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VOL. Keir—No. 18.
NORWALK, CONN, FRIDAY, APRIL '29, 189‘).
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business ‘oflice of the Daily Gazette will be
open every even-iaigfrmn 7 till 9 p. m.
The Paper of the" People,
The Bridgeport, Union comes to us
this morning in” an eight-page form,
making the fourth time in nine, months
that the Union has been obliged to en-
large to accommodate its advertising
patrons, showing that the cheap news-
paper is the paper of the people. We
on their wonderful success.
» Our Water Works.
As the summer approaches it is more
and more evident that steps should at
once be taken to increase our storage
reservoirs. Our supply last year gave
out, as is well known, and we were
obliged to call on South Norwalk for
help, but as that city has no more wa-
ter than they need themselves, we can-
not expect they will favor us at any
time. Nothing has been done as yet
towards giving us an increased supply
for the coming summer, which is ex-
pected to be an unusually dry one, and
if steps are not soon taken to build one
or more storage reservoirs we will find
ourselves again without water at a time
when it is most needed. It is said that
the Water Commissioners will, at the
nextmeetingof the Court of Burgesses,
call their attention to this condition of
our water'supply-and suggest a Borough
meeting to remedy the evil. If this be
“true, as we believe it is, we hope that
the Court will take the matter in hand
at once and see that Norwalk has a
plentiful supply of water this summer.
A Borough meeting called for this pur- ,
pose would no doubt be largely attend-
ed and the erection of a new storage
re servoir receive the approval of the
tax-payers.
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TERSE TALES OF THE TIMES.
”Mr. J. J. Schofield is in New Haven
today.
John Downing, of Rye, N. Y.,"was
in town, yesterday.
The state boa-rd of health is to meet
at the Capitol on Saturday. ‘
Driver Sumner Sweet is moving to-
day from Main street to High street.
The Y. M. C. A. song service Sunday
afternoon will be led by W. F. Bryant.
J ohu June is putting his newly pur-
chased property at Winnipauk in first-
class order. .
The railroad commissioners’ hearing
on grade crossings at _ Thompsonville
has been postponed until June 3.
Mr. Hannibal.A. Williams, of New
York, will give a ,Shakespearian recital
at the Y. M.’ C. A. Hall, to-night.
The police found the front door of
A. Stemmell’s store on Water street un-
locked last night, at a late hour.
After nearly eight years of imprison-
ment at hard labor in Sing Sing Ferdi-
nand Ward will be released to-morrow.
——Ladies’ beautiful Oxford. Shoes,
prligestthe lowest at Jarvis Kellogg’s.
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Joseph Moodv who has been visiting
his parents on ast avenue, returne
tolhis1home in Syracuse, N. Y., this
morning.
At the adjourned meeting of the Y.
M. 0.. A. next Monday evening, officers
and directors for the coming year will
be elected. .
Conductor Dyas of the Housatonic
road is off duty on account of ‘ rheuma-
. tram. ConductorComstock is running
hisvtrains. '
The public schools were closed to-
dayin order that the teachers might
attend the convention being held in
Bridgeport. .
. .A New York subscriber, in renewing
his subscription, states that this is the
38th year he, has subscribed for the
Wm: Gunman, ' '.
. a... funeral of Mrs. Jessie Hayler,
infect Wm. Huyler, who died at her
in Bowayton, on Wednesday,will
. swollen and blackened face which she
R P. Beatty is in town to-day.
Jupiter Pluvmsgave street sprinkler
Partrick a rest this morning.
—Engraving of every description at
J. Arthur Pinneo’s. 339-tf
George F. Quintard remains about
the same, and is if anything a trifle
better.
The worst blizzard for years, accom-
panied by snow and frost. is raging in
Manitoba.
It is not believed that he will be able
to get out this week. .
—Men‘s, ladies’. misses’ and chil-
dren’s shoes are new and prices the
lowest-at Jarvis Kellogg’s. 18-2t
Attorney Lockwood is moving from
No.9Elm street to one of the new
cottages on the same street; .
The business section of the town of
Chase, Mich., was burned last night.
