ESTABLISHED 1800
VOLUME XC.
An Enterprising Republican Journal, especially devoted to Local News and Interests.
NORWALK, CONN” WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17,1890.
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LOCAL I TEJIS.
Uneasy rests the Irish editorial head.
John Lovejoy has been granted a pen-
ston.
The little Orchard street girl called it a
“dolls’ feet.”
E-‘i. H. Burr is now employed by the
electric light company.
In the Oklahoma legislature the gun is
mightier than the gavel.
Uncle John Collins, the well—known
restauranlcr, is quite sick.
Fred. Better, of Harbor avenue, is now
in charge of a Branford drug store.
Miss Lulu Killnm of Brooklyn, is spend.
ing a few days with Miss Faunhette Rose.
senattimslect I thy undoubtedly has
great confidence in the Alliance move—
merit.
Mrs. English, who liltS been dangerously
ill for the past seVeu Weeks, is slowly re—
cOVerihg.
’Mr. Dana cannot. be tempted with a
Senatorial toga He is feeding his boom
10 the cat.
The Old Well truck house is draped in
mourning, in memory of the late George
L. Bogart.
Ir. Parnell proposes to edit United Ire-
land if he is compelled to use a club in
the attempt.
Editor Jones, of the Westportc‘r, has
been re-elccted chief of tlie' Westpmt fire
department. '_ ' W ,
The Norwalk catholics sent in to the
Bishop in October an offering to the Cathe-
dral fund, of $341.
RobertBrown and Miss Sarah Walsh
will be married to-day at the bride’s home
on Chestnut street.
Lewis Gregory’s house in West Nor—
wslk, has a new cream colored dress with
steel blue trimmings.
The barbed wire combine has raised the
price one cent a pound. Political fence
mending. will be higher.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. F. Mather, of West
Norwalk, will celebrate their fortieth an-
niversary next Wednesday.
Senator Delamnter may soon recover
his lost fortune. He is still a member of
the Pennsylvania legislature.
Charles Finch was granted a license and
opened his saloon in the Keena Building,
on Water street, last Saturday. -
Rev. Daniel Jones, of Bridgeport oc-
cnpied the pulpit of the East avenue
Methodist church on Sunday last.
Emma Abbott has reached her forty-
first milestone. But the fact will not be
given prominence on the big bills.
Miss Glace R. Fairchild, of Darien, has
accepted a fine position as stenographer
and typewritist, in New York city.
The Over River and Centre schools will
have their usual Christmas vacation clos-
ing exercises on Friday afternoon.
From all reports the remonstrance
against licensing the Bmokside Hotel, at
Bedding, is based on good grounds.
Bennett’s and Smith Brothers’ store cel-
lars on Main street were flooded on Fri-
day by a big break in the water mains.
The Consolidatedvrailroad company are
having fifty new passenger coaches built
in Worcester, at a total cost of $250,000.
Many promising political booms have
had their digestive apparatus destroyed by
ton frequent indulgence in the banquet.
That Cincinnati municipal investigation
seems to have gotten beyond the control
of its promoters. it is really investigating.
The first grand matinee ball of the South
Norwalk Athletic club will be held in
Germania Hall on New Year’s afternoon.
One of the leading aspirants for Senator
Ingalls' shoes is a real estate agent. He
ought to know how to work up a big
boom. .
Senator Hampton refused to join the
Alliance. He preferred to stand on the
Democratic sidewalk and watch the pro-
cession pass. _
Chief Buttery went to Middletown yes-
terday to bring home a daughter of Ed-
ward‘Gregoi-y, the famous clam hunter,
who had been undergoing treatment at
the asylum for some years past.
‘of some large trust funds.
Mr. Hoffman’s automatic representation
of the dangers of mining and frontier life,
attracts much attention in the Boston
Store window.
There's nothing half so sweet in life—-
not. even love’s young dream—- as the boil-
day display of confectionery in our candy
shop windows. -
Secretary Jones of the State Firemen’s
Association and editor of the Westporter,
attended the funeral of George L. Bogart,
Sunday afternoon.
