Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-17
CITY NEWS


 The seats were removed from the green to-day and for the next six months anybody who wants to spend half hour in the park and wants to enjoy the sights will have to climb into the band stand.
 At the Chapel street Methodist church tomorrow the pastor, Rev J. H. Farchild, will speak at the morning service on "The Supreme Desire of Life," and in the evening his theme will be "Triumphs Over Hindrances."
 The board of finance held meet ing last night and talked for an hour or so on the estimates for 1907. Nothing definite was agreed upon, but enough was said to show that the rate of taxation will not exceed that laid last year.
 There will be an anniversary re- qutem high mass celebrated at the church of the Sacred Heart on Mon day. November 19, at 8 o'clock for the late Mrs Mary Scadden Coleman of North Main street, formerly of Wolcott street.
 The Equipoise Rivet company of Waterbury has filed a certificate of organization with the state secretary $3.OOO has been paid on the $5,O00 capital. G. G. Riggs of Waterbury is president and treasurer and A. D. Babin is secretary.
 The music will be from Mendels- sohn's "St Paul" at the second spec fal musical service at the First Con- gregational church tomorrow even ing and will include solos, duet and choruses. These services are attract ing large congregations C. those that love good sacred music.
 The St Thomas Cadet football team and the Hamilton Park team will play for practice tomorrow morning at State league park. The game will start promptly at 1:45. George will referee. It is requested that all members of the Cadet team report for pratcice tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock at the B. A. c. rooms.
 Every Sunday night, Eagles hall.
 At the A. M. E. Zion conference tomorrow morning a praise service will be held at 6 o'clock, led by the Rev E. George Riddle, D. D., presid- ing elder. At 10:30 the regular morning service will open with a ser- mon by the Rev A. Macallum, A. NJ. The afternoon service will begin at 3 o'clock. The sermon will be by the Rev J. W. Davis of New Haven. The evening session will open at 2 o'clock. The sermon will be by the Rev B. w. Swain, D. D.
 There are two reasons why boys like U.. S. & Co clothes. One is that they look better than the other fel- low's-the other is "U.. S. & Co ticket"
 The department of public works should have the leader on City hall over the side entrance to the office of the board of charities fixed before she bad weather sets in. For years water drips down on the iron exit and stone steps at that point, making walking dangerous when 1t freezes and caus- ing great hardship during a thaw. This is job that should be attended to right away for if it stands much longer 1t will have to remain in it's present shape until next spring.
 The streets were very slippery this and owners of horses who neglected to have their animals sharpened found themselves in peck of trouble, for drivers were tele- phoning from all parts of the town to their employers that their horses had come down. In some instances harnesses got ripped to pieces, shafts of wagons broken, and the horses re- ceived such shaking up that they had to take long rest before they could get onto their feet again, and some of them never would have per- formed the feat if they hadn't been helped.
 Local Irishmen and descendants Of the Irish race are highly interested in the lecture to be given next Thursday night in the City han, by Senmas MacMnnus, the famous novelist and poet. who will speak on Irish Wit and HuInor' under the auspices of the Patrick Sarsfeld club. Professor Is making his third tour of the United States and his oratory IS well known and appreciated in tbis country. The press throughout the 1 country has showered him with fat l tering notices and the local commit 1 tee expect 10 have City hall taxed to 1 It's capacity next Thursday night to 1 do honor to the famous son of inoun- | Donegal.
 Locust street is blocked to-day by | a house which Contractor Brazil is I for the Chase Rolling Mill I Co. The contractor got the house on ! to the highway without taking out | ! permit and as soon as Inspector Chatfield found out what was up he 4 ,alled there and inquired who gave I to move the building along he street. Nobody could answer the question and as consequence the I mover was held up on a charge of v.- plating a city ordinance. Application | vas made for permission some time l ,go to move the building from one place to another. but 1t appears mo- l ,ody ever called to have the paper made out and furnish a bond. This is case where somebody blundered.
 How annoying Is 1t to have 2 watch thst is out Of repair frequent | y and in the care of the watch doc l or one third of the time. Buy a rateh of known reputation. of un- Iuestioned reliability and save yOsIr- i elf much annoyance. Get q watch |