Founded in 1800.] '
VOL. XCin—No. 746.
NORW‘
THE FAVORTE HOME PAPER.
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Know How to Advertise;
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Our citizens well re _
what dubious criticisms as to there
being room here for “another dry
goods store,” the opening of the great
:Boston Store” was greeted. Time
has shown all such croaking to have
been the veriest silliness and folly.
This house has brought. unexpected
success and prosperity, to itself and the
town, and for why? _The one chief
reason is that its propri
to attractively and adequately, put be-
fore the public through the columns of
local newspapers, a oimprehenswe
knowledge of the store’s ample resources
and ability to 5
other words the
understood their business and had the
enterprise, liberality and talent of
spreading its unrivaled bargains and
attractions abroad.
The GAzETTE rea
a large majority o . .
must have noticed while conning ‘lt-S
pages day after day, the attractive
prominence of the Boston Store adver—
tisements. In these advs. they take
and freely pay for ample space to speci-
fy in detail, the goods they ofi‘erfor
sale, frequently giving their prices
and always telling of some particular
“bargains” which are to be had.. They
do it in'attractive type and captivating
phrase. The Boston Store people know
by experience that it pays to do this
and that thus customers are drawn
away'from “01.1 fogy” old-timers, and
drawn to their establishment, and thus
good sales made and profits secured.
The Boston Store’s late proprietor,
Mr. O’Gorman, told Bridgeport’s larg-
est dry goodsman, that he made it a
point to advertise~in all the NorwaJk
while doing business here, but
was certain that he got a better return
from those inserted in theGAzErTE than
from any other source.This theGAzETTE
felt assured must be the case, yet it was
none the less gratifying to have this
testimony so voluntarily admitted.
Time and time again,have we known ofi'
'specialties advertised in this paper by
the Boston Store one day, entirely sold
out before noon of the next day. If
our other merchants here,in dry goods,
grocery and other lines, would get the
confidence of the Boston Store people,
we are sure they would tell them that,
they would just as soon attempt to. do
business without light or heat as With-
out intelligent advertising.
These “fogies” too, would be aston-
ished at the results of their liberal ad-
vertising, which they could narrate.
It is indeed surprising how few of the
stores in this city take any advantage
of this method of making their goods
and their desire to sell them, widely
known to the public, and thus drawmg
customers and enlarging their trade
and increasing their profits. Why so
negligent‘ of their own interests ? Why
so unwilling to follow the example set
them by men in other places far re-
mote from Norwalk, who year after
year use the columns of the GAZETTE
‘ - so largely for their announcements.
Our advertising columns are open to
everybody in every branch of honest
business, and to all other honest people
who have use for them, and how does
it happen, that these out of town deal-
ers are so much shrewder than most of
our own town people? Last winter
one Norwalk merchant complained be-
cause the GAzeTTE’s advertising col.
umns were so filled up with Life Insur-
ance advertisements. A few days since
another local merchant, criticised the
GAZETTE, for letting in so many patent
medicine ads. Poor fellows, these
friendly critics were not aware of the
fact that these two classes of advrs. are
more careful and determined than all
other lines," jto place their announce-
ments only in the very best mediums
- in any locality. Three quarters of all
the great amount of money annually
carried out of this town and spent, m
other city stores, should be and would
be, expended right here in Norwalk, if
our merchants would follow the wise
business example set them by the Bos-
ton store in the matter of advertising,
Why will |they sleep on, year after
year, and let New York, Bridgeport
and other dealers elsewhere, reap the
. rich harvests of trade that should be
and could be made their own by the
same judicious advertising done in these
00111111118, by out of town merchants.
Come, fellow citizens, tradesmen, all,
wake up! Don’t let outsiders beat you
in the exhibit of enterprise and brains
and thus capture the trade that: is le-
gitimately your own. ‘
Makefa note of the “Bosrox Sronn.’
ders, who comprise
f all our residents,
member with .
nomination had adj-urged.
etors know how -
upply its wants. ,In.
Boston Store people,‘
ECOLLEGTIONS
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OFA
WAR ~
WGURRESPUNDENT.
_ BY THE' ,
Editor of the Gazette.
