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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-08-23
ST PATRICK'S PARISH.
Many of Its People Spend the Day
 High Rock Grove.

Many of Its People Spend the Day at
 High Rock Grove.
 Most of the children of St Patrick's parish, with a goodly sprinkling of the adults assembled at their church this morning where Rev Father Duggan celebrated mass and talked to all about the care and prudence that should be exercised in getting on and off trains, and while at the grove. After mass the St Thomas cadets, arrayed m their neat, new uniforms; fell into line headed by the drum corps and took up their march towards the depot, as proudly and as soldierly as company of the Connecti- cut National guard. Bank street was we'll lined with the excursionists and a number of people waited at the depot. All was hustle and crowd for the next thirty minutes while Ticket Agent Sackett and his assistant MT York passed out the nine hundred tickets that were required. About 9:15 Conductor c. w. Munson gave the signal to start and thirteen well filled coaches pulled out with the happy throng. The day has been an almost perfect one for an outing and all who went to High Rock en- joyed themselves in the many different ways which he place affords. The Sun day school teachers have been busy pre- pairing the eatables and looking after their several charges. Richard F. PheIan remembered the picnickers by sending ten barrels of fine watermelons. About two hundred more members of the par ish went down at 1:2S D. m.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-08-23
sible for several things, and asked for his

sible for several things, and asked for his arrest.
 Grand Master Sweeney, of the Broth erhood of Bremen, talked at length to reporter this morning. He said:
 "I came here in response to a telegram from MT. Sweeney You ask me what the outlook is; I cannot tell you yet. am here sooner than was expected, for 1 was quite i'll and did not at first think should be able to leave my bed. But I made up my mind that it was highly necessary for me to come and l started at once"
 "But, Mr. Sargent. are the firemen going out That is the question that interests Buffalonians above all other questions"
 'That I cannot tell. But let me assure you that if the iremen go out, the en- gineers, trainmen, conductors and rail road telegraphers will go with them"
 He became deeply interested and con tinued: "That know. Mind you, now, I do not say that the f1remen will go out, but want you to emphasize that fact that if the firemen go out the conductors, trainmen, engineers and telegraphers will sustain them. The public have a wrong impression in this matter, and the papers have been misleading them. The papers have been talking of the firemen as if they were going to go out as a separate Dody. mat IS not so. 1ney Will not go out alone"
 "What is the specific grievance of the firemen in this city?'
 "They have none that I know of. But it is now a question as to whether the railroad corporations or the different bodies of organized labor are to succeed. Suppose that the switchmen are defeated in this struggle, what thenl In the future whenever the firemen, engineers or any other order of railroad employees go to their corporations with requests or griev- ances they will simply be ignored. It will be a sympathetic strike altogether-a struggle between the railroad corporations and organized labor. If the switchmen are defeated at this time it is serious blow to organized labor. If they are sup ported and maintained by their brother organizations and carry their point it will tend to give the organizations their rights in the future. As you might say, it is purely struggle for self preservation"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-08-23

HEADQUARTERS CONNECTICUT DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE, { ITS Chapel St. Room c, Garfield Build'g. P. O. Box 495.
 DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION. The democratic electors, and such other electors of this state who favor
 the principles of the democratic party as
 set forth in the platforms of said party,
 are hereby notified to choose delegates
 to attend the democratic state conven-
 ton to be held at Allyn hall, Hartford,
 on Tuesday, September 13, at il o'clock
 a. m., for the purpose of nominating
 candidates for state officers, and six presidential electors-two of whom will
 be electors rs-at-large-and the trans
 action of such other business as may properly be brought before the con- vention.
 RULES FOR THE ELECTION OF DELEGATES,
 First-All caucuses in the several
 towns for the appointment of delegates
 to the state convention, shall be held at
 least seven days before the meeting of said convention.
 Second-It shall be the duty of the
 chairman of each town to send a copy
 of the credentials of the delegates to
 said convention from his town, properly
 attested by the chairman and secretary of the caucus to the secretary of the democratic state committee, at least five (5) days prior to the convention. Third-The convention shall be called | to order by the chairman of the state committee at il o'clock a. m. and the temporary officers of the convention shall be designated by the state com mittee.
 Fourth-The state committee shall be | in session the night previous to the con- | vention, and should there be contesting delegations at said convention none of
 the parties interested shall be heard by | the committee or admitted to seats in
 the convention until they have first | agreed to abide by the decision of the committee, and in no case shall dele gates be permitted to take seats in the convention in excess of the number to | which each town is entitled. Fifth-The basis of representation
 adopted by the committee is as follows: I. Each town shall retain as a town,
 the number of delegates it IS now en- titled to.
 II. Each town, in which the whole
 vote cast at the last presidential election
 exceeds 1000, shall be entitled to one
 additional delegate for each additional | 1000 votes cast and also each fraction
 thereof exceeding one-half. Under the above rules 19 towns have increased representation and are in-
 structed to send the following number
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-08-23
A GALLANT RESCUE.
How Modest Mayor Bechtel of Trenton
 Saved a Miss from Drowning.

