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who'succeeds Mr. Morgan of Bridge-
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WHAT THEY SAY
EVERY EVENING WHEN THE
GAZETTE COMES, THERE IS A
SCRAMBLE FOR IT. WE DIVIDE
IT INTO FOUR PARTS, AND
EACH OF US TAKE ONE.

 

 

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THAT THE GAZETTE Is A HOMI -
‘ PAPER THAT THE GAZETTE II
A NEWSY PAPER. THAT .THE
GAZETTE Is A CLEAN PAPER. ‘
THAT EVERY PAGE OF THE
GAZETTE IS READ. ’

 

 

VOL. VII. N O. 1648.

NORWALK. CONN., THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 1,1897.

PRICE ONE CENT.

 

_WASHINO_10N NEWS.

John Russell Young Nominated

to be Librarian of Congress.

One of the Most Popular Nominations Yet
Made by the President.

GAZETTE BUREAU, l
1235 NEW YORK AVENUE,
WASHINGTON June 30. i

One of the most generally pleasing
as well as important nominations yet
made by President McKinley, was sent
to the Senate to-day. 'Mr. John Rus-
sell Young, of Philadelphia, was to-day
nominated by the President tO be the
new Librarian of Congress and execu-
tivo head of the magnificent new Con-
gressional Library.

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The new librarian, will be fifty-six
years Old in November, and is in full
health and vigor. His public service
includes his mission to China from
March, 1882 to 1885.

Mr. Young is best known as a news-
paper and literary man. He succeeded
the late Sidney Howard Gay as Manag-
ing Editor of the N. Y. Tribune and
after that was Washington correspon-
dent and editorial writer for the New
York Herald.

Mr. Young wrote ‘_‘Around the World
with Gen. Grant,” and is now engaged
in writing a life Of Gen. Grant.

His second wife was a Miss Jewell, an
adopted daughter of Mr. MarshallJew-
ell, formerly Postmaster General and
Governor of Connecticut and Minister
to Russia. ,

He is considered the most versatile,
if not the ablest journalist in the whole
field of letters. ‘

Mr. Ainsworth R. Spoiford, the pres-
ent librarian, will be the chief assist—
ant librarian in the new order of things.

Mr. Bernard R. Green, who, under
the direction of the late Gen. Thomas
L. Casey, completed the designs of Mr.
Smithmeyer, the architect of the build-
ing, will be superintendent of the Li~
brary building and grounds, at $5,000 a
year.

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Gen. Stewart L. VVOodford, minister
to Spain, took the oath of Office at the
State Department tO-day. He im-
mediately arranged to make a personal
call upon Senor Dupuy de Lome, the
Spanish minister to this country.

Lieut. Dyer, Of the N ayy, will prob-
ably be appointed naval attache to Gen
Woodford. It is said that the minister
will wear, while in Spain a brigadier
general’s uniform.

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Speaker Reed is quoted as saying

that the tariff bill will not be in con-

ference more than a week. It is the.

House program to allow no discussion
when the bill first reaches the House.
The amendments of the Senate will be
non-concurred in, and the bill sent to
conference at once. After the first re-
port comes back not more than two
days’ debate will be permitted.
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The last of the Christian Endeavor
delegates left for their long journey
across the continent early this morning.

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Commissioner of Patents Butter-
worth says the business Of the Patent
Office for the current calendar year will
be an increase of 7 per cent over last
year and that the receipts will be over
In view of this en-
couraging showing and of the force
Of the office, he has asked Congress to
insert in the urgent deficiency bill an
appropriation of 40 per cent of this

increase for additional appointments.’

Over $4,500,000 is now in the Treasury
to the credit Of the Patent Office and
this fact and the crippled service have
been pointed out to Congress.
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Vice President Hobart gave a recep-
tion to Senators at his residence on La;
The house
was handsomely decorated for the occa-
sion, and lunch was'served during the
evening. The reception was largely

attended, and notwithstanding the heat

about sixoy members of the Senate
were present.
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Senator Gallinger, from the pensions
committee, has favorably reported the
bill providing“that upon the considera-

‘ tion of any application for a pension
- under- any law of the United States the

fact-that the applicant was accepted

and mustered, into the military or naval
service Of the United States shall be
'f-Ltaken and" held as prima facie proof
that such applicant was of sound body
7- and mind at the time he was so ac-

ceptedand mustered.” “
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H. Roberts Of New York,

1will be chosen.

