.‘ll‘lem
unique chrislnlos dilifltliilmont
"glvén "st layer Wheeler's resi-
last. trim alteration by an
. , Melt end, Arthur Wheeler, ably
" by ifr. and tire. Arthur 0
. also“? W103?” and
was We at so.
“has a naslh‘or ot personal friends,
. . little. it the Wheeler boys
’ com; the older ones to look on
shiny the children's delight, and
layered little ones to have their
heaped with gifts from Santa
lavish hand. twenty poor chil-
were also present and enioyed the
V ‘ and the pleasing
gift! with which each one was sup-
e scene on which the audience
gored. Shiite Olauo‘ bower. in one
, otthereola. with itsbig red
" ”aspired by Christmas trees in
output may“ and curious packages of
eons. Little Gertrude Hotchllloo. asleep].
in the tongrouud. in her beautiful
wflto germ. a alone of silk and Valen-
chance. with picture-hat of
white mull and drooping, daisies. on-
up which the dark cirrls dropped yet
more ominously around the pith
,ss with golden wand in
recited li’rs.‘ Wheelers
In! the neon
“”added a
0&6 testes 8M0 which
W appreciatodl
» Mayor Wheeler slob took his part
with ill. dignity beaming his station
and am Wheeler. ”Uncle vu," who
popped out of the chilaey-top and in
‘ his quaint costume took the part of a
wily snail Santa Claus. distributing
gitto in abundance. did his part nobiy.
to the great amusement of his larger
seduces.
‘ ‘ The "brownies." little Arthur Wheel-
‘ or and rt Tristrsnl. the former as
“W W in a my doc imitation
of Giles Wing's natlvsonstuma. pig tall
did: all. and the latter as “Uncle Sam."
lit tho equally representative attire of
"our Uncle at Washington, " with such
but that the little fellow could
hold “y lift it to how. were admirable.
The audience applauded them all.
while the children looked on in open-
eyed wonder The little presentation
W over. the characters were mused
lit lino and each was supplied with
m which were distributed equally
tho poor children who passed
' t of them. “so “Uncle Via."
”or little peoplo with their lib~
more» oooto Cloud pack.
“ which the happy company dis»
' with loony compliments to oil-
We. Wheeler on the oucceoo of
3% boys“ Christmas tree
’WA OMUI UP TO DATE.
Vinita the ”Milk Methodist
Mb Astrids of a Bicycle.
W
. sot-raisins Mum festival
solo lo the limo Methodist
. church loot Ioillrdor oiohl.
. tasting «paella woo oshousiod
this hollow of wool- mo
' to stand. ‘i‘ho church was
. item with tied stem
7 ' tron, m s number’s:
“ is gold mm» orrang~
tho olior. M excellent alu-
; walk Methodist Episcopal
m by ilhitlng
was Honto
W
at hub in on Christmas boy. ilt
groans ' lsthodlst ypioc'opsl
m
one of [lost Nortvsihfs pretti-
d nloot Popular ruins lollies.
werei joined together in holy wedlock "
bythe smite human.
ROGERS-HORTON.
Frederick Walter Rogers. the bi»
cycle dealer of ill loin street. Nor-
'waiit. and bliss stalls Hester Morton,
of 279 Main street, were married at
6:30 o'clock Christmas evening. by the
Rev. 1“. A. Bendeld. pastor of the Now
church.
Only the relatives and near friends of
the contracting parties were present.
The couple will be athome on. and
after January 1, 1898.
CARPENTER-CARR.
On Christmas Day. at 5 o'.clock at
the East Avenue Iletllodiet Episcopal
parsonage. Ambrose Sands Carpenter.
the popular dry goods clerk at Tris-
tranl & Hyatt’s. and Miss Celia lililoa-
beth Corr. both of East Norwoiil. were
united in marriage by Rev. A. J.
Smith Iliss Carrie Carpenter acted
as bridemaid and Irving Smith as
best man.
HUISEoBAR’I’EAU.
Miss Hattie (i. Barleatl. formerly of
this place. and William liaise. were
married Christmas eve at the real-
dence of the bride in Bellporl i. l.
The bride is a sister of Mrs. John
llllommedicu. of East Norwalil.
NICBOISPROWLA ND.
