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Feunded in 1800.]
VOL. Kan—No. 8-.
all n Entertaining and instructive .Home..J _ pal, EgEspeciatlly Devoted. to Local News and Interests.
‘ INORWALK, CONN.‘.FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1893.
[$1.00 aYear.
PRICE Two CENTS.
The Bank Stock Tax.
Acommunication from Representa-
tive E. O. Keeler in to-day’s GAZETTE,
gives a frank and manly explanation
of the circumstances under which the
five abatements were made on local
Bank Stock. ”This however, will only
increase the feeling against the Board
of Relief for not making their action
general. If this intense feeling of in- ,
dignation shall result in having alias-
sessments- made in strict accordance
with both the letter and spirit of the
law, a great reform and general bene-
fit will result therefrom and the two
I > accused members of the Board of Re-
lief can well stand the scolding they
are getting, for the ultimate good their
action shall have accomplished.
_ Evils of “Endorsing.”
The Hartford Times, referring to
Gov. McKinley’s misfortune in losing
practically the whole of his moderate
fortune by his too generous and friend-
ly endorsements of the notes of a sup-
posed solid friend, has these timely re-
marks which fit in well with the experi-
ence of many a business man: “It is
about as much,” says the Times, “as
any man can do. in this world, to safely
manage his own business and save his
own household. When he endorses
another man’s notes, he becomes re
sponsible for the conduct of that man’s
business, in addition to his own. It is
a prolific source of business care and
anxiety, and in a vast number of cases
the endorser has to pay. It may be a
harsh and unjustifiable statement, to
say that endorsing, as a rule, is unjust
to both parties’ and certainly to, the
endorser ; and it is doubtless true &that,
without such aid, a far fewer number
of pebple would be in business. Very
likely. It is said to be a fact that over
93 per cent. of business men fail. But
does not daily experience prove the
peril and unwisdom of endorsing? How
many business failures one may re-
call, even in a city like Hartford, that
were due entirely to too generous and
trustingiendorsements of the paper of
‘friends’. It is hard to refuse these
friends. But, though you endorse a
man’s note again and again, until at
last, becoming anxious, you, decline a
. further continuance of the perilous
favor-you make that man your enemy
for life. He utterly overlooks the risk
you have kindly taken in endorsing for
years ; all is wiped out, in the anger of
the final and enforced refusal to go
farther. General Jackson’s reported
saying, that ‘any man who does busi-
ness on credit, ought to fail,’ may have
gone too far ; it is impracticable, as
yet; but the pay-as-you-go rule is be-
coming practically more and more the
tendency, in most lines of business.
“If you decide to endorse anybody’s
note, the best way is to decide also to
pay it, and to pay it then and there,
. and charge it over to profit and loss.” '
O.
The Ground Hog an Imposter.
Those credulous and easy-going per~
sons who have hitherto pinned their
faith to the ground hog as a reliable
means of prognosticatioii in connection
with the weather, says the .Washing-
ton Post, will have'to overhaul their
philosophy after the experiences of
thismonth.’ -. ' ' " "
The theory is that the ground hog,
after hibernating industriously during
December and January, emerges from
his hole on the 2d of February. If he
sees his shadow on that occasion, being
a timid, thing, he shrinks into his hole
again and we have villainous weather
for six or seven weeks in consequence.
If, on the contrary, the day is over-
cast and there is no sun whorewith to
cast a shadow~..and so terrify our arct;
omys monarc into retirement, Mr.
Ground Hog remains upon the surface
. of the mo. and delightful, balmy,» and
wholesome weather prevails in large
quantities. The mercury rises, Hes-
perus and Eolus sport amorously with
our whiskers, nursemaids dally with
peelers in the park, and Easter bon-
nets can be picked in the middle of
Lent. And this theory has prevailed
’ and received the credulous homage of
» shunned the light.
mankind from time immemorial.
