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Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-19
TIMELY TOPICS

The Boston Furniture store has a line of substantial goods that will make agreeable Christmas gifts.
 Great sale of holiday slippers at J. c. Jackie S Sons 1915 Sank street. Read their ad today for prices.
 All sorts of mechanical toys, dolls, Christmas tree ornaments, calendars, boxes, etc. at Currans. E Conlon Bros claim they have more jewelry than two jewelry stores put together Go and see their goods.
 Turnbull is giving trading stamps. He calls attention to his large stock of holiday goods in his department store. -..
 The Allen Bradley Shoe Go give some pointers of value in their ad tonight for patrons to take advantage of.
 The Upson-Singleton Go are giving away two handsomely bound books at their clothing store.
 If you haven't looked over J. M Bur ra1Fs furniture store go there before yo1l buy desks, chairs, baskets, etc.
 Look in the innegan-Philiips win dows for q handsome display or gents furnishings, suit cases, umbrellas etc.
 The Ziglatzki- Marks Co is showing a fine line of cameras, $l to SOU; al- buns from 10c up. Grieve, Bisset X Holland have 8 me line of gents furnishings. Fancy tles and suspenders put up in boxes.
 Read about the rates of the Unit ed States Burial league as printed in the ad tonight.
 Special value i'll books at Reid & Hughes's for Saturday. Colgate's per .fume 19c an ounce; robes, blankets. etc.
 Miller SE Peck offer q few sugges- tions in their ad tonight that will be read with interest by Christmas buy | CTS.
 A. AIaiihiot is selling his goods at ; less than cost, preparing to move to q new store.
 Dodge has . fine line of slippers for the little ones as well as for their fathers and mothers. Full line of toilet articles and per fumes at Nugent's pharmacy for the holidays.
 X special sale on Norris chairs at Hampson-S -SelleW's. $3.T5. Large as sortnaent to select from.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-19
NUTMEG CRAVINGS
News Items Boiled Down for the Ben
 eft of Our Busy Readers.


 eft of Our Busy Readers.
 A meeting was held ill New Haven yesterday by bottlers and manufactur- CTS who use bottles, for the purpose or organizing for their self-protection.
 The first case of smallpox discovered in Willimantic i'll several months was found yesterday, when Dr Guild of Windham pronounced q 14-years-old girl named Habour to be suffering from that disease in a mild form.
 Charles Chappell of Chicago, 51 years old, who came to New London to attend the funeral of his mother, who was burned to death Friday night, fell dead on the street Wednesday night as he was on the way to the sta ton to procure a ticket for home.
 Fire broke out i'll the Pacific Iron Works, Bridgeport, at II o'clock last night, causing damage estimated Ut $4.- 000. Later there was fire i'll the sec ond floor at inc railroad station, caus- ing a loss of $T5. It is not known how either fire started.
 James Greene, Howard 4. Every and Mary Mcclure. all of South Sorwalk. who were injured in the Park avenue tunnel wreck in New York last Janu- ary. have secured through local lawyers judgments amounting to $3,600 against the New York Central.
 Seyarius Qudrangell. an Italian in the employ of the Coe Brass Co in Tor rington. in the tube mill department, was instantly killed at 1:3O yesterday afternoon. being struck in the back of the head by an air hoist used in lifting the tubes.
 James k. Hardley, q maehinist, aged B years, was caught in q shafting af the Brainerd & Armstrong silk mill yesterday afternoon. at New London, was whirled around until stripped naked and then dropped into vat of boiling water. He was terribly cut and sustained internal injuries, but managed to crawl ont of the vat. He died shortly after midnight at the Me morial hospital.
 Through the decision of Judge Ed win B. Gager, Charles E. Williams, former director of public works of Bridgeport, suffers a serious setback in his effort to oust Director Patrick Kennedy by quo warranto proceedings The effect of the decision is practically to throw the proceedings out of court Judge Gager finds that the charter of the city of Bridgeport makes the mayor sole judge of what constitutes cause for removal and this exercise of the administrative and discretionary func- tion is not reviewable by the courts.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-19
COMPLAINING ABOUT SALT.
Owners of Hacks and Carriages Say
 Their Vehicles Are Injured

-
 Owners of hacks and carriaoas arc up III arms over the use of salt on the streets by the trolley company. They cialm that in addition to being injur- lous to horses hoofs it spells the paint on carriages. One hackman showed . Democrat reporter q hack that was newly painted last summer. but now one would not think it had seen q paint shop in years. The salt sticks 10 the wood and eats the paint off. Of course everybody wants to see the trolley cars running, but it looks rather strange to notice how strict the city IS with reference to the enforcement of this law so far as private individuals are concerned and totally blind on the same matter towards the trolley peo- ple As much need as there is for clean walks the police stand ready to bounce upon anybody that attempts to use little of it for that purpose Have we reached a stage where the street railroad company owns the town?
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-19
A Young Drummer Hoy.

