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Newspaper
Waterbury Evening Democrat
Location
Waterbury, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1908
Page
7
Curran Dry Goods basement hosts a Father Christmas reception through the week. The store displays its largest toy assortment, inviting boys and girls to inspect productions before Saturday night. Leading numbers show values as samples of the season, promising the best money value in toys in the city.
Hood Rubbers provide durable protection with minimal weight for men women and children. This distinctive high grade rubber promises a good fit without clumsiness and claims to be the most economical option for the whole family, available in both low and high heel styles.
Social and fraternal notices detail Tunsis tribe Med Men hosting an anniversary banquet at Hodsons. Various lodge activities, dinners, and officer meetings are noted, including Eagles occupying a meeting room and a chicken supper by Wadhwma Relief Corps.
Frank C. Barnes aged 55 of Plainville collapsed during a Congregational church debate last night at about 9 50. He fell while about to speak, died instantly from heart disease per Medical Examiner Wright of New Britain. Barnes, a noted farmer of Unionville Avenue, is survived by his wife.
A local notice invites readers to view a Christmas display featuring pictures frames calendars and fast cards at 135 Bank Street. It urges those with pictures needing framing to bring them in promptly.
The telephone company filed another petition to lay a conduit in public streets from Meadow Street to the first pole on Freight Street. The street committee was asked to investigate but has not acted yet, with hopes they will meet. The episode on Grand Street involved misidentification of the first pole and the company’s aim to reach the first pole beyond a point. The city seeks burials of wires to remove poles, but Mayor Thoms and the armistice oppose burial permits while poles remain as landmarks.
Brooklyn briefs report Alderman John Ma Jones improving condition and Rev James Mitchell visiting Milford. Edward Loughmin injured earlier now uses crutches. Duck hunting trip by John Draker and William Ged es to Branford. fire department fights a basement blaze at 168 South Leonard Street, caused by wood pile, no water used, damage about $15, not insured. Ed Madden drives the red flyer as Chief Smage and Captain Veltman manage the scene.
Louis Avery, once a Frost factory machinist, returns to Southington from Midland Michigan after 33 years away. Now 82, he left in 1897 with a mustache, jet hair, and later grew a white beard and hat. He traveled alone by steeled trip east, reuniting with five children and relatives amid joyful reception.
Superintendent Walker announces public skating at Hamilton Park with five acres newly flooded for the season. The rink remains shallow at two and a half to three feet to prevent drownings while urging residents to avoid ponds with deep, brittle ice and to keep clear of stagnant pools around town.
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