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VOL. XCIII.—NO. 20. ,
TERSE TALES or THE TIMES.
Connecticut pensions .:—Original wid-
. owe—Bridget Nugent. .
—-—Hale’s Extract Of Malt 20 cents. 607tf
The Over River'school reception will
take place at the Opera House to-nignt.
The annual meeting of the ‘ Great
Sun council Of Red Men will be held at
Danbury on Thursday next.
Messrs. Fletcher Pierce and George
S. Benedict have been drawn as jurors
before the Superior Court.
—WANTED—Slx Carpenters wanted
immediately. Apply to S. B. Wilson.
. 609-3t
Edgar Jerome the Water street pa-
per manufacturer, has been granted a
patent for a toilet paper-holder.
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It wasdecidedl coollastnight. As a
matter of fact t ere was a Frost on
Seymour place early this morning.
Borough clerk Hubbell is consider-
ably better of his illness and expects
to be able to attend church on Sunday.
’ The next meeting of the Grand
- Lodge, I. O. . F., will be held in
Stamford, on the third Wednesday in
May, 1894.
—Insect Powder, White Hellebore,
Naphthaline and Moth Balls at Hale’s.
' 607tf
The Roton Point Improvement com-
pany will hold a meeting to-day. The
Point will probabl be open to the pub-
lic on Saturday, ay 27th.
A Detroit city ordinance requires
street railways to sell eight passenger
ticketsfor 25 cents on cars during cer-
tain hours for the benefit of the work-
ingmen.
William‘IH. Lockwood’s horseMadi-
son Chief, took second money in the
unfinished"‘2.29' class trotting race at'
the Paint Breeze, Philadelphia, track
Thursday. : ‘
A meeting of the Fire Department
~has been called for Monday evening at
the Pioneer Truck parlors 'to take
action relative to the parade on Me-
morial day. a ' '
A man was arrested in Bridgeport
yesterday for selling beer froma wagon
at the West: End. It is not learned
what was done.with.; e manwhopsold
me it frOm‘the'Ea‘st‘En‘d- “
' In the parade of the Catholic tern er-
ance societies in New Haven on" es
morial day, seventeen out of town so-
cieties will take part. There will be
thirty field contests for valuable prizes.
—WANTED—A gOOd reliable kitchen
girl. Apply at the American House,
Main street. 106 t
The Columbia Cycle company of
Hartford, Wll hold its second annual
twenty-mile road race ' on Saturday,
June 10th. The start will be made
from the Capitol at 2 p. m.
The May term of the United States
Court opens in Hartford next Tuesday.
The case on the docket to which the
most interest attaches is that Of 'Louis
Stevens, the green goods man of
Bridgeport.
Congressman DeForest reccommenda
ed Ralph Stuart Granger of West Win-
sted, as a cadet at the U: S. school at
West Point at the war department
Thursday. The alternate is Fred. W.
Stevens, of Bridgeport.
—WANTED—Rooms and board in pri-
vate family for lady and gentleman,
nurse and baby. Address S. W. care
GAZETTE. . 609tf
Herbert E. Benton, chairman of the
Republican state central committee,
has joined with other New Haven men
in subscribing $1,500 to establish a
Swedish republican weekly in New Ha.-
ven, the Connecticut Post.
The church club of the Episcopal dio-
cese of Connecticut will dine at the
’, New Haven House June 6, instead of
next Wednesday, May 24. Rev. Edwin
Harwood of rinité church and A.
Foster Higgins of . reenwich Will do-
liver addresses.
Hon. Michael F. Dooley, who, un-
der the last Cleveland administration
filled the position of United . States
bank examiner .for Connecticut, has
been selected by the President _to per-
form duties of a similar nature in Kan.
: ass and Nebraska. ‘
’ The National section of “The Cadets
' .. of Temperance ”. will? meet Monday,
' .,.Zi;"“May 29th, at Craw’s Hall,-Rowayton.
