Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-12-05
CITY NE ITS.


 evening to consider the matter of appro- priations for next year.
 The third annual concert and sociable of the Acme Social club will be held in | City hall, Friday evening January 31. A petition has been presented in con- gress by Senator Platt for an appropria- ton of $100,000 for public building in Danbury.
 | The owner of dog found by William Murray 15 South street, can obtain the same by proving his ownership and paying expenses.
 l The attendance at the evening school last night was nearly 175, and over 200 applicants have been enrolled. A class in bookkeeping will be formed this evening.
 l A delegation from the Christian En- deavor society of this city, will go to Union City this evening to attend an entertainment given by the society of that place.
 Sam Munch's liquor warehouse has 1 been thoroughly renovated, and his stock has been replenished for the holi- day trade. Families supplied with the purest of liquors.
 The different church choirs are hard at work preparing their Christmas | music. The Immaculate Conception and Sacred Heart choirs will be assisted by orchestral accompaniment. William s. Whiting, of 16 Hill street, father of the we'll known polo players of that name III the local team, was stricken with paralysis yesterday and is in critical condition.
 The remains of Adolph Knochenhauer, who d1ed yesterday, were taken to Bridgeport this morning for burial. The deceased was member of James A. Garfield lodge, K, of F., of that city.
 Patents were granted to citizens of Waterbury during the past week as fol- lows: Ralph J. Shipley, making paper fasteners; David $. Stoddard, stone tin machine.
 The mild weather in November con- pletely demoralized the wholesale cloak market, and Miller & Peck's buyer has returned from New York with an i'm mense stock of cloaks, jackets, wraps, etc, bought at great sacrifice. They will all be sold at popular prices. And last of all, Revenne Collector Hutchinson has notified Horace Billings, | the elevator man in the postoffice build | ing, that his services will not be needed after the 10th inst. This cleans out the last democrat on the collectors list. Oh ye shades of civil service reform A clean sweep in four months Hart l ford Times.
 James J. Began of Rockville, manu- facturer of cloaks, blankets, etc, has | brought suit against the New York & | New England railroad company to re- cover S13, 900 for loss of wool and shoddy stored in the Paulk building, which was destroyed by fire July 15. It is claimed that the building caught fire from sparks from locomotive.
 1 The Nosahogan Aid association last evening elected the following officers: President George Barnes; s;vice-president, D. .B Wilson; secretary, George H. Waters: treasurer Dennis Hawlev board of directors J. H. Guernsey. E. c. Adt, G. Fred Barnes, ". H. Billinge, c. H. Stanclitf; finance committee, H. T. Sted- man, J. k. Davis, G. Fred Barnes: sick committee, G. Fred Barnes, J. H. Guern sey.
 The private car of ''Shadows of a Great City" came in on the Naugatuck road to-day. It is the largest in America. and was built especially for the organization after which it is named. It was found necessary by the brothers Jefferson to add this feature to their already expensive attraction in order to properly convey the immense amount of scenery from point to point.
 Robert William Culbert died at his home on River street this morning after a lingering illness, aged fl years. He was one of the founders and most promi- nent members of the St Jean Baptist society and leave a wide circle of friends. A wife and nine children sur take place from St Ann's church next Sunday and will be attended in body by the St Jean Baptist society.
 Says the New Haven Palladium: Waterbury cannot reasonably expect to have a better looking, more popular or more efficient postmaster than gallant Colonel Doherty of the Second and from this point of view it would seem to require much courage to oppose his claims. We suspect his fame as a rising young Connecticut citizen, soldier and republican have reached John Wana- maker long ere this.
 The price of kisses seems to vary with tho locality: Not long ago the price cents, while New Jersey law has now decided that a real good one is worth $50. This is a wide margin, but the reason for the high cost in New Jersey l probably is that a satisfactory article of the kind is hard to find in that be- nighted state, while although the Con- necticut kiss Is far superior in quality, the large and unfalling supply depresses the market value.-Hartford Telegram.
 The following dispatch from Boston professes to clear up the mystery in re- gard to the removal of a Connecticut hardware company to Alabama. It says: ''The hardware company reported as going into Fort Payne. Ala, is a new company organized by F. H. Foster of Meriden, Conn, president of the Foster Manufacturing company, Florence. Ala. The capital is $40O,OO0, of which MT Foster takes S275.0O0. The new con- pany takes no business from New Eng land. The business in Florence was found so profitable that all orders could not be filled, hence the formation of the new company at Fort Payne"
 A prize contest between the active members of the Turnverein took place in the Turn hall last night. The prize win ners and points made were as follows: First prize gold Turner's Din Steamer 434