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SOUTH NORWALK.
The South Norwalk Ot‘fl
man &~Pinney. . _
orders for Job Printing.
Homer M. Byinzton, Manager.
cc of theGazette Is at the store of New- .
No. 12 North Main Street, where Advertisements and
as well as Items of News. can be left with
/
Water at the Knob 72°.
Victor Wilson, of Brooklyn, is stop-
pinmat the City Hotel.
Edward Zelufi‘ and family, of this
city, left for Ocean Grove this morn-
ing. ,
Selectman Thomes is attending the
Stephens club’s clam bake at Smith’s
Island to-day.
O. E. Barker was cut for a sail in his
yacht Earle yesterday. He was accom-
panied by Dave Hunt.
The two masted schooner Sharp
Shooter is at John H. Ferris’ wharf
loaded with bricks.
Mrs. F. H. Quintard, of Washington
street, has returned home from a visit
with relatives in Golden Bridge.
Eureka Lodge, Daughters of Rebek-
ah, will meet as usual tomorrow night,
' in their ball over Hoyt’s Theatre.
I The Swordfish club will hold a meet-
ing Saturday evening in the City Hotel
to make arrangements for their annual
outing.
The ‘work on Chris Michel’s new
house on» the Washington street car-
. ' riage bridge is being rapidly pushed to
completion.
I The Knob was well patronized yester-
day. Some of the members remarked
that they had never seen so many there
at any one time. -
The children who went on—the East
Norwalk M. E. Sunday school’s excur-
sion in the Isabel yesterday report an
enjoyable time. .
Harold Addison Morgan, the six year
old son of Albert N. Morgan, died at
his home on Keyser street, East Nor-
walk, this morning.
Head Brakeman J ones. of Conductor
gflittlcltlally’s Harlem River Freight, had
his hand run over by a switcher in the
Harlem yard this morning.
Eben Hill Jr. and Irving Ferris have
returned from a cruise in the Carrie.
They put in at the Knob yesterday af-
ternoon and enjoyed the bathing.
The members of the Pine Ledge club
are enjoying a tea. at the Club House
this afternoon. Mrs. Dennis and Mr.
and Mrs. Van Buren are‘presiding.
The monthly meeting of the Christian
Industrial League will be held to-mor-
row night in the Sunday School room
of the South Norwalk Methodiét church.
The ladies of the Knob Outing club
met at the club house yesterday after-
noon and enjoyed their whist games.
Mrs. W. H. Baldwin won the first prize
and Mrs. Kate Upson the consolation.
The Stivens club under the leader-
ship of E. M. Tolles are holding their
annual clambake Smith’s Island to-day.
They went to Baton Point on the trol-
ley cars and then sailed to the Island in
a s100p. ‘ -
R. H. Plaisted & Co., the popular
druggists, received a large invoice of
cut'glass vases, trays etc. this morning.
They are very fine specimens of the
makers’art and they expect a quick sale
in them.
The Meeker Bowling club, of Brook-
lyn is picnicing at Botcn Point to-day.
; The Board of Directors of the Public
Library will hold their regular monthly
meeting in the reading room of the Li-
brary to-morrow evening.
Mrs. Annie Saunders appeared before
Judge Hubbell in the Town Court this
morning charged with. creating a dis-
turbance on Raymond street. She was
fined 85 which she paid and was dis-
charged. Mrs. Saunders is the woman
who yesterday gave her name as Miss
Annie Kinney.
At the Eagle Hook and Ladder Com-
pany’s fair last night Jacob Wolf drew
the bicycle, Mrs. George Oberlander
the pair of pants, and George Chadder-
ton the suit of clothes. Messrs. John
Krimmins Jr., Thomas Krimmins and
Major Craemer entertained the guests
with selebtions.
The committee appointed to take
. charge of the Twin City Wheelmen’s
ten mile road race, will hold their first
meeting to-mOrrow night, in the club
rooms on Washington street. The com-
mittee have lots of work ahead of them
and so,-all will need to be present at
the first meeting. They expect to held
the race in September.