. 4 The delegates will be entertained at the
Fair View House. Cadets of Temper-
: ancehare requested to be present in the
‘ evening at the Methodist church. ’
_ Tuesday, an unfortuate creature who
' ‘ claimed‘tohave been-recently employed
as a domestic in EastiNorwalk, was
about our streets as drunk as a lord,
. draggin about in the rain and mud.
.. On We nesday _she was .still “ over
, seas,” but aconhiderate citizen induced
. her to buy a ticket for the. Harlem
Junction and leave town. -Port Ches-
ter Journal. '
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7 It Exploded.
" One da this week as .Dr. W. A.
« Lockwoo and'Druggli'st ‘ Riggs were in
the laboratorycf the tter, a large bot-
tle of ether sudden] burst and both of
I ' the gentlemen inh L. ed enough ‘of the.
drug to cause a hacking sensation in
their throats, but werenotxovercome
b the same as" has been reported.
. ‘ algesh air soo'n relieved them.- But it
' ,jwas an awful waste of ether.
\
The windmill at Roton Point is to be
raised six feet in order‘that/the winds
may have a better chance to blow
through its shoulder blades.
Chief Dann tolda reporter this morn-
ing that no more trials would beheld at
the police” headquarters if he had any-
thing to ally about it, and-he thought
that he ha .
—In order to close out my stock Of
goods, it will‘be sold much less than
cost. The entire stock must be sold
at once, as I am fully determined to go
out of business. J. F. BENNETT.
20-2t
Daniel Donovan, while unloading
poles for the Tramway company on
East avenue, Thursday afternoon, re;
ceived a severe internal strain, and he
had to be carried home in a carriage.
His condition was considered as being
very serious last night.
A vA 7‘
Collision.
Owing to a misplaced switch Thurs-
day nigfit a freight train and the steam-
boat train collided at Stafford Springs.
Both engines .Were smashed up. No
one was seriously hurt.
Stolen.
A reward Of $25 is offered for the re-
turn of a black mare and green run-
nin’ geared side bar carriage, stolen
We nesday from W. J. Nichols, the
liveryman. of Bethel. The mare is
black, with two white hind feet, is
about 15 hands high,weighs 950 pounds
and is eight years old.
USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLA, IT’S
“THE KIND THAT CURES."
Verdict for Small Damages.
In the $50,000 suit of James Hamil-
ton against the Consolidated road to
recover damages for the loss of the life
of his daughter Mary, the jury at
Providence returned a verdict of $350
for the plaintjfi'. Miss'Hamilton was
one of the slei hing party which was
run into at the ' onesdale crossing last
Februar . The suit was oneof sever-
al broug t on _acccunt of the accident,
and was considered the strongest of
the lot. .
An Aldermaniac Opinion.
The testimony of Alderman John
Kearns, given‘ in tO-day’s advertise-
ment ofOSawyer Medicine 00., is uite
convincing proof of the value of an-
delion Compound as a spring medicine.
Apparently the remedy is good for
children as for ourselves. In fact our
little men _ and women need a gbod
gpring tonic as well other people and
iudging by its rest and growing .popue,
arity evei-lybfo y has decided that Saw- ‘4
elion Compound is‘the best.
yer’s Dan
USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLA,IT’S
”THE KIND THAT CURES”. '
A Cow Carried Over a Dam. .
~ A cow, pastured on the shores of
Community lake, at Wallingford,
Thursday, tried to escape from the pas-
ture by swimming down to the dam.
15 When near the dam it was expected
she would make for the shore, but in-
stead she swam nearer and nearer the
dam, and finally went over falling a dis-
tance of twenty feet. To the surprise
of all she came out and swam to the
shore none the worse for her fall.
Talmadge Will Resign.
Rev. T. DeWitt Talmadge reiterated
his statement Thursday that he should
resign as pastor of the Brooklyn taber-
nacle on Sunday next unless the in-
debtedness on the edifice‘ was cleared
Off by that time. He referred to the
floating debt, which amounts to about
$100,000. He says that he is tired, and
not only tired but worried over the in-
ability to meet this indebtedness. He
thinks there are others who would be
more successful in raising money than
he is.
