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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-22
POLICE COURT Do1NGs
Women Fined for Stealing Trimmed Hats Which Were Being Delivered.

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 A lady's hat. valued at $15,~ formed the most prominent feature ill this mornings city court, which was held by Judge Burpee- Josie Vassallo ana Maria Ruberto were charged with stealing the hat from Miss Julia A. keDnaugh's millinery store, 51 South Main street, on the afternoon of May 25. The c0mplainant's story was to the effect that on the date mentioned two hats were given to Erwin Bradley to deliver to Mrs Chatfield on Abbott avenue and Mrs Humphrey on Chest nut avenue. Bradley had load to take to the dump on West Main street and it was after visiting this place lie missed one of the hats. He said that while az the dump his wagon was sur rounded by rag-pickers of all nations: Miss kennaugh identified the hat ana testified that she saw 1t for the hrst time since it was reported missing Saturday on the VassallO woman head. The story of the accused was that a boy found the hat at the dump, wrapped up, and gave it to his mother, who gave it to the Vassallo woman for 30 cents. Special Officer Hickey, who arrested the woman, stated sne first said she bought the hat i'll New York, and later told a different story about it. The court said he could not believe that two women could fail to- ap- preciatc the value of such hat as the one in evidence, and their story that it was found on the dump and one gave it to the other for 30 cents was all nonsense. He accordingly nheu each $S and costs.
 The next case developed into sen sation. Joseph Hill, resident of the eastern section of the city, was charged with intoxication and breach of the peace Saturday night. He de nied being guilty. His sister, Mar garet Hill, was sworn. She denied that her brother was noisy or dis turbed the peace in any manner. lie was simply little drunk, she said, and he did not strike her in the face. Officer NJ. Healey testified that when he got to the Hills house 1t was sur rounded by crowd of about 20O. Hill was in the yard bowling like q fiend, and his sister complained to the officer that he struck her in the face. Miss Hill was recalled to the stand and asked by the court if she understood that she had sworn to tell the truth and nothing but. the truth. She said she did and again repeated her story. Officer Healey was also recalled and he not only repeated his story but em- phasized it with further particular. The court thereupOn ordered that Miss Hill be fined $5 for contempt of court and her brother $10 and costs on each complaint against him.
 Albert Robinson was charged with assault Robinson lives at Althea street, Simonsyille, and yesterday he fired a shot at a number of small boys who were annoying him. The shot fook effect in the left thigh and ab- domen of a boy named Carey. Rob- inson claims that the boys have been annoying him and his family for some time and yesterday he was bothered beyond endurance. In court he waived examination and was bound over to the superior court under a bond of S2OO
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-22
DOGS ATTACK ANGoRA GOATS.

Bristol, July Several dogs got into a flock of goats owned by \. c. Bailey on Fall Mountain, Saturday.
 and wrought havoc in short time. A few weeks ago MT Bailey received some fine Angora goats from Texas and started to breed the animals. The dogs killed one of these and injured others. so that the loss is considera- ble He fired at one of the dogs and injured it. afterwards chasing the ami mals to South street, where he found they belonged to Victor Rosen and Jos eph Cajoski. One of the advantages of raising Angora goats instead of sheep was the formers supposed abIl- fty to defend themselves from dogs
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-22
TOOK cARBoLIc ACID.
Suicide in New Haven of g Once
 Wealthy Man.

" CHILLY A4dus
 New Haven, July 22. William A.. Carnes, aged H years, who ten years ago was worth over $150,OO0, commit ted suicide Saturday afternoon at Sparks hotel on State street by talk ing carbolic acid because he was un- able to pay debts amounting to about $3U, notwithstanding that much larg- CT sum was due him in small loans and for labor. He leaves son, about 20 years old, and q wife, from whom he separated shortly after the birth of the soE, but of whom he held a picture i'll his hand when he died.
 He was agent for wine houses in California until he had accumulated q good fortune. Subsequently he travelled around the world for champagne deai- CTS, and then went to New York, where he engaged in the wholesale liqGcr business. in which he lost every cent. He became a commercial traveller and in that capacity came here about a year ago. He had been out of employ ment for three weeks and had borrow ed about $50, but it is said that he was to have been put on the road again tEis week.
 He left three letters. one to MT Spark. apolizing for leaving q board bil; unpaid and for committing suicide in his hotel, another to Charles Clark, cafe proprietor, about a business matter. and the other to Frederick Auch in farewell, enclosing his Elk's DJ1
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-22
SWEDISH CAMP MEETING.
Begins at Plainyille- Cottages Opening
 The Wire Fence.

