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Newspaper

Waterbury Evening Democrat

Location

Waterbury, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jun 06, 1908

Page

7

Curran Dry Goods Co Specials For Men

The Curran Dry Goods Co marks a WEXTRA sale in the men’s department inside door. Neckwear in silk reversible and full French four- in hand. navy blue and black and white checks regular 50c values at sale price. Jet patterned shirts with wide colorings sold elsewhere at $1 at sale price, plus washable neckwear in white and check designs. Also Balbriggan underwear including long and short sleeve shirts and draw ers, special sale pricing.

Wextra

Assessment Bureau weighs East Main lay out and Welton arch

The bureau of assessment surveyed East Main street from the old center line to the district line and inspected Welton's arch along with Meadow street and other sites for proposed changes. It plans an unfavorable report on New street due to changed lease conditions since earlier hearings.

Bureau of Assessment East Main Street City Hall Henry Welton Meadow Street Bureau New Street

Police Typewriter At Police Station Sparks Laughter

Police sergeants at the station try a typewriting machine and mock a billet doux for a superior. One sergeant, after an hour and a half, prints a garbled note that elicits shocked gasps and a dramatic reaction from the group.

Harry Board of Safety Fagan Dreestr Solkk Horace Johnson

Examining Board to Test Carpenters' Union Members

New Britain June 6 The New England Carpenters and Joiners Association met all day adopting a uniform apprenticeship of three years and one apprentice to seven journeymen across New England. A board to admit members to the union was proposed to assure minimum wage and elevate the trade. A push for broader powers from the United Brotherhood of America was approved and an organizer was sought to unionize mill shops for an eight hour day.

New Britain New England Carpenters and Joiners’ Association New England Britain New End United Brotherhood of America New England Association

Fire damages multiple buildings in Meriden area

Meriden on June 6 reports a late night blaze damaging a three family house a two family dwelling and two storehouses at the corner of Hanover street and Cook avenue with total losses estimated at 8000 dollars.

Meriden Hanover Street Cook Avenue

Brooklyn Briefs: Burglary case and church mortgage burn

Detective John Kennaugh investigated a North Riverside burglary finding a demented man seeking nothing of value. Miss Gussie Danisevicze settles with New Haven road after a 1000 settlement for injuries at Bank Street crossing. Local fishing and a charity notice dominate Brooklyn happenings, plus a charity game between letter carriers and business men ends 6 to 3.

John Kennaugh North Riverside Street Charity Department Tesuit Gussie Danisevicze New York, New Haven Hartford Bank Street John Ahearn John Foley Matthew Gleason Thomas McGrath Brooklyn P. Clark Golf Grounds Uncle Sam Terra Firma Wilcox Captain Fox J. “Logs” Kelly Mr Campbell George Schwenck Harry Mitchell Morgan Burke Blue Boys Fox Brook Lawrence Fox Tim Shannahan Matt Dunphy Weill Smith Lusky Dutther Gwilym Nichols Brooklyne Tobin P. Dunphy Tick Bowers As Stigberg If Dunpey Leta Ene Oer Dalton P. Suisees Doras Nichols Zhag Lasky If Kiersted Fowler

Middlebury Swamp Delays Trolley Road Bed Build Up

The trolley company struggles to fill a swamp near Middlebury for a track bed. Old railroad cars bricks and lumber have been dumped in, causing slime upheavals and shaking ground for yards around. Contractors call it the deepest swamp yet and cannot predict when the road will be operational.

Middlebury

Disease Hits Fish at Wright's Pond Niantic Connecticut

State fisheries commissioners John M. Crampton Hart Geer and Warden David H. Clark visited Wright's pond near Niantic to investigate a mysterious fish kill. Thousands of buckeye fish lay dead in the water and along Bride Brook with a fungus under the gills while the closed season to spawn approaches. Samples were sent to a bacteriologist for analysis. Farmers report taking thousands of fish for fertilizer.

Wright's Pond New Haven John M. Crampton Hart Geer Lyme State Commissioners of Fisheries and Game Fish and Game David H. Clark Niantic Feers F. H. Garde Prantic Garde Crampton Bride Brook McNell Connecticut Bantam Lake

Twenty Fifth Anniversary of Rev M A Karam at Our Lady Lourdes

The church on South Main marks the twenty fifth anniversary of Rev M A Karam's priesthood with 6, 7 29, 82 percent and 10 o'clock solemn mass led by celebrant Father Karam assisted by Father Joseph Perotti of St Lucy's Newark. A reception at 5 o'clock upstairs features a musical program directed by Prof Ortone and M Tomempal.

Newark Father Lamontague St Anne's Rey Valentino Roverate Our Lady of Lourdes Father Perotti Ortone Hapd 2. M. Tomempal Porte Father Keren Lange

Locust Street Meat Market Fire Displaces Occupants

Early morning fire at the meat market in Stanley Framer block 167 Locust street drove out residents. Firemen quickly controlled the blaze, with Chief Sang estimating total damage around 500 dollars, split between building and contents.

Locust Street Stanley Framckus Barry Bellaise Sang

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the Curran Dry Goods Co Arnold Print Works Pete Deodorizer Castile ‘Soap Ted Tooth Duesler Bros M. A GREEN People's Manuet Bank St. Buckingham Phoenix Ave Lehigh Coal Citizens Coal Company South Main St Frank Miller & Co East Main St City Lumber and Coal Co THE Austin & Woodruff Co, Inc Polls Theater Bernat Holtzer Grand St Apothecaries Hall Great Hill Sedeee Woodruff Grocery Go A. F. Cowles Buckingham Music Hall Ziglatzki-Marks Co South Main Bargain Millinery Hne S. Freedman United Gas Improvement Co TAN Oxfords Russia Arthur Bank St Curtis Art Co Driggs & Smith Co Charles Fine Bay Street Oxford Emerson J.g.jackle Bunion Heywood Welton Arch Police Sergeant Fagan Meriden Fire Brooklyn Briefs Paris C. D. Chunn Walker's Drug Store Middlebury Swamp Trolley Company M. A. Karam
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