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Investment Securities!
Adording 5% and 6 per cent. interest, panels
semi-annually.
. Denomieatlons 8100 to $5000. ,
A SPECIAL SALE of 6 per cents-10 Debentuip
Bonds for 10 DAYS only, $200 to $1000.
MRS. EA. BATES
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88 WHISTBEET NORWAL‘K
no new
. p The Borough ' Again Threatened
‘. With a Water Famine;
O‘nl‘y' Fifty Days Supply Left.
On Monday an inspection of the dif-
" ferénti reservoirs)" supplying ,jthe ,Bor-
bugh with water revealed .the‘fac't‘ that
'. \the distributing _—reservoir on Step Hill
1 road was down tuthei second distribut-
ingpipe, the Grape reservoir five ifeet
'3 dean and the upper reservoir down fif-
teen inches, and: that altogether there
* remainedgbut fifty days’ supply of
- 'watervon hand. ' The, Commissioners at
once ordered the; pipesofrom the dis-
: ; tfr-ibuti-ng're'servoir closed ~and the sup-
' ply turned
on direct from the Grupe
reservoir. ,This changeof Simply “left
consumers living in the higher portions
of ,the'town without water from 8 a. m.
until‘9 p. m. .
' At the distributing reservOIr on Step
Hill there are two 12-inch pipes which
distribute the water to the Borough
hn‘donly one 12-inch pipe to supply the
reservoir, and for several days the
water in this .reservoir has been drawn
011' faster than it could besupplied thus
reducing the supply to such an extent
that it was. deemed advisable to shut
off the distributing pipes and allow the
reservoir to fill.- As it is at present
there would not be enough water left
in three days, if let run, to subduef a
conflagration. should one start in our
midst.
In view of this condition of affairs
every comsumer of the Borough water
should endeavor to use as little as pos-
sible and see that none is wasted.
the :people will attend to this warning
the-gWater Commissioners will do all in
their» power tokeep‘ them supplied.
‘ Meeker Had the Will.
Proceedlngs which were instituted
by Attorney E. Livington Wells, Jr.,
in the Norwalk Probate court, Satur-
day, are connected with a rather inter-
esting and unusual case, says the Bridge-
port Farmer.
Lydia, widow of John Coley, died in
Wilton on the 30th of May last, leaving
quite a good sized estate. As she was at
her death a woman of somewhat ad- -
vanced years it was naturally assumed
that in order to insure such a disposn
tion of her property as she would Wish
she had taken the precaution to exe-
cute a will. After her death, however,
although a vigorous search was made
no will could be found and on June 3
Mr. and Mrs. Moses Sherwood of
Greens Farms, the latter the niece of
the deceased made application to the
Norwalk Probate court for the appoint-
ment of an administrator. There was
no opposition and on June 16 the court
issued letters of administration to J o-
siah Kellogg, of Norwalk. _
_ Last Friday, Charles Meeker, who is
in the employ of C. O. Jellifi‘e, a South.
port storekeeper, came to Lawyer Wells
and after telling the latter about the
late Mrs. Coley, and and the facts re-
lating to the granting of administra-
tion upon the latter’s estate, handed
the lawyer a document which Mr. Wells
saw at once was the missing will. By
the will Meeker, who is a nephew of
the husband of the testatrix, was left
the entire estate and named as sole
executor. To Mr. Wells’ inquiry as to
why he had not as required by law filed
the will for probate within 30 days of
the decease of the testatrix Meeker re-
plied that he had only just heard of
Mrs. Coley’s death. The will was exe-
cuted September 16, 1891, and Meeker
said thet it had ever since been in his
possessmn.
By Meeker’s request Wells took
charge of the will and on Saturday .en-
tered it for probate in the Norwalk
Probate court and asked for revocation
of the letters of administration granted
June 16. The hearing upon the appli-
cation will be held on Thursday, August
3, at N orwalk.
The only other heirs at law are Mrs.
