The Meriden Daily Republican du lieu suivant : Meriden, Connecticut • 3

IDKN DA 1 KKPIJBLICA Saturday March 18 1888 SECOND EDITION Telegraphic Nets ADVERTISEMENTS' OPERA HOUSE DELAVAN EASTER CARDS SUNDAY SERVICES 0jfPutorg or otluit hating charge of Svndag itrvuee tclUpeaee hand to annovncetcnle Saturday A iming When not hauled In will be aunmea hat there no change Flret Congregational Prof Pratt of Hartford preachea morning and evening The Corner Baptist Preaching morning and evening by Rev Noble Prayer meeting at 45 a and 8 min the east room Broad street Baptist preaching In the morning and evening by the pastor Preaching to morrow at the Center Congregational church by the pastor Bible class at 14 vestry services In the evening Preaching in the Ualversaiist church in the morning ana evening by the Rev Mr Biddle of Lynn Mas- Methodist Preaching in the morning and evening by the pastor vervloes at 8t churoh to-morrow at 10:30 a and 7 The South Meriden Congregational Preaching in the morning by Griswold Sunday School concert at 630 Rev Mr Eltr(de preaches tn the South Meriden 1 :30 and 7 Catholic Methodist church to-morrow 1 :30 and i 7 Regular services as usual at St Cathi -AT 1L A YI Tka Tkarmanater To-day The following is a record of the temperature for the 34 hours ending at 3 t-day as furnished by thermometer At 9 36 7 a 20 3 pm 37 highest 38 lowest 20 tOl'AL NO TICKS For choice butter go to Collins Miller's Palace Block Ask A Russell A Co for their best flour It will please you Chas Floto has the largest stock he has ever carried before and you are sure to be suited there if you want anything In the boot or shoe line Superb French chocolate creams all flavors also vanilla lemon and pepper ment cream bar at 75 West Main street Attend great auction sale of dry goods furniture and housekeeping goods this evening It is to close out the stock and everybody gets a bargain Seals supplied for ladies Come early A Russell Co have just received a car of best Timothy hay large and small bales which they are selling at bottom prices Buy your flour grain and feed at No 5 Perkins street where you can get fresh goods every time Kid gloves cleaned on short notice at dye house Step into Hicks and get some of their chips all flavors SPRING MILLINERY! JTTST RECEIVED I NEW AND BEAUTIFUL GOODS! HATS FEATHERS FLOWERS CALL JTITTST -A3STE EXIA-LAHSTE Goods and Prices to Please All A SUMNER 35 Colony Street Byxbee House Block certainty that there will be no strike for wages The Turners give their calico masquerade social in Turner hall Monday evening About thirty of the young friends of Elmer Roberts paid him a surprise visit Friday evening at his home on Centre street Thomas in Pitkin's fish market cut the ends off the second and third fingers of his left hand Friday while dressing fish Geo Cieland has just finished two neat and durablegrocery delivery wagons one for Shaw Bros and the other for A Gendron The statement of the condition of the First National Bank at the close of business March 11th is given in the advertising columus to-day The funeral services of Frank the little son of Mr and Mrs Bassett were held this afternoon Rev Mr Hall officiating: The remains were buried in the Up-town cemetery At the meeting of the Main street Baptist church Friday evening the agent of the society A Gladwin was authorized to convey such property of the society as the Meriden National Bank wished to purchase President Coe Treasurer Yale of the Meriden Savings bank and Contractoi Lines are in New York to-day looking over the trimmings of various buildlngs there to get points to assist them on the new bank building Meriden Center Lodge room up town has been much improved by new wlndoW curtains polls and lambriquins furnished by Ives Upham Rand The ceiling decorations and other brush work make the lodge room quite aesthetic A fatty tumor weighing between one and two pounds was removed from the shoulder of a lady (her name at her re quest being withheld) Friday afternoon by Drs Bacon and Newport the opera tion taking about fifteen minutes Doctor Newport and wife leave Meriden Monday morning for New York to be present duringthe second surgical operation on their son Bertie who went to St hospital several days since to prepare for it Dr Newport