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' [I ‘Gkini’rii .dfiubts the justice of this 9°:
' 'cuSation and takes the more hopeful;
. Allsol-utcly__Tyidépunderri.
THURSDAY. AUGUST 16, 1894. '
The Daily Gazette, established in 1890
The Weekly Gazette iii-1800.
The __man'ufacturer.' the merchant, the me-
chanic and laborer. are all daily and. de-
voted readers of the Daily Gazette. En-
terprising. attractive and honest, its readers
believe in it and peruse-it thoroughly: and
.its Editorials and Advertisements get closer
"attention than do the, columns of less re-
spected papers "'
ii" -_ *OfCourse it. is. , ‘
The democratic New York Sun truly
says": “The McKinley tariff law, un-
blemished by an income tax, is distinct-
ly a more desirable, more wholesome,
and more American institution, and in-
comparably more democratic in item).-
tare, than the Wilson- German scheme
with its income tax.”
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il‘he Harvest OutlooK.
, The government agricultural report
showing the average condition of- the
growing crops in the United States on
August 1 inst. is one of great moment
and significance.
Owing to the extensive and unprece-
dentedly seVerc drought and the with-
erin'g “hot winds” which prevailed dur-
ing July from‘ the Alleghanies west-
ward to the Pacific Ocean, all the crops
have suffered heavily except rice, which
has held its own, and cotton, which has
gained 2.2 points. Hay, oats, spring
rye, apples and peaches have declined
from ite 4 points. The grape crop will
be the shortest since 1890. The decline
has been 7 points in barley, 6.1 in to-
bacco and 18.3 in potatoes. The spring
wheat crop has declined 1.3 and is rated
at 67.1 of the normal. ' '
The greatest fall has been in corn.
On July 1 it was rated as promising
fully 95 per cent of an average crop
(1,625,000,000 bushels), but by August
1 it had declined 26 points and is rated
at 69.1 per cent of a full crop. Since
the 1st inst. the drought in the corn
belt’has generally remained unbroken,
and hot Modes; liave been reported.
Kansas and IOWa'will suffer severely,
and the government reported on the
6th inst., corn ‘fis being cut for fodder
in South Dakota,‘Nebraska and Michi-
gan.” It is to be hoped that early frosts
Wlii not increase the injury to this ex-
tremely important cereal. But there is
no reason to be sanguine on this point.
,In Connecticut, fruits, vegetables, to-
bacco and onions; have suffered greatly
from the drought. In and about
N orwalk, the milk-men have for weeks
' been forced to give grain and hay to
their milch cows, while the- onion and
tomato crops are practical failures. It
is to be hoped that the dry season is at
an end and that copious showers may
give the farmer good fall pasture, at
least. '
Anxious Patriots.
It is not only those who desire to be
the candidates for Governor, for Con:
gress, for State Senators, for Repre-
sentatives and for Sheriff, this fall, who
are beginning to be exercised by “an
uncommon anxiety” to serve their
country. The GAZETTE is reliably in-
formed that already quite an influential
movement is on foot in this city and
So. Norwalk, for the making up of an
entirely new slate for the several Town
officers, to be elected this fall. The
Selectmen’s ticket comes first and fore-
most, and it is lisped that Bradley S.
Keith, of Winnipauk, and Col. Crowe,
of South Norwalk, are most likely to
head the republican ticket for this im-
portant office, while Charles A. Burr
and Henry D. Fox, are talked of as
probable democratic candidates to op-
pose the first-named gentlemen. Col.
Sam. Daskam, it is reported, says he
don’twant and won’t have the miser-
able and vcxatious office, with its more
kicks and 1‘ cuffs than coppers, while
every one knows the office is felt to be
a nuisance—to the wealthy and entirely
independent Tallmadge Baker. Select-
man Raymond is generally acceptable
to his East' avenue constituency, and
could, no doubt, be coaxed into accept-I
iug a rc-nomination if his own particu-
lar locality were to insist upon his
sacrificing himself upon the altar of
public duty. But the feeling for a
radical and thorough change in our
town ticket, from Selectman to Hog-
hayward, seems to be taking a firm
hold of our tax-payers. A closer scan-
ning of :this. fall’s candidates for jus-
tices, constables, grand jurors, etc.,
says the GAZETrn‘s informant, is going
‘to be insisted upon. If current stories
are to be believed, there is certainly a
pressing need of reform in the first of
these offices, at least, as one trying jus-
tice is quitepublicly remarked to be of
unsound mind.
