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T SERIOUS tumor.
ArthurWilliam Libby Arrested
for Mistreating His Wife.
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‘His Neighbors Testify Against Him.
Officer Morehouse last night arrested
vArthur William Libby, an insurance
agent, ‘on' the charge of assaulting his
wife and drunkenness. When arrested
Libby was found in Fahan’s saloon on
Main street. He was locked up over
night, and this morning when the case
was heard before Judge Frost, the tes-
timony went to show that the prisoner
had abused his wife in a most shameful
manner. w
Mrs. Libby, the wife of the accused,
a handsome but delicate looking little
Englishwoman, first took the stand,
and testified reluctantly against her
husband. She said he was drinking all
of the time and Was constantly drunk.
Her testimony was to the effect that
her husband had been most brutal in
his treatment to her, and that for the
past five months had failed to properly
support his family. HEIVW§A1MISS
Mary J. Bell, of Bridgeport, corrobora-
ted her testimony.
The neighbors of Libby on Grand
street, testified as to his running his
wife and sister out of the house last
night and to other drunken acts, which
they said were of frequent occurence.
Libby in his own defense denied that
he had assaulted his wife and attempted
to lay all the blame of his family
troubles at the door of his sister-in-law
Miss Bell. He desired time in which
to secure witnesses and Judge Frost
adjourned the case until 4:30 o’clock
this afternoon and placed him under$100
bonds to. appear at that time.
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Democratic Primaries.
A meeting of the Democratic electors
of the Second district primaries was
held at the glass store of B. E. Gold-
schmidt on Water street, last evening,
and the following delegates to. the TOwn
and City conventions were eleected:
Town—O. E. Wilson, Summerfield
Tooker, Henry W. Gregory, James W.
Storey and Charles Finch.
City—Frank Street Bernard Tully,
O. E. Wilson, J, D. Jennings and J.
W. Storey.
In the third district primary which
was held lastsevening at the store of E.
J. Finnegan on Main street, the‘ 'slate”
was knocked into smithereens, and it
turned out to be a lively meeting. The
delegates elected were:
Town—John F. Kilboy, Charles Mur-
ray, Jr., John Fritz and John I‘. Shee-
han. -
City—F. A. Honnecker, E. J. Kllboy,
Charles A. Barr and John Fritz.
Old Maids’ Club.
What is known as the Old Maid’s club
entertained a number of their gentle-
men friends at the home of Edward J .
Scofield, No. 84_ Harbor avenue, last
evening. There were fifty present, the
sexes being about evenly divided.
They engaged in prudish parlor games,
enjoyed a fine collation and went home
happy. To watch the awkward bach-
elorand bashful maidens ill the games
of “copenhagen” and “post office” was
enough to make children weep, re-
marked a benedict who was permitted
to take part in the festivities as 5.
“locker on.”
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Town Meeting.
The annual town meeting will be
held at the Town House on Monday,
October 5th, for the purpose of elect-
ing town officers, to act on the petition
. for. the abolishment of school districts,-
Tend to vote on the license question. A
vote “yes” will count as for consolida-
tion of the school districts and "no” as
opposed to such proposition. The
samewill follow in the license part of
the call. '
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Red Hen.
Mr. George W. Lovejoy of Bridge-
port is in town, and proposes instituting
alodge of Independent order of Red
Men in this city. He seems to be
thoroughly in earnest and hue confi-
dence of securing at least one hundred
charter members. The order is ac-
knowledged to be a good one and one
that now occupies a prominent position
among the social fraternities of the
UnitedStates. .
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Dur Public Library.
" The Readers’ Cards have already
grown to rising five hundred». in num-
dlb‘er, proving the wisdom of the city’s
action in making it 'so invitingly ac-
' ceptable to the general public.
Straws. . ' '- - .-
1 .It is said that a pellet the'Hour office
on the licensequestion choirs, yes, 14;
no, 1.
AVERTS A BLAZE.
A Former Clerk at the Norwalk Hotel Puts
Out a Fire at the Hotel Garde‘.
The New Haven Palladum prints
the following in reference to William
J. Donnelly who at one time was a
clerk at the Norwdlk Hotel, and who is
well known here: g;
A citizen passing through Meadow
street about midnight last night saw
smoke coming out of one of the win--
dows of the third floor of Hotel Garde.