Loss, $100,000; insurance light.
The pastor’s subject at the Congre-
gational Church, next Sunday evening
will be “The Power of a Noble Life.”
The Southern New England Tele-
phone 00. are running a wire from the
central oflice to Roton Peint, to-day.
The summary of the Weekly Record
for the current week shows for Nor-
walk 7 real estate sales and $13,310 in
real estate mortgages.
—-vThe Boston Store has an exhibition
of dress goods in the Main street win-
dow that is worthy of intelligent ad-
miration. 342-3t
The Rev. James W. Lancaster, aged
39,’ for six years pastor of the Catholic
parish of Watei‘town, died in that place
yesterday from pneumonia.
-Commodore Morgan. of Boston has
sold the Gloriana to Dr. W. Barton
Hopkins, of Philadelphia. The Glen-
ana will be raced this season.
Jake (at the masquerade)—How came
you to recognize me so easily?
Cora—I smelled the cloves—New
York Herald.
A team owned by a party named
James, ran away on Franklin avenue,
this morning, but did little or no. dam-
age to himself,the driver or the yehicle.
“Joe” Matheis, J r., encased in a rub-
ber coat and boots to match is planting
white stars, this afternoon. The white
:tars referred to are a species of pota-
oes.
—J. Arthur Pinneo is the sole agent
for Dempsey & Carroll’s fine society
stationery and their engraved card
crests, monagrams and address gigs.
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Max Becker, a driver for W. M. Ter-
ry & Co. the wholesale meat dealers,
has resigned to accept a more lucrative
position with a New York banking
house.
The House Committee On Public
Buildings and Grounds yesterday au-
thorized a favorable report on the bill
to erecta $75,000 public building in
Hartford.
—-—Opposite the old Congregational
Church, South Norwalk, . 1‘3. Whit-
ney, has a fine collection of Flowering
Plants, Cut flowers and Floral designs
to order. 343-2t
Connecticut pensions: —— Original—
Henry Bushnell. Thomas Davis, John
Gilhuly, M. McGrath, John C. Wissing.
Increase—D. Shepard. Original wid-
ows’. etc.—Clarissa Darling, Martha
0. Brockbank.
—Mr. Arthur Davenport. of Stam-
ford, graduate of the Merrill Business
College, has been placed in a first-class
position as stenographer and tppe-
writist, with the firm of H. M. An-
thony, 100 and 102 Readestreet, N. Y.
Charles AnderSon and Mrs. Susan
Mott visited the Congregational par-
sonage last evening, and were lawfully,
wed by Rev. T. K. Noble. Their col-
ored friends wished them lots of happi-
ness and numberless pickaninies.
The Carpenters’ Union will meet to-
morrow night. And it-is believed that
the edict will be promulgated for a'
strike. The basis of which will be that
nine hours constitute a day’s work,
and that the pay be same as for ten
ours. -
A Main street woman has a muchly
claims was done by her husband. He
says it was caused by her getting in-
toxicated nnd falling down a flight of
stairs. 'Ev1dently they do not live to-
gether as happily as they might do.
Mrs. Rachel Banks, relict of Bradley
'0. Banks, died at the home of her son
Edward Banks, in Superior City, Wis.,
yesterday, aged 77 years. She leaves one
son and two daughters, Edward Banks,
Mrs. Geo. H. Ra mend, 2d,. and Mrs._
Mary Lathrop. he remains will - be
brought here for interment, the funer-
al taking place to-morrow_afternoon.
James Crowther. died at his home in
Winnipauk- yesterday, aged 67 cars.
He leaves two sons and two dang ters.
He was a member of Our. Brothers
Lodge, I. O. O. F. Mr. Crowther was
born in Marlboro, N; Y. and came to
Norwalk about twenty-five ,.~ ,ears ago,
and up to within the past 0 years,
had been. employed at the '- Norwalk
Mills. ,The funerpl will be attended
tomorrow afternoon at 3 o’clock,.Rev.
