WILTON Orders for Papers, Advertising and Printing Will Receive Prompt Attention by Addressinir Box 104-. Wilton. It'is reported that the North Wilton young people are looking forward to a dance at Dr. Graf’s. Mortimer Bette and family of Nor- walk ate thier turkey with Daniel Betts of South Wilton on Thursdaylast. Prayers were read at St. Matthew’s on Sunday for the Rev. Olin Halleck whose condition is very critical. Mr. Halleck has manyfriends in Wilton. _ Miss Mamie Saunders who was among the first of the grip victims has quite recovered. The littlle daughter of James Middle- hrook has been dangerously ill Miss Martha Miller ate Thanksgiving dinner with Miss Betsy Burchard. Mrs. Trowbridge has gone to Bridge- port, where she will spend the month with friends in that city. Mrs. Agnes Middlebrook has returned from North Wilton, where she has been visiting her son, Arthur. ’ .William Gantiy who was hurt while cutting down the church elms on Fri- day, is now walking about with a cane. Mrs. Jane Foote and little Jennie and Mabel Foote have been visiting with William Foote at Bridgeport. Master Will DeWitt exhibits a bean- tiful grey squirrel. A recent capture. Mrs. Charles Callahan, of Saugatuck, Wilton’s latest bride, was the guest of her father, Mr. Bell of South Wilton on Monday. ' Harry Benedict the popular South Wilton pedagogue with his two oldest students has beaten the record at squir- rel hunting. In the GAZETTE of Friday a touching tribute was paid to the memory of Mrs. George B. Middlebrook, who died re- cently at Denver. ' Mr. and Mrs. Charles Morris of the Center were visiting with friends in Cranbury on Saturday. James Davenport who was injured last week while taking care of his stock, is reported much better. Miss Maud Fitch who has been spend- ing. the fall With her aunt Mrs. J .2 B. Stu'rges has returned to New York. Rev. Mr. Backus of Westport supplied the Congregational pulpit on Sunday. j The Reading Circle 9'1" meet 50- 3-};- n‘norrow with Mrs. Elizabeth Hill. 7" "driving a light vehicle. Mrs. Charles Dann and Miss Susie Dann have been visiting friends in East _ Norwalk. Jacob Miller of Belden Hill is stop- ping for the day in New York. The members of the Magazine club Will meet with the secretary, H. G. Thomson, this evening The Rev. Mr. Holmes and family of Cannons, spent Thanksgiving with friends in Southford. Harold Betts has returned to college after the Thanksgiving holidays spent _ in Wilton. Miss Edna Olmstead returned to New ~ Haven with her sister-in-law Mrs. Harry Olmstead on Monday. The house of George Brown, on High street, is not yet completed and the house warming has been postponed in- _ definitely. Mr. and Mrs. Eber Foote and chil- dren were among the guests enter- tained by Mr. and Mrs. Brotherton on Thanksgiving. The cottage prayer meetings have been resumed, an interesting meeting being held at Deacon Gilbert’s last evening. , Mr. and Mrs. Perry and Miss Clara Morehouse of Norwalk dined with 'the Misses Benedict of Belden Hill on Thursday. Miss Ley Craft, the artist, who has been stopping at the Pines during the autumn, has returned to New York. Miss Isabel Folsom entertained .a house party over the Thanksgiving holidays. The guests were Miss Mar- tin, of Stamford, theMisses Horrey and George Stitt of New York. The ladies of the Congregational church will meet at the parsonage this afternoon to complete their missionary box. Those who would like to contri- bute money or articles of clothing should do so at once. David Lambert, of South Wilton, announces that if the person who car- ried off his lap robe, whip and two ten pound chickens, will return the robe no unpleasant remarks will be made about the other articles. As Master Roman Van Fabrics was driving inalumber wagon on Friday afternoon, he collided with MissBessie Keeier and little brothers who were The conse- quences were Miss Bessie’s wagon was badly broken and Master Roman has learned a lesson in turning out. Notwithstanding the inclement weather a goodly number of the mem- bers of the 'Country Club met with Miss Folsom of Ridgely Farm on Saturday evening. The spacious rooms were bright with lights and flowers, the floral decdrations of the dining room being entirely of ferns and red berries. Whist was the order of the. evening. The lucky winners of the prizes' were, Miss Mary Gregory, Miss Elizzbeth Raymond, Messrs. Norman Betts and Ernest Hurd. 'I i. A number of souvenirs in the shape of tables and boxes, are being made from the elm that was cut down near the Congregational Church on Friday. 