Never during the life-time of the
\ present generation, have the business
conditions: been to hard. There are
hosts of unemployed and“ entirely com-
,petent’citizens who would now eagerly
grasp a town‘ office'with its easy earned
pay' of from three and six to twelve
hundred dollars per year,“who hitherto
ceuldnot haveabeeni'nduced to take
office. ' _Of,c,0mfse,itlierc are at all times
and in all _places,“a number of hungry,
office seeking. politicians”, who have
Wire-pulled for every possible place,
cxoept one in the cemetery, and Nora
; walk is: fréfiufifli 0&5
.,
large .mon 1.0:..411378whistles the? I} 7
.view, that such patriotic desire'and’am‘»
, bition, to hold’ local ,Oflices, proves be-
yond a doubt, that the country is safe.
The Gaznrrn’s informant is positive on'
one point and that is, that no one is go-
ing in be elected selectman here this
fall, who will let any towser of a pugna-
_ cious school teacher beat the town out
of $500 for seven days’ service, for fear
he might snap at theirheels or tear
their pants. -' ‘ ’
The GAZETTE with a kindly desire to
encourage this popular thirst for office,
urges upon our aspirants the Black-
stock plan of-putting ones selfin nomi-
nation fe: the place desired. ,' Let each
man in turn, when the nominating cau-
cus meets, get up and in an open, hon-
est, frank and straight-forward way,
put himself in 'neminatien for the office
he craves and tell the people why he
thinks himself, deserving and fit for it.
Who knows a man’s capabilities and
virtues as well as himself ? At the Wis-
consin Republican State Convention,
the Hon. Thomas M. Blackstock got up
and nominated himself in an able and
eloquent'speech. The idea was unique
yet is it not valuable as well as original?
ToWn offices and glory have been too
much of a close corporation hitherto.
If only a small proportion of those
who yearn for local office could thus
nominate themselves, they at least, if
not the world, would be much happier.
Under this Blackstock plan any candi-
date could paint himself as he would
like to be, and thus help himself to get
the majority show of hands when the
nomination was being acted upon. And
thus could he bore his friends and his
grand-children with tales of the time
when he was nominated for Selectman,
gran‘d juror or constable.
Gulllble Danburlans.
Yesterday’s Danbury News prints the
following story of the gullibility 50f
Danbury people: ‘
A slick fakir swindled many innocents
out of their hard-earned dollars last
night in Wosster square and his victims
are wondering to-day how they came
to fall into the trap so easily. It was
the same old game that has been played
time after time and the man who would
'be caught by it is innocent enough to
buy green goods.
The fakir was an oily tongucd fellow
whodrove through the streets blowing
a bugle to attract attention. He had a
, fair sized audience in Wooster Square
and announced that he would extract
teeth-with the end of a horsewhip, rc-
move warts and "do a variety of other
things which any sensible person would
know were simply impossible.
Thento “advertise” his .wares he sold
a box of salve for five cents and bought
it back for twice that~amount. He was
accompanied by a young woman v'Vho
acted as cashier; From five cents he
gradually worked up theprice to 0. del-
lar, returning twice the amount that
was paid each time. The dollars come
in rapidly, the gullible ones expecting
to receive two dollars for their one.
When the last dollar was in the fakir’s
pocket he excused himself and stepped
out of the wagon, promising to return
in a minute. The woman continued
selling small articles at ordinary prices,
but her companion did not return. Af-
ter a short wait she too walked away,
taking the paraphernalia with her.
Neither one appeared again. They se-
cured about thirty dollars.
The same couple were in New Milford
‘Monday night, and it is said that they
seemed about two hundred dollars
there in the same manner.
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Sons of St. George. _
Nineteen lodges were represented by
36 delegates at the session of the grand
lodge, Sons of St. George, in Hartford.
Secretary Thomas Pollard reported a
loss of 70 members, 20 by death and
the others for inability to pay dues
The expenses were $6,279.86. The total
amount in the lodges is $9,116. The
present membership is 10,303. The
election of officers resulted: G. W.
P., George'H. Cox, Hartford; G. V.
P., John T. Lynes, Meriden; secre-
tary, Thomas Pollard, Bridgeport ;
treasurer, P. B. Lewis, Waterbury ;
messenger, R. Martin, Bridgeport; trus-
tee, three years, W. D. Locke, Anson-
ia; assistant messenger, W. Moore,
Bridgeport; chaplain. John Tracy, New
Haven; 0 S. T. A. Boole, Thompson-
ville‘; assistant secretary, George King-
ston, Bridgeport.
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USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLAJT’S
“THE KIND THAT OURES. ”
Poor Service. ‘
A telephone subscriber, who is said
to use that important instrument more
than any other subscriber during the
day, states that the present service
given by the local office is the poorest
ever given in Norwalk. He reports
that he is bothered to death trying to
get the central office to respond to his
chi], and that when using the instru-
ment he is shut off in the midst of a
conversation without warning, all of
which is aggravating not only to him-
self, but to others. It is hoped that
the Norwalk manager will look into
this complaint and remedy the trouble
complained of. .
-—Dr. R. C. Flower.
