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Founded in 1800.]
VOL. XCI
The Daily Gazette
1's issued very week-day at 3 P. M., at
our. cast rim corr. '
The Cheapest Rates for Advertising. and
THE LARGEST CIRCULATION.
The Weekly Gazette.
[Combined with Friday 5 Daile
Is issued every Friday at Noon. at
mass. errors can COPY, on $1.50 PER YEAR.
The Daily and Weeklydi
Nerves to Local Subscribers at
run cuNTs PE]! WEEK. on $5.00 PER YEAR.
A. H. BYINGTON. Propri etor
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This paper has the largest circulation of
may paper in. the State west of Bridgeport.
JOB PRINTING.
Mn. HARRY M. GARDNER, Jn.. formerly of
New York City,is the superintendent of- our
Printing Departments. He is an experienced
Book, Job and Newspaper Printer, and all
work entrusted tohim will be satisfactorily ,
done. Special care and attention given to
CHURCH AND SOCIETY PRINTING.
The Enterprising Ansonia Sentinel.
That model paper of tlze Naugatuck
Valley, the Ansonia Sentinel, is bound
to keep “abreast of the times” and at
the head of the procession, in all that
relates to new and improved mechan-
isms for the better production of its ex-
_ ceptionally thrifty and enterprising
journal. It has just put in the latest
novelty in the way of a rapid printii’g
machine. The new wonder is called
the “New Cox Duplex Prinii ng Press.’,
It is designed to regularly print, fold,
out and count, four thousand papers
per hour and on a strain, even five
thousand. This it does from type and
on a flat bed, no stereotyping being re-
quired. The paper is fed from an end-
less roll at the end and with its folding
device adjusted immediately‘over this
roll, which economises space and gives
to the press a remarkably compact
form and appearance. The greatest
novelty, however, about the wonderful
machine, is the entirely new and origi-
nal mechanical principle of moving the
forms with a crank motion and with.
lightning speed back and forth under
the cylinders. This new movement ap-
plied to the forms obviates all the jar
and strain, in the reverse motions of
the beds, which so racks and strains,
and so soon destroys all the old plan-
ned cylinder presses, made to revolve
above forms, shooting back and forth
beneath. A great saving in the wear
and battering of the types is also claimed
by this improvement.
Accompanied by Mr. Gardner, the
superintendent of the GAZETTE’s print-
ing and mechanical department and
who is a specialist, and an expert in all
that appertains to ‘ ‘the art preservative
of arts," we made a recent visit to the
Ansonia Sentinel’s press rooms, to see
this new mechanical wonder in the
realm of power-presses. Proprietor
Emerson and an agent of the Press 00.
both chanced to be present and most
courteously aided us in a very. minute
and critical examination of the remark-
able machine.
to discover that its mission certainly
was “to fill a' long felt want,” and that
probably no paper in all the state of
Connecticut was so conspicuous a vic-
tim of such a want, as “the bright, lit-
tle DAILY GAZETTE,” as the South Nor—
walk Sentinel, in one of its pleasanter
moods, was so kind as to call it. It is
just what our necessities imperatively
require, to get off our large edition in
any kind of decent season, but such a
perfect piece of mechanism costsmouey
and a great deal of it, and where the
six or seven thousand dollars, required
for its purchase, is to come from i “ah,
there’s the rub.” Neighbor Emerson,
we greet you, we congratulate you on
your more lucrative field of enterprise
and your well deserved distinction and
honor of being the first journalist in
Connecticut to introduce this newly
devised and marvellous printing ma-
chine.
Thanksgiving Proclamation.
Brnis sxcsimnucy,
MORGAN G. BULKELEY,
Governor of the State of Connecticut.
A PROCLAMATION.
I hereby designate and appoint TnunsnAr
the TWENTY-SIXTH or NOVEMBER, as a day 0
Thanksgivmg and praise. '
I recommend to the people of this state that
they observe that day b _deeds and words of
charity and neighborly 'indness and by pub-
lic gatherings in their usual Elaces of worship,
returning thanks to Almig ty God for the
blessings of the year.
Given under my hand and the seal of the state
at the capitol,_in Hartford, this tenth day
of November. in the year pf our Lord one
L s. sand eight hundred and ninety-one, and of
the independence of the United States the
one hundred and sixteenth.
_ ‘ MORGAN G. BULKELEY,
By His Excellency’s command,
R. JAY WALSH,
Secretary of State.
