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WATER BU R Y EVENING DEMOCRAT, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26 1900.
The Currans y
Dry Goods Co.
Only
Three Days
More to Buy For
Xmas,
You can find .most anything
for every one at this store.
Here Is Another List To Pick From
Aprons for all occasion, from the
plain, prosaic kind to the highest
flights of fancy kinds in muslin.
Swiss and siik Aprons, from l'-i'c 15
to $2.50 each. (Second floor. I
HATH ROBES.
A largo line of Terry Bath Robes
for men at .S2.UX to $S.oo.
GIFT HOOKS.
Over forty styles of Gift Books,
fach in neat boxes, or wiili fancy
covers HV, 25c, 2'.)c, :'..")!. 5i)o ami
-.9c.
hooks or poems.
A collection of 1'oenis. Life's
Koses and Golden Tlioiuilits. hand-
somely bound. A .J book SI. oo
each.
ILLUSTRATED HOOKS
Dove's Bible Gallery. Dante's
Purgatory and Milton's Paradise
Lost: regular S'i editions si .iTi.
f
COPYRIGHT P.OOKS.
Copyright Rooks A largo line of r
" titles .V.I cents.
CHILDREN'S HOOKS.
The lust line of Children's Hooks
in the city, from tire Infant's Col-
ored picture book to flip various
stages of boy and girl life 1 cent
nt) to $LOO. Daltou's celebrated
line.
HOOKS IN SETS.
Two volume sets of Conan
Doyle's. Reed's. Dumas's. tier-
omc's, Huso's. Marvel, Lever Toe
per. set.
CHAIRS FOR X'MAS.
.tlorris. Rooking and Reclining
Chairs for Children and Crown
folks.?! to .$K) each.
FURNITURE FOR X'MAS.
Music Cabinets. Jardiniere
Stands.- Folding Screens. Chiffon-
iores. Hall Racks. Sideboards. Din-
ing Tables, f'wirlics and Parlor
Tables. Gifts in o-ir Furniture
department from i?1 upwards.
.
-
' .: SLIPPERS.
Men's. Women'.' anT Children's
Slippers at ,10c. T.'c. $1. St.1'." am!
$1.50. You -will lind the largest
line to select from in the cirv.
GLOVE AND HANDKERCHIEF
. BOXES.
Fancy Color, with handsomely
decorated ceilnloid covi rr: regular
price 2fc. -Special at l!o. 15
CELLULOID COLLAR AND
CUFF BOXES. ' "
In Bine. Pink or Xiie, handsomely
decorated; regular price $1. Special 0
of) cents. . .
-- .. '
' ' "tVORK I'OXER.
. Large 5?ize, handsomely fitted, sat-
in and velvet lined Work Boxes,
beautifully decorated; regular
price $2.50. Special .?1.40.
; . ,
LEATHER LAP TABLETS.
Uegular price 7VJc. ' Special TiOe.
-., .,
"'-. ':' - . m V
'SOFA PILLOWS.
f ' "'A lot of down:filll, silk-covered
Sofa Pillows, with deep ruffle;
' value each. . Special $1.flR. :
The Currans
Dry Goods Co.
Oooy-Knoi
Tliat we are selling Ladies' Garments
equal to tailor made at the price of
ready made, and AVE GIVE CREDIT.
Will salify us. Our stock of Suits.
Jackets a,:id Skirts is large and varied
and calculated to suit the most ex
acting: taste.
The fact tiiat v.o liave been obliged
to lease au additional store oa Phoenix
avenue is proof postive that we have
gained the confidence of the ladies.
Come and see up. Courteous attend
ants will be on hand to moot you.
and IC you decide to buy you will not
need a long punse, ner b; required to
pay cash.
Guarantee Credit Clothing Co.
33 East riain Street.
15 FHOENIX AVENUE.
A. F COWLES
TIME IS LIMITED- FOR CHRIST
MAS El' i'lMJ TO A LITTLE
MORE THAN :;:) HOURS.
Has Santa Clans done his duty to
ally If not. come to 5:5 and 55 Center
street, where we will help him nut
with Pictures. Medallions, I'a.ny Cii'ni
Dishes. Pin Cushions. Toiiet Bottles.
