South Norwalk. Branch Office of—GAZETTE No. 12 North Main Street. .3. Postmaster BenedIct 1; spending the day In New York. . , Minnie Lester will play in Stamford ChrIStmas Week. Minnie Lester 1n the "Creole Spy,” at hoyt’s 'lheatre to night. 'l‘Ickets for the South Norwalk Hard- ware company’s bicyclefiare going fast. Captain Gladstone was acting Chief this morning in the absence at court of Chief Vollmer. Butler Chapter will hold a stated convbcation to-night, and elect ofiicers - for the ensuing year. Chief Vollmer was In Bridgeport. to- .day, a witness in the case of‘ the bicycle thief George Knowles. The Epworth League of the Metho- dist church met with Dr. and Mrs. Bean of West avenue. last night. Fred Lauder, of this city, appeared in Stamford last night with the Billy Barry company, in the comedy, “The Rising Generation.” , Uncas Hayloft met last night and conferred the degree upon several can- didates. From the appearance of one of the unfortunates this morning it looks as thongh a threshing machine had been used. W. E. L. Capron of South Norwalk will Open billiard-parlors in John H. , Lee’s building (formerly Stark Bros.’) as soon as the tables can be shipped and set up.—Stamford Advocate. The County Commissioners willcome to this city on Friday for the purpose of granting licenses. This will be the last meeting of the Commissioners in Norwalk this year for that purpose. 4-Fine cut glass, novelties in silver and china, at Plaisted’s. The cases of Sarah Larrigan, viola- tion of license law, and‘ Carl Schaub, keeping a gambling place, are down on the docket of the Criminal Court of Common Pleas which came in at Budge- port this morning. The funeral of Mrs. Henrietta Me Veagh Buckmaster was held from her - late residence on Madison street, this afternoon at 2 o’clock, Rev. A. S. Kavanagh ofiiciatingn The interment was in Riverside cemetery. At the annual meeting of Put‘han Hose company held last night, the fol- lowing oi’fieers were elected: Captain, Albert Merritt; 1st Lieut., Philo Wheeler; 2116. Lieut., E. 0. Barker; .3. Secretary, P. Shaw; Assistant Secre- " my, George Foote; Treasurer, Charles HarVey;Trustees, F. BodweII, George Bogardus and E. S. Laidlaw. ‘ About three hundred and fifty Masons from Stamford, New Canaan, Norwalk and Westport assembled in the new ball of Old Well Lodge last evening and witnessed the dedicatory services conducted by the Grand Chapter. The “fourth degree” was afterwards worked ‘ in the banquet hall to the perfect satis- faction of all. —Call at Colby and Smith’s for fresh bakery and candy. 6 South Main street, South Norwalk, and 39 Main street, Norwalk. The application of the Consolidated rallroad for the right to bridge the channel of Bridgeport Harbor at a point about 300 feet south of the present bridge, was granted by the War De- partment, last week, and now nothing stands in the way of the elimination of the grade crossings in pursuance of the plan agreed upon by the company and representatives of the city '01 Bridge" port, under the terms of the Davenport grade crossing elimination bill. Arrangements are being made by Douglas Fowler post, G. A. R., for the placing of a soldiers’ memorial in this. city. The main part 'of the memorial which will be donated by the govern- ment, is a 200-pounder Parrott gun. This gun is now at the Brooklyn navy yard, where a committee from the post selected it some time ago. It is pro- ' posed to place the memorial on historic ground near the Congregational church. The gun selected is 14 feet long and weighs five tons. ._————-——coo SOU I'I'I NORWALK COUNCIL. Mayor Lee called the adjourned meeting of the South Norwalk City Council to order at 8 o’clock last night, with all the members present. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved and bills amounting to $1010.81 ordered paid. The clerk was also ordered to draw an order for $375 in favor of the Electric Light Commissioners. A communication from Mr. Frank A. Ferris, calling attention to the danger- ous condition of the Madison street bridge crossing at night, and request- ing that an electric light be placed at each 'end of the crossing under the bridge, was read and referred to the committee on lights The annual report of the Electric Light Commissioners was read, accept- ed and a vote of thanks eXtended them for their efficient service. The report of the committee of freeholders on Elmgrove Place was also read and ac- cepted, and the report of the committee on the layout of South Main street was read and approved. ‘ The Mayor ap- pointed Councilmen Ferris and Hutch-p 'Norwalk hotel cafe. inson. a committee to wait pupon the property owners on the latter street and make an effort to agree upon bene- fits and damages. The previous action of the Council in making the sidewalk on Crescent street 9 feet wide was recinded and a resolu- tion making the same 7 feet wide was adopted. The Water Commissioners reported that they had $2,180. 60 on hand to date, which report was accepted. A committee consisting of the Mayor Council, City Attorney, Electric Light Commissioners, Water Commissioners, Street Commissioner Briggs, City Clerk and E. V. Baker, was appointed to re- vise' the city charter and report at the council meeting December 21. The meeting then adjourned to Wed- nesday evening, December 9. fl-O-L AMUSEMENTS. Molly Bawn. Minnie Lester appeared as “Molly Bawn” at Hoyt’s Theatre last night. That the winsome little lady has lost none of her charm was shown by the packed house which greeted her on the opening night. Standing room only was the sign and the space at the rear of the orchestra chairs was filled with people willing to stand through one of MIss Lester’s admirable performances. The company supporting Miss Lester thisseason is considerably better than the one last year and each and every one rendered their part excellently. In place of the fine band thdt former- ly accompanied the little artist, Mana- ger Mitchell has secured a viatoscope, which was exhibited for the first time last evening although the machine was not put in position until 6 o‘clock. The pictures produced by this won- derfnl machine were true to life, and although it did not work smoothly Manager Mitchell promises that every- thing will be in working order to night and some excellent pictures shown. MIss Lester will present for the first time to night, her new and thrilling play"The Creole Spy,” and another packed house should greet her. ' The Scalper Leaves. George W. Lovejoy of Bridgeport has secured fifty scalps in Norwalk for the Red Men’s Lodge soon to be insti-‘ tuted in Norwalk. His work has been comparatively easy, yet he is weary of the hunt and wishes the GAZETTE to say that scalps can be left at George W. Raymond’s store (in Main street. R Mr. RaymOnd is not in, drop your scalp in the cracker barrel. 9 Will Resign. At the annual meeting of the Wheeler & Wilson band to be held next week its- leader, Richard Fuessel, will hand in his resignation. This announcement will be somewhat of a surprise to the members of the band, says the Union,‘ as Mr. Fnessel has not announced his intention to them. He is one of the best known musicians in Bridgeport. .... Tom Thumh’s Nurse Dead. Mrs. Fanny Reddy, the oldest person in Derby, died at her home on Sunday. The deceased at one time lived in Bridgeport and gained some distinction as having been the nurse of P. T. Bar- num’s prodigy, Tom Thumb. 00. Old Clockmaker Dead. J. M. Breckinridge of Meriden, aged 87, the last it is believed of the original Connecticut clockmakers, died on Sun- day last. o . Rev. Father Furlong is in Rockville to day. 1 Mrs. H, C. Elwell, of Stratford, is spending the day with Miss Gertrude Camp. William Wardwell thinks that he h1s his sore finger well in hand as he :s able to make a fist of it at William Mitchell. James Mitchell is reported as getting along finely with his illness and hopes to within a short time, “Come to town” and say “God bless you I am glad to have met you.’ Thomas Scully who gained quite a reputation as libation clerk at Greg- ory’s Point last season, is now engaged as chief of the liquor department 11 He knows how. crows—nor Brad! sy’s Illness. CINCINNATI, Dec. 8. -—Governor Bradley of Kentucky is still here in charge of Dr. ' Mex Thorner.'1\vo operations have oeen performed, and the patient 1s resting well, but the physician denied all callers. On account of his throat troubles he cannot talk, but it is believed that he will soon re- cover. _ 1 Another Valentine Man? BROOKLYN, Dec. 8.