Norwalkfionnu Monday Evening, Septemberrlzf, 1896.
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' p-Alle OWNER...
General Electric Purchases the
' N. & S. N. Electric Light
Go.’s Plant.
The Transfer to Be Made October I.
A Our Norwalk and South NorWalk
Electric Light company’s franchises,
consisting of its entire realty, plant,
Norwalk business and all other assets,
have been sold out to and are. to be
transferred to the General Electric
company, by mutual. agreement, on
Thursday, October 1st.
The General Electric company was
the largest creditor of the Norwalk
company and Messrs. Winthrop H.
Perry was appointed. by the court a
committee to represent the creditors of
the bankrupt corporation, J .‘ O. Carr,
the interests of the General Electric
company, and Elbert S. Adams the
stockholders of the defunct Norwalk‘
and South Norwalk Electric Light
company.
This Committee has labored assidu-
ously and effectually to make sucha'
disposition of the old Company’s plant
and assets, as would not only continue
in full efficiency, its valuable and in-
dispensible business here, for the public
satisfaction and benefit, but also to save
as much as was possible from its wreck,
for its first organizers and promoters,
the original and unfortunate stock;
holders.
In both these regards, this Commit:
tee representing the various and varied
interests, working as they have in a
kindly spirit of. fair dealing and with
cordiality and good feeling, have ef-
fected an entirely satisfactory and ex-
ceedingly fortunate adjustment of the
unfortunate old company’s complicated
affairs.
By] this adjustment and agreement,
transferring the plant to the General
Electric company on October 1st next,
the business is to be chiefly owned, con-
trolled and:continued-,under the special
,supervision Of the most experienced
and capable experts known to the
science of practically applied electri-
city, to be placed in charge of the plant.
The terms of the transfer also secure to.
the stockholders of the old company,
a continued interest of forty per cent.
of their former holdings, in the stock of
the new company.
Many long and very much needed
improvements are to be forthwith in-
troduced at the power house and the
general efficiency of theservice greatly
enhanced. . -
There are no reasons now apparent,
why the new corporation and manage-
ment may not hereafter do a largely
increased and very renumerative busi-
ness. - ~
It is now well known that all the old
company’s business embarrassments
were tracable to the, disgraceful incom-
petency of its earlier operating man-
agers. Our local stockholders, as is
well known, were left at the mercy of
professed electrical experts, some of
whom proved themselves as destitute
of business competency as of personal
integrity. - ,
The good people of Norwalk, one and
' all, will sincerely welcome the new cor-
poration, and hope it may abundantly
prove the old axiom that “all is well
that ends well.”
Roughs And Toughs ‘Afloat.
Cordova Council, Knights of Colum-
bus, ofBridgeport, gave an excursion
to New London yesterday and it proved
to be an event which they will not for-
get for many a day. They chartered
I the steamer City of Boston. ’
. New London Was not reached until 5
p. m. and the excursionists were given
one hour ashore. When they started to
leave there was a big crowd on the
dock. Much bandying of words took
place between them and those on the.
,boat. Finally somebody threw a camp
chair from'the boat into the crowd on
the dock and a small sized riot was
started. The steamer was bombardbd
with stones and chunks of coal, while
camp chairs were thrown ashore. A
2 bottle struck a New London boy named
O’Leary in the head and hewas at first
thought to havd‘been seriously injured,
‘ but eventually was fpund to have not
sufi'ered severely. The steamer finally
got away and after along trip in which
no end of, rows took place, the vessel
reached Bridgeport about midnight,
everybody sneaking to their homes for
I fear of arrest. ' ‘
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2 Stewart ,Did Not Come. 2
I . Senator Stewart, of Nevada, for some
reasonmot .yet explained, disappointed
Ithq ,silver democrats of New Haven
Saturday evening. “ A large crowd had
assembled to hear Mr. Stewart discuss
.. '- thecurrency problem and he failed to
'- [infill-an appearance.‘
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. -_-:Waltz,- two-slept
'FIREIN WILTON.
The Augustus Whitlock School
22in That Place, Burned to
a, the Ground.
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2 Apparently the Work of an Incendiary.
