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0 UR J OBBIL‘ G DEPARTMENT.
MR. HARRY M. GARDNER, 53.. of New York,
has charge of th: GAZETTE'S Engraving, Book
and Jobbing Department. He is an expert
and experienced Job Printer, and no work en-
trusted to him will be unsatisfactorilv done.
TERSE TALES OF THE TOWN.
Oh, how sultry.
The Louisiana rice crop is one of the
largest ever grown in the state.
——26 choice cigars for $1.00 at Bene-
dict’s News Depot. 172 tf.
The law on rail or reed birds is off in
this state next Tuesday, Sept. 1.
Mrs. Fred. C. Bennett is at Watch
gidl in company with Mr. and Mrs. Ira
o e.
Mrs. Frederick St. John is much im-
proved from her recent 111 turn, and is
about again as usual.
The annual parade and inspeCtion Of
the Bridgeport fire department Will oc-
cur Thursday, Oct. 15.
—-Ladies Home Journal for. Sept.
now ready and for sale by Benedict.
Borough clerk Hubbell and family
will spend a couple of weeks under the
paternal roof in. Wilton.
There is much anxiety in Canada
over the fact that the cropsin the north-
west have been badly damaged by frost. ‘
Quite a large number of the com-
rades of the gallant old 17th Ct. Vols.
left here for the reunion at New Canaan
to-day. , . ., . . . .
Buckingham Post, G. A. R., .having
adjourned their meetings during the
hot spell, will commence them-again
Wednesday, Sept. 2.
Edwin Comstock’s peaches still
promise to surpass in soundness, beauty
and flavor any of the southern crop,
shipped here So .bountifully.
——Fall term Of the Merrill» Business '
College, Stamerd, begins Sept.~7th.
President can .be interviewed at the
College any day. ‘ ' '
A monster audience, sheltered inpart ‘
from the sweltering sun bv a huge tent
cover, sat as interested Spectators of
yesterday’s laWn tennis game.
The body of Mr. F. W. Trippe was
‘ brought up . "from,§iNew . York On the
noon train for burial in the C. B. White
family plot in Union cemetery.
——Miss Stevens’ select school Wfllgie- .
open September 16th.
A South Wilton damsel with golden
locks, is said to have done considerable
mischief by separating two faithful
wives and two truan't—husbands.’ -
Mr. Thomas Walsh, carpenter, of
Chestnut street, got hit a bad blow on
the side yesterday, with the head of an
ax, while at his work at Winnipauk.
Mr. William McVean, an old N or-
walker, and G. D Bowne, wife and
child, all of Hartford, are guests at Mr.
Charles Smith’s on Catharine street.
—Say! The finest line of smoking
tobaccos (Marburg Bros. Celebrated
Brands ,can be found at Benedict’s
Cigar Emporium. 172 tf.
Two hundred boot makers employed
In?! the L. Candee Rubber Company, at
ew Haven, struck yesterday because
the officers would not allow them to
open windows for fresh air.
The committee of the Fourteenth
Connecticut Volunteers’ regimental ex-
cursion to Gettysbur , havmg disposed-
of 350 tickets, will so no more except
to members of the regiment.
Imperial Caesar never strutted the
streets of ancient Rome as gaudily ap-
pareled as was “ Fort ” Jones last night
when he left for Stamford to attend the
installation of his brother Patriarchs
Militant.
The odor which now comes from the
Main street sewer’s mouth under the
southeast end of the bridge, is stron
enough to hold up that end of the old
Merrill building,about which anxiety is
sometimes felt.
—-An Academic Department will this
year be introduced in connection with
the, Me‘rrill_ Business 00110 e, Stam-
ford. Enghsh branches, wi German,
taught thoroughly. Both sexes, from
fourteen Iyears of age and over. Terms
reasonab e. Fall term begins Sept. 7th.
.fln Entertaining and I nstmctive Home Journal, Especially Devoted to Local News and , Interests.
NORWALK, CONN, FRIDAY, AUGUST '28, 1891.
Read the WREKL! GAZETTE’S offer in
another column.
Mary Irene, the» infant daughter of
Mr. Thos. Hickey, died on Fair street,
to-day. . _______ . »
The new boiler for the Electric Light
station arrived to-day‘, and is being set
in position.
