Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-26
CITY NEWS.

llNeS duu iCuudlHtdHCeS III tHlSs SitS, will take place from his late residence at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
 The funeral of Mrs W. Delage will take place tomorrow morning at S:30 o'clock from her late home, 633 South Main street, with service at St Ann's church and interment in Calvary ceme- tery.
 Charles Miller was yesterday elected one of the directors in the Corbin, Cab- met Lock Go i'll New Britain. An extra dividend or per cent was de clared, making dividend of 15 per cent for the year.
 Special forecast for Connecticut: Clearing weather tonight; slightly colder; Thursday fair weather, high northeast to northerly winds, dimin- ishing Thursday and becoming varia- ble by Thursday.
 Funeral services for Colonel Charles Avenue Baptist church at Hartford Avenue Baptist church at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon They were conducted by Rev Dr. George NJ. Stone. pastor of the church. assisted by Rev H. H. Kel- sey, pastor of the Fourth church and former chaplain of the First regiment 
 So far nobody appears to know who Mayor Kildutf will appoint to succeed Thomas Coyle on the board of assess OTIS. The charter states that the ap- pointment shall be made during the present month, so that his honor can not keep people in the dark on this question over two days more. The ap- pointment holds good for three years. The mayor will have an opportunity to name another assessor a year from now.
 On next Tuesday evening the par ishioners of St Johns parish will be afforded an opportunity of hearing one of the most brilliant speakers in the Episcopal church in this country. He is no other than the Rev Dr $. D.. Mcconnell, rector of the Holy Trinity church. Brooklyn, who was recently one of the leading candidates for the bishoprics of Pennsylvania and Long Island The Rev Dr Mcconnell was at one time rector in Watertown
 Coal is still burning in some of the ruined buildings, but probably at no place does the fire show more life than in the cellar of the buildingloccu.
 
 Bank street. Here the fire is burning merrily and it is nothing unusual to see q few fellows standing about it at all hours of the day and night warming their shins and swapping stories It is great help to people who have cold hands and feet, as well as to those who have nothing to do but stand around and look at others delving in the ruins or pitching into the snow on the streets.
 Aldermen Murray and Stanley, the whistling committee appointed by the board of aldermen to see if they could induce the managers of the factories to come to some understanding which would result in the blowing of whis- tie at a quarter of in the morning and at quarter of l ill the afternoon, don't seem to be meeting with much success. So far they have been turned down every place they have called. They are looking hopefully, however, towards the Scovill Manufacturing Co, where they expect to talk MT Cess into performing this service in the ~ terest of the working people.
 It is said that definite arrange ments have been made for the organ ization of at least two basketball teams among the young lady stu dents at the High school. One or two of the public school teachers will also be members of the teams, which will meet for practice at the Y. NJ. C.. A. gymnasium on Saturday after noon. It is said that Physical Direc- tor Clapp of the T. NI c. A. will in struct the players in the fine points of the game. For the present the practice will be secret. If every thing turns out well and the players become proficient at the game the public may be invited to witness A game or two.
 For the past few days people have been troubled with the snow. Now it is a combination of snow. water and mud, making the situation worse than before. The thaw came so quickly that it is out of the question to keep side walks and crossings clean and people are obliged to make the best hand they can of things for the present. There are not men enough i'll Waterbury to keep all the streets i'll proper condition for public travel ill such weather as this. There is some fault finding on account of the sidewalks on Bank street, east side. opposite the sites of the ruined buildings, not being cleaned, but probably the owners have all they can attend to getting settled ill their temporary quarters.
 The second of the Tuesday noon- day services during the Lenten sea- son was held was held at St Johns church yesterday There was q fair attendance. The Rev John N. Lewis, rector of St Johns church, is consid- ering the advisability of changing the hour of service from 12 o'clock to five minutes after twelve. This would give the working people chance to reach the church from the shops in time for the opening of the service 1t is something new in Waterbury, yet the service is being well attend ed. The daily Lenten services at St Johns church are being largely at tended The work of the special vol unteer choir under the direction of Miss Helen Driggs is admirable. The choir consists of 9 chorus of p per- cnpS