Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-05-30
CITY NEWS.

 street leaves in few days for a visit to his old home in Germany. Yesterday afternoon the Burton street firemen were called to the home of Robert Eustice on Adams street to extinguish a chimney fire.
 Charles Cleveland has old his three family house to James Hanley for a home and investment through the agency of F. W .Lawlor.. F. w. Law Tor has sold his building lot on Ben Mohr to Garmino Grapero.
 Officer Kiersted, who left this city about ten days ago on his motor cycle to go to Jamestown, has re- turned. Although the officer did not make the entire journey on the wheel, he went as far as Washing ton. He was we'll pleased with the exposition.
 Last evening a large gathering was present at the dance given by the Goodwill Social club at Leaven- worth hall. The hall was prettily dered by the orchestra. The com- mittee on arrangements was as fol- lows: william Phelan, Charles Mar tin, Thomas Fitzgerald, Patrick Printable, George Guilfoils and Dam iel Pickett.
 The Leavenworth street fircmen were called by still alarm abOnt [ o'clock this morning to the residence of Walter C. Holmes on Holmes avenue, where chimney fire threatened to to much damage. It was fire place chimney and was smouldering from top to bottom. It was rather difficult to got ct and it took the company more u ar a half hour to extinsnish it.. Still ihe damage Was slight.
 Yesterday morning N. w. Green man, veteran of the civil war, de- livered a short talk to the seniors of the Crosby High school. He told of his enlistment in Connecticut regiment, and the hardships they en- dured during the first winter. He also mentioned several campaigns he took part in. and his imprison- ment in the southern prisons.
 James w Fitzpatrick, Lewis B. Madden and William V. Thompson in ''The Turn of the Tide" company, which has been playing in New York, Massachusetts and Connecticut dur ing the past winter, will disband for the summer after next week. Lewis B. Madden has secured a position as toona, Pa. William Thompson has joined one of George M. Cohan's companies, and James w. FitZpat- rick will return home for the sum- mer.
 Dan" Lawlor of this city will suc- ceed Brother Bill" Thompson as the copper in the Turn of the Tide" sketch which has been presented this season by Madden, Fitzpatrick and Thompson. The sketch will proba- bly end up its engagement next week, but MT Lawlor will in all probability be with Fitzpatrick and Madden next season and will finish out this. Thompson has joined the "Georgiemacohan" forces and next week will play the part of Cupid in "The Honeymooners" at the New lpoL lhCdlCAs NlduhCh will go to Altoona, Pa, to manage a park and Fitzpatrick will return to this city for the summer.
 All aboard for Prospect! If you don't care to make the trip on foot you can go to Summit station on the Cheshire trolley and from there to Prospect on the stage, which runs to-day for that purpose. Command CT Chauncey Seeley of Wadhams post, G. A. R., of this city, read the G. A. R. ritual and the Rev Sherrod Soule of Naugatuck delivered the oration. Other speakers included Judge Cowell, Mrs William H. Phipps and Senator Phelan of Wa terbury, Hon Thomas D. Bradstreet of Thomaston, Representatives Bowen and Roberts of Naugatuck and the Hon Lavernge c. Clark of Prospect. The Boys brigade of St aPuls M. E. church of this city gave a drill at the opening of the service at 1880 o'clock.
 The tax collectors office was open ed until noon to-day in order to give property owners a chance to settle up their bills before the first of the month. If the bills are not paid by that time. interest at the rate of nine per cent a year is added. Nothwith- standing the high rate of interest it is surprising the number of bills that are left unpaid until the interest amounts to three or four dollars. Of course there are many who all low the taxes to drag on year after year in the hope of having them abated. Tax Collector Reeves has in all probability shown the members of the board of works that at the present time it would be a big bur den for him to endeavor to issue water rents quarterly. and the plan is likely to be dropped for the pres ent.
 Monday will be commencement day at St Margaret's school. Presi- dent FlaveI Sweeten Luther of Trim ity college. Hartford, will deliver the commencement address. The diplo- mas will be distributed by the chap lain, the Rev Francis T. Russell, D. D.. of Grand Rapids. Mich. but formerly of this city. The names of the graduates are as follows: Miss Justine Ames Brown. Waterbury: Miss Helen Johnson ScOvill. Water town: Miss Margaret Walter Nash ey. Long Branch, N. l.: Miss Helen Porterfield, Pittsburg. Pa: Miss Olivia Henderson Failing. Portland. Ore: Miss Elizabeth Grafton Nevin,