Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-26
CITY NEWS.


 Castles prices for Saturday will save you some money.
 X daughter was born Monday. April 222, to Mir and Mrs Charles Bakerhouse, 122 Wolcott street
 Moriarty's low prices for undertak- ! ing and skillful services meet the pup lies hearty approval.
 Car No. tt broke down this morn ! ing on North Square, causing an ln- terruption to traffic that lasted about
 an hour. The cause of the break down was a weak axle on the forward | truck.
 The selectmen have commenced put | ting down new floor on the bridge across the Mad river on Baldwin street, and when this job is finished a similar operation will be performed | on Liberty street.
 The Machinists' union held largely attended meeting in K. of c. hall last night and listened to an interesting address by Charles J. Donahue of Der by. One hundred and seventy-nine candidates were initiated and 200 au- plications received.
 The Connecticut Humane society yesterday appointed four new agents, each one to represent the town he lives in, as follows: Edward W. Woodward of East Haven, D. B. Warner of Red ding, Henry Albin of Noroton Heights | and B. G. Holbrook of Higganum.
 The Rev. Father Mclean, superior | Of the. band of missionaries which are | giving a mission at St. Thomas church. was we'll enough to-day to
 bear the journey to his home. He was taken sick Tuesday. The Rev.
 Father Flannery is acting in his stead.
 Tn spite of the continuous rainy weather there has been a number or houses sold at Oakwood. With the prospect of fine weather in view Mir Baker has provided extra salesmen to accommodate all the customers in this popular sale of dwelling houses at Oakwood.
 There was no city court to-day. The few men that were arrested yesterday for intoXication were released upon re covering their normal senses, but John F. Hammond, who was charged With fast driving as we'll as intoxication. paid S15 rather than face trial. It is claimed for Hammond that he lives in Watertown and owns a farm worth l S14,000. A number of his friends were very anxious about him last evening.
 Cordelia c. O'Neill. through her at torney. J. E. Russell, has notified City | Clerk Ryan of suit for 5000 for dam age caused by the overflow from Lit tie brook in 1897. Mrs O'Neills prop erty is located on Hawkins street and it appears that her sidewalk and yard
 were washed out by the freshet and she was obliged to make all the re- pairs at her own expense. The case is returnable to the district court the first Tuesday in May.
 Owners of dogs should bear in mind that the time is near at hand when an officer will call upon people who have failed to register their canines and compel them to step to the captains office and plank down the dust or take their chances in the police court. There are somewhere in the neighborhood of 200 dogs in Waterbury and so far only about d hundred have been registered so that if all intend to comply with the law they will have to hustle between
 now and May 1.
 H. Trumbull Stancliff. United States paymaster. retired, died during We'd nesday night, at the Elm Tree inn, Pennington. where he had made his home the past year. He had been troubled for week or so with cold and neuralgia, and had been under the care of t physician. Wednesday he was much improved, apparently, and before retiring at night he expressed himself as feeling as well as ever. He expired during the night. Charles Stancliff of the Western Union Tele- graph office is brother of the de- ceased.
 On Saturday, Sunday and Monday. May 4. 3 and 6, the Salvation Army will conduct special campaign which will be about the most interesting and useful series of meetings held in Wa terbury by the Army for a long time. The speakers will include a former Tammany Hall lawyer, a graduate from Cornell. who is fine baritone soloist; an Irish major and an officer who is known as the Salvation CyI clone. Most of the ministers will be present at the Sunday afternoon gath ering, and admission will be free to all the services. Full particulars will be given later.
 The control of the New Haven Pal ladium, one of the oldest daily pews- papers in Connecticut, was acquired yesterday from Henry Allaway of New York by l.. K. Hammond. who, for some years, has been it's business man ager. The price is reported to be S60.z GOO. For some time past MT Haon- mond has been negotiating for the con trol of the property and these npgo- tiations were completed yesterday. Mir Hammond has secured the interest of Henry Allaway of New York, and is | now the managing owner. Mir Ala way has had control of the paper since l 1891. Mir Hammond has been the business manager for the past two | years and during that time the Palla dium has improved ill appearance and is now on good paying business l basis
 Dublin street people would like to 1 learn the names of three roughs who went through that street the other evening and scared the wits out of women folks, chased the girls. kicked
 and cuffed every small boy that came within their reach. slammed the blinds
 on houses, pushed doors open, swore | at people who asked what they want | ed and raised rim ain general They were gloriously drunk, and being l strangers to the neighbors it seems to
 be impossible to find out anything
 about them. Some of the Dublin
 street fellows are on their tracks and
 if they catch up with them they'll give
 them reminder of the night they | visited that place which they will re-
 member during the remainder of their