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edy for all Skin troubles,
convenient, harmless and
effective.
ALL DHUGGISTS SELL IT.
SEND POSTAL FOR FREE SAMPLI.
COMFORT POWDER 00., Hartford, Conn.
I." I. 8MB, sienna-iv.
Use COMFORT SOAP for the
Hands, the Face. the Complex-
ion. It is Ant;septic,_2mo11-
ient and. Curative. Price 25c.
Per Oaks.
oLD AND RELIABLE
DAILY DIRECT
‘FREIGHT LINE
BETWEEN
New York,
South Norwalk
and Norwalk. Ct.
THE PROPELLOBS
Will leave Pier 23. East River (Beekman
New York, at tip. in. daily; Sundays excepted .
Freight received from 7 a. m. until 5 p. m.
Returning. boats leave Norwalk at 5. p. m
and South Norwalk at 6 :30 p. m. .
Upon ap lication to_ a ents the City of Nor-
wal and t e Eagle Will e sent for spec1allcad
g freight, anywhere in New York or lacal-
it .
{TAU persons are forbid trusting any of
the employees of the boats of this line on ac-
OOnnt of the owners thereo .
O. O’BRIEN,
BEFORE THE COURT OF SPAIN.
Will canvass this town and vicinity. in about
two weeks. showmg bargains. the. like
of which was never offered in the picture
line before
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Yourjbrother, your sister.
your friend, perhaps yourself,
getting permaturely gray—hair
dropping out—_—head itches—may
be covered w1th dandruff—hair
dry and harsh—have tried many
remedies but not much improve-
ment” If you would get rid of
all this disagreeable busmess,
procure a bottle of HALE’s COM-
iaotmi) Qumran. _ There’s noth-
ing like it—_nothing so invigor-
ating—nothing so cooling to the
scalp. Gives tone to t 9 hair
roots and starts out a new and
healthy growth. Dandruff dis-
appeares; skin eruptions disap.
pear; hair stops dro ping out—
has a brilliant 100 '—-you feel
younger. Cet.a 50c bottle and
try it. You Will not be disap-
gomted. For Sale by H. R. HALE,
ole Proprietor, Norwalk.:Conn.
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Dr. F. Willarmer,
Painless Dentist.
Artificial Teeth Without Plates.
( Crown and Bridge Work.)
Set of Teeth on Red Rubber
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Guaranteed to be the Best and the Same
that other Dentists charge Twice as much for
Teeth extracted without pain - - 50c
Soft Fillings - - - - 50c and up
Gold Fillings - - - _ $1.00 and up
All work pertaining to Dentistry guaran
teed to be the best workmanship at prices
about one-half charged by other dentists .
flmcoAz Washington Street.
Over Post Office. South Norwalk.
'of Millineryl
'17 MAIN STREET.
Will offer special
Bargains in, ' .
i ‘ Millinery.
Commencing to-day,"until July 1st,
ram 7 a. 111. until 8 pin.
Leghorn Hats from 50c up.
One .lot of Hats and Bonnets at
- Electric Bitters.
This remedy is becoming so wel
known andso popular as to need no
special mention. All who have used
Electric Bitters sing the same song of
praise.—A purer medicine does not exist
ed. Electric Bitters will cure all dis-
eases of the Liver and Kidneys, Will re-
.move Pimples, Boils, Salt Rheum, an
other affections caused by impure
blood—Will drive Malaria from .the
system and prevent as well as cure all
Malarial fevers..—For cure of cod-
'50cts. and $1.00 at H‘._R. 'Hale’s drug
store. '- ; ‘ , J ‘ .-.-
. The annual meeting of the 'Broad
River School District was held Monday
evening. The following officers .were
elected: John H. Wilson, Committee;
George Mills, Clerk; George. .0. Com-
?tock, Treasurer ; Frank Merrills, Col-
ector.
:It Should be in Every House.
