonald will render some of her best selections. and will be assisted on piano. harm and yio- lin by able talent. It will be an enter tainment well worth attending.
 The opening games in the Greater Waterbury Base Ball league will be played at Riverside park on next Sun day morning. They will be as follows 9:3O, Merrimacs vs Ben Mohr: II o'clock, Acorn A. C. ys Good Will s. S.; | o'clock, second diamond, St Thomas Cadets Vs Big Seven.
 The report filed in the superior court by Senator Tracy as receiver for the Mattatuck Lumber Go shows that for the sale of the property he received s. 796.24. The expenses were $587. .79, and the Dime Savings bank claims for rent $539.S4. Such is the report up to date. There are still few minor matters to be disposed of.
 A surprise party was rendered to Miss Marjorie Altman at her home on Luke street last night by a number Of her friends. Among those who con- tributed to the evenings entertainment were the following: Piano selections. Miss Mabel Merz; selections, trio, the l Misses Nora Kennedy, Margaret Davis and Julia Rieley; piano duet, the Misses Anna Mulligan and Marjorie Altman; vocal selections by the Wash ington Hill quartet consisting of the Misses Lulu Coyle, Mary Cream, Anna RieIey and Mary McNamara; mandolin selections. little Julia Calvin; cake 1 walk, Babe and Lewis Altman. Don- key was played the prize winners l being the Misses Julia Ridley and Mary McNamara. Refreshments were served.
 1 Whatever effect the suits entered by D. Preston Atwood against admins trators may have had upon the general l public, it's effect upon lawyers who are l delinquent administrators and who
 have been overlooked by MT Atwood ! in his suits, is very apparent. There l were half dozen of them in the pro- l bate court this afternoon rendering apologies and excuses for their evident oversight in not having filed their in
 yentories before. The law says that l administrators two months after their appointment shall file inventories of the estate in their charge with the pro- I bate court, and failure to do so renders them liable to anyone who may enter suit to the amount of $2O a month for l every month of their failure. Appar- ently the lawyer administrators have
 been scared out of their wits.
 The district court this afternoon was crowded with friends and relatives oi
 William F. Grilley and Homer l.. At
 kins, sons of Mrs Eunfce Atkins ot l Wolcott. Grilley sued Atkins for pos
 session of a lot situated in Wateryille
 Grilley is Mrs Atkins's son by her first
 marriage and Atkins by her second
 marriage. The complaint in the case is to the effect that on April 14, 1898
 Mrs Atkins deeded the lot to her frs
 son and on June %, 1899, she deeded I part of the same lot to her second son
 Grilley claims the property is his ana
 that 1t could not legally be taken from
 him by his mothers deed after she haf
 deeded it to him and was in his pos
 session. Judge sssnIey is hearing ths