John Gleason, of Franklin avenue,
Norwalk; the popular clerk in the
Bridge Pharmacy,met with a very pain-
ful accident yesterday afternoon. He
was at work as usual and was pulling
the cork of a bottle of Carbolic. acid.
When the cork flew out the acid fol-
lowed striking him in the face. Mr. T.
B. Griffin,the manager of the Pharmacy
was standing along side of Gleason.
'He quickly washed the boy’s face and
covering it with sweet oil sent for Dr.
Baker, who alleviated the pain of
John’s eyes with cocaine. The boy’s
face and neck were severely burned by
the powerful acid and if it had not been
for the prompt action of Mr. Griffin,
Gleason would undoubtedly have been
disfigured for life. As it is however he
will not be able to work for a few days.
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women to and It All. , th
Co enhagenis to have a woman s ea-
.tre, viiith women to manage 11:, women
to not all the parts. and women to was
‘:the,..play. A, beginnmg will be ma e
L With a play by Margaret Thorson.
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I Mr. McSwat.
NOVEL STAKES WON BY A BLUFF
Desperate Game of 9. Poker Sharp to Do-
feat a New Woman.‘
She was a business woman, and she
went at the affair in a. businesslike
way.
“You proposed to me,” she said,
shortly.
“Great Scott! that was last summer!”
he exclaimed.
“Very true,” she replied.
last summer at the seashore.”
“In idle flirtation,” he returned, try-
ing to hedge.
“Of course,” she answered, “but you
wrote to me about it once.”
“And you still have the letter?”
“I have, and if I were still the old-
fashion’ed woman that I was then 1
would be following you around asking
you to keep your promise, or else i
would simply look upon it as an idle
flirtation and let it go at that; but, as
a new woman—a new woman—”
“Well?” he said, inquiringly and anx-
iously.
“As a new woman I look at the mat-
ter simply from a business viewpoint.
and wonder how much it’s worth.”
‘ ‘You—you—”
He was too startled to say more.
“As an old-fashioned woman I
should try to force you to marry me by
suing you for $50,000 for breach of
promise; but use new woman, I know
that such a course would be preposter-
ous. I will put the damages at some
figure that is within reason, so that we
can effect a settlement without going
into court.”
“And if I refuse to settle?”‘he said.
“Then I shall sue you for breach of
promise.”
He was silent for a minute, as if
studying the situation. Then he smiled
and said:
"‘I see that you are a. business woman
of the ultra modern school, and you
have figured this out very closely, _but
have overlooked one point.“ An old
poker player can generally tell when a
blufi is being worked upon him by one
who is new to the business. You’re
trying to bluff now, and I’ll call it. If
you go into court I’ll marry you.”
‘ ‘You—you’ll marry me 1”
“If you sue for breach of promise I’ll
do it in order to have the case thrown
out of court.” . .
"I don’t believe you’d do it,” she said,
as she backed toward the door; “but
your bluff is good just the same. Nei-
ther of us wants the other, and you
know it, but you’re just mean enough
to do something like that rather than
let a women get ahead of you. And
this looked like such a. sure thing, too,
when we talked it over at the Business
Woman’s Club.”-—Chicago Post.
SHE WANTED ORIGINALITY. ‘
A Girl Who was Particular About the
. Form of a. Proposal.
He—I came here to-night with the
distinct—idea of proposing to you?
She—I am simply delighted.
He (eagerlyl—Then you will accept
me?
She—I didn’t say so, did I?
was delighted.
He—'But—
She (smiling)——But you haven’t pro-
posed yet. Don’t forget that.
He—What do you expect me to do?
She—Something original. I am tired
of all theold ways. One gets that way,
you know.
He-I might begin with a. statement
of my assets and liabilities.
She—That is very circumscribed.
He—True. Suppose I should ask you
to be mine?
She—Worse and worse.
"It was
I said I
I can’t im-
7 agine anything more commonplace.
Besides, I wouldn’t be yours.
He—Then you refuse me?
She——You haven’t proposed yet.
He—But you have anticipated me.
She—Not at all. Even if I married,
I wouldn’t agree to be yours; that is,
not altogether.
