Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-05-10
CITYNEW MS

Sergeant Cox predicts showers, sta
tionary temperature, followed by cooler
weather on Sunday.
"McCarthy's Mishaps'' is booked for q
return engagement at the opera house
next Friday evening.
There il no shape in hats that is not
displayed in the trimmed hat depart
ment of the Arcade millinery house.
The latest styles in straw hats are Of
fered at half regular prices by Epson,
Singleton & Co.
Kelley's five cent loaf weighs a pound
and quarter. Kelly has not yet
raised the price of flour.
A tenement of four, five, six or seven
rooms to rent over the Brooklyn drug
store.
If you want to buy a good horse, at a
reasonable price, call on Stiles A.
Wheeler at the stables, rear So and 5s
Bank street.
Michael Martin, who is employed with
pany, is visiting his family on South
Main street.
John ]. Phelan of Bridgeport, SD
preme grand knight of the Knights OF
Columbus, was in town to-day on bust
ness connected with the order.
Use DIR Harris King of all Remedies
for the blood, stomach, liver and kid
neys. Satisfaction guaranteed. 81 per
bottle or six for IS. Sold by all druggists.
Positively next week to be the last
Of the auction of crockery, glassware,
lamps, etc, at Tinkham's, 70 South
Main street. Auction every evening,
come at once and secure the bargains.
The Sixty-ninth regiment band has p
national reputation and all lovers of
good music should subscribe a little
toward defraying the expense of the con-
cert on the green Monday evening.
A man by the name of Monroe, and a
one-armed corn doctor, who spelled his
name Jacob Bells, were the only vic
Tins in the police court this morning.
Both had sentence suspended for drunk
| enness.
A milk team owned by a man named
Hall was standing near Hayden street
this morning, when an umbrella which
was left in the team was blown out by a
gust of wind, starting the horse into a
run. The team belongs in Mill Plains
and probably by this time has arrived
| there as it disappeared in that direction.
T. Frank Seymour, of the Seymour
Stratton combination, was in town last
evening and witnessed the performance
of "Daniel Boone" Walter McBrayne,
who took the part of the Indian chief,
was formerly a member Of the formers
troupe. Both gentlemen belong in New
Britain.
w. G. Simmonds, state inspector of
factories, is at work in this city. He in
vestigates the ventilation, cleanliness,
water closets and dangerous machinery
in each factory and orders what changes
are necessary. These changes must be
made within thirty days after notice is
given. He says that the manufacturers,
as rule, are glad to give every assist
ance in their power.
The mission to be given by the Do
minican fathers at st Patrick's churc h
will open tomorrow at the 1890 mass.
The mission will continue two weeks
first week for women, second for men.
Masses will be celebrated each day at in
tervals between 5 and o'clock, short
instruction being given after the first
and a sermon after the last mass. In
structions each evening at 7:15 o'clock.
For a decidedly new thing Downey's
bureau is catching on remarkably Well
Downey can help people out of all kinds
of trouble and his prices are reasonable
for the work accomplished. He was
appointed administrator on the estate OF
the late Bessie Claffey Thursday and for
the past week he has had charge of the
business and the real estate of Patrick
Coyle of Spring street who is seriously
ill. He says the secrets of journalism
are nothing to those of Downey's bureau.
Representatives of the American mill.
of this city, the New Haven Web COM
pany, Osborn & Cheeseman of AnsQnia.
b. Goodwin of Bridgeport, the Russell
Manufacturing company of Middletown
and several concerns outside of the
state, met yesterday at the Metropolitan
hotel, New York, to establioh uniform
rate on elastic webbing, owing to the
second advance in rubber. As every
concern in this part of the country was
represented, combination was formed
on prices, so that there will be no cut
ting rates.
The statistician Of the agricultural de-
partment furnishes the following esti-
mates of the losses of farm animals in
| the state Of Connecticut during the past
year: Horses, number 81 1915, losses GIT,
per cent. 1.2, smaller percentage than
is found in ANY other New England
state, except Rhode Island; milch cows,
oxen and other cattle, number 236, O4O,
losses 1855, per cent 2, the same percen-
tage ruling all over New England, ex-
cept in Massachusetts, where it is much
larger; sheep number 46, 759, losses l ,O75,
PVA SSAe' WIG idi SSoS III 4>C" Iukldllu
swine, number So, 500, losses 1,OO1, per
cent. l. 8. the smallest from the New
England section.
The Adams Express company has just
completed the first half century of its
existence. The immense business of the
concern was built by years of toll from
very small beginning. Fifty years ago
Alvin Adams started parcel express
between New York and Boston, his out
fit consisting of a huge carpet bag which
he carried in his hand. To-day the COM
pany employs 10000 men, 5000 horses,
1000 wagons and covers nearly 30 900
miles of railroad, reaching every state
and territory in the union. And = more
obliging set of fellows than the hustling
agents and drivers you seldom find.
Concert on the Green.
The programme for the concert to be
given on the green Monday night, by
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