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VOL. XCH.
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JOB PRiNTING.
Mn. HARRY M. GARDNER. .13.. 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 to him will be satisfactorily
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CHURCH AND SOCIETY PRINTING.
Hall: 1
If the reported action of the coinage
committee of the national house of rcp-
resentatives is true, and the democratic
majority of it have concluded to re-
port a Bland free coinage measure, our
worst fears of the Crisp administration
are in danger of being realized. We
need not discuss new the probability
of such a measure passing the ”house.
We can not believe it possible that the
majority is .so blind to. the inevitable
consequences of such an actas to ignore
them. It is bad enough that the coin-
age committee contemplates the report-
ing of a free coinage measure. The
sentiment of the East is against the free
silver craze, and if congress either
gives it its approval or does otherwise
than defeat it overwhelmingly, Con-
necticut will be hopelessly lost to the
democracy. Neither ThomasJefferson
nor Andrew Jackson, resurrected,
could be elected on that issue in the
eastern states, not even with the advan-
tage of their great personal prestige
and party glory. Out upon the free
silver coinage. Its touch is poison.
—-New Haven Register.
[Etna Llfe‘lnsurance Co.
In another column will be found the
42nd annual statement of the Etna Life
Insurance Company, fHon. Morgan G.
Bulkeley, president. ' The figures con-
tained therein are deserving of more
than casual notice, and the numerous
friends and patrons of the Etna Life In-
surance Company ought to be well sat-
‘ isfied with its financial statement, as of
Jan. 1, 1892.
During the past year the Etna has
made large gains in every "department
of its business; in membership, in in-
terest receipts, in surplus, .in premium
income, in total income, in assets, in
new business and insurance in force.
With assets of $7,397,238.05, of which
$6,002,009.57 is surplus above its legal
liabilities, the management and those
interested in the company should be
gratified with its standing. There is
probably no institution of its charac-
ter in the land which conducts its busi-
ness more conservatively, yet actively,
than the Etna Life. The result of its
business in 1891 fully verifies this state-
ment.
Err-Commissioner Stedman once re-
marked concerning the Etna that it
was “ as solid as granite.” It is as true
to- day as when he made the statement.
Mutual Life lnsursnce :Company.
The forty-ninth annual report, like
_' its predecessors, is the best in the his-
tory of the company. The assets now
aggregate $159,507,138.68, and the lia-
bilities $147,476,171.52. The surplus
fund amounts to $2,030,967.16. But
for the former system of the Mutual,
which allowed its policy holders to reap
immediately the benefit of the profits
. accruedin the form of annual dividends,
the amount credited to this account
would be largely in excess of the sur-
plus of any other company.
During the twelve months the policy
holders of this company received $18,-
755,711.86, against $6,973,200.05 in
1890, an increase of payments for the
year of $1,782,511.81. This was not due
to any marked increase in the mortali-
ty rate, but to the enormous growth of
the company’s business and the wider
extent of its operations. The Mutual
Life has now 225,507 policies in force,
insuring $695,753,461.03. This company
has by far the greatest number and the
largest total of risks in this town, vicin-
ity and state, of any company in the ‘
world. A sound reason for this is to be
found in the experience of the late
Samuel Lynes of Norwalk, whose pol-
icy, at his death had more than doubled
its original amount. A careful exami—
nation of the ex-Gov. Bigelow policy,
given at the end of the company’s an-
nual statement, in another part of this
paper will also serve‘to illustrate some
of the causes ‘whieh inspire public con-
fidence and esteem for this unrivaled
Life Insurance Company.
——Betts & Farrington will serve Chase
& Sanborn’s celebrated Coffee to all
customers to-morrow.
TERSE TALES OF THE' TIMES.
An anonymous letter writer is a cow-
ard. .
The cold wave got here on time this
. morning.
Isaac Bowe is rapidly getting the
better of his grip. ,
William E. Dunn’s new store will be
completed and Mr. Dunn will move
into it on March 1st.
Cashier Charles L. Rockwell of Mer-
iden was in town yesterday.
Read Schofield & Hoyt’s new adver-
tisement in another column.
