' --Athat supper smoke on Imperial
meuctgar.
A daughter was born but Week to Mr.
Hrs. John Rooney. at Cedar street.
litre. Beams ll. Stavros has , moved
from Clay‘strest to ill Seymour place. ‘
Thailand at Councilmen will hold
regular monthly meetings tonight at
8 o'clock. I
A reception and library party will be
given at Grace church rectory, Wednes-
‘ day night.
A daughter was born last week to
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Brennan, of 18
Day sweet. ...
Rev. E. .0. Sherwood, pastor of the
. South Nor-walk Baptist church, is suff-
ering from mercury poison.
The members of the South Norwulk
Fire Police will hold their monthly
meeting tonight, beginning at 8 o'clock.
The regular meetings of the NorWalk
. flrc'companies, scheduled for tomorrow
night, willbe postponed on account or
the election.
W. E. Kirk, of New, Canaan, a mem‘
ber of the Twin City Wheelmen, won
the two-mile bicycle race on the Yale
track, last Saturday,riding from scratch.
His time was 5:11 to.
The Men’s Sunday Evening club. of
the South Norwalk Congregational
church, is arranging for a social enter-
tainmenttothe men of the congrega-
tion, next week Monday night.
—-“Baggage Check,” Hoyt’s Theatre,
tonight.
The ladies of Grace church will give a
concert and reading at the Norwalk
Opera House, on Wednesday evening,
‘Novcmber 18th. Hurry Pepper will ap-
pear, assisted by other artist.
Nearly all the factories in town will
beclosed tomorrow because of the elec-
tion. Many of the hat shept will be
closed the balance of the week. Rich-
ardson & Morgnn’ s foundry will open
Thursday:- e We We
Rev. John T. Winters, of St Joseph's
church, has arranged a drama from
Dickens’ “Pickwick Papers.” and sever-
al members of the church will present it
Thanksgiving night, November 26th,
in Music Hall.
Rachael, the little daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Josef Gnerriro, who broke her
arm while playing on the Franklin
school grounds, Friday, was taken to
New, York and placed in a hospital. The
arm was broken in several places.
A Democratic rally will be held in
Music Hall, tonight ut8 o'clock. The
speakers willbe Attorney H. 8. Cum-
mings, of Stamford, candidate for score
tary of state, and Attorney John J.
Walsh, of Norwailr, candidate for repre-
sentative. ....
The members of Old Well Hook and
Ladder company had asocial time at
the truck house in Huvilnnd street,
Saturday night. Refresnments were
served and Professor John St. George
gave piano solos and there were vocal
selections by Frank Comstock, John
Fagin, E. F. Smith, and Dr. F. W.
Dormer.
Town Assessor Charles Smith, of
Taylor avenue, who has been critically
ill, has so for improved that he expects
to be able to ride to the polls on Tues-
day and deposit a ballot for protection.
sound money and good government, for
which he fought three years in the
sixties. His many friends will be pleas-
ed to greet him. -.....
The meetings of the week in the South
Not-walk Congregational church will be
as follows: Tuesday, 4 p. m, prayer
meeting Junior Society of Christian Eu-
deuvor. Topic, "vanilla to God's
Will." (parlor, Lore Graves. 7 .80 p.
m., meeting of the executive committee
‘oftheY. P. S 0.1%. 8 ram m,montblv
business meetings! the Y. P. s. C. E.
Wednesday, 8 p. m., monthly meeting
of the Women's Missionary association.
Address. "Missionary Life in Oklaho-
me." by Miss M. Dean Mofl'ntt. Thurs.
day. 7:45 p. in, meeting to learn of and
pray for the work of the American blis-
siouny association. Short talks by
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.4.me Hesndltrt.’
. MTTterney. «swam. fist- ‘
9 masts.
Daniel mom was irritated tar
drunkenness, Saturday night: He was
sent to the storehouse for ten days.
The Twin City Wheelmeu'e regular
meetingwlll be held Fridaynlght. on
account of the election tomorrow:
. Charles Gehebe and Fred Falrchild
indulged in a bloody light, Saturday
night. on Main street. Norwslk.
The carb is being me in front of then
Town House today, and the trolley poles
are being set back on the curb line.
East avenue urchins celebrated Hal-
lowe’cn by stealing W. 1". Bryant’s
gate and hoisting it to the top of the
North Center school flag staff.
Ponassus Council, Royal Arcanum,
‘will have work. tomorrow night, and a
tion will be served.
«Hymnal cures-“allotment and lung
diseases. Read adv. on eighth page.
W. S. Sturtevant reports the biggest
sale of flags and hunting ever known in
town.
Rev. Kenneth Mackenzie will give the
Sunday school teachers' exposition this
month at the Norwslk Baptist church.
