Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-05-25
CITY AND SUBURBS.

until next Tuesday at g.. m.
 The police discarded their blue dress coats and donned their blouses to-day.
 The Burns club will give their annual picnic and games at the Ball grounds on July 28. .f5s.f.
 c. P. Huntington, the railroad magnate, returned to New York this morning in his own special car.
 Charles H. Mycock and Miss Carrie Beebe were married at the residence of the groom, Summer street, last evening.
 John H. Whittemore, the rich iron man. ufacturer who lives in Naugatuck, will shortly erect an old-fashioned mansion to cost $50, 900. &F
 The Concordia society will celebrate their 25th anniversary at their hall to- private nature.
 largely attended from her late residence to the church of the Immaculate Conception at 8:3O this morning.
 The old temperance society will give their annual picnic this year over the line of the new railroad to Cromwell, the first picnic over the road.
 The Meriden, Waterbury & Connecticut 2 River railroad has ordered some passenger cars of extra length in order to accommo- date the name.-N. H. News.
 A Danbury woman hopelessly insane, accompanied by two officers, went through on the o'clock train this morning on her way to the private insane retreat in Hart ford.
 J. K. Butler, manager of the long dis tance telephone company, who met with good success in introducing this valuable system in this city, has left for Middle town.
 Several car loads of the large 16 inch iron pipes for the continuation of the line up the side of East Mountain arrived yes- terday on the new railroad. This is the first freight carried on the road.
 Waterbury thinks so little of town rec ords that they let them get all mildew. The town will take up subscription to buy 8 bran new $2 trunk to keep their val uable @ papers in.-Middletown Press.
 The funeral of Henry Dunbar was at tended from his late residence on Gilbert street this afternoon, the service being conducted by the Rev A. G. Eggleston. The interment was in Riverside cemetery.
 Drs O'Hara and Hayes, of this city, were elected members of the Connecticut Medi- cal society at the meeting in New Haven yesterday. Among those who attended yesterday was Dr Carrie B. Conkley, of this city.
 Sometime last fall work was commenced unearthing and raising the crosswalk from Callender's corner to the Western Union office, but after being half finished it was discontinued. The walk is in very bad condition on rainy days.
 Thomas Mooney, whose interesting let ters were published in the Irish World under the nom de plume of "Trans-Atlan- tic," died in France last week. MT Mooney was one of the most steadfast in the cause for Ireland's freedom and Q man whom journalism will miss.
 The following cases have been assigned for trial before the Superior court next week: Tuesday, Lydia J. Corey vs. Bor- Scully ct ux vs. William McGrath; Jennie E. Eaton vs. Herbert w. Eaton. These cases will conclude the term.
 Nosahogan lodge, I. o. o. F., had an other large crowd present at their fair and festival at City hall last evening. T. R. Martin was ahead in the voting on the cane for the most popular married man and G. Fred Barnes was the favorite among the bachelors. The festival will close this evening.
 David Hayes returned from the meeting of the National Butchers Protective asso- citation, held in Philadelphia this week, on the 11:17 train to-day. He says that there were over 5000 delegates present, and the the grand barbecue prepared by the Phila- delphia meat dealers.
 This morning as Bridge Builder Burns of the Naugatuck road was looking under the platform at the rear of the Naugatuck station, he discovered large quantity of snow tightly packed and several inches in depth. The employees of the station were notified of MT Burns ;. discovery and en- joyed the luxury of snowballing for half an hour. Now let the "oldest inhabitant" put pin here.
 The following are the dates for picnics at the ball grounds: May 30, Protector Hose Co.,. June ?, Mike Burns ben eft; June I, Company E, Hibernian Rifles; Polish society; July 3, Rose Hill Social club; July and 5, 2d Division A. o. H. j; July 9, La Bande Rationale; July IS, St Joseph's society; July 28, Burns club; Aug. il, Sd Division A. o. H.; Sept. 13, Court Wolfe Tone.
 One of the sleeping cars owned by Roy al's circus, which exhibited here last week, is side tracked at the New England sta tion, owing to the Naugatuck road refus- ing to transport it to Bridgeport, as it was unsafe and liable to go to pieces. The
 
 it either, and unless some arrangements are made the car is liable to remain here for some time. The car looks more like a log cabin built on wheels, and the rail- roads cannot be blamed for refusing to take it.
 Yesterday afternoon Judge Fenn, in the Supreme court, granted divorce to Isa- bella Squires, of Naugatuck, from George D. Squires, on the grounds of desertion. Jesse H. Palmer, also of Naugatuck, was divorced from Frank Palmer on the grounds of intemperance. Palmer is the young man who received some love letters from two Birmingham girls, which fell into the hands of his wife. Yesterday af- ternoon he cried bitterly and fell asleep during the session of court. He said his heart was broke. Mrs Palmer was former ly 8 Miss North The couple were married in 1882.
 Slippery Dan" Porter was the only prisoner in the police court this morning he being charged with theft. Dan was arrested about three months ago and sent to New Haven jail for drunkenness and resistance. He had in his possession al ha lima cana and txuo n m hra11ac which