Christmas afternoon. at 4i: 30 o‘clock.
a putty wedding took place in Green
‘am. the untucting parties being
Dr. .mlifnrd B 6. Nichols. a well—
km M110! Westport. and liisa
Edith L Rout-0. of Green Farms.
The aroma: was performed by the
Rev. II. J. W of the Green
Far-o Communal church. at the
brim home. in the presence of a few
intiute friends and relatives After
and portal-
m
illg of a light- wedding repeat. the new-
ly made couple were driven to South»
port. where they took the 7:54 train.
amid the good wishes of their friends.
for a short bridal tour. On their re-
turn they will reside for the present at
the bride's aunt’s in Green Farms. air.
and ”Mrs. Nichols were the recipients
of many costly and valuable presents.
FILLED WITH SMOKE.
sou—-
Stove Pipe Through a Partition in-
stead of in the Chimney.
HALLWAY
“1......“
Shortly before 10 o'colck yesterday
morning Joseph Davis reported loCllicf
of Police Vollmcr that the hallways of
the Ely block. In North lain street.
were filled with smoke. it was feared
that the building was on fire.
Chief Voiimer secured the assistance
of ell-Chief Engineer John I . Wehie.
and Constable .i. J. Goodwin. and they
set out to locate the cause of the
emote. The rooms of F. Kocour and
two vacant rooms in the block were
visited. but no dro was hound.
Finallyit was discovered that s faili-
ily that bad Just moved into the build-
ing had run the and of a stove pipe
through a partition instead of into a
chimney. and when a hrs was kindled
illoonlohe filled the building.
u”’l‘llc fire in the sum was extinguish-
ed and the pipe changed.
QUICKLY PROVE!) Ah! ALIBI.
A Man Buopectod of Firing the 'l‘oll~
tine Hotel Arrested Here.
Word was received at the South Nor—
walil depot. Christmas day. to arrest ll
also who. from the description given,
was tlimlit to have set are to the
'i‘olltllle hotel. New Haven.
Baggage Master James Willem. at
the request of the «Inductor. took
charge of a. man who was on the mill
min and turned him over to color of
Police Voilalor. The man discloimed
all knowledge at the are. its ultimo
was ill “apart at the time. A iel~
callous someone was soot to that city.
and so the man's statement was cor-
roborated. ho was released. ‘/
Till WILTON Will)”.
The Moon son that
thotwd rm who the Wil»
too whom and murder were is Foil-a
hoilloorly tile ottorsoos prooodiog the
My. "they mood themselves
as aloaloaro or s‘ stranded thostricol
inhumanity“! lossilswoleil in
Norman W. bowls. They claimed they
were min their way to Wine. ii.
1.. stout. They also tried to dispaso
of the womb at Wlnhorg‘s ohoo shop.
mmamuoooomr.
Therondlisoholflhdhofloiilot
‘JmmmonMoosdo-n
mlsorrsria thoriumrlfosodsm.
m'mm' , torolov'
ASKS
the State Prison, ludiil'orent
to Any Religion.
, HE Isl cannula one
Warden Woodbridge Holds a Con-
versation with Him in his
Barred Cell.
mm
FOR FATHER LYNCH.
rho condemned or» has may
Iadeuphlsliadtcgotothoasi-
lowo Undinchingwltoleol to
' slashed Degree.
Warden Woodbrldge has had a talk
'wlth Chorlee’a. Bolnsy. the Trumbull
murderer. who will be executed at
the state prison April 14. The warden.
in his conversation with the condemn-
ed man did not refer to his crime, but
confined his questions to matters per-
taining to Boinay's life in the prison.
Boinay either affects or actually feels
the greatest indiflerence to his late.
