Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-09
CITY NEWS


 the present year.
 In the city court yesterday after noon Judge Burpee heard the case of Griffin & Lawlor, real estate deal- CTS, against Henry S. Clark of Wa tertown to recover $45 for commis- sion on sale. Judgment was given the plaintiffs for the full amount.
 Our motto has been and always win be, ITO sell first quality goods, to give the best values, to represent goods truthfully, to correct to the sat isfaction of the customers any errors that may occur, and to tend strictly to our own business" The Benson Furniture Go, Inc.
 Seventeen extra large four-motor open cars ordered in October of last year are just being unloaded for use Ton the Waterbury trolley lines. Each of these cars will seat from seventy five to ninety people. They are part of a lot of twenty-five cars which were expected in the spring. The committee in charge of the ar engagements for the erection of a monument to the memory of the late James Meagher will hold a meeting tomorrow night. If every member comes forward with what he has col lected it is thought that the total will show sufficient funds to meet the expense.
 There will be whist and dancing for the benefit of St Agnes's church In Woodmont on Friday evening. Au- gust IT. The party will be held at the Pembroke hotel. For the success of the affair Waterbury people will be depended upon to some extent and preparations will be made to receive a large number.
 A horse belonging to P. A. Patter- son of Oakville, formerly well known milkman, died this morning on Jefferson street. The animal was in good condition, was not over driven or otherwise abused, and when 1t ump to its feet again. It struggled for few minutes. and then died. Mrs Patterson was in the carriage when the horse fell.
 Amelia Ludikauckas has brought suit for divorce against her husband, Andrew, who lives in Seymour. She alleges he was an imbecile when the marriage took place in 1902 and that he did not acquaint her of this. h. tolerable cruelty is alleged. Attor- ney Bauby is counsel for the plaintiff and the suit is made returnable to the superior court the first Tuesday in September.
 The plan to give the cities of Hart ford, Bristol and Waterbury an in terurban trolley service having failed by reason of the opposition in Hart ford to the laying of the TT" rail on streets named by the officials of the Consolidated Railway Co, President Mellen, in response to an inquiry, says that a similar plan will be of fered to the cities of New Haven, Middleton nand Meriden.
 The mortality report for the month of July Is as follows: Diphtheria and croup, 1; whooping cough, 2; erysip- elas, 1; typhoid fever, 2; diarrhoeal diseases, under 5 years. 53; diarrho- cal. over.5 ., 4 consumption or phthi- sis, 8; pneumonia or lung fever, II; all diseases of nervous system, 6; heart diseases, [; accident and vio- lence. II; all other causes except still births, 35; total 136.
 Ezra sherman Fields. brother of the late Judge Fields. died last night at his home, 435 North Main street. He was about the house shortly be- fore he died. He was a native of Watertown. but had lived here near ly all his lifetime. He had been an hA Er4I.nI and later was foreman at Holmes, Booth & Haydens. He was a mem- Der of Harmony lodge. F. and A. M. He leaves three sons. Frank L.. George s. and Nelson A., also a sis ter. Miss Lucy Plumb. and a half sister, Mrs Norman Barnes of Water town.
 A mad dog created consternation on Dikeman. Wood, Oak and Howard streets yesterday morning. It scared everybody and bit several dogs. It was said that the animal belonged to Joseph Winslow of Howard street, but this vas not so, but the strange canine encountered the Winslow dog in its mad dash and both had quite a rough and tumble. in the course OA W AAEAbN uOE SON n RAa tearing up. a piece being torn from the back of his left ear. leaving a mark just the same as if the job had been done with knife. Several per sons tried to kill the brute. but il escaped without serious injury. al- though one man who came down on it with a shovel thought he had put 1t out of business.
 One of the many public improve ments now going on in Waterbury is the working of Oak street to a uni form width of fifty feet. With fla vorable weather the whole job will be finished this year. Oak street runs from Farm street to Wolcott street, is over a mile long. and opens up a lot of very valuable property Ii is a beautiful residence section and as things are moving that way fl is quite likely that the street will be built up in a few years. Edward B. Kelley Is doing the work and ap- pears to be getting 1t in shape tc suit everybody. especially the sbut- ting property owners. all of whom appreciate the fact that fl will great ly enhance the value of property in that district
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