mu .... .....
' " Wild ‘0 Q!
u'lisritipsntitlsthsnitoths
1 We! no committee ‘oi
Woompetltorto be signed to his or
her assay. with the name oi the school
‘ni'which be or she is amsmbar.
. raised that sash-sally must be
on y the work. of the competitor.
.. r, «enemy that no corrections
hrrevisionsoiasssyscsabemsdeby
my person other than its author.
:- ‘ The prises will be awarded on June
;. $.17. 1898. the anniversary oi the battle
«if Bunker Hill. by the committee. con-
sisting oi Jonathan Trumbull. Joseph
(ii. Wacdward and Lucius F. Robinson.
TROLLEY 1‘0 SHELTON.
I Judge Wheeler Grants the Application
- * tor the Extension.
Saturday night Judge George W.
Wheeler handed down his decision in
the matter oi the application of the
Shelton Street Railway company for
permission to extend its lines to con-
nect with those of the Bridgeport
Traction company at Stratiord.
Attorney Goodwin Stoddard is. au-
thority for the statement that the next
move would be an appeal to the In-
preme Court. ii the finding oi Judge
Wheeler raised new questions at iact
not» yet passed upon. this would on-
doubtedly be the case. .
. President Radel. oi the Bridleport
Traction company. is much pleased at
the decision. and he does not antici-
- pate any iurthsr opposition from the
' Consolidated road. The greater por»
tion of the right of way has bow se-
cured and negotiations are in progress
for the reminder. The work oi build-
in; the road will be pushed right along
and lithe weather is favorable this
‘ winter it will be completed by April
1 past. ‘
CONSOLIDATED WINS. ’
A $80,000 Verdict Set Aside by Justice
Russell. in New York.
The verdict for 080.000 which Emily
H. Mixwell, as the administratrlx oi
her husband, Dr. Aaron ll. Mlawell, of
New York. obtained recently anaiaat
the Consolidated Railroad coinpwy
for causing the death at her husband.
was set aside by Justice Russell. oi the
Supreme Court..ln New York. Qatar»
day, and the complaint was dismissed.
The verdict is one at the largest recov-
ered in such a case.
Dr. Mlswell was anxious to take
part in the sound money pnrsde on
October 3!. 1896. and he started from
his home in Humoroneck to catch a
"claim New York. The train was
about to leave the station as he drove
up and he ran across the intervening
trucks to jump on the. train. He was
struck and killed by an express run~
hing at the rate oi 35 to 40 miles an
hour.
PAROLBD PitlfiONlits.
Warden Woodbridse aspects soon to
secure cmployment within the state
for inpham. the last oi the four pris-
oners who were paroled last week. The
warden innnd employment within the
stain for Keene. hockey and Nearing
and a good situation ior Lspham bad
. been seemed in iioiyolte. Mass. but
, the Board of Pardons decided that he
maid not leave the stats. Thereiors
be has not yet been rsnessed. lie is
on expert stenmrapher and bookkeep-
sr.
, in all the cases oi parole the warden
' is matron to place the paroled uses in
_ -sttastlons. sad they must report to
him monthly and moot leave the sin-
playroom he provides for them except
with his consent and approval. is
lasts: paroles prisoners to piscss
when “employment has been secured
liar them John (3. Taylor. the sacre-
’? isry oi the Goannticut Prison sssocl-
Jilds. setsoaiy as spaniel the war-
den and by his direction.
iiilrbsdlb mull
flush—um you see the complimen-
, isry antics i save you ysshsrdsyi
. miles. and i don't want soothe
or. Thomas whsssys l'vsaotplssty
most in dis mm tear uses
mmhslsnctthsmsniwsii!»
m an a second hummus
may». oi
' regains: Hesse
_ '97 club. What more limits time could
v impossible to attend the dinner. send
run and haying. '
_ ' ‘ Heir
ry. Sperry. Russell
be carefully prepared by the speaker
and responded to)” the numbers at
be chosen ior us to come together and
renew our friendship than the anal- -
versary oi our first mount?