The 2d of February in the present
yeaf was a cloudy day. From earliest
morning until nightfall there was not a
sunbeam. Jumbo himself could not
have cast shadow enough to alarm the
most bashful woodchuck that . ever
The day was aux.
iously watched by thousands of the
. faithful, and. there is no disagreement
at this. point. If, therefore, there be
such a thing as a ground hog in the
District or‘its. vicinity, and ”if the
beast be of,any more importance in
the weather equation than a graven
image or a peek of clams. howdo’these
sodden fanatics account for the cyclones,
hailstorms, Iqualls, blizzards, and so-
forth, which have raged about our ears
for the past three weeks ? .
And if, as we ‘now believe and fear-
lessly maintain, the .ground hog be a
fraud, 1;. humbug, an impotent and mis-
’erable‘"r'c
wrote “ '- instinct fromthe horo-
‘ V_ scope andpiii‘our faith to Vaughn? ‘
tile, why do we not dismiss-
TERSE TALES OF. THE TIMES.
Mrs. Cornelius Ellwood, of Orchard
street is on the sick list.
-—Onlya short" time left to buy at
Bennett’s store. 8 2t
The Creole minstrels will appear at
the Opera House, to night.
—-Shad—only 12$ cts. People’s Mar-
ket, Norwalk and South Norwalk. 2t
Our Brothers’ Lodge, I. O. O. F.
will rehearse the third degree, to-night.
The Reading limited made very good
progress until it struck the Wall street
tunnel.
Painters and paper hangers are im-
provmg the .interior of Bailuiiz Bros.
store on Main street.
Twenty-seven years ago to-day the
House of Representatives voted to im-
peach Andrew Johnson.
Kabaosa Encampment, I. O. O. F.,
conferred the second and third degrees
on three candidates last evening.
-—All sizes Coal in_ quantities to suit
purchaser, old price, at Raymond
Bro’s., South Norwalk. 8-2t
Mr. Charles Bessey of New York, is
a guest of Mrs. Sarah Bessey, of West
avenue. _____
—Remember Goods are sold without
regard to cost at J. F. Bennett’s. 8 2t
Miss Annie Hocking, of Brooklyn is
a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Charles L.
Tenney. ’
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Louis H. Hanford, of Maple ' street.
. yesterday afternoon.
eDo not forget the retiring sale at
J. F. Bennett’s. 8 2t
George Wilson _will be at Music Hall
Saturday night With a minstrel show of
unusual magnitude.
Mr. George Walgrove and wife, of
New York, are guests of Mrs. M. L.
Chichester, on Center avenue.
There is scarcely a sidewalk in town
but that is in a dangerously slippery
condition, and should be ashed.
——All sizes Coal in quantities to suit
purchaser, old price, at Raymond
Bro’s.. South Norwalk. 8-2t
'Mrs. Frank Merkle of Harlem, is
VlSltlng her sisters, the Misses Susie
and Josie Pink of Center avenue.
—Whisk Brooms 5 cents each at H.
H. Williams’, 15 Wall street. 549-3t
John Marshall, who stole a horse in
Ridgefield some time ago, will spend
the next two years in state’s prison.
Mrs. G. Partric, Miss .G. Taylor and
Mrs. J. Pryor ,are representing Buck-
ingham Relief Corps convention in
Norwich.
—All sizes Coal in quantities to suit
purchaser, old price, at Raymond
Bro’s., South Norwalk. 8-2t
In the Criminal Superior Court _ves-
terday the case against David Chittam,
charged with intimidating an employe
of J. H. Buckley ck Co., was uolled.
.3...—
—_'A ten horse-power Engine and
Builer Will be sold cheap for cash.
Apply at GAZETTE office.
The latest fad among ladies is to edge
with fur. slumber robes. dream dresses,
drowse drapery, night gowns, or robes
do unit or whatever else you may call
them. ‘
——Hale’s Cod Liver Oil, 500.
a
547tf
The inmates in the Odd Fellows’
home at Groton, will be increased to
le_ next month, two new admissions
being from Good Samaritan lodge of
tDagbury and Wopowage lodge of Mil-
or .
_—~Hale’s Corn Popper, warranted to
give satisfaction or money returned.
__.;‘.._.-_.._ 547 if
The Willing Workers of the .A. M.