Clerk W. J. Donnelly was on duty at
the time in the office of the hotel and
he, was notified. Donnelly went up-
stairs and looking over the transom of
room 74 found the bed clothing in
flames. The room had been taken by
Henry F. Philbricir, a commercial man
hailing from New York. The guest
the fire out with‘ the use of an extin-
guisher. The damage to property was
small. The fire was evidently caused
by the carelessness of the guest in
lighting a match before leaving the
room. Only few of the guests were
aware of the fact that there was a fire
in the hotel and there was no excitement.
The prompt action of the night clerk
undoubtedly prevented what might have
been a serious fire infithc hotel.
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The W. C. T. U. Convention.
The semi-annual convention of the
Fairfield county W. C. T. U. was held
yesterday morning and afternoon at
the South Congregational church,
Bridgeport. Ten societies were repre-
sented.
The officers present were Mrs. C. H.
Barnum of Danbury, president; Miss
Grace Curtiss of Stepney, secretary;
and the following superintendents of
departments: Mrs. E. A. B. Hunger-
ford of Sherman, Mrs. Hary Hubbard
of Greenwich, Mrs. Annie Waters of
South Bethe], and Mrs. H. 0. Land,
Mrs. G; H. Fitzgerald, Mrs. A. W. Platt
,and Mrs. Helen Penfield of Bridgeport.
The address of welcome was made by
Dridgcport union: Papers were read
y Mrs. W. W. Andrews of Stamford,
Mrs. McKenzie of Bridgeport, Miss S.
S. Hampton, of Bridgeport and Miss
Mary Hubbell of Greenwich.
Very little business of importance
was transacted. The regular semi-
' annual reports were read and accepted.
They were uniformly satisfactory. It
was decided to hold the next meeting
at South Norwalk, March 25, 1897.
O.
Recent Arrivals.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs.
George A. Smith of East Norwalk, last
night. The little fellow put in his first
appearance at the home of his grand-
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin J. Beers,
corner of Merwin street and Harbor
avenue, this city.
Mr. and Mrs. James Toner of the
Dry Hill road welcomed another boy
last night, the seventh that has come to
cheer them up as old age comes creep-
ing on.
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Miss Baird’s School.
Miss Baird’s fall term opened this
week withlan extraordinarily large
number of pupils, considering the
stringency of the times. She has about
thirty young lady boarders beside her
large school of day scholars. N orwalk’s
private schools are institutions that
every citizen may well fegl proud of
and their material and business benefit
to our town, can scarcely be overesti-
mated. V
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At Smith’s Island.
Patent Commissioner Seymour’s
short and exceedingly hositable and en-
joyable vacation sojourn on Smith’s
Island is to terminate ' on Wednesday,
when he again removes his family to
Washington for their winter residence
and Mr. Seymour resumes his arduous
duties as Patent office chief.
Connecticut L. A. W.
The regular quarterly meeting of the
board of officers of the Connecticut
Division, L. A. W., will be ’held Wed-
nesday evening, Sept. 30, at the rooms
of the Hartford Wheel club. Nomina-
tions for division ofiicers for the en-
suing year will be made and a volume
of other business transacted.
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“Charley” Snitt'en Insane.
Charles Snifi‘en of Danbury has been
committed to the asylum. fer the” insane
at Middletown. Charley at one time
conducted the Norwalk Hotel cafe. He
was a hat curler by trade and worked
for a time at South Norwalk. He was
popular with all who knew him.
. " Pensions.
Connecticut pensions: Increase -—
Orville Sprague, Brookfield. Original
widows—Mary J. Willcox, Lime Beck. '
was not in the room at the time.~
Donnelly kicked the floor in' and put
Mrs. Fitzgerald, on behalf or the ,
JEWELS jitthE-REB.
'Mrs. Hotshkiss Secures Her
. . Diamonds in Nevaork.
Those Left in Boston sun There.
~ After making a full confession to
Attorney E. M. Lockwood yesterday,
young Charles“ Thompson Was placed
under the bond of W. C. J essup and ac.-
com'paniedthe latter to New York
wherethe diamond studs and one ear-
pledgedthem: ,The’ear-ring had been
madeinto azring before being pawned.
