Norwalk weekly gazette, Friday, November 3, 1893 · page 1

 

 

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VOL. Xciiir-No. 44..

License Vote.

The license vote at the recent to‘wn
and‘city election in Connecticut, shows
some curious as well as interesting
figures. For instance there were towns
changing from Yes to No, 15 ; from No
to Yes, 8. The towns now stand 97
against 71 for license.“ In 70 towns vot-
ing on the question 28,198 votes were
cast for and 21,545 against license, a
gain in these towns over the last pre-
ceding .vote of 2,083 for and 7,427
against. Several towns not reported
would swell this still larger. The growth
of the no-license vote is more than 50
per cent, while that for license is less
than 13 per cent. The showing is more
encouraging to the temperance workers
than in any former year, and indicates
that by using the same methods of
organization and work, adopted by the
two political parties, avery thorough 'if
not complete overthrow of the license
system, might be effected by (these
valiant prohibitionists.

 

 

 

Historic Moments.

Under the above caption,'Mr. Isaac H.
Bromley of Connecticut, contributes
one of the ablest and most thrillingly
interesting articles in the November
Scribner’s Magazine. It is histori.
cally and vividly reminiscent of the
nomination of Lincoln at the Republi-
can National Convention held in Chi-
cago in 1860. Few writers other than
Bromley, could put so much freshness
and spirit into a narrative having for
its subject events, however august,
which took place more than thirty.
three years ago. We regret that lack
of space prevents a transfer of the arti-
cle entire into the columns of the GA-
ZETTE. At the outset he states that:

“The Chicago Convention of 1860 was
much more than an organized body of

delegates; its work much more than

that of nominating candidates. Its

’ transactions overshadowed in import-

ance, outreached in consequences, and
transcended in results those of any as-
sembly of men that was ever gathered
on this continent.” * * * * * On
that pivot swung vastly more than the
ambition of a party, the hopes of a
people or the welfare of a continent.
All mankind—the wh le human race,
everywhere—had a sta e upon it. Civ-
ilization and barbarism were coming
to a grapple, and upon the turning of
events here—as ever one now sees,
though no one .guesse it then—it de-
pended whether the “irrepressible. con.
flict” should be fought to a finish and
civilization should march on over the
dead form of barbarism that had offered
it battle, or be only a tournament dis-v
play carried on with court'esies and
diplomacies, to end with compromises
and awards and new lease of life to the
savagery which flaunted itself before
the world, affronting the intelligence
and shocking the moral sense of man-
kind. The Chicago Convention, with-
out knowing it, was selecting the lead-
er for a lon war. And without know-
ing it, in t t inscrutable fashion in
which God makes mockery of all our
logical processes, it was selecting out
of all the world His chosen instrument.
It' almost takes Vone’s breath away to
think what would have happened had
Mr. Seward, to whom the logic of
events most strongly pointed, or any
other of the twelve candidates voted
for in the Convention, been nominated.

The background or stage-setting of
the Convention was an array of politi-
cal conditions never known before or
since. Theywere unique, phenomenal.
Out of political chaos kindred elements
were coming together, finding each
other, settling into orderly arrange-
ment, taking form, chrystalizing. * ,*

* * .* These elements began coa,
lescing in 1856. The process was reach—
ing its conclusion here.

The Second Republican National
Convention met at Chicago on May 16,
1860. Not since the foundation of the
Government had the foundation of the
Government had the political outlook
been so threatening to the stability of
the Union and the continuance of
peace. * * * * * The Convention
met in an enormous building witha
capacity capable of holding ten or"
twelve thousand people; a barn-like
structure, made of rough timber, dec-
orated so completely with flags. ban-

ners, bunting, etc., that when filled it

seemed a gorgeous pavilion afiame with
color and all aflutter with pennants and
streamers. It was the first of its kind,
and itself something of a wonder. The
stage proper was of sufficient capacity
to hold all the delegates, who were
seated on either side of a slightly ele-
vated dais occupied by the presiding
officer, the secretaries being just in
front, and beyond them, occupying the
space to the edge of the platform, the
representatives of the press.