—Jacob H. Walter, a real estate dealer of Brooklyn, WI. arrested today. ' He was indicted last Friday for grand larceny. It is said that he is an as- sociate of Valentine, Abbott and McLaugh- lin, the alleged swindlers. The “Vote of Confidence" Farce. PARIS, Dec. 8.—-The chamber of deputies today. after discussing the Madagascar credits, adopted the order of the day and approved the policy of the government by a vote of 431 3 ens to 91 hays. A pam 1n the chest 18 nature’s warning that pneumonia is threatened. Dampen a gape of flannel with Chamberlain’s Pain 1m and bind over the seat of pain and another on the back Between the shoulders. and grompt relief will follow. Sold by E. ed Druggist. THE~EVEN1NG~ ADIEU, .THE BICYCLE. " ’ -A Brooklyn Inventor to Make Horselesr Carriages to Sell for 8500. Are the days of the bicycle suprem- acy numbered, and the poor horse threatened with extinction? A Brook- lyn genius has perfected the horseless carriage, in which all the objections to the old “freak” of that name have been overcome. It is aslight as a. vic- toria, noiseless as the blcycle,’fast~ as an expresstrain and can be handled with ease, he claims. The carriage looks exactly like any ordinary carriage, the electric storage battery being completely hidden. By merely turning a handle bar, the car- riage can be turned in any direction, and the speed regulated. The great fault of the old horseless carriage was the difficulty in turning, but in this in- stance this has been successfully over: come. petroleum or gasolene. These motive powers gave the passengers the feel— ing of being on an engine, and when not noisy there is invariably more 01' less of a disagreeable odor. But in the Brooklyn invention electric power will do away with at least the odors. Then again a higher rate of speed is attained—the limit being thirty-five miles an hour. There is little danger of running out of electricity, for by simply attaching a drop wire to a neighboring telegraph or telephone line the storage battery can be recharged; it would be difficult to prove that any electricity had been borrowed. Another method of supplying the storage but- tery is by an ingenious contrivance which restores electricity to the bat- tery from the motors whenever the carriage is going down hill. An invention in itself is the combina- tion lock on the motor lever. It is an ordinary lock, so far as working it goes, but when locked it is impossible to move the carriage by electricity. The owner can safely leave the car- riage alone in the street while bask- ing in the smiles of his lady friends, and feel no anxiety about losing it.— New York Journal. The New Woman’s Newest Idea. Everybody lift his hat to Chicago— 5he has made the woman barber a “go.” And she is harboring as if she means to stay. The lady knights of the strop and razor have founded in Chicago a trade in which soft hands and a deft touch and pretty faces, and the dainty neat- ness of womankind are an irresistible attraction for the bearded army by the lake. Added to this is skill in manipulating the razor not surpassed by and often superior to that of the most accomplished barber of the French school. So it happens that the the up-to-date barber shop in Chicago has been forced to employ the petti- coated, white-aproned barbers 01' go out of business. In one Washington street shop, where a few weeks ago four of the same chairs are guarded by tidy young barbeiesses. your face to their mininstrations and you will learn how the new woman has gained a foothold in thisnewes't of female occupations, since ancient times employing only men. 1 The girls get the same wages as the men, but their natural independence forbids so unwomanly a thing as the acceptance of a tip, and when you rise from the chair, refreshed and spick and span, you do not find them around expectant of a dime—New York Journal. The Electric Dance ofBaller Girls. Seven of‘ the prettiest ballet girls in New York appear nightly before hun- dreds of people apparently clad chief- ly in light. They are enveloped from the tops of their heads to their toes in a myriad of little elec- tric lamps, which shine and disappear with the music to which they dance. During the past week these seven girls have commanded nearly as much attention