Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-11-06
CITY NEWS

Promenade and dance given by the Hamilton Park Athletic club in Eagles hall Wednesday evening.
 Bartholomew Collins was appointed to-day as administrator on the estate of his mother Fannie Collins.
 The Barber's union will hold it's reg ular monthly meeting tomorrow even- ing at S.30 o'clock at G. A. R. hall.
 The Catholic Women's association is making big plans for the coming whist party which will be given at City hall Thanksgiving night.
 The affair of James R. Lenyon ys Frank 0. Ives started in the district court to-day before Judge Peasley. The investigation is to find out Ives connection with the Cheshire Provis. ion company.
 Thursday evening in Leavenworth hall the second annual dance given by the Algonquin club will be held. The affairs of this organization are first class and crowd, fully as large as last year, is expected.
 A nut came off a farmers wagon in Exchange place this noon and then the wheels. The rear of the vehicle hit the ground, but there was no dam age done and the wheel being adjust e dthe man continued on his way.
 Mrs Emma Weible has resigned as conservator over Henry and Emma, minor children of her deceased sister, Mrs Sarah Townsend. There will be a hearing on the appointment of a sue cessor Monday morning in the probate court.
 Saturday evening one of the late stragglers fell through a window in Burns's saloon on East Main street, with the result that a guard had to watch the place all night until it was repaired in the morning.
 About 50 members of St Joseph's T.. A. society enjoyed a trolley party to New Britain Saturday night where they attended the fair which is being given by the Young Mems Temperance society of that place. The return trip was made in quick time, the car reach ing Exchange place about 1:45.
 The rehearsals of "The octoroon." which will be played in Good Will hall in Waterville. November I6 and r. for the benefit of St Michael's parish. Indicate first class performance. Two or three professionals will appear. 4 number of societies have voted to at- tend the performances in a body so that there will be two gala nights in the vile.
 Yesterday Charles Butterly and Kevin Fitzpatrick of I. B. Mullings S Son started from this city at 10 o'clock and arrived in Meriden at 1. walking the entire distance. These young men consider themselves among the first ranks at the walking game and are willing to compete against any of the so-called sharks fin the city, Michael Grout and Edward Maitland of the Algonquin club being preferred.
 YesteNlay afternoon the Colt Junior football team went to ThOmaston with about 100 rooters Before the contest began the manager of the Colts asked the manager of the Oprosing team for the gllarantee that he hnd promised. but the ThOnastOn man assured him that 1t would be al right after the first half But at the end of the half there was no money in sight although a col lection ind been taken up. @ the Wa terbury team decided to quit At the end Of the game the Coits were ahead by the seOre of lO-0.
 Superintendent Atwood of the de partment of charities Is playing In hard luck with cats. During the past six months he has lost over a dozen hand some feiines. some straying away. oth- CTS dying and one. the last and pretti- est of all. being carried away by ac- cfdeBt Saturday afternoon just as the superintendent was about to close the onice. The cat was purring about Nr Atwood-s feet while he was closing the safe and in some manner got caught between the iron door and the side of fhe casting and was squeezed to death l=fore anybody knew it- Mr Atwood wondered why the door closed 90 hard end put his knee f0 1t. but all to np srafL Finally he opened t to see what was the trouble and found the eat fn the way. It was dead. its neck being brpken. he thinks. with the first
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