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Wednesday. I.) IT. IS”.
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Remaining in the W a South
Norwslk.f 13y 17. la. P's-suns ceiling
funny 0 has lead! will plenum
times' are vertfied . y
lazy Bsynhsm. Ruins F. Bucking-
fig“), van‘ltsrmi‘ntch. G. W. girdle".
ste I bboalt Georg . Esm-
hridge. fss‘ellc locker W. Osborne.
John S. Quinllnl’l. l). Osborn, Rev.
Frederick ll- Bsndford. prrism P.
Suzi-c lust Whitney. Wm. H. Siatt.
J. 8. Dunning, P. X.
List of Letters
Bsmslnlng in the Post-om st Nor-
walk, Gonn., In 17th 1880. Persons
calling for an 0 these lsttsrs plane
ssy thsv sre vertised.
Prof. H. Armthony. Sum L. Bradley.
S. F. Beonn. Ir. Blackstone Jr.. (2)
Frederick L. Bixbee, AnusSophia Bengt-
son. Mrs. Ann L. C. Betts. Mrs. Robert
8. Camp. James Duggsn. Lev Fortune.
. C». Ft low, lire. R. G. 0 er. Mutt
llsmlev. Kiss Ellen Hurley. Miss Emma
F). Hull. Mrs. Willimeny Jsmes, Rose
Keene. Kiss 8. Lntchson. George New-
comh. Chsrles Post, William Puker.
Miss Ann Reilly. George Smell. C. W.
Smith. Wm. L Smith, John Silk, Innis
B. Solitnsn, Samuel F. A. Shsnnond, 2.
Chss. Olmstesd. P. M.
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Bsrper‘s Bassr Pstterns for sale st the
Sssusst. dice.
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Miss Hotchktu of Birmingham. was
the guest of Mrs. A. Solrnsns lsst week.
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Clara Louise Kellogg will spend the
summer at her house in New Hsrtford.
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it is reported that editor Bailey of the
Danbury News is negotiating for the
purchsse of the Bethe! Ledger.
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—The very best of meats sud st low
prices at the Washington Market in
.tittdcr's block.
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Work was suspended in Solmau‘s shop
Munday and Tuesday to repair the
engine.
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l-‘aber's celebrated gold. pens, pencils,
Lmth picks, etc., for sale at the 83311531.
office. Cali snd exsmine them. No
troub'e to show the goods.
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Some people are never satisfied. The
Old Well Cignr Cornpsny have more or-
.ivrs tlinn they can fill—“still they are
not happy."
MOO-—
-l’s r hsngin snd calciminlng by
L. G. ker, 54 '2: street Ely‘s B ock
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Manager Knspp has eccepted the po-
illlllll of bookkeeper in the new list
factory at Bridgeport.
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Mr. E. Besrd hss offered to donste
$23.00 towsrd building I. new boss house
it the city will place it on Union street.
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--1 lot corsets Q 25 cts. 1 lot of corsets
1.. 33 cts st 11. Vsn Hoosesr‘s.
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Mrs. Clsriss. Raymond of Wilton.
whose one bundreth birthdsy wss cele-
brated three weeks ego. sttended church
s week sgo lsst Sunday.
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last week we stated that Rev. Giles
liaulenbeck wouldbeone of the speak-
t-rs un Decontion dsy. it should have
been Rev. Gsrrvt Huulenbuck of Nor-
walk.
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The makers commenced work yester-
dsy morning in Henry I. Smith's now
hat shop on Rsymcnd street. The boiler
hss been set snd things are shout rcsdy
for the finishers to commence work.
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-—The smoker‘s delight: "Tsnsill‘s
Punch." America‘s finest 5 cent cigar.
sold by l‘lsistul.
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Mr. Donner, front l-‘rsnkfurton‘the-
ltlain. Germany, wus in this city last
Friday the guest of Mr. Joseph J. «\fittll.
Mr. Donner is it member of one of the
largest fur cutting flrms in For old coon.
trv.
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F. L. Byxbee has scceptcd a position
with the Iron Steamboat Company of
New Yurkhts assistant pilot on the steam-
er “Orpheus.“ which is to run to Coo-
nry Island during the summer.
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.\ South Norwslk man had s tussel
with a bananas skin the other day sud
was so eflectually floored in the that
round that he had to he csrried hutue
snd put to bed—Bridgeport Eagle.
The bansnua skin however was ”mash-
ed“.
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~000 ytls. cheep dreun goods. marked
dowp to “l cts. worth lat st H. Van Hoo-
OEII' !.
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Ilsd. Ssucdorv. of this city. the chsm‘
pion pickel ester of the world. whose
challenge for one hundred dollsrs has
appeared in my scwspspvrs challout
in: any one to est s berril cl pickcls
with him. Wished the wonderful
test. as blends: of this week. of «ting
ten large stilt mm is 'lt minutes.
without drinking ssythisg.
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Tue Connecticut m company.
have deeded to masses work this
week. on it direct line between bridge-
pcrt sud Waterbury. which 'will becom-
hinted ss m as possible Within it
short thee Bridgeport. Serum. 8mm.
