......,._~_-_ Cor. Main and Wall Streets, Norwalk. Conn. THE’BOSTON STORE, ,- .. During the last three weeks the heads of our depart- ments have been busy buying Fall and Winter Goods and we gladly announce the fact that our stock was never more complete or prices lower. We mention a few specialsze—lllO dozen Ladies’ Fleeced. Hose, “ Hermsdorf ” Dye, a big bargain, only 12 1-20 a pair. A small lot of men’s shirts and drawers, winter weight, manufacturers’ samples slightly soiled,‘ worth from $1.00 to $1.50; you may have your chorce at 69 cents. 200 pairs 10-4 blankets, in grey and white 490 apair. Dress Goods :-—In this department we are showing the largest and choicest assortment ever seen in this city comprising checks, stripes, plain effects, broadcloths, ser- ges, silk and wool effects, plain silks, silk fancies, satin..« and satin luxor, in fact everything that is new and desir- able. , Telephone Call, 57-4. THE BOSTON STORE. 00.. Main and Wall Streets, Norwalk, Conn. BUY Your meats of E. F. Baldwin. and save money, at his .‘market No. 8 Henry :street, or his wa- gon, which is on the street every day. Note the priCes. which are the lowest in the city: Shoulder Steak, 10 Round " 12%6 Sirloin " 160 Porterhouse 130 Bib Boast “ 12%0 Pot . “ 4, 5 and 6c orned beef very cheap. All goods warranted the best and sold for cash only. 83'" Orders by mail receive prompt attention. E F. BALDWIN, No. 8 Henry street. City. PATENTS ! I-—-\ FOSTER,FREEMAN En UHADIBEBLA Ih Councelors in Patent Causes. Mechanical and Electricalex- perts. Rooms 12, 13, 14, Bish- op Block. Bridgeport, Conn. 33 years experience in Pat- cuts. SOME DIEMBER OF OUR FIRBI IS IN NOR WALK EVERY IVEEE. Write for particulars to Bridgeport. Horace E. Dann, EXCELSIOL Livery and Sales Stable. wvvwwvuuwvuv\\ Opposite .ZDanbury and Norwalk Railroad depot. Norwalk, Conn. Stylish Single or Double Teams with or without drivers. Safe horses for women and children. . . SADDLE HORSES A SPECIALTY J. D. Jennings. UNDERTAKER 4 Knight street, opposite Street Railway Depot. NIGHT BELL A T OFFICE. Stores 6t Fam PLYHHHTH Hill} WBEASONABLE BATES 10E:- Our Constant Study. Eternal Vigilance i is not only the price of peace, but it is the' price of any successful business efi‘ort. \Vith us it is a constant push for new and popular goods at prices that must please our pat- rons. Every style we show is the very latest and satisfaction is guar- anteed. This is our reason for asking the favor of your esteemed patronage. Clothiers and F urnishers For Men and Bovs. ' Store will close at 6 o’clock, Mondays and Saturdays excepted, , until further notice. W. A. BENEDICT & 00., Sentinel Building, South Norwalk, Conn. ll BARGAIN I WWW I have two very desir-1 able Building Lots. cen- trally located, in a gen- teel neighborhood,flve minutes walk from the bridge, that I will sell at Slaughtered Prices, to close an estate. Ap- plyto:::::: e. A. FRAME, AGENT. IMPORTANT Prime Rib Roast, Only I2 Cents Poundi- Water Stilt, No.6. SPECIAL . ANNOUNCEMENT! I have just Secured the LATEST IMPORTATIONS 1 Spring and Summer Suitings, which I will make up at the lowest cash price. F- KOOOUR. Merchant Tailor. 17 Nonru MAIN STREET So.Noawanx. CONN. SCANDAL IN HIGH lll‘E. J. Coleman Drayton Sues His Wife For Absolute Divorce. SHE 18 J. J. ASTOR’S SISTER. Hallett Alsop Borrowe Is Named as the Co- respondent—Echo of an Amalr ‘Vhich Almost Resultetl In a Duel—Spe- cific cram-go’s Made. NEW YORK, Sept. 7.—Jamcs Coleman Drayton has instituted proceedings for divorce against his wife, Charlotte Au- gusta Drayton, a. daughter of the late William Astor, and sister of John Jacob Astor, in the court of Chancery of New MRS. J. COLEMAN DRAYTOEI. Jersey. For some time John Jacob Astor has been endeavoring to effect a reconcil- iation between his sister and her husband, and to all outward appearances there were some hopes of his success. The report that this suit had been commenced caused con- siderable surprise, therefore. The action is brought on statutory grounds, Hallett Alsop Borrowe being named as corespondent. It is the climax of the famous Drayton‘Borrowe affair, which first came to public notice in March, 189:3, when Drayton challenged Borrowc to mortal combat. The challenge was declined. The first papers in the suit were filed on June 9743f the present year, when the plaintiff, through Alvah A. Clark, filed a petition in the court of Chancery to Alex- ander T. McGill, the chancellor, setting forth all the facts of the case, from his marriage to