Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-02-01

insisted on getting a dodgers bunk and was
locked up. This morning he was fined 81
and costs. Joseph Crisp got full yesterday
and abused with vile language Henry
Ramp. who had him arrested. He was
fined So.
The windham county Jail authorities are
boasting that their institution contains 80
prisoners and that there has been no case
of the grip among them. In the New Ha-
ven county Jail there are 800 prisoners and
all except one are able to work. The one
delinquent is dying of consumption. No
shch complaint rs grip has been heard of
at the Whalley avenue institution.
The number of births reported at the
town clerks Office for 1898 by the ply
sieians of the city was as follows: DIR. Nc
Donald 159, DIR. Hayes 155, DIR. O'Hara
1924, DIR. La Fontaine 20, DIR. Castle 81,
DIR. Lopez 81, DIR. Werner So, DIR. Barber
So. DIR. Chagnon SO, DR.. Donahue 35, DR..
Dubuc 30, DIR. Der edict 80, DR.. Hamilton
%. DIR Robbins %, DIR Mcfarland 81, DIR
Hinckley 20, DR. Morgan II, DR. Wildman,
16, Dr. Faber Is, d. Luscomb IA, DIR
DR. Crane s, DR. Kelly 7, DR. Frenzy z, DR.
Brown 6, DIR Frost 5, DR. Gildee 5, DIR
Gay 4, DIR Tonks 4, DR. Windsor 3, DIR
Conkey 3, DR. Callahan 3, DR. O'Connor 1,
Mrs. Catherine Gibson, one of the old
est and most respected of the Catholic
residents of Waterbury, died at Has this
morning at her residence, 537 North Main
street. The deceased leaves seven chill
dren, Mrs. D. J. Gaynor of Bridgeport,
Mrs. d. H. Hayes, Mrs. j. H. Fruin, Mrs.
E. o. Martin, Miss Mary j., Cornelius J.
and George A. Gibson. The funeral will
take place from the family residence at
$50 Saturday morning to the Immaculate
Conception church, where a mass of re-
quiem will be held at 8 o'clock. Inter
ment will be in st. Joseph's cemetery.
The police have virtually dropped the
Normand case as they have traced the
matter almost to his own home. They
learned that he was elected from John J.
McAuhffe's saloon on Bank street, on the
afternoon of the day he WAS injured, for
using abusive language. He slept in a
barn on Jackson street for an hour and
then offered two boys a dollar to take him
home. The lads left him at the corner of
Bank and Meadow streets. He was very
drunk and fell heavily several times. 1t is
believed that he received the injuries from
which he is now suffering by falling down
stairs while going to his apartments.
The annual meeting of the state Humane
Y.
The secretary's report showed that there
has been an increase in membership.
There are 800 agents working throughout
the state. During the year there have
been S7S persons relieved. The number
of animals relieved from cruel treatment
has been Ais. There have been 1872
prosecutions, 40 convictions and 1,179
warnings have been given. The receipts
during the year have been SO, 036. 25 and
the expenses 50, 247.23, leaving balance
of $7S9 02. State Agent Thrall made an
interesting report on the methods. He
said that the disease of CHAMBERS among
horses was increasing.
Tomorrow will be Candlemas day, the
feast of the publication Of the Virgin Mary.
Special services will be held in all the
Catholic churches, at which the candles
required for the services of the year will
be blessed. Sayings and proverbs based
on Candlemas are numerous in the folklore
of European races. A Scotch proverb was,
that if Candlemas is fair and clear, there
will be two winters in year. The Ger
mans have a saying that the shepherd
would rather see wolf enter his stable on
Candlemas day than the sun. 1t is on
Candlemas day that the ground hog comes
out of his hole and looks about and
if he sees his shadow retires in anything
but peaceable frame of mind for another
long nap.
Henry J. Cox, the New Haven weather
observer. was subjected to a very thorough
examination with nine others at the de-
partment of agriculture at Washington,
and while the result of the competition
will net be known for several weeks, there
is prospect that he will secure one of the
appointments in the weather service, rang
ing in compensation from 50, 500 to So, 900.
The vacancies are professsorship in the
Washington Office worth S., 200 and three
positions as foreeaster, two at Washing
ton and one on the Pacific coast, at salaries
of 81, 500 each. With Observer Cox's high
standing as a forecaster, there is a very
good prospect of his securing one of the
four positions in a class of ten applicants.
At meeting of the board of health,
yesterday afternoon, a number of old bills
came up for discussion. A bill of Joseph
Healy. teamster. was ordered paid, and
bill of Luman n. Howe was tabled for fur
Their consideration. A bill of the Water
bury Furniture Co, for the burial of Hattie
Brown, one of the small pox victims of
last year. was endorsed. The bill was for
$40 and it was agreed at the time it first
came before the board that if it could not
be collected from the father the city would
settle it by paying $35. 1t was voted to
purchase fumigating supplies in bulk. The
discussion of the bills brought ont the
statement from Mr.. Frisbie and Sanitary
Inspector Moses that there were flwer
of the garbage collecting SER
vice in 1898 than in the preceding five
years.
Sheridan councils ninth annual concert
and reception, in City hall last night, was
"a Al l.
social season. There were more than one
cony being crowded. Many of the guests
were from out OF town. The costumes of
the ladies were pretty. Tie decorations
were unique. the words Sheridan council. |
No q, Z. of c." occupying a conspicuous
place c~er the proscenium arch. Bergen's
full orchestra rendered excellent music,
The grand march of over two hundred
couples was led by Grand Knight John ID.
Bolan and Mrs Bo2an,. preceded by q ju-
venile dancing class of sixteen, consisting
Of the Misses Minnie Wilson. Mamie |
Oarmody. Nellie Frenzy. Jennie Culhane,
Mollie Moran, Mamie McKennerney. |
Eulalie Madden and Margaret Kennedy; |
Masters Eddie and Charles Uffendale. r. |
Bolan, ]. Mcdonald, Joseph Moran. Louis |
Madden, James Carmody and George |
Hynes. An interesting feature of the re- |
ception was an exhibition by this class i'm |
polka. waltz and lanciers. They went |
through the intricate maneuvers of polka. |
forming the word ssWelcome" without q |
break and received merited applause. |
There were eighteen numbers on the pro-
gramme and most Of the dancers remained |
10 the end. Financially and socially it |
was SheFidAn's greatest success and the |
credit is due 10 the following committee of |
John ID. Bolan, chairman;
John ]. Mcdonald. James A. Hynes. James |
q. Wigmore, John Il. Moran. Bernard I.
Reid. d. r. McKennsrney, w. H. Hayes,
James Fl. Madden. II. Kennedy and w. 3. |
Bannon.