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NonwmmiGAzEm.
THE FAVORITE HOME PAPER.
Independent in all things: Rental in telling.
The Gazette has the largest Cir-
eulatipn of any paper In Norwalk.
and furnishes the lowest advertlslnk
rates. .
Evening Schools.
Acareful reading of the law establish-
ing evening schools, published in to-
day’s Hour,will without doubt convince -
the public and taxpayers generally,that
the Selectmen-have no authority what-
ever in the matter, and that their ap-
pointment of principal Maples was a
little premature.
It is quite evident from the law that
the School Visitors have all the author-
ity in the premises and that the Select-
men are not in it, so to speak.
It is too bad that the establishment of
evening schoolsin Norwalk should open
with a quarrel.and we believe that Edi-
tor Maples will be magnanimous enough
to resign rather toss to see the schools
jeopardized by a family row between
the School Visitors and Selectmen.
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Taxing Church Property.
In his Thanksgiving sermon Rev. Dr.
Robert S. MacArthur, of the Calvary
Baptist church, of New York, took
strong ground in favor of taxing church
property. This was not his first advo-
cacy of the principle, but because of
the radical character of his sermon it is
certain to attract attention, Mr. Mac-
Arthur’s theory is that all property
should bear its just burden of taxation.
In the early day the law-givers believed
it the correct thing to encourage church-
es and Church-building. Hence the ex-
emption and taxation. These early
solons never dreamed of houses Of
worship costing $1,000,000. The mil-
lionaire Christian had not put in an ap-
pearance. , .
Dr. MacArthur believes that it is
wrong to tax the infidel or the non-
communicant by exempting from taxa-
tion the millions of dollars of church
property. The question, however, is
s mply one} of policy and political
morals. It might be said that _a church
ousting $100,000 is good enough to wor-
ship in and that if a. congregation de-
sires a palatial edifice it can pay taxes
on all over the amount named.
~<o>—r-—
Drawing the Line.
It seems necessary. rightly says the.
Canaan News, to occasionally explain
to our regular correspondents, and to
all who furnish items for the News, and
also to explain to our readers, where
we draw the line between paid adver-
tising and free advertising. Whenever
any entertainment, meeting or sociable
is held for the purpose of raising
money. or making money, then of
Course we think we ought to be paid
for advertising the same. In short, all
“ speculative picnics,” so called. and
all schemes to make money should pay
the printer for his work. Business is
business, and it cos.s money. torun a
newspaper. It cannot be run on free
advertising. A newspaper is“not a free
lunch counter, so called. Unlike a free
lunch counter a newspaper has no way
of getting pay for “free lunches.” It
seems to us that anyone with a clear
conscience ought to be able to decide
what they should pay for, and what,
not pay for, in the line of adVertising.
It may also be Well to explain that
we do not feel under obligation to give
“pufi‘s” or favorable mention to mer-
chants and other business men who sel-
dom if ever have a paid advertisement
in the News. Giving free advertise-
ments .tO those who do not patronize
the News is an injustice to those who
do patronize the News, and it is also an
injustices to‘the paper itself.
. M
.. ‘ Recent Death's. .
Mrs. Ellen Watson, wife of James C.
Cotter died at her home on \Vest Main
- street this morning, aged 74 years. She
had been'in failing health for along
time and on.Thuraday last rendered a
stroke of paralysis. 'A husband and
nine children, four sons and five daugh-
ters. survive her. The funeral will beat
tended from her late home, at 2 o’clock
Monday afternoon. _ "
Mrs. Agnes B. Smith, widow of the
late Capt. Theodore Smith, of Smith's
Island, died In New Rochelle on 'Fri-
day, aged 66 years. The remains will
be brought here for interment in the
Un'on cemetery, Monday afternoon,on
the train arr-Wing in South N orwalk at
1:40 o’clock.
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Annual Conclave.
At the annual conclave of Clinton
Commandery, K. 1. Friday evening,
tlese oflicersWere elected: Peter W.
Decker, E. 0.; Arthur 0. ,Wheeler,
Gcnloyueorse W. RaymOnd‘, 0.3G-
Elmer J. Fairchlld, S W.;Lharhs' N.’
Wood,-'J. W.; Levi C. Hanford, tread;
James D. Jennings, rte; ‘L‘harles E
Squire. S. B. Charles '
SWd.B.
.Ao SherWuUd!
TERSE TALES Of 1 HE TIMES.
The board of sChOOT visitors will meet
next Tuesday evening.
