The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-29

the same gentlemen from the
South were the first 10 beat IL 10
the speak-easles which were on
every corner IN New York In those
days.
Az regards cafes and restaurants,
o landmark n passing when SuOz-
nos places Of business moves from
Harrison alley. For years that was
the mike" MCEVOy bar. ~ was
known for its fine wines, good
liquors and o most COngenial host.
Iie was % mixO1Ogist In every sense
Of the word. There was % little
more color 10 drinking In days
gone by. More atmosphere, too!
You remember one Of the JaCks",
when he was tending bar NJ the
Elton. "11aVc % drink on Mrs. VI
tom. was one Of hin famous saIu-
tatiOns. AlmOn g. Judd. the pro-
prietOr, heard about H. lie seldom
went 10 the grill, hut he thought
he would 80 down and look "JaCk"
over. The bartender did not know
that Mr.. Judd was the owner OF
the establishment and after %
while said ~ usual: "iiave .
drink on Mrs. EIt0n". "WhO N
Mrs. EIt0n?' Gueried Mr. Judd.
"She's the woman tiiat owns the
place., WIS the response. "Weli,
you're Just . little mistaken, said
Mr.. Judd. n happen 10 he the
owner Of this hotel" "I'cg your
pardon, said Jack, "a he started
10 take on his coat. ~ suppose
I'm through. mo, you're not"
said Mr.. Judd, "but you should
be careful about the name Of vi.
ton around thia h0tel". From that
time on, Jack" always said, "Wlll
you have % drink on Mr. Judd?"
YOU know I'm those days the house
would occasionally set 'ein tp.
Speaking about the Elton fam.
lily, however, John r. ID going 10
lose q very trusted Gmploye IN The
very near future. lie seems alm0bt
as much OF the Elton family ~
tho Elton mansion Ii u part o.
Church street. refer 10 "Bub'
Wright, who has driven the Elton
cars for twenty-five years or more.
Ito Ia going 10 take q responsible
position with the Waterbury Tool
GO, The Elton livery WON'T look
quito tho same without Dub"
Wright, A fine fellow, with i0ts OF
personality, plenty OF character
and abiilty--the type OF person
that always docs his work we'll
no matter what his position,
Getting back IN the EltOn, chat
Ted a few minutes the other DAY
with the man that has the Elt0ii
right on top again, that efficient
MIR, Jennings. lie had Just return.
"a from his Alma Mater, Cornell
~ Yell". Told me that nc was talk
Inc with sob Mcdonald, who N
working 80 there during The sum
Juer months, and that Bob N get
Ting on fine. Mr. Jennings mas
been quite n booster for Sob ~
the biz red university and Bob
naturally thinks that Cornell n
way ahead Of any other college 10
the country.
Speaking OF the wars gone by,
the wars 10 come ard the wars
that are now on, John ID c0rp0,
the assistant city clerk, showed
me an interesting paper o few
days ago. IL was q claim for dam.
ages presented 10 the city clerk OF
Waterbury M connection with me
bio celebration In this CITY on the
first Arfnistice DAY. IL read ~
follows,
"This 10 10 notify you that dam.
ages will BE- claimed because Of
TIE destruction November 18th
and 18th, 1918, OF Two carriages
owned by me and valued ~
$4,000, ~ q crowd Of people acting
In q dis0rdcrIy manner. The car.
riagcG we're located at 704 ana
702 North Main street, IN o well
pOIiced part Of the city, but no
i,recaution was taken 70 protect
private property at the time,
Respectfully submitted, Peter
Hook, BY v. p. ouiifciIs, his attor-
1ey. 49,
Another claim was submitted by
AureilO pajiadIn0 Of T5 South
f.A.staaeA stFAet. who claimed that