$3.
« ‘-‘ili‘.i'
, ty live cents.
,, club to t a stat: convention at Hartford,
'l‘fl I ll 'SEN'l‘l XER.
on in \I\RI\\";\VI.K..H<L\ I: . issu.
List of Le“ ers
it an I; ’1! in. Post . t‘.‘.ie ii. .' '
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\ \ ._1 ‘ "5‘ -lli,.\ t' .\.:'.’ein
7“ .1. s lll\\l\ii l‘ \1.
.\dii-rtiscinciits.
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\ s.
Th. U: ”333' l‘ltl'tllllt'ltrlt‘lltll'lfi batting
Li , . l lll thil city.
l’lml ity of .\llaiiiy to k .iii t \cursitiii
tip the Ho l‘i‘ll river Sun-lay
it..- Slcile tiinln‘. .\rIii) paciiic “ill be
liei i at .\uin ll ck. .\Iig. 'i. ,
In. 1.: IIii.iII tk Hon .Iie ciosiii; out pil‘«
l: els :il.il ttiiiliielizis Iii It'dtli’i‘d plow-s.
l'lu- li'lilll t'. \. will hold lli~'ll‘ I'-.~
tine ~n :1! .\lt‘llilt‘li on the lil‘sl 'l‘uesdi} In
H tilt lliltt'l
l2 t§lllitlltl l'-I~‘.lu~is lune the contract
l-l fiiiiiisbizi; iiiis.iii's mitt-thils and
Po t x. Haiti}; li'l‘ llii- :tl‘llttil).
Ho .ll‘..', 1 . the tIiIl'.i\ .ll‘.|l!it‘ weather the
Spain.“ l‘vuiiieidlico ill."llli‘ to limit
lt‘tn'k glove was [iosllaiiicil till lggla)’.
found near the post t‘ll‘lt‘t" It gold
ting. pinch the owner can have by
pi o in: proprit) and pd} log for this no-
* W. S. Bailey is announced to speak
in the temperance at tent Danbnry Mon-
,ilny evening.
i‘iiy meeting at Military Hall next
Monday evening to provide for laying
the new sewers. ,
J. ll. Farris is furnishing the‘brick
and mason material for the addition to
the Soldier's Home at Ntirtittiii.
“Hay and Straw at Raymond Bros.
The catalogues for the Library are out.
llllll‘tlflll be had for 13 cents. The cata~
Iogtie is till pages and contains over 1000
llilllkn‘.
”(flyingtoii, editor of the Gazette. is
in ill health. and is going west for “.
change of climate. \Ve hope he will re-
ttirn fully restored. ..
' ——\\'iill Papers, Hold Paint and
liioiizes. Cheapest l‘tiiiit Store In the
City. Becker‘s. Bl Main st.
William Ilosegood. fill‘lllt‘l‘lyr_0f this
city. now living at New Britain is great~
lv iiillicted. thiee of his youngest child—
r'en being dangerously ill with scarlet
t‘I ver.
Mr. Latinsbury is an eloquent speaker.
lull of sympathy and tire. and he roused
ill-i hearers to enthusiasm with the meni-
oiies‘ol the nation‘s coritlicts.-—'l‘lie lii-
dependent: 1
'l‘o~uiorrow evening the pastor of the
t‘oiigregatioiial church \vill preach on
“ l‘he .\Iialagics and lbtl'ereiices between
the .\llll‘SlllYt‘l'y Movement and the
'l‘t iupeiaiice llefuriii.
We print in another column a very
amusing account of the \‘t‘l‘fit‘Vt‘l‘lHlt‘i‘ of
a man who wanted tlrt‘lllll‘t‘ll attloodlets-
ville, 'l‘eiin; ..written by llev. A. F. lleard.
and printed In the t‘lirisiain llnioii.
»—» l'se l‘laisted‘s pure Jamaica Ginger.
The ,Norwalk Lock t‘o. shipped to one
concern in .\‘t. l. iuis last \veck two full
t -. . .
l-‘fri’lll .lii'v l"i'.h to Sept. l'iili. the dry
4- 13' :md lilllllll‘. l_\' stores of the loan
“.3 .. .e '.t .. .«xcty t‘\i‘ltlll.: I‘Xt‘l‘Pl
.\l w. it) .uel \ittiida)’.
l'he . all... Is ol lrinoiln t‘oiincil. ti. 1‘.
\ .\l \t. lt‘ ii.s .i'ilml 'l‘tiiirsdiiy evening.
l‘le Ie o as a tune .itiei.d;uiee of 'nieiih
ti. 1\ a: the widti t‘min \Iciiiity than-
33,. , .itttu‘t I»: the t‘mcirl street
. .l \\ \“ model 'l‘iiisln to J." ll.
lli, ll" innit}: lint l\|\\i'sl llltltlt‘l‘
it! loin liwl ilollais. llts bid was
.s . 'A'l
\ lid) and .\tr to :it its) Inotid lit'os.
s foil iv .. l‘\li‘t‘ at l‘uptist \‘lilllt‘ll as
l"=‘:tt‘l|llli.{ by the pastor. Stile
int the lll"l‘ll.l|l‘.fl. “ H. I'lhmzfi'
- .f ‘ finial“ \'\\'lllll‘..: siilip‘ct (”1?- ~
. . ' l! l‘uhlu' t‘>|ltlll|ll_\ Invited.
Vibew illvir‘lil ,\.»\\. entire to It»: last
u. . I. l tinged l!) ltiur i ohiiims in \\ idlh
.I: ill b nylniwt .: til all the i'nltitiiiis.
l l|l«-! \iotii is tltii.'il“.f :i good paper.
