it it it it THE HARTFORD DAILY COURANT: THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1899. To-night's Meeting-Local Important Fire Notes, Distrlot The special meeting of the Fire District to be held at Wells Hall this evening for the purpose of laying a tax, to borrow money to pay the indebtedness of the district, to take action in regard to the purchase of the water company's franchise, on the building of sewers and the establishing of an electric light plant and to make such by-laws as may be deemed best for me the government of the district, will be largely attended. It is hoped by many that the most important improvement, the bullding of a system of sewers, will be the first matter taken up by the distriet. The town has gained a reputation in the state as being unhealthful and It is believed by the doctors that much of the malaria in is due to the want of sewers. It is also said that the cases of typhold fever are on the increase and this is also laid to the same cause.
It is known that many people have moved away from the town because of the malaria. East Hartford Council of the Royal Arcanum held an important meeting at Odd Fellows Hall last evening. The annual inspection of the order by the district deputy took place and was followed by a very successful entertainment. Refreshments were served. The arrangements for the whist tournament with the B.
H. Webb council of Hartford were made, Each team will have twenty-five members. Very little was done by the thunder storm last evening. The lights on one of the South Windsor cars were burned out and the trolley wire was struck by lightning. Miss Grace Greene of Bridgeport 18 visiting Miss Mabel Case of Hartford avenue.
Crescent Lodge of Odd Fellows will hold a meeting this evening, The owners of the ice house which was burned Tuesday afternoon are trying to find the boys who started the fire. The funeral of the young son of Daniel McCarthy of Tolland street will be held this afternoon. The funeral of Charles son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward O.
Goodwin, will be at the home of the parents onl street at 3:30 p. m. this afternoon Burial will be in the Center Cemetery. E. J.
Crowley is visiting in N. H. He will cover the distance on his bicycle. Miss Mamie McCullum of New Haven is visiting Father Gleason of Woodbridge avenue. Mrs.
Brice Jersey City is visiting at the home of L. S. Forbes on Main street. WINDSOR LOCKS. HARTFORD NEWS.
The home of Murdock McLeod on Elm street presented a pretty scene yesterday afternoon, the occasion being marriage of his daughter, Margaret Anna, to Hugh Moore of Waterbury. The rooms had been tastefully decorated for the occasion with yellow daisles, lilles, ferns and potted plants, and during the ceremony the couple stood under an arch of green. The Rev. Richard Wright performed the ceremony, a ring being used. Miss Moore, a sister of the groom, attended the bride as maid of honor, and John McLeod was best man.
The wedding took place at 3 o'clock, after which a reception was held, only the immediate relatives and friends being present. The groom has a position in Waterbury and after a brief wedding trip Mr. and Mrs. Moore will live in that city. The Rev.
Richard Wright of the Congregational Church and the Rev. Stephen G. Barnes of Longmeadow will exchange. pulpits Barnes during preached the here month last of Sunday for the first time. SUFFIELD.
News has been received here of the death of William Sackett, son of a former townsman, Horace D. Sackett. at their home in Los Angels, July 6. Mr. Sackett was 23 years of age.
There will be the regular service at the Episcopal church on Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Sheriff John L. Wilson is sick at his home on Day avenue. M. Lewis, ticket agent at the Grand Central station, New York, is making a short visit at his old home in West Suffield.
The funeral of Frank C. Root was very largely attended yesterday. The Masonic lodge of which he was a member turned out in a body, nearly forty being in The Rev. Mr. Doolittle of West Suffield, assisted by the Rev.
Mr. Strong, a former pastor of the West Suffield Church, officiated. The burial was in the cemetery at West Suffield center. CHESTER. CHESTER.
The funeral of the Hon. Joseph E. Sullivan was held at his late residence yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock, the Rev. Alexander Hall officiating. A.
large number of the older people from town and Deep River, with whom he had grown up from boyhood, were present. The services were simple, consisting of the reading of the ninetieth Psalm, remarks by the pastor, and prayer at the house, with Scripture reading and prayer at the grave. The pall bearers were nephews of the deceased, Charles, Franklyn and Frederick Silliman, and John Jagger of Chester; William Foster of Southampton, and Robert Clark of Newburg, N. Y. The church loses one of its best supporters and the town one of its best citizens.