Charles Bessey, of New York, and
who years ago lived here,was the guest
of Mrs. Sarah Bessey, of West avenue,
yesterday. ' -
—The finest line of Harmonicas ever
sh own in this town at Benedict’s News
R0 om. 172 tf.
The Y. M. C. A. and Hillside base
ball clubs will meet on the fair grounds
to-morrow afternoon at 8.30.
Some good sized bluefish were caught
at Milford yesterday,|and some also at
East Haven river near Short Beach.
Atmospheric humidity got beyond
the retentive point several times to-day,
and the liquid drops of rain took the
form of vapor.
Charles E. Miller is Norwalk's rep-
resentative at the great National Ten-
nis Tournament now being held at
Newport, R. I.
At the meeting of the American Bar
Association in Boston, yesterday, thir-
ty-one members were admitted from
Connecticut. ,
Mr. William Smith,of East Norwalk,
has given up his position as principal
of Broad River school and accepted a
sidliilalr position in the Fairfield High
so 00 .
A Salem constable undertook to take
a prisoner toDanbury a few days ago.
The two got drunk, the prisoner es-
caped, and the constable was locked up
for disorderly conduct.
Samuel B. Raymond, brother of the
late Henry J. Raymond of the New
York Times, died in Rochester last eve-
ning. He had been engaged in the in-
surance business for many years.
It is expected that the borough water
will be permitted to run all night to-
night, -and no one can see any great
disadv antage likely to arise from it
in the present condition Of atmospheric
humidity.
—The Merrill Business COllege,Stam- .
ford, has placed its students in good po-
sitions as fast as graduated the past
year. There is an increasing demand
for young men. Fall term begins Sep-
l tember 7Tb.
Will F. Lockwood of the Main street
market, was hustling around last night
‘ in the 'most disconsolate way, trying to
find out where his Friday’s consign-
ment of .fish had gone to, "as it didn’t
arrive On schedule time.
In the enlargement of the little grass
plot in front of Capt. Bennett’s cottage
on Belden avenue, it became necessary
to remove the pretty little flower mound
there, and now the “ kickers " want to
know where all the posies went to.
Manager Adams has made arrange-'
ments With the Danbury road to hold
the up train until 10:40, to allow the
people living on the line of that road to
attend the Howard Athenseum Company
at the Opera House to-morrow night.
Mrs. LeGrand C. Bette and daughter,
‘ with Miss Welton, Of Waterbury, re-
turned yesterday from Orange, N.. J .,
where they have, been “spending, the
past week. Miss Welton will spend
some time in Norwalk as the guest of
Mrs. Bette. - . ., 5 -—-- ~
John J. Turner, of Hartford, 9.
molder, twentylsix years of age, was at
Savin Rock, yesterday, and, not kno w-
ing how shallow the water was, dove
from a height of fifteen feet into water
only about five feet deep. As he
: struck' on his head, concussion Of, his
spine" was caused, but he is expected to
recover.
Cleveland’s Baking Powder.
Try it for griddle cakes.
A new length of cast iron pipe was
put down in place of the defective ce-
ment one, in front of the Fairfield
County Bank yesterday. But with
Cashier “ Lewis ” home again and Pres-
ident _“ James W.” expected by 'Satur-
day night, all “ leaks ” in that vicinity
W111 be promptly stopped.
As we go to press the members and
friends of the 17th C. V. A. are sitting
down to asumptuous' dinner prepared
by the citizens of New Canaan. There
are about 400 names on the roll of this
association, and it is estimated. that
over 300 members are in attendance at
the reunion at New Canaan to-day.
E. W. Thompson of New Britain, re-
ceived from Southport, Conn., yester-
day, in reference to a man who was
killed by the cars at Greens Farms,Au-
gust 15, information which leads him to
believe that the man was John Corri-
gan, a joiner-well known in New Brit-
a1n_. A brother went to Southport
to identify the body. '
Norwalk’s contingent of the Mon-
day’s Saratoga excursion returned last
evening, all in good health and spirits.
