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Read the next page; , -
Keep your tradein Norwalk. '
The horse-ears have their own way.
.3ch 9
Don’t fail to see our 2d or editorial
page.
At this writing the Indian war is Sioux
SlOUX.
Souiliport is to haVe a weekly news
paper.
“Sizzling Dew" is the latest thing in the
soda Water line.
Builder Rowe if flooring the Winnipauk"
district schoolhouse. ~ ' '
1
Burglars raided calmon’ s aims at West-
port night before last.
Mia. E. B. Price and Mrs. W. F. Bishop
are ilioVughtV to be I eiter.
- The public Schools closed yesterday for
the usual holidayvueation
You can buy holiday presents as cheap-
ly in Norwalk as elsewhere.
Rev. F. E. Robbins will preach in the
Baptist church, to-morrow.
l
Every soldier mourns the death of the
- brave Gen.‘ Alfred H. Terry.
Joseph '11. Raymond_ is dead at his
home at Elm Grove, aged 65 years.
' The RECORD wishes all of its readers a
Merry Christmas, and happiness galore.
The pupils of Miss Gertrude Camp gam-
an enjoyable musicale Thursday evening.
Mrs. 51:11.. Mallory of Norwich will
spend Christmas with her parents in Not-
walk
Special ofiicei George Benedict' is Hamp
Smith’s s‘succe s0r as janitor of the Opera
House. . '
Charles Taylor has? the contract for
painting the woodwork on St. Mary’s
ch111ch. ' ‘ ‘
President Harrison’s flag and pole blew
down during Wednesday’s gale. Was it
11 bad omen? '
People sometimes Wonder what position
the "prominentsociety man” will hold in
the next world. '
The county commissioners have refused
to grantalieense to Hamilton VBVrVos., iii .
Music Hall block. f
A respectably appealing woman was
A
VVVcaughVL shop-lifting at tho VJ395tgu 3toVr1-
yesterday afternoon.
The Misses. Annie and Frances Smith
leave town to—day for a week’s visit With
friends in Colt-brook.
Ember, orf‘fast days, were observed by
the Catholiés; 011 Wednesday and Friday
and the same to-day.
Mr. and Mrs. Win. F. Mather, of West
Norwalk, celebrated their fortieth snni
versary on Wednesday. '
Bridgeport'has the "shinny" fever, and
some there are who “box their shins” to
prevent serious results. -
Catholic Union Council, K. of C.,are to
give a ball and concert at the Opera
House, New'YeaVrs’ eve.
-Wanted. Several hundred bright,
smart and honest boys, to sell the DAILYV
zes'rrn. Apply to James Sutherland
Maj-Gen. AlfredH. Terry, the hero of _
Fort Fisher, died at his homt. in New
Haven, on Tuesday, of Bright’s disease.
. The first grand matinee ball of the South
Norwalk Athletic club will be held in
Germania Hall on New Year’s afternoon.
Wednesday’s rain storm hereV resolved
itself into snow in the rbithern part of
the state where good sleighing-is now
reported.
One of the saddest trials that comes to
a girl when she marries is that she has to
discharge her mother and depend upon a
hired girl.
The new St. Paul’s chapel is to be of
stone. Mrs. W m K. James has made
another liberal contribution towards its
construction.
The higher you go in society of 10.11131,
some one is audacious en'iugh to assert,
the fewer people of gentle refinement and
innate refinement you find.
Those, people who for the past six
months have been telling'wbat they were
going to do next year are beginning to
look frightened. '
Postmaster. Seeley, of Danbury was pre-
seated with a gold headed cane by his
assistants, (in Friday, the common being
his fiftieth birthday.
The report of the Pope’s serious illness
is on apar with a large number of the
Norwalk despatcbes sent to New York
(1111115,..an111111. in it.
Robert Brown and Miss Sarah Walsh:-
were married at the home of the bride,
In default. -_of line and costs James
Quinn and Thos. Flannery 11111111111111
jail by JusticeAustin, Wednesday. They .
were arrested for being drunk. » -'
V_thc. Bridgeport jail. A few
holiday exhibit.
About 15 H persons will eat 11111101111». .
’AZE
And. Saturday’ Norwalk Record.
NOBWALK, CONN., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20,1890.
