Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-06-07
To-day is payday for the town work

To-day is payday for the town work
 The Atlantic and Pacific Tea company will give out some excellent imported cards commencing next Saturday.
 William Wright clerk at the Atlantic and Pacific Tea companys store is very low at his residence on Wilson street. J. J. Lawler has entered suit against the Chapman & Armstrong company for $1 ,500 for the loss of four fingers on a drop press.
 Chatfeld Camp, g. of ", gave very pleasant strawberry festival and sociablc at G. A. R. hall last night. About thirty couples were present and enjoyed the supper and programme Of eighteen dances.
 M. E. Gallop, has secured the contract for the carpenter work, and Chatield & | Chatfield for the mason work of the new Prichard block on Bank street. The block is to be four stories in height with stone front and will be the handsOmest block ill the city.
 Property owners on Bank street below Grand, are complaining that they cannot keep their wares clean. The new paving was covered about three inches deep with sand, which is now ground into fine powder and blown by the wind penetrates eve y crevice.
 Nosohogan lodge gave grand entertain ment to all their friends who to part ln the fair and festival at the city hall last month, at their lodge room last evening. The lodge orchestra furnished excellent music and Edward Futile gave satisfaction as prompter. Dancing was continued until l late hour.
 nf of1Voly who has been crank on all labor matters, and who particularly bothered the secre- tary of state and other officials at Wash ington by writing to them on various sub jects, has been adjudged insane by phy- sicians in that town, and was removed to the insane asylum at Middletown to day. - - The funeral of the late Dennis Shea took place from the church of Immaculate Con- ception this morning and was very largely attended. The pail bearers were all old | time friends of the deceased and were as follows: James Longworth, J. R. Martin, Patrick Thompson, James O'Brien, Daniel Altman and John Burke.
 To-day the police commenced an active warfare against unlicensed dog owners, and John Tracey, corner Cherry and East Main streets, and Martin Meara of Bald win street, were the first victims of the law. Officer Dodds found two strange canines which he shot. A number of arrests will be made in Abrigador district tonight.
 A special car attached to the 11:17 train came down from Torrington this morning containing Mrs Hayes, who recently re- ceived stroke of paralysis; Robert Cone, ago and Rawson Castle, who received in juries in the same mill. The patients were in charge of a nurse and were going to New Haven to receive treatment at the hospital in that city.
 Constable O'Brien to-day served writs on Thomas Wagner of Railroad Hill in a suit brought against him by Mrs Johanna Reynolds of Seattle, Washington Territory,
 and Miss Alice Pierson of San Francisco,
 sisters of Magner's second wife. Wagner
 married Mary Pierson in Boston it is claim
 ed and at that time she had $1 800. Be-
 fore death she requested her funeral ex-
 penses to be paid out of this and the re-
 mainder divided between her sisters. Judge
 Tillottson of San Francisco and R. A. Lowe
 are attorneys for the sisters.
 The delegates from the New London A o. H. convention arrived home last night They report the convention one of thu , most successful over held by the order The officers elected are: State delegate
 John P. Murphy of Norwich; State secre tary, J. D. Cunningham of New Haven State treasurer, P. D. Ryan, of Hartford New Haven county delegate, William c Keenan of this city. The place of the nex biennial State convention has been agreed upon as Waterbury. At Hartford in May 1890, the national convention will be held
 and from the number of delegates to b present and parade, it is expected it vii } eclipse anything ever known before among the Hibernians.
 Last night at 11:30 two young men called into Cohn's cigar store in the Republican building to buy some cigarettes. The pro prietor had to send out for change and o1 the clerks return he gave it to thu
 wrong man. A dispute followed : and finally the men gave ul l the money, and catching the olt t man forced him to waltz. The old ma, r yelled "bolices'' at the top of his voice Some kindly disposed neighbor telephon } ed for the police, and Sergeant Bannol
 and Officer Noonan responded. The slt : man was so excited that he could not ex
 plain what was the matter and as it wa evident that the "row" was only joke n' arrests were made