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VOlI XXI, NO. 269
WATEltBUllY, CONN., Ill IT) AY, OCTOBER 23, 1908.
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Trlbolci .Frea Uinj Frlendi.
The funeral of the Right Rev Mon
slgnor W. J.' Slocum will be held at
the Immaculate Conception church
at 10 o'clock Monday morning. The
officer of the mass will be as fol
lows: Celebrant, Right Rev Bishop
Bevans, Springfield, Mass; assistant
priest, Very Rev Monslgnor Synnott,
Hartford; '.! deacons of honor, Rev
Peter - Kennedy of Fair Haven and
Very Rev Dean Hamll of New York;
deacon, Rev T. M. Crowley, pastor of
St Thomas's parish, this city; sub
deacon, Rev William v Dullard, Mt
Carmel; acolytes, Rev T. B. Bannou
of Lakevllle and Rev' Thomas Finn
of East Portchester; master of cere
monies, Rev John Q. Murray of Hart
ford, chancellor of the diocese; As
sistant, master of ceremonies, Rev
Frank Fitzpatrick, Norwich: censor
bearer, Rev Luke Lawlor, Hartford;
preacher, Rev Hugh Treanor, Nor
wlch. ' - ' ': I
" The burial will be in new ,'St
Joseph's cemetery, in a spot selected
by- the monslgnor himself on Tues
day, September .15, while he rand
Father Crowley, were there on a visit
He remarked at the time that when
God called him he wanted all that
was mortal of him . to remain with his
people In Waterbury. The grave is
beside that of Father Sbanley and
within the shadow of the massive
- eross erected there some time ago,
the sermon, which was cut short on
'. account of a threatening storm, be-
ing delivered by Father Slocum. It
1 Is an ideal spot for one's ashes to
: await the occasion when "we shall
all rise with the same bodies which
we had In this life," and will un
doubtedly yet be marked by a shaft
.'which will In some way express the
esteem in which its tenant was held
by his fellowmen.
AVas General Favorite.
What was it that made Father Slo
cum such a general favorite wherever
he was known? Everybody would
answer that according to his and her
impressions of the man, but many
might overlook one characteristic
which -had as. much to do and prob-
ably-more than anything else in giv
ing him a hold. upon, his fellowmen.
This was hia proverbial good humor
and ready wit which stood by him
to the end. The last or probably
close 'to. the last, time he Was about
- town be told a Democrat reporter that
. he took great delight in watching the
boys scurrying home to dinner .from
the shops. It reminded htm, of .the
time when he, worked In the knife
shop in Winsted and used to run. all
the way from the factory to the
house at noon and was invariably the
first at the table. On one occasion
he collided with an old farmer car
rying a basket of eggs and the far
mer and himself and the eggs went
down In a heap. Fortunately only
a few of the contents of the basket
were broken and neither himself nor
the farmer was hurt. The latter af
ter a good deal of fussing started to
- rearrange his stock, but by that time
he was home and half through with
his dinner. He liked a timely joke
and was chock full of anecdotes of
one kind and another and had a way
of telling them that captivated those
about him.
Was a Charitable Man.
It, would be well : nigh" impossible
to enumerate all the works of char
ity performed by Monslgnor Slocum
since he came to Waterbury to say
nothing of his labors in other places.
Borne cannof turn their attention
from St Mary's hospital, while others
never tire talking of the Day- nursery
and the parochial schools across the
way, but there Is another building, a
public institution, whose inmates are
deeply indebted to the dead prelate
for spiritual comfort which they al
ways longed for but never had until
Father Sloeum interceded for them
with the bishop- and had a chaplain
appointed for their special benefit.
