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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-24

..got to. have Mrs. Jo1sqn, ]" fnmed Mr. Jobson. .Julins Faekar aud EhSr4es 7magne pndiJack pxdN aud a. few other people that Eye heard tell about gat along all right without gas, and I guess we can get along without it, if we try hard enough. We're going to get along without it, anyhow. You can just go out tomorrow and buy g stack of oil lamps and few gall Ions of coal oil, and you can do your cooking on the coal range, il it takes every dollar that I can scrape to- gether to pay for the coal. The hire- ling of the thieving gas companyll be up here about ten o'clock to shut off our supply of gas, ana you'll just have to make up your mind to gasless existence as long as you've Mrs. Jobson, and that's all there is about it.
 Mrs. Jobson didn't say anything in reply, but she reflected a good deal over the decided superiority of gas over oil for lighting purposes from the point of convenience, and she sighed over the prospect of asandoning the handy gas range for the smoky, suiky coal range.
 Mr. Jobson snorted intermittently about that $7.4o gas bill until he went to bed, and on the following morning he began to growl about it as soon as he opened his eyes. He bolted his breakfast in ordef to get down to the gas office in hurry. He charged up to the complaint desk in the Tenth street office like an infuriated OK, and proceeded to 1ambast the suave young man behind the complaint desk with all of the powers of inveetive in his pos- session. Then he slammed the amount of his gas bill onto the counter. with drew his $1o deposit to the accompani- ment of fierce danunciations; of al hands within sound of his voice, and loped out of the office like a man on his way to q fire, followed by such re- marks from the gas office employees as Good boy!" Hot stuff" Preach the word!' "Get 5'em sover!'' "Line 'em out!" and so on
 Mir. Jobson was still in caloric state over his experience at the gas office when he got home ttat evening.
 Did those gas thieves send up one of their loafers to turn off your gas to-day?" he asked Mrs. Jobson before he had hung up his hat.
 "No,' replied Mrs. Jobson, calmly. 'I went-'
 'They didn't, hey?" growled MT. Jobson. Well, if they think they're going to chisel me out of any more good American dollars by letting their
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-24
HOW BANGS WAS CAUGHT.

If Ferdinand Bangs, who died in the New Haven lookup last week. had liv- ed few days longer his family would not in all probability, receive the $2, 900 which will come to them from the A. o. U. w., where Bangs was insured.
 Bangs was arrested for forgery by Detective Donnelly. The police say that they had evidence enough to con vict him. A convicted criminal is expelled from the lodge of workmen and if he had gone before the court before he died his family in North Somerville, Mass, where he lived, probably would not have been able to get the insurance.
 The capture of Bangs was made in q peculiar way, an innocent child, the daughter of the alleged forger, giving the information.
 Detective Donnelly knew the street where Bangs lived, but not the num- Der and he felt that he had quite q problem to locate the man by de- scription or make a house to house canvass. In front of one nice looking brick house the detective saw q little girl shoveling snow.
 What is your name, little girl?' Detective Donnelly inquired.
 My name is Bangs" she said, smil- ing. :,
 Where do you liyet'
 Right in there,- and the tot point ed to the house in front of them.
 "Where is your rapa?'
 "He is inside upstairs,'
 twill you take me to, your father?"
 "Yes,' and the little girl grabbed the detective by the hand and up the front steps they went and into the house.
 It was a hard task for the detective to arrest the little girls father after all the kindness she had displayed, but it was doing his duty.
 Bangs was in bed room talking to his wife when the detective entered When he made the object, of his visit known. Mrs Bangs fainted and MT Donnelly did the double duty of bring ing her to her senses and watching his prisoner.
 The whole case was surrounded with queer incidents. Detective Donnelly did not know that Bangs was dead until he had gotten ready to go to court to appear against him.
 It seems that Detective Donnelly had promised to bring Bangs some witch hazel for q sore he had in the morning. The detective left the pris- oner at midnight.
 Bangs was discovered at 4 o'clock and taken to the morgue. When De- tective Donnelly got around about 9 o'clock he asked sergeant if he had q. bottle. "I am going to get some witch hazel for Bangs"
 Bangs" exclaimed the astonished police officer, ''why he has got away on you Henry''
 "Got awayr' said the detective ex- citedly. and it flashed through his mind that there might have been an- other Martin Lynch escape. ''He was an uneasy man when l was bringing him down."
 When the policeman saw he was really ignorant of what had happened he said: @''He is dead, Henry
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-24
CONVICTED BY A HEN.

