Waterbury Democrat., 1902-06-25
CITY NEWS.

 back yards cleaned. During the pres ent week thirty or forty persons have been notified to put their primises in a sanitary condition.
 | The eleventh annual meeting of the Alumnae association of the Congrega- ton de Notre Dame will be held to- night in the convent hall. Luncheon will be served at ' o'clock. Miss Mary | Agnes O'Connor will be toastmistress. The society of the Veterans of the Republic will hold a special meeting this evening After business is dis posed of there will be a smoker, for which some novel attractions have been arranged.
 List of letters remaining unclaimed in the postoffice: Mrs Rachael At wood, James Boucher, Joseph Bassany, Thomas & J. A. Doherty, William Gil- dea, Mrs Della Griffin, Mrs Johanna Holden, Mrs Hattie Neill.
 Dr B. W. Pease of Thomaston died at his home yesterday morning. He was stricken with apopleXy a week ago and never regained consciousness. Dr Pease was well and favorably known in this city and was a member of the local Clark commandery, Knights Templars
 The local Y. M c. A. will hold it's annual camp on Tunxis Island July F. Harvey l.. Smith of the New Haven '. M. c. A. will have general charge of all the encampments of the state Y. NJ. c. A.. Physical Director Carl D.. Claff of this city will be one of the as- sistant directors.
 At short calendar in the city court this morning the following cases were assigned for trial: Giovanni Teller leo vs w. B. Kimball, 18th; Thomas Jackson vs Alex Currie, 18th; Thomas Hoar vs Lathrop 6 Shea, Both; Ly- man Boyd ys George R. Nitkin, July l.
 The city is removing the dead trees on LeaYenworth street That which stood for years at the corner of Kendrick avenue was removed this morning and work has been started on the two near Grand street. The first one mentioned has been an object of derision for many years and was an eyesore to the vicinity.
 Gran Alexander Moser and Andrew Clay Swenson of this city graduated from the Yale Medical school yester- day. Dr Moser graduated from the Waterbury High school in the class cf '9S and was ivy orator of that class. It was the S9th commencement of the Medical school and was held in the presence of large audience. Dr Ros- well Parks of Buffalo delivered the ad- dress. His theme was: A Study of Medical Words, Deeds and Men,
 Mir and Mrs Sullivan Post, Fred Welton and a representative of the Democrat enjoyed pleasant drive yes terday afternoon, their objective point being a pond ten miles from town, where the elusive frog disports himself in considerable numbers. The princi- pal object was to demonstrate to the D. R. that he could be beaten at the game and by lady. And sure enough the best he could do was to come in aD indifferent second to the unerring rifle of the fair marksman; but he bore his defeat with a good grace, es- pecially as the other two were among the also rams, no where in fact.
 The city, through Colonel Burpee. has gwen notice of an appeal to the supreme court from Judge Cases lat
 
 Mills company against the city for damages to it's property arising out of the sewage system. This decision de nied the city's motion to appoint a committee to appraise limited dam ages, or for five years at the utmost, the city expecting at the end of that time to have corrected it's sewage sys- tenn. Colonel Burpee contends that fl is not right to make the city pay for damages it has not inflicted: for prop erty it has no use for, or for a time longer than it needs it.
 The regular meeting of the Natur- alist society was held last night. An unusual amount of interest and enthus- iasm was shown in the collecting of Waterbury botany and the development of a systematic plan to make a genu inc catalogue of the same. An article was read by Mrs Lyman on the Protec- lion of Birds by Mimicry, which show ed how birds were able to change their appearance to suit their environ ment There was also exhibited five eases of insects contributed by Miss l.. 4 Straw, B. B. Bristol and H. S. Wool ey. A large number of plants were be- fore the meeting. 1t was decided to meet regularly every Tuesday during this year.
 J. A. Peasley of Waterbury, who has been appointed temporary receiver of the three markets of the Mammoth Market Go, located in Ansonia, Wa terbury and Danbury, was in the city this morning, and the local market was turned over to him by Deputy Sheriff Parmalee. Monday, MT Peas ley went to Danbury. where the board of health was making complaints relative to the condition the market there was in, and in some manner disposed of the contents of the market, some of which was in bad condition. He found things here in better condi. ton, but had not yet visited the Wa terbury market Mir White, the man ager and proprietor of the store, has not yet been seen by the receiver and he has no knowledge of his where abouts. Not much can be done until the permanent receiver is appointed. I-Ansonia Sentinel.
 The weather clerk having promised a model summer day on Saturday next, it is up to the members of the American band and Company A, 0. N. G., to fulfill their promises to make their first outdoor promenade and pic nic at the Driving park one long to be remembered by those who journey there, and it goes without saying that