Children's Caps, Toques. Tau: t)'S!ia li
ters. Ladies'. Missis' and Children's
Trimmed Hats. Santa Clans is a close
buyer at this time of Christmas buy
ing, and we have out prices on many
goods to meet the ever-popular feilow
and will give him bargains that will
make him wish Christmas buying
would continue until the next ociuuiv.
53:5 CENTER STREET.
SOME VERY PRETTY AND USE
I'i'L
Presents For Xmas,
Fancy Handkerchiefs.
1 'oeketbuuks.
Scarf Pins.
Hat Pins.
Hosiery.
i 'erfinnery.
Fancy H"--e Supporlcrs.
Fan.-v Susnenders.
Umbrel!::s.'
Wo also have a complete line of
Does from 2.c to $1.25; dressed and
uudr.'sseil.
SHOES AS A PRESENT.
No matter what other ini'ts take
your fancy, you cm do nothing wiser
than to come and look at what we have '
to show you in ,
SHOES AND SLIPPERS.
There isn't a variety under the sun 1
that is not represented in our assort- !
ment. from the daintiest little sneci- .
men that ever adoi in d a dainty liltle
foot, to the Shoe of stouter bail
feet of stouter build.
T'le Ccrin. Boot arid Soe C0.,
EAST MAIN STREET
K. Dougherty
K. Dougherty
145 SOUTH MAIN STREET.
!
1 Come to the Greatest Poultry 1
ft
A Exhibition
ft EVER OFFERED IN WATER BURY.
Fancy Turkeys Fancy Geese
:i AT THE $
1 LOWEST PRICES
$ EVER KNOWN FOR TiiK Fl NEST STOCK IN THE COUNTRY.
10-LB Tl'BS. OF LARD iTHIS WEEKMloc 'J'T'H. if
I Pttblic Market,
TELEPHONE 110.
1C1
XfX? a '-Vr K 55 M .'.A
D, Lucy
Holiday Shoes ll I
and Slippers Iff!
AT THE LOWEST PRICES.
For Men, Women, and Children can be
found at --
, : Ijicy & Fitzgerald,
1 1 6 State Street, 88 Bank' Street," -y
. New London. Waterbury
& i sbL . as w sk as 1
REftlE n BE R YOURi ,' i
oesT ;jrtri s
. -Mother
You Are Helping To Wear
Out Her F urniture.
MAKE HER A PRESENT OF A
EEAUTIFUL IiOCKER FROM OUR
VAST STOCK. IT "WON'T COST
YOU MUCH. PRICES COMMENCE
AT $1.05.
We Have a Large Stock Of
MUSH; CABINETS,
BOOK CASES,
MORRIS CHAIRS,
ROCKERS,
COUCHES,
EASY CHAIRS.
DINNER SETS,
TOILET SETS.
PARLOR STON ES,
CARPETS.
CARPET SW E E PE RS.
CHILDREN'S MORRIS CHAIRS.
AND HUNDREDS OF OTHER AR
TICLES FOR CHRISTMAS.
WATERBURY FURNITURE CO
HOUSE FURNISHERS
and UNDERTAKERS
Eroacvay. Kelt Poll's Theater.
139 East Main St.
E EABQUAETER3
Herculine Malt
INSURE HEALTH,
APPETITE, GOOD
DIGESTION-,
STRENGTHENS THE
NERVOUS SYSTEM.
lie tulc, il'ih a Cozen.
IATEROURY GROCERY CO
ODD FELLOWS' BLOCK.
Next Door to P. O.
mas
TURKEYS,
CELERY,
CRANBERRIES,
CITRON. ORANGE AND LEMON
PEEL. EVAPORATED APPLES,
PEARS, PEACHES, APRICOTS.
RAISINS, MIXED CANDY.
