Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-03-02
CITY NE WS.

to William Frawley of Pitsfield, Mass.
Mr. and Mrs Y. B. Rice left this morn |
ing for a six weeks trip to California.
The letter carriers have already dis
posed of enough tickets for their after
lent reception to guarantee its success.
Conductor Fred Gregory of the Nau.
gatuck division is enjoying few days
vacation.
The board of fire commissioners and
court of common council will meet this
evening.
Sergeant Cox predicts fair weather,
stationary temperature, followed on
Tuesday by rising temperature, with
snow or rain.
The county commissioners will give a
hearing on Wednesday in regard to the
revocation of the license of Frank
Richette of Brook street.
A story was circulated Saturday that
p. T. Barnum had had a relapse. Al
though not recovered from his recent
illness he is as well as he has been for
the past few weeks.
William Moore, brakeman on one of
the New England freight trains, fell
from a car Friday night near Hartford,
badly ;njuring himself about the head.
Another brakeman lost two fingers
Wnlle coupling cars.
The state inspector is visiting manu-
factories in search of children under IA
years of age who have been permitted
to leave school and work constantly in
the shops or at other occupations. de
spent last week in Bridgeport. The
state will prosecute all employers found
guilty of this offense.
The forty hours alteration of the
Blessed Sacrament opened in the Sacred
Heart church at the 1890 o'clock mass
yesterday. Rev Father 1reanor was
celebrant Father Bourret. deacon, and
Father Murphy, sub. deacon. The cere-
monies will conclude with high mass
at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning.
The Boys club will have the third en-
tertainment in the series at their rooms,
Market place, Tuesday evening, COM
mencing at 1870 o'clock, consisting of a
very fine stereOpticon exhibition, also
vocal and instrumental music. An in
vitation is extended to visitors and par
ents, also to the pastors of the different
churches.
The meteorological summary for the
month of February, compiled at the
signal Office shows among other things:
Mean barometer, 30. 074; highest barome-
ter, 30. 727, date 18th; mean temperature
81. A; highest temperature, 90, date 18th;
lowest temperature, Z, date 10Th. Total
| amount precipitation, 6.46 inches. Num-
| Der of days on which .O1 inches or more
of precipitation fell, IS. Number of
cloudless days. 8; partly cloudy days, Z;
cloudy days 10.
The funeral of Mrs Winifred Dunn
took place from her late residence on
Walnut street to the church of the
immaculate Conception, yesterday
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many and beautiful, including a piece
from the glass, nickel and packing
rooms of the Waterbury Manufacturing
company, from the employees of Mr.
Stanleys room in Scovills, Mrs Conner
and family and Miss Katie Wood. The
burial was in st Joseph's cemetery.
At a special meeting of the st Alloy
sius' cadets held at st Mary's school yes
terday, it was resolved to organize a
drum corps. Preparations have already
begun to carry out the project. The
corps will comprise twenty-five men,
beers and are the following boys: John
Ryan, James McLinden, Michael
Thompson, Jeremiah Cream, James
Cavanaugh, Harry Bannon, Charles
Dalton, John Killduff, Willie Ryder,
Willie McCarty, Bernard Boland, David
Mccarthy, Charles Russ, Francis Doyle,
James Coyle, Willie Guilfoile, Peter
Duncan, George Gaffney, James
IO'Rourke, Chris Bannon. AS many
others are DESTROYS of joining, it is likely
that two drum corps will be organized.
The annual report of the New York 6
New England railroad for the fifteen
months ending December 81, 1890, was
issued Saturday. On September 81,
1888, the deficit of the company was
1888, 794. 80. On December 81, 1890, it
was $500, 66S. 57-a gain of over $25O,OOO
or nearly $4,000 a month. This indi-
Gates net earnings of about per cent on
the common stock. The company has
1911 engines, $50 passenger cars, 5,94a
freight cars, and ITO cars for it's own
| use, cabooses, cts. The earning capacity
of the road has been increased month by
month. The property of the company
has been fully maintained, it's track
bridges, and in fact its superstructure
kept in first class order, and the expen.
ditures towards such maintenance
| charged direct tn Oneratinp expenSaS