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

spending the vacation at his home o1
 Wolcott street, left yesterday to re
 sume his studies at the University O
 Virginia.
 A. M. Zacks of 560 North Mair
 street will leave on Saturday for New
 York, where he will be engaged ir
 business and where he expects tc
 make his home.
 | Charles H. Whidbee, aged 3a
 years, died yesterday at his home, 64
 Bishop street. Besides his widow he
 leaves two sons. The funeral will be
 held Sunday afternoon to Grace Bap. tist church.
 Francis Doran, the months old
 son of MT and Mrs Nicholas Doran,
 died at the family residence, IA Wall
 street. last night. The funeral took
 place this afternoon at o'clock, with | interment in St Joseph's cemetery. At the annual meeting of the For eign Missionary society of the First Congregational church yesterday af- ternoon, officers were chosen as fol- lows: President, Miss Mary Phipps: vice-president, Miss Ellen J. Whiton;
 secretary, Mrs Otis s. Northrup;
 treasurer, Mrs J. V. Reed.
 The bouquet presented Miss Elsie
 Janis at Poli's last evening during
 the performance of "The Vanderbilt Cup,' was from Mrs Laura Pearsall,
 who with a party was at the theater.
 Mrs Pearsall became we'll acquainted
 with the young star when Miss Janis appeared in vaudeville at the open air theater at Lakewood a few years ago.
 The basketball team of the Boys
 brigade of St Paul's M. B. church will arrive home tomorrow night, after tour through Pennsylvania, where they whipped every team that dared to give them battle, the last victory scored being over the Phila- delphias on New Years day. the score standing S2 to Is in favor of Waterbury.
 List of letters remaining un- claimed in the postoffice: George F. Cahill, Miss Bridget Curran, W. F. Dawson. Mrs William Donnelly. John L. Farnham, Maud Howard, Isabelle Kingsmill. Adelia Kumswer, William s. Mcdonald. Mrs Mary Moore, Dan iel O'Brien, Jesse Porter, Margaret Sullivan, Frank F. Young, Grover Warner.
 The commissioners of the depart ment of charities will hold special meeting tonight to take action on the resignation of Dr O'Connor as city physician. Dr O'Connor and Dr McLinden were chosen city physi- cians on January 1 to act for six but the former after Il couple of days trial found that it would in terfere with his regular practice, and in communication addressed to Mayor Thoms stated that he could not give the position the attention it requires.
 At the annual meeting of the Wo- mems Benevolent society of the Sec | ond Congregational church yesterday | afternoon, officers were chosen as | follows: President, Mrs J. H. Hart; | Mrs H. D. Williams; | recording secretary, Mrs w. H. | Camp; corresponding secretary. Mrs George Bissett; treasurer, Mrs Fred erick Wilcox: foreign missionary | treasurer, Mrs W. M. Cottle; execu- tive committee, Mrs l.. L. B. Brew ster, chairman: Mrs C. H. Lyman, Mrs Theodore Patchen, Mrs A. A. Benedict. Mrs E. A. Bradley. Mrs F. | H. Arnold. Mrs c. H. Bronson, Mrs | Frank Blakeley; collectors, Mrs C. s. Leete and Mrs C. H. Bronson. The treasurer's report showed receipts during the past year amounting to $500.
 At a meeting of the board of finance yesterday afternoon it was voted to instruct the clerk to prepare and submit to the board a statement relative to bonds of city officials. H. $. Chase, treasurer of the water bond sinking fund. submitted report of the condition of that fund. The amount of the fund, s155.006.25, is invested as follows: Savings bank deposits. sI.27is2: bank certificates of deposit. s22.73l.43: city of Wa terbury bonds. s125.000 The report of City Treasurer F.. l.. Futile for the month of December was also re- ceived. It showed a balance on hand at the end of the month of s3s6.- s72.21. Vouchers to the amount of were paid during the month. Both reports were accepted and ordered on file.
 At meeting of the banquet com mittee of the Waterbury Business Mems association yesterday after noon. it was decided to hold the an- nual banquet at The Elton on Mon day evening. January 2s. provided. however. that this date should be agreeable to those who will he asked to deliver addresses. A limited num- Der of tickets will he issued at g zach. The following Committees were appointed: Speakers. w. NJ. Lathrop. Charles A. Jackson and the Hon George L. Lilley; invitations. George W. Mullings. Isaac P. Kellogg md Oscar A. Zislatzki: printing. Charles D- Nve. Charles N. Upson; -eception. R W. Hampson- J. B. Null ings. T. H. Hewitt. Oscar A. Zig atzki. Major Warren Hall. C. D. Sye. C. H TemPleion. w. S. Jones md Isadore Chase.
 How annoying Is If to have a watch that is out of repair frequent