The condition of Mrs. Isaac Selleck,
Sr.. is slightly improved to-day.
There are at present 165 males and 15
female inmates of the county jail.
A Barrel of Money can be obtained
by going to the Opera House to-night.
Mr. and Mrs. Augustus Hoyt, of Dan‘
bury, are the guests of Capt. and Mrs.
Addison A. Betts of Butler street.
After discussing the Seymour bill the
Connecticut Senate adjourned last
night until May 2d, at 12 o’clock.
The Senate has confirmed the nomi-
nation of William M. Grinnell to be
Third Assistant Secretary of State.
Along the coast of the United States
during the past fourteen years there
have been 16.128 casualties to vessels.
The shoe department of the World’s
Fair is to have a space of 90,000 feet.
In other words, it will cover 45,000 pairs.
Great excitement was caused in Deep
River Wednesday by a mad dog.wh1ch
bit eighteen other dogs before he was
shot.
Hope Hose Company will give their
thirty-second grand concert and ball
at the Armory on Monday evening,
April 18th.
Having been caught square between
the Cleveland and Hill fire, Senator
Vest attempts to take refuge behind
the Flower boom. .
The' funeral of Michael B. McGann
was held this morning from St. Mary’s
Church. The interment took place at
St. Mary’s Cemetery. ,
The summary of the Weekly Record
for the current week shows for Nor-
walk seven real estate sales,and $14,235
real estate mortgages.
A. F. Quintard who has charge of E.
C. Hazard & Co.’s custom store and is
stationed at Boston, will spend Sunday
with his parents on Arch street.
To-day is the 83d anniversary of the
birth of Abraham Lincoln. The day
is being observed .with appropriate
ceremonies all over the country.
An old man from Keokuk, Iowa,
went to Fairfield, Iowa,-yesterday, met
an’old lady for the first time and was
married to her thirty minutes later.
Now that Dick Croker is contribut- '
ing to the magazines and Senator Quay
is contributing to the churches, it is a
good time for the country to keep its
eyes open.
There’s a new coon in town. He is
stationed at Betts & FarringtOn’s gro—
cery store and is doing his best to ad-
vertise the merits of Hecker’s buck-
wheat.
The new Housatonic freight depot in
Bridgeport is lighted by 80 incandes-
cent electric lamps, the power for
which is furnished by a dynamo in the
round house.
Louis Eno, aged thirty-five, of Plain-
field, attempted to kill his wife at the
Aldrich cotton mill in Moosop Tuesday.
He was caught while drawing a revol-
ver to shoot her.
Mr. and firs. William Wood, of
Clyde. N. Y., are the guests of Mr.
Wood’s cousin, Mr. E. H. Fillow, of
Chestnut street. Mr. and Mrs. Wood
are on their wedding tour.
Marketman E. J. Wadhams has en-
gaged the Jerome May Banjo Club, of
Bridgeport, to give Saturday evening
concerts under “that awning” as soon
as the weather is favorable.
Contractor S. B. Wilson has placed
the contract for making the stair rail
for the new Norwalk Club House with
the St. John Hoyt Wood Working
Company, of Stamford.
Colonel James Augustus Grant, for-
merly of theBengal army and who
served under General Haveloek at the
Relief of Lucknow, died in London
yesterday, aged sixty-five years.
Mrs. Henry Golding, wife of the sup-
erintendent of Rogers, ,Peet & Co’s
New York store, together with her two
children, are visiting at the residence
of Norman L. Austin on Wall street.
The cake and coffee sale which was
held last evening by the ladies of St.
Paul’s Church Guild, at the parish
rooms, was largely attended consider-
ing the weather,and' the afi‘air,like mpst
others of its kind, was a success.
Buxton & Brundage, the expressmen,
had one of the largest trunks to handle
yesterday that was even seen in Nor-
walk. The trunk was nearly six feet
square and was the property of a drum-
mer representing a. bicycle house.
See advertisement Trimmers wanted.
John H. Lee, of Boston, was in town
this morning.
George B. Gregory will erect a'. pretty.
cottage on his lot on Lynes Place.
Mrs. Dr. James G. Gregory gives the
first of her afternoon receptions from 3
to 6 o’clock to-day.