106 rings were counted on the tree, and that tallied exactly with the date‘on the stone. R. H. Fitch has some fine pho- tographs of the scene. Died at his home in Chestnut Hill on Friday, November 27, Henry W Han- ford in the 88th year of his age. Mr. Hanford was one of Wilton’s oldest res- idents, but fo'r many years he had been suffering from' the infirmities of age. He was a man of intelligence and in his younger days had held many important town oflices. Mr. Hanford leaves a wife and several children. A young lady in North Wilton had a gray dress trimmed with lace made re- cently, and gave her dress maker strict injunctions to have it finished by Thanksgiving. Now for time imme- morial a pearl gray dress in Wilton has meant a wedding. So it was reported in the local papers that the young lady ried on Thanksgiving. But one can’t always tell, and the latest reports are that it was for a party, not a wedding. And as the small boy said, “One can’t be sure of nothing any more.” Henry Sturges, who in company with Joe Hedden, Eddie Keiser and two friends from Norwalk was accidently shot by one of the party on Thanks- giving morning, is now in the Norwalk Hospital having been moved there in the ambulance on Saturday. It is re- ported that it is feared the leg will have to be amputated. The accident hap- pened near Chicken street, and the sor~ rowing companions of the injured man improvised a litter and carried him to the house of Sylvester Olmstead, where a conveyance was secured and he was taken to Mr. Hedden’s. Dr. Gorham was summoned and dressed the wound. The bone was fractured, part of his rubber boot being imbedded with the bullet. Much sympathy is felt for the young man and also for his friend who reproaches himself bitterly, although he was the innocent cause of the acci- dent. WILTON CEMETERY, J os’s HILL. 'FDITon GAZETTEz—Will you please insert the following list in your next issue. Its object is to bring to the descendants’ mind and knowledge the fact 'of the condition of the monuments various causes and are in bad condition, all of which are marble and are more liable to be broken. aside from their firm appearance. spected citizens of the town, enough respected at least that there was erect- ed to their memory headstones, which should be kept respectable. May‘some one descending from each of this list see that they are put in fair condition, and if time will not permit, notify‘ me and I will re-erect them at a nominal expense. It should be done before the weight of the winter’s snow breaks them The condition of the cemetery is good and great credit is due to all who as- sisted in clearing it of trees and wild growth. . ' Daniel Birchard, Samuel B. Dudley, Anna wife ofDudley Fox, Mary wife of Dr. Abraham Chichester, Charles E. Hanford, Urania Keeler, Mary wife of - Samuel Keeler. Mary Keeler, Anna wife of Jehiel Keeler, Samuel Keeler, Esther Wife of Aaron Keeler, John Hurlbutt, Alfred Olmstead, Ruth Olm- stead his wife, James Mead, Polly wife of Noah St. John, Flora A. Sterling, Mary Wife of Samuel Sturges, Charles Seymour, William Scribner, Hannah wife of Charles Tuttle, William and Sarah Taylor, Matthew Wh'itlock, Sally Westcott, George B. Westcott. D. H. VAN Boossan. Wilton Ct., Nov. 28, ’96. HUBLBUTT STREET. J. Clarence Jackson has been solicit- ing for the Armenian orphans. Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Disbrow, of Mt. Vernon, N. Y., visited Mr. James Bedient. Miss Mamie Miller, of Cannons has been spending a few days with Miss Edith Jackson. The Partrick brothers. Mrs. A. Par- trick and Mrs. Charles Goeppler, spent Sunday with Mrs. Charles Patterson. Correction in the article last week re- lating to , Harold Van Hoosear. He was the great great grand nephew of Daniel Nash, Jr. instead of son, and the great great great grandson of Daniel Nash, Senoir. Mrs. Mary Stuart, widow of John, born in Wilton, at Hurlbutt street, is visiting James B. Bedient who was her husband’s half nephew. Mrs. S. plays her waltzes and quicksteps as nicely as she did 40 or more years ago. Her residence now is Canada. Thanksgiving passed off very quietly excepting a horse race between John Scofield and Harry Jackson. The con- test occured out on the main road com- mencing at David Ogdeu’s and termin- ating at the residence of Frank Myers. The prize was a bag of No. 1 oats. It was to be a trotting race and was so un- derstood. They started as agreed both taking advantage of the down grade, but a little distance down, both ’horses being a little green as to the uneven ground and the drivers being a little 'out of practice became nervous, both horses breaking to a full run and both drivers evidently determined to win at some gait, spurred the horses on until I to whom the dress belonged was mar- ' that have