Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-21
CITY NEWS

There will be a meeting of the Great CT Waterbury league tonight at S o'clock in the Lyceum.
 The board of public works will hold two meetings to-day, one at 4 o'clock in the afternoon and another at s in the evening.
 Invitations have just been placed in the hands of members for Prof Bai- lcy'S grand closing subscription cOtillon on Monday evening. May 1. Invitations will be limited to 100. of which d large number at present are already taken.
 William J. Schlegel has sold to C.. C. Schumakcr and Charles H. Adams three building lots on Chestnut avenue, on which it is thought three twO-family residences will be erected. He has also sold Mr Schumaker's residence at the corner of Chestnut avenue and Ludlow street to Kingsbury X Carter.
 District Deputy John Hearns of the Knights of Columbus, assisted by the officers of Sheridan council. will eX- emplify the first. second and third de- grecS in K. of (. hall this evening. un- der the auspices of Sheridan, Rarce- Iona and IIondricken councils. EXer- ciScS will commence at o'clock. All knights of the city are invited and OK. pected to attend and assist at the ban. quct which is to be given after the complication of the degrees.
 Court Falcon. No IA. this evening. will elect delegates to the state cOn venton which will be held in Water, bury in May. Every week some court elects it's delegates and very soon the allotted complement will be chosen. Last evening Court Vigilant, No Ss, elected John McPartland and MOrti> mer Calvin delegates and as alternatcs John McNulty and Emil Dale. Court AcmcS delegates. who were elected last evening also. arc D. J. Murphy and John ]. Welch. The alternatcs are Lorenzo Ambrose and John F. Duncan.
 j. G. Jackie X Sons, Bank street shoe dealers. who are agents for the Emerson shoe. made by E. E. Glover X Co of Brockton. Mass, whose factory was destroyed by an explosion yester- day. have large picture of the plant on display in their show window. Mir Jackie said to-day that while he deeply regretted the accident which resulted in the loss of so many human lives and the destruction of so much valuable property. he was pleased to be able to state that the last consignment of their spring orders left the mill Satur- day. so that their business will not be in any way affected by what has happened at Brockton. Mir Jackie knows the managers of the R. C. Gro. yer & Co well and speaks in the high. est terms of them.
 In the United States district court at Hartford the question as to the dis. p0sal of personal property of the late George Q. Pattee of Waterbury was argued before Judge Platt yesterday. Ii was shown that Arthur A. Sampson. trustee of the estate advertised for sealed bids for the property. mainly furnishings in the Hotel Connecticut. to bc opened at ! P. m.. December o9. last: that F. \. Els of Waterbury and John w. smart of Boston on Dccem- Der 2S bid SLIGO: that on the same day the time for opening was extended to January: that later George II. Free. man bid S2.0lo. and that an order of sale of the property to him was given by Referee Newton. Colonel L. F. Burpee represented Mcssrs Els and smart and Judge Root represented MT Freeman. II was claimed by Judge Root that his clients bid was not put in until after. the o9th because he had knowledge ef the postponcment. The arguments were over the report of Ref cree Newton and Judge Platt reserved decision.
 \ correspondent in the New Haven Register says: II would like to ask in all humility the physicians and sci cntiStS who are Investigating the cause of the spotted fever epidemic. why they ,lo not turn their investigations to that which believe beyond doubt iO he the cauSe-sour milk. Let them study the history of each individua. ease. and l think it will be found tha, milk has been drunk freely by the vie timS. Ii will he matter nf infinite surprise to me io iind that this has not htnn the ease. The COW is. of all ani- malS. the onc most subject to spinal meningitis. \ creature which can pro duce 2 virus So malignant as the pIs of smallpox i~ menace to mankind. The beasts have taught me and the truth which has come io me through l lifetime of observation. investigation ani practical experience is so apI,aIin. iH ifs tragic simplicity that it over. whclm> mc with Ihc weight of it's evL ,IrlHp.'
 Solid Soid eyeglasses in flie ncaicS; and most mp [" date style. perfectly adjusted fo your noSe. with l,.n~aS to suit your vision. for inc msl...ii.. pTirT 0f S,. These very same .,z-IS are selling for S7 and Ss elsewhere. You kn"W th" quality of OUT work: if you d"n'i. lis high time you ,liI- The IVSon IewrlIy Co. opticians. ,is Bank street