Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-08-17
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 THE soldier boys will look sunburned, soiled and tired when they arrive home this evening" but nights rest and change of clothing will make them a bright and chipper as ever. Tomorrow night they will be out with their best girls recounting their experience with all the frills and ad- ditions they can invent. Companies G and A held their own at Camp Coffin, and came in for full share of the honors. The excessive heat spoiled to an extent the pleasure of camp life, otherwise there was nothing to complain of.
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 JUDGE COLE is one of the most amusing lights of the Waterbury bar and whenever he appears for client In the police court there is sure to be some fun for the spec- tators. Last Tuesday when Michael Law Tor of South Main street was being tried for allowing boisterous characters to loiter in hls place to the annoyance of his neighbors, Attorney Cole 'jollied' the compliments and provoked hearty laugh for all hands when he remarked: "There is nothing wrong down there except that a few jolly fellows with foghorn voices call around once in a while and sing songs for each other. Some,people might consider this nuisance, but the sare thing could be charged if few friends should call at my house and start 8 singing match. I know it would be considered great nui- sance if I should start up few verses and don't believe it would be any different if Judge Cowell should try it, for don't be. lieve his voice is any more musical than my own." The court tried to look serious and cast reproachfui glance at Judge Cole, while every person present. women and all, enjoyed a good laugh at the mannepdn which the stocky little attorney got off his good natured pun. Avo.
 MACADAM roads are becoming popular in Waterbury and when property owners in the different St cttons ot the town wake up to the fact that they are almost as durable and in many respects much more desirable than block paving there will be some rival " among the advocates of the two materi- als. Already there is consid rable talk among some of the residents of Baldwin street as to why the board discontinued the work of macadamizing Union street. It seems to be the opinion of all that inas. much as the work has been commenced it should have been completed to the junc- tion of Franklin square and from there 60 Scovill's bridge. A member of the road board was asked about this matter to-day and made this replv That's where the street inspector should have Leen working all summer instead of on West Main street The work of macadamizing Union street should have been continued along Baldwin street as far as the Washington school But there, the people in that part of the town got all they asked for this year, and l suppose they don't expect any more"
 
 THIS intensely hot weather and glaring sun is what tires us" said a Naugatuck engineer to She writer the other day. I'll often hear people express the opinion that it must be hard to drive a locomotive in the dark or during heavy rain, but, for my part nothing gives me greater anxiety than COT tinuous sunshine. The glare from the rails which strikes the eyes while watching for track Instructions is very tyring, and often when leave the engine find the greatest comfort in resting n a dark room. Engineers are afraid to wear smoked glasses, as they might be suspected of color blindness. But some protection of this kind would greatly prolong the career of many an engineer and fireman"