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. DAILY GAEETTE’S
filsssifiet Sadness lireclory.
iiioertziscntents under this head ONE CEN’I
(me per day, five cents per line per week or
i 30 Dali/crux] ‘ _
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EUBBELL, JAMES ’l‘.. 9 Water 53., N.
ll UllLiiUT'l‘, J. BELDEN.
Attorney and Counselor at Law. Room 4, (m;
stairs) Gazette Building, Norwalk.
3 EIIOUR, JOHN 8., Room over Fan-field (in
N ational Bank, Counselor at Law.
BANKS.
tilsNTllAL NATIONAL BANK, Wall st, IL;
capital, $100,000; surpglus, $14,100; George it.
dolmesxpresident; . L. Boyer, v1ce-pres1-
‘ don gl-Vifliam A. Curtis, cashier. . '
2.111% HELD COUNTY NATIONAL BANK, +1
Wail st,N_. Incorporated 1824. Capital,$200,~
000. PreSIdent, James W. Hyatt; vice-preSI-
sent, E. O. Keeler ' cashier Lewis 0. Green
111:1:an COUNTY SAVINGS BANK. 51
Wall st, N. Dep05its, $430,000; surplus, $20;
330. Winfield S..Moody, president; Martin S.
(fa-aw. v1ce~presgd’t ' James H. Bailey, treas.
' ATIONAL BANK OF NORWALK, 51 Wall
st, N. Incor orated 1857. Capital,. $240,000.
Ebenezer H11 , {resident ; E. J. Hill, Vice-
cresident ; H. . . Price, cashier ‘ directors.
l.- Hill E. J. H111, w. G. Thomas, is. it. Lock-
wood, ._A. Osborn. O E. Wilson, E. Becrd,
l). W. Fitch, W. F. Bishop. Bankers’, Mer-
shants’, Manufacturers’, Personal and Family
. accounts are solicited.
’NURWALK SAVINGS SOCIETY, Wall st. N.
Dcpomts over $2,000,000. surplus $00,000. Geo.
)1. Holmes, preSIdent ; R. B. Craufurd, VICe-
i‘xresidcnt : Geo. E; Miller. treasurer.
I BOOKS AND STATIONERY.
i‘lNN‘n‘O, J. Al.‘.'l‘llU1’., «19Wiill st., N.; School
Supplies.
(22101619 I"- RIA’LY GROCERIES
.-I.iL'\.-‘~'l'l‘z .i' isll0., :20 lsiain st., N,, Fruit
Flour. .lsc. .
c.1517. LEN. C. P., 7 Water :st., 21.; fair dealing.
SELLECK, GEORGE WARD, Fine Family
Groceries and Table Luxuries. 18 Wall st.. N.
EA’PRL‘SSING.
HORRELL’S EXPRESS—Pianos, Furniture
agillljaggage Removed. Handled With care.
Nor-walk and South Norivalk. Address Box
4:53, South Norwalk.
_ ll‘il' RN! TU RI!) .I)E.»LLERS.
llAYlllONlLI‘r. 11., 40 and 48 Main st.. N.
A! VERY AJVL‘ BOARDIIYG _ STABLE-‘5
DANN, H. E., 8 River st.. N.
1{01'ELS.
NORWALK HOTEL. opp. Danbury &Norwalk
Depot and Post Office; M. McPherson. propr
INS URANCE.
. LOCKWOOD, WM” cor. Main and Wall sts., N
Real estate, investments, loans negotiated.
NORWALKFIRE INS. 00., N. In successful
ousmess Since 1860; no outstanding claimsc
LAUA’DRIE’S.
ASKEW, R. F. 2 Elizabeth street. S. N.
BIARBLE' JVORKS.
BATES, P. W., Water st., N,: Steam Stone
Works, Monumental and Building, all kinds.
MARITETS.
MODEL MARKET, :20 Wall st., N.; beef, veal,
lamb, pork, poultry, etc. W. Wardwell, prop.
' W- F. "LOCKWOOD, 7 Main street, N., fine
meats, poultry, fish, oysters, clams and
vegetables, a specialty.