Peter's Pence Next Sunday.
Tp-morrow, being the eve of Whit-
sunday or Pentecost, is a fasting day
of obligation in the Catholic Church.
Sunday the feast will be observed with
solemn and impressive ceremonies in
the churches. On that day through-
out the Christian world, Peter’s Pence
is taken up in all the churches. This
is the only time during the year that
Catholics are asked to manifest in a
pecuniar manner, recognition of the
Pope. eter’s Pence was inaugurated
during the early history of the church,
and has been faithfully observed by her
children from that time to the present.
The collection usually amounts to over
$500,000. +
Won’t be Squeezed Any More.
George Dixon, who has had the mail
contract on the North Stamford and
Pound Ridge route for about fifteen
years, will relinquish it next month,
and the contractors are looking for
another mail-carrier, says the Advocate.
This route, With thousands of others,
are, let out to a contractor by the'
government. The contractor gets the
work done as cheaply as possible in
order that his profit may be larger.
One time the route paid $344 a year.
it down $290, . and Mr. Dixon will let
the‘ contractor find somebody else to
do the work, if he can. The mail must
be carried every week-day in the year.
Another Victim.
When a west bound extra freight
train reached Bridgeport at 9:30 o’clock
Thursday night it was discovered that
one of the brakemen', Henry Hook by
name, was missing. Inquiry was made
for him. .
His m’an led remains were found at
Milford. . t'is apparent that Hook was
his head came in contact with a bridge-
at that place andhe [was hurled tonhis
death. He' had been dead some time
when found. - . _ a
The body was sent to New Haven
old and unmarried. He had no rela-
tives in this country, having come here
from Englandse‘veral years ago. ‘
The agents of the contractor squeezed.
running along thetop of the cars when
later in the night. Hook was 28 years“
NORWALK,CONN., FRi-lDAY, MAY 19, 1893.“ 4
A Milky Way.
Oh what is so rare as a bully blue sky.
—-Danbury News. v
Connecticut Po'stmasters.
The postmaster general Thursday
appointed G. A. Steelepostmaster at
Cheshire, New Haven county, and Hen-
ry Higinbotham at Tarifl'ville Hart-
ford county.
‘ Not Ready. -
Attorney Warner has advised Judge
Stoddard that he is not ready to pre-
sent hispapers for the Norwalk Horse
_Ra_ilway company in the matter of an
injunction of that company against the
laying of tracks by the Tramway com-
pany.
its Centennial.
The centennial celebration of Col-
umbia lodge Masonsof‘ Glastonbury
occurred Thursday. The parade took
place at 12 o’clock. Then the exercises
were begun on a platform in front of
Academy hall. The historical address
was delivered by Worthy Master W.
H. H. Miller. The Rev. T. F. Stid-
man of New Britain gave a short ad-
dress. A musical program was also
given. A collation was served in a
tent. The schools were not in. session.
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The Derby Races.
The original programme for the
races at Derby next week has been
changed four to two days. Instead of
the four days meeting the races will be
held on Thursday and Friday, May 25
and 26, when the following classes are
to be decided: For Thursday the prO-'
gramme is the 2:45 class, eleven entries;
2:35 class, seven entries, and 2:25 class,"
thirteen entries.
For Friday the 2:38 class has eight
entries and the 5:_32 class fourteen en-
tries. ~~ .
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USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLAJT’
“THE KINDTHAT CURES.”
The Tramway Company.
The employees Of the above com-
pany were engaged yesterday ' after-
noon in laying a section of track in
front of George, Ward Selleckls gro-
cer store and until a. late hour last
nig t iir tearing up a section of the
macadam on the south side- of _Wall
street, near the Masonic building. The
line on East avenue has been excavated
for the laying of the .rails and ties to a
pointat the corner of the Quintard
building. Rumoraof injunctions, etc.,
are rife but as yet have failed-to ma-
terialize, although it-vis saidapplica-
trons to that end thave beenepresented
to the Superior COurt‘nowgin' session at
Bridgeport. . ~‘ 2 - »
USE DANAS‘SABSATPARIILAJT’S
_ ‘. THE KIND‘THAT CERES."