F. E. Robbins oficiating. The'inte'r-
G. A. Franke is still on the sick list. ,
~——'.E'.ntertainment of Pilgrim Council
songs, swinging banjo, etc. Admission
15 cents. Country Sociable begins at:
10 p. m. ‘ a
It is claimed that the Consolidated
railroad has fenced in several feet of.
that belongs to the town. The matter
will be investigated.
Dr. Tim Healy had a narrow escape.
from being killed this morning in at~~
tempting to stop Builder Osborne’s
runaway horse on Main street. He es-
caped with a few scratches.
Justice Ingra‘ham yesterday imposed
the life sentence on Annie Walden, who
shot and killed her husband, James
Walden, and who was convicted at New
York of murder in the second degree.
0. B. Hadwen of Worcester and A.
W. Cheever of Dedham have resigned
from the Massachusetts Cattle Commis-
sion at the request of Governor Russell
because they know nothing about cattle.
The board of railroad commissioners
has appointed a hearing at New Lon-
don for Thursday, May 5th, at 1.30 p.
m. in the matter of securing additional
lalnd for the Consolidated road at that
p ace. '
A very small audience greeted Prof.
Dayton at the Opera House last even-
ing, but notwithstanding this fact the
Prof. presented some wonderful tricks.
His cabinet tricks especially were well
worth the price of admission.
-Miss Nellie Ruscoe, of New_ Ca-
naan, graduate of the Merrill Busmess
College, Stamford, has been accepted
to fill a fine position as stenographer
and typewritist, with the Methodist
Book Concern, New York City.
Half a bushel of round clams and a
yellow cat had a scrimmage on Water
the latter to flight in the first round,
but spread themselves all over the wall
in doing it. .
George C. Lockwood, of Norwalk,
and Miss Raselle Burroughs, of San
Francisco, Cal., were married at the
home of thebride’s sister at Cambridge,
Mass., last night. A number of their
Norwalk friends were present to ‘wit-
ness the happy ceremony.
Thomas C. Platt, Frank Hiscc‘ck,
' Chauncey M.- Depew and Warner Mil-
ler were yesterday elected delegates to ‘
the Republican National Convention.
They were not instructed, but the plat-
form indorses President Harrison’s ad-
ministration and the McKinley Tariff
- bill.
A three-year-old child, of Hugh
Smith, of Orchard street, while en-
ing, lost its balance and fell out of a
two-story window, striking on the coal
shute below. Remarkably enough the
child escaped injury. ' >
O. L. Bassett, the. lightning rod
agent, was in town yesterday, with one
of his thumbs in a bandage. ‘He says
he cut it with a piece of a rod. Show-
ing the wounded member to a Norwalk
physician, he was told that unless he
took the best of care of it blood poison-
ing would result, in fact that there
were already symptoms of the same.
Two games in the Norvvalk Club bil-
liard tournament were played last
night, A. H. Baldwin (175) beating B.
C. Yeaton (200). The other game was
between F. E. Wilcox (150) and W. F.
Acton (125,); the latter winning. To-
night’s games will be between A. G.
Bette (200) and H. Van Ness (150), W.
(F. DeKlyn (75) and John H. Hoyt
‘12:).
The shot in the jar, that has for some
weeks been displayed in Hale’s drug
stOre window, and for which the per-
son guessing the nearest to the num-
ber of the same was to be awarded the
rope table made by Thomas McQuillan,
were counted last night and the num-
ber found to be 4,539. Charles Paul’s
guess of 4,187, being the nearest to that
number, he was awarded the table.
Had there been a booby prize, the
guess of 867, made by one person,wo
have~won it. . . .
Yesterday afternoon, as Mrs. Hub-
bard Barnes accompanied by a. young
female Was driving a horse and wagon,
and'when near the railroad depot the
hind wheel of the wagon became locked
in the horse-railway track and was com-
pletely wrecked. The females retained
their seats the home not offering to
run. ‘ In the hind end of the wagon was
Oliver Burton and a Saratoga trunk
neither of which were harmed. The
turnout was owned by Liveryman Greg-
ory, to whose stables it was taken.
Mrs. Barnes secured other conveyance
ome. .
Be Careful!
