i Miniliglli BALL
Wednesday night as the big clocks
‘in St. Mary’s and the Congregational
church spires pealed out the hour of 12
o’clock a rap Was heard at the door of
Frank Foster’s residence on Wilton
avenue.
Mr. Foster responded with a “Who's
there? What is wanted?”
“It’s me,” came a voice which was
recognized by Mr. Foster as that of a
young lady living on Wilton avenue.
“What is wanted?" inquired Mr.
Foster.
"Can Istay here to-night?” was asked.
“Certainly,” answered Mr. Foster. as
he unlocked the door, “but what is the
matter?” '
As the young lady stepped, into the
hallway Mr. Foster called his daugh-
ter Maggie who had retired and was
asleep. She partially dressed and
came down stairs and recognized in the
caller a friend.
She was surprised at receiving a call
at So late an hour at night, but cordial-
ly welcomed her to the hospitalities of
the house. .
Explanations followed and it was
found that Miss McNaughton, the
name of the caller, had sufi'ered a dis-
agreement with her father and rather
than be abused had sought refuge at
the Foster residence.
It is understood that the pater is very
severe and that he abuses his daughter
who is a bright companionable and in
every sense a respected young lady.
She is employed at the corset factory
where she enjoys the good will of her
associates and the respect of her em-
ployers.
She was provided with lodging for
the night and given her breakfast inthe
morning after which she left for her
work. On'lcaving the house she thank-
ed Mr. Foster, and said with a sob “I
don’t believe that I shall ever go back
home”,
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Gyrations and Collapses.
Isaacs Place has been the scene of re-
maikable gyrations and collapses for
the past night or two and all because
reporter B. C. Feeney and several
young ladies chose that street on which
to bring their bicycles under subject-
ion. At times it was almost as inter-
esting as a foot ball. match. There
were tumbles, ground and lofty vault-
ing and an intermixing of heels, hosiery
and wheels that was bewildering.
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Thomas—WilL.snson.
Announcement cards of the marriage
of Miss Julia Frances Wilkinson to Mr.
William Gregory Thomas of this city,
have been received by friends of the
contracting parties in this city. The
wedding will take place at the home of
the bride in Binghampton, N. Y. on
Tuesday evening, May 26th.
llllltl FREIGHT LINE
BETWEEN .
‘iiORWALK,
SO. NORWALK
AND
NEW YORK.
Propellers
iiity of Norwalk,
V clean and Eagle.
Leave Norwalk at 5 p. in.
Leave So. No walk at 6 p. in.
Leave New York, Pier 23,
E. R., Beekman St., 5 p m,
HERE’S YOUR GHANGE.
A fine building lot on Wilton ave-
nue If you intend to build, look at
this before purchasing.
Water, gas and sewer on the avenue.
Will be sold at a Bargain.
WM. H. BYINGTON,
lleal Estate and Insurance,
WEEKLY - NO 1% WA L.._K-- flAZli-J'l‘TE.
WAS NOT AllAGRANT
The following item appeared under
the head of court news in Monday’s
EVENING GAZETTE:
A man who gave his name as Isaac C.
Kinkaid, pleaded not guilty to the
charge of vagrancy and breach of the
peace. During his incarceration at the
station-house he bursted a door with in
section of a stove in an attempt to gain
his liberty. A hearing in his case was
continued until this afternoon.
The item was seen by Fred Ray-
mond. the agent at the South Norwalk
depot, who mentioned it to a conduc-
tor on the Consolidated railroad. The
latter recognized the name as that of
a man who lived at No. 236 Willis ave-
nue, New York, and who had beeh sent
to a Stamford Sanitarium by relatives.
The conductor described the man to
Mr. Raymond and requested that he
visit the station house and see if his
identity could be established. Mr.
Raymond came to this city yesterday
and going to the station house with
Chief Bradley fully indentified Kinkaid
as the missing New Yorker.
It appears that Kinkaid’s relatives
placed him on a train at the Grand
Central depot over a week ago, with
instructions to go to the Stamford Sani-
tarium. When the train reached Stam-
ford Kinkaid did not get off but con-
tinued on to this city where he has
been ever since, roaming about the
streets and getting food and assistance
whereVer he could find it.
When the matter was reported to
Judge Hubbell Tuesday, he suspended
execution of sentence until. Kinkaid’s
relatives in how York could be in-
formed of his whereabouts.
Kinkard was quite violent this morn-
ing and demolished the dishes on which
his breakfast was served.
Mr. John Quick, of New York, came
to Norwalk Wednesday in the interest
of Kinkaid’s family, and saw Judge
Hubbell who ordered the unfortunate
man’s release and he was taken by Mr.
Quick to a relative’s farm in Stamford
this afternoon, where it is hoped rest
and quiet will restore his health.
