NORWALK GAZETTE,'TUESDAY AUGUSTJI 1885 '.
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Tuesday. Ailg 1 1, 1885.
I ‘ —Go to Roton Point.
——Go to G. M. Riteh’s Livery Stable No.
9 Elm St. 3m28 ,
Mr. E. H. Eakle of Washington D. C.
is in town.
Mr. and Mrs. Jalrres Cousins, J l'., have
gone to Lake George.
Miss E. Brown and the Misses Stan-
ley are at Ocean Grove.
Joe Cook, of Bridgeport, exhibited a
1553,E .porrnd green turtle Thursday.
Benjamin F. Murray, of New York, is
in town visiting friends and relatives.
Mr. John II. TVade commenced a justly
earned two weeks’ vacation yesterday.
—JI[r. II. I). Barrows rs showing some
excellent bargains in line boots and shoes.
IIon. Oliver Hoyt, of Stamford, was one‘
of the pull—bearers at Gen. Grant’s frrueral.
Rev. J. W. llnbbell and family have
rented a residence ill Norwalk.——Darrbury
A'ews.
It is just this time that the population
is doubled—eucurnbers and apples are
partly ripe.
Companies B and E, of Bridgeport, gave
their battalion drill last night, the public
being admitted.
It is expected that Mr. Charles Colebrrrn
and son will return this week from their
European voyage. ~
A. v. South of California. formerly of
Smith’s Island near our harbor passed
St. Paul Minn. Aug. 5th borrnd East.
The wife and daughter of Rev. Mr.
Anderson, together with Miss Sadie
Miller, left for Cottage City last Tuesday.
—Gcorge Grumman is manufacturinghis
Olden Tinrc Root Beer with II. J. and G.
S. Grumman, No. ,53 and 55 Main street.
Try it.
The nation breathes a deep drawn sigh
of relief over the assrrrance that the new
issue of postal cards is to be of an improv-
ed quality. _ '
Misses Emma and Rena Brown are here
from Brooklyn, and Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
Cavanauglr from the same city are also in
town visiting friends. '
They do say that when a customer asks
for fish chowder at one of the Main street
restaurants the waiter steps to the faucet
and draws a plate frrll of borough water.
The review of the proceedings in the
matter of Nathaniel Sands, now confined
ilr the county jail for want of $150,000 bail,
has been fixed for Augrrst'22,befochndge
Balk—News.
~——Iu days of health prepare for sickness;
ilr youth prepare for old age; which means
Insure in the Travelers, of Hartford, while
you are healthy and can get insurance,
and while you are young and can get it
——Go to Roton Point.
Thousand Islands. _
St. Mary‘s church will picnic on Sat-
ur'day at Brookside Park.
J. H. Buckley & Son display the stars
and stripes at half mast froru their factory.
‘Feldspar is being shipped in large quan-
tities from Stepney, on the Housatonic
road. '
Isaac Hackett, bartender for Ike Lee,
died Thursday and was taken to Boston
for burial. ,
5 Edward Welsey-paid $5.00 and costs in
corrrt last Monday for the privilege of be-
ing drunk.
. During Mr. Gibson’s absence, Mr. C. A.
Tucker will preside at the organ ill the
First Church. ‘
A monster Clambake for six hundred
guests will be served by Ackert at Roton
Point tc-morrow.
Dr. L..N. Phiuney returned from his
Saratoga trip on Saturday evening, and is
now ready for another year‘s hard work.
Miss Maggie Belle Harris, of Booklyn,
has beenzmaking an extended visit to her
grandfather, C. M. Ferris in ‘South Nor-
walk. ‘ -
Quite a number of Norwalkcrs went
to New York city last week to witness the
base ball matches between the New York
afid Chicagos. -
—Good, kind and gentle Horses, and
stylish carriages at reasonable prides at
Ritch’s Stable. Give me ’5 call and I will
try to please you.
The Sunday newspaper train on the
Horrsatonic road is now run asa mail
train, against which the protests of its
enemies cannot avail. .
The firm of Arnold, Doane 1% Co. has
dissolved by the withdrawal of Mr.Doanc.
The business will continue underl the firm
name of Arnold & Co.
The laying of the corner stone of the
new Church of the Sacred Heart, in Water—
bury, over which charge Rev. Hugh
Treanor formerly of Norwalk, is pastor,
will occur on Srruday next, the 16th inst.
C. H. Haller, the pon‘derous and jolly
manager of the skatlng rink, was In town
over Sunday. He states that the rink
will be opened about Oct. 1 and that polo
willbe apromiaerrt part of its manage-
ment this season.
Mr. Alex. S. Gibson started yesterday
morning, in his sail boat “Lorley,” fer
Shelter Island. By attending strictly to
business he sueceededin reaching Bridge—
port by evening. Hc reports the absence
of wind as quite tremendous. ‘
Lewis Green, who was scorched and
knocked downby the bank vault explosion
Wednesday morning, was a passenger on
board the Seawanhaka when she was
burned. He jumped overboard and es-
caped with his life after a hard struggle. '
The total number of vessels entered and
cheap. cleared at Norwalk during the fiscal year
Captain Peck, who has been navigating ending June 30th was 2,100; number of
steamboats, 1,000; number of schooners,
the City of Albany for some time, has
transferred his labors to the propeller.
Captain “Mose" Wilson, an old veterarf at
that business, is now ill command of the
wlleelllouse. '
“Old Sport” Campana of Bridgeport,
who was reported a few days ago as
dying in the hospital, is around the street
again as chipper as ever. Sport is one of
the “fixtures” of Bridgeport and he
fadetlr not. away.
A ten—mile regatta is to be an attraction
at Bell Island on Thursday, Aug. 27th.
Nat chrra has arranged for the partici—
pation of all_the boats between Westport
and Stamford, inclusive, andabig time
will ulrdorrbtedly be had. _
Ed. Belmont, the vaultcr who was in
Norwalk last spring in connection with
VanAmburgh’s circus fell and fatally
irljurcd himself while turning a double
somcrsault over a number of elephants
and horses in Medina, N. Y.