Dr. R. C. Flower, the eminent spec-
ialist of Boston, whose miraculous
cures have astonished the world, will
be at the following places on the dates
named: New Haven,Neiv Haven House,
Monday, August .20; South Norwalk,
Mahackemo House, Tuesday, August
21; Danbury, Turner House, Wednes.
day, August 22; Waterbury, Scoville
House, Thursday, August 23; Hartford,
Allyn House, Friday, August 24; New
London, Crocker VHouse, Saturday,
August 25. '
’Twas Ever Thus. ,
The New Canaan correspondent! of
the Stamford Advocate says that the
fines and costs for keeping open stores
in that place on Sunday were “imposed
by Justice Silliman, who is-a church
deacon and sells milk on Sundays,” and
that “Grand, Juror E. L. Arnold, who-
is energetic in enforcing the Sunday-
closing law, was for many years a news-
dealer in New Canaan, keeping his
place. of business‘opeu on the Sabbath."
“softens; a: .
fistula Pofv'le
Shawls 01>
r 'llsed' byitlie Street
Railway 00. TOP. the First Time. '
D ALI" L Y ." N ORWA
,\
, Cars New Running Regularly. ,
Early ‘last evening there was a , re-
port (not a very loud one) on. the street,
that a car propelled by electricity would
be run for the first time over the lines of
the Norwalk Street Railway,-at 9 o’clock.
The report seemed to have been loaded
for at the hour mentioned people be-
gun to congregate in and about the de-
pot of the company until there were
several car loads of them. . .
But the car did not start'at 9 o’clock,
nor at 10 or 11 o’clock, but at .a few
minutes after 11 o’clock the incandes-
cent lamps in car No.16 were suddenly
aglo‘w. In the meantime the crowd
had become considerably depleted, and
only about a “hundred of “genuine stay-
ers” remained, all of whom made a
grand rush to secure seats on the car.
Everett Kyle was at the “throttle”
and at a signal from conductor pro.
tem. Dr. W. F. Acton, the car moved
out of the station and on to Wall street
to the Boston store where the lights
went cut and the car was stopped for a
light, which was obtained by the means
of a ladder and the adjustment of an
overhead wire which the trolley arm
had not become well enough acquaint-
ed with to hug.
The delay was only about the length
of time required to wind a Waterbury
watch, before the car was under way
and for the first time in the history
of Norwalk an electric car was speed-
ing up Main street, creating a sensa-
tion not unlike that of a circus parade.
Various residences along the line of
the road were treated to flying sere-
nades,until finally the furthermost end.
of the tracks at Winnipauk was reached
the time consumed being about ten
minutes by the same number of watches.
Among the celebrities on the car were
Hen. E. J. Hill president of the road,
Mayor E. O. Keeler, Councilman J.
Arthur Osborne, Ex-Water Commision-
er Frank Street, LeGrand Raymond,
Harry Leobold, Fred Buckley, B. W.
Maples and B. C. Feeney of the Hour,
E. J. Thomas of the Sentinel, Will
Adams of theNews and a representative
of the GAZETTE, and others enough to
make an even hundred. ‘-
On the return trip the car wasstopp-
ed in front of Mayor Raudle’s‘at Win-
nipauk, and after some very loud calls
the mayor came to his sleeping room
window in his robe dc unit, and after
thanking the crowd for the honor, etc. ,
said in no uncertain tone of voice, “If
you don’t take your old cart ‘h‘ome I’ll
call out the entire police.” As the car
moved away one of the occupants
thought he heard Mr. Randle remark
in a sotto voice, "Well I be goldmged,
if that don’t beat the d—l.”
. After reaching the station car, No. 15
was run out and with Motorman Par-
sons in the pilot house was started for
South Norwalk with substantially the
same list of passengers as went to Win-
nipauk, followed by a closed car and
another observation car. The run was
made in satisfactory time. Returning,
car N o. 14 with Motorman Parmelee at
the rudder led the procession back.
People along the line were observed
peeking from behind blinds and cur-
tains, thinking perhaps the unusual
noise was the finishing - touch to the
thunder storm that prevailed earlier in
the evening. .
The cars are commodious, easy riding
and fine looking. The body is of a
maroon color With' orange yellow trim-
mings, “the iron part” as remarked One
of the passengers, “being of polished
brass.” This of course does not apply
to the wheels and springs, As compar-
ed with the old horse cars they are mag-
nificent. ' The lettering on the cars is a
directory of the different points reach-
ed by the line.
The road-bed, rails, overhead wires,
in fact the entire equipment of the road
is said to be second to none in New
England, and naturally the people of
Norwalk are proud of its Norwalk
Street Railway.
This morning another “free for all”
ride was given to South N orwalk and
return and up to Winnipauk and return
without change of cars. -
0n the invitation of the President of
the road, the town and city officials,
and leading citizens assembled at the
company’s depot when Mr.Hill in a few
well 'chosen remarks in _which ' the
"‘greater Norwalk” to be, received his
undivided approbation, he presented
the reorgnized and reconstructed road
to the city.
