Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-11-16
CITY NEWS

ScV6uIu dlIludl pTOIueAdNG dllu udllt' at Eagles hall on Thanksgiving eve.
 On Friday evening St Thomas Ca dets will give their fifteenth annual promenade and dance at Leayenwortl hall. ..
 Town Clerk Blair is sending ou copies of Governor Chamberlain Thanksgiving day proclamation to the pastors of the different churches il Waterbury.
 The Scovill Aid association vii give an entertainment and dance a1 the City hall Friday evening. The mu sic for the occasion will be furnished by the American band orchestra.
 May Delaney, the 9-years-old daugh ter of Thomas Delaney of p Wal street died this morning of diph theria. The funeral took place this afternoon with interment in St Jo seph's cemetery.
 The funeral of Patrick Gilmore vii be held from the family residence or Howard street tomorrow morning al S:30 o'clock with q mass of requlen at the Sacred Heart church and Inter. ment in St Joseph's cemetery.
 Why pay 15 cents copy for maga- zine when you can get one free with the Evening Democrat? Every sub scriber to this paper can have the Women's Home Companion simply by paying the subscription price of the paper in advance. Subscribe now and get the big Christmas number.
 The Rose Hill Hose Co, No 5, in con- junction with the barn dance which they will hold tomorrow evening ar City hall will have an elaborate street parade through the principal streets this evening. All who are to take part in the parade are requested to meet at their house on Baldwin street at 7:30 o'clock sharp.
 List of letters remaining unclaimed in the postofiice: Mrs Robt H. Begien, William w. Doran. Joseph Dorey. Miss Wynnetta Davis, Albert G. Finney, Miss May Jarvis, A. M. Kilbride, Mrs Lillie B. Lyman, Mrs s. E. Mills, Mrs Francis Marvin, Miss Julia O'Hallor- an. Pat'k O'Rourke, Miss Elizabeth Satual, Alexander Wilson.
 There will be room for another ianitor when the postofiice is removed to the new government building on Grand street. 1t Is understood that all one wants to get the .cTtll is q word from Congrassman Iflley. Tie public is moi aware If the name of .he lucky man, but the knowing ones claim there is no need of filing ali- plicatioDs because the matter is al ready settled.
 Last night was what is known as the old fashioned night at the Wash ington Hill fair. All old time music was furnished for the dancing and many old time costumes were visible. There were several kinds of dances, including the Irish breakdown, for which seevral prizes were awarded. To- night there will be special attractions and a visit to the fair will not be re- gretted by anyone.
 After good deal of batting on the back it seems the trolley company has consented to extend it's rails on Baldwin street some distance south of Washington street so that the city may be able to spend all the apprC- priation for surface hardening which was originally intended to be used in that street. Probably when they get started they may forget to stop until they reach the Pearl lakes road.
 The Philharmonic .,rcitestra. under the direction of T. Albert Browne, has been engaged to furlish music. at .he FIks' mer.fri T service il, looli's tEe- ater December f. Mir Browne has arranged an excellent program, which includes the following: Spring Song" Mendelssohn; "AIarche Flu nehre," Chopin; cornet solo, "The Gates of Pearl" Smith, Louis Rovinc; "Traumerei-R Schnmanp; "Aul1 Tang Syne."
 Mrs Rufus Miller died yesterday af- ternoon at her home on North Main street, near City Mills. The deceased was bonn ill Oxford, April 6, 1S15l Her maiden name was Betsey Ann Lover idge, and her parents were prosperous farmers in that town. One of her daughters, who died several years ago, was the wife of ex-Mayor Thomas D. Barlow of this city Mrs Miller had been resident of Waterbury for about twenty-five years and was held in high esteem by a wide circle of friends. She was one of the oldest communicants of Trinity church. from where the funeral will be held at 2:3O o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
 Mrs Hanah Donovan, aged 59 years. died this morning after an illness of three months at the residence of her daughter, Mrs James Delaney. 12 If1on street. The deceased had been resident of Waterbury since she removed here from Ansonia seventeen years ago. Besides Mrs Delaney she leaves four other children, Daniel, John, Patrick and Mary, and one brother, Jeremiah Mahoney of An sonia. The funeral will take place Friday morning at S:30 o'clock follow ed by a requiem mass at the Sacred Heart church at o'clock. The re- mains will be taken to Ansonia for burial in charge of Martin Bergin's Sons.