BAILWITZ dc BBQ. 30 Main; beef, pork, etc.
11,1 U51 0 INS TR UCTORS.
FERRIS. N. K., 30 West avenue. N.
‘ REAL ESTATE.
RAYMOND Ar, GORHAM, ReaLEstate ailml.
Insurance Brokers, Auctioneers, Commissm’n‘
Merchonts. Storoge; Warehouse, Agents for
Coal and-Wood, Randall’s Block, E. N.
WILSON.,.O. E,, GAZETTE bldg., N, Invest-
ments and'money to 'loan. Also insurance
written in best of companies at lowest rate 3
TOBACCO.
AMES SUTHERLAND.
Fine Tobacco and Cigars, Stationery and
Newspapers and Periodicals, GazetteBuild-
ing. Norwalk.
TYPE IVRITIIV'G. .
PINNEO, MISS D. S., 401Wa‘ll st.,N.; all styles.
f . . UNDERTAKERAS- .
GREGORY, H. S.,‘cor. Main 'and Marshall sts'.
JENNINGS, J. D., opp. Horse Railway Depot,
N. Residence. 3 Elm st.; telephone.
. _ P B. KAVANAUGH &_ CO.._, 5Wallst., N.
RAYMOND. CrII 450-4'8.Mai'n"st.; telephone. ,1
War... .
Fran I
k H. Baxter,
PHARMACIST.
wit .
“the ”ANNIE EZ East; ‘
, . Voice Culture, _ .
ice EAIN STREET, activists, scan. .
Horse Skating. '
HE undersigned has taken the shop in the
. rear of S. T. Rub ’s on Cross street, and
‘is prepared to do I orse Shoeing in a first-
class manner. Give me a call. tf131
JOHN LYCETT.
All Kinds of Sewing Machines Repaired
_By_._
WILLIAM SM: TH,
2n1147i) Cor. \Vall and “later Sts., Norwalk.
0. J”. Ferries,
PARCEL AND BAGGAGE EXPRESS.
Baggage called for and delivered on Sunday.
Slate at Benedict’s, Norwalk, and Hoyt’s Drug
Store, South Norwalk. 3m147.
BLACKMAN’S
NEW STUDIO 0F PHOTOGRAPHY,
3 Wall Street, Norwalk.
Best Work and Satisfaction Guaranteed.
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{has SANG)
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.. vcjoum Massacre-ea.
THE CELEBRATED
IVERS & POND PIANO
With alltheir patents, including soft sto
attachment, can be seen by calling on or a -
”3”” N. K. FERRIS,
Organist of the Norwalk M. E. Church and
TEACHER OF THE PIANO, ORGAN AND HARMONY.
Residence—30 West avenue, Norwalk, Conn.;
P. O. Box 131. At home Mondays, Thursdays
and Fridays from 9 a. m. to 12 m. 3m110
$50 awn
AREWARD of—Five Hundred Dollars will
- be paid by the Selectmen of the Town of
L orwalk for the arrest and COIlVlciil‘) of the
oarty or parties setting any of the recent
ncendiary fires in said town, or any such that
may occur hereafter. ‘ 40tf
SAMUEL DASKAM, Selectmen of
NELSON J. CRAW, the Town
OSCAR W. RAYMOND, of Norwalk.
Dated at Norwalk, February 16th. 1891.
C . L. W E RN E It,
6 Main Street, Nor-walk,
Bake and Confectioner.
Manufacturer of Ice tream,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
WPienics and parties supplied on short
notice.
ALL KINDS OF CANDIES FRESH EVERY DAY.
Leave our orders for Sundays at 0 MAIN
STREE . NORWALK. 13175
Making Glad the Waste (Waist) Places.
“That’s what I call making glad the
waist places,” said Smithson, as he put
his arm around a lady’s waist. But
Lilly won’t care much for this Show
of affection if Smithson doesn’t get
rid of that disagreeable catarrh of his.
Won’t somebody tell him that Dr. Sage’s
Catarrh Remedy— will cure him. 8
its mild, soothing. mitiseptic,
'- cleansing and healing ‘propcrtieii, Dr.
