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0 UR J OBBIl“ G DEPARTMENT.
)In. HARRY M. GARDNER, J B. of New York.
has charge of the Gszn'r'rs‘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.
Amusements To-night.
Supper, Music and Recitations at M.
E. Church. '
Berry-Webb Concert at Congrega-
tional Church.
Bohemian Girl, Opera House.
Exhausting the Resources of States-
manship.
Senator John S. Seymour has written
an open letter to the New Haven Beg-
ister of two columns length, urging
and suggesting methods for reforming
certain evils existing in the great body
politic. He specially advocates a ape-
cial democratic convention next winter
to consider :—
First—The party position toward con-
stitutional reform, by means of a con-
stitutional convention, and
Second—The revision of the rules of
the state convention so as to provide for
a fairer representation in that body.
Incidentally Mr. Seymour pays his
respects to the average democratic
state convention as follows 2——
There is no time, and no disposition
if there were time, to give these mat-
ters due thought, in an assembly whose
chief work is to name a state tlcket,
and incidentally to adopt a platform.
The delegates go there to secure the
choice of a certain candidate, and are
eager to do that at once, and having
done that there is no power that can
hold them there much longer. This
was the chief lesson of the last conven-
tion, and the slight attention given to
Mr. Pigott’s valuable proposals, the
shoving them aside in. order to get at
the nominations, the failure to get more
than a small faction to stay to (118-
cuss them afterward, and the_ final
postponement of the matter Without
action, are likely to be the summary of
future attempts under the same condi-
tions. Again, the men who are ordin-
arily chosen to push a candidate in a
convention, are not exactly the men to
settle such matters as these, even if
they could be brou ht to give them con-
sideration and wo (1 proceed to final
action.
This is “ interestin’ readin’,” says the
Courant, especially as Mr. Seymour was
himself “ chosen to push a candidate ”
at the last democratic convention, the
Hon. James W. Hyatt.
But we fear there is less hope of Mr.
Seymour winning fame and renown in
any efi'ort he may put forth in the way
of “reform within the party,” than
there is in an earnest and honest effort
to correct the abuses causing our pres-
~ ent discreditable legislative muddle. It
is true, Mr. Seymour did suggest a
plan for unlocking the legislative dead-
lock, but that plan partook so much
more of the partisan than of, the states-
man, that even all of his own party in
the Senate could not be brought to its
support. And we now entreat him to
put to the test these great powers of pa-
cification which he is known to possess,
between this time and the re-convening .
of the legislature, to that most worthy
and desirable end. Surely, a man
whose persuasive arguments and elo-
quence could induce a man, as did the
Senator recently, to marry his own
mother-in-law, and she a sort of terma-
gant, as the groom alleged, who had
been his housekeeper, following upon
his wife’s and her daughter’s demise,
and then heroically performing the mar-
riage ceremony himself, should be able
to concoct some method for acceptably
elucidating and untangling our legisla-
tive muddle. The marvelous capabili-
ties of the Senator in this line of un-
tangling complex snarls, would be bet-
ter understood had that remarkable
wedding scene and ceremony at his law
office been fully reported. It seems
that the unconscious bride had applied
to the attorney to secure her in the mat-
ter of wages due from the equally un-
prepared son-in-law and bridegroom
for keeping house for him. So the apt
attorney, learning that the derelict son-
in-law and to-be-groom, had a home-
stead, Seymour induced him to sign a
deed conveying an undivided interest
therein, as security for his mother-in-
law’s claim, which he did reluctantly
and immediately thereafter repented of
and kicked like aTexas steer, over it. It
was at this critical point that the mas-
tery of mind over matter and the phe-
nomenal adaptability and triumph over
circumstances for which our Senator is
so famous, came in. He at once said
to the grouty signer of the deed, “Why
don’t you marry this woman ? It’s the
