Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-22

A pile of rubbish in the rear 0
 S2 and S4 Canal street started t' burn this morning and the neighbor sent in an alarm. The departmen responded and extinguished the blaz' before it did any damage. Miss Anna BagIey has resigned hei position at the Wateryiile Pin G
 and, accompanied by her brother
 Patrick Bagley, both of 53 Maple
 street, left here to-day for their for
 mer home in Ireland.
 The Croft, Lincoln, Webster, Por
 ter and Town Plot schools had nc
 session to-day as the teachers went
 visiting. A few of the teachers wis tied in town but the greater part
 went to Hartford and New Haven. Mrs Bridget Reilly has sued the
 city for damages of $1,00O. She
 claims that while walking on Clay
 street last February she fell on an icy
 sidewalk and received injuries that
 rendered her unable to perform work
 of any kind for some months.
 One of the interesting points about l IUWH lO-udN that dlbl AoSo VI
 attention anu interest was the large
 window display of knives at the
 Hamilton hardware store. This firm | is having a special sale On knives
 that should prompt everyone to go and see the display even for the pleasure that will be gained from viewing the window.
 Boys stockings, black or tan, two
 pairs for 25c, Upson, Singleton X
 Co.'S.
 Charles L. Warner of Oakville
 has been granted a patent on an im- proved form of tumbling barrel for drying out small brass or other met
 al goods after they have been
 plated. The barrel is so provided
 that it will remove the exhaust <nd
 condensed steam without interfer-
 ing with the proper working of the machine It is a big improvement over the old form
 Yesterday was the seventh anni- versary of the birth of Margaret Mary Pagan, daughter of MT and Mrs T. F. Pagan of 133 Central ave Uue, anu they uGlu d lSScptiou iOA the occasion. Among those present were Mary and Anna Devereaux, Marie c. Donovan. Elsie Foster, Christine Riley, Margaret Hodson, Ella Hodson, Adelaide Roehon, Dor othy Leary, Ovid Rochon, Martha Rack and James Wrenn of Nauga- tuck.
 The following officers have been elected by the graduating class of Mulcahy school: President. Patrick T. Fitzgerald: treasurer, Gretta T. Todd; secretary, Rhea NJ. Aubertin. The class honors are as follows: Valedictorian, Rhea M. Aubertin; salutatorian. Gretta NJ. Todd; class historian. Catharine G. McNamara; representative, Mary F. Reynolds; class prophet. Louis A. Hummell; class will, Laura NJ. Schoenmehl; prophet on prophet, Lea M. Simon.
 On Wednesday the big alteration sale of Weinstein's Cloak store at 6S south Main street opened up with a rush. The bargains ill suits, coats, skirts and wearing apparel of all kiuds for women and children at tracted much attention and the rush continued all day yesterday. The sale is to last for ten days, by that time it is expected that nearly everything ! will be cleaned out. Alterations will ! then be made in the store and will be i opened up with one of the best stock | ed stores in New England.
 At a meeting of the directors of the | Business Mems assoeia- tion last night it was voted to send a committee to the meeting of the 1 board of aldermen Monday night to urge the ratification of the proposed agreement between the railroad company and the city relative to the trolley and the double of portions of certain streets IL was also decided to con- fer with the authorities regarding the best method of warfare to be em- ployed to drive out the elm tree bee tie which has shown up here again and commenced 10 devour the foliage 1n our beautiful trees. The meeting voted to request merchants 10 keep JNEA uAA UAE OAA sAAElAEuG Ah4 u8t anu close all day on July i. Both days 'all on Saturday this year. 4
 The bureau of assessment met last night and heard parties interested in he proposed layout of WOicotf street. street and New street. Con- siderable opposition developed to the yoIoOtt street project, almost all he property owners stating that they hOuld claim damages. With refer nee to the layout Of South Main treet from City Corners to the town toundary it was voted to return it to he aldermen accompanied by an pinion of the city attorney which Iolds that the land on which the rClley tracks are laid from Turner's ridge southerIy is private property nd cannot be taken for street pur- oses without an order from the leg sIatuFe- IL is likely that this win eeessitate some important changes 2 the lines and grade from that oiat as far as the eompanyIs private rE- \