He—One half?
She—You forget you haven’t pro-
posed yet.
He—And everything I’ve said goes
for naught?
She (somewhat uncertain)——‘Why, of
course. .
He—Then I’ve changed my mind.
She—About what?
He (taking her hand) about propos-
ing, of course.
She—Then what are you going to do?
He—Kiss you. ~
She—What, sir, before we are en-
gaged?
He (suiting the action to the word)—
No. Afterwards.
She—You horrid, mean, despicable
thing l—Tom Masson.
DIcSwat’s Great Economic Head.
“It seems to me. Bflliger,” said Mrs.
McSwat, “it would be a waste of money
to buy a. tandem when we have two bi-
cycles already.”
“That’s just like a. woman,” retorted
“Don’t you see, Lobella,
that when we go out riding with it at
night we only need one lantern I”--Chi-
ca‘go Daily Tribune.
A Wise Judge. W???
‘ J udge—For striking the plaintifi a
bunch on the nose I fine you ten dol-
lars.
Culprit—Ten dollars is a big thing
with me, Judge. Can’t I pay it inin-
stalments? ‘- , -
“No, sir. Did you punch his nose in
mstallments?”—Fliegende Blaetter.
The Joy of Whist.
“I don t see what enjoyment you can
find in playing whist night after
night.” '
“You don’t? My dear boy. the game
gives more opportunity of calling your
fellow men asses, dolts and idiots than
' any other possible social occasion. «Cin-
cinnati Enquirer. . . . , ,
‘ the other convicts.
T0 REFORM CONVICTS.
MRS. BALLINGTTC—Nfi—B—C‘OTH’S PLANS
FOR PRISON WORK.
She will Endeavor to Reform Convicts and
Enable Them to Earn an Honest Living
when Released. Success of Her Efforts
at Sing Sing. Homes for Biz-Convicts.
The permanent reformation’of con-
victs and the supplying of honest em—
ployment for them when their terms
of imprisonment are over is a problem
which has puzzled reformers and social
economists for years. A new student
of the problem has appeared in the per:
son of Mrs. Ballington Booth. She be;
Haves that she has solved the problem.
Her first visit to Sing Sing was fol-
lowed by a second, and the result of
the two visits has been that she has
not only come into personal contact
with a number of the convicts, but
also, at her invitation, a much larger
number have opened a correspondence
with her. a
In these letters the convicts have
“out their souls on paper," as Carlyle
said. The last time Mrs. Booth visited
Sing Sing she had talks with a num-
ber of men in their cells. As she and
the prison chaplain were going along
one of the balconies a voice from one
of the cells called to the chaplain. The
latter stepped to the cell ‘door and
learned that the prisoner wanted to
speak to Mrs. Booth. As the chaplain
repeated to Mrs. Booth the prisoner’s
wish he said:
nus. BOOTH. 1
“You have evidently made a strong
impression in Sing Sing,Mrs. Booth. It
is the first time that that man has ever
been known to ask to see any one who
had anything to do with religion. He
is the most self-contained man in the
institution.” .
As Mrs. Booth approached the cell
door the convict smiled, bowed cour-
teously and extended his hand through
the little opening in the door. In a re-
fined voice he said:
“This is Mrs. Booth? I am No. —.
You will excuse me for not giving a
more extended biographical sketch at
present. I heard your address this
morning. Perhaps I was your most at-
tentive listener. It is very good of you
to bring a little outside sunshine into
this gray old place, and I want to
thank you for it. Back in my college
days, after a more or less careful
study of mental. and moral science, I
decided that the Christian religion was
a religion of emotion. Not being an
emotional person, I concluded that re
ligion would not do for me.
I listened to what you said and I
watched the effect of your words upon
They were touched
as I never saw men touched before.
When I saw that, I began to wonder if
it was you who had touched them, or
whether it was what you would call
the power of the Holy Spirit. I con-
fess that I am not ready to believe that
it was the later. However that may
be, though, I am sure that many of the
men thought better thoughts this
morning than they have thought in
"years. If they could know that there
is at least one person who stands ready
to help them when they go out into the
world to take up life where they left it
when they came in here, I think that
many of them would make an honest
effort to lead upright lives and become
good citizens.” _
The words of the college-bred cori~
vict kept ringing in Mrs. Booth's ears.
