Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-09-01
CITY NEWS.

LnLS evening Ill ElaCI DIOcks
 Officer Miles McNiff is laid up with severe attack of tonsilitis.
 Candy free with every purchase at the 4 G P Tea Co.'S store Saturday.
 The regular business meeting of the Waterbury Wheel club will be held Monday evening.
 Thomas E. Murphy. the temperance orator, will labor in Waterbury during the last week of October.
 The bread left from the butchers bar becue will be given away to those who want it, by calling at James Coughlan's market, Baldwin street.
 The committee on ahatements will meet this evening at $ o'clock. No petitions will be considered unless peti- tioners are present at the meeting. Sanitary Inspector Moses has notified Health Officer Robbins that scarlet fever exists at 70 North Willow street and on Grand street near the casino.
 Candy free with every purchase at the A & P Tea Co.'S store Saturday. The Rose Hill Hose company has been invited to take part in the firemen's parade day exercises at Middletown, as the guests of Hubbard Hose Go of that place.
 The funeral of the late Mrs Lucy Snow Weeden will take place at 2:S0 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Services will be conducted at the Franklin house by Rev Dr Anderson of the First Con- gregational church.
 Alfred aanlon and Miss Maud Dixon, both of this city, will be married at the \ home of the brides sister in Springfield, Mass, on next Monday. After visit to the Worlds fair MT and Mrs Haulon will reside in Waterbury.
 The next meeting of the Connecticut Library association will be held in Nor folk on Monday, September i. '' The Access of Borrowers to the Library Shelves" Printed Catalogues" and other topics will be discussed at this meeting.
 Candy free with every purchase at the A & P Tea Co.'S store Saturday.
 About 500 unemployed men are wait ing anxiously for work to start at the reservoir and are daily besieging the offices of the city engineer, the mayor and the selectmen to find out when the work will open. The late storm delayed things somewhat, but preparations are almost perfected and a large number will certainly be put on Monday morn ing.
 In some cities in this state, where the udy 1uIS IS HI 1OISSs 1OISESuSIS who wish to return to their homes in Europe, are provided with passage tickets by the banks, and the balance of their money if they wish it. This was necessary as it was difficult to tell whether people who asked for their money saying they were going home really intended to do so.
 At the picnic at the West End grounds on freman's parade day there will be a hose race between ten men from each of the companies and a base ball game between the Rose Hill and Brass City hose companies. The fore men of the three companies giving the picnic are the amusement committee and they will have good programme oi sports.
 The committee of ways and means will grant hearings to interested parties in regard to tariff changes, daily, from Monday. the 4th of September, until the 20th of September, from 10 o'clock a m. until o'clock p. m. There will bt no hearings after the 20th. Persons de string to be heard should address theil communications and inquiries to the clerk of the committee of ways and means, house of representatives, Wash ington, D. c.
 The New London and Waterbury special will be discontinued September 10, but regular trains will make stop: for several weeks longer al High Rock grove as the autumna foliage at the grove makes it attractive to many people, who go down in smal parties. It is also likely that regular trains will stop to leave or take passen gers until quite late, when anyone is or the tram or wishes to board it. The band will also discontinue their daily concerts at the grove this week.
 The case against Baxter Ferris, 6 colored waiter, for the theft of $50 from Enc A. Bradley, was continued until tomorrow morning. The money was stolen from Mir Bradley at the Earle house some time ago and suspicion fell upon Ferris, who was a waiter in the hotel. James Bergan, a boy charged with breach of the peace, had his case continued until tomorrow morning Charles Richardson, charged with the theft of a gold watch from his father had his case continued until Monday. Secretaries of societies taking part 1T Mondays parade are requested to in form James Stout as to the number oi men they expect to turn out and the music engaged, if any. The line ot march will be as follows: Form al north side of green and pass in review before the mayor and city officials al City hall; thence to Bank, to Grand, tC ] South Main, to East Main, to Cherry, tc Grove, to Prospect, West Main, to the grounds. There will be four bras bands and probably five drum corps ir the procession. It is expected by tho union that the different manufacturinp concerns wil shut down their works o1 Labor day. Several have already signi fled their intention of doing so.
 Two young local law clerks started out to be real reckless, wicked, gidd, things last night, and all their ac quaintances are laughing to-day at tn, resulting predicament in which they found themselves. They were on tn wharf when the steamer Sirius came il and at once caught on" to two charm . ing Waterbury girls. They boarded th p Naugstuck train with them, intending to jump off at the depot. When tn T depot was reached, however, they saw ! the train was even more rapid than the, 2 were. They were carried to Ansoni
 where they managed to borrow enough to get hotel accommodation for the night and return tickets thi