24 Dec 1897
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Newspaper
Waterbury Evening Democrat
Location
Waterbury, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1897
Page
1
A columnist blends nostalgic fragments with local life in Waterbury, noting 30,000 outsiders seem short of a 50,000 city, polling theater crowds of six to ten thousand, and a bustling holiday scene. He recalls early American customs, census hopes, and city politics as clerks juggle prices and the board of public safety contemplates future vacancies.
Emma Pratt of Waterbury was arrested in G Fox & Co Hartford for stealing a $17 skunk muff. She was seen placing the item under her cloak by a floor walker and later searched without further contraband found. Pratt claimed no prior arrests and cited nervousness as motive.
The secret military retiring board hearing was continued at the capitol yesterday because many witnesses were summoned. Witnesses included Captain H W Keeney Captain A B Smith Captain W Y King Lieutenant N G Valentine Lieutenant W J Rawlings and Colonel Charles L Burdett. They testified to counter a report that Lieutenant-Colonel Thompson was absent from camp during a camp week. The session ran until 6 pm and will reconvene at 9 am with additional witnesses to be examined. The board aims to conclude the Thompson case by noon today unless adjournment is taken for further testimony requested by Thompson.
A plan to test the legality of trading stamps in New Haven gains favor after a conference among attorneys. The idea is for a mercantile firm with a stamp contract to refuse performance, prompting a civil suit by the stamping company to settle the legality issue. The merchant to start the action will be named today by Attorney O Connor.
Colonel D F Stiles of the Oklahoma national guard was pelted with rotten eggs at Guthrie depot as he boarded a train to Oklahoma City. Four men fled the scene, believed linked to factional strife in Company A O N G after Stiles demoted several noncommissioned officers.
Rev. David T. Howell rector of Monticello Episcopal Church appeals his five day jail sentence for assaulting his wife. The appeal is to the county court at the February term before Judge Smith, urged by friends who claim some admitted evidence was incompetent.
New Britain outplayed Waterbury 5 to 1 on the local rink as Parsons led with three goals and Griffin scored the lone Waterbury point. Monroe and Farrell starred for Waterbury, while Knowlton struggled to overcome a hoodoo amid a crowd of over 1,200. The report notes Yale students watching, upcoming Hartford and Havens matches, and a local ad for Cleveland lung remedy.
Timely topics describe a tea set with tea and a joint ed doll with baking powder from Phelan the tea man. J G Jackie & Sons offer slip pers at half price. Lang & Phelan list farm at 2500 with Currans sending Christmas wishes and Miller & Peck offering five percent discount starting Monday. Conlon Brothers invite Christmas gifts tonight.
Local notices list several societies and meetings including Sons of St George, Ladies' Aid, F of A Speedwell lodge, Pride of Meany circle, Winona council, Jr U A M Waterbury, and various other groups. Coming events feature Waite’s Comic Opera Co at the Opera House with Other People’s Money, and Poli’s Theater hosting Gayest Manhattan and Joseph Holland with The Mysterious Mr Bugle, plus Lincoln J. Carter melodrama Under the Dome. Public notices include croup remedy guidance from local physicians and pharmacy listings.
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