Mr. Jessup after _' securing the dia-
mo‘nds,’re‘turned tothis city last even-
ing and turned‘Thompson over to Ofi'i-
cer Morehouse,_wholocked him up at
the station house until his hearing
takes place at 4 o‘clock this afternoon. '
The-diamond. brooch and the other
ear-ring pawned by Thompson in_ .Bos-
ton will be secured later. The prisoner
stated that he had sold the pawn ticket
for the brooch to a colored man in
ty will no doubt be recovered;
Questions to be Considered. . "
Isl-voting on the question of,,_li,cense
at the coming October election, it
might be well for the 'voter to consider
these important questions: - »
more will be added to the already
burdensome town tax, tomake up the
loss of revenue derived by the. town
from license? ‘ --
If no license is voted, how much of
this extra tax will be paid by those
gentlemen who are at the head of the
no license movement? .
If no license is voted,.how many va-
cant stores will be for rent in Norwalk?
If no license is voted. how many
thousands of dollars invested in busi-
ness will be lost? .
If no license-'is‘voted, how much
money wrllbélspent in license towns
which would remain here if license was
in vogue? ' V ‘
sale of liquor now going on daily by
men without license, be stopped any
more than at present?
If no license is Voted, will it stop the
sale of liquor in Norwalk?
If no license is voted, how many clubs
will be formed where liquor can be ob-
tained. .
If no license is voted, will the stag-
nation of business be'relieved or will it
become worse? ***
An Enjoyable Entertaiment.
Mrs. Sarah Belden entertained the
Ministering and Kind Word Circle of
Kings Daughters, at her home on the
Green yesterday afternoon. The fol-
lowing programme was rendered by the
Kind Word Circle:
Fairy Chorus—
Prayer—
Reading—Twenty-third Psalm
Recitation— Kathie Hunter.
Solo—Hattie Parker.
Recitation—Eloise Byington.
Piano Solo—Florence Baldwin.
Solo—Maude Keeler.
Recitation—Emma McNorion.
Solo—Hattie Parker. -
Recitation—Emma Quintard.
Piano Solo—.Maude Keeler.
Recitation—Edith Foster.
Chorus— :
Reciation—Clara Hendricson.
During the afternoon refreshments
were served and a social hour enjoyed.
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They Don’t Agree.
Divorce papers, have been served on
Charles M. La‘ Rue, a Danbury jeweler.
Mrs. La Rue wants $10,000 alimony,
the custody of two minor children and
her name changed to Jennie Millspaugh.
In the short calendar session of the
Superior court at Danbury, yesterday,
Margaret Buckley of Middle River was
granted a divorce from William Buck-
ley of Danbury on the ground of de-
sertion. They were married in 1891.
Mary E. Bailey was granted a divorce
from Anson W. Bailey on the grounds
of habitual intemperance. They had
been married fifty-one years.
The court also gave a decree of di-
vorce to Thamer J. Kemfer, of. Nor-
walk, from her husband, Burton M.
Kemfer, on the ground of desertion.
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A Grand Concert.
The annual grand concert to be given
at the First Congregational church next
month and which‘has become such a
delightful feature of that society’s an-
nual entertainments, is to be this 4 year
in many of its attractive features, far
ahead‘of any of its predecessors, 'par-
ticularly in the presentation of rare
musical talent. ~
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-—Advértise in the Gamma. -
ring wasirecovered from the pawn--
broker ,with‘whom Thompson had-
. their-parents. . : ,
'Boston, 'but as he is known the proper?-
' If no license is voted, howm'any millri'
If no license is voted, will the, illegal -
5 ,. I’omo BLAMED; 5
Col. Osborne, of the New Haven Register,
Tells Why Yale Students Downed Him,
Col. N.'G. Osborn, editor, of the New‘
York Herald to-day, makes the state:-
ment regarding the interruption ’of
Candidate, Bryan in that city:. , ,
”Yale. graduates and the townspeople
alike-regret that. anything, happened
which'in any way interfered with the:
butfall’agree that Bryan was alOne to
blame, and that he "Was, indeed, fortu-
natef to escape as easilyes. he did, con-
sidersingthe nature ofthat; part of his:
speech directed to the students 'and‘
“:Mr.Bryan himself was more respon-
sible than any one else for his partial
failure to receive a cordial hearing.