Mariette Johnson, of Weston, a sister
of the deceased, and Mrs. Moses Sher-
wood, the niece before mentioned. .As
both of these are more closely related
to the testatrix thanMeeker a contest
may ensue. Meeker professes to see
undue haste on the part of Mr. and
Mrs. Sherwood in so soon after Mrs.
Coley’s death applying for the appomt-
ment of an administrator. He thinks
that they ought at least to have waited
the 30 days allowed for the filing of a
will if there was any.
“Modest Jlm.”
Bashful borough clerk Hubbell,Mon-
day inadvertently did something that
brings a crimson flush to his face every
time he thinks of it. He was called out
of the office to wait on a patient. Dur-
ing his absence a lady called and not
finding Mr. Hubbell in sat down on
one of the Turkish divans and resting
her dainty feet on the rich Moquet car- .
pet, awaited his cuming. Mr. Hub-
bell’s patient kept him until the noon-
tide meal hour, and on his returning,
instead of going into his office, he hur-
. riedly'locked the door, and started for
home where he knew there was a roast
leg of lamb and a dish of peas awaiting
to ticklehis palate and satisfy an in-
ward craving for food. The lady heard
the key turn in the lock and rushed to
the door, but too late,” the owner of the
key was out of hearing. , She finally
managed to attract the attention of our
good-looking Warden, who felt all
through his pockets in a vain search for
a key to liberate the prisoner. e sug-
gested that she wait until Mr. Hubbell’s
return, but she didn’t, for sobn after
the attorney of the Tramway company,
who has on office on the same floor,
had occasion to return andunlocking
the door liberated the lady, but not be-
fore he had expressed his surprise with
the question, “How under the name of
heaven did you get, in here ?”
The question was not answered.
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“Matt” Cowdry Dead.
“ Matt ” Cowdr , a well-known junk-
man,died at the . orwalk hospital Tues-
day night. ‘ He was first taken sick last
Friday and was prescribed for by Dr.
Baker. He was getting along all right
until Monda night when he went out
into the ar at his home in East Nor-
walk, an laid on the grass all night.
The exposure caused pneumonia to de-
velop and he was taken to the hospital
Tuesday afternoon where he died as
above. He will probably be buried at
the exponent the town as it is not be-
lieved that he has left any property.
Selectman Rapmond is making an in-
vestigation.
(toasts: New. grltaln.
Rev - Henry L. Wayne's-«rector of
Christ church, Westport, has,accepted
a call to St. Mary’s ,ehurch, New Brit-
ain, and will soon resign.
salary is 81,000 and a rectory, while at
New Britain it will be doubled; ,
Nearly Drowned.
A
Whitler fell into the pond at the Union
Mills, on Tuesday; George ‘Mellors saw
thechild fall and ran to the rescue and
succeeded in getting a ’hold on the
youngter as he was sinking for the third
time. . . Prompt measures “were used to
resuscitate-ithe-ehild. and he was in a
showtime" running about .apparently'
none the worse fonhis ducking. ~
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’Annualg'M'eetlrig. . .
The annual meeting of the corpora-
tors of the Norwalk Saving society,
was held in the parlors of thebank this
morning. Messrs. F. St. John 'Lock-
wood, Moses H. Glover and GeorgeE.
Miller were elected directors for the
term 'of three years, and Homer Mer-
rill was elected a director to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of R. B.
Craufurd... The ' . following gentlemen
were elected,,corporators to fill vacan-
cies: Lewis C. Green, ‘William A.
Vogel, Victor S. Selleck George C.
Lockwood; John or. Treadwell‘and El-
bert S. Adams. . , - ,
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Foul Play Suspected.
Theodore Baader, aged about sixty
years, who has beenstopping at George
Frank’s Britannia hotel, New Haven,
‘smce June 3, has been missing since
laSt Saturday morning. Baader is an
inmate of the National Soldiers’ home
at Hampton, Va,, and is out on a fur-
lough. He is said to draw a large pen-
sion and was expecting some money
about the time he disappeared. It is
thought that he might have received
his money and was afterwards robbed
and been the victim of foul play.