“By gosh! it was one of the biggest
funeral processions that I ever see,” said
an enthusiastic countryman on his return
from New York Saturday after witnessing
the most stupendous alrd imposing demon-
stration that ever occrrrrcd in the world’s
history. _
Last Monday was a very rough day on
the Sorrnd, but the City of Albany made
her trip up as usual. She was obliged to
lrrrg the shore all the way up, and was,
therefore, somewhat delayed. But the
fact of her making the trip without acci-
dent attests her scawortlriness.
‘ Exchanges say that “Mike” Daly frbm
Danbury, Conn., went to New York on
Wednesday, got drrrrrk and while sleeping
off the effects of the liquor, had his watch
and chain, hat and shoes stolen. In the
police court yesterday morning, Justice
Power told the policeman who had arrest-
ed Daly that hehad been punished enough
and discharged the prisoner.
Commenting on the item about three
men who ate rat poisoned prrdding here
the other day the Hartford Com-ant says:
“The remarkable thing is, that the third
man, Bliss, felt no ill effects whatever.”
It is true Mr. Bliss went home after eating
the rat poison and never slept better in his
life, but his friends say that 'when he
heard next day about the poison he began
to be sick. This, however, we do not
vouch for.——Bridgeport News. '
Coming up (in one of the evening trains
last Thursday, Mr. A. S. Hutchinson, of
South Norwalk, was 'busily engaged talk-
ing to a friend in the baggage car. He
was somewhat surprised to see his friend
shoot suddenly across the car and stretch
himself upon the floor. A heavy case of
plate glass, which had fallen on him, was
lifted and, after a few moments, conversa-
tion was resumed. A sudden lurch of’
the car overturned the case which was
standing near.
—Go to Roton Point.
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00; number of barges, 500; average draft
f water, eight feet; estimated value of
argoes received, $3,430,000; estimated
aluc of cargoes shipped, $2,850,000.
Michael McCarty was brought before
Justice Sturges on Thursday last charged
with drunkenness and disorderly conduct.
He was found guilty and sentenced to 30
days in Bridgeport jail, from which he
appealed and Daniel Gilbert furnished
bonds to the amount of $50 to insure his
appearance at the next term of the su-
periorcOurt.
~ ——W. B. Hall&Co. of Bridgeport are
giving free return tickets to all
who purchase $10.00 worth of goods at
their dry goods- emporium. Thus a
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lady going from Norwalk need only
pay fare one way and will. is more than
saved by the low prices wlrrch are the
rule rather than the exception at Hall’s.
These are the new officers of Fidelity
Lodge, I. O. G. ,T.: W. C. T., L. R.
June; W. V. T., Maggie Panton; W. S.,
Robert Pearson; F. S. William Leland;'
W. T., Fred. S. Ambler; W. 0., Charles
I’latt; W. M., F. F. Wheeler; 1. G., Amy
Pearson; O. G., Benton Anderson; A. S.,
Charles Palmer; D. M., William Read-
an; R. H. S., Flora F.- June; L. H. S.,
Nettie Abbott; P. W. C. T., Charles H.
Fitch.
——Go to Roton Point.
Tuesday a party of young fellows from
Huntington started on a cruise in the
sloop Ben Butler, Captain William Prime.
They visited Oyster Bay, Norwalk and
Bridgeport, and returned Thursday night.
—Rcv. Wm. H. Thomas, of Norwalk,
was in town this week and returned with
the excursion party on Wednesday—G.
F. Barr our esteemed jeweler went over
to Norwalk by the Cross Sound Ferry
steamer on Thursday morning and took
his bicycle with him. He started to take
a ’cycle trip of New England—While
on a visit to Norwalk, Wednesday, with
the “farmer’s” excursion, we made very
pleasant calls at the ofliccs of the Norwalk
GAZETTE and How—r. We found our brethren
diligent at work and their newsy papers
appreciated by the public as evidenced by
their large subscription list. We wish
them every success. We also called upon
our old friend ‘Orlaado S. Sammie, for-
merly of this village and lately of Brooklyn,
now one of the firm of Ambler &. Sammis_
Their fine store, one hundred feet deep, is
situated in the heart of the business dis-
trict, and the firm carry a large and com-
plete stock of dry goods, carpets, mattings
and notions. They are doing a good
business.——Huntiugton Long Islander.
South Norwalk Fritzles.—The trrg Den-
nis Valentine with a load of pipe for the
East Norwalk extension of the water
works was made fast to Ferris’ coal dock,
foot of Washington street, this week.
A “silver collection” is taken at the door
of the salvation army barracks, every Sun-
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Dentist Newkirk is rustieating at, the 1
—Go to Roton Point
——Go to G. M. Ritcb’s Livery Stable No.
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| 9 Elm St.
The Neptuncs are expected to arrive ill
‘ port to-morrorv.
The Marshall street server, South Nor-
walk, Is to be built by C. T. Leonard &
Son.
Peter Short, a slater, fell from a roof on
Elizabeth street, Tuesday, and was seri-
ously lrrrrt. '
Mr. G. 0. Bryant alrd wife have been
spending their vacation at East Wareharn,
Mass, are expected home the; coming
week.
A more polite, courteous and obliging
officer than Captain Harvey, of the City of
Albany, never were a blue cap. Long
may Ire reign.
—Good, kind and gentle Horses, and
stylish carriages at reasonable prices at
Ritch’s Stable. Give me a call and I will
try to please you. _
Chief Lockwood relates ’an incident
that occurred on Main street yesterday.
An iceman was weighing a big cake of ice
at the tail end of his wagon, and holding
tlrc'scales steady with one hand he announc-
ed in a haughty tone, “One hundred and
forty pounds I” “Hold on,” said the pur— '
chaser, “just take your hand off and look
again.” The iceman did so,and in a voice
feeble with suppressed emotion he gasped
“Ninty pounds, and good weight, tool"
Richard Bannister, aged 25 while assist-
ing .in firing a salute of 13 guns in honor
of General Grant in Danbury on Saturday
had both hands horribly mangled by a
premature discharge of the cannon. He
was was taken into the depot near by and
had both hands amputated about three
inches above the wrists. He is now on
the road to recovery. He said he dream-
ed the night before that lle was killed by
the discharge of a gun.