Sage’s Catarrh Remedy cures the" worst
cases of Chronic Catarrh in the.Head,
as thousands can testify. “Cold‘iu the
Head” is cured with a few applications.
' . .; 13’73' ,
. SIEMaizi-Strcctyso'itli scram ., '
Catarrlrd Headache; is relieved and
cured as if by magic: , g .
In perfect faith, the makers of Dr.
Sage’s Catarrh Remedy—the World’s
Dispensary Medical Association, of Buf-
falo. N. Y., offer to pay $500 to any one
suficring from Chronic Catarrh in the
Head whom they cannot cure.
Now, if the conditions were reversed
—if they asked you to pay $500 for a
positive cure you might hesitate. Here
are reputable men, with years of honor-
: able dealing; thousands of dollars and
a great name back of them.
They believe in themselves. Isn’t it
worth a trial? isn’t any trial prefera-
ble to catarrh ?,
THE INTERNATIONAL CITE.
GATEWAY or 2 GREAT NATIONS,
WHERE COMMERCE MOVES WITH
TIDE AND RAIL.
:1
Send to the undersi heal for maps and pum-
phlets which Will in ‘Orm you about Blaine,
Puget Sound, and the new state of Washington.
Blame, the future metropolis. Population,
1889, 75; 1890, 2100. Complete system of electric
lights; waterworks; ten miles twelve-toot Side-
walks; Six miles graded streets; has best land,-
locked harbor on Puget Sound. Four greatest
trans-continental railways. _ he Canadian
Pacific and Great Northern Railways are Just
completed here. The Northern Pacific is only
.
,,,
,
.J.
. 15 miles away and the Union Pacific is coming
as fast as men and money) can build. Now is
the time to_.buy lots and locks and realize on
the great use in values. ..
We are the largest owners. Lots range from
875 to $1,500. Lots five to ten blocks from water
front, $75 and $100; choice, $100 to 8250.. Terms
one-third down; balance, one year, In equal
monthly payments. You get exactly the same
terms as given _at. our offices here and in
Blaine. By remitting ten dollars by draft,
registered letter or telegraph we Will select
for you the best unsold lots. ‘
in Seattle; Washington National
E. O. Graves, Presulcnt and err-Assistant :U. S.
Treasurer; L. H..Gi;iffith,_Beality andBanking
- Co.a’nd exiGovern‘OInEugeneSemple; Séattle':
First National Bank; Blaine National Bank an
Chamber‘ef 00mmercé; Blame, Wri'shingt
A D D: B E s s
NEW ENGLAND LAND AND HARBOR
IBIPR-OVEMENT CO., . ‘ - »
j 55 main. Street,
KEEPS}, CONSTANTLY ON HAND A
COMPLETE ASSORTMENT 0F
ALL KINDS OF
FISH,
Oysters and Clams
IN THEIR SEASON.
Orders called for and de—
livered free of charge.
Call and See Me
AND I WILL SUIT YOU.
3m106
Must Be Sold.
FARM of 35 Acres, all Meadow and Pasture
- Land. Dwelling House, nine rooms,
about 20 years old. Large barn and cow house
nearly new. Five hundred peach trees in full
bearing. Apples, grapes and small fruits in
a bundance. Situatedtwo milesfrom Norwalk
Bridge. on the main road to New Canaan, on
high ground. Fine view of Long Island Sound.
Price $4,000. Must be sold to_settle an estate.
For further particulars engire of
9 O . WILSON,
Norwalk. Ct.
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The Body bf a Well Dressed Young
Man Found Under a Bridge.
UNDOUBTEDLY A nuance.
It ‘1. Believed That the Victim’synody
Was Placed In This Lonely Spot So»
- It Would Not Be I)lscovored+l*lrp
Onoflns Searched the Corpse.
