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THE FAVORITE HOME PAPER.
Independent in all things: Neutral 111 10111112.
The Gazette has the largest clr—'
culation of any paper in Norwalk,
and furnishes the lowest advertising
rates.
Oh. for an Hour of Blaine.
Says the Courant, “if only Blaine
were at his old desk in the state depart-
ment I” Probably this thought has
passed through hundreds of thousands
of minds in the past forty-eight hours.
It doesn’t involve or imply any dis-
paragement of his distinguished suc-
cessor. It 'is simply an irrepressible
sigh of remembrance and regret.
Give Public Duties a Chance.
It is a misfortune in many respects
for a man to be elected to the Presi-
dency of the United States, but there
are few, if any, who are not willing to
accept its honors as compensation for
its sore exactions. It is a popular
error that because a man happens to
be chosen President he is public prop-
erty to be jostled by every political
expectant, and that neither home nor
country have any claims which are entit-
led to respect while there are spoilsmen
to occupy his time.
Mr. Cleveland has taken a very prop.
er departure from the common run of
Presidents-elect. He has stood a full
share of buzzing and hand-shaking
and importuning from 'the hosts of
expectants, and he has called a halt to
enable him to devote the little time
between this and the 4th of March to
the paramount duties of the responsi-
ble trust he has accepted. He has
given notice that New York will be his
business office where letters should be
addressed, and plainly intimates that
Lakewood is the place where his public
duties must bemconsidered and per-
formed with as little interruption as
possible.
There is only one class of appoint-
ments that Mr. Cleveland should con-
sider until after his inauguration, and
that is his Cabinet. The new Cabinet,
soon to be formed by him, involves
much more than merely harmonizing
party differences with men who would
be personally acceptable to the Presi-
dent. He has been specially called by
the people to inaugurate a new econ-
omic policy fOr the nation, and that is
a task of the gravest magnitude. The
—-new policy must be in some measure
revolutionary solely because of the
fearful monopoly abuses which were
bred by the highest tarifi' taxes ever
levied in the time of peace; and the
revolution must be accomplished with-
out shock to the business interests of
the country, says the Philadelphia
Times.
When the new President shall have
been inaugaratcd and his Cabinet and
the policy of the administration de-
fined, it will be ample time to consider
the party spoils which are presumed to
come with party victory; and the whole
country will be glad to see the Presi-
dent subordinate the question of.
changes in ofl‘ice to the greater duties
which relate to the material interests
of the nation. That party will be most
respected in power and longest retain-
tained in authority that governs best
for the commerce, industry and trade
of the Republic; and Mr. Cleveland is
vastly wiser than the leaders who
would now press the claims of the
spoilsmen upon him.
Changes in the many political posi-
tions under the government will not be
hastened by importunity, and we doubt
whether any aspirant’s cause can be
aided by any attempts to forestall oth-
ers. Mr. Cleveland is a Democrat and
his administration will be Democratic
in its policy; but he has learned that
Democracy means much more than
kicking out one lot of. partisans to put
in another lot of the same sort. When
the supreme duties which confront him
shall have been met, he will doubtless
give patient hearing to thoseavho seek
responsible positions; but he is quite
likely to-consider character and com-
petency as even more essential than
party services. Let the new President
alone ; give public duties a chance.
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Personal.
At yesterda ’s Lewisboro collation
sat, on one si eof the Bishop of New
York, the Principal of Miss Baird’s
Norwalk Female Seminary and her
' friend Miss Carter of West avenue, and
on the other side the daughter of the
Err-Treasurer of the United States,
while mingled with the clergy were
Mrs. Gould Rockwell of Ridgefield,
Mrs. James Newkirk of Lewis street,
and the clerk of St. Paul‘s parish, Nor-
walk. .
WILTON.
Ex-Judge of Probate, George A.
Davenport celebrated his eighty-fifth
birth day yesterday. Among his con-
ratulations was a warm and hearty
ettfir from Judge Woodward of Nor-
wa .
TERSE TALES OF THE TIMES.
To-morrow' will be Candclmas day.
Did you remark—“Beautiful Snow.”
If you can’t shovel gravel you can
the snow. .
“The hoary frost, the fleecy snow de-
cends and clothes the ground.” .
Frederick B. Scofield died at his
home in Stamford yesterday aged 72
years. .
According to the Catholic calendar
there are seven days of abstinence in
this month.
