’ “ fearing that he was losing the sight wmain Ana THERE. ' An Epitome of Happenings of ‘ of Interest to the Public. GarneredMith Scissors and Pencil.‘ Morison Hoyt’s condition is reported . as being critical. Lunch is being served at the Republi. can headquarters on Mill Hill. The case of the State vs. Fred. Fair- child will be tried to-morrow. The defendant is charged with having as- saulted Charles Gehebe. M. Ratch'ford is having a new and substantial plank walk built at the rear «of his Main street cafe. —————-— Norwalk . and Southport football elevens will play a match game at the Fair Grounds this afternoon. Buckingham Post, G. A. B. will en- joy a luncheon to-night. ’I Rev. A. H. Wyatt went to the polls this morning to vote and found that his name was not on the registry list. The Norwalk fire department will meet to-night. Captain Charles Riley expects to complete his work on the Congregation- .al church steeple to-day. Wilson Walsh has found his bicycle. A practical joker had hidden it away. U. 8. Patent Commissioner John S. Seymour came home from Washington, yesterday, to ‘speak at the free silver rally and to vote. Election returns will be received at Buckingham Post headquarters and at the Norwalk Club rooms, to-night. Charles D. Chittam has secured a situation in East Hampton, Mass. Miss Nellie McGovern of Providence, and at one time employed in the Bos- ton Store, is visiting friends in this city. The first ballot polled at the Town House this morning was the one de- posited by Representative E. 0. Keeler. Some despicable thief stole a can of ice cream, _-Saturday night from the rear porch at Fred Mead’s residence. It had been made for a number df -'young people who had assembled to ‘enjoy a Hallow’eenpart-y. The. semi-annual meeting of the Central Labor Union will be held Thursday evening. There will be an election of'olficers. ‘ Captain Jack James will play with the Norwalks against the Southport eleven on the Fair Grounds this after- DOOR. Among the elderly citizens who voted to-day were Stephen Stanley aged 92 years and Albert Morehouse aged 88 years. A young man laid down in a vacant lot near the New Canaan road on Sun- day to take a snooze. When he awoke he found that some one had stolen his shoes and he was forced to 'walk home in his stocking feet. Twenty-five silverites headed by a 'drum corps and John Fairchild carry- :ing a large flag marched from here to South Norwalk last night and took :part in the Democratic meeting held in that city. One of the speakers, Mr. Cummings, was a classmate of Henry W. Gregory of the law firm of Hurl- butt & Gregory of this place. so. ‘Saw for the First'Tl‘mo. Blind people’s first experience of sight is curious. An old man in Pembroke, Ontario, who ‘ was born blind, received his sight by the re- moval of a cataract. When the ban- dage was first removed, the patient started violently and cried out as if with fear, and for a. while was quite nervous from the elfects of the shock. For the first time in his life he‘looked upon the earth. The first thing he no- ticed was a. flock of wild sparrows. In relating his experience he said that he thought they were teacups, although a few moments afterwards he readily distinguished a watch which was shown to him. It is sup- posed that this recognition is owing to the fact that he heard it ticking. The blaze from a. lamp excited the mose lively surprise in his mind. He had no idea what it was, and when it was brought near he wanted to u‘Pick it up. When the night ap- , -_. proached upon the day, when he first gufu'sed his eyes, he was in a fright, which he had so wonderfully found after sixty years of darkness. -F————- a How to Cure :1. Severe Cold. A few weeks ago the editor was taken With a very severe cold that caused him to be in a. most miserable condition. It was undoubtedly a bad case of la grippe and recognizing it as dangerous he took imme- " diate steps to bring about a. speedy cure. F rom the advertisement of Chamberlain’s Cough Ii Emetly and the many good recom- mendations included. therein, we concluded to make a first trial of the medicine. To say that it was satisfactory in is results, is putting it very mildly, indeed. It acted like magic and the result was a speedy and permanent cure—Tire Banner of Liberty, Libertytown, Maryland. The 25 and 50 . cent sizes for sale by E. P. Weed, Druggist. .I .e...v.. q 1 South NorWaIk. Branch Office of GAZETTE No. 12 North Main Street The Evening News suspended with last night’s issue. p The voters were thick about the polls