Copyrighted 1894.
CHAPTER XXX.
Congress was still in session iwhen
the Convention placing Garfield in
ll“. soon
returned to Washingzon, S1,).lfl’lew hat in
advance of the retreating crowd, which
had left with him the National legisla-
tive balls, to attend the Convention.
In the line of my newspaporial duty, I
made an early call upon him at his
rooms in the Riggs House. He at once
spoke of the embarrassment of his po-
sition. He had been informed,he said,
that Mr.Sherman felt himself aggrieved
Euot only that he had failed in his desire
to be nominated, but particularly so,
that the prize had gone to another
Ohioaii. “ I was loyal to Sherman,”
said herwith emphasis, “and as you
know,‘c0uld not prevent the Conven-
tion’s action. It is toohard to enter
upon the campaign with the two repre-
sentative republicans of the great
States of Ohio and New York openlv
arrayed against me, or sulking in their
tents.” The same afternoon I inter-
viewed Mr. Sherman and found him
decidedly incensed over the result at
Chicago. He felt that he had been
“sold out” by professed friends. I
knew this to be entirely untrue so far
as Garfield was concerned and assured
him that he could no more have pre-
vented the Convention’s determination
.to force the nomination upon him, than
he could halt Niagara’s flood at the
brink of the falls. “All that may be
true,” replied Mr. Sherman, “but he
could have absolutely refused its so-
ceptance, could he not?” That seemed
the graVumen of Mr. Sherman’s criti-
cism and it is asserted, that Ohio’s
great Son and Senator statesman,never
fully forgave Garfield.
The stirring events, the slanders, the
abuse, the bitter criticisms and forger-
ies that disgraced the Garfield Presi-
dential campaign,are not likely soon to
be forgotten. Among the many cam-
paign Lives of our candidate, issued,
there was one only. that Garfield re-
cognized as fully sectioned by himself.
That was the biography written by
my old friend Major Bundy, Editor in
chief of the New Yoak Mail and Ex-
press. He went to Mentor and spent
six weeks there, in the preparation of
his book and submission of its matter
toGarfield for his revision and approval.
An early copy was sent me by Major
Bundy to the GAzETTE office. On go-
ing home, with this copy of the life of
Garfield under my arm, I passed the
Carter place on Belden avenue, the
then residence of Prof. Alexander
Johnston. The Professor chanced to be
in the front yard, when I called to him
and asked if he would not like to have
the first reading of the book and give
the GAZETTE a condensed review of it.
He replied with eagerness that he
would. The next morning he sur-
prised me by a return of the volume
and about a third of a column article
reviewing the same. He said he had
become so interested and fascinated
with the book and the literary merit
and tact of Randy, in its preparation,
that he finishedits reading before re-
tiring and while full of the subject had
prepared the manuscript. This "re-
view” was a model of terse and elegant
diction, condensed. yet comprehensive
of the subject. and all in all, such an
article as any author would feel proud
to have bestoWed upon his w rkand anv
newspaper be glad to pubhsh. This
unpretentious review of Bundy’s Life
of Garfield, caught the eyes of the
Reeds at Ashtabula and was by them
sent over to the General at his home
at Mentor. He was so impressed and
pleased with it, that he was at the pains
to send word back to the GAzETTE, that
of all the reviews of his biography he
had seen, he had read nothing compara-
ble to this one of Professor Johnston’s
in ability and merit.
The Garfield Presidential compaign
is a matter of familiar history. Upon
his election, party leaders at once set
about selecting his Cabinet for him and
to parcel out all the important offices.
Garfield had from the first, fixed in his
own mind, upon the masterful states-
man from Maine, as his Secretary of
State. A powerful cotorie of Grant
men, had, or professed to have, come
into a knowledge of the fact that Gen.
Grant would, if invited by Garfield,
consent to accept the same portfolio.
