Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-11-19
CITY NEWS.

American band social at Bucking- ham hall Saturday evening. Dancing at S:30. Judge R. A., Lowe to-day appoint-, ed Attorneys Emil Hummel and M. F McNiff- commissioners to hear claims against the estate of the late George N Pritchard. The estate is worth about 5000.
 Louis Jackson of Walnut street left for Colorado this morning aud
 expects to spend the winter there. He has been in Worcester during the spring and summer where he was very successful in the real estate business.
 William Warner, colored, who Is
 wanted ir this city for theft was ar rested in Hartford last evening. De- tective William Keegan went there to-day to bring him to this city. Warner is accused of stealing $50 and graphophone from Domenico Bassell and $15 and suit of clothes from Antonio Bassell with whom he lived on Canal street. He was try ing to sell the graphophone when ar rested.
 Attorney Joseph H. Reid, acting for Thomas hayes of Hillside avenue las brought suit against the Connec- ticut Co, for damages of $500. MT Hayes claims to have been passen-
 ger on a North Willow street trolley car on August 6 last, that the car was going at T fast speed and It col lided with a wagon, and the force
 of the collision threw him off the car platform to the ground. He was ctunned ;nd laid up some weeks. This evening at Speedwell hall there will be large class initiation and union meeting of the five New England Order of Protection lodges, under the auspices of Anchor lodge, l the oldest lodge in the city. The in- itiatory work will be performed by the degree team of Anchor lodge. Out of town guests expected are Su- preme Warden F. T. Peabody, Mel rose, Mass; Supreme Vice-Warden Frank Rice, Cambridge. Mass, aud Grand Warden Frederick Tolles of Windsor All members are cordially invited.
 The owners of property recently l added to Library park have notified City Clerk Sandland that they are I not satisfied with the price put upon their places by the bureau of assess | ment and that they will ask the
 courts to pass upon the matter. The 1 plaintiffs include E. T. Root, r. R..
 Merriman, F. O. Peabody, Mrs Chase, 1 the Hanlon family, Warren l.. Hall
 and others. When these cases get to
 the courts there will be battle royal,
 and there are so many of them little
 of anything else will be considered at that session Some of them may
 be settled out of court. but it is quite likely that most of them will be
 fought into the last ditch.
 One of the prettiest wedding this I city has witnessed in years took place this forenoon at St Augustine {
 church, when Miss Alice Edith Nc Mahon became the bride of Joseph l Frederick Gaynor The bride is the
 youngest daughter of Mrs Fannie
 and the late John H. McMahon, and l the groom is a son of Dennis Gaynor
 senior member If t.e manufacturing 1 firm of Gaynor & Mitchell The
 wedding ceremony was preceded by i a nuptial mass celebrated by Rev Father O'Brien of Stamford. former iy rector of the church of the Sa-
 cred Heart, this city. the clergyman who officiated at the baptism of the l bride He was assisted by Rev Father McElroy, rector of St Angus
 tines. Rev Father Sweeney. rector of | the Sacred Heart. and Rev Father
 Guinan and Donahue of Meriden.- Bridgeport Farmer.