N oameAzsm.
'Trulh above at“ things.’
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1896
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Entered in the Post Ollice as a Newspaper.
Washington’s Birthday.
To-m orrow being Washington’s birth-
,day and a legal holiday, the EVENING
GAZETTE will not be issued unless-some-
thing of greatimportance transpires.
The ‘Piano Contest.
Hope Hose company further increas-
‘ cs its lead to-day in the EVENING GA-
ZETTE great piano contest. The Yacht
club captures second place again and
the Over River school assumes the sixth
position sending Center school down
one point.
None of the contestants have a win-
ning lead and some other organization
Or schoel may come in at any time and
cum ofi‘ the handsome prize.
Now is the Time to Advertise.
Perrine’s comet is advancing toward
he earth at the prodigious pace of 1,600,«
000 miles a day, and unless it changes
its course it may hit the earth some
time during Saturday, March 14th.
Prof. Lenschuer is not sure but that it
‘ will change its course March 1st, but if
the Professor has made a mistake of a
millionth part ofa unit in his figures
the comet may strike us, ‘causing a
meteoric display such as the inhab-
itants never witnessed. Now is the
time to advertise, and the columns of
the GAZETTE the medium through
which to present your bargains to the
people.
AL
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A
List of Batents.
List of Patents issued from the U. S.
Patent Office, Tuesday, Feb”. 18th,
1896, for the State of Connecticut, fur-
nished us from the ethos of Earle &
Seymour, Solicitors of Patents, 868
Chapel street, New Haven.
John Bannister. assignor to Coulter
& McKensie Machinu Co., Bridgeport.
clamp for moulders use.
E. A. Beecher, Westville, and H. P.
Wright, New Haven, assignor to Dia-
mond Match 00., Chicago, Ill., ma-
chines for making boxes.
A. C. Campbell, Waterbury, assignor.
to H. H. and G. O. Jenkins, Whitman,
Mass, machine for manufacturing shoe
shanks.
L. 1. Cook, Ansonia, and C. Carter,
Ansonia, machine for covering dress
stays. ..
W. E. Duncan, Southington, meat
cutter. ,
W. M. Fowler, Stamford, bottle fill-
ing machine. Two patents.
H. Grenon, New Haven, razor strop-
ping device.
, F. H. Harriman, Hartford, electric-
ally operated railway track switch.
J. D. Humphrey, New Britain, com-
bined oil heater and illuminator. .
C. Jones, Newtown, Assign'or to F.
A. Decker, Phila. Pa., Hook fastening
for garments.
A. H. Jones, assignor to Meriden
Bronze 00., Meriden, wick adjusting
devrce for central dralt lamps, Two
patents.
J. Lines, assignor to Scovill Mfg. 00.,
_Waterburv, portable oil can,
H. G, Voight, assignor to Russell &
Erwin Mfg. Co., New Britain, knob,at-
tachment. '
G. Walker, and W. Pearce, assignors
to Atwater Mfg. Co. Plantsville, mole
trap.
DESIGNS. »
L. S. Beardsley, Naugatuck, insula-
tor Bracket. Two patents.
L. F. GrisWold,.Meriden, assignor to
Chas. Parker 00., piano chair.
‘ WESTPORT.
Miss Fannie A. Gray is the victim of
tonsilitis. . .
Mrs, Robert Post is visiting relatives
and friends in Manchester.
Miss Eunice Hull is visiting Mrs.
Edward O. Wakeman at Greens Farms.
Tickets are rapidly selling for the
musicale and entertainment to be§given
by the Epworth League in the Metho-
dist. church February 25th.: {1,
Charles Fox who abused! Liveryman
Mead’s horses, was yesterday sent to
jail for 10 months by Judge Prentice in
the criminal Superior court at Bridge-
port.
In the criminal Superior court before
Judge Prentice yesterday, Patrick
Casey, aged 15, and Peter Cramer, aged
20 were found guilty of breaking into
the hen house of Sidney Smith, on De-
cember 8, Casey was sentlto the reform
school. and Cramer to jail for one year.