The large frame building formerly
owned and occupied by the late Augus-
tus Whitlock as a day and boarding
school was discovered .to be on fire,
about 4 o’clock Saturday afternoon.
The fire seems to have originated in
the attic and quickly spread until the,
entire building was enveloped in flames.
Wilton has no fire department and all
efforts to check the II Linus were without
avail. The building burned liketinder
and the devouring fiend ate it to the
ground'as if it were but chaff.
The flames. leaped and danced as
merrily as a dancing party in the pavil-
ion at Gregory’s Point, and had it oc-
curred in the night time the whole town
would have been brilliantly illuminated.
The building had been unoccupied
since the death of Mr. Whitlock and
the origin of the fire is evidently the
work of an incendiary.
The structure originally cost some-
thing over $5,000, and was insured
through the agency of O. E. Wilson of
this city for 33,000.
In October, 1894, the school building
at the time oocupied by Charles W.
Whitlock, a son of the late Augustus
Whitlock was burned entailing a loss
which was partially covered by an in-
surance amounting to between $5,000
and $6,000.
It looks very much as though some
one hada spite against the Whitlock
family.
New Dances.
The following is a list of the new
dances brought out at the last conven-
tion of the American Society ofll’rofess-
ore of Dancing, held in Bridgeport last
week:
Haroad, caprice;
Esprit (1’ Amerique; Hungarian dances;
Promenade waltz; Landler; X Rays
lanciers; La’ Czarina; Three-step, Bos-
ton Schottische; New Varsouvienne.
All of the above new dances will be
taught by Prof. W. G. Newell during
the coming season at his academy,
Ariou hall, South Norwalk. The day
and date of opening will be announced
later.
Possibly Murder.
Late Saturday night, Joseph Breisch,
a Polander was stabbed above the
heart during a quarrel with_Chris. Gre-
gor. The tray occurred in Meriden,
outside a Polish dwelling where a dance
was in progress. ;Breisoh is thought to
be fatally wounded and Gregor, who
was captured at 5 o’clock yesterday
morning as he was climbing through
his bedroom window to escape, says he
expects to “swing.” Gregor is a Ger-
man. The Polander was importuning
him to dance with him when the quar-
i‘el started. ' '
Meriden Lineman Killed.
William Noble, an employs of tho
Meriden electric light company suffered
instant death Saturday evening by fall-
ing from an electric light pole. Noble
had climbed the pole about 7:30 o’clock
to repair a broken wire. when he re-
ceived a severe electric shock and fell
to the sidewalk, striking on his head
and dashing out his brains. He was
about 18 feet from the ground when he
received the shock.
Noble .was 26 years old, and leaves a
wife and onechild.
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Naugatuck Citizen Suspends. .
The Naugatuck Daily Citizen, suspend-
ed publication with its issue Saturday
night. It is reported that the editor
and proprietor,» E. R. Clyma, made an
assignment Saturday morning for the
benefit of his creditors. The reason
for the failure is given as hard times.
The paper has been a daily since Aug-
ust 12, 1895, and was a weekly for many
years previous. --
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_ Our Fire Laddies Will Go.
At a meeting of the Fire Department
held Saturday evening, the invitation
to attend the fire department parade in
Southport on Thursday was accepted.
The captains of the different companies.
were instructed tofind out how many
members of their several companies.
w0uld go and report at a meeting to be
held in the Pioneer Hook and Ladder
rooms, this evening.
Attention Contractors.
,: The selectmen 'of Fairfield have an
advertisement in another column asking
for bids for macadamizing 500 feet of
the Connecticut turnpike at Southport.
Here’ is a chance for NorWalk’s hustling
road builders. . _ .
2. and went west With herparents In '1843
THEIR OglOlv Paul.
A Trolley Ca‘r Threatens to
Dash lnto Saugatuck
Harbor.