There isabad break in the water
main on West avenue, near Dentist
Hyatt’s residence.
The case of the N orwalk Gas 00. vs.
the borough of Norwalk has been re-
sumed in the Superior Court. -
Mrs. Fred. C. Bennett has been
called to Hartford in consequence of
the serious illness of her aunt.
and
' —A ten horse-power Engine
(hi)-
Boiler will be sold cheap for cash.
ply at the GAZETTE Office.
Hon. Joseph Sheldon of New Haven,
who Spoke~ on silver last night, was the
guest of Judge Asa B. Woodward.
H. S. Whitlock won the gold watch
that was rallied ofi‘ at Hanlon’s saloon,
last night. The lucky number was 45.
Frank W. Barnum a former Dan-
bury druggist, died in Norwich, yes-
terday, aged 46 years. He was born
in Bethel. ‘_
Vixie Vaughn or the Lightning Rod
Man will be presented at the Opera
House to-night by the Hill Theatre
company. ' -
Congress is pretty dull when the
Washington Post pauses to declare
that if crinoline comes the hammock
will have to go.
Several Norwalk friends attended
the funeral of Mrs. J. F. Brady, nee
Nora McCarthy, of Norwalk, in
Bridgeport, this morning.
“Ed” Hoyt’s broom brigade was
out this morning, clearing the horse
railway track of a blanket of snow
which had falling during the nigh.t
«Messrs Raymond and Lockwood.
the Main street butchers, are selling
meats of all kinds at the lowest prices.
Orders called for and goods delivered.
A special meeting of the Norwalk and
South Norwalk Butchers’ Protective
association was held at the City Hotel
last evenin . The meeting adjourned
for two wee _s.
Senator Platt, who is chairman of
the committee on territories says that
we should certainlys annex Hawaii and
he probably represents the views of
President Harrison.
The promenade concert and sociable
of Dwyer’s City of Norwalk band takes
place at the Athenaeum to-morrow even-
ing. A grand good time and a mus-
ical treat is promised.
John H. Swartout secretary of the
democratic state central committee,
will be married Thursday afternoon
next. to Miss Ella V. Swartout, his
cousin. Both belong in Stamford.
——Fresh Fish, Fresh Fish! Immense
arrival to-day. Finest stock in town
and prices right. People’s Market,
Norwalk and South Norwalk. (Oppo-
site Hayes’.) 5,3494%
Miss Ray Earle, the pleasing petite
specialtg artist, was taken suddenly ill
at the pera House last evening, and
had to be assisted from the stage. It
is thought that she will be able to ap.
pear this evening. ,
The Bridgeport Daily Leader has
abandoned the newspaper field as a
daily after 21 years of existence, It
was started February 1, 1872, by Frank-
lin Sherwood, the presenteditor. The
paper will now be merged with the In-
dependent Leader, published every
two weeks in 16 page form. Mr. Sher-
wood’s sons will have charge of the
new venture.
A bright little orphan boy peddler,
who has tramped from Kittery, Maine,
put up at the American House last
night. He expects an only brother in
from sea at the port of New York next
week and is enroute to that city and
in order to pay his necessary expenses
for food and lodging, sells needles,
pins and threads to kind hearted ladies
along the road.
Bishop Potter in Lewisboro.
The official visit, yesterday, of this
distinguished prelate to‘the old parish
of St. John’s was a most delightful oc-
casion. The Bishop was greeted by a
number of the Conn. Clergy and Laity
and welcomed by a fine congregation
of his own Westchester constituency.
After confirming a class of eight
younger and older persons he preached
a very forcible and appropriate sermon
from a passage in the Acts of the Apos-
tles. The discourse was a telling‘one
and listened to With deep attention.
The service over the Bishop with Revs.
Graham, Hooker, Neide and Selleck
and with a large carriage company
from N orwalk partook of_the hospital-
ity of the Lewisboro ladies at a resi-
‘dence adjoining the Chapel. The truly
enjoyable interview was ended by the
departure of the Bishop .for Ridgefield
from whencelhe took strain for New
York city. A happy incident of the
visit-was the meeting at South Nora
walkbetween two of Bishop Potter’s
former presbyters and himself, the
Revs. S. T. Graham and Olin Hallock.
Norwalk, 001111., Wednesday Evening, February 1, 1893.
Westport’sF‘ounder’s Day.