best thing you can do, don’t you see,
and it will keep the property in the fam-
ily.” The poor son-in-law started
aghast at the idea of wedding his sharp-
tongued and greedy mother-in-law, but
he was also avaricious and the Senator
so worked on this element in his char—
acter, that he finally consented to sac-
rifice himself on the altar, if the wo-
man would consent. Seymour then
proposed to the at first astonished wo-
man. “What, marry that brat of a son-
in-law of mine? no, never!” said she
with a stamp of her liberal foot. “But
consider, my good woman, it gives you
a good home for life, and now you own
so large a share as an ante-nuptial con-
sideration; should he die before you,
the place would become wholly yours,
don’t you see. Now marry this man
and go back and live with him, just as
you have been doing,” urged the all-
persuasive Senator. “ Wall, I don’t
care; if he will, I will, and you can
marry us,” replied the yielding woman,
after duly considering the proper ty con-
siderations. So Seymour got out his
legal forms, and made them join hands,
and promise forever to love, enjoy
and obey each other, &c. But he did
more. The Senator had just returndd
from the dedication of the Vermont
monument, and was himself overflow-
ing with President Harrison’s eloquent
oration and hallowed Revolutionary
legends, so at the end of his marriage
ceremony he very naturally wound up
in these words—“And now, in the
name of the Great Jehovah and :the
greatlAmerican Congress, I pronounce
you man and wife.” This last outburst
of patriotic exuberanée nearly paral-
yzed the two or three witnesses, and
seemed to stupefy, even more than be-
fore, the newly-wedded pair of moth-
er-in-law to son-in-law. But this part of
the programme ran quite smoothly
compared to the higgle over the fifty
cents the groom was called upon to pay
for his certificate. The attorney very
suavely urged that it was a proper and
very reasonable charge and went to the
Town Clerk. But unfortunately he let
slip the remark that had he gone over
into New York state, his marriage
would have cost him two or three dol-
lars. The new~made groom had Sey-
mour there, for he quickly retorted,
“No it wouldn’t either, for I’ve been
married there two or three times and
never paid over a quarter.” Seymour
then surrendered unconditionally, just
as we fear he will have to do in the mat-
ter of reforming his party’s tactics, but
in the legislative snarl there is a more
encouraging field for the exercise of his
phenomenal gifts in overcoming difii-
culties, as illustrated in the above un-
paralleled record of inducing a man to
marry his mother-in-law. The Senator
himself remarked that his success in
the matrimonial afi'air exceeded his
most sanguine expectations and that he
never before realized how thin was that
proverbial and generally accepted veil
of prejudice that was supposed to be
irreconcilably cherished by a man
against his mother-in-law. We sincerely
hope a similar surprise awaits him in a
heroic and self-sacrificing effort to re-
move the legislative entanglements.
We are all the more hopeful of this
new triumph for our Senator from the
encouraging character of the following
epigramatic sentiment which, like ap-
ples‘of gold in pictures of silver, adorns
the Senator’s open letter. It is this :—
“ What is inevitable in the future is
wise in the present.”
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Grace Church.
Lest evening was a peculiarly enjoy-
able one in Grace church. It was the
anniversary of the organization of the
Parish, and the members assembled in
'large numbers to look over the events
of the year. The reading desk, pulpit
and baptismal font were very taste-
fully decorated with flowers, as was
also the Communion Table. Promptly
at 7:30, the Rector, Rev. Mr. Watkins,
commenced a short evening service,
which on being‘finished he introduced
the Rev. Dudley Warner, of Bridge-
port. 'Mr. Warner reviewed the work
of this Parish for the year past, and
spoke words of deserved encourage-
ment to every member, urging them to
continue as they had begun, and never
to allow themselves to lag in the work
for the np-building of the kingdom of
Christ. The feeling of oneness mani-
festedby this congregation certainly
speaks well for the future of the Par-
ish. Rev. Mr. Hallock, of South N0r~
walk, read the Lessons.
