n N ORWAJKWGAZETTE. 'Truth above or.“ things.’ Entered in the Post Oflice as a Newspaper \ FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 1896. “I Am Not a Democra .” On March 17, 1896, the Hon. William Jennings Bryan declared at Mount Venron, 111.: “I am nota Democrat.” What have Democrats to do with a man who has proclaimed that he is not a Democrat; who repeatedly boasted of his intention not to support a gold can- "flidate or a gold platform; and who is now, after two years or more of in- triguing with the Populists, the Popu- list candidate on a Populist platform? The above are serious questions per- tinentlv asked by the stalwart demo- cratic N. Y. Sun. Hon. E. c. Benedict’s Palace. By the kindness and courtesey of'lhe New York Sun and Greenwich Graphic we are enabled today to give the read- ers of the Gamma two views and a gen- eral description of the palatial shore residence of Commodore E. C. Bene- dict, just completed on the. , charm- ing site of the old Americas Club House, later known as the Indian Har- bor Hotel. ' Our older residents still retain, with tender and reverent interest the mem- ory of Mr. Benedict's sainted father, who for so many years was pastor of Norwalk’s First Congregational church. Many of these citizens, were bap- tized in their infancy and youth and their parents and friends buried by the_ faithful pastor; and all of these clerical ministrations, so ancient family legends go, for the munificient salary of six hundred dollars a year. His home, was in the old Merrill house, which stood on the site of the present Congregation-1 al church edifice. From Norwalk, the Rev. Henry Ben- edict went to the pastorate of the Con- gregational church in Westport, and it was while a resident of Westport, that the Millionaire, New York Banker, and subject of this sketch, was born. improving the Mail Service. It isn’t much of a day f)! improve- ment in the postal service when some new plan is not proposed or put in ope- ration for expediting the collection and delivery of the mails: The trolley mail service in the large cities and the trans- fer of the incoming foreign mails direct from the steamers to the railway sta~ tions for speedy delivery are two of the recent improvements which are especi- ally to be commended and which have already proven to be of practical value in the direction of a quicker mail ser- vice. The latest forward step contemplated by the Post Office Department is a sys- tem of continuous collection in the bus- iness sections of the large cities to be carried on by means of a mail wagon constructed on the plan of the postal railway cars. A sample wagon is be- ing built, which will be large enough to accomodate a carrier, who will as- sort and pouch the mail, which Will be collected from the boxes by the driver. This wagon is to be put on at an early hour in the morning and kept on its rounds until midnight. The intention is to have the mail in the sections where the most letters .are written and deposited in the boxé‘g in constant process of distribution or dis- patch by rail. . The initial experiment is to be tried in Washington and if the plan proves satisfactory it will be extended to the business sections of all the important cities. The theory upon which it is based is that the great mass of business letters are written and mailed during the business hours of the day in the business section of our cities and that it is possible to send these letters on the way to local distribution or to trans- mission by rail to distant points im» mediately after they are deposited in the boxes. The Washington experi- ment, for which the first wagon now in process of construction at Hartford is intended, will determine the real merit of the plan, and whether it can be ex- tended to all the