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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-24
Five DAYS i'm the Adironln

Johnston, hardware.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-24

ALL that arc n favor OF pntronizing homo
made goods should smoke Henrietta cigarettes
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-24

Troy. n. Y, July 23.-Ex-Prcsdcn. Cleveland
and wife have engaged rooms ut the Mirror
House, Lake Placid, in the Adirondacks, from
August 5 10 10,
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-24

pvrTs1uGG, Pa, July .s.--Rev Father Lcandcr
Schucrr. OF Allegheny, has lust been elected
archabbott OF the Bercdlctine order
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-24

CALL on Brown tS Johnston for best ice cream
treezcrs nj Lowest prices.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-24
BASEBALL YESTERDAY.

Coon supply OF Fly Time" goods. hanmocks
etc. Cheap. al brown Il .Johnstnn's
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-24
1t Gives Tone

A NEW industry in this city-Tho Henrietta
Cigarette Factory.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-24

OH papers, II cents per hundred, for sale at
this office
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-24
A LIVELY SCENE IN THE HOUSE.
The Committee Investigating
the Homestead Troubles.

General Oates, Chairman of the Commit
'ee' ana John Devlin, of the Knights
OF Labor, Almost Come to Blows-The
Lie Given-DeviIn Hustled From the
House to Escape the Generals Wrath.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-24
The Weather.
Head of the BenedIctlnes

Forecast for Virginia: Generally fair,
warm, southwest winds.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-24

at Washington
Wnshin ton. ................ q q O | 90 l. :
Pittsburg........ .......... o 003OO0 D. i
Washington. hits. IL; errors. 0. pit,sburg, hits,
10; errors, 3. Batteries: Killcn and Mcclure; En-
ret ana Miller
AZ Baltimore
Baltimore Observation-Disclosures. o. q q . 2O1 1. 4
Louisville. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. l 0O0 1 u u 3
Baltimore hit-, i: errors. 3. Louisville hits,
II; errors, !. Batteries: Cobb Vickery, Rob.
inson and Gnuson: Clausen and Grim.
AT Philadelphia
rhiladelphia ................ 30 Oh KID
cleveland ........... u U 0 , o. q
Philadelphia. hits. IL; errors, 4. Cleveland. hits
IL; errors, q. Batteries Carsey, Espcr and Glen.
cnts; Young and thinner.
At New York
New York. soa05aooo-ia
New York, hits ID; errors, 4. ST. Louis, hits, 5;
errors, g. Batteries: Rnsic and Doyle; Calvin
and Buckley.
At Boston
Boston ..................... o 20x-7
Chicago. Observation-Disclosures. 0 / { . o O 8 U O-5
Boston, hits, 10; errors.2. Chicago hits, II: err
rors, Batteries: Stalcy and Kelly; Gumbert
and Schryvcr.
AT Brooklyn
Cincinnati .... ...,'.. D.
Brooklyn. hits, y; errors, 3. Cincinnati. hits,
q; errors, /. Batteries: Stein and Kinslow
Rhnes and Harrington.
STANDING OF THE CLUES.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-24

DR;cuAs. @. cANNADAy. DIR. A. A. cANNADAy.
Office for ladies nj resi- Residence No . Bel
dencc III Eighth avenue mont boulevard :. ".
8; W. Hours IL toe p. IN. Telephone 2i9.
Telephone 23j.
DRs c. G. y A a. cANNADAY.
OFFICE AND CONSULTATION ROOMS,
NO. % SALEM AVENUE
OFFICE HOURS FROM A. NJ TO $ p. NJ.
Oilice occupied ny gentleman nj night to attend
to orders Office phone. 2l9 e DC an
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-24

FILL RECORD FOR THE SEASON.
The Newtown bee., 1892-12-16
You Know They Said When We Started The Furniture
 Business