J. B. Wilson, 371 Clay St., Sharps-
burg. Pa., says he will not be without
Dr. King’s New Discovery for Con-
sumption, Coughs and 00 ds, that_ it
cured his wife who was threatened With
Pneumonia after an attack of "La
Grippe,” when various other remedies
and several physicians had done her no
good. Robert Barber, of Cooksport,
Pa., claims Dr. King’s New Discovery
has done him more good than anything
he ever used for Lung Trouble. Noth-
ing like it. Try it. Free Trial Bottles
at R.- B. Hale’s drug store. Large
bottles, 500. and $1.00.
At a meeting of Our Brothers’ Lodge
I. 0. O. F., held Monday evening, the
following officers were elected for the
ensuing six months: Cornelius M.
Daniels, N. G.; William Warren, V. .;
St. John Merrill, P. S.; B. S. Keith,
Sec. ; John H. Wade, Treas. The offi-
cers elect will probably be installed
next Monday evening by District Dep-
uty Keith, of South No’rwalk.
All Along the Line
Is heard praise of Dr. Hale’s House-
hold Ointment. Mrs. I. S. Jacobs, of
Farmington, Maine, writes that she
suffered five years with varicose veins
and two running sores on her leg, and
was completely cured by its use. D.
S. Filley, of Salisbury, Vt., writes:
“We cannot live without it; it relieves
my sister of asthma at once; it cures a
burn or hurt of any kind almost in.
stantly.” Under date of May 30, 1892,
R. H. Simpson. LeRoy, N. Y., writes :
I used Hale’s Ointment for rheumatism
three years ago and have not been
troubled since. It is the finest oint-
ment in the world for general use 250.
afiidi 50c. per box. For sale by H. R.
a e.
Mrs. Fannie Hoyt and her sister Miss
Charlotte Raymond. have taken a fur-
nished cottage at Ocean Grove. They
will have as guests their niece Miss
Fannie Belle Curtis, and Miss Dunn.
“Put Money in Thy Purse.”
How? Save doctor’s bills. Always
keep on hand a bottle of that finest of
remedies, Dr. Hale’s Household Cough
Cure to allay the first irritation caused
by a cold. Don’t think you can fix up
something just as good when for 250.
or 506. you can have the result of years
of practice and experience expended in
makin his preparation absolutely the
best. ‘ or sale by H. R. Hale
The following Connecticut postmas-
ters were appointed Tuesday : Albert
B. Goodrich, Berlin; Wm. F. Currin,
Central Village; Wm. H. Fitzsimmon,
Greenfield Hill; Thomas J. Bradley,
Sandy Hook ; Robert J. Waites, Wash-
ington Depot.
Bucklln’s Arhlca Salve. .
The Best Salve in the world for Cuts
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum
Fever Sores, Tetter, Chopped Hands
Chilblains, Corns and all Skin Erup
tions, and positively cures Piles, or no
payrequired. It is guarante ed to ive
perfect satisfaction, or money refun ed
Price 25 cents per box. For Sale by
H. R. Hale.
The training ship St. Mary’s is to be
laid up. The Board of Education at its
meeting yesterday decided upon that
course. It was the only course there
was to take, for the funds on hand are
not sufficient to carry out the usual
summer programme—a cruise to the
west coast of Europe. Since the estab-
lishment of the training ship in 1874
this has never happened before! This
will be sad news to the forty-eight boys
who are on the rolls of the ship, among
the number being several Norwalk boys,
all of whom were sent home last April,
at which time repairs on the St. Mary’s
were begun.
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Brigade Staff.
The adjutant ‘ general has issued
orders appointing members of the bri-
gade staff as follows: Senator S. Ash-
bel Crandall of Norwich to be judge
advocate with rank of major, Captain
Howard A. Giddings of Hartford to be
signal officer with rank of major, Cor-
poral Beach, Company F, second regi-
ment, of New Haven. to be aide-de-
camp with rank of captain.
Didn’t Want a Girl.
Last summer my Wife’s health was all
run down, and she wanted me to hire a
girl to do the work. In a little while I
sfound one I thought would suit. her,
when to my surprise she said I need not
hire anyone, as she felt much better,
. and thought another bottle of Sulphur
Bitters would cure her. Donald Grey,
41 Worcester square, Boston.
Under the new re-adjustment of sal-
Norwalk office is reduced from $2,400
to $2,300, the South Norwalk office is
increased from_ $2,300 to $2,400 and
$1820 (Canaan is increased from $1,300 to
. Could Not Keep
“Shop without them. I consider your
Sulphur Bitters a "remarkable blood
purifier. I know of several people
‘ Whosecases were considered hopeless,
that have been entirely curedby your
medicine. The sale of Sulphur Bitters
is so large here that I could not keep
shop without them. E. S. Yates,Phar-
macist, 99 Essex street,Lawrence,Mass.