_..._—
-Halc’s S'arsaparilla 500.
742-“
. The Court of Burgesses will meet
next Monday evening.
Raymond’s.
The indicator on. thermometers took
a drop of 12 degrees, last night.
" ——Hale’s Emulsion 50c. 7424.!
Pastor Robbins of the Baptist church
will preach in BroOklyn, to-morrow.
—Men’s Embroidered Slippers 75 cts.,
$1 and $1.25. at A. H. Hoyt 5; Stan;-
The annual meeting of the Hospital
association will be held next Tuesday
evening. __
—-Raymond’s turkeys cannot be beat
in quality and price. 744 tf
Rev. C. M. Pegg will preach in the
Cranberry Plains chapel, to-morrow
afternoon.
ture Will meet at Hartford, Dec. 19th,
20th and 2151;.
—'Hale’s Beef Iron and Wine 75c.
' __ 742-tf
C;A.Stewart has been appomted post-
master at Enfield, vice Mrs. S. A. Glid-
den, resigned. .
’The annual meeting of Buckingham
Post, G. A. R., will be held next Wed-
nesday evening.
3—20 per cent discount on all cloaks
purchased at the Boston store. Nor-
walk, this week. 727-tf
An adjourned business meeting Of
the Baptist church will be held next
Tuesday evening.
William A. Scofield has accepted the
position of engineer at the Bridgeport
Brass company’s works.
-—A real Mink Boa given away free
with every cloak this week, at H. Kris-
ger’s. ‘ 743-5t
Miss Nettie Merwin who boards on
Franklin avenue, is spending a few
days at her home in Lyons Plains.
The circulation table of the Hour is
conspicuous to-day by reason of its ab-
senCe. lies itbeen taken out for repairs?
——300 pairs 82.50 Kid Shoes at $2 per
pair, .one week; 3 styles B to E. A. .
Hoyt & Son. 744-4t
'The Central Circle of the King’s
Daughters are holding their monthly
meeting in the Congregational chapel,
this afternoon. '
The summary of the Weekly Record
for the current week credits NorWalk
with three real estate sales and mort-
gages to the amount of $2,275.
The 'funeral of the late Police Ser-
geant James H. Waggenor of Danbury,
will be held Sunday afternoon. He
will be buried With Masonic honors.
——H. Krieger is giving a real Mink
Boa gratis, to- every lady buying a
cloak this week. 748 5t
Mr. and Mrs. WJliam Smith, Mr.
and Mrs George H. Whitlock, aner.
and Mrs. Timothy J. Howard are ex-
pected home_from their wedding trips
to-night.
--.—A turkey dinner Will be given at
the Y. M. C. A. bull Wednesday, ile-
cember 6, from 11:30 a. m. to 2 p. 111.
Tickets, 35 cents. ' 746-31:
The Helping Hand Circle {of the
King's Daughters of the Methodist
church, will give a fair and entertain-
ment" .in the Methodist church next
Wednesday evening. ,
-Choice lot of turkeys at Raymond’s.
‘ , ‘ 744-t-f
The annual communication of St.
John’s Lode-9,,NO. 6 A. F. 85 A. M.,will
be held on Thursday evening, Decem-
ber 21st. Officers will be elected for
the ensuing year.
Mr. and Mrs. S- M.Versoy, formerly
of Norwalk, but now living in New‘
Canaan, will be taken to the Odd Fel-
lows’ Home at Groton, next Week, by a
(filmmittee of Our Brothers’ Lodge;—
Our. '
‘--Th_e ChicagoI Singer Sewing Ma-
chine is now on exhibition at the Bus-
ton Store, Norwalk. Price, only $9.98.
720-tf
This‘is the way it is done in Brockton.
A_ young man,'unmarried, gives up his
situation to a married man out of work.
With a needy family to support. In
three weeks another young man is to
exchange With the first, and by a series
of agreements the needy workman will
have constant employm ent.
.-
Two men-in their shirt sleeves gatho
ered in quite a harvest of coats Wed-
nesday allernoon. They called at sev-
eral'houses and told a tale of woe and
in almost every instance secured a coat.
'1 heywere seen the ' next dny loaded
down With wearing apparel. Their act.
was little if any better than stealing.
The following ofiicers of the Sons of
St. George Will be installed next Tues-
day evening: C. Chittam, W. P.; J.
Parrott, W. V. P. ; A. Davis, W. 8.; D.
Cnittam, W. ’l‘.;J. Whitley, W. M.; l‘.