His appointment was urged upon the
President-elect, as a judicious way to
recover the goodwill and support of
Grant’s earnest friends and supporters
at the Chicago Convention. Other
sincere friends of Garfield, sought to
dilsuado him tom embarrassing him-
self and his administration by any such
complication. He greatl desired to
unite his party and free y admitted
that he particu arly craved the friend-
ship of Roscoe Oonkling, Grant’s chief
advocate at Chicago, and supporter in
the Senate, and he was wilhng to make
any reasonable sacrifice of his own
wishes, to secure it. Yet he could. not
overcome his own convictions that
Blaine, of all men in the country, was
the one man preeminently fitted for
State Secretary. He hesitated so long
in determining this selection that the
ardent friends of Blaine, began to get
anxious and it was no small relief,
when it was finally given out that
Blaine had been selected. I doubt if
Gen. Garfield had ever actually re-
solved upon doing otherwise than he
did, in this matter, but I do know that
our own Mr. Samuel Fessenden, aided
and abetted by the writer, suggested a
project that resulted in the almost im-
mediate oroffer of the State Depart-
ment to Mr. Blaine. '
The late A. J. Crofut, of the batting
firm of Crofut & Knapp, had commie-i
stoned me to get the size of Gen
Grant’s head upon‘his becoming Presi-
dent and almost immediately forwarded
to me at Washington an exquisitely
made and trimed, soft army hat of their
Norwalk manufacture for him. Its
3126 was '73. Upon Garfield’sinaugura-
tion the measure of his head was ob-
tained With astonishment at its size 1"
He wasatall, broad shouldered man,
but so .well, though massively formed,
that his “dome of thought,” looked no
larger than the heads of other large
and powerfully built men. As I recall
it, his head measured some twenty-five
inches around, where his hat rested
and swelled out three quarters of an
inch more, a trifle below this hat :line !
Crofut wrote me there must. be a mis-
take in my measurement, that there
was not a block in South Norwalk or
Danbury, big enough to make so
large a but upon. I verified the meas-
ure and found it accurate. Crofut &
Knapp had a special block made and
sent me for him. a soft army hat, that
for fineness of texture and finish, ex-
ceeded the Grant hat. If I remember
correctly its size was an 8%. He was
greatly pleased with it and had it on
that fatal July morning when passing
Mr. Blaine, he was shot down by the
fiend Guiteau.
Poor Garfield! Scarcé' had that
sent its electric
“touch of nature”
thrill throughout the Nation, when
his very soul was made sick with vexa.
tion, by the scramble for patronage.
The contest for the New York collec-
torship, that fruitful bone of trouble,
with the two New York Senators, Conks
ling and Platt on the one side and
Whitelaw Reid and his powerful Tri-
bune on the other, all well known. It
is not as well known, however, that
Garfield had invited New York’s model
postmaster, Thomas L. James, into his
cabinet, largely as a gracious “peace
offering” to Conkling, or that he had
sent a message by his Postmaster Gen~
eral to the great Senator requesting a
personal interview with him and Vice-
President Arthur and Senator Platt,
and that the last two earnestly desired
to accept the kind invite and plead
with Conkling to accompany them and
he would not. Then followed the
school-boy folly of the two New York
Senators’ withdrawal from the Senate
as, a further punishment to the Presi-
dent. Those who sought to coerce
Garfield from what he thought his path
of duty, had little knowledge of his
vast and reserve power of self-control
and resolute determination. Kind and
amiable to a degree, his firmnessrwas
equally a distinguishing characteristic.
"He had a supreme faith in the all
conquering power of principle,” aptly
said Mr. Blaine of him.
As a candidate and as President, Gar-
field constantly grew in favor with the
masses. Even detraction, in its bitter-
est torrents, seemed but to cement him
closer to the Nation’s heart. In Con-
gress he had battled through nine con-
secutive terms with ideas and princi-
ples; as President, he had to deal with
paltry squabbles for office with none of
Lincoln’s easy t ileration. No wonder it
was distasteful and irksome to him.
He had an exalted ideal of the PreSi.
dency and greatly desrred the success
of his administration. but only upon
right lines of action.
After four months of vexation in
efforts to pacificate discordant interests
among political and cherished friends,
he started for a visit to his Alma Mater.