She left Sing Sing resolved to put the
plan for aiding prisoners and dis-
charged prisoners into operation as
soon as possible.
Mrs. Booth has formulated two plans,
one for the benefit of discharged con-
victs, and the other for the benefit of
those sun in confinement. For dis-
charged convicts she proposes to es-
tablish homes. To these homes con-
victs may go as soon as they have se-
cured their release. There the dis-
charged convict will be surrounded
with Christian influences. When he
has shown that he has a sincere desire
to reform and earn an honest living,
Mrs. Booth will endeavor to find em-
ployment for him. She {fully appre-
ciates how difficult in most cases this
will be. She proposes to put herself in
communication with the chief employ-
ers of labor, and to secure their co-
operation if possible.
The family of a convicthwhom Mrs.
Booth had met at Sing Sing, was about
to be evicted for non-payment of rent.
Nlrs. Booth got the address and called.
She found the family consisted of a
wife and one child, a baby boy. There
waslittle food in the house, and the
woman had no money. Mrs. Booth
found employment in the country for
the women during the summer and
placed the baby in a. home in Mont-
a-lair. When the husband gets out of
prison in the latter part of August,
.‘drs. Booth will have a place for him,
obtained from a man who believes that
she has solved the problem of prison
reform and wishes to ‘show his belief
, ,n a practical way. In the autumn the
.n‘mily will be reunited, with the hue-
Iand earning an honest living.
i-Vdvertise inthe Gazu'rrn ','
. WESTPORT.
H. A. Stone .has returned from
bury Park. , .-
To-n1ght the club give their long
talked of dance and it is safe to say that
it will be a great success. The Con-
gregational church missionary society
will hold its. monthly meeting at the
residence of the pastor to-day at 4 p. m.
Yesterday Mr. M. P. W. Wheeler
gave a'sailing party to a large number
of persons. They were entertained
aboard Mr. Wheeler’s steam yacht and
had a royal good time.
The Epworth league social at the res-
idence of Mrs. Fellows last evening was
the occasion of a very pleasant time.
The entertainment portion was entitled,
“An Evening with Holmes,” and a
large amount of information relative to
his poems and life was given.
Price List of Chablberlain’s
Medicines.
Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy. The most successful medi-
cme in the world fOr bowel complaints, 25
and 50 cents per bottle.
As-
Chamberlaln’s Cough Remedy. Famous ,
for its cures of coughs, colds, crou and
Whooping cough, 25 and 50 cents per ottle.
. Chamberlain‘s Pain Balm. For rheuma-
tlsm, lame back, sprains, bruises, cuts, burns,
scalds, frost bites and chilblains, 25 and 50
cents per bottle. For sale by E. P. Weed,
druggist. -
Susan B. Anthony on the New Woman.
Miss Anthony was asked by 3 Chi.
cago Journal reporter her opinion of
that much abused person, the “new
woman.” She said:
“Why, I think the new woman is
magnificent. The woman of the pres-
ent trying to live under the conditions
of the past is like new wine in old bot-
tles. The new woman is the logical re-
sult, not of fashion, but of modern eco—
nomic conditions. With the introduc-
tion of machinery, and the use of that,
machinery in factories, the occupations
of the home are gone. Girls used to
spin and weave—seven girls toiling to
send one boy to college. They can no
longer do that. They can’t remain idle
and must seelr employment elsewhere
than in the home. They go to the fac-
tories, and skirts and flowing sleeves
among the whirling wheels and bands
become a. menace to life. And why ex-
pect a woman to ride a. bicycle in a skirt
that is uncomfortable and dangerous?
People must recognize that the new
woman is inevitable and has come to
stay.
Found an Old Mine by Accident.
A Mexican a few days ago, while
searching for a horse in the Santa. Ca.-
talina Mountains, accidentally came
upon an old trail which had evidently
been constructed by human beings.