will return by the midnight train of the same day The affirmative on the msthetic question think it a pretty good joke that the President of the lyceum had his decision all written out in advance before the arguments were all in They are asking how he knew that they might not have been reserving their heaviest blows for the last hour? Mrs Oswald Ottendorfer who made the Gerraan-Americau school such a magnificent gif mentioned in Friday's Rf publican did so without urging she onls being Informed of the object of the school and its necessities Mrs Otten dorfer gives largely to such enterprises having given over $30000 in New York alone for charitable and educational pur poses? IsTEW WATCHES 1STEW CLOCKS 3STEW IRIHSTO-S NEW JEWELRY JtST RECEIVED AT HENRY 12 Palace Block ANY ARTICLE SOLD ON INSTALLMENTS Repairing and Manufacturing Jewelry a Specialty 0" HTTIRXjIE MUST VACATE HIS STORE Meriden House Block MARCH SO BOOTS SHOES AT YOUR OWN PRICES Lm and Manager Tuesday Evening March 31 ONE NIGHT ONLY ALL THE RAGE! II Proprietor also Manager Denman with a cast whose name H) reputation all theater goers are familiar with SEE BILLS If yon desire to laugh secure seat to A-TjUj the bags 3S 50 and 76 eta Seats on sate at Temple of Music mista URlUitT OF THE CONDITION OF THE First National Bank at Meriden in the -a of Connecticut at the close of burin Hatch 11 1881: RESOCECBS Loans and discounts 701809 hoods to secure circulation 500060 liter stocks bonds and mortgages 4000 00 l)ue from other National Banks 38446 14 teal estate fttrnlture and tixtures 46474 01 urrent expenses and taxes paid 4004 61 Jnecks and other cash items 14547 3 4 087 00 dills of other banks Fractional paper currency nickels and pennies -pecie cgal lender notes Ret emption fund with 8 Treasurer (5 psr cent of circulation) Total 1335746 30 LIABILITIES Capital stock paid in 500000 00 -ut plus fund- 70000 00 Undivided profits 7806 14 National bauk notes outstanding 450000 00 tlivideuds unpaid 854 50 Individual deposits nb)ect to check 219474 40 Demand certificates of deposit 9014 70 ie to other National Banks 74194 46 Dae to State banks and bankers 5964 45 Total 1335746 30 Stale of Connecticut County of New Haven i IC Rockwell cashier of the above named bank do solemnly swear that the above statemMit Is true to the best of my knowledge and belief ROCKWELL Cashier Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18th day of January 1882 CURTIS Notary Public Attest JOHN BILLARD BELA CARTER Directors JOHN SUTUFF FOR SALE Houses and Building Lott in the centre el tbe oity ciieap and on easy terms Now it the time to purchase and get the rise in property For per i iciilars enquire of BELA CAKTKR Meriden March 16th 1882- mlw3 FOR SALE A first rate building lot on Maple street suitable for two cottages or one large house five mlnut walk from the Corner Enquire of BENJ PAGE Insurance Agent FOR SALE CHEAP! Cottage of six rooms for one family Collage of ten rooms for two families Call and enquire about them and other BEAL ESTATE of 17 West Main street TO RENT The corner of Twlss and HlUer street There are 19 rooms in good order It a a built for and is adapted for boarders PARKER Real Estate Agent IWR SALE OR RENT In a very healthy location two miles from the Heriden upoi a well-built and well-preserved vdfetorled house of nine rooms and a bam with twenty acres of laud adjoining Apply It linear a school Also a very fine ece of land of two acre for a i lot Apply to I building mllrow-eod Real Broker For Spring Trade We are prepared with a fine stook of FURNITURE! Of our Ovrn Manufacture The people of Meriden and vicinity know that our facilities for manufacturing re uusuipas and that we make mlv Srst-clas work ana nil at as low prices as the quality will admit In our PACKING DEPARTMENT we enptoy workmen of skill and experience and very rarely Indeed do we learn of any Injury arising from transportation Bowditch Prodbeh 72 74 and 76 Orange St NEW HAVEN CONN Temple of Masic MEBIDEN HOUSE BLOCK RECOGNIZES no competition as IT Run NONE BUT THE Best Pianos Organs The CHICKEilNG Hallett Davis Co and Ma-thushek PIANOS Both very good makes The WILCOX WHITE ORGANS FIRST PRIZE OVER ALL All sold on installment or rented and rent to apply on purchase During our business career