2 NEWS or THE WEEK. John Rodemeyer, Jr. spent Sunday in town. —— Mr. John Cotter of Mt. Holly, N. J ., has been spending a few days in town. The total number of persons killed in the Swiss railway accident on Sun- day was 130. How President J. W. Hyatt and Grover O. E. Wilson must be catching it down in Georgia. Butter is down to 25 cents a pound, but potatoes still keep up dangerously near the $2 a bushel line. The ancient order of Hibernians are preparing for their annual pic ~nic at the amphitheatre on July 4th. A suit was begun against ex-City Treasurer Bardslev, of Philadelphia, to recover $100,000 of his stealings. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Talcott of Brooklyn spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Talcott on Union Park. Donald G. Mitchell was one of the class of 1841 at Yale, and takes part in the semi-centennial ‘ observance this year. Dr. J. G. Gregory expects to get re moved to his West avenue residence between this and the latterpart of next week. ' Court Mahackemo, Ancient Order of Foresters, decorated the graves of de- ceased members of that brotherhood Sunday. From noon Wednesday to midnight last night there was a fall of 24 degrees in temperature. Enough to knock a ‘ man’s head off. A. C,- ,Lyon has become a full fledged New York broker; having disnosed of his meat business on Water street t9 L. D, Keeler.‘ Our Baptist friends had their fete, deSpite the weather. A good Baptist always looks complacently on a needed down pour of rain. Fred Whitlock and George Wardwell have purchased the John Webber market on Main street and will con- tinue it as a first class establishment. The ladies of St. I‘aul’s Guild netted over $70 from their entertainment in the parish rooms last Tuesday night. This is doing remarkably well consid- ering the unfavorable weather. Collector St. John Merrill of the North Centre School District tax, turned in to the treasury of the district $1,050 yesterday, which practically ends up the assessment recently laid. Sunday was the 28th anniversary of the storming of Port Hudson, a fact that poor “Bill” Mitchell, with his five bullet wounds he received in that dis- astrous charge, has good reason to re- member. Nosuhogan Lodge of Odd Fellows, of 'i\'aterbury, remembered the grave of their late brother. Frederick Schu- man, in Riverside cemetery Sunday, by placing flowers and a memoriam flag upon it. The Board of Health in its bulletin just issued for the month of May, gives a death rate of twenty—three for Nor- walk with its 17,747 inhabitants, which represents the low annual death rate of only 15.5 per 1,030 inhabitants. AbeautifulZmarriage ceremony was performed by Rev. C. M. Selleck Sun dayevening at the residence of Mr. J. L. Guthrie at Silver Mine. The con- tracting parties were Miss Eliza Grin d- ron and Mr. Charles A. Bouton. The groom is 2d Lieut. of Pioneer Hook and Ladder 00. of Norwalk. Monday morning at St. Mary’s church, by Rev. Father Slocum, Miss Mamie I. Toole was married to Mr. Joseph F. Nagle, both of Norwalk. They left on the 10.11 train for a week’s trip to Washington. Miss Mamie Welch of Portchester, was bridesmaid. and Dan- iel Marron of New York, best man. The bride is a niece of Mrs. Robert Allen. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Crabbe and ‘ daughter of Rockaway Beach, were the guests over Sunday of Builder Wilson. Mr. Crabbe is a large contractor and builder at the beach and is now at work layinga shore walk jof planks 11 feet wide and one mile long. Sandau- gers are used for sinking five feet posts to which the string pieces are attached and the planks spiked. “Horrv” Dann always keeps step to the music 0 progress. Like the bust- ling DAILY GAZETTE, he knows there is "always room at the top.” so he always keeps ahead with the latest fads in horse toggery. Now it isa “Cape May cart” of exquisite color and finish, with russet horse and harness to match, that is setting all the girls and beaux aflame. The lightning struck one of the large elm trees in front of the LeGrand Lock- . wood gateway Tuesday evening and split down one of its biggest limbs, thus seriously marring the beauty of the venerable tree. The fluid seems to have darted about very promiscuously, yet fortunately no very serious damage seems to have been done. ' WEEKLY -‘NOBWALK - GAZETTE. Dr. Elery C. Clark who' was married in Washington Tuesday, was to have taken the steamer to Norfolk last even- ing and from there the ocean steamer to New York. He expects to spend a few days in Norwalk before his return. Alderman Ike Bowe is out today with a genuine India-helmet Eat. This is the second new hat since the hose deal and "it are a coincidence,” Dutch George said, as soon as he saw it,— “helmit dat hat.” ' Joe Emmet has gone, but his sweet lullaby is left us. There was a noble mixture of affectionate humanity in the man; but the drink habit