Mayor Keeler accepting the same in
behalf of the cit.V, did so in a graceful
and happy speech, in which he called
attention to the fact that it was just
thirty years ago the 15th of this month
that the old horse railway was opened
'to the public, and he congratulated the
present managers of the road on the
' tranfermation, he too voicing the senti-
ments of Mr. Hill as to the consolida-.
tion of the twin cities, folloWed by the
“greater Norwalk.”
At 10:30 o’clock the “big guns” of
our city and town armed with the chief
of police boarded a car and were whirl-
ed to South Norwalk in seven minutes.
Another car followed closely behind
with the officers of the road. At South
N orwalk a. number, of the officers of
that city boarded this car, and the two
cars then proceeded to Winnipauk the
time made being exactly twenty-five
minutes. ..
A stop was made at Mayor Joseph
Randle’s store, andthe Mayor treated
the entire party to cigars with a Ches-
terfieldian grace. Returning to the
railway depot the guests were-treated
to light refreshments, after which the
South Norwalk delegation were trans-
ferred to that city.
.The opening of the line was an aus-
picious one. The company has given
the public a first-class road and it now
remains for the public to show its ap~
preciation by a large patronage.
The Motorman to Blame.
Coroner Mix of New Haven has de-
cided that Motorman Curran was to
blame for the death of Councilman A.
K. Brown of that city which occured
by accident last Sunday. He finds that
. Curran did not have the car under con-
trol or could have stopped itin time to
save a human life. IIe-will‘ask the
prosecuting attorney to issue .warrants
for‘arreists. ‘ , " ‘ '. ‘
Legislature of ’85.
The members of the legislature {of
1885 will hold their ninth; annual re
union *‘at Pleasure Beach, Bridgeport,
hursday, August 23: business meeting
u the pavilion at 11 a. m., dinner at
was
; ‘11.“!- -
‘I5 3
The odiournqd rhfil‘fug' of Ionf and. ,
91.191 Murphdlr. who are, charged with box: '
mg: the lea ers in" the-'gang of counter:
falters” recently brought to light int
Bethel, was held yesterday before Uni;
ted States commissioner Alexander, in
N ew York. A large crowd anxious to
Witness the further proceedings filled
the. court-roam. District Attorney Mas-
fariane appeared for. the prosecution,
John Hoyer and'Edw’in .Stern repre-
senting Hoyt. thn'the-casc'of Hoyt,
the only one of the alleged counterfeit-
'ers under examination, was called, his
counsel placed Frank Esquirell, an ofli-
car in_ the Secret Service Bureau, on
the Witness stand; He said he first saw
Hoyt on ‘July 27.‘ Two days later he
met him at South Norwalk. He did not
arrest him. Hoyt was'on a train. The
officer sent quietly for the chief of po-
lice and had Hoyt searched to see if he
had. any counterfeit money in his pos-
sessmn. _ . ‘
His further testimony showed that he
and Hoyt went to New York together;
that he treated his fellow-traveller, who,
he said, at no time was his prisoner,
three times to beer; that after their ar-
rival there ho tried : to: find Mr. For-
sy the, chief of the New York Secret
service Bureau, and, failing to find him,
took Hoyt to the Oak street station,
where his name was entered on the
blotter, and he was locked, up in a cell.
Hoyt wentxto New York voluntarily,
the witness said. _
At the close of his evidence Mr. Stern
resumed his argument on the motion to
dismiss the case against Hoyt, citing
numerous authorities in support of it.
The result was a denial of the motion,
and Heyt was held to be returned to,
Connecticut to answer before the au-v
thorities there. In the case of Murphy
the examination was set down for 10 a.
m. to-day. ' -
Reunion. 2
The 27th annual reunion of the Con-
necticut Cavalr association was held
at Savin Rock, ednesday. Each mem-
ber wore a bright red tie, with crossed
swords, embroxd'ered at the ends, and
yellow badges in .honor of the occasion.
There were about 100 members present.
The following',oiiicers were elected :'
President, James Wheeler, Bridgeport ;
vice presidents, L. W. Smith, Hartford ;'
H.-D. Smith, Bridgeport; and Charles
Williams; assistant secrtary, William
Schiezel, Ans‘bnia. The permanent sec-
retar is William T. Cook. It was then
deci ed to hold the next annual session
in Bridgeport on the third Wednesday
in August of . next year. Among the
members present was H. I. Perry, of
N orwalk.
Mortuary Record.
According to the monthly bulletin of
the State Board of- Health there were
1397 deaths reported in the state during.
the month of Jul.y,.»of which number
526 were under the age of five years.