The Wire Fence.
 PlainviIle. July 22.-The fourth Swedish camp meeting opened Satur- day with fair attendance. The pre- siding elder. Rev Olin Swanson. of the New York district of the East Swedish conference, in charge. MT Swanson is also pastor of the churches at Dover and Arlington, \. J. He is ably assist ed by Rev Frank E. Bronla an of Hart ford, Rev Oscar w. Johnson of New Haven, and Rev J. E. Hillberg of Bridgeport.
 The East Pearl street. Epworth and Grace cottages of New Haven and Wa terbury and South Park, Hartford, cot tages were opened Saturday. A large number of private cottages were also occupied then.
 The charge of admission and the erecting of wire fence for the assem- bly, is creating considerable discus sion. The people are about evenly di- vided on the question. This is new feature of the encampment this year. Admission. as heretofore, to the camp meeting will be free. A charge of q fee at the entrance of the ground is made so as to meet the great expense entailed for the program.
 Several evenings during the past week the Plainville society house has been made lively by the young people of various places gathering there and listening to instrumental and vocal music and to recitations. Mir and Mrs Nash, recently of New Haven. have done much toward these impromptu entertainments becoming so popular and enjoyable.
 Perfect weather exists on the camp grounds, cool and without dust. The mosquito family is very slimly repre- scented this year.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-22
THE PAN-AMERICAN.
Cool Freezes Draw Large Crowds to
 Buffalo.


 BUFFALO, Jl.. -.-The cool bree=ea which have been si.cl feature of Buff falo weather for the past week proved to be quite drawing card for the Pan American exposition. During the com ing week interesting events crowd each other in quick succession. Members of the Catholic Mutual Benefit association will throng the streets of the Rainbow City tomorrow, the day practically set aside as Catholic Mutual Benefit Asso- citation day. Addresses will be delivered by Archbishop Corrigan of New York, Right Rev. Bishop McQuaid of Roches- ter and the bishop of Detroit at the ex- ercises in the Temple of Music. On Wednesday the Knights of Columbus and Utah people will unite their forces, and on Thursday another double header, Scandinavian day and Porto Rico day. Governor Allen will be at the exposition for the celebration of Porto Rico day. Other orators will be Senator Foraker of Ohio, who framed the Porto Rican bill, and Senator Knute Nelson of Min nesota. July % was chosen as Porto Rico day because it is the anniversary of the raising of the first American flag in Porto Rico, which was on July 20, 1898, and it is on this date that the leg islature of Porto Rico asked for the abolition of customs duties between that island and the United States.
 Porto Rico has small building at the exposition, representative of the archi- lecture of tic island, but its principal exhibits are ill the various exhibit build ings There is a fine exhibit in the agri- cultural building and exhibits of wo- mems work, including laces and fine em- broidery, in the court of the manufactur- CTS building.
 Saturday will be marked by the dedi- cation of the Wisconsin state building. The speakers will include Willeti NJ. Spooner of Milwaukee. son of. United States Senator John NJ. Spooner; Gov ernor R. NJ. Lafollette and Director Gen. eral W. I. Buchanan.
 Governor Lafollette and the state off cials will leave Madison for Buffalo on a special train July 28. The train will also accommodate all Wisconsin people de string to avail themselves of the oppor. tunity to visit the exposition on Wiscon- sin day The special train will remain in Buffalo until the party returns, prob ably two or three days.
 The exhibits from Wisconsin stand well up in comparison with those from other states. In the first competition in the dairy department it took the highest honors for export butter, and many of the individual exhibits took first place in the competition The seed display is the largest on the grounds, there being over 300 varieties exhibited. There is some tobacco seed exhibited there which is worth $6 or $7 a pound.
 The specimens of lumber from this state are tine finest oa the rounds.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-22
SWAMP YANKEE LOOSE IN TOWN
A Waterbury Undertaken Sends Nu-
 merous Citizens to Bed.