Services during Lent at the Memor-
ial church of the Holy Trinity will be
held as follows: Wednesday, 10:00 a.
\ 111.; Thursday, 3:00 p. m.; Friday, 7:30
p’. in., alternately with Christ church.
Service this Friday was held in Christ
church. with Rev. Mr. Sherman of
: . Bridgeport, officiating. Next Friday
Rev. Dr. Guilbert of Southport will
preach in Memorial church. The ser-
, Vices during Lent will be of great bene-
;:2, fit and it is expected iarge congrega.
1: tione will greet the pastor.
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.. l‘ — Flour 50 cents a bag at Betta & Far-
- tin, oil’s: J22,tf
.celebrate Washington’s birthday
A
WEE/KEY --
HERE AND THERE.
The post-office~ will be closed at 11'
o’clock, to-morrow.
, To-morrow being a legal holiday the
banks will be closed.
Stephen Stanley M., claims to have a
hen that lays frozen eggs.
An important town meeting will be
held next Monday afternoon.
Several Norwalk cases are docketed
for trial in Bridgeport, to-day. ,.
ferred the third degree last night.
--A new line of picture moldings just
received. Hayes,’ 5 Main St.
Rev. D. M. Steward will preach in the
Congregational church, next Sunday.
K. of M. C. held a rehearsal last night.
——Fine butter 25 cents per pound at
Betts & Farrington’s J ‘22-tf
The Daughters of Erin held a regu’ar
meeting last night, in the K. of C. hall.
Capt. and Mrs. Willis McDonald of
Brooklyn, are visiting relatives in this
city.
The Mandolin, club met at the home
of David Pollard, in' Winnipauk last
night.
The Odd Fellows Union, (colored)
held an enjoyable poverty sociable last
evening.
Rev. Mr. Squires will preach to the
Latter Day Saints at Broad River next
Sunday.
—Four pounds ginger snaps 25 cents
at Betts & Farrington’s J 22-lf
The Naromake Gun Club will hold a
shoot at their Gregory Point range to-
morrow.
Show your patriotism by throwing
the star spangled banner to the breezes,
to-morrow.
The‘older a man grows the handsom-
er are the stars and stripes to him.—
Bridgeport News. '
athletic entertainment on March 2,5 can
be secured at Louis Potter’s. '
The Keeler-Sturges horse trot is an-
nounced to take place on the Gregory ’s
Point road to-morrow afternoon. '
—For thenext thirty days! Raymond
& Sons. Main-street, will séll‘ furniture
at 10 per cenr. discountfor cash. 1302 at
Mr. W. Owens, representing the
Diebold ‘safe company, was in town
yesterday in the‘intirestof his firm.
Exercises in keeping with the cele-
bration of Washington’s birthday we're
held at the Over River School tc-day.
-—The stock of the late J. F. Rourke
will be sold at my Nr rWalk store 25 per
cent. ofi‘ inventory. Must be sold by
March 1. P. H. Dwyer. F. 20 2 t
New York parties are IOoking about
the city in searchvof astore in which to
sell everything in the line of wearing
apparel.
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen K. Stanley of
Main street, celebrated the twenty-
ninth anniversary of their marriage,
yesterday.
Mr. J. H. Wheeler is representing
the Grace. church BrotherhOod of St.
Andrew at the meeting of the New Eng-
land Assembly in North Adams, Mass.
—Tbree pounds prunes for 25 cepts at
Bette & Farrlngtons. J 22-tf
A number of Norwalk citizens will
in
Bridgeport, by testifying in a liquor
case which is to be tried at a special ses-
sion of the Superior Court.
According to a press dispatch Cora
L. Staples lost her tow at Watch Hill,
yesterday. It may be well to state that
Cora was tugging hard at the tow when
it broke lose and went ashore at Point
3 .
