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OCAL NEWS.
Allen Wood is seriously ill at his
home in East Norwalk.
._J.' R. and William E. Marvin have
gone to Saratoga to spend a week.
S. B. Treadwell of South Norwalk,
is visiting his parents in Danbury.
‘Mrs. Charles E. Dennis of High
street, is visiting in New York city.
Miss May McCabe of North Main
street, spent Sunday in New Haven.
Mi s. Elmer Edgett and daughter
Rachel, of Danbury, are at Bell Island.
Miss Annie Babe, of Orange, N. J.,is
visiting relatives on Plymouth avenue.
William Colegrove, of Norwich, is
making a short stay in South Norwalk.
William White, J r., of New York
spent Sunday at his home in Broad
River.
Misses Emma and Susie Scudder of
West street are sojourning at Asbury
Park.
Harry Coburn will leave, Aug. 22,
in his catboat “Majella,” on acruise to
Shelter Island. ,
Miss Zella Payson, of Hartford, is
visiting at the home of Benjamin Reed
on Taylor avenue.
Thomas Madden, a well known hat-
ter died at his home on Day street,
South Norwalk last night.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward E. Gorham, of
Cove street, have gone to Katonah, N.
Y., to spend a week.
The Y. M. C. A’s and the T. A. B’s
will play ball on the Baxter Grounds
next Saturday afternoon.
Samuel Comstock Jr. who has been
quite ill at his home .on Fairfield ave-
nue,for a few days has recovered.
David Coggswell is suffering from a
severe wourd caused by his making a
misstep and falling on a scythe.
Mrs. George Holmes, of Franklin
street, is entertaining Miss Maudella
Shores, of Bridgeport.
Miss Beulah Willcocks has returned
to her home after a few days’ visit
with friends in Rowayton.
Frank Granson, of New York city,
spent Sunday with his father, Benja-
min Granson, of East Norwalk. ..
The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
W. H. Smith, of Betts place, East Nor-
walk, is seriously ill. ,
, Mr. and Mrs. Henry H. Barroll have
arrived at Bell Island to spend the
remainder of August.
M. J. Lyons and Miss Mary Kilboy
are to be married at St. Mary’s church
on'Tuesday, August 30th.
, Miss Emma Weed, of High Ridge, is
; visiting Miss Carrie Wood, of Pros-
V'pect street, East Norwalk. .
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Fairchild, of
Dover, N. J., are guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Youngs, of East Norwalk.
Contractor Sheldon has the contract
for the building of a foundation of a
new house for Thomas Fayerweather.
Miss Olive Hill, of Elm street, is en-
tertaining Miss Charlotte Hinckley, of
New Haven.
Rev. Levi Jones, of Stepney, occu-
pied the pulpit of the East avenue
Methodist Episcopal church Sunday.
Miss Grace Easton, of Flatbush, is
visiting her friend Miss Clara Marvin,
of East N orwalk.
There was a family Clambake party
at the residence of John H. Ferris, on
0 West street, Saturday. It was of course
a success.
‘Mr. and Mrs. Herbert T.Sheflield of
Arch street, who have been sojourning
in the Catskills for three weeks, have
returned home.
Rev. F. A. Scofield has gone to Ocean
Grove to attend the camp meetings.
The Methodist party will leave for that
place on Monday next. .
The Steamer Belle Horton will make
an excursion to Coney Island next Sun-
day, leaving her wharf at South Nor-
walk at 9:15 a. m. The fare will be
sixty cents.
The Baptist church at New Canaan
is t5 be lighted by electricity and
V Percy E. Ferris of South Norwalk has
the contract for such equipment as is
necessary to that end. _
The Democratic convention for the
election of delegates to the State and
other conventions will he held on Sept-
ember lst. The primaries will
"probably meet, on August 25th.
Mrs. Emma Barnum, of South
street, is moving to South Norwalk.
Her son, Frederick, is employed on
the Danbury division as brakeman on
Vaughn’s train, and remains over
night 'in South Norwalk. —— Danbury
News.
