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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-01-09

of testimonials, for want of space, We can give
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-05-19
SUPERIOR. WIS. SATURDAY. NlY 10, 1894.

According to city attorney IIoehle
the city officials elected in April are
entitled TO the same salaries that the
officials of 1881 received. IN March,
the old city council cut down the sal
aries of all officials drawing salaries,
and created salaries for The Mayor and
councilmen to be elected in April.
The city attorney holds that the act
reducing the old salaries was illegal
because it was done by resolution
whereas it should have been done by
ordinance lie holds further that the
act of creating salaries for the Mayor
and councilmen was legal because it
was done by ordinance as it should be
and not by resolution.
Not beng a lawyer, we.WiIl not take
issue with the attorney, but that re-
trenchment in all our public eXpendl-
lures is desirable, more, is demanded,
all will admit, and this struggle to get
into the public trough with all four
feet is unseemly to say the least The
new or reduced salaries are surely
good and even generous salaries for
these times, and the officials ought, we
think, to accept them and be satisfied
or else resign and let others WHO
would be glad to take their places, do
so,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-05-19

The Literary department of the
Thompson Avenue, N. Z. Epworth
League, held its last meeting for the
season, at the residence OF Mr.. W T.
Hartley Tuesday evening. Several
papers Of interest and ability were
read. at the close of the program
for the evening, Mr.. L. j. Linsham
on behalf Of the literary class, present
ed the President, Mr. Hartley, with an
elegant set Of Dickens works, which
was accepted with thanks.
Below We give the Glass Review, :"
by Miss Ella Getchell, and the Glass
Poem" 10y Miss Ruth G. Davis, which
VIII be found very Interesting:
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-05-19
Class Review.

1t is just six months tonight, since
seventeen Of our young people met
and organized the T. l. J.. c. How
quickly the time has passed! AS the
weeks sped by we hailed with delight
the approach of each Tuesday evening,
as bright spot in an otherwise often
dull monotonouS round of days.
That evening our president appoint
ed program committee to supply US
with programs fer the following four
weeks. They, like all their successors,
gave rs no frothy material on which
to feed, but transp,anted US at once
into Grecian soil. There for some time
we were as Greeks, fighting their bat
ties, visiting their arenas, reading
their literature, and studying their
art. Tho We could proGtably have re
manned much longer, this briet visit
taught that there is no place like
home. SO, with much the same feel
ing Of relief as that with which the
traveller boards the home bound train,
we welcomed America as our next
topic.
With justifiable pride, we enumerat-
ed her great men, compared her com
merciaI influence with other countries,
discussed the question Of the foreign
element, noted the social condition,
and thro' all thanked God that we are
Americans.
Still longing for more worlds to con
quor, we turned towards Canada, and
found her easy prey. We had heard
of her great resources and we sought
in vain for the region Of eternal sum
mers. Barring our Canadian brother
present, we found few persons worthy
Of mention.
Later in the season we made brief
study Of Scotland, the home Of that
honored poet Of whom LongfelIoW
wrote:
And then to die 30 young and leave
Unfinished what he mi ght achieve"
Had Robert Burns written none 9th
er poem than "Cotter's Saturday
Night he had won an immortal fame
From early school-duys we haYe
quoted nippantly, thoughtlessly;
Lives Of great mon. an remind us
W can MAKE. oar lives sublime"
Were these lines in the minds Of the
committee on program when they gave
us to study tile lives Of Shakespeare,
Longfcllow, Luther and The Wesleys2
TO realize that these characters were
mortal5 like as we, who fought LIES
battles, and sometimes failed, who sin
ned and repented and sinned again,
and yet left for us such lessons of I'M
firing zeal, pure hgmtedncss and sim
pie trust, are lesson that must lodge
in every thoughtful mind
i-Iahvoi5c.y .7,.,i.45 - r.,,,O r,,,.. os.4
faYorite author. l noticed his sentl-
ments oftenest, III the quotations Civ
en- from night to night, and five even
ings were given the study OF his life
and thc5 reading Of two Of his plays,
Merchant Of Venice and The Comedy
of Errors
Did we oycrstap our boundary when
we touched upon the theatrc2 | think
not, for every question has its pros
and cons and since our discussions
were private, no one was unduly in
huenced thereby.
I ~ y ..-.-
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-05-19

