Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-02-24
CITY NEWS

The following divorce cases are up for trial in the superior court to-day: Charles E. P'erson vs Alice V. Pier son. May Warren vs Harry W. War ren. Mary l.. Ross vS Charles H. Ross: Bessie Judson Sarkisian vs Charles Sarkisian.
 Senator Tracy thinks a ride over some of the streets of Waterbury is attended with greater danger than a vovape to Furone. This may he true. but the senator didn't leave his own office to find man ready to take issue with him on that noint. The senator's brother. George Tracy thinks Cornelius never would have made such state nent had he been on the bottom of that unturned boat with him for an hour or more in the sound last sum- mer.
 Judge Platt of the Tinted States district court. after considering the ap- peal of F. Q. Peabody of this citv. creditor of Sheriff ]. R. Dou"hertv, has approved of the decision in bank ruptcv. The discharge however. is not onerative for ten days. In which time. Mr Peabody. renreSentpd bv At tornev N R. Bronson. may take an aD- neal to the supreme court. The court also held that the refa-ee's action in refusing to suhnoena the sheriN's wife was n-oner evnroise of hts a'snre- tion. Attorney Kennedy and William Ely apneared for the netitioner.
 The committee in charge of the big barn dance to be given by the local Facles at their hall next Wednesday night has selected the Hon q. II. Cow ell. ex-Mayor F.. c. Kilduff. W. NJ. Gillette and Benjamin Chattield to act as judges. Six prizes will he awarded. three for the best three couples and three for the thrne best individuals. The prizes are uninue. hut their equiv alent in cash can he had If preferred. They are as follows: X cord of wood. two bushels of potatoes. two chickens. q ham, one chicken and a bushel of turnips. The committee expects q crowded house.
 The men folks in the finishing de- pertinent at the New England watch factory are being pushed aside to make room for the fair sex. During the past few weeks several male employees have been let eo and girls put In theii places. Under the new system the company gets more work at considera. hly less expense. The girls make in the neighh"rhood of s1 15 q day as against S2i0 and over under the for n,er method. Such things are of com mon occurrence in other factories. not only in Waterbury hut all over the New England states. and in time it is thought that man will he sort of curiosity in some of the shops. If this continues there will he trouble. unles> the men turn to housekeeping and make the women foot the bills.
 Light fincered youngsters are still doing clever work about town and it behooveS owners of pocketboOks to keaD 3 tight hold of them. Yesterday Miss FIi7aheth HoIohan. teacher in racuIafe Conception church and kneIt down in q pew. leaving her pocket hook contaipinc a sum of money Tn the seat betrpd her Three hovs. who no doubt didn't enter the church to pray. .-at their pyes on the pockethcok and one of them HsaHe of with it be- fore the girl was aware of his move nlent< The ease has heen reported to tho n-o~ecu-ing af fn-uav s-pd an effort will fe made to yoUaT Tn tIHe vOJIthf'Il crininals snI biiuc them into court It vss 1sringi piece of business and shows what risfs rseople will take to get hold of vaigables-