\\ ’21 l. slwo . c \I it t.i -~ n1 lu‘tln,v :ippl‘ci‘ld-
t: al _ i
H A ll.
'l in lICEax s. 1 tin l: -~l .\\'i llllt' .\lt lliti»
ttloivw‘i \\,1t boil :1, il\\ll pziltv on
g . . . ;. «. ,l firm. liiilll ‘lt’.ttl [it \t Tile»
VI l\ \\ =2! _' ll lrt stitiienls .lllil novel-
li~ . \\:.l 2w site. and i'\t'l'_\llllllg
e. 2.1- to mow .t pets till.
.3 mt: ll. l\ti.ipp it is I \rlirilixed Illlt' iif
l..s i.IIIIt- l-Ll .\l.tl'..i\\.iti .\. .L. for six
l .I-as ill ll tin) «.2. lil-nilxi)“. .loliti
t:.;t;lnimw tl...t be it I» ; it [iii of that
l in his , ..ts ii iii cmt liilll less than two
vi ‘1‘ ii v3.1.1luffpri‘loidiel.
2! \1l .Iiti. \.i.-i.ti .I.b o Ill render.-
\ I. \\.’ .~:i l‘ int Ibistteiiing and
\\i‘.: i- lintill .It Viid'liv l'« -u\i‘l‘ Silliilttt‘.
\- l\ _, \\ .ll lw’ lax bl mt luniiil n1 ll :-I.iiI.
'nItmIIniv lv} l( V lImllo-lwt‘ Newton
New \oik an! l.'~v. \I‘. ll. 'l‘ioiiuas.
slit lllllillilry'. .\l iss. ‘ '
\\‘~- 1 till attention to advertisineiit of
.\lis, .lu », Holland‘s lulu-r}. t‘tdili‘i‘lliflb
l l\ aid :1» VII .iinjsal. on. His. Holland
.13. is 1n i'l,|l Iinluc. llti‘liis to pztities. has”
in its, I‘ll'.. and his ample and cniiit'ert~
:dih- :icconiiiiodattans for >t‘l‘\‘ll\\.; cus-
l -ll«i‘l's \\ llll ln~r popti‘i ir Ice cream. cti‘.
l.tit\‘i‘ your t'l‘~liil'§: for l.ilistcrs‘ at
l: m. in‘s .\l llli.‘l. :iii l h t\'|‘ tlicIIi deliv-
t'lt -l on \ illiltl iy. ’
\\'i itinvsilay :il'ti-Inoon. o 2.. ii the wind
it |- til-ovum a gale. the tool of 1‘. S.
l‘IooliIiilgi-‘s lirit li-vx 'l‘ntnry took fire
ti on llli'rl‘ru‘bihtl‘ :i tiniier's furnace.
.\ lt'\\' puts ot \\‘.\lt‘r put oII' the ll mics,
not not until llll' aliini \\;is sounded.
and :I general i~ ‘llll.l‘.;lillliill set-mid enti—
In'nl.
'llniy in.tIi .will appreciate the ,fel-
lowing Ul'si‘lVillli'll fit the agricultural
contributor to the, llarlfoid \‘wiirant:
“it Is shit-willy judged that If sewing
\ienniirimd the same thad and the
l' I) the “ho fasten
pint ~I.i,;s on lt‘.\il\"ll\lltlt‘ clothing. that
buttons w. llhl bang longer.“
.\ov. illi‘fi Iitt‘liocolatcs. at lh-Klyii‘s.
‘l he st- inner island liell will give. the
.\mozdl. cud .\oiith Xoroalk people a
too hi uis sail on the siiiiid on Satur-
4..) .tllt‘llli on in we the .\tlaiitic Yacht
t‘ iIb. ‘l'_he train \\ ill leave .\‘o. .\‘orwalk
at l 1'. and Xoioiilk 1.30 llotiiriiiiig
ext \ii‘clcck. Music ltllrilltivlllt‘l attract:
1 ill:«' _ Fare. round tiip ::7. cents. railroad
lhtl'I- tiicludml.
'l be lit ttlgepen semi centennial commit-
tee have reported to the council that
they are In faviit‘ of the cclelil‘ulltilt. but
[it out 93.000 would be necessary to carry
It out on a proper scale. The report was
accepted and placed on lllt‘. The celes
lii‘ttllull will take place. as the people at
large are interested In it and will see
that it tlui s not filibflxi‘ws.
7 'llie Stamford Advocate says that a
match race has been arranged to be trut-
li‘ul at the .\‘orwalk fair grounds. next
Thursday. the ‘3'3d inst . between two
.\‘orntou horses. 1'2. \\'. \\‘aterbury‘s b.
iii.. Lady harbour and l). t‘orrogan‘s b.
in. Nornton t‘uil. for a purse uf‘seventy-
live dollars. The adiii‘usioa fee is twenc
:Is pt-iswiis
The tlituder t’lub llllet.‘ decided to have
their annual Clambake at the Sliippan
lli’iiise. on the full .of the moon in Au-
cars of the goods manufactured by
lllt‘:t\. the total weight of which was
over lotttltltl pounds. and packed In near-
ly 000 buses. This was the largest .\llly‘lt‘
shipment ever made from this tow ii.
The City of Albany came tip Wednes-
day evening against the heavy iiorth<
easier. and was only lialfan hour late.
The Shady Side. and other steamers
stel‘l‘cd at Fort Schuyler. Those on
lioad speak very highly of the t‘Ity‘s
behavior In the rough weather.
