Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-07-22
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WHILE driving from Naugstuck, the
other evening, Waterbury man was
run into, in a dark spot, by a carriage in
which were two women. Although he
was on the proper side of the road the
man, being gallant, stopped and offered
to repair the damage which the other
wagon had sustained, his own carriage
having escaped unscathed. Upon ask
ing if he could not be of some service |
to the ladies he received the reply: |
"Get out, you darn fool" accompanied |
by a snap of the whip as the amazons |
drove on with a broken shaft. The Wa
terbury man couldn't understand it all |
until he learned that the girls were out
for a lark and had taken the team with
out the owners leave from in front of
South Main street saloon. They
abandoned the rig shortly after meeting
with the accident and the owner hasn't
stopped swearing yet.
CHIEF ENGINEER SNAGG is engaged in
small business. Because the news
papers saw fit to criticise the work of
the fire department on several occasions
recently an old rule has been resur-
| rected and reporters while in
the performance of their duties,
have been summary bounced from
the inner circle at fires. True,
the chief himself did not give the
orders, but the understrapper who did
would not dare act upon his own re
/ sponsibility in such a matter. The
chief is making every effort to carry
his point and will oppose the petition of
the newspapers-perhaps not openly
That the members of the fire board will
take away from the news gatherers the
privilege that they have enjoyed for
years, and which has never been abused
no one believes. There was a time
when Chief Snagg's word was law, and
when newspaper reports of fires were
constructed according to his ideas, hut
that day has gone never to return. The
DEMOCRAT can neither be coerced nor
ca oled, and it is a pleasure to note that
our contemporaries, also, are beginning
to assert their independence.
As the story goes the chief has
sounded some of the commissioners and
! has learned that they believe in giving
the reporters every opportunity for OBJ
tanning the news at fires. Which is right.
1t is not a question of politics, but
4 rather matter in which the whole
people have an interest. The pains
t taking men of the press are expected
to tell what they know about fires and
to do that they must be on the scene
t | If their criticisms are not fair they ART
e always willing to stand corrected. The
4 | trouble has been that the write-ups have
ALWAYS been too fair, if the expression
e be allowed. Chief Snagg has beer
+ petted and praised so often that he evi
d IDENTIFY cannot stand criticism. He hal
t been spoiled by the press and repay,
j favors with ingratitude. His effort tc
s exclude reporters in general from tn,
f fire lines meeting with failure he will. i
s is said, ask to have the matter of issu
1 ing badges placed in his hands will
i power to discriminate against anyon'
t whom he sees fit. This scheme viii
r hardly work, for the newspapers will
Y not submit to dictation. The right Il
regulate the assignments of the differen
b papers will not be vested in Chic
6 Snagg. Finally, let it be understood
l. the newspapers and not the individual
n reporters are responsible for what
e printed.
1T will relieve some people who Ii
awake nights worrying lest tn
< bank in which their money is deposite
u should fail, to know that out of all III
national bank failures during the pas
few months not dollar has been los
= by depositor. People may have bee
temporarily DISCONNECTED, but event
ually every cent will be paid. SO don
IL grow thin and dyspeptic without caus,
AS for the savings banks, those in Wa
terbury are solid and safe. The me
whose capital is invested in the enter
e prises are conservative, and place tn
u money intrusted to their keeping wher
it can not possibly he lost. Saving
banks beat the stocking scheme all I
pieces. One man, who is certainly il
u telligent enough to have known better
made a demand at one of the loc'
savings banks this week for larG
amount, said to have been nearly s. ,0Ol
- which was merrily drawing interes
The bankers gave him some good sens
n BILE advice, and paid over the none!
q In a week or two it is probable that II
4 alarmist will again deposit his wealth
"A and will stint himself in the matter {
q cigars to make up the interest lost.
n A LOCAL physician of many yea
rs practice said day that he never sa
q the general health of this community
y good. With the exception of few cas-
e of cholera infantum there is no sickne
1t except chronic cases in the city.
u AN item is going the rounds Of tt
AZ press, and was printed in these column
80 Yesterday, to the effect that farmer
a connot find help enough to assist the
70 in haying and gathering their crops. La
evening a Young, able bodied and il
- talligent man called at the DEMOCRA
az Office and said that the item was ev
g IDENTIFY incorrect. Yesterday he hs
y; walked from this city to Bethany
~ search of work and found that the farr
g ers in that vicinity had all the help the
a needed.
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