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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-26
FIRST DANCE OF YEAR.
Phoebus Dancing Circle Gave Enjoy.
able Hop in Bank Building.

The Phocbus Dancing Circle CAV
its first dance of the eason in the
room over the tank Of Phoebus
"Wednesday evening. The dance was
most enjoyable and those in attend
ance spent most delightful even
ing. Those present were Mcsdames
Clara Eisman. Allen. Ashwcll, Ack'r-
man, Sidenburg. and Misses Bessie
Allen. Rosa COOPER. Katie HeinicSie.
Freda Wasscrman. Elizabeth Ash
we'll Laura Bell. Cecilia KRAFT,
Maudc kaukhn. Margaret Smyzer,
Walsh, and Messrs. Floyd Kemp, John
Boyhan, Daniel Carroll, Lawrence
Wright. John davenport. Joseph XII
ly. Daniel O'Keefe, William Sey-
mour. Henry Ferber. b. Dcre. Tea
Craigs. George StaceT Joseph Kahn
Edward Craigs. Fred AshweN. Loui'
Hoagland. NJ. S. Cooper. NJ. Wasser
man. Allen Rowe, and L. r. Handle.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-26
Fort sonfle Ar|l|s'yman S|a:hsd
. Bis Throat VIII a Razar.
huRBIIOlY TAKEN 70 HOSPITAL
Going to the earbershop Of the Fifty
Eighth Company at Noon Yesterday
the ArtilIeryman Took a Razor and
Whipped Across His Neck, Just
Under the Chin.

Herman King, private in the
Fifty-cighth Company. heavy coast
artillery, station d al Fort Monroe.
attcmptel to commit suicide, by cut
ting his throat. in til" barracks Of
his company at noon yesterday. KING
was hurricdly removed TO the hos
pital, where it is thought nc has u
goot! chance tor rccov ry. although
his throat is slashcd almost from
ear tc ear just under the chin. The
fact that the razor did not strike
the threat about one inch lower Is
all that prevented King from ending
his life.
Going to the barbcrshop during the
noon hour he secured The razor and
without the slightest hesitation
whipped tn sharp steel instrument
access his throat. One OF the artll-
lcrymen in the shop ran to the priv
ate AM succeeded in jerking the razor
frCm Kings hand. but net before h .
haC made an ugly-lOOking cash in the
throat.
A hurry-Ip call was sent to the
hospital and a corps of physicians
soon arrived and checked the flow o..
blood. King was thin carried to hos
pital, where the surgeon scwcd tn
incisiOn and mad him as comforta-
BILE as circumstances would admit OF.
hc is said TO have expressed regret
over the failur. OF his attempt.
Kings associates in the Fifty
eighth company cannot account for
his desire to end his own existence
and the hospital authorities world
no; discuss his case last night.
King. who is a young fellow, Is
from Kentucky and is serving out
his first ,nlistm-nt
1t was said at the hospital that the
surgeons hope for the recovery o.
King, although serious complications
may follow and later cause his death.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-26
Secretary Wright Confederate offie:

A group of gentlemen. soldiers OF
1.-THE present and the past, were gather
ed upon an historic Southern BATH :
field. Missionary Ridge. says writer
In the October Appleton's. They stop
ped to read the inscription upon taD-
let simple and unpretentiOus. which
marked the position OF a Conteder-
ate battery. This tablet bore the
name of Luke E. Wright, Seconi
Lieutenant"
Luke f. Wright, Secretary of war
Of the United States of America, sur,
rounded by his officers and friends
paused a moment to read again this
chapter from his youth. distln'
guishei general of the Regular Army
laid his hand affectionately upon IN
shoulder of General Wright and re-
marked: General. how queerly things
turn out, Who could have foreseen
that the boy i'll gray, who served his
guns upon this spot. would one DAY
lie my chief. at the head OF the Army
| OF the United States
Things do turn out queeris, ahc
perhaps the story may be bigger thai
the soldier thought, Of deeper import
to the nation.
When a Republican,. President dis
regards partisan politics and selects
lifelong Democrat, he must nav
excellent reasons. and the appoint
ment becomes significant. But ever
more significant is the fact that his
choice Of General Wright met with
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-26
GOING TO seRkELEY TOMORROW
Members Of Live Oak Camp to A.
tend Unveiiino Of Monument

a large number OF the members
Of Live Oak Camp. Woodmt OF the
worl1. will attend the unvciling W
monumcn; in Berkeley tomorrow
afternoon nv the Berkeley Camp. The
invitation was received by tn local
camp last night and quite a NUMBER
of the mcmb"rs decided to 60 on tho
"trip Tho choppers will leave o'n
Point on the I:2o steam T and will
make tho trip via Norfolk.
Last nixht three candidates. Ser'
INITIATED into the camp and s"c'a'
scssion was given In compliment T.
the members recently taken in.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-26
Engine Stopped Work.

