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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-03-19

ESXECUToRss SALE OF REAL ESTATE
EWill be sold at public sale.at the Couri
House, Tenth and Market SITS. Whining
ton. Delaware,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-31
Acc1DENr AND INCIDENT.
A Paper Mill EmpIoys Killed Near
Manchester.

Manchester.
Hans Hansen, who was employed at
Lydall & Fould's paper mill. about a
mile up the track from the Manchester
station, was instantly killed by the $3.50
d. IN. train to Hartford yesterday. He
was returning from work along the
track and was alone. He was thrown
to one side of the track against fence
Just above Apers place. The train was
Immediately stopped and run back.
Hansen was taken to Apels under
taking establishment and it was found
that his left leg was broken in two
places and his skull crushed in. He
leaves wife and three children and
was considered IA sober, industrious man.
He was AZ years old and has been resi-
dent of the town for II good many
years.
Fire broke out about o'clock this
morning in the top story of the build
ing 200 State street. New Haven, in the
tenement of &. &. Baldwin. The damage
was slight, but Nellie Burd0Ck. aged 80,
cook at abe WaVprly restaurant, was
found dead in her bed, 10y the tiremen,
having been smothered by the smoke.
Yesterday while some workmen were
putting third iron truss in position for
the roof of new building for the Flee
trio Light company at NOrwalk, two
other trusSes gave way, carrying all
three down and forcing out the front
wall of the building. No one was in,
jnred.
The schooner George r. Vrecland.
which left Philadelphia two weeks ago
with. coal for the uousatunic railroad
and was thought to have been lost, ar
rived ut Bridgeport yesterday. Captain
Abbott gives a hard tale of passage. lie
lost his main gaff AMI everything on
deck but the life boats.
Coroner Davis Of MiddletOwn, was in
Deep River yesterday, to further lnvesti-
gate the death of George +. Burnett, the
inventor. who was found with his skull
fractured on the highway last Monday
night. The coroner came to the conclu'
sion,that death resulted from accident
and that the man was not murdered Us
had been reported.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-31
DISTRICT COURT
Assignments Made and
Ordered Filed

Assignments Made and Bonds
Ordered Filed.
Monday, February ,. Esther L. Brow n
vs. Frank Farrell; Bronson ct al vs. City
of Waterbury.
Thursday, February ). Lilley, Swift 4
Co VS. Selden Minor.
Friday. February 6, l.. Schmidt VS. L.
G.. Hoadley Chas l.. Goodwin vs. Jane
Rushton (nisiD
Monday, February o, c. F. Goodwin
VS. Eliza Moriarty.
Tuesday, February 10, l.. D. Moss vs.
William $. Todd.
Wednesday, February II. Treat 4
Shepard VS. w. j. Rigney. ct al especial.
Saturday, February II. Patrick Ryan
VS. City of Waterbury Patrick Kelly vs.
City of Waterbury. bonds ordered
Patrick Donnelly VS. City of Water
bury. bond of $50 on or before February
IA; Henry Manville vs. William Ii
Glover, bond of $50 on or before Febru
airy IA.
Justice Griggs, in the case of j. Gun
ningham of Boston VS. w. +. Booth, al
action to recover on book account anC
goods, decided in favor of the plaintiff
to recover S24. II and costs.
The case of John Sweeney VS. jacob
Buckner, an action to recover for eXtr;
work done in the painting of the inter
ior of a building for defendant, wa.
heard before Justice Donohue to- day
Decision was reserved.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-31
TIM TOPICS.

