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LOCAL ITEMS.
Shut THE DOOR !
Exit iceman, enter coal man.
Mrs. Charles M. Smith and children are
visiting relatives in Bethel.
“Dick” Mitchell is now clerking in a
Sixth avenue store in New York.
The democratic town caucus will be
held in the Town House nextr-Tuesday
evening.
The state convention of the Y. M. C. A.
will be held at New Haven, October 16th
and 17th.
Dr. Fred Uhle, one the "Albany den—
tists,” of Bridgeport, spent Sunday with
friends in town.
Mr. Christian Swartz is the member of
the democratic state central committee for
the Thirteenth district.
Frank F. Clark has secured the con-
tract for laying the tar walks on the T. S.
Vanderhoef place on East avenue.
The long storm ended on Friday night:
with ten days of rain to its credit, leaving
Noah’s record still thirty days ahead.
John Lovejoy has handed in his resig-
nation as a special borough policeman,
owing to the pressure of other duties.
Harry S. Leobold has opened a neat and
well equipped barber shop in Meseberg’s
new building, near the horse car depot.
Certain of our speculative citizens blush
to the roots of their ears when they hear
the question asked, “What time is it ? ”
W. Bates, the marketman, is to remove
his business on Wall street to the vacant
store in Wood’s building,‘on Main street.
Some men went to the Opera House,
Monday evening, to see some women in
May Davenport’s opera burlesque com-
pany. .
Mr. and Mrs. Giles Gregory celebrated
their wooden wedding anniversary, Tues-
day evening, at their home on Berkeley
street. .
Landlord Powers, of the Dorlon House,
will to-day entertain a large party of New
York dignitaries at his popular resort at
Dorlon Point.
Miss Esther L. Smith, of West avenue,
accompanied by Miss Florence Fitch, of
Merwin street, Witnesscd the yacht re-
gatta at Stamford, on Saturday.
John J. Hanlon, of Norwalk, attended
the democratic state convention at Hart-
‘ ford last week as a substitute for Delegate
John Lockwood, of Weston.
Colonel Ingersoll gallantly says, in criti-
cising a lady’s article on modesty in dress:
“What a curious opinion dried apples
have \of fruit upon the tree!”
John S. Seymour, Esq., of Norwalk,
was one of the committee appointed to
notify Judge Morris of his nomination for
governor on the democratic ticket.
——The collector’s book for Town Taxes
will be found at Mr. Pinneo’s book store
every evening for the convenience of those
wishing to pay their taxes at, that time.
Unfurl your flags to the breeze, trim up
your places and look pretty in honor of
the Pennsylvania firemen who come to
sample Norwalk hospitality to-morrow.
The state fair at Meriden last week, was
a big success, despite the rainy weather
of the first three days. It is .estimated
that 7,000 people were on the grounds
Friday afternoon.
Engineer L. M. Pike, who had run on
the Danbury & Norwalk road for over 26
years, resigned last week to accept a posi-
tion as engineer in C. H. Merritt’s hat
factory in Danbury.
The‘ Maryland Law School has notifizd
colored students that they will not be ad-
mitted in the future. Two young colored
men were graduated last year from the
school With high honors.
The republican borough caucus will be
held in the Town House on Monday even-
ing next, at 8 o’clock, to nominate Candi-
dates for borough officers, etc. There
should be a good attendance.
Frank McCormack, formerly a-“devil”
n the GAZETTE printing rooms, had the
index finger of his righthandcrushed in
a heeling machine in Pratt 85 Weed’s shoe
manufactory at South Norwalk, on‘ Fri!
day, necessitating amputation.
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An Enterprising Republican Journal, especially devoted to Local News and Interests.
Mrs. A. Williams, mother of conductor
Charles Williams, died at the residence of
her-son on Main street Saturday morning.
The funeral took place Monday afternoon,
the interment being in Westport.