The eleventh annual ball of 1'1}. F, 41h
Regt., C. N. .G., Will take place at the
Armory, on New Year’s night. it prom-
ises to be a most Successful affair.
An accident occurred to :1 Consolidated
express train Thursday, between Not walk
1nd Westport by the tender jumping the
track, and causing an hour’s delay.
,_...............
A football t am has been organized in
South Norwalk, and the first kickitiir
natch is announced to take place on New
Yeai’s day, at the Baxter grounds.
—-w..111.-.1..~.verai 111111111111 bright,
' ~lmart and honest boys, to sell the DAIIYV
iazx'rrn. App‘ y in J nines Sutherland.
. Col. Stevenson has sent the W. .H
Stevenson lodge of Brotherhood of Bull
road Trainincn, at Gt.B11rii1uton, his
check for $100-a very substantial Christ-'
mas present.
The 1'.emains of Mrs. Ann Elizt Nash,
coiored. wife of Andrew Nash of New
Havt 11, who died' in that city were brought,
here. for burial Tuesd 1y. The interment
was in Union cemetery. '
A young man with liner clothes than
brains explained to a ”enuntry friend”
that the statuette of Atlas on the curniCe of
the Gazette building was a iipresentatiod
or Ajax defying lightningu 4
Danbury has a “Mahacamo Castle" and
iouth Norwulk a Makackcmo hotel. Both
presumably named after some Indian
chief, he spelling his nave differently as .
be registered at a hotel 111 a cnaih .
The day will conic , ‘and is not so far off
when the conspicuous publication of a
name in the sucitty columns of a news--
paper will be presumptive evidence that
the owner does not belong to. society.
A prize fight occurred near Stamford
early Tuesday morning between 11 Brook--
lvn and a St. Paul fighter. for $1, 000 a
side, the St. Paul hitter winning. The
lighters were named respectfully Kennard
and Murray.
some {here were on Wednesday who
glanced up at St. Mary’s church expecting.
to see "Steepae Churlie":at work, notwith-
standing that it was raining in torrents
and the wind blowing at the rate of 50
miles an hour.. . .
Eran if the ever interesting phonograph
should fail to attract the. public 1to. James
Creagh’s place, the attractive display of
holiday gnods in his line cannot fail in
i‘etd‘ufirr rent“; ‘r‘tuimmy ' inane ‘
Winnipaukisi'n"'mourning. They bet
their money on the wrong dog. Trainer
HenneSey told the boys to back ‘ Billy
Anderson’ 5” dog for a sure winner, and
the boys took his advice and by their
money and now they refuse to be com~
for led. r ~
At the First Congregational church to-
moir,ow Rev. C. W. Hiatt, of New Yoik,
will occupy the pulpit in the morning. In
the evening Dr. Noble will preach. Sub-
Ject, “The Unwritten of Life." 1111: pub~
lic cordially invited. -
A sociable for the benefit of the chapel
fund was held at the r1sidenee of William
F. Mother, of West Norwalk, on Thursday
evening. Méssrs.Force. Mains, Hodsho’n,
McGonegal and Stommcll sang a number
of pleasing "selections, '
. Beuard lully, of Norwalk, has a look-
ing glass which was made by the late
Sitting Bull and Red Cloud accompanies
the mir or. 11. was presented to the late
James Tully, now deceased, be Sitting.-
Bull himself -—Scnt£1wt.
Editor Byington in his Washington letter
.says: Mrs. Coous, sister of Hrs. Jon. 1 ox,
0111.11.11 Hill, who has long been a' faith-1
ful clerk in the patent ofiice, was recently
promoted by Commissioner Mitchell on
the grounds of merit alone. ' _ V.
A strong remonstruuce has been sent V to
the county commissioners against licensing
the hotel-at. Reading station, as no one
can make it‘ pay. there unless they do a.
Sunday business. It is reported that the.
petition for a license has been withdrawn.
The Danb’ury ”News prints the following
account of the robbery of a former South
Norwalk barber: '
“Barber Pakulski left two hundred and
fifty torrels on the stoop of his house 11
night or two ago, and when they Were
wanted, they Were nowhere to be found.
