The Meriden Daily Republican from Meriden, Connecticut • 3

SECOND EDITION Telegraphic Fire in WplHntford The barn of HaB Bros of Wallingford which is attached to their meat market was discovered to be on fire this morning The alarm was given and promptly responded to by the fire department who soon got control of the fire The barn was damaged beyond repair and a shed which connected the barn with the meat market took fire but wa A extinguished before serious damage was done The loss is fully covered by insurance The origin of the fire is unknown WEATHER INDICATION ForNew England Partly cloudy weath er local rains south to west winds sta tionary or higher temperature and lower barometer Local rains to-morrow BOOKS AT COST To make room for NEW BOOKS I will for the next 30 DAYS sell a large stock of miscellaneous Books AT COST Now is your time to secure bargains MARVIN 298 EAST MAIN STREET NEW YORK Attractive Display The ladies of tills city and vicinity can see the best line of dress goods ever shown in this city by paying a visit to the store of Ives Upham Hand Their display of plushes and velvets were never equalled and the quality as well as the prices cannot fail to satisfy the most ex- i Hi I IT A I acting Give the old reliable firm a call L-VJ 1-I I and examine the goods and you will be convinced Three In One Day Ithaca September 1 Benjamin Reeves while drunk fel asleep on the railroad track near here and was cut to pieces Charles Rlffenburgh while intoxicated felt off the train he was horribly mutilated by seven car passing over him Dell Hamilton while drunk fell asleep on the track and was instantly killed A Brakeman Dies of Injurie Brighton Beach Sept 1 Rudolph Herkey a brakeman on the Manhattan Beach railway died tKlay from the effects of the injuries he recently received from an accident to a train Ik Thatmomtoi To-day The following Is a record of the temperature for the 4 hours ending at 2 to-day furnished by thermometer At 9pm 66 7 a 64 2p 76 highest 78 lowest 62 LOCAL KOTICK8 For all those troubled with malaria try the Turkish baths tf Headquarters at the Corner for the Hew Haven 18 cent pies are at Brown ft Hn july27ml forget the bargains at Smith Stevenson ft in clothes Best flour in the world is for sale by James A No 17 Colony street Buy your coal and wood at cool office Franklin nnt coal for sale there pies are all of his own baking They are A No 1 as all who have made trial can attest Do not put off for a day going to Smith Stevenson ft New England Combination Clothing House Booth is selling fine harnesses bridles etc Good work at reasonable prices Peaches plums sweet potatoes melons apples pears etc etc now daily receded and sold cheap for cash at James A No 17 Colony street A Roberts has fine fruit constantly arriving Good groceries of all kinds Remember the bargains at Smith Stevenson to-morrow morning Do your trading Intown The sale lasts but three days Second-hand furniture and housekeeping goods of all kinds bought and sold at Thoohy auction and commission house corner Main and Colony streets auglotf For all those troubled with skin and blood diseases try Sulphur baths on Hanover street tf Carpets cleaned at dye house ap5tf BREVITIES A CHOICE LINE OF ZMUXjLIIfcTIER-Z- FANCT GOODS to close the season At AND very LOW PRIC A SUMNER MAINE Highway Robbery Portland September 1 Pelletir was knocked down last night his hands tied behind him and robbed of 140 No cine to the highwaymen has been obtained RHODE I8LAND NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE New Yqrk September 3 Closing Prices Reported Over the Private Wires of Bunnell ft Scranton Bankers and Brokers New Haven Conn and forwarded to the by the Interstate Telephone Co Bid Asked Alton and Terre Haute 40 41 Alton ft Terre Haute Pfd 86 87 American District Tel 51 Boston Air Line Pfd 80 81 Burlington ft Quincy 136 130 80 81 Canada Southern 63 64 Central Pacific 93 Chicago and Alton 138 139 Col Chic ft Ind Cen 13 14 Chesapeake and Ohio 23 24 ft Ohio 1st Pfd 37 38 ft Ohio 2d Pfd 25 26 Del Lack and Western 140 146 Del and Hudson Canal 115'4 115 Denver and Bio Grande 56 67 Erie 39 39 Erie Pid Erie Seconds 98 98 Erie and Western 39 40 East Tenn Va ft Ga 11 11 35 Colony Street Byxbee House Block 33 ID Boot Shoe House Incendiary Fire Woonsoceet Sept 1 donble tenement house was destroyed by incendiary fire last night The loss is 1500 Movement of the Newport Sept1 The President with a large party of guests left at 10 for Squanturn and Providence despite the stormy ontlook of the weather THE CHARTER OAR RACES THE THIBD DAY' Thursday was the third day of the Hartford races The attendance fell off considerable from the second day there being about 6000 present There were three Interesting events on the programme Among the guests of the association was Robert Bonner of New York the owner of the celebrated trotter Dexter and several other flyers He occupied a seat on the stand The attendance from this city was large The 2 -23 class was