PLAINFIELD, Aug. 31.——Four little boys
were playing near a lake of water on John
I. Holly’s property, in Park avenue, this
city, when they discovered the body of a
young man in an advanced stage of de-
composition entangled in a web of roots
of willow trees, under a bridge. The boy:
in terror ran to Mr. Holly’s house, ap
prised him of their discovery and then
sped home. Mr. Holly, who is president
of the Commercial Alliance Insurance
company and a. prominent Standard Oi.‘
man, has a large country seati about three
miles east nf Plainfield just on the borders
of Middlesex county. A few years ago h:
enlarged a little pond to the ,‘proportlont
ofa. lake. Underneath the bridge span-
ning this lake is a network of roots and
decayed limbs of trees, and here the body
was found. ‘
' Ho “’as Well Dressed.
Mr. Holly immediately took charge 01
,the remains. They are those Of a mar.
about twenty-one years old. He wort
dark blue trousers and a fashonable cut-
away coat. The underclothing was of fine
texture. The drawers were neatly tucked
into a pair of black silk stockings and he
wore fine calfskin congress gaiters. He
had very smelt hands and feet. The head
was wedged down among the roots, and
the body was imbedded so firmlyasto indi-
cate that it had been ~forced by violent
means into its position. The face had
been eaten by fishes so identification of the
features was impossible.
‘ The Conorer Moves Slowly.
'Mr. Holly sent to New Brunswick for a
coroner. Pending that official’s arrival
the corcpse lay just where it was found, but
covers with a canvas. Up to 1 o’clock
Sunday morning nothing had been heard
from the coroner. There may be papers on
the body which will identify the man, but
these have not yet been touched.
Every Evidence of Murder.
There is every indication that the man
was murdered. In the first place no sui-
cide could have become wedged in among
the roots, because there is no current in
the pond whatever. In the second place
the man could not possibly have placed
himself in the position in which he was
found, with his head pushed away in
among the roots.
The Lonely Locality.
Mr. Holly said the body must have been
placed there by some one perfectly familiai
with. the place, and that the locality-was
REFERENCES—Every bank and business firm_ Q selected for its 103.911l1é55, no one ever hav-
Bank; Hou.‘ ring «Occasion to_ go -or look- under 9 the
bridge. “He believes that the crime was
i cOmm'it‘ted elsewhereand that the corpse
' had been Carried 'tb where it'was found.
, i’l‘he body seems to be thatof'a-you'ug
man of wealth or, at. least' in comfortable
circumstances" ' If he was, as there seems
, . t; ;-— to be littleroom ~ for-doubt, his murderer
OchnENTAI. BLOCK. SEATTLE. WASH.- ». '
placed theremains where he thought they
' DEMOBEST 8: CO. FAIL.
.1195 Capital Is One lililliou Dollars and Il‘
Employs Three Hundred Men.
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa.,Aug. 31.—The Demo~ ;
rest Fashion and Sewing Machine com.
pany, of the city of New York, made an as-
signment. The assignee is Hugh McDon-
ald, superintendent. Mr. McDonald, who
I ‘is now in charge, will go to New York to ‘
take charge of the ofi’ice there. He has dis-
charged all the men. He states that they
will probably all beat work in a few days
again.
The failure is attributed to complica.
. tions at the New York oilice. E. R. Payne,
of this city, holds a mortgage of 875,000
against the plant, but will probably co-
operate to continue the industry. The
capital stock of the company was recently
increased to $1,000,000. The works employ
about 300 men and the failure has created
agreat surprise here, as it was reported
that the company cleared $40,000 last year
and was in good condition.
Became Insane While Preaching.
BINGHAMTON, N. Y., Aug. 31,—Rev. E.
H. Truesdel, of Preston, N. Y., a Metho-
dist minister, suddenly became violently
insane while delivering a sermon at a
camp meeting at Sidney. The cause of
his dementia is thought to be overwork.
For many months he has preached three
times on Sunday, besides attending to the
social meetings of the church and funer-
als and visiting the sick during the week.
Upon examination it was found that his
left side was paralyzed and he is in a pre-
carious condition.
Gone to Wipe Out the Sims Gang.
MOBILE, Aug. 31,—United States Marshal
Walker left here with a posse of forty se-
lected detectives from Alabama, Missis-
sippi and Louisiana by a special train for
Buckatunna. They carry horses, guns,
ammunition, camping outfit, etc, for the
purpose of breaking up stills and wiping
out the notorious Sims gang in Choctaw
county.