Goodwin, W. A. 8.; G. Robbins, 'l‘rus.
delegates present~ from both Magus
,Charta and Pioneer lodgcsy'ot‘ Bridge-
Wl’t'. '
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-—Cranberries, Nuts, Raisins, etc., at,
744 tf
TheConneJticut Board of Agricul-
tee. Itv'ls expected that there, will be.
The stock and fixtures belonging to.
the estate of Taylor & CO., will be sold
at auction on Saturday morning next.
—-Fine chickens 11c, ducks 12C, tur-
keys 14c, Peoples’ Market.
The boundary line between Norwalk
and New Canaan will be established
next week by the selectmen of the two
towns.
Messrs. John A. Osborne and John
H. Light were this morning appointed
commissioners on the assigned estate
of Taylor & Co. ’
-—Choice lot of Florida oranges? at
Raymond’s. , _ 744 tf
Mr. William Taylor, of Danbury, and
Miss Bessie Gaines, of Glastonbury,
were married last week. Mr. Taylor
was a former resident of Norwalk.
The fifth of a Series of sermons on
"Christianity and other Religions” will
be preached by Rev; T. K. Noble 1n
the Congregational church, tomorrow
evening. '
——-If you buy a coat at any time dur-
ing this week you w I be presented
with a Mink Boa at H. Krieger’s. 743 515
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Kufer, Miss
Addie Kufer, and the Misses Carrie
and Sophia Schifl'man, of New York,
were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Austin
Cockefur, on Thursday.
—We will give a Mink Boa to every
lady purchasing a cloak of us this
week. IL Krieger. 743-5t
Mrs. Lulu Carver did not put in an
appearance for a hearing on Friday,
and the bond of $25 furnished for such
appearance was declared forfeited. It
is understood that Mrs. Carver has left
town.
——A handsome lynx mufi' will be given
away with every cloak purchased at
the Boston store, Norwalk, to-dgzé 2t
Oswald R. Smith ls circulating a pet-i-
tion which he proposes presenting at
the. next meeting of the Court of Bur-
gesses. praying that unemployed men
be placed at work on some of the im-"
provements that have been ordered by
the borough.
Mr. John Lane, of Washington, D
0., is visiting friends in town. Mr.
Lane, who at one time was in the em-
ploy of the late E. B. Price, at his
Mechanic street marble yard. is now
the proprietor of one of .the largest
marble yards in the city of .Wushington.
An important meeting of the couutv
health Officers of the state will be held
in New raven this afternoon. for the
purpose of considering the best way to
act upon complaints in reference to
sewerage being allowed- to flow into
rivers and ponds,from which ice is har-
vested. '
Landlord McPherson of “The Rock-
ville" hotel at Rockville, and formerly
of the Norwalk hotel, furnished the
banquet on the occassion of the recent
fire parade in that city. One hundred
and ten persons sat down at the tables
which were loaded down with the
choicest and most palatable viands.
O
The Waterbury Burned.
The steamer “Waterbury,” which
burned to the water’s edge in New
York, on Wednesday,is the well-known
steamer of the Bridgeport Steamboat
company'which plied between Bridge-
port and New York for twenty years.
She was formerly the “Laura,” and
was built at Wilmington in 1867. She
was a sister crdft to the Frances, a
freight boat, new on the Stonington
line. About two months ago the Bridge-
port Steamboat company sold her to
Frederick Jansen of Brooklyn. Tne
price paid was about $15000. She was
taken off the Bridgeport run when the
Nutmeg State was put in commission.
1Her hull was iron and she was 234 feet
ong.
nsn DANA'S SARSAPARILLA, IT’S
"THE KIND IHA'I‘ cones.” .
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Who Will Get the Plum?
Two more candidates to succwd Syd-
ney Hawley of Brookfield, deputy col-
lector of internal revenue, have up
peered. They are John [homo and
Edgar N.Sloan Of Norwalk. Hanlon is
one of a firm of baking powder and
Sloan is the warden of the borough of
Norwalk.
Until the appearance ,Of these men,
it had been practically conceded that
the "going” would be between John F.
Houlihan of N ewtown, err-Alderman
Daniel Smith of Bridgeport, and a
Danbury aspirant.
