Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-06-09
CITY NEWS.

of the New England road, was in town to-day.
 The fifth annual picnic of the Cana dian band will be held in Hellmann's grove Saturday, June 27.
 For sale cheap, shelving, counters, tables, show cases, mirrors, safe, desk, etc, etc. Brett & Go.
 l.. I. Munson has awarded the con tracts for his new house to John w. Gaffney and Floyd B. Smith.
 Reciprocity is an excellent thing. But no nation can give us product that can equal Lavine for all cleansing purposes.
 Subscription tickets for the Concordia singers benefit are on sale at Driggs X Smiths, the Park drug store and by the members.
 Upson, Singleton X Co have the choicest line of summer clothing to be found in the city, and the prices they charge suit everybody.
 The eX-committee on claims and the city attorney held a meeting last night and accepted the report of eX-Collector Henry w. French. The books and all accounts were turned over to the city attorney.
 Yesterday afternoon Charles Kench, formerly of this city, who is charged with theft and burglary from the Hotel De Ryer at Rocky Hill, was held for the superior court in $l ,O00 bonds, which he was unable to furnish.
 The residents of Denny street com- plain bitterly about the nuisance that is allowed to exist on that street. Fruit cans and debris are scattered about the roadway in violation of the recent ordi- nance passed by the city.
 Last month was the coldest May since 1861, say the Connecticut weather re- ports: and some reports show a mean temperature exactly alike for April and May. Frosts, unpleasantly apparent in May, have not ceased yet for June.
 A caucus of the New Haven county republican members of the legislature will be held at the Young Mems Repub- lican rooms in New Haven June Is, to nominate two county commissioners for appointment by the governor.
 A good audience listened with interest to the Rev J. A. Mulcahy's lecture on the Passion Play last night at Unity hall. The stereOpticon was in good condition this time, and the illustrations were much njoycd.-Hartford Cou- rant.
 Several of the toy and notion dealers have agreed to close their stores on Mon day and Friday evenings during the sum- mer months. The following dealers have already signed: l. kamak, F. E. Fen ner, w. O. Guilford, William Grilley, E. II. Gaylord.
 At a meeting of the board of directors of the Masonic Mutual Benefit assOcia- tion in New Haven last evening $2,000 was voted to the widow of the late Theodore Bulley of Hartford and like al .NeI of Southington. Five new members were admitted.
 It is calculated that there are at least Guard who have enlisted since last camp. and the claim is made that if for no other reason than to aCQuaint these | recruits of some of the duties of a sol dier's life, that the guard should go into camp this year.
 The physicians, Dr AXtelle and DT Robbins. appointed by the probate court to impure into the sanity of Elisha Severy, yesterday pronounced him of unsound mind. Sheriff Mcdonald to-day took him to Middletown. The downfall of this man furnishes good theme fol a lecture.
 | A verdict of $21, ,5OO was given yester day against the New York, New Haven | x Hartford Railroad company by a SUI perior court jury in the suit brought by Owen Sweeney, a former brakeman, fol injuries received while in the company's employ. Sweeney was hurt in 1888 while unloading freight cars and is q cripple for life. The company appealed the case on a former verdict of $l0,00( and will appeal again.
 Thomas Delane, a popular member oi Co G, employed at Matthews x Will lards, met with sad accident this afternoon while working on a press The power, which was running slowly suddenly increased and the drop of the press caught both of Delane's hands cutting off three fingers on the left hand and one on the right. The young man was taken to Dr North's office where his wounds were dressed.
 Col Doherty to-day made out the stand ing of the companies in the Second regiment during the past month, and is much pleased with the result: Go A 99.53. B9G. .O2, C 99O2, D 9S.53 E 0S. B lF91.02, G 91. 50, H 92. .S3, 1 9S .02, k 9l. P Machine Gun platoon 100, lOspita corps 100, Signal corps 9S.61. The rcgi mental average for the month was 91.69, the highest for any one month In May 1890 the average was 96.S The average for this season is 96.1S.
 Mayor Baldwin sends in the following names of members of committe, hay ing in charge the selection of an outside Iengineer, to look over the different water sites and report: appointed by President Kellogg, F. B. Rice, Council man John E. Finley and Jay H. Hart by the mayor, Alderman John Guern sey and ex-Mayor G. $. Parsons. Mayor Baldwin suggests that this committee have an early meeting and get to work so that this engineer can see those water supplies during the summer.
 Many persons think that if a railroad ticket is not used when purchased tha
 it is not good. but others know that they are good until used. Saturday one wal taken up on the Naugatuck road tha
 was stamped as being sold in 1888, anC frequently the conductors receive them that are from ten to fifteen years old they having been purchased and no | T I I-sx kkn.