Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-06-14
CITY NEWS

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 4 number of Waterbury people have received invitations to the sixty second annual commencement exercises of Holy Cross college. Worcester. which takes place Wednesday, June 21.
 Judge Cowell in the district court to-day gave judgment for foreclosure to James C. Wallace against Peter Carey ct ux for $613.50. The final day of redemption was set for August 15.
 The jury in the district court yester- day gave Frank Shepard verdict for $150 against the town of Plymouth. Shepard sued for 5000 damages for injuries to his hack and horse. received while travelling through the streets of Plymouth.
 The charity ball to be given to-mor. row night at the Auditorium by the Hebrew organizations for the benefit of their new synagogue, promises to be the biggest event this season. Over 1000 tickets have been sold in this city alone.
 The Ellsworth house in Windsor. which was recently restored by the Daughters of the American Revolu- ton, will open Tuesdays. Thursdayss and xatusdaEs from now until Decemp, Der for inspection by the public. Tie hours on these days will be from 10 a. m. to 6 D. m. ]. List of letters remaining unclaimed in the postoffice: F. c. Allen, Arthur H. Anderson. Mrs Richard Cahill. James w. Cashman. Gustave Doromie, E. c. Fulton. May Goodwin. Henry J. Hardy @, F. 7. Jones, Miss Anne Lonergan. Lieger Lerel. Norton W. Mclean, Mrs Mary McGuire. Mrs P. Moriarty. 1S4 North Main; Elsie Smith, Will Salmon. Herman Wizanski.
 The Connecticut Pharmaceutical as- sociatiOn held its annual meeting at Branford yesterday. The following officers were elected: President, ]. A. Hodgdon of New Haven; first vice president, ]. E. Hartigan of Bridge port; second vice-president, Victor NJ. Schmelger of Meriden: secretary. Charles A. Rapelye of Hartford; treas- urer, John D. Ebbs of Waterbury. 1 A motion to set aside the verdict in the suit of Annie Barrett against N. F. P. Hansen was heard by Judge Cowefi to-day. The verdict was for the de- fendant who was sued to recover $1OO damages for failure of contract As agent of steamship line he contract ed with the plaintiff to sell her three tickets from Liverpool to New York at a state price. but afterward declined 10 give the tickets. the price having gone up. In the city court the plaintiff was awarded $45. Judge Cowell reserved decision. ~
 The case of the city and r. H. Car. roll against Hubert M. Rigney was be gun before Judge Thayer in the su- perior court today. Damages of S2.. GO was asked. Carroll claims that Rlgney refused 10 surrender certain parts of the garbage collecting outfit. after the contract was taken from Rig ney and awarded to himself. Rigney claims he took only what belonged 10 him, while Carroll claims he took wag- ons. tanks. tubs. forges and a large quantity of other things used in the garbage crematory.
 | About 100 young ladies met last evening at Foresters' hall and organ ized Pride of Hawthorne lodge of the Daughters of St George. Liberty lodge of Naugatuck was in attendance. | Officers were elected as follows: Pres ident. Elizabeth Pace; vice-president. Frances Knott: financial secretary, Minnie Almas: recording secretary. Margaret Mitchell: treasurer. Theresa Hill: trustee. Marie Witbey: outside guard. Sarah Dwyer: inside guard. Martha Webster. The lodge will meet twice a month at Foresters' hall. The next meeting will take place on Friday evening. June 23. at s o'clock.
 How is the balance of life on the globe maintained. asks John Burroughs in Outing. Why have not species ex- terminated spccie<: Wfr have not the
 biris exterminated the insects. and the
 hawks and owls exterminzted the birds. Because the insects are eo
 much more prolific than the birds. and the birds so much more prolific tbsD the hawks and owis The hawks and owls are also more restricted as to
 food The more adaptive an animal .
 the greater are the chances of survfv'
 ing. If wolves and foxes could browse
 like deer and sheep and rabbits they would be as numerous as tbe>e laftef
 species. The potato bug has unduly
 increased in the east becsuse It's f0o4
 is abundant and ifs enemies have Doe ] appeared The forest worms threnteo- s-i fo destroy the maple woods of spD< sr-fisn<- tiIr ifr eo>mv. the jchnownu Hy. appeared Rabbltr have fDcr1uuU1 uu1auIr h XunfnUa hlnunr 0&n1r UnR