\- J- Founded in 1800.] VOL. XCI The Dailv Gazette Is issued very week-day at 3 P. M.. at ONE CENT PER COPY. . The Cheapest Baas for Advertising, and THE LARGEST CIRCULATION. The Weekly Gaimte. l Com bined with Friday 8 Dailv..l Is issurtl every Friday at Noon, at Timur: CENTS PER COPY. 0R $1.50 PER YEAR. The Daily and Weekly. ' V firmed. to Local Subscribers at Tin nENTs PER WEEK. on $5.00 PER YEAR. A. H. BYINGTON. Proprietor This paper has the largest circulation of any paper in (In: State west of Bridgeport. 0 OR «I 0B RI) G DEPARTMENT. 311i. HAunv M. GARDNER. JR. of New York. his charge Of the 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. There is another gutter band in town. “What is more glorious than a day in”—late October ? Mrs. Charles F. Tristrhm, with her child, is visiting her father in Brook- lyn. Daniel Rierdon moved into his new residence on Plattville avenue yester- day. ______d Jules Herrman, the bottler, is in re- ceipt of his handsome fieW delivery truck. ‘- . -—Ten pounds Of fresh fp‘ork or sau- sage for 1 at Ferd. Hayes’ market. 1" $ ’ 214—tf .. At Richmond, Va., yesterday a statue of General William Carter Wickham, a Confederate General, was unveiled. To-day and tomorrow are_the last days for making out the tax’lists With- out incurring an additional tax Of 10 per cent. —-Just received 150 pairs Ladies Kid Waukenphast $3.00 Shoes, will be ‘sold for two weeks at $2.50, B. C. and D., Hoyt & Son. 217-4t. Capt. O. S. Clark, of the clipper yacht ,Three Brothers, says the time to go for blackfish is immediately after a white frost. Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Hyde and ex- Lieutenant Governor George G. Sum- ner, of Hartford, are home from their European trip. Clinton Seeley and Harry Merrill are at New Haven to-day, taking part in the ten mile bicycle road race of the Pequot Association. “I find,” says the presentU. S. Govt. chemist “that Cleveland’s Baking Pow- der'is free from ammonia, alum, lime and other adultcrants.’.’ —Great Bargains in MILLINEBY. All goods at two—thirds their value, at the Boston store for the next ten days. ' 215-3w The New York sleeping car train over the Housatonic road, leaving Pittsfield at 10 p. m. on Sundays. has been dis- continued for the season of 1891. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Dewitt: Brown have returned from their wedding tour. They will go to housekeeping at No. 25 Camp street. Edwin E. Marshall of the U. S. Navy shot himself dead at Chicago Wednes- day, the result Of an old feud with his beautiful and wealthy wife. Elliot ‘King, after Solon Chase the most noted leader in the Greenback movement in Maine, died Wednesday at Portland, of heart disease. The voting in the contest for the $500 Shoninger upright piano closes .Mon- day noon, when the tickets Will be counted by a committee at Edgar N. Sloan’s store. Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Betts are the proud parents of a brand new baby boy, a son having been born tO them Wednesday, the 28th, at their home in far off Pueblo, Colo. —-If you think of giving Photographs for Christmas presents, don’t put it off too long."- GO to Readman’s in GAZETTE building before the rush sets in. 215tf In the Waterbury vs Murphy Cobble Hill trespass case, tried before a jury at South Norwalk yesterday, the jury af- ter being out a few minutes returned a verdict that \Vaterbury had no cause of action. Yesterday morning as Michael Keefe, a brakeman on the New Haven and Derby railroad was coupling cars in Derby, he caught his right hand be- tween the bumpers and his index finger was badly mashed. The Over River School desires to- thank. its numerous friends who have sent such generous contributions to the “July Booth ”,of the Hospital Fair. The children have tried hard to make a success of their undertaking and have been greatly encouraged by this help from outside. . Mr. C. F. Beatty, a leadingNewYork hat-tip printer, has shown his apprecia- tion of the ladies who are making so noble an effort to make the Hospital Fair a success, by donating a handsome pearl fan to be presented to the. lady member of the Hat Trimmers’ Associa- tion receiving the largest number of otes. 'twenty pounds. WALK \\\, 5) r I‘ i ,l -, .