Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-11-21
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before he died he revived from the
deep stupor into which he had fallen.
A new light came into his sunken
eyes and he called for drum. Harry
were loyal to Tony in adversely, hap
pened' to be in the asylum at the time
and asked if there was anything that
Tony wanted. Yes; he wanted drum.
GA toy drum of course" said the nurse.
"for his strength is almost gore"
When the drum arrived in the morning,
Hart was in ecstacies, .t.Play it." he
said to Kernel, and While the latter
executed a little rub-a-dub Tony
laughed and his face frightened as his
mind went back to the Mulligan Guards
and the days when Tony and Ned were
friends. But quickly there came a
change. A pallor overspread the poor
fellows face and he sank back upon the
bed. ''Give it to me- he whisp I'd.
They placed the drumsticks in his
wasted hands and he tapped two or
three times upon the drum. The sticks
slipped through his fingers and a sigh
escaped from his lips. Tony Hart was
dead.
Speaking of the situation at Rome,
Bishop Mcmahon says: The relations be-
tween the vatican and the Italian govern
ment are very strained. l cannot say if
the pope will be compelled to leave Rome.
Pope Leo is an aged man, and it is to be
hoped that he may be permitted to pass
the rest of his days in the Holy City.
However, the situation is such that
something must surely happen before
great while. 1t is generally admitted
that the Italian government is in a
shaky condition. In fact all Europe,
with the exception of England and Ire
land, is a vast camp-ground. That is
what impresses an American. 1t seems
that there is scarcely a bodily young
man on the continent that is not clad in
military uniform and armed to the
teeth.
The sensational news comes from
Bridgeport that Mrs Eugenia Carpenter,
aged %, of that city, has been made
crazy by "ouija" board. During the
past year Mrs Carpenter, who is a
divorce, has been receiving attentions
from a young brakeman employe ed on
the Consolidated road. Everything
went along smoothly until few weeks
ago, when the lovers quarreled. Mrs
Carpenter COW melancholy, and her
friends effO.. - "Noor her proved fu-
tile. The woman heard some of her
friends talking about GU. ia and it's re-
markable powers. She decided to pur-
chase one of TIE boards. On Wednesday
evening she went uptown and procured
one of the mute fortune telIers. Upon
being operated the board informed her
that the brakeman had ceased to love
her. Her reason gave way under the
strain and early Thursday morning Mrs
Carpenter was seen strolling down
Myrtle avenue, clad in nothing but a
night garment. Her hair hung loosely
down her back and she moved along
like somnambulist. A sympathetic
neighbor rushed out and wrapping a
heavy cloak about the young woman
reason was lost. She would MUIR
muir in sorrowful tones, "Ouija said so,
and knew it was true" Friends are
giving the woman every attention.
Some Catholic clergymen have come out
against ouija. They say that it is SIM
ply form of fortune telling, " hich is
forbidden by the Catholic church. They
regard ouija as a monster in sleeps
clothing, and urge mothers to drive it
from the home circle. The faith placed
in its powers by young girls, they
claim, makes it especially dangerous,
and they earnestly declare that it is an
evil against which the young cannot be
too carefully protected.
|
Coal at 1925 ton is just one dollar
higher than it was twelve months ago
and, so a dealer tells me, there may be
another advance. The recent cold snap
| doomed the business in great shape.
The local dealers are not cutting prices
this fall.
l had pleasant chat with Carroll
| johnson, the actor, at the ScoviIl house
last evening. johnson has been playing
white face for two years, previous to
which he was minstrel. "IaIways had a
liking for white face" said johnson.
'This is my first visit to Waterbury
since I played with my MINISTRIES at
City hall. 1 lived here for several
months away back in the sixties 80 1 see
son and Frank McNish, former partners
of johnson, were stranded recently in
the wild west and had to walk many
many miles to Chicago. McNish, by
the way, made his debut as minstrel
in Waterbury.
ICY" Thompson, the genial baggage
master at the Naugatuck station had q
gre at streak of luck during the past
week, having found no less than -four
pocketbooks. The books contained
small sums and were promptly returned
to their respective owners. To-day he
found another wallet. 1t belonged to 6
Litchfield man.
Until some better plan than that by the
provisions of which the City hall will
be demolished. is suggested, all efforts t.
obtain town appropriation for the pur
pose of providing court accommoda
tions, will meet with failure. The
majority of the taxpayers are not il
favor of making the proposed altera
tions in City hall, for several reasons
In the first place, it is the only available
place for holding city and town meet
ings; secondly, there is considerabl,
doubt as to whether the building coulc
J be properly lighted and ventilated by
the proposed plans; and finally, it is moi
believed that the work can be done TO
the amount estimated. Court accom-
modations should be provided, as wei
as better quarters for the city and tow
officials, but not at the expense of Cit,
hall. Let some fertile brain suggest