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New Haven Thief Struck" a
"Hard Proposition in Bridge-
port Woman.
FLOORED HIM BY A PUNCH
And Then Her Husband Came to Her Aid and
Williams Was Arrested.
BRIDGEPORT, Dec. 20.—James VVil—
liams, who claims to hail from New Ha-
ven, was arrested yesterday by Officer
Hall upon complaint of W’illiam Harty,
for theft. Williams entered the Harty
lesidence at 22 Elm st1eet, and going
up stairs p1 oceeded to gathe1 in every
thing valuable. He secured a quantity
of clothing and $26 in money.
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In leaving the house he encountered
Mrs. Harty, who tried to prevent his
leaving. S’Villiams tried to crowd past
her, but Mrs. Harty, seeing that he
was likely to be successful,
a punch in the 1.1.. which floored him.
Mr. Harty, hearing the noise, ran out
and caught Williams, holding him un-
til the arrival of the officer.
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gave him
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Town Court.
Thomas Murray was sentenced to
twenty days in jail in the Town court
this morning, on the charge of va-
grancy.
Thomas Barnes, on the same cha1ge,
1eceived a sentence Of thi1ty days in
jail. .
The case of the State vs. Patrick
O’Connor was continued until this af-.
ternoon, the prisoner having been
proven too ill to appear in court. The
charge against him was intoxication.
Catering for the Public.
l.andlo1d Hamilton has decided to
make important changes at the Nor-
walk hotel. The dining room, as he
now proposes, will be on the second
floor, and the present dining room will
be transformed into a billiard room.
The “office” of the hotel will be
greatly enlarged, and a drummers’!
sample room be added, into which;
there will be a “ private-public ” en-
trance from Wall street.
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The Weather.
Rain, warmer to-night; clearing VVed- I
nesday.
INSPECTED BY GEN. FROST
The Brigade Commander Looked His Cohorts
Over Last Night.
NEW HAVEN, Dec.
peetedly large roster of enlisted men
were present at the annual inSpeetion
of the City Battalion and Naval Re-
serve, Connecticut National Guard, last
night. And a big gathering of specta-
tors witnessed the function. Brigadier"
General Russell H. Frost and staff con-
ducted the inspection and found all
very satisfactory; The members of
Gen. Frost’s staff who actively inspect-
ed the rifles, side arms and uniforms of
the companies were Majors Wade, Ter-
rell, Marigold, Crofut and Capt. Ful-
ler.
To add numbers to the floor, which
was already crowded with the five
companies, nearly 350 men, the Naval
Reserves, Machine Gun Battery, Hos-
pital Corps, Signal Corps. the Band and
the Wilkins Guard stood about in pic—
turesque groups awaiting their turn.
The Naval Reserves had nothing to be
inspect ad but their uniforms.
Aside from the spectacular effect of
so many soldiers on the floor at once
and the glitter of the officers’ side arms
and trimmings, there was nothing of
interest for the spectators, who had
evidently expected some military move-
ment or other attraction. Considering
the difficulty found by many men in
leaving their work on Monday night
the captains are very much pleased
over the good attendance.
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Putnam HOse Musical.
The “ Puts ” gave a musical at their
home on Franklin street last night,
and the piano was made to give out its
most resonant sounds to the touch_ of
Mrs. Annie Hoyt and Professors An-
guish, Clock and Heine. There was
also recitations and music by Professor
George Bogardus. The affair was
greatly enjoyed by all present.
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Pine Ledge Whist.
Mrs. TV. A. Curtis and Mrs. Dexter
Hitchcock entertained the Pine Ledge
VVhist club at the home of Mrs. Curtis
on “Test avenue, Monday afternoon.
F0111 p1izes 11e1e awa1ded as follows:
Mrs. H:.‘\Vhitmo1eG1H'ego1y,fi1stp1ize;
Mrs. Ch1istian S11 a1 tz second; Mis.
Ira Cole, third; and Mrs. Louise Day,
fourth.
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Steam Heat.
Steam heat has been placed in the
Gregory’s Point hotel, and Landlord,
"O’Sulhvan has an added warmth of1
welcome and a Winter menu of delecta-
bles in the eatable line for parties in
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large numbers.
20.—An unex-'
EITY FATHERS MEET.
The Electric Light Commis-
sioners Present Their
Report.
PARTIALlTY- C LA l M ED.
Appropriations Made to the Highway and Fire
Departments.
The South Norwalk Council was in
session, last night, Mayor Bohannan
presiding.
The electric light commissioners
submitted a detailed report comprising
the fact of the establishment of the
plant in December, 1897, which
time the sum of $20,000 was voted. It
stated that the total cost of the steam
plant was $7,339.02 and the cost of the
generating plant complete $3,368.81;
distributing system, $6,526.54; changes
and addition to the original plant cost
$606.41; total cost of the engineering
department, $1,214.83; furnishings,
$148.15; office supplies, $77.56, makinga
total of $19,276.32, which left a balance
of $723.68. Extra work in wiring city
buildings, providing vault for records,
which was ordered done by the council
and cost $276.26, which left a balance
unexpended of $447.42.
