Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-11
CITY NEWS

Tomorrow evening fair and sup. per will be held at the Third Congre gational church. The supper and far will be repeated on Thursday even ing.
 Mrs Sarah Kinnane of Union street, who underwent surgical operation at the hospital for facial nerve trou- ble. is now at her home and feels much relieved.
 Helen E., infant daughter of Mir and Mrs Charles E. Egan, Jr. 356 West Grove street, died this morning. The burial will be private and will be in the family plot in Calvary ceme tery.
 List Of letters remaining unclaimed at postotfice: Mrs Raymond w. Beech CT, Harry Curtis, John Carey. Mrs F. F. Dunne. J. Albert Maxwell, Miss Delie Smith. George Rice, Mrs Rob- ert Roettgen. John Williams, Mrs Josie Wheeler, Miss Lillian Winthrop, Mrs Kate Wooster.
 Patrick H. Carroll IS very i'll with typhoid fever and on that account the case of Hubert NJ. Rigney against him which is pending trial, in the su- perior court, had to be put back to- day The suit is about the use of tools and machinery at the garbage crematory when MT Carroll had the contract.
 The case of Theresa Shaunnessy against Louis Norton. which is down for hearing in the district court to- morrow will not be tried. Attorney J. NJ. Lynch, counsel for the plaintiff has concluded there is nothing to be gained by obtaining judgment. Nor ton was q waiter in the Waterbury club and the plaintiff used to work there occasionally.
 Harry Parsons, manager of Polls theater, at which "The Clansman" is billed to appear next Saturday even- ing, and John J. Splain, MT Polls | right-hand man, were seen hustling through exchange place yesterday af- ternoon. They were asked if The Clansman" would appear in this city and they stated that as yet they | could not say. We do not know how things will pan out" said Harry. The suit of Abraham Willner of Meadow street against the Connecti- cut Railway and Lighting Co for $2.- 900 damages was begun before Judge Case and the jury in the superior court at 1 o'clock to-day. The trou- ble is over a pole near Willner's store which he claims is nuisance and detriment to his business and property. The company claims the pole was there before Willner got the property, that public necessity re. quires it to be there and that 1t is neither a nuisance nor a menace.
 In all probability Jacques theater will have an orchestra in couple oi weeks. Lew Madden, who has been playing the part of :he torch" the past two seasons. leaves next Monday for Hartford, where with James w Fitzpatrick and William Thompson he will begin his variety career. A meeting of the musicians union will be held next week to decide on 3 price for services at the Jacques, as already an offer has been made, SC they are proceeding to get an orches tra together. It is likely that some out of town fellow will push the key: at the theater next week and 1t i: expected that the orchestra will gt on duty the following Monday.
 The official document raising Fath CT Slocum to the dignity of domestic prelate with the title of monsignor is written on the best kind of parchment paper. signed with the seal Of ''Ths ' Fisherman and unless destroyed by ! accident will last for ages. Many have called to congratulate Father Slocum. and already some very fat | tering letters have been received by | him. One admirer concludes by stat | ing if Father Slocum never did any thing but give St Mary's new nospi' tai to Waterbury it entities him tc the distinction just conferred upor him by the pope.
 The feast of Chanukah. great Jewish festival opens at sunset to day and will continue for eight Jays If commentaries the victories of ths Mae-abecs over the Syrians. ChaIu kah is also called Feast of Lights. because on the evening before th' first day of the feast one light i' kfndIed alike in synagogue and hOm' and every following night the mum her of lights is increased by one. un til on tbe eighth night every hous' and synagogue has it's eight lights al burning. The kindling of the light is in memory of the following incl ! dent at the time of the Maccabees U the second century before Christ When :he priests entered the ts.npl' to purifv the boly places prOfane, { hy the Syrians they could not at tirs find any ritually prepared oil witl which tg Fight the ~Ner Tamid. o ..PerI.efual Light" At last by din of much searching. they found small cruse of consecrated ansi 'lnpoi lufei oil which had been scaled an' hidden for some such occasion as this Through q miracle this cruse laste, far an entire week. until the new rituaI oil could be prepared for to seven branchei candlestiek- or Me norah--
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