T. D. Mccarthy intends to sell his
goods at first cost in order to make
room for spring goods. Look out for
the bargains at your door.
Kelly, the baker, predicts that flour
will be higher before long, and advises
people to buy now. And Kelly gener-
ally comes close to the mark.
Hawley the halter, makes another ap-
peal to the general public to call at his;
store for the balance of his line of capes
and furs. They will be sold at cost.
j. NJ. Burial & Co are showing a fine
line of lounges in all the different STYLES.
bought during the dull season, when
prices were low.
Although January is a dull month. G.
Il. Dodge, the shoe dealer. reports a big
business. He has been Offering his stock
at mid-winter prices, and keeps what he
advertises. Look at those 81. 90 shoes.
From now until inventory Won can
save from twenty five cents to 81 90 q
pair by buying shoes at Z. j. firms. II
East Main street. All their winter goods
must be sold at some price.
The place to have prescriptions com.
pounded with care, and at low prices
is Roe's pharmacy, ~ Baldwin street.
The Mason & Hamlin Organ and
Piano Co through agent r. C. Forbes,
has furnished two handsome antioue
oak pianos to the First church, one 10
the Young Peoples Society of Christian
Endeavor, and a blistered walnut piano
to Miss I. Tratio. The Mason Sc HamIiu
is fast becoming leader.
II
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-31
04-1OO Bank ST.. Waterbury
Co<<ECrlCUr RAILROADS.
The Report of tho Commissioners o'
Their Condition..

Their Condition..
Following is an abstract of the second
half of the report Of the raiiroAd COM
missioners which has just been issued:
The total amount of indebtedness re-
ported by the companies is SIl ,1;ES. i22.
So. which is an increase of SN1",9U).
The funded debt constitutes SO. ,o25.-
IS of the total, having increased S?.'oS.-
355. IA: and the current liabilities con
stitute 81, 900, IitG 9S of the debt, having
decreased 81 SOL .395.ll. The chief
changes in the funded debt are the adj
ditiun of that of the Central New Eng
land & Western, -. 5OO.oOo and OF the
Meriden, Waterbury Y Conn, Ctlrut
River railroad companies reported for
the first time and Il reduction OF SlS9,-
600 in that of the lIuusatOnic while the
chief changes in the amount OF current
liabilities are the addition of St:A, IL %
now reported by the Central New Eng
land x Western, and an increase OF
S32G, 3SS.11 for the llOusatunic and of
S2lU. 2SG, II for the New York x New
England : and IL reduction of So3.6'2.IH
for the Hartford X CunnrCtlCutWts
of $333, 20. 50 for the MrrIdrn, Water
bury Il Connecticut River, of $i6.li3.9t
for the New Haven 4 Derby, of S2,}65.'
Sl4.60 of the New York, New Haven 4
Hartford, and of Sl9l .0;3.d0 for the New
York, Providence x Boston.
The total length of roads i'll the state
is 1,OO6.S1 miles. OF this. 2Oi.69 Is
double track, making n total of l.2l4.3t
miles of single track. Adding /" this
the length of sIdings, which is reported
rs 34l IS, makes the total length OF rail
road tracks in the state l,556,2l miles.
The total number of passengers car
ried by the roads reporting Was 2S,'l,
AS, which was an increase of !, I6l -"
or 1888 per cent. The passengers were
carried an average of 1911 miles each
and the total revenue received for then
amounted to 81, 1880. Sc, or 1913 cent?
per passenger. The same reasons tina
make the increase in the number of pas
sengers carried SO large apply to thu
freight carried, which amounted to o.
9O4, 1877 tons, which was an increase o
1917, Sl5 tons, or 24.95 per cent, or leav
ing out of the account the same TIVE
companies the increase was 694 ,3S3 tons
or 9.72 per cent. The total freight reve
nue. was $40, 040 ,G60 50, or one dollar tel
and one.half cents per ton, which wa
carried an average of SO miles each.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-31

PROVIDENCE. Jan 31.-Fire this morn
ing badly damaged Il large building oc-
cupied by three jewelry firms. Rogers,
Allen & Co lost $40, 900 on stock: S. a.
Lederer 100000 on the building and
1900 on stock, and ID. F. Adams lost
$4,000 on stock. There were 25C
persons employed IN the building, but
all escaned W ithnut accident.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-31
KELLY The BAKER SAYS