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Advent. ‘
The. holy period of Advent, honored
and piously obser ved in all Catholic and
Episcopal Churches, commences this
car, N ov._ 29th. It is an occasion when
all fest1v1ties, amusements and vain in-
dulgences, arc to be dropped and a sea-
son of prayer and consecration devoted-
ly observed. .
It did not take us long ‘
probably be over the same
fln Entertaining and I nstmctivo Home Journal, Especially Dev
fir? '
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oted to Local News and I nterests.
NORWALK, CONN., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1891.
TERSE TALES OF THE TOWN.
The diphtheria scare in Thompson-
ville has not yet died out.
—Visiting and Reception Cards ’en-
graved at J. Arthur Pinneo's.
The new Club House is having the
-' Pitkin system of steam heating put in
to-day.
New York has a yellow fever scare
now added to its impending water fam-
ine panic. __ ' _
—Cards, Wedding Invitations and
Address Dies engraved promptly at J.
Arthur Pinneo’s.
Rev. S. H. Watkins will _preach in
the Church of the Ascensron, New
Haven, Sunday evening.
It is reported that the decree prohibit-
ing exportation of wheat from Russm
will be issued on Saturday.
Samuel S. Wilcox. ind., is contesting
E. W. Weilman’s, rep., right to the
place of first selectman at Clinton.
The Legislature of ’75 held its annual
re-union at the state capitol yesterday
noon. Only ten members were present.
Assistant Adjutant-General George
M. White was slowly failing yesterday
and is not expected to live the week
out.
The -Boston Globe has nominated
Governor Russell, of Massachusetts, as
the democratic candidate for premdent
in 1892. '
—Great Bargains in Minnmnnr. A11
woods at two-thirds their value, at the
Boston store for the next ten days.
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At ameeting of the Hospital Fair
committee held last evening, Treasurer
Stevens reported that up to date he
had $2,279.58 on hand.
mComrade Fred. A. Farley, James
Tanner’s pension agent, will be at City
Hotel, South Norwalk, afternoon and
evening until Tuesday, November 17.
Miss Lottie Hosegood, who has been
spending a month with her cousin, Miss
Lida Clock, of Gloversville, N. Y., has
returned to her home on Prospect
avenue. ‘ .
A new time table will go into effect
on tho Housatonic railroad on and after
November 15th. Six new trains have
been added between Hawleyvillo and
Wilson Point.
After the GAZETTE went to press yes-
terday, additional sums came in that
swelled the total receipts of the J apan-
ese Fete to a trifle over six hundred
and sixty dollars, sothat fully five hun-
dred will remain for the church fund.
Donn Piatt is dead. He was a most
brilliant and versatile journalist and in
the period after the closing of the war
he started and for several years con-
ducted the “Washington Capital,”
which was a sort of a free lance, all
along the line.
John Maynard, prominent in Plain-
field business circles, has been missing
several weeks. A telegram from 0010-
rado says he is working at his trade in
the Akron machine shops. He leaves a
wife and seven children in Plainfield
and is a prominent Freemason and 0d
Fellow. ,_
Miss Edith Byxbee, (daughter of Mr.
Robert Byxbee, a son of the late Capt.
James Byxbee, and" formerly assistant
cashier of the Bank of Norwalk, and
who is now a resident of Fruitvale,
California,) has been visiting her
cousin here, Mrs. Charles Seymour
Lockwood, but expects soon to return
to her California home for the winter.
Next spring she will come 'east again
and enter Smith’s College in Massa-
chusetts, to take a literary course.
Another drag hunt will be held on
Thanksgiving Day. The start will be
madeat 9 a. m.. and the course will
round
traversed in a former hunt. t will
undoubtedly prove a greater success
than the first one, as a pack of trained“-
hounds will take part. The dogs are
now undergoing a course of training,
so as to be in first-class condition for
the start. Parties who wish to join
should notify William N. Olsen {01'
Prof. Stephenson. '
Yesterday was the eighth birthday of
Master Chester Griffin, and to cele-
brate the event, his parents gave him a
party, at their home on Centre avenue.
The little friends of Chester gathered
around him to themnumber of at least
twenty-five, and he was the recipient
of numerous presents. It was a happy
group, and they enjoyed themselves as
only children can, in games, plays, etc.
To add to the pleasure of the occasion,
a sumptuous repast was provided, to
which ample justice was done, after
which, at an early hour, the happy
little folk returned to their respective
homes.
