Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-24
CITY NEWS.

weekly prom at Eagles hau tC-nlSnt.
 An anniversary high mass will be celebrated at St Patrick.s church on Monday morning for the late Miss Agnes Dunphy of North Riverside street.
 David J. Fitzpatrick was promptly paid this morning his claim for in. juries received three weeks ago by P. J. Morgan, district manager of the Continental Casualty Go.
 About S:45 o'clock last evening Il Cheshire car struck and killed COW near Summit. The COW, which was the property of A. Mintie, was on the rails when the car ran it down. Property owners on lower Sylvan avenue want to meet Superintendent Kilduff of the street department and have heart to heart talk with him regarding the condition of that street. They feel that they are get ting lost in the shuttle because they don't make practice of aiming a missile at somebody now and then and threaten to turn new leai pretty soon if something isn't done with the roadway.
 The new street signs which were praised so highly and looked we'll too, are being badly abused all over the town. The other day somebody witL a good aim knocked the "B" off Bald. win street on the double sign at Union and Baldwin streets and the thing is now very poor guide to any, body who might want to know where to go. The company hus stated that it will replace all signs broken in this way and it would be good plan tt have the damaged ones taken down as soon as possible and new ones put up instead.
 At meeting of the committee hav- ing in charge the laying of the corner stone of St Mary's hospital last night it was voted to hold the ceremony ou September % Right Rev Bishop Tierney will officiate and number of priests will be present from all over the diocese. An effort will be made too, to get up big parade, and with this end in view it was unan- imously voted to exte,.e an invita- tion to every organization in Water I bury and neighboring towns to par ticipate, so that in all probability the parade will be big affair.
 A COW eollided with an engine on the railroad during the present, week | and while she wa's said to have been very handsom one, nobody has been heard to say that he lost such an animal. It was dark at the time and when the man in charge or the engine struck the COW he is said to have remarked to the fireman that he had a notion be was after killing the president of the fat mems club and brought his engine to astandstill and went back-to investigate. It turned out to be a COW and when the crew learned this they breathed easier and went on as merrily as if nothing had happened.
 After long wait the welcome rair arrived and poured down last nigh in torrents. It kept of long time and now that it has shown up it i: hoped that enough will fall to re plenish the reservoirs and thus save the city fathers wearing wry face! for the balance of the summer season With one exception the drouth ha! lasted 2S days and the continued wan of rain has dried the pastures ana frizzled the best kept lawns. In tht country the crops have withered ant potatoes and corn especially have been we'll nigh destroyed The effect has been far more reaching than this for with the diminishing of the pas lures the yield of milk has growr less and farmers have been obliged tC feed grain as in the winter. All thi. has had an effect on prices of staples and the cost of living has steadily risen. From the 18th of July condi tions have steadily grown worse.
 When you want present for youl sweetheart or wife, or your sister or your cousin or your aunt, just G-oI in the Upson Jewelry Cos and choose from the largest lines in the city o jewelry, diamonds. emeraIds. rubies saphires, etc, set and unset. Watches gold and silver of many grades, etc