Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-09
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 A charitably inclined woman who ha fed every tramp that called at her kbds, for the past year. waa astonished at tn. answer she received to a sympathetic in Iquiry made to one of the fraternity uas
 night. After giving him a warm meal, tn, good-hearted woman sat down to talk witt her visitor on the pltisbla state of affair, which makes it necessary for an able bodied man to call at ''proud mems doors tC ask little bread" and concluded by say. ing that abe supposed he had exhausted every effort to find employment before re. sorting to his present method of keeping body and soul Together. Well, no, madam" was the answer, ''I have moi sought. work for ten years. It takes all my time to look up three meals a day and find place to lay my head at night, SC you see have no time to fool away in a fruitless effort to find work" Thanking the woman he reached for his hat and walked leisurely out into the night.
 
 A few weeks ago a communication was printed in the DEMOCRAT scoring the members of the board of health for their action in regard to the garbage contract and intimating that one of the unsuccessful bidders could have secured the contract for $500. At first glance this. looked like an insinuation that someof the members might accept br1be. Such was not the case, however. It se sms that Mir Neville went to John O'Niell. after the board had rejected his bid. and asked the genial at- torney if he could not compel the board to give him the job. ''Why, certainly" said khn Vo urUn aawVAR l.r Al tract" "But." faltered the other, chow much will it cosf9 What is your price ? " 'tWell, what will you pay" said Mir O'Neill with 8 smile. After turning the matter over a minute the contractor allowed he was willing to give $15 for one year, $25 for two years, and the princely sum of fifty plunks for a three years cinch on the job. The windows fairly ratified with the laughter of the attorney. 'What do you take me fortr he finally asked, after recovering his breath, ga town pauper? If you want that garbage contract put down $500, and be quick about it." Then the contractor went out in the cold and cruel world. -T.
 THE other evening James Preston of Baldwin street, John Cavauauoh of River street and Edward PL elan of South street started to butcher a hog for a neighboriup woman with the result that the porker come of safe. while the three men almost lost their lives. Phelan and Cavanueh jumped into the pen and caught the animal by the ears, while Preston essayed to cut it's throat with a big butcherinp knife. Just as he had taken aim the pi9 made sudden bound and becoming free rushed against the knife receiving a bad cut on the side and upsetting the three men in the mud. The pig was now thoroughly enraged and jumped in all directions, coming down several times on the prostrate men before they had time to get out of the way. When they did suc- ceed in pulling themselves out of the pig gerry they presented a horrible sight. Their hands and face were covered with blood from the bleeding pig and their clothes were literally ripped to pieces. The services of Washington street butch- CT were secured and soon the ferocious hog was stretched in the yard, but no amount of persuasion could induce the fel lows who made the first effort to take it's life to assist in the scalding. They dreaded the sight of that pig even when dead. z 2
 The special town meeting called for last night was tame affair and did not last over i've minutes After the reading of the call by Town Clerk F. H. Belden' l.. I. Munson was made chairman and on mo- ton of F. B. Merriman it was voted that as much of the vote passed at the previous meeting authorizing the selectmen to secure a temporary loan of $60, 900 at a rate of iu terest not to exceed three and a half per cent bs rescinded. and that the selectmen be authorized to make the secure the loan at the lowest possible rate they could ob tain. Solectman Brooks said the board had canvassed the financial markets of New York. Boston, Hartford. and Nor wich and found it impossible to get the money for three and half per cent. He thought they would be obliged to pay near. CT four and half per cent.