. No matter what disease you may
have. Be sure that the medicine you
take is reliable. Such a medicine you
Will always find Sulphur Bitters. They
are not a cheap rum drink, but are
made of thé choicest roots and herbs
to be. found in the vegetable kingdom.
—Daily Argus. ‘
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'rnn DEA'rn nuconn.
The Hon. Jomv B. Burrow, ,for forty
years proprietor of The Volunteer, at Car-
flsle, Pa. , T '
JOHN C. LEONARD, president of the Ne
London (Conny Saving bank. ‘ ,
Linux W. O a retired lawyer and.
former book pu, ' er in New York and
Hartford,atWinstod,Conn. . * -_ .
BmmLTuummdthe wealthiest
manufacturers in eastern Connecticut, at
ment will be'inllnion ometery. , .
‘4 . . -.' ’3 ‘ i»-
he .or‘ , '
Ina-"7’ M I“
to-night’. Farces, jig dancing, comic: '
land on Fitch street, East Norwalk, .
gave avsudden start caused by fright
street, this morning. The former put
gaged in watching a man put some coal .
from a wagon into the cellar,thismorn-'
A Lively Runaway.
Water street was treated to a lively
runaway this morning. One of Finch’s
double teamswith a load of 50 bunches
I lof‘shingles'Mith Joseph Fisher driving,
' had“ come from the railroad freight
yards, and when near Leonard’s office
from a load of furniture which was dri-
Ven up behind it. The sudden start
caused one of the bundles of shingles
to fall on the horses’ heels, at the same
time throwing the driver off. who luck-
ily escaped injury. The team kept on
up Water street until in front of Hill’s
office where stood builder Thomas Os-
borne’s horse and wagon with a load of
boards. Osborne’s wagon was struck
by the runaway team and in turn his
horse became frightened and. ran, and
it was a dead heat between the two
when they reached Wall street. Here
Finch’s team turned to the left and
down Wall street to the Housatonic
railroad depot, where John H. Hoyt
ran into the street and grasped one of
the check reins and stoppedthem. The
Osborne team turned to the right at a
mad pace, and as he turned up Main
street wrecked the hind wheel of the
wagon, throwing. the wagon-body and
its load in close proximity to . the
Boston Store window. at the same time
falling on his knees. He regained his
feet though and with the shafts and
three wheels kept on up Main street to
School street, turning which he ran to
Chestnut street and nearly to the end
of the same where he was stopped by a .
young man named Jones. Several
teams and pedestrians had narrow ‘es-
capes from being run over. among
others a lad who was gomg across.
School street at the time and who was
thrown to the ground. Shingles were
scattered nearly the whole len th of-
'Water street, one bundle being urled
.‘up on the walk in front of the GAZETTE
building. Finch’s turnout was in no
wise damaged, and the damage to , Os-
borne’s wagon was a wrecked wheel in
which not a spoke was left, and the
seat was broken. It was altogether the
liveliest runaway we have been treated
to for many days.
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A New Railroad.
The incorporators of the Norwich
and Providence railroad met at Provi-
deuce, R. I.. for organization yester—
day. The ofiicers chosen are: rank-
lin Mead, of Boston, who is also presi-
dent of the New York and Boston Rap-
id Transit Co.; Vice President, Oscar
W. Rodgers, of Chicago; Secretary
, and Treasurer, Samuel T. Douglass, of
Providence.
The capital stock is to be not more
than $4,000,000 and all has been sub-
scribed for. The company paid into
the State treasury to-day a license fee
of $4, 000. They have until March,
1893, to file a plot of the lands it is pro-
posed to traverse and until 1896 to com-
'plete the road.
. Tried to get in the Earle House. I
John Keoghxand William Smith were
arrested in South Norwalk last ”even-
ing, by officer Conley,charged with at-
tempting to break into the residence of
W. H. Earle, on East avenue. This
morning they were brought before
Judge Townsend, and John Murphy,
who has charge of the house during
Mr. Earle’s absence, testified that
Keogh and Smith were both drunk and
probably wanted to get into the house
to get something to eat. The prison-
ers pleadguilty and Keogh was fined
31 and costs, amounting to $8.36, which
he paid, and was discharged. Smith,
however, was not so fortunate, as the
Judge gave him twenty days in jail. '
Sinking of a Steamer.
