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OITY 11111111111111.
According to the stereotyped phrase
V -. the city council of the City of Norwalk
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indeed all,
held a regular meeting last night. The
”Mayor, the council, three reporters and
a health officer being present.
After reading the minutes of the pre-
ceding meeting, bills to the amount of
nearly $2,000 properly signed. were or-
dered paid.
Bills that were referred were those of
A. A. Betts for $100 for collection of
East Wall Street improvement assess-
ments, that of Builder Malkin on the
same line, as well as that of the Hanlon
Bros. for $240, for the laying of pave-
'- ment in front of the firm’ s store as well
as laying of a certain amount of wall.
This latter bill of the Hanlon Bros.
elicited the fact that there was a certain
agreement between the city and the
firm mentioned.
A report was received and read from
the Library committee, which con-
strained Councilman Tristram to re-
mark that there was a sad waste of coal
at the library in the manner it Was
used. He had nothing as he said, to
Say against the conduct of the library
aside from this. The matter was re-
ferred to the proper committee with
power.
Chief Bradley 'reported twelve arrests
for the first month in the new year with
but three women on the list. Barley-
corn seems to" have been the cause in
nearly every case. The lodgers at the
Hotel Howard numbered 633.
Health officer Dr. W. J. Tracey was
recognized by the Mayor. He objected
to certain proposed amendments to
ordinances in reference to the acknowl-
edged “hobby” of himself and other
members of the board in their efforts
to make Norwalk one of the healthiest
towns in the New England states. He
recognized the fact that certain changes
of the ordinance were in the way of a
desired reform. He called attention to
the fact that the board of health con-
. Vsisted of physicians as well as laymen,
operative, but without power to insist
on certain sanitary conditions in cer-
tain and defined cases.
He stated, and “in the honesty of his
heart he spoke, the truth” noprovision,
or appointment had yet been made ofa
sanitary inspector, or plumbing engi-
neer who might submit plans for the
better sanitation of the city, and be-
moaned the situation that the health
board was not fully empowered to abate
everything detrimental to the health of
the community.
He went further and by illustration
showed that it would be advisable for
Norwalk to act with her sister city,
South Norwalk, and .form a united
health board with one head and that
head be vested with rights that would
compel all to the grand end of sanita-
tion.
Nominations of the officers of Hope
Hose and Pioneer Hook and Ladder
companies were received and their elec-
tion made sure by a vote of the council.
A petition for a light at the junction
of Belden avenue and Cross street was
referred.
The Mayor read a communication ,
from the Board of Fire underwriters
containing suggestions as published in
these :columns some days ago, which
received” attention. This was supple-‘
mented by a communication from chief;
J. T. Prowitt which urged the p11 rehal e
of a 1,000 feet of hose and advised tl e
i purchase of a new hook and ladder
truck. Other suggestion-i in his com-
munication were set forth but the ad-
visability of adopting the same Were as
city meeting.
In connection with the prayer from
Chief Prowitt, Councilman Chinery
ecommended the purchaseofat least
500 feet of hose, and incidentally re-V
marked that in case .11' a Ilin‘ in the
business district the department could
string a thousand feet of hose within
.1 tary man and “police commissioner,’
“_V three minutes time.
Councilman Kent who is a good mili-‘
was in favor of new “properties” for
; the fire-boys, and at his suggestion the?
matter was referred to the c'ommitteei
on fire.
A communication from the Cuban
. League Was received, read and referred
. to the police committee.
“A great big.r little”V prayer with all
comcomitants, both large and small was
received from. the Norwalk Tramway:
company iu‘which the “plaintiffs” mod-V.
4 estly but perhaps lawfully asked for States will pay him,$50,000.~
permission to, double-track their road,
.4 up to and through Belden avenue, also;
to run through Mott avenue around;
left for future action ata ‘
intendent of the fire alarm system was
presented and read and only awaits the
Mayor’s signature to be effective.
Councilman Tristram chairman of
the light committee asked for an ap-
propriation of $250 which was granted
with the usual provison that the city
clerk give the usual public notice of
the same.
Councilman Boyer announced that
satisfactory bonds had been furnished
by the City Sheriff, City Treasurer and
others.
The Mayor requested that the com-
mittee appointedin the matter of the
Wall street improvements meet next
Monday night.
