Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-05-03
CITY AND SUBURBS.

Vxx A1NU UODOkNONs s. s. Williams has been chosen chair man of the republican town committee.
 The Yale Glee club will give concert at Jacques opera house, Tuesday evening, May 15.
 All the summer cars on the Naugatuck road are. being painted and renovated at the repair shops.
 The front entrance to the Franklin house is to be enlarged by taking in a portion of the store adjoining.
 The Rev J. G. Davenport delivered his lecture on "The Heart of England" at Mill Plain chapel last evening.
 Mugs Landing at the Howard athe- neum in Boston this week.
 Tax Collector Meyer has already collect ed S33, ,OO0 of the city taxes and this morn ing he deposited $18,000 in the bank.
 Mrs John Dayton died at her residence on Bucks Hill yesterday afternoon. Her funeral will take place at 3 p. m, Friday.
 North river shad are selling for 12 cents pound. The freshet in the Connecticut river will delay the shad season in that section. ..
 John E. Lowell, the veteran school teacher, who has been visiting in New Haven will return to his home in this city, tomorrow morning.
 George Adams, Joseph Beaulieu and Joseph Farnette left on the 2:42 train this afternoon to join the Grand Royal circus at Philadelphia.
 City Engineer Weld, commenced work on the new layout of Bank street from E. c. Lewis property to the property of Charles Jackson this morning.
 The reception and banquet to be given Martin Scully by the Young Mems Catho- lie Literary association will take place at K. of c. hall at 9 o'clock this evening.
 At the meeting of the Connecticut Bible society in Hartford Tuesday, the Rev Dr Anderson of this city was elected president. The society is in very fourishing con- dition.
 The new fire department map is feet inches by feet 10 inches, and is the finest map in the possession of the city. It cost $110 and will be hung in the coun- cil chamber.
 The Center school district committee at its regular meeting last evening approved the monthly bills and voted to have plans and specifications for an addition to the Long Hill school.
 sTobacco Jack" Connolly, who was re- gently sentenced by Judge Carpenter to four years in the Connecticut hospital for the insane, is yet confined in New Haven jail, but will be taken to Middletown Sat- urday.
 The Young Mems Republican club have decided to purchase banner bearing the portraits of the nominees of the Chicago convention. It is not yet known whether all the members of the club will support the candidates.
 George E. Harrington, the Grand street cigar manufacturer, has remodeled his store by putting in 8 fourteen foot ash counter and new show cases. He has also purchased a mammouth soda fountain and will soon dispense summer drinks.
 The ladies committee of Nosahogap lodge entertainment met this afternoon, and per fected arrangements for the coming fair and festival to be given by the lodge. The general committee has appointed Dennis Hawley to select articles to be presented to the fair.
 On Saturday we will begin the publica- tion of a new serial, "Forced Apart" by the popular novelist, w. Clark Russell. This will be found one of the most inter- esting stories we have yet published, and will run about three weeks. Leave your order for Saturdays paper.
 The first annual picnic of Company E, Hibernian Rifles, will be held at the Water bury base ball grounds, Monday afternoon and evening, June A. The following com mittee are making the arrangements: Ed ward Doocey, John E. Finley, John J. McMahon, Thomas Luddy and Thomas Bowe. The company was organized about three months ago and already has large membership.
 The jury in the case of John T. Reynolds l1 IL (White & Wells), action to recover $10,0OO damages received at the defendants paper mill, came in at 5:15 last evening, after having been out eighteen minutes. They rendered verdict in favor of the plaintiff to recover $1 100 and costs. The first vote was II for and 1 against the plaintiff The veydict then hinged on the amount of dam ages, opinions varying from $50 to $3,00O.
 City Attorney Terry and Attorney Rob- bins, the former for the city and the latter for the New York and New England rail- road, appeared before Judge Fenn in the superior court this afternoon, and were heard on motion of MT Terry to dismiss the appeal of the New York and New Eng land railroad concerning the assessments of the board of compensation on the lay out of Fifth street under the tracks of the railroad, on the ground that the superior court has no jurisdiction over acts of the board of compensation. ..-.
 Tomorrow is Arbor day and and it will be generally observed in the public schools with appropriate exercises in accordance with the following notice sent to every teacher in the city by Supt Crosby: By the appointment of the governor of the state Friday, May 4, has been designated as Arbor day. You are requested to devote portion of the day to such exercises on the part of the pupils or such instruction by the teacher, as will impress upon your school the value of tree planting and of tree culture. Arbor day is not holiday Schools will be in session as usual"
 Dr. Alfred North found time this morn ing to leave his practice and take part in a legal contest in the civil side of the su- perior court before Judge Fenn and a jury. It is a suit to recover $50 for services rendered Charles E. Pretat, whose left