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‘Molhcr Have You aBaby?
If so get from our druggist to-day
for 22 cts., a bott e af Dr. Hand’s Colic
Cure. " Every baby often has distress-
ing colic. Dr. Hand’s Colic Cure gives
immediate relief by removing Wln
from the stomach and quieting the
nerves, giving restful sleep. Mother,
think of the worry and anXiety this
saves you. If your baby is teething
Dr. Hand’s Teething Lotion for .25
cents, soothes and relieves. all pain.
Sold by H. R. Hale.
With Ely’s Cream Balm a child can
be treated without pain and with per-
fect safety. It cures catarrh, hay fe-
ver and colds in the head. It is easily
applied into the nostrils and gives im-
mediate relief. Price 50 cents.
Trotting Track.
A tract of land "on, the east side of
the Shippan Road, at Stamford has
been purchased, and a half mile trot-
ting track will be made. The Advo-
cate says “That while the track was
purchased for the private use of those
directly interested, it will, in a meas-
ure, be available to public use for rac-
ing, etc., and to organizations that may
wish to have games and racing. It is
admirably located on the Sound, ac-
cessible by boat and rail, and will be-
come one of the popular resOrts for
patrons of horse-racing and other out-
door sports.” _
' The’Gorilla Escaped.
The ”$5,000 gorilla of the Barnum &
Bailey show escaped from its cage at
Binghampton Monday while the men
were at dinner and made his way to the
dressing room in which were two ladies.
The frightened women ran screaming
from the tent, and the big monkey es-
caped into the open air. The people
immediately scattered in every direc-
tion. 'The growling brute finally took
his stand near a barn, where several of
the canvassmen who tried to capture ’
him were badly injured.
His Portuguese keeper finally arrived,
and the gorilla, after hugging and kis-
sing him with joy, accompanied him to
his cage. He would not enter however.
- until an elephant, of which he stands in
mortal fear, was brought in.
Object to lVlurphy.
A majority of the officers and pri-
vates of the C. N. G. regard with dis-
favor the invitation to Thomas E. Mur-
phy, the temperance revivalist, to at-
tend the encampment at Niantic next
August. Ex-Adjutant General Embler
in speaking of the matter said: “Per~
haps it is proposed by those who have
invited Mr. Murphy to Niantic to
change the state militia into a salvation
army. If so a band of revivalists ought
to be be sent to camp and not allow Mr.
Murphy to bear the whole brunt of the
battle.” _ '
Adjutant General Bradley thinks it
, doubtful if Mr. Murphy’s presence at
Niantic would be attended with bene-
ficial results. The first objection was
that the men do not want him. Sever-
al others who were interviewed ex-
pressed similar opinions.
_ Serious Charges.
Rev. Father Treanor at one time lo-
cated in Norwalk, at the 10:30 mass at
the Sacred Heart church, Waterbury,
Sunday preached a sermon which has
created a sensation almost equal to
that caused by the recent announce-
ment that female teachers in the public
schools of that city were addicted to
drink. Father Treanor said that he in-
tended to denounce the evil of child
murder, of startlingly frequent occur-
rence in that city. He said that abor-
tions were, often performed, in fact
there was a place there where it was
made a specialty and all that was ne-
cessary to have it done was to have suf-
ficent money to meet the doctors de-
mand.
Father Treanor went on to say that
it had come to his notice where numer-
ous operations had been performed.‘
He said it was a ‘blot‘on the cit that
such an institution should be a owed
to exist. .The authorities took nopnotice
of it and It, did a flourishing business.
He continued by criticising the’press
which published :the man’s advertise-
ment. He said that he had i gone "to
them and .asked them to discontinue
the advertisement, but got no satisfac-
tion. -
In conclusion the clergyman said that
he prepos'ed to organize a movement to
run the vabortionists out of town. He
give him help and that as the first step
'had been taken, a disgrace to the city
would soon be removed._ . _ .
A prominent physician discussing
the sermon said : “I was called to at-'
woman recentl . She
had had an a orticn erforme On her
upon her. He was summoned, accuse
‘of the crime confessed-and begged
r mercy. The girl lived and he was
épared. prosecution. ” 1
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The Nash Case.
