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Smith are joking him about the water boys badge which he wore on his cap for some time before discovering it.
 Quotations from the freight depot :: Bestred onions, $4 25; white, $5 to $6; i; yellow, $4 to $4 25; potatoes, s3 to $3 9; 1; carrots, $1.
 At the session of the Legislature, two years ago, a bill was passed incorporat- ing the Southport water company. The corporators of this are about half dog en well known Southport men, who are simply waiting for favorable time to proceed with the organization of the com pany. ssSuch meeting will probably be held in the Spring" :" said one of the corporators, -ssand after the organization is effected we expect to proceed with the work of building dam and reservoir, and lay mains and branch pipes. The charter gives us the right to supply Southport and Fairfield and probably about $50,000 will be required. No, the town is not interested. When the proper time comes, the town will be invited to consider the advantages of system of water works. Should it look favorably upon the project, well; if not, private en- terprise and money to carry on the work will not be lacking. There is a supply of water not far from Greenfield Hill, which has been roughly surveyed by Bridgeport engineers. The water is at a sufficient elevation to give all needed force. This is but four or five miles from Southport. Suitable hydrants will be provided at proper intervals" This will be long step in advance for Southport and it's citizens should extend proper aid to those interested in the plan.
 Capt J. V. Ryder is entertaining his parents from Patchogue, l.. I. s~
 Miss Jessie Ackerley, who has visited her aunt, Mrs J. V. Ryder, is with rela- tves in New York city.
 Thomas Quigley is spending week in Philadelphia.
 MT and Mrs William s. Wheeler of OIlCibOH nave flSlUCO iL. II AICI Nood'
 Rev MT Dunning of South fEorwalk preached, morning and evening, in the Congregational church. Rev Dr Sew ard, who is to supply the pulpit, was un- able to officiate, as he was still suffering from grip.
 Letters from Rev MT Holman speak of the delights of a sojourn in the southern land. Mrs Holman enjoyed the trip huge. ly and did not lose meal during the en- tire sail. After arriving at Cuba, they took the steamer across the Gulf of Mex ico for short stay in Mexico.
 Charles A. Meeker of the Point has bought the iron gray horses recently brought in from Michigan by Edward Henshaw. Mir Meeker will use them or his farm.
 Mrs w. F. Elwood, who was reported seriously sick with diphtheria, has sui fered simply with tonsilitis. Under tht care of Dr c. H. Osborne, she has fully recovered.
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BRIDGEPORT.

The original safe of the City national bank, bought when the bank began bus mess in 1854, has been presented to the historical society.
 The Benham, Ray & Hawley company, which will hereafter be known as the Benham & Hawley company, is building large brick and frame building on Kos suth street, East Bridgeport, to which it will soon remove.
 Hicks Griffin has sold 6Ox10O lot on Jane street to John T. Sterling.
 Miss Harriet Wooster, who died in Sey- mour, Friday night, was aunt of Miss Helene C. Futile of West End. Miss Futile was in Hartford when Miss Woos- ter was attacked by pneumonia and was at once telegraphed for. Miss Wooster's illness lasted but little more than week The funeral took place, Sunday after noon. Miss Futile, who was Miss Woos- ter's favorite niece, is made executrix of her will.
 A. B. Sherwood's barn on Park avenue was burned, Saturday morning.
 Changes in text books have been made in Bridgeport schools, Barnes being substituted for Monteith's geographies and Jefferson's singing books used for the first and second grades, while the normal school book is employed in the third and fourth. A new book has also been introduced for the third and fourth grades, Practical lessons in the use of English by Mary F. Hyde. This aims to exercise the imagination of the pupils and teach them the correct use of lam guage, with simple statement of a few great principles of grammar. A more advanced book will be used for the fifth and sixth grade.
 The free evening schools, useful feature of the school system of the city during the Winter, closed, last Friday evening. They have been open 53 eyen- ings and have been well attended. These schools have been maintained, two at West End under the instruction of J. A. Wilson and Mrs Dr Cummings and a third at Sterling street school taught by Ebert o. Hull of Stepney.
 Officers and members of the board of education, with the assistance and co-op- eration of several of the teachers, are preparing novel feature in connection with the schools, ,one that is sure to meet with approval and success. A stereop- ticon is to be obtained and illustrated lectures on subjects of school interest given by different teachers, for the bene- fit of scholars only. It was hoped that this might have been done for the even- ing scrools, but it was impossible to ob- tain the stereopticon in time. By dark ening the rooms, it will be possible to give them at the day schools. Among those who have promised to give lectures in this way are Dr Bouton, Principal Bartley, ,Mme Mondan ofthe high school, W. W. Porter and others. The idea is said to be entirely original.
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WEsTPORT.