petition has helped the church, and
. helped 10 raise the standard of chris
tianity among those who before knew
little of it.
The subject discussed at the Tues
day meeting was Cur Stewardship.
The responsive reading used was pre-
pared by Mrs. Helen NJ Barker who
acted as one Of the Lady Mauager's Of
tie Worlds Fair, ana who is now
Treasurer OF the National W. c. T L.
I The subject was treated from purely
financial as we'll rs from a spiritual
stand point. Our gifts, time, strength,
learning, utterance, song, influence as
well as money and for these we must
give an account. The financial re-
sources Of the union is the membership
fee which is $l.G0 per year but nearly
ona-half of this goes for county, dis
trict and state dues, While there is an
. additional levy of nearly 81 90 wear
: per capita Tor the support OF the v ON
ans Home At Eau Claire and for the
payment Of the salaries of State Or
ganZgr and State Secretary, 50 that
there is 4 necessity for securing funds
by other means. But the union work
has always been helped ~ cyutriuI-
tons OF men and women who are i'm
pressed With the Importance of the
work ana Che need there IS for ll0ney
J I n 6 I,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-05-19

Jim Hill and the Great Northern
has again been knocked out, and it has
been decided that because an employee
destroys his property is no excuse for
discharging him. On the other hand,
ne must not only keep him in his en-
ploy but raise his wages. Arbitration
will not become popular under such
decisions, and we doubt if Mr.. Hill
will ever again submit TO such tri-
bunal. Even the striking men openly
say they would not have abidcd by the
decision of the arbitration board if
that decision had not been IN their ia
vor The men who decided this Ques
ton were business men of st. Paul
and Minneapolis. Their business was
suffering by the strike They had a
personal interest in seeing the strike
ended They knew the strikers would
not abide by their decision unless it
was in their favor. They decided
against the railroad company because
that decision would start business
again. There is no justice III this.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-05-19
ID! q % Rabies.

Charles Stein, II, aged Is wears, of
Black River Falls, died a horrible
death from rabies last Tuesday, caus-
ed 10y the bite Of a vicious stallion. The
horse has bitten three others, among
them his owner, Nm. Eahler.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-05-19
Close E@scHshiancc.

An exchange prints a pleasing but
improbable story of an English school
master who promised 4 crown to any
boy who should PROFOUND riddle that
he could not answer.
One and another tried and at last a
boy asked: "WI.y am like the prince
OF Wales?"
The master puzzled his wits in vain
and finally was compelled to admit
that he did not know
Why, said the boy, Its because l
am waiting for tie crown"
The Southwest Wisconsin, is the
name Of a new paper recently started
by Taylor 4 De Witt, at Linden, this
state. 1t is republican and has for its
motto "One Country, One Language,
One Flag, and this should he the
motto Of every person on American
soil. The paper THINKS that the Hon.
Geo. ". Ryldnd is The best man in the
state for our next governor, and urges
his nomination Ly The republicans,
Mr.. Ry!and is good man, no doubt,
but there are others equally as good
Let us declare for the nominee rather
than for any particular man
The Barron County shield is ont
for Hon. J. J Jenkins fer Congress
man. Just like Charley Taylor; but
lets see, jenkins Jenkins, seems as
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-05-28
MARRIED VEN, ONLY.

Need Apply For Work ON the Town
Roads. So Selectmen Pinney Says.
Selectmen Pinney was interviewed this
morning relative TO what disposition was
to be made of the recent appropriation of
$40, 600 for work on the town roads. He
said that the selectmen would be unable
to engage any help until Wednesday or
Thursday of this week. Work will not be
commenced before next Monday. Only
fifty men will be taken on at first. The
reason for this is that the work done
now will be mostly carting and as
teams cost quite little it would consume
the appropriation too quickly. In case
there are too many applications the select
men will resort to the means adopted last
winter. One gang being employed a week
and another the following week. They
will have nothing to do with single men.
These men, they say, can secure work at
the Branch if they apply there. Married
men who have families and who are sorely
in need of help will be the first ones en-
ployed. The first work done will be the
making of general repairs on all the roads.
After that they will look after roads which
need to be lowered and some which need
widening. There is work enough for
1000 men, but it is only possible to en-
ploy practically the number named. To-
day the regular gang of town men are en-
ployed on the road below Smith & Griggs'
factory. It is the intention of the select
men to build large bank wall there,
which they expect will be done by Satur-
day. Single men will save themselves
time and trouble by not applying for work
as there will be none for them Names of
all who apply will be taken after Wednes-
day and from them the first fifty will be
selected.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-05-28
TINT LY TOPICS.