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Fiske Elected sistant Foreman of Alert Hose Com-Notes, The section men of the Central Vermont Railroad who live in this city had escape from a serious accident yesterday. They started north on a hand car soon after 7 a. m. At the curve near Winter street they heard a train coming and a second later saw an bearing down upon them. The engine struck the hand car before the men could get it off the track and the car was thrown to one side, knockIng down Cornellus Shea of Jackson Place.
The car pinned Shea to the ground and when the other section men extricated him they found that he was painfully Injured. He was taken to Dr. Hill's hospital for surgical attention. Both legs and the entire left side of the body were badly bruised there were no broken bones and Shea was sent home. The train that struck hand car consisted of an engine anal the railroad's pay car and the section men are said to have started out without knowing that there was a special train approaching.
Fire Company Plans. The Alert Hose Company has elected Chester D. Fiske second assistant foreman to take the place of L. F. Wardell, who has gone to Putnam to work and a committee of the company is considering the feasibility of a Labor Day celebration with the members of some outof-town company for guests.
The Excelsior Hook and Ladder Company will give an excursion to Watch Hill and Block Island some time in August. Notes. A gang of small boys broke Into Archie Gelinas's new house on Chestnut street recently and did considerable damage, drawing a stick through the newly-laid plastering. The police have found out the boys' names and the youngsters' parents will be told of the affair, The Congregational parish picnic will be held in Allen's grove, Lebanon, today, weather permitting, and the annual outing of the Baptist Sunday School will be held at Lake Wangumbaug, Coventry, Saturday, Willimantic Council, No. 723, Royal Arcanum, will be visited this evening by the grand secretary, grand orator and district deputy.
Congressman Charles A. Russell called on friends in this city yesterday, Mrs. Frank M. Wilson and children are In Bridgeport for a fortnight's visit. WILLIMANTIC.
CROMWELL. Miss Isabella Cornelius, who has been teaching for a number of years at the West School, has resigned and will leave next week for her home in Wisconsin. A vender of notions and dry goods from Meriden was kicked in the knee and severely injured by his horse Tuesday. While the injury was being dressed at Mrs. O' Harra's on West street the horse wandered off and it was some time before the outfit was recovered.
The Cromwell board of education has made a number of changes in the list of teachers at the local schools, for the school year, beginning in September. Miss Bertha Sears of the Portland High School, '99, was elected to succeed Miss Bertha Soy at the Bell School, who was transferred to the West District to take the place of Miss Cornelius, resigned. The board was a tie on the question of re-engaging Miss Sarah Savage, principal of the academy, some being in favor of engaging a male teacher for the fall term. The school has been relegated to a grammar school, and it is the desire of the board to again restore high school studies at the academy, to save the town the expense of sending high school students to Middletown. The Four Leaf Clover Social Club will hold its postponed "barn party" at the residence of Charles B.
Frisbie Monday night. Miss Mattie Frisbie will entertain, STAFFORD SPRINGS. At a meeting of the alumni of the Stafford Springs High School Tuesday evening, the following officers were chosen: President, Dennis J. McCarthy; vice-president, Miss Kate J. Lord; corresponding secretary and treasurer, Miss Alice J.
Walker; executive committee, Miss Florence Smith, Charles B. Pinney and Benjamin P. Cooley; membership committee, William H. Heald, Miss Clara W. Ellis, Ernest D.
Royce. It was voted that all persons who have not graduated from the high school but who have been connected with the school work for three consecutive years be eligible become associate members on affixing their names to the constitution. motion was also carried that those who have been identified with the school for less than three years could become associate members on approval of the membership committee and by signing the constitution. District Deputy Grand Master Perry Davis installed the following officers of the Odd Fellows Lodge at a meeting held in their rooms Tuesday evening: N. Ernest K.
Taft; V. Howard Ford; secretary, Albert E. Converse; treasurer, Charles L. Johnson; R. S.
N. Louis McLaughlin; L. S. N. J.
H. Reed; Ernest Moore; Perry Davis; L. S. W. E.
Robbins; R. S. Edward S. Marsdale: R. S.
V. Charles Whiton; L. S. V. Frank Butterfield: P.
George Braithwait; chaplain, Harvey George. FARMINGTON. Special Town Meeting to be Held in Union ville. A special town meeting has been called in Unionville to consider the advisability of making more stone roads in the two villages and also to take some action in regard to the lighting of the towns either by acetylene gas or electricity. The meeting will be held at 7:30 on July 17.