Mondflewésmsnwillhe placed in
m‘nk‘tlofl with each other.
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Ollvwlhymwhohssksescue‘
nectvdwitbthemefics fcr the
psetthmyennhlsmd s W
tnmjskbhg' teftbebridxv-
Weiss. Ir. hymn-d wss
industrious and hitth while with us.
sod we whit hhn the best of sun»
csmiuhlsnswpceltlon.
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Thesswstssnoyster efths
”Wheels-rived st Bev-
el. These-smorwssbuiltbylstherl
WoodobertJe‘erson. end lsthelsrg-
estoftbstirHsvenmrd
haul-I.
net.
symetriml beingbtdl
sftsrs tMmdhexrotdt:
m spsed. Heriecgth ”fest.
. as
Wmmmwmv.
asst
8". Van Hearst‘s-
Wmtmmymt
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“I". Gwrse c. Sooflsld is having her
house on Chestnut street psinted.
firs. Ellen, wife of Ir. ChsrlesRourke
of Union street died on Fridsy lest.
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The-tateOddFellowsparnde in New
HsveuhssbeenpsstponedtoJuneotb.
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Acsrlond of new mschinery wss ts-
ken up the Dsnbury rosd last Frldsy to
the Winnlpsnk mills.
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Chief-sngineer HoGowsn hits received
the three new lsnters for the fire depart-
ment.
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—For good msstsstsresson ble ri
go to the Washington minke: in g4“-
der's block.
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Bopson, editor of the Sea World, has
removed to Baltimore and will publish
his paper there.
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Essa-r. Hunt 8 Zeluf! have on exhibi-
tion at their msrket s “Horned Frog"
from the stste of Texas.
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The police hmdqusrters of the borough
hsve been changed to Eskelson's build-
ing, corner of Wsll and River streets.
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The finishers of Crofut s: Knapp‘s
shop No. 2, enjoyed s “mufi " guns of
base bell in the vacant lot on Day street
yesterdsy.
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Mrs. E. L. Crumb, will presch in Ad-
vent Churcb, over Geo. W. Dnv's store
next Sundsy at 10:30 it. In. snd 7:30 p.
m.. all are Invited.
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Mr. George Grumman. of Norwalk,
who recently had his leg broken by his
horse fslling on him, is now able to go
about with the aid of crutches.
MOO-'—
The North Stamford Congregntionsl
church will celebrate its centennial on
Junec. The East Poul street Metho-
dist Episcopal church, New Hsvcn, will
celebrste its semi-centennial on Msy 21.
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—Are you a. smoker? If so. do not be
satisfied till you try "Tunsill‘s Punch"
oi on It is delicious, and only 5 cents.
80 d It Pluisted‘s drug store.
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Banks a: Snyder‘s show windows are
slwsys very a tmctive, but were msde
even more soon Saturday lest by two vs-
ses of beautiful flowers.
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Ex-msyor Adams hss brought his more
“Binnie" in from the country where she
hes been during the full and winter.
She is s handsome beast and well msy
the ex-msyor feel proud of her.
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it is supposed thst burglsrs were
prowling around the residence of Geo.
W. Dsy last Sunday night. Noises were
beerd shout the house, and in the morn-
ing trucks were seen. .
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The strswberry» festival of Old Well
Rock a Lsdder Conipttnv will probably
take plsce shout the first of June. We
lesrn the committee hsve secured the
services of some excellent singers. and
they propose to give a splendid enter-
tsinment.
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The circulation of the Hour for May
8th fell of! 7:! copies from the week
previous. According to the editors ex-
plsnstion for the deem there must
hsve been 233 fsrmers less in town than
usual. The question is when: do the
383 farmers cums from.
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The members of Old Wcll Hook and
Ladder company were invited. through
Dr. W. G. lloyt.:to attend the 75th snnusl
commencement of the college of Phy-
sicisus sntl Surgeons Medical Deput-
mrnt L‘ulumhiu College. which look
pluvc ut Steinway Hull. yesterdsy after
noon at hslf past three o‘clock.
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John 1!. Smith. the popular florist.
has purchssed a lot on llsnford Flacc.
nvxt east of the lot owned by Arthur '1‘.
Merriam. Hr. Smith will put up it bsru
for the prewnt. but will probably soon
extend his but houses through to Halt
font place. He purchased the lot from
Mr. Windward.
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W. W. Cumstuck. the grocer on the
earrings bridge. continues in the “even
tenor of his way.“ and st the some time
sollss large quantity of groceries. snd
at prices that seem to suit the purchss
crs. Hts expenses are low which ensh-
les hint to sell his goods st the bottom
prices.
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Comstook. widow of the
hits David Wit. a list mausoleum
er (brawl: pf this died recently
an Mlsrvts. N. .. sud her remains
were brought to Rsrvvslk for interment.
Ker mules clinic was Emeline Camp.
ssdsbcwssssistcr of Mrs. Charles .
stand and of the late Mrs. lmcusu
hlu inelastic.