Now the police are looking for them." ’
Connecticut pensions: Original.V Issue
0. Bartholomew, Fair HaVen;-F1eder1'ck
A. Booth, Fairfield. Marcus M Gilbert,
Black Hull. Incrcnae_.— 1Vm.VSf.one, llam-
burg; Chas. H. Carpenteiy Yanttc. Uri.-
ginal widows’-—Aun ’11., widow of A11-
thony R. Canfi’eld, Norwalk; Sarah H.
widow of George- Brovm, Stamford.
Mr. Frank P. Nelden, Chris Miller‘s.
tonsorisl assistant, and Kiss Bridget
Wednesday evening .by Rev Judson 501111111111 married on Monday evening,
. o l
. Catlin, of Trenton, N. I.
by Rev. W. J Slocum. ”.1". Frank How-
ard acted as best man and Bliss Minnie
Cahill,
maid.
Notices are given of proposed petitions
: to 11.111111111111111- for unity charter embrsc- '
lag the entire township of Norwalk, and
3: asking 111's legislature to repeal the char- '
" ' tens or the borough. of Norwslk and. the "'
1111.1an .
cousin of the bride, as bride’s
Lietiteuant-l-Colonel James C. CrOWe from
Assustant Q. M. General Morgan Thursday
evening.
"As a mark of respect to the memory
of Majoi General "lerry, you are directed
to display the United States flag at the
state armory at half mast during Fiil’day
Bridgepor'leis having such miserable
liorise~1111 facilities 1h. mselVes, seek relief
in- poking fun at those of Norwalk.
While admitt'. ng4 that there is room for
improv merit in thatlinc,1t must also be
admitted hat such facilities are far super-
hi to those of Bridgeporh and it is no
mean confessioii to say that Danbury has
accommodations superior to both.
The second one of the Home Sociables
was belt at Music Hall, Tuesday evening.
A feature of the occasion was the dancing
‘or the "Washington 'minuet,” in Costume,
by M1ssrs.Fre1t-M1nlton,’ Jnlln Gavan-
111211, E. Lownsd, E. W. Fitch and the
Misses Alice lll.1liory,Gutcc Millard and
Inez Keeler. Maj. Chas. E. Doty acted as
flour manager. -
At the center school, the children gave
11 111111111 Washington tea party, yester-
day, with Miss Clara Kellogg as"Mar.tha ”
At the Over HIVcr school the children had
recitation: and musical attaches to the
afternoon, and a grand reception in the
eyening. Ihe schools take their annual
recess now until aftc. r the holidays.
41111111111. Beyer-at hundred bright,
smart and honest boys, to selinhc DAILY
Guerra. App y to J nines Sutherland.
a'ss1mbly V for an amendment
to its city charter, do that the salary
of its mayor can be increased from
$800, as it now is, 10,31,210. per year ; 'the
city clerk’s from $500111 $1,000; treasurer
111.111: $1210 to $5011 ;. 11111-1 of 111-1- depart-
ment fmrn $800 to $500; [113 first assis -
ant, $103 to $300, the scoond assistant’s
salary 11.11.111.111. 1.5 at present, $100.
general
Norwalk was visited by a "water bliza
Vzitrd'.’ on Wednesday, but-it failed in doing
any special damage. The wiri'eis of the
sound acted in unison and sprerd them-
.selves allover the plus as if to drown out
everything, but backed out on almanac
time without damaging results. The—
storm was violent. enough, but forbyt its
trifle coat, and the next day all there was
left of it was mud. ,
\
(”The following from the New Haven
" ' -‘ 11111~1~mn~s~m~arv
“Don’t run oil: to New York to make your
Christmas purchases! it’s a long, tire-
sotnv,cosr|y journey; the expenses of
moving about the city are considerable;
your purchases, in which event there is no
redress; and, most important, you C216 (10
as Well with yo 1' money at home.
8- 1l Estate Agent \Iitchell has sold the
Shepard store property on Wall street, to
other valuable considerations. Also the
place corner of Park and Fiance streets,-
known as the Esther St. John property, to
Louise l1. Weed and Mrs. Austin. Also
the farm known as the Aaron Gregory
farm in Westchester County. N. Y.
Susan Eastwood of Paterson, N. Y.
