Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-05-06
CITY NEWS.

About GOO dog owners have complied | with the license law.
 The board of road and sewer commis- l sioners will meet this evening, -.ss,a.
 Court Messenger Gillette leaves to- morrow for a months vacation 10 be spent in the west.
 John Merz, accompanied by his daughter, will sal from New York May 21, for Germany.
 The newly elected officers of Sheridan council, K. of O., will be installed Fri day evening.
 Tomorrow, the feast of the Ascension, will be appropriately observed by the Catholic and Episcopal churches.
 Harmony lodge, F. and A. M., will confer the third degree at it's regular communication tomorrow evening:
 John Kennedy, who is confined in the town house, will be taken to the insane asylum at Middletown tomorrow.
 F. J. Rametti went to Boston to-day in response to a telegram announcing the serious illness of his mother.
 Letter Carrier Warner is to-day re- ceiving the congratulations of his friends over the arrival of baby girl in his family.
 Brett & Go have filled their north win uOW WlbH oukbo COobAhA HUH 8 to $10, which they are now closing out for $S.95.
 A largely attended literary and musi- cal entertainment was given in St Johns parish house last evening by the Young Women's Friendly league.
 The funeral of the late Marjorie Bail lorgeon took place to St Ann's church thiSsmorning, where a requiem mass was celebraeed by the Rev Father Bourret.
 It is difficult to imagine condition of society where mob law is justifiable, and no condition ever exists where lavine is not desirable for washing and cleaning.
 William H. Collins has disposed of his grocery and liquor store on South Main street to Bart Collins for many years engaged in the clothing trade. The new owner has taken possession.
 Elizur H, Doolittle of Cheshire, has brought suit against the Meriden, Wa terbury & Connecticut River Railroad company to recover $500 for damage caused by fire from locomotive on the road.
 John H. Moran of Cherry street has had plans drawn for the remodeling of his residence. The contract for the mason work is given to John W. Calf ney, and the carpenter work to John H. Carey.
 Ernest Irving Blake, aged 21 years, ,son of Joseph Blake, died of consumption this morning, at the home of his parents on Bucks Hill. Mir Blake only returned from Mexico a few days ago, where he spent the winter.
 Miss Maggie P. Alexander of this city and David Smith of Orange, Mass, were married by Rev A. B. Eggleston, last evening, at the residence of the brides father, Sl6 Baldwin streek Samuel H. Walker of Shelburne Falls, Mass, and Miss Minnie Alexander, a sister of the bride, were best couple.
 A pair of horses attached to one of Benedict & Burnham's trucks loaded with heavy casting, ran away on Liberty street this morning. The team collided with telegraph pole throwing the driver from his seat and damaging the wagon. The casting remained in place.
 The annual meeting of the Southern New England Telephone company will be held at it's office in New Haven next Tuesday at 2 o'clock p. m. One busi- ness of the meeting will be to ratify the action of the directors in bonding the company to the amount of $500, ,000 to secure its indebtedness.
 The fair of the parish of the Immacu- late Conception closed last night at St Patrick's hall. Financially and other wise the fair was a success and netted a handsome sum for the church. The net receipts, including the "Passion Play" lecture and the choir concert, were | $, ,253.
 Seven prisoners from New Haven county, now in the Wethersfield state | .x,iIl kaFNra Nf pardons at the June session, having sent in petitions for release, They are Will liam A. Griffing, George H. French, Thomas Clancy, Charles S. Pratt, Charles J. Johnson, Henry B. Chamber lain and Edward M. Sperry.
 The reception rendered to Secretary Willis in the rooms of the Y. M. c. A. last night was attended by nearly 300 young men. Rev Dr Anderson and President Atwood made appropriate re- marks, and during the evening vocal and instrumental music was rendered by Messrs Shepard and Chapelle, the Water bury banjo club and Seth Francis.
 The board of education at their m onthly meeting held last evening ac- lcepted the report of the text book com mittee in regard to the new course of study. It was voted that Hyde book No ?, on languages, be continued in the schools and Wontgomery's history of the United States be used in the schools in place of Higginson's. Owing to the T crowded condition of the High school room the committee on examination recommended the appointment of Paul Klimpke of Yale university, as assistant for the present term. The recommends tion was adopted.
 Owing to his crippled condition Abnel w. Phelps of Naugatuck was unable tc view an eighty acre patch of timber land in North Madison, which he bought from John Stevens of North Madison 1T 1885 for 5000. and relied wholly or statements of Mir Stevens as to the klnC of timber upon the land. Mir Phelp, alleges that the timber was not as re
 presented and recently brought sui
 against Stevens. This suit was par
 tially tried in the superior court at New
 Haven yesterday. Mir Phelps is yer,