Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-23
CITY NEWS.

| Wonder if the icemen will have any excuse next summer for putting a high price on ice? ..
 Miss Mary Scranton, an instructor in school at Orange. N. J., is on a brief vacation at her home on North Willow street. | Miss Angela Maloney, student at St Elizabeth's convent at Convent, N. J., is spending a few days at her home, g Cooke street.
 There will be months mind mass at the Immaculate Conception church Monday morning at 7 o'clock for the late John T. Gerity of Gilbert street. | The Oratorio society and Music league are making preparations to give a two-day music festival in the spring. The program will probably consist of two evening concerts and one afternoon.
 Yesterday was a big day for the | theaters. Both in the afternoon and | evening packed houses were at the Jacques, while at Polls the attrac- tion, Parted on Her Bridal Tour, played to big audiences.
 1 The agreement between this city and the New York, New Haven and ! Hartford road has been signed by Mayor w. E. Thoms for the city and President Charles Mellen and Direc- tors James E. Elton and Charles F. Broker for the company.
 Largest stock of boys caps in town at Upson, Singleton & Co.'S. A Washington birthday dance and cotillon was held last evening by the | class of Mrs John F. Rick in Mur- ray hall. The hall was appropriately seventy-five couples attended the dance.
 The Elton Automobile Co opened new garage Thursday at 1856 East Main street. It will accommodate | about fifty cars. There is also an en- | trance on Spring street. This will | enable cars to go in and out without | turning around.
 The two family dwelling house at 990 East Main street owned by the Scovill Manufacturing Co has been ordered to be torn down by Health Officer T. J. Kilmartin. Dr Kilmar- tin says the house reeks with the germs of tuberculosis.
 Upson, Singleton & Go are selling all their overcoats in fancy mixtures at $10.
 | To-day was one of the coldest of the year and during the morning everyone was on the jump in order to keep warm. The "cabbies" said to-day was the coldest of the year, and at o'clock this morning the thermometers in the center registered one below.
 Last evening about 11:3O the Sco- will street firemen were called by a still alarm to Freedman's umbrella store on South Main street, where an overloaded stove had set the place on fire. Although there was a brisk fire the men made short work of it. The damage amounted to about $200.
 Tonight will be your last oppor- tunity of getting your name in for the March number of the Woman's Home Companion. You get the mag azine free by paying your subscrip- tion in advance. Pay AZ cents a month in advance and you have the Democrat delivered to your home every day and the Womans Home Companion sent to you every month.
 Organist Towne will give a recital on Monday evening at o'clock in the First Congregational church. The organ music to be used will be from the organ symphonies of Charles NJ. Widor, the noted French composer and teacher. Henry NJ. Werner, tenor, will assist in songs by Gaul. Schumann and Brahms. The musical public are most cordial ly invited.
 Alexander von Humboldt lodge. No 21O. celebrated the fourteenth an- niversary of its organization in Me- chanics' hall last evening. and the members of the lodge entertained guests from all the other lodges in the city. Delegates were present from newly installed lodges in Derby and Ansonia and several grand and supreme knights were in attendance. | Among those who made addresses were Frederick Peabody of Melrose, Mass; s. Chap. Mrs Lena Brown of Waterbury: c. w. Frank E. Hill of New Haven: G. V. w, Frederick Tolles of Windsor: c. T.. Frederick Drew of Ansonia. and Dr John J. Galley of Waterbury.
 Mir and Mrs Isidore Chase cele- brated their silver anniversary last evening by entertaining about fifty of their friends al a banquet in the AstOr house. New York. The couple were married in New Haven in 1882 and have lived in 3his city ever since. Mr Chase owns the Chase millinery store in Exchange place and is member Of the board of education. Among the guests last evening were Mir and Mrs C. L. Veil. MT and Mrs L. P. Well. Miss Esther Veil. MT and Mrs H. Karlsruher, Mir and Mrs T. Zunder, Mrs and Mrs A. Zunder. Monroe Zunder, MT and Mrs $. Spier. Reginald Zunder. Miss Marion Kali ser. Mrs NJ. ZuDder. all from New Haven: MT and Mrs l.. s. Chase. Mrs M- Chase. Miss Pauline Chase $. Chase. Miss Hattie Chase. Miss Flora Chase. MT and Mrs X MOos. Miss Caroline NOos. Leon MOOs. Mir and Mrs H. Vein. all of New York city. Milton Well. Miss Ieannette Chase and Samuel Chase of this eitE.