Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-15
CITY NEWS.

Special forecast for Connecticut: Snow tonight and Tuesday; increas- ing north to northeast winds, becom- ing high.
 Special services were held at the day in honor of the Feast of the Im- maculate Conception.
 Two extra horses belonging to the city department were placed in the Leavenworth street house yesterday to assist the regular two horses i'll draw ing the chemical engine through the snow in case there was fire.
 The Scorcher Athletic club held an important meeting. yesterday. Thirty names were added to the membership list, making 69 names in all The charter will close on January 1. The club will occupy rooms in the Hodson building i'll Exchange place.
 Don't forget the first annual socia- ble and dance given by the Empire Social club at Speedwell hall Thurs day eveniaNa December 1S A good time to all who attend. A beautiful gold ring will be given to, the best tWO-stepper.
 The local coal situation remains un- changed. Frank Miller & Go is the only firm who is selling any coal Whatso- ever They haven't half enough, how ever, to supply the demand. The local market will be somewhat relieved, or ought to be after today, for this after noon about 12 or IA carloads of coal, assigned to the local dealers, reached here.
 The local freight trains are keeping better time this week than they did during the latter part of last week. The freight train which brings the fish supply for the local markets did not reach here last week until Friday night about a day behind time. A passenger train was derailed on the Meriden branch near the Dublin street station on Saturday afternoon. One or two trains were delayed a short time by it.
 The Feast of the Immaculate Con- ception was appropriately celebrated at the Immaculate Conception church yesterday. A solemn high mass was celebratedsat 1O:30 o'clock in the morn ing with these officers: Celebrant, Rev Father O'Brien; deacon. Rev Father McGuane; sub-deacon, Rev Father Frederick. Father Slocum delivered q very instructive sermon appropriate to tho day. Notwithstanding the storm the attendance was large, many being present from the Protestant churches.
 The republican members of the board of aldermen held another session Sat urday night and decided what shall be done-w with the estimates at the meeting of the aldermen this evening. It is understood that they did considerable trimming, especially in the department of public works so that people who didn't like how the streets were kept during the present year will have more reason to kick next year, and probably that is what some of the men engaged in the pruning business want. If the appropriations are cut the work cannot be done, but may be people will be satisfied so long as the rate of taxation is reduced
 A very large audience was present at. the Y. M. O. A. meeting for men only at Jacques opera house yesterday afternoon to listen to an address on "The Significance of Sex, or Male and Female" by Dr Lyman Beecher Sper- ry of Oberlin college, Oberlin, Ohio. In the beginning of his address the opening verses of the book of Genesis were read and the speaker showed that the Creator viewed the relations l of the sexes as correct and far from the unclean construction placed upon 1 them by many obscene men of today. Dr Sperry devoted considerable time las to showing the why of sex, as ex- Inhibited from the flower of the field to 1.-the highest type of animal man. Dr l Sperry is a forcible speaker and his address was very interestings