AsBURY PARK, N. J., Aug. 23-One of the most gallant rescues that has occurred this season was witnessed here Saturday when Mayor BechteI of Trenton plunged into the surf and snatched young lady from watery grave. A heavy surf was running and the life savers had their hands full, when the young girl, Miss Mary Olcott of Trenton, became exhaust ed and called for help.
 The Mayor saw the young girls peril, and dashed in just in time to save her. The Mayor scampered away so suddenly that he was not recognized until yester- day, when the young lady called at his cottage and thanked him for saving her life
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-08-23
TO PRESENT GRIEVANCES.
Report That Bremen Will Strike if Their
 Demands Are Refused

Report That Bremen Will Strike if Their
 Demands Are Refused.
 BUFFALO, N. Y., Aug. 23.-There is an interesting report in circulation here to the effect that the firemen held meeting last night and drew up set of grievances which they will present to the railroads and that if they do not get their demands they will strike. MT. Sargent will neither admit or deny the truth of the report.
 Last night William Oliver, a striking switchman, while going through Ham, burg street got into an altercation with soldier of the 18th Regiment.
 The soldier fired five shots at him, one taking effect in the neck. Oliver has an ugly bayonet wound in the head He was taken to the emergency hospital and may die.
 w. E. Robbins, supposed to be a non- union man, was knocked out on Seneca street by blow from a blunt instrument. He is suffering from concussion of the brain and will die
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-08-23
BASEBALL RESULTS.
Tho Brooklyns Take Second Place from
 New Works.

Tho Brooklyns Take Second Place from
 New Works.
 AT PITTSBURG. PittSburg, 1; Brooklyn, r. Batteries Ehret and Manafes, Mlor and Mack: Kennedy, Foutz and Daley.
 AT CHICAGO. Chicago, 7; New York, l. Battercs-Hutchinson and Kittridge. Rusie and McAiahOn.
 AT CLEVELAND. Cleveland, G.: Philadelphia 3. Batteries -ClarkSon and Zmmer: KIIeli, Cross and DOWSc.
 AT CINCINNATI. Cincinnati. 6 Washington, ,. Batteres--Sullvan and Mahoney: Duryc a and Mcclure.
 AT LOUISVILLE Louisville, &; Baltmore,2. Batteries Sanders and Merritt: McMahon and Robinson.
 AT ST. LOUIS. St. Louis Boston game postponed on ac- count of wet grounds.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-08-23
Outrages Against Americans Abroad.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.-Secretary of Statel Foster stated this morning that he had received no further communication from Constantinople in regard to the out rages on American missionaries in Asia Minor. The burning of the residence of Dr. Bartlett, which was communicated to the State Department by the Charge d'Affaires at Constantinople, is only the continuation of long series of indignities to American citizens, which Secretary Foster has decided shall be quelled at once
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-08-23
SHOOTING AT BUFFALO.
Attack on the Twelfth Regiment After
 MidnighL-SeveralI Iniured.

MidnighL-Several Injured.
 BUFFALO, N. Y., Aug. 23.-An attack was made on the 18th Regiment shortly after midnight by a gang of strikers and their friends. They sneaked up to within a stones throw of the camp, hiding un- der cars and behind car trucks and then threw stones and pieces of iron at the soldiers
 The soldiers answered the attack with bullets. The shooting was kept up for a long time and still the stone throwing continued. Several soldiers were wounded, and no doubt some of the str rikers, as cries of pain were heard.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-08-23
Characterised as Absnrd.

