Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-10
CITY NEWS.

At the hospital to-day 1t was stated that there was no change in the condition of Albert Phillips, who was injured in Thomaston on Thurs day.
 Some youngster with a good aim knocked the "E'' off the new sign at Elmwood avenue. and somebody car ried the detached letter to the City hall and turned it over to Clerk w. H. Sandland Similar things have occurred in other streets, but the missing letters have not been found. If this sort of thing continues the new signs will not last long.
 Superintendent of Parks George Walker and Caretaker of the Green McEyoy are making strenuous eff fort to rid the trees on the green of the deadly beetles. Although the beetles have been nearly all removed fro mthe trees on the green, they are still very prevalent on the elms in the vicinity of the green. The resi- dents of Prospect and West Main streets seem to think that the city should look after their trees. and from all accounts are not endeaVor- ing to kill the insects.
 The registrars finished their work on the primary lists at 9 o'clock last night. Those who failed to call in and do not see their names on the lists, which will be printed and cir culated in due time, cannot be put on for this falls primary contest, but even so they should get busy right away and make it point to see that they are properly listed for the cleo tion. If not they must blame them selves if they find that they cannot vote for candidates of either party when the real battle is on.
 The long dry spell is having tell ing effect upon crops and unless rain comes very soon, the farmers will have to eat hay this winter. They will have an abundance of that, but they want other things too. and some of them are very much alarmed over the prospect of failure of potatoes, corn and such other things as they look to as their stock in trade. Even trees are beginning to wither and whethet it rains or not in the near future some of them will not do much more grow- ing this year. Grass has turned red and in many places COWS with first class set of teeth cannot get a pick anywhere, and in order to keep them up they have to be grained just the same as in winter, and then they give very little milk. They are kept busy fighting flies so that no matter how well they are fed they hardly yleld enough to make the business pay.
 This is the time for the champions of the rights of the dog to show that he has more than lip sympathy for the house pet. Half the eanlnes in town are having a hard time to get q little water, and it is a wonder that more of them have not been reported crazy or mad and taken to the po- lice stntion. All this could be avoid ed if people would leave a pail of water where these poor animals could get at it. Give the dog a fair show, anyway. and If you don't want to maintain 1t deecntly, put it ont of misery at once. Dogs have rlhgts and these rights consist in something more practical than sticking up for them In the papers. If the animal Is con- fned. see that 1t gets lots of fresh water. The same thing might be said with reference to cats ana other dumb animals. Fowl. to. suffer for want of water in this weather. They should get fresh water three or four times q day and be kept where they will have the benefit of the shade.