 

was at the Treasury Department to-day
arranging for his formal installation in
office tO-morrow. A force of fifty ex-
pert counters will be engaged about
three months in counting the $726,000,-
000 of money and bonds in the treasur-
er’s hands.
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It is understood that the democrats
in the Senate will agree to a final vote
on the tariff bill at 4 O’clock on Satur-
day.

 

Operated for Appendicitis.

Charles De Witt Rogers, son of H.
B. Rogers of New Canaan, and clerk in
Comstock Brothers’ South Norwalk
store, was operated upon last evening
for appendicitis. Dr. McBirney of New
York performed the operation assisted
by Drs. Walter Hitchcock, A. N. Clark
and S. H. Huntington.

The Operation disclose the fact that
the vermiform appendix had broken
and the discharged had permeated his
system.

The sufferer underwent the Operation
successfully and is doing as well as can
be expected under the circumstances.
He has two trained nurses from New
Haven in attendance and Dr. Walter
Hitchcock is in charge, but it will be
two or three days before the result can
be known. Charley has many warm
personal friends in town who will wish
for his speedy recovery. ‘

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Great Bicycle Parade.

The greatest bicycle parade ever held
in this state will take place next Mon-
day, July 5, in Bridgeport. The
Bridgeport Evening Post and the
Morning Telegram are behind it and the
two papers have secured a splendid as-
sortment Of prizes to be distributed
among the paraders. Among these
prizes are seven elegant wheels and
the total value is in the neighborhood
of $1,500. More than a dozen clubs are
expected from out-side the city and
many of the novelties which have fig—
ured prominently in the big parades
in New York and Brooklyn will also
swell the parade. In the afternoon at
Pleasure Beach, the races will take
place under the auspices of the Bridge-
port Wheel club. ,

Gone to California.

Among those from Norwalk and
South Norwalk who have gone to San
Francisco to attend the sixteenth an-
nual convention of the Christian En-
deavor society are, Miss Charlotte La-
mont, Mrs. M. E. Smith, Mrs. C. S.
Trowbridge, J. Wallace Punzelt, Mrs.
M. E. Waterbury,Mrs. John H. Ferris,
Miss Eva Ferris, Mrs. S. M. Upson,
William C. Foote, Mrs. F. R. Coulter,
Dr. and Mrs. C. F. Boutwell,Mrs. S. A.
Starr, Rev. and Mrs. T. K. Noble, B.
F. Andrews, Mrs. Frederick Belden,
Edwin P. Clark, Mrs. Edwin Clark,
Miss Grace Allen, George E. Curtis,
Fletcher Van Hoosear, Chester and
Willis Selleck.

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Stole a Sheet.

Frederick Porter, Joseph Gorman,
George Lynch and John German were
arrested by Officer Hunt charged with
stealing a sheet from Dennis Callahan
of the Rocks Road. Judge Gregory
discharged Porter and after giving the
other boys a severe lecture continued
their cases for a month.

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Sympathy.

Reporter Taylor of the GAZETTE hav-
ing been confined to the house for the
past two weeks, Reporter Feency be-
came jealous of his prolonged rest and
last night went off and gathered unto
himself a quiet case of chills. Al-
though it is unusually hot tO-day, Bar-
ney can have a chill at a moment’s n0-
tice. '

—Great Reduction in Bicycles.

1897 Columbia’s $75; 1896 Columbia’s
$60. Hartfords—patterns 7. 8, 9, and
10, $50; pattern 2, $45: pattern 1, $40;
patterns 5 and 6, $30. F. S. Ambler, 29
Wall street. J. 30 t f

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A Yellow Journal Yarn.