A picture talk will be given tonight
under the auspices of St. Phillip’s chap-
ter of Grace church, in the Guild room.
The 7:05 train from the east, this morn-
ing, was forty-live minutes late on
account of n canal boat getting stuck in
the drawbridge atlBridgeport.
—Men’s suits $17 up. Pants $4.50 up.
ohn Ncugebaner, 8i Washington street.
A special meeting of the Cigarmukers’
Union will be held tonight to take
action upon the death of W. H. Fable,
of East Norwalk.
A wreck on the Consolidated railroad
at ‘Larchmont, last night, was caused by
a milk tram getting off the truck.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hunt, Mr. and
Mrs. James Madden. Miss Julie
O’Lunghlin and Themes Dunn wheeled
to Bridgeport, yesterday.
A Wilton avenue young man went
home Saturday night and broke one of
the front windows with an axe because
he had had a quarrel with his sister.
—-“A Baggage Chock,“ tonight.
The semi-annual meeting of the Con-
trul Labor Union will be held in Iron
Moulders' Hull, Phoenix building,
Thursday night.
The Germanin Swngerbund and » the
Hat Makers‘ association will meet in
Germania Hall, Wednesday. as the
Kickapoo Indians will occupy the hall
tonight.
Henry A. Clapp linished his lecture
upon “King Lear," Saturday evening,
at the Central club. His large audience
was deeply interested and held in tin-all
by the exposition of the great tragedy.
Mrs. I“. W. Norris’ talks upon “Reade
lag and Voice Culture,” at the Central
club, will begin tomorrow, at l0:30 a.|m.,
no did'erence being made in the pro-
gramme because of election day.
Hallowe'en was celebrated with energy
by Young America, Saturday night.
They blew tin horns, paraded the streets
in grotesque costumes, removed gates
and out up other pranks.
A silk weaver boarding at John Fil-
singer’s in North Main stmot, Saturday
night had some trouble with the land-
lord over his beard bill and threatened to
shoot him, but was ejected before any
injury was done.“
The selectmen and town clerk will be
in session at the latter's office until 5
o'clock this afternoon to make electors
of five applicants whose rights have me-
tered since they were last in session.
Attorneys Warner c Ferris will make
an effort to set aside the petition praying
for the appointment of a trustee to take
possessioncf the property of James A.
Bette and Phebe A. Bette by placing
Phebe A. Bette into insolvency. The
matter will come up at a bearing on the
petition. lathe Norwalk Probate Court,
November 7.
«Prof. M. 8. Boson, the well-known
oculistoptlclon, can be consulted at his
allies. in the parlor of the City Hotel
South Norm, Tuesdays. from 9 a. m
toilp.m. Eyessnxulnedfres.
A large number of the young maple
of St. Joseph’s parish met in the church
Intending and VM to form a by-
team for debating and educational pur-
poses. The smears olected were: Presl-
uoat. Dr John ’1‘. Kennedy; comm-
cent. John w. Bootleg; secretary, Dani
fall attendance is 'requested Aoollu- ~
Absolutely Pure.
i .
of all 0123:5313?” nfblggggwwdlgr ”fished
a‘dfit’h’lii‘illc bodilsfddlf sew York.
M. a-.—-_~
John Ryan. at Upper Main street.
died this morning. .
A regular meeting of Colfax Encamp-
ment will be held tonight.
The Robert Emmet club will not meet
tonight on account of the A O. E
sociable.
“Steeple Charlie" Riley is painting the
ball at the apex of the spire oi the Nor-
wallr Congregational church.
The woodland on John H. Monroe’s
big farm at Comatock Hill caught fire.
Saturday, and burned all that day and
yesterday, killing many trees.
Miss May Geddes, daughter of An
drew Geddes, of 20 Main street. who
has been tailoring a number of wool s
with spinal trouble, is slowly improvirg
in health.
The prize bowling contest at Capron’s
Academy closed Saturday night and
was won by F. J. Ross, of Boston, with
the line scores of 323 and 222, beating
George West by four pins.
Harry B. Knapp has passed his ex.
uminations and has been admitted to the
Massachusetts nautical school ship “En-
terprise." He has gone to study nuvi~
gation and marine engineering.
Tickets have been received at the
South Norwalk depot for the Women's
Board of Foreign Missions meeting in
Manchester, N. H. Theyarc good going
from the third to the fifth, and return
ing until the seventh. The fare is $6.45.
Fred Brewer, of Cranbnry, was riding
up East avenue on his way home, Sutur-
day night, when he run over a pile of
flag stones left in the road by a crowd
of Hellowe'en celebrants. llis bicycle
was wrecked and he was badly bruised.
'Mrs. P. J. O’Brienwus quite badly
bruised, Saturday night, by stepping
through a hole in the floor of her
husband's Chapel street store. They
were moving out of the place when the
accident happened.
Senator Daniel F. Webster, of Water-
bury, who died suddenly. Saturday
afternoon, was chairman of the commit-
tee on incorporatious, and an intimate
friend of Senator John H. Ferris.
Forget as Well as Thlei.
Deputy Sheriff Cook, of Port Chester.
came to South Norwalk, this morning.
and took back George A. Starks. who
was arrested Saturday for stealing a
bicycle. Stark is wanted for forging on
order for 800. He was one of the true.
tees of the Star Beneficial Order, and
forging the names of the two other trus-
tees, drew the money and skipped
town.
Yawning Fishes.
It is not generally known that fish
yawn. The writer saw a tnrbot yawn
twice and a rod once, the latter being
one of the widest ynwns accomplished
by any animal of its size. The yawn of
a tnrbot, being something not common-
ly econ, deserves particular description.
A turbot's mouth is twisted on one
side, rather as it it had belonged to a
round fish which some one had accident-
ally trod on and squashed half flat. The
yawn begins at the lips, which opens as
If to suck in water. Then the jaws be-
come distended, and it is seen that this
is going to be a real, genuine subma-
rlnc flsll'syuwu. But the yawn goes on,
works through the back of its head. dis-
tending the plates of the skull and
comes out at the gills, which open, show
the red inside, are inflated for I mo-
ment, and then, with a kind of stretch
ing shiver of its back, the fish flattens
out again, until, it unusually bored. it
relieves itself by another yawn—Pew
son's Weekly.
[likened to the Lion.
Alep Arsian was called the Valiant
Lion, from his during in battle. Artooh
of Assyrlu nppears on the monuments of
that country as the Lion King. Gus-
tavus Adolphus was known as the Lion
of the North: Ltmis VIII of France was
the Lion King; 111ch l of England
was the Lion Hearted, and William of
Scotland was so called not from any
particular exploits. but on noconntof
the fact that on his helmet he bore I
lion rampant.
The first white child born on United
States soil was the granddaughter of
White, the governor of Roanoke island.
{the was christened by the nexus of Vir-
ginia Dora, and her birthday was on
Aug. fit, that.
rooted to
of style and finish
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EDWARD STREET, ' "
FALL AN D WINTER
UNDERWEAR
Your attention is called to the assortment of Underwear we] are showing for
wdmen, men and children. Special attractions at 21c, 250, 48c, 750 and 980.
We also have a splendid line of Outing Flunnels.
We are leaders in Hosiery. You ask my who is acquainted With the trade of
Norwalk, where to and the best hosiery at reasonable prices, and you will be di-
EDWARD STREET!
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DONOVAN BLOCK, WASHINGTON STREET.
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IIORWALK, GOIIII.
WE are down on hogs; that is the
reason for the following prices:
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Fresh Pork ................................. on
Sausage ....... . ............................... no
Fr esh ham .................................... Inc
1 rash shoulders ................... . ........... so,
Pighead ....................................... to
.I pounds oi salt pork ....................... -30
Porter house steak ........................... 15c
Sirloin stock...................... ..121 1,»
Round steak” ..mc; 81b2, 25.:
Shoulder stenkm
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Prime mast .................................. 12c
Fish. Escallops. ( lame and Oysters.
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New York Market
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Our $10 all
weight heresy, blue and black.
Our $6 black chcviot working suits, the
very best
ever shown in Fairficld County.
Our $1.50 Newburg working punts, war-
ranted not to rip.
Our mottled ribbed underwear at 50c is
the very nobbicst shown in town.
Our jersey
sight.
wool overcoat, extra heavy
value without any exception
wérking shirt at 50c sells on
A complete line of
Gloves,
Sweaters,
Bolt
Stockings,
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Fleece
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FOR ALL, FROM 25c TO 82 PER GARMENT.
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“BIJOU”
That is the name of the beautiful pony we .
propose to give away to some lucky boy or ,, '9
girl for a Christmas present. To every cns- v
tomer we will give a ticket on which they I
may write the nearest guess they can as to
the date of the pony’s birth. If two should
guess it exactly, the earliest guess will be
awarded the prize. Following is a copy of
the ticket to be signed and deposited in the
box, and the stub is to be kept by the pur-
chaser.
Date. . ...... .... ...1896
1w. A BENEDICT a. co.
John A. camp, Successor.
EVERYTHING IN CLOTHINC AND FUR-
. NlSlllNGS FOR MEN 5 AND BOY'S WEAR.
E The Pony “Bijou. ”
1 Will be given to the person guessing the nearest
’3 date of his birth. Two guessing the some, the
l pony will be awarded to the one guessing it first.
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Contest closes December nth, 1896.
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cheaper. Everything in
Clothmg and Furnishings
MEN AND BOYS.
JOHN A. CAMP, Successor.
SOUTH NORWALK.
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