The Babe Was Strangled.
NEW YORK, Aug. 31.——Tli_e body of a
newly born babe was found in front of
1,234 Third avenue lying under a truck.
Deputy Coroner Donlin, who examined it,
found the babe had died of strangulation.
Finger marks were plainly visible about
the throat.
Copyright Articles May Be Seized.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 31.——Assistant Secre~
tary .Crounze has decided that dutiable
copyright articles, if imported through
the mails, are subject to seizure the same
as other dutiable mails.
Killed. on the Rail.
ROCHESTER, N. Y., Aug. 81.—-James
Server, an old man, was struck by an Erie
train and killed near Painted Post. He
was engaged in picking up coal from the
track at the time.
Four Killed in a Wreck.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 31.——A wreck occurred
on the St. Louis and San Francisco rail-
road near Phillipsburg. Four men were
killed and the loss is heavy.
Hal Pointer Won.‘
HARTFORD, Aug. 31,—Hal Pointer ,won
the second and third heats of the pacing
race. Time, 233%, 2:13}; '
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BLOOD FLO‘VED FRE ELY.
In the Conventionvat Weedsport Some
Lively Scrapping Took Place
WEEDSPORT, N. Y., Aug.
were two" Democratic conventions i)
Franklin hall, and as was expected, twd
sets of delegates will go to the state con.
vention at Saratoga. The division oc-
curred at promptly 12 o’clock, when Allen
T. Rumsey, chairman of the district com-~
mitt-cc, walked on the stage and called for
order. August Rothery, a Hill man, who,
it is claimed, is not a member of the com
mittee, followad Ramsey and called to:
order. Rumsey named L. C. Mead fo
chairman, at it to a vote, and it ' we
adopted. .he Hillm a were in the ma.
jority. A. W. Shurt iff— ‘ was named a!
chairman by Rothery,
elected. Secretaries and tellers were ap
pointed by the antLIIill men, who had
the call and proceeded with business. Fol~
lowing closely on the heels of Chairman
Shurtliif, of the Hill convention, were Pal
Flynn, George, alias “Shorty” Brown, Day
Trowbridge, and F. B. Martin, of the
prison. ,
Brown and Flynn took positions in front
and soon made it 'apparent that they were
there to “scrap.” ,pBig Jack McGarr, an-
other prison kceper, in uniform, stood on
a trunk in front of the stage. While both
chairmen were thanking~their colleagues
for the honors, “Shorty” Brown and Pat
Flynn started in to do their part of the
performance and created a row. .
Big Jack McGarr joined the Hill fight
'ers and first blood ran from his nose and a
cut on the face. A general fight ensued,
but the Hill fighters got the worst of it.
Flynn and McGarr were knocked down
and kicked from the room. Brown, from
his perch on the stage, kicked a man in
face. and when some of the crowd attempt
ed to reach the stage it is alleged that
Trowbridge drew a revolver and flourished
it freely. The few minutes of lively scrap.
ping did not seem to interfere with the
' business of the regular running of the
Hill machine. After a very lively time
each faction named delegates to the state
convention and adjourned.
More Disgruntled Democrats.
BUFFALO, Aug. 31.—-The Democrats 01
the Second district of Chautauqua county
at their convention at Sinclairville elected
Daniel Toomey, of Dunkirk; Joseph Pow-
ers, of J amestdwn, and Clayton D. Leon-
ard, of Cherry Creek, as delegates to the
state convention. They are Hill men.
The protesting Cleveland men did not
leave the ball, but after the Hill men get
through with the regular order of busi-
ness, they elected A. L. Phillips, Dr. J. B.
Schofield and A. R. Moore, who are con-
testants. The Hill men controlled the
convention at the very start, as they had
majority of the delegates. .
Both Factions Favor Flower.
CENTRAL SQUARE, N. Y., Aug. 31.—'1‘-he
Democratic convention of the Second Os-
wego assembly district met here. The
Cleveland men indorsed ‘Flo'wer for govern-
or, and G. N. Harding for state com-
mitteeman. The Hill cenvention passed
resolutions in favor of Flower for governor,
and C. N. Bulger for attorney general, and
authorized the district convention to name
an assembly candidate. The Hill men
claimed to have» fifty-five uncontested
votes out of the total number of seventy-
fiv'e delegates. ‘ . .
