Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-08-05
AS YOU LIKE 1T.
Stray Leaves From a Reporters Note
Book.

AS YOU LIKE 1T.
Stray Leaves From q Reporters Note
Book.
IT is worthy of note that at a recent
wedding in this city, just as the carriage
bearing the happy couple to the station,
was being driven away from the house,
one of the horses, a most intelligent
animal, threw a shoe.
IHAvE been told that a Naugatuck
man who sold out his business a short
time ago, did so for the purpose of
going into the stock market as a pur-
chaser. He ought to realize hand
somely on his investment for there are
great chances in the markets these
times. do not mean the buying of
shares on margin, which is simply
betting on a raise, and is dangerous
business, as some Waterbury gamblers
who have toyed with the bucket shops
have learned to their great cost. But
the man who has plenty of money can
to-day buy stocks of dividend paying
companies at rates that, unless all signs
fail, will insure HIM a large return in
dividends, or, in all human probability,
he can sell out in three months at an
| advance of at least fifty per cent. Why
| don't people buy? is natural question.
4 IL TIC vi a llllAG lilCluellt
| that recently occurred, when an old
resident of this city took a visitor
| around to see the town and halting on
Bank street, not far from the postotfice,
| said, Forty years ago | could have had
land on this spot for a song" why
| didn't you buy it 2" asked the astonished
friend, and the reply came, Il couldn't
sing" That's the trouble with most
people to-day. They cant sing" and
the great bargains in stock must go to
other purchasers.
OUT near Harper's Ferry and con.
tiguous to the line of the Meriden &
Waterbury railroad, is a lonely glen. oil
rather an amphitheatre of nature,
making, beautiful in its perfection anC
shut off from the world outside-anC
the adjoining farmers. The advantages
of this spot had remained unnoticeC
until quite recently, W hen the quick wi
of a gang of anti-workers led them t.
adopt the place as a rendezvous. Thu
surrounding hills hide the blaze of tn,
fires at which are broiled the fines
spring chickens to be found in the Mil
Plain coops. This favorite spot ha
been given the unromantic vet highl,
expressive name of 1.-The buns Kitchen
and is likely to be so written in tn
| local police annals in the very nea
future. The inhabitants of the lOcalit,
say that forbearance has ceased to be
virtue, and they are now thorough
! worked up over the state of petty van
dalism which exists. Several time
, consultations have been held and lega
, advice sought, and it has finally bee
resolved that if a successful surpris
! can be made upon the gang while in tn
, midst of it's revelries, the unfortunate
/ who are captured shall be tarre
a and rolled in the feathers which may b
t found in heaps about the place.
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: PROSECUTING ATTORNEY o NELL
= scheme to make the keepers of disrepr
: table houses pay a fine at stated intel
= walls, in consideration of which the
will enjoy immunity from arrest,
: unique. To license crime is certainl
3 against the teachings of theology and
/ does not seem to be good law. NJ
: O'Neill, in defense of his policy as on
lined, can point to the fact that fl
= years the proprietors of these place
, have been practically exempt froI
: prosecution. He took an extremel
practical view of the matter and pre-
posed system of taxation that, were
mot contrary to the statutes, woul
legalize the business. The idea is not
& new one with Prosecuting Attorne
3 lONeill, either. 1t is known that /
had the matter under serious consider;
v ton when he represented the town
the general assembly few years az,
and came within an ace of lntroducin
ala bill making a state law, under II
= provisions of which, by the payment {
a license, keepers of bawdy hous,
!. / would be free from arrest and proseCl
ton.
WHAT was known as the "disclosul
g law" was repealed at the recent sessio
Il of the general assembly. Under the la
a the man who was arrested for beir
drunk on Sunday could be mac
Ito disclose where he obtained h
Iliquor and if he did not mai
such confession he was liable
heavy penalty. 1t was the natur,
inclination of most prisoners, under sue
d circumstances, to tell where they g
y the drink. Upon this information Il
i prosecuting agent could act and the r
a suit was generally a warrant for Il
saloon keeper who was named by IL
Y prisoner as the person who furnishe
It him the liquor. The prisoner was l.
d off with a very nominal punishment
Is a reward for disclosing on the saloc
= proprietor. Now there will be no mo-
), Of this compulsory kind of evidence.
THE special bar meeting, which WI
held last Saturday, was for the purpo
Iof once more attempting to secure bett
- Icourt accommodations. 1t was vote
: to ask the selectmen to call a speci
y town meeting and in conjunction wit
4 the city vote to remodel the presel
: Icourt room. 1t is intended, if so vote
= to take out the walls between the ant
: rooms and the present court room, ar
4 thus gain more light from the window
on the west side. The expense will nj
be great and when the work is dor
there will be a fairly lighted cou
:, room. A petition is being circulated t
: day for the calling of the meeting.
JOHNSON PREDICTS DISASTER.