The case of the town of Westport
against George R. Nash 'of, Norwalk,
for alleged bastardy, was' heard'before
Justice McKenna at Westport Mon-
day. The .state'placed two witnesses
.on the stand, Aggie Mills ander.’_L. '1'.
Day. The testimony of Miss Mills in
some parts was beyond human compre-
hension, and she contradicted herself
as well as the doctor. Invthe cross-
examination of Dr. Day the fact was
brought out that when the doctor was
on his way to the Mills house in re-
sponse to their call, he was met in an
alley by the well known disbarred at-
torney, Mose Wilson of Westport, who
“if she would swear that Nash was the
father of her child,” which the doctor
did, but did not place her under oath.
From this statement it would appear
that Attorney John J. Walsh, for-the
defense, was doing considerable think-
ing when he charged _Mose, who is
prosecuting, with being in the case for
what money he could get out of it.
'The defense declined to place any
witnesses on the stand preferring to‘
take the matter to a higher court,
which was done, and Nash placed under
$500 bonds to appear at the next term
of the Superior Court.
A Pleasant Surprise.
Quite a pleasant episode occurred at
the St. Paul’s Rectory a few evenings
ago. The choir of St. Paul’s church
called upon their former rector. the
Rev. S. T. Graham. Mr. George H.
Bromfield acted as'spokesmau for the
choir, who assured their old friend and
former rector of their love for him and
the very great respect in which he was
held by every member of the choir,
and now, that he was about to leave
them, they desired to give him some
little token of their esteem which he
could use in his heaven-appointed work,
whereupon he produced a beautiful
private communion service of solid sil-
ver, in four pieces, of exquisite design,
all in a’handsome leather case, satin
lined. On the set is engraved these
words: “Rev. S. T. Graham, St. Paul’s
Choir, May 1st, 1893.” It was a com-
plete surprise to Mr. Graham, who as-
sured them that he felt deeply moved
by this expression of their affection
and regard, and that he still felt that
they were his choir still, in a sense that
no other in all the world can be, and
that in the years to come he should
feel an interest in their work, and hoped
to hear that they were still rising. as
they had been, in efficiency, having
from singing the most simple hymn
tunes, been brought up to that state
where they can render with beauty and
power,the works of the most celebrated
composers.
Co. D’s. May Parade.
00. D. was out Monday for the an-
nual May day parade and target prac-
tice. The following is the score made
at the range on the Westport road, by
the different members of the “company:
100 yards. 200 yards‘
, Lieut. Doyle, 15 13
W. H. Bloom. 13 ——
G. A. Clark, 13 14
G. H. Dann, 15 15
M. Fallon, 13 14 .
T. Goodwin, 15 6
H. Lahn, 14 15
F. H. MOOie, 14 —
A. Noonan, 16 _ 15
C. Pennington. 14 4
C. H. Platt, 15 16 '
F. B. Self, 13 6
N. G. Troy, 16 14
C. W. ~Uzinger, 14 8
J. Welsh, 14 13
W. Hadley, 13 13
J. Hollihan, — 15
.G. H. Lincoln. ——~ 14
W. D. Platt, -— 13
R. S. Royce, -— 13
W. H. Wilson, ' — 15
A. Johnson, 7
The scores at 300 yards were : Lieut.-
Col. J. C. Crowe, 17“, R. J. Doyle,
R. N. Holt, 17; J. W. Smith, 18;
W. Preece, 18; C. H. Oakes, 13 ; G
Becker, 23; W. J. Casey, 14; R-
Gorman, 14 ;W. C. Paxton, 16 ; A.
Preece, 15; 'B. W. Preece, 21; W.
Platt, 14; J. H. Hollihan, 13 ;J.
Lincoln. 6 ; W. H. Wilson, 5; J.
Pennington, 13; R. S. Royce, 16-
H. Blackman, 17 ; A. Johnson, 17
A. Clark, 13 ; G. H. Dann, 14; C
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St. Mary’s Church.