It is now reported that Miss May
grown who was killed at a Wiltbn rail-
1 road crossing Saturday afternoon, by
the Pittsfield express had frequently
before threatened to end her life in the
manner in which she did. And it is
believed that she was on the track with
:' suicidal intent. ,
The annual reunion of the 17th Con-
necticut volunteers association will be
{held at Ridgefield, Saturday. Aug. 27.
j The association will assemble at the
South N or'walk depot to take the 10.03
train for Ridgefield. The invitation
has been extended by the patriotic
r' citizens of Ridgefield who have amply
f provided for their guests’ enjoyment
{and pleasure. A large attendance ls
anticipated.
Don’t forget the excursion to New-
port on Wednesday.
Miss Clara Hill of West avenue,
visiting in New York.
Miss Eva L. Ferris is entertaining
Miss Coyle of New York.
Judge Andrew Selleck of Stratford,
spent Saturday, in Norwalk.
Fletcher Van Hoosear has returned
from a sojourn at Ocean Grove.
Miss Emma Woodbridge is spending
a week in New York with friends.
M. Charles E. Squire and Mrs Noah
Barnum are sojourning in theCatsk-ills.
R. J. Cutbill and family of Spring
street, are sojourning at Roxbury
Falls.
Rev. F. A..Hateh of Dallas, Tex., is
a guest of C. A. Quintard of Main
street.
The caucus of the Second district
Republicans will be held on Monday,
August 22d. ‘
Messrs. George Van Alstyne and
William Blascer spent yesterday with
friends on Long Island.
Mrs. Vernon and daughter, of New
York, are visiting Mr. and Mrs.
LeGrande C. Betts on the Green.
Herbert 1‘." Sheffield has {returned to
his duties at the Central National bank
after a three ,weeks’ vacation.
Maud and Lester Wood of Stamford,
are guests of their grandparents Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Fox of East Norwalk.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wilson of New
York are guests of Mr. Wilson’s
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mother, Mrs. Julia Wilson of Arch
street.
C. V. Arnold and Nathan Fenner
ailing to capture any blackfish yester-
day have gone to Wilton today after
blackberries.
The thirty-second annual clam bake
of the Fat Men’s association will be
held on Thursday, Sept. 1, at Dorlon’s
Point, South Norwalk.
The remains of Ernest Hannigan,
formerly of South Norwalk, were
brought here for interment this morn-
ing. He died at Watch Hill.
Mrs. G. O. Sawyer and daughter,
who has been a guest of her sister, Mrs.
Elton B. Baker of Trinity place, has
returned to her home in Walton, N. Y.
Seymour Comstock, of New Canaan
celebrated his ninety—fifth birthday on
Friday last. The old gentleman is en-
joying good health, and is hale and
hearty for one so far advanced in years,
Mr. P. F. Masterson, of the Boston
Store, accompanied by his sister, M1ss
Masterson, who has charge of the
ready-made department of the store,
are enjoying their vacation at Asbury
Park. _ - I
There will be no services-at the
on” Sunday next or the following Sun-
day. ImprOVeinents will, in the mean-
time, be made on the interior of the
church.
The choir of Trinity church will en-
joy a vacation On Sundays August 21
and 2.8. A volunteer choir will render
the music on those Sundays. Miss
Nichols of Bell Island will sing" a solo
next Sunday morning. _
Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Norton went out
Saturday afternOOn for a short season
of blackfishing. On their return they
had twenty-three fish of which number
one weighed 5% pounds and another 4%
pounds. The two latter Were hooked
by Mrs. Norton.
Sealed proposals for the carpenter,
mason, plumbing and painting work in
the construction of the Norwalk hos-
pital will be received by the Hospital
association until noon Saturday, Au-
gust 27th, 1898. Plans and specifica-
tions can be seen at the office of Ferris
S. Morehouse, architect, Washington
street, South Norwalk. All bids to be
addressed to John H. Ferris, President
Hospital Association.
County Commisstoner Mead brings
the prize story from Stamford, and what
makes it superb is that it is vouched
for by all parties concerned, and re-
ceives additional credit because it is
published in San Francisco papers. In
a letter to Judge Mead’s brother in
Greenwich, Nelson B. Mead of that
town writes that he and A. N. Mead of
San Jacinto caught six sea bass- whose
aggregate weight was 1,200 pounds. N.
