Waterbury Democrat., 1902-11-10
CITY NEWS.

Special forecast for Connecticut: Fair tonight and Tuesday; colder Tuesday, fresh northwest winds. roll were married this morning at the Immaculate Conception church by the Rev Father Slocum.
 Dr Freney and Dr Kilmartin left for New York last evening to attend the annual banquet of the alumni of Mi agara university.
 Thomas c. Taft, for the past twen- ty-seyen years an employe of the Ad- ans Express Co, twenty years of which has been spent at the local office, has severed his connection with the company.
 B. I. Webster, who until quite recent ly conducted drug store in Simons- vile, has taken the store lately owned by B. fackard in the west end. MT Webster will carry full line of drugs of every description
 Manager John Gaffney of the High school football team will probably ar range 8 game with some team in the state for the morning of Thanksgiving day. The game, if arranged, will be played at the Athletic field.
 The attendance at St Cecilia's fair in the City hall was very large on Sat urday night. The fair will remain closed until Wednesday night when it will be re-opened in full swing. The fair will close on Saturday night.
 Hendricken council, K. of C., will hold what promises to be a most enter taining meeting tomorrow night Be- sides some limitations there will be some timely comment by State Deputy Neary of Naugatuck. Members of all councils are invited.
 The Young Films and the Maple football team played q game of foot ball at Riverside park yesterday, the former winning by the score of 1O-0.. The game was somewhat rough, Jo- seph Guilfoile having his shoulder so badly sprained that he had to pay a visit to Dr Mcdonald. Ernest Wois- ard of Center street was knocked out i'll a scrimmage and his nose was bad ly injured. Dr David dressed his in juries.
 The work of removing the trolley tracks on the WatertoWn road to the side will begin some time this week. according to the expectations of Su- perintendent Wales. The $30OO0 wall which the city got from the troll ley company for allowing tracks to be laid across the sidewalk near the West Main street bridge will be completed in few days and ilnediately the work of removing the tracks will begin. This will occupy a few weeks.
 There will be a meeting next Friday afternoon i'll the state attorneys office in the court house building in New Ha- ven of the committee that have in charge the project of a banquet by the New Haven county bar. Last Septem- Der the first steps in this affair were taken. Attorney O. G. Root of this city is on the comittee. Though the banquet is not definitely decided upon it is practically assured. This will be the first banquet of the county bar.
 A local business man tried to buy some coke from one of the local coal dealers to-day. but he couldn't. He was told that the company wasn't selling coke and that it was doubtful if any of the local dealers were selling it. One dealer started to sell 1t few months ago and when he had dis posed of about two carloads and Dullt up q nice little trade he received word from the company which supplied him that they could not sell him any more coke because they hadn't enough to supply people who bought much larger quantities.
 The residents of Bronson stret think they are not given proper police pro- tetcion since the street was opened up by contractors laying water pipes. One sidewalk. and, as usual, the best one. is impossible, being piled high with dirt and stones, while the other is blocked with large pipes Afternoons and evenings small boys from all parts gather there and make the welkin ring. They play see-saw and throw stones, and inject into their conversa- ton words and expressions that indi- cate surprising knowledge of the pro- fame and vulgar The residents think the appearance of a policeman on the scene once in while would have some good effect.
 New Britain is thinking of presenting an application to the general assembly asking for the consolidation of it's town and city governments. just as Water bury did a short time ago. A commit tee consisting of Judge James Roach, w. E. Atwood and A. J. Reynolds was in this city to-day and held long con versation with Mayor Kilduff and City Engineer Cairns relative to changes incident to consolidation. They came to good spot to get pointers on such matters and met the right man. The people of New Britain are divided on the question and probably if it should be submitted to the electors it might share the same fate as it met in other places. Whether it was good thing l for Waterbury or not is something which has not been made clear to the ] taxpayers vet, nor will be for another vpar or two.