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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-20
SHERlDAN's SEVENTH.
The Most Successful Reception Ever
 Given by the Senior Council.

The Most Successful Reception Ever
 Given by the Senior Council.
 The annual reception of Sheridan council, K. of C., is always looked for ward to as an event of unusual in- terest. The reputation of the members as entertainers was established long agu and each year an effort is made to eclipse all previous efforts. Last even- ing's concert and reception was the seventh annual, and besides being a splendid financial success it was d charming social affair.
 The decorations were the most elabor ate ever seen in the City hall. Decorator Bulger had instructions to do his best and his efforts were crowned with suc- cess. The usual draperies and flags were artistically arranged and the crash covered floor was neat and inviting. Over the stage gas jets were arranged in form of a star with the initials of the order and number of the council. From the center chandelier a large globe with the word Sheridan" was sus- pended. Lace curtains and portieres gave the hall a cosy and homelike ap- pearance, while the softening influence of the colored lights completed pretty effect.
 The attendance was very large and many of the costumes were elaborate and beautiful. Most of the gentlemen were in full evening dress. The music was by an orchestra of thirteen pieces, under direction of William J. Bergen, and was thoroughly enjoyed. At 9:45 the grand march was formed, headed by Grand Knight John H. Moran and lady, and after that until midnight the floor was crowded. After discussing the good things provided at the Scovili, d til the early morning hours.
 Among the out of town guests were: From Ferdinand council, K. of C., of New Britain, John A. Lynch, Thomas F. Farrell, William F. Smith, Peter Long, A. J. Barker, Timothy Tanning, George A. Tyler and J. w. Ringrose of the New Britain News; T. F. Mccarthy of Riverside council, K. of C., of Wind sor Locks; Dr Delaney, Judge Lawlaus, R: w. Reynolds, Henry Mccarthy, Charles Mccarthy and Miss Mccarthy and the Misses Annie Doolan and Sadie Collins of Naugatuck: J. J. Moran and the Misses Katie Wrinn, Alice Gill, Kate Daly and Madie Martin of South ington; M. Doyle, Litchfield; the Misses Julia and Eliza Bowen, Nellie Schatzman Mamie Fitzpatrick and Annie Corbett of New Britain; the Misses Nellie Ess. Minnie Leary, Mamie Wheelan and Miss Hardy of New Haven; J. J. McNamara, Miss Lizzie McNamara, MT and Mrs William Fitzgerald and the Misses Annie Drum and Ada Davis of .Thomaston; Mrs Florence Uffendale and Miss N. G. Hirschey of Brooklyn, N. Y.; the Misses Mamie Hazelton and Mamie Brennan of Middletown; Miss Annie Noonan and Miss Mary Wheeler of Winsted; Miss Kate Whelan of Bristol; Miss Katie E. Moran of New London the Misses Kate and Josie Lynch of Oakvllle; Miss c. Hervey and Misses Margaret and Mary Flynn of Hartford; {; Mr and Mrs Richard Whiting and Miss Brett of Boston; Miss Margaret Reilly of Canaan and Miss Nellie Foley of Bridge port.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-20
CORBIN'S POLICY.
Every Station on the New England Road,
 to be Improved.

Every Station on the New England Road
 to be Improved.
 Presiden Corbin of the New York & New England road proposes to inaugur. ate a vigorous policy of management according to his assistant, E. R. Rev. holds, who says: "The report that traffic arrangements have been made with Reading for large coal tonnage is un- true. Mir Ccrbin is a passenger man, Every car and every locomotive will be thoroughly repaired and newly painted with as much dispatch as possible, and to this end we have already made large increases to our force of mechanics in the shops. Every station on the line will be taken in hand, renovated and painted, beginning at the eastern termi- nus of the road. At Boston a new ten track station will be built and work on the same will be begun this year. The western division will be double tracked,
 "It is not true that the company has been selling treasury preferred stock. The plan for raising money to make these improvements has not yet been discussed by the board, but will proba- ply come up at the next meeting. It may or may not be laid before the stockholders at the annual meeting. The new directory will be somewhat changed from the present one, and sub stantially in the line indicated by the election of MT Corbin and Mir Parsons but the report that two Reading men will go on the board is not true. MT Corbin, however, is still a member of the Reading voting trust. Ho person. ally attends to every financial trans action connected with the New York & New England"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-20
AMUSEM ENTS,
DOckstader's AIinstrels,