This extraordinary case is vouched for by the Havana Post from which the sub-joined is taken:
 A. E. Vivian, the horse and mule dealer living at Marina No f, has been suffering lately from the petty thievery and so determined to find the guilty party with the result that yesterday morning he caught q negro stealing two of his pet hens-
 Mir Vivian immediately called q po- liceman, who captured the negro with the hens in sack The negro was immediately taken before the judge at, the jail on Belascoain street and tried.
 When asked if he was guilty of the theft the negro said that he was. But what made you do it?" asked the judge looking at the offender with severity
 Well, I'll tell you, jedge," however he spoke Spanish, Hast night while was asleep the debbil came to me in the midnight and says lie. to me, says he, dat Americana ober dar has some mighty fat hens and he tink ought to get dem for me starving chillun. Sc 1 up and got dem, and dat's all I got to say"
 The judge looked very severe and sentenced him to thirty days.
 Just as the sentence was pronounced one of the hens which had been brought to the court for circumstan- tial evidence laid an egg.
 When the judge saw this. he de- clared that the court recOnsidered and said that it was apparent to every body now that the negro had not only stolen. two hens but an egg also and that 1t would be necessary to try. him on the additional charge.
 The negro was too astonished to say anything in hiA defense. So studying over the matter the judge ex- pfessed has scpinion1 that the nearO Ind stolen the Aees hNt Lad dqle pe unwittinkss a8s 1t M conSsAied and ss es X NY \ z ! .!! ' s N M s ts ~ tea {,
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-24
! ot,ANoE ABOUT .1l PLACE.

\ ot1ANoE < ABOUT H. PLACE. The, plsce don'tasssp 3u4 hkeAe asd before it'.sa ansso stin sxd Siionesome-asot a wore
 from her all day; The old mare whinnies still when go tc
 the stable door, But. somehow, things seem different since
 she ain't here no more. The vines creep up along the porch just as
 she trained 'em to; yhe flowers grow along the fence. just as
 they used to do: The house is left just as 1t was, but still 1t
 seems, to-day As If it wasn't just the place from which
 she went away The sun still gets to peepin' in that window
 over there. Along to'rds breakfast time, and there's
 her high-backed rockin' chair; The creeks still 1owin' where 1t flowed
 the waters cool and clear But still, somehow, it ain't the place 1t was
 when she was here. The hedge still fences in the lane, just as it
 did when she Would come, at dinner time, and call across
 the fields to me ->s But where that steeple peeps above the hill
 she's sleepin' now, And everything's got all turned round, it
 seems to me, somehow. This doesn't seem like home no more, and
 often through the day I get to thinkin' tisn't her. but me that's
 gone away That she's at home there on the hill, a-call-
 in soft and low, And that I'm goin' back, and glad it's near
 ly time to go. -S. E. Riser, in Chicago Times-Herald.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-24
The last game o8 polo in this; city

t
 The last game o1 polo in this; city was played last night. <
 AvateslHary ssas now in Salem, and Salenf slf0uid be. r1glH in the game from the first sound of3the bell. Here is wishing the boys all the best luck in the world.
 Qotter hangs on well and is play ing as good game these days as ever in his life, says the Times of Paw tucket. He has distanced the rest of the old timers.
 A funny thing about the National league polo players is that in Connecti cut they demanded, and got it too, salaries ranging from $35 to $50 a week, while now they will go to some backwoods town and play for salaries ranging from $15 to $25.
 Cashman, with his face in bandages. watched the game from the reserved seats. He played on his nerve at Lawrence and was so weak at the end of the game that he could not clear his cage after making q stop. His sore mouth did not prevent him from smiling out loud over the downfalf of the cause of his trouble. Hefernan barely avoided q shot similar to the one that put Cashman~on the shelf Brockton Times Heffernan took Cashman's place in the Brockton goal, having g stops.
 The management of the Waterbury team desire, through the columns of the Democrat. to thank the people of Waterbury who have so liberally pat ronized the games in this city. The gentlemen who are the managers of this team certainly have tried hard to make polo a success, and they have given Waterbury some of the best polo ever seen in this city. They are sorry now to give up the game before the season has ended, but circumstances forced them to do so. They could not play out the season with two teams, and that was all was left, Hartford and Waterbury. They will be in the field next season, and you can rest as- sured. said Manager Guest, that things will be run differently in this league
 The following is the result of the bowling contest in the Senate alleys for the championship of~the city and for a. gold medal emblematic of the championship: Neil. 262, 193. 199, POI, 222. 1s3, 1S1. 199. 14S, 222, total 2.O1O: Turney, 132, 151, 1S3, 151. 1G3, 125, 1ss, PIP. 162, 2O7, total 1,G7s: Beardsley, 149, 16O, 151, 16O. 133, 152, 155, IT. 176. 16S. total 1.571; Stillson 1S1. 14S, 155. 135. 152, 136, 159, 119, 201, IA, total 1,53O
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-24

