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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-07

4--JOr SOutn Maln anu GFand SISs
 6-Scovill Manufacturing Go (P.l
 6-Cor Bridge and Magill sts.
 7-Exchange Place.
 12 2Rogers & Bro (P)
 13-Cor East Main and Niagara sts, 14-Cor East Main and Wolcott road. 16-Cor Cor High and Walnut sts Is-Cor Fact Main and Cherry sts. 17-Cor East Main and Cole sts. 21-Cor North Elm and Kin gsbury sts 23Burton street engine house. 24-Waterbury Manufacturing Go Py 25-Cor North Main and North sts. 26-Cor Buckingham and Cooke sts. 27-Cor Grove and Prospect sts. 28-Cor Hillside avenue anG Pine sts. 20-Cor Ludlow and N. Willow sts. 81-Cor Bank and Grand sts. S2-Cor Riverside and Bank sts. 34-Cor w. Main and Watertown I'd. 35-Conn R'y & L't'g Go. car h'se (PY S6-Waterbury Brass Go P) 37--Cor Cedar and Meadow sts. S8-Cor Grand and Field sts. 42-Cor South Main and Clay sts. 43-New England Watch Go (Pl 45-Benedict & Burnham Mfg Go. p1 46-Waterbury Buckle Go. (P) 47--Cor s. Main and Washington sts b1-Cor Baldwin and River sts. b2--Cor Franklin ana Union sts. 53-Waterbury Clock Go, case fac.1Pl 54-Cor Clay and Mill sts.
 5S-Cor Liberty and River sts. B7--No 5 hose house.
 5s-Cor Baldwin and Stone sts. 62--Cor Doolittle alley and Dublin sic T2-Cor West Main and Willow sts. 73-North Willow st, cor Hillside 74-Cor Johnson and watervilIe sis 142-Wolcott st, beyond Howard. 162-Cor East Main and Welton sts. 21o-The P1att Bros Go. (P) Buckle Go. (P1 214-Waterbury Clock Co,m'v't fac (P, 216-Cor North Main and Grove sfs 2S1-Cor Round Hill and Ward sts 261-Junction Cooke snd N. Main sta. 27c Grove bet Central & Holmes avs B11-S. N. ID. Telephone Go building (Pl 812-Cor Bank and Meadow sts. 813-Randolph & Gloves (PD 314-Plume & Atwood (Pl S15-American Ring Go. P) 816-Electric Light Station Pl BIS Holmes, Booth & Haydens JFJ 8of-No 4 Hose House. 823-Cor Washington ave & Porter sfs 824-Cor Charles and Porter sts. n S25-Cor Simons st & Washington ave S71-City Lumber & Coal Co. (P1 412-Tracy Bros p) 432-Cor Liberty and s. Main sfs 451-Steele & Johnson Mfg Go. Tpy 5s2-Cor Baldwin and Rye sts. x P) Private.
 SIGNALS.
 i. One stroke calls superintendent to the City hall.
 II. Two strokes, fire out recall.
 Hi. Three strokes, 12 m. 9 D. m.
 1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1. Ten strokes quick will indicate general alarm and will call the entire force into service,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-07
HONEST ABE. U.S.M
He Becomes Rural Poet as We'll As
 a Rural Letter Carrier.
Lcopyright, 1903, by c. B. Lewis.l