which has been 0 pleasant with Meriden people no year ha been ra prosperous as the last and we hope by Low and the Very Bkt Isstkcmests to double tt hi year WOODS Manager SPECIALTIES Hardware Supplies Window Glass Weather Strip Patent Razors Wooden War Porcelain Globes dt Shades GEO SPRAGUE (Sign of th Padlock) EAST MAIM STB Meriden Caaa Plumbing Gas Steam itt a BY THE BEST WORKMEN WILL SOON OCCUPY THEIR l)V Qarrtjps is tin Opera Eeu! It Where ba ius a fail tine of piubrt re rials can be ru in taeir show route A 10 IcCORMACK I CASBEI WRATH UK 1NDI CATION 8 For New England rain and snowlowei barometer easterly to southerly wind with slight rise in temperatnre Caution ary signals from New York to Boston Sunday snow and rain WA8HINOTQ4L Perjury and Fraud Washington March 18 It has been discovered that two claims allowed by the Mexican claims commission amounting to $1250000 were obtained by perjury and fraud on the pari of the claimants Gen Family Gen Grant and wife will be guests of President Arthur next week Gen Grant's sons and are In the city House Matter To-Day The House did nothing but debate to day The House foreign committee met and received a letter from Shipberd dated on Long Island saying that he was very sick and could not appear The committee appointed a messenger to proceed at once to house and see if the sickness was actual Railway Ship Capt Eads is confident that the bill to build his ship railway will pass congress He says that the cost of the railway wil bo $75000000 and it will only take foni years to build it The cost of the Di Lesseps canal will not be less than $400-090000 and it will take twenty to twenty-live years to build it The railway will be 1200 miles nearer the United States than the canal and it will escape all the effects of the deadly climate of the isthmus proper where it rains six months in the year He thinks that Dc Lesseps would nevei build the canal under any circumstances Eads has no fears of diplomatic complications and sees in the Clayton-Bulwer treaty an important point in favor of the railroad NEW YORK The Lou on Factory New York March 18 The loss by the burning of Extract manufactory in Williamsburg early till 8 morning is $100000 The loss to August Wall manufacturer of lace is $70000 Other losses are $30000 making a total of $200000 New Editor for Edwin Atwell will assume the chief editorship of tlie Daily World Monday morning PENNSYLVANIA In Favor of Mason Rfadino March 18 A mass meeting is called to be held here to-night to petition the President for Ser-geaut pardon There is a strong feeling in favor of it all over the com-monwealth MASSACHUSETTS Te Telegraph Strike Boston March 18 The Western Union messenger strike still continues The delivery of the messages is much delayed in consequence Caei the Artist Dead George Cass tlie well known artist died in this city this morning He had been in poor health for some time and his death is generally regretted NEW HAMPSHIRE The Heaviest Galea in Many Years Portsmouth March 18 The heaviest blow experienced on the coast for several seasons is now prevailing Several shipwrecks- are reported and it is feared that enormous damage will result Schooner Wrecked The schooner A Elliott went ashore this morning on Cod Rock She is a total loss The crew was saved NEW JERSEY-The Way of tbe Transgressor Newark March 18 Frederick A Palmer the defaulting auditor of accounts was to-day sentenced to twenty imprisonment in the state prison V-' CALIFORNIA Trains Blocked by Snow San Francisco March 18 The Central Pacific road is still blocked with snow Several trains are snow bound It is still snowing FOREIGN IN PELLIGENCE Theatre Burned London March 18 A dispatch from Marseilles this noon says that tlie Crystal Palace Theatre there was burned this morning The loss Is one million francs No lives are reported lost Enthuetaetlcaliy Received Paris March 18 As Queen Victoria rode through Men tone in her open carriage to-day she was enthusiastically received Challenge to Fight St Petersburg March 18 Skobeleffhas received forty-three chal lenges to fight duels from as many different Germans In Germany in consequence of his anti-German speeches recently de llvered Profound Uneasiness Berlin March 18 The action taken by the government yesterday produces