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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-10-05

village puts itself upon an armed neutrality, ready to develop into active hostility, which shall continue in un- tiring vigilance until the intruder is driven out, or has fought his way to an acknowledged position of per- manence.
 Even at this instant, and whilst the entree of the two distinguished strangers into Sandtown seemed to bristle with good omens, overheard old Dr. Daily saying to group of his satellites:
 ''Thattair young snipe uv feller, May, is plum tuck up with tham hosses Some these days he'll find out at he haint near as purity as he was; but blame sight smarter, ef ] know any theng bout ut"
 This speech had reference to young Dr. May, the new rival of the old doc- tor, and who had started down to the "barn" with the strangers. their horses and the host. There was im- ited chorus of coarse-voiced laughter at this speech. But the interest now so completely centered in the two we'll dressed gentlemen and their phenom- enal team that probably no one took the slightest notice of this suddenly sprouted germ of antagonism to the new arrivals and all that pertained to them.
 As to myself and other young strip nngs of fifteen to twenty years, soe had made 8 discovery. The dozens of curious eyes had made separate obser- vations, which, when turned into the common stock. amounted to this:
 had seen black fiddle-case care older man, who was short and almost fat-and who carried the concealed instrument very precisely into the house.
 Buck observing the tall. dark. smil- ing, merry fellow, that had exchanged ''chaff'' with him about the horses, on his return from the barn saw him cut 8 beautiful ''pigeon-wing upon the very threshold of Boguses ''entry." " In addition to this, Seef Dary, the big blacksmith, the authority on ''thur- breds," being also tho foremost dancer in all the contributive territory o1 Sandtown, had been witness to the ''pigeon-wing'' and had publicly an' nounced that "that fellow was the masterest dancer ho over sect" And volunteered tho statement that "they'd be some purity danoe'n at Bogusses to- night e4 tham two follers wasn't tard out with thur days drive" Irealizo fully how utterly impossible 1t will bo to convoy to the reader o' those days of unending saticty Q very faint impression of tho fever of excite mont and impatience into whict this opinion of Seef's throw us, Money could not have hired the score of boys of Sandtown to remain away from Boguses ono precious minute o1 that evening. Aftor all, can the mere human creature experience moro thar 8 fixed and determinate amount o1 pleasurep Am at this time tho con ventional frequenter of the theate, more to escape the vast pressure O. social burdens than to find enjoyable pastimeP And would not tho vigilan antagonisms of Sandtown even be al acceptable interruption to the endless labor of amusement that is an i'm portant part of the business of the me tropolis
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-10-05
LElTHERWOOD HOUSE. A Romance of the Early Days
 in Hoosierdom.
 BH H. w. TAYLOR (Copy7ightetl, 1887, Jy Ths A. " KeLIogg NeUs
 paper Conipany.]
BY H. w. TAYLOR.
k COOKING at the
CHAPTER I. BOGUS LEATHERWOOD.

OOK N G at the
 general personnel
 of Sandtown from
 the high altitude of that maturer and more cosmo- politan life of a later day, which is so likely to put vanishing dinlin-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-10-05
CHAPTER IT.
SUPPER AT BOGUSSEs.

The long frame ell running north from the main building that consti- tuted to tho world of the main street of Sandtown the "tavern" proved, as is often the case in this life, by far the most potential element in the combina- tion. On the ground floor was the long dining-room, and back of it the kitchen. On the low second floor were eight bedrooms for board CTS and travellers. And, although " Bogusses ''was the only tavern in Sandtown, these eight bedrooms were fully competent to shelter all the boarders and the travelling public, save perhaps when. as now happened. the circuit court of the district comprising ten counties was in session.
 ' At such times the large room east of the "cntry" was given up to tho judge and the itinerant bar. And at the very moment of the call to supper, tho court and the bar was filing out of this room and on into the dining-room where 8 table, that stretched from end to end of the room, was being rapidly filled up by the hungry crowd that ipoured out of the bar-room where they had long been straining their ears for the first peal of Bogusses jubilant bell. |: Bogus Leatherwood himself, leading jthe way to the head of the table, not lin the suave manner of this day of !"head-waiters' and stewards" but with the steadfast gravity of the corpu- !lent man of fifty or thereabouts, and with his brown eyes looking sternly from under shaggy iron-gray brows, lin every direction, was spectacle, or would have been if all the people in miles of Sandtown had not seen him
 often and often.
 ; I say ''all the people, advisedly.
 For it is well-known fact that every body ate at Bogusses table. Men with
 out the faintest hope of 8 present or future ability to pay had remained at
 Bogusses month after month, and in some cases year after year, without money and without price, to the won der and disgust of all the thrifty citi- zens who had homes of their own, and only occasionally ate at Bogusses table without paying.
 True, Bogus sometimes had odd jobs for many of these retainers of his, and might in that way consider that he ob-
 tained part payment. Moro than once
 had Buck and gone with q dozen of
 them, among whom was Seef Dary. to
 ride and lead small herd of horses to
 the distant city market. And now
 since have thought over the subject
 of that large following offree boarders'
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-10-05
UNDER A CLOUD
 CLEARING HIMSELF.
Thrilling and Absorbing Story