LCopyright, 1903, by c. B. Lewis.1 W WAS feeding my horse and talk
 ing a monday bite myself at
 Farmer Johnson's the other week
 when his eldest son Bill winked me out of doors and took me around behind the smokehouse to say:
 "See here, Abe, I'm in heap of trouble and ready to hang myself"
 Been buying green goods in New York2" I asked.
 "Of course not. None of them fel- lers can come over me. Did you know I was sparkin' Sarah Peters?"
 Seems to me I heard something about it.''
 "I've been sparkin' her for year now, and we are as good as engaged. I should have popped the question last week if sunthin' hadn't happened"
 'Old man order you offT'
 ''Noap. Old man and old woman are all right. It's that a city feller who Is takin' his vacation at Jed Holden's has got sort of stuck on Sarah and is writ in her poetry. Sarah always did take to poetry, and she's beginnin' to think the feller about forty times smarter than am. He sends her a poem every single day, and I believe she sleeps with lem under her pillow. It's got to that point that I've got to git up and do sunthin' or lose Sarah"
 Cant you run the feller off" I asked.
 "He don't look as if he would scare. I've thought it all over, and I don't see but one way. I've got to become a poet and beat him at his. own game that is, you've got to write some for me. Everybody is talkin' about the way you can write verses, and if you'll only help me- out in this I'll pay you any price. I'd have you go and talk to Sarah and tell her that the United States government expected her to marry me and would raise row if she didn't. but she's got way of sassin' back, and she'd be sure to git mad over 1t. If sling poetry at her, however poetry to beat that city crit ter's poetry -she,M be callin' me her darlin' Bill in less'n two weeks. Will you help me, ,AbeT'
 told him would, and we got 8 pencil and paper and went to the barn and sat down together. Tn afew min utes I had turned him out~dose No. 1, as follows:
 She's tall and 2fair, with chestnut hair, Andseyes oHE Edreaany blues And |. wIlIsbet my dollars yet That Sarah will bo true.
 That's the stuff," said Bill as he read it. 'sYou begin by praisin' her and end up by showin' confidence. She isn't very tall. and her hair is more straw colored than chestnut, but she'll pur around like kitten after .eadin' that Abe, ain't sure wheth-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-07
Condition and Theory

You have bad back. It bothers you nearly all the time; Days of misery and nights of restless tossing. 2 The back is lame, is weak aching. That's the condition. @9#a8 s There's for it. Perhaps you have theory. Think 1t may be overwork. You take something for "that tired feeling. You plaster the back or rub 1t with linlment sNt This is where you're wrong.
 You tired, but the Kidneys are That's why the back aches. Backache is Kidney ache nine times out of ten. Start the Kidneys working rightly The back will quickly right itself All backache pains and Kidney Ills Are quickly cured by Deans Kidney Pills We say this and back it by Waterbury testimony
 B. Northrop, painter of 2 Clock avenae says m disease and blame 1t on the during the When the busy times that could could head without hurting my olns unfit anything and It up saw advertised from time to time read accounts of people to H. W Lakes drug They the first and finally the pain left
 All druggists sell DOAN'S. KIDNEY PILLS: Price 50 cents per box. Don't take substitute of similar fiburn Co., Buffalo sole agents for the u S
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-07
TIME TABLE.
HIGHLAND DIyTsIoN.
Telephoi1e 711-4