A communication was read signed by
Dr. Darmer who took exception to be-
ing charged ninety cents for failure to
clean the walk fn front of his place of
business and alleged that the same ac-
tion had not been taken on parties re-
sponsible for the walks in front of the
The matter was referred
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Ely estate.
to the highway committee.
The matter of error in the Day street
sewer assessment, E. E.Crowe,collector,
was ordered to the credit of the
collector. ' I
An appiopriation of $1, 000 was made
to the me depa1tment fo1 the p111chase
of hose etc. "
The sum of $500 was voted to the
street department.
On the recommendation of Ch‘eif
Baker it was voted to purchase 1,000
feet of hose at eighty cents a foot.
The city clerk was authorized to ad-
} vertise that all bills due"from the city
OPEN EVERY
A MERRY
EVTE‘SNING!
CHRISTMAS TO ALL
Buy Your Friend a Nice Pair of..
SUPP RS it
SHRISTMAS PRES NT.
OUR STOCK IS COMPLETE.
Men’,s Ladies’, Boys’,
Misses‘, Youths’, and Childrens Slippers.
Men 5 Fine Slippers, in Leather and Velvet, from 500 to ,,,,,,,, ......... $2. 00
Ladies’ Slippers in Kid and Warm Lined Goods, 50c to ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 2. 00
Ladies Fur Trimmed Juliets, in all the Popular (“0101's,85c to ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 2.00
Ladies’ and Gent’s Mackintoshes, Dress Suit Gases, Trunks and Bags.
:6“ We Have Our Usual Stock of Up-To=Date Footwear in'Ladies’ and
Gentlemen’s Goods.
All the New Lasts in Light and Heavy Weight Shoes.
For" Fit, Style and Service, Try Us.
THE UP-TO-DATE SHOEMEN OF NORWALKJ
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elsewhere, 2-50, 391:, 500 and $1.00.
NORWALK CONN., TUESDAY EVENING,_DECEMBER 20,1898;
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be presented on or before December
29th.
The application of Lawrence Maher
for the position of special policeman
was referred.
The meeting was specially interest-
ing only in the matter of appropria-
tions and a discussion of the Day street
matter. ,
After some business of minor1 impor-
tance the council adjourned until De-
cember 30th. ‘
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Woodbridge Sentenced.
HARTFORD, CONN., Dec. 20,—The
case of H. Kirk Woodbridge, former
clerk at the state prison, arrested "in
November for embezzling from the state
was called in the superior court, yes-
terday and he pleaded guilty. The
charge against him was embezzling in
1898 the sum of $1,786. Judge Shumway
sent him to prison for four years.
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Street Railway Services
The Street Railway line will, during
this week, between the hours of 7
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and‘IO o’clock, p. m., run cars to Win-'
nipauk and return every fifteen min-
utes instead of as now under one-half
hour} headway. This is an innovation
thatwill no doubt be appreciated by
the denizens of that part of the town.
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, Fourth Colonelcy.
Heiiry J. Steiner, a druggist of
Norwich, was appointed the fourth
aide-de-camp on the staff of Governor; ‘
elect Lounsbury on Saturday, but he
has net yet decided to accept the honor.
Min? Steiner is well known among
the druggists of the state, being a
promihent member of the State Drug-
gists’ association.
LOST SOME CLOTHES."
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J. C. Camp’s Dress Suit Case Missed in
Worcester.
HARTFORD, Dec. 20.—The police
have been notified that John C. Camp
of this city lost a dress suit in the Wor-
cester depot a few days ago. The case
was of leather with brass lock and
fastenings and had the initials “ C,” at
one end with the address, “Hartford
Conn.” The case contained dress trou-
sers, vest and dinner coat, shirts, pat-
ent leather shoes and toilet articles.
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Change of Base.
The publishers of the Morning Call
are in “hot water” so to 'speak, but
issued their paper as usual this morn-
ing.
The plant was purchased of George
Laude1',ace1tain ambunt being paid
in cash and a note given for the bal-
ance, and the paper was published.
The publishers to the surprise of
many, yesterday, through their attor—
ney Joseph A. Gray, placed an attach-
ment on the plant of which they were
the reputed owners.
The claim is thatthe condition of the
press was misrepresented to them.
The Main street office is closed in the
mechanical department, and. the paper
is printed in South Norwalk.
Naval Battalion to Resume Drills.
The adjutant-general yesterday is-
sued orders directing Brigadier-Gen-
eral Russell Frost, commanding the
brigade, C. N. G., to order weekly
drills of the Naval Battalion, specify-
ing such drills, instruction or specialty
wo1 k as he may deem necessary during
the present drill season.
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PRICE ONE, CENT.
GREAT TROLLEEY FIGHT.
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Contests 1n the Coming Session of the Legislat- "I ‘
ture Promises to Break Records.
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NEW HAVEN, Dec. 20':——The number
of printed petitions to the coming legis-
lature for new trolley \roads or exten-
sions show trolley projects on an un-
looked-for scale of magnitude, equal-
ling, if not surpassing, those befo1ethe
last legislature. The piesent mileage
of ti ollev loads in the state is a little
ove1 400, and the p1ojects set forth in
the new petitions represent about 300
' additional miles, of which abbut 140
miles, if built, would parallel steam
roads.