At iiawleyvillee that we were "Non Com; pus Mentis' and .'out Of the world" and more than we could fly'' and might as well soak our head and lie down and die first as bright and cheeiy sthings We did soak our head quite frequently about that time but didn't die because it was a very unreasonable time ot year, and our pastor shook his head and said we wasn't ripe' and said "the reap CT was worthy of his hire" or something ot that kind and of course we hadn't anything to pay reaper with at that time (we had just been building you will remember). We have been struggling along in a down cast, sad eyed, droop cared, hand to mouth kind of way ever since, securing one square meal now and then, here and there, waiting for some thing to turn up to hell us out. Ot course we had to glVe up endoWlng any more insane asylums and smoking good segars but you tor gathering smoldering stumps in transit. Why, only the other day, Governor-Elect Morris passed through Hawleyvile and left
 real bang up genu1na democrat!c campaign segar, not half smoked Well, as we remark
 ed, " have struggled along, our hopes of late based astronomical calculations to whether we could "hold the fort'' until the new comet struck the earth and opened up new field tor the furniture business, or as the slang singers would say, waiting for some thing to drop" But now alter this long and tedious wait, this cowardly, disreputable comet has turned tailto and is going the oth- way ut the rate ot a l,000000 miles day
 This beats our time by several multiples and all there is left for us to do is to keep right on trying to sell furniture on earth and right here, at this little out-Of-thewaY place of Hawleyvi1e, too. I tell you friends, this is tough. very, and in the language ot the elder Washington, when George cut the pet cherry tree, "If you have tears to shed, prepare to shed them now" We neca our sympathy, we need your patronage, wez .ieed your tears. We have store crowded ful1 of furniture from top to bottom. Some of it is so neat and artistic in design that I know you will join with Us in declaring it almost too pretty for earth, yet it looks now AS though we had got to sell 1t all here. Of course, we can see now that we based our calculations too high, yet according to later astronomical computmtion by several million miles. With no comet sales, we have d big stock for tlis Iii tie hall' We put in tremendous holiday stock and we have over 400 different patterns ut fancy btsk- cts What Il sad state oI affairs with the com ct fast going the other way and no other field II sight, If yon need no furniture, just step into our reading room while waiting for the train. read the morning papers and drop d sympathizing tearin the little vial placed on n ne. fn hlI. fni.i iLat nm.
The Newtown bee., 1892-12-16
A SIGHT WORTH SEEING.

One of the most interesting as we'll as picturesque sights ever seen, is the Christ mas window of Messrs w. B. Hall & Co. It is well worth the price of trip to Bridgeport to see this window alone. For ingenuity, and general effect, the window eclipses anything heretofore at tempted in the line of window work in these parts. The scene represents the night before Christmas on the Brooklyn bridge, and is so realistic, that but for it's reduced size, one would believe the bridge actually stood before them. The scene is a moonlight one. The bridge is animated with life, cars, wagons ard people crossing to and fro as in real life The bridge is illuminated by tiny electric lights, and from it's summit the eye takes in the New Jersey shore with Jersey City, New ork bay, Staten Island, the statue of Liberty, Governors Island and Brooklyn, all faithfully reproduced on canvas. The scene under the bridge is an animated one. The water is so real iGtic that a close observer would be de- ceived by the illusion. The whole river is alive with all kinds of craft, as seen in real life. The White Squadron is there with minia ture sailors on board in naval dress, perfectly reproduced; ferry boats going back and forth, the Harvard and Yale crews racing in their shells, the backs of the men swaying to and fro as though endowed with life, and all these different fignres to the number of over 300 are in constant motion propelled by some unseen power. To cap the climax. the genial face of Old Santa Claus har- messed in his team of four reindeer ap- pears riding through the air over the house tops between the two cities, and no eye can detect what supports him in his aerial flight. The window was pro- duced at heavy expense, and nearly 400 figures are in motion. Young and old delight to finger in rapturous gaze at the scene, which will hold their interest for many days to come.
The Newtown bee., 1892-12-16
NUMBER 5l.
any one in town. His hired men had