MIXED NUTS. X'MAS CAN
DLES AT THE
I Greater HY. Grocery Co
130 EAST MAIN STREET.
- U3 SOUTH MAIN STREET.
i Jfi-.: rf..ti s!6 3:1 ifi Si
E, F, Fitzgerald
52:
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Sf 3 MA
; mm
:YZ
He who looks upon Kodakery
as a mare suinmar fancy
misses half its Gisarm.
Tlie delights of home photography,
end the weird effects of winter land
scape work are always ready to lend
their witchery to the zealous amateur.
Winter, as well as summer, has its pic
ture side. A Kodak makes a delight
ful Christmas present. Our line starts
from One Dollar, up to auy price that
you wish to pay. ( j
Ask for a catalogue.
The Ziglatzki-Marks Co
80 SOUTH MAIN ST&EET.
Dentistry
Comfort in tee'.li is what you get
when you have your artificial plates
or bridge work made by our skilled
and perfect methods. Every plate is
made to fit and gives perfect satisfac
tion. Gold Fillings. $1 and up.
Silver and Cement, 50 cents.
Gold White Alloy. 7".e and up.
My new and painless method of ex-Ivfir-rhicr
teeth.
WALTERS,
141 BANK STREET.
Dr. E. R. Patzold,
SURGEON DENTIST.
Fine Gold and Silver Fillings. Gold
Crown and Bridge Work A SPECIAL
TY. Prices vj'ry moderate. Satisfac
tion guaranteed. Consultation in Eng
lish or German.
30 BANK STREET,
Watcrbury, Ct.
Special Sale
AT THE
Walarbury Bargain Millinery.
We will offer this week great BAR
n o vw .,1' i.,f.,t-- ,.1,. "r .;,,,,!,!. l
iiats. i.onuets ami .Millinery ooous.
Dou r delay as our prices will astonish
you it will pay you to call auy dis
tance. Make no mistake, look for
Freedman's Bargain Millinery
2o7 BANK STREET.
.Hats trimmed while you wait.
Open evenings.
Oue famiiy house of eight rooms,
with large lot, on Burton s'treet, $22.
If you want a well drilled, or your
old one has gone dry aud you want it
deepened, we can do it for you, and do
it riuht.
104 BANK ST.
HOLLY
At lowest price in city, 10c per lb.
Holly Wreaths, 18c to Hoc.
Christmas Trees from Hoc vrp.
O ALTON 5t CO,
199 Bank Street.
Prichard Building. Corner Grand St.
School and Office Supplies
t Our Specialties, ?
K
O- Stationery of Every Descrip- 5
tion. Magazines. Sunday and o
Daily Papers. We do
First Class Engrav- V
t ing, at the ' o
Watei'lrory Stationery Stora,
S 201 EAST MAIN STREET. g
& Henry A. Haydeti, Manager.
Christmas
6
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There's otily a few days more
before Xmr.s and von should buy
HOLIDAY SLIPPERS
now, while tlie best assortment
is here-'. Here's a few prices:
Men's Fancy Everett Leath
er Slippers, black and tan.
91.25
Men's Embroidered Velvet
and line Leather Slippers,
SSc, 75c and 85e
Women's Dongoia Kid Nul
lifiers. warm lined, $1.48
Women's High Cut Nulli
fiers, ' red, brown and
black. 1.00
Women's Felt Slippers, fin' p
' trimmed, leather or felt &j
soles, --, - 50o Ci
Misses' end Children's Red .".-, U
Nullitiers. high cut. 85c & OOe
Women's Felt. Incc, Shoes,
leather soles, 69o
, Lamb's Wool Soles, Overgalt
ers, Leggins, ' etc. Open even
ings until Christmas. ...
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m. t japi mi
Pi T! .71 Vant erf . Wahwhnn ' &!
WEEK BEFORE CHRISTMAS.
Business Ilouses Where SuitaMe-Holi-
i. t ' . . . ,-
" . day Goods May Be Obtained. ..'
Castle is never tired talking poultry,
and everybody knows what poultry
from this hustling market means; de
lievered rto any part of the city. His
Saturday specials will hold good, as
usual, this week.
The "White-Simmons Co on Bank
street can furnish your Christmas din
ner table as cheap as any one witli
grapes, nuts, candies, cranberries.