The lirewer‘s association have decided
to strike at the boycotters of Mr. lilirei‘s
brew cry. as well‘as to support him In his
tight against them. They have decided
that all saloon keepers who have rm
fused to deal with the liliret brewery lie-
caiise of the attitude of .the b iyeotters.
\\ Ill not be supplied with beer front any
of the brewers belonging; to the associa-
lion. '
.\t the annual Illt‘cttll: of the National
div isioii. .\‘ons‘tif 'l‘eiiiperhuce. held In
New llavcli Tuesday 11 was resovled that
iiictiibcrs of that order in all parts of the
~inrisdietion where such aiiieudiiients
have not already been passed. “be urged
to work faithfully to attain that end and
that we pledge ourselves as an order to
use our utmost exertions to t tiforce pro-
liibitory legislation whereverobtained."
——t‘roqiietsetsat lirotliertoii it lhylies.
.\lso the yu‘ltil‘ Founta‘ti l'en. — o ily 50
i'etits‘. '
.\t :1 meeting of the .\‘eplune t‘liib held
on Tuesday evening: a good deal of
enthusiasm was titanifested by the large
number who intend going on the coni-
iiig cruise of \‘ti. It “as voted to lllilkt)
llli“fiilltl\\'lllg ports going castu» .\‘ew
lb-tlford. (hisct liay. \\'oo«i's llolc. and
{Voltage t‘itv. tin the return to step at
lilui‘k island and Shelter Island. The
\‘lllli \iIlLsaIl on \\'i-diies.l:iy. \.»\u;.;iist
tIh. ‘
.\‘aniiiel lw‘erris commenced to cut his
hay the cthci day. but he had hard lurk.
First one of the horses kicked and broke
his Iuiivliinu. A l‘ter H‘Mtlllllllfl ritllllt" llllli‘
In getting it repaired. he started it again
.——this time with oven one of ‘wluch,
some how, got mixed up with the knives
on the critter bar. and cut his legs so
bad that be Is laid up for the siIIIiIiier.
llllilh‘b‘llltlt‘l has to borrow oxen to cut
his hay.
l‘laistcd‘s UN “'11! t'ologne. 23c and
$1.00.
The llaitford t‘ouraiit prints iigiires
showing that tip to the present time the
following allowances have been made
for rivers and harbors in this vicinity:
Bridgeport $310.000: lIoiisatonic river.
$ll\,.‘iti0; Milford. $33,000: .\‘orwalk. $73-
litlilfstiutbport. 20.300: lilack Rock $90.-
00“. , lit the list ‘of light houses lllack
llock cost. assault: Bridgeport. $53,000.
and Stratfuid $0.000. The total for pub-
he works in the state is $-l.ll‘i‘.l.0‘.‘0.‘.“l.
Alfred Knapp attended t‘oiiurega-
tioiial church last Sunday expecting to
hear Rev. Mr. ltoss. of whom he is a
great admirer, but he found a stranger
iIitlie pulpit. .\lf. says he could not
bear \‘liat he said. and was very much
surpri id when he found he was a Miss
sionu‘vy and wanted recruits for Africa.
llis suite of duty would bid him go.
and. no doiibt- those t‘annibiils would
t‘lle_' a broil or fry. llut he isiiot going
this season.
.\‘ome idea of the magnitude of the
stone breaking operations by the t‘onsol-
idated’rtiad at their quarries one mile
east of I‘airiield depu. may be gathered
from the fact that eleven stone criisliers
to be driven by steam will be erected.
and that most of them will he continual-
ly in operation. The design of the com-
baziv now is to ballast from Bridgeport
to lliirleni junction. a distance of over
~13 miles. The weight of crushed stone
required ,is estimated at about 1.200.000
tons.
The camp and garrison coiiippiigcat
the arsenal will bereniovcd to Niantic
during the Iastot the month. and the
erection of tents will begin July ‘28..
The whole number needed -for the en-
campment is 1.104. Lieutenant Col.
lllakealee will leave for the camp ground
August 1. and will remain there until
gust. 'l‘he Ifiieanslor getting: there has
not yet been decided upon, l.ItlT’“‘lll rob-
ably be the Island llelle. Many o the
tiitllllt‘l‘i are opposed to hiring any con-
\‘I‘\ :tiiee. .\s the distance is only ten
miles they want to swim. Others don‘t
object to swimming. but fear that it will
keep them too long from their dearly-
beloved geese. By the way. no geese are
to go with the club and it is guaranteed
that there willbe none at the Paint.
.—~Try l’laiated‘s Cholera Mixture.
Joseph l‘hilbuck. a German lad em-
ployed as a farm hand by Judge 1). C.
lirdaall. of \\'i:atport, was struck by
lightning Wednesday evening and in-
stantly killed. I’liilbuck had been sent
aftcr‘the cows. and. not returning at his
urinal time, a scorch ,was made. which
led to his discovery. When found he
was lying in the street. aboutlialf a mile
from the house. His clothes were. near.
ly burned from his body. and his hands
and face horribly blackened and charted.
TM ground near where he lay was dry
and dusty and had been dug upTor sev-
eralvfeet.
Wednesda evening the Fairfied
t‘ouniy Pro ibitioniats held a county
convention a Sword’a Hall. There were
upward of fifty delegates present. Stam-
ford acct seven delegates from its newly
organized club of thirty five :mcmbert.
