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Engraving and Boo Binding. execu- ted promptly. and will be as well and reasonably done as anywhere. ——_________—___—___—-—__——————-'—-—-——_ LOCAL ITEMS. 15.00 The Wilton Academy opens on Tuesday next. Miss Mame Riley is visiting friends in Danbury. The Cedar Point Yacht club will hold a regatta, to-day. The “Hillside” school reopens, day, October 2d. Miss Stevens school on Belden avenue reopens on the 17th. The “City of Albany” will make her last trip of the season, on Saturday. - Mrs. C. B. DeKlyn and children are at the Ocean View House, Block Island. The democratic state convention will be held in Hartford, Tuesday, Sept. 16th. Gen. Charles Olmstead is expected home from the White Mountains this evening. l \ Thurs- John Camp, of Pinneo’s book store, proposesfitting himself for a course at Yale. . Mrs. Eudora Gregory died at her home in Cranberry Plains, Monday, aged 34 years. A special town meeting will be held at the Town House, Thursday, September 18. See adv.‘ . ‘ 4 , , ' The borough scales. have, been sold. The price paid was $30, and thep 'rcliaser E. Capron.‘ ‘7 ‘ ' - 1'12 The annual parade of. the Patriarchs‘. Militant, takes place in Hartford, on ,, nesday, Sept. fith. , . «if-1?: Miss Nellie Welton, of Walerbury‘, is visiting her friend, Mrs. LeGrand Belts, on the church green. '_ p - ~ . . , , The U. s. steamer,f}rishignaivie, is; cruising cit Bell Island,?lbok-idgafter the oyster fishing interests. _ , _ , Mrs. Wm. G. Thomasrof“ East avenue, has gone to Long Branch for a season of change and recreation»... _- ~ ~ 7; Samuel Mitchell, reported yesterday as being dead at his home in Wilton, 'is- still alive, although very low. . Mr. and Mrs. Charles 0. C. Bettsareens wed-'3' joying the attractions of Saratogaand'the' comforts of the “Waverly.” Mr. and Mrs. Byington, .of Elm , street,- rejoice over the birth of a s'on,__ which event took place on Sunday. Short-stop Sullivan, of the Wilmingtons, who played with the Norwalks last season, has signed with the Newarks. Mr. Blaine has set the ball a rolling, and now reciprocity amendments are the order of the day at Washington. Mrs. J. W. Wilson has purchased 0. E. . Wilson’s residence on Arch street, and will move into the same next week. The death angel has brought sorrow to an unusually large number of households in town during the past few days. Miss Minnie E. Austin, who has been spending the past ten weeks in Newburg, N. Y., returned home Monday night. A large delegation of Norwalkers took advantage of the last Housatonic excursion to Saratoga, which left Monday morning. # J. H. Huges, of Greenwich, is to build a house for Gilbert Rich. of Norwalk, says the New Haven Real Estate Record. Mrs. J. W. Wilson has purchased the Arch street property of 0. E. Wilson, and will occupy it before the first of next month. W. H. Tallmadge and family, of Wash. I ington, D. C., were the guess of Ex-U. s, Treasurer James W. Hyatt, on West ave- nue, last week. ' Senator Hill’s boom for the Lieutenant. Governorship, is booming in earnest, according to reliable advices from various parts of the state. # In Canada a young man has been fined for kissing a girl in a park. No wonder the young men of Canada are all emigrata ing to the United States. An addition has becnbuilt on the Water street side of the Opera/House. It is about twenty feet wide and two inches deep and is utilized to stick show bills on. ‘ Miner D. Randall and times "mam "E. Raymond, daughter of Thomas L; Rey- mond, were married in the Congregational church, South Norwalk, at 5 o’clock, yes- terday afternoon. 'poor cld women who:are Landlord Powers, of the Dorlon House, has a pennant which he will give as a prize in 3 proposed regatta, in the waters near ' Property belonging to Mr. Soule‘hae been his healthy resort. The Misses Edith Perry, Edna Wigliam‘ and Nettie ‘Wiilliams were among the hap- piest at the lawn party on Knight street, yesterday afternoon. The front of the armory is draped in mourning, and the flag on the staff is flying at half-mast in honor of the mem- ory of Captain Wm. M. Stevens, of 00. F. The marriage of Norwalk’s popular young Dentist, Dr. James C. Newkirk to Miss Lillian Sherwood, of Greene Farms, is announced as to be solemnized inOctober. A meeting of St. Paul’s parish will he held next week to accept plans and make necessary arrangements for the erection of the proposed new chapel on West avenue' “Billy” Blascer, one of the Record’s bachelors, stepped at one week ago last Sunday and was married in Portcliester, N. Y., to Miss .Estelle Pennoyer, of West- port. - A large delegation from St. John’s lodge, F. do A. M., attended the funeral of George Richards, in Rowayton, yester— day afternoon. Mr. Richards died Satur— day, and was 85 