Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-04
CITY NEWS.

| WalQO PratC IS guest or HIS | grandparents, MT and Mrs Milon Pratt of Deep River.
 Look at them all before you bu! mems or boys clothes-especiall, | Upson, Singleton X Co.'S.
 The regular meeting of the Queens | Daughters will be held at s o'clock i tonight at St Patricks hall.
 A novena in honor of Our Lady of 1 Lourdes opened at the church of Our Lady of Lourdes last Monday and will continue until February Il. In St Thomas's church at o'clock next Saturday morning there will be a months mind mass for the late Mrs Jane Finnegan, who lived on Eliza beth street.
 A months mind mass will be cele- brated at the Immaculate Concepuon church on Thursday morning at [ o'clock for the late Ellen Griffin of Pemberton street. .: The board of public works will meet tonight. Several hearings will be held, including that of the exten- sion of Jefferson street from South Main stret to South Elm street.
 Brass City lodge, \. E. o. P. held it's regular meeting last evening at Knights of Columbus hall. Two can | didates were initiated and one appli- cation was received. After the meet ing a social session was held.
 Leavenworth hall promises to be well filled on Friday night of this week when the young ladies of St Anne's parish will give their leap year party. Lalliers orchestra will furnish music and there will be many new features during the evening which will add greatly to the enjoy ment of patrons.
 The Children of Mary of St Fran cis Xavier's parish have all arrange ments completed for their card party and dance which is to be held at their hall on Washington street on Friday evening. The earlier part of the evenig will he devoted to card playing after which a dance pro- gramme will be executed with music Dy LdlilST OTCHSSITd.
 Three bill distributors from Wa terbury were taken in by Police Captain Robert Newett Monday morning in Torrington for violation of the stringent borough ordinance regarding the leaving of hand bills at the residences The men con- vinced the borough officials that they were ignorant of the local law and they were dismissed with orders to quit work.
 The Independent Order of Foresters is organizing a new court in Water bury, chiefly through the efforts of Supreme Deputy Evison. who con templates making Waterbury his head quarters and is concentrating his en- ergies here with the view of making this city live center for the order. It has already three courts here which have taken on a new life and vigor since the state deputy commenced his work. The new court is going to be built on advanced social and bene- ficial lines and from the large num- Der and quality of applicants, bids fair to be a most interesting branch The last published statistics Of the l. | O. F., shows a membership of 200,- O00. with accumulated funds of S12,- OO0.OO.
 The fourth annual dinner of the men of St Johns church was held at The Elton last night. Nelson F. Lewis, chief engineer of the board of esti- mates of New York, brother of the Rev John \. Lewis, jr. rector of Si Johns parish. was the principal speak. CT. his subject being. Problems of Our Great Cities Addresses were also delivered by Horace D Taft of Watertown and Rev William H. Garth of Naugatuck. Right Rev. Bishop Brewster. D. D. sent greetings and a communication was read from V. j. Welton in which he proposed toast to the present rector of St Johns with the hope that he be spared to serve out forty years of usefulness in the parish. as did not of his worthy pre- decessors. the late Dr Clark. The Rev Mr Lewis was called upon for re- marks and talked at some length ad- dressing himself particularly to the young men in attendance.
 Any member of the numerou. walking clubs that came into existence in this city after old Ped Weston had shankmared" 1t into town one day last November whC thinks he is a walker has a chance tC earn a few dollars. the dollars should come in handy at present when it < so difficult to pry a cart wheel loose John Carroll. the mineral water man of Brooklyn. has a walker whom h. is willing to match against any ped. estrian in the city for any part Ol sI00- The match will be made at any distance from three 10 ten miles Carroll has a young fellow whom hs thinks is a world bsater and has a bunch Of simoleOns which he is will. ing tO wager on the ability of his walker. The walker himself whc has only recently come to this county ts not ronCeited but he has much con. fidenee in himseif and is also eager rc A--dHE a AAaANH ADA any EtdAADN NA 0lt hundred cOpecks. It is said that Tim Othy Brennan of East Main street fs also willing to back CarroII's man. There are some mighty good walkers in this city but whether they can bs induoed to make a match with Car rolls man is doubtful Some men who never come before the public could give so-e of thsse profession sls cards and spades But the man who Is looking for a match is not a professional. his name can be had by consulting Carroll or by calling al this o=cs- He Is heel and toe walk CT and does no< care whether the