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WEEKLY - NORWALK - GAZETTE.
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NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Services at St. Paul’s will be held up
stairs in the church next Sunday.
All the liquor licenses in the county
expire 011 Saturday, the last day of
October.
John Cavanaugh has accepted a posi-
tion at Waterbury and left Saturday
for that place.
Frank H. Ruscoe has started. a suc-
cessful branch of his Commercial Col-
lege at Danbury.
Horace E. Dann and Thomas S.
Morison are in Litchtield county on a
hunting expedition.
It is generally accepted in Washing-
ton that Stephen B. Elkins Wlll be the
next Secretary of War.
Mr. and Mrs. Munson Raymond, of
New Yorkspent Sunday atthe parental
home on Knight street.
iev. J. E. Burbank, of Concord,_N.
H., has accepted an editorial posmon
on the Religious Herald. ,
Mr. Cito Hatch has rented the Ira
Cole house on Union Park, and Wlll
take posession next week.
R. H. Wheeler, of Saugatuck, has
been granted a patent on a new im-
provement in button fasteners.
Frederick Spaulding, editor of the
Norfolk Tower, and well known in
Connecticut, died at Winsted Sunday.
Mrs. Lucius Chandler, .mother of
Louise Chandler Moulton, died Tuesday
night, at Putnam, aged seventy-eight.
The ahorse cars are doing a thrifty
business and also greatly accommodat-
ing the public vismng the Hospital
Fair. __
The New Haven County Commission—
ers have decided not to increase the
price of liquor licenses from $400 to
$500.
The propeller brought up a 5000-lb.
office safe for the Norwalk Gas Co. to;
stow away their dividends and sur-
plus in.
Marketman ‘Wadhams business has
assumed such gigantic proportions that
he has secured Miss Mamie Beers as
cashier.
Mrs. Burroughs, who has been visit-
ing her mother, Mrs. Emily Mott,
left town Monday for her home in
Cleveland.
Fairchild Smith of Black Rock,
while at work in the flower beds at his
home Monday, was bictn 0n the hand
by :1 spotted adder.
The funeral of Capt. Enos Frisbie of
Harwinton, who died at the age of 100
years, 4 months and 8 days, took place
in that town on Tuesday. ,
The funeral of Mrs. Mary J. Bayles,
of East Norwalk, was held from her
late residence on Sunday. The inter-
ment was at Union cemetery.
A new boiler Was put into the old
Shepherd factory on Hoyt street, on
Tuesday, which Hodscn , & Cole, the
hatters, will occupy, and the firm ex-
pects to commence work in about two
weeks.
Mrs. Mary E. Curtis’ young son,
George, has gone to Bridgeport to ac-
cept a clerkship in the City National
Bank, in which his deceased father was
azstcekholder.
Miss Grace Seymour, formerly of
Norwalk. and who is now connected
with the New Haven training school
for nurses, is visiting her home in
South Norwalk.
A fat bull which G. W. Beach, of
Trumbull,raised and, Tuesday, brought
toBridgeport to be slanghtered,weighed
1,755 pounds. He sold the animal to
an ex-alderman.
Thomas B. DeForest, was Tuesday,"
unanimously elected president of the
Bridgeport National Bank at a meeting
of the directors, to succeed Munson
Hawlcy deceased.
The work of fitting thepassenger cars
of the Consolidated road with the steam
heating apparatus is nearly finished.
There are now but 15 or 20 cars that
have not been equipped.
The new Brooklyn—Boston trains over
the Housatonic and New England route
will probably have their time length-
ened about half an hour in the next ar-
rangement of the time—table.
Solon B. Wales of Monroe,’known
in this city as the “berryman,” sold 24
baskets of strawberries picked on his
farm last Saturday to several of our
grocerymen.—Bridgeport Post.
The treasury balance is gradually in-
creasing, notwithstanding the steady
redemption of 4.1L per cent. bonds and
the disbursement of over $10,000,000
this month on account of pensions.
Harvard University has been refused
permission to lay electric wires for the
purpose of lighting the college build-
ings and grounds by electricit by the
Cambridge, Mass, Board of Aldermen.