Succi, the faster, is coming down the
home stretch like a winner. Succi now
has a remote idea of the everyday life of a
Vermont Democrat.
The firm of August Belmont & Co. has
issued a circular stating that its business
will be continued by August Belmont, J r.,
and Walter Luttgel.
The. Connecticut Herald is a new week-
ly paper just started in New Haven, and
gives promise of being a most excellent
one forthe field it occupies. '
Mr. Edwin L. Stevens, of Rowayton,
graduate of, the Merrill Business College,
hrs just been placed in a line position
with the Yale & Town Mfg 00., of Stam-
”ford.
At. the annual meeting of the New Eng—
land Assocation of trotting horse breeders,
held in Boston last week, S. H.-Rundle,
of Danbury, was elected one of the Vice
presidents.
lol. Stevenson has sent the W. H.
Stevenson lodge of Brotherhood of Bali
road Traintncn, at Gt. Harrington, his
check for $100—a very substantial Christ-
mas present.
Landlord J. E. Power, of the Dorlon
House, in addition to a bottle of wine, has
offered a fine whip to the first party from
the borough who visits the Point this
winter in a sleigh.
The Winsted Hera'd h..s just reduced its
subscription price to $1.00 per year. It
has alsoal-tbcl suit on hand for $6,000,
brought against it by Frank Babcock,
a New Britain hotel keeper.
The annual dinner of the Norwalk
Canoe Club will be held,“ the Club’s
house, in South Norwalk, on Saturday
evening, 27th .inst. and it is safe to predict
a highlyehjoyable occasion.
Mrs. Jefferson Davis is in New York,
giving the finishing touches to the life of
her husband, which is nearly ready for
publication.
April, and then go to Colorado'lprings.
P. T. Barnum refused to have wine
broken over the bow of the ship launched
the other day and honored with his name.
The conscientious showman would not
own allow a shuffle on the front deck by
his ballet girls.—New Harm Palladium.
Nathan Matthew, J r., mayor-elect of
Boston, is a llwyer who gives special at-
tention to equity cases, and has the care
He studied at
Harvard and Leipsic, and is thirtyaeven
years old. '
A sociable will be held at the residence
of Wm. F. Mather. in West Norwalk, next
Wednesday evening, for the benefit of the
chapel fund. A quartette of Norwalk
voices will assist in the musical part of the
exercises.
The eleventh annual ball of Co. F,
“Lockwood Rifles,” Will be held at the
Armory, Thursday evening, Jan. lst.
Music by Wheeler & Wilson’s orchestra.
The members propose making it the ball '
of the season.
“Fritz” Taylor last Friday had apiece
born to him in Danbury, of which his
brother Will is the father. Fritz is putting
on as many airs over the advent of the
youngster, however, as if he were entitled
to any of the credit.
Al. Di Forest is artistically decorating
the interior of J. H. Hoyt’s saloon, on
Water street. Mr. Hoyt has wrought
such extensive and desrrable changes in
the place that its old time patrons hardly
recognize it as the same.
Connecticut. pensions: Lorenzo Jon,
Georgetown; Frank W. Mix, New Brit-
ain; Daniel FitzPatrick, Winsted; Geo.
Washington, Stratford; Jane, widow 0
John L. Darr, Hartford ; Mary, mother of
Alfred Truesdeil, Putnam.
Bross, of the Press misunderstood the
brakcman to say “Branchvillcl change
cars for the Refrigerator l " and on getting
into the Ridgefield car he became con.
vinced that he heard the brakeman aright,
for he shivered all the way to Ridgcfield
The Carpenters’ Union, on Thursday
evening, elected these officers: President
George Reynolds; vice president, John
W. Spence; recording secretary, Louis A.
Taylor; financial secretary, A. N. Morgan
warden, Will Stevens; conductor, Wm.
McCreagh.
Druggist Baxter, of South Norwalk
.. makes a magnificent display of holiday
goods in his shew windows, comprising
manicure and toilet sets, lanc y perfumery
bottles, etc. He has the richest assort-
ment of plush goods ever shown in town,
and at attractive prices. If you have oc-
casion to visit South Norwalk, by all
means take a look at. Mr. Baxter’s goods.