This is the Brookside home, a. place
that attracted his attention soon af
ter he located here. Prior to that time
services were held ' there , by , the
priests of the. different parishes, but
this was very unsatisfactory, first
because the local priests had all they
cOuld'attend to In their own parishes
and besides there , was no .system
Father Slocum took up this . matter
and after a good deal of persuasion he
finally succeeded in getting a chap
lain appointed to look after the spir
itual needs of Roman Catholics in the
ftrookside home. Father Derwln of
Waterville was appointed to that po
sition and has filled it in a most sat
isfactory manner ever , since. The
only objection the bishop had to tak
ing such a step was the scarcity of
priests in the diocese at that time,
but Father Slocum argued that this
case demanded immediate attention
and soon won Bishop Tierney to his
new or tne matter. . .
From the Rev Dr Anderson. ,
Tor years Ihe Rev Dr Anderson
as pastor of the First church, "was
an active co-worker for the general
j Monslgnor Slocum, then Father Slo
cum. . He writes or tne deceased as
follow: " ,
Since I left Waterbury I have been
impressed . more than I was while
living there, with the ravages .which
death is making In a community that
I ence knew so well and have loved
o long. The number of prominent
peraona that have passed away seems
to me unusually large, and I have
felt that loss of sortie of them as a
personal bereavement.' And, now,
with reluctant-and sorrowful pen, I
must add Father Slocum' name to
the list ' -
I do not quire understand why I
Should feel hi death a much a 1
do,' for we were not Intimate- friends
and our opportunities of personal In
tercourse were not many. But 1
fancy that herein others have had
the same experience as I: They have
been drawn to. blm through some
Influence they could not quite define
or explain. We meet such men oc
casionally, and we talk of their
"personality" or their "magnetism."
My acquaintance with Father 81o
cum began In Norwalk.' Returning
to my old parish, some years ago. I
found that the one clergyman there
who .was talked about more , than
any other, and always In the friend
liest.' way. was this Catholic priest
His work was praised, and hia per
sonal qualities were .referred to in
terms of admiration. . My host, who
was an old parlshoner of mine, Bug-
gested that I should call and see him,
He took me .to the pastoral residence
on a. Monday morning and left me
there. The , cordiality with which
r wag greeted and the . warmth of
bis friendliness can readily be ap
preciated by , all , who have known
Father Slocum during these twelve
years past in Waterbury. I soon dis
covered that he was a. lover and col
lector of rare books, and we -were
at once on congenial terms; but not
alone because ' our tastes were sim
ilar, we had broader grounds for
friendship. I liked . his . frankness,
his evident sincerity, his manliness,
and we talked - of matters , that lie
deep down in the.llfe of thouKhtful
men. I remember that he ' spoke
frankly of the celibate life of the
priesthood, and said, x "You Prot
estants think we are not faithful to
our vows, but" and his voice was
full of feeling ''you do not under
stand how God helps us." He seem
ed to be more like one of "our Own"
ministers than any priest I had thus
far met; so that when he mentisned
as he accompanied me to the gate,
that one of his maternal ancestors
was a Scotch . Presbyterian, I ex
claimed, "Ah!" that explains!" t
comment which he received with his
heartiest laugh, j. .
I; It was grateful, news to me, when
I heard that this Norwalk "father'.'
was to be transferred to Waterbury.
I was sure he would make for him
self as large and as warm a place in
the new field, as he had made in the
old, .and after , be .came I ..watched
with much pleasure the rapid ful
fillment of my anticipations.. - Moro
than any of bis predecessors he made
himself one man among men. . Loyal
to his church and his priestly office.
he was at the same time a thorough
going American. 'He believed in the
American .type of manhood; he be
ileved in our public schools. His in-,
dependence, and 'frankness-were wll
illustrated in a remark, he mada to
me on bis return from a trip to Ot
West. Indies. -, .Referring to the
morals of some of the Cuban priests,
he said, with a touch of humor. ."I
find new evidence of the divinity of
the church in the fact that it has
survived the priesthood of Cuba."
