Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-11-09
CITY NEWS.

The Rev M. P. Walker, professor of mathematics in St Johns univer- sity, Shanghai, China, spoke at Trim ity church last evening.
 At Institute hall, Thursday, No- vember 19, there will be a Thanks giving party for institute members and their immediate families only.
 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 x Son, 302 North Main street.
 Frederick Chatfield of Hillside of his daughter, Miss Grace Chatfield, to John J. Slevin, son of MT and Mrs James Slevin of Silver street. The wedding will take place the latter part of this month.
 Frank Miller of Bridgeport and a brother of Charles Miller of this city and Miss Annie Drew Hallock, in structor of drawing fin the public schools of Bridgeport, were married in New York Tuesday afternoon at the Little Church Around the Corner The Rev George c. Houghton per- formed the ceremony. The groom was formerly in the coal business in this city.
 St Cecilia's fair will open in the parish hall on Jefferson street next Ip inb November 26. The hall affords one of the very best floors for dancing and music of the first quality will be furnished Very little canvassing will be done and therefore all who come will not be hampered by taking shares or tickets but can give their time to dancing.
 Tomorrow Father Duggan will be thirteen years dead. He died on Sunday evening, the tenth of Mo- vember, 1895. There will be a re- quiem anniversary nigh mass in St Patrick s church tomorrow morning at o'clock for the repose of his soul. There will be confessions this afternoon and evening in St Patrick s so that all those who will may offer up their communions tomorrow for the eternal repose of his soul.
 The advance sale of seats for Leah the Forsaken" which is to be presented at Goodwill hall in Water vile by St Michaels Dramatic club on Thursday and Friday evenings ot this week has been very large, much larger than for any other play ever produced by the organization. A dress rehearsal was held yesterday and everything ran off smoothly which was very gratifying to those in charge. The affair promises to be a grand success.
 The story printed in this morning s Republican in regard to hold-up ot James Angrave of Fairview street Is without foundation, as the said gen tleman was at home celebrating his china wedding and did not leave his residence where he was busy enter taining his guests. MT Senior ant son, on their way home from MT An graves were stopped on Hillside ave- nue. near Pine street but not reliev- ed of any valuables as they were two to one and that may be the reason they still have their belongings,
 Everything is now in readiness for the big benefit dance which the Aid society of the Waterbury Button company is to hold at Eagles hall on Wednesday evening of this week.
 Nf h. at,,.o craf Q IF, committee held on Saturday after noon final arrangements were made and sub committees were appointed to look after the minor details in connection with the affair on We'd nesday evening. The committee have spent a lot of time in arrang- ing for the event and will in all probability make it their banner af~ fair. Tickets may be secured at either the box office or from any of the employees.
 Retail meat dealers say that the price of beef will go up S2 hun dred this week and of course the price to the consumer will take pro portionate jump. This is what the 1 DeeI trust uSudlIS ubto dllcI SFSl general election. The pending in crease will mean to the consumer that he shall have to pay a few cents pound more than he ever paid be- fore for his meat. Dealers say they expect the price of meat to go into competition with the American Avia- tion association this winter to see which of them can go the highest. The meat dealers say furthermore that they will put their money on the beef trust.
 A large delegation from the va rious councils of the Knights of Co lumbus went to Bridgeport yesterday to see the complication of the first second and third degrees. The de- gree work was held at Eagles hall and large gathering which repre-, sented Knights of Columbus from all parts of the state were present. More than eighty candidates were initiated Among those who attended from this city were John Duane. William Mad den. John Edmonds, Michael Lawlor Dr Partridge, John Nelson, Lucien Wolff. James Walsh, Thomas Dona- hue. William Ryder. William McFar land. Thomas Bahan. William Ryan | William Harrison. William HarTing