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, NORWALK, CONN, SATU
RDAY,‘ FEBRUARY 7, 1891.
NUMBER 6. .
Special Netice.
OUR COMBINED DAILY AND WEEKLY
TO-DAI.
This first page, of to-day’s GAZETTE, gives all
the local and general news of to-day up to 2 p.‘
m., and constitutes what regularly appears in
each day’s DAILY. In addition to the above,
we give our usual weekly correspondence from
near-by towns. editorials, general news of the.
world, miscellany, literature, etc. In our sup-
plement, (which goes with the WEEKLY.) we
give New York retail market reports. Sunday"
school lessons. sermon and other Sunday read-
ing. We make these detailed explanations for
the reason that many of our patrons do not
seem to understand the DAILY and WEEKLY
"combination" on Saturday. It will become
fully understood and appreciated. we are con'
fident. as this “combine" becomes better un-
derstood. Price of DAILY. from Monday to
Friday inclusive. one cent. Price of WEEKLY
and DAILY combined. 3 cents.
slightly colder; nortlzwcsterly winds;
rain or snow Saturday night or Sun-
day.
LOCAL ITEM'S.
Arthur C. Wheeler. is sick at his home
on Arch street.
Cleveland’s Baking Powder is pure,
wholesome and efficient.
Rev. Mr. Neide, of New Canaan is to
fill the pulpit at St. Paul’s to-morrow.
Prof. S. W'. Johnson, of Yale College,
highly recommends Cleveland’s Baking
Powder.
There will be the regular monthly
, meeting of the Kings Daughters this
afternoon at four o’clock.
Eat moderately to-morrow so as to
have a vigorous appetite for the ladies‘
library supper Monday night.
William E. Rich, brother of Gilbert
'M. Rich, of South Norwalk, has been
appointed postmaster at Greenwich.
It is said that when reporter Thomas
shall have become a Benedict, he will
reside in the Ambler place on Union
Park.
Concord Division, Sons of Temper-
ance, went to Westport in a carryall
last night to visit the Westport Di-
vision.
Apatent has been granted to John
H. Lee, ‘assignor to himself, B. W.
Maples and C. L. Heins, for an improved
map holder and rubber.
Florist Guigue is at St. Vincent’s
hospital, where he is being treated for
calculi from which he has been a great
sufferer for a long time.
——To--morrow’s New York World will
publish the pictures of nine society
women. Your face may be among them.
Order it to-day of your news dealers.
Owing to unfavorable circumstances,
Thomas Toohil did not take possession
of the Allen House on Chapel street. as
per arrangement with the proprietress.
The official report,New Jersey, shows
Cleveland’s Baking Powder the strong-
est cream of .tarter powder in the mar-
ket. ' . .
Chauncey Depew and the “Bald
Headed Eagle of W'e'stchester county”
orated to the delight of the Fairfield
county Yale Alumni at Bridgeport last
night.
The Norwalk Carpenter’s Union will
meet in the Sons of Temperance Hall
to-night at 8 o’clock for election of
officers. All carpenters are cordially
invited.
Mr. Ed. Adams and Miss Maude 'Ra-
die are to be married on .the 24th of
this month, after which they will occu-
py rooms in the new house of Thomas
Osborne on Academy street.
—To-morrow’s New York World will
publish the pictures of nine society /
women. Your face may be among them.
Order it today of your news dealers.
Michael Lucy died at his home at
Cobble Hill at 4 o’clock this morning.
He was in the employ of E. K. Lock-
wood 8: Co. for several years, as a
plumber, and was a steady, upright
young man, respected/by all who knew
him. __
Well, which way is the moral point-
ed?
Miss Flora Belle, Foote the young
grand-daughter of Asa Foote of Center
avenue was treated to a surprise party
last evening. A large company of her
young friends congregated and enjoyed
a pleasant evening and an appetising
supper. .
——Lettuce and celery to-day at Bay-
mond’s. g ' ,
W. B. Hall & Co. have bargained for
the Ambler stock at its appraised valua-
tion, as we are informed, on condition
that they can occupy the store and sell
it and other stock to be brought here
from Bridgeport. As the Boston store
has rented the Ambler store the latter
conditions must be arranged with Mr.
O’Gorman.
Are free from all crude and‘irrithting'
matter Concentrated medicine onl .
