Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-06-09

summer resort on next InurSday n1gnu.
 Capt D. J. Casey was the first citizen in town to display a bandana handkerchief ill front of his store.
 Auditor James E. Birrell, was able to visit his office and attend to his duties to- day the first time ill two months.
 The actors in the recent opera given by the Amphion club will have sort of in formal reunion next Wednesday evening.
 Townsend lodge, I. o. 0. F., last even ing chose the following quartette H. A. Tripp, first tenor; F. c. Humphrey, second tenor; Phil Hampson, first bass, and J. D. Mason, second bass
 The writs being served upon delinquent military taxpayers are very expensive to The costs, together with the tax and inter est for one year amounts to $6.84.
 The Young Mems Democratic club will hold meeting at their rooms in American hall, Grand street, Monday evening. They will be addressed by several local speakers and all are cordially invited to be present.
 The Concordia singing society are pre- pairing an elegant horn drinking cup for presentation to one of the state societies. The horn has been sent to Boston to be mounted and will make most pleasing present.
 At the St. Paul's Methodist church te- morrow there will be preaching at 10:30 by the Rev J. F. Floyd. Preaching at 7:30 by the pastor, Rev E. c. Fullar. Subject, ''Utterances from Calvary" Sunday school at 12 o'clock.
 A number of the German residents will hold special meeting tomorrow after noon to arrange for the formation of 8 German K. of P. lodge. District Deputy Hueblein of Norwalk, and several of the state officers will be present.
 The case of the Naugatuck railroad com pany vs the G. l. R. Glove company of Naugatuck, action to recover the value of large mirror broken by an employe of the factory was tried before Justice Gibbud at Naugatuck this morning, and decision given in favor of the defendants.
 About fifty of the German citizens of Waterbury have signed petition and will forward it to Dr Werner. who left this city to locate in Pennsylvania 8 few days ago, requesting him to return to Waterbury. Dr Werner's popularity was widespread, as the petition testifes.
 The Waterbury DEMOCRAT should remem- Der that we are in good faith with Black mans sermon to the press; but questioned how it came to be given and thought should have been delivered from the pulpit. -Naugatuck Enterprise. We don't attempt to argue with you, neighbor.
 It is rather remarkable thing to see a plough used on South Main street, but it was used with very deleterious effect this afternoon, as was proven by the number of carriage and wagon owners who had their axles sprung in the trench. It would be 8 wise proceeding for horse owners to shun this street tonight
 Last evening pauper Italian, who had been stricken with rheumatism, was taken from his lodging house on French street to the town house. This is rather rare case as these social outcasts generally ex- emplify the virtue of charity to a rather remarkable degree, and should one o1 their number fall sick he is immediately | taken in charge and cared for by his | countrymen.
 Following are the district court assign ments: Monday, June Il, A. B. Lunou vs Julius Basham; Waterbury Saving bank vs Thomas Meara, ct al Tuesday June 12, Pritchard vs Lawlor. Wednes day, June 13, Eugene Martin ct al V Cook vs Robert Sheehan (Cowell judge) Patrick Fitzpatrick vs the city of Water
 bury. Thursday, June IA, Edward Joy V
 Michael Neville. Friday, June 15, Ferdi
 nand Demming vs D. & H. Pratt. Tues
 day, June 19, Curtiss vs Hagen Special
 The fifth annual convention of the Con
 necticut State Firemen's association vii
 be held at Norwich, commencing at
 o'clock on the afternoon of Monday, Angus
 6, 1888. Each fire company is entitled
 one delegate, and chief engineers, and as
 sistants, and fire marshals are delegates g large. Companies should choose thei [ delegates as soon as possible. The blan
 credentials for delegates will be forwarde' , to the various companies, in time to be It
 turned by the first week in July. A good story is told of new driver fc
 Miller & Strickland, who went on duty } day or two ago. He was a recent import,
 tion to the city, and was not very we , posted upon the ethics of the business His first load of coal was for family o
 Prospect street, and he made no mistal until he arrived at the place, and asked tf lady of the house where she wanted tE coal deposited. She pointed towards th
 sidewalk, but unfortunately there was , sewer manhole in front of the house. N need of dwelling further upon the subjec , suffice it to say that the coal was dumpe | ll1UO U1lc S0W0I.
 Last night the gang who have infeste i the lower end of South Elm street put C
 the last straw that breaks the camel's bac] They entered the yard of James s. Wilson :, where the owner had choice lot of Howe , ing plants, which he has tended for year , The plants were torn up, broken all v thrown about the yard, and the flower DO 2 thrown into one corner of the yard. Son
 fine ivies were torn and almost utterly d stroyed. quantity of fine pot fowe
 were found in the street in front of u ;, next house this morning. These did n belong to MT Wilson, and in all probabili1 other flower beds in the vicinity we :. visited. The gang of rascals have bee 5 complained of often before, but it seen 6 to do no good, and henceforth they will treated as unregistered dogs are. So su
 as one of them iss found inside a fence f that vicinity pistol bullet will be his DO l tion