The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-20

They are Grateful! Needy Italian students have been assisted in the relief program overseas of American Ree TOT Italy with clothing shoes stockings, etc., and many of them have written expressing their grtaefuness to Do mestc Relations Court Justice JuVena archisio pres dent of A. R. The letters have been sent to this coun- try through the secretary of the European Foundation fo the Assistance of University Students Iypca ot the sentiments expressed by the students are the following This timely aid Clothing donated) has come during period when it the continuance of our stay at this Roman center of learning, wrote the brothers Antonio and Carmne Fiorett students of the Faculty of Mathe matics and Physics From Guido De Luigi student ot Engineering this ette For those who during then
 life have suffered greatly gift does not have the simple meaning of material aid but much broader one; 1t be- comes symbola symbol of solidarity and understanding It proves that is not always in vain to hope in the good ness of mankind" Louise Kappa, student of Physics wrote After long time, 1t is strange to notice while walking on the streets with the rain peltng down annoy ing people, suddenly to realize that the water is not see ing in ones shoes, and making squshng noise con fes that longer used to the idea of owning pair of winter shoes solid and water proof still remember the long winters spent in country town in far away Abruzzo. far from my Pisa and from all had there ana which no longer possess. it's hard to imagine how disastrous is the sensation of ones feet completely frozen all pastered with mud and snow while one walks because one must live. now am beginning to forget because have magnificent pair of shoes-nohing more comfortable. nothing snug. looking at this new pair of shoes which entirely mine gives me peculiar feeling to young colleagues of war away America our sincere gratitude. /.
 Our Waterbury. . Watrburys first dentist was Dr. Aaron Gibbs, who came to the town in 1883 as physician Later he took dentistry but did not re- main here long, Today there are approximately slxty dentists according to Dr. Francis F. Barnes head of the Dental Association, before the war about seventy.
 From 1910 1911 busy reporters covering the district and superior courts took their notes in the Odd Fellows Building where courts convened. In 1900 the late City Engineer Robert A. Cairns made the first map 0 the proposed Hamilton Park. One of the features with in the park still remains the old water wheel. An other geological deposit not far from the park is the Overhanging rock close by the Sake and FotO Green houses which seems to hang by hair. South Main Street ambled along hit miss until after 1SOO parts of open field and Bank Street also more or less of a lane in the year 1900. As a matter of fact Waterbury had only 132 streets in 1S79 and by 1892 there 262. Today there over 1900 termed as streets avenues and roads, beginning with Aaron and ending with YeatOn. Central Avenue, once entirely residential and mostly professional was named by Israel Holmes because then now, for its location Above Grove Street it once known as Third Avenue Easter 1886 little activity one way or another
 in these parts since the plantation of Mattauck was just beginning to be hababe community. There Easter parade. no Easter hats and no granite and stone churches That the year town privileges were granted. Yes two hundred and sixty years ago come Sunday things were different hereabOuts