Although we were not often
thrown together, ' I recall quite a
number of little Incidents, . the re
membrance of - which brings him
vividly before me. On my first visit
to his Waterbury study two things
impressed me the array of ancient
books upon the shelves and the col
lection dish, filled with money, on
the study table.' He said. "That is
yesterday's collection one hundred
and- eighty-six. dollars," -and - we
promptly became engaged in the dis
cussion of church finance.. He spoke
warmly of the liberality , of his
people, ; of the - amount -., of money
placed at his command, and- of the
plans he . was forming , for the de
velopment of educational and charit
able -work in the parish. We know
to-day how handsomely some of
those plans have been carried
thrOUgh. .- -
The mention of one collection re
minds me of another. I went, one
Christmas morning, to hear him
preach and to hear the Christmas
music. : The usual collection was
taken, which I learned afterwards
was a Christmas gift of the conju
gation to their pastor. Father Slo?
cum- himself (according to custom'.
1 Buppose) passed the collection
plate in the middle Isle,-on one side
of which I had been assigned a seat,
near ' the -front.-" By the time - he
reached my pew the plate was filled
with bills, so that I felt guite abash-
ea as 1 supped my piece of silver in
His feeling, however, was ery dif
ferent He leaned over and whis
pered to me in the most warm-hearted,
way, "My dear man, I didn't want
you to be contributing to us. If
too bad!"- .. . ,;
I remember with . tender .. Interest
Father Slocum' work in tonnec'ion
with the memorable strike of the
trolley men, a few years ago. The
breadth of hia sympathies, his kind
liness and his patience were ira
pressjvely revealed at that time to
the other two members of the com
mittee of clergymen. , Mr Stoekdale
and myself.-On the evening we visit
ed the: labor, union, as he listened
beforehand to the pPr prepared for
that, occasion, he seemed quite Im
pressed with its treatment of the
knotty problem before us, and quite
hopeful in regard to the result. But
It amused me to observe. In hia com
ment upon It. how unconsciously he
revealed, his priestly point of view
and the training of the skilled or
ganiser. -."A .very, diplomatic paper,"
he said to one of us; you would make
a good diplomatist; you ought to
have been a Catholic bishop." That
he was himself possessor of the qual
ities he admired became apparent at
toe subsequent meeting so propitia
tory was he and at the same tlmo so
dignified, so persistent and at the
same' time so- "good humored and
patient. And when the failure of
our effort was reported, I think, no
one felt It more keenly than he. He
was carrying a heavy burden of, the
sorrow of others.
My last interview with Father
Blocura was made a few week ago.
Being la Waterbury and learning
that he bad recently been out of
door, I called at hi residence.
When he came Into the parlor I was
Impressed with the change that had
taken place.. The virile look bad
given way to an expression of feeble
ness. He seemed twenty year older
than when I had last seen him.
There waa but little remaining of the
overflowing vlcaclty of other days.
His words were not sad, but
something - In hi tone made
m feel that life seemed more ser
ious to him than of old. Not that
he was despondent, for he spoke
quite hopefully of hi physical con
dition, explaining in detail how the
physicians had been misled. And
then he passed readily to other mat
ters. He ' revealed hi old-time In
terest in books by telling how he had
secured, while in Washington, sev
eral volumes Of the library of the
late, Senator I Hawley, including the
senator' set of the Waterbury his
tory,. He, expressed, his satisfaction
with the great success of the sub
scription for the Catholic hospital,
mentioning with special pleasure the
gift he had just received from that
friend of all good causes down In
Naugatuck. And then, by an easy
transition, he passed to that larger
work of philanthropy and social ser
vice which is enlisting - all the
churches to-day, and the need of
which is becoming more and more
deeply felt in this selfish world. I
listened quietly, and was presently
gratified to find him touching on the
delicate subject of co-operation and
Christian brotherhood. And it was
with no uncertain sound that he con
demned the folly of those who per
petuate harmful antagonism, who re
fuse to adapt themselves to the needs
of to-day, who under the influence
of ancient prejudices stir up hate
and turn their back upon grand op'
portunlties of usefulness. It seem
ed to me a sort of farewell message,
and it stirred my heart to think
that its keynote was so- entirely in
harmony with that gospel of brother
hood which we hear in our Protest
ant churches to-day. Brotherhood
was the thought upon which he laid
stress this the one key that would
unlock the problems of our time.
