Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-23
CITY NEWS.

Read Upson, Singleton & Co.'S ad on Yage 9. Boys suit sale.
 The Second Congregational church and Sunday school will picnic at Lighthouse point Thursday. A. (
 Natchaug grange of Chaplin, com bined with the Congregational Sun day school, is planning to observe the Fourth with a elambake at Flint's grove. The committee on entertain ment has extended an invitation to Congressman Lilley to be present and address the assemblage.
 There will be regular dancing at Kicks dancing academy tonight as usual and all parties who have not already secured tickets for the bus ride to Thomaston Thursday evening, June 25, will please attend to 1t to- night for all plans must be complet- ed for tomorrow. Tickets for the round trip, including the dance, $1 each person.
 Patrick Lynch of 22 North Leon ard street has instituted proceedings against a neighbor, Julius Spearo, for damages of $500, through Attor- ney-F. McEvoy. The suit is returna- ble to the district court. Spearo, 1t is claimed, ran water course through his land onto Lynch's prop erty, thereby causing Lynch consid- erable damage and expense to run the water off his premises.
 A cock fight which attracted a number of enthusiasts took place in the east end early Sunday morning. The price of admission was small in comparison with the amount it gen. erally takes to get into an affair of this kind. as tickets sold for 25 cents apiece. The fights were rather : tame. but those present seemed to be satisfied with them. Very little money changed hands on the main.
 Schreiber's clock store at 2O7-2O9 and 211 Bank street will start a big 10 days sale tomorrow at 9 o'clock. $20,000 worth of high grade up-to-date suits, skirts, coats, waists, etc. are offered at 33 per cent on the dollar. In this sale are a lot of SIS and s20 tailored suits which will go for s4.9S; hobby washable coat suits worth $7. at this sale s3.es; s1.50 and s2 skirts for 75e; waists that formerly sold for S1 and SIPS, 8 cents, and many other bargains that will sur prise you. Sale opens Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock and will con- tinue for 10 days only.
 Miss Edythe Stackman and Miss Addie Partree gave a linen shower last evening to Miss Blanche Clark whose engagement to Landon Gret- ter was recently announced. The party was held al Miss Stackman's home on Crescent street. Among those present were: Mrs R. r. Bar bee. Mrs H C. Cooley. Mrs Claire Hollister, Mrs winifred Dawson of woodbury, Mrs Kettle Smith Reyes of Hartford. Miss Blanche Clarke, Miss Blythe Stackman. Miss Ad- die Partree, Miss Burnice Burton. Miss Bertha Croekford, Miss Grace Sproul. Miss Terese Grelle. Miss Clara Grelle, Miss Lena Clarke. Miss Lida Plant, Miss Florence Galpin of Woodbury.
 Mayor Thoms and members of the board of safety who went to Spring field and Chicopee yesterday to look at automobile hose wagons, picked up considerable information. but it is doubtful if they saw what they want. The trip to and from Massachusetts was pleasant. even though all swai- lowed large quantities of dust In Springfield while being propelled about the street in a Knox machine of that place and a chauffeur belong ing to them a man got in the way and was knocked down and received such a shaking up that he had to be re- moved 10 the hospital. It was an sc- cidsnt for which the visitors wsre in no vsy responsible. Alderman F1t1- sim0ns accompanied the party and with Mr Malone arrived home on tine to sttsud the meeting last nighL