From the first his speech and his man.-
ner were offensive. , .
“At no time after the first few min-.
utes .was it possible for him to make
himself heard. The truth is that he
was faced by an unsympathetic crowd.
He realized the fact, and withdrew from
the unequal contest a beaten and baf-'
«flediiiaaa; . . ' , -'
A “ ‘anLretiring‘ he cheaply threw the
blamejfrom his own shoulders, where
it belonged, to the shoulders of the
students of Yale, where it did not be-
long. .‘Mr. Bryan’s reception when he-i
arrived at the. speakers’ platform was
neither hearty nor sincere, the immense
,eroiy‘ consisting largely of wage earn-
ers, .:.' he were attracted by a natural
curiosity tohear the wonderful boy
orator.” ,
“The students present, in the spirit
of deviltry which Chauncey M. Depew
and other notables on and off stage have
hadto face more than once, opened the
meeting with .presfstent cheers for Me-
Kinley, while the rest of the crowd
way. _
“When general quite had been se-
cured, which had been further dis-
turbed by a military demonstration in
anoghsr. part ofthe green, Mr. Bryan
‘be‘gailvhis speech, more vexed by the
hostility of his audience than irritated
by the boyish impudence of the stu-
dents. » - g _ « .
“I do not defend the students for
their discourteous interference, thoilgh
it is‘a fact that a resounding counteract-
' ing cheer'from5the crowd would’have
silenced them atany time. , lp'rofound-
ly wish, forthesake of Yale and New
Haven, that the incident - " _ not-
happened, for the‘right of fre , peech
should be respected at allvtimes.”
.Iustus F. Hoyt.
Justus F. Hoyt, aged 70 years", 10
months and 29 days. who died at Win-
nipauk, in Norwalk, where he resided
for many years, was buried in our
beautiful Lake View cemetery, Tues.
day afternoon, with Masonic honors.
In his death has passedaway another of
the prominent sons of old New Canaan.
He was born in the old house by the
old mill in Millport, near by his quiet
resting place. He was a son of Justus
Hoyt renowned as the honest as well as
“blind miller.” The old mill, and the
,old homestead, during the earlier years
of his life was one of the most prom-I
inent and important places in the town.
He was educated in the schools of the
town. His education at the hands of
Charles Carter being far more com-
plete and practical than our schools at
the present time. ‘ .
As his father’s assistant in the old
grist mill, which for many years fur-
nished the flour and meal for this and
surrounding towns, he acquired the
trade of a miller. With his brother-in-
law, Lewis S. Olmstead, he continued
the business for many years as a part-
ner, and afterwards as principal, _until
the business of milling became unprofit-
able, and he was forced by the revolu-
tion of the “new times,” when our far-
mers bought grain instead of raising it,
out of business. ’
He married Harriet Keeler. daughter
of John Keeler, of East avenue, by
whom he had six children, five of whom
three sons and two daughters, survive;
He was a member of Harmony Lodge,
F. & A. M. He held many offices in
the Lodge, including the Master’s chair,
with credit to himself and honor to the
fraternity. He held many town oflices
and represented the town in the State
'Legislature in 1875. In all positions of
private and public life he was noted for‘
his strictly honest intentions and up-’
right character. He now lies at rest
near the place of his birth, and his
memory will be cherished by his family,
friends and brethren. —New Canaan
Messeriger. _ , ’
_ Ring Around the Moon.
A mammoth ring encircled the moon
at 2 o’clock this morning. It was so.
clear and well defined thatpeOple who
were out at that hour had their atten-
tion attracted to the display.
deliveryof the “Boy Orator’s” speech, .
were shouting in a desaltory .sort of. .
HERE no; THERE.
An Epitome of Happenings of
' of Interest to the‘Puinc.
Haven Register, in a letter to the New 5 -
I, Carnered With Scissors and Pencil.
.To-morrow will be Parish Sunday at
:Grace church.
