Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-09-14
CITY NEWS.

c. F. Downey left this morning for | brief tour through the west. A party of Waterbury veterans and friends left this morning to join an ex- cursion psrty to the battlefields. Mir and Mrs Joseph Petit returned this afternoon from New Britain where they have been visiting relatives.
 Amelia, the nine months old daughter of Frank and Selina McNamee, formerly of thls city, died at Bridgeport yester day.
 For corsets. hosiery, gloves and un- derwear, go to COnlon Brothers. The alteration sale has brought out many great bargains.
 The ladies of the city who cannot at tend the bazaar at the Notre Dame con vent evenings, are invited to come be- tween the hours of 1 and p. m..
 Bridget, aged fourteen months, in fant daughter of Michael Daly of A Railroad Hill street, died yesterday. The funeral took place to-day.
 Clark Smedley of Smedley & Go of New Haven, was in town to-day in con -ultation with the fire commissioners re- garding the exchange of the two black horses in No 2's house.
 Joseph ONeil will leave this evening to resume his studies at Georgetown | university. Leo Curley will leave to- morrow to enter Mount St Mary's col | lege, Emmettsburg, Md.
 | William and James, three-weeks-old twin sons of Edward Maloney of 24 | Sperry street, died within the last two days William was buried Saturday and James yesterday afternoon.
 Mrs Michael Shaw, aged 32, died at the hospital to day from the effects of an operation for tumor performed week ago. The remains were removed to her home on Hayden street, and the funeral will be held on "Wednesday.
 During the vesper service at the Sacred Heart church last evening, the pledge was administered to the members of the temperance society which is be- ing organized in the parish. The new society starts with a membership of fifty.
 Thomas J. Holohan left on the 9:25 train this morning, accompanied by his father, to resume his studies at the Sacred Heart college, Vineland, N. J Chris O'Neil left on the same train fol Seton Hall college, South Orange, N. J
 All prophecies regarding rail have fallen flat this year. Hunters antici pated that there would be plenty, but few have been seen. Many gunners now believe that, like the Connecticut river shad, rail have been practically ex terminated.
 Trains on the new route between Brooklyn and Boston by the way o transfer across Long Island sound which will begin running in about { week, will stop at Willimantic, Hart ford, Waterbury and Hawleyville There will be no reduction of fare iron the present rate of $5.
 The arrangement committee of Co G recently appointed to prepare for ; grand military fair to be given the las week in October, met yesterday after noon and made preliminary arrange mentS for the event. It will be one O the greatest efforts Co G has ever mad and will be conducted in a novel ant - pleasing manner.
 To fill the vacancy on the board o directors of the Consolidated road caused , by the death of George N. Miller of Nev York city last spring, that body held | meeting Saturday and elected J. Pier | pont Morgan of New York city. Thi gentleman is of the banking firm o DreXel, Morgan & Co, which deals large ly in railroad securities.
 The county commissioners made tn following license returns for Waterbury year ending June 30, 1891: Liquor Ii censes 13S, amount received $52, ,SS0 ) beer licenses 20, $3, 365 druggist license 19, SSSO: total IF, amount receives S57, 125. Of thIs amount , per cent, o $2, ,S51 55, was paid to the county treas . ury, while the remainder, $54, ,269. 7 - went to the town treasury.
 . Vicar General Hughes has sent a cil k cular to all the Catholic pastors in tn diocese, stating that the church i I oIy..NjlIn iS hanViIXy horo1 wifi
 debt and unless funds are forthcoming
 foreclosure will be made. The circula
 further states that after mature delibeI atiOn the vicar general had decided t
 take up collection in all the churche
 throughout the diocese and he Ina
 hopes that a sufficient sum will be req
 lzed to pay off the mortgage and thu c. save the sacred edlflce.
 Il Attention is called to the general sts
 tutes relating to school attendance. Tn law empowers every policeman to sto
 any boy between the ages of 8 and h. during school hours, and to ascertai ,n whether he is a truaut. If he is a truan e, the othcer must send him to the prope b' school The police are also to arrest a d boys between and 16 who habituall ch wander or loiter about the streets ( ,n r pubic places or anywhere beyond til Ill control of their parents or guardian lg during school hours, and to take befol s n, the police court any boy who has bee
 thus arrested for the third time.
 Meriden is starting out to dispose
 her sewage by Alteration, the enginet
 recommending this as the only feas
 ble method. Four hundred acres of Ian - will be necessary to absorb the dail
 flow from the main sewer and the e.
 pertinent will be an interesting one, pa TT ticularly to New Britain, as we ma
 have to do likewise some day. The su
 brought against the city of Waterbur
 for polluting the Naugatuck river, wi
 also be something we should watch I, we have similar actions pending again
 us.-New Britain Herald.
 at There is a law on the statute books
 the state against the adulteration . maple syrup, but there have bee
 prosecutions of dealers in Connection
 for selling such adulterated syrup; nov
 it is stated, the state board of health h.
 taken hold of the matter and propos
 to enforce the law. Maple syrup broug
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