Thrilling and Absorbing Story 'Carols Lyman docs not Eced you any longer. do When will you say yes to tho question have asked you-how oftcnf'
 A mischievous gleam came into her eyes now.
 "Arc you sure that you have asked itF'
 II know that l have tried to dozen times, and that you would not listen. Is it because you do not wish to hear me, Miss Childer. In that case 1 will not trouble you again."
 There was really q hurt feeling in tho young mans tones. Hc had not felt so sure of her love of late as he had on that day when he drovc back with her from tho depot, when sho had told him with all can dor not to set his heart on her. Suppose she had meant then that she could never love him! He had nou taken it in that light at the time. He expected when the shadow was lifted from Lyman. that all would be clear between them, yet Carol had succeeded
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-10-05
Brought Him Up to Time.

"Mr. Sampson" she said, with blush, "I want to ask what you may think is a very strange question: Do you know ii young MT. Brown is gentleman of correct habitsP' MT. Sampson grew pale and hemmed and hawed. "Well-er-um- yes," he said. II think he is, but o, Miss Smith-Miss Clara-Clara--n A little later he looked down into her eyes and said: "Why did you ask me about MT. Brown, darling?" Because I fancy he is becoming interested in very dear friend of mine," said the girl, unblYshingly.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-14
DIET OF THE P
A Change Urged in the Bill of Fare
the A~1mShOusa

A Change Urged in the Bill of Fare at
the A1mshouse.
The Hudson County Branch of the
State Charities Aid Society met last
night in the Young Mems Christian
Association parlor. Prof. A. F. Leeds,
of Stevens Institute. presided.
The committee, consisting of Mr.. w.
H. Turner, Mrs. Hannah Cairns, and
Mr.. and Mrs. 7. N. Gopsil, appointed to
visit the county institutions during the
month of April, made a report in which
they said
The Almshouse was found heat and
clean and not overcrowded as in former
times. Your committee made q study of
the new dietary which has just gone in
force. 1t would seem to be too severe
upon the aged and infirm, and your com
mittee would suggest that the society be
instructed to confer with the Board of
Freeholders in regard to the same. Fish,
potatoes and dry bread were served as a
dinner during your committees visit.
They were served in a tin basin. 1t would
be well to have tables supplied for the
aged women similar to those now in use
by the children.
The new dietary seems also severe upon
the children under ten years, cereals,
bread and milk being their only diet.
Your committee would suggest that soups
the children. The inmates were in good
health and seemed to be contented.
A thorough inspection of the peni-
Tertiary was also made. Your committee
have nothing to suggest. believing the
warden and matron are doing all possible
with their present accommodations. They
hope that the annex to the p~enitentiary,
four years in building, will soon be com
pleted, when the difficulties that now
hamper the officials at the penitentiary
can be abolished.
Mrs. B. Williamson, Jr., of Elizabeth.
| general secretary of the Provident
Savings Committee, urged the neces-
sity of organizing a similar committee
in Hudson county. The object of the
committee is to go from house to house
and Induce those who have no bank
account to lay aside from their weekly
earnings such sums as they can spare,
which will constitute a fund from
which they may draw as necessity re-
quires.n
The committee appoint collectors
who take charge and give receipts for
any amount saved.
Mrs. Williamson also said that un-
less a change were made in the Aims
house diet a pestilence would surely
result among the older inmates, and
the younger ones would suffer from
an abnormal growth of unhealthy,
inert fat.
Mrs. McCartin, Mrs. Hannah Cairns
and Mrs. Palmer-C Campbell were APP
pointed a committee to confer upon
the subject with the Freeholder's
Committee on County Institutions.
The Visiting Committee for the
month of May consists of Mr.. and
Mrs. Dear, Mr.. Syms and Mrs. Palmer
! Campbell.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-14
THE NEWS OF HOB0KEN.
THE z. III. G. Il. MAY BE FORCED TO
DTSBAND.