got the bet- ter of him and now he is dead, doubt- less paying the penalty of his habits. The new switchboard for telephcne headquarters will be arranged for me- tallic circuits, and will also have new cables, which will afford all the advan- tages of long distance telephones. It will be ready for use in two or three days. Carpenters’ Uuion, 746, have elected the following officers for the ensuing year: President, W. A. Kellogg: vice- president, J abez Wheater; recording sec., Robert W. Reid; financial sec., E. L. Griswold; treasurer, C. H. Fitch; conductor, G. H. St. John; warden, H. Buttery. Our esteemed Winnipauk correspond? ent writes to say to the DAILY GAZETTE that another Sunday school is needed at least in that locality, and adds that there are far too many young thieves and drunkards roaming about there on Sunday and all other days. Winni- pauk will have to get annexed to our borough so as to get the protection of a police force, for from all accounts it is sadly needed there. Miss Susan M. Cooney, the skilled and accomplished organist of St. Rose’s church, Meriden, is to be married on the lestday of the present month to Richard Gleason. a rising young law- yer of Meriden. Miss Cooney is a daughter of the late Michael Cooney of Norwalk and sister of Thomas Cooney and well and favorably known to large numbers of Norwalkers. Four New Canaan ladies were driving up Wall street Tuesday evening when their horse, a very timid animal, be- came frightened at the lightning, broke a trace and started on arun. Nearly in front of the post office, however, he was stopped by Messrs. Munson and John H. Hoyt, the ladies escaping without injury. Attorney Hurlbutt desires it under- stood that when he applied at the last meeting of the court of Burgesses for the appointment of a commission to as- sess benefits and damages on East ave- nue he intended to include the entire layout, and did not intend to be un- derstood as desiring to limit the in- quiries of the commission to the prop- erty of his clients. A colony of mice in the Congrega- tional churchSunday evening made mat- ters lively for a time, and divided the attention' of the audience with the preacher. One of the little chaps found his way into the organ loft and when Mr. Fred Force undertook to kill him with a roll of music a well—intend- ed and resounding slap caused consid- erable commotion for the time being in the congregation. During \Vednesday’s severe thunder storm the lightning struck a camping- out shanty and cut it in twain, severely stunning but wonderful to relate, not seriously injuring the few persons who were inside for shelter. A bolt also struck the water just abeam the City of Alba- ny as she was coming into the harbor, causing quite a momentary consterna- tion among the passengers who suppos- ed the steamer had been struck. The nomination of Mr. Buchanan \VinthrOp, of New York city, for mem- ber of the Corporation of Yale Univer- sity, to fill the vacancv‘ caused by the death of Mr. Thomas C. Sloane, gave great satisfaction to Yale graduates everywhere. It is proper to remind graduates who are entitled to vote that their attendance at the polls is not re- quired; and, whether they expect to be at commencement this year or not,they will do well to send their ballots in ad- vance to Professor F. B. Dexter, Box 303, New Haven. Ad. Durant, the right-hand man of city marketmen Bennett & Husted, seems to bear a charmed life against accidents. It was Only a few weeks ago when an account of his chancing to stab himself while cutting meat, was exclusively noted‘in the GAZETTE, and now comes another kindred adventure which seems almost incredible, and yet it is true: Recently, as one of the South Nor walk Beef Co.’s men was carrying a quarter of beef into Bennett & Husted’s, he lowered it from his shoulder in such a manner as to hit one of Mr. Durant’s hands in which was a butcher knife. The force of the collision sent the knife out of Ad.’s hand straight downward, and struck him squarely on. one of his feet and passed through shoe and foot and entered the floor with such force as to literally pin the pedal member faét,and it required a strong pull to dis- lodge and remove'the knife. Mr. Du- rant simply bound up the cut and kept on with his regular duties as if nothing had hmpened. Wednesday evening, L.» A. W. men resident in Norwalk, met in Jackson’s jewelry store, and determined to or- ganize a, club to be known as the Co- lumbia Wheelmen, with E. M. Jackson, president; Edward J. Thomas, secre- tary and treasurer ; Clinton 'Seeley, captain. held next Tuesday evening at the same place to complete the organization. Mr. George E. Comsteck, of N ew'Ca- naan Four Corners, has probably the largest and finest strawberry layout of any farmer or fruit raiser in Norwalk. He has already marketed nearly two thousand baskets and if rain comes soon, he will be able to harvest