I have had catafrh for twenty: years,
and used all kinds of remedies Without
relief. Mr. Smith, druggist of Little
Falls, recommended Ely’s Cream Balm.
The effect of the first application was
ma _ical. It alloyed the inflammation,
an the next morning my head 'Was as
clear as a bell. I am convmced its use
Will effect a permanent cure. It is
Hat Frames, 15c 20c, 25c each, ‘ [-
gogghiiziganiplefisané, and .IGstronTgly
suse a an or re. , so. or;
ry, Little Fal , N. Y. e '
and is guaranteed to do all that is claimo‘
ache,.Cons‘tipation and indigestion .try ,_
-~ Electric ~Bitters..—+Entire..satisfaction ,
’ guaranteed ormoney refunded—Price
aries'of Presidential postmasters, the-
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The Doubts which Haveijéaeén
"Raised Dispelled. ~
' 'W.’J. Comstock. of Auburn. N. .Y..
Couldn’t Walk Without Stagger—‘
‘ ‘ ing,.But Now He ie"'-St.romir
.' and Hearty.
jTo advertise an article or prepara-
tion. is, one thing, but to back up the
statements with the good the prepara-
tion" has done is another. We care but
little about the endorsement of a per-
son thousands of miles from home, but
when we find our friends and neighbors
proclaiming its merit we are bound to
give it serious attention.
There has been so much written in
the daily papers of late about Dr.
David Kennedy’s Favorite Remedy
that we have looked into the matter a
little and are astonished to find the
good this medicine has been doing
right in our very city.. Perhaps there
is no better known man in his part of
the city than W. J. Comstock of 14
Lincoln street. Said Mr. Comstock in
conversation with our reporter : “ Dr.
Kennedy’s Favorite Remedy is a won-
derful medicine. About a year or more
ago I felt quite sick, consulted my phy-
sician and he said my liver and kidneys
were affected, but the medicine he pre-
scribed did not help me. I seemed to
grow worse, felt as though I was near
my end; was so weak and dizzy I could
not walk without staggering. lady
neighbor of ours offered me some of
Dr. Kennedy’s Favorite Remedy she
had been using. I took it as directed,
and it did me a‘world of good. I think
I took but the second ottle when I
was fully restored to health, and I feel
like a new man.”
Inquiry among Mr. Comstock’s friends
shows that he states nothing but facts
in regard to his case. Many other in-
stances of the kind are widely talked
of here in Auburn, where Dr. Kenne-
dy’s Favorite Remedy has effected
cures where physicians have given up
hope. -
One of our prominent and conserva-
tive physicians says, “ Dr. Kennedy
has in Favorite Remedy a medicine
that dissolves excess-of uric acid in the
blood. This terrible destroyer of hu-
man life, uric acid, is the cause of
many of the prevailing diseases, rheu-
matism, dyspepsia, diabetes, kidney,
liver and urinary troubles, scrofula,
and the sicknesses women suffer from,
are all traced to this one source. Fav-
orite Remedy dissolves this acid, thus
curing disease.”
The Post-Express of. Rochester, N.
Y., recently published a long list of
many of its prominent citizens who
had found relief and cure from the use
of Dr. Kennedy’s Favorite Remedy,
among them Mr. S. J. Arnold, senior
member of the wholesale dry goods
firm of S. J. Arnold & Co. of that city,
in which he' said, “I cheerfully recom-
mend Dr. Kennedy’s Favorite Remedy
as a superior blood medicine. I was
troubled with blotches on my scalp and
body. Favorite Remedy was recom-
mended to me, and four bottles com-
pletely cured me.”
- One of the officers of the Albany hos-
pital says Dr. Kennedy’s Favorite Rem-
edy has been used to his knowledge
with excellent result, for the diseases
for which it is recommended.