Says a press despatcli from "South Nor-
walk : Mrs. Liohtblau, wife of the baker
whose store is on Washington street, has
been "missing from home since last Wed-
nesdiiy. When she left she took With her
the youngest of her five children, and a
good looking baker in Vli' Liclitbluu’s em-
ploy left at the same time. It is believod
whom are at home with their father.‘ 4
The devil had a dream Tuesday night,
and in it U. Grant Houston, who did so.
-_mucl1 Vto convert West Norwalk people
was a central character. Mr. Houston had
gained immense Wealth in the far. west
‘ and Vwas in town distributingtwenty shil-
Jing gold pieces among his former follow-
ers. The devil succeeded in getting two
of them, but was not 1'. little cha‘grined on
'awakiug to find only a couple of suspender
had gotten the best of the devil. We i'e'é
for to our omen devil. '
' The annual town n11 eting of the town
of Norwalk will be held at the Town
House on. Friday, 26m inst., at 2 p. m ,
. for the transaction of the routine business
of an annual meeting; “also to decide upon
' the claim of Geo. W. Parkiugton, formerly
nprlvate' in Co. E, 12h regiment, Conn.
Vols.,io the Town bounty, and to take
action upon the written petition of 26 of
the citizens and tax payers of said towu'
concerning the paym nt of $200 balance
of bounty claimed to be due to each of
the re-enlisted veterans whose 1e..—n1111.-
ment went toward filling up the quota of
Norwalk, under the call of President Lin-V
coin in 1868. "
lt was mighty slippery walking early
Wednesday morning When near the
lowing picture. The original is said to be
John Bonk; . . . .
The following telegram was received by -
Danburpri-oposes petitioning the next .
yo: i're Ii 'l-b e to be cheated or mistaken iri'
Col. F. St. John- Lockwood, for $1, and_
that 11111111111111... eloped with the baker. .
"8h!!- is the niotliei of five children, four of .V
buttons 1n h's‘ hand. For once Mr.-—H..
Mr. inton Stommell. of Water stieet,
“tribe successful bidder for all the mill
work in the new 11 sidcncc of Tlieophile
Enplirat at R 'Wilylhu. This and seVeral
other orders of a like nature ketp hr.
Stommell’s employes at work overtime.
What is an "original widow pension
claim,” anyhow? Whose widow is she,
and “Where does the originality come in,
and what is the pension for? 'I here are
52,328 of them: claims so far, which at the
lowest figure call for some $5,500,000 per
annum, and as a pension widow runs a
century, as witness ' the Revolutionary
widows still no the roll, $550,000,000 are
involved in this obscure item.-— World.
Vii-1y
geriu: in the vicinity of Spring Hill, which
was 'efu5ed a licence, and unloadtil its
caigo 1f wet goods, including tllree bai'-.
role of beer. which was placed in the
newly constructed
The 12.111111 was plainly seen i y a private
watchman, who imparted to its the afore-
said information.
County Agricultural Society, on Wednes—
day, the following officers were eli cted:
Nathaniel Wheeler, B_'1' -;dgeport D. M.
Read, BidgepOI't; H: F. Guthrie. Silver
Christian Swarlz, South Nurwalk- , J. W.
Bacon, Daubuiy; T. S. M itison, horWalk;
A. E. Kioger, Wilton; N. W. Biadley,
Saugatuck. It was voted not to hold a
fair" .he ensuing year. . .,
Builder William Lawlor built the cellar
for 11 house on Maple aVeuue, Etst Nor—
walk, a short time since, for George
Biilifl. Just bef ire the carpenters began
raising the» building pail. on‘vthe cellar
caved 111, and L-1wloi' had the same re-
built}. On Wednesday just aftu' the car-
[teeters had raised the frame-work the
cellai" again ched in and the whole busi-
ness collapsed. An interesting law suit
may come out of' the affair before it is
settled
The following are the officers elect of
Old Well Lodge, F. and A M.:— R. E.
Kinney,Mastcr; J A. M-cGinnis, 81'. W.;
F. H. Boeru'n, Jr., W; Walter C. Quin-
lard Treasurer; Thaddeus Guyei, Secre
tary;4- llied I. Jones, Sr. Deacon; L. L.
Shez'm-eni, J1. Deacon, Chas. I. Sterling,
Sr..tewar1l; S. S. Naphenyr. Stewaid
A J. Crossnian, Tyler; John W. Bogar-
[dos .papluin: William S. 'llzu—
shal; W. H. Raymond, J. W; Bogardus~
and W. P. Beers, 'I‘rnstees-.