from five to seven thousand more. His ber- ries are all Sharpless and Champion varieties, and are large and luscious. The Sharpless is the earliest and sweet- est and the Champion 9. later, firmer fleshed and richer, though more acid berry. His vines and fruit show the very highest state of cultivation. He has an orchard of young peach trees loaded with fruit and give promise of fully five thousand baskets, this fall. Comstock’s is a case where faithful tillage brings profitable results. An adjourned meeting of the city counciflwas held Monday evening all the members excepting Bohanan being present. The petition of J. W. Powell et al. to have northerly side of Madi- son street, between Spring and Frank- lin, curbed and guttered, was referred to committee and that they report at next meeting of Council. The peti- tion of Charles W. Smith for abate- ment of sewer assessment on Marshall street was referred. Petition of F. A. Tolles for abatement of taxes of several parties was referred to Councilman J. A. Volk. It was voted that the hydrant near Nash’s tin shop be taken up and replaced somewhere near its present location at the discretion of the water commissioners. Councilman J. A. .Volk was added to the committee on streets and sidewalks. Voted to ex- tend sewer in Grove street to connect with sewer in South Main street. Com- mittee on 'finance were authorized to take up or renew all notes against the city as lhey become due. A vote of thanks from Douglas Fowler Post for the city’s contribution of $50 for Mem- orial day was read and filed. Matter of sidewalk on Concord street was referred. A. Bach was given a sewer contract af- ter which the meeting was adjourned. That majority rule is not always the most pleasant medicine to take was demonstrated in Norwalk last night by a party of militiamen who hooted their captain because it was supposed he fa- vored the successful candidate for the First Lieutenancy. When such prac- tices are resorted to by members of the National Guard, it is about time that there be some wholesale dismissals. —[Derby Transcript. Any one so near to Major Crowe, as is the present editor of the Transcript, - should be better informed about Nor- walk military than to make so untrue a statement as the above. The “militia- men” did not “hoot their captain be- cause it was supposed he favored the successful candidate’i etc. but quite the contrary, as Sergt. Smith is a fa- vorite in the company and unobjection- able to every one. The to be regret- ted conduct referred to was because of an irregular and as the boys believe, illegal determination to force what their own by-laws make an informal, a formal vote. That was the injustice and trick that so angered the boys. Had a formal vote been taken the re- sult would no doubt have elected Smith, but it would have been a legal vote and have ended the matter, but as the informal vote was not a legal selection, this strife will go on till that noble company is destroyed, and just to grat- ify the pig-headed stupidity of one member. That’s what’s the matter. South Norwalk was Tuesday afternoon at 5 o’clock visited by perhaps the hard- est thunder shower it ever knew. The rain came down in torrents accompa- nied by hail and was lashed into a fury by a strong wind which snapped ofi‘ large limbs from trees as if they were but twigs. A limb from a tree near the Monroe street crossing was thrown on to the telegraph wires and carried along the wires until progress was stopped by the pole. A tree on Mon- roe street was snapped squarely 011‘ and large limbs of trees on the same street were broken, as was also a good sized tree in A. Swords’ yard. The light- ning cracked and snapped on the tele- phone and electric light wires as loudly as cannon crackers and the fire alarm bell was rung during the hardest of the storm and the telephone bells kept up an almost constant ringing. One light- ning bolt struck the twenty foot flag stafi‘ on Solman’s stables on Railroad square and scattered it into small bits hundreds of feet away. Lightning al- so played its pranks at the Corset faci tory but did no special damage, thor- oughly frightening some of the employ- ees, however. Capt. Wilson of the City of Albany said this morning that the squall struck his boat as he was at l the cross channel and says that for vio- lence he never saw it exceeded. The storm lasted for three quarters of an hour, and it is surprising that so little damage was done. There was a lively time among the yachts anchored south of the bridge, the wind tossing them about as if but chips and landing them high and dry on the shore, but doing ‘ them no injury. Another meeting will be' @“NOTHING SUCCEEDS LIKE SUCCESS.” The big spring business here marks a new era in tailoring. As the knowledge that It 18 best and cheapest in the end to have your clothes made to measure becomes_more Widely disseminated the demand Increases. A couple of years ago the amount of business I am now domg appeared almost unobtainable and yet as large as It. is It has had the eflect of . whetting my appetite for more. which accounts for the extra efforts now being made and the unri- valledonducements 1n price. uality of material. style and workmans in. F. Kocou r, CUSTOM TAILOR, 17 North Main Street, 3m93 South Norwalk. $500 REWARD. REWARD of Five Hundred Dollars will . be paid by the Selectmen of the Town of aorwalk for the arrest an convictio of the oarty 9r parties setting any of one recent ncendiary fires In said town, or any such that may occur hereafter. 