New Britain herald., 1924-03-29
THE OBSERVER
Makes. Random Observations On the City and Its People

ago by greatly reduced plurality. It
 is possible that he may swing enough
 votes. with the assistance of Attorney s. Gerard Casale. who is his demo-
 cratic candidate for alderman, to
 bring the republican margin down to lower figures.
 It is a foregone conclusion that the
 republicans will not carry the fifth
 ward this year. Even che leaders ad-
 mt this but they aye working to keep
 the democratic vote down to a mini
 mum. They are not letting the fifth
 ward go by default. by any means, and will fight to the last ditch real izing that with a landslide in the fifth and sixth for Paonessa and possible inroads being made by the democrats in the second and fourth, the result of the election will be in doubt.
 Both democrats and republicans are talking in an optimistic vein. A prominent republican inquired casual " recently where he could find a democrat with the courage of his con- vlciions and a roll of bills. G. O. P. chiefs are confident that Judge AL ling will win the oay although they hesitate at guessing at his margin of victory. Democratic leaders are also ciffident on the subject, claiming vic tory but mentioning no figures. The consensus seems to be that it will be a close race.
 This has been the quietest pre- election period in many years. The man in the street appears to be only mildly interested in the outcome all though many have expressed their preference. Action has been confined have refrained from speaking inn moderately or making any statements rcflccting on the other fellow. Thus far Judge filling has not said a word which could be interpreted as criti- eism of the Paonessa administration, coi'tenting himself with the assertion that he believes he could do better. The mayor. likewise, has treated his ,iral with courtesy and apparently agrees with the majority of people. who believe that if a man wishes to seek public office that is his right.
 Ii was at the monthly meeting of the Back Biting society and Mrs. Tat tie, the president, was doing the talk ing-as usual. But the meeting was in her own home and if lady cant monopolize the conversation in her own home what is to become of the world?
 "oh. my dears," she exclaimed be- tween nibbles on cookie, it is sonething terrible. You don't know how many people arc sick. Of course many of them are putting on jist to be in the swim. My arm. though, is terribly swollen. It pains some thing dreadful, Every minute there's a pain shooting through it. And the blister, you should see that blister. The doctor says it's a perfect take. surely do hope so because I wouldn't want to go through this ordeal again. My arm is just as raw as bcofsteak.
 "When I go to bed I can hardly stand ii All night long toss and turn and moan. My husband says is a terrible affliction on n arrisd men. don't know what h. means. but then George is so deep, you know. you never know just what he is driving al. He says if the health department advises another general vaccination while he's alive he's going 10 get q divorce. I'll have to admit that one went over my head too. What a smallpox epidemic has to do with divorce is more than I can tell.
 "1f all women bore if as brarcly as | have there wouldn't be much Take tho case of Mrs. T. iYou know who I mennD. She was on the cr--limb. silly isn't 1t. 4 woman of her age, al- ways did say she was a bit flishty. She must have heard that some high school girl had been vaccinatel OH the er---there.--and she followed suite. went over to see here yesterday and she was lying on the couch with one of those stage pains on her face. You never saw such an nhiidy house. She said she simply e couldn't got around to clean up. Between us, l think she is faking. I'm sorry for her husband.
 My vaccination made began Mrs. Meek. .,