-l . l i. l , ' ‘. g! \' l. , . . .4 n Entertaining and I nstmctivc, Home Journal, Especially Devoted to Local News and Interests. :fi NORWALK, CONN., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1891. . PRIZE FIGHT. ,The Smith—Downes Fight Comes Off near Bridgeport at an early hour this morning. Two Rounds Settle the Fight- About two hundred Of the sporting fraternity assembled at Meadows End, near Bridgeport, about three' o’clock this morning, to witness the Smith— -Downel'"fight for a.purse of $200. A ring was soon- pitched on the green and frosty sward, around whim the shiver— ing crowd quickly gathered. Mr. McChilds, Of Kansas City, was chosen refereennd a well-known mem- ber of the South Nor-walk Athletic Club, time-keeper. Both men looked in the pink of condition, Downes be- ing the heavier of the two by at least Although much the smaller,Smith was in condition to fight for his ,life, andl’meant business, which he soon .proveditpfis admirers. Round one was a rattler, each giving and tak- ing some hard blows,Downes seemingly doing the best work, and the round was awarded to him. . When the second round opened som heavy work was at once indulged in. Smith gave Downes a corking blow in the face, and followed it up with ter- rific body blows, which fell thick and fast, spinning Downes around the ring like a top and into his corner where he fell in a heap. Being unable to res- pond his seconds were compelled to throw up the sponge and the fight was awarded to Smith. Downes was awfully punished, while Smith’s injuries were comparatively light. Both of the fighters hail from Bridgeport, Smith being well-known here, he having finished his training at South‘Norwalk. It was five O’clock when the crowd returned ‘ to Bridgeport. There were several sports from Norwalk among the spectators. They Got Excited. At the close of Wednesday’s trial of the exciting sheep killing case Of David Van Hoosear vs. the town of Wilton, now on at Bridgeport, that earnest Democratic War-horse, Sherman More- house, was on the stand. His testi- mony not being concluded when the court adjourned”, he was ordered to be on hand early yesterday morning to again take the stand and resume his testimony. Another important witness was Mr. _Charlcs Cannon, Wilton’s town agent, who was also to testify. These worthies took the regular down train on the Danbury and changed cars at South Norwalk all rig ht for Bridge- port. Soon after getting comfortably seated in the Consolidated car. “Sherm.” made some slighting remark about Grover Cleveland, and began an extravagant laudation of David E. Hill, as “the man who could always get there.” This sprung Cannon, who is an intense admirer of the ex-President, and especially since he has become the father of that cherub girl baby, Can- non’s admiration Of the great New Yorker, haslknown no bounds. The argument waxed hot and hotter as the train increased its speed. When Fair- field was reached, the contention had grown so fierce that “Sherm” had for- gotten all about Van Hoosear’s high priced sheep,and Cannon couldn’t have told whether he had ever seen a dog or a sheep in Wilton in all his life. “Bridgeport,” yelled a brakeman at each end of the car. but the ears of both these fearfully excited political ‘ brethren from Wilton, were deaf to the brakeman’s call. On went their red—hot argument and on went the train. “Milford” was called out, with a little more clearness and volume than usual, and at the same moment "Sherm’s” eye chanced to catch the depot sign “Milford.” “Great Heav- en’s!” quoth Sherm., fairly jumping on tap of Cannon, “Here we are in Milford, where the devil is Bridge- port? ” Neither for a moment could tell whether he had been drunk or crazy. But with two leaps, the pair made the car platform and jumped off the train at Milford, nearly nine miles beyond Bridgeport! As it dawned on f‘Sherm,” that at that very moment the court would be in session and waiting for him to go on with his testimony, he became wilder than ever and evenbegan to abuse Cannon, (who was as badly demoralized ashe) for being the cause of the disas- ter. This Cannon indignantly re- sented, but wound up by suggesting that they step into the depot and tele- graph the Judge an explanation Of their absence andt at they would be back on first west train. This wise sug- gestion of Cannon’s was acted on when the twain went pacing up and down the