called on about 2 There were four entries namely Barbara Patchcn Barrett Captain Lewis and Winchester Maid The horse Wiry Jim drawn In the first heat Captain Lewis was an 'easy winner taking the pole soon after the word was given and finishing the heat without being crowded time 2 :23 The Plough Boy took the lead in the second heat and trotted splendidly to the finish without a skip time 2 :23 Captajn Lewis trotted away from his companions in the third heat and at the half-mile pole had left them all sev-eraHcngtbs behind and won easily time 2 :26 TI1E STALLION RACE The entries were: Von Amim Black Cloud and Fred Douglass Black Cloud had the pole at the start of the first heat and held his position around the turn The black horse broke after entering the back stretch and was headed by Von Ar-nim to the half mile pole Coming around the lower turn and into the stretch Black Cloud closed In with Von Amim and the race up to the score was close and exciting Von Amim crossed the score In front of a throat-latch The judges how ever set him back for running around the first time and gave the heat to Black Time 2:17 Fred Douglass had the best of the start in the second heat but Black Cloud shot ahead closely followed by Von Amim and did some running on the back stretch but the black horse succeeded in shaking him off and the heat closed with the relative positions of the horses the same as in the first heat Time 2 :19 At the first turn in the third heat Black Cloud led with the other two horses lapping close on him Von Amim hung to Black Cloud a little daylight showing between them When the two swung into the home stretch Von Amim lapped on the black horse and the finish was one of the finest exhibitions of the meeting The bay stallion came up like a locomotive but Black Cloud beat him under the wire by a neck Time 2 :18 THE 2:26 CLASS There were eight starters and considerable time was occupied in scoring Among the entries were Onawo Cornelia Black Parole Phyllis Aldinc Amber St Cloud and Big Fellow The brown stallion King Wilkes was drawn This race attracted as much interest almost as the Clingstone-Thorne race the day before Aldine is very fast and Cornelia is a hot one but was beaten at Poughkeepsie last week by the black stallion Onawo to the disgust of the Hudson boys who backed the Newburgh mare quite heavily and last their money Around the lower turn Cornelia crowded Onawo and made two or three skips and jumps by which she shot ahead instead of losing ground coming up the strtch Onawo tried shake Cornelia off but she collared the stallion at the finish and the two passed under the wire neck and neck Time 2 20 Aldine took the lead in the sec ond and held it to the end and the interest in the heat centered in the contest for second place Cornelia was at the third place at the three-quarter pole and fell back to fourth Phyllis forcing her to make room for her to come up for second place This heat created considerable excitement at its conclusion Time 2 :19 Aldine led through the third heat and won the race Phyllis coming up to second place after passing the one-half mile pole with Onawo struggling hard with Cornelia for third place The black horse came in third Phyllis finished on quarter Time TO THE PUBLIC They are a source of annoyance to pedestrians at any time and particularly on a rainy day Meeting of the Home club to-morrow evening Henry Foster and George Fay drove to Stony Creek to-day The Opera House receipts Friday evening were about 500 There was no business before the police court this morning Mr and Mrs Clark have returned from their visit to Saratoga New planks were placed on the Main street railroad crossing to-day If you are around the new depot these days you smell tar It is for the new walk Rev Mb Wildey preaches his farewell sermon at the Methodist church Sunday evening John case was settled to-day by two gentlemen kindly paying the fine and costs in his case Mrs A Kelsey and family who have been spending the summer at the Sea View house have returned home Joseph Clark of Florida formerly of this city is seriously sick Mrs Clark who has been visiting in this city has returned home The water finance street and Andrews dam committee will meet this evening The street committee will complete the layout of Oak street A number ojL-the veterans of the Seventh regiment are in attendance at the re-union of the regiment at West Haven to-day About 30 boys gained admission to the Opera House Friday evening by climbing up to the gallery windows by means of a ladder and gently slipping in Waterbury is happy now having got rid of ail the small pox patients who have recently been sick there No traces of the disease can be found in the city George Lucas clerk in Augur meat market leaves their employ to-morrow night and Monday will enter the Yale Business college in New Haven Rev Noble will arrive home on Saturday Sunday he will occupy his pulpit in the Main street Baptist church and the choir of the church will