But he has not the air or swagger of
bravado. He has evidently made up
his mind to go to the gallows unflinch-
ingiy and as submitting to a tube which
he cannot prevent. He is stoical to a
marked degree. it is not the stoiclsm
of a man with blunted sensibilities. it
is rather the hopelessness of a man
who has stenled his nerves by the ca-
ercise of a perverted intellect. in his
view of life Boinay is entirely mate-
rial. At the present time he has no re-
iigious convictions. He has never
been under the influence of any rc-
liglon. or if. in his early years before
his habits were formed and his
thoughts given a trend. he had any re.
iigious training. the influence had nev-
er a permanent enact upon him. in a
conversation which a newspaper re
porter had with him in the Fairfleid
county jail before he was transferred
to the state Moon. Bolnsy sold that
his parents treated him cruelly and
that he was driven from home when
very young. He is a skeptic. and from
present indications a confirmed one.
it might be more correct to say that he
is an agnostic. since his religion is
merely an "i don't know“ to every-
thing pertaining to a' future life. He
is devoid of faith and does not iifillt’Vt‘
in things that are not tangible to his
senses. He professes to have read "all
sides of the question." to use his own
expression. He is familiar with the
eloquent utterances of Colonel ingcr~
soil. and be has porcd over the pages
of Tom Paine. Oil the other hand. he
says. he has read what the advocates
of orthodoxy have had to say on the
most momentous of all questions”
that which relates to the state beyond
the grave. The result of this inquiry.
or perhaps in spite of it. is that Bolu-
oy today has no religious belief.
Warden Woodbridge introduced him-
oelf to Boiuay. saying: .
"i am the warden and i will have
charge of you until the decree of the
law is summed up you.“
Boluoy oald be was glad to meet lllc
warden. .
The first question which the warden
put to the condemned mun related to
tho pronunciaima of his name.
"What is your extraction?"
Warden Woodbridge.
" Wrench."
”By the way. liollloy. I want to know
what opirltual adviser you wont. i
do not iluow what religion you profess.
or if you have any religion at all. We
ll ye plenty of religion in this institu—
ioo. You can have a Catholic or a
Protestant clergyman. and i would like
to know which you wool."
“i don't know that I want any cler-
gyman. l have no faith ill soy rc-
iigiou. and I know nothing positively
about a future life. My parents were
Catholics. but I have never taken any
stock in that religion. No. i don't
want to see a clergyman. at least not
for the present. i may change. how»
ever. before the time colon” replied
iioinoy. ‘
"You have a great deal of nerve now.
and I know that you are a sorry man.
but I tell you there is nothing that
braces a man going to the gallows like
asked
' religion of some ililld. l'hsve soon how
it nerves up a loan to go through the
ordeal. lip to this time. Below. you
have been at the other end at tho gun.
but now you are looking down the
classic. Your condition is altered."
the warden sold
“That's a pretty good way of putting
it. warden. ssdlguoosreualorightl
hove boon at the other «lid. but now
ism loohillsdowntllooloooioaild'l
have not to face the music.“ replied
pointy. oiositstivsly.
’ The Tremble hardened” ill,~-= ,
" ' , combos oi‘tlle Norwaliu.
Saturday and Sunday.
Illillll FElIllllE lll IllE lllV
m
room
Tile Story of tile Christ Child Told
have a written
dolls before W
he didn’t care to
lie oshod for a newspaper
every day, and the warden promised
to give it to ill
When his
him Bolnoy
at the tray:
“That looks protty modelled feed
well here" ' *
"We don’t moon, to starve." replied
Warden Woodbridfi.
until then
_ any statement
The warden has node amusements
to have Boiaay under the eye of an
oilicer codatohtlrt During the day an
oiiicer will stand before the door of
his cell practically all the time. not
leaving his position one s'loager time
than a minute or two. At night a
wactllman “on the tabloids. whore
Boinay's coil is located. has been re-
lieved of some duty loan to give more
attention in his cell.» Botany has
threatened that he will never be hang-
ed on tile gallows. and Warden Wood-
bridge is determined that he shall not
evade the death sentence of the court
by suicide. _
Dr. Fox. the prison surgeon. sow
Botany and says his behtth is excel-
lent.-liartford Times. "
can HIS melanoma.
Louis Charles Filled so and Costa
ill the Town Court. '
laluis Charles. who lives at {i Bou-
ton street. was arrested saturday
night. his wife mailing a complaint of
assault against him.
Charles is said to be jealous of
Nicholas Vargo. who boards at the
house. A quarrel is frequently a re-
sult of his jealousy. and at such times
Cbartoo invariably beats his logo and
is just fi regularly’nrreoted for tile
oileusc .
lie slept last night in the lockup.
This morning. when lie was brought
before Judge Frost in the Town (‘mlri
zl line of $5 and costs was paid by llit'
prisoner.
(I‘MMBING THE LADDER OI" FAME.
. An interesting Talk to lill‘ Members of
tile Lamont Club
At the regular meeting of the La»
moment. in tile pastor‘s study of [‘10
South Norwuiit Congregational church.
yesterduy noun. a large number was
present at hear an address by S. (‘.
i’ullaer. it pertained to the means by
which young men could climb upward
in life. As his remarks were the rc-
pull of personal observation and earns-
riellre. they held the interest of the
club from beginning to end. and the
applause hir. Palmer received at the
finish clearly showod that his words
bud deeply impressed the, members.
They extended a hearty vote of thanks
it) Mr. Palmer.
Neat‘islmdsy the semi-annual
lion of odicers will take place.
m
cloc»
SUNDAY norm SERVICE.
The Young lion's Christian associa-
tion sung lit-trim yesterday afternoon
Was uddl‘eoscd by William Taylor. The
pinging wall led by up urclleairu rum.
polled of liarry lloillliall. iimlfrey
l’izlngcr. ii. ii. Wilson. A. 'l‘. lien-lain.
and W. .l. inland. A'lurse number of
young lllcll were in attendance. Neill
Sunday afternoon llw alluding will be
ill charge of H. .l. illpaoll. of ideal Nor.
wulk.
HBOKIB (mu ill" 'l‘llld lillNKi-‘i.
t'ilief of Police ilrudicy «mound
John Ford Saturday night for pilot»
trillion. He was placed in one of the
cells in the police station. and during
the night broke down one of tile bulllll.
in the Town trollrl this morning he
was charged with malicious destruc—
tion of mporiy and filled slip and
costs. lie coidd not pay and went in
Jail.
AN ATTRAC'l‘th PROGRAMME.
'l‘he admirable chair at Trinity
church. under direction of bliss Nina
A. inwlo. has prepared a mold ottrocv
live programme of Christmas music.
lira. William ii. Blllhley is till! all.
prone; tiles Minnie ll. Andrews. silo;
Gallo-go 1.. time. tenorz. James W.
Booth. boom: iii-o Nina howls. organ.
lot and choir dimlor.~fioulllport
chronicle.
in Beautiful and Fervent Words
from the Various Pulpits
SERHONS OF THE PASTORS.
looutifhi W of may and
Wmuwlcoshytho
Mormon-lawnm-
unions-y” Programmes.
The Norwalk Congregational church
is beautifully decorated with tied lau-
rel and ground pine.~holly and ever.
green trees. Over the pipes of the or-
gan there is a star of evergreen and
suspended from the ceiling in front of
the pulpit is a large ball. At the
morning service yesterday. the pastor.
Rev. '1‘. K. Noble was assisted by Rev.
D. M. Seward. who read a hymn of his
own composition. it was afterwards
sung by the choir. The musical pro—
gramme was excellent. the choir being
assisted by four violinista. in the
morning Dr. Noble took for his text
Llllto it. ill-ll. ill the evening there
was a tactical and literary Wrath by
the Sunday school. it was well read-
ered and occasioned worthy comment.
especially thelcborai part. which was
under the direction of Prof. Charles A.
Tucker.
GRACE EPISCOPAL. .
Christmas day was observed Satur-
day. at Grace church by two beautiful-
ly arranged choral services At the
early service the rector was assisted
by Rev. C. hi. Selleck. The music by
the choir, to which were added several
voices. was rallitlesoly rendered. Bia-
peciaiiy beautiful was Gounod's 'St
Cecilia" service. The choral aarlrice
this year was the slut elaboratew our
sung by Grace choir. Considerable ilk
tel-cal has been taken by Prof. Baker
in training the choir. and his efforts
Were well repaid.
The interior of the church is illilflr
soulcly decorated with greens. Full
l-iloral services were also rendered
yesterday. Preceding the morning scr-
llloll Rev/Mr. lielluwa expressed his
thanks in his parishioners for lilt-
luully (‘llrislmlla tokens be hull revolv-
ed. and said that this was the happiest
(‘lll‘itillllilii be had spent in llllllly years.
and that ho applwillll-J lhl- calm-m ill
which be is ili'lti. Mr. licllows has
lli‘ilil gil'cll lillllli'i‘tillii and rmlily pres-
ents by his parlollinncru and ”W Sull-
daly fil'ililfll.
NORWALK ME'I‘litllllS'l‘.
in spite of flu» storm. the Norwulk
Methodist l'illll‘t'li was well filled yew
terliay morning. and at the evening
iwrvlcc lilo church was crnwdrd. 'l'ilo
millili’ of the day was particularly grat—
ifying and plmslug and wry credita—
ble from an artistic standpoint. The
double quarteitp was well balaucmi
and all the anthems were rendered
with good oi'iect. The programme as
published In Friday's paper was cal--
rlcd out entire. 'l‘lle violin solos or
Miss lllttlelollll are worthy of partic-
ular mention. Her interpretation chew
the result of intelligent aludy. and the
tune is l’li‘il and musical. Meters. Com.
oloclt and iiirat were in good voice
and their solos were a special feature
of the programme. "The boot Chord,"
lul rendered by hir. Tilly at the oven-
illg eel-vice was particularly cflectivc.
lirgsaisl, lves’ selections were render—
“ ed with the core and taste which lu-
aiwayo displays. "(Bill-iodine.“ by
licheiiy. with violin obligate. was sung
by bliss Bysbee and bliss titsub in
ibeir pleasing and careful manner.
Mrs. Kelli: rendered most excellent scr—
vlce. The ei‘ltire programme of munit-
will probably be repealed next Hilario].
'i'lle ominous were appropriate to tile
day and were listened to with interest.
W
dorm NORWALK CONGRIIUA'v
. 'i‘lf)l~iAl..
Yesterday's Christmas oerviooo
the South
in
Norwalk Congregational
church was largely attended. {lessons
the snow storm of morning. The spe-
cial musical programmes. the best
ever arranged for this church. were add
nlirobly rendered by the large chorus
choir, under’ibo direction of Organist
Walter P. illanley. The special mush
col service in the eventing woo oi a
mom pleasing chili-actor. lfro. Hora
bsrt W. hunger. soprano of the choir.
song ouioo. which were finely rendered
savor) till hires. WT ills 'oi. each service. The pulpit and choir
raccoons.
mama tidal-ow. on employee of the
VI“
gallery were handsomely decorated
with (ibriotaloo groans.
ilALVAll'l' ibii'i‘ili‘l‘.
Theiliirisiiuoo service of (Salary
baptist starch. liorwolo. doadsy «all
thepssiorollgiito»
gift. There w agent
or the evening mm» oil
were very comm the pastor '
column AT TWITY
“monuments-torus '
day and the musical W
undid the services in we,
Christmasday. Thonooislnlllotc woo» ,
admirably rendered by the hilarious.
Solos were charmingly rendered ‘by
lira. Albert 1“. Wheeler. soprano; and
c. H. Hana. of New Haven. The edi-
fice was beautifully decorated with
Christmas greens. The music was re-
peated yesterday
81‘. 1083938 CHURCH.
The Christmas day services at at.
Joseph's church were very well attend»
ed. The decorations were of a very
handsome character and reflected great
credit upon the editor scanty which
had them in charge. At the 10:30
o'clock service Horse’s mass was ad-
mirably rendered, the choir bring the
assistance of Freeman's string quar-
ietle. and the instrumentation was
perfect. Rev. John T. Winters preach-
ed a short sermon on “The Birth of
Christ? .in the evening .Rosewig‘s
vespers were sung. ‘
SOUTH NORWALK BAPTIST.
A Christmas service was held last
night in the South Norwallt Baptist
church. Rev. R. 0. Shel-womb lliust~
trated his remarks with the stereopii-
con. and there was a special musical
programme. Stiles 1); Lawrence and
Reed G. Huviland substituted in the
quarteilc.
lN OTHER LA'NDS THAN OUR8.
Over River Pupils 'i‘ell How Christmas
is Spent There.
The Over River school held its clu—
ing exercises Friday afternoon. The
programme was Mental! 39W
priate to the sewn, the mo being
well-written dam h! (atrium
as it is spent in my .ldand. in
iermany. the hone-Md“ Christmas
festivity. and in lesion. “are the
Feast of the Nativity is a peculiarly
religious observance. “Christian! in
Bethlehem“ told of the original ’. .Jriel-
nlao. The carols in‘Berlnsa ova-mo: "
iisll were very enjoyably render
a full chorus of the scholars of til
pcr grades.
"0. Promise Me." a solo by Willie
Schumann. with accompaniment by
Robert King i’ouicy. was finely ren-
dercd and did credit to the young sing-
PT.
The fllrcc. “Santa Claus is (‘ome
Again." allowed a llcw-fangled kind of
a Santa (fibula, who came in a high
lllli. allii' collar and fashionable draw.
rniim'ting statistics concerning the
l-llildrep before molding around his
presents. by lllrasengcr service. This
iin dc sell-iv saint M'i’i't‘il to make the
viiiidl‘cll wry mutant with the Illil'
leslllmml Shula t‘lauu \vlln fills lllclr
stockings obllc- they are asleep and
illllli lu l‘hl‘t‘t‘tlliifll) pollute the audi—
cure.
by
up
AFTER THE il.\'i"i‘l.li.
l'ul'lllu for lilil cm liiili lillilml'll all llll‘
litliililll slurp. Nol'wnik.
ll luluniiul dressed dolls it little
milled. llul llilli ll .ll ball lili' mnlkn-d
prin-
.‘m ind bullies. maimed and bruised.
at one-lblrd of the marked prim».
flop i'tlilililliillli. will left after the
rush oi i‘llriolmull week, ill to per cent.
of lili‘ price marked.
'i‘wn bulldrwi wrappers.
$1.7?» mil-ll. my hair.
i plane 9.. i brown shooting. ”Wu
1 cusp iml brown sheeting. iv.
in tend-cut singing tops. be.
2.? our-dollar gamed. adv.
dozen display Ilandilerclliefs.
oligllily crushed. lliil lulllcd. worth loo
null lilr. for Inc.
40 beautiful lllrgc pictures. we have
not room to carry them. unwihlrd lift.
ll .50 and
all
(it’ll iii'ilMld liY 'l‘iiii‘. COLD
Anion ('lll‘iilfiil. who lives at the low-
or «mi of iluulil Main otrluu. was found
by William iiileabau after iii o'clock
luoi Friday night. lying on the ground
new the laa'kwood Munlllm-tllriuo
romlially'o factory. Ho bad upparonb
ly been overcome by the cold. lair.
libeeiluli notified Oflicer Pennington.
and «gather the two men succeeded in
getting Carlson to police headquarters.
Dr. auburn was summoned. and after
Carlson had been restored to his seam
and mmowiiot thawed out. he was sent
to bill bottle.
liANCiii) AT run CINTRAI. CLUB.
The Young ladlco' Wbiot club gave
all idioms! dance at the neutral cluila
house. lioturdsy night. The wbiot
club. recently organised. has as yet no
proper name. it u composed or eight
young ladies and eight young gentle»
mil. The former lurnlob the place of
meeting on chili days and the outer.
laianlolli. while the taste of the latter
is tested in lleioclisg prises which will
please tile young ladies.
“Couldn't tulle idol at say mice."
cold the agent who was buying horses
for the use of tho mated pollen “it
is all Mt for o palm to W
m be“ Mil. Hilton!" do for
To
‘ NIB & BLANCH
812, SOUTH N0.
row _ ,,
FOR Skull—The ”’
east end “Carrion v, '
Norwalk; two stores "
'i‘. B. Griffin, agent,
macy.
FOR SALE—Our Imperial
made of the best
bacon, and make an
to a smoker. Price.
within ‘ A
use will buy! , ,_
(50x145) in on. _
streets of South 2!
healthful; walk me.
and petition has
lion. Particulars (I ., '
den.
'rn"l.l.:1~:r...’m.uea large m, '
Apply all the week. M
Street. South Norwalh
door.
LET “First floor I“.
airtel; second and M
lllisida place; lint
:m mu; mild floor. Ill
.illll l‘ll floors ill WM
and lllll'd floors in W
dots in Smith street. ,
suitable for plumber.
or dry storage. ‘
'ro LET—Seven roiling,»
avenue: liusic Roll
for oillces; trot . .
59 Woodward eraser“
Woodward.
T0 RENT-flat as" g
mar—4 . '
small «all? ‘
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