We have received from Secretary
John S. Jones a copy~of the proceedings
of the eighth annual convention of the
Connecticut State Firemen’s Associa-
tion, held at New Britain, June 16 and
17.
The South Meriden iron bridge,
which had been sold for old iron, ell
Tuesday just as workmen began the
work of tearing it down. One Hunga-
rian went down with the bridge and
was considerably bruised.
Joseph Jefferson. the actor, has given
to the park commissioners of Paterson,
N. J ., four deers formerly owned by
ex-President Cleveland, and which were
Mrs. Cleveland’s pets during her rest-
dence at Red Top, near Washington.
You hardly realize that it is medicine,
when taking Carter’s Little Liver Pills :
they‘are very small; no bad effects ; all
troubles from torpid liver are relieved
Mrs. Moses S. Elmore died at her
home on Leonard-st, Tuesday, aged 50
years. Deceased was the wife of Moses
S. Elmore, an employee of G. & S. H.
Holmes. The funeral was held from
her late residence yesterday afternoon.
Walter Trumbull, oldest son of ex‘
Senator Lyman Trumbull, of Illinois,
died in Chicago Monday. He was grad-
uated at the United States Naval Acad-
emy and was for a time in journalism.
The Trumbulls’ are of an old Connecti-
cut family.
Inspector Hall of the Post Office De-
partment. says he has found the New
England Debenture Company, of Port-
land, Me., to be a fraudulent concern,
and presented evidence to that effect
to the United States District Attorney
in Boston yesterday. _
John H. Sherman, aged 25, a freight
train brakeman on the New York divis-
ion of the Consolidated road, was lean-
ing out of a caboose window Saturday
when the door of a train passing from
an opposite direction caught his arm
and crushed it horribly. The limb was
amputated.
_ A cow belonging to Edward Gorm-
ley of Prospect avenuegot into a neigh-
boring orchard, Saturday, and after
eating so many apples that she got what
vulgar people call a “jag,” staggerd
home and laid herself down and died.
Her remains are now in possession of
Sheriff Toner.
The Right Rev. Phillips Brooks, D.
D. , will deliver the Communion address
before the Church Congress to be held
at Washington, D. 0., beginning on
November 17. George F. Edmunds
will preside. Subjects of importance
will be discussed by leading clergymen
of the Protestant Episcopal Church.
Rev. B. F. Reazor, of Orange, read
a circular from his pulpit on Sunday at
the morning service, calling upon ev-
ery voter in the congregation. irre-
spective of party, to vote for candidates
who pledge themselves to work for the
abolishment of horse racing and pool
selling in New Jersey.
Louis, the three-year-old son of Al-
bert L. and Susan Lane, died at the
residence of his parents on Leonard
street, on Wednesday, of mem ranous
croup. The little fellow had 0 y been
sick since Sunday, and it was thought
that he had a strong chance of recov-
ery up to Tuesday, when he rapidly
grew worse.
Frank D. .Munger, of Hartford, at
present a postal clerk on the Consolida-
ted road, has been offered and accepted
the position of superintendent of the
registry division in the Hartford] post-
office, which will be vacated by Capt.
J. L. Bennett, November 15. Mr.Mun-
ger has a large acquaintance in the
postal service who recognize his fitness
for the position.
The wife of the son of the late Sena-
tor James Dixon, of Hartford, is en-
deavoring to break her mother’s will.
Mrs. D. was cut off, although an only
child, on account, it is stated, of her
having married young Dixon, (who
was reputed to be dissipated,) and the
entire estate of her father, valued at
$300,000, was devised by the mother on
her death to others.
“Wash” Merritt,Tuesday,came across
a bottle of linseed oil. carefully’corked,
labeled and dated by his good and long
since sainted mother, in the year 1840——
.or just fifty-one years ago. As Daniel
Webster remarked to Landlord Stetson
of the Astor House, when the latter
brought out a bottle of brandy sixty
years old, “Uncork it at once and stop
the fearful interest account.”