_ The -Winnipauk Steal.
_ A large crowd assemblednt ; the po-
lice headquarters Thursday evening to
listen to the trial Of J Ohnand William
Gorman and Charles Moeller,‘ the lads
arrested for breaking intoxand stealing
goods to the value .Of $50 from _ the
house of Thomas Owens at Winnipauk,
as detailed in these columns yesterday.
The German boys proved to the satis-_
faction of Justice Coolidge that they
were not guilty and' they were dis-
charged. Judgment in the case Of
Moeller was suspended. All of the
boys implicated a~lad named Mills as
being the one who stole the greater
part of the goods. He has not‘yet been
arrested.
Can’t Frighten Norwalk Girls.
Four Bridgeport young men drove
over ,to Norwalk, Sunday night, ate a
plate of ice cream each, were taken sick
and suffered severely for a few hours.
This is the substance of an item pub-
lished in the state papers and we can
see the moral at a lance. But we warn
the newspapers an the young men who
instigated the item that after a long ac-
quaintance with the young women 0
the shore towns, from New Haven to
Greenwich, we can truthfully say that
it is good space wasted. You cannot
frighten the girls who tread out clams'
in their stocking feet, and the demand
for ice cream will beJust as brisk when
the weather grows warmer as ever it
was.—Ansonia Sentinel.
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wvr’
Memorial Day Exercises.
A meeting Of the committees having
in charge the exercises on Memorial
day was held at Buckingham Post
headquarters last evening. he order
of the processron and the line Of march
was determined on, but a furthermeet-
ing of all the committees will ’be held
at the same place on Thursday evening
next, when final arrangements will be
made. .
The parade Will consist of two divi--
sions and will_ form _as soon after 9
o’clock as possible With right resting
on Wall street in front Of the G. A. R.
headquarters and the left on Main
near Wall. The first division consists
of the Borough _Police, Marshall and
stafi‘, Dwyer’s City of Norwalk Band,
Company F, Buckingham Post, G. A.
R., flower wagons and carriages, Over
River school and the Center school in
carryalls. . , . . - ,
~ The second .leISion"Wlll consist of
the Chief Engineer of the Fire Depart-
ment, Fire Police, Phoenix Engine
company, Hope Hose company, Pio-
neer Hook and Ladder company, and
the supply wagon with flowers.
The line of march is as follows:
From Wall street to West - avenue,
to the Armory, countermarch' to
Elm street, to Franklin avenue, to
North side of Union Park, to Mott
"avenue, to Wall street, -to Main, to.
North avenue, to Park street, to St.
Paul’s» church cemetery, where the
graves: Will be decorated. Reforming,
the line Will march around.- the .‘ East
sde Of the Green; down‘-"Mill.Hill to
Wall street, where .the parade will. dis.
band. - , -, ' *
After the
willproceedto the Union,
Riverside, Pine Island and _ - ..
walk , cemeteries and, decottit‘e, . .<the
graves of all deceased seldie'r'si *IsaiIOrs'
- . and firemen.- . .
, of _
black cats.
parade the flower: Vegans .
M‘t’
' “Silver” Kins.r Released.
The New York baseball club, which
has been to the downward slide Since
the baseball season opened have re-
leased “Silver” King, the celebrated
pitcher, and signed Mark Baldwm, for-
merly withthe Pittsburg club.
_.. .___——
A Yonkers Factory Burned.
The large hat factory of the 'YOnkers
Hat Manufacturing company was de-
stroyed by fire Thursday morning.
The " flames are supposed to have
started in the drying room.
The loss is placed at $100,000. Over
four hundred persons are thrown out
of work. ‘
‘ Tooth Pullers.
The Connecticut State and Valley
Dental association has elected the fol-
lowing officers . President,,Dr. .
