AZETTE. ESTABLISHED 1800 VOLUME XC. An Enterprising Republican Journal, especially devoted to Local News and Interests. N ORWALK, CONN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 1890. Two DOLLARS A YEAR NUMBER 15. Norwalk Gazette; um: orsaiistiiirrioii. -9 K? Two Dollars per year, in advancesflfi RATES FIR ADVERTISIII All JIII PRII'I’IIIG Furnished on application at the Office. Ordinary and transient advs., 1 inch.) Week, $1.00 Each subsequent insertion, up to 4 times, .50 Half inch, half of above rates. . One column, ordinary adv., one time, - 3) 5.00 One column, reading matter, one time, _ .5139 LOCALS in reading matter columns, per line. .20 Births, Marriages and Deaths inserted free. Advertising of Funeral Notices, - - 1.00 Liberal terms to yearly and half-yearly advertis- ers, and ten per cent. discount on all advs. pre- paid for three months or over. Tm: Gaznrrn J on PRINTING Dnrsnrunxr is equipped with the best facilities for turning out First Class Work of every description. _ All orders for Printing. Engraving and Book Binding. execu- ted promptly. and will be as well and reasonably 9 one as anywhere. LOCAL Norwalk wants more manufactories and fewer saloons. New awnings are being put up on various stores in town. The borough fire police held their an- nual meeting last night. ITEMS. There will be a ten hour foot race in the Armory, Saturday night. ' Ridgefield is to have a council of the Order of American Mechanics. The Easter Monday ball of the Germa— ia Smngerbund was a big success. Miss Mamie Marvin, of Mont Clair, N. J., is the guest of Miss Annie Cole. And still the dynamiters shoot, at the rocky spot next to the Opera House. Last Wednesday’s number of the Meri- en Journal was as big as a large cheese. Harry S. Mosher, of Newark, N. J., pent Easter Sunday with his parents in own. A. L. Duncan is placing a number of ash registers in Bridgeport business laces. Regular monthly meeting of Pioneer 00k and Ladder company" Thursday vening. Wallace Sherwood, the expressman, is he proud papa of a boy baby, born Easter .nnday. - Miss Mena Ambler was credited last cek with 282 votes in the the World ocket contest. “Joe” Buckman, formerly with Weeks. he groceryman, is now employed at " orace Dann’s livery stables. Mr. and Mrs. W. 1. Stevens, of Roway- on, celebrated their silver wedding anni- ersary, Monday evening. A convocation of Washington Chapter i o. 24, R. A. M., will be holdeu in St. lohn’s lodge room this evening. The Stamford minstrel show, in which he company F minstrels will participate as been posponed until the 23d inst. Johnnie, the twelve year old son of aloon keeper John Hogan, of Main street, lied on Saturday night, of pneumonia. Easter Sunday was a glorious day. The .un danced merrilyin the early morning—- so say those who rose early enough to see i. The Berkshire News, came out in en- arged and improved shape on Saturday ast. It is one of the brightest papers we akc. Zozo, the Magic Queen, occupied the :oards in the Opera House, on Saturday right. The company disbanded here for he season. Miss Julia Rose, who has been spending .he past four months among relatives in he West, has returned to her home on amp street. Mrs. Cyrus Ballard, of Danbury, has 'eturncd to her home after avisit with ier daughter, Mrs. Ferris Morehouse, 0n Seymour Place. Another momentous question is decided .nd the suspense of the public relieved ac- ordingly. A superintendent of sewers ‘ ias been appointed. George: S. Raymond, who wandered i way from his home in Five Mile River a l .onth ago, has not yet returned and his '- hercabouts is unknown. A reception will be given by Mr. and irs. Eversley Childs, nee Minnie Lock- ood, at 388 Washington avenue, Brook- yn, next Thursday evening. The poorest lot of Norwalk pictures yet ublished in the World, appeared last Sun- ay, which villified the appearance of ome of our best looking citizens. We call attention to the “At Home” " dvt. of the Atkinson House Furnishing 4.- 0. found in another column. 'It will be ound valuable reading; look for it. Mr. F. E. Birch, who, for the past two 1' three years has been employed in the utting department of the shirt factory, as accepted a position in New York city. ——1—— One of the longest trestles in the state, s well as one of the finest iron bridges in he Housatouic railroad system, is the new ridge over the Housatonic river at Bir- uingham, on the Derby division, which s new about completed. It wasinspected y Col. Stevenson, on Wednesday. Cornetist Styles, of the Norwalk Amuse- ment company orchestra, is to be given a benefit at Germania Hall, tomorrow evening. ' Mr. W. T. Peat, the new mail carrier, has already demonstrated the advantage of the change. He gets the mails up here on schedule time. Union