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The Newtown bee., 1899-03-24

brothers, an interesting program was
presented, including a debate on the sub
ject, Resolved, THAT Love is Labor
Lost" Last evening the meeting was in
charge of the single sisters.
Chester Smith and his sister, Charlotte,
who have been visiting at Miss Winni-
fred Hudson's, have returned to their
homes.
Frederick and Ralph Bronson intend to
start for the Adirondack Mountains in
June.
Mrs Buel Hemingway and daughter
have gone South for a few weeks.
DR. Galley of Waterbury, Variell of
Watertown and Reynolds OF Woodbury.
performed an operation for appendicitis
on Walter Maxwell, last Saturday morn
ing.
Federal lodge, No II, f. 6 AM, work
ed the fellowcraft degree on one candi-
date, last Monday evening.
Samuel Cook, formerly Of this town,
but who ia at present in charge OF Mr.
W hittim farm near Quassapaug
lake, will remove his family to Beacon
Falls, where be will take charge of Mr.
Whittimore's place there.
The members of the Methodist church
have extended call to their present
pastor, Rev G.. B. Ford, to remain with
them for another term. This will be
gratifying intelligence to the manv
friends Mr. Ford has made while here.
Tuesday evening of last week, most
enjoyable party was given at the RET l.
dence of Theodore Atwood in honor OF
the host. The evening was spent in
playing games; also several good recita>
tions we're given. Refreshments were
served during the evening. Among the
out of town que Is present were Mrs.
Curtiss, Miss Atwood aud Miss Lyon of
Waterbury, Messrs Beardslee and Abbc t
OF Oakville and Miss Candee of HarWfn-
ton.
William Bartlett received bad cut e
few days ago. While hanging meat his
hand caught in the hook, badly lacerat-
ing the same. DIR Loveland dressed the
wound, which required several stitches.
Mrs joseph Wheeler. who has been
staying with her sister in Plainville for
some time past, is now visiting with her
grandson, Myron Wheeler in Guernsey
town.
Rudolph Roeske has rented from G. B.
Mattnnn. what was formerly known "a
til Hurd cottage. Mr. Roeske intends to
move 10 there by April /.
Both silk mills are working overtime to
I'll their orders.
Mrs Metcalf and family have rented
the Mrs Wbeelersplace, recently occupied
bv George Lewis, who will make his
ho pe on bis fathers place, East Side.
As soon as the ground is sufficiently
settled to permit Of work being commenc-
ed the members who compoae the syndi-4
cate who recently purchased the Wood
place, will begin to baiId . 4O-foot road
The Newtown bee., 1899-03-24
MOB AT HAVANA.

A serious conflict between the police
and party OF Cubans, Saturday night,
resulted in much shooting and clubbing.
From 80 to 90 persons were wounded,
some seriously. Among the Injured is
Police Captain Estampes, formerly a
colonel in the Cuban army. Ever since
the police interference, about a week
ago, with the demonstration in honor of
General Maxine Gomez, they have been
unpopular with the populace, VIII jeer
at them and declare them inc fficient.
Last weeks trouble occurred at a public
mulatto ball in San Jose street, an IN.
savory quarter of Havana. Many Cuban
officers, colonies and captains among
them, attended.
The Newtown bee., 1899-03-24
A RUNAWAY.

A few days ago Linas Nation, who
drives Keilty's bakery wagon, had rather
a bad runaway. Owing to the condition
of the roads two horses have been used
carting the staff of life around town and
while Mr. Nation was delivering some
goods at the top of the academy hill, the
horses made up their minds they would
go on down towards the store. Starting
at an easy trot, they gradually increased
their speed, probably realizing that it
was easier to go fast down hill than to
60 slow. At the residence Of W. Fl.
Beers, the door of the wagon flew open
and cakes, pies and loaves OF bread were
Unfortunately scattered by the way
eide. At Pythian hall post came in
rhe way and the wagon was demolished.
o Lightning avenue theIhorses came to
a stop not much the worse for their run
The damages consist in broken wagon
and loss of contents.
The Newtown bee., 1899-03-24

York, this week, looking up sprirg styles
in millinery and fancv goods.
Your correspondent is sorry to learn
that Miss Hattie Peck is quite seriously
i'll with brain fever at New Preston.
Her mother ia in attendance.
Miss Ruth Weeks Of Warren is visit
ing at Charles P. Smiths.
The supper, this week, will be the last
Of the season. This being the case, lie W II
certainly be patronized to as great an ex
tent if not greater than the last few.
The committee who have it in charge
will guarantee satisfying bill of fare,
and all are cordially invited to the feast.
Owing to the Grange meeting which ia
to be held on Friday evening, the sup
per will be on Saturday evening OF this
week.
The Newtown bee., 1899-03-24
BAp FIRE AT FoREsrYILLE.

