HERE AND. THERE
An Epitome of Happenings of
interest to the Public.
Garnered With Scissors ani Pencil.
—Go to 23 Wall street. (I17 tf
A tribe of Red Men willbc organized
to-mghi.
The evening schools are again under‘
headway.
The Iron Moulders Unoin will meet
tO-night. .
The Norwalk fire companies will elect
ofiicers this evening.
A‘Cath‘olic Orphans home is to be- in-
stituted in Bridgeport.
The Bowman—Wigham: wedding will
take place this afternoon. ‘
Miss Amy Watkins returned to her
college duties yesterday.
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One year ago to-morrow thermome-
ters registered 11 degrees below zero.
.Water‘Commissioner Treadwell was
in New York yesterday on a theatre
,party.
The Feast of the Epiphanyewill be
_'observed at St. Mary’s church to-mor-
row morning. a
Miss Clara Bette gave a card party to
eeveralof her South Norwalk friends
yesterday afternoon.
Winthrop IC. Curtis who has been
visiting relativesjin town has returned
to Williams college.
District Deputy Cofl‘in will install
the officers of Pioneer Castle. K. of M.
0., Friday evening.
The ofiicers of Buckingham Post and
the Relief Corps, G. A. R. will be in-
stalled tO-morrow night.
Senator Keeler and Representatives
Hurlbutt and Frost, left for the capitol
at Hartford, this morning.
Eighteen tramps'got in out of the
damp weather by securing lodgings at
the Hotel Howard last night.
—Great Bargains at 23 Wall street
for the next 20 days. d17 tf
Lewis McDonald who was a member
of Co. B, Seventeenth C, V. is dead at
Benton Harbor, Mich., aged 61 years.
The elected and appointive officers of
Our Brothers’ Lodge, I. O. O. F. were
installed by District Deputy Nichols of
Danbury, last night.
The trolley and electric light wires
were at cross purposes last evening,
causing slight delay to electric cars and
extra work by the Electnc Light com-
pany employees.
Alad named John Tanner who has
been asource of considerable trouble
to the police was committed to the
state Industrial School for boys by
Judge Hubbell this morning.
Hereafterthe prisoners at the County
jail will not be allowed copies of news-
papers that contain the news of the
day. The rule the sheriff says is made
solely for the good of the institution.
Mrs. Mary Grumman died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. '0 James
Warner in Danbury, Sunday evening,
aged 70 years. The deceased was born
in Ridgefield and was the widow of the
late Eben Grumman, of Wilton.
—-Owing to the continued illness of
Mr. Frank I. Jones, the crockery store
No. 23 Wall street will sell goods for
the next 20 days at a great sacrifice.
This is the place and now is ‘the time
[01' Bargains. d17 tf
'Iho following are the newly elected
officers Of the Y. P. S. C. E. society of
. Broad River: G. W. Knapp, Presi-
dent; T. H. Wilson, Vice-President;
Miss Edna E. Wilson,. Secretary and
Treasurer; Mrs. Thomas Geist, Organ-
ist.
Surprise Pal ly
Yesterday was the fourteenth anni-
versary of the marriage of Mr. and-
Mrs. Charles J. Ferries of Harriett
street. They intended quietly making
note over the happy rememberance of
the day by renew1ng their vows at the
teatable, little thinking that they were
to be the victims of a surprise party.
In the early evening there was a some-
what timid knock at the door which
was responded to, whereupon a number
of ladies and gentlemen pushed them-'
selves through the door and and pro-
ceeded to take possession of the rooms.
It wasa merry party and the enjoy-
. ments were kept "on the go” until a
late hour.
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Water Was Below Danger Line.
The water at the receiving reservoir
of the Norwalk Water works got below
' the “danger line” last Friday, and wa-
ter was turned into it from the South
Norwulk water pipes for two or three
days. It Is all right to day. This ac-
tion was deemed advisable by the com-
missioners, as in use of fire the pres
sure would not have been strong
; enough to.ccmbat the same.
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South Norwalk.
Branch Office of GAZETTE No.12
North Main Street
, Have you read Charles E. SeymOiir’s
advertisement- on the 8th page ?