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The new but shop for Britta. Finances
& Cu. helium finished. The pips hum
srs st work. and the boiler is especial
from midsvpnrt todsy. which will be
set st cues. sud then it will be only it
short time before they will museum to
manufacture. “sylvtlllhuske flue wine
sad water still lists.
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0s Wedsssdsy evening. lsy ”that“
W‘ Lodge. “0. 10.l.0.0.!‘..cf
tbvbcnugh. will bchlsspsoltlmeetlsg
for the purpsssof mnferrisg degrees.
ltlstkeught thetst lenttruorflfwcn Gun
willsvsll We! this opportunity.
ss sftsr July lot so Wham-less»
lass tsken the tbrredsgrsss. will heal-
lowed ssh-ting In the lodge.
.ee
Mottbelmm muslin. yeti
w tots. ”mulctsyd.
Manson-ta.
Thedullsssson fortbsltsttsrlbsssvl.
swnlagl‘s multiphase! psi-tors. ‘
We.
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In- White of Delhi, 8. Y.. is the
gust of Ilse Irena Ely. 2
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The Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
meet in New Keven to-dsy‘.
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We regret to state that the beslth of
Mr. Wm. 8. Benedict bss notimproved
much since our lsst issue.
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John E. Ferris lost a good horse on
Iondsy. He got cost in the stable 8st-
urdsy night. sud died Mondsy morning.
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—“ h.” "Wt." “Fine " sre the
ex ions of those who smo e “Tsu-
sil 's Punch," the old reliable ho. cigar.
Sold st’Plsisted's drug store.
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There will be initiation snd work in
the degrees by OurBrothers‘ Lodge. Nor-
walk, on Monday evening. All members
who can are requested to be present.
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We regret to state thst Mr. Sylvester
Rises. is quite sick, so much so, that he
has been confined to his room since Fri-
day last.
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P. Rysn's circus, which showed here a
few weeks ago, has fallen into the hands
of s Mhusetts sberifl.
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The first prosecution under the new
Sunday law in Ohio was tried in Cleve-
lsnd last Friday, snd the accused person
wss convicted by s jury. '7’
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One week from to-nigbt Fred. L. Lyon
is to be married. The vigllsnce com-
mittee connected with the Truck com-
pany have waited on him and be has
promised to do the square thing.
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Douglss Fowler Post of this city have
received an invitation topsrticipste in
the ceremonies attending the 16th Na-
tional Encampment of the Grand Army
of the Republic st Baltimore, Maryland,
June 91st to 23d.
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There will be shsse ball match next
Saturday afternoon in East Norwslk be-
tween the cigar makers in the Old Well
Cigsr Factory and the finishers in Gro-
fut a Knupp‘s shop No. 1.
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Liveryuisn Baker is building an addi-
tion to his barn in the rear of the War-
wick House 80:25, and c csrrisgo house
88:42. This is the best evidence that
his busincs is increasing. Builder Sher-
wood is doing the work.
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The inability of ststicn agent Bene-
dict to supply time-tables of date May
1st. shows the interest taken by the pub.
Inc in the N. Y.. N. H. k H. Railroad.
The poolils of this city sppreciutc the
increased facilities offered by this road
for their frequ‘ent transportation.
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Thc show windows of Comatock Bros.
store. Norwulk. are tastefully srrsngcd
by Mr. J. A. Camp. and sttrsct con-
Iidt‘rubln attention. Their stock on
sbclvm and counters is simply immense.
Don't purchase in New York until you
have examined thcir stock.
s—«va—«u-
The many friends of Miss Charlie Ely
will be glad to learn that her health has
so fur improved that she but just paint-
ed and sent homo u picture. which
shows marked fidelity in drawing. and
genuine artistic taste and talent in color-
tug.
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Thurs is talk of producing “Patience“
in Music mill at an curly date by the
Danbury Amateur Company. This com-
party is very highly spoken of and un-
doubtedly will he received by s full
house. They will uppesr for the benefit
of the Library Association.
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ll. 8. Brown of lilsln street. is con-
stantly ridding to his slrssdy lsrge stock.
of boots and shoes. and now liss one of
thchest stocked stores in town. Mr.
Brown sells the best of goods and st
rmsonshle prices. He keeps two men
constantly at work repairing boots snd
shoes—making this branch s specialty.
The dramatic members of Concord
Division 8. of T.. Norwalk. rendered the
play of “Down by the Son" at their hell
in Gssottc building. last evening. with
Mr. Edgar Slosu as the lending star. The
play throughout was well rendered and
gave general satisfaction. The hull was
crowded. and the treasury must have
been “swelled“ to a considerable extent.
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Will Bailey lost it pocket book swrek
sgo lsst Moods: mntsiuing letters. tos-
tituoululs. etc“ which an of no use to
my one but the owner. who prises them
very highly. and he would he vary thank-
ful for their return. The book was
probably lost on the tmlu between here
and Dsnbury.
