Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-28
CITY NEWS.

at Music hall on Friday evening. Bring on your winter, we have the overcoats and caps. Upson, Singleton & Go.
 Mrs Elvira Clark of Millbrook. N. Y., is the guest for a few days or her nephew, Gouverneur Davis of Kingsbury street.
 Ashabel w. Mitchell of Woodbury has been chosen director of the Waterbury National bank to succeed the late A. M. Blakesley.
 The Woman's Aid society of the Universalist parish will meet Thurs day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs H. O. Ruel of 301 North Willow street.
 An anniversary mass of requiem will be celebrated tomorrow morn- ing at 8 o'clock at the Immaculate | Conception church for the late Will liam J. Duncan.
 Colonel James Geddes of Plaza avenue observed the forty-third an- niversary of his birth to-day. The colonel is native of Waterbury and one of it's most popular citizens. Tomorrow evening the Big Seven club will give a dance in Hamilton hall. Good music will be furnished | for dancing and the members of the club will endeavor to give all who at- tend an enjoyable time.
 Court Welch, No S4, F. of A., will give minstrel performance at Good Will hall in Waterville on Friday evening. At the completion of the performance dance order of six teen numbers will be executed. Stop, look, read! We are head quarters for stove and furniture re- pairs; also will attend to your plumb ing, timing and jobbing. Telephone 1259-3 or drop postal to w. T. Cor coran, & Son, 302 North Main street. In the office of the clerk of the su. perior court to-day papers in a suit by the l.. H. Toucey Go against the S. & L. Chotzianoff Building Co and Mendel Willinger were filed. The suit is to recover on mechanics lien and damages of $3,000 is asked.
 Sunday evening will be big night for the Holy Name societies of the city. On that evening big rally will be held at St Michaels church in Waterville. A we'll known preacher will deliver an eloquent address and a reception of new members will be held.
 A linen shower was given Mon- day evening at the home of Miss Edith Arvidson of New Britain in honor of the approaching marriage of Miss Mary A. Kemp of Easthamp- ton to Joseph Flood of Waterbury. Refreshments were served and an enjoyable evening spent.
 Calvin J. Martin, as administrator on the estate of Daniel Martin, late of Union City, has brought suit against the Connecticut company and the railroad company fnr damages of $10,000. He claims that retaining wall, built by the defendants, causes the Naugatuck river to rush by some ten acres of Mr Martins estate with damaging effect, and that gradually the river is washing away the land in question. 5s
 Rehearsals for the opera "The Mocking Bird" will be resumed on Thursday evening in Lallier's band room, when the remaining character parts will be assigned in order that each may assume his or her part of the work as it appears in the score. The work is progressing most satis- factorily under MT Nelson's manage ment and a finished production is anticipated. Every member should be present promptly at 7:45 o'clock.
 Commissioner Walker of the board of public works, returned home yesterday after a trip through different cities in New England where he picked up a lot of information about the water question. He found the meter in almost general use, and that when they are put in it is a direct charge against the owner. In some places where he visited the municipalities will not consider an application to connect, with the water unless the meter is installed first.
 John Sholick in the city court to- day was committed to jail for ninety days for intoxication and habitual inebriety. He has fallen into the hands of the police half a dozen times during the past few months. A case against Matthew Gilbert for vio- lating the plumbing ordinance was continued. It seems Gilbert laid a few pipes in a house without having the permission of the plumbing in- spector, and that the laying of them was contrary to sanitary conditions. There were three applications before the court for the destruction of liquor seized in recent raids on Sum- day clubs and saloons. The hearing on them was postponed.
 At meeting of Mulcahy council. K. of C., held last evening, two candi- dates were given the first degree and several applications were received. Arrangements were made for an open meeting on the fourth Tuesday even- ing of November, at which time Prof Wilby will address the meeting, Al committee of five was appointed to confer with other committees in re- gard to a suitable memorial for the late Monsignor Slocum. The members of the committee are J. B. Somers. H. A. Hayden, Thomas Bahan, William Donovan and William Ryder. The committee in charge of the third de- gree reported that it would take Al