Special town meeting at Sturges hall, this week Saturday at p m.
 Civil Engineer Scofield of Bridgeport, with a corps of assistants, is surveying the land beyond Westport, to find the best location for the reservoir of the Wesfport water company. Despite nu- merous reports, no location has yet been accepted by the company and no decision will be made public at present.
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The committee and members of the board of trade were disappointed at the absence of their former president, Sena- tor D. M. Read, at their 16th annual ban quet, as they were to present him with a set of resolutions handsomely gotten up and enclosed in an elegant frame.
 The Hon D. M. Read, for many years an et- fic tent member of the Bridgeport Board of Trade and tor the last l5 years it's active pres ident, having been compelled by reason of the increased demands upon his time to refuse a re election to the office he has so ably filled; at the regular annual meeting ot the Board, January 13, 1891, it was unanimously voted that the deep regret felt by his associates should be expressed by appropriate reso- 1ution.
 Resolved, That during the long incumbency ot President Read, he has devoted much of his energy to the duties of the office and in in ducing parties seeking desirable business location to settle in this city. His success in that particular has closely identified him with and added greatly to the rapid growth of our prosperous city. The Bridgeport Board of Trade, by this memorial, in slight way at tempts to acknowledge its, and our city's ap- preciation of the valuable services of Presi- dent David M. Read.
 At the first opportunity, this resolution will be presented to the ex-president.
 Contractor w. $. Bullard has had men at work nearly all Winter. Ie is put ting on a new roof at 271 and 273 Main street, roof ou the new office building for Bryant Electric Co.,, a rock asphalt floor for McElroy Bros packing house, also similar floor for Ruggles, the lv- eryman on Middle street, to be used as wash stand.
 Mrs A. $. Middlebrook has entertained her mother, Mrs M. E. Barnum; also her uncle, A. l.. Brown of Winsted.
 Members of the New York press, in charge of Press Agent Tody Hamilton, visited the Winter Quarters, Friday, for their annual inspection. They next vis- tied Marina and interviewed the great snowman, P. T. BaInum, after which they were driven to the Atlantic house where they partook of one of Landlord Warren's excellent dinners before taking the train to New York.
 Mrs David W. North, GA Lewis street, has been confined to the house with ma lignant sore throat.
 l.. Eldridge and brother have com menced a large four-tenement house on Lewis street on the lot recently bought of John Sterling; it will have all the modern Improvements.
 Lewis F. Marshall was surprised at his residence, 1907 Main street, by large company of relatives and friends on the 49th anniversary of his marriage. He was presented with memento and a large easy chair. w. F. Green made the presentation speech and Mir Marshall thanked the company present, after which he invited them to sit down at we'll loaded table. It was early morning when the company bade their host good bye.
 The Bridgeport Steam Heating Co. have leased AS Water street and will shortly move to the new and desirable quarters.
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HOUSATONIC R. R.
MAIN LINE.
February g, 1891