Mcssrs. r. l.. Tennis. J. 3. Ten
mis-. John Hope. r. c. Beasley. F. l.
T mis-, +. W. Moore and Mr.. Tign"'
had an unwelcome experience while
fishing in Back river Thursday aiter
noon. The party made the trip IL
Mr.. r, l.. Tennis launch. Rex. and
for some reason the sngine refused
to work. The launch was sighte'
by the Peter Pan, in charge OF
Mlssrs. Wyatt and Clarke, who sue
ceeded in towing the Rex back Z
Hampton.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-26
DON'T READ THIS

II YOU are not Interested in The best
cooking range in III" worid-Great
Majestic. We will have a demonsira-
ton week beginning TUESDAY morn
ing. September 90. AMI will have a
special man to show you that we can
cook biscuits. brown top and bottom.
in three minutes. Come and see;
also get a cup Of coffee and hot bis
cult. Watch ad. in next Sundays
paper.
PLEASANTS & JONES.
9-o4-3t.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-26
To Nee. the indian Students.

Mr.. y. %. Gleason icft yesterday
for Nov York. where h" goes tn n"'i
a numbcr Of Indian girls and boys
Who will bccomc students In inc
Hamilton Normal and Agricultural In
sItutc during the coming scssion. u
Is expected that the attendance NJ
Indians at the school this year vi!
bc tho largest in Its history.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-26

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Marcus left
y, stcrday for Norfolk, where they
will spend tn Jewish holiday and
return to the city this evening.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-26

Mrs. J o. Cutchins, of Nanse-
m0nd county. and Mrs. Rrbccca Bull
Ia. of Isle OF Wight county, are the
guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Il. &. Iiall.
in Locust street
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-26
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
: Matters Personal

sLs9Ie21I g yAx5Vs'Ss 'st
Miss Virginia Patrick. Of Big Beth
81. is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Julia
Patrick in Lee street.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-26

Mrs. Ethel RaltZeilc and little
daughter. returned yesterday TO Mia
mi Florida. after spending tn sum
m"r in Hampton. Miss Margar'
SchmclZ accompanied her sister as
far as Richmond and will go
to Roanoke to visit Miss Moomaw.
Mrs. David Mailman of Richmond,
is the guest of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Simon kirsner, in King street.
Misses Bessie Booker. Mary Booker
and Nell Lee have returned from
tn" Eastern Shore. where they were
M mbers of a happy house party.
Mrs. c. W. Belts. who has been
visiting in Wilmington, Del. has re-
turned to her home at the Normal
school.
Miss jean Davis left last evening
for Washington. where she will at
tend the tuberculosis congress.
Mr.. William Baulch and Miss May
Baulch have returned to Old Point
from visit to Canada and thrOuSh
the New England states.
Mr.. S. c. Carpenter is i'll in his
home on South street.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-26

Mr.. Hugh NJ. Woods returned tC
Old Point yesterday from Parisburg
VIII re n" was called Oh account OF
the death of his father.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-26

Try Hulrs Little Liver Pills ~
HuIl's Cut Rate Drug Stora Tsu
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-26

Misses Lie Hopkins and AleXin'
Davis. of Yorkville. are the guest
OF Mrs. +. &. Whitley on Lee street
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-26

Mr.. S. G. Carpenter is i'll in his
home on South street.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-03-25
All the Same.

The bachelor uncle had been left In
charge of his little niece. and, al
though he had accepted the charge In
an easy offhand manner. he soon real.
lied that he had a contract on his
hands.
The first drink Of water he carried
up TO her with the evening paper In
his other hand and his pipe In his
mouth. On the third trip he laid his
paper down with a sigh. and he also
put his pipe aside. thinking that the
smoke might be the cause Of such loud
infantile distress. He sang dirges.
laughed bitterly, pulled faces and per.
formed all the antics that occur to
bachelor uncles In such emergencies.
but whenever he was in the room his
little niece cried for him to 20 out,
and whenever he went out she cried
for him to COME In.
Hang them anyway be was heard
to grumble as be fretfulIy played this
exhausting game Of peek-a-boo. Zone
or forty-ons; they're all aliker'-New
York Sun.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-03-25
CASINO BURNED OUT.
Guests of Hotel Beloin Hustled Out
In Night Clothes.