The quartette choir of St. Paul’s
Church, which has rendered such fine
music during their engagement, closed
their services on Sunday. Too much
credit cannot be given Mrs. S. H. Hunt-
ington for the able manner in which
she conducted this choir during their
stay. Mr. P. M. Knapp is engaged in
getting up a volunteer quartette to ren—
der music until the boy choir is ready.
Mr. Jesse Hopson has started home-
ward from Texas with his truant and
sick boy. They will return via Galves-
ton. At last accounts the Loomis boy,
who is really “to manhood grown,”
was reputably and remuneratively em—
ployed,‘and his parents have no cause
for special solicitude about him. In-
deed, many of his friends think it will
be for the makin of the young man
that he took Mr. reeley’s advice and
went West.
Selectman Raymond went to Bridge-
port, Tuesday, and made arrangements
for the funeral of “Grandma” Benson,
who died at the Bridgeport hospital
Tuesday morning. Undertaker Greg-
ory of:South Norwalk, brought the re-
mains to East Norwalk Wednesday, and
the funeral took place from the East
avenue church yesterday afternoon at
2.30. The interment was in the East
Norwalk cemetery.
"The other day,” relates the Allen-
town (Pa.) Chronicle, “a farmer drove
through Walnut street with a load of
apple-butter which he sold .it an un-
usually cheap price, and the demand
was so great that the farmer could not
dish it out fast enough. One of the
eager purchasers asked the farmer’s
son why the apple-butter was sold so
cheaply and received the reply: “Why,
the cat fell into the kettle while we
were boiling it and mom said she’d be
blanked'if she’d eat it.”
Mr. Stephen Comstock will move into
his new little cottage palace on St. John
Place, during November, provided he
can ever get the house completely fin-
ished up. now that it is done. His ex-
perience is the same as that of every
other man, who builds a house to live
in himself. It takes a long time after
it is done, to finish it, or as the Yankee
expressed it, when aslied when his new
house w 1d be completed, said : “It
won’t be %ne as soon as I expected
and I kne it wouldn’t all the time.”
But Comstock always gets there.
BuilderpA. R. Malkin & Co. have
one of the six pretty cottages they are
to put up on the Stamford pike, im-
mediately west of the Armory, already
up and covered. The foundations for
the second one are completed and
ready for the frame, which will be put
up this week. These are to be of at-
tractive architecture, have all modern,
sanitary improvements and conveni-
ences, and Will be sold or rented at a
very reasonable price, which covers a
“long felt-want.” Now let our Board
of Trade induce some new manufac-
tories to locate here, and “we may be
happy yet. ”
EARLY THEATRICALS.
HOW PLAY-HOUSES WERE CONDUCTED
IN ANCIENT GREECE.
Theatres were Built at Public Expense.
A: First Admission was Free—In].
nlcnac Audiences—Unpopulnr Actors
Hisst-tl Just as at. Present
In the early Grecian theatres no
admission was demanded of persons
attending theatrical performances.
The theater was built at public ex-
pense and consequently every one
was entitled to free admittance. As a.
natural consequence such a multitude
visited it that often serious quarrels
arose in the rush for seats, and many
persons were injured. This led to
the passage of law fixing the admis-
sion fee at one draehma, (about 19
cents) per person. Of course there
were thousands of the poorer class
who were unable to pay this amount,
and were thus debarred from indulg-
ling‘in their favorite amusement.
It was not long before the obnoxious
law was repealed and the fee reduced
to two oboli (four cents). In addition
to this it was enacted that this amoun
should be furnished to every appligw
cant from the public funds. So great
was the demand that in the course of
-time this fund was exhausted, and
the military tax, really intended to
support the army. was called into
requisition and lavishly spent in this
manner. Conservative men pro-
tested against such a method of
draining the treasury/but so intent
were the people in upholding the so-
called personal liberty thata decree
was made to the effect that any one
offering any objection to the methods
pursued should suffer death. The
famougDemosthenes raised his voice
against this foolish policy, but was
soon convinced that such a task was
both hopeless and unpopular.
