Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-07-11

Detective Riley, of New Haven told an Ansonia Sentinel reporter that the copper and brass stealing business extends as far as this city.
 The certificates of stock of the Meriden, Waterbury and Connecticut river road were issued to-day at the Waterbury national bank.
 West Main street along the green in front of the city hall is in a very bad condition, full of ruts and holes and demands the immediate attention of the street inspector.
 This morning constable O'Brien attached the effects of shoemaker r. w. Adams shop at the corner of Kingsbury and North Elm streets, to satisfy small claim against him.
 Rose Hill Hose company No , will give their annual picnic at the ball grounds August 16. A game of ball between Nos 1 and will be feature of the entertain ment.
 The Second Division, A. O. H., held a meeting last evening but were unable to state the amount they made on their re- cent picnic, as all the bills had not been presented for payment.
 A new and fast running cylinder press from the Campbell press company has ar rived at the Naugatuck freight depot, for the DEMOCRAT, and will be set up in this office after press hour Saturday evening. William B. O'Meara, the poet-publisher who was arrested while haranguing the crowd on East Main street last night col lected another crowd in front of the DEMO GRAF office and delivered an address. and at press hour was in n fair way of getting arrested again.
 Patrick F. Casey, aged 32. died this morn ing, at his residence, 161 East Main street. The funeral will be held Friday morning at nine o'clock, from the Church of the I'm maculate Conception. Mir Casey was a member of the Second Division, A O. H., and of the Rose Hill Social club.
 Ralph A. Blood the sewing machine agent whose facial resemblance to Henry Ward Beecher was a matter of conrnon notice and who was sent to the Hartford insane retreat from this city some months ago is at present at Danhury. and is talk of returning to Waterbury and resuming his former occupation.
 The selectmen of 11S towns in the state have replied to the circular of Mir H. E. Barton. secretary of the state board of charities, asking their opiniCn on the sub ject of an annual convention of selectmen Nearly all have responded favorably. If a convention is called it will probably be in August or September.
 The expenditures of the state for the twelve months ending June 30, being the regular fiscal year, amounted to Sl ,650,- 53S. =. Of this amount SIG, 199 was on account of public schools The court eN- penses and board of prisoners amounted to S212, ,423 S0. The salaries of the judges are not included in the court expenses.
 Bishop McMahon has invited the Rt Rev Bishop Keane, rector of the American Catholic University, to meet the priests of the Hartford diocese on August 10. It be ing the Feast of St Lawrence, and as Bish- op McMahon's name is Lawrence the day has been appropriately called Bishop Day"
 Chief Snagg's Chinese terrier Jim is suffering from the effects of Fourth of July. He possesses the love of the inhab- itants of his native land for fire works and will jump into bundle of fire crackers and scatter them right and left with his mouth and paws, and last Fourth the small boys had quite a time with him.
 In the case of c. B. Clark, of Beacon Falls, vs the estate of the late Sheldon | Clark, of Shelton, to recover a note for | S1O0, which the eXecutor refused to pay on the ground that there was no legal reason for doing so. and which was heard before | me commissioners or the superior court III this city last Friday, has been decided by the commissioners in favor of the executor.
 A very good idea of how the streets in the center of the city have been filled in for the last fifty years may be obtained at the cellar of Platt's block on East Main street On the Phoenix avenue side, the only side now exposed, may be seen seven distinct strait of filling, which include two laye~s of concrete pavement one foot above the other. The filling amounts to almost six 1 feet.
 The hearing of the residents of East Main street for an injunction restraining the Meriden, Waterbury and Connecticut River railroad from filling in the bed of the Mad river at the rear of their property was continued before Judge Cowell at the district court room to-day. Several wit nesses were heard, after which the court l took all the papers in the case and will give decision ill d few days. 1 This morning Judge Bradstreet heard q very interesting case Some four years age suit was brought by A. J.'Curtis against Logan Hagen, both of whom reside at Litchfeld, to recover for goods sold. The case was assigned for ial score of times, and was finally tried some two months ago, and Curtis obtained judgment against Ha- zen. An effort was made to recover the amount of judgment from Hagen, but he clalmee he had no money. This morning he was given an examination before judge 1 Bradstreet, who decided that he had no l DroDertv