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}A .ngorous Liquor Law.
The present law regulating the liquor ‘
traffic in South Carolina, although se-
verely restrictive inits provisions, is to
' be supplemented by another statute,
which is intended to step every possi-
ble loop-hole of evasion and to make
the state the absolute and indisputable
master of ,thgsituotion. . . g '-
The-j new dispensary law was intro-
duced in‘ theSenate last Friday by Mr.
John Gary Evansand comes as near -
being ironclad; as it is possible for a~
legislative statute to be made, even
going so far as; togprohibit the railroad
companies "from”.‘it'ransporting liquors
on individual orders and to make indi-
viduals responsibleiorreceiving pack- '
ages intended for private use. The
only exception 'to the rigor of this in-
hibition is that citizens can make wine
forthéir ,owniconsumption, and can
sell the same through the dispensaries
by the payment of a 10 per cent. com-
mission. ‘But' no citizen can bring a
gallon ‘Of’liqu'or into the state on his
own account without liability to fine or
imprisonment. '
Constables are given great latitude
in the_,exercise of their authority, and
can search freight depots and seize sus-
pected liquors-without warrant. War-
rants ‘for violation of -' the law are issu-
able upon the oath of any person who
swearsto the violation on information
or belief. In short, the machinery of
the system under the proposed new law
is so adjusted that infractions are well-
nigh..impossible. ' ‘
It‘was supposed that the Tillman law
would-=be a failure. On the contrary,
it promises to be a success. _ It is to be
braced up and re-enforced at all points
and shorn of all its elements of weak-
Nunsssa .It. morrunressinstnmonstitn: ..
tional' anagfs'omeo‘f these days, or there
maybe a revulsion of public sentiment
strong, enough to overthrow it, but
present: indications are that it is to be
the permanent policy of the state, so
long as the power that created it retains
the majority to perpetuate it.
9
Reforming New York’s Morals.
The city of New York is at present
experiencing its annual fit of reform.
The police captains have received their
usual shaking up and have set about
changing the moral conditions of their
new charges. » Dissolute women and all
of the “depraved persons who infest
what is commonly known as the “Ten-
derloin district,” have been driven
from their accustomed haunts and been
forced to seek new places of refuge.
Many of these unfortunates have been
brought before police justices and sen-
tenced to short terms in prison, and
others who were able to pay were let
off with rather heavy fines. One of
the results of this series of raids is an
unusual amount of suffering among
this unfortunate class, the charities are
being overwhelmed for assistance, and
it is rather difficult to see just what rc-
form is being accomplished. ,
To the unprejudiced it would seem,
says the Washington Post, that the so-
cial evil in the city of NewYork has
been transformed into a football for
the convenience of the New York po-
lice authorities on the one hand and
the professional reformers Of the Park-
burst variety on the other. Dr. Park-
hurst’s‘ intentions are undoubtedly of
the very best, but his plan of campaign
against vice is open to serious objec-
tion. It should be understood that the
presentwholesale and unjustifiable cru-
sade against the fallen women of the
Tenderloin district is not the result of
Dr. Parkhurst’s request, but he has
been making things decidedly uncom-
fortable for the police authorities and
the latter have determined to turn these
unfortunate creatures cut of ,doors,
close up the joints, and will expect‘Dr.
Parkhurst to see to it that they are pro~ ‘
vided with homes” and kept ofi‘ the
streets. ' .
That Dr. Parkhurst will be able to
provide for the large number of disso-
lute women who have been turned out
into the streets ,bythe police no one
will for a moment effect to believe. Be-
tween "the police and the reform agen-
cies these people will simply be driven
to deeper crime and degreda’tion‘. In.
stead of the vice being confined igoQone
district it will be scattered over trienn-
- : tire j‘city and innocent persons will be
_ ”T amounts _ contact- with "evil influs;
. ' . 'oncea';g_!l?hns it will be seen that there,
I ’ ‘ Lid iii'éfllfaanger contained in the cm-
sade, new in progress in New York-
Reform of this class of people is al-
ways desirable,but it cannot be brought
about by. the methods now being em-
played in .New York.
.;_5
IE‘RSE'TALES 0t lHE TIMES.
L Daylight is working on reduced time.
—Pocket.Books at Hale‘s. . 7535tf
Miss .J. 'PearlGregory is visiting
friends ”in Brooklyn. -
—‘—Buy Sachet Powders at Hale’s. '
' ' ‘ 753-tf
Mrs. Warren scofield of Rochester,
N. Y., is visiting friends in town.
' Mrs. T. J. Byrnes of..HarbOr avenue,
is convalescent of a serious Illness. '
The handsome public library build-
ing at Danbury was, burned the morn~
mg. ,,
Temple Lodge, Westport,‘No. 65 F.
and A. M. will hold its annual com-
munication Thursday night. -
~—Buy your Perfumes at Hale’s.