Willis McDonald, a member of Grant
Post, (1.11.11, No.327, Brooklyn, was
one of the specials,“Guard of Honor" sent
to Mount McGregor immediately upon the
death of General Grant, and remained
with the body until burial. He enlisted
at Norwalk, August, 1862, in Co. F, 17th
Conn. Vols., and served until the final
muster out of his regiment, Arrgust 1st,
1865. He married a (laughter of the late
Sherman Cole of this place, and he is well
and favorably known here.
The Annual Re-union of the Seventeenth
Connecticut Volunteer Association will be
held at Stamford, Conn., August 28th.
The Association will assemble at the dc-
pot upon the arrival of the morning trains
(from the east 9.24. from the west 8.25.)
Line will be formed and proceed to the
skating rink on River street where the
business meeting will be held, after which
the comrades will sit down to a collation
furnished by the citizens.
At South NorWalk this morning as a
valuable horse belonging to Mrs. Lauder
was'hitched to a post, he got his leg in
some way caught over the tic-strap. A
passer-by cut the strap to relieve the ani-
mal, which loosened. the bridlé‘ and fright-
ned the horse. Breaking loose from his
fasteniugs he ran up Washington street
where he collided with seyrnonr Bros’.
horse aml wagon. ' The Seymour horse
was considerably injured by the collision,
and the runawdy was so badly hurt. inter—
nally and outwardly, that he was killed.
The wagon was smashed to pieces.
The following letter has been received
by Sheriff Swartz from Rhoad Fisher, of
Austin, Texas: “In 1836, William S.
Selleman, or Silleman, enlisted in the army
f the Republic 3f Texas. The record
shows that he was then twenty-nine years
1d, five feet ten inches high, dark eyes,
ark complexion, black hair, born in Fair-
eld, Conn., and was a lawyer byjprofes-
on. He was alive in 1838. Can. you
ive any information about him or his
family? I presume he is dead. If you
know or can learn the names or P. 0.
address of some of his nearest of kin,
please send them to me at once.”
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Grant’s Connectic t Ancestry.
The Rev. Dr. Increase . Tarbox writes
to gtlle Boston Transcript to show that
General Grant was descended from “Mat-
thew Grant, the recbrder” of Windsor,
Conn. Matthew Grant had a 5011 Samuel,
and he had also a_ son Samuel. This
Samuel had a son Noah, who removed to
Tolland, as Mr. Stouglrtou says, or Coven!
try, as Dr. Tarbox thinks, and became
General Grant’s ancestbr. “We have
heard this statement again and again,”
says Dr. Tarbox, .“on the very spot where
Noah Grant was born. The house now
standing there, in its rear portion, is the
one in which this family of Samuel Grant
lived, but has been largely added to, so
that the present structure is a spacious
mansion occupied by Major Frederick W.
Grant, a degcendant of Ebenezer. Major
Grant is now eighty-seven years old.
There were, at least, two removals from
the old Connecticut town—whether Tol-
land or Coventry—before the emigrants
were settled at PointPleasant, Ohio, where
General Grant was born April 27, 1822.
His parents were J essc R. and Hannah
(Simpson). Grant. If -we mistake not,
Ulysses was the great-great-grandson of
Noah, making him the eighth generation
from ‘Matthew Grant,the recorder.” The ‘
original house was built in 1700.
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Boyle O’Reilly on Grant.
Altogether 21' grand, a noble, an heroic
figure, this Amcrlean citizen whom neither
the plaudits of 50,000,000 freeman nor the
adulation of kings could spoil. We need
not go back to the fathers of the country
for our heroes. The civil war produced
them in thousands, North and South.
The occasion always developes the hero.
He is here by no right of blood or station,
but solely by the divine right of God-given
greatness of soul. America is poorer to-
day for the loss of its great chieftain, but
A{colored boy named Loren. Lee, 0f day evening. Anything in the shape 0f if occasion eallto-morrow another Lincoln,
Southampton, L. I., chanced to be on a
vessel near Bell Island when one «of our
amateur yaclrtsmen capsized his sail boat
with two young ladies on board, recently.
Lee instantly jumped into his yawl and
rowed to the spot in time to rescue the
party from their peril of drowning. Next
morning he rowed after the chief actor to
return him his pocketbook, which he found
111 the bottom of his boat. An honest lad
that Loren. Lee, and we shall expect to
next hear of him as United States Minister
to IIayti or Siberia.
The following members of the Fourth'
regiment have just been discharged by
general order from the adjutant-general’s
officez—Corporal. S. C. Commings and
Private W. E. Osborne. Company, F;
Quartermaster—Bergenrlt S. II. Smith and
Corporal H. Brown, “mpany G, expir-
ation term of service; Private J. Frank,
Company B; Corporals A. S. Arnold and
B. Reynolds, Company D, non—residence;
Corporal G. W. Voorhces, Company D.
disability; Privates L. W. Horton and
W. A. erite'land, Company A, are trans-
ferred to Company G, and G. J. Skaats
from Company K to Company B.
At a recent church wedding in East
Bridgeport it was noticed that as the
bridal party passed up the aisle, the groom
was nervous to the point of dcmoraliza—
tion. The bride, on the contrary, was
serene, dcmurcly modest, graceful and
bewitclring—in short everything that a
bride should be. The groom managed to
retain his composure until it came to the
passage where he obligated himself to
“love, cherish, protect,” etc., when his
strained emotions produced a collapse,
which found vent in hysterical sobs.