There were three or four perform-
ances during the day, separated by
short intervals, the audience retiring
during the intervals. In order to se-
cure the best seats, thousands re-
paired to the theatre at dawn of day,
the play being at a. very early hour.
Duringits continuance, the spectators
regaled themselves with wine and
sweetmeats. The admission money
was paid the lessee of the theater, or
master of works, as he was generally
called, who was compelled to expend
apart in keeping the house in first,
class condition, and he also furnished
all the accessories in addition to pay-
ing the rent to the State. At stated
intervals he was required to give free
exhibitions, on which occasions tickets
were presented to all applicants.
As in these modern days the audi-
ence—often numbering 30,000—ex-
pressed their opinion of the actors,~
but in a decidedly more emphatic man-
ner, jeers, hooting, cat calls and
angry words being hurled at those
who failed to please them, and up-
roarious applause greeting those who
acquitted themselves to the satisfaci .
tion of this enormous concourse.
If an actor proved exceptionally 0b-
jectionable he was compelled to pull
off his mask and expose his face,
which was considered the acme of dis-
grace. Then, again, they often added
insult to injury by pelting him with
any missles that came to hand, and
thus drove him ignominiously from
thcstage. The herald was immedi-
ately ordered to summon another ac-
tor to replace the disgraced one, and
should it so happen that a. substitute
was not in readiness he and theman-
:iger were heavily fined for the dere-
liction. If a drama displeased the
audience, the unfortunate author was
summoned and received similar treat-
ment to that accorded an unpopular
(remix—Detroit Free Press.
A Illu'l Tinlc Record.
In digging out a colossal statue of
Rameses II. nine feet and four inches
of consolidated Nile mud had to be
removed before the platform was
reached. This platform Was laid 1,361
years before Christ, in the reign of
Bameses. Hence, three and one-half
inches of this consolidated
mud represents a century,
there having lapsed 3,215 years
since then. Under the platform
a depth of thirty feet of Nile mud had
to be penetrated before sandy soil was
reached, and, according to this, 10,000
more years must have elapsed. Pieces
of pottery were found there that show
the Egyptians to have possessed
civilization to form and bake vessels
of clay 13,000 years ago.
Not if He Knew It.
“So this is your grandson, eh, Ras-
tus?” -
“Yassir. He’s a. fine boy, too. Leads
his classes at school.”
Indeed! Come here, my boy. Sup-
pose you had two dOZen watermelons,
and another boy took five of them,
how many would there be left?”
“I gueth ef I done git a holt 0’ two
dozen watermelons, they ain’t no boy
on dis yere airth ’uld git five of ’em,”
replied the youngster.—Harper’s Ba~
zar. '
The Sexes in England.
The proportion of male to female
children born in England during the
last ten years is as 1,038 to 1,000; but
as the former suffer from a higher
rate of mortality than the latter, the
equilibrium between the sexes is re-
storee about the tenth year of life,
and is finally changed by immigra-
tion, war and perilous male occupa-
tions, to the extent that there 'are
1,000 women of all ages to 949 men in
England.
An Odd Hnlr xvi-emit.
Miss Hattie J. Chipps, who lives
near Budd’s Lake, N. J ., has fashioned
portions of hair from the heads of
over 2,000 individuals into a. large"
wreath of over 1,000 flowers and
leaves. This unique oddity is com?
posed of hair of every shade and color
known to the anthropologist. The
young artist spent over a year in col-
lecting the locks of hair before com.
tnencing work on the wreath.
* ' . THE LEADING. DRY GOODS STORE...
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2 GAZETTE BUILDING.
CLOAKSi
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In our Cloak Pepartment we are showing a full line of LADIES', MISSES' AND CHILD LIC‘Q'S (:U :i DB;
GARE-[E NTS of the very best make And styles. Our garments are all DO\Y..WO have no out . took to
work off, that has been carried over, but
Everything is New and of the Very Latest Style.
~~~~~~ ”FUR-CAPEC7~
Our stock of For Capes were bought before the advance in furs and we are selling them at lower prices than
they can’ be bought in any market today.
