Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-01-24
CITY NEWS.

\ meeting of the officers of st Jo-
seph's L, A.. society will be held al
the rooms this evening.
A daughter was born on Tuesday
to Mr. and Mrs Edward Bergen, Jr
/ of 1886 East Main street.
Mrs Charles Van Orion of 11C
Wall street has left for a three
months visit with her parents in
Belgium.
The funeral of Mrs Annie c. Joy
will be held from her late home on
Park road to st Patrick's church at
$50 o'clock tomorrow morning.
William Mccarthy, president and
general manager of the Rostrand
Manufacturing company of Milford
visited relatives in town yesterday.
List of advertised letters: Miss Mil
| dred Barbour, Miss May Capewell,
Mrs james Cronin, Mrs Julia Davis,
]. F. Tanning, Miss Nellie Mulhall,
Phi Ed Mock, Mrs w. ODonnell,
Frank Taylor, W. c. Wales.
B. w. Tinker, Walter w. Holmes,
Benjamin R. Kelsey. George E.
Camp, r. w. Hampson, William S.
Jones, Charles D. Nye and Robert P.
| Lewis of this city attended the an
| nual meeting of the State Business
Mems association held in Danbury
yesterday.
Superintendent Beach of the po-
lice department to-day notified the Of
ticers and members of the force to
strictly enforce the ordinance passed
by the board of works on Tuesday re-
lative to unlicensed bootblack stands
on the sidewalks All owners of
| chairs that have not permits must
cease to shine.
Mrs Irene Freedman, widow of
the late Samuel Freedman, who kept
an umbrella and trunk store on Bank
street, was to-day appointed guar
dian over her three children,
Mortimer H., Anna R., and Martha.
There will be hearing in the court
tomorrow on the appointment of APP
praisers. Mrs Freedman proposes
to continue the business in her own
name
The members of the Ladies auxil-
larry, Division !, A. o. H., will re-
ceive holy communion next Sunday
morning at the 100 o'clock luass in
st Patricks church. All the mem
beers will meet at { o'clock in the base
ment of the church. On Monday morn
ing requiem mass will be celebrated
n pnr -, IL oh ti1n
of the souls of their deceased men,
bers. All the members who can pos
sibly attend this mass are requested
to be present.
The Cotillion club gave the third
of series of dances in Leavenworth
hall last evening. The patronesses
were Mrs William f. Fulton. Mrs H.
l.. Wade, Mrs W. B. Merriman and
Mrs Julius Maltby. Several out of
town guests were present, including
Miss Sanderson of Scranton, Pa.
Miss Trowbridge of New York Miss
Munson of Wallingford. Mrs Ezekiel
of Springfield, Mass; Miss Bishop
Of Bridgeport. Miss McNeely of Phil
qdelphia, Miss Drury of Newport,
Miss Gardner of Ansonia, Miss Dea-
con of Fishkill. y. Y; Mr. Goodsell
Of Bridgeport. Mr. Parmalee of New
Haven and Mr. Pratt of New Haven
The circular which Burton II.
MattOon issued short time ago to
the depOsitOrs of the Waterfowl Saw
ings bank bore no fruit except fail
ure, for to-day in the district court
Judge Peasley heard the suit of the
bank against MattOOn's step-mOther,
Mrs Emma J. MattOon. for fOreclos-
ure OF a judgment lien. In other
words, to get possession of the old
homestead, which the circular was
issued for the purpose of arousing
sympathy and to save that property
to Mrs MattoOn The Judgment
amounted to Sl3.01I.37. and there
is a balance due Of s9.342.06. The
value of the homestead was about
half the amount OF the balance due.
being worth about $4,000. Judgment
will be given later. Attorney Car
mody appeared for the bank.
Mrs Jane Z. Turner. mother Of the
late Charles Z. Turner. who was
consul TO Ottawa. Canada. under the
Mckinley administration. has petit
toned the probate court TO be ap-
pointed guardian TO her grandchild.
Charles +. Turner. aged 10 years.
The petition was filed with the pro-
bate court a few days ago by Bur
Zee 4 CarmOdy. representing the Pc
titioner. and they set forth that the
rhild's mother. Mrs Kate Seymour
Turner. Is an unfit person TO have
charge Of him. that she has abar-
dnned him and has failed to CON
tribute anything toward the expense
NJ his maintenance and education.
The boy has been with his grand
mother for over a year. n is said
that his mother has married again. .
There will 10 a hearing on the petit .
ton On February {
Announcement has just been .
made NJ the marriage 81 Miss Helen {
r Smith. daughter Of Mr. and Mrs
E. g. Smith Of 401 North Willow
street. 10 Frederick J. Wooster. son .
NJ Mr. and Mrs ,. J. Wooster. form .
arly Of - johnson street The we'd /
ling took place i'm New Work on the
F0urth 81 July and vas sOIemnized .
By Rev George Downs at the First
v T. church Mrs Wooster is en-
rioyet i'm the ofica Of the Hamilton
Hardware company. but will leave
sarIy next month to join her hus-
lznd. wh0 il working for his father
in the Rome Brass A. COPPER com
1auv. n. v Miss Smith was a mem
sa~ Of ire 1894 class Tzrarhrrv