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SOUTH NORWALK. CONN..-FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 16, 1894.

 

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a rests-ores scent Issuing—Franc le-
neeetraaess laid Before the Board.

A meeting of the commissioners of
, county, who came to Norwalk
it great licensee. was held at noon today
In the Norwalk justice court room. It
wasoonsidered the sense of thi board
that no action should be taken looking
.mward the reduction of the license fee
from “00 to 3800.

Attorneys James J. Walsh and James
T. Hubhell representing the Fairlleld
County Liquor Dealers’ association, were
present, and when County Commissioner
Houlihan announced the ultimatum of
the board. they carried the information
to the fifty or more liquor dealers who
lined the sidewalks from the corner
bf leases street to the courtroom.

As soon as the information was re-
ceived the entire assemblage appeared
before the board, and John Malone, as
spokesman for the party, informed the
Commissioners that they considered the
action of the board unjust and unfair.
He said he did not know what the liquor
dealers of Fairfleld county had done to
deserve such treatment; that they were
just as much entitled to a reduction as
the other counties in the state. "We
don’t make any more money,” he said,
“and are not any richer. There are men
here now who have not got 3800
and will have to borrow the money.
The boards of County Commissioners of
the state went into convention and voted
by a two-thirds vote to reduce the license
to $800, the sixteen Democrats voting
in favor of the reduction.”

“Who did?" asked County Commis-
sioner Houlihan.

“The County Commissioners of the
state, unless I have been misinformed,"
came the reply from Mr. Malone.

"Well, I think you have been misin-
formed,” said Mr. Houlihan. “The com.
missioners have held. no convention that
I knowof, and have not voted upon any
general reduction. All reductions that
have been made. have been made by the
individual boards. In Hartford and
Lilchfleld counties the license has always
.besntbOO, and that fact was taken in
view when the reduction was made. In
New Haven county $500 was charged for
a new place and $400 for a renewal of an
old license.”

The liquor dealers plainly showed their
disgust at this proceeding of the com'
mieeioners and left the room in abody.
They went to the Phoenix Hall and held
a secret conference. lasting for over an
hour. The meeting was a heated one. a
number of the dealers being in favor rev
fusing at once to take out licenses, but
the cooler ones decided to make at least
one more effort. and the following peti-
tlon was drawn up:

To the Honorable Board ofd'cimn issl'om'rs
of Ii'airjield Counly.

Guarantees: Owing to the general de-
pression in business. the advance in the
price of liquors, the fact that we are
compelled to pay a large rental, that our
insurance is ureater,and that we are tax-
ed more heavily than those engaged in
any other business, we, the retail liquor
dealers of Norwalk, in convention assem-
bled, do respectfully petition your honor-
able board to reduce the fees of county
license from “00 to $300

. Bl gned.

LIQUOR DEALERS or gNonwaut.
This will he presented to the board
this afternoon, and a meeting will be
held at South Norwslk tomorrow morn-
ing to receive their decision. If the de-
cision is not favorable to a reduction, it
Ieprcbable that the dealers will stoutiy
refuse to take out licenses.
John Malone. president of the Nor»
walk Liquor Dealers association said
this afternoon that the liquor dealers
were thoroughly organised and were
going to fight the thing to the and. After
“’tbe meeting the liquor dealers stationed
a men at the court room to intercept
any persons contemplating taking outs
license.
After the question relative to the re-
ductlon of the fee had been dispensed
.«with, druggist’s licenses were granted to
We As Vogol des As mm m m."
ssr of issuing grooer’s licenses then came
up. applications having been received
from James H. O’Rellly. Ward street;
Peter O'Brien. corner of Chapel street
, and Harbor avenue: Hrs. Mary Lowe.
Iain street; Eduard (lormlsy, Prospect
avenue, and Bolts d: Farrlngton.
The manner in which some of these
places had done business in the
, pastwasbrought up, and it because the
ssnsscf the board that they were op-
posed. as a body, to the issuing of
"groeer’s licenses. as they were many
times only a shield to the illegal sale of
‘ Hammond itwas extremely doubtful if
the board would issue such license
uninstiiastrslght greosry'stors where
there was not the least pcmible doubt a

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trouble in all the cases lstheuusultp
billty of place. Thoreau three men-
straate against Ir. Kessler and two
against Mr. Village. Judge They". of
the Superior Court, has already decided
that theVillsge place is not a suitable
one, and the commissioners have no
power to grant a license to him.