Carter’s Little Liver Pills. Verysnia 1;
very easy to take; no pain; no gripping; ~
no purging. Try them.
the applicant must call for advertised
That lady’s gold watch. to be presen-
ted by the Gazn'r'rn to the most popu-
lar working girl in N orwalk, is on ex-
hibition in the show window of Grego-
ry’s drug store. In a few days it will
be placed in the window of a store in
South Norwalk, and later at Eeast Nor-
walk. '
St.Mary’s T. A. B. society held their
24th annual concert and reception in
the Opera House last evening. It was
largely attended and much . enjoyed.
Heine's band furnished music. The
floor manager was Wm. McMahon. A
party of guests were present from
Bridgeport. The afi‘air broke. up at 2
o'clock this morning,
“I suppose you allow Christians to
ride free, don’t you?” asked a mischiev-
ous young Bethel lady archly, of Cdn-
ductor Dyas, as his train was leaving
Danbury a few days ago. “Oh, cer—
tainly,” promptly replied the conductor
in his suavest manner, “certainly,
when they're going into Danbury; we
have too few christians there now. But
I guess I’ll have to tax you a little
something this time, seeing you’re go-
ing out of town.” She paid.
Frederick Walters, our alert young
telephone lineman, had a narrow es-
cape from a horrible death beneath the
wheels of a railroad train Tuesday af-
ternoon, at the Norwalk depot. He
came down on Conductor Smith’s four
o’clock train and jumped off onto the
depot platform before the train came
to a stand-still, with both arms loaded
with telephone paraphernalia, and fail-
ed to observe that just ahead of the
spot where he jumped o'fl‘. the station
master had stuck the staff of his signal
flag into a crack between the planks in
the platform. He ran against the flag-
stafi‘ and was thrown against the car
and was in the very act of rolling be-
tween the car and platform when Dr.
Burke, seeing his peril seized him by
the coat and pulled him up out of dan-
ger. Walters says he- wants to be an
angel, but is in no hurry about it, and
hereafter he’ll try to find time enough
to wait until the train stops before
jumping off. .
CONSOLIDATION MEETING.
A meeting of thosein favor of con-
solidation was heldiatithe residence of
of H. M. Prowitt, in East Norwalk last
evening. Oscar-Raymond was elected
chairman and Wm. Warden secretary.
Letters were read from parties owning
prOperty there the tone of which were
strongly in favor of consolidation. A
committee of five—Messrs. H. M. Prow-
itt, Edwa_d E. Gorham, Oscar W. Ray-
mond, Winfield S. Hanford and Stur-
ges J. Randall—was appointed to look
after the interests of the citizens of
that place not in favor of annexation.
and the secretary of the meeting was
instructed to confer with the represen-
tatives of this town to the General As-
sembly giving them the voice of the
meeting and requesting that they ad-
vise said committee of any action taken
in the interest of annextion, before the
assembly. The meeting was an enthu-
siastic one. ‘
First Cong. Church .
Sunday, Feb. 8.—Morning, subject,
‘ ‘Christianity and our Nation’s Weal ;”
text, Romans 10:15. Evening, subject,
“Isaac;’-’ text, Genesis, 26 :' '12 and 14.
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UNCLAIMED Lnrrnus.——Letters re-
maining- imcalled for at the Norwalk
P. O. for the week ending February
9th, 1891.
Robert Day, William Judson.
To obtain any of the above letters,
letters.
The Cartridge ' Exploded.
-Wallingford. Feb. '7.———Friday noon a
gang of 12 ‘men working on the Air
Line Railroad,road-be’ds at Rice’s Gap,
retired to their but for dinner. One
of their ”number placed a- dynamite
cartridge, which he had brought with
him, on a forge in the but to thaw out.
While they were eating their dinner,
the cartridge" exploded and threw the
men in all directiOns. Seven of them,
including the foreman, F. L. Barber,
of Colechester, were injured, five'of
them seriously. It is thou ht Mr.
Baker, who is 68years old, an had one
eye and one Side of his face blown
away, will die; also Michael'Kelly, one
of the gang. A A, ‘- ' ' ‘ '
‘Bucklcn’s Arm'cn Salve.
The best salve in’ the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum. fever
sores, tetter, chapped hands. chilblains,
corns and all skin eruptions, and posi-
tively cures piles or no pay required.
It is guaranteed to give perfect satis-
faction or money refunded. Price 25c.
per box. Fer sale by H. R. Hale.
o‘w——-———
Smart Weed and Belladonna . com-
bined with other ingredients used in the
best porous plasters, makes Carter’s S.