B. Mead had the honor of hauling in
the largest, a gray fish’ weighing 365
pounds.
Homer Bit-chard, the man who has
won some; notoriety by spreading,
through means of pamphlets and news-
papers hard up for news, his belief
that the world would come to an end in
1900, has discontinued his services with
the Consolidated railroad as operator
in Glenbrook tower. It is said that the
N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. 00., while
never discriminating in religious mat-
ters in ordinary cases, draws the line
when it comes tomen believing the
end of the world to be so near at hand.
As the result of Coroner Doten’s in—
vestigation in Danbury, Monday, into
the circumstances connected with the
shooting of Arthur Beers, who died
Friday night from the effects of the
gunshot wounds, Henry Kierney, the
colored man who did the shooting, will
have to answer to the charge of mur-
der. Coroner Doten will render a
finding to the effect that Beers came to
his death as the result of a felonious
assault committed by Henry Kierney.
This will add another murder trial to
South Norwalk Congregational church, .
George A. Comstock is spending a
week at Lime Rock. .
Mrs. James McKiernan is ill at her
home on Chapel street.
Miss Maud Taylor of Danbury, is
visiting relatives in town.
Judge and Mrs. H. W. Gregory have
arrived home from a trip to Portland,
Maine.
Harry and Arthur Caney of West
avenue, have returned from a visit in
Danbury.
Miss Grace L. DeLaney of Bridge-
port, is visiting Mrs. James Cole on
Ann street.
Miss Nina Zeluif of Chestnut street,
South Norwalk, is a guest of Miss Ilna
Force in Danbury. _
Mr. and Mrs. H. Thornton Prowitt
of Elmcrest, have returned from a
sojourn in the Adirondacks.
Rev. John W. Williams of East
Orange, N. J., preached at St. Paul’s
church Sunday morning.
Mr. P. F. Burns. of the Boston Store,
has returned from a vacation spent in
Franconia, N. H.
Miss AdelaideCarpenter,of Ramsey’s,
N. J.. is visiting Miss Gertrude Lyon,
of Knight street.
Miss Florence Lyrics, of Mott ave-
nue, is entertaining Miss Rita Dalley,
of Rariton, N. J.
Mrs. Elmer Clarke and children, of
Danbury, were guests Sunday of Miss
Bertha Keyser of Elm street.
Dr. and Mrs. S. W. Chapman who
have been sojourning at Bell Island
.have returned to their home in Dan-
bury.
Mi's. J. R. Flannery of New York,
is visiting at the home of her mother
Mrs. Catherine Pomeroy on Academy
street.
Mr. and Mrs. Harmond Richardson
and daughter Anna, of Cedar street,
are spending two weeks in Rhode
Island.
David Sheehan of ‘Washington, DC.
is visiting relatives in this city. He is
in the best of form for his annual
vacation.
Mrs. William Benedict, of Norwalk,
has returned home after a visit at the
home of John M. Parker, 1 VVhitlock
street—Danbury News.
In the case of Smith vs. Merritt
judgment has been rendered for the
plaintiff, who attached the latter’s bi-
cycle to secure the amount of a bill for
meat.
Miss Anna E, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Adam Burkey, died at her home
in Cranbury,Tuesday morning, aged 22
years.
Robert Van Buren of the Grand
Central Office in New York, is spend-
ing a two weeks’ vacation at his home
on West avenue.
There was a meeting of the Christian
Endeavorers at the Norwalk Yacht
club house Tuesday; evening. After the
transaction of business a lunch was
served.
Mrs. F. A. Bracken and daughters
Helen and Augusta, of Livingston
place, and Miss Margaret Claven and
Miss Agnes Barrett, of South Nor-
walk, have returned home from a so-
journ in the Catskills.
The Christian Science club of the
South Norwalk Congregational church,
to the number of fifty, held a picnic at
Nash’s Island Tuesday. It was com-
plete in every detail and as full of
pleasure as a summer squash of seeds.