Suit of Clothes Record.
Following is the score to date, of the
balloting in the contest for the $50 suit
of clothes, to be presented by the
WEEKLY GAZETTE to the most popular
working man in Fairfield county :
F. E. Lockwood, Singer Sewing Mach. Co.. 40
H. C. Bouton, Norwalk Horse Railway, 11
Samuel McGowan, Knapp’s Hat Factory, 8
Thomas Hunt, Arnold Foundry,
William Vollmer. So. N. Police, 3
A. A. Chinery, Jr., Hutchins, Cole & 00., 2
Thomas Powell, R. k G.,
5.4
TERSE TALES OF THE TOWN.
Smith 8: White are water-piping
their Hardware building. '
There are thirty-eight cases of ty-
phoid fever in Danbury.
President James W. Hyatt is_ ex-
pected home from Tallapoosa to-mght.
Mrs. Capt. St. John, of Bergen Hill,
Jersey City, is visiting friends 1n town.
Mrs. J. P. Crossman has returned
from her visit with friends in Bridge—
port.
The Baritone Quartette are practic-
ing hard for the \Vheel Club’s min-
strels. __
Mrs. James E. Barbour sails from
New York, Sept. 30th. for Savannah,
Georgia. ______
Jerry Brister’s horse fell {down in
front of Hill’s lumber yard tlus morn-
ing and broke his shafts.
A pet dog belongin to 'Mrs. Bradley,
daughter of the late ' m. R. Nash, has
been run over and killed by the cars.
Mrs. Mehitable Stratton Dayton, of
East Hadd am‘,is 104 years and'? months
oldé and *the oldest woman in Connect-
1cu .
The name of the Bachelor Quartette
has been changed to the Baritone Quar-
tette, and are under the management
of George B. Nash.
Charles A. Blackmsn has been seri-
ously ill since Sunday with a heart
trouble, but this morning is somewhat
improved.
Georgina and Christina Peterson left
Denmark on the steamer Columbia for
New York on the 18th, and are ex-
pected to arrive in Norwalk Saturday.
Gen. H.1V. Boynton, the well-known
Washington correspondent, has writ-
ten an article on “The Press and Pub-
lic Men,” which will appear in the Oc-
tober Century.
The game law will be off October 1st
and local sportsmen are preparing for
a good season’s hunt. The law will per-
mit hunting during the months of Oc-
tober, November and December.
Fred. E. Lockwood, the popular sew-
ing machine agfnt, leads the list for
the WEEKLY AZETTE $50 suit of
clothes. with “Hat” Bouton second and
Chief McGowan,yof South Norwalk a
good third.
White Brandy.
.—For _Brandy Peach
mince pies, etc.
‘ tf 183 BEr'rs & FABBINGTON’S.
preserving ,
Justice Coolidge, John J. Walsh,
William E. Stevens. J. W. Spillane,
Beckmam Hall and John O’Sullivan
started for Leng Island this morning
on Capt. LeGrand J enning’s yacht,
Nellie, on a fishing expedition.
_ —F. Marianno, of East Norwalk, has
removed to 47 Main street, Norwalk,
and will open his new store to-morrow
morning with a fine assortment of Can-
dies, Bakery, Cigars and Tobacco,
Spices, Canned Goods, etc., etc. It
Manson Hoyt and Fred. St. John
Lockwood, 2d, were two of the 50,000
people in attendance at the New Jersey
State fair at Waverly, yesterday. Mon-
son’s horse, Victory, trotted in the first
and ihird races, but was unplaced at the
ms .
The Consolidated road has effected
satisfactory settlements withB.F. Bulk-
ley and Deacon Charles Lacey, of South-
port, for the purchase of the property
owned by these gentlemen in South-
port, and condemned by the railroad
company forthe four tracking improve-
ment through that town.
A new feature has just been intro-
duced in the New England Magazine.