Fast Day services were held in the Baptist church, Rev. T. K. Noble, of the Congregational churclnpreaehing, and taking for his text, “Christian Citizen- ship.” At the Glover 8:. Son store a new awning has been hung up, on which is appended “a banner witn'this strange device,” in big black letters :—"0. L. Glover, Gro- ceries.” The recuperative power-of the Ameri- can people is forcibly illustrated in the action of the peeple of Johnstown. They have raised $500 for the Louisville tornada sufferers. The Wheeler & Wilson orchestra, of Bridgeport, contributed greatly to the enjoyableness of the Easter exercises at St. Mary’s church, on Sunday morning and afternoon. John Comstock was arrested Wednes- day night for intoxication, and other conduct unbecominga good citizen. He was fined $7 and costs in default of which he was sent to jail. The Easter services in all the churches of the borough were interesting and large- ly attended. and it seemed as if the floral decorations and the musical exercises were finer than ever before. Stamford has a new democratic paper, the Constitution. We wish the new ven- ture unbounded success, and a degree of prosperity that will enable it soon to enlarge and hire a proofreader. The New York World’s crusade against the Flacks is not netting heavy results. The case has been tried, but up to the present time the only culprit landed be- hind the bars is a World reporter. Dr. and Mrs. Noble will give their first reception in the parsonage next Monday, from 3 to 10 o’clock p. m., and will be “at home” to their friends on each subse- quent Monday at the same hours. Miss Lucretia Quintard died at her resi- dence inSout-h-tNor-waiie‘MneSunday, in her 70th year. She was a sister of Walter Quintnrd, and was universally beloved for her many virtues and generous deeds. The Golden Rule band held a Basket cu- tertainment at the Methodist church, Wed- nesday evening. About two hundred persons enjoyed themselves and at the same time helped swell the treasury of the band. The annual ball given by Hope Hose company, in the Armory, on Monday evening, was a big success in every par- ticular, and was attended by an immense crowd, including a large number of visit- ing firemen. Mrs. John Hession, a former resident of this town, died in New York, Tuesday, aged 60 years. The remains were brought here for interment, the funeral being attended from St. Mary’s church, Thurs- day morning. It is proposal to held monthly meetings of the Conn. Press association from Oct. 1 to May 1 and have a paper on some sub- ject of interest to the. newspaper fraterni- ty, read at each meeting The plan is an excellent one. ‘ “Susan B. Anthony, U. S. S.,” wouldn’t look'so bad on a package of garden seed or on the cover of a pub. doc. There are worse men than Susan B. in the Senate, and there is no telling what the Stfite of Wyoming may do. Fred G. Mead, the actor, who was at his home in Norwalk during Lent, with his father, Confectioner Mead, left on Monday to rejoin the “Only a Farmer’s Daughter” company, in which he plays the leading comedy part. A train will leave South Norwalk at the close of the Gilmore baud entertainment, on Friday afternoon, for the north, and will stop at Norwalk station for the accommodation of the boroughites who desire to avoid the rush on the horse car's. -For sale everywhere—“Norwalk Club” Cigars. Smoke no other. John W, Edmunds of Branchville, charged with sending obscene letters May term of the United States district court to be held in Hartford. Edmunds waived examination and bonds were placed at $500. F. Kocour, the merchant tailor, has removed to No. 17 North Main street, South Norwalk. He will open a fine and large assortment of spring and summer goods, which he will cut and make up in the latest styles and at the lowest prices, and he guarantees they fit. Mr. James Sutherland has purchased the tobacco store in the Gamma building, for the past five years under the proprie- torship of “Dec” H. 0.. Mosher. Mr. Masher established the business and worked up an excellent trade. through the mails, was bound over to the _ Mary Jones, a colored lady, got glori- ously drunk Saturday night, and enjoyed herself in the early part of Sunday morn- ing by smashing windows in the Hadden block. ‘Oflicer Gormley gathered her in and put her in the lockup, and on Monday Judge Austin fined her $2 and costs, which she paid. ' Mr. James Sutherland will keep his cigar and news store closed on Sundays, a departure which will meet with the ap- proval of our church going people who dislike to be obliged to pass by a gang of idlers who seem to find the front ofa cigar store a congenial Sunday loafing place. “Billy” May, the genial veteran editor of the Bridgeport Sun has retired from the editorial