The examiner., 1886-03-27
WATERBURY.

The law committee has not yet called a meeting on the petition regarding contract work. We are patiently waiting.
 Patsy Woods, the "war horse" of the fourth ward says he too is a kicker and will not obey the orders of any boss unless they are in accordance with his own views
 The Carpenters Union have called spe, cial meeting for this Saturday evening, and it is desirable that every member of the craft put in an appearance, as an important matter will be discussed and acted on.
 Judge Webster and Cowell, and ex-post- master Hill, and few others, have been paying $25 year for Chestnut Hill reser- voir for a fish preserve, and it turns out that the Dingwel boys and some other chaps had all the time been catching most of the pickerel. The club are pretty mad, and it looks as if the law would make it hot for the offenders.
 The lection of democracy left out in the cold Jas the lost sheep of the feld,) by the originators of the new democratic club, J. J. Mcdonald says that they consider tn em- selves fattered by the neglect to seEd them invitations to join. The J. J. Mcdonald crowd comprise goodly number of wide awake intelligent young men, who are well able to take care of themselves. They do not belong to the silk stocking brigade, but
 
 the Commerford- Connolly crowd in the fall campaign, or they will join to the working mems party.
 Over in Brooklyn the girls are congratu- lating themselves because Dennis Mitchell, since the loss of the steamship Oregon has about given up the idea of going over to Ireland for bride. We advised Dennis some weeks ago to marry some aterbury beauty rather than go out of the country and get an unaclimated wife, like certain old chap on South Main St. We hope Dennis will be wise and follow our disin- terested advise. If there is no lady that suits his taste in Brooklyn why not look around the fourth ward where good looking girls are as plenty as black berries in Sep tember. Besides, it will serve to unite | these wards politically.
 Last Tuesday Cal Carter was seen in | Naugatuck, driving along at very slow pace an antiquated farmers cart, in the body of which were a number of bushels of | potatoes-some large-but the majority quite small Curiosity was excited as to | the cause of this. Some thought it was some invoice taken from one of nature's husbandmen on sherifs sale; others were of opinion that it was probably some rural I debt on which pay was taken in trade. The better opinion seems to be that, failing to secure a fat appointment under Cleye- | land, 'sHerod" had taken to vending pota- 1 toes. At any rate the cart, tied to the horse by ropes and strings, contained both
 'Herod" and the potatoes.
 The police commissioners seem to be bound to 'fraise Ned" They admit by their ballots for chief, amounting to hun dred or two, that they don't know their own minds if they have any. They remind one of Tom Callahan's tribute years ago to the intelligence of the board of road com missioners in asking for the layout of a new street, when he began his remarks by saying, ''Now, your honors, you know well, | if you know any thing-and l don't believe | you do-that this road the people demand ]" So the police commissioners, If they know any thing-and more people than Tom Cal lahan will, in the light of recent votes, question this-will speedily do their duty by the public. It is no time for fooling. By the way, what is the matter with the selec- tion of Major Bannon for chief? He is an old soldier, man of dignifed appearance, | an ex-deputy sheriff, and there is not a cowardly hair in his head.
 The Carpenters Union have asked the contractors of the city to shorten the hours of labor to nine per day. Every contractor in the city has cheerfully signed the appli- cation, except George Tracy and William H. Hurlburt. Tracy told THE EXAMINER man that ne reIuSed to slgn because ou fellows want more time in which to get drunk. The scribe suggested that, in principles of justice, contractor should not monopolize the privilege of "feeling good" This is queer logic. Hurlburt re- fused, though he did not give any reasons. Although himself an advocate of St. John, he evidently did not give his poor workmen a chance to read temperance tracts" So it goes. One refuses because the laborer may get drunk; the other because he may get chance to improve himself, and be- come a steady, temperate, and useful mem Der of society. Hurlburt says he will go to Canada, if necessary, to hire laborers.
 We'll, Canada is the refuge at last of a rather pnsayory crowd of Enos and bank cashiers, and, if he wants to cultivate that sort of society, our laws are free and every man to his taste: There has no statute been passed by the assembly, so far as we are aware to prevent him,
 You can't hit any subject and tell the truth about it in which you will find more
 birds Auttering than when the subject oi !, religion and the consistency of church members is the topic. This is curiously ex. emplified by the experience of TIE EXAM INFER man in regard to little truthful note