A. _H. Hoyt says it did nothing but rain
while they were there, and Sarato a’s
chief pride, Broadway, was more ' e a
canal than the beautiful avenue it usu-
ally is. He went up to Lake George
and found that all water too. In fact
he says there was so much water every-
where and everythin so wet, he gave
up that particular flui as. a beverage,-
altogether, in utter disgust Aalde
from this, he claims, al had a royal
good time.
l
* their enfOrced wait they encountered
“their cost has Sinounted up to such 9.
prices and proved so unremunerative
“Capt. Joe” Explains it All.
.news sent out from Delaware and pub-
lished in. the “hustling” DAILY GA-
zn'rrn, to the effect that the fruit in
large numbers of peach orchards in
that state, had been sold outright to
the canneries at five cents abasket. In
the first place, says the Capt, Dela-
ware baskets hold about twO’quarts
less than those of Maryland or“ New
Jersey, but cost five cents a piece. It
coSts five cents more per basket to pick
the peaches and, twenty to twenty-five
oentsuper basket more for freight and
handling’%o get‘them .to New York.
'Thenthere-is a largeper‘centage'of loss
to the dealers from bruising and decay,
sothat before a basket of good sound
ipeaches- can begotten to ”Norwalk,
figure that no lOcal dealer canafl‘ord to .
handle them for lessTthan ab out a dollar
a basket, and yet the'agrower in Dela-
ware will actually do as well, or better,
to sell his entire crop on the trees, as
he, no doubt does, to thecanning com- .
panies, for five cents net per basket.
In this trade there is no hurry, worry
or outlay for baskets, pickers,cartages,
freights or commissions on their sales
in the city and village markets. of the
country.
There is another point the Captain
did not hit, which has been, at times, a
very serious one this year, Owing to the
enormous yield. The railroad facili-
ties are limited at the south and it fre-
quently happens that the peach grower
can’t get his fruit to marketafter being
picked and carted to the railroad, be-
cause of an inability to supply the
great numbers of [cars and the extra
means of transportation demanded and
beyond the ability of the railroad com-
panies to supply.
Here is where comes in the disheart-
ening fact that many *Maryland and
Delaware peach growers have resolved
upon the destruction of their peach or-
chards,and putting their grounds into
other less risky uncertain and trouble-
some crops. All concede that this has
been an unprecedented year for peaches,
and all the raisers of the delicious
fruit have thus been over-blessed, their
enormous crops have so cut' down
and burdensome, that large numbers
have resolved to go out of the business.
The Tide Went Out.
Sunday afternoon, seven young la-
dies from Saugatuck, who do not want
to be known, rowed to Compo Beach
for a bath. On their return their boat
ran aground, owing to the receding
tide, and they were left high and dry
to await the incoming tide. ' During
the driving rain storm, which thorough-
ly drenched them. Their parents at
home becoming alarmed at their ab-
sence started out a searching party
who found them singing “Home Sweet
Home,” and other songs, to keep up
their courage. The rescuing party be-
ing unable to get ’near them sat in
their boat and encouraged the girls
with cheers, "and jeers at their ludi-
crous positiOn. When the tide came
in the boat was pushed off and the
young ladies started home, where they
were met by a large crowd of friends
and relatives, who were delighted that
nothing more serious had happened.
The next time these young ladies go .
rowing they will remember that “Time
and Tide wait for no one.” '
A Miraculous Escape.
A four year old son of Frank Moir of
South Norwalk, was struck by Con-
ductor Smith’s train from Wilson
Point, last evening, but miraculously
escaped instant death. It seems that
the little one was coasting in his play-
wagon down the hill at the Mechanic
street crossing and ran into the train.
skull and had two fingers out ofi‘. At
this writing the child is alive but it is
feared he cannot live.
Grace Church. ,
The Grace Church Ladies Guild met
this morning at the residence of Mrs.
W. F. Bishop to talk up the matter of
the proposed Japanese Fete. It was
decided to postpone the same on ac-
‘count of the lateness of the season and
the extreme dampness of the evenings.
They propose, however, to give an en-
tertainment on a much larger scale,
some time in the near future.
Clam Bake.
The members Of Pioneer H. & L.
company enjoyed a clam bake and love
bake was prepared by F. .L. \Merritt
and was a success in every way. After
the bake the boys enjoyed an Old time
love feast.
