Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-06-23
CITY AND SUBURBS.

. Ull1 ANU sOUbUkbN.
 The teachers of the Ridge street school held their annual outing at Quassapaug to- day.
 The member of the Dwight place church of New Haven are picnicing at High Rock grove to-day.
 The St K. M. o. society are holding their second annual picnic at the West End grounds to-day.
 At St PauPs Methodist church Sunday, children's day will be observed at 1O:3O a. m. and at , p.m.
 Work has been commenced laying the new water main on West Main street on the north side of the green.
 Dr Mum will return on Monday from Detroit, where he is attending the United States convention of eclectic physicians.
 That terrible summer complaint, dysen tery, which proved so fatal last summer, has set in again, and there are already B cases in town.
 The scarcity of mosquitoes in this vic inity this season has been remarked by many, and can be attributed to nothing but the coldness of the spring.
 Tomorrow afternoon Townsend and l. to Riverside cemetery and decorate the graves of deceased members
 Bernard Fitzpatrick, principal at the Ridge street school, was the recipient of handsome easy chair from his pupils yes terday afternoon. year ago the pupils made him @ similar present.
 Mrs Mary Kirk widow of the late Michael Kirk died at her residence 16 Jeffery Alley last night. Her funeral will take place from the church of the Immaculate Con- ception at 3 p. m. tomorrow. "
 Conductor Dinsmore was as chipper as school boy just landed into long trousers on his trip over the New England road yesterday. When he left the train at Waterbury last night he was precipitous in his haste to get to the Dinsmore cottage to greet his little daughter, who arrived Thursday.-Ha Telegram.
 Among the leading attractions of the Doris show will be the famous John l.. Sullivan and 90 other artists. Every act and feature advertised will positively be given. The company includes brilliant array of equestrian, acrobatic and athletic talent and the circus is among the very best on the road. In Waterbury, Thurs day, June 28.
 The new time table on the Consolidated road has been issued to go into effect to- morrow at noon. Several important changes have been made on the Naugatuck division. The following is the time trains leave this city for Bridgeport: At 6:O7 ,8:26, and 1O:54, a. m. and 2:42, 6:56, and sos, D. m. For Winsted S:4S, i1:17, a. m. and 3:5S, 6:56, p. m. ftsss' s'' t'&'
 Young Leroy Potter, who is in the New Haven jail charged with burglary, seems to be rather remarkable boy in some direc- tions. Up to the time that he was 20 years old he always took a rag baby to bed with him, and during his school days he would sit during the recess playing with a join with his schoolmates in their games.
 P. F. Cummings has decided to accept one of several offers he has under consider tion to go upon the road with first class companies. MT Cummings is an artist in his business, and although he has ap- peared before Waterbury audiences dozens of times during the past few years, he has always been we'll received. He can draw music from almost any kind of an instru- ment, is an excellent juggler, and can balance upon his chin Q feather or @ four story brick block, as the taste of his aud fence demands.
 A post office official says that out of the millions of people who stamp letters very I6W KQOW now CO uO Cuc AlChlAS PIO- perly. "Why,' he said, s'the envelope ought to be licked not the stamp. If you lick the envelope and then apply the stamp it will stick, sure. If you lick the stamp 7 you are liable to carry away all the mucil- age on your tongue, or so much that the stamp will fall off Many letter has reached the dead-letter office because the sender licked the stamp instead of the en- velope."
 A race between the United Press and the long distance telephone took place last night, the matter to be sent being the last business of the Chicago convention The convention adjourned at TAO, and ir ten minutes the details reached here by the press wire. Assistant Superintendent Fuller and MI Boardman of the local tele phone station took the long distance re port which reached here at $40 p. m Some allowance must be made for the lat ter report, however, the message wal sent only to New Haven and telephonee here over the Southern New England line
 Michael Lyons was before the polic court this morning charged with stealing revolver from Mrs Edward Payne. MT Payne said that Lyons visited her house il the absence of her husbond last Tuesday and tried to get her to drink from bottl of whiskey. He then laid hands on her and Sne produced the IeVolveI Co ueIcHt herself Lyons, she said, stole the weapon from bureau drawer a short time after Lyons said he was well acquainted witt Mrs. Payne, and on the afternoon in ques tion went to her house with some whiskey Both drank whiskey and cider until they were drunk. Mrs Payne then was show ing him the revolver, but handled it st carelessly that he took it away. He wa found guilty and fined $1 and costs.