Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-05-16

Charles Minor of Chatfeld camp, s. of w., has succeeded in forming camp in Naugatuck.
 Miss Hattie Allen of Torrington, who has been visiting with the family of Mayor Boughton returned home to-day.
 Mrs Sarah L. Crompton, aged 36 years, died at her residence No. GA Cook street, this morning. Her funeral will take place at p. m. Friday.
 Miss Julia Bergin of East Main street held the lucky number 27, which won the gold watch the last prize of the Sacred Heart festival to be disposed of.
 Joseph Bullard, of Fuller street, while assisting his son getting rock out of a field near his house last evening, slipped and falling under the rock lost his hold. The rock rolled over on him breaking his leg. A committee representing the business men located on South Main street will ap pear before the road commissioners this evening, and remonstrate against the plac- | ing of paving blocks along the side of the street so far in advance of the work. It will be interesting news to our letter | carriers that the Senate yesterday passed | the letter carriers eight hour bill. It pro- | vides that hereafter eight hours shall con | stitute a days work for letter carriers in cities or postal districts connected there l with, for which the carriers shall receive l the same pay as is now paid for 8 days work of a greater number of hours. If any 1 letter carrier is employed more hours per | day than eight he shall be paid extra. The annual meeting of the Connecticut Homeopathic society was held in Hartford yesterday, and the following officers elect ed: Dr E. E. Case of Hartford, president; Dr c. s. Hoag of Bridgeport, vice-presi-
 
 tary and treasurer; Dr G. H. Wilson of Meriden, librarian; Dr c. B. Adams of New Haven, Dr H. P. Cole of Bridgeport, Dr Sophia Penfeld of Danbury, censors; Dr. F. B. Kellogg of New Haven, Dr John K. Bucklyn of Mystic Bridge, Dr A. A. Hoag of Bridgeport and Dr Charles H. Pulford of Seymour, new members.
 About 6:30 last evening stalwart man with dinner pail in his left hand and with firm hold of young urchin, walked into the police station and demanded that the police lock up the little follow, who proved to be his son, as he was continually running away from school. The police re- fused to comply with the fathers request, as they had no authority to arrest the boy without warrant, and directed the man to Prosecuting Attorney Burpee It must have been very late last night when he ar rived at MT Burpee's office, as he stopped every five minutes on the way to tell the crowd that was following him that his son was in the habit of running away from school.
 The Connecticut division of the Sons o1 Veterans held their fourth annual encamp. ment in Hartford yesterday at the Grand Army hall, Cheney building. The full list of the representatives present was 117. The financial report of Quartermaster G Brainard Smith, showed that the available assets were $439 34, and that the amount expended during the year was $1, ,124 .68 The following officers were elected Colonel, c. K. Farnham of New Haven lieutenant Colonel, G. Brainard Smith o1 Hartford; major, H. A. Ewen of Birming ham; division council, c. s. Rossburgh c. H. Grosvenor and E. E. Lathram Representative -at-large to national en campment at Wheeling, w. Va, Lieuten ant Edward Reisel; alternate-a large, c w. Burpee; representative to national en campment, G. c. Mclean: alternate, w Roberts.