NEW YORK, Aug. g. - Ex-Senator Thomas c. Platt informed a reporter of Che United Press that the story published in Q morning paper that President liar rison had offered him a position in the Cabinet was too absurd to discuss.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-08-23
Brooklyn BrGefs.

Father Lawless is spending the week in Branford.
 Miss Kate Finnegan of New Britain. IS visiting with Miss Maggie Mitchell.
 James J. McGrath IS being congratu- lated by friends in Brooklyn, a baby boy is the cause.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-08-23
Sewer Assessments.

The Board of Sewer Commissioners of the city of Waterbury at a meeting held August r, 1892, made assessments for sewer purposes as follows:
 HILLSIDE AVENUE.
 Mrs E. R. Dikeman, $64.5O; Mrs E. s. Williams, S64. 50; c. P. Fontaine, $65.25.
 WEST GROVE STREET. Susan and Henry Bronson, $2G2.5O. The above assessments become due and payable Aug g, 1892, and payment should be made to City Attorney L F. Burpee, at his office in the Platt block, East Main street.
 Attest, E G, KILDUFF, City Clerk.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-08-23

HARRISBURG, Aug. Ex-Governor Patti son appointed H. Wells Busey, sheriff of Dauphin county to succeed the late Samuel F. Keller who was killed on the 18th inst. by being thrown from passenger ir,tin.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-08-23
Standing of the Clubs.
SOCIETY AND CLUB MEETING

Meetings This Evening. Second Division, A. o. H. Brass City lodge, G. U. O. of o. F. Court Wolf Tone, A. 0. F. of A. Order of Chosen Friends. Sedgwick guard drill. Social meeting, Y. M. c. L. A. Fraternity lodge, No 145, I. G. o. F. Comstock lodge, No 13, K. of P. Nosahogan lodge, No 21, I. O. O. F. St Aloysius Drum Corps.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-08-23
A Mine Caves In.

PEORIA, H., Aug. 23. The Wesleyan City coal mine, across the river from this city, caved in during the morning Sev- eral men are imprisoned ill the mine. A rescuing party is, at work.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-08-23
Troy Rrenrers on Strike.

TROY, N. Y., Aug. 23.-The brewers employed in three breweries in this city struck at noon because the drivers on the delivery wagons refused to organize.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-08-23
Going Like The Wind.

We do not mean to be egotistical, and there is no element of braggardism in tended, but it's a fact that the result of our big mark down sale is most grati- flying. In the month just past we have given our patrons some of the greatest bar gains ever offered in this city, and we take pride in knowing that the people of Wa terbury appreciate good thing when they see it. Now we have on hand about 300 Boys Knee Pant Suits which formerly sold at from $5 to $7. These suits must go and we propose to put them all in at a price that will sell them. You can have your choice of any suit in our boys de- partment, from S5 to $7, for $3. 50. Think of that, suits which cost us more money than that in New York. Don't take our word for it; come and see for yourself.
 J. B. MULLlNGS,
 97, 99, 1O1 Bank Street.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-08-23

In the remaining 119 towns repre-. sentation remains as before. New Haven, Conn, July 2G, 1899.
 CLINTON B. DAVIS, Chairman. J. H. SwARTwOUT, Secretary.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-08-23
Take a Ride,

w. G. Austin having sold his Scovill street livery stable will now devote his en- tire time to his Bank street stable. First class Livery and Saddle Horses, good Car riages. GIVE HIM A CALL.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-08-23
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION

HEADQUARTERS CONNECTICUT
 DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE, ITS Chapel St, Room c, Garfield Build'g. P, o, Box 495
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-26

mcmbcrcd, however, that those doors
had been tied together with strings
earlier i'll the afternoon when they were
playing "Prisoners in the Ogre's Cas-
tie" and that Ruth could not possibly
unfasten them by herself.
Ruth will be eaten up.' cried Susie.
ooh! what shall we do?' At that mo-
ment the sound of overturning chairs
was heard in the room below
"Run for the garrett" shouted Susie;
but Agnes, standing at the top of the
stairs with face as white as sheet of
paper and hands trembling like oak
leaves in storm, exclaimed '.No, no,
Susie; am going to open the door for
Ruth" DON'T" cried Susie; ''the bear
will kill you!" and then she burst
into flood of weeping and wailing that
almost drowned the noise in the room
below.
But Agnes was determined. She
could not run away and leave her dear
est friend to be eaten up alive. With
trembling legs she descended the stairs.
and, with the frantic cry: Come, Ruth,
quicl!" lifted the latch and threw
open the door. 4 peal of merry laugh
ter from corner of the room was the
response, and, looking in that direction,
brave little Agnes saw sight which
instantly brought back all the color to
her blanchcd cheeks. In little rock
ing chair by the china closet sat Ruth.
with tears of laughter rolling down her
face, and ON the opposite side of the
room, with the most puzzled expression
upon his face that you can imagine.
stood old Sukic's cunning little black
and white calf, which had escaped from
Farmer Duan's barn, a quarter of a mile
down the road, opposite the blacksmith
shop.-N. y. Advertiser.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-26
wYTHEvILLE wHIsPERINGs.

WrrHEvILLE, Va, May 25.-ISpe-
ciall-The marriage of Miss Mary Cloyd
Kent to R. e. Nithers, Jr., will take
place at Bowling Green, three miles
from Wytheville, on Juno 2. Miss
Mary is the eldest daughter of Hon. K.
G. Kent State senator from this district,
and one of the Presidential electors
Mr.. Withers is the only son of Col. r.
e. WitherS, late consul to Hong Kong.
The marriage will be 4 very quiet one,
and will take place in the parlors at
Bowling Green. No invitations Willie
issued. After the ceremony the bridal
couple will leave for visit to Mr..
Withers' aunt. Mrs. Massil, and sister,
Mrs. Henry Cools, at MassirS Mills,
Va. Miss Kent and Mr.. Withers have
been raised in Wytheville, and have
been prominent in society here for Sow
eral years. Their friends are glad that
they will permanently settle in Wvthe-
Vile.
The cool weather of tho past few days
has chilled and retarded tho fine crops
and only tho high winds have prevented
killing frosts for threo or four nights.
rise in the temperature to-day leads
us to hope that the danger is now past.
Our enterprising green grocers are
supplying the market with fine straw
berries, peas, beets. cabbage, SC, i'm
ported from Norfolk and Chattanooga.
The young ladies of Plumer College
have issued neat and pretty invitations
to their reception to be held in the col
lege parlors next Tuesday evening after
the public exercises in the hall. The
commencement begins Sunday with the
preaching of the baccalaureate sermon
by Rev. James y. Fair, Of Richmond,
and continues through Monday and
Tuesday.
The Wytheville Female Seminary has
It's commencement exercises at Sections
hall Friday evening, June the 3rd.
The pulpit of the Presbyterian Church
was filled Sunday morning and evening
by Rev Mr.. Bell, Of Chatham, Va.
Presbyt rian evangelist Both sermons
were earnest and logical and atten.
lively listened to by good congregations.
1t is rumored that the friends of SUIT.
ton in Smythe county have had secret
meeting and planned scheme to again
save him from his impending fate on
next Friday, and that they have sent
word to his friends here that he must
not and will not be hanged. How much
of this has any foundation, or is moro
than mere idle rnmor, it is impossible
to tell. All preparations have been
made here for the execution on the ap-
pointed dav.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-26
ELECTRICAL FLASHES.