They have the finest lot of oranges in
town at low prices. Sample their cof
fee for the next three days free.
Read J. M. Burrall's list to-night and
you may get a suggestion that will
help you our. in deciding what you will
give for a present.- Desks, rockers,
bookcases, sideboards, china closets.
The prices are low and the goods pret-
How would a ''Hercules" suit, dou
ble seat and knee, suit the boy, or any
other kind of, suit that can be men
tioned will be found in the stock of
Jones & Morgan's. If it comes from
this popular store it must be right.
Cmraus offer, Christmas buyers an
other list to select from in to-night's
ad. There is something for every one
in this monster store, and early buying
gives you a chance to get the most se
lect goods.
Dodge has thirty-two styles of men's
slippers and twenty-one styles of la
dies' slippers, aside from his boys' and
children's goods, and it would be a har.l
person to pleaco who could not select
from this stock.
An oriental rug would make a pretty
gift. . Miller & Peck's buyer has made
another purchase and the lot includes
some of the rarest makes. Then there
are men's f u:-p.:siiings. there are rib
bons and perfumes, atomizers and
sprinklers and thousands of toys.
There was such a rush on dolls yes
terday at Turnbuil's that lie thought
lie would run out of them, but he lias
about ll!0 left. He expects a run on
papeterie for the rest of the week. th
price beginning at l"e a box and going
as high as you wish.
Prof Baihy has a word to say to
parents to-day regarding his daiicin;,
academy. lie says parents should re
alize that it frees children from the
awkwardness and bashi'uhiess which
most children are subject to.
The firm of E. G. Kilcluff & Co i's
among some of the largest purchasers
of men's and boys' clothing in Water
bury. Call in there these days and
make your husband or the boys" happy
by purchasing a gift from their exten
sive line. Plenty of sweaters, caps
and gloves for the 5oys.
The pleasure of the kodak does not
go witii tlie summer time by any
means, tlie delights of home photog
raphy last the year round. The Zig-latzki-Marks
Co have a large stock of
kodaks at prices from SI up. Make
some friend happy with one.
If you want to see one of the bel
lines of parlor rockers in the city you
should see those nn exhibition by the
Hanipson-Sellew Co. Handsome ones
at This is a special sale of some
of the best chairs ever offered for the
money in this city.
A. F. Cowles of Center street would
call the attention of Christmas buyers
to his stork of novelties. pictures.,
fancy china, medallions, pin cushions,
toilet bottles, and these, added to his
stock of line millinery, cannot fail to
catch the eye of the shopper.
Before buying your Christmas tur
key sfe the stock at the Penn Merchan
dise Co. which can furnish you with
the best there is and as low as you can
buy elsewhere. Tlie stock of citron,
orange or lemon peel, plum pudding
in cans, etc, is ail right.
If you are looking for an umbro'da
for a gift for your friend. Reid it
Hughes is tlie place to go to make your
selection. They have them at pric s
from 1 to .$10. Their men's furnish
ings, are holding out well considering
the onslaught made on them.
Dallas, the florist, has the largest
stock of holly, mistletoe, palms, ferns
and nil kinds of flowers thit can be
found in the city. Holly will be sold
in bulk or you can liny the wiearlis
ready made at either store. 32 Union
stret t or :?o East Main street.
Governor Wok'ott's Condition.
BOSTON, Dec. 20. Former Governor
Woleolt's symptoms were reported by his
physician last evening as slightly im
proved since the earlier bulletin was is
rued, nit hough his general condition
ihows no material change. Tlie patient
is now in the middle of the typhoid, and
the fact that he is no worse is in itself eu
louraging. BEST LINE OF
In the City.
Fine values at. $3.00, ?3.y0, $3.00,
$4.00, $4.50, .$4.05, $5.50, $iU0 and up
wards. Morris Chairs,
Special Sale One of the best Chairs
we ver offered for the money. They're
going lively, so don't delay if you want
one. 1 ' --
Hampson-Sellew Furniture Co
134-150 GRAND STREET.
DEATH OF. C. M. PLATT.