Papers that he left go to show that his
furlough was extended to 180 days from
April 15, which would make the date of
its expiration October 1’7, 1893. He
was a member of Company G, Second
Regiment Pennsylvania cavalry. He
also left his transportation ticket which
entitles him 'to half fare on the rail-
roads and steamboat lines.
Major Tibbits Dead.
Major John A. Tibbits died in New
London Saturday morning after a long
illness. He was born in - New London
in February, 1844. When the war broke
out he was studying law with Judge
GeorgeGoddard, but at his country’s
eall enlisted in the Fourteenth Connec-
ticut Volunteers and was wounded at
Antietam. Major Tibbits organized
the New London Day and contributed
many excellent articles to that journal.
As a public man and apolitician he did
good work for his country and state,
and for the Republican party, to which
he always belonged. He bore his
ehare of muncipal service, having been
judge of the police court, a member of
the boerd of education, city attorney,
and tw1ce he has represented the town
tn the general assemblys the last time
it; the session of 1885, his town and
himself having been honored by his
election to the speakers chair, in which
place he won the praise of the press of
the state without distinction of party,
for his able and impartial management
of the affairs ’of the house. -
His first federal office was the gift or
General Grant’s administration, an ap-
pomtment as Pacific railroad directof
on behalf of the United States govern-
ment. Tnis was early in the seventies,
and in 1877 President Hayes appointed
him collector of the port of New Lon-
don. At the expiration of his term he
was reappointed by President Arthur.
The last oflice filled by Major Tibbits
was United States Consul at Bradford,
England, a post that he has but recent-
ly vacated. A brilliant career was pre-
dicted for him in England, which was
but partially realized, owing to his ill
health, which continued during his en-
tire stay abroad.
.-
Edward Sheehan, through his attor-
ney John J. Walsh, has served a statu-
tory notice on the borough. Mr. Shee-
han fell into an excavation in the side-
walk near the Sherry place, on the
night of July 12th and, claims to have
received injuries which incapacitated
him from work; to some days. The
matter will more -' the atttention of
the Court of Burgesses at its next meet-
ing.
‘%-‘ .M‘" l‘,’ * ’i‘ “J I ‘.{-'" é'tpislb
“I speak not out ofwoak surmise‘s, ‘
but from proof.” ’
since COTTOLENE has come to
take its place. The satisfaction
with which the peo to have hailed
the advent of the ew Shortening
.- evidenced by the rapidly Increas-
. m5 enormous sales isyPROOF
. P SITIV E not only of its great
value as a new article of diet .
but Is also sufficient proof of the
general desire to be rtd of indi-
gesttble. unwholesome. unappe-
tIzIng lard, and ofall the ills that
‘ lard promotes. Try
’lletlelene
at once-and waste no time In
discwmug: like? thousands of
others that Yes have now '
. NO USE
.. FOR LARD.
Send three, cents In stamps to 8.3.
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N. K. FAIRBANK a. 60.,
CHICAGO, and
Produce Exchange, N. ‘1.
as; State Street, Boston.
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" .en'E‘ineeeeenne on
Mr. Wayne’s
A West: Norwalk 'Man Shoots
Emma ' '
Removed to the Norwalk Hospital.
three year old lad; named, Josie ‘ " ———-— ‘
Michael Englishwho resides in West
Norwalk, was tryin to shoot, off an
old-fashioned pistol uesday afternoon,
when it went 011‘ ‘and :wounded him
quite _badly.. The weapon was one of
the kind which requires a cap to ex-
plode it and English was trying to
place one on the nipple when he was
shot. The cap was a little small and
he thought that he could get it in posi-
tion by hitting it with a stone. Of
course .lll exploded, and as the muzzle
wa_s pointed toward him English re-
ceived the‘ ball. An examination showed
that the cartridge entered the left hand
between the 'ttle and ring fingers and
came out att e Side of the hand and
thenentered his body near the edge of
the last rib. Dr. Burke was sent for
and he had the injured man removed
to the Norwalk hospital where he was
made-as comfortable as possible. The
ball was not probed for last night but
an effort will be made to recover it to-
day.
