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Obituary.
A telegram from Washington this .
morning brings us the sad intelligence
of the death in that city of Mrs. Sarah
Waterbury Byington, the aged mother
of the Editor of the GAZETTE.
Needed Legislation.
The legislature that convenes on the
4th of next January will be a busy if
not a wise and useful one. Nearly four
years have passed since the adjourn-
ment of the legislature of 1889. The
dead-lock of 1891-2 prevented all legis-
lation during those two years, hence the ‘
incoming legislature will be met with
an enormous bulk of business which
will require much tact, patience and
wisdom to properly dispose of. Much
of the time of our legislators is consum-
ed in considering special legislation,
always questionable and sometimes im-
proper. There is no reason why the
legislature should consume its time in
considering a bill to annex the real es-
tate of A. B. to the sixth school dist-
rict of the town of X. Some provision
for cases of this sort should be made in'
the shape of a general law. Nor is there
any good reason why any business en-
enterprise seeking corporate form
should ask for a special charter when
there is a general law already. If the
general law is defective or not compre-
hensive enough in its character then
amend the general rule and not set up
an exception. Formerly the legislature
granted divorces, authorized adminis-
tration and the sale of lands, etc, but
experience has shown that all these
things can be attended to by the courts
with the aid of general laws at all times
whether the legislature is in session or
not, and now that legislative sessions
are biennial, there is greater need of
laws of- a general scope. Connecticut
should transplant almost bodily to her
statutes the laws of New York relating
to the incorporation of “ Villages ” so
that many of our} rural communities
could incorporate themselves cheaply
and efficiently whenever they choose
without awaiting for a favoring nod
fr om a legislature. The future of street
railways, in view of the success of elec-
tricity as a motive power, requires a
general street railway law which will
do away with the granting of franchises
which are held for speculative purposes
regardless of the wants of the public.
This is a topic well worthy of legisla-
tive consideration. The next legisla-
ture should not pass by the highway
question, a question which should be
more fully considered by the members
dealt with by them. The inheritance
tax should be readjusted, the rate
sho uld be made smaller and paid by the
estate of every decedent... Against the
fairness of an inheritance tax no voice
should be raised. Our justice of the
peace system, convenient as it is, does
not give the satisfaction that it should,
and the value of our grand juror” sys-
tem is not at all times perceptible.
Here is reom for reform. Many of our
common schools, more particularly in
the country towns, are not w0rth half
their cost,§and legislation and substan-
tial aid, :even, are needed. In some of
the Massachusetts towns they can run
omnibuses to a graded school cheaper
pupils under the old system. In view
of the charges of corruption that are
made against the electors of our coun-
try t owns something should be done to
tone up the intellects of the rising gen-
eration. Progressive legislation aimed
at the deadly grade crossing should be
enacted. Towns should be empowered
to exempt from taxation for a term of
years such newly established manufac-
turing enterprises as they may see fit.
Rarely in the history of our Common-
wealth has business of such importance
stood waiting at the doors of a General
Assembly. Let us hope that they
will act wisely and that their laws will
be well considered and few in number,
that the crank and one-idea. man will
book with his attempts at legislation.
The legislature has a big task before it ;
will it be big enough to handle it?
“ God save the Commonwealth.”
to.
.Gen. Couch finally succeeded in get-
ting the turnips for the Y. M. C. A.
dinner cooked. 'Landlady McPherson
kindly helped him .out of his trouble
by havmg them .borled in her kitchen,
even though it was 11 o’clock before
the General made the request. It
looked at one time as though the tur-
nips would have to be served raw. As
xthe General is said not to have tasted
(if a raw turnip since his army experi-
ence, the situation would have been
terrible.
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Mr.‘ Charles Mott has an adv. in
another column announcing that he is
prepared to. clean privy, cess-pools, etc.
on an improved plan, using proper dis-
infectants. Orders left atJarvis Kel-
logg’s store No. 31 Main street will re-
ceive prompt attention. He has done
considerable work in this line in tawn
and given the best of saisfaction.
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. NORWALK, CONN., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, lb92.
TERSE TALES OF THE. TIMES.
Elenora McGuckin at Music Hall to-
night.
St. Paul’s Sunday school will elect
officers, to-night.