Rider'of Danbury; first vice-preSident,
Dr. W. O; Barrett Of Ware, Mass;
second vicepresident, Dr. C. C. Bar-
ker of Meriden - secretary, Dr.;George
A. Maxfield of Holyoke, Mass. ;.ass1st-
ant secretary, Dr. A. J. Cutting of
Southington; treasurer, Dr. F. R.
Rice, of North Adams, Mass.
A May Wedding.
Thursday afternoon as Justice Coo-
lidge sat in an easy chair in his cosy
office. on ' Main street, complacently
gazing on the sidewalk on the oppOSite
side of the street, (a Sidewalk by the
way in which he has been very much
interested in having relaid,) he heard a
knock at the door. .
‘ ‘ Come in! ” responded Mr. Coolidge.
After a brief delay the door opened
and in popped a head as black as Ere-
bus, followed by a very .genteely ap-
pareled body and a pair of legs. _
“ Good morning, Mr. Cook ge,” said
the man, in whom the Justice recog-
nized no less a personage than John
Showell.
‘° What can I do for you John? ”
asked the Justice.
“ Ise want to get married Judge.”
“ All right John, but where’s the
bride ? ”, was the reply. _
“ She’s down at the foot of the stairs
waiting. You see Judge I can’t pay
you for hitching us up until Saturday
night, so I thought I’d come up and
see if on would trust me . for the job
until t at time.” ,
The Justice assured him that would
be all right, and J ehn quickly went out.
of the- doorway and to.- the top of the
stairs, where he in a voice choked with
pleasurable emotion cried out, “ Come
up stairs, Leil. everything is .lovely,
and theJudge says he’ll do the Job.”
It did not take long for Leil to grasp
the ' " tion, and she was-,up at the top
-.1
tbjhifs quicker thin youvcould
\
r. Showell produced a license
granting the right for the marriage Of
himself and the young lady Wlth‘ him,
whose name was set down on such doc-
ument as Lelia Barnes, and in a very
short time Mr. Showell and Miss
Barnes Were pronounced man and Wife.
Both were grofuse in their thanks to
Justice Cooli ge and with a “may God
bless you for this, Judge,” bade him
good afternoon. .
It is not learned that Mr: Coolidge
reserved the privilege of kissing the
bride, but it is stated that John said
previous to calling on him that .he
should Object to any such proceedng
on the Judge’s part. ,
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Adulterated Liquors.
The Temperance committee of the
Legislature gave hearing on the bill
forbidding the sale of rectified liquors.
Mr. Nickerson of East Cornwall sub-
mitted his amendment, which provided
among other things that every retail
dealer must exhibit in large letters a
sign stating the fact if rectified liquor
was sold there. On every package of
rectified goods the fact .must also be
stated and the ingredients given.
Attorney Light Of South Norwalk,
who appeared for J. Donovan, the
f large wholesale dealer of that city, said
that his client was in favor of the bill,
believing it to 'be a step in the direc-
tion of purer liquors. ' _
Joseph Dawson of Hartford said he
came before the committee as a hu-
manitarian rather than a prohibition-
ist or a' temperance man. The Object
of the bill was the prevention of the
sale of_ rectified spirits. Neutral Or
pure spirits form the basis of all liquors-
A rectifier, he said, could fill an order
for a barrel of whiskey so long as he
had this rectifying spirit. This cheap
stuff gave the low grog-keepers a liv-
ing profit and the spurious. article was
what did the most evil, Since it was
from the mixed and new liquors that
the greatest harm came. Mr. Dawson
believed that the United. States taxof
50 cent a gallon upon rectified spirits
would stop the manufacture altogether.
Captain J Ohn' K. Williams, a drug-
gist, said the bill would mostly affect
the manufacure of whiskey. There
were people, he said, who preferred
blended goods and all rectified goods
were not harmful. He favored the_ or-
iginal bill and thought every distiller
would-re] oice in its passage.
Louis F. Heublein pointed out that
that the bill as it stood compelled a
purchaser to buy at least a barrel..
Thiswas his chief objection, and Mr.
