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LOCAL AND OTHER NEWS.
Today is known as St. Johnls day.
_ The Maude Hillman company is play;
mg in Derby this week.
The Tramway company ran their
snow plow out yesterday afternoon and
cleared their tracks of snow.
—Fine Key West and Havanna ci-
gars, from $1.25 to $6 per box, at Riggs’
Drug store. . D. 16. tf
A number of drunks were gathered
in by the police at South Norwalk yes-
, terday, which leads to the supposition
that rum is being sold on Sunday.
The GAZETTE acknowledges the re-
rce'ipt of a charming little booklet, en-
titled “A Yuletide Bird of Passage.”
It is from the passenger department of
the Chicago & North-Western Railway
company, Chicago, and while the com-
position is novel it is faithful to detail.
——Lubin’s, Lazell’s, Pinaud’s, Reck-
secker’s, Wright’s, ' Londborg’s and
Colgate"s perfumes at Riggs’ Drug
Store, . ' _______ ,D. 16. tf
S. C. Palmer addressed the members
of the Lamont club, yesterday noon.
Miss Amanda Smith left this morn-
ing for a week’s visit with friends in
Boston.
—Raymond & Sons haVe the biggest
and best assortment of rockers ever
shown in Norwalk. Prices from. $1.50
to $25. Open evenings. D 18 tf
Mrs. Sarah L. Bessey of Merwin
street is a guest of her sister, Mrs.
Frank H. Hoyt of Stamford.
Miss Eleanor B. Hoyt is home for
the holiday vacation from the New
Britain Normal school.
The annual masquerade ball of the
Sons of Hermann will take place on
February 7th at Germania hall.
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——F1ne’t01let cases, shavmg sets, col-
lar angfificuff boxes, photo. boxes, neck-
ntie bo'xes, glove and handkerch1ef-
boxes, Aluminum combs, brushes and
trays and manicure sets at Riggs’Drug
store. ' D. 16. tf
Julius Partrick has a gang of men at
work raising the building at the cor-
ner of Garden street and West avenue.
The building is to be remodeled by
Builder'NVilson.
A smoker will be held at the Norwalk
Yacht club quarters 'Wednesday even-
ing. _____ ‘
The Norwalk Baptist Ehurch Christ‘
mas festival takes place this evening.
——Fancy Perfume Atomizers, decOrat-
«ed and Cut glass at Riggs’ Drug Store.
D. 16. tf
Richard'H. Golden_is to have a new
} house constructed on the 'lot north of
the present sightly residence of Gen.
. Russell Frost on West avenue.
And what did you find in your stock-
ing?
——(.'ome and examine our line of u'p-
holstered Morris chairs and couches;
also our furniture, Sideboards, exten-
. Sion tables and Chiffoniers in Birdseye-
maple, oak and Mahogany. Raymond
& Son. - _ _ D 18 tf
William B. ,Guyer and Miss Jennie
M. Smalling were married at the home
«of the bride’s mother, Mrs. Elizabeth
A. Smalling, on Quintard avenue, South
N orwalk, Christmas day.
Ambrose S. Carpenterand Miss Celia
(Carr, daughter of Herbert V. Carr .of
East Norw‘alk were married Saturday.
Harry B. Bussing leaves for New
Britain, to-morrow where he will have
charge of an Opera House. ‘
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—-At the big furniture store, Ray-
mOnd & Sons, they have a full line of
Ladies desks and parlor tables; also
rattan goods in rocaers and without
rockers. D 18 tf
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Next week the live merchants will
begin to turn stock.
In Bridgeport, yesterday, a man’s
gnosc was nearly cut off with a fence
picket during a drunken affray.
John S.'Benham, aged 86 died sud-
denly in Stratford Christmas day at the
residence of his daughter-in-law, Mrs.
George S. Benham.
The tide on Friday evening is said to.
have been the lowest in 18 years in this
harbor.
The New Haven Leader was the only
, evening newspaper in Connecticut to
'- be issued on Christmasday.
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Hoyt’s Theatre tonight.
Both the ' Not-walk. and South-Ner-
walk City Councils of ’97 will hold
their final meetings to-night.
Mr. E. 'W. Beard returned from Ber-
muda yesterday fully restored to'health,
which will be good news to his host of
friends. ‘
—Prof. M. S. Rosen, the well-known
oculist Optician, canbe consulted at h1s
officein the parlors of the Mahackemo
Hotel, South N orwalk, Tuesdays from
9 a. m. to 8 p. m. Eyes examined free.