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A Close Call for Seventeen Lives. 2
Yesterday afternoon a car bowled
along down on the Compo» branch of
tho WestpOrt Electric Railway, having
on board fifteen passengers, all uncon-
scious of the danger that was impe‘n-
ding. "
The bridge that spans the river or
harbor at Saugatuok was reached and
as everything seemed to be all right the
motorman kept the car under headway
but ata reduced rate of speed. The
car glided safely over the draw, but
just as It reached the end where the
tracks connect with the draw, off it
went. ' -
It made a dash for the iron rail along-
side the pathway at the side of the
bridge as if intent on precipitating the
passengers’into the water below. ~
Its progress was impeded by a large
coil of wire which brought the car up:
with a round turn. The railing on the
bridge was demolished and a portion of
the car hung over the bridge threaten-
ing to fall into the water beneath, when
it stopped.
The passengers made a frantic rush
for the rear of the car and were not
long in gaining a foothold on terra'
firma. They all experienced a sensa-
tion that they will not soon forget, and
in some instances when a bridge is
reached they will be tempted if on a
car to get out and walk across.
. And it was indeed a close call for all
of them and they can thank the motor-
man who promptly shut off the electric
power, and also the coil of wire, for
their escape from a bath in a trolley
car down'to the bottom of the creek, if
not from drowning.
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NORWALK SHOOTERS WIN.
TheLast of a Series of Six Match Shoot.
ings Won by Norwalk.
The last of a series of shooting con-
tests between the Naromake and
Bridgeport Gun clubs took place at
Gregory’s Point, Saturday afternoon.
The Naromakes had lost four and won
one previous to the match on Saturdaf,
the score being Bridgeport 537; Naro-
makes, 504. The result of the Satur-
day shoot was in favor- of Norwalk by a
score of 120 to 102'. The individual
scores are as follows: .
Bridgeporte—U. M. C., 20; Saunders,
16; Kingsbury, 16; Tuck 19; Baker,15;
Keefer, 16. Total 102.
Naromakes—Crawfurd, 19; Coleman,
23; Hendrie, 15; 'Ghermann, 20; Ferris,
20; Capron, 23. Total, 120.
The Naromakes got their grip a little
too late in the series of matches but are
willing to try over again.'
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= Recent Deaths.
An infant child of Mr. and Mrs. A.
W. Libby, of Grand street, died- yester-
day, aged about four months. ‘
James Burns died. at his home on the
New Canaan road, Saturday, aged 51
years. He was born in Ireland, and
was familiarly cali‘ed “Big Jim” Burns
on account of his stature. He had
many friends who will regret to learn
of his death. ' ' ‘
- Miss Margaret Castello, who acted in
the ‘capacity lady’s companion toMrs.
Rebecca T. Matthews the owner of
Elmenworth, on West avenue, died at
the home of her sister Mrs. Riley, at
245 East 55th street, New York, yester-
day. The deceased was quite well
known in Norwalk, she having acted in
the capacity of purchasing agent for the
Matthews family at the different busi-
ness houses in this city. She was a
woman who enjoyed, the confidence.
esteem and respect of all who knew her.
The funeral will be’attended .to-mcirrow.
The interment. will take place at Calvary
cemetery. ‘ -
Lyman Platt, a well-known resident
of Danbury, died on Friday last, in the
78th year of hisage. '
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Death of’a GoodWoman.
Mrs. C. W. Taliaferro, nee Margaret
Green, formerly of Wilton, but long a
resident of Oquawka, Illa, died at her
home there, on the 2d inst. She 'was a
sister of Robert Green, and an aunt of
Cashier L. C. Green of Norwalk. She
Was born in Wilton March 27th, 1833,.5
and ~was in the 64th year of her age at"
the time of her decease. She was .a
most estimable rwo'man and leaves a
husband and - son and four brothers,
Robert and Amond 'of Conncétifcut,
Erastus of California and John-J. of
T’llE-lWIllOIIv RAGE.
Alilrolnising List of Entries TOP
'IO—MOrr‘Ow’s; Fifteen Mile .
' . [Road Race.