Rev. T. W. Hill, pastor Methodist
church, Accord, N. Y., is equally as
positive as to the curative power of Dr.
Kennedy’s Favorite Remedy, for ac-
cording to his own words, “It saved
me from a second operation from can-
cer by drivin .- the poison out of my
blood; as a b ood medicine it has no
equal.”
We feel that to many, especially
those among us who may be suffering
from illness or disease, we could pub-
lish no article of more interest than
this. The uniform and unusual results
which this great remedy is accomplish-
mg every day prove beyond question
its wonderful value. It is needless for
any man, woman or child to suffer,
knowing these facts—Auburn, N.Y.,
Advertiser. .
My Wife Said
to me last night: How much do you
suppose we have paid out for doctors
and medicine in the last year ? I told
her I did not know. To doctors I have
paid nothing, and five dollars’ worth
of Sulphur Bitters has kept health in
our family—L. ANDREWS, 12 Bowdoin
street, Boston.
The Fairfield County National Bank
has declared a dividend of 3 per cent.,
payable July 1.
Found Dead.
Last evening a person giving the
name of G. R. Thompson registered at
Hunt’s hotel, and desired to be call-
ed in season to take the 12 p. m. train
for Chicago. Being unable to awake
him, the room was entered by means of
the ventilator over the door, when the
gentleman was found to be dead. He
was advertising agent for Sulphur Bit-
ters, which has an extensive sale. The
coroner returned a verdict of death
from heart disease. His body will be
senlt east immediately—Gin. Commer-
cia . -
Dr. Geib, of Stamford, will sail for
Germany on Saturday.
I sufi'ered from acute inflammation in
my nose and head—for a week at a time
I could not see. I' used Ely’s Cream
Balm and in a few days I was cured. It
is wonderful how quick it helped me.—
Mns. Gnoncm S. J unsou, Hartford,
Conn.
For three weeks I was suffering from
a severe cold in my head, accompanied
by a pain in the temples. Ely’s Cream
Balm was recommended to me. After
only SIX applications of the Balm every
trace of my cold was removed. Henry
C . Clark, New York Appraiser’s Office
Many who voted for a “change” are
now Wishing they hadn’t.
‘. Dr. Hale’s Household Ointment.
_ ls‘the finest remedyin the world. It
absolutely cures Catarrh. It cures
Nouralgia and Rheumatism. , Cures
Piles like magic. Cures Salt Rheum
in the most soothing manner. Cures
Inflamed and Granulated Eyelids.
Cures Coughs and Colds. Can be,._taken
internally. g A: pesitive spe’cifib‘ for
Pneumonia. Cuts, Bruises, Burns,
Chilblains, Sores of longstanding.
Corns and Bunions are cured quickly
difl'erent from all else; superior to all
else; it has no gqual. 25 and 500.
boxes. Large size'cheapest. Sold at
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mo or the shearer" he'house‘were
bought. She went in considerable. Haste
to the proprietor and asked him to 163m
her a. dollar. Her, husband, she said,
had gone {down town and'forgotten”5to
leave her any change, and she must have
a} little immediately. She took thelbill,
rolled it up and put. it into her glove,
then in an undertone said: “Please
charge that as sugar. My husband
might not like it if I borrowed money.”
The man said “Certainly!” and the
woman went out. A customer who was
standing at a little distance but who
was conCealed from the lady byra pile
of tea chests smiled to himself‘ and then
smiled at the grocer who came back to
finish filling his order. ' .
Although the grocer said nothing, it
was a well understood fact to theme—
tomer, as it is to manysother people? in
large cities, that this is not an uncom-
mon practice. Men who- are liberal
with the fam‘iies, as far as-food and
clothes go,-rarely give them a cent' for
their own use. They will pay. anym-
sonable bill and many unreasonable
ones, but they pay them in- checks " find
overlook the bills themselves, then they
fancy they know What'becomes .of the
money. Such conduct is; unwise, It
there-is anythingfin the world thatdias
atendency to drivea'woman toundé'r-
hand practices it is'such lack, of dose.-
dence on the part of her husband‘or
father.
