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Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-11-25
DOWN THE VALLEY NOTES.
suit For $500 brought Against Ex-Towu
Clerk German.

suit For $500 Brought Against EN-Towu
Clerk German.
NAUGATUcK, Nov 25.-Webster 4 O'Neill
have brought an action claiming FIVE nun
dred dollars damages from ex-Town Clerk
German for giving wrong information as
regards the title to property sold by
Thomas Spellman TO party named Sulli-
van. German having informed the buyer
| that the property was free of incumbrance
when Bridgeport parties held recorded
Judgment lien against it for a considerable
| sum.
We are informed that very nearly all OF
the / 200 prize tickets, put on sale by the
Uniformed rank, X. of P, of this place,
| have been sold. and that an additional five
hundred have been ordered. The tickets
are being sold by members at one dollar
each.
]. c. Stewards Two Johns is being
billed extensively for next Tuesday night.
When here before they drew the most
money of any show of the season.
The measles have got across on the east
side of the river, there being couple of
! cases at Fred Racke's tenement, occupied
by the Jones and O'Brien families.
First Selectman Schaeffer could not
meet with the other members of the board
on Thursday evening, and did not return
from the city until the .S:45 train last
night No business was done on Thurs
day or at last nights meeting that we
could learn of. Second Selectman Moore
informs US that the same physicians
futile, Spring. Robbins and Delaney. have
been appointed for the ensuing year from
December l. at 500 year each.
In the county commissioners court YES
terdsy Frank P. Holmes made application
for renewal of his liquor license. 1t was
opposed on the ground that he had vio-
lated the liquor law. Decision was re-
served.
The watch and chain lost by Miss Hine
in Waterbury was found by an agent of
the Metropolitan Insurance Co and re-
turned TO II. Leach.
The costumes and plush stage decoration
for the first part of the Naugatuck min
strel show on December I, are to be fur
nished by New Haven parties. The pro-
grammes are out to-day and tickets ex-
changable for reserved seats are being sold
for IS cents by members of the company
One feature of the day is to be the street
parade by the company with a cornet
band.
Some half dozen or moro won't from
here to-day to attend the football game at
Springfield.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-11-25
COURT NOTES.

Business Transacted at the Tar Meeting
This Morning.
At a bar meeting this morning the fol-
lowing business was transacted: In the
case of the Naugatuck Carriage Co vs. Ed
wards, a motion for more specific bill of
particulars, which was continued from
November Is, was granted and ordered to
be filed on or before December ., 1898
In Wheeler vs. Phelps, a motion was made
for special bail H. c. Baldwin went
surety for $40 to. Prosecutea special bail of
$50 was ordered on or before December
?. 1898. Wheeler vs. Phelps, hearing on
demurrer; DouGherty VS. Wolff, motion to
amend reply and make reply.
Short calender, December II. Lee VS.
O'Brien ct al, motion for default for want
of answer.
Court assignments: Monday, November
"a, town of Harwinton vs. town of Ply
month. Tuesday. November rs, Dougherty
VS. Wolff; Scovin Manufacturing Co VS.
Sutton. Wednesday. November %, Nc
Carthy VS. Fischer. Friday, December l,
Casey VS. city; Haase vs. Strain. wednes-
day, December 6. Thomas VS. Randolph &
Cloves. Thursday, December Z, Long
worth VS. Meriden, Waterbury & Connect
cut River Rrilroad Co. Thursday. Decem-
Der s, Thorman & Brother VS. Bouffard
A hearing WAS heard on the motion for
the appointment of a receiver on the New
Milford savings bank vs. Ward ct al. The
arguments were adjourned for week.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-11-25
TOpAY'S BIG GAME.
Springfield Ia Full of Yale and Harvard
Football EnthuSIAsts.