Sitting .by my side at the same table
was a newspaper editor, who called me
“ Ike,” as I called him.“ J 0e.” He was
running_over with enthusiasm. When
the nomination was made he interrupt-
ed himself in his hurrahing to say to

" me, who looked on in wide-eyed silence,

“Why don’t you hurrah?” I don’t
know why I did not; but I remember
that I feltqueer and only said, “I can’t
hurrah; I should cry if anyone touched
me.” I came nearer crying when, in
less than twelve months, I saw him in
uniform at the head of the first Con-
necticut company that‘answered the
call for troops. He was afterward a
Brigadier-General, Governor of his
State, and Member of Congress, and
has latel been elected to, his third
term as nited States Senator. There
were probably other similar cases. It
was. Joe Hawley who sat at my elbow.
* °" * It seems to me, as I recall it,
that Horace Greeley was the‘most con-
spicuous, as he was certainly the most
picturesque, figure on the platform.
Everybody in the audience seemed to
know him at sight. The most frequent
exclamation was “ There’s old Greeley,”

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a rough

with no disrespect, but onl
e. was full

fondness in the adjective.
of business.
tion .was for Seward to a man. And
for him absolutely, unreservedly—first,

last, and all the time, without an sec-

ond choice. * * Personal ' ifi‘er-
ences with Seward and Weed, growing,
strangely enough, out of political am-
bition, from which he was supposed to

ley from his natural leader. So here
he was, fighting him with all'the in-
tensity of his nature and all the re-
sources at his command. * * * *
The Oregon delegation, not being full,
his name was put on the list as a dele-
gatefrom that State.

William M. Evarts, then in the prime
of life and the full vigor of his physi-
cal powers, his smooth-shaven, classical
features and strong profile distinguish-
ing him somewhat from the vulgar
crowd, was at the head of the N.Y.
delegation. * * N ear him sat the
deep-eyed, scholarly George Wm. Cur-
tis. * * Gideon Welles was chair-
man of the Connecticut delegation. *

* George Ashman of Massachusetts
was permanent president. ”

0n. the third ballot—"the cry ‘ Lin-
coln is nominated,’ went over the roof
into the streets and the streets went
Wlld. So, when the inside tempest
lulled an instant, the roar from the out-
side came in like an echo and the storm
was renewed; the waves of noise rolled
back and forth till from sheer weari-
ness the shouters sank into their seats.

* * '1‘ Mr. Evarts, on behalf of the
New_York delegation, moved that the
nomination be made unimous.

So Abraham Lincoln was nominated,
and Christendom, without knowing it,
had entered behind the curtain of a
new epoch and into the dawning of a
new day. The unconscious instruments
of a Higher Power, little as they knew
of the grandeur of the opportunity
they had opened, knew less of the
greatness of the man to whose hand
they had linked it. They had nomina-
ted the plain, every-day, story-telling,
mirth-provoking Lincoln of the hust-
ings: the husk only of the Lincoln of
history. It took four fearful years to
give the event its true relations and
right proportions, and it was not until
the veil was drawn by an assassin’s
hand that the real Lincoln was re-
vealed.”

