Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-07-01
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To what queer uses lie the apostrophe
put. With most people 1t is more or
less OF q stumbling block. have
seen people who ought to know
better use the bothersome mark in
pronouns of the possessive case. For
instance, the manuscripts of High
school graduate yesterday put II: The
Yale crew held it's advantage" and the
writer thought he was above criticism.
AWaterbury sign displays as much want
of knowledge as this important mark as
anything the writer has seen. It is a
shoemaker's sign, but be 1t said that
the shoemaker did not paint it. The
public Is informed by the sign that
"boot's. shoes and rubber's are re-
paired"
But the misuse of the apostrophe is not
marker to some OF the ridiculous errors
of spelling seen on signs around the city.
Up on the Grand street side of the rink
building is legend notifying the world
that Clothes 'dying'is done here. This
property for SAIL is an old timer. but
| a sign which was tackled to an old barn
in the eastern suburbs of the town for
nearly year told the curious public
that the property was for "Sal," who
ever she was. The city is responsible
for "Doublin" on the Dublin street
signboard. These are only a few OF
the many curious Inscriptions one may
see in Waterbury.
In talking up the Injunction case OF
IC. Art Ward this morning, the lawyers
gave various opinions as to the manner
in which those who cleaned out the
piggery should receive their pay. The
board of health really ought to pay the
bill, as the members of that body voted
to stand by the committee who did tht
work, and one member even went so far
as to say he would liquidate the deb
himself. One lawyer suggested thai
the water board ought to pay the bills
another that the common council should
vote to meet them. 1t was the genera
) opinion, however, that the bills would
be met shortly in some manner.
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COLONEL DoHERTY has not yet named
an adjutant to succeed Captain Dickin
son, and probably will not until thu
election of the latter as major of tn,
Second regiment is officially promul
! gated. Lieutenant Daniel E. Fitz
patrick has been suggested for the posi-
ton, and would probably he the choic
of the colonel if he would accept. 1
comes from good authority, however
, that Lieutenant Fitzpatrick does no
care to tear himself away from Co G, o
. which he has long been a populs
officer. At any rate, he is not candi
, date for staff honors, and 1t is not i'm
!, probable that Adjutant Dickinson's sue
cessor will hail from the classic shade
of New Haven. It is an expensiv
honor, at best.
Il WHAT rot is thrust upon us in tn
3 shape of music2 And how the grea
3 American public takes to it? Given
"catchy" air, a few lines of nonsensica
! rhyme with a dash of sentiment and W
: have all the elements of what they cal
{ | a popular song. AFTER the Ball" is tn
3 latest, and every school boy can
heard whistling its iDsipid air. TIL
8 fact that it tells it's heart-broken stor
D in waltz time is enough to show tn
; righteousness of the thing as a whole
e But people will buy such trash, how
; ever, while music of higher order lie
covered with dust on. the top shelves i
r the music stores.
A YOUNG woman was among tn
callers at the DEMOCRAT office the otht
: Ievening. She wanted to know if an,
one had advertised the loss of poke
book. Upon being answered in til
=, negative she prepared to leave, whe
i, the writer ventured to ask whether st
;, had found a purse. After a little hes
y tation she acknowledged that such WI
the fact, but declared positively thu
she would not advertise for the owne
, and proposed to keep the money, as L
one had published its loss. The girl e,
: pressed defiance for the..law and sweI
u out of the office without ceremon'
when it was suggested that her cour
was not honest. The law in regard
v articles found provides that when an
II person finds any article of the value
one dollar, il the owner be not found
4 fourteen days, he shall cause a descril
), tion of the articles to be registered B
:. the town clerk; but if the value
= greater than five dollars, he shall caul
= q description of the articles to be adve