’_ To Get Customers Ad= vertise in Their Favor= ite Paper,TflE EVEN= 1N6 GAZETTE! u tte .. \a ~- : Every Reader of THE EVENING GAZETTE is a Buyer. Give Them 3 Trial VOL. VIII. No.2o22 NORWALK CONN, THURS DAY EVENING, DECEMBER 22,1898. PRICE ONE CENT. ‘ THE Slillli Hill. In a Persian Garden Rendered at the First Congrega- tional Church. A SMALL'AUD‘IENCE. A Rare Combination of Melody and Verse,-Much Appreciated by Music Lovers. At the First Congregational church, - last night, the song cycle, “In a Persian Garden,” was most effectively sung. The artists were Mrs. Lillian Sherwood—Newkirk, soprano; Mrs. May Mr. Harry Pepper, tenor, and Mr. Thomas J. Punzelt—Nash, con tralto; Pennell, baritone. Previous to the rendering of the song cycle a short concert was given. The programme follows : Overture for Organ in D ........ Smart Prof. A. S. Gibson. Aria—~“ The Friar’s Song,”. .Sullivan Mr. T. J. Pennell. Violin Solo, “Traeumerei, ”. . Schumann Mr. R. M. Fuessel. Ball'ads—,-“I’m‘x. earin’ Awa", ” . ..Foote " “ Swéetheart,” ........ Lynes Mrs. May Punzelt—Nash. The Holy Night .................. Buck Mr. Gibson. Concerto for Violin, No. S ....... Spohr Mr. Fuessel. The cycle which is arranged by Liza Lehmann is . one of one sweetesa bit‘s of verse and is taken from The Bubaiyat of Omar The melody to which it is sung is suberb. The rendition embraced four distinct Khay yam. voices, tenor, bass, soprano and con- tralto, in solo parts and in quartet. Prof. Gibson was the accompanist, The audience was not very large but was select and appreciative, many of whom were the music lovers of the town. — —~<u0e> -—~ Wants a Divorce. Isabelle F. B. Littell of Norwalk has brought an action for divorce against her husband, Truman R. Littell (f Bridgeport. She bases her complaint on the statutory grounds alleging that the defendant has broken his marriage vows with different persons to the plaintiff unknown. The couple were married on April 21, 1898. Sheriff Peter Doolan served the papers on the hus- band yesterday. Cost of Soldiers’ Rations. An interesting item, which was the first time made public in the state military reports, is the cost of rations per day while the soldiers were under state care. The average was 21.42 cents, which is only three cents more than in the regular army. For the First regiment and Batteries A, B and C, the average was 2-2 cents; for the naval battalion 24.78, and for the Third regiment 19.93. The total cost was $7,181.80. The report does not show what the state got for the uni- forms the men had. It is said by an officer, who was present when the matter was being arranged, that the prices averaged for trousers, 13 cents; for blouses, 17 cents, and for overcoats, $1.20. This is what the men had to pay if they wanted to keep the clothing when they were discharged. This would seem to set at rest the rumor that the state drove a sharp bargain with Uncle Sam’s quartet-master’s department. W Avoid the Grip. Look out for the grip. The epidemic is spreading in New York, and thou- sands of cases are reported in other cities. Dr. Feeney, of the New York board of health, gives out the following rules: The best way to treat grip is to avoid having it. Keep good hours. Eat nourishing food. Use liquor in moderation. Above all keep all parts of the body warm. particularly the feet. Avoid dampness and draughts. It is also a good thing to keep. away from persons known to have the disease. AA‘ Christmas Entertainment. The pupils of the Norwalk University school were given a Christmas enter- tainment at the school, Wednesday afternoon. Prof. Faust, the magician, of Bridgeport, performed and astonish- ed his audience with his legerdemain. The young students of Miss Baird’s Institute,_ accompanied by their in- structors, were present. ————fi- —<Io-o>——-——-——- Scalded to Death. ANSONIA, Dec. 22.—Georgc Boyd, aged :30, an employee of the Farrell Foundry and Machine 00., died at his home, last night, as the result of burns received while working in the inside of one of the company’s boilers, on Tues- day. The tire had been out for several hours, but in some mysterious manner there was a rush of steam which en- veloped him, and he was not only severely scalded, but also inhaled some of the steam. ——-————<~.o>——-—-——— Inspection. The annual muster and inspection of Co. D. will take place to-night. Major John H. Wade will be the high mogul of the occasion. THE HEN LICKERS. An Evening of Plea'sure'Long to be Remem- bered. The Henlickers went to Rowayton, last night, as the guests of Captain John L’Hommedieu. Theassembly was in Guider’s hall, and embraced a feast of palatable delectables. There were oysters cooked in every conceivable manner, flanked by boiled ham, etc. ' Among those taking part in the en- tertainment were Revs. H. E. Wing and A. J. Smith, Miss Edna