ALUMINIUM is the best conductor of
electricity.
IT is said that very satisfactory fila
ment for an incandescent lamp can be
made from the root of the rice plant.
THE employment OF celluloid in place
of lead for storage battery plates is
new departure, which, with other ad-
vantages, will make great saving of
weight in the accumulators.
a HAvRE jeweler, who has had an al
ternate current transformer installed in
the basement underneath his shop, has
placed an iron grating over it, and in
this way warns his premises largely at
the electrical supply company's expense.
GAIIGNANI reports that rather Curl
GUS ceremony has taken place near
Poitiers. The electric light has jus:
been laid on in the parish of ST. Philo-
men, and the bishop of the diocese SOL
emily blessed the dynamos. A special
ritual had been composed for. the eere-
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-26

The late Robert Toombs, of Georgia,
had large practice at the bar, but he
always showed that he was more con-
ccrncd for the honor of his profession
than for its reward. On one occasion
he said to client who had stated his
case to him: eyes, you can recover in
this suit, but you ought not to do so.
This is case in which law and justice
are on opposite sides"
The client told him he would push
the case anyhow.
"Then," replied Mr.. Toombs, "you
must hire some one else to assist YOU in
your rascality."
At another time lawyer went to
him and asked what he should charge a
client in n case to which Mr.. Toombs
had just listened in the courthouse.
WELL" said Toombs, 1T should
charge thousand dollars, but YOU
ought to have five thousand, for YOU
did great many things that / would
not have done"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-26

see it, and now it is gone,'' he added, as
he Strengthened out the handkerchief
as smooth as it was ut first.
Here's another, and another 1
can't tie them fast enough, and they
get away almost as soon as they are
tied, and disappear before your eyes
Funny, isn't it?''
And it was funny, and puzzling too
Here is the secret of the trick Hold
the one end of the handkerchief between
the first and second fingers of the left
hand, with the end protruding from the
back as shown in the artists sketch. II
makes no difference how you hold the
other end. Tie the knot with the right
hand. Tightly grasp the left end of the
handkerchief a little below the knot
with the second finger and thumb OF
the left hand, letting go of the extreme
end with first and second fingers. Now
pull with the right hand, and, of course,
the knot slips out Then, instantly,
Shift the end back between the two
fingers, as you held it when you began
the trick, and you are ready for another
knot. The sketches will make the mat
ter plain.-IIarper's Young People.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-26
A STORY FOR GIRLS.
Ruth Is Locked Up In n Room with a
Bear That Wouldn't Bite.

Ruth Is Locked Up In n Room with a
Bear That Wouldn't Bite.
Agnes Silverton and her two dearest
friends, Susie Ellis and Ruth Trumbuii,
had been left all alone in possession of
the house. 1t was one of those summer
like days which Dame Nature sometimes
sends in midwintcr. There was about
three inches of snow on the ground.
which the rays of the sun, now fast
sinking out of sight in the west, had
rendered as soft rs hasty pudding.
ooh, girls" cried Susie Ellis, who
had withdrawn herself from the dolls
party that was going on in the center
of the room, and was standing at the
window. Il see the tracks of a bear.
am sure it must be u bear, for the
footprints are too big for Fido, and they
are round just like n bears orr (after a
moment) "a lions"
In IN instant all the doll guests at
the party were deserted by their hos.
tesses, and the three little girls, with
wide-opcn eyes, were staring out of the
dining-room window Mt the procession
of round holes in the snow which led
from the open front gate across the
garden, and disappeared around the
DUCK Oh inc mouse.
just at that moment n curious noise
was heard from the kitchen, which adj
joined the dining-room. 1t was sort of
muflied knocking against the door that
led from the kitchen into the back yard,
with now and then Il scraping of the
latch, as though somebody with clumsy,
big gloves was trying to unlatch it.
1T is Il bear" shriellcd Ruth, "bc-
cause l know bears stand on their hind
legs and try to open doors with their
front paws" Just then cold gust of
wind came in under the crack of the
door leading to the kitchen, denoting
that the door from the kitchen into the
yard had been forced open. With
shrieks of terror the three children
rushed for door which opened upon
light of stairs leading from the roonf in
which they had been playing Susie
was in front, with Agnes close behind
and Ruth last of all. The door opened
inward upon the stairs, and Agnes for.
getting in her flight that Ruth was still
on the other side of it, slammed the
door behind her SO violently that the
trigger which lifts the latch. and which
happened to be loose, was shaken out
and fell upon the floor of the dining
room. twas not until Agnes and Susie
had reached the top of the short, steep
stairs that they noticed the absence OF
Ruth and remembered that she was n
prisoner in the room below with the
dreadful bear, unless, indeed, she had
been able to roll apart the heavy fold
ing doors and escape by way of the
front room. Both girls suddenly re-