Out of curiosity he followed it up, and
at the end found a tunnel some thirty
feet deep, at the mouth of which there
were some picks, shovels, &c., and a
quantity- of gold bearing quartz. It
was evident that the tools were old and
had not been used for years, as the
handles were moss covered and rotten.
B. Brichta, to whom the find was re-
ported, has grub-staked a party and is
now awaiting their return with full de-
tails, as the old mine will be thoroughly
investigated—Tuscan Star. . ,
Whistling for Cold ‘60 Gusher.
A hovel system of disseminating
weather forecasts, which seems a trifle
ahead of the new scheme of putting
bulletins in the Post Office date stamps,
has been inaugurated by the Florida
Central and Peninsular Railroad. The
engineers on that road blow six long
blasts of the whistle, at intervals of
three miles, to warn fruit growers of
cold waves predicted by the United
States Weather Bureau.
Spring ‘in Texas.
Spring is here. The roses lave in
silvery showers, like naiads bathing in
limpid forest streams; rainbows bend
across the sky, resplendent with pris-
matic glory; the sun plays hide and
seek behind the shifting clouds, but
peeps through the rifts every minute or
two to smile upon green, gorgeous,
glorious, grand old Texas—Galveston
Daily News.
Classics on Staten Isla‘nd.
Classical knowledge seems to be at a
low ebb on Staten Island. On the park
at Richmond, the county seat, is a. tab-
let bearing in big letters the singular
statement, “Rioemond County Gaol.
Errected Anuo Domino, 1860.”
An Affidavit.
This is to certify that on May 11th, I
Walked to Melick’s drug store on a pair of
crutches and bought a bottle of Chamber-
lain’s Psin Balm for inflammatory rheuma-
tism Wthl'l had crippled me up. After us-
ing three bottles I am completely cured. [
can cheerfully recommend it.—- CHAS. H.
VVETZEL, Sunbury, Pa.
Sworn and subscribed to before me on
August 10,1894.—vWAL'rnn SHIPMAN, J. P.
For sale at 25 and 50 cents per bottle by E.
P. Weed, druggist. .
. A coco CHANGE.
To Rent at once, the store and fixtures in
James’ Block lately occupied by William M
Bates as a. meat market-
j6 tf F. ST. JOHN Locxwoon. Trustee.
L—_
TAX COLLECTOR’S
NOTICE
NOTICE is hereby given to all per-
sons liable to pay taxes to the town of
Nerwalk, in the County of Fairfield and
State of Connecticut, on the Assess-
ment List of 1895, that I will meet them
to receive said taxes, at the following
times and places, to wit: »
At the store of W. S. Hanford, East
Norwalk, (Down Town) on‘ Tuesday
September lst, 1896, from 10 o’clock
forenoon, until 12:30 afternoon.
_At the store of J. C. Randle, at Win-
nipauk, on the afternoon of Tuesday.
September 1st. 1896, from 8 o’clock
until 4:30 o’clock. '
At the store of Alphonso Dibble, at
South Five Mile River, on the evening
of Tuesday, September lot, 1896, from
7:00 o’clock until 8:30 o’clock.
At the oificeof the Collector, Room
No. 1 Masonic building, in the City of
Norwalk. in said town of Norwalk, on
Wednesday, September 2d, 1896, from
9 o’clock forenoon. until 3 o’clock after-
noon, and from 7 to 8 o’clock in the
evening.
Mr. Stephen Comstock, of Cnmstock
Bros, Norwalk, and Mr. J. M. Layton,
at his office, Railroad Place, South Nor-
walk, are authorized to receive taxes
for me.
On all taxes which shall remain un-
paid after the 1st day of October, 1896,
interest at the rate of NINE PER CENT
will be charged from the 3lst day of
Aug‘ust 1896, until the same shall be
par . .
Gnonen B. ST. JOHN,
_ Collector,
In and for said Town of Norwalk, on
the List of 1895.
Dated at N orwalk, Ct., July 8, 1896.