Exit polo.
 Fox continues his great work i'll the Waterbury circle and contributes a great deal to tho continued success Of the team.-Pawtucket Times.
 Bone. played his great juggling feat several times last night. and if he doesn't open the eyes of the cranks uV in Massachusetts, then they must be accustomed to surprises.
 It may be possible that Hartford will play one more game in th7s league with New Haven. but it looks very doubtful. Wodtke has gone home and the other players are getting ready ot begin work up in the Massachusetts league.
 Where in any league could you find five more gentlemanly players than the five composing the Waterbury :? Griffin, Russell, Jean, Holderness and Fox are all good fellows and the best wishes of the fans go with them to their new field.
 Mike Everett, the fast halfback who was a member of the Hartford team until last year. says he believes the new combination of the Connecticut and Massachusetts teams will be big success Times. Michael has another think coming to him.
 New Britain has gone to the wall for keeps and will mot be seen any more this season in this league. The game scheduled for here Friday night had therefore to be cancelled and thus were the fans deprived of the chance to give the Waterbury players rous- ing sendoff. rsft
 Heffernan. and Whipple left the New Haven combination creditors, it was stated at the rink Tuesday night. The other three members of the team remained because they owned the team and saw that they got their own salaries.-Brockton Times. Every thing goes up ill the Southeastern league. When did Heffernan play with e1ew Haven?
 This is the last week for polo i'll the Connecticut cities. and the return of the stars of~the game to this sec ton will be hailed With delight by deyotees of the sport hereabouts. The personnel of the team which it is proposed will represent Pawtucket is entirely satisfactory to the lovers of the game Hobe Whiting, Brother Bilr' Whiting, Dickey Pierce and Bill Curtis are popular Pawtucket boys. and will receive cordial welcome from the fans, besides assuring an in- terest in the sport here which would not be gained In any other manner Pawtucket Times
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-24
CROKER'S MOUTH.

,Croker, with his mouth shut, is a rather forcible, formidable person. Croker, with his mouth open, is likely to become q laughing stock to his en- emies. When the veins of his neck swell and he begins to talk in anger, judgment and prudence forsake him. What q stupid thing he did when he beloved out, T defYapny man to show that I ever receiyed q dishonest dol lar" And how deadly keen is Wheeler Peckham's retoTt. II would say to Richard Croker." he told the City vigi ance league Monday evening, "that if any lawyer had him on the stand in court, in position in which he could not reply that it was his private busi- ness would defy him to show wheie he had ever made an honest dollar."- Hartford COurant.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-24
POLO 10NE AND BILLS PAID.
Managers Jacques and Guest
 Wind up the Season

The Last Game Was Played With
 New Haven Last Night-The Home
 Team Won After Rapid see-saw
 Game-OnIy a Small Attendance
 Leagues That Are Still Doing Busi-
 ness.
 The last game of polo for this sea- son has been played in this city and Waterbury wound up a successful car ger by defeating the leaders of the league. It was one of the smallest au- diences that has ever attended polo game in this city, but it was just as enthusiastic as if there were thousands present. It was a fast game from start to finish and the best team of the two won out. The first period ended with ? to in our favor. and in the eecond period New Haven worked hard to take the lead, but only succeeded in tying the score. The score at the end of the second period was and 4. The third period was just as fast and Waterbury won out by superior team work and good passing. It was brilliant finish to the game of polo Ill Waterbury and the fans who were present enjoyed it immensely ana cheered the players for all the good plays. The score and summary:
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-24
CHALLENGE TO M'CUE.
Young Fitzsimmons Wants Another
 Match and Will Then Retire.


