Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-26
CITY NEWS

meet tonight. There will be special meeting ot Waterbury Lodge of Elks at 8:30 to- I night.
 The Dramatic club of St Mary's Alumni association will meet this evening at 8 o'clock sharp. Mrs P. T. Keeley and daughter Madeline, of North Elm street are spending few days in New York. Several from this city journed to
 New Haven to witness the game be- noon.
 All members of Company B, H. R., are requested to report at the A. O. H. hall, East Main street, Wednes- day evening at 7:30.
 The Waterbury Military band will give another of their popular enter tainments at Columbus hall, Nauga- tuck, next Thursday evening, June 2S. Latest popular music for dancing. Rev John A. Mulcahy council, K of O., will hold an important meet. ing this evening in K. of c. hall. All members are requested to be on hand. A large class initiation will follow regular meeting.
 Bernat Holczer, proprietor of the Standard Shoe house, has purchased the bankrupt stock of shoes in the store formerly kept by William Poss- ner. The sale was made by Attorney J. J. O'Neill as trustee of the con- cern.
 James M. Ahern and Miss Eliza beth O'Brien, both of Pleasant street, were married this morning at the Immaculate Conception church by Father Slocum. Daniel Doran was best man and Miss Margaret Wrinn was maid of honor.
 A very pleasant surprise party was given at the home of Miss Nora Eos ter of East Clay street Saturday even- ing in honor of her 17th birthday. The evening was passed in playing of games and several piano selec- tions were rendered by Miss Myrta Blackman and solos by T. La Valley.
 Wilber c. Austin, the we'll known liveryman, died yesterday at Dr Jackson's sanitarium, Watertown. Besides his widow he leaves three daughters, Grace, Mabel and Ruby. Funeral service will be held at the house, 474 North Main street, to- morrow night. The remains will be taken to Bristol for burial Thursday morning.
 The debris is. being removed from the Buckingham building, the stores and offices being fitted up and in a short time the whole place will be occupied. Stanford White, who was shot last night in Madison Square Garden. was a member of the firm that designed the building and made a few trips to Waterbury during its construction.
 The New England Watch company has made a move towards getting some important public improvements about it's plant. The company wants a sidewalk on the north side of Dover street and asks that the street be paved from South Main street to the factory. They also petition for the paving of Benedict street from the north side of Clay street to Liberty street.
 A week from tomorrow evening at the regular monthly meeting of the board of health, Dr Keeley, who with the aid of Sanitary Inspector Callahan has been making an investigation of the slaughter houses in this city will make a report. Although the investi- gation is about completed Callahan or Keeley does not care to make a state ment until the report has first been submitted to the board. IL is said that the report will be more interesting than the report on the slaughter houses in Chicago.
 On Friday evening the first an- nual reception of St Mary's Dramatic club will be, held in Leavenworth hall. The club was formed during the winter and for the few months of its existence has had considerable suc- cess. It put on some very amusing playlets in the Mulcahy Memorial building and expects to give the pub lie a chance of seeing some interest ing sketches the coming fall. The dance of the Dramatic club on Fri day evening will be really the an- nual reception of the alumni which does not give its annual affair this year.
 It took the jury in the district court nearly two hours to reach a verdict in the suit of Attorney E. B. Kelley against the real estate agent. B. !. Torkomian. The verdict was for $40 with costs. The case will take another trip to the supreme court. The last time it was decided for the defendant. The point in Ques- tion is whether or not Attorney Rei- ley rendered the defendant services for which he should be paid. Attor- ney Kelley had charge of the defen- dant's real estate business for o-er a year. but kept no account of what services he rendered him.
 A crowd of small boys on Vine street started Sunday afternoon to have a little fun and Alfred Ro5erge and James Hodgkinson got angry at each other. Roberge is 1 5 and seems to have more bad temper than Is good for one of his years. He also Is older and stronger than HodEkinson- These two got pulling at cap and Roberge struck Hodgkinson in the eye with his fist. The little fellows ere looked quite sore in the city court today. Roberge was charged with assault and while Hodgkinson was testify ing he burst out with a loud con- trsdietion- He was fined tfo and c1st. That was the only business for the court A case against Orsini Pc losi and Luigi Gattaini was settled for s9 each
 Just a few days left to nick out that graduation gift and ve vill help