Mrs. J. I. Dunning will sing an illus-.
trated Solo at the Y. M. C. A. Song Ser-
vice in the Opera House Sunday after-
Mr. J. H. Vail, executive secretary
of the Connecticut Atlanta Commission
has our thanks for a report of the board
of commissioners representing this state
at the International Exposition held in
Atlanta, Ga.
—“For Love or War?" See Truth
to-morrrow. All news-stands and trains.
Lenten Services were held in the
Chapel of Our Holy Saviour this morn-
ing at 10 o’clock, and this afternoon at
4 o’clock. An evening service will be
held at the church to-morrow at 4
o’clock. ' '
—Seymour, the, original World’s
greatest, Magnet and Mind Reader, will
appear at the Norwalk Opera House.
Seymour gives his London sensatidnal
drive test on Monday February 24,
starting from the Norwalk hotel at 12
o’clock, noon. See it. Free to the
public. . F. 19,4t.,
St. Johns Lodge, F. &. A. M., con-'
The degree team of Pioneer Castle,’
Tickets for the Stamford Social club’s I
noon. The Handel quartette will also
sing. An instructive service is to be_
expected. ’ ~
Constable Ireland, yesterday "after
noon, served attachment paper on
Henry A. Woodward, the denist, to re-
cover a claim of D. Aaron, New York.
Mr. Curtis Eddy removed his house-
hold belongings, yesterday, from 0r-
chard street to East Norwalk. Mr.
‘Eddy has accepted a situation with the
Berlin Iron Bridgeport Company, and
will be employed on the railroad im-
provements at Bridgeport.
County CommissionerHenry Leé has
presented to the Greenwich public li-
brary three large volumes of ”William
Guthrie's General History of England,
printed in 1751. The volumes weigh
fourteen. pounds each and are in a most
excellent state of preservation.
The Junior Endeavors met at the
Congregational chapel, this afternoon,
and boarded a special Street Railway
car, and were joined by the Junior
League of the’ Methodist church, and
were conveyed to South N erwalk where
they took part in a grand rally of the
Junior Endeavor societies. '
sourn NBkWALK.
Rebecca Lodge will hold their regu-
lar meeting to-night.
Dr. Burke reported four measles
cases on Bouton street to Health Officer
Coburn last night.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Swarlz and son
Charles, of Haviland street, are spend-
ing the day in New York city.
Reed Haviland and Everett Lowndes
of Milwaukee, Wis., arrived yesterday
to visit their parents in this city.
Rev. R. O. Sherwood, pastor of the
Baptist church, returned yesterday
from a week’s visit with relatives in
Newport, R. I. '
New Haven oyster growers will ex-
pend at least $50,000 in keeping their
oysters free from being exterminated
by star fish. ,
Edgar Benton appeared before the
Judge this morning charged with
drunkenness. He was found ' guilty
and sentenced to sixty days in jail.
The yacht Americas, which is being
rebuilt at William Taylor’s yard for a
Greenwich party, is rapidly nearing
completion under his skillful hands.
. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ambler and E.
H. Morehouse Will sing at the, Chauta-
qua Union meeting with Dr. Bohannan
of South Main street, Monday evening.
Dr. Burke bad Fred B. Sherwoodtre-
moved from the Old Well hotel to ,the
hospital last evening. Sherwood issuf-
fering with a seVere attack of pneu-
mdnia.
Miss Annie Griffeths and her brother;
Fred, who have been in Ansonia since'
the death of their father, last week, re- ”
turned to their home in South No. walk,
Thursday. —An.sonia Sentinel.
To-morrow being Washington’s birth-
day and a legal holiday the post office
will close at eleven o’clock for the rest
of the day. The carriers will-make one
general delivery and one collection.
Mrsr White, of Rowayton, will give ii
social to the members of the Rowayton
Methodist church this eyening” A large
number of people from this city will be
present and Mrs. Fred Ambler will
render several sdlos.