The monthly bulletin of the State
Board of Health for July reports 27
births and 20 deaths as having occurred
in Norwalk during that month. _ The
causes of the latter were, diphtheria,
1; diarrhoea 3; consumption, 6; nervous
diseases, 1; heart disease, 2; other dis-
eases, 7.
Hoyt’s Theatre will be formally open-
ed on Friday evening, September 2,
with the production of Her-ne’s “Shore
Acres”. Mr. Hoyt has booked for the
coming season, a number of strong
plays that have had long runs and
proved very popular in other cities.
The theatre is being thoroughly
renovated. The woodwork will be re-
painted and the walls re-frescoed.
New carpets will also be placed in the
aisles. Altogether the cozy little
theatre will be prettier than ever be~
fore.
The attempt of Attorney Lynch at
Bridgeport, last Saturday, to make
political capital by declaring that Col.
Sheridan’s resignation was forced by
Adjt.-Gen. Haven because of Sheri-
dan’s religious belief, has received, a
prompt denial from the latter. In an
interview published in the Bridgeport
Standard, the Colonel is quoted as
saying:
“My resignatiou was not “forced in
the least, for a year ago. at the camp
at Niantic, I publicly declared my in—
tention of resigniri‘g my command on
the eleventh day of August, 1898.
Every member of the National Guard
who had any interest in it knew that I
was to resign, That was my determin-
ation, reached before there was any
thought of war with Spain. I have
said, and still maintain, that Gen.
Haven disregarded the laws of the
militia in selecting companies from my
command for the completion of other
regiments, but that did not influence
my resignation. I resigned because I
had completed 30 years of service, and
because Ihad always looked forward
to the completion of my thirtieth year,
the docket of the next criminal court. _
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as thetdate of my quitting theservice.
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Rev. Father Furlong is expected
home from Europe this month.
Louis Allen, of Middletown, is visit-
ing his parents in town. "
The Misses Lane of East Wall street,
are in the White Mountains for a few
weeks.
Mrs. Jascob Bettinger, of Haviland
street, is entertaining Mrs. John Loos
and grandsons, of New York.
Rev. H. E. Wing, of Rowayton, has
been made a member of Douglas Fow-
ler G.A.R. Post, of South Norwalk.
Mrs. Aaron Cutler, of Shrewbury,
Mass, is the guest of her daughter
Mrs. J. Milton Coburn, at the Colonial
cottage.
Itis probable that a camp meeting
of colored people will be held at the
Fair Grounds, opening on the 28th of
this month.
The Misses Nellie and Mamie Sulli-
van of New York, have returned home,
after a season’s outing at the home of
Mrs. T. Driscoll on Strawberry Hill.
Mrs. David Riordan and family of
South Norwalk, are visiting friends in
Newark, N. J. During their absence
"-Mr. Riordan is keeping bachelor’s hall
and doing police duty.
The Bell Island Improvement asso-
ciation will hold a meeting in the
dining hall at Bell Island on Saturday
evening to discuss matters relating to
the improvements of the island.
Mr. and Mrs. William French of
Hartland, Litchfield county, who with
their youngest daughter, Christine,
have been visiting relatives in Nor-
walk, left to-day fora Visit with rela-
tives at Yonkers, N. Y.
The directory for 1898-99 is out and
is being delivered to subscribers. It is
published by the Price & Lee 00., and
is seemingly what one would expect
from a publication bearing the above
firm’s imprint, an excellent directory
and a credit to the publishers.
A party of Bethel young ladies con-
sisting of Misses Edith 'and Gertrude
Green, Daisy Mackenzie and Mary
Robinson, and Miss Faith Davis, of
New Haven, chaperoned by Miss Lilly
Richmond, returned home, Tuesday,
from Bell Island, where they have
been spending a week.
