Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-05
CITY NEWS.


 A son has been born to MT and Mrs Jeremiah Shea of 30 Fuller street. ] Mr and Mrs Frank Phelan of Yonk- CTS. \. r., are visiting relatives in town.
 William C. Davis. private ill com l pany A, has received a discharge in order that he may enlist in the regu- lar army.
 E. E. Wagner of Watervile is men ticncd as likely to succeed Lawrence McDermott as conductor on the Nau- | gatuck road.
 The six members of the Lewis fam 1 fly of Southbury, who are at the hos pital suffering from typhoid fever, are improving.
 1 Patrick Donovan of ITO South Ieon- ard street was hit by the scoop of the steam shovel at the gravel pit in South Brooklyn yesterday afternoon and sustained a fracture of the right l hip.
 John H. Geddes. 2 local musician, who has a finely trained tenor voice, | has appeared in several private musl- calls throughouI the state of late. Mr Geddcs has studial With New York teachers of repHie.
 The Evening Democrat and three monthly magazines. Spare Moments, Dressmaking at Home, and The Mothers Magazine, all for the price of the Democrat. 42 cents a month, and you get four. All that is ncces- sary is to pay your suDscriptiCn in advance.
 As an irducement to purchasers the Guarantee Credit Clothing C0, 33 East Main street, will make a special offer in tomorrow evening S Democrat The Saturday Evening Post or the Ladies' Home Journal free Watch foT this big offer. Full particulars in tu-morrow's Demo- Crat.
 The Smith X Griggs Manufactur- ing company has filed in the office of the state secretary a certificate of | an increase of capital stock from $40 ! OOO to $4OD.O0u. The certificate is signed hy Ralph II. Smith, Henry <. Chase, Robert F. Griggs, J. R. smith. Irving H. Chase, Archer J. Smih and Julius Maltby.
 i Leather and corduroy reversible , coats $5 at UpSon Singleton X Cos. 1 Mrs Anne Mccarthy, aged 65 years. widow of Michael Mccarthy, died Tuesday evening at the home l Ipf Int nf i Southington. She had been ill for the past few years, suffering from the ailments of old age. She Is sur vived by two daughters. Mrs Will liam Mccormick and Mrs Peter No Ian of SOuthington, and two sons, William. of Lynn, Mass, and Dennis, of Waterville.
 The members of the Waterbury High football team will bc given sweaters this season. but on the con dtion that they will return them when they leave school or if they should not make the team next year Manager John NlOriarty is in favor of giving the sweaters outright to the team as in the past. hut one of the now rules of the athletic association says that the sweaters shall remain tn" prop crty of the school.
 After reading r. r. O'COnnor's short article in yesterdays issue of the Democrat regarding inn signs in England. a man who spent goo1 share of his life in that country said that there was no reason to doubt the truth of line statement about the Ass Head as q hnstclry sign. When he was coming to this country q friend took him into a cafe at Bradford that sportPd hnar's head over the main entrance and had sandwich put up for him that lasted him until hc reached Waterbury. He claimed flat the place is located right in the center of the town and is generally known as the Boar'S Head This. hn added. is only sample of what nn" scos at places Of the kind in all parts of England.
 Among the hequests made by tho late Mrs D. l.. Smith are the follow ing. Southmayd home. $500: Feo- ple's church. New Britain. s2O0: Second Baptist church. Waterbury, s20o; Grace Baptist tcoIoredi s200: Swedish Baptist. s200: I.a- dies Missionary society of First Bap- tist church. s150: wOman's Mission ary sOciety of the Second Advcr.; church. $50: Industrial school. sI5s WOman's Missionary society of thz Swedish church. s150: Boys club. s200. In addition to the ab0vp named legaries the Rev P. K. Havg- icy of HawIcyyilln Is left $500 ant the Rev Milton [. Anderson of Nnv Britain s20a lr the codiciI q gift of $500 to a minister in South Afrfra is revoked and the Rev WiIIfaIsl Knapp and the Ispv Charles Atwo0s;- both of South AEFaca. are given sTca each. with the rnquest that the same be used in mission work in Snush Africa
 IF you did not connect al Thanks giving. remember Christmas. Dpr-t wait till the rush Call and select yOur gifts and we will hold them for y0u- Remember we have many household necesszrfes in solid silver and plated vzre that make nice pres ents as family gifts. as we'll as ar- tfeEes for your best girl or gentleman