The side-wheel steamer Florida of
Baltimore, towed by a tug, sank in 30
feet of water two miles 011' Atlantic City
shore yesterday. The vessel was being
taken to New York tobe used as an ex-
cursion steamer. It is supposed the
crew were taken off by the tug. The
sunken vessel probably went to pieces
last night. ’ -
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designation of Col. Lee Accepted.
Special orders No. 66 were issued
yesterday from the office of the adju-
tant general announcing the acceptance
of the resignation of Lieut.-Col. Frank
T. Lee of the ‘Second'regiment, New
Haven, and his honorable discharge-
from the military service of the State.
Col. John B. Doherty has been ordered
to warn a meeting of the field and line
officers to nominate his successor.
The Norwalk Minstrels.
This company of Cork artists, who
save such a fine entertainment in the
Opera House last January, are to ap-
pear in Westport to-morrow, cvenin
and we hope our Westport friends wi ’
' turn out and give them a crowded
house for they give a first class enter-
tainment in every respect.
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Viola'Gets a Separation.
Viola Knight Pierce, a, Highland
F9115 belle, who married George
Pierce, a brakeman on the West Shore
Railroad,'in 1888, and soon afterward
left him and came to Norwalk to live,
has been granted a bill of separation
by Judge Bernard of New York.
Coal .Goes Up. -
At a meeting of the sales agents of
the coal compamel held in New York
yesterday, 'it was decided to advance
the price of stove cfiial twenty-five cents
per ton and the‘ or mass ten to fit.
teen cents. The product'ol the month
’of Mayyas fixed at 5,750,000 tons.
«See adv; he ’3 Safety bicycle for sale
j in another co umn .‘ ., .
«I.
“ties. . .
_ WESTON. ‘
. W. B. Merehouse visited relatives in
Naugatuck and Waterbury last week.
The Democratic caucus, for the elec-
tion of delegates to the State Conven-
tion, will be held in the town hall on
Monday evening May 2nd. at 7.30
o’clock. . - _
W. L. Keeler of North Wilton, was
{he guest of R. K. Fitch on Saturday
ast. .
Charles Hotchkiss and wife of South
Britain, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Co-
lumbus Bulkley. ‘
Luman Mead spent last week with
his brother in Westport.
Mr. Henry Hamilton has returned to
Weston, after spending six months in
New Haven.
While at church last Sunday Hiram
McConkey’s horse, thinking no doubt,
that it was a day of rest, lay down to
take a nap, breaking the shafts and
otherwise injuring the spindle wagon,
to which it was attached.
Mrs. Walter Rowland entertains her
sister, Miss Hill, and her nephew,
Master David Ricks of Bedding.
Theodore Hamilton is doing mason
work in. Westport. -,
David Hurlbutt has leased his farm
to the Sterling Bros, of Wilton.
Charles Scofield severely injured his
foot with an axe while chopping one
day last week.
.Miss Annie 'Lockwood has spent a
few days with her sister, Mrs. W. P
Lockwood.
BURKE!) TO CINDERS.
A Torribly‘l-‘atal Contlagration in a New
York Flat House.
NEW YORK, April 20.——An explosion, fol-
lowed by a fire, occurred in the five story
flat house at 109 and 111 W'est Thirty—third
street, known as the Cayuga. Dr. Briggs
was in his apartments scouringaRussian
leather lounge with naptha. As the doctor
went on with his cleaning suddenly there
Was an explosion.
It did not ,niake much noise and conse-
quently did not alarm the tenants in the
upper portion of the flat. The lounge, made
highly illl'lzvuulnuble by the naptha, went up
in a blaze. Soon the Whole room was bum-
iug. Through the open door the flames
then rushed. The stairway caught, and it
was not long before the whole building was
filled with smoke. .