New Britain. March 25.-Fire
started shortly before l o'clock this
morning In the Casino bowling alleys
on Church street. The discovery was
made by Policeman Charles johnson
and he ran an alarm from Box Il.
By that time the blaze had burst
through the roof. The bowling alleys
are In the rear Of the Hotel Beloln
and. Ofieer johnson aroused the
guests there. who hustled down TO
the ONCE in thin night clothes.
The IRE looked so serious that 20
minutes after the first alarm a gen
eraI alarm was sounded. but the FIRE
was confined TO the Casino building
The east end Of the building was bad
" burned out and two holes were
chopped in the roof. The bowling
alleys we're badly damaged. The
loss il put AZ t5.s00. insured. The
building i owned by Fred BeIoin.
The ere probably started from =
cigar or cigarette The pin boys
Who sleep In the building we're cut
At lunch when the Gre started
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-03-25
MATTOON'S BONDSMEN
Had Their Properly Sold al
Auction This Morning.

Property of Emil G. Marggraff and
II. ]. Nation of WATERFOWL bonds
men for B. II. NATION, who has just
served a sentence for embezzling
funds from the WATERFOWL Savings
bank were sold at auction this morn
as it were. The B. H. Nation home
stead was also disposed or, The
money will go to reimburse the bank
for the losses it sustained because OF
Nations acts. The bids for the
pieces Of property were opened thla
morning by Attorney Terrence Car
mody Of the firm of Burpee and Car
mody of Waterbury, counsel FOR the
bank. The harness shop, the prop
erty of Emil C. Marggraff was sold to
Mrs Michael Kelly for $4,000. Emil
G.. Marggraff presented an offer OF
$25 more than the highest bidder but
this bid was not allowed.
The B. III. NATION homestead was
bought by J. d. McGowan for $1,000.
Theodore Atwood bid $3.50 or S2o
more than the highest bid until the
price reached Sal.
This bid was also thrown out. j..
d. MCGOWAN also purchased the IL. y.
Nation property. His bid for 1t
was $500.
There were several bids for each
piece of property and the opening OF
the bids was the biggest event in
Watertown in long time. Every
one was interested in the bids ana
there was much uneasiness until the
bids were opened. The bids Will be
taken to superior court next month
and the court will be asked to accept
them and ratify the sales.
The property was sold by order OF
the court as the result Of suit
brought by the bank to recover the
money it had lost.
There are only few more pieces
of property owned by Nation to be
foreclosed. There is piece at
Laurel Beach and piece in water
town in which latter John +. Taylor
has considerable equity and in which
Henry ]. Mattoon has mortgage OF
$500.
Mr. Marggraff went $4,000 bond
for Nation jointly and severally
with two Others All of this litiga-
ton and expense arose out Of Mat
toon's defalcation as treasurer OF the
bank and as treasurer of the town OF
Watertown, but it is only as bonds
man for Mattoon's capacity in the
bank that he was proceeded against
The town Of Watertown has only just
begun litigation against Nation,
having obtained judgment for $780,
900 against him but he owns nc
property. The judgment will stand
nevertheless against him. Mr. Marg-
graft has the sympathy of all who
know him for through kind act he
was made to suffer the loss of prac-
tically all his property.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-03-25
Menace of a Flower.

The water hyacinth. the beautiful
marine plant Of green leaves and ex.
quisite flowers, which has done such
great damage to commerce In Louisl.
ana and eastern Texas. Ia making Its
appearance In the ship channel A few
years ago the water hyacinth was
brought from Florida to Louisiana as q
floral ornament Last year the govern
ment expended $4,000 in an effort to
control the pest and has only parity
succeeded. Streams and bayous which
once carried big barses Of lumber in
Louisiana and eastern Texas have been
closed to navigation by the rank vese-
tation Of the hyacinth. The Sabine
river above Orange has become nlled
with the plants. and II IL related that
these all grew from q few plants care
lessly thrown into the river By some
housewife when the plants she had in
a tub as an ornament became too nu-
mercus--Housfou Post.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-03-25
ANDREWS WAS EASY
New York Telegraph Editor Calls
Him For Not Getting Busy.

