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u UR u‘ (7 isiii’fi G I) EJJ‘ARTMIL‘EV 211’.
Ila Hams liJ'hmnnvzn. .132. of New York,
has charge of the. (.‘mi-zn'r‘ris's Engraving. Book
and Jobbing llcputment. lie is an export
a M. experienced Job Printer. and no work en—
trusted tn him will be unsatisfaetorilv done.
Our Borough Highways.
The condition of our Borough high-
ways should receive some attention
with the view of bettering their con-
dition. That they are not no W,01‘ ever
have been (“Test avenue expected)
what they should be must be admitted.
The trouble seems to be that we spend
too little for substantial construction,
and too much for repairs, which don’t
last more than a couple of moons.
Much of the stuff that is carted on our
highways as repairing material is soon
blown away by the wind or washed
into the sewers by the rains. Much of
the trash that is dumped on our high-
ways is fitter to re-enforce a garden
patch than to repair a highway.
This faulty system is the legacy of no
particular Court of Burgesses, or of any
political party ; it is a system that has
been in vogue for years, and it carried
out by the Civil Service Commissioners
themselves would produce no better re-
sults. We put the wrong kind of ma-
terial on our highways, and there is
where the trouble begins and ends.
We have got to put better material and
more of it on our highways if we wish
to have better roads. It ' would be
cheaper for a man to cover the roof of
his house with brown paper, but ex-
perience and common sense say use
shingles, metal or slate.
We think we are saving money be-
cause the present system is not extrav-
agantly costly, but we are not. The
money we spend repairing our roads
in a decade would pay the interest on
the first cost of a good road and prob-
ably sink the capital. The wide awake
railroad man piles up a huge debt in
order to provide his road with the best
rails, road bed and other appliances ,
because his road will then have
greater cfiiciency and safety.
Our Borough highways have been
managed on the principle that it costs
less to patch apoor road than it does
to build a good one, which is true in
theory, but not satisfactory in practice.
We must use better material and plen-
ty of it. This will cost money, but it
will be money well invested. Good
roads mean comfort to those who ride
for pleasure, profit for those who haul
merchandise, and more frequent visi—
tors from adjoining towns.
This work should begin on our busi-
ness streets, so that our country cousins
can get in and out of town with ease
and safety. Few people are aware how
much money is lost by our merchants
for lack of good roads. The man who
rides into town on the cars doesn’t come
as often, and the railroad has got mon-
ey that should have gone into our mer-'
chants cash-boxes. The people of In-
diana build “gravel roads” county-wise
and bond the counties to pay for them.
The legislature of Massachusetts has
authorized counties to employ a con-
sulting engineer to advise selectmen as
to the building and repairing of high-
ways. New York and Pennsylvania
are agitating better country roads. It
is time for the Borough of Norwalk to
cast aside old methods, which do not
seem to give good results, and adopt
some system which will give us better
roads.
We may add, parenthetically, that
much of what we have said 'is' adapted
to the latitude of Weston, Wilton and
some parts of Westport. New Canaan
sets a fair example of good country
roads.
Speclal Town Meeting,
At the special town meeting yester-
day, it was voted to approve the new
layout of the road from the East Nor-
walk cemetery to Gregory’s Point, and
$3, 500 were appropriated to pay for the
improvement. The meeting also voted
to accept Clifi' street. .
It is understood that the legality of
the vote making the appropriation is
questioned. ‘ ' '
—Say! Have you seen.that bright
little Daily, the New York Advertiser ?
Benedict will deliver it for 6 cents a
' ton Store.
‘ Business Improves In. all sections.
‘ LEADS in ADVERTISING. ’
9 Wants, l Cent a Word.
“Equal and Exact Justice to all Men of Whateverififtute or Persuasion, Religious 0r Political.”—Jqu‘son
TERSE TALES OF THE TOWN.
The white squadron is at Portland,
Me. .
~Pint Fruit Jars to-day at the Bos-
The reports that the Pope is ill are
not true.
There was an unusually-heavy dew
last night.
—Now is the time to buy peaches at
Raymond’s.
Mr. Ira Cole and family are home
again from Watch Hill.
Are you going to See “Casper, the
Yodler,” Monday night ?
President James W. Hyatt left for
Boston yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Mead’s school for girls and
young ladies Wlll re-open October 1.
Mayor Charles R. Baldwin-of Water-
bury, lias declined at re-nomination.
iii. and Mrs. S. S. Patterson, of New
York, are visiting MrsfiM. E. Radio. '
The New Milford fair will be held on
next week.