Agents oi the railroad will be pres-
ent to issue return tickets to those at-
tending the session. Tickets for the
banana. $2 each. and owing to the inc:
that the banquet ball will seat only a
certain number the sale will be limit-
ed.
Notify A. R. Wadsworth. Farming-
ton, at once. whether you intend to be
present. You can aid the committee
greatly by sending a prompt reply.
Committee—4V. 8. Wortman. A. it
Wadsworth. A. B. Cnlkina, J. J. Hutch-
lnson. W. H. Hall. . '
The members oi the Senate on
House or '97. will organize the legisla-
tive club of '97. and elect oihcers and
on executive committee. It you find it
81 to A. B. Wadsworth. Permission.
and be enrolled as a member oi the '92
club. it is urged that all the member-l
oi the Senate and House will. by re-
turn mail. uotliy hir. Wadsworth re-
garding their coming. The number oi
tickets will be limited. and we dealrt
to have members oi the Senate and
House provided for before any tickets
are sold to invited iriends. it you
wait too long and can get no tickets.
do not blame the committee.
w. B. WORTHAN. Chairman.
DOUG HT BY J U [)6 E WALSH.
He Has Acquired the CenturyvOId Tom
Head Place in Greenwich.
The colonial 'l'om Head farm on the
Boston post read between Port Chos-
ter and Greenwich has been sold to
Robert J. Walsh. of Bridgeport. Judyt
oi the Common Pleas term at the
Criminal Court oi Connecticut. in mak-
ing repairs an ancient toll house sap
crating New York from New England
is being removed. and only the old
chimney i. left standing. The toll
gate is believed to be. more than lit
years old. It was established by a
company which owned and improved
the road.
it is said that the only my oi men
who dared to msrcb thrown the sets
in defiance oi the keeper was the Con-
tinental army. with George Washinr
ton riding at the head.
The gate was kept until the New
York. New Haven and Hartford rail-
road was completed in 18“. and sing:
coach travel between New York itnd
lioston was abandoned.
LETTER FOR WEEKS.
But He Will Not Call for it at Present
A dispatch from Syracuse: N. Y..
says:
“A letter has been awaiting David
Weeks. the accomplice oi Charles
Botany in the murder of Farmer
George it. Nichols. oi Bridgeport.
(loam. ever since June 6. at Lighten
lirothm' canal grocery in this city.
The arrival at the letter was communiw
eaten immediately to the chic! at no
line. who detailed two detectives to
watch the place for the appearance oi
Weeks.
"They were on duty. concealed in
the store. which is open day and night.
during the entire month at June. but
esrly in July were withdrawn. the no
line department bavlnsl concluded that
Works was not coming this, way.
There is a sort at We kept at
union‘s tor the convenience oi canal
Mathias. and the letter. which is still
there. was irons Weehs‘ mother.
Weeks wrote her that he was worklns
oathslriecssslsadwssonhlswsy‘
to iiyrsouss. which manta tor hsr
seeding the letter hers."
"MARK TWMN‘I BROTHER WAD. ‘
Grins Clemens. s brother at damsel
i... Clam-ass ("hlsrll Twain") died snd~
dssiy ileiurdsy st lisoiiuk. lows. and
it. Dir. Clemens west to links! car»
ins 1m. and with his isotherm“
is the lob pristine m iis'ssr-
vsd as secretary and treasurer at the
issvsds Mim' sunny inseoia's
first term.
is an oceans-sauna
W m; W “I ‘
L. “Hill. Governor: ; '
.eoohnhisntsnant .iiover‘nor Dewall.
Secretary Joha‘A. Pm. Team will «
ties of papyrl than had ever beiore hem
obtained hour mine site. The discoveries
included literary fragments. accounts.
business cmtrncts and numerous docu-
‘mcnia relating to tho otsiduct of mu-
uicip'al stairs. '
Many large soils were obtained in
perfect condition. and of these no tower
than 150 were promoted to the Giacb
museum. but the greatest treasure of
the «Mention. and true of which it
wouldbe dlmcult toovcmstilnato the
importance, is a small lent of papryus
'lbOBI six inches long by four wide.
upon which in written a collection of
lupin. or sayings oi Christ. The leaf
bad evidently fanned part at a book
which in all likelihotsl mutaincd a col»
lectiou of “sayings” of our 14ml.
It is prolstblo that this utilisation was
made bciom tho scmud century. and the
sharnctcr oi the writing niiorda inclin-
testable print! that it mum he of later
late than the third. Hence it is at least
100 years older than any known hits. of
the gmjwls. and mmscqucntly oi the
{tallest interest to all students of the
icripturcn , '
Cari's Wish.
Carl was a little boy of ii years.
lived in a country norms the sell.
As be not on umudfutbcr‘s kutne. lis-
tening to sun-ice oi the king. he thought
to Would be so happy if he wold only
the the ixmniiinl mm'u with its jewels
He had Gill‘s! or twice seen the king,
ss be meat with grandfather past the
mole, but never the crewman that was
only worn by the lung on special occa-
vious on state days. '
(Jun morning after little Carl had his
breakfast hedotermined trim: to the cus-
-tln and link the king to please show him
the crown.
lie walked and walked. At last the
rates were readied. He asked the sol-
ller on guard to please take him to the
ting. ‘
“I cannot do that. little boy. The
ting is a busy mun and human-r duties
to sue-xi to flour listening to little
W‘Ill
Poor Curl turned back. aid and un-
happy. lie walked usiriully along. not
noticing anything until a twinge stop.
pad in innit ni him. A kind vnim mid:
“Little buy. what is your trouble? (lot
in here and tell the king. " Carl told
his wish and was then taken to the clue
tie to It’ll the «trown.
"What bountiful status! What boso-
tliul colors!" exclaimed Carl. filling
with delight upon the woudcriul jew-
els as they flushed in the lluhi.
The king told him that if he would
use his eyes ‘to ace beautiful Dilltlfl it
was not necessary to «cm to the castle.
The birds. trails and flowers around
him were its lsmniliul as the colossal
any cmwn.
He gave (let! u small box. in which
was mmcililttit that Would bring into
hisruom the dllhueut colorant sunlight.
ri'his little boy went home and amon-
sd the but. Tin-mam a plain prism.
Gmulisthsr told him to harm it by the
sunny window. and very sum 0er had
in his own little man the Mutual
pillars of the mum-Ids l5. Kwunllsn
He,
in Yontb's (ampules.
Ils can‘t lie is.
Buys who are load at harm-
less practical joltesou tiwir llcws may
be amused at the iollowi :
sauna
. Vanderbilt, with ‘M,W.M;
, lit. with 81 iii,
no K. Vanderbilt. with 000.000. .m-
orick Vanderbilt. with I40.000.000; George
Gould. with announce. and com and
so on. .
The miestwuyto (etch the since! a
mall’s fortune in to take the publioesti-
mom and divide it by 10. I culturally find
that a mauwho is raved ”WANNA!”
eats up tor about “000.000. is is the
custom oirthodsyand “which tooon‘
verse in millions We wines s man r
who has no more than 01,000,000. o is
between thedeviloi entertainmentnnd the
doepneu oilinsncial amiss—4w wcllntbu
he turslmonions and too poor to trot boats
with the Cmesuscs. Ho cannot afldrd O10, -
000 tor a dinner and mmption without
ice-ling it. It is so' easy totalk millions
that. we invariably use the word in the
plural. . .
Our ulnr estimaio oi the Mill!“ 0!
our ricgzrt mun remind me oi liaiho. Up
in thesistooi tbeplnotroeandtbeioxes
we had a mt many miles to the mile. a
prom deal at water to the gallon. utte-
rucndous amount oi air in the smile-phase
and a wweflul sight. of mountains to the
hill. And so wlihthu iorttuusi down here.
There are n ansat many millions to tho
mililon.—-.\'ow York Press;
lulu Too Inch In“.
The use of salt as n condiment innuen-
oral and so universally believed in as item
ensurythntvve rarelyhear await-mind
its executive use. but there are amuiti-
tnde oi persons who eat im- too much salt
«eat it on everything. on meat. liab. pov
towns. melons. in butter. on toumtoes,
hustoi foods too numerous to intention.
To some anessent lsitusird thatno
food israllsbed which has not a salty taste.
and this hides more or lens the send taste.
which is often very delicate. Now. the
amount at salt required In the system is
comparatively enroll. and ii the diet. has
burl! rightly compounded vcry little in
summary. Some go so for as to distort! its
use altogether. but whether this is wise or
not we will not born consider. ,
What am some oi the evils of the excess-
ive use of salt? They are to paralsyc the
nerves oi taste or to pervert them so they
cannot enjoy anything which has not a
salty flour. and in addition there is u div
root is: on both the skin and the kidneys
in removing it from the blood Whether
theskln “banned bythlssuwedonot
know. Possibly it is not greatly injured.
yet we knowshat ten people poems n
healthy skin. lint it is now pretty well
settled that an ostvesslva use of salt does
over-tax the kidneys in its removal. and
that the great number oi oases oi dissona—
meat and disease oi these organs is duo to
this use. it takes only a little time to
learn to enjoy many kinds oi load with'
out salt. and we advise our readers hud
others to look into this limiter and to try
to diminish the use of this condiment as
inrss lble. We believe they will be
butts! or it.--.lournal oi Hygiene.
no (issues oi uneasy.
'l‘bsacilvoosusu oi rosy unspecific
micro ism. the bscllus learn. The
period 0 incubation varies irons a low
minutes to several years.
Two principal types or (onus of leprosy
tbstarcrowaulssd as the brunt oi the
disease is determined sound the skin or
toward the wriphcral nervous system.
Thoiirss ions is termed tubercular; the
mood. anesthetic. or nerve lopaisy. in
tbs first iorm infiltrsuons tumor in the
skin. forming nodules us «mercies. which
are especially pmminens about the lore
head. cheek-and oars. later. theseilod-
ules break down. iormlu' ulceration lures.
(nun tboyuwdon pictures at hta'ribls
deimuiiy. The tuberculin! term is the
most severe and fatal. The svero
sac domino at his is from iivswsun
lurid tbs nutri-
bupilcation oi the arms. lentils. locum
Mons and deformities oi the numbers.
Net bdrmnsniiy shoes is sucked ”Gallic
summoning? incitbsnw.uw
'oiihsllslll. thudropplnn oil of
turnips and quash. in bread and on a -
rt" betting! , fi '
second best. $1., _. earl: gloves for full dress. ..
$31.50. hqually stylish for] dress oi" business», T '
hi5 mocba'glovcs ingslate ortan. $1.60. . . 1
Dent; makes the famous Bel via. ‘and‘Havana
loves: In taushndes. 31.73. , incsi . quality full
“rcss gloves cost $2; Dani’s cloth lined. filovcs.
hzfiorDcnt‘shgotcii yam. gauntlet wool- ceccd
gloves. for do ving or skating. cosl‘lilJS.’ Deut’s
yarn gloves. wool flccccd. at $1 and, $1.25. '
Workinj gloves and mittens. leather or wool.
Zicz’md c; For gloves. $130 and 32.50.
Euro gloves and mittens. 25c and 48c; lined. 48c.
W ‘ has «a. 3 ‘
BRIDGEPORT. GONN.
Open hionday. Friday and saturday Evenings.
THE FIRST QUALITY
Boston Rubber Goods
ARE STEMPED
Boston Rubber Shoe (10.,
BOSTON. U. 8.. R.
role nan: as
M. H. GLOVER’S.
122 Washington Street,
So. Norwalls. Norwalk.
h;
ill and 42 Wall Street,
MSORER w
* the well known cooking expert. lecturer and authority on
-. pure food. says: “Cottoleuc is a pure, and unadulterated
:1 article. and a much more healthful product than lord. and as
a substitute for the some I heartily recommend it." ‘
01101!!!
is pure vegetable oil combined with wholesome beef
snot. «ml is unequaled for shortening and frying
gunman. lt bullies your final light. appellation.
‘ ixcviiblc. ‘ .
'i‘bs [viiitiiwlfs‘tiiulsslu' is sold everywhere”: one to ion pound
yellow tins. with our trademarksmnnmninw” and user's haul
in fifl’0h>flllfllll u mm. . on vvvry tin. Nut peanuts” it sold in
soy uiiior way. Muir only by
TH“ E. II. l‘AIIIBAlIK WMPAIV.
chicane. lit. 14min. New York. Montreal.
l...l‘.;f..t1.x‘41ifml‘l’tnni :v : .
. M nmmmm
“a“. ..
We arcmnmlppared
for Christmas.
In our store can be round an endless variety oi
manhunt China
Inthsktssslhapssaadnscoratious.
\licpian Elm \Darc
talusnislhlhspssasnoslorlsps. lotwopiscssslibs.
soysanrcid tbs usplsssaniosssoi your neighbor basins
," v tbs-swayed.
I eat blast Sat-llamas.
libsisrgsssssssrtassai'ainssoussis thamhilsswsik.
irishtiully. MM
neck. Pain was
DeWitt's Witch
healed the lulury
THE 8381‘ 3'
A piece of flannel .
Chamberlain‘s Path
on to the aiiecled him
any plaster. When no
pain in the chest or lid...
give it a trial. You are
more than'pleased viii!
liei it affords. Pain M
tain cure ior rheumatism.
ti. (‘. Stilson, South ‘
Weed. Norwalk.
”h
I
' —-Aceton cures
Mrs. Mary Bird.
says: My child is
me. yet I would
croup bad i not
cents in a bot
Cure. it cures
throat “his; .
G. C. Stillaou. I. Pa
—-Aceton cures Ls
A onus'r schema! W
(or those who will so W W
package oi Gralnoo. It as:
of coiiee at about one-gum. F
n is a good drink. tall or ‘
can be given to the childish .
as the adult with [rent m" ,'
madc oi pure stains and ‘
tastes likes the tlnest m
or Java coiiee. it am
A cup of Grain~0 is W
tern than a tonic heuristics- _
permanent. What ”new
Grain-0 builds up. MUM
for Grain-0. Flu!!! "i 77
cents. ‘
w
‘ ~Aceton ls harm!“
One iilnute (3th M ..
quickly. Thai'l Whit .. L ,
G. C. million. I. P. W l
M
FRO" m ,7 l I
iteeitou. New Ireland.
1 am very pleased-U .
i took the mill .
medicines. the said lill "
more especiallyoi ill.
in two yours I he" “I...
particular remedy MW
makes tor the p .
to us silicacy. i have’
mores of persons iii
they have rscsiM
its value from theses
household. it is as g ,
that we have to plus, ‘
the reach oi the chi
I. ‘3.
For sale by ii. 0.
walk: Fl. F. Weed.
'mn mm. imam;
CORGI: .
'l‘olten unsuspecilhnly ll?
has sent than!” i m
srd‘s nave. This esnl its
the use at tilevslsal's . ,
pound Tea, which is teeth ‘
the simple addition it list
vous Prostrstlnil. N: . ,
constipation. anew
Iwmsdy. WI It. 1‘ ,
42 Wsshinlion street. ssh
partials tree. bares ‘ ‘
a. Mm
Colonel 'l-l. Helm M
Norwalk Chronicler