years old. Bridgeport has six Episcopal churches -#-St. John’s, Christ, Church of the Nativ- ity, St. Pauls, Trinity, and St. Lukes, the total contributions of which for the last year were $27,513.53. The Doorkceper’s Circle held a lawn party at the residence of Chas. E. Ray— mond, on Knight street, yesterday after- noon, and With music, refreshments, etc., an enjoyable afternoonwas passed. Rev-J». B. Lawrence, of South Norwalk, was, on Tuesday, presented by his Mid- dlcboro, Mass, parishioners with a box, containing $132 in gold. The occasion was his wooden weddinganniversary. The flag of Company G is at half mast to—day, out of respect to Captain W. .M. Stevens, Company F, Norwalk, who was killed by falling from a window at his home last Friday night—Danbury News. Mrs. Annie Louise Cary-Raymond, the famous opera contralto, spends her 'leis— ure time during her summer outing at the seashore in knitting warm shawls for the visiting list. . Erastus H. Dann, a well known Bridge- porter, while fishing at his‘former home in Cornwall last week, where he had gone to spend his vacation fell, out of a boat and was drowned. His fall was attribut- ed to. heart failure. It is said Captain A. A. Betts will be importuned to accept a rc-electior. to the Captaincy of Company F, from which he recently resigned, and which is again ' made vacant by thedeath of his successor, Capt. W. M. Stevens. The South Norwalk Library association 'held a meeting on Friday evening, and ' voted to execute a conveyance of all of its property to the City on condition that the city maintain a free library and reading room. The property is valued at $12,000, on which there is a debt of $5,000. A church sociable for the benefit of the Chapel fund, was held at the residence of George Smith, in West Norwalk, Tuesday night, which, besides affording a large amount of pleasure to' those present, netted a nice little sum for the fund. It is proposed to hold them fortnightly. The democrats of South Norwalk have elected the following delegates to the dif- ferent conventions :— State—Christian Swartz and Jeremiah Donovan. . Congressional.—Charles R. Townsend and Nelson Taylor. County.—John McMahon. Senatorial.—Nelson J. Craw. Probate.—Joseph A. Volk and George Norvell. _ A notice will be found in another col- umn announcing the opening of Miss Baird's popular school for young ladies. This school is too well known to need any extended notice in these columns, its fame extending to perhaps every state in the Union, from most of which pupils have come to seek its benefits. That the coming term will be fullyas successful as its most successful predecessor there is no reason to doubt. Here in Atlanta we have negro lawyers, physicians and dentists; negro merchants, talors, undertakers, shoemakers, tinnerl, painters, carriagemakers, blacksmith! and wheelrights; negro contractors-who em- ploy white as well as colored workmen ; negro machinists, carpenters, cabinetmak- ers, brick masons, plasterers and plumb- ers; negro workers in shops, in eve trade and business to which their ambi- ,tion and their ability fit them; and oppor- tunities open to _ them in. every direction that their ca bilitics su est—Atlanta (institution pa ' BK - Thos. J. Pennell of Omaha, Neb.,_ (formerly of this'towii) and Miss Anna F. Burke, daughter of Dr. Wm. C. Burke,; were. married in the Congregational church, at South Norwalk, Monday noon, by Rev. 11. N.Dunning, assisted by Rev. J. A. Biddle, the ceremony being witness- ed by a lar enumber of; friends. Louis- Nash acte as best man and Miss Clara Raymond as- bridesmaid. ,,.'l‘he ushers were Charles St. John, Robertlfitchell. Wm. L. Porter, and Wallaee'McQuhae. o.n her charity . Turner Soule’s barn at New Milford was burned Friday night. Loss $800; insured. Four times within the last few months destroyed by incendiary fires. He has oficred $1,000 reward for the detection of the guilty person. ‘ .The Hill property on the corner of Main _, and West Main streets, recently purchased by Mrs. Charles Seymour, of New York, is being extensively improved. The house is being entirely remodeled and will be, when completed, one of the handsom- est places on upper Main street. The republicans of the First and Third voting districts met in the Gsznrrn office. on Friday evening, and elected ex-Warden C. B. Coolidge and J. Belden Hurlbutt, Esq., delegates to the republican state. convention, to be held in New Haven on Wednesday of next week, 17Ih inst. Mr. John Ronk presents to his many friends the compliments of the season and begs to announce that he has opened a boot hlacking bazar at the entrance to the depot, where he will be “at home” from dawn until dusk. Daily papers .at the service of guests to read while you wait. The near relatives of Mrs. Rev. Dr. Hiram