Mr. J. Huckleberry Wade purposes to
organize a brass band in the borough, and
has already secured a place to practice.
All that remains to be done is to secure
his musicians and get the trumpets.
“It doesn’t seem as if it would require
such a big steamer to tow that little boat,”
remarked a young lady from Danbury the
other day as she observed an oyster steam-
er oif Dorlon’s with her little skiff in tow.
A number of Christian young men of
Bridgeport and Meriden will visit. their
dearly beloved brethren of the NorWnIk
Y. M. C. A. on Friday evening and enjoy
a season of social intercourse, singing and
eating.
Hemp Smith desires it distinctly under-
stood that thefiMutual drum corps is still
alive—very much alive—and in excellent
practice, with thirteen members, and, that
the organization is prepared to make en-
gagements to drum at reasonable figures,
on any and all occasions.
George Stratton, the popular clerk at
Riggs’ drug store. will leave the store this
week to take the management of Chris
Miller’s billiard parlors, which he has
rented. George is a young man witlia
host of friends and can hardly fail of
meeting with success in his new venture.
The Cedar Point yacht club held its
first annual reunion at Dorlon’s Point,
Saturday afternoon, an elaborate dinner
being served by Landlord Powers in the
pavilion to about 100 guests, who were
present from Norwalk, Bridgeport, West—
port and Fairfield. They all had a jolly
time.
The corner stone of St. John’s Episcopal
church, at Stamford, was laid on Tues-
day. The church is to be of stone, and
will cost, complete, upwards of $150,000.
The contributions already amount to
$140,000, and it is expected the church
will be consecrated next year free from
debt.
A mission service under the auspices of
St. Paul’s church will be held at Ran-
dall’s hall, East Norwalk, on Sunday next,
and will be continued regularly thereafter
at the same hour. A Sunday school will
be organized as soon as expedient. All
who are interested in the undertaking are
cordially invited to attend.
The opening of the bids for building the
children’s home, on the Westport road,
took place last Saturday and revealed a
“state of things." The lowest bid was
$3,000 above the appropriation. This
Will necessitate either a modification of
the plans, an increase of the appropriation
or a new set of bids. The appropriation
is $12,000.
The New York express up the Housa-
tonic road leaving Bridgeport at 4:50 p.
m., met with an accident between New-
town and Hawleyville, Saturday after-
noon. The forward axle of the smoking
car broke, throwing the car across the
track. A number of passengers in the
car at the time were badly shaken up and
frightened, but fortunately none were
injured. A wrecking train was sent from
Bridgeport and the tracks were cleared,
but travel was delayed for several hours.
The Aquenuckaquewauk Piscatorial
club of Danbury. have been very success-
ful in securing fish, in fact that is why
they came here, as the harbor and eligible
fishing localities in the vicinity caused
them to give up Norwalk long ago. Over
1,200 fish of all kinds have been caught
and worked into chowder, baked or other-
wise cooked, but chowder is their favorite.
This club was organized about 21 years
ago and first selected Wilson Point, but
No-Man’s-Land in Black Rock was dis—
covered and for fifteen years the club have
camped here—Bridgeport Standard.
“Grimes’ Cellar Door,” a bright, musical
burlesque, by Thom. Addison, Esq, has
been secured by Manager Hoyt, for Fri-
day evening, Sept. 26, at Music Hall.
James B. Mackie is the star of the organi-
zation and has made an emphatic hit as
“Billy Grimes,” who owns the Cellar
Door. Mackie is well remembered for
Ibis exceptionally fine word as “Grimesey,
Me Boy,” in a “Bunch of Keys.” Other
prominent characters in this new burlesque
are “Josiah Grimes” (Chas. Burke), who
wants to own the Cellar Door, and Pan-
dora (Miss Louise Sanford), Goddess of
Mischief.
