Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-31
CITY NEWS.

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 James Quinlan of Bridgeport is spending the week with friends in
 this city.
 The annual dinner of St Johns Musical association will be held this evening in the parish house of St Johns church.
 The Sons and Daughters of St
 George held d social session in For esters' hall last evening. There was an entertainment and dancing.
 Attorney Wilson II. Pierce who
 has been ill for some weeks was down town yesterday visiting some of his friends. He is not strong as yet
 The Gately X Brennan store on Center street will be open tonight until 9 o'clock for the accOmE, odation of those who wish 10 purchase for
 New Years.
 This was busy day at the de-
 partment of charities, but the office | force was equal to he situation and
 every deserving applicant was sent
 away happy.
 Chief Samuel Snagg of the fire de partment attended a meeting in New l Haven yesterday of the Connecticut Fire Preventive society which was recently organized.
 Mr and Mrs Arthur Conklin of 140 i WOlCOtt street have returned to their home i'll this city after spending the
 past three days visiting with Mrs ! Conklins sister, Mrs J. J. Byrnes of 1 Bridgeport.
 Thomas F. Carty and Miss Mary Josephine Duune weer married this morning at the Immaculate COncep- tiOn church by the Rev James F.
 0 Brien. James Carty was best man and Miss Annie Stapletou was maid 1 of honor.
 New Haven wants boys club and with view to getting a line on ! what Waterbury has Governor | Woodruff, Prof Graves of the Strong 1 school, Father Mclean. Rabbi Levy i and Father Collins were here last 1 night and looked over the boys club on Cottage place.
 The Rev William r, Dickerman, l pastor of the Universalist church, i will deliver a lecture before the Nat
 uralist club in the fine arts room
 at the Bronson library Monday night His subject will be Rare Earths. ' 1 The public is invited. No admission fee will be charged.
 Frank D. Borst and Miss Jessie Holihan were married yesterday
 morning at St Thomas church by l Father Crowley Miss Minnie Holi- i han, sister of the bride, was maid | of honor, and Henry r. BOrst, the grOOm'S brother, was best man. After
 wedding tour the couple will re-
 side at II Putnam street. The following item was taken from the SOuthington column of the New Haven Register: Joseph Walsh of Waterbury, catcher of the Villa nova college baseball team, was here { Monday with view of taking back
 to college with him Matty Walsh of this town. Jimmy Savage of this town is the captain of the Nillanova team, and there is grand opportuni- , ty there for Matty, who just at pres ent appears 10 be caught between 1 bases, He is undecided.
 Tomorrow will be New Years ! day holy day of obligation in the Roman Catholic church. Mass will he celebrated at churches of that de nomination at 5:30 o'clock in the morning and service will be held la ter in the forenoon. Most of the stores. all the banks the Bronson li- 1 brary and the offices in City hall will
 be closed. Tonight the eve of the new year, special service will be held at some of the Protestant churches, the exercises lasting until midnight.
 The Italians of Wat prbury have decided to lend a hand towards help ing the sufferers from the earthquake
 in Italy. Last night q meeting was , held at the residence of ]. B. Bian- cOrdi, 26 North Elm street, F. D. Corlpto acting as chairman and M
 D. FeliCe as secretary Representa- , lives of the several Italian societies were in attendance and after talk ing the matter over it was decided 10 hold a public meeting next Wednes- day night and request all the people of Waterbury to contribute to the fund
 Mrs Sarah NJ Nichols, aged S9 years, died yesterday afternoon at the home of her son, Friend Nichols. on the Pearl Lake road. The deceas- cd was a native of WalIingford but had resided in IIopeylle for the past forty years. Resides her son. Friend. she leaves another son, George; she
 also leaves eighteen grandchildren and sixteen t-grandchildren She
 was member of the First Baptist church. and until her health became { impaired she was a regular attend ant al services held in that church.
 Mrs Nichols was good neighbor and
 commanded the respect of all who
 had an acquaintance with her
 Governor Higgins's Appeal.
 Providence, R. l.. Dec 31.-GOv-
 ernor James H. Higgins has issued
 an appeal 10 the people of Rhode
 Island to contribute to the relief of the cart hquake sufferers of southern
 Italy and the island of Sicily. The
 governor has asked the state branch
 of the Red Cross society tO act as