Williams admitted that the bill was
faulty in that respect. . _ ,
Revenue Collector Hutchinson said
there were many points about the or-
iginal which he did not like. Of course
its purpose was lain enough ; it was to
rooure pure iquor. The 'question,
owever, was whether the hill woul
accomplish this. Mr. Hutchinson asks
What was goin to be done. With the
cider brandy istillers.- Their product
is in a “ single stamp ” barrel-and is 1}
degrees proof. If you are not awhole-
sale dealer and reduce it With water in
comes, he said, a United States .ofiicgr
and seizes it. There are 150 ‘gtills in
Connecticut and about 40 qualified on
an: average and , run ”.their. stills. ~ ,The.
output is 40,000 gallon ayear. ~- - > -‘
George R. Casezofdhe internal "rev-
enue 'Ofiice held that the» worst" coin-
;‘pOunders were those who: serve lig-
uors over the bar ”and yet the bill did
not hit them.
- will be made as-‘i'ollows : 'C. R
' Haven,
.- Gilbert,
At Hartford?
The House passed the bill increasing
the‘ salary of the clerk of the Governor’s
Ofl‘ice from $1,400 to $1,809. The pres-
ent incumbent, a Republican, was ap-
pointed in 1879 when the salary was $2
2 ads .
A long debate ensued on the bills of
' lawyers engaged ,in the quo warranto
suits. The house rejected the report
paying the lawyers 50 per cent of their
bills and passed the Opposite report,
which makes'~a deductton of 75 per
cent. This was done by 109 to 79,
the farmers voting in the majority and
the lawyersii’i’, ’e‘minority. .
Under the hi; it» as passed, payIments
_ . nger-
soil, $1,875; '1‘. E. V..Doolittle, $1,250;
Henry Stoddard, $3,000; H. Lynde
Harrison, $1,123; Henry C. Robinson,
$2,500; Charles J. Cole, $2,500; W. C.
Case, $2,500. The court and witness
fees, Republican,» 37,160, and Demo-
cratic, 37,998, were ordered paid in full.
Upon the motion of Mr. Gunn, pa -
ments were .voted to defeated can i-
dates during the holdover period as
follows: S. E. Merwin, $1,000 ; heirs of
J. W. Alsop, 81,000; J. J. Phelan, $3,-
000; R. J. Walsh, $3,000; Marvin H.
Sanger, 83,000. , ,
The Senate passed two important
measures, the act providing for police L
matrons in cities‘ of 20,000 inhabitants,
and a bill requiring the .study of phys-
iology and hygiene . in the public
schools. The tOwn: of Stamford was
authorized to issue $100,000 bonds, and
a bill was referred to the committee on
Appropriations which gives the Dan-
buryhospital-s6,1000, and 83,000 annu-
all hereafter. '
' he Judiciary-committee reported a
bill creating the office of Attorney Gen-
eral at a sa ary Of 85,000 per year, $1,-
000 more than the Governor receives.
He is to be appointed bi-ennially be-
ginning July 1, 18952and is to be sub-
ject to confirmatiOn by the Senate.
He may appoint a clerk or assistant at
a salary of $2,000.
The order of the day was a bill pro-
viding that taxesf;iimposed under the
collateral inheritance. tax law he paid
by the executor’s or administrator
within sixty days after the final allow-
ance by the Probate court of the execu;
tor’s or administrator’s final account,
but that no property which has been
taxed within one year. prior. to the al-
lowance of the account, shall be sub-
ject to the law or liable to pay the
taxes imposed. An' amendment repeal-
ing so much of the law relating to be-
quests for the use of a brother or sister,
was adopted by 84 to 70 and the bill, as
' amended, was passed.
The committee on .Incorpqrations
reported adversely on resolution va-
cating the charter of the Falls Village
Water-company ; rejected. .,
In ‘the'Senate, bill allowing $15 for
each headstone. erected iua town to
the memory of agsailor or soldier of
the war and whose body was never
brought back to Connecticut. Passed.
Bill that investment companies shall
not guarantee bonds beyond ten times
their capital. . Passed.
