Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-21
CITY NEWS.


 Cpson, Singleton & Cos.
 Dance Wednesday evening at Buckingham hall under auspices of Galipeau's orchestra.
 A son, Arthur. was born on De- cember IS to Mir and Mrs Michael Hanley of S37 East Main street.
 F. Vincent Maloney, John Bauby, John Phelau, Joseph Thompson, Leo Finn and Frank Bowes, students at Holy Cross, are home for holidays.
 Miss Rosalind Brownell and Miss Louise Martin. students at Trinity college Washington. D. C., are spending the holidays at their homes in this city.
 F. Conroy of this city has been named as successor to Frederick Reincke, assistant superintendent of the Metropolitan Insurance company, in Torrington.
 Fred and Albert Newell arrived home from Newport News Saturday night to spend Christmas at their home. 3l Putnam street. Both young men are in the army.
 Stop, look, read. We are head quarters for stove and furniture re- pairs; also will attend to your plumb ing, timing and jobbing. Telephone 12J9-3 or drop postal to w. T. Cor coran & Son, 302 North Main street.
 In the court of probate this morn Iol, | T appointed administrator on the estate of Andrew. Mary and Philip Galli- gan. The last named was adminis- trator on the estate of his brother and sister: he died two weeks ago. The estates are supposed to be worth about $10,000.
 William and George Coligan of South Elm street left yesterday for Florida where they will spend the winter working for an engineering company They have secured posi- tions as surveyors and will remain in the south probably until spring when they expect to go to Seattle William Colligan has been working in Torrington the past couple of years, and George in Bridgeport the past few months.
 Upson, Singleton & Cos soc liar mony" blouse has separate collar to match.
 The grand jury will report to Judge William L. Bennett in the superior court tomorrow at 10 o.oIocl- +o +oI,a artjop ,,nop tho mIIr- der of Mrs Edith French. who died in the Waterbury hospital a few weeks ago from bullet wounds in fiicted by John Cavanaugh. Cavan- augh will be brought up from jail in the morning. As there are only a few witnesses to be examined by the grand jury it is expected that their report will be in the hands of the court early in the afternoon.
 The children of the Second Con- gregational Sunday school held their annual Christmas services in the church last evening and every seat in the edifice was taken. The altar was decorated with Christmas trees and evergreen and many brilliant lights added 10 the effect. The children of the junior and senior classes sang several songs and the Rev John G. Davenport told a Christmas story to the children. At the completion Of the exercises all the children were given bags of candy. The exercises were in charge of the Rev II. De Witt Williams. junior pastor of the church.
 Attorney Stiles Judson of Strat- ford, who with Judge L. F. Burpee, is counsel for Governor-elect George L. Lilley in the charge of corrupt practices. instituted by George L. Fox of New Haven. was in town to-day to consult with his colleague. The hear ing on the accusation has been set down for Saturday next in New Ha- ven before Judge William L. Bennett and Judge Silas A. Robinson. In a few days Mr LiIley's counsel expect to be able to take the public into , their confidence by issuing through l the press a statement on the situa- i ton. At present all they care to say l is that the corrupt practices act is unconstitutional in half dozen | ways.
 At the First Congregational 1 church yesterday afternoon at , i o'clock the children of the Sunday school gave their annual Christmas 1 carol service. The choir. composed of Miss Harriet A. Platt. Mrs Robert Spencer May. Leonard A. Anty and Dwight A. Chamberlin. and the con gregation also assisted. Arthur L Towne presided at the organ. Feat ures Of the programme were a solo "Christmas Eve, by Frederick : Brainard, a two-part song by Z 1 juvenile quartet composed of Fred i erick Brainard. George Mitchell Russell Hayward and Marshall Hay . ward, and a soprano solo by Mis- Platt of the choir An address wal
 given by the Rev Dr Dinsmore.