The council then adjourned to meet
again on Monday evening, February
15th. ' ‘
SOUTH NORWALK COUNCIL.
At Scuth Norwalk, MayorBohannan
called the Council to order with every
member present. Bills amounting to
$565.23 were ordered paid and the usual
$400 voted to the Electric Light Com-
missioners for current expenses.
A petition from J. C. Wallace, for
permission to build an addition to the
building No. 1 Marshall street, was re-
ferred to the fire committee as was a
petition for an increased water service
for fire protecton on W unhington street.
The annual reports or the City Treas-
gineer of the fire department, Fire
Marshal Paul and the semi-annual re-
port of the Chief of Police, were read
and accepted.
The report of the Water Commission-
ers was the most exhaustive ever pre-
sented, and covered every conceivable
point.
A communication from the Norwalk
85 South Norwalk Electric Light com-
pany requesting permission to use the
city poles on Washington street, was
referred to the City Attorney to inves-
tigate and reportback to Council.
As Engineer Briggs is legislated
out of office on February 6, when the
new board of street commissioners
ordinance goes into effect, Councilman
Trowbridge ofiered a motion that the
street committee have charge of streets,
city property etc. after that date, and
until a board of commissioners is ap-
pointed by the Mayor and confirmed
by the Council. -
Dr. W. J. Tracey was elected city
health officer with but one dissenting
vote, that of Councilman Comstock
who made an ineffectual attempt to
have Dr. Tracey’s compensation fixed
at $1 per visit.
The meeting then adjiurned until
Monday evening, February 15. V
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AN IMPOLTANT SALE
The important announcement is made.
that the United States government will,
within New days, have completed the
purchaseVof Fisher’s Island and a part
of Plum Island, off the Connecticut
coast in Long Island Sound.
Fisher’s Island commands the en-_
trance to Long Island Sound from the
Atlantic Ocean, through ,the Fisher’s
Island Sound channel. Plum Island
commands the entrance to the same
body of water through Plum Guts The
two are among the most important
board, and foreign engineers have often-
expressed surprise that they were not
acquired by the government a hall cen-
tury ago.
These pu c1ases are the - first steps
in a systen of fortifications that are to
dot Lang Islan 1 Sound from the East
River to the ocean. They will be
equipped with ,batteries of the latest
pattern. They will be practically im-
pregnable to attack fromlhe sea, and
will be furnish1 d wilha torpedo service;
in addition to long range guns Thei
work of for tification will probably be-
gin in the spring. 1
Fisher’ s Island is owned by E. M
. "and Walton Ferguson, the former of
Pittsburg‘and the latter of Stamford.
Fisher’ s Island has become a popular
summer resort, and the sale to the gov-
ernment does not include the whole
island. The western end would be the
most important for~defense and the
government will acquire the title to 235
acres on the ”side facing the Sound.
l‘he price to be paid has not yet been
fixed Plum Island is owned by Abram
S. Hewitt and for the‘northeast corner
of it, containing 150 acres, the United
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Recent Deaths.
Union Park to Franklin avenue, to Bel-'
? {den avenue.
Mrs. Claire Chapman wife of Charles
,C. Talcott of Brooklyn died in that city
ISunday evening Jan. 313t., Services at
It was a siirple request perhaps, but ' the house Wednesday evening at eight
, ' lit did not strike the council in that way,
lapparently, as they unanimously voted:
hat the Senator from this district as‘
as well. the representatives from this
t'pwn be instructedto fight against the;
legislature granting of any such prayer. .
It was voted that the managers or.
. owners cf the Norwalk Opera House
and Lockwoo’d’ s ball pay a license of 325'
each to the city of Norwalk. '
The matter of special policemen, with
» power, including the Fire Pol .ceV, not,
V” in excess of 35,,to4 work under certain?
conditions with pay from the city Was
informally discussed and tabled." V
It was voted that an ordinance in
reference to bicycles making certain
fines to be not more than $1 and not in
. excessof 310'10 be properly published.
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The contract of John H. Hoyt super:
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o’cloc k, 80 State street corner Henry. '
Interment at Coventry, gConn. Thurs-j
day a. m. .,
Mr”. Talcott spent his boyhood da‘ys
here and is well knewn as the grandson .
of Mr. Samuel Talcott of Union Park.
