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Newspaper
Waterbury Evening Democrat
Location
Waterbury, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1908
Page
6
The piece urges higher taxes for brighter municipal lighting and stronger police protection, noting dangerous dark areas near the city center. It criticizes the board of public works for neglecting widespread outages and argues local clubs should unite to secure a larger lighting appropriation, as Lights come first.
Archie EB Lord and family vacation on Block Island. Miss Helen Harty on vacation to Litchfield. Miss Sadie Keenan vacationing in New York. Miss May Ward visiting Miss Rose Keefe in Martin Street. Miss Ethel Chase visiting Miss Dorothy McKee in Norfolk. Mrs Ida Benham in Paris, returning soon. Mrs A. J. Grenon visiting Mr and Mrs A. J. Lallier. H. S. Bartlett vacationing in Boston. Mery and Lillian Horan at Catskills for two weeks. Commissioner McWiligott vacationing at Block Island. Mrs Frank Cruess and daughters at Shines hotel Savin Rock. John Camp visiting Norfolk. Mrs Charlotte McFarland entertaining Miss Mary Coogan of New Haven. Miss Mabel Fries departing for Bristol for a week’s vacation. Kes typhoid fever at home on Bishop Street. Leo Race joins Rhubert production of What Happened Next. Miss Irma Meunier vacationing in city at 66 Wolcott Street. Major Charles R. Bannon and wife at Ridgefield guest of Colonel Knox. Major Brooker of Torrington in party. James Lahey and others returning from Maine and New York travel. Peter Coughlan, old Rose Hill firefighter, strong in bid to join house on the hill. Postcard from Mr Hutchinson touring Europe with his son, first relaxation since boyhood.
In a YMCA handicap tennis event Edward Hoadley defeated Dr J McDonald 6-1 6-2. Probate court held a brief hearing on the late John Guernser estate with George B Hubbell named administrator. A head on collision on Middlebury trailer line injured none seriously fatally.
City officials debate bone handling during Meadow Street wall work at the old Grand Street cemetery. Mayor Thoms and City Engineer Cairns arrange boxes to rebury unearthed human remains, drawing ridicule from some residents who call it odd for an engineer to act as undertaker. The process continues, with bones relocated deeper in the cemetery.
An essay on barefoot comfort from youth to age notes Sir Henry Thompson and Father Kneipp, contrasts with modern footwear, and comments on foot attire as a social and health curiosity. The narrative shifts to political pieces about postmaster general concerns, Connecticut governors, and local Republican activity and citizen voting quirks.
At the St Josephs TA monthly meeting Rev Farrel Martin reported on the national convention in New Haven. Several candidates were admitted and four applications received. An entertainment committee was named for the Irish carnival to be held in City from September 19 to 26. Delegates elected include temper M4 Rev Farrel Martin and Paul G. Schultze.
Mrs John Ryan at 507 North Main St advertises fire insurance and full voyage agency services. The listing notes information on sea passage, travelers checks and foreign money orders issued worldwide, with telephone contact 507-12.
Advertises 44 screens 24 inches high with adjustable width 22 to 33 inches. Regular price 30c now 28c. Also 23 screens 24 inches high with spring end adjustment 36 to 36 inches wide. Regular price 45c now 31c. Claims these are the best screens and prices are for cleaning out stock.
National managers fear a Connecticut setback as Charles F. Brooker and Michael Kenealy, slated for a Boston powwow with New England leaders, discuss Maine Vermont and other states. The dispatches hint at uneasy GOP forecasts for Connecticut Rhode Island and Massachusetts amid shifting elector prospects.
A political muddle erupts as New London towns largely back Lilley while Lake delegates grumble over an apparent plan to reelect Brandegee. McLean’s caucus hints at possible U S senate bid, leaving Lilley and Brandegee factions cautious and the state in a volatile political potpourri. Chairman Hitchcock, along with Brooker and Kenealy, summoned to Boston amid the shifting loyalties.
The Pathfinder notes postal regulation against mutilated postage stamps. It reports the post office will not deliver mail with torn or corner-missed stamps and will forward such items after two weeks to the dead letter office. It argues this policy harms customers and publishers while private firms accept mutilated tickets.
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