The reported hold—up Of Samuel Han-
ford near New Canaan, and the firing
of two shots through his straw hat, by
a highwayman, should be printed and
bound between a yellow cover.

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Norwalk vs. Stamford.

A team race between Norwalk and
Stamford riders is being arranged by
George Beck to take place next Wed-
nesday night. Two teams comprising
the speediest riders from both places
They will start at
equal distances, the finishing point be-
ing Lakeside Inn. 4

 

—The [lay We Iielcbrate.

Everybody go and see the big dis-
play Of fireworks on sale at Benedict
and Ambler’s Branch Store Opp. Bos—
ton Store Wall St. Norwalk. Call

early and avoid the rush. Prices the
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. have finally succeeded.

 

BOHANN_AiI_uuns. _

Stamford’s Municipal Fiasco
to be Terminated
This Week.

Had No Authority to Pay Firemen and City
Laborers.

The Stamford municipal muddle of
the past several weeks is about to be
cleared up as Mayor Bohannan decided
yesterday that he should not force the
issue as to whether Judge Downs was
legally judge and corporation counsel.
“The rule or ruin” policy which the
Democrats have termed the action of
the Republican councilmen in the mat-
ter has so seriOusly interfered with
public business as to occasion a very
serious state of affairs.

Mayor Bohannon has decided that it
would be dangerous to further prolong
it as matters have reached such a crisis
that, owing to the withdrawal of the
Republican councilmen at the different
meetings, all business of the city gov—
ernment was at a standstill. Private
individuals Offered personal security tO
the city treasurer as bills had not been
approved to pay the city laborers.

At a consultation of the councilmen
held tO-day it was decided to call a
special meeting of the council either
tO-night or tO-morrow evening, when
matters that have been long pending
will probably be cleared up.

Ex-Mayor Scofield and Commodore
James Smith called on City Treasurer
Riker yesterday and offered their per-
sonal securities that the treasurer
might be able to pay Off the city labor-
ers and Councilman Frank Hoyt hand-
ed tO the chief of the fire department a
check Of $900, so that members of the
department might be paid July 1. With
the solution Of the matter it will be un-
necessary for the city officials to be Ob-
liged to accept these Offers.

NORWALK ‘GETVS $I8'0.50.

The Fiscal Year ofthe County Ended Yes
terday.

 

The County Commissioners took in

$43,725 for liquor license during the
month of June, of which $2,185 was
turned into the county treasury. The
balance was distributed to the tOWns
as follows: Norwalk, $180.50; Bridge-
port, ‘39,083; Greenwich, $427.50; Dan-
bury, $935.75; Stamford, $541.50; Strat-
ford, $190.50; Huntington, $180.50.

Up to yesterday the Commissioners
had granted 253 licenses in Bridgeport.
The total amount of money turned into
the Bridgeport city treasury during
the two months, May and June, was
$122,841. The fiscal year of the county
ended yesterday.

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His Friends Alarmed.

The Stamford friends of Dr. J. M.
Hanway, who recently moved from this
City to Norwalk, are greatly disturbed
over the strange disappearance of the
doctor. Mr. Hanway’s Norwalk Office
was closed about a weekor so ago, and
when the doctor was last seen he was
in a despot; Int mood. His occasional
visits to his Stamford friends ceased
abruptly, and when it was subsequently
learned by them that he had disap-
peared from Norwalk they were com-
pletely mystified and a little alarmed.
The doctor has been missing now for
several days, it is said—Advocate.

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Siddons in Training.

George Siddons, _ the well known
Bridgeport boxer, is training at Cap-
tain Bond’s place in Stratford for his
match with Lew Webster of VVater-
bury, formerly of South Norwalk. The
go is to be to a finish and will be pulled
Off in the course of two weeks some-
where in the state. For some time the
admirers Of the two men have been try-
ing to get on such a match and they
The match
will be in private for a purse.

Norwalk at Yale.

At the Yale graduation exercises
yesterday Robert S. Van Buren and
George E. Cram received Ph. D. de-
grees and Arthur H. Bissell formerly
of Norwalk but now Of Montclair, N. J .,
received the James Gordon Bennett
prize in political science.