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She will remain there until'
' not older than Mr. Hill for instance.
In «both: 1- column notices are given of
proposed petitions to the legislature for a
city charter embracing the entire town-
ship of Norwalk, and asking the legisla-
ture to repeal the charters or the borough
of Norwalk and the city of South Nor!
Walk.
Ezra Mead, a middle-aged man who
lired alone in Danbury, was found frozen
to death in the snow, within three feet of
his own door. It was evident he had be-
Come exhausted and overcome with the
intensa cold just as he was on the point of
entering his house,
Charles Collins, WIMP-11)" some time had
been employed about the American House
restaurant, was taken by Constable De—
Forest to the asylum at ‘Middletown, on
Wednesday of last week, having become
deranged to an extent that made it unsafe
to allow him his liberty.
Tradesmen complain that collections
are slow, and large houses acknowledge
that remittances ate not what they should
be. It seems. hard to enter the holidays
with the conviction that nearly every one
is hard up, yet such appears to‘be the fact,
so why not face the music ?
Special offers Gt ougc Benedict is Hamp
Smith’s successor as janitor of the Opera
House, and in that capacity enjoys ex-.
cellent opportunities for the study of the
ins and outs of the hislriouic art, as Well
as to form acquaintances with the “pro-
fesh” and see now they make up.-
Eben Hall, of West Norwalk, felt of a
revolving saw in Raymond Johnson’s sash
and blind factory, Friday, with the result
of badly Iaceratiug his two thumbs and
three of his fingers. They were ("teased
by Dr. Smith of West Norwslk,and so
skillfully that amputation will beunncces.
sary.
At the special borough meeting held on
l‘hursday, the previous vote was rescinded
which provided for the laying of alive
mill tax for .iefraying th'c expense of
macadamising West avenue, and the im-
provements were ordered to be included
in the estimated expenses for 1891. The
borough board were authorized to sell the
property now occupied by Hope Hose
Company to the Housatonie railroad com-
P'ul- , _ ,_ -
New Haven 'Newi‘i"A comet factory
which has been located in Birmingham
for tWenty years is about to remove to
Bridgeport. ’lhis is the first nothorthy
event in the industrial history of the
former place since its board of trade in-
sorted a half page advertisement in a New
York Sunday newspaper at an expense of
$1,000.
H. A. Bishop has resigned his position
as president and member of the Bridge-
port 'poltce‘ commissioers, on account of
business engagements. The News
wickedly says: "The general opinion
seems to be that it would be better for the
police department if all the members of
the present board would follow Mr.
B shop’s plan ”
At the annual convocation of Washing-
ton Chapter, 8. A. M., Wednesday even—
ing, the following oficers were elected:
Elmer .l. Fairchild, H. P.; Arthur W.
Austin,K ; Oscar Smith, 8.; O. E. Wil-
son, Treas.; James W. Jennings, recy.;
James W. Storey, P 8.; Chas. N. Wood,
R. A. C. ; (‘harles E. Squire, M. of 8 V. ;
Theodore E. Smith, M. of 2 V. ; George
W. Raymond, M. of 1 V.
James White, James Black,
Brown and James Roddy were lodgers at
the tramp room one night this Week and
two of them were threatened with the
“jim ja‘ms.”-—szsr'ra.
Just so, Brother Rodemeyer. It could
not well have been otherwise. Where
there were so many J ims there must surely
be ajam. We were favored with a’ like
company in our local tramp room the
other night—James Pink, James Blue,
James Scarlet and James Grey—all “jim
jams.”—Thomaston Empress.
Everything isn't a joke, with Bill Nye.
Some of his doings are in sober earnest.
For example, he is said to be the plaintiff
in a $20,000 suit for damages against
James Whitcomb Riley, who fora number
of years had been his partner on the lac
ture platform. Nye charges that the
profits of the combination are not so large
as they should be, owing to Riley’s too
frequent appearance at their entertain-
ments, under" the influence of liquor.
