Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-17
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Some Stray Leaves From Reporters
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 There was no street railroad service when the cornerstone of St PatrlcK church was laid twenty-tWo years ago. Will there be any tomorrow when the edifice will be dedicated, and II so, now many will take advantage or It That depends on whether the war Wlll pe over or not. :.
 The dedication of St Patrick's church which takes place tomorrow has put the name of Father Duggan on every body's lips, so to speak. The As You ; Like 1t man was thinking to-day of the dead pastors charitable way of ex-- plaining why fathers and mothers hest- tate about denying refractory children a. place in the family circle and en- deavor to make provision for members of the family who for some reason or another were not able to care for them selves. How many times nave Father Duggan's pariShiOners shed a tear when listening to him describe the feel ings of kind father or mother who was about to pass out of this world leaving offspring behind who were like ly to be charge on society. It is not the solid, leyel-headed son nor the pru- dent daughter that causes the depart ing parent pain, he used to say, but the reckless boy, the wayward girl, the crippled child, the little fellow with the crutch. who never may be able to earn his own Livelihood. His idea in giv- ing talks on this and kindred subjects was to show that fathers and mothers asa rule bestow their greatest thought on the ones who need it most.
 A strike is an unfortunate. thing in any community 1t Is something like civil war, sets brother against brother, and often results in making enemies for a lifetime among people who hith- s erto had been the best of friends and neighbors. Take for example the case of Superintendent D. l.. Smith of the Waterbury Buckle Go, who was seen riding on the cars the other day. Many spoke unkiDdly of him for so doing, and yet MT Smith has been an employ CT of labor in Waterbury for the past forty years and over and those who know him best are willing to bear tes- timony to his general good treatment of help. Almost all the hands in the factory are affiliated with some of the unions and he never bothers them about it. There never was strike in that shop and it was the first concern In the city to give the machinists the Saturday half holiday and about the only one that kept it up after the ex- cltement was over. In many respects 1t was a pity that Superintendent < smith should come under the lash, for at is certain that if all employers of labor were like him the need of unions among the working people would not De felt In this town or elsewhere. It IS safe to predict that MT Smiths past record will make amends for his appar- ent hostility to the trolley employees ill tne minds of all good citizens, the union men included.
 No sketch of the late Father Duggan would be complete without some refer ence to his love of animals He de- spised a dog fight, and yet he seldom was without canine that could not give a good account of itself in a scrap While walking. down Grand street one day he noticed three or four handsome bull terrier pups sporting about in Harry Durner's window. and after looking them over he went in and bought one for $1O He named it
 Pdncher," after one of that breed the family owned when he was boy At the time of his death "Pincher'' was given home for time at Father. Slo- cum's, and greyhound which he owned at the same time was sent to a. friend ingNew Haven. ne hound died. soon after going to the Elm city. but Pfncher got along all right in his new quarters and in time became SO bossy that he wanted to run the house. The result of his bad manners was that Father Slocum turned him over to re- porter of the Democrat, who gave him snug corner for sake of old times. and now boasts that he possesses the only surviving member of Father Duggan's household. Dick Father Duggan's horse, was another of his pets. Tn it's day it was fast stopper, but in time it got somewhat lazy and when asked why he didn't sell it he remarked that he and Dick were growing old together and that he never intended to part with him,