Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-04
CITY NEWS

"A daughter was born to City Clerk M. J. Ryan and wife of Cottage place.
 M. J. Hanlon of Meriden, district organizer of the Buffers and Polishers' association, was in Waterbury to-day
 Mrs Lynch of Ridgewood street and daughter, Mrs Edward Kielty of Wa tertown, are spending week in Litch field.
 The board of education, which was to have held a meeting this evening, will not meet. until some date to be announced later.
 Walter Henry, William Coffee and Ray Guernsey will leave tomorrow for a trip to New York They will be ab- sent few days and will see all places of interest in the big city.
 The Carpenters and Joiners' union have just had a new banner made. 1t is of neat design and one of the pret- tiest in the city. 1t will be seen for the first time in the big parade on La 'bor day.
 Judgment for the plaintiff was given in the replevin suit of the III. W. Keeler Go against Olin F. Hart to recover his goods and costs. The contention was over stove which Irwin Wolcott sold or gave him In lieu of rent for the premises where 1t was said the famous Faber's switch assault case was concocted.
 The big picnic by the St Ann's drum corps will be held at the Driving park tomorrow afternoon and even ing. Besides various athletic events, there will be an interesting baseball n, o.clya inr tpQ Dancing will be held in the afternoon and evening. Fine music will be furnished. For the small sum of 25 cents one can enjoy a merry time at the Driving park to-morrow afternoon and evening.
 The annual convention of the Swed- ish-Amertcan republican league of Connecticut will be held in Meigs hall on Bank street next Wednesday. It will be held under the auspices of the Swedish h-American Political club of this city. It is expected that 75 dele gates from all parts of the state will be in attendance Current events of political nature will be discussed at length. Tn the afternoon dinner will be served to the visiting delegates. Contractor McManus has commenced operations on the water main exten- sion on Sylvan avenue and says he in tends to push it along as rapidly as possible. There will be two hydrants on the extension so that all that re mains now is to give that district req sonably good fire protection is box, and the property owners hope that the city fathers will see that one is in- stalled there and ready for use as soon as the water main is laid. The district is in the old city and if 1t has a water main and fire alarm box at the opening of the semi-centen- nial celebration of Waterbury as city nobody will be uncharitable enough to say that it is not entitled to them.
 The new dog law goes into effect to- morrow and people who want to make sure that themselves or their pets will not get into trouble over it should lose no time in having their dogs registered and supplied with collars containing the owners names, the name of the dog that wears the orna- ment and the rigister number. Fitted up in this shape a canine that minds its own business will have rights which everybody will be obliged to re spect, but on the other hand if people get it into their heads that the warn ing does not mean what it says dogs and their owners will soon find them selves in a peck of trouble. Commits sioners Lahey and Beach the commit tee of the board of public safety hay- ing this matter in hand will meet to- night to complete their end of the pro- gram. When they get through then it will be up to the police and the city court to see that the la~ is not winked at.