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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-26
CONLON BROS. & co
Cloak and Suit Par|or Floor

Where all lockers become substantial pat rons of the House through the polite atten- tion and the elaborate assortment of Stock shown them.
 Time, Patience and Money saved by cal ling at Headquarters when needing any thing in DRESS UP, WALKING or EV- ENING COSTUMES, JACKETS, ,CLOAKS or WRAPS.
 Special drives this week in LADIES' SPRING JACKETS at $1.50, 200, 2.50, 300, $50 and upward to $22.0o. Ladies' Jaunty Sewing Silk Mesch, Cut Jet Beaded Wraps with and without Drop Beads at $s, g, 1O.5O, 12.5O and upwards
 Splended Line of Woolen and Silk Wraps Beaded and Lace Trimmed, sizes from 32 to AS inch bust measure at prices ranging from $500 to 25.OO.
 Our stock of Ladies' Misses and Chll- drens' Suits were never more complete than at present, the prices are in keeping with our we'll earned reputation of having First Glass Goods at low prices.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-26
THE WORLD OF SPORTS.

Gil1igan has signed with the Detrolts.
 New Britain friends of Cashen, the Omaha pitcher, claim that he is laid up with a lame arm.
 Dal1ymple of the Pittsburgs is laid up with a bad ankle and will hardly be able to play for two months.
 Myrtle Hackett will probably be laid up now Con Daley is doing such good work for Indianapolis.
 Yesterday was the first time the New Works were ever defeated in the opening game on their own grounds.
 Dan Brouthers, the Detroits first base man, is beginning to adopt Ansons methods, that of blufing the umpire.
 The Philadelphias lost four straight games to the Bostons, and then went to New York and jumped on the Giants
 Knowlton, Charleston's left handed pitcher, after being fined $25 last week has braced up and is now doing wonderful work
 The recently organized Derby team played their first game with the Yale freshmen in Derby yesterday and won by a score of 13 to 1.
 Manager James Donnelly's Wilkesbarre team met the Danburys at Hamilton park, New Haven, yesterday afternoon and won by a score of 22 to 6.
 At Meriden yesterday the Yale Consoli- dated team defeated the Resolutes to5.
 Unless the Meriden Resolutes can scrape together couple of hundred cases to pay their expenses to Ansonia Saturday and to Norwalk Tuesday, they will disband.
 A special from Meriden this afternoon says that the Resolutes will remain in the state league. They were a little down in the mouth over the lack of funds, but everything has been arranged so that they will be able to play their scheduled games.
 A Pittsburg dispatch says: The Gruber deal has been declared off. This morning Manager Watkins informed President Nimick that he had telegraphed President Smith stating that the Pittsburg club had taken fancy to Gruber. MT Smith re- piled that in case the Pittsburg club gave $2, 800 for Gruber he could leave him here. MT Nimick declined the offer with thanks. He would give about $1 ,5O0 for Gruber and no more.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-26
R E I R I B U T 1 0 N !.
BY esTHE DUCHEss.o

nonsense! Uf course 1t has not come 10 that yet, but there is clew-a strong cleW! And oddly enough, the detective tellS me they believe our burglar is the very one who had hand in abstracting your mothers diamonds''-she is speak Ing now to Boyle; "that struck me as being very remarkable.'
 LOOKS as If 1t was some one connected with the family. You will bear me out that nave all along directed attention to the servan ts,' says Granit ssIt is a thousand pities this clever detective of yours was not called in at the Valworth altar. l blame myself very much for recommending Simpson, who really did nothing, so far as can hear''
 They are attaching good deal of inn portance to the handkerchief Dr. Thesby took into his possession. They have discovered something about that.''
 Indeed. It was common handker- chief, think you told me-"
 "Quite coarse"
 'Well, you could hardly expect burg lar to have cambric one."
 Granit seems amused.
 My burglar was not common man, whatever your mothers may have been, ]" 1nterpOses Millicent. His voice cannot describe, because it was distinctly feigned; 1; but something in his whole air forbade the thought that he was of the lower classes l cannot explain; must only ask you to try to understand and follow me''
 The miscreant!'' calculates Mrs. Brand, indignantly.
 ssIn spite of all really confess to feel ing of sentimental regard for him." says Millicent, gayly. He might have mur- dered me, but he refrained; and he was so far removed from any suspicion of mean ness that he actually forced gift upon me ere he left. Consider that, auntie, and be more lenient in your abuse."
 "I dare say you will persuade yourself by degreess that he fell in love with you," says Mrs. Brand, who is little offended at any testing o1 so solemn a subject.
 'And why not, then? Am I not of presence sufficiently noble to enthran this modern Turpin?'' Miss Grey de- mands this saucily of her aunt. ''Look out for your laurels, Granit; there is rival in the field.''
 1T know it, if you allude to Massar- eene," replies he in 8 whisper, too low for Mrs. Brand to hear.
 Miss Grey colors wildly.
 "You mistake" she says, coldly. sI was alluding to the burglar"
 "Ah! of him I could never feel jeal- ous," returns he, easily. 'Of that you may be positively certain.''
 He is still regarding her with gleam of sarcastic amusement in his eyes, that puzzles her and baff1es her to read, when the door is thrown open and MT. Massar- eene is announced.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-26
STRANGE SIGHTS IN MEXICO.