 At the opera house, Monday evening. Feb 22, Lew Dockstader's minstrels will appear in one of their entertaining per formances. The company has many artists of ability in it and a first class entertainment is promised. The Three Famous Marvelles are with this troupe and other celebrated performers.
 "A Knotty Affair.""
 "A Knotty Affair."" with John c. Rice and his great company of great come dIans, will be at Jacques opera house, Wednesday evening. "A Knottv Affair" has scored a great hit on the road this season, duplicating its New York success everywhere. It is a farce does not depend upon horse play for it's laughter provoking incidents.
 ''The Rebel Spy."
 Nearly every one has heard of Belle Boyd, the Rebel Spy" The daring deeds and dashing exploits performed by this remarkable woman, are among the romatic and thrilling of the war. On Tuesday evening next at Jacques opera house the people of Waterbury will have an opportunity to hear the story from her own lips. She is said to tell it with facfnation of manner and a powerful dramatic interest peculiarly hSI O"u' A HunOeE OI prOmlnonC ClCl- zens who have heard her in adjacent cities pronounce her unequaled and Wadham's Post G. A. R. under whose auspices she will appear are making every efforts to give her the audience she deserves.
 ''The Midnight HOur."
 The following is the cast of characters in the comedy, "The Midnight Hour, 5 to be presented by the choir of the Immaculate Conception, February 29, at Jacques opera house:
 Marquis, Thomas Maher General, John M. Cahill Sebastian (valet to marquis0 Leo Herr SSSRS5: S;sSS!s: Sss5S!s: servants to general. 7: William Byrnes, Charles Ney, Jacob Daniel.
 Julia 0he generals niece,) Katie Gloster Cecily the duenna,) Jennie O'NeiIl Flora (maid to Julia,) Katie Somers On the same evening the pupils of St Marys school will present the operetta, .Laila." Coupons may be secured at Kllbride's drug store.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-20
EDWARD F. TURNER'S ESTATE.

 The Report of the Appraisers Filed in
 the Probate Court.
 Messrs A. M. Young and J, R. Smith, appraisers on the estate of the late EAT. Tnrner, to-day presented to the probate court their inventory of the real and personal estate of the deceased. The real estate inventories S169, 9,367 as fol- lows: Store buildings, 10000; rear buildings, $20,O00; homestead, Johnson street, $22,000; house of c. E. Tur- ner, Chestnut avenue, ST ,OO0: land with Filley, $10,000; land in Brooklyn, S1, 800; land with Smith, $25 5,00O; Penfield farm, $45O; Hotchkiss farm, S1 ,25O; one-third interest in land on Naugatuck road, S1 300; third interest in land in Union City. $667. "7Saa '-@'1a~
 The personal estate amounts to S132,- 11S.43 as follows: Household furniture, horses, etc, $2,000; book accounts, $11,- OO2; stock in store, $68, ,995.79; Stamford Electric Co stock. S1 ,120; Masonic tenn pie stock, $275; Watertown agricultural society stock. $50; Connecticut Electric Co stock, $2,875, Connecticut Land Co S32OO; Catskill Electric company $5, ,040; Electric Go, $54O; Fourth National bank, $1 ,25O; Waterbury Grocery Go, $250; Catskill bonds, $500; Waterbury Horse R. R. Co, $12,4 ,450; Second avenue H. R. R. Go, s61S; Centennial Mining Go, S2, 1855; Poughkeepsie Electric Go, 5,050: cash in Dime Savings bank, S249.S9; cash in West Side saving bank, $1OO; cash in Fourth National bank, $2,237. 75; notes, George Barnes, $25O; c. F. Turner, S4,O00; Birch & Mckee, S1 ,0OO; Paine 6 Tinker, S4 ,O00; A. M. Turner, $2,505; w. B. Green, $350; R. G. Stanwood, $500. The report was accepted.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-20
NAUeATuck AND VICINITY.
DOings of a Day in the Valley Belov
 This Cffv.

DOings of a Day in the Valley Below
 This City.
 NAUGATUCK, Feb 20.-"Lawyersn is the subject to be discussed by the Rev MT Tree, tomorrow evening, Miss Conkling. who was prevented by a sore throat from singing last Sunday is better and expects to be present.
 Notices were put up in the three factories of G. I. R. Glove company, yesterday, that the works would be closed on the 22nd in honor of Washing. tons birthday.
 Representative Mccarthy found his Bank book containing town order for $500, drawn payable to bearer, in Basham's shop.
 Some of our citizens attended the K, of c. ball in Waterbury last night.
 Col Tolles and wife expected to arrive in Melrose, Florida, yesterday.
 The Woman's Relief corps are to give leap year sociable at the opera house on Tuesday evening next. B. R. Clyma of the Citizen, has gone to St Louis to attend conference of tht Peoples party.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-20
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE
A Desperate Plan to Escape From tn
 Hartford Jail.

