Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-04-12


sire ct side and chop off that unsightly
projection at the junction Of Bank street
and Meadow lane? Anyone with an eye
to beauty can see that by setting the
building back from the street and cut
off the triangular front part of the yard
the appearance of the school and the adj
Jacent streets would be greatly improved.
If anyone can name a greater nui-
sance than many of the awnings around
town would like to hear what it is. The
plaguy things are hung just low enough
to make it impossible for two persons
carrying umbrellas to space each other
without one of them taking to the gut
ter. The ordinance regulating the height
of awnings should be enforced.
Councilman George Barnes is opposed
to the selection of the old cemetery as
site for the Bronson library, and when
the matter was under discussion at the
last council meeting he made a touch
ing appeal to spare the cemetery. Il
believe in letting the dead rest as long as
they live" said Mr. Barnes, 'and-but he
stopped right there and blushed like a
bashful maiden, while his colleagues
roared at the "bull' he made. The slip
completely turned the edge of Mr.
barnes arguments.
The first Of Rev w. P Elslon's series
of sermons upon ''Romanism" is due to-
morrow and is awaited with more than
ordinary interest. 1t is limited that Rev
Elsdon has thought better of the matter
and will leave many things unsaid. 1t
is even said that the principal part of the
anticipated attack will be that which is
left unsaid. Let us hope so. Life is too
short to be spent in quarreling.
Pine Hill was crowded last Sunday by
parties from remote sections OF the city
whose steps were turned that way by
reading in the DEMOCRAT of the sights
to be seen from the summit of the hill
The unanimous verdict was that the
view of Waterbury from this point is
the very best obtainable.
| 1t is hardly probable that Terrence
McKiernan will be tried again at the
coming term of the superior court for
the killing of Tom Cleary. No new evil
dence has been discovered and it is not
likely that the state will stand the ex-
pense of another trial the result of
the last McKiernan is at his home in
Union City and has apparently improved
| in health. He has conquered his APP
petite for liquor and spends most of his
time around thehouse.
One Of the best men in town to re-
porters is President Fred B. Rice of the
board of trade. He knows the value of
news, is approachable at all times and
his word is Il, good as his bond. If he
has no information to impart he says so
in a pleasant way. One of the hardest
nuts for a reporter to crack is Judge
Cole. 1t requires considerable strategy
and no little good luck to draw him out
and more than one scribe has been crush
ed in spirit by the judge.
| Under the statues, so lawyers say,
men may be fined for street walking as
we'll as women. Such case came up
| in New York recently, and a conviction
was secured. And why not: Is the man
who walks the street for immoral pur-
poses any better than the woman who is
out on the same errand: If such con-
struction can be put upon the law as
lawyers say there can, it might be we'll
SO make a test case right here in Water
bury of some of the miserable crew who
are out every night.
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notice that some of the more impor-
tant railroads Of the country are begin
ming to recognize the fact that the aver
age train boy is a nuisance, and are
abating him. No more will he dump
prize packages of caramels and popcorn
into the laps of passengers. It's well.
This sort of physical assault upon the
travelling public has been tolerated long
enough. If railroad company per-
mits a train boy to leave articles for the
inspection Of passengers it should pro-
vide a receptacle in which the wares can
be laid. For boy to toss package of
gum drops in the lap of Young man
who is riding with his best girl is a mild
| form of blackmail. The passenger is
not to be blamed in the least if he quiet
| ly assists the offending article to slide
second offense the corpus dilecti"
might be thrown out of the window
with propriety.
The importers of human hair pravely
| announce that there is shortness in the
hair market abroad this season, and that
prices are likely to advance. To what
| the short crop is attributable isn't stated
| and it is rather difficult to conceive a
condition of things that should prevent
the natural growth Of this product. The
only reasonable explanation is that
false hair is more worn than ever a con-
dition of things which would denote a
growing vanity in the sex which wears
it. The chignon has passed out, but the
coil and the frizzes still survive and
flourish, to attest the fondness Of the
fair sex in assisting nature.
~
Well, the years are gliding by, to be
sure. Eight years ago when Annie Pix
ley, as IN Liss" first appeared before a
| as cricket and the dudes went into
ecstasies over her dancing. She was
cute little thing and as pretty as pic
ture. After long absence Annie APP.
peared in Waterbury Wednesday even
ing in THE Deacon's Daughter, and
her old admirers scarcely recognized
her. Her step is not as light as of yore