Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-08-30
CITY NEWS.

Special forecast TOT OonnecIcut' Showers to-day, fair on Friday, stationary temperature, winds shifting to westerly.
 The New England Railroad Go will sell excursion tickets to Hartford Saturday. Fare for the round trip ninety y-nine cents.
 Misses Lizzie Collins of Pleasant street and Katherine killoughy of Baldwin street are spending a weeks vacation at Litch- field.
 Miss Maggie Mccarthy of Jewett City is spending her vacation with the family ot street.
 The Misses Nellie Hutchinson, Maggie Keefe, Mary Fitzgerald, Eliza Phelan, Mamie Duggsn and Lizzie Hutchinson left to-day for visit to friends at Newport.
 Lucy May Kemp, aged three years, daughter of G. S. Kemp of Bucks hill, di ed last uight. The funeral took place at o'clock this afternoon with interment in Riverside cemetery.
 Hugh Hosey was sent to jail for ten day s this morning, for drunkenness. John Ca hill was quite drunk and begging on the street last night when arrested. He was given thirty days on each count. Seneca L Munson, eged 5S years. died at his T, sidence at Mill Plain last night. The funeral will tai ls place at 30 Satur- day afternoon with services at Mill Plain chapel and interment in Mill Plain ceme- tory.
 The New York X New England has en- braced a new class of freight in their | ''preferred" list. This freight is destined U West Shore points and will be handled according to the preferred freight rules which went into effect on the road on Jar uary 15, 1894.
 The Connecticut Association of Civil Engineers and Surveyors held their annual outing at the new water works to-day. A large party left here this morning in Par trees bus and drove to the grounds. Dinner was served at the ThomastoD house. City Engineer Cairns acted as guide.
 Eben Hoadley. aged 72 years, died sud- denly at his residence, 254 South Main street, last night, of heart failure. He loft his home in the morning to attend to his accustomed labors for the A. L. Peck & Co, but returned soon afterfeeliBg unwell Dr Gay was summoned and pronounced his condition critical. He fingered until about 10:30 last night when he passed | away.
 Edward Beaulac, Jr, was arrested last night for drunkenness and settled this morning for s7. While in the station last night Constable O'Brien served papers on him issued by the probate court. Edward Beaulac, hls father. through Attorney Rus sell petitioned the probate court for the ap- pointment of a conse ryator over his son because of his dissipated habits. The hearing will be held September 10. | Persons who perpetrate jokes through the newspapers are liable to get themselves inte trouble. An item was handed into the DEMOCRAT office few days ago stating tha! the Misses Katie and Emma Wall and Annie Kennerney of Quarry street and their cousin John Bergin were spending two weeks in Boston. One of the Misses Wall called at the office after it was pub lished and denied that the trip was made. The DEMOCRAT took the item in good faith.
 | Yesterday afternoon a horse belonging u Ball, the milkman, was hitched in front of residence on Splrk street, when the | animal became frightened at a passing | baby carriage, broke away and started | down the street. At Frank E. Benham' $ stable on North Main street, the runaway in passing the tow of the Traction Co, struck the horse in the rear. sinking a | couple of feet of the shaft into the flesh. The injured animal was taken to Dr Bland's hospital.
 The members of the district committee who left here Tuesday for Boston and Cther points, for the purpose of examining some of the systems of heating and venti- lating recommended to the district, re- turned last night, having visited a number | of school buildings where the different systems are in use and received some valu- able information on the matt r. The party were met at New London by Alchi- tect Smith who accompanied them on theil tour of inspection through that place.
 A number of prominent residents ot East Main street have prepared a petition 10 be presented to the court of common council at i:s next meeting calling atten- tion to the fact that one electric car or East Main street Is inadequate to public needs and is menace to life and limb or account of the speed at which 1t is run The petitioners ask that the court O commt council take steps to see that tn, | cars on East Main street run at the samt rate of speed as the ones on South M lin street.
 In a few days Dr Axtelle will be tn Sconsed i'll gorgeously furnished suit o rooms iu the sixth story of the Bohl block Some of the furnishings are now in tn, rooms and are the best the market affords The floor Is covered with a handsome mo quette carpet and with an upright piano several beautiful bookcases, mirrors, bu | a very cheerful appearance. The doctor will use this as his sieeiping apartment and it will do much to facilitate matters for himself and his large number of pa irons. Professor Bartlett struck off a few tunes on the doctors new piano this after noon and the big block fairly rung with tn melody of music and song.
 Frank Slocum. for whose arrest a war rant was issued for the theft ot n coat an, vest from Brior's hotel a few days ago, i lying Tn Winsted in a precautions condi tion. He has some rational moments an, knows that he is accused of the theft. H says he has no recollection of the matter He begs to have the case dropped and ha sent back the coat and vest. It is yer evident that Slocum has seen his last day of debauch. His relatives have made ar rangements to commit him to an asylum For some months he has not been in hi right mind and it is impossible in hi present condition to put him through
 course of the gold cure. The case agains him here has been dropped under the cir cumstances.
 Mayor Kilduf and City Engineer Cairn made tour of inspection along the pip line yesterday. The work on the dam progressing favorably and it is believe that the dam will be completed to tn height agreed Lpon be fore ths bad weathe sets in. On the pipe line the rt suit O their investigation revealed much which i
 very discouraging. On the Gaffney con
 tract no pipe has been laid for some time
 the excuse being offered for this delay chs 5 there is no l'al to caulk the pipe. Thing / are still worse on the Thatcher contraC and it is the opinion of all that the wor ! on this part of the pipe line will not b - finished before winter sets in unless ther are some changes in the management } The Martin Lipps contract is bein s pushed along in a more satisfactory man
 mer. and if the good weather continues ! will be completed as far as the dam i