This was 396 more than in June, and 25
more than in July, 1893, and 40 more
than the average number of deaths in
July for the five years preceding the
present. The total number reported
in Norwalk was 60, from the following
causes, dysentery or diarrhoea, 40 ;
consumption,- 1; nervous diseases, 3
heart disease, 6; accidental, 1; all other
diseases, 9 ; still births, 2. '
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——Pictures Framed by J. T. Hayes.
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Saved‘les Sister.
Carrie Bonner, the‘little daughter of
Lieutenant J chum-«Bonner, of the first
Machine 'Gun platopn, Hartford, came
near being run down by the Boston “fly-
er.” at Niantic, Wednesday afternoon.
She was on the railroad track in front
of the N iantic house and did not see the
train. Her little brother, at the risk of
his life. ran and pulled her out of ‘dan:
get just as the train whizzed by. Beth
children rolled over on the ground and
were bruised,
A Nuisance. .
The attention of the“powers that be”
in such matters is called to the illegal
sale of cider at a house not far from the
Town Farm. Complaint is .made that
men and boys visitthe place and be-
come boisterously drunk on Sundays
as well as week days, and their actions,
are getting to be rather an intolerable
nuisance to the neighborhood. Prose-
cution of those who are guilty might
have the desired result. Such a pro-
cedure is surely worth trying.
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USE Dana’s SARSAPARILLA, IT’S
“THE KIND THAT cuans "
An Energetic Officer- *
Norwalk in particular and Fairfield
county:in general, would be pleased to
have Colonel RussellFrost of the Fourth
regiment promoted to be brigadier gen-
eral of the Connecti‘cht’ National Guard
in case General Haven retires. Colonel
Frost would make an efficient and: capa-
ble commanding officer for the C. N.
G. He is energetic and watchful,a_nd a
strict disciplihuman—Bridgeport Post.
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USE DANA'S SARSAPARILLA, i'r's
" THE KIND THAT CURES. "
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New Coal Dock. . I
The Consolidated is building a new
coal dock at Wilson Point, South Nor-
walk. which will be one of the biggest
in the state. Besides ”the business of
the Danbury divisions much of the
road’s coal business on the Housatonic
and Naugatuck divisions is now done
via. Wilson Point, theyNaugatuck'bus-
iness being done by Way of ' Botsfcrd
Junction- '
USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLA, IT’S
“THE KIND THAT CURES.”
CO
Not Improved. ‘
The condition of Fred Allen,Westport
who'was struck with paralysis on Mon-
day is not improved. Indications point
to permanent disability, as the patient
has no power to use his right arm or
leg. 1318. speech is- also incoherent.
Allen‘is about 65 years _of age. He has
a _w1fe.and children, but has not lived
With them for 5 cars. ~ ,
Wednesday’s Ball Games-
St. Louis, 4; New York", 3., ,. _ _
Brooklyn, 9; Chicago, 5. . ~ , '
Boston, 6; Pittsburgh, 5. 5
Philadelphia, 14; Louisiille, 4.
Baltimore, 8; Cincinnati, 2. - '
Washington, 7; Cleveland, 6. i .
, , . RegularTrlps. I ,
The N orwalk' Street Railway company
The Bethélcounterfelters. ,
. . char-nature; . raw-'- .
silTESHeis.
" ”The engagements... .
gayeral- liqiio‘r ‘cas'es ' in" Greenwich to-
ay. .. ,,. _ I. is. ._ ' '
‘A bar-n belonging to S.
r
B. Ives 'of
last night.
Louis J. Hanford,‘ a Hartford young~
man. is missing and it is believed that
his body is in the river.- '
Wilkinson Bros’. paper mill at Shel-
ton is to supply paper for the geological
department at Washington. . _
around Windsor Locks is alarming.
Farmers have to take their cattle two
miles to water. ‘
A heavy thunder storm passed over
the eastern, southern and central por-
tions of the state. yesterday. .The rain
was a welcome visitor. Little” damage
is reported. - i
A train broke'in two on the Berkshire
near Orange yesterday and when it
came together two cars 'were wrecked.
No one was hurt. -
The Somers selectmen have declared
war on the itinerant artists who have
artists have disfigured buildings with.
out even asking permission of the
owners.~ - '
Harry Elwood, who is agent for the
{UnitedStatestSalt 00., writes to his
home in‘tliis city, that the company’s
largo manu’factory in Cleveland, where
he is located, was burned to the ground
one night this week. _ .
Louis J. Hart, of Hartford, has been
mlssing since last Sunday and his
friends having become unable to get
any trace of him have come to the
conclusion that the young man that
fell off the steamer City of Richmond,
last Sunday.
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DARIEN. >
The railroad company, after having
'a stone wall built from Darien to Row-
,ayton, finds that it will not be safe to
intention new is to use the north track
on the new.road-bed and the south
track on the old road bed, and then fill
in where the north track now is as rap-
idly, as pessible. A temporary bridge
will be built at the Main street cross-
ing. There was a mistake made, it is
said, in building the iron bridge. The
plans for the whole four tracks were
south tracks was finished before the
mistake was noticed. The part for the
until the middle of September.