fallen on the ground from_ ey represent re» they both r3113". "over i the. Oline. “Harry’s thoroughbred was beaten by a few lengths by the little bay. Percy Knapp expecting to be excited over the race ' and putting on his driving regalia drove his trotter to the scene where he soon found Elmer J ackson ready for anyone, and he and Percy went down the avenue. Unexpectedly Jackson’ s horse didn’t seem to be in it and “Pei-cc” came back wearing a smile. Elmer ac- knowledged the corn, so that was also satisfactory. Lester and Everett Ben- nett by this time became inspired, and their horses couldn’t be made to s'and, so away they went, Everett being vic- torious. This was not so agreeable-as Lester claimed it was unfair as he did not quite understand where the race was to, and had slowed up. ‘ This race T ~11: E ,, E v EN 1 N g. will probably have to be trotted again. .. _ .. , Ed. Geoppler was out with his bay ex- pecting Judge Gilbert to be there, but no match was made. So you see Hurl' butt Street and her fast horses were out. o.-________ South Norwalk. Branch Office of—GAZETTE No. 12 North Main Street} George S. Trowbridge has purchased the Charles F. Waterbury place on Haviland street. Mrs. Robert A. McDonald is enter- taining the Matinee Euchre Club at her home on Crescent Terrace, this aiter- noon. Albert Schmidt was fined 33 and costs by Judge Frost, this morning. for drunkenness, Albert paid up and de- parted. The small boy is now anxiously watch- ing the movements of the mercury in the thermometers about town and hav- ing his skates sharpened. The Woman’s Guild of Trinity parish will hold a sale of fancy articles and cake at the residence of Mrs. Burr Knapp on Washington street, to-mor- row evening. Mrs. Andrew J. Dickerson, of 142 South Mainstreet, fainted yesterday morning, and in falling struck the par- lor stove, burning .her face quite badly. Edgar LockWood, whose house was robbed in. New York Sunday morning,. Was formerly 9. Stamford boy, a son of the late W. W. Lockwood, and nephew of Theodore and the late James L. Lockwood. . The regular monthly meeting” of the Woman's Missionary association, of the Congregational church, was held in the church parlor, this afternoon. Papers on “China” were read by Mrs. Coburn, Mrs. Kendall and Mrs. Rus- sell. John H. Bodwell, booki'ee‘p'er‘ at W” baa B. Hubbell’s hat forming factory, and Miss Myrtie Rogers, of Matteawan, N. Y., will be married at the Methodist church parsonage st 7 o’clock this even~ : -. ing by Rev. A. S. Kavanagh. This sudden cold snap caught many horses uncalked pr, sharp shod and there was a great.dea1 of» slipping yes- terday among the equines. Business at the blacksmith shops took on quite a boom yesterday. . Attorney Joseph R. Taylor was in re-2 ceipt of a notice from the County Com.- missioners, this morning, stating that they had decided to refuse a license to Daniel T. Murphy for a saloon at 205 East Washington street. A passenger on the train which leaves New York at 11 o‘clock reports that a man was struck by the locomotive near Greenwich, and sufl’ered the loss of his hands besides receiving internal in- juries. by where the accident occurred. David C. Sanford, engineer of‘ the shell fish commission,- will begin his oyster exhibit next Monday in the .flre. .. parisgreen. GAZETTE Re- opened' The Old. Popular Shoe Store. New Stock, New Styles, New Prices 'sc‘i‘OET I" PRIOES BEFORE PllllOlllSIIlOELSEWIIEIlEfi C. H. HARVEY. BOOT AND SHOE DEALER, 70 NORTH MAIN STREET, IT WILL PAY YODfl SOUTH NORWALK. The St. Joseph Lyceum met Music Hall last evening. P lltlli John T. Kennedy, M. D. presided. A paper on“Spanish Inq1usition”»vas read by (leorge A. Honnecker and' Rev Father Winter read a paper upon“Why Latin is used in ihe Seivices of the Catholic church. Paul Shultz sang a solo and Prof. Bert Freeman rendered some sweet music. on a mandolin. Miss Mamie Dunn danced a skirt dance and the meeting closed with a piano duet by Miss Alice O’Connel and Miss Annie Riley. The Twin City Wheelmen met last night in their new rooms in the Swartz & Corbett building. Twelve new mem- bers were admitted and the century medals awarded to Fred 0. Hanford, C. E. Miller, Thomas Hunt, W. A. Raymond, Ernest Barthol and F. H. Ganung. Charles Helmer resigned as secretary of the club and 'l homas Per~ kins was elected to fill the vacancy. Old Well H. 8; L. company held a special meeting last night at their rooms on Haviland street. The house a nurse for Assistant. Foreman William Jones, who is seriously ill in New York. Old Well Lodge held their first meet- ing last night in their new rooms in the Donovan building, on Washington street. GOD fireman Killed at n‘ crossing. EVERETT, Mass, Dec. 2.