Naturally there was a sensation in the
congregation, and some commotion among
the bridal party, but the weeping groom
was speedily soothed into composure and
the cerenrony proceeded to a conclusion
without serious interruption—Anemia
Sentinel. '
money will do, as long as it is silver—
even a three cent piece.——,—-Did you ever
see a horse’s car “wink with horrified
amazement ?”—-—The proof is wanting to
show that Pinky Finch is sixty years of
age, and that he has handled the ribbons
forty-five years—Judge Granger has
appointed Hon. Talmadge Baker, of this
city, onc'of a committee to appraise the
value of land and chimney which stands
thereon, now being used by the Bridge;
port Water company and owned by
the Bridgeport Paper company, which the
.Water company desire to condemn under
its charter.——Charlcs Lynch, on Tues-
day, was found guilty by Judge Ely of an
assault on John H. Wolthausen andfined
$3 and costs, in all amounting to $14.56.
From the evidence it appears that Wol—
thausen on Monday-was pgssing some
boys in Springwood and felt something
strike his leg, and looking down observed
a stone, which he supposed was thrown
by one of the'boys. As one of them
started to run he struck him with a stick
which he had in. his hand at the time.
The boy told his father, Charles Lynch,
that he had been struck by Woltlrausen,
whereupon Lynch assaulted him, striking
him and knocking him down. J. H.
Light for the state; J. J. Walsh for the
defense. An appeal was taken.——Wed-
nesday morning a' workman engaged in
putting down the signals for the Consoli-
dated road was found inscnsiblc by the
side of the railroad track near Sword’s
building. At first it was supposed he had
been struck by a passing train, but it was
soon ascertained that he had been sudden-
1y taken with dizziness and had fallen
there. He was taken to the roadmaster's
station near, the drawbridge and .soon
after restored to consciousness—Only
amined by agents of the State Board of
Education for teachers’ certificates passed
the test successfully. Emily Randall was
the only candidate who recechd a certifi-
cate in this town.
sixteen of the 108 candidates recently ex-
another Grant will be found to answer the
summons. Great men do their work and
pass to their reward, but a great country
has always the material for heroes, where
heroes are ever to .bc found,.-.in the ranks
of the people, in the humble homes of the
future Lincolns and Grants as yet unneed-
ed and unknown.
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Bridgeport “goes back on" the Monu-
mental Bronze Co’s. offer to erect a
$25,000 equestrian statue of General Grant
for $5,000. Says the Standard :
The committee to whom was referred
the generous offer of the Monumental
Bronze 00., of this city to furnish a white
bronze equestrian statue of General Grant
for Seaside Park, for the sum of $5.000,
after due deliberation and with a full
appreciation of the public spirit and patri-
otic sentiment which prompted the offer,
as well as of the admirable character and
excellence of the worlqof that company,
have concluded that it is not advisable at
this time to recommend the erection of
such a statue in our park and have so re-
ported [to His Honor Mayor Pyle.
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Notice to Advertisers. ‘
From and after to-day changes in
advertisements now running in the annm
must be handed in at the office by Satur-
day morning of each week. Unless this
is done advertisements cannot be changed
till the following week. New advertise!
ments will be received up to 11 a. m. on
Tuesday of each week.
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on My! ‘
“The flood gates of Heaven opened
over Port Jefferson Monday”. The News
Letter says so. Port Jefferson’s flood
gates of Heaven must have got skewed
around alittlc out of their latitude that
day, for it rained over here like the dick-
ens. . ‘ ' '
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Fred Negrosis of New Haven, in re-
sponse to a prescntiment, went down to
the harbor last week Sunday, arriving
just in time to rescuethelives of fourmen
whose boat had capsized.
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A Miraculous Escape.
It is-an ordinary thing for some national
banks upon stated occasions to have a.
“blow-out.”~ These occasions are general-
ly at the annual meetings, where the
direCtors, after having made the stock-
holders happy by dcclaring a generous
dividend, make themselves happy by sit-
ting down to a feast in the banking parlors
at which all the most tempting viands of
the season are served in a manner calcu-
lated to frighten a poor dyspeptic half out
of his wits. These “blow-outs” are gener-
ally pleasant affairs.
But the Fairticld County National Bank
had a “blow-out” on Wednesday, which
not only was not pleasant, brrt was totally
unexpected. And it happened in this
wrse :— . .
About eight o’clock Mr. Lewis Green,
one cf the clerks in the bank, opened the
large vault, which stands in the northeast
corner of the banking rooms. As he
opened the deer he detected a strong smell
of gas in the vault. Not deeming it pru-
dent to enter with a light he left the door
open for some minrrtes in order to let the
air in the vault and drive the. gas .orrt.
After the door had remained open for
some time he started to enter. As a mat-
ter of precaution lrc lighted a match and
held it inside the vault, himself standing
on the outside. The gas not igniting Mr.
Green thought it safe to enter and accord-
ingly did so. With the lighted match,
which he had ilr his hand, he endeavored
to find the leak in the gas pipe. He found
it and the escaping gas ignited. A thin
streak of bluish flame shot up towards the
ceiling. Mr. Green realized in an instant.
that his absence from that locality would
be more judicious than his presence, and
he therefore dashed out of the door of the
vault. As he ran he had the presence of
mind to close his eyes and mouth. tightly.
To this latter fact alone is Mr. Green in—
debted to the privilege of being alive
to-day. For, almost as he crossed the
threshold of the vault, a terrific explosion
occurred. Mr. Green was lifted bodily
from his feet and thrown against the
teller’s desk. The rush of air then passed
over him and outward. Tlrongh much
and painfully burned and suffering from
the terrific concussion Mr. Green did not
lose his senses and as soon as he could
get to his feet ran to the window and pro-
cured assistance. This was promptly ren-
dered and after an incipient fire amongst
t
was satisfied the bank and its contents
were safe and in a condition to leave, Mr.
Dr. Gregory attended to his painful burns.
The shock of the explosion was terrific.
The noise was heard in many parts of the
town, and many buildings in the near
vicinity were shaken. The GAZETTE
building was shaken to its foundatron and
the editorial “sanctum” trembled more
than it would if fourteen enraged patrons
had come in to “see the man that wrote
that article.” The entire glass front of the
bank building was demolished, the glass
being broken into little bits. Two win-
dows on the west side also were relieved
of their panes- ‘
The interior of the vault was a study.