Fire broke out, last Friday afternoon,
in the movement" department. of the E.
N. WEIGH clock manufacturing company
at Forestville, and the building was
totally destroyed. Aid was summoned
from Bristol. Within an hour the build
ing with its contents was completely con-
sumed, and the loss it is estimated, will
reach fully $40, 600. So rapidly cid the
q ames spread that it was necessary to re-
move the hands at work in the second
story by means of ladders. Meanwhile
the flames spread to the other side Of
the street and destroyed small building
occupied as saloon.
The Newtown bee., 1899-03-24
AN INTERESTING LECTURE.

Last Friday evening, Miss Jessie A
Alderman gave an interesting lecture at
the Congregational church, under the
auspices of the w. c. T. U. Miss Acker-
man is traveller Of NOR than ordinary
fame, she having been in almost every
C ountry of the known world. Her ex
perience gathered in many countries,
combined with a commanding presence
ard an easy fl wv of language, make her
lectures highly interesting. She spoke
at length of the evils of opium and of the
saloon and srraignPd the government for
permitting this fife to go on, which
was really trs fife in human souls. At
the close of the lecture an opportunity
was given to anyone who wished to sign
the w. G. T. u pledge and quite num-
Der added their names to the lists.
The Newtown bee., 1899-03-24

commencing st the residence Of Erne' {
Wright and coming out on the road at
Barton's store. This will open mp one
of the best tracts of building lots in
WATERFOWL.
Joseph Kielty has been employed bv
B. G. Atwood to take the place of Bonnie
Warrington, who has accepted POSITION
with the Apothecaries Hall Co., Water
bury.
Miss Mabel Deland is visiting her
brother, r N. Delapd.
Myron l.. Cooley has moved to Water
bury.
The Newtown bee., 1899-03-24
THREE MEN SLAIN IN LAREDO, TKxAs.

The crisis in the disturbance in Texas
about the carrying out of the State health
officers regulations in suppressiDg the
smallpox epidemic seems now to be pass
ed. When the work of removing the
patients was resumed Monday morning
the scenes OF the previous day were re-
peated. Capt Rogers of the State rang
ers, and four assistants attempted 10
sperse the crowd, but were fired upon,
and Capt Rogers was shot in the Left
shoulder. The rangers returned the fire,
killing Agapito Herrera, an ex-poilce-
man, who was leading the rioters, and
another Mexican, and wounded woman,
sister of Herrera, who had fired al the
Ulcers from the window OF a house.
Several other Mexicans were wounded,
but the number cannot yet be ascertain
ed, as they escaped in the crowd. Doz-
ems of persons report seeing wounded
men. United States troops were called
TO the scene and quickly restored order
out of the chaos the mob had created.
Everything is now quiet there.
The Newtown bee., 1899-03-24
WEST CORN WALL.
VILLAGE AND PERSONAL JoTr1Nal

VILLAGE AND PERSONAL JoTTINGs.
George T. Partridge of Worthwhile, N.
Y, came, last week, with carload of
cattle for Cochrane Brothers.
Mrs e. r, Davidson, who has been Wis
iting her parents at South Lee, has re-
turned home, bringing her sister, Miss
Ida Risiey. with her.
Hon l.. j. Nickerson was 10 Sharon, lone
dav last week, on legal business.
Mr. and Mrs r r. Smith are In New
The Newtown bee., 1899-03-24
CENTRAL NEW ENGLAND RAILROAD.

Superintendent w. J. Martin of the
Central New England Railr rad states
that the contractors, Ryan s. Kelley of
Philadelphia. to whom was awarded the
contract for building the proposed new
branch from Tariffyille to Springfield,
Mass, are to have the work completed
By the first of July. There are about
IA miles of track TO be laid. 1t is ex-
pected that trains will be running over
the new line by the first of December.
The Newtown bee., 1899-03-24
NO SENATOR FROM CALIFORNIA

The California Legislature adjourned
sine die at 11.45 O'Clock, Sunday morn
ing, without electing q United States
Senator to succeed Stephen NJ. White.
The Legislatures of Delaware and Utah
have also adjourned without making
any choice Of senator, making three
states that will have only one senator
for the next two years.
The Newtown bee., 1899-03-24
COL Logic DEAD.

