Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-30
CITY NEWS.

Dr 5. 5. Relss the 0ptlcian has re- moved to 230 South Main street, corner of Grand.
 Grace Garnsey, student at Tufts college Is visiting few days at his home in this city.
 The department of chafities and the board of public works will meet at 8 o'clock tonight.
 This evening n reception will be rendered to the Rev William Edwin Smith, D. D., the new pastor of the Second Baptist church.
 1 Hendricken council, K. of C. will meet this evening at S:3O to eject delegates to the state convention which is to be held at Middletown on May 14th.
 | In the city court yesterday after noon Judge Cowell gave judgment to the Morgan Bros of North square to recover from John G. Lunny $22.47. The bill was for cigars.
 | At a meeting of the Waterbury Rolling Mills corporation yesterday it was voted to double the capital stock of the company, making the capital stock $2O0,OOO instead of $1OO,O00.
 Miss Lillian Schoolmaker and Sheri- dan Grant of this city, employees of the Waterbury Clock factory, went to New York last Thursday and were married. They are now residing with the brides mother, Mrs J.Gensler of B Vine street.
 The presents that are to be distr:b- uted tomorrow by the Capital Realty Development Co at the land sale on the line of the Cheshire trolley are now on exhibition at the r. H. Lewis Piano Co. Every one attending the sale has chance on these beautiful prizes.
 Judge George H. Cowell yesterday was called upon by Walter Frazer and Della Jones to perform the mar riage ceremony. The judge went through the service in a jiffy, for the civil ceremony Is very brief The witnesses were Paul Suma and a woman friend of the bride. The American Brass company has perfected plans so that henceforth it will receive telegrams over a wire | at its own office. Miss Kathleen Foley an experienced operator from the Western Union Telegraph com pany's office, will handle all the telegraphic matters.
 There will be hearing tomorrow in the surrogate's court in New York city on the estate of Annie Powers, who died recently in Mattewan, N. Y. The neirs are sister of testa- trix and niece, Mrs Peter Burns, a resident of Waterville, in which the estate is principally located. Mrs Powers is represented in the matter by Attorney Lynch.
 At the outing of the board of public works yesterday afternoon 1t was de- cided to ask the engineer to prepare | plans for forty foot street on Wash ington avenue, between South Wilson street and Highland avenue. instead of fifty foot, as originally intended; also to reduce the hill on South Will | son street to a nine per cent grade | instead of 10. These changes will necessitate another hearing After long pause the directors of St Margaret's school have decided to establish boarding school in Middle bury capable of accommodating 125 pupils. Land occupied by A. w. Bissell's store, the post office, resi- dence of Mrs George P. Camp, the blacksmith shop of John T. Basham and the H. F. Smith place, has been secured and a building costing S22O,- 900 will be erected thereon. The new school will be opened in September 1908. The institution here will be continued as day school. The following have filed with the superior court appeals from the as- sessment levied by the city for street name is the sum assessed: Salva- tore and Leonardo Santoro, $98.39; Harry Willetts, $9260; George Hartley, $171.70; Philomen and Louise DeLarue, $125.01. These own property on Abbott avenue, which was paved with bitulithic re- gently. Benedict E. Hausdorf, Cherry street. $306.24, and Patrick Staple ton, Cherry street, S612.22. Tomorrow will mark tie opening of the beautiful month of May, and while the lilac is not yet in bloom and the cowslip has not dared to peep above the thorn sufficient evidence of spring exists to warrant even the most skeptical to feel safe in laying plans to enjoy few months fine weather. The regular May exercises will be held in all the Catholic l churches and as usual they will be very largely attended. It is very popular devotion all over the world, and it is needless to add that Water bury is no exception.
 The snow flake dance given by Mir and Mrs John F. Kicks dancing academy last evening was an event long to be remembered by all present. At 10 o'clock the lights went down low and the snow flakes seemed to come from the very clouds. , large electric fans were in motion, which kept the cool air and flakes blowing. which was greatly appreciated by the merry dancers. for the remainder of the season. The advanced class will have orchestra music every Friday evening from 9 o'clock.
 William Waters and A. Anderson. a committee representing the Lcng Hill Improvement society called up- on President Charles <. Mellen of inc