Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-02-17
CITY NEWS

Mir and Mrs Frederick E. Norton of Hartford.
 There will be rehearsal of the drama Bells of Shandon" this eve ming at eight o'clock.
 Subscribers to the Democrat should make payment this week in order to get their names on the March list.
 A small fire in the Porter block, junction of East Main and Cole streets this morning, was extinguished by No 2s engine before it did any damage to speak of.
 The government expects to get back some of the money it spent in building the new postotiice, for some of the box holders will be charged S1OO more per year than formerly.
 Another attachment for $500 was put on to-day upon property owned by Joseph E. Sandiford, the real estate agent. The attachment is to secure notes held by J. E. Smith, builder.
 Attorney Kennedy was at the cap itol to-day advocating a favorable re- port on the bill to give courts power to commit children to St Francis or plan asylum, or any other legally chartered organization or home.
 David David. the well known cater CT, has been appointed the new chef of the Central club. the members of which will meet this evening at their rooms on East Main street to complete the organization and make plans for the future.
 The auction of two licenses attach ed on John J. Brophy some weeks ago which was to have taken place today at the town post at o'clock, has been adjourned to Monday. and will take place in the office of Attorney ]. !. O'Neill. There were no bids for the licenses to-day, and this caused the adjournment.
 At the last meeting of the Water bury Business Mems association the following vote concerning trading stamps was passed: ''The association having repeatedly put itself on record as being absolutely. emphatically and unalterably opposed to the use of trading stamps, it is expected that all members who are at this time using them will dispense with them and all | members who are not at present using them will refrain from using them" Chief Egan of the police department is serious man and rarely laughs. but he chuckled this afternoon when he received communication from New York parties requesting him to | forward them the names of all the sporting and stylishly dressed women in Waterbury. and extending him an invitation to call on them whenever he visits the metropolis. By iOve." said the chief. throwing the letter out of his hand as if it were hot coal. that's the limit
 This afternoon farmer and his wife drove into town fin an old fash. toned sleigh. unhitched the horses in Exchange place turned them around to the vehicle and then threw them a pail of oats. Pretty soon everybody at"ut the place was looking at the sight and the crowd was getting large when Officer Moore told them that tEey would have to find another stable. The woman didn't know what the Uffl- cer meant. but the man caught on and after some hesitation he hitehed up again and started of. Before leaving he inquired what was the matter. add ing that there was lots Of room there for him and everybody else. The off ger said nothing at all. hut owing iO the absence of stalls ii had been de riiied not tO use it for that purpose for the present. \ few stalls there would pay
 \ farmer with big load of manure had an experience on Cole street this morning which caused him 10 return to his home with a troubled heart and a very poor opinion of the city off ciaIs- He had two horses hitched to a heavy load of fertilizer and in trying 10 get across the trolley tracks on Cole street. near South Elm street. one of the runners sleve,i from the high em- banknenf of ice down ro the tracks and the whole mass was spilled about in the SHOW It took the man a couple of hours n get things rishteti and al that Ers oouLi not collect tie whole of it. for some youngsters puiIesf it al-cut for Srcrr. hut when he had collected an of, it he could get hold 0f he drove off- remzTkinz as he went tIzat after q drive of half an hour CT ss he vouii te out of the citv and onto the country roads whore there was little dan<e- of accident