Statistics of Public Scholastic Mayors
Letter to the Board of Police Com
missioncrs-Firemen Elect "a Chief
and His Assistant.
The Young Mems Christian Associa
ton is so nearly bankrupt and the
immediate future is SO black that
liquidation and disbandment were
proposed at a meeting held in the
clubs headquarters on Saturday
night. Most of the members were
much surprised when the dread alter
native was put before them.
There has for some time been a gem
eral apathy among the members, but
it did not occur to the young men that
their non-attendance at meeting, n
their failure to put in an appearance
two or three times a week induced
others to hold the organization n
much the same regard, and that II that
state of affairs lasted loEg disband-
ment was the certain end.
The older members of the Board of
Trustees have long foreseen the end.
Perhaps the primary cause OF the
young mems feeling i'll the matter is
the fact that they were ignored when
the new general secretary was ap-
pointed. Another reason is that the
association has no definite plan of ac-
ton. and for that reason has been un-
able to achieve any considerable re-
suits.
The members have been allowed to
get behind with the payment OF their
dues, and no effort has been made to
collect them.
Mr.. Palmer Campbell, the treasurer,
made a report, in which he showed
that the Indebtedness of the society
was between $400 and $500. The finan-
cial committee reported that 5000 in
dues were outstanding, and said hat
an effort would be made to collect the
amount. A deal of uncomplimentary
discussion followed. Some thought
that the present Board of Directors
ought to be asked to resign, but no
definite action was taken.
There will be another meeting
in the near future. 1t is hoped
some more favorable views of
the situation may be taken. Now
that their association is in peril, the
members have been stimulated to q
little energy. There is ne good reason
why the association should not pros
per.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-14

When Mayor Simon Kelly called the
Weehawken Board of Council to order
last evening the antechamber was
well filled.
Thomas Clarkson, whom the Board
had appointed a patrolman at its last
meeting, failed to qualify, so Martin
Cooney will wear the towns shield in
stead. Treasurer Michael Harmon
filed his bonds in the sum of $40, 900,
Denis Mclaughlin and Austin Con
molly being the sureties. Denis Nc
Loughlin and County Collector Hugh
Dugan have signed Collector William
Sayles' bond, which is also for $40, 900.
The Council gave $50 to Ellsworth
Post, G. A. r., to help defray the ex-
penses on Memorial Day and accepted
its invitation to take part in the cele-
bration. The Board then paid num-
Der of bills and adjourned.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-14
SHERIFF'S SALE

GHERIFF's SALE-HUDSoN CIRCUIT COURT.
. John II. Keeney and Everett ". Keeney, part.
OReefe, owner.
On Contract. On Mechanics Lien.
Returnable first Tuesday, April, 1889.
Bowen and DENIM, Attorneys.
CHERRIES sALE-HUDsoN CIRCUIT coURT.
. Thos. j. Coglan VS.. John oKeefe.
On contract.
Returnable May 7th, A. D, 1889.
BY virtue Of the above stated writ to me directed
and Auction Rooms, No. AZ Montgomery street,
1ffSsk BAY on the twenty-third day of May next
at two o'clock in the afternoon, all the right,
John oKeefe and Bridget o'Keefe, in and to ali the
following described land and premises, with the ap-
The two story frame apartment. house twenty five
feet BY forty feet eet on 2 lot Of land q or Sc cur ndl,s1 stu;
Hudson. and State Of New Jersey, and more par
avenues; thence d southerly along the westerly line
vi wes g Z on s's 3 Course parallel with gBramhhali avenue Ss
one hundred and twenty-five d25l feet thence %
do0) feet to the southeriy line Of Bramhail avenue;
thence az easterly along the southerly line Of Bran,
to the place Of beginning.
ROBERT AVIS Sheriff.
CHERRIES SALE HUDSON COMMON PLEAS
Robert 4. Mcknight vs.. John Phillips and Henry
Wulpern.
Fl. ia, &C.
Returnable September Term. A. D.. 1880.
Wallis, Edward & Bumstead, Attorneys.
BY virtue of the above stated writ to me directed
and delivered, / have levied upon and shall sell by
public vendue at r. G.. Wolbert's Real Estate and
Auction Rooms, No. AZ Montgomery Street. Jersey
City. on
THURSDAY, the Thirteenth day Of June next
at two O'Clock In the afternoon, all the right, title
and estate of the above named defendants, John
Phillips and Henry Wulpern, in and to all the fol
lowing described land and premises, with the
appurtenances, that Is to say,
An that tract or parcel Of land and premises here;
matter particularly described, situate. lying and
being in the city Of Jersey City, in the county Of
certain map. entitled, Map Of property belonging
to Z. B. Wakeman, situated Ia the Third ward OF
Jersey City, Is known and distinguished as lot NUM-
bered twenty-one 0D In block numbered two CA,
said lot fronting on the northerly side OF South
Eighth street tnow First street, and being twenty
(1 feet wide IN front and rear, and eighty feet deep
on each side, all as laid down on said map. which Is
county. Being the same premises conveyed TO the
said Mary I. Ehring by John Muller by deed dated
April 18th, 1880, and recorded In book S3 of Deeds
for Hudson county. on page 47S, etc.
Der VI Sheriff.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-14
Carpenter Hauser Returns.