TIL, visible SUI; ply Of wheat to-day i about
"A OO1 COO bushels This is 100000 bushels less
than yearag The average weekly d crease
the decrease continues ,nth$ more it would
Indicate visible apply August list ntN' of
about 4.0E GOO bushels
The daily consumption for bread in the United
States is about SIS, 600 bush Is. here Is, there
fore, enough wheat now in sight to give us our
daily bread fuL the next month. Being a r@lS-
ions PEOPLE we trustn Providence beyond that
One-thiyd of the wheat now in sight is stored
in Chicago and is better adapt d for gambling
than for milling purposes. Prices of flour are as
low as would be justified if there was an enor-
nous surplus and the safety of the new crop
Guaranteed. hope it W | be secured six months
hence in first-class condition, but, meantime,
should any accident befall, a balloon would not
be swift enough to catch flour on its upward
flight To-day's prices should be SutfC ent in
ducement to stock up ahead.
Inay be wrong, but cannot now see things
differently | should be glad to have your or
ders can give quick delivery and the quality
of my flour is unsurpassed by any sold in the
world. IonTS truly ,,vrn
NIAGARA Falls. SO 20
Pillsbury's Best. Sc 90
Washburn's, 50 W
ST Louis. -.- ~7.--. - So 80
No New England Bread is genuine unless
Kelly the Baker, is printed on the wrapper
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-31
Murder Mysterv In Chicago

CHICAGO, January 31.-The body of
an unknown man was found in a box
on East Twelfth street, by policeman,
at an early hour this morning. The body
was naked and deep purple mark was
around the neck, and had evidently been
caused by rope. 1t is believed that tn
man was murdered and an investigation
is being made
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-31
Artist Meissonier Dard-

PARIS, Jan 31.-Jean Louis Ernest
Meissonier, the celebrated artist, died
here to-day, aged so years. His works
are numerous, one of the best being
"a Charge of Cavalry" which is in
possession of Mr. Probasco Of Cincinnati,
and for which he paid $4,000.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-31
Robbed of $1,000.

CHICAGO, Jan 31.-Charles Stewart,
an old man, was robbed of $1,000 in an
Ogden avenue car last night, while
going through the Washington street
tunnel. The car was crowded and five
men jostled against the old man and
took his wallet, containing the money.
from his pocket. Its loss was not noticed
until after the men had left the car.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-31
QUESTION OF WATER DISCUSSED
Board of Trade In Favor of Making
Another investigations.

| Board of Trade in Favor of Making
Another Investigation.
The announcement that the water
question would be discussed at last
nights meeting of the board of trade
brought out an unusually large number
of members to hear and participate in
| the debate.
After the report of the water commits
sioners for 1889 had been read, showing
the estimated cost, etc, of the different
proposed sites for a new water supply,
remarks were called for by President
| Epson, and Alderman Cross invited
those who opposed the Hop brook site
to speak now or forever hold their
| peace.
Thomas Kelly then took the floor and
referred to the petition sent to the coun-
ell several weeks ago, asking for the ap-
pointment of Il hydraulic engineer to in
vestigate into the merits of the different
sites proposed, including the Mad river.
The council and the water board had
completely ignored the many taxpayers
who signed the petition. They had also
sat upon the driven well system al
though for S133, 900 Mr. Bissell of Hart
ford agreed to furnish ZOO, 900 gallons
of water day.
d. b. Hamilton, a member of the wa
ter board, defended the action of the
council and commissioners by claiming
that it would require a year for an engi-
neer to make the desired investigation
and it was absolutely necessary that the
additional supply be obtained at once.
Mr. Hamilton upheld the action of the
commissioners in selecting the Hop
brook site.
$ w. Kellogg said that in his opinion
WOlcott never had far chance in this
matter. He had known Hop brook for
thirtythrCe years and has never been
able to find trout in it. You could
not keep trout out of Chestnut hill and
Lindlry brook if you tried. In his opin-
ion the last two brooks should be Sc
cured for the new supply.
Judge John w. Webster argued
strongly against Hop brook, saying that
one could not walk through the swamp
without the aid of hip boots, and even
then ones life was in danger. The
brook is very impure and he has seen il
/, as red as tea. There are times when il
is practically dry, and fish cannot live
in it.
Alderman Cross moved that the re-
commentator of the water commits
sioners that Hop brook he the site of the
; new water supply, with Quassapaua
and other waters in Litchfeld for an adj
, ditional supply, be concurred in by the
board.
, Thomas Kelly offered an amendment
that the common council be re
commended to employ a competent en-
gineer to act i'll conjunction with a com
mittee of citizens in going over again al
p the proposed sites for the new supply.
MesSrS Lilley and Cross spoke agains
the amendment, saying it would be re
Election on the water board. l.. /. Nun
son favored Mr. Kelly's measure, and L
was finally carried. Others who favored
4 MIR Kelly's motion were F. B. Rice, L
, F. Burpee and V. L. Sawyer. Tit
{ meeting then adjourned.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-31