AGAIN GATHERED m.
“loo” Carroll to Cane Chairs at Bridgeport
For Some Time to Come.
Joseph Carroll, an all-round-looking-
for-fight-young-man, was “ out for
blood ” Wednesday evening.
About a year ago “Joe” was more or
less mixed up in a fracas from which he
fortunately escaped punishment both
before and after arrest. A few weeks
since, he again did wrong and was
fined, execution of judgment being
suspended by the good natured. Judge
to the extent that the prisoner was al-
lowed to pay his fine on the installment
plan, after having furnished a bonds-_
man, and of which amount he had paid
$5 leaving a balance of about as much
more.
As mentioned above he was out for
fight and found it. He first tried to
get up a scrimmage with John and
Owen Rice but failed to meet with suc-
cess. He drifted away from them and
met a young man named George Grebe-
‘be and got into an argument in refer-
ence to a nickel. In order to demon-
strate the force of his argument he
made a pass with his fist at Gehebe
which missed, but was returned by ithe
latter with compound interest.
Officer Morehouse came to the rescue
and “Joe” was landed in the station
house. -
In the morning Judge Hubbell fined
him $5 and costs for drunkenness, a
like amount for breach of the peace
and tacked on theibalance due on the
“old‘score.”
Unless the jailor at Bridgeport is
lenient Carroll will be in jail when the
glorious 4th of July is celebrated.
Gets a- Letter.
“Uncle Linus” Benedict is in receipt
of a very interesting letter from the
lady, who forty-three years ago on May
6th, he chiefly aided in bringing back
to life after her- submergence for nearly
half an hour beneath the water at .the
world’s first great railroad slaughter at
N orwalk Brides. She was the daugh-
ter of the gifted author and clergyman,
Rev. Dr. Griswold of N. Y. She is now
‘ the wife of the Episcopal Rector at San
Gabriel. California and by name Mrs.
Benjamin Hartley. She tenderly con-
‘cludes her letter thus:—-“It there are
any of the people still in Norwalk who
were so kind to me at that time, please
give them my love. And if not asking
too much, will yot not write me of your
'own history during. the past years.
My husband and I feel deeply interest.
ed to hear about you. Mr. Hartley
asks to be gratefully remembered to
the man who saved his wife for him.
Hoping that many more years may
be added to your life and that they
may be filled with blessings, believe me
Most Gratefully Yours,
' EMILY HARTLEY.”
To Mr. Linus Benedict, Norwalk, Conn.
The total amount of taxes levied ‘ on
the oyster farms of the state this year
is $8,662.88. It is expected that about
$7,000 of this amount will 'be paid be-
fore July 1. A portion of it Will _ never
be paid. Some of the farms have
proved unproductive and the owners
will allow the taxes to accumulate until
the farms revert to the state.
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An advertisement in the Gamma
will pay yoii. " . .
THE Sfltfll FELL.
Frederick H.’ Forms of Warren
street, East Norwalk, met with an acci-
dent at Ridgefield Tuesday that might
have lost him his life, but while he
escaped death he received a dislocated
wrist and fractured forearm.
Ferris is employed by Contractor
Thomas S. Stout, of this city, and was
working on the house of Mr. Storer in
Ridgefield when the accident occurred.
He was at work on the bow window
and was standing on a scafi'old which
had been erected over the window.
Suddenly and without warning the
structure gave way precipitating Ferris
to the ground below. Be landed upon
his left side with his arm under him.
His fellow workmen rushed to his as-
sistance and picked him up and assisted
him to the residence of Dr. Lowe,
where it was found that in addition to a
'severe shaking up he had dislocated his
left wrist and fractured his forearm.
Dr. Lowe reduced the fracture and
replaced the wrist in position and then
sent Ferris to his home in East Nor-
walk on the early train thankful that he
had escaped with only a broken arm.
A FEW SLIGHT BLAZES.
Three Fires in Norwalk Neither of Which
Result in Serious Loss.
Tuesday afternoon one of the deck
hands on the propeller Eagle which lay
at the dock on Smith street, discovered
a tire on the wharf on the opposite side
of the creek. About the same time
John Tierney who had been taking a
siesta on the back veranda of a Wall
street store, saw the blaze. He lost no
time in skipping across the bridge and
down Water street where the fire was
located. On the way he secured a pail
and a section of rope.
Chief Bradley had in the meantime
been advised of the fire and pulled box
15 at the corner of Wall - and Main
streets, but the alarm bell refused to re-
spond.
It was but a short time, however, be-
fore the fire department was out and
ready to drown the blaze, but their
services were not needed, the fire having
been extinguished with a few well
directed pails of water.
The fire was located at a point be:
tween the Hill & Hubbell company’s
lumber and C. T. Leonard’s coal yards.