sh1d6AANO DlYi6lOEss tset
 Trains leave Meadow street station for Boston, Hartford and way stations at 700 and S:3S a .m.; 12:38. 3:30.e 8:07 v. m.
 Trains arrive at Meadow street sta non from Boston, Hartford and way stations at S:05, 40 a. m.; 1:45, 6:20 and TBS D. m.
 Trains leave Meadow street station Tor New York. Fishkill Landing. Dan- bury and way stations at SIS al: m and l:50 and 6:24 D. m.
 Trains arrive at Meadow street sta, ! ton from New York, Fishkiil Landing. Dannury and way stations at S:86 q. m.; l2.S4 and S:04 D. m.
 SUNDAY TRAINS.
 Leave Meadow street station at sac. AV.uo a. m.; 200, 5:05 and 700 D. m. S:oO, H 80 q. m.; 4:50, 6:50 and S:50 MERIDEN BRANCH. Trains leave Dublin street station for. Middletown and way stations at 9.05 a. n. and 6:15 D. m. Trains arrive at Dublin street station from Middletown and way stations at 7:5O a. m. and 3:58 D. m.
 Trains leave Dublin srreet station TOT New Haven by way of Cheshire at 7OO, SAB, 11:10 a. m: 1:5O, :04 D. m. Trains arrive at Dublin street stc- ton from New Haven by way of Cheshire at 9:33 a. m.; 1.o5, 8 20, B:00. 7:45 p. m.
 SUNDAY TRAINS. Leave Dublin street station for New Haven by way of Cheshire at 7:50 a. m.: 5:50 D. m. x Arrive ar Dublin street station from New Haven by way of Cheshire at 9:5O q. m.; s:50 D. n.
 NAUGArUcK DIVISION. X Trains leave Bank street station fof New York, Bridgeport, New Haven and other places south at 6:3S. 7.5S. HIS a. m.; 1.4o, 3:05, 4 40, 6:l5 and l 800 D. ID.
 Trains Arrive at Bank street station from New, York Bridgeport, New Ha- ven and way stations at 7:l4. g.29r eD5, 10:55 a. m.: 1:24, $40, 6sSO. 6:46 s:4s D. m.: 12sSO a. m. l Trains leave Bank street station fcs | winsted and way stations at S.23. ! 10:55 a. m.; S:AO. 5:20 (wateryiIIe on, iy), 6:4e and S:40 p. m. Trains arrive at Bank street station from winsted and way stations at ;sH 7:55, 11:13 q. m.; 3:05, 5:46, (WateE ville) 6:15 p. m. l Trains leave Bank street station for watertown and way stations st GAS. BPS, 1117 q. m.; 1 80, 3:45, 5:1O, 6s12 6:b3, S:53 and ii 20 ?. n.
 Trains arrive at Bank street station from Watertown and way stations aY GAO. TAT. 10:42 q. m.; 100, 2:56, 4:3O,. 5:51. 6:45. T:45, 11:1e D. m.
 SUNDAY TRAINS. Leave Bank street station for New York. Bridgeport and New Haven at l7.05. $50 a. m.; LAO, b:10 and 8 .O0 D. m. 1 Arrive at Bank street station from \ New York, Bridgeport and New Haven at D:53 a. rn.; 1:24, 7:52, 10:10 D. nj.
 Leave Bank street station for Water. town and way stations at 9:5S a. m. and s:O3 D. m.
 Arrive at Bank street station from Watertown md way stations ay u:5D a. m and 4:5S p. n.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-07
.rhe unhappy Nacuse.

Prisoner, have you ahgthing to say in your own behalf?''
 well, jedge, it's like dis. Dat lawyer O mine he got me so mis'bly confusti- cated dat really dunno what done nor what I done it fol" Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-07
Ea BE coNTINUED.l
M mr Ij,IIL. UnE. :.

''T am satisf1ed.' said the angry taf- Tor, .4that you intend to beat me out of this money"
 "All right.'' chuckled the happy debt- or If you're satisfied, am. ."-Balti- more News.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-07
VEGETABLES AS CAR FARE
Chicago Conductors Said to Have In
 trOduced odd Feature.

Chicago Conductors Said to Have In-
 troduccd odd Feature.
 A new phase has been added to the Chicago local transportation question by the discovery that conductors on the west side are taking vegetables in lieu of cash fares, says the Philadelphia Press. According to the new sched- ule, one may ride the length of the Elston Avenue line for the following rates:
 One peck of ripe tomatoes or two pecks. partially green, suitable for pic king.
 Three cucumbers and head of let. tuce.
 Three carrots. two rutabagas and a cabbage.
 One dozen Spanish onions.
 Furnishings for one New England dinner.
 Three eggplants and eleven radishes.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-07

Free, $16 worth, 160 green trading stamps with the following order at .S1.25:
 l ID Best Butter ................ 3oc I ID Best Coffee ................ 35c 1 ID Best Tea COG
 Free, $16 worth, 160, green trading stamps with the above order at $1.25.
 Free, $25 worth, 25o, green trading stamps with the following order. at $2.0O:
 Az lbs Sugar ................. 25c l ID Best Coffee 35c 1 lb Best Tea ........... ......& COG 1 lb Jewel. Baking Powder ...... AUG ? bags Salt 10c |2 boxes Matches ........ 1Oc 1 ID Fancy Cakes .....s........ I5c Free, $25 worth, 25O, green trading stamps with the above order at $2.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-07
Opportunity.

"Well," said the boarder who was fond of quoting things, opportunity knocks once at every mans door,
 "Huhp' snorted Slopay, "an opportu- nifty to pay my board bill knocked at my door four times today."-Philadel- phia Public Ledger9
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-07
Chocolate Creams 20c per Lb.
 s2OO Worth, 20 Green Trading Stamps Free.
Great Stamp Offers.

Free. $5 worth 90, green trading stamps with the following order at 45c:
 1 box Sardines 1Oc I'm Milk Crackers 1Oc Il bar Soap .........:........ 05c l box Shredded Cod ............ 1oc potIe AHmoHIa -..........5 1Oc
 Free, 50 worth, 30, green trading stamps with the above order at 45c.
 Free, $1o worth, 100, green trading stamps with the following order at 93c:
 lb Best Butter ............ BOG IDS Lard ................. 25c l pkg Mince Meat ............. .. 1Oc 3 lbs Tapioca 1sc 4 ID Mustard 1Oc
 Free, $10 worth, 100, green trading stamps with the above order at 93c.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-07

That's the stuff,' said Bill as he read it. .sYou begin by praisin' her and end up by showin' confidence. She isn't very tall. and her hair is more straw colored than chestnut, but she'll pur around like kitten after ceadin' that Abe, ain't sure wheth-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-07
The Union Supply Co 118 South Main St TeIephone 71 IA
FIRE ALARM.

4-Uor South Main ana Irand sts. 5Scovill Manufacturing Go (Pl 6-Cor Bridge and Magill sts. 7-Exchanre pIaco
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-07

LOOPyI1BHl, ISUo, Uy v. b. LSWIB.I W WAS feeding my horse and talk ing a monday bite myself al Farmer Johnson's the other week
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-06-28
Charlotte National Bank

The Charlotte National Bank, organized
in 1897, with capital of one hundred
and twenty five thousand dollars e$125.
0Oe), has grown in these few years to be
one Of the strongest financial institutions
of the State It's total assets aggregate
about one million dollars, with deposits vary
ing from six hundred to seven hundred
thousand dollars, with a surplus OF over
ffty-five thousand dollars ($55,000). 1t Is a
United States depositary. Its President,
Mr.. j. D. Heath, is easily one OF tne
first bankers OF the State in point OF
knowledge of the banking business and
in point of experience and success, while
Mr.. w. III. Whitfield, the popular Cashier,
is esteemed among his fellow bankers as
one Of the most progressive and reliable
cashiers in the State.
Cashier Twitty, speaking OF the business
of the bank, says: I'VE have never lost
a dollar since we have been in business,
and our vaults are worth S1.015, 515.61 in
gold"
The directors OF this bank include some
Of the first business men in Charlotte:
b D. Heath, President, President Manetta
Mills, Newton Cotton Mills, and Cliffside
Mills; DR. r. j. Brevard, President Char
lotte Trouser Company; r. II. Jordan
of r. II Jordan G Co., druggists; Vinton
Liddel capitalist; II. N. Pharr. attorney
at law; j. f. Robertson, electrical sup
plies; John NJ. Scott, of John NJ Scott &
| Co, wholesale and manufacturing drug
gists; c. Valaer, of c. Valaer Bottlne
Works; Chas. f. Wadsworth, Of ]. w
Wadsworth Sons Co, livery and STOCK
dealers.
The significant features of statement,
/ Of the bank are:
/ Deposits increased since April 80, 1885
from $16S, 1868 to ......c..$ COS. 736. Al
Profits increased since April 80. 1898
from s14,1O874 to ............ $65, 779 q
Resources increased since April 30, 1898
from 1856, O24 80 to .......$1, O15, 515. 81
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-06-28

follows: j. S. Spencer, VIM. E. Holt,
r, nj. Miller, ST., H. {. Eccles, r. A.
Dunn, r. L. Gibbon. L. Banks Holt, r.
G.. Holt.
The president of the bank. Mr. $.
Spencer, is also the President OF the
Henrietta Cotton Mills, the largest cotton
mill plant in North Carolina, and is large
" interested in many of the leading
manufacturing and industrial enterprises
of Charlotte and Piedmont and Western
North Carolina He is wise and prudent
financier and one Of the first half dozen
men in Piedmont North Carolina III the
wonderful development that has marked
the past thirty years In manufacturing
and commerce and banking.
The cashier Of this bank is Mr. a. G
Brenizer, who is everywhere esteemed
for his public spirit, usefulness and every
good work. and justly esteemed pne OF
the most efficient and progressive bank
ers In the State.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-06-28
THE MERCHANTS AND FARMERS
NATIONAL BANK OF CHARLOTTE

much to do with Charlotte's remarkable
growth as the recognized cotton mill
centre of the Southern States, and one of
the leading commercial and banking cen
tres in the South.
Writing of Dr. McAden, the News and
Observer in its Cotton Mill Edition, is
sued in November, 1895, said:
..Dr. McAden, the President of the Nc
Alden Mills, is one of the States most
prominent, successful and useful citizens.
Charlotte has the honor of claiming him
as a citizen, and he is strong force in
its industrial and financial affairs. He
is President OF the Merchants and Farm
ers' Bank, of Charlotte, director in sew
eral of its leading cotton mills and other
industrial enterprises, and one OF the most
popular citizens of the Queen City.
Taking up the management of the
McAden Mills after his brothers death,
Dr.. McAden has steered the great enter
prise along through prosperous times or
panics, keeping the mills in the front
ranks of Southern industries"
Mr.. George E. Wilson, Vice President
of this bank is one of Charlotte's most
progressive citizens. He is an able law
yer and is interested in its manufacturing
and other interests He has Judgment Of
the highest order, and as an officer of
| this bank has contributed largely to its
obtaining the influential position which
it holds in the State.
The Cashier of this bank is Mr. C. n.
| Evans, who is also Secretary of the North
/ Carolina Bankers Association. He ranks
among his associates in the banking world
as not only prudent and conservative
banker, but a banker OF large knowledge
of the fundamental principles of banking,
as well as a mastery of the details OF
practical banking. He has a large circle
popular as we'll as one of the most sue
cessful bankers of the State. His popular
manners, his wisdom. his prudence, his all
round good hard horse common sense
make him an ideal bank officer He is
also a man of much public spirit, devoted
to his profession. and as Secretary of the
Bankers Association, has contributed
largely to its success and the high posi-
ton it now holds among the banking or
ganization of the country.
This bank now employs a night watch
man, who is on guard at the banking
rooms every night from 10 o'clock p. m
TO Z a. IN. 1t has recently issued yer.
beautiful little brochure containing 81
Few Words About Our Home and Busi
ness" It's four cardinal points ar
: Courtesy. Liberahty, strength an
Promptness.' From this booklet we max
the following extracts:
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-06-28

The Bank Of Lexington has had the
honor during the past year of having the
Chief Executive of the State Bankers as
ISOLATION as its President. The Bank was
Organized in 1883 as a private bank and
was chartered as a State Bank IN 1896.
II was the first banking institution IN
Davidson county George w Montcastle
has always been its President; John f.
Ward, Vice President, and w. II. Men
dennalI its Cashier. This Bank offers to
all customers every accommodation con-
sistent with legitimate banning, and It's
very life has been identified with the
wonderful progress in manufacturing ln-
dustries which has characterized the up
building of the town OF lexington during
the last few years.
The condition of the people since the
establishment of this Bank has steadily
improved and the Bank itself IS response
bic to great degree for the steady
growth and for the wonderful condition
of the people of the county. The people
have made money and business has
trebled in the past five years. Five years
ago Lexington had three factories, now 1t
has eighteen.
The town Of Lexington is the smallest
incorporation in ,ne State Of North oaro.
lima 1t is probably the most crowded
point in the State and more business IS
done within the same area than any other
point in North Carolina. Though the
smallest incorporation in the State, Lex
ington has water and sewerage and an
electric light and power company, the
town having recently voted $100,000.00 for
the instalment of the water plant There
are situated here, three cotton mills, as
many furniture factories, TWO chair fac
tories and a table factory, a trouaer COM
pany, several sash and blind factories
two foundries, two flour mills, a mattress
factory, an upholstery factory and a num-
Der Of others, among them being a brass
1xingS factory, which is the only one in
the entire South. Lexington IS point
of such Importance in the furniture world
that buyers 90 there and are enabled by
the diversified furniture institutions tc
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-06-28

