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SOUTH NORWALK. '
The South NorwalK Office of the Gazett
12 North Main Street, where Advertisements and
man 81. Plnney. No.
orders for Job Printing, as well as Items of News. can
Homer M. Bylngton, Manager.
,1
H. Emory Pease spent, Sunday in this '
city. He returns to his Michigan home
to-morrow.
The Easter music was repeated at the
morning Services of the Methodist
church yesterday. '
The house committee of the Yacht
club are getting things in readiness for
the summer campaign. ,
. Palestine Castle, A. O. K. of M. C.
will work the Esquire degree on several
candidates this evening.
Miss Bertha Lane, of Crescent Ter-
race, left Saturday to Spend a week
with friends in New Haven.
The funeral of the late Willian Busch
was held from his home on Tolles
street yesterday afternoon.
The sale of seats for the balcony at
Professor, Newell’s reception is now go-
ing on at Plaisted’s drug store.
The city meeting takes place to-mor-
row night in Arion Hall. It is rumored
that Mr. S. C. Palmer will be prcsent.
James Brown put away the grocery
“business for the day and started out
early this morning after a mess of trout.
Dr. J. Milton Coburn, has presented
the Library with a copy of “The History
of 'Fairfield County,” published in 1881.
The Rice Comedy troupe has arrived
-in town and is distributed around
the several hotels and boarding houses.
Mrs. F. H. Quintard, of Washington
:street, is still confined to the house
with sickness, but is very much im-
proved. .
Rice’s Commedians begin a week’s
engagement at Hoyt’s Theatre to-night.
.The opening piece will be “Too Much
Married.”
Water Commissioner. Trowbridge
and‘Alden Solmans started bright and
early this morning after the gayr and
festive trout.
Frank A. Ferris, of Fairfield avenue,.
is reported as being very much improved
tc-dayt’ Dr. James G. Gregory is in
‘charge of the case. .
Colonel Russell 'Frost and family
have returned from their stay at the
Gerard, and are once more at their
home on Courtland Place.
Mr. and Mrs. John Winfield Scott, of
:Orange N. J. who have been visiting
:the former’s sister, Miss A. Scott. of
West avenue, have returned home.
The Tramway cars were stalled at the
.corner of South Main and Elizabeth
street last night by' the line of hose
«which crossed the tracks to the Bell
fire.
Mr. .W H. Humiston gave another of
{his popular organ recitals in the Con-
gregational. church Saturday afternoon.
Miss Howell of New York- acted as
soloist.
W01k was commensed this morning
«in the grounds of Frank A. Ferris home
1011 FaiI-field‘avenue. The lawn is to be
graded and many other'improvements
:are to be made.
Chi: f Vollmer and Captain Gladstone
~vis1ted Whistleville last night, in hopes’
of gathering in more of the thieving
’band that infest that neighborhood,
but without results.
The Young Men’s Christian League
held their regular services in Knudsen’s
hall yesterday afternoon. Dr. H. C.
Sherer gave a very interesting discourse
on the subject “Excuses.”
The Norwalk Iron Works company
has had a force of men at work nights
:for some time on repair work for the U.
S. S. Terror. It is expected the work
will be completed to-night.
_ Russell Frost Jr., of Courtland place,
is very much improved in health. He
is now-expected to be completely recov-
ered by the time the Col. and Mrs.
. Frost sail for their European trip.
Abraham Swist died at his home on
the Turnpike, Saturday, of consump—
tion. Dr. Coburn ' had the case in
charge. He was buried at Stamford
yesterday afternoon.
The Young Men’s Debating club will
hold their regular monthly meeting
with Victor W. Ferris, of Bayview ave-
nue to-morrow evening. The debators
of the evening will be Victor W. Ferris
and William Griffin.
At six o’clock this morning there-was
‘ aline of anxious men headed by the
enthusiastic Charley Raymond, waiting
for Tomlinson’s pharmacy to open in
order that they could secure front seats
for the Athletic club’s entertainment
Friday night.
Nellie Seaman, daughter of Royal
Seaman of Fairfield auenue, is now very
ill with pneumonia. She has just re-
covered from a severe attack, of diph-
theria and it is doubtful whether she Will
Yesterday there
were four doctors in attendance.
Contractors are .busv survnviug the
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be left with
ton street corner. The grade is put.
down on the maps as a 12 feet. Mr. W.
Mansfield told a GAZETTE reporter this
morning that they expected to raise the
grade 1 footin the near future so that
it would agree with the maps.
At the Young Men’s Sunday Evening
Club’s services in tle Congrepational
church last night, Rev. Gerald E.
Beard spoke on the the subject, “Our
City’s Progress.” Hr. Humiston ren-
dendered several selections from Wag-
ner’s “l‘aunhauser” and Miss Howell.
of New York city sang several vocal ~se-
lections.
