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voL.‘IX. N01'21241 NORWALK, CONN, SA’lURDAY EVENING, MAY 20,1899.
PRICE TWO CENTS ,.
communal. 7
Opens With a German at Miss
Baird’s Institute, v-l/Vest
Avenue.
CLASS DAT— EXERCISES.
On SaturdaytheA. A. L. Society Give an
Entertainment to the Emrnahke
Society.
Commencement week at Miss Baird’s
Seminary'opens this year on Friday,
June 2nd with a German, under the
direction of Prof. Robert Rutledge of
New York who brings the% music with
him. ’ _ '
On Saturday the A, A. L. Soc1ety,
give an entertainment to the Emmahke
Society, and the Alumnae of the School. I
On Sunday at StiPaul’s church, the
Rector, the :Rev. S. B. Pond ,will
preach the Baccalaureate sermon.
On Monday the Class Day Exercises
will be held, on Tuesday the graduat-
in g exercises.
The members o'f the class of ’99 are
Miss Blanche Rockefeller Aiken, N or-
'walk, Conn; Miss .Eliaabeth Annie-
Carmichael, Amsterdam, New York;
Miss Jane Gilbert Cooper, Brooklyn
N. Y; Miss Abbie Callendar. La Vake
Boston, Mass; Miss Adah Martin
Nicholson, New Orleans, La.; Miss
Lepa Benjamin Stevens, Wallingford,’
Conn. . I
.. Surprise Party.
. gCharles E. .Miller of Grand street
put on his coat 3%..115‘1" last evening'
preparatory, to-‘- "coining down town.
Mrs. Miller‘, however, had a secret and
woman like tried her power of- per--
suasion to keep himyat home. Charley
thought his better half acted rather
queerly, but before he had a chance to
question her there was a ring at the
bell and in walked about seven friends
headed by the Sunday Noon class of
the Methodist church, who had come ti),
celebrate his birthday.
The surprise was complete, but never-
theless Charley was equal to the
occasion and soon made- the company
at home.
A musical programme was rendered
and refreshments served, and Charley
was called upon to suffer another sur-
prise when presented with a handsome
chair. ‘ The evening was a. most enjoy-
able one and will long be remembered
by the surprised Charley.
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Important Events in History-
Fifty-nine years ago to-day S. F. B.
Morse was granted his patent for elec-
tric telegraphy. .
Eighty-seven years ago Thursday,
June 18, war was declared with Great
Britain. a
Yesterday was the thirty-fifth anni-
versary of t“ naval battle off the coast
of France between the Kearsage and
Alabama.
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Secure a'House Cheap.
The Connecticut Lighting and Power
company have th'rj‘. houses on Harbor
avenue and one near the gas works
which they are desirous of having mov-
ed away in order to make room for the
erection Of their new gas and electric
plant. Anyone desiring to secure a
house cheap can purchase one of these
buildings at a bargain.
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SUNDAY AT THE cnuscnrs.
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FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH:—
Thomas K. Noble, pastor. Services at
10:30 a. _m. and 723'.) pm. Rev. Howard
'W. Pope of New Haven will . preach
morning and evening. Sunday school
at 12 m. Y. P. S. C. E. at 6:30 p. m.
The Weather.
Showers to-night; Sunday, fair; con-
tinued cool weather.
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Try Grain-O 1' Try Grain-O!
Ask your Grocer today to show you
a package of GRAIN-O, the new food
drink that takes .the place of coffee.
The children may drink it without 1n-
jury as well as the adult. All who try
it, like it. GRAIN-O has that rich
seal brown of Mocha or Java, but it‘ is
made from the pure grains, and the
most delicate stomach receives it with.
out distress. i the price of coffee. 15c-
and 25c. per package. Sold by all
grocers. 1 r
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Miss Mamie and Miss Anna Shanahan
SPRING‘STEIN'CAUGH-i.
Gave Officer Thomas Hunt a Lively Chase.
Walter Springstein, who has been
wanted by the police since last month
was captured by Officer Thomas Hunt
'this morning after a lively' chase.
On the night of April 22, Springstein
committed an unprovoked assault upon
an old man named Lyman Woodrulf,
on Smith street. A warrant was issued
for Springstein but he fled 'fromtown.
ChiefBradley this morning learned
that Springstein was on Knight street,
and sending Hunt up that street the
Chief went up High street and entered
the Springstein house from the rear.
wSpringstein, however, saw the Chief
and darted out upon Knight street.