Grant’s MemOIrs. .
If you want Grant’s, Sheridpn’s,’
Sherman’s or McClellan’s memoirs for
Capt. Joe Hanford explains all the
mystery contained in the telegraphic '
He received a compound fracture of the -
feast at their house last evening. The. .
only 30 cents read the WEEKLY GA—
zn'r'rn’s offer in another column.
The Rain.
[For The GAZETTE]
Glistening on the hills and mountains,
Sparkling down to rills and fountains,
Comes the beauteous rain !
Let gladness great fill all the earth!
God in His mercy reigns!
’ Lawn Tennis-
A lar e crowd witnessed the matches
in the airfield county tennis tourna-
ment yesterday afternoon. Owing to
the inclement wedther in the morning
no games were p ayed. Quite a num-
ber were present from Bridgeport.
In the singles Conover beat Kerr 6—2,
5—3' Burchard beat Wheeler 6—1, 6—2;
Sheldon beat Belknap 6—1, 6—2 ;McClare
beat Hawley 6—2,'~ 6—2; Mossman beat
Beal 6—1, 6—2 ; Frazier beat Mallory 6—4
6—1 ; Burchard beat Belknap 6—4, 6—1,
and Rathbourne beat Conover 6—4, 6—2.
In thedoubles Tweedy and Frazier
beat Rathbourne and Sheldon 6—4, 6—4;
Bassick and L. Hawley beat McClure
and Carhart 6—0, 8—6 ; Tomlinson and
G. Hawley beat Kerr and Ellsworth 8—6
6—4; Bea-l and Meeker beat Burchard
and Meeker '6—4, 6—4, and Tomlinson
angl tHawley beat Horr and Wheeler 7—
5, - .
The tournament will continue to-day
if the weather is pleasant.
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Real Estate Record.
The summary of the Weekly Record
shows a very dull week in real estate
circles. , This dullness is general. The
showing for Connecticut is as follows :
Real estate sales—New Haven 10,
Bridgeport 17, Hartford 8, Waterbury
8, Meriden 11, Middletown 5, New Brit-
am 6, Danbury 6, Norwalk 7, Ansonia
3, .Huntington 1. Real estate mort-
gages—New Haven $23, 375, Bridgeport
$54,456, Hartford $7,575, Waterbury,
$24,528. Meriden {$97,525, Middletown
$4,715, New Britain $32,649, Danbury
89,265, Norwalk $8,225, Ansonia $9,240,
Huntington $2, 500. The total number
of sales this week is 82 as compared with
91 for the preceding week. The total
of recorded mortgages is $274,053, as
against $209,701 for theprcedeing week.
, Opera House.
Manager_J. D. Hopkins of the Bos-
ton Howard Athenaeum Star Specialty
ho appear at the Opera House to-
w night, announces as one of the
features of this famous compa-
latest success of the London
He. .His name is Kara, and
quavalli was to the average
., America, when he first ap-
e, Kara now is to Cinquaval-
us] has never been seen in
y, said Manager Hopkins,
ormance is next to the mir-
. 8’15»... _
aculous, andwfll prove a genuine sur-
prise when seen.
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Died on the Cars.
Coroner Mix was called to the Union
depot, NewHaven, to meet the Shore
Line train that arrived here about 1.30
p. m. yesterday. StellaSchroedenaged
two years and eleven months, died on
the train between Lyme and East Lyme.
The child had been ill with pneumonia
for two weeks. She and her parents
were visiting at Hope Valley, R. I.,
when she was taken sick. The parents
“10113;“? if they could. get her back to
New ork she might live, and were on
their way there when the death occur-
red. .
Base Ball Games.
National league—New York 1, Pitts-
burgh 7; Brooklyn 3, Cincinnati 2;
Boston 12. Cleve and 2; Chicago 4,
Philadelphia 1. —
American Association—Boston 8, Mil-
waukee 2; Louisville 3, Athletic 2;
Baltimore 11, Columbus 2; St. Louis
10, Washington 8. , , ,
. Eastern Association—Lebanon 2,
Troy 1. At Albany, rain.