Four big bargains in black dress goods
are offered by Curran to-day.
Elkins 4 Wake will have something in
teresting to say to DEMOCRAT readers To-
morrow.
They are showing handsome line of
ladies' silk waists at the T. F. Judson
store.
More seasonable bargains are offered by
Reid & Hughes to-day.
The brave G.. A. r. men who fought to
save this country. who wants G, A. r.
hat with cardinal shield, can get it for
$1.75, actually worth 50 so at the Union
Hat Co., IS North Main street.
A few more bargains at Miller & Peck's.
Phelan's teas are pure. Give them
trial.
This is moving day at the Waterbury
Furniture Co. Call at their East Main
street store!
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-05-28
Reid { Hughes
LADIES NECKWEAR.


Not the kind that's made of lace
and ribbon &C, but the kind
you buy at the mems furnishing
counter.
The ycompri-e p ain Bows, stick
Bows, Four-in-hands and Tecks, in
all the newest colorings and con-
ceitE
Prices II Lie, 25c, 35c and 47c.
BOOKS
A new lot of ships tina Pass in
the Night" and "A Yellow Asher"
arrived this morning. Prices as
formerly.
HAMMOCKS.
Mexican, good quality, At, SO,
10 aud Sc
Imperial, CSC, s1I9 and s1.79,
also with fringe al 50 80 and SO. 60.
Cheullle at So 90.
Hammock Furnishings at best
p ices
WASH GOODS.
We are sho irg- something new
in III dep ,rtment.
JAconat DucheSse, the latest
novelty. I eautfuI in design, texture
and cuIori. gs. would sell for 25c,
and we only ask II lie.
WORLDS FAIR VIEWS.
K. cent numbers have just ar
rived, prices &c pack.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-05-28
A NARROW ESCAPE.
n Runaway Accident In Which Two Per
sons were Injured.

Runaway Accident In Which Two Per-
sons were Injured.
Mrs Ellen Hughes and her son Felix of
Jewelry street. narrowly escaped being ia
tally injured in runaway accident yes
terday afternoon. Mr.. Hughes secured a
team to drive his mother for visit to her
daughter, Mrs Grace Hardgraves, who lives
on Highland avenue. They went by way
of West Main street and had reached a
point opposite the Chapman property on
Highland avenue when one of the traces
broke and struck the animal on the for
ward leg. The horse became frightened,
and with a sudden bound sprang to one
side of the road upsetting the team with
the occupants underneath, and freeing
himself from the carriage dashed madly
away, and continued his wild run MS far as
Naugatuck causing CONSERVATION along the
way to pedestrians and drivers of teams
Mr.. Hughes and his mother were pinned
down tightly under the team, and
We're powerless to do anything towards re-
lieving themselves from their perilous
position. George Speers, a farmer who
lives on the Chapman property, discovered
the team upset on the wayside and went to
the rescue. When the team was removed
from over the couple Mr. Speers thought
the man and woman were dead. Stunned
by the fall and sutfocated from lying under
the carriage for sometime they were COM
pletely exhausted. They were removed to
their home, where it was found that Mrs
Hughes had suffered fracture of the left
shoulder and was otherwise badly shaken
up. Her son had one tooth broken and
his face was badly scratched. Mrs Hughes
is a woman weighing over 200 pounds and
it is feared that it will take her sometime
to recover from the shock. She is one of
the best known and most respected of the
old residents in her neighborhood.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-05-28
CONNECTICUT INDUSTRIES.
Weekly Record of Real Estate Sales and
Recorded Mortgages.

