Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-18
CITY NEWS

on Bridge stret.
 In Oakville, December 17, daugh- ter, Lois Harriett, was born to MT and Mrs Charles F. Abbott. .'' '-'. The Dramatic circle of Meriden will give a grand musicale and dramatic soiree at City hall on the 18th of this month. .......,
 On the 22nd of this month an art sale and entertainment will be held al the Mulcahy school for the benefit ot the school fund.
 The aldermen will meet tonight al s o'clock to consider the estimates and also to transact any4 other business that may be brought forward. ..l
 John Walsh of 51 Hopkins street will leave in a day or two to enter the navy. MT Walsh has already served four years in the United States army. A look in Upson, Singleton X Co.'S Bank street window gives you an idea what you can get for U. S. & Co tick cts. Any boy or girl ought to have at least one ticket for Christmas.
 Robert F. Griggs, the well known
 broker, was elected at special meet, ing president of the Waterbury club, Saturday evening, Franklyn Taylor having resigned the office because of inability to attend on account of pres
 sure of business. -.... ....
 The Big Seven Social club is making arrangements for its fifth annual dance to be given in Eagles hall on Wednes- day evening, January 31. The follow ing committee has charge of the af- fair: William Slavin, William Dug gan, Patrick Kennedy, Thomas Slavin, John Gaffney and Joseph Nolan.
 Miss Harriet Hayes Darlington of this city and Clarence P. Cook will be married Thursday afternoon at 3:30 at the home of the bride The wedding and a few friends have been invited. Miss Morse of Washington, D. C., will be bridesmaid. and G. George Goss of this city best man.
 Attorneys Seery and Minor, as com missioners on the estate of the late George Powell of this city, to-day de cided to award Charles Danks of New 1 Haven SIT. Danks claimed S4O2 fol keeping and maintaining MT Powell twenty-six weeks. Mir POwells son Albert, who was administrator on the estate, refused to pay the claim, hence the appointment of commissioners to hear eviderce.
 Saturday evening a man in an in tOxicated state was lucky that he was not run over by Waterville car leav. ing the center. He attempted to. board the car that was moving and just caught hold of the front door The car dragged him for some distance when he was finally compelled to lei go. He landed in the street and was sorry looking spectacle when he picked himself up.
 The window display of ]. B. Mul lings has been attracting the eyes of so many children that the police are tired of keeping the crowds away and have asked the proprietor to take out the display. Saturday evening the crowd was so large that 1t took five policemen to keep the walk i1 front of the store clear. One of the officers said that if the windows were left in that way it would take the entir, force to keep the walk cleared thi. week.
 This evening. at the regular meet ings of Mattatuck. Brass City and Humboldt lodges of the New England Order of Protection. the annual elec tion of officers will take place. Great interest in the work of the order is being sustained by the local lodges and indications point tO substantis. gains during the winter months Hum bOldt lodge will hold their meeting if | Mechanics hall for the first time and ] ii is expected that a hOuse-waTming will take place.
 Yesterday was the first day Of th' season that there was skating. and he cause of the beautiful weather maul 1 hundreds who take pleasure in skim ming over the ice got out their skate' and visited the ponds. In the easterI section of the city the ice on the vari ous places was enjoyed by very largt crowds. Hamilton park. where almOs ] all the children skate. was literally black with boys and girls. John D. i had it's share. while the ice house als' had few hundred.
 As evidenced by our large sales o | the past two weeks. the bangle brace ' let stands foremost in the mind Of th' . Christmas gift hunters We have Othei ! bracelets in polished Roman and r0S, ! gold. all of seryiceable weights. Price i for solid gold goods range from S5 [.