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:0 as out rslchurtsln lustsrisl
of sll kinds else all cloth. far below the
rugulsr prices st a. Van Horses“
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the circulation of the flour is s bitter
ll tor the Stimuli. man to mellow.—
Itls not the clrculstiou that mu
our tests. but the explsuetlcn for the
rapid them is the circulstlon of the
Hour. caused—cs the editor «yer—“by
the nowsppesreucr in the borough of
kit rsrsisrswcek a“ is whet is tether
uspslstsbls to us.
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‘l'hs thirteenth biennial conventional
the Connecticut Sunday schools is now
being held st Rcrwlob in the amulwsy
lckurcb. Tbs suction will
continue through Tbursdsy. John 3.
Perry of Soutbpctt will psrtlolpsts is
Thunders pngrsiusis. Rev. A. J. Gor-
dos.D. n. mouthwash-cinnam-
ssd doe-est dlvlnve. will give a lovable
sud stirring sddrsss this evening so
‘Tsmpsrssos is the Susdsy School."
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The Ebro St. John of Rot-walk ~hsvs
sll the tstsst new things in milllnery
goods. including Mimi! ribbons of
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notices,” "'y the moguls-incur city
Th;- Miss»- ,
to. “puppets-t mt . ‘ -\
log the job once connected therewith.
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Edward E. Crows, of this city. for
some time put employed in the -Valley
Gleaner office, has gone to New York
city.
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Do not forget thst Basel Kirke will be
produced at the Opera House, Norwslk.
on nondsy evening. May 30th, by the
Madison Squsre Thestre Compsny.
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ste your money by buying your
Ken‘s, Boys’ end Children‘s Clothing st
the largest. cheapest and best clothing
house in the stats. Comstcck Brothers’.
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uDr. S. L. Phinney's times No. 62
Wall street, Norwslk. Office hours from
7to0s. uh. 10 to 8 and? ton. .
Telephone from Stillson's or Plsls I
drug stores.
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It is thought the improvements in the
Second M. E. Church will not be com-
pleted by next Sunday. Services will
therefore be held in the Opera. House.
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Tbs fsst express going down at night.
bowls through South Norwnlk sud
Stamford at the rste of thirty miles an
hour. and down tbst we they are sfrsld
fimebody will get kll .——Bridgepor¢
ewe.
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The msnsgsrs of the Phalanx min-
strels closed scontruct yesterday with
Gsrmody and Mock, the clog dancers,
who recently appeared in Music Hall
with the hatters’ tninstrcls.
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The storv that Lew Wstermttn sent
home $1.75 worth of compressed yeast
cakes the other day is denied b that
gentleman's friends. who say be news
more about housekeeping than that.
-Alblon, N. Y.. Republtcan.
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A special communication of Old Well
Lodge, No. 108. F. & A. M.. will take
place next Tuesday evening. The third
degree will be worked. All master ma-
sons are invited to be present.
—'i‘o avoid the rank. bitter taste so
often observed in Key West and impor-
ted cigars give the old reliable brand,
“Tsnsill‘s Punch" s trial. Sold st Pleis-
wd‘s drug store.
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Through the courtesy of editor Golden
of the nth Home in Summer. we
were shown through that estsbltshmsnt
yesterdsy. The “1'!th is s model
newspaper. snd hss one of the contest
sud most complete newsps ‘1' offices in
western Connecticut—Bid gt-port News.
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We looked in the old and reliable fish
sud vegetable market on Railroad place
owned by Mr. Leroy Adams last Saturday
night. and as usuul was full of custom‘
ers. Mr. Adams keeps a first class mar-
ket and his gentlemsnly clerks pleas all.
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Capt. Anderson used good judgement
in not cttcmptingto run the Adelphlu to
New York Tliursdsy and Friday of lsst
week. The steamers that attempted to
go through the sound on those dsys ex-
perienced very severe weather. The
“Day Star“ lay in this hsrbor boar Tuv-
crn Island for llt'tlly two dsys sud the
passengers suffutd much from the cold.
more
The rush continues at Hunt & chufl‘s
msrkct. There seems to be no limit to
the friends of this young firm. Mr.
liuut attends to the home business. and
Mr. chuff does the buying. They seem
to be doing their utmost to please the
public. and judging from the immense
business they are doing it is spprectsted.
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The summer reunion of the army and
nsvy club of Connecticut will probsbly
beheld at the Fenwlck house in Ssy-
brook during the lnst Week in- June.
Arrangements will be made with the
proprietor to open the hotel for the
members of the club one day in sdvsncc
of its being opened for the general pub-
lic. The club now has a membership of
over 300.
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After July 1 next sll letters on which
a full rate of postage flu not been pro-
psld. instead of being forwarded to the
dead letter office. will be held by the
postntsster of all letter carrier or free
delivery offices and the sddrcsscd in-
formed by officinlpostsl card thst ltls
only necessary.to remit the postage due to
rccclvc the letter.