Seeing Officer Hunt, Springstein made
a dashlup the street, but Hunt, who is
somewhat ’of a sprinter captured him
on North avenue near the residence. of
Dr. Many. .
He was brought to police head-
quarters .and locked up. .. \
Springstein was later brought before
JudgeGregory and sentenced to jail
for 180 days.
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tPINE LEISGE OFFICERS.
Elected at the Annual \Meeting at the Club
House To-day. .
At the annual meeting of the Pine
Ledge Outing club, held at the club
house this afternooil, th following offi—
cers nominated bytu‘ eminating com-
mittee, Messrs. A ‘ 7' oodward, Dr.
Charles W. Mail; ‘
were elected: ff;
President—Rob . I
Vice-President—E. L. Boyer.
Secretary and Treasurer—E. A. Wood-
ward.
Managers—Edwin 0. Keeler, John
H. Ferris. Mrs. W. F. Bishop, Mrs. Ira
Cole, Mrs. J. S. Seymour.
House Committee—Mrs. Louisa C.
Day, Mrs. Sophia A. -Weed, Mrs. Rob-
ert VanBuren, Henry Price, T. Stan-
ley Vanderhoef, Christian Swartz.
Committee on Membership—Ira Cole
W. F. Bishop, Mrs. Sarah E. Dennis,
Mrs. F. St.John Lockwdbdfillrs. Dexter
Hitchcock.
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Threw Away His Money.
John H, Kearney, a Holyoke, Mass.)
ball player, was taken from a New
York train in Danbury yesterday
violently insane. He had a sum of
money in his possession and was trying
to throw it away when he was arrested.
He declared that he had been a witness
before the Mazet committee and had
been bribed to give false testimony.
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, Teachers to Meet-
The teachers of the town‘of Norwalk
are invited by 'the general, committee
appointed by them last spring to meet
at the Franklin Kindergarten on Tues-
day evening, May 23, at 7:45 o’clock.
The committee has in vitcd Superinten-
dent C. W. Deane, of Bridgeport, to
address the teachers, His topic will
be, Manners in the School.‘ The com-
mittee has also a report to make
favoring a town teachers’ association
and outlining some of the features of
Such an organization.
Made 8200 on Races.
The” Westport Driving club made
$200 at their first meeting on the Fair
Grounds on Wednesday. This success
will, probably lead to another meet in
June.
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St. John's Church Damaged.
St. John’s Episcopal church, Bridge-
port, was damaged to the amount of
$10,000 by fire yesterday morning.
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of Wilton avenue, have purchased new
Hartford wheels from F. S. Ambler.
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MlHY ans mvnu.
A ‘Norwalk woman the Only
Applicant Before Judge
Wheeler.
HUBBY WAS CRUEL.
The Marriage of Mary Perry and John Fitz-
maurice Was a Failure.
There was only one applicant for
divorce before Judge Ralph Wheeler
in the civil superior court at Bridge--
port yesterday. The applicaht was
Mary P. Fitzmaurice of Nor-walk.
Mary is young, handsome and dresses
in the latest fashion and attracted con:
siderable attention towards her as she
sat in court. Attorneys and court at-
tendants were smitten and many were
the admiring glances turned toward
her.
ants conceded that she was the fairest
divorce applicant that had been before
the court in their Attorney
Cummings of Stamford was her counsel
Mary asked the court for a separa-
tion from her husband "Jack” Fitz-
maurice of Norwalk. She also asked to
be allowed to resume her maiden name
By common consent, the attend-’
time.
Mary Perry.
The ground upon which she based
her petition was intolerable cruelty,
and the evidence submitted showed
that "Jack” and Mary were married in
April, 1890, when Mary was but 16
years old.
Between the time of her marriage
and 1892, when she was obliged to
separate from “Jack” she told the
judge of the cruelties she suffered at
the hands of her husband. Her tale
of woe astonished the court and placed
“Jack” in noenviable light.
After hearing all the evidence Judge
Wheeler granted her the divorce, and
allowed her to assume her maiden
name. "Jack”failed to put inan appear-
ance and the divorce was not contest-
ed.
An Active Widower.
A local newspaper man met an old
German friend a few days ago.
“Hullo!” he cried. “How are you?”
"Pooty vell.” said the friend; ”how
vas it py yo lrselluf‘?”
“Good,” said the newspaper
“I heard you were quite sick
time ago.” '
“So I vas,” said the friend. "I vas
gwite sick. I got me a crate deal of
ti oubles. But etfryding was all right
now. My wife died five weeks ago.”