Officers of the Central Labor Union
were elected last night.
William Chase and Miss Frances E.
Moakley are soon to be married.
Palmer’s big ship yard at Noank is
quiet for the first time in many months.
——Sweet Cider at Betts & Farting-
ton’s. 47tf
“The rose is. red and the violets’
glue.” And seis amau whose rent is
net
—-White Brandy for mince pies, at
Bette & Farrington’s. 472 tf
Mlle. Corina will be at the Parlor
Theatre on the 28th. She is a mind
reader.
—The. annual ball of Co. F, Lock-
wood Rifles, takes place'at the Armory
Thanksgiving Eve.
_-The matinee ball of the Crescent So-
cial Club will take place on Thanks4
giving night. -
——Don’t for at the Columbian ball at
the Armory ’I‘ anksgiving Eve. Co. F
propose making the ball a grand success.
. The .County Commissioners will be
in sesswn at the Borough court room,
to-morrow.
—Port and Sherry Wine, 50c'per bot-
tle, at Betts & Farrington’s. 472 tf
Those attractive signs on the horse
cars announcing the Y. M. C. A. turkey
dinner were painted by Artist Mitchell.
-—Fine'old Maryland Club Whiskey,
at Betts d: Farrington’s. 472 tf
Several Norwalk ladies and gentle-
men visited Stamford last night to wit.
ness the Democratic parade in that
place.
———The Home Delight is the quietest
and lightest running shuttle sewing
machine everpruduccd. 4t-483
The list of Presidents of the United
States for the first time runs this way——
Grover Cleveland, Benjamin Harrison,
Grover Cleveland.
—On Saturday Mitchell will sell
-Men’s 50 cent Underwear for 37% cents.
474-2t
The boys would have lots of fun
now-a-days if the old custom was in
vogue—that of kissing the girl who
wore a man’s hat.
—New Prunes Figs, Dates, Raisins,
Apricots and evap. Peaches, at Betts &
472 tf
Clarence Heddon McChesney and
Miss Grace M. Force were married at
the parsonage by Rev. Thomas K. No-
ble last Wednesday evening.
Farrington’s.
—Specia1 sale of framed pictures on
Saturday and Monday at the Boston
Store, Norwalk.
It is reported that Rev. Dr. Martin,
pastor of the German Catholic church
in Waterbury, will soon commence the
publication of a new Catholic weekly.
The Emergency Circle of King,s
Daughters will holda Cake Sale to-
morrow (Saturday) p. m. from 3to 5
o’clock in the Congregational Parson-
age.
—The Norwalk Boston Store is head-
quarters for the Home Delight Sewing
Machine. This machine is guaranteed
for. five years and will last a lifetime.
Price only $19\.50. ’ 4t-4S3
‘ Miss Howard, of Hartford, gave an
address at the Baptist church, on Home
and Foreign Missionary work, last
evening. Miss Howard is a very inter-
esting speaker.
—-Exhibition of work done on the
Detroit Singer and Home Delight sew-
ing machines will be given by a pro-
fessional operator next week, beginning
M‘oéicslay afternoon, at the Boston Store.
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The Connecticut Press association,
composed of workers on the daily and
weekly newspapers of the state, will
hold its semi-annual banquet in New
Haven next month.
Captain James J. Hurley, of the Hi-
bernian Rifles, has been elected second
lieutenant of Co. E, C. N. G C..ptain
Hurley is a competent military man
and his election is highly pleasing to
his many friends.
The Brotherhood of St. Andrew had
an enjoyable time at the Parish rooms
last night. There was vocal and instru-
mental music, recitatigns and a colla-
tion. The Brotherhood is increasing
in membership and interest.
J ollification parades were held by
the Democrats, last night, in Danbury,
Stamford, NewCauaan and Westport,
and Norwalk people helped crowd the
sidewalks at all the places mentioned.
There was great enthusiasm and much
norse.
The following story on one of our
local clergymen has just leaked out:
On a recent occasion‘ after marrying a
couple, an envelope was'handed to
him, which he. smposed, of course,
contained the m riage fee. on open-
ing_1t he found a slip of paper on
which was written: “We desire your
prayers.”