Charles J. Smith, the painter, who
reSIdes. on Catherine street, has a eat
of which. any man might well feel
proud. Wednesday afternoon the cat
went over into the amphitheatre
grounds to see how the new improve-
ments were proceeding, and returned
w1th a'mce, plump quail in its mouth.
The bird was not injured, and was
taken from the cat and placedin a cage
until some future time, when together
with a piece of toast, it will play a
prominent part in a Sunday dinner.
The cat is now baited and set every
day, and probably before Thanksgiving
Day rolls around, her catship will be
proficient enough in her art, to bring
home a turkey or a pair of ducks.
———Venison at Peoples’ Market on Sat-
urday. 227 4t.
_est. Give him a trial.
Fred. E. Lockwood is still ahead in
the suit of clothes contest.
Our telegraphic dispatches to~day
detail one of the most daring train rob-
bones on record.
—I have not time to write about
Boots and Shoes. Call and see me.
Jarvis Kellogg. 46 -2t
President J. W. Hyatt is in Boston
to-day, but will be home in time for
Sunday’s church service.
'At last Wadhams has gotten some-
thing that is daer, under his capacious
"and “peculiar awning.”
—-Jarvis KollOgg, Boots, Shoes, Slip-
pers, Rubbers, Overshoes, etc. We
mark them low to sell them quick. 462t
There are fifty applicants for the
place of keeper of the Race light off
the west end of Fisher’s Island.
The annual muster of Companies D
and F takes place at the Armory this
evgning. The fine for non-attendance
is. 5.
The many, many friends of Mrs. Dr.
Mossman will be pained to know that
she is considered to be slowly, but
surely declining.
The ladies of St. Mary’s church will
hold their annual Fair at the‘Opera
House, from Nov. 20th to'the eve of
Advent, on the 29th.
P. M. Hubbell is just as mean as usual
with his uncalled for letters this week,
with only one. poor, lonesome name,
—-—Thomas McLean—in the box.
The committee appointed to investi-
gate the accounts of ex-Treasurer Tur-
ner of the Knights of Labor, report
lhat there is over $31,000 unaccounted
or. ,
--The Chart for the Dudley Buck
guartette Concert assisted by David H.
oon, reader, will open at Pinneo’s and
Plaisted’s, Saturday morning, at nine
o’clock. -
There is to be aninvitation reception
at 8 o’clock, this evening, tendered to
Mrs. Alice Freeman Palmer, ex-Presi-
dent of Wellesley College, at Mrs.
Mead’s Hillside Institute. s '
, The summary of the Weekly Record
for the current week shows an increase
in real estate sales and mortgages. The
showing for Norwalk is as follows :—
Real estate sales 7, mortgages, $9,350.
—Secure good seats for the Dudley
Buck Concert by being on hand before
9 o’clock to-morrow morning. at either
Pinneo’s. Norwalk, or Plaisted’s, South
Norwalk.
Judge John Kelshaw of Paso Robles,
Cal., yesterday shot and killed A. M.
Sherwood, the defendant in a case
which was tried before Kelshaw. Sher-
wood attacked the Judge, who shot in.
self—defense. . .
Rev. Samuel W. Small, the well-
known evangelist, was assaulted in a
barber shop at Atlanta, Ga., yesterday
by Tom Miner, a saloon proprietor who
has been made the object of harsh criti-
cisms by Small.
-—William Osborn and Albert Platt
have purchased Model B, Victor bicy-
cles from Leroy E. Wheeler, 133 water
street, South Norwalk. This wheel is
having a big run now and is considered
one of the best made.
Read advertisement of ex-Chief
“Al.” De Forest in another column.
There is no better, more honest, up-
right and reasonable painter, paper
hanger, etc.,rin the state than Do For-
‘--‘»The Phconix Engine company enter-
taine some of their friends again last
evening. The Cubans from Wilton
were present and rendered some fine
music, and a harmonica solo by Louis
Kalt, attracted much attention.
Thomas Schofield. of North Lyme,
102, is said to be the oldest man in the
state, hale and hearty. He made the
clothes for President Madison’s inau-
gural suit in 1808, the first president to
"wear such a suit of home manufacture.