chair, which will hereafter be filled by L. M. Rich, who is said to be “a hustlér.” Billy promises, however, to ,contribute to its columns occasionally, ’ which to a certain extent assuages the public grief over his withdrawal. Have you secured your seat yet for the Old Folks’ concert this evening? If not you should do so immediately as the best ones are fast being checked off and there are not a great many left. The programme that Ye Old Folks will render this even- ing is entirely different from that of last year, and these real old folks’ should have a crowded house to hear them sing it. Whoever would'have thought it? John Wade is now a poet. From Bross he must have caught it, for thuswise does he show it: Fill the font with roses. Pile them high upon it. Make it just as beautiful as sister’s Easter bonnet. Charles J. Hill has gone to Brazil. ——Miss Kate Sibley,of the Boston School of Expression, who made so pleasing an impression by her recitations at the enter- tainment given at Hillside on the evening of March 28th, will take charge of the department of elocution in Mrs. Mead’s School, and will organize classes imme— diately after the Opening of the spring term. On Friday evening a Hungarian, fright- ened out of his wits, ran through some of the side streets, pursued by a mob of boys who had joined in the chase on being asked to do so by anltalian who had a grudge against the fugitive. The Hunga- ”'"fian' was captured by the police and placed out of harm’s way, in the lockup, and later was set at liberty. Hugh W. Collender, the great billiard table manufacturer, of Stamford, (lied at his New York home on Tuesday morning of last week; at the age of 61 years. He was born in Ireland and was one of the pioneer billiard table makers in America. He recently made a voyage to Europe for his health and returned much improved. His summers were spent at Collender’l Point, below Noroton. Monday General Watson signified his disapproval of the election of Col. Cone, Lieut. Col. Thompson and Major Smith, who were recently elected at a meeting of the First regiment. He has ordered an— other election to be held before April 15th. It is more than probable the same officers will be elected over again by the members of the regiment, and the military-polo trouble will be further complicated. The wicked Ways and Means Commit- tee lias not probably reflected upon the fact that an increase of duty on tin plate might increase the price of grocery pics. The party that deliberately adds to the price of pie will be hurled from power the moment the American people can get it.— Courier Iom'nal. Editor Beach, of the Will mautic Journal, should give this matter his instant atten- tion as his chief culinary interest is in imminent peril. ' —'The “Norwalk Club,” the ne plus ultra of Cigars. Ask for it. William McGiddy a young Stamford fellow, and Mrs. Jeffrey Gilbert, a giddy Stamford woman, ran away from their respective homes and came to East Nor- walk some days ago. McGiddy’s mother pursued the couple, and with the help of the police, persuaded the precious boy to go home with her, while his charmer went back to the family of youngsters she left behind her. The report of the State Board of Edn— cation for 1889, shows that during the year $680,000 was raised in the eleven cities of the state for school purposes, divided as follows: New Haven $238,765; Hartford, $188,479; Waterbury, $89,732; Bridgeport, $87,307; Norwich, $67,666 Meriden, $55,170.; Norwalk, $36,011; New Britain, $32,486; Danbury, $31,491; ligwfiLondon, $30,858; Middletown, $27,- —Miss Stevens’ school re—opeus Monday April 14th. The Simonds Manufacturing company are busily engaged in clearing out, pack ing up, carting out and shipping their ma- chinery and equipments from their old headquarters. The material is being loaded on board a special boat for transfer to Long Island City, the future home of the company. As yet it is not determined who will occupy the premises now being .| vacated. i The portraits of some of our best look- ing and richest citizens appear in a book now" being delivered by the Acme Publish- ing 00., entitled Four Cities and Townsin Connecticut. The pictures are all very natural, the biographical sketches very complimentary, and the cost of the pic- tures and Sketches, book thrown in, very reasonable. Charles Carr, colored, who for many years sailed the Meeker schooner to and from New York, and who died after only a week's illness of pneumonia, was buried on Monday afternoon. The colored Odd Fellows, of which order deceased was an active member, escorted the remains to the cemetery, and officiated at the grave. The procession of coaches was a long one. Deceased leaves a wife and six children. .' _ On Thursday an Italian laborer