E. church will givea Turk {l Supper,
and Apron sale in the O. . A. M.
Hall, over Cousins’ shoe store, on
Water street on Thursday evening,
March 2d. .
Officer Northrop arrested George
Benedict, this morning, for an al-
leged . assault on Edward Byxbee.
Benedict was placed under $25 bonds
for trial‘before Justice Austin, this
evening. ‘
, ~Hule’s Sarsaparilla, 50c. :54“:
James Smith 'of this place, was yes-
terda sentenced to one year in jail.
Smit as'sed conterfeit money on
“Sawddst” Price who keeps a restaur-
ant on Water street. Smith has done
time injail before. '
The Buckley Rubber factory was
decorated this morning, and the boys
celebrated in honor of the decision
given at the, Superior Cour? yesterday,
in the case of George: ; ofi'man vs.
- Messrs. .. ' Whitehouse, Wilkinson and
Chittam, for alleged intimidation. .
——Hale’s Porous Plasters, 10c. 547tf
The funeral of the late Andrew B.
Hathaway of West Norwalk was ”gat-
te’nded in sleighs, the high snow drifts
(in that place not permitting of the use
’0‘ coaches. The hearse m alsousst on
runners. .The interment: was :in the
cemetery at.Five Mile River;
A Good Nomination.
[Special to the Gazette]
, Governor Morris sent in to the Legis-
-. lature, today, the name of Hon. .Jnhn
S. Seymour of Norwalk, to be Insur-
ance Commissioner in place of Dem-
ing, rejected.
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The Gas Company Lose.
In the Civil Superior Court yester-
day the jury rendered a verdict in the
case of the Norwalk Gas company’vs.
the borough of Norwalk, for the de-
fendants, giving them costs. , '
Will Settle Amicably.
The trouble between the Postal Tel-
egraph company and a number of San-
gatuck property owners who oppose
the erection of poles in front of their
property, is in process of amicable set-
tlement. The Westport selectmen
heard the parties in interest. Nothing.
definite has yet been arrived at, but
the telegraph company will probably
be allowed to erect its poles without
opposition with, however, a slight de-_
nation in the course of its line.
O
Superior Court. .
In the Superior Court at Bridgeport,
yesterday, Thomas Cunningham and
Thomas Brophy, Bridgeport burglars,
pleaded guilty and each received a year
in prison ; Benjamin Russell, who shot
James Barnes in Darien hall Dec. 11,
was given one year in prison ; the same
punishment was given John Faska of
Bridgeport, who shot James Schultz a
month ago ; Andrew Meno, who stabbed
his brother in Norwalk in January,
was given four months in jail; John
Marshal, the Bedford, N. Y., herse
thief, received two years in prison.
USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLA.IT’S
“THE KIND THAT CUBES.”
Mr. Osgood’s Narrow Escape.
E. W. Osgood formerly advertising
manager for W. B. Hall & 00., but now
of the Morse Dry Goods Co., of Omaha.
had a narrow escape from being killed
in a railroad accident Tuesday. He
was in the sleeping coach of the West
Shore express going west. When the
train reached Palmyra, N. Y., the en-
gine jumped the track and the cars
were thrown down a 20-foot embank-
ment. Two passengers were killed
outright, and 18 were badly injured.
Mr. Osgood was taken from the debris
and removed to a hotel where it was
found that he had received quite a
nervous shock. He is now all right,
but his escape was a narrow one.
Somewhat Confused.
Isaac E. Ward. a resident of New
Canaan, will not come to Bridgeport
any more. ' He was here yesterday,
and about midnight want to the depot
to enjoy a sleep until the train he was
to return home on arrived. When the
time came for closing the station,
Ward was ejected by the night station
master. He then went to the police
station and asked to sleep in one of the
cells. He had plenty of money, but
said he hated to spend it for a bed. He
left the police station in about an hour,
and returned to the railroad station.
This morning he claimed to have been
assaulted by the station agent, and
wanted the latter arrested. He was
somewhat under ihe weather, and was
gdvésed to call :-ig:-iin.—Bridgeport Stan-
ar .
USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLA.IT’S
“THE KIND THAT CURES.”
Bank Stock Tax Abatements.
EDITOR GAZETTEZ—AS an officer of
the Fairfield County National Bank, I
made application to the Board of Re-
lief for a fair and just assessment for
all the stockholders of said bank: the
same was done by Mr. G. M. Holmes,
Mr. E. J. Hill and Mr. J. M. Layton,
for their réspective banks. Now the
Board of Belief, as I understand it,
have made a ruling that they would
not accept these applications only as
applying to each individual making the
same. I was not aware of any such de-
cision on the part of the Board of Re-
lief, until after they had completed
their work on the assessment lists. Had
I been so informed previously, I
should have had every stockholder of
our bank notified to have personally
gone before the Board of Relief and
asked for a fair and just assessment of
their bank stock, for I do not believe
that it is fair or right, to assess bank
stock at its full market value while real
estate is only assessed at from 60 to 70
per cent. of its value.
EDWIN O. KEELER.
The Lane-Brady Co.
The much talked of fight between.
flurry Lane of Bridgeportnnd Ed'-
ward Brady of Stamford for a purse of
$500 and the lightweight :champion-
ship of Connecticut-occurred last night
in the old depot in'Rye,-N. Y. Doc
Sanford of Bridgeport was referee, and .
about 300 sports were 'present’from dif-
fere‘ntrparts of Connecticut. ~ " .,
The'first round, opened twith'cautious ‘
sparring. Lane led. landing lightly
on Brady’s neck, and the round ended
in Lane’s favor.’ Lane openedthe-‘sec-
0nd round. The third, .fourth and
fifth rounds were repetitions 'of the
first and second. Lane doing all the
fightinguand Brady acting-on the de-
fensiv'e. The sixth, seventhrand eighth
rounds were tame, Lane forcing the
fight and Brady- appearing - winded.
During the eighth round a foul was:
claimed by Brady’s Seconds, that it
was not allowed. During the ninth
tenth and eleventh rounds Brad was
very groggy, but saved aliim's‘eIfby
clilgching."h - . '
, mm; c remain". rounds until
the fifteenth Brady all? made; chop-
ping block of, but wast-grin .:..-and
fought frantically untiitithe .m' die of
the fifteenth, when Laneego tand' ' y in
his corner and.
Brady cried encug .- . . . .. f- . .
Lane was declared themes“ Brady
presented a batteredeqppsamce.-.Jane . .
escaped with a fe’wamtchcuibontzthe
body. . >1 ' '- ..
punched shim. .._until.- -
iii POR(l_i§ll_’_3_ nu.-
He Asks Consideration for His
f; Mother and not Himself.
In the Last Stages of Consumption.
eorge B. Starr, the forger, who
wa recently released from the State
pr' on, where he was sentenced for one
ye for forging a check of $143 in
SouthNorwalk, pleaded guilty to an-
other forgery. in the criminal Superior
Court yesterday, and was sentenced to
the State prison for a period of 15
months. Starr is broken down in
health, and in all probability will die
before he leaves the institution again.
After pleading guilty, he asked the
court to allow him to Say a few words
in his own behalf. I-Iis request was
granted, and with a bowed head he
walked across the room, and took a
position in front of Judge Rdbinson.
The prisoner in a broken voice re-
lated the whole story of his crime and
also' explained his pitiable condition.
He said that after leaving the prison in
January he sought to lead an honest
life. He obtained employment in Hart-
ford. Finally he drifted to Bridge-
port-and as is usual in such cases, fell
into bad company. He became finan-
cially embarrassed and on January 25
drew a check on the Connecticut Na-
tional bank for $25 and forged the
name of W. B. Hall 5.: Co. He gave
the check to a companion but the teller
in this bank discovered the forgery and
refuted to cash it.
St'rr was soon captured and admit-
ted is guilt. He told the court yes.
terday that he suffered from hemor-
rhagbs while in prison and that his
health was failing rapidly. He also
asked for clemency for the sake of his
mother, who is 70 years of age and who
is pfiostrated by his second offense.
