Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-16
CITY NEWS.

Chauncey P. Goss, jr. has bough the Mrs E. s. Hayden place on Pine street.
 Miss Bessie Shannahan of Miller X Peck's will resign her position this
 week to take similar one in the D
 NJ. Read Dry Goods company, Of
 Bridgeport. ! St Joseph's Dramatic club of Win sted will produce the rural comedy "Valley Farm" in the near future The director will be Jean Ingraham of Waterville.
 At meeting of the Algonquin club on Sunday the following officers were elected: President, Michael Lawlor; treasurer, Daniel Carson; secretary, Alfred Straub.
 The board of public works will meet tonight. The principal matters to be considered are the layout of Lib erty street from South Main street to Bank street and the layout of Jack son street from Bank street to West Main street.
 All committees for the coming SUD- per and sale of work at the Friendly league are requested to meet in the league parlors on Wednesday at D. m. Each member is needed, as final arrangements will be completed at that time.
 The grocery store of Ralph DOtero in the Brooklyn district was closed yesterday on an attachment for Frank Pope of Canal street. Pope claims Dotero owes him a bill of S3OO Soon after the attachment, which was issued by Attorney Gull foile was served, another by Attorney Bauby was put on for claim of $lIo.
 Joseph Riley, employed by tine Chase Rolling Mills company, and Thomas Gaffney will leave New York for Ireland, Friday, never to return Both have all their folks in the old country It is reported around the north end that about dozen men and women will leave that section this coming summer for their old homes with the intention of remaining there.
 Smith the photographer has vacated the premises in the old Brown build ing. where the new building is to be erected and will be at A. C.. Vests optical parlors in the Brown block, on Wednesdays and Saturday for the next two weeks so as to give those who have not called for work, which is now completed. an opportunity of doing so. When the new building is completed which will be some time in the fall, the gallery will be re- opened.
 Peter r. Curran of the Curran Dry Goods Co. and Miss Emma Strobel of IA North Willow street were married at o'clock this morning by the Rev James O'Brien, acting pastor of the Immaculate Conception church. Phil ip A. Curran, brother of the groom was best man and Miss Minnie Goetz was maid of honor. A wedding breakfast was served at the home of the bride. which was attended by the relatives and immediate friends of both families. MT and Mrs Cur ran left later for the south. where they will spend their honeymoon.
 After the close of the charity ba- zaar will come a whist. reception and dance to be given at Eagles hall on Friday. April %, by the Brooklyn Ath- letic club As this is a new venture for this progressive club across the bridge. Ii was thought at first to he almost too much to try. however the committee has done so well in it's se- lection of prizes and the sale of tic hat affrl in on all sides. Tickets will he placed on sale in some of our most conven- tent stores so as to do away with any delay on the night of the whist.
 Incidental to the advent of the Hon William Jennings Bryan in Con- necticut as the guest of many promi- nent people at public receptions. it is quite interesting to note the fact that Alexander Comstock. a new resi- dent of this city, was responsible for the lecture tour of Mir Bryan some years ago. Mir Comstock having paid the distinguished statesman sI.O0O for each lecture for a period of fifty nights. The tour was highly sue cessful but was abandoned at the earnest solicitation of Mir Bryan's political adherents after seventeen lectures had been given. Mir Bryan afterward made an independent tour under the auspices of the Bi-Metallie league. Mir Comstock, who has off, ces in the Buckingham building. is endeavoring to have Mir Bryan visit Waterbury before he leaves the state.
 The junior department of the Con vent of Notre Dame. numbering about fifty pupils. gave an exhibition at the charity bazaar last night which won great applause and re- fected much credit on the teachers who had drilled them for the occa- sion. The piece was entitled Polite Little Maids" and was followed by an anvil chorus of thirty-tvo pupils of the sixth grade The Fishers Hornpipe" was danced by Geraldine and James Wallace. The entertain ment closed with a chorus by the convent choir The furniture used in the setting for the sketch which is to be put on this evening by St MaTyIs Dramatic club has been fur nished through the kindness of A. E. Benson of the Benson Furniture Co At St Maryis IT. A. societyIs