Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-01
CITY NEWS.

day.
 The Algonquin club will give private reception in Elks' hall this evening.
 The aldermen will meet tonight when several important matters will be acted upon.
 A daughter, Mary Elizabeth, was born Good Friday to MT and Mrs Selwyn Hardy of 103 Cole street. :
 Miss Mary Scranton who has been spending the vacation at her home on North Willow street, left to-day to resume teaching at Orange, NJ.
 F. H. Carroll is building a three family house on Willard avenue and this morning owing to difference of opinion regarding wages the work was interrupted. s.<
 Hugo Swensberg until recently employed at Upham's drug store, has received notification of his appoint ment as sergeant major of Powhatan guards at the Jamestown exposition.
 Miss Gertrude Emily Slate, at one time a linotype operator in the com posing room of the Waterbury Ameri- can. and R. F. Workman. were mar ried in St Ann, Cal, on February 2S.
 Henry w. Wyman of Hartford and Miss Elizabeth w. Phipenny of Wa terville were married Saturday after non at 1 o'clock at the home of Rev Dr Haywood, D. D., 29 North Will low street.
 The Elks will hold a special meet ing this evening in their room to take action on the death of their late brother. Attorney John F. Holohan. The meeting will be called at S:30 sharp. .--~- ~. Thomas E. Cranwell. for the past several years employed by the Bene- dict & Burnham factory, has severed his connection with that firm and will in the future confine his work to his farm in Oxford.
 The board of education will hold a regular meeting this evening. The committee that was appointed some weeks ago to investigate the matter of janitors salaries with view to arranging new schedule, is not yet ready to report.
 Yesterday afternoon the fire de partment was called to the residence of Felix Du Fraunces on East Cla, street, where steam from thing' cooking for dinner led somebody te believe that the house was on fire There was no damage. s.
 James Johnson of Wall street ant John Byrnes left this morning fol Conneaut. o, to enter the employ o the Gas and Electric Fixture Suppl. company. Both are we'll known il town and a number of their friend were at the station to see them of.
 Fred Spencer. the member of th New Haven Grays who left the Wa terbury hospital aboIIt two week , ago and who has been in a sani tarium in New Haven since tha time. was taken to his home Saturda. almost fully recovered from his in juries.
 James H. Filling, the new postmas ; ter, entered upon the duties of hi office this morning. succeeding J. H Guernsey, who has filled the position in a most satisfactory manner fo 1, the past eight years. It is under stood that no other change will b made for the present. +- --.-
 Fletcher W. Judson of Water town. for several years bookkeepe at the Waterbury National bank. ha been appointed teller of the bank, { succeed George A. Judd, resigned Mir Judson has been a most accom- modating official and his friends ar pleased at his deserved promotion He assumed the duties of the ner position to-day.
 Saturday Michael X. Hartnett, commissioner of the department C . public works. presented his resigns } tion to Mayor Thoms, to take effe, to-day. Mir Hsrtnett will accept foremanship on the street depart ment. where the remuneration wi be better and the labor and respons bility little if any more exactin than keeping up with the hustle o the board. where great things are d. manded for practically nothing. an ! then it is out of the question to giy general satisfaction.
 Notwithstanding that the hour wa rather early in the opinion of many ( the merchants. nevertheless the bus ness men took advantage of the oI - iportunity afforded them of plaein their money in inc hanks SaiGrls evening. Easter Saturday is one ( the biggest. if not the biggest day. c peciaIIy iE the clothing business. du ing the year. consequently the r turns of the eI0thiers were very lars and the propriefors hresthed moi freely when they had placed the coin in safe keeping. At a meetin of the directors cf the Manufacturer hsnk tomorrow morning the sdviss biIify of remaining open on ever Saturday evening will le discussed
 How annoying Is n to nave watch that is out of repair fresueu
 iy and ia the care of the watch do tor one third of the time Buy