also be present An inmate of the poor house left there Thursday morning The only clothing he took was a shirt and a blanket He also took a chair lie was found this morning near the house A Benham Harry Longdon and the Misses Belle and Theresa Clark who gave a concert last season soon begin practice for another concert to be given in the Methodist church of South Meriden The manufacturersf this city are receiving more orders and shipping more goods for this season of the year than in many years previous This speaks well for the business outlook of the coqntry In the patent list published to-day the name of A Kinney assignor to Miller Co appears He has a patent on a lamp burner Also the names of Jepson and Wilcox assignors to the Meriden Britannia Co an ice pitcher Acanant Engine Co No 1 of Wallingford together with the National band of the same place will participate in the parade and picnic of the fire department of this city September 16th The tickets are selling rapidly and the prospects are that an enjoyable time will be had by the firemen and those who attend Cope gardner at the State Reform school has just returned from his vacation which was spent in a trip throngh Long Island Mr Cape is receiving more orders than can be filled for pansy seed at 10 an ounce and proudly shows elegant pansies in full bloom for this and the sappointed and ealer with the remark prices are high but we There is alwa reason like attracted oy prices amt forgetting In the end to return to the established know what we buy" NORTH CAROLINA THE CHIEF CAUSE of high prices is the universal prevalence of the credit system The manufacturer the Jobber the retailer each sure of losses each in turn must add a certair i certain per cent to his prices to oover these losses or he cannot live THE REMEDY Horrible Death Graham Sept 1 Robert Fitch aged 60 while ploughing to-day his horse ran away and Fitclf was caught in the harness and dregg ontil life was extinct He was most horribly mangled Committed Suicide Salisbury September 1 The head and neck of John Richwine who has been missing for two weeks was found to-day hanging from a tree in the woods At the foot of the tree lay the body It is supposed the man con mitted suicide is fouuil in the 1) (cash before delivery) system In consideration 01 these Busts nnd en-couraged by our success in a neighboring city we have determined upon a trial of the system in this city by establishing a 1) Root and Shoe House By buying as we do in large quantities for two stores we are enabled to obtain our goods directly fromtnc manufactur er thereby saving one profit By buying for CASH as we do every time we obtain the very lowest prices possible By selling Ibr CASH we have no losses We can therefore afford to and we WILL sell first-claps Boots and Shoes for lower prices than any one doing a credit business OUR TERMS to every one hiyhest or lowest Holiest or poorest will be the same One price Cah Before Delivery nnd we will in every case refund the money for any article returned to us in good condition Wc solicit your attention to our stock and prices We promise you polite and courteous attention whether you wisli to purchase or not nnd feel sure that a trial will convince you that you can save money by buying at the THE BOOT and SHOE HOUSE Wilcox Block 32 Colony Street Respectfully Yours UPSON A Nashville ft Chattanooga 62 62 New Jersey Central 78 78 VIRGINIA Eating Watermelons by I Mr King of this place put strychnine in his watermelons to catch thieves from a colored camp meeting in the neighborhood who had been stealing from Ms patch To-day a two children ate of the melons and died in great agony TEXAS SCHOOL AND EVENT DESCBIPTION OF SCHOOL STJZPnLIES AT Yellow Fever Decree ling Matamoras September 1 Yellow fever is slowly decreasing At rwnsville there arc 425 hew cases dur-the past week Yesterday there was 60 reported Subscriptions for relief are coming In rapidly The Concha Flood San Antonia September 1 It is now learned that about 120 persons were drowned by the Concha fioodsand 15000 cattle lost The loss probably amounts to 100000 Bodies are coming to the surface daily ARIZONA 3sT BROOKS Sc -AT THE LOWEST MARET PRICES A nioe bottle of BLACK INK GIVEN AWAY to every purchaser of SCHOOL BOOKS to the amount of 50 cents Great Bargain in Shoes 20th Regiment Reunion Closing Summary At 3 :30 money closed at 5 and 6 per cent foreign exchange was- dull governments firm states dull railroads dull and steady stocks continued very dull up to the close and the general list declined to while Delaware Lacka-wana ft Western advance and Chicago ft Northwestern per cent Grand Army This is the last week of the so-called dog days A year ago at this time we were having warm and dry weather Camp meeting season is about over and next comes the early autumn sewing societies GeoV Howell and wife returned Thursday evening from their White mountain trip All persons having bills against the town of Meriden are requested to present them