The editor Of the New York
Morning Telegraph censures the staff
OF the Waterbury American for failing
to do the fright thing by the husky
indivinal who accompanied Miss Edna
Bruins to the Office on Monday af-
ternoon. He had the following to say
on the subject in his columns this
morning under the head Miss Bruins
thrashes the wrong man, but it's all
right"
What boots it that Miss Edna Bruins
of the when knights Were Bold"
company, thrashed the wrong mem
Der of the Waterbury American staff
She got her first page In the news.
paper just the same as she would
have done had Roland Il. Andrews
beeen the real offender. Further
more, it is hard to work up any
sympathy for that same American
staff. We are told by the published
accounts that Miss Bruins was accom-
panied by a ''husky male member Of
the company who stood by approvingly
while she welded the lash. 1t is hard
to believe that this could have hap
pened in any other newspaper sane
tum in America. The Waterbury
publication seems to be in class by
itself. Should a "husky" male person
enter the average newspaper office
and egg a young woman on to a
assault and battery the things hap
pening to him would be so many and
so frequent during the short interval
between his entrance and his evit that
his lady friend would not be able to
recognize him after both had been
elected. ..@ ...
The man who takes sufficient inter-
est in woman's personal affairs to in
sist that her wrongs be righted, but
who prefers to have her do the heavy
work, occasionally gets away with it
in a crowded restaurant or on 4 pub
lie thoroughfare. He has tried to
get away with it at times in news
paper offices, and every well inform
ed reader is familiar with the invaT-
liable outcome, ....
Il travelled sixty miles for this, -
Miss Bruins is reported to have said,
"and enjoyed every minute of it.
My only regret is that ! didn't do it
sooner. l should have thrashed An
drews before, but / shrank from the
publicity of the thing
Shrinking modesty is commenda-
BILE, a beautiful thing in any woman,
but once she has made up her mind
to sacrifice this modesty and get into
the limelight, wouldn't it be we'll for
her to assure herself of the real cul-
prit's identity before buying a dog
whip?
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-03-25
HARDMG'S
72 Ind "a So. Main st..
TELEPHONE 22o.
One of The
Greatest

Needs of the day has been a Carpet
Stretcher that could be endorsed by
all religious and anti-swear organi-
cations. We have found it, and sc
Labor Saving is it, so simple, easy
and pleasant to use that unconscious
ly the user breaks out into song and
the words "My Soul Rejoices to Pur-
sue" are heard. There is no ruffiing
Of temper, no annoyance, no weari-
ness of body or vexation of spirit.
Just walk erect across the floor,
stretching the carpet as you go, and
on reaching the other side push a
handle and the tack is driven in the
right spot.
Original price was $3.50 each,
Our Frlce ........... QUO
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-03-25
THE POLICE COURT.
Fine Of SIS and Costs for Stealing
Coal on Railroad.


The railroad Company is consider
ably bothered by petty depredations
and trespasses on its property III the
vicinity of the Meriden junction or
Rosehill siding as the railroad folks
call it. The situation has become so
bOthersome that extra special police
were put to work there a week ago
and last night seven men evidently
tramps were arrested for trespassing.
They gave their names as Joseph Ban
20, Denicola Silvino, Anthony Grug-
niski, Allesandro Stango, Anthony
Smolizinski, Nicola Martone and
Thomas Ryan. The men were found
where cars laden with merchandise
of various kinds were held for the
night and the railroad policemen
thought it advisable to arrest them.
Judge Burpee said that as they did
no harm he did not think it would be
exactly fair to send them to Jail and
with a warming to keep clear or rail-
road property in future sentence was
suspended.
Thefts of coal keep the railroad
police very much on the alert for the
thieves. Last evening railroad police
man Ahearn saw man and woman
filling bag with coal A bag OF coal
is worth to the railroad company
about twenty cents, but when coal to
the amount Of $500 pounds disap-
pears from the cars in one day it is
another matter. So when Ahearn saw
this man and woman filing this bag
he took them in. They were husband
and wife and gave the name Of Tony
and Teresa Frisco. The woman said
cher man" was not well and she
took him up the tracks for a little
exercise. Attorney McGrath asked
her if filling bag with stolen coal
was part of the exercise and the
woman made no answer. Judge
Burpee said in view of things in gen.
eral it is pretty tough to fine anyone
in a matter of this kind but the law
must be upheld and he accordingly
fined the woman S. and costs and let
her husband go, she being actually
caught in the act of filling the bag.
Joseph Bender of sc Porter street
has a vicious dog that hit little Mary
Davis in the left leg yesterday, Civ
ing her a bad wound. The case was
continued to give the boy an oppor-
tunity to dispose Of the dog.
The continued case against Peter
Wolkes for assaulting with attempt
to kill Anton Cusky was called. DR.
G.. W. Russell gave testimony to the
effect that there was wound in Gus
ky's head running from .behlnd the
left ear down half ways the neck.
1t required abou thirty stitches to
close It, and 1t ran within one-eighth
of. an inch of the iugular vein. At
torney Edward G. Bobbin for the de-
Tense showed that Cusky began the
row by laughing at Wolkes when
he should have attended to his own
affairs. and that he also struck the
first blow. Had Wolkes defended him
self with his fist he would have been
let off easy but with a knife was
another question and he was held In
bail of $500 for the superior court.
A case against small boy named
David Lawrence was put over to to-
morrow. Lawrence and lot or boys
broke into Potter & Foote's stationery
store on West Main street and took
half a dozen baseballs.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-03-25
DO IT NOW
Frost Is Out Of Ground and City
Work Should Begin.