profound uneasiness on the pan-Slavlst qnesti- in The general belief is that Skobeleff has control of the actions and the peace of Europe is menaced The mother of Potter Palmer of Chicago was buried at Preston Hollow near Albany last Sunday She belonged to the Society of Friends and requested just before her death to be buried in an unstained white pine coffin and also that her four sons Dear It to the grave ctturoli Services at 8t church will be first mas at 8 a in and high mass at 10 a and vespers at 5 ra At tlie Zion Mission preaching by Rev 8 Mitchell a former pastor Mission school at A building at the usual hour in the afternoon -Se Sunday school at noon in 1 A lecture room The usual Sunday afternoon temperance meeting the Temperance corps in A lecture room at 4 o'clock State Befoem services In the chapel at 4 o'clock k- Filial CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH SERVICES Church services at 10 :30 a Preaching Sabbath school session immediately after morning service At 5 :45 young meeting At 7 preaching Seats for all and all are dlally invited UN IV KR8AUIST CHURCH SUNDAY SERVICES Preaching at 1030 a Sunday school at noou Evening service at 7 METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH ADAMS PASTOR 9 :30 a Experience meeting 10 :30 a Preaching 12 Sunday School Young meeting 7 Preaching Merrlam Post Sociable On Wednesday evening 22d inst Mer-iam Post will give an informal sociable it A hall at which every member v-ho can possibly be present is earnestly requested to do so and bring with him all Ids lady friends who are kindly requested to furnish such refreshments as they can conveniently provide It is un-lerstood however that no one will be ibsent who cannot conveniently bring something for the table It will be the iiin of the committee to have a real socia-le time Interspersed with music readings and character representations Music will be provided by Mrs Gilbert Fechter Mrs A Hall and little Aide Fechter who played the violin so finely at Town Hall at the fair in May last will be pres-mt Mr will read also Mrs itintz whose excellent style Is well known Flinn will give some character songs Comrade Hubbard from Mid-lletown will introduce a new and novel erforraauce never before seen here and lome other Middletown frlands will take part The Orange Supper The orange supper Friday evening by the Furnishing Society of the First Congregation church was largely attended not only by those attending that church 'hut many were present who attend other churches The supper which was served from 5:30 to 7 was largely patronized all being pljeased as ie oranges were served In various ways to suit all After supper the company were entertained with piano solos by Miss Lillian Smith and Miss Dasie Dean and Miss India Thomas and May Hall each -tinging a solo all being finely rendered ind rapturously applauded The ladies were disappointed in not having recitations as the parties who were to give them were prevented from attending The society will net a handsome sum from the venture A Fast Mail for New York The Boston Journal says that on July 1 a private fast mail train to carry nothing but mails will leave Boston at 9 :30 in and reach New York at 3 a Clerks on the cars will classify letters and mails which will catch the first morning distribution at New York without fall The train Is made possible by appropriation yesterday of an extra $1 0-000 for trunk mall facilities It will be a great accommodation tt cities between New York and Boston which will of course Include Meriden Left oa the Roadside Mr Arthur Whitney in company with Misses Mary and Theresa Clark all of South Meriden while driving towards Cheshire Friday night experienced quite an unpleasant affair on their way The three were going to a closing term school exhibition tn Cheshire where Miss Belle Clark their sister Is teacher When about half a mile of their end a white dog jumped soddenly from the roadside and the horse became frightened and gave a sudden spring to the side of the road running the carriage Into the bank and immediately clearing himself therefrom starting into a run and leaving the carriage with its occupants behind Nothing has yet been seen of the horse Those who were in the vehicle met with no serious barm