Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-29
CITY NEWS.

The board of education will hold a meeting this evening and 1t IS thought that only routine matters will be disposed of.
 The local companies of the Ma tional Guard will leave town next Sunday evening at 6:30 o'clock for Pine Plains, N. Y., and reach that place on Monday morning at 5 o'clock They will spend the ensuing ten days there, taking part in the maneuvers that have been going on there for some time. The Second regiment will leave the state in four sections,
 The Universalist church society has purchased land at the corner of Hew- lett street and Gloves terrace and will soon erect a suitable church and rectory. The fund now on hand amounts to about $16,400, and with this as a nucleus the management sees its way to permanent quarters. Yesterday was Children's day at the church service which was held in G. A. R. hall.
 
 A. Grady was driving by the corner of Union and South Elm streets a young girl on bicycle almost steered the wheel into the doctors vehicle. Dr Grady did not pull up the horse in time to avoid an accident but the horse did not strike the young girl and although she was knocked of the wheel by the shaft of the carriage she was not hurt.
 At the annual meeting of the East Mountain school district Saturday night Frank Allen was elected chair man and James Moran clerk. Mir AL len and MT Moran were also chosen school committee. The other officers elected were w. s. Strong, treasurer; William F. Purdy, collector; William Lounsbury, William Frieter and My ron E. Bunnell, auditing committee. A tax of 21s mills was ordered.
 Judge G. H. Cowell and Attorney F. P. Guilfoile moved the last of their belongings to their new offices in their own building on the corner of Leavenworth and Grand streets this forenoon. Their old offices in the Odd Fellows building will be occu- pied by Attorneys Church and Kelley and the latter's will be taken by-At- torneys Hayes and McGrath, moving from their present location in the Manufacturers bank building on Bank street.
 At the regular semi-annual meet ing of the r. NJ. c. l.. A., at which the installation of officers took place last Friday evening, the following officers were elected to hold office for the coming six months: Presi- dent, w. A. Devine; vice-president, Frank Driscoll; secretary, Charles B. Johnson; assistant secretary, John H. Garren: treasurer, William J. Caldwell; librarian, Joseph A. Hanlon; assistant librarian, Morti- mer o'Conner;. standing committee, Thomas V. Claffey. Edward B. Dougherty, James A. Lord. A ban quet will be held at Scott's Wayerly inn after the next regular meeting.
 Yesterday was ehildren's day at the Mill Plain chapel. The Rev John c. Davenport read the service and awarded prizes to the following chill dren who have attended every ses- sion of the Sunday school for the past year: Harvey Stoyell. Harold Stovell. Ethel Atichison. Jessie Aith- ison, Ruth Miller, Wilbur Abel, Ma than M Pierpont, Frank P. Miller. George Stoyell and Benjamin T.. Jones The following five children have attended every session but one during the year: Roy H. Miller. Ma rion White. Chester Young. Ethel Brown and Emily Lockhart. A few remarks were made by I. 4. Pier pont. superintendent of the Sunday school.
 Those who will be eligible for eiti- zenship before the national and state election this fall would do we'll to file their applications before next Wednesday. July 1. If they fail to file them they cannot vote at the election. The new naturalization laws provide that petitions for citi- zenship must be on file with the dis trict court at least three months be- fore the petitioners can be given a hearing. and after that they must wait a week or two longer to hear from Washington The election takes place on November 3. the first Tuesday after the first Monday in that month and counting back three months from that date and allowing a few weeks more to get the re- turns from the bureau of naturalizs- ton in Washington. Clerk Gillette of the district court considers that nexs "Wednesday is the last day on which petitions for Citizenship can be filed in his court Quite a number were allowed their full papers last Satur- day.