~ T‘n'e‘si; Didh’t-Flght, but Bolted.
._ AUBURN,_-N. ;Y., _Aug. 31.—-The Demo-
cratic convention for the Second assembly
district of Cayuga county, held at Moravia,
N. Y., resulted in a split, the faction
headed by’ Warden Durston bolting the
convention when they were beaten in the
choice, of a chairman, Dr. M. P. Conway,
of Auburn, being chosen. Resolutions
were adopted indorsing the administra-
tions of Cleveland and Hill,and referring to
.Roswell P. Flower as the most popular
candidate’for governor.
Democrats Disagree. ,
" AUBURN, N. Y., Aug. 31.——There was a
split at the South Cayuga district Demo-
cratic convention at Moravia and two
conventions were held. One was in the
interests of Warden C. F. Durston, state
committeeman from this district and a
Hill man, whose forces withdrew from the
original convention and held one by them-
selves. Both factions chose delegates to
the state convention. ’
Boston Bridge Victims. ,
STATESVILLE, N. 0., Aug. 31.—This is
the third day after the Boston bridge dis-
aster, and though a cold, drizzling rain
is falling and overcoat-s are needed,
crowds of people are cOngregsted anxious
to see the removal of the wreck. The re-
port that A. L. Sink Was dead is not true.
He and his Wife are still alive. Mr. Sink’s
injuries are the most serious. Hopes are
: entertained of the recovery of both. State
Auditor Sanderlin has nearly recovered.
Charles G. Webber, of 1,224 Carson street,
Pittsburg, will probably be buried in Oak-
Wood cemetery at this place, his body
being so mutilated that it could not be
sent away.
The Rumors Not Verified.
NEW YORK, Aug. 31.—Charles H. Caster,
of the firm of Drexel, Morgan &. Co., said
he knew nothing about a majority of the
secureties of the Union Pacific railroad
being placed in the hands of his firm. He
further said that he knew nothing about
the rumor that Jay Gould had relin-
guished control of the road and that Pier-
pont Morgan was to be the leading spirit
in the management.
Will Go to Washington in September.
CAPE MAY, Aug. 31.—President Harri-
‘son has returned to the shore capital.
Lieutenant Parker, United States navy,
joined the president at Cape May, accom-
panying him to the cottage, where he was
warmly greeted. The regular executive
business of the president’s ofi'ice will be
resumed and kept up till the middle of
September, when, it is stated, it will be
moved to Washington.
Empress of Japan Beats the Record.
MONTREAL, Aug. 31,—The Canadian Pa-
cific railway’s steamship Empress of
Japan, which left Yokohama at- 8;45 a. m.,
Aug. 19, arrived at Royal Roads, ofi Vic-
toria, at 4:24 a. m., Aug. 29, thus making
the trip in 9 days, 19 hours and 89 minutes
and beating the record.
May Be a Murder Mystery.
LOCKPORT, N.~Y., Aug. 31.—The body of
a. young woman was found in the woods
at Mapleton, ten miles from here. It is
thought to be that Of an Italian girl who
was seen in that vicinity with a male com-
panion recently. Suspicious of murder are
entertained.
The Californian Victorious.
MONTREAL, Aug. 31.—The wrestling
match between ‘yV. H. Quinn, champion
of the Pacific coast, and W. Duane, of
Troy, champion middleweight wrestler of
the United States, resulted in favor of
Quinn, The match was for $500 a. side. -
and declared.
jGOT'TlREllilYING UP.
31.-The e '
A One Year Mutual Benefit Order
Could Not Stand the Strain.