principal cities. The plan appears to be practical and it is certainly worthy of a fair trial. The postal service of the country should certainly be improved to the utmost possible limit in the direction of giving the public a speedy and certain dis- tribution of the letters entrusted to its care. While the postal methods of the day are worthy of all praise "they are — DR. FRED. GIBBS MISSING. A Former Norwalk Dentist Elopes with His Friend’s Wife. 1 Dr. Frederick W. Gibbs, of Brook- lyn, and Mrs. Maggie Lond of the same place, have eloped. He leaves a wife, and she leaves a husband and two children.- Dr. Gibbs was a dentist, and a long. time a resident of this city. His father, Augustus Gibbs, was a resident of Norwalk, hut removed to Bridge- port some years since. He and the man whom he robbed of his wife, were ap- parently fast friends. _' The deserted husband says: “Let me only see him again and he can kiss good-by to his friends, for that willzbe the end of him. I shall not rest until I trace them down, and then there will be something to talk about. I do not intend to institute any divorce proceedings. I will settle my accounts myself.” AA Harvest Home Festival. A harvest home festival service will be held some week day evening in September, to be announced later, in St. Paul’s church, the Chapel not ' be- ing large enough to hold more than one-half the people who desire to at- tend. These services are .held annually in nearly all of the large towns of this country and England and are looked forward to with much pleasure. The surpliced choir under the direction of Dr. Pooley is doing excellent work and Rev. Mr. Pond deserves the thanks of the public for arranging the service. . Eighteenth Connecticut Volunteers. The annual reunion of the 18th regi- ment, Connecticut volunteers,’was held at Willimantic yesterday with an attend- ance of about 125 members from all parts of Rhode Island and Connecticut. Fourteen deaths during the past year were reported. The following officers were elected: President, Charles W. Grosvenor, Pomfret; secretary-treas- urer, Henry M. Durfey,Norwich; vice- presidents, Robert Kerr, Stamford; S. A. Chaung, Putnam; Russell Brown, Jewett City; W. C. Harbinson, Willi- mantic. Mill Hill. The work on Mill'HiIl goes merrily on. Street Commissioner Kellogg has a the grading ‘is being rushed right through. The men are now at work on the west end of the hill. The TramWay company is having its transferred to a point near Hubbell’s lane. This is done .in order that the tracks may be in readiness for an early commencement of the work on the tsouth side of the hill. Another Yacht Seized. The steam yacht Neckam, of Bath, Me., which had been chartered by John T. Williams of Stamford, was yesterday seized by Deputy Customs Collector E. B. Goddard. The Neckam was wit};- out a master in charge, an offence against the navigation laws. The Nec- kam was the tender of the yacht De- fender on the occision of the interna- tional cup races. Price Will Race on Labor Day. The suspension imposed upon Walter Price by the L. A. W., which, it was feared, would prevent him from racing Gilbert Finch at the Labor Day picnic of the Knights of Columbus in Stam- ford, has been removed,and the match- es between these riders will come off as announced. FIRST ROAD RACE —OF THE—— Orient Cycle Club, of Fairlield County, ——-HELD AT— WESTPORT & SIIIIOATIIOK, Sumatran, A U C. U S T At 2:30 p. m. Start and finish will be in front of the Westport Hotel Race starts promptly at 2:30 o’clock. lst Race—Boys, five miles, 2:30 p. 111. 