The newspaper man was a little stun-
ned by this sudden clearing of the
troubled skies. '
“So you are a widower?"
what aimlessly remarked.
"You pet I’m a viddower,” said the
friend, "but I ton’t stay me dot vay
1113.”;
some
be some-
long. I got my eye on somepoddy
alretty. Vill you come by my ved-
ding?”.
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THE WHEEL CONTEST.
The ballot at noon to-day was as. fol-
lows :
lrvmg H. Reed. Pioneer
J. J. Goodwin, Old Well
’13241
3029
J. H. Magner, Hope Hose 896
Smith Northrop, Phoenix 227
Elbert W. Clark, Putnam Hos-e L58
D.Hart Weeks, Phoenix 84
Charles M. Smith, Pioneer, 7'
Leo Davis, Old Well 68
Samuel McGowan, Putnam Hose ’ 19
Geo. S. Grumman, Phoenix 15
F. W. Darmer, Old Well 16
H. D. Cornell, Fire Police 20
L. M. Smith, Mayflower 2
D. W. Harford, Old Well 2
Chief F. M. Wheeler, E.N.F.D. 1
Patrick F. Slattery, Hope Hose, 1
E. V. Baker, Old Well 1
Joseph Matheis’ Pioneer 1
Harry Mitcfiell, Pioneer 1
Fred Weise " 1
Howard L.Lowndes, Old Well 1
Geo. F. Foote, Old Well ’ ‘1
John Yost, Putnam Hose. ’- 1
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Cures Old Sores. Fever Sores, ‘ Ulcers,
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FORRESTERS’ DANCE.
The Ladies Hold a. Very Enjoyable Sociable.
The lady Forresters of Star of Colum-
bia Circle held a very successful dance
in Red Men’s hall last night.
About two hundred couples were
present.
Smythe’s orchestra furnished very
fine music and there were eighteen
numbers on the programme. During
the [intermission cake and cream and
soft drinks were served.
The floor director was William Pen-
nljllgton. Aides. Kathryn Duffy, M.
Li“ Purcupile, Nellie Hickey, Mamie
O§onnethollie Ryan, Elizabeth Mul-
ca,_ey. _ .
The reception committee was Mrs.
Tlieodore Tobey, C._ 0., Mrs. George
Stgegmuller, Mrs. John Murray, J ulia
Ldilghlin, Katherine Brennan.
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..,Why'Women are Nervous-
. {British Medical News]
The frequent cases of- nervous pros-
tration or utter collapse of the nervous
system under which w‘omen “go all to
pieces,”, as the saying is, have caused
much thought and investigation on the
part-of physicians.
Certain inoganic substances are well
known to cause various forms of nervous
diseases which are readily traced to
the poisons producing them. 'Further
research leads to the belief that alum
is a prevailing cause of so-called ner-
vous prostration, for the'symptoms it
produces on the nervous system after
its absorption into the blood are very
remarkable indeed. Experiments
physiologically made upon animals by
Orfila, Professors Hans Mayer, Paul
Seim and others. show‘,that alum fre-
quently produces no visible symptoms
for many days after its introduction
into the body. Then follows loss of
appetite and other alimentary dis-
turbances, and finally a serious pros-
tration of the whole nervous system.
The most prominent physicians now
believe that “nervous prostration” and
many affections of the nerves from
which both men and women suffer are
caused by the continued absorption of
alum into the system.
‘ It is probable that many medical
men are unaware of the extent to
which salts of alumina may be intro-
duced into the body, being under the
impression that the use of alum in
bread is prohibited.
Alum, however, is still used sur-
reptitiously to some extent‘ to whiten
bread, and very largely in making
cheap kinds of baking powder. In
families where baking powder is gen-
erally used great care should be
exercised to procure only those brands
made from cream of'tartar. The alum
powders may generally be. distinguish-
ed by the lower price at which they
are sold.
OBJECTS‘TO VFISHING. _
Isaac Purdy of Ridgefield Seeks to Control
a Lake.