Col. A. r. Logic, formerly manager
for w. b. Hall q Co., but of late years
resident of Charlotte, n. c.. is dead,
according to news received in this city
Mr. Logic left Bridgeport shortly after
the crash in the affairs of W. B. Hall d
Co., and purchased plantation in the
south. He continued his eccentricities
up to the time of his death. Mr. Logic
received much celebrity at the time OF the
horse car strike. After the tie-up he
drove the first car out and was greeted
by thousands. While in Bridgeport he
put himself before the public on every
possible occasion. He was aggressive
and had his say on everything Of an y
importance that came up. He remained
in seclusion for time after w. b. Hail
& Co. failed Bridgeport Union.
The Newtown bee., 1899-03-24
THE KILLING OLE MRS PLACE.

Mrs Martha Place, who threw acid in
her daughters face and then strangled
her and lay in wait for her husband and
chopped his head open with an axe, was
put to death by electricity in the state
The Newtown bee., 1899-03-24
WARREN.
TOWN AND PERSONA

TOWN AND PERSONAL JOTTINGs.
Stormy Sundays are the rule since
January /. Would not it be good time
for ministers to take vacation when
their practitioners can not get to church
= Ed Ward Carter OF TorriDgton was in
The Newtown bee., 1899-03-24
NGINEER HIChE1 BLAMED FUR DISASTER
AT BRADLEYS STATION.

Deputy Coroner Callahan has rendered
his finding in the fatal hea d on collision
between two freight trains which took
place at Bradley's Station, six miles west
Of Water burv, on the Highland division
of the New York, New Haven & Hart
ford railroad Sunday, March IL He
finds that Engineer Daniel Hickey of the
west-bound freight, was criminally Tt
sponsible for the deaths of Engineer
George Dean and Fireman Daniel Kes-
nedy of the east-bound freight and will
be prosecuted on the charge of man
slaughter. Rickey's residence is in East
Hartford and he has been under suspen-
sion since the occurrence.
The Newtown bee., 1899-03-24
WOULD BE HARD TO GET ALONG WITH
OUT IT.

Last Tuesday the WatertoWn library
reopened, after having been closed foy
two weeks on account of the scarlet
fever epidemic. Those who use the
library had an opportunity during the
time it was closed to realize how it
would be if they had to get along with
out il.
The Newtown bee., 1899-03-24
Bottom Prices.

We make all purchases In this department
direct from the manufacturer, tor spot cash,
and we can save you money on anything In
this line. We have just unpacked over 5000
pounds of
The Newtown bee., 1899-03-24
Horse Blankets

and Won will ind them here in all styles, In
both stable and sQua"e e. heavy. medium, and
light weights and all sizes, and what Is more
to the point, you will ind our
The Newtown bee., 1899-03-24
AT THE GRANGE.

At the regular meeting of the Water
town Grange, Thursday evening of last
week, which was in charge of the single
brothers, an interesting program was
presented, including debate on the sub
ject, Resolved, THAT Love is Labor
Lost" Last evening the meeting was in
charge of the single sisters.
The Newtown bee., 1899-03-24
Price Lower

than any other store in this vicinity. We
shall be- pleased to show you the goods and
prove the statement. Remember that when
In want of anything in the way OF
The Newtown bee., 1899-03-24
HORSE GOODS !.

We wish to call your' attention to the tact
that you will find everything In this line at
our store. You VIII find here the largest
took, the best assortment and
The Newtown bee., 1899-03-24
Harnesses

ns-Plenty OF Tobacco Paper and Irvine.
Yours respectfully,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-29
COURT NOTES.

Louise Wunderlich, through her
counsel, Thayer & Cobb, has filed a
libel for divorce against her husband.
Frank f. Wunderlich of this city;
cause, gross and confirmed habits of
intoxication and cruel and abusive
treatment. The case is returnable in
the August term of the superior court
Judge Gaskill will preside at the Au-
gust term of the superior criminal court
at Fitchburg.
There will be a hearing at 10 o'clock
this morning, in the city solicitor s
office in the case of Mary A. Slater ct
al VS.. the city of Worcester. before
Lyman A. Ely, Roger F. Upham and
James c. Ellis, referees. Thayer &
Cobb for plaintiffs; A. P. Rugg for the
defendant.
In the case of Emma E. Rookie VS.
Standard Construction Company ct tr.,
in the superior court Frank L. Dean
has been appointed auditor to hear the
case. The date for the first hearing
has not been set.
There was a meeting of the credit
ors of Moore & Carroll in the office of
Dodge & Taft, State Mutual building,
yesterday afternoon.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-29
WORKING FOR Mr.. MERRILL
Ills Friends Want Him Appointed to the
Superior Court eench.