Several Fast Riders Entered.
fie following is a list 'ot the riders
en‘tféred for-the fifteen mile road race of
the Twin City Wheelmen, which takes
placate-marrow :* 2 '
Robert L. Olsen, New Canaan,
J. ,A. Bitch, Stamford,
William W.,Shepard, Scuth Norwalk,
George Scofield, Richmond Hill,
A Ofi'en, New Canaan,
.A.}F. Swenson, Stamford,
Harry C. Manson, Portchester,
William A.'JOnes, Stamford,
DeForest Moores, Stamford,
Fiederick L. Mills, Southport,
William'Gurry, South Norwalk,
F.2D. Hart, Plantsville,
F.’A. Clarke, Union City,
Albert E. Bradley, So. Norwalk,
L. N. McFarland, Stamford,
A. M. Shepard, Meriden.
Harry Fosdick, Hackensack,
L. W. .Barquet, Jr., Mt. Vernon, -
W._ J. Kirk, New Canaan,
MoseleyIW. Mix, Stamford,
Martin J. Hener, Hartford,
S. Wilson, Jr., Newark, 2
Morris ‘McKenna, Bridgeport,
Will F. Souls, New Milford,
Martin J. Walsh, Milford, *
W. S. Persons, Norwalk, ,
John C. Nielsen, Port-cheater,
R. B. Cameron, New Rochelle,
Fred F. Bennett, East Norwalk,
Robert F. Cotter, Norwalk,
James Robinson, St). Norwalk,
George G. Hale, Saugatuck,
C. 1122 Young, Rowayton,
Frank .L. Smith, East Nortvalk,
J, B. Ferries, Bridgeport,
J. R Harrison, New Rochelle.
William Bethel, Jamacia, L. 1.,
H. S. Roberts, East Norwalk,
Fred Thpmpson,.Norwalk, , .
L.:E. Hubbard,» Meriden,
W. P’. Miles, New York,
L. D. Whittemore, Stamford,
William G. Gilmore, Norwalk,
. J. Batten, Meriden,
Robt. M. Alexander, Hartford,
L. S. Main, Hartford,
Thomas Clark, Bridgeport,
C. H. Tomlinson, New York,
W. Patnode, Bridgeport,
Charles Mott, Norwalk,
Theodore Ferris, Stamford, ‘ .
Albert Saunders, Stamford,
Wm. G. Wheeler, Bridgeport
F. 0. Perry, New Haven,
John McFarland, East Norwalk.
Gilbert'A. Finch, Stamford, 2
Eddie Bell, Stamford,
Chas. W. Gofl“, Darien,
Robert Wuerz, Darien,
Carl Wuerz, Darien,
Walter C. Price, Stamford,
L, W.'Sullivan, New Haven.
The race will start at 3:30 p. m. sharp,
from the lower end of the Green and
.finish at Lewis street, going over the,
course to Dorlon Point three times.
Up and Over ‘Mill Hill.
__ Contractor Sheldon is making good
headway on the 'retaining wall at the
Julia Lockwood pla'oe on Mill Hill.
He expects to have the work completed
before+Ootober 4th as his contract calls
for. There will befitwo or more ter-
races leading -- from the wall to the
house, materially enhancing the ap-
pearance of the place from its old
time abruptance of line with the street.
The work on the demolition of the
eouth end of the Quintard building has
progressed for enough to give the gen-
eral public an idea of the extent of the
“out offif’ '
To-night, the city council will prob-
ably give the Street Railway company
a new layout for flieir tracks up and
over the hill, and ere many days that
company will have a gang‘ of men at
work laying the tracks.
The arch over the brook under the
Quintard building is nearly completed;
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F. B. Cutting’s Funeral.
The funeral or F. Brockholst Cuttinz
,took place this morning at St. Mary’s
R. Q. church Newport, 12.1. which Mr.
Cutting’s family attended while there.
The interment was ' at' Greenwood
cemetery, New York. j
Mrs. Cutting, the mother of the de-
ceased. has an elegant summer resi-
dence at Westport'an'd the family are
quite well known hereabouts.
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Gen. Porter at‘Bridgepol-t, To-night.
The first big 'rally of Bridgeport re-
publicans will be held at the Armory in
that city til-night.” Gen’. Horace Porter
of New York will be the speaker.
There will also be a banner raising.
One hundred sittings will be reserved
Illinois. 2 2 2
- for Norwglkera.