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Editor Ellendorf Dead.
Editor Julius M. Ellendorf. of the
Mechanics’ Journal, died at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. Margaretta Fra-
britis, on Union street, at 5:45 o’clock,
Sunday afternoon. Mr. Ellendorf was
born in Berlin June 24th 1840, and
came to this .country in 1853. ‘ He
worked for a time in Brooklyn at hat-
ting and then went to Springfield. At
the commencement of the rebellion he
enlisted in the 42d NewYork volun-
teers and served” three years, beino
promoted to the office of Sergeant and
then to a Captaincy. He was wounded
at Cold Harbor, June lst, 1864. He re-
enlisted July 20th, 1864, in the 93d New
York Vols. _ Jan. 14th he enlisted in
the _1st regiment, U. S.*Veterans and
received an honorable discharge March
1st, 1866. He was on duty at the hang-
ing of Mrs. Surratt, who was convicted
of being an accessory to the assassina-
tion of Pres1dent Lincoln. After the
close of the war he folloWed the trade
of batting at Springfield and Orange.
He came to N orwalk in 1878 and went
to workat Crofut & Knapp’s shop, No.
1. During the great hatters’ strike in
South Norwalk he was a leading spirit
and did some very arduous work in en-~
gineering the same. February 18th,
1885,_he started the Mechanics" Journal
and in 1890,- the Fairfield County An-
geizer, a German paper, both of which
he ab] edited and conducted in a suc-
cessfu manner. He was for a number
of years secgetary of the Hat Finish-
ers’_asseciation_. He also found ‘time
to give lessons in German at the Miss
Baird institute.
He was a man of pronounced views
and never hesitated to express them
when called upon either in company or
through the columns of his paper.
Previous to starting his own paper, he
furnished columns of matter°for the
press of the town, which was alwa s
well and entertainingly written. is
hobby was the “labor question” and
he was always reedy to write or talk on
the subject. His wife died several
months Since, and he felt her loss most
keenly “and has since that time been
slowly-declining in health. He leaves
three children, Robert and Florence
1Ijlllendorf and Mrs. Margaretta Fra-
n is. '
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Beware of Ointment: for Oatarrh That Con-
tains ZIIercm-y.
as mercury will surely destroy the
sense of smell and completely derange
the whole system when entering it
through the mucous surfaces. Such
articles should never be used except on
prescriptions from reputable physicians,
as the damage they will do is ten fold
to the good you can possibly derive
from them. Hall’s Catarrh Cure, man-
ufactured by F._J. Cheney & 00., To-
ledo, 9., contains no mercury, and is
taken internally, acting directly upon
the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. In buying Hall’s Catarrh Cure
be sure you get 'the genuine. It is
taken internally, and made in Toledo,
Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Co. Testi-
monials free. ‘
@Sold by druggists, price 75c per
bottle.‘ .
Ffrof. McLaughlin Dead.
Edward T. McLaughlin, aged 30 pro-
fessor of English Literature at Yale,
died Tuesday of typhoid fever.
- Mother Gray’s Sweet moi-on. Powders};
Mother Gray, a nurse in. the Chil-
dren’s Home in New York, has for
years treated children successfully with
a. remedy, now prepared and placed in
the drug stores, called Mother Gray’s
Sweet Worm Powders, They are sold
by druggists at 25c a package. They re-
move all worms, are harmless as milk,
pleasant to take and never fail. Valu-
able for feverishness, constipation and
‘ headache, even if no worms are pres-
ent. Ask your druggist.
Struck by the Cage.
Christian Berg, of New Haven, 85
years of age and demented, was struck
by the east-bound train at Branford
Wednesday afternoon and fatally in-
jured. He was sitting on the tracks on
the trellis bridge near Branford and
"the 2:30 train from that town to New
Hayen knocked him off the bridge. The
cylinder of the engine struck him with
terriffic force. The town authorites of
Branford took him in charge and sent
him to New Haven where he died short-
' 1y before nine o’clock.
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25 Cents Will Buy a Wife
or mother a bottle of Dr. Hand’s Colic
Cure _at any drug store. ‘Mrs. S. W.