UNIONVILLE. The ladies of the Methodist Episcopal Church will serve ice cream and cake under their tent on the lawn this 3 evening. The Farmington Whist Club chartered Thomas Lourie's 'bus and went over to Compounce yesterday afternoon. Charles Sanford has entered the employ of the Upson Nut Company. vell, I am holdting own anyhow." does dot amount to? Ven you get to holdin' oder people's own, den you can pegin to To Vote on Good Roads Subject--Today's Game -Notes.
ROCKVILLE. A petition is being circulated for signatures, and will be presented to the selectmen to-day, asking that a special town meeting be called to eee, it the town will vote to construct a section of state road this year. The meeting will probably be called at an early date. Under the provisions of the new law the town of Vernon will have to pay but one-third the total amount. Several of the adjoining towns have already made application to the highway commis.
stoners for a share of the state appropriation. Vernon now has a mile and a half of macadam, and it were enly on one continuous stretch of road it would make quite a showing. As It 19, a half mile is located in Vernon Center and the balance on the Talcottville road, where the macadam now extends from the Talcottville bridge to the farm of Horace Lyman, on the road to Rockville. Should the town vote to build another halt mile on the end of this It would bring it about to Ogden's corner. The town can vote to build a mile withthe next two years, bringing it to the city, Sheriff line.
Dickinson yesterday, sold the running horse, Filetto, to satiety a judgment secured by E. E. Ensworth Son against C. H. Morrison.
The horse was sold to a Hartford man for $20. The ten-mile road race by Fred Snow is to be run off within the next two weeks over the course to Oakland and return. now that the macadam road Is completed. Postmaster G. W.
Randall, Judge L. T. Tingier, Town Clerk F. B. Skinner and Dr.
Walsh went to Lake Compounce for the day yesterday. The event of the week takes place today, when the clothiers and shoe men come together for a battle royal the diamond. The teams have been practicing for the past few evenings and are now in shape for the battle of their lives. The game will be called at 3 o'clock. In case it isn't finished by dark the umpire will call it.
No admission will be charged. Ten cents will be asked 1 for seats in the grand stand. It is understood the grocers will challenge the winners, MIDDLETOWN, Society Closing StoresBig Quarry Order -Items. At the annual meeting of the St. Aloysius Society, Tuesday night, the lowing officers were elected.
President, P. C. Denehy; vice-president, Richard Coleman; financial secretary, Joseph Frayne; recording secretary, Patrick Deegan; treasurer, Thomas Wall; trustees, A. J. Cody and John King.
The recently elected officers of the Ladies' Auxiliary to the A. O. will be installed to-night by the county president, Mrs. Michael Murnane of Portland. Dr.
C. A. Sears of Portland, installed the officers of Mattabessett Council, No. 12, O. U.
A. M. last evening. A petition is being circulated among the retall grocers, asking them to close at 6 p. m.
three nights a week during July, August and September. It has been generally signed and no doubt will go into effect next week. The Benvenue Quarry Company has received an order to ship 15,000 tons of good stone to New York. This will keep the quarry busy all summer. The steam yacht C.
A. Schultz, which has been making dally trips from here to Saybrook and, back, has been withdrawn, leaving Guide as the only day boat on the river. The Spanish relics secured by Private O'Nell in Porto Rico, have been removed to the war relic museum in Russell Library, The three schools connected with the parish of Holy Trinity had a plenic yesterday at Lakeview Park. W. F.
Lester of East Hampton will install to night the officers of Garfield Council, No. 17, 0. U. A. M.
Miss Mary C. Andrews died yesterday at the home of her sister, Mrs. Nellie A. Douglas, after a long illness. The funeral will be held to-morrow afternoon at 4 o'clock.
The stockholders of the Middletown Portland bridge have re-elected the board of directors and officers. The old Middletown Portland Ferry Company was dissolved. NEW HAVEN PLUMBERS. By No Means Certain that They Will Strike. New Haven, July result of the meeting of the employing plumbers, held last evening, it is believed by many, will result in healing the trouble with the Journeymen.
There are about fifty of thou employing plumbers and about 100 journeymen. The latter desire eight of nine hours for a day. Their pay is hours instead of the a present standard $3 per day. It is understood that there will be a conference in a few days between the employing plumbers and the journeymen; to see if the matter of hours cannot be adjusted satisfactorily to both sides. One of the New Haven plumbers who was asked to-day concerning the effect that the strike of the Hartford plumbers would have, said that it would rather encourage plumbers to adhere to their demands.
