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Waterbury Evening Democrat

Location

Waterbury, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Oct 29, 1908

Page

7

Taxes Due Soon with Interest on Unpaid Grand List

Last week to pay taxes on Union Center school district grand list. after this week interest added on all unpaid taxes. Evergreen chapter O E S holds a meeting tonight at Masonic hall with four initiation candidates and two affiliations. sandwiches and cake served. T A B drum corps members urged to meet at depot at 6 45 for Thomaston Crescent drum corps fair. Salem Lutheran church to entertain at fair Nov 6 7 in new Hillside avenue hall. Chief Schmidt investigating fuse with cartridges found in local cemetery. Margaret Purcell injured at Dunham Hosiery Co. out a few days. Democratic rally Monday at Gem opera house with ex Governor Waller and A Heaton Robertson. parade by St Francis T A B drum corps. Tax assessors to meet in borough court room. lists due by Nov 2.

Evergreen Chapter Masonic Hall Thomaston Crescent Salem Lutheran Church New Hall Hillside Avenue Schmidt Margaret Purcell Dunham Hosiery Co Gem Opera House Waller A. Heaton Robertson St Francis T. A. B. Society Town Hall Bryan and Kern Club

Wright Teaches Count to Fly at Le Mans

Wilbur Wright conducted the first lesson in piloting his aeroplane under contract for Count de Lambert at Le Mans. Three flights were made lasting twelve eight and fifteen minutes respectively and were deemed successful.

Wright Count le Mans Wilbur Wright Count de Lambert

Watertown Jottings Include School News and Rally

Miss Ford resumes duties at Baldwin school as tickets for Yale Harvard game draw strong interest in Watertown. Taft second football team beats Washington School second eleven 16 to 6. James Skiltons return from New York state trip expected home. Eugene Lamphier buys James Gaffneys farm in western town. The first Democratic rally in years set for Friday night in town hall with Thomaston band and large crowd anticipated.

Ford Baldwin Watertown Taft Washington School James Skilton New York State Eugene Lamphier James Gaffney Calvin Mack Thomaston

Oakville Happenings and a Wild Cow Rescue

Oakville reports on residents’ ailments with E J Coon and Mrs Orastus Hubbell on sick lists while Eugene Main plans a new home on Falls avenue. A mysterious woman in black is seen near Rockdale avenue sparking police attention. Burdett Lake and a young man named Peterson capture a runaway cow after it fled a herd to Waterbury, earning praise for rope work and bravery.

E. J. Coon Newton Heights Orastus Hubbell Rockdale Avenue Eugene Main Oakville Falls Avenue Merritt Burdett Lake Peterson Waterbury Lake Paterson

Osteopaths Elect Officers in Albany Meeting

Albany osteopathic society elected officers with William M. Smiley as president and R C Wallace as vice president. James P Burlingham was chosen secretary and W L Buster as treasurer. Harties to hospital in Colorado Springs details noted. An accompanying report mentions E W Buck, a New York stockbroker, dying at a sanitarium after arriving by special train.

Osteopaths Albany N. Y The New York Osteopathic Society William M. Smiley R.C. Wallace James P. Burlingham W. L. Buster Harties Colorado Springs Colo E. W. Buck New York

Man Drops Dead on Street in Thompsonville

Thompsonville resident Oates, 40, collapsed and died of heart failure while chatting with a friend yesterday. He leaves a widow. In Bristol, New Departure Manufacturing’s machine department runs 13 hours daily this week to catch up on backlogged work. New Haven saw 22-year-old Charles M. Pelzer drown after misjudging distance while crossing barges at Depot Dock, blamed on defective eyesight. Willimantic’s Windham Manufacturing begins building a power plant at mill No. 1 with two buildings and modern generators, reducing reliance on water. Willimantic’s Jennie Greenburg, 7, fully recovered from lockjaw after early hospital admission, treated with anti tetanic serum. New Haven to open Peabody Museum and School of Fine Arts Sundays 1:30 to 4:30 for six months. Steinert collection moves to Memorial Hall. Middletown Judge Robinson issues six-month restraint on Columbia Trust, halting payouts to depositors to allow asset conversion. For boarders, use Democrat want ads: 25 words, 5 days for 25 cents.

Thompsonville Franklin Oates Bristol New Departure Manufacturing Company New Haven Charles M. Pelzer Depot Dock Willimantic Windham Manufacturing Company Little Miss Jennie Greenburg Turnerville St Joseph's Hospital Peabody Museum School of Fine ‘Arts Steinert Memorial Hall Woolsey Hall Grove and Court Streets Middletown Silas A. Robinson Superior Court Chambers

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