The Duplicate Whist, club met with
Mrs. A. A. Graham, of Elmw0od ave-
nue yesterday afternoon. Instead of
playing duplicate whist, as usual, they
played progressive. Mrs. . W. H.
Swords won the first prize, Mrs; John
H. Ferris the second and Mrs. Orlando
Allen the consolat.on. Refreshment-s
were served. \
Yesterday afternoon Richard Jen-
nings and Thomas Brownwere trird
before Judge Frost on the charge of
stealing $30 from Frank Mull in his
room at the Old Well Hotel. The evi-
dence against them was so clear that
they did not,tr.y to deny it but made
the plea that they were drunk and did
not know what they were doing.
Judge thought otherwise and sentenced
Jennings to ninety days in jail and
Brown to 60 days.
The largest audience of the season
attended the prbductiou of the Cotton
King at Hoyt’s Theatre last evening.
This was a return engagement and the
fact of the house being crowded attests
the popularity of the piece. There
were one or two changes in the cast on
this occasion but they were for the
better, especially is this true of Miss
Vman Paltee who played the role of
Kitty Marshall. James M. Brophy as
Jack Osborn, the Cotton King. ex-
celled his former rendition if this were
possible. Tupper was on hand in the
person of J. F. McDonald and received
a hearty recognition from the audience.
Miss Esther Lyon as Home Drayson
and Sophia Albert as Elsie Kent were
also present and rendered their parts in
écharming manner. As a whole the
play was superior to its first production
in this city and one and all of the cast
filled their parts to perfection and
were heartily received by the audience.
Carrilyal at New Orleans. .
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 20.—New Orleans
is more dense! hronged with visitors this
year than at any-hair‘s in many years. To-
day is bright and balmy—carnival weath-
er. The ch parade “Was held today.
Fire Loss at Trenton.
TRENTON, Feb. 20."‘—Thef flint and spar
Amllls of Golling, Sons 8:- 00.- were totally
' burned today; loss, $50,000. . f,
The
No aw ALA GAZETTE .‘ ,
simmer).
hard are in Washington;
The prospects are that an artificial-
ice plant will shortly be erected in
Stamford.
The Y. M. C. A. athletic team which
defeated the Bridgeport Y. M. C. A.,
Monday evening, has sent challenges
for similar contests for the champion-
ship of the Fairfield County district, to‘
. the Norwalk and Danbury Associations.
Edward Poole Pearson of Waterloo,
N. Y., and Miss Mary Frances Moran
of Stamford were united in matrimony
on Saturday, February 15, by the Rev.
Thomas Ducey, Rector of St. Leo’s
.Church.
The athletic entertainment of the
Stamford Social club, to be given in
the Town Hall, Monday March 2d.,
promises to be one of the best attrac-
tions of its kind that has ever taken
place in this part of the state. There
are few men more popular or who have
done more for the advancement of
sports and ben: fit of others than John
F. Matthews, for whose benefit it will
be_given. Aside from this, however,
the program for the occasion is such
that will ensure a large attendance, and
satisfy the most exacting. It includes
some of the best performers and athletes
in the state.
‘ NEW CANAAN.
Mrs. Isaac Reynolds has removed to
N orwalk. .
Good ice crops are being harvested
by our'vlocal dealers.
There is good skating on all of the
ponds in this vicinity.
Frank Bates sells the Schleicher
piano in New Canaan.
Editor Kirk is entertaining
Lewis Wilmot of Noroton.
The EVENING GAZETTE can be obtain-
ed in New Canaan of S. E. Ruscoe.
The Nonvalk Trumwny officials are
still ende avor ing to obtain a layout
through the borough and town.
New Canaan has lint another old vet-
eran in the person of Alanson F. Mon-
roe, who died on Wednesday, aged 7-1
years.