It is, "In a Corner at Dodsley’s” 9. cs-
sip about writers and books by We ter
Blackburn Harte, which is as frank and
unconventional in tone as any of the
political articles from his pen that have
made his name familiar.
Cheese.
—Roquefort, Edam,
ger, Cream, Breet and
of rich cheese at
tf 183 BETTS & FAEBINGTON’s.
Brie, Limbur-
all other kinds
Phillip McCarthy and Miss Maggie
Brennan were married yesterday morn-
ing at St. Mary’s church. Last even-
ing the gave a reception at their home,
No. 13 ranklin avenue. After the re-
ception was over the "boys” got to-
gether and serenaded them, and a most
unearthly din was kept up until long
after midnight.
—-Timoth J. Byrnes has opened his
Tailoring stablishment at 20 Wall
street, and is now ready to receive or-
ders for Fall and \ inter Clothing.
Give him a call. 193-3t
“Wash” Merritt and William Mur-
ray went down the harbor fishlng yes-
terday,’ and besides catchmg a large
mess of weak fish and black fish,landed
twelve sharks, six of which were over
six feet long, and the largest of which
weighed nearly 200 pounds. Another
party is out to-day after what are left.
An aged lady living on Van Zandt
avenue, East Norwalk, fell down stairs
this morning, and broke one of her
legs above the knee. As she ‘livedalone,
and was over 70 years of age, Dr. Ba-
ker called the attention ;of the Select-
5 men to the case,and Selectman Daskam
procured a hack at Dann’s, in which
she was placed on a mattress and driven
to the Bridgeport hospital.
angina.
Two Fast Freight Trains Collide
at Hawleyville.
Tons of iron and Wood Piled upon
the Victims.
The most disastrous railroad accident
that has happened in this State in sev-
eral years occurred about a half a
mile west of Hawleyville, last night.
Two freight trains on the New Eng-
land road came together head on. The
locomotives were ground to pieces and
ten freight cars smashed to fiinders.
Trains 67, west bound, and 700, east
bound, are due to pass Hawleyville
about 7:30 o’clock. One train goes in
on a siding to allow a passenger train,
bound east, to pass it. ‘Until the pas—
senger train leaves and the conductor
of the waiting freight gets his order to
go ahead, the train is supposed to re-
main on , the siding. The passenger
train had gone on the siding to allow
the fast freight to pass. Train 700
came along on time and should have
stopped at Hawleyville for orders, but
thundered past the station at a fearful
rate.
In the meantime train 67 was rushing
ahead at full spead towards Wilson
Point. When about a half mile from
Hawleyville the two trains collided.
They struck head on. The two loco-
motives reared high in the air. The
smoke stacks fell off and over the pon-
derous engines went. Engineer Hee-
ney jumped from his engine and Con-
ductor Conrad, of train 700, who is sup-
posed to be responsible for the acci-
dent, has disappeared. Conductor
Thayer, of 67, Engineer Day, fireman
Lerner-and brakeman G. H. Sprague,
all of train 700 were buried in the
wreck, and tons of wreckage were piled
upon them.
From beneath the wreck could be
heard the groans of men in agony and
calls for help. Steam issued in clouds
from the dismantled boilers of the loco-
motives and here and there could be
seen the gleam of a fire in the wreck-
age. The hundreds of spectators who
hadgathered about, at once went to work
to rescue the. imprisoned men, 'It was
impossible, however, to move the beams
and pieces of iron. Their dead bodies
were taken from the wreck at 4 'o’clock
this morning and sent to Danbury, from
where they will be removed to Hart-
ford today.
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See advertisement Dog wanted.
Aborn Opera Co.
This superb company gave the new
opera, “Three Black Cloaks,” last
night to a full and appreciative audi-
ence. To-night they give us Bohemian
Girl, and to-morrow at 2 p. m., a spec-
ial matinee of Erminie, for benefit es-
pecially of the school children and
those who cannot attend in the even-
ing. Saturday evening Erminie will
be repeated and Messrs. Aborn and
Wo'oley, as the two thieves, will be just
immense.