—Ladies, you can get the nicest $3
shoes at Hoyt’s. Try them. 1802t
Try the want column of the DAILY
GAZETTE. It costs but one cent a day
for a word.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Ward Selleck talk
of taking in the excursion to Saratoga
and Lake George Monday.
Russell B. Harrison yesterday pro-
nounced as wholly false the story pub-
lished about him in some of yesterday’s
papers.
Three men who were caught by cat-
tlemen in Custer county, Mon, chang-
ing brands on cattle, were all hanged to
the same tree.
—All the latest Books at Benedict’s.
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The cotton crop for the United States
for the year ending August, 1891, was
8,652,579 bales, the largest crop ever
grownby 1,341,275 bales, .
Members of the old Eighth C. V. have
been notified that the twenty~second
annual reunion, will 'be held. in Hart
ford, Thursday, September 17. ’ ‘1
-—The “Celebrated Green Mountain
Grapes” for sale at Raymond’s. Fresh
every day. . 179tf
A locomotive headlight on the Hon-
satonic railroad exploded at Derby last
evening. The whole front of the en-
gine was enveloped in flames for some
ten minutes.
The annual meeting of the legisla-
tive body of the O. U. A. M. Funeral
Aid association of Connecticut, will be
held at New Haven on Wednesday,
September 16th. . ,
Roderick Beers, the well-known con-
ductor on the Consolidated road, who,
onlfi a few months egg) wedded Mrs. W-
H. anks, a wealthy ridgeport WldOW,-
has been served with divorce papers.
~Best wearing school shoes at ,low
prices at Hoyt’s. - 318021;
Bradstreet’s reports 178 failures inLthe
United States during the week, against
186 in the preceding week, and 141, 143,
157 and 119 in the corresponding weeks
of 1890,:1‘889,1888 and 1887 respectively.
Next Monday is the day to which the
state senate adjourned. Eulogles, In
memory of Dr. Alsop Wlll be . prof
nounced and the senate may adiourn
to November 11, the day for re-conven-_
ing the house.
——Say l- youwant’a stock (if good Cigars
for Labor Day, go to Benedict, he ”can
The Water 'Commissmners ‘ consider,—
ately turned the water on ‘a’ga‘m at 9.30
last night to enable the Hour to run off
its edition, but'why not turn it on for
all consumers and when gone purchase
it of South Norwalk, according to con-
tract? ‘ "_'_" . ,_ . ..
The head,- shoulders and trunk of the
bronze, statue of Henry W. Grady, the
Southern author and journalist, were
successfully cast in bronze In one piece
at the foundry of the Ames Mnnufac-
turing Company at Chicopec, Mass,
Thursday. ‘ ' ' ' '
When the ‘ ‘Clemenceau Case" opened
their sea’Son at Asbury Park, Thursday
night, Manager Brady fearing trouble
from Founder Bradley’s pohce, pre-
sented “Iza,”».as' the model, in-a regu
lation Asbury Park ._ bathing costume,
which brought down therhouserr' ..
—Headquarters for - Peaches, Plums
and Pears at Raymdnd’s Grocery.‘179tf
goin to have a new pair of clothes,
but apt. Rose wants his leggins. We
would suggest that he get his commis-'
sion at the same time.
——You are sure of courteous and po-
lite treatment, at Benedict’s Cigar Em-
porium. _‘ 180tf 3
._R. G. Dun-8r Co.’s. weekly review of
trades says (yesterday) .inesubstan'lofiz.
e
monetary situation .is decidedly clearer
imports alanincrcase largely, the bal-
week of six days. 180tf
ancejofitrade turnsdecidedlyr 'in favor-
of the'United States. . - - .
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of
, yesterday,
supply yOur-wautsevery time,= '180tf .
It is net known whether-thehf‘Pug’.’ is
and mercuvfavorable. —. Exports . from.
New Yorkzaink‘five-rweeks geXCeed. last -
year’sne’arly. 31aper cent; and while. .
N orwalk, Conn,
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President Harrison spent yesterday
shooting rails on the Mauve; River
meadows, near Port Elizabeth, N. J.
A successful day’s sport 1s reported.
—The largest invoice of peaches of
the season, at Raymond’s.
William J. Shea, of Hartford, win
champion of the Hudson River, for a
purse of $200. __
mond’s. ,
Francis B. Allen, of Hartford, has
been appointed senior aide to ‘Wllliam
Wells; of New Haven, who was
elected rear-admiral commandmg the
National Association of Naval Veterans
at the recent meeting in Detroit.
