Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-07-25
CITY NEWS.

 Weather Prophet Vaughan. who belongs in Norwalk, D. edicts n drought extending to Ostober 15.
 P J. Shea of Hickory street, a student at the medical university. Vermont, is home for vacation.
 Cecilia Murphy returned to her home in | New Britain to-day after spending several | days with friends in this city. Special forecast for Connecticut: Fair, | except showers this evening. stationary | temperature, southerly winds. E. L. Maloney and T. F. Flynn were ap- | pointed commissioners on the estate of Erwin w. Ensign this morning. James l.. Duncan, clerk in the pension office at Washington, is home on A visit and will remain a week among his friends.
 Mrs L. Wolff, organist at the Sacred Heart church. requests all the members to attend a rehearsal in the church this even- ing.
 From the Ranks Captain Kings latest war story, will be commenced in the DEMOCRAT in a few days. It is a good one.
 Thomas Clune of Norwalk, and a stu dent at Alleghany has been visiting friends in town for a few days. He returned home this morning.
 Claria Williams. aged 21 years wife of George H. Williams, 20 Spark street. died last night. The funeral will take place at ? o'clock Friday afternoon.
 Nine persons have applied to take the civil service examination for the position of letter carriers at the local office. There are two applicants for clerkships.
 William J. Schlegel has sold for Mrs | Mary A. Brown her house on Pemberton street to Mrs Katie Healey, who will have the house arra n 5ed for two families. Captain King writes the cleverest and most thrilling war story of any writer of the present day. 'From the Ranks" is his latest. Watch for it in the DEMOCRAT
 The funeral of Mrs Lucy S. C. Minor took place from her late residence, 39 North Willow street, at 10 o'clock to-day. The remains were taken to Woodbury for | burial.
 Edward Green. the nine months old son of Mir and Mrs John Green of the Water vile road, died this morning. The funeral will take place at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
 A meeting of the board of education will be held in tn; High school room at f o'clock this afternoon for the purpose of marking teachers standsng and making appointments.
 l F .ctory Inspector Brown says that there will be one thousand factories inspected this year in Connecticut The largest | number inspected at any time heretofore was six hundred.
 John Sheridan of S3 East Main street received bad cut on the middle finger of the left hand while at work to-day behir d pair of rolls at Benedict X Burnham's. Dr. Frost rendered surgical aid.
 The Painters union will hold an open meeting in Labor hall tonight. All painters. whether union or non unlon men, are invited to attend. There will be singing. recitiIg. speech making and lots of refreshments.
 The selectmen were notified last night. through Attorney Lowe, that action will be taken against the town by the family of Anthony w Ashborn for damages for in- Jurles suffered by MT Ashborn. owing to a defective highway on South Main street.
 When the millinery store of Lucy Coquet was attached by Constable Egan there were several trimmed hats in the place which had been partly paid for. The constable says those who have paid DOT tlon can get the hats by paying the balance.
 The selectmen are in Middletown to-day making an investigation ot the condition Of patients there who are being supported at the expense of the town of Waterbury There are thirty persons belonging to Wa terbury at the retreat, whose expenses are paid by the town.
 Judge Lowe held another conference with c. c. Chambers last night in relation to the money of the late Dudley Moffitt NIT Chambers refused to surrender the bank books and the case must now go to the court A prominent lawyer said this I m0rnlnn that GhHmhaCS tbo1 Mofhtt gave him the bank books for him. Self 1t will be difficult to take them away from him
 Ih5 citizens of Derby are making great preparations for the state firemen's conven- ton. which meets in that city August 1 and :. Saturday night the finance con- nittee of the citizens general committee reported that S525 had been pledged for a banquet to the delegates, which will be gwen Tn Gould armory during the convrn- ton. The fire companies of Ansonia. shelton and Derby will open hous es during the convention.
 The Americau band will render the fol- lowing programme at the park concert on Thursday evening at 7:45: March, deti- cated to the American band, H c. Eaton; overture, IL Espoir de Alsace" Herman operatlc medley. Beyer; Clarinet solo, 'lhird Air Narie. Thornton, Emil Ehr- hardt; waltzes. ''Ensueno Seductor,' Rosas; edyil, The Forge in the Forest, "::Al1chaells: selection from "Ernani" Verdi; ..The Vir- glnla Skedaddle." Rosentield
 The first night of the midsummer festi- Val Of St Joseph Temperance society will hays programme of entertainment worthy of patronage. The opening will he Tn City hal4 tonight Beautiful decora- ticns, attractive booths and crowds of pretty girls ought to be sufficient attrac- ton With the admission only fifteen cents large attendance is expected. The programme for to night is n, follows: Overture, Bersin's orchestral tenor solo, M kobinson; soprano solo, Miss K. Clos. ter; monologue, Miss NJ. O'Connor: whist ing solo. W. Quigley; Panjandum. St Mary boys; character song NJ. J. Hazel; plano duet' the Misses Mcknight; tableau
 At the recent hearing in Boston, on the application for leave to issue receivers cer- lhcates, Nlce-President Odell, of the New York New England, made the following interesting statement regarding the through traffic of the road. In reply to A direct question as to whether throuob business was or was not profitable. he said: This question ought to be settled once and for all. The unfortunate posi- ton taken some years ago that through business did not pay is accountable for the insolvency to-day. If the through business of the New York k New Eppland railroad does not pay. then the port of Boston Is failure. The deveIopmept of ; the New England terminals should progress and the volume of business be increased to the fullest extent possible, and instead of the road being Tn the hands of the court it should take rank with the balance of the roads in this territory.
 ,. The Merlden Record says: The slyph-