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DAILY. one year. $3.s six months, $1. 75: three
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WEEKLY. one: year. in fradvanceJ $1.00; six
months. 600.: three months. 35c.
.WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1896.
THE WEATHER—Forecast for to-
day, clear, cooler weather with fresh
and brisk northwesterly winds, high
winds or gales off the coast. and fol-
lowed by frost, to-night. On Thurs-
day, ‘clear, warmer weather will prevail,
with variable winds, followed by cloud-
iness, and on Friday partly cloudy
weather, with slight temperature
changes and rain.
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CIty Noises.
A writer in the“ North American Be-
view, with that ready reliance upon as-
sociation which is characteristic of our
reformers, proposes the organization of
a “Society for the Prevention of
Noise.” The society would not be able
to hold any meetings, of course, for
the people who wish to suppress other
people are seldom capable of self-sup-
pression, and such a meeting would not
be noiseles‘; yet it-could donbtlesssse-
cure a suflieient Lumber of contributing
members to pay for the publication of
anti-noise essays, and there are a great
many persons to whom the writing of
such essays Ifl‘Irds constant gratifica-
tion.
This Dr. Girdner is one of them. He
approaches the sutject of city noises
scientifically. He classifies them,
points out their various ill-efi'ects and
the waste of nerve energy which they
entail, and presents his own suggestions
for their abatement. He is willing to
admit that his first group, “Noises pro-
duced by horses and wheeled vehicles,"
isa necessary evil,and yet it,is a fact that
this is the very group in which we can
recognize the greatest reduction in city
noises since the days when street car
horses rattled over the cobblestones”.
Most other noises Dr.
abolish altogether. ‘
“Noises produced by street peddlers,
beggars, street mos’oianh. etc ,” he
- would abolish by the expulsion of all
these people. The beggars he wouldsend
to the poorhcuse, the peddlers, musi-
cians and others might go, too. 'It is
never a diificulny to your true reformer
that he is interfering with anybody’s
business. “Noises produced by bells,
steam whistles, clocks, etc.,” are also
to be abolished. There are to be no
bells in Dr. Girdner’s reformed city.
Nor would he tolerate “noises produced
by animals other than horses, as cats,
birds, etc.” There are noises produced
, by cats to which objection fairly may
be made, and the early morning spar-
row ‘also, has his opponents, but close 5
we regard as more important. It In-
cludes "all noises which come from the
inside of our houses, as persons learn-
ing to play musical instruments, train-
ing the voice, etc.” Dr. Girdner’s rem-
edy for these ills is not very clearly ex—
plained. We can understand how he
would shoot the neighbor’s cat after the
cat had eaten the canary, but the young
lady who vocalizes or practices the vio-
lin, or the pretty prattling- babe that
diverts its parents and their neighbors
in the still watches of the night, seem
to present practical difficulties to the
reformer. ,‘
Finally, Dr. Girdner would abolish
all noises caused by “explosives,”
in which he includes, of course, the
‘small boy’s firecracker, if not also the
small boy’s mouth.
If it were not for his antipathy to
birds and “animals other than horses,”
we should recommend Dr. Girdner to
move to quiet Wilton, or elsewhere in
the country. There he would have
immunity from most of thb noises that
aifiict him in town, and the voice of the
merry cricket and the plaintive frog
serve only to emphasize the stillness.
There are those to whom the quiet of
the country is said to be grateful, but
they are not those who were born! in
cities. And considering the general
tendency of the population to desert
the country for the towns, it is not un-
reasonable to assume that even the
sounds that accompany the varied
activities of town life are not without
their attraction. But the country re.
tains its quiet and repose and the pro.
moters of the Society for the Preven-
sign of Noise might attain their object
by removing thither and so avoid inter-
feronce with their fellow citizens.
There are, however, the intolerable
andmaddening noises which come from
the. cobble-stone city pavements, for
‘ Girdner. would a
which there are no paliation or excuse
and which it is to be heped,~ our city
authorities will soon thoroughly eradi-
cate, as they easily may and should do
on Wall street.
The American Institute Fair.