Ex-Se’nato'r Pomeroy.
The Hon. S. C. .Pomeroy, ex-United
States Senator from Kansas, died at the
residence of Mrs. J C. Whitin, at
Whitinsville, Mass., yesterday morn-
ing, aged seventy-six.
was Bright’s disease. He had been sick
for nearly ~ 9. year, and had been in
Whitinsvflle since last June.
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Colonel Doherty to Wed.
Colonel John B. Doherty, command-
ant of the Second regiment, Connecti-
cut National Guard, is - to be married
on September 16, at Waterbury to Miss
Katherine" Sedgwick.
Open Regatta.
The New Haven Yacht Club, last
night. voted to have another open re-
gatta this fall over the regular course,
“about September 15, the time to be
fixed by the Committee.
AV ‘v 7‘
He Gave It Up.
Andrews, captain of the Sea Serpent,
the little boat in which he was running .
a race ogainst the Mermaid, across the
Atlantic, became exhausted in mid-
,ocean and abandoned the contest.
Both Rested.‘
The minister has been in quest
Of health and recreation;
He has enjoyed a needed rest,
And so has his congregation.
, DR. FLOWER OF BOSTON.
The Famous Specialist to Visit This.
Section in a- Few Days.’
Dr. Flower, the Boston Specialist,
through urgent ‘refiuests, will \’ again
visit-3 our State. r. Flower has ,a
large number of patients in' this state
an New York, who will be lad-to
. know that they can see him at t _e-" fol—
i lowin places: Danbury, Conn., :Tu-r-.
ouse, Thursday, Sept. 3; South
, Mahackemo. House,-
ner-
Norwalk, Conn.
Friday, Sept. 4.
he cause of Mr. Pomeroy’s death,
SOUTH NORWALK.
’l'Iw GAZETTE is on sale a. the news a film?
of Fred Coleman, J.H.Flynn, lV.L.Ather-
ton, and H. E. Bodwell. Orders for all
kinds of JOB PRINTING received at our
branch office on. Railroad Square.
Postmaster Doty is at New Canaan
to-day, to attend the reunion of his
regiment.
Mr. Charles Bessey, of New York, is
the guest of Mrs. Sarah Jones on Tay-
lor avenue.
—Auction sale of H. B. Hoyt’s stock
of jewelry, watches, etc., South Nor-
walk, Saturday evening at 7 o’clock.
Henry Winterfield and Charles
Schultz, two Danbury batters, well-
known here, have gone to Omaha, Neb.
to manufacture hats.
The ResOlutes will play the Westcotts,
of Stamford, at the Baxter grounds to-
morrow afternoon, and a great game
may be expected.
The remains of Wm. Armstrong, who
died at the Soldiers’ Home yesterday,
aged 75 years, were taken to Danbury
for interment this morning.
Contractor Bach commenced this
morning cutting down the Fort Point
road from VanZandt avenue to the mud
hole under the railroad tracks.
Ed. Hubbell was arrested last night
'for breach of the peace. This morning
he plead not guilty,and his case was ad-
Journed to 3 o’clock this afternoon.
Mr. E. H. Flynn, representing the
firm of D. S. Brown & 00., S. G. S.,
is in town, and imforms us that he is
meeting with splendid success in the
placing of S. G. S.
' Mosquitoes were never before out
in such numbers as they were this
morning. You could pick up a hand-
ful of them almost anywhere. They
were out for gore too.
Thos. Mack, late libation star at
Dorlon Point, left yesterday for Cleve-
land, 0., where he will join Hi Henry’s
minstrels. Mr. Mack has been a star
in that company for several years.
Oscar Johnson, well known in, this
. city, and employed at one time on the
Mabel Stevens, is reported as having
been drowned at Communipaw, yester-
day. We are unable to verify the
report.
Lizzie Valentine was sent to jail for
fifteen days, this morning for drunken-
ness. She was arrested last night, and
aroused the .whole neighborhood by
her screeches after beingplaced in one
of the cages. She is not the handsomest
bird onelever saw in a cage.
Ed. Dupignac, the popular and
active representative of Roberts, Cush-
man & Co., importers of satins, plush
and hatters’ goods in this section, was
in town last evening and reports fine
success. He, alike with all others
posted in the trade, expects an enlarg-
ed boom On the advent of the Dunlap
block to-morrow.