. 2 £7."‘,- ‘.‘
ON THE 'MUDFLATS.
A Combinatimircumstan-
ces that Delayed. a
‘Regina Party. ’
Two Steamers to the Rescue.
Yesterday, Messrs: Samuel .Lvnes,
Francis Leonard. Herbert R. Smith
and Clarence Osborn, who retain four
souls within their bodies that beat as
one on a‘sailing party, boarded the
yacht Regina'for'a ‘_‘j aunt by water” to
Lang Island. At the start everything
was asmerry as the chimes of the bells
on Trinity churchu ~
“That’s an elegant place of Buf-
ritt’s,” said Sam Lynes to “Clarence. ”
“I dunno, I dunno,” replied Clarence,
and then there‘w’as- a dull, sickening
thud. The yacht was knee deep in
the mud.
Captain Decker of the staunch sloop
Pelleamethe rescue, and a line was
made fast to the Regina and the hearts
of the yachtsmen were once more
happy. ‘
Their hopes were soon shattered,
however, for the Pell was unable to
move the Regina. But the oyster
steamer, Kate C. Stevens hove in sight
and a yell went up from‘ the mudflat-
ters that would have done credit to a
band of Utes, as the steamer headed
towards them. _
Again their spirits {arose but instant-
ly dropped as the Stevens’ propeller be-
came entangled with the tow line be-»
tween the Bell and Regina, and the
Kate C. Went aground on Hawkins’
~Point. “Well! welll” exclaimed the
undaunted Clarence, “I guess we will
get to Long Island, PI dunno.”
Suddenly a man was seen to leave
for shore in the Stevens’ tender and
make his way to South Norwalk, where
he soon had a fire roaring beneath the
Mabel Stevens’ boiler and the latter
swung out of her slip and headed for
the twost‘randcd boats. .
It did not take. long for the . latter
steamer to pull her sister vessel and the
Regina from their three hours ’mnd
bed, and as the latter’s sails filled in
the spanking breeze, Sam, who stood
near the ice box, was heard to exclaim,
“The sun’s over the yard arm, boys I"
to which Clarence promptly responded,
“I dunno, Idunno I” while Herb and.
' Frank smiled.
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- ‘WAS INCOMPETENT.
The Last Will and Testament of John Fer-
ris Refused for Probate.
A hearing in the matter of the pro-
bate of the last will and testament of
the late John Ferris was held at the
Norwalk Probate Court before' Judge
'Asa B. Woodward, this morning.
Several witnesses were examined pro
and con. ,
The Judge decided that the maker of
the will. was incompetent to utter the
same, andretused to accept the docu-
ment for probate.
Patrick Was Skunked.
Patrick Manion is the after dark
track-walker on the Danbury branch of
the Consolidated railroad between this
city and Branchville. Patrick’s ex-
periences along the line are as varied
as the colors of the rainbow. He had
an experience Saturday night though, "
of which he will not lose scent for many
a day. He had ‘just entered the tunnel
when he detected an unusual ordor.’
‘ Howly Moses,” he cried, “if that’s
a .deadman he has a terrible breath.
As he proceeded on his way the smell
became more pungent, and he descried
an animal which he at first took to be a
cat. Soon after he might have 11:9.
seen scoting out of the tunnel as l
chased by a ghost. He was too, late,
however, in beating a retreat, asmthe
animal had opened its battery on him.
It was a JlIephitis Americana. ,
She Knew How.
Electric light trimmer Ed. H. Burr
has a fourteen year old daughter named
Ida. Saturday evening she was out
Walking with her grandmother, when
some one came up to her andsaid, “Tell
your Papa that there is an are light on
Main street that is not b‘urning.” “I
guess it won’t be necessary,” she re-
plied, “wait and see me fixit.” And in
less than ten minutes the light Was
burning- brightly. She had alone-ad-
justed the light. A
Tramway Extension. ~
The petition for extending and double
tracking, ‘by the Tramway company, is
to be considered at the council meeting
to-night. - '
DON’T MISS THEM.
The Latest Ads._l_i‘eceive'd' Be-
fore Going toaPreSs. '
By the People and Fertile People.