any one in town. His hired men had had
 SEVERAL NARROW ESCAPES. and saved several other teams, but he himself had never been troubled remark ing that he was not afraid for himself.
 General Manager PIatt next called on Station Agent James. He said that at this crossing the New England had two tracks and and the Housatonic one. The New Engladd had 40 trains daily to the Housatonic 20. The Housatonic trains all ran on scheduled time and the New England were supposed to, but were nev- CT, or hardly ever on time, and besides, they ran many specials. He also testi- fled that there was not as much traffic as formerly.
 The next witness was George T. Samp- son, assistant engineer of the New Eng land. He had examined the place and thought to abolish the grade crossing it would cost about $l6,000. Signals could be put up for few hundred, but he was not conversant as to their working. but thought they could be made to work sue cessfully.
 James w. Perkins, next testified that he was secretary of the New England road and stated that the read financially was not able at present to go into inn proyements. Their statement showed that last year they ran S414,0 behind.
 A recess was taken for 10 minutes and MT Perkins and Judge Brewster held a private conference. On their return Judge Brewster opened fire and told the commissioners that this crossing was no worse than a hundred others. Just be- cause two men had lost their lives at this particular crossing was no reason for its removal. He also dwelt on the poverty of the New England and the efficiency of the electric signals.
 During the hearing General Manager Platt had little to say but his manner seemed to indicate that he considered the crossing dangerous and his people would do what was right, or what the commis- sioners ordered.
 To keep the matter alive the hearing was adjourned to the Fair Haven station where the commissioners will meet on January 13, at Ills a. m.
The Newtown bee., 1892-12-16
A NARROW ESCAPE FROM DEATH

Station Agent James of the Hawley- ville depot had close escape from what might have been serious, if not fatal ac- cideDt, one day last week. He was show ing an employe of the Shepaug road how to manage a semaphore. He had in structed the Shepaug man to hold the handle. but he failed to do it. It fell and struck MT James frightful blow over one eye, cutting bad gash. A Shepaug engine chanced to be standing by and it was with great effort that he restrained himself from falling in front of it. It was some minutes before he was able to walk to the station.
The Newtown bee., 1892-12-16
EEWTOWN CONN., FRIDAY, DECEMBER l6 892--sIy PAaEs
SANTA CLAUS, KING OF WONDERLAND,
 SAYS:

| III II | II I Il Il II II II I | J | I II | l for seekers after Christmas and other goods.
 Our spacious annex is crowded with Books, Games, Dolls and other Holiday Goods and the pri- ces seem to bring more custom CTS than we can comfortably wait upon.
 In the main store are Silver ware, Toilet Goods, Perfumes, Handkerchiefs, Gloves, Umbrel- las, in large variety, purchased
The Newtown bee., 1892-12-16

especially for Christmas trade.
 If you want to make a present of Dress Linen Goods or anything in the Dry Goods line here is the place as we have made Special Cuts all along the line for Christmas week. RE- MEMBER THAT and don't miss us.
 It's worth a trip to Bridgeport alone to see our great Holiday window rep resenting Christmas Eve on the Brook lyn bridge the illusion of the day.
 Bring the children.
The Newtown bee., 1892-12-16
RAILROAD NOTES,

The New York and New England road has made new departure in it's night express trains, the conductors sellin 2 tickets at the regular rates.
 The Danbury and Bethel horse rail- way company will apply to the Legisla- ture for amendments to it's charter, au- thorizing it to construct it's tracks and operate it's cars across the tracks of the New England railroad at the White street crossing. The company will also ask permission to issue bonds Dan bury News
The Newtown bee., 1892-12-16

"There is only one week more before Christmas III which to procure the kind of goods he deals in and that his headquar- ters are with us.
 Under the influence of our moderate prices on everything i'll the way of Holiday Goods they are rapidly disappearing.
 Our store containing over $250,000 worth of desirable goods affords the best facilities
The Newtown bee., 1892-12-16

Frank H. Bailey of Danbury will speak at the Congregational church on Sunday and at the chapel at Taunton in the evening at 7 o'clock. His subject will be, Sunday school work, in which he is deeply interested. He recently gave the Taunton Sunday school several new books for their library.
The Newtown bee., 1892-12-16
A Leader.

Since its first introduction Electric Bitters has gained rapidly in popular favor until now it is clearly in the lead among pure medicinal tonics and alteratives-containing nothing which permits its use beverage or intox. icant, it is recognized as the best and purest medicine for all ailments Of stomach, liver and kidneys. II will cure sick headache, in- digestion, constipation and drive malaria from the system. Satisfaction guaranteed with each bottle or money will be refunded. Price only soc per bottle. Sold by E. F. flaw lev.
The Newtown bee., 1892-12-16

R. B. Terrill, station agent at South ford on the New England road, has bought Premier typewriter.
The Newtown bee., 1892-12-16

The Congregational Sunday school will hold it's Christmas festival on Fri day, the 30th.
The Newtown bee., 1892-12-16
Affairs About Town.
MATTERS OF BUSINESS.