Attorney J. B. Hurlbutt is in Bridge-
port to-day at the hearing of the divorce
case of Canfield vs. Canfield.
The Woman’s Foreign Missionary So-
ciety meet this evening at the parson-
age of the 2nd M. E. Church.
Miss Amelia Fortune, who has been
sick for the past few days, has returned. . .
. Connecticut than to Indiana or Iowa,
to her duties on the DAILY GAZETTE.
R. L. Ells has filled his large ice
house at the upper mill pond with the
finest and thickest ice ever harvested
in this section. .
The oldest living lawsuit is on for
this term of the Supreme Court. It in-
volves the possession of $18,702, and
was first tried in May, 1814.
Mrs. Yeaton, wife of the superintend-
ent of the Norwalk and South Norwalk
Electric Light company, is expected to
arrive at the Norwalk Hotel this week.
It is a newspaper fiction, perhaps
that while ex-Senator Evarts was 7i
years old last Sunday the hat he wore
has not yet turned its half century of
age. '
The funeral of Ezra H. Parker, late
secretary of the N orwalk Gas Com-
pany, will be held at his late residence,
137 Main street, Sunday afternoon at 2
o’clock.
The boom in Reading stock yester-
day made’ fortunes for many men. ’Tis
said that several Norwalk speculators
are the lucky owners of several shares
of Reading.
No one knows better than those who
have used Carter’s Little Liver Pills
what relief they have given when
taken for dyspepsia, dizziness, pain in
the side, constipation and disordered
stomach.
A valuable shepherd dog owned by
John H. Remson, the milkman. died
yesterday. The dog was only six years
old and was trained to drive Mr. Rem-
son’s cows to and from thepasture bet-
ter than any man could do it.
Builder S. B. \Vilson is preparing
plans for the sub-division of hit. Wm.
Lockwood’s store on Main street. The
first floor will be used for stores and
the upper stories will be rented for
house keeping purposes.
——During February we will givea re-
duction of 50 cents per pair on all our
35. $4, $3. 50, $3 and $2.50 shoes. These
lines of shoes are well known. No hum-
bug about this offer. A. H. Hoyt &
Son, 37 Wall street. 289 4’5
Butcher Wadhams engaged a young
man from Westport to write him some
poetry, but after producing one piece
the unfortunate poet jumped off the
awning into the river and was drowned.
The poetry appears in Wadham’s ad-
vertising space to-day.
The re-union of the Army of the Po-
tomac will be held at Scranton on J une
15 and 16. The Rev. John R. Paxton
will be orator and William H. McElroy
of'New York poet. It is expected the
President and his Cabinet will be pre-
sen .
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A Horrible Accident.
Last evening as train N0. 89, due at
Danbury at 6.38. from Brookfield
Junction was passing Beaver Brook
the conductor’s attention was attracted
to the peculiar jolting of the train.
Thinking that it was caused by a
broken rail he pulled the bell rope and
the train was stopped and backed up,
when the body of a man horribly mu-
tilated was found on the track. One
leg was crushed and doubled up under
his body, his left arm was also crushed,
while of his head nothing was left but
his chin. He was identified by his
clothing as David Bair, of Beaver
Brook, aged about 60 years. He leaves
a wife and two children.’ What could
be2gathered together of the remains
were taken to Danbury where a coro-
ner’s inquest was held. It is believed
that he slipped from an embankment
where he stood to let the train pass.
Roton Point Improvement 00.
A meeting of the directors of the
Roton Point Improvement 00. was
held in South Norwalk last night. The
principal business brought before the
meeting was the awarding of the con-
tract for the proposed additions to the
hotel at the Point. The improvements
are an addition at the west end of the
building 32x55, three stories and attic,
with tower on northwest corner five
stories high. The lower or basement
story will be used as a bar room, the
main story as a dining room. Thepre-
sent bar room is to be removed, parti-
tions taken out and connected with the
dining room, making that room 150x32.
The second story will be used for sleep-
ing rooms. The kitchen will be 30x85.