Papers of all kinds and values littered the
floor; the huge safe, weighing several
tens, was tipped over, while the partition
dividing the vault-from the vault of the
Norwalk Savrngs society—a partition made
of several thicknesses of boiler iron
riveted together—’wastwisted and torn
like so much paper. Indeed an enthusi-
astic earthquake or a cargo of dynamite
could hardly have made much greater
havoc with the contents of the vault.
Work was soon commenced straightening
things out, however, and by night time
the bank had resumed its usual appear-
ance of neatness. And wonderful to re-
late not a paper was missing. everything
being safely secured.
Mr. Green’s injuries were painful though
not dangerous. - His head and face‘ were
his hair was singed to a crisp. Had he
not closed, his month he probably would
have inhaled the flame with fatal results.
At any rate his presence of mind in closing
his eyes saved his sight. A cooling lotion
of cocoaiue was rrrbbed on his face, after
which, as soon as sufficiently recovered,
he was sent home.
, The whole affair was a miraculous es-
cape for Mr. Green, and those who saw
the demolition caused by the explosion
are wondering how anyone could be in
the midst of it. and come out alive.
It was a great “blow-out.” But it
wasn’t the kind the bank officials like to
give.
WILTON.
Mastcr‘ Sammy Knapp is visiting in
Asbury Park. -
Miss Emily James is visiting Mr. and
Mrs. D. F. Bedient in Ridgefield.
' Miss Hurlburt of Lime Rock is visiting
her grandfather Mr. Isaac Hurlburt.
Milkman Evans is out with a gorgeous
new milk wagon thatdazzlcs like Solomon
in all his glory.
David J euks’ milk business has increased
to such an extent that he has to keep four
horses on the route.
Rev. Mr. Coley of St. Matthews’
Episcopal church preached a memorial
sermon last Sunday night, taking as his
text, 2d Samuel, lst chapter, 27th verse:
“How are the mighty fallen, and the wea-
pons of war perished.”
On Saturday, the 18th inst. a base ball
the Winnipaukers and the Beldcn Hillites,
resulting in the defeat of the Belden Hill
club by the score of 23 to 22. The re-
turn game will be played next Saturdry.
There will be a lawn party on the
grounds of Mr. Henry Thomson on Wed-
nesday,vAugust 19, for the benefit of the
Congregational church. Grounds open at
5 p.m., admission ten cents. Should that
evening be stormy, it will be held the first
fair evening.
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, -—This age is a progressive one, and im-
provements are continual] suggesting
themselves in almost every epartment of
human life. Labor saving inventions and
machinery are eagerly sought 'for to ac.
complish in a few hours time what usually
was the toil of days and even weeks. The
farm, the household, the worksho , the
factory, all possess unmistakable evi ences
of this wonderful :1 e of progress. The
eminent house of 23 Street La Boutillier
Brothers, well-known as one of the leading
dry good firms of New York City, to keep
pace with the times, have introduced vast
improvements in the oldshopping method,
and making shopping easy for every lady in
the country. There is now no excuse for
ladies to fatigue themselves with travel
and undergo its hundred and one annoyg
ances, when they can purchase every art-
icle needed for the wardrobe or household
without leaving their homes. Twenty
third street Le Boutillicr Brothers will
send, on application, free of charge,
samples of any of the newest piece-goods
summer wear, with prices attached to
each. Selections from these can be readily
made : orders:for goods filled by the house
and send by fast trains to the purchaser.
This, surely, isa material improvement on
the slow method of former days, as by
this system, time, money, labor and an:
noyance are all . saved. The business
standing of this eminent house makes this
announcement worthy of attention, as they
can be implicity relied on to accomplish
whatever they advertise to do.
' Very Particular.
Says the Stamford Advocate : A man in
York state, who has an idea of transfer-
ring his state allegiance and modest bank
account to Stamford, Conn., writes to the
postmaster for answers to the following
questions:
Do you have any mosquitoes?
Is it cold and disagreeable in winter?
Do you have any liquor saloons ?
How man churches?
What is all tax on property assesse
at 82,000 this year?
_ Is there a nice village within one or two
miles ? -
Price of milk per quart in winter ‘1’
__Price of sirloin or porterhouse steak per
pound ? d
Is it a. good farming country around
~ Stamford ?
Is it a good fruit country ?.
Is the surrounding country hilly ?
Have you good driving roads ?
Do you manufacture anything ?
&
badly scorched, while the greater part of ‘
, wus'rron'r.
Sundayintown.
Mr. George T. Dickerson of New York
spent Sunday ill town. ‘
his new house on Friday.
Mrs. Charles Fable is visiting her uncle
Mr. Secley Perry of Monroe”.
A barge load of ,aslres‘unloaded at Tay-
lor & Richards’ wharf last week. «
A number of parties enronte for t c
beach passed through the village last week.
All adjourned meeting of the Cross
Highway school district will be held to-
morrow evening. .
It is proposed to remove the organ from
Christ church to the new edifice during
- the present week. _ .
Mr. M. L. Filley has just completed the
patterns for a new heater of very hand-
some design and finished.
We understand that Miss Whittaker has
been rc-engaged as assistant in the High
School for the ensuing year.
William J. Finch, Jr., and family of
Jamesbrrrg, N. J., are visiting his fallrcr
William J. Finch, of this place.
The farmers are beginning to harvest
their onion crop, the first shipment being
made on Monday, by sloop C. [-1. Phillips.
Rev. George Wells Ely and family, of
Columbia, Pa., are spending a. few weeks
with his brother-in-law Mr. William H.
Burr, of Greens Farms.
Rev. B. J. Relyea of Greens Farms is
taking his usual summer vacation. His
Mr. Wells, of Columbia, Pa.
I" At the Sundaysclrool of the Congrega—
tional church last. Sunday it was voted to
postpone the picnic until after the return
of the pastor, Rev. J. E. Tattle.