In some way the dock-log had become
ignited and threatened to fire a large
pile of spruce lumber in which event
there would have been a serious con-
flagration as there are several hundreds
of thousands feet of lumber and other
combustibles in close proximity to
where the blaze was discovered. The
damage done was nominal.
A blaze was discovered Tuesday in
the house on' Main street owned by
Nelson Hubbell and occupied by Wil-
liam Bates. It was confined to a closet
and the damage willprobably not be in
excess of $50. No alarm was sent in.
The origin of the fire is a mystery.
.The fence at the Fair grounds caught
fire Tuesday and about fifty feet of it
was burned before the flames were ex-
tinguished. It is supposed to have
caught from sparks thrown out by a
passing locomotive.
Foresters Meet.
At the eighth annual convention of
the grand court of Connecticut, Forest-
ers of America, in NewBritain Wednes-
day, the report of Grand Secretary P.
E. Hendrick, of Taftville, showed the
membership in the state to be 10,976, a
gain of 2,056 during the year. There
are 104 lodges, a gain of 17 since the
last report.
The report of the grand treasurer
showed that the grand lodge controls a
fund of $71,981. The sum of $5,750
was spent for funeral benefits last year.
The receipts last year were $13,000 and
the expenditures $11,068, leaving a bal—
anceot‘ $1,940 on hand.
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MANNERS OF MEN.
THE duke of Marlborough said that he
owed his success as much to his elegant
deportment as to his talents.
BYRON was affable to his equals and
to those whom he wished to please, but
haughty and distant to most others.
ROBESPIEBBE was urbane in manner
and courteous, though brief, to those
who approached him on business.
BEETHOVEN was rude and gruff, and
seemed to be in a. perpetual bad humor
with himself and every one else.
HAYDN was the personification of cour-
tesy. He once said: “It does not pay
to be impolite, even to a. dog.”
TALLEYRAND owed his success in life,
to no small extent, to the uniform
courtesy with which he treated every-
one.
THE elder Pitt was extremely rough
in addressing those with whom he
came in contact, and so many made
enemies.
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RAILROAD RUM BLI NGS. ,
A GAS motor is to be tried on the Sec-
ond avenue surface line in New York.
A FisnERMEN’s railroad to Hudson
bay is the unique project of a Quebec
engineer.
IT is now a misdemeanor for a child
under fifteen years of age to jump from
a. moving train Within the corporate
limits of St._ Louis.
THE railroad commissioners of Mis-
souri have had their field of operation
extended. They are now compelled to
the shipments of; green ffruit.
examine’watermelons in order to check .
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TRAGKINEJELAYED.
A gang of men assembled at the Streat
Railway our house. Wednesday in read-
iness to commence work on Mill Hill.
They did not go to work, however, and
were informed that the work would not
be started at present.
Unexpectedly, to the Company, who
were of the opinion that Judge Hall’s
decision in granting them a layout was
final, the Court reiterated Lis former
decision but added that the Street Rail-
way could not lay tracks upon Mill Hill
until the City of Norwalk had been
given an opportunity to appeal the case
to the Supreme Court.
It is understood that the appeal has
been prepared and Judge Hall has
granted it.
This action on the part of the City
will prevent tracks being laid up Mill
Hill for some time, as the Supreme
Court does notsit until next month and
' there area large number of cases on
the calendar which will take precedence
over this appeal. ‘
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“The Younger the Better.”
The Chinese minister at Washington
is fond of young girls, the younger the
better, and the authors of “The Show
at Washington” tell this little story of
how he was fascinated by the vivacious
ten-year—old granddaughter of Senator
Palmer: He saw her at a. reception
one a ternoon, and, asking for an in-
troduction, devoted himself to the little
maiden while he remained. Everybody
crowded about, but all unconcerned,
through his interpreter, he carried on '
an interesting conversation with the
equally unembarrassed little girl. The
next day the minister’s-carriage drew
up in front of Senator Palmer’s door
and an attache delivered to the child a
packet containing six exquisite silk
handkerchiefs, embroidered in the
highest style of Chinese art, and ten
little chests of the kind of tea which
Chinese gods, on a Chinese Olympus,
make Chinese nectar of.
An Old English Chestnut Tree.
It is said that the largest chestnut
tree known in the world is at Mount
Etna, in Sicily, but one of the oldest
and most remarkable trees in Great
Britain is a chestnut at Torworth, the
residence of the earl of Ducie, near
Bristol. In the reign of Stephen, who
ascended the throne in 1135, it was, ac-v
cording to the Naturalists’ Journal,
deemed so remarkable for its size that,
as appears upon record, it was well
known as a. signal boundary to the
Manor of Tortworth. It seems proba-
ble that this tree is a. thousand years
old at least. It is still in very fair vig-
or, and last year produced a large crop
of nuts. It measures nearly fifty feet
in circumference; the body is short—
only about ten feet in height—and it
then divides into three huge trunks,
one of which measures nearly thirty
feet in girth. {gm
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a- "S-I‘Na-Iv!
