Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-15
CITY NEWS

CITY NEWS
 The Nosahogan Guards gave a banquet to their lady friends last
 night.
 A son was born this morning to MT and Mrs Edward Carey of AZ Hill street.
 Moving pictures of the Passion play will be given at the Lady of Lourdes church this evening.
 There will be a stereopticon eXhibi- tion at the Boys club this evening at 7:30. The public is invited.
 Already several punches of sham rocks have been received by people about town, but the big consignment has not yet arrived.
 An anniversary high mass will be celebrated on Friday morning at $ o'clock at the Sacred Heart church for the late Thomas H. Pryor.
 The meeting of the officers and di- rectors of the Catholic Women's asso-, citation which was to have been held this evening has been postponed until next Thursday evening.
 An examination will be held at the local postoffice on April Fl for positions as rural letter carriers. The object is to establish list of eligi- bles and to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of R. J. Bunnell of route No 2.
 The Y. M. C. A. orchestra will hold d concert at the Y. M. c. A. building on Monday evening, April ?. under the leadership of William E. Tinsley. This is one of the events where the public will be given an opportunity of seeing what has been accomplished in the musical line by the young men of this organization.
 George Swick has brought suit against John King for $1 ,000 damages for having been bitten by Kings dog. Swick works on an ice wagon and he was delivering ice at Kings house few days ago when Kings dog jump ed at him and bit him severely in the leg. The papers in the suit which were issued by Attorney Holohan, were served yesterday afternoon by Constable Lunny.
 The street department did a nice job on Baldwin street yesterday: The gutters were cleaned, all the old pa pers and tin cans picked up and cart ed away, making the whole place look fifty per cent. peter than before. To be sure the snow shuts it out from view today but the place has been cleaned just the same and when this squall passes over the effect will again be visible. This should be kept up right along. the same as in others or the main thoroughfares.
 Ground was broken yesterday for the new industry, the Waterbury Roll ing Mills company. incorporated. The factory will be built on Browns meadows and for the present will oc- cupy two or three acres. Robert k. Brown. who is financially interested in the concern has given the company an option on eight acres more for q few thousand dollars. The company will manufacture all kinds of metal but principally German silver. SSO.O00 of the capital has been paid in. It is not yet known when the company will begin actual work but it will give employment to few hundred men.
 There will be a short calendar ses- sion of the superior court tomorrow forenoon. There are quite a number of motions. al of minor character, however, to be disposed of. Three divorces are on the list. Veronica Pe- traitis against Anthony Petraitis in which lntolerable cruelty is alleged and' the custody of minor child Is asked: Ernest Collins against Jennie Collins. desertiOn is alleged in this matter: and Margaret Daniels against Edward Daniels. desertion. habitual jntemperance and intolerable cruelty form the basis of this case and the custody of minor child is also re- quested.
 Andrew Bennick and Peter Soch. boarders of John Lehr at g9 ScOvill street made trouble last night by find jnr fault with their board and refus- ing to nay for it. Bennick inducp'l Soch to leave the house and they were departing with their earthly possessions slung over their shoulders when Lehr jumped on them. Officer Callahan was called in and after be quelled the disturbance took Bennick and So,h to tha station house. All the English Bennick knew was 'how much and SOch couh not speak word at all. He was discharged by Judge Burpee while the man who knew 'show much was fined S7 and costs. That was all the business in the city court to-day.
 While the city Is looking up the deplOrable condition of Baldwin street. between Stone street and Martin street. it wouldn't be a bad plan to pay some attention to the retaining wall on the east side be- tween the points mentioned. Inas- much as it is the duty of the city to build suitable retaining walls wher- ever needed abutting on the high way. it would appear that this is a good place to spend a little money ! on that class of work Most of the walls are unsightIv and the best Of ! them are to some extent dangerous. for they are apt to tOpple over at any and Kill somebody IL would be a great public improve ment if the city should Ex the street l and rebuild the retaining walls.
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