at 6 o’clock this morning. a Comstock Brothers are making great preparations for the receiving of elect- iin returns this evening. ‘ Mrs. Devine, a former resident of this city, - died in Stamford this morn- ing of consumption. The Republican club,.of Bowayton, headed by a file and d turn, marched to. this city this mornim in a body and cast seventy good ballO'i’i for McKinley. Snifiin, A. Wakema: , and Percy, all of Westport will play with the Nor- walk eleven this afternoon in their game against Southport, At the field day, of Wesleyan Uni- versity, Ben F. Andews, of this city finished in the 220 yard hurdle race and ran the first relay for ’98 in the great relay race. Chief of Police Vollmer has received another circular raising the reward for the capture of “Eddie” Jacques from $250 to 3750. Jacques is wanted for shooting Walter Adams. Mrs. A. Solmaus returned home yesa terday from the sick bed of her sister, Charlotte Hotchkiss, bf Derby, N. Y., and after a few hours left again for Derby. She reports that her sister is no better. Miss Emma Jourdan, of Brooklyn, came to this city yesterday to attend the meeting of the Matinee Euchre club with Mrs. F. H. Quintard at her home on Washington street and re- turned home this morning. Music Hall was packed last night to hear the free silver coinage orators. United States Patent Commissioner Seymour, undoubtedly made the most spirited speech and scored Congress- men Hill with unsparing severity. The Democratic rally in Music Hall last night was a decided success, the floor being filled with voters and the ,balcony with ladies. However, it was noticed that a good portion of the voters were Republicans. The speak- ers, Messrs. Cummings, Seymour and Walsh, made interesting addresses which were received with enthusium. James Cousins, the carpenter, and his son James Cousins jr., were driv- ing along "High street this morning when the horse shied at ‘A‘an American flag, which Horace Nosh was raising in his yard, and ran up into the bank in front of John H. Light’s house. Both the occupants were thrown out and pretty 'well shaken up, but es- caped uninjured. Patrick r'Mockler stopped the horse. ' ‘ Mrs. F. H. Quintard entertained the Matinee Euchre club at her home on Washington street yesterday afternoon, it being the 15th anniversary of her wedding. In honor of that event the members of the"club presented her with a glass salad bowl and a cut glass olive dish. Five tables of players were pres- ent and the games were spirited. Mrs. Manuel T. Hatch won the first prize, a silver handled shoe horn, and Mrs. George R. Byington the second, a silver handled button hook. Mrs. Quintard received some very valuable and pretty presents After the games a fine colla- tion was served. The board of councilmen held their regular meeting last night in the coun- cil chamber on Washington street. The Mayor and full board were present. Bills to the amount of 3650 were ordered paid. The city clerk was instructed to publish the assessments on the recently laid sewers. Councilman Parsons pre- sented a resolution that a committee be appointed to wait on Congressman Hill and urge him to have the mud digger put to work below the draw-bridges in- stead of above them as the channel was too shallow at that place. Council- man Hatch was appointed a committee. A funny coincidence was that at the time Councilman Pearson was present- ing this resolution Patent Commissioner John S. Seymour was scoring Congress- man Hill very severely on the point. A pain in the chest is nature’s warning that- pneumonia is- threatened. Dampen 2!. piece of flannel with Chamberlain’s Pain Balm and bind over the seat of pain and another on the back between the shoulders. and prompt relief will follow. g. Sold by. E. P. \Veed, Druggist. C. Its Prisoners Go Free. The aldermen of Bellefontaine re- cently sent all prisoners from jail for want of money to pay the sheriff for their keeping. The entire police force was dis- charged for the same reason, and the city left without any protectors what- ever, save the mayor and marshal. Bellefontaine has been without a sa- loon for nine years, but the city coun cil voted to leave the question of their return to a vote of the people. or a Cheerful firm of Mind. The genial young man slapped the merchant on the back and exclaimed: “How’s business?” “How’s business?” the merchant re- peated thoughtfully. Then he took a bundle of notes at anything from thir- ty days to six months from his pocket and with'an effort at cheer exclaimed: “My boy, I