Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-14
CITY NEWS

The department of safety has in- stalled police signal box on Baldwin
 street, near the Second Baptist
 church.
 The Ladies' auxiliary, A. o. H., will
 meet at z o'clock this evening instead
 of at 8, so the members can go to hear Dr Douglas Hyde.
 The remains of the late Thomas
 Hurley, who died in New York Mon day, were brought here this afternoon and inferred in St Joseph's cemetery
 There will be special meeting of the First division, A. O. H., this even ing at ' o'clock to make arrangements for attending the funeral of the late Martin Muldoon.
 The semi-monthly meeting of Divis- ion 4, A. O. H., will be postponed from this evening until Sunday, December 17, at 3 o'clock, in order to give the members an opportunity to attend the pr Douglas Hyde lecture.
 Favorite odors in sachet powders for your Christmas fancy work may be found at Lakes drug store. Azurea, heliotrope, violet, carnation pink and so on-delicate, lasting perfumes that give the dainty fragrance that IS the finishing touch to your work.
 James Enright, painter employed by Austin x Woodruff, fell through an air shaft in the Porter building, cor ner of East Main and Cole streets, yesterday and sustained compound fracture of the left thigh bone. After being attended to by Dr Lally he was removed to his home on South Leon ard street.
 List of letters remaining unclaimed in the postofflce: NJ. Abraham, Leslie C Barnard, Mrs Fred A. Benson liar old G. Caldwell, Katherine Dunn, Lena Ende. J. T. Fitzpatrick, W, J. LayeH. Mrs Harry Lobie, Mrs Mar! Lorry. John F. Moriarty t2l. Mrs Charles Nunermaker, Charles J. Pen nichee. Jessie Quackenbush, B. G. surdam, Mae Walsh.
 Already coasting has become a sort of menace to the trolley motormen on Baldwin street. If 1t continues. some day there will be trouble and then everybody will be finding fault. Par ents should do something themselves towards keeping their children from coasting on streets that open onto the trolley tracks. If they don't, what right have they to rail at the authori' ties?
 The famous horse case of Clark yer sus Rogers and Wooster was begun in the district court this forenoon before Judge CoweH. The plaintiff claips the defendants sold him a horse which they said was sound and gentle and possessing all the virtues of respect able family horse. The animal turned out to be everything bur what it was to be, it was alleged. and therefore Clark refused to accept 1t. Clark lives in watertown and the de- fendants in Prospect.
 There was hearing in the probate court to-day on the estate of the late Eugene l.. Jacques for the purpose oL an administrator. Attor- nov E r. Cole was selected and he was also appointed guardian of the minor child. Marie, whose age IS II years. An allowance pending the set tlemeut of the estate was allowed Mrs Jacques. The appointment of At torney Cole to both offices was at the request of the widow.
 The new pension board. consisting of Dr O'Hara. Dr GOOdenough and DI pnmeroy. met yesterday afternoon anu elected officers as follows: President nr O'Hara: secretary. Dr Goodenough: treasurer Dr Pomeroy. The old board of Dr Mcdonald. Dr O'Hara and pr Benedict. This board was ap- p0inted by President Cleveland. Later Dr Benedict resigned and Dr Frost was appointed to fill the vacancy. The ureSent board was named under the RoospveIt administration and the meet ing was called by Dr O'Hara, acting under instructions from the authori- ties at Washington The board win meet twice a month in the office of Df 
 The HveIiest kind of a meeting is looked for in the aldermanfc chamser tomorrow night when the report of the experts on the back assessment question win be discussed While the number to whom special invitations have been issued is small. this does not mean that citizens who have nOt been invited will be denied a hearing and it is understood that parties will be on hand and offer a few sueges- tions even though the public hasn't been asked to call Whatever way the decision goes. 1t ought to he an inner e<ting session. Of cOurSe all such meetings are open to fhe public and nobody neei think he "a intrudiug f he cares to drop in and hear what the erators have to say. and if he feel so inclined become one of he speakers Es~m~qM