The frost is out Of the ground
and the heads of the different de-
partments who have something to
do should get busy and put on as
many men as possible. 1t does not
help matters much to tell men that
they will have plenty to do few
weeks from now, especially when
they have been receiving similar re-
plies for some time past. Such
work as the city intends to do itself
should be started and probably
when that is finished many who are
in search of out Of door work at
this time may have found something
better and will not want a chance to
dig or shovel.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-03-25
CITY NEWS.

Good "peg top" trousers $500. at
Epson, Singleton & Co.'S.
There will be an important meet
ing of the officers and directors OF
the Catholic Women's association
tomorrow evening.
The wire mill Of the Benedict &
Burnham factory is working nights.
The mill was running on short hours
from last July until few days ago.
The funeral Of Mary Galiigan will
be held from her late home on south
Leonard street to st Patrick's
church at $3.50 o'clock tomorrow
morning.
The funeral OF Mrs Mary f. Cruess
will be held from her late home, is
Irving place, to the Immaculate Con-
ception church at $40 O'Clock to-
morrow morning.
Talk about your over night
changes, The weather man is GER
tainly changing his goods very often.
Yesterday was a beautiful spring
day, but the atmosphere to-day was
filled with many disagreeable ele-
ments.
The funeral OF the late Rev Ed
mund Rowland, ID. D., pastor emeri-
tus of st Johns Episcopal church,
took place this afternoon with ser
vice at 81 Johns and Interment in
Riverside cemetery. The church was
filed with friends OF the deceased
pastor. including a large number OF
the professional and business men
Of the city and prominent Clergymen
from different parts Of the diocese.
Charles II. Adams and Edgar
Rothwell Of 10 Fairviev street. who
we're partially overcome with gas
Monday evening, have fully recov-
cred from their close call They
board with Mr. and Mrs Claude
Tompkins and early Tuesday morn
Ing they awoke 10 find their room
filed with gas because Of a defective
gas cock When II was found that
the men had been Affected BY the
gas DR. A D variel Was called and
he brought them out Of danger.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-03-25
N. Y, N. H. & H. CHANGES.
Traffic Manager Conner and Passen
ger Agent Kendall to 60.

New Haven, March 25-Important
changes are to take place in the gen.
eral offices of the New York, New
Haven & Hartford railroad, and
there is to be effected reorganization
in the general offices of the Connecti-
cut company. 1t is understood that
the changes will occur about April
/, and will include the retirement
from the company's employ of George
l.. Conner, general traffic manager OF
the system, with Offices in New Ha-
ven, and A. c. Kendall, general pass
enger agent of the road, whose Offices
are at Boston. 1t Is not known who
will succeed them.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-03-25
Seniority Rule Again.

New Haven, March ga men,
Der OF one of the unions of railroad
employees said to-day that Pres dent
Mellen of the New York, New Ha-
ven & Hartford Railroad company
had been asked to give hearing to
the committees which have been in
conference here some time, on
Thursday. 1t is understood that
the point which has not been settled
is that which affects the seniority
rule in the readjustment of divis-
ions.