753-tf
Ex-Senior Vice Commander Charles
W. Bennett has applied for a discharge
from Buckingham Post, G. A. R.
._ The Spaniards are punishing Cuban
insurrectiomsts by makmg them smoke
American hand-made Havana filled c1-
gars. " -
—Children will be allowed to vote
free every morning on the prize dolls
and four in hand coach at the Boston
Store, Norwalk. 750 1 w
The. funeral of Mrs. Mary E. Jen-
nings will be held from her late resi-
dence on Leonard street at 2 o’clock
to-morrow afternoon.
The case of Daniel J. Hanlon for
selling liquor to minors was nollcd at
Bridgeport this morning on "the pay-
ment of costs by the accused. '
~Four-leg'bamboo tables worth 50c
each, for 290 at the Boston Store, N or-
walk. 750 1 w
The Fairfield County Agricultural
society'will hold Its annual meeting at
the Norwalk Park club house, Wednes-
day evening, December 20th.
——A discount of 33' 1.3 per cent. will
be allowed on all Misses’ and children’s
garments, gretchens and jackets, sizes-
4 to 14 years, this week at the Norwalk
Boston Store. .- . 752-1w
' ‘The location of- the railroad depot iii7
Greenwich has been. decided upon. It
will be fiftyfeet .south of the present
structure, and will be afine stonebuild-
ing.
+Candies to be good must be fresh
made, the place to get them is of the
manufacturer, Starr, No.64 Wall street.
Prices lower than you can buy them
anywhere. 753-2t
Congressman DeForest has been suf-
fering severely with an attack of rhu-
matism. for several days past. He ap-
peared in his seat in the House again
Monday, however.
~—L’est quality bamboo easels, brass
trimmings, only 49 cts. each at the Bos-
ton Store, Norwalk. 750 1 w
Something of the same curiosity that
is felt as to how a foot ball player will
look when he comes out of the game
is now experienced with reference. to
Principal Maples and his evening
schools.
-—-Every person making a purchase
at the Boston Store, Norwalk, will be
allowed avote on the prize dolls and
the four in hand coach. 750 1 w
When a man is arraigned on a charge
of drunkenness nowadays in a South
Carolina court, he just puts in a bottle
with a Palmetto trade-mark on it as evi-
dence for the defense, and walks out a
free man. '
—The windows of the Norwalk Bos-
ton Store are full of dolls, books,
games, toys etc., as a beacon light to
guide you to the home of Santa Claus.
750 1 w
Attorney Gray placed an attachment
on the belongings of Mr. and Mrs.
Michael Fahan this morning, to recov-
er for a bill for. services rendered. Two
barrels of whiskey and $2.50 in the
money drawer were “ placed under re-
straint.” '
At the regular Council meeting of
Uncas Tribe, to be held on the 18th
sleep, hunting moon, G. S. D., No.
402, chiefs - will be nominated ’ to
occupy the respective _stamps‘ for the
enfiming hunt in the wide of Whistle-
vi e.
’ 4Good bamboo easels for 190 each
at the Boston Store, Norwalk. 750 1 w
‘ Miss Langford, mention of whose
death appeared 11! these columns on
Monday, was a trained nurse, asis also
her sister who survives her. The lat-
ter has been an invalid for some months
but the former was in apparent good
health to within a few da s of her
death. Both were greatly ovedand
respected.
visit the Boston store, Norwalk, every
morning and cast ballots for their fav-
orite candidate. Voting free. 750 1 w
A visit to the greenhouses of-R. G.
Hanford onIsaacs street, is full of in.
about among the various varieties of
plants natural denizens of a warm zone.
Mr. Hanford is‘always glad _o welcome
visitors. . . .
o’clock this afternoon.
—Schoo. children are invited to -
[terest at almost any time angles scially.
so. atthiszseasonbf. the yeahkv‘ 6 runs-
,ous plants are housed. for. the winter.-
and one. can‘i‘basily imagine“ himself _.
transported to the-tropics as; he moves.
A visit to the placewell rcpa s one,and.
“EquaZ‘ and Exact Justice ”to. dZZ Men Of Whatever-Stoker Permaswn, Rehgzous or PoZiticaZ.”-i—Jéférsonl
forum. Conn» Tami E, coinanecember 12,1893; . ' *
Beginning next week the Horse Rail-
wa company will runcars from or-
wa k at 10:50, 11:45 and 12:45 p. m. to
connect with all late trains. _ Tholeav-
lng time from South Norwalk Will be
11:15 p. m., 12:06 and 1:15 a. 111. They
will also run the extra Saturday night
trips each night until Christmas, to ac-
commodate holiday purchasers.