Football EnthusIAsts.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Nov. 25-There are
great crowds of people here today to wit
ness the big Harvard Yale football match.
The women are parading in blue and Grim
son attire. The stores are displaying fresh
and left over stocks of blue and crimson
banners and huge baskets filed with fish.
horns Of sizes assorted to fit big lungs and
little ones
When the Yale team arrived on a special
train from New Haven, an enthusiastic
crowd was at tho depot. The train con.
sisted of four coaches. In the first were
the Yale team and 10 substitutes, and in
the second the coaehers and their invited
friends. while che "rubbers," cooks, serv-
ants and walters occupied the remaining.
The Yale men, nearly every one of them
giants in stature and looking fine and rosy,
were received with enthusiasm by their
friends aud admirers.
The Yale men are the guests of the Inter
national Y. NJ. c. A. training school under
the guardianship of F. y. Seerley, NJ. D.,
Instructor of the physical culture class OF
course they are accompanied by their mas
cot, white haired Pop Smith.
The Harvard men were given an ovation
upon their arrival. The train which
brought them and their friends was in two
sections, the last section being 8 special,
and 1t was on this train that the Harvard
team and students were.
There is every possibility that today's
game will prove less interesting to the vast
number of spectators than have the meets
heretofore. For the past two seasons, and
particularly since the introduction Of the
wedge, the plays Of individual men, so in
tsresting to the spectators, have become
less, and in place Of them has come tho
mass playing that prevents the ball from
being seen by the spectator and productive
Of more injury to the player.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-11-25

his resolution. naming committee. first
adopted.
Everything went TO pieces as far as par
hmentary usage or oEder was concerned.
The audience was waking about and
crowding towards the stage and the chair
man was bewildered. -Su+
DIR Hayes moved as an amendments that
the thirty gentlemen recommended by
the relief committee have entire control
of the bureau of relief.
DR. Anderson moved TO have the COM
mittee act. In conjunction with the appro-
priation. The motion was carried.
Mr. Hoadley refused to entertain DR.
Hayes amendment, Mr. SAKE protested.
Judge Root protested. He wanted the
amendment entertained and wanted to
speak on it. He was not in favor of trust
ing the expenditure of any money intended
for the poor to the selectmen. Work had
been started at the west branch to give
Waterbury's unemployed and needy a
chance to work. He presented a list of
names of the men who had been given the
work and he did not want REPETITION in
this instance.
Judge Root was evidently prepared to
give some wise counsel, but was not given
respectful hearing and sat down dis
gusted.
The following vote was put and carried:
That no foreman should receive more
than S1.75 day and that laborers should
receive $3.50 and teams should get twenty
five cents an hour"
Mr. o'Neill moved that the $4,000 ap-
propriated be expended wholly under the
direction of the committee of thirty. The
motion was carried
Clerk Madden said there had been much
talk about helping the poor, now they
should do something practical. He offered
to head list with $25.
James Coughlan offered like sum, but
that ended it.
Mr. O'Neill tried to get a motion passed
compelling the selectmen to report
monthly with regard to expenditures for
poor relief.
motion to- adjourn was put and de-
clared carried and Chairman Hoadley
walked of the stage. o.
Mr. o'Neill tried to organize the meeting
again and Mr. SAKE was nominated as
chairman, but the town clerk would not
act and the matter was given up.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-11-25
A WOMAN OF NERVE.
Miss Adah Curnutt Is a Deputy Marshal In
Oklahoma.