David Thomas, til" well known pain.
er, is willing to wager Il FLYER that the
backbone of the winter is broken. Early
il the fail Dave assured the boys in the
"ah"p" that the first part of the winter
Wou!d lie the most severe. When asked
for an explanation he pointed to Il cater
pillar that was crawling Heat the door.
the forward end Of which WAS very
black, which he said WAS Il sure sign
that the first part of the winter would
black is found on the other end of the
caterpillar. Mr. Thomas learned this
method of predicting the weather from
an old farmer and says he has never
known it to fail
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-31
LOCAL LIN ES.

You can buy -four of any kind al
LADD'S cheaper than any other place In
Conn. nea zss@
Have your Watches, Clocks and Jewelry
opaired. Lake, Strobel & Co. Warranted.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-31
Brennan the Baker, 1O4 South Main.
Died After MalsIne a speech

LONDON, January 31.-Gesrge Flem-
ing, who contributed $4,000 to help
out General Booths scheme as outlined
in Darkest England" fell dead last
night in the st James hotel, after de-
livering speech.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-31

We are no" t"d to sh" Iimiures, and line is
more than usually hans"ne his these DDS finer
in quality but have EN- a pit on our counters
at lower figures lal be Our line Narrow Edges
comprises some extra harsgait
4c DC and &c Exr Value
+ bnc let at Zoe a Nrl NO h l5c.
One Let at l2c Na"i, Woth 1Sc
And at lie yard, HAY PIT in los of pattern, which al
worth zoe and 23c yard they all low price
few pieces If full width Swiss Flouncipg which are worth
49c yard shall sell wi have 25c IA ward Don't
miss the bargain About pieces Baby Founce, heavily en-
broidereed, 25c yard.
Excellent values in the fin grades in Edges Founclncs
and Allovers. Come and them center counter
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-31

Waterbury business men and mer
chants will find the DEMOCRAT a good
medium in which to advertise their busi-
ness.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-31
Enthnr Mhclnn'S Illness.

TORRINGToN, Jan 3l.-The Rev Father
Whelan OF this plac, cwho for some time
past has been Ill with complication of
diseases, was repnrted us being very low
last night. He has been in poor health
for some time and IA recently contracted
live.
Machine treatment better than massage,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-31
ADJUSTMENTS.
s.spartacus ana cleopatra.