Attorney-General Griggs in Norfolk. (Special to The Courant.) Norfolk, July 12. Attorney-General Griggs and family arrived at the Hillhurst to-night, to remain for a time. Nature's Enchantment. Williams' Root Beer is a treat to tired people.
It is an honest drink made from roots and herbs, and costs but 2 cents a quart. Williams' Root Beer, entrancing and delicious, is at your service for the Summer months. Williams Carleton Hartford, Makers of Williams's Flavoring Extract I THIS WEDDING IS OFF. DR. M'CARTHY AND MISS PEQUIGNEY WERE NOT MARRIED.
Announcement Made to the bled Quests at the Church--The Dootor Leaves Town on the TrolleyWhat Best Mau Says, (Special to The Courant.) Thompsonville, July 12, The marriage of Miss Florine Marle Pequigney of Thompsonville and Dr. James Justin McCarthy of Meriden, planned to be held at St. Michael's Chapel at 8 o'clock this morning, did not take place and the engagement has been broken Dr. McCarthy arrived in Thompsonville last evening. The bride had ample reason to break the engagement.
The guesta had arrived and were seated in the church which was pretty well filled with friends, when the Rev. T. J. Preston announced that the marriage would not take some misunderstanding. Preparationa had been made to reception and wedding breakfast at the close of the ceremony.
at the bride's home on Church street. Dr. McCarthy left town on the 8:45 trolley car yesterday morning for Springfield. A brother of Miss Pequigney's is employed in a signal tower of the New York, New Haven Hartford Railroad Company at Hartford, and a sister is A telegraph operator here. For eleven years Miss Pequigney herself was a telegraph operator, Surprise to Meriden.
Meriden, July McCarthy came here from Waterbury and is very popular. It is said that at one time he was engaged to a Baltimore girl and that his parents opposed this match. He was In his last night and appeared much depressed. Cornelius Doherty went up ton Thompsonville to be best man, He says: "The marriage was postponed by mutual consent of both parties. Dr.
McCarthy was In Thompsonville this morning and saw bride at her home. They had an understandIng and neither went to the church. I left 011 the next train for Springfield and came home on the noon The doctor had bought furniture and was to live in the rooms over his office. LUTHERAN CHURCH ANNIVERSARY Many Swedes Enjoy the Event In Portland. (Spectal to The Courant.) Portland, July 12.
The twenty-Afth anniversary of the Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Zion's Church this evening was one of the most interesting events of the kind ever held in this town. Overy twenty-five ministers were present from out of town and took part in the exercises. Many out-of-town guests were also present. The program Solo--Mrs. Eva Wallmo of Portland.
Chorus- The church choir. Scripture Reading and Prayer- The Rev. S. G. Ohman of New Britain.
Vocal Solo--The Rev. N. E. Kron of York city. violin! Solo- -Miss Mary Perwo of Hartford.
Quartet Song- -The Ministers' Quartet, consisting of the following ministers: The Rev. N. E. Kron, the Rev. A.
F. Lundguist, Professor Joshua Lanson, the Rev. Olaf Wallin. A Vocal New Address- Solo Haven. The Miss Rev.
Clara A. J. Wilson Eustam of South of Manchester. Violoncello Solo--Olaf Wallin of Bridgeport. Vocal Solo- Rev.
N. E. Kron. Piano Solo- 0-Mrs. Eva Wallmo.
Address The Rev. W. P. Anderson of South Manchester. An ice cream festival was held on the church lawn after the concert, A meeting of the Hartford district of New York Conference of the Swedish Lutheran churches will be held 1v the church to-morrow morning at 9 o'clock.
A fine program has been arranged for to-morrow evening. TRIED TO DROP A MINISTER. They Did Vote Against Allowing Him 8 Recommendation. (Special to The Courant.) Plainville, July 12. There was a large attendance last evening at the business meeting of the members of the Congregational Church, each faction being well represented.
Four hours was spent in discussing the difficulty and about 12 o'clock a vote by ballot was taken on the question, whether to refuse the Rev. Dr. Hermann a letter of recommendation and drop his name from the church record. In the midst of the voting the lights went out and the audience was In darkness. A two-thirds vote is required by the church rules to drop a member and that motion was lost.