The editor of the GAZETTE was pres-
ent at that Convention, in the two-fold
capacity of an alternate delegate from
our Fourth District and reporter for
this paper. He sat near the then young,
lusty and enthusiastic “Joe” Hawley,
also reporting for his Hartford paper.
To the left and in front, among New
York delegates, sat James W. Nye, af-
terward territorial Governor of N eVada
and on its admission as a State, her U.
S. Senator. Well we remember his
bursting out in sobs and weeping like
a woman, when Seward’s defeat first
was seen to be inevitable in the progress
.of the last ballot. Then, when Evarts
rose, tall and pale, and voice faltering
with emotiOn, to second Lincoln’s nom-
ination, and got as far as—“the great
State of New York, presented the name
of her great son”-—and then choked
and momentarily halted in his speech,
the vast wigwamwas hushed into a si-
lence that wet many other eyes with
tears. Meeting Gen. Nye next day, he
with his wonted humor, remarked:—
“Well, I had a good cry anyway.”
Surely no such august assemblage, so
big with prophecy, so pregnant with
supreme resultsié'ever convened‘in any
land: In less than a'Iy‘ear—April 18th,
1861—Gen. Nye swore us in as a mem-
ber of the Clay Battalion, and became
our immediate military commander in
defence of the Nation’s capital, threat-
ened with destruction by rebels in arms,
and July 20th, or two months more than
a year from the Convention, “Joe”
Hawley, as a captain, provided us a
mount to accompany his command into
the first Bull Run fight. Later, .in
January 1865, as a General, we shared
blankets with him on the frozen ground
at Fort Fisher.

In the spring of 1868, as a delegate
to the Convention held at Chicago that
nominated Grant and Colfax, it was
the lucky fortune of the GAZETTE edi-
tor, as a member of the Committee on
permanent organization, to secure the
nomination of General Hawley to be
president of that historical convention.
This gave the erst “Joe” Hawley his
first National celebrity, resulting in his
subsequent Presidencyof the Centen-
nial Exhibition at Philadelphia. No
presidingofficer ever handleda conven-
tion more admirably, and his honors of
Governor, Congressman and Senator
are but legitimate fruits of high aspir-
ations and deserving. ‘

And so we make history.

A

. Prof. E. Houseworth the eye special-
ist Will be at A. .W. Austin’s Jewelry
store to-day. The professor makes
frequent and altogether satisfactory
visits here. He is one of the few eye

 

specialists deserving of patronage.

 

The New York delega- '

be absolutely free, had estranged Gree- -

 

TERSE‘ TALES or lHE TIMES.
Eanford Smith has moved into town.

Business at the Meeker foundry Li's
bPOming- ___._ ;.;..~- ‘

The Painters’ Union will held? a
special‘mee’ting to-night. ‘

A wagon waspartially wrecked near
the Methodist church Thursday even-
ing.

—_—Hear the best! Hear the one first
in the field! Hear the only famous
Ragan Lecture on the Columbian ,Ex-
position. Once only. Next weekTues-
day. - . .725-2t

Dr. Bates, the veterinary surgeon is
in town, large-hearted and active as
ever. ,

—If you can’t stand the racket of
’your hearty, noisy children dress them
in Krieger’s Cloaks and Jackets ; they
stand the racket. Mahackemo Hotel
Building. 726-1t

Justice Coolidge this morning sen-
tenced John Buckley to ten days in
jail for vagrancy.

 

Landlord Lockwood has engaged
Peter Bailey the well known libation
juggler to take charge of his sample
room.

—Every father and mother in town
should see what nice cloaks for children
can be found at Krieger’s cloak and
millinery store. 726-2t

Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Mallory who have
been spending a few days in town re-
turned to their home in Jersey City on
Thursday.

Mrs. T. S. Morrison is suffering from
an attack Of the grippe. Mr. Morri-
son is also confined to the house with
rheumatic fever.

—Hale’s Lung Balsam 250 cures all
colds. 693tf

The Board of Fire Engineers will
meet to-night for the purpose of acting
on important matters pertaining to the
department.

Biginjun,Muchytinandplumbingwork
returned from Danbury this morning

with the scalps of several plates of beans

inside of his vest. ,

—-H. Krieger of South Norwalk,'is
showing a larger assortment of cloaks
and millinery than all the other stores
in the city. .