Pinafore.
The Aborn Opera Troupe made the
welcome announcement last night,
that they had sdccceded in getting re-
leased from their Danbury engage-
ment on Monday night, so that they
might give good old Pinafore, here at
our Opera House, in response to many
earnest requests for them to do so.
Everybody likes Pinafore.
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Schooi Children in Luck.
In order that school children may
witness the Aborn Opera Company in
Erminie, at a reduced price, Manager
Adams has made arrangements to ad-
mit school children to the Saturday
matinee for 15 cents.
Town Officers.
In another column will be found the
call for a republican caucus in the
Town House, Tuesday evening, Sept.
29, at 8 o’clock, to nominate candidates
for town officers.
Westport Postmaster.
Joseph G. Hyatt,the Westport corres-
pondent of the DAILY GAZETTE was ap-
pomted postmaster at that place yes-
terday.
O
Opera Ho r. se.
On Thursday, Oct. lst, Howorth’s
Grand Hibernica and' Dublin Dan
Comed company will hold the boards
at the pera House, givin a perfect
picture of life in the Green sle of Erin.
Poisoned Grapes.
The New York papers this morning
reporting that large quantities of Con-
cord grapes were in that market on
which the growers had sprinkled some
pcusonous substance to kill rust or in-
sects, led druggist Fred. Baxter to go to
a South Norwalk fruitostand and pur-
chase a bunch. which he analyzed, and
found the stems of the grapes thickly
coated w1th carbonate of copper orver-
digris._ He then held a steel needle in
the porsonous solution and almost im-
mediately it became coated with cop-
per.
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' this year.
Fair Week at Read’s.
—From October 5th to 11th inclusive
will be Fair Week at D. M. Bead 00’s.,
Bridgeport, at which time they display
all the new fall goods and give the pub-
lic an opportunity to view their remod-
eled premises without the intention of
purchasing.- On Monday evening the
full Wheeler and Wilson band will give
a concert in their store. The new car-
pet rooms on the ground floor are the
finest in the state. All are invited to
inSpect the stores of the D. M. Read
Go. during Fair Week, Oct. 5th to 11th.
—Chambermaid wanted at Collins’
American House.
gag—n: =~‘—‘-‘-3§-b— _ .. _ _
Serious Accident.
As Mrs. Josephine Seeley and Mrs.
Chas. Seele and baby, of Tashua, a
suburb of aston, were driving to the
meeting of the- Baptist Association in
Eastonon Thursday, and when descend-
1ng a hill, the breeching of the harness
broke, which so scared the horse that
he ran and dashed over a fence. The
occupants were thrown out and severe-
ly injured, Mrs. Josephine Seeley hav-
ing her collar bone broken and Mrs.
Charles Seeley a leg, the baby escaping
uninjured.
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Trying to Fix a Borough Slate.
A few earnest republican friends of
the Borough and all of them large tax-
payers, had a sort of informal gather-
ing last night, to try and select such
names as would command the popular
confidence and support for our new
Borough Board. For warden, Dr.
Grefiory, E. J. Hill and Major Geo.
M. olmes, were suggested, all agree-
ing that Mr. Holmes would be the
strongest candidate, could he be induc-
ed to accept the nomination.
For burgesles, Messrs. Ira Cole. J.
Arthur Osborn, Arthur 0. Wheeler, W.
F. B1sh_ p, Eugene L. Boyer and Wm.
H. Smith.
The State Gets $35,000.
The executors of the estate of Mrs.
Frances J. Holland have paid to State
Treasurer Henry $35,851.19 under the
collateral inheritance law. Mrs. Hol-
land received a large property from
her husband, Thomas Holland, some
years ago, and at her recent death left
among her relatives, by will, some-
thin like $800,000. There were no
chil ren and the legacies being outside
ofthe direct line—to her sister, Mrs.