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The Hartford Phat announces. with
authority. that “Senator Eaton will
not lake It place on the tar“! commission
if ltls ousted him. This is s misfon
tunefur the country. for Hr. Eaton is
thoroughly familiar with the practical
Marinas of protection and free trade.
and his services would be invslutibla on
a commission which there is realm to
fear will detest the and lurwhlch it was
WM by too much theory—New
*Osc yvsr ego the mercury til
it p. in. indiest-sd ta . minimalistic.
“chatted day last mu occurred Sop.
trnihrr 1‘. when the mercury st 8 p. in.
smiled ts drum in the elude. Otis
your sign \hti‘wvek the hit for the bone
fit of the South Rorwslk Librsry sud
nestling been wss held is Music Hell.
it will be numbered :lt ruined from
Monday running till hidsy m—
itwess similsrwtekflc record to stlts
waiter. so the one just post.
m.»-“
The river sud herbal-wuss bill
ll“ been completed by the house con.
mlttsecsecmssrcs. “nestles cut of!
for Connecticut when”). and
is distributed es follows: Bridgeport
harbor. “0.000; New Haven breekwstsr.
“chattel-FM“: use macs her-
necticut rlvsy. .
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dsy‘juststprssent. Eelssshofi
sstyoungnsn.(ssdtor tbs its-cut
» “ . . _. < y or ,
. thehsrbcrlsstmsdsydndvrssstssrd
“the umslndsrofherjourneybytbv
mono. Elihu! tutor. summer as.
bar...“ Norwslk “Mt Scum ‘
ammonium- summit»: Otis _.
mmtlcuntonlcrlvsy_
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The “Dsltlstxlng"lsthe ordwef'flte , ‘
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. at»
skillful moment of in: sells.
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Rev. Mr. Brsy delivered I. temper-sues
lecture in the 1st If. E. Church lsstlon-
dsy evening. There wss s good steed
audience present, sud the lecture wss
very interesting. The grsdustss of Ysle
College received from the speaker some
telling blows. w.
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William Ellsdon‘s new msrkst is well
stocked with everything in the msrket
line. He has n splendid plsce to‘displsy
goods sud everything in his msrket bss
s nest. clean sud fresh sppssrsnce. Mr.
Billion goes to flew York .every dsy
sud purchm the best the msrket sf-
lords.
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Martin Loughrsy was sent last week
to the work house for beating his wife,
sud Jud Knspp in rendering his de-
cision in armed him that if wife-basting
wss a luxury he would probslot‘lly spare-
ciste it more when he return , an if
he ever came before the Justice sgsln
fors similar offence. the latter would
give him all the law allowed. Thislittle
speech of the Justice seemed to be
heartily endorsed by 3 number who heard
it.-—Ststnfcrd Hamid. ~
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Some knowledge csn be bsd of wbst
our local business men snd firms sreedo-
ing when we state thst Raymond Bros.
sold in one dsy last week, 80 berrels of
lime to go to Stamford; one hundred tons
of con! to be shlppedto Huntington, L. 1.:
twelve hundred fest of stone for Dan-
bury, sud three hundred and twenty-five
thousand brick tobe delivered st New 4
n, besides their regular business.
Possibly ~ liberal edvsrtislng has bad
somethingtodo with their rapidly in-
creasing trade.
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The 8331'!le ssys that the Columbia
will probably be put on the Norwslk
route as soon es the Dsnbur & Not-walk
extension is completed. here is not
the slightest truth in the report—Hour.
The SINTXNIL said nothing of the
kind. We ssld it wssreporfed the 00-
we had good authority for printing it.
The Hour crswls through s smsll hole
in explaining its rspldly decresslng cir-
culation. by lsylnglt to those 211 up
country formers. we pro to resort
ton'simllsr opening by culling the st-
tcntion of the Hour to the fsct that we
used the word “reported.“
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Mathew stson died in Brooklyn last
Tuesday and his body was brought to
this city yesterday for interment in the
Down Town Cemetery. East Norwclk.
Mr. Ruwson wss Well known in this
city. his wife being Miss Augusts Bene-
dict. formerly of Esst Norwulk. The
cause of Mr. Rnwson’s dostli wu been
discuss and wss very sudden. His wife
was at the time of his death in the.
south for her health. Mr. Row-on wss
connected when he died with Bred-
street‘s Mercantile Agency. sud bsd
been for twenty years. He wss st one
time in the grocery business in Bridge-
port.
M”...—
The New York flute-r (Rep) shsrply
criticises its party‘s scltou upon the
tariff question. deolsrlng that “the mis-
erable mskcsblft of ti commission wsss
Republicsu devlccto (void tsklng say
definite position upon the tarim" thst
M A “political device it wss shsllow,
week sud foolish“ and lies "fsstencd on
the psrty leaders the responsibility of
having maintained the present tsrifl.
and the added disadvantage of being
afraid to say so plslnly;“ sud thst or to
the Fsll electlohs. the result of this poll-
cyis that “the Republicans csu gsln
nothing and may loose it greet desl,“
The Times slsc calls attention to the fsct
that the revenue reform movement is
taking definite sbspe in the West with
the intention of influencing the congres-
sionsl election of this yesr. snd wsrns
the Republlosn leaders in every part of
the country thst his not safe to wholly
disregard the growing revenue re.
form sentiment.