—-Solid school shoes at Hoyt’s. 213180
Undertaker George H. Raymond’s
horse took it into his head to vmake an
item last evening, but aftermakin the
round of severe. streets he broug 1: up
without damage to anybody or any-
thing. .
pt.
-Ladies $2.50 Kid shoes, until So
180 2t
10th for $2, at Hoyt’s.
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Base Ball Games. .
"laud2; Brooklyn 0, Pittsburg 6; Boston
3, Chicago 5.
~—Fine calf Goodyear welt shoes only
$3.50; Easy; Durable; at Hoyt’s. 2m:
O.-
Amusements.
'The mere announcement of “Casper
the Yodler” is sufficient to attract a
Monday evening. Mr. Chas. T. Ellis
is an old favorite here and we predict a
crowded house for him.
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——The Gas Company will furnish gas
stoves at cost.
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Clty of Norwalk Band.
Our newly organized‘Band donned
their new uniforms last evening and
made a march of the borough, to give
our citizens a quality of their musu‘a‘,
and good music it was too. Norwalk
has good reason to feel proud of Its
new musical organization, and the GA-
ZETTE expresses its share of obligation.
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——A gas stove is convenient and will
make a room comfortable.
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Flled a Blll of Complalnt.
brought a bill of complaint in the
United States circuit court‘ agamst
James S. Taylor, also of that town.
The complainant‘is a hat manufacturer
and alleges that he invented certain
improvements in machines for feltmg
and hardening hat bodies and other
fabrics and that Taylor has infrlnged
upon his patents by using these 1m-
provements.
-A gas heating stove is just the thing
for these damp chilly days. Furnished
by the Gas Company at cost. - '-
- A Mlle ln 2:06. ...
Two 'of the world’s racing reco ls
-i
were broken at Independence, Iowa,.~r
Allerton trotted a mile ,. in
2:10 fiat, Crowning himself kingtoifl-
stallions ‘ and enhancing his value.)
$50,000 more. Direct, the little black?
pacing wonder, cOvered a mile in 2:06,
breaking the [world’s stallion records
for both trotters and paeers. Direct
not only breaks the stallion pace, but
breaks the pacing record of the
world, and traveled the fastest half-
mile ever made with a sulky.
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—«'A gas stove will make sitting {room
or bedroom comfortable during the
chilly evenings of autumn.
The Water Commissioners Have a
. Spat. -
We understand that, Water Commis-
sioner Prowitt and Street had a ,regu~
lar monkey and parrot t1me last even-
, ing, over turning on the water for the
~ Hour office. . _ _ ‘ .
threatened to res; n and Commissioner
Commissioner, Prowittf
Street approve of his doing so.
Commissioner Street believes... that
when an official notice’is publish;
ed that the water will be [turned
notice and not give water to one in pref —
erence to all of the rest. ~
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—-—A gas stove can be changed from
roomto room. No dust. No ashes.
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Labor Day Llne of March.
The procession will form On North,
line of march will be as follows: North
Main to East Washington, to Elizabeth,
to Day, to Raymond, to South Main,
to Concord, to Chestnut, to: Monroe,
to SouthMain, to Railroad Place, to
Clay, to Franklin, t'o'West,~ to North
Main, to West avenue, to"Wall, to Mill
Hill to the Green, to North avenue, to
High street, to Wall, to Main, to Cross,
to Mott avenue to the Park, to Frank-
lin avenue, to the junction of Franklin
avenue and Westavenue, where the pa-
rade will disband. ‘
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Regiment Reunlo ns.
Arrangements haVe been made with
the HousatonicR. R. Confer a. reduc-
tion‘in rates tea ‘6. from Danhuryuud
allpomts Omthe roadSept. 8,3.‘tlie price
bein full'fare one way or half fare.
e o o'---—-¥e--—--—-- ' .
5 fuel,- before it, is time to put upthewm-
- ter stove’or start the heater. ;‘ . _.
row a single-shell two-mile race atTwm ,
Lakes to-day against 0. L. Smith, the
——Choice grapes of all kinds at Ray- : 3 3
179tf =ter was standing on deck when the
"boom suddenly swufig around, and,
National league—New York 3, Cleve— .
large audience at the Opera House
_ young wife, and what-
John G.' Meeker of Danbury has 3
off for a certain time, to abide, :by the 4
Main street, South Norwalk, and the -
On at day the reunions, 'of the,i23d,, ..
and 28th ' regiments will be held. ' ' '
+Use a gas stave,at verylo-w cost-for;
Saturday Eveuihg,‘.September 5, 1891.