The rincip; 1,,reason for the respect
With W ion the other aspirants look up-
on the chancesof Candidate Hanlo'nis,
that it is said he has the‘ibacking of
Patent Commissioner Seymour. Sloan
is also being supported by; influential
party men. ._ '
Patrick Selbie is 'said to-havc with-
drawn because of having been prom-
- ised an appointment in the Interior de-
partment, Charles F. Streets, of Bridge-
port, it is also said, is to secure an
appointment as messenger in the In ter-
ior department. lilac through Commie
sioner Seymour’s influence. Streets
is one of the more influential Colered
men and was appointed keeper of the
coat room of the House of 1893-94.
It is understood that all of the pres-
ent deputies are to he succeeded on
that date by Democrats, which would
make it necessary to send notice to the
present incumbents today in order
that they shall have 20 days’5 notice.
As Collector Byxbee Willprobably wish
to decide as soon as possible upcnhis
appointment there will bosomothvely
work ‘ by Candidales and their {friends
duringfihe next ”
thaant-re' "' _ _
moi Walks-amid“.
The Bob_ {of the Fair.
Parts 4 and 5 of'. he Book of the Fair,
are out, and the are in full keeping.
with the previou' numbers, i. e. ele-
gant. It is cone " ded that in no other
form will the gre gColumbian Exposi-
tion be so fittingl- ,portrayed for pres-
ent use and perma‘fient preservation as
in this book, a w rk of 1.000 imperial
folio pages 12x16—i ches printed on the
finest paper, and ’w "being published
in 25 parts by the": ,ancroft Publishing
00., Auditorium' . ,ilding, Chicago, Ill.
There will be no l". as than 2,000 superb
pictures. The buck Will be one for all
times. #5
USE DANA’S S i' SAPAT.1LLA,IT‘S
‘THE KIND? HAT CUBES."
Strongly~ rganized.
The locked out _
secured signatures o a. petition to the
selectmen asking t em to call a special
town meeting for e purpose of appro-
priating $50,000 13 give aid and tem-
porary employme to those in need.
None of the fact ries opened Friday
morning to renal ' applications from
locked out workm who, it is thought,
might return und . the new system of
independent shops‘j The factorieswill
remain closed all- f next week. The
manufacturers will] ay absolutely noth-
ing. There is nothing to indicate that
they have drafted ' ny rules or regula-
tions for the shopsgvhen the shops Shall
have started up again, but there is a
rumor that they will demand that every
workman renounc'" his membership in
every trade union.
The locked-out n have thoroughly
organized; every; hop’s crew meets
day. Go mittees have been
, , t factories to see
that none of their members of the
unions apply for enlployment. The pa-
tition for a townm‘petmg has been ex-
tensiVely signed byknerchants who fear
a boycot if they ’refuse their signa-
tures. The meeting will be held next
l‘hursday night. The manufacturers
who are the heaviest tax payers, may
raise a question of the legality of the
meeting.
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Will be invincible.
Boat builder Ro' bins,Says the Bridge-
port Farmer, has just laid the keel Of a
20-foot catboat which. if it meets expec-
tations, Will be a fiyer of the first rank.
It is being built for a Southport gentle-
man a 1d will be completed in time to
take the water early next‘Spring.
The sale of the 21-foot Rival to a
member of the Chicago Yacht club left
Bridgeport withouta boatuble to com-
pete With crack catboats in other parts
of the country. The Rival, as every-
body knows, proved herself invnncible
and until she was sold, outside owners
of boats Considered it useless to try and
a rest her laurels from her. The last to
try it was MrBodgers,of Boston.whose
Eureka in 1890 Was badlv beaten. After
that the Rival was practically shelved
until sold, the reason being that lt was
virtually impossible to get a race on
anything like even terms.
It is believed that in the boat now
building will be included all of the best
ideas which gave to the Rival such ex-
traol dlnary speed and which also helped
the Zephyr to notable victories. She
will, if all hopes are fulfilled, be a Com~
posite reproduction of the best features
of both the old champion, and capable
of defending the proud reputation which
Bridgeport yachts have won.
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A Neglected Study.‘
EDITOR GAZETTE: Traveling weekly
betWeen this city and New York, it has
occurred to me that a. translation of
the brakemen’s dialect might be of
benefit to the public or rather to that
portion of it who only travel occasion-
ally.
lf wehave never heard of “Darion”
we shall hardly recognize it as “Mary
Ann.” '
Stamford metamorphosed into “Ham-
bone” is still more startling.
"Riverside” can be understood but
“Sound Beach” as “Sandwich” brings
up visions of the unutterable and we
draw a long breath as we pull out of
the station.
