Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-03-16
THE TOWN TRAVELLER.
Some Things He Has Heard and Seer
 During the Week.
THE BLIZZARD ANNIVERSARY.


 THE BLIZZARD ANNIVERSARY. A year ago to-day Waterbury was just lifting its head out of the mountains of snow that came with the blizzard. l we'll remember the immense banks Of the beautiful that filled the yard to the serond story windows in the rear of the DEMOCRAT office. and with what dread we waited for the sun to reduce the drifts. Two printers were missing and the devil" had hung the job office tow el upon the front door out of respect for their memory. Later i'll the day they were found basking in the warmtl. of a friendly fire in Jimmy Watts buffet and the country was declared saved.
 THE TAX CoLLEcToRsHIP.
 The rejection of Jay H. Hart as tax collector by the board of finance and district committee has given particular satisfaction to the hundreds of young men who were called upon to pay poll tax during Mir Hart $ terms of office. Collector Hart was unrelenting in the matter of poll tax and many man had to settle the little bill or go to jail. Of couse this was only right, but it made enemies for Mir Hart just the same. NOVEL RAT TRAP.
 Fishermen are noted for the stories l they are capable of telling and the dis ease probably extends to the fish dealers. The following story, however. IS Vouch- ed for as true by South Main street marketman: One morning after open ing the store the clerks attention was attracted by a terrific racket in a barrel of round clans. Carefully removing the canvas which covered the barrel he found the cause of the trouble to be a 1 large rat held in the desperate embrace of a clam His ratship had dropped into the barrel during the night and while taking bearings put his foot between the open paws of the clam which closed with snap and held the rodent as firm ly,as wise. The weight of the clam prevented the rat from climbing the steep side tf the barrel. On another oc- casion a rats tail was found in the jaws of clam i'll a box on the floor, the an imal saving his life by biting off his caudal appendage.
 THE COURT THAT NEVER CAME.
 Now that think of it what need is there for the new criminal court for this city that is being agitated in the general assembly? A few years ago the superior court did not hold sessions here The business of the county became so heavy that it was decided to hold sessions il Waterbury. which was the proper thing l settled until this city became a county seat or the capital of the state. Ol course the people down here are not op posed to the creation of a new court, o anything else that would tend to make the town important in the jealous eye of its neighbors, but as prominent off cial said to me this morning, if the cos of maintaining the proposed court Ina, to be borne by the town and city, 5O men could be found who would go t, Hartford to oppose the movement to gIv the district court criminal jurisdiction.
 SAVE THE BOYS.
 The State Reform school at Meriden i poor training school for boys. and it i pity that it is found necessary to sens so many lads to the institution iron Waterbury. Hardly one out of ten boy sent to the school is brought back t, the fold. On the contrary most of then by association with companions wors' than themselves become hardened ant fitted for life of crime. Judge Brad street found it necessary to send severa boys to the Reform school during tn past few weeks, yet I doubt not h. would rather sit as judge upon a mur der trial. What can be done to save tn bows?