From the 19th annual report of the
board of directors to the stockholders of
the Consolidated road, we take the follow-
ing: ‘
East of {South Norwalk, upoa the
New York divisiou, work has continued
upon the four tracks. As a condition
precedent all grade crossings are to be
eliminated, and it is hoped that on January
1 not one will remain between South Nor-
walk and the west line of Bridgeport. In
the latter city, however, a large expendi-
ture will be necessary. By an arrange-
ment with the Housatonic'Railroad com-
pany, this company is now the owner of. a
complete right of way through that city,
but it’ is burdened by twenty-eight grade
crossings, and a suitable passenger station
must be provided. Plans are being pre-
pared to meet these wants. ‘
N ORWALK, CONN., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1890.
William Thompson has been given the
contract for extending the gas mains to
Winnipauk, a distance of two miles. He
began work Monday morning with a large
force of men and expects to have the job
fiuished in forty days. The contract
price is 13 cents a cubic foot for trench-
ing and $3.35 per yard for rock excavat-
ing.
The annual field day of the Connecticut
brigade of the Patriarchs Militant will be
held in Hartford to-day. It is expected
800 Patriarchs will be in line and a grand
ball will be held in the evening. Patri-
archs W. H. Jones and Conrad Staab, of
Norwalk will attend. Jones, by the way,
requests us to ask what has become of the
Norwalk Canton of thePatriarchs ? ‘
Prof. W. G. Newell was in town last
week to make preparations for establish-
ing a class in dancing in, Music Hall, South
Norwalk. The professor conducted a
and those of our young people who desire
to learn the poetry of motion under a
master of his art will act the part of wis-
dom by entering Prof. Newell’s class for
the approaching season. Fuller particulars
will be given later. ~
Mr. C. V. Arnold, whose lecture on
Spiritualism was postponed Wednesday on
account of the storm, will talk to the peo.
pic of South Norwalk on Modern Spiritual-
ism, in the G. A. R. rooms, this (Wednes-
day) evening, and no admission will be
charged. The lecture will be under the
auspices of the U. G. T. R. association.
Mr. Arnold has given this subject much
study and is said to be thoroughly equip.
ped for handling it.
Some weeks since Sylvester Lockwood,
watchman at the Norwalk lock factory,
while practicing with his revolver sent a
bullet through a plate glass window in
W. W. Comatock’s store. Failing to
bring about a settlement Comstock
brought a civil suit against Lockwood to
recover the cost of the glass. The case
was heard before Justice Maples, on
Thursday, who awarded Comstock $50
damages, the costs of the suit, $15, being
also adjudged against Lockwood. An ap-
peal was taken.
—Everything pertaining to horse fur-
nishings, carriages, etc., at greatly reduc-
ed prices, at W. E. Dann’s, 50 Wall St. 17
Monday night, at a late hour, a man
came running excitedly up to Ofiiccr
Adams and informed him that somebody
had captured a fire bug in the very act of
setting fire to a barn. The ofi‘lcer hastened
to the spot designated and found a very
drunken man clinging tenaciously to the
coat collar of another man, also very
drunk, who was feebly endeavoring to
escape. The latter was an old man with
gray whiskers, evidently a tramp, who
was trying to get into a barn to sleep
when the amateur detective collared him.
The old man was locked up and yesterday
morning Justice Austin sentenced him for
vagrancy to pay $5 and costs and spend
30 days in jail. William Murphy, arrested
the same night for drunkenness and
breach of the peace, was given 85 and 20
days in jail. Both were taken to Bridge-
port yesterday forenoon.
Bridgeport’s jail is overrun with pris-
oners. Monday’s Farmer says: “Sheriff
Clarkson is getting tired at the state
prison authorities in regard to removing
from the jail in this city the Danbury
jewelry burglars and the other convicts
who have received sentences at the pres-
ent term of the superior court. The jail
was never more crowded, there being 160
prisoners occupying eighty-seven cells.