Merrill, of Fairdale, N. Y., says: “Dr.
Hand’s Colic Cure is far in advance of
any remedy .of the kind I ever used.
It will quiet baby when she is. - scream- -
ing with pain.” Ask some mother who
has used this remedy about it. When
your baby is cross and fretful while
teething apply ~ Dr, Hand’s Teething
Lotion to the gums. Sold by all drug-
gists. 25 cents.
Lineman. Strike.
All the linemen of the Southern New
England Telephone Co. , at New Haven,
. have struck on account [of having been
put on to fill the places made vacant by
strikers who havelield of! for the past
six months.
. Sufi'erers from La
The proprietors of Ely’s Cream Balm
do; not claim it-to he g; a cure -1311il?ut a
remedy for-catarrh, colds iii the head
and hay fever. It is not a liquid or a
snuff, is easgly applied into the nostrils.
It gives relief at once. ~ ;_
I had catarrh of the ’head‘andthroat
for five . ears, - ‘ I used . Ely’s Cream
'Balm. on from the first application I
was relieved. The sense of smellwhich
had-been last, was restored after 1' using
one bottle. "I have found the Balmtthe
onl . satisfactory remedy foncatar'rh.
an . it has affected a.cure in my case.—
H. L. Meyey. Waverly, N. Y.
EThe infant" child of John McLauohlin
died at its home on Chapel street Wed-
nesdaynight. . . ‘ .3- .
t ' Are You Going ,
to travel ? If so you must be very care.
in] of your health, or your doctor’s bill
will cest you more than your travelling
expenses. A bottle of Sulphur ~Bitters
dent to a change o‘f’olimate.
A business man in town who has
been watching the fare registers on the
tramway cars says that over 60,000 fares
have been “rungup” _on the three cars
of the company within the past three
weeks. 3 - -- -
. Took First Prise. -
The stateboard of pharmacy, recent-
ly analyzed twelve of the most popular
medicines in order to see whether they
were what they were recommended to
be. After two weeks of careful work,
they awarded the first prize, a gold
medal, to Messrs A. P. 0rdway & 00.,
proprietors of Sulphur Bitters, it being
in their opinion the best and only strict-
ly pure blood purifying medicine in
the market. —Weekly Chemist.
Mlssing Winsted Man.
Louis Borichez of Winsted. aged 60,
is missmg. He went to New York May
15, and has not been heard of since.
Bucklln’s Arnlca Salve.
The Best Salve in the world for Cuts
Bruises Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum
Fever _ores Tetter, Chapped Hands
Chilblains, Corns and all Skin . Erup
tions, and positively cures Piles, or no
payrequired. It is guarante ed to 've
nerfectsatisfaction, or money refun ed
Price 25 cents per box. For Sale by
H. R. Hale. .
Struck by Lightning.
The barn of James F. Mason in
Franklin, Conn., was struck by light—
ning Wed nesday morning and partially
burned. A pair of horses. valued at
$500, in the barn were killed.
Dr. Hale’s Household Ointment.
ls the finest remedy in the world. It
eabsolutely cures Catarrh. It cures
Neuralgia and Rheumatism. Cures
Piles like magic. Cures Salt Rheum
In the most soothing manner. Ceres
Infiamed and Granulated Eyelids.
Cures Coughs and Colds. Can be taken
internally. A positive . specific for
Pneumonia. Cuts, Bruises, Burns,
Chilblains, Sores of long standing.
Corns and Bunions are cured_ quickly ,
different from all else; superior to all
else; it has no equal. 25 and 50c.
boxes. Large size cheapest. Sold at
H. R. Hale’s drugstore.
O. U. A. M. Parade.
At the annual field day of the Fair-
field county councils of the ’Order of
United American Mechanics,to_ be held
in Brid eport to-morrow,Pilgrim coun-
oil of orwalk has been assigned to the
first division.
lllrs H. C. Rhea,
of Millford, Neb., says she suffered
ggeatly from a complication of diseases
0 female weakness and liver and kid-
ney troubles. Her health was fully
restored by using Dr. Hale’s House-
hold Tea, the most pleasant and most
effective medicine known. 25c. and 50c.
per package at H. R. Hale’s drug store
. The Loss Will be Small.
