Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-07-13
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Stray Leaves From Reporters Note Book. Y SOME of the newsboys complain that a number of their patrons fail to pay for the papers they receive. Undoubtedly most of the trouble is due to thoughtlessness on the part of the customer. but in some cases the people deliberately refuse to pay for value received and the newsboy is the loser. How many of our readers, as they take up their DEMOCRAT every night have a thought for the bright, active little fel- lows who leave the paper on their door step2 In rain and shine, heat and cold, these little merchants make their rounds. Perhaps every one does not realize that the newsboy is 8 merchant. He buys his papers every afternoon and sells them to his customers. both by regular daily deliv- cry and by chance sales upon the street. Like merchants on g larger scale he has some bad accounts on his books. There are people who put him off from day to day with Haven't got the change to- night, "Come again, tomorrow" and the like. Frequently as many trips have to | be made to collect the weekly bill as to de- | liver the papers. This slow pay makes | serious trouble for the small capitalist, for the boys have to settle their accounts every day with the publishers.
 
 ALTHOUGH the removal of the postofice to the to the Oddfellows' building on North Main street has been heralded all over town in the different newspapers, some people are still ignorant of the change and it is amusing to see them step into the old building and then stare at the workmen who are tearing down the partitions and then inquire what in the world is the matter. Yesterday afternoon a woman lad TV1f ov16 ofk hafr Tvnfn o6 of the change grew quite indignant at the idea of the thing and said she thought the people should be told about it so they would not be making fools of themselves by calling there. At 6 o'clock last night night an old man got out of wagon ant went over to the door on the north sidt and pushed with all his might, but it wal no use. Finally he gave a glance up wards and saw the paddock and this seemed to confuse him all the more. Turning tC bystander he inquired what was the mat ter. He took the explanation with bette grace than the woman, and with merr. twinkle in his eye remarked that h. thought the postmaster might have gon back to the old custom of locking the of fee during meal times.
 NAUGATUCK young man was standing at EXcnange place, conVerslng Wltn
 friend, the other evening, when a brett girl got on the South Main street car an seated herself at the forward end. "A picture of innocence, remarked the Waterbury man. "Inno cence," exclaimed tue other, I'll bet dol lar that if go and sit next to her she wi open a conversation with me-" The frs speaker sig ad the girl up again and ac cepted the bet. They boarded the car ant the Naugatuck man took seat beside tn girl. She smiled and in moment the
 were conversing, to the amazement of tn
 Waterbury man, who was ut the rear C the car. Presently the presumption young man motioned to his friend, wh r thought he was to share in good thing.
 He only realized that he had been take in when his companion introduced him
 his sister.