“Brad.” Keith has lost a cat. Any
boy who may heve found the feline may
hear of something to his advantage by
throwing said feline into the creek. ‘ ~

 

Mr. John Buxton, by theway a .man
who “knows a good thing when he sees
it,” says that Ed. Harrigan’s “Woolen
Stocking” is one of the best knitted
combination of comicalities that he has
seen in nigh onto forty years. -

—Framed pictures and_ pictures
framed to order at Hayes’ News office.
722-1w

A runawayteam with a load of ha at
its heels collided with a pole on ain
street Thursday afternoon wrecking a
fire alarm box and causing the alarm to
rrng._ Supt. Hoyt spent an hour in
righting things. N 0 one hurt and dam-
ages nominal.

—For good, reliable well made .and
stylish Men’s and Boy’s winter clothing
at low prices try Taft Bros.,23 Wall St.

_ Thirty-three cases are down,for hear-
ingpn the short_calendar list of the su-
perior court, civil side, which comes in
to-morrow before Judge Ralph Wheeler
of New London. On the list are eight
divorces as follows: Coffey vs. Coffey,
Brown vs. Brown, Avery vs. Avery,
Grow vs. Grow, Brown vs. Brown, Blair
vs. Blair, Chambers vs. Chambers.

—Fpr nobby,latest style Union made
fur stiff hats at $1, $1.50 to 32. Go to
Taft Bros., 23 Wall street.

J. W, Spillane has purchased the
saloon on Main street opened some
years since by Joseph Matheis and

nown as the Oleander Garden. The
place has been on the down grade for
some time past but Mr. Spillane gave
the brakes a twist and is cleaning out
the “obstructions,” and proposes mak-
ing the place as heat and clean as a
freshly laundried shirt. '

-—Foot ball—Norwalk vs. Bridgeport
at Norwalk Park,to-morrow afternoon.

John Rodemeyer, editor of the Win-
sted Herald, has resigned, to take effect
November 10. His successor will be
Joseph H. Vail.secretary of the Connec-
ticut World’s. Fair commission at Chi-
cago. And what will the poor soldier
on the horse do for company now? The
man who goes across lots will be awful-
ly missed. Mr. Rodemeyer has made
the Herald a paper to be sought after
and a joy forever.

—Foot ball—Norwalk vs. Bridgeport
at Norwalk Park, Saturday afternoon.

The following registrations were
among the last made in the Connecticut
building at the World’s Fair :

NOBWALK.—Geo. M. Holmes and wife,
H. T. Sheffield, John E. Carroll, Kate
Carroll, Mrs. Geo. M. Finch.

SOUTH Nonwanx.-—Sam’l. R. Weed,
Mrs. Nettie .S. Weed, Miss Annie. .E.
Burr, Lena .H. White, Mrs. C. E.
Perry, Christian Swartz and wife, Hen-
ry M. Swartz William P. Randle, Mrs.
Margaret Lauder, Mrs. Marshall H.
Tolles. . - .

Dunne—Joseph Morehouse, Anna
A. Morehouse.

—Have you seen what young ladies
should wear this season ? H: Krieger,
of South Norwalk, can show you the
proper styles. ‘ 726-21:

 

The Doty-Dann‘ meeting last evening
was a scratch, and the former has
proofs of it on his face.

—1:The correct thing is to be correct
in istyle, and that means Krieger’s
Cloaks and Bonnets, Mahackemo Hotel
building. 726-2t.

The regular monthly meeting of the

Central Circle of the King’s Daughters
on Saturday (to-morrow) at 4 P. M., in
the Congregational chapel."

George Oliver, the ‘well known
butcher was sick. nigh unto death this
morning, at the Town Farm, and it is
nogelieved that he will live the day
on . ‘

It may happen in your life-time that
you have a picture that you would like
to have framed. Newsman Hayes will
frame it for you at a price that would
make an oyster weep for joy.

Young men” who indulge in all Hal-
lo we’en pranks should bear in mind that
liberty is not license. Most people can
put up with a joke and enjoy a little

‘ harmless fun, but willful destruction of

property is going beyond bounds. It is
neither manly nor decent. It is down-
right criminality.