Eddy, of Canaan, gave her a sur- prise party last Friday afternoon .and- evening, the occasion being Mrs. Eddy’s 60th birthday. A superb tea had been prepared without Mrs. Eddy’s knowledge and in the center of the table was the bride’s cake adorned by sixty wax can- dles. Port Chester exhibits a remarkable facil- ity in the formation and christening of social clubs. The latest is the “Overgrown Boys,” whose chief emcer, is called' the, Grand Giascutus, and another officer is the Grandmother, Editor Camp, of the Journal, who is secretary of this organ- ization, is more of a little giant than an overgrown boy. ‘ Some of the state papers are giving the details of a fight which occurred among some men who were unloading a schooner at New Milford, but they do not state what kind of a schooner it was or how the schooner reachedNew Milford. However, the fight might have occurred while the men were-unloading schooners such as We often see painted on the outside, of saloons and the cargoes of which are usually sold at five cents each—Bridgeport Post. '~ ~ =-» - lThc' Rev. Horace G. Hoadley. for the past three years pastor of the Congrega- tional church at East Canaan, handed in his resignation last Sunday. Mr. Hoadley has recently become very much interested in the work of the Evangelical Alliance and has accepted a position under that organization, and will make his head- quarters in Baltimore. - Do you fanciers of the russet shoe know how to clean the leather and restore it to its first estate? Of course you have tried the varnishes and washes and found them altogether vexatious of spirit. And the real thing is so easy when you know about it. Just squeeze the juice of a lemon on ablt of soft cloth, give the leather a thorough treatment of this and see if your shoes don’t look as well as they did when you bought them.---S't. Paul Eye. ,1 A transient guest strolled into a res- taurant in town on Saturday and ordered his dinner, including a plate of soup. When the soup was brought on he looked at it sharply a moment, called the waiter. back and said, “I Wish you’d take this soup out into the yard and hang it-up on a clothes-line and let some of the water run off from it.” ' A shameful sight has been witnessed on our streets several times this week—a drunken woman with a babe in her arms, and a 'small child crying at her side. What can be said of a person who will furnish drink to such a woman? He ought to be made at least to comprehend that his conduct is detestable. And the wo- man herself ought to be apprehended and punished. Her children would be better without hen—Sentinel. The celebrated Cohan Family, who are spoken of as the most versatile, refined and artistic troupe of mirth makers, humorists, comedians, vocal, musical and dancing experts that ever visited this town will appear in the Opera House on Thursday evening. In every place visited by them so far they have given perfect satisfaction. . Several papers in the state are reporting that Mr. James Pike, who died suddenly last week, and was manager of the Ster- ling Dyeing Company, was the only nun who knew the secret process for yeing a perfect fast black, which he never re- vealed. This is a mistake. Mr. Pike’s son has known the secret and ' p ‘ the chemicals with his own ban a for years; so the death of the elder Pike has not “caused considerable consternation’ to the stockholders of the Dyeing com- pany, for fear the secret was buried wit him.— Windham County Transcript. - Among the Norwalk party wholeft here Monday, on the Housatonic railroad ex-. cursion to Saratogfa were, A. H. Baldwin,- W. H. Baldwin, J'. 0. Randle and son, H.‘ G. Hyatt, Charles, Bette and wife, .G.-W.. Hunter and family, Miss. Birdie Hyatt.” Miss Annie Hoyt, B. W. Maples and- family, A. H. Hoyt, George R. Merritt, George Ward 'Selleck and wife, and Mrs. J. B. Betta. _ A Useful Presentiin every . age Bovine: the beat‘Waehing Powder. 6 by grocers. . -; f h , ‘ . l ‘ ‘ ‘ r v- 413. i 1' ; q, 1 ~,_ , / An Enterprising Republican Journal, especially devoted to Local News and Interests. TWO DOLLARS A YEAR . NUMBER 37. a } y . itor Edwards, of the Greenwich Gfififlhfc, royally entertained his fellow scribes on board a special yacht on the occasion of the recent regatta at Indian barber. . Says the Bridgeport Farmer of Thurs- day: ,A team belonging to a man named Benton of Norwalk, made a lively dash down Wall street this afternoon. The team started from in front of Lutz’s drug stord colliding with a carriage nearly up- setting both vehicles. The owner ran after the herse and succeeded in stopping it atgthe’ corner of Water street after being dragged some distance in the road. For— tunately he was not injured, neither did his team sustain any damage. Th1? chemist on board the United States comrliission