Charles R. Chapman, and her sister’s
children——the property comes in for
taxation under the inheritance law.
This is the largest single payment yet
made under the law, which has already
begun to yield a handsome revenue to
the state, without lessening a particle
the earnings of any living person.
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Cleveland’s Baking Powder.
Try it for cornbread.
Lawn Tennis at the N. M. I.
The annual Lawn Tennis tourna-
ment of the cadets of the Norwalk Mili-
tary Institution, for the championship
of the school, was begun on the home
grounds yesterda at 3.30 p. m. Play-
ing willcontinue aily at the same time.
Much enthusiasm is evinced among the
cadets, about 30 entries are booked.
First and second prizes are to be given
in each class. Yesterday in singles, first
round Mansfield beat Bailie 6-0 and 6-3.
Prichard beat Focke two love sets and
Butler beat Valdivieso 6-1 and 7-5.
Good pla s were well applauded and
the secon set between Butler and Val-
divieso was very exciting. Many of the
ybung ladies in the town were present,
ghi‘ch inspired the players to do their
es .
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-8 Tin-types for 50 cents at
11 Main Street.
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Danbury Fair-
Again the Whirligig of time brings
that ever anticipated and enjoyab o
affair—the great Danbury Fair—to the
days and dates of which we call your at-
tention in another part of the paper.
Comments on this wonderful institu-
tion are quite needless to those who
have attended it, but to all non-visitors
we would say go by all means and don’t
fail, for the small price of admittance
to see what you will see—the best and
finest of everything in a multiplicity of
departments from a pin to the largest
ox on record. In fact a lavish expen-
diture of money, time and no smal
amount of brain work, have combined
to give the public an idea of what afair
should be to be the best of its kind.
Each ear sees it extending itself in
every irection the present one being
no exception save that the need of
more room is greater than ever before.
Lewis’,
193-3t.
—Photographs, $1 per doz. at Lewis’,
11 Main Street. 193-3t.
O.
Methodist Church.
The ladies of this church will give a
plesant social entertainment in its
Lecture room. this evening. Tea
will ,be'served from 6 to 8:30 o’clock,
whemga literary programme con-
sisting of readings. recitations and
singing will be rendered. Ice cream
for all who wish it. Come and enjoy a
good time.
The present Board , of Health hold
their last meeting this afternoon. -
Most of Norwalk’s professional fish-
ermen are at Wilson Point to-day, at-
tending to the wants of the gay and
festive “snapper.” .
A pink tea and lawn party was given
at Mrs. McCahey’s boarding house on
Knight street, last evening.
A letter received from George Allen,
who is spending his vacation at his
uncle’s hop farm at Richmondville, N.
“.Y., reports himself and family as well,
and the hop crop as unusually large,
He Wlll return to-morrow.
SOUTH NORWALK.
The («FAZ E T'l'E is on sale at the news office
of Fred Coleman, J.H.Flynn, lV.L.Ath-er—
ton, and II. E. Bodwell. Orders for all
kinds of JOB PRINTING received at our
branch office on Railroad Square.
W. S. Glover is putting in a steam
saw for E. M. Toiles & 00.
It is hinted that the republicans will
nominate John H. Ferris for mayor.
The Southside gun club will meet a
the Baxter range to-morrow afternoon‘
A 5 ecial meeting of the South Nor-
walk ire police will be held this. even..—
ing.
_The Norwalk Iron Works shipped all
air compressor to Du Quaint, Ill.,yes-
terday.
The new box shop of E. F. Knapphon
Water street, will be in full running
order, Oct. 1st. '
The electric light crlobes are liable to
she washed. Yes, and we are liable to
have snow.
A car load of straw board arrived via
Housatonic road. for C. S. Trowbridgc
yesterday. ,
It is expected that the new bridge at.