Such was his mood his deep and
abiding conviction rather as I rost
to say goodby "sorrowing,"- like
the friends of St Paul long ago,
"that I should see his face no more."
When men like Father Slocum die
the loss falls not upon one circle or
one church only, whether it be nar
row or broad, but upon all " the
churches and upon the whole com
munity. 1 And the example not for the
priesthood only to which he belonged,
but for all' of use as we journey on
ward.- 'And while we remember him
and follow, his good example, I won
der if we may not do more. He be
lieved)-with all who cherish the same
faith, in . praying for the dead, ft
was, if I . mistake not, a Protestant
poet who responded to this belief in
these noble words: Y Y.'lY'-
"Somewhere thou llvest and hast need
of him:
Somewhere thy soul sees higher
heights to climb ; - "
And somewhere still there may be
valleys dim : '
That thou must pass to reach the
1 hills sublime.
"Then, all the more because thou
canst not hear
Poor human words of blessing, will
I pray ' ,
0 true, brave heart! God bless thee,
where soe'er . j
In hi great universe thou art to-
day!"
' Whether we think of our departed
friend as in "valleys dim" or on "the
bills sublime," if our hearts prompt
us to such petitioning, surely we need
not refrain; we are only giving that
brotherhood of which , he spoke -a
wider range.;
Others Who Speak Kindly.
Alderman, Charles Fine said to
day that many of the Jewish people
had approached him and asked him to
express for them their sympathy In
regard to the death of Monslgnor Slo.
cum. "He was greatly admired and
respected by the Jewish people," said
the aldermen, "all of whom are great
ly grieved at his death. He knew
many of our race and all of us liked
him. I myself talked with him on a
few different occasions and must say
he was the finest man I ever knew."
Morris A.' Green, the Jewish pawn
broker and jeweler on Bank street,
was a close friend of Monslgnor Slo
cum and almost cried yesterday when
he heard that the prelate had passed
away. Monslgnor Slocum was fond
of antiques and curios. He often
went to 'Green s store and the pro
prietor -became so attached to him
that whenever any relic, which he
thought Monslgnor Slocum would
like, came into his store he would
immediately inform the monslgnor of
It. On one occasion a couple of
months ago the monslgnor entered
the Btore one morning just as Green
was about to go out for a while)
"I am going to leave you in charge
of the store for a few. minutes," Bald
Green, "as I want to run across tb
street."
"AH right," replied the monslgnor.
He had no more than taken a seat
In the .rear of the-store , behind the
counter when a fellow ' whom the
world had not treated very kindly
entered. ' .
"How much will you give me for
this?" he said, pushing a watch along
the counter.. He had not looked care
fully at the man behind the counter.
'What s that?" said the monslgnor
as be jumped from his chair.
The fellow became so rngntened
when he saw Monslgnor Slocum that
he rushed from the store thorough
ly scared; he had not expected such a
clerk to wait ' on him. Monslgnor
Slocum enjoyed the incident greatly
and when Green returned told him a
customer had come la but he scared
him away. '
Ex-Governor George P. McLean of
Slmsbury and. Thomas D. Bradstreet
of Thomaston, the state comptroller,
forgot politics long enough last even
In; to say few word in regard to
the death of the Right Rev Monslg
nor William J. Slocum at the republi
can rally held at Poll' theater
The parade which was to
have been given by a band and the
Taft Marching club was omitted and
this consideration followed by the
tributes of the republican leader
were the subject of much comment.
Comptroller Bradstreet spoke in part
a follows:
"You and I and the state have lost
a noble man In the death of the
Right Rev Monslgnor Slocum. He
was one of the gentlest and truest
noblemen that I have ever met. He
was born in the county in which is
my home. -
"I shall never forget my ' first
visit to Father Slocum. I was one of
a committee to secure a speaker for
the Grand Army and I made bold to
call upon him. - After I had stated
my errand, he said: "Why, that's my
own regiment. Of course I'll come."