Entering the Baltimoreand Potomac
depot on the arm of his closest cabinet
friend and adviser. full of life, buoyant
in spirit and flushed with a sense that
his administration was growing in favor
with the people a picture of robust
health, and justly expectant of long
life—in an instant, in the very wanton-
ness of fiendish wickedness, he fell
there, stunned and bleeding, from the
assassin’s bullet. _
The long weary weeks of torture,
coding in death, all regretfully know.
h ever was a great Nation’s pity so un-
reservedly poured out.
Great in life, he proved himself grand-
ly greater in death. Loving hands had
“borne him from the. stately prison
house of pain, to the longed-for healing
of the sea, where with wan face he
looked wistfully on its changing won-
dots and in the silence of the receding
world. he heard the waves breaking on
the farther shore and felt on his wasted
brow, the breath of the eternal morn-
ng. ’
From the file of the GAZETTE of
Tuesday, Sept. 20, 1381, a few extracts
are given of an “editorial letter,” writ-‘
ton on the 16th, while a brief visitor at
Elberon, whither the writer, accom-
panied by his Wife, had gone, hoping
to be at least of some small comfort or
assistance to our friends in their dire
affliction:
resort, where the Nation’s patient lies
battling for life wrth all the fortitude
of his heroic nature, in an hour from
N cw York. Immediate} calling on J.
Stanley Brown,the Presi lcnt’s unwca-ii
ed butanxious secretary, he surprised
us by stating that for the first time
since his injury the President had to-
day been sitting up. * * * Tuesdayand
Wednesday were encouraging days and
every one about Elberon. had renewed
hopes of his recovery. _* * ’* Mr. Blaine
has left for a flying trip to Maine; sec-
retary Windom‘and Postmaster Gen.
James to White Mountains.‘ Secretary
Brown states that the physicians .now
feel quite confident of his ultimate re-
covery.” ,
Upon this hopeful assurance, Mrs.
Byington and myself left Elberan for a
long contemplated vacation trip to Can-
ada. 0n crossing the St. Lawrence
and. when in sight of Montreal we no-
ticed the American flag at half mast!
Instantly the cause was divined. Next
morning we hurried home. .It was
Monday; that night the (harm was
to go to press for the coming Tuesday,
Sept. 27. After leaving (Springfield,
standing upright in the car, I rapidly
through the Depot arm in arm with“
”DEAR GAZETTE :--We reached final
1-:
reverently he kissed the aged mother,
at the close of his Inaugural vow, ere’
. ' ‘An Entertaining and Instructing Home" 'Jowmdl, ESpeciley Devoted to Local
wrote out the obituary appearing in
the next morning’s issue of this paper,
and which Mrs. Garfield was kind
enough to say, was to her the most
comforting and pleasing of all the
many she had read. Twice did the
office advertise for the return of copies,
in order to fill the stricken widow’s
wishes for more papers. In the GA-
ZETTE announcing the President’s death
appears this local :
“Our senior has left for Cleveland,
to be present at the funeral of the late
President. Gen. Garfield during all
his Congressional life was his warm,
personal friend, and on the occasions
of his public addresses here in Nor-
Wallt, was a guest at his house. Mrs.
Bymgton accompanied him.”
In beautiful Euclid cemetery, we saw
the weary one laid “At Rest.” Re-
tuiming to Washington, Secretary
Brgiwn informed me that among a score
orknore made out but unsigned com-
irii Alons, left by the dead President in
hitgport folio that fatal July morning,
was one he had caused Mr. Blaine to
seifd over to the White House for the
Executive signature,appointing myself
to one of the best European Consulates,
that at Sheffield, England. Thus had
death thwarted, what all unknown to
an y one of the Connecticut delegation
in Congress, and" ithout revealing his
:purpose to me, 4 .as intended by the
ma 7 yr Presid 't as a surprise and
ki y token 0 his confidence and cs-
te Had he lived to have consum-
ma ._ d his desire, my own bereavement
a 1, tie later on, would have rendered
an ‘icceptange of the honor impossible;
St. Mary’s Fair.