The Wood-Grumman-Wardwell-Mer-
rill party of fishermen returned from
Great Pond Thursday night with nearly
one hundred pounds of pickerel. Two
of the fish, which were saved for the
Governor of North Carolina. weighed
three pounds apiece. Mr. Wardwell
says that at Great Pond “ Mummy is
the word for pickerel.”

.At a meeting of the Central LabOr
Union held Friday evening the follow-
ing officers were elected for the ensuing
six months; Nicholas Martin, presi-
dent; T. L. Platt, vice-president ; Wile
liam McQuillan, secretary : William A.
Kellogg, treasurer ; Summerfield Took-
er, .; Scully, Hiram Brun-
dage and J. J. Webber, trustees.

—Money is timid and cash is shy,
but the ladies will find ways of using
both boldly, at H. Krieger’s millinery
and cloak store. 726-2t

There are two things at the World’s
Fair that veteran William A. Kellogg
missed taking advantage of i. e. A ride
on the Ferris wheel and a trip on one of
the several “moth eaten ships of the
desert.” He says the reason that he
did not ride on the wheel was because
he understood that it was to be set up
in New York and he would then take a
ride. This was done as he avers on the

scoffs of econom for in case he fell out
and was killed t erewould be a savrng

of time and money in getting the re-
mains back to Norwalk. He excuses
himself for not taking a ride on one of
the “ships” by saying: “I never could
ride a‘horse very well and I was mighty
sure I couldn’t ride a camel ; besides I
did n6t have my fez with' me.”

-

USE DANA'S SARSAPARILLA, IT’S
“THE KIND THAT CURES.”

 

Rescued From the Flames.

Friday an unlucky day? Well, we
should say not after a visit to the store
in the Price building on Water street
where there is a slaughter in the price
of clothing. About a dozen young men
are kept busily engaged in selling
goods and the cashier has sore finger-
tips so much money is he handling.
There is at the store from 3,000 to 5,000
vests, trousers, coats, etc.. of a varie-
ty of textures and colors that is almost
bewildering. They are sold at prices
that, would suggest that they were
stolen instead of rescued goods.

 

Killed With a Crank-Pin.

Calvin Gaine, engineer of the propel-
lor Eagle. plying between this city and
New York, was killed Thursday morn-
ing in the engine room of the propeller.
Gaine was oiling his engine on the
up trip when a crank-pin broke. throw-
ing a heavy steel“ strap out of place.
The flying steel struck Gains in the
head, killing him instantly. ~

Gaine was formerly engineer of the
prOpellor City of Bridgeport and came
to Norwalk when the City of Bridge-
port .was laid off. He had a brother
who is employed on the Nutmeg State.

Game recently purchased a saloon on

Water street, Bridgeport. and‘was to f

have taken possession of it to-morrow.

New York’s Candy Exposition. ‘

Opening on Monday evening next at
Lenox Lycaum, 59th street and Madison
avenue and to continue from 2 p. in.
until 10.30 p. m. daily, until November
25th. The World’s Candy Exposition
will be a popular feature in New York.
There has never been a similar exhibi-
tion, and the efforts of the American
confectioners are bent towards its suc-
cess. Candy-making in _ every form,
contests in caramel wrapping, cocoanut
opening and candy pulling, for prizes,
and fresh made candy given away to
visitors, and every lady purchasing _a
ticket receiving a b0x of bonbons, '18
attraction enough, at 25 cents admis-
sion, with good concerts every after-
noon and evening. '

 

USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLA,IT’S
”THE KIND THAT CUBES.”

-o~

 

 

Heir to a Fortune.

Apostal Patzouris, a Greek, who has
been in the confectionery business 1.11
Dirnbury for some time, has fallenheir
to an- immense sum of money. Some
time ago he was notified b attorneys
in Greece that he had fal en heir to
a sum of money by the death of an
uncle. They did not specify the amount
but insinuated that it was about $1,500.
He was urged to go to Greece to look
the matter up. This_he did.