Alter: .n illness of only a little more than
a week with pneumonia Mrs. Mary E.,
wife of William B. Hall, of Bridgepor,t
passed quietly away at her home on State
street, at an early “0"! Saturday evening.
Besides her husband, who is the Wel-
knoandry goods iiie'cbnnt, Mrs; Hall
leaves two children, Mrs. Frederick H.
Mills, of‘ Boston, and Walter J. Hall. of
Ne 1 York. Mrs. Walter J. Hall, who has
been visiting in the west, arrived home
just in time Saturday to bid a parting
farewell to the sick one. "The funeral was
held from the late residence of the, deceas'
ed Tuesday afternoon.
No show windows 111 S nth Norwalk
. have attractor] more attention and admira-
tion, this Week, than those of Frank Bax—
ter’s pharmacy. They are filled with the
- richest goods in t e way of 'inauicurc,
toilet and perfninery sets ever displayed
in town. TliereVai'e'also.shavmg sets in
pleasing variety andfini'sh. ' 4111 the line of
perfume‘ry and sachet powders Mr.» Bax-
ter has the choices'. procurable, and his
stock is not excelled,.if equalled, in the
county. Whether your purchase amounts
' - to25ccnts or, $125 you can rest assured
that" you havc'received fulLvalue for your
money. Mr. Baxter neVer‘ makes room
on his sbeIVes for other than the best
goods in his line. '
myre, of the Centrslia, Missouri, Guard
furnishes a bright column for that paper
every week, and from which we clip the
following:
When a woman marries a widower she
generally has a' picnic for the first few
necks. Buttons gone from shirts, gallus
held in place by shinalc nails, stockings
lsmelling like a glue factory. everything
out of gear, btit order comes out of chaos,
and he finds Woman a useful artiCle, and
generally shows his appreciation. ' ‘
4 Amod'el wife is a woman whose life-
-book has love written on New page—
who makes friends Vitnd keeps them—tho
makes a home for 11 man, a home in house
who is sympathetic in joy or grief—who
131.111.111-111... is womanly and virtuous.
The funeral of Councilman-elect George
L. Bogart 11111111111 from Trinity church,
South Norwalk, Sunday afternoon, and
any that has taken place in town in
them Hose C11,, Butler Lodge; I. 0.0. .-F--.,
early Monday morning 3 1111111111.
box wis'ggozi stop ed at one of the grog-n
undciground vault. V'
At the annual meeting of the Faiifleld .
Mine; E. A. Woodward, South Not-walk, -' .
' The second wife of Editor Adam Rode-‘ '
and heart—who keeps the sWeet'est smiles .
and most loving words for her husband—t.
fVquds the duties of home VlI joy rather than '
CmduclOI 'lhomas Marshall of the New
York and New England road is Wanted
by Coroner Mix of New Haven county.
He is charged with criminal carelessness
the Coroner finding the accident at l‘olles
Station last Week in which fireman Gallup
was killed, due to Marshall’s negligence.
Marshall had been working for the Dan-
bury 1%: Norwalk division of the House-
tonic'road, until recently. A warrant has
been issued for his ni'i'est.V
The Bridgeport Unrud in speaking of
the expiration of the towns of County
Commissioners ()l'mstcad ' and
next August, says that thcyarc candidates
tor reappointment and mentions .among
the other aspirants for the positions Mayor
Hopkins of Danbury, Charles Read of
Representative Benedict of Bethel Seth
'Sanfoi'd of Bedding, and Di'. Coolidge of
Norwalk. _ . . .
Says an assocntted press despatch:
People along the state line in -Westchester
and Fairlield counties have been greatly
exercised lately over the nightly raids of
an unknown animal, supposed to be a
panther, which has been causing much
trouble. 011 Friday morning IastV George
Mason, '11 Bedford farmer, found a heifer
half eaten in a lot near his barn, and a few
days before a flock of chickens belonging
to one of his neighbms, was ravaged by
some wild animal.
The annual elecuou'of ofiicers of St.
John’s Lodge, No. 6, F. and A. M., was
held Tliuisc‘ny owning, and the officers
chosen were as follovvs z—B. .anles,
- w. M.- , Frederick Mead, S. 1V. ; Nicholas
Martin, J. W. ; John P. Tread wall, 'l‘i'eas. ;
William E. Montgomery, Sec’y; 'l‘. S.