The St. Mary’s church fair continues
to attract a large crowd of people. The
entertainment last evening was espe-
cially'entertaining and all had a merry
time”. The fair is even a greater suc-
cess‘than last year. The door prize
winners were, Mrs. M. J. -Riordan,
workbox; Mrs. Annie Sullivan, album;
Richard Fitzgerald, traveling case;
Agnes Kelly, pair of chickens; Andrew
McDonald, toilet set; William Farrell.
accordeon; Mrs. F. Coleman, patrol
wagon; Lizzie Murphy, subscription to
GAZETTE; Eddie Mason, bag of flour;
Fra‘ k Kelly, large picture of priests;
Anr§e Fitzgerald, watch.
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Vital Statistics.
According to the monthly bulletin of
the State Board of Health there were
994 deaths in the state last month rep-
resenting an annual death rate of 14.7.
Of the above number 255 were children
under 5 years of age. Thirty-four
towns reported no deaths, among the
'numb r being New Canaan, Weston
and . ilton. In Norwalk there were
22 deaths representing a death rate of
13.3. The causes of death were : diph-
theria, 1; malarial fever, 1 ; consump-
tion, 3; pneumonia, 1; nervous dis-
seases, 7 ; heart disease, 3 ; accidental,
1 ; all other diseases, 5; still birth, 1.
Amusements.
NORWALK OPERA HOUSEI
The second annual concert by the
Boy Choir of Grace church takes place
next Wednesday evening, in the Opera
House. A splendid programme has
been arranged and there is a grand treat
in store for lovers of music. The gen-
eral admission tickets can be exchanged
for reserved seats at Gregory’s drug-
store. Thc attendance promises to be
large.
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The Prisoner Lied.
Patrick Callahan, of South N orwalk ,
yesterday afternoon, became and was
found intoxicated, and was “gathered
in” by Ofi‘icer Morehouse. This morn-
ing he gave his name to Justice Rose
as being Thomas Burke. He was fined
83 and costs as Thomas Burke, and
given a severe reprimand by the J us-
tice when it was found that he had
lied about his identity.
A Will of Her Own.
Mrs. Josephine L. Peyton who died
the other day leaving an estate of
about $3,000,0001eft thousands of dol-
lars to charitable objects but not a dol-
lar to her husband. In a previous will
she had liberally provided for him but
last September she, became “mifi'ed”
at hubby and cut him off without a
shilling.
A Light Sentence-
George “Lean” Sherwood, recently
released from jail, and who makes it his
home at the Aims House when not in
jail. was arrested Thursday afternoon
as a_ “common nuisance” _an this
morningJustice Rose sent him to jail
for thirty days. A very light sentence
for one who has done so much jail ser-
vice.
Hoffman House said.
Deputy Sheriff Pond of New Haven,
esterday afternoon sold the funiture
in the well known Hoffman House at
Derby, to satisfy a mortgage claim of
81,000., The articles sold for 8700 much
less than the property was worth. It
is understood that the hotel Will be re-
opened by New Haven parties.
The Home is Full.
The County Home on. the Westport
road is caring for 114 children, twenty
of whom are occupying shelter pro-
cured outside the institution. The
Home was built to contain 80 children
and the County Commissioners are seek-
ing to restrict the number of inmates.
Steward Vice-President.
Clarence A. Seward has been elected
vice-president of the Adams Express
09. William B. Dinsmore succeeds
him as secretary.
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v. M, c.’ A.
A meeting of committee will be held
in the Y. M. C. A. parlor this evening
to report, and also to plan for the Dis-
trict Conference.
NORWALK, CONN." FRIDAY NOVEMBER 16 4.894.
iHE FEE, UNCHilNGED
The Fairlield County Commission-
ers Will Charge $400 for
‘quuor Licenses.
_ THE DEALERS DEFIANT.
The County commissioners .were
“booked” to be in session at the. court
room on Isaacs street, this city, at 10
o’clock,this morning for the purpose of
granting licenses. Commissioners Row-
land and Mead were on time, but Com-
missioner Houlihan was unable to get
here until this afternoon.
A large number of dealers were on
hand this morning, and the best of
their conversation seemed to be on
what would be asked for licenses,
they, the dealers, being in'doubt as to
whether it would be $400 or $5300.
The first license issued was a drug-
gist license to W. A. Vogel followed by
one to J. A. Riggs.