Old and Primitive Customs Which Sur
 prise Northerners-Silent Courtshtp.
 "Everything looks particularly strange in Mexico at the present time," said R. B. Ward, of Los Angeles who arrived from there on one of the vestibule trains. ''They do things so differently down there, any way, from what we do, things look very queer to an American. scenes in the streets now set you to thinking.
 ''In all the cities and towns you see long lines of jack trains loading with goods, and this notwithstanding the railroads and trans, as they call their street car lines. The latter arc the regular cars drawn by mules. They extend through a town and out into the country seven, eight and as far as twelve miles right through the country to and be- yond other towns, sometimes connecting sev- eral in chain. You may ride short dis tance on one of these first class cars for a one-half real, or six and one-haf cents. On second class car you pay half of that, and on third class half of that again. They run the three kinds of cars on the same track
 ''The City of Mexico has not been drained for 300 years, and an Ohio company has just taken contract to do it. Heretofore all the drainage has run into lake that throws it all back again, and you lift up any of the sidewalks in that city and you get smell that nearly knocks you over. There is just one elevator in the City of Mexico It has only been recently put in. Every evening great crowds stand around with wondering eyes te see it work. They never have fire nor place for one in any of the rooms, and you are sometimes quite uncomfortable. They light you upstairs with a tallow can- dle, and each guest must furnish his own towel and soap.
 "Going along the streets of Mexico City one day I saw young man Tipping his fingers grotesquely, as though playing an imaginary tattoo in the air. I looked all around but couldn't see anything. The next day saw him at it again, gazing skyward all the time. went into the hotel, and one of my friends asked me if had seen that young fellow who was counting that young girl. I fell all at once, and looking out saw girl in third story window looking out at him and doing the tattoo act also. Said my friend:
 "'This business has been going on for two years, and neither of them has spoken a word.'
 "It was so. They were courting. That's the way they do it down there. It was a | Irritation, long protracted, but whether the pantomime was transferable into language am unable to say."-San Francisco Ex- l aminer.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-26
The Nobility in Germany.

Tho manners of people of high rank in Ger many are amusing to a stranger. Nowhere in the world are "dukes an duchesses an sich' so unpretentious as here. In the hotel where I am stopping there are several princes of note who are waiting an improvement in the emperor's condition before returning home. Soldiers guard the entrances of the hotels in their honor, but that is the begin ming and end of all ceremony. The Duke of Saxe Meiningen, a tall amiable looking man with a big gray beard, and the Duke of Salm- Horsmar, who is blonde and dyspeptic, wan der unconcernedly about followed by droves of men in magnificent uniforms Wherever they go people rise and remain standing till the men of title have seated themselves Then there is a general sinking into seats and covert looks toward the great men.
 When the princesses-of whom there are a dozen or so-take it it in their royal little blonde heads to dine in the public dining room, an enormous sensation is created. People have to bob up and down repeatedly when they enter, and all the officers kiss the princesses' hands with the most reverential and impressive homage. It's funny to see the princesses turn their faces and watch the kissing. They feel about the same interest in it as COW does when she turns around and looks contemplatively at the maid who is milking her. The officers are dandies out and out. They never attempt to conceal it. They wear stays, and when they take off their helmets and caps in the big restaurants and hotels they lean over the tables and calmly arrange their hair with little combs and brushes carried in the coat tail pockets. This takes long time as rule The spec tators evince respectful interest in it, and when it is at length completed there is a general sigh of relief and satisfaction, the officers bow to one another politely, and the world rolls on again upon it's axis.-Blakely Halls Berlin Letter in New York Sun.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-26
CHAPTER XIII.