After light was restored and a part of the people had home, another motion Was made with-hold the letter, The motion was carried. As the case now stands Dr. Hermann and family, who are living in New Haven members off this church. Mrs. Hermann has received the usual letter of introduction and recommendation to a New Haven church but will not use it until her husband can have one, too, and his letter is with-held.
Connectient Patents. Official list of patents issued by the United States Patent Office to citizens of Connecticut, in the weekly issue dated July 11, 1899. Reported from the office of W. E. Simonds, solicitor of patents, No.
2 Central Row, Hartford, H. Macdonald, Bridgeport, machine for making graphophone recordingstyles. Thomas J. Rossell, New Haven, device for cleaning locomotive-bollers. Frederick W.
Beach, Brooksvale, threshing attachment for fodder-cutting machines, George E. Adams, New Britain, stud member for separable fasteners. Horace K. Jones, Hartford, machine for separating chips or shavings from screws, etc. Horace K.
Jones, Hartford, machine for neading knobs. John R. McNamara, Norwich, toy. Albert Campbell, Stamford, flexible joint. Isaac N.
Dann, New Haven, recliningchair. James Gregory, Bridgeport, lathe toolholder. Charles S. Hamiltor, New Haven, rudder-hinge. William N.
Houghtaling, Ansonia, collar supporter for harness. Amos Whitney and Frank Harrington, Hartford work-holder lathe spindles. Louis C. Werner, Hartford, speedchanging mechanism for screw machines. Horatio M.
Brown, Ansonia, double toolholder for machine-tools. Carl L. Grohmann, Hartford, speedchanging mechanism for screw-machines. Frederick Schrader, Bridgeport, handlebar for bicycles. Designs.
William P. Allen, Bridgeport, eye for orset hooks. Herbert W. Alden, Hartford, autor.oile-body. Trade-Marks.
The estate of Eldridge F. Barnes, New Haven, cutters for metal pipes. THE ASYLUM CHANGES. CONGREGATE DINING ROOM TO BE BUILT LATER. Some Plans Will be Abandoned onuse of Small Appropriation -Corcoin Additions to be Made at Once -Superintendent Page Stoke.
(Special to The Courant.) Middletown, July 12. A regular quarterly meeting of the directors of the Hospital for the Insane was held to-day. Eight members were present. Henry Woodward of this city presided. Dr.
Page, the superintendent of the hospital, in sick at Watch Hill with inflammatory rheumatism. Nothing whatever was done concerning the proposed congregate dining room. Before that can be constructed some milnor changes must be made in the hospital. It is proposed to use the north, hospital as the general reception hospital, and as the ward for acute patienta. In accordance with the tion of the finance committee the trumtees voted to enlarge the dining room wing of that building and to add other story to this wing.
This new story will be used for dormitories. Work on these additiona will be begun very soon. When they are done there will be accommodations for about sixty more patients and the expense of construction will not be very great, After these changes are made the hospital can be re-classified. Then the trustees will be ready to consider the question of the new congregate dining room. It la not likely that any attempt will be made to build this dining room this fall.
The room will be built. but some of the proposed plans for the basem*nt will have to be given up for the present, owing to the curtailing of the appropriation from $100,000 to $75,000. A CARRIER PIGEON. Finds Temporary Home in Norfolk. (Norfolk Letter In Winsted Citizen.) A registered carrier pigeon 18 NOW making its rendezvous in the barn of Representative Melvin E.
Snow. The pigeon, which wears an aluminum ring around its right foot on which appears this Inscription, "No. 4, 19. E. 1898," arrived in Norfolk a week ago last Sunday in an exhausted and lame condition.
Tied to Its left foot was plece of paper bearing these words, "Found by Mary Flaraty In water at Long Pond. Please let me know if he arrives home all right. M. Rood (or Reed) Lowell, The message la hardly discernible owing to its blurred condition. Savings Bank Pays 4 Per Cent.
(Special to The Courant.) Middletown, July 12. The annual meeting of the Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank was held to-day at its banking rooms and the following officers were re-elected: President, Samuel Camp; vice-president, E. Bound Chaffee; secretary and treasurer, Fred B. Chaffee; directors, E. L.
Coe, Dr. Leonard Balley, o. V. Coffin, Samuel Stearns, James K. Guy, George J.
Meech and Judge A. B. Calef. The usual dividend of 4 per cent. was declared.
