«4 . .', pitifh‘ FoundedinIBOOJ VOL. XCIV.—'-'NO. 48. .412. Entertaining and I nstructive Home J eternal, Especially Devoted to Locagl‘JVews-eand Interests. [$1.00 aYear NORWALK, CONN. FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 30 1894. ‘1 PRICE TWO CENTS’l _ l .1 Nonwmmzm. THE FAVORTE HOME PAPER.- __—.——-—- lllltlltllltll in all llllllL'S: ltllllfll 111 Mill“. RAILROMEEIING. Company and City Agree Substan- - ‘ tlally. Good Feeling Showri on Both Sldes. At the hearing to-day before the rail- road commissioners at South Norwalk to-day, in regard to the Consolidated’s changes of grades and depots there, the best of feeling was manifested on both sides and practically there willbe no difi’ereuces between what the citi- zens want and what the railroad Will concede. ‘ The Commissioners first heard At- torn ey Light for the city. He asked for an increased width of the Washing- ton street crossing opening, in order that a wider street road bed might be secured and a sidewalk of ten to twelve feet in width on both sides the road- way under the bridge may be secured. He also urged that the out under the bridge be not more than eighteen inch- es, and that the corners of the abut- meuts be rounded or rested upon iron posts so as to do away with the sharp angles indicated in the bridgefldraw- ing, etc. He opposed a raise cf over four per cent. in approaches to the two proposed new depots. Col. Frost representing Mr. Ely, Mrs. Lauder and Mr. Quitner, strong- ly objected to a cut of over,eighteen inches beneath the Washington street bridge. Attorney Harrison for the road replied that a less out than three feet meant an elevation of their tracks for miles, the raising still high- er of their depots and the drawbridge, at an enormous cost and still great- er difficulty in adjusting the Danbury and Wilson Point branches. He did not see how any less cutcould be con- sidered, yet this was one of the ques- tions for the Commissioners to decide; Attorney Light then urged that the bridge under the tracks at Monroe street now laid out forty feet, be widen- ed to sixty feet. Mr. Harrison said if the city would widen Monroe street to sixty feet (it is now 40) and agree to sidewalks of 12 feet width on either side he would on behalf of the rail- road promise that their bridge span should be widened to sixty feet. This met the ready assent of Attorney Light and will undoubtedly be done. A request to raise the grade of Me- chanic street two feet under the bridge over it, Mr. Harrison thought would be attended with serious difficulties in con- nection with the Danbury track freight yard and also the Lock and Iron Co.’s works. Mr. Harrison urged that the city’s action as to widening Monroe street be taken at once as the railroad wished to commence operations there at once. Mr. D P. Ely personally argued against so deep a cut as three feet under the Washington street bridge and said he preferred the view from his hotel second story windows should be ob- structed, to having the view of his stores interfered with. There was a most kindly and accom- modating spiritshown by all parties and the case was given to the Commission- ” etc, who will very quickly determine all the matters where there is any disa— greement between the road, the city and property holders. To Bore add lrrlsrate. The Convention to secure govern- ment aid for the boring of Artesiau wells for the irrigation of the sand bar- rens of the ’Great American Desert, calls forth this humorous endorsement from. the facetious pen of “Ike” Bram? lay in the Tribune : “The feeling is general that if the Trans-Mississippian's’ will only bore something besides the public'and irri- gate something besides themselves the Government ought to encourage them in it.” Old Soldier’s Cases. Very properly waiting until after the elections were over so that no partisan action could .be charged, Commander- iu-Chief Lawlor and Adjutant General Jones of the G. A. R., called at the White House last week and left with the President’s Secretary, Mr. Thur- ber, the resolutionshf the last encamp- ment of the G. A. R., accompanied by a statement of the cases of old soldiers who have been discharged from govern- ment positions during the present ad- ministration, of those whose salaries have been reduced, and those who, it is claimed, have been discriminated against in other ways, and numbering several thousand. General Lawler said that the organ- ization had no political ends to serve, but felt that the facts should be all made known to President Cleveland. Rasmussen ”—x OFA WAR. WGURRESPUNDENT. BY THE Editor of the Gazette. Copyrighted 1894. ' CHAPTER XXXII. The reawakened local interest_ in General» audPresideut Garfield, justifies the publication of the following private letter received but a few days .Since from his widow. I: was written in re! spouse to one of Dllr, chapters in this series of “Recollections,” which came under Mrs. Garfield’s notice. The reference to the good prospects of her