What is more pleasant to see than a genuine whole souled smile2 As smile producer there is nothing m ore effectual than "Ferris" delicious hams. You smile at the thought of having one for dinner-smile, while you are partaking of it; and smile with satisfaction after you have done so.
 People who have tried it, say that there is DO better medicine for dyspepsia than Ayers sarsaparilla. It may not give one the stomach of an ostrich, but it so strengthens the alimentary organs that digestion of ordinary food becomes easy and natural.
 Montignani would like to take your picture when you go to Bridgeport. His studio is in that handsome new block on State street.
 If you want good pair of shoes, call on J. E. Wheeler at his Birmingham ID store. His goods are A No. and as good as can be had anywhere. He will be pleased to see you and treat you nice lY.
The Newtown bee., 1892-12-16
Dr W arnes, Dentist, 4g0 Main street. BridgeuOrt.

You can have your teeth filled or extracted with LITTLE OR NO PAIN, or get set Of teeth that you can use, and will look natural at a VERY MODERATE PRICE at Dr Warnes, Dentist, 420 Main street. TIE GREATEST CARE TAKEN To PERFORM ALL OPERATIONS WITH OUT CAUSING PAIN. Fine gold work a special ty and WARRANTED to last, Quality Ot work and materials the Best.
The Newtown bee., 1892-12-16

A. l.. Hawley of Hawleyville finished making cider, last Saturday. About 1900 barrels is the result of this seasons labors.
The Newtown bee., 1892-12-16

Mrs Hollister Sage of Nichols was the guest on Monday of Mrs A. P. Smith.
The Newtown bee., 1892-12-16

The Loyal Legion will meet on Satur- day at p. m., in the vestry of the Cong gregational church.
The Newtown bee., 1892-12-16
Rucklan,s Arnica salua.

The best salve in the world for cuts, bruises sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, tetter, chapped eands. chilblains, corns, and all skin eruptions and positively cures piles. or no pay required. It is guaranteed 10 give per feet satisfaction, or money refunded. Price 25c per box. For sale by E. F. Hawleys
The Newtown bee., 1892-12-16
HATTERTOWN.

SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE BEE. Frederick Porter's horse died last week.
Milford chronicle., 1892-09-02

Heather still blooms bravely on the Gal
loway hills, but thirsty shepherds recall
wistfully the days when it was made tC
yield something Of more potent virtue than
honey. The ancient pictish secret Of brew.
ing heather ale is lost, and the manner OF
losing it is recorded in a local legend The
PicUs of Galloway it is said, were hard
pressed by their ancient foes the Scots Of
Dalrada. Step by step they retreatpd be-
fore them, falling under superior numbers,
till at last there remained alive but three
braves-a father and two sons.
They We're of the family to whom alone
among the Picts was known the priceless
secret of brewing heather ale. Stationed
Oh the narrow and fortified neck of land
which connects the Null Of Galloway,
the southernmost point of Scotland, with
the mainland. they made fearful havoc
among their assailants. The Scottish COM
mander, weary of seeing his best warriors
slaughtered, called n parley and offered
quarter to the Pictish chief and his sons
on condition that they would reveal their
hereditary secret.
81 accept your offer, cried the father;
"but none of my race must be witness to
the betrayal. Therefore, before l speak,
cast my sons into the sea-" 1t was done as
he desired, and then the Scots closed
around the old man, burning to learn the
precious recipe but he, breaking from
them and running 10 a pinnacle overhang-
ing the waves, shouted, Now know that
none lives who can betray our trustr and
straightway flung himself into the churn-
ing tide, where his sons had already per-
ished. London Saturday Review
Milford chronicle., 1892-09-02

Stripping the leaves from the standing
stalks Of corn while in their best green
condition is a quite common practice in
some sections of the country. When
properly crred and bound in bundles
they make excellent white fodder, and il
is generally considered that the pulling
of the leaves causes no decrease IN the
production of grain. To test the ques-
ton of loss or gain, experiments were
made on sixteen plats at the Georgia sta
ton. From one-half of each the leaves
We're stripped and the fodder carefully
cured and dried.
The plats from which the blades were
stripped yielded 23.0 bushels Of shelled
corn per acre The unstripped plats gave
a yield of 1913 bushels per acre, a loss of
34 bushels as the result of pulling thu,
fodder. But the yield Of fodder was 27O
pounds per acre, at a cost for pulling and
cutting of eighty-one cents. In other
words, there was a loss equal to 19o4
pounds Of corn and gain of 270 pounds
of fodder.
From the above and a similar trial Tre-
ceding it the conclusion is reached that
the strongest argument against the prac.
tice is the meager results in foddev com
pared with tho amount of labor involved.
The same labor employed in moving
grass or any good forage crops, even
without the use of improved machinery
would yield vastly greater results.
Milford chronicle., 1892-09-02