1SS1. BRIDGEPORT North o5. 10 % m, 4 50,6 10 p m; freight, 4 50. 10 10. 12 70 am.9 30p m. Sunday. B a Tn. Arrive 45 p m Sunday milk ' 20 D m; freight 4 9 ID.
 TRUMBULL-North5 1O*.7 16* 10 3o* am 747 m. South, 6 '2s. g 2s' a m. I2 O5.2 30. Az O9, s BOZ m Sunday milk O6* pm.
 LONG HILL, North 25*7 22*. 10 40 a ID; 10,5 06. $ 2S. s 07. 10 1U* D m; Sun day7 54 m. South 6 2I, g 22*. II 59 a m. ? l5. A. O2. 8 24* ID. Sun day milk. 59 m. STEPNEY-North 5 40. : 27.I0 20, 1e 5O a m; 20.5 11.6 35.lO 9 m. Sunday Sam South IT. IS, II 54 m.2 O5 3 B. 6 57. s 19 P. m. Sunday milk 54 BOTSFORD-North 1s7 41.1o 35,11 e5 m; 40. 25. 6 45. 10 45 pm; Sun day 10 a m. South 0S. g IO.l1 45 m. 40. 3 20. 4 22. 45, II m. Sunday milk 42 ID. NEWTOWN-North6 $ 45,7 49, 10 43.1l 36 Sunday Is a m s..uth %. g o3 II 36 m. l 10. ? 5O.4 14. $ p, s 02 p m Sunday milk 30 pm. HAWLEYVILLE-North7 5s, 8 O3. 10 52 II 50 ID. ? 30. 5 42. TOT. Ills Sunday s P m. South 52. 8 54 II P m, 12 30, ? 30. 4 O7. 6 O6, T 54 Sunday milk l6 m Leave for Bethel 55, II B a m, 5S. 4 30. $ 45 p m. Sunday 52 n From Bethel ' 40. 10 30 m. l 25. 8 55. 6 0S, g 37 m. Sunday 29 pm. BLOOMFIELD JUNCTlON--No,ths sOs. 43. II 0l m. 2 50, 5 51. ' Is, Il 45 pm. Sunday 8 36 m. South 5 4s 43. Il Is m.l 10.3 5s.5 5I7 45 pm Sunday milk 6 02 p m. For Danbury. %. s 06. 47, II r a m. 4, 5 55. 2 Is. 50 m.
 DANBURY-Arrive 15, 8 %. 90a. Il 32 m. 4 15. 0S. ' 2S. O5 m Leave 30. 7 45. s 30, 10 45 m, 3 40 5 30. 55, ' 34 pm.
 DANBURY AND NoRwALK DIVISION. BETHEL, from Danbury. $ 36. 6 42. T or 41,9 13, Ii g m, 3 I9, 5 Oa. S 26 55 m. For Danbnry 6 5O7 23, 10 IA m, 1 O8. 8 l9. 5 49, $ 30, ' 10. ! 27 II 19 p m For Hawl-yyilie 2 %, 10 I5 m. 10, 3 4O.5 49. 9 I5 D m. From Hawleyvillr 9 10. II 50 m. 12, 4 46. 7 02 pm.
 BEDDING. North ' I3. 10 O6 am. I O1. O9. 20. II 14* p m. South 6 AS, g 20 II 59 m, 26. IT. *7 O3 m
 NEW HAVEN AND DERBY DIVISION. BOISFORD-Leave 9 II. II 50 . m, 70, 10 m Arrive 3S. 10 B m 23 pm
 *7 31 m. East Ell 56 m. A 31. *S 2I pm. STEVENSON-West ' 26. 10 21am.5 p m. East 2l m, 12 02. 37, 8 27 pm.
 13. 10 G7 a m, % 8 42 p ID.
 NEW HAVEN-Leave 6 50, 9 40 m ao m- Arrive 59 m. 12 42. 6 Is g 04 n
The Newtown bee., 1891-02-20
He That Knows

And knows he knows is wise," says the Ara b ian proverb. Once realize that rheumatism, gout, neuralgia, dyspepsia, liver and kidney troubles all originate in impure blood and that the great Brazilian remedy Cactus Blood Cure, will remove any blood poison and you will be wise. Sold by Samuel c. Bull, apoth- ecary, Sandy Hook, Ct
The Newtown bee., 1891-02-20

$500 Henry F. Miller upright piano. first premium. Save your wrappers. Full de- scription in each package Savena.
The Newtown bee., 1891-02-20
MECHANICS AND FARMERS SAVINGS BANK, City Bank Building, Wall Street,
 Bridgeport.

brIugepOrG. Deposits, $1,036,64 67 Surplus and interest, 33.446 12
 Assets, S1,070, 093, 79 Deposits of $1 to 5000 received and interest credited from the first of each month, payable in January and July of each year Incorporated 1871. D. N. MORGAN, President
 JOHN L. VESSELS, DAVID WOOSTER, Vice
 Presidents. ... L. s. CATLIN, Secretary and Treasurer.
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NEW YORK & NEW ENGLAND
 October 26,1S9O HAWLEYVILLE-Eas & O2 a m n sa 25 p m. West 03 a m. 2 i)2 e oa NEWTOWN-East p, fs 07 m. fl 30 m. West f6 57 m. f6 0I D n. SANDY HOOk-East 8 l5 a m. 12 O8. S7 m- West 8 50 a m. 2 50. 5 5S D m.
 SoUTHBURY-East 25 a E,, l2 1a.747 m- West 40 m. 40, 5 46pm.
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IN ORDER TO RAISE CASH AND BOOM THE BUSINESS
 FOR FEBRUARY STERN & HARRIS

sweeping reductions in all departments We have retiring New York Cloak House SOO Chdrens and Coak the dollar and to give these astonishing bargains These all of the latest styles and strictly all wool and
 include this sale all garments Former prices were ST. $S, $8s 30 and $9.
 YOUR CHOICE FOR FIVE DOLLARS Sale formerly ST. Jackets below cost Fur 25 will all Bonn Untrmmed from 1O Everything must We No old stock allowed accumulate at
 STERN 6 cos, 185MAIN ST. DANBURY,
 LEADING MILLINERS AND CLOAK HOUSE.
 N B. Special Low White January.
The Newtown bee., 1891-02-20

