Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-30
CITY NEWS

MT I. Stegman of New York city is visiting MT I. Ullman at 963 North Main street.
 Military band prom at the Auditori- um tonight. Nine new popular num- bers of dance music. Big fans to keep you cool. Lallier will direct.
 Graduation day for St Thomas's school comes Friday, June 28, this year. A feature of the graduation e1er- cises, which will be held at the Audi torium, will be a reception, after the regular literary exercises.
 James Kierce and Miss Margaret Hoar were married Monday morning at seven o'clock by the Rev Father Gleeson. The bride wore light blue silk with white hat and the brides maid. Miss Annie Hoar. sister of the bride. wore champagne silk with hat to match. The groom was attend ed by his brother John Kierce
 James Young the Shakesperian read CT of the Viola Allen company will give one of his readings at the Convent Notre Dame on next Friday afternoon at 4:3O o'clock. His selection will be readings. from Hamlet Tickets are on sale at the Waterbury Drug com pany at the Apothecary Hall company or can be secured at the convent.
 Frank E. Hill, grand warden of the New England order of protection, has appointed P. J. Mcdonald of this city deputy grand warden over Rubber City lodge of Naugatuck. He has also appointed him on the committee on appeals and a member of the advisory board. This is very important board and his many friends of the order in this city are pleased at his appoint ment.
 The annual exhibition of the work of the students of the domestic art department will be held at Friendly League hall all day Thursday and will be free. All interested friends of the league are cordially invited. Dresses, hats, fine sewing, shirt waists and embroideries will be on ex- hibit. Of course some of the dresses and hats made during the present league year have been in use and are not available for exhibition, but there will be many things, to quote MT Kip | ling, flor to admire and for to see. A largely attended meeting of St Joseph's T. A. society was held last evening at their rooms on East Main l street, three new members were added to the membership. The committee of arrangements for the transportation or | the societys members to Middletown | on June 17th to partake in the annual 1 field day and parade of the Connecticut | c. T. A. U. reported favorably, they ex- pect to charter special train and all | parties desiring to accompany them on | the trip should hand in their name at | the rooms so as to give the commit | tee time to make the necessary ar rangements. The society voted to hold a field day and picnic at the Driving Park on July 4th, it is intended to make this a big day and the commit tee will start at work right away III order to secure entries for the athletic events and sports.
 But for the quick hand of a motor | man on a Bank street car, Attorney NJ. I. Byrne would have been seriously hurt, late yesterday afternoon. The car had just left Exchange place and was slowly going down Bank street | Attorney Byrne dashed out of the Null lings building as the car reached tha, l point. He did not see it approaching for he was. talking to friend on the sidewalk and crossing the street at tht same time. Neither did the mOtormar see the lawyer until he was within few feet of him. Those sitting in from shouted for the lawyer to stop, but they were too late. for he was thel right in the middle of the track, witl the fender of the car only few inches from him. The motorman gave vel and stopped the car and the lawyer jumped aside to safety. It was th' narrowest escape reported this season An order has been granted by Judge Lowe in the probate court to Matthew Sweeney, administrator upon the es tate of the late Bridget Sweeney. to as certain who are the heirs. Miss Swee ney died without leaving will. bu she had an understanding with friend who took care of her during th' last years of her life that she was t' have her estate. The court, however did not indorse this agreement, ant there is in consequence about $5.0OO t be divided among the heirs. No on
 had any Idea that Miss Sweeney had s, so much money, and it is doubted tha
 she knew 80 herself. It is certain tha
 the administrator did not until afte
 he had made inquiries. There are quit number of heirs, about thlrty-five. i
 Is said, and in the absence of vii
 this money must be divided betweei
 them. The estate is ready to be dis
 trfbuted.
 At meeting of the Waterbury Busl
 ness Mems association last night Presi
 dent Hampson presiding and pr Beech
 CT acting as clerk, the committee ap
 pointed by the directors to consider
 plans for a Fourth of July celebration
 submitted a partial report as follows 5:30 q. m.. ringing of St Johns chimes
 and similar noise making: 6 o'clock
 parade of antiques and horTibles: 9;30
 general parade, including civil socle
 ties: II o'clock. patriotic service, witi
 temporary speakers stand 10 be erect , ed for the occasion; 2 P. m., baseball games. races and other prize events
 6 D. m. more ringing of bells; I:Sl Land concerts in two or three sections of the city simultaneously. During thu
 discussion which took place the worl
 of the committee was warmly eulogiz
 ed. but 1t was not deemed wise t
 take formal action until the commit
 tee is ready to make fuller repor
 and with this end in view an ad
 iournment was taken until Thursda!
 night. If everything under considera ton goes through Secretary Taft vii