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

Dr Cooke is about to erect @ $7,OO0 res idence on Holmes avenue.
 Joseph Woods, baggagemaster OH the Watertown train, has resigned his posi- tion.
 Rev Father Curtin of St Patrick's church, was visiting at his home in New Britain yesterday.
 No engine was tested at the Manhan pond last night, and everything found satisfactory.
 Chatfeld camp, Sons of Veterans, will give their annnal strawberry festival at G. A. R. hall tonight.
 William Grilley, who has been laid up with pleurisy, the result of a broken rib, is able to be out again.
 Chief Snagg is in Rockville to-day at tending the meeting of the executive com mittee of the State Firemen's association. At the meeting of the board of road and sewer commissioners this evening, a hear ing will be held on a layout for Denny street.
 The Misses Pritchard have commenced to tear down the brick fruit store on Bank street, and have broken ground for new brick block.
 District Deputy Sweeney of Naugatuck will work the third degree upon a number of candidats of Unity Council, K. of O., at Torrington, this evening.
 Chris Killbride of this city, passed a suc- cessful examination before the commits sioners of pharmacy yesterday. There were ten other candidates of which five were rejected. Baker Kelly has opened up his ice cream saloon in connection with his North Main street store. The saloon is in keeping with the Main street store and is one of the finest in the city.
 At the meeting of the board of health this afternoon, the board will recommend to the court of common council the advis- ability of prohibiting the raising of pigs within the city limits.
 Miss Maggie Farrell will sing at the church entertainment at Wolcott tonight. She has also been engaged to sing at the annual meeting of the Connecticut grange at Hartford next fall.
 Last evening the police department re. ceived orders to ascertain the owners of all dogs, registered or not, which are with. out collars, and report the same to the proper authorities for prosecution.
 Waterbury has forty Italian boot blacks all under thirteen years of age, while Nor wich all told has not enough of these ar VAoOo oO AoAu ~ Obll 11uO. I1CQof w aC6r bury or Norwich is wonderfully blessed Norwich Record.
 Oscar Petitjean's horse overturned tn, buggy on South Main street yesterda, evening and started on run down tn, street with the buggy side down. Befor, the animal could get good start, how ever, the owner overlook it.
 General Superintendent Jackson of tn New York & New England railroad, ac companied by his family, passed througl this city yesterday afternoon in his specis car, on his way to Fishkill to spend a wee] with his wife's relations in that town. When Constable Rigney served the mill tary tax notice on Richard Dunphy, o South Main street. last night, Richard tool it, tore it in pieces and threw it it away The offence is one of contempt of court and Richard will suffer for his indiscre tion.
 The street sweeper was used for tn second time on Bank street last night Although it may be 8 success as broom the clouds of dust it raises are anythin but agreeable to the storekeepers, who ar forced to plug up the joints in their doo1 to keep their stock from being raised.
 A petition signed by H. L. Wade an and others was read before the board ( fire commissioners last evening, askin that an engine company be located nes the corner of North Main, North Elm an Cherry streets. The petition was table for month. Beyond this no business ( importance was called.
 Baggagemaster Thompson at the Naugs tuck station has received from the Rev I Bowditch, formerly of this city but no pastor of the John street church, Ne York city, complete set of views of tl oldest Methodist churches in the Unite States. The set includes the church owe which MT Bowditch presides, which WE dedicated in 1867 and rebuilt in 1S41
 The annual camping out of the Secon Regiment, c. N. G., at Mantle will con mence August 20, and the watch shop annual vacation ends on that day. The are number of the members of compani, G and A employed at that factory WI would be glad to have the vacation con mence week later, thus enabling them spend the last week at camp.
 The state directors of the Knights Columbus held their quarterly meeting New Haven yesterday. The quarterly T port of Grand Secretary Daniel Colwe showed that he had received and flo warded to the treasurer during that tin S12,316.82: Treasurer Henry T. Downs Meriden reported that he had paid $12,0 in endowments John A. Moran repr sented Waterbury at the meeting.
 George Usher, aged about 25 years al brakeman in the employ of the Naue tuck Division of the Consolidated roa was severely squeezed yesterday mornin while coupling cars in the Naugatuck va at Bridgeport. The ambulance was SUI moned and the unfortunate man taken the hospital. An examination was ma and no bones were found broken. He W badly bruised about the chest and hips.
 Two young men of respectable parenta were before the police court this mornin charged with breaking down the boot erected along West Main street near circus grounds last Saturday night. J Bauby the owner testified as to seeing o of them put his shoulder to the frame wo and topple it over. The defense claim that it was parties ahead of them that tt the stands down, and that they sim] kicked the debris off the sidewalk. Jud Bradstreet fined them both $1 and CO and an appeal was taken in each case.
 The ffty-second annual meeting of , Firemen's Benevolent society was held Hartford Monday. The report of treasurer shows an income for the p ,,aor of e1 O1r. d;ob,,roo,norfo SSRQ