Miss Carrie Drucker, dauther of the
late Constable Drucle", was united in
marriage We dnesday evening to Daniel
Taft of the Buckingham Brewer Co., at
the residence of the bt’de’s mother, 103
Mrs.
xLight of New York. They were-the.
recipients of numerous presents from a
. large circle (if wrellat yes and friends,
many of Whom were present at the cere-
mony. . ,.
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Eli—I
Al“
Smith 0. Ketrlc’l‘ attended the G. A.
R. Encampment at Norwich
Alfred Scovillc. of Winsred, is visit.
ing at J. B. M.t.ers’ and calling on
other friends in too D.
Hanford Smith is now occupying the
Allen Bates place and proposes to try
farming for a changc.
Dr. W. E. Lightle having accepted a
position in the Concord, N. H. asylum
for the insunt‘, will shortly leave
Darii n
Robe:t Webb of Wrbb 8: Abbott,
Norotorr, crime very near losing an eye
yesterd xy. He was carting hay when a
hook used to hold the load on the wag-
on flew back and struck him in the e3 a
nearly destroying the sight.
Attorney J. B. Curtis having advised
Selec" man Waterbury to present a call
for a special town meeting on February
27th, to elect a tax collector, the same
will be presents-d at the weekly meet-
ing of the board this afternoon. In all
probability ihe call will be signed by
the full board and a special election
held.
0..
FADS, FANCJES AND FASHIONS.
Striking an average, English wom-
en wear shoes two sizes larger than
American women.
Beautiful finely woven large round
baskets now come cheap, and after
being gilded or painted a. delicate color
are exceedingly pretty for holding-
palms or large plants. . ,
Theodore Roosevelt-has a. “cartoon
Team,” which might be called a. pic-
upon the walls numerous caricatures
“roasting” him. ,
It is whispered that three times a
many New York men as women invoke
the. aid of face massage to smooth
away the furrows time has plowed upon
their visages. ‘
The handsomest lunch cloths are
made of fine linen and have a. deep
border of renaissance lace. Doylies
and buffet covers are also edged with
the some beautiful lace. It washes
we'll and is handsome as long as it lasts.
The latest card cases and pocket-
books arc made from a leather that is
called elephant’s hide. It has rather
a. rough, surface, and is of a light tan
color.
ners in dull gold, or have a. plain gold
band around them, headed, by a. nar-
row beading.
New menu cards come in,the form
of fruits and vegetables, suchas apples,
pears, potatoes, cucumbers and lemons.
They are colored like the natural fruits,
and the menu is written on the under
side. The cards are fastened to a. piece
of satin ribbon, on- which is painted the
l name'zof‘ the guest. ' ‘ ,
_ Councilman and Mrs. Henry L. Eck-'
Broad street, Bridge-port, by Rs v, Mr-
torial kitchen; for it contains posted .
They. are mounted at the cor- .
” A SICKBITIEC} SIGHT.
murder-ct Jamea Fitzgerald of St. Louis
‘ , Had to Be Hanged Twice.
ST. LOUIS. Feb. 21.—James Fitzgerald
was hanged here today for the murder of
his sweetheart, Annie Naessens, on the
night of Nov. 24, 1893. The execution
was to have taken place at 6 a. m., but as
Governor Stone baitbcen ‘asked for atom-
porary reprieve Sheriff Troll concluded to
defer it i1 i1 the governor could be heard
from. At . 0 o’clock a dispatch came stat-
ing that Governor Stone would not further
interfere. Fitzgerald was then taken to
the gallows, bound in the usual way, the
black cap adjusted, the trap sprung, and
the culprit shot down six feet, but not to
death. The rope broke, and the victim lay
struggling on the ground beneath the gal-
lows. The black cap was instantly re-
moved by the doctors. who found Fitzger-
ald still conscious. Stimulants were given,
and be revived and was taken into the
morgue, a few feet away, and further cared
for by the doctors. A new rope was sent
for at once, and at 11 o'clock the sick and
trembling but nervy victim was again
taken to the scaffold. At 11:02 the trap
was again sprung, and this time the con-g
demoed man went to death.
