Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-27
CITY NEWS

I
 a two weeks vacation, in New York
 city.
 l X son was born to MT and Mrs
 Morgan T. Burke. S5 Charles street l Christmas eve.
 Miss Margaret Stevens, who is
 studying at St Joseph's hospital, Pat
 erson, N. J., is visiting at her home
 on East Main street.
 Mime Rosa Leyitte and her daugh- ters, Amy and Emma Leyitte of SOC
 Tenth avenue, New York, are the guests of MT and Mrs Freedman of
 A Park place.
 The Watertown Lumber company
 of Watertown has filed certificate of incorporation at the office of the
 state secretary with capital stock lof $10,000. The incorporators are H. E. Thompson, Albert Schumaker
 and T. F. Carmody.
 Miss Margaret Sweeney, at one time ticket seller at the Jacques. but
 now travelling with the Little John nie Jones' company, is spending a vacation at her home in this city. On Christmas day she entertained Miss Viola Grant of the same company C. A. Snow X Co, patent lawyers
 of Washington, D. C., have now ready their diary and memorandum book for 1907, which they will send on re- ceipt of postage cents. This little
 book is useful. Nowhere else that
 we know can so much be had for so little.
 The Old Guard of New York city
 has issued an invitation to Colonel
 James E. Geddes for the annual ball which takes place in Madison Square ! Garden on January 24. Through Colonel Geddes all the officers of the Second regiment have also been in- yited to attend.
 The Waterbury Military band will give another of its popular promenades at Eagles hall on New Years night It is some time since the band has had an opportunity of giving a promenade and on this occasion they have decided to have the full band furnish the music.
 The Keystone quartet, composed of William Adams, William Fogarty. George Dunn and William Blaisdell, will make its initial appearance in vaudeville at the Murray Hill thea ter. New York, on next Sunday. The members have been practicing for some time and are said to have a most entertaining number.
 An electric motor which has been bone of contention between Grea- ney & McNellis, electricians, and Prisque P. Valois, 292 South Main street, for some time, and which fin ally got them into court, was decided this morning by Judge Burpee to be the property of Valois. valois con- tended the motor was changed by the defendants to whom he gave it to be repaired. He was awarded dam- ages of $45 and costs.
 Skating at Hamilton park this winter is proving just as popular among the young folks and Superin- tendent George Walker with his as- s!stants are busily engaged taking care of the hundreds of boys and girls who patronize the pond on Sundays and during vacation. The ice is aI- ways in good condition for gliders. as 1t is flooded whenever it is neces- sary, consequently it is one of the best rinks to be found in the city.
 At a quarterly meeting of Court Richard Wagner. 134 last Friday. the following officers were elected: Chief ranger. John J. Faix; sub-chief ran ger. Charles Anstett: recording secre- tary. Max Book: financial secretary. William Drescher; treasurer, William Hcyer: ST woodward, John Zorn: jr woodward, George Hassinger: ST headle, Fred Schulz; jr beadlc. Paul Rechenberg: trustee. 4. C. Swenson: lecturer. Louis Tritschler: physician. Dr 4. C. Swenson; druggist. Nugeut's pharmacy. The officers will be in- stalled January 4th. 1907. and a so- cial session will follow the instalIa- tion.
 At St Thomas church this morning very pretty marriage was ceIe- hrated by the Rev Father Sullivan. the contracting parties being WilliaIn J. Kelley and Anna Gllligan. Patrick Kelley tine we'll known athelete and brother of the groom was best man. while Miss Sadie Gilligan. sister of the bride was maid of honor Mir and Mrs Kelley left for a wedding tou- after a breakfast at the home Of the bride. East Farm street. On their re- turn from Philadelphia and Della ware. the young couple will reside lt i3 East Farm street. Mir and Mrs Kelley receivel many presents. includ- ing cut glass, silver and China ware.
 X petition to the coming general was filed yesterday in the office of the secretary of state from The Thomaston & Watertown Elec- tric Railway company. for permission 10 construct a trolley line from to Terryyille and for an extension of time for the construc- ton Of its lines Petitions for an of time for construction were also filed by the Meriden. & COmpounce Tramway company. the Naugatuck Valley EI- sctric company. the Cheshire Street l company. the Norvalk | Bridgeport & Bethel Traction com l Iany and the Connecticut Railway l md Lighting company All the com ,anies ask for an extension to July l. 1909.
 How annoying is it to have a watch that is out Of repair frequent ]