Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-06-08
CITY AND SUBURBS.

The finance board met last night and passed the regular monthly bills.
 Bart Bossidy started to-day for weeks vacation among the Berkshire hills
 A large number of choice plants were shipped from this city to-day for High Rock grove.
 The French band will give their second annual picnic at the ball grounds to-mor- row evening.
 To-day being the feast of the Sacred Heart appropriate services were held in the different Catholic churches.
 Trackmaster Lane has gang of men at work repairing the Naugatuck railroad track from Litchfeld to Winsted.
 Dr Pitkin expects tomorrow to perform m operation for abscess of the brain. The skull will be trepanned and the fluid drawn off.
 Hallams orchestra will furnish music at the picnic to be given by the Robert Emmett club at Naugatuck tomorrow evening.
 The district committee has issued call for bids for the erection of b ank, wall fence and wooden addition to Long Hill school house.
 The Rev J. A. Mulcahy, Rev R. w. Micou and H. F. Bassett are to be the ex- amining board for the coming Center school district teachers examination on June %.
 Our of Meigs & Trott's bakery wagons was overturned on Bishop street this morn ing, scattering the contents about the neighborhood to the delight of the omni- present small boy.
 Commissioners Goodrich and Riley, who were appointed to look into the matter of renovating the police station, visited that institution last light. Their report will be made before the board next Tuesday night.
 Health Officer Frost with Inspector Lawrence had a consultation with City , Attorney Terry this morning on the sub Ject of drafting an ordinance relating to the keeping of pigs within the city limits. The matter of prosecuting Dr North and George Aldrich was also discussed.
 Invitations have been sent out to all the grands, past grands and vice grands of the l. 0. O. F. lodges in the Naugatuck valley to participate in the work of the first degree to be worked by Nosohogan lodge next Tuesday evening. A large delegation from Southington will also be present an6 participate in the exercises.
 James Moran of Wolcott street, anc Augustus Benning, who were corporal anc sergeant of the veteran Hillyer Guards o Hartford, will go to that city Wednesday June 13, to take part with their old com pany in giving grand reception to tn, Montgomery Guards of Boston, who vii be their guests on that evening.
 James Morrison of the South Main stree tea store, while stepping from his carriag Wednesday night turned on his ankle ant broke his leg short distance above, be Ivy ioi,, q F. Hayes was called a few hours after ward, but found that the member was g. swollen as to prevent reducing the frac ture.
 Charles w. Munson of this city, tn popular baggage master on Conducto Tolles passenger train, and Miss Ada B Evetts of Winsted, were married by tn Rev N. w. Kinney at the residence of tn brides mother Mrs Edger Dutton in Win sted last evening. A reception followe which was attended by numerous friend from this city. MT and Mrs Munson vii take up their residence in this city.
 The extraordinary vitality of the snap ping turtle is we'll known, but was illus trated in a rather remarkable manner a Dr Blands office yesterday. A turtl weighing thirty six pounds was procure from Hemingway's market and the hea cut off. After some trouble the heart wa taken out and placed in glass of water where it beat for over two hours afte having been removed from the body. Tn head lived for a number of hours
 In our news columns to-day we reviey the proceedings of the third day of tn democratic national convention, goin over the whole ground carefully an thoroughly. But three other papers il Connecticut, the Meriden Journal, Bridge port Post and New Britain Herald, wh with the DEMOCRAT pooled their issues an, sent special correspondent to St Louis furnished their readers with so carefu and complete report of the conventio as the DEMOCRAT.
 One citizen proposes this way of gettin rid of the dampness and gloominess o probate court room, mayors and cit clerks office and the auditors office Why not change these offices from tn east to the west side of the building, an change the council and police court room to the east side. The police court room are used for an hour every day, and tn council room is used once or at most twic month Ill the evening, for two and on half hours at time, while the probate court room and the mayors and auditor are used twelve and sometimes sixtee hours day.
 Since yesterday the police have conti1 ued their war against unlicensed do keepers. Last evening just after pres hour an officer shot bull dog which fo lowed him from below Benedict's factor to the police station. Last night the fir quent popping of revolvers and the yell ing of dogs in the western part of the cit, told that some destructive work was goir on in that section. Justin Brown was a rested this morning under the law, ar shortly before press hour a half doze warrants were sent into the Abrigador di trict. Chief Egan says he has orders see that the law is enforced to the lette and if it is necessary to kill every unlicen ed dog and prosecute every owner Waterbury, the law will be enforced.
 During the past m onth the stations alo the Naugatuck railroad have been visit by gang of burglars who pry open window, rif1ing the money drawers of a small change, and stealing tickets a. stamping them. Union City was fl visited, and Torrington followed suit, b Sheriff Allen succeeded in capturing { rascal who burglarized the latter stati and lodged him in jail. The next atten was to steal keg of lager from car Union City, but through the watchfuln of an employe of the road the thief V detected and given S7 and co