Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-05
CITY NEWS.

Two pairs of knickerbockers with boys suits, Upson. Singleton & Co.'S.
 John Schuster of Seymour is visit ing his son, Louis Schuster of Wood street MT Schuster is foreman of a large contracting business in Sey- Incur. gss, K si1 A
 A months mind mass of requiem will be celebrated at St Francis Xavier's church at 7:30 o'clock Mon- day morning for the late Mrs Anne Finley.
 Officer Michael Conner of New Ha- ven, member of the state police, was in town last evening on official business in connection with the as- sault upon girl near Naugatuck last week
 Governor-eleet Lilley announced the appointment yesterday of Alder man Charles A. Goodwin of Hartford, chairman of the republican town com mittee there, as his executive secre- tary for the next two years. Mir Goodwin succeeds Charles F. Julin of New Haven. who is now in the Yale Law school.
 Box 382, private. has been installed at the plant of the Citizens Coal Co. The first alarm from this box calls out Chemical and Hose companies No ?, Engine No ?, Engine No 3, Hook and Ladder company No 1. The second call brings to the fire Engine No I and 4; Chemical Hose Go No 2, Chemical Hose No |. Hook and Lad der No 2. A third alarm would bring Brass City Hose company to the res cue.
 Mr and Mrs Henry Hellmann have returned from weeks trip to Co., hoes. N, Y. MT Hellmann, who Is the owner of the Cohoes polo team, says that business is. good out that way. Larsen of this city is playing the fast est polo of any man in any team. Hogan" Clark is now tending goal for Glens Falls. Loxson, Murray and Mooney, who were in the Connecticut league, are now playing out in that territory.
 Owing to the unprecedented de- mand for seats at Polls theater to- morrow evening, when the Elks hold their memorial services the memorial committee has decided to place as many of the members of the lodge as Is possible on the stage and thus re- lieye the congestion in the body of the house. The seats that were to be occupied by the members, who will occupy the stage. will then be given to those who have been trying to ob- tain sittings on their reserved seat tickets. The demand this year has been greater than ever and the com- mittee has been swamped with appli- cations for seats and the members will try to accommodate the public as best they can, under the eIr- cumstances.
 People who are in the habit of \ writing letters and conceallng them in packages which they send through the postoffice at fourth class rates are likely to get into trouble. The gov. ernment lately has been opening g number of parcels mailed at mer- chandise rates and almost invariably they contained written matter which subjected the package to letter rates In most instances the packages have been held up and explanations asked for from those who mailed the par cells. The excuse has been ignorance of the law, but this excuse is being so frequently worked that 1t has been about decided to institute prosecu. tions agalnst those who violate the postal regulations in this respect. 4 fine of y10 is provided for people whc place written matter in bundles ol newspapers or merchandise and mai them at lower rate than letter post. age.