Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-12-04
CITY NEWS.

The South Brooklyn school committee | has levied fifteen mill tax on all prop | erty owners in the school district and the | same is due and payable on December 10. | 1894.
 Special forecast for Connecticut: Fair, 1 warmer to- night, southtrly winds becoming variable. Snow is falling in the St Law renee valley. and local rains in Tennessee. Georgia and Alabama, with fair weather in all other sections.
 At meeting of the Concordia singers last night the Mesdames Christian Hauser and Ernest Stops presented the singers with the sum of $50 on behalf of the Concordia Ladies' society. President l kunkel received the cash and made | happy spec oh on behalf of the reciIients-
 The Waterbury Wheel club has elected | these officers: President. ]. G Neueert; ] vice president, C W. Lines; recording secretary G Cooke; financial secretary, L C. White: treasurer, F.. w. Wilson; captain, L. \ Chapman; first lieutenant. J. W. Garde; second lieutenant. H. <. Russell
 There are now 363 persons in the county jail. d number greater than has ever been there before. There k talk of calling the county representatives in the legislature together for the purpose of getting pro- vision for the enlargement of the jail. Prs Iners now sleep in the cellar and in '.coC -rs
 Ther+ was large attendance at the fair Of the Immaculate Conception last night. There will be some excitement tonight and a big rush is expected About half the articles will be drawn and all will be anxious to hear who the lucky ones will be. There will be valuable door prize given out
 Inn. .1= | buildings held an interesting session in the aldermanic chamber last night in reference to putting down the walks on the green. The outcome of the meeting was that the city clerk was instructed to notify Contractor P. F.. Pierce to appear before a meeting of that body to te held at o'clock tonight.
 St Cecllia's parish wilt hold a mission given by the Jesuit fathers beginning next sunday, December 9. and lasting two | weeks. The mission will be held the first | week in German. opening at the 10:3O high mass on sunday next The second week. | beginning the following Sun lay, the mis- sion will be held in English. for those of the parish not understanding German. The report of the Connecticut National Guard tor the past year shows that alto ge:her too large a proportion of the money | expended went for the ornamental staff Possibly the next legislature may do some thing looking to the abolition of this use l less encumbrance. even at the risk of striking blow at the gold lace industry. Our couple ot thousand militiamen do not need so many generals.
 1 The receipts at the internal revenue office from November 30. 1893, to Novem- Der 30, 1894. the first year of Collector Byxbee'S appointment, were s1 .136 636 34. 1 ;, h., | Years of cores bonding dates. Taxes were paid on 422 .527 barrels of beer 32G, 790 gallons of spirits, 10 565. 900 cigars. 6. .13G.- u26 pounds of oleo, and DOS, PIT packs of playing cards. There was a slight gain in lists. tobacco and oleomargarine, and heavy gains In beer and spirits and loss ID cigars and cigarettes and in special taxes. The heavy gain in receipts from spirits Is due to the raising of the tax from 90 cents A gallon to ST. most distilIers withdrawing their liquors from bond be- fore the higher rate went into operation.
 Old John Costello, the tramp printer
 who occupied a seat on the stage of the auditorium during the Murphy meetings a year ago. Is in Springfield. filling the pa pers with his experiences. Funniest thing ever happened to me was in Water bury. ten or fifteen years ago" he said
 Got arrested for lntoXlCation. There were fourteen ot us Tn court, and 1 was next to the last. While experiencing divers quakings occasioned as much by superstition concerning the number 13 as prospect of Il fine or imprisonment, 1t began to dawn on me that l knew the judge. Finally l made up my mind that he was d lieutenant of my old company. I told him who I was. and instead of fine 1 got S2 from the lieutenant and 8 out ot the attorney. That was the richest thing that ever happened to me in all my tramping career.
 Go held its annual meeting last night and elected the following officers and con- mittees for 1895: Secretary. Private Warren H. Westwood; treasurer, Corporal John NJ. Henderson; executive committee, Captain Geddes. Sergeant Schuyler. Ser geant Guest, Corporal Kast and PIIvate Stanley; entertainment corom omiitee, Sergeant
 Schuyler, Corporal kast. Corporal Web ster. Private F. A. Smith; rooms commit ; tee, Lieutenant Sandland. Corporal Sackett. Privates Bario. Uffendale and
 Harper; recruiting committee. Captain Geddes. Sergeant Heebner. Sergeant
 Blgt low; range committee. Sergeant Bige- low. Privates Miller and Hinman; court : martial. Lieutenant Garter. Sergeant Humphrey. Privates Stanley. Terrell and Mead; historian, Private George W. sharp The company will put on the
 opera, The Frogs of Windham," January 2l, 22 and 23 in Jacques opera house , Burton E. LeAvitt. son of the composer oi
 the opera. will instruct the singers.
 : Attorney Thomas F. Lawlor is to make a test case shortly of the law governine
 pa Sn shops. Frank Davis. an Italian,
 went to the pawn shop of Sam Cohen on
 May 1. and placed in pawn d gold chain.
 ring and charm. valued at $50, receiving l Ip J that ke could have the articles on pay l. ment of St. The card did not state the
 time he should call for his articles The law states thGt such dealer must hold ar . ticleS for six mo cnths, before they may be
 sold. Yesterday Davis went to the store . and proffered Cohen a Sl0 bill to take ou
 his s and return him the articles. Cohe1
 refused to give up the articles. but said ht
 would sell them to Davis. Attorney Law |, Tor issued a writ of replevin and Consta
 ble Rigney secured the articles. Attorney
 Lowe has been engaged to fight the re !. pleyin tuit. Attorney Lawlor will now
 bring suit. under the law which statei
 that pawnbroker can only ask twenty \ five per cent interest. All Cohen should
 have asked of Davis. it is claimed, wa
 s ,63. but as he asked for S6, the attorne, = has the power to sue for three times th,
 value of the goods and also break tn,
 dealers license.
 Mayor Kilduff called the meeting of tn
 fire commissioners to order last night
 All the members were present. Tn monthly bills, amounting to s55S.70. an, < the pay roll of $S35 were ordered paid.
 committee consisting of Commissioner
 Hynes. Driggs and Chief Snagg was ap
 pointed to provide heavier wheels anC
 axle sfor the aerisl truek. The truck wheI l loaded carries weight of about ' .5O
 pounds and it was the opinion of the chic that a two inch axle Is too light. H f recommended that a two and half incl
 axle be used instead; eIpepse about s15O