Sunday marked the tenth anniver-
sary of Rev. W. J. Slocum’s pastorate
of St. Mary’s church, and in the morn-
ing he gave a review of the work done
by the church during that period, and
his remarks were attentively listened
to by an unusually large congregation.
At the commencement of his remarks
the reverend gentlemen said that his
object in making the sreview was not
for the purpose of glorifying himself,
but simply to show to the Catholics of
Norwalk what great things they had
accomplished within the past ten years.
During that time, he said "there had
been raised over $147,000 ; that among
the many improvements made was the
purchase of the building and lot east of
the church, the purchase of additional
ground for the "Cemetery, and that the
cemetery was at present one of the best
kept cemeteries in the state; many im-
provements had been made in and
around all of the church property; in-
cluding the improved heating of the
church, convent school and rectory ; a
new church organ, the finishing of the
steeple and the placing therein of a
bell and clock, threenew marble altars,
the frescomg of the church, etc.
The church being entirely free of
debtwas consecrated December 11th.
During the past ten years there had
been 900 deaths, and 350 marriages.
He said that he had met with the
hearty co-operation of the society in
his work to further the interests of the
church.
He scored the liquor dealers and said
that a maJOrity of those on aged in the
same. were unfittedr. for t 9 business,
and hoped that the faithful would enter
their protest against such trafiic. He
could not understand why so '.many
young men jumped into the business ;
‘did not‘know whether it was because
they were too lazy to work or afraid to
steal; thought they would stand. 9. bet-
ter chance ‘to‘ save their souls in jail
than in a saloon. , ,
. The Catholics have reason. to feel
proud of what theyhave done. and
much of the work: accomplished is due
to the nntiring zeal and energy of -' the
Pastor of- tlfe church, Rev. Father Slo-
cum. Tho review was jreplete "W1
facts» aduoe and a conscientious show-
ing of his interest in the welfare of the
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church and society. ‘
requested the doctor. to ask Miss Mills.
, less night.
th' Gibbs, .an >Messrs. Osborn, Hill,
wannspgciusm
A Large Amount of Sickness in
Pough keepsie and Dutchess
County.
Doctors Recommend a Brain and
I NerVe Tonic.
In an interview with a well-known
and conservative physician of Pough-
keepsie,about the present health record
of the county, he states: “There are
three troubles, weak bodies, feeble “di-
gestions and shaky nerves, but ‘the
principal trouble is with the stomach.
Unless the food is thoroughly digested
and assimilated, the body cannot be
nourished; and unless the liver and
kidneys properly secrete the bile and
throw off the waste matter that pature
does not need, the blood is porsoned
and the nerves break down. The one
remedy physicians rely upon for cor-
recting a disordered digestive appara-
tus, to make pure blood and strengthen
the” nerves, is Dr. David Kennedy’s
Favorite Remedy.”
Favorite Remedy is unlike the usual
medicines we read about. The people
who have been benefitted by its use are
right among us, we meet them everv
day. Mr. Tittamer, of Poughkeepsie’s
well-known drug firm of Wood & Tit-
tamer,"i_said that he had sold thousands
of bottles of Dr. David Kennedy’s Fa:-
vorite Remedy and that he thought
there was hardly a block of houses in
this city that did not contain one or
more pers0ns who had been cured of
disease bytthis medicine.
Mr. Haskell Dodge of Boston, one of
the largest contractors in the United
States, who built most of the public
buildings of Dalton, Massachusetts,
nearly all of Williams College at Wil-
liamstown, Mass, and who recently
finished the large addition to Yassar
College at Poughkeepsie, in talking to
our reporter, said: “Dr. David Ken-
nedy’s Favorite Remedy is an excel-
lent medicine. It regulates the bow-
els delightfully, and to my knowledge
has made some wonderful cures. For
instance, here’s a letter from one of
the best known men in Greene 00.,
Mr. Edwin R. Thorn of New Baltimore
Station, in which he says : ‘Dr. Ken-
nedy’s Favorite Remedy has been a
great blessing to me. I was troubled
with indigestion, constipation and blad-
der difficulty. I was in almost con-
stant pain. The very first bottle of
Doctor Kennedy’s Favorite Remedy
helped me, and today I am a perfectly
healthy man and never know a. sleep-
In fact, I don’t think this
simple statement does the medicine
justice, for I feel that Favorite Remedy
saved my life, for I was weak, nervous
and tired of living, and it made a well
man of me again.’ ”
Many cases similar to that of Mr.
