Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-30
CITY NEWS

Miss Jen6ie Frazer. student at Notre Dame convent. is spending the Thanksgiving vacation at her home in Hartford.
 The young ladies of St Thomas's s parish will hold their regular month ly whist in the church hall on Mon- day evening.
 The Misses Angela Maloney and Winnificd Weiss. students at St Elizabeth's convent, Jersey City, spent Thanksgiving at their homes in this city. M
 There will be a special meeting of the Bricklayers, Mas0ns and Plas- terers' union at Carpenters hall to- night at o'clock to take action on the death of Theophile Evon.
 A meet of Melicent Porter chapter will be held on Monday after noon next at 3 o'clock at the resi- dence of Mrs Charles Miller, 32 Hill- side avenue. Miss Mary White will read a historical paper. All are re- quested to bring their symbols. A social hour will follow.
 John Shea was arrested to-day by Detective Kennaugh on charge of theft. Shea is accused of stealing chickens from Patrick Moriarty and selling them to Garrett Sayers. The case was called in the police court this morning, but was put over un- til tomorrow, as Shea had not been arrested at the time.
 Henry Hirbour of Lawrence street, who went to Canada some time ago for the benefit of his health, and now wants to return, is detained there awaiting investigation regarding his right to leave that country. City Clerk Sandland has looked up the matter and finds that Ee is citizen of the United States and has for warded an attested copy of the re- suit of his investigation to MT Hir> bour.
 Superintendent Beach of the po- lice department says one of his men picked up pair of lady's gloves at the corner of Bank and Meadow streets last night. There was dol lar bill slowed away in one of them and MT Beach says the money and the gloves await the owner at the station. He knows everybody reads the Democrat and requested a re- porter of that paper to call attention to the find so that the lady may know where to call for them.
 Miss Sheridan McNally, student at Laurelton hall, Milford, is spend ing the Thanksgiving recess at the home of her grandmother, Mrs R. G. McNally of 133 West Main street. Miss McNally, who is the young lady who received much prominence re- gently by being made the recipient of Carnegie medal for saving q child's life at WOodmont, is enter taining Miss Natalie Smith of Mill ford, Miss Catharine McGinnis of Bridgeport. Miss Grace Dillon of Hartford. Miss Helen Fitzpatrick of Meriden, Miss Alice Heating of Meri- den, all students at Laurelton hall.
 There is a rumor to the effect that the board of finance will not recom- mend an appropriation for the erec- tion of new engine house in the south end next year. It is quite like ly that the story emanated from par ties who think there is no need of fire protection in that part of Water bury, but the commissioners who have this matter in hand and who are familiar with the situation will not be misled by this sort of talk. The house should be built and put In commission as soon as possible, and when 1t is up let it not be charged that they made a one horse shanty out of 1t. Let us have a first class double house.
 The fire department had two out ings yesterday, one in the morning and another in the afternoon. The first was to the residence of T. E. Merrill, 36 Holmes avenue, where the water back in the stove got out of order and fearing something worse might follow it was decided to take time by the forelock and call the department. The boys responded promptly. but there was no need of their service. In the afternoons the chimney in the building at 9 Man. han street. owned by Fabian McKin- ney. started to burn and the aid of the department was invoked. The damage was slight. This morning the flremen were wondering when they would have another run and before they had turned from the sub ject a call was sent in from East Main and Wolcott streets. The chim- ney in the residence of John F. Ma her was burning and needed imme- diate attention. The companies rushed out there and extinguished fha hlaza hafnr- ;t lfl ~.. s-