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Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-14

President Ban johnson went hunt
ing for duck recently, and Charles
Comiskey drew all the shot from the
shells of the American League execu-
tive. So Ban missed his ducks. Shift
ing his operations from the wilderness
to his Office in a big city. Mr.. johnson
fred double barreled charge of coz
tracts for 1908 at the baseball world,
and everybody is now talking of the
list of baseball stars that the young
major league has to array against TIL
raided National league.
Chief among the new men of the
American league, of course, are the
great players taken from Pittsburg-
Catchers Smith and Jack O'Connor;
and Pitchers Chesbro and Tannehill,
whose records as pirates this year
are to be enyied by every aspirant for
baseball glory. Infelders Leach and
Conroy and Outfelder Lefty Davis
are the other Pittsburg stars raided by
Johnson's league. Willie Keller, the
greatest little fellow playing ball in
the world, has taken the American
league bait, and will be seen in the New
York outfield. Brooklyn lost prize
when Keller was taken.
It may be expected that critics will
say that while Johnson has given New
York one of the best teams--on paper
anyway-that the metropolis ever had,
he has weakened some other teams IN
his league. How has he done that?
will be asked. It is answered that he
has not weakened a single American
league team. Dave Fultz, the great
outfielder of the Athletics, would have
been with the National league opposi-
ton New York team but for some
great strategy practiced by Johnson's
agents. The Baltimore aggregation
of the American league had to be di-
vided on account of the abandoning
of that city in the circuit, and better
place than New York for Wiltse and
Howell, Williams, Jones and McFar-
land could not have been found. In adj
dition to the frank announcement Of
the 1908 roster, there are plans for a
few more changes, one of which may
place Pitcher Clark Griffith, Of the
white sox, in the position Of player
manager in New York
AT last the oDJectlve point OF all
the skirmishing, scouting and charging
and assaulting Of the American league
for two years-New York-has been
taken and occupied. The move was
the principal one in baseball this year,
and is pregnant with results that can
only be speculated upon at this date.
Certain it is that when the National
league magnates awaken to the real
ization that 10 more of their stars have
been bagged, they will lay counter
plans. The American players are
signed under ''ironclad" contracts
Will money buy them up? The winter
will tell.
r @. WESTLAKE.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-14
BASEBALL, HARNESS HORSES
AND FISHING DISCUSSED

trician to put in a switch and install
red and green globes for the necessary
government lights, and the fishing
boat was about ready for the excur-
sions to the fishing grounds. A car
penter was taken into the club to finish
the appointments of the cabin, and
with 20 gallons Of gasoline in the tank
for fuel the craft was ready.
Every Saturday this year this boat
has been in use on the river, and the
club has taken hundreds of fine fish
from the river. All members of the
club fish with paraphernalia strictly
within the law, and derive more enjoy
ment out of the weekly trips than
many people do out of expeditions that
cost much more.
There is no reason why any group
of lovers of fishing living along our
navigable rivers should not own a
house boat of this character" re
marked one of the joint owners.
Fishing is not the sport of the rich.
We can make a round trip to Stony
point or some other equally good Mis-
sissippi river fishing ground on five
gallons of gasoline, a comparatively
small amount of food, and total cost
so surprisingly low that it is wonder
the house boat idea has not taken pos
session of more people. The rivers
abound in fish. if you know how to
get to the fishing grounds. It's to be
hoped that the boat club idea will have
a greater vogue next year."
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-14