MT. Duran's house in Berkeley square is presided over by his aunt-a little, thin, wiry, kindly old lady, with cork screw ringlets and high peaky nose. Her acquaintances are as old-fashioned as her curls, but it is amazing how many she has of them. They are of the staid, eminently respectable order, all able to count their generations, and all Carriage people," Yet it might be admitted that sometimes Miss Duran pines for the young and frivolous, and would be glad to welcome them inside her nephew's doors her doors, as they might be called, so little does he interfere with her arrange ments, and so seldom does he show him. self between 12 a. m. and Il p. m-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-26
Mechanics Hotel.

149 so. MAIN ST. Newly Furnished throughout. Board and Rooms hv the day or week at reasonable rates. Meals to order at all hours.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-26
IT. H- HA4ES-

Wholesale and Retail dealer in Foreign and Do- mestic Ales, Wines, Liquors and Cigars.
 34 and 36 East Main St.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-26

TO BE CONTINUED.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-26

An oyster, the shell of which measured ten by twelve inches, was recently seen in Balti- more. It weighed five and one half ounces
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-26
Mems Cheyiot And Flannel. Shirts,

Mems Cheyiot And Flannel. ShlTts'
 We offer to
 Working Men and Mechanics a a Superior line of these Goods. See our 25 Cent Heavy Working Shirts, comment unnecessary. Mems Heavy Cotton Hose, seam
 less, 8 Cents a pair. A combination lot of Mems Fine Hose, different styles, genuine English Goods at17 Cents a pair. Come in and see the slaughter now making in Gents Neck
 wear.
 All our $1.0O Ties now 50 Cts. All our soc Ties now 70 Cts. All our 25c Ties now IT Cts. Newspaper Advertisements al! have peculiar sameness. The difference is to be learned by an examination of the Goods ot-
 fered.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-26
Browns Dental Rooms,

I4 East Main Street, Waterbury, Conn.
 Teeth made. Teeth filled. Teeth repaired Teeth piyofed. Teeth cleaned. Teeth regulated. Teeth treated. Teeth extracted.
 Teeth extracted, with gas. rF- All operations on the Natural Teeth done in the best manner, and the lowest prices for the best work.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-04-20
Amusements.

The Opera House will be open all of
next week with the young, bright, and
charming little soubrette, Cora Van
Tassei, and her superb dramatic company,
in a repertoire of pronounced successes,
opening Monday evening with the beauti-
full domestic drama, "Fanchon, the
Cricket" with Miss Van Tassel as
"Fanchon," character in which she
stands without a rival. The Knoxville
(Tenn.) "Daily Tribune" has the follow
ing complimentary notice of this delight
full actress:
"Fanchon, the Cricket" was played at
Staub's Theatre last night by Miss Cora Van
Tassel, who brings to this city splendid
troupe for weeks engagement. Miss Van
Tassel acted the title-role as nearly to perfec-
ton as her most critical auditor could desire.
We have seen Maggie Mitchell in the same
role, and the vouchsaing of a candid opinion
only allows us to say that the honors are about
even between the two stars. Miss Van Tassel
has much in her favor in the play, being
young, petite, and v1yacious, and especially
adapted to this line of parts.
Popular prices will prevail during this
engagement. viz: Is, 25. and IS CENTS and
reserved seats are now on sale without
charge.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-04-20
Peabody Normal Institute for Colored
Teachers.

A letter from State Superintendent of
Public Education, DR.. Buchanan, to City
Superintendent of Schools, W. W. Robert
son, announces that he has selected Staun-
ton as the point at which to hold the Pea
body Summer Normal for colored teachers
this year. These NormaIs are under the
general management of the Superinten-
they are held, and this one will be under
Supt. Robertson, but will be conducted as
usual by a colored educator. 1t is ex-
clusively for the colored teachers of the
Valley and will number probably about
$50. Supt. Robertson has secured the Au-
gusta M. E. Church for the daily general
lectures and main part of the work, and
the Academy Building, which is very near
the church, will be used for the sections
into which the teachers are divided for
instruction. Both railroads entering Staun-
ton have given special special rates for
those attending this Normal-the Chesa-
peake & Ohio gave cents per mile for
the round-trip and the B. & o. has given
=
will meet the latter part of June and run
over into July. This is the second colored
Normal for Staunton, the first having been
held in 1883 at the Academy Building. It,
however, was small affair and SHINY at
tended, but as the Augusta Association of
Colored Teachers will cooperate in the
present one. it is expected they will be in
strumental in bringing larger number of
teachers together. The incidental expenses
of the Institutes are generally sustained
by the cities in which they are held, and as
the city council appropriated 1925 for the
recent White Normal held here, it will
doubtless do the same for the colored one.
Those colored citizens that will board the
teachers should report their names at once
to Supt. Robertson.
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Cadets Ball.