A little sparrow that flew into our
sanctum, the other day, brought the sub
rosa secret that Senator-elect Seymour
had been cndeuvoring to convert ex—
Senator Hill to the belief that it were far
better for Connecticut to send younger
men to the United States Senate, a man
The
little bird does not report if Mr. Hill
favored the adoption of the proptsed
reform at this particular juncture.
The summary of the New Haven Week-
ly Record for the week shows real estate
sales as follows: New Haven 20; Bridge-
port 22; Hartford 5; Waterbury 11; Meri-
den 5; New Britain 5; Norwalk 7; Dan-
bury 7. The amounts loaned on real estate
were: New Haven $33,175; Bridgeport
$61,102; Hartford $49,160; Waterbury
$9,170; Meridcu $17,475; New Britain
ill-3162; Norwalk $2,900; Danbury $37,-
457.3,
James
Real Estate Agent Mitchell has sold the
Shepard store property on Wall street, to
001.3. St. John Lockwood, for $1, and
other - valuable considerations. Also the
place corner of Park and France streets,
knovjvn as the Esther St. John property, to
Louise L. Weed and Mrs. Austin. Also
the farm known as the Aaron Gregory-
farm in Westchester County, N. Y., to
Susan Eastwood of Paterson, N. Y.
The concert to be given in the Opera
House, this (Wednesday) eVening, by the
Trinity Church Boy Choir, of Bridgeport,
promises to be an entertainment of super-
ior hierit. ' The programme gives fourteen ~
numbers, each of which is a gem. The
boy choir will be assisted by Miss Susan
'C. Hawley, formerly of St. Paul’s choir,
of Norwalk. Tickets are selling well at
Hale's and Plaisted’s, and the outlook is
favorable for a large audience of appreci-
attve1 music lovers.
A little Orchard street girl, just at dusk
on Saturday evening, observed that
Steeple Charlie was up at the very top of
St. Mary’s church spire, hauling up the
new cross. Just after dark the little girl
looked tip again and was unable to see
the steeple owing to the darkness. About
onaline with the top, however, a star
was shining in the sky, observing which
the little girl remarked: “I can’t Sec
Steeple Charlie because it’s so dark, but
he's up there yet and he’s got a cigar lit,
for I can see the light on it.”
The Dolls’ Fete. which was held in the
chapel of the Congregational church on
Friday afternoon and owning. wasagrati-
fying success in eyery particular. The
attendance was large and the patronage
large. The literary and musical enter-
tainment in the evening was a rare feast
for the audience, being replete with meri—
toriousnOVelties which Were highly ap-
preciated. The dolls’ house. which had
attriictcd so much admiring attention, was
taken home by Col. Roberts, who is an
excellent shot counter. '
The annual town nneting of the town
of Norwaik will be held at the Town
House on Friday, 26th inst., at 2 p. m ,
for the transaction of the routine business
”of an annual meeting; “also to decide upon
the claim of Geo.w. Parkington, formerly
"sprig-film in" Co. E, 12 h regiment, Conn.
Vols.,to the Town b unity, and to take
action upon the written petition of 26 of
the citizens and tax payers of said town
concerning the pitin nt of $200 balance
of bounty claimed to be due to each of
the re-enltsted veterans whose re-rnlist-
ment went toward filithg up the quota of
Norwalk, under the call of President Lin-
coln in 1863.”
Says the New York Sim of Thursday :
Hamilton & Bishop, stock brokers of 96
Broadway, made an assignment We'dnes
day to Herman Aaron, with the following
preferences: J one D. Bishop of Norwalk,
Conn., $31,470, for advances to the firm,
and James Sevens of Rome, N, Y., 06,400,
also for loans, The firm members are
Charles H. Hamilton and William F.
