Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-11
CITY NEWS.

attorney ill Connecticut for the UMteu Burial league.
 Those handsome new patterns for fancy shirts, the $1 and SIPS kinds, are in U. s. Ss Co.'S opening sale for 79 cents each.
 The Military band will go to Nauga tuck on the o'clock train, Naugatuck division, tomorrow night, for tneiI promenade, and will return by train.
 The officers chosen by the new hotel association are: F. E. Rice, president; l Otis s. Northrop, treasurer, and George ID. Boyd, secretary. These are also the I committee on site.
 The Busy Bees held meeting at the Porter street school ht 3 o'clock yester- day, when officers were elected as fol lows: President, Alice Rodgers; vice. president, Lizzie Keough; secretary, Nora Hickey; treasurer, Alice Stanley. The other members are Lena McDon- aid and Margaret Ryan.
 l All the household effects of William F. Conlon, 92 Fairyiew street, are to be sold tomorrow, Thursday, the 12th, from 2 to 6 p. m. Includes parlor chairs, couches, tables, pictures, cur tains, shades and clocks, dining table, sideboard and chairs; chamber suits, carpets, toilet set, kitchen stove, all virtually new, as he had only been housekeeping less than two years. Will sell as q whole or part. An op- portunity for party wishing to go house ing.
 A man who read E. w. Biggerstaff's s remarks on the trolley question in last nights Democrat wants to know why MT BiggelstaR did. not send his com muntation to the aldermen instead of to the board of public works. He says the board of public works is not in q position to give the trolley company anything. It can recommend what 1t pleases, but the aldermen have the power to strike out, add, amend and so on until they get things in shape to suit themselves and then grant the ap- plication regardless of the wishes of the board of public works. Perhaps MT Biggerstaf forwarded his communi- cation to the board of public works be- cause the hearing is to be held before that body.
 It is rather costly for a person to fail to pay his poll tax. If he fails or neglects to pay this poll tax of $1 he is liable to arrest and 1t will cost him 1 $S or $10 before the case is settled. John Shannahan of Railroad Hill street has had an experience of that nature. | He has repeatedly refused to pay his poll tax on the list of 1901, which be came due May l, 1902. He claimed that he wasn't liable to pay poll tax. A warrant was sworn out for his ar rest and yesterday he was arrested by Officer J. Mccarthy. His case was set tied outside of court by his paying | $S.02. Tax Collector Thoms states that | all persons who refuse to pay their ! poll tax will be arrested.
 I Joseph Mariana, aged 14 years, came near being run over by freight train I passing Jackson street, on the High land division, last evening Special Detective Lynch. of the railroad com. pany and City Sheriff Mcdonald were on the lookout flor number of small boys who have been seen making depredations on the company's coal cars. A train of coal came to town yesterday and the officers were watch Ing 1t. Soon along came crowd ot small boys and as the train was moving out the officers showed themselves and in the scramble for safety by the boys Peter Mariana fell and the two small toes of his left foot were cut off and the left side of the foot crushed. He also received scalp wound.
 At the monthly meeting of the Scorcher club last night it was voted to close the charter at the next meeting Maurice Culhane, Martin Connors and William Brown were appointed com mlttee to purchase piano for the clul rooms Furniture, pictures and other articles were ordered purchased. The constitution and bylaws, as compiled by the committee appointed for tha1 purpose were adopted No persons un der Is years of age will be admitted tC membership and gambling will be pro hlbtted. The rooms of the club mus be closed not later than 1:3O a. m, Tht application of a local organization fol the rental of the club rooms twice { N month was not granted. A specia meeting will be held at 3 o'clock nex- Sunday afternoon.
 l There was very large attendanc. at the fifth annual promenade an( dance of the Merrimac Athletic clul which was held in the City hall las night. It was most enjoyable affair Fine music for the dancing, which con sisted of thirty six numbers was fur nished by Faulmann's orchestra. am Prof Mccormick was prompter. Ther. were but two square dances. The ar rangement committee consisted o, Michael F. Slavin, Thomas Driscoll James Downey, James Slavin Jame, Hayes, William Ghent and J. Ring. Tn, floor committee, William Bowe. Johr Hayes, Frank Sutton and Timoth, Ryan; the reception committed M. F' Slavin. J. Cassidy E. Howard. Josepl H. Reid, J. Hayes, +. Bergen, I. Slayin E. Byrnes. William Ghent. T. Lynch F. Sutton, W. Mcdonald. A. Adams W. Mcdonald, T. Egan, J. Ring. T Kelley, c. Convard, T. Egan. M. Ryan T. Driscoll, W. Cesgrove, !. Kenney T. Kenney. T. Leavey. r. Christian. IT ReilleytA. Budd c Byrnes, R. Hayes c. Forrest F. O'Brien. J. Hayes. IT Ryan. J. Mates, c. Wolfe. ]. Marr. T Lawlor, M. Meyers. w. Sincaster. vii liam Rowe, w. Alderman and Jame: M. Ryan.
 What will you do with it? The money you have saved in trolley fares we mean. Why not let your wife have that silverware she has been wishins for for so long? We can suit you nc