Le Grand Keelor, of North Wilton,
had the misfortune to lose his pocket-
book yesterday, somewhere between
South Wilton and Cobble Hill The
finder will be rewarded by leaving it at
this office. See advertisement in an-
other column. ’
The deposition of Mr. Clapp Spooner
was taken at Bridgeport yesterday in
regard to the $100,000 loan of Adams
Express Co.’s funds made to its presi-
dent, J ohnHoey. Mr. Spooner swears
that it was a loan made in the usual
manner and a strictly business trans-
action.
Dwyer’s Band went to Westport last
evening and made music at the opening
of the Catholic fair. An enthusiastic
Westporter, who was, in town this
morning, informed a GAZETTE reporter
that no finer music was ever heard in
Westport than that rendered by the
band last evening. .
The reason grocers Betts & Finney
are tearing about with their white linen
dusters on these cold mornings is said
to be because their faithful spouses
packed away their winter overcoats in
those intolerablepatent Moth Balls, and
neither one has a stomach sufficiently
hardy to endure the sickening odor,
and besides if they' did brace up to the
ordeal, they are afraid their customers
would think they had been around
with “ Gus” N ewcomb.
--Boots, Shoes, Slippers, Rubbers,
so cheap as never was before at Jarvis
Kellogg’s. 46-2t
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[ Wilmington, D. 0., last night. _
‘ Should 5‘5“ J01)“ tell Wk“ h°‘ saw m4 is due in New Haven at 11:05. He was
SOUTH NORWALK.
The GAZETTEICJ on salefiat the new: ofllu
of Fred Coleman, J.H.Iv‘lgnn, W.L.Ath¢r-
ton, and H. E. Bodwcu. Advertisements
and Orders for all kinds of JOB PRINT-
IN G received at our branch ofllco on Ball-
. road Square. ‘
Mr. J ames2 Rundell of Orchard street
has gone a trip to Washington, D. 0
Henry Hopkins, master of ceremonies
at C. F. Tolles & 00’: box factory, is
on the sick list. '
~Arp you going ?
We understand that a large number '
of employees at the lock factory will be
laid ofi' to-morrow.
Mr. Tutter Bullen is moving his fami-
ly and household effects from Nashua,
N. H., to East Norwalk. .
-Have you been ?
Mrs. J. A. Hitchcock, of New Haven,
is visiting her daughter Mrs. W. R.
Mackey, on Harriet street.
Mrs. James Norton and Mrs. Ann
Stewart, of New York, are guests of
Mr. and Mrs. L. Cavanagh.
-—-If you ain’t you want to
The Dr. .Geo. Benedict place on West
avenue is geing re-roofed. Builder
Raymond’s"; genare. doing the work.
. Special communication of Old Well
Lodge, F M., to-night. First
degree. From labor to refreshments.
The shop Ploughboy passed through
the bridges this morning with starch
factory feed, consigned to Borough
parties. ‘
—-For you put dollars in your pocket
by getting Your goods at the' closing
out sale of the South Norwalk Boston
Store. _té . .
The widbw of Fred- Ranch, of the
Borough, is in receipt of $458 from the
Metropolitan Insurance 00., on the
death of her husband.
The globe on the Washington street
bridge has a new red shirt, or as the
Boston girl would say : has a new on-
velope of scarlet hue.
A steamfimmp for the Baltimore Oil
00., Baltimore, was shipped from the
Norwalk, Iron Works, this morning,a
where it had been sent for repairs.
A larger;size of carbons are now be-
ing placed in the electric lamps fur-
nished this city by the N orwalk Gas
Co., with, it is to be hoped, a result of
greater light. " -
Messrs. John Cavanagh and Everett
Lowndcs returned from their trip to
You
the do‘m‘e of the capitol.
A sloop-yacht named “ Disaster ”
came into the harbor this morning.
She belies her name, as her captain
tells us it is twelve years since she was
born and she has never yet met with
disaster. , -
D. F. Hunt of postal and insurance
fame, has received the appointment of
substitute railway postal clerk, and he
is as happy as if 'just presented with a
bicycle of gold, tires of silver and dia-
~ mond-riveted.
Henry Weismsntel .of Newark, N.
J ., has preSentéd Glover’s American
Band a choice selection of band music.
He at one time played with the band.
A vote of thanks was passed at the band
meeting last night.
'Thcre was a meeting of the Execu-
tive Committee of the Hospital fair last
evening. While all the returns are not .
yet in, enough has already been re-
ceived to make the fund over $2,500.
The meeting adjourned subject to the
call of President Mains.