Miss Adah Curnutt Is a Deputy Marshal Ii
Oklahoma.
Extraordinary conditions often force tn,
brave women of the vigorous west into ex
traordlnary positions. In Oklahoma, fol
Instance, according to a vcracious CORE
spondent, there is a comedy young woman
Miss Adah Curnutt, who holds the position
Of deputy United States marshal in a coun.
try where the public peace is in the hands
Of the Federal government
Miss Cornutt, who is also the clerk of the
district court at Norman, received tele-
gram one day not long ago from the United
States marshal that two we'll known and
desperate characters and perjurers who
were badly wanted were at Oklahoma
City, and to send an experienced deputy
there Mt once to arrest them. As It happen
ed, all of the deputies were at that time out
on the scout" with warrants, but the men
must be arrested, and the plucky little
woman took the train herself to Oklahoma
City.
When she arrived there, she learned that
the men were in a gambling house and sa-
loon, and, going there, she sent q man in
to tell them that lady wanted to see them
outside.
When they came out she was for a mo-
ment appalled,. They were 'toughs" of the
toughest character, heavily armed and
under the influence Of liquor, but, nothing
daunted, she read them the warrants and
placed them under arrest.
The toughs considered it quite Joke, and
refused to accompany her. The plucky lit
tie deputy marshal was not calculated to
inspire terror. She is a slender woman,
about 20 years of age, well dressed, modest,
but with determined looking gray eyes and
unflinching courage. Although she was
entirely uparmed. in a locality where the
only thing that commands thorough respect
Is the winchester and the revolver, she
told them that they must go with her, and
that she could instantly summon every man
on the street as her posseman to assist her
The perjurers allowed her to fasten them
together with handouts She marched them
to the railway station and TELEGRAPH the
marshal at Guthrie:
Meet me at the train lave Reagan and
DolezeL ADAH CuRSUrr.
Miss Curnutt, as clerk of the district
court, has survived several administra-
lions. Her work is conducted with and in
the presence of men of the toughest char
acter, who, however, yield her the greatest
respect.
Miss Curnutt came to this country lust
after its opening to settlement, with her
sister and brother-in-law, and her ability
soon won her place in the court clerk s Of
nee. She knows and cares nothing for poll.
tics, but she understands her business, and
sticks toit. She is the daughter of Method
ist clergyman, and was born in Illinois.
She deyotes most of her spare time to-
china paintingl
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-11-25
DON'T GO SOUTH.
DIR Amick's Advice to Sufferers From
Consumption.

DIR Amick's Advice to Sufferers From
Consumption.
CINcINNArI, Nov 25.-At meeting of
physicians prescribing the Amick cure for
consumption, called to discuss with the dis
coverer, at his home here, his published
assertion that change of climate is unneces-
sary, DIR Amick said to-day: "A warm dry
climate is beneficial if the patient stays in
it permanently. but harm always results
from stay of a few weeks or months,
when the patient returns to colder tenn
perature or lower altitude. Unless patients
desiring my treatment" he said, ''can go
away to remain until May, advise them
to take the medicine in the comfort of
their homes, but before they definitely
abandon any proposed trip, depending abso-
lutely on my discovery to cure them,
urge them to first try the treatment free of
expense, and then decide for themselves.
l therefore furnish free test medicines for
all having any lung trouble, to enable both
physician and patient to judge by results.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-11-25
YALE WINS.
$4,000 People See the GAme-Naokie of
Harvard InJured.

&osOOo Feoplo See the GAme-Aaokte OF
Harvard IRJured.
SPRNeFIEID, Nov 25.-0ver %. 600 people
were on the grounds at O'Clock this after
noon, to witness what will probably be the
most exciting game of football ever played
here. Both teams seem TO be evenly
matched. 1t is cold and a sharp wind is
blowing from the northwest.
At AIS the game begun and the first
play was a flying wedge by which
Harvard gained fifteen yards.
There was fierce struggle and Har-
ward succeeded in getting the ball to the
twenty yard line. Another flying wedge
was then tried by Harvard. but Yale Sc
cured the ball and Butterworth kicked to
Harvard forty yard line, There was an
other struggle and Butterworth hunted
to the ten yard line.
The excitement is intense and the APP
plause which Butterworth is receiving for
his magnificent playing is terrific.
Mackie of the Haryards was knocked
down and slightly injured twice, delaying
the game five minutes each time
At the close of the first half at 3:25,
neither side had scored.
In the first part of the second half Yale
scored a touch down and Immediately
kicked goal, making the score to o in
favor of Yale.
At 4:45 the game was ended the score
standing to in favor of Yale,
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-11-25
TIMELY rOPIGS

The Boston Herald and Globe contain
ing full account of the football game, at
Costello's. 255 Bank street, tomorrow.
Call at I. Chase's, ladies, and secure .
trimmed hat for Thanksgiving They
have an endless variety, at all prices
Ladies' have you seen the fine line of
eloaks ahovn by Reid & Hughes Prices
are away down
After o'clock this evening Miller a
Peck viii Offer some Of the best bargains Of
the week. You are invitedto call and see
the magnifeentexhibit Of oriental rugs and
art squares in the carpet department..
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-11-25

The Place Of Fire is a spot on the PENN
snls Of Apsheron, on the west coast Of the
Caspian sea. 1t is considered sacred by the
Guebres and Persian Fire Worshipers, who
visit it in large numbers and bow before
the holy flames which issue from its btu
minoas soil. It is about a mile in diam
eter, and from its center in clear, dry
weather ereeps forth a blue fame caused
by the ignition Of naphtha, which shines
With great brightness by hight.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-11-25
A rrsspsrous Industry.

