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. An Instance in Which the Father Had to - ' “ ‘ ' . _ ‘ , ._ V _ .
man AT THE 11:?“ Oman m~ Nonwanx Payror asonm Folly. _ . . . _ a - .. ___ _,- ,
AS A EWSPAPEB' Here is a merry story told on a well- . ' ' . ' _ ._ . _ , ~
. known New Orleans clubman, which . . .
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"HLSUBSTTIPT 0 w . th shows the danger of. deceivmg “the . » « ‘
DAILY. one year. 83; sixmonths. $1..5. ree governor.” The father, it appears, I . , ;
nonths.81.00;one month.30c. turned up unexpectedly in Memphis ‘ ' . - ' .,
WnsKLr. one year. in Fadvance. 51-00: six while Jim was at the zenith of a. “high _ ‘ ‘ 7 .
months. 600.: three months. 35c. old time,” and it came about in' the C H EC K ER.- BOA RD B U 3' N ESS DI RECTO RY
fi natural order of things that Jim must - . .
MONDAY: DECEMBER '7, 1896, see the old gentleman through 3. din- .
ner. Paterfamilias was a quaint ad- ,.
THE WEATHER—Today fan” *0 mixtm'ef 0; lgl‘OdigflitY 3.113111 Pm'si' NORWALK Safes For Rent. FRED A. warms. ,
cloudy with possible rain by night. on mony, on 0 ans a {my “5‘ gence. . n , EMBOSSING Vanna or ,
Tuesday and Wednesday, fair and but almighty close Wlth 1‘15 dollars. PIPE IllSlll‘aIlBB U0. HUMBLE: SW Ell nAfififigfilfififif
lder . The proposrtion, therefore, that con- 8 f D sit Vault R H_0_R5E Goops.
co ' fronted Jim was to satisfy the one In Succgssfulfg&er- ae 99° DONEKAT dzgsgaltns gf‘tallllokfigéls
and placate the other of these guberna~ anon ’“mce ' OF THE arnessmade to m:_
NATIONAL BANK der a. spec1alty.
Congress Meets To-day.
The last session of the Ffty-fourth
Congress convened at 12 o’clock to-day.
The session will terminate on March
3rd next.
The Herald to-day states that it is in-
formed on the highest authority that it
is the purpose of President-elect 'Mc-
Kinley to call an extra session of Con-
gress on the 15 h of March to legislate
on pressing financial and revenue mea-
sures. *
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“Faking” Correspondents. ,
The Washington Post thus editorially
treats of the “inhumanity of man,".of
insults toa corpse and how a saloon
brawl grew into an exciting story, to
which the Bridgeport Earmer very
truthfully. adds the statement that
“misleading press dispatches that have
no foundation in fact are constantly be-
ing sent out by correspondents from
that city. The latest instance is in re-
lation to the Muldoon-Jordan episode,
in which the latter was stabbed by the
former afterasaloon brawl. The dis-
patches which appeared in the New
York papers in relation to the assault
were in substance that Jordan was
stabbed by Muldoon at the funeral of
the former’s wife, because the bereaved
husband reproved Muldoon when the
latter declared that he would not act as
pail-bearer because the corpse was too
heavy. The publication of this un-
truth was made the subject of the fol-
lowing editorial in the Washington
Rostzj
“INSULTING A CORPeE.
“The annals of crime are constantly,
being enriched by peculiar additions.
New England and'New York city are
the most fruitful sources from which
are derived strange and wonderful ac-
counts of attempted and successful mur-
ders. Bridgeport, Conn., is the latest
candidate for honors in this line.
“A citizen of that enterprising place
who rejoices in the name of Muldoon
havrng been selected as a palLbearer
for the funeral of Mrs. Jordan, de-
clined to act, on the ground that the
corpse was too heavy. The husband of
the corpse, justly incensed at this trvial
excuse, took exception to the refusal,
and a fight ensued. The bereaved hus-
band, endowed with extra strength,
superinduced by the righteous indigna-
tion aroused by the insult to the corpse.
was getting the better of Muldoon
when the latter drew a knife and cut
Jordan badly.
“The sympathies of the neighbors
are wrth Jordan, as Muldoon’s reason
for not acting as pail-bearer was looked
upon in the light of a gratuitous insult,
which was properly resented by the
irate widower. Any lgitimate excuse
would have been accepted, but the al-
leged excessive weight of the corpse
was not only something entirely new,
but was absurd. Mr. Muldoon could
eas’ly have shared with the other bear-
ers, the strain of the few moments re-
quired in c inveying the deceased from
the house to the hearse, and from
the hearse to the place of final inter-
ment, and his refusal to do so on the
rxid‘culous ground of excessive advoir-
dupois could not fail to lift the hus-
band from the depths of woe into which
he had been plunged, and elevate him
.to active Vbelligerency.