steamer Fisli Hawk has given it as his opinion that the light run of shed on the'Connecticut River during’the past season may be more properly attributed to the pollution of the water of that stream with acids from the manufacturies on its banks, than to the large pound nets on the Sound at its month. As has been stated by Mr. Henshell of Ohio, this has not so much an effect upon the fish, as upon the ' minute organisms upon which it feeds. No 0in food, no fish. The cost of lighting the following places by electricity is thus given z—At Port Jarvis $105 per light for the first 83 lights and $90 for each additional light. New— burg pays $111 a light,Binghampton $140, Poughkeepsie $123, Patterson $100, Wilkcsbarre $144, Fall River $180, and Yonkers but $60. The latter city, how- ever, owns its own plant. This would show that our borough is getting its electric light service at a very reasonable ratefwhile the service is, on all hands,- admitted to be exceptionally good. Lena the daughter of ‘Hon. E. J. Hill met with an accident Monday evening. She had been calling at Mrs. A. Cole’s on Maples street and started on a run to her home and in jumping from a stone terrace at the rear of her home, struck her breast against. a wire fence and was thrown against the stonework, her‘ head striking the same and . making a severe contusion. She also received injuries to her back, lv)vliich has since kept her confined to her ed. , v ' Dépii'ty Sheriff Toner‘iswery much ~in-~ terested just now in the capture of- a horse thief. Saturday evening, the deputy’s son drove down from Cranberry Plains, with his fathers mare, and hitched the annimal on High street while he went to a store, and on returning he found the mare missing and up to the present time its whereabouts has not been located. , Mr. Toner though has a “catchy" way about him, and unless the thief has diligent care he is liable to capture. A stirring event at Bridgeport last week was the bicycle‘race between Deas E. B. Silliman and-Potter, of the First Baptist church. Both own safety machines, and in their journeying about the city have had several races, which have aroused a rivalry that became intense in spite of the dignified position they had to maintain as the lay leaders of an important parish. There was a formal challenge, and the race followed at Seaside Park. A large crowd assembled, but they behaved well, and in deference to the feelings of the contestants no money “changed hands.” Dea. Potter won the day, as he had been practicing-_ on the sly for some time, so the story goes. Of “Our German Ward,” which is to be presented in the Opera House on Friday evening and in Music Hall on Saturday evening, the Rutland, (Vt.) Telegram re— cently said:— .. “Our German Ward," which was pre- sented at the Opera House last night is a drama of high order and the presentation of it by the company was well done. I'l fact it was one of those rare and excellent erformances which not only creates a augh, but intensely interests the audience. The music by the orchestra was especially fine. To state it as it is, there are only a few companies that come this way with whose acting the people were better satis- fied. 1” Speaker Thomas B. Reed, of the na- tional House of Representatives, passed through. New Haven Wednesday, on his ' way from New York to Boston and thence toMaine. .-At the depot he was met'by Postmaster N. D. Sperry, Collector A. H. Kellam and President C. B. Matthew- msn of the Young Mens’ Republican club, to all of whom be extended a cordial greet- ing. In response to an urgent. request that he address the republicans of New ”Haven. Mr. Reed promised to do so eith- er the lstter part of September or the first of OctOber. . Plans for .a new railroad station in Bridgeport are said to be completed, and it launder-stood that contractors have been asked to figure upon the expense of erect- ing a, depot there 'whi'ch‘ will cost when finished one hundred thousand dollars. The statement that the architect’s plans have been submitted"’to~" contractors is based upon reliable information. It is understood that a union depot is to be «built by the Consolidated and Housatonic railroads and that the scheme provides for the elevation of the tracts of the former road throughout theqcity. . . -. ‘ N ORWALK, CONN., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1890. Adjutant General Embler issued a gen— eral order on Monday announcing that Captain George S. Rowe, adjut'ant Fourth regiment, having failed to pass a satisfac- tory examination, is to be given another opportunity. :First' Lieutenant Reuben H. Ferry and Second Lieutenant Cevallus C. Walker of Company I, Fourth‘regi- ment, failing to pass a second examina- tion, their appointments are revoked and an election to fill the