Yesterday afternoon a number of the
friends of Charles A. Merrill started
movement to circulate a petition
favoring his appointment to the su-
perior court bench. There will be one
and perhaps two vacancies in the fall
one will be caused by the retirement
of Chief Justice Mason, according to
the act of the last legislature.
Mr.. Merrill has sat as auditor in
scores of important cases during his
practice of % years at the Worcester
bar. He edited the supplement to the
public statutes of Massachusetts from
1852 to 1888.
There is a feeling among local law
yers that Worcester is not properly
represented on the superior court bench
as now constituted. At the time of the
increase and in fact, during the time
that the bench has grown nearly one
third, Worcester has not been rec
ognized in the appointment of new
justices, while the western part of the
state has received one appointment,
Suffolk county two and Essex county
one.
1t has long been an established pre-
cedent that in the appointment of jus
tees, the question of location is of
great moment, it being the custom that
whenever a vacancy occurs, the APP
pointment goes to the same bar as
that of the retiring justice. For this
reason, the friends of Mr.. Merrill real
ize that his appointment will be OBJ
tanned not without a struggle.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-29
MISCELLANEOUS STOCKS.
MARKET NOTES.

The removal of the Federal Steel in
junction at the request of the person
who applied for it means that the in
junction having done its work in con-
nection with the Steel and Wire divi-
dend, was withdrawn in order to re-
lieve annoyance in the street and per-
haps to save the Federal Steel people
some trouble.
1t is statedthat German capitalists in
tend to soon build a great smelter in
Shasta county, California.
1t is reported in Wall street that all
the details for the consolidation of the
river bituminous coal interests had
been practically arranged, and that a
formal announcement would be made
In few weeks.
Counsel Hoar, of the Albany, is given
as authority for the statement that a
meeting will be held in New York Fri
day, to consider a lease Of the Albany
to the New York Central.
1t is rumored about extensively that
Keene had told friends that it was no
use to buck longer against the evident
bull tide.
An active broker on the exchange
says THE people who are buying
stock seem to be experienced operators
and an intelligent public. They are
buying STOCKS which nave demon
strated their ability to-pay dividends
and which act right in the market"
Chicago-Sept. wheat opened 741s@5s.
up Il; Sept. corn 341a@5s; July oats %,
up Is; Sept. laid $500, up .03.
J. P. Morgan attended a meeting of
directors of the Lake Shore Tuesday
and was asked if there had been any
conference during the day to discuss or
act upon the New York Central Boston
& Albany deal. He said: IF there had
been any such conference I certainly
should not tell you anything about it.
l think it is a mistake TO print ac-
counts of things that may happen as
though they were accomplished facts"
1t is understood that the American
Steel and Wire Company's application
to have its securities regularly listed on
the stock exchange will be completed
probably in August.
With reference to the rumor that the
Vanderbilts are negotiating for the
purchase of the Boston and Maine
holdings of the Pullman Company, the
American Express Company and the
c. A. Sinclair estate, a representative
of the latter says that there is no
truth in the story, so far as their in
terests are concerned. As far as he
knows, the executors of the estate
have not been approached in the mat
ter, and it is extremely doubtful if the
other interests mentioned have.
1t is believed that the Boston and
Maine viii shortly sell at ZOO and that
some good sized blocks can be secured
around that figure.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-29
BURNED HER BODY.
Young Woman Muir
dered by a Fiend
at Foster, r. L.
RESULT OF A QUARREL.
Samuel Owens Kills Sadie
Matthewson While in a
Drunken Frenzy.
RESULT OF A QUARREL.

Providence, June 2S.-Word was re-
ceived here today that Sadie B. Mat
thewson, 26 years old, was murdered
by her alleged paramour, Samuel II,
Owens, 81 years old, at Foster, r. l.,
yesterday.
Foster is a small place of about a
thousand inhabitants in the western
part of the state. 1t is claimed that
both were drunk and that Evans drove
the woman into the yard, knocked her
down and split her head open with ar
axe, stabbed her twice in the breast
with a carving knife, and then, pour
ing kerosene oil over her, set her on
fire while she was still breathing. Her
body was burned to crisp.
Owen was arrested and today at
Cranston he was bound over to the
grand jury without bail.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-29
CAPITAL OF 100000.
Telephone Company Files Ar
ticIes of Incorporation.