- A wise way is to make a. regular el-
lowanco for‘each member of the family.
—NeW‘YorkuLedger.
Witty Remarks of an Artist.
Kenny Meadows was an artist-thwas
always welcome? at any sbcial‘g'ath ring,
for he had antinfinite fund of -.q"uo _ "tion
and mother wit. A certain Mell'rknb'iih
studio .pun was his. There had-been‘one
day a long talk about fresco and; the
palette necessary for it, and the repeated
remarkthat-it needed a palette of earths.
quite tired him out.
“You talk of ochres,” he said, “butthe
worst, of all you haven’t namedtlioiigh
it’s the commonest. That’s the medi-
ocre!” .
“Then,” said. another artist, “you don’t
believe in the golden mean’s being. the
best of things?”
“No,” said he, “I’ll divide thatwithk
you. You may’ take the mean, and I’ll
keep thegold.” ,
According to his own telling, his stand-
ard of praise wasp. financial one.
“New I dare say youthful: yourself a
very clever fellow to paint so good a,
picture,” he said to his friend, William
Bell 800%, who had just completed his
“Old English Ballad Singer.” “Butit’s
nothing to paint a picture comparemvvith
What it is to sell it. When you do that,
I’ll congratulate you!”
But/byery one knows just how much
such deprecatory criticism meant. Mead-
ows was “fond of talking. ”—Youth’s
Companion. -
Works of, Patience.
Probablythe sternest patience is dis-
played by the sculptor or the painter
who Wfll‘spend monthsand-years mm-
terialiaing a conceptibn. There is, no
doubt more of patiencedisplayed by'the
Caucasians, speaking numerically, than
any other race, but I maintain that it is
argift or nature and just as like to come
to a. dog as to a men, only the dog would
not have sense encugh to use it as efiect-
ively as men would. ‘ I have seen agreat
deal. of this quality of nature displayed
by savages, such as the negroes of-Africa
andtheIndians of America. We all, ad-
mire the armor of the old English
knights and the wonderfully intricate
workmanship displayed upon many of
them, but I have seen Indian war cos-
tumes that would make the eye of the
seeker after curiosities and rarities sim-
ply" blind. The whole is intricate and
interesting to look at, but dloserinspec-
tion will invariably ‘show almost endless
work—labor of years to make it look
beautiful. Some of the negroes of - the
south have fishing rods and tackle that
are marvels-of delicate hand workman-
ship, so much so that there is nothing
like them to be. had in the market: for
money. All this, however, is ohlyiac—
complished by almost supreme patience.
—St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Facts About Foreign Population.
There are more than 1,000,000 Ger-
mans inthe chief cities of the United
States. They are most numerous in New
York and Brooklyn and in the cities of
the west. They are least numerous in
Boston and Washington. In these two
cities and in Philadelphia and San Fran-
cisco the Irish outnumber the Germans.
In New York,’ Chicago,~Brooklyn,‘ St.
Louis, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Cleveland,
Buflalo, New Orleans, Pittsburg, De-
troit and Milwaukee the Germans out-
number theIrish. There are 3,500 na-
tives of Ireland to 55,000 Germansin
Milwaukee. In Boston there are 10,000
Germans to 71,000 Irish—New York
Sun.
The Sun Myths.
It was in Bayard Taylor’s day that the
sun myth had its vogue. One night at a
party Taylor was greatly bored by the
persistent efforts of a. guest to discuss
sun myths. No matter what direction
the conversation might take this person
Would ruthlessly drag it back again to
his favorite topic.
At last the distressed poet raised a
very interesting question in regard to the
threadbare subject. “Did you ever
think,” he asked, “that the name Smith
so common all over the world is derived
from sun myth?” No one had ever
dreamed of such thing. Max Muller
had overlooked the point completely.
“Quite possible; certainly most plaus-
ible,” §aid Taylor, “Sun ‘inythrsumyth,
Smyth, Smith, and some still spell the
name with a y." The discussion was
ended.—Youth’s Companion. ‘
No Kissing In Japan.
