Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-18
CITY NEWS

S4l1 NEW0
 Views. "A Night With the Japs.'
 Polls, Sunday, February 21, 25c. The Seeond division, A. O.. H, vii
 hold an important meeting tonight. ] The Curran Dry Goods Go has pul | chased the stock of John Littaejohn { , Co. Business has been very dull in DO 1 lice circles since Sunday There wa.
 no city court again today, - American band prom tomorrow
 evening at auditorium. Five seasor
 tickets given away. Fine program. | The Catholic Woaen's association 1 will hold an important meeting to | morrow evening. Members are re 1 'quested to make settle ement for tick l cts for whist party at this meeting.
 Nearly every company in. the Sec
 ond regiment will be represented Fli day evening, February 26, in the biz l athletic meet to be. held under tn, auspices of the Second division, Maya Reserves, at Hartford. X very interesting game of pool o1 200 points is going to take place to ] night at 8 . o'clock, at Gedeon Bel | iyeau's cafe, formerly Rochon Bros. 21{ Grand street, between Willis Brad ley and Homer Schmit. ''..
 The handsome loving cup won by
 >--e Ladies' auxiliary, X, 0. H., of Wa. terbury, for it's float in the state pa. rade of the order at Hartford last fall, Is now on exhibition in the show -~s11- dow of K. r. Becton, jeweler, 25 East Main street. ...--. ....
 John Ryan. the well known inSllr:
 ance man and agent for the various
 steamship lines, has removed his of lice from Center street to 5Q7 'Nortf
 Main street, where he will be pleased
 to see all his old customers and
 others who may want anything in his
 line.
 A man who knows something about the finny family. is authority for the statement that the Branch reservoir is alive with pickerel Tn some places on the pond the ice is two feet iu thickness, but it would not take an old time angler long to remove this obstacle and get his bait within reach of fish. Mrs Johanna Noonan has entered suit for divorce against her husband John, alleging i1ltolerable cruelt, since March l. 1895, to the date of the complaint in the case as the basis ol her petition. She also seeks the GUS tody of their three minor children William 16 Robert IA and Helen f Her counsel is Attorney McGiatl.. Papers were served upon City Clerl Nettleton this afternoon in. sui brought by Thomas F. Lunlly through his attorney. James NJ Lynch, in which he claims $1,3Oo damages fol injuries caused bv two horses falling into an excavation in East MaiI
 street on the morning of November
 IS, 1905 The papers are returnab,e
 before the superior court the first Tuesday Of March.
 The case of Morris Waas against L
 Anderson was down for hearing be fore Judge Cowall in the district court to-day A few years ago one Dotoratos sold his candy and flrIlr store on Exchange place to friend Litigation resulted. fraudulent sale being alleged. MT Waas gave bonds for Dotoratos, who lost tue case and of course his bondsman, Waas, had to pay. Anderson had assured Waas that he would make good to him in case Dotoratos lost. Anderson ad- mits that, but limited his promise, he , $500.
 Attorneys Guilfoile and McMahon as commissioners filed in the probate court to-day their reports on the hear ing of claims amounting to about $500 against the estate of the late Joseph Howard, who lived on Round Hill street, The claims and claimants were: Ida Henderson stepdaughter ot Mir Howard, S27O.56. for board for her mother. during the separation of Mir and Mrs Howard: F. c. Goldstein SEQ, money loaned: Judge George H, Cowell. a loan, and Dr Nelsoi1@I H. Pomeroy, S5, for professional ser vices. All but the last were disal- lowed.
 The presence of MT Parish in Water, bury yesterday revived interest in~the Brookside home question and prompt ed many to conclude that the present incumbents days as keeper Of the town farm are numbered. One Of the nabobs Of the republican party said to-day. regretfully, that q great, fight had been made to save Tom Moran. but those who conducted it had retired from the field satisfied that bis reten- ition under the present administra tion was out of the question. He said there was nothing against Moran's manage ment. but he had to go just the same. The board does not hope to secure q better map, and it seems they are ex- periencing lots, of trouble in getting anybody at all.
 The only change inaugurated So far by the board of public works with ref erence to the mana cement of the street department is that the superintendent submits report every pay day show ing where the money has been spent, The only new feature Of this consists in the reading Of it. Such fnfornlat tion was always available ,rte anyone who cared to toolz at the superintendents books. It makes little more labor for the superintendent, tHlS that is ail it amounts. to. It would Ge hard tot tell what Mir HctchlSiss meant Tues day night when Mir Holmes compii- nented him on the statement regarding expenditures and the superintendent invited tie board down to see who had earned the money.
 pr Russell and Dr Goodrich. who yvpJa recall3jy appointed t,ity" DhySi-