The deceased wife of the bereaved.
young man was also well and fa'vorablyV
known' in Norwalk where she was a fre-V
V quent visitor. The family will have in
. a large degree the sincerest sympathy.
of a wide circle of friends in their sore
bereavement. '
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Matt Lambert’s famous old trottingl
horse “Old Governor,” Who run on the.
Grand Circuit ten years ago, was killed,
in Stamford on Monday The animal;
fell on the' ice and fractured one of its .
legs.
urer, Water Commissioners, Chief En- V
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points of defense on the Atlantic s’ea- .
IWII imitoi LIFE.
The people of - Stanwichaud Banks-
ville weresurprised to hear of two at-
tempts at suicide in- their :vicinity Sun-
day night. About six 0 ’cloek Sunday
evening 1311.11.13. Griswold was called
to attend Henry Raymond of West
Stanwich. He found that Raymond
had been taking laudtmum,’ and when
he asked him why he had taken it, the
reply wds that he was tired of living.
He refused to have anything done at
first, but when the doctor threatened
tying him down, he consented to the
remedies, which, fortunately, acted in
time.
Mr. Raymond is about fifty years of V.
age, is unmarried, and, with another '
man, keeps bachelor’s hall. HeV owns
a small place with a saw mill and: older
million it. For the mist few weeks
Ml“. Raymond has 11cc“ iii-inking very
heavily, and itswm. 11111111111 11fzct. of
the drink unbalanced his mind. A
short time after the doctor returned’
home, he had' another call to attend
Samuel Tucker of Banksville, about
one and one-half miles from Mr. Ray-
mond’s. He found Mr. Tucker had
taken adose of Paris green. At first
Mr. Tucker declared he had not taken
any poison, but when it showed on his
thiskers and in a bowl where he had
be admitted that
been drinking cidwr,
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The Story of .
V Puritans.
Prof. Dixi Crosby, M. D., LL. D.,
who for thirty-two years was at the
head of Dartmouth Medical College,
belonged to the famous Crosby family
of physicians, which for several gener~
ations has furnished more distin—
guished medical men than any other
family in America. His father was
Dr. Asa. Crosby, of Dartmouth, who
procured the charter of the State
medical society, of which he was for
thirty years a. conspicuous member;
one brother, Dr. Josiah Crosby, in—
vented the invalid bed and the method
of making extensions of fractured
limbs by adhesive strips; another
brother, Dr. Th os.a R. Crdsby, was
chief surgeon in Columbian College
Hospital during the war, and later
professor of animal and vegetable
physiology at Dartmouth College;
while Dr. Dixi Crosby himself was
the inventor and discoverer of various
important improvements in medicine
and surgery, including a. new and
unique mode of reducing metacarpa-
phalangeal dislocation, opening of ab-
scess at hip-joint, etc., etc.
At the early age of twenty-four his
extraordinary skill and success in over-
coming disease had already attracted
the attention of medical menthrough-
out the world, and won for him the
highest honors. His greatest achieve-
ment was the discov e1y of an original
method for perfecting and compound ‘
ing in permanent form what has be-
' come lanown as his “ prize formula,”
and which, under the name of Puri-
, tuna, is legally protected.
The foundation of this remarkabloV
medical discovery Consists of simple
New England roots and herbs, and the
ciiginal family recipe for it has dc- 4
scended to the long line of Crosby
' physicians from their Puritan ances.
tors. ‘Its peculiar vegetable composi-
tion rendered it necessary to brew it
whenever needed in the early days of
its history, and after the scattering of
the Puritan families to remote locali-
ties, where the necessary ingredients
were not to be found, many attempts
were made to put it up in permanent
form, all of which failed until Dr. Dixi
Crosby discovered means and methods,
the result of which is: Nature’ 5 Cure
compounded in the laboratory of
Common Sense. .
he had taken a little. ,,,,,
When the doctor asked“ him} how
much he had taken, and why he took
it, Mr. Tucker-1, said, “Only ‘ a small
pinch, aboutienough‘ to‘ kill a "potato
bug,” and that he took it “because he
was tired of living.” He objected to
being treated, but, after being told he
could not help himself, he submitted,
and the treatment proved successful.