The thrifty and highly romantic lit-
tle town of Westport has a day to cele-
brate, all its own. It is termed “Found-
er’s Day”and named in honor of the
natal anniversary of Hon. Horace'Sta-
pies, founder of the Staples’ ‘ngll
School. Yesterday being the ninety-
second birthday of the venerable phi-
lanthropist, a large company of his
friends and patrons of the schoolas-
sembled in the large ball of the High
School buildingand were entertained
by an interesting detail of the history
and work of the school by its Principal
and by speeches from the local clergy-
men and others.
The good ladies of Westport had set
out on the floor of the hall, eight tables
with plates and seats for twenty at each
table and on the platform still another
of equal size for the clergy and honor-
ed guests of the gathering. These
were all heavily loaded with every del-
eacy the appetite could crave, and dec-
orated with tropical fruits and made
beautiful and redolent with the odor of
exquisite flowers. Rev. Mr. Relyea of
Greens Farms was master of ceremo-
nies and acquitted himself with his well
known grace and ability. He glorified
Westport’s Mr. Staples’ life, high char-
acter and beneficent gift to his town,
but concealed the fact that “Uncle
Horace” got his start in life in the
town of Norwalk, he having settled on
the west shore of the Saugatuck in 1827,
which was then the eastern boundary
of the town of Norwalk.
his origin told, Mr. Staples’s life, is
not so much a marvel. '
On the blackboard across the plat-
form, in large figures, were the dates—
n the center a Por-l
I8 02 {ttait of Mr. Stanlesj 18 9 3
In front of Mr. Staples, (who was
flanked on either side by Gen. and Mrs.
Couch ‘of Norwalk.) stood a large and
gorgeous stand of cut flowers, the gift
of some lady admirer, despite his
weight of over ninety years.
This was announced by Principal
Pratt as the ninth anniversary of the
opening of the school. After uninvo-
cation of the Divine blessing the guests
having been apprOpriately disposed at
the tables, fell to with a will, devouring
the tempting viands before them. At
the ministers’ table on the platform,
Gen. Couch was observedlooking on
with the same intense interest he used
to do on the battle field, when he saw
his half famished soldiers make way
with their rations, and at the end of the
clerical struggle with the provisions,
was ready to affirm that Widow Bedot
was right when she observed,—“ them
pious do eat orful.”
The dinner over, about a dozen min-
isters responded to President Relyea’s
call. A congratulatory. address was
made to Mr. Staples, who very happily
responded. At the end of the clerical
feast of reason and flow of soul, the
Press was very appropriately announc-
ed, and Brother Jones of the Westport-
or called on to respond. As he had
conveniently slipped out of the hall, a
substitute was promptly drafted, who
entertained the audience in a few fee-
ble remarks, which were tolerated with
a submissive patience.
After the improbable stories and
frightful exaggerations given the audi-
ence by the preachers, it seemed a re-
lief to be treated to a few sober and
solemn truths by the GAZETTE scribe,
whose most interesting statement of
fact was that Mr. Staple’s had just
pulled out his wallet and made his
sixty-sixth consecutive annual payment
as a subscriber to the Nonwank GA-
zETTE, the grand old man remarking
that he thought he had commenced
taking the paper some time before
1827, but he knew certainly that he
had taken it continuously since that
date. S0, with the possible exception
of Mrs...Jonathan Camp, Mr. Staples is
the Gazn'rrn’s oldest continuous sub-
scriber.
' The corps of teachers, among whom
is Miss L. S. Getler of Norwalk, were
unremitting in their efforts to make their
guests feel “at home” and the occa-
sion one to be remembered. The mem—
bers of the graduating class acted elii~
ciently as ushers and table waiters.
The children,grand—children and great-
grand.children of the aged, yet men-
tally bright and physically active
founder of the noble institution of
learning, were present and gave added
interest to the delightful occasion.
The GAZETTE is specially indebted to
the Librarian of the High School, for
information and favors courteously
furnished. All in all, the occasion was
one of the most notable anniversaries
1n the history of the school, and all
left with the ardent hope and sincere
desire that its noble founder and bone-
factor might be spared yet many more
years to receive the grateful homage
of his fellow citizens and of the grand
army of children who shall rise up and
call him blessed, ,
“THE KIND THAT CURES.”
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Struck by a Freight Car.