W. & B. Backache Plasters the best in
the market. Price 25 cents.
Rum did it. A Richmond man
named Sheehan walked off into space
from the top of a freight car the other
:night, receiving no serious. injuries.
That he didn’t wake up in Kin‘dom Come
was due to his being check'full of rum. 2 ,,
——[Pittsfield Sun.
. 'rmorning’s dawn.
Norwalk’s Lawn Tennis.
The third sociable of the Norwalk
Lawn Tennis Club was held at the
Athenaeum last night. The hall was
uniquely decorated with nets. The
music was by Moeslin. Dancing com-
menced at 9 and ended at 2 a. m. An
intermission was taken at 12 when sup-
per was served. A business meeting
was held and Legrand Raymond elect-
ed treasurer to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of J. Arthur Am-
bler. Avote was also passed to join
the National Lawn Tennis Association.
Among the delighful people present
were : .
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Coolidge, T. S.
Morison, Frank Woodward, J. P.
Treadwell. A. E. Austin. Matthew
Bird, Frank Leonard, John Camp,
Horace Hubbell, George Baxter, Chas.
Raymond, and Russell Frost ; the-“Mrs.
T. H. Morison, Charles Dennis, F. St.
John Lockwood, R. G. Wilson: the
Misses Grace Millard, Alice Cholwell,
Agnes Gibbs, Mable Miller, Alice Mal-
lory, Edith Street, Mable Vanderhoef,
Mary Stewart, Lena Hill, Lena Crowe,
Addie Kimmie, Annie Cole, Eva Wood-
hull, Sarah Woodward, Elizabeth
Lockwood, Fannie Leonard, Sarah
Henderson, Charlotte Betts, Sally
Betts, Lena Cole, Daisy Bird, Bertie
Wilson, C. Cholwell, Maud Harris,
Hoyt, Punzeldt. Mather, C. Smith;
Messrs. Geo C. Lockwood, J. Arthur.
Pinneo, Buckingham Lockwood. Le-
grand Raymond, E. W. Fitch, Everet
Lowndes, F. Moulton, W. Ashton,
William Olsen, H. S. Bell, H. E.
Bishop, Dr. W. F. Acton, S. L. Weed,
George Betts, Clarence Osborne, Reed
Haviland, Geo, R. VanAlstyne, David
Osborn, David Raymond, Wm. G.
Thomas, Jr., Ralph Moody, Arthur
Qnintard, Fred. Hill, Fred. Stearns,
Edgar W. Dana, J. R. Boyd, D. L. F.
Ferris, Fowler, Dyckyuke, Jackson.~
Jones, Ives, >Wildman.
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W. s. HANFOBD’S STORE ROBBED.
W. S. Hanford’s store in East Nor-
walk was burglarized last night. Mr.
Hanford locked up his store as usual at
8:30, but this morning at 7:00 o’clock
found the door in the rear of the store
wide open, the lock having been pick-
ed. On investigation he found that a
cigar box containing between $8 and$9i.
in silver change had been stolen and
the .cash drawer rifled of about the
same amount. A couple of pies and a
few cigars completed the plunder, so
far as Mr. Randall knows, who is of
the belief that the burglary was com-
mitted by some one well acquainted
with the store and where he was in the
habit of placing his cash box—on a top
shelf in the store.
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Nora-all: Methodist Church.
Services to-morrow at 10.30 a. m.,
and '7. 30 p. m. Preaching at each ser-
vice. Morning subject: Some Eccles~
iastical Caves. Evening :, Life in the
Epworth Rectory. -
In this small unpretentious home,
forces were gathering during the 18th
century which were destined to change
the face of Christendom. We shall
study the home, its surroundings, the
time, and the money, also touch upon
the Epworth Leagues, now so numer-
ous in the denomninatiou,
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Gold Watch Record.
Following is the score, to date, of
the balloting in the contest for the
Gold ‘Vatch. to be presented by the
DAILY GAZETTE to the most popular
working girl in the town of Norwalk.
Miss May Brotherton, Union Mfg. (30..
Miss Maggie Cavanaugh, R. 8: G. shop.
Miss Kate Murray. Boston Store.
Miss Mary Fahan. Hutchinson. Cole 8:
Miss Anna F. Clune. “ “
Mrs. Chas. Bogardus. Meadow Street. S. N.
Miss Maud Nisbett. T. Cousins’ factory.
