Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-29
CITY NEWS.

Wednesday.
Mrs John Mulville of Frederick
street is visiting in New York city.
Michael ZeriIli of "a Round Hill
street leaves town tomorrow for
Brooklyn, N. Y, where he is to take
charge of machine shop.
On account of the illness of the
pastor, Rev Ira Hawk, service at the
Bunker Hill Congregational church
tomorrow morning will be conducted
by the Rev w. H. Phipps and in the
evening by the Rev H. w. Hildreth
of Prospect.
Universailst services tomorrow
will be as follows: 10:30 a. m
preaching by Rev w. F. Dickerman
subject of sermon, "The New Evan.
gellsm." Place of meeting G. A. R.
hall, Jones-Morgan block, los Bank
street. The public is cordially invit.
ed.
The Mary Parrish branch of the
International Sunshine society met
yesterday afternoon at the residence
Of Mrs C. N. Royce, 20 Maple street
and completed plans for rubber so.
cial next Thursday afternoon at the
home of Mrs Rierre c. Cowles, 152
Chestnut avenue.
]. Richard Smith, president and
treasurer of the Waterbury Button
Co, intends to sail next Wednesday
on an ocean trip that will embrace
the Bermudas, Madeira and most of
the island groups of the Atlantic
ocean. He intends to make it a trip
out of the usual course of travel.
The board of aldermen will hold
two meetings Monday night, a
special session at 7:45 and the regu.
lar meeting at s. 1t is expected that
everything will be finished in time to
give the boys an opportunity to at
tend the Robert Emmett banquet in
City hall, which will open about
O'Clock.
About two hundred teachers gath
cred in the assembly hall of the high
school building last evening to lis
ten to an address by Miss Sara Cone
Bryant of Boston, who was brought
here by the Kindergarten association.
Miss Bryant spoke on The Uses of
Story Telling in Education" Dur
ing the evening she gave some val
liable points TO the kindergarten
teachers. Miss Bryant is a most in
terestlng talker and her stories were
delightful.
The town of Watertown has
brought suit against Burton II. Mat
toon for $4,000. and the suit Is
made returnable TO the district court.
Its purpose is to recover for money
he took from the town treasury
while he was its treasurer. Another
purpose of the suit is to keep the
claim alive so that in case at any
time he may accumulate property
the town can attach il for the money
alleged to have been unlawfully
taken by him.
A whist party was held last even
ing at the home OF Mr. and Mrs Z. Il.
Moore on Cherry street. Miss Kath-
arine Phelan and Frank Degnan
proved the best whist players in the
party and were suitably rewarded.
The consolation prizes went to Miss
Anna Phelan and Thomas r. Bennett.
Piano selections were rendered By
Miss Katharine smith Of Naugatuck.
Miss Nellie Hosey and Miss Grace
Ryan OF this city. A quartette COM
posed OF Fabian Richmond. Thomas
p. Bennett, John II. Phelan and
Frank Degnan sang several songs.
During the evening refreshments
were served.
Constable OfGorman began this
morning to Iearn the language Of the
deaf and dumb He was given a claim
against a woman living in a certain
brick block ON East Main street and
in due course h. presented the hin
for collection TiAe woman sat down
and looked az H. aud the constable
sat down and Io-0ke,l at the woman.
Not 4 word was spoken by either. un-
Ill the oonstabse got tired and tben
asked the woman what she was so-
ing TO DO about ~ Sue said not
word. but eonfinucd locking az the
claim Finally the constable masfe up
his mind that TIE woman had ferEse.1
% make ue statc-eEt oae Wsy q the
other and he left Later whcn he
heard she was q deaf mute he dtd
not wOndtr At her silence.