Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-09-09
CITY NEWS

hall by the Mattatuck drum band
 James Johnson, who was taken t
 the hospital few nights ago sufferin;
 from blood poisoning, is improving.
 Miss Julia Sandom of Cherry stree
 has returned home from a three weeks
 pleasant visit to friends in New Haven
 Attorney L. F. Root returned hom,
 last evening. He did not have to pay freight on any new fish stories thi
 year. =f.sa 1 Miss Catharine Ward, we'll know1
 school teacher of this city. left yes
 terday to enter St Joseph's convent in Hartford.
 Peter ROrst of 440 North Main street has been confined to his home for the past five weeks with a severe attack of rheumatism. ! Miss Helen Mccarthy will give in struction on the piano from now or
 at her home. S53 Bank street. or at tht home of pupils.
 Officer John Byrnes and wife spent a few days at the Saltonstall home. stead, the guests of Mrs Kayanaugh They also attended the Branford fair Lawrence Olvaney, a police officer and Joseph Quigg, fireman, both of Brooklyn, N. Y., are visiting MT Quigg's aunt, Mrs Mary Phelan of Luke street
 A big force of men went to work on the extension of the Baldwin street trolley this morning. Mir Sewell said some time ago that the job would be finished by October 1. If this be so, 1t will have to be pushed.
 There was quite a number of mo- tions on the short calendar in the dis trict court to-day, but they were all of minor importance. A bond of $50 was ordered filed in two weeks in the cases of Frank P. McEvoy vs Martin h. borg, Nils Siustedt vs Mars Tafel et al, John Kirius vs John G. Twining, Jacob Nubert vs Mike Pentino, and Elzear Handel vs Xavier Greenwood. Judgment for foreclosure was granted Frank J. Rametti vs Willis J. Jackson for S33, and law day was set for Oc. tober 4.
 Many Waterbury people who went into the farming business on q small scale last spring and spent a good share of their time tending to their crops during the summer months, claim it doesn't pay. One man says he put in about an acre of potatoes and he thinks he will have hard time to get enough tubers out of it to pay expenses. None of them Is large and most of them are so small that he has to keep an eye to the chickens while they are on the ground trouble is laid at the door of the dry season.
 The regular Saturday evening free and-easy meeting at the Salvation Army barracks at 49 Center street. this evening at o'clock. On Sunday at 10 q. m. junior meeting for all children will be conducted by the sergeant major. Immediately following the junior meeting at II will be the regu- lar Sunday morning holiness meeting. to which all are invited. At s D. m. the service will be one of praise and testimony, and at s D. ma public on. rOllment of recruits will be held This service is impressive and interesting and all are cordially invited to attend. Captain Withee and Cadet Sweet in charge.
 A peddler had an interesting chase with a couple of boys on Wolcott street this morning. While the fruit vender was In house selling some of his goods the urchins thought they would like 10 partake of some of the gtn Co fhny the owner appeared. A merry chase then began. The boys were rather fieet-fOoted and were accustomed to the neighbOrhoOd, consequently they had little difficulty in escaping the clutches of the fruit man. The latter took his loss to heart and drove away with a very sad expression on his face.
 The water which is being supplied to a goOdly portion of the people in the southern and eastern sections Of the city is at the present time unbear- able and should be attended to at once. Nothing is more injurious than impure water. especially during this season of the year. when such a large quantity is used. The water has foul smell and this alone would keep one from drinking it. not to mention the taste of if. If one were to partake of much of the water just now com ing through the pipes it would he safe betting that he would be within need of a physician in a short time. If the water is boiled there Is not so much danger of making yourself sick. But as it is. the people are waiting for something which will turn up arsl give them better quality of water.
 Harry GOdstein. a native of Kish- ne1. the scpne of much blOodshed in Russia. lives at II Hill street. and to- day he undertook through the law to recOyer a lady's diamond ring valued at SSj, from Rocco Guerrera of ScB- vill street. The matter was tried this afternoon before Judge PeasIey fin the 1 city court Goldstefn claims that he | lost the ring a year ago last June and ] advertised for it in the newspapers. A few months ago he heard that Guer- | rpra had a diamond ring to sell and l he calle,l to see if it was worth buy | inE He claims it was the ring ha I .Dst and Identified it by certain fni- | -inls which the Russian laws compel l 'ewelers to put on their g0otIS. At- l .Grney McfIrath. counsel for the plain .iff. eudeavores1 to have Aftgruey Bauby. counsel for the defendant pro iuce the ring. which cost A. rullEsS or ihOut Ss.. There was a host of Rus iian Jews on one side of the case and l host If Italians on the other.