The basement story to be used as 9. din-
ing room for help and the main story
for kitchen and pantry. The contract
was awarked to Builder J. R. Raymond
at, we understand, $6,000., There was
only a difference of $3 betvl'een him and
the next lowest bidder.
The compsn also proposes .to erect
more bathing ouses and to move the
present horse sheds back and build as
,many more stalls for the accommoda-
tion of parties driving to the Pomt.
The question of transportation was
talked over, both 'as to horse, electric,
steam and cable cars, but nothing was
decided upon.
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Connecticut Affairs.
The Hartford Courant’s Washington
correspondent furnishes the following
items of interest in Connecticut:
Congress has been called upon by
the secretary of the treasury to make
good a deficiency of $5,712.78 due to
the state of Connecticut for the care of
disabled volunteer soldiers at the State
Home.
The treasury officials give the follow-
ing as the expenses of collecting the
revenue in the Connecticut districts:
Hartford, $15,445.48; Fairfield, $5.894.-
; New Haven, $9,846.06; New Lon-
don, ' $4,052.22; Stonington, $849.79.
Total, $36,187.96.
It will be a matter of surprise to the
average reader to know that of the half
million immigrants arriving in the
country last year, over 10.000, or to be
exact, 10,639, were destined to Con—
necticut. More immigrants come to
or to nearly all the southern states put
together. ~
The man who used the most station-
ery in the last year among the Con-
necticut delegation was the Hon. Fred-
erick Miles, he having spent of his an-
nual allowance of $125 in this way
$42.22, drawing in cash $82.78; next
came Simonds, who laid out $28.97,
the money payment having been
$96.03; Willcox took $11.86 in station-
ery and $113.14 in cash, and Russell
$3.80 of stationery and $121.20 in cash.
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A Relic of the Wreck.
The Waterbury American says: An
interesting relic of the horrible rail-
road' accident at Hawleyville on the
night of September 24th, in which En-
gineer “Billy” Day, Fireman Gardner
and Brakeman Sprague were killed, is
displayed in the operator’s office at the
New En land station. It is the throt-
tle and ever of the ill~fated engine,
148, which was totally wrecked in this
terrible head to head collision and is a
mute witness to the consequences of
the misinterpretation of orders which
sent three soul's into eternity. It was
blackened and twisted when found
above the body of poor Day, but since
it has been cleaned and made to appear .
as it did on the night of September 24.
This relic, with its ghastly memories is
to be nickel-plated by its owner and
placed among his treasures as acou-
tinual reminder of the fate of the un-
fortunate Day, Gardner and Sprague.
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Hediy's Investigators.
John P. Healy, member of the house
from Windsor Locks, who is accused
of undemocratic conduct, was given a
preliminary hearing in one of the
rooms at the capitol yesterday. Mr.
Walker of Hartford preferred the
charges and he alleges that Mr. Healy
on Feb. 2 betrayed to Speaker Paige
the parliamentary plans of the demo-
crats, and that on Feb. 4 he betrayed
the same plans to Gov. Bulkeley. Dep-
uty Sherifi McCarthy told the commit-
tee that Healy, when asked if it would
be advisable to bring in any of the re-
publicans, replied that if he were a re-
publican he would only be brought to
the house dead. He also called Mr.
Walker “a crank and an ass.” Mr.
Bartram said that he saw Mr. Healy
standing in the doorway leading to the
executive apartments with Gov. Bulke-
lcy Feb. 2. ‘Mr. Healy was present but
offered no testimonv.
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A Barrel of Money.
“A Barrel of Money” is a play of pas-
toral purity, introducing pretty stage
pictures, catchy music. refined speci-
alties, strong situations, exciting cli-
maxes, elaborate special scenery and
wonderful mechanical effects. The
company consists of fourteen first-
class actors and actresses, it being
Manager Stair’s motto to carry “An
all-round strong company without stars
or sticks.”
“A Barrel of Money” will be pre-
' sent-ed at the Opera House this even-
ing,’ and every one who enjoys a goo
play should be present. Our exchanges
speak very highly of the play and they
have Edrawn crowded houses every
night.
To Stop Cigarette Smoking.