From that moment our friendship
grew stronger. We all feel keenly
his death and to-night, in deference
to him, the parade which was to have
been held and the music- on' the
street has been omitted. Father Slo
cum and Bishop Tierney have been of
service in broadening our religious
aspect. It , was only a creed that
separated us. What do we care for
that. We are all trying for the
same place. We all thank God for
the great and good man." .
Ex-Governor McLean said:'
"Only within the hour have I learn
ed that an eminent man of your city
one whose hospitality I greatly en
joyed on two different occasions has
after the. weariness of this weary
World gone to the rest which belongs
to him.' It Is only fitting for me to
voice the sentiment that we all feel
to thank the great and kind Maker
of us all for, the good saint he has
given us for a number of year to
love and respect."
Senator Irving Chase in opening
the rally stated that he had just come
from the telephone where he had re
ceived a message from the Rev T. M.
Crowley, thanking the republican
committee for omitting the parade
which was to have preceded the
rally. , .
' Every member of the police depart
ment has volunteered his service for
the day of the funeral of Monslgnor
William J. Slocum. The men unani
mously agreed to this out of respect
for the dead prelate and so informed
Superintendent of Police- Beach.
Many of them will in all probability
do duty in the vicinity of the church
and at the cemetery on Monday, the
day of the funeral, i
Superintendent of - Schools B. W.
Tinker to-day announced there would
be no session of the public schools on
Monday morning because of the fu
neral of Monslgnor Slocum. The pa
rochial schools and Convent de Notre
Dame will close all' day Monday.
A' committee -representing Water-
bury Business Men's association is
considering1 whether or not the stores
will close for an hour or so Monday
forenoon., The committee is composed
of Messrs Curran, Langley and Sher
wood. i : i ..... ;
Dr B. A. O'Hara, president of the
Medical staff of St Mary's hospital
In Waterbury and other places has
notified the members to be present
at Monslgnor Slocum's funeral Mon
day morning.
- A member of priests from different
parts 6f the diocese called at the Im
maculate Conception church to-day
to offer regret at the death of Mon
slgnor Slocum.
- The Celtic Medical society . will
meet at 9 o'clock to-night in the of
fice of Dr J. D. Freney to take action
on. the death of Monslgnor Slocum.
City Officials Will Attend.
' The following is a copy of a notice
mailed to all city officials to-day: .
, Waterbury, Oct 23, 1908.
Tea.T Sir: You are hereby re
quested to meet the city officials at
9:30 a. m., Monday, October 26,
1908, at the mayor's office, City hall
building, for the purpose of attend
ing the funeral of the Rt Rev Mon
slgnor William J. Slocum.
- Very turly yours.
W. E. THOMS, Mayor.
Mm. E. THOMS, Mayor.
Banker on Trial
Pittsburg, Pa., October 23. Wil
liam Montgomery formerly cashier
of the wrecked Allegheny National
bank of this city was placed on trial
to-day before Judge James S. Young
In the United States District couri
on charges of embezzlement, ab
straction - and - misapplication in
which $469,000 Is involved. Since
the failure of the, bank recently for
over $1,000,000 Montgomery has
been in jail under bail of $160,000.
He was brought into the court room
to-day pale and nervous.
Hearst Repudiated.'
- Rochester, N. Y.. Oct 23. At a
meeting of the committee of the
Monroe County Independence league
last night resolutions were passed
repudiating Hearst, Hlsgen, Shearn
and all the rest of the national and
state tickets put in the field by the
independence party. ..This defection
leaves Hearst without ' any official
organization in this county. .
WEATHER FORECAST.
Forecast for Connecticut: Rain to
night and Saturday. -
Rain has fallen during the past 24
hours in the central and western
section and on the south and middle
Atlantic coasts.