John Salter’s Slhgular Death.
Capt. Wm. YounF, of the oyster
sloop Mary Amelia“. sailed down the
sound yesterday after-noon with a very
; heavy heart. He wits bound for Five?
‘1 Mile River, where resides the widow
and eight-months old child of John
Salter. Salter was ‘23" years of age and
worked on the Amelia; , 3,
Yesterday afternoon. about 3 o’clock,
i the Amelia was sailing clung in a fair
breeze off of the Stratford light. Sal-
striking him on the back of the head,
knocked him into thejwater.
Melville Youngs, df‘brother of the
captain, was follOwi r! in the wake of
the Amelia in anoth; 1' beat. He saw
.a 'flash be lowered his, yawl and put ofl‘
to Salte'r’s rescue. In the meantime
minutes and then sank. The brothers
rowed slowly around: the spot where
the young man had disappeared for
little to the east of Peint-no-Point, and
then r0 .ved back to their sloops.
The captain agreed to go to Five
Mile River and break the news of Sal-
ter’s drowning to , the young wife,
while Melville sailed"; into the harbor
and reported it to the police. Salter
_ had been fo‘llowing‘the water for ten
years, mostly pursuing the oyster'bust
ness. 3 if, 3
»The Youngs hail from Five 'Mile
ter" shipped with them for a week’s
cruise along ' the west shores ‘of the
sound. ”He bade his Wlfe a loving fare-
ing to return again S: urday. His in-
tentions were good, on he would have
reached home to-day ihad it not been
for the death blow he received from the
swinging boom. Decellsed has been in
the employ-of Capt._Youngs since May.
The captain speaks in the highest praise
of him as a man and a 'ailor. He was
steady in his habits anld never to their
knowledge partookofi '0xicants. The
blow will indeed be a ard one to his
so, is the fact, thathis body may never
be recovered.
Mrs. Salter’s father and brother were
killed in a similar manner.——Bridge-
port News.
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Thanks. Brother 1
Brother Ellendorf wastes about half
a' column of his valuable journal this
morning to relate that the editor of the
DAILY GAZETTE had referred a citizen'-
of Norwalk, witha record of the grow-
iingfiextravagance and official corruption:
'inv‘Olveitheloss of official patronage,
,ete.,3 and invites- us to send more-iciti-E
z-zens :to him, with similar articles.
Thanks, Brother 1 We have about 100
of these citizens, who have a personal
grievance that they desire to ventilate,
(but not over their own signature,)
which we will take pleasure in sending
to you, as it is impossible for the“little
hustler,~”-;wi~th its crowded advertising
column; to insert all of- the news at
only ONE“ . GENT, . . and publish personal
grievances too. 3
Light.
' Thegood-citizens of Lewis street'are
_-“'green” at, the head of their street, thus
- making it- one o-f-the' best lighted streets
in town. “It-is-just what we- wanted,”
great improvementtothe neighborhood
and gives light to all-around. ~
Some Potatoes. " ..
The DAILY GAZETTETS in receipt of
three potatoes r~from .' the .Freudenthal
farm on1Wolfpit Hill, which weighjust
three pounds. - They represent the Gal'-
field, Rose and Beauty of Hebronva-
'riety. Who can beat them -? - ' '
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Each candidate to Plow Ten Acres.
, “Colonel Van Nort,.the Republican
candidate for Governor, of Maryland,
says he will challenge Frank- Brown,
hls Democratic opponent, to 9, joint de-
bate "an‘d .also to plow. ten acres of
ground In order to show the voters
whlch has the best claim to be consid-
ered a farmer candidate.”
If Connecticut gubernational candi-
dates should have to Come to. this, it
would be worth a‘ day’s journey to see
‘ Farmer J. W. Hyatt pitted against,
we will say, Farmer J. A. Tibbitts and
each doing his, best to : turn ‘a furrow
that would be. above "grunger criticism.
Derby Races. ,. '
' The Derby. races closed yesterday
with only 100 people. present.- Chroma’s'
won the special paemg race, Ran eibthe .
. ee-i
‘ [oration the tw‘o-gyear-old colt : race.
’ .2. 37,.Tre’adway the 2.25 class an
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Salter fall into the water and ' quick as.
Capt. Youngs had? managed to get his '
'boat off. Salter struggled for a few'
nearly five minutes. He never came
up. They marked thegplace, which is a'
River, and it was last Monday that Sal? '
well and kissed his litth child, promiso' .
ake‘s’it deubly ~
"morning service.
very grateful, to the authorities for hav--
ing placed. an electric ‘ light on the
one of , them said. '- It- certainly is -a'
DEEP:SEA SOUNDINGS.