 Match and Will Then Retire. Ralph McCue, the 12-year-old young ster who handled Robert Fitzsimmons, Jr, so roughly in Manchester, N. H., Hast week, will have to take to the tall timber or fight, is the way young Bob puts it, He maintains that the last time they met McCue won by foul fighting. Now he wants satisfaction, and yesterday the following letter was sent to McCue:
 T challenge you to fight four rounds. This will be my last fight and you had better take me up, for am going to retire. I began training to-day. Please send me an answer. Very truly. Robert Fitzsimmons, Jr.'' Young Fitzsimmons said yesterday that McCue didn't knock him out. '.He pushed me and I fell on me nose, and there was a whole lot of blood. I licked one feller before that and l guess he don't want any more.'
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-24
CORBETT TALKING.

Jim Corbett is talking again. He says he will be at the ringside in Gin cinnati and challenge the winner of the Jenries- Ruhlin fight He says taat if Ruhlin should win he will have no trouble in making match with the Akron Giant. but in case of victory for Jeffries that will be another mat ter. Corbett, of course. says Jeffries is afraid of him, and that the cham pion won by & fiuke- in the twenty third round at Coney Island. But that doesn,t alter the fact that If Cor .bett hadn't skipped around the ring on the defensiye he would have been finihsed much sooner by the boiler maker ,. r.sss
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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-24
COLOR HARMONIES.

Black and white. Blue and gold.
 Blue snd orange. , Blue and salmon. .. -. Blue and maize. Blue and brown.
 Blue and Black.
 Blue, scarlet and lilac. Blue, orange and black. Blue, brown, crimson and gold. Blue, orange, black and white Red and gold.
 Red, gold and black. Scarlet and purple. Scarlet, black and white. Crimson and orange. Yellow and purple. Green and gold.
 Green, crimson, turquoise and gold. Green, orange and red. Purple and gold. Purple, scarlet and gold. Lilac and gold.
 Lilac, scarlet and white or black Lilac. gold, scarlet and white. Lilac and black.
 Pink and black.
 Black, with white or yellow, and crimson. While there are countless others. these have been selected as of the most general use. :. {. E l
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-24

Louisville. Jan 24.--At meeting of members of the Louisville Athletic club it was decided to hold the Shar- key-AIaher contest Saturday evening, February 16. the night following the Jeffries- -Ruhlin fight in Cincinnati. Both Sharkey and Maher will be at the rings'de in Porkopolis to challenge the winner. and it is expected that northern sporting men will take an ex- tra day off and run down to Louisville to take in the second contest. The referee has not been selected, but George Siler or some other man of his class will be engaged.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-24
HAWKINS AND M,FADDEN

San Francisco, Calif. Jan 24.-Dal Hawkins of this city and George Me Fadden of NeAs York have been matched by the Twentieth Century club, and they will fight in San Fran cisco on February 2S. They are to fight at 133 pounds for 50 per cent of the gate receipts.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-24

When you want team or hack go to, Austins.' Phone.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-24

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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-24

Summary-Score. waterbury 7, New Haven 6; rushes, Bone 13, RussaI 2 tie l; stops. Fox g, Lations 33; fouls, Canavan, Jean: referee. Lush; timer Lahey; attendance, GOO.
 OTHER LEAGUE GAMES.
 At Piymouth-Lawrence ', Ply mouth ,.
 At Clinton-Clinton ?. Brockton ?. At Bath--Bath, IS. Lewiston ;: NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-24

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1901-02-22
vERY POpuLAR cONTRAcTORs
Services OfW. D. Sale & Company
Always in Demand.

W. D. Sale s Company, contractors,
OF Virginia, have about completed the
grading on Fourth street for the paw
ing. The work has been under the
personal supervision of member of
the firm, Mr.. G. Mcdonald, who is a
very affable gentleman and typical
yirginian. Their work in this state
has been OF the very highest character.
They spent nearly two years grading
on the Short Line railroad. They also
did the grading for the sidetracks at
the Pursglove Company's mines at
Wolf Summit, and all the grading
here for the street paving. A big con-
tract has been offered them at Clear
field, Pa, but in all probability the
demand here for their services will
prevent them from accepting the of
fer, unless another branch Of their
firm finds time to take it. There is a
likelihood of this firms becoming a
permanent fixture In Harrison county,
as they are at the top in their line
and. therefore, IN position to command
a big share of the large amount Of
work to be done in the future.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1901-02-22
Annual K. Of P Sermons.