Miss Florence DeForest. Telephone ofiice,
Miss Ella Byxbee. shirt factory.
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1'. 111. C. A. NOTES.
The service to-morrow afternoon at.
4 o’clock, in the association rooms will
treat upon the subject of temperance
and Mr. Herman Brundage will have
charge of it. All young men are invi—
ted to attend.
The workers’ training class will meet
Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock for an
hour’s study upon qualifications neces-
sary to personal work. _
The junior department of the associ-
ation held their regular monthly busi-
ness meeting last night, and elected
five new members.
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Ncu- Canaan. Ball.
The ball given last night at the New
Canaan Opera House, was attended by
one hundred couples. Campbell’s
orchestra band of Stamford, furnished
music, and DeKlyn & Remson a sump-
tuous supper. The fellowing Nor-
walkers were present :——Mr. and Mrs.
Bromfield, Fred Ambler and Mrs.
Wheeler, Edson St. John and ' Miss
Belden, Frank Kellogg and Miss Lena
Cole, Chas. St. John, and C. F. Seeley.
The dance was vigorously kept up ‘till
Aurora streaked the East with this
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' What Miss Spinster Says.
That the Rose Supper was a decid-
ed success, and Dr. Noble has endear—
ed himself to all denominations.
That the sidewalks of East avenue
are unique.
That Dr. Gregory viewed the Sen-
er {Collection in New York last week,
w h great pleasure.
That the W'omans’ Club met at Mrs.’
Wilson’s last evening.
That the William Clark of Stamford,
is in town. _ ’
That the Henry Thomas is resting a
few days at the old homestead.
That the money raised by the lords of
creation toward a Club House. be put
toiatietter use by dividing it between
theJLibi-ary‘and the Y. M. C. A. '
hat the members of the Cedar Point
Yaght Club, hold their annual supper
at Hotel, Stanley, Saugatuck, on the
18th inst. “
That the Grace Church Guild have
“had _a donation of several yards of linen,
to bevused for the vestments of the Boy
choir, a portion of it being historic-—
it will be highly przied.
That Mrs. G. Willis White will exibit
one of her pictures at the Brooklyn
Art rooms in the near future.
That the dress coats have been put in
order by the Beau Brummells of soci-’
cty for‘the receptions, and the belles
have new hats that are dreams of
beauty to enhance their lovliness at
the teas, and all goes merry, and life is
Worth living, if you are in close touch
with the 400.
That the preparatory lectures given
by the Rev. Mr. Selleck to his confirm.
ation class, for the second of March,
are very thorough and instructive.
That the clasical head in Pinneo’s
window, the work of Mrs. M. F. Ely,of
Maple street, is much admired.
That spring and winter arranged in
layers ‘ seems to be the order for the
present season. ,_
That Fred Hoyt remained in ' wn
long enough to attend the Cholwell,
sisters’ reception.
That the pink tea at the Cholwell
mansion renewed one’s youth to see
.dain
throat, grouped about the table‘where
they formed a beautiful picture.
That Miss Hoyt of Danbury is in
town and will participate in the festivi-
ties of the few remaining days before
Lent.
That Miss Susie St. John received
her friends lastevening.
That the Tennis dances are brilliant
affairs and must not be allowed to
droop and fade away as they constitute
Norwalk’s only hope of a genuine 400.
That Father Slocum wants the Guten-
berg bible. the first bible printed,
about 1454, ,in the Brayton Ives col-
lection.
That the Hon. E. J. Hill wants them
all.
That this is for the gilded youth to
ponder over—The creased trousers as
an article of fashionable apparel must
go. The male swell cannot stand the
report that the creasing was started as
a means of keeping the shape of the
garment —economy in other words, and
no real swell will wear anything that is
a. badge of economy.
That the fad of one fashionable
beauty on \Vest avenue is to wear.
jeweled slippers with silver pompons,
and another not silver clasps on her
garters. but roses of the color of her,
stockings or to match her dainty
dresses. A bunch of violets on a. white
satin slipper and worn with a white
gown is a charminthoilet.
That the ladies’ auxiliary of the Y. M.
.C. A. is a most worthy institution and
is steadily growing.
That the tableaux given at .Mrs. St.
John’s residence will be repeated at
the Athenseum Monday night for the
benefit of the Library fund.
That Dr. Gregory will be satisfied if
he can get “Waiting,” or “Blind Tobi-
as,” by Willet in the Seney collection.