Mr.'Tucker moved frOm Long Ridge
toBa‘nlrsville about fifteen‘years-ago.
He worked among the farmers in the
neighborhood and is a good werkman,
but, like Mr. Raymond, he did ”not
leave cider alone. 'I‘Vhat, with a wife
who, it is claimed, dues not make Vhome
very pleasant for him, is said to be the
cause of his attempt to take his life.
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FourthVRegiment Officers.
Adjutant-General Haven issued Tues-
day au order appointing the follow-
1112 field officers in the 'Fourth Begi-
ment. C. N. G., all with rank from Jan-
uary 18,1897: Major James Sheridan
to be colonel, Maj JI‘ Charles _ W. Hen-
drie to be lieutenant-colonel, Captain
M. F. White, Company B, to be major,
Captain G. L. Fitch, Company C, to be
major. First Lieutenant P. W. Price,
Company C, and First Lieutenant G.
D. Shelton, Company B. hays ”each
been ordered to hold meetings-of their
respective commands to VVnominate a
captain.
l 72‘ care: from fic'aa’ to foot.
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It cures after everything else has failed. It cures
cases that have been given up as hapeless. It cures
pleasantly. It cures positively. It cures permanently
. It cure: from Izead to fizoz‘.
. Puritana is the prize formula of
Prof. Dixi Crosby, M.D., LL.D., for
over 30 years at the head of. Dart-
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If you are a sufferer, get of your druggist this great
disease-conquering discovery (the price is $1 for the
complete treatment consisting 01 one bottle ofPuritana,
one bottle Puritans. Pills, and one bottle of‘Puritanfl-
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And has not outstanding a dollar or, unpaid
losses or claims for losses. No u‘un cow.
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;’F‘ E. Shaw, Sec Geo. R, Cowlez. Resident Sec
. last evening
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.Boxioélwwlltont. 2 i
Mrs. GeorgeA Davenport is on thel
sieklist, :;.{'.'~.1-' .
Miss Kate White, of Gannon’ s is visit-
ing friends in New Jersle ' 1 ' 1‘ 1
Mrs. Frank Lacey, o'f Danbury, spent
Sunday with her parents. 'V
Mrs-.-, Luzon. Jelliff , 011349111111, is:
visiting at Deacon Gilbeits 111:“Beldeni
Hilln‘ "'.l_ i'l.. ‘1VV I
The Reading Circle will meet with
Mrs.‘ H. Thompson to moriowV after-
noon.
Mrs. Thomas VTreVadeell,
spent Sunday with her mother, Mrs.
BVrady..
The WOnian’ s Auxiliary of St. VVMVth~V
thew’s meets at Mrs. S. P. Fitchs this
afternoon. .
Notw1thstanding Vthe cold wave the
price of egg. s has fallen to twenty cents”
per dozen. .
Miss Abbie Randall of New YoVrk,V
came to town last Week to enjoy the
seasons skating.
News comes from New York, of the
illness of little Mariana Middlebrook, .
with the measles. 4
Rev. Mr. Gilbert, ofNew Haven, sec-
retary of the State Bible society, was
in town on Friday. V
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Keeler spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. William
. -Baymond of Rowayton.
Mrs. Henry Chichester has been en-
tertainin'g an old friend and school-
mate from New Jersey. VV
Mr. Davis, of Bridgeport, of the
Fairfield County Biography company
is searching the town for information.
A prayer meeting will be heldat the
home of Silas Olmstead. this evening.
All are cordially invited to be present.
Howard Bloomer and George Wood-
ward of Norwalk attended the Christian
Endeavor at the chapel on Friday even-
ing.
Dick MoriarityVV still keeps up his
record as a speltsman, bringing home
a game bag filled with rabbits on Mon-
day.
A cottage prayer meeting was held at
house of Charles Horton of Belden Hill
A large audience was Vin
attendance. 3
John Gotham, of Chestnut Hill, in
trying to get thebest of a Belden Hill
snow bank, on Friday, had his harness
badly broken. .
The prayer meeting at B. W. KVeelei’ s
on Friday evening, promises to be a
very interesting one. The service will
commence at 7: 30.
H. G. Thompson attended the Stag
dinner given by the Water Color Asso-
ciation at the Academy of Design. New
York on Friday evening.