——A special discount will, be given to
Sunday SchOols and school teachers on
all holiday goods purchased for their
scholars at the N orwalk Boston Store.
. _ 752-1w
Calendars for the year 1894 are blos-
soming out in bewildering colors and
fanciful designs, but we have yet to re-
‘ ceive one of a more domestic character
than that issued by the Messrs. Grum-
man of “Olden Time ROot Beer”_fam_e.
Like the O. T; R. B.’ it is‘ a” blessing. 1n
any household. It don’t exactly .tell
you at what hour to get up in the morn-
ing but it has the different phases of
the moon all right. .
—Candies to be good must. be fresh
made. The placeto get them is of the
‘ manufacturer, Starr, No. 64 _W_all street
Prices lower than you can get’them
anywhere. , . 753-“t
Flag of Truce.
Walter Sanford’s production of the
domestic drama, “A Flag of Truce,”
at the Opera House Monday evening,
was greeted with a small but apprecia-
tive audience. It was a powerful and
well constructed melodrama, possess-
ing a well defined plot, and thrillmgin
interest from start to finish. “A Flag
of Truce” was deserving of a much
larger crowd than it was greeted wrth.
USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLAJT’S
‘ THE KIND THAT CURES.”
O
The Fahan Case.
The case of Michael Fah’an was up
again before Justice Austin this‘morn-
ing, but nothing further was done be-
yond an amendment being made to the
complaint by Attorney Honnecker and
Col. Frost moving to discharge the
prisoner on the ground that it had not
been proven that he did not .have a
license to sell on Sunday. , Justice Aus-’
tin then adjourned the case until 2.
—-——————<+>———~———
. , _ To Laya'l‘ax.
'l‘o-morrow there will be. a. meeting
of senators and representatives from.
Faxrfield County for the purpose of
laying a tax to defray one half the-cost;
"dfflfifiétt’S‘btidlg‘e '; . also for. “building
fenders and approaches at the new
"Washington bridge,and providing ways
and means for current expenses, and'
doing any other proper business. The
meeting will be held in the ofilce of the
County commissioners in the new court
house. .
+
There’s Room for Him in Stamford
President Theophile Euphrat is hard
at. work with a view of securing a loca-
tion for his proposed life-saving car-
fender manufactory. He says that al-
thOugh he had several places in Nor-
walk and Stamford under considera-
tion, he would much prefer building in
Darien. From fifty to one hundred
men would be employed by the come
pany, Mr. Euphrat feels assured—a fact
that would be immensely advantageous
-to the town.—Advocate. '
§>———~
Overtaxed. .
Capt. James N. Coe, superintendent
at the Soldier’s Home, reports that the
present enrollment of veterans under
his charge is 337. Of this number,
which is the largest yet recorded, 286
are present, 31 in the Middletown in-
sane asylum, 3 in State hospitals, and
17 absent with leave. The remaining
10 are absent without leave. The home
can accommodate 300 men, and Capt.
Coe believes that before January his
present accommodations will be severe-
ly tried.
How to Get Rid of Him. ‘
A correspondent suggests as the cheap-
est as well as easiest way to get ri
ofBrother Maples and his expensive
night school schemes, would be for our
Water‘Commissioners to give him a
$100 in hand and send him out of town
and up to Albany to lobby‘through
a reservoir bill, m the New York Legis-
lature this. winter, with a promise ,of
$150 additional on the passage of the
bill. This would be about what _it is
said Stamford paid and would not only
be worth all it cost, but give-us here at
home a rest. . .
. V .—._.______¢..-
They Talked Tariff.
After. the meeting of the directors of
the Falrfield County National bank. on
Monday, one of the board_incautiously
mentioned the Wilson tariff bill. The
effect was electrical, A small sized cy-
clone was nothmg in comparison with
the tariff talk of the directors. Presi-
dent Keeler took an active part in’ the
discussion, but finally had compassion
on Mose Glover, the onlyDemocrat on
theroard, and left the room and gave
Major Miller a chance at his brother
member. .The Major waxed warm and
would undoubtedlyr’ have annihilated
Mose had not Cashier .Green come to
his rescue and switched'the tariff oil“,
for business matters. .
-O- .
—Pure milk 6c, People’s
‘ Market.
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MM 61* LETTERS.
Letters remaining uncalled for at the Nor~
i'saékk post office. for the week endmg Dec. 12.
Mrs. K. Barthel. \
J. W. Bowers '
Mr. and Mrs.Louis Harding, '
,IMargaretchCarthfifiurla .7 .. ‘
:Master:»(,}e9rze_Mc_._ av. : ~
,G.J1.‘.... interns... . ,, .. ,
Miwfiqu B. Winfred-3f ' - ~’
‘ ITALIAN "Lu‘TTans’
I‘LLemone,» .4 ‘- - “
Angcilo Mastrounni,
Teodoro Sibilia. n --‘ .
