Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-17
CITY NEWS.


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 The best programme yet. Fulton $ American band at Buckingham hall Saturday evening,
 Concert at s, dancing at g. Full tons American band. Buckingham hall, Saturday evening.
 An anniversary mass will be said in St Patrick's church Saturday morning at ' o'clock for the late James Dunn of 65 Field street. There will be a meeting of Water- bury aerie, No 379, this evening when the delegate to the grand court convention will make his report. The members of St Elizabeth's so- ciety will hold their monthly meet ing at Liebreich's farm, Sunday af- ternoon. Members may bring friends.
 The Master Builders association will hold their annual clambake at Lakewood park on Saturday after noon. They will leave Exchange place in a special car at 12:22,
 The regular Friday evening dance and reception of Kicks dancing academy, 43 East Main street, will be held as usual Friday evening for former pupils and friends. Beginners class Monday and Thursday evening of each week.
 The state saengerfest of 1910 will be held in Hartford, under the aus pices of the Hartford Saengerbund. There were two active bidders for the honor, Bridgeport and Hartford. and the latter won out when the 50 delegates voted for the Capitol city.
 James Young, leading man of the Brown of Harvard" company gave two highly interesting lectures yes terday afternoon At o'clock he de- livered His Defense of Shylock" in Assembly hall of the high school and at 4:30 he spoke on Hamlet" at the Convent de Notre Dame. Although MT Young was slightly indisposed he much impressed his audiences.
 Wadham's Relief corps met in Grand Army hall last evening and made arrangements for the dinner which they will serve the Grand Ar my veterans to-day. Mrs, Madeline Bangs, delegate to the national en- campment at Toledo. O., gave each member souvenir picture of the fu- neral car of Abraham Lincoln. She will read her report at the next meet ing.
 The president, Mrs Sarah Hayes of St Mary's Hospital Aid association, called a meeting of the officers and directors as committee to discuss plans for the seasons work for Fri day evening in St Patrick's hall. A general meeting of all the members will be held on Monday, September q. when this committee will report and many other matters of great inn portance come before the meeting. All persons not members in the past are cordially invited to attend and by their good will and assistance en- courage this good work.
 A party was given at the home of John c. Flavin Tuesday evening in honor of his twenty-first birthday Piano selections were rendered by Miss Margaret Flavin, Miss Susie Fox and Frank Miller; violin selec- tions by Robert Miller and Edward Egan; solos were rendered by James Delaney, Michael Lynch, Misses Sa- die and Jennie McAvoy. The out of town guests were the Misses Jen- nie and Catherine Bagley of Boston, and Miss Margaret Thomas and John Foley of New York. MT Flavin received many beautiful pres ents including gold watch from his mother. Supper was served and the guests left wishing John many more birthdays.
 A. Lamber, motorman of the Connecticut company, was given a scare early this morning after he had returned from his last trip to Watertown. He was taking the car to the barn and was near the Colon ial Trust company building when someone hurled a large rock at the car which struck rod, thus pre- venting the stone from striking the 1 motorman. The stone was a very ! large one and surely would have | crippled the motorman had it come 1 in contact with him. II Is not known ! who the perpetrator is but it is be- | lieved to be the work of someone 1 who had grudge against the motor.