The grievances of the good people
of little red apple town of Ridgefield
against Isaac Purdy, who seeks to re-
strain them from fishing in a mill pond
which goes by the most pretentious
name of Lake Mamanassqueo, were
again brought up for discussion which
the plaintiff’s demurrer to the defend-
ants’ answer was heard in Bridgeport
yesterday. ' ‘
Isaac Purdy owns a mill on the lake
and he claims to‘ have certain prOperty
rights over that section where the
scrappy pickerel make their haunts
in winter and summer. The good peo-
ple of Ridgelield claim the right to
entice this combative member of the
finnytribe to nibble at their bait.either
from a boat in summer or through the
ice in winter- Mr. Purdy denies them
this right and has brought an action to
settle the quescion. .In their reply to
his claims they say that from a time
king past the memory of the oldest in-
habitant, and long before Mr. Purdy
acquired any property rights, what-
ever, the young and the old, the rich
and. the poor Of Ridgefield have
“skittered” and trolled for the juvenile
pike. Several other reasons are given,
all of which are demurred to by the
plaintiff. After arguments at some
length by J. Belden Hui-[butt for the
defendants and Harry A. Purdy for
the plaintiff the court took the papers.
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Some Foolish People '
Allow a tough to run until it gets be
yond the reach of medicine They
often say, " Oh, it will wear away,” but
in mast cases it will wear them aWay.
lould they be. Induced to try the suc
cessful medicine called Kemp’s Balsam,
which is sold on a positive guarantee
to cure, they Would immediately see
the excellrantletfect after taking the
lil'st dose.‘ Price Zoo and 50c. Trial.
size free. At all drugglsts-
‘ Autumn.
The Y. P. S. C. E. Entertain-
ed by Mrs. A. V. Heath
of Main Street. ’
EIGHTY WERE PRESENT.
A Delightful Musical and Literary Programme
Rendered and Refreshments Served.
The Y. P. S. C. E. of the First Con-
gregational church held an auction
social at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A.
V. Heath on West Main street last
night,
A business meeting was held previous
to the social.
At the auction sale Councilman A. J.
'Meeker acted as auctioneer and the
packages were disposed of at good
prices which netted a neat sum for the
society. ' '
The programme of the evening was
as follows:
Banjo Selection,—
Miss Amy Wixon.
Recitation—Painter. of Seville,
Miss Angie Post.
Violin Selection,—
M rs. A. V. Heath.
Recitation, —
Mrs. R. G. Mitchell.
Song, ~
MISS Addie Lawrence.
Recitation,-——Old Ace,
Miss Edna Wilson.
Phonograph Seledtions.—— ,
F. E. Lockwood.
After the entertainment refresh-
ments were served to the eighty guests
present.
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Fleececl of $4,000.
JOLIET, 1115., May 20.—Ex-Super-
visor J. J. Smiley. a wealthy farmer of
Custer, Will county. was fleeced out of
$4,000 in cash by two green goods men
yesterday. They Went to theSmiley
residence, four miles from Wilming-
ton, where the scheme was started. A
few hours later Mr. Smiley appeared at
Whitten’s bank, in Wilmington, and
drew out $4,000. The banker became
suspicious and sent to learn, if possi«
ble, if there was any scheme on foot to
fleece Smiley. He was found at his
home, robbed of all the cash and bound
hand and foot. W'hen Smiley returned
from the bank, the men drew their re—
volvers and compelled him to give up
his money. They then tied him and
fled. No arrests have been made.
Fellows’ Light Sentence.
BOSTON, May 20.—Yie1ding to the
prayer of one of the strongest petitions
ever presented to a. court in this state
in behalf of a prisoner, Judge Gaskill,
in the superior criminal court, yester-
day showed leniency in imposing sen-
tence upon Aaron N. Fellows, a pro-
fessor in a Brooklyn educational insti-
tution, cutting nine-tenths off the max-
imum penalty and sending Fellows tc
the house of correction for one year
only. . Fellows was charged with for-
gery in signing his father’s name to
five United. States bonds of the value of
$2,300 which, .it was alleged, the man
had stolen from his father, Nicholas
Fellows of Vermont, in 1890.
A Challenge From England.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, May 20.—Cap-
tain Roche of the Harvard track ath-
letic team has received a. challenge
from Oxford and Cambridge for a. track
athletic meeting to be held in London
about the middle of July between teams
representing Oxford and Cambridge on
the one hand and Harvard and Yale on
the other. The competitors are to be
chosen from the two universities on
each side so as to make up one com‘
posite team of each nationality.
Bernlxardt's Narrow Escape.
PARIS, May 20.—S_arah Bernhardt
had a narrow escape from what might
have been a fatal accident yesterday.
She was rehearsing “Hamlet,” which
she will produce today, with herself as
the prince, when some of the scenery
fell. The shouts of her fellow actors
warned her of her danger, and she
jumped out of the way just in time to
escape being crushed.
Two Stolen Notes Passed.