3.000 Years Old.
Bridgeport has a mummy which is
alleged to bev3,000 years old. There is
a smell of spice about him which leads
to the belief that he used to, when in
life, go out between the acts, at the
Egyptian theatres, to see a man. He
is about 5 feet 15 'nches tall, and if it
be true that the good all die young, he
must have been a very bad man. That
being the casehe is stopping at the
right city for boon companions. "
:.
' Hlsi Horse Returned. '.
supposed was” stolen from Darien Tues-
day evening‘; ‘was’ found when Free re-
turned home that night, unhitched and
in its stall ,in the barn. It is now
thought that Free Was the victim of a
practical joke. ’
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TERSE TALES OF THE TIMES.
New for peach festivals.
The dog days have made their final
bow. Wow!
”Judge” Stuart’s 'clou'dburst arrived
on schedule time. .
Mrs. Hugh Donnelly is visiting her
neice in New York city.
Norwalk has a mayor who is happiest
when-making others happy.
The Baptist Sunday school will picnic
‘at‘Tuttle’s Blufi‘ lac-marrow: _ '
The Atlas and Westports are playing
ball at Norwalk Park, this afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Benedict, of West
Reddmg, "are visiting friends in this
city. '
“Sam.” Bonner was fined 32 and costs
this morning, for having assaulted his
wife. * ‘ g ,_
- There has not been the usual number
of Norwalk visitors at Saratoga, this
year. ,
Messers George‘Taft and John Had-
den leave for tho-Niantic camp ground
to-morrow. ‘ ~-
Rev..'G.‘-I'Haulenbeck will preach in
the Methodist church at Georgetown
next Sunday. _ - ' ‘ .
Father Treanor, of Waterbury, isa
guestat the_St.. Mary’s parochial resi-
dence in this city. ’
Charles Hoyt, the carpenter, who.
has been dangerously sick is reported
asbeing improved to:day.
Concord Division, S. of T., will pay
a fraternal visit to the lodge in Row-
ayton, to-morrow night. . 4
‘ , The action of the House in reference
to sugar has not as yet affected the
'price of sugar cured ham in this city.
Those who attended the Methodist
picnic to Oriental Grove, on Wednes-
day, report having had first-class time.
The. semi-monthly dance of'the Lawn
Tennis club took place in the Casino,
last Evening. The usual happy time fol-
owe . ' '
York te-day, toattendbis first rehears-
‘ alforgthe'.~fallkcngagement at Daley’s
Last night’s thunder shows; léft the
air delightfully coolr‘aud'is-carly this
' morning ”thettemperatnre was-of an oct-
K
commenced running regular trips by
electricity, on its line, at112 o’clock to-
don’t'have to' wear a ‘ uniform. to win a
. girl at Niantic‘. . . .
ill try;
New Milford, was struck by lightning, _N
The situation, owing. .to the drouth, ~-
divisicn of the Consolidated railroad _
been working in that vicinity.“ The -
run cars on the embankment, and the;
given out, and the. part for the two-
two north tracks will not be cempleicd-
Actor George Clarkewent to New .
.Therwar correspondents 'of‘ some of, . , ; :
the Bridgeport papers-say that'ii'fell’ow j ’ '
’ fignd With"! "t
. " . -. 9‘3”. 9 Glillffifli
~ ' ,fi.‘ fits ~..\ .ta' ---~-: .1! 1. ‘ -
.on thsifiudsou.f:7“:: 0" f f '. 1 Oscawana
4.4.72.- - .
- City editor Buckley of the Danbury
ews was in town last night, driving
about the city in one of Liveryman
Dunn’s turnouts. - . ‘
The Hotchkiss party, which includes
Mayor Keeler’s daughter, Inez, has ar-
rived at-Liyerpool all right, on the
steamer Majestic. “ .
. It is rumored that "Deacon”‘R. G.
Wilsen, of Maple street, was treated to
Winsted, last week.
A. H. Camp was in New York ester-
_da_y, after a pailpf water for t e pur-
pose of comparing it with that fur-
nished by this city.
Street Railway, says that he has had
a_ sort of “where am I at” feeling ever
since he resigned last week.
—Ladies, clean your kid gloves with
Josephine glove cleaner, for sale only
by J. A. Riggs, Pharmacist, 11 Main
street, Norwalk. . 10-1vr
Mrs. Jennie Munson and grand-
daughter, Miss Mabel Tuttle, of Birm-
ingham, are , guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Martin Kellogg, on Wall street.
Connecticut pensions :—-Original,—
Frank Trobart, Hartford; reissue, Nel-
son Allen, .New Britain; original wid
ow, Catherine Frazier, Killingly. ' .