Wilson Point will be completed by the
1st of December.
The three-masted schooner, Wm.
Churchill, is at J. H. Ferris’ wharf
with 690 tons of coal.
A gang of eight plumbers from New
York are at work at the Standard Oil
plant, at Wilson Point.
It takes an early riser to time the
down Oyster Bay train, but the Judge
can do it every morning.
The Liberty, Robin, Abraham Steers
and chunkers, Nos. 2155 and 2171, were
towed out of the harbor to-day.
Fred. Bathbun, of the Orient Insur—
ance 00., Hartford, was in town yester-
day. the guest of U. S. Express Agent
Burton.
W. A. Wheeler shipped aton or so of
hatters’s slugs to Newark, N. J .. yes—
terda , and about the same quantity or
so to ew York.
We hear negotiations are pending
for the purchase of the site of the
burned Bentwood hat factory, for an
electric light plant.
Messrs. Hodshon and Cole will be in
town to-morrow to perfect arrange-
ments for the leasing of an old. or the
building of a new hat shop.
Herbert Wheeler, of this city. and
Miss Annie Carter, of the Borough. are
to be married on election day. May
his calling and election be lasting.
It is stated that the ghost train now
run over the Consolidated road is,after
the first of the month, to be run over
the Housatonic and New England
roads, as are also through fish and fruit
trains. -
Messrs. Sam. Ireland and Nate. Rock-
well are out in the yacht, Three Broth-
ers, after snipe. Yesterday, it is stated
that “Sam” mistook three heron for
wild duck. He shot one of them but
did not bring it home.
The sealer of weights and measures is
around collecting his quarters and
halves. Some there are who are mean
enough to say thathis weights are inac-
curate and the town ought _to furnish
him with a new set. The young man
evidently means well, but a greater
knowledge of weights and measures on
his part would-be conducive to the hap—
piness of his customers.
Forty-five of Johnny Cashow’s
young friends gave him asurprise party
last night at his home on Concord
street. It was his 14th birthday. The
gathering was indeed a surprise to_ him
but he was quickly master of the situa-
tion and entertained his friends in a
splendid manner. The festivities were
kept up until 12 o’clock.
The following placard appeared on
the door of a store on Railroad Place,
yesterday: “Sicnes.” The store was
closed and a crowd congregated in
front of it. trying to study out the
meaning of the word. Later the pro-
prietor of the place came along and
dispersed the crowd by explaining that
the word was the French for sickness.
The crowd left with a sickly feeling.
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A new cigar, confectionery and
canned goods store will be opened at
47 Main street, to-morrow.
That distinguished looking individo
ual who rides around town with street
sprinkler Partrick, is not an Italian
count, as many suppose,,but years ago
he occupied the proud position of
second coachman to H. R. H., the
Prince of Wales.
An Italian was hurt in Bridgeport
some da 5 ago, while unloadlng freight
from a onsolidated train. He was tak-
en to the hospital and his residence
given as Norwalk by the police. Select-
man Daskam was notified, and with his
usual promptitude, went to Bridgeport
yesterday, and succeeded in convinc-
ing the hospital authorities that the
man did not belong to Norwalk, and
therefore the town would notice respon- .
sible for his board. ' .- ’ - .
John Conley’s goat got' loose yester. .
day morning and came .down town ‘ to
find out from the Water Commissmners
how much longer he would ~ be’-’--com'-
pell to drink South Norwalk’s “buckle;
berry" water. ‘
some “practical joker -
cauo'ht him on Main street, and decor} 1
ated him with, numerous *bo’ck :beer ’,
si ns, and then tied'=him"’in“‘front of;
“filliam C. J'ssse’s‘salcon.‘ ,‘As'abo’ek' "
beer is not ripe "at -" this" season 'l'of the”:
year, a policeman was called, who cap-'-
tured the goat and returned him to hl-S
owner.
Norwalk Chronicler