The annual sermon to Clarksburg
Lodge No. 80, knights of Pythias, was
preached at Golf Memorial NJ. f.
church Sunday night by Rev. William
Anderson, pastor of the church. The
lodge attended in a body, numbering
between 80 and 10. The sermon was
a mastery effort and quite pleasing.
Rev. Anderson dwelt particularly upon
the fact that the Order recognizes a
supreme being, favored the observance
+ the laws Of the land and had for one
" its objects, friendship, all of which
principles the scriptures teach. He
closed his elegant discourse with an
eloquent exho-tation TO the members
Of the lodge to join the church. Rev.
J. II. Watson preached in the Water
street NJ. E, church Sunday afternoon
the annual sermon to Anita Lodge
No. 10, Knights of Pythias, colored,
who also attended in a body.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1901-02-22
A NOVEL IDEA

MRS HELEN ROOF. of Lima, Ohio, writes
that she has supplied herself and three
daughters with shirt waists and earned a
beautifully decorated, 100 piece dInner-set,
also a "a piece silver-servlce, In three
months. by simply getting a few friends
and neIghbors to try DIAMOND DIGEST
TABLETS for Dyspepsia and Constipation.
The premiums are certainly beautiful, and
Mrs. Roof says she is over $50 ahead in
useful household articles and wearing APP
parel. What makes It SO easy to earn these
lovely presents Is that DIAMOND DIGEST
TABLETS are warranted to cure any case
OF Dyspepsia and restore the bowels and
liver to perfectly natural action In two
weeks or the money Is refunded. The tab
let's do exactly what Is claimed for them.
and a few persons once started will use
enough to secure you several lovely pre-
miums In 4 very short time. II you would
like a beautiful shirt waist, very latest
style, color and material, Just send your
name and address to the DIAMOND DRUG
Co., 81 West Broadway, N. Y, requesting
them TO send you eight boxes OF tablets 70
be sold at CSC. a box, and get your father.
mother, brothers, uneles, cousins or your
aunts to take them with the understanding
that they pay you II found good. This they
will do and want more every time. Collect
the 81 and send It in and receive your
present You can then get the "a piece
1IlVer-Berviee and 100 piece dInner-set In
q very short time and absolutely without
cost. This arm requires no money In adj
vance and will mail tablets with premium
ofRera merely upon request
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1901-02-22
Lee Bland Not Married.

We have noticed in some OF the dali
ly papers a dispatch from Clarksburg
stating that Z. L. Bland, of that city,
and Miss May Waylow, of Sutton, were
married Wednesday night Of last
week. So far as we know, there is no
such person in the universe as Miss
May Waylow, and II there is we are
quite sure she doesn't live in Sutton.
Mr.. Bland visited his parents here
last week, and if he even cherisheS
matrimonial intentions he didn't tell
his Sutton friends. If Lees married
he didn't get married here: that's as
''sartin" as anything can be. But If
he did get married anywhere at any
time without our knowledge or con-
sent, we rise to remark that his bride
made choice Of "smackin' good fell.
ler'' for life partner.-Braxton DEM
ocrat.
Mr.. Bland informs the Telegram
that he quite regrets 90 diSappOlnt his
many Clarksburg friends for not hav-
ing become a benedict as announced a
week or two ago. The information
given out that he went to sutton to
marry one Of that towns fair daugh.
tiers was by a very special friend
of Mr.. Bland, and though intended
to be given In jest, was taken serious
ly.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1901-02-22
$4,000 COAL DEAL AT ADAMsTON
Consummated Saturday About 300
Acres Of Coal and SertaCe Acquired.

A coal deal of considerable magni-
tude was consummated here Saturday,
BY which d. @. Williams, OF Perryopo-
lis, Pa, and associate, Mr.. Larimer,
became the owners of 800 acres or more
OF coal property at Adamston, paying
therefor in the nelghborhood Of $685.
600, or more than 500 per acre upon
an average. They purchased go acres
of surface and coal Of James H. Mines
for s27, 900, go acres of coal and SER
face of Lewis H. Mines for $25,5OO, 80
acres Of Harry G. johnson for $500,
about 100 acres of coal and surface Of
Mrs. Sarah Borgess. and heirs Of D.
w. Borgess., deceased, for about Slo,-
600, and probably 100 acres or more
each Of Mrs. Alice Reynolds and Mrs.
Artha Garrett at like figure.
The field fronts upon both the Bal
timore & Ohio railroad and the Short
Line and can be operated over both
roads.
The purchasers are large capitalists
and experienced coal operators, and
Will develop the field just acquired.
Extensive and modern plants will be
constructed.
F b. Hawbry Of Connelsville, Pa,
and Lewis H. Mines, of Adamston,
worked up the deal.