In an instant the tenants ran from their
rooms panic stricken. Escape being cut
off by the stairway there was awild scurry
for the fire escapes. The firemen were on
hand quickly, and in a few minutes a
stream of badly frightened people were
pouring down ladders. A’ glance at the
burning building assured the firemen that
it was impossible for all the inmates to
have escaped. The work of rescue was at
once begun. Dr. Briggs was found first in
his room lying helpless on the floor. His
hair was burned off and his face and. body
wereterribly disfigured. ‘
Next a Mrs. King was found on the third
floor. Her hands and face were cut with
glass, and- her face was painfully burned.
In another room on the third floor an old,
feeble woman seventy-three years of age
was discovered. She was entirely nude,
her clothing having been“ burned off. Her
body was horribly burned, and she was re—
moved in a dying condition.
On the second floor’andher victim was
found. He was Richard Neville, an old
man, whose infirm condition prevented him
from saving himself. His in 'uries, however,
are not very severe. In t meantime the
building was burning fiercely, and the dense
smoke prevented the fireYnen from further
search. After the flames were got under
control the firemen again went through the
building.
When they reached the third floor they
stumbled over the body of a. Woman. Not
an inch of clothing was on the body, which
was frightfully disfigured with burns.
Later the body was identified as that of
Elizabeth Jones, a nurse. On the fourth
floor was found the body of a. woman,
apparently about thirty-five years old.
When the body was carried into the street
it was almost impossible to tell Whether it
was a human being, so terribly was it
burned. Some of the tenants, however,
said it was the body of Mrs. Alexander, an
invalid, and that the other woman who was
found dead was her nurse.
The building 111 was completely burned
and 109 badly damaged by fire and water.
The loss Will be about $20,000 to. the build-
ings, while the damage to the effects of
the inmates will also be heavy. ’ I
Nebraska. for Harrison.
KEARNEY, N eb., April 29.—The Nebraska
Republican delegates were instructed at the
state convention to vote for the renomina—
tion of President Harrison. The, conven-
tion was harmonious and without incident.
A Town Almost Destroyed.
HUDSON, 0., April 29.—The entire busi-
ness part of this town was burned, with a
loss of about $125,000.,
BBIDGEPOBT. Conn.. April 29. 1892.
The weather to-dau -‘ Cloud-y.
,A glance in the window
gives an idea of what I am
doing in women’s Oxford ties.
There ,are some beautiful
styles among the finest goods;
$3, 3.50 and 4.50. Most of
them are of patent leather,
combined with suede kid or
cloth. The effect is very pleas:
mg. . '
newstyles, $2 to 3.50.
Bright dongola Oxford ties,
$1 to 1.50. There .is a very
pretty style at $1.25. .
Of course there are the
right styles in Russia leather
and white - and ' gray Oxford
<\
'm‘m‘smemJQHN (idHOWLAND-i
A . - . ',~¢-
Fine. kid Oxford. ties,‘ the?
'E 'W
.M. C
r1112 WEATHER.
The weather to-day promises to be ‘
generally from cloudy to partly cloudy
'with falling temperature preceded by '
rain followed by clearing. To-morrow
it promises to be colder and generally.
fair.
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SOUTH NORWALK.
The GAZETTE is on sale at the news office
at Fred Coleman, J .HJv‘lynn, W.L.Ather-
ton, and H. E. Bodwcll. Advertisements
and Orders for all kinds 0] J10]; PRINT-
1N6 received at our branch office on Rail.
road Square.
Fred. W. Schaub is in New York City
today.
Mr. W. G. Ashton is in Hartford on .
business. -
The pupils of the High School are to
hold an entertainment this evening.
Mrs. Paul Hercher, of Bridgeport,
and Mrs. Weiler,‘ are visiting at Mr.
[Gus Pitzer’s. ' '
Mr. Clarence Brush returned to work
this morning for the first time since
his recent illness.
Builder George Fuller has the cons fl;-
tract for a $2,000 house for Jeweler lrll. ;-_
B. Hoyt on South 3d street.
“Bobby” Bones, janitor atthe city
lock-up, was assaulted by one of the
crowd confined there, last evening.
Wright & Flynn will commence the
work of clearing up the debris caused
by Wednesday night’s fire, to-morrow.