At “Cos Cob” nothing but the final
syllable can be heard and we vaguely
connect the place in Some wayiwith
Connecticut. ' — '
“Greenwich” as "Gringo” is fairly
Clear and seven minutes more brings
us in) what sounds like “Poached-egg-
strl .
We are bewildered till we realize it
is Port Chester and also that it is the
last stop our train makes till it reaches
42nd street, and we thankfully settle
comforts: :ly in oui‘ seat, fully convinced
that orthoepy- is a much neglected study
in our public sch0ols.
“DAILY READER.”
USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLA.IT’S
‘ THE KIND THAT CFRES.”
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CHURCH SERVICES.
Finer CONGBEGATIONAI: (Cannon.—
Rev; Thomas K. Noble, .-pastor. Ser-
vices at 10:30’a. ‘m. and‘7:30 'p. m. '
The pastor will occupy the pulpit all
day. Evening subject " Christianity
and the Mental Culture of Mankind,”
being the fifth in his series on “ Chris-
tianity and other Religious.” Y. P. S.
C. E. at 6 30. ’
FIRST BAPTIST.-.-F. E.'Robbins, Pas-
tor. Services—Earh prayer meeting,
10 a. in; preaching, 10.80 a. m., and
7:30 p. m. The Rev. Frank Folsom, of
Brooklln, Me, will preach morning
and evening. Baptist Young People’s
Union at 6.30. Suljject: “Indiwdual.
Responsibility.” . unday evening, De-
cember 10. Pastor Robbins will contnno
no the series of sermons upon “Heaven.”
GRACE Cnnscn.-_-Rev. S. H. Watkins
rector. First Sunday in Advent, Dec.
3d , 1893. ‘9. 30 a. m. Morningd’rayer.
10 30 a. m. Litany, sermon and Holy
Communion. 12.1: p. m. Sunday
School, Semi-annual; report. 7 30 pan. _
Choral? Even~ tong, Anthems and‘l seré
mun. The rec/tor Willofiiciate. All ale
welcome- Thursday, Dec. 7lh., 8p. m.-
Evenin ,Prayerand'Bibly 'stuo violi-
llawea sesame-om Nature; y' _~
Sultan’s Favorite.
ON THE AVENUE.
(Br MISS N ononr.)
When you give a real swagger party
now, instead of spending a lot upon
decorations, the prevailing idea is to
invite a choice lot of pretty girls, and
there are plenty of them in Norwalk,
and decorate the place with them.
The idea is good, and besides, it is
cheaper. By ingeniously dispersing
the girls and having them in different
rooms it is remarkable what good ef-
fects can be produced. '
.There is a bewildering variety of
dishes manufactured for special pur-
poses ; lovely salad bowls consist of
geranium leaves in clouded broWns and
autumn leaf colors with sprays of pink
or scarlet flowers. Charmingly cool
looking and suggestive are the salad
sets. the bowl formed of a hollowed
head of cabbage; the plates are in the
shape of a flat cabbage leaf. Elegant
bowls are also of heavy faceted ’glass.
Salad sets are ivory or boxwood forks
and spoons. with handles of Dresden
China or cut crystal.
If women with red hair-would only
study how to use it becomingly. they
would be proud of the distinction of
havnng,it. instead of dissatisfied with
their fate. There seems to be a gener-
al impression among women with red
hair that almost any shade of blue can
be worn by them, because, as a usual
thing they have fair and delicate com-
plexious. But, as a matter of fact,
blue is the one color above all others
that they ought to avoid. The con-
trast is two violent, and the combina-
tion is not harmonious. The shades
most suitable to be worn with red hair
are bright, sunny browns, and all au-
tumn-leaf tints.. After, these may be
selected pale or very dark. green—but
never abright green—pale yellow, and
black unmixed with any other color.
Solid colors are more becoming to red-
haired people than mixed, the mixed
celors nearly always giving a more or
less dowdy appearance. In fact. red
hair is usually so brilliant and decided
that it must be met on its own ground,
and no vague, undecided sort of things
should be worn with it.
USE DAN A’S SARSAPARILLA,IT'S
“THE KIND THAT CURES."
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T Amusements.
OPERA HOUSE.
- Ullie Akerstrom graces the stage of
the Opera House. Other performers
of note have come and gone, but there
are few who retain the hold upon the
public favor that this little artist does.
Her long experience has taught her
‘What’her patrons ‘most' desire, and she'
feels confident that when they see her
new comedy, the “Sultan’s Favorite,”
they will do as all others have done,
pronounce it superior to any and all of
her former productions. The dance
La Chromotope will be introduced be-
tween acts second and third of the
She will open a
three nights engagemet at the Opera
House, on Monday, Dec. 4th.