Bridgeport. New Cancun and other
towns_ were repreoentcd. A county
organization was formed and 1n caucu-
tive committee appointed. :Delegntec
were up Inted byytbc South Norwalk
Jul 28; Katha-lactic speeches were
mode by neural delegate. and the mic!-
Septgmber. It. will require twenty-one
days for the erection of the fonts. A
force of"twei\ty-livc men will be em-
ployed during the three weeks that the
work is being doiu . Lieut. Col. Blake-
slee Will be‘in charge of it. ‘
The resignation of Colonel Tubbs. of
the Third Regiment. created con-
siderable of a flutter among military
men in this section. as it leaves Mr. Wat-
son the senior Colonel of the brigade,
and gives the Fourth the right" of the,
line, or the st of honor. at the encamp-
ment. and p aces Company Fof Norwa k
Captain Betta. in the position of the
leading 6rganization. As the regiments
now stand. they come in the. order of
Fourth. First. Second and Third. and
the Fifth Battalion. Aug 23 is the date
for going into camp—Stamford News.
Colonel Watson. of the Fourth regi-
ment, has issued the following order: In
accordance with orders received from the
quartermaster general’s office, the colonel
commanding has conferred with Messrs.
W. D. Strykcr a 00., 201 Grand street,
New York city. regarding the 'meosurc
ment of the‘~eulisted men of this com-
mand for the new uniform coats and
trousers about to be issued and as a re-
sult of such conference company com~
mandcra are hereby instructed to com-
municate direotl with Messrs. Strykcr
& 00. IE to date: or such measurements.
that one my be taken in the some: and
captain! will the use their belt judg-
ment to avoid having manure: taken for
men who will be discharged and not re-
enliated before tbs clone of the preterit
you. They will Ill) make rcquulttou
at. once for the new roots. tron-era,
helmet: chevron: for the dre- coats
In didnot od'ouni until near] elem
o‘aock. J ' 7 y .
and
Ltortbcuilmdmenoftbclrmud.”
, Europe. ‘3.
Use “Samara Antidote" to Malaria. It.
always cures; contains no Quiniiie. Arse-
nic o2— Mercury. For sale at. I‘laisted‘s
drug store.
Aucnstus Taylor, of this city. late. pri-
vate Company L‘.First Connecticut heavy
artillery. desires the address of any coni-
rade who knew him while in the service.
liutlervl..odge has presented \Vm. Saute
tiers with a handsome clock. William
was recently married. and his friends in
the lodge gave him the clock in celebra-
llnll til‘ the event. ,
John Ferris. who was visiting his
brothcrtleorge Ferris at. Newt‘anaati.
met with a serious accident Sunday. He.
had started to accompany the family to
church. and had just. set down in the
back seiit of the carryall, when the horse
started. The seat had not Been fasteie
ed. and it turned over and threw him
out. \\‘lien he fell hisback struck a
stone. and be received injuries. that at
first was feared would be fatal. but at.
present his condition is considered more
favorable.
- Miss Ethel Slater celebrated her fifth
birth-day “'edncsday. with a party of
her young friends.at her home on Chapel
street. At the same time the S. S. S.. of
which Miss Maud is a member. called
on her. and the party was ‘thus made
quite a large one. Miss Ethel was the
recipient of many presents. and exerted
herself to make the occasion a pleasant
one. in which she succeeded to the lab
lest degree. \\'ith the assistance of put“
cuts and elder sister she serveda l‘In'c
collation. The afternoon and evening
was spent iii‘iilays and dancing. The
little folks were happy as happy could
b“
—l‘aper llitugiiig and 'Calcimiiiing
Decker. ill Main Street. '_
'l‘he centennial celebration of St.
l‘aul‘s Episcopal church took place \\‘cd-
iiesday. llishop Williams and many
of the clergy were present and piirtici~
paled in the exercises. iishop \\'illi:ims
preached in the morning from the 'text
“,Tliy testitiiouies are very sure. llolis
iiess becoiiteth thine house. D Lord. for-
ever.“ .\fter this sermon the time till ‘3
o‘clock was spent in social intercourse
and refreshments. .\l ‘3 o‘clock llet.
lli‘. lieiirdslie gave a history of the l'Ipiss'
i‘opiil church in t‘onnei‘ticiit. The his-
lorical address was delivered by lev. t‘.
.\l. .\‘ellciik. and \‘as of a very full and
Interesting character.
.\l the meeting of the S icial t‘iielexof
the l“ll‘Sl M. ii. church. at Mr. 'l‘heodore
l. iwIides. Main street. Monday eveniiig,
the l~‘.iiterpeaii Society connected with
the church. :.::I\‘ethe opercltzi entitled
“Kim: .\ll’iei’i." to it very much surprised
and delighted ituliciicc. ” .\lr. l5. llill
inipersouated “Kin: .\lfri'd." .\lr. if.
if. t'rowe “l“;irtuertlrubbs.“ Miss t‘arrie
Hall “Home (lrtililis." .\liss liniiiiu ll.
.\‘uiith. “.\raliella-Hruhbs." li M. .\nd~
rows “l'ltinipkitis.” t‘hiirles lloyl llllil
l-idwiird Godfrey. "King‘s Guards.“ Iii
costume. flt‘llng and singing. theviirioiis
characters were well sustained. The
object of the litilcrpcan S iciety. we
understand. Is to develop musical talent
and bring ‘11 out. in this. their lirst
effort. they certainly Iiri-t with remark-
able success. ’
-~~lloiiie-ttrowiip‘as. i‘reslitev-‘ry day,
at llcnison‘s‘Market. i
lllll’lllt: the eighteen months ending
with Julie 30, 1\\ti, there ineo [men our.
prisoners discharged from the (foam cli-
i‘tit state prison as follows: HY reason
of expiratioiiof term of sentence. Still;
by reason of pardon by li inrd of p it‘dous,
l: by reason of death. 13: by reason of
transfer to hospital for insane, S: by rea—
son of escape. 1: total. L‘Iiil. (if this
number ‘3th were males and one 'feiiialc.
