Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-08-02
CITY NEWS.

erally fair, warmer.
 The funeral of Annie Woods of 155 North Elm street will take place at S:SO tomorrow morning.
 The Sunday school of the Sacred Heart church will have an outing at Hanover park next Wednesday.
 marriage license was issued in Hart ford yesterday to Joseph Brown of South Farms and Julia Tracy of Waterbury.
 Thomas J. Egan, the five years old son of John Egan of 774 East Main street, died this morning The funeral will take place Sunday afternoon.
 There will be a meeting of the Sacred Heart church choir in the lecture room at 8 o'clock this evening. All members are requested to be present. x
 The funeral of Christopher McNalIy, who died yesterday, will be held to-mor- row afternoon at 2:3O, from the residence church. Iuterment will be in St Joseph s cemetery.
 Charles and Edward Blackburn of Thomaston drove down to this city Tues day and so cruelty beat the horse they drove that Richard T. Higgins, an agent of the Humane society, had them arr ested and brought before justice. They were held in $500 bonds for trial in the superior court.
 The directors of the state reformatory, Prof J. J. McCook of Hartford, G. w. Swan of Norwalk, Walter Hubbard of Mer- iden, Major Fred A Spencer of this city and E. Nj. Chapin of Pine Meadow held | their first meeting in the governors office at the capitol yesterday afternoon. Prof McCook was elected president and G. W, Swan secretary.
 The monthly meeting of the board of | finance was held last night. Bills amount ing to $37. .231 80 were approved. City Treasurer Bannon's monthly report oi receipts was as follows: July 5, temporary loan, $50, ,000; July 10. City hall, $67. 50 July 25, city taxes. $2, ,536 05; July 29. water account $5.O0O; total. S57 ,623 55 Balance in bank August l, SIG, ,810.48. William Razelle, New England road freight brakeman, who lives on Mattatuch street, boarded the S:15 passenger train last evening. intending to ride down tc l the West Main street crossing. When he jumped the train was going at such speed that he was thrown against some cars standing on siding. His scalp was badly cut in several places. Dr Axtelle rendered surgical aid.
 l It was just six months, last Sunday since Conductor Tolles of the Naugatuct division, has been able to do days work and it will be some time yet before he is able to resume charge of his train He had to undergo another operation, week ago. his hip be ing cut in two. making a gash some three inches long and over ar inch in depth. This wound has to be Kept open. He is improving from the last opera tlon and yesterday rode on the train iron Bridgeport to this city to see his physician and have it dressed. He hopes now tc secure permanent relief from his troubles
 Patrick Cuddy said he had not worked ir two years and lived on his folks. Judge Cowell said he wished he could make i six months. He sent him to jail for thirty days. A wild and wayward son was SC verely punished by Judge Cowell. Charles F, Roper has been arrested on several oc casions but in each case after serving little time his father would get him out Yesterday he was intoxicated and de man6ed money of his father. The latte refused and young Roper badly assaulted him. He knocked out several of hi fathers front teeth before he let up ol him. Judge Cowell sentenced Roper to B days in jail for drunkenness, and fnet him $75 and costs for asauit No appea was taken.
 There was an exciting runaway in Wa terville this afternoon. A horse belongin to Charles Hotchkiss, a butcher il Sprague's block, which was standing Il the rear of the market, became frightene and dashed away. Near the corner of th building the wagon collided with a tree breaking the shafts and crossbar. Tn h r,e freed himself and ran into the var the Welch Hosiery Go. Here he turne and running upon the sidewalk knocke down Charles Ives of Plymouth. The ani nal then dashed through the open door C Fogg X Halls store and was captured i the rear of the store without doing furthe damage. Mir Ives Was taken to Dr Ho royd's office, His scalp was cut in sever, places and his side was badly bruise where the horse stepped upon hlm, bl fortunately no bones were broken. The monthly meteorological summar for the month Of July, issued by the Ne
 Haven bureau this morning, shows tt
 mean temperature for the month to hAN
 been 69 degrees; the highest So on tt 3Ed, and the lowest 5l on the 3ls
 The mean temperature last ye,
 was 73 degrees, and for tt
 past twenty-thr years it has been 72
 grees. The prevailing direction of tt
 wind during July was south, and duriI
 the month there was a total movement
 the wind of 4.8S1 miles. The greate ! velocity of the wind was attained on Il \ 3Oth, from the vest at 34 miles per hou The total precipitation for the month WI
 3 7S inches. there being 12 days on whlc
 more than 0 0l fell The total precipitatic
 for July last year wbs ? 10, while the av
 IaSe for July during the past twenty -thr,
 ars has been O9 inches, showing d
 tclHncy for the month inst ended of {
 lGches. The number of clear days durir l NIoo 4. nln Il.