Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-02-07

work to begin about March /.
The seIectmen have issued an order pro-
hibiting coasting on Baldwin hill and
have appointed s. C. Gaylord a special
constable to see that 1t is enforced.
The remains of Mary A. st John, aged GO,
who died in Torrington yesterday, passed
through here to-day on the New England
road en-route to Danbury for interment.
An interesting story will be commenced
in to-morrow's issue of the DEMOCRAT. 1t
is entitled The Rajah's Ruby" and it
will prove one of the best stories yet pub
lished,
Prosecuting Agent Holohan went to New
Haven this afternoon to consult with the
county commissioners in regard to prose-
cutting the liquor dealers who kept their
places of business open on election day.
The members of st Cecilia's parish gave
a very interesting sociable in their hall on
Scovlll street last night About forty
couples were present. Music was fur
nished by Probst' orchestra and Professor
Herr prompted.
Miss Bowes of Dublin street entertained
a number of friends at whist on Monday
evening The first prizes were awarded to
John Shea and Miss Mary Leaney and the
consolation prizes to Christopher p. Ban
| loI anu bliss hldlLlt DUNES
James J. Buchanan of New Haven, clerk
of bills of the last general assembly, is
now at work at the capitol upon the index
| of the general statutes and the public acts
passed since the statutes were revised in
1883. The printed index will be ready for
distribution in about month.
Nelson Normand. the injured Meadow
street saloon keeper, is now on the road to
Dr ha
physician, says he is able to sit up and can
talk nationally. He refuses, however, to
tell how he received his injuries and falls
into passion when questioned about the
matter.
Joseph Murray for drunkenness was
given So without costs this morning.
Joseph Phelan created a disturbance in
Hurley's aloon last night and assaulted
John Lawlor. He was fined So and costs.
Frank Dinner was implicated in scrap
with Peter Schaffer, but as he had good
record he was let off with reprimand.
The tenth annual conference of New
England !. NJ. c. A. secretaries began here
last night with about seventy five visitors.
They were welcomed at services held in
the First Congregational church by an ad-
dress by L. ]. Atwood of the local assocla-
ton. and Rev DIR Davenport. The address
of the evening was made by DR. Gulck of
Springfield. The business session is being
held to-day.
The warm wave which was predicted has
arrived Within the past twentv-fou
hours the temperature has risen from tif-
teen to twenty degrees throughout New
England. New England is experiencing
to-day the wa-m weather which prevailed
in the lake regions yesterday and as the
temperature in the vicinity of the great
lakes is higher to day than yesterday, it is
to be expected that the weather here will
be warmer tomorrow.
The supreme court of the United States
in Hartford has handed down a decision
sustaining the constitutionality of the Con-
necticut statutes under which the railroad
commissioners have acted in deciding
| against the New York & New England rail
road. The railroad commissioners ordered
certain changes in the grade of the road at
Bristol. The road appealed to the Con-
necticut supreme court which decided
against it, and the road then took the case
to the United States supreme court on the
question of constitutionality.
This is Ash Wednesday. the FIRST day of
lent, and special services were held in the
Catholic churches this morning. The day
takes its name from the ceremony of plac-
tence. Before mass the ashes of the palms
which were blessed on Palm Sunday were
consecrated sprinkled with holy water
and signed three times with the cross.
while the priest recited the words,
''Memento quOd cinis es. e, in cinerem
riverteris," meaning, remember that thou
art dust and must return to dust.
The number of applicants at the relief
bureau has not varied much during the
past week. about twenty or thirty persons
calling every day. Superintendent Com
bellack of the Boys club turned over to
Mr. Hoadley the sum of $50. 20 to-day,
being one-half the proceeds of the matinee
given by the Acme Dramatic club yester-
day. Apart from this and few subscrip-
tons from other societies nothing of any
account has been received for the last two
or three weeks, private individuals SEEM
ing to forget that there IS such place as
the relief bureau in town.
Town Clerk Mcmahon issued his NOR
tuary report for the month of January tc-
day: There were forty deaths, a con-
siderable decrease from the previous
month. Classified they are as follows:
Cerebro spinal meningitis l, whooping
cough 3. typhoid fever l, dial heal dis
eases under five 2, consumption or
phthisis 4. pneumonia or lung fever IA,
bronchitis 2, all diseases of the nervous
system 2, heart disease 3, accident and vio-
lence 4. all other causes except still births
Is, total 40, deaths under five 10, still
births 2.
reduction in the New York & New
England railroad force to take place to-day
has been spoken of in several papers 1t
is authoritatively stated that there is no
foundation in the report of wholesale re-
duction. 1t is the policy of the manage
ment to make such changes as will tend to
bring the help in all departments down to
the standard of the business that the COM
pany is doing. But it is not thought that
it will be necessary to make such whole
sale reductions as have been rumored
This is exactly the position now, unless
there be reasons which at present are un-
foreseen.
Alexander Mcdonald of Waterbury
aged twenty-six, arrived here yesterday,
says the Bridgeport News. This morning
he joined the army of the unemployed who
have headquarters on the dock. man
came along and said he wanted to hire
some good man TO do an hours work.
Mcdonald spoke up and said he would &C
cept the work. Several local men also
spoke for it. 60 drive a horse car" said
one of the natives to Mcdonald. I'm
not scab," said the new arrival. The
man who was looking for help remarked
that he would 60 and get some other man
to work for him. Then all hands pitched
on Mcdonald. While defending himself
the index finger of McDonald's right hand
slipped into another fellows mouth. He
screamed and pulled but the other fellows
teeth held the finger as firmly as vice.
The crowd closed in and when Mcdonald
saw his finger he could scarcely recognize
it. He hastened TO the emergency where
the finger was dressed. Mcdonald viii
have q sore finger for some time.
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