The chart for the S. N. A.,C enter-
tainment openSd at Tomlinson’s this
morning at 7 o’clock. There was such
a large crowd of people waiting for it
to open that the sidewalkzcaved in. Be-
fore 9 o'clock 150 seats had beenlchecked
off. This shows that the South Nor-
walk people intend to be largely reprt-
sented at the coming entertainment.
' The entertainment takes place3 Friday
night.
There will be a meeting of the Gov.
erning committee of the Yacht club at
the residence of Vice-Commodore
Chasmar, Wednesday evening.
There will be a meeting to-night of
the joint- committee of the City National
and South Norwalk Savings Banks to
consider the _matter of erecting the new
bank building. A11 architect WlII prob-
aLly be selected at that time and the
excavating for the foundations will prc—
need at once.
The Norwalk Birbers’ Union met
yesterday afternoon :in . Pohlman &
Thompsbn’s barber shop on Washing-
ton street.’ It was voted to attend Mr.
Thompson’s funeral tc-morrow and to
procure a suitable fliral piece. The
meeting was then adjourned until a
week from to-morrow night when action
will be taken on the holidaymatter.
The following cases were heard befO' e
Judge Frost in the Town Court the
morning: Ilenxy Jackson charged with
drunkenness was fined $5. He paid up
and was discharged. James Brush
charged with drunkenness was also fined
35 and paid up. Charles:Daniels charged
with drunkenness Was sentenced to 10
days and costs. The Chief escorted
him to Bridgeport on the noon train.
The schools opened to-day much to
the sorrow of the small boy, but to the
delight of the parents and grown folks.
E. Jacobi has settled with the insur-
ance company and sold his wine busi-
ness to'AIoise Koehler, who will c01-
tinue the business in connection with
his restaurant.
Victor W. Ferris, of the Daily News,
now rides a Keating wheel.
Frank J. Thompson died at his honze
on Munroe street of consumption, aged
28 years. He was a member of the firm
of Pohlman 8: Thompson, the barbers,
and was very popular among all his pa-
trons and friends. His funeral will be
held to-morrow morning at 7 o'clock
from St. Mary’s church.
The Bridgeport and Rambling Wheel
clubs of Bridgeport wheeled to this city
yesterday, and took dinner. Tbei e
were 15 delegates from each club.
Officer Pennington arrested John
Harick la. t night on Washington street,
for riding after dark without a lantern.
The case was continued until to-mor.
row .by Judge Frest in the Town
Court this morning.
There will be a caucus of Republicans
of the Second Voting district in the
Council chamber Wednesday evening,
to elect tw0 delegates to the State con-
vention. After the meeting the Repub-
lican club will also hold a meeting.
A. Petrenz’s bakery wagon came very
near running over a little girl at the
Washington street crossing this noon.
In fact the front wheel did, strike the
girl but not hard enough to injure her.
' Selectmen Merrill, Selleck and
Thomas will meet together to morrow
to confer on the telford road matter.
Mass was celebrated at St. Mary ’5
church this morning by Rev. Father
Winters in memory of the late William
Busch of this city whose funeral was at-
tended yestereay.
Didn't Want to Buy Flies.
A country woman stopped some few
minutes in front of a. store in Sp1ing-
field. Mass, to gaze at a patent fly -trap
in operation, which was pretty well
filled, and after studying the placaI (1,
two dollars, intently, moved on, after
plping out: “Tew dollars! I: wouldn’t
give tew cents for all the flies in Spring-
field.”
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'I'HE PRECISE MAN.
Advice as to the Manner of Putting on a
Postage Stamp.
“When you put a postage stamp On
an enve10pe,” said a precise man to his
son, “y on should put it on square and
‘true, in the upper right-hand corner,
and as near as possible to the margain‘
of the envelope. You put it on at the
right-hand corner for the convenience
of the stampcrs in the post office, so
that it may be uniform in location with ,
the stamps on other envelopes and so
more conveniently and expeditiously
stamped; you should study the comfort
of others as well as yourself. You
should put it as near as possible to the -
corner, so that the canceling stamp
will be less likely to deface and so per-
haps to obscure the address on the en-
velope. '
“You should put it on square and true
because that is the methodical and
proper way to do. Many persons are
disturbed by the appearance of a
stamp put on in a careless and slipshod
manner. And I can easily imagine that
such a practice might work positive in-
jury to you. You might have occasion
to write to a. man on a. matter of business
that was. of importance to you. You
might compose and write this letter
with faithful care and} set forth what
you had to say with commendable
clearness and precision, and yet upset
it all by'slapping on a stamp carelessly;
the recipient might judge you by the
one slight not done naturally rather
than by the studied work done with a
purpose.