save being startled by the sudden disappearance of their horse Smith owner of the horse was Immediately notified and went directly In search of tlje missing animal Art Embroidery Mrs A Harris having purchased the Art Embroidery business of Mrs Bail would respectfully solicit a continuance of the patronage of the ladies of Meriden and vicinity Mrs Harris has nart long experience and thoroughly understands the business in every department having bee i) for a long time with Mrs Ball Mrs Harris at her rooms 22 West Main street over 99-cent store has patterns of the newest designs suitable for all kinds of Interior Decoration which she be pleased to show and feels confident of giv'ng satisfaction as she intends to do first class work at reasonable prices A full line of Art needle work material of the best quality Stamping and designing a specialty BDn-IB BREVITIES prophesied by Vennor is The storm due to-morrow Henry Warren and wife returned today from a visit to Cleveland Ohio There will be music at the skating rink tiiis evening and a pleasant time is anticipated Charles Dickens Council Sons of 8t George meet in I Lewis Division hall this evening Willie Mackle has been engaged by the Maiu street Baptist society as cornetist in the church choir A stranger was befbre the police court this morning for intoxication and was fined $1 and costs Two more of the recent converts at the Main street Baptist church will be baptized to-morrow evening The Meriden Literary Association are having some attractive curtains painted for their rooms in Wilcox Block Joseph French and wife of New Haven formerly of this city made a flying visit to Dr Bradstreet and wife to-day A number of the friends of Lizzie Ma guire passed a pleasant evening at her home on Hobart street Friday evening There a large attendance at the dance given in Town Hall Friday after noon and evening by the A 0 orchestra furnished music The Home Club of South Meriden gave another sociable and dance at their club room Friday evening to which there were about twenty couples present No one can recall a more pleasant or satisfactory St day than that of Friday Brightest of skies nice air and good walking but somewhat windy Next Tuesday evening the will be given at the Opera House Since this comedy has been given in this city it has been improved in many particulars Marshall Forbes went to Stony Creek to day to purchase a building lot there adjacent to Mayor shore residence Mr Forbes contemplates building a seaside cottage The ball of Parker Hose company will take place in Town Hall Friday evening April 14th orchestra of New Haven will furnish music and Emerson Rogers will prompt Frank Wheeler returned Friday night from the Grayson mine in North Carolina He looks rugged and Is enthusl--astic over the future prospects of the mine declaring are millions in tt Parker Hose company are having a new uniform made which is a full regulation suit comprising coat vest pants and cap They are expecting to have the uniforms ready to wear at their ball April 14th About 40 members of the Young A 8ociety and their ladies attended a dramatic entertainment in New Haven Friday evening given by the St Joseph A Society of that city After tho entertainment the visitors were tendered a banquet The pound sociable given by the ladles of the Congregational church in the South Meriden school house Friday night was a decided success Things of every description weighing a pound were brought and sold at auction several dollars being realized The masquerade ball of Atlantic Phalanx in the Opera House next Friday night will be a grand aflhir Wheeler A orchestra will give a concert be- fore the dancing which will be worth the price of admission and those desiring to attend and not dance can procure reserved seat tickets at Temple of music The floor tickets are 75 cents gallery 35 cents and reserved seats 50 cents The following real estate changes have been recorded the past week Lansing and Ellen Dockstader to Mrs Penfleld land on Madison avenue Camp to St Laurent church land and buildings on Gamp street Booth toE Perkins land over East Burr to Joseph Morse land in rear of State street Silas Hall to Allen land nefr Oak street A Camp to Leopold Wolff land on Camp street About 10:80 this forenoon George