A Startllng Tale From Long Island.
The story of the wealth of Ca tain
Kidd’s buried treasure on Long Ifdand
aroused the eupldity of some of South
Norwalk’s most ' enterprising citizens,
and after many weeks of counsel and
dellberation they fitted the sloop‘ ‘ Quak-
er City” and embarked on Sunda with
a crew of eight besides Capt. rank
and Chaplain “ Burt.” The engineer of
the party was Ferris, the handsome
man, and.» C. Ferris, the grocer, was
commissary. '.
After reaching the part of the island
coast Indicated by their chart as prom-
_ :ising the riches of the lamented Kidd,
Capt. Frank went forward, glass in
hand, to verify their latitude and longi-
tude. Such weighty conclusions ar-
rived fig, afger foui'l schooners had hove
In erg an vanis ed, were I-
for the overweighted ship—coldirldlhltcd
‘smkingsen'sation—and over she went.
Chaplain Burt and two of the crew were
under the sail praying to get out. En-
gineer Ferris and Capt. Frank were
begging to get in—their frantic ap-
peals, directed to a party of young la-
dies who were becalmed and had been
listening to the wonderful singing of
our heroes. There being no wind the
paddled their craft alongside and too
on board our shipwreckedfellow towns-
men. The'roll was called to see if any
were absent" without permission, and
Commissary Ferris was missing. Our
wet and sorrowful sailors, after discuss-
ing the many good qualities of heart
and mind of t eir lost steward, and
deeply regretting the loss of those half-
grown chickens, and pies, proceeded to
draft resolutions of condolence to his
loved o'nes‘at home, when, 10 ! from the 3
bottom of the sea, up came No. 10, pie
in’ hand, and entreated the ladies to
take him in also.
Our beloved citizens are once more
among us, not with the wealth of Capt.
Kidd, but with unimpaired appetites
and ‘—‘ a story for every sympathizer.
They are‘not the same truthful, good
jov1al lads we know before their wet
experience, yet we are truly thankful to
that bevy of Long Island girls for their
timely efforts. 'lhe Quaker City, tied
to a stake in the harbor, looks too inno-
cent to be guilty of the trick she played
on our gold seekers.
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CHURCH SERVICES.
GRACE—Sept. 6th, fifteenth Sunday
after Trinity. Morning prayer 9.30 a.
In. Litany, sermon and Holy Commun-
Ion. Sunday school 12m. Evening
prayer andsermon 7.30 p. In. All are
welcome. ' ‘
CALVARY BAPTIST.—-Preaching morn-
ing and evening by Rev. G. H. Jackson
of. New Haven. Communion at the
evening service. Rev. C. W. Allen,
pastor.
ST. PAUL’s.——Rev. S. T. Graham rec-
tor. Divine serviee with sermon and
Holy Communion at 10.30 a. m. Sub-
]eet. of sermon, “Under His Wings.”
Divme service with sermon, subject,
“The Labor Question--Employers and
Employees," at 7.30 p. m. Sunday
. somool at 12 m. A cordial welcome to
.a ._ ,
3..F_Ins'r BAPTIST—Rev. F. E. Robbins
:Of’llfiéitbwnmanagement.to the editor ;P?a§li0.1_': : Services at 10'30 a. m. and 7'30
.3 " iofltheiMechanics’ Journal to~publish,‘-as$E
. ' - thiekaILY’ GAZETTE refused the ‘publi;
»‘cpa'tiOn Ofi‘the article because it would?!
I). m. This coming Sunday Pastor Rob-
bins "wrll preach. Morning subject,
.-“‘Pete’r’s Desertion, His Trial and Res-
. taratlofi‘ 3' i to- ' Christ’s Favor. ”‘
The
Lord’s Supper immediately after the
. In the evening the
pastor Ill-be assisted by Rev. alter
S.-B_lae {lief the Newton Theological
Seminary; The public cordially in-
v1ted. Seats free.
FIRST CON_GREGATIONAL,—Rev. T. K.
Noble pastor. Services at 10.30:». m.
and 7.30 p. m. In the morning Holy
Communion, baptism and reception of.
members. Subjectlof the evening dis-
course “The Bible and Human Nature.”
The public cordially invited.
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Veterans, ' Halt Front.
——Attention to order No. 1891. If you
want what the overment owes you be-
fore_you die, as for it. You never will
get It until on do. That is business.