Andrew Hines of Danbury, a brake-
man on Conductor Mahonev’s freight
train on the Danbury am. Norwalk
branch of the Consolidated railroad,
had’a narrow escape from receiving fa-
tal injuries this morning. While some
cars were being switched to a side
track below the freight depot in this
place, Hines was running in the middle
of the track ahead of the car with his
hand on the coupling pin. He slipped
and fell, but had presence of mind
enough to roll from in front of the car,
but not in time to prevent the wheels
of the car from grinding a large piece
of flesh from his right ‘aim. He was
placed on a stretcher in the freight
office and a physician summoned who
dressed the wound. Hines will be able
to ride to his home, but he will proba-
bly be laid up for some time.
MUSE DANA’S SARSAPARILLA,IT’S
“THE KIND THAT CURES”.
Q
George Taft‘has purchased an im:
proved style of bicycle with which he
proposes out-wheeling every wheeler
.in town as soon as the season opens.
home.
This fact of i
Watch Your Stamps,‘0arml.-
Two ten cent confed‘érate postage
stamps carrieda package from Granby,
Mass, to the secetary of the state at
Boston, last week, being cancelled
and passed as a matter of course by the
postal clerks at Ciranby, at Hadley
and at Boston. Each bore a likeness
of Jefferson Davis. -. ~ .. . .
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Danbury’s Rafiiroad Enterprise.
The railroad commissioners gave a
hearing at Danburyiyesterday on the
layout of the Danbury and State Line
railway. Edward M. Barnum, a prom-
inent supporter of the enterprise, says
that if the sanctioniof the commission-
ers is obtained ground will be broken
within 30 days for construction purpose.
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The Whole Family Stricken.
Conrad Donovan,‘;a laborer, residing
at Riverside, has a wifeand nine chilé
dren, the oldest a girl of 15, all of whom
were taken ill yesterday, and Dr._
Treadman, of Stamford, pronounced
the disease scarlet ’gt'ever. The oldest
girl had worked in Stamford, where
the disease is prevalent, and is sup.
posed to have brpught. the disease
Jumped a Dozen Switches.
Engineer O’Donnell with a west
bound freight train’jmistook or disre-
garded signals .iii';"Bridgeport and
backed off a switch at 11.30' o’clock last
night. About a dozen switches were
broken. It was after 2 o’clock before
travel proceeded as usual and quite a
crowd of passengers collected ‘in the
depot waiting for the “Wash” and
other trains. For the ”greater part of
to-day many of the:Combinations will
have to be worked byhand as the con-
nections with the tower are in part de-
stroyed. Several Norwalk people who
were in Bridgeport.were delayed in
getting home by reason of the accident.
—oco."_ ‘“
_riALn’s LUNGEBALSAM 25c.
529-tf . "
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Col. Daskam’sEAnnlversary.
A very pleasant cempany of friends
assembled at the cosy. residence of Se-
lectman Daskam lastevening to offer
their congratulations on his having
reached, in sound and vigorous mind
and body, his seventieth birthday anni-
versary. ,. Selectmert. Raymond and
Baker headed thal*list, and good
Father : .locum and Rev. C. M. Selleck,
(' the latter coming i’glate) gave their
clerical benedictiousito the occasion,
while the GAZETTE cribe gave a sol-
emn dignity and trut i ,ljyerity to Col.
Sam’s improbable stem... 1:.- '
pretty supper was twvmiebys -
Stevens, and at its conclusion Ex-Sher-
ifl' Schwartz and E. A. Woodward of
South Norwalk, appeared on the scene
bearing a gorgeous basket of exquisite
flowers for Mrs. Daskam and a silver
“ loving cup ” for “Colonel Sam.” The
occasion was one long to be remem-
bered and all left wishing host and
hostess "many happy returns” with
long life and prOSperity.
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USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLA,IT’S
“THE KIND THAT CURES.”
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“Stand Down the Hall."
The comedy sensation of Entrapped
or Yankee Pluck was presented at the
Opera House last night, by the George
A. Hill Theatre company. George A.
Hill appeared as Ezra Simpkins and
Alice Kemp as J erusha Ann Spriggins,
both of whom kept the audience in the
best of humor by their “countryfied ac-
tion and sayings.” H. J. Irving in the
dual characters of Ralph Holden and
White Panther “plotted and shouted”
with cunning and vim ; J E. Lewis
and Constance Barrington as "true
lovers” acted their parts well, and
other members of the company por-
trayed the “pesky Indian” in a satis-
factory manner. There was lots of
love, killing, narrow escapes, humor-
ous, thrilling and happy situations, and
a realistic thunder storm, etc. The
specialties were excellent, but the pe-
tite Ray Earle was missed she being ill
and unable to appear, after the first
act. She is quite a favorite here. To-
night will be presented Vixie, or the
Lightening Rod Man, with G. A. Hill,
as Jay Hopper, and Alice Kemp as
Vixie in which role she is very clever.