on the Consolidated road was killed at East Norwalk by a large rock, which fell as it was befrig hoisted by means of a derrick. The Italian chanced to be standing imme- diately under the rock when it fell, and he was horribly crushed, His legs were broken, his ribs crushed in, and he was otherwise frightfully mangled. The body was brought to Undertaker Jennings’ rooms, and was interred on Saturday. Deceased was fifty years old. His son worked in the same gang and witnessed his father’s awful death. J. F4 Bennett has bought the Capt. J. P. Hauford property, on Saugatuck avenue‘ formerly known as “old Saugatuck road.” The tract, which contains upwards of .twenty acres with a large frontage on Saugatuek avenue, although reached with- out hill climbing,af‘r‘ordsa fine view of the sound and all the church spires in town, and is available for many superb building sites. Frederick Smith has given Mr. Bennett right of way to extend Myrtle avenue, the new street on which over a dozen bis have been sold this spring, through his land to Saugatuck avenue, which will increase the value of property in that vicinity. _ g The restaurant at the New York & New Haven depot, run for many years by Mr. Wm. Saunders, and well and favorably known to everyone in town, is about to pass into the hands of a New Haven party, who will take possession at once. Mr. Saunders is not going out of business how- ever, and will‘ hereafter conduct a first- class resistor-ant in Theo. Knapp’s building. He will open there in a few days and will be glad to serve his many friends and cus- tomers with as well cooked and as nicely served meals as ever he did on the prem- ises of the “bloated and over grown Con- solidated monopoly.” The fact that he takes Sarah with him, who has managed the depot restaurant so many years to the entire satisfaction of the travelling as well as of the local public, is in itself a suffi- cient guarantee of his future success.— Journal. The ice men of Norwalk held a meeting on Friday and discussed the situation arising from the shortness of the ice crep, with a view to arriving at a mutual under- standing iii regard to serving their cus- tomers and respecting the territory of one another. It was decided to adopt a uniform scale of prices ranging from seventy—five cents to one dollar a hundred pounds, the scale prevailing in New Haven and elsewhere, which is about double last year’s rate. There will be plenty of ice in the market, say the dealers, notwithstanding the shortness of the crop in this immediate vicinity, but the expense of transportation from the lands of plenty, will make it come high to the consumers. ______ The following are the Norwalk candi- dates for the World’s gold and diamond necklace to be awarded the most popular factory girl in the state: Meua Ambler, Jennie Kelly, Mary Shannon, Hannah Se- cor, Sadie-Farrell, Susie Collins, Martha Reilly, Minnie Hyatt, Lillie 0’ lonner Ma- mie Montgomery, Maggie Shehan', Kitty Moore, Nettie Brown, Mary Ann Burns, Irene Merrill, Lena Crowc, Susie Golden, Susie Collins, Dora Allen, May Punzelt, Mary Meeker, Sadie Herring, Frances Duncan, Maggie Murphy, Edie Northrop, Josie Shipman, Nettie Lovejoy, Annie Bach, Norah During, Helen Adams, Eliza Powell, May Firth, Mollie Mumford, Mil- lie Stump, Sarah Larrigan, Lizzie Mc— Hartwick, Mary Sherwood, Edie Dauchey Birdie Dauchey and Susan McHartwick. —-Finest ever made in town—the “Nor- walk Club” Cigars. Attention is called to the advertisement in another column, announcing the illus- trated lectures at Mrs. Mead’s popular school, Hillside, beginning Friday after- noon of this week, with “History and Art in Flemish Towns and French Cathe- drals,” by Mrs. Schumacher, with stereop- ticon illustrations. Of Mrs. Schumacher’s readings, Prof, Henry W. Haynes, the eminent Archaeologist, of Boston, says :— “Mrs. Schumacher’s readings are well worthy the attention of any cultivated audience, as they are the fruit of intelli- gent and careful research among the best sources of information. Tliosgill-usnatéd by the stereopticon are_,.es’p’ecially fresh and interesting. play" are much above the standard of. ,nrdinary popular courses ! type of College lectures.” I /' I and approachniuch nearer the scientific. A Cobble Hellian named Murphy was detected on Thursday in the act of steal- ingapair of shoes from A. H. Hoyt & Son’s store on Wall street. He was cap- tured by Constable Morehouse and later Judge Selleck fined him an aggregate of $12 and costs. That was a costly pair of shoes, especially in view of the fact that Murphy didn’t get the shoes, after all. Everybody should read the speech of John S. Seymour, Esq., on the matter of running the Consolidated railroad’s new tracks through the borough, which was delivered