The number who placed themselves in
care of the Prison association agent was
920. In addition to this number there
have been from county j Iils 4. and ' pris<
iiiii-i‘s illsi‘llilrut‘tl llrt'Yltlllr‘ IO 185.3. Ck
making the total in charge of the agent
for the eighteen months ‘Z‘rltl. These
have been assisted as ,follows: Employ-
ment and board whilesecking work. lint;
ti.:l;ets furnished. etc.. 101: clothing
furnished. 0“: necessary tools furnished.
11; sent home at their own request. 3‘3:
insane and returned to relatues, l: iti~
sane and placed iii charge of comptroller. '
1: idiotic foreign paupers returned to
K
Last \\'cdliesday (\‘t‘ltlllt! ll ibert
lloiies. when about to retire iii his warm
weather berth in Ferris coal yard. dis-
covered two bags of chickens. liob sus-
pected that they had been stolen and
were being secreted In this place. and
very properly notified the police. and
ollicers t‘olgrtive and \\'ilson went down
to investigate. They found limb had
told the truth. and took the chickens to
the lockup. About four o‘clock l‘liurs~
day morning Fredericka lloadle went
into the yard to get the chickens. and on
being‘ informed by llob that they had
been taken to the lockup he went up
there after them. when the pelieeiirrest-
ed him. Walter'l‘. tlray of East Nor-
walk lost some chickens \\'ednesday
night. and hi identified those in the bag
as belonging to him because the right
heel of each had been cut off. lioadley
had a hearing Thursday evening. and
gave a very unsatisfactory account of
:llt\\\‘ the chickens came into his ios-
l
session. llis claim was that they had
been given to him by a friend in South~
port and that hehad brought them to
this city for the purpose of taking them
to New York to dispose of them. lie
adiiiited that he had slept in the lumber
yard. and gave as a reason for leaving
the chickens where he did that he
would not have to carry them so far to
the boat. The hearing in the case was
ad juiirned till this afternoon at 2 p. In.
s—Nativc Strawberries picked daily.
and for sale at Reuisou‘s Market.
During the fiscal year which ended on
June 30th. the total amount of internal
revenue collected in this district (Cori-
necticiit) was “sacrum. an increase of
$52,737.13 over the total of the preced~
ing fiscal year. The sources and
amounts of revenue were as follows:
Lists. $5,413.95; beer “17.81335; spirits
$135 $18.70; cigars. $06,018.55; tobacco.
$850.58. special taxes. $108,832.58. The
greatest gains were as follows: On
spirits. $33,968.80; cigars. $7,003.73;
special taxes. $4,528.21. There were
four general sources of revenue; Dis-
tilled sprits, $219,687.06; tobacco, $117.
322.64; fermented liquors. $127,390.71;
penalties, $661. 0f taxpayers under the
internal revenue laws, 9,352 in the State,
the. larger divisions being. dealers in
manu’l’actured tobacco, 5,801; retail liv
quor dealers. 2.687: cigar manufacturers
155; retail malt liquor dealers. 105. There
are but 19abrcwers, 44 wholesale liquor
dealers. and 79 leaf tobacco dealers. In
connection with the recent reorganiza-
tion of the district. the Hartford lPost
says. until recently there were 4 districts
in the state, corresponding with the con-
gressional districts. Now there are to
he only one district and eight divisions..
The stamp office at Bridgeport has beau
abolished and only two offices will be
maintained for the sale of stamps. The
force of the internal revenue department
for this State consists of collector Troop.
a clerk. and eleven deputies; The chic!
deputy in Mr. George R. Case «Bridge
port. whose duties consist entirely of a
general an rvision of the ofllce. F. W.
Lynch in t c stamp deputy at :Hartfcrd,
and J. J. Kennedy. office deputy at New
Haven. Tbcye are 8diviaiou deputies.
each having Jurisdiction over:from 14 to
39 towns. _Among them is J. 8. Adams
ht'Newamll‘t‘gd’fielduh atytowuii nudist
im. a t coon deputyoh
with juridictjcu over 17 town: tit vocal;
by 5:3; of the urination of Mr. H.
It‘t‘l“.
I‘EIESHNAIS-
Charles Lovetl: of N. Y. spent Sunday
in town.
Mrs. D. Gould will spend next week at
Saratnga. . ‘
Cashier Layton and family are at
Chatham. Mass.
Will Mai-chant of Brooklyn is spending
his vacation in t’own.
Miss lda Bramble of this city is visit-
ing friends in “'illimantic.
Mrs. '(leo. 1’. Alberto“ of Bridgeport is
visiting Mrs. \\'. S. Alllt‘l'lull. -
Miss Florence ltassett has been spend-
ing a few days at Long Ridge.
’1‘. R. Lockwood of New York spent
last Sunday with friends in this city.
Miss Etta Slierrott of Staten Island is
spending Sunday with Ellison DuPuy.
Miss Maud Smith is Spending a few‘
weeks with relatives at Fresh Pond. L. 1.
Mrs. J. V. Trislrani of New Orleans
is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. II. S. Rood.
Mr. and Mrs. Eben Griffin of New-
llaveu are \‘istting friends in this City.
llr. Newcomb of New York visited his
brother at the Mahackenio on Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. ll. (‘orwin of llrook~
lyii spent Sunday with friends in this
city. 3
Mrs. Albert lloyt of New Haven has
been visiting her parents in this city this
week.
Mrs. Frank .\‘ellwck and daughter of
Buffalo. N. Y” are venting friends In
this city. ’
Miss Florence Vali‘l‘ill‘le of Fordhatii.
