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Newspaper
Waterbury Evening Democrat
Location
Waterbury, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1908
Page
6
Judge Cowell refused to dissolve the injunction against City action to widen James street, after Thomas Kelly and others sought to stop widening that would require removing buildings. The hearing left the decision reserved, sending the case to the superior court for next fall and delaying Town Plot trolley work.
The Second Congregational Ecclesiastical Society calls a special meeting at the church parlors on Monday March 1 1908 at 8 o clock to increase membership and foster active interest. The circular explains the dual church structure and urges every male member to join the society and attend the meeting to understand the business before the April annual meeting. A.A. Benedict and L. E. Fitzsimons sign as Society Committee.
A confessional mix of school drills and local woes shapes the page. The fire drill program is reviewed after recent incidents, while Waterbury factories cut salaries amid weak demand, affecting salaried workers and the outlook for rehire. The text also covers spelling rules, ocean science trivia, and the mechanics of waves, ending with a muddled school fire drill anecdote.
Miss Mary Green accused of stealing a fur valued at $15 from Dina Cotter of Buckingham street and towels and sheets from Lang's sanitarium. She claimed she bought the fur in New York last October for $10. Sentence suspended on towel theft but fined $10 plus costs for the fur theft. a companion exited court with her.
Hartford March 7 Senator Mc Govern condemned opponent Hooker as a gentlemanly agitator at the Set Back club banquet in Hotel Hartford. He argued his long city tenure and status as a taxpayer justify his mayoral bid, claiming Hooker misrepresents him and that he will defeat Hooker in the race.
Mayor Thoms directs M F Slavin and A I Chatfield to ensure all public school exits stay unlocked during school hours and opened outward. Fire Marshal Snage to inspect churches, lodges, and schools in several districts for fire safety and exit recommendations. Emphasizes training children on exit use and immediate attention to safety concerns.
Mayor Thoms seeks a city owned sprinkling car to improve summer street watering. A March 7 conference in Washington discussed amending the Sherman antitrust law to exclude labor unions from its provisions. The Senate ratified arbitration treaties with Switzerland and Mexico is to be signed soon.
Morning report notes a pupil, who had gone home the previous afternoon, returns through a room exclaiming about another fire drill. The piece hints at some schools drilling pupils to exit through windows, suggesting it would yield quick escapes but remains casual and unverifiable in detail.
In police court a 15 year old Italian girl identified as Fio rand Bienna faced charges amid claims of illegal tenancy and truant behavior. The judge committed her to the state school for girls at Middletown after authorities noted her absence from schooling and deceptive associations. Earlier, the girl admitted renting a room from a Jewish landlady on Phoenix avenue. In separate incidents, John Welch and son Michael were fined for drunkenness and a breach of peace following a dispute at their Walcott home about Mrs Welch. Samuel Giteon traveled from Hancock to buy liquor.
Hutchings, marked by a recent embezzlement charge of fifty dollars while employed by H B Sanderson, sought work in town. He told A M German the meat man at 296 North Main street his plan to reform if given a job, and German hired him, only for Hutchings to reappear in court the next morning facing the same embezzlement charge.
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