A bill will be introduced in Congress
to-day intended to effectually stop ci-
garette smoking among boys. It will
receive the support of several promi-
nent Congressmen. The bill will come
up in the form of an amendment to the
Internal Revenue Reduction bill of
March, 1883. It contains this clause:
“That on all paper wrapped cigarettes
there shall be assessed and collected an
internal revenue tax of 310 per thou-
sand, to be paid by the manufacturer
thereof.” It is hoped in this way to
raise the price of cigarettes so that they
will be beyond the reach of boys.
Dr. Hale’s Household Ointment.
. It is the finest remedy in the world.
It absolutely cures Catarrh. It cures
Neuralgia and Rheumatism. Cures
Piles like magic. Cures Salt Rheum
in the most soothing manner. Cures
Infiamed and Granulated Eyelids,Cures
Coughs and Colds. Can be taken in-
ternally. 1} positive ‘specific for Pneu-
monia. Cu s, Bruises, Burns, Chil-
blame, Sores of long standing, Corns
and Bunions are cured quickly; differ-
ent from all else; superior to all else ;
it has no equal. 25- and 50c. boxes.
Large size cheapest. Sold at H. R.
Hale’s Drug Store. '
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Three Engineers Transferred.
Engineers 0. B. Parish, of the Hart-
ford division, Frank Gates of the New
York division and Charles Ralph, all of ‘
whom served on the committee repre-
senting the engineers’ and firemen’s ~
unions in the recent controversy with
the Consolidated road, have been trans-
ferred from fast express trains to freight
expresses. ~
Killed Near Danbury.
An unknown man who was walking
n- the Housatonic tracks at Beaver
rook, near Danbury last evening, was
struck and killed. , ,
Washington Gossip.
“Two hundred and fifty thousand
commercial travelers in this country
are interested in the bill reported in
the Senate, providing that nothing in
the interstate commerce law shall pre-
vent or prohibit an common carrier
from giving reduce rates of tran8por-
tation and permission to carry baggage
in excess of the usual weight allowed
to commercial travelers. .
A fatal blow at the free coinage o‘f
silver was dealt yesterday by the action
of the Senate Committee on Finance
in reporting adversely not only the
free-silver measure of Senator Stewart,
but all the other similar bills which had
been referred to it.
The first adjournment resolution of-
fered in the House this session made its
appearance yesterday. It was offered
by Representative Bushnell, of Wis-
consin, and provided for the final ad-
journment of the first session of Con-
gress on Tuesday, May 31, at 2 o’clock
in the afternoon. It was referred to
the Committee on Rules.
Representative Wike, of Illinois,
yesterday introduced in the House a
series of resolutions, which have se-
cured the approval of a number of his
Democratic colleagues, declaring that
the tariff is a tax and calling upon the
Ways and Means Committee to report
as speedily as possible bills enlarging
the free list and reducing the compon-
satory duties in accordance with the
pledges of the party to the people. To
meet any deficiency in revenues caused
by this action, the resolutions propose
that the committee shall also report a
{fill providing for a graduated income
ax.
Another investigation by a special
committee of the House is proposed in
a resolution presented in the ‘House
yesterday by Representative Bushnell,
of Wisconsin. His resolution provides
for the appointment of a committee of
nine members of the House to investi-
gate and report whether any articles of
home manufacture are sold abroad
cheaper than at home, and, if so, what
are the reasons therefor.
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For a New Depot.
The directors of the Danbury and
Norwalk railroad met at the depot yes-
terday afternoon. Hon. E. J. Hill, rep-
resenting the Board of Trade, appeared
before the directors and stated the
needs and necessities of a new depot in
Norwalk. He also stated that the pro-
perty owners on Water street would
contribute $1,000 towards the erection
of a new depot on Water street. Mr.
Hill’s statement was afterward reduced
to writing ‘ and submitted to Pnesident
F. St. John Lockwood of the Danbur
and Norwalk road, who in turn wi 1
submit it to the president of the Hon-
satonic road. After the meeting. Vice-
President and Generalmanager Steven- .
son of the Housatonic line, and Mr.
Hill inspected the proposed site on Wa-
ter street.
Sons, of Veterans.