The report of the directora showed that the earnings of the past were practically the same as the year previous, which, owing to the rates of interest on bonds, is a very good showing, Ernest G. Cone of East Hampton has been elected a corporator in place of his father, Ezra G. Cone. Wesleyan Football Schedule. (Special to The Courant.) Middletown, July 12.
The following la the schedule of football games arranged by Wesleyan for the coming season: September 30, Amherst Aggies at Middletown; October 7, Harvard at Cambridge; October 11, open date: October 14, Tufts at Middletown; October 18, University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia; October 21, Mass Institute of Technology at Middletown; October 28, Union at New York: November 3, Dartmouth at Middletown; November 11, Holy CroSs at Middletown; November 18, Amherst at Amherst: November 25, Williams at Middietown. No game has been arranged with Yale or Brown, unless it be later scheduled for October 11, which is an open date. Dead at Its Telephone Desk. New Haven July 12 -Walter P. Hovey, for many years a member of the New Haven fire department, died while at his post last night.
Medical ExamIner White gives heart disease as the cause of death, Hovey had since a year ago last February, been on night duty at department's telephone exchange in the City Hall. He went to work at the usual hour last night, but when Augustus lland, the day man of the exchange went on duty at 5:45 o'clock this morning Hovey was dead. He leaves a wife and one daughter. He was 60 years of age, and a member of Admiral Foote Post, G. A.
R. Democrats to Assess Officials. New Haven, July The members of the new democratic club at the meeting last night voted to assess publio office holders who are members of the club 2 per cent. of their salaries. The first proposition was 5 per cent.
but after some discussion in the meeting it was voted to make the assessment 2 per cent. Chase Out on Ball. Winsted, July S. Chase, the former proprietor of the Winchester, who was arrested on Monday and lodged in the Waterbury police station, charged with blackmail, was released last evening under bonds of $500 furnished by Edwin F. Hitchco*ck, Jr.
He left for his home in Hopkinton, N. to-day. Ex- Mayor Crandall's Cucumber pertence. Mystic, July S. Ashbel Crandall was taken suddenly ill at his his father's life was home in saved Ledyard only by Monday, prompt and arrival of the doctor.
He had eaten cucumbers, which, it is believed, may have been wilted. He is slowly recovering. Lockjaw from the Fourth. Danbury, July DeGullo, the 15-years-old son of John DeGullo, a hatter residing on Franklin street, died today from lockjaw resulting from a Fourth of July accident. was shooting a revolver when part of the contents lodged in his left hand.
Judge Platt's Condition. (Special to The Courant.) Meriden, July 12. The condition of Judge James P. Platt of the city court is practically unchanged to-night. His life is hanging by a very slender thread.
"A prudent man," says a witty Frenchman, "is like a pin. His head prevents him from going too -Bits A GRIEF -CRAZED MOTHER PUTNAM WOMAN DROWNS HERSELF AND HER BABY. Mrs. Chauncey Talbot Had Acted Strangely Ever Since the Death of Her Child Two Months Ago Iter Laconto Final Message to Her Husband. (Spectal to The Courant.) Putnam, July 12.
The community was shocked this morning when it learned of the awful death of Mrs. Chauncey C. Talbot and her 2-years-old non, Chauncey, Between 12 and 2 o'clock Mrs. Talbot left her bed, and putting a wrapper over her night clothes and a shawl around her shoulders, she took her sleeping child and crossed the road to the baug River and threw herself and babe Into the water. Her husband did not miss her until about 6 o'clock.
In searching the house he found a note left on the table, Ina "You will find us near Mrs. Gilman'a." The river at that place immediately searched and the body of the child was found in several feet of water, whtte the body of the mother was found an hour later near the Cargill Falls by George Broadburst, Mra. ever since the death of her infant child two months ago, had acted strangely at times, and it la thought that the act wan committed during a temporary fit of insanity, THE THINGS TO EAT. Quoted at Top Notch Figures with Retall Dealers, The market quotations for the things that are good to eat are away up at the present time. An advance in the price of round steak was reported Inst week and an advance to the price of airloin la noted this week.
A marketman said yesterday that within a few days beef had advanced one cent on the pound and the advance in steaks was made to keep up with the advance that had been made by the wholesalers. This retailer, when asked for the reason of the advance said be knew of none other than the desire of the Big Four, Armour, Swift, Morris and Hammond, to make a little more money. The retaller does not meet a slight advance by the wholesaler by marking up all grades of meats. He makes an advance usually on the meats that are most in demand, and the sirloins and rounds are usually the first to be put up after an advance by the Big Four. Fresh menta are not the only meate that have advanced within the few days.