—Do you pay twice as much for yourl
groceries and housefurnishings as your
neighbor ? Why then pay $55 for a
sewing machine when you can get the
best and most durable sewing machine
made for $19.50 at the Boston store,
N orwalk. 4t-483
Pensmns for Connecticut: C. F.
Packard, William. Furguson, C. L.
Bartow, W. H. Brightman. Francis
. Smith. C. H. Wright, Joseph W. Pack-
ard, Phoebe L. Nichols. Candace E.
Adams, minors of John Malloy; Catha
rine Packard, Sarah F. Pratt. .
“How many hours a da do you
work?” asked a man on ain street
yesterday of one of the Sons of Rest
intently watching The: paving of the
street,-——“Houahsl” the S. of R. echoed,
in dismay, “Gweat heavens, man, do
. you think I dwive a stweet car?”
—-The Home Delight Sewing Machine
is the only machine that has attach-
ments for making knife and side pleat-
ing. A child can operate it. You can
get this machine in oak or sycamore
for 319.50 at the Boston Store, Nor.
walk. 4t-483
The Conncticut Temperance union
(nonpartisan) is arranging for four an—
ti-saloon conventions, to be held early
in December. The first will be held at
Waterbury Dec. 5th and 6th and the-
others will be held at Birmingham,
New London and Rockville.
A fancy gypsy wagon attracted con-
siderable attention as it passed through
town yesterday. A young lady “hand-
some as a queen” reclined in a blue
plush rocker, while a dashing dark-
eyed gypsy maiden handled the rib-
bons over a highly mottled steed. the
head of which was pointed in a south-
erly direction.
——“The first thought in the morning
with most people is, what to have for
breakfast and how to get it quickly.
In five minutes, with a little milk,
water and fire, a plate of most whole-
some cakes can be made from Heck-
ers’ Self-Raising Buckwheat Flour.
Soldt everywhere. Ask your grocer
or i ., ”
_—-In order to introduce the Detroit
Singer Sewing Machine we will allow a
discount of 10 per cent. on Saturday
and Monday to any person buying this
machine who Will bring this advertise-
ment to our store. Our regular price for
this machine is only $10.98.
ton Store, Norwalk-.-
“ The Colrrfidfmn"Gmds of this city
wound up therrrmmpaignlast night by
gomg to_New Canaan where they had
been invited to participate in a grand
jollification parade and supper in hon-
or of _the Democratic victory. They
went in Solman’s Wellington and ar-1
rived in New. Canaan shortly after 8
o’clock, and immediately took their
place in line, fairly “ making Rome
howl ” with their mortar which seemed
to understand that last night was to be
the Wind-up, and therefore “spoke” the
louder.
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A RUSSIA}? nemesis?
Disorderly Conduct On His Part Leads to
Durance \‘ilc.
SAN FRANCISCO, 08.1., Nov. 13.~Vl::di—
mir Nicholas Rumin, who claims to be a
Russian nobleman and chief of the Rus-
sian prisons of Siberia, is in custody at
the city prison, charged with intemper-
ance and disorderly conduct. According
to his story, as told by friends who visited
him at the prison, Rumin, who arrived 'n
this city about two weeks ago, had his at-
tention attracted to the prisoners at the
city hall yesterday, and e proceeded to
examine the prison. The turnkey ob-
jected and ordered him away. Rumin,
not understanding English, did not com-
ply with the turnkey’s request, and he
was accordingly hustled nto the jail after
a desperate resistance, and was strapped
to a cot in the prison hospital. Rumin
declares he will report the affair to his
government.
Still Another Ocean Racer.
NEW YORK, Nov. 18.-—'l‘he Hamburg-
American line is having built another big
twin-screw steamship to compete with
the Campania of the Cunard line. The
new steamshi will measure about six
hundred feet orig and will register be-
tween 12000and 14 000 tons. The ship
will not be launched for nearly a. year.
Three Men Fatally Injured.
Amoon Pa., LNOV. 18. — A freight
wreck occurred at Allegrippus, about nine
miles west of this city, last ni ht. Three
men were fatally injured. heir names
are: S. G. Johnson engineer; 8. Busck,
fireman. and John Thompson, brakeman.
' WESTON.