. 5.1;. ~ .
fro obtain-any of-ztheabove' letters the ap-
plicant must call for advertised letters. '
. ‘Hartford.
» 'Hosford, with a v0
backer, William
d round.
CARMI G. HUBBELL‘. EM. : ,
_'Pollce ,st‘oiojissa- western. ‘ ’4 7_
There was . nea -. " '-A&12¥i¢§§i9‘4§9.N§u-
gatuck opera house 7Mon‘da‘y“ evening
when about the.“ ihiddle'of the third-
round clever Tommy Ryan of Bridge-
port, administere ’3' :clea‘n knockout to
very much mista1 Dick Guthrie of
Guthrie had hardly ‘strucfi, .e‘boards
before Chief. of P0 cc George‘i 'os’ford,‘
fell onto the sta Ig-lik'e a. bomb and
Ordered the conte to stop and his two
policemen to, cle gthe house, which,
they did in timefiFrom a . __ _. . .
standpoint the thing'swould haQ'been a
success had it notgfb'een for-Chief .119“!
ford’s untimely. interference. ,2-_-_-'-ijw-’-the 1
receipts will be sw‘lgllow‘cd upftopay, the
fines of the-principfls, "who where Tar.
rested. Indeed the " '
3 my: person who 'éu-r
-f:§_V‘88:‘{.t_h6' chief who
. ng "his-hated rival,
. , . ‘ , “iNa‘ugatuck Enter-
prise, to a cell af "r having his head
half clfibbed offby Policeman Condon.
: The gathering-w composed of Hart-
ford and Bridgepo sports-mostlymith
a. few from Norlalk, Stamford and
Waterbury. Tick .5 were $2.11 piece,
but that did notaprevent about 300
going from Bridg3po'rdt on the {1:40 p.
m. train,i_nclu,dirig' "number of women,
who defiéd"’the co ductOr and smoked
cigarettes in ,the 'arlorscars, all the
way up. ‘ .
It was after 9.02cl ,ck when the'sports
finally assembledi ' ‘ '
opera hodse.’ .It
for a three rOund‘bout with Charles
Clumpf also of Bri ~eport. Chief Hos-
ford having previously announced that
those whoexpectedgto see a‘ prize fight
would be disappoin ed. -
The men had 0 e round, in'Which
McGirr hadfmuch; he best of it, when
' e like a steam cal-
’,e men get out of
0 ref,” said Referee
23"
liope yelled, “T
the ring.” “-Oh
’ -Mike Burns in dulc t tones, when Hos-
ford relented. T . last two rounds
were very tame. {Decision was re:
served, but the ref rec got rattled and
it wasn’tannounce McGirr had much
the best of it, however.
Before the principal contestthere
was a long wait f _' Guthrie. It was
10:50 before both. en had their cor-
ners. Burns was :still referee. The
Hartford man" we, seconded by his
rowley, Hartford,
and Thomas Ho ihan, Middletown.
His time-keeper wa, William Harris of
Hartford. . ' w ‘ _
,Ryan was seconded by Sam Merritt
and'Fred McGirriawith- E. P. Jones
as time-keeper and,Walter McNally as
bottle-holder: Fr :kSteele of Bridge-
.port' was official: ’ e-k‘eeper.;for the
club. ._
Guthrie weighed in at 151, Ryan at
146. Ryan was taller than the Hart-
ford man and altogether in better
shape. Guthrie puffed when he breathed
like an over-fed porker. ' . '
Round- one—The fighting was very
light. Ryan was light of foot and con-
fident. The Hartford man appeared to
be waiting for something to strike him.
He made several futile passes, landing
lightly on Ryan’s face once. you
landed several blows on chest, jaw and
face, but lightly. . The referee declared
the round in favor of Ryan.
Round two saw the fighting somewhat
brisket. Ryan forced Guthrie to any.
part of the rin that he desired and
landed repeated y .with_ right and left,
getting in several stinging rib roasters.
Once withaleft‘hander be nearly admin-
istered a knock down. Guthrie retali-
ated on the breast. and face, but with
no effect. Ryan pounded Guthrie
against the ropes and could‘easily have
knocked him‘ out but did not. 4
Round three—Guthrie bewildered.
He. struck at Ryan but didn’t seem to
land. R an punched whenever he
choose. uthrie was forced towards
Ryan’s corner. Ryan fainted with his
right, came up under Guthrie’s guard
with a swin ing left hander catching
the Hartfor boy on thejuggler. Guth-
rie dropped like a shot.
