Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-28


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 The bureau of assessment held a meeting last night on the matter of benefits and damages arising from the i layout of Thomaston avenue.
 The board of health will meet at S:30 o'clock tonight, when it is ex- pected the committee or repairs on the 1 crematory will submit a report. A months mind mass will be cele- brated tomorrow morning at s o'clock at the Immaculate Conception church for the late Mrs Mary stanton of 61 East Main street.
 First division, 4. o. H., will hold it's regular meeting tomorrow evening and every member of the division is re- quested to attend. At this meeting ar- engagements for the St Patrick's day celebration will be made.
 The railroad commissioners will give hearing at the Capitol on Tuesday, March IS, at II a. 'm.. upon the peti- ton of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Go for the approval of the taking of land in Waterbury.
 At the reception following the Miller Smith wedding yesterday afternoon, the engagement was announced of Miss Helen Smith, daughter of Mir and Mrs Richard J. Smith of Grove street, to c. Sanford Bull. Miss Smith is a cousin to Ralph H. Smith, the groom of yesterday. zae.s Clarence H. Bangs, who has just returned from his wedding trip, was presented with silver service after the battalion drill at the armory last evening. The presentation speech was 1 made by Major Q. Tillson on behalf of the members of Company 4, in which Bangs is a lieutenant.
 | At all the Catholic and Episcopal churches special services were held to. day, it being Ash Wednesday, the first | day of Lent. In the former edifices ashes were blessed and placed on the | foreheads of the congregation, accord | ing to the custom of that religion. In the Episcopal morning prayers, the | litany and holy communion were given. and there will be also services | this evening. .. Edward V. Curley, the we'll known manager of the Casino bowling alleys, while roller skating yesterday after noon fell and fractured his nose. Roller skating is very popular in tbis city | now and the crowds that attend the Casino rink are large. The manager of the building is rather clever on the skates. but yesterday took a header and landed up against one of the posts, resulting in the injury above stated,
 List of letters remaining unclaimed in the postoffice: Mrs Lizzie Allen, James Costelo, Henry C. Cantey. Elm anuel Cohen. Edward Cohen. Edward ]. Denn, Alexander Falconer. Miss Winnie Grant. Maud Rowland, Will liam Hickey. Mrs Annie NJ. James. Ed ward Kelly, Joseph Lamothe, Herman Morin. Miss Maria Meehan. Victor Mayrand, Mrs Jassie Peet. Henry Rob- i erts, Miss Millie Weiss, Miss Margaret Casey (pkg), 223 South Main street.
 Assistant States Attorney Kellogg was asked to-day if he would try the alleged insurance fraud cases, and he ! replied that until after the cases 1 against Cenesky and Leonard for the murder of Thomas C. Lockwood are disposed of he cannot set a date for any other case. This indicates that the cases will be tried this term. for MT Kellogg intends, if possible. to i clear the docket for the June term, when the case for the murder of An gelo Solomita against Savino Perriello 1 will come up.
 About 100 were present at the ban quet given by the Talma club last even l ing. The menu was an excellent one and some interesting after dinner speeches were made The following young ladies who took part in the re cent minstrels were present: Jennie Culhane, Gertrude Reed, Agnes Slavin. Margaret Dillon. Kittie Denehy, Nellie Sutton. Susie McAlenny, Mary H. Minahan. Annie Mclaughlin, May Buckley. Margaret Delaney. Sadie CrOnin. Josephine Dillon, Lulu KilrOe. Leila LOughlin. May Hayes. Mary Hig- gins. Clara Sutton, Jennie Cronin and Nellie 0Brien.
 Attorneys Carmody and Russell kept Judge Lowe engaged for a hot half { hour in the probate court today listen- ing to arguments for and against the ! appointment of certain persons as con- servator over Miss Harriet Hall of WOlcott. who is living with Louis Esinhart and his family on Farm street. Eight men and three women. all well known to Miss Hall. were sug- gested 10 the court. any one of whom ] is capable of filling the office. The [ lawyers became so angry in their ar guments. Attorney Russell claiming that Attorney CarmOdy wantel the whole hog. that Judge Lowe decided 10 give them a few days to cool of and try 10 reach some agreement
 The forty-fve contest held in St Pat rick's parish hall last night was an i'm mense success from every standpoint. A very large number of men were present and everything passed of smoothly. The method of scoring was very satisfactory and the management should be congratulated on the fact that no person had grounds for a pro test on the outcome. r. J. Casey-s team had the highest number of points. Roger Connor-s team second and Iames Delaney's team third. The ls- dies teams under Mrs Witbey and Miss Deborah Fitzgerald played a line game. with Miss Fifzzeralf's team vie tors. The ladies who had charge 0f the arrangements and to whom the suecess If the affair l. due are Miss Julia LarkIn- Miss Anna BeznaL Miss