40tf IUEL DASKAM, }Selectmen of SAli' 1*IELSON J CRAW the Town osoan WIRAYMCND. of Norwalk. Dated at Norwalk Februarv 16th. 1891. C . L . W E RN E It, 6 Main Street, Norwalk, Baker and Confectioner. Manulaolurer of Ice cream, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. 3' Picnics and parties supplied on short notice. ALL KINDS OF CANDIES FRESH EVERY DAY. Leave our orders for Sund at 6 MAIN STREE ,NORWALK. ”5 1;»:5‘ P. W. BATES”. ' Steam - Stone - Polishing -——AND—- ALL KINDS OF Monumental; Blllllllll! Will, 42 WATER- STREET, NORWALK. ”103 ORDERS PBOMPTLY ExECUTnn. WILL SELL AT COST! FOR TWO WEEKS TO MAKE ROOM FOR NEW GOODS. Lot of Parlor Suits, Lounges, Bedroom Suits, Pictures, 8w Also Handsome Lot of Baby Carriages- AT FURNITURE STORE 0F Theodore Coleman, 20:: AND 204 WASHINGTON ST., ——EAST END or BRIDGE. 311140 SOUTH NORWALK. CHINA, —GLASS,— House Furnishing Goods, l5 Wall Street, Norwalk. JARVlt KELLOGG, FINE Boots and Shoes, Leather and Findings. Everything In the Shoe Line! PRICES THE LOWEST: REPAIRING A SPECIALTY: 3....93l Main Street, Norwalk. JOHN ALLEN Carpet Cleaning, Carpet Making, Carpet Laying. All kinds of Car et Work. Carpets Taken Up and Cleaned an Relaid. New Carpets Made and Laid at Short Notice. Old Carpets Repaired In the Best Manner. ’- Orders left at F. F. Bxxnnn’s RESTAURANT, Railroad Place. and J. J. Coonnr’s, 77 Wash- ington street, South Norwalk; and_SUTIIEn- LANn’s CIGAR STORE, GAZETTE Building?) NS?- 0 m walk. will receive prompt attention. Special Display of Tunnel Bonnets on] Halo. Our Styles are noted for Ele ance in Taste, Workmanshi and Igh Class G00 5. WA LARGE ASSORTIIENT To SELECT FROM Untrlmmed Rats in Endless Variety. FLOWERS. TIPS, PLUMES, RIBBONS, LACES, ETC. ' PRICES - ARE - LOW! . 'QUALITY OF GOODS CONSIDERED. a. an. firms, smoolz Main Sheet. 80th Norwallt 3 ,cts. ) l The. Merchant g With ideas from Way-back will pick out old stuff for reduced prices. Our modern methods admit no “old stuff,” and besides, to interest you, we offer interesting goods. ‘ Therefore the subjects of this advertisement are selected fromlth’e most active items, the goods that are in quickest demand for current uses. Midsummer Silks. There is to bloom and life to our new importations of INDIA SILKS. The rich beauty of these firm, thin Silks solves the problem of “what to wear in July and August to combine coolness and dressiness. . Our experience has shown us that this is the mest popular material made for stylish summer gowns. Under certain conditions economy is the first element in the ethical culture of dress. Expense is not always beauty. The wonderful Silks at 49 CENTS PER YARD. Come in just here and give to women with wit to choose a chance to dress well for a trifle. GINGHAMS- Genuine Scotch Zephyrs in the boldest, richest Stripes and Plaids. In the next fort- night the choicest patterns will be seized as fast as offered. It is not too late to have your choice of every style if you come at ones. These Scotch Ginghams have every virtue to tempt your fancy. They are not the old ideas It is nota collection of the latest conceits for 1891. ning, thorough weaving, wonder of the dyer's art. They will not Neat, beautiful in color, strong. always fresh. We place on sale today fifty pieces of last summer, but each is a new creation. Selected long fibre cotton, fine spin~ shrink in washing, and they stand the severest wear. at only i. 19 CENTS PER.YARD. FANS 1 FANS I When the mercury begins to bubble, you’ll think of these prime hot weather favorites sure. Think new and there’ll be economy as well as comfort in the thought. The following list will coax more coolness from 90 0 air than anything that has been offered this season. Large Palm Leaf Fans, 1c each. Japanese Open and Folding Fans from 4 cents up. \Vhite Satin Fans, both plain and hand painted, from 69 cents up. Hand—painted Gauze Fans, handsome designs, from $1.25 up . 1" . J A. S 28. E, L12“ S .. There’ll be chilly nights and mornings, no matter where you take the summer outing. Are you prepared for them? A Natty Jacket mer Blazers. Reefers and Jackets, late conceits in braided and embroidered. styles, black, gray, tan and combinations, at less than cost
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