Miss Astor to the separation, and asking that the marriage be annulled. He was married, the petition says, to Charlotte. Augusta Astor on Oct. 20, 1879, by the Rev. Dr. Morgan Dix at the resi— dence of her father, the late William As— tor, 350 Fifth avenue. The Story of Infelicity. From the date of the wedding until 1886 the plaintiff and his wife lived ’in New York. Then they moved to Bernardsville, N. J., where they had purchased a hand- some place. Hcrc they lived until 1893, when they removed to Somerville, N. J., which has since been Mr. Drayton’s legal residence. Although nominally citizens of New Jersey, the petition continues, they trav- eled much abroad. When temporarily so- journing in London, the defendant left her husband and has since been living in England, New York and France. When the bill was filed, she was in New York city. Next the petition gives the specific in- stances of infidelity. It charges that at different times in. January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August and September, 1891, Mrs. Druyton dis- regarded her marriage vows and commit- ted indiscretions with Hallett Alsop Bor- rowo. The Pallette, 374 Fifth avenue, New 4 _ York, the Ber- E ‘ nardsville place and the Terminus hotel at King’s Cross, London,are named as the scenes. The complaint further says that four children were the outcome of the marriage— Caroline Astor. Oct. 26. 1880; Henry Cole— die than out out this advertisement, did send it to the makers of r C :VORiNE ‘ ., Wasting Powder I} i _.‘_i with your address and 14c. in stamps, and by return mail you’ll receive their beautiful BUNKER HILL SOUVENIR SPOON. Address, THE J. B. WILLIAMS CO., Glastonbury, Ct., _ PREMIUM DEPARTMENT. othe be‘t German We warrant these spoons madeo 31h iz ed hair dies, gold ' silver, extra platedwith pure silver, lined bowls. , AND AL‘LbIseASESgenome-,1;. "z CONSUMPTION, Regularlfiizef§35 Ed. 75 ¢_- ; . 'l ' l. b- \, Highest of all in Leavening Power.—+Latest U. S. Gov’t Report ROW! ABSOLUTELY PURE man, Jan. 27, 1883; William Astor, Nov. 98, 1889, and Alida Livingstone, Nov. 24. 1890. Since their separation they have been in the father’s care, and he asks that his custody of them be continued. There Is No Collusion. Attached to the complaint is an affida- vit that the suit is brought in good faith and not by any collusion between com- plainant and defendant. On July 23 the court of chancery issued a. summons to the defendant to appear and answer the charges named in the complaint. She was notified that the case would be called on Aug. 6, ‘and that there was a $500 penalty for failure to appear. This was more formality. Again, among the papers is one reading as follows: ‘ In Chancery of New J ersey—~Between James Coleman Drayton. complainant, and Charlotte Augusta Drayton, defendant. Due and legal service of the annexed subpcnnn is hereby acknowledged this Zith day of July , A. D. 1894. CHARLOTTA AUGUSTA DnAr'rox. Aifixed is the affidavit of John F. Lam- bias, lawyer and notary of 5 Beekman street, New York, witnessing Mrs. Dray- ton’s signature. Again, Henry D. Pur- rey, clerk of the county of New York, cer~ tifies that Mr. Lambias is a. duly author- ' ized notary. Lawyer Lambias was seen at his office this morning. He was exceedingly reti- cent and positively declined to give any information beyond an admission that he had witnessed Mrs. Drayton’s signature. “It is such an exceedingly delicate mat- ter.” he said, “that I can say nothing of my part in it beyond admitting what the papers show—that I, in my capacity as notary, witnessed Mrs. Drayton’s ac- knowledgment of service on July 24. I really doubt if either the defendant, com- plainant or lawyers in the case are aware that the matter is out at all, and it would be improper for me to speak.” “Where was that signature that you witnessed written?" “I must decline to answer. ” I‘r liable Course of the Case. Lawyer Alvah A. Clark, who appears in the matter for Mr. Drayton, is a resi- dent of Somerviile. He formerly had an office at 17 William street, this city, but gave it up a few months ago. 