NOTHING BUT ASSESSMENTS
Instead of Receipts l": the Money Paid
in the Circulars Calling for More
Came in Reply—Then They
Concludo to Quit.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 81.—The Wild Hunters’
branch of the Mutual One Year Benefit
order of this city is no more. Thirty hard
working Germans and men of other na-
tionalities in the humble pursuits‘of life
have been made its victims for several
months, and they refuse to stand it any
longer. This is a branch of an order that
proposed to pay $100 on each certificate of
membership at the end of one year, con-
ditioned simply on the payment of assess-
ments, which, according to their circulars,
would not aggregate more than $35. The
order, which has its headquarters at Bos-
ton, is said to have 18,000 members in the
country.
Assessments Increasing Steadily.
The Wild Hunters’ branch was organ-
ized in February last by Deputy Organ--
izer Charlotte Meyer. Since that time
the members have been assessed twice in
February, twice in March, twice in April,
twice in May, twice in June, three times
in July, four times in August, with notifi-
cations of six assessments for the coming
month, and these only dating up to the
10th.
The members claim that for the past
fifty days they have received no receipts
for their assessments forwarded to the
supreme lodge in Boston. They have ad-
dressed several communications to head.
quarters, and have not received a single
reply. The only word received by the
members has come in the form of assess-
ment calls at the rate of seven in twenty
days. This being the condition of affairs,
the members of. the order have concluded
to wind up the affairs of the lodge and
“swear off ” for all time to come on “mu
tual one-year benefit orders.”
A Queer Condition of Biembership.
One of the indignant victims said:
“When one joins the order he binds him-
self to pay the assessments as often as the
supreme lodge deems it necessary. You
can readily see that there is no limitation
in the number of assessments, as has been
exemplified in the present case.”
The wife of the deputy organizer refused
to pay her assessments. The deputy or-
ganizer said, when questioned as to the
cause: “During the months of August
and September of last year the order in-
creased 2,000 in number, making a total oi
18,000 members all over the country.
Not What Was Expected.
“The newspapers have severely criticised
._ our policy, and the eifect has been 50
marked that there has been very little in-
crease this year. The supreme lodge has,
for the protection of all its order, a reserve
' fund. This amounts to $257,000.
“This sum is a security for all those mem-
bers whose certificates have not matured.
Now the supreme lodge does not want to
tench this fund this year, and it proposes
.to assess all members as often as it is
thought necessary to enable it to pay ofi
matured certificates. , Had the expected
increase in membership shown itself this
year it would not have been necessary tc
resort to this.”
An Official’s Wife Drops Out.
“Why did your wife drop out of the
Wild Hunters’ branch and discontinue the
payment of her assessments ?”
“Well, I will tell 'you. I carry three cer-
tificates, and now that assessments are be-
coming so numerous the pressure began to
be felt very keenly, and I had to tell her to
quit.”
When questioned further he answered
with general denials or dodged the ques
tions. There are'said to be twenty other
branches of the order in the city, and they
are all practically in the same boat, 'but
they have not yet taken action.
BRIEF llIENTION.
Err-Assistant Paymaster E. W. Long, oi
the U. S. army, was taken from Bellevue
hospital, New York, on a special boat to
the Brooklyn navy yard, where he will re-
main until taken to Washington, when he
will be placed in a private asylum.
The Beatrix crossed the finish line an
easy winner in the yacht race at Marble-
head, Mass. ‘
The Methodists of Saratoga have refused
to grant the use of their church tb the
Unitarian biennial conference.
The cabinet makers of Chicago, about
2,000 men, will probably strike Monday
night for eight hours and piece work.
I. N. Carson and H. E. Lower are wanted
at Portland, Ore., for swindlin by means
of a New Jersey Building and Loan 8.8504
ciation.
Mrs. S. H. Bummer, the wife of a res-
taurateur at Binghamton, N. Y., was
burned to death in her bedroom.
United States Senators Carlisle and Ald-
rich, of the senate finance committee, have
been hearing testimony in Boston on the
cost of production of manufactures, and
find too large a. profit in shoes.
Census Agent Petrofif has turned up at
San Francisco wit the population of
Alaska in 1890, which he says was 900
Aleutians, 5,000 Indians and 18,000 Esqui-
maux. He says rum is decreasing the
population. ‘
Superintendent of ' Public Buildings
Barnham and Lieutenant Governor Jones
held a conference at Albany Thursday.
