Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-09-28
CITY NEWS

Charles Merritt of the Apothecaries hall is on a weeks vacation to New York and South Norwalk.
 Michael Moriarty died this morn ing at the residence of his niece, Mrs Ellen O'Connell, 51 River street. The funeral will be held Sunday after noon.
 Harry, the infant son of MT and Mrs M. V. Medling. of Weyman street fell from third story block yesterday and escaped without seri- ous injury.
 Albert Newman, an employe of tho Waterbury Farrel Foundry, while at work this morning, had one of his fingers amputated by having his hand caught in a machine.
 The Naugatuck Valley associa- tion of Congregational ministers will hold a meeting at the Second church in this city on October 8. The ses- sion will open at 9:30 in the morn ing.
 The fifth annual masquerade ball of the Hamilton Park Athletic club will be held this evening Tt Hamil- ton hall Mill Plain A dance program of eighteen numbers has been ar ranged, and the music will be pop ular airs. Prizes will be awarded those who have the best costumes md also to the most popular lady and gentleman in the hall. The Hamil- ton Park boys have the reputation of giving some very good times end they this evening the most successful yet given.
 A very interesting meeting will be held this evening in Mechanics hall by Alexander Won Homboldt lodge. N. E. O. P. A large attendance of members and visiting delegations from the other lodges is expected to- night to make the opening of the fall campaign. It is expected that Supervisor William Dinneen will be present and address the meeting in his usual happy manner. After the close of the meeting the social session will be resumed and the games of pinochle and whist as we'll as musi- cal session will occupy the attention of those fortunate enough to be pres ent. All Neopians will be cordially welcomed.
 Henry Wilson of West Side Hill has more than ordinary interest in New York state politics this fall, for he has son running for assembly, man from Brewsters, just across the Connecticut line from Danbury. Mir Wilson, the candidate, was in town few days ago. He Is a Hearst man to the spinal column and according to him the whole northern and vest ern parts of the state are afire for the adopted New Yorker. Of his own and MT Hearst's chances of winning. nat urally MT Wilson has not the slightest doubt. In fact he says that Mir Hearst seems to be the most popular candi- date that ever run for the governor ship of the Empire state.
 Judge Burpee was in New Haven at short calendar in the superior court to-day trying to get the suit of the Platt Bros company against the city set down for trial. This Is the suit in which the Platts claim dam ages of $5O,OOO because of the city polluting the Naugatuck river, which runs past their property at Platt's mills, by using the river as means of sewage disposal. The case has been in court a number of years. Juig-
 ment was once obtained against the city. Then there were injunctions and counter injunctions restraining the city from using the river for car rying of It's sewage after Janu- ary, 1902. but 1t is using the river yet. Then there were more in june tions restraining the Platts from im- prisoning certain city officials, but the end is as far on as ever.