Matinee Saturday afternoon.
USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLA,IT’S
“THE KIND THAT CURES. ”
Opposed to Evening Marriages.
Rev. Father Mulholland, pastor of
St. Francis’ church, New Haven, is
not in favor of evening weddings or
large funerals. Last Sunday, in dis-
cussing the reg ilations of his parish
he took occasion to say that he was
very much in favor of having marriage
ceremonies performed in the morning.
He was opposed to the evening mar-.
riages. It was contrary to the spirit
and custom of the church, and he said
that during the coming year he would
insist as much as possible that mar-
riages should occur in the morning in
his parish. Neither was he in favor of
appealing to the bishop of the diocese
for dispensation for thosewho object
to having their marriage bans an-
nounced three times, as the law of the
church requires, unless such petitions
were based on excellent grounds. He
thought some of the cases where he
had been appealed to in the past was
a false modesty, and in his judgment
those who were to be married should
not in the least be ashamed to have the
fact made known from the altar as has
been the rule of the church.
The pastor’s views with reference to
funerals will meet with general ap-
proval.‘ He said: “I don’t sanction
large funerals. They are not neces-
sary. Understand me, I am not talk-
ing about any case in particular ; I am
talking against the custom. It is a
hardship on a good many of our peo-
pl_e to attend these funerals, a hard-
ship that entails much loss of time and
money. It doesn’t do any good and is
of no benefit to the deceased. A__small
funeral answers the purpOse fully as
well. Idon’t believe in these large
funerals.” " ~ '
A quiet and‘
'3' ”a n8 ..
;
At H artford.
The most important measure intro-
duced in the House yesterday was Mr.
Hammersley’s bill regarding electric
street railways. *‘No company shall be-
ginconstruction work on such road un-
til $3,000 of stock per mile of approved
layout shall have been subscribed, and
the consent of two-thirds of the inter-
ested property-owners obtained. These
lines are to be under control of the
Railroad commissioners who shall fix
the rate of speed, with 6 miles hourly
as the maximum rate in cities and 10
miles in towns. The roads shall not
be allowed to transport merchandise
or baggage, except such small parcels
as are carried 'by passengers. This
bill differs materially from that pro-
viding for a special street railway com-
mission and in its speed and freight
transportation restrictions conflicts
greatly with the plans of electric rail-
way projectors. '
The rules were suspended to allow
Mr. Wells of Fairfield, to-present a
memorial to Congress asking that body
to use all honorable means to secure
the annexation of the‘Hawaiian Island
on terms best promotive of their peace
and prosperity.
Mr. Judd of Stratford presented a
bill for the incorporation of the U. '5.
Life Insurance Co. of Bridgeport.
‘rAnother insurance bill was one by
Mr. Hotchkiss of New Haven for an
investigation of all the industrial in-
surance cOmpanies’ doing business in
this state. _
Other bills and petitions were : By
Mr. Beardsley incorporating the Boys’
club of Bridgeport and allowing it to
hold real estate ; for reappointment as
judge of the Hartford City court of
Wm. J. McConville, present Repub-
lican incumbent ; for appointment of
J E Walsh as judge of ' the Danbury
City court;by Mr. Lees of Westport
for incorporation of Westport library.
The hearing on the extension of the
. Bridgeport street railway was assigned
for Wednesday, Feb. 8, at 1:30.
Thursday the judiciary committee
. ive a hearing on a “bill to permit
‘itch’s Soldiers’ Homejat Darien to
acquire more property; To-day the
military committee ‘consider‘a measure
introduced by Representative Louns-
bury Of Darien, forfthe establishment
of ' a‘ “lock-up ” at the Soldiers’ Home
in' Noroton, where old soldiers can be
put to serve out sentences imposed by
trial Justices in several towns in Fair-
field county, instead of being taken to
jail. It appears that old soldiers, when
on leave of absence from the Home,
have been arrested for drunkenness or
minor misdemeanors and have been
sentenced to jail. The expense has
hegnilgid “on .1th (towns in ___which the
men
have eon-arrested and tried.