Comrade (red. A. Farley, Corporal
James Tanner’s pension agent, will 're-
mum at City Hotel, South Norwalk,un-
til 'Monday,_Sept. 7th. He is posted
upon all. points, makes out your . papers
free of charge." He will be at Westport
Hotel, Monday, the 7th,'day and even-
mg. At- Wooster
et their dues. His office is open at all
ours. ' ' ‘
Sheepshead Bay Races.
The races at this track, yesterday, 're-
sulted as follows: '
First race, 1mile—~Trinity 1, Dr. Has-
brouck 2, Racelaud 3; time 1:42. Sec-
ond race, 7 furlongs—Lew Wier 1,
Klng Alac 2, ActOrw'3'; time 1:29 3-5.
Third race, futurity course—Reilly 1,
‘ contribution 2.Bellevue 3 ; timel :10 1-5.
Fourth. race, 9' ‘furlongs—Willie ‘L 1,
Sequence ~2,~ESquimau :3; time 1.59%.
Fifth race, ‘9 furlongs—Kenwood .1,
Portchester 2, 'Gassius' 3; time 1:50.
Sixth raceLPagan- 1,j KingstOck 2, Pot-
sam 3 ; time 1:45.
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Y. M. G. A. NOTES.
Commencing with the service to-
morrov’vufternoon at 4 o’clock Prof. N.
K. Ferns, organist at the Methodist
church, will take charge of the singing,
at the Sunday services. ‘ The service,
will be conducted by C. P: Keeler’.‘ *
Any member of'the association desir- 2 ROCKY : FORD, 0010., Sept.- .5. -—Water-
ing to take, up any ',-15111‘ti¢1118{1‘f line Of
study the coming ‘wmte‘r‘ is requested
to make such fact known to the ener-
al Secretary, fer the-benefit‘of t e ed-‘
ucational committee, ‘who will coon
arrange the winter’s course. .. -
Jack Frost grim-liking trouble: with
‘gl‘meg corn In the West; . -. - x
‘ down Belden
. House, Danbury, .
rConn., Sept. 8th and 9th. No' faint
heart that dares not ask for it will ever,
- BU RGLARS l'N TOWhL
They Make a Ineffectual Effort to
Enter a House on South Unlon
Avenue. '
' Last evening about twenty minutes
past eleven, as Expressman Charles J.
Ferriss was preparing to retire he heard
a suspicious noise proceeding from the
basement. Going into his bedroom he
looked out of a window overlooking
his basement door and saw a man at-
tempting to gain an entrance through
a window over the door, which he had
succeeded in unlocking and had drop-
ped inside, the noise of his fall having
been heard by Mr. Ferriss.
Hastily grabbing a club Mr. Ferriss'
darted out of his front door, but the
would-be burglar evidently heard him
coming for he dashedacross the vacant
lot and up the hill in the rear’ of the
DAILY GAZETTE’s editor’s barn, and
avenue. Mr. Ferriss
at once proceeded to inform the police,
and in company with Ofiicer Morehouse
made a search for the burglar, but he
- had made his escape for parts unknown.
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To Have Blcycles.
It is expected that the signal corps
of the Second Regiment will be equip-
ped with bicycles this fall, in time to
make them available in the fall drills.
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An electric are light fell to the side-
walk in Hartford last night, and the
glass globe broke into a thousand
pieces. It made a noise like the ex-
plosion of a bomb. '
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PEARY‘S PEBILOUS POSITION.
Crippled. Short of Food and his Ability
to Retreat South Questioned.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 5. —— Dr. W. E.
Hughes, The Press correspondent with the
Peary arctic expedition, writ-es as follows
from Peary’s headquarters, latitude 77
degs. 43 min. north, concerning the pres-
ent perilous position of the lieutenant, his
wife and party: It is the deliberate opin-
ion Of all our party—and this oplnion is
lndorsed fully by all the ofllcers of the
Kite—that unless a. relief expedition be
sent to Lieutenant Peary next summer he
and his party will never be seen again alive.