Exploding Boiler In Chicago.
CHICAGO. Feb. 21.—By the explosion of
a boiler at the World's fair site in Jackson
park today five employees of the Colum-
blan Salvage company were severelyin-
jured. The boiler was near Machinery
hall. The following'wcre badly scalded:
John Swan, John Orban, William Mur-
ray, Michael Sherry and John Bulzin.
Y. M. C. A. Convention.
NEWBURGH, N. Y., Feb. 21.—The thir-
tieth annual state convention of the Young
Men’s Christian association opened in
Trinity M. E. church here this afternoon,
and will continue four days. Four . hun-
dred delegates are already in attendance,
and the number will probably be increased
to 600 by tomorrow night.
A Children's Home Burned.
DELAWAi-IE, 0., Feb. 21.——The Delaware.
County Children’s home was burned.
Forty-three children were inmates of the
home, but no one is reported seriously hurt.
The children had to be driven a. long dis-
tance through the freezing wind to the
City Opera House, where they were placed
temporarily. _
Big Shipment of Farm Utensils.
OMAHA, Feb. 21.—Tlie Union Pacific
this morning sent out a freight train of 40
cars of agricultural implements to Snake
River valley, Idaho and Utah. It is con-
signed to one of the co-operativc concerns
of Salt Lake City. It is one of the largest
shipments of farm machinery ever made.
> The French Crisis.
PARIS, Feb. '21.—Most of the newspa-
pers expect that the debate in the chamber
of deputies will end favorably to the gov-
ernment in its struggle with the senate,
but Le Matin thinks that the senate may
be Obstinatc and calculates that 35 votes
will suffice to overturn the cabinet.
Ex- Governor -Robinson’s Condition.
CHICOPEE, Mas-13., Feb. 2l.-—Ex-Govern-
or Robinson’s condition is not improved
and is, regarded by his physician and fam.
ily as very critical. Nothing, however, can
be told within the next 48 hours as to his
chances, His right side is paralyzed and
he has; practically lost his speech.
YA College House Burned.
BELLEFONTE. Pa, Feb. 21.—Fire broke
out at the Beta Theta. Pi fraternity house
at State College today and before help could
arrive the handsome building was entirely’
destroyed. The students saved nothing and
were Compell‘ed to travel through snow to
a hotel in their nightclothee.
The New Orleans Cnnival.
NEW O’DlLEANS, Feb. 21.—-30mpany I).
First regiment of Minnesota, gave an ex-
hibition drill in the richest section of the
city. There was a large and" fashionable
audience and the drill. of the men and
their display of thorough training won rc-
pcated applause. -
Rev. Mr. Thompson Still a. Candidate.
CLOVERSVILLE, N. Y., Feb. 21.—The
published statement that Rev. J. W.
Thompson, who has been advocated as Re-
publican candidate for congress in the
Twenty-second district, had withdrawn,
is denied by Mr. Thompson.
Physician Struck by a Train.
NYACK, N. Y., Feb. 2l.—Dr. Henry H.
House, a prominent physician of Congers
and well known in this part of the state,
was struck by a train on the West Shore
today.‘ It is thought he Will die. He was.
married and had two sons.
A New Racing Bill.
ALBANY, Feb. 2-1.—Senator Page basin-
troduced in the legislature a bill to amend
the racing commission bill. It provides
that a tax of 5 per cent upon the net profits
of the associations be substituted for the
present provisions.
Advertise in the “Gazette.”
What
it Means «A '
"012 (its,
Backache and Kidney Trouble
While Ba‘ckache in itself is not
audiscase, it indicates é. derange-
ment of the vital organs—it"s a
symptom of disease. Kidney
trouble, at any stage, is seriOus
and neglect of the symptom
means neglecting the disease.