'l NOTICE. ‘
currixsu
NOTICE is lwreby given to all per-
sons llable_to my taxes to the City of
Norwalk, in the County of Fairfield
and State of Connecticut, that the
undersigned, Collector of Taxes for
said_Clty, on assessment list of 1895, has
received a warrant from the Mayor for
the collection of the» tax laid by said
City, March 2, 1896, on the ratable es-
tate ha ble to taxation therein; that
Said Tax is Payable July Isl,
And_that he will be present at the
Council Room in the Fairfield County
National Bank Building, every week
day from 9 a. m. to 12 m., and from 2
to 5 p. m. from July 1, 1896 until Sep-
tember l, 1896. Saturday evenings
from 7 to 9 o’clock.
Also, that upon all of said taxes re-
maining unpaid after the 1st day of
August, 1896, interest at the rate of
nine (9) per cent. per annum will be
charged from the 1st day of July, 1896,
until the same is paid.
ADDISON A. Burrs,
Collector of City Taxes, List of 1896.
MISS BAIRD’S
INSTITUTE.
Norwalk, Conn.
25TH YEAR.
15th Year in Norwalkfl
BOARDING lnn nlvsonool.
Primary, intermediate, academichtnd college
preparatory classes. Specialists employed for
physical culture, elocution, music, art and the
languages. Careful attention to morals and
manners. A limited number of day pupils
and special students admitted. Send for cir-
cular. Early application desirable.
Miss Baird is at home to visitors on Thurs-
day and Friday of each week until 5 D. m.
HAVE ARRIVED.
My new line of _Spring and
Summer Sultmgs, which
will be made up in the latest
styles and at the lowest possible
price consistent with'good work.
Call in and inspect them.
F. KOCOUR.
MERCHANT TAILOR,
I? North Main St. South Norwalk.
Raymond. 12 Son.
Successorsto GeorgeH.Baymcnd.
Furniture Dealers and General Funeral
Directors.
and 48 Main Street Norwalk Ct
Residence, Berkeley Place.
Telephone No. 7 7.4
Importan t‘ -.-.- Notice
A Great Sale of
WALL PAPERS-
$3,000 Worth 'of Wall Paper will be ‘Sold AT cos-r
During the next Thirty Days. '
"Newman & Pinney,
i 2 new. Main . Street.-
South Norwalk
i
. imported corset-skirt supporter.
I
”,8: Batcheller’s genuine “ Thomson
glove-fitting corsets—.24 styles—and
fl "fimw_
BRIDGEPORT,
The .‘ . ;
1D. hiddend
@ompafiiy.
LAST DAYS
OF
SKIRT MAKING.
But we have had a grand time.
We have been doing the work and
worry of having everything right and
satisfactory for hundreds of Custom-
ei's It has been quite a new de—
parture, a pleasing innovation that
must certainly end with the current
month. There’s time yet, however,
to take a few hundred more orders to
be delivered as early as possible,
perhaps by the time you’ll want yours.
Buy your colored wool dress goods,
linings and thread here, we'll cut, fit
and make your dress skirt free.
Remarkable !' A lot of 35 and
25c. Silk Belts; reduced to 15 cents.
And summer only half overl.
Langdon
1 l?
S
A regular Corset Store :
can fit any figure, short, medium,
long and extra long.
” Her Majesty’s” the Princess of
Wales corsets—every pair warranted.
11 Styles of the celebrated P. D.
imported corsets. ‘ '
9 Styles .1. B. corset.
5 Styles Royal Worcester corset.
C. Pf imported corset. French
woven corset. Loomer’s steam
moulded. Warner’s. Madame Foy
Bi-
cycle corsets. The “ F‘asso” cor-
set. Enough different kinds to. fit
and furnish every corset wearer in
the community.
—
We’ve tthe " distinction of being
actually headquarters for Shades.
Oilcloths and Linoleums, and we bear
it out.
We have a new white Curtain
Pole, and brackets and ring, that’s a
beauty—.50 cents, Extension Rods.
10c. Good Shades, 25c.
#
There’s another small lot men’s
Colored Shirts, big sizes, that have
just come in—17, 17%, 18—that we'll
sell at same price as the last. 59
—collars detached.
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Norwalk Chronicler