Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-11
CITY NEWS.

itor in town yesterday.
 Miss Rena Gilhuly of New Haven was the guest yesterday of MISS Katharin Quinn of Bishop street.
 Attorney Edward G. Bobbin after a week spent at his home in Shenan- doah, Pa, returned to townl ast eVen- ing.
 The Rev w. C. Wedemeyer Of Lakewood, x. J., occupied the pulpit of the First Baptist church yesterday morning.
 William Grouden, fireman sta toned at the Burton street engine house is visiting John Mclaughlin of Brooklyn.
 H. Mulville is home after vaca- tion spent at Hot Springs. He says it is a very nice place, but with all it's advantages he prefers to live Ill Waterbury.
 Beginning next Sunday and con- tinuing until further notice an extra mass will be celebrated at the lm- maculate Conception church at b o'clock in the morning.
 Miss Nellie Tucker, daughter of MT and Mrs Bert Tucker of 66 FalrVleW street returned home Saturday even ing from Raleigh, N. C., where she has been attending school.
 Miss Catharine Lyman as admin istratrix on the estate or her mother, Ellen Lyman, filed her finaI report with the probate court ana it was accepted without opposition.
 John c. Altman, well known in sporting circles, and Miss Amelia La Chapelle of South Main street were recently married at St Anne's church. The attending couple were Miss Rose La Chapelle, sister of the bride, ana Robert Hayes.
 Attorney Joseph H. Reid, acting for William Abritis of Bank street, has brought suit against Peter ana Anthony Mazeikis, saloon keepers, for damages of $100. Arbitls claims to have been bitten by a large ana vicious dog owned by the defend- ants.
 Mayor Thoms has accepted the res ignation of w. ]. Spain as comnis- toner of the department ef pupilc safety. II is understood that the mayor will send the name ot Aluer- man John H. Malone to the board or aldermen tonight as successor to MT Spain.
 A mass meeting will be held in the First Baptist church tomorrow even ing under the auspices of the water bury Christian Endeavor society which includes in its membership al the Y. P. S. C. E. sOiceties. The ad- dress of the evening will be on "Ihe Vision of the Hour" and will be de- livered by the Rev O. w. Foye of Torrington.
 The street department commenced operations on South Wilson street to- day. Superintendent Kilduff says he exnects to be able to take hold or Pine street or Cooke street next week. He is pushing work on new Liberty street and was on the look out tlls afternoon for Mir Maxwell ot the Consolidated road to talk things over with him regarding the opening or l Liberty street 10 public travel as speedily as possible.
 All those who have been named as delegates to the two state conven' 1 tions. both democratic and republi' can. will have to file that fact with Town Clerk Brett within fifteel-days after they were named or they can not act in either state convention This fact was made known to-day from the secretary of states office. II is a law which requires all delegates to a convention. where officials arc nominated. to file the fact of their ap' pointment as delegates in the town clerks office.
 The board of education will hold an adjourned meeting this evening in the high school al 7:30 o'clock and will hear City Attorney Kellogg opinion on the matter of Alderman Scully acting as chairman of the board in the absence of the mayor by l virtue as chairman of the board oi ! aldermen. a The board will also heal 1 the opinion of the city attorney or the question of the cOmptrOller's atti tude in ignoring acquisitions proper 1 ly voted and presented. It promises ! to he an interesting meeting. ! The train due In this city at 5:04 D. m. yesterday from Winsted did no arrive until after o'clock beesus' of the breaking Of the eccentric OI the engine at ThomastOn. The en { zine was partly repaired at Thomas ton but had to travel slowly to thi l Citv The train was an hour in go ing from Waterbury to Ansonia ana . Bridgeport was not reached until o'clock which caused many of tho passengers to lose their connection 1 for trains going west. It is said thr engines on the NauEatuCk division need a thorough OyerhauIing.
 The two weeks mission at the I'm maculate Conception church by thl D0miniean fathers came tO clos 1 last evening with special services fO , the women The mission for thu | married men closed st o'clock whel a sermon on Character" was de 1 liveref by the Rev Father Murray Father Murray wss aIsO the speake
 at the close Of the mission for th single mem al 5.3b o'clock --Charac ter being his subject. The attend ance at the mission has been remark able and the church and chapel hsv ! been packed at every service Yester ! Faw af rha n n-g7aeE mass there va