Commissioner Olney of the school
fund, Hartford, has returned from
Lima, 0., where he had been to ascer—
tain the losses of the school fund which
have been occasioned by the defalca-
tions of E. Gunn. He says the
state’s loss will be small.
Any Person
That is troubled with constipation can
get immediate and permanent rehef by
using Dr. Hale’s Household Tea. One
dose a day—at bed time. 25 and. 50c.
per package at H. R. Hale’s drug store.
Hibernians to Build.
The members of the the Ancient Or-
der of Hibernians in Bridgeport are
talking about erecting a fine building
containing a hall for meeting purposes.
The project contemplates a union hall,
and for the purpose of advancing the
movement and getting matters in prac-
tical shape a meeting will be held in a
few weeks.
Specimen Cases.
S. H. Clifl'ord, New Cassel, Wis, was
troubled with Neuralgia and Rheuma
tism, his Stomach was disordered, his
Liver was affected to an alarming de-
gree, appetite fell awaly, and he was
terribl reduced in fies. and strength.
Three ottles of Electric Bitters cured
him.
' Edw'ard Shepherd, Harrisburg, .Ill.,
had a running sore on his logJ of eight
ears’ standing. Used three ottles of
Electric Bitters and seven boxes of
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve and his leg is
sound and well. John Speaker, Cataw-
ba, 0., had five large Fever Sores on
his leg, doctors 8816:1118 was incurable.
One bottle of Electric Bitters and one
box Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cure
entirely. Sold at H. R. Hale’s store
Bangor has probably furnished es
fine an example of the changes of this
glorious climate of New
any city this season. On Saturda the
mercury ‘rose to 96 degrees, an on
Monday there was a flurry of snow.
Now Try This.
It will cost you nothing and will
surely ”do on good, if you have a
Cough, Co d, or any trouble with
Throat, Chest or Lungs, Dr. King’s
New Discovery for Consumption,
Coughs and Colds is aranteed to
give relief or mone wi 1 be paid back.
. rippe found it just
-the thing and under its use had a
speed and perfect recovery. Try a
samp who at our expense and learn
for ye ‘ just how good a thing it is.
Trial bottles free at H. B. Hale’s drug
store. Large size 500. and $1.00.
will protect you from all sickness inci-’
England as'
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Lightning, Wind anu Rain Play f
Havoc H-ereaoouts.
The WorstStorm In Years.
Norwalk was visited. by a severe
thunder storm Wédnesdh'y afternoon.
but which so far as we learn did-little
or no damage in town. The rain came
down in torrents and washed the streets
pretty thoroughly. There were sever-
al extraordinarily vivid flashes of light.
ning and very heavy thunder.
The storm seemed to have spent a
greater part of its fury farther north,
and then as if gathering renewed
strength after passing over,‘ broke , in
two and played havoc in towns to the
east and west of Norwalk, the more
furious work being done by the eastern
section. \
Several Norwalk sailing parties were
thoroughly drenched by the rain, The
Stanley party who were-iii the- yacht
Three Brothers ran in-near Gregory’s
Point, and after-the storm had abated
made the wharf at South Norwalk,
every member of . the :.party.-:being ‘as
wet as if they had jumped overboard.
There was also a heavy downpour of
rain about 11 o’clock last night, accom-
panied by thunder and lig tning, but
it was of short duration and at 12
o’clock the sky was clear of all clouds.
At Wilton, several trees were struck
by li htning, and two large trees near
the epot were blown down blocking
the highway for several hours.
At Westport, trees were uprooted,
among them being the well known
“Charter Oak” owned b Horace Sta-
ples. The telegraph an electric light
wires were badly damaged and a barn
belonging to Andrew C. Nash was un-
roofe , and a large amount of damage
done to hay etc., which was stored in
the barn.
At New Canaan, the rain came down
in torrents and the wind blew a gale.