N. Y.. is visiting Miss Lelia \Vilcox,
Washington street. , '
Mrs. ll. ll. Fairbanks and two child~
ren of Cleveland. Ohio. ire visiting Mrs.
Franklin .\. 'l‘olles.
Miss Minnie .lltlllt‘ull of llrooklyii is
spending it portion of lnr vacation with
Mr. and Mrs. l-‘. ll. 1.:iwt in.
Miss lillat‘regirr of \‘ew York. and
Miss- lulli Siiitth of liro'iklyii. are visit-
in): Miss Nellie and Min tie Wilcox.
l‘ref. l".. S. Hall and a party of voting
men were in the harbor on ‘l‘uesi ay in
the professor‘s trini yatiit “\'i\eii."
Miss lola Swords and her cousin Miss
Jeiiiue \\‘aiermaii are r ‘t‘l‘t‘alillg with a
party of friends from .\leriilen at liidian
Neck. t‘onti.
Messrs. 1‘. ll. .\riiold of New Haven
and ll. ll. Kellogg cf \\'.esttield, Mass.
have been the guests ol l'ircd. l.. "water
the past week.
llev. and Mrs. tleo. l‘. llibhcrd are in
the city. Mts. lliliberi will fi‘lllttllltltll“
iiigtliesummer and Mr. lliblic rd will
spend most of his vacation here.
Miss .\litiiije Rowan left yesterday
morning for Surat urn. Sue goes from
their =to Seliuylervtll- for two wet ks.
and then to .\‘aleiu. Ix‘. Y“ for a mouth
or so. ’
Mrs. ll. .\l. \\'I\'cinsof llover .\‘. ll.
formerly Miss t‘arrie 'l‘iifts of this city.
was gladdeiied on Sat .l.iy by the arrival
Of a girl baby l‘i tilt in \ilicr Iinddaugh—
li'l‘ tl“i’ iltilllg llli't‘lY.
l‘iipt. \‘Iizirli s lliy lis if like city and
Miss llzitttc li \Iildin; «if l‘ui‘t .l. Henson.
l.. l..\\i‘l't‘lllzll‘l'ti‘il in Xew \Krik Tuesday
evening. The bride and pro itii .visilcd
friends in this city lllls‘ out.
Saturday evening Flank bends and :i
p‘irly of tour startcdi It ill the “ .\tl.in~
tis " for :t week‘s- cruise to tireenpoiiit-
Sag llaibor. New l. itiiloii. and other pla-
lt ls‘ inIIiiiseil they wt 1 have a wet
time. The last heaid of llltlll they were
at New Lindon. Schanb it It overboard
as they were going into the harbor. and
peolde on the shore retiiiuk -d that the
tide suddenly rose ihiee illl‘ ies.
'l‘lic \lidsuiiiuicr~\iglit‘s l‘estiuil.
'l‘lie festi\:il under the auspices of the
1":er M. K uluiruli \rliinli “wag tn h;\\~‘\
llt‘t‘ll‘fllt‘ltl Wednesday on the lawn of 'l‘.
., Raymond. on account of bad weather.
ias been postponed llil Tuesday and
\Vediicsday evenings of next week.
when it is expi ctcd Ib It the entertain-
ment will be more atIIactive than con~
teiiiiilated by the lirst prograuiiiie7pro-
vidcd. of course. that the \\'eatliei\.\\‘ill
permit. and ll is coit‘ideiitly expended
that .\‘attire will t‘i-1Is‘t weeping and put.
oiilicr sweetest smile by tli t time, If
she jilon‘t. the festival will be held as
sooiilas she does. it it takes all summer.
tlrgan t‘uiicert.
The opening of the new organ of the
.\‘orwalk M. ii. t‘liurch will take place
at the church next Friday evening at S
o‘cliit‘k.‘at which tiniea grand concert
willibe given. I. iuis ll. Moore. organist
'of the t‘eiitral Congregational church of
Brooklyn. will preside at the organ and
be assisted by out of town and local
singers. .\dmissioii :3 cents. The new
organ was built by Reuben Midner &
Son of Brooklyn. and is a fine instru—
ment. Mr. Moore is one of the leading
organism of ilie country. and the full
beauty and power of the instrument will
be displayed. Besides there Will boa
very fine programme of vocal selections
by the best talent.
lllttcii by a hog.
Mrs. Chas. ll. Allen. who resides on
Taylor .\veiiue. keeps her chickens in
Units. 1.. James“. tllt‘l‘ father‘s) chicken
coop. Mr. James ke‘ ls a ferocious
blood bound to guard 'tic entrance to
the coup. Wednesday Mrs. Allen went
into the coop and caught a chicken.
\\'hen she came out the dog flew at her
and fastened his teeth in the calf of her
leg‘. To catch her he had to spring to
the length of his chain. Ile let go once.
but instantly grabbed her near the same
place again. but the chain clicked him
so he was obliged to quit his hold. and
then Mrs. Allen fell out of his reach. but
not until her leg 'as badly lacerated.
The wounds have been thoroughly cau-
tcrized. and it is believed she will suffer
no serious consequences from her in—
juries. The dog was known to be fero-
cious. but as Mrs. Allen often fed him
and was about the placea great deal.
she had no apprehension of danger until
Slli’.‘ felt his fangs in her flesh. Probably
the bringing out; of the chicken caused
him to attack her.,Sllcb a dogdt seems to
us. is altogether too dangerous to live.
.OBITUARY.
Julian D. Buggies.
Julian D. Buggies died at his residence
on Chapel street last Sunday afternoon,
after a brief illness. _He first complained
Monday night, but himoase was not con-
sidered serious until Thursday even-
ing. when scarlet fever developed, at
which time he was sitting on his piazza.