vacancies has been ordered. I John McGonegal, 27 years of age, was killed by the cars on the New England road. late Friday night or early Saturday morning, half smile east of the Man- chester depot. The body was“fo§nd by Louis Goeiz, an employs of the Lyndall & Fould's Paper Company, who was walking on the track to work about 5.45 o’clock Saturday morning. The head was cut off and lay between the rails of the westbound track. The left arm was cut from the body at the shoulders. His clothes were badly torn and he had an ugly scalp wound. The Hartford amusement asSociation which caused so much excitement and trouble in the Ist regiment last winter by their use of' their armory for polo, have made application for the use of the build— ing another season. They were allowed to use the armory last season by Governor Bulkeley, the result being that the entire staff of the militia resigned and new offi- cers were secured after much trouble and inconvenience. In the application for the place the cdming season the petitioners claim that their right to the place was es-- tablished by the precedent of last season ; but the higher powers have not yet passed on the question. Chief Engineer Prowitt, First Assistant Smith, Burgess Meeker, chairman of the firemen’s committee, and Private in the ranks Hart Weeks will go to? Waterbury to-morrow to witness the inspection and parade of the Waterbury fire department and participate inthe attendant festivities. They will kill two birds with one Stone by investigating at the same time the hose wagons in use there, it being the purpose of the Norwalk fire authorities to introduce a modern hose wagon and a team of horses, the present facilities afforded by "the“hose reels," jumpers, etc., being'irr" many instances inadequate. A Sunday school conference, under the direction of the Connecticut Sunday School Association, will be held at the Methodist church, in Ridgefield. next Friday evening. Rev. W. H. Hall, secretary of the associa- tion will be present to conduct the services. It is expected that Rev. M. W. Prince, of Stamford; Rev. C. E. Torrey, of Norwalk; Rev. B. L. Slack, of Bethel, and others will be present to assist in the services. The themes will be "What the Sunday Schools should Seek to Accomplish,” and "The Opportunities of the Sunday School Teacher.” —Carriages and harnesses of every de— scription, trunks, traveling bags, etc, at reduced rates, at W. E. Dann’s, No. 50 Wall street. ' tfl7 The Elks of the state. with many Elks as guests from other states, had a gala day at Bridgeport yesterday. The Elks’ par- adc formed at the Bridgeport depot at 2 o’clock, in accordance with the programme outlined in the Gaznm of last week, and, marching through the principal city streets, broke ranks at Seaside Park, where the festive horde indulged in what- soever pastime pleased them, and a royal time they had. A magnificent shore din- ner, including an old fashioned Rhode Island ,clambake, was served at Bowen’s pavilion, and in the evening a social ses- sion was had, which all, Elks and their guests, enjoyed to their fill. The census returns of the debt of the United States by counties give the follow- ing figures for Connecticut: Bonded debt, none, a decrease of $64,500 during the decade; floating debt, $44,713, a de— crease of_$7,813; gross debt, $4,713 ;-sink- ing fund, none; available cash, $29,340; net debt, $15,373, and annual interest charge $1,791. Those counties of the state that are free from debt\are Fairfield, New Haven, Tolland and New London. The two counties whose debts are not more than $35,000 each are Windham and Hartford, and those with debts between $1,000 and $5,000 are Middlesex and Litch- field. Says the Bridgeport News: “At six o’clock on Friday evening last, the time expired for the filing of suits against the Consolidated road for excessive passenger charges imposed during the Westchester race meeting of last year. The Consoli- dated road had a monopoly of the passena- ger traffic to the race track and charged 50 cents, an advance of 16 cents on legal rates. Several months ago a few of the overcharged passengers sued the company andfin each instance secured $50 and costs. Henry Wehle, a shrewd lawyer thereupon saw a chance to secure a boodle, and sue-'- ceeded in securing 500 complaints bafore the time expired. He is to receive half of the damages he secures, which he thinks will'net him about $12,500." ' . gj ' i— -‘ James Mitchell, the popular real estate agent, has sold the Harlem place, (so call- ed) on High street, to Miss Bertha J.Ells, daughter of James E. Ells. Price, $7,000 Also the James L. Ambler place on Melt avenue, to George I. Buxton- Price, 84,- ‘ 000. Also a farm belonging to the Fair- field County Savings Society, to Howard Sturges. Price, $850. Also