before September 6tli That White Arabian colt owned by Henry Scott still retains its well marked color It is to be entered at the state fair Henry Scott and A1 Sweet are dally practicing for a horse race to come off some time next week The stakes are a bag of oats The Meriden Cutlery Co are much inconvenienced by the lack of water and unless rain comes soon may have to stop for a while Wm Hagadon has been confined to the house for a few days by chills and fever He will be able to attend to his business in a few days Miss Belle Clark formerly teacher in the public school of Cheshire will attend the Normal sehool at New Britain the coming winter Jas Heaton arrived home from Europe Wednesday night He had a pleasant time but has not been noticeably benefited by his trip The Raven Bros have bought out Joseph Smith the South Meriden storekeeper who expects to return to Sheffield Eng and there settle Alfred Ives and family arrived to day from Castine Me where they have been spending the summer Mr Ives will leave his family here for the month of September The well known Is vry low It is said that his illness was caused by fright in consequence of the some young men who threaten-edto drown him unless he joined the army as drnmmer Manufacturers are doing well farmers are having graud weather for harvesting merchants find their business good and altogether this beautiful world is jogging alblig In a way entirely satisfactory to everyone who keeps his conscience clear The clerks who have' been privileged with short hours during the warm weather feel grateful to their employers who kindly granted them a rest They will now do their best to wait upon customers every evening until 9 o'clock Accepting Tuesday and Thursday evenings when the stores will close at 6 as usual At the regular monthly meeting of the Odd Mutual Aid association held Thursday evening in New Haven 17 mora members were accepted and benefits were voted to heirs of John Moyer of New Haven 2000 Daniel Capron and Michael Volz of New Britain 1500 each At the instance of Crippen Officer Goodrich brought an attachment against the Squatter Sovereignty company for 160 for not fulfilling the engage ment of their advance agent and boarding at the Byxbee House The company will contest the case and left 100 security They will return Sept 30 to try the case For a few weeks the farmers in this vicinity have not spent much time in the City Those who were obliged to come to market hurriedly transacted their business and returned to their farms to look after the securing of their crops the hot weather haring proved so favorable for such work the past few weeks A large number of the awnings on some of the business streets of the city are so low that a man of medium height cannot walk erect under them This is a direct violation of Sec 23 of the city by-laws which sag? that the lowest part thereof AirmiTisEMmrTS The Barbarous Tucson September 1 Late advices report that band of 200 Apaches met some Mexican troops a Sen Antonio Pass and whipped than badly The news of their depredations and murders from all quarters Is positive and horrible A strong body of Mexican troops is now in hot pursnit CANADA The Primceee Starts on a Jem ran? Quebec Sept 1 The governor-general aad Princess Louise left for Montreal on thalr to British Columbia this morning BUNNELL SCRANTON Bankers and Broker 216 and 218 Chapel Street NfjV HAVEN CONN A committee of gentlemen from the Merriam Post No 8 A went to Middletown Thursday afternoon to meet committees from two or three other posts their object being to arrange a date and place for a reunion A large grove near the Berlin depot was suggested as a place where the reunion might' take place and the majority of the committee approved of it and it is very probable that the gathering will take place there Major Brooch commander of Mansfield Post of Middletown was appointed chairman of the committees and A Hall of this city secretary A meeting of all the committees will take place Saturday September 9th at the grove in Berlin GRAND OPENING Secead Annual EXHIBITION FAIR NEWFOUNDLAND The 17tji annual reunion of the 20th Regiment Connecticut Volunteers was held in New Britain Thursday Nearly all of the members residing in other places arrived on the morning trains At 11 a the business meeting was held at Stanley Post hall and in the absence of the president Vice President Smith of Seymour presided The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved Officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows President Captain James Spruce of Waterbury first vice president Captain William Morse of New Haven second vice president Frank Hotchkiss of Cheshire and Chas Fowler of New Haven was reappointed secretary Two members from each company were appointed for the committee On the invitation of Company A it was voted to hold the reunion next year at Cheshire and Captains Guilford Hotchkiss Smith Tyler and Platt were chosen for the committee of arrangements