This pressure will of course be relieved
as soon as the new addition is ready for
use, but its cells are not yet sufllciently
dry to remove the probability of their
unhealthfulness. Unless the Wethersfield
officials take away the convicts in a day
or two, Sherifi Clarkson will personally
attend to their transfer.” The state prison
birds were called for by Wethersfield
ofilcials Monday afternoon and escorted to
their future home. '
-Mr. Samuel Mitchell died at his home
in South Wilton, at an early hour on Fri.
day morning last, of consumption, at the
age of 57 years and nine months. He had
been unable to attend to business for
several months past and spent all his
time at home, being confined to his room
for some previous to his death. Mr.
Mitchell had lived ‘in Norwalk since his
boyhood, and was one of the best known
and most successful business men of the
borough. He ‘was a butcher and conduct-
ed the Model Market on Wall street.
His business relations were extensive and
he had the respect of all with whom he
had dealings. He was one:of a family of
seventeen children, only seven of whom
survive him, four brothers and four sisters.
mourn his death. . The funeral took place
. on Sunday afternoon at South Wilton, the
Rev. Messrs. C. E. Torry of Norwalk and
E. D. Bentley of Long lsland,va former
‘paster of deceased, ofilciating. The in-
terment was in Riverside cemetery, Nor-
' walk. ' ‘ -, ' .
Deceased leaves a wife and five, sons to.
large and most successfulclass last season, .
Hon. Samuel Glover died at his home
in Fairfield, Wednesday, aged 60 years.
Judge W. B. Glover is his son. He was
a noted and notable union democrat dur-
ing the war and a special friend and
pagriot of the 17th Conn. Regiment.
Those of our Norwalk speculators who
invested in “gold" watches on the street
last Thursday and got burnt, may find a
crumb of consolation in the fact that the
same fakir who bamboozled them went to
Birmingham on Saturday and attempted
the same game there. He has proceeded
as'wfar as'the watch part of his programme,
having liberally baited his crowd with
banknote premiums, when the chief of
police notified him that he must not
attempt to sell any watches, and the fakir
was obliged to pack up and leave, him-
self a loser. He told a reporter that was
the first town he had struck where he had
been beaten, and that he was $100 out by
his visit there.
Camp, of the Port Chester Jaurnal, to
whom the Gazer-rs recently referred as a
“little giant” member of the “Overgrown
Boys” club, explains as follows: “Our
friend Rodemeyer does not seem to grasp
the whereof of the wherewith. We are
‘Overgrown’ not in stature, but in the de-
velopment of ‘digestive organs.’ Our
‘Chief’ is named ‘Giascutus’ because he is
a very festive and lively bird. There now,
you’ve got the ‘thing-a-bob’ of the mys—
tery.” It is easy to understand how a
little intellectual giant may be troubled
with enlargement of the digestion, and it
is plain that a Giascutus may be a jolly
old killilloo bird, but the mystery of the
thing-a-bob isn’t quite so clear. Once
more, please. .
On Tuesday, at Danbury, occurred a
happy wedding, the contracting parties to
which are well known residents of this
town. They were Mr. Ira Brotherton and
Mrs. Harriett Beach. The wedding took
place at the home of the bride’s son, Mr.
Fred Beach, the ceremony being perform-
ed by Rev. W. W. Clark, D. D., of the
Methodist church. The bride was pret-
tily attired in a light blue cashmere and
white lace over dress, diamond ornaments,
and carried in either hand a bouquet of
white: roses, and an elegant pearl and
feather fan. Her traveling dress was of
blue surah silk, with brown striped silk
trimming. The groom’s brother, Mr.
Theodore Brotherton, and his wife, stood
up with the couple. A reception was
held, a number of guests from Norwalk
being present. A fine wedding feast was
served and an orchestra furnished music.
.The‘bridal trip included a visit at Lake
’Ma'iiolpao'.‘ Mr. and Mrs. Brotherton will
reside on Main street, where furnished
rooms await their “rink—Record.