The hottest school meeting ever held
in Greens Farms took place on Friday
evening last. Neighbors who have
always been fast friends are now at
swords points with each other. The
cause of all the trouble is the proposi-
tion of E. T. Bedford, a wealthy New
Yorker, who wants to build anew
school house for Greens Farms, which
he proposes to exchange for the present
school house which is situated directly
across from Mr. Bedford’s handsome
residence. ,
Mr. Bedford went to the school board
about a month ago and told them that
if they would give him the present
school house and land he would build
a new school house with all the modern
improvements and would give it to
Greens Farms in exchange for the
present structure and land. The board
held a meeting a few weeks after Mr.
Bedford’s visit and voted to accept the
proposition. The new school house.
according to Mr. Bedford’s plans, was
to have two rooms. The old one has
only one room. The board thought it
would be a big benefit to the district
and so told Mr. Bedford they would
make the exchange. -
All the residents of Greens Farms
were pleased with Mr. Bedford’s offer
and thought the school board had done
the right thing until they found out
that the lot Mr. Bedford was going to
'build the new school house on was sit-
uated next to the railroad track. In
the winter time there is generally a
pond on the lot as it is on the meadows.
The residents thought the locality
would be an unhealthy as well as a
dangerous place for a school house.
They changed their minds about the
action of the school board and inst ead
of upholding the board began to criti-
cise.
Nothing else but the school house
question eas been discussed in Greens
Farms for the past two weeks and when
the annual school meeting was called
to order Friday evening the largest
crowd in the history of Greens Farms
was present. The board explained to
the meeting why they had exchanged
school houses as they thought it was a
benefit to Greens Farms. This did not
seem to meet with the approval of the
meeting and some pretty hot argu-
ments took place.
The chairman of the meeting had
hard work to keep order. One man
got up and said he thought it was a
shame to excl'iange a good location for
a poor one and threw all kinds of slurs
at the school board. Some men pres-
ent were in favor of havinga graded
school near the old Adams’ academy,
while others thought the present loca-
tion was the best place in towu. A
few were in favor of the new location.
One of the interesting parts of the
meeting was reached when everyone
persisted in kicking at the same time
and no one would give way to the
other. After a hot debate for over
two hours it was voted to leave the
matter in the hands of a. committee
composed of John J. Alvord and George
Jennings. Ever since the meeting.
nothing else has been talked of in
town. It is said that a special school
meeting will be called in the near
future, and, as one of the residents
said, I"‘Then look out for squalls. ”
.fleturned from a trip to White Sulphur
Iley of Danbury, have returned from
E.. N. Sloan spent Tuesday in Dan-
bury collecting war taxes on beer.
Rev. C. P. Hall and family, of Dan-
bury, have returned. from a stay at
Bell Island. '
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hope have
moved to Osborn avenue, East Nor-
walk, from South Norwalk.
Capt. Clarence Smith of Willet’s
Point, is a guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
Hawkins of Seaside place.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter W. Uecker have
Springs, W. Va.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fishbeck and
Clarence Townsend of Brooklyn, are
guests at the home of M. J. Corbett.
Waldo Parsons a private in the. Third
Connecticut regiment has been enjoy—
ing a furlough at his home at Brook-
side.
R. L. Shepard and a party from Ro-l
wayton will leave Monday for the Nor-
walk Islands, where they will camp
out for two weeks.
Fred Whaley, and Nathan C. Bulk-
Bell Island, where they have been
camping for two weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Eldert and
Mrs. A. S. Clark and daughter of
Wood Haven. L. I., who have been
visiting at the residence of George
Trowbridge on Haviland strset re-
turned home this morning. 1
With hook and line Commodore
Burritt has this week landef. several
striped bass. One of the number weigh-
ed fourteen pounds and another twelve
pounds, They were fine specimens of
their tribe.
‘The 32d annual reunion of the veter
ans of the 23d regiment of Connecticut
Volunteers was held Tuesday at
Pleasure Beach, over 50 of the veterans
being in attendance. The business
meeting was held at 11:15 a. m., Capt.
James H. Jenkins, of Mount Vernon,
presiding in the absence of Major Mil-
ler, the senior officer. The roll call
showed 56 members present and others
came in later. Secretary Hines’ re-
port showed that there were seven
deaths during the past year. After
the business meeting the following of—
ficers were elected:
Major D. H. Miller, of Georgetowu,
president; William M. Hine, secretary
and treasurer; executive committee—
Co. A, Edward T. Root; Co. B, Samuel
Gregory, Danburnyo. C, George ‘W.