Curing a Backache means our-
ing diseased Kidneys and reliev-
ing them of congestion. This
‘ can be done in the earl y stages.
Buker’s Kidney Pills are'spécific
for the cure of Backaciie and,
Kidney trouble, if taken in time.
It’s a vegetable remedy. Drug-
gists sell them for 50 cents.
Book about Backache for the
asking. .
Baker Pill 00., Bangor, file.
Special Meeting.
soNs OF ST. GEORGE.
A special meeting of Welcome . Stranger
Lodge No. 364. Sons of St. George, Will beheld
at the Lodge Rooms. Friday evening Feb. 21,
at 7:15. to arrangefor attendance at t efuner.
al of Brother William Whelan, at Stamford on
Saturday at 2 p. m. .
_ drums F. PAGE, Secy.
= Norwalk. Feb. 20th. 1896. ~ ‘, ~f
name. 1’. J. O’Brien for such license.
, \
. Dated at" _
' Pnnsolvah.
Prankster“; ”if" “sill
. an . " .
up. South Norwalk Hardwaiigcgiv 30m
FOR SALE. .
FOR SALE-Check the slamming of that
door; keep/out the cold air and avoid the
breaking. of class. The Eclipse Check and
fill?“ “tilt filth“? ”spilt °“ ifh kit” in
. , o i '
00., 42 South Main Stregt. orwa ar ware
WANTED.
Ag§£?:gi&r§hase€s hfgr gurh floor
: . l eren s '
12 hours. South Norwalk Hagdgliii cal-Omani m
Algérfiufltlespien; iiigrlsry hipm start;
r 9. en pace. sown nos. L‘ .
Nurserymen. Rochester, N. Y. 0 '
To RENT.
0 BENT—The Colonial Residence No. ifs
. Fast avenue. All modern improvements
and partly furnished. JAMES L. STEVENS, 124
East Avenue. ' 1'13 tt’
Norwalk Opera House
TWO SIGHTS.
Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 24 8:. 25
ma. ANDREW. snrmoua’s‘
Congress of Spirits Company,
BURIED ALIVE
m insults-r saw an EARTH.
Spiritualism. Mesmerism. Theosophy. Mind
Reading. Hypnotism, Mental Te egraphy.
Finds Lost. Stolen and Hiddenfrcperry.
Drivrug Blindfolded. Indescrible Phe-
nomena.
PRICES.
25c, 35c and 50c
Seats on Sale at Weed's and Tomlinsm’s
Drug Stores.
Norwalk Opera House.
FOR Two NIGHTS, ' '
Wednesday and Thursday Evenings,
Feb. '26th' and Will. '
.THE ONLY
llllllt Tillllltl’,
Old Rub.e’s Funny Dance.
A company of Singers, Dancers ard Acting
on sale. t Woeils and Tomlinson’s I rug stores.
THURSDAY. fEBlillAllY 27.
JOHN J. BLACK
With Great Street Parade. Elegant Band and
The TriCK Pory, Young Rube.
People.
Prices, 25, 35 and 50 Cents.
., I .- ‘ . - I ' .
" and superb company in
' Classic Orchestra.
SEE The Prize SL-Bevnard. Tanner... .-
Popular Prices l‘revail. Reserved Seats now
HOYT’S THEATRE
LINCOLN J. CARTER’S MAMMOTH
SCENIC PRODUCTION.
Prices. - 25c. 85c. 50c and 750
Fe ts now i n S-‘[ c at l’laivmi‘s and Woods
in us :‘ b.)l- s.
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I" ‘U ih Bi and of‘ ounty Commissioners for
l l xi field count) . . . , ,
. hen—by apply for it her use to sell spiritu~
one and int xicadng 1 errors, ale. lager beer.
lihine wine and order, a 57 Marin at set. town
of NOIWML'. My place of busmess is nct loca-
ted within 300 feet in a direct line of a church
edifice or public. school house. or the i remises
pilirtaining thereto, or any post office or public
l rary. ,
Dated at Norwalk this 21st day of Feb. 1896.