The temperature has fallen In the
west and freezing temperatures were
reported as far south a western tex-
as. , '
Pleasant, weather prevail this
morning In the extreme eastern and
western sections with cloudy and
rainy weather in the' central and
southern sections.
Conditions faror for this Vicinity
fair weather followed by rain. r
ENGINEER MISSING
Ptrfy of moiled Ufa Sccsrlsg
tee Wood For Hia Fire
Breaks Ool Agalo.
. Winsted, Oct 23. A party of rail
road men and citizens of this place
are scouring the woods on Wetmore
hill t hismornlng searching for Wil
liam P, Aeearn, a locomotive engi
neer, employed on the Central New
England railroad, who Is believed to
have become Insane suddenly, when
about to mount the cab of hi engine
preparatory tto leaving with a train
ror Fine Plains, N. Y, It was report
ed thae he was seen near the Gilbert
home, children in that institution de
claring that they saw him go into the
woods nearby. Railroad men say that
Ahearn has been acting strangely for
tne past few days. He has been in
the service of the road upwards of
20, years. A son, William, who is
also a locomotive engineer, lives in
Poughkeepsle, N. Y.
Up to early yesterday noon no trace
of the missing engineer could be
found.
Fire Breaks Out Again.
Winsted, Oct 23. The forest fire
en Smith bill on the outskirts of
Winsted was reported under control
to-day. About 150 acres have been
burned over, the fire running east to
Koowley pond and west to Indian
meadow. Reports from Canaan are
to the effect that the forest fires re
ported in that town last night are un
der control. ...
Winsted, Oct. 23 The fire warden
received word this noon that fire had
broken out anew on Smith Hill and
that it was burning fiercely. It has
gone over 250 acres.
SUES PREACHER FOR SLANDER.
Candidate Refuse to Accept Auoloer
for Calline Him a Drunkard.
" Philadelphia, Oct 23. Papers were
served this afternoon on the Rev Dr
J. D. C. Hanna, pastor ow the Centen
ary Methodist Episcopal church in
the $5,000 slander suit instituted by
Joseph Gilflllan, the republican candi
date for sheriff. The Rev Mr Han
na went to court and gave $500 bail
for appearance for trial. ,
The suit is the outcome of the
strenuous campaign that is being
waged by the reformers against the
present organization nominee and is
based upon a charge that Dr Hanna
referred to Mr Gilflllan in a public
meeting as a drunkard. Mr Gilflllan
says he never took a drink of intoxi
cating liquor in his life.
f r Gilflllan yesterday declared that
he would not drop the suit for a
thousand apologies and added that
he would pledge himself to turn over
to charity any damages be might get.
tl is vindication, not money, that Mr
Gilflllan is after, he says. ,
"For every tear he wrung from
my wife and child last night by his
remarks I am going to make him
sweat blood," declared Mr Gilflllan
yesterday. ,
.The remark alleged to have been
made by Dr Hanna at a public meet
ing on Tuesday night and upon
which the suit for slander is based
is as follows, the remark being
made about Mr Gilflllan:
"Out in my ward it is a question
whether his reputation is not that of
a common drunkard."
. Since making the remark Mr Han
na is said to have admitted that he
did not speak from any knowledge
of Mr Gilfillan's reputation and that
he was ready to apologize. His
apology was not accepted,, however.
Cigarettes and Kerosene.
Washington, Oct. 23. Cigarettes
and kerosene, the former supersed
ing the pipes formerly smoked by the
Chinese, vie for the records as the
articles most in demand in China
to-day. Consul McNally of Nanking
reports that women of all classes in
dulge as openly in cigarettes as their
brothers and the spread of the habit
throughout the empire has been as
tonishingly rapid. The . cigarette,
which can be bought from one to a
thousand as low as one fourth of an
American cent each Is even used by
opium smokers, who smoke cigarettes
after inhaling the fumes of opium.
Even the walls of temples are being
desecrated with cigarette posters.
Getting Away From Noise.
