Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-11-04
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 Ietting plumb tired of wearing out the
 lDDon on his typewriter by spelling words with more letters than is neces-
 sary Just because a lot of old moss packs did it long time ago. Fur
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 A Waterbury barber who spent q day hunting in Southford the past week, says he lost his dog and came near being locked up on a charge of shooting song birds. He doesn't know what happened the dog but he has q notion that some of the hayseeds cap tured and tied him in the barn. The loss of his faithful companion knock ed the life out of the huntsman and he started for home with few snipe which he had taken down, thrown over her shoulder. While crossing the lots somebody who claimed to be an officer, held him up and tried to have him believe that the snipe were rob ins and that in killing them he had left himself liable to arrest. But the tonsorial artist knew better and was willing to leave it to the first person that came along to decide which was right, and evidently thinking the thing was going to result in something like the difference that arose between Matt Hazlett and his wife as to whether a certain bird that strayed Into the house was blackbird or thrush, the officer finally gave in but not before the barber had done lot of explain ing.
 X couple of fellows who style them selves sports" one of them with a shady reputation for some of his doings around town, entered a pool cfr x-acfnFdau affo~- noon and proposed game of pool to the young man in charge of the place. The latter was little suspicious fit first about taking cue. but as he knew one of the fellows he finally de- cided to play game. Being a pretty good player and having some luck, he got the money ball the greater part of the time and was sticking the would be sports in grand style. But if he won the money. he did not get any, for after the first game the quit ters said that they would pay at the finish. The proprietor. took them at their word, but later on, after several games. as soon as he turned to rack up the balls in another part of the room, they bolted for the door. The eOuuS uiun NHD EOl uOut uul Ol 0iS money was little bit ruffied over the treatment and was thinking of having the fellows arrested. but as one of them was in court not long ago he de eided to drop the matter. He was out about S2.J0 on the deal, gs he,tIad yS4 coming from one and $1.50 coming from the other. In all probability the fellows will steer clear of the pool room for some time, as they know that they might land in the police station if they put in an appearance while the owner is present
 The question whether or not the teachers of the town schools should be paid as much as the city teachers. is causing much talk around town ana many persons are wondering what will be the outcome at the meeting next Monday night. The general opinion is that If the salaries of the lnstruc- tors of tine outlying districts are to be raised. the additional amount should come from the pockets of the taxpay- CTS in the towns. Although the regu- lar salary of a town teacher Is about ten dollars week, the majority at this time is getting more than this amount. A normal school graduate starts fin as A teacher for the city at S400 per year. It is understood that the teachers of the town will start fin at the same amount if the board de- eides to raise the salaries. A goodly number claim that the town teachers, at least some of them, are getting as much If not more than they deserve. A few of them have never attended a normal school, others do not even hold a High school diploma. and still they want as much as a girl who has spent two years or more at New Brit aln or New Haven. Superintendent Tinker said that if the board should grant the petition it would take long time to get the scale of wages in work ing order 90 as 10 benefit all equally. s1t Is only reasonable" he continued. sfo demand the same qualifications from an applicant for the town schools as for the city. if both are to be paid the same salary" O course it will benefit all those teaching now and lt will make 1t much harder to obtain a position in an outside school than be- fore. To obtain q position fin the schools of the city at the present time q normal school certificate has Co be shown. To obtain a position in the schools of the town. if the position goes through, the same rule VIII hold good