Desperate Plan to Escape From the
 Hartford Jail.
 The attempted suicide of Otto Weist- man, a German prisoner at the Hart ford jail yesterday morning, is believed now by the jail, officials to have been a desperate attempt at escape. Weistman, who occupied a cell with Rudolph Schmidt, another prisoner, was found hanging to the bars of his cell by Watchman Flynn. The latter sum- moned assistance and the prisoner was cut down and revived. He got well so rapidly that the jailer suspected it was a ruse and made a search of the cell, finding club weighing six pounds and a letter signed by Weistman, in which he says he will fight his way out of jail or die in the attempt The men evi- dently thought Watchman Flynn car ried the keys and it was probably their intention to get him to their cell during the night and knock him senseless. The men are awaiting trial before the su- perlor conrt for burglary.
 Alexander Thompson, of New Haven, was arrested for drunkenness yesterday, and placed in the lookup. At o'clock he was found hanging by the neck to the bars of the cell. He had torn his handkerchief into strips, made a rope of it and after adjusting the moose, tried to strangle himself. Owing to the fact that the bars were not high enough, his feet touched the floor, but he held them up and tried every means to induce strangulation. The timely discovery by fellow prisoner prevented any serious result. Thompson was cut down, gasping but still conscious. In short time he recovered entirely from the effects of his act.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-20
Was 1t a WarninRY

There is an ancient superstition that if the portrait of any living person hang ing on the wall, happens to fall to the expected in a short time. A curious i'm cldent in apparent support of this super stition occurred in Hartford recently. About three weeks ago an oil portrait of Frederick K. Fox fell from the wall At that time Mir Fox, who was living in Boston, was in excellent health, but scarcely three weeks elapsed before a telegram was received announcing his sudden death.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-20
RAIN OR SNOW.

Official Weather Predictions For To-Day
 and TO-MOrrOw.
 NEW YORK, Feb 20.-The following table shows the condition of the weather in the principal cities of the
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-20
Fifteen Years In Prison.

lBRIDGEPoRT, February 2O.-Norman Thomas. colored, held on the charge of attempting to murder his wife at Stam- ford last December, was tried before Judge Hall in the superior court yester- day. The jury, after a short delibera- tion, brought in aIverdict of guilty and Judge Hall sentenced the prisoner to fifteen years in state prison.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-20
Disease in Their Packs.

PLAINFIELD, Feb 2O.-Several New York Jewish pack peddlers have been securing this section lately, and in Can and diphtheria have broken out. Two deaths occurred yesterday. The doctors say that the diseases were brought in the filthy packs carried by the peddlers, who are supposed to have lately landed in New York.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-20
Another Railroad Deal

Wheeling & Lake Erie railroad has Ge- cured what it has been seeking for years direct connection with the seaboard. A meeting of w. & L. E. and Baltimore & Ohio freight and passenger agents was held in this city and arrangements com pleted for the direct transfer of busin ess from one road to the other in this city. The deal gives the two roads the shortest route known between the Atlantic sea board and the lakes
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-20
Reid & Hughes SHEETS
 and PILLOW CASES.

We offer an important pur- chase of Sheets and Pillow Cases, madA from the best makes of cotton, in all the necessary sizes. The prices are less than the goods would cost to buy it by the yard and you are saved the trouble of making up.
 Prices p Pillow Gases, 15c. 16c, 18c, 19c, 25c. 27c and 29c.
 Sheets, 65c, 69c, 75c and 874c.
 We show them on the center table near entrance, and invite inspection.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-20

A special train will run from Water town to this city this Ievening at the close of the fair of Court Merritt Hemingway. Fare 40e, round trip.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-20
m, IO-QaV

NEW HAVEN, Feb 20.-Sergeant Cox of the weather bureau predicts for to- day and Sunday unsettled weather, with rain or snow, nearly stationary temperature, northeast to east winds.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-09-17
A REPUBLICAN TO A PROHlBf-
TIONlST.