Bishop, the latter being the stock exchange
member. Mr. Bishop has belonged to the
exchange since 1869, and the firm has
been in operation since 1878. Asstgnee
Aaron said the the suspension was due to
the refusal of banks to make loans on the
firm’s collateral. He believed the liabili-
ties were $150,000 and hadn’t any idea
what the assets would be. They consist
of stocks and b03193:—
ltems of interest to N orwalk readers, by
Post from Bridgeport :—
Local sports deny that there was a prize
fight, in Norwalk, Tuesday morning, but
others cqually as Well informed say there
was a fight, that a Bridgeport slugger was
one of the principals, and several well
known Bridgeport sports and saloon
keepers were present and that the fight
was a bitter one and occurred at Dorion
Point.—Tuesday afternoon, in the court
of common pleas, criminal side, the jury
rendered a verdict of not guilty in the
case of Hubbard Blakesley, charged with
trespass. The court then adjourned sine
die.-—--—Corinthian Lodge, F. and A. M ,
Tuesday evening, entertained visitors from
South Norwalk, Tremont, N. Y., New
York city, New Haven and Stratford.
There was a social session, banquet and
speeches. The festivities lasted until after
midnight. _ _____-_
After an illness of only a little more than
a. week with pneumonia Mrs. Mary E.
wife of William B. Hall, of Bridgeport,
passed quietly away at her home on State
street, at an early bout Saturday evening.
Deceased was a much respected lady and
had a large circle of warm friends anti
acquaintance. She was 58 years of age,
and her frail constitution was not strong
enough to withstand the inroads of the
disease which had attacked her. Mrs.
Hall was born in Hamden, this state, in
the .year 1832, and was the youngest
daughter of the late Austin Munson, who
moved with his family from that place to
Bridgeport about 1849. She married Mr.
Hall in the year 1854. Besides her hus-
band, who is the welaknown dry goods
merchant, Mrs. Hall leaves two children,”
Mrs. Frederick H. Mills, of Boston, and
Walter J. Hall, of New York. Mrs. Wal.
ter J. Hall,.who has been visiting 'in the
west, arrived home justm time Saturday
to bid a parting fareWell to the sick one.
The funeral was held from the late resi-
dence of the deceased Tuesday afternoon.
The Hoitsatonic railroad company’s re-
port shows gross earnings to the amount
oF $1,461,469.41 for the last year, the net
agregating $638,712.65. The operating
expenses reached a total of $882,756.76.
The amount expended for maintenance of
way was 8173.742 59; maintenance of
equipment, $86,157.41; conducting trans—
portation, $481,821,.90; generslexpenses,
$81,540 86. The sum paid to trainmen
was $185,937 84, switchmeu, flagmeh and
watchmen, $17,049.83; clerks and labor-
ers, $87.380.40. The whole number of
passengers carried was 1,303,516, earning
a revenue of $511,070 89; tons of freight,
688,8l7, the revenue amounting t.» $81 2,
941 23. The whole number of employees
was 1,032.
George L. Bogart died at his home in
South Norwalk, Wednesday owning, in
the 30th year of his age, of typhoid fever.
Deceased was foreman of the curling de-
partment at Volk’s hat factory and quite
popular. He was a member of Old Well
Lodge, F. and A. M., Butler Lodge. 1. O.
O. F, Kabaosa Encampment, and Old
Well H. and L. Co. He was also a mem-
ber elect of the new city council. The
funeral was attended from Trinity church.
South Norwalk, Sunday afternoon, and
was one of the most largely attended of
any that has taken place in town in
some time, Old Well H. &L 00., Put-
nam Hose 00.. Butler Lodge, I. O. O. F.,
Old Well Lodge, F. and A. M., and the
Young Men’s Democratic Hub, of the
city; nope Hose 00., Pbcenix Engine Co.
and Pioneer H. & L. 00., of the borough;
Mayflower H. & L. 00. and Volunteer
Hose 00., of East Norwalk, attending in
a body. Rev. Olin Hallock antenna,
and the Odd Fellows and Masons con-
ducted the impressive ceremonies of their
orders at the gray».