The rest was panic. Chief Hosford
ordered Ryan out of the ring and
stopped the fight. Guthrie lay stiff as a
poker for five seconds. Somebody
sounded’the bell for the end of the
It was ten seconds later before
he struggled to his feet like a man in a
dream and gropedfor hiscorner-
Referee Burns-made a record for him-
self by declaring the result a draw. As
a matter of fact the entire contest was
'in- Ryan’s , favor and he could easily
have whipped Guthrie in 20; seconds.
While. his .memeleared. the hall . Hos-
ford had placed Guthrie. and Ryan un-
der arrest. They were released under
$100 bonds each. Hosford refused to
state the charge against them. Editor
Peck, who is also a justice of thepeace
of Naugatuck,‘-was arrested by Ofiicer
Mike Condon. " The officer clubbed the
editor and the editor broke his cane
over the officer’s head. -~
Chief Hosfordy-had no difiiculty in
driving several hundred. sports like a
herd of sheep before him to the .special
train in waiting. .
Ryan knocked out. J amieson with his
right and Guthrie With his left.
USE DANA’SSARSAPARILLA,IT’S
“THE KIND THAT CURES.”
Death Recalls a Famouspase.
The death in .Hartford of Grace A.
Birdsall who by Will has left toher
mother, Harriet A. Birdsall, formerly
of "Westport, all of hencetate, recalls
the. famous suit of Birdsall against
Wheeler. says the _Farmer, which was“
in- the courts of this county for nearly
10 years. Alonzo Wheeler receipted
for‘some' valuable personal property
consisting of wearing _ apparel an
jewelrv- claimed by Georgiana. Alden
and Mrs. .Birdsall, who after, being di-
vorced from Samuel C. Trubee, mar.
. -ried;~-D.' Cg, Birdsall; now...deceased.
’ " "Mrs:‘Birdsall‘su'ed:Wheeler, 0D his-hand
. andfrecovered'judgement ‘.&."Sh01t' time
'1 before the death "of-D.“ C. Birdsall. Mrs.
Birdsall‘now resides in Hartford. The
deceased'rMissjBirdsall was a daughter
of ‘ flannel :.:'Trubee :.but - changed her
nemeoafter her mother’sgs’econd mar;
riage. ,, , '
little Fred. McGir «Fetepped in the ring 1
ZON THE AVENUE.
' (Br MISS NOBODY.)
Curled‘ cook’s feathers are ’used a
great dealon black hats.
Fancy handles of fans are extensive-
ly adorned with gold fleur-de-lis.
Golden carnelian is heard much of.
Abroad it appears in everything, from
metastases to brooches.
- . Velvet and bengalines will be used
for/coats and so will cloths, the newest
‘ of.‘.w1_1ich are rough cheviots in plain
colors and in mixed effects.
:"They say that eavesdroppers never
hear any good of themselves, but cer-
tainly the conversation that we over-
heard’in the trolley car” between two
men Was not of such a character as to
make us do other than pat ourselves on
the back as a. compliment to the entire
sex which. we so poorly represent.
. Man_No. 1 commenced his conversa-
tion With the usual tirade against hard
t1mes,-and declared that it seemed quite
impossible for him to make his women
foiks realize the necessity for econo-
niizmg, and quoted as an example that
his daughter had given _ up her usual
allowance and as a ‘greater piece of
self-denial had had everything charged,
with the result of a bill fOur times as
large as any that she had" ever contract-
efd before.
.i
‘ ‘ iWhen I took her to task for it she
-. ,a‘rgued that it did not seem like spend-
‘Eingreal money to have things charged
to Mr. So-and—So, and in that way she
had been led into extravagances which
she never would have thought of had
she been compelled to pay in cash for
each article selected. ' Number two
smiled in a thoughtful and truly do-
lightful manner, and with the look that
all fathers ought to wear replied:
“ Well, after all, we are just as liable
to err in that way as Our wives and
"daughters. I, know that if I didn’t
run a bill at several places I wouldn’t
spend as much money .as these lazy
methods compel me to do. , We may
laugh at our women folks for their slip-
shod financial methods, but after all I
would take a woman’s judgment every
time in any matter of real import. '
_ “ Somehow instinct leads her in the
right direction. She may Only be able
to give you a woman’s reason of ‘ be-
cause ’ when you ask her why she thinks
certain things are right but nine cases
out of ten the conclusion she has
'jumped at will be the right, one, while
the one you have spent days and nights
on ‘aft gangs aglee.’ ” . ' ’
. We were compelled to leave at this
juncture, but had heard enough to give
we hasten to let other wives and daugh-
ters know that, though the 'masculine
lords of creation are prone to laugh at
us, after all they think we are as near
right as it is possible to be.
