Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-23
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~sme Stray Leaves From Reporters
Note Book.

One day during the past week I'm
one of the local public schools the
class in history was reciting. In the
course of the lesson 1T was stated
that General ''Stonewall" Jackson,
the bold and daring and gallant Con-
federate general, was Of Scotch
Irish descent The teacher asked the
class the meaning OF Scotch-Irtsh.
One boy quickly raised his hand and
as quickly replied. Half breeds"
No doubt the department. of public
safety meant well when it discont1n-
ued the blowing of the gong at
O'clock Yet the order was a serious
public inconvenience and the board
will be fortunate if the women folks
do not get after them about it. The
screech of the big whistle marked the
hour of retiring for thousands OF
youngsters all over the town and it
was very much appreciated in other
ways Housekeepers and others to
whom time is everything claim that
instead of abolishing the blowing of
the gong at O'Clock. which had
come TO be looked upon las sort or
curfew. the practice should have been
the great army of toilers who are late
for work If thew remain in bed after
6 O'Clock in the morning. They want
the. whistle to scream at night as US
ual and in addition give a few
screams at $50 every workday.
Talking about money lost by shop
pers a business man said he was SUIT
prised that We do not hear more from
this source of trouble. adding that
good share of the things dropped on
the streets and in stores by women
bre picked up by honest bystanders
and returned to them then and there,
and the public hears nothing Of the
occurrences. "Did you ever stop to
consider what slaves we are to fash
aon?v he continued. "The women of
to-day suffer great inconvenience and
in many instances heavy losses rath-
er than sin against the prevailing
custom which rules out pockets in
ladies' costumes. No. there Is not a
woman in Waterbury provided with
a pocket in one of her, garments. They
carry money in their hands and the
keys of the doors and bureaus in
their stockings so that really it Is a
valuables being lost Or misladd."
1t was rumored about town the past
week that another Catholic parish is
soon to be founded in Waterbury, but
after looking the matter up thoroughly
a representative of this paper is salts
fed that there is no truth in it. For
the present, at least, the Catholics of
Waterbury are well provided for in
the matter of church accompodation
While all are increasing in strength
there is room and a little to spare in
nearly every church of that denomina-
ton, that is unless too many crowd in
at the same time, something which
frequently happens, and prompts the
casual observer to conclude that SINH
lar conditions exist at all the services.
As an evidence of how parishes grow
one needs but look at st Patrick's.
About eight years ago, just before
Father Gleeson came here, what is now
a hustling parish, of IFS own under the
passionate of Father Curtin was cut Off
from st Patricks, taking about 1 600
souls from what is commonly known
as the Brooklyn church. Notwith-
standing this the parish has almost as
many members as before the division.
When Father Gleeson came here the
census of the parish showed 5000
souls. To-day the number is over a 600,
and with the development of Town
Plot. which is bound to come In the
near future, adherents of that church
will multiply so that the mammoth
structure will be none too large, and
then the wise heads who rarely ever
look far ahead will be forced to ad-
NIT that the good man who planned
the structure builded better than they
knew.