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The Norwalk Lock, factory shut
down Friday night andywill probably
not be re-opened for business before
11;)“: week.
George E. Houston, at Eridgepmt
grocer, was struck by a trdlley car in
that city Saturday night and quite seri-
ously injured.
It is said that the reason Ambrose
Hayes failed to appear at the Avon en-
tertainment lnBridgepor-t Frid ay night,
was becaiiSe‘ he was watching the Tele-
gram’s candle burn. ‘ .
The newly elected officers of Kabaosa
Encampment, I. O. O. F. are Fletcher
Van Hoosear, C. D.; John F. Healey,
J. W.; George 0. Crosby, S. W.;Victor
S. Selleck, H. P.; St. John Merrill,
Scribe; Bradley S. Keith, Treas.
The Old Well Truck boys will enjoy
an oyster supper at their quarters on
Haviland street, Friday evening and
incidentally “watch the old year out
and the new year in.”
Attorney J. A. Gray and family spent
Christmas day with relatives at Branch-
ville.
At Grace church Christmas morning,
Rev. C. M. Selleck assisted Rev. J. Mc-
Clure Bellows at the Communion ser-
vice held at 8 o’clock.
James O’Hara, night clerk at the
Mahackemo, spent Christmas day and
Sunday with relatives in Danbury.
The address given by Mr. S. C.
Palmer before the Lamont club in the
club rooms at the Congregational
church, South Norwalk, yesterday
noon, is said to have been very inter-
esting anda source oi much pleasure
to those who heard the same.
Mrs. George A. Bell of Providence,
R. I. is visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Jarvis Kellogg, 4 Center avenue.
The Y. M. C. A. kept “open house”
on Saturday to the delight of many
Christmas callers. '
The annual reports of the several city
departments including fire and police
will be presented at the council meet-
ing to-night.
Charles S. Prowitt left for his home
in Denver, this morning.
Miss Clara Betts will entertain Miss
Elizabeth Graham of Memphis Tenn,
this week, at her home on the Green.
Harry and Russell Beers of Elizabeth
N. J., spent Xmas with their mother,
Mrs. Sidney Beers of Lewis street.
There was fine skating on the Union
factory pond on Xmas day and a large
number of young people took advantage
of it.
Mrs. W. F. Bishop and children of
Belden avepue, will sail for Nassau,
Bermuda Is, on Wednesday.
Baptismal services were held in the
Baptjst church at Rowayton last night.
Among those baptized were Samuel W.
Collin, Mrs. George V osburgh and Miss
Raymond.
Mrs. Hahnah Hill of West avenue,
South Norwalk, will celebrate her 80th
birthday anniversary with. her family
at her home to-morrow evening. '
Mrs. Harriett R. Hobbs ,of Morgan
avenue, left this morning for an extend—
ed visit with her son, Frank G. Hobbs
and famiiy, of Colorado Springs. Mrs.
W. H. Smith accompanied he} to New
York City.
Giles A. GregOry, of Maple street,
who suffered an attack of appendicitis
on Wednesday last, is reported as be-
ing better to-day and hopes are enter-
tained that an operation will unneces-
. sat-y.
.. A young son of Dr. S. H. Huntington
in trying to light a Christmas tree can-
dle at his home Saturday afternoon, set
fire to the lace curtains. Fortunately
Alfred Goldschmidt appeared on the
scene and succeeded in putting out the
fire before much damage had been
done. .
The dance given at the Woman’s
club Christmas night was by no means
the least of the festal occasions held on
that eyening. Dancing was a leading
feature and the sight of the happy
faces, or we could truthfully say, pretty
faces, present, was bewilde’ringly beau-
tiful. ' The occasion was one of 'which,
“the more the merrier.’ ’
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’ Drew the Sled.
A copy of the sales ticket which drew
the sled at the Boston store, Friday
follows: r
Saleslady 40,. Item, sled,- $1.25; Red
number, 4.0. -
Den’tforget _“Under the Dome” at -
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' A NatlveofSaugatuck. — ,
Henry Morehouse Taber, a. gotten
merchant, died in N ew" York tee, Fri-
day last-after an illness of about 'tho
months. He was the son; {of David-9.0.
, Taber, andias b'orniin Saugatuck, in
1825. He entered business in New
York at an early age 'and formed ‘a
partnership with his brother, C. C.