Floyd Stewart Loomis, of Grand Rap ids. Mich. nine years old last May, is perhaps they youngest drummer boy in the country. His instructor in drumming is his father, J. F. Loomis, who is called the champion drummer of Michigan. Floyd has been accus- toned to drumsticks since he was two years old, and now he can play the bass drum and the snare drum at one and the same time, beating the bass drum with his foot and the snare drum with his hands. He has played before large audiences and always has given de- light.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-19
SISTER EMMELINE BURIED.
Delegation of Waterbury People Pres
 ent at the Funeral To-Day.

 ent at the Funeral To-Day.
 Rev W. J. Slocum, Rev T. M. Crow ley. two sisters of St Mary's parochiai school and committee of six members representing the Children of Mary of | the Immaculate Conception church are attending the funeral of Sister En- incline at Hoboken, N. J., to-day. The committee from the Children of Mary | is composed of the Misses Minnie Aeenan, Annie Cavanaugh, Margaret .O'Connor, Mary NIcNellis, Jennie Gull haIie and Annie Grady.
 Sister Emmeline came here at the opening of St Mary's parochial school fourteen years ago and remained the.e until q year ago last summer when her health began to fail and she rt.- turned to the mother house. She was idolized by all who came i'll contact with her III this town and tie news of her death was a rude shock to those who had been hoping that she would regain her former strength and again return to Waterbury. In addition to teaching steadily she devoted good deal of time to other matters and founded the Children of Mary of the Immaculate Conception and St Thorn
  organizations up to the time she left here. She also assisted ill the forma- ton of the Sunday school of St Thorn ass parish and whether it was a case of the wish being father to the thought or not nobody appears to know. but in any case it was noised around that she was to have charge of the convent and school recently opened in that parish. Her health, however, would not permit her coming to Waterbury again. --. & -
 Sister Emmeline was a teacher in one of the lower grades when in Wa terbury, and had an opportunity of coming in contact With pupils of the school i'll their early career as schol- ars, and thus she assisted in the for nation of the character and tempera- ment Of many of Waterbury's young men and women of to-day. She was beloved by all of them, for she had the lxindliest disposition and the sweetest nature that a person could wish for. The troubles of the pupils were made her own, and not only was she teach CT and playmate, but also counselor and guide. Her departure from St Mary's was regretted by all who knew her. but her friends were led to believe that she would return some time and assume her old position in St Mary's, but Providence decreed otherwise.
 The funeral was held at 1G o'clock today .
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-19
Innnence of Chexs.

If a Scottish scientist is to be be- heved, the people of those countries in which chess is most frequently played are invariably more civilized than those who inhabit countries in which little attention is paid to this great game. The best chess players in the world, he points out, were to be found in Spain during the period of it's splen- dor, and in Italy during the renaissance whereas to-day there are few persons ill those countries who care for the game.-Scientifc American.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-19
FENNER,s NEW STORE.
Will Be Open To-Morrow With a Full
 Line of Toys and Novelties.

Line of Toys and Novelties.
 The formal opening of Fenner's Handsome store in the new Platt Building on South Main street will take place tomorrow afternoon at 1:30 when undoubtedly the store will be crowded. Preparations have been made to take care Of large crowds and extra clerks have been engaged. The new store is large and comm0dious and occupies two floors It contains Q large and varied stock of goods, the best in every line carried. The store Is much larger than the old headquar- fers and the wants of the public can he attended to better. The store is we'll lighted and this in itself is a great improvement. The stock is new, the fixtures are new. the lighting sys- tenn. in fact everything. is new. The handsome display windows present an Inviting and attractive appearance. The beauty of the. store is consider ally enhanced by handsome mirrors, which extend from the ceiling to the floor. Everything. in the line of china and glassware, bric-a-brac. toys, novel, ties. etc, may be purchased here at the lowest of prices from clerks wfo are always obliging and always ready and willing to show you any article in the vast stock that you wish.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-19
POLICE ASSOCIATIONS
Meeting of Delegates from Several
 Cities in Hartford.