R. Eugene Kinney has gone to the
Masonid Home at Wallingford.
Ben E. Andrews returned t)
Studies at Wesleyan this morning.
The term of E. E.‘ Growe as sta’.‘
prison director expires tomorrow.
The evening school resumed its ses-
sion at the Franklin street school last
night.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Twin City Wheelman will take place
to- night.
Old Well Lodge will install odiceIS
this evening. After labor will come r; -
freshm'ents.
The advance sale for Primrose and
West is unusuallv large. Hoyt’s Thea-
tre Thursday night.
Paul Cutbill‘has accepted a position
in White Plains, and will leave for that
place next week.
Reporter Charles Helmar’ a condition
is quite serious, and his physician has
ordered that he take a trip south.
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The Norwalk Street Railway com-‘
pany will place an electric signal near
the end of its line on Monroe street.
The trolley wire broke near Seymour
Place about 7:30 o’clock last night and
caused a short delay before it was re-
paired. .
The funeral of Lizzie Mulhara was
held from St. Mary’s church this morn-
ing. The interment was in St. Mary’s
cemetery.
George 'F. Bearse has purchased the
interest of Samuel Randall in the firm
of Randall Sr. Hoyt, bicycle dealers in
Washington street.
In the pi'nochle games between the
Mayflowers and Old Well H. S: L. com-
pany, in East Norwalk last night, the
latter won by a score of 15 to 9.
A large section of the ceiling in the
carriers department of the city p0 st of-,
fice fell yesterday, but luckily no one
was hurt by the falling plaster.
From the tonefof Mayor Bohannan’s
message, read to the Council last even-
ing, he was not in love with the present
disgraceful condition of the streets, or
the method of flooding them as prac-
ticed by the street sprinkler.
Nash Sr Van Scoy have a most attrac-
tive assortment of crockeries and glass
wares and general house furnishing
goods. While as steam and gas fitters
and general plumbers and metal . work-
ers they are unrivaled.
It was reported by the down Danbury
train last night, that a man had been
killed on the tracks near Bethel. A
thorough seargh by the railroad ofli-
cials, however, failed to find that any-
one had been inj ured much less killed;
Work will be resumed this week on
the dredging at the Keyser Point bar,
by Contractor Beardsley. It is propos-
ed to cut 011' the point south Of Keyser
Island, and widen and deepen the
channel from the Beacon to Round
Beach. The most radical change will
be at the bony, off Peach Island, where
most of the dredging will be done.
The will also be some excavation at the
bony, cfl‘ Commodore Burritt’s place.
There remainder of the appropriation
will be used to widen and deepen the
channel from the lower oystermen’s
docks to the steamboat dock.
srunnéii WRIST.
The Misses Gregory _Entertains their
Guest, Miss Barclay of New York.
The 'Misses Jeannette and Alyse
Gregory gave a most enjoyable whist
party last night, in honor of their
guest, MissAnloinette Barclay, of New
York city. There were five tablespo-
cnpied and the playing was unusually
spirited. Miss Vera Wood won the
first prize for the ladies, a handsome
bottle of chorce extract. and Miss Grace
Adams the second prize,a delicate china
cream pitcher. The prizes offered to
the gentlemén were won by Clarence
Cram,apearl handle knife, and Ru-
therford Keeler, a dainty ash receiver.
There was a floral souvenir for ea ch
player and at the close of the games a
dainty luncheon was served.
Those present included the Misses
Clara Betts, Grace Adams, Vera Wood,
Edith Hunter, Julia Lockwood, Grace
Byington, and the Messrs. Will Beers,
Williard Comstock, Samuel Partridge,
Robert Van Buren, Louis Leonard,
Frank VanBuren, Rutherford Keeler,
Clarence Cram, Ward Gregory, Ben
F. Andrews and Homer M. Byington.
o Whist.
The Social Whist club will meet at
the residence of Herbert W. Kemp, on
West Main street, this evening.
The Ruse contre ruse Whist club
will meet at the home of Miss Anna
Cotter, on West Main street, this even-
1112.
. _ Week of Prayer.’