HOSIERY ANDUNDERWDAR. _
Gents' Underwear in IVhite, Natural Wool, Camel’s Hair and English Merino, in all sizes from 30 to 50 inches.
Full Line of Ladies’ and Children’s Underwear in all qualities.
We have fitted up our basement and are showing a large assortment of
01L CLOTHS, Window Shades, Blankets '
and Comfortables.
TRISTRAM & HYATT, ‘
No. 2 Gazette Building, Norwalk.
L‘Pr
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. w. SMITH.
‘ 55 Main Street,
KEEPS! CONSTANTLY ON HAND A
COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF
ALL KINDS OF
Meats,
FISH.
Oysters and Clams
IN THEIR SEASON.
Orders called for and de-
livered free of charge.
Call and See Me
AND I WILL SUIT YOU.
3mg. O’BRIEN,
WflSl Slilfl Uliifllfl Tflllfll‘.
Having made arrangements with one of the
Largest Cloth Houses in New York to supply
me_w1th all kinds of goods at a few hours'
notice and at the Lowest Prices, I_ have over
ghree hundred samples. w ich I Will make up
in the Latest Styles at about two-thirds the
nsualprices charged; I guarantee to ve sat-
isfaction 8.51 do my own cutting an fitting
ind have no guess work. Ikeep the Latest
Fashion Plates and draft accordingly.
depairing, Binding, Cleaning, Pressing,
Etc., done at about half-price Give me a
and be convinced. 1y164
O . O ’ B B. I E N ,
31 BELDEN AVENUE.
an" and Winter Announcement.
HAVE JUST SECURED the finest assort-
ment of
Fall and Winter Suitings
To be found in - Norwalk, which I am prepareu
to make up at the Lownsr Casn Pnrcn. My
prices are such and. I am taking orders for
them at a rate that Will make the goods scarce
in a short time, so don 1: wait until they are a. l
gone. , but come in at once and make your
selection. tf174
F. ZOGOU’R,
Custom ‘Tailor,
17 North lain street. South Nor-walk.
PLYMOUTH ROCK ICE.
STORES AND FAMILIES? SUPPLIED at
Lower Ram. , this
A'.
sconn
WILL OFFER THIS WEEK
500 Remnants All-Wool Carpets at 2’5 cts. Each.
A NEW LINE OF
JACKETS an sens,
Good value for $6.00.
Ne w Styles in
AGRA AND BRUSSELS CARPETS,
The Best Ever Offered at the Price.
WYou can buy goods in our KITCHEN DE l’.—llt'l‘.\lENT cheaper
than any place in town.
\VE SELL THE BEST GOODS AT THE LOIVEST PRICES.
—-—We are Offering Bargains in ——————
FOLDING BEDS, FANDY TABLES AND PLAIN AND FANDY DHAIBS.
PLEASE GIVE US A CALL,
SCOFIELD &. .HOYT, ‘Norwalk and So. Norwalk.
E. S.—i|—E. S.—-—-H-—E. S.—ll—E. S.—li—E. S.——[{-—E. S.—H—-E. S.-—l!——E. S.
41’9“ run.“ .mu IH‘O'IPIQW
EDWD. STREET
IS SHOWING A FIND. LINE OF
FALL —;- DRESS —:- GOODS
MIN____
Plain Serges, Storm Serges, Cashmeres,
Henriettas, Plaids and Novelties.
EXAMINE THEM. YOU WILL FIND CHOICE GOODS AT VERY LOW
PRICES.
SPECIAL BARGAINS IN WHITE BLANKE'I‘S.
1'case Lanins’ RIBBED Vns'rs AND PANTS at 25 cents a piece; worth 37:} cents.
Come soon as they won’t last long.
Our Ladies’ Ribbed Vests and Pants at 48 cents, are a bargain at 62%- cents
HOSIERY STOCK never had so many good bargains as it has this fall.
We have a Gents’ Cashmere Half-Hose, assorted colors, at 25 cents a pair;
cheap at 37:} cents. -_
Edward
Street,
N6. 5 Gazette Building. Norwalk.
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