How to go fishing to extract the
maximum amount of pleasure from
the trip with the smallest amount Of
expense seems to have been solved by
some city officials of La Crosse, Wis,
and some employees of a big lumber
concern. Recently it was my good
fortune to be invited to join a fishing
expedition on the Mississippi river,
and the invitation concluded with:
"Wear rubber hunting boots and cam
vas clothing"
The expedition was so unique in
many of its features that it may be of
interest. In the first place the genius
who owns the boat called marion"
built the craft almost entirely without
assistance. She draws but a few
inches of water, and is designed to
run up on. the bars of the river from
the edges of which the lines that get
the silver bass and pike are let down.
The matter of power and light was
problem that the fisherman owner
easily solved. A mill engineer who
was disciple. of Walton, was found
who had in his possession a lot Of old
machinery from dismantled sawmilIs
and some more or less famous, river
boats of the days when log RATS and
lumber RATS were marked features
Of the Mississippi river traffic.
sCould he fix up a gasoline motor? %
"As we'll as any lover of fishing" he
replied, and soon the mechanic had a
S0-horse power engine ready for run
ming. A small dynamo was required
produce the SPARKS that ignited the
gas. What did the prospective craft
owner-cornfeld sailor he called HIM
self do about this? He took an cleo
trician into the fishing party and soon
this clever workman not only had
rugged up a dynamo of ten volts con-
nected with the main shaft, for the
making Of sparks, but he had wired
the house boat and installed a home
made Lighting dynamo.
A riverman who knew how to pilot
the fishing boat was needed, and
former raft boat pilot was
taken into the fishing club. He
had the tiller placed in the forward
end Of the. house boat. gQt-tha elec-
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-14
WRESTLING. I
Waterbury Athletic Club Secures the
License.

Waterbury Athletic Club Secures the
License
James S. Carroll, acting for the Wa
terbury Athletic club, secured a Ii
cense last evening to bring off a
wrestling match between Dan S. Nc
Leod and Professor NJ. j. Dwyer. The
match will take place at the Auditor
ium on Thursday evening, November
70. The articles of agreement as
signed call for handicap match in
which Mcleod agrees to throw Dwyer
three times in one hour. The match
Will be at catch-as-catch-can style.
strangle hold barred and pin falls only
to count The Waterbury Athletic
club will give fifty percent Of the gross
receipts to be divided seventy-fiye per
cent to the winner and twenty-five per
cent to the loser. Each contestant
must deposit $50 in the hands Of the
stakeholder and the club will deposit
q like amount. The referee has not
yet been selected, out will be on Mon
day. Both wrest1ers mast appear
Eere at least four days ahead of the
match and finish their training. This
will be one Of the greatest wrestling
contests that has ever been pulled off
in Connecticut and the public will see
the two fastest men who are Wrest-
ling to-day. Tickets are now on sale
at Towle's sporting goods house on
Center street.
What should prove to be one Of the
best wrestling bouts ever seen in New
York will be that between Tom Jen-
k1ns, the American champion, and Joe
Carroll, holder of the championship Of
Ireland and England, which will be
decided in Madison Square Garden
concert hall on November %. Both
men are in excellent condition for the
match, and the remaining days Of
training will be spent by them in de-
yeloping new tricks.
! John Piening, the Butcher Bow"
and George BOTHER, the lightweight
champion catch-as-catch-can wrestler.
agreed last night to wrest1e in public.
The contest will take place at the
Grand Central Palace on Friday even
ing, November 81. Hugh Leonard of
the New York A. G. will be the refer
ee, and Sam D. See and Alexander
Brown of the Coney Island Athletic
club will be timekeepers. Two pre-
urinary contests between local
heavyweights at Graeco-Roman and
catch-as-catch-can style win precede
the main events. The advance sale
of tickets will commence tomorrow.
Betting on the result is about even. as
Piening has defeated such men as
Harvey Parker and big Jack McCor-
mack in record time at catch-as-ca catch
can style.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-14
vo1canic Eruptions on the Moon.


Messrs. Loewy and Puiseux, of the
Paris observatory, in issuing some adj
ditional plates of their Photographic
atlas of the moon, refer to the recent
volcanic cataclysm at Martinique and
st, Vincent, and say that study of the
lunar surface leads them to think that
eruptions, quite as intense as the
greatest recorded on the earth have
occurred on the moon, repeated at
long intervals in the same places. But,
favored by a condition of calm and
dryness, they have been more durable
in their effects, and the more recent
deposits superposed upon the earlier
ones are distinguishable by their dark
er tone and less extended boundary
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-14
English Pudding.

One cupful molasses, one-half cup
butter, one cup milk (sweet), one tea
spoonful soda, one teaspoonful of diff
ferent kinds of spice, such as nutmeg,
cloves, allspice, cinnamon, three and
one-half cups -four, one cup of
chopped raisins; steam three hours.
] hope some reader will try this and
report. 1t is excellent. Boston
Globe.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-14
WITH THE HORSES.
Cresceus Does Not Go Fast, But
Breaks a Record.