Five of the eleven orderlies discharged
from the capitol for taking “tips” have
been reinstated. '
A cable dispatch from London states
that Rudyard Kipling has just finished a
new novel, written in collaboration with
a young American—Wolcott Balestier—
now living in London. It is a. story of
America and India, and it will appear in
The Century.
The fires in the pine forests near Bor-
deaux were more disastrous than at first
supposed. In addition to the immense
tracts of forest land which have been laid
waste it is kn’own that at least ten per-
sons—woodcutters, hunters and (fharcoal
burners—lost their lives during the con:
flagration.
Acable dispatch from Paris says that
the official estimate of the damage done by
the recent cyclone which swept over the
island of Martinique places the amount at
$10,000,000 and says that 378 people lost
their lives. President Carnot has signed
acredit of $200,000, which sum is tobe
heed. to assist the Martinique sufferers.
‘ able that you can get two summers out
o m stoc k B
PERHAPS your funds are running low. If they are then it is 1.11le the time
for keeping up appearances; You can do it for an insignificant outlay.
Our $8 suits have. no terrors for "slender pocketbooks and. yet they look 1‘39 ,if
plenty of money purchsed them. You "
can apply to their quality any kind of
a test you please—they are comfort-
able, tastefully designed and so dur-
of them. They suggest prosperity. A
little finer in finish and fabric, but, not
a bit less of a bargain, are out $10, $12
and $15 Suits. , '
WILL OPEN Onn LIN! or
MEN’S YOUTHS’ ANll BUYS’
FaIISWinlertlolhing
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Saturday, August 22.
Comstock 'Brosg
Masonic Building, i 14 So. Main Street,
NORWALK. g SO.NORWALK.
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OFFERS SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS IN ALL STYLES OF
SUMMER ..-.. EAEEIoe
AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES:
_;§§j-‘YOU WILL MAKE A MISTAKE IF YOU DO NOT CALL
AND EXAMINE THIS STOCK. -
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--Don’t forget that we can show you the Best Line of—
LADIES’ —:- SHIRT -:— WAISTS
'IN NORWALKE;
Edward Street,
No. 5 Gazette Building, Norwalk',
BRIDGEPORT.
———Have closed their corner entrance, but are offering——
Qpecial Bargains
In their two back stores, entrance at the door of the Chapel Annex.
We have some good bargains left in
SHORT ENDS 0F DRESS GOODS,
CHOICE BLACK GOODS, ,/
PONGEE AND INDIA SILKS,
BLACK GRENADINES,
BLACK LACE DRESSES,
SHORT LENGTHS OF LACES.
Visitors will find Laces, Handkerchiefs and Gloves, near the door of the
Chapel Annex. Prints, Sheetings, Flannels and Blankets are in the Annex
basement, also reached by Cannon street door. Hosiery, Merino and Gents’
Furnishing Goods will be found in the Annex. »
SPECIAL BARGAINS IN GINGHAMS,‘ which are in their usual
place. Corsets, Cotton Underwear, Ferris’ Waists, Children’s White Dresses,
Infants. Goods, Ladies’ Waists, Children’s Short and Long Cloaks, Ribbons,
Small Wares, Notions, Jewelry, Perfumery, Art Goods, Traveling Bags and
Belts, and hundreds of Fancy Articles are in their usual places and are -
reached by the CANNON STREET ENTRANCE.
W. B. HALL .2 00.
TH -n. M. H ADEUIVIPANY.
'Bridgeport. ' '
Previous to our moving into the large store now being inadc ready
for our Carpet and Upholstery Departments, we intend :
to sell a great many rolls of
From our regular stock we have taken for I 7
this sale :— .
Where we are now.
BEST INGRAINS AT 55 CENTS, _.
BEST TAPESTRIES AT 70 CENTS,
BODY BRUSSELS AT $1.00.
- , MOQUETTES AT $1.30,
We cannot move all :the goods we have, except that we make a low
price. It would be no object for you to buy, except at a low price. Taking
these two things into consideration we are
Making a_ Low Price.
On every yard of goods in our Carpet Department.
THE D. m. READ oomrnm.» _
Norwalk Chronicler