The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-11
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Good Evening.
SSSlSiI7 Sa1 BY THE MAN IN THE TOWER

Around Town. . . The town is literally buzzing with property batter Groups corners, in res taurants and at soda fountains all talking about prop ery assessments raised or not raised At long last all agreed to disagree on common topic. Dismantling of the Christmas decorations around the central streets of the town has started. Pretty nice while 1t lasted-the coored light show Hamburgers! There's window with thousand of them. Well there must be about fifty of them, and as many hot dogs. The town has a scrubbed spck and span look after the rains and the haws and the with the shovel is out of job for the time being. There's light nicely, not nicely smashed. neat but nasty job that was accomplished during the night walk through residential sections shows that street lights smashed almost daily occur Also about town during the recent period the lively juveniles seemed to take delight in pitching Snowbas at passing Around the corner the eye lights pastry shop and neatly in rows cream puts and ecairs casualties on the boards again Here come the Marines Two of them escorted by two girl friends. And are they smiling, all four of them? The crowd gathered at the not watching fire They looking at automobile parked against the curb, quite sight to behold. Goodbye now!
 Duke" Sullivan. recently recipient of honorable discharge from the Army after long tenure overseas will don white apron again starting next Monday mixOOgst for Chris Harmon, his employer before Uncle Sam beckoned. Pat Petit of 10 Marley Place received his honorable discharge from the Coast Guard 10 days ago after than two and half years service. He served a second class petty officer at Manhattan Beach, N Y. Before joining the cOOrs he employed at the Waterbury Manufacturing Company Ed Con. lon has joined The Democrats circulation department as a district manager. Sammy Sirica round Union street butcher will be year older tomorrow. Eva LaurenZl Of Birch street telling now many will decorate her natal day cake Monday.
 Our Waterbury. . Benjamin Franklin in bronze who is set up the Library Park property originally slated to the westerly end of the Green specified by Elisha Leavenworth Only railroad operates through Waterbury, the New York New Haven and Hart ford The form of government operating in Waterbury is called "aldermanic There used to be railroad here called the Merden, Waterbury and Connecticut River Rail- way, railroad station located at Dublin street This was started in 1888, the first July A. 1888 The Paul Mendessohn murder of 1903 during trolley strike when Mendessohn killed at Forest Park while acting as guard a trolley has since remained unsolved mystery Four masked figured in the affair but no arrested accused. From the year 1900 to about Civil War time Waterbury had about twelve inn keepers. Our Lady of Mount Carmel brsnched from Our Lady of Lourdes Church in 1928 first known as St Philip Neri later adopting the present name. Old St. JoSeph cemetery dates back to 1887 which before the first Catholic Church was built What is now Thom- aston and time called the lower Waterve Road known Mattatuck street. In 1894 the police personnel of Waterbury included George M Egan chief Charles L. Bannon, lieutenant Thomas Dodds geant Charles E. Egan, detective John A. Kennaugh doorman. There g patromen and Is supernumer- aries Today there 143 patrolmen 50 supernumera ies 13 leutenants 21 sergeants captains, deputy perintendent superintendent and policewoman the last named official group adding to than the supers and the whole outfit little four times the 1894 total
 It is thought that the Waterbury Woodbury turnpike was finished about 1923 The Waterbury, -Southingtor turnpike built in 1920, later known the Merider Road. The late Frank W. Kellogg the only Water bury man wounded during the battle of Manila Bay.
 The Merrman property where the Immaculate Conception Church stands once considered for City Hall. My dear EditOr The Salvation Army is especially grateful for the very favorable publicity which have received through The Waterbury Democrat during the past year. Much of work is necessarily behind the and be publcized without possible i'll ef fects clients but there phases of activities which can be publcized to good advantage, and grateful % The Waterbury Democrat and it's entire staff
 for the space which you have willingly given and especially for the mention that you have made of The Salvation Army without solicitation part feel that your frendliness and cooperation has not only helped the people of Waterbury to better understand the work of The Salvation Army, but that have been able to the people of Waterbury better because of favorable interpretation by The Waterbury Democrat. The writer pleasantly surprised to note that he was one of the eight residents of Waterbury chosen for special mention in the December 31 1945 issue of The Democrat. am glad that you hold The Salvation Army in such high esteem Best wishes for Happy New Year. Sincerely yours, JOHN VAN GOULD, captain. It has been pleasure and privilege for members of The Democrat staff to cooperate the philosophical and humanitarian theory that "A man may be down, but never out" The Salvation Army's activities in peace and merit sympathy and cooperation. May you, Captain like many of your predecessors, find in The Democrat willing ally for the welfare of the munity.