Montgomery, Ala. Nov T4.-In an at
tempt to lower the trotting record
for one mile, Cresceus, tie champion,
driven by George n. Keccham, yestcr-
day afternoon went the distance in
2:07, breaking the recosJ for the Riv-
erside park track The weather was
warm and the track in good condition.
About 2, 800 persons Witnessed TIE per-
Torrance.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-14
Curious Fact About Immierantx

1t is a curious fact that two out of
every three Irishmen who come to
America remain in the eastern states.
while two out Of every three German
immigrants go west at once.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-14
Peas I'm Colorado.

The beds of peas in Colorado some
times include as many as 1000 acres:
and there Is one bed exceeding in size
e,5o0 acres.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-14

The Boston National league club
has signed J. B. Stanley Of the New
Orleans Southern league club for it's
outf1eld. Last year he had batting
average of .317, and fielding aver
age of .94S.
Sam DUNCAN, the good natured out
fielder and first baseman of the Mil
Waukee American association team,
has signed to manage the Birmingham
(Ala club in the Southern league next
year.
The Rochester baseball management
does not propose to let Householder,
the Californian, go to Brooklyn with
out fight. The Eastern leaguers say
he is on their reserve list and cannot
play in Brooklyn without their con-
sent.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-14
P.Pollak &CO.

If you want nice Portrait made in
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Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-14
BASEBALL NEWS.

Pittsburg, Nov 14-Charles J. Ped
der, representing the local syndicate
formed to establish an American
league team in this city, last night an
nounced that the scheme is certain to
go through. On Saturday President
johnson will be here to look over the
field.
I'VE will have fine grouncs," said
Pedder. IF we do not get the Clarke
property in Oakland, we will have a
site just as good. Mr. johnson as
sures us that our claims are To be re-
cognized, and that our team will be
capable of playing high class BALI
It is understood that w. w. Kerr,
former owner Of the Piftsburg Ma
tional league club, is interested in the
syndicate
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-14

Cambridge, Nov 1.-THE annual
slump has struck the Harvard football
squad on Soldiers. field this week.
Ever since last Monday the work has
been wretched. Yesterday the second
eleven scored on the varsity by gains
through the varsity line and the VAR
sity was unable to gain through the
seconds line. Both the touchdowns
made by the varsity were on long end
runs. Once after Herman had made a
fifty-yard run around the end, the sec
ond held the varsity for downs on the
three-yard line. Mills is now playing
first class game at left end. Sugden
is still at center, but it is rumored that
Harvard is developing another man fAv
the place.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-14

Tom Wallace, the boxer, though
billed as Philadelphia. is Chicago
stock yards boy. He was born in the
Windy city. worked in the yards for
years, and drifted east about ten years
ago.
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MAILING 20 F D.

A daughter was born recently to MT. and Mrs. Henry Ingraham.
 Miss Florence A. Wells will give an organ recital at the Bautist church on Friday evening, January S1. She will be assisted by Frank N. Kelly, the ten or soloist.
 The following directors were elected at the annual election of the First Ma tional bank yesterday from Il to 12: Walter J. Leavenworth, Leverett M. Hubbard Robert H. Cowles, Albert D. Judd, Lyman M Monroe, Frank A. Wallace, Henry Hull, Charles H. Tib- bits and William H. Newton. The elec- tion of officers will be held next Monday afternoon.
 At the meeting of the T. A. B. and l.. Monday evening Nicholas Bridgett was presented with a gold chain and locket, with this inscription engraved upon the locket: Presented by the Y. M. T. A. B. to Nicholas Bridgett, January 13, 1902" MT. Bridget has been elected water commissioner and superintendent and has withdrawn from the janitor- ship of Temperance hall, which position he has occupied for the past six years.
 The board of relief will meet again next Monday from 10 to 12 q. m. and 2 to 4 p. m.
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co,,,,,rrrr oN CHAINS

COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS. The Committee on Claims will hold q meeting in Rooms 10 and Il, City Hall, on Friday evening, January IT, 1902, at eight o'clock, when the following petitions will be considered:
 Communication from City Clerk Henry E. Norris, de dues in the League of Ameri- can Municipalities.
 Petition of Frank c. Eberth, Agent, for compensation for damages sustained to property.
 Petition of Patrick Rowley, for compen- sation for damages sustained by overflow
 Petition of Michael o'connell for re- moval of lien.
 Petitions of Bartholomew Mulcahey. Est. of Thomas J. Farley. Caroline H. Trow- bridge, and Trustees of the Marett Fund, Willis +. Miller, I+uey A. Sarvent, for af- iustment of taxes.
 Petitions of F. L. Hendricks, George C.. McAIlen, Michael Grogan, and Charles w.. Pardee, for compensation of damages sus- tained by fall on defective sidewalk.
 Petition of Lyman Burstein, for compen- sation for damages sustained to property. All persons interested in the foregoing matters are hereby notified to he present and be heard theron, without further notice.
 Per order of Alderman JOHN BEECHER, Chairman.
 Attest: JAMES $. MARTIN, j15 3t Asst City Clerk.
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SELLING CIGARETTES TO BOYS.
The Charge Against Three Dealers Ar
 rested Yesterday Afternoon.


 The Charge Against Three Dealers Ar rested Yesterday Afternoon. As the result of complaints made by Superintendent of Schools Beede, As- sistant City Attorney fyner has inau- gurated an attempt to stop the selling of cigarettes to children under sixteen years of age. It has been found that there are in many schools young boys whose health is being injured by smok- ing cigarettes, and the superintendent has discovered that the little fellows, some only nine years of age, are being sold cigarettes by dealers in direct vio- lation of an act passed by the legisla- ture in 1889, the enforcement of which has, it is said, never before been att tempted in this city.
 Many of the boys have been buying and smoking the cheapest kind of cig- arettes which they could purchase. get ting from two to four for cent. Small dealers sold them, 1t is alleged, ir these quantities instead of by the box, as Is usual, in order to secure the trade of youngsters who had only a cent or two to invest
 Warrants were issued yesterday af- ternoon for John De Martin, who has a tobacco store on Meadow street. for a woman who keeps a place on lower York street and for Bonito Cosara, a Grand avenue dealer. In two of the cases it is alleged that cigarettes were sold to nine-year- old boys and in the other case to a twelve-year-old boy. It is said that there will be other arrests on the same charge.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-15
CENTER CHURCH.
Annual Business Meeting Held Last
 Night in the Church Chapel.


 Annual Business Meeting Held Last
 Night in the Church Chapel The annual meeting of the congrega- ton of Center church was held in the church chapel on Chapel street last night and was quite well attended. The pastor of the church, Rev. Dr, Newman smyth, presided Reports of the vari- ous officers for the year were read and approved. One of the interesting re- ports was that made by Professor Frank K. Sanders, in which he stated that thus far he had collected about S9 800 for foreign missions, one-fourth of which he had sent to the mission field in Bombay to Rev. MT. Hume, and that he was holding the rest subject to calls for assistance. He said that it was im- possible to make a complete report of the progress of the work in Bombay, owing to the fact that the work of com pleting the new mission church had not progressed as satisfactorily as desired. This was by reason of the fact that sew eral trust companies had been formed in the country when the plague broke out, and that they had secured control of lands which were condemned by the government, and that a portion of these lands was desired as q site for the new church. In consequence of this there were almost insurmountable difficulties in the way of securing clear title to the desired property.
 rr,t nd tt,no nf church reported that the present mem bership of the church was 447 and that during the past year there had been ftf- teen deaths. He read short sketch of the life of each one. They were Miss M. E. Bennett, Mrs, Russell Smith. Mrs. Sarah Tracy Whitney, wife of pr. Leonard c. Sanford; Mrs. Alfred Hough. Evarts Cutler Miss Maria Tow ner, Mrs. Alexander McWhorter, Miss Mary l.. Bradley, Mrs. w. R. IT. Trow- bridge, Miss Eliza T. sherman, Mrs. John Towle, Captain James M. Town send, Mrs. Leonard Winship and F. Hayes Trowbridge.
 There were very few changes in the committees of the church. To the so- eal committee was added Mrs. James Hemingway and Mrs. Adams. The committee on missionary meetings was almost entirely changed. It is now composed of Miss Julia Twining, Miss Mary Mersick, Miss Mary Smyth, c. w. Whittlesey and Professor F. L. Curtis. In the standing committee and board of trustees for Taylor church, Hayes Q. Trowbridge succeeds his father, F. Hayes Trowbridge, as one of the mem- bers.
 The treasurer of contributions Fred erick T. Bradley, and the secretary and treasurer of the church, r. S. Bradley. were both reelected. There were no changes in the deacons of the church
 A report of an interesting nature was made concerning the Old Ladies home on Wall street
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-15
THE MEMS CLUB TONIGHT
At the City Mission-Open to All

