Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-08
CITY NEWS.

, VIII hdii, w dlCifiiiC, iAu"' A'oN Mrs c. H. Ely of Buffalo is visit ing her mother, Mrs Buckley o
 Grove street.
 A rain. coat is just the thing fo
 these damp, chilly days. $12.0O buy
 good one at Upson, Singleton's.
 The Holy Name Society uniol committee will hold a meeting il
 St Mfchael's church, Waterville, to
 night.
 Captain Charles R. Ramon of the
 police department left this afternoon
 for New York to be present at the
 big police parade which will be helt
 there tomorrow.
 Mrs Edwin E. Hayward, Mrs Jos
 eph L. Brown, Mrs Frederick w
 French, Mrs Amos H. Osborne and Mrs Benjamin s. Piatt of this city
 are the guests of Mrs Manley J
 Cheney at Walnut Beach.
 The bureau of assessment has set
 hearings for the following dates: lay out of Jackson street, May IA; layout
 of Chipman and New streets and
 Wolcott street, May 21: relocation of the grade of Baldwin street, May 2S.
 Judge James P. Platt has filed an | opinion in the circuit court of the
 United States directing an injunction and an accounting from the defend
 ants in the suit of the Paine Metallic
 Packing company of Bridgeport against Bdake & Johnson of Water
 bury.
 Howard Andrews of Cheshire has
 brought suit against the Connecti- cut company for damages of $1O,-
 900. He claims to have been thrown from his waSon in Milldale by a trolley car. One of his eyes was badly hurt and he received a general shock.
 There was no city court to-day. | The few men who were arrested Tor over-indulgence in strong waters were either let go this morning or friends paid their ransom. Thomas Ennis, who was arrested on suspi- cion of theft of tools was released by Superintendent Beach af CT an inquiry was made into the case.
 The Prospect Manufacturing com- pany of Waterbury filed a certificate of an amendment of charter before organization yesterday in the office of the secretary of the state. The amendment permitted organization with a paid in capital of $1,000. in- stead of $3.000. A certificate of or ganization was filed later.
 The officials of the American Brass Go in this city pretend to know noth- ing about the proposed change of moving the Ansonia plant to Tor rington. The story goes that the An sonia plant would be transferred to the Coe Brass factory, but one of the members of the firm said to-day that he had heard nothing of the combination of the two factories.
 The Leavenworth and Scovill street firemen were called by box Is. at tha corner of East Main and Cherry streets last evening, shortly after 9 o'clock to the cobbling shop of N. w. Albino on East Main street, near Orange street. The fire in the building which is owned by the Scovill Manufacturing company, was among some waste papers and was extinguished before it was we'll started.
 The senior class of St Mary's school has cleo ed the following of- ficers and honor pupils: President of class. William Shea: vice-presi- dent, Patrick Shea; secretary, Ella Doran; treasurer, Christine Layin; prophecy. Neli.e Kiely; historian, James Shiel; class will, Paul Finne- gan; presentation, Mary Mccarthy; valedictorian. Mary NJ. D. Cronin; salutatorian. Margaret Blacker; class motto, Catherine Maloney.
 The officials of the Connecticut company came to this city yesterday from New Haven in the green cay" by way of Derby to inspect the line | on the way up and also to look over | the rails in this city. The party spent 1 some time in Derby after which thNy | rode direct to this city. They went over all the lines in this city but did all their looking from the inside as the rain was coming down too fast tO | allow them any length or time on the | outside. Those in the party were: | Vice-president F.. H. McHenry. Vice president Calvert Townly. Director ]. l H. Whittemore, General Manager l. | k. Punderford. General Traffic Agent | Michael Leary. Chief Engineer Gagel, Superintendent of Power aud Lines | l.. l.. Gaillard. Assistant Traffic Man | ager q. Y. Gaillard. Engineer Ryder, Superintendent II. L. Wales. of the local division and D. R. Meth. the cumpany's local electrical superin- tendent.
 The New Haven Palladium recent ly had the following item concern ing Miss Mildred T. Richards, for some time eontrslto solOist at ihe First Methodist Episcopal church, city: Another important member of the Drummer Boy of Shiloh" east. whose name has not yet been is Miss Mildred Tovne Richards. who will appear as Jennie Howard. Not unfamiliar with anna eur performances. Miss Richards is capable Of playing one Jf the most important parts in the production. Several years ago Miss Richards vas seen as Dorothy in the opera The Merry Milkmaids, in which she scored a success Only his winter she took the leading part # GFaee Hooker in the western play. Sunset" and gained more laureis. ;he appeared to great advantage in his part and has received many compliments for her acting st that inc MusicaIly. also. Miss Rich .rds is well known. having held a lumber of church positions in this ity and has recently resigned her osftiOn as eOntra1tn solofs1 al the