.9.
J. J. Bell’s Last Will.
Before Judge Finch in the Probate
court in Stamford Monday, there was a
hearing upon the admission to probate
of the will of John J. Bell, an old resi-
dent of Darien who died last summer
from the effects of a fall from a load of
hay. Mr. Bell left a w'ill bequeathing
his property to his step-daughter. Other
relatives of the deceased have shown
indications of a desire to test the valid-
ity of the will. Hon. Levi Warner of
Norwalk appears for the Will, and Hon.
James H. Olmstead for the legal heirs.
Edward K. Lockwood, who knew
John J. Bell forty years, and witnessed
the will, testified to the signing of that
document in the presence of himself,
William Lockwood, Gcold Hlogt and
Lawyer Warner. He thought . Bell
was competent to make a- will. On
cross-examination the witness said he
did not remember'having had a single
conversation with Mr. Bell for ten years
previous to the signing of the will.
William Lockwood, another witness
to the will,was not acquainted With Mr.
Bell before that occasion. Being in the
insurance and real estate business, he
might have met Mr. Bell, though he
did not recollect it. Mr. Lockwood
did not seem to remember much of
anything that occurred except the sign-
ing of the will, and a statement by Mr.
Be 1 that it was his last will. _
Gcold Hoyt was a clerk in Mr. War-
ner’s office on April 5,‘ 1892, when the
will was made. He remembered that
Mr. Lockwood was sent for and had a
talk with Mr. Bell. He could not recol-
lect that anybody was there excepting
Mr. Bell and the witnesses. He signed
as a witness, saw the others sign, and
heard Mr. Bell declare that it was his
last will and testament. The latter
seemed to be in sound mind. He heard
Mr. Bell talking With E. K. Lockwood,
but didnot pay much attention to what
they were saying. Witness drew up
the affidavit attached to the will. Mr.
Hoyt on cross-examination could not
recall anything Mr.Bell said except the
remark that it was his last will. ‘He had
never seen himbefore or after the oc-
casion in question, and had ‘nopersonal
conversation wrth him. ‘ The hearing
was continued to Tuesday, January 2,
in order that other witnesses may be ex-
ammed. . .
Wants to be Reinsta‘ed.
Howard W. Taler of Danbury has
petitioned the Superior court for rein-
statement as a member of the Fairfield
county Bar. The matter will probably
come before the Bar meeting on Fri-
day next.
The Legislature last winter declared
.that the Sprague judgment against
him should not stand in the way of his
reinstatement. His petition is almost
unanimously endorsed by the members
of-the bar. . ' ' . '
Water too Slow.
Water is too slow in these times. We
are on] 22 miles inland. andghave the
entire cited States W13??? china-which
must be reached by .railroadstgf Dan-
buryis the gateway to New England
and holds the key. Let” our people
drop this baby cry 'of ,water' communi-
cations and help nature, the‘result will
«patch. .
‘us ’a considerable feeliag‘of- joy,.and—.
be entirelysatisfactoryrr-Danbnry Dis-—
NUTMEG GRATINGS.
Gaffncy _Brothers’ grocery store at
New Britain was entered by burglars
during Sunday and a small quantitv of
goods taken. '
Davrd Rowe, conductor on the New
York and New Haven road,running the
express between New London and Har-
em R1ver,_d1ed Monday afternoon of
grip followmg typhoid fever.
The property of John Cronan of
Bridgeport was attached last evening
for $1,000 by George Irise in a suit to
recover damages for a. dog biting his
son three weeks a,- o. '
263 Hallet street, Bridgeport, died at 8
o clock last evening frOm the effects of
ggallloxgllhg a largelquantcilty of carbolic
. e was ass on out 0 er th
death of her child. ' p v e
LemueLF. Frisbie, a' wealthy soap
manufacturer, died in Hartford Mon-
dav, aged 69. He was taken sick a few
greys aftier the deatdl fiom diphtheria of
on y son an usiness 1
Charles G. Frisbie. pal ner,
Governor _Morris has appointed ex-
Rapresentative James B Houston of
Thompsonvrlle, major and brigade in-
Spector on the staff of General George
Haven of New London. He is a pri-
vate 1n the Hartford City Guard. ,
The Women’s Christian Temperance
unions of New Haven have issued a
handsome souvenir of the local and state
unions. The souvenir defines the work
of these organizations andgives a list
of officers and history of the unions.
A Call Upon Veterans.