0..
The Knights of Columbus War. -
New Haven leads in the movement-
to combat the supreme officers of the
Knights of Columbus. Monday night
Columbia council followed the action
of Santa. Marie council, and appointed
a Committee to not With similar Comw
mittees from other councils in an in-
vomigation of action by the supreme
council. '
The trouble arises through lack of
representation in the supreme council,
which now consists of the supreme offi-
cers, four or five of the charter mem-
bers or founders and a delegate from
each state.
The majority of the members there
desire to go back to the old system of
representation. which consisted of two
delegates from each connoil.
It is possible that the contest may
reach the Courts in the form of an in-
junction restraining tne supreme offi-
cers from acting.
The Norwalk council will meet on
Tuesday evening next to take action in
the matter. '
The action of the supreme council in
raising their own salaries, and in pay-
ing $1,800 to State organizer Cummings
”in Massachusetts, is another thing that
does not meet with the hearty approba-
tion of the local council, and it is hint-
.ed that an effort Will be made to cut
loose from the general body.
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Accident to Royalty.
BRUSSELS, Dec. 2.—A court equipage
occupied by. the Princess Clementine,
mother of Ferdlhandlof Bulgaria, and the
Duke of Saxe Coburg-Gotha, Duke of
Edinburg, shortly after noon collided near
the palace with a private carriage. A
shunt of the royal carriage was broken
and "one of the horses injured. The occu-
pants were well sna'ken, but not hurt. ..
.. Big Blaze in Philadelphia. .
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 2. «A fire which
destroyed about $225,000 worth of ' prop-
erty, and which for a time» menacedsu
entire block of residences, broke out last
night in the old Thornton worsted mills,
,Tenth street and Columbia. avenue this
city, owned and operated by James F.‘
Cochran 8r. Bro., completely gutting that
building. Several firemen Were injured.
Suffering in Kansas.
Torrens, Kaa, Dec, 2. -The cold wave
of yesterday and to-day has caused in—
creased suffering to the settlers in western
Kansas, most of whom are without any
fuel shpply. Appeals continue to pour in
upon the governor and other state officers
for assistance, but they are powerless to
do anything in an Ofli.ial way.
National Bank Notes Outstanding.
WASHINGTON, De‘c_'2. —Uomptroll'er Eek: ‘
els has issued. .aflstatem'ent Showiughjt‘hat'
. thsnatloual‘ bank? note cir‘culatiou‘puty,
,, pi; .dljngfon Nov._§J was $208,850,783, in
,deoreass’durius'tlw monthi bravaénibe-r
":1! 330378 8. .
SllEWlllllWlEllS
Condition of One Branch of
the Lehigh Road.
Many Accidents Attributed to Inex-
perience of the New Men—Both
Passenger and Freight Services
Said to Be Still Badly Crippled.
VVILKESBARBE, Dec. 2.—Wrecked eu-
gines, smashed cars ‘ and disabled ca.-
booses‘are strewn along the Wyoming di-
vision of the Lehlgh Valley railroad from
Coxnou to Packerton, While freight trains
are stalled in many places along the
mountain, having been deserted by non-
union crews.
The new meu appear to be utterly un-
able to run the-trains with any degree of
safety. .
It is snowing on the mountain sides and
it is predicted by competent engineers and
many of the strikers that the first real
cold snap will drive every non-union en-
gineer and fireman from the road, as the
green men cannot control the trains on
the steep mountain grades, some of which
are 90 feet to the mile. '
Wrecks have become so numerous the
officials are declining to give-out any in-
formation and it is impossible to learn
from any of them anything but the morest
details. It is belleVed here that the situ-
ation is much worse than reported.
At Faimew, on top of the mountain,
12 miles from here, an empty engine. No.
402, going at the rate of 30 miles an hour,
crashed into the rear end of a caboose
in which were seated two brakemen,
Fank Wilson and another unknown, who
were instantly killed. A few moments
later the caboose caught fire and was soon
destroyed.
The mangled bodies of the brakemen
were taken out, one having his arm burned
to a crisp. The engineer of 402 escaped
being injured.
The coroner of Luzerne county, residing
in this city, will hold an inquest this af-
ternoon as the authorities at Fairview
demand it. .
As nothing can be obtained at the com-
pany’s ofiice here, it is impossible to learn
by what right the engineer of 402 was
running on the freight train’s time.