Milford‘platform with an energy and vim, that led every one to think they were engaged in the fiercest kind of a walking match. The Court, meantime, after waiting nearly an hour for their appearance, went on by calling a new witness, and while he was testifying the two delin- quents sneaked into court as softly as possible, but the “murder was out” and‘ even the stern and severe Judge; was seen to smile a smilcthat was more. a downright “snicker”. than the 'open, honest laugh ,the counsel 'on bOth ”sides indulged in. If you want to get ...Can- non’s mind-1 all Off ' sheep or make “Sherm.” look as if he had'lost a horse race, just say “Milford.” to either one. ——Call and see the new line of colored glass flower baskets, at 250. to 970. at the Norwalk Boston Store. WHAT MISS SPINSTER SAYS: That a convocation of the Episcopal .‘cler ymen of Fairfield county will be at race church Monday. After the services a luncheon will be served at the rectory by the ladies Of the Guild. That James Wood has a badly sprain- ed wrist, the result Of football playing. That the Y. M. C. A. football team play with the Westports Saturday. That there is complaint among the fruit dealers of a scarcity of barrels, owing to the enormous fruit crop and the consequent heavy demand for re- ceptacles. That the next rehearsal of the J span- ese Wedding will be at the Opera House Monday night at half past seven. That fashion keeps women marvel- ously under discipline. Take, for in- stance, the trailing skirt. When it first began to be worn again there was no woman with a spark of good s’ense who did not declare boldly and fearlessly that " other women might do what they liked, but she would not, etc.”. Time is moving on apace and Autumn has taken the place of Spring. The sensi- ble women Seem to have stayed out Of town, at least, they have lost their iden- tity. for the trailing skirt is very much to the fore. That the magnitude of financial in- terests centered in horse races is prob- ably but little apprehended by the av- erage reader, but several 'Of our Nor- ' walk swells could tell of gains and losses that would sound mai'Eelous to many Of us.. That one of the features at the Hos- pital Fair this evening will be a fish pond at the July Booth. Visitors will go home with a substantial token from the pond, as every one catches a prize fish or otherwise. —Rose Bowls 25c. Cracker Jars 390. at the Norwalk Boston Store. Meeting of the Board of Trade. The N orwalk Board of Trade met at the Office Of O. E. Wilson in the GA- ZETTE Building last evening. There were present Messrs. Wilson, Moody, Keeler, Hurlbutt, Hill and Gregory. Mr. J. B. Hurlbutt made areport rel- ative to the firm of Hodshon & Bros., the hatters, and stated that the firm had taken the Uhle Factory on Hoyt street, for the term Of two years. After a little discussion it was voted that the Board pay towards the rent of the building, $100 per annum, payable quarterly—provided the company carry on the hm’siness satisfactory to the Board. ____._‘-. __ —Nice Fresh Chickens 160. a pound at People’s Market, 21 Wall St. 44 2t _._.,.7.. «v <->....._.._, ..-—..._ 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 : H. C. Bouton. Norwalk Horse Railway, ‘ 118 F. E. Lockwood, Singer Sewing Mach. 00., 100 Samuel McGowan, Knapp’s Hat- Factory, 8 Thomas Hunt, Arnold Foundry, William Vollmer. SO. N. Police, 3 A. A. Cliinery, J r., Hut-chins, Cole Jr (30.. 2 Thomas Powell, R. A: G. 1 Captain Sandy Knapp. 3 ———v————-<-¢ >———-——-—»--«- . ——Come early and avoid the evening rush. People’s Market. 21 Wall St. 44 2t .0. H .._.\ A False Alarm. Early last evening a gentleman rush- ed up to the front door of Judge A. E. Austin’s residence, corner of West ave~ nue and Arch street, pulled the door- bell out Of joint, and informed the Judge that the house: was on fire. hurried examination was made which disclosed the fact that a large quantity Of smoke was pouring from the chim- ney, caused by the burning Of some pa- per and rubbish in the furnace. ,' —We do? not keep meat, we sell it. People’s Market, 21 Wall St. 44 2t -ee Football. To-morrow afternoon at 3.30, at the fair grounds, the lovers of football will have a chance to see a genuine football game between the Y. M20. A. team and the Westports. A special car will leave the horse car depot at three o’clock to accommodate those desiring to see the sport. All ye who have not seen a football game with its knock- downs, drag-outs and other pleasant features, should attend this game. ___.