He "Votes as He Prays." and That
Is With the Republican Party.
The prohibitionists are nothing If not
prsyerful. One of their stock argu-
ments is, sVote az you pray" A pro-
hibitionist lately flung this at his re-
publican friend, when the latter re-
sponded as follows: I'm reply to your
challenge that I should vote as I pray,
I have to say that is just what I do
regularly and consistently. I pray
earnestly and without ceasing for the
defeat OF the democratic party, and !
vote that way every time with great
enthusiasm. I vote as I pray because
I wish to pray as I vote. I vote for the
defeat of the democratic party because
1 wish to pray Thy kingdom come.
.tOf two evils, to choose the least Is
the wise mans prudence; OF two evils,
to fight the greater is the true mans
courage. I regard the democratic party
q . greater evil than the liquor traffic.
Il = to-day tho greatest menace e
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-09-17
SHALL LAW BE RESPECTED?

An avowed anarchist of the Parsons
type has been added to the editorial
force of the Alliance Advocate, of which
paper he devotes two pages to con-
demning former governor for prompt
ly protecting property and preserving
order during riot at Emporia. He
does not condemn Governor Buchanan,
of Tennessee, who called out troops te
suppress the rioting miners, and very
properly so, nor has he word OF con-
domination in regard to the Pennsylva-
MIA and New York troubles.
His wrath has been aroused because
Governor Anthony deemed it to be his
duty to enforce the law of Kansas and
preserve order. In public speeches this
same editor commends the course of the
Parsons-Spies crowd, dignifying the
casting of bombs and assaulting society,
and yet when Kansas governor sought
to protect the lives of workingmen in
the discharge of their duties, the popu-
Mist official organ takes pains to make
him an object of wrath.
Have the farmers of Kansas reached q
point where they ally themselves to
such teachers?
Have the workingmen of this state
consented to accept as leaders men who
would break down all the barriers of
social protection?
Have the voters of Kansas become 80
blinded that they have permitted them
selves to be carried into the dangerous
current of socialism and anarchy?
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-09-17
German,
Syrup

Justice Of the Peace, George VII
kinson, of Lowvil1e, Murray Co.,
Mimi, makes deposition concern
ing a severe cold. Listen to it. '.In
the Spring of 1888, through ex-
posure I contracted a very severe
cold that settled on my lungs. This
was accompanied by excessive night
sweats. One bottle of Boschee's
German Syrup broke up the cold,
night sweats, and all and left me
in good, healthy condition. can
give German Syrup my mostearnest
commendation." d
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-09-17
"STAND UP FOR KANSAS"

While men who have been admitted
to the bar, all briehess and hungry, are
pouring out masses Of figures to prove
that Kansas is bankrupt and her people
are starving, the real farmers are at
work preparing homes for the future
and enrolling themselves among the re-
deemers of the state.
Among the republicans who refused
to listen to the walls OF despair is q
young farmer of Geary county, who
rented farm this year on one of the
creeks in the eastern portion of the
county for $500 cash rent. To begin
with. he considered the pasture worth
$50. Wednesday he came in and drew
the money for the wheat sold, and it
came to SLABS. He has 500 bushels
left. 1t was yield of little over
thirty bushels. He raised 800 bushels
OF oats, which, at "a cents, are worth
1892. In addition to this he has
twenty five tons OF millet, worth not
Tar from q, amounting to S10OI This
makes total of 81, 1917, not taking into
account the 500 bushels Of what left,
which win 60 in toward paying sxpeuses
and replacing seed. The wheat and oat
straw are worth something. TAie ~
done IN Kansas this year.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-09-17
SHALL THE BLOOD OF THE INNO-
CENTS FLOW?

The tendency of the reform move
ment seems to be toward dangerous
closeness to anarchy, as the following
from the National Economist (populist
would Indicate:
aWe do not like to talk of the coming
storm-the great political cyclone Of
the age. But we are standing on the
signal tower. We see it gathering.
The clouds are angry. The political
horizon is darkening. The dead calm Is
even worse than the slight rustic Caused
by such occurrences as that at Home
stead. It is the calm that precedes the
storm midst gathering gloom and dark
ening skies, that strikes terror to the
heart. And when it bursts in all it's
fury! o, God! cannot we be spared this
awful catastrophe? Shall the blood of
the innocent flow in rivers for the in
EQUITIES Of the few? Spirits of our de-
parted fathers, forbid itT
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-09-17
STOCK AND FARM.