Died; Early This Morning While
Dressing. ' ,
C. SI. Piatt, president and treasurer
of Piatt Brothers fc Co. button manu
facturers. at 41 Brown street, died sud
denly this morning at his home, :i
Buckingham street. So far as his
family knew he was in his usual
health when he retired last night and
was out of bed this morning and in
the act of dressing himself when his
wife noticed that he. was sneezing
hard and the next moment he sank to
the floor. He was placed on the bed.
but by this time he had breathed his
last. Acting Medical Examiner Graves
viewed the remains and pronounced
death due to heart fr.ilure.
Clark Murray Phitt was born in Wa
terbury on January 1. 1824. Hewasthe
fourth son of Alfred Piatt, who came
to Waterbury from Newton in 17S!,
and settled at Piatt's Mills, and who.
according to tlie history of Waterbury,
Mas the first man to manufacture
brass in this town. In his boyhood
he entered his father's shop to work at
button making, but before reaching his
majority spent a year at the Connecti
cut Literary institute. Suffield. Re
turning to Waterbury he again enter
ed the button shop and continued in
tlte business up to the time of his
death. He was a successful inventor
and obtained patents on a number of
inventions connected with the manu
facture of buttons. On May. 1S4C. Mr
Piatt married Maria. daughter of
Selden Lewis of Naugatuok. who. with
two children. Mrs jay H. Hart and
Lewis A. Piatt, survive him. Mr
Piatt was one of the best known men
in Waterbury and one of its most pop
ular employers of labor. He always
lelieved in paying labor what it was
worth and using employes right in
every other respect, conseiiuently he
never had trouble with his employes.
He was one of the stockholders in tlie
Connecticut Indemnity association and
is reported to have lost something like
S2(io."(l(lo in the business.
JOIMT h'OTt CCmPLLTEUi
aiinisters In Peklnt; Agree to All te
'terma.
PEKING'. Dee. 20. At a meedus of
the forrign ministers late last evening ev
erything in i"".;aid to the terms of the
joint note was agreed to, including the
British modifications.
The ministers refuse to disclose any
thing in connection with the matter, be
lieviug that the home governments should
give the particulars to tile public.
Wlant Caused the Delay.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 20.- It is now
learned tht the entire misunderstanding
which lias delayed the consummation of
tlie agreement at Peking wits caused by
the change or omission ot.the single digit
in a complex group of figures making up
one of the cipher messages f instruction
to Mr. Conger. Curiously enough the
change in this single digit exactly re
versed the meaning of the entire mes
sage, so that Mr. Conger in opposing the
English view was nctins exactly con
trary to the spirit ot his instructions,
though in accordance with their letter.
Officials here still decline to niuke pub
lie the text of the note agreed on, but it
is believed that the following points cover
the essential features of the agreement:
"The punishment of the otlicials guilty
of the Boxer outrages: the payment of
indemnity for the wrongs inflicted by the
Boxers on the persons, corporations and
societies which have suffered; the revi
sion of commercial treaties.
"Some reform in the tsmig-li-yanien so
that the ministers having business with
the foreign office may transact it more
expeditiously and v.ith a responsible
head.
"A monument to Baron von Ketteler.
the German- minister who was killed in
Peking, and the appointment of a prince
of the blood to proceed to Germany to
make formal apology to the emperor for
the crime.
"The right to ke p a legation guard in
Peking if this is desired.
"The exclusion of candidates for exam
ination for office for a certain number
3f years in the case of those who may be
guilty of antiforeigu activity.
"An interdiction of importation of arms
into China and of material to be used ex
clusively in the manufacture of arms.
"The taking of measures to prevent fu
ture troubles."
Some modification, it is believed, was
made to the proposed dismantling of forts
so that hereafter there will be nothing of
this character that will prevent ready ac
cess to the legations in Peking.
Tlie SIi.inKlun Roil io y.
BERLIN. Dec. "2t. At the annual
meeting of the stockholders of the S'aaug
tung Railway company is was reported
that the work of construction had not
been interrupted by the recent troubles.