 Hartford, Dec 19.-Delegates from the police departments of several cit ies in this state met at the police sta ton in this city yesterday for the pur- pose of discussing provisions of the charter that the policemen's state as sociation intend to ask the coming gen. eral assembly to grant. The organiza- ton is composed of policemen in Con- necticut and it is proposed to have a pension fund similar to the iremen's. There have been several meetings of the delegates, but nothing has been decided upon yet. Another meeting will be held soon. The fremen pay g small amount from their salaries into their fund and it is supposed that the police will be asked to do the same. This association is independent of the Police Mutual Aid association in this city. which pays death benefit only. Those who attended the meeting yes terday were Lieutenant Redgate of Bridgeport. Sergeant Hayes of New Haven. Chief Bowen of Stamford, Captain Cowles of New Haven. Officer tIandrigan of Meriden. and Captain Gum and Officers McCue and Palmer of this city.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-19
Encouraging.

My goodness graciousl'' cried the new arrival at Pony Gulch, "this is 8 bustling place. Everybody is kept quite busy, I imagine.
 "Wall, no, stranger said the chairman of the committee; " see, you're tn fust stranger thet's come in fir six months, an what tn boys is hustlin' So fur is t git grease on tn rope SOS she'll slip graceful like. ? Baltimore News.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-19
An Evera sef.

Tom-Mr. Johnson has six daugll- ters; but he won't let any of them get married.
 Dick Probably he doesn't want to break the set. Detroit Free Press.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-19
pol,r Exploration 2 snor4

A German geographer complains that north pole exploration is in dan ger of degenerating into g sport, in which the establishment of records" is the main thing.-N. Y. Sun.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-19

n nlSTRICT. OF WATERBURY SS PRO- AP bate Court. Dec. Is. 1902
 Estate of .Albro Scoyil late of Waterbury i'll said district. deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the District of Waterbury hath limited and allowed 6 months from the date hereof, for the Creditors of said Estate to exhibit their clalms for settlement. Those who neglect to present their accounts, properly atteSted, within said time, will be de- barred d recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate are requested to make immediate pay ment to Catharine A. Scovill. Executrix,
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-19

nISTRICT OF WATERBURY, SS. PRO- EV bate Court, Dec. 19. 1902.
 Estate of John J. Murphy, late of Water- bury in said district. deceased.
 The administrator having exhibited h1s ad- ministration account with said estate to this court for allowance it is
 Ordered that the a4th day Of Dec, 4. D. 1902. at SC clock in the forenoon at the Probate Office in Waterbury be and the same is assigned for hearing the allowance of said adminis- tratlon account with said estate and this court directs the administrator to cite all per- sons interested therein, to appear at said time and place, by publishing this order in some newspaper published in New Haven County and having circulatlon in said district.
 Fly order Of Court. James J. Cassin Clerk.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-19
TAKE YOUR PICK.

Three family house. Division street, $4,000; three family house. Court street, $3, GOO; three family house, Cos set street, 5000; three family house, Charles street, S3,500; three family house, Round Hill street, $3,500; three family house, Mill street, .$5,300; four Family house, Union street, $5,000.
 J. II. PHEEIAN.
 42 Bank Street. Take elevator.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-19
ValtS-FOrSa Sale Tn Rent

TsOR RRENT-Tenement Of rooms, Martin Scully, corner Luke street and sylvan ave- nue. 12-4-tf
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-19

THO RENT Furnished rooms, 50 Linden St.
 .A Inquire at T., .. krooners. 2o0 North Main street. 9-4- of
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-19
l: Z. TERM

afford everybody the op- portunity to obtain any needed garment for any member of the house, without any incoD'yen- fence.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-19

and buy only useful goods, we have made ample preparations in our var ious branches, and every department is chuck full of the most useful articles ill which to enjoy the Holidays, and our low prices and
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-10-03
MAY RECON Err
A. j. RODOY, WHOSE ASSAiLANT
WAS LYNCFED.
Doctors Have Located the Bullet
Which Lodged Against
the Backbone.
MAY RECOV Err

