Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-11
CITY NEWS.

SEQ wheel. Call and examine at 25l South Main street, near Union.
 Colonel J. B. Doherty will be one of the aids at the Inauguration of Pres ident Mckinley in Washington an March 4.
 George Henry. the 12-year-old son of MT and Mrs Hubert E. Bassette, Of Z7S Mill street, died yesterday Inorn- ing. The funeral will take place at o'clock tomorrow morning. with q mass of requiem at St Ann's church and interment in Calvary cemetery.
 On Thursday evening the annual re- ception and sociable of the Waterbury Business university will be held in the class room. Almost all the arrange ments have been completed for the af. fair by Thomas Courtney. the hustlins manager. Lallier'S orchestra will fur Dish music and Professor Mccormack will do the prompting.
 The fire department was called to the Platt block on East Main street saturday evening. where some enc, while lighting T lamp, touched the match against q fancy paper shade. causing a big blaze. It did not amount to much, though. and was all over when the companies reached the spot. There was no damage.
 At the next encampment of the Connecticut G. A. R.. the name of William l.. Quisley will be presented to the convention for the office of sen for vice-department commander. He was the unanimous chCice Of Nad- hams post of this city and it Is be- lieyed that he will meet with DO op- position throughout the state. He will make q valuable man for the position, and he will carry into the position much experience in G. A. F.. affairs.
 The feast of St Patrick will be eel ebrated thls year in this city as IL has not been in many years, almost every Catholic parish honorlng it in some way. beside the usual church services. At the last mass at St Thomas's yes terday the pastor, the Rev Father Crowley, announced that on the even ing Of the feast special musical ser vices of q secular character will take place in the church, beside q lecture upon the life and history of the world famous saint.
 The funeral Of Stephen Lowe took place yesterday afternoon from his late home on l ield street, with service by the Rev Mir Lewis of St Johns church, and interment i'll Riverside cemetery. I. E. Andrews, F. F. Well lon, Ja1nes Dick, James Holmes, Charles Tonpkins and l.. NJ. Kim berey the last named of New Haven, acted as pallbearers. The boy choir of St JohE'S church rendered several apprO prlare selections. There was q large number of beautiful floral tributes.
 On Thursday evening, February 21, reception will be given by Miss Hook CT, Instructor in bookkeeping and sten- osraphy at the High school, to the members of her different classes. The class room in the High school will be the scene Of the festive event, to which parents of the pupils especially and friends will be invited This is q usual custom of Miss Hooker, as she has given similar receptions in differ enr places where she was instructor before she came to Waterbury, The custom is rather a good one. as 1t af- fords a teacher an opportunity of be- coming acquainted with the parents Of the pupils. which is sometimes very es- sential.
 The funeral of Edward Craudall took place yesterday afternoon from 1 the home of his parents On Beach street, with service at the house by the Rev Dr Parry, and interInent in Riverside cemetery. The bearers were Bernard Hine. Frederick Sincaster. William Middleton. John Cooper, I. Milton and Charles Lathrop. The ] floral offerings included q mound from employees of MT Stanley's room of the Scovill Manufacturing company; q ! large wreath from the burner depart ment of the Scoviu Manufacturing company; wreath from the members l of the New England Order of Protec- | tion; basket Of roses from friends, and 1 many other handsome pieces.
 1 The report of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad con- pany for the quarter ending December 31, 1900, submitted to the directors ar 1 their meeting in New York Saturday afternoon shows that the gross earn 1 ings for that period were S1O 193 ,4G7 .21 1 This Is a decrease of S422, 157.47 over the corresponding period in 1899. The | operating expenses were S7,11S,37S. g. an increase of $1lJ, ,091.Io The net earnings from operation were S3,O75,- , OSS.i is, decrease of $531 ,24S.51. The 1 income from other sources in opera 1 tion show an increase of $6,l34.G6 The 1 interest on rental charges increa sed SIS, ,1GO. @ and taxes increased S15. .00O ! The net revenue from all sources for i the quarter was 1904 .4S9.62, a de crease of 5o9.s74.o3. as compared with v operating expenses for 1900 include changes for betterments and new equipments in excess of 1899 to the amount of $35.220.G2.
 | This was q dry town yesterday: it
 was wholly impossible for the thirsti-
 est man to sooth his throttle in 2 sa-
 loon or even drug store with anythin. .
 stronger than ordinary soda. In the [ populated portions of the city where
 the saloon abounds, groups of men
 studded the street corners and dis
 cussed the changed situation, and com
 mented on the presence of every man
 who to them appeared to be a stran-
 ger in their district. The police, con.
 sequently, had an eaasy day, and they seemed to enjoy it. too. The man who
 asked another man where he could
 slake his thirst was looked upon with
 suspicion and immediately given q
 wide berth. And the man who asked such q question put himself under sus- picfon of being q dangerous fellow, q
 good one to shun. It was surely I