Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-04-19

The Conlon Brothers, who have been conducting shoe store in New Britain, refused to pay license fee of $100 and the case has been taken to the courts. It will be tried next week.
 Ernest Wilton, an employe of the Hall & Upson Ice Go, received bad cut on the left arm above the elbow while at work on a wood splitting machine this afternoon. Dr Frost rendered surgical aid.
 Governor Morris to-day issued procla- nation designating Friday, May 4, Arbor day. He recommends the planting of fruit and shade trees and the holding of appropriate exercises in the schools.
 In the Driggs divorce case, at New Haven to-day, Judge Prentice handed down decision refusing to grant the mo- ton to compel George'A. Driggs to deposit $50 with the court for his wife's legal ex- penses.
 In the case of John McMahon vs Ran dolph & Gloves and the Waterbury Farrell Foundry & Machine Go, an acton to re- cover St, ,O0O for injuries, the jury this afternoon rendered al verdict for the de- fendants.
 Francis White, aged g years, died at the residence of his brother, 423 East Main street, yesterday afternoon. The funeral will be held at 8:30 tomorrow morning with services at the church of the Immaculate Conception.
 Tke annual meeting of the County Med ical association was held Tn New Haven to-day. The following doctors were ad- mitted to membership: George O. Rob- bins, John T. Freney and George c. Gay, Waterbury; F. H. Johnson and w. J. De- laney, Naugatuck.
 | Charles Drechen, of 51 Sperry street, an employe at Benedict & Burnham's, suffered bad bruise of the first and second fingers of the left hand while at work OF a foot press this morning. It is feared that the injured members will have to be ampu- tated. Dr Frost attended hlm.
 National Secretary Colwell of the | Knights of Columbus has called for an assessment on the following deaths John Riley, Stamford; John McCabe and John Mclaughlin, Meriden; John Flanagan, | Unionville; John Dwyer, Waterbury; William H. Carrlgan and Richard Dwyer, Hartford. The membership subject to this assessment Is 7,475.
 Chairman J. A. Mulcahy, E. o. Goss, Dr John F. Hayes and Superintendent M. S. Crosby, the committee to whom was re- ferred the revision of the present course OI otuNiCo III tLC BuOAlS SShOOASS AClu q meeting in the room of the district com- mittee yesterday afternoon. The con- mittee decided upon many important changes, but not to return to the nlne years course. As stated ia our issue of yesterday it was not the expressed pur- pose of the committee to change the course of studies from eight to nine years. The report of the committee will be sub | mitted to the board at n meeting to be | called by the chairman for that purpose. The store of the Miller & Peck Co is opened and doing it's usual volume of | business. Much needed improvements have been made. The dress goods and silk departments, on the first floor, have been enlarged. A new skylight has been placed over the center of the floor and several other changes have been intro duced which add much to the appearance of the place. The entire stock is new, everything in the place having been put in within a few days. The carpet room, on the second floor, is one of the finest in the valley, and is we'll filled. All ths old hands are at work and few new ones have been added.
 Lorrin L. Peters, Middleburv farmer, came to town to-day in search of Charles | Stickles, a young man whom he be- friended, and who, he alleges, repaid his kinoness by stealing S6.50 from him. In the DEMOCRAT office this afternoon Mir Peters said that Stickles applied to him for work two weeks ago. The farmer told the young man that he was poor and un- able to pay wages, but that if he wished to | do the chores around the house he might remain and receive his board until he could find better place. Last Thursday l while Mir Peters was in town Stickles dis appeared and after his departure s6.50 | that was in the house could not be found. The boy has not been seen since by Mir Peters. whose faith in the human race has been shaken.