Jack Hines, one of the oyster openers who went to Brunswick, Ga., has return ed to Stratford.
The Newtown bee., 1891-02-20

At the saloon of M. Bracken, Monday,
 some of MT Redield's gang of men were shaking dice with two men from Bur- ney's gang in Southport. A dispute arose between Jack Henchy, the engin- ger at Redfield's quarry and one of the men from Southport. The smaller of the two men from Southport said that Hen chy had cheated him, when Henchy struck him in the eye, closing it so that It will be of little use to him for some time. The other Southport man started to interfere, when Henchy served him as he did the other; but this did not settle him, for, when he arose from the floor, the cry came from several of the by islanders, 'sLook out, Henchy, he has got a knife." Before any one could reach him, however, he plunged the blade into Henchy, giving him a bad wound in the hip. The cut is about two inches long and about one inch deep. The point of
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-01-26
AGAINST CLEVELAND.
Democratic Politicians Have a
Contempt for Him,
BUT THEIR CONSTITUENTS
Prefer Him and the Leaders May
be Forced to Adopt Him-sOme
Racy optnions..Interestfng
Washington News.
spocial plspsleh % ne Inle!llgalea.

Special DlspRleh TO ne Intea0aiea.
WASHINGTON, Jan 25-The election
Of MIR. Hill to the United States Senate
has again started round Of Presidential
gossip in connection with Mr.. Cleveland.
A number OF Democratic ConFessmen
were sitting together in cloak room
yesterday discussing the peculiar fact
that while the managers Of the Demo-
cratic party, FROM the smallest Congress-
man up to the leaders Of the party, are
solidly against Mr.. Cleveland, their con.
stltusuts are jusk as solidly for him. Said
one Democrat from Pennsylvania:
81 contral my district completely, and
1 can and will have myself elected
delegate to the next convention. / shall
shall see to it that everything is arraug
ed very smoothly, and II possible will
90 to that convention totally unin.
structed, which will mean that will go
there against Mr. Cleveland. Bat l
know at the same time that II, just
about as we are TO adjourn, some idiot
constituent OF mine should get up and
cry out, I move that our delegate be
instructed for Cleveland that nothing
on earth will prevent me- from being so
instructed by acclamation. and despite
my contempt for the man, / will have 10
90 delegate for Cleveland"
An Indiana Congressman who was
sitting by affirmed this opinion, and
added:
"Much as l know Mr.. Voorhees, des.
pises Mr.. Cleveland, and completely as
| know him TO have the Indiana delega.
ton to the convention at his command,
| know at the same time, the same thing
would happen, II some one breathed the
name OF Cleveland in the convention;
aud despite bis personal feelings, Mr..
Voorhees, would have to lead Cleve.
land delegation TO the convention"
A Missourian added:
aMr. DoCkery did not set his foot in-
side the White House six months after
Mr.. Cleveland entered it. He never
concealed his dislike for Mr.. Cleveland
and made no effort to hide his satislac.
ton at his defeat; end yet for the very
same reasons given above, it would sur
prise DO one 70 see Mr.. Dockerty go to
the convention instructed for Cleveland.
fortunately for all ofus, the conven-
lion Is still a year of, and Mr. Cleve
lands cowardly silence on the silver
question, his cowardice during the re-
cent campaign, aud his continued self
avaunting and seli.assertion OF the VIC
tory will, / hope, bring about the proper
revulsion of feeling. Atthe same time,
do not believe Mr.. Hill can be the
candidate; but he can, at least, prevent
Mr.. Cleveland being &c"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-01-26
RAuM on PENSIONS.
The CommIssloaor says rhsy are Paid oui
Of the Internal taxes.