Ainsworth, Ralph Chase, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Merriam and Daniel Petty. The tables were under the charge of Mrs. George Stevens, Alfred Crockett, Elmer Chase, George Wicks, E. 1V. Godfrey, John Plander and. D. M. Wolfe. Among those present were the Miss- es Maud Raymond,Lillian Crockett,Lu- la Godfrey, May Raymond,Grace Plan- der,Ne’ttie Plander,Ethel Petty,Minnie Raymond. Lillian Wicks, Florence Gould, Mrs. H. E. Wing, F. H. Field, Secretary Jerome Smith, Treasurer Daniel L’Hommedieu,GeOrge H. Hirst, Alfred Crocket, Captain John L’Hom- medieu, Arthur Seymour, William Poyvey, John L. L’Hommedieu, Ira. Petty, “Al” Hathaway, Edward God- frey, William Young's. Daniel Petty, Elmer Case, George Wicks, Frank Ainsworth, Frand L’Hommedieu, Fred Raymond, Victor W. Ferris, Masters Forest and Ralph Case. —~———~—<o-o>——v—-—-— Judge Woodward His Instructor. Ethan A. Hitchcock, of Missouri, who was yesterday appointed Secretary of the Interior by President McKinley, at one time attended Gen Russell’s mil- itary school in New Haven and Judge Asa B. Woodward of this city was one of his instructors. Schiller Stamm. Schiller Stamm, United Order of Red Men, met Tuesday night, and elected these officers for the ensuing term : Ober Chief—Frederick Ruick. Under Chief—Otto Singerwald. By Chief—Franz Kocour. Secretary—Gustav Lange. Financial secretary~Paul Kramarcik. Treasurer—George Schaub.‘ Two degrees were conferred on August Spah r. ~—~—— do-.>———————- Euchre. Mrs. Manuel T. Hatch of Fairfield avenue,entertained the Matinee Euchre club Wednesday afternoon. The prizes were awarded Mrs, George A. Jennings and Mrs. Russell Frost. (I-.- The Weather. Rain to-night; probably clearing Fri< day; much colder Friday night. OPEN EVERY EVEENING! A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL . Buy Your Friend a Nice Pair of. . .. - SLIPPHS u a CHRISTMAS PRES Ni. OUR STOCK IS COMPLETE. Men’s, Ladies-3 Boys’, Misses’, Youths’, and Children’s Slippers. Men’s Fine Slippers, in Leather and Velvet, from 500 to ................................ . ...... $2.00 Ladies’ Slippers in Kid and Warm Lined Goods, 500 to ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, _ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, .00 Ladies’ Fur Trimmed Juliets, in all the Popular Colors, 850 to ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 200 Ladies’ and Gent’s Mackintoshes, Dress Suit Cases, Trunks and Bags. 3%“ We Have Our Usual. Stock of UpaTflaDate FootWear in Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s Goods. All the New Lasts in Light and Heavy VVefight Shoes. For Fit, Style and Service, Try Us. ' OLSEN $83.05., THE UP-TO-‘DATE SHOEMEN OF' NORWALK DROPPED BY BURG-LARS. Benjamin Harrison Nevins Finds One of the Stolen Watch-Cases. STAMFORD, Dec. 22,—: silver watch- case, one of 'the articles stolen from Alex. VVeed’s jewelry store by the burglars last Sunday morning, was found Tuesday afternoon on Greyrock Place, by Benjamin Harrison Nevins. a little son of Policeman Nevins. The tag was still on the article, and Benny lost no time in going home to show it to his father. The case was subsequent- ly identified, but the only clue it atlords seems to be that the burglars, after leaving Mr. VVeed’s store probably went through to Broad street and came out on Greyrock Place on their way to Kronholtz’s. ‘1‘: v 7‘ The Delay Overcome. During the past two or three weeks, the employee of the Consolidated road have been worked overtime in order to handle the immense amount of freight which accumulated during the minia- ture blizzard of a month ago. Extra trains have been intermingled-with the regulars and all possible means adopt- ed to hurry the freight traffic and catch up with the procession. At the pres- ent writing, the delay has been prac- tically overcome and the big Christ- mas trade is not being seriously inter- fered with. «0-05—- Basket Ball. The St. Joseph’s T. A. Bfteam and the Stamford High School team played basket ball in Music hall last evening. The visiting team won by a score of 10 to 5. Dancing followed the game and was kept at ball speed until a late hour. The Home of ST. monomer BATTALION INSPECTED. Large Attendance of Spectators Witnessed the Annual Affair. BRIDGEPORT, Dec. 22.