The details of the watch ’ selling fakir’s
doings here on Thursday last have been so
extensively dwelt upon that it would be
thrashing old straw to reiterate them.
The public hereabouts are familiar with
the fact that the fakir swapped dollars for
matches and gave away bank notes and
jewelry with astounding liberality, and
after he had sufficiently baited his crowd
he proceeded to reap a harvest by selling
gilt watches at $10 each, the buyers ex-
pecting to find prizes ranging from a $10
bill to a house and lot inside. Of course
all were more or less disappointed except-
ing Builder S. B. Wilson, and all except-
ing he bore their losses with a good grace.
Mr. Wilson. however, who, by the way,
come out ahead of the fakir in buying
chains, as soon as he found there was no
$10 bill in his watch, hustled around and
had the fakir arrested, who got off by
pacifying Mr. Wilson with half the price
of the watch. Experience is a dear
teacher, but fools ;,will learn of no other.
(This is for the benefit of the fakir, who
‘will know better than to sell to the wrong
man next time.)
The Good Will Engine Company, of
Allentown, Pa., with ladies and officials
of the city of Allentown, accompanied by
a brass band of twenty six pieces, will be
entertained by the Norwalk fire depart-
ment to—morrow, and elaborate prepara-
tions are being made for the occasion. The
local department have engaged the Amer-
ican band, of New Haven, to furnish
music. The programme will be about as
follows: The Norwalk department will
meet the American band at South Nor.
Norwalk on their arrival from New Haven
at 8:26 o’clock. At South Norwalk they
will be' joined by the South Norwalk
department, and headed by the band will
march to the borough, and will meet the
Allentown visitors at the Norwalk depot
on their arrival from Danbury at 10:03.
The line will then be formed on Wall
street and a parade made from Main street,
to North avenue, to High street, to Wall
street and to the Opera House, where an
address of welcome be delivered by
Warden Lee, and speeches will be made
by John S. Seymour, Esq., Senator Hill
and others. The speeches will be inter-
spersed with music by the bands and
singing by a glee club. At the con-
clusionlof the exercises the line will re-
form and march to the Atheneeum, where
a collation will be spread, after which the
bands will give a concert on Union Park.
The line of march will then be resumed to
South Norwalk, the visiting ladies being
provided with carriages. If 'the weather.
’is. pleasant. and no unforeseen obstacle
arises ~the day will be; one to be long
remembered by visitors and entertainers.
small dealers could not} secure.
The social branch of the Ladies’ associa;
tion of the First Congregational church
are preparing for a “Bazar” to be held in
the Opera House, Oct., 213i and 22d.
Useful and fancy articles will be offered
for sale, and an elaborate and attractive
entertainment will be given each evening
of which future notice will be given.
About fifty people attended the auction
sale of the Judge Selleck property on
Mott avenue yesterday afternoon. Auc-
tioneer Marsh, of Bridgeport, the recent
purchaser of the place showed them over
the premises and explained the terms of
sale, etc., stating that a mortgage of
$5,000 might remain on the property at 6
per cent. interest, and 5 per cent. of the
purchase money would;be required at'date
of sale. The bidders were bashful at first,
but $6,500 was bid as a starter and gradu-
ally the figure was run up to $8,000, at
which figure it was knocked down to Mr.
R. E. Dutton, of Bridgeport. Judge Sel-
leck assured the crowd that he had never
held the property at less than $12,000 and
had refused $15,000. Mr. Dutton’s plans
regarding the property are not at present
known.
The census bureau has issued its state-
ment and financial condition of the various
counties of the United States. The gross
debt of the counties of the United States
is placed at $145,693,840; sinking fund,
$1,174,859; available cash, $24,294,096.