Friends are in receipt of letters from
Patzouris stating that he would not
return to Danbury, except possibly at

'some future time as a tourist. He

found himself to be the only heir to
his uncle’s property and is now worth
over $600,000. . ‘ .

 

'NORWALK, CONN, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1893,.

Announcement.
“Highest award on Pianos at the Chi.
cago Exhibition has. been awarded to
the Fischer Pianos, 110 5th Ave., N. Y.

 

USE Dana's saasaraninuau'r’s
“THE KIND THAT CURES.”

 

 

Jurors Disagreed.

At 11 o’clock Thursday night, after
being out eleven hours, the jury filed
into their seats and announced that
they could not, reach an agreement on
the Hawley-Lease. Judge Hamersley
dismissed themJ-rom further delibera-
tion, as the foreman said there was no
chance for their agreeing. Fifteen bal-
lots were taken. The first stood two
for murder in the first degree, five for
murder in the second degree, and five
for acquittal. A motion to admit the
prisoner to bailwasdenied.

it isJyohn W. Byxbee.

President Cleveland on Thursday,
sent the name of John W. Byxbee of
Meriden. to the Senate, to be collector
for the district of Rhode Island and
Connecticut. The Senate in executive
session confirmed the nomination, and
it is said to be one of the quickest con-
firmations :by the Senate on record.
The appointee is a brother of Frank
Byxbee, of South Norwalk, and is well
known in Norwalk. He has held num-
erous city Ofiicesand has been before
collector of the port of New Haven.
For many years he was county sherifi'
of New Haven county, and then resided
most of the time in New Haven, but
most of the time since then he has made
his home in Meriden. He was at one
time chief of the‘fire department, and
later a water commissioner for a term
of years, but his experience :in politics
has not been so much in a local field as
throughout the state and and in the
management of campaigns. He is
about sixty-three years of age, and has
a wife, three daughters, Mrs. George
N. Moore of Meriden, Mrs. Frederick
DePeyster of Cromwell, and Miss Net-
tie Byxbee, and one son Theodore.
USE DANA’S SARHA PA RILLA.IT’S

‘ THE KIND THAT CURES.”

Jealous Rodemeyer.

A young journalist in Norwalk has
evidently fallen, head, neck and heels,
hopelessly and_helplessly .in love, and
it has “struck in,”_to’ an alarming ex-
tent, and rankles in his Vitals, as the
following overflow of rhapsydoodle,
in the GAZETTE, over a local belle,
shows:

“:fhe has a form that any actress might
en , Her eyes are as
the sky. veritable liquid lakes of love; her
teeth are as white as pearls; her ‘lips look
like twin cherries andher mouth is like a hole
in a piece of new henegcomb. Her_ hair is
like satin gold and her 0 eeks_look like lilies
dippe in wine 1 her complexron is like rose
leaves mashed on marble. She is as modest
as a violet and her voice is as soft as the sound
of silvery bells at night.”

But verily, love is blind, and as a
matter of fact,_the girl isn’t built that
way at all. She has a form like a bale
of hay that any steer might hanker
for; her eyes are like.two globes of
soft soap on a hunk of liver ; her teeth
are like a.discarded.curr;iv-comb ; her
mouth is like a hole in_ a isemboweled
pumpkin; her hair is like a straw stack
struck by.lightning; her checks are
like half-picked ducks dipped in brick-
dust ; her complexron is like a tomato
mashed on a door step ; she is as mod-
est as an auctioneer ; her voxce is .as
soft as the gentle breathing of a rip-
saw, and her breath is like the perfume
of a darkey rafiie. She‘may be good,
though, for all that.——Winsted Herald.

 

 

Ryan Wins.