Thorn are well known here. One of
our popular clergymen and a well
known lawyer, who desired their names
withheld from publication,said they had
found Dr. Kennedy’s Favorite Remedy
an excellent medicine. “In my case
particularly,” said the reverend doc.
tor, “I was very wakeful nights, felt
tired and languid, my kidneys both.
ered me, and I was never as wellwin
my life as at this present moment.”
"What Ilike about Dr. Kennedy’s
Favorite Remedy,” said one of our
physicians to-day, "is that_it goes to
the root of the trouble ; it dissolires the
excess of uric acid in the blood, which
is the cause of so many diseases—for
instance, rheumatism, dyspepsia. kid-
ney and liver complaints, scrofula, uri-
nary troubles, and the ills peculiar to
women, all arise from this cause, and
I prescribe Dr. Kennedy’s Favorite
Remedy for these and similar troubles
when I find them and have never
known them to, fail.”
That’s the reason the stores are sell-
ing so much of it.—[Po’keepsie, N.Y.,
Eagle.
Silver Wedding.
Despite the inclemency of the weath-
er on Saturday evening last, a large
company gathered at the handsome
residence of Rmresentative and Mrs.
Edwin O. Keeler, on Mott avenue, to
assist in celebrating the twenty-fifth
anniversary of their marriage. Mr.
and Mrs. Keeler were assisted in re-
ceiving by their charming daughter,
Miss Inez, who gave each and every
one a hearty welcome.
The genial couple were handsomely
remembered by hosts of friends who
sent innumerable presents of silver
ware of every form and description,
from a silver tea service to a dainty sil-
ver button-hook. 'It would be impossi—
ble for want of space to mention each
of the vast number of those received,
but we will venture to remark that
more were received than they will ever
have occasion to use should they live
to celebrate, as we hope they may,
their golden wedding.
During the evening delightful music
was furnished by an orchestra, and not
among the least of pleasures was a
bountiful repast served by Maresi, of
New York, while the floral decorations
of roses and potted. plants, etc., were
numerous and beautiful.
Among the very large number of
guests present were noticed Gen. and
Mrs.’ Charles Olmstead, Col. and Mr S.
Russel Frost, Mr. and Mrs. Ira Cole
and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Wil-
son, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wilson, Mr.
and Mrerred Quintard, Mr. and Mrs.
James Cousins Jr., Mr. and Mrs. C. A.
Tucker, Mr. and Mrs. George W. Sel-
leck and daughters, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles T. Raymond, Mr. and Mrs. W.
W. Keyes Jr., of Stratford Mr. and
Mrs. John H. Hoyt, Dr. and Mrs. Dex-
ter Hitchcock, Mr. and Mrs. Cito
Hatch, Mr. and 'Mrs. Thomas Bene-
dict, Mr. and Mrs. P. N. Knapp, Mrs.
E. P. Weed, Mr. and. Mrs. Samuel
L. Weed,‘Mr. and Mrs. John H. Buck-
ley. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Curtis, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank J. Curtis, Mr. and
Mrs. A. J. Meeker Rev. and Mrs. T.
K. Noble,'Mrs. William Randle Smith
and "daughter, Mr. and Mrs. B. W.
Maples, r.‘ and Mrs. Farron Bette,
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Merrill, Mrs.
Henry S. Bissell. Dr. and Mrs. Hig-
gins, Mr. and Mrs. W,=A. tTolles, Dr.
and Mrs. C. B. Coolidge, Mr. and Mrs.
