Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-04-13
CITY NEWS.

Attorney F. P. Guilfoile was il
Bridgeport to-day on professional
business.
The Rev DR. A. D. Foster of Ellis
Island, n. Y, was a visitor in this
city yesterday.
Leo Finn, student at Holy Cross
is spending the Easter vacation at
his home in this city.
The board of education will bold Il
meeting this evening in the Crosby
High school at 80 o'clock.
E. Vincent Maloney of Holy Gross
college is spending the spring vaca-
ton at his home On Cooke street.
Elizabeth Buckner has filed a petit
ton in bankruptcy in the district
court of the United States. She ha!
liabilities of $1,503.16 and no assets
This week being Holy week in The
Catholic church, the rooms of the
Catholic Women's association will
remain closed in accordance with a
custom Of the society.
Mr. and Mrs Frederick Laid, for
merly residents of this city, were
with the Uncle Toms Cabin COM
pany, which played here Saturday
afternoon and evening.
Miss Elvie B. Brockett of Bristol
who has been teacher in grade No 2
in the Thomaston Center school, has
resigned and accepted similar place
in the Bunker Hill school of Water
bury.
The Rev r. c. Miller of Hartford,
the temperance reformer, spoke at the
First Methodist and st Paul's church
yesterday. The speaker believes that
Waterbury can be captured by the no
license men.
The Rev Father Ambrose of Win
sted gave the sermon at the obser-
vance of the first anniversary of the
formation of the Holy Name society
of st Thomas's parish, at st Thomas's
church last evening.
1t was expected that the Rev
John G. Davenport, pastor of the
Second Congregational church,
would return from the south yester.
day but he has decided to remain
in the south for another week,
A large flock of wild geese passed
through Waterbury this morning.
They flew so high many claimed they
were ducks, but a few huntsmen who
were in Exchange place at the time
assured the uninitiated that they were
geese.
During the last three days of holy
week the Friendly league building
will be closed for Easter recess. The
class sessions of Wednesday evening
will be the last until those of Mon
day, April 20, when they will be
resumed in the afternoon of that
day.
Every size in all wool blue serge
knickerbocker suits S3.97 at Epson,
Singleton & Co.'S.
Scully of the department "a finance
will meet the heads of the different
departments in the aldermanic cham
Der tonight at s o'clock to talk
about car tickets and appropriations.
This is in accordance with an order
of the board of finance.
Mulcahy council, X. of c.. which
lost the debate to the Forum club
of St Mary's alumni Friday even
ing. is seeking to retrieve its lau-
rels. The Forum boys will give
them another chance but in the
meantime is willing to hear from
other clubs in the city which would
like to debate some of the present
day questions.
Joseph f. Normandin last October
opened a mems furnishing store in
the new building on the corner of
Meadow and South Main streets. To-
day he began preparations 10 file
petition in bankruptcy through At
torney James NJ. Lynch. in conse-
qoence OF several attachments being
placed on him recently. His liabili-
ties amount to about $4,000 and his
assets 500.
The mOtOrman on the Waterville
car which left exchange place last
evening about 1907 had an ex-
perience with the motorbox which
he will not soon forget. lust as
the car turned from West Main into
North Willow street the motor box
caught fire. r. blazed right into the
face Of the mOtOrman. while the
men who had been standing on the
front platform made a bolt TO gel
Of. Il seemed as though the motor.
man would he severely burned huf
strange to say. his clothes did not
catch fire. In his effort TO extfu-
guish the blaze. he mans hands
were burned but Otherwise he was
not injured. The car. which was
No S. continued lis frip backwards
One week from tonight the an
nual reception Of he Algonquin
club will be held in Buckingham,
Music hall. and II promises 10 he
the dance of pOst-Lenteu week.
The arrangement committee has
practically completed its work and
the plans augur well for his dance
which perhaps will be the most sue
cessful informal reception the Al
gOnquin club has yet given. 4 nine
piece orchestra will furnish the
dance music. The dance programme
will be made up of music which wiII
- a pleasure 10 those who delight
IN the dreamy waltzes and popular
7wO-steps- The dance floor Of music
hall is nov one Of the besf in the
rity. The members Of the club have
already disposed Of enough tickets
-n NAE The nrers a smrcess- 81 there