Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-09-15
CITY NEWS.

Thomas E. Murphy, the temperance | orator, was in town to-day. The Barbers union will meet Sunday | afternoon at 1 o'clock in Johnson's hall | There will be a meeting of the O'Con- | nell Literary and Social club this even- | ing. The hospital visitors until October l will be Mrs J. H. Dudley, 69 Linden street, and Mrs R. R. Harder, 36 Linden street.
 There will be a meeting of the St Aloysius drum corps at St Patrick's hall, at 7:30 this evening. full at | tendance is requested.
 ; Dr Jasmin has returned from a vaca- tion spent in Holyoke and Springfield, and IS ready to resume business at 232 South Main street.
 Margaret Fox, aged six years, daughter of Edward Fox of 12 Sperry street, died last night. The funeral will take place at 3 o'clock tomorrow after noon to St Joseph's cemetery. The \. NJ. c. A football team will be- | gin training next Monday evening. h. structor Knowles invites all who wish to try for the team to present themselves at the gym" on that evening.
 The arrangement committee for the picnic given by the three companies on firemen's parade day, reported last night that the net receipts will allow dividend of $47 3l to each company.
 There are several cases of scarlet fever in the city at present, but all are of mild form. Cases were reported to the board of health today from 59J South Main street, 59 Kingsbury street and 50 Porter street.
 Justice Holohan this morning de cided the case of Edward Strickland vs AF-T.- -1,N F.Nr wages, in favor of the plaintiff to re- cover $13.21 and costs. Russell for plaintiff, Cowell for defendent. l Candy free Saturday, A. X P. Tea Co.
 There are advertised letters at the postoffice for Miss Bridget Bourke, Miss Mary Blake, Miss Maggie Griffin, Miss Leora Lewis, Mrs Emma HirSChmann. l.. F. Brady, Henry Dawes, Herb Leroux, Will Ellsworth and James Moore.
 | The WaIertown fair closed yesterday afternoon and the managers have the satisfaction of knowing that there will be no deficit The exhibits were large and varied and the races interesting. George w. Knights horses won in the three classes yesterday.
 The funeral of Mrs Mary A. Oates was held at 9 o'clock this morning to the Immaculate Conception church, where mass of requiem was celebrated. The pallbearers were Michael Dalton, r Terrence Coyle, Patrick Dalton and John Kane. Interment was iu Calvary cemetery.
 There will be full rehearsal of The Celebrated Case" tonight at the Acme rooms. Every member of the cast is re quested to be present at 1:30. Several changes are to be made and arrange ments will be completed u visit New Britain to witness the production of the drama there this month.
 The published report that the Mi kado" would be brought out during the winter by well known local talent under the direction of Prof J. F.. Bart lett, seems to be premature. Prof Bart lett says he has heard nothing about tn, matter except what appeared in two O the daily papers and is of the OpiniOI that the whole thing is the work of { practical joker.
 A freight train from the cast on tn, New England road run into an opeI switch near tho NauGatuck transfer shortly before : o'clock this morning and struck string of cars, humping in to the switch engine and delaying it The fireman of the freight engine jump ed before the cars were struck and re ceived bad ga~h. He was taken haCl ! on his engine and went on with hi train.
 The New York, New Haven and Hart H ford company's annual report to Jun I30, 1893, shows: Gross earnings, ST., '' 923 ,069; operating expenses, $l2, 405, ,9%i other income, $iO0, il3; total, $1 ,9l7. .5j3 fixed charges, $2,9l9,113: net income l. $2, ,99T ,9gS. dividends. $3.9l1.bf1 sur plus for 1895, So, ,465, surplus up tt June 30, 1892, S4 ,0O7.7 total surplus 1895, S6,l09 9l5. betterment $l2, 264, ,2b1.
 Sneak thieves have special liking fo the brand of liquor James E. Watt = keeps on exhibition in the window a his place on South Main street. Abou
 lO:30 last night young fellow abou eighteen years of age stole bottle O prime whiskey from the window an, started up the street on a canter.
 moment later Mir Watts heard of tn = theft and gave chase. The fellow care fully laid the bottle on the sidewal when the pursuit became hot and woul
 have escaped had not couple of mem l. bers of the Rambler's Wheel clu o stopped his flight. He begged so har to be released that MT Watts decide
 not to prosecute him.
 George H. Sheehan, who has opene
 an insurance and real estate agency an, 7, employment bureau in rooms next [ II Dr Freney in O'COnnor's block. has th
 best combination of life and endowmen , policies to be had in the city, as h
 represents five of the leading con
 panies of America, and Mir Sheehan
 of the opinion, that any person doin
 business in that line, cannot afford { - pass him. He sees a rift in ihe cloud.
 and tells the people of Waterbury of
 in his advertisement to-day. He ha
 also attached a real estate and employ
 ment office. His home was formerly i
 New Britain. He is an active and ene
 getic young man and has the confidenc
 of all people whom he has done bushes
 with, and is worthy of success.
 Candy free Saturday, A. & P. Tea C, p Twenty of A. F. Taylor X Co s pain d. CTS and four employed by Seron Deckt or went on strike to day, because of a e, legged violation of the agreement q
 tered into last spring. The grievance
 the Taylor men is that non-union ma
 is employed by the firm. Decker, it
 alleged, instead of paving ten hour