The demand for skulls and skeletons Il
SAID to be always in excess Of supply, par
douiarly at this time Of year The Medical
Record quotes the following current prices
In the American market:
Half skeleton, disartieulated, in box,
consisting Of the skull, the spinal column,
~ ribs, pelvis, one arm and one leg; the
bones of the spine. hand and foot held to
gether by catgut, S31."
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-11-25

First Selectman Pinney was asked by
BEMocRAr reporter to-day for an express
sion of opinion on the votes passed at last
nights town meeting. He said: Il, am
very glad that an appropriation was made
which will enable many poor men to lind
employment. With regard to the commit
tee of thirty who were named to act with
the selectmen, will call them together
this afternoon and ask them to appoint an
executive committee of three which shall
assist in applying the relief to those MOST
in need. As for the vote passed, that the
committee shall expend the money! l
think that illegal and don't see how l can
regard 1t. If the town meeting had in
structed the seleetmen to draw the $40. 900
appropriated and turn it over to this COM
mittee to be used by them, 1 would con-
slider il my duty to do so.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-11-25

"The Fast Mail which appears at
Jacques opera house next Tuesday even
ing, is said to be the most successful
railroad and scenic melodrama on the road
this season. L. J. Carter. the author and
manager. has contrived to weave into a
consistent story nearly all the good points
OF the sensational drama The climax of
each act Is strong enough to sustain a
whole play.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-11-25
JACOB BEckER's DEATH.
Grinders Consumption Ends q Murderer
Lie NJ the state naua.nu.

Grinders Consumption Ends n urderer's
Life nj the State Prison.
Jacob Becker, under sentence of life i'm
prisonment at the Wethersfield state
prison. for the aurder of Louis Paul in
New Britein. died at the prison yesterday.
he had been suffering for several weeks
from grinders consumption. disease he
contracted while working at his oc-
eupation of cutlery grinder in the Etna
cutlery works at New Britain. He was "a
years of age and native q Germany.
Becker killed Paul by shooting in New
Britain saloon On April4. because the lat
ter had played Jokes on him.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-11-25

The HRmber Of srrests for drunkenness
last year were in London. To every ITS ped
sens; n BirminRhaA, l to f5s; in Man
chester, ts II; in Liverpssl, 1 to 80.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-11-25
ANUS EN- ENTS.


Ulis Akerstrom will close her weeks en-
gagement at the opera house this evening
in ''Sultan's Favorite'
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-11-25
AS YOU LIKE n.
stray Leaves From = Reporters Note
Book.

"
stray Leaves From = Reporters Note
Book.
TIE weakness Of people for signing petit
tons is proyerbial. Men can sbe found
who will append their name to document
produced by a friend or acquaintance
without even going through the formality
OF reading the text. heard good story
recently about a certain business
man who had often discussed and de
nouneed this failing of his fellows. The
other day. in the rush of business, a friend
hurried to him and after talking of the dis
tress of the poor produced a paper and
said: Come. old man, sign this petition.
This town meeting must be called" The
man who never believed in signing a
paper without reading it. put his name
down. When he discovered that he had
signed petition praying for his appoint
ment as city scavenger he opened a small
bottle and pledged the other to silence.
The old saying that pride and poverty
30 hand in hand was given practical illus
tration in the Brooklyn district one day
this week. A worthy family was known to
be in distress for want of food and fire.
The children were pinched and hungry.
and charitable neighbors set out to relieve
their wants. As a first step load of coal
WAS oTuereu sent TO the house. when 1t
arrived the head of the house told the
driver that there must be a mistake. she
had ordered no coal. The driver had re-
ceived instructions and assured her that it
was all right. The coal had been paid for
and ordered delivered at her house. The
woman blushed with shame and actually
refused to receive the coal. This is an ex-
treme case, perhaps.
The post office department is endeavoring
to use up all the Columbian stamps now in
stock. The public has, however, become
tired of them and the preference has lately
been for stamps of the complexion of the
old issue. \ circular reading as follows is
being sent to postmasters from the depart
ment: 1T is found necessary to fill all
orders for ordinary postage stamps for some
time to come, beginning this day. with
those of the Columbian series Should the
Columbian stamps, herewith sent, have not
been desired, the postmaster is thus ad-
vised of the intentional change in his re-
QUESTION and the reason therefor. The de
partment expects that these Columbian
stamps shall be exhausted before any orders
are sent for additional supplies. The is
sues of the old series exclusively, will be
resumed on the LIST of January next.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-11-25