James Rowland’s house was struck by
lightning and the cupalo demolished.
Lightning also struck the barn of
James Clark, on Weed street, setting it
on fire and entirely consuming it. A
large quantity of hay and rye stored
in the barn was burned together with a
mowing machine and other farming im.
plements. The storm was the worst
that has visited New Canaan in years
and great damage was done in several
sections of the town.
At Ridgefield the heavy rain was ac-
companied by a high Wind, after which
there was a shower of hailstones as
large as hickory nuts, this latter storm
lasting for fully half an hour and doing
great damage to the crops. Mr. Henry
Hawley’s coachman and gardener were
out in a carriage during the hail-storm,
when the stinging cuts of the hail
caused the horse to run away, and the
occupants of the carriage were thrown
out, the gardener sustaining a fracture
to his shoulder and a broken arm.
horse belonging to a man named Coggs-
well was struck by lightning and killed.
In Bridgeport, many people thought
that the destruction of the world as
promised by Professor Totten, by
flood and fire, had arrived. It be an
at about 2:30 o’clock and continue at
intervals until 6 o’clock. The rain fell
in torrents, flooding most of the streets
badly, while the high wind 'blew down
trees and unroofed several ramshackle
structures in the suburbs. At Pleas-
ure Beach the wind carried away the
end of the big pavilion and deposited
the wreckage in the sound 200 feet dis-
tant. The electric light station was
also damaged to the extent.of about
3500. About 3 o'clock lightning struck
a barn owned by Bradley Nichols .on
North avenue and it was burned with
two smaller building near by. The loss
will be about $2,000. At 4 o’clock a
bolt of lightnin passed down the chim-
ney on the resi ence of F. M. Yerring-
ton on Logan street. Mrs. Yarr _ n
and her five year old boy were _oth
knocked insensible and are now in a.
very serious condition. Another bolt
entered Warner Brothers’ corset shop
and shocked several young dies
severely. The storm came from the
North and circled around the city
several times. When the steamer Le-
noir attempted to make a landing. at
Pleasure Beach the waves were so hi h
and the wind howling so furiously, t e
captain of the boat was forced to beach
her. The cross on the steeple of St.
Augustine church was struckby light. "
ning. . _
At Wallingford, lightning entered
the depot on the telegraph and set a
number of boxes and barrels on fire.
The fire threatened the depot but .was
fortunately extinguished with slight
damage. The storm did considerable
damage. _
At anielsonville the_ mill of the
Williamsville Manufacturing company,
at Williamsville, was unroofed, and the
mill of T. E. Hopkins at Etmville, lost
1,200 feet of roofing.
At Rockville, Mrs. Booth ul Tulland,
was struck by lightning durin the
storm and was killed. Mr. Boot was
paralyzed, but will recover. _
The storm was very violent in Hart-
ford. It demolished a dwelling house
on Spring street in process of erection.
Several barns in West Hartford were
blown downand a cow belonging to W.
L. Elkins of Elmwood, was led by a
stroke of lightning. Trees were up-
rooted in all parts of the city and
vicinity, but no one was injured.
In Danbury, lightning struck the
chimney onthe factory of W. A. 8; A.
M. White, fur makers, and shattered
the top of it. The storm lasted most
of the afternoon and was very heavy.
No great damage was done.
Aftermath.
The committee in charge _of the
Christian Endeavor. convention at
Montreal finds itself 'in an unpleasent
position because it mede contracts with
nearly all the boarding house keepers
in the city to provide accommodation
for delegates during the convention.
The boarding house people made their
arrangements, but many of them got
- no boarders and now they want the
committee to pay them about.81_7,000.
by way of damages. The committee,
having paid other charges haenow
on hand, and propose to pay it to law-
yers rather than the claimants. The
cost of the convention was over $100,-
000. .
Long Servlce.
Mr. Joseph McKiei-nan, engineer at
the Merwin street shirt manufactory,
has been employed‘at that . institution
for over forty years, during which time
he has never lost a day’s pay.
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Norwalk Chronicler