It has been known for some time that
the draw to the State street bridge was in
a bad condition, but it was not discovered
until Thursday how badly the timbers
were decayed. Many of them can be run
through with a walking stick.
At the meeting of the Selectmen held
on'Tuesday, Mr. John R. Palmer was ap-
pointed registrar of voters in, place of
Charles Warren, deceased. Joseph G.
Hyatt was also appointed tax collector in
place ofonlrn W. Wood, resigned.
At a meeting of Vigilant Engine Co.,
held last Tuesday evening it was voted to
join the State Firemen’s Association, and
Forexnan Lloyd Nash was appointed :1 del—
he papers had been extinguished] and he gate to we meeting 9f the association to dedicated on Friday. There were 200
be held in New Haveir on the 18th instant.
We learn that the old committee in the
Green went to Gregory’s drug store where East $9,113,1ka school district has hired D. Sloat with Adjutant General W. W.
Storm and Quartermaster General W. II.
the teachers for the ensuing year without
‘callin g a district meeting. The appointees
being Miss Zoe Phillips of Palmer, Mass,
as principal and Miss Alice Campbell as
assistant.
On Thursday a barge loaded with coal
for Taylor &. Richards ran aground in go-
ing through the draw in consequence of
which the draw had to remain open from
about '7 o’clock in the morning until about
7 p. m. A foot bridge was cxtemporized
so that foot passengers could cross
An exciting game of ball which was
witnessed by a large urrrnber of people,
was played between the Unions and Fair-
field nines on the grounds of the former,
on Saturday afternoon. The score was
eight to three in favor of the Unions. Dur-
ing the progress of the game a. small boy
was struck in the ‘cyc by a forrl ball and
quite severely lrrrrt. '
Mr. Charles Mills of Greens Farms is
erecting a large building on his place in
anticipation or its being occupied by par-
ties from Boston as a factory for the uran-
ufacturc of suspenders. It is.quite an ex—
tensive concern the number of hands cm-
ploycd ranging from forty to one hundred
and twenty; forty being the smallest numg
beremployed during the past twenty years.
On Saturday afternoon as Mr. Benjamin
Fillow of Poplar Plains, and Mrs. Beards.
ly were driving from Nonvalk 'to the for—
mer place the horse‘, stumbled and fell
throwing the occupantsof the wagon to
the ground. Mr. Fillow was not seriously
injured brrt Mrs. Beardsley sustained a
fracture of the hip. The broken limb was
set by Dr. Day but it will be a considera-
ble time before the patient will be able to
be about.
The annual meeting of the West Sanga-
tuck school district was held on Trrcsday
evening. . Although the attendance was
very large the proceedings were very or-
derly and resulted in the election of Geo.
J elliflf for committee by a vote of twenty-
fivc, E. A. Nash was elected clerk, O. I.
Jones, treasurer, and John W. Hurlbutt,
collector. The report of the treasurer
showed a balance of over forty dollars in
the treasury. '
At the meeting of the Joint Board of_
School Visitors and Selectmen held on
Tuesday afternoon, the following amounts
were appropriated for the respective dis-
Tlre terms for the ensuing school year
were fixed as follows: Fall term com-
mencing August 3151;, ending December
18th; Winter term commencing January
game was played “'5 Beldeh Hi“ between 4th, 1886, ending April 9th; Srunmcr term» Hoot. Here, over a the were found two
commencing April 19th, ending J une 26th.
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RIDGEFIELD.
Mrs. J. N. Olmstead is sick.
Artlrrrr Brady has gone to Buffalo.
Rev. F. A: Henry has returned from his
vacation.
Frank Olmstead indulged in undue
familiarty with a buzz saw last week, and
nearly lost a finger, as a result.
0. W. Morehouse has returned from an
extended tour of the inland summer rc—
sorts and is stopping at the Dykeman
House "
Mrs. A. J. Hutchinson of South Nor-'
walk is suffering considerably from ma—
laria at the Dykeman House where she
is boarding. '
Station agent Daskam receives contri—
butions to the relief fund for the family
of the late Chas M. Lockwood who was
killed at South Norwalk.
The Press says: As conductor Dyas’
train was passing the crossing near the
lower church in Georgetown Thursday
morning, it came near demolishing a
wagon for a man. The man had just
crossed with afew bags of grain in his
wagon when, as it appeared, his~horse
refused to proceed, but was inclined to
back, which the man endeavored to pre-
vent. The engine and coal cars passed,
but when the passenger coach reached the
place, the horse had backed so the wagon
wheel struck the step splitting off a piece
at each end of the car and baggage car.
It is a wonder that more serious loss was
not sustained. ‘
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BEIHEL‘.’ .
_ The Catholics are picnickiug at Brook-
side Park to-day.
Mrs. H. E. Tomlinson is recovering
from a serious illness. ‘
The Methodists'are 51! today on their
picnic at Cold Spring Grove.
‘ A number of Bethclites went to New
,York Saturday to see the big parade.
Some of them remained until Sunday
morning. *
Rev. Mr. Chapman of Brooklyn, who
is spending his summer vacation in Dan-
bury, preached in the Cong’l church
Sunday morning and evening, in place of
Rev. Brother Slack'who is on his vacation
in Vermont where he _too probably
“spelled" seine brother deminie who was
“vacating" in some other tired;
ou't person’s pulpit. Next Sunday Rev!
George Benedict, son of Dr. George
, Benedict, will preach.
Mr. WesleyA. Lyon of New York spent
Mr. E. A. Williams raised the frame for
prrlpit was ocerrpied last Sunday by Rev. .
-with him. The suit grows out of an ad-
triets :—
East Saugatrrck ............................... 33875
West “ .................. . ........... 875
South “ . .......................... 600
Compo ............ -. ........... .......... 865
Greens Farms .................................. 550
Cross Highway ...................... . ......... 550 f
East Long Lots.............. . . .... 375
West 5‘ “ . .......................... 375
Popular Plains ............................ 375
North district. ............. ' ........ ’. ......... 375
STATE AND GENERAL.
Winsted outslrot Collinsvillc in a- rifle
match last week, .