W11ton,‘is the fVaVUrlfU' resort of skaters f
Persons from distant parts of the town
driving there so as to enjoy the rink
J. C DeWitt. of North Wilton, has
among an interestin r col‘leciion of relics
a revolwr and belt, t1ken by' his main
from a rebel officer on a Southen battle;
field - '- - '
A number of young peeple of St.
Matthew’ s will attend the missionary
meeting of the Junior Auxiliary, at
Trinity church, South Norwalk, on Sat-
urday afternoon-
‘ The death *of 'Mis'si Nettie Bo’uton,
which occurred in Norwalk last week
1 was heard of with deep regret by her
V friends 1n Wilton, where she had spent
several summers.
Miss May Canfield entVVVeVrtained a num-
ber of her young friends at a “Candy
Pull” 'on Saturday evening. .A' part of
Samuel Folsom, of South Wilton,
* L treasurer of the 7th New York regiment
is the recent recipient of a handsome
bearing the inscription,
.“FOr. long and faithful service,” to-V
gether with the number of tne regi-
” : mVent 1.1111 the‘ date of presentatiOn.
Saturday afternoon marked an im-V
portant event in the history of 111411111151,
Sh Clair Ackerman and the twenty-five
tality.
hunt the company sat down to -a 1.1.1.;
which was spread with dainty and de-i
licious eatables. At the close cf the
* party bon bent and pretty favors were.
distributed to each guest.
The twenty- -second meeting of the
Cpuntry Club was held at the residence
of D. S. Lambert on Wednesday evenJ
ing last. Some six. whist tables were
in use. The pretty and" unique score
eards giving added 'zest and interest toV
the game. The first prizes Were ca'r-g
tied off by Miss Bertha Brady and Nor-V
man Bette, thile Mrs. H. G. Thempson,
and Ernest Hurd won the booby
honors. The next meeting of the club
will be with Miss Katherine Sturges. , I
Among the experiences of the little
blizzard cf last week which came near;
Anderson, of New Canaan. Mrs. An-:’
_derson was returning from an erra di
Vat WiltOn Center and on attempting to
cross Cheese-Spring road, ,4 became ex-:
hausted in the deep snow drifts. KnOW‘i
Ving if she stopped it” would be death,‘1
of Weston,E -
the pregra‘m which occasioned much: 'V
, : merriment was pinning on the donkey’ s
. L tail.
young friends who enjoyed his hospi-; ~
At 4 o’clock an exciting peanut '
being tragic, was that of Mrs. Susan”
for there‘wasflflldpm, travel on that
lonely road, '1V-Ii4s' summoned all her
strength and struggled on‘uhtil- she
reached the 1419111311 of August Rumbas
chilled and fainting she was kindly
cared for. 1 .. .. ~12
HURLBUTT STREET
Mr. Hawley Par‘trica VVoVI Norwalk Viis
ited his brother la’Vst Sabbath.
Mrs. Ciiiiton Van Hoesear has been
sick With the grip, but is better.
D. .H.. Van Hoosearwasa witness at
‘ Bridgeport bef ire Vtte Superior Court
last week.
The last snow storm caused conVsideVr-
able trouble. in removing snow. Many
of the cross streets-are'full, and trave
is suspended entirely. The sleighing
has been fair' and enjoyed.
Mr. Andre v Partrick has received a
4VVletter purporting to be from a sister in
St Mary’ Vchhurth, Norwalk, in which
'1 send there was an entertainment to
be given to the Sabbathflschool and
wishing himto deIIVer to them incidents
of his early life. signed M 1r'v'Betts. It
was evidently a jokc Von Andre v. -V V
The deuce cen‘duct‘el'bv the Young
,Men’ s Sporting club laSt Thursday evc
Was a failure owing to the very seveve
snow storm. no one being present but
the musicians. Vil‘hepext evening the
Independents ’had their social dance.
The Partrickbroth'ere rendered fine
music. About 70' were present who
danced until 2:30 a.'m. $12.50 was
realized and will be put into the club’s
treasury. V V
TOOK THEIR BOIIES.
Sheriff Lyon On Saturday. served
body writs on William. Williams and
E 1. Bradley of Westport, on a. suit
brought by Light 1b Taylor for Stanley
Lowndes
The accused are charged with re-
moving oil from the wreck of the
schooner Bonnell at Cockenoe’ s Island.
