Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-06-15
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 THE stories that are told of the unfortu- nate William Bowne show him to have be. n man of impulses and cranky no- tions, if indeed not actually insane, as suG- cested by his father A few weeks ago while walking down South Main street he stepped to the edge of the sidewalk and kicked Captain Shows horse. which was standing m front of the latter's mar kct, fo1 Ahlch he was soundly thrashed by one ot Ihe clerks Some time ago he went to the home of his family in Pine Bush, \ to see his father. who was sick Upon returning to Waterbury he told an acquain . tlnce that it was too bad the old son n-of-a a gun got better" Last Tuesday while in a barber shop he burst into tears and de. clared his intention of killing hIs wife, the Harvey boys and himself. It was thought tO be an idle threat and no attention was paid to him He Ashed another man If hanging was painful death and when in liquor almost always talked of murder and death Without much doubt the man was mentally weak.
 Did you ever stand near soda fountain and see the different ways people have in handling the beverages? Take the busi- ness man. He rushes in. gives his order and swallows the contents of his glass as if he had not a minute to spare then rushes of with that one idea, that enters the head of the public at the present time. of money and how to get it. Next we have the young man and his best girl, They are rather uneasy at first. that is, she is, as it is the first time they have been in puplic together. So after giving their order she almost chokes herself in trying to finish at the same time does, while he, wishing all the time that it was beer. takes it in two swallows, and looks around sp- parently unconcerued as though be had been there before Then comes the small boy, who has saved his pennies. He wants his moneys worth and takes great delight in a big glass of chocolate. Then comes the nuisance who insists on talking to the clerk or whoever may be with him. while crowds are waiting for their turn at the fountain. It is a great place to study human nature.
 THE announcement that President Lozier cf the Bicycle Go of Toledo. O., is making a tour through Connecticut in search of a large factory where the com. pany could establish a branch of the busi- ness, has prompted some of our citizens to sIaIo tuht II MT LC ZlSE suOulu NlSlt water bury and call over at the Burritt foundry on Porter street he would find just the kind of a place he needs. It would be a splendid location for a business of this kind. The machinery is in excellent con- dition and situated beside the railroad tracks the company could save consider able during the year on freight. If the plant should net be large enough to ac. commodate the six hundred hands, which Mir Lozier iI reported as saying the com. pany would employ. there is plenty of land in the immediate vicinity on which suitable additions could be built in @ short time It the company could be induced to locate there it would be a big boom foI Waterbury in general and for that part oi the city in particular.
 Court Messenger and Constable W. M Gillette awoke this morning with 8 new idea. and had scarcely reached the City hal when he prepared to put it in the works Several large brown rats which have seen several years of life have accumulated large families in Mir Gillette's barn. Int idea occurred to him that if tho committee on public lands and buildings were contemplating mAk ing geological garden out of the greer and no band concerts were to be allowed it would be brilliant thing to wire in thu band stand and allow him to exhibit hii collection of rats. To that end he prepared a petition and filed it with the city elefl | to-day. He guarantees to train the rodenti himself and promises to equal Barnurn iE the course of time,