"COO——
Editor Golden of the Valley Gleaner
announced in his lsst issue that owlngto
the lucmscd demands upon the columns
of the Gleaner it hsd become necessary
to enlarge. sud he will st sn esrly dkte
lncnsse the slso of his paper from thir-
ty-two columns to thirty-six columns.
lu speaking of his first year‘s work in
Lee. the editor win—“During the past
you the Glcsner‘s business has very ms»
tertslly increued. Its clrculstlcn is
lager sud constantly increasing. end its
vslue st to sdvrrtlsiug medium lssppre‘
elated by our merchants to such so ex‘
tent as to crust the onlsrgcmsut. For
post we have notbeeusble
to give ss full scoouut of local happens
interest as is
our (issue. but with the sdditlcnsl
W moment willglve we shell}
bssbletodcso. Wltbtbs end of our but
yesrlslmsudsstbcpubllsbcrs of the
Gloss“ we and our constitutions more
thsnrsslisvd. sud return tbsnks to sll
wkobsve byer support sssistvd us
in mtklugtbs purer whst it is.
end hops “other yssr will and us
shit to etch it stilling“. sud to in
prevslt is sll regents.“ ‘
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Rewbepnrtm~ ~ ‘
herdsrto cost with Nethcrk
tints”... Mme..." m“
Vat noun. 9 '
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"tbs auspice! of the W ‘
flattery as“. . to-ucrrow. altered”)
evening. All sreoordlsllytlnvltedto be
good thus is expected so Ir.
lelsy is s very interesting spsskvr. sod
is well known ln’this viclnlty.
V c—s—QQ
. .-_ ‘
lands: 'l'rnlns on the unitary
The Sundsy sooomtuodstlos tab» on
the Dsnbury road obsnged inching
timslsstSundsy. It formerly left this
it now lssves st 9:40
the scoommod‘stlon.
trsln leaving New York at 8:00 0’ ,
arriving in Dsnbury st 10:55; in Haw-
lsyvllle 11:10; thcltneld 1:15 p. m. Re-
turnlng lesves Dsnbury st 7:00 p. m.,
ng st sll ststlons, snd connects in
this city with trsln srrivlng in New
York st 11:80 p. in.
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Women damage In the Consti-
c'lty st 8:00 s. on,
s. m. on arrlvsl of
The senate select committee on women
suffrage, by a vote of three to two. lsst
Ssturdsy agreed to recommend to the
senate for sdoption Sen. Lspbstn's joint
"resolution preposins an amendment to
the constitution dsclsring thst “the
right of cltlsens of the United Ststes to
vote shsll not be denied or sbr
the United States or by any State on so-
count of sex.“ The vote was ss follows:
Yess—Lspkstu.
Nun—George sud Fair.
thony sad Ferry.
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WEDDING.
sud J sckscn.
Absent An-
m
The men-legs ceremony of Ilse Addie
L. Retires, of East Norwslk, and Mr. Ju-
lius Brown of this city. took plsos lest
Wednesday evening st the residence of
Hrs. lusty Dibble on Vsn ant svsnue,
Esst Norwslk. Rev. J. Cromllsb, pastor
of the East Avenue E. E. Church pet'-
formsd tbs csnmeny. The bride and
y friends, from whom
bsndsotns sud useful
msrrlsd couple
hsve tsksn s house on Osborne svsnus.
We wish them s hsppy and niece-fill
married life.
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Temperance Rules for lletlloo
groom hsd men
they received
lumbltt would runito Wilson's Point. end P
In the Nssbvllle, Tenth, Het'nodlst
conference last Ssturdsy the committee
on temperance submitted the following
rules to be plsoed on the book of disci-
"Let prescbers snd members ob-
rsl rules which forbid
drunkenness. or drinking spirituous
liquors unless in case of necessity.
case of drunkenness. let discipline be sd-
ministered as in case of immorality.
Let our prescbers and members sbstsln
from the manufacture or sale of intoxi-
cstlng liquors. to be used as s bsvsrsge,
cud if say sbsll sngsge in such msnu~
fsoturs or ssle, in such one let discl-
pllne be sdminlstcred ss ln csss of im-
proper conduct.“
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Crop Prospects.
The continued wet snd stormy westb-
er causes fcsr rsgsrding the dstnsge
to occur to winter whsst in Ills-
soutbern Illinois, Indians and
Karissa. where it is rapidly
log msturlty. The sgent of the Atohi-
son. Topsks and Ssnts Fe rsllrosd says
the crops on their line were never more
promising than at the close of lsst week,
‘nnd while nothing definite is known re-
gstding clisngss since then. the excess-
ive moisture during the week is s cause
for alarm. Dispstcbrs from Californle
sre slso less fsvorsble, sud there is sni-
ple resson for thinking that the yield
there will be msterlslly reduced from
earlier estlmstes. Advices from Dskots,
northern monocots sud Nebruks sre
more fsvorsbls thsn previously given.
