Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-02-04
CITY NEWS

The annual reception of the em
 pioyos of the Curran Dry Goods C
 takes place on Monday evening at
 Leuycnworth hall.
 George w Wallace. representa- tive
 from MiddlcUury, has got tue contract
 to carry the mails between Waterbury
 ana Middlrhury for tour years. com
 I,,encing July 1.
 Virgil Foss, who was injured the
 other day at the yard of the Waterbury
 lHInhrr and Coal Co. k doing nicely
 at the Wa crbuIy hospital and 1t is be
 liered that De will recover.
 sheridan council. K. of C.. is dis
 playing much activity concerning it's
 20th anniversary. Measures for the
 celebration will he the order of the
 day at Sundays meeting tomorrow.
 Tle Chinese hal tnelr New Years yesterday and thA celebration started T. iduight last nigh. thtv were still at r. but it was said the celebration would not last mncl longer. From t"1 pty-four to 'orty-eiGht hours IS as lung as the Chinese here think they Cln "tlord to celebrate. but in China th' ho!!lay lasts month among the well to do
 Charles A. Sackett has filed a peti ton in bankruptcy. There will be q hearing in the matter on February Is. This step is in consequence of an at tachment and his arrest made some weeks ago in a suit for S1O0 brought by two Naug0tuck men. who allege fraudulent sale of horse to them They claim that the sale of the horse was conditional that if the animal was not satisfactory to them they could return il before II o'clock the next day and get their money. They returned with the horse, but were refused theil money.
 The registrars didn't do a land office business yesterday. only fifteen appli- cations being received. nine democrats and six republicans. There will be an other session next Friday and unless they have better luck if will hardly pay to print the lists. but the trouble is that the law says they shall. There will he no primaries between now ana August, when the registrars will Si} again and the list made out now will be superseded by new ones, so that the nloney spent this trip serves no good purpose. The February registra- ton will cost about SlJU.
 In the superior count in New Haven yesterday there was hearing on motion to pay claims against the Con necticut Life Insurance Co (the de. funCt Connecticut Indemnity associa- tionI. "'sd after the hearing had been on two hours or more it was decided that there rcing so many claims. to adjourn to February 20. An order against all stockholders to pay an as sesSnent was issued. All the claims will he graded to make the pavment of them the easier By this arrange no1t it is susrrctnd that some will be paid almost in full and others will not receive more than five or ten per cent.
 The twentv-third annnal concert and hall of the Waterbury Burns cluh was heli in City hall last night and at, tracted large attendance. The event was hooked fer Janu3ry 21. hut the big snow s'orm rendered pnstponemcnt necessary; hut this did not interfere with the sucreSS of the entertainment. The program as published here'nhcfore was carried out in most satisfa ctorS manner. the applHuse being suificier, guarantee that everybody was well pleased win the effnr's of the din'Crert artists The grand march was led hy President John Callan and his sister, R in kilties. There were eighteen num- bers on the dance progam, and they were danccd out in manner which showed the committee had provided what suited tho tastes of all. IL was q very crclitahlc affair. and proved that the Waterbury Burns club ls growing in popular favor.
 The attention of the teachers and pupils of our city schools especially O, tfc upper grades. Is cal'rI tn the Col onial Tea and Loan exhibition to he given in the pGrlors of the Second Con gregatinnal church on February 2aa ,:;; a:; An exhibit of relies of colonial an, revolutionary days. many articles being intimately connected with the early history of Waterbury. cannot fau to ic instructive. II gives a comprc- heusivc idea of the life and customs of those days and of thc progress of art aH1 Sf fence since then that will he fer more impressive tn a Child's minu than any printed matter could be Al persons in the city who have articles of historic interest or of old faSh'ns and who arc willing t0 loan them for this exhibition are requested tn notift Miss Katherine Hamilton. e lbia hnuIevnrd. hy letter or by telephone a- early as possible. All articles loaned will be carefully guar 'd. night and duy. during the exhibition and aIl t,ns- Sih.e precautions against loss or acci- dent will be taken. Bulky articles of furniture cannot ba usel but chairS. small stands or tables, mirrors. pie turcS. hooks china. silver. pewter. linen. jewelrv. wearing apparel or Ter. zaual use hnlSeb",l utensils. rtc. win be gladly received
 Have ron oli jewelry? Look int these serret pls-es where in days gone l5y v0u have laif away some -oII trimsets" Bring the old pieces lr tg uS and have them made to look likA new. Wen pay yon cash for them g. oil gold The UTson Jewclry Ca. G. Rank street.