as the equine exhibition, and from a spectacular view far exceed any ‘of the recent novelties introduced on the stage. Incased in a costume of wire and lace, the girls give a daz- might be cut short if the slightest ac- cident happened to bring them in con. tact with several thousand volts of electricity which they cavort around with. “The Strange Adventure of Jack and the Beanstalk” has racked the brains of electrical inventors as well as cos- tumers to such an extent that the elec tric dance, which the seven maidens perf01m nightly at the Casino, exhibit such a. bewildering 1hythm of burning fire that the audiences almost always .are silent from wonder .—New York Journal. Truth Crushed to Earth. Two fair young girls sat in a dainty boudoir gazing into each other’s eyes ,1 “We are such good friends, Marcia," said one, “and we can afford to say tc each other just what we think. Now I have such a splendid scheme. Sup- pose we start out to-day by telling each other the exact truth, without re gard to any question of politeness." “How perfectly lovely, Lobelia,’ cooed the younger girl of the two “Let's begin right away. What do you think of me?" “I think,” said Marcia, “that you are almost as pretty as you think you are, and when you don’t try to be you are the most charming girl in tho world. ” “How awfully good of you, ” joined the other, “and do you know that when you ‘came in I was think: ing that you looked just like one 01 those big feather clusters which had taken a notion to walk? Only your feet are so very large that the illusion was not quite pe1'fect.”——New YorlI Herald. .0 I ‘ Advertise inthe Gazar'ra. Most horseless carriages are run by. 8’submit six men presided. over as many chairs, GAZETTE' e- opened' The Old. Popular Shoe Store. New Stock, New Styles, New Prices, WOET IIY PBIOES BEFORE PIIIIOIIASIIIO ELSEWHERE. C. H. HARVEY BOOT AND SJzLOE DEALER, 70 NORTH MAIN STREET, SOUTH NORWALK. GIVEN ' AWAY FREE 2 Fine Hang1m: Lamp. DECEMBERN 31st,, 1896. amount of 25 cents, in either store, entitles you to one chance on a Beau- tiful Lamp, at R. GOLD‘SGHMID’I’S, 16 81 I8 Water Street, Norwalk. THIS splor Is ooIITIlIoTEII F0ll BY 1111111111111 11 lllTllllELL. f N31}; "'1“ t ‘ zling exhibition, which at any moment ' VI!” re- i Telephone Service. The, Southern - New England Telephone 0o- TELEPHONE SERVICE in this City with an equipment of Metallic a year Circuit, and Long Dis- - tance Transmitter at and upwards. according to the’amount and character of the service. For details, address the Local Oflir‘e of the Company, Sentinel B’ld’g., Washington 81., SOUTH N OR WALK. OFFERS I000 Boxes of Paper and Envelopes 50. per Box, worth 100. 510 pennds of LINEN PAPER, ruled or plain 201:. per lb. worth 30o. Must be sold to make room for HOLIDAY GOODS JOHN T. HAYES; 5 llain Street, Norwalk. PLYMOUTH ROCK ICE. Stores-and Families Supplied. ' Lowest Rates. Feather Blai Renovated. Feather Boas. Becurled to at Moderate Gest- NO. 26 BELDEN AVENUE. “gr-1;,“ RING BELL TWICE. 4,, Every Cash Purchase to the . 1111111 Look as Good as When New, - THE STRONG AND RESPONSIBLE STOCK MANAGEMENT OF THE ETNA LIF Of Hartford Conn, INSURANCE 001111111, Has produced results to Policy Holders which are unexcelled RECORD OF POLIOY IIO. I33,0I'I. Issus d in 1881, at age 35, for $1,000. 15 Year Endowment Annual Premium, .- ' - - $63.28. Amount of the Policy, $1,000.00 FIFTEEN ANNUAL PBEMIUMS. of $63 28 each, $949. 20 FIFTEEN ANNUAL DIVIDENDS, 199.07 NET COST to maturity, . - - - _ - 750.13 NET CAIN, - - - - - - 15249;"; This Policy matured in 1896. and showed a gain of $249. 87. And 15 years’ insurance for $1, 000. 00. MORGAN G. BULKELEY, President. JOHN I. HUTCHINSON, General Accident Agent, Hartford E. E. HALLOCK, General Agent, 5 Hublnger Bldg., New Haven. 1'1 W111 m Irena A FREE BICYCLE! The WHITE SHOE STORE will give away absolutely free, on Saturday evening, J anu- ary 2, 1897, I Beautiful High crane. 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 BROTH ERS’ WHITE SHOE STORE, 3 GAZETTE BUILDING, NORWALK,CONN. BI ~ AND HORSE Goons At Your Own ‘Price. REPAIRING A SPECIALTY. LUTHER M. WRIGHT. FACTORY AND REPOSI TORY, FRANKLIN 11 1111113011 Streets, South 11011111. I I
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