“No American citizen should be com-
polled to asaist in funeral obsequies.
In forcing him, against his will, into
handling coffins either empty or occu-
pied, his rights are infringed on; but
“in. n he can elaborate no more sub-
szantial reas in for refusing to perform
the duties than the far- fetched one of
the weight of the corpus, he ought to
submit to the drubbing he deserves for
publicly touching upon a matter which,
doubtless, was exceedingly annoying to
the deceased in life, and not a thing to
be flung after her in death. Mr. Mul-
doon is clearly in the wrong, both in
refusing to act for the reason given and
for cutting Mr. Jordin who was,in the
strict performance of his duty in ad-
ministering chastisemsnt to the offen-
der. Mr. Muldoon should be severely
punished, and every right-minded pt]:-
son will -eay so.”
The facts briefly summarized are:
Mrs. Jordan has been dead many
months. Muldoon, in drunken anger,
Spoke disparaginly of her in the pres-
ence of Jordan in a saloon where both
men had been drinking. Blows followli
and Muldoon was bested. Coward like1
he is then said to have picked up a large
knife and gone out. Jordan, after
leaving the place, was stopped by Mul-
doon. More words followed and Jordan
was dangerously stabbed. l
of said City,
torial attributes. Seated in a cosy cor-
ner of the Tennessee Club, Jim
thought the matter out, and then start
ed post haste for Luci-man’s. “I’ve
got a little dinner here with a friend
this afternoon,” he said to the head
waiter, “and I want the best in the
house. Also, I want you to send me a
check at the end of the meal for $4.50,
and I’ll settle the difference after-_
wards.” That evening Jim strolled in
with the old gentleman and ordered
a magnificent meal, with claret and a
bottle of wine. It was a triumph of
epicureanism, and as the old gentle-
man rinsed the Roquefort from his
finger tips he beamed benignly and ad-
miringly at his-son.
The waiter brought the chcck for
$4.50, which Jim paid with great show
eying ilie waiter fishily and putting
the half dollar change into his pocket
The old gentleman exclaimed at the
moderate cost of the meal, and parted
with his sagacious son in high spirits _
But the best was yet to tell. Next
morning the old gentleman, wih J im’s
beautiful dinner still singing sweetly
within him, met an old friend. “Come
to dinner with me this evening,” he
said to the old friend. “Positive en-
gagement, now. I’ll give you the by
jovedest best dinner you ever intro-
duced your teeth to. Don’t fall, now;
Luerman's at 6.” The jolly 01d ‘cro-
nies sat down comfortably together,
and Jim's father ordered “the same
thing we had yesterday evening.” The
dinner came, was eaten, and then the
check. It was $22.25! “How’s this?”
exclaimed the old man, indignantly.
“Why, I had this same meal with'my
son for $4.50.” The cashier explained
that the son was a regular boarder,
and entitled to special rates, and the
old gentleman was frigid for months
afterward and singularly chary of nice
little dinners—New Orleans Times-
Democrat. ‘
Among the many peculiarities of
zinc times is a class of people who call
themselves healers. In exceptional
:ases they announce themselves as di—
rine healers, though what the word di-
rine means in this connection it might
not be quite easy to determine. Wheth-
er they personally partake of divinity
)I‘ are simply the media through which
divinity acts is a question yet to be
settled. That a certain number 'of
:ures of a certain class of diseases do
ictually take place must needs be ac!
gepted as a fact if human testimony
5 worth anything. -,
Noun
Notice is hereby given that at a Reg-
ular Meeting of the Council of The
City of Norwalk, to be held in the ALL
Council Boom in said City, December
7th, 1896, at 8 o’clock evening,
said Council proposes to make further
appropriations of monev for City de-
partments as follows: For the Sewer
Department, $1,000.00; for the Highway
Department, $1,000.00; for the Admin-
istrative Department, $1,000.00. Said
sums so to be appropriated, to be used
in the payment of the necessary ex-
penses arising in each of said depart-
ments.
Dated at said City of Norwalk, No-
vember 30th, 1896.
By order of the May or and Council
EDWARD M. Locnwoon,
City Clerk.
NOTICE
License Applicants.
\
The County Commissioners
will be in session for tho lust
lime, at the City Council
Rooms, Sou'lli Norwalk, on.
Friday, December 11th, from
10 o'clock a. 111., until 4 o’clock
p. m., for the purpose of issu-
ing Licenses in the Town of
N orwalk.
WHITMAN S. MEAD, ‘ County
HENRY LEE, Commis-
JAMES E. MILLER, sioners.
Bridgeport, Dec. 4th, 1896
Raymond 62 Son.
Buccessorsto GeorgeH.Baymcnd.