Taber, under the name of Taber &
Co. The firms name in ' 1856 was
changed to c. c. a H. M. Taber. In
1881 he formed a partnership with his
brother, W. P. Taber. Mr, Taber was
amember of the cotton exchange and
the chamber of commerce. He was
married to Miss Mary Elizabeth Phil-
lips in 1885. She ‘died in '1888, Two
children survive.
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‘ John Kicked.
The attention of Chief Bradley was
called on Saturday to the fact thata
man was lying in a drunken stupor at
the rear of Dr.- A; H. Baldwin’s resi-‘
deuce on Wall street. The fellow was
loaded, limp and almost' lifeless, into a
wagon and taken to the Water street
station where he was caged. The felé
low soon after awoke and proceeded to
do his best in the way of flemolishing
his couch, but as it was of steel his ex~
ecution of damage was but slight.
Later he gave his name as John Ford
and his home Hartford. .He was fined
$20 and costs in default of which he
was taken to jail. '
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, Christmas Tree.
Miss Catherine Bette, the young
dadghter of William Betts of Spring-
wood avenue,- entertained a number of
her little friends on Christmas after-
noon. ‘Miss Betts had a Christmas tree
on which Santa Clause had placed his
large and generous hand, judg'iin'gi’ by
The hostess presented her little visitors‘
each with a pretty souvenir. Refresh-
ments were served and a merry time
spent. fl '
Now Happy’.
Frederick . W. Rogers, the Main
street bicycle dealer, celebrated Christ-
mas night by wedding Mrs. Sadie Ben-
son of VVinnipauk. The ceremony
occurred at the bride’s home and was
performed by Rev. F. A. Scofield. Mr.
Rogers is receiving the congratula—
tions of his friends to-day.
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Gashed His Face.
Robert Van Buren, J r., was severely
injured by falling upon the ice while
playing “hockey? on VVood’s pond
Xmas day. His face sustained a deep
gash from which the blood oozed in
large quantities necessitating the call
fora carriage in which hewas taken to
his home. '
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Fell Down a Staircase.
Mrs. Sally Mallory of 'West avenue
was precipitated down a staircase on
Friday evening last and although no
bones were fractured it is feared that
because of her advanced age of 93 years
serious results may follow.
Death of Miss Seymour. .
Miss Ann Seymour, youngest daugh-
ter of the late James Seymour, died at
her home on Stevens street, near the
Armory, yesterday. The funeral 'will
be attended. to-morrow afternoon at
3:30 p. 111.. The deceased suffered a
paralytic stroke early Christmas mOl‘Ib
ihglrom which she failed to rally.
Rev. ‘T. K. Noble will officiate at the
funeral.
Another Horse, Broke His Leg.
Albert VVellnitz the milk dealer lost
a valuable horse, last night. The anii
mal while in his stable at Cranbury
was kicked by another horse and suf-
fered a broken leg, the nature of the
injury necessitating the killing of the
wounded animal.
Methodist ChII'I’ch.
The music rendered at the morning
and evening service was particularly
gratifying and pleasing, and the violin
solos of Miss LittleJohn are worthy of.
particular mention. The entire pro-'
gram will pyobably be repeated next
Sunday. L .
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A man thinks he can thllawoman
she is untruthful, fickle, frivolous and
anything else he happens to think of
when he is angry, and she must smil-
ing‘y listen and forget all about/the
Ira-st when he gets good and ready to
m the up. =
VAWHEEL§NITH IN ’AWHE em.
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A N “$1.161: NOT. To Isl-2 BEL-lEVED.
.. I" 5-1.,“.n-‘szfl‘lltness' Wh6.\‘Vas, Discrml-
the many gifts with which it was laden’.‘ ’
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lted by the Jury:
CY'Z'IS
- -e l .‘ the chief ofllcials in the gener-
: 1 pestcflic'e‘who held the highest rank
1:121:20 our writers of fiction. Passing
ficni his room at thepostolfice he dis:
tinctiy‘saw a letter-sorter. abstract a
sovereign from a letter and put it into
his pocket. The man was given into
custody, committed to ‘prison and
brought to trial. The only witness was
the gentleman who" saw the theft com~
mitted.‘ At’the close of the examina.
[ion for the prosecution the counsel for '
the prisoner thus addressed the wit-
ness: “I believe, sir, beside§ bowing
the appointment in the post-office you
are a pepular author?” The reply was
in the affirmative, “Pray, sir, what
may be the class of books you write?
