Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-23
CITY NEWS.

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 Upson, Singleton & Co.'S. - Congressman George L. Lilley gave the members of the Abadagas- set club talk last night on his trip to Panama.
 There will be an anniversary high mass in the Sacred Heart church to- morrow morning at o'clock for the late Katherine Hemiock.
 St Josephs Lithuanian band will give concert and promenade to- morrow night at Concordia hall. Spe- cial music will be furnished for the event.
 An anniversary mass of requiem will be celebrated at the Immaculate Conception church at [ o'clock to- morrow morning for the late Nellie Dunphy. s... MT and Mrs James Colwell have returned from their wedding trip and I are residing at the home of the bride parents, MT and Mrs. Roger Connor, 43 East Liberty street. Rev Dr Arthur H. Goodenough, pastor of the Prospect Methodist church, acting for the Grand Army of Bristol, has invited Rev Mon- signor Slocum to deliver the memo rial address to that organization on Tuesday, May 2S. ......
 Eagles hall is soon to be convert ed into vaudeville house and to- morrow evening will be one of the last opportunities the public will have to dance there for some time. | The event tomorrow evening will be given by the Shop Base Ball league. All popular music will be furnished for the concert and dance.
 People who live in the neighbor- hood of the Jesse Lounsbury place were kept on the jump for a time yesterday afternoon fighting a brush fire that threatened to destroy their homes. Like all such things it was a very insignificant affair at the start, but it spread with surprising rapidity and soon enveloped the whole district in flames. 7-cs- sr-. A surprise party was given Sun Ol Charbonneau, Ives street. Music was rendered, games played. refreshments served and an enjoyable evening was spent by all. Those being present were Miss Gertrude Fornell. Bertha White, Cecelia Quinn, Blanche Char. bonneau, Emile Weyermann. Ar. thus Nelson. Gertrude Fornell, Ed. ward T. Stephen and Emile " Rochon. z~t... sa5--E s..'- .. A young fellow named William Butterfield was arrested yesterday by Detective John A. Kennaugh for theft of a bicycle from Dr Pendleton of Washington. The arrest was made in the nick of time. Butterfield was trying to dispose of the machine at the Brass City Cycle works on South Main street when the detective came along. He is about g years of age and he was taken back to Washing ton this afternoon.
 The beautiful display of trophies won by the B. A. C. with some of the prizes to be given Friday evening, April 26 are attracting a good deal of attention. They are placed in the window of the Douglas Shoe Co. In addition to the twenty dollars in gold and the umbrellas, will be found books of latest interest. pictures, gold fountain pens and many other pres. ents. over thirty in all. After the whist will follow an enjoyable two hours of dancing. Lallier's orches- tra will furnish music.
 At a meeting of she Chapel street school Alumni association in Simons- vile last night, officers were chosen as follows: President, Harold Pill kington; first vice-president, Leon Adams: second vice-president, Miss Edna Carlson: secretary, Miss Mae MacAlenny; treasurer, Miss Nellie Bailey; members of the executive committee, Miss Mildred Sproul, Miss Nellie Dorman, William Mitch ell and the officers, who are members ex-oficio. There will be a meeting of the executive committee on Mon- day. April %.
 For the sake of recovering about Sl4 worth of goods Peter Joyce ap. pears determined to spend three times that amount His suit against Henry Hinman. administrator on the estate of his mother to recover a certain butter dish. smokers set and a clock. was heard by Judge Cowell in the district court yesterday afternoon. The articles in question were prizes won at fairs by Joyce. when he lived in Torrington and he did not object to leaving them in the oId home as long as his mother lived But ha then demanded them and the adniin- istrator refused to surrender them. X week after his marriage. which took place in 1Sg he visited his mother. hut said nothing about tnc things in question. hut after his mothers death he thought he was en- titled to them. Judge CoweIE reserved decision- Joyce and Hinman live in Bristol
 Readers of the Democrat vno con template becoming benedicts. will find it to their advantage to get the wedding ring of us: and at the same time look at our large and varied as- sortment of jewelry. etc. for wedding gifts Friends of the prospective brides and grooms will also do well Am1- -F.- ~rr