(A; E. Austin, Mr. and Mrs. Fred. Mead
and daughter. Mrs. C. J. Hill, Mr. and
Mrs. E. J. Hill and daughter, 'Mr. and
Mr. Robert Van Buren, Mrs. Da ,'of
New Haven, Mr.. and Mrs. _E win
Adams, Mr. and Mrs.’ Henry Seymour,
Burgess. and Mrs. Squire, the Misses
Alida Ball Secor, Higgins, Bhrtrili)m,
r.
Many, Price, “Mead, Camp, Curtis,
Cavanagh, David and LeGrand Bay-
mond and many others. - .
At Hartford. _ ,
A longdebate in the House ensued
Tuesday on~the bill permitting public
concerts on' Sunday, which are now-
prohibited under the statutes. This
was reported adversely by the Judiciary
committee. and on a division was re:
jected 661:0 60, just a quorum.‘ A reso-
lution was presented appointin Jos-
eph Tomlinson judge, and G. M. ake-
lee deputy judoe of the Town court of
Huntington. The incorporations com-
mittee made an unfavorable report on
the resolution incorporating the Asso-
resolution was rejected. A singular
thing about the resolution is that the
ccfirpiorators repudiate any knowledge
0 i .
The Senate passed an act prohibiting
the setting of seines, nets and pounds,
in Bridgeport and Black Rock harbors.
Another bill passed prohibits taking
striped bass between April 1 and July
1. Thesalaries of Bank commissioners
were raised to $3,000 each per year by
adding $500.
The Connecticut Pomological society
and the Rippawan Banking Co. of Stam-
ford were incorporated, and the Bridge-
port, Horse Railway Co. was author-
ized to change a grade crossing from
East Washington avenue to Congress
street. The Senate again passed the
bill prohibiting boys under 18 years of
age from driving public carriages, re-
jected in the House, and Senator Jones
was appointed a conference committee.
The Claims committee reported against
a law providing that men who were
drafted or enlisted in the army during
the war may recover unpaid bounty on
proof that they served, notwithstand-
ing the statute of limitations. The
Cities and Boroughs committee report-
ed a bill giving towns control over
reservOirs to prevent fishing and nuis-
ances. Offences are to be misdemean-
ors. Forfeited rights were restored to
Hosea O. Pulling of Danbury, and
others.
The conference committee on the
general bill for electric street railways
reported a substitute to the Senate
Wednesday. It modifies the prohibi-
tion against carrying merchandise, and
permits such carrying to an extent ap-
proved by a judge of the Superior
court. The provision against parallel-
ing steam railroads is also modified, so
that the Superior court may permit
such paralleling.
No change was made in the clause re-
stricting the speed of electric cars to
fifteen miles an hour. The bill was
passed by the House, 133 to 20, and en-
countered little opposition in the Sen-
ate, although Piercc wanted it tabled
in order that it might be given further
consideration.
Any corporation desiring to build an
electric road must make application to
the Superior court who shall decide
the question of necessity for the road.
The bill will now become a law as soon
as the Governor’s signature is attached.
The Consolidated road submitted a
new proposition relative to the Bridge‘
port improvements. Instead of a spec-
ial outside commission they ask that
the Railroad commissioners may have
power to accept plans, order the various
details of the work, condemn land if nec-
essary and make appraisal of damages.
The Common council are authorized to
act on behalf of the city in all matters.
The decision of the commissioners
shall be final except that an appeal to
the Superior court is allowed.
Walsh appeared before the Judiciary
committee in opposition to the bill pro-
viding for a milk inspector in Bridge-
port. He thought the present "laws
suflicient to guarantee the purity of
milk, if enforced, and believed it the
proper function of the health depart-
ment to attend to their enforcement.
, The Military committee reported to
the House an amended bill 'creating
Troop A of cavalry, Bridgeport.
About the only change made is that
the company shall furnisha bond to in-
demnify the. state for any damage it
may do to equipments furnished by the
state. This places them on the same
footing in this respect as the regular
commands of the O. N- G. Applica-
tion of [the same rule w111' probably be
made to the companies of the Gover-
nor’s Horse guards.