The Services of the Week of Prayer,
at the First Congregational church, are
being held at the Chapel.
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, Trouble Enough.
Congress meets to-day and our Con-
necticut Legislature to-morrow. '
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AMUSEMENTS.
Primrose 81. West’s Minstrels.\
Messrs. Primrose and West are now I
in their twenty-fifth year as co-partuers
in business, the longest period of anV
two allied acting anagers in America
—if not in the w rid-”bearing that dis-
tinction. They are still young men,
full of ambition and energy, and are
always alert to the fact that the amuse-
ment- loving public must get the worth
of their money. They are now carry-
ing with them the largest minstrel
company in the world, which will °be
seen at Hoyt’s Theatre, Thursday
night, '
Have All Resigned.
Organist Smith, Mr. Sterling and the
Misses Ainsworth of the Baptist-,church
choir have all i‘edgnedr A new choir
is being organized and‘w1ll be in readi-
ness for next Sunday services at the
church.
City Tax For July.
Notice is given elsewhere in today’ s
GAZETTE that the tax bod’ks for 1896,
are to be found at the tifice of the City
Clerk in the GAZETTE building.
COnEéss t3 Homiéide.
SALAMANCA, N. Y., Jan. 5.—-William
Mead and Frank Martin, who are in Lit-
tie Valley jail, charged with the murder
of Charles O’Brien at Salumanca Satur-
day night, Dec. 26, have made a confes-
sion. Mead relates a. story which corrob-
orates the antemortem statement of
O’Brien as to the quarrel, but deviates
from it as to who was the aggressor, as-
serting that O’Brien was killed in self de-
tense.
Governor Black's First Order.
ALBANY, Jan. 5. —-Governor Black, issu-
ing through the adjutant general his first
order assuming command of the national
guard and naval militia, reorganizes his
staff and makes it the proper number by
this designation: “Edward Earl Britton
is appointed assistant adjutant general of
the state of New York, ranking as colonel
from Jan. 1, 1897, and assigned to duty as
ald- de- -camp on my stafi'. ”
The Chapman Case Again.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5. —In the supreme
court today application was made for a
writ of habeas corpus in the case of Elver-
ton R. Chapman, the New York broker
convicted for refusing to answer questions
put to him by the senate investigating
committee. Leave was granted to make
the application to be argued March 22.
The Marriage of Miss Sprockels.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 5.—The secret
marriage Of Miss Emma F. Spreekels to
Thomas Watson has caused a sensation.
Mr. Watson is an Englishman and a wid-
ower about 55 years old. His wife is about
2.8 Mrs. Watson has always been the fa-
vorite child of Claus Spreekels, the sugar
king, and has already come into possession
of about $2, 000, 000 worth of property.
Detroit's County Muddlo.
DETROIT, J an? 5. —Judge Donovan of the
circuit court today made permanent the
injunction heretofore granted restraining
the board of county supervisor's from pro-
ceeding with the erection of a county build-
ing under a. contract recently closed. The
principal ground for the application for in-
junction was “improper influence. ” '
Economizing at Derby, Conn.
DERBY, Conn., Jan. 5. —The Derby Sil-
ver company has given notice to the sala-
ried men ithheir employ that during this
present year they will be paid according to
the number of hours they work, and that
there are to be no more salaries. The plan
is in line with a system of economy, and
the salaried men have accepted.
Big Minors' Strike Threatened.
DENVER. Jan. 5.—Ouray and San Mig-
uel counties are on the verge of a miners’
strike that may surpass the one now in
progress in Leadville. The cause is the
. importation of nonunion miners, from Mis-
souri into the Virginius mine and Re-
venge tunnel, situated about nine miles
west of Ourny.
To Settle a Strike.
ALBANY, Jan. 5.-—State Arbitration
Commissioner W. H. H. Webster has gone
to Cohoes to try and bring about a. settle-
ment in the strike of the employees of the
Victor mills of that city.
. Shemold'a Trade \Vith De.
SHEFFIELD, Jan. 5.——The trade returns
of this city with the United States for the
year 1896 show a totAl of £526,384 ($2,631,-
920) against £536,243 ($2,681,215) in 1895.