Vlsla heitrich. couely young woman
Of ", las been coRvicted Of highway rob
eary and sent TO the Indiana female prison
for enc year.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-11-25

Newspaper Men banquet lola
PARIS, Nov. 26.-The Foreign Press
SyRdicAte rendered BANQUET to N Zola-
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-11-25

Superintendent Barton Resigns.
Boston. Nov 25.-Superintendent I. D.
Barton of the New York & New England
road has resigned, his resignation to take
effect December l. His successor will be
I. T. ODell, who is now vice-president.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-11-25

FLOUR Flour, Flour. At LADD'S
cheaper than ever.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-11-25

LONDON, Nov. 25.-The Standard saws
that the government proposes to spend
81 ,ooo, 900 in Strengthening the defenses of
Portland
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-11-25

CLEvELAND, Nov. GA furious blizzard
b raging here.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-11-25

Some special prices on a lot of japanese
Rugs we have just had arrIvs. The eolors
are fine, the sizes are almost anything Won
could ask for, the quality extra good and
the prices as low as we ever were able To
offer the cheaper grades.
4 special bargain in Moquette Mats At 81
eaehs the Patterns are very fine. the only
thing about them is the quantity is not
large enough for them to last at the price.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-11-25
E. 7. TURNER G. co,

Every line of goods in our store is feel
ing the depression of the market. You
wouldn't expect that such things as the
Glassware and Crockery Department
would. but that's one Of the places where
it feels it the worst.
Some Cut Glass pieces where the price is
cut deeper than any wheel would cut the
glass
Cream and Sugar in fine cut glass at
s5.25 for the set.
Some fineSut Pepper and Salts at 75c
each, and better ones at 81 s1.25.
Some extra good bargains in Salad Bowls,
Olive and Bon-Bon Dishes. Finger Bowls,
etc. Take look at some of them.
We have the finest line of stock patterns
of fne China sets ever shown in the city,
and If You break piece You are sure TO
get another from rs at any time. and so
keep your set always full.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-07
The First Use of Petroleum.

In diary kept by one of the surveyors
engaged in the survey of the Holland Land
company's purchase at the very beginning
of this century an entry occurs to the effect
that near the headwaters of Allegheny
river, in this state, was spring upon the
water from which, when conducted into
shallow pools, would collect quantities OF
oil. This the Indians collected and used.
For unknown generations the Indians had
held this spring in high veneration, believ,
ing it was a direct gift from the Great
Spirit.
They dried the oil by exposure to the sun
and made an ointment that they used in
mixing their war paint, as well as fol
remedial purposes. This ointment was TIE
vaseline Of the present day in its crude
state, for the oil skinned from the spring
was crude petroleum. The oil spring and g
plot of ground one mile square were given
to the Indians as a reservation, and is sc
held at the present time, being known a
the Oil Spring reservation.
In after years enterprising whites collect
ed the oil, and it was bottled and sold un
der the name of Seneca oil" 1t had a wide
reputation and was eagerly sought by many
who extolled its merits in the most extrav
agant terms. Had il not been for the fac
that the inquisitive whites found out WAY
to get petroleum from the earth by sending
the drill down through the rocks ''SenecS
oip would doubtless now be a popular med
icine worth one dollar a bottle.-Utica Oh
server