'His visits to New York are irregular. Mrs. Drayton has 30 days from the time when the writ was made returnable in which to answer the charge made in her husband’s complaint. The time expires tomorrow. If no answer is filed by that time, the case will be sent to a master in chancery, who will take depositions of the parties interested in the suit and report back to the chancellor. The case will have u. hear- ing before a master in chuncery within six weeks at Samerville, N. J., if no an- swer is filed by tomorrow and the usual procedure is taken. In case an answer is filed a day will be set for the trial of the case in the court of chancery at Trenton. Most of the persons interested in the case are away from New York at present. Mr. Drayton is at Bar Harbor. Mrs. Drayton sailed for Europe several weeks ago. In the early part of the summer it was given out that she would be enter- tained by her mother during the Newport season. Mrs. Astor Went there in June, and her daughter followed. In the latter part of July it was announced that the plans had been charged. Mr. and Mrs. John Jacob Astor tool-1 their mother’s mansion, Beech‘ woods, and Mrs Drnyton sailed to Europe. Accuser and Accused. Mrs. Drayton is the third daughter of the late William Astor and a great grand- daughter of the famous John Jacob Astor. Before her marriage her beauty and ami- able temperament made her as much sought after in society as the fact that she was an heiress to an immense fortune. She married on Oct. ‘30, 1879, James Coleman Drayton, who was then a young lawyer well known in the most exclusive social circles. "hen followed the events related in the petition to the court of Chancery filed by her husband. Hallett Alsop Borrowe, the corespondv out, is the son of Vice President Borrowe of the Equitable Life Assurance society and was at the time of the Drayton-Astor marriage a youngman of fashion. Rumors circulated in society in 1891 and 1892, when the Droytons were staying in England at Wimbledon, that all was not Well between Mr. and Mrs. Drayton. These were at first laughed at and then confirmed when the husband challenged young b‘orrowo to a duel, accusing him of “inflicting on him the most grievous in- jury one man can inflict upon another.” The challenge was ultimately declined. Much correspondence was held before this between Harry Vane Millbank, a duelist who attained fume by killing three men in his encounters arising out of trouble with women, acting for Mr. Bor- rowe on the subject. « Drayton returned to this country in the latter part of March on the steamship Majestic, which also carried Borrowe and Millbank. The only actual [duel that resulted was one that waste-tight at Nieuport~Bnins, in Boligum, between Dori-owe and Edward Fox. Borrowe accused Fox, whom he had first consulted when Drnyton challenged him, of giving private correspondence to the press. Borrowe’s bullet pierced Fox’s coat, but neither man was hurt. ( Nominated For Congress. SIOUX FALLS, S. 1)., Sept. 7.—In the Democratic state convention the proposi- tion to fuse on congressman was defeated, and nominations were made as follows: W. A. Lynch o‘f Huron, Andrew F. Cen- nor of Hot. Springs. DECOBAH, 1a., Sept. .—-The Republican congressional convention of the Fourth Iowa district, held at Cairnar, renoniinnted Thomas Updegrafi', the present incunr bent, by acclamation. LITTLE FALLS, N. Y., Sept. .—Con- gressman Sherman was reno'minated this afternoon bythe. Republicans of Oneida and Herkimer counties at their conven- tion held in Hcrkimer. The Old Story From Africa. PARIS, Sept. 7.—A dispatch received here from Fez, Marooco, says that the troops commanded by the shereef of La- merani. while on route to Marakesh with the cmject of subduing some rebellious tribes, were cempleteiy routed at Tadla. a lsaac Towney, FIRES ARE NOT OUT YET Three Towns In Minnesota Are Still In Very Great Danger. LIVES LOST AT HIGH BRIDGE Eighteen Dead Bodies \Vere Found In One Dugout~—Flsher Meadow Received a Bad Scorching—Only a. School- house Left at Cromwell. ASHLAND, Wis, Sept. 7.—-The follow— lug is a revised list of the persons who lost their lives at High Bridge, near Ma- rengo: Frank Bargreen, Maggie Bargreen; Elisha Tawney, Walter Graft, Willie ’i‘owney, Jessie Towney. Frank Bargrcen was a son-in-law of Isaac Towney. Four months ago he married his 15—year-old daughter. His mother,who was visiting them, left for Montreal. a week ago. Helms a cousin, Delos Vin~ cent, living in Pent Water, Mich. Isaac Towney was formerly a baggage man on the Lake Shore road. He was Well known in Ashland. Last September he married his present wife, Mrs. Ida Graft, at Antigo. Walter Graft was Mrs. Towney’s child, and the other children were Isaac Towney’s. Willie Towney until a short time ago had been living with his aunt, Mrs. A. J. Kamer of To- ledo. A dispatch was received from her last night asking after details. The forest fires had been