The application of James Hamilton for
a license on Washington is undoubtedly
pigeouholed. County Commissioner
Mead said the board had never acted on
the application, and prohablv never
would.

A Scanner. reporter apprised the
county commissioners at the Norwalk
Hotel, where they had repaired for din-
ner,cf the action taken by the liquor
dealers, and they all expressed them-
eelvrsas opposed to tailing any action
other than their ultimatum of this morn-
ing, no matter what the outcome was.
Mr. Mead said the board did not intend
to be run by the liquor dealers, and he
was backed up in his opinion by Mr-
Rowiand. Mr. Houlihan thought the
dealers were taking an unwise course.

County Commimioners Mead and Row-
land believe that this struggle will send
the prices of license fees into the next
General Assembly, and that the price
will go up to .500 or $1,000. They think
the dealers should be satisfied with the
present rate of 8400.

The Stamford Liquor Dealers’ associa-
tion, at a meeting held Wednesday night,
also unanimously adopted a resolution in
favor of a reduction of the license fee
from $400 to 8800.

Finding that they could do no business
the commimloners boarded the 1:44 train
for Bridgeport.

They will be at the city court room at
South Norwalk, to-morrow.

 

 

GLISTENS WITH WHITE AND HOLD

Olsen Brothera’ New Shoe Store a larval
of Neatness and Beauty.

No feature of the great revolution in
the shoe trade that has taken place in
Norwalk within the past few years has
excited greater public interest than the
opening of the “white and gold" store in
the Gazette building. The proprietors
are the Olsen Brothers—William and
Theodore—who possess, in a marked de-
gree, all the bustling qualities of their
illustrious father, the only and
original Theodore. it can be truly
said that they are “to the man-
ner born," one of them having been
in the business since he was twelve years
of age, and the other since he was ten.
which Is only another way of saying that
they are young, yet old in the businms~
old in experience and in a knowledge of
what will please the people.

This is most forcibly illustrated in the
large and well arranged stock of shoes on
their shelves and in the refined taste they
have displayed in fitting up their store.
The boxes of glittering white and gold.
some 10,000 in number, made to order to
contain everything in the way of foot-
wear. and rising tier upon tier on either
side;of the large store, present a most
pleasing picture to the eye. The
floor. covered with linoleum and spread
with heavy, handsome rugs. adds to the
luxury and elegance of the surroundings.
while the show windowspne dressed with
ladies' and the other with gentleman’s
line shoes, with their French plate mir-
rors that reflect the beauty of the display,
are indeed a revelation. There are ten
incandescent lamps in each window and
three arcs down through the center of
the store. so that at night the place is a
blaze of light, which only serves to
enhance the pretty scene. Bummed up
in a few words, it is pronounced by
strangers coming to Norwalk, the largest
and finest shoe store in the state. Ladies
in particular delight to step into the
store to wait for the trolley cars, and for
the comfort of those so inclined, the
Messrs. Olsen have very thoughtfully
provided two luxuriantiy upholstered
easy chairs near the door.

in addition to their complete stock of
shoes, the enterprising firm carry as a
side line an assortment of trunks. travel-
ing bags and rubber goods, a place hav-
ing been provided for them in an all of
the store. while all surplus stock is stor-
ed in the humans. Olsen Brothers will
cater to the young as well as to the old.
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young men of worth, attentive to busi-
ness, and their success is already assured
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road stock? i didn't think anyone would
touch it. considering the condition of the
road. Ball-«Well. I found a party who
wasn’t posted. Balk-Who was he? Bali
--One of the directors.

Office Boymllere's two men out deer
wants toese yer; one of ’eia's a poet, and
totber’n’ 'e a deaf than. Editor-Well, go
outaad tell the post that thedeaf Iran is
the editor!

A Heroic Beaure«"You'rs not in
love, Bobbie. You only think you are.”
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FELL FROM THE BRIDGE

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the lwitea laglae Io flanges 01 An
Abel-eat to the five-ad ”Iowa-Dev-
rled to lie Home on lprlag ltreel.