The strikers held a meeting here last
night with closed doors. John H. Rice,
general chairman of the locomotive engi-
neers, was presentand reported the result.
of the conference at Philadelphia and
Bethlehem.
Mr. Rice was seen after the meeting.
He said that he had no information to
give out, but he contended that the strike
was still on and the men were standing
more solid than they did a week ago.
A non-union engineer named Schofleld
W. Kuowlaud, who has been working for
the Lehigh Valley company for the past
week together with his crew, deserted his
engine last night and left for his home in
Philadelphia. He left the engine standing
on the main track, but the strikers in-
duced him to run it in the round-house to
guard against accidents.
Badly Crippled at Tunkhauuock.
TUNKHANNOCK, Dec. 2. —- The pas-
senger service of the Lehigh Valley rail-
road is still badly crippled. The night
trains from the east were practically
abandoned on account of the wreck at
Wilkesbarre. Passengers were transferred
to the local due here at 8 a. m., but which
came in late. The morning trains east
from Sayre were from one to two hours
late. The mail and express from Phila-
delphia. and New York due here at 3:21
had not arrive at'6 o’clock ,and the time
of its arrival was uncertain. Freight is
received with no guarantees of its dispatch.
Our merchants are receiving goods by the
Delaware, Lackawauna & \Vestern andn
Mont-rose railroads. All the towns up the
road are without coal, and wood stoves
have had to be resurrected.
Strikers Greatly Cheered.
Easrox, Dec. 2. ——The strikers are greatly
cheered by reports from Wilkesbarre and
Buffalo. They say the situation is im-
proving for them and that they are in
better shape now than ever. The company
'officials here declare the company will not
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give in. There wasa great deal of an-
noyance last night from the pulling of
coupling pins on long. trains. One coal
train stoppad'en the Delaware bridge and
when the engine started it was found that
many pins and links had been removed
from the cars and-thrown into the river.
L. . Another W‘atal Collision.
Sonravmnn, N. J. , Dec. 2.‘—Two heav-
ily loaded coal trains collided last night
near Bloomsbury station on the Lehigh;
Valley. Both-engines are total wrecks and
coal cars are battered and broken and
piled up in‘ heaps. Joe Johnson, a green
switchman, who caused the accident by
misplacing a switch was killed in the
wreck.
Smallpox Among New Men.
SOMERVILLE, N. J., Dec. '2.-—Tho situa-
tion along the. Lehigh Valley railroad is
about the same as one Week ago. But
little freight is being moved and no coal
to speak of. It is said that smallpox has
broken out in the barracks at Phillipsburg
where the man now working on the Valley
are quartered. ___________ -
Still Another Wreck.
? HAZLETON, Dec. 2.-'—-The Mammy-Lox:
press train collided. with a." shifting? one .
gine'on thef‘Y” here last evening.._"The”
latter” was "dismantled and, thé express en—‘j
gino‘badly damgg'ed. The, tracks .wero
" assesses. W "
. me.- One cent. , V
Nil-TMEG 'GRATINGS. .
Charlotte Dennis, aged‘S, of New '
The child was bitt b
month ago. , on y a dog about a
Relatives of Michael Connell of New
Haven were in Bridgeport Friday
searching for Connell, whom it isbe-
lleved is drowned or has fallen a victim
to foul play; '
Colonel Edward F. James, business
manager of the “New Haven Palla-
dium,” has resigned his position and
Will go to the ‘fClncinnati Tribune” in
a s1m11ar capacity.
The _restoration of the ten per cent.-
reduction made some time ago in the
wages of the employee of the N. Y. A:
N. E.-railroad was to have begun to-
day, but the men have thus far failed
to get notice of the fact.
Four new corporations are reported
this week—an axle manufacturing com-
pany in N ew Haven, With $15,000 Capi-
tal; a steamboat company in New Lon—
don, $30,000; a wholesale drug company
in Hartford, $100,000; and acorsct com-
pany in New Haven, $5,000.
Rev. Dr. Hiram Eddy of Canaan,
died Thursday, aged 80 years. He-
served as chaplain of the Second regi-
ment during the war. July 21, ’61, he
was captured at Bull Run, Vu., With a
gun in his hand, from which eXperience
he was called “the fighting parsiln.”
Michael Hennessy of Gaylordsville is
under arrest, his Wife having been
found in bed dying of burns which she
sayshwere recewed by her husband
pushing her into a fire, while he was
drunk. The cattle on the farm were
round starving, Hennessy being on a
protracted spree. The woman cannot
live.