The court thought that the ends of jus-
tice would be met if Starr was sen-
tenced for 15 months and so declared.
A few weeks ago Starr’s wife secured a
divorce from him on the ground of in-
tolerable cruelty.
USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLA,IT’S
"THE KIND THAT CURES.”
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Public Meeting.
Several members of the Board of
Trade met in the office of O. E. Wil-
son last evening and voted to hold a
public meeting, in the Opera House
next Monday evening. to take steps
towards securing the location of the
new State Normal School in Norwalk.
Messns. Keeler. O’Gorman. Coolidge
and Jones were also appomted a com-
mittee to proceed to Newark and con-
fer with Weingarten Bros. relative to
their locating their corset factory in
Norwalk.
~ Was Not Kidnapped.
We are told that the article in yes-
terday’s Sentinel alleging that Otto
Krommuller was kidnapped from Phil-
adelphia, was very highly colored, and
in the main devoid of the element of
truth. Krommuller, it is authoritively
said, accompanied Messrs. Hanlon and
Lynch to Connecticut willingly, and
the statement that he was knocked
down by either Lynch or Haulon is
emphatically denied.
. A Narrow Escape.
Thomas Lynch who lives on Cross
street had a narrow escape from being
struck by a locomotive, yesterday
afternoon. He was walking on the
track. near the crossing at Cross street
and did notice an approaching train.
The engineer blew two or three warn-
ing whistles and reversed the lever.
Lynch who is very aged, toppled off
the track barely in time to escape
being struck.
Hoop-de—doodle-do.
A crinoline club will be formed in
town by several young ladies, who are
“dead set” against the present custom
of adapting men’s attire in the way of
hats, shirts, etc. We have this on the
authority of a lady who proposes join-
ing the club and who said that the
names of the members, time of meet-
ing, etc. was for ”the present to re-
main a secret.
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USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLA,IT'S
"THE KIND THAT CUBES".
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' Will be Shrlekers.
Weather prophet Vaughn called at
the GAZETTE ofiice and announces the
following storms: Feb. 26th, March
2d, 5th, 9th, 11th, 16th, 19th and 24th.
He says that the storms between Feb.
26th and March 19th, will be “shriek-
ers” and he advises everybody having
movable property along the shore to
place it out of harm’s way. ‘
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The body of the biggest bull frog on
record is on exhibition in a stall at the
Lew Haven city market. It was caught
at Lake Whitney and lived 12 years in a
tank at the market. The animal meas-
ured, from head to foot, 12 inchesacross
the back, and weighed four pounds. .
A new upright piano was placed in
the meeting-room of Concord Division,
8. ‘of T., in the GAZETTE building this
morning.
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Diamonds Puree Hence Costly.
The highest valued diamond in the
' world is in possession of the Brazonza
family. It is said to be worth £8,6B,000,
.and the next most valuable crystal (bar-
rlng the Koh-i- noor) is the one for which
Count Orion gave $10!,166 and presented
in 1772 to Empress Catherine II. of Bus-
lll. » .
Among the Crown jewels of Russia is
an Oriental-diamond called the Sceptre, .-
which is the size of a pigeon’s egg 1nd
weighs 770 carats. It was formerly the
go of a Brahminical idol, whence it was -
stolen by a French dragoon, and, after a
passing throughhcvcralshandi, was puro
chased by the- Empress Catherine in
mono end an annuity cram. '
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At Hartford.
In the House yesterday the most im-
portant matter was the Consolidated
road bill for permission to increase cap-
ital stock to $100.000,000. Chairman
Rockwell of the Railroad committee
suggested that it be made the special
order for next Wednesday. Judge
Wood. Hale, and several farmer mem-
bers desired postponement to a week
from Wednesday on the ground that
they wanted sufficient time to familiar-
ize themselves with the measure. Gunn
of Milford, urged speedy action. The
amendment to postpone to a week from
Wednesday was defeated. Hotchkiss
of New Haven. offered an amendment
that after the Consolidated had issued
$95,000,000 of stock, fares be made uni-
form throughout the system.