Morse was at home reading the dispatches in the papers about the labor movement to his wife who thought strikes should be stopped said George In approval but it was altogether for another reason He is serving free cigars to all callers at bis office He cannot afford it for it every family that can rely on having a girl come in the spring of the year with Almost for Nothing COMPARED WITH OLD PRICES 1 HOUSE PAPERS A -A'Y DOWN! Never before has such a Variety of House Papers and Bordering been exhibited in Meriden as JOHN BUTLER Wilcox Block Colony St Meriden 18 NOW SHOWING The itock comprise every known modern design Including the most approved and latest pattern A Bankrupt Stock lias been purchased for 40 CENTS ON THE DOLLAR And It will be sold to purchasers at the same relative proportion to former prices gf with this offer a home can be made esthetic throughout for loss money than the commonest paper oost a year ago Wa have alo the handsome Bordering Dadoes Panels and all having Libraries Ha Is Dining Booms Parlor Chambers or Kitchens to paper should embraoe tbe GREAT opportunity now offered Window Curtains for Stores Offices and Residences Made to any this branch being a specialty this season Plain and Ornamental Signs Painted by an Expert on Short notice SPECIAL INVITATION All are invited to the store Wilcox Block to examine the stock ch Include a already staled the largest took of beautiful papers ever shown In Mariden Ladies itbeai rr- TJie Iyc am The lecture room ii the A building was well filled to hear the closing arguments on the aesthetic question Geo Jeffrey and Chamberlain re inforced their previous arguments for the affirmative with new and strong points They each claimed that they were entitled to a decision In their favor Henry Dryhurst furnished Little as a substitute Mr Little with Andrew Burns made strong arguments endeavoring to show where modern sesthetism hln dered instead of helped civilization The discussion lasted about an hour and half when President Mann decided the question in favor of the negative the house Goncurring in the decision Next Friday evening the time will be devoted to literary and musical exercises for which a fine programme is being prepared In two weeks the question for debate will be That the growth of wickedness is on the increase in the United ndrew Burns and A Brown were appointed to speak on the affirmative and Rogers and Riggs on the negative Thrown From Friday evening Wagon as Bronson and James Toothc were driving on West Main street Mr Bronson saw a lady whose name could not be learned on the cro walk In front of Patten mrr-ket and had not time to stop the hoise before the wagou atntcte ltei throw lug 1 er to the ground Mr Tootl seeing the woman also took hold of tlie reins but the horse stopping so suddenly Toothe was thrown out of the wagon one of the wheels passing over him The horse also stepped on his hand His injuries arc not severe as he received only a flesh wound The woman was not hurt 8he walked off as if nothing had happened The horse fell down but did no damage to himself or the wagon There was con siderable excitement for a few minutes a large crowd gathering te view the pile of humanity and horse flesh Woolen Mill Enterprise The stockholders of the new woolen mill enterprise met Friday afternoon and formed a stock company to be known as the American Woolen Co to be located at Barry 111 Directors were elected as follows: Curtis Robt Bowman Rockwell Bartholomew John Coe Fieldhouse and George Church At a subsequent meeting of tlie directors the following officers were elected: Curtis president Robert Bowman secretary and treasurer Fieldhouse manager The company has purchased a woolen mill In Barry lUj possession to be taken April 1st John Island of the woolen mill In this city will go with Mr Fieldhouse to Barry and have charge of the fictory Baby Carriage Splendid line just received at Smith Co 29 East Main street Subscribe for the Meriden DailtRr fUBiiCijt $2 per quarter in advance wiii fin'd s'ucii a variety! hat they will hare no difficulty in flndlug any desired pattern TOHICsT iF1 ZBTTTH Hoasj Paparing Sign and House Painter and Futninher WILCOX BLOCK ER Spring1 Suitings and latest styles of Furnishing Goods JTTST OPENED -AT BYXBEE HOUSE BLOCK.