Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-11-13
CITY NEWS

Miss Anna Coffey of New Britain spent Sunday with friends in this city.
 George H. Burpee has accepted the place of clerk in Howard N. Wilcox's drug store at the north side in BriS- tol.
 Michael Bergin. clerk in Fitzpat- ricks drug store, has successfully passed the state druggists examina- lion.
 The Rev Father Illusion of St Erancis's church celebrated the 9 o'clock mass at the Sacred Heart church yesterday.
 A small dog owned by the Jones family on East Main street was sent into the land of nowhere by Cheshire car this morning.
 A lecture entitled "The Life of Abra- ham Lincoln" will be given by the Rev Benjamin F. Root in the Third Congregational church on November 21.
 The board of education will hold a meeting this evening. The committee on appropriations may report on new rules and salary schedule for the su- burban schools
 The bans of marriage between James Costello of Baldwin street and Mary Holland of Dublin street were published for the first time yesterday at the Sacred Heart church.
 q On Friday night tho c Gonenrdla Singing society and Vorwaerts will go to Hartford to assist the Saengerbund of that city celebrate the 50th ami. versary of George Westfall as a singer and entertainer Afr westfall will probably receive a handsome present from the societies.
 Peter Fanon, a we'll known district messenger boy, with the Postal Tele- graph Co. win leave for New York hospital fin few days for the purpose of having a diseased bone removed from his foot A part of 1t has all ready been taken out and when the remainder is removed the doctors think the member will rapidly inn prove.
 Saturday evening, in the block at the corner of East Main and Cherry streets, a small fire threatened to do much damage, but it was quickly ex-
 
 It occurred in the tenement occupied by Thomas Sullivan, and is said to have been caused by child who was bunting through the pantry with a lighted match. The damage was slight.
 Saturday evening about [ o'clock blaze in the residence of James Nit kin on North street. which threatened to demolish the building. One of the family while in a closet with A lighted candle. set fire to some clotlifng and in short time the rooms were burning rapidly. After a half hours work the hreIneD got the blaze under control. but not before large part of the roof had been destroyed. The damage will amount to about $1.4OO.
 At the First Baptist church on Thursday the ladies of the parish will give their annual sale and supper be- ginning at o'clock. The following Indies will be in charge of the different booths: Fancy articles. Mrs Clara Roxburgh. Mrs F. F. Stanley. Mrs s A. Ris1on. Mrs W. H. Hoffman: dolls. Mrs Ernest Clark: Bibles. Mss Frost. ! Japanese tea room. Mrs Hattie Hart. 1 Mrs Chapman; ice cream. Mrs |. NJ. 1 Shaw; flowers. Mrs Warren Trord. csndy. Miss Nellie Gross: china. Mrs ] Wendal Shepard 1 Twenty-oBe ladies Of the Ladies. | Missionary society of tfe First Meth odist church went to Cheshire Friday afternoon to visit one Of their number. i Mrs Q. w. Carr. who moved there re- . centiy. Services were first held for the three deeeased members. Mrs Amelia Paine. Mrs Martha chlpmsn End Mrs A. ]. Buckland. A reception and oyster supper followed. During the supper the hostess was presented with a beautiful manteI clock by the society. Mrs Harriet E. Guilfori. ele president. making the presentation speech Mrs Carr gave a suitable re- EpoE1se. The party arrived home in time for prayer meeting.
 At meeting held saturIay st the Elton the executive commfftep and ofncers Of the MeKinlpy aszeriatiou made arrangements for the annual bznquer. whIch will be he'd in this Etv January 2a. IgQs. in afI prohalaI- ity at the Elton Tbe foIlUwfnV were present. President John r. Elton. Wee President Rol1in a Woodruff. New Haven: Secretary John M. Bur rzli 2nd: TreasurT Heury H Peek: ruecutfTe committee. Georxe Ia LII kT. AbErMm ChambeTiafn. Meriden. Tbeoosfre Bo1ezuefn- New Lanson. Jsmex r. Wa1eh. Grepuxfch- Anilrew F. Gates. Harffor1- GecrEe HW. New HKven. IL D. nfweH. SuRe1f. .~-.