Anthony, New :Milford; Co. D, Daniel
M. Nichols;Co. E, A. H. Davis, George-
town; Co. F, E. L. Bryant, Ansonia;
Co. G, John G. Clapp, Bridgeport, Co.
H, Minor S. Baldwin, Naugatuck; Co.
I, Charles Patterson, Bridgeport; Co.
H. A. Saunders and wife are visiting-
friends in New York.
The funeral of the late Stephen
Stanley was held this afternoon.
Henry W. Hoyt and family of Dan-
bury, have arrived at Bell Island.
Mrs. Fawcett has moved into her
new store in the Fox building, on stem
street. ._
Miss Adela Whitworth, of Spring"-
field, is visiting at the home -'of ’W.
Weaver on Main street.
Thomas Dorsey of this "city has
secured a contract for the “laying so!
4,000 feet of paving.
John Nooney, of South Norwalk, has
moved to Danbury, having secured a
position in a local factory.
Rev. R. Putney of New Canaan
conduct the services at the East
nue Methodist church on Sunday.
Lieutenant Colonel Hendrie of Stam-
ford will be present at a meeting 9‘50.
D. in the Armory on Friday evening.
Mrs. Thomas Underwood and three
children, of Brooklyn, are visiting Mr.
and Mrs. Frank B. Roberts, of Osborn
avenue. 1
Miss Hattie Ratchford, Charles Bar
num, James Cole, W. E. Sheehai: «lea
W. H. Aiken, of the Boston store. at...
taking their annual vacations.
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Bridgeport parties are negotiating
for a lease of the stalls at the Norwalk
fair grounds. Horse owners claim that
the track at Bridgeport is too “soft."
Stephen Stanley, probably Norwalk’s
oldest resident died at his home on
Main street, Sunday afternoon in '
the 96th year of his age.
Thrown on his own resources at an
early age in life by the absence of his
father at sea, the deceased learned the
shoemaker’s trade which he followed.
for a time.
Some time in the 50’s he opened a
store on what is now the site of the
family residence and did a thriving
business.
Being of a saving disposition he at-
cumulated some property.
Owing to poor health he went west
but did not remain long, and coming
home regained new vigor and activity.
He was a man who loved his family
and the affection displayed for his
grandchildren was a trait in his nature
that was remarked by all.
The last time that he was away from
his home was one week ago and then
only to call on a neighbor.
His son Stephen K. 15 the‘ only
member of his family that survives.
He had lived more than the allotted
time of man, and his calling hom: was
as-peaceful as had been his life.
The funeral was attended onWednes-
K, Lyman Whitehead, Danbury.
day. Rev. T. K. Noble officiating.
OUTDOOR COSTUME, \VITH BLACK SURAH CLOAK FROM HARPER’S
A Black Surah Cloak. '
Long cloaks are very much used:
now, not only for traveling, but for
general wear and for driving. They
are useful garments, but require to be
well made and of good material. Our
illustration, taken from Harper’s Ba-
zar, shows one of the newest styles,
made of black surah, and long enough i
to entirely cover the gown it is worn 2
over. There is a round yoke made of l
tucked black. surah, and trimmed‘
around. the shoulders . with a full
double ruche of surah. Around thei
neck is another double ruche of the: -
j ed up at the back, and trimmed with
k is made of bro- , plaid ribbons, white silk quills,» and a
surah, forming a wide ruff.
The bOdy of the
_caded surah, so tranSparent that it
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shows the lining through it, and the
lining of salmon-pink satin is very ef-
fective under the black. There are
no buttons, the cloak being fastened
with hooks under the full folds.
One of the odd features is seen in the
sleeves, made of plain black surah in
accordion 'pleats that hang straight
from the shoulders, full and wide, and
long enough to completely cover the
sleeves of the waist. The belt also is
of black surah, fastened in front with
l a large rosette.
To wear with this cloak is a round
hat of black straw, with the brim turn-
large blackbird.
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