Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-20
CITY NEWS.


 Singleton & Co.'S.
 A son was born to MT and Mrs John Woolley of 632 Baldwin street Friday, April 12.
 Henry Davidoff has purchased the Lilley block at 164 South Main street. tI is said that the price paid was $SO,O00.
 A big saving on shoes if you buy at Doran & Grifin's. 194 Baldwin street. Special bargains tonight in house wrappers and skirts. A months mind mass will be cele, brated on Monday morning at 7:30 o'clock at St Francis Xavier's church for the late Joseph Mccarthy. The May number of the Woman's Home Companion is beauty. You can have it free by paying your sub scription to the Democrat in ad- vance.
 A new class will open at the Friendly league next Thursday even ing, April 25. This will be short course in the making of lingerie and fancy waists. There are few va cancies.
 If you are subscriber to the Evening Democrat, why not pay your subscription in advance, so long as you must pay some time? By paying in advance you receive a first-class magazine free.
 Those who received combination books for the St Mary's hospital bazaar from the Catholic Women's association are obliged to make full returns to the superintendent, Mrs c. P. Hayes, before Monday evening.
 Waterbury does not appear to be taking much interest in the agita- tion for a 5-cent fare on the trolley between here and Naugatuck. Prob ably our big men prefer to keep up the price on trolley tickets the same as on telephone service.
 Next Wednesday evening at Eagles hall the Shop Baseball league will give a reception and dance for the benefit of the league. The money made on the event will go towards eauipping and defraying the expenses of the teams during the season. X program of special music has been provided for the dancing and con- cert
 The American Lifeograph company will show as q headliner tomorrow evening, Life in Prison," series of pictures taken from one of the largest prisons in this country. It will pie ture everything of interest in prison life. Another number of interest will be ''Baby's First Outing" one which is sure to amuse all who care for nov ing pictures. Eddie Weston will be on hand and will have a new selec- tion of Illustrated, songs. Prices are b and 9 cents. .
 Judge G. H. Cowell, in the district court at short calendar to-day, de- nied the motion to set aside the yer dict in the suit of Walter A. Sackett against P. H. Carroll. The verdict was for the defendant and the suit to recover $500. Sackett claimed Car roll sold his house on Elizabeth street for $500 more than he ac- counted to him, but the jury found otherwise. As the motion was de- nied it is possible that Sackett will take an appeal to the supreme court.
 Contractor Robert Mackie.s car penters are at work on the cylinder from which the tickets will be drawn at the bazaar Monday even- ing. It is to be a huge affair. It will be two feet wide. five feet in diameter and fifteen feet in circum- ference. Inside there will be half a dozen breakers. that is. projecting boards or leaves, for the purpose of up the tickets in as thor ough a manner as possible. The cylinder is almost ready for busi- ness.
 Thomas O'Rourke, of Uncle Sam's receiving ship Franklin. stationed at Norfolk, is home on a furlough and is visiting his brother. James B. O'Rourke of Hayden street. Sailor met Jesse Slason, who was in the army when the Spanish war was going on, and both were among the first of the United States forces that landed at Guantanamo, Cuba, under Colonel Huntington. o Rourke was in the marines at that time and has. in fact. been in every branch of Uncle Sam's fighting force, while Slason is now a man of peace. Their meeting last evening was the first since the Spanish war.
 The program for the W. C. T. l.. free offering meeting at St Paul's M. F.. church tomorrow evening is as follows: Organ prelude. Hymn. Ali Hail the Power of Jesus Name.- Scripture reading. Psalm 146. ny Mrs Scofield. Prayer. Mrs wil- liam Berkeley. Hymn. Work for the Night is Coming Five minute talk on cvangelistic work. Mrs Thom- as Fitzsimons. Report of last years work in the Sunday school. Mrs Ei- nora Shepherd. Solo. Mrs Martin Q. Lepley. Five minute talk concerning mothers meetings. Mrs William Berk- ey. Items from the Union Signal. Mrs Jennie Blake. Notes from the latlonal convention. Mrs George Rob- 'ins- Remarks hy the Rev M. Q. Lepley- Remarks by the W. q. T. T.. Mrs F. r. Cooke. Singing. AmerTcs-" Benediction.
 Readers of the Democrat who con emplate becoming benedicts. will ind it to their advantage to get the Tedding ring of us: and at the same ime look at our large and varied as ortment of jewelry. etc. for wedding fits Friends of the prospective