Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-08-09
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Two days ago the DEMOCRAT pub
lished an Interesting, accurate and ex-
elusive piece of news descriptive of a
fiendish attempt to seriously injure n
South Main street young lady with some
strong acid. Thursday night the affair
was the leading topic of conversation;
Yesterday, by chance, the esteemed
American heard of the outrage. 1t would
never do to admit that they had been
beat upon the most important news
item of the day previous. Neither could
so serious matter be allowed to pass
unnoticed. The only way out of the EN-
barrassing position was to make light of
the matter and tell white lie or two.
Here are u few sample sentences from
the Americans account of the affair
published last night: 1.-The story has been
fearfully and wonderfully exaggerated.
Someone did throw a liquid substance
into her bedroom, hitting her TN the
arms and touching her little sister on the
foot. The young lady says the liquid
'smelled fearfulIy' and that she WAS al
most suffocated by it. 1t felt like
fire. but she could not exactly describe
the smell. Two boarders, men sleeping
in the next room, she says, saw man
walking along on the projecting flat
roof in front of the dormer windows,
and this man has disappeared--taken u
train for other parts. No notice was
given of the incident to the police. In
deed the police know nothing at all of
the affair, and are inclined to make
light of it," Will our contemporary
please explain where the fearful and
wonderful exaggerations occur in the
DEMOCRATS account of this burning
affair 1t is admitted that some liquid
was thrown, that the young lady was
burned, that she screamed for assistance,
and that she heard footsteps on the roof.
That the police knew anything about
the affair is denied. To this 1t can be
said without fear of contradiction that
an officer was notified and called at the
house where the assault occurred. The
girl still bears the marks of the acid.
Hercules Ouimette, and another man,
so it is alleged, committed the
deed. Yesterday afternoon they left
for Canada. Ouimette was teamster
employed by Spencer Il Pierpont.
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A gentleman who has lately been sup
planted in his lucrative office says he has
escaped from any further experience like
that which made him decide he would
never again become office seeker. Every
collector for any purpose, every solicitor
from ont of town, every decent tramp,
every agent, came to him for money and
having paid 5000 year out of his salary
to run the office to the popular satistac-
ton, he had often to hear the question
asked, "What is your salary 2" Because
the richest men in town gave, and some
of them had nothing else to do, he was
presumed to be able to do likewise.
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1t is safe to say that the more raw,
ripe, perfect fruit is eaten. in a family
the better for all concerned. Apples
should be staple eight months of the
year, and every healthy child allowed at
least half a dozen day. When berries
grow ripe and cheap and plenty, buy of
them generously and eat them as nearly
as possible in n state of nature. Upon a
hot morning any human creature will
feel better to breakfast upon bread, but
ter. berries and water or milk, than il
he had absorbed all the hot greasy crea-
tions that ever came off or out of stove.
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The people of Naugatuck are proud
of two of the women of that town, who,
within q short time have taken the
places of men. One drives a milk wagon
and the other has charge of u delivery
wagon for local bakery. The question
of woman's suffrage has been vigorously
agitated in that town and many have
concluded that the time is near when
the fair sex will be entitled to vote.
They say in Naugatuck that men come
there to choose their wives because the
women all work in the rubber factory
and earn good wages.
The selection of Charles G.. Root for
chairman, by the democrat town COM
mittee, Is a guarantee that the approach
ing campaign will be skillfully con-
Quoted. Mr. Root is capable, willing and
thoroughly honest. He is tireless
worker in his profession, and, without
doubt, will prove successful leader
of the local democracy.
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The fashion of adjoining the grounds
about ones premises with foliage beds
cannot be said to have reached Water
bury. There are some choice locations
about the green which would be much
enlivened by the application of this fad,
if you chose to SO call it. The churches
facing the green can hardly adopt the
custom, but Trinity church, the First
Methodist church, and especially the
church of the Immaculate Conception
have grounds which would be greatly
improved by the adoption of this custom.
In the latter case three grass plots invite
such artistic illumination. Whoever
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side of Woodlawn cemetery, this side of
New York city, can see at a glance the
charming effect of this kind of landscape
treatment. And in the case of church it
would be n sermon in colors inviting one
to enter in to worship where such
thoughtfulness conveyed moral lesson
which is its own interpreter.
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Friends of James A. Hynes are con-
graduating him upon the complimentary
vote for secretary, received by him at
the recent State Firemen's convention.
Nearly every delegate came to the con.
vention prepared to vote for Secretary
Jones, and the fact that Mr. Hynes re-
ceived many votes goes to show that he
is popular with the fire laddies. About
next year the secretaryship will come to
Waterbury, if straws count for any
thing.