» .' '.-There is in J span no-kissing, notpyen
‘ in thenursery. “ All the dangers Which
have been
so eloquently described .in
uev'vspapei's‘risiii‘g'” fré'mthe-tduch of lips
in hliman love directly and at the com-
munion table indirectly are. avoided by
the natio'nal aversion fog labial contact.
-—AlbertS.,Ashmead. in. D., in’Science.
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At Hartford. .
Comparatively mild was the second
chapter of the = Walsh Episode in the
House. Tuesday. Last _ riday Repre-
sentative Walsh, of» Bridgeport, made
the sweeping assertion that the Rail;
road committeeof the House wasmado
up at the dictation of the Consolidated
Railroad; company. .» His decldration
led to an adjournment without the
Bridgeport railroad bill, which was» the
subject of debate, being, acted upon.
There wassoine conjecture" as to Wheth-
er the criticism of the Bridgeport.
member might be punished by his sus-
pension or possibly expulsion. No such
sensah'onal denouement came about,
however. Mr, Walsh apologized Tues.
day morning for his injudicious lan-
guage, his apology was accepted and
business went on as usual. ' ’ '
As soon as the session opened=Gunn
moved the appointment of, a committee
of two to report on the state of busi.
siness. Speaker Brooks ruled the mo-
tion out of order because the ridge-
port railroad bill had been abled as
the last thing Friday afternoon and
was first on the list. Healey, whose
call for a division Friday had disclosed
no quorum, then withdrew his motion.
for a division, his object, being to make
ev1dent the fact that there was lack of
a quorum. ' The tabling of the Bridge-
port railroad bill quickly followed.
At this stage Mr. Walsh arose and
presented his apology. He said he had
been informed, on authority which he
accepted, that his remarks were indis-
creet. He therefore withdrew them as
he designed no disrespectful allusion to
the speaker orany other member of
the House. Mr. Brooks bowed his ac-
ceptance of the explanation, and Mr.
Walsh whose manlywords and bearing
gave the House a highly favorable im-
pression, resumed his seat amid ap-
plause. Gunn then renewed hismotion
for a committée of inquiry into the
state of business and Wilcox and
Hotchkiss were appointed. Butler and
Bradley were appointed a committee
to investigate the status of the inde-
pendent military companies of the
state.
By a vote of 156 to 4 the House con-
firmed the nomination of Milton _C.
Shumway, of Killingly, as Superior
Court judge to succeed William Ham-
mersley, advanced to the Supreme
Court bench. Directly afterwards the
Senate concurred in the confirmation
by a vote of 17 to 1. .
Wood called up the Corrupt practices
act and moved concurrence with the
Senate action, which adopted the bill
in such an emasculated form by reason
of the Holden amendment, that little of
its original force was left. The amend-
ment did away with the scedule pro-
viding the maximum amounts candi-
dates for political offices were allowed
to spend and also the section providing
a penalty for violation. Gunn said the
adoption of such a measure would be a
traversty. To this Wood replied that
it... purport of the act was good and one
the House should go on record as en-
dorsing even if the law as drafted had
been lamentably mangled. _It was the
principle he advocated even_if the form
and effect were largely lacking. “ch”
responded Gunn, “ but there are. now
laws on the statute book against bribery
and other improper methods at elec-
tions. Do you know of any prosecutions
under these laws ? ”
“Yes,” was the answer, “I know of
prosecutions having been brought and
convictions would probably have result-
ed except for compromise measures in.
tervening.” On being put to vote the
bill was adopted with the Senate amend-
ments. It is a skeleton act, but Wood’s
plea for something which would Indl-
cate that the House Was in favor of
purer election had force With his col-
leagues. _
The Judiciary committee reported
back the recommitted bill on the (1184
tribution of the Patrick Sloan estate.-
It prOVldtS that an undivided one-third
of the real estate go to James Campbell,
or Sloan, a second cousin to Patrick
Sludden, or Sloan, of county Tyronno,
Ireland, and the remaining third in
equal parts to the first cousms of 'the
deceased who are citizens of the.United
States. As to these first cousins the
Bridgeport Probate court shall decide
by the first of September next. The
act is to take effect only in the event of
the Probate’s court finding that under
existing statutes the property is es-
cheated to the state of Connecticut.