Peary’s position I cannot help regard-
.lngjas averysenlnusone. Crippled ashe ..
is, it will be fine, IQ
possible for him 3/
to do any walking
this fall before the
winter sets in, and
it was on this time
that he depended
for his prelimina- .
ry reconnoitering 3.
and establishing ,,. x
of depots of food. 4;?" ’
Then no one can
redict what will '7
e the condition ' ~ 1
of his leg next
spring, nor what \1
effect the enforced LIEUTENANT PEARY.
idleness will have on his health. It is not
an unheard of thing for a broken leg,
even under the best conditions, to refuse
to bearits master at the end of elght
months;
Peary is supposed to have a food supply
for=sixteen months, but, judging from the
enormous appetites theArcticweather en-
genders and looking over what provisions
he has, it is doubtful to me if he has full
rations for more than half that time. He
cannot get any of the sea animals, except
seals or possibly an occasional walrus, for
he has no appliances for taking them ex-
cept guns. In the winter he cannot get
seals even with his guns. He has very lit-
tle skin clothing along, but this they may
get from the Ittiblu Eskimo, or possibly
even make themselves. He probably has
fuel enough, for he has alcohol and coal
oil of his own, and we left him seven tons
of coal from the ship’s store, all that we
could possibly spare. '
But the retreat south next summer is
the most serious problem of all. Peary
expected to be able to make arrangements
somewhere with the Whalers to call for
him. But, in addition to our not, seeing
any Whalers, we have been assured by
everybody that has any knowledge on the
subject that it would be simply impossible
to get any of the Whalers to. go that'farl
out of their way. The. only resource left
is the whaleboats to traverse 500 miles of
ocean, filled with floes and bergs, often
shrouded with . fog. or swept by . terrible
storms. _ , - - , .3
' Were they all men seasoned to such
work and accustomed to handling a boat
in an angry sea, it might be possible, but
not easy; But with one of them a delicate
woman, most of them unaccustomed to
boats and only two men of - more than av.
erage strength, can it be done?
Captain Pike, who came down from
Cape Sabineto Upernavik in a. whaleboat,
' and who is as good authority as can be
had, says not—that it is sheer madness to
attemptit. . ._ .» .» , -_. L _
, Ch‘lllan Warships surrender.
CALLAO, Peru, Sept. 5.--The torpedo
boat Almirante C’ondell..oand the armed
transport Imperiale, the lastarmed forces
loyal to the late President Balmaceda, oi
Chili, were formally surrendered to the
Chilian minist‘er‘here. The two vessels
steamed into: port and for the first time
heard of the defeat of the Balmacedists
and the complete triumph of the Junta.
The commanding officer of the fleet, aftei
consultation with the Chilian minister,
decided to formally hand over the two
ships to that Official. '
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1 .It We Watermelon Day. ‘-
inielon'Day, the festival of the Arkansas
valley, was celebrated here by 10,000 people
from all prominentpoints. A hugepile oi
melons, aggregating onc"=for each apex-son
present, was the leading attraction. 'When
distribution began the scenewas peculiar
and‘amusiug. Governoereutt-Iand atafl,
-withTitiany..olzhei'~ prominent speakers, ad»
-' dressed the gathering. - ..-r . --; -‘ ,-.. _.
3 Center.
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Price One Cent.
run HEETING’ on THE EMPEROBS.
It May Mean 9. Good Deal More Than,
Appears on the Surface. ' .
LONDON, Sept. 5.-—In financial circles in
this city marked attention is paid to the
suggestion of the Berliner Borsen Courier
that more of importance should be attached- , -
to the meeting of the emperors of Ger-
many and Austro-Hungary than to any
other signs which at present appear on the
European political horizon. Coming from
the source it does, and taking into consul-
oration yesterday’s conference between the .
German chancellor, Von Caprivi, the Aus-
tro-Hungarian premier, Count Kalnoky,
and his minister of finance, M. Kelly,
The Courier’s suggestion, under the 011'-
cumstances and with the friends of the
dreibund, carries with it the weight of m-
spired utterance. . .
There are croakers, howaver, who Insist
that the recently consummated .entente
between Russia and France, followed, as
it promptly has been, by the haunting
Dardanelles incident and the maneuver-
ing of a tremendous military force in east.
ern France, are formidable facts which“
make it more than doubtful Whether orac-
ular utterances can__longer proceed from
any German, Austrian or Italian source
whatsoever. The dual, rather than the
triple alliance, is, in their opinion, the ar-
biter of war or peace. .
The American Hog in Germany.
BERLIN, Sept. 5.—~The United States
minister, William Walter Phelps, is re-_
ceivlng many messages of congratulation
upon the removal of the embargo placed 5‘
upon American pork. Mr. Phelps yestcr- '
day cabled to Mr.
States secretary of state, at Bar Harbor,"
Me., informing the latter of the repeal of."
the decree, adding, “May I, through you,-
congratulate the president ’upon the fact - 3 3
that, under his auspices, a long struggle
to secure this right has successfully .—
ended?”