merous Citizens to Bed.
 The Mahanoy City, Pa, Daily Amer ican, in it's issue of Saturday, printed the following story about two of Wa terbury'S enterprising business men: The ten something Lehigh Valley train this morning fetched to town from Buffalo two gentlemen. one of whom was sedate and of Sullivanesque mould, the other built upon the plan that good goodssIcom in smallgpack- ages. The big fellow is William J. Byron, a wealthy coal dealergof Wa terbply. Conn, the midget is J. H. Null vile, whose speciality when at home in Waterbury is burying people who tired Of the dull town and were willing 10 die to rid themselves of association with swamp Yankees.
 Both men had spent a week at Buff falo, and an express wagon was put in service to cart from depot to hotel the trophies acquired by NIr NIulyille at the Pan-American. As he paraded Center street this afternoon he bore air tight resemblance to the man who broke the bank at Monte Carlo.
 Waving from his hat was bic plume With life-like buffalo paving aud believing; from wide shirt waist
 
 cts, Ia Carrie Nation; every inch of his shirt bosom and vest front shone in the glistening sun like furnished gold, so heavily laden with brass souvenirs, from penny tossaucer size, were they, while his trouser legs from hip to outer ankle were studded with life studies among the Midway dancers at Buffalo.
 Several times Burgess Leonard served notice that the ordinances wouldn't stand for the public parade of Apache paraphernalia, but Mulyille being an accomplished diplomat as well as jolly actor, made the burgess believe that citizens of Waterbury-at large anywhere in the world-had li- cense, like poet, to commit any of- fenSe barring murder
 As the Mulyille party-long before the noon hour he had gathered about him host of eongenial spirits-was coming down Center street. a Polish fur eral was going out, headed by the Lithuanian band. The little Water bury. funeral director was so aston ished that he became helpless and was squatted upon a dry goods box. In faint voice he asked if all funerals were led by brass bands, and when told they were he asked to be carried
  to the telegraph office.
 He was carried, and when firmly seated in a chair, several friends on either side of it, guarding him from q fall due to an attack of dizziness, he dictated this message to the telegraph CT:
 'sJames, Dugan, Waterbury, Conn:
 Hire instantly the Waterbury band and both drum corps and have them contract to lead all my funerals in ru. ture. have learned great wrinkle Will explain when unloaded at Water bury. Signed, MULVILLE."
 At 4 o'clock Byron was in bed and seven of the ten local men, who had boasted that they would settle the little swamp Yankee,' were dozine heavily in bar room chairs, while the cause of all the trouble was looking and feeling chipper and saucy as 3 Boston old maid in search of mar under her hammock. On Monday, il Mfr Bryon has recovered, Mulville vii lead party down big Maple Hill coa mine and explain to them how cea grows.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-22

To the Board of County Commissioners
 for New Haven County:
 I hereby apply for license to sell spirituous and intoxicating liquor, ale, lager beer, Rhine wine and cider, at 255 Bank street. town of Waterbury. My place of business is located within POO feet in direct line of q church edifice or public school-house, or the premises pertaining thereto, or any post office or public library.
 Dated at Waterbury this 18th day of July, A. D., 1901.
 FRANK SIRICA, Applicant. We, the undersigned, electors and taxpayers, as defined by law, of the town of New Haven, hereby endorse the application of the above named for such license. Joseph Bauby, Will liam Riether. Gideon c. Finn, John H :. |Loughlin, Peter Bauby.
 Dated at Waterbury, this 18th day of July, A. D.. 10o1,
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-22
Forty Hurt In Car coIIi.ion.

NEW YORK, July 22-Forty persons were injured in a trolley crash on the bridge over Coney Island creek just be- fore midnight last night. The report of the accident was made to the police. The rail road officials took the matter of caring for the injured into their own hands and hustled the victims to Brooklyn on a spe- cial car before medical attendance was provided for them The accident was the result of a broken cross wire leading from the feed wire.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-22
Lonn MinsInr snip Safe.