___..___<- Served Hlm Right. A thrifty mechanic living on Wilton avenue, hasa bright littledaughter just entering her teens, who is occasmnally sent to a neighboring store on errands for the house. , In‘the store is a young and all too fresh kid of a boy clerk, who when the proprietor was absent, would amuse himself by seizing the little girl and squeezing and hugging her, great- ly tO her annoyance. She told her mother, asall good girls do,and should, of the annoyance and objected to going there any more on account of it. In consequence, the girl’s father was made acquainted with the facts, and so a few evenings since, he sent the daughter into the store when he knew the young clerk was there alone and himself stood, outside, keeping a close watch on the proceedings within. The sportive youth filled the girl’s order and on handing her the goods again seized her about , the waist and began his afor'etime familié arities. At this juncture, the indignant father bolted in and after boxing the ' boys ears quite warmly, it is said.he seized him by the collar of his round- about,seatin himself down in the pear-’~ est chair, an hauled the sprawling’and equalling boy across his lap 'and ‘then with the flat of his hand, (which was “hard and homey” from honest ;toil)' ' ave the youngster such a" spanking 'as fie will remember to his dying. day. .He is now a sadder and a sorer, .but far wiser boy, and hereafter won’t attempt to indulge in any such sill . familiari- ties, when “Barkis isn’t wil in’ ” Obituary. After an illness of many months, the wife of the Rev. James E. Coley, rec- tor Of St. Matthew’s church; Wilton, and for several years rector of the Epis- copal church, Monroe, died yesterday morning at her home in \Vestport, aged about 57 years. ._ .___._-—. .... v——«—..__..__..__ 0.11.. R. The members Of Buckingham Post, who desire to go to Stamford, to meet Corporal Tanner, who is to be the guest of Hobbie Post this evening, are requested to meet at South Norwalk depot in time to take the 8.11 train down. ‘ ——-.—.— ~-......4 O yuan __ ——Fresh Hams, '12c. People’s Mar- ket, 21 \Vall street. 214tf Broke Hls Arm. Wm. Murphy, of Cobble Hill, aged 23, in helping John Lockwood of Wes- ton, unload a wagon of hay at South Norwalk, Monday, lost his balance, and slipped from the load of hay to the ground, breaking his right arm in two places. He is again about, carrying the broken member in a sling and do— ing as well as could be expected. 0 -—.O.- 4New Smoked Hams, 12%0. People’s Market, 21 Wall street. 214tf Drop in Coal. In backing up against Dr. Hitchcock’s residence with a load Of coal yesterday, one of the fore-wheels of 9. Marvin coal wagon was dropped in consequence of a broken axle. The team had to be un— hitched and taken home for the night and a truck sent to-day to haul the dis- albled coal perambulator to the repair s op. +>— _____ ____ ——Porter House Steak, 16c; People’s Market, 21 \Vall street. 214tf The Young Emperor of Germany. Very much has been written about the young Emperor of Germany, but nothing has appeared which can for a moment be compared in brilliancy and raciness with the character sketch which Mr. W. T. Stead furnishes in the Re- view of Reviews (American edition) for November: The frontispiece of the magazine is a beautiful full-length por- irait’i’if the Emeror from a new paint- ing recently completed by a prominent German artist. Other portraits of the thperor appear in, the course of the sklfi'c l'. . ' ' ‘ ' , ”- . —W0MAN WANTED for general work, at the American House, Main St. 216tf --———-—-————--o~o- -— Parallel and Standard Oil. There is an inside history to the pro- posed displacement Of Chairman Davis The Talmadge boom is backed by Par- allel railroad lobby, and with the Stan- dard Oil Company behind that. Chair- man Davis is regarded as a “Consoli- dated” man. It is a significant fact that a Hartford county republican, prominent in the lobbv, remarked a few days ago: “If the Legislature comes together to trans- act any business there is going to be the biggest parallel road contest ever before that body. The Standard Oil Company is in it for a fight to the fin- ish.”