never saw a time when business was more promising." — Advertise in the Gamma. - ‘ 09410619 Goon FORTUNE OF A COLORED GIRL Mrs. Hicks-Lord Bestowed an Annuity or 85,000 for Life Upon a Servant. It is not too much to say that the most prominent figure in metropolitan colored society to-day is Miss Maria Miller. Not onlyis she prominent by reason of her intelligence and come- liness, but as the recipient of $4.00 a month during her natural life, she probably enjoys a larger income than any single colored woman in New York city, and very likely in the Uni- ted States. It was owing to the bounty of that charming international character, the late Anna. Wilhelmina Wilkens Hicks-Lord, that Mario Miller came into this sudden prominence and af- fluence. By the terms of Mrs. Hicks- Lord’s will Maria Miller comes into the possession of a life estate of near- ly $5,000 a year. Concerning her fortune she said: “Mrs. Hicks-Lord was more like a mother to me than a mistress. She was always kind and gentle; never spoke in anger, and never seemed to think that what she had was too good for me. All her servants loved her, but perhaps I loved her more than any of the others, for you see I grew up in her 'service, and was her al~ most constant companion. I was born in New York forty-four years ago. My father was a West Indian negro, but my mother was a native New Yorker. Neither was ever a. slave. “When I was about six years old my parents died, and I went to live with an aunt. She sent me to a pub- lic school, where I remained until I was about fourteen, don't know just how it happened—I entered the employ of my late mis- tress. She was then the young wife of Mr. Hicks, and was in the hey-dey of her social career. Although only a. child she selected me as her maid, and ta‘ught me my duties. As she was always kind and gracious, it ,was not long before I came to love her deeply and devotedly. While I acted as her maid she would not allow my domestic duties to interfere with my mental training, and 'went so far as to hire a tutor for me. It is owing to this great generosity that I possess what education and literary taste I have." The Average Man. The “average man" is, for the most part, a very astonishing person, whom no one has ever seen. He is like the average weather, which is mathemati- cally computed, or aimed at, at the end of a month, and which is not like any actual weather that prevailed at any time during the month. - The average man, it should be noted, is lazier than one would suppose. A statistician has reckoned up his labors, and finds at fifty years of age he has toiled six thousand five hundred days of twenty-four hours each. During the same time the average man slept six thousand days of twen- ty-fuor hours each. He has played four thousand days and been ill five hun- dred. , . He has travelled twelve thousand miles, taken thirty-six thousand meals, eaten fifteen thousand pounds of meat and four thousand pounds of fish, eggs and vegetables, and drunk eleven thousand gallons of liquids. _ Under this account the average man appears to be a. greedy person; and yet there have undoubtedly been 0c- casions when he has gone hungry. If Mother Was Short. A country schoolmistress had much trouble with her pupils, and to avoid it had her examples placed before them in an explanatory or illustrative character. The effect was often unexpected. On one occasion, in going over their usual reading lesson, 3 line was cho- sen by the lady on which to test the merits of the scholars. The line read: “And he was a man of unlimited credit in business.” “Now, John, can you tell me what is meant by the word ‘credit’ when used in this lesson?” - v Thus she addressed one of the stum- bling blocks of ‘the school. “I dunno, marm,” said Johnnie, looking sheepish. “You don’t know,” said the mis- tress. “Well, listen. Suppose your mother was to be short of money at the end of the week, and needed pro- visions, now what would she do?” She was satisfied that her illustra- tion was plain, and awaited the an- swer, which came thus: ‘ “Well, marm,” replied Johnnie, “I dunno what she would do. unless she pawned dad’s Sunday coat, for she’s pawned everything else.” The subject was instantly dropped, and the teacher now says she has lost faith in that style of illustration.