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Newspaper

Waterbury Evening Democrat

Location

Waterbury, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Oct 05, 1908

Page

8

Hartford Bridge Dedication Draws Nation to Connecticut

Connecticut celebrates a 4 million dollar bridge with three day events in Hartford. A grand parade on Wednesday features 20 000 marchers 30 floats and 38 bands plus a large crowd from across the state. The celebration includes theater tableaux fireworks and a water carnival along the river with military and civic groups, veterans, and major organizations in attendance.

Hart New England Connecticut Congress United States Thomas Hoovker Hartford Connecticut Colony Grand Lodge Connecticut Valley Civb Grand Army Ancient Order of Hibern Odd Fellows Knights of Pythia Elks Hagles Maccabees East Hartford State Grange General Lafayette Trumbull General Committee Parsons’ Theater Board of Trade Pearl Street

POLIS CIVIL WAR PHOTOGRAPHS SCREENED AT POLIS EVENT

Superintendent B W Tinker of Waterbury extols the Edward B Eaton collection of Civil War photographs to be shown this afternoon and evening using an electric stereopticon. The display aims to illuminate army life, troop movements, soldier privations, and war devastation with clear, factual imagery. Also announced are performances by Mildred and Roycle re and a vaudeville lineup including The Flight of Princess Iris and the Cohan rural musical Fifty Miles From Boston. Matinee and evening prices apply.

B. W. Tinker Waterbury Edward B. Eaton Poli S Tb Charles H. Miner New York Mildred Royclere Poll’s Iris Poplar Boston George M. Cohan Pell’s Messrs Cohan Harris Cohan Way Fifty Miles POL Cohan & Harris George By Cohan Gohan

Jacques Vaudeville season opens with European act and new stars

Jacques presents a free week with Circus Parodie and Jean Clermont, Emil Hock & Co in Loves Young Dream, Jimmy Lucas with dialect im personations, and acts by Hoey & Lee Hallaway & Selgel BeBe and others. The schedule lists multiple dances and social events across Oct with venues including St Patrick's hall Leavenworth hall Old hall Washington Hill Athletic club Red Men's hall and more.

Jacques Poll Hae Jean Cleremont Emil Hock & Co Jimmy Lucas Hoey & Lee Hallaway & Selgel St Patrick's Nail Ald St Patrick's Church Leavenworth Hall Lautel Old Hall Green Street Brooklyn Business Men Washington Hill Athletic Club Citizens Bank Bullaing The Crescents Acawanna Club Oddfellows’ Hall Pioneers Music Hall Merry Trio Red Men's Hall Evermores Hamilton Big Seven Jean Clermont Hoey and Lee Finil Hock and Company Hathaway Seigh

Waterbury Turn Verein Dance and Exhibition Event

The notice lists events on November 6 at Music Hall in the Citizens' Bank building with reception and dance, and at St Anne's Church basement a grand whist and dance by the young men of St Anne's parish. On November 12 at Good Will Hall Waterville the drama Leah the Forsaken benefits St Michael's church.

Waterbury Turn Verein Music Citizens’ Bank St Anne's Church St Anne's Parish Good Will Hall Waterville St Michael's Church

Building Business Sees Lots Of Work For Local Contractors

Building inspector Chatfield issued 14 permits in a week with an estimated value of 48 800 dollars. Project details include multiple new houses on Tudor Street Aurora Street Windsor Street and Glenwood Grandview avenues plus a new parsonage on Piedmont Street and a brick block on Railroad Hill Street. Several firms and architects are named with varying contractor roles and specifications.

Chatfield John Emenz Young Concrete & Constructon Co Glenwood and Grandview Avenues Lt. Carter Windsor Street Frank D. Frisble John Mraz W. H. Lowe Charles Tocchio East Main Street Keefe C. Jerome Batley South Elm Seavill Streets Santoro Yist Church Society Jona B. Dubarme Anthony Pettine B. D. Fitzgerald Railroad Hill Street Pollegring Dilco Edward Bergen & Son Freney & Jackson Valcourt & Courtemanche Maple Avenue Bernard Cahey John M. Gill Brongon Joseph T. Smith Macauley Construction Co Chatfield & Chatfield Buckingham and Pine Florentine H. Hayden

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