—New Haven News. ~——- -—~-—4 e 5 —-Spare Ribs and Sausage, 12c. Peo- ple’s Market, 21 Wall street. . 214tf _ __.______.‘ ... ,_______. bx-..“ An Enterprising Company. The COlchester Rubber company, Colchester, Ot., is not only noted for the high standard of its goods,’but for public Spirit and enterprise in local affairs. The latest is a complete weather signal outfit, flags for day and lanterns for night from a hundred foot pole, and daily blasts on the factory whistle. By these, according to the code announced in placards, the daily tele rams received direct. from the Weat er Bureau at Washington, are announced to the public of the vicinity. This generous action on the part of the company, as well as the improve- ”$931?“ the lawns and sidewalks in the Vicinity at an expense Of several hun- dred dollars, meets with the highest appreciation and sets a high example Of imitation for large corporations in other towns. 000'” -—-3 pounds good Beefsteak, 25 cents. People’s Market, 21 Wall street. 214tf A4- Student Naramore Returns. Joseph W. Naramore, the Wesleyan student who disappeared suddenly from Middletown several weeks ago. has re- turned. Since Student Naramore went away, shortly after Oct. 1, he has been the subject of innumerable 'paragraphs in journals all over the country, but these brought no response from him, and fears for his safety were entertain- ed by his relatives. Mr. Naramore, however, was all right. He became dis- couraged and disheartened because he had debts of several hundred dollars which he could not meet, and resolving to give up his studies for the ministry, departed quietly from college without leaving any message. Mr. Naramore has worked his way thus far through 'cOIlege and last summer he was unable to earn enough to defray expenses. Student Naramore was treasurer . of a secret society connected with the. col-' lege and he was a trifle delinquent in his accounts. ment to him. His affairs, however, have now been straightened out and yesterday he returned to Middletown. The ladies of Grace Church are pre- paring a warm and hearty welcome at the Rectory for Rev. and Mrs. Watkins On their return home this afternoon. One of the enjoyable features will be an elaborate “spread” in the dining room. . neat circulars and‘ This caused much worri- To Consult the Ladies. At a meeting of the vestry Of Trinity Episcopal Church, Southport, Wednes- day evening, fifteen sets Of plans were submitted by architects from this city, for the. new rectory soon to be built by the parish. The vestry voted to sub- mit the plans to the ladies of the parish before deciding which set L) accept.— Bridgeport Farmer. Silver Wedding. A large number Of the friends Of’ Mr. and Mrs. Hanford Avery gathered at their residence, 15 Grand street, last evening,thc occasion being the twenty- fifth anniversary of their wedding. Music and dancing were indulged in, and D’Artois furnished a bountiful col- lation. Mr. and Mrs. Avery were the recipients of many useful presents. ———«+ Governor Hill Backs Down. Judge Calef of Middletown, was re- cently notified by Governor Hill Of New York that his term of Office as commissioner of deeds of New York would expire Nov. 29th and that if he wanted to get it renewed he .would have to get the signature of the Gov- ernor of Connecticut. Judge Calef sent on his recommendations with the signature of Governor‘Bulkeley and yesterday received his re-appointment to the same office. This is a direct back down for Governor Hill from the stand he first took in refusing to recognize Governor Bulkeley as Governor. A Handsome Reward. The senQation Of last month over the marriage of George Turner of Bristol, the eccentric old bachelor, to a widow who came from the West in response to his advertisement, had an unexpected sequel yesterday in the sudden death Of Turner. He corresponded for some time with the widow, and a marriage was arranged. He would not go for her, but insisted that she come to him, which she finally did. and within ten minutes after they had seen each other for the first time they were man and wife. Turner leaves about $100,000. and she will take half of this by law. even if he has not left any will, so that she will realize a handsome reward for her month’s trip to the East. Opera House. The Red Flash