The opening of the American Insti-
tute Fair at the Madison Square Gar-
den on ,Monday evening September
,hibition back into the line of prom-
- inence that it has always held with the
public and with manufacturers and 3 in-
ventors. The exhibition thisyear will be
on difi‘erent lines'in many respects from
those heretofore held. The machinery
will be located below the amphitheatre
with abundant power and many novel-
ties, and the main floor of the Madison
Square Garden will be occupied by an
array of exhibits including much deli-
cate working machinery and a bet-
ter class of exhibits than has been seen
for several years. It is also announced
that in the Concert Hall there will be
an exhibition of flowers, fruits and veg-
etables kept complete during the entire
term of the Fair and there will be also
meetings of the Farmers’ Club and
other agricultural associations in con-
nection with the Fair. The admission
will be twenty-five cents as usual with
no extra charge for anything and-“the
doors will open at half-past ten in the
morning and close at half-past ten at
night. Since 1892 the American Insti-
tution has given no exhibition and the
present fair will be‘indeed welcome to
the thousands who appreciate~ the work
of the institute and which it ofi‘ers to
the public at a low price of admission.
" WILTON.
The Democrats of this place met in
caucus Monday night, Horace Rey-
nolds, chairman, and P. S. Ackerman,
clerk, and nominated a town ticket, as
follows:
For Selectman —-Sherman Morehouse,
St-, John A. Gorham.
Town Clerk—William" K. J. Hub-
bell
Treasurer—Samuel G. Lockwood.
Collector of Town Taxes—Truman
Smith.
Register of Voters-John B. Sturges.
Assessors—Marcellus Green, John
Lockwood.
Board of Belief—Joel Godfrey, John
B. Sturges. .
Constables—Morris J. Buttery, C. E.
Morris, D. H. Van Hoosear, Thomas
Pryer, Jr.
WilburfiSturges.
School Visitor—Horace Reynolds. ~
Auditor~George C. M. Gregory.
man of the town committee, the other
R. Sturges and Joseph S. Godfrey.
electedto the various codventious‘:
Congressional—Percey ' S. Acker-
man, and George St. John.
Godfrey.
Probate—John A. G'orham, John R.
Sturges, Sherman Morehouse, Sr.
MISS BAIRD’S
INSTITUTE.
Norwalk, Conn.
'25 TH YEAR.
15th Year in Norwalk. .
BOARDING ONO-DAY SOHOOL
Primary, intermediate, academicfand 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 p. m.
The Fall and Winter term of this School
opens on Thursday the 24th inst.
28th, will bring the old and favorite ex-v
Grand Jurors—Sherman Morebousefi 1-
Jr, Joseph Gregory, RufusK. Roscoe, f '
Percy S. Ackerman was chosen chair. f
members being 0. O. Eckland, John ’
The following delegates were then ‘
Senatorial—Horace Reynolds, Joseph ‘
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CHECKER-BOARD BUSINESS- DIRECTORY.
Sales For Rent.
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oln Storage Warehouse on
agelé‘i,liii1§w doors south hof Washington street
in the city of South Norwalk. is now open for
Iigliggiigfdd Furniture, Pianos, Bicy-
cles, etc. f
For full articulate enquire 0
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SEPTEMBER29, 1896.
ALL 3
APPLICATIONS
I ' For admission should be
made at Hillside at an
early day.
OUTFITTERS
Hwhwruuhgn
0:4
or new roux cmf
Have Purchased the Entire Stock formerly owned by
TREDWELL & SLOTF.
Consisting of
Men’s High Grade Clothing
‘ and Furnishing Goods
and {7111 8011 It at
One Half 1/2 Off
i TRED WELL (E SLOTE’S Former Prices.
SALE NOW ON - -
{at Tredwell 6r Slote’s Stores, .
461, 463, 465, 467 Broadway, Cor. Grand St., New York City.
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Is your plate glass or safe- insured? If not, call on me and
I will write you a policy In the Mutual Plate Glass and Safe Insur-
ance Company. Glass will break and burglars use dynamite.
ln‘case of Fire ' .-
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You should be“ insured. A policy in the Reliance or \Fhiladelphia
Phoenix of Hartford; Scotland Union of Scotland; New Hampshire 01'
Manchester; Rochester German of Hushester; United States and Pacific
of New York; Security of, New Hampshire or Granite State of Ports-
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mouth will protect you against the fire fie’ud
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