These towns are opposed to being taxed
for the purpose. SO far as the voter-
ans are concerned, the question is a
different one. For them it is claimed
that the law should be changed so as
to require their confinement in the
proposed “lock-up ” to be maintained
at the Home.
In the Senate Mr. Morgan, by re-
quest, presented a bill providing for
the pensioning of members of the
Bridgeport police force after 20 years
servme.
The East End Railway of Bridgeport
showed a disposition to combat the pe-
tition of the old line by the presence
and talk of a delegation which appeared
before the Incorporations committee
and asked that the same time be fixed
for the hearing on the petition of both
companies as there were companion
and conflicting interests. “ ,
Representative Wells’ Hawaiian reso-
lution was promptly tabled in the Son-
ate this afternoon on the motion of Mr.
Cleveland. A resolution was intro-
duced empowering the Meeting House
school district of Greenwich to issue
$50,000 of bonds. A. G. Rowland, Wm.
Burr, R. B. Jennings, Henry Howe
and Conrad Buckingham, a special
committee of Southporters, were pres-
ent in reference to the incorporation of
a water and gas company in that place.
The Rules committee reported unani-
.mously in favor of Mr. Phelps’ resolu-
tion for the creation of a special com-
mittee on Health and Safety.
A resolution was passed that here-
after the Senate shall meet Tuesdays
at 1 p. m. and on the next three days
of the week at 11 a. in.
Mr. Houlihan introduced in the Sen-
ate a resolution incorporating the
Newtown Water and Electric Light
Co. He also introduced a bill for the
restoration of forfeited rights to Thom-
as J. Corbett, of Newtown.
The House met in the afternoon to
hear the report of a committee appoint-
ed to draft resolutions on the death of
James G. Blaine. Wood, Hamersley
and Stoddard made eulogistic speeches
and after the resolutions had been
adopted and sent to the Senate both
houses adjourned out of respect to Mr.
Blaine’s memory.
Before the Finance commitee a hear-
ing was held on the appointment of
State auditors. Representative Wells
of Southport was strongly supported
by the Fairfield county delegation.
Other bills were for loaning state
arms to G. A. R. posts, incorporating
the Connecticut Odd Fellows’ home,
and placing the burden of proof that
the maker of a will has not been un-
duly influenced, upon the proponent
where a prima facie case of fraud or
undue influence has been made by a
petitioner. Other bills, and allowmg
Common councils to authorize the
Sunday sale of perishable articles.
9
Drank Poison. .
Robert Smith, a of ar maker em-
ployed by Daniel Ma oney of. Long
Hill, was found dead in bed by his Wife
at 9 o’clock last night. It was a case
of suicide beyond a doubt.
On a stand at the side of the bed was
an empty cup-which it is supposed con-
tained poison. Word- was telephoned
notifying Medical Examiner Downs.
He will make an investigation to-day.
Smith was a comparative stranger in
Long Hill. He had only worked there
a short while. and no one can _as31gn
any cause for the rash act. It is sup-
posed he was temporarily insane.
The suicide was 35 years old’and
leaves a widow and two small children.
Religious or Political.”-—Je#'ér$om
MUSIC HALL.
To-night , at Music Hall . Downing’s
Creoles Will hold the .boards. There
are some» twenty-five or' thirty. men
and women in the company‘ and every
one can both sing and dance in‘ a man:
ner calculated to please the most criti-
cal. There is‘ not .a word or action in
the whole entertainment that can of
fend, and a good entertainment is
guaranteed. "
Silver.
. The “ other side ” of the silver ques-
tion' was most ably and elaborately
presented by Hon. Joseph. Sheldon at
the Club Rooms last evening. He was
honored by one of N orwalk’s best au-
diences of ladies and gentlemen, who
listened with the greatest interest, if
not fully agreeing with the opinions
enunciated. Judge‘ Woodward, at the
close, announced a lecture in the near
future on Electricty.
And He Never Came Back.
Mr. E. K. Lockwood succeeded in
gaining an entrance to the store at No.