——The annual muster and inspection of the local battalion took place last evening in the armory in the presence of a good at- tendance of spectators. BrigEGen. Russell Frost, of Norwalk, was in- specting oflicer, while Major W. H. Marigold acted the part of mastering officer. Prior to the inspection a review of the battalion took place. Companies B. and E, Hospital corps and Fourth section, Machine Gun battery, headed by the band, passed in review before Gen. Frost, Major Marigold and Major Merritt F. White and Lieut. S. P. Cro- nan, battalion adjutant. At the con- clusion of the review the Machine Gun section left the floor and entered their own quarters. The remainder of the battalion was then inspected. Captain TVilliam Houlihan was in command of Co. B, with Lieut. Shelton and Halligan. In command of Co. E was Capt. J. J. Hur- ley with Lieuts. E. J. Joy and John Scanlon. The Signal corps was indi- vidually inspected at 8:45. The bat- talion made a satisfactory showing. V' 7 May Ask Warden to Resign. Some of V the members of the state board of prison directors are arranging to have Warden Woodbridge step down and out owing to his son’s defalcation and the warden’s conduct in reference thereto. It is charged that the warden knew of the embezzlement three months previous to informing; the directors. 3-: THE BIG STORE or The Gazette Wonders. What Santa Claus will put in the reporter’s stockings. If the weather clerk ought not to be killed for sending this weather. Why Col. Saunders don’t build an ice boat and challenge “Eph” Merritt to a race. If Tom and Jerry will have their usual mix—up on Christmas. ' When this fog will lift. If “Wash” winter suit. Ferris has buried his Oyster Ground Designated. NEW HAVEN, Dec. 22,—Clerk Mat-' thewson of the Fish commission yester- day sent out notifications that the deeds .. for oyster grounds, applied for by the Bridgeport and Milford syndicate, are ready to he issued. These deeds include about 3,500 acres of ground and" the designated was voted Tuesday by the shell fish commission. The syndicate promises to be the largest in the state for the control of oyster ground. Within Reach of All. The Boston Store windows are a source of much attraction to young and old, and it would be a very much he- fogged mind that would call it a prob- lem to select a present for an Irish, Welsh, Scotch, German, French, Ital- ion, Hungarian or Fejee Island friend. There is everything conceivable for a present and at prices that place them within the reach of all who reach for them. ————-—<0.0>——~———-—- Home Friday. Judge H. W. Gregory and Clarence Osborn are in New Orleans en route from San Francisco. They expect to reach home Friday night. The Home of SANTA OLAUS FAIRFIELD 00. THE LAST WEEK BEFORE XMAS El“ Till Blllll Till. PRESENTS GWEN AWAY UN CHRIS MAS EVE! Ist Present, 2nd Present, 3rd Present, 4th Present, resent Black Satin Pair Sewing Toil: a Peau de Soie Wool Blah: Machine, et Handsome Dress Pattern kets. Warranted. , Set. Sled. 6th Present, 7 th Present, 3‘11 Present, 9th Present, 10th Present, Pair of Beau: Silk Traveling a Ladies’ tiful Por= Um= Dressing Handsome Mack: tier Curtains. brella. Case. D011. , intosh. .-. nee 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 Sight 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 at the grea‘e- t. display of Sleds, Wagons and Doll Carriages, gaze on the Star of Bethlhhem Pendant. from the Architectural Festoons of Laurel, all proclaiming a MERRY CHRIST- MAS FOR EVERYBODY; and then remember the Boston Store is the rIreat factor in making many have a Merry Christmas. 0 JACKETS. There are a ‘ - great many ladies going to . make them- ' i. selves a it . Christmas )prcsent of a Jacket». W e _ , received 54 . j’”Ja.ckets this .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~erx 17c. 250 and 50c. Some titles elsewhere, 250, .30c, 50c and $1.00. ’-' China Cups and Saucers By the thous-md. 100 to $1.50. ,_ Babies’ Goats. White cashmere lined, 98c to $3.00. Ohilren Jackets I For Christmas presents. 100 Jackets, $1.50. . 85 Jackets, $1.98. ‘ j 75 Jackets, $2.50. Up to $5.00. Presents For Men. A nice umbrella. A natty necktie. A pair of good gloves. A suit of our wool underwear. 1} (107.. white shirts. —r doz. cuffs and collars. ‘3 night shirts, etc. Collarettes and Soarfs. This winter will be a long, cold one. You will need a neck warmer. Fur scarfs. $1.25 and $5.00. Collarettes, 2.25 to $16 00. Our China Department Is worth making a visit. to. Every- thing first clans. Bric-a-brac, lamps, W Elite ei derdown, $1.50 to $4.50. dinner sets, tellct sets, cups and sau- cers, etc. are“ SAVE YOUR DUPL‘!CATE CHECKS-AND DOLLS By the hundred. Wide awake dolls, sleeping dolls, dressed dolls, undressed dolls, kid dolls, Jointed dolls, 100 to $3.00. GAMES. Connette the new and bet or . Dam fifty cent Size 390. a e, the Old Maid, Peter Coddle Twiddle Winks, Card Games and all kinds of games. . WRAPPERS Make good presents nice house wrap- per made ofeiderdown $2.25;fiannelette 980, $1.25, $1.98. Sleds, Wagons and Doll arriages. Sleds, 250 to $3. 98. Wagons, 100 to $2 98. Doll carriages, 250 to $2.50. GLOVES Always acceptable. We‘ carry only first class kid gloves, of only the best makers. ' La. dies’ and gent l e’ gloves at 25 per cent. lower than N. Y. houses ask for the same gloves. WIN A PRESENT!
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