The Military committee reported un-
favorably the bill authorizing the Guar-
termaster General to issue muzzle- oad-
ing muskets to G. A. R. posts, on re-
ceipt and bond by the latter. The
committee thought the authority lack-
ing. Members who believed otherwise
and were desirous of speaking on the
subject being absent, the report was
recommitted.
Reports by the Judiciary committee
were : Favorable on Beardsley’s bill re-
lating to civil Common Pleas court of
Fairfield county. Favorable on the
bill allowing $500 additional traveling
expenses to Supreme and Superior
court judges. Unfavorable on bill per-
mitting the Sunday sale of meats and
fruits. Unfavorable on bill providing
for election of County commissioners
by the people and providing for minor-
ity representation on these boards.
The committee recommended asub-
stitute bill providing that the present
General Assembly shall appoint one
commissioner to hold office for four
years, and that quadrienally thereafter
it shall appoint three for four years,
only two of whom shall be of the same
political party. This is a concession to
the minority representation idea. while
leaving the appointing power with the
General Assembly.
The Fairfield county representatives
in caucus in the afternoon reconsidered
their action of last week and decided
to insist that the long term for County
Commissioner be given W. S. Mead.
Walsh and Toomey were before the
Federal Relations committee to favor
the bill increasmg letter carriers’ pay.
Houlihan’s substitute exempting jails
from the bill requiring convict made
goods to be branded was favored in
committee by Representative Curtis
and Toomey and ex-Com’r J ohnson.l
The committee on Insurance reported
a substitute resolution amending the
charter of the Danbury Mutual Fire
Insurance company. -
The committee on incorporations re-
ported favorably on a resolution incor-
porating the '- ‘r ' and
Reading Room association; favorably
on a resolution incorporating the Ex-
celsior Needle company of Torrington;
favorably on a resolution incorporat-
ing the Odd Fellows’ Home of Connec-
ticut ; favorably on a resolution amend-
ing the charter of the Y. M. C. A. of
Bridgeport; favorably on a resolution
incorporating the“ B03; 8’ Club of Bridge-
port.
The Judiciary committee reported
favorably on a resolution authorizing
Theresa Burr to build a dock in the
Westport channel ; favorably on a res-
olution conveying to Henry C. Eno
land under water at Westport; favor-
ably on a bill concerning the manage-
ment of county homes ; favorably on a
resolution appropriating money for the
Fairfield county Law Library associa-
tion; adversely on a bill prohibiting
the election of members of the Assem-
bly to certain ofiices; adversely on a
bill relating to coroners ; adversely on
a bill giving persons not attorneys
power to practice in justice courts.
The committe on Cities and Bor-
ughs reported favorably on a bill
amending the charter of the borough
of Winsted ; favorably on a bill amend-
ing the charter of the borough of
Litchfield.
These matters were referred to com-
mittees: Incorporating the New Ca-
naan Historical society : Incorporating
the New Canaan Water company ; re-
viving and continuing the charter of
the Norfolk Water company; to pre-
vent bathing in waters on private lands;
to prohibit electric light, power, tele-
phone or telegraph companies from us-
ing public hig ays except by authori-
ty of the General Assembly ; to .secure
deposits of money with persons or co-
partnerships not incorporated as bank-
ing institutions ; to increase the num-
ber of jurors in Torrington and Win-
chester, each to 44 ; to limit the char-
ters of street railway companies; con-_
cerning fishing in Bantam Lake. . _ _
‘ The senate passed a bill prov'iding
for an assistant State attorney for Hart-
ford county at a cost of $500 per an-
num, and a resolution for adoption of
Susan T. I. Starr (who has reached her
majority) by Joseph N. and MaryA. A.
Ireland. " ' ‘ ~ .
Resolution incorporating the Housa-
tonic Power company was taken up
and senator Holden offered an amend-
ment. .to give local authorities power
to determine how poles and wires shall
he.- placed, etc. The amendment was
agreed to and the whole matter was
then tabled.
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around sun. -
The East End of the Washington
Street Bridge in Danger.
