Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-04-28
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 IT is stated that farmers are badly in need of help, though willing to pay fair wages. And yet in view of this statement, which is not a mere rumor, there are hun dreds of men in the cities of Connecticut, who are complaining of inability to pro- cure work. Any day in the week men can be seen standing on South Main and Bank streets waiting for something to turn up and making no further effort to get em- ployment. If they would go into the country many of them could find home for the summer. Speaking to the writer some time ago a Middlebury farmer said that the average man from the city was not desirable farm hand. His heart was not in the work and he had habit of throwing up his job just at the busiest time. "A man." he said, "who will re- main through the season. and is willing to work. can secure farm work most any time. expect my men to do at least as much work as I do myself. Isn't that fair?"
 A LITTLE incident happened the other evening which goes to show that the A. P. A. will meet rock on which it will split when it tries to enlist the sympathies of
 
 men were discussing current events, when one of the number, addressing himself to young business man who was in the party said: "I hear that you have joined the A. P. A." The business man actually turned pale and answered: "For GodS sake don't let anybody hear you mako such a remark to me, even in jest. am not a member of the A. P. A, neither do I be- lieve in its objects or methods and you cannot imagine the great injury the spread of such a report would do me. Don't joke about such serious matter" And he was right. Any business man of Waterbury who is known to be in sympathy with the A. P. A. is reckless, to say the least.
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 JUDGE RALPH WHEELER has just given a decision in the case of the town of Crom- we'll against Henry Congdon and others for keeping unlicensed dogs, which is the first of it's Kind in the state. Mir Congdon was arrested and fined for keeping four months old dog that was not licensed MT Congdon maintained that he had 6 right to keep the dog until proper time came for registration, as it came into his possession after the first of May and he intended to have it registered the first o1 the coming May. He demurred and Judge Wheeler's decision is in his favor. The decision is an important one as having z bearing on all other cases of this char acter.
 THOMAS KELLY had the narrowest escape of his life, the other day. He went fishing without finding brook that was not post cd all 1a r general principles, but he was after trou and after due deliberation cast his line 1T d posted brook. He was having good luct and had just landed a beauty when { farmer came tearing through the brush ant shouted:
 What ye doin' there."
 Fishing" said Kelly, while he tried tt produce that bland smile of his.
 Il see you are, but don't you know thi brook is posted. Where are you from?"
 "Waterbury."
 Whats your name?'
 kelly the baker,
 ''Ye be, eh. Then by jiminy fish al you want to. Any man who will give bo, barrel of flour for cents can knocl down every fence on my land and won say word.'
 Tho farmer then explained that it wa his nephew who contributed SIX cents t( the Waterbury relief bureau last winte and that he did not forget that Kelly gav' q barrel of flour for the six cents.
 Talk about casting your bread on th' waters.
 TIE lawyers in the Platt block were greatly amused this afternoon by coloret lady, who called around at the difteren offices singing a song of her own compo sition, which she offered for sale for tn, small sum of five cents. Each one bough copy and it was astonishing how quickly some of them committed the lines to mem ory, and caught on to the melody anc time. Lawyers Russell, Lowe and Lawlol were singing the words down stairs, while Lawyers Holohan, Hall and Judge Roo could be heard humming Trust in Goo Do ha PirbSf' ho floor oUarb