‘ Wm. Morehouse, of poetical and
Weston axe factory fame, is here selling
calamus, (sweet-flag), gathered at New
Rochelle, his present home. Mr. More-
house is independently wealthy, but
delights in writing poetry, selling this-
tle bouquets, samphires, etc. He is
always a welcome visitor to this city,
where'his friends are legion;
The case of James Ellis who was
charged in the complaint as being
drunk and disturbing the peace, was
brought before Justice Townsend, this
morning. He plead not guilty to the
charges and his case was continued
until 3 o’clock this afternoon. He it is
who was engaged in the fight on Wood
street with “Jim” Smith of which
mention was made in this column yes-
terday. .
Messrs. Wm. Stevens, Jr., and Louis
Raymond entertained a number of
their friends at Rowayton, last 'night.
Both have recently erected new and
pretty cottages and the affair partook
cf the nature of a house—warming.
There was dancing, nusic.refreshments,
etc.,1n abundance, and not one was
present but that will say, ‘j‘ I never had
a happier time in my life.”
Mrs. Danbury J ack, so-called, is
again in limbo. She was bereft of her
senses contrary to the. statutes made
and provided in reference to the use of
intoxicants, and furthermore used foul
and abusive language to an officer of
the law. She was too drunk for trial
this morning. ’Twas but yesterday
that she with her liege lord was liber-
ated from jail. She spat out her vials
of wrath while in the cage this morn-
ing in a manner that was horrifying as
well as sickening and disgusting.
Michael Colgan, the night watchman
at the Consolidated railroad station,
visited theNew York hospital again this
week. It will be remembered that Mr.
Colgan was operated upon at that hos-
pital some weeks ago for a tumorous
or cancerous growth on his face. As a
result of his last visit, his case has been
turned over to Dr. Tracy of the Bor-
ough, for further treatment. Incident-
ally Mr. Colgan mentioned Dr. Tracy’s
name while at the hospital to Prof.
Simpson, and the Professor paid Dr.
Tracy a high compliment as a practi-
tioner. - Mr. Colgan has held the posi-
tion of night watchman at this station
for over 24 years, and has been in the
employ of the company for over thirt
years. To your reporter he said : “Te 1
them all that I will be around again
in a week. ready for business.” His
many friends will be glad to see the
same verified. ' 7 '
Postmaster Dot was in receipt of the
followrng letter t is morning :
UNITED STATES PosT OFFICE. an BRITAIN,
HAnTronn 00., STATE or Court, Nov. 12. ’91.
P. M. South Norwalk, Conn. :
DEAR Sm: We havejust received a letter-
from the clerk on the Boafipring. and N.Y..R.
P. 0., to the effect that a cat which he received
in a ouch from this office had been left at
Sout Norwa k, Conn. As the cat was a pet in
this oflicehviy should consider it a great favor
if you-wo (1 please 8133) to us by Adams Ex.
The kitten was miss yesterday 1). m.. and
we have hunted almost (-v here. It must
have crawled into one 01' title pouches as it lay
on the floor and been shipped nut. The kitten
was about 3 months old and its color was
waiter. Yours very truly.
CuAs A. Jonusou.
Ass’t P. M. New Britain, Conn.
The feline on its arrival here was
turned over by the postal clerk to Asst.
P. M. Coley.who’hav1ng felines enough
at home, gave it to Baggage-master
Cashowtwho kindly prov1ded for its
wants, giving it the easiest place in the
bag age room, and furnished it with
the finest of food. All about the sta-
tion had begun to love the little waif.
and there were tears in the eyes of Will
.Loomis when, this morning, Mr.
Coley went after the cat and took it
away. During its stay here-ithad been
taught to. eat oysters on the half shell.
-It was shipped, home as per request in
above letter. .
does not take kindly to a "yaller" cat.
bu‘ this particular yaller cat‘ ‘scratched”
its way into the affections of all who
were fortunate enough to make its ac-
quaintance. Scat!
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Y. M. C. A. NOTES. .
The class in book-keeping and com-
mercial arithmetic Will be commenced
this evening. Class will begin work at
8 o’clock.
Rev. A. G. Barnes of South Norwalk
will talk to young men this evening at
9 o'clock. All men are invited.
Failed to Appear.