MANILA. July 22.-The British ship Albania, Captain BrowneIl, from New York Sept Il, 1900, for Manila, which put into Rio Janeiro Dec. 3 in distress, sailed from that port Dec. 27 and was reported lost, has arrived here. Six of the crew are down with scurvy.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-22
f.hnrnh nenfrnred.

COLUMBUS. Miss. July 22.-Buring a windstorm yesterday afternoon the Sec ond Baptist church was totally destroy
 cd. Rev. " W Whitfield was holding services at the time, and a large congre- 1a<ion was present. Several people were
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-22
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 ? Qt. Freezer, $1.75
 3 Qt. Freezer, $2.25
 4Qt. Freezer, $2.75
 6 Qt. Freezer, $3.8o
 8 Qt. Freezer, SAYS
 10 Qt. Freezer. S5.75
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-12-19
Miss Ethel Hill, Who Was TO Have
Been Married to John Eifler, Ex-
pires After a Short illness.
TO HAVE BEEN WED THANKSGIVING
Just Before the Wedding the Child Bride
was Seized with Typhoid Pneumonia
which Resulted in Her Death.
tFrom Mondays Daily9

Miss Ethel Hill, the youngest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Hill,
died this morning at the family resi-
dence. SOB DAYTON street, after long
illness from typhoid pneumonia. The
Young lady was seventeen years or
ape and had been i'll for the past three
weeks. Until Sunday morning some
hope had been held out for her recov-
cry, but sudden relapse came and the
young lady passed away shortly before
five O'Clock this morning. The funer-
al will be held from St. Matthew's
church on Wednesday afternoon, and
the remains will be inferred IN the city
cemetery.
The death of Miss Hill is one OF the
saddest incidents that has ever occur
red in Kenosha, for her unt1mely
death cut short pretty romance Whlch
was to have terminated in q wedding.
A month ago today marriage license
was issued for he marriage OF Miss
Ethel Hill and John Eif1er, and the
little intended bride had made great
prepara tons for the wedding, which
was to have been celebrated at her
home on the evening of Thanksgiving
Day.
Her wedding gown had been made
and all arrangements for simple lit
tie ceremony were complete when the
bride was taken down with bad cold
which rapidly developed into pneu-
monia. When the wedding day ar
rived it was decided to have the cere-
monY performed at the bedside but
Miss Hill was so weak that it was
impossible for her to take part and
postponement of the wedding was
necessary. Since that time a new
date had been set for the wedding, but
the illness of the young lady prevented
the performance of the ceremony and
the marriage license expired this
morning shortly after the death of the
young lady.
The parents Of Miss Hill and the
Young man who has lost so much by
her sad death have the sympathy OF
the entire city in this great bereave-
ment. A father, mother, four sisters
and three brothers survive.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-12-19
MANY FROZEN OUT OF ZION.
Cold Causes Anguish TO Many Unpro-
tected Zionites.

During the past few days the cold
has had a bad effect in Zion City where
religious fervor and zero weather con-
tended for supremacy IN the homes of
the tenters and the cold wave won.
Tents banked with earth and thin
walls of other unprovided homes were
fair marks for the icy blasts from the
northwest, and an exodus of those not
comfortably housed resulted. Satur-
day night every tent 10 the ''model"
city was deserted, hundreds of people
having sought more comfortable quar-
ters.
The official Zion thermometer regis
tered II degrees below zero at six
o'clock Saturday evening.
The canvas walls and roofs under
which a hundred families had intended
to spend the winter afforded little pro-
lection from the cold wave and yester-
day morning the b1ue-faced and shiv-
ering occupants began to look about
for another lodging place. Some
found shelter with friends whose
homes have been completed, but many
sought comfort for the remainder of
the winter at Waukegan or Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-12-19
James Cape & Sons, of Racine, Sc
cure the Contract for the Ap-
proaches of Island Bridge.
Upton HAS SOME NEW PLANS
Offers to Cut 81, 500 off Price of His Prop
erty if It Is Taken by Clty-Break=,
water Contract is Let,