Bill providing for treatment at State
expense of veteran soldiers and sailors
who are confirmed drunkards. Passed
House bills regulating proceedings
after seizure of liquors, and disposition
of liqiuors, after final judgment was
e . -' ,
Bill providing for the appointment
of police matrons. Passed.
Bills to protect unions of workmen
'in their labels and trademarks, report-
ed adversely by therJudiciary commit-
tee, which had no objection to the bill,
but concluded that the existing law was
sufficient.
Senator Pierce Offered an amend-
ment making selling punishable only
when the dealer knows the labels are
false. The amendment was adopted
and the bill passed.
On a bill that liquor licenses shall
not be granted to registrars or deputy
registrars of voters, there was a tie
vote, 9 to 9. Lieutenant Governor
filthy voted negative and defeated the
i .
Bill to punish any person removing
from the state his property. or any
property in his possession, to defraud a
creditor or to fluid attachment was re-
jected. ,
The Senate passed the amended elec-
tric street railway bill.
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Daughters of the King.
A diocesan conference of the Con-
necticut chapters, Daughters of the
King, was held in the parish house of
St. Paul’s church, New Haven, Thurs-
day morning and afternoon. It was an
event of special interest, as it is the
first conference Of the kind ever held
in the state. The. holy communion was
administered at 10 O’clock in the church,
the rector of St. Paul’s parish being
the celebrant. The business meeting
in the parish house followed. Mrs. C.
E. Woodcock of'Ansonia, was elected
president of the conference and Mrs.
Buck of Birmingham, secretary. They
were empowered to appomt three oth-
ers to serve as - an advisory council and
select the time and place Of the .next
conference. The reports of the differ-
ent chapters were read, which made an
excellent showing. The places repre-
sented were Bristol, Hamden, North
Norwalk, Reddin Ridge,
Southport, Torrington, aterbury,
West Haven, An's‘oma and Birming-
ham. The parishes ' the city repre-
sented were St. Pan ’s, Christ, All
Saints’, St. John’s, St. Andrews’,Ascen-
sion and a chapter at the hospital.
6. Delegates were present from St. James’
(1 and Grace churches in Fair Haven.
' Lunch was served at the church pare
lors at noon, and at the afternoon meet-_
45 ing which was attended byabout ’200
delegates. Addresses were made ' by
Bishop Williams, Miss Bishop, , _
Williams, Rev. S Ii. ~Watkins pf'Nor‘v
walk, Rev. R. Baileyg Torrington;
Reva C. E. Woodcock Of‘Ansoma, ey.
J H. Wotfien of: Hartford, Dr. Edwin
Rev: H. B.‘ Whitneyq‘of ’-West Haven.
’MISB Byerson'of , ., . _
.retary of the eneral {counciL brought
a greeting to t ,e, Connecticut chapters
from the general Wind]? .
':‘\::‘
.Hall, to~night, in
D.,' of“ Southport, and >
eW’York, ~ the sec-
1L
($1.00: a Year.
PRICE Two CENTS.
SOUTH NORWALK.
The Smith-Nashzwedding takes place
this evening.
. —Boys wanted to sell the GAZETTE
in South Norwalk.
Frank Mayo, in “Davy Crockett”. at
Musrc Hall to-night.
John Hardy shipped a valuable bird
dog to parties in South Carolina this
morning. - . .4
The fire department will practice
fixt Thursday night instead of Wed-
nesday n1 ht, as at first stated.
James amilton attended a testimoq
.nial benefit to William Sexton at Mau-
rice .Daly’s billiard parlor New York
city, last evenina.
Uncas Council, No. 26, Improved 0r.
der of Red Men, of this city, was insti-
tuted at Odd Fellows hall, last evening.
Paugussett tribe, of Danbury, about
fifty strong, attended and made the
night hideous by their war cry. A sup-
per was served at the City Hotel.
Walter Hyatt celebrated the twelfth
anniversary of his marriage last even-
ing, by tendering his many friends a
reception at his home on Stuart avenue.
Singing, dancing and a collation were
indulged in by the guests, who enjoyed
themselves until long after midnight.
