Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-02
CITY NEWS.


 Mir Macomber will be at the rehearsal of the Choral society on Thursday even ing, when he will assign the parts for the opera "Priscilla."
 This evening the druggists of this state will hold their annual banquet at \ the Allyn house, Hartford. Many l druggists from this city will attend.
 The funeral of the late William Hill l took place to the Hall Memorial chapel, l at p. III. to-day. The Rev R. w. Micou conducted the funeral services. Lent will begin on Wednesday, March | ?. So young couples matrimonially in- day. It is not likely that there will be any change in the usual regulations for the fast.
 A little daughter of Mir John Hurley, No 147 Baldwin street, has been cross eyed for nine years. Dr Wilbur strengthened them i'll one minute. Oper- ations like these performed on old resi- dents show the doctor knows his busi- ness.
 Edward Hearns, who died recently in Bridgeport, was member of Park City council, K. of c. He carried an insur ance of $1 ,000. He failed to specify who his beneficiaries were. The society is willing to give the insurance money, but they want to know who is entitled to the same.
 The new military tactics were used at drill all over the state last night for the first time. They are quite different from the old code and the officers find 1t difficult to become accustomed to them, although they have had three months in which to become familiar with the changes.
 Frank McNish, who is well known here, closed his engagement with the "Birds of Feather" company Saturday night. He claimed that he was going to join the Natural Gas company, but he is booked to appear this week at Tony Pastors in New York. It is thought that the original Silence and Fun artist has seen his best days.
 Freddie Burr, fOurteen-ycar-oldl lad, was before the police court this morn ing charged with the theft of $l0 bill, from the "till" in Boylan's butter store, on South Main street, yesterday. Burr bought several articles with the stolen money. The court sentenced him to the reform school. William Taylor was charged with drunkenness and resist ance. He was fined $10 and costs on each case.
 The forthcoming report of the labor bureau will have another special feature this year which will be of great value tC the public. This will be the publication of statistics in regard to the status oi the almost numberless fraternal and {, helpful organizations in the state. Il , will include not only the regulation / well known societies, but a large amount of local aid societies and tho condition of other societies which have not the same standing as the older anC more popular organizations.
 William w. Andross of this city, ad ministrator of the estate of the latt Miss Katie Williams of East Hartford recently brought suit through his law yer, E. H. Stoughton of East Hartford against the New York & New EnglanC railroad for $5,000 damages. Miss Will Hams was killed by the cars at Eas Hartford while crossing the tracks nea the station, some weeks ago. The rail road company have acknowledged iudg ment of the case and the trial will nov only be for the purpose of settling tn amount of damages.
 The report of the board of water com missioners for 1891 is out. The receipt from water rents the past year amonn r to $70, ,433.S9, exceeding those of tn nearly 12 per cent. Of the amour charged for repair and maintenance aC count, nearly $5,000 was expended fo relaying pipes in streets where the grad ! had been changed and in replacing ! cement-lined with cast-iIon pipes. On hundred and ninety-eight new service 'A have been added during the year, mak ing the whole number 3,537. There hay been twenty-one breaks on the mai pipes, nineteen on the cement line pipes and two on the cast-iron pipes About nine and cue half miles of cemen pipe is now in use.
 'S Yesterday afternoon Moses Syrur proprietor of a small notion store O. Hallett street, East Bridgeport, narrow ly escaped being struck by the Nauga v tuck train which arrives in Bridgepo1 v at A o'clock. Flagman O'Neil of tn Sterling street crossing noticed a ma
 driving rapidly down the thoroughfar yesterday afternoon just as the trai
 had almost reached the crossing. H I shouted to the occupant to halt, but b paid no attention to the warning an
 continued on. In his effort to prever
 him from crossing, Mir O'Neil had .b close shave from being hit by the CT sh zine. Syrup's wagon was struck an
 demolished, but fortunately the ma
 and horse escaped.
 The annual report of Postmastel
 General Wanamaker contains some il
 teresting statistics of the postal servic |, in Connecticut. As is the case wit tb most eastern states it not only has bee
 selt-supportlng but i'll addition ha
 brought into the government S1O6 = 742.3O. The total receipts Sin the state
 during the last year reached the sum (
 $1 ,124, ,432.66. This revenue came fror
 four sources as follows: Sales (
 postage stamps, stamped envelopes an
 postal cards, $1 1,O66, ,665. .57; box rent $56, ,593. S8; and sales of waste pape - $17491. The total expenditure
 amounted to $957, ,58O.35 There al
 now 497 postoffices in Connecticut, tn
 increase during the year having bee
 but two. Five new offices were estal
 lished, while three old ones were dl . continued.
 The death of John P. McGuerty, fo merly of this city, whose funeral too place in New Haven yesterday, wa from brain fever. He had been unwe fO1. cauo1al rryaa1ra 1,,A L