Plans-are now being made'in _Meri-
'd‘en to have a century bicycle run to
Norwalk and back Labor day, to he
participated in by many Meriden'wheel-
men.
_A wagon containing a load of fur-
nlture en route from Stamford to Win-
nipauk, turned over on the turnpike,
,chnesday afternoon, when a short
distance from the Armory.
Mrs. Mary P. Stone has returned
from the Catskills, after a sojourn 4 of
Six weeks, much improved. in health.
She had a giddy, giddy time of it, with
her associate bevy of a half dozen or
so, “sweet summer girls.” .,
County Health Officer George E. Hill,
has issued new commissions to all the
health officers in the different towns
throughout Fairfield county. All are
reappomted with but two exceptions
where vacancies occured.
Messrs. E. S. Adams, Jacob Schaub
and Amos Judson, of the State Butchers
association went to New Britain, last
n1g_ht,_ wherc they organized a local as-
sociation With a membership of twenty-
f.our. Abanquet followed. '
E. J. Thomas, Norwalk counsel of
the Connecticut L. A. W. has re-
ceived notice-that his petition forthe
sanction of the bicycle races on Labor
ance with the order recently issued by
the police. If they appear again they
will be seized and confiscated as gam-
bling paraphernalia.-—Danbury News.
Three wheelmcn were arrested in
Stamford for propelling their bicycles
at night Without. lamps. The chief ef
police of that city intends that they
quences. _
by-law in this city, but it is not strictly
enforced.
John Newman, employedby W. C.
Holmes, the plumber, was engaged in
deing some work one launch in the
creek back of the James’ building, this
morning, when he dropped some of his
tools overboard. He did not hesitate
an instant, but plunged over after
them and soon'had them back in the
boat. His clothes were very damp,
however, as he resumed:work.
O
Dyspepsra Cu red
"My wife has been a great sufferer with cm.
pepsin. for overfour years. Three bottles of—
- " wj ~ _. ' Hood's Sarsaparllla
. have perfectlycured
her. At times the
lightest food would
distress her terri-
bly. Blue couldnol
"sleep well nights
and she said no one
could tell how badly
aho' felt. She was
also troubled with
sick headaches. She
hadtrlod‘dlllercnt
\ but none did her any
good. At last Hood’s
. Sarsaparlllawal
/ _ , .r
. . » —. _ - recommended and
m?- .0“! ““7““ ' one bottle did her so
so much good that she took two more and. now
III. is perfectly well. She is not now troubled
Hood’s Sarca-
m * par/cud
' ‘L-i'élugs',
with any sick headaches
or dfeclln , can eat '-
Ee y and flop well. , “res
"”"..3 C m
that a"
son, Maine. ' i
flood 'c fills‘fire headache and indigo-lion.
Your meats of . E. F. Baldwin. '
and save money, at his ~_ market
No. 8 Henry street. or his wa-
gon, which is on thestreet every
day. Note the prices, which are
the lowest in the city:
Corned beef very cheap. All goods warranted
the bestand'som for cash only. ‘
. ll'Or'ders "by- mail‘rec'eive ptoinp t. attention.
.7}.
' in. F. SBALDwIn,
. No. 8 Henry street, City. .
3.!
an~ involuntary .bath,.while fishing at . -
Ex- conductor Gould Hoyt of the
_. ., Day has been granted and the proper,
. _ , _ . _ , . . . _ "credentials will'bcforwarded at once.
._ 'Allison Free’s horse, whichit was __'__'. ' "
The gambling machines have all dis-L
appeared from the saloons in compli- '
shall obey the law or suffer the conse;
There is we believe a similar'
kinds of medicine,
Shoulder Steak, 10c
Round '5“ 12%c -
Sirloin “ 160
. ,gPorterhouse "s 180
. ._..ll,ib,Rpast “ . . 12m
Rot. . “
4,5and6c‘
l mamason,‘mmm;mé,
.4“
Conflicting repute (lithe Sinking of -
sunscreens; * .
NO CONFIRMATION as; YET.
PreservefieutralltyDur-lng the War
. Between China and Japan.“
’ ‘Tho Lion at Tlohstnln.
Was received here today-from Yokohama
saying that seven Chinese vessels were
sunk in, a recent-engagement wjth the
, Japanese. .This report lacks confirmation
and probably arose from the statement
cabled here from Yokohama last night
of a battle which took plac‘g on the 11th
inst. between the J npancsc and Chinese
fleets, and that the Chinese were driven
ofl’. . .
Inquiries mad) at the J apancsc lega~
tion here fail to obtain confirmation of the
reported sinking of the seven Chinese war
Vessels. , .‘ ‘ '
The engagement referred ~to probably
consisted in the attacks made, according
to Shanghai dispatches of Aug. 11, by the
J apanese on Wei-Hai-Wct "and on Port
Arthur. It was stated, hawever, that the
‘Japanesowere repulsed. - ~
British Subjects Must Be Neutral.