Of Mrs. Charles Uahn, of New Canaan,
who. died on the 8th inst a contributor to
the Messenger writes as follows :
We who knew Mrs. Dann'in middle life
haVe noted sadly for many months the
change which was slowly stealing over
her. We have missed her beaming coun.
tenance, her cheerful air, and her cordial
greeting. Her insidious disease gradually
robbed her' of her brightness and goon
cheer, and a spirit of melancholy, of
weariness and indifference took possession
of tier. Aflliction, too,.grsster than most
of us have known, had bowed her form
and left its traces on her brow. But we
cannot forget the sterling virtues which,
in health, Mrs. Darin daily exemplified.
She was the soul of sincerity. The chorus
and follies, and weakness of the day re-
ceived her strong and outspoken disap-
proval. The poor found in her a generous
friend, and the sick and narrowing a sym-
pathetic comforter’. She loved little chil-
d reu who will never know the wealth of ten-
derness with which she cherished them.
Her influence was beneficent, her christian
life consistent, and she has gone out from
the shadows of life into the sunshine of
eternal blessedness.
It is feared the steam barge City of
Utica has foundered in the sound and that
the Vessel .with all on board is lost. She
left New York on Thursday evening last
with 200 tons of coal for Taylor & Rich-
ards, of Westport, but has not been seen
or heard of since. Sunday on the} shores
of Sherwood’s Island wreckage and sever-
al life preservers with the words “City of
Utica” on them were found by people
from Westport who went to the island.
It. is believed that the Utica was struck by
the gale early in the morning of Friday
last when of Norwalk Islands or Cau-
keen’s. Captain Charles Merritt, her
owner, his wife and three. men were
aboard. They had a small boat which has
not been found. It is feared all are lost,
but at exactly what point cannot be dc-‘
termined. They might have gone ashore
on some of the small islands between
it estport and Shefield’s island, in which
case they would have been obliged to re-
main there. Au eflort is being made to-
day to search the shores for tidings. The
Utica has carried coal for Taylor & Rich-
ards during the past six years. and was
deemed as staunch as she certainly was
reliable. The cargo was insured.
A grade crossing accident that both for
athorough smashup and miraculous es-
cape was simply astonishing happened in
Danbury Saturday morning, on the New
England crossing on Main street. A
horse car on the Danbury and Bethe] line
had just got on the track when the regular
train going west rushed into it. and
smashed it into splinters. The locomotive
struck the forward part of the horse car
and detached the horses. The driver
sprang from his car just in time to escape
death. There were two passengers on the
car at the time, Miss Alice Bennett and
Miss Nellie Kane, each' aged about 20.
They rushed to the rear end of the car,
when the locomotive loomed up before
them. This saved them, for when the car
collapsedjthey were both thrown one
side, cut and .bruised, but not seriously
injured, although it, will be some weeks
before they'can get out again.. The cause
of the accident was the neglect of Flag-
man John McCarthy to lower the gates in
time. This is the first accident of its kind
that ever happened in Danbury. The
wreck of the car'isthorough, there being
more splinters than pieces over two feet
square and the escape of life under the
circumstances, is simply marvelous.
The Connecticut. Weekly Press Assoch
ation met in Meriden last Week and ac-
cepted the draft of a bill to be presented
to the Legislature relative to the publica-
tion of legal advertisements. The bill
classifies the advertising matter as follows .
State, county and tr wu with the probate
records, either special or embodied in, one
of the classrs mentioned. The bill Speci-
fies that the paper in which the advertis-
ing shall be done shall he decided by
sworn circulation, the hflfldavtt to be filed
with the Secretary of State. In a town of
5,000 population one paper only will have
the. advertising, in a city of 40,000 sit:
papers, etc., in proportion to the popular
tiott.
Mrs. Hannah Kilboy, wife of Thomas '
Kilboy, died at her home on Plymouth
avenue, Wednesday morning, aged 55
years. Her husband and five children,
John M , Sarah, Anna, Mary and Rose,
survive her. The funeral was attended
from St. Mary’s church, at 9 o’clock a. m. .
Sam day, the anniversary of her son’s
birth. Solemn requiem high mass was
eel brated by Rev. Father Slocum,assistcd
by Rev. FathcrU’Brien, deacon, and Rev.