—-Engineer Den- natt 01: the fire department of this city was killed and Driver Walter Stevens was bad- ly hurt while responding to an alarm of The fire engine was struck by a loco- mdtive as it was crossing the Boston and Maine railroad tracfis and was cartied 100 feet down the track. Suicide Ber Trouble Cure. NEW YORK, Dec. 2. —Mrs. Annie Gold- farb, 19 years old, of 84 Chrystie street, at- tempted suicide at her home by taking for eggs time. It is also said that she has quent‘quarrels With her husband. She was removed to Gouverneur hospital in a serlous condition. ‘ Whisky Mikel-s Busy. PEORIA, 1113., Dec. 2. —The Great West- ern distillery has commenced mashing -3, 000 bushels of grain per day and by the end of the week will be running 6, 000 bushels The Monarch is increasing rapid- 1y to the same amount. F—‘Vdu’ The Best for Children. “I believe Chamberlain’ s Cough Remedy . is the best for children I ever used. For croup it is unecualled. It is a splendid seller with us. -—-T.Il ECKLES, Ph. G, Manager \Vampum Pharmacy, Wampum, Pa.” When used as soon as the first symptoms appear, that is as soon as the child becomes hoarse or even after the croupy cough has appeared, it will prevent the attack. The mothers of croupy children should bear this in mind and always keep the remedy at hand. It is also the best remedy in the world for colds and whooping cough. For sale at 25 and 50 cents per bottle by E. P. “’eed, Druggist. He was taken-to a house near' -’ - South Norwalk Public" Library on” ‘ Washington street. There will be a large number of specimens in addition to those exhibited in other places. The lecture will be given Monday, the 14th inst. John Ferris, an old man who lives near Noroton, Was'returning to his home Monday night when he was ac coated by acouple of rough-looking young men, who' asked for money. Mr. Ferris refused them and they be- came abusive and attempted to assault the old man, but with his cane he proved too much for them, and they were glad to get away. Engineer Sanford has completed the work of repairing and setting up new stations for surveys along the coast, in which work he has been engaged for several days. New kinds of signals are being built, having four sides instead of three, so that the sunlight will al- wa sbe on two of the sides. At the Highland, Little Captain’s Island Har- bor hotel and the watch house on Cap- tiin Knapp’s Island, new stations are made necessary by the removal of the two buildings. Yesterday the New York, New Haven . TIIIs SPAGE . Is coIITnIIcrrII run _ BY T‘sIIIiIIIIIIIII & IIIITcIIELL. HOLIDAY GOODS. - and Hartford railroad company as-! sumed direct control of the Western Union Telegraph offices located in the, railroad company’s stations, the oflices of New York and Boston excepted. By the ,new arrangements the opera-:- tors in these offices are transferred to the pay roll of the railroad company and will be under the orders of this company. The commerical business of the Western Union will be transacted as formerly. I D. FEINBERG, DEALER IN SOLID GOLD GOODS AN D J EWELRY. Loan ‘Offlce. Repairing of Fine Watches and Jewelry Neatly Done. 164 Washington St. So. Norwalk, [on the Bridge] 10 Day’s sale Unredeemed Pledges. Clocks, Jewelry. Clothing and Musical Instruments committee was authorized to provide She had been in 111 health ,. . ”CIIIIII , WII . , THE STRONG AND RESPONSIBLE STOCK III NAGEMENT on THE ETNALIF Of Hartford, Conn, INSURANCE 00119111, Has produced results to Policy Holders which are unexcelled .. arenas or 101101 'IIO. I3‘3,oII. Issue ii in 1881, at age 35, for $1,000. 15 Year Endowment Annual Premium, - - - $63.28. Amount of the Policy, $1,000.00 FIFTEEN ANNUALy PBEMIUMS, of $63. 28 each, $949. 20 FIF'I‘EEN ANNUAL DIVIDENDS, . 199.07 NET COST to maturity, . - - - '_ - , 750.13 NET CAIN, - , . c - - - . $249.87 This Policy matured in 1896. and showed a gain of $249.87, ‘ And 15 years’ insurance for $1, 000. 00. , , 1.. 67., MORGAN G. BULKELEY, President. . JOHN I. HUTCHINSON, General Accident Agent, Hartford E. E. HALLOCK, General Agent, 5 Hubinger Bldg.,. New Haven. A FREE BICYCLE! The WHITE SHOE STORE will give away absolutely free, on Saturday evening, Janu- ary 2,1897, BeauIiIul High 11.1. Bicycle. Your Choice of Either Ladies’ or Gent’s. A Coupon with each 50c Cash Purchase. Don’t forget the date and place. At ‘ OLSEN BROTHERS’ WHITE SHOE STORE, 3 GAZETTE BUILDING, NORWALK. CONN. Ill“ , ANDIHOBSE GOODS At Your Own. a Prige. REPAIRING A SPECIALTY. LUTHER M. WRIGHT. tamosv AND REPOSITORY, Franklin and Madison Streets South Norwalk. . -, "V“ . .
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