The condition of A. J. Roddy, the
ycslng Portland merchant, who was
shot Saturday night by Walter Sulli-
van, who was lynched three nights
later, was much improved yesterday
and the chances are good for his ulti-
mate recovery, says the Little Rock
Gazette of today. Roddy is at St.
Vincent's infrmary. Yesterday the
physicians made another attempt to
lccate the bullet fired by the would
be assassin, which was successful. 1t
was located in the backbone in which
it is imbedded. There is no reason
why the wound should prove fatal. 1t
is stated that no attempt will be made
to remove the bullet as yet. Roddy is
22 years of age.
W. D. Roddy. father cf the young
man, is in the city and constant
attendant at the bedside of his son,
porter that he had received letter
from another son, who is still at
Portland, telling ef the lynching OF
Sullivan. There was no attempt at
concealment On the part of the men
who took Sullivan from the jail. The
latter stated that when tracked down
by the bloodhounds, he was disguised
in womans clothes. having hoped to
effect his escape from the country in
that manner but he reckoned without
the bloodhounds.
The letter stated that before Sulli-
van was hanged he confessed to shoot
ing young Roddy, and also said that it
was he, and not his father, who had
gone into Roddy's store and made
threats against his life Saturday after
noon. Roddy had whipped a younger
brother of Sullivan, and the shooting
was for revenge.
1t developed yesterday that on Tues
day afternoon reward was effered by
the governor of s1OO for the arrest and
conviction of Sullivan. Before the ink
was hardly dry on the proclamation
Sullivan had been taken from the jail
at Portland and hanged, having been
captured that afternoon.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-10-03
FOR TEN YEARS
ELISHA SEWART, COLORED, SEM
TENCED TO PEN.
Four Years Each on Two Burglaries,
and One Year Each on
TWO Grand Larcenes.

Elisha Stewart, one of the most
troublesome negroes Pine Bluff has
ever had to contend with, had quie-
tvs put on his thieving operations to-
day for ten years at least
The grand jury returned four indict-
ments against him two for burglary
and two for grand larceny. The crimes
for which Stewart was indicted con-
sisted in his entering the stores Of
Gould -Galbraith and Wolf Nichols and
relieving each of valuable goods.
Today he entered pleas of guilty to
each Indictment and was sentenced by
Judge Grace to ten years in the peni-
tentiary, four years in each case of
burglary. and one year on each grand
larceny case.
Stewart was also guilty IF enter
ing Mr. B. H. Corleys store on West
Sixth avenue but pleaded that he
went in dat sto' a long time ago
ledge" and for that crime he was
not sentenced.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-10-03
REVIVAL CLOSES
OWING TO VERY DlSAGREEABLE
WEATHER.
Dr. Thompson Had to Go Back Home
to Close Up His Work
Before Conference.

The series of revival meetings at
the First Methodist church have clos
ed, and there will be no services t.
night. The closing of the meetings
was due to the very disagreeable
weather. and to the fact that Rev
VIM. E. Thompson of Little Rock,
who is doing the preaching, is COM
PEELED to return home on account of
rush of work in his own pastorate Of
the First Methodist church at Little
Rock. incident to the closing OF the
the conference year. Rev. Thompson
j. one of the most entertaining pulpit
speakers ever heard here, and the
people regret that he could not re-
lain longer.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-10-03
Confederacy Daughters.

7 Newport, Oct. 3.-The seventh an
Qual convention of Arkansas Division.
1Jnite Daughters of the confeeracy,
will meet here October %. Mrs. c. H.
Williams will deliver the address OF
Welcome, and the response viii be by
Mrs. Clementine Boles of Fayette-
JEe. Mrs. B. E. Benton. of Tine Hlutt,
ae state president, will preside and
&ake- the annual address. Lo al com
&ttees have been appointed, witt the
GMowing heads: Reception, Mrs. i.
zLaird; decoration, Mrs. NJ. j. lu
badges, Mrs. o. D. Watson; mG'
Mrs G. A. Hillhouse; homes :or
SitOrs. Mrs w. w. Dutton; pco
1am, Mrs w. A. Billingsley; trans
SItaticn, Mrs. C. H. Wilmans.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-10-03
GOT OFF TOO EASY
Is Opinion of Little Rock Democrat
as to NeiIl.

Under the caption. "A Serious Of
Tense the Little Rock Democrat COM
ments editorially as fellows on the al
legged kidnapping of yc>lng Lloyd H0l-
linger by Walter Neill:
1T is possible that the boy Floyd
from his fathers home at Pine Bluff
in company with Walter Neill. left
hcme of his own yolition, but when
the fact is taken into consideration
that Neill is a young man and could
have dissuaded the boy from an act
that caused his parents great mental
suffering. it will be generlly con
ceded tht his punishment, consisting
OF $40 fine and thirty days in Jail
is extremely light.
He carried the boy away or he
could nct have reached the town of
Plumervillp, aad he knew that this
act would bring sorrow to his par
ents. Who should be held response
bic?
II olteH udppelio tiidt SouHS AiSH
who have seen considerable of the
wc"ld are responsible for implanting
a rowing spirit in the breast of inno-
cent boys. Their tales of adventure
and otherwise distorted versions Of
life beget within the lad of a few
years a reckless desire to attain like
distinction, and thus it falls out that
a boy of tender years leaves home.
The man who is responsible for such
an outrage should be made to sffer
more than a few days imprisonment y
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-10-03
WILL GUST HIM
CHANCELLOR MARTINI.
Provided He Can, and 1t Looks
Very Much Like He
Couldn't