F OR 3.1!. 1:.
0R SALE—A second—hand Coll ' '
OFificecycle. Price. $15. Can be seethmalltmtllil
OR SALE—For sale cheap if '.
offi‘esoonsa lot of used brick.’ will??? tthci:
OR'SALE—Bicvcles guaranteed
f models, seamless ’ steel tubingysdl'sogg
orged steel connections. choice of tires. 339 7'5
at Sourn Nonwanx HARDWARE Co. j25 tf‘
FOR SALE—Benedict Norwalk n
er. is sellin . ’ ewsdeal-
and Holder for 2g5c‘2n excellent F9111“”millizllil‘a I
Call and see it.
WANTED.
"RfANTED—A girl for gener l h
. in a small family. Applya at thissgvfiviodcli.
letf
ANTED—A girl as cook and laundress,
. References required. Appl at one
Mrs. W. F. Bishop. 15 Belden avenuse. legtto
ANTED—Captain Oliver S Clark
_ _ Merwin street, will take out art-lee: f5:-
ISSaI-ldltllligrgr’fisgnllg cruéses in his yac t "Three
2 ’. a or re a. ostal '
his services are desire- .p p . as allfill’fflf
lllcOLll STORAGE WAREHOUSE.
The Lincoln Storage Warehouse 0 .
street, a, few doors south of Washingtgngggxt
in the city of South Norwalk, is now open for
the storage of 2
Household Furniture, Pianos, Bicy-
cles, etc. ,
For full particu'ars enquire of
& GOLDEN,
South Norwalk.
OANBUIIY FAIR,
Monday to Saturday,
OOTOBEB 5 TO IO, I896.
G. M. RUN DLE, Secretary
% NOTICE ‘
MAGADAMIZED ROAD.
Bids for Macadamizing about 500 feet
of the Connecticut Turnpike at South-
port, Conn. ; also for Macadamizing or
Telfordizmg a portion of the 'Tampeo
Hill road, in the Town of Fairfield,
Conn., will be received by the Seleot~
men at the Town Hall, Fail-field, until
12 m. of the 28th day of September.
Plans and specifications may be seen
at the office of the Selectmen, Fairfield.
All.bids must be accompanied with
the bidder’s bond in the sum of one
thousand dollars.
The right is reserved to reject any or
all bids.
SIMON C. BRADLEY, l2 Seleétmen
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I Fairfield.
74 Washington 515.,
RUFUS B. JENNINGS,
HENRY BORN,
September 12th, 1896.
Hawaii Opera HOllSO
F. W.'Mitcliell, Manager
( lie Night Only,
MONDAY, SEPT. no.
CANARY & LEDERER’S
Great New York Casino Success.
The MERRY WORLD
Produced With the complete N. Y. cast and ~
magnificent equ'pment of Scenery, I as
tnmes and Effecti- Burlesques on "Trilby.’
"Mme.
eline.” etc.
SEE the Grand Ballet. headed by Mlle
Catherine Bartho, Premiere Dan-
seuse from the. imperial Theatre,
Moscow. The Ladles' Military Band. The
March of the Campai‘gIn Cadets. Anna. Belle,
the World’s Greatest ransformation Dancer.
The Geisha Girls, etc , etc.
LAUGH AND THE WORLO LAOOIIS
' INITII YOO. -
Sans Gene,” "Little Trooper," “Mad-
.Prices $1, 7-5 and 50c. Seats at Weed’s
and Tomlinson’s.
SCHOOL
”Tablets,
Pads,
Pens, -
Pencils.
Slates,
The Schools'will open again
soon. J nst bear in mind the
can be found at
JOHN T. HAYES .
NO. 15 MAINLSTREET. NORWALK. -
Best Goods. , “ Lowest’Prices.
Piano ‘ Lessons;
Masononon inseam-m. (daughter » ’
. of the lateWm; R.Nash,) Hives eflicent
and satisfactory instructions on the Piano at
henhome No. 193 Mainstream 2 x 2 .,
LARGEST and BEST line of
‘- .OOPPLIOs.
Everything used in the School.
Norwalk Chronicler