Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-10
CITY AND SUBURBS.

There were 744 deaths in this city dur ing last year. There were 544 burials in St. Joseph's | Cemetery last year. There was large throng of skaters on the Manhan last evening.
 L. F. Adt of this city has been granted patent on a photographic tray holder.
 Ticket No 54, held by J. J. King, dre s the handsome smoking set at Harringtons cigar store last night
 In the market for local investment secu- rites last week 225 was bid for Naugatuck l railroad stock and 23O asked.
 Ralph N. Blakeslee received four draught | horses from New York this morning. l They are handsome dark grey animals and | average 400 pounds each. President N J. Welton of the Board of | Water Commissioners is making out his l annual report, which will be presented at the next meeting of the Court of Common l Council. A Woodbury man left pair of horses l unhitched in front of South Main street store this morning. They suddenly dashed of, but were caught before any damage 1 was done The Hall & Upson Ice Company yester- day began cutting ice at the East Brass Mill pond and on the Manhan. The ice is nine inches thick and is frst-class, a very small portion of it being snow ice. The Wheeler & Wilson Company have just received 20 of the new style No high arm machines. Those who wish a machine embodying all the best results of inventive skill should not fail to examine the No 9. Townsend Lodge, I. O. o. F., at it's reg ular meeting last evening joined with Nos ahogan Lodge in extending an invitation to the Grand Army Encampment to use Odd Fellows Hall during the session in this city.
 City Engineer Weld and F. w. Whit lock, F. w. La Forge Henry J. Kellogg of the city engineers office and w. G. Smith of the Naugatuck railroad went to Hartford to-day to attend the annual meeting of the Connecticut Association of Civil Engi- neers.
 new time table for use on the Nauga- tuck division will be issued from the office of the Consolidated Road, to go into effect, next Monday. There will be no changes, except that Conductor O'Briens 5:55 D. m freight train for New Haven will be added to the list.
 Mrs Philonise Lawrence, aged GA years, died of consumption at her residence 206 Bank street yesterday. Mrs Lawrence was an old resident of this city and leaves three children, Ramy and Matilda Law renee and Mrs Joseph Rogers. The fun eral will be attended from her late resi- dence and St Anne's church tomorrow morning.
 The second lecture in the Y. M C. A. course will be given in the association s hall this evening the speaker being Charles R. Pancoast. The lecture will be illustrated with stereopticon views including scenes along the Suez canal in and around Bom- bay, Calcutta, the international exhibition held in Calcutta in 1884, the tombs and temples of Asia, and the Himaclaya noun tains.
 :, In the Police Court this morning James Butler, who created disturbance in sa- loon in Phoenix alley last evening, pleaded guilty to the charge of drunkenness, but denied that he caused any trouble A number of witnesses were called who testi- fled to his attempting to run the place, and the court fined him $5 and costs for breach of the peace and suspended judgment on the charge of drunkenness.
 The Ansonia Sentinel says it is expected that train will be put on the Naugatuck road to fill in the gap between the train that leaves here at 2:42 p. m and 7:31 D. m. in the schedule of south bound trains A prominent official of the road, when asked about it this morning, said that he knew nothing about passenger train be- ing put on. 1t is probable that it will be some time before such train will be added to the schedule.
 The hearing before Judge Huntington of the case of the Shoe and Leather Bank against the estate of Brown and Brothers was resumed in the Police Court room to- day. Franklin Farrel was the chief wit ness examined this morn ng. He testified to his management of the business and as to the Indebtedness assumed by him. G. H. Gloves testified as to the time spent at Waterbury by the officers of the Company E l.. Frisbie, ST., was on the stand this afternoon and testified concerning the bus mess of the firm.
 The New Haven Register last night con- tained an article on the equalizing of post masters salaries. Although the receipts for last year have not yet been compiled the Register gives comparisons for the year ending June 1, 1886, and gives the receipts for the four principal offices in this state, as follows: Hartford, $126, ,OOO: New Haven, $112, ,0O0; Bridgeport, $50, ,785; Waterbury, $3O,OOO. It says that at Wa terbury, with business of only s3O, 900. the postmaster's salary is $2,7OO, at Bridge port $3, 100 and at New Haven $3,4OO. To bring the New Haven office up to any just comparison with Waterbury, Bridgeport
 
 and lesser Connecticut post offices, says the Register, the salary ought to be at least $5,0OO.
 A bold piece of work was done by a young man on Bank street about 9 o'clock last evening, the victim being Mrs Rufus P. Smith of State street, prominent mem Der of the Baptist Church Mrs Smith was on her way to the store of Meigs & Trott on East Main street to turn over to MT Trott $50, the amount of the collection last Sunday for the foreign missionaries. She carried handbag which contained the money. When passing Masonic Temple the bag was snatched from her hand, the thief disappearing almost before she caught glimpse of him. He was off before she had time to raise an alarm and the police, failing to get description of him, could do nothing last night. A District messen- ger boy, who saw the thief escape, says he wore Derby hat and pea jacket.
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