Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-02
CITY NEWS.

lie dlu6EHlou Will meet al To
O'Clock tonight.
Mr. and Mrs A. c. Judd are on a
weeks vacation to Maine.
o. A. Ziglatzki spent few days in
Washington, D. c., last week.
The Misses Helen and Margaret
Shortell of Ansonia we're visitors in
this city yesterday.
Miss Martha Pollak of Hillside
avenue will leave tomorrow for a
six weeks visit to jacksonville, Fla.
The Rev Frank D. Walter, pastor
of the First Methodist church. is
spending a few days in Atlantic City.
At a meeting of the deacons of the
First Baptist church yesterday the
resignation of the Rev Oscar Hay
wood, D. D., as pastor, was accepted
A requiem mass will be celebrated
tomorrow morning at s o'clock al
the Immaculate Conception church
for Mrs Johanna Latin of $50 East
Main street.
The Rev Eugene A. Noble, ID,
l.. H. D., president of the Centenary
college institute of Hackettstown, n.
j., delivered an address at the First
Methodist church yesterday.
Assessor W. E. Beecher was
sworn in to-day by City Clerk w. H.
Sandland and entered upon his third
term with a determination to do
even better than ever before.
The railroad company has notices
posted at the Bank street station ask
ing for proposals for two new crews
to man two gravel trains to be used
in filling in around the new union
station. .-.
The board of education will hold
meeting this evening in the High
school office. Further than 10 ap-
prove of the payrolls and dispose of
some routine business, nothing im-
portant is expected to come up.
Mr. and Mrs William Manning of
Prospect street left this morning Tor
New York and on Wednesday will
sail from there on the Cedric to
England. They intend to be gohe
about three years and may take Il
trip around the world
The semi-monthly meeting of Di-
vision l, A. o. H.. will be held this
evening at O'Clock in Hibernian
hall on East Main street. The meet
ings of this division will be held on
the first and third Mondays of each
IN, he oh hal N ,ats
notice. All members are silly
requested to be present
The following delegates from this
city will attend the annual conven-
ton of Congregational churches TO
be held in Worcester on Tuesday aid
Wednesday of this week: First
church, the Rev William H. Phipps,
DR. f. w. Goodenough and Deacon
Edgar S. Lincoln; Second church.
the Rev H. Dewitt Williams, Clay
ton S. Carpenter; Third church. the
Rev L. deHart Gulick and John Hen
derson, Jr.
A. w. Erdman for the past seven
years general superintendent of the
Randolph-Clowes Co and E. F. Erd.
man, assistant superintendent of the
same factory. severed their connection
with the firm Saturday. The work.
men presented both with handsome
tokens of esteem. A. W. Erdman re.
ceiving a gold handled umbrella and
E. F. Erdman a gold mounted meer.
schaum pipe.
The board of public works met
this afternoon and took steps for the
condemnation of the Valentine Boil
and Emerson NJ. HOtchkiss properly
on Cedar street. The board also
asked permission to hold hearing on
the proposition TO convert such land
as is TO he acquired by the city on
Grand. Cedar and Livery streets INFO
a public park. These matters we're
included in the contract entered into
last year between the board OF al
dermen and the railroad compan:
Rev Peter c. DUNCAN. formerly
assistant pastor at Sacred fiea {
church. and lately of NewtoWn. vas
appointed by Bishop Tierney To day
senior assistant pastor TO Rev John
COoney of ST Roses church in Meri-
den. Father DUNCAN is a native of
WATERFOWL and was very popular n
this city. both as assistant to ather
Shelley and as chaplain OF The
Queens Daughters. He recently re-
turned from vacation much i'm
proved in health and prepared TO-
the heavy work assigned him.
Father DUNCAN succeeds Rev Law
renee Guinan. who has been trans
ferred to South Meriden to succeed
Rev Father Cunningham. who is
now located in Westerly.
The parish hall Of 81 CeciIis's
church was we'll filled last evening
with the parents and friends Of the
school children. who rendered the
following entertainment. % Tn
nenbound." German chorus. by lie
children; piano solo. Miss Lena 49,
mon: recitation Edward Dsmanski:
auartette. vocal selection. Martha
Biattman. Margaret Duehon. Alice
gilbert and Bertha Schneider. Tee
next number vas q turn verein sBa-
test between the boys and girls LED
BIZ their teacher Charles Blsttmsn.
The Judges. Jacob Herman. A.
bert POrtmann. Mrs AIoySizz
schseser and Mrs Henry FormeS.
awarded the contest to the girls.
Vocal solo. Mss Alice Gilbert. piano
solo. Miss Katharine Kaiser.