2nd Race—Colored Boys, two miles, 3:30 p. m. 3rd Race—Mens, ten miles, 3 p. m. Prizes will be on exhibition at Orient ,Cycle Rooms, No. 1 State street Friday, August 21. ' H. A. SAUNDERS, E. B. \VrLcox, Director of Races. President. " aim/t Opening'of the Season! . Norwalk Upera House. F. W. Mitchell, Manager. Elabo‘ate Scenic Production of Alexander Dumas’ Masterpiece. The 3 GUARDSMEN, Introducing the Young Romantic Actor, PAUL CAZENEUVE, and supporting company of legitimate players The performance will displa the same evi- dences. as, to a perfect pro uction, as the noted:Salv1n1 ones. PRICES:—-75c, 50c and 35c. Advance sale of seats at Weed’s and Tomlin. son’s Drug Stores. , doubtless capable of improvement. gang of forty men at work, to-day, and I switch in front of the Town’House, _ ‘ TH E EVE N I N c. GAZETTE CHECKER-BOARD BUSINESS DIRECTORY.. For South Norwalk' . Daily at 10.30 A. M. at 5 P. M, For ,Norwalk 0in of Norwalk. Earle and Vulcan Will Leave Pier 23, E. R., N. Y. (Beekman St), Extrchat Monday, Wednesday and Friday Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 5 P. M. For New York . Leave South Norwalk Daily atG P. M. Leave Norwalk Tuesday, Thursday and saturday-Ia't 5 P. M. Just Beech 'J A Lot of WOODEN BICYCLE .- HANDLE BARS, W hich I will sell, for the nexu week, at $2.50 per pair Also have a look at my line of OARRIAOES, WASOIIS, BIOYOLES, HIRIIESS MIO HORSE OOOOS. IIO TROUBLE TO SHOW OOOOS, EVEII TIIOIIGIHOII OO‘ IIOTPIIROIIASE. . Its- Repairing Done at Short Notice. LUTHER M. WRIGHT. Carriage Factory and Repositorerranklin & Madison Sta, So. IIorwaIk. ,¢‘-. ,'-.. ‘:. NORWALK Sales For Rani. i ' ‘ ' varuaaus mm EMBOSSING FII‘B Illllll‘flllllli CO. _ m e In Successful Oper- Safe 09903“ Vault DONE AT I atron Since 1860, or THE W No Outsranding Claims. NAEECL‘Efié‘jg’NK THIS OFFICE eaznrrs ans. W. H. BYINOTOR snipe INSURANCE GOOD RESULTS Rain 1, Shell: Building. Ii. Ward 'Selleck, BEST GOODS. mas and. corrrrs ' i 18 WALL sr. “ TREES! TREES! TREES! , Call at 58 Belden Avenue. if you are ac- ing to set out trees this fall. All stock warranted to live. Edgar Buttery, ' of; 58 BeldenAve. [I 25 years foreman of , Hoyts’ Nurseries. Frank To Hyatt PARLOR . . BARBER-i-SIIOP DENTIST, ’ E. S. LEOBOLD . 8 West‘Avenue. 4-7 Main Street. TRY WEED’S ’ 38 Wall St. ENTERPRISE Bottling Works, 7 Wall Street. , ”suits Alt'tAarn . EXPRESSLY son ranr- . r In use. Mail orders receive prompt attention. - . . . Job Printing or ‘ ' EVERY OESORIETIOI . . EXECUTED a'r run . i. : . " qfi‘ZETTE‘OFF'GE; = N I N ”I '2 Lin GREAT, REDUCTION SALE OF ' OOMMEIIOIIIO MONDAY, JOIIE 22. . - - , II ' _ ' ' I . PROPELLERS - .. , ' AT THE WHITE SHOE STORE, nunmc JULY AND Aucusr. Our Men’s $5.00 Tan Shoes Reduced to $3.50 a-pair. . Our Men’s $4.00 Tan Shoes Reduced to $3.00 a pair. Our Men’s $3.50 Tan Shoes Reduced to $2.50 a pair. Our Men’s $2.50 Tan Shoes Reduced to $1.48 a pair. Three Hundred pairs Men’s Congress and Lace Shoes worth 8.125 at 8396. A. PAIR. 308 Pairs Men’s 82. Lace and Congress Shoes at $1.48 a pair, We Will sell the balance of our immense stock of Ladies’ Tan and Black $3,00 Oxfords at $2 00 a pair. - ' Two hundred Pairs of Ladies’ $1.50 Russett and Black Oxfords at 75c. a. pair. Two Hundred Pairs Ladies Tan Lace Shoes at $r165© A PAIR WORTH $3.00. Three Hundred Pairs Child’s Russet Spring Heel, Lace and Button Shoes at 500 a pair. ' This is the greatest lot of Shoes in town for the money and we want you to come and examine these goods for yourself. l Full Line of Trunks, Bags and Ladies’ and, lienis. Mackintoshes. OLSEN BROS.’ scazer'}: BUILDING, NORWALK. a WINNER L...— ‘ ‘ W The Reduction in Hartford Bicycles has proved a drawing card, Ladies, 3 1 / Pattern No. 2, is in great demand, and orders are being received right .; along. Come in and examine it. ‘ ' I! ’ "- a Columbia, standard price to all, $100. , The S. F. immerses 00., 29 Wall ‘Sirget. .. ‘\ , J, . '21 r_ ‘r ~. gr;
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