Boston June 2S Articles of incorpor-
alton were filed in the secretary of
states Office at the state house this
morning by the Worcester Telephone
company.
The authorized capital of the COM
pany is 100000, divided into 1000 shares
with a par value of 800 each. Henry
F. Harris is president of the new COM
pany and William P. Searls is it's trea-
surer. Henry S. Pratt is one of the di-
rectors.
The company will Immediately begin
active business for which preparations
have been going on for a long time.
The purpose of organization, as given
III the incorporation papers, is buy
ing or otherwise acquiring, construct
ing, maintaining, selling, leasing and
operating public and private telephone
and telegraph lines both within and
without the commonwealth of Massa-
chUsetts.'
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-29
PLEASED WITH WORCESTER.
Members of Boston Swedish Singing
Event to Visit This City Again.

The members of the Boston Swedish
Singing Society do not forget the re-
ception they received in Worcester by
the members of the Svea Gille, and
fact, a communication was received by
the secretary of the local society from
the Boston organization, stating that
the members would like to again visit
this city some time during the early
part of August. The communication
was read at the meeting, and the
members, by unanimous vote, decided
to send an invitation to the Boston So
ciety to visit Worcester at the earliest
opportunity. Four new members were
initiated.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-29

Boston. June 2S. - Wheat opened at a
shade over last nights close, early Liver
pool cables being from e to Id. higher.
the northwestern receipts not being heavy
a SAB cars. against S3S the same day last
week, which is quite falling off from re-
cent figures. Under moderate realizing
pressure ii was little weak after the
opening, and September lost it's first ad-
vance in spite of too much wet weather
in the northwest under the rush of St.
Louis selling. Later the st. Louis weak
ness was explained as being due to the
financial ENHANCEMENT of its big elevator
systems and their inability to take the
new cash wheat. as they should be doing at
this time of the year and on foreign buy
ing, particularly for the continent. as well
al Chicago reports of 1000 bushels for
direct export. and with the seaboard re-
port of q loads worked the market firmed
up and closed practically unchanged. The
Illinois state crop report gives winter
wheat condition II points below May LIST;
Kansas reports wheat harvesting and
threshng. with a yield greater than ex-
pected; Beerholm estimates the French
crop as about 10000 600 bushels, which is
Il. 000,000 less than previous estimates and
90 1850 600 less than a year ago; he also
estimates the worlds wheat crop this
year as 352 100000 smaller than in 1898:
Iowa's crop bulletin says; Wheat has
made rapid advance during the week"
and Liverpool closed firm.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-29
B. & A. RECEDES So.
General Hardening, of
Wall Street
Values.
DOMINION COAL UP | ~.
Shares in the Vanderbilts
Strengthen-News
and Notes.
DOMINION COAL UP | ~.

The stock market yesterday main
tained good volume of activity and gen.
eral f1rmness.
Nearly all Of the prominent Wall
street specialties improved; Vanderbilt
shares strengthened further, although
later most of them receded somewhat
from he.highest. Boston & Albany was
back at 273, a recession of from yes
terday's high point; New Haven &
Hartford rose q more to 2194, and
other home railroad shares were firm.
Nothing more definite transpires in
connection with the New York Central
Albany deal" The question resolves
itself into one of terms, practically
every one admitting that negotiations
are in progress. Actual terms have not
been arranged, there seems good war
rant for believing, and there is much
disapproval of the proposition to ex-
change $780, 900 New York Central per
cent bonds for each 100 shares of AL
bany stock. The difference in interest
return would be more than offset by the
liability to Massachusetts taxes of the
bonds; in fact, instead of getting l per
cent more, holders would get all of
per cent less if they had to pay taxes
on the bonds of a New York corpora
ton. However it is safe to believe that
Albany officials will arrange that mat
ter satisfactorily, and it seems quite
evident that the Albany stockholders
will get better than per cent in the
event of the negotiations going through
successfully.
Dominion Coal was a strong feature
in the Boston trading, rising Ia to SO,
with some wonder as to what has be-
come of that mythical peg" Spite of
the accident at the mines and q great
deal Of bearish publication, the price
did not get near the so point, where the
peg was alleged to have been placed.
Perhaps there may be no short interest
in the stock, but the market acts much
as if there were one. Erie Telephone re-
acted 2, to 98, while MERGED Mining rose
11b, to 1919, and Baltic IL, to 36la, the
latter being active and strong on the
successful test of its rock in the Allan
tic stamp mill yesterday, results exceed
ing confident anticipations of friends of
the mine. Baltic has been something of
a conundrum and has had to stand bit
ter attack, but if the reports of the mill
test are evidence of what the mine will
do, its future ought to be highly profit
able. Franklin hardened y, to IS, and
other mining shares, while quiet, were
steady, save for a IL drop, to SO, in
Rhode Island.
The following were closing quotations
on the Boston exchange yesterday on
stocks held in Worcester and vicinity:
Courtesy of Kinnicutt & De Witt,
Bankers)