was presented at the Opera House last evening by the Frost and Fanshawe 00. As an Irish drama it is Oh]. high order and is much above the average play of the Emerald Isle style As Willie Mac Farlano, the light house keeper and the wrong heir to the O’Donnell estates, Mr. Fanshawe did some admirable acting, being strong and vigorous as times required, and pathetic at others. Miss Walch as O’Onah Tracy was pleasing and her songs were well rendered. Mention should be made of Mrs. Jessie Gris- wold’s Mrs. O’Farrell, and Mr. Her- rington’s Garrick, and Mr. Dunn’s Sir. Roderick. To-night “An American Beauty” will be presented and on to- morrow afternoon a matinee will be given for ladies and children, when the watch will be given away. On this oc- casion the great temperance drama, “Ten Nights in a Bar Boom,” will be given. A Secret Meeting. Twenty-three of the _ twenty—four members of the democratic State com- mittee answered to roll-call at their meeting yesterday afternoon in the Garfield building. New Haven. The cause of this was the fact that the ques- tion of an increased representation at the State convention was to _be settled. The meeting was secret With a ven- geance, as Senators D. M. Reed and ohn S. Seymour, and others were re- fused admittance. The Hon. R. J. Vance and Carney propOSItions were discussed and- the Vance plan was .carried. The Pigott plan was left out in the cold. The resolutions as adopted are : Resolved, That in the next democratic state convention the system of representation shall be as follows: I. Each town shall retain, as a town. the number of delegates itis now entitled to. II. Each town in which the whole vote cast at the last presidential election exceeds one thousand shall be entitled to one additional delegate for each additional thousand votes then cast and also each fraction thereof ex- ceedin one-half. Ileso ved, That the secretary be instructed to include the foregoing resolutions in the call for the next convention. .ChairmamDavis has not submitted his res1gnation_ and there is no likeli- hood that he Wlll, though there is con- s1derable talk on the subject. —————»——— 00. ~— A Miraculous Escape. Twenty-five of the members OfMine- haha Division, South N orwalk, went to Bridgeport last night on the carryall, Wellington, drawn by four horscs, to attend a party on Park avenue, in that city. Shortly after 1 O’clock the party boarded the carryall and started for home. When at the top of the hill near Hiram Fitch’s in East Norwalk, the horses began kicking and became un- manageable and ran away. The driver either jumped or was thrown from his seat. The horses continued at a mad pace down the hill,’ the carryall lurch- ing from one side Of the street to the ot er, threatening. to overturn every moment. As the team got in front Of the East avenue church. they slowed up a little and Rob. Ellendorf, who was standing on the steps of the carryall, jumped Off, and running ahead, caught the leader and threw him to one side and entangling the other horses so that one of them fell, and stopped the whole of them very muchly mixed up. The harnesses were .unloosed and the horses taken from the carryall just as the driv- er camc up on a run from off the'hill‘. Just after the team started one ‘of the ladics‘jumped from the'carryall and she' was the only one injured,‘but she was able to walk home. All the occupants were thoroughly frightened, and in- deed they had cause to be, astheir es- cape was a most miraculous one: . One of the horses was somewhat injured. This aficident happened shortly after 4 0’0 00 . - Haven Union, \ [$1.50 a Year. NUMBER 44. SOUTH NORWALK. The #42 ETTE €3.20» sale nt’jhc news office of Fred Coleman, J. ILFIynn,» W.L.Ather— ~ ton, and H. E. Bodweu. Advertisemcutls and Orders for all kinds of JOB PRINT- ING received at our branch omcc on Rail- 7 road Square. Horatio Brown, formerly of this city, was in town yesterday. Henry Linxweiler left this morning fora three weeks’ visit with friends in Philadelphia. ’_O'ld Well lodge F. and A. M., will Visit Wooster lodge, of New Haven. next Wednesday night. The Wheel Club minstrels will give a performance in the Stamford Town Hall. November 17th. The propeller brought up thirty-five tons of pig iron for the Saugatuck Iron W orks, last night. A horse attached to Miller & Tem~ ple’s Idelivery wagon ran away this morning, but was stopped before doing any damage. Messrs. Will Leland and Rob. G. Mitchell attended Trinity church. W est- port last night. to hear the boy phoir of Bridgeport sing. The Long Island express was nearly three hours late this mo :ning by rea- son Of the wrecking of It freight train near Newtown. Mr. and Mrs. Archib dd Bouton re- turned to Chicago this morning. Mr. Bouton is a son of Mr. John Bouton of this city. An excursion train from Brooklyn to Boston passed over the Danbury&Nor- walk branch Of the Housatonic road, tO-day. .Austin Corbin and other railway ofli- cials passed through here on a special car from Brooklyn for Boston, at 12 o’clock. . The freioht on the Long Island route is over twdlve hours late. owing to the accident on the New England three miles east of Hawleyville. The train - left the track by reason of a broken frog bolt. It is stated that for each barge load of mud taken out of the harbor, the Government pays $80. About four a day is the average. At that rate it will not take long to eat up the $3.000 ap— propriation. Two wedding parties boarded trains from here yesterday. A quantity of rice followed both parties as they walked from the coaches to the station. It is a long while since there has been so much rice strewn about the station platform as during the last few days. A _pipe connecting with the steam heating apparatus at the Consolidated railroad station is being run under the tracks Opposite, for the purpose of con- . necting with passenger cars left on the siding over night. and to prevent the freezmg up Of the steam cylinder used in heating the cars. Near the steamboat wharf this morn‘ ing, a cat was seen to catch a rat and had started Off with it when a New- foundland dog came along andgrabbed the cat in his mouth. The owner of the cat gave the dog a kick, who dropped the cat. the cat released its hold on the rat, and all ran out of sight. Mrs. Emma. E. MeFarlan, wife of E. McFarlan, died at her home on Tolles street, yesterday. Her husband and two children,—John and George-sur- vive her. She. was a daughter of Mr. E. P. Smith‘df-‘Greens Farms. The funeral will be attended from her late home tO-morrow at 1 o’clock. Inter- ment at Greens Farms. Messrs. Raymond and Lovvndes, of Rowayton, were exalted to the third de- orrec in masonry, at Old Well Lodge, F. 8: A. M., last evening, Past Master Guyer “sitting in the east.” About forty members from Harmony Lodge, New Canaan, were present. After the work‘there wasa Splendid banquet. The same degree will be conferred to-night and tO-morrow night. John Downing has applied for a li- cense to sell intoxicants at the’store number 12 Ely’s block. Mr. Bielefeld who now occupies, is at a loss to under- stand how it can be used for that pur- pose. when he has a lease Of it for two years, signed by the owner, H. C. Ely, and he prOposes to continue its occu- pation as a- clothing store for that length of time. His lease also gives him the privilege of leasing the store at a specified rate for a third year. He says that he has come to stay. ——r——~—4~o+.—-——-——— ~-—Three pounds of good beefsteak for 25c, at Ferd. Hayes’ market. 214tf —~——-- - ——~-—<o>4-—— Dead on the Track. Wednesday the dead body of a man was found on the railroad track _nea_r :Quincy, Mass. On a card found-in his pocket was written “Jacob Hillback. Stony Creek, Conn.” Hillback is well known in Stony Creek and up to about three months ago was employed in the quarries of the Norcross Brothers. . He was a single man about forty-eight years of age. A Pat Question. The tin-plate liars ought to make an exhibit at the World’s Fain—Appeal Avalanche. , , The question is who are the liars. Are they those who are laboring for the establishment Of the tm-plate in- dustry in America. or; those who are manoeuvring against it ?—New York Sun. ___..n. $4-»- .___.._ ~————-———--< c» >-~ A little daughter of James McKiernan broke her arm yesterday, while play— ing on the floor. _ , If Dr. Frank 'Hyatt does not. explain the mystery in the change Of his make.- up, Wallace Dana Will certainly go crazy. Alexander Troup, editor of the New has bought control of the Rochester (N. Y.) Daily andSun- day Times. The price paid is said to be 830,000. t
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