-Three hundred lovers of the manly
art witnessed the entertainment at
N augatuck last night. The afi'air open-
ed with a five round bout between Wil-
liam Grimes and Buck Taylor. Grimes
was the more scientific and was award-
ed the fight in the fifth round, when
Ta lor threw up the sponge.

' ‘he second of the preliminary bouts
was between Tom Magner and Jack
Dillon, both of Waterbury. In less
than 30 seconds Magner had knocked
his opponent silly.

The McNally-Russell go was expected
to be the event of the evening, but

owing to the superior weight of Bus-

sell, which reached 30 pounds,the event
came near being declared ofi' notwith-
standing McNally’s willingness to spar
him. The trouble was finally smooth-
ed over and the two faced each other
or a scientific contest. McNally,
although light of weight, proved him-
self a clever dodger and sprinter and
Russell was unable to land upon him
with any effect. The bout was finally

stopped by the Chief of Police on ac. ,

count of the feeling against each other
exhibited by the contestants. When
the event closed Russell had .‘a “shiner”
and McNally was unharmed.

The most scientific and interesting
contest of the evening, was between
Tommy Ryan, champion waiter-weight
of the world, and Harry J amison'color-
ed, of Bridgeport. Jamison weighed
165 pounds while Ryan weighed only
143 pounds.

In the latter’s corner were Danny
Russell and Geo. Siddpns. Jamison’s
seconds were Mike Gillispie of Bridge-
port and Charley Matthews of Dan-
bury. The chief of police after ex—
amining the gloves announcedthat order
must be maintained during the ten
rounds to be fought. The first round
was tame. . Ryan was sizing up his man
while Jamison was forcing the fight.
The men clinched seven times.

Jamison struck out with force but the

clever welter-weight dodged the blows'

with ease. Time was called and the
referee said honors were even.

In the second round Jamison faced
his man with an air of confidence which
suddenly changed when Ryan shot _out
a short arm punch upon J amison’s Jaw
felling him the floor like an ox. Jami-
son succeeded'in. regaining his feet only
to receive a terrific blow from Ryen’s
right which gut, him out for a certanity.
He struggle «3:6 regain his feet but fell
unconscious” against the scenery and
was'counted out.‘ ‘ _ , . .. ..

'ke Burns wide the referee, and
Burr Joyce acted. as time keeper, and
he did not Steele a second of time.

blue as the blue in

'of GEN. CHAS. OLMSTEAD.

 

[$1.00 aYear

PRICE TWO CENTS.

Burned.

' What is known as the Blanchard
barn at Silver Mine, was burned to the
ground Thursday afternoon. It was
filled with fur belonging to Martin
Bates & Co. There was no insurance.

Riddled With Bullets.

Edward Burke, employed on the
Consolidated improvements at Strat-
ford, got into a quarrel in East Bridge-
port at an early hour this morning wrth
a man. named Ringley and was shot
four times by the latter. The ambu-
lance was called and the sufferer re-
moved to to the hospital.

St. Mary's Fair.

Thursday night was the opening
night of the annual Fair of St. Mary’s
church. There was a large attendance.
There is a pleasing display of articles
which are to be disposed of, and the
young ladies who last year asked you
to “take a chance” on this or that ar-
ticle were as numerous and as pretty
as in the past, and succeeded in their
efl'orts‘to help the financial interests of
the Society, and make others happy.
The winners of the door prizes were:
Nora Ryan, doll; John’ Henry, um-
brella; George Fitzgerald, manicure
set; Harold Clune, writing desk; Ed-
die Fitzgerald, two statuettes; Eddie

Kelley, opera glass; Agnes Cook,
smoking set; Mrs. Thomas Hickey,
watch.

 

———¢o->——
A Problem in Grammar.
A copy of the Weekly Home News,

_published at Spring Green, Wisconsin,

contains the following : .