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Rodemeyer’s Definition.

A trolley fender has saved a New
Haven man’s life'. What is a trolley
fender, anyhow ‘?—Meriden'Republi zan.

Such unsophisticated candor deserves
to be rewarded. A trolley fender is a
thing that prevents scorchers from
running over the electric cars—Palla-
dium.

~ hang RACES.

W. 8. Persons" of South Nor.
walk Wins Time Prize.

Waller Jennings of the Alpha Club Crossed
the Line First.

, The annual Westport ten mile handi-
cap bicycle road race occurred yester—
day. but there were not as many pres-
ent as on former years, nor was there
as much enthusiasm. A mistake was
also made in the distance and the
wheelmen rode seven and three-quarter
miles instead Of the usual ten.

George Darrow was referee, C. Ford
Seeley starter and George H. Allen
acted as announcer.

There was to have been a local race
and a race between colored men, but
owing to a lack of entries these did not
take place.

The men crossed the line at the finish
as follows:

TValter Jennings, Alpha; 22:42
Wm. H. Weed, East Norwalk; 22:43 1-2

August Knor, Cranbury; 22:57
H. Batchelder, New Haven; 23:14
Carl Wuerz, Darien; 23:32
R. S. Curtis, East N orwalk; 23:38
H. S. Roberts, East Norwalk; 23:39

W. H. Northrop,New Milford; 24:07

W. Stewart, Saugatuck; 24:08
J. H. Houlihan, E. Norwalk; 24:10
Frank Walsh, Saugatuck; 24:15
W. S. Persons, SO. Norwalk; 21:22
F. S. Mills, Southport; 24:27

There were six prizes and a time
prize.

Walter Jennings of the Alpha club
crossed the line first and won the first
prize, a gold watch, and W. S. Persons
on an Orient won the time prize, apair
of Opera- glasses, going over the course
in 21:22. -

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THE HOTTEST YET.

 

The Warm Weather is to Continue for
Some Time.

".id Sol sent his hot rays down on
our heads yesterday and forced us to
swelter. In the early forenoon, the
mercury rose to 80 degrees. It con-
tinued to rise until it reached a point
opposite 86 degrees at 2 O’clock in the at
.ternoon. It was the hottest day of the
summer season up to date. _

‘ The damp atmosphere after the rain
fall in the morning did very much
to make the day uncomfortable for
pedestrains. The air was close and
heavy. At noon, however, a light
breeze from the southwest took away
the moisture in the air and allowed the
sun an Opportunity of blazing down on
the pavements. All the stores let down
their awnings in front for protection
against the heat. People on the street
sauntered along, and tried to look
fresh and cool, but their collars wilted.

The'indications point to a continued
hot wave for some time, at least.

Lemon Social.

The Epworth League of the First
Methodist church held :1. Lemon social
and Musical entertainment in Red
Men’s hall on Washington street,S0uth
N orwalk, last night. Although it has
been called a lemon social it by no
means implys that nothing but lemon
flavors cOuld be procured. On the con-
trary cakes Of all kinds, creams and
ices Of all flavors and lemonade were in
abundance. The tables were all'beauti-
fully decorated with flowers, daisies
being the most prominent, and the
pretty waitresses added considerably
to the scene. The musical part of the
evening’s program consisted Of a piano
solo, by Mrs. James Golden; a recita-
tion, selected,by Mrs. Milo H. Parsons;
Tenor solo, by Charles A. Moore; Ban-
jo selections, by Miss Eva Collins; reci-
tation, Charles Greenwood, and selec-
tions on the Mandolin and guitar by
Frank Leone. The proceeds will go
toward paying the League’s subscrip-
tion to the new church fund.

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Boat Races.

Manager Hoyt received the result Of
the freshmen race at Poughkeepsie
withinafew minutes after the finish
last evening, and the signal flags were
displayed on the GAZETTE flag staff
announcing Cornell first, Columbia
second and Pennsylvania third.

The varsity race between the same
colleges will take place to-morrow af-
ternoon, and signals announcing the
finish of each crew will be displayed
again. Blue for Cornell, blue and
white Columbia and white with black
square in center for Pennsylvania,

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—Flags and lanterns at Benedict

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and Ambler’s Branch Store,
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A DARIEN ROW.

The Selectmen at Loggerheads
and School Teachers Wait
for Their Pay.

The Trouble originated Cver Taxing Town
' Notes.

The town government of Darien has
another of the little rows which serve
to vary the monotony of life in that
town. The selectmen are at logger-
heads, and school teachers and men
who work upon the roads are waiting
for their wages.

Early in the year Albert H. Scofield,
a memberof the Board of Relief, noti-
fied T. W. Austin that a note held by
the latter to secure money borrowed by
the town would be placed upon,the tax
list. In consultation with a lawyer it
was found that the amount was taxable
sure enough. Austin insisted that all
holders of town notes should be treated
alike. First Selectman Mackey fur-
nished to the Board of Relief a list of
them, but notices were not served upon
the parties. /

Selectmen Waterbury and Raymond
have been acting in opposition to
Selectman Mackey in various town mat-
ters. They found that a Stamford
bank would assume all the town notes
at 411: per cent. interest. The rate paid
to local'holders is 5 per cent., and they
agreed to'accept the lower rate. The
selectmen, however, concluded to trans-
fer the obligations to the Stamford
bank. They began operations by noti—
fying Dr. W. F. French that a check
for $2,000 awaited him in the Town
Clerk’s office, and that interest on his
loan would cease. It being claimed
that this notice was not legal, Dr.
French ignored it.

At a recent meeting of the Board of
Selectmen, Mr. Mackey refused to sign
orders for the transfer of the loans.
This made Selectmen VVatei-bury and
Raymond angry. They went to the
bank and tried to negotiate a loan of
$1,000 to pay Mrs. David Waterbury
and Mrs. Charles Webb. two other
noteholders. The bank naturally re-
fused to do business without the sign a-
ture of Selectman Mackey, who is town
agent. At the last meeting Waterbury
and Raymond refused to sign town or-
ders unless Mackey agreed to their
propositions with regard tO town loans.
Mackay said he was not going to be
coerced into doing what he did not be-
lieve was proper, and the meeting
broke up.

 

PERSONAL NOTES.

The Misses Alice and Emma Brad-
ley, of Danbury, are the guests of Miss
Jennie Dickson of Lincoln avenue.

Master Thomas Havey has left Nor-
walk with his aunt, Miss Mary Havey
of Jewitt City, to visit his. grandparents
in that place. .

Mrs. David M. Lane of Harbor ave-
nue is seriously ill. '

The Chasmar~Lincoln wedding will,
it is reported, take place at an' early
date.

Timothy Fitch is soon to move from
his present residence, on Merwin
street, where he has lived for nearly
forty years.

Will Smith, a former jeweler at Spen-
cer’s, will celebrate his. 10th wedding
anniversary at his home in Seymour,
July 2nd. Norwalk friends will be
present.

Miss Agnes Gibbs entertained her
friends at a musical-e at her home on
Elm street yesterday afternoon.

A lawn party was given last night by
Miss May Shepard at her home in Win-
nipauk. A large number of young
people were present and enjoyed a good
time. The Twin City Mandolin club
furnished music.

A son has been born to Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Taylor of Mott Avenue.

City clerk E. M. Lockwood is in New
Haven tO-day. .

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Going to Thimble Islands.

The Mayotta will leave for the Thim-
ble Islands on Thursday next when
Captain Osborn will have as his guests
Judge and Mrs. H. Whitmore Gregory
and, Miss Miller. While at the Islands
the party will stay with ex-Senator Asa
Smith. ’

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—Malaria Can Shake

and shackle the strongest constitution.

Riggs’ Malaria Cure can smite and
smother malaria. Will you take it in
time, or will you shake and ache and
feel twenty years older? The cure is
the same then, only slower. _
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—All the successful Merchants of

this City Advertise in THE GAZETTE.

