Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-20
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 ACCORDING to the general acceptance of the word. lady is a woman of gentle and refined manners. It remains for Waterbury, however, to confer the honorable title upon a shoplifter It must have surprised people to see in the want column of the DEMOCRAT, the other day, personal notice, requesting the "lady" who walked out of a certain store with S10 belonging to another person, to return the same or be ex- posed. I have reason to believe that the party who dictated the advertise ment knew what he was about when he called the shoplifter out of her name. It was politics, or rather policy, pure and simple. l am not certain that it had the desired effect. The incident has a precedent in 8 case the writer once saw tried in the local police, court. The charge was highway robbery and even the accused had to smile when his victim referred to him as the "gentle- man" who knocked him down and re- lieved him of his watch and other valuables.
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 ANYONE witnessing the rehearsals of the coming amateur theatrical produc- tion, the Shamrock and Rose,' would be surprised at the easy intuitive way with which the ladies and gentlemen ''catch on" to their parts. But, then, they have had experience on the boards, and do not let their heads run away with the foot-lIghts. 'Tis strange, but tls true, that every musical or dramatic effort, under the auspices of the church of the Sacred Heart, brings out new talent and spurs on the older and more experienced thespians to run for more laurels. The cast of this great play IS made up of Waterbury's most noted amateurs" who will, no doubt, give a | right interpretation of the difficult characters represented in the play, which is from the pen of John Fitz- gerald Murphy, a well-known Boston actor. The musical composition of the play will also serve to enliven the characterizations, and includes many new and pleasing melodies. If you don't believe this story, go to Jacoues' opera house St Patrick's night and sit on "sofa."
 
 l "HOw do ascertain the number of bananas in a bunch, without pulling them off ?" said a well known fruitereT to me, yesterday, in answer to ques- tion: "Well my boy, will tell you. We use strategy. Not one man in a hundred can count bananas correctly as they hang in bunch. We take paper of pins and count just how many there are in it. Then we go through the bunch of bananas, sticking pin in each one. Then by counting how many pins are left in the paper and performing little problem in subtraction we learn what we are working for. see?'
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 T. F. MCCARTHY of Windsor Locks, who was guest at the Sheridan coun- Gil reception last night, called upon many friends about town to-day. Mir Mccarthy is deputy sheriff of Hart ford county and to him was assigned the duties of sergeant-at-arms of the house of representatives a few weeks ago, when the minority organized for the purpose of compelling the attend ance of republican absentees. In speak ing of the matter Sheriff Mccarthy said E that neither he nor his deputies antici- Pated any trouble when the democratic house was organized, but they were on hand for business and would assert them- selves had there been any interference.