Captain Greenwood of the steam
barge Hebe, of New York, whose: ves-
sel sank at Westport Harbor two weeks
ago, and who was put under bonds for
trial before United States Commission-
er Wright, of New Haven, failed to ap-
pear and the captain and best are miss-
ing. Captain Greenwood is charged
'vaith employing an unlicensed engineer
and running the barge without the
specific number of hands.
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Horribly Mutilated.
' Peter Seaman, aged sixty, a Bridge-
port truckman, met a horrible death
in that city yesterday. While driving
over the Water street crossing he was
struck by the New York express, which
instantly killed and horribly mutilated,
his body being carried several rods
before the engine was stopped. His
horse was killed and his wagon broken
into splinters.
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St. Mark’s Centennial.
On Saturday evening Rev. C. M. Sel-
leck will deliver an historic] discourse
at St. Mark’s Church, New Canaan,
and will preach there on the following-
Sunday morning, the occasion being the
centennial anniversary of that church.
In the afternoon, another historical
discourse will be delivered by Rev. Dr.
Abbott, of Brooklyn, who is a native-
born Canaanite.
Rev. Mr. Selleck is to join Bishop
Potter Sunday afternoon in services
at the Lewisboro Church.
Must Open the Bridge._
The special government engineer,
Mr. Gorham, who went to Hartford to
investigate the complaint of Michael
Dupre about the closing of the Hart-
ford bridge, h'as presented his report
to the secretary- of war. He finds the
complaintto be true and that the bridge
is closed. His papers have been sent
to the attorney-general, who reports
that the case comes under the statute
of1890, that no ‘state or town law or
agreement can close a draw over navi-
gable waters.
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The Next G. A. R. Encampment.
‘ At a meeting of the executive council
of the councilof administration of the
G. A. R., at the Ebbitt house, Wash-
ington, yesterday, at which General
Palmer, the commander-in-chief, pre-
sided, September 20, 1892, was the date
fixed upon for the next annual meeting
in Washington of the grand encamp-
ment. A report of the local committee
on hotel and boarding house accommo~
dations and rates was received and de-
clared unanimously to be highly satis-
factory. - .
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Opera House;
In speaking'of Niobe, which is to ap-
pear at the Opera House to-morrow
night, the New York Tribune says :—
“The language of the play is bright,
fresh and clean. The hearer can be in-
terested and amused by it, and can
lau h at it long and heartily, without
fee ing ashamed. of himself afterward.
This should be true, no doubt,of every
play intended to be of the light and
mirthful sort; but, alas! the times!
Even the early weeks of the new theat-
rical season have brought forth so
much that was dull, inane and coarse
that a little wit with the true sparkle
and a little English clear and undefiled
Our Schools.
Here are some interesting school stal-
tistics of our town:
Total enumeration, just completed. 3.608
“‘ “ last year, 3,488
Increase , 120
Total number in some school 2,948
“ out of school under 5 yrs. of age 264
“ “ “ " between 5 and 8 yrs. 239
H H 0‘ 5| u ‘ It 47
to A6 ll Lt AI 14 65 16 It 110
The law makes it compulsory for all
well children, between the ages of 8
and 14 to attend school a certain por-
tion of each year. Last year, of this
age, only 19 were reported; this'year
v47 of this class. A small portion of this
number undoubtedly are on the sick or
maimed list, but this large increase is
not creditable to our wide-awake old
town, and we call the attention of the
state authorities to the matter.
Asa general thang one ‘
. above runs a frieze of envelopes.
are like wells of water inathirstv land. ’ _
AZETTE.
\ [$1.50 aYear.
NUMBER 46.
WHAT MISS SPINSTER SAYS:
That the Young Girls’ Club will meet
this evening with Miss Louise B.Wood—
ward on Elm street.
That Rev. Mr. Watkins’ Thursday
evening lecture to his confirmation
class was very interesting and largely
attended. ,
That the moon, obliging as usual,llas
consented to furnish a little excitement
by gomg into eclipse next Sunday
night. The earth will be exactly be—
tween that gentle friend of romance
and the sun, and its great cone-shaped
shadow will obscure it.
That there seems at thepresent day to
be death in everything which the high-
er civilization deems necessary for
man’s bodily comfort. Boots and shoes
were long ago denounced as the cause
of unnumbered woes to the human race,
and now hats are brought up for judg-
ment and we are told that death lurks-
in the hat-band. The moral of this
would seem to be that there is safety
in hats which have seen better days,
while those in all the lustre of their
silken virginity are to be looked upon
wrth suspicion. '
That this is the latest novelty in house
decoration : A dado of love-letters.