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New Carpenter Ihop.
A new csrpentsr shop wss commenc-
ed yssterdsy on tb
sud Wstrr streets.
thol‘s list fsptery. for J.
the well known builder.
building is to be 80:80. with sn exten-
sion 80x“. which is to be used es s
boiler sud engine room.
ding of this shop he: been s
sudden move sad we here Ir. Rsy-
mend proposuto putln cousidsrsblerss-
chicory. sud will soon commence to
mnuftoturc intent Misery—some-
thlng entirely now.
very busy s
serve the gene
nesr Rubbsll &* Isr-
R. Rsyntoud.
Hr. Rsyniond is
t. bsvlug sevsrsl
in head. and boss lineup is
pushing them slung rspldly. W
boyisputtlsg uptho new building on
Raymond street end the
pushed. It is ex
some of the mob
\udsy night.
nested they will have
lorry runslsgby ab
Thsstssinsr America-ins
bunohsrtelvd’ sndwlfllssvsfiisork
dtyhtbsmhmtoconvsytbcsswhe
whhtostteed thscpsnieg‘from that.
city. The Steamer Portals-tar will
M. hourlytrlpsfronthe South Non
wslkstsstnbost dookto thePolnt dun-
'm‘motmdsoonmtuniopfiu
sndspsclflcstlonsforsnsw’hoss house
sndrsport stths next Mug of the
mood
Votsdtorrsstssultsbleslgnpcstfcr
theolty. ‘ '
‘Adjcnrnedtothsssxtssgulsrneetlng
ingthsdsy.sndthssntsllsntnof85 night-
otbsr “Was will be sarong the fes-
tivities of thedsy. The improvement!
intend shout Rotor: Point srs upldly
nssring their completion. The psvilion
lsnowcotnpleted, aslsths sddltion to
the msln building. The work on the
newdocklshslngpusbsdsndltwill be
finished by the first of June. lfr. Ack-
srt proposes to sdd my new sttrsotions
to the Point this sessonrsml if possible
mske it still more popular then ever.
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Present-“on.
There wss s plsmut gstberlng of the
members of the (Reform Assoclstlen
st their business meeting lsst Wednes-
dsy evening. After the ususl business
wss transected the president of the ss-
scclstlon-Judgs l'rsnklln R. Ssgs. wss
very sgrcssbly surprised by receiving s
present of s pocket book oontslnlng
thirty-two dollsrs in greenback; Will
Bsilsy msde the prosecution speech, in
which be informed Hr. Sage til“ the
twssfroln s fswof his my
friends, sad hoped he would and good
sndtrtto friend! in his new home in
Stonlngton, sud thst he would ever be
fmnd working ss fsltbfully in the tem-
persnce mussss he bed done in thb
city. Ir. lsge wss tsksn wholly by
, but however, msds s very
pleasant reply. tbsnklng his friends for
the present. sud also for remembering
hits, sad at the suns time wished tbst
tbs sssocistlm would continue to pros-
per. Eessid his friends of this city
would often be in his mind, sud slwsys
in his been.
”—
lnllrond Accident.
Thlsimornlng shout two o’clock sooth-
er rsllrosd scoldeut cecal-radon the Con-
solidated rosd, by twofrslgbt trsins run-
ning together onthsslsgls trsckin front
of the depot in Bridgeport. The dsy
freight this here front thsssst shout 0:00
lntbstnorninx cents serous the bridge
from Best Bridgeport and wss running
on the single trsck lssdlng to the depot
where the run into the Boston supre-
frslght from Hsrlsm river—which psssss
through this city st 18:37 s. m. The en-
gines were bsdly smsshedss wellsss
number of the cars of both trslns. The
socldsnt caused s dslsy in all westbound
m Atrslnwss msdeuplnBridge-
port for New York sud psssod through
this city st 8:05. The first owl pulsed
through for New York st nine o‘clock.
At one o‘clock the trains, {were run-
ning on time. We were not sblstolssm
the amount of dsrssge caused by the ac-
cident. There were no lives lost. Con-
ducbr Gormn Poet of the dsy freight
wss slightly hurt.
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Don’t Kill the Peer Inn.
lfltbe true ss reported tbst South
Norwslkistobsbcnorsdbysvlsltfmm
Hr. Oscsr:Wllds, whose asthstlc love
forsllthstisbssutifulextsndsbotb to
sight sud sound; would ltnotbswsll to
hsvsslloftbsplsmntsoundprodudng
instruments sttunsd. including the loco-
motlvssndfsetorywblstlss,ss well ss
tbsdrsussnddfsstsllcfwbicb wosld
doubtlsubeputlnrsquisitioninglvlng
hlmswslcousoahissrrlvsl. tfsucb
swslcotnsbsdsclded 1190:,me
thatcneofths rectory whktkl ought
tohsvstmmsdistssttsIMssthepoor
thlsg_ evidently has s serious impedi-
mtinltsscrssobundif it should be
blown in its present condition st the
welcomingltistobsfssrsdtbstths sf-
fsotodthszesthstlonsrvsswouldbrls'g
sbostsfstslrssultsmlt thstwosld
be deploredbyalloftbssunllcwer
sdorsrs.botbmsnsndwousnktud.md
srssult that South Norwslk csnnot stm
fordtohsvetbecrsdltof. Toprsvsst
sossdsnsudlngof poorWllde.lst the
Wtbsremovvdtsndlstthesun
lowers grow on. sud they sud their
wonhlpsrsbshsppy.
