The Press., 1913-04-30


 from Waterbury over Sunday.
 Woods orchestra will furnish music for dance at Wales Saturday evening.
 The legislative committee has re- ported favorably on the granting of the $2500 to Johnson hospital.
 Paul Champagne has moved his fish market from the Sena block to the Fontanella block, across the street.
 Augustus Roberts, who has been in the employ of Smith & Cooley for 8 long time, has taken a position at the fire-arm shops at Chioopee Falls.
 The mems class of the Congrega- tional church will serve a supper at 6 o'clock tonight. An entertainment will follow. Supper and entertain ment, 15c.
 The barberry hedge bordering the Congregational church property and the ornamental shrubbery at the tower corner are the gifts of Mrs. Charles E. Butterfield.
 A dance for the benefit of the base ball association will be held at So- ciety hall Saturday evening, May 10, with music by Lynch's orchestra. T. P. Jenkins will prompt.
 James Bodel, the local agent of the Atlantic 6 Pacific Tea Co.,, received the gold watch offered by the company to the agent who sold the largest amount of coffee last week.
 Sylvester & Go. of West Hartford have been awarded the contract to build the section of macadam, asphalt bound, state road on West Main street at $1. "A a square rod. Their bid was 50 cents yard less than any of the other competitors.
 The aqueduct company is extending the service pipe on Wilmington avenue from the house of John Bolieau to the Fontanella house. An application has been made to have the pipe ex- tended to the three houses beyond the Fontanella house.
 Grace Church Notes: Sunday ser vices, holy communion and sermon, 10. Az. Evening prayer and brief ad- dress. '. Thursday, Ascension day, Prayer at T. 30. The annual meeting of the parish will be held in the Guild room Thursday evening at 8 o'clock.
 The work on the Gary building on East Main street is progressing, and the indications are that the appear ance of the street will be greatly inn proved by it. Gillingham Bros. of this town have the contract for the carpenter work. The first floor will be used for the Gary office, a large store and small store to be occupied by the Chinese laundry. The upper floor will be planned for a society hall There have been a number of applications for the large store and hall, but they have not been rented as yet. The front of the building will be metal and glass and the west and south walls will be brick veneer.
 The Boys club minstrels drew a crowded house Friday evening. As the demand for tickets could not be supplied, the entertainment was re- peated at St. Edwards hall Tuesday night. The chorus of mixed voices was unusually good, the young ladies in white adding to the attractiveness of the circle. The following assisted the soloists: Misses Hattie Lee, Gladys Armstrong. Mildred Hanley, Lizzie Kuslansky, Celia Fitzpatrick, Jennie Schneider, Rosa Daigle, Jennie Daigle, and John Yare, Thomas Yare, Edward Shea, John Quinn, George Biz, Arthur Derosier, William La dish, Edward Roberts, William Las bury and Carl Lasbury. Only the four end men GA. Mullins, F. Malloy, G. Miller and W. Benton were gentlemen of color, and their blue satin suits, with buff facings, were quite gorgeous. The first part of the program consisted of choruses, popular solos and local hits, with W. J. Al berty interlocutor. The grand open ing chorus and the finale, Back to Alabam, were given with spirit and vim, and would have done credit to professionals. The four end songs. 'Come and Kiss Your Little Baby, ," by Frank Malloy; ''Take Me to Su- vance Shore," William Benton Coon Shout-"When That Midnight Choo Choo Leaves for Alabam,' George Miller," and "Baby, You're the Swellest Gal," by Albert Mullins, were accompanied by the usual min strel maneuvers and called forth hearty applause. Wilbur Alberty's good bass voice was enjoyed in "A Son of the Desert Am l." Philip Goady's selection, ''Gate of the Pal ace of Dreams, :" was one of the sweet est ballads given, and Kentucky Days" and After All That I've Been to You," by Carl Mullins, were very popular. John T. Yare we'll imper- sonated the organ grinder. The fine opening and closing selections of part second were given by Lynch's full or chestra, and H. E. Jones was piano accompanist for all the vocal num- bers. William Ladish made an ideal 'Mama's Boy" in his character song by that name, and the boys dumb bell drill and athletic exhibition un- der the supervision of Peter Reynolds and Louis Fedler attested to the bene- ficial work done in the gymnasium Harold H. Comins gave one of the cleverest acts of the evening in his impersonation of the comedians, Joe Welch, in the Hebrews laudation of his sons, and Leo Cavillo in an Ital- ian's account of the discovery of