The regular liquor dealers refuse, or
had up to the time of our going to press
to take out licenses, and the County
Commissioners will remain in session
a short time longer, and unless some
of the applicants appear will adjourn,
to meet at South Norwalk, tomorrow.
The unchanged position of the Com-
missioners as to the price of licenses is
final with them and sets at resta sub-
ject that has been agitated for the {past
two or three weeks all over the county.
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New Canaan’s Water Supply.
A gang of Italian laborers are at
work clearing the underbrush and trees
from the site of the reservoir for the
New Canaan Water Works 00. The
new reservoir will cover over 100 acres
of land, and will be fed by the stream
known as Five Mile River, also by
numerous living springs in its bottom,
of the purest water. A dam of thirty
feet will give a fall of 135 feet of water
to a point in front of the borough post-
ofi‘lce. It is estimated that when the
reservoir is full it will supply the needs
of the borough for two years—if no
rain fell in the meantime. The new
supply is located about 2:1.- miles above
the borough center, in a deep gorge,
near the romantic spot called “Indian
Rocks.”
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St. John’s Lodge.
If there should be'any one ‘in this
community who thinks that the old
St. John’s Lodge, No. 6, A. F. & A. M.
is not one of the liveliest lodges in the
state, let him disabuse himself of the
idea,; for at the communication last
evening, when the Third Degree was
worked, the seats on both sides of the
large and very beautiful lodge-room
were well filled, and with representa-
tive men of the town, too. Wor. Bro.
Wheeler, and all the officers acquitted
themselves admirably. A banquet was
served at the close of work, in the
great banquet hall, where there was a
feast of reason and a flow of good old
Masonic soul.
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Who Stole the Beer?
Last night three beer drinkers se-
cured a gallon pail full of ale and going _
to the alleyway on the north side of the
Boston Store regaled themselves with
hearty drafts of the foaming beverage.
They then went out for a stroll leaving
about two quarts in the pail to he drank
later. During their absence some prac-
tical joker confiscated the pail. Each
one of the party returned singly to the
alleyway and each was surprised and
disgusted to find the pail missing and
finally fell to accusing each other of
having taken it. A fight was threatened
but was averted by the appearance of
an officer on the scene.
The Yale-Harvard Game.
The Consolidated road has made the
following arrangments for special trains
to the Yale» arvard football game at
Springfield on Saturday, November 21.
Special tIains leave New Haven at
8:50, 9:25, 9:35, 9:45 9:55 o’clock a. m.
respectively. The rate for passage
tickets, New Haven to Springfield and
return, on said special trains, is $1.75.
Returning, trains leave Springfield as
soon as game is over.
Backed Over an Embankment.
Yesterday afternoon, truckman Tim-
othy Howard drove to the public dump-
ing grounds on Riverside avenue With
a load of refuse. Ashe backed up to
the edge of the embankment the cart
went down the incline, dragging the
horse after it, with “Tim” holding
with a firm grasp on the bridle. The
horse escaped injury. It was found
necessary to take the wheels of the
cart and bring them up separately.
Harry Malone’s Death.
Henry F., only child of William *J.
and Katherine Malone died at’ his home
in‘ Stamford, yesterday, in the 11th
year of his age of peritonetis. _ He was
an unusually bright. boy, . and . was .a
frequent visitor With. relatives in this
city. His remains W111 be brought here
for interment in the family plot at St.*
Mary’s cemetery, to-morrow.
His Agents Safe.
Charles A. Chase, of New Haven,
paid a fine of $300 and costs yesterday,
for selling lottery tickets. By paying
up Chase prevented the exposure of his
agents in different parts of the state.
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Flre in Derby.
A barn on the farm of O. G. Beard
was destroyed by an incendiary fire
yesterday with thirty tons. of hay.
yoke of oxen and a bull perished. Loss
$1,000. ‘
.Burglary.
The residence of Nathan S.'_ Warner
in Bridgeport was burglarized .last
News and Interests. ‘
- shoes, etc. from
4 $1.50‘per pair, worth . $2,
night and a quantity of silverware stolen;
“Lugs. i." ‘ .'.‘-;..‘-‘
isino aYear
PRICE TWO CENTS.
#4”
Wanted in Stamford.
