Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-10-29
CITY NEWS

Cll I NEW0 . The department of health met this afternoon and talked over estimates for 1907.
 Tuxedo suits, worth SIP, for boys of F to 15 years $500, at Upson, Sin gieton X Co.'S.
 Miss Nora O'Rourke has taken a position as third grade teacher in the Center school at Thomaston.
 The board of safety held meeting this afternoon at o clock for thepur- pose of acting upon estimates for next year.
 Asaph Hodges, for the past fifty years an employe of the Citizens National bank, has been retired on a comfortable salary. MT Hodges was the banks general bookkeeper and filled the position in an eminently satisfactory manner.
 The funeral of James Tobin took place yesterday afternoon from his late home on East Main street with service at the Immaculate Conception church by Father O'Brien and inter ment in St Joseph's cemetery. The H. Moran, James Mcdonald, Bernard F. Byrnes, Thomas Nolan and Martin Scully. A mass of requiem was cele- brated at the Immaculate Conception church this morning by Father O'Brien.
 There will be meeting of the Second Ward Improvement associa- ton Tuesday evening, October Both, at o'clock at the office of John J. Geraghty, rooms 6 and ', No Il East Main street A full attendance is de- sired. Printed copies of the constitu- ton and bylaws have been mailed to the members. It is expected that good many more will become mem- bers of the association at this meeting. All interested in Improvements in the second ward are invited to be present and become members.
 At the republican rally in the City hall Saturday night, Irving H. Chase, candidate for senator, was chairman. His speech of introduction was short. It was practically his first speech in public. Of the large number of vice. presidents only few were on the stage. Every time Senator Thurston turned his back to help himself to the contents of the pitcher on the table behind him, crowds of tired listeners would take advantage of the lull in his eloquenec to escape the rest. It was decidedly frosty rally.
 The cold weather of yesterday and to-day set people thinking of their coal bins and what it costs to fill them now compared with what it could be done for before few smart fellows got corner on prices and put the figures so high that many have to get along with considerably less fuel than they need. And yet the men, who are doing all in. their power to legislate so that this sort of thing may go on indefinitely make no bones of coming before the public and proclaiming themselves the friends of the people.
 Contractor Kelley has a force of men blasting the huge ledge that stands on the east side of Round Hill street, near Camp street, and if the weather holds out good for week more the street will be opened to his full width. This was one of the pet schemes of Former Commissioner Whiting of the department of public works, and it must be source of consolation to him to see 1t nearing completion. It Is big public i'm provement and no doubt people who find it n ready way to and from their places of employment appreciate 1t.
 These are the days sweater feels good. coat style S1.5o at Upson, Sin gleton X Cos.
 The public has no idea of the mag nitude of the projects now under way by the Waterbury Clock Co and in fact it would take the better part of day to look over them. With the building of a large dam on Clock avenue, raising the roof of one of the erecting a whole new shop, including an office and several the company Is making provision to meet any contingency that may arise and when all the work now in hand is completed it will have the largest and best equipped plant of the kind in the world. if 1t isn't so already. Sandwiched in among the new buildings is handsome church edifice recently acquired by the company, which will be converted to factory use in time, unless the decides 10 employ a preacher and hold service there now and then for the spiritual upbuilding of the help. But perhaps all the clock shop people are good enough and don't stand in need of reform, and If there are any wayward folks inside the gates, the chances are that the words of a preacher would have