Death of Sir Henry Halford. V
LONDON. Jan. 5.—Sir Henry Halford,
,who has just died, was captain of the Eng—
lish rifle team which visited America a
score of years ago.
Sir Joseph Hickson' Dead.
. MONTREAL, Jan. 5.—Sir Joseph Hick-
son, late general manager of the Grand
Trunk railway, is dead.
Postmaster: Appointed;
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5. —The fourth class
postmasters appointed today were: .
Pennsylvania—New Centerville, B. R.
Walker.
New Jersey—Elberon, J. F. Hayden.
Massachusetts—South Swansea, J. C.
Springer.
Judicial Changes In England.
LONDON, can. 5.-—Sir Joseph William
Chitty, judge of the chancery division of
the high court of justice, has been ap-
pointed lord justice of the appeal court,
vice Sir Edw ard Ebenezer Knv. resigned.
4.
Quick Relief from _Rheumatism.
M1. Elisha Berry, of this place says he
never had anything do him so much good,
and give such quick relief from rheumatism
as Chamberlain’s Pain Balm. He was
bothered greatly with shooting pains from
hip to knee until he used this liniinent,
which afforded prompt relief. -B. F. BAKER, 4
druggist, St. Paris, Ohio. For sale by E. P.
Weed, Druggist.
DIVIDEND NOTIoE.
' coiliral llational Bank,
' NORWALK, CT., Dec. 29, 1896.
"- The Directors of this bank have this day
declared a semi-annual dividend of three per
cent. payable January 2nd, 1897.
W11. A, Courts. Cashier. ‘
THE EVENING GAZETTE
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CORNER MARI AND WALL STREETS, NORWALK .
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N. Y., Office, 44:2 BroadWay.
The Last Week Before inventory,
All Our surplus stocks and odds and end ,smust be sold this
week, regardless of cost. ~ , e -
DOLLS:--
As our custom is, not to carry stock from season to season,
we have cut the price on dolls and toys in half, that is $3. 00
dolls $1.50; dolls that were $2.00, $1.00, and 50.;c if you come
quickly-you can’buy at $100, 500, and 250. None sold to dealers.
CLOAKS AND WRAPS. .
The thrifty woman will appreciate the great values In our bi
cloak room during this week, as our assortment of styles and
sizes are yet very large. A visit to this department IS time profit-
ably spent Rare baigains 1n Ladies’ House Gowns, HeaVy Per-
cales and Flannelettes at very low piices.
Navy, Grey, Green and Black, $ l .25
Ladies’ Wool Shirt waists, MW,
Children’s Knit Wool Jackets Buttes in Great iareiies/
At Special Prices.
DOMESTIGS. " ' ‘ -°
3000 Yards White and Fancy Domet Flannel, a Great Bargain, {per yard, 5c.
White Detachable Collars, in
_ soo'white Crochet Quilts, $1.50 quality, for this week, each, $1.00.
OneBale’, 36 inch Brown sheeting. extra value, per yard, 51:.
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' Handkerchiefs.
]500 Swiss Embroidered Hander-kchiets, slightly mussed
while displayed In our Xmas window, 12% —c, 19 and 250, qualities,
to clear out quick, 100.
RIBBONS.
500 Pieces Satin and Gro Grain, all Pure Silk, value 18c, for this week only, per
I0c. .
yard,
G-lOveS: ,
I , Ladies’ 4 button Foster hook Glove, $1.00 quality balance of
hOliday stock, about 10 dOZ. in all, to clean out, 500.
Ladies’ Silk Mittens, plain and fancy back, $l 00 quality, for
Saturday and Monday, per pair, 50c.
THE BOSTON STUHE to. Main and Wall 813.
,, Re-opened!
The Old. Popular Shoe Store.
New Stock, New Styles, New Prices,
@BET I" PRIGES BEFORE PIIRGIIISIRB ELSEWHERE. li' WILL PAY “Illa
C. H. HARVEY
BOOT AND SHOE DEALEIE,
70 NORTH MAIN STREET. SOUTH NORWALK.
B OST 0 N \STOR E,
Norwalk Chronicler