Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-09
CITY NEWS.

The employees of the Waterbur. I Clock factory are on a 10 days va 1 cation.
 Miss Jennie Culhane. Miss Lau
 retta Henebry and Miss Nellie Gal
 win are spending the week at Ter
 ryville.
 Caroline Hoffman was appointed conseryator over her husband Edward Hoffman, by Judge Lowe in the pro- bate court to-day.
 A meeting of Division 4, A. o. H. will be held this evening. Severa { candidates are to be initiated after
 which there will be a social session
 Corn beef , cents a pound at M
 J. Walls market, 892 East Man street. The best in the city. Choice groceries, meats and vegetables al low prices.
 St Mary's alumni will give its reg ular weekly reception and dance to' morrow evening at the Mulcahy me morial. Galipeau's orchestra will furnish music.
 Notice has been filed with the su- perior court of an appeal from the verdict supporting the will of the late Mrs Catherine Killoughey. Mrs Killoughey left all of her estate, two houses and lots estimated to be worth about s6,000 to St Patrick's church. ignoring her only sister, Mrs Mary Whalen and her children.
 The drawing of the live chicken at Kicks Dancing academy on Tuesday evening was so well enjoyed that MT Rick will have another fine chicken for tomorrow evening. Each lady and gentleman will re- ceive a chance in the drawing con- test. The lucky one will have a fine chicken dinner next day.
 Patrick Brennan, caretaker of Brookside home, is much pleased that the weather has become cooler and would be more so if a few good showers came. The meadows in the vicinity of the home are so dry that yesterday sparks from passing To- comotive ignited the grass close to the rails. Although the meadow had been recently cut and the hay taken in, nevertheless the fire spread rap idly and would have extended over the entire lot in all probability had not dozn workmen by quick action extinguished it.
 An effort is being made to find the heirs of the late Michael Horan who was found dead on his farm in Vol colt last winter. The condition of the body indicated that the man had been dead some days. He lived all alone on his little farm and it was at first believed that he had neither kith nor kin, but Attorney Els has traced some of his relatives in this country and it is now believed that many more live in Ireland. An order was issued by the probate court to- day directing that further effort be made to ascertain the heirs. The es- tate consists of the farm and build- ings which are worth about $1,600 and about s100 in cash.
 The patrolmen and officers of the police department are thinking of petitioning the board of safery for couple of shower baths in the cei- lar of the police station. They claim that the showers could be installed with very little expense and that they would be greatly appreciated by the members of the department. According to the men the stations ir other cities are equipped with suitable shower baths, and they say there is no reason why the Wa terbury station should be without them. They seem to think that the board of safety will grant the re- quest or may even decide to do the work without being asked.
 When Caretaker Danaher was in town the other day he said the wa ter in the reservoir was lower than 1t had been in several years at thig time. And yet people run it nearly all day to keep lawns green, and in violation of the laws of the depart ment. too. At IT o'clock this morning a revolving sprinkler was sending the water out in sheets in a yard on West Main street. Per haps the occupant of the place Goas not pay any more for his gater privilege than the man who obeys the law. Whose business is it any way to prevent this waste of water, and make people live up 10 the rules of the water department, pal ticularly in a dry season.