Furniture Dealers and General Funeral
Directors. .
t6 and 48 Main Street Norwalk Ct
Residence, Berkeley Place,-
Telenhe e no. 7 7-4
Illo Outsranding Claims.
GAZETTE ADS.
BRING
GOOD RESULTS
OF NOB-WALK,
6. Ward Selleck,
BEST GOODS.
teas and, actress
18 WALL ST.
TREES! TREES! TREES!
\.e. at 58 Belden
Avenue, if you are go-
ing to set out trees
this fall. All_ stock
warranted to live.
Edgar Buttery,
58 BeldenAve.
25 years foreman of
Hoyts’ Nurseries.
Frank T. Hyatt
DENTIST,
8 West Avenue.
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31 IIIAIN ST.
NORWALK, - - CONN.
THIS OFFICE.
W. H. BYINGTON
INSURANCE.
from 3. indie liliilng.
Painting. Pa er
Hanging. Ka somin-
ing and Hardwood
Finishing.
. ll. l. PLATT,
52 Wilton Avenue,
Norwalk. Conn.
Send for book con-
taining samples. , '
PARLOR
BABBEB-:-SHOP,
E. S. LEOBOLD .
4-7 M ain Street.
'ENTERPRISE
Bottling Works,
7 Wall Street.
“I! MES AID lAftElf
EXPRESSLY FOB FAM-
ILY Usu. .
Mail orders receive _
prompt attention.
TRY
WEED’S
SODA WATER
38 wall St.
Joli Printing. ,
EVERY DESERIPTIDI
Exscnrsn Afr THE
GAZETTE OFFIGE
VI
Mrs. MEAD’Sa
“SCHOOL
SEPTEMIllilL’ZQ, 18,96.
APPLICATIONS
For admission should be
made at Hillside at an
early day.
CHEAP FUEL
Owing to many of the factories having
been shut down, we have a large accumu-
lation of first class coke.
We offer the same during the month
of December at six cents per bushel at the
works, or eight cents per bushel delivered
within either city limits, in not less than
twenty-five bushel lots. Extra for car-
rying in. .. >-
The florwalk Gas Light company.
r
Piano Lessons.
BS. GEORGE W. BRADLEY. (daughter
VI. of the late Wm. B. Nash.) gives efii can
and satisfactory instructions on the Plane at
her home No.193 Main qtreat.
HOLIDAY root‘s.
D. FEINBERG,
DEALER IN
soun GOLD GOODS
AND JEWELRY.
Loan omce.
Repairing of Fine. Watches and Jewelry
Neatly Done.
164 Washington St. So. Norwalk,
[on the Bridge]
10 Day’s sale Unredeemed I’ledges. Clocks,
Jewelry. Clothing and Musmal Instruments.
HALE’S
LUNG-
'-BALSAM
.. 25C.
Ask Your Druggist
A BIGYELI‘. FREE. I
We shall give away a High Grade Bicycle on
thelevening of December
Christmas.
24th,:fiust in time for
Every cash purchaser of 25 cents’ worth will
receive a coupon.
so. nonwam HARDWARE ti...
‘South No'rwalk.
'South Main Street,
0U read this advertisement. If it had been
yours and others had read it, how much
good it‘ might have done.
and we will do 'the rest.
Send'in your adv. _ ..
.. Bates'on applicatiopi'
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TO THE PEOPLE OF NORWALK
. The uudcrszgucd bum'ug purcbascd ,lbc Plumbz'uguud 7m-
umg business formerly conducted by Wm. P. Holmes at We.
7 Water srcel, and filled lbc same as a first-class Plumbing,
Sleum-fillzug, Gas and lz'uulug Establishment, respectfully
solicit a sbdre of public patronage , I
. All work will have our personal supervision dud inspect-
zou, and be executed wile promptucss and lborougkucss. efluy
rue wuulz‘ugfirsl—cluss work done of fire lowest prices, will do
well to give us a call. We will cheerfully estimate on all
Plumbing, Gus-filling, Slczzm-flllmg, 7m and Skeet Iron work
of every dcscrzplzous. ’
.flll jabbing will be allcu dad to promptly. Hot air and
gleam healers clcducd uudpul z'u thorough rcpuz'r. Call or ad:
4255, .
PHILLIPSON & BRO WN.
Practical Plumbers, Slum 8. Gas Fillers, Tli and that Iran Workers.
1 Water Street, florwalk.
W—
NewYur andNirwal reigh Line
DAIL‘Y.
PROPELLERS
(lily of Niiwalk. Earle and [Vulcan
Will Leave Pier 23, E. R., N. Y. (Beedman St.).._.or
- ’NUHWALK AND SOUTH NURWlL'K
. 4-1- 5 P. M...
, Leave South Norwalk Daily at6 P. M.
LeavelNorwalk Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at '5 P. H.
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Norwalk Chronicler