Morison, S. D.; C. 'l‘. Leonard, J. D.;
John H. Lee, chaplain; A, E Austin, 8.
S. ; E. N. Sloan, J. S.; John H. Wade,
Organist; J. K. Ci'ofnt, \lnrshal; E. M.
Merrill, Tyler; A. C. Golding, H. F.
Guthrie and Edward Street, Trustees.
Bridgeport Post: it appears that W.
1‘. Peat ' who left No'walk recently has
been the victim of unmeiited abuse. The
papers of that place have referred to him
as a beat,swinrlle1, etc. Letters which be
[1.15' in his posse ssion, dated as late as Dec.
13th, from some of N01 walk 3 leading
citizens do not confirm the statement that
Mr. Peat is dishonest. He is at present in
this City and today assured it Post rc-
porter that he was doing all he could to
01*“ng an lioz1r-ctiivi.uVr 11ml -. as [Ad—filliul“
his debts.
Five years ago a young man from
_meiit at the Opeia House, the programme
reading that then: would be a lapse of five
years between the prologue and drama.
Aftt 1 witnessing the. presentation of the
prologue the young man went _out, and
felt quite cliagrined on Monday evening,
the fifth anniversary of his previous visit,
to dull the Opera House closedf He said
he had paid his money. and wanted to see
the drama. Manager Stanley, sympathiz-
ti'easiii'cr for a reserved seat ticket for the
next Uncle Tom’s Cabin company visiting
.Norwalk. "
The conc'ert' given by‘t-hc Boy Choir of
evening. at the Opera House, was a musi-
cal treat seldom afforded the people of
Norwalk. Etch number‘ of the programme
was. heartily encored. The singing of
Miss Susan Huwley’ was ' received with
enthusiastic pleasure, Miss Hawlcy being
a favorite singer in Norwalk. The weather
was Vmost unpropition’sj but those who
Ventured out felt well repaid.
were those who Were present a i'epition of
the concert may be looked for, when it is
onistic to our music loving people-enjoy-
ing the pleasantest kind of a concert.
General Terry was a man of line per-
sonal appearance, tall and well built, of
rare Combination of" gentleness ‘ and
strength. llis death will be mourned by
men of high degree and of low, not in his
beloved Connecticut along, but ~tlirough.
than those that are left, rimrshnledby
Grant and Sheridan, Hancock
Thomas, Mead and McPherson, and from
our own little slate, Lyon Sedwick Mans-
field, Tyler, Birge, Sled man and Mower.
fail to cherish his memory. -—Hr,1rtfol.d'
Commit.
At a meeting of the Honsatoaic railroad
following oflicers were elected:
was one of the" most hugely attended of,
l E Merwin, New Haven- ,
sometime, Old Well H. &L 011., Put-V'
V. Milford;
Old Well Lodge, 1“,: rind A'. VM.,VV and ‘h3:.V
bank building, one of our repurters 11w, ' I.
. lamenting drop opposite the post oflcer,
- and springing his Kodak caught the fol-
101's, W. H. Sitil‘blle, J. L. Macauley.
Henry 1111an and Thomas /Rulte1', New
York; W. H. Sttvenson, Bridgeport S.
P. C.- bonus-V
bury, Ridgcfleld; k. Bfi
W. E "
‘ 11:1,..111. E, sum
Johnson '
Stamford, Hcm'.yE Cliicliestei' of Wilton, .
pair of nippers.
Wilton attended a ibcatijical entertain—V
ing with him, gave him an order on-the
Trinity church, Bridgeport. Wednesday
' coui't.. .
'So pleased
hoped the “elements” will. u =t be antag-V
most lovely and attractive character, it
out the land._ He has joined therauks of/
theinvisable army, more numerous now-
and .
The stifle he so much honored will not ~
company, in Bridgeport, on Tuesday, the
Direcf
the islands. shoe 1 a bar. of! Tavern island
1', W. H" Steven-.V 'V
TE
PRICE ONE CENT.
