Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-14
CITY NEWS.

The Rev Charles Dinsmore, D. D.
 is spending few days at Atlanti
 City, N. J.
 William Grouden, a fireman at tn,
 Burton street engine house, is visit
 ing John Mclaughlin of Brooklyn
 N. Y.
 Miss Kathleen Coughlin, studen at the Willimantic Normal school, i
 spending a few days at her home ol
 Liberty street.
 There was no session of the Croft Lincoln and Bishop street schools to day as the teachers went visiting thu schools of other cities.
 Miss Mary Healy of Pleasant stree was in Willimantic to-day visiting her sister, Katharine, a student a l the Willimantic Normal school. Trouser sale at Upson, Singleton X Co.'S. S5 trousers $3.15.
 Max Kaplan of East Main street who has been in the Mt Sinai hospita New York, for the past three months has returned home much improved il health.
 The Good Roads association vii hold the next meeting Monday even ing in the rooms of the Waterbury Business Mems association in Jones Morgan & Co.'S block.
 It was not our Irving H. Jeffs, who got stranded in South America, but somebody bearing similar name, whose home is in Norwalk. He will be cared for by Uncle Sam.
 Louis Hornbein, proprietor of the New York Mattress company on East Main street, whose stock was damag- ed by fire Wednesday morning, says that his loss will reach more than $1,000.
 Arthur F. Lunny, son of T. F. Lunny of Leavenworth street, has returned from the Barnes school of New York, where he took a course in embalming. He intends to enter the undertaking business and has already ordered a first-class equip mert to carry on the business.
 Mayor Thoms, City Engineer R. A. Cairns and City Attorney Kellogg appeared before the rail- road commissioners at Hartford yes terday regarding the proposition to Flake a change in the location of new Mattatuck street. The city would prefer to have the railroad company adhere to its original plan, but it is quite likely that the rail- road will have its own way.
 The soft weather of last night and to-day converted snow and ice into water so rapidly that although a big force of men was kept hustling all day clearing the gutters, it was impos- sible to make way for the rushing streams and many of them had to find their way to the catch basins along routes not intended for them. But the weather was fine overhead and nobody took any particular mo- tice which way the water went.
 Those who have cases pending in the superior court may as we'll for get them for the next month, for there will be no chance of getting them tried in that time. The crim- inal side of the court opens here next Tuesday at o'clock, which was the reason why there was no as- signment of civil cases at short cal endar this morning. The criminal list of business is the longest on rec ord here and if the accused parties insist upon a trial it will take at least several weeks or more to dis pose of the docket. There are four caseS of railroad servants charged with misconduct that resulted in ac- cidents which caused serious loss of life. The penalty in these cases runs to the maximum of ten years in the state prison, so that it is likely that each of them will nave a trial.
 There was large attendance at the charity whist given by the Ladies auxiliary, A. O. H., at K. of c. hall last night. The highest scores were made by Mrs David Altman, Miss Anna Bergin, the Misses Margaret and Annie Moriarty, Miss Mary Johnson, Mrs NJ. ]. Mahon, Mrs P. Bannon. Mrs M. King, John St Louis, Frank Hollywood, Edward Skelly and Miss Bridget Quinn, all of whom were pre- sented with prizes. Consolation awards were presented to Miss Jennie Downey and James Commerfori. The score keepers were Kate McKenna, Mrs s. ]. Knapp. Mrs Charles Teller and Mrs Elizabeth Quinn. The com mittee in charge consisted of Mrs NJ. !. MahOn, Mrs James Mooney Mrs Sarah Knapp. Mrs Edward Skelly. Mrs Charles Teller. Miss Marie Car roll. Miss Mary McGill, Miss Mary Mccarthy and Miss Hannah MOriarty. The ''forty-five" contest was won by a team coached by Michael Bowling. In addition to whist and ''fOrty-fve' there was dancing.
 It now seems that Mrs Elizabeth B Griggs, formerly of this city, has very little chance of recovering her s25.O0O from William B. Shaw. of the Barrett shaw Jevelry Co of New York. for Shaw has filed a petition in bank ruptcy, according 10 the New York rapers of this morning. His liabfIf- ties are s3s.2S4 and no available as zets. His largest creditor is Mrs GIizgs. who lives at 14s West 1O5th street. s25.009 on two contracts. SC cured by a life insurance policy on ] NIT shaw for s25.000 which has no Eaiue. as the premiums are unpaid I She holds five of Shaw's notes. each ! for s5.0o8. Suit is pending in the l. court to rescind the con tracts as notes and recover the l m1nev. Neither Mr Shaw nor Mr- r-sr-~z --~grvHr -Yssys--.y .t., r.~s a-~#