The Ladies’ Aid society gave a socia-
ble at the residence of Mrs. Hawley
Williams, on Thursday evening.
Mrs. Joseph Hill of Oregon, is visit-
ing Mrs. M. B. Hill.
Miss Neila Nichols has visited her
brother in Aspetuck.
The ladies of Emmanuel church will
shortly give a supper, with tableaux
etc., in the church parlors.
Mrs. Wm. Smith has lately visited
relatives in Norwalk.
.Mrs. Philander Fairchild still con-
tinues very ill. .
Miss Nettie Hull .gave a party on
Thursday evening to a number of her
young friends. Perry & Osborn fur-
nished music for dancing.
Miss Alice Fitch has spent a few days
With Miss Carrie Morehouse.
Mr. Eben Cole fell and injured him-
self quite badly one day this week.
Miss Louise Jarvis has been home for
a few days. '
. Miss Mary Hill, of Bedding, is visi-
ing relatives in' town. '
lily. Lafayette .Beers is spending a
monthin Massachusetts. , . - ._
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The Bos-i
. now?” exclaimed Mrs. McG.
HIS NECl__I)_l§LOClllED.
A Sad Accident Befalls A Young
Man of Cranberry Plains.
Fell Out of a Wagon in Westport.
An accident occurred at Westport,
yesterday afternoon. which Wlll prob-
ably result in the death of George Bou-
ton, a hatter, living in Cranberry
Plains.
Yesterday morning Boutou went to
Gregory’s livery stable where he hired
a horse and a spindle wagon. Accom-
panied by Daniel Hanlon and Simon
Cahill, he started out for the ostensi-
ble purpose of going hunting. The
party drove to Saugatuck, and from
there to Westport', as Cahiiland Han-
lon say, this morning. for the purpose
of finding Neil Driscoll who had a dog
which they wished to use in the hunt.
Not finding Driscoll at home they
started back for the village. This was
about3 o’clock in the afternoon. As
they were turning a corner near the
Methodist church, one of the wheels
' of the wagon struck a stone and the oc-
cupants were thrown out into the
street. The horse started on a run but
Hanlon managed to retain his hold on
the lines but was dragged several hun-
dred feet before the horse was stopped.
Hanlon sustained severe bruises about
the head and body and Cahill’s face
was somewhat bruised. Going back
street he was found to be unconscious.
Cahill says Hanlon immediately
jumped into the wagon and started af-
ter a physician. and succeeded in get-
ting Dr. Powers.
Immediately after his arrival Bouton
was picked up and carried into Mr.
Bank’s house near by, where the na-
ture of his injuries were found to be
serious.
In the meantime I-lanlon and Cahill
drove to Cranberry l'lains to, as they
say, advise Bouton’s friends of the ac-
cident, but for some reason or other
did not do so. They then came home
and the turnout was taken back to the
stables where it was found that a por-
tion of the bottom of the wagon had
been broken out, and a blanket and
some other articles were missing.
Bouton’s father was about in the
evening looking for him but was un-
able to secure any information as to
his whereabouts. About'midnight the
poor unfortunate fellow was brought
”home. His skull is fractured and his
"fi'éck'd-islocated and it is believed that
the cannot live.
It is said that all three of the party
Were somewhat under- the influence of
intoxicants at the time of the accident.
Why those most directly interested
and havinga knowledge of the acci-
dent are so loth to furnish fuller facts
in the case is to say the least very
strange.
That Bouton has been drinking quite
hard for some days is known. He has
though, the reputation of being ordi-
narily a steady and industrious young
man and well liked by his shopmates
and friends. He is a married man.
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Off for Springfield.
The Yale foot ball eleven left New
Haven on the 3 o’clock train this after-
noon for Springfield. prepared to do
or die. To-niorrow they will meet
Harvard at Hampden Park, before
thousands of how-ling partisans, and the
crimson fee must be downed at any
cost. A large delegation of Yale shout-
ers will leave Norwalk for Springfield
to morrow morning.
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Popular Lecture Course.
—The first lecture in the course to be
given in the South Norwalk Lecture
Room, 37 Chestnut street. \V‘lll be giv-
en on Monday evening, Nov. 21st at
7:30. Subject : “The Fundamental
Principals of Chemistry.” illustrated.