before President Clark, at New Haven, and which is printed in this issue of the Gamma. This matter is being thoroughly discussed, and will continue to be agitated until it is finally decided by the railroad people. An interesting series of spring trotting meetings has been arranged for May and June. The racing opens with a circuit of four parks, beginning at White Plains, N. Y., May 27 to 30, and continuing at Norwalk, June 4 to 6; Danbury, June 10 to 13, and Derby, June 17 to 20. Each track will hang up $2,000. New Haven, to avoid any conflict of dates with the Charter Oak Park Spring meeting, will have a meeting July 1, 2, 3and 4, with about $3,000 divided. The Charter Oak Spring meeting will be held June 24, 25, 26 and 27, with $6,600 in guaranteed stakes, Entries close May 12th. On Friday evening the Y. M. C. A. committee, appointed by the board of directors to prepare a list of nominations of officers of the association for the ensuing year, will hold a meeting at the residence of General Secretary Simons, on Franklin avenue, and every member of that com- mittee should be present. The fourth annual meeting of the association will be held next Monday eyeniug, at 7 o’clock sharp in the new rooms, and evcrv mem— ber should be present. At 8:15 in‘ the large ball, will occur the public exercises in honor of the re—opeuing of the associa- tion rooms. At this meeting State Secrc. tai'y Colley, of Bridgeport, Assrstant State Secretary Ladner and all the pastors of the town are expected to be present and speak. The public are cordiallyiuvited to be present and it is hoped that the ball will be full. At the annual meeting, Friday, of the Connecticut Press association, held at the rooms of the Hartford Press Club, the following cfficers were elected:—Prcsi- dent, Thomas S. Weaver, of the Hartford Post; vice-president, Francis Atwater. of the Meriden Journal ; secretary and treas- urer, William A. Countryman, of Hart- ford; chairman cf executive committee, T. W. Wood, of the Bridgeport Post. The report of the trustees of the Stevenson fund was read, and showed that the fund is now about $800. The following gen- tlemcn were elected trusteess of this fund for the ensuing year :——Colonel L. L. Mor- gan, of the New Haven Register, Colonel W. H. Stevenson, and A. N. Hall, of the Hartford Post. After the business meet- ing the annual banquet was held at Besse’s, where several matters were dis- cussed relative to entertainment, etc. ——Try the latest and best—“Norwalk Club” Cigar. # At the meeting of the warden and court of burgcsses, on Monday evening, a large number of bills were ordered paid. There was considerable discussion on the pro- posed widening of certain streets, on which, finally, no definite action was taken. It was voted, however, to call a meeting of the property owuers interested in the proposed widening of Wall street, to be held in the dourt of burgesses’ room room next Monday evening. The peti- tioners for closing the barber shops on Sunday were, 'very properly, given per- mission to take back their petition. A bill from the Gas Company for damage to pipes in sewer construction was laid on the table. D'. S. Curtis, a good republi- can, was appointed superintendent of sewers, by the appreciative democratic board, and his salary was fixed at $60 per month from April lst to December 1st, and $2.50 per dayfor work done in other months with no fees for putting in con- nections. Roddy McGinnis, the popular and accomplished mayor of Cobble Hill, was given the contract for cleaning out the catch basins at $1.25 each. The Henry street folks’ petition for water was referred to the water commissioners. Per- mission to erect a wooden building back of the ”old Weeks 87. Stevens store, where the fire bug has periodical picnics, was 'rcfused. A petition for improvements on Riverside avenue was referred to chairman of Highway committee for estimates. Belden Place and Grant street were ac- cepted as streets of the borough, and the extension of Issues Place was refused. A committee, consisting of Burgesses Couch, Meeker and Adams, was appointed to investigate for the purpose of establishing the official harbor line. The curb and gutter line on East avenue was accepted. The finance committee was empowered to borrow $2,000 at not over 4% per cent. The chairman of the fire committee was authorized to purchase new fatigue blouses for the police force. I /’ The attention of horse owviers, is espec- ially called, for their own good, to the ex- cellent article in another column, on the “Glauders and Farcy.” The article was written by one who thoroughly under- stands whereof he writes, and is particu- larly seasonable at this time. when so many of the horses of this region are af- flicted with the malady of which