Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-14
CITY NEWS

The Simonsville Village Improve me9t club gave an entertainment in the hall of the Chapel street school last night.
 The Holy Name society of the Im- maculate Conception church will go to holy communion Sunday morning at . o'clock mass.
 The employees of the American Mills Co will give their third annual prone made and dance at Leavenw0rth Hall on Tuesday evening, April 25th.
 Mrs M. D. Bradley has sold to W. Brooks her two family house on Lo- cust street. The sale was made through the agency of John s. Neagle, 106 Bank street. @ ,.
 Views have been taken showing the Improvement made at the Elton hotel and Merriman property. It is very neat job and the bureau of engineer ing has reason to feel proud of 1t.
 The adjourned hearing before the board of public works regard ing the proposed widening of Bank l; street, west side, from Grand street southerly, will be held tomorrow af- T ternoon at 1:3O o'clock. sed a:rgad o9 The executive committee of St Mary's Alumni association will meet this evening at the rooms of the assO- citation. Important business Is to be transacted and every member on the committee is requested to attend.
 Attorneys Kennedy and Church were in Winsted, before the superior court, t< Aox To ST, against Preston Atwood of Wood bury. The issue is on note for .$2, 800 which was secured by an insurance policy for that amount.
 The Fitting Clothing Co, proprietors of several stores in New York state. have leased the old pOstOffice and will open OH Thursday, April 20, an up-to- date clothing store. The place has been remodeled and fitted up to suit them. High grade goods at popular prices will be the firms motto. ..
 The committees of the different coun- cils of the Knights of Columbus will meet this evening at St Patrick's hall at S:3O o'clock, to make arrangements for the entertainment the Knights will give on the second night of the May festival, Thursday. May II, at City hall, by the Queens Daughters. .....- 3sdIhe commissioners on' the "insolvent estate of the late Margaret Gaughan. Attorneys Root and Kelley, rendered their decision this morning on the claim of Mary X. Luddy for .$35S for boarding and nursing Mrs Gaughan. The claim to the amount of $2SS was allowed. Mrs Luddy was represented by Attorney Slavin and the estate by Attorney Russell.
 James Brennan of New Haven has brought suit against Robert and Mi chael MOlzOn, proprietors of the Bank hotel on Bank street, for the recovery of certain. property which was at- tached some time ago. The property was in the possession of a drummer for Mir Brennan, who is a publisher, and was held for debt owed by him. The incident occurred about week ago. The suit is returnable to the district court.
 At the meeting of the third ward re- publican club last night the resigna- tion of President J. NJ. Burrall was read and laid on the table. An amend ment to the bylaws providing that the executive committee shall consist of seven members, together with the president, two vice presidents. secre- tary and treasurer as ex-ofiicio mem bers, was offered by pr Goodenough and referred to the executive con- mittee. Several orators were heard from including Lieut-C Colonel Geddes, Alderman Callan and Attorney NJ. J. Byrne. D.
 Among the many post I.enten festivi- ties to be given the most enjoyable will be the prom and sociable to be held by the Ladies' auxiliary, No, 5. A. O. H., in City hall on Easter Monday night, April 24. The committee fin charge has been straining every nerve for the past three months in order to make this the hest ever given by this popular organ ization, and the large sale of tickets already reported indicates that their labor will be crowned with success and that the popular old dance hall will be crowded to the doors. Iallier's orches- tra has been engaged to furnish music for the merry crowd. Popular prom prices will prevail.
 It is long fast but Thomas Kelly. the baker-farmer. said to-day that four will be selling for g a barrel next fall. Mfr Kelly is something of a prophet. even though his prognos- ticatiOns with reference to the Liberty street extension. which he promised would come to pass during the re- gime of Mayor Thomas D. Barlow. didn't add to his reputation in that respect. But that's another matter. and if four takes a big drop after next September people will forget all about the past and be happy. In the meantime many will have to hustle to keep body and soul together. hut if is hcped that everybody will he able to find something fit to eat until wages 20 up and the price of. breadstuffs comes down. = Attorney Susan C. O'Neill has knocked spots out of Judge Lockwood of Norfolk fin her suit of Attorney Isa- teJIe M. Pettus of New York against Leonard Gault of Southport. Some weeks .seo Miss O'Neill and Judge lockwood kept Judge Case busy in fbe superior court listening to argu- rnents on demurrers and motions. One of the latter was for the appointment of a receiver to collect rent from Gault for his ocrupancy of the property i'm yolve,i in the suit. This morning Clerk Marsh received from Judge Case his rulings and every one of them was in favor of Miss O'Neill. all of the de