Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-03-17
CITY NEWS.

lIASL nlSuC Ile HlutEIltu louhu tuO
roster and bound Volumes of the
journal for 1907 on their desks.
The forty hours devotion closed at
st Francis Xavier church this morn
ing. The attendance since the SER
vice opened Sunday was large.
At the regular meeting of the Sum
day school board of the First Metho-
dist church last night 1t was stated
that the amount of money raised
footed up 81 ,125.
William F. Ryan, grand knight Of
Barcelona council, X. OF c., and
Past Grand Thomas O'Donnell have
been chosen to represent the conn
Gil at the state convention OF the
ords< in Meriden on May IL.
AldS men Fine and Aldermen
Spain indulged in an exchange OF
courtesies after the meeting of the
board of aldermen last night, but
there was not much to it. There is
no truth in this talk about one ask
ing the other to chose weapons or
anythine of that sort.
Majo. ehultz was in charge of the
battalit irill Of Companies A and e.
at the armory last evening. After
the drill Lieutenants Halpin and Hal
linan, Sergeant Moher and Privates
Fitzgerald and Bossidy members OF
Company G who qualified as marks
men on field day last summer were
presented with the marksman medal.
To-day City Clerk sandland and
other public officials received bound
copies of the doings of the annual
meeting OF the State Federation of
Labor. This is the book for which
the agent collected money for ad-
shortly before the last
SO that while the work was
rather slow in getting around the
meant all right.
This was a very quiet st. Patrick's
day In Waterbury. . The attendance
at the Catholic churches was very
irga. but after these got on the
streets few were about. Their was
not vry libral display of tht green,
either,e although enough of II was
in evidence to remind one that II
was St. Patrick's day. But even at
that the day was observed here
very modestly compared with for
mer occasions.
TIE following are the new officeri
Of the Alumnae Association OF Notre
Dams convent: President, Miss Nora
Nah 1ey; vice-president, Mrs p. F
Boyle, nonresident yice-president,
Miss Phoebe Mcdonald Of Water
towE: corresponding secretary. Miss
Sadie Guilfoile; recording secretary.
Miss Mary Kane; treasurer, Miss
Murphy; advisory board. Mrs
J. II. Kilduff. Mrs Charles A. Jack
son. Miss Anna Lawlor, Miss Alice
O'Connor and Miss Mary McElligott
Il takes r. X. Brown to set th'
public talking. His remark about
moving the Bronson library has eaus-
ed more comment among the young
sters than anything that ever appear
ed in the papers. They stop to dis
russ the question while pooning mar
bIes. spinning tops and last Sunday
afternoon In the midst Of an exciting
ball game in the South end the two
clubs stopped at the close Of the
eighth inning with the score a tie.
40 60 40, and INDUCED in an animat-
ID discussion on the proposition &c
remove the library.
The clink of the hammer On the big
rock cut on Washington street and
the presence Of a number of Iaborers
llauiding material for sidewalks and
ether work to be done in that district
this season haev attracted some at
tcntion. NOs0uly among residents
hut others who have had their eye on
lots in that neighi-orhcOid for years.
but Didn't Ike the muddy hizhways-
Already William j. ConnOrs of
street has made up his mind
~ Iaszte there permanently and has
rurchfsesi a handsome building bot
from u. VI. Tierney On the D0nahue
trait AZ the owner of Merry and
streets. Mr. Ceunors viii
s.s.n erect a block ea the str. Mr.
expects 70 dizpuse q a sew
rEsre lets n hat ssreet within a ueek