The meeting of the W. R. C. was
pOstponed last evening until to-night,
to enable some of the members to at-
tend the district convention of the Sons
of Temperance in New Canaan yester-
day‘afternoon and evening. The Last
Loaf will be played next Wednesday
night in G. A. R. hall, instead of Thurs-
day, as inadvertently reported yester-
‘y.
Last evening a delighted party
watched the blossoming of two beauti-
ful night blooming veereuses at the
home of Mr. Lyon, on High
street. Only two? Well, the. ni ht
before the plant gave its owner an a
number of others great pleasure by
presenting for their admiration seven-
teen handsome flowers. It promises to
do yet better another season.
Yesterday afternoon, the writers at-
tention was attracted to a crowd of
juveniles on one of the meadows that
fringe lower Water street. They were
engaged in a game that from the lay-
out of the ground suggested lawn ten-
nis.‘ And indeed so it was, or some-
thing like it. The lads had stolen or
borrowed some soap nets and with a
couple Of round clams were playing
lawn tennis, at least that 'is what they
called it. Even the bovs are bound to
be in it.
“Have you ever noticed the west
wall of the Raymond building on Wash-
ing street ? ” said a party to the writer
this morning. We told him we had
not. He then resumed,
plumb. Some day you will have an
item thatwill be worth publishing. By
the way, do you know that the atters
who have a meeting room in the build-
ing, if they expect a crowd, meet else-
where ? ” We expressed astonishment,
but were assured that such was the
fact.
A quiet wedding'took place at the
home of Mrs. Sarah Morton on Second
avenue, East Norwalk, last evenin .
The bride was Mrs. Morton’s on y
child, Stella Morton, and the groom
Mr. Frederick Benson, of North Ab-
bington, Mass. Rev. C. M. Pegg per-
formed the ceremony. The bride
looked very pretty in a dress of white
Henrietta cloth trimmed with white
silk. Mr. and Mrs. Benson were in
receipt of many handsome and_ useful
presents. They will make their home
in North Abbington.
Messrs. Potts and Mokeley are
nei hbors on Summit street. _Appar-
entTy they have agreed .to.disagree.
Anyway they are not kissing each
other. ' An apple orchard near by seems
to enter largely into the differences.
' Direful threats have been made, and
last evenin Mr. Mokeley called upon
thepolice epartment for protection.
Yesterda afternoon a member. of - the
force ca ed on those specially interes-
ted, and he is of the opinion that from
evidence adduced ’tis Mokeley not Potts
who is at fault, as the former called the
latter out to the fence. and then made a
hinge with a knife as if .to stab Potts,
and» then came to the city and claimed
that, ’twas Potts who 1 wanted to carve
him, ’Twere a mixed up affair at the
best, and apparently much ado about a
few’ apples. . Still the affair may have
to be wound up in the courts.
and said, '
, ”that wall is at least one foot out of
[$1.50 aYear.
NUMBER 35:~
Their Appointments Arrive.
Lieutenant Edward J. Aiken and
Sergeant A. J. Wilcoxson received their .
appointments as first and second lieu-
tenants respectively of Company F,
from the Adjutant-General rthis morn-
ing.
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His Eightieth Birthday;
Our old. friend, Col. John T. Wait,
ex-member (if Congress from Norwich,
celebrated his eightieth birthday yes-
terday. As Mr. Lincoln said of Con-
necticut’s good “Uncle Truman” Smith,
so say we to the ever genial and bril-
liant Hon. John T.——“.As he grows. old—
er, may he grow stronger.”'
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A Disgrace.
The infernal tooting, bowling and
other sleep-destroying sounds made by
the N. Y. N. H. & H. and Housatonic
trains, and their employees, at South
Norwalk last night, were disgraceful,
and the Mayor or Council should take
steps to stop it, at once. A few arrests
by the police, for disturbing the peace,
wouldprove beneficial, without a doubt.
Vanderbilt’s Yacht Seized.
Frederick Vanderbilt’s yacht Con-
queror, was anchored ofl' Stapleton
yesterday. Deputy Collector Phelps
issued an order to seize it and a cus-
toms officer was put aboard the yacht.