New York, Oct. 23 Three prob
lems which always confront those
seriously ill in a great city noise,
bad air, and dreary outlook from the
windows of the sick room have
been solved by the physicians at
tending Dr William T. Bull, the
noted surgeon who has been critical
ly ill for several weeks. From his
home he has been removed to an
apartment in one of the lofty new
Fifth avenue hotels overlooking Cen
tral park. No change was reported
in Dr Bull's condition to-day. He is
still very ill.
No Kxtradltion Papers
- Washington, Oct. 23. Secretary
Root refused to Issue a warrant of
extradition asked for by . Russia In
the case of Jan Janoff Pouren.
CITY NEWS.
' Buckingham hall is the place to go
for a good time Saturday evening.
John J. Carey, the thirteen months
old son of Mr and Mm Edward Carey
die dthis morning. The funeral will
be held to-morrow at 2 o'clock' from
the home of its parents at 565 East
Main street. Interment will be In
Calvary cemetery.
The fire department was ' called
about 6 o'clock this moraine by box
7 to Exchange hotel. A pot of grease
in the kitchen caught fire and threat
ened to do some damage. It,Wa ex
tinguished Oerore much. of invthinx
was burned. The loss was whatever
the grease was worth.
BRYAN WAS ASLEEP
People Diss? .related tt Not See
tog Ela Given Ovelloa al
tVllEllDfitOIL
Washington, Oct 23 A small
crowd was greatly disappointed at
not being able to see Mr Bryan who
passed through here early to-day en
ronte to New York. Mr Bryan, who
came in from West Virginia over the
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad at
7:09 o'clock was asleep during the
entire time his train stopped at the
station. The candidate's train de
parted at 7:23 over the Pennsylvania
railroad for West Philadelphia.
Wilmington, Del. Oct 23. A large
crowd gathered at the railroad sta
tion to-day. to : welcome Mr Bryan.
When- his train: pulled Into the sta
tion he was, given an. ovation. Be
cause the train was several minutes
late,, the candidate had to make his
remarks brief.
Philadelphia, Oct 23. There was
such a prowd here to-day when Mr
Bryan's train, pulled in. and they
made such a demand for a speech that
Mr Bryan had to accede. He was in
terrupted during his remarks by cries
for Mrs Bryan. . When her husband
escorted her to the view of the crowd
there were cheers proposed for "Mrs
Bryan,, the next ' first lady of the
land." .
STABS MAN TO DEATH.
Murder in Kitchen of the Matteawan
State Hospital. "
Flshkill Landing, N. Y., Oct 23.
James Keegan of Brooklyn, an in
mate of the Matteawan State Hospital
for the Insane, murdered James
O'Brien, second cook of the institu
tion late yesterday afternon. The
murder occurred in the kitchen where
Keegan was a helper.
' The first cook. Hirst, Second Cook
O'Brien and Keegan were starting to
cut fish for supper. Twelve Inch carv
ing knives had just been handed out
by Hirst. Keegan said he wanted a
smaller knife. Hirst told him to use
the knife that was handed to him and
say nothing about it. - Keegan got an
gry and swore. Then he made a lunge
at Hirst, who dodged.
OBrlen interfered and attempted
to take the carving knife from Kee
gan. He was forced to a corner of
the kitchen In the scrimmage and
Third Cook McCullough ran to his
assistance. Just as McCullough made
a grab for the knife Keegan plunged
it into O'Brien's body.
Coachman Burned To Death .
Brookline, Mass., Oct. 23. Ever-
este Oulmet, 65 years, and for mere
than half his life a coachman for the
Goddard family of this town was
burned to death , to-day in an effort
to save some horses from a burning
barn. Oulmet heard the shrieks of
the animals In the stable and rushed
In to loosen them but was overcome
by smoke and perished In the fire
which destroyed the building.
. Stricken On Car.
South Norwalk, Oct 23. Henry H.