— Hartford Times. and then—I ‘_ .THEH'EVENING’ GAZETTE Before the Bar. The other day' an Irishman, who was charged with being drunk and disorderly, nearly drove a magistrate mad. The following colloquy took place between the two: Magistrate—Will you sign the pledge if- I let you off this time? Prisoner—Shure, 0i can’t wroite, yer honor. Magistrate—But you can make a mark. . Prisoner—Phwat koind av a mark, ycr honor? Magistrate (testily)-—A cross, man- a cross! Prisoner~Across phwat, yer honor‘l Magistrate— (out of all patience)— Ten shillings and costs, or seven days’ hard labor! Prisoner (aghast)—Tin shillins an’ costs! Shure, 0i haven’t cost any- wan anything, yer honor; Oi paid for all me drinks. . Magistrate (severely)—Stand down, sir—stand doWn! Prisoner—Oi always shtand up whin Oi shtand at all. Is it sit down yer honor nianes? Then the jailer took the prisoner in hand. and the magistrate mopped his moist brow.—-Exchange. MODERN PROVERBS” ’- _____,r__ Wealth is the most estimable qual- ity in man. - ' Sorrow is an emotion conductive to enjoyment. - Gratitude is too often expectation of future favors. Hope Is the fragrance of our neigh~ bor’s dinner. . Many are willing to wound with a word who dare not strike a blow. Sinceri-ty—look for the word in the dictionary; it is not yet eradicated. Gommonsense is an attribute which is generallly claimed by those devoid of talent, energy or any other admire able quality—Waverly Magazine. And He Wouldn't Do That. “Hubly, what in the deuce do you mean by letting that note I endorsed for you to go to protest?” “Why. ..man. there was no other way unless I paid the thing.”——Detroit Free Press. FAWCEIT’S 3 WATER STREE'I’I. Opening of Fall and Winter Hillinery On THURSDAY, FRIDAY and SATURDAY, Oct. I, 2, 3. All are cordially invited to attend. Everyone making a purchase or leaving an order will be presented with a souvenir. ‘. ; EAWCETTS. ‘33 WaterpStreet, Norwalk. . _ 6702—CHILDS' COAT. JOHN T HAYES Newsdealer and Statlorier. The Celebrated . BAZAR GLOVE-FITTING PATTERNS. Best and newest designs In the world. 150 NO. 5 MXIN STREET. NORWALF PLYMOUTH ROCK ICE. Stores and Families Supplied. Lowest Rates. Piano Lessons. _ _ of the late Wm. R._Nasli,) gives efficent and satisfactory instructions on the Finest ' her home No. 193 ‘Main street. given it by In fall and winter, needs the protection which our “ Safe to run- out of a/ warm room with- out rubbers—no damp—no chill—'-and $2.35 to $3.7 according to size. the Felt Foundation, on Hygienic Shoe ” is built. Shoes to Correct Weak A‘nkles. The ankle is steadied and slightly braced with flexible ribs. 90 that the first tendency to turn is pre- vented. Highly recommended by physicians and surgeons: $1.50. to $2.50, according to size. )ust as neat and dressy as the other kind 3 BEST& CO 50-52 23d st. West If" . New York 43W, v a... —-.~ Mug,» .~...-. . -. .. .. '.~" WES. GEORGE W. BRADLEY. (daughter ' (\ \' The [Etna Life Ins. to; . Of Hartford, Conn, Has Given , I " ‘ Larger Dividends and Lower Cost To Policy Holders than ANY OTHER Company In the UNITED ST BEOOBO OF POLIOY IIO. "6,282. Issued in 1876, at3 the age of 30, for $1.000. 20-year Endowment. Annual Premium, 4- - - $46. I 6. 20 Full Premiums, - - '- . $923 20. Less 20 Dividends, - . - ' - - - 259 32. Net cost, - - - - $663 83: This policy was paid at maturity in 1896, and showing a gain of $336 12 and 20 years insurance for $1.000. The success LIFE in producing the combined elements of Safety and Lowest Cost to the insured is the direct and logical result of a responsible Stock management. which has been attained by the aurora MORGAN O. BULKELEY, Presidentf JOHN I. nurcnrnsox, General Accident Agent, Hartford E. E. HALLOCK, General Agent, 5 Hubinger Bldg., New Haven. NewYor an Nurwal reighline DAIL‘Y. . ’ ‘ PROPELLERS (lily a Norwalk. Earle jand Vulcan Will Leave Pier 23, E. R., N. _Y. (Beedman'St.). for ' 1 * NURWALK AND SOUTH NURWALK AT 5 P. m, Leave South Norwalk Daily at6 P. M. g, Leave Norwalk Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 5 P. M. - ‘% L Just Received..— A Lot of WOODEN BICYCLE .' HANDLE '. BARS, Which I will sell, for the nexu week, at $2.50 per pair. Also have a look at my line of OABBIIIOES, WAOOIIS, BIOYOLES, IIIRIIESS MIO HORSE OOOOS. IIO TROUBLE TO SHOW OOOOS, EVEII TIIOlIIiII YOII DO NOT POBOIIIISE. @ Repairing Done at Short Notice. "m-vnn For the next 10 days you can get Bargains in - WAGONS censuses a SLEIGH .At LUTHER M. WRIGHT’S, Carriage Faclcrv and Repository, Franklin & Madison Sis" So. Norwalk. 0U read this advertisement yours and others had read it how much _ _ good it might have done. Send 11 you . . _ , and we will do the rest. , Rates on app] patio- l i I it had he ‘
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