The Norwalk Savings Society and
Town of Norwalk Sued for it,
_What promises to be an important
suit-at-law has been brought by Mrs.
Harriet S. Keyser, now of Pensacola,
Florida, agitinst the Norwalk Savings
Society, t e town of Norwalk and ‘
the present property owners of a por-
tion_ of the old Fort Point territory
originally belonging to Deacon Eben.
Whitney, embracing a good portion of
the east end of the Washington street
bridge, now covered by stores. Mrs.
Keyser claims that at the time of the-
foreclosure of this property by the
Norwalk Savings Society she held a
second mortgage upon the property
and-should have been notified by the
Savmgs Society of their intentions to
foreclose their mortgage. She now
brings suit to re-open the decree of
foreclosure-obtained by the Society in
1879 and asks to be all )wed to redeem
the mortgage, and if successful itmeans
the ejectment of all occupants of that
property.
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Amusements.
MUSIC HALL.
George Wilson, justly termed ”the
“Minstrel King” will be at Music Hall
to-morrow night when he will intro-
duce for a verdict his brand new min-
strel organization, which he claims to
be the best of his career, and George
knows what he is talking about. He
has selected his company this year with
a great deal of care, and has spared
neither time nor money. Mr. Wilson
is stage manager of his organization,
consequently every pun or comic song
that is sung must- first be rehearsed
in private. In that way he is enabled
to keep his entertainment pure and
wholesome, which has had a great deal
to do with his phenomenal success the
past few years.
Critics have been unanimous in their
praise ;,they all say that the George
Wilson Minstrel Company of 1892-93 is
a revelation. which of course has been
instrumental in packing the \theaters
everywhere. \
OPERA HOUSE.
The Middletown Press prints the fol-
lowing in reference to the Creole Min-
strel company which will appear at the
Opera Houseto-night
Notwithstanding the severe snow
storm of last night, there was a large
crowd at “The Middlesex” to witness
W. \V. Downing’s creole minstrels.
From the time the curtain went up
until it went down after the last aet,the
audience was almost in one continual
laugh. There is no plot to the play, but
it affords a fine opportunity to bring in
specialties. Billy Jackson was as usual,
excellent, and other members of the
company were not much inferior to
him. The orchestra was the finest ever
heard in this city, and was a big feat-
ure of the entertainment. ‘
MUSIC, HALL.
Of the Equine Paradox which will
appear at Music Hall on Feb. 27th, 28th,
and March 1st. the Louisville Courier
says: A military drill was given by
the horses, in which they acted . to-
gether with a great deal of precision,
obeying the orders as they were given
by the Professor promptly and intel-
ligently. The closing scene was the
battle scene, in which the horses rush—
ed to the charge, fired cannons, an
capered about the stage, making an
exciting scene.
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Wrecked.—
The brig Georgiana, Capt. Conklin,
said to have been built in---.No‘rwalk. in
1861. was wrecked 011' Cape May last
Sunday. As we can learn of no such
vessel having been built here, conclude
that Norfolk, Va. is meant.
, ________ _._‘o.h_.____.
Free Trip to Washington Record.
. Following is the score to date. of the
balloting in the contest for the GA-
ZETTE’S free railroad ticket to Wash-
ington, D. C., and return. on the occasv
ion of President Cleveland’s inaugura-
30nd: M G' ' 4664
he 3; _ c lIlIl'lS
James M. Creagh 2334
Isaac Bowe . 1707
W. H. Johnson 1597
James T. Hubbell _ 40?
E. . Sloan ' ‘ .539
Oliver R, Mumforo as
James Mitchell 1%
Wallace Dann 100
« Frank-Rusco 100
“Patrick O’Hara 81
John Ford 80
Eli Northrop 64
. Owing to the large. number of .ballots
nded in we have decided to ublish the
names only of those candidates w 0 have re-
ceived fifty or more votes. ~
. Send in Your Ballots.
This is the last week to hand in your
ballots. The trip to Washington .con-
test closes at 8 o’clock Saturday night.
LOT.
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