“My son, don’t do it; put the stamp on
VV here it belongs, so that the little touch
of color will grace the envelope and not
deface it.’ .
- ABBREVIATING TELEGRAMS.
Saving Money in This Way Is Sometimes
Costly Business.
“It. is false economy to attempt. to
save money by abbreviating telegrams,
and I found it. out to my cost,” said a
woman several days ago in the hearing
of a. New York Sun reporter. “It hap-
pened in this way. My sister and I
went to Florida .by boat, several years
ago, when there was an outbreak of
typoid fever in several Florida. towns.
My sister, Mary, was seasick all the
way, and when we reached Jackson-
ville I telegraphed: ‘Arrived, Mary ill.
leturn next bout.’ We took ’the trip
for the sea voyage, you know, and had
no intention of staying in Florida.
When our boat pulled in at the pier in
New York I saw my brother-in-law and
his whole family waiting for us. They
looked solemn, and. I said to Mary:
‘Somcthing’s happened.’ As we came
down the gang plank they rushed at us,
and, grabbing my sister, said: ‘Why,
Mary, is it safe for you to be. up and
dressed so soon?’ ‘Why not?’ said my
sister in surprise. ‘Why, because the
fever is dangerous." Then it came out
that they had supposed from my tele-
gram that Mnry had typhoid fever.
‘Why didn’t you say seasick, instead of
ill, in your dispatch ?’ asked my brother—
:in-law. ‘Because it would mean an
extra. word,’ I answered. My brother-
in-law had brought- a carriage from up-
town to carry my sister home, and
when he found that she wasn’t sick he
told me that, just as a. lesson, I might
pay for the carriage. It cost me seven
dollars, and since then I have written
out my telegrams in full.”
A DOG STORY.
Rescue Two of Their Kind That Were in
. - Distress .....
One of the facet peculiar incidents
in the annals of animal instinct oc-
curred in llutlandshire recently, the
facts of which, says Pearson’s, are as
follows: Squire X is one of the
best known characters in that. part of
the country. A fcw days ago he missed
two of his best sporting dogs, and his
general supposition was that they had
been stolen. Recently, however. he
was surprised to see one of his pets
walk into the house, followed a min-
ute later by the other, both wearing
the. appearance of utter destitution.
Investigation revealed the following
facts: While out shooting a neighbor
came across in broken bank 011 his c15-
stute, and two of his dogs showed un-
easiness at. a. hole in the. ground. Noth-
ing he could do would induce the dogs
to leave the spot, and he finally se-
cured :1 Spade 11.1111 began digging for
the cause of the trouble. Eight feet
of’earth was dug away before the truth.
was out. Then he discovered the two
dogs, evidently buried from their own
exertions in endeavoring to chase .a
rabbit. .
They ’had been there for 13 days and
were nearly famis'hed. ’ On their re—
turn to the squire’s house they were.
followed by the. animals who had res-
cued them, and prompt. "treatment
saved the lives of both.
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He Compromised’.
One of Calgary’s recent contingént to
the coast evidently knew but little
about the Chinook, judging by thestory
that is being told on him. Wishing to
get some clams to take back with him,
he asked an old squaV'v, who had cob-
Vvebs in her eyes and a basket on her
head, what she wanted for a basketful,
and the blushing brunette replied: “Sit-
cum dollar, hayas klosh.” To thisthe
gay Calgaryite said: “Yumping yim-
miny! Six dollars and all my clothes?
No, by gingersnap! I’ll give you $2.50,
my watch and overcoat.” It is unneces-
sar y to state that the offer w as accepted,
as all the dusky maiden asked for- the
clams V'V‘as four bits.
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Wanted a Big One.
The annual report of Biddeford’s city
missionary, just made public, shows
some queer sides of human nature, as
well as many pitiful cases of suffering.
For instance, one woman, who had two
or three small Bibles, asked the mis-
sionary to get her one of those nice fami-
ly Bibles, Vv orth about $13. One family
who applied for aid were found break-
fasting on fricasseed rabbit, bread and
butter, mince pie, and tea, when the
missionary surprised them by the.un-
expccfnd call.
woMEN 0? THE SEA.
These Have Followed a Life on the'Wave
from Choice.
The sailors’ superstitious fear that a _
woman’s presence on shipboard invites
ill-luck has failed to deter women
whose hearts yearn for the sea from
gratifying this desire. The pages of
the maritime history of the world
contain the names of many matrons
and girls in various periods who, dis-
guised as men, have followed a life 011
the ocean wave. The majority of
them not only proved excellent sailors,
but even fought bravely with cutlass,
pike and pistol against the foes of their
native land.
They did not even shrink from sails
ing‘ under the black flag; for the Eng—
lish women, Anne Bonny and Mary
Read, joined the buccaneers, the typ-
ical pirates of the Antilles, in order to
gain booty to. their hearts’ content.