The Norwalk hotel is being fitted
withanew suit of a grayish shade of
color. ‘- .
The Social club met at Winnipank
last night,vand'_held a ,telpsichOrean
festival. . ..
It was James, not RichardBurke;
who met. the enemy in, New York and
was-routed. '
'~ You should see to it that your name
appears on the registry list on‘ or be‘--
fore the 30th.
—"Fine Orient tandem for renting at
the Orient Palace, 12 North Main
street, South Norwalk. 4t
James Smith meta terrible death yes-
terday in a New Yerk wood yard, by
falling across his circular saw. '
Miss~Amelia C. Williams of Cannon
street hrs returned from an eXtended
visxt with friends in Albany, N. Y.
The schooner. "Eagle” of Bangor;
Me., is expected here with a load of
lumber to-day,
The Adelphi quartette will sing at a
temperance meeting to be held in Na-
tional hall, Westport, to-mcrrow night.
jWilliam Hanlon of the firm of Han-
lon Bros. has returned from a success-
ful business trip ' in the Connecticut
valley.
. Secret service agents arrested James
R. Guflin and Joseph H. Casey, street
car conductors in Brooklyn, on the
charge ‘of passing counterfeit money.
‘ There will be a shoot at the Narc-
make Gun club range at Gregory’s
Point,'this afternoon, provided there is
not too much moisture in the atmos-
phere.
—The best of meats at the fairest~ of
‘prices can be found at Gregory’s Wall
street market.
Taft Brothers are meeting "with such
. excellent success at their Greenpoint
store that they have decided to move
into more commodious quarters.
The Golden Rule Circle, K. D. of the
. First Congregational church will give
an “Autumn Trolley Ride” next Thurs-
day afternoon for themselves and their
friends. ‘
A letter arrived yesterday at the Mat-
teawan post ofiice that was mailed at
Pine Plains, forty miles only from Mat-
teawan, Nov. 16, 1879, or seventeen
years ago. '
Messrs. Banker & Nerthrop of Main '
streetare experimenting in the culture
of potatoes. They have a specimen
plant growing through a rupture in the
sidewalk'in front of their store.
The ofiice ofGardner & Mitchell in
the Hadden building is being “fixed
'up” in an artstic manner by the use of
pigments which are being attractively
placed byPainter Chauncey Platt.
—Wheels rented and repaired. H.
A. Saunders, 12 North Main street,
South Norwalk. 4t
An employee at the Norwalk Mills
says that "whoever wrote the sensa-
tional articles that appeared in local
dailies, yesterday, in reference to an
accident at the mills in taking out a
wheel, must have had wheels in their
head, as the whole thing was a fake ”
Commodore Francis Burritt again
distinguished himself, yesterday, as a
bass fisherman. He hooked twenty-
seven striped bass of an aggregate
weight of eighty-five pounds. What
the Commodore don’t know about
catching bass is not worth the learning.
Workman are busily engaged in de-
molishing portions of the Hanlon and
Allen buildings at the foot of Mill Hill
'to make way for the widening of East
Wall street. Some of the timbers are
that hard a saw will not cut through
them. The buildings are older than
the oldest citizen in town. w: .
. Truckman Gehebe was 'seen on the
street yesterday with a bag of money.
"I’m neither a gold or silver man, to-
- day” quoth Charley, “pennies are good
enough for me.” He then explained
that one of his customers in paying him
a bill for trucking had given him ten
dollars in pennies- “I wish I had a
barrel of them” said Charley as he
walked away.
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' DON’T MISS THEM.
The Latest Ads. Received Be-V '
fore Going to Press.
By the People and For the People.
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I DST—.Bank book No 4750 on the Norwalk
'1 Savings Socrety and Bank book No. 846
ou,the_Frlrfield County Sayings Bank. Finder
wrll kindly leave them at their respective
banks. 226 08.
F0 (mp.
0U)! D——_A revolver. which owner can nave
F by calling at this office, proving properfty
s23t
‘ and paying charges,
‘ . FOR 8A.]: E.