A farmer near Geuda Springs sold
his crop of apples, 5000 bushels, to the
Arkansas City canning factory.
Highland Vidette: John Pounds
threshed out 400 bushels Of wheat last
week, which the owner, Samuel Lupold,
says grew on five acres of land. This
is forty-eight bushels per acre.
Kensington Mirror: Albert Roberts
has made pretty good record for an
old man. He has just finished thresh-
ing $40 bushels Of wheat, and has 100
acres Of as fine corn as there is..in the
county. This crop was planted and
tended by Mr.. Roberts alone, with the
exception of hand for one month. We
will venture that it can't be beaten from
Maine to Oregon.
Independence Tribune: We were
speaking of the fact that corn had been
sold at $12 to SIS per acre IN the field,
which indicated that the corn crop in
places was pretty good, to which F. E.
Taylor, Of Bolton, replied: II would
not take $40 per acre for my corn" He
thinks the ear corn will be worth that,
besides the value of the fodder. That is
not bad. Mr.. Taylor paid $23 per acre for
his place, and now the corn in q single
year is worth $40.
Osborn News: The cornfield on A. j.
Towne's place, which was supposed to
be blighted by the hot weather some
weeks ago, has come out wonderfully,
and good judges now estimate that it
will average fifty bushels per acre.-Ons
Of our farmers who feels good over his
corn crop is s. s. Warren, who is sure
of at least 1000 bushels this year, and
will probably have more than that.-L.
s. Hindman brought in a couple of
stalks of corn from the A. j. Smith
place near Bloomington, which meas
ured over eleven feet in height and had
two good ears apiece.-It is estimated
there will be not less than $4,000 acres
sown to wheat in Osborne county this
falcon can be successfully raised in
Osborne county. John Schalk, one of our
best farmers, who lives southeast of o.
borne, has never failed to raise some
corn, and this year estimates his crop
at fifty bushels per acre. John never
estimates, being too conservative.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-09-17

American institutions. II has always
been an annoyance and an afaiction.
This country would be great deal bet
ter of to-day il there never had been
in it a democratic party. It has defled
every political decency; it has outraged
every political right. It is discredited in
nearly every stste of the union, and in
some it is under Indictment in the
courts. It prospers in the south by
forcibly suppressing the votes Of native
born citizens; it prospers in the north
by fraudulently exploiting the votes OF
foreign-born citizens. The infamous
gerrymandering is its natural and latest
product. Tammany hall is it's typical
and corrupt ehaorescence. It robs the
postofice to accomplish it's ends; it
falsifies electian returns, packs the
assembly of a state with politi-
cal brigands who have stolen their
seats, and then rewards with the
highest judicial honors the man who
soiled his ermine to perfect the bastard
ly act. 1t has made league offensive
and defensive with everything that is
politically bad. There is nothing rot
ten or wrong in legislation which it has
not championed, and it is to-day before
the people as the patron of free trade,
the advocate of wildcat banks and the
promoter of an inundated ballot.
Every man that has ever been convicted
for ballot-box stuffng is democrat.
The democratic party is the sum of all
political enormities.
ITO vote at this time for any other
than the republican party would seem
to me a wanton, If not wicked, waste of
the suffrage. For me to vote the pro-
hibition ticket with the democratic
enemy still in the field unwhipped,
would seem like firing the only cartridge
I had through the window at wolf
which was as yet out of range, while a
tiger was already in my house about to
spring upon my child. I have but one
ballot, and do not propose to split it
in two and give half Of it to the demo-
Gratis by voting for the prohibition
party,"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-09-17

were closed up lad the new order Of eE-
porting raw material and importing t
Manufactured commenced under .
s'tari6 for revenue only" Immigration
ceased, and soon the youth-the ''bone
and sinew" OF the country-were COM
PEELED to .tgo west" Let him stop OF
at Prince Edwards Island, Cape Breton,
Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, and
take bird's-eye view of English FREQ
trades influence and result in her colo
MES, and If he does not hurry back to
the protection of the 'tstar-spangled
banner" convinced that ''charity should
begin at home" and that the Mckinley
bill is American, he is indeed hopeless
casa
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-09-17
A FAIR SAMPLE OF DEMOCRATIC
DOCTRINES.

II the popdlist or democratic public
speaker would only spare time to visit
the British North American colony of
Newfoundland and ask some OF tho old
residents TO show him vacant places
where tanneries. soap candle and other
factories were in full vigor and prosper
ity when England established free trade.
b would easily 6nd out how quick they