Not long since in one of the depart-
ments of a certain school the aggravat-
ing question in the grammar class in
regard to plurals having the same
pronunciation and spelling was brought
up. The class had several hot discus-
sions about the matter, a number of
whom gave incomprehensive illustra-
tions, using certain words, but all seem-
ed at sea in the mystery. The teacher.
however, came to the rescue and offered
a sentence for the benefit of the class-—
one which all could see clearly and
readily comprehend. She offered the
comparison of verbs thusly : “Is my
pants hanging upon the wall ?” or “Are
my pants hanging upon the wall ?” The
question is yet undecided, for one of
the bad boys broke in with a smile and
the whole class joined in the chorus.

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NUTMEG- GRATINGS.

Miss Holmes, the young woman who
was attacked by bull dogs in .Winsted
on Sunday night, is still in a critical
condition. She is improving physically
however, but her mind appears to be
shattered.

An order was issued to-day by the
Consolidated road to the effect that. C.
S. Mellen. second vice-president, would
have the direct management of that
company’s lines west of New London,
known as the New Haven system.

Southport market boats are running
regularly, but the sales are reported as
being very slow. The following quo-
tations were carefully compiled at the
shipping house of Charles Jennings &
Son : Onions, choice, whites, $3.50
medium whites, $3.25, small whites,

 

'33. 00, choice yellow, $2.25, medium yel-

low, $2.00, small yellow, $1.75, choice
reds, 81.75, medium reds, $1.50, small
reds, $1.25. Potatoes, choice, 8200,
medium $1.25, small $1.50 Carrots, 75
and 80 cents, Quinces, choice, 82.00,
medium $1.50.

The state committee of the Connec-
ticut Sunday School association are to
hold an important business meeting at
Naugatuck on Nov. 21 and 22. In con-
nection with the meeting on the even-
ing of the 21st, the twenty-six mem-
bers of the committee will conduct
about a dozen conferences at various

places in the Naugatuck Valley,extend-

ing from Birmingham to aterville.
embracing the small chapels and
churches, as well as the larger places.
These meetings will ‘prove of great
value, and will, without doubt, awaken
deep interest in the work.

 

 

Dressmaking.
CHILDREN ’3 DRESSES A. SPECIALTY
MRS. H. L. GRUMMAN,

9 1Iigh Street, - ‘ - Norwalk,

684 3m

 

 

TO BENZ.

Halt man or less. 25 cts a. day. or $1.00 per week;

0 RENT.—A house containing five rooms.
Also a store. Inquire at 22 lden ave-
nue. 723 111

0 RENE—House. No. 11 High street. Six
rooms with water; newly papered and
ainted; rent 88. TAFT Bsos, Clothiers, 22
Wall street. 7&3 tf I

of seven rooms, public water etc. near
ion Park, but three minute’s walk of the

3:19 RENT.—A- neat and convenient cottage .
n -
Rent $12.50 per month. Inquire

post-office.

0 RENT.—-A furnished house. centrally
located. Apply to “H” care GAZETTE
office. 700 tf

f0 RENE-Frat floor of No. 4 Elm street,
also barn. 1Apply to 0. E. Watson. 634 tr

 

 

 

FOR SALE. .
Half inch or less. 25 cts a. day, or 6mm week:

0 SALE—A load of Hay. Apply to

No.
Franklin avenue. 44 1w

 

0R SALE—A self-feeding Parlor Stove
F in good order, With me. Will be sold
cheap for want of, use. as. x Havnv.
No. 69 Wall street. - 725 31;

OR SALE—A Phoenix Co. Piano Box End
Spring Buggy. Has been used. Will sell
cheap or would exchagge for asailboat in good
condition. Apply at AZETTE Ofiice. 688 tf

WANTED. 4

L. BUXTON would like Dressmakinir. at
. home; cutting, fitting or remodeluhg
done. Boarders or roomerr accommodate

 

No. iOrchard street. cor. West :avenuewrgolr.

 

w .
‘NANTEDPA furnished room by a young

m man (German). Address. ."H. 1’." the
o co. . '