Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-30
CITY NEWS.

II is Salu mat the thermometer at
the car barns registered twelve be-
low zero early this morning.
Wilfred e. Booth, student at the
Boston Institute of Technology is
spending a few days at his home in
Waterville.
a months mind mass will be cele-
Dated tomorrow morning at O'Clock
at the Sacred Heart church for the
late Richard Franklin
A months mind mass will be cele-
brated at the Immaculate Conception
church Saturday morning at o'clock
for Michael A. Kilroe.
The regular Friday sociable will
take place tomorrow evening at st
Mary's alumni hall. All members and
friends are invited to attend.
Philip Reilly, the new sealer of
weights and measures appeared in
city hall yesterday and was sworn in
by Assistant Clerk James R. Lawlor.
He will get down to business right
away.
List of advertised letters: Narrell
Bonehey, Mrs Mile Briggs, Henry
Bartholomew, Mrs Jennie NJ. Candee,
William Henry Left, Patrick Kane
Bank, ST. Miss Katrina Landt, Miss
Lila Larrabee, Miss MiIly Monte,
Mrs August Pelter, Miss Emma
Thomaston.
Notwithstanding the severe weather,
the number of new callers at the of
ice of the department of charities is
small so that although things are not
rushing i'll the factories, the so-called
hard times have not yet hit Water
bury, and it is hoped that they will
steer clear of it altogether.
Chief Snagg and Captain Dodds of
the tlre department, accompanied by
Building Inspector Chatfield, made
tour of inspection through the differ
ent halls of the city this week and
found things in pretty good condition.
They will recommend a few changes
III some places, but nothing worth
mentioning.
A few days of weather such as we
mad the past twenty-four hours will
cause the icemen to be up and doing.
The various ice companies in this
city made an effort to cut last week
but the ice was too thin. But the
present cold wave should make it
right and undoubtedly the first crop
OF the season will soon be harvested.
80 mems suits reduced from SIS and
$40 to $f.Io, Epson, Singleton & Cos.
The case of John E. Ney, the sales
man of the New Haven Tobacco Co.
has not yet been settled. 1t is to
come up Friday in the New Haven
city court if a settlement is not made
before that time. His friends in this
city expected to have it fixed last
Saturday by making payment of
500, but no settlement was made.
Ney is still in Jail under bond of
$1,000.
Another divorce suit has been filed
with the superior court, Petronella
Maude Cary against James Cray. The
defendant is supposed to be u resident
of Champagne, H., and the plaintiff
lives in Waterbury. She claims her
husband deserted her on December
26, 1904, ten years after their mar
riage, which took place on July 8,
1894. Mrs Cray also wants her
maiden name Whitman restored to
her.
A very pretty wedding took place
this morning at the Sacred Heart
church when Miss Elizabeth Mungavin
and John LawlOr were united in mat
rimony. The witnesses were Peter
Burns and Miss Margaret Finley. The
bride and her maid were attired in
tailor made suits of brown silk and
wore white picture hats. Among the
guests present were Mrs Gustave Ruey
of ThOmastOn; Mr. and Mrs James ].
Barrett. Mrs Patrick Tanning. Mrs
Peter Burns, all of Waterville: Mr. and
Mrs Patrick Mungavin of South Man
chester and Mr. and Mrs John O'Brien
of New Haven.
The new bureau Of assessment, con-
ssting nf John H. Malone, John +.
Gallagher and Jacob Muster met last
night and were sworn in by Assistant
City Clerk James r. Lawlor. Mr. Ma
lone was chosen chairman. Ii was
voted to hold a hearing on the propOs-
ed discOntinuance of Benedict street
from Jewelry street southerly. on
February 6. On the same date hear
ings will he held on the layout Of
Merry street. the Bradleyville road.
and Chapman avenue. A hearing was
set for the layout of the Long Hill
road on February IL. The bureau will
have busy year Of it. the amount
Of work now in sight heing sufficient
10 keep them occupied for several
months.
Changes in the direction Of i'm
proved service are proposed for the
WaterviIIe branch library. Begin
ming to-day. the rOOOm will be open on
Friday at the same hours as on other
days. and there will be a delivery Of
books from the Bronson library on
Tuesday and Friday afternoons. Last
week the Cambridge Bible for schools
and colleges was added to the per-
manent collection at wateryiIle.
There are in all - little volumes.
each containing a book Of the Bible.
with notes admirably adapted 10 the
use OF the average student The set
has been 50 useful al the main IT,
brary. that the librarian decided 70
send one like il TO WaterviIIe- The
publication Is not quite complete. and
the publishers are at present unable
To send the Gospel Of st John. the
demand for which has been 50 great
as to exhaust the present supply This
will be secured at the first opportu-
nifty.
The Democrat il now making a big
magazine offer in order TO induce
subscribers to Jay in advance and 10