Williams is charged of taking 400 cans
of five gallons each, and is sued for
3300. Bradley is charged with remov-
ing 300 gallonsand is sued for $225.
Both men furnished bonds to appear in
the Common Pleas court on first Mon-
day Vin March.
Sherifi' Lyon also has a body writ
01 John Aller, also of Westporl, who
is charged with having taken 200 gal-
lons valued at $175.
Allen was not found by' the sheriff he
being down the harbor after oysters.
He will be arrested later as will several
others who rembved articles from the
schooner.
State Firemen’s Association. ,
The Executive board of the Sta e
Firemen’s associatiou’ held a session at
New Haven Saturday morning and ar.
ranged fer the annual convention to be
held 1n1 \Iiudletown in May. The regu-
V V l b neVfits were Howell and ordered,
The DeWIth skatino‘ VpOnd VVNVonhV :ar e a
CaptainA. ChinerVy, Jr. ., of Phoenix
Engine company, was present.
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F'rro at Old Burke Homestead.
ROCHESTER, “Ian 30. —The old Burke
homestead, 409 Lake avenue, owned. by
Frank E. Baldwin, .th‘e stockbroker, was
damaged by the early today. Two servant
girls cs(aped from .the second floor by
forming a. rope out of bechlothing. One
of thcni, Miss VO’ Brien, fell and was inter-
pally 111 jurcd and may die. Mr. and Mrs.
Bald“ in are in New York city at the Ho-
tel Savoy. '
Delaware’s Constitution. .
DOVER, De1.,V.Jan 30. ——Thcconstitution-
a1 convention, by an almost Unanimous
vote, has 1--c101n1ncnded that the power cf
granting divorces be taken from the legis-
lature The convention has also recom-
mended thut the regular sessions of the
legislature be limited to 60 days, special
sessions to 20 days, and that seeret legisla-
Vtion be prey outed. ‘
V Greater New York Charter. '1
ALBANY, Jan. 30.—.The Greater New
York commission has asked £01120 days
further time in which to report on the
charter. Their time. is up on Monday next.
The assembly and sendte. have granted the -
extension. It 1s believed that this will 11’s-
by the proposed early adjournment of the
legislature. . . .
Col‘dV weather-V VIrV: VTVonuéVssceV. _
CnAzr'raaooeA, Jan. 30. ——The thermom-
cte'r registered 6 degrees above z‘ero today,
being 2 degrees lower than yesterday. Con-
siderable floating ice is visible' in the Ten-
nessee river; Which is reported as being
frozen hard at- Kingston Landing, 100
miles above‘ here. - _ _
Deputy Postmaster Accused. .
1'10in 1.1 serLE,N. Y,,V Jan. 50. —Deputy
11115411111151 .7. William K Smith lSV accused of
heir. 1:: tel 111 itcr in Vthe sum of $359. He
1111s {icon 511:- landed -V'.Mr smith was cham-
ber-lain of tne city for two terms and is a
deacon in St; Ann’s church.
FVatiVLl Accident on IVA Coal Mine Incline.
GRAFTON, W. V a. , Jan. 30—.VAt the Goti-
ga mine, near Flemington, by an accident
on a coal incline railway, 30 men were
thrown f1 0111 a. car. Edward Belson was
killed, two otheis \vcie fatally hurt and
eight seriously injured.
The Case of the Three I‘VrlcnstV. VVVVV
WASHVING'roN, Jan. ‘V30. -—.ThV'e attorney
general t‘odavV Vzipplied to the United States
supreme court for a Writ of certiorari to
bring the case of the Three Friends, the 1'11-
leged Cuban filibustcriug craft, {before the
court. On account of some defect in the
paper, the c011r1 directed the attorney gen-
eral to bring the mutt-er up on Mendel
next. , .
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A Fire. Captain's 8111(3ch
CHATT ANOOGA
ter, 41, a captain of the Chattanooga fire
department, committed suicide today by
shooting himself through the right ear.
Temporary insanity, icsuIting' from a blow
on the head received some years ago, _is
given as the cause. ‘-
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,Jan. 30. ——William Pot-V
“H
Norwalk Chronicler