Fifty-nine kilometers of track have boon
laid and eight locomotives and 2'JS freight
cars shipped. The section of the Hue be
tween Kiao-chou ami Tuing-tau. a dis
tance of 74 kilometers, will be opened for
traffic next April.
FJre at Culumbia, S. C
COLUMBIA, S. C-. Dec. -JO Colum
bia last night sustained the heaviest loss
from a single tire since the city was
burned in 1805. The tire started in the
kitchen of the Hotl Jerome, and this
new building was destroyed. The .1. M.
Vanniaker furniture store adjoining,
three floors packed with tine goods, is a
total loss.- The carriage factory of V.
Myers in the rear was consumed, with a.
number of smaller bulldirgs-''The loss
will be more than $200,000.
Genet nl txreene Declines.
NEW YORK. Dec. 20. General Fran
cis Vinton Greene, chairman of the Re
publican county committee, has declined
re-election as chairman of the Republican
county committee for the year 1001. Gen
eral Greene in a letter to Chairman Ten
Eyck of the executive committee says he
cannot give the office the close personal
attention it requires. General Greene's
declination is said by the members of the
executive committee to come as a great
surprise.
Bitten by a Boar.
BINGHAMTON. N. Y., Dec. 20.
Richard Adams, residing about three
miles west of Chenango Forks, was bit
ten by a vicious boar on Monday and now
is so crazed by the shock and poison of
the bites that he will probably die. His
legs and thighs were badly lacerated, aud
the animal had to be beaten off with
clubs. .
Bees Considered Harmle to Frnlt.
MIDDLETOWN. N. Y, Dot-. 20. "No
eftuse of action" was the verdict rendered
by the jury at Goshen in the famous case
of "William H. Utter, u poach grower,
against his brother, Jeffrey Utter, a bee
keeper, for alleged damages to a peach
orchard from bees. Much scieutilic testi
mony was produced by experts on both
sides. . ;: ' i ' ' -
, ' Killed by Tarantvta'i Bite.
MOUNT VERNON, X. Y.. .Dec. 20.
William C. Gritting, 52 years old, is dead
at his home in New Rochclle. . Several
mouths ago while traveling in Florida
be wus bitten by a tarantula. The bite.
It is believed,- poisoned h'.s blood and Ud
to the.di.seas wly.eh caused his death.
;BK00EXY2T BS1EFS
There will be a rehearsal of the
young ladies minstrels in St Patrick's
Lyceum this evening. All the meiu---bers
are requested to be present.
The funeral of Geonthaine, daugh
ter of Mr aud Mrs Joseph Gale of South
Main street, took piace this afternoon,
with service by the Key Mr Granger
and interment in Riverside.
The funeral of Ernest Kast took
place this afternoon at 2 o'clock from
his late home on John street, with ser
vice by the Rev Mr Granger, with in
terment in Riverside cemetery
Shortly after U o'clock last night
some oue pulled box 32 at the corner
of Bank and Riverside streets. It was
a false alarm aud when Chief Snagg
and his army of lire fighters reached
I here aud found that out they were as
mad as hatters, but they got over it
before bedtime.
Little Adam Sureties of Green street,
woo came near being drowned in tno
Naugatuck river yesterday afternoon,
is now all right, and his experience
should be warning to parents to keep
their children off the ice there, suppos
ing they have to use the rod in order
to make the youngsters mind.
George F. Jackson of New Haven,
the Connecticut representative of the
American Clay company of Pittsburg,
Pa. was on a business trip to this sec
tion to-day. He was accompanied bv
Walter I.. Bradley of Derbv. a well
known and skilled photographer. Their
purpose in visiting this section was
to take a. photograph of the pavement
on Bank street from 'Washington ave
nue to Porter street, which is made
of McMahon-Porter brick, which is
manufactured by the American Clay
ompauy. A catalogue is being pre
pared by this company which will
contain sketches or photographs of
streets throughout tlie various cities of
Connecticut and other states, where
the M eMail on-Porter brick is used to
form the pavement and accordingly
Bank street was the victim of the pho
tographer this morning. Mr Jackson
said that the pavement on Bank street -was
down four years now and it is
almost in as good condition now as
when it was lirst laid, thus attesting
wonderful evidence of 1he durability
of the bricks. The idea of taking
photographs originated a short time
since when Mr Jackson engaged Mr
Bradley to lake a photograph of a
three-mile patch of vi trifled brick pipe
in Han ford. This picture was sent
to the company's headquarters and it
so pleased them that they requested
vie ws of other pavements and bricks
should be taken. Views of tlie pave
ment, on North WilIo North Main
from Grove to the end of the pave
ment on North Main stret and Spring
street. Mr Jackson said that the num
erous factories of the American Clay
company in Ohio and Pennsylvania are
kept very busy throughout the entire
year, the annual output being about
15.0O0.O0I) bricks. Both Mr Jackson
and Mr Bradley have many friends in
lliis city whom Ihey desired to see.