At the City Mission-Open to All
 The weekly session of the Berkeley Mems club will be held this evening at the City Mission hall corner of Court and State streets. Matters of special interest will be brought before the club in connection with the new building now being erected by the City Mission ary association on Orange street. The college executive committee of twelve members will all be present and Rev. George l.. Parker Of Trinity Episcopal church will make an address. There will be musical selections and readings during the evening. The exercises will commence at o'clock and will be held as an ''open meeting of the club. to which all interested will be freely well comed.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-15
DEATHS.

HARWOOD-In this city, January 12, at his residence, 433 Temple Street, the Rev. Edwin Harwood D. D., Rector Emeritus of Trinity Church, ir the eightieth year of his age.
 Funeral services Wednesday afternoon, at 3 o'clock, at Trinity Church. jl3 St HEMINGWAY-In this city, January IF, 1902 Marietta Smith. widow of the late months, days.
 Funeral services will be held at the resi- dence of her son, Samuel Hemingway, 327 Temple Street, Wednesday afternoon, at half-past two o'clock. Friends are invited to attend. Burial at convenience of the family. j13 3t
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-15

Whalley avenue, near the junction of the Boulevard, has been opened. It has been closed to all traffic except a single electric car track for five months The stoppage of travel has been caused by the introduction of a new sewer across the avenue. The sewer was donstructed under the ave- nue at a depth of twenty-five feet.
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WANrED.
WAN D.
WAN raD.

REST help for any kind of work can alx
 ways be secured here. with our long es1 tablished and largest business in thaf State. We can guarantee satisfaction. Wa have more and better help than can 'be found elsewhere. We know, and have dis. carded, most of the useless class; evary.a body knows that this is the most reliablo ployment Agency, 775 CHAPEL ST. ff
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Tla Union Trust Company
NEW. HAVEN.

NEW HAVEN.
 CHARTERED by the State of Connect,. cut with authority to act as Executor, Al. mnistrator, Guardian, Receiver or Trustee. under will or deed.
 Is legal depository of money paid into Court and all Public Trust Funds. Acts as Trustee for Municipalities, Corporations and individuals, and administers trusts of stocks, bonds, or other evidep ces of indebf edness, manage sinking funds, and do ail business such as Is usually done by Trust Companies.
 It also does general Banking business collecting checks, notes, coupons, and re. ceives deposits. The principal of each Trust epart from the general assets of the Com. nany.
 This Company is by law regularly exam ined by the Bank Examiner of the State of Connecticut.
 HENRY L. HoTCHKIss. President.
 EUGENE s. BRISTOL. Treasurer.
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FOR AskNT.

DESIRABLE brown stone front residence.
 Inquire at THIS OFFICE. jy20 If
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MRS. s. A. GLADwIN's

Employment Agency, xxx 102 ORANGE ST., Bowditch Building. room 45. Headquarters for the best situationss 10 years experience. Coachmen. farm hands, porters, girls for general housework. waitresses, gardeners, cooks, laundreeaoasg housekeepers, etc.. Germans, Swedes. and others needing situations, should apply. and those requiring superior help can 69 furnished at the above office. German and English spoken. o97 a5ssa 5s
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1sxl Estate.
FOR RENT,
FOR RENT OR SALE.

DESIRABLE, well furnIshed front room. 1yS tf 135 ST. JOHN ST.