Carpenter Hauser. of Union Hill,
who disappeared on Saturday evening,
leaving 81, 800 of unpaid bills behind
him, returned to town yesterday
afternoon. Before his return rumors
of his death were current in town. a..n
He smiled placidlv on his excited
creditors when he met them last even
ing, and mildly bade them do their
worst. AS bis property is in his
mothers name, they have no resource
but to trust to his honesty.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-14
Jersey City, May 6, 1889.

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Sealed proposals viii be received by the Board of
Public Works on Monday morning, May
20. 1889. at 10 o'clock. for the Construction OF a
sewer In Cambridge ave-, from a point 100 feet north
of Grinith q st, to Hutton St, in accordance with plans
and specifications on file In the office Of the Chief
Engineer, corner of Jersey avenue and Mercer street,
must be obtained.
Estimate Of quantities -
About go lineal feet "a inch sewer (oval brickl
About 3 new receiving basins.
About 20 cubic yards Of concrete.
About 400 cubic yards of rock excavation.
Time for completion OF contract, seventy-1ve as
working days.
The making OF the above Improvement and award
of the contract therefor will be subject to the remon.
STRANGE of the owners Of the property liable to more
than one-half OF the assessment therefor.
Proposals must be enclosed In sealed envelopes,
endorsed " Proposals for building sewer In
Cambridge ave. from Grifith st. to Hutton st."
directed TO the Board OF Public Works, and nanded
to the Clerk of the Board in open meeting, when
proposals.
No city Official will be received as surety.
The Board reserves the right 70 reject any and all
bids il deemed for the best Interest 81 the City 80 70
do.
by order OF the Board OF RubIle. Works
Dated Jersey City. May 6. 1855.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-14
Security Building and Loan.

The Security Building and Loan AS
ISOLATION will hold its regular monthly
meeting this evening at it's rooms in the
Third National Bank Building, Pavonia
avenue. There will be a sale of money
and a new series of stock win be issued.
The experiment of frequent and regular
issues OF new stock is proving a success,
as it affords intending borrowers or in
vestors an opportunity to join at any time
without the necessity of paying arrears.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-14

y COURT.
On Docketed Judgment
James Bolton vs.. James Burns ct ux.
Fl. ia, etc.
Returnable 4th Tuesday February, 1889.
H. Traphagen, Attorney.
BY virtue of the above stated writ, to ME directed
and delivered, / have levied upon, and shall sell by
public vendue at f. G. WQlberts Real Estate and
Auction Rooms. No. u Montgomery street, Jersey
THURSDAY, the Thirteenth day of June next.
at two O'Clock in the Afternoon, all the right, title
and estate OF the above named defendants, James
Burns ct ux., In and to all the following described
land and premises, with the appurtenances, that is
to say
All that piece. parcel or lot OF land and premises.
situate, lying and being In Jersey city, IN the county
OF Hudson and State OF New Jersey, bounded and
side OF York street at q point distant about thirty
feet in an easterly direction from the southeasterly
corner OF York and Washington street. thence ~
running southerly and at right angles to York street
ffty-one feet to lands now or formerly Of Mrs. +. $.
Hedden; thence C9 running easterly along lands
now or formerly owned by Mrs. +. s. Hedden, and
parallel with York street fifteen feet more or less;
thence @) northerly and at right angles to York
street ~fifty-Qne feet to the ~southerly side of York
street; thence kl westerly along the southerly side
OF York street fifteen feet more or less to the place
of beginning, being the most. westerly one-hah of
the premises conveyed by John H. broas, and Eve.
MIA f., his wife, to Samuel Dare, by deed dated
| April 18th, 1850. Recorded in office OF Clerk of Hud-
| son county, in Liber ~ Of Deeds Tor said county.
pages $40. etc.
= ROBERT DAVIS. sheriff.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-14
The o,Neili's New Club Rooms.

