Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-11-11
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THE Sentinel tells of a saedy looking
fellow, with weeks growth of beard and
his throat tied mp with n cloth, who APP
preached an Ansonia minister on Thurs
dry and asked for car fare to Waterbury.
He told a pretty good story, but with COM
mendahle caution the clergyman decided
70 purchase a ticket instead of giving the
man money. This was done and the
clergyman watched the fellow get ON the
30l train. He turned to speak to some
one and glanced around just in time to see
the fellow making break for a saloon
The clergyman could not stand that and
asked Officer Carey to take the ticket from
him. The fellow ran. hut the officer
jumped into a carriage and gave pursuit,
capturing him after a long chase. He was
charged with obtaining money under false
pretenses, but the minister declined to APP
pear against him and the case was nolled-
Foley was told to make bee line for Wa
terbury.
THE death of Annie Pixley will bring
sorrow to at least one Waterbury heart.
Upon her last visit to this city the actress
found newsboy on Exchange place cry
| ing bitterly. He had lost dime and the
profits for the day were almost gone. The
| little lad was ragged, and cold, and miser-
able. Miss Pixley was the only one OF
/ the hundreds who passed that took any
notice of the CRYING boy. After learning
the cause of his grief she marched him
into Bank street clothing store and
dressed him up in one of the best suits IL
the house. And now. You young rascal. -
said Miss Pixley after the lad had sur.
veyed himself in the mirror, run home
and get permission from your mother to &
to the show tonight. Take this ticket
and come right up to the front seat.
You may be sure the boy was there ant
his enthusiasm knew no bounds. 1t wa.
little incidents like this that made ''Mliss
popular. She not only had talent, bu
was charitable and true woman. VIII,
made friends by her unaffected ways.
The statement made by Murphy durini
his remarks in the Sacred Heart churcl
the other night. that he had not heel
brought up in the Roman Catholic faith
was a surprise to most people, as Francr
Murphy, ''Ned's," father is Catholic and
SO the latter says, good one. His mothe
was Protestant and in his childhood day
he attended the Episcopal church. Hi
father was hard drinker and the story o
his conversion, as they tell it. is interest
ing. He had been running a barroom II
, | L pILlhIu. Mt hIItl III AIlak W
| CURED in il, n man was killed and Murph
was arrested and locked up. pending nj
investigation. While in Jail he felt tn
disgrace and shame of the life he had le
and resolved to reform. From the day c
his release he devoted his life to the RI
clamation of drunknrls, and his work In
been wonderfully successful,
They say that {. F. Downey who hel
controlling interest in the Globe. has IN
loaded his stock and is out of local journal
! ism for keeps. To own a newspaper wa
one of the things for which Chris" fouu
life worth living, He directed all hi
, efforts toward that end and the Globe WA
, the result. The life Of newspaper pre-
: prietor is not all sunshine, however, am
, Downey, after six months experience
, willing to acknowledge that it is not whu
it is cracked up to be. What with III
worry. the enemies made and the lack
, appEe ciation of honest effort, he has abOI
tired of the business and is now devotin
himself assiduously to his studies in Ii
Yale law school.
, The grocers and butchers who sell onl
for cash are not complaining SO much
the hard times as the old line dealers wi
run accounts with their customers. Man
of the latter find it hard to keep the
!, | heads above water. many people WI
/ can we'll afford to pay demand time, an
! plenty oft. Thecash system il the onl
= true business system. It is better for Il
seller and better for the buyer. Merchan
can afford TO sell goods much less for cas-
than credit, as it Is utterly impossible. I
4 matter how careful i merchant may be,
4 collect everything More or less Is lost /
= booking" and be must therefore char,
8 his honest customers more to make up f
the loss of the dishonest. At least that
what he is generally reputed to do.