That Hon. John S. Seymour will
take the unique Columbus letter in
Spanish in the Brayton Ives collection.
There is more Catarrh in this section
of the country than all other diseases
put together, and until the last few
care was supposed to be incurable.
or a great many years doctors pro-
nounced it a local disease, and prescrib-
ed local remedies, and by constantly
failing to cure with local treatment.
pronounced it incurable. Science has
proved Catarrh to be a constitutional
disease, and therefore requires consti-
tutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh
Cure manufactured by F. J. Cheney 5:
(20., Toledo, Ohio, is the on] constitu-
tional cure 6n the market. t is taken
internally in doses from 10 drops to a
teaspoonful. It acts, directly upon" the
blood and mucous surfaces of the sys-
tem. They ofi'er one hundred dollars
for any case it fails to cure. ~ Send for
circulars and testimsnials. , Address,
. F. J. CHENEY & 00., Toledo, .0.
|Q‘Sold by Druggists, 75.
l—Choice cakes 10cts. 9. lb. at Bay-
. bmond’s.
. maidens in simple white dresses
pink ' lies ~and pink rose buds at the
Connecticulfaulelegrams.
Specially Sent Over the Wire to the
Bail y - Nora-all: - Gazette.
The Legislative Conference
Committee.
HARTFORD. Feb. rZ‘.-—Although the
Conference Committee is not yet tech-
nically raised, owing to the malevolent
influence of the word “late” yesterday,
the five Senators and four representa-
tives who will constitute the committee
have already been named. These gen-
tlemen, Senators Fox, Holden, Pierce,
Seymour and Thayer, with Represen-
tatives Green, Porter, Tuttle, Judson
and Buell met yesterday and talked up
informally plans whereby the electton
muddle might be straightened out so
as to Save time and be ready to report
with more expedition. One of the
Democratic Senators proposed the fol-
lowing plan of compromise : Let the
House declare all the democrats elected
in concurrence with the Senate, where-
lupon the democrats would pledge
themselves not to obstruct quo war-
rannto proceeding in the courts agains‘
Governor Morris, and if the courts de-
pided against Governor Morris, he
would at once turn over the ofiice to
Governor Bulkeley and so with the
State oflicers. This plan of course
would shut out General Merwin as
Bulkeley would be the only person who
would have standing in court on a quo
warramo against Judge Morris if he
was» declared electéd by the House.
A republican member proposed that all
the democrats be seated except Gover-
nor, and this question he submitted to
the Supreme Court: First, as to
whether the Legislature could go be-
hind the returns, and second, what bal-
lots should be counted. The republi-
cans would expect to secure the ulti-
mate election of General Merwin, as
they are confident that it is not too
late for a joint ballot, and base this
claim on the Constitution which does
not command that the declaration shall
be made on the secOnd day, they say,
but provides that the examination shall
begin on the second day. Both sides
of the committee. have confidence in
the Supreme Court and are willing to
go there, the only difference being on
what question the issue shall be staked.
Not A Party Question.
Branford, Feb. I7.——The excitement
among politicians in this place is at its
highest notch, and all over a Judge of
Probate and Town Clerk. The repub-
licans, as usual, will not put forth a
candidate, but will pin their faith on
some one of the democratic candidates
mentioned for the office. At present
there are three candidates in the field,
J. P. Callihan, Walter Foote and Willis
Roberts. The fight for the office will
be between Callahan and Foote. It is
on Foote that the republicans will pin
their faith, while Callahan has the sun-
port of all the working people in the
town. A caucus will be held tO‘night
to prepose compromises. The election
will take place Monday.
.4 New York Thief 1' n Bridgeport.
Bridgeport, Feb. 3. —James Wilson
of New York is held here in $500 bonds,
charged with theft from the person.
E. A. Jennings of Southport, while
waiting for his train, saw Wilson acting
in a suspicious manner while standing
'near George C. Mills at- the depot.
Mills took the train with Jennings, and
before reaching SouthportJennings
asked Mills if he had lost his watch.
The latter found his watch safe in his
pocket, but his wallet was missing.
The two men then returned, and at the
depot Jennings identified Wilson as the
thief, and he was arrested. The money
was recovered. Wilson is a noted
crock of many aliases.
Attmnpted To Escape.
Meriden, Feb. '7.—The Whitfieldboy
who attempted to escape from the offl-
cer who was taking him to the Reform
School by jumping from a moving
train yesterday afternoon, died last
night. His skull was terribly fractur-
‘ ed and he did notregain consciousness.