One .llundred men are at work on the
foundation for a new lnill at SouthMan-
chcstcr. M
Dr. Brodwcll of Wallirrgford caughta
47 pound trrrtlealld 61 pounds of Imlllr eads
last Monday. '
Soutlrbrrry has a petrified tree ' stump,
which had been laid into a stOnc wall
under the belief that it was rock.
Three coal barges broke loose from
their tow during lilonday’s storm, alld
were washed ashore and wrecked off
Stratford
A Danbury saloon glories in the pos-
session ofa young aligalor so intelligent
that it drinks lager until it is drunk, then
falls asleep.
A- 0330,000 barn, of granite throughput,
is being built in. Litchl‘rehl by a wealthy
New Yorker, who will beautify all his
costly premises to correspond.
The Naugatlrck copper works close at
2.30 o’clock Saturday afterndons, thus
allowing tlle workmen half of a half hol-
iday without reduction of wages. '
An English penny of 1753 was recently
found in the bottom of 'a well in Wood-
stock which was dug in 1690 by the great-
grandfatlrer of Gen. Geo. B. McClellan.
A brick laden, 80 ton schooner was
struck by the gale Monday and sunk off
Branford Beacon ilr seven fathoms of wa-
ter. Slrc‘is worth $55,000 and .will be
raised. _ .
John Sheridan, an Avon farmer swal—
loweda dose of Paris green last week
Sunday and scared to mansions in'tlre
skies. He said Ire had “lived. long
enough.”
A Hartford Salvation Army convert,
Mrs. Bogart, a willow of 35, gave a color—
cd woman recently $5 toita'ke away her
illegitiarate child. The colored woman
was finally alarmed and took the baby to
the police, who have four parties locked
rlp for complicity—“dllstcd Press
The Seymour Manufacturing company
manufactures over 2,000,000 pounds of
metal annually, 50 per cent. of which is
German silver. It is said the firm turns
out as muell German each year as is made
by all the other concerns in the United!
States corrjointly. One year the company
imported $106,000 worth of llickel.
The soldiers‘ monument at Sharon was
veterans ill the procession and among the
guests were Department Commander F.
a
Pierpolrt. Colonel Augustus II. Fenlr of
Winsted made an address, and the dedi—
catory discourse was by the Rev. Mr.
Eddy, chaplain of the Second Connecticut.
The monument is of granite alld is novel
and impressive.
Dr. R. C. Flower, of Boston, has
brought suit against II. I). Hubbard, the
New Haven advertising agent. F. L.
Holt, of Bridgeport, is Dr. Flowers attor-
ney and ex—Judge Blydenburg is associated
vertisement contract, Dr. Florver claim-
ing that he has paid Mr. Hubbard
amounts largely in excess of what was
due him. Sometime ago Mr. Hubbard
sued Dr. Flower for $510,000 for balance
due on a contract.
John Tattle, a lnerrrbcr of a counter-
feiting gang has been arrested at Osprey
Beach. IIis' custom was to rrlslr into a
store or other public place, and ask hasti—
ly to have a silver half dollar changed.
He was seen to do this a large number of
times and many thought he was crazy
until the silver ilr his specie was analyzed
when it was found to be spurious and Tut-
tlc was arrested, and it is hoped that
through him the whole gang may be
brought to justice.-
Mrs. Charlotte-E. Baldwin, aged 75, and
her husband Harry, aged 22, of Ansonia,
fixed up matters in Lawyer Downs’ oflicc
last,week. The old lady said she did not
wish to press her srrit for divorce as Harry
had promised to do better. “I don't like
to have lliln act so,” she said with tears in
her eyes, “and I hope you will tell him so
too.” Harry blushed and Mr. Downs,
although not yet numbered among the
Benedicts, gave him a sound leetrrrc both
from a law and clerical standpoint on
the duties of a husband. The couple left
the law chambers smiling and seemingly
happy.
A current paragraph relates that while
a conscientious Bridgeport lady was read-
ing her Bible one evening in Zachariah
XL, a mosquito lighted on the page be-
fore her gored with her blood. On the
impulse of the moment she slapped lriln
dead on the page, thereby to her regret
causmg a deep stain on the sacred volume.
But on reading under the stain, verse 0th,
she was consoled by these words: “Then
said I, I will not feed you ! That that
dictlr, let it die. And that that is to be
crrt off, let it be cut off, arld let the rest
eat even of one the flesh of another.”
The Naugatuck valley seems to be a
avoritc place for young or old criminals
to build more or less elaborate resorts.
correspondent of the
Waterbury American tells of the last,
which is on an island in the river. Chief
Ellis found there “a sort of a tent, formed
by bending some of the bushes together
and covered with five horse blankets,
stolen from the livery stable of~Edward
The Birmingham
chickens in the progress of being cooked,
and one empty beer keg, with another
one partially emptied. James Murphy
was arrested asleep near the place, and
later Frank McKcon was ill the toils. It
is supposed that there is a regular gang of
these. yorurg thieves, ranging from eight-
een to twenty—two years.”
Peter Higgins, a, stationary eugrnecr of
Waterbury, recently lost his situation, and
his discharge weighed upon his milld.
Saturday he got drrrrrk arld tried to obtain
possession of three carriages, and a driver
of a soda water wagon laid his head open
with a bottle. ‘A lady defended herself
by knocking him nearly senseless with
her whip. Higgins tried to break into
two houses, but being driven off secreted
himself in some bushes. As Mrs. E. M.
Saunders, of Nangatuck, drove by he
rushed out and climbed over the back of
the carriage. seized the reins, and drove
the horse at full speed to Naugatuck. He
ran down several wagons on the way.
He was captured and locked 111). Mrs.
Saunders had fainted during her wild ride,-
and was taken insensible from the carriage.
eFarmer.
COO—T“
List of Patents j
Issued from the U. S. Patent Ofiicefor the week
ending Aug. 4, for the State of Connecticut,
furnished us from the office of John E. Earle,
Solicitor of' Patents, New Haven, Conn.
