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Houses and Lots for sale, All Sections
See NJ. o. Lackey. ap 15.1t
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Furniture packed and crated-L. F.
Hobbs. Phone 96. ap8.su,tulm
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What Do
You Want

Are You thinking of buying a home,
or nave you time to make money On
an investment? If so. 1t will pay you
70 call and see my list of properties,
either as an investment or n desirable
home In any locality you desire. sew.
era very desirable dwellings on
Hampton river. One 10room dwell.
ING, all modern conyeniences, fine lot
fronting on the water 800 feet, shade
ana fruit trees, $4,000. much less thnn
buildings cost few years ago. 8.
room dwelling. comparatively new. on
the water. l-2 acre lot, young orch,
ard and shade trees. $3,SOO. house
COULD not be built for what we ask
Tor the entire property Another g..
room dwelling on the water, excellent
condition, fine lot. price $4,000 Two
very desirable lots on the wafer BOX
SO. will sell on easy terms, $3.50 each,
bargains iii any location in city &
county, II.
w. E. Lawson
No. 1s N. King st. Hampton. va.
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Small boiler and engine for sale
l. F. Hobbs. ap S-su,tu1m
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For Rent

For Rent.
Twenty acre tract connecting with
town of Hampton. See NJ. Q. Lackey,
manager ap 15-1t
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Storage fer fuiniture-L. F. Hobbs
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EARNS.

Farms.
Fine Farm for Dairy business. See
VI o. Lackey. ap 15.lt
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NOTICE

all persons having watches, clocks.
or other articles in my store for re.
pair will please call and get them
otherwise they will he sold 10 pay
charges. as wish TO close my bust
ness in Hampton in short time.
F. w. ANSLEY.
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s. acres on Back River. See
M 0. Lackey. ap 151t
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Fire Insurance.
See NJ. o. Lackey. ap 15-1t
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' Farms.
500 acres on York River. See nj
o. Lackey. APP ISL.
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Phone 96. ap 8.tu,su1m
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FOR SALE-AT RIYERVIEW. TWO
good lots-60xl20 feet-$3O0 each;
one-third cash. balance on time.
F. w. ANSLEY, l02 Queen Street,
Hampton ap l4.6t
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FOR SALE-AT EAST END A SMALL
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good well and fruit trees; $35000--
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F. w. ANSLEY, l02 Queen Street.
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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-07-09
WATERFOWL JOTTlNCs

William Beecher of Waterbury spent Sunday at Charles Lockwood's. Mr Beecher formerly lived here and was. much interested in the changes made in the past thirty years.
 Frank Mattoon of Mt Vernon, N. Y, visited his relatives here yester- day.
 Miss Margaret Kane is visiting friends in Thomaston.
 Work was resumed in the Hemin- way & Bartlett Silk Co to-day.
 William J. Munson returned from New York last evening.
 T. F. McGowan spent Sunday at the seashore.
 George McNulty has rented the tenement formerly occupied by Mrs Somerville.
 The Oakville second team defeated the Center school nine Saturday af- ternoon by the score of to 3. The game was lost in the first inning through the work of the pitcher, Marshall, who was unable to locate the plate. Dougherty took his place and allowed but two hits and no runs were scored after the first in- ming. The batteries were Marshall, Dougherty and McGowan; Swanson and Champagne.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-07-09
0AKyILLE HAPPENINGS

Miss Josephine Barry, of Brooklyn. N .Y., is visiting with Mir and Mrs. A. Mosgrove, on Main street.
 The many friends of Emil Bissemey of Knob Hill who has been seriously sick with typhoid fever, will be pleased to learn that he is improving
 Miss Mary Madden, returned to her home in Torrington this morning, af- ter few days visit with friends here and in New Haven.
 J. J. Moriarty spent yesterday with his family in New Haven.
 Miss Josephine O'Brlen spent yes. terday at Savin Rock.
 James Pierpont, has returned from brief visit with relatives in Bridge port.
 The Oakville Co.'S team won the fifth game of the season on Saturday by defeating the Waterbury Buckle Co.'S team to the tune of 14 to 6.
 The Oakville second team defeated the Center school team of Watertown at the latter place on Saturday after noon, Score 5 to 3.
 Mrs Frank Austin, of Davis street is visiting with relatives in Danbury.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-07-09
INSANE PATIENT LAssoEp.
Sick Man Runs Amuck in Cleveland O., and Rope Comes in
 Handy.

Cleveland. O.-in hot pursuit of a crowd of yelling boys, frightening pc. destrians. with a brick in each hand
 and clad in addressing robe and one
 slipper. Charles Hickman. patient escaped from the city hospital and ere. ated consternation on the South side.
 Hickman, who is large and power. fully built. was first seen coming down West Seventeenth street at full speed shouting and threatening passers-by. compelling them to flee for shelter. He i turned into Rowley avenue southwest, then down Scranton road and side streets, routing pedestrians all the way and fighting any who attempted to seize him. An orderly from the hos pital joined in the chase. but the crles Iof the man warned him to keep at 8 safe distance.
 The Ninth precinct police station was
 called up, and the patrol wagon, con taining Sergeant Hewlett and three pa- i trolmen. set out in hot pursuit. On
 Scranton road they took up the chase,
 and after some minutes of wild speed the wagon came up with the ravine man.
 The officers jumped out and sur
 rounded him, but he was armed with bricks and gesticulated menacingly whenever an attempt was made to cap 'ture him. Unwilling to use violence,
 yet compelled to overpower the man, the officers procured a lasso With a delft twist this was thrown
 about his body and his arms. pinioned
 to his sides. Then he was lifted into the wagon and conveyed back to the hospital, where he was placed in a cell
 : At the hospital it was said that Heckman is subject to epileptic at- Jacks at certain periods. When one of
 the attacks comes on, he becomes for the time raving maniac.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-07-09
NAUGATUCK NUGGETS

A musicale will be given by the pupils of Mrs Margaret Breen Nc Avoy on Tuesday evening, July 10, at her home, Ill Ward street
 ! The service at the German Luther an church yesterday was conducted by the Rev Dr Meckler of New York city. who will have charge of the par ish during the absence of the pastor, i the Rev Paul Lampke, who is now away on his vacation.
 Charles Warner of Oak street, who
 was injured in railroad accident on the Highland division about three years ago, underwent an operation Friday for the removal of tumor from his back. The cause of the tu- nor is attributed to injuries received at the time of the accident.
 William Drongak, aged 45 years. died yesterday at his home, S5 Spring street. The deceased has a wife. daughter and son in Poland, and a son and "a brother in New Britain. The funeral will take place on Tues- day morning at 2 o'clock at the Po- fish Catholic church. The interment will be in St James cemetery. The vital statistics of the borough issued by Registrar Hugh Hearns shows a total of II deaths in the
 borough for the month of June, sev- en of which were males and four fe- males. The causes were consumption 2. erysipelas 1. nervous disorder 2, heart disease l, diabetes : 2, other causes 5, deaths under 1 year l.
 The Naugatuck fire department will participate in the state parade
 to be held in West Haven on Thurs day, July 19. A special train will
 leave the local station at 8:15 a. m. and returning will leave New Haven at 8 o'clock. The American band of Waterbury has been engaged to lead the local contingent of the big pa- rade.
 The library will be closed for re- pairs during the month of August. No books will be given Out after July
 23. All books must be returned to the library on or before July 30. Be- tween July 23 and July 30 books may be returned every afternoon and evening. Special arrangements may be made by any one wishing to keep non-fiction for study.
 The names of the merchants who
 have agreed to close their places of business on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday evenings during the remain der of July and the month of August are as follows: Dry goods, Lewis & Parker, L. Kennedy. M. Freedman, R. Reilly. H. Rubin, E. c. McMahon; millinery, MT Greenburg. M. A. Law Tor, M. J.. Brush; shoes, H. V. Bunt- ing, M. Freedman, .W~J. Delany,, MT Fdfhando \ hardware, John M Page, stationery, H. P. Mccarthy; tailors, MT Birnbaum, Mir Pytlik.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-07-09
'CORPsE" POSTPONES DAY OF DEATH
 so FRIENDS GAN GO TO HIS FUNERAL
Richard Howland of New York "Dies." Then
 Returns to Life for Several HoursNSees >ss Angels in StAane< <Drnm.

New York.-When the doctor left Richard Howland's home, in Brooklyn, the other Tuesday morning he told Mrs. Rowland that her husband could not live half an hour. Rowland had been gradually sinking after long ill., ness of combination of diseases. The doctor left the house at ten o'clock. Mrs. Rowland and two of her nieces remained with the dying man in his room. His pulse grew weaker. pallor came oyer. his face and at II o'clock his breathing seemed to stop entirely.
 Mrs. Rowland and the nIeces walt ed for a long time for evidence of life; then. convinced of his death, they spread the news around the neighborhood. s
 Rowland was well known in the Hamilton section-he had been a vol unteer fireman of Fort Hamilton-aud soon the house was thronged with old friends. They were permitted to go into his bedroom. All agreeds that "poor old Dick" was certainly dead.
 Mrs. Rowland about noontime sent boy in the neighborhood after the undertaken. The boy lost his way and 1t was not until nine o'clock at night that he found the place. In the meantime the neighbors had removed Rowland from his bed and placed him upon . couch in a darkened room. His wife remained at his side until the undertaken arrived. at Il o'clock.
 When the undertaken went Into the room where the supposed corpse was laid out he was amazed to see How land suddenly sit bolt upright. The undertaken hustled him back to bed and Rowland, staring around the room. asked, feebly:
 Where's Mollie?" meaning his wife.
 Mrs. Rowland, hearing his voice. rushed into the room. Rowland told her he had had a strange dream about being dead.
 T thought you were going to bury me-" he said. faintly. I'm not going to die until tomorrow. because want all the boys at my funeral Sunday"
 Then Howland talked of angels he had seen and In a few minutes dropped off into stupor. The doctor
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-07-09
FAYETTEVILLE.

Regular meeting of Good Will lodge, K. of F., tonight at o'clock.
 Regular meeting of Waterville di- vision, A. O. of H., tonight in Car ter's hall at o'clock.
 Michael Ryan of Ansonia was a visitor in town yesterday.
 Miss May Donovan has returned from visit with relatives in An sonia.
 James Hickey of Torrington spent Sunday with friends in Waterville.
 E. w. Beebe and c. H. Welton have returned from a weeks vacation, spent at Bantam Lake.
 James Brown, jr. has returned from weeks trip to Walnut Beach. Charles Willard of Springfield is the guest of w. M. Hall on Welch street.
 w. T. Axleby and wife have re- turned from weeks vacation to Lakevi1le. Yr5F &aR sas hnE t4 aat
 George Heckleman and wife have returned from a weeks vacation, spent at Walnut Beach.
 James Delaney of New Britain spent Sunday with friends on Thom- aston avenue.
 MT and Mrs Ferdinand Wolf have returned from a trip to New York.
 A. H. Barnes spent Sunday with friends in Bristol.
 The Watervilles defeated the For estville team Saturday on the pin shop diamond. R. H. E. Watervtlle s 1 forestyille ...............1
 Batteries-Barker and McMahon, Whitty and Duffy; umpire, Dyson.
 The baseball association will hold meeting tonight at Blackman's. All members are requested to be present.
 Many complaints are being heard of the automobiles speeding in Thom- aston avenue.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-07-09
Was an Armless Farmer.

Tupledo. Miss. James Walton. an
 armless farmer, who planted and har- vested crops for many years on his plantation near Aberdeen, met a tragic death while working in the field behind the piow. The man had for years been in the habit of doing his blowing by means of reins placed around his neck Trained mules have been taught to
 obey his call, but when he experiment. ed with horse hitched to the blow the animal became frightened and ran away. A sudden lurch and the farm CTS Ieck was broken. He was removed from the field unconscious. and died soon afterward.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-07-09
RAGING IN FOG.
Eastern Yacht Clubs Fleet With Diff.
 ficuIty Reaches BiddefOrdpoOl.


 BIDDEFORDPOoL, Me. July g. What promised to be successful sail of fifty-seven miles along the western edge of the gulf of Maine, from Glou- cester to this harbor, 4develeped into an extra hazardous risk for the Eastern Yacht club fleet when the yachts tried in a dense fog to pick up the finish line off Wood island light.
 At dark last night twelve of the six teen starters had managed to reach an anchorage at the mouth of the Saco river. but only four had crossed the finish line The schooner Corona came in through the mist shortly after 5 o'clock. followed thirty-seven minutes later by the sloop Gloriana. The schooner Dervish was timed just be fore 6 o'clock and the sloQp, Doris 9 few minutes after that hour 'Yhe.rest of the fleet were not timed at all, but eight others reached the harbor before sunset.
 The yachts left Gloucester about 2 o'clock in the morning.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-07-09
Indian Superstition.

The temple elephant in southern h. dia is the object of great respect, for physical contact with him is supposed to do more good to the human body than the best medicine. Adult men and women warily feel his legs with their fngertips and press them rev erently to their eyes; and ailing chil- dren are. for a small consideration. carried on his back the distance of a few strides. that they may be cured.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-07-09
NOTICE.

The Board of Commissioners of Public Works of the City of Water bury, at a meeting of said Board held July 3. 1906. made assessment for sewer purposes on property and prop erty owners on Easton avenue, from Rock street to Brewster street, to the amounts set to their respective names as follows, to wit!
 West Side.
 John W. Gahney. s23.40: John E. Williams. s60.OO: George H. Gloves. s52.5O: George W. Eau. s6O.0O: Will liam J. Rigney. ss0.00. John F. White. ssI45O: II. ]. Reynolds. 63.00: Louis Chotzianof. s57s0. William Kirschbaum. John Kirsehbaum. g57.eO: William Eirsehbaum. Agnes Kirschbaum, s57.SS
 East Siie.
 John W. Ganney. s1Se-oe: Samuel ChotzianOf. s12e -. TOseis sS52-15. The above asseSsrrents teerr1e due and payable Monday. Jult IS. 1906. at the ofice of the ColiectoS of Taxes. City Hall Building. West MA0 street
 WILLIAM H. sANDLASD. r-7-s City Clsyk-
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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-07-09
Graceful and Gallant.

It is reasonably safe to assume from . story in the New York Tribune that the late Henry Harland, the nov 'elist, was seldom kept after school in his boyhood.
 Among Harland's early teachers was a charming young lady, who called him up in class one morning and said to him:
 Henry. name some of the chief beauties of education" !, "Schoolmistresses." the boy. an- swered, smiling into his teachers pretty eyes.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-07-09
In the Right Place

The Coldwater (Okla.) Star tells this story of a local incident: You can always count on Coldwater man doing justice to a subject Last Sum- day. in one of the pews of church here. . man was suddenly awakened by vicious bite on his bald head. Not realizing where he was, he struck at the offender and audibly remarked: 'D-n the flies The remark aroused a deacon in the next pew, who fer vently shouted Amen"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-07-09
A Good Landlord.

Lord Cadogan is known as one of the best landlords in London. When North street, Chelsea. was remodeled recently a syndicate wanted to buy his property. He said: T will sell 1t. but must in- sist upon your granting new leases to every one who Is fin that street, so that no one is turned out in five years and so that they will all have ample mo- tice." It made difference of s25o. 900 to him.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-07-09
c.n.a,., niarmcn ., nI.le,.

LONDON. July 9-Tfse BisIey rife tournament opened today when the Queens weStminsterS were pittei against a strong Canadian team. The latter includes members from an over Quebec and Ontario and the great northwest and erea British Columbia is represented The team is cOnmznd- cd by Lieutenant Co-ozeI E ". VII Nsoa of ,rOrtrezL c0za-1antI1z the Vic 1sria ri1ies of Canada
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-07-09
Good Household Cow.

A territorial exchange advertises . COW for sale as follows: ''Full-blood- ed COW for sale. giving milk. three tons of hay. lot of chickens and sew eral stoves" While we have always had the greatest respect for meek eyed. gentle bossy. remarks con- temporary. we never suspected for a moment that she would branch out into the junk shop business.-Kansas City Journal.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-07-09
Sagacity of Elephants.

sagacity seems strong word to ap- ply to an elephant. but certainly the tales of those who know the beast would justify the term. It is said that the elephants in India will be- smear themselves with mud ss . pro tection against insects. and that they will break branches from the trees and use them to brush away the flies.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-07-09
Pre.ch-r After Golf Champion.hip.

CHICAGO. July 9.--The Rev. James H. Macdonald, pastor of the Oakland Methodist church, is in training in the hope of winning national golf honors for Chicago. He will match his skill against 125 of the best amateur players In the United States at the national tournament at Englewood. \. ].
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-07-09
Yacht. Race Around Moptauk.

NEW YORK, July 9.-Five small yachts started in an ocean race around Montauk. 10 and around Northeast End Iightship and finish at Brooklyn Yacht club anchorage, under the auspices of the New Rochelle Yacht club. a dis tance of 400 miles.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-07-09

was cold when she saw him ruesday' afternoon
 "He had every appearance of being dead" she declared. "and ve did not think it necessary to call the doctorJ I listened a long time for his breath- ing and felt his pulse. but there seemed to be no evidence of either.'-
 Howland was buried on Sunday aft@ ernoon-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-07-09
The roundation of oreatness.

The strength and greatness of a na- ton do not lie in the sinews of its people. nor In the money bags of its traders. but in the devotion of its citi- zens to lofty ideal of public and pri- vate duty. in the love for all that is true and good and beautiful. and the hatred of all that is false. evil. mean and ugly.-British Medical Journal
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-07-09
Praise for American students.

A well-known English educator says that Of all students in the world Amer ican students show the greatest energy and enthusiasm. This he believed to be dus to the fact that American uni- versailles have no courses comparable to the exhausting 'tripos' at Cam bridge. AS result the American pre- serves his freshness and enthusiasm. while the Englishman Is intellectually tired.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-07-09
Yacht queen Win. In ui.ed Class.

NEW YORK. July 9.-The schooner Queen in a mixed class in the New York Yacht club races on the sound defeated the Rainbow and Yankee. and in their class contest tine latter beat the Rainbow for the first time this season.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-07-09
Liars, Club Free to Maddr.h.

TWISTED, Conn, July 9. = While watching men excavating cellar in Hubbard street James Maddrah. an old man, found baseball which he lost twenty-five years ago while playing lone old cat" with Al Simonds, a well known fox hunter. SMaddrahrsays the dent he made in the ball where he struck it is still plain. The local Liars club has offered Maddrah free mem hershin
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-07-09
Ornaments Made from coal.

Coal as an ornament in jewelry is being used in Japan. According to the Astrological Journal, only the hardest and most perfect of the bits are used. and the workers in coal from whom the jewellers obtain their supply make a practice of saving for them certain pieces. often not more .han two or three of the required quali- ty being found each day. Of course this black diamond .jewelry is very inexpensive. but at the same time 1t Is pretty and a novelty as well.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-07-09
shepard pefea,ea P.rtriare.

NEW YORK, July 9.-w. K. Shep- ard. Jr.- the Connecticut state golf champion. defeated Dwight Partridge on the home green in the final for the chief cup at the Apawamis golf tour naulent-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-07-09
Sir Huon at Coney Island Track

NEW YORK. July 9. George J. Longs three-year-old bay colt. Sir Hu- on, one of the last of the Falsettos, won the s15.0o0 Commonwealth handi- cap at the Coney Island Jockey club track. Dandelion, the favorite. stun. bled and fell. throwing his rider, Mill Ter, but the boy sustained no injury.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-07-09
Throrged.

There were eight farmers in town ct one time Saturday afternoon" wrote the editor of the Plunkville Palladium There are occasions when our thriving village fairly teens with life"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-07-09
He Knex

Did you never asked Miss Sole fool. earnestly. did you never meet a person whose very presence filled you with unutterable feelings-whose lightest touch seemed to thrill every fiber in your being7"
 -Oh. yes,- responded Mr. Oldbateh: you mean the dentist."-Cleyeland Leader.