Officer Nevins, of Stamford, was: in
town this morning looking for a girl
named Katie Landlord, who is wanted
in that city for stealing a dress. skirt,
Kate O’Donnell. The
Landford girl is supposed to have come
to this city from Stamford with a family
named Webb, but as the Webbs moved
from Main street yesterday the officer
has not as yet located them.
' MOM '
Again Bereaved. .
The afilicted members of the Ne
York law firm of Arnoux, Bitch &
.Woodford, the sad successive be-
reavements of each member of which
have already been mentioned in these
columns. 'are again called upon to
mourn the death of the youngest
daughter of Mr. Ritch, whose mortal
remains were sepulchred in Stamford
to-day.
State Canvassers to Meet.
The state board of canvassers, which
cons1ts of Secretary Phelan, Treasurer
Sanger and Comptroller Staub, will
meet at the Capitol Wednesday morn-
ing, N ovmber 21, and canvass the votes
for state officers, etc. at the recent elec-
tron. They will then officially declare
the result.
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Crawford Located.
Edward S. Crawford of Bridgeport,
who stole a package containing $40,000
belonging to the Adams Express Com-
pany in 1888 has been located at Mos-
quito Territory, Nicaragua. He has re-
turned about 3533,00.) of the amount
through thePinkert-oii detective agen-
cy.
TERSE TALES OF THE TIMES.
Jesse Brundage is on the sick list.
The City council Wlll meet next Mou-
day evening.
Commissioner of Patents fSey-nibur
was in Hartford yesterday. ' "
. Connecticut pensionz—Original, Wil-
liam F. Enuing, Danbury.
The Y. M. C. A. entertainment com-
mittee will meet this evening.
Danbury’s new $15,000 aims house
was formally opened last night.
Governor-Morris} Thanksgiving proc-
lamation Will be given out next week.
The annual muster and inspection of
Co. C, Stamford, took place last night.
A committee of four lawyers has
been appomted to revise the Bridge.
port- charter.
None of the Norwalk banks were
caught :in the Coffin & Stanton failure
in New York.
—°ictures Framed by J. T. Hayes.
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A 12-lb. son was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Timothy J. Howard, of Smith
street, last night.
Rev. Charles M. Selleck of this city,
will preach in St. James’ church, Dan-
bury, on Sunday.
Both J abez Wheater and Albert De-
Forest were reported as being not so
well, this morning.
G. Craddock of 472 Main street. sold'
his market to 9. Norwalk man yesterday.
—Bridgcport Union. ‘
A Danbury baker has reduced the
price of ten cent loaves of bread to
eight, or two for fifteen.
——New line of children’s white‘rsilk
bonnets, from 29 cents up, at ‘Scofield
&’ Hoyt’s; South Norwalk. -'
—Pure candies, all kinds, .made on
the premises. DeKlyn, Maingggrrtafct.
There are twenty-two cases on the
docket of the short calendar sessmn of
the Superior Court, to-day.
A session of the ’Junior Endeavor
society is being held in the Congrega-
tional chapel, this afternoon. .
The case of the State vs, Giles
Gregory is set down for a hearing this
afternoon before Justice Coolidge.
The “Rambler” seizure case which is
being tried in Stamford, was yester-
day continued until next Tuesday.
Warren S. Blakeslee of Waterbury
was found dead in bed yesterday morn
ing. the result of an overdose of mar-
phine.
' The Eagle Lock Company of Terry-
vill has announced its intention to
continue on a six—day schedule until
further notice. .- .
_200 utin flannel wrappers former
price 31(375 urge offered today 111'. $1.19
at Scofield & Hoyt’s, Norwalk and
South Norwalk.
Attorney T. A. Costello was yester-
day disbarred from practice before the
Bridgeport city court by Judge Kane.
—Special sale of men’s fine shoes at
at Theo. H.
Olsen’s, South Norwalk.
Henry Kenri, the oldest grocer in
the state died at Hartford yesterday,
aged 89 years. He leaves an estate of
$1,250,000.
There is some talk abOut erectipa a
memorial tablet at Seaside park, Bn 9-
Dort. to the memory of the late Gen.
w. n. Noble. -
Norwalk Chronicler