Judge Edward C. Billings died at his
come in New Haven Friday. Judge
billings has for several years made his
summer home in New HaVen, spending
ue winters in New Orleans, in the dus-
oualge of his duties as United States
Jinu‘lcb Judge for the Eastern dlstrlct
. Luulsmno. -
lilo meeting of the Liquor Dealers’
.ccUCluLth was held. in bridgepol’t on
:ltu and was attended by delegates
will Ansonla, W aterbury,New Haven,
ein.len,uartiord and Stonington. 'l‘he
» minutes appointed to arrange for the
"animation U). a slate assocratlon re-
... ecu progress With prospects of hav-
,_. .he orgaanatlon per’lected before
.u. .l.
The Bridgeport board of healthhas
sued a Warning to the public against
the use of water for culinary purposes
or my drinking u..til It has been boiled
for why half an hour. The city‘has
not in.years known the presence of
Contagious maladies to such an alarm-
ing extent as at preseut, and diligent
clients are being made by the health
board to ascertain definitely the source
of the trouble. ' ‘
A three year old child living in Hart-'
ford while Walking in the yard in the
rear of her home, a large roo~=ter of the
Plymouth Rock breed, flew at her,
knocking her down. 1 he little girl
screamed and he: cries brought a man
to her rescue. The rooster had stuck
one of his spurs into the child’s fore-
head, inflicting a gash which bled prO-
fusely. The upper part or the child’s
our was also badly torn. It Is probable
that she Would have been bad] y mutilat-
ed had not assistance arriVed quickly.
The man was obliged to beat theroost-
or before it gave up the attack.
‘5.
m.
Death of James G. Cadmus.
Passaw, N. J., Dec. 2.—-James G. Cad-
,mus, who owned the site of the now flour-
ishing town of Garfield, N. J., when it
was a. melon farm, is dead, aged 78 years.
He was prostrated with paralysis a. week
ago.
Receipts of Cotton.
N raw YORK, Dec. 2.—The total receipts
‘of cotton at ports on the Atlantic coast
since Sept. 1 Were 2,983,175 bales, New
Orleans receiving 72,141 of this amount.
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UN 0 LALM ED LETTERS.
Letters remaining uncalled for at the Nor-
$313k post ofilce for the week ending Dec. 2,
1 _ .
x, lss Edith Bouton,
alph B. Carter.
‘ Dr. Le Quesne,
,Dr. A. N. Morgan.
Nettie M, Sherwood,
Mrs. Emily Webster.
_ Mrs. Emma J. Wilson. .
To obtain any of the above letters the ap-
plicant must call for advertised letters.
GABMI G. HUBBELL. P. M.
c 0 1‘ T E It.—In Norwalk, Dec. 2nd, ELLEN
WATSON, Wife of James C. Cotter, aged 74
years. , >
Friends are invited to attend the funeral from
her laieresidence, o 1 W. at Main street,
on Mo. dal aft. rnoon at 3 O’clock. Inter-
of the lamily.
ment at convenience
- _ T0 BENT. . .
HaUmch or less, 250 a, day or $1.00 per week.
0 RENEE—0n Cross street opposite fire so
, church—two desirable tenements. Also
asmte'pf rmmsrn James’ Block. Possession
achnvimmediately. . Apply to F. ST- JOHN
Locxwoon. » 48tt
0 RENE—House of seven rooms with
.one _ acre ofground pleasantly loca-
ted 'on Rivermde - avenue. to a small. can t
family. Inquire of Enos KELLOGG. _ 'i'ctK 1w
of seven rooms. public water-etc, near
men Park, but three minutes walk of the
DOM-u co. Kent 1250 per month. Inquire
of GEN. ems. Omisrnan.
0 RENT ;First floor of No. 4 E street
also barn. Apply to U. E. Wins ’ v. 684 tf
El“) RENE—A neat and cpnvenient‘ cottage
FOR SALE." ,
Half inch or less 250 a day or $1,110 per week.
01: SALM-ARhoenix 00; Piano Bax End .
_ __Spr1ng Buggy aarbeen'use d. Willsell”
cheap or mm d exchange for u. a nil boat in good:
condition. Appl can Gaznr'ra Office. * . 6881! -
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u . . ._.,\Los '13 ‘ ‘
Half-inch or_less_.2$c a day or $1.00 per week
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Haven died Friday of HydI‘ODhobia,_ ,
Norwalk Chronicler