The newspaper train was over half
an hour late this morning, by reason of ‘
-the locomotive breaking down at Port ’
Chester.
, Mr. Fred Shears, with his 225 pounds
avoirdupois, manager of the Opera
House, Danbury, was in town yester-
day afternoon.
Mr. John H. Searles, driver for Hi-
ram Bell, has been granted a pension
of eight dollars per month, dating from
July 17th, 1891.
The employees of William B. Hub:
bell’s new hat factory, on Woodward
avenue, are to hold a sociable in the
shop this evening.
Workmen are repairing the road
leading to Wilson Point, Bell Island
and Roton Point. This highway is now
greatly improved. Let the good work
continue. -
There is to be a Democratic caucus
at the council chamber, on Haviland
street, this evening, for the purpose of
electing delegates to the State and Dis-
trict conventions.
James Steeb and William Bay were
arrested last evening for drunkenness
and breach of the peace. Justice Town-
send gave them each 30 days in the
county jail this morning.
The Shoemakers’ Union of Norwalk,
have rented the Knights of Pythias
hall in the Swartz & Corbett building.
Washington street, and will hereafter
hold their meetings in that place.
Mr. Albert Eldridge, who has been
away on a 3,000 mile trip through the
West, in the interests of the Norwalk
Iron Works, has returned, bringing
with him some fine specimens of the
different ores to be found in that sec- -
tion of the country. .
The sleeping residents of South Main
and Haviland streets were suddenly
awakened last night by the appearance
of officer. Gladstone wheeling one of
Coley’s wheelbarrows, which had [been
locked out when his store was closed,
and whistling ‘ ‘Comrades, ” in remem-
brance of his Blaine-Cleveland wager.
Sneak thieves were at it again last
night. This time they operated in
Hunt & Zelufl"s market, on Washington
street. When the market was opened
this morning, it was found they had en-
tered by means of a rear window, and
broken open the money drawer, which
they relieved of its contents, about $2
or $3. . -
Lincoln Council, No: 4. O. U. A. M.-,
held a reception at their hall on Wash-
ington street, last evening, which was
attended by an audience of about 100
people. There were recitations by MISS
Godfrey and others, fancy dancing by
“Little Dot,” and Mr. Geo. Ingersoll,
who also rendered several enjoyable
banjo selections, and gave a fine ex-
hibition of club swinging. There was a
concert by the Symphony Orchestra,
which also furnished . music for the
dancing that followed the entertain-
ment. . " ' ,
Mr. .C. O: Swanson, Gen’l U. S.
Agent for the Canada Settlement 00.,
limited, was in town last evening. He
held a meeting on Washington street,
which was attended by quite 'a number "
of people who are interested in taking
up land in Manitoba and 'the north-
west. Mr. Swanson informs us that
they manifested much interest in the
project, and the chances are that be-
fore long, some of our good citizens
will leave us, to take up free homes in ‘
the great northwest. The company
give immigrants about 160 acres of land
and secure them reduced transporta-
tion rates from Montreal to Manitoba.
Mr. Swanson leaves this morning 'for
Bridgeport, andtheuce to Boston, ‘
where he will continue his work. ‘
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An Unusual List of Names.
The Cosmopolitan .begins its thir--
’teenth volume, May issue, under the
joint editorship of. Mr. W. D. Howells
and-Mr. Walker with a. table .of con-
tents which will attract attention. . ,
James Russell Lowell, Frank B.
Stockton, Theodore. Roosevelt,Edmund'
Clarence 'Stedman. Henry James, Pro-V
ressor ,H.- -. Boyeson, Hamlin Gar:~ .
land John Hay, Sarah Orne , Jewett, ,,
Pro Langley of the Smithsonian; .
Thomas Wentworth Higginson and W.
D. Howells self are among the com _
'tributors. ' The illustrations inthis is;
sue are-by such well-known artistsas “
Kemble Frederic Benin“ on)":
wag... ome. W'
mhart, D“ W '1'
F: S. Church,
base 0. S. __ 7 , .. ,
George ,Whar-ton- Edwards,_.Wil'wn”
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