Near Gainsville, (3.2.,- a newly-
married couple on the train the other
day. attracted a. good deal of attention
at a. station by their peculiar behavior.
A lady got on the train at a station
and took a seat in front of them:
Scarcely was she seated before they
commenced making remarks about her
wearing last season’s hat and dress.
She was severely criticised by them for
some moments. Presently the lady
turned around. She noticed at a.
glance that the bride was older than
the groom, and without the least re-
sentment in her countenance she said:
“Madam, will you please have your son
to close the window behind you?” The
son closed his mouth instead and the
madam did not giggle again.
Gun=Shot Wounds.
Major E. A. Garlington was shot
through the arm at me battle of
"Wounded Knee," December ‘29,
1890, the last fight between the
Indians and our troops. It is not
often that a regular army oflicer
certifies to the value of a proprietary
remedy, but this is what Major
Goslington says about SALVA-CEA :.
”WASHINGTON, D. C.,
April 2I, 1895.
“I have used SALVA-CEA for
soreness or rheumatic pains in the _
muscles of my arm, which is dis-
ablcd from a gun-shot wound involv-
ing the elbow joint ;i'c1ief was quick
and complete.
E. A. GARLINGTON,
Major and Inspector General,
" U. s. A."
Not many people suffer
from gun-sho wounds, to be
sure, but lots of us do suffer
from piles, local skin irrita-
tion, chafings, colds and nasal
catarrh, and SALVA-CEA is
just as efficacious in all of
these as in gun-shot wounds.
A
Two sizes, 25 and 50 cents per box. 3
At druggists, or by mail.
for deep-seated pa in am! rheumatism of
fire faint: use Salon-cm, “ Extra Strong.”
5014' in tin: at 75 texts ear/z.
Tm: BRANDRETi-i Co., 274 Canal Street, N. Y.
CENTRAL NlTllllllL BANK,
746 WALL 811, NORW’ALKJ
ORPORATED SEPT. i, 1876.
AI’ITAL. :- - - - - - $100,00C
nun M. HOLMES. President.
. is. Berna. Vice-President.
WILLIAM A. CURTIS, Cashier
DIRECTORS :
oasis M. HOLMES, H. E. DANN,
Li. CUNNINGHAM, J .‘T. Brown
is. L. Borne, S. H. Hours
.1. COUSINS.IJR.
illscounl nay, Saturdav-
Having purchased
“ the Market ofE‘J.
WADHAKMS, I have
restocked the ‘same
with Meats, Fish
Vegetables and Can.
WADHMIS
' 'IMS
SOLD
OUT-
ned goodh, and so-
licit asharc of your
patronage
AGHABLES E. SGHEUBEB,F—
2 l Wall Street.
A
’ WILLIAM s. KEMP,
Carpenter -:-' and -:- Builder,
34 West Main St.. Norwalk.
' Mr. Kemp_has been a carpenter and builder
in Norwalk for the past 25 years, and refers to
owners of buildings erected under his super-
vmon as to workmanship.
Chilton Paint,
Every gallon of paint made by the.
Chilton Mfg. Company is mixed and
ground in pure Linseed Oil. Ail shades
are mixed and ground by machinery
seven times, making them uniform and
even. Compare the size of cans and
weight with the cheaper makes. You
get an honest gallon. Give it a trial and
you will be convinced.
ii. H. WILLIAMS
17 Main St.
SPEClAL SALE
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MILLINERY
SATURDAY AND Milli)”, MAY 9-".
A Reduction of ' 25 per cent on all
Trimmed Hats and Bonnets. Ladies
desifing a nice Trimmed Hat for little
money, will do well to attend this sale.
FAWCETT’S
3 WATER STREET, IVOR WALK
:
POINTER
'Is your plate glass or safe insured? If not, call on me and
I will write you 5‘; policy in the Mutual Plate Glass and Safe Insur-
ance Company. Glass will break and burglars use dynamite.
l’l case
of Fire
You should be insured. A policy in the Reliance OI "Philadelphia
Phoenix of Hartford; Scotland Union of Scotland; New Hampshire 01
Manchester; Rochester German of Rochester; United States and Pacific
.of New York; Security of New Hampshire or Granite State of Ports-
mouth will protect you against the fire fiend.
W. m. BYENGD'EJQN, ..
Real Estate and General Insurance,
ROOM 1, GAZETTE BUILDING
LOANS NEGOTIATED AND lNVESTMENTS MADE.
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