It is supposed thattbis exposure brought
on pneumonia. and be rapidly grew
worse. The deceased “'3“ thirtymine
ears old. and the only child of Mr. and
Mrs. Daniel T. Rnggles, With whom he
made his home. He became book-keeper
of the firm of Crofut & Knapp in 1871,
and came to them from Green & Soon,
Montreal, Canada. He was Well-known
to the batting trade. and had magiy warm
friends in it. He was a genial critic.
though not in the general sense a society
man. bad 0 Wide acquaintance
throughout the W a bad was well-
known in this common ty. and univer-
r‘ully respected. He was 3 most devoted
coo, bl: grate“ pleasure being in pro-
viding for the com and happiness of
his t... Hi- funeral took place
at his late residence Wednesday oft-r-
‘pooii, Rev. B. A. Delano cactus: The
Tuners! val vote. Mitigation only
lb iii-mac Mahabharata this and
l
l
l
.: Common Council. .l
At the adjourned meeting oftlieCouu-
cil Monday evening. it was voted the
bids for sewers be oponedfin prviate and
that the contract be awarded next Tuck
day night. , ..
That the committee on "fire depart-
liave power to make arrangements with
the school committee to change the fire
alarm box from the inside to the out-
side of the school houses.
Petition for a lamp by the bridge over
the brook crossing \Vest Street. near res—
idence of \Villiani l". Brothertonavas re-
ferred to the committee on lamps and
gas with power.
\‘oted. that a city meeting be held at
Millitary Hall, Mondaydnly 19, for the
purpose of approving the resolution of
the Gounod ordering the construction of
sewers recommended at the city meeting
held June ‘2.
.\djourncd to next Tuesday evening.
{From the Hmokly i Standard]
All'l‘lll'lt “tint-tits \\'.~\XTI~‘.I) TO SEE.
THE lIRUIIKLY-N BRIDGE.
And “‘itlkcd All the “'in From South
Nurwalk To Do It.
Arther 0. Rogers, an ablesbodied but
seedydooking individual. was arrested
Tuesday afternoon by Policeman Tracy.
of the Twelfth precinct, while walking
aimlessly through the streets. “'hen
“run to port.“ his eyes and month were
about the size of ,, dates. as if he was
perfectly astoundei at the sights he had
witnessed., lie was taken before Jus-
tice Kenna that morning on the charge
of vagrancy.
“Where do you live '3" Inquired the
magistrate.
“South Norwalk.“ replied the prisoner
in u down East twang.
“What are you doing here?“ asked his
Honor. -
AA‘l walked here to see the Bridge.“
drawlcd the prisoner.
“Now that you have seen the Bridge
are you satisfied 1'“
“Yes sir.“ '
"if 1 let you go how will you get
back
“\Valk back. sir.
“ridge is it liipwr“ _
“That will do.“ interrupt‘ed the t‘oiirt.
“Now you get back i \ South Norwalk
as soon as you can. and don‘t let any
grass grow under your feet on the way.
You are discharged.“
The prisoner departed with a smile on
his countenance llkl‘ a basket of chips.
I ll“ you that
Ninth \oruzilk Trotters.
Editors .\‘izx‘rtxtzi.: livery night from
one to a di z-Ii may be seen pointing
towards the Fair tliiiutids. .lnii holds the
field against all comers. lIi fact I bear
some of the boys intimate that they
have got to go horse hunting“ Stanley
Lowlidcs can clean .lini out easy enough,
but his horse is on the lslaiid. 'l‘lic llr.
Lockwood horse. owned by young \Vin
liouiou. If he keeps improving. will
soon give the best of them sotiietliitig to
do to pass him. \\‘ill Saunders is put-
ting his in trim. George llregory says
his horse Is too heavy for that track.
(lot to have a new track or give him
odds. Silas comes lllt'lilltl spins around
l‘l about 9:1“. but you know he racks.
'l‘om \\':ird thinks. in another year his
horse will show speed that will ninke
the boys. marvel and \\'Ill Smith thinks.
after he gets (\Ytl' his nervousness from
getting married. so he can hold a steady
rein. his bay will be able to do twenty-
inne and ii.ilf easy enough. A“ live in
hopes of doing smoothing iii the future,
if they can‘t now. I am glad the boys
go In for a good time. It is a very pleas-
ant place to put iii'an hour or two at. the
close of day especially after a hard day‘s
labor. as is the case with your corres»
littlltlt‘lll. » lltlll‘l‘a
Hall‘s Vegetable Sicilian llair lleiieiver
llt‘\'t‘l' fails in restoring gray hair to its
youthful color. lustre. and vitality. Dr.
A. .\. Hayes, State .\ss‘iver of Massachu-
setts. InIIoI-ses it. and all who try It testi-
fy to its many virtues.
1:0“‘.\ \"l‘llh.
Mr. and Mrs. tiiroux are boarding at
Mr. t'udlipp‘s.
The Misses Ford of Illinois are visiting
at l-‘.. 11. White‘s.
Mr. and Mrs. S. C. llorton are visiting
friends in Sherman. N. Y.
t‘. \\'. Bell's house is now resting on its
new foundation on Lincoln street. ,
lluy lialcd llay. Straw and Shingles in
any quantity you desire of R. Tlioines.
Thomas Darling and son Edward of
New York spent. Sunday with Charles
'l‘honiesfi ‘ '
Dr. R. E. Smith received on Tuesday
last a team of valuable horses from White
River Junction. Vermont.
li. \\'. Godfrey. the efficient and oblig~
ing clerk in 1‘. Themes store. we are
pleased to announce. is able to again be
at his post. having been sick the past
wee '.