About 2,000 feet more of dead wire,
belonging to the N. &. S. N. Electric
.ight company, was stolen Wednesday
nightfrom the poles on Taylor avenue
and Golden Hill street. Parties living
in that Vicinity informed the authorites
in the city, and an Officer was .sent up
but no arrests were made.
The sociable given by the Young
Ladies club, at Quittner’s hall on. Me-
chanic street, last evening, was well at-
tended by a_ select party of young peo-
ple, who enjoyed themselves immense-
ly, until after midnight. Dancing
formed the principal feature of the
evening’s amusement. A supper was
served about midnight.
Mr; Harry Stevenson, the popular
man at_ F. A. Lane’s depot restaurant,
met with a painful accident yesterday
morning while strolling through the
woods on Roton Hill He attempted
to vault over a high wall, and in land-
ing on the other Side, severely sprained
his ankle. He is now confined in his
room at the Old Well Hotel.
Justice Barrett yesterday afternoon
rendered his decision in the . case of
John Bard , vs. Prof. E. H. Wilson,in
which Mr. ardy sued for $100 dam-
ages, for the poisoning of four of his
dogs, valued at $500. The case is quite
an interesting one and will interest dog
owners in eneral. Mr. Wilson pro-
cured no evi ence to show whereby he
would be Justified in administering poi-
son to the degs, as he could. not show -
that the » were . nuisances. Attorney
Russell, rest appeared for ‘Prof. Wil-
son and City Attorney J ohn' H. Light
for Mr. Hardy, who was given averdict
Of 315 and costs. ‘ "
The commencement exercises of the
class of ’93 Of the South Norwalk High
school will be held at Music Hall on ,
Wednesday evening next, when the
following programme will be given : '
CHORUS—“High School March.”
INVOCATION. »
CHORUS—“America.” _
SALUTATOBY AND Esau—J ‘Indian Legends.”
Nellie G. Smith.
Essay—“American Women,” Maude K. Slater.
(moans—“Songof the Triton.”
ESSAY—“A visit to Mt. Parnassus,” -
' B. Scudder-
Dais
SOLO AND CHORUS—"Stolen Kisses.”
CLASS Hrs'ronr— H. Edna Sherwood.
(moans—"Italian Hymn." _
Essu AND VALEDicroar—“Immigration,” .
~ Victor W. Ferris.
CHORUS—“Men Of Harlech.” .
PRESENTATION OF DirLomas—
by acting Visitor John E. Light-
Cnonns—“Watch of the Stars.”
The choruses are to be rendered by
fifty school pupils under the direction
of Mr. Sebastian of Stamford.
VA 7*
Amusements.
MUSIC HALL.
Frank Mayo will appear at Music
_ his great play of
"‘Davy Crockett.” The St. Louis Re-
publicansays : “They gave him a wel-
come that was fairly unbounded in its
kindly enthusiasm, arid before the cur-
tain had gone down-"on the first act
they were convinced'that he had lost
none of his former power, and had
gained some. He was the same Frank
Mayo they had seen’before. But‘there
were other improvements. The re—
markable little drama, “Davy Crock-
ett,” which displays the “simplest and
purest affections in a chastely. heroic
style of art,” was given a superior pro-
duction.”
OPERA HOUSE. _
It has long been the custom to refer .
to f‘ The Old Homestead,” as a play
without a plot or climax and clagsify
it- as a clever putting together of inci-
dents. In the main thisi's undoubtedly
true. _ It would, hOwever, be hard to
find, in current dramatic productions,
,a stronger climax than that of the third
act, when, after: a .long and weary
sea‘rch,the wanderer is found and Uncle
Joshua’s worst fears are confirmed. At
‘ the same time the choir of Grace Church
breaks Out in richest mglody rendering ,.
the beautiful palm service of the E is-
cgp‘al church With telling efl'ect.-- he:
6 eat created
The piece Will. bepresented at~ "e" Op-
era House on Thursday evening, May-
‘is not soon for otter» .
Norwalk Chronicler