it treats. In Bridgeport. Monday, the city election resulted in a complete democratic victory. Mayor DeForest was reelected bya major- iiy of 542, and the other oflicrals and their majorities are as follows :——City Clerk. Frederick Mullen, about 600; Town Clerk Watson, over 1,000, and Tax Collector Patrick Kennedy, 400. The republicans gained two Aldermen, but lost one Coun_ cilman. The secret ballot system was tried for the first time and gave entire satisfaction. The voting was light. The musical event of the season, the Gilmore band concert at Music Hall, on ' Friday afternoon, promises to be greeted byafull house, as the seats are selling rapidly, indicating that our people fully appreciate the rare opportunity that Man. ager Hoyt has given them of hearing this wonderful and world-famous musical or- ganization. Among the members of Gil- more’s band are to be found the most skillful and musicianly instrumental solo- ists in the profession, many of them with- out equals anywhere, aud all of them of such excellence that no changes could be made for the better. A dozen or more of them could be mentioned at length, each one possessing wonderful abilities which have won them fame. Among them are Signor Ifaffayolo, criphonium soloist; Herr Mains, a Hungarian gipsy.E flat clarionet soloist; Mi. Lefebre, saxophonist, Signor De Carlo, piccoloist; llei-i- Stock. igt, first B flat clarionetist; Mr. llcrman Billstedt, cornetist, and 'others to the number of fifteen, who will be heard in their original variations on the Carnival of Venice and other compositions. On Wednesday afternoon about 2 o’clock an alarm of fire was sounded from box 52 on Main street. The fire department re- sponded promptly, and discovered .that the barn in the rear of the residence of Mark Stevens, on the Winnipauk road, just outside of the borough limits, and an ice house adjouiing, on the Grumman prop- erty recently purchased by Benj. Taylor, had been consumed, and nothing remained but a heap of burning timbers. The fire had been burning for some time before the alarm was given, and the breeze, being rather brisk, had blown the flames upon the houses near by, which caught fire once or twice, and were only saved by the prompt work of the neighbors, who labor- ed vigorously as n. bucu et brigade and also used their garden hose. Two horses, a carriage, blankets and a few other things were fortunately rescued from the burn- ing barn. The firemen were unable to render any assistance on account of not being able to procure water. The origin of the fire is a mystery, the owner of the barn discoveiing the flames breaking through the roof. It is thought that’ it may have been caused by sparks from a passing locomotive as the barn and ice house were situated quite close to the Dan- bury and Norwalk railroad track. The barn was insured for $300, and the loss is estimated to be about $600. The annual parish meeting of St. Paul’s parish was held on Monday morning. It was a harmonious affair in a “music in the air" point of view, and, in places was so smooth that the brethren could see one another’s teeth in it. The question of approving the minutes of the last annual meeting started a discussion of these minutes and the significance of a certain vote passed at the last meeting, which. brought out reminiscences, “references to allusions,” complimentary courtesies in- volving questions of veracity, etc.,; that lent an exhilarating spice to the solemn proceedings. The election of officers was lively and interesting and resulted in the rc—elcction of the old board with the exception of Cyrus M. Ferris and R. G. Hanford who were elected to succeed J o— iah Kellogg and Wm. H. Smith. The offi- cers chosen were as follows: Wardens, Allen Betts and E. K. Lockwood; vestry- men, 0. T. Leonard, George Ward Selleck, D. C. Nash, LeGrand Jackson, Homer Merrill, Frederick Mead, George W. Hunter, 0. M. Ferris, Robert G.Hanford; clerk, St. John Merrill; treasurer, E. K Lockwood; collector, LeGrand Jackson. After the business meeting the pews were rented for the ensuing year, when, as was expected, the disaffection made itself and its strength manifest. About thirty—five of the old pew holders let the sale go by default and neglected 'to renew their leases, thus leaving some of the best pews in the church to be taken by those who heretofore have had to be content with pews less desirable and less prominent. All the more desirable pews, with the exception of five, were immediately en- gaged, and the vacant pews are those at the sides. The talk of establishing an independent church is again revived, but whether it will "result -in the formation of anew society is a question upon which opinions differ.
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