Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-08-02
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The town meeting called Tor next
Wednesday evening for the purpose of
appointing committee of two to act
with the selectmen in fixing the line
upon which the track of the Naugatuck
& Waterbury Tramway company shall
be laid, should be largely attended. This
is a matter in which every resident of
Waterbury has a direct interest, and
good, practical men should be selected
to protect the interests of the
people and see that their rights are
not made subservient to those of the
Tramway company.
At this years encampment of the Con-
necticut National Guard the signal corps
and hospital corps will be separate COM
mands for the first time. They have
heretofore been made up by details from
the several companies, but the new
order changes all that. In this connec-
ton the question arises as to where they
shall be quartered in camp.
Thomas ]. Eyman, one of the heavy
weights of the Concordia Singing
society, and bass singer of considerable
repute, is around buying the silence of
his fellow-members who happened To be
near when he was accused of being an
Irishman, at the recent saengerfest in
Hartford. AS is well known the mem
bers of the Hartford Mennerchor kicked
vigorously against the American and
Irish contingent of the Concordias.
Professor Bartlett, who enjoys a joke,
assured one kicker, who was more voci-
ferrous than the others, that all his wards
were Germans good and true. This only
increased the excitement of the other
and he declared that any body with half
an eye could go through the Concordias
and pick out the 1rishmen. Come
now" said Professor Bartlett, "pick me
out an Irishman," The Hartforder after
looking over the Waterbury world
heaters pointed his index finger at Tommy
lyman as a fair representative of the
Emerald Isle. The roar of laughter that
followed told him that he had made a
fatal mistake and he retired in disorder.
The Connecticut railroad commission
ers have given a strong official hint to
three of the longer roads of the state
that it is high time for them to do some
thing toward removing dangerous grade
crossings. However, the chances are
that no steps will be taken by any of
them till stronger measures than mere
hints are resorted to.
Don't mistrust your iceman. 1t will
pay you to place in him the most impllc-
it confidence. This statement is made
on the authority of an iceman who has
grown gray in the service. If you kick
against alleged short weight and tarry
in the vicinity of the scales when the
ice baron is at his work, he will regard
it as n sign that you are afraid to trust
him, and will "sock it to you" accord
ingly. If you greet him with a smile
and keep away from the wagon you will
be rewarded by receiving better weight
than VOur SUSPICIOUS neiphbOr,
The business failures reported to Brad
streets the past week, were 131 in the
United States, against 1856 the week previ-
Gus to the last and 213 this week last year.
There were % in Canada, against so the
week previous. The total number of
failures in the United States, January l
to date, is $500, against $3.50 in 1889.
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Did you ever notice the aversion peo-
pie generally have to climbing stairs,
whenever they can avoid it? Even the
three short steps leading to the platform
across the sidewalk in front of E. T.
Turner's block, where repairs are being
more than half the people passing that
way take to the road rather than climb
over the bridge.
"Cap" Lovejoy, of New Haven, dep
uty marshal in the United States ser
vice, will end his term to-day. The
newly appointed marshal, Emory F.
Strong of Bridgeport, has not vet quail
fled, and until he becomes marshal he
cannot appoint his deputies. Marshal
Lovejoy has been regarded as an efficient
officer, and as he is a veteran of the war
strong sentiment in favor of his reap
No iS hFOrIorlnt 10 10 a
ocrat, but it is thought that his chances
for reappointment are good because he
is not an offensive partisan. He makes
no application for reappointment. There
are candidates for the position, however,
in Mr. Strong's own party, and if they
urge their claims of patronage Mr. Love-
joy will will certainly not be appointed.
Marshal Lovejoy has many friends in
this city who would be pleased to hear
of his reappointment.
A gentleman walked into a barber
shop in this city the other day. asked
for and was given q razor, shaved HIM
self and cheerfully paid the full price of
shave by the barber himself. 1t is a
wonder some one does not establish a
barber shop managed on this plan. The
tedium of waiting for the BARRIERS
next" even when no pressing business
is at hand, is extremely trying, and there
is really no good reason why, with ap-
pliances at hand, "a man should not shave
himself in the BARRIERS shop and avoid
unnecessary delay. The most formid
able part of shaving ones self lies in
keeping the razor in order, and if men
We're relieved of this difficulty, many
would gladly dispense with the BARRIERS
ordinary services.
So
AS the reporter passed a door where
two young ladies were standing, yester-
day, one of them started up stairs and
the other said, Hurry up down"
Robert Swanston, a New Britain
ieweler, while looking through an old
cabinet Thursday, found a note yell
low with age, written by Rev Francis
T. Russell, of st Margaret's school, who,
many years ago was pastor of st Marks
church in New Britain. The note read: