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Branch Office of‘GAZETTE hi0. 21
North Main Street.
The police found a man asleep on
' . Marshall street at an early hour Sun-
day morning, with a concrete walk for
a bed and the sky and a few autumn
leaves for a coverlet, and a “jag” as a
sleeping potion. He was taken to the
police station where he furnished a
cash bond and was permitted to go
home. He said that he purchased the
jag at an up-town saloon.
Billy Forsyth who had a 10-round go
with a good opponent at the Green
Point Athletic club, Saturday night
was in this city yesterday, apparently
none the worse for the punishment ‘he
gavethe other fellow.
Henry Whitlock made a telling
speech at the Salvation Army meeting
last night, and gave excellent words of
advice to those who are crowding each '
other on the “broad path to eternal
misery.”
—Prof. M. S. Rosen, the‘ well-known
oculist Optician, can be consulted at
his ofiice in the parlor of the Mahacke-
mo Hotel, South NorWalk, Tuesdays
from 9 a. m. to 8 p. m. Eyes examined
free ‘ f5 tf
Joseph Starford went into the woods
Saturday in company with his gun and
captured several messes of rabbits, a
number of quail and filled a fox full of
shot. He will try to recover the shot
the fox has in its possession, on Wed-
nesday, if it takes a bullet to do it.
There is a burst in- the water main
at low water mark near the Washing-
ton street bridge, where the main
crosses the creek en route to East
Norwalk.
George Tallmadge succeeds “Dick”
Fitzgerald as clerk at Coleman’s news
agency. Mr. Fitzgerald had been in
the employ of Mr. Coleman for nine
years, and leaves with a good recom-
mend from the latter. ‘
C. Ford Seeley of New Yerk and A.
McPhelemy,Were in this city yesterday.
The ocean barge “Hope” with 900
tons of coal is unloading at Wilson
Point. The cargo is consigned to
parties on the Danbury division of the
Consolidated railroad.
The Blossom club took a bicycle run
to Stamford yesterday, the party in-
cluding several ladies. On their. re-
turn they were invited into the home
of Col. H. A. Saunders on the Connec-
ticut turnpike where they0were treated
to a repast that was a surprise and a
“astronomical..-sr‘ainbovf’; ..of all. that»
makes gifd‘k’he palates of hungry bicy-
cle riders,»g,u.':A- .‘fruit cake-the size of a‘
wash-tub 5nd evidently baked in “an
oven of good cheer” was a central piece
' and each received a lavish piece of the
same, including some of the reporters
who were not present.
N ewsman Wheeler opens his branch
newstand in- the Mahackemo hotel
lobby, to-day.
Captain James E. Stevens took' his
nephew on a fishing excursion on Sat-
urday and when .‘tli'ey returned home
they had nearly three bushels of black-
fish, all ~ of which" they caught with
hook and line.
It is expected that the Department
Commander, the Mayor and City coun-
cil, besides veterans from the Posts at
New Canaan, Westport, Stamford and
Norwalk will be present at the celebra-
tion of the 20th anniversary of Douglas
Fowler Post, G. A. R., which takes
place at the Post headquarters to—night,
and for which celebration elaborate
preparations have been made.
The Bachelors’- ball will take place
this evening.
Albin N eurkirchner proposes visit-
ing Buckholz the alleged murderer of
Schulte, at the State prison in Middle-
town this week.
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LOCAL AND OTHER NEWS.
Mr. George Clarke who is now in
England expects to return home about
November 15.
IA horse belonging to Charles"
Brotherton of Harbor avenue, died
Saturday night.
. Complaint is made by. bicycle riders
, of the dumping of oyster and clam shells
at the foot of Spring hill.
An umbrellavalued at $? was drawn
by a Belden avenue resident at John
Manning’s cafe Saturday night.
Charles Anderson Who is acting as
fireman, watchman, etc. at the Fair- ‘
field County bank was careless in his
work last night, such carelessness rs-
aulting in the blowing out of a valve
in the heating arrangements of the
building. ’
“Billy” Macy and Effie ThOmpson
VI won the prize in the “cake walk”
given at the Athenaeum by the Ohio
bricklayers, Saturday night.
The St. Mary’s fair will open at the
Armory, on Saturday, Nov. 6th.
Mike Heel was before his honor,
I Judge Gregory on the'charge of intox-
‘ ication this morning.
. guilty and paid a fine of $5.
He pleaded
-—No claimsfno armdavus, out .a
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THlElIES AT Nonomu.
Selectman Thames Bath House Entered
and ‘Tools Stolen.
Several acts of lawlessness have been
committed in Noroton the past few
nights. It is- presumed they are the
work of boys, possibly boys now under
surveileance for similar offences.
The residence of E. H. Herzog, Col-
lender’s Point, was entered Wednes-
day night, access being. gained by cut-
ting out a pane of glass. A valuable
carpet was ripped from the stairs and
carried away.
The bath house on the shore, in
which Selectman Thomes,who is build-
ing a dock for Mr. Herzog, had his
tools stored, was entered' by breaking
out the glass. Two large saws .and a
pair of rubber boots, the latter the
property of Peter N eilson of East N or-
walk, were stolen.
The Stevens Point Hotel was also en-
tered. It appeared as though an axe
had‘been used on the square piano. It
was broken beyond repair.
‘ The brass work on Contractors Bates
& Downs’s engine at the stone-crusher
on J. D. Crimmins’s property was
stolen. Other acts have been commit-
ted which will probably receive the at-
tention of the authorities.
HIS ARM DISLOGATED.
A Bedding Man Injured 0n tho Bethel
Road.
Howard Nash, a Redding farmer,
who had been into Danbury with a load
of cabbages, was driving home. along
the Bethel road, Saturday noon, when,
his horse shied and he fell out of the
wagon into the street. One of his arms
was dislocated.
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Surprised His Parents.
A few years since Willie Loomis suf-
fered an attack of what is known as the
western fever and suddenly left home.
After a few months his parents heard
of him as being in Texas, later in
Southern California, and yet later on a
ranch in the far west. All letters home
which the lad wrote frequently for a
“westerner” conveyed the information
“I am in good health, and hope to see
you all later,” or words to that effect.
Last Saturday evening, as his parents
Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Loomis were
eating their supper in stalked a fine
and healthy looking young man who
the mother was only-to quick to recog,
nize asiher- son. "And it was a glad-
some welcome that “Willie” .received.
Yesterday was a “great day” at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Loomis,
and the friends of the young man as-
siste'd in making his welcome home a
gladsome one. '
It was an unexpected surprise to his
parents and friends, but they will re-
gret to learn that he proposes after a
brief stay here returning to the west
again. -
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Recent Deaths.
Charles H. Fitch, a well known car-
penter died at his home on East avenue,
Sunday, in the 47th year of his age.
‘The deceased had been ill for several
months and last week was taken. to the
Bridgeport hospital for treatment, but
at his request he was brought home on
Saturday, and died as above. He leaves
a wife and four children. The deceased
was a member of the M. E. church and
also of the Carpenter’s Union. ‘ The
funeral will be held Wednesday after-
noon.
Mrs. Ellen Rice widow of John Rice
died at her home on the Strawberry
hill road, Saturday aged about 70 years.
Mrs. Jennie Clemmets formerly of
N orwalk, died in the hospital at Bridge '
port on Saturday. Funeral director
Jennings has charge of the remains and
they will be interred in this city.
PERSONAL NOTES.
Dr. Willis S. Crowe of New Haven,
was a guest of his parents on West ave-
nue yesterday. ' ‘ '
Mrs. Emily Bland and daughters,
Dorothy and Edith, will sail on the
Cunard line steamer, Umbria for Eu-
rope on Oct. 23.
Dr. Willis S. Putney of Milford has
been visiting his sister, Mrs. O. I. Allen
of South Norwalk. '
Mr. and Mrs. David Gould of Acad-
emy street,have returned from Chicago.
Barn Burned.
A large barn upon Levi Andrews?
farm, near New Fairfield, was burned
Saturday evening about eight o’clock.
One of the farm bands was out in the
barn with a lantern, and in some way
upset it , causing the bay to catch fire.
Nothing but hay and some farming im-
plements were in the structure. The
loss is about $800, partially insured.
Unclaimed Letters.
The following letters remain un-
claimed at the Norwalk post office,
October 16th, 1897:
Miss C. Aldridge, Miss Helen Brad-
ley, Elmer Gardis, Daniel Lord, Mrs.
L. F. Robins, Miss Georgia Sciplirf.
W. H. MALONE, P. M.
.—Live Merchdnts Heep their names
before the Public. An Advertisement
in THE GAZETTE will be read. . ‘
TH E: EVENI N GGAZ E TTEl
A MILLION DOLLAR CLOAIKL __
From Fifty to a Hundred Years Spent In
Making It; " '
What is probably the most costly
cloak in the world is onenow in the
National Museum, and was once the-
» property of the queens of the Hawaii‘
an islands in barbarous days. This
cape belonged to the wife of Kehuas«
kalani, one of the most powerful chiefs
of the islands. After the abolition of
slavery in 1841 this chief rebelled and
tried to re-establish the ancient relig-
ion. A bloody battle was fought, the
kin-g and queen were slain, and the
cloak'fell into the hands of the vic-
tors, thus becoming the property of
King Kamehameha III, and by him
given to Captain J. H. Aulick, U.- S.
N. '
The foundation of the cape is a net‘
work of clone, or native hemp, and to
it are attached by means of fine threads
of the same material the feathers“ of
native birds found only on the islands,
the feathers overlapping and forming
a smooth surface. The feathers form
,on the outside crescents of red, yellow
and black. The inner lining is with-
out quilting and shows the network
and ends .of the feathers.
The yellow and black feathers are
obtained from the 00, or Oho, the yel-
low ones being of great value, as the
bird is comparatively rare, shy and
hard to capture. So very rare is this
bird, and so small its stock of feath-
ers, that three yellow ones once sold
for a large sum. From fifty to a hun—
dred years was the time expended in
making this cloak, so that its worth
in labor is estimated at a million dol-
lars. -
The making of these cloaks, which
were once worn by royalty alone,
and regarded as the treasures of the
Crown, was common in the islands
prior to the coming of the whites. The
precious yellow feathers were exacted
as tribute by the king, the bird being
caught alive with bird lime and then
set free. But it required a great many
years to get enough material to make
the cloak, which is four feet in length
and over six feet in width—New York
Journal. "
FOWLER’S GREAT SECRET.
The Art of Electroplating Did Not Die
' With Him.
Herbert E. Fowler, of Naugatuck,
discovered one of nature’s valuable se-
crets, and it was supposed that no one
else in the world knew it, that no one
else ever had known it. He found out
how to electroplate upon wood, and
there was every reason to suppose
that his fortune was made. The pro-
cess was not patented. He feared
that some other inventive genius
would succeed in stealing a part of his
secret and so modify it as to evade a
suit under the patent laws.
Fowler was. negotiating withscapi-
talists in. Chicago. Theyagreed to
back him with sufficient money, but" ,
:Horner’s . Fumiiure’
He had nearly madeffiugfi Q
they insisted on his protecting them
by a patent.
his mind to do so, when death? claime
him suddenly. He had confided in no
one; it was supposed that his secret
had died with him. : s 2;.
But now comes E. R. Gomm, a Chi-
cago chemist and claims the-the knows
the secret. He had been working ex-
actly on the lines of Fowler’s experi-
ments, judging from the little that was
revealed after "the latter’s death. He
had no idea that any one else Wasfol-
lowing that road, much less,that an-.
other inventor was in communication
with capitalists in the very‘ city in
which he himself was working out the
details of his invention. He says that
in addition to plating metal on wood
he can plate aluminum on iron—a feat
never before accomplished—New York
Journal. .
When Elephants Have Toothache.
It is not easy to tell when an ele-
phant has got a toothache, but it is
best to keep out of his way when you.
do know it. _A London surgeon who
had been for many years in India,
says he would sooner risk a railroad
accident than meet an elephant with a
toothache.
It appears that a toothache affects
an elephant in a more severe manner
than it does any other animal. Ele-
phants have very sensitive. nerves, and
a touch of toothache very often brings
on madness. - '
Providing you are able to chain
down an elephant and draw out the
off-ending tooth,‘the brute is certain to,
be affectionate to you afterward. Here
is 'an instance:
An elephant in Bengal, India, be-
came affected with toothache, but the
keepers managed -to secure it while a.
dentist drew a, decayed tooth—the
cause of the trouble. After a time the
elephant seemed to understand that
the dentist was trying to do something
for his pain, and he gave every evi—
dence of appreciating the attention.
When the operation was over he frisk-
ed around the dentist like a young
lamb.—Answers.
How Far Was It?
Southern distances are peculiar and
the road directions which a tourist re-
ceives are sometimes wanting in the
quality of explicitness.
“How far is it from here to Brush-
,burg?” asked a tourist of an old fel-
low whu was hoeing weeds in a field of
sickly corn “down south.” “Is it
far?" .
“Waal, it haint so very fer nor it
haint so very nigh. If you go raound
P by the big road it’s ferder nor it is
nigh, but if you cut across country it’s
higher ner it is fer, an, if you keep
right straight ahead it’s kinder be-'
twixt nigh an’ fer, but it's considera-
ble of a ja’ntfrom hyar no matter how
you git thar.”———Harper’s Bazar,
“Was that mind read-er able to read
your thoughts?”
, “No. I fooled him by thinking in.
French, and my French is perfectly f '5
awful, you" know.”—'——Truth.
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'- best ‘ be understood from the . fact that-
Puritan
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Everybody said the September
Puritan contained a dollar’s worth
of reading for IO cents. Themthe
October Puritan must contain two
dollars’ worth for 10 cents. ”“Io
' cents—$1 a year—allnews~stands,
or of F rank A. Munscy, New York.
Here is a
rare chance
to buy a stylish
l'all‘Top Coat at
$5 less than you
would usually
have to pay.
Such a bargain
is seldom seen even
here, where
there are
always bargains.
Count yourself
unlucky if you miss
this sale. ‘fs
5 Black Worsted Cheviot
l 0 Top Coat,
Silk lined throughout,
Satin sleeve lining,
Box shape,
. 36-inch long.
Also, Covert Tan Cloth
Top Coat,
Silk-lined throughout,
Satin sleeve lining,
Box shape, 36-inch long,
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