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Newspaper
Waterbury Evening Democrat
Location
Waterbury, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1908
Page
4
An advertisement touts prime city land offering one half acre lots on a 60 foot boulevard. It invites readers to visit via the trolley line, noting springs for drinks, shade trees on every lot, and running water in each house. It emphasizes scenic access and nearby amenities as selling points.
Mr and Mrs Joseph A. Balthazar express gratitude to friends relatives Waterbury high school students and teachers for sympathy and attendance in their bereavement. Also thanks to John Allman Jr and Filo Lachapelle and family for kindness received.
Miss Josephine McKnight resumes teaching on October 3. Violin instruction offered Wednesday and Saturday at studio room 16 Melgas Building 109 Bank Street. Studio hours are 9 to 12, 1 to 6, and Wednesday and Saturday evenings 7 to 9.
William McCarthy who repaired city sidewalks moved his paraphernalia from Lake Street to South Wilson Street this morning. He completed work on several old south end streets though many remain unfinished. This year walks were laid on Washington Baldwin Luke Rye and Sylvan avenues. more may occur next year as other districts had priority.
Funeral held from South Main street to St Anne church with mass by Father O'Brien. M J McEvoy sang Some Sweet Day. Bearers listed. Burial in St Joseph's cemetery. Floral offerings include many named families and groups from Waterbury area. Out of town attendees noted from Thompsonville Rockville Springfield and beyond.
City notes report a Buckingham Saturday evening concert by Fulton's American band in Buckingham Music Hall. The Pallette estate hearing on Mrs Byrne's $3000 claim proceeds with Mayor Thoms, Attorney Carmody, and Mrs Mone's counsel. Algonquin Club reception at Buckingham Music Hall Friday Oct 30 promises an elegant blend of formal and informal events with decorative posters anticipated.
Mrs Casey shares comic observations on Harvard politics and the local race, praising Willie Hurst and Teddy Roosevelt while joking about education, parties, and newspaper editors. A later note reports a postponement of a submarine race from Point Judith to Philadelphia due to a minor machinery issue and expects a new start once repairs finish.
Albany dispatch states attorney Jackson advised Sheriff Blaise to refuse compliance with writs, at least as of 4 PM, in a dispute involving Plaines and a case tied to Pittsburgh. The note suggests friction over legal orders and potential noncompliance.
Citizens discuss water supply and quality as they weigh adding a new dam at Branch versus improving Prospect Morris and Litchfield. Hydraulic engineer Rudolph Hering urges further investigation while aldermen plan a Monday meeting to decide the water project.
A thief broke into Gaetano De Bonis’s North Main street shop Monday and stole various items, including Constable W Rigney’s fur coat. The rear window was used for entry and Rigney later recovered the coat. Police with sleuths say no arrests yet and hint at a partner linked to a long-ago diamond pin loss.
A Milwaukee to St Paul special carried 67 orphans, all colors and sizes, bound for homes with families near St Paul. Nurses and sisters tended the children in a makeshift sleeping car, with boards as seats and sheets forming a shared bed. The scene moved the conductor, who spoke of the children as happy yet pitiful and hoped they find loving homes.
The report outlines October temperatures in New York with a monthly average near 55 degrees and a high of 61 degrees in October 1900. It notes a low around 40 and a killing frost on October 16, with precipitation totaling about 3.70 inches for the month, and the period’s record about 11.55 inches. The data compares to historic extremes and mentions dates and figures from the Weather Bureau records.
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