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IIMIIDE mil.
Quito. enemy wssk.
“II. J. R. Hoyt be! M the M
combo-Nels
Mullibsssrvlccssttbewen
stastywsrsptsssnt.
Weltsrnssdkssstoerd s very-ass
cesskdcg. Welterwm
a hmatinhtflhm
'3‘“th
tokispbvcntkstsnstks by setting
“sawtooth-cs. ‘
lehshwsclssrssw-lllsr is vsq
bur. mmw 7
mkwsadwhktsksspkhwlth than.
rumor. ,
school sou-sec“
mous-
smells-r
artist mum’s-oats old »
“paint-xterm {awai- of
museum in- mm s in: r
dam wltliGanwcd ss sdstsnt
_ mus-rs
workman-sum fistshks-
Andrews» ,
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Decor-sum any.
The srrsngernents for Decontion Dsy
ssrvlou. being made byDcnglIl Fowler
Post of this city on programing sod
from sppesrsncss will be very complete.
Thedsywillbeobserved inthisclty by
the slmost entire 77 of business ,
sud menufschtring. Isny of the. '
msnnfsctursrs hsvs slrssdy expremstl
s willingness to shut down on thst dsy.
snditishoped sll will ooncludeto do
tbs-sue thing sstbis will snsble may
whomdsdrmnof tsklng port in the
service! to be state to do so.
The exercises will consist of s pends;
services st Pins Islsnd cemetery; Down
Town Cemetery, Esst Norwslk, sad 6
mskln-g in the Union School house
yard. The clergy of this city, But Nor-
wslk' and Rev. Gsrret Esulenbsck of:
Norwslk will be scion; tbs ups-ken
Invltstlons hove been issued toall socio- ‘
ties. flrssnd mllitsry competitor. com-
mon council sud others in this city to
tske port in the services. Up to the
present time m'any have expremed s
willingness to do so. smong which sre:
My D; Reform Association;
Temple of Honor; clergyof this city sud
Esst Norwslk: Butlsrladgs. 1.0. O. E:
mayor and common council sud s num-
bsrof scholsrs end principal of Union
school. Itisbopedthst the truck sud
hose computes, Old Well Lodge. F. A.
11., will concludeto tskspsrt. It lsslso
hoped there will he s libsrsl displsy of
hunting on the line of much sud
throughout the city generally on tbst
day. Citlssos. sellers. soldiers, msrines
sndlnfsotsllstelnvltsdtotskspsrtin
thsssrvloss. Oneefthsfesturel ofths
AhsndsomsBiblelusslsstthelll-
M.—
psrsds will be two csrryslls tilled
withcbildrsnsnd oneoontsinlngls girls
snd goddess of liberty, mnesslsstyssr.
sndinhddltlonto thlsthstewlll he s
lsrgebostonwhselswhlcbwilloontsln
tsnyoungmsndscommodmsn in
seller'soostumusndwillbsgottsnnpby
tbeprincipsl sud scholsrs of the Union
school. The ssrvlossstlflddls Five Ills
Riveremeterywm tskeplsceon Sun-
dsysfternocn,“ Nb. Rev. W. H.
Thomss willspsskst thstplscs. Doug-
lssFowler Post will lssvs their bend-
qusrters in the Sunset. building on
thstdsypromptlystDMp. m., sud
tskecsrryellttothecsmetsry.
Rev. Mr. Cromlish hss invited the
Postto attend the kit Avenue church
ontbsmonlngoftbeaethwhen,hewill
prssohsssrmonsppmprlstsforthe oc-
esslou. Tbs postwillsttendin a body,
luring this cityetloslomm. Astrol-
lsr invitstlonhss been received from.
Rev. Infilllofthslstmnchurchrcr
the evening of tbst Smiley, end hrs
hssnsoosptvdbytbsMwhowill st-
tsadlnebodydssvlng their hssdqult"
tenet? o‘clockp. m. «
the Union BsndofNorwslk sud the
South Norwslk drum corps have been
engagedfortnuslc. Therewillhstbrss -*
divisions in the . the first
on Wuhlngton street. right
rsstlny.on.lsln;tbe second division on
Bevilsnd; thethirdonlllssbsthstrest
mm, willbssbortss willbs sssn
ssenby thefobowlsg'
marina:-
Dcwnlslnstrect to Concord, though
Concord to Chestnut. up Met to
House. through Ionics tosprlng. up
to W . to Ftsnklin.
39m ,
throughFrsn toWssttoWsd
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