At the Annual State Encampment of
the Sons of Veterans held at Thomp-
sonville, yesterday, the following oili-
cers were elected :
Commander, E. A. Chandler of N or-
wich. . .
Senior Vice-Commander, Edward
Reisel of Hartford.
“Junior Vice-Commander, S. S. Val-
entine.
Delegate to National Convention at
Helena, Montana, W. A. Andrews of
Cheshire. alternate, W. F. Dewd of
Litchfield; at large, George M. Cross-
man, alternate, M. W. Mayer.
Division Council, W. N. Barber, Mr.
Bowen and S. S. Parker.
The next meeting will be held at
Rockville one year hence.
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National Guard Notes.
The resignations of Quartermaster
Wilbur F. Coe of Winsted and Second
Lieutenant Charles D. Taylor of Com-
pany D, Fourth Regiment, C. N. G..
have been accepted.
The Quartermaster-General has di-
rected the transfer of all First Regi-
ment headquarters military property
from New Britain to Hartford, and the.
headquarters and military property of
the Fourth from Winsted to Norwalk-
The Gatling guns which have been
thoroughl overhauled and repaired at
Colt’s. wil be shipped to the Machine-
Gun platoons this week.
Off the Track.
Engine No. 55, drawing the Pitts-
field freight, which reaches Norwalk
about 6.45 p. m., was derailed near the
freight house last Saturday. No. 55
is one of the new engines and the en-
gineer gave it as his opinion that the
track at the curve was too narrow for
the engine wheels and that this caused
the accident. The engine was gotten
back on the track by means of patent
frogs broughtfrom Wilson Point and
triage was delayed but an hour and a
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Captured.
A representative of the world re-
nowned Hecker has taken possession
of the grocery store of Betts & Farting-
ton and set up a. stove therein which is
presided over by a celebrated colored
chef, who turns out the lightest and
choicest Corn Mullins, Biscuits and
Buckwheat cakesthat ever tempted a
hungry mortal. Ever thoughtful of
the hungry punter, Betts& Farrington
sent over a generous supply to the GA-
zn'rrn this morning that melted away
like snow before a July sun.
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A Correction.
Mr. Edward Brennan called upon us
last evening and stated that in our ac-
count_ of the meeting between Mr.‘B.
and his son at South N orwalk on Mon-
day last, we were misinformed in re-
gard to‘his having used “capital pun-
lshment” upon his son as he did not
kick or strike him, an
to the contrary are untrue and do
a great injustice. In view of Mr. Bren-
nan’s' statement we take pleasure 'in
correcting the false report. '
all statements" . .
him .It is“ believed that while temporarlldy
soum NORWALK.
The GAZETTE is on sale ht the news office V
of Fred Coleman, J. H.17ynn, W.L.Ather-
(on, and H. E. Bodwell. Advertisements
and Orders for all kinds of JOB PRINT-
ING received at our branch ofllce on Rail-x
road Square.
The stockholdgig—bf the Norwalk
Iron Works are to meet this afternoon.
Butler Chapter, No. 38, R. A. M. will
work the M. E. M. degree this evening.
Conductor Keating ran the vestibule
train on the Housatonic road last night.
Henry VanName was sent to jail this
morning for vagrancy. He has been.
there before. . '
The Sons of Temperance of Roway-
ton, are to give a musical entertain-
ment this evening.
A tiller wheel for Charles Lowndes’
new steamer arrived at the propeller
wharf this morning. .
Joseph Hall was arrested last night
for drunkenness. This morning Jus-
tice Townsend sent him to jail for ten
days. .
Lincoln Council 0. U. A. M., will
hold a regular meeting this evening, at
which time several candidates are to
be initiated. .
Mrs. Chas. C. St. J ohn has removed
from the John Tryon place on North
Osborne avenue to her own place on.
South Osborne avenue.
A handsome bouquet of callus and
pinks graces the soda fountain counter
in Baxter's pharmacy. It is from the
greenhouses of F. S. Lyon.
Abraham Lincoln’s birthday is being-
observed at the Franklin street school
house to-day, a fitting programme of
exercises having been arranged.