The annual ball of the cadets at Kable's
Military Academy last Friday night, was
very delightful affair, and was very pleas
ant return for the courtesies they have re-
ceived in the city during the winter. Among
their lady friends present were Misses
Gidure of Atlanta, Ga. Lucy Tabb of
Hampton, Va, Lillian Bridges of South
Carolina, Lucy Williams of Richmond,
Lillian Arthur, Kate McGutin, Fannie
McChesney. Aurella McCue, Birdie McCue,
Julia Nelson, Lucy Harper, - Cochran.
Mary and Eula Keblinger, Mary Morton,
Jennie McCue. Bessie Van Lear, Bette
McCue, Willie Bumgardner, Laura Tay-
Ior, Viola and Augustine Davis, Matte
Grattan and Grace Patterson. The mar
ried friends who graced the occasion were
Mr.. and Mrs. W. P. Tams, Mr.. and Mrs.
W. W. Gibbs, Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Hoge.
and Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Massey.
Among the young gentlemen present
were Messrs. G.. G. Walters. T. G. Kinney
W. W. McGufin, A. G. Murdaugh, l.. F.
Abby, c. K. Hoge, Fitz Elder. j. H.
Woodward, James Kerr, Jr., and Mellow
ell McCue.
Prof. Bornstein's orchestra furnished
the music. and the dancing was kept up
long after midnight
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Greenville Affairs.

SHOCKING ACCIDENTAL DEATH-CLERI-
CAL NEWs-PERsONAL-T WHEAT
NEW BARNS, &C.
Reported tor the STAUNroN VINDIoAroR.l
GREENvILLE, April 7.-Lsst Saturday
evening at Mr.. S. F. Gilkeson's steam saw
mill on the farm of Mr.. Geo. Areheart.
late A. +. HUMPHREYS place. near here,
horrible and fatal accident occurred by
which Clarence BARLEY, aged Is years,
son of V. 9. Barley Esq, who owns and
lives on part of the John b. Brownlee
farm, lost his life, being literally sawed to
pieces. Mr.. Areheart, the owner of the
farm, is having lumber sawed for barn
and Young BARLEY was what is called off
bearer among saw mill men. When the
accident occurred, the sawyer had finished
saving log and sat down to count up the
number Of feet in it, and the other hands
were about their work about the MILL
BARLEY was carrying off some scantling
and it is supposed that the wind blew his
scantllng against the gum betting which
threw him on the Saw which was running
at full speed. No one saw him until the
saw had done its work. Oneleg was sawed
off at the thigh, one arm at the shoulder,
the other arm above the elbow, and his
skull Was sawed in two from the face, oni.
d little ska left holding at the back. Taa
saw entered near the nose passing through,
leaving one ear with the body and The
other with the scalp. He died instantly.
He Was buried at Mt Carmel yesterday,
Rev. Jas. Murray, D. d., officiating. He
was q quiet, civil boy, and Nj. Barley
has the sympathy Of the community in his
sad loss,
By the building Of Bethel church this
summer, Greenvile will have the benefit
of the services Of the Rev. Jas. Murray, as
be expects to preach here while tbs
church is being built, alternating Sunday
about botween the Baptist and Methodist
churches.
H. G. Palmer, Esq, was in Baltimore
last week laying in spring goods.
Quite number of new barns will be
built in this community this spring. JAS.
w. Hawpe has one nearly completed; I.
A. BroWnlee, Col. II. J. Williams and
Geo. Areheart will build one each. Mrs.
Dora Armstrong is building fine new
brick house, and then there is Bethel
church. So the mallet and hammer will
resound all over this neighborhood.
Wheat is looking we'll and corn is being
planted.
Messrs. D. L. La Rue and J. W. Waddy
are prospecting in the Pines for manga
nese. DELTA.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-04-20
Brevities.