The bill asked for by Anthony Com-
stock, punishing by heavy penalties
the advertising of counterfeit money
or having in one’s'possession any of
the devices employed in green goods
swindling, was passed by the House,
immediately transmitted to the Senate,
and passed by that body under a sus-
pension of the rules. ,
It makes dealing in green goods and
like swindling schemes a felony punish-
able by imprisonment for not less than
one nor more than five years and by a
fine of from $100 to $2,000.
The Senate passed the medical prac-
tice not, including the House amend-
ments, and tacked on a further amend-
ment exempting from the provisions of
the bill physicions who may be called
from other states in consultation. It is
also specified that nothing in the act
shall be construed as forbidding the
prescribing, sale or advertising of pro-
pr ietary medicines.
In the Senate the bill to prevent the
counterfeiting of the trade marks or
labels of trades’ unions was passed.
Violation of the 'law is punishable by
imprisonment of from three months to
one year, and a fine of from $100 to
$200 or both. _
The Senate recommitted the bill con-
fering suffrage in school elections on
women whir'a the House passed last
week. The bill. giving all clergyman
equal priVileges in the matter of visit-
ing country homes was passed ; as was
also the bill providing that in future all
executions shall take place in the State
prison. The condemned is not to be
informed of the date appointed for his
han ing. ‘
T ese_ matters were also passed:
Compelling railroad companies to re-
build burned depots within a limited
time; _emp9wering the town court of
Ansonia to issue naturalization papers ;
authorizing Stamford to issue $100,000
of school and bridge bonds ; for build-
in sea Walls in Greenwich.
n theHouse the bill‘ permitting the
holding of Sunday night concerts was
beaten by only six votes on a bare
quorum.
Mr. Callahan of New Haven said he
did not believe that any person Would
be damned for listening to music on
Sunday night. - ,
MnLounsbury of-Darien deprecated
the desecration of theSabbath by .un-
holy name. He said the saloons might
aswell be, opened. . .' . -
Mr. 14868 of =Westp’ort' did not think it
would be breakingany law of God to at-
tend a Sunday concert; . . . ‘ - ~
”Mr. Walden of W'llimantic gar ued
that the churches'which have the ' est
singing have the largest congrega-
l tions. -
ciated Press of Connecticut and the
Hartford newspaper men named as in-_
'dogs and fifty
Mr. Gunn, of Milford thought it
would be far better to allow "people to
attend Sundayaconcerts than to ~make
them stay jat'hofie. and rush the growl-
or from the nearest side door.
. Mr. Wells of Fairfield said the giv-
ing of Sunday concerts was the first
stein!)l towards abolishing Sunday alto-
ge er.
Mr.,Gunn said there are difi'erent
ways of observing the Sabbath. Some
people, in order to keep good, make a
minister work harder on Sunday than
any other day, and pay a choir to sing.
He had attended a church in New York
where, if there “had been no singing,
the minister would not have been “in
it.” Other people assembled at their
society rooms Sunday night, had their
music and singing, with an occasional
glass of beer. He thought these peo-
ple just good and just as pious as the
others. '
Bills were passed repealing the law
concerning stock liabilities ; amending
the law relating to the assessment of
property; increasing the pay of jurors
to $3.50 a day, and providing for the
indexmg of the public statutes
On motion of Mr. Butler of Oxford
the resolution establishing Troop A,
Connecticut Cavalry, at Bridgeport.was
recommitted to the committee on Mili-
tary affairs.
In the Senate these bills were passed :
Allowmg the bank commissions $500
each for expenses; regulating fishing
in Norwalk, New Canaan, and Wilton,
and the taking of clams in Oyster River.
Steeple Charlie’s Fall.
‘fSteeple Charlie,” who is at work in
Bridgdport painting a chimney of the
Wheeler & Wilson Co. 160 feet in height,
narrowly escaped a horrible death late
Tuesday afternoon.
He was busily engaged on the chim-
ney and in some unaccountable manner
missed his footing. He fell the length
of two 30-foot ladders, a distance of 60
feet. The third ladder by mere chance
broke his’ fall and he found himself
wedged between the rounds, held in
mid-air, 80 feet from the ground.