Edward P. Lew, the rear brakeman on
Conductor William Warren's pamengrr
train, went out below the Spring street
overhead bridge with a red light, about
7 o'clock last evening, for the purples of
holding the track while the passenger
coaches were being made up for the
train this morning.

When this duty was completed, It.
Law started to walk back along the
track. Seeing the switch engine ahead
he started on a run to catch it and ride
to the depot. The rear brakemao on this
train saw Ilr. Law coming and shouted
whim to look out for the brldge,but
Ifr. Law either did not hear him, or was
so clone he could not stop, for at that in-
stant he was seen to go over the side of
the abutment, turning over as he fell to
the street below.

The brakeman shouted to two men, as
he passed. asking them to go and look
after Mr. Law. They assisted him to his
home, 09 Spring street, which is near by.
No bones were broken, but lir. Law’s
right arm, left shoulder, leg and arm,
were badly wrenched and bruised.

He has been employed by the Consoli-
dated railroad for many years, and his
many friends in town and along the
line, will sincerely regret to learn of”tlie
accident.

C(lUNTY 110!!! C BOWDBD.

 

Many Children Sent to this lwetltutlou
Who Ought Not to be there.

The County Home at Norwslk is over-
crowded. ltie built to contain eighty
children, but is actually caring for 114
children, twenty of whom are occupying
shelter obtained outside the institution.
The Commissioners are not contemplat-
ing an addition to the structure so much
as they are seeking to find means to rer-
trict the number of inmates by seeing
that no children who ought not to be
cared for at the Home are sent there.

Commissioner Mead said yesterday
afternOOn to a Bridgeport Union man
that it was a very common proceeding
for fathers who contemplated securing a
divorce to have the children committed
to the Home on the ground that the
mother was unfit to care for them, even
when perfectly able to afford them sup-
port ihemselves. This procedure gives
the father an opportunity to start life
over again unhampered. but Mr. Mead
thought was hardly fair to the county.

He referred to the fact that four of the
five children of one father. who re
cently secured a divorce from his wife,
are now being cared for at the Home,
and that the same fhther has his four
other children all in the hands of other
people. As the law stands anybody who
can find a justice to commit his children
to the institution on any pretrxt can rid
himself of their support.

An incident of recent occurrence is
that of a father who was accused of hav-
ing a child sent to the Home whom he
was perfectly able to supp )rt unassisted.
He admitted the corn and said: “I
thought the place was as good as a board-
ing school for my child and much
cheaper."

IIURTUABY RECORD.

Death Certificates Recorded In the Town
Clevhe ofllea Daring October.

All death certificates for the month of
October have been returned to Town
Clerk Smith. They are twentyetwo in
number. One death occurred from par-
alysis; two, heart discuss; one, peritoni—
tls; three, apoplexy; one, suicide by
poisoning; two. asthma; one, dysentery;
one, pneumonia; one, malaria fever; one,
plenrisy, and right from a complication
of discuss:

Y. M. D.
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a. Bannah Drescher.8.rl .32 1
ii. lilaabethillover,x ...... 7': 1 2i
s. Uharlss’l'hnrnee,ltcw......w
ii. lienryH.Pleree.l.N.sz'r
to. William B. 1):va ...... in 7 i
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it. Gammon! ....... at e rs
iii. JeremiahBrlsaer.fl... ....u I 1e
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It. Waltsrb.lrlbee.a.1t.....ltt 1 it
u. Mullet-Cooked! ..... .l‘: a it
25. resubmit... ......... 2‘! ii
ll. itinherdb-queafl........‘is 5
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was “la-bier" leisure Case Approeeb-
lag Its lad.

The “ Rambler” vellum case is nearing

as end. The examination of witnesses
for the plaintiff has been nearly comp
plsisd. Fear who were not on hand
Wednesday remain to be examined.
They have been-amassed. but there is
a possibility that they will be unwilling
tooomeandtestify. Thedefeusehaesl-
sooueertwo witnessrstoexamineiere-
barrel of some evrdem submitted by the
plaintiff. These will he examined next
Tuudsy.
The examination of Oliver Cook was
continued after the midday recess. One
or two questions were raised upon objec-
tion made to the admission of certain
testimony, which occupied considerable
time One or two bitsof his evidencebad
a little unusual interest attached to them.
He testified that the State monuments
set upto define the boundaries had been
chopped down and pulled up. He also
reached that the uncultivated cym-
grcund was ground that never had oysters
planted and cultivated on it In his pre-
vious testimony he had said that he had
planted oysters on the disputed grounds.
A few days ago he swore to a list of
grounds owned by him and given to the
Fish Commissioners as ordered by the
law. which included this tract. in which
he stated that it was uncultivated ground.
When asked concerning this, he explain-
edit by saying that thelarger part of the
oysters which he had planted on the
grounds had been taken up by these oys-
ter pirates.

R. W. Raymond was recalled to the
steed to testify concerning his knowledge
of the bed, as to its beingaaatural clam
bed in 1879. He did not know, as he had
not touted the bed for clams. The case
was then continued until next Tuesday.

 

 

THEIR ELEVENTH ANNIVERSARY.

Celebrated Last light by Olive Branch
Wu. Knights of Pytkiae.

Olive Branch Lodge, No.19, Knights
of i’ythias, celebrated the eleventh anni-
versary of their institution last night. in
their spacious and handsomely appointed
quarters in Swariz dc Corbett's block.
The affair iooir the form of a ”snicker,"
attached to which was an excellent
musical and literary programme that
was greatly enjoyed. The opening num-
ber was the address of welcome by DW
trict Deputy GrandLChancellor William
Fraser; recitation. Leo Davis; comet
solo, Joseph W. Gotham; recitation,
"The Farewell Sermon." George Gedney;
violin solo, Richard Abendrothnelection,
Autobarp club. Joseph Iula, director;
instrumental trio, guitar. harmonica and

triangle. Professor Bertram; selection
by members of the Norwalk Iron
Works Band. Then the fifty

members of the order out down to a
table extending the length of the banquet
room, while their guests occupied
another equally as well filled with good
things. Among the visitors were a dele-
gation from Dayton Lodge,(lreenwrch,
and Joseph Lockwood. of that
lodge. made an eloquent address at the
conclusion of the feast. Robert W. Reid,
William F. Kern and William Chalmers
sang several selections, and a mini time
was had. The committee of arrange-
menle consisted of William Fraser, Rob-
ert W. Reid. John W. Pennington, James
O'Hara, William H. Hull and William
F. Kern.

FEATUBIES 01’ TI!!! FAIR.

finale 0. the Banjo, Vocal Seleciloas and
the Drawing of Door Prisse.

The principal feature of the programme
at St. Mary’s church fair. at Wood's
Opera House, last night, was the banjo
auctions by Messrs. Boning and Whit.
lock. The other musical selection was
“When Pops Comes Home Tonight." ren-
dered by Charles and Flora Kelly, ac-
companied by Ilse Marnie Kelly. The
door gifts distributed were as follows:
No. 2,203, Hrs. II. J. Riordan, work hos;
2,300, Ill-s Annie Sullivan. album: 2.382,
Richard Fitzgerald. traveling case: 1,011,

3 iii- am Keily.pair chickens; 2.320,

Andrew McDonald, toilette set: 2,305,
William Farrell, accordion; 2,2iil, Ire.
1". Coleman. patrol wagon; 2,229, Ilse
Unis llarphy. one year's subscription to
Gazette: 1.000, Eddie luau. bagcf dour;
1m. Frank Kelly, large framed picture
of priests; 2,145. Iliss Annie Fitzgerald,
watch. By request, the unique selection
and drill. "Friendly Birds nod Kittens,”
will be repeated might.

REAL “TAT! reassrsas.

Warraetee needs heeded la the once
of see ‘I‘wwl clove.
J. Walter Talmsdgis, of Tarrytcwn, to
Christine Grace, of Tarrytown, land on
Thylor avenue.

CharimEJlobsrte and lary E. Ro-
bwle to IsryUBrise, wife of Dennis
Wises and buildings on Taylor
evade.

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SOCIETY'S MERRY Willlll

I’ll PICTURES 0? Till “I!!!“
BID! 0? LIFE.

lew lame People lpead “their leave
of [assure-douse! 'I'ewa Guests Who are
IDs-rm the lleepltellty er Install
and loath lersvalk Ire-es.

Ire. Alice Danfortb, who has been
spending several weeks with Mrs. W. 8.
Knapp. Crescent Terrace, and lire. Fred
Osborn, Bouthmlfaln street, returned to
her home in Hayfield, N. Y., yesterday.

Ilia Frances Simmons. of Glens Falls,
N. Y., arrived in Norwalk, yesterday,
and will spend several weeks with her
sister, lire. W. A. Tolles, of Host aven-
ue, for the benefit of her health.

Mrs. Joy and hire. William Keene,who
have been visiting lire. ll. Walters, 21
Taylor avenue, returned to their home in
Cold Spring, L. I , yesterday.

In. W. F. Wardwell, who has been
the guest of her daughter, for two weeks
at Cbiccpee, Ida... returned home today.

Mrs. William Wessele and Ifrs. Alfred
Simone, of Port Chester, are guests of
Ilrs. A. H. Boy t, of Berkeley street.

Mr. and lira. Henry Irving Beers, of
Oil City, Poem. are guests of Mrs. Fred-
erick Head, of Union Park.

MI. and Mrs. Frank N. Carries. of
West avenue, are spending a few days in
New York city.

Hon. John 8. Séyruour,of Washing-
ton, D. 0., is visiting in Norwalk.

 

WHERE AND WHAT 1'0 BUY.

What the Progressive larch-sets of the
levwaiks an Oleflng.

The enterprise of the proprietors of the
popular Norwalk Boston Store is evinced
in some way every day. They are con-
stantly winning favor and customers,
until it is impossible to find a night when
their store is open that it Is not crowded
to the sidewalk. Today, in glowing
lines, they announce on the third page of
this issue, facts that will he of most pro-
found inierest to men, women and child-
ren. Winter dress goods, not“ isles, no.
trons, gloves. hosiery, dumrstics, cloaks,
hats. linens and a list of extremely dc-
sitable goods that will astonish the pub.
lic, are enumerated without number.
Read their advertisement, go to their
store, and you will testify most cheerful-
ly to the truth of the statement that it is
the place to purchase seasrmable. reasoca‘
his and desirable goods.

It is an axiom that blend, the confec-
tioner. is thoroughly in earnest. He says
he believes advertising pays and today
you will see that in a larger space than
heretofore he quotes prices never dream-
ed of before. (Jakeeof the most tempt
ing variety and choice candies can be pro-
cured there—ail kinds. finest makes at
prices that will astonish you. By giving
their stock a trial. you will be convinced
of the fact that their prices signify good
goods.

Up todate, the South Norwalk Bmton
Store today tells the public their plans
for Christmas. (ireut reductions will
prevail in their desirable kitchen
department. in order to make room for
the large holiday stock with which this
popularstore will delight both old and
young. You will find today, in their
advertising space, an enumeration of
articles to be sold at a discount, and
many bargains aretohe und.

The New York Grocery company ad-
vertises big drop in groceries, and ask
the people to compare the prices they
are now paying with those which pro-
vail at the New York store. Their gro-
ceries are warranted to be first class.
the prices on floor are particularly en-
ticicg. _'

fl- (ioee Down the Dump.

Yesterday afternoon Timothy Howard
drove his horse to the city dump on Riv-
erside avenue, Norwalk, to deposit a load
of catch basin sand. The dump as situat-
ed near i’. W. Bates' quarry and it down
an abrupt embankment about fifteen feet
in height. Thecustom is to back up to

the brink of the bank and
then empty the load. Mr. How-
ard attempted to do this,

when the horse suddenly hacked and
thefrozen edge of the bankgavsway.
precipitating the animal and cart down
the bank. The harness broke and the
horse was thrown to one side. which
probably saved the animal's life. The
dump cart crashed to the bottom. break-
log the shafts and the rear end. After
great difficulty Ifr. Howard got the
horseup the back. With the cart it
was different. Thehigwheele were re-
moved and brouaht up separately, and
then the body of the vehicle was hauled
up. Aneye witneu ssysthat Harlin
My, Ir. Howard's helper. bad a faint:
lag spellw when he saw the accident.

Clerk-«Annals gelngtodlscharge me.
then? Draw—Yes. I think we can
dispensewithoutycu.

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U? AND DOWN THE BTATI.
Items of latenos from I”?! On" Q
counselled. ‘

re- railroad commissioners heirs.
eaveahssrlog inthe mettsrof th‘epsr.
titles: of the selectineu of New m
forthe protection or elimination‘of fie
grade crossing on the New York.”
Haven and Hartford railroad at W
crossing, north of the Berlin station. E
was testified that the crossing‘ was very
dangerous. owing to the conformity It
the land and an adjacent apple orchard
concealing the view of the track from
the approach to the creasing. renal-
road company. which was represented
by Vice-President Hall,Gsneral Super
iniendent Plait, Superintendent Davisoa'
and Roadmaeter Hamilton, disputed the
fact and did not consider the creasing a
dangerous one. The commissioners rs»
served their decision.

Attorney T. E C(istello, who came to
Bridgeport from Hartford, has been e!-
ciuded from practice in the city court by
Judge Kane. The judge said Costello
had several times offended the (“gait
of the court, and as he had not been ad-
mitted to the bar in I-‘airlield county.
and was not allowed to practice in any
other court, he thought the action ad.
visable. Attorney Costello claimed that
he had been admitted to the bar in Hart-
ford. but an examination of the records
failed to reveal his name. Judge Kane

 

has warned the lawyer several times dee- ‘

lug trials that his conduct was M . .
proper. »

An important invention is being per-
fected by Judson W. Scranton, an invest-
tor, at Hartford. He has been working
for years on a gas making apparatus tilt
may revolutionize the whole lighting sya.
tern. The apparatus is what is called a
five gallon apparatus. The tank contain
five gallons of chemicals and these are
sufficient to furnish 6,000 feet of gas.
The expense of such an apparatus will be
about £40 and the tank can be refilled by
the owner for fifty cents, as the invent“
will let the purchaser know what chemi-
cals are used in the chemical tank when. ‘
an apparatus is purchased.

Secretary Andreas, of the State Agri-x
cultural society, has sent out notices to
the premaum «runners at the last fair,
that. owing to the failure of the pro
urium winners waccept fifty percent.
of the amount of their premiums, the
society Will be compelled to refuse to
pay all premiums of over 35 until the
next session of the Legislature. It hcpu
to be able to secure relief in some form '
then, but just what plan will be adopted
has not yet been decided

“Murry" Savage, of Bridgeport, the al-
leged horse thief, was sentenced to jal
for ninety days and fined $10 and com
for stealing 670 pounds of lead from the
Hydraulic company. Constable Stagg
was in court ready to serve six war-renal
for thefts in Stratford, and the Hunting-
ton authorities want him for the theft of
a horse and wagon belonging to W. B.
Lindley. He will be tried for these
crimes when his sentence expires. Saw
age is i-ixty-four years old and noted
throughout Connecticut.

Mrs. P. T. Barnum‘s H0000 annuity
will be provided for by afund to be to»
tainrd hy the present executors. The
property at Broadway and Houston
street, in New York, valued at $025,000.
from which an income of $25, 000 is do—
rived, will be kept for this purpose, and
enough wther property in Bridgeport to
secure the income necessary. The exe-
cutors now have $1,400,000 in their can,
but this is deemed excessive and a part
of it will probably bedistributed to heirs.

The Bristol Law and Order league in~
tends to make a vigorous war on the
violators of the no—license law, and have
asked all law-abiding citizens of the
town to aid in the work. It is believed
that the league will have its hands full
this winter trying to prevent the exb»
tence of “speak eesies" and other celebw
lishments where liquor is sold contrary
to law. if necessary, however. they wil
call on the State league for assistance.

Colonel A. A. Popehas offered tothe
city of Hartford, through Mayor Brain»
and, a tract of seventy-four acres in the
southwest part of the city for apublie
park. ills conditionsare that theclw
lay out a highway about it and also pus"
chase adjoining tracks in which optio-
have been secured at very low rates.
The whole area will be ninety berm.
Coleus] Pope's contribution is worth
about also 000.

The theory thatthe illness at Wesleyan
was osmd by oysters containing germs
of malarial and typhoid fever is further
substantiated by the illness of sever-slat
the alumni who were at the banquet (I
one of the fraternities. This theory is a
newone to scientists. Dr. Madden!
the State Board of Health, sud Prefer
sore Whitney and Com are experiment
log with oysters.

John H. Iclfshon, of Inflation 8
Wrenn, Bridgeport. is going to Florida
tomakeastudyof thehsbltsoftbeslli-