The net debt is $115,225,885; and the
annual interest charge is $7,318,374. Con.
necticut’s figures: Bonded debt, none,
a decrease of $64,500 during decade ; float-
ing debt, $44,713; a decrease of $7,813;
gross debt, $4,713; sinking fund, none,
available cash, $29,840; net debt, $15,373,
and available interest charge $1,791,
Those counties of the state that are free
from debt are Fairficld, New Haven, Tol-
land and New London. The two counties
whose, debts are not more than $35,000
each areWindham and Hartford and those
with debts between $1,000 and $5,000 are
Middlescx and Litchfield. '
At the Congregational church on Sun-
day morning, ihe Rev. F. E. Hopkins, of
New Canaan, occupied the pulpit in ex-
change with the Rev. Dr. Noble. A large
congregation greeted Mr. Hopkins and
listened with pleasurable attention to his
excellent discourse. He took for his text
Isaiah, xxvnr, 16: “Therefore thus saith
the Lord God, Behold, I lay in Zion for a
found'atio‘n‘a stone, a tried stone, a pre-
cious corner stone, 8. sure foundation: he
that believcth shall not make haste.” The
discourse was a powerful and masterly
argument for the security, the immutabili-
ty, the imperishableness of the foundation
of the Christian religion. The speaker
prefaced his sermon with brief but graphic
descriptions of the methods employed in
constructing the foundation of the Eiffel
tower at Paris, Smeaton’s Eddystonc light-
house in the English Channel, and the
Brooklyn bridge, demonstrating that these
three marvelous structures rest upon bases
as solid and secure as the earth itself.
God was certainly not less painstaking in
His work. The text implies a three-fold
foundation, viz., a stone, meaning Faith;
a tried stone, the Bible; a precious corner
stone, Jesus Christ. In a scholarly and
eloquent presentation of accepted truths,
and with ingenious and well applied illus-
trations and metaphor the security of this
divine foundation was demonstrated, the
speaker illustrating the power and stability
of Faith, the stone; the tried and tested
and proven character of the Bible, the
"tried stone,” and the divine preciousness
of Christ, the precious corner stone, as
shown in His words and works. The
sermon throughout commanded the closest
attention of the large congregation, and at
its close many warm words were heard in
its praise and in praise of the gifted
young preacher, of whom New Canaan is
so justly proud.
—Have you bought your new fall gown
' yet? If not it will pay you to attend the
grand opening of the Norwalk Boston
Store. They are displaying not only the
largest but the newest and finest array of
reliable dress fabrics ever shown by any
one house in Norwalk. . The mammoth
stock embraces all the latest and most
fashionable styles, fabrics and patterns of
foreign and domestic make. It was
bought and has been marked at price.
lower than any other dealer in Norwalk
can command. In securing this hand-
some assortment their selections were not
confined to one or two houses, but cover
a wide range—in fact every house of
prominence in New York, Boston, Phila-
delphia and Providence, has contributed
some choice novelty to swell their col-
lection.
Their stock affords advantages-to buy—
ers which any thinking person can readily
understand. Not hampered by any con—
siderations of credit, they buy of any and
all who offer the best cash values. Buy-
ing in far greater quantites than their
competitors, having two stores to supply,
they can dictate prices for large lots which
. When
goods are bought on their merits they will
always have the call, as their values are
not only the best but their assortment the
best in extent and variety. '
TWO DOLLARS A YEAR
NUMBER 39.
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Some more popular personals—Allie
Newman of Stamford spent Sunday in
town one day last week.-——Scnator Hill is
attending assiduously to the lumber busi-
ness—Ed Goldschmidt is raising his
winter whiskers.——Judge Selleck scratched
his hand with a cat last week.—Jack
Meyers is not engaged to be married, as
might be reported—Postmaster Hubbell’s
teeth are all his own.—Chief Buttery is a
familiar figure on our streets—John- A.
Riggs’ shoulders are not padded.—Mrs.
Fawcett’s husban d is an ;inveteratc smok-
er.
The annual field day of the order of
American Mechanics of the state, was
held at Bridgeport, on Monday, and a big
parade was made. Members of the order
from all over the state were present, and
the air was kept full of music and flying
hugs and banners. Nearly 3,000 men were
in the parade, and the best bands in the
state furnished the martial air and metre.