He recovered himself and found he
had sustained no serious injuries. He
left his work for the afternoon, how-
ever, but returned next morning feel-
ing nonethe worse for the fall.
Strawberry Festival.
The strawberry festival and enter-
tainment given under the auspices of
Concord D1v1sion, S. of T.. Wednesday
evening was well attended and was a
gratifying social and financial success.
The following programme was present-
e .
N o. 1—:—March by Orchestra composed
of H. Richmond, piano, Frank Svee,
violin, and George H. Howden, cornet.
No. 2—Song b Quartette composed
of Dr. R. G. cGonegal, Wilbur F.
Hubbell, Charles H. Fillow and Walter
Stafford.
d in 3—Cornet solos by George How-
en.
No. 4—Banjo selection by- Ernest
and Howard Worden.
No. 5—Banjo and Violin selection—
Ernest Worden and Frank Svec.
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Seeley Badly Hurt.
C. FordOSeeley, the racer, met with
quite a serious accident while riding in
the Linscott twenty-five mile road race
Monday. He. was following one of the
McDufi'y brothers quite closely down a
bill when suddenly McDufi‘y stopped
up short and turned across Seeley’s
course, so that the two wheels collided,
throwmg Seeley but permitting Mc-
Dufi'y to ride on unhurt. Seeley was
badly scratched and cut on his right
side and his knee was badly bruised.
But he got on his wheel again and had
almost caught McDufi'y once more
when he was taken with cramps‘ and
had to give up, He is now in bad shape.
H18. knee, which is badly swollen and
bruised and cut, promises to give him
much trouble unless great care is taken
of it. The general impression of those
that saw the accident was that it was
more or less intentional on McDufi'y’s
part. Seeley will probably not be able
to race again before the middle of June.
Odd Fellows’ Home.
On Tuesday evening the incorpora-
tors of the Odd'Fellows’ Home, at Gro-
ton, assembled in New Britain, and on
Wednesday evening elected the fol-
lowing officers : President, C. B. Ware,
New London ; first vice—president, Fred
Bostt‘ord, New Haven ; second vice-
president, J. W. Smith, Waterbury;
secretary, James Bishop, New Haven;
treasurer, Fred S. Hunt, Bridgeport;
board of managers—E. J. Hill, Nor-
walk, George Cowell. Waterbury: L.
H. Stannard, New Haven.A. G. Blake-
man, Birmingham, 0. N. Fowler, Hart-
ford, H. Putnam, S. .
Bridgeport, S. H. Hirsch, Norwich,
W. L. Morgan, New Britain.
The officers, ex-ofiicers and members
of the board of managers held a meet-
ing and the grand master was instruc-
ted to procure a matron, subject to the
approval of the board of managers.
Then the following committees were
appointed : Finance, supplies, prop-
erty, printing and library.
-.
A Remarkable Escape.
Elmer, the 12 year old boy of Law-
rance Walker, met with an accident re-
markable from the fact that it did not
prove of a fatal nature. In company With
some other boys, about 6:30 o’clock
last evening, he was engaged in play on
the schooner. “Zena” at Hubbell’s
wharf. He made a misstep and fell
backward through the hatchway of the
schooner. James Morris who saw the
accident expected to find the little fel-
low dea . Advising the captain of the
accident, Mr. Morris assisted the boy
ashore and to his home on Main street.
A hpysician was summoned who found
that the lad had sustained a severe L
shaped out about eight inches long and
.runninglfrom his right e e to the cen-
ter of is forehead an then to the
back of his head. The wound . was
dressed and the attending physician
fearsno serious results. That t 0 boy
escaped without breaking either a leg
or an arm seems remarkable, when it
is taken into consideration that the
distance he fell is fully eight feet.
,
It is stated of a. man. who lives in
Norwalk thathe keeps his horse in the
kitchen, his cow in the parlor, feur
-three hens in his cellar,
and two pigs in his bedroom. He rents
the rip-stairs rooms to a man who has a
famil of nine children, who also keep
two ogs and a cat. , * -
s. B. Wilson has contracted would
a new school house for Prof. . tlock
at Wilton. _ . . -
Lee with, -
State Grand. Lodge. lip. Q. E.
