Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-30
CITY NEWS.

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 The mems week of the mission con ducted by the diocesan band or ms sionaries at the Sacred Heart church will come to an end tomorrow eVen- ing at half-past seven.
 The funeral of Mrs Mabel Whitney took place this afternoon from the family residence on Division street, with. service by the Rev Dr Parry and interment ill Riverside cemetery.
 The Gaelic Literary society will hold a meeting in St Patrick's hall to-mor- row afternoon at 3 o'clock. All mem7 bers are requested to be present as business of importance Is to be trans acted, including the election of oil cers. d beginners class will be formed.
 Mrs Etta Kaufmann, wife of Her. mann Kaufmann. died this morning ct her home, 91 North Elm street. Be- sides her husband she leaves four cn.l- dren. The funeral will take place at l o'clock tomorrow afternoon, wi.h service at the house and intermenr in Brass City lodge cemetery.
 At St Johns church tomorrow even- ing, Dr Garrett's concert cantata will be sung. The program: Processional hymn We Plough the Fields and Scatter; AIagnificaj, chant; cantata; of- fertory solo, Miss Buckley; recessional hymn, 36S Hymns are given in the work to be sung by choir and congre- gation.
 Residents of West Side hill complain of danger on that thoroughfare. They say that recent building operations there threw down about POO feet of a fence, leaving exposed an embank- ment fifteen feet deep. For the past few evenings the residents say that there has been no protection to the pc destrian from this danger, and take this means to notify the authorities
 It looks now as if the tax levied this year will not be over 40 mills on ne dollar, and unless some specials are taken up it may not amount to that. The city tax will be about 10 mills, the school 1J or 16 mills. and the town IA or 15 mills. What makes the town tax appear so high is that provision has to be made for the running of the town for the last three months of the present year as well as the demands of the first district for 1902.
 The funeral of John English took
 
 on Franklin street to the Immaculate Conception church. where mass of requiem was celebrated by the Rev Father O'Brien. The bearers were Timothy Kirby, Thomas Grady, Mich ael and James Madden, George Conli- right and Vincent Roland. Among che floral tributes was a cross from the father of the deceased: twenty roses. Frederick Chesson: twenty roses. Mrs H. J. Crane; bouquets. Mrs Walter Wall. The interment was in Calvary cemetery.
 A whist party was held at the home of Miss Sara G. Mcdonald, Wolcett street. last evening, in honor of her guest, Miss Mabel Frey of New Brit ain. First prize was won by. James Grady, while the second and third prizes were awarded respectively to the Misses Lauretta Henebry and Alice O'Connor. To his great delight Timothy Lyons received the consola- ton prize. Shortly before midnight a spread was served. A feature Of the evening were the prognostications by a well known seer.
 The St Thomas Cadets Athletic asso- ciation will celebrate ,this evening the victory of it's football team in the game with the Company A team on Thanksgiving afternoon for the cham pionship of the city. The celebration will do justice to the best team that has ever represented Waterbury on the gridiron. 4 parade will be held. The line of march will begin in Brooklyn and will extend over the principal streets of the city. There will be plenty of music and an abundance of red fire for the occasion. In the pa- rade will be the members of the St Thomas Cadets A. A.. Brooklyn A. C., Pastime A 0. and Sunshine A. c.
 Attorney Marsh. clerk of the super for court. attended the banquet of the Litchfield county bar in Winsted 1 Wednesday night. Judge CoweH and a number of the local fraternity were invited. The judge did not attend be cause he did not wish harm to visit the merry gathering. Some time ago, he said in his explanation for not going to the banquet. he attended a church supper in. Woodbury. It was in the winter time and everything went mer- rily until few minutes after he arose l to make speech in compliance with the demand of the guests. He had i been speaking only q few minutes when a thunder storm. notwithstand- ing that it was in the depth of winter, arose and q lightning flash cut off the church spire. Though the gathering was held in the basement, the shock was plainly felt by those who were gathered there and the judge was al. most knocked off his feet.
 The board of finance did good thing last night when they decided to reappropriate $15.00O for the proposed extension of Benedict street. None of the members was opposed to the pro 1 ject, but some of them thought it@ un- wise to keep 1t stan so long as tt cannot be used There ais a reason for that which was not mentioned at the meeting last night. though. no doubt, Mayor Kilduff and other members Of the board were aware of it. It has been said. and very truthfully. too. that 1 unless the expense of meeting the city's portion of this work. which in all probability w'll amount to some i thing in the neighborhood of S40O00 1 is raised frnln year to year there will he a disnasiIion on the part of any ad- ministration that may bp in power I when the time to do it arrives to stave i it off on aecoiint of thn cost. while on tic other hand if the funds were avail ahlp then and th6Tn if would ba an