The proposed parallels are a new.
line from Hartford to New Britain,
three lines from New Haven to Derby,
two lines from Middletown to Hart-
ford, and lines from Hartford to Win-
sted, from Naugatuck to Beacon Falls,
from Ansonia to Seymour, from New
Haven to Wallingfo1d, f1 om No1wich
to New London and f1 om Southington
to Water-buiy, Mount Carmel, Plain-
ville and through cet tain streets of Me1-
iden. At least eight of these schemes
are sure to encounter resistance frOm'
the New Haven Steam Railroad com—
pany, and an0ther hard fought steam-
trolley campaign in the legislature
seems imminent. There is likely to be,
however, as in the last legislature, a.
division among the trolley companies
themselves, some of which, threatened
by parallels, will join the steam inter-
ests in resisting them.
In one case two factions of a Connec-
ticut trolley company have each sent
in petitions to build practically the
same line of trolley parallel road.
The Home of
S.T NICHOLAS.
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The Home of
SANTA OLAUS
STON STORE. A
THE BIG STORE OF FAIRFIELD CO
THE LAST WEEK BEFORE XMAS
" ”MAS EVE
TEN BEAU ITUL PRESENTS GIVEN AWAY [TN CHRIS i
Ist Present, 2nd Present, 3rd Present, I 4th Present, 5th Present
" Black Satin Pair . Sewing Toil= a
Peau de Soie Wool Blan= Machine, at Handsome
Dress Pattern kets. Warranted. Set. Sled.
6th Present, 7 th Present, 8th Present, 9th Present, 10th Present;
Pair of Beau= Silk Traveling 3 Ladies’
tiful Por= \ Um= Dressing Handsome Mack:
tier Curtains. brella. Case. Doll. intosh.
11$“ ANY OF THE TEN PRESENTS CAN BE EXCHANGED FOR ANYTHING ELSE IN
THE STORE OF THE SAME VALUE.
THE BIG STORE IN'GALA ATTIRE
\ “ An Inviting Fight to See.”
Christmas shopping no longer a bother, but a pleasure.
Look at our White Chapel in the window made of Swiss Embroidered Handkerchiefs, look
Wagons and Doll Carriages, gaze on the Star of Bethlehem
Pendant from the A1chitectu1alFestoons of Laurel, all proclaiming a MERRY CHRIST-
\IAS FOR EVERYBODY and then remember the Boston Store is the great factor in
111.1k1ng many have a Merry Christmas.
at the groale 1 display of S‘leds,
J AOKETS
The1e are a
great many
ladies going to
make them-
? selves a '
.Chl istmas
p1 esent of a
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[/1 Jackets this
‘2 week that we
have sold the
same kind for
- $10. 00 this lot
“ will go at $7.50
$12 50 & $13. 50 Jackets for $10. 00.
BOOKS
By the thousand. All books fit to
read—12’ 11;, 1711:2511 11nd 50c. Some titles
a.
China Cups and Saucers
By the thousand. 1013 to $1.50.
Fabies’ Coats.
W 1111c c1.sh nere. lined, .980 to $3.00.
dinner sets,
Children Jackets
For Christmas
presents.
100 Jackets, $1.50.
85 Jackets, $1.98.
75 Jackets, 2.50.
Up to $5.00.
Presents For Men.
A nice umb1ella.
A natty necktie.
A 113.11 of good gloves.
A suit of our wool under wean
.{r doz. white shi1ts.
I11 doz. cuffs and collars.
2 night shirts, etc. ,
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~Oollarettes and Soarfs.
This winter will be :1. long, cold one.
You will need :1 neck warmer.
Fur scarfs. $1.25 and $5.00.
C(illrii'el-ies. $2.25 to $16.00.
Our China Department
Is worth making a visit to. Every-
thing first class. Bric-a-brac, lamps,
w 1 ite ..1 111.111 own, $1.50 to $11.50.
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’cers, etc.
DOLLS
By the hundred.
Wide awake dolls, sleeping dolls,
dressed dolls, undressed dolls, kid dolls,
jointed dolls, "IOC to $3.00.
GAMES.
Connette the new and best game, the
fifty cent size 39c.
Old Maid, Peter Coddle. Twiddle
Winks, Card Games and all kinds of-
gamesfi,
WRAPPERS
Make good presents nice house wrap—
pei made ofeide1 down $2.25gflanne1ette
98c, $11425, $1. 98.
Sleds, Wagons and Doll
Carriages.
Sleds, 250 to $2.98.
Wagons, 10c to $2. 98.
Doll carriages, 250 to $2.50.
GLOVES
Always acceptable. We carry only
first class kid gloves, of only the best
makers. Ladies’ and gentlemen’s
gloves at 25 per cent. lower than N. Y.
toilet sets, cups and sau—
32s" SAVE-Irena DUPLICATE CHECKS AND
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houses ask for the same gloves.
WIN A PRESENT:
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