Weekly Record of Real Estate Sales and
Recorded Mortgages.
The summary of the weekly record for
the current week shows the following:
Real estate sales-New Haven and West
Haven rs, Bridgeport Is. Hartford IL,
Waterbury IL, Meriden 7, New Britain 4,
Middletown 2, Norwich 5, New London 2,
Danbury 4, Norwalk 8. Derby S. Shelton T..
Real estate mortgages-New Haven and
West Haven 1922, $40, Waterbury $14.897,
Bridgeport $50, sol, Hartford $1S,75O,
Meriden $14,462, New Britain SIS, 800,
Middletown $7,O64, Norwich 50 AIS, New
London SIS, 500, Danbury $2,OO8, Norwalk
SIS. 22O, Derby s1O9, 400, Shelton 81, O4O.
The total number of sales this week is
100, as compared with 1876 for the proceed
ing week and 40 for the corresponding
week last year. The total of recorded
mortgages is 1888, 627, against 1886, 1893 the
preceding week and $3.50, 1888 for the cor
responding week last year.
For the corresponding week last year
New Haven reported 81 sales, Bridgeport
as, Hartford IL, Waterbury 8, Meriden 8,
New Britain 10, Middletown 6, Norwich 6,
New London 5, Danbury 8, Norwalk 4.
Ansonia 3. Derby l, Shelton !.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-05-28
GRAND LIST OF THE STATE.
An liner ase of Over Thirty-fve Millions
in Year.

An liner ase of Over Thirty-five Millions
in II Year.
The town grand lists of the property as
sessed for taxation October l, 1898, for
every town in the state except one, have
been received at the comptrollers office.
The missing town is New Fairfield Fair
field county, which, although due at the
comptrollers office March l, has not yet
been received. Comptroller Staub has
written repeatedly for it to the town clelk,
and also to the srlectmen, but can get no
response. He now talks of enforcing the
penalty upon the selectmen for non COM
pliance with the statutory requirement.
The total of the 16S towns in the state,
allowing New Fairfield to be the same as
October l, 1892, is SIG. 315, 100, against
1881 ,261 ,GO7 in 1892, an increase of S35 =
154, 1873. The greater part of this increase
is in Bridgeport, which, through the prop
erty having been re-assessed, has increased
the past year from S25, 1922, ISL to $751;
3O1 JOY, and increase of S28, IT'S, 1926. Other
towns show about the same ratio os in
crease as has prevailed for the past five
years.
comparison by towns with the returns
for 1892 shows the following:
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-05-28

Timothy Conway who has been assistant
salesman at the Waterbury Furniture Co
has accepted similar position with John
G. Twining.
At the adjourned meeting of the district
committee tonight bids will be opened
for the proposed addition to the Washing
ton school
The funeral of Maggie Stack the infant
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs John Stack of ia
Ridge street, was largely attended to CAL
vary cemetery yesterday afternoon.
Mrs Forto, aged 35 years, died at her
residence on Chatfeld avenue last night.
The funeral will take place at $50 to-mor-
row morning with services at st Patrick's
church.
Constable OBrien attached the saloon of
III. O'Loughlin on Bank street to-day for
back wages due John johnson, OLough-
Inns bartender. The case will be heard
before Justice Brett, June 5.
Matt Shannahan is once more in
the tolls. He goton one of his
fighting jags, and tried to make matters
interesting for his wife. when Officer
Bailey took him In charge.
On Wednesday of this week freight
trains Nos 302, 306, 321, 306 and 317 will
not run. Agents will not receive freight
of perishable nature tomorrow unless it
can be forwarded to its place of destina-
ton on some of the out going freights to-
morrow.
Postmaster D. E. Fitzpatrick received
his commission from President Cleveland
this morning. Mr. Fitzpatrick has APP
pointed his brother James W. Fitzpatrick,
as assistant postmaster. The assistant
postmaster is % years of age and a gradu-
ate of the High school.
While Co G were practising at the rife
range Saturday young boy about II years
of age narrowly escaped receiving serious
injuries. He had climbed into the top of
a high tree to watch the movements of the
military. The tree stood on the verge of
a rocky wall and the boy was so interested
that he lost his hold and fell. Captain
Wolff and Private Joe Hanlon ran to his
rescue. They thought he had fallen to the
rocks below. They found however, that
he had caught in the lower branches of the
tree. He was rescued from his position
and only sustained slight scratch on one
leg.
At Labor hall yesterday afternoon the
subject debated was the appropriation of
the sum of SO 600 made at the town meet
ing of last Friday night for repairs on the
town roads. The affirmative argued and
with considerable force, that the appropri-
alton should have been but s.. 900. 1t was
stated that the city is expanding the sum
of 81 900. 900, and that if the interests CT
tie people had been taken into considera-
ton when the different contracts were
being awarded there would be lots of work
for every man in the city. Between the
affirmative and the negative the water sup
ply committee came in for good scoring,
so that if the workingman is getting fooled
in the matter of public works he seems to
be fully aware of the fact, and knows who
is at fault, if that be any consolation to
himself and his family.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-05-28
DOWN THE VALLEY NOTES
Doings of Day In Na1gatuck and Union