:Mr. and Mrs. Charles Taylor of Ray-1
mond street are happy over the advent
at their home of a handsome boy baby,
who put in his appearance yesterday.
The case of Mrs. Mary Creagh, who ’
is charged with violating the liquor
law, is called for a hearing before J us-
tice Morrell next Monday morning.
Eleven cigar machines were received
at the Consolidated freight office this
morning for a firm who are to manu-
facture cigars in the Swartz building.
The boss carpenters met at J. R.
'Raymond’s oflice last night and ad-
journed to meet next Thursday even-
ing at A. Stommell’s office in the Bor—
ough.
Arthur Waldron has sold his bay
horse to Wm.- Staples. Mr. Waldron
went to New York yesterday to pur-
chase another one but did not find one
to suit him. '
Miss Mary Adams is dangerously ill.
at her home No. 30 Orchard street. She
is a sister of ex-Mayo‘r Edwin Adams of
this city, and they are the only two sur-
viving children of a family of ten.
A number of South Norwalk butchers
attended the banquet given by Bridge-
port butchers last night. As they did
not return until 5 0’0 ock this morning
it is safe to saythat they were cordla‘lly
received and handsomely entertained.
Lincoln Council, 0. U. A. M. held a
sociable in their new ball last evening.
and all who were fortunate to be pres-
ent were treated to a grand good time.
There were recitations, singing, and
music by Glover’s American band.
Refreshments in abundance were
served. Quite a number indulged in
the dancing and it was nearly one
o’clock when “ good nights ” were said
and the hall deserted.
Yesterday was the seventh anniver-
sary of pretty little Mabel Ferrls’ birth
and the occasion was fittingly observed
by a birthday party given at the home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
H. Ferris, on Clay street. Mabel Wlll,
no doubt, remember it as one of the
most joyous occasions she ever took
part in. Refreshments were served
and the stomachs as well as the hearts
of every one present made glad.
Miss Martha N ickerson was given a
party at the residence of Mr. Arthur
Waldron, on Cottage avenue, East
Norwalk, last evening. The time was
happily spent in games, music, _etc.
Among those present were the Misses
Lena and Florence Beers.Anna and
Bertha Kaske, Messrs. Fred. Hanford,
Ed. Robertson, Will Naphy and Will
Guyer, all of whom Spent a portion of
the time in making molasses candy, a
chunk of which they gave to Mr. Wald-
ron’s dog,since which time he has been
unable to open his mouth. The dog’s
efforts to rid his mouth of the substance
were ludicrous and caused not a little
merriment. .
Rudolph Knippel and Miss Marie
Richter were married at No. 10 Frapk—
lin street, last evening. The receptlcn
was held at Germanic. hall and was
greatly enjoyed by a large party of the
friends of Mr. and Mrs. Knippel, who
were in receipt of several handsome
and useful presents. The_ ceremony
was performed by Rev. Olin Bullock
of Trinity. Messrs. Charles Walters
and Fred Becker acted as Groomsmen
and Amelia Quittman and zMary Stad-
ler as bridesmaids. There were sixty
couples in the wedding march, and
about 300 persons were present at the *
reception. The wedding present from
the Germania'society wasa pretty mlver
tea set valued at $65. " _
Chief Vollmer received a dispatch
yesterday afternoon from the chief of
police at Redford, N. Y. The dispatch
stated that Fred Green had been de-
tained there because acting as if “out
of his head,” and asked if e was want-
ed in South Norwalk. , Mr. Vollmer
made inquiries and found that to with
in a few days Green had been employed
at the Lockwood Mfg. Co.’s Shops, and
that he boarded at Mrs. Miller’s on
Raymond street. Last. Tuesday he
came home and packed hls; trunk. .He
ve his watch ,to Mrs. Miller saying,
‘My da s are numbered and I aha 1
not nee it any-more.”. Later he said
that he felt lonesome Without the watch
and took it back. He. wondered about
the house and complained of a pecuhar
feeling in his head. He then left and
the dispatch was the first information
Mrs. Miller had of his whereabouts.
to Bedfo‘r
insane he wandered own
0 had b03111?
He left his trunk» here.
ed at MraxMiller’s about one year.
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Norwalk Chronicler