Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-08-23
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II don't agree with you in the belief | that everybody should have vacation said friend to me a few days ago. | apropos of little gossip on the subject l of vacations in this column last week. | ''I believe that man m good health and | his work is better off at rome. This business of taking summer has become a fad. Everybody goes because his neighbor goes, and be cause he doesn't propose to be outdone by the Browns across the way or the Smiths in the next block. It is a feel ing of false pride, a determination not to be outdone by their neighbors that their own great discomfort. After all Waterbury is not such a bad place in which to pass the summer.
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 Say, found a small sum of money the other day, advertised the fact and the owner has failed to come out and show himself now l propose to keep the money for my own private use, isn't that the proper caper! This remark was made to me yesterday, and brought to my mind tact that is not generally known in regard to the legal disposition of money found. Probably not half the people know of statute, which provides that any person who finds a beast or money of less value than $5, shall with in fourteen days after the finding, cause to be posted in the town clerks office a description of the article found. If the owner does not claim his property within twelve months, the town, after paying all expenses attending finding or posting, shall be entitled to what re- mains. There is penalty provided for not carrying out this law, but how many people are there who do it?
 
 Passengers are very careless with their money sometimes" said store keeper to me yesterday. During the last twentS-four hours l have had a twenty dollar gold piece given me for a dollar. and a five dollar gold plece for nickel. l asked the gentleman who handed me the twenty dollar piece if he did not have something smaller, and he replied grutiiy that ought to be able to change dollar. He was profuse in his thanks, however, when I handed back his double eagle. The man who gave me the five dollar piece insisted that had explored the depths of his inside pocket"
 The recent convention of the Connec- ticut state labor congress in Hartford is already beginning to attract con siderabel attention from the politicians of the state, and the course which the association will pursue in the coming congress is anXiously watched for. One of the prominent members of the con greSs said to-day: Our work will be principally in the direction of the cleo tion of candidates to the general assem- bly,. We will see to it that no candi- dates who are unfriendly to the laboring or farming interests will receive our support.
 Charles Boylan, the well-known but ter dealer of South Main street, had d thrilling experience while out riding with his wife the other day. At point just beyond the Long Hill schoolhouse Mir Boylan received a sharp blow on the back, as if from heavy whip, and inn mediately after the slimy body of an ad- der whirled past his head and fell in his lap. To say that Mir Boylan hustled the reptile out Of, the wagon would be taking altogether too conservative view of the matter. He did not recCv his natural equanimity until the ugly thing had disappeared in the bushes by the roadside. Mrs Boylan was also badly scared. The snake was nearly four feet m length and as thick as . garden hose.
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 There were 160 failures in the United States reported to Bradstreets during the week, against 14S in the preceding week and BIS, 151, 1ST and i50 in the corresponding weeks of 1889, 1888, 1887 and 1886 respectively. The total num- Der of failures in the United States, Jan- uary to date, 6,663, against 1,427 in 1889.
 It required no little diplomacy on Po- lice Commissioner Reillys part to save the head of Officer James Healey against whom charges were preferred by Chief Egan. Commissioner Martin was load ed to kill and the chief was prepared to make it interesting for the witnesses in the case. On previous occasions Chief l Egan has conducted such examinations, although it was clearly not his duty, but that of the board, to examine witnesses. Monday night when Commissioner Reil. | ly, without a previous word of warning, entered a vigorous protest against allow. ing the chief to take hand in the trial he had the other members of the board at his mercy. His point was well taken and clearly stated and Chief Egan saw at once that he had gone a step toe far, and retired as gracefully as it was possible to under the circumstances. In the star chamber many arguments was made before the case was finally disposed of and at least one member of the board was laboring under intense excitement. X motion tC eXpel Officer Healey was lost. Then Commissioner Webster moved that he be fined five days pay, Commissioner Martin amended by substituting thirty days for five. The mover of the origina motion seconded the amendment. Ar amendment to the amendment was made by Commissioner Reilly substitut- ing ten days for thirty. His amend ment was seconded by Mir Webster, who had made the first motion and seconded the first amendment. Commissioner Martin claimed that under such circum stances the amendment to the amend ment was contrary to parliamen tary law. After another long argument the last amendment was put resulting in tie vote. The mayor de cided in the affirmative and the figh was over. The action of the board meet: