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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-06
CITY NEWS

The third annual masquerade given by the Hamilton Park Athletic club will bc held at Hamilton hall. Mill Plain. on Friday evening. February 23.
 Wednesday night at : o'clock T.. <. X Co will put on sale boys and girls stockings with double knee at | cents a pair. their price has been I9i. Bnf they will not carry this line any more i< the rcslSon for fIle low price cf -r 2 pair af [ o'clock Wednesday night.
 On Thursday evening. February Ie. the members of Queens Daughters will holsl . reception and whist at Eagles hall Extensive preparations are IEpinz made for the event and the society expects to make it one ef the. most <tssreS<fuI events ever given by the organization
 The easp of Mrs Louisa Erk- admin i<trafvr on the estate of her husband. CaristcsIer. against the IIeilmaHn Brewing Co. was resumed in the sa- perIor court this noon before Judge Shumway. Mrs Erk claims her bus Issnd was poisoned by charsuaI funr~ whIIe h the employ of the brewing s-snsTsny. The defense iS that the man fIir-s sf heaFt trouble Dr tsrave< testi- me.g this afteTEesH that b. wss acting mesIifzI examiner st tis~ tine snL xfrwrd the t.rly and hr wouId have rssdr ct drsth c~rtlheste for desth hF bezrx fsfIare. hut the eorpn<r ns logger srSsyt< ssrh esuse s< death if h<iae leo general
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-06
FOUR l HORSES IN IT
Valuable Animals Burned in the
 Scovill Street Fire.

This morning shortly after 2:30 O. clock fire was discovered i'll the stable and store room of Timothy ORourke on Scovill street, agent for the New England Brewing company, and al- though the firemen responded promptly to an alarm sent in by one of the neigbbors and worked like beavers, the buildings were badly gutted, con- siderable stock ruined and four valu- able horses suffOcated and practically cremated.
 The animals broke loose from their stalls and instinctiyely turned toward the door but it was locked and they perished in heap while making fran tic efforts to save themselves. The horses were all valuable animals. one of them in particular, Il handsome driving horse. which the owner would not sell for $500. but the fire king put it out of business with the others and it wasn't worth a copper this morn- ing.
 The buildings are in the rear of MT O'Rourkes store and quite close 10 several dwelling houses and were 1t not for. the prompt action of the de pertinent considerably more damage would have been done. But the neiglirs bors were bound that they would not be caught tapping and cold as the night was, many stood ready to va cate their warm corners at the first approach of the fiery flames. But all were not onto what was going on and the sound sleepers included MT O. Rourke. who was snoring like a top while the firemen were deluging the burning structures with water and he never heard what was going on until somebody called him and informed him of the situation.
 The loss is heavy but Mir O'Rourke said to-day that it is good deal less than S10,000. The property was in- sured but for not quite enough to make good the damage.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-06
N. E. o. P. LODGES
Matt,tuek Lodge Enjoyed Some Parlor Bowling
 st Las. Nights Meeting.

Great interest is being manifestedby the members of the local lodges of the x. l.. Q. r. Brass City lodge. last evening at it's regular meeting in siO- lumbus hall. proved to be the most. ac- tive, four candidates were initiated, two were balloted for and eight ap- plicatlons read and accepted.
 The newly installed officers of AL exander von Humboldt lodge. \. l.. Q. T.. performed their duties last even ing at Mechanics hall. Four applica- tions were read and accepted. Plans were discussed for the coming aniii. versary of the lodge to take place OH March 9th.
 At a meeting of Mattatuck lodge, \. E. O. F., two applications were re. ceived and three balloted for. Afte. the business session parlor bowling was indulged in by the members. Cap tain Reynolds team were the victors.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-06
BOARD OF FINANCE
City Attorney Will Look Up Per-
 centages From Trolley Co.

The board of finance met yesterday afternoon and not having heard any thing definite from the trolley company regarding the matter of percentages and fare for children. as per contract with the Waterbury Traction com pany, which obligations were assumed when the Connecticut Railway and Lighting company took possession Of the property. it was voted to instruct the city attorney to take legal steps to have the matter adjusted.
 It wil be remembered that according to the conditions that after the earn ings of the company exceed 6 per cent. the company is to pay to the city two per cent. of the gross earnings above that and carry school children for q three cent fare The public does not know whether tho company is making G per cent. or more. or less for that matter. and the city wants to look over its books and find out, but so far the company has not complied with the request. The fight is on now and everybody will watch the scrap with some interest. # .i.a ,
 The board voted to request the city attorney to make report upon all un- collected assessments now on His books. The experts claim that the city books do not show how many bills have been turned over to the city att torney for collection but Comptroller Russell doesn't look at it in that way and says he can tell by his books and the records of the collector of taxes just where the city does stand.
 Tax Collector Reeves was heard re. garding the need of q larger safe and receipting machine for his office. The safe in the city clerks office is too small for the demands made upon il and the superintendent of streets and superintendent of water have no safes at all. so the board thought that probably the ones now too small for the collector of taxes and city clerk may he large enough for the superin- tendents. and if new ones arc to he purchased it would he better economy to buy the larger ones. The matter was referred to a committee consisting of Commissioners Wells and McElli- gott. EE,ysf.,sst
 According to a report submitted by Assistant City Clerk James K. Law Tor. the total amount now in the Cen ter school district sinking fund. is S6.110.3s. It was decided to ask the city attorney if the city treasurer can not be made the custodian of this fund.
 Commissioner McElligott called at- tention to the need of Il little more el- bow room in the comptroller's office and while such thing is almost cs- sential there appears to be some doubt relief can be had right away. No action was taken.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-06
FOREIGN LABOR
,cal Manufacturers May Dispense With Services of Some of
 Present Force. :.

Arc a number of the factory owners
 Waterbury about to make an effort
 keep any more foreigners from being
 nployed ill their concerns! It is I'll.
 orcd that thls move will soon he un-
 rtaken by one of the largest shops .this city and it is likely to spread
 roughOut other factories that find
 reign labor in the long run rather
 bstlv. considering the number of ac-
 dents, law suits and the amount ot
 ork destroyed by incompetent men.
 Waterbury is one of the busiest
 anlfacturing cities i'll New England
 nd during almost the entire year her
 lctories arc running on regular time.
 hile goodly number, because of the
 ish of work, is compelled to wolk
 lertimc at various periods of, the
 gar. The English speaking race. O..
 purse, forms the majority of the em- loves ill the factories of the Brass
 ty, still the foreigners are many and
 ley have been growing all the time.
 course they who know little 0f
 ne English tongue and understand the pmmands of the bosses get along
 lirly well, but it is not this class that
 le heads of the factories will en- cayor to oust.
 The number of accidents that occur Waterbury during q year IS most Grprising. Almost daily some serious lishap. not to mention all the minor ljuries, happens i'll the factories, and lany workmen are maimed for life. i'm, Ras |ompelled to foot the doctors bills, and enerally it is made the defenuant in
 suit brought about by the injured lan. These things amount up to q ice round sumtby the end of the year | nd one of the factories is tried of Inc thing, and the directors think 1t would be much more profitable to enl- Ploy competent help at higher wages. pne of the prominent men of Water. bury, speaking for his factory, stated |ecently that there was some truth in he rumor that the advisability of the cheap foreign labor from his and other factories was being discussed. You know as. well Is 1 do that foreigners for the most bart are just as good if not better |vorkmen than any laborers that car be found in this country. But these tre not the men we refer to when we peak of foreign labor. It is those fe..- ows that are brought over from Flu 'ope in droves and who have their friends obtain for them positions in ,ur factories. They understand very title about work and although in most .ases the accidents which take place Ire caused by their own ignorance and still we are the ones ac- used. If the man at first does not want to institute suit. some lawyer .ets his ear and the affair is sure to wind up in the courts. Moreover, the lass that has been entering the fac ories for the past few years is the heapest type of foreign labor and it $ long time before any good is ob- aimed from them. So you can see hat the cheap foreign labor is not as profitable to the concerns that bire it IS you might suppose. But l would lot he surprised to see big effort made in this city. and for that matter II over the state. in regard to this \ art of the labor question. as the eni-s 'loyers will soon see that in the end he change will be much more profita- lie to them."
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-06
NOTICE.

Taken by virtue of an execution tu me directed and will be sold at public vendue to the highest bidder at the pubIi slgn-poSt in the town of Water bury. Conn. fourteen days after date. which will he on the sOth day oT Feb rIIary. 19hi. at I0 o'clock in the fore noon. to satisfy said execution and of my fees thereon. the following de Srriled property. tO wit: 2O sharcs "f tIIe capital stork of the Realty Dcvel- Opment Co. a joint stock corporation. doing business In said Waterbury.
 Attest.
 WILLIAM NJ. GILLETTE. \ Deputy sheriff for New Haven
 County
 Datssl at Waterbury this GSh day os February. 1ssi Id
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-06
"DRINKWATER

is in harl luck.~ said sbs man with tn. copper nose. as he invested dime ia a bag of Browns QEickfire Char sxzaL While he was away ts the tezn- Iqranee convention he left his horse af a boarding stable. de hveTyman Ies it out t0 saIeSmen fer liquar deal CTS. uho uSed fl calling ou tbeir eus- toners When DTfnkwater eame taek Iss hroazht a friend fzGztiezl tenn prranrr Mxn- nrInkuAIrr hitehed up zaI to.sk his frseBf te se~ fh~ IU5nrs af Inferc<t sirs1t tosu- taf pcor prfBkwsfer did Bst kpeS the disss- lute -syS that bsrse bz1 fsIlen t1fa
 ffe hsraly s'srsed bsfsrs ihst hsrse h-.lfed for q ssleca
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-06
BAD WEATHER COMING.. PREPARE

Ii is predicted that February will be a iiSagrs-.able month. with blizzapI~ anI s-sh wavsS sanduirhing warm sT-rIIs. This iS just the kind sf Sestb- er that czrries uhr tIe weak and Sick- Iy. and wears down she robust
 The ssfe thing to slc Is to fortify the SySteIn against the eTerss of cuIn-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-06

ing exposure damrnsSs aIsI eoIL No hrtier prseauiiaa against the rigoFs of
 winter can be had than Father Johns MeIicine- bessuSe t keeps up the h0lllly warmth curing coughs an.l reals and building the l-siy strong It not only eurs~ disease. hut if suptEis-~ the strength and fighting power to re- sist sli~eaSe-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-06
FOR THE MEN.

H FOR THE MEN. Heavy Winter Weight Underwear natural wool, all sizes. regular 75c. Mill End sale, each 53c Suspenders. full length and size, good quality. fancy webs, reg ular 19c. Mill End sale, pair 9c Heavy Winter Weight Black Hose. all sizes, regular 121ac, Mill End sale, pair 7c Negligee Shirts in fine quality, light and dark colors, also blues, greys and tans, all sizes, regular $1.00. Mill End sale G9c All our Half Dollar Fancy Neck wear. all widths FOur-in- Hands, regular soc, Mill End sale. each jJc MILL END"sVALUES FROM THE DOMESTICS IN THE BASE
 MENT.
 Crochet Bedspreads, hemmed. full size. good patterns. regular price S9c, Mill End sale price 69c each Extra Heavy Comforters. with fancy quilting. large sizes. regu- lar price S1.25 each, Mill End sale price S9c each Wool Blankets in white and grey, with pink and blue borders. reg ular price S2.JO pair, Mill End sale price S1.15 a pair Extra Quality White Wool Blank cts. red. pink and blue borders. full double bed size, silk ribbon border. regular price ST. h pair, Mill End sale price $2.S9 a pair
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-06
cona from Tree

Ember Mason rho lives near Iade- p.ndencs City. No has built his own cofHn f-0ra q tree he planted when he fFst came to Jseisoa county. 7z yesS srO: vhilezn irish merchant vss buried i1 the spring his requiem Icing sung from a rhonosraph record he himself had mace just before his death
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-06
snothersd Herring.

Last February the herring came down Departure bay. B. c.. in such numbers that their rush through the va.ers sounded like escaping steam. This lasted 2I hours. al the end of winch time nearly 1e0e tons of fish were in and near the channel. dead snothered by their own density
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-06
One More Question.

Irate Parent twho has been trying to satisfy Johns curiosity on every known subject under the. sun)-Now, Johnnie. if you ask me another ques- tion I'll whip you on the spot.
 Johnnie twhose undying curiosity overcomes even the dread of punish menu = wh-wn-what spot, papa?- Brooklyn Citizen.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-06
ru~;.p Railways.

A German student fnds one Of the esuses of the izaOiiity of the RsssiAa raEI-uads to handle their trsnc is the srtiezfsy of thsir oorrosives- n. rur5er of these sss1s ir sol.r.bls rropcrsi1n to the tF.Hc. fer ozt Of IA S1s lcronoffrss 10 less than sSis srs fruz @ te e yssfs ol1-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-06
"SHAMUS O'BRIEN"
Cast of Characters Selected For the
 Production St Patrick's Day.


 Cast of Characters Selected For the
 Production St Patrick's Day.
 The first rehearsal of the best Irish drama that was ever written will take place on Thursday evening of this week and every member of the cast is expected to be on hand to begin the rehearsal promptly at eight o'clock. This, play will require considerable har, and earnest work and the direa- tor expects from each person taking part careful attention to all rehears- ais and to all instructions. The tickets for the production are now, in the hands or the members of the Secopd Division. A. o. II. Knights. under whose auspices the drama will he pro- duced. As the cast of characters WAS limited in numbers it was impossible to provide place for everybody who had assisted in prior dramas hut all those will undoubtedly give every as sistanee to the presentation even though they are not in the present cast which is as follows:
 Captain Leslie McA1urrough. ...... ,as s................ Thomas \. Male.' Colonel Claverly. ... John r. Sbeeban Sir Reginald Dare. e................
 .............. William !. Slanallap Shadrach O'F'inn. Thomas H. Brown Iarry Man0ncy
 ......... William A. McKennerney Father Malone. Edward NJ. Flanagan Wilkins Thomas F. Kennedy Shamus O'Brien. Edward l.. Maloney Mary Donoghmore. Miss Anna Mc.Avoy Kate OReilly. Miss Mayme Daley Mrs O'Brien. .. Miss Emily Espelir
 The soldiers in the play will be IT, presented by members of the IIihern- ian Rifles. selected by Captain JohE Griffin. The lady peasants will l'e east from members of the Ladies' Auxiliary.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-06
FIGHTER WAS KILLED.

san Francisco. Feb. G--During an amateur boxing match al CoIma last night. Thomas Doyen was struck un- der the heart by ''Chiefy- Johnson. snd so severely injured that he died within I few minutes. Johnson was nrrestetl
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-06
Stuck to It.

Judge-what is your age?
 Fair witness-Twenty-ni your honor.
 That's exactly what you said two years ago
 Well. I'm not going to say one thing to-day and another thing to- o-moTros. .- Translated for Tales from Fliegends Blatter.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-06

WANTED-Pcsition as jiniior or clean.
 w fngoffices. washing windows. taking care of furnaces. Armmsndi Mere. 3Z2 Bank street. South side. 2-6-3
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-06
Come To-Day To the MILL LEND"

Californian Wool Blankets in red. pink or blue borders, silk bind ing, full 11-4 size, regular price $500 pair, Mill End sale price
 S3.9S pair Feather, Ticking. g inches wide. T blue and white, also fancy . stripes, values15c Mill End sale price 10c yd Tnbleached Sheeting. A. extra heavy weight, regular price 21c. Mill End sale price 16c yd MILLINERY DEPARTMENT IN
 THE MILL END" SALE. A lot of Hats in white, brown and navy, trimmed with black pom poms. regular price Soc, NH End sale price 25c each Turbans and Sailors in navy, brown, black and white. late styles. regular prices S2.5O and $2.9S, Mill End sale price 9Se each A special line of Trimmed Hats, q made of velvet and silk. also Y nice Chenille Turbans, regular 1. prices $500 and $5.50. Mill End sale price SEA, A complete assortment of Chil- si dren's Trimmed Hats, also Un- trimmed Hats for women and misses. also some Sailors. regll- lar prices S1.O0 and S1.J0, Mill End sale price 23c
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-06
DO YOU HAVE EARLY CHICKSl

IT xo VIC are the ones to sec if you want to e, feed for them Never feed a vouug chick soft feed. v So you are ruunirsg a zrat chance os losing lots ,f them. If you will feel the sIse,ially nrrusre.I wYANDOTTE- PIElsA or t-YpUER.S CHICK FOOD you will never have any trouble
 We do not have grit in the little sairk faa.f now. It is chespeT to buy it separate: src per huudTesi-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-06

In days gone by we sold what are called by the trade American mirrors
 Our experience was so unsatisfactory and unpleasant that we closed them out and put in French Plate, which, while costing more, give such satis- plaint, and we have reason to know that we do the largest mirror trade i'll Waterbury. The factory that supplies us makes speciality of fine goods and furnished the mirrors used to such fine effect in our elegant Hotel Elton.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-06
NOW IS THE TIME
 FOR BARGAINS,

As the holidays are over we have re- duccd onr prices Oh DIAMONDS, WATCHES. JEWELRY and SILVER WARE. We have large variety of MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.
 Unredeemed pledges at one-third or their actual value. Money loaned on personal property at low rates. Busi-9 ness strictly confidential. We do fine wathc and jewelry repairing. 8
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-03-13
KNOCKED OFF
FREIGHT GAR.
Man Nit By Bridge When Train
Was Near Spa Springs
Treated in This City.

Joseph T. Stacey, about twenty
five years old, of Newark, a brake
man on the Pennsylvania railroad
freight train running between this
city and Waverly, met with a serious
accident this morning while on the
top of one of the cars of the train.
He was walking toward the rear end
and thus failed to see the overhead
bridge which the train was approach
ing, near Spa Springs.
The back of his head came into
violent contact with the lower edge
of the bridge and he was knocked
forward and fell face downward into
a coal hopper car. His face was
badly cut and bruised and his head
was gashed where it had struck the
bridge.
Upon the arrival of the train at
the p. r. r. depot. stacey was at
tended by DR.. James Stafford, who
took him to his office and dressed
his injuries. There were five wounds
in all, on the head, nose and lips.
Unless internal injuries develop,
Stacey will be recovered in a short
time.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-03-13
CLIMBED FLAG POLE.
HaIyards Placed on the City Hal!
Staff This Morning.

John Christensen succeeded in
climbing to the top of the flag pole
on the city hall this morning. He
went up to fix the halyards and to
paint the pole.
Christensen and Charles Johnson,
both expert rlggers and painters,
formed a partnership a short time
ago A number Of attempts to get to
the top of the pole, as told in the
NEWS, were made by Christensen,
but the weather was bad
He was seated in a chair and hoist
ed to the top of the pole. The pole,
none too thick at best and in very
poor condition because of it's years
of exposure, swung back and forth,
but the wind was not blowing and
Christensen had made up his mind
to do the job. Slowly but surely he
was sent to the top First he fixed
the halyards and then he painted the
pole.
People on the sidewalk who watch
ed him, thought that every second
the pole would snap and that the
form of Christensen would come
crashing to The ground, but the work
man kept right on, not seeming to
heed the crowd.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-03-13
FIREMEN ARE
PREPARING
FOR CONTEST
Annual Election of Chief Does
Not Take Place Until May, but
Men Are Active.
MANY CAND ID ATE S.
Last Years Miyup Will Have Its
Effect This Spring and The
LaddleS Are Busy.

While the election for new heads
of the Fire Department does not take
place until the second Tuesday in
May, nearly every volunteer fireman
in this city is on the hustle. 1t is
realized that the contest this year is
TO be a great deal warbler than that Of
last year, which was one Of the hot
test elections the local fire depart
ment has ever known.
Although It is not said openly hat
every Office is to be contested for,
such is rumor among the fire laddies.
At the present time Thomas Baker is
the first assistant chief of the DEPART
ment, but it is said, and on good au-
thority, that new man will pop up
at the last hour for the position, and
he will not only get the nomination,
but stands a good chance of being
elected.
Eugene Mullen, the present second
assistant chief of the department, is a
member of Protection Hook and Lad
der Company, but he was not nomi-
mated from that company last year
He was the choice of the George B.
Mcclellan Engine Company, and it
is said that the McClellans will back
him this year for the position of first
assistant chief 1t is almost certain
that Protection Hook and Ladder
Company Will put George Mead in
the field to oppose Mr.. Mullen Last
year Mr.. Mead ran against Mullen
and was defeated, but this year his
friends declare that he will win out.
1t is said that Washington Hose
Company will stand by Mullen and
that part of Lincolns and Eagles will
also be for him, while the other part
of these companies will be with Mr.
Mead.
If things were running smoothly it
would be UP to Eagle Hose Company
TO nominate a man for the position of
second assistant chief and it is said
that they have decided to put n man
in the field in the person of Charles
Lambeck At present he is one of
the assistant foremen of the COM
pany, and one of the most popular
firemen in this city. 1t is expected
that Lincoln Engine Company will
also have man in the field for the
Office of second assistant chief
At nearly every meeting of the
different companies the matter has
been talked over and firemen are
working hard for the nominations of
their favoriteS.