A German writer gives 21- number of
names of Vv omen who have gone to sea
among which the following are inter-
esting: -
J can de Bellcville, to avenge her hus-
band, who was murdered in the year
1343 in Paris, fitted out a squadron of
ships and ravaged the coast of Nor-
mandy, burned castles and illumined
the seated. night with the glare of blaz-
ing villages. Jean de Belleville was
famed in. her age as one of the most
beautiful women in Europe.
Sometimes jealousy has sent a young
wife to sea in sailor garb. The ballad
of bold Hannah Snell is now known by
all sailors. This woman was born in
London in 17:33, and in the course of
time married a German sailor named
Jacob Summs, who squandered her lit-
tle property and then deserted her.
To seek this faithless fellow, Hannah
donned men’s attire and went to so.
I’Icr experiences during her quest
would fill volumes grave and gay, trag—
in and comic incidents alternated. Sh;
served only on English men of-VV or
took part in numerous battles and re-
ceived several wounds. After many
years she had the news that Jacob, in
punishment for a serious crime, had
been put into a sack and thrown into
the sea somewhere in F 1'.a11ce From
that time she left the royal service,
where her disguise had never been dis--
covered, and returned in woman’s
clot-hes to London. The government
gianted her an annual pension of £50
sterling for life. She is said to have
gone 011 the st.1ge.nfterVVard and ac
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charactel s. "-""- -
There are also high- hearted Vv omen
VV ho haVc performed many brav,c 11e-
roic deeds while sailing the seas wit-11
their husbands. Among them Louise
Dittmar, the wife of the captain of the
Prussian steamer Edgar, deserves the
highest praise. On the VV ay home the
entire crew, except the capfain and
hclmsmun, VV ere attacked VV 1th serious
illness. The two men undertook to at-
tend to the engine, while the woman
stood at the helm and steered the ship,
and this was done night. and day,almost
without 1elief, for VV eeks! 'The steam-
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the crew had died on the passage. In
this case the Valuable vessel had actu-
ally been saV ed solely by the captain’ s
wife, for it is difficult to estimate what
the two men could have done without
her aid. Captains whose ship owners
forbid them to take their wives with
them might aptly cite as an opposing
aigunient of the example of Louise
Dittmar. ——-Detroit Free Press. ' 7'5; ‘
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as, WHAT SEEMS AND Is.‘_'""
This Little Dialogue May Serve to Make
the Stranger Less Diflidcnt.
The ‘palnccs of America are the New
York hotels. The visitor from the back
district enters a. New York hotel office
in the same spirit that he would invade
St. Peter‘s, in Home. There is some-
thing in the architectural grandeur, in
the richness and extravagance of form
and color, in the mellow light coming-
:l’rom vaulted ceilings and colored glass
that touches the spirit with :11 sense of
calm. And the man behind the rose-
wood and onyxcounter! What dignity
of mien! What austerity of counte-
nance! ll’hat J ove-like front! And the
gentleman coming yonder across the
mosaic floor. He may be the head of a
great educational institution, or a
statesman, high in thecouncils' of the
nations. He is followed by a. black
servant in livery, carrying his personal
effects. - 1....
But, oh! Human nature is the same
in the midst- of all its impressivcness as
it is in Princcville or J {Lekson’s corners.
The distinguished-looking gentleman
seizes by the hand the dignitary on the
other side of the counter and says:
“Hello! old stockin’, how are you? You
look fit to run four miles!” ’
“Bully! bully! Charley, old \man!
Ain’t seen you for a coon’svuge. How
are they comin’ with you?”
“Full-handed, never better, feelin’
like a yearlin’. “’ow! Ain’t it cold!
Got a good, hot room for me ?”
“Fix you proper, my boy. Have to
put' you up pretty high this morning,
but’ll get y ou dOVV n 011 the second floor
by noon. How’ll that do V011?”
“Have to stand it, I suppose. Can’t
you give me that hot room y 011 gm e me
last. summer? . Zip! but that was a
scorcher I ”'
“Have a. fire built up there now?”
'dzr'if
go out and play it.”
the house. Been to breakfast?”
“No; I’m hungry as quolf.”
“Go right in. The bacon’s ‘on the
iron. Hist! Frpnt! Baggage to four-
eleven.”—N. Y. Sun. '
. Literally Truew
Mr. Dolley—:ll’hnt do you mean by
asy ing that your father made light of
my proposal?
Miss GiggleSE-W ell, he did He used
Free Press.
' -—The first exportdticn of American
Silk was in, 1734, when eight pounds
....,... sent from America toliugland.
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“Can’t do it. It’s beyond the limit of ‘
it to ignite his cigar with. —Detroit' ,
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