51 Main street, yesterday through a
window in the rear. It was formerly
occupied as a laundry by a China-man,
who some four weeks ago pulled down
the shades, locked the store door and
disappeared. Tiring of waiting for
his return the owner of the building,
Mr. Lockwood, gained an entrance as
above. He has had a new look placed
on the door. There are several pack-
ages of laundried goods on the shelves
besides a quantity of unlaundried
goods scattered about.
The Lease Approved.
The adjourned ,annual meeting of
shareholders of the New York, ew
Haven and Hartford’road was held in
New Haven yesterday, for the specified
purpose of ratifying the lease of the
Providence and Worcester road for_ 99
years. While the ballot was being
taken the harmony was abruptly {inter-
rupted by the appearance of d. C.
Goodwin, who stated that there was a
discrepancy in President Clark’s re-
port of the lease of the Stamford and
New Canaan railroad. He said that
the premium received, according to the
report, amounted to $153,308.50,.while
the premium reported to the railroad
commissioners amounted to but $113,-
100. This left a balance of $39,908.50
unaccounted for by President Clark,
and while he did not doubt the ' chief
executive’s honesty, yet he wanted to
know what was the cause of this dis-
crepancy. The point of 'order was
raised that as the meeting was called
for-the purpose of taking action on the
Providence and Worcester lease, any
other business would be out of order.
The chair sustained the point, and the
ruling was unanimously sustained.
The tellers announced that the whole
number of votes cast were 17,086, all in
favor of the lease. The meeting was
then adjourned.
O.
Yesterday’s Death Record.
Hazel, the youngest child of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Barrett of Main street,
died last night aged one month. The
funeral will be held to-morrow after-
noon at 2 o’clock.
Mrs. Ellen Finnerty widow of the.
late Thomas Finnert died at .her
home on the Connecticut turnpike,
yesterday, aged 55 years. She leaves
three children. The funeral will be
attended from St. Mary’s church, to-
morrow morning at 9 o’clock.
Mrs. Margaret Kelly, wife of Mich-
ael Kelly, died at her home in Winni-
pauk, at 1‘. o’clock yesterday, aged 46'
Her husband and seven chil-
dren survive her. The cause of her
death was pneumonia. The funeral
will be attended from St. Mary’s
church at 10 o’clock, to-morrow morn-
ing.
years.
-—OQ.—-
Butcher—“I;need a boy about your
size, and will give you $3 a week.”
Applicant—“ Will I have a chance to
rise?”
“Yes I
l k want you to be here at 4
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Free Trip to Washington Record.
Following is the score to date,’,of the
balloting in the contest for the GA-
znrrn’s free railroad ticket to Wash-
ington, D. C., and return, on the occas-
ion of President Cleveland’s inaugura-
tion :
Rhody McGinnis ' 1562
James M. Creagh 1000
W. H. Johnson 6139
Isaac Bowe 3.7.
. . . 08.11 L14
James T. Hubbell . 287
Patrick O’Hara 80
James Mitchell 77
John Ford . 72
Oliver R. Mumford 5%
Joseph Leipnik 45
Frank Street 4.4
Wallace Dann 4-3
J. Arthur Pinnee §2
F. 0. Bennett .31
James Barry. 29
so
P. M. Benedict _
E, o 89d
Owing .to the large number of singlei allots
handed in we have deCided to publish the
names only of those candidates who have re-
ceived twenty or more votes.
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MEN’SHEMWML Vunntnwun
_ MERINOHALF HOSE:
2-5 PER CENT. OFF,
Ar MiranLL’sa'
Price One Cent. .
Broke His Leg. .
Yesterday Messrs. Bailwitz Bros.
contracted with a couple of fishermen
to furnish them with their catch of
clams, agreeing to call for them on the
road near Great Marsh, in which vi-
cinity they were to be dug. Shortly
after 5 o’clock Mr. F. Bailwitz drove
down after the ' clams, and while on his
way saw another clammer trudging
across the meadows with the load of a
bag and a basket of clams, but paid .
little attention to him
He continued on his way, secured
the clams he had engaged and was
driving home with the clammers, when
he heard groans from the top of the
hill near where perhaps half an hour
previous he had seen the man crossmg
the meadows. The groans being re-
peated he got out of his wagon, and on
investigation found George Knapp
lying on the frozen ground unable to
move.
On inquiry he found that the man
was the same whom he had seen cross-
ing the meadows. Knapp said_ that
while walking along his foot slipped
into a hole and the weight of the clams
caused him to fall, and on. attempting
to get up he found himself unable to
do so. He however managed to crawl
up the hill a distance of over 400 feet,
where he was found. _
He was picked up and placed in Mr.