Manager Stanley is always looking out
for novelties, but, perhaps, he never book-
ed a morcnovcl attraction than "Rapid
Transit,” which will be produced in the
Opera House, Tuesday evening. The
Company engaged to present the latest
dramatic idiocy in three transitions is a
first class one, and all who attend will
without doubt get their fill of laughter.
“Rapid Transit” is a satire upon the vari- »
ou's inventions for speedy tiavel demand.
at by the fast age in which we live, and
is properly constructed to' suit present
time audiences and has been very success- .
ful at the Harlem Theatre, New York.
-—Wanted.
smart and honest boys, to sell the Dam?
zen'r'rn. Apply to James Sutherland.
The members of Hohbic Post,~.G. A. B.,
Stamford, are collecting funds to purchase
a monument for the plot recently presented
the Post by the Woodlawu Cemetery
Association. The design shows a milk
24 feet high in all. it is of Westerly
granite throughout. The base is com-
posed of three massive square stones, and
lowest and largest being 6; by 6} feet.
From the uppermost springs an octagon
column, its eight faces ornamented by
military designs in relief.
mounted by a round column, capped‘with
a cornice, and from this rises 11‘ smaller
celumn supporting the figure of a soldier.
For some reason or -other the party or '
parties who send the lying press des-
patches from Norwalk, so far ha 7e escap-
ed ai'i'est. A specimen despatcli is the
one so widely published stating that the
10 year old daughter atom of our citizens
had been criminally assaulted by a “burly
negro.” There wasno burly negro in the
case and the person assaulted was a wo-
man near 40 years of age. Such despatches
reflect no credit on the party sending them
out, unless there be some improvement in
this respect we advise readers to set them
down as sensational lies, written by parties
who haVe no. regard for the truth or the
.town which is compelled to harbor them.
This may be harsh language but it is
V nevertheless true.
The St. Diary’s parsonage was visited
by burglars. they effecting an entranCe by
turning the key in the-back door with 11
They opened a safe con-
taining the chuich records, the safe being
only halflocked, but found no money as
none is evei placed in it. They confined
tllGlLfl.lXanIlele_LWCi‘ floor of the
house”, which they thoroughly ransacked,
but left taking with them only two .ovcr
coats. Father Slo'cnm was in his study
until' midnight, and he thinks' the- un-
welcome visitors must have called soon
after he retired, lie-now recalling the fact
of having heard low call whistling as he
was about leaving his study. ' The coats
may. lead to the detection of thieves, who
evidently were not professionals. .
Frank James, better known as “Nigger"
James, was arrested on Wednesday,
'charged with a criminal assault on Emma
‘Mitchell, a daughter of James Mitchell.
James had been engaged by Mr. Mitchell
to cut SOmB wood and Miss Mitchell Went
to the barn to show him where he could
find the axe, when James secured the
doors and committed the assault as above.
Miss Mitchell is about 40 years of age,
and has been of unsound mind since a
child.
much time in jail for various offenses.
Justice Austin bound him over in the sum
of $1,000 for trial before 1111. superior»
A life sentence for 'him would
meeti’with approbation from the peelee of
Norwalk, who know the scoundrel and of
his doings.
There was a'pret. y wedding Wednesday
'noon at the. elegant home of Mr. and Mrs.
V Landon Ketclium in Westport,the'con; ‘
tracting . parties beichV‘their. youngest
daughter, Miss 11111191112111.1111 Dr. Joseph
A. Blake, of St. Luke’s hospital, New
York. The briV'de is a granddaughter Of
the late Moriis “Ketchum, of New York.
Rev.A. N. Lewis, of New Haven, late
rector of Trinity church Wéstpmt, per"- 4 '
employing the .1,-
formed the ceremony,
Episcopal ritual, the bridal party being
surrounded by btnks or flowers. 'lhe
.bride was given away by her father. She
appeared in a gown of White silk, court
train, trimmed With brusSels pomt lace,
veil of the Same, diamonds, and carried a
bouquet of white tones and 111111011111:
valley;
The barge “City of Utica” with coal for
V.V':_aV W'estport firm sunk of! Tavern Island,
5 - .~last week F1 iday The barge came tip the
sound all right, reaching Shellield’s' Island
.065 Nnrwalk, on Friday and during the
Several hundred bright, '
This is sur— . '
“a“
James, who married a colored '
girl, is a hard" character and has done '
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night While shaping her way to port inside I '-
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