Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-07
CITY NEWS.

ceived at Boylan's butter store, 194 South Main street.
 NJ ! Donnelly has been awarded the contract for putting the heating sys- tenn in T. F. Halpin's new house on Washington street
 Bible reading was held at the resi- dence of Mrs D. L. Smith, IA North Willow street this afternoon by the Rev Dr Anderson of New Britain.
 Court Vigilant, F. of A., will give q smoker on the evening of December 5 at ElSs' hall for the benefit of the fam fly of the late Thomas Joyce of Man. han street.
 Music loving people should not let the opportunity go by of hearing the great pianist, Slivinski. who appears at tion list is now open at the Driggs X Smith Co music store.
 The members of the alumnae of the Convent de Notre Dame held q meeting last evening. Plans were discussd in regard to having a whist party dur ing Thanksgiving week. Another meet ing will be held on Friday evening at 7:15 in the convent hall. Members are requested to attend.
 A reading circle has been organized among the teachers of the Clay street school and already it has started on q prosperous career. A few evenings since the members met at the home of Miss Alicia Derwin and there read that most interesting book. Helen Hunt. The next meeting will be held at the residence of Miss Elizabeth Holahan.
 The regular monthly meeting of Di- vision No ?. A. o. H.. will be held this evening at k. of c. hall. All the mem- bers are requested to attend as busi- ness of great importance will come be- fore the meeting for action. After the business of the meeting is concluded a social session will be held for which a fine program has been arranged.
 Walter H. Cooper of Dikeman street met with a serious accident at Rene dict & Burnham's yesterday afternoon. He was working on a pair of rolls when his jumper caught between them and in trying to stop the machine the man caught his wrist in the rolls, crushing his hand and fingers almost into pulp. Dr Poore attended him.
 Superintendent O'Brien has turned the water in the new tank at the junc- ton of South Willow and Grand streets, near Lilley, Swift & Co.'S store house. It is a beautiful spot for watering trough. Horses can have a libation there without being annoyed by the trolley cars or any other dis turbing element that would mar the pleasure that comes to horse when he gets good drink.
 Harmony lodge. F. and A. M., eel ebrated it's 104th anniversary in Ma sonic hall last night. Worshipful Master R. B. Chapman presided The program included an organ prelude by R. A. Laslett Smith; address of wei come. MT Chapman; prayer, the Rev F. D. Buckley: address, Rev John W. Lewis: selection by the male quartet. composed of William J. Blatherwick, John Dennison, Frank IT. Wood and William Webster; illustrated lecture on Mount Vernon by Miss Basseet Woos- ter of Washington, D. c. The attend ance was large.
 The November magazine number of The Outlook abounds in interesting ii- | dulOu2 In6 H. l lustrated articles are: one on 'sHome Life in Japan with a charming scheme of decoration and photograph reproduction: one on ''Handicrafts in Old Deerfield,'' by Mary E. Allen. ono on 1.-The Man of Mexico" Diaz by Charles F. Lummis; on "The Crofters of Syke," by Clifton Johnson, with pictures of peasant life by the author and the first installment of Dr Edward Everett Hale's ''Memories of a Hun dred Years" which has a wonderfully fine portrait of Dr Hale drawn by Nh Alfred H. Clark, together with many other portraits, facsimiles and prints
 There was another collision between trolley car and wagon this morning The collision took place on South Main street early this morning. Frank I BowSer, who drives a meat wagon foI hls brother John, who owns market on South Main street. was driving up South Main street and was about to cross the tracks near Meadow street when the wagon was struck and thrown to one side by the car which arrives in the center at 7:07 The driver was thrown from the team and narrowly escaped from striking a tel eSfdpn pOle. flnStead, he Struck against the curbing. 1t was thought at first that he was hurt internally but after an examination by Dr hilmar- tin, to whose office he was brought. ii was found that he was suffering only from several deep gashes in his lae and his body was somewhat bruised Tie wagon was slightly damaged.
 Many valuable dogs about town ar lying at deaths door with a diseas, known as "distemper.' It attack the dog in the head and keeps hin busy sneezing, coughing and runnin: here and there i'll the hope of findin. relief. If not attended to in time, tn sickness usually carries, away it's vic tim. A noted local dog man pre- scribes the following. which he claim is sure cure for this ailment: Chlo rate of potash. 2 drachms; minderereu spirits, % ounce; sweet spirits nitre two drachms: tincture herbane, drachms; water, 3 ounces. Give tn sick dog a dose of this two or thre times a day and he'll be all right il a week. A tablespoonful with tn , same amount of water makes a dos for a young dog. An old one migh ,