Dried beet la now mix centa higher on the pound than it was three months ago. Ham ham gone up two and three cents within the past two montha, Lamb shows an advance of three cents and poultry, in case lots, 18 Mix cents higher pound than it was A month ago, Sirloin steak is now quoted at 20 and 28 centa a pound. Sliced ham brings 25 cents a pound and whole hams have gone up two and three centa a pound. New potatoes sell for $1.50 a bushel, 40 centa a peck. Suff prices are asked for all articles of food and none of the merchanta is fable to give a reason for the advance.
The following are the Corrected by Newton Robertson. 336 and 842 Asylum street. Baking Powder- Flour N. Washburn, CrosCleveland 400. by C.
$6.25 Royal Buckwneat, 40 Boston 200 10 lbs. Horstord'8 400 Rye, 10 Iba fer Butter Best. 6.40 6 ib. boxes fresh Charter Oak. made creamery, Graham, 101ba, for 350 Creamery- French Peas, Firkin.
23 10 26o 10 to 25c can. Buy State ..280 White Honey- Clover Maplewood 260 Wapping Buckwheat, box, Candy 8 for 256 1000400 Hominy, 5 lb. box 200 Candied Peel- Macaroni, lb. Cheese- Mince MeatPlain Package 8 for 250 Rich Old 180 MolassesNew Crown 16e Gallon 3540600 Young America New Orleans .50 Pineapple, each 85c. Pound 40 Sage Quaker (rolled) English Cheddar 400 2 lb.
box 100 English 220 Rolled Outa 40 Cream, each ..200 8 Iba. for. 200 Roquefort Raisins 748160 D'Imey, each 220 Table Raisins, 20 lb. Edam, each Neufchatel, each. 50 Syrup.
Chocolate 320350 Best White, 800 Cider Vinegar, Gallon 35 200 Maple, $1.15 Citron SugarCoffee 2609400 From to 7e. ID. Crackers- Maple sugar, new. Plain 1b. Fancy Taptoca, 80 Cracked Wheat Teas Currants- Oolong.25, 40, 60, 700 Vostizzl 100 Very finest ForEggs- most 750 Domestic 250 English BreakFresh N.
Y. state, fast 500064c 220 Ceylon Prunes FRUITS. Bananas 10, 20, 250 Dates, 4 lbs ...,250 Figs, Lemons, 1b. doz. Eng.
walnuts 150 15, 2002c do. 2. 1bs .250 Olives, Nuts, lb.Filberts 120 Brazil Jumbo .100 Almonds, shell 35245e Languedoe 170. Paper 280 Fancy mixed. 15c.
15.: 2 lb. Pecans. California, cherries, lb, 300 Orangesdoz. Apples, pk. Currants 12c.
Blackber'9 Black raspberries, 126180 Grape West India Pines. 15025c A Malaga, Valencia oranges, 25c. Strawberries, qt. 150260 California peaches, doz. 40c.
California apricots, doz. California plums, doz. 10015c Red raspberries, pt. 150 Hothouse pineapples aplece, 500 75c Blueberries 180 250 MEATS. Corrected by Newton sc Burnet, 319 AsyStreet.
Beef- Sliced Ham Rib 2. Rib, short 25c Rib, cut long .180220 Loin roast 25 Short steak 250460 Boston rump. Round steak Shoulder Shoulder clods, Corned Sirloin steak Dried beef Beef liver 100 Smoked beef Beef tongue 18c Smoked 25c Hindqua'rs 186200 Leg 184120c Chops 15025c Lamb plucks 100 MuttonFind quar. Leg 20c Fore quarter Spring lambHind qrs Fore VealCutlet 25c Chops Stewing 800150 Roasts 14 18 FISH. Corrected by Clark Crane, 823 and 324 Asylum street, Hartford, Conn.
Bluefish 15el Clams, openedButterfish, 1b. Round, Blackfish, lb. .150 Frogs, legs, Cod 1210. Clams Fresh mackerel. Round, large, pk 600 each, 50030cl medium, pk 600 Halibut Haddock 250 Little.
Salt MackerelStriped No. 1... Sea trout No. 2. 1.20g Porgies, ..250 Spanish mackerel, Balt Smoked Salmon .300 Flounders 100 Halt Codfish.