BSALE—A second—hand Col '
EC: cycle. Pr1c'e.$15.- Can be see‘hmftmtfiile
,OR SALE—Bicycles guaranteed " i
. 5 l
f models, seamless, steel tubing: drag
"orged steel connections. choice of tires. $39.76
at SOUTH NORWALK HARDWARE Co. 1'25 tf
0R SALE—Benedict. Norwalk new d 1
or is selling an ex'c lle , '8 ea-
and Helder for 25c. Callindns‘efftymm Pen
512tf
WANTED.
, ANTED—A girl for one 1
‘V in a small family. ipplfyaa ththlilsfgvfiiogg.
letf
ANTED — Two entleme
N . Good table boardg, and hdlnleiifiggdsel’l‘:
roundmgs. Apply 39 Belden avenue. s233t
ANTED—A girl for general hcu '
NN Must be a good lanndress. Apsrfigotg
- Mrs. S. W. Byington, 9 Issues Place. [Down
stairs bell.]
ANTED—Captain Oliver S C1
. . _. . a 2
_ _ Merwm street, Will take out partirgs’ for?
1sanding orflfishin crmses in his yacht “Three
rothers. (Jal or. drop a pOstal as above if
his seerces are deslred. alotf
0 BEN1‘_Cottage corner Cha el
and Harbor avenue. Enquige TENT?
NOTICE.
NEPIIBLICAN TOWN CAIICIIS
The Republican electors of the Fir t
and Third voting districts of Norwallg,
Will meet in the Town House, Tuesday
gvglnui‘g, i"Septembert 29th, 1896, at 8
. oc , o nomlna e candid t '
I‘own officers. By (cinder. a as for
. OWN COMMITTEE.
Norwalk, Sept. 25th, 1896.
NOTICE.
REPUBLICAN CITY CAUCIIS.
The Republican electors of the, city
of Norwalk are hereby notified and
warned to meet in caucus at the Town
House, on Monday evening, Sr ptember
28th,.at _8 o’clock, for the purpose of
nominating candidates for city officers.
JOHN H. WADE, City Committee.
Norwalk, Sept. 2'5, 1896.
N ORWALK OPERA HOUSE.
MANAGER.
r. w. MITCHELL, -
One Solid Week Commencing
Monday, Sept. 28.
BRIGGS’ BIG
COMEDY ,
'C_0_:
Challenge Band and, Premium Orchestra
headed by MINNIE SEWARD, and the
strongest-dramatic company on the road at
Popular Pricesz—IO, 20 and 30 cents.
Seats now on sale at Weed’s and Tom-
linson’s.
Dn‘TRIUT of Norwalk. ss. Probate Court
‘ - writ-ember 26th, A. D.. 1896.
. Estate of JAMES Brnxrs, late of Norwalk,
in island Plsrrgctkdgceused. t h D
' ls .‘onr o_ _ ro are 'or t e istrict of
Nor walk hath limited and allowed six months
from the date hereof for the Creditors of said
Estate to exhibit their claims for settlement.
Those who neglect to present their accounts
groperly attested, Within and time, will be de-
arre‘d arrecovery. All persons indebted to
said Estate are requested to make immediate
payment to BHlDGE'l‘ BYRNES.
Executrix.
September 95th, A. D., 1396.
state 0f.SAM_UEI{ B. S. BISSELL, late of Nor-
walk, m said District, decease . , .. . .,
Or cred. That the trustee under theiwill of
said Aeceased exhlblt his account of his said
trust to thlsCourt for adjustment, at the Pro-
bate ofiice in Norwalk on the 6th day of
October. 1896. at 10, o’clock forenoon; an that
all persons interested insaid estatema e no:
notified thereof, the said trustee m 1 cause
this. order _to be published 1.11.8. news aper
haying a circulation in said district. an post
a. copy thereof on the sign post in said Norwalk
nearest the place where the deceased last
dwelt, at least ten days beforesald 6th day of
October. 1896.
_ _ ASA B. WOOD WARD, Judge.
lgISTRICT of Norwalk. ss. Probate ,Court
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Piano Lessons.
MBSGEORGE W. BBADLEX. ldaughter
of the late Wm. B. Nash.) gives efllcent
and satisfactory instructions on the theme at
her home 160.193 slain street. _ . _
Norwalk Chronicler