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Newspaper
Waterbury Evening Democrat
Location
Waterbury, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1908
Page
7
The Journal announces its sale at the magazine counter for 15 cents per copy and offers an annual subscription to publishers at $1.50 per year.
The north Main street cave in near the Commercial hotel halted trolley service with passengers walking past the weak spot and a southbound express returning to Waterbury after delays. Delegates for state senate and probate conventions will be elected at the Democratic gathering, with Judge McDonough likely renominated and Judge Hungerford as opponent. The Women’s Study club meets September 22 at the public library, with a slate of readings and officers listed. Discussions on teacher salaries and a postponed district meeting are noted, along with Derby trolley car derailment at Seymour causing minor delays. Local sports see the Bachelors beat the Merry Widows 3 to 2 on Firemen’s field, and a Swedish Congregational convention on Labor Day expects about 206 attendees. Substitutes cover routes during vacations, habitual visitors arrive, and various residents are mentioned with travel and social updates.
Mrs H A Slocum moved to Daykeae Newton Heights to State street Waterbury. Mr and Mrs A H Betts of Newton Heights visited Savin Rock yesterday. Miss Lizzie McCann of Torrington entered the employ of Oakville Co. this morning. Misses Margaret Grenier and Josephine O'Brien returned from a week at Savin Rock. Rev H Cunningham of Waterbury led services at All Saints yesterday. A broken trolley feed wire caused slight delays on the Oakville Watertown line.
A large crowd is to attend the ice cream festival at the new Parochial school this evening. R N Deland and family return home from vacation Saturday. Mia Deland sprained her ankle recently. Watertown baseballs team lost at Woodbury 9 to 3 with Snyder and Ryan as battery. William Blackman aged 80 dies after long illness. survived by wife three sons and a daughter. The Watertown nine also fallen 5 to 4 to the W O W in Waterbury after eleven innings amid crowding and umpiring issues. Wilkinson and McGowan battery for Watertown.
Richard Morrow returned from Torrington visiting friends. Good Walet lodge K of P meets tonight at 8. Fred Cocker of Derby visited his parents on Orchard street. Miss Gertrude Nichols of Thomaston visited Yale street friends. Waterville Jr. ball team lost 6 to 3 to a picked team in Thomaston. About seventy attended the clambake of the Pin Shop firemen in the grove. Married men defeated single men 11 to 7 in a local ball game. Barker and Gagain led Curley’s Independents against Ansonia with two and three hits respectively.
Milford: Maurice E. Miller Jr., 5, drowned after falling from a rock on the Wepowang river yesterday afternoon. Rockville: Samuel Franklin, 63, robbed of a gold watch and chain by an unknown attacker Saturday night in Brook Inn. New Britain: Hang Grenhrod, 22, killed by a train near Berlin station while en route to his aunt’s home. New Haven: Joan Faby, 19, legs severed attempting to board a steamboat train late Saturday night, died at hospital. New Britain: Joseph Caspar, 7, shot Annie Richter, 13, with an air rifle in the left shoulder yesterday. authorities report deliberate action.
National Roller Polo league opened plans for a 22 week season from October 19 to March 20 with ten clubs including Brockton Fall River Worcester and New Britain. Franchises awarded and rosters drawn, but local rent dispute with the Eagles threatens Waterbury’s franchise and a potential move to Lowell or Taunton.
In New York August 31 about 15000 attended the annual Celtic Park games by the Order of Hibernians. Four Olympic winners appeared with John Flanagan and Ralph Rose delivering the day's most exciting feats. Flanagan, using a nine foot circle, threw the hammer 179 feet 6 inches, possibly a new world record from that circle. Previous best was 176 feet. Rose won the sixteen pound shot with a put of 48 feet 10 inches, though it was noted as 49 feet in some measurements.
The article lists multiple handicap and scratch races with winners from Irish A A C, New York A C, Mohawk A C, and Mercury A C. Notable outcomes include John Flanagan’s world record hammer throw of 179 feet 6 5/8 inches and Budd Goodwin’s 13 mile marathon swim from the Battery to Coney Island in 4 hours 30 minutes.
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