 

 

 

AJUNE WEDDING.

The Bell :VKellogg Nuptials
Under a Bell ofDaises.

A Gaily Dressed Trolley Car Carried the
Guests to the..Depot.

A pretty home wedding took place at
the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Jarvis
Kellogg, 4 Center avenue, yesterday
afternoon, when their daughter Mis‘s
Maud Louise was married to George
Allen Bell of Buffalo. The house was
profusely decorated with daisies and
potted palms. The Rev. F. A. Scofield
performed the ceremony, which was
witnessed only by the relatives and

near friends of the couple.

The bride who wore a gown of white
silk with trimmings of chiffon and a
veil of tulle was attended by her sister
Miss Clara Kellogg as maid of honor,
she wearing a gown of white organdie .
over green silk, both carried bouquets
of sweet peas and bride roses. 'The
groom’s best man was Schuyler Water-
bury, and the usher was Fred S. Am-
bler. After the ceremony the happy
couple received the congratulations of
their friends standing under a huge
bell of daisies.

Miss Fannetta Rose presided at the
piano and rendered Mendelsohn’s and
Lohengrin’s wedding marches.

The presents were pretty and num-
erous consisting mostly Of silver and
cut glass.

When the newly married pair were
ready to departa Street Railway car
decked with flags and flowers was 'in
waiting, to convey the bridal party to
the South Norwalk depot. Rice was
showered with no sparing hand all the
way down and was abated only when
the train drew away from the station.

Mr. and Mrs. Bell will make a two .
week’s trip through New York. state
stopping at Albany, Saratoga and Ni—
agara and from there to the home of the
groom in Buffalo, where they will per-
manently reside.

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—Fireworks at Hayes’ 5 Main. 3'28 3t.

 

Henry Stanton is seriously ill at his
home on Orchard street.

Bridgeport’s new city directory
places the population at 66,234.

—-Order your ice cream for the
Fourth at DeKlyn’s. j 30 4-t

Charles A. Burr who was taken sud-
denly ill Tuesday' is reported as 1m-
proving under the care of Drfi'S. H.
Huntington.

—WANTED.~—A thoroughly compe-
tent girl for general housework, apply
at 21 Belden avenue. J. 30 t f.

Mrs. Sarah L. Bessey and Miss
Amanda Smith of Mei-win street, and
Mr. and Mrs. James Forbush of Berke—
ley street will spend the fourth with
friends in Litchfield county.

—12{=~ Dimity and lawns at 6‘} cents at
the Boston Store, Norwalk.

The case of W. S. Kemp vs. Harriet
Smith will be heard in the town court
this afternoon.

—°h0es at lowest prices and every
50c gets coupon for the $75 in gold. A.
H. Hoyt & Son, 37 Wall street. J1 1t

Mrs. Dexter Hitchco’ck. who has
been visiting in Mount 'Holyoke, was
taken ill and Dr. Hitchcock left on
Monday for that place. He is expected
to return this afternoon.

—Owing to the great crush at the
Boston Store the half-price sale will be
continued all day Friday. 4

A large load of pottery ware arrived
at the freight depot this morning for
the Norwalk Pottery company.

 

 

BIRTHS.

TAYLOR—In N orwalk, June 29, a son,
to Mr. and Mrs. Walter T. Taylor.

 

 

MARRIAGES.

BELL—KELLOGG—In Norwalk, June
30, George Allen Bell, of Buffalo, N. Y.,
and Miss Maud Louise, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Jarvis Kellogg.

CAMPBELL — GORDON — In Stamford,
June 27, William Campbell and Miss
Rachael Gordon.

McDONALD — KERWIN — In Bridge-
port, June 30, Alfred McDonald and
Miss Annie Kerwin.

SOMERS—VIILBURN—{n Bridgeport,
Jilne 30, by Rev. Frank Russell, W11-
liam Somers and Miss Carrie Milburn.

 

 

DEATHS.

VVILLIAMS.—In Stratford, June 30th,
Hattie Belle, daughter of John and
Hat-tie Williams, aged 3 years.