Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-05-11
CITY NEWS.

The superior court adjourned yester- day until next Wednesday morning. If you hear or know of bit of news send it to the DEMOCRAT. We want all we can get. The Rev. J. Rippere of West Winsted, will preach at the First M. E. church to- morrow. Miss Mamie Guilfoil and Miss Marga- ret Lawlor are the guests of Miss Sarah O,Brien of New Britain. A two year old child of John J. Loftus ( f No 5 Canal street, died to-day The funeral will be held at 3 o'clock to-mor- row afternoon.
 The Smith & Griggs Manufacturing company in Hopeville shut dowu to-day, and for the present will run only five days a week.
 The Y. M. c. A. base ball team and club from the Military academy of Ches- hire, are playing game of ball on the west end grounds this afternoon.
 George Bidwell is in town to-day. He leaves for Meriden this evening to at tend the fair given by Merriam post where he will give an account of his prison life.
 Shelvey Brothers will give a variety show and ball in Citizens hall, Water town, next Wednesday evening. Nearly all the local minstrels and specialists of note will appear.
 w. H. Squire says the new parallel railroad to Waterbury will not be built via Wolcott, as has been surmised, but via Yalesville and Prospect. The cars will be heated by steam.-Meriden Re publican.
 Michael McMinniman the section boss on the Meriden road. who was badly in- jured by the premature explosion of dynimate. left this morning for treat ment at the eye and ear infirmary in New York.
 The committee appointed by Wadhams post to make the necessary arrangements for Memorial day are making consider able progress. They will decide to-mor- row on the choice of a speaker for that day.
 Mother Lucas, we'll known character whom the selectmen sent to Great Bar rlngton some time ago, has returned and says she will consult a lawyer and see if she can locate what town her last hus- band belonged to, as she thinks she can be considered a resident of the same town.
 A new mileage ticket. ''Thralrs i'm proved" went into use on the New Y York and New England road last week. It is a totally different affair from the old ticket, with folding leaves, from which the conductor snips off the mileage strips by pressing them against small brass cutting surface on the cover.
 A suspicious character was arrested this afternoon by the police. On his per son was found a lot of cheap jewelry, a knife, labelled Jennie and a pawn ticket for a pearl handled 22 calibre revolver. It is supposed these things were stolen.
  and claimed to hail from Waterbury, Bridgeport Standard.
 A large quantity of coal has been ham, dled at the Naugatuck dock during the past few days. Thursday about 600 tons were unloaded for the Naugatuck road Yesterday 700 to 800 tons more were ais charged. The shipments have been SC large that it has been found necessary tc send an extra freight train up the roaG to get rid of it.-Bridgeport News.
 The following district court assign ment were made for next week: Mon day May 13-McMahon & Wren vs Mar agret Carmody Tuesday May 1EA. B Simons vs Richard Vickers; "Wednesday May 1S-Patrick Hunihan vs Danie OConnel Thursday May 16-C. l. Norton vs William Petrie; Friday Ma, 17-William McGrath vs Timothy Hen messy.
 Julia Benedict of Hartford was ar rested in a beastly state of intoxicatiol yesterday. The woman has been liviny with railroad man in this city for sev eral months and regularly when pay da, came around has made Rome howl. Il court this morning she made an unsuc cessful attempt to weep. Judge Brad street gave her until Monday to get ou of town.
 During the storm last evening the fir alarm began to ring first one call am then another leading people to thinl that the whole city must be ablaze found that the trouble was caused by tree falling upon and breaking the wire on Burnham street just at the foot o Railroad Hill. The broken end of tn wire fell upon barbed wir fence keeping the circuit close which was the cause of the repeate alarms. The system was repaired within an hour.
 Two of the cars of the special trai carrying Robbins circus from Torring ton to Winsted, left the track shor distance north of Torrington at B o'clock this morning. The circus com pany had no tools to work with and wrecking train was sent from this city Many people complain of the way the. were disturbed by the repeated toots o the locomotive, which was signal fo the wrecking crew to assemble at tn Naugatuck yards: Supt Beach says tha the call was simply four long toots an, is used in calling out railroad employe in case of emergency.