ssSpartacus' and SEGleoratra."
''Spartacus" was presented at the
opera house last night in a manner that
called forth great applause. The play
calls for great ability on the part of the
gladiator and Mr. MacLean fulfilled all
the requirements of the heroic character.
Miss Prescott, as Senona. although hav-
ing but little to do, by her tender rendi-
ton of the role gave great pleasure.
Both principals are painstaking artists
and made a lasting impression. John
d. Craig. as Pharsarius, did some clever
acting in the last act. The rest of the
cast was ordinary. Tonight cleopatra
will be presented and will no doubt be
witnessed by large audience.
Casino Theatre.
The Partisan Folly Co, will open d
three nights engagement at this house
Monday. The company is composed OF
burlesque and specially artists, gathered
together by =. w. Williams, the noteC
ventriloqu st and aeronaut, and cOme
here well recommended by the press o
the cities where it has appeared. a car
! load of beautiful scenery and elegan
costumes is one of the features of tin
show.
~ in SOldi~r."
"A Tin Soldier" has lost nothing sine
its last appearance here. In fact. it ha
gained by several changes in it's cast
and now presents, without any eXcer
ton, the strongest company seen in thi
funniest of plays for several seasons
There is not a stick in it. The play viii
be presented in great shape, Monda
night at the opera house.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-31
rERr>IcnoREA> pIvrR>io~~
sheridan Counvil'@ Annual Reception
Last Night.

Last Night.
The most successful event ever given
under the auspices of Sheridan council,
*. of c.. WAS the sixth annual concert
and reception. which was given in the
City hall last night. The hail was
decorated in BnlSrr'a very best style.
and the crashed floor made dancing a
real pleasure. For ali hour before the
Gancr William Bergrn's orchestra dis
coursed sweet music, which was en-
iOyrd by hundreds who occupied seats
in the balcony and at each side of the
dancing surface. Over 100 couples par
ticipated in the grand march, which
WAS lrd 10y Grand kniglt b. f. Reid
and lady. followed by the different
committees. The costumes of the ladies
were ,trikinGly beautiful. There were
twenty numbers on the programme.
and at intrrmiS>iun supper was served
at the Scuviil h'u t. Guests were
present from New Haven. New Britain,
Mrrldcn, Birmingham, Ansonia, Nauga-
tuck and other places.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-31

sentence Suspended I'm Many Cases
This Morning.

This Morning.
A case of youthful depravity was be-
fore the court this morning. William
Dunn, a boy Is years of age. was brought
into the station house yesterday by
Officer Byrnes, who found him in the
Abrigador district under the influence of
liquor. Sentence was suspended.
John Lester was charged with an as
sault on Hannah NJ. Riggs. The story
US brought on: by witnesses on both
sides was as follows: Hannah NJ. Riggs
used to do the washing for the Lester
family, and Il few weeks since breast
| pin of Mrs Testers was missing ana
| Hannah was suspected of the theft.
Lester enticed her to the house and once
there he locked the doors to prevent her
escape and accuse her of stealing the
pin. She said she took the pin and
| would get it if allowed to depart. An
officer was sent for and before his ar
rival the woman attempted to escape
through the window. In the scutfie
which followed her cloak was torn.
After hearing the evidence Judge Brad
street suspended sentence.
The case of Frank Richetti for assault
on William Bowen, which was con
tinued until this morning. because of
the absence from town of the complain
ant. was aired this morning in the police
court. Bowen claimed lie entered
Richettis saloon on Brook street on the
day of the assault and found the pro
rrietor shaking dice with some
friends of his. After one shake he
slapped Frank on the shoulder in IN
easy manner saying. Good boy, Frank
Immediately Richetti turned around and
: drawing Il knife struck him on the side
} of the head. Bowen then left the place
George Kane corroborated Bowen's eri
dence Richetti swore i'll his own de
fence that Bowen was intoxicated ant
was rebuked by him for insulting Gus
, toners. Bowen then struck him whel
, Richctti struck back with his hand ant
then elected him from the saloon. Hi
testimony WAS also corrOborated by tire
or four witnesses. 1t was brought oll
i'll the tri Il that the place was fire
, qucnted for the purpose of playing
policy. Judge Bradstreet suspended
judgement.
In the trial of Bowen and Kane fo
. contempt of court, in refusing to ohr
the summons of the court, the forme
sworr that he WAS called away to Mid
+ dletuwn. y. y. and could not atten
/ court. karc said he went to New burg t
+ see "A brother of his who had pneumUni
, Judge Brad>trcrt discharged both men.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-31