The line of march took the paradcrs all
over the city and brought them to Seaside
Park where speeches and dinner were
served. In the evening there was a gran’d
ball in Madison hall, which was attended
by 1,500 people. Pilgrim Council, of Nora
walk, one of the youngest councils in the
state, participated in the parade 'with 54
men, headed by the Amoricus drum corps,
and so well did they acquit themselves as
to be declared the win: rs of the hand-
some silk banner offered as a prize to the
council making the best appearance in the
parade. Of this distinction the Pilgrims
are justifiably proud. '
The special town meeting held in the
town’s cockroach‘er yon the hill, Thursday
afternoon, turned out to be another of
those lugubrious fizzles for which we are
becoming famous. Judge Austin was
chosen chairman and Town Clerk Selleck
read the call, which stated that the object
of the meeting was to appropriate money
to extend Osborn avenue over the lots
“between Fort Point street and the Con—
solidated railroad, and to connect with
Hoyt street on the south side of said rail—
road track.” The ball was opened by
Capt. Peirce, who moved that “the whole
business be tabled." This was seconded,
and somebody from East Norwalk got up
and started to make a speech. Fred
Mead rose to a point of order that a mo—
tion to table was not debatable, and the
“question” was 'called for. Here Capt.
Peirce felt himself called upon to reiterate ‘
his original motion, adding the word “in-
definitely.” Instantly up jumped John
Hanlon to remind the chair that the fatal
word “indefinitely” made the motion do»-
batable.
back, somebody else objected and other
insisted, until the chairman. with the tact
of a Thomas B. Reed, quelled the storm
and put the question to the meeting and
it was declared carried. Somebody doubt-
ed the vote and a count of noses was
ordered, which showed that the motion
was carried. Then Capt. Peirce moved
to adjourn, which carried, doubled, and
carried again—and the town meeting was
over, leaving the matter just where it was
before.
With John Ronk and Auntie Miller
Ronk,llove’s young dream is sadly o’er.
Occasionally John, in the pursuit of his
daily profession, with his bright colored
box containing blacking and brushes,
meets and passes Auntie as she wends her ,
way from house to house, carrying on her
arm the basket containing her stock in
trade of gumdrops and tutti frutti
chewing gum, but they never speakvas
they pass by, and only occasionally is a
sign of recognition perceptible, and that
is when Auntie sticks out her tongue at
John, which she does in a most expressive
manner. There has been ominous talk 'of
a divorce, on the ground of “incompati-
bility of temper,” but after pricing the
goods John has come to the~conclusion
that they come too high this season, the
unfavorable whether having shortened
the crop, and he’ll have to wait for a“'fall-
ing market, as his legal, judicial and
social friends—to their everlasting shame
be it said—are not so willing to help (him
out of his matrimonial scrape as they were
to boost him in. Auntie’slatest ebuliition
of vindictiveness toward John overleaped
itself and resulted in her own discomfiture.
Probably for the first time-‘inher life, she
went into the Opera House to see the
dramatic entertainment on Friday night,
taking her seat in the gallery. She kcp
quiet enough until one of the actors ap-
peared in the character of a tramp, when
she took the entertainment off the hands
of the company and essayed to give
the rest of the show herself in the gallery,
whither she attracted all eyes to herself
by derisively pointing to the tramp on the
stage, and shouting: “Look at him
that’s John Bonk; see him limp; hello,
John, where’s your blacking box ? 'why
don’t you give the lady a shine?” and
other gibes that set the people laughing
and brought Chief" Buttery to thevspbt,
who quietly took her by the arm and es—
corted her from the hall, Auntie shouting
out mean things all the time, to “John
Ronk”~ on the stage. Order was' soon re-
,stored and the play proceeded withou
further interruption.
Then Peirce tried to take it -
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