The frosts, especially those of Friday
and Tuesday, have destroyed the prospects
for good yield of peaches, cherries, pears
and plums.
The match-game of baseball between
the Harry fuckers and tho Staunton
Male Academy Nine, Tuesday, resulted in
victory of the former by q to 2.
at the D., D. & B. Institution, next
Friday night, Pantomime will be given
in aid Of the Gallaud9t monument fund.
Price of admission Is cents for adults and
Is cents for children.
The roof of the brick tenement, on Au.
gusta ST.. occupied by Mr.. A. SWitzer and
Mr.. James Goocn, was burned off, Satur-
day afternoon, thu fire originating from
chimney sparks. The building, owned by
Mrs. D. A. Risk, was fully insured IN Ker
& May g agency.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-04-20
Reelection Of Officers at the D., D. & B.
Institution.

Reelection of Officers at the D., D. & B.
Institution.
On Monday last the following members
Of the new Board of Visitors assembled at
the D., d. & B. observation-disclosures Geo.
A. Mushback of Alexandria, James B.
Caddell Of Pulaski, Jno T. Harris, Jr., of
Rockingham, Samuel H. McCue of Au-
gusta, W. L. Booth of Richmond, Mar
shall Mccormick of Clarke, and Meade f.
White of Staunton. Two of the members,
Messrs. James W. Marshall of Craig and
W. B. F. Leech of Rockbridge, were alb
sent. The Board organized by the election
of Meade F. White President, and John
M. Kinney, Clerk, with the following
Executive Committee-M. F. White, J.
T. Harris, Jr., and W. T. Booth. The
Principal, Steward, Matron and Governess
of the Institution were all unanimously
reelected, and the election of teachers
was postponed to the next meeting OF the
Board which takes place in June. The
Board then adjourned.
The old Board of the D., D. 81 B: Insti-
tuition who are replaced by the new. con-
sisted of Isaac Witt, President, Il. G..
Gooch and M. B. Oberdorfer of Staunton;
Paul G. Edmunds of Halifax; Bartlett
Boiling of Albemarle; E. E. Meredith of
Prince William. and Judge W. G. Will
liams of Orange.
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Deaths,

Uriah Vaughan, for several yea rs post
master at Timberville, Rockingham, and
the father of Miss Sallie Vaughan, who is
attending school here, died at Timberville
on the 10th INST.
Richard Timberlake, one of the oldest
residents of Charlestown, W. Va. and
who served on the jury that convicted
John Brown in 1852 died on Monday. He
was cousin of Mr.. 5. D. Timberlake of
Staunton.
Charles Nelson of Pa, brakeman on
the q. & D. R'y., fell between the cars of
his train Thursday night between Fishers
Vile and Waynesboro, and was killed.
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The Staunton operate Association at
Charlottesville

The members of the Staunton operate
Association returned from Charlottesville
Wednesday night, enthusiastic over the
personal kindness they had received from
the people of Charlottesville, and the in
telligent appreciation shown by the audi
ence there of their rendering of the opera of
the Chimes of Normandy. The Associa-
tion, carrying chorus Of forty-four, a
cast of eight.a conductor. an accompanist,
and the Stonewall Brigade Band, number
ing twenty pieces, left here Wednes-
day evening on a special train. Arriving
at the University crossing a mile above
the Charlottesville station, about 6 O'Clock,
the Band in their brilliant red uniforms
got off and marched through the main
street, playing. They attracted a large
and enthusiastic crowd and during the
afternoon played some pieces on one of
the central streets. Before the opera
commenced, all the seats had been
sold and standing room was being sold.
When the curtain went up on the opera,
the house was densely packed. The audi
ence in few minutes was in full sympa-
thy with the performers and remained so
to The close, warmly applauding the mus
ical work and making frequent demands
for repetition of some of the passages.
The chorus of ''SiIent Heroes seemed to
be the most general favorlte. At 1870 the
opera closed, and few minutes later the
Company had donned their street dresses
and were on their way to the train. They
arrived in Staunton. about 1870 o'clock.
The young ladies and gentlemen Of the
Association received appre c ated social
attentions from the many acquaintance
they already had in the town, and formed
some new and pleasant ones. Charlottes-
vile and her people will hereafter have
warm place in the kind remembrance of
the operate Association and of the Stone
wall Band.
The Association has received an invita-
ton from the Opera House Manager at
Norfolk to appear there.