Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-07-27
CITY NEWS.

Undertaken John Lynch and wife are re
 ceiving the congratulations of their friend
 over the advent of baby boy.
 4 folding hat rack gwen away witl | Thea-Nectar Tea or A. S P. Baking Pow
 der at the A 4 P. Tea Co.
 Mrs Charles Lang has just reiurne,
 from vacation at Freehold, N. J. witl | her came Miss Lottie l.. Arrowsmith, wh,
 will be her guest for a few weeks.
 The hearing on the application of NJ
 ana Mrs Joseph Lucier for the adoption O
 Adelaide L. Page. aged seven years, vii
 be held in the probate court August 3. Old mfn Willard, who was charged witl
 assault on Kittie Altman. left the city yes
 terday before the papers could be served
 on him.
 The committee on abatements met las
 night and abated taxes of five persons who
 claimed that they are too poor to meet | their tax bills. The total amount abated is
 S64 23.
 The American band concert on the green
 last night was enjoyed by large audience
 everyone one of whom seemed to appre.
 ciate the excells mt rendition of the differ. | ent numbers.
 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 tomorrow.
 Elsie NJ. Gilbert, the six weeks old | daughter of W illiam J. Gilbert, l los West
 Main street. died vest srday. The funeral
 Will be held tomorrow afternoon with in. terment in Mrddlebury.
 Lieutenant Beach of New Haven. who is the adjutant of the Second battalion. has notified all the captains of his battslion tc send in the names of their non commis. stoned officers and the date of their enlist. ment.
 The entertainment, consisting of the two plays, Mrs Willis Will" and "The Sweet Family" besides some very pleas. ing recltations, to be given by the Young Women's Friendly league, will attract many people to St Johns parish house next Monday evening.
 James Murray and William Atkinson, employees ot the case department of the Watch Go, in view of the vacation which this company gives its help, and the cheap rates the steamships offer, will visit Ire land, to spend their vacation with their parents. whom they have not seen for twenty years.
 Street Inspector Kelley has completed the work of grading East Main street from the watering trough to Silver street This has always been one of the most uneven pieces of street in the city and numerous requests have been made by residents and drivers of wagons during the past few years to do something with the place. It Is now ln excellent condition.
 John Kelly begged hard to be let % this morning in the police court, saying that he had only just got out of jail and had walked from New Haven and was very ill lie was sent down again for thirty day s Albert and Robert Adams. aged 10 and 3 years. respectively, children of the colored woman who Is now in jail, were committed to the county home this morning.
 The weather bureau always sends ont notice before the beginning of a month of what kind of weather that month cave ms In the preceding year. This work is of value because as rule the same month glVes the same kind of weather right alonp. Last August the average temperature was 6o degrees. The average rainfall was five inches and there were eleven days when if ralned more or lass. There will probsblv be more than that next August because there has been SO little in the past few Weeks. The highest velocity of the wind during any August when it was recorded was III lo'S, when it was forty eight miles an hour.
 The militia boys, some of them, are bor- rowing trouble on account of the dry spell, arguing that about so much rain falls every year and what We We don't get at one time We get at another. so the date to look for the extra downfall will be the llth of August It certainly was dismal enough Last year on the Monday morning when the brigade struck Mantle and during the week there was worse weather and more kinds of It than the oldest soldier on the ground could remember iu his experience. The storm of mid-week will always be rpmem- bered for its fierceness as war of the elements and for the individual and col l-ctlve experience of the soldiers. So whatever Is in stole for the boys the chances are that the luck will be better than last year.
 A folding hat rack given away with ihea-Nectar Tea or A. & P. Baking Pow der at the A. X F. Tea Co.
 The New England road transfer steamer HI 'm Hart. used to transport trains ottween flshklll and Newburgh, is being oVtrhauled and repaired. The cars ale now being moved on floats drawn bv tur- boats Two and sometimes three con st'rctlon trains are at work on the western division Of the road. distributing new rails. ties and ballast for use on the road. SO that soon the entire road will be rebuilt west ot Waterbury. Two special tracks are being built Tn the Waterbury yards for the use of two wrecking trains which are to he kept h,r re for Use ip case of acci dents. This is long f,lt want. Pre- vlously the wrecking train at Hartford has had 10 be sent out, which caused A bir deiHy Tn clearing obstructed tracks
 Commencing tomorrow the trolley cars VIII make regular runs between here and Naugatuck. There will be six cars for inc Us lal traihc. The first car will leave here at 5:3O in the morning and the others will follow at intervals of fifteen minutes each The last car going down the road will leave Exchange place at 9 o'clock in tbe | evening on week nights and at 9:24 on | sunday nights. The run down will occu- py about thirty minutes. This afternoon at 4:l5 Mayor kiiduff and members of the city government, with the selectmen and other town officials, will take A ride to | Naugatuck and enjoy a lunch at Landlord | Wailaces hotel. It is expected that the | lesire to ride on the cars for the first day | or two will be so great that the company will find it necessary to attach some of tbe | Old cars to the new ones to accommodate | heir patrons. The trial trips have all | proved very satisfactory.
 The second night of St Joseph's Total Abstinence society festival drew forth A much larger audience than the first and all thoroughly enjoyed the evenings enter alnment. One new feature which pleased he young people was the dancing. This VIII be continued tonight after the stape Leo Herr will prompt and Sergen's orchestra will furnish the music 'ne cannot spend more enjoyable even ng than to attend to-nights festival. here IS no canU ssing. no articles to be old. but you can sit and enjoy a good en- ertalnment and have also tete-a-tete with our best girl. Refreshments will be erSed at nicely arranged table presided yer by charming young ladies. The nro- ramme last night was: Overture. by inc we'll rendered baritone solo The Sweetest Story Ever Told "p w Mn ,