Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-05-03
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Monday morning before the BODY of
the unfortunate Teresa HuxfOrd had
been identified, q middle aged lady Of
neat appearance approached the report
er and anxiously asked for . description
Of the dead girls dress and the general
appearance Of the body. Her voice trem-
bled and extreme agitation was plainly
evident. When the reporter described
the dead girls. clothing, the woman heav-
ed a deep sigh and expressed again and
again thanks for the information. The
lady begged the reporter not to question
her and in moment was gone. Who
was she? Probably the mother of some
hayward girl, who perhaps, is among
the missing. Through shame she be-
sought the scribe for information rather
than make her sorrow public by ap-
preaching the undertaken
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"Thirty-f1ve years ago when came to
Waterbury for the first time," said Mr.
Scheusz the veteran piono tuner of New
York, day or two ago, there were
just forty-two pianos In the town." To-
day a conservative estimate places the
number of instruments in the city at
600, classified as good, bad and worse
The performers outnumber the pianos
ten to one, classified in the same manner.
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This il the annual moving time and
furniture vans are in great demand.
Now is the time when the angry head of
the household gets his finger caught be-
tween hammer and a tack, slips on =
chair while the contents Of the stove
pipe showers down upon his unpro ected
head, carries a mirror q mile and a half
ton, and does numerous other things
that make him think marriage is fail =
ure.
The recent prize fights in this county
have caused much talk, and a call for
change in the law regarding such events
is made. 1t seems as it is now a witness
to prize fight may be prosecuted as
well as the principals and consequently
it is impossible to convict because the
witnesses will not testify. Commits
sioner Jacobs says that in his opinio n
the law should exempt witnesses from
prosecution, in which case there would
be ample evidence against the principals
in one of the most brutal sports human
ingenuity has devised.
It was a disappointment to the large
audience ut City hall last evening when
Daniel Dougherty produced the manu-
script and read his lecture. Mr. Dough-
erty's hearers fully realized what they
lost by the reading in the passages where
he laid aside his manuscript. His glow
ing description Of the mass and the
mastery manner In which it was given,
as also his account of who were the Or
iginal and early settlers of this free land,
held the closest attention of all, and the
ed the speaker at this point lasted for
several minutes.
The copyright for Webster's diction-
airy has expired, and number of firms
low price. Our book stores have caught
on, and anyone who needs a dictionary
can get it at a price that will make them
wonder how so much can be furnished
for so little money, and perhaps wonder
why /. is that other books that contain
but a small fraction of the amount OF
matter in an unabridged dictionary cost
so much more.
A well-known citizen who owns a fast
stepping horse in which he takes great
pride, is going it on foot these days and
the trotter is pirouetting around SEQ
Will street liver, stable waiting for his
hair to grow. A few days ago the owner
gave orders to have the animal clipped
and the liveryman proceeded to do the
job. One side was barbered in the most
approved fashion when the horse began
to cut up tantrums and the artist had to
desist and all attempts to finish the work
resulted in failure. 1t was suggested to
place the horse under the Influence OF
chloroform and complete the job, but
the scheme was abandoned and the surer
tut slower way of waiting for tie hair
to grow was adopted.
Twice within a week a local contem-
porary has left itself liable to the
sew crest condemnation for its lack of
charity. When the body Of Teresa Hux-
ford was found, and without waiting for
facts or learning motive, the sensa-
tional reporter theorized that the girl
was an outcast from decent sociOty and
that her death was the wage. of sin.
Yesterday while the unfortunate victim
of an assassin's bullet was writing in
agony of death the scribe was cruelty
penning the police record Of the poor
fellow, every word adding to the terri
BILE anguish Of the murdered mans
worthy mother and family who were
Frustrated by the blow. In both cases
the poorest kind of jude ment was dis
played.
There were 1873 failures in tho United
States reported to Bradstreet's during
the week, against III in the preceding
week, and ISL, 1855, 1871 and 172 in tn,
corresponding weeks of 1899, 1888, 1887
and 1885 respectively. The total number
of failures in the United States, January
to date, is 4,1ss, against 1896 in 1889.
Apropos Of the changes now being
made among the railroads the Consoli.
dated road does not propose to get left.
This road has now come into possession
of the land and tracks between the
station and the bridge at Bridgeport.
By this arrangement there will be no
stops made on the bridge as heretofore.