Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-16
CITY NEWS.

Mrs George Kilmer of 52 East Lib erty street wishes to inform the pub
 He that she was not the person who
 was thrown from a car in Exchange place Monday evening.
 The Algonquin club will give one of its popular dances at Buckingham
 hall on Friday evening, October 30. Galipeau's orchestra has been en- gagged to furnish music.
 City Clerk Sandland Is In receipt of communication from the Loco- mobile Co at Bridgeport stating that the machine ordered by the city of Waterbury will not be ready for de- livery for about three weeks.
 Tomorrow at the Charles Thatcher Cos store, 39 Center street, demon stration of the baking power of the Sterling range will be given. 25O Iloaves of bread or an entire barrel of flour will be baked with single bod of coal.
 The fire department was called last night to the Earle house, where a spark from the chimney threatened to fan itself into big blaze. The | department clubbed 1t into submis- l sion before it had time to carry out it's intentions. This morning the de- partment had call to the residence of w. s. Atwood at 160 Prospect street. The trouble was due to a spark from a defective fiue. There was no damage.
 James Young, who will appear at Polls this evening in the leading role of Brown at Harvard" gave lec- ture at the Convent de Notre Dame this afternoon. He spoke on the works of Shakespeare. When Mir Young last played in this city with Miss Viola Allen in "A Winters Tale" he also delivered a Shakes pearian lecture at the convent. The same afternoon he delivered his Defense of Shylock" at Crosby High school.
 The board of public works thinks it has found way out of the difficult ty arising to Carl Cipriano of South Leonard street from the layout of South Leonard street, which practi- cally put him out of business. The new line cut his yard away so that he could not get into his place and he will be obliged to raise the house and put in basement. He made a hard fight to have the city meet all the cost, but he finally agreed to ac- cept $500 and do the whole job him. self. ..-.
 The classes at the Boys club have been resumed for the season. AL though the gymnasium and the hall were not changed materially during the summer the whole building was entirely renovated and overhauled The orchestra, which consists of twenty-five members, will continue to rehearse once a week. meeting every Monday evening. The band will hold rehearsals twice week. During the winter the members will give entertainments at the club per haps twice month.
 Detective kennaugh was a visitor at the Democrat office yesterday to ascertain if the letter received by Dr Wilson, who was murdered in Philadelphia some weeks ago was printed here. The letter is printed tn typewriter style and was sent to Dr Wilson before he received the poisoned beer that caused his death The letter was not printed at the Democrat office. The police all over the country have been requested to make inquiries about the letter at the printing offices in their respective towns and cities.
 The Junior Order of United Amer ican Mechanics will hold their state convention in Red Mems hall. Citi- zens' bank building, on Monday evening, September 21, and Tues day, September 22. The visiting del, egates will be entertained and ban quoted by the members of Winona council, No 5. The committees ar ranging for the convention are as follows: General, J. A. Schroeder, H, w. Holmes, R. T. Marihew, F. A. Schwart, c. o. Monroe, A. Greene and G. H. Word; reception, J. A. Schroeder, A. Greene and F. A. Schwart; banquet, R. T. Marihew, G. E. Wiley and G. o. Monroe.
 Frank Curtiss, known as the orig inal newsboy, who has been wander ing through this part of the country the greater part of the last thirty nine years, linked" it into Water bury last evening about II o'clock. He had been visiting his brother. who is in sanatorium at Lakeville. Cur tiss started from Newark, N. J., some time ago and "shanked' through New York state into Connecticut. He was broke" when he started and is practically broke" yet. although last evening he was willing to treat any of his old friends whom he met. He says that he has been walking for the past thirty-nine years endeavor- ing to strike something big but as