Father Dngau, sub-demon, and Miss Kate
Finnegan sang “Angels Ever Bright and
Fair ” Mrs. Kilboy was a devoted wife.
a loving mother and a kind neighbor, eu-
joying the low and respect of all who
knew her. She was a great sufferer dur-
ing her illness, but became unconscious
early on Monday in which state she re—
maihcd ttntil her final dissolution, at 5 , "
o’clock, Wednesday morning.
The Grace parish fair and supper, at
the Alliehtcum,'l‘uesday evening, was a
flattering social and financial success, and
rtficcts much credit on the committee,
Mrs. Robert "Van Buren, Mrs. E. P. Weed .
and Mrs. William H. Smith, who had
charge of the aflnir, and also upon others
that worked so hard to bring about the
success that crowned their eflorts. The»
difIh‘cnt tables and booths were presided
at as follows z—Tne green booth, Mrs. T.
S. Morison, Mrs. Dr. Baxter and Mrs.
John A. Camp; the yellow booth, Misses
Edith Street, Grace Millard and Fannie ‘
Hoyt; the candy table, Miss Ella Bulbs
and Miss Olmstead; ' other fancy tables,
Miss Lettie Bradley and Miss Gertrude
Camp; the supper tables, 'drs. -Willism
Lockwood, Mrs. Matthew Bird, Mrs.
Louisa Day, Mrs. F. Hubbs, Mrs. C. F.
Osborn, Mrs. C. W. Manny and the Misses
Street, Clock, Clark and Gregory. The
ladies of this parish, who have been at
work onlya few weeks, have already col-
lected a fund of over $600, whichis to be
used in furnishing the new church. A
remarkable showing indeed for soshort a
time. '
In view of the copious discussion of
license, remonstrances, etc., in this re-
gion, it may be in order to allude to the
decision of Judge Gordon, of Philadelphia,
in the ease of John Metzler, of that city.
Metzler applied for a license to carry on
business as a, wholesale liquor seller. A
number of citiZens filed a written reman-
strance against the granting of his appli-
cation. John brought an action against
them for libel, praying damages. After
he had put in his case Judge Gordon
ordered a non-suit to be entered. rIt
wasn’t enough, he said, to prove that the
allegations in the remonstrance were in-
correct, unless it were also proved that
they had been made maliciously and this
John had failed to do. The remonstrance
was a privileged paper. “Remonstrants
against the granting of a license," said his
honor, “are not private litigants, but,
when appearing in good faith, are acting
in the public behalf. It is, therefore. of
the utmost importance that such judicial
proceedings should be clear of all obstacles
to free and full investigation, and that the
citizen, acting in behalf of the vicinago,
should not be deterred by the apprehen-
.Sion of vexatious and retaliatory “suits ” '
The Record on Saturday announced
that John Bonk and his Wife, Auntie
Miller Bonk, had resolved to again “kiss.
and make up,”and were re-nnited in heart. -
and soul and living blissfully together at
the old stand back of the boat house.
The Record interlarded the announcement
with a lot of “spread—eagle hifalutin
gush” about “two souls with but a single
thonght,”etc., which is extremely dis-
tasteful to Mr. Bonk, especially just .now,
when his mind is occupied with bitter
thoughts of this same latest experience-in
the “two hearts” business. Like all his
previous compromises with Auntie Miller,
tie latest, which the Record recorded
Was a dismal and humiliating failure, and
Mr. Bonk asks the Gazxrra to “print-.«a .
piece to let folks know that I’ve left }-the
old woman again because after I’d spent
all mype'nsicn'money on her, she took
the rest away from 'me and then got Tom
Dougherty to put me out of the yard.”
Mr. Ronk intimates that he sometimes
has grave suspicions about some things
concerning some people that lie could
mention in some places—and that in ' fact
he knows—that is, he is quite sure, of
some things concerningsome other- people
doing things and being its-places at times
that he won’t mention untilhe tells it all.
And irom Mr. Ronk’sktory it looks as if
it might be so.
Norwalk Chronicler