but time didn't permit. As stated be
fore if was a flying trip, for they left
New Haven this morning and return
ed shortly after noon.
It is said that Mr Casey, the well
known dispenser of cool drinks on
the corner of Washington avenue and
Railroad Hill street, is having a peck
of trouble over the strange and wild
antics of a calf, of which he is the un
happy possessor. Quite a while ago.
it is said that Mr Casey purchased of
a resident of Wolcott a brindle cow.
The cow was a good one except it hail
a very, very wicked temper. It was of
a wild and roaming nature and, was
very active with its feet, especially
tlie hind ones. A short time ago. a
calf was boi u and surely, indeed. Mr
Owner's cup of troubles was just be
ginning. As the calf grew .older, it
became wilder and more furious than
its parent. It was dangerous for any
one to approach it. It is said there
was great excitement caused in the
neighborhood by the wild and peculiar
actions of the calf. It was a chip of
tlie old block. Something would have
to be done with it. A unique idea en
tered Mr Casey's head. He would
shut it up in the cellar and so he did.
Ail went well until one morning this
week. Some of Hellinann's men were
engaged in putting in refreshments
in the cellar of the saloon. As one of
the men. a German, entered the cellar
the calf made a leap over four or live
barrels which impeded his way and
gave the man a iieree butt in the side,
knocking him down. The unfortunate
victim, as quickly as he could scamper
to bis feet, rushed away to lind tlie
owner of lliis vicious animal. He
wanted the calf killed, but Mr Casey
persuaded him to spare its life and
lie would rt-alHe it off on Saturday
night, so the story runs. John Staple
ton, who was in charge of the brewery
men on the day of the brutal assault,
has composed the following verse in
regard to if.
Why Casey's calf grew so tall
Thev couldn't get him out of the cellar
r.t all.
While tlie brewery man he would have
his life.
By Jehovah, said Casey, let him go
until Saturday night.
And I'll play him off with the cards.
And the man that wins may have
him all.
P. at by Beelzebub, he will have to
take him out through the cellar
door by Quarters.
THE ANTWERP STRIKE.
Many Thousands of Miners Are Now
Out of Work.
Antwerp, Dec 20. It is now estimat
ed that there are 13.000 men on strike,
including coal porters and sailors,
who have joined the dock laborers.
Most of the imported laborers have
been induced to join the unions. The
Red Star line officials have offered
men special terms, noping to get tne
steamer Nederland loaded in time to
FOR A NEW TOWN.
Connecticut has 1GS towns and an
other. is contemplated. A petition has
been drawn up for presentation to the
legislature for a division of the town
of Groton. For a long time it has been
the opinion of the Groton Bank resi
dents thatJhey were not getting what
w as coming to them in town affairs,
for the reason that that which inter
ests them was of no interest to the
eastern part of tlie town. It litis been
the complaint, that the Mystic and
Noank sections have received atten
tion, at the expense of .the western
part of the town. For instance if Gro
ton Bank has the largest number of
school children, the other sections of
the town received the lions share of
the school appropriation. It is pro
posed to make a separate town of that
portion of Groton designated as tlie
second voting district, -which Includes
I'oquonock, Center Groton and Groton
Groton. The town has two represent
fives in the legislature and If the dl
vision is made, the two town would
elect one each. --, . . ,