“Works of imagination.” .“Works of
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imagination, fiction, lies? Pray, sir,
how long is it ' since you
first began to gain your lively.
heed,” in, part by east as teens-.1:
tiafi‘l'H’Nine years." “Your mother, I.
believe, was also an author and wrote
similar bdfiks. May I ask for how
many years she gained a livelihood by
doing so?” “Twenty.” Then, turning
to the jury, the counsel said: “Gentle-
men, I am sure no British jury will
conviCt the prisoner upon the uns‘up—
ported evidence of a person who comes
here and tells you that he has for nine
years gained a great part of his liveli-
hood’by telling lies, and that his moth-
er before him had hindered the same
calling for twenty years.” Notwith-
standing the Judge’s summing up, the
jury is said. to have acquitted the pris-
oner, probably" never hailing heard the
great novelist’s name till he appeared
in the witness box.—Irish Weekly
rTimes. . .
TOUGH LITTLE BEASTS.
Bronchns Find Their Own Feed Durin.a
Trip of Nearly 2,000 DIiles.
Two cowboys rode into Sioux City,
the other day, from Sheridan, Wyo.,
a distance said to be about two thou-
sand I'n‘iles. They rode all the way
upon théir bronchos for the purpose
of letting the Se’bre‘tary of Agriculture
know the powers of endurance of those
little beasts. ‘
The speed attained was about twen-
ty miles a day, but thatwas not so
remarkable, as the fact that no feed-
was Carried or obtained for them dur?
ing the entire trip. The bronchos
picked their own fodder where they
could find it along the way, and at the
end of the trip they appeared as fresh
as when they started.
.The secretary’s idea. is to demon-
strate the advantage the _ American
broncho would be to European cavalry.
It is doubtful, however, if the military
people of Europe will take kindly to
the bucking broncho of the West.
They are very fond of large and
showy horses in the cavalry across the
water. The idea of the cavalry there
seems to be force, both in the men and
It is the sword arm of the ser—
vice, while wi-th us it has become
largely a collection of mounted car-
bineers. The proud cavalryman of the
German and French armies would
never consent to bestride the shaggy
and lean little bronchos which are
found so efficient on our Western
plains. '
FATHER OF PEPPERMINT INDUSTRY
Germany First Recognized the Quality of
Oil Made in “’ayne Co.
Hiram G. Hotchkiss, of Wayne coun-
ty, N. Y., who has just died at 'the age
of eighty—seven years,~became famous
as the father of the peppermint indus:
try in Wayne County. He began life
[as a storekeeper, and used to receive
small quar’"‘ties of peppermint oil
from the farmers. He tried to sell it
to merchants in this city: but in vain.
He then sent it to Hamburg, Germany,
where it was eagerly bought, and from
J that day the Wayne County pepper-
mint has come to be known all over the
world. “Soon afterward,” says the
Rochester Democrat, “Mr. Hotchkiss
gave up storeké‘e‘pin‘g and, removed to
Lyons, where 116 became a
grower and distiller 611 an em
tensive scale. Wayne canny oil
became fam0us for its purity, and use
demand for it continued to grow until
the foreign product found but little
sale, and that among dealers who used
it to adulterate the Wayne County ar-
ticle. In 1878 Mr. Hotchkiss spent
several months in Europe. He was re-
ceived with great honors in all the
leading cities. For many years he has
been known asthe ‘Peppermint King’
both in Eur0pe and America,”
The Tourists’ Curiosity.
The Tennyson biography relates that
the annoyances to‘ which TennySOn was
subjected from the audacity of tourists
had its humorous side—Tor the on:
lockers. “It must be cOnfé‘SSéd,” re-
marks Professor Muller‘, “that peeple‘
were very inconsiderate. Rows of"
tourists sat like sparrows on the pal-
ing of' his garden, waiting for his ap:
pearance. The guides Were actually
paid by sightseers, particularly by
those from America, for showing them
the great poet. Nay, they went so far.
as to dress up a Sailor to look like Ten-
nyson, and the, result was that, after
their. trick had been fennd out, the
tourists would. walk up to Tennyson
and ask-‘ him, ‘Now are you the real
Tennyson?’ " .
India Rubber Pavement.
India‘ rubber as a paving for streets
was tried on- 'a bridge ,in Hanover, Ger-
many, a' little more than a year ago,
and proved so satisfactory that experi_
ments are being made in Berlin and-
"Hambu’rg with it for ordinary Toad-
ways.- It is said to be perfectly noise-
less, ;unaffected by heat or cold, and
less slippery and more durable than as-
ohalt.—:—(}olden Days. .
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