A resolution was adopted regretting the absence of Col Backing-ham and Captain Woodruff who were unable to be present owing to illness The business was transacted at 12 and the meeting adjonrned For about one hour the old soldiers formed in groups about the hall and a general talk was indulged in At 1 the members with their wives and children marched te the Humphrey house where dinner was announced to be had After the luncheon was finished City Clerk Vance read the address of welcome Mr Beatty being unable to be present owing to illness A response was made by Captain Spruce of Waterbury Captain Tarr now of New York having entered the hall he was loudly called for and brifly responded And shortly afterwards an adjournment was taken to Stanley Post hall where there was an informal gathering OF THE 0 FL0T0 having bought ont the stock of Hurley is bound to close the stock out as soon as possible These goods must be sold regardless of oost so that the store can be vacated Anyone wanting to get a bargain in Shoes will do well to call before the goods are sold out- All good fresh goods No old stook NO 8 EAST AIN STREET The Public Schools Will open Monday September 4th and for three days and NO MORE Saturday Monday and Tuesday Sept 2 4 and 5 WE WILL SELL and Suits and Extra Pants AT A REDUCTION OF 20 PER CENT FOR CASH prices Funeral of Alice Bradstreet The prayers for little Alice Bradstreet were held at the honse 104 East Main street this morning at 8 Prof Pratt conducted the services making very touching remarks The bearers were Dr Eggleston Dr Ferguson Baldwin and Proudman The remains were taken to Thomaston at 8 :40 where the funeral took place at 4 this afternoon at the residence of Bradstreet grandfather of little Alice Dr four brothers acted as bearers NEW E3ST GUj-ALTSTID MauHfactnrers and Mechanic INSTITUTE Boston September 6th TEN AOBES Instructive Exhibits Presenting the wonders of MECHANISM SCIESCE AID ART The Grandest Collection of Industrial Exhibits since the CENTENNIAL! THE GREAT Southern Railroad Display OP ATLANTA DUPLICATED Showing the wonderfhlnatural productions of Ores Minerals amid Woods jrocess of manufacture in full operation showing HELIOTYPING Agrooad Ark LAND Sept 1 The British steamer Lake Nepjgon ran aground on Arkland bank last night and is a total loss About 150 passengers were on board Only one boat has been heard from up to noon to-day Fire boats are still missing Arkland bank is precipitous and very dangerous owing to the shoals and grave fears are entertained for the safety for those on board Eater Fifty-two of the Lake passengers have landed at Gueystonea The other boats are making for Wicklow in tow FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE New FortUteeHoea Discovered ISMAILLA Spt- A reconnoitering party the British army have discovered new strong fortifications of the Egyptians about to miles from Kassassin A Clear View Alexandria Sept 1 The British have Mown up a boureaear Ramleh which served to screen tW Egyptian movements Vacant Race Dublin Over 300 police JtoTe hem It is expected that 100 more wHl sign Great excitement prevail ofthe police stations strong guards of soldiers re Ail are oeropted by The Party at Hemlock Grove The private party at Hemlock Grove Thursday evening was a very pleasant affair there being about 50 of the young people of the city present- orchestra furnished music and Emerson Rogers prompted Daring the evening the light rain put a stop to dancing on the pavilion when the company repaired to the large hall where the dancing was continued The company furnished their own refreshments The pleas are did not cease until 2 this morning when the party broke up In Memorlum Our Goods are all marked in PLAIN FIGURES so that every one can see the made CARPET WEA riKG I COTTOy WKAfiyr SILK WEA yiNG Ink Given Away Brooks Co 12 Palace block are giving to every purchaser of school books to the amount of 50 cents a bottle of ink Their supply of school books embraces of those used in the schools of the cityand we sold at the most reasonable prices Blank books stationary and school supplies always on hand at equally as low figures Peaches 1 Peaches 1 1 Man waring ft Lewis will on Saturday morning have a fine lot of Yellow Crawford peaches suitable for canning and they will sell them at the lowest possible prices Call ewly and get the first choice The genius of the inventor and the skill of the mechanic displayed in a thousand forms The Grandest Fine Art Display Ever Presented in Boston Illuminated Water Display cascades and fobn tains Six Electric fesaor ms including Pro-the busy interior at Light Systei illuminates An elegant granite sarcophagus made by the New England Granite company is to be erected in memorium to the late Eli Butler in Walnut Grove cemetery It Is I to be 10 feet high mounted on a donble polished granite base and weighs about Byxbee House Block Meriden ilutetl Concerts Afternoon and Evening 1 sepmeA i at least seven feet above the 20 tow.