Ot about equal size. Columbus cnOSe
three small ships rather than one large
vessel, with the hope that ont of the
three one at least would weather the
| stormy passage and live to return.
They were designed and constructed
upon a model Of the old type of craft
known as the c,rayel, which included in
its class all vessels from 50 to 100 tons
with or without decks
The Santa Maria was no larger than
the little schooners engaged in fishing
On the Great Banks, or about equal in
tonnage to the stanch pilot boats which
cruise along our coast in all weathers.
This vessel upon which Columbus sailed
was eighty-live feet long, twenty-fom
feet wide and drew eight feet of water
Her bottom was made very fiat I'm order
that she might be run upon the shore or
sandy beach without undue strain to
her timbers. Her extreme width was at
the water line where the hull bulges ont
/ several feet beyond the upper structure
at the deck This form of "tumbling
home" as it is termed in the vernacul,r
Of the sailor, is rarely seen in ships OF
modern design and construction, al
though this build can be seen in a modi
fed degree in many Of the old frigates
now relegated to ordinary" in our navy
yards. Ancient shipbuilders held
bullying out the sides of a vessel
vented her rolling in a heavy sea,
accordingly her decks would not be q.
posed to to the sweep of heavy surges
breaking close aboard
The Santa Maria had but one deck
At the bow was a house called the fore
castle, in which the petty officers slept
and also part of the crew Across the
stern Of the ship was a second house
called the after castle, above which ran
deck called the poop deck or quarter
deck. A small watch tower was erected
ON the poop deck as the post Of duty for
the officer of the watch The admiral
of the fleet occupied the after cabin, the
officers Of high rank being permitted to
share it with him, while the rest of the
crew was Quartered i'll the hold and in
such parts of the ship as were not util- |
lied for slowing provisions and ballast. !
The after part Of these ships lowered |
many feet above the crest of the wave |
and when running before heavy follow /
ing seas the deckhouses were rarely |
swept by them, no matter how severe |
the gale before which the ship was
driven.
The Pinta and Nina, sister ships of |
the squadron. were about seventy feet |
III length the Nina, however, being a
little smaller in tonnage than the Pinta
These vessels We're not decked fore ana
aft like the Santa Maria, although each
had Lighthouses, or castles. ut the bow
and stern
Today it would be foohardy venture
to dispatch vessels without decks on ii
mission across hoistoFous sea. Yet
5hese ships were constructed so solidly
Of well seasoned oak timber, plauked
Milford chronicle., 1892-09-02


ApropOs Of predictions made by the
planchette board, Mr. II. St. Maur viii
loughby, assistant carate Of st. Luke's.
Camber'vell, writes to mention remark
able circumstance Of which he was a wit
ness. In country house in the midlands
planchette was being exhibited, and a gen
tleman who was entirely skeptical as to its
powers was asked by NJ. Willoughby
whether he would believe 10 it If it would
answer some question passing through his
mind, which he would not reveal TO the com
pany. Certainly said he ''then, and
not till then, will believe that there is no
hoax or humbug.n Immediately the nlys-
tic board rushed off and spelled the two
words. French joke" us that salts
factory reply" WAS asked; as It was not,
planchette was requested t0explain itself,
whereupon it instantly wrote, What is
Joke in FrenchW
None Of the party remembered and the
French dictionary had to. be consulted.
when the skeptic, jumping up with an ex-
clamation Of surprise, exclaimed, 81 asked
the question in my own mind, and not a
1oul IN the room could know it, What
iorse "a going to win the Calnbridgeshirey
and here Is the aiisFger''--as he handed the
dictionary to the others" Plaisanterien
This happened to be one OF the foremost
'Sompetitors for that years race. Whether
enybody present won anything as a result
e. the information 50 mgsteriousIy FUR
asked IS nof stated. II % 11laGsaoh