Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-06-04
Meeting of the fire commissioners at

MeeClng or the HIe comuisoloHoIS ao 7:30 tonight.
 Judge Cowen and wife left for Toronto, Canada, this morning.
 Assistant Secretary Budge of the Hart ford Y. M. 0. A., spent yesterday in this city.
 No 34 of Callenders watch club drew the watch at their weekly drawing last Satur- day.
 The net receipts of the benefit picnic rendered to Mike Burns Saturday will amount to about $450. A hearing on the establishment of build ing lines on Holmes and Central avenues will be held on June 13. The Young Mems Catholic Literary So- ciety have closed their rooms this week in | order to make some repairs. The banjo club is. making arrangements for giving series of entertainments at the Opera house the coming season.
 The disadvantage of having narrow side walks, even when not piled four feet deep with paving stones, was amply illustrated to-day.
 The selectmen, constables and justices of the peace are holding meeting in the dis trict court room this afternoon to select jurors for the year.
 The cases of Olena, Craig 6 Go. vs Mo riarty; and McMahon & Wren vs Carmody, were assigned for trial in the district court tomorrow.
 There are number of street fakirs in town to-day who could not obtain licenses as City Clerk Kilduff only issued licenses to vendors residing in the city.
 Hereafter no minors will be allowed to enter the ball grounds on picnic days. Two policemen will constantly be on duty to see that this rule is enforced
 It is to be hoped that when the paving is finished on South Main street the street department 1Yill compel the property owners to rafse or depress their sidewalks to common level.
 Last night and to-day large gang of men under the direction of John H. Moran were at work laying the main water pipe at the raceway near the Scovill Manufactur- ing company's works.
 Mike Burns benefit picnic at the ball grounds passed off successfully Saturday. In the afternoon the game between Brass City and Rose Hill Hose companies re- suited in vitory for the former of to 3. Chief Snagg will attend meeting of the executive committee of the State Firemen' s | association at Rockville Wednesday. Since l last August MT Snagg, who is treasurer of the association, has paid out $3, 154 in ben efits.
 Justice D. F. Webster received by Adams express this morning a Mexican | burro or donkey for his daughter Ger | trude. The animal was shipped from Wichita, Kansas, last Thursday, and was 1 in excellent condition considering the long l journey.
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 The DEMOCRAT will tomorrow print an interesting history of the institution and growth of Forestry in Wate, bury. This will be followed by sketches from time te time of the Ancient Order of Hibernians Knights of Columbus, Temperance society societies.
 Forepaugh exhibits in Derby tomorrow being the first circus of any note to have visited that town in 16 years, which is vel remembered by the people, as on that day a wealthy resident turned the water powe of his mill on the lot, drowning the circus out, all because he did not get 'comp" t. the show.
 A horse and carriage owned by Camp 6 Sandford of Waterbury, and driven by tw young men, was the centre of attraction for few minutes on Main street yesterday The horse being of an ugly disposition suddenly stopped, and before the occu pants of the carriage could realize wha was up, the animals heels had stove in tn dashboard and the front end of the bod, of the vehicle. Advertiser. Company E, Hibernian rifles will giv their first annual picnic at the ball ground this afternoon and evening. The rifle accompanied by the three local divisions A. O. H., and the Naugatuck division paraded to the ground this afternoon, head .. ed by the Silver Drum corps A game o ball between the First and Second division was one of the attractions at the picni this afternoon.
 A few days ago horse, boarded witt laryngitis A local horse doctor was called in and treated the animal for "strangles, . and introduced tapes into the animal neck The tapes infamed the neck so tha the animal could hardly breathe and D Bland was called. He immediately tool , the tapes out and was forced to cut ope1 ) the wind-pipe and introduce silver tub in order to save the animals life.
 The selectmen have sent to the New Ha ven hospital a three -year-old child of Pat rick Conarty to be treated for hip disease Conarty is the man whom it will be re membered created, such a disturbance a the town house year and a half ago, ant who was suspected of being the one wh' brought the smallpox to this city. Since that time his wife and two childre1 have been supported by the town. Tn woman has left the town house now tha she has but one child to support.
 CIRCUS DAY. Stirring Features of the 4-Paw and WiIt West Shows.
 No better weather could be wished b, the Forepaugh company than that experi