Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-06-22
CITY AND SUBURBS.

CITY AND SUBURBS.
 The schools closed this afternoon for the summer vacation.
 Over 9 young men from this city are camping out at Bantam lake.
 Tomorrow afternoon the public schools will close for the summer vacation.
 Manager Harry Upson has concluded his engagement with the Sunday Herald.
 Mrs Joseph Nugent will leave for her home at Lee, Mass, for short visit this evening.
 Riverside street is being raised to cor respond with the grade of the new ceme- tery fence.
 The Arion quartette of this city took part in an entertainment given in Sey- mour last night.
 Captain Futile has returned from the shore, where he has been spending the winter for his health.
 A large electric light pole opposite Apothecary hall was removed to day and taller one substituted.
 The petition for Sunday morning train to New York has now been signed by over 100 business men of the city
 Citizens engine company No voted last evening to take part in the annual parade of the Bridgeport fire department, July 1. Mrs Charles F. Perkins of Orange avenue, died last evening. Her family physician was absent during her short illness.
 Michael Casey, brother of Patrick and Cornelius Casey, who spent the last ten years in the west, is visiting few weeks with his brothers.
 The annual reunion of the Army and Navy club will be held at Fenwick hall tomorrow evening" A number of Water bury members will attend.
 A young man named Preston, who was sent up at the spring term of the superior court held in this city two years ago for burglary, will be released from the state prison next month.
 Phoenix Engine company's picnic passed off pleasantly at the ball grounds. A re markable feature was the entire absence of minors who were prohibited from entering at the gate and elected when found inside. That dead tree, which stands in the mid dle of the sidewalk, corner of Union street and Jeffrey alley, and which two months ago was ordered removed by the road com missioners, still stands menace to pass CTS by.
 Patrick Fitzpatrick has presented a claim against the city for damages A short time ago MT Fitzpatrick, while driv- ing on Stone street, had horse fall into a hole caused by a water main break, and lost the animal
 At a meeting of Wadhams post held last evening committee was appointed to go to Saybrook to-day to make arrangements to give their annual excursion over the Meriden & Waterbury railroad and down to Saybrook.
 Court Shields give their annual enter tainment at City hall this evening. A number of excellent features, such as dancing, singing and recitations are down upon the programme and good time is assured all who attend.
 Patrick Mclaughlin, who was struck by the o'clock train at Bristol yesterday, is still alive, although he received internal in juries which will undoubtedly prove fatal Members of his family came down from Thomaston last night, and left for Bristol on the o'clock train.
 At a town meeting held in Naugatuck last night it was voted to span the river at Union City with a new iron bridge This news will be received with pleasure by Waterbury horsemen, who are of tbe opinion that change should have been made some time ago. Within the past week the steamer Rose- dale has brought to Bridgeport over four teen tons of fireworks for Bridgeport firms and there is more expected. It is said there has never been such large amount brought there at one time. This looksllike a celebration on the Fourth and no mis- take.
 There was only one occupant of the y,yscC ,.1c ot fh0 rk So morning. He was charged with non-sup- port. He admitted that he had not done as he ought to since the blizzard, but as he promised to do better and his former em- ployees were willing to set him at work again, he was given another chance.
 Citizens Eegine Co.,, No. 3, went out to the Scovill Manufacturing company's works yesterday evening to test the strength of the compeny's new hydrants, which were found to be in excellent condition. With the aid of the steamer two streams were thrown over 15O feet. The Scovill com pany's fire company practice twice week, and can have two streams at work in two and half minutes. There are five connec- tions for ateamers.
 About 8:30 last evening 6 gentleman walking up Grand street lit a cigar and threw away the match, when one of a party of four young girls stepped out from her companions and with a folded paper in her hand knocked the cigar from his mouth burning his chin and necktie The gentleman, ,Iwho was a stranger, only in formed her of the evident fact that she was no lady, and departed The young woman is we'll known.
 A great many merchants along Bank and South Main streets are complaining of the dust which arises from the sand spread or the new pavement. They say that if water is spread on the sand this difficulty could be obviated. MT Blakeslee says that hs would gladly sprinkle the streets, but if ht did so the sand, which is spread on tho surface, would have no chance to work in to the spaces between the stones and make solid pavement.
 It is feared that the crop of late straw berries will be nearly failure. Some o the growers say that their yield is nearl, over and the season will be much shorter than usual. The trouble has been caused by the dry weather of the present month The growers say that while there was mucl damp and cloudy weather in May the rain fall was small and very little rain had falle1
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