Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-05-17

American Band Prom at City hall tomorrow evening.
 Mayor Thoms and the board of public works held an outing this af- ternoon.
 Mrs Ellen Mulcahy of West Liberty street left Monday for ten days vacation to be spent with friends in Stratford and Southport.
 An anniversary mass of requiem was celebrated this morning at St Patrick's church for the late Mrs Margaret Conway of South Leonard street.
 In the city court to-day Michael Fitzgerald was fined S5 and costs for intoxication. Five boys named An drew and Joseph Smith, John Pollard and George and Percy Henebry were charged with stealing from the rail- road company and the cases, went over to Saturday.
 Hugh Sutherland, meat cutter in Gray's market on Cherry street, and Joseph Rybenski, barber on North square, were fishing this morning in the direction of Wolcott and re- turned with a catch of a dozen fine trout, perhaps the finest that have been seen so far this season.
 At the entertainment at Leaven- worth hall next Thursday evening members of the elocution class of the Friendly league will play most amusing comedy sketch, Mrs Plod- ding's Nieces." This will form but a part of the entertainment. An even- ing of enjoyment may be expected.
 The Bronson library will close to- morrow afternoon from 2:30 to 3:30 o'clock. The reason for closing is to show respect to the memory of the late Douglas F. Maltby, who was a member of the board of agents of the library. His funeral will take place between the above named | hours.
 \. J. Welton of the state meteoro- logical bureau says the rainfall of yes terday and last night amounted to 1.27. It was all badly needed and if we had little sunshine crops would start to grow and farmers who, have
 been wearing long faces would look radiant and happy for the balance of the season.
 Though some of the factories will start the half holiday for the summer tomorrow, others will not begin until the first Saturday in June. All of the departments of the American Brass concern will have tho half holiday to- morrow. It is understood that almost every factory in the city has agreed to give it's employees half Saturday at least during June, July and August.
 The board of public safety held an adjourned meeting this afternoon at 1:30 o'clock. Edward J. Clarke was elected a fireman. The board looked over the revised plans for the engine house to be built on Luke and Bald win streets and approved of them. | This step was necessary in order to bring the expense of the structure within the appropriation of $2O,000. Bids for the contracts for the indi- vidual lines of work will be adver- tised for immediately and will be opened on the afternoon of May 27.
 Though the number of people that ride home from work in the evening is large, it takes a rainy night to show how many walk when the weather is i fair Last evening because of the rain, the cars had to take care of those who walked on other nights and there was not standing room on any of the rolling stock. As soon as a car was seen rolling into center there was a wild scramble for 1t and in a minute or two. there was scarcely room to breathe within the car. Such was the case for almost an hour.
 The Connecticut Fire Chiefs asso- ciatiOn held a meeting here to-day and discussed several matters rela- tive to fire fighting and insurance. The session was held this morning in G. 4. R. headquarters. President A. C. Hendrick. ex-fire chief of New | Haven, presiding. About twenty members were present. most of whom took an active part in the proceed | ings. Dinner was served at The . Elton. after which the party visited the several fire houses and some of 1 the shops, Chief Engineer Snagg act ing as chaperon.
 Horice Johnson. the Middle Had dam weather prophet. writes as fol- ! lows: There is not a man living | that has experienced such a decided change in the atmosphere in the l month of May as that just passed. Since yesterday. the 18th. at 3 o'clock D. m. to o'clock to-day, the l 18th. at 1 o'clock a. m.. the mer- cury has dropped from 91 degrees to ! 49 degrees This seems to corTobO- rate in some sense the forecast given ! many days since that the coming sea- son will be a peculiar one for veEeta- : tiun. The earth's equilibrium is { changing. serious results we should prepare for I have studied and Cb- served for twenty-five years on this E point. and think am now able to present to the pablie some figures 1 and changes now going on with the planet earth which will startIe the | world"
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