Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-05-17
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CITY NEWS.
No police court to-day.

NO police court to-day.
 Ensign F. w. Kellogg has returned from his trip to France.
 Mre James O'Boyle, of Youngstown, Ohio, sister of Martin Bergm, is visiting in this city.
 About 125 veterans of the Twenty first regiment, c. V.. attended the regiments e-union at Willimantic yesterday.
 Hod Moore and Billie Watts are try ing their luck for the finny tribe this afternoon in the brooks of Watertown. Business is reported slack in the Wa terbury Manufacturing companys a number of the hands being discharged this week.
 The remains of James Hudner, who died Wednesday, were taken to Mill River, Mass, for burial on the 9 o'clock train this morning.
 Rev. Hugh Treanor, of the diocesan examining board, spent yesterday in Meriden examining the pupils of St. Roses parochial school.
 Michael Walsh, who was assaulted with hoe by Albert Riggs is in no inn mediate danger of dying, but his recov cry is by no means assured.
 Judge Sanford of the superior court having found all the facts in the case of the Benedict estate true, to-day decided to reserve it for the advice of the SUI preme court.
 Mir Joseph Brophy and Miss Bridget Quigley arrived in this city on Wednes- day from Ireland. A reception was held last evening at the home of their aunt 19 Ridge street.
 Judge Sanford to-day granted a divorce to Margaret Gleason from William B. Gleason on the grounds of habitual intemperance. They were married February 10, 1884,
 John Reardon, tramp who has made the vicinity of the Naugatuck yards his headquarters, was found pacing up and down North Elm street this afternoon, and was escorted to the station house. Harvey Brothers will not move their billiard parlors to 151 South Main street as announced yesterday, for the sole reason that the store at that place Is not large enough to accommodate their. four tables.
 J. NJ. Kellogg's horse became fright ened while standing in front of house in Union City last night and ran away bringing up in the barn on Liberty y street. The carriage was damaged to a considerable extent.
 The French Canadian Catholics of New Haven will have a priest of their nationality hereafter. The Rev J. A. Bourret lately of Nicolet, Canada. has been appointed by Bishop McNIahon of Hartford to be their first pastor.
 John Fury, aged 65, an insane man who wandered away from his home in Cheshire, was found by Officer Reid sit ting upon a stone on the banks of Bene- diets pond last night, with is feet hang ing in the water. His son was notified and the old man was taken home.
 Quite number of prisoners at the t>'., d Nf inadequate shop room. The shops now in use are but eight feet between joists. The prison commissioners have petl toned the legislature for S32 ,O00 to re build and enlarge these shops to provide room for the increasing number of pris- oners.
 John Gilson the man arrested il Bridgeport accused of being an accom- plice of the gang of burglars recent, sentenced for operating i'll Newtown ano who was captured in this city, was brought before the superior court al Bridgeport yesterday, and promptly dis charged, there being no evidence to con vict him. There are no flies upon the Bridgeport officers who captured Gilsor and pocketed that $50 reward.
 Thomas Fitzpatrick, who sells goods on the installment plan for a Waterbury firm, is under arrest in Bridgeport fol the theft of a horse and carriage. He i suffering from temporary insanity ant when locked up yesterday imaginet that dynamite had been placed unde him and he became violent in his frantic effort to get away from it. The menta alteration is probably only temporary Fitzpatrick was in this city Tuesday anG Burprised his friends by his queer ac Mons.
 Rev J. G. Davenport pastor of tn Second Congregational church, is suffer ing from paralysis of the right facia nerve and his physician has ordered sev eral weeks of complete rest. He otfic lated at the funeral of Mrs Warren a Hall Memorial chapel Tuesday, although feeling far from well and since then ha continued to grow worse. The Second Congregational society will meet Mon day evening to consider the matter O granting Rev Mir Davenport a vacation and the appointment of a temporar. pastor.
 Judge Sanford of the superior cour to-day gave his decision in two mpor tant cases. In the case of $. M. Kellog, vs. the city of Waterbury. an appea from a sewer assessment on Hillside av enue, the court allowed the plaintiff 6 feet free from assessment. The plain tiff offered as a defence that he was as sessed for more land than he had, an the court is making such an allowanc sustained by his argument. In the cas of Barlow Brothers vs. E. $. Hayden action to recover for money due fo contract, the court grants the full clair of the plaintiff.
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