As he had no relatives he was buried
this afternoon from the school, and his
remains interred in the cemetery at-
tached to the school.
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a return of purchase price. On this safe
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pleasant and agreeable to taste, perfect-
ly safe and can always be depended
upon, Trial bottles free at H. R. Hale’s
drug store.
—Received to-day; large lot of Flori-
da oranges. direct from Florida. at
extra low prices by the box or dozen
at Raymond’s, No. 9 Main street.-
, purchasers.
SO UTII-NOR WALK
Mrs. Yost of South First- sllreet, is
visiting friends in Westport. '
John Phillips, International Secre-
tary of the hat trade, was in theb city
yesterday. '
Remember the grand masquerade of
Olive Branch Lodge, K. of P., in Mu-
sic Hall next Monday night.
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L. Grisman, of Waterloo. Iowa. now
stopping at the Mahackeino, sails for
Europe to-morrow.
The first regular bi-monthly meeting
of the Foresters’ Society will ‘be held
in Grand Army Hall next Tuesday eve-s
mug.
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' A_ Long Island boat loaded with
cheap cabbages was at the bridge yes-
day, and was well patronized by eager
Workmen were busily engaged, as
the tides permitted yesterday, in re—
pairing the water main running across
the creek to East Norwalk.
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The largest number of jour batters
ever before employed at one time in
Norwalk. are now at work in this city,
and yet the benches are not all occu-
pied.
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The U. G. T. R.
A. meeting was as
. usual an interesting affair last evening.
The Association expect- to give another
of their fine entertainments some time
this month.
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Theremains of Capt. John S. Mott,
who died on Wednesday from the ef-
fects of a paralytic stroke, at his home
in East Norwalk, were taken to North-
port, L. I., for burial today. Deceased
was 66 years of age.
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Ed. Kilduff was carrying his left
hand around in a mitten this morning,
which had been injured by an emery
wheel in the lock factory, resulting in
a painful wound between the thumb
and index finger;-
The hatters will have a bill intro—
duced in the General Assembly during
the present session, making any coun-
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‘feiting of or unwarranted use of their
Union label a crime that will render
any offender liable to receive a severe
castigation.
Miss Nellie Dalton, alias “Pearl,”
having become enamored recently of
the boss of a canal boat down at the
dock, boarded his craft and sailed
away with him for the happy land of
New Jersey, where the skeeter reigneth
and the politician stealeth the fat of-
fice.
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The case of the State vs. Petty and
Broadhurst, involving the quarrel of
Sarah Raymond over a division fence
at Darien, is being tried before the
criminal term of the superior court in
Bridgeport. About fifty witnesses have
been summoned, and five lawyers are
engaged on the case, among the latter
being local attorneys Warner. Hurlbutt
and Light.
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If the jurisdiction of the city police-
embraces the G. A. R. building on the
bridge, we would respectfully inform
them that that they might make a good
haul of miscreants most any night
when meetings are held in the build-
ing, which are every night in the week
except the 1st and 3d Tuesdays of each
month. These miscreants amuse them
selves by stoning the building, thump-
ing on the doors and playing tic-tac on
the windows, and it is high time that
they were pulled in and rail-roaded to
Bridgeport.
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The Cataract Construction Co. of
New York, are engaged in developing.
the water power of Niagara Falls. V
The magnitude and importance of
the work make the question of how
this power shall be transfered from the
Falls to a manufacturing district, or to
the cities of Tonawanda and Buffalo, a
matter of very serious consequence.
To settle this point an International
Commission of the most eminent sci;
entists in America, England, France
and Switzerland. was formed to consid-
er the plans that were ofi'ered. This
Commission have held their meetings
in London during the month of J anu-
ary and have had under consideration '
plans from the most prominent firms in
Europe and America, for transmission
of compressed air, hydraulic powers
and electricity. They have awarded.
eight prizes: '2 to Switzerland, 2 to
France, 1 to France and Germany, 1 to
England, 1 to Hungary, 1 to America.
The prize to America, $1,000, comes.
to the Norwalk Iron Works Co. for
their plan of compressed air tmnsmig.
sion, and is the highest prize awarded
in the Pneumatic Division. It is un‘
derstood that the special and personal
credit of thisaward is due to Mr. Eben
Hill, who is at the head of the Iron
WorksCo.
Norwalk Chronicler