Our young girls can cover the walls of
their rooms with ordinary cpistles con- -
taming invitations, announcements of
her friend’s engagements or other do~
mestic occurrences. and so forth, Wlfgfle
ut
the chief interest lies in the dado,
where the love-letters are arranged in
order, those containing an offer of mar-
riage being placed at the top to catch
the _eye, but to spare your admirer’s
{eelings it is best to cut off their signs-
ures.
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A. Thrilling Adventure of an Engi—
neer on the Consolidated Road.
On Monday evening of this week, the
engineer of the 6.02 train from New
York, had a singular adventure with a
tramp, who had gotten on the cow-
catcher of the train with the view of
stealing a ride, although where he got
on is pot known, but it is supposed that
ittwas either Portchester, or Green-
wich. This train oes from Greenwich
to Stamford wit out stopping, and
after it had left Greenwich and was
running very rapidly, the engineer hap-
pening to look. out from his cab and
along the track, when he sawa pale
and ghastly face, looking around at.
him from in front of the boiler of his
engine! In great alarm he stopped
the train, supposing he had killed a
man on the road and he had been
hurled up on top of the cow-catcher. In
reality, what he supposed to be the
ghastly-face of a dead 'man was only
the face of the tramp, who had hap-
pened to look around at him, and the
headlight of the engine shining bright—
ly on his face, made it look weirdly
white to the engineer, and he instinct-
ively put on the brakes and brought
the train to a sudden stand-still. J ump-
ing off his engine, he went cautiously
around to see what the strange sight
could mean, and when he found out
what it was, he grabbed the poor tramp
by the collar, pulled ofl' the pilot,
then shook him well and marched him
into the baggage car, where he said he
was from San Francisco and was going
to Boston, and confessed that he had
thus beat his way across the continent.
The conductor took pity on him and
allowed him to ride in the baggage car
as far as Stamford where he was put
off without any thanks for the terrible
scare he had caused the engineer.
—CO.
The Woman's Club.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Woman’s Club was held yesterday af-
ternoon at the residence of Mrs. John
S. Seymour, on East avenue. An ex-
ceedingly interesting and well written
paper was read by, rs. C. B. Coolidge
on the early history of, the New World,
beginning with the year 432 and touch-
ing on the principal events in the line
of voyages, discoveries and settlements
up to 1600. A very sprightly conver-
sation followed, led by Mrs. Isaac
Jennings, the subject being the same
as that of the paper.
An effort was made to determine
from whom the American race in-
herited its hardy qualities, some of the
Club maintaining that the old North—
men or Vikings, were the- ancestors
who had transmitted their invulner—
able spirit to the present representa—
tives of our race. Others claimed that
it was from the Saxon’s idea of law and
order, that we have become what we
are, the most wonderful nation on the
globe. The question was not settled
when the meeting adjourned, and as
the darky said, when unable to decide
which side had the best of an argu-
mfient, “De whole ting is about a stan’
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Ho for Lewisboro.
As previously announced in the GA~
earn, the New England Dinner and
festival was given at St. J ohn’s Church,
Lewisboro, last evening. About seven-
ty-five went up from Norwalk in m-
buses and carriages. headed by ev.
C. M. Selleck. Miss Baird’s school was
among the other merry visitors. The
moonlight evening was rarely beauti-
ful. and the dust beingvlaid by the re-
cent rain, the ride was an unusually
pleasant one. _
A notable incident connected With
the event is the fact that the aged Mrs.
Wm. K. James and Mrs. J’onathau
Camp were. among the other “giddy
girls” who rode up to the festival. Mr.
and Mrs. George Ward Selleck were
also of the number. A large company
was present and the little church will
get quite a substantial addition to its
needy treasury. '
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The Great Carpet Sale.
—SCOFIELD & HOY'I‘ will offer for the
next ten days Sloane’s Moquette Car-
pets at 97% cts. ; Double Star Brussels,
at 750.; Lowell Ingrains, 69 to 750.;
good Ingrains, at 50c; good Hemp, at
180.; 50 new patterns Moquette Rugs
large and small to match. We shall of-
fer a new line of Furniture cheap at
this sale. -
100 new Ladies’ Jackets to be ofl'ered
on Saturday. Scofield dc Hoyt,Norwalk.
Norwalk Chronicler