Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-20
CTTY NEWS.


 A special meeting of the German | Lutheran society will be held this even- ing.
 The Second division, A. o. H., will drill in the armory this evening at SI o'clock. Have you house to rent? Advertise ! in the DEMOCRAT one cent 8 word column. Edward Belden, clerk in the select mems office, who has been i'll for a few days, resumed work this morning.
 Hugh Fox of Southington, who has been visiting James Lynch of Washing ton street for several days, returned home this morning.
 The managers of the tug-of-war teams are requested to meet at the rooms of Go E, Hibernian rifles, on Phoenix avenue, at 8 o'clock tomorrow evening.
 The Rose Hill Social club will give a banquet and sociahle at Concordia hall tonight, to the canvassers and others who assisted at their recent fair.
 The duplex transfer tickets to be issued by the Horse Railroad company will be placed on sale tomorrow. The new system will take effect on Monday.
 An interesting adjourned meeting of the board of trade will be held this evening. The tax revision committee of the board will report progress and sharp discussion is sure to result.
 Miss Emily Plume, daughter of D. S. Plume, returned this morning from an extended trip around the world. She has probably travelled more miles than any lady in this part of the country.
 J. A. Moran is improving rapidly at the hospital, and will soon be able to leave the institution, fully recovered. He was out for the first time on. We'd nesdSy, riding to Watertown and back.
 The street department is unable to re- pair any of the streets with crushed stone yet, on account of the delay occa- stoned at the crusher, waiting for the Elevators. Everything else is in readi- ness.
 The management of the New England road has just issued books containing the rules and requirements of all the officials of the road. These books are made in size convenient for carrying in the pocket.
 Doctors Castle and Donahue ampu- tated, yesterday, the great toe and part of the foot of James Sheridan of 51 Washington street. The operation was made necessary by an accident which happened two weeks ago, from which resulted death of the bones.
 At the meeting of the Connecticut Re- publican league, in New Haven yester- day, John P. Kellogg was appointed one of the delegates from the Second dis trict to the meeting of the Republican league of America, to be held in Buffalo in August or September.
 John Fitzpatrick, aged 45, former Mrs Thomas Carney of Baldwin street, died in Holyoke, Mass, on Tuesday. The remains were brought here for inter- ment last evening and the funeral will take place this afternoon at 3:30.
 The case of John H. Peck vs William H. Carthy of Waterbury, which was put down for trial in the superior civil court, Waterbury term, yesterday, was settled Wednesday night. Judge Robin son was not notified and went to New Haven yesterday to hold court, but found no one in the court room.
 The property owners on Hillside avenue between Cliff and Fairview streets have been ordered to lay their sidewalks before June ii. Notices have been served on several parties through out the city whose sidewalks are out of repair, to put them in proper condition before July 1, or the work will be done by the city and charged to them.
 The railroad commissioners have au. thorized the construction by the Meri- den, Waterbury & Connecticut River Railroad company of 8 side-track across highway in Cromwell. The side track will connect with the quarry oi the Connecticut Freestone company Trains are limited to a speed of six miles per hour in crossing the highway and fiagman is to be stationed there when trains are to cross.
 talaOhOna rNocro0a Fro,,, headquarters in New Haven was re ceived last night by the police of thil city, to the effect that James Garde, ,whC lives at 27 Welton street, had been ar rested there and had been taken with violent attack of delirium tremens The police had hard work to manag, him, and he had to be placed in straight jacket and taken to tn, ', hospital.
 It seems as if absolute reliance could be placed upon the announcement made by the Adam Forepaugh shows Extravagant as they might seem, re ' ports are received through newspape @ exchanges that the shows really are al they are advertised. ''The fall of Nine veh" is pronounced the most gorgeous . display of spectacular splendors evel seen in this country, while all the olC . features of circus menagerie, museum anu nave DG6Q enlarged d and improved until the shows are by fla g the best as we'll as the largest ever seer on this continent.
 Engineer Frank Mitchell, of the New England road, who was injured at New Britain in the Black Rock collision ol April IS, and had his leg amputatet immediately after the accident, has no been doing as we'll as desired. Ther, has been considerable sloughing of tn, stump and a re-amputation wa deemed necessary, but was de ferred hoping that his general condition would improve. For the last week however. he has been rather running down and another amputation was per formed Wednesday. Mir Mitchell rallied nicely and is doing as well a could be expected.
 The following officers of the SeconC q Baptist church, Simonsville, have beer elected: For naRtOr Rev R A NicholS