growing all day. “I am afraid the fire will get to my hay,” said Towney during the forenoon to a. neighbor, John McLean. “I wish you would help me.” The two men worked until noon, and McLean took dinner at Towney’s. “All of them Were at dinner,” said McLean. “They had no uneasiness what— ever for the house or for their lives. When the fire came, it leaped from tree to tree, dirven on by the strong southwest wind. The flames shot high above the trees. I was joined by another homesteader, E. D. Ely, and we tried to get to his home or mine. We got lost and: ran blindly un- til late at night, when we struck the rail- way tracks. We lay down to keep from smothering and staid there until morn ing. The roaring sheet of flames struck Bargreen’s house, and it must have been consumed instantly. Within 20 feet from Towney’s house is a 50 foot well, contain- ing a foot or two of water. Into this well, when the fires were upon them, bedoloth— ing, feather ticks and clothing of all kinds were thrown. A ladder was let down, and into this deathtrap the family went, and all perished.” Only a Schoolhouse Left. CARLTON, Minn, Sept. 7.—-Everything was burned at Cromwell except the schoolhouse. The fire came upon them without warning, and the people saved their lives by gettinginto the lake. Wood- bury Whitten, E. P. Duffy, G. Wright, Charles Morse and many others lost ev- erything. It is feared that many settlers lost their lives. Relief trains were sent from here at once and brought the people down. A relief committee was organized and the sufi'erers cared for. Even the ties of the railroad were burned. No lives are reported lost in this vicinity. The fires are still smoldering, and another wind would cause still further disaster. Fisher Meadow Badly Scorched. CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis, Sept. 7.—Fish- er Meadow, near Estella, a small settle- ment, was wiped out by fire. John Paul and James Mitchell. two loggers of this City, lost both of their logging outfits aud' camps and a large quantity of logs. War- ren Flint of Estella lost 200 tons of hay. Daniel Arrance lost his house, barn and crops. The Buchanan mill was also de- stroyed. The Grand Rapids schoolhouse was burned. The fire is said to be run- ning toward Murray, where danger is ap— prehended. Mayor Hines of Cumberland has telegraphed that the small towns in that vicinity are in ashes. Three Towns In Danger. DULUTH, Sept. 7.——Barnum, a lumber town 35 miles down the St. Paul and Duluth road, is surrounded by forest fires, and the inhabitants are anxious. Carlton and Ker-rick are also reported still in dan- ger. The relief party which left here in charge of W. T. Bailey and George Ash. to search the eastern line, sent word that near Sandstone it found 18 dead bodies in one dugout. into which the viz-tints had rushed, hoping to escape with tutu: lives, only to find that they had jumped into a veritable furnace. Alleged Lynchers Indicted. MEMPHIS, Sept. 7,—The grand jury to— day returned indictments for murder in the first degree against W. S. Bchardson, J. D. Layton and F. '1‘. Anson in connec— tion with the lynching of six negro pris— oners near Millington Friday night. There are six counts in each bill. Richardson is the ofiicer’ who had the prisoners in charge, and Atkinson was the driver of the wagon in which they were being trans- ported from Kcrrville t‘o Millington. The Knights of Pythlae Ritual. WASHINGTON, Sept. 7.—The much moot- . ed German question was decided by-‘the' supreme lodge of Knights of Pythias to: day by a decisive vote ,nganst permitting the use of the ritual in other than the English language. Twovotes were taken, the first on the substitution of the minor- ity report, to give the German lodges five years of grace. Then the majority report was ,adopted. ‘ Constitutional Convention's Plans. ALBANY, Sept. 7.—The Republican cau- cus has decided to put upon final paSsage several of the proposed amendments, not- ably judiciary’ and education, on Tuesday morning next, and a. resolution to that effect was introduced today. The conven- tion will adjourn from Sept. 15 to Sept.29. Bishop Scannell’l Trial. OMAHA, Sept. 7.—.The trial of Bishop Séannell for conte'mptbf the district court in refusing to open St. Paul’s church at ' the court’s order was continued. The bish- op was called by the state. bit refused to testify. as. he was defendant in a criminal action. and was sustained by the cour“. .A‘ 1 Baking Powder
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