For conditions see the Hour of Nov.
12th or the Evening Sentinel of Nov.
15th. Ticketsmay be had at the Pub-
lic Library, 108 Washington street.
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To intoduce Game Birds.
The Hartford Courant says that an
effort will be made by Connecticut
hunters to try the experiment of intro-
ducing wild turkeys, sharp-tailed
grouse, prairie chickens, and other
game birds the coming Winter. The
Massachusetts association have learned
that many birds imported by them
raise broods, and apparently the birds
are doing well. The greatest trouble
comes from hunters shootmg them for
market. the birds not bein protected
by law; but it is expected t at this diffi-
culty will soon be overcome.
A Difference In the Morning.
Daniel McKay, the Danbury burglar,
who robbed St. Peter’s church in that
place of sacred vessels, was tried in the
superior court, criminal side, yester-
day. After testimony had been sub-
mitted the jury took the case and were
out but a short time deliberating when
they returned witn a verdict of guilty.
Judge Andrews sentenced McKay to
four years in states prison at hard labor.
John Green, McKay’s pal, uponhear-
ing the sentence in the latter’s case at
once decided to plead guilty and throw
himself upon the mercy of the court.
He was sentenced to 2:;- years in states
prison.
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No Mislc in it.
It is said that Mayor McGinnis. drove
to South Norwalk yesterday in_ his
jaunting car and purchased .a piano
stool which he conveyed to his home
in Cobble Hill. Carrying it into the
parlor Rhoddy was bualy engaged in
revolvinrr the seat when Mrs. McGinnis
appeared upon the scene. “Faix,
Rhoddy! An phat are yez afthor dom’
“Begob,
‘Mrs. McGinnis,” said Rhoddy, “itsme-
you, an’ Oi’ve been-winding the baste-
ly thing up for over an hour, an’ not a.
dhrop of music can 01’ get out of it at
all at ali.
to where Bouton was lying inthe
self as has bought a music-stool for-
ln God’s Hand.
We are permitted to publish the fol-
lowing extract froma letter of Miss
Mertenia A. Underhill, of Bedding
Centre, Conn, the little girl of 12 years,
who’had been a sufferer for twenty-
three months, with spinal trouble, but
was cured and restored to health
through the power of faith and prayer
—her own child-faith and prayer. The
letter from which the followiugis taken
was written to the members of the
Cross-bearing Circle, a neighboring
church organization :
“I have been laid up with Spinal trou-
ble over 23 months and was entirely
helpless all but my hands, but bless the
Lord he has healed me, of which I will
tell you about. I have always said that
if I ever got Well that no doctors would
make me well, and God only. Last
Friday night, August 12th, I read the
9th chapter of Matthew about the sick
man with the palsy, and God healed
him. I thought about it more than
ever. I thought that the Lord could
heal me as well as he did others. I
knew he would. I had the faith so be-
lieve he would. Well, I went to sleep
just fora little while. I then awoke,
and it seemed as if I could never get to
sleep again, so Iprayed and oh. how
happy Ifelt; so I prayed and prayed
again, believing that the Lord. would
heal me. Then I heard a v0ice say
‘Come.’ Oh, it sounded so pleasant. I
thought it was Jesus. Again I heard
the same voice say ‘Come.’ .Then I
seemed to feel something creeping over
me, it felt like strength. Oh, I felt so
happy. I said that the Lord would
heal me, I had the faith to believe he
would. I knew it. I felt it. Satur-
day morning, August 13th. I laid there
on my bed with my Bible in my hand.
The first I knew, I raised right up in
my bed, bless His holy name! I felt
so happy. ‘ I kept raising up and felt
stronger every time. Then I told _my
mother to take the pillows from un-
der ‘my feet, something that I never
could stand before ;then ISuid I wished
to get up. I put my feet off onto the
floor, but found I could not walk, so I
laid down upon my bed till my Mamma
fixed my wheel chair, then I tried to
walk again but could not, so I dropped
down on my knees and pulled myself
up into the chair, and, bless the Lord,
I have been up ever since. I was al-
most blind in one eye, and by spells I
could not hear good ; I was all twisted
over and my limbs were drawn up and
I was never out of pain, but the blessed
Jesus has taken them all away, and I
am free from all pain. This healing is
for all that are sick as well as it was for
me. All doctors had given me up. I
took my Bible for my medicine and
studied it and prayed over it every day.
