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Newspaper
Waterbury Evening Democrat
Location
Waterbury, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1908
Page
7
The electric tower, second in Waterbury’s series of wonders, will be commissioned tonight near the new railroad station. It features fifty small lights and two full arches, to be painted white and kept neat. The post office square improvement funds the venture, with a patent preventing exact duplication and a promise to remove if aldermen demand.
Brooklyn drug stores to close Christmas hours from 5 in the afternoon to 7 in the evening. An accident at Meriden junction is under investigation. Pioneer basketball seeks games in January. Mrs Elizabeth F. Devine, Duggan school assistant principal, transfers to Webster and is well known here. Brooklyn busin men polo candidates train at Tracy Pond for wind conditioning before returning home.
The Waterbury Industrial School pupils present an evening program at Leavenworth Hall featuring songs and choruses such as Hark the Herald, Christmas Greetings, and The Hospitality of the House. Performers include Elma Anderson Lena Roberts Frances Conyard Laura Budd Mary Garren Ruth Anderson and Elizabeth McCol. Hostesses Esther Anderson and Mary Garren lead a crew of junior aides and helpers from the school.
Governor elect Ta Lilley prepares to proceed with charges in the pend ing investigation. George L Fox of New Haven and judges Burpee Judson have completed work while Fox retains new counsel Henry W Jessop of New York. A hearing is set in New York next Saturday on the corruption charges, with Lilley’s side claiming the corruption act may be unconstitutional in key aspects.
A tentative national association for shellfish commissions will form with a meeting January 15 in New York City. Charles R. Bacon of New Jersey and James S. Whipple of New York spearhead the effort, drawing support from Connecticut Maine Massachusetts Rhode Island New York New Jersey Delaware Maryland Virginia North Carolina Georgia Florida Texas Louisiana Mississippi Oregon California and Washington. The group seeks data exchange among state boards to conserve the resource and boost an Atlantic coast shellfish business worth millions annually.
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