The p. H. O'Neill Association will open
its new club rooms, at No. 40 Newark
avenue, with a supper and an entertain
ment, including vocal and Instrumental
music. on Wednesday evening, May %, at
eight O'Clock.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-14
E OF NORTH HUDSON.
Gutenberg Is to Have the New Tow
Hall 1t Needs.

Gutenberg Is to Have the New Town
Hall 1t Needs.
Gutenberg needs a Town Hall. lFo1
wears the Council has been meeting,
month after month, to transact the
towns business in the back rooms OF
! saloons. The elections have been held
in saloons. and when some poor un-
fortunate was gathered in by the Gut,
| tenberg policeman, his trial was held
on some convenient door step, or
wherever the Recorder cared to bring
him.
The Council have realized the neces-
sity of making a change, and, as q
Committee of the Whole, have been
trying to light upon q suitable site for
the erection of a building that will
meet the growing needs of the town.
Pieces of property on Fourth street
and Franklin avenue, on Herman
avenue and Third street, and on
Franklin avenue and the Bulls Ferry
Road have been suggested.
The town is now carrying a debt OF
$4,000, which greatly retards its pro-
gress. Mr.. Garwood holds the great
est amount of the bonds and refuses
to hear of a compromise.
The town was anxious to follow the
example of Elizabeth and pay fifty
per cent. of its Indebtedness and then
let the rest of the debt run for twenty
years at four per cent. interest.
The town will not pay the back in
terest on the money, and as the cred
itors will not relinquish their claim to
it, the snarl remains.
Work on the Town Hall has been de-
layed for these reasons, but necessity
has at last compelled them to make
the long needed Improvement.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-14

Advertisements for situations or
Wo7k a0iU be printed gratuitouSzy IN
THE JERSEY CITY NEWS and THE
SUNDAY MORNING NEWS during
the dull Summer months.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-14
Firemen Elect a Chief.

The election for Chief and Assistant
Chief of the Fire Department passed
off last night without much excite
ment. The polling place was Liberty
Hose House, and the number of votes
polled was 278. The result was as fol-
1ows:-Chief, / APPLICABLE. TT; j..
Kemp, 98. Assistant, j. Hourigan.
1872; johnson, 10S; Harrigan, n.
A reception, without dancing, was
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-14

given to the boys at the house OF Elk
celsior Engine Company. Mayor
Grassman was there, and evidently
eniOyed himself,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-14
NOTICE TO

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Sealed proposals will be received by the Board OF
Public Works on Monday morning, May ~, 1889, al
10 O'Clock, for the Improvement of
GRIFFITH STREET,
from Central avenue to Milton avenue, in accord
ance with plans and specifications on file In the Of
flee of the Chief Engineer, corner Jersey avenue
and Mercer street, where blank forms Of bid and
agreement Of %suretles must be obtained.
Estimate of quantities -:
About 1900 cubic yards OF earth excavation.
About 40 cubic yards OF rock excavation.
About $50 cubic yards of sand or gravel filling.
About $500 square yards of stone paving.
About 2,200 lineal feet new curb stone.
About IS square yards repaving.
About 100 lineal feet reset curb stone.
About 100 square feet relaid bridge stone.
About 100 square feet relaid tagging.
About 80 hneal feet %cribbing.
About 2 basin heads reset.
About s manhole heads reset to grade.
Time for completion of contract seventy (0 work
ing days.
The making of the above Improvement and award
of the contract therefor will be subject to the re
monstrance of the owners of the property liable to
more than one-half of the assessment therefor.
Proposals must be enclosed In sealed envelopes
endorsed, Proposals for Improvement OF GriIith
street, from Central avenue to Summit avenue
directed to the Board of Public Works and
ing, when called for in the order of business relating
to sealed proposals.
No city official will be accepted as surety.
The Board reserves the right to reject any or all
bids If deemed for the best interesto OF the city SO
to do.
BY order of the Board Of Public Works.
MARTIN FINCH. Clerk.