Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-12
CITY NEWS.
Skating at the rink tonight.


 Frank Lyons, formerly porter at the Hotel Arlington, has accepted a posi- tion as porter at the Hotel Weeden.
 Special forecast for Connecticut: Generally cloudy weather tonight; Friday snow; light, variable winds, be- coming easterly.
 A very handsome picture of the late John Thompson of Dublin street is on exhibition ill the show window of Pollaks art studio, Bank street.
 Mrs Mary E. Burrall, widow of the late Edward M. Burrall, has petitioned the probate court to appoint the Colo nlal Trust company administrator upon the estate of her husband. There will be a hearing upon the petition on the 18th.
 A woman giving her name as Mary Matthews was arrested by Special Officer Hickey in Miller & Peck's late this afternoon for shoplifting A fur boa, silk handkercsiefs and other small articles were found in her pos session.
 As a result of the scarcity of milk, the price of butter has advanced soyce- what. Torrington creamery butter. which was selling for 30 cents a pound during the entire winter last year, is selling now for 34 cents, and it is ex- pected that the price will rise again in q short time.
 An interesting bowling game will be played at the Y. NJ. 0. A. alleys to- night at s o'clock between the local Y. M. c. A. and the Middletown f. M. c. A. teams. Gibbons, the wonderful boy bowler, whose bowling last sea- son was remarkable, will be with the Middletown team.
 The meeting in the assessors office yesterday. has stirred up some of the manufacturerS as they never have been before. Some of them appear very much in favor of q revision of the tax question, while others are very strongly opposed to any change which would increase the size of their rate bills. It is certain that good will come of the agitation over this mat ter, and while those who do not desire change may find fault with and sheer at the characters of certain par ties who save been discussing the subject, this should not deter the as- SeSSOfS from doing their duty. It is no new question, but it seems to have been pushed with more vigor this year than ever, and in consequence we are very likely to have things done ac- cording to law next year.
 The first lecture of the course which is being given during the winter by the Women's club, was given at Lea venworth hall last night before q large audience. The lecturer was Platon c. Brounoff of New York, a pupil of the great Rubinstein and Rimsky- -KorsalS- off, and the subject was Russian Life and Music." The speaker showed ne was thoroughly conyersant with the subject. He discussed Russian life, told of the tyranny of the Russian gov ernment, and dwelt upon the cruelties inflicted upon the people i'll Siberia. He showed the beauties and the merits of Russian music, its progress, and re- ferred at length to famous Russian composers. His lecture was filled with bright flights, and when The speaker finished his hearers had a good idea of Russian life and music. MT Brounoff was ably assisted by Miss Clara Corn, who sang Russian songs ill a fine manner. Miss Corn possesses beautiful voice. Mir Bronn-
  selections. If the first lecture is a remaining lectures of the course will be splendid indeed.
 Those persons who favor the erec- tion of new school building to re place the old Elm street building lave not abandoned all hope of having an appropriation made for such work dur ing the coming year. A number of them think that the aldermen will iil- clude such an. appropriation in the es- inmates for the coming year. X prom inent school official stated to Demo crat reporter to-day that he would not be surprised at such action by the above board. No one questions the necessity of new building to replace the present unsanitary building. but a large majority of the people qlles- ton the necessity of an engine house in the Brooklyn district. The scnti- ment of the residents of that section was voiced by Alderman Mahaney when he said that Brooklyn needed q new engine house no more than q cat needs three tails. Then, again, the al- dermen have cut down some of the estimates of the different boards, namely the appropriations for the new street from Benedict street to Bank street and for the macadamizing of a part of Baldwin street. They also cut in two the appropriation for the i'm provement of Hamilton park. Of course do not approve of the alder mems act in cutting the park appro- priation. They could appropriate Ikis $2O,OOO or $2o,0OO which they cut off the estimates for the new school build ing. That would be q sufficient sum for next year and think the aldermen .Eill appropriate it.