The Temperance committee reported
a bill to prevent druggists from selling
liquor to be drunk on the premises.
Such sales subjects the-offender to .a
forfeiture of his druggist’s liquor li-
cense and also his license_as- a phar-
macist. A further penalty in the shape
of a $50 fine is provided. If the bill is
concurred in by the Senate it Will de-
prive many druggists of what is now to
them a profitable source of revenue.
The bill for a redistricting of the
state into Senatorial districts, Without
regard to town or county lines, was
passed by the House. The baSis of
representation is to be as nearly as
possible one Senator for ever 30,000
of population, the number of enator.
not to be less than 35 nor more than 45.
This act is an amendment to the con-
stitution which must go to the next
Ge‘heral assembly and afterwards se-
cure approval by the popular vote be-
fore it is adopted. . ‘ ‘
Representatives Prentice of Hobron.
Wells of Fairfield, and Colt of Winsted,
were appointed a committee on the De-
benture bill.
The House sat down Wednesday no-
on the Bridgeport Railroad bill which
the Senate had passed. Such an over-
Whelming rejection of the act was not
expected. There was no mistaking the
sentiment of of the House. It ‘was in
favor of Bridgeport and “agin” the
Consolidated Railroad company.
Healey, through whose motion the .
bill was tabled last Friday. called it up
and was followed by Kecler,of Norwalk,
in a savage assault upon the act. He
said the house should and evidently had
ascertained the wishes of the people of ‘
Brid eport and everymember should
stain by them as he ought in a matter
affecting the interests of hisown towns.
p‘éople. Bridgeport was apparently
willing to bear its just share of the cost
of the improvements and more than
this should not be required. The Con-
solidated Railroad company was seem-
ingly disposed to use partpf the money
obtained from the franchise priwleges
granted them in an endeavor to defeat
the bill.
itely postponed. . _ . ‘
These remarks elicited a rejomder
from House Chairman Rockwell. of the
Railroad committee, who said his com-
mitte had not accepted the bill until
convi ed that an agreement between
the railroad companyand Bridgeport’s
representatives was impossible. The
proposed improvements afiected‘ some
50 crossings. That these crossings at
grade should be abolished speedin was
most desirable, the preservation of hu-
‘ powerful speeches delivered in
greatest among us.”
He moved that it be indefin. '
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importance. Fonthe‘Consolidntedroad
he would‘say-it was giving th’e‘"’public
the ighestform‘ofgservice, the recent
ut nag-on 0t e; Pains between
ew York and :1 ing an illus- -
tration. The company had recently...“-
dered-:15,000 tons ofgtfighgaviostawei‘ lit
and best grade pf'bt’eei 'ra‘ilé‘éta ibe ‘ id
in this state. It had offered to bear 90
per cent. of theexpense eliminatin
crOSSInssat-grsda. in» Bridgeport. an
w ere he; ,ajr‘esident afitl'iat cityho Would
gladiy'ec‘eepttsesmpesitiansaflssost
to the city would be less than $100,000,
while 'the' worth mightgbe ‘counted into
the millions. '
Representative Beardsley of Bridge-
port n'e_xt took the_floor and made in
opposition to thebill one of the, moist
e
present‘House. 5.3.30 said thatfiatflifies
and other accidents digigrafle‘bro 3
had caused a popular“ demand forth‘eir
abolishment which resulted in the
adoption of the law of 1889. Many
cases for damages had ‘gone to the
courts the decisions of which were
generally in favor of the individuals or
the towns seeking redress. As-a con-
sequence the present general grade
crossing law was passed, mainly at the
instance of the railroads. A year ago
the Bridgeport matter came up as a
subject for action. Mr. Rockwell :had
said the local authorities and the com-
pany did not agree. This was misstating
the case, the real reason of the trouble
being the refusal of the company to
disclose thelr plans east of Park ave-
nue. Their subsequent excuse for this
was that the disclosure asked for would
have caused an unjustifiable increase
in the purchase price of property need—
ed for the improvements.
