Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-13

The graduating class of Crosby high has presented the school with three handsome pictures.
 Raymond Won Tobel, who has been teaching school in Macon, Ga, has returned to his home in this city.
 A months mind mass will be cele- brated for Catherine Pierce Monday morning at 1;30 o'clock at the church of the Immaculate Conception.
 Mabelle Taylor and Mrs F. O. Ruell took part in the entertainment given by the Universalist congrega- -tion in G. A. R. hall Thursday evening.
 The Rev Chanceford Fairfax, D. D., pastor of the A. M. F. Zion church has returned from Providence where he attended conference of the pastors of Zion churches.
 Alderman William J. Larkin arriv- ed home last evening after pleasant trip through England, Scotland and Ireland. He was away about five weeks and enjoyed every minute of them.
 St Joseph's T. A. society has se- lected the uniforms which they will wear in the parade to be held in Torrington next Saturday at the annual field day of the Connecticut Total Abstinence association. The uniforms are of white duck trousers, purple waists and yachting caps. Last year the local boys had much the same uniform only their blouses were lavender. The society ex- poets to have about 50 members in line and these are now drilling oc- casionally-in the hopes of captur- ing one of the prizes this year.
 The lower part of Bishop street from Hawkins to North Square is closed the Warren Bros having be- gun the work of paving. They were blowing up the street to-day and d large crowd of men out of employ ment watched the half dozen colored men who guided the blow as it was drawn through the ground by a road roller. Colored men appear 70 be peculiarly adapted for this kind of very hard work. They are the advance guards of the payers and others employed in labor of this character.
 The hedge around the lawn in front of the Crosby high school is at tracing much attention just at pres ent and Janitor Kelly is receiving many compliments for having it in such trim shape. In past years it has been injured considerably by persons pulling off the leaves of the plants near the walk but if the police can prevent it, this will not occur this summer The officers on duty in that section have been ordered to see to it that the hedge is not in any way harmed; those who persist in destroy ing the hedge will be arrested. It is particularly pretty along the walks leading to the side entrances.
 Unless business conditions i'm prove, there will be no 12-minute schedule between Waterbury and New Haven this summer on the troll ley lines. The few sidings which are building for a 12-minute sched- ule are not yet finished, but, accord ing to an official of the trolley, that will make no difference unless, as has been said, business improves. Instead of a shorter schedule, what trolley men call double headers that is two cars a few minutes apart will be run on present schedule, every 24 minutes. Business on the New Haven line, though apparently good, is not by any means up 10 the standard of this time a year ago and the officials believe that double header can take care of the business. even on Sundays, when the traffic on that line is heaviest