Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-06-19
The Denlncrat. .
CITY NEWS.


 upon several important matters.
 Court Shields will elect officers this evening and al lso choose delegates to the high court ana state conventions.
 About fifty of the pupils of St Marga- rets school left this morning to spent the summer vacation at their homes.
 District Deputy Sweeney, of Nauga- tuck, will install the officers of Valley council, K. of C., of Ansonia, Friday evening.
 The horse cars only run as far as Dul- lin street on account of the obstruction made by the building of the East Main street sewer.
 The case of Charles L. Norton vs Will liam Petrie of Madison action to recover $50 is being heard before Judge Brad street in the district court to-day.
 The water pipe in one of the buildings at the rear of Scotts alley was stopped up Sunday and Barlow Bros were sent to repair it. They discovered large eel lodged in the pipe.
 Assistant Baggage Master White, of the Naugatuck station. was called to Hazardville yesterday afternoon in res ponse to telegram, announcing that his brother-in-law, Richard Delaney, was dying.
 Judge Henney, of Hartf ord, yesterday decided that biting dog is a common nuisance, whether licensed or not. The case was one where two children had been bitten by a dog and the father of the children had dispatched the dog.
 Ticket Agent Manwaring received a telegram to-day authorizing him to sell tickets over the Pennsylvania road east of Pittsburg. This makes through con- nections which have been interrupted by the flood.
 The lawn fete of the Amphion club last evening, upon the grounds of Ralph N. Blakeslee, was pronounced success. The attendance was large and the enter tainment was thoroughly enjoyed. The programme already published was sue cesSfully carried out.
 Providence, Worcester Fall River and Stamford are contemplating purchasing new hook and ladder trucks. and it is very probable that several delegations from the fire department of these cities will pay Waterbury a visit and inspect the new truck
 At the meeting of the First division A. o. H., held last evening the following officers were elected President. E. F. Hyland vice-president, William McCor- mack: recording secretary, John Kelly |: financial secretary. John Brady: treas urer, James Meagher.
 Comrade Wolfe of Waterbury. a member of the Fourteenth Connecticut volunteers was visiting his'old friend Colonel J. F. Durand. yesterday Mir Wolfe was twice wounded during the war. and he has been a pensiOner for some time.-Meriden Journal.
 A team containing two Naugatuck women collided with a bicycle near Smith X Driggs factory last evening. One of the women was holding a baby. The entire party were thrown from the carriage, but fortunately received no injuries and were able to proceed on their journey
 At the special meeting of the board of fire commissioners held last evening Chief Snagg was given permission to exhibit the new Preston truck to the del egation from the Providence fire depart, ment to-day and the full board of com missioners were appointed as a recep- tion committee to receive the visitors
 An item appeared in one of the Dan bury papers a few days ago stating that the gentlemen who were in charge of the exhibit cars from California were sick there. and attributing the cause to Waterbury hash. Several Waterbury men ate at the same table with the two gentlemen. partook of the same hash and have never felt better in their lives.
 Don't fail to go and consult Dr J. A. Barbour at the Winthrop house, corner Abbott and Phoenix avenues, Waterbury. Conn. Crowds of people visit him daily. The doctor will furnish medicine enough to cure any chronic disease for S2. He tells you your complaint without asking questions. Consultation free. The doctor closes his professional visit here Friday June 2S.
 At the adjourned meeting of the police commissioners held last evening. Mayor Boughton presided. Five ballots were taken to elect a patrolman, but without success. The balloting stood on each vote as follows: Ludger J. Lavigne ?, George l.. Hastings ,. The board hled a private session to hear some mat ters in relation to the conduct of one of the supernuneraries of the force.
 D. A. Woodhouse. eastern agent of the Preston Truck company, with Chief Snags, exhibited the new truck to a party of gentlemen from Rhode Island and Massachusetts this afternoon. The party consisted of Ira Winsor fire mar shall, and George A. Steer chief of the Providence department. James Randall and Stephen P. Reed also of that city, A. F. LeShure. chief of the Springfield de- | partment and w. E. Wheeler of Wester- ly, R. l.
 
 Waterbury money was invested in | Louisiana lottery tickets this month. A | club from the watch factory bought | $50 worth of tickets. The drawing took | place yesterday and this morning the following telegram giving the numbers winning the large prizes was received | from M. A. Dauphin, dated New Orleans La: 61 ,605 (Boston) S600,000: : 62,311 | (Boston) S200,000; 44,624 (Boston) S10O.- O00 26,72S (Boston) S50,O00: 43,90S, S20,0 ,000; S9,615, S20,0 ,0te.
 At the meeting of Go G held last eve ming the following committee was ap- pointed to secure caterer for camp |: lieutenant Fitzpatrick, Sergeant Keav- ney, CorpoIals Collins and Maloney and Private Casey. The executive commit tee was also authorized to secure camp chairs and other necessary articles used at Mantle. There will be no more drills of the company until the first week in August. The members who have never been to camp will be instructed every Tuesday evening at the armory by three corporals from the company.
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