Still an agreement might have been
possiible but for the \attitude of Presi-
dent Clark, Director Nathaniel Wheel-
er and Attorney Lynde Harrison mad
assented to the plan offered by Bridg~
port, a year ago, but Clark would have
none of it. The bill as submitted was
the one preferred by the railroad com-
pany’s attorneys. The cost of the con-
templated improvements west of Park
avenue was only one-seventh of the
total. ' - _
Passengers from Bridgeport. paid
into the cofi'ers of the Consolidated
$1,000 daily. He felt sure that aHouse
which had made a reputation as wear-
ing the collar of no corporation would
not allow Bridgeport’s rights to be
trampled upon. .
Lees, of ~Westport, disagreed With
Beardsley on the statement that public
sentiment had secured enactment of the
law of ’93. It was purposely construct-
ed to give the railroad the best of it
every time. “We are here.” concluded
Mr. Less, “not as servants of any cor-
poration, but as servants of the people.
He who serves the people best Will be
The remarks of
Messrs. Keeler, Beardsley and Lees all
evoked hearty applause.
Marsh of Litchfield moved the pre-
vious question, and refused to With—
draw it when Walsh of Bridgeport
asked for an opportunity to address the
House. ’
On the vote for the previous (111881
tion, Rockwell, alone, voted in the
negative. . ,
The motion to indefinitely postpone
the bill was carried, with less than a
half-dozen dissenting votes. In order
to clinch the matter, Lees of Westport
moved to reconsider; rejected over-
whelmingly. . _
This is disagreeing action With the
Senate, and that body will probably
insist. It being very unlikely that the
House will recede, the bill is practical-
ly dead. .
L‘ynde Harrison, counsel for the
ma , was satisfied with the action
taken. He said the road had not ex-
pended a cent in pushing the bill and
was indifferent to its passage, and that
the Bridgeport situation would be left
as at present by the road rather than
expend $2,500,000 or $3,000,000 there
for improvements. .
The Appropriations committee rec.
ommended appropriations for Water—
bury and Meriden hospitals.
The Military committee reported ad-
versely a ,bill allowing the construction
of a highway across the Niantic_camp
ground by the Spiritualists. Bill re-
jected.
The Railroad committee reported fa«
vorably a bill providing that when a
road so changes its grade' as to. leave
less than 18 feet between the rails and
the bottom of highway bridges, the
road shall raise the highway grade to
the statutory limit at its own expense.
Tabled for calendar. .. _
About a score of the leading citizens
of Fairfield were at the capitol to fight
out, before the Committee on Cities
and Boroughs, their differences upon
the question as to what route the
Bridgeport Street Railway 00. shall
follow in building their line to South-
port. A bill passed both houses-a week
ago, giving the company the right to
choose the route for themselves.
The residents of Mechanic street,
which follows the line of the New Has
ven road, did not discover, until the
bill had passed, that the line .. 13.3 Lkely
to be built through that street. Judge
Glover secured the recall and recom-
mittal of the bill. .
These matters were passed : Forbid-
ding the use of imitation butter-in pon-
al and humane institutions ; forbidding
pharmacists and licensed druggists' to
sell liquor to be drunk on the premises
under penalty of forfeiting their licen-
ses.
The collateral" inheritance tax bill
came back from the House. The yeas
and nays ,were taken on concurring
with the House in changing the law so
as to exempt brothers and sisters. The
Senate so voted 15 to 7.
The bill abolishing pounds, fike nets,
etc., were taken up, it having been
passed by the House. The bill was re-
jected by 12 nays to 8 yeas. '
Governor Morrissent a , communica-
tion announcing the declination. of
Chief of Police J abez L. Woodbridge
of Hartford as a state prison director
,and naming Mr. Frank C Summer“.th
4 fill'the vacancy. 9 .
The senate passed a resolution to
adjourn finally .at 1 o’clock, Saturday,
which the House amended at 2 p. m.
”Thursday and passed.
Judge Chamberlain Dead.
Judge _Valentine B. Chamberlain of
New Britain, died suddenly Sunday
evening, at his late home,'aged fifty-
nine years. Heart disease was the
cause. He was in his usual health in
the early evening and attended a meet-
ing at the Center Congregational church
where he made an address, but on re-
turning home comtplained of feeling ill
y expired.
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