A dispatch to The Times from' Tim-
tsln today says that the British minister
has issued a notice enjoining strict neu-
trality upon the part of all British sub-
jects in the far east during them-egress of
the war between China and Japan.
The dispatch adds that the French gun-
boat Lion has arrived at Tlen-tsln.
It is announced that~ warships flying
any flag which attempt to cross the Taku
bar will be'flred on unless notice of";'thelr
intended arrival has: pre'viouslybce'n; sent
to the officers in command of the forts.
membcrcd oat-lie warship which is reports
ed to have been present at the sinking of
the transport Kow-Shung, and much im-
portant cvldence is expected from. the
commander of the French ship in regard
to that disaster. The Lion is said to have
rescued some of the people who were‘on
board the Kow-Shung. '
The “’31- In South Africa.
PRETORIA, South African Republic,
Aug. 16.—Thc rebels are murdering the
Boer farmers and are burning their home-
steads. A body of 100 Boers is proceeding
to the relief of the occupants of the gov-
ernment buildings fat Agatha, which are
besieged by the rebellious Kaflirs. '
Vedder \Vould Be Lieutenant Governor.
‘ALBANY, Aug. 16.—The friends of ex-
. Senator Commodore P. ‘Vedder have de-
cided to present his name to the .Repub- ’
lican state convention as a candidate for
lieutenant governor. Ex-Scnator Vedder,
who is a member of the constitutional
convention from. Cattaraugus county, said
today: .“I do not care to be quoted in the
. matter, except to say that I think our sec-
tion 'of the state should be represented on
the ticket. ”
\Vagner Shops to Shut Down.
BUFFALO, Aug. . 16.—The Wagner our
shops at East Buffalo will close down on
Shturday night, owing to. the business de-
pression and absence of demand for cars.
Over 1,000 men will be thrown, out of
work.
the Wagner company in this city it was
said that it was not known that the shops
at East Buffalo would be closed down.
Shot Down and R bbrd.
CHICAGO, Aug. 16. -—Just as Matt Ryan
was closing his saloon three men entered
the place and called out, "llold up'your
hands!” ,Ryan made a movement for the
drawer, whon.one of the robbers fired, the
bullet striking Ryan ,in the face. The
wounded man fell to the floor, and aft 1
the men had rifled the till and cash
edly die. . ,
» -York'a Allom‘d m... Marriage. 3'
LONDON, Aug. l6.—'-A lot-tor signed by
Sir Francis Knollys, K. C; M. G., one of
the grooms in waiting upon the Prince of
Wales, is republished today, saying that
the Prince of Wales direct-s him‘ to say
that there is not a shadow of foundation
for the report that the Duke of York; was
married previous to his unionwith Prin-
cess May of chk. '
' , T0 BENT.
Half inch or less, 250 a 'day or $1.00 per weer
‘0 RENE—Furnished rooms to rent. I
quire at No. 3 Brush street.~. 9201w
0 RENT.——From July lst to small select
_ family. upper floor of house No. 25 West
Main street. Property formerly owned b Geo.
S. Gregory. Termsto smt if applied or at
once. Address Chas. H. Hawxhurst, box 118.
Norwalk. Conn. , - 2i tr
0 BEN '1'.—The Store, No. 50. Wall street.
Railroad and Post Office. Apply t
8.11183
adden. , 866 tf
0 RENT.—Rooms in the Hadden building.
In airs on the premises of Mrs. Eliza-
beth Ha den, ,3 32 tf
WANTED. ,
Airman—Girl to do general housework.
W Apply at 91 East avenue. ‘ 2. 732 tr
1012 m E.
on SALE—Building Lots ,for s_ale,.-‘also
Houses and Stores to rent. Apply to E.
B. Matthews. 120 East avenue. 920 lm
, Fen - SALE—One light Stamford buggy
and one two seatvfamily or business wa-
gon: will be sold at a sacrifice. Apply at Office
of the Noawamr GAZETTE. .. 29 ll
Norlcs. '
The undersigned hereby gives notice that he
will pay no bills contracted after this date by
any member of his familynmlessaccompanied
by a written order signed satiation ,
. - . 4:.vrmmsissmos .
Norwalk'déonna Aunnst 13th.._1'§93'. ~ "5 :71 —
wmf "quicklycurcmphthcr' o o. '
c.....~...a...m.. tutu-mm” .25
1h“, M Imus! mom. 2-.
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.,_ .
WANSQUABBLE " ‘
British Subjects Warned Thnt The: Mint
LONDON, Aug. 16,—A‘priv‘até telegram »
saying that news had been received there ‘
The French gunboat Lion will be re- I
New Yonu, Aug; 16.—-At the office 0!,
drawer they escaped. Ryan will undoubt- -
"d
' lately occupied by B.G. Judd. 0p osite .
Bdifilflllera .'
Norwalk Chronicler