The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-22

business there.
The Town Crier Tells The towns and little
towns were pretty well blanketed with after the
storm the other night State roads however were pass
able before the next day in most sections Mid
dlebury looked pretty in the sunlight after the snow
stopped and quite few out with cameras in that
town. also Cheshire, ThOmastOn and elsewhere. Cen
trail Park New York City, looked truly wintry rural
following the snowfall. In a good many sections of
the state schools closed down the day after the Storm
A tree grows in Wnsted where cat takes refuge
after good Storm climbing to the very top, after
which has to be rescued and brought down. and dur
ing this weeks storm the cat made the top of the maple
as usual. The Naugatuck Chemical Division of the
u. s. Rubber Company plans to enlarge, spending
$2.OOO.OOO the project. The Bantam Fire Com
pany are planning their 3Oth annual ball Saturday,
March 2 sort Of reunion with so many serycemen back
And the Lchfeld Fremen going to have dance
Saturday night the first in several years. Presque
Isle Me-, which Of the big air bases during the
the and the takeOff point via the snOw route
will continue to maintain one of the cOuntrys largest
airfelds. We towns and little towns closed down to-
day in honor of George Washington.
u
: Around Town. Snow this week changed the APP
uearance of the city streets The digging the
ter got under way early but in the outlying sections and
even nearby side streets piles of appeared over
night Taxs canking along over the rutty streets
and parked again tilted at precarious angle
An occasional cake drops from roof and pedes-
tran ducks to escape getting hit The season is step
ping along what with windows of art and gift stores show
ing ST. Patricks Day and Easter cards few hang
ing awnings about town tell the story of recent high winds
but the BARRIERS sign with pointing finger the street
from is hanging valiantly All the shouting and
confusion certain hours Thursday cap throwing and
twrlng of bookbags just burst of eXuberan spirits
over the holiday and the weeks vacation to follow One
lads mighty pile of books went into the air. landed some
where the clock the Green, but saved for
posterty through the kindness of passing pedestrian
wheeling baby carriage who nearly the books
much to the discontinue of the freshman, who thanked
and apologized profusey, muttering-thats what get
for trying to be smart Bananas hanging valantly,
but not yeowy in the butcher and grocery store give
idea for change in diet The Hotel Elton seems to
be busy with folks working the turnste entrance
overtime. There's big sign the doorway, but it
doesn't say-"George Washington Slept Here"
Biographical. He was born in 1892 on February %,
It is generally agreed. at Bridges Creek Va Among
other things during his life he put down the Whiskey In
surrecon political intrigue He noted a sur
Veyor in fact became surveyor relatives estate
when he only sixteen Lord FarfaX's. After his
marriage he settled down at Mount Vernon, and managed
his wifes large estates He delegate to the First
and Second Continental Congresses. He was a great
man, which is why schools closed today. He
able commander and drove the British out of Boston
1776 Most of his troops at that time citizen vol
uneers. He settled down again at Mount Vernon after
the surrender of know who Some of his associate
officers resented his friendship with Lafayette When
he commanderinchef and also President he took
was formed he elected first President of the Union
of the original thirteen states He said be pretty
good elected again after his first four years but
leery OF establishing precedent would not go up for
third term. He what you might term Southerner
though he up New England stopping in this To-
Federalist He extremely wealthy. He died at
Mount Vernon in 1899. You must have guessed il on
the first clue-George Washington
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