Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-23
CITY NEWS.

MISS NiUel Mct Oul Ol StiSN' is confined to her home with an at tack of the grip.
 Every customer at F. J. Finn s shoe store tomorrow will receive d handsome calendar.
 Joseph Murray of the New York law school is spending the holidays at his home on South street.
 Everybody would like fancy silk handkerchief. half dollar one for 2oc at Upson, Singleton & Cos.
 Michael O'Malley of the advertising force of the Boston Traveller was a visitor in this city yesterday.
 Ida Modrow of MOnrOe's business college. night school, has accepted d position in the office of the Bristol Co. James Flanngan. a student at the John Hopkins medical school, is spend- ing the holidays at his home ill this city.
 Miss Angela Maloney of St Eliza bcth's college. Convent, x. J.. is at her home in this city for til" holi- days.
 William V. Thompson of George Cohan's "Mayor of TokiO" company is spending few days at his home in this city.
 S5 and SG house coats and bath robes $500 on Monday. All that are left go for S2OO ou Tuesday. Cp- son, Singleton X Co.
 Miss Katherine Carroll Bergen was able to resume her work in the mayors office to-day after being Ill a week with the grip.
 Joseph Walsh. Joseph SlHvin, Will liam Spain and Matthew Phelan, stu dents at Nillanova, are spending the holidays at their homes in this city. At the memorial service for the late King Oscar of Sweden at the Swedish Lutheran church last even- ing the Rev A. J. Stenwell delivered the address and J. A. Sunden read a poem, Mrs A. J. Stenwell sang psalm and the choir rendered appro- priate selections.
 Michael J. Tanning of Philadelphia spoke on the liquor question at tle First Baptist church yesterday morn ing. and in the afternoon he was heard on the same subject in City hall. He estimated that the net earnings or all railroads in the United States for last year would not pay the drink bill for three months. He also stated that the money invested in the business if put into anything else would employ q great many more than it now does. Last week was a record reaker at the Jacques as regards attendance and money taken in. Although the week before Christmas is regarded as a poor one for the theatrical business, it proved hummer here. An excel lent bill was on the boards and the theater was packed at every perform ancc. The record week up to last, was when Madden. Fitzpatrick and Co in "The Turn of the Tide" pre- sented their sketch at Jacques last season
 In the superior court Friday fore noon Attorney Bauby secured a di- vorcc for Michael Pietraroia and Sat urday afternoon he married him to Giuseppino MarrOne. The bride gave 1 her age at 21 and the groom 24. This makes the grOom's third venture in matrimOny. His first wife died. his second ran away from him with one Antonio Sabatino and is now supposed 1 to he living in Hartford. The mar riage ceremony took place in MT Bauby's office in the presence of a l number of friends and relatives.
 Everybody would like q fancy silk handkerchief. half dollar one for 2Jc at UpsOn. Singleton X Cos. It looked for time yesterday as though the Blonde Typewrters would leave Waterbury for Boston minus one of their number. as Miss Ethel Davis stated Saturday evening she intended to quit the sextette. This came like a bOmbshcll to Manager Rice. for if Miss Davis left, her side partner. Miss Daisy Fair might do the came It would be bad enough to lose Ethel. but it would be q very diff ficult task to fill the place of Miss Fair. so Manager Rice was on pins and needles until he finally succeeded in having Miss Davis accompany the others to Boston.
 The democratic town committee will hold n meeting tonight to finish up the business of the fall campaign and to act upon any other matters that may come before them. The committee is made up as follows: First EN Tn Murphy. Daniel W. Sullivan: second ward. Henry W. Minor. II. NJ. Rig ncy. T. ]. Brennan third ward. ]. H. Freney. Albert D. Hitchcock. James R. I.awlOr: fourth ward. Thomas ]. Wagner. James F. Morris. William Mc' 'arthy: fifth ward. D. !. I.ahey, William II. Gallagher. Garret Savers. The officers are: Chairman. l. II. Ere mey: secretary. Francis T. Reeves: as- sistant se'retary. James R. T.awlor.
 Joseph C. and William C. Muriarty. s"ns of John Moriarty. have asSOriat- cd themSclves with their father in the undertaking business. Nlr Mnriartys s property interests on East Main street have grown s0 that hc has dn,-i,Ietl to devote most "f his time {" iis man aCem0nt. Mr M"riarty is 'Ontcmplat- ing extensive Improvements fer his property tn inc near future. the de vcinpmeHi Of which will entirely change the a>Tsect of East Main street. I"seph e N"riarty is a graduate of the Ren"uarI sch,sol of CmIalming 0f New York city and 10th arc thorough Iy verSr1i tn fine uP (" date metlloIs 0s