Bailwitz’s wagon taken to his home
and .Dr. Baldwin summoned who found
that he had sustained a fracture to his
leg between his knee and thigh. It-
--will keep him confined to the house for
a long time.
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The Sandwich Was Loaded.
Yesterday afternoon, a weary and
hungry looking individual called at
the home of Grand Juror Morison
Hoyt and asked for a morsel of food to
relieve a hunger that was gnawmg at
his vitals with the ferocity of a mad-
dened bull-dog. Miss Hoyt prepared
a sandwich of hash and bread and gave
it to the man who thanked her, placed
the food in his pocket, and went out of
the yard. Gaining the street he took
the sandwich out of his po eket and com-
menced eating it. 'He had taken but a
few mouthfuls when he spat it out on
the ground, and a look of anger over-
spread his face. He then retraced his
steps back to the house, and used very
insulting language towards Miss Hoyt
who then called her brother and the
man was chased out of the yard, by
Mr. Hoyt who afterwards met Oficer
Northrop and caused the fellow’s ar-
rest.
He stated that his name was Peter
Ccyle, that he was a leather finisher,
lived in Waterbury and was on his way
home from New Jersey. He admit-
ted begging for something to eat, but
thought that he had reason for being
provoked when he found a wad of cot-
ton in the hash, as he was led to be-
lieve that the lady had been playing a
joke on him. He was verypenitent,
but the Judge said 30 days in jail and
‘ costs, and he was escorted to Bridge-
port by Olficer Martin. It was found
that the alleged cotton was a bunch of
wedding that becoming detached from
Coyle’s coat had found its way into the
hash when he put the sandwrch in his
pocket.
f BERT_I[I_l_}ATE.
TO ALL WHOM IT MAY GllNllERN:
E IT KNOWN that well. J. 6:. G. S. GRUM-
MAN of the Town of Norwalk, Fairfield
County and State of Connecticut, do hereby
certify that we, as agents, are engaged in the
business of manufacturing. bort int: and sell-
ing of beer, soda water, carbonated beverages
and similar beverages, and the bottling and
selling of similar drinks in bottles and boxes
with our names, mark, marks or dev1ses,brand-
ed stamped, blown etched or otherWise, pro-
duced upon such boxes and bottles, siphons
and soda. fountains, and the following is a de-
scription of the distinguishing name, names,
marks or devices used by us upon our. boxes
and bottles, siphons and soda fountains re-
spectively, as such agents, namely:
H. J. 8.: G. S. Grumman,
H. J. & G. S. Grumman, Agents.
S. Grumman,
George Grumman,
S. Grumman 6a Son.
John Burke,
K & C
Boxes. G'rumm an.
We, as such agents use and claim and. have
the sole right to . use the above descriptive
names and marks in our business, . ~ _
:.0ur principal place of busmess is situated in
Norwalk, County of Fairfield and State of
Connecticut, _ _ .
This notice and description is made, filed
and published .in pursuance of Sections 3964
and 3965, Benson. of 1388 of the Statutes _of
Connecticut, providing therefor; and forbi_ -
ding all ersons to use or traffic in an of said
marked ottles, etc., contrarv to the aws of
said State, made to protect tne owners of bot-
tles and boxes used in the manufacture, bot-
tling and sale of the waters and drinks above
mentioned and other s_milar beverages.
H. J. GRUMMAN.
G. S. GBUMMAN.
In presence of [n.s.
E. M. Locxwoon. [L.s.
Dated J anuar] 3131;. 1893, Bridgeport, County
of Fairfield, State of Connecticut.
On this 315i; day of J anuary, 1803, before me
personally came .1. &. G. S. Grumman, as
agents, to me known, and known to me to be
the indiv1duals described in, and who execu-
ted the‘foregoing certificate and acknowledged
that they executed the same for the purpose
therein mentioned.
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.I‘DVVARD DI LOCNOtarY Public.
B AL L 0T.
cnznrrs nchgnsmii TICK/Eli
CLEEVLAND’S INAUGURATIQN,
'Wasbz'ngfanfl. C ., Ware/J 4,. 1893,
For: Tm:
eviosr POPULAR PERSOEN iléN WORWALK.
NA ME, -- - _
. applause,
Norwalk Chronicler