Mr. Phelps managed the negotiations
with skill, but at the last mement, after
the German government had fully decided
to have the decree signed on Sept. 1, it
looked as if there would be another delay
through the hesitation of some of the
pettiest states. Prussia, Bavaria and
Saxony were ready to agree to the removal
of the embargo, but two of the small prin-
cipalities hesitated. Finally, these two
principalities were brought into line, and
the decree, as signed, admits American
pork products into every part of Germany.
France Will Oblige Russia.
LONDON, Sept. 5.—'A report is current
that the Banque de Paris has offered Rue
siaa loan of £12,000,000 at 4 per cent.
GOV. CAMPBELL TALKS POLITICS.
Tariff Is the Issue in the
. Ohio Fight.
NEW YORK, Sept. 5.—Governor and Mrs.
Campbell, of Ohio, are at the Fifth Ave-
nue hotel, Where the governor is resting
from the fatigue of his journey, prepara‘ »
tory the trip to the seashore. Although
on the orders of his physician he was not '
allowed to leave his room, a steady stream
of callers poured in on him, most of Whom
he received. In an interview with a re-
pcixglter of the United Press the governor
sa :
“My sole object in coming east is for the
purpose of going to the seaside to rid my-
self of a. severe attack of malaria, which
has afiected my entire system. Until I
started on this trip I was confined to my
room for three weeks, and have thus far
been unable to take any part in the cam:
paign. I will, however, open my canvass ,
on the 17th of this month. The leading
feature of the campaign is the tarifi. The
people of Ohio are holding Mr. McKinley”
responsible for his bill, and the sentiment '
of the state is decidedlyagainst it.
“The Democracy is making an aggressive
fight in Ohio this year and the outlook is
very favorable.” '
In regard to the attitude of the party in
He Says the
Hamilton county, the governor expressed '
the opinion that they would come around . ..
.before election time and support the ticket , , "
heartily. '
Rev. Dr. Ward Dead. .
GENESEO, N. Y., Sept. 5.——-News of the
death of the Rev. Dr. Ward, the aged-
father of Ferdinand Ward, the “Napoleon
of finance,” which occurred Aug. 11 at 5 I
Clarens, Switzerland, has reached his
home here. Dr. Ward had been in feeble
health, and had gone abroad in hope of re:
storing it. Dr. Wardwas-born in Bergen,- -‘ '3
N. Y., in 1812, graduatedfrom;U,n_ion col-
Blaine, the United», '
it
.x.llli
Iege Schenectady, and Princeton Theolog—u',‘ ,- , 3 ,
~ical seminary, and spent ten years 'as a
-mlssionary in southern India. "He was
. chaplain in the One Hundred and Fourth
.New York volunteers in the late- war.
Since the imprisonment of his son, Dr.
Ward had lived in retirement. His re?
mains will be brought here for interment. ' H ’
The Captain Married a. Missionary; .
BOSTON, Sept. 5.—Captain George F. Gar.“
land, the commander ”of the mis’sionaryu _ .
ship, the Morning Star, and Miss Sarah L.‘
Smith were quietly married at Newton"
The Rev. Theodore J. Holmes
ofilciated. Five years ago, at the call 0!
the American board at c’Ommissioners for
foreign missions, Miss Smith, a slender, '
delicate, dark eyed girl of twenty-one, of-
' feted herself as a worker in the interest of...
the women of the Marshall and Gilbert
islands, and, sailing to Kusial, established
‘aschool for them. While’the‘re sham—ct
Captain Garland.
., The AppointmentsZConfiI-med:
- CHIOAGO, Sept. 5.-The directors of the -
Exposition company confirmed the three 3
nominations for chiefsbf departments
that were held up by the boardiam‘ontb
ago. The appointments are: John M.
Samuels, of Kentucky, chief of horticul'
ture; I. W. Robinson, United States navy,
chief of machinery, and Dr. S. H. Peabody,
of Illinois, chief of liberal arts. Mr. Sam-
uels’ nomination was opposed by three of
the directors, but the five others were ac-
cepted unanimously. ‘
The Largest Cotton; Crop .Eve'r Grown;
NEW‘ ORLEANS, Sept. 5.—Secretary Hesi':
ter, of the New Orleans Cotton exchange. .
has completed the final details of the cot
ton crop movement. report. His intro
-.ductory remarks state that the cotton
crop. of the United States,,for the-veal
ended at the close of the month‘o'f August,
. . 1891,1138 8,652,579, bales, the largest“ crop-
-. 5.....‘.....,‘
ever grown by 1,341,275 bales. 3 ;
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