stray Leaves From Reporters
Note Book,


Note BOOK.
Bother take Connecticut snow
storm. anyway" said an old gentleman
in my presence Sunday morning. "How
does a Connecticut snow storm differ
from any other" was asked, "A Con
necticut snow storm is one in which 1t
SHOWS and blows, rains and halls, thaws
and freezes all the time, besides doing
numerous other disagreeable things"
explained the old man.
~
A gentleman who is a heavy smoker.
did peculiar thing in my presence the
other day. He knocked off "A portion of
the white ash at the end of his weed into
his hand and without more ado swal-
lowed it. naturally asked the reason
for this remarkable performance, and to
my surprise, learned that it is a sur"
cure for heartburn, which sometimes
overtakes the devoteeS of tobacco. Not
being afflicted in that way, | did not
care to try the remedy, but hasten to
communicate it to my fellow smokers.
-
| After searching high and low, With
out success, for Il lady who came TO Wa
terbury recently from another town,
and for whom number of letters had
acc Lmulated in the postUtficr, Assistant
Postmaster Fitzpatrick appealed to the
DEMOCRAT Wednesday for assistance.
A five line item asking for the lady 5
address was printed, the paper going to
press at 1 o'clock. In less than half an
hour the woman was at the postotfice for
her mail, having read the notice. Who is
the back number that says advertising
does not pay?
The notorious George \. Chatfield is al
his old tricks again. Chattield is al
elderly man who has made a practice in
recent years of going through Connect
cut representing himself as Free Masor
and member of the Odd Fellows anI
other orders, and thereby obtaining
money. He was arrested last evening
by Officer Taylor at New Haven. Chat
. field was not perfectly sober and on en-
, tering a hotel and accostipg one of tn,
guests, representing himself to be
Mason and in want of money, The in
. dividual did not happen to be Mason
and So Chattield tried another man, hu
with the same result. Finally Office
, Taylor heard of Chattields requests anS
! arrested him. He has been repeated,
> arrested for the same utftnse. and is :,
we'll known in Waterbury that he hu
lately given the city a wijc Lrrth.
! David Thomas, til" we'll known pain.
er, is willing to wager Il FLYER that til
backbone of the winter is broken. Earl
il the fall Dave assured the boys in tn
: '',hop" that the first part of the " int
| WOuid lie the most severe. When :tSktr
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-31

Dr.. G. W. s. FROST. 1877 Bank St.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-31
WHITE
SHIRTS
The three best in America. Every
shirt guaranteed to fit.
Our SOC Shirt

made Of N. Y. mills cotton, reinforced
back and front, continuous bands, all
linen bosOms and cuffs.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-31
Our Z5c Shirt

made of Wamsutta cotton with s-pll
linen lined bosoms, diamond gussets
patent double shoulders, reinforced
back and front, continuous bands.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-31
Our 9Sc Shirt

OuT SSC EEl!Ft
made of Lansdon G. b. cotton with
handmade button holes and of extra
length. In all other respects the
same as our 75c shirt. In fact the
BEST Shirt that can be made.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-15
The McGaw Cannery.

Messrs. McGaw & Bro. have equip.
ped their factory with the latest i'm
proved machinery, consisting of oan
wiper that will wipe 10000 cans day,
without the assistance of anyone. a
Gaping machine that will cap the
same number of cans In ten hours,
and also a gas machine that will illu-
inmate the building. The Gaping
machine will burn gas instead of oil
and will light the building with "a Jets.
They will finish making cans next
week and will have made between
100000 and 100000 cans. They will
be ready for receiving tomatoes after
August 1st. The machines named
above will do the work of about twenty
men.
A small addition will be made to the
factory. The Messrs. McGaw hope
that by canning time they will have
water from the town extended to their
factory.