The following from the Little Rock
Democrat will be read with much
interest by the many Pine Bluff
friends of Judge Martin:
Current rumor mas it that Governor
Davis has made the statement to his
friends that he proposes to make an
effort to supersede Chancellor Thos.
B. Martin, of this. the First chancery
district, by issuing commission to
Jesse Hart, late of Dardanelle on Oc-
tober so. He announced some time
ago that he would appoint Mr. Hart at
such time as he might cOnstrue the
term of Chancellor Martin to expire.
some interesting developments and
the governors action would be re-
sisted vigorously.
Thos. B. Martin was appointed by
Governor Clarke cel January q, 1895,
and unanimously confirmed the follw-
ing day by the senate. 1t will be re-
membered that Governor Fishback de.
clined to appoint a successor of Chan
celIor D. W. Carroll whose term ex,
pired en- October 80. 1894. and per.
mitted the matter to lay over until
Governor Clarkes administration.
Chancellor Carroll held over during
the interim, but this has no bearing
whatever upon the tenure of his sue
cessOr.
Attorney General Murphy said to.
day: 1T seems tc me that the chan
cellor af the First chancery district
holds for period of eight years from
the date of his appointment. No
day is fixed by the law for his appoint
ment, and the statute plainly says that
he shall hold his Office for the term of
eight years, not from any fixed or
named day. but from the date of his
appointment by the governor. This is
about as clear as language could make
anything It is self-interpreting When
the date of the appointments known
the term of the appointee's Office is
equally well known. Any different
view would violate the intent of the
legislature as expressed in the un-
equiyocal language Of the act
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-10-03
J. A. CLEMMONS
,FAMO MERCHANT INDICTED FOR
gA8s SABBATH BREAKING.
And Having Music IN a Saloon
S1 "Gun" Mcrrel Indicted
for Assault

Mr.. J. A. Clemmons, the general
laershandise merchant OF Tamo' has
Sf&en indicted by the grand jury o2
three counts for Sabbath bro 'kirS.
and an indictment was also fund
2axa;psr him for having music "a a
salrun. Mr.. Clemmons is under o3ads
Of SEQ in each case.
a NJ Murrell, generally kno - as
-"Gam" Morrell, has been II, .lcte1 tcr
assault with intent to kill H has
FURNISHED bond in the sum of $500.
|Some months ago he Shot a negro
across the river from Pine Bluff, seri-
opusly wounding him. For this he is
indicted.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-10-03
INCREASE SHOWN
In Enrolment in the City Schools
This Year.

The enrolment of the public schools
of the city on October 1, shows that
instead of decrease in attendance OF
Is per cent there has been an in
crease. The Is per cent decrease oc'
Cured on account Of the bad weather
incident to the opening week, and to
the fact that the opening week is new
er characterized by large attend
ance.
A comparative statement of the at
tendance at the schools October l,
1901 and 1902, shows some interesting
results.
The total attendance for 1901, white
and colored, was 1868; for 1902, l.
TAO. This indicates an increase in
attendance cf 172. A further com,
parison of Superintendent Jordan's S
comparative statement reveals that OF
the 172 increase in attendance 163 are
in the colored schools and only nine
in the white schools. Of this in
Hcrease in the colcred public schools.
89S are females and 65 are males. The
#Merrill school showed the largest in
Hcrease of any other public school, lis
Smore attending this year than last
*year.
II The white schools show increase in
4attendance of nine. The enrolment
CT the high school is not as great as
lit was last year by Il. 1t and the
sGreenyile colored school are the only
Zones showing a decrease compared
with last year. At the high school
there are 90 females this year to 10?
last year and 55 males to 62 last year,
falling off of beth sexes.
8 The statement also shows that there
are II more white males in attendance
= this year tnan last. and 65 more col
ored males. A glance at the state
ment of the attendance of females re-
yeals the interesting fact that OF
White females there is falling Off OF