Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-03-31
BROOKLYN BRIEFS.

BROOKLYN BRIEFS.
Rehearsal of the minstrel troupe in
the Lyceum tonight.
Miss Mary O'Connor of Norfolk is
visiting Miss Mary E. Kelly of SIS Bank
| street.
Everything is in readiness for the
opening of st Patrick's bazaar in the Ly-
ceum on next Tuesday night.
A large force of men are at work to-
day in the Mitchell block putting things in
shape for services to be held there by the
members of the Lithuanian society. An
| altar and confessional is being built and it
is expected that everything will be in
readiness for tomorrow. Father Zebris
informed a reporter of the DEMOCRAT this
morning that confessions would be heard
after o'clock this evening and mass will
be celebrated at 8 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing. There will also be a high mass at 10
o'clock, followed by sermon. 1t is ex-
pected that every Lithuanian Catholic for
miles around will attend the services.
Hector Martel will preside at the organ.
William Garvey of John street and
Mishael Bannon of Washington avenue
have two of the best fruit gardens in this
part of the town. Both are old friends and
have often sat together and talked Of old
times while en- ,ying some of the delicious
fruits that grow in their gardens. About
two years ago Mr. Garvey noticed that Mr.
Bannon had no gooseberry bushes
among his selection and took one out of
his own garden and planted it in Mr. Ban
| mons, where it grew and bore abundant
fruit This year it was noticed that while
Mr. Garvey possessed an excellent variety
of plants he lacked currant bush and Mr.
Bannon invited him to call at his place and
dig up one and set it out in his garden.
This morning Mr. Carney took a spade and
proceeded to Washington avenue and dug
up what he considered a good, healthy
currant bush and carried It down Bank
street in his arms. He stopped to exhibit
the specimen to Officer Michael Sullivan,
| telling him the whole story. The officer
said he had seen good many culrant
trees in his time but that the one carried
by Garvey had the longest and sharpest
thorns he had ever seen. Just then MIR
Bannon was seen running down Bank
street and coming up to the two men In
formed Mr. Gnrvey that he had made
mistake. On explanation it was shown
that Carney had dug up the same goose
berry bush that he had planted for Mr.
Bannon two years ago, thinking it was the
kind of plant he wanted
THE STATE DISPENSARY BLOWN Ur
The Militia Disband Rather Than Enforce
Governor Tillman'~ Unpopular Liquor
Laws->pic> surrounded In ii swamp and
Perhaps MaSsacred.
/ WILSON. y. c.. March :}l.--Therr WAS a
serious riot at Darlington. :. C.. growing
out of an attempted enforcement of the
dispensary law. Two citizens of Darling
/ ton and two of Governor Tillmans spies
We're killed, and number of spies and citi
zens We're wounded. The country in the
vicinity has been thoroughly aroused, and
a large number of people have turned ont
| to hunt down the spies.
The trouble grew out of an attempt to
search private houses for liquor. The citi-
! zens protested against this. and the spies
| yielded in face of the excitement and
agreed not to search private premises.
| They also promised TO leave Darlington.
| although the original force, |, in number,
had been re-enforced to 81. They had gone
to the depot, and they We're there set upon
| by some town boys Out of this grew an
alarming riot, which spread rapidly.
Arms of the Militia Seized.
! Inc arms Oh one OF the Ihlllllt CONF ahleS
have been taken by the citizens,> and a
neighboring militia company is reported
not to be in sympathy with the governor.
| The people of Charlotte, Sumter and Oar
| ington agreed to support each other i'll re-
| sisting the search of private houses. In
/ accordance wit h the agreement ARMED par
/ ties of men from town and country assem-
/ bled i'll each of the above cities and picket
| ed all the railroad stations from which the
| spies could escape by rail.
Mounted men are securing the woods for
| the constableS, who are armed with win
chesters and will fight for their lives. The
| Darlington guards are under arms and en-
| deavOring to preserve the peace, but the
| trouble has out grown their control. Sher-
! if Scarborough is powerless and under
threats of being killed by the citizens if he
| interfercs. He has subsidized. One of the
| wounded cOnStubeS is in Darlingt on Jail
protected by local military company.
There is great excitement all over the
state, and TIE inability to procure liquor
at this critical juno ture is Il gotlSrnd to the
public peace.
In Columbia, :. c.. the excitement was
at fever heat, and threats were made
against the governor and the dispcnSares.
Governor Tillman will uphold the law,
no matter ut what cost, and will call on
the country companies to enforce obedience
should the city military continue to refuse
to act. The cOnstables said to be sur
rounded in the swamp, and slaughter was
expected at daylight
Constable Brennan, one of the three who
left Darlington by the Charleston, sum
| ter and Northern railroad, is now here.
| He reports to the governor that his detaCh-
ment was fired on by the mob as the train
was pulling out and that at the same time
the detachment which was about to leave
on the Cheraw and Darlington railroad
was similarly set upon by citizens
| How the Fight Began.
Two Of the constabulary left on the
| Charleston Sumter and Mort Acrn IA ifrOad