three build. ing lots on Lincoln avenue, to Charles Haviland. Price, $1,000. Also ‘three building lots on the Westport road, to W. B. Newcomb. Price, $500. The session of the SOVereign Grand lodge of the Order of Odd Fellows will be held this year in Topeka, iKansas, during the week beginning September 15. ~ The representatives from Connecticut are Ralph Burnham. of Hartford, James Bishop, of New Haven, of the‘ Grand Lodge of Connecticut; William H. Cox, New Haven, and Lyman A. Burr, of New Britain, of the Grand Encampment of Connecticut. Past Grand Representative B. S. Keith, of this town, and Grand Con- ductor Leopold De'Leuw, of Hartford, will accompany them. The friends of the Rev. William C. Rich~ ardson, late assistant minister at St. Paul‘s church. will be pleased to learn that he has accepted a call to the rectorship of Trinity church, Newburyport, large work- ing church having surpliced choir and fine organ. This will afford Mr. Richardson, who, before he entered the ministry, was a pupil at the Conservatory of Music at Leipsig, and afterwards professor of music at Temple Grove Seminary, Saratoga, an opportunity for the gratification of his musical tastes as well as the development of his oratorical powers. . There was a series of railroad accidents in this state last Saturday, not the least of which was the one at South Norwalk in the evening, but which fortunately resulted in no loss of life, although a large number of lives were endangered, and the escape of all from serious injury is indeed miraculous. The New York accommodation is due at South Norwalk about 6:25. Attached to it is a through our for the Danbury &Norwalk Division of the Housatonic. The car is detached from the New York train neartlie depot, and for years it has been the custom for; the Housatonic train tailback down over the Consolidated tracks and ,pick up the car. Engineer Dexter, of the Danbury roaii, backed his train down as usual and made connection with the car on tlie‘Consolidated tracks and started his engine up to get back on the Housatonic tracks. Just then the express from the east came around the curve. Dexter seeing the danger of a. col- lision opened wide the throttle, hoping to clear the switch before the express .got there, but only the first car had crossed before the express crashed into one of the passenger coaches and hurled it from the track. The engineer of the express .train had seen the danger and had put onvthe air brakes, but not in time to avert the col- lision. While several persons were injured, none were of a serious nature, exceptGeo. B. Waterman, of Bedding, who is thought to be hurt internally. As to the real cause of the accident and who is to blame, no statement can be made until the result of an investigation is published. It is said ~that either the drawtender failed to exhibit ~a proper signal, or the engineer of the express mistook, misinterpreted or-did not see it. Mr. A. E. Kroger, on whom devolves the onerous duty of renting the booths and stands at the great big lDanbury fair, is as busy nowadays as a politician with a boom, answering applications for spaces for every cenccivable catch-penuy-coutri— vance that ever was seen at a fair, and many that never were. ' Every mail brings him a pile of letters speaking for stated areas of ground, from circus men, drop-a- nickel-in-the-slot men, cane ringsters, African dodgers, thimble riggers, balloon- ists, saloonists, hot frankfurters, woolly horses, wild men of Borneo, three card monte jugglers, nigger minstrels, salvation armies, devil babies, mermaids, two-legged calves, pop-corn prize packers, and a thousand and one other vociferous but indispensable attractions that contribute to the hilarious hubbub of a .great big fair. Some of the applicants exhibit a degree of modesty, which, it would seem, would subject them to the danger of being stolen and runaway with at-a big gather- ing. One follow, for instance, modestly applies for a license to pick the pockets of the fair goers. Another generously offers 50 per cent. of the profits for the privilege of. running-a faro bank under the grand stand. And a host of others want space for purposes equally question- able, notwithstanding the management ‘are determined to rigidly exclude all gambling schemes, of whatever nature. One party made .personal application 'to _ Mr. Kroger for a certain amount of space, setting his own price, stipiilating with grandildquent emphasis that no space must be rented to any other party within acertain distance, and making demands so absurdly unreasonable, that Mr. Kroger rephedinhis‘usual‘ urbane manner, “My dear sir, I am perfectly willing to give you the earth, but I can’t give you the elements. I’m not on that committee.”
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