I want everybody to know it.”
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Successful Benefit Association.
On the 16th of November, 1807,
twenty-five years ago to-duy, some
fifty or more members of the order of
Odd Fellows in New Haven, after sev-
eral preliminary meetings, organized
what is now so well known throughout
the State as the Odd Fellows’ Mutual
Aid Association of Connectibut. At
that time the so-calied eo-operative or
assessment associations were little
known, and the experiment of the Odd
Fellows was looked upon with mis-
givings and doubts, and the wiseacres
Were confident it could, in the very
nature of things, have but a short and
disastrous existence, certainly not
more than ten years. But to-day, af-
ter a quarter of a century of existence.
the pioneer association, the oldest se-
cret-society benefit organization in the
country, stands firm and unshaken
and in better condition than at any
time in its successful career. During
these twenty-five years, benefits have
been paid to the widows and other
heirs of its deceased members to the
amount of $1,028,700, and at a cost of
but $123,700 to the deceased (about
eight dollars for each dollar paid), and
note claim has been disputed or dis-
allowed.
In Norwalk there has been distribu-
ted $15,000 of this amount, and in the
majority of cases it has gone to those
who, but for its timely aid, would have
had to face actual want and suffering.
From the small beginning of fifty,
the membership has augmented until
now three thousand names are on the
roll, and additions are being made at
every meeting.
Sucha record certainly reflects the
highest honor upon the management,
and it must be a matter of great satis-
faction to all its members, knowmg,
as they do, the great good that has
been accomplished and the further
knowledge that by it their own loved
ones may be protected and kept from
sore distress.
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Ordered Out of Town. '
Richard E. Williams of Norwalk and
James Stewart of Lexington, Ky., were
arrested Tuesday on suspicion of hav~
ing committed a theft. They were
searched and their capital stock
amounted to one cent. ’ he charge
was not sustained, but as they were
strangers they were released on an
agreement to leave the town in twenty
minutes. They travelled toward New
London.——Norwich Bulletin.
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Discharged.
In the criminal Superior Court at
Bridgeport, yesterday, Walter L.
Munyard, charged with stealing a suit
of clothes from Bryant, Besse & Co.
had the case against him nolled.
Charles Beers charged with attemp-
ted burglary was discharged.
Carmi’s Wet Nurse Objects.
The silly prattle concerning the fit-
ness of the present pest office force for
horse car drivers and conductors has
created no end of unfavorable ,com-
ment. The article referred to was evi-
dently the weak attempt of_ someone to
be funny—Eddie Thomas in the Senti-
nel. - .
PRICE TWO CENTS.
TH E WEATH EB.
,To-va—The weather bureau predicts for
New England : - ' .
FAIR
Occasional showers. colder by Saturday
morning. southerly Winds. increasing.
Local Almanac-—
Sun Rises ‘Sun Setsl Moon Risesl 11mm ater
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SOUTH NORWALK.
The (L-IZILTTE is on Mlle ut the new» nfl'rr
u] r rwl I'Illvuunl olJLFIyun. u .L.AII|¢*r-
um, um. II. If. Burner". Jamar-rumors
um! «Intent for all kinds 0] do]: FINN]:-
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rmul aqua-we
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Wilson Point averages fifty trains
leaving there daily.
Where is thatbalmy air. and bright
sunshine of yesterday at ?
Prof. Newell will open a private
dancing class in Music Hall next Mon-
day afternoon. ' .
Harry Govern went to New York
yesterday and- saw the horse show as
well as the elephant.
Butler Chapter, No. 38., R. A.’ M..
will confer the Royal Arch degree this
evening. Refreshments after work.
Mrs. Elenora McGuckin. in all her
fun and splendor. surrounded by a big
company of funmakers, will amuSe our
playgoers at Music Hall to-night.
Messrs. Moran, Mulvihill, Northrop
and Dr. Baldwm, of the Wagner chess
club. of this city, will go to Danbury
to-night to play a return match with
the Danbury club. * .
The condition of Mr. Charles Water-
bury, whose serious illness was report-
ed yesterday. remains about the same.