The . following official circular has
been issued by Commander-in-chief
Adams, of the G. A. R.: ~
”Headquarters Grand Army of the
figgubhc, Lynn, Mass, December 4,
Circular No. .2. Whereas the Presi-
dent of the United States, in his mes-
sage to Congress, has stated that thou-
sands of neighborhoods have their well-
known fraudulent pensioners, and as
the m1s_s10_n of the Grand Army of the
Republic is to _‘encourage honor and
purity 1n public afi'airs,’ I therefore
call the attention of all the comrades,
posts and departments of our order’to
the statement of the President, and
urge them to report to the honorable
Commissioner of Pensions, Washing-
ton, _D. C., any person known to be in
receipt of a. pension not justly entitl‘éd
to the same under the law, and to for-
ward a duphcate of said report to these
headquarters at once. Let the cases 0
«fraud-be proven,.not.implied.~‘~ _' ~ ‘
The information that comes to these
headquarters daily of comrades totally
disabled whose pensions have been sus-
pended, and of widows whose husbands
were killed in battle being suspended
, until ihey can prove that their hus-
bands were naturalized citizens of the
United States, leads the commander-in-
chief to believe that the statement is
broader than can be substantiated by
facts. If these wrongs actually exist,
the commander-in-chief pledges the
support of the Grand Army of the Re-
public to those who attempt in the line
of duty to rectify these wrongs, assur-
mg them that the Union veterans are
as anxrousto guard the Treasury of the
nation in time of peace as they were to
defend its flag in time of war.
JOHN G. B. ADAMS,
Commander-in-Chief.
USE DANA'S SARSAPARILLA, IT’S
“THE KIND THAT CURES.”
‘ . Music Hall.
The concert at Music Hall, tonight,
by Mrs. Jones, the “Black Patti,”
promises to be the musical event of the
season: She has a musical voice of ex-
traordinary compass and even power,
and of a really remarkable quality. She
smgs With ease and fluency and with a
distinct English enunciation. She gives
beautiful expression to the sentiment
of .her songs. Since May 6,1892, this
artist has sung in twenty-one concerts
in New. York, fourteen in Brooklyn,
twelve in Washington, twelve in Chi-
cago, ten in Toronto, six in Boston,
six in Philadelphia, nine in Baltimore
and. twenty-four at the Pittsburg ex-
position m 1892, and twenty-four at the
same exposition in 1893. All unite in
attributing to her unqualified praise.
B. W. R. C. Officers.
At the annual election of officers of
the Women’s Relief Corps of Bucking-
ham Post, G. A. R., the ‘ following offi-
cers were, elected: Miss G'. -W. Taylor,
President; Mrs. Upson, S. V. P. ; Miss
Katie Vickers, J. V. P.; Mrs. Annie E.
Pryor, T.; Mrs. A. K. Canfield, 0.;
Mrs. M. A. Mills, Con. ; Mrs. Emeline
pointed Mrs. Clarissa Bates Secretary,
and Mrs. Brnsh was selected as A. 0.,
and Mrs. Decker as A. G. Mrs. Upson
was chosen as delegate to the State
Convention and Mrs. Vickers as alter-
natc.
USE DANA’S SARSAPAnlLLA,IT‘S
‘THE KIND THAT CURES."
Shirt Makers Protest.
The owners of the Star Shirt Com-
pany of Bridgeport claim that the
clause in the Wilson bill reducing the
tariff on shirts, collars and cuffs 35 per
cent. ‘wfll permit the importation of
foreign goods and compel the home
manufacturers, themselves included, to
reduce wages. The company has pre-
pared a petition protesting against the
reduction and it is being circulated for
names. The compan employs women
almost entirely, and ast autumn gave
work to 450 hands. ' . -
Want“ Hid-"Estate Distributed.
The exlfcutors of the ”P. T. Barnum
.35,000.009.=-heve applied: to. have enor-
tion of the propertydlstributedgto‘ the
heirs. The! _ represent . that “some? of
the heirs are minced of their shares.
.. The suit of C. Barnum Seeyle against
the estate for a _ share of the profits of
Mrs. Thomas F. Gafi'ney, residing at;
Loomis, Guard. The President ap—A
estate'....wh.ich' amounted to nearly
”’3’“ We!“ “19, Superior court; * . -
x
Price One'Ccnt. I I
Another Resolution for Ha-
waiian Information. '
This Time He. Wishes to Know as to
the Authority for llIr. Blount’s Ap-
pointment—Senator Gray Replies to
“(but He Calls Mr'. Hoar‘s Scouting.
WASHINGTON, Dec. -12.-—-Mr. - Hoar.
opened yesterday’s proceedings in the
Senate w1th.an‘other resolution calling for
information.- as to the authority for the
appointment of Mr. Blount as “para-
mount.” commissioner, without . the ad-
vice aud consent of the senate, which was
then in session, and as to Mr. Blount’s
course of action. . ‘
At first Mr. Gray (dem., Del.) wished
to have the resolution laid over without
discussion, but he finally yielded to Mr.