. William E. Thoiiics has received the
al‘tioiiitiiient of conductor on the Con-
solidated road. \\'e congratulate Mr.
Thames on his new appointment and
the officers of the road on the selection
of one so fortunate with the duties and
responsibilities. as a conductor.
Rising Star Division. No. 40 S. of '1‘.
installed the following cilicers on Satur-
day evening, July 10. \V. P“ (has. F.
Mills: \V. :\.. Rev. J. \V. Maynard : l“. S“
Geo. \\'ieks:'1‘rcas.. Jan. Stevens: it. 8..
E. I]. litseom: A. It. 8.. llenry Sharer:
Chan. Mrs. Frank t‘rocket: Com: Hattie
Moore: -.-\. Pond. Julia \Vicks: I. 8..
Fred. Mills; 0. 8.. Eugene Coaliiiian.
The Division will hereafter meet on Fri-
day eveninga. ’
Scandinavian; In the l‘. S.
“For a number of years past there
has been a steady flow of 40.000 to 50,-
000 Scandinavians into this country. The
great bulk of them settle in the North-
western Statea. Minnesota. especially.
swarms with Norsemen. The census of
1880 shows that there were then 181.729
Norwegian 194,338 Swedes, ’uid 64.108
Danes in the United States—a total of
440.179. Since then—six years ago—
fully a quarter of a million has been
added to these figures by emigration. and
Dakota has attracted not far from 50,000
of them. In a few years Dakota will
be as full of Scandinavians on Minnesota.
if the present rush continuec. They are
also beginning to flow into Montana and
Idaho, Oregon and \Vashingtou.” We
are told by a native of Norway, 3 reci-
dent of this village, that. he has known
wages to be only seven and a half cents
a day in that country. As a general
thing the Scandinavians are not trying
to reform the U. S. by raising coin in the
G y of strikes and such-Glen Cove
latte. ,
____._._._____——.
Government Appropriations In Connec-
tlcut.
The following shows the total allow-
ances for public works in Connecticut
since the formation of the U. S. Govern-
ment.
Public Buildin
............... .......31,148.28‘ 39
River: and liar is. . 1.803383
Light undone, ctc.. 839.73 In
Total.... .. .......... $4.1”.th
Carter’s Little Liver Pills will positive-
ly cure sick headache and prevent its
return. This is not. talk. but truth.
One pill odcce. To be bad of all Drug-
gistc. Seeadvertisemeut.
Aycr‘a Smart“: is the moat effective
blood purifier cm devised. It is recon.
mended by the but pbydohuc.
Them in very little tic that concret-
coo roach adjommcntlli‘alm atom of
August.‘ And than much or themed
‘ ewYoi-kcity. » fillnmainswcrcbnr-
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'_I'_I_l_E_ IMP
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THE CIIAM
contract to put them
l
satin?
For Men‘s. [chs‘land Children‘s
f.
‘Biflt :
so. N IlliWALK.
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cmmammww 'm
llllEll PlllllE ‘
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baking capacity and ‘lml-v requires to be seen to be appreciated.
sold ditch“: .ll‘l.‘,l' at it discount 01‘” PER CENT.
llainlsmiic Slate Maiitles, lleartlis. and Wash Trays,
Plumbers and Stein“ Fitters Goods,
always on hand.
The New Combination Steam Boilers,
for heating dwellingi} and buildings are also manufactured there. and tthompony
i and guarantee them to do what they claim for them.
ParaSpl and Sun Um-
brellas to close out
balance of stock. '
A. oIcKERMAN a. so".
South Norwalk, Conn.
Ii THE
RaymvmidFurnacexiM’f’gllo.
water stat. South Norwaln,
T1113 laAYuIOND RAN GE.
IAL HUT A
7 ,' in twi) styles.
'l‘lll] .’ IIW ENGLAND FAMILY RANGE,
Yone of the above are surpassed in
liiiar'rv. licgoxonv, ni'luulu'rv on PRICE,
and they invite the ptflilicc to call and judge for themselves.
' several sizes of
PION OIL STOVES.
This stove is one of thfe standard oil stoves of the country. with a large heating and
lFllllNlllES,
They will also find
These Stove:
THE OLDEST air LARGEST CLUTHlNGllUSE Ill NURWALK
Tllllll BllllS. %
.Are now ready with an immense stock of
. utilitarian,
"year. which they offer at prices which. when
making. trimmings and styles are taken in consideration. are lower than any sim-
ilar establishment in;wcstern Connecticut.
‘ OUR ASSORTMENT OF -
SPRING NECKWEAR .
.I 7 . Is txsunmsssp. 3
SPECIAL ATTENTION IS CALLED To OUR 25
CENT St‘ARFs.
Hosiery. and Spring and Summer Hitler-a
rear 111 every grade all price!
THE STAR ESHIRT IWAIISTS.
Uiilauiidried Shirts, all linen bosom, 25 0159.;
, ditto, “ramsutta muslin, 5O cts. I
FISH, CLAIIK 6L FLAGG’S WALKING AND KID GLOVES.
I: EX‘&L’§OCI{\V’OOI)’S NECIiVV’EAR,
clats and Caps;
TRUN’E;S AND TRAVELING BAGS.
Tllllll BMW
45 Main 8117881.
NORWALK.
AND MEATS,
—--AT THE OLD STAND OF—-
mfifififi‘ 3"“
0mm PBllll’l‘LY.
CITY r-bLKs FIND ,
VA '{TAGE T0 TRADE WITH Us.
IT‘TOITHEIR 'AD- ‘
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