The Commissloner says rhey are Paid Out
ofthe Internal taxes.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Jan. 25.-"Yes, we
are very busy in the Pension Depart.
ment," said Commissioner Green B
Raum at the Monougahela House yester,
day. 1--WE are Issuing more certificates
to-day than ever before. Did it ever
occur to the people who harp against
the expenditure Of money for pensions
that they are all paid out Of the war
taxes? Before the Rebellion there was
no internal revenue, aud to-day the tax
on liquors and tobacco pays all the PEN
sions, and last year these were SS5 00O, 600
over, almost enough to cover this inter.
est on the public debt. This is how l
answer the croakers who are always
condemning the pension System. Indeed,
the payment OF pensions is one OF the
last things that will ever wreck the
country.
"The number Of old soldiers is being
reduced every year ata rapid rate. 1t
depends on the class. There are 5000
in the country drawing pensions who
have lost arms or legs. In this class they
die at the rate OF 90 in every 1000 per
annum. This ia a heavy rate, and would
wreck life insurance companies by the
score, If they had to standit. 1 think
every man who went TO the army and
suffered the hardship and exposure for
any great length OF time, shortened his
life y years. Certain it is that the sol.
diers are dying faster than those OF the
same period who did not ignt in the
war. The men who went with Sherman
on his famous march to the sea and slept
ont at nights, undoubtedly reduced the
length Of their lives"
When asked Il Harrison would be re.
nominated the General said it was one
OF the difficult things to predict. BE
thinks HARRISON Is an able man and as
clever q speaker as he ever heard. AS
the General is under 6re at present, he
wanted to know II Senator Cameron
had testified before the SILVER Invests
eating Committee. He heiieyes in the
force bill, and claims that election frauds
have been committed with such impu-
ni:y that the people have bscome Used
TO il, He thinks the prejudice IN the
North against the negro has also some
thing to DO With the opposition 10 the
hIii
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-01-26
TO PROTECT OUR INTERESTS.

The BILL In Relation to the Nicaragua
canaI-A Measure That should Pass.
Spetidi DlsDdtch 10 the IntSitIGneT,
WASHINGTON, D. O., Jan 25.-The bill
from the Senate Committee on
Foreign Relations short time ago, in
relation to the Nicaragua Canal, is not
designed nor intended to be of any
direct benefit to the company or stock
holders; but its real purposs is to protect
American interest and American com.
merce. Under Its charter the company
is authorised TO issue $200, ,00U, 900 worth
OF bonds It is conceded that the CON-
psny can, by issuing It's bonds and put.
ting them on the market, secure all the
money necessary for the completion Of
the canal. But under that authority the
bonds would be put upon all the markets.
OF the world, aud any other Govern
ment could purchase them. It is esti.
mated that in pursuance of the charter
the bonds would not sell ior more than
sixty cents on the dollar. In order to
raise the money necessary to complete
the canal, the company would thus
have to incur an annual interest
charge OF about Sl9,0O0.000. The tolls
Of shipping would have TO be pqt at
rates 10 make good this amount. It is
thought that q guarantee by the United
States OF the bonds will make them sell
at par, or perhaps a premium; and as
the bill limits the Issue to $l00 000, 600 az
six per cent, that would constitute an
adnuGl tnterast charge Of only s., 900 900,
or about on9:hallth the amount that would
be entailtd by selling tbe.ponds in the
markets Of tue world. The benefit OF
the difference ;sauld accrue to the ship
ping passing through the canal, most o!
which would be that Of the United
States, thus giving our commerce that
advantage. But the cbiet design OF the
senate bill Is to have the uni6ed ststes
retain control OF the Nicaragua Canal,
and to prevent England gobbling 1t, as
she did the sueS Canal. The bill pro.
vides that the stock shall be deposited
in the United States Treasury as security
for the payment Of principal and inte.
rest, this Goyernmentto control SO .0Q0.-
coo; also that six Of the Gtteep direc'
tors shall be appointed BY the President
OF the United States and shall perma-
nently Represent aud protect the interest
OF this Government.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-01-26
P4Trlsess sPsaGHEs.
a Story that Judge Gordon was the Au.
thaf of Them.

AAA0A VI 61SAAs
HARRISBURG, Pa, Jan. 25.-Ths tall
about the resemblance Of Governor Pat
tison's message to his utterances Of pre-:
yious years, has revived the story that
Judge Gordon, once his personal and
political friend, but now his political
opponent, was his literary genius and
always stood by his side, advising, coun-
selling and writing what he should say
upon public occasions. As evidence Of
the truth Of the statement 1t Is submit.
ted that never during their long friend.
ship did Governor Pattison ever find 1t
Necessary in preparing public speech or
document to turn to an old one and clip
passage after passage from 1t.
When Governor Pattison began To be
liked OF for Governor In the early part
Of 100 Judge Gordon was still his coun.
selor and adviser upon all questions Of
policy. When the Scranton convention
was held Judge Gordon paid q visit to
his friend, Harry F. Keenan,. When it
became assured that Governor Pattison
was to be nominated 1t is asserted that
Judge Gordon, in Mr.. Keenan's library,
wrote the speech which Patison alter
ward delivered to the convention, and
which was the keynote Of his campaign.
Judge Gordon was seen by reporter
tonight and would neither affirm nor
deny that he was the author Of the State
papers having the nsme Of Robert E.
Pattison. He did not show any great
indignation, bat sinply sail that he
could not allow himself to be interview.
ed and become mixed up in political
affairs.