...100 Salmon 40c Smoked Herring. Lobster- doz, 10g Live lb. 22c Smoked Blonters 250 1h 25c Soft shell crabs, Swordfish, 160 dos. $1 25 Sen Bass VEGETABLES. Water Cress.
Radish, bunch, bunch, 50010. 2 for 50 Cabbage, lb Potatoes, bush. $1.50 Lettuce Potatoes, ,.400 Cucumbers 3050 Beet greens, pk. 300 Bermuda onions, qt. Cauliflower, bead.
Re 300 Mint, bunch Chiven, 100 Leeks, Cal Artichokes 100 Parsley, bunch Pens, pk. String beans, qt. de Summer squash. .30 Fleets fo Carrote, 50 Spinach, 200. Turnips, Tomatoes PRICES FOR FARMERS.
Ducks, Mutton $094 EATER Lettuce, doz. dressed 13el Fowls, 101012o Parsley, 400 Broilers, alive, Squaba $2.50 200 Potatoes, bush. $1.25 Lamb Do Veal, live, ...50060 Spring lamb 160 Veal, dressed .....100 Beef, native, lb. Grain markets are stendy; no particular change in prices. Feed scarce and held very firm.
Receipts of hay are falling off, but trade is exceedingly dull and our quotations neminal. Concessions in price are being made in some Instances to get hay off the track and save car service charge. Straw change. Jersey now is being offered, cannot be bought any cheaper than' old. FLOUR, GRAIN, FEED AND HAY.
Reported Smith, Northam 139 State Street, Wholesale and Retail Dealers. Grain markets easter over the holidays. Peed higher. Receipts of hay centinue quite liberal -trade being dull. Our quotations represent outside prices.
Straw and easy. FLOUR. Spring wheat, Winter wheat, straight GRAIN. Car Lots. Yellow Corn Clipped Outa FEED.
Spring, Middlinga Bran $16.75 17.50 Gluten Meal 19.75 HAY. Small Large Bales. Bales, Chaice Timothy $18.04 No Timothy 11.0 No. Timothy 16.06 No, 8 Timothy 14.0€ STRAW Long Rye Short Rye 10.00 Oat 9,0) Wheat 0.00 SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES Allen's Foot -Ease, a powder, It cures painful, swollen, nervous feet, and instantly taken the sting out of corns and bunions. It's the greatcat comfort discovery of the age, Allen's Ease makes tight or new shoes feel easy, It in a certain cure for sweating, callous and hot, tired, aching feet.
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JOHN FARRIS' PATENT BANJOLIN AND ANJAY. All made with waterproof heads. The patent Banjays, In tenor, baritone and bass, charm everyone. The patent Banjolines in. soprano, alto, baritone, bass and are a complete orchestra, producing the most exquisite tones.
Sole agent for famous C. Star Mandolins and Guitars, which excel all others for quality of tone and workmanship. Full line of all kinds of musical instruments and trimmings. Best strings in the market. Repairing a specialty.
JOHN FARRIS, 173 Asylum street. Forty years in the music business in Hartford, Conn. ALSO THE DIAMOND BANJO. Calf's liver ..250 Calf's tongue 10c for Calf's heart 5c Calf's head and feet, per set $1.50 Sweet bread 60e Tripe, plain, lb ...50 Honeycomb 10c PorkHams Shoulder English bacon 22c Sausages 120 Pork Pork chops 120 Salt Pork Bologna Ham bologna LardPure leaf Com. 10 lb.
tubs. 75c PoultryBroilers, pair, $1.5001.75 Roasting Chickens 280 Philadelphia chicks. 30c Phil, Capons Fowls. 200 SquabsNatives, doz $404.25 Philadelphia. Spring ducks, 15., 25 A and LOCAL CATARRH CLIMATIC DISEASE ELY'S Nothing but a lo- or CREAM BALM cal change of remedy climate ROSARRH COLD will cure catarrh.
HEAD Get 8 specific, well-known a 0 3 Ely's Cream Balm. It is quickly absorbed, gives relief at once, opens and cleanses the nasal ELY NEW YORE BROS. passages, allays inand protects the flammation, COLD IN HEAD membrane. Restores the Senses of Taste and Smell. No Mercury.
No Injurious drug. Regular size, 50 cents. Family size, $1.00 at druggists mail. ELY BROTHERS, 56 Warren Street. New York.
PAWNBROKER, 71 Asylum Hartford, Ct.