Tolles, one of the oldest and best
known employes of the Connecticut
Co, sustained an apoplectic shock
this morning while running his car
to Norwalk. He was removed to the
car barn and died a couple of hours
later. He is survived by a family.
Quit Possession To-day. )
Newtown, Oct. 23 Michael J.
Houlihan, town clerk and a well poli
tician, to-day gave up the Grand Cen
tral hotel in compliance with a notice
to quit possession. The notice was
served by thesavings bank -which
has brought foreclosure on mortgage.
Will Meet Here Next
South' Manchester. Oct.- 23. At a
meeting of executive committee of
the Connecticut" Hardware dealers
association held at Bolton yesterday
it was decided that' the next annual
convention be held . in Waterbury
during the second week in February.
Cold weather Is coming on lively. Better put your order 'la
right away for a new Glenwood Range in the kitchen and a new
Glenwood Heater In the sitting "room. Most 'powerful heating
ranges oh the market. Not only will you be pleased with the cook
ing, but the grateful heat will be a source of comfort all winter
long. . '
The only agency in Waterbury tor. the original Water Front,"
Grates and other castings, shipped direct from the -foundry. - All re
pairs carried In stock. No botch work if you place your repair or
ders here. , , ,
IY ftt&WOOD.
' I I Iff ' ' 'Ji
Glenwood Ranges erU from 925.00 ap to 91123.00
Glenwood Parlor Stoves from,. ............. 9H.23 np to 933-00
"WE FURNISH THE PRKTTIEST HOMES."
-THE-
Hampson-Sellew Furniture Co.,
, . 116-123 BATS HIIIX Y
WATER QKSTICrj
SiiltztzlUzUty C:e tt 111
.
UJercea Te-diy-Ufca fj
: Bfipcasitle For F!;j.
. One of the aldermen was asked to
day what he thought of Engineer
Calm' statements regarding the
water question. He said he believed
that the engineer had issued all the
warnings quoted, but that notwith
standing this be was of the opinion
that if we have to face a water fam
ine whatever criticism may : come
from it belongs more to Mr Cairn
than to the aldermen or any other
board or committee, "If the en
gineer had gone out east for water
instead of to the Wigwam and spent
a million dollar along the Mad
river and other places in that region,
the water question would not be con
stantly before the public. Ninety per
cent of the people in Waterbury
know this to be true and for this
same reason the idea of constantly
following in the lead of a man who
once piloted them in the wrong di
rection on a matter of such magni
tude. The aldermen t should in
vestlgate this water question very
thoroughly, and be sure they cannot
milliom at the branch, I hope they
have sufficient courage to withstand
any attack that may be made upon
them pending an Investigation and
then act with the knowledge that
they, and not the engineer, are di
rectly responsible to the people."
SMITH & GRI66S SUE.
Thev Ask Thirty-Five Thousand Dol
lars Damaeei. ' ' 1
BridJtenort. Oct 2 2 .Suit f nr 1 a K .4
000 damages was brought to-day
against Warner Bros, corset manu
facturers bv the Smith ft n-Ho-p-a Cn
of Waterbury. Four factories and a
building used by the employes of the
comnanv were attached ThA Kmlth
& Griggs Co allege violation of a
Dusiness agreement. rney claim that
both nartles pntnrprt Intn a mninnt
on January 5, 1900, by which 1 the
waiemury concern was to furnish
all certain articles used In making
gooas. it is anegea tnat-in March,
1903. aWrner Rron - rnnsad tmvino
and that the loss to the concern was
fthniit S3().0nn Teh mga la yshiva.
able to the December term of the su
perior court.
CreameiyButter,
' ,,: IN PRINT "
26c Each.
Best Teas . . . .
25c lb
20c ib
, , (None Higher)
Best Coffees
EASTERN TEA IMPORTERS Co
89.' South Main St. ; Up One Flight,
It Hat Arrived, Our Trtinload of
INTRODUCTION PRICE. '
80c bag, 96.35 bhl (with empty bbl)J
It is. .the .'.'Queen, al, Quality."
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