supply their entire stock from this point
The back country is the best farming
land In the state; every kind of grain Is
grown, Davidson county being the dlyld-
ing line of the cotton and tobacco belt.
The Bank of Lexington has capital of
$50, 10000, with net undivided profits of
SIS, 5S0.82 The deposits amount to $685.
4S4.50, these figures being taken from the
statement of April 9th, when the Bank
had been in operation under its State
charter for seven years This statement
from bank in town with a population
Of four thousand is probably unequalled
anywhere. The directors represent every
interest and include the names of w. e..
Holt, manufacturer. j. f. Ward, mer-
chant; DR.. AZ Fuller pfysician j. A.
Elliott, merchant. C. NJ Thompson manu-
facturer; George w. Montcastle, president;
j. D. Grimes, manufacturer; r. Everhart,
tobacco manufacturer: w. G. Penny, mer
chant; r. J. Grimes manufacturer; e. l..
Greene tobacco manufactures, and ]. W.
Fitzgerald merchant.
This Bank is the State, County and
City depository, and is one of the most
popular financial institutions, holding firm
IL as its friends the entire population OF
the community President Montcastle IS
one Of the most popular bank men IN the
State, has had wonderful success during
his administration as president of the
state Bankers Association, and has made
reputation throughout the entire
country for his ability as hnancler.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-06-28
First NATIONAL Bank
OF Salisbury

The First National Bank Of Salisbury
Il the close Of business April 9th. 1903,
makes statement showing total deposits
of S176,917.O5, an increase during the past
few years of percentage which Is seldom
achieved by banking institutions. The
policy of this Bank has been most conser-
vative and at the same time the officers
and directors are Of that progressive type,
lending great aid to all legitimate con
Germs, encouraging the establishment of
new enterprises and aiding all worthy in
dustries which seek to establish them
selves in Salisbury.
The city with it's ten thousand people
IL perhaps making the most progressive
strides in its history, and with the new
electric car line now being built to spen-
Ger, valuable additional trade will be at
traeted to the city.
Salisbury prides itself upon being the
home Of men of great distinction, and il is
unquestonably true that the most ener-
getic and progressive type is to be found
ia this city.
Hon Kerr Craige is President and w.
H. White Cashier of the First National
Bank The directorate includes Hon. Kerr
Craige Attorney; w. c. coughenour, cap
italist; D. A. Atwell, Of the AtweIl Hard
ware Company; H. Tines, Attorney; w.
S. Backmer leading merchant, and D. L.
Avery, Rectiher.
The capital of the Bank is s5O,oOO.OO;
the surplus fund $1S,OOOOO, and undivided
profits less expenses and taxes paid, over
/ SO 10000. The Bank is one of the safest
anu best known in the entire state, and
| Eolds the confidence Of the entire people.
Hon. Kerr Craig, President of this
Bank, is one of the first men in the State
as lawyer and business man. He is a
man of large experience, and as coun-
sellor is looked to by individuals and
! large corporations for advice and leader
ship. The other officers of the bank are
men of capacity, experience and trust
worthiness. while its directorate embraces
men whose names stand wherever known
for business success and personal in
tegrity.