His many friends. however. hope to
see him recover before a great while.
Alderman Judson returned from his
turkey_hunt yesterday. A careful ex-
amination of his clothing failed to re-
veal any shot holes, which leads us to
believe that his hunt was successful.
A Hungarian girl employed at the
City Hotel fell on a projecting curb in
Whistleville last evening and cut a
large gash in her knee. Dr. Bohannan
was called and put several stitches in
the wound.
We are in receipt of a copy of the
Town Crier, a bright hustling illustra-
ted weekly, published in Stamford. It
is brimful of good cuts, witty sayings,
and will no doubt rank among the
leaders in a few short months. '
The Westport Democrats had a big
celebration and parade last evening.
Heine’s band of this city furnished mu-
sic. 'I‘o-night the Southport Demo-
crats have as big a time, and to-morrow
night Ridgefield will do her part to-
ward celebrating the “landslide.”
As G. Washington Gladstone was
passing down South Main street yes-
terday he spied a Chinaman in the
laundry reading a Chinese book back-
wards, as is their custom. George
stopped and eyed him for a minute
then enquired: ”Say, Johnny. are you
left-handed or only cross-eyed?”
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St. Mary’s Fair.
The annual fair of St. Mary’s R. C.
church opened in the Opera House last
night. There was a large crowd pres-
ent. The fair opened with a concert by
Dwyer’s City of Norwalk band. Among
the articles on sale and those upon
which chances are being taken are a
handsome bedroom suite, lady’s gold
watch, $10. $20 and $50 bank notes,
gentleman’s gold watch, diamond ring,
sideboard, lounge, silver sets, castors,
ice pitchers, parlor stoves, easy rock-
ers, extension table, cutlery, pictures,
revolvers, and hundreds of other arti-
cles in the way of ladies’ fancy work
and bric-a—brac, all * good value.
There are lots of pretty canvassers,
among them being Miss N ora Finne-
gan who is canvassing for the side-
board, the Misses Julia Clavin, Annie
Bracken, Ella McLean, Mamie Smith,
Mamie Sheehan, Mamie Hines, Julia
Sheehan, Katie Kelleher and Carrie
Henry, who together with the others
are doing excellent work in securing ’
names on their books for valuable and
useful articles.
Little misses were present with trays
containing “ diamond ” rings and ear-
rings which they found a ready diSpo-
sal of at 15 cents each. ‘
Father Dugan is canvassing for the
elegant bedroom suite.
James Carrigan is getting chances on
a dangerous looking shotgun which he
assures everybody is not loaded.
The grab-bag is being patronized and '
is a source of much amusement to those
paying five cents for a grab.
Caterer Mead has charge ef the con- .
fectionery and refreshment booth.
There was a scene of great activity on
the part of all, and the Fair is bound to
prove a grand success. .
Mr. Thomas Cooney fills the import- .
ant office of ticket taker, and presents
in himself a mountain of flesh to bar
entrance of all who have not secured
tickets.
Ten door prizes are awarded every
evening. These prizes for last night
were happily announced by Rev. Fath-
er Slocum to be as follows : Silver cake '
basket. Miss Madden ; gold headed
cane,
Miss Delaney; accordeon, Rev. Father
Dugan ; opera glass, Mrs. P. H. Dwy-
er; large doll, Mr. McGinn ; «mpg
desk, Miss German ; silver Watch, Miss
Hickey; ice pitcher, John Brennan;
plush album, Miss Nolan. ' _ >
There was dancing from 10 to,-,11 ,
Music for dancing was furnished by,
Prof. Low’s orchestra, Harry Rich '
mond acting as prompter. - :_
It was a most successful opening of
the Fair, and it is believed. that‘there ,
willh be even a larger crowd present to- '
nig t. , ' ' i '»
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‘,‘Bridget,” said a lady living not far i 9";
from ion Park to her- newservant. ’
girl, ‘ we have breakfast generally"
about eight o’clock.”
said Bridget, “if I ain.t down to 1t,.;.
don’t wait.” ‘ . . .
Mr. Halloran; silver butter dish, ‘V ‘
o’clock at which time the Fair closed. . '
“Well mum,” "'-
Norwalk Chronicler