Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-09-05
The @e111nerat,
CITY NE WS.

CITY NE WS. Rev Father Slocum of Norwalk was in town last evening. J. J. Blackman & Co have bought out R. E. Martins saloon 93 South Main street. A. F. Abbott & Son have removed to the Masonic temple building, 102 Bank street, second floor.
 The police have received word to look out for a grey mare, square box buggy, and harness stolen in South Britain, Tuesday evening.
 Thomas Holohan, son of Patrick Holo- han, leaves next week to take course of study at the college of the Sacred Heart, Vineland, ,N.J.
 The work on the police station is pro- gressing rather slowly and it is probable that the building will not be completed before November 1.
 This morning Attorney Bronson was given permission to sell at public or private sale the goods of the insolveHt estate of w. F. York.
 George B. Aldrich of North Main street is locked up at the police station on the charge of maintaining nuisance by keeping pigs within the city limits. All persons having accounts against the town are requested to forward the same to the selectmen on or before Sep tember 10 as the books will be closed on that day.
 John B. Mullings has received con- plete line of the late style in fall hats. His prices are right, as his styles and qualities always are. He is selling a soft hat for S1 ,0O.
 Gum chewers should call at any of Tom Kelly's stores if they want to get the right thing. He has twenty-five varieties of chewing gum and each IS warranted first class.
 The district committee at their meet ing last evening passed upon the month fly bills and adopted the increase of teachers salaries as recommended by the board of education.
 Capt A. J. Wolff is drilling the boys and girls who are to sing in the chorus ses of the operetta of "Golden Hair and The Three Bears" which is to be present. ed shortly by the choir of the Sacred Heart church.
 The members of St Paufs church ten dered reception to their pastor, the Rev E. c. Tullar last evening. Speeches resitations and a collection were prom inent features of the evening sIentertain. ment.
 The following district court cases went by default to-day John F. Conlon vs Michael Shannahan Robert A. Lowe, trustee. vs Frank P. Lynch; c. w. Blakeslee, ct al vs J. M. Kellogg; the Platt's Mill Go vs A. E. May.
 The arrangement committee for Court like to meet representatives from the Go G and Acme base ball teams at the Union Tea Go store on South Main street at 8 o'clock tonight.
 Every purchaser of ticket for the picnic and sports of Court Wolf Tone will have a chance on the gold watch now on exhibition in the window of the Union Tea Go 72, South Main street.
 It is probable that the opening gam. for the military championship of thu state will take place at the picnic o Court Wolf Tone, between the Ligh Guards of New Haven and Go G o Waterbury.
 The remains of the late Michael Rya1 of Thomaston, were brought to this cit. this afternoon for burial in St Joseph cemetery. The funeral was largely at tended by friends and relatives iron this city, Thomaston and Bridgeport.
 Lizzie May Hunter was this mornin, sentenced to the town house for thirt, days for intoxication. Her husband wa sent up last week for the same offense A three-years-old child accompanied thu unfortunate woman to the town farm.
 H. S. Welton of the United State Indian Commission was in town thi week for short stay after an absence o forty years. He notes many changes il this section of the country, Waterbur and Birmingham having changed pas his recognition.
 w. J. Snow, the South Main stree florist, displays prettily arranged an' unique window to-day, the scene repre- senting the barbecue. The cattle, butch CTS, pits, teams, etc, are all as natural a life, if not so large, and hundreds hav stopped before MT Shows window to ad mire the novelty.
 "Girls, come to Norwalk to find you husbands" says the Norwalk Gazett and then follows an affecting story o how stalwart young Norwalk ma1 street and carry a big bundle in on hand and a baby in the other, tellin her to change hands when she is tired.
 The trotting at the Derby park yer terday was fine. Only two races wer on the card but they occupied the entir afternoon, and the interest increase, steadily until the finish of the last heal The winners were J. Ii. LewiSs Nimbu of Bridgeport in the 2:4O class and M Flaherty's Joe of Derby in the 2:2 class.
 A large and dangerous hole has bee broken in the covering over Great broo on the upper end of Cherry street an the residents of that neighborhoo becoming weary of waiting for the cit authorities to repair the break have COT tributed a barrel and lantern to war pedestrians, bearing the following il scription: Barrel furnished by Tempts tion; Lantern presented by D. Stein.
 A petition has been presented to th International State Commerce commit sion by freight train brakemen, askin that they urge upon congress tt necessity of legislation requiring th adnr,fiora of a1,fo and