The duty on the vessel if it is classed
by the appraiser as manufactured iron,
Will amount to about $30,000.
Of interest to Liquor Dealers.
The county commissioners of the
state held a meeting in Norwich yester-
day, whioh lasted two hours. Sixteen
commissioners were present. New Ha-
ven county was not represented.
Various matters pertaining to the liq-
uor trafiic were considered. but no de-
cided action was taken on anything.
The opinion of those present was al-
most unanimous that the liquor busi-
ness would be better regulated by rais-
ingthe price of licences, and thus re-
ducing the number of saloons. Con-
centrated action in that direction wil
be looked for in January.
More Trouble for Wilson.
S lvester Franklin Wilson, manager
of t e female base ball team that played
at South Norwalk a few weeks ago, in
the .Tombs on a charge of abducting
Lillie Sutherland. has now to answer
to another charge. It is alleged by
officers of Mr. Gerry’s societ that two
years ago he induced Annie ong, 14,
the. daughter of respectable citizens of.
Philadelphia, to join his base ball
team. . Eleven months ago Miss Lon
gave birth to a child, and she asserte
that Wilson was its father.
Charter Oak Races.
In spite of threatening weather fully
7000 people went out to Charter Oak
park, yesterday, to see the races. From
one o’clock until three rain put a stop
to the racin , but afterwards it cleared
off suflicient y to go on with the pro-
gramme. Before one o’clock the two
races brou ht over from the day be-
fore were nished. The $10,000 stake
for 2:20 .trotters was won by Nightin-
gale. Little Albert was quite lame and
might have been shut out if Geers,
who drove Nightingale, had wanted to
do it. The time was slow, 235%. Fred
Wilkes won the unfinished 2:25 trotting
race. _ Tom Carpenter was second,
Captain Lyons third, Lightning fourth.
Pomona fifth, Daphne sixth and
Michael O’Hara seventh. Diamond
was the favorite in the 2:17 trotting
race, but there was evidently mver’a
horses in the race better than he. Six
heats were necessary to decide it, and
Richardson‘finally won it in 2:%§,2:20%,
2:21}.
Frank Dortch, the favorite, won the
pacing race, the Insurance stake of
$4,000 for 2:20 pacers in 2:22}. 2:23;
2:23. It is generally believed .that he
could have won in three straight, if
Geers had sent him in to win at first.
The 2:21 classwas not started. The
summaries followed. ,
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Generous In. Hotchkiss.
New Hans, Aug. 28.—Mrs. H. M
Hotchkiss has presented $275,000 to th-
Yale Preparatory school, which she found-
ed. In addition to this gift Mrs. Hotch—
kiss has given the school seventy-five
acresof land. Seventy-five thousand dol-
lore of the cash gift will be expended on
a building, and the remainder will be used
as an endowment fund for professorships,
etc.
Subtreasuryitea on Top.
KANSAS CITY, Aug. %.—The fight in the
Missouri Alliance convention at Wart-ens
burg was brou his to a close by a victory
for the anti-Hall faction, Leverett Leon-
ard being elected president over Willard,
Hall’s candidate. This is a complete
knwkout for the delegates led by Hall,
who opposed the third party movement
and the subtreasury scheme. »-
The North Atlantic Squadron.
BAR HARBOR, Me., An 28.—The North
Atlantic squadron, A miral Gherardi
commanding, sailed from this port last
night for New London. The white squad-
ron will remain here until Monday. The
Despatch, with Secretary Tracy on board,
alsosailed.
Pound Depd in His Boom. ,
CHICAGO, Aug. 28.-—William Weinberg,
aged thirty-three years, who came here.
from Baltimore two weeks ago, Was found
deadin his room at the Hotel Hanover.
His death had been caused by inhaling
gas, and the conditions indicated sfiicide
FOretold m. Fate.
‘ Mamas, Man, Aug. ass-Charles Camp
bell, aged thirty-five, of Bristol, ‘R. 1.,
was found unconscious in a field and died.
He camctfrom Boston, and told a person
that he was gains into the field to-die.
Norwalk Chronicler