Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-05-18
CITY NEWS.

The Kate Claxton company spent sev- eral hours in this city to day.
 Rev E. c. Tullar will preach at the Mission chapel in Union City tomorrow afternoon.
 Chief Snagg has received word that the new Preston truck has been shipped and will probably reach this city Mon- day.
 Lewis H. King, an employe of the Scovill Manufacturing Co, badly smash ed his left hand while at work on a press this morning.
 J. H. Bates of New Haven held the lucky number that won the diamond stud drawn at James Watts sample room last evening.
 The following district court cases have been assigned for trial May 22-John uel c. Coe vs Frederick Wood. May 23-Thomas Callahan vs c. w. Blakeslee & Son. May 25-J. B. Mullines vs w. H. Farnham.
 It was the Courant which. some weeks ago, in alluding to the plentitude of the .'sinews of war" at the capitol, quoted a lobbyist as saying that "any member of this legislature who has a mortgage on his farm at the close of the session is a d-d fool"
 The funeral of M D. w. Meares, who died Thursday, was largely attended from his late residence on Judd street at 2p. m. to-day. Nosahogan lodge and Tunxix tribe of Red Men, of which the de- ceased was a member, attended the flu neral in a body.
 William Thorp, the Southington man who was struck by the locomotive of an extra train at Naugatuck yesterday afternoon, died last evening at about 5 o'clock. His left ear was completely torn off, his skull fractured and his left arm horribly mutilated. His remains were taken to Southington this morn ing.
 The Bridgeport Concordia society will preserve and have placed in suitable glass cases two relics found in the ruins of the Turn hall fire Wednesday night. One was the bronze figure of Moor which the society won in this city in 1888 by making 294 points out of pos sible 30 in singing, a record which has never been equalled by any singing society ill the country.
 Prof $. A. King, the balloonist who has been continually going off this The professor doesn't look to be over fifty years of age, though he declares he is siXty-one, and his next trip upward will be his 300th flight into the skies. He may be induced to give exhibitions at Milford and Stratford this fall on the occasions of their anniversary celebra- tionS.
 Laurel grove, which is located in Pros pect, near the Meriden, Waterbury & Connecticut River railroad, has been greatly, improved this spring. Ball grounds have been laid out. the walks have been fixed up, well dug and the has been well nigh transformed in ap- pearance. A survey was recently made for side track running from the Meri- den road to the grove, distance of 600 feet.
 The state saengerfast of the German singing societies of Connecticut will be held in New Haven on July and 4 under the auspices of the Arions. This is only the second time that New Haven has been chosen for this meeting, and the locol society will make extensive prepar- ations to prove its capability of properly caring for the guests. Hartford will send two societies, Bridgeport two Waterbury, Meriden, Seymour and Stratford one each.
 Thomas Fitzpatrick. the young man of this city who is under arrest at Bridgeport for stealing a horse and wagon, ,may be taken before the superior court on bench warrant. He has re- covered from his fit of temporary in sanity and realizes the gravity of the crime with which he is charged Fitz- patrick is we'll known here and bears an excellent reputation. His friends cannot believe that he took the team while in his senses.
 The unusually light catch of shad is the principal topic of discussion among the local fish dealers. At West Haven, where the seine men ought to catch % three or four, At the Connecticut river the catch is small, but larger than in West Haven. The largest catches re ported along the shore are at Clinton, where the pounds are having a fairly good season. The fish are much smaller than usual, in addition to their scarcity. The long continued easterly wind is the cause of the poor year.
 The Orphens Concert company will give an entertainment at the opera house next Wednesday evening. Among the | attraction will be: The Banjo club; Or phens quartette, instrumental Arion l quartette, vocal ; Miss Jessie Wadhams- Blakeslee, soprano; B. F. Laubin, pianist; | Charles T. Grilley, dealest impersonator; I. w. Pucci, humorist; Henry Pincus, elocutionist; George E. Boyd, accom- panist. Seats will go sale at Park drug store Tuesday.
 WATCHES, Diamonds, Clocks, Silver ware, etc, etc, at LAKE, STRoBEL & Co.'S.
 Choice Pineapples very cheap at Ladd's. Straw berries fresh every day