Doings of Day In Nangatuck and Union
City.
|, NAUGArUoK, May 28.-We guarantee
to the lovers of strawberry shortcakes some
of the best made, at the supper at the M.
E. church tonight. Tea will be served
from 5 80 Also at the Parish house by
ladies of the Congregational society to-
morrow night. The ladies of st Michaeps
church will hold their supper and fancy
sale at the opera house on June G.. They
will also give stage attractions.
Deacon Frank Warren, is now superin-
tendent of the Union City Mission Sab
bath school He is well fitted for the
Office.
Katie Barnes. the girl who was pronoun-
ced insane and was being held at the town
farm until there was room at Middletown,
escaped on Saturday morning.
Pensions have been granted to Daniel
Foley and Mrs Carrie L. Sanders of this
town.
Robert Hotchkiss and family, of Boston,
are spending couple of weeks vacation in
the place.
We hear that the first of some eight we'd
dings to take place here within the next
two months, will occur tomorrow.
ABOUT i, ZUU attended the u. A. IL. ser
vice in st Francis church last night. The
Rev Father Lenehan delivered a very in
teresting discourse.
DR. Tuttle went to Ansonia on Saturday
to spend the sabbath with friends in that
vicinity.
Brassart has photographed the interior
of the memorial library.
Both Shepherd lodge, F. and A. M. and
Centennial lodge, I. o. o. F., will visit
Waterbury this evening, leaving at 1875.
A district school meeting is called for
next Thursday evening to instruct the
ommittee what disposition to make of tn
old school buiI6i0os
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-05-28
WORLD OF SPORTS.

The Cleveland Clubs twirlers have done
by far the best work in that line of the
pitchers of the twelve clubs. 1t is case
of three pitchers in great form, each taking
his turn in the nine and doing winning
work.
Uncle Arson says that in thirty days
from d tie the public will be talking loudly
about the colts. The public is talking
hard about them now.
Now that the New York team is man.
aged by the directors as we'll as by the
manager, that team will probably make
poor race. There can be no conflict of
authority and have a team win champion
ships
In fielding, up to date, thinner leads
the league catchers; Tucker. the first base
men; Bonner, the second basemen; Nash,
the third basemen; George Smith, the
short stops; Kelly, the left felders; Jack
O'Connor, the center fielders, and Dugan,
the right fielders.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-05-28
Result of the whist Congress.

PHILADELPHIA, May sS.-The final game
of the whist congress resulted in the Uni
versity club of Chicago defeating the HAM
ilton club of this city and carrying away
the Hamilton trophy, the Minneapolis
club defeating the Chicago Whist club and
winning the American Whist League ohal-
Ienge trophy.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-05-28

MERIDEN, May 28.-The Rev DIR John
Riley Thompson of the First Methodist
church delivered an address at the service
last evening, denouncing the A. P. A. as
ISOLATION in most scathing language. The
sermon created quite a sensation and is
town talk to-day,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-05-28
A comparison by towns with the returns
'nr 1899 ShnwS the fnllnwinn.
total $415, 1867. 654 1881, 261 COZ
New Fairfield not returned: last wear.

NEW FalrheId not returned; last year,
S348, 1876.
The cities ase as follows: New Haven,
s54, 814, 705; Hartford, $50, 7O9, 221; New
Britain. SS,9G2,3 1888; Meriden, $12, 500, 1856;
Waterbury, S11 1913, 056; New London,
So, 9O9, 05S; Norwich, S13, 562, 1872; Bridge
port, s54, 301 10Y; Danbury, 1880, 40;
Stamford. 50, 578, 677; Willimantic, Wind
ham), 81 $3.50, 1854; Middletown, So, 673, 466;
Rockville, vermont, 50, 907, 813.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-05-28
M. J. 9y,
@a Successor To M. CONNQR,

Cor. of SOUTH MAIN and GRAND SITS.
Choice Foreign and Domestic Liquors,
Ales. Wines and Cigars always in Stock.
Give me q CALL
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-05-28
The T. F. JudsOn Store
MONDAY MAY %.

We can show the hand
soonest and most desirable line
of Silk Waists Imaginable. We
had these garments made to
our order from silks of our
selection, getting much more
desirable goods than we could
possibly have obtained had we
gone into open market and pur-
chased ready made