Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-07-06
CITY NEWS.


 CITY NEWS.
 Henry Pincus, is spending few days in Philadelphia.
 Mrs James Brown has been visiting in Rockville during the week.
 The family of s. c. Chapman left this morning to spend the summer at Pine Grove.
 A coat found on South Main street this afternoon awaits an owner at the DEMOCRAT office.
 Leo, infant son of E. D. Rush, ,died this morning. The funeral will take place at 4 p. m. tomorrow.
 w. B. Soaring of Brooklyn, N. Y. and and Charles Dewars of New York city, are visiting with Zophar Pearsall.
 Ladies are admitted free to the Second division picnic to-day, and checks given out yesterday are good for admission to- day.
 Morris Lyons of this city created dis turbance in Torrington on the Fourth. He was sentenced to fifteen days in jail with costs.
 A woman, who said she was from Waterbury, had a narrow escape from being killed while boarding moving tram at AnSOnla yesterday.
 The Misses Maggie and Mary Fahey, of Wallingford, aud Miss Annie Patter- son of Mount Carmel are visiting with Miss Katie Carey of Wall street.
 Work on the new police station was stepped yesterday, owing to a misunder- standing between Contractor Thompson and the police commissioners.
 Sam Pepin was served with summary &l. ~cA the rent for his garden for one year in advance and is justly indignant at the action taken.
 T. D. Wells, for the past eight months city editor of the Republican left this morning to accept "a position upon the staff of Among the Clouds, paper pub- lished on Mount Washington.
 John Gibbs, assistant superintendent ;, of the Metropolitan Life Insurance con- pany, has been promoted to superin- tendency and assigned to Lawrence, Mass. He is succeeded here by MT M. Russell, lately an agent.
 Dr s. H. Platt will deliver an address at the evening service in the First M. E. church tomorrow. Theme: ''Two Dead ly Foes, Christianity and the Saloon; Both with History; One With a Pros pective Epitaph. What, and Which?'
 The apple tree on the Brown place, corner of East Main and North Elm streets, which was over century old, has succumbed to the ravages of time. It bore few apples last year but is now dead. The trunk at the base is three feet in diameter.
 The Connecticut Press association had it's annual dinner at Seaside park, Bridgeport, Thursday. President Lyon presided, and it is said but six members of the association partook of the dinner Three new members were admitted to the association.
 The hearing upon the petition for the abolition of railroad whistling within the limits of the city, will be given by the railroad commissioners in the dis trict court room Tuesday at II 80. All who have grievances should be pres ent promptly at the appointed hour.
 Frederick Fogg, of Bridgeport, form erly of Waterbury. died on Tuesday at moved for his health. He was at one time clerk in the local freight office of the Naugatuck railroad. After his mar riage he removed to Forestville. Death was due to consumption.
 James Connor, aged 16, tore a board from the fence surrounding Hellmann & Kpp's grove last night and surrep- titiously entered the picnic grounds. He was arrested by Officer Fitzgerald. A fine of 8 was imposed by Judge Brad street. John Kelly was called upon by an arrest on the. Fourth. He refused and was to-day himself fined S5.
 The principal attraction at the picnic of the Rose Hill Hose company yester- terday afternoon was the tug of war be- tween teams from the Protector and Brass City companies, for a handsome clock. The Brooklyn boys proved them selves the best athletes and won the trophy. Last evening the attendance at the picnic was large and the best of order was maintained. The affair was the Rose Hills greatest success and will net the company nearly $500.
 The Southern New England Telephone company has for some time past been cult or double wire service throughout it's territory in Connecticut. The ar rangements are now completed, and since July the managers of the va rious exchanges operated by the con- pany are under instructions to give all connections from one exchange to anoth- CT over the metallic circuit, unless other wise requested. The rate for the new service is twenty five cents for five min eASSO SOAAv OAo1VAOAs 0A dAtduCS Ol ten cents over the old rate, but the results are so materially better that the difference in cost is more than compensated for.
 Fire Stricken Danbnry.
 Another attempt to burn up the town of Danbury was made last night. The grain elevator and ice house of H. o. Meeker, near the Housatonic track was burned to the ground. The hat case f0rsfnrv If Thoodoro C1orIr Q