The annual meeting of the COnnecti
c Grand 140929 of - Odd Fellows" Twas.
he dinNew BntaiuWediiesday. Grand
Secretary Botsford " reported the total
number of lodges as 78, an increase
of three since the last report. The ,
total membership *‘ at the close of the
present fiscal year was 14,311, which is
a net gain of 543 during the year.
The totalreceipts of subordinate lodges
were $144,761, a net gain of $19,342 dur-
ing the year. The total fund of subor-
dinates January 1. 1893; was $391,320.-
83. There was paid out for relief 370,-
486.27, and for expenses $51,932.11.
There were 154 deaths during the year.’
The number of weeks sickness was'10,-
616, being 194 less than last year and
an average of five days, six hours and
59 minutes per member. There are 32
lodges of the Rebekah degree, an in-
crease of nine, With a membership of
3,322. Their receipts were $8,430., The
sum paid out for relief and expenses
was $5,832.77. Available assets Decem-
ber 31, 1892, $22,476.04, an increase of
$2,597.95. The receipts of the Grand
Lodge from all sources during the past
year were $2,752.27.
The Grand Secretary congratulated
the order upon its healthy condition.
All jom, he says, in thanks for the gen-
erous support. of the members in the '
endeavor to place the Odd Fellows’
Home on a safe foundation. The fund
pledged for this purpose is now needed”;
and an avera e of $3 per member will
accomplish a l that has been planned.
The order is urged to put forth efforts
toward the attainment of the ends
sought.
Deputy Grand Master W. H. Mari-
gold of Bridgeport, was enthusiastical-
ly chosen grand master, and Grand
Warden Leopold DeLeeuw was made
deputy grand master. Grand Secre-
tary Frederick Botsford and Grand
Treasurer John W. Smith were re-
elected.
Reception.
A reception and dance was given in
the Norwalk Club rooms last night.
The afi‘air was under the direction of
Messrs. Le Grand Raymond, J. Arthur
Pinneo, David Raymond, William Olsen
and George Betts, acting as a commit-
tee for the club. It was a brilliant suc-
cess, about 300 persons being present.
Dancing commenced at9 o’clock and
was continued until 12:30. DeKlyn
was the caterer. Among the guests
from out of town were Miss Parker.
Messrs. Willets, Jackson, Miller and
DeForest, of Bridgeport; Miss Pan-
ton. .of Stamford; C. E. Miller, of
Williamstown, Mass. ; Messrs. Fielder
and Hacket, and Mr. and Mrs. Sydney
Curtis, of New York ; and Messrs.
English and Mansfield of New Haven.
“It was one of the finest receptions
ever held in N orwalk,” said a regular
attendant at receptions, this morning.
Burst a Blood Vessel.
Blondin, the strong man with Cole’s
circus, while pulling against two horses
at Satanic Lake, Wednesday night,
burst a blood vessel and died instantly.
Miss Hattie Wever, of Elm street is
visiting friends in Washington.
Mrs. Marietta Tobias is dead at her
home in Danbury aged 78 years.
George S. Gregory has sold his resi-
dence on West Main street and the
two cotta es on- the same property to
Charles awxhurst. The price paid
was $6,000.
Mrs. Frederick D. Congdon. nee,
Nellie E. Hoyt of Norwalk, died at Au-
burn, N. Y., on Tuesday. The remains
will be taken to New Canaan for inter‘
ment Friday morning.
Bernard Tully, of this place has been
selected as one of the jury in the Hawley
murder case. The trial is set'down for
this week before the Superior Court.
James Sutherland and George W.
Smith who were subponaed were ex-
cuse .
Mrs. Mary E. Thompson, widow of
the late Albert F. Thompson of West-
port, died at the residence of her neph-
ew, Albert L. Hoyt, in Bridgeport,
Tuesday night. Death was due to ner-
vous prostration. She was 70 years of
age. :
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