LONDON. May 20.—The Daily Mail
says this morning that two more of the
£100 notes that were stolen from Parr‘s
bank last January have just been pass-
ed, one at the London and W’estminstez
bank, to which it was sent by a. regular
customer, who ‘says'he cannot indicate
from whom or what point he received
it. The other came into the hands of a
butcher. >
Working Night and Day.
The busiest and mightiest little
thing that ever was made is Dr. King’s
New Life Pills. Every pill is a sugar-
coated globule of health, that changes
weakness into strength, listlessness in-
to energy, brain-fag into mental power.
They’re wonderful in building up the
health. Only 250 per box. Sold by
John A. Riggs, Druggist, 11 Main
street, —
Dr. W. L. Weed will ‘_ not arrive
home until next week. -
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PUNLISHED W'lTH "PEPPER...”
Shelton Schoolboy is Not Seriously lhjured,
HoWever.
John Tim), a seven-year-old school
boy of Shelton, received rather severe
punishment for whispering. Miss Con-
nery, a teacher in room No. 1, of the
primary department of the Shelton
public school, called young Tripp up
to the desk, on Wednesday afternoon,
and asked him if he had been whisper-
ing. He replied that he had.
teacher then produced a package of
cayenne pepper and after putting about
a half a teaspoonful into the lad’s hand '
ordered him to put it on his tongue.
Tripp immediately complied with this
request by throwing the full dose' into
his mouth. He began to Cough severe-
ly and had to be taken home. Dr.J.M.
Loomis was called to attend the patient.
A New Haven paper stated that the
boy was dying from acute gastritis but
Chief of Police Tomlinson of Shelton
says that young Tripp is in no serious
condition and, with the exception that
his mouth is slightly burned, he is in
good health and able to be about.
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NEW SUMMER TRAINS. .‘
Annual Spring Change in Consolidated Road
Time-Table Announced.
A change in the time schedule of
passenger trains affecting all divisions
of the western district of the Consoli-
dated road will take effect at 12:01 a. ’m.
to-morrow.
The most notable innovation is the
fact that every train number has been
altered. N 0 special reason is assigned
for the re numbering of trains from the
railroad officials except that by the
merging of the New England railroad
and small branches the system has be-
come so large that a’ renumbering of
trains is necessary to prevent duplicate
numbering on the different divisions.
The New London, Valley and North-
ampton divisions still retain their old
schedules, the present order of trains
having been adjudged complete enough
in every way to handle the summer
trafiic done over these devisions. ‘
On the Pew York division the only
change made in the week day trains is
that the New York express leaving
New Haven at 7:10 p. 111., will omit the
stop at South l‘lorwalk. The Sunday
train which leaves this city for New
York at 8:00 a. m., will run as 'a' 1003.
express from Stamford, reaching the
Grand Central station at 10:15 a. 1,1).
instead of 10:40 a. ,m.
A local train will be put on to run
from Stamford, stopping at way sta-
tions. The Hartford division accom-
modation train, which now leaves at
12:06 noon, will be held, over four min-
utes until 12:10. The train which now
leaves Union depot at 11:05 a. 111. will
not stop at Berlin to make connectinns
for New-Britain.
The White Mountain eXpress wil
start to run on tire Berkshire division
on June 26 ’on the same schedule as
last year. The regular summer sched-
ule will go into effect on this division
this year on May 21 instead of June '15,
as formerly. This change is occasioned
by the earlier opening of the season in
the Berkshire hills. Conneection for
Litchfield points can now be made at
9:30 a. m. and 2:57 p. m. The summer.
changes on the Berkshire division will
cover those of the Danbury.
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WILTON.
The entertainment at the Town Hall
Friday evening for the benefit of the
Library association by ' the Batch
Etectro-Photo-Musical Co. was witness-
ed by a large audience. The moving
pictures were unusually good, as were
the harp 'solos, and phonographic re-
productions. Mr. Hatch’s illustrated
songs were of course the star feature of
the programme and every number was
Well given and well received. The
performance will be given again to-
night ‘under the same auspices.
Post Office Burned.
The post-office, store and grist mill
at Plattsville'was burned to the ground
yesterday morning by an incendiaryp
entailing a loss of $5,000. .
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' The Appetite ot a Goat
Is envied by all poor dyspeptics
A-‘
whose Ssomach and Liver are 'out of _
order. All such should know that Dr.
King’s New Life Pills, the wonderful
Stomach andgLiver Remedy, gives a.
splendid appetite, sound digestion and. .l
a regular bodily habit that ’ insures
perfect bealth’and great energy. ,Ouly
250. at John A. Riggs’ drug store, 11 .
Main street.
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