Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-08

The rehearsal of the Mocklng Blru will be held this evening instead or Thursday evening. The soprano ana alto singers will meet at TAO ana the tenor and bass at S:3O o'clock.
 Hartford friends of Mrs s. M Friedman of Waterbury were among the guests at her house Sunday even ing at q musical, when Miss Sylvia Cyette, cOntralto, made quite hit with several songs.
 Robert Waters has purchased from Thomas Morro1e his 6 family apartMen7 clock at 101 Wolcoit street. The sale was made through the agency of Daniel T. Harrington, 337 East Main street.
 Patrolman John Dunphy, automo- '>;1o catcher on North Willow street, says the machines must havs all been put in storage for the winter. Ac- cording to him there are very few
 t"om in evidence these days and all are running at very moderate pace.
 Miss Loretta C. Claffey, graduate nurse of Kings County hospital Brooklyn. \. Y.. has severed her connection with that institution and is at her home on South Elm street Miss Helen Miller of the same school is her guest.
 Edward Hanson who was arrested in Bridgeport yesterday as he was wanted in this city for working the lemon" game was in city court this morning. The case was continued un- til tomorrow as it was not quite ready for trial,
 Edward Madden of the Leaven' worth engine house is on his annual nine days vacation. Madden was in Bridgeport learning to operate the auto truck when his vacation time came around. consequently he is resting now. He will spend a few days in Atlantic city.
 A small fire in the casting shop al the plant of the Scovill Manufact- uring Co shortly before 12 o'clock 1 last night was the cause of a good ! deal of commotion. The whistle was blown so often many thought d 1 big fire was on. but this was not so. ! for the COmpany's own men were ! competent to handle it.
 Dr ". E. Hoffman of Torringto1 i was married to Miss Edna Marion | Brown of Waterbury at ? o'clock | Sunday afternoon at the home of the ! bridegroom. Tie ceremonw was per 1 formed bT Rev Arthur W. Alderman ! n. D.. pastor Of the Center Congre- ] g6tiOnai church. in the presence of 1 the immediate relatives.
 The elevator in the Odd Fellows building is running full time again. 1 The lawyers made it so hot for the authorities, threatening all manner Of things, that it was decided to give them the use of the elevator full time. It was said that it takes = gallons of water to move the eleva- tor.
 James H. MacdonalI, the s.ate highway commissioner, will speak be fore the Mems league of the Second Congregational church next Monday night. The society has requested City Clerk Sandland to state that all the city boards, especially the alder men and department of public works are invited to be present
 The forty hours devotion at $, Patrick's church closed this morning at o'clock with solemn high mass and d procession of the blessed sac rament During the forty hours many hundred went to confession a&d received communion and he Rev ,. NJ. GleesOn. pastor of tLe church. was much pleased with the success of the devotion.
 William Mahaney. Dave Cronan and John Mansfield of Brooklyn had high old time last evening endeay bring to snare a coon in Ans0nia. The
 rio tried to get the coon from d boz and before they succeeded the anima
 had all kinds of fun, especially witt
 Mahaney The animal weighs twenti r eight pounds and Mahaney Wa.
 proudly exhibiting it to his friend Ills ulOFu!uS. lie IuIenuS tO tame |.
 To-day is the Feast of the Immacu = late Conception, a holiday of obliga
 tion on the Roman Catholic calendar
 The services at the different churvhe
 of that denomination were largely at
 tended. The congregation at the I'm
 maculate Conception church at o'clock filled the place to the iOOr
 notwithstanding that three masse
 were celebrated there earlier in th
 day. The o'clock mass hcing
 housekeepers from many of the othe
 parishes. it being very conven!en
 time for the women 10 get ou'. \ doubt this has something 10 do i making up the unusually large nun
 Der of women who crowd into th
 immaculate Conception at that hou on holy days 4 man who wdtche '' the people going ou, of the Chrrc
 this morning said he would be vii
 ing to put money into theater if h could be convinced that it would a l .,,,. .,,,b an attendance daily