Hoar’s pressing desire to express his
views on the subject, which the Massa-
chusetts senator then proceeded to do in a
speech of about an hounin length- He
characterized the delivery of‘that which
had been sent to the senate under the
seal of confidence, to the representatives .
of four newspapers—J‘unscrupulous "sup-
porters of the administration”-—as a gross
violation of the constitution, as gross as
had ever been charged upon, or imputed
to, any public official. He alluded to the
president ‘as standing on very slippery
ground, and advised him to get on terra
firma rapidly and at once, and he repeated
the same figure -asserting that the presi-
dent was standing on ice, net only very
slippery, but very thin. -He also drew an
uncomplimentary parallel between " the
president withholding from the senate and
the people the knowledge of his doings
and the ostrich hiding his head in the sand
and the rhinoceros protruding the tip of
his nose out of his mud puddle, and he in-
timated that these were not fit and suit~
able precedents'for the executive.
Mr. Gray replied to what he- called Mr.
Hoar’s scolding, and declared his belief
that Mr. Cleveland’s policy wasi-not only
_- one of justice and magnanlmity, but one
of non-interference. The resolution Went
over till today, when-it will again belaid
before/the senate, and may lead to further
l debate onthis exciting. question. ' "
House of Representatives.
In the morning hour in the house, Mr.
Culberson endeavored to call up the'a‘ban-
doned property bill which reopens a nuim
ber of cases decided adVersely on (account;
of the disloyalty of the claimants. Its
consideration was prevented by Mr. Reed,
and after vainly trying to have a day set
for its consideration Mr. CulberSOu with-
drew the bill.
The house devoted the rest of, the day
to matters pertaining to the District of
Columbia '
'l‘c-day and tomorrow were set apart
for consideration of the Utah enabling
act in the morning hour. '
Inter-Collegiate Chess Tournament.
PRINCETON, N. J., Dec. 12.-——Ths finals
of the college chess tournament have been
played off. B. R. Ewing, ’94, of Pennsyl-
vania, and E. P. Roberts, ’94, of the West
Indies, the winners, will represent Prince-
ton in the inter-collegiate chess tourna~
art, ’95, of Pennsylvania; 0. F. Morrison,
’94, of India; W. V. Belden, ’95, of New
Jersey, and R. L. Bercher, ’97; of Van‘-
couver, B. 0., are the picks of the substi-
tutes. The alumni of each of the con-
tasting colleges have secured a cup valued
at. $500 for the winning team.
DIED.
LANGFORD.—- In Norwalk. December 9th,
after a bnef illness. MARY LANGFOBD.
Funeral from her late residence. 68 Ward
street. Tuesday. Dec. 12th. at 2 o’clock pan.
Fairfirld County National Bank.
Norwalk, Conn., Dec. 8th, 1893.
THE Annual Meeting of the Stockholders
. of this-bank for the election of Directors
for the ensum year wrll beheld at their bank-
ing house on uesday, the 9th day of January.
Pclls open from 11 a. m. to 12 m.
49 1w L. C. GREEN. Cashier.
central National Bank:
Norwalk, Conn., Dec. 8th, 1893.
THE Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of
this bank Will be held at the banking
rooms on Tuesday, January 9th, 1894. -
Polls open from 11 a. m. to 12 m. _
49 1w WM. A. CURTIS. Cashier.
T0 BEN 1'. ,
Harrinch or less. 25c delay or $1.00 per week
ENT FREE—:Plcasant Furni, 'shed Room
heated, five minutes from bridge to sober
respectable man, or man and Wife. Apply at
Norwalk Insurance office Without delay. 1
0 RENE—A neat and convenient cottage
. of seven rooms. puhllc water etc., near
mon Park, but three minutes walk of the
post-ofiice. Rent $12.50 per month. Inquire
of GEN. CHAS. OLMSTEAD. .
BEN T.—First floor of No. 4 Elm street
Iron sun. ,
Half inch or less 25c a. day. or 81.00 per week.
FOR SALE—A fine Upright Piano. ”Apply
. to Prior, Havana, 23 West avenue: 750 1w
. on SALE-4A Phoenix 001an B0; End
f Spring Buggy. has
cheap
_ WANTED.
wannabe-A“ Waiter. Apply immediately
., at the Gaz‘mulfofiicc; . . . 751a
lull . We":
ment in New York, Dec. 26. E. T. Stu- ‘
' 0
T also barn. Apply to 0. E. WILE 0N. 684tf
been used-.F'TWfll sell '
or wouldexcbangaforagsarlboat in good
_- . . condition. Apply at GAZETTE office. ‘ ‘ 688“”
Norwalk Chronicler