The City Council met in regular ses-
sion at the city hail Monday evening
and the most important business of
the session was the letting of the con-
tract for the building of the center
pier and approaches for the new Mid
die street bridge. The contract was
let to the firm of James Cape & Sons
of Racine, their bid being the only one
received by the Council. The contract
price was $4,000. While the contract
price is pretty close to the estimate of
the City Engineer, the letting of tine
contract brought up quite discussion.
1t was stated that several of the men
interested in this kind of work had
been asked to bid on the contract, but,
when the bids were opened the bid Of
the Racine firm was the only one pre-
sented.
The estimate of Cape & Sons is two
hundred dollars above the estimate of
of the engineer. Of this amount
thirty-fve hundred is estimated as the.
cost of the approaches and thirty-foux
hundred dollars is to be used in the
construction of the new pier. Norway
pine piles will be used Mr.. Cape
agreed to have the work started within
six weeks and to turn the completed
work over to the city within five
months. The city engineer has been
notified that the contractors for the
new Main street bridge will be ready
to move the old bridge by the first day
o. May and there is no doubt but that
the approaches will be completed by
that time.
Next OF interest was the new propo-
s1t1on which was presented by William
Upton for the sale OF his property to
the city. Mr.. Upton repeated his old
proposition, and offered ID cut $4,000 off
his original proposition I'D take off a.
small lot and a cottage. Mr.. Upton
also offered to give the city a large,
amount of the furniture now in the
house, and the insurance policies
which are paid up for some time to
come. The council took no action on
the proposition more than to refer it to-
the special committee which had been
appointed to look into the other propo--
sition of Mr.. Upton, and the matter
viii be taken up at some time when
the city has more money in the treas
ury.
The work of filling the breakwater
on the end of English Court and the
neighboring property will be started
at once, as the contract for removing
the stone to the new location was let
TO Kate & BARNARD, the contract price.
being So per cord. The work Will
be done under the supervision of the
city engineer.
After allowing the usual number of
bills the council adjourned without
further business of importance.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-12-19
CHICAGO Friends of the Much Wanted
Horse Thief Seek His Pardon
From the Governor.
INFLUENTIAL MEN WILL HELP.
Chicago Friends Claim that Downs has
Been Royiled, and that He was Guilty
of But One Offense. Served Year.

The Chicago friends of George X.
Downs, the "Gent1eman Horse Thief"
who was sent to the state prison from
this city a few months ago, are out
with papers seeking to secure pardon
for Downs. No formal application has
as yet been made to the governor tor
the release of Downs, but 1T will be
made in the next few weeks.
1t is claimed that the wife of Downs,
who is a well-known lady of Oak Park,
Ill, is behind the move to secure the
pardon, and she has managed to in
terest a number OF influential men in
Chicago in her plan. Attorney George
r. Brooks was here from Chicago yes
terday, but the district attorney was
not requested to sign the application
for a pardon, the attorney contenting
himself with asking for the sign atures
of we11-known business men. Attor-
neY Buckmaster, in speaking OF the
matter today, stated that he would not
under any circumstances sign petit
ton for the pardon of Downs.
The conviction of Downs was one Of
the main events of the criminal his
tory of Kenosha in the last few years
Downs, according to the stories told of
him, was the prince of horsethieves.
He made his headquarters in Chicag go,
and working from that point it is al
legged that the man had stolen full
quota of horses in almost every State
of the Northwest. When he was final
1v arrested at a small town, Belvi-
dere, sheriffs came from all parts of
the country to secure the custody of
Mr.. Downs, as he styled himself, but
he was finally given into the hands of
the Kenosha officers and brought here.
He plead guilty to the charge against
him and was sent to State prison for
term of four years. He has served less
than a yerr of this sentence. It is
said that Downs is d hard working man
and model prisoner. There is no reason
to believe that the move to secure his
pardon at the present time will be a
success, but should Downs be released
by executive clemency it is probable
that he would be again arrested in a
very short time on similar charges.
It is claimed that the action of Downs
came as sad shock to his wife q nd
children and the woman is working to
get him out of prison to remove the
blot from her fair name.