M. L. Bassctt, assignor to G. R. Kelsey, West.
Haven, machine for forming blanks or articles
from wire.
A. D. Binghanr, North Haven, watch move-
ment.
M. P. Bray, Birmingham, corset.
M. Brenner, New Haven, show stand,
T. J. S. B am, New Haven, watch plate.
W. Centre I , South Norwalk, oil strainer.
G. R. Cow cs. assignor to Corbin Cabinet
Look 00., New Britain, mortise look.
A. Dickerman, New Haven, breech—loading
fire arm.
W. E. Doolittle. assignor to New Haven
Watch Co., new Haven, hand setting device
for watches, 2 patents.
W. F. Durfee, Bridgeport, hydraulic jack for
cranes.
Same, valve.
W. I. Fielding, New Britain, buster bcd
bottom.
H. W. French, assignor to Lane Mfg. Co.,
Wa‘erbury, apparatus for manufacturing cov-
ered buttons.
G. W. Hubbell, assignor to Wallace &. Sons,
Ansonia, lran ing lamp. ,
R. H. Mat er, Windsor, multiplex oloetric
are 1am .
A. De ‘suer, New Haven, coach lrtch.
C. H. and H. C. Reicho, Hartford, lowering
coffins.
E. W. Scott, Wauregan, whip socket.
F. Shailer, Chester, auger bit.
J . W. Strong, Bridgeport, die stock.
0
Somebody; says that the odor of
paint may be removed from a room by
placing asauccr of ground coffee in _ the
apartment. Now we understand why it
is that a man generallychews coffee when
'l‘hc “ SEASIIYE," has been thoroughly llm-‘rr'mv,
BOARD CAN BE OBTAINED BY THE DAY,
Norwalk post olllee.
ILL TlSl‘ES ILL PU
erlrscllold receipts for Cookingx
Curing, Cleansing and in short
giving the most approved modes
of doing everything
with our daily family living,
i
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is issued by the compiler and sold
for the purpose of liquidating the
debt upon the Episcopal Parson-
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Bound. in Cloth, 75‘ Cents.
at the Gaznrr'rn OFFICE.
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mid/m». ,
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Ciel: Headaclro and relieve all the troubles inci—
dpnt to a labour: state of the system, such as Diz- ‘
muons, Nausca, Drowsiness, Distress after eating,
Pam m the side, &2. While their mostrcmurka
able success has been shown in curing ,,
36K
Headache. yet Carter‘s Little Liver-Pills arcequally
valuable in Constipation, curing and rcvcutirrg
this annoying complaint, while t my a so correct:
all disorders of the stomach, stimulate the liver
and regulate the bowels. Even if they only cured
Ache til ey would be almost priceless to tho-so who
suffer from this drstrcssin g complaint ; but fortu-
nately their goodnessdoes not and here, and those
who once try them Will find these ltttlo Ills valu-
able in so many ways that. they will not 0 willing
to do without them.
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Is the bane of so many lives that here is where we
make our great boast. Om: pills cure it while
others do not.
Carter’s Little Liver Pills are very small and
very easy to take. Ono or two pills make a (loss.
They are strictly Vegetable and. do not gripe cr-
purge. but I? their gentle action please all who
use them, n vrals at 25 cuts: five for SI. Sol.)
by dmggrs‘a everywhere, or sent by mail.
CAEM“ MEDICINE CO...
New York City.
WATER our HOUSE.’
DELAWARE WATER GAB Penn. 0 oils Jane
10.—-A lreallllful and beautifirl monirtaxiln resort;
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from New lork by Delaware. Laekarvanna and
Western R. 1:. L. W. llltODIlEnl).
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The “Seaside,”
BELL ISLAND,_.._.
Will be open for the season on. 6)
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WEEK 0R MONTH.
Telephonic Cornnlnlricatlnn.
WAN communications should be addressed to
NM 11mm, Proprietor.
tf2t CHRIS. LACRIOZ, Superintendent.
OLD FACTS
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N ew CANAAN, June 1, 1885.
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A Full Line of
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LUMBER,
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samans,
LATE,
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sasn, .
BLINDS}
MOLDING
WINDOW FRAMES.
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Hard wood Ceiling &..Flooring ,
Sq. Norwalk. Conn.
$2.7 5. 3.75,. 4.00 ‘ 4.50, 5.00, 6.00,”?
Are now, ready with the most complete stock of
SPRING
1THING
—: FOR :—
1110100111 01111111113 Wear ’
Ever exlrlbited in the town of N orwalk, and at Prices
Lower than ever.
Mm MID‘DLESEXFLAIINEI. sun, 09.
MEN’StIALL WOOL SUITS,
$0.75, 7.50, 8.00, 10.00, 11.00, 12.00,
14.00, 15.00, 16.00, &c., &c.
. ' BOYS’ SUITS’
(13 to 17 years.)
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8.00, 9.00, 1000.11.00.1200,
- 13.00, 14.00.
CHILDREN’S SUITS,
(4 to 13, Short Pants.)
$125, 1.50, 1.75, 2, 2.50, 3, 3.50, 4,
' 4.50, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
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We Would call special attention to our
’MEN’S BUSINESS SUITS, ‘
which we are selling "at the astonishingly low price of
$3.75. $3.75;
ALL WOOL
. SPRING OVERCOATS,
For Men’s Wear, at $2.00, 3.00 and 3.50. ‘ Cannot be
matched in the County for the Price.
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BEST FITTING ’l' CHOICEST SHADES + FINEST QUALITY.
‘_i The Star Shirt Waist,
In American and French Percales.
Keys 81 Lama’s Nfltl War.
FILE, Lilli II Fillili’l
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Unlaundrietl Shirts, all 1111011 bosom, 250
do. Wamsutta. Muslin, 500
4 pairs Seamless Socks, for if 250
Men’s Linen Dollars. at 100.
Men’s Underwear from 200 upwards
Celluloid Collars, 180; do. Calls, 350
. ans, ups 1n TRAVELING 010s.
MSTUEK ROLLERS.
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