1‘. J. O’BRIEN. Applicant.
We, the undersign. d. electors an 1 tax-pay-
ers. as defined by law. of_the_town of Nor walk.
hercb endure the application of the above
11.. L. Muckride. James Burns, Thomas
War (1. James Tully, William De Klyn.
Dated at Norwa k this‘zlst day of Feb. 11396.
I hereby certify that the above named en- _
dOI‘SGl s are electors and tax-payers. as defined
by law, of the loan of Nor» alk. ~
Dated at Norwalk this 21st day of Feb. 1896.
HERBERT R. SlllTH, Town Clerk.
SPECIAL
rows satiric.
The inhabitan s (.f the town of Norwalk are
hereby. notified and Warned that a s eclal
Town Meeting Will be he (1 at ihe Town ouse
in sa.d NorWulk on the 24th day of help-Lari .
1896. at 2 3n oclo‘ck .1, the afternoon. for the
fol owing purposes. viz.:
Finer. To. lCCOIiSldcl‘ so much of the vote .
und r the " l"ii'sr.” item of the call of the Town
Meetin . held at the Team house on the 20.h
day of anuarv. 1896, at 2 o‘clock in the ether:
noor., as may be necessar ; for the purpose of
appomting a committee and to a 3). int n.
comnjt. es of citizens of the town of . orwalk
to ) eceive all claims for bpunty of SO.(llt‘l‘S in
the l to war of the rebellio ; and at public
bearingt -full,v examine into the snipe, and
ahe records aCcounts, vouchers rec. min; and
releases of the town; and to hear any pruper
evidence presented and claims and arguments
of counsel representing the town‘ and any
claimants. and to fullyarbtratean'i d: termine
what bounty claims With ii. tel-est, shall be paid
by th“ town of Norwalk. sa.d cumnllttre to
proceed at once to hear and determine any
and all claims for bounty. 'lhe demsron and
award of said committee to be final and con-
clusive against_said tow] , and any. person gr
persons pr. seating a claim to them ior their
anr siigaiion and decision; and to ' direct the
town ll‘eaSlll‘rl‘ to ,pay the amount of any
bounty, upon the written order 9f said com-
mittee: and to direct sa (1 committee to make
a written report, to the first town meeting
called after the completion of their duty 5. if
all claims presented'i’or bounty, and the claims
rejected and those allowed. and the arnduut
found due on each claim allowed; and to make
provirion fpr the pay ment of said crmuittce
for its servrces. _ v .
SECOND. '10 take into consideration the
action of 1he releirmen regarding the tramp
house, and the lockup at Norwalk. and to in-
st'nct the selectmen in the premises.
Trump '10 take such action as may be
deemed advrsabie. regarding the refusal of the
selectmen _io comply With i 0 vote of said
town meeting of January 20th, 1896. '
Marcus L..lelham. James Jones. Charles
Wright. Orlando Townsend. Charles . red- r
man, Thomas Dennis, Sylvester Keeler. I red-
erick Green, Caleb Wood, James Sutherland
bun-y Gehrmann, James P. Seeehan, Alfied‘
A. Martin. Jabez Whiater. William J. Low.
Hampton J . Sherwood. Hart Danton, Charles
0. Riley. J otn H. Hardy. Michael Drawn Alex-1
ander ,H. T» yloi'. Laws (-4. Owens, William A.
Hendrick. Henry L. Webb. Gould. H. Saun- . '
ders, [sreal S. Sands. Gear 9 W. PhluluS, Wil- ~
liam O. Merritt, D. Mg Fine .0. Dickt us. a _
Baskins,William.Tw1ss. Chauncey E_._Brun-
daze. Brad‘ey Gilbert "J. Wrisht. William H.
Tubbs. w. E. Collins, Michael L. Fitzgérald.
Isaac SELLEcx. Selectmen
Town of .
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