Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-05
CITY NEWS.

S. r. W1lllamS mas puECuaSeu Iuc lu~ | solvent estate of Bart Bossidy for Sl,5OO. The board of finance met last evening and transacted the usual routine busi- ness.
 The pinion polishers at the Clock fac tory were notified of reduction of five cents hundred, yesterday.
 First Selectman Linsted of Bristol was in town to-day, the guest of Selectmen | Pinney. | Arthur H. Jasmin has opened dental | rooms at No 232 South Main street, over | the French pharmacy in Jackson's block. | Charles Somers of Watertown, who is | we'll known here, has recovered from l severe illness and was able to be out yes | terday. If you don't purchase one pound of f tea or baking powder at Phelan's this week and receive a decorated milk pitcher with it, you miss bargain. The selectmen have consulted several almshouse. Selectman PInney said to- day that nothing definite had yet been done in the matter.
 Superintendent Edwin Van Velson of the Randolph & Cloves rolling mill has rendered his resignation, having ac- cCpted similar position with the Man haitian Brass company of New York city.
 The annual meeting of the Connecti- cut Probate Assembly will be held next Wednesday in room No 72 at the capi- tol. Several interesting points in pro- bate law and procedure will be dis cussed.
 Superintendent Howe of the reform school at Meriden, ia to put in tele- graph plant with an instructor in charge. Twenty boys, 10 each in morn ing and afternoon, will study telegraphy each day.
 The ball of R. J. Costello lodge, Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, will take place at the City hall this evening. The hall has been decorated by Charters, and presents a handsome and novel Appearance.
 The annual banquet of the Sons of the American Revolution will be held in the Crocker house, New London, on Mon day, February 22, at 2 p. m. No seats will be provided for those who fail to answer on or before February 15.
 The conjunction of Jupiter and Venus, which occurs early tomorrow morning, will be invisible at Water bury, as the stars set early in the even ing. They will. however, be but a quarter of degree apart when they set, so it will be very interesting to observe them.
 J. w. filling, attorney for Mrs O'Grady, of New Haven, in her suit against the Knights of Columbus for the recovery of $1,000 benefit on the life of her late husband, has notified the order that he has taken an appeal to the supreme court. The suit was decided : against the plaintiff in the superior court.
 There were several drunks before T,.l al: Al, , morning. Four of the unfortunates were given another chance. Daniel Martin and Miles Murphy were each fined S1 and costs. The case against Errico, the Italian who stabbed another Italian named De Carlo, was continued.
 There is considerable dissatisfaction among the marksmen of the Second regiment, says the New Haven News, because of the long delay in distributing the badges and other decorations con tested for at the late shoot. It is now over four months since the contest was held and many of the winners are quite indignant.
 M. M. Cashmere, .ir. of New Britain James T. Smith of Ansonia and Henry Lee of Bridgeport, auditors of the GranC Court of Connecticut, A. O. F. of A. were in Rockville Wednesday to audit the books of Grand Secretary George w. Randall and Grand Treasurer DaviC - Dickinson of Meriden. They were found correct.
 The seventh annual reception of Sher idan council, K. of C., to be held Friday evening, February 19, in the City hall will undoubtedly be the most successful \ affair ever given by the council; al least the committee of arrangements il working hard to achieve that result Bergens full orchestra will furnish music for the occasion.
 Judge Hall of the superior court ha ordered receiver F. B. Rice of the Nau gatuck Granite Go to pay to the Manu facturers' National bank of this city S2, 100 which was collected by the re |, ceiver on the order of Patrick Thomp son, which had been given to secure Thompson's note to the Granite com pany and discounted at the Manufactur :. erers bank.
 The first annual sociable and votin, contest of the Second Ward Social clul will be held in Music hall on Tuesda, evening, February 23. A handsome golC . headed cane will be presented to tn |. most popular president of any socia club in Waterbury. Clubs desiring t, enter the contest may make application to Secretary John F. Garren, 199 BishOl h street.
 The police discredit the story pub lished in yesterdays New York Sun, tC the effect that three of Inspector Byrnes men had taken John H. Hartford iron this city to New York where he wa wanted for grand larceny. The police sa, m that it is the custom in such case fo h detectives tC visit the local police head quarters before taking their man, afte he is located. No one called at the sta tion here in regard to Hartford.
 The St Aloysius drum corps made it second appearance last evening and wol fresh laureis. The offices of the dail, newspapers were visited and serenadeC with marial music and hearty cheers Hundreds of admirers of the younl musicians accompanied them on thei rounds. After doing the honors to tn