now married daughter and four manly boys, will be pleasing intelligence to many hereabouts, who though never having seen the children. so well know and loved their martyred father. It is as follows: . MENTOR, Nov. 21st, 1894. M'r DEAR Mn. BYINGTON: Your kind remembrance has reached me and I thank on for letting me see what you have written, but more especially for all the true, good, words in which General Garfield’s memory. am glad to tell you that his children are all liyiug lives worthy of their father. whose own life is their inspiration. To day, the youngest. Abram, is tweut -two ears old. with kidrdest remembrance and regard. I remain Yours very tru y. LUCBETIA B. GARFIELD. At the outbreak of the war we had some forty steam vessels in our Navy. Seventeen , were away on_ foreign stations whither the wily traitor Floyd had cajoled our Connecticut Mr. Isaac Toucey, Secretary_of the Navy _to dis- patch them just prior to the expiration of the Buchanan administration. Nine more were ‘.-‘laid up” _aud requiring months to refit and equip them for sea service. Two more were at Pensacola, two at New York and one out on the Lakes. The Navy had also five old sailing ships and these last and the four or five steamers at different Atlantic ports, about all the available force our navy could command. The old U . frigate Merrimac the rebels had in their possession and after four months hard labor had raised and built her over into the commerce destroying iron-clad "Virginia” or Merrimac, that after its career of destruction to our sailing craft in Hampton Roads, had its fatal duel with Ericson’s little turreted battery the Monitor. The Navy Department was . fully aware of what the rebels were deing in the matter of refitting the old Merrimac cutting out her masts, razeing her decks and eucasiug her With railroad iron, etc., and was made very anxwus thereby, as up to this date, we had con- structed nothing in the vessel line, capable of withstanding an enemy’s broadsides. Bushnell, who had brought Ericson’s model and plan to the Navy Department had greatly interested Secretary Welles and later President Lincoln, who after carefully listening to an explanation of the novel device, with his accustomed humor, remarked, “Well, as the big footed Chicago girl said when she thrust her foot into her stocking. there is certainly something in it.” The “Naval Board” deemed it a ridiculous device and promptly re- jected the plan, to a little further on, ive it a reluctant approval, after ‘ricson himself had appeared before them and in his persuasively eloquent way, inspired the board With some of his own confidence in his turret battery plan. They would not recommend Mr. Welles to give an order for such a novel and untried craft, however, un- less its builders would assume all the risk of its proving a success. Some of the old naval wiseacres on this board even went so far as to express their be- lief that such a thing could not be_made to float and if it did, would capSize at the dock, that it could be of. no possi- ble service except to a submarine diver. And thus, all through the fearful war did false theories delay and defeat Wise propositions afterward most abundantly and beneficially demonstrated. Thus crippled, our navy had four thousand miles of sea-coast to police and defend. The Confederates had issued letters of marque to more than twenty vessels to prey- on the ocean commerce of the United States. Four English built cruisers, the Florida, Alabama, Georgia and Shenandoah, were commissisioned from Richmond for the same piratical work, and for which Great Britain paid smartly at the close of our war. . Gen. Butler had in the July prior to the Burnside expedition made a sea and land attack, driven the rebels from forts Hatteras and Clark and prevented their purposed destruction of Hatteras Light. Butler left a small force .which protected the light-house until the arrival of the Burnside flotilla in which the Tenth Connecticut took so valiant a part at the battle of Roanoke Island. At the end of May the Tribune do- an do honor to from Fort Monroe: . “May 30, 1862. This morning .the sidowheel steamer Port R0 al arrived here from Roanoke Islan via the Dismal Swamp canal. Col. Hawkins and a Company of his Zouaves are the first to open communication between Generals Wool and Burnside. By this movement we can henceforth dispense With all seaward transportation and for- ward supplies, etc., in a safe and rapid manner to our troops in that vicinity.” ' In July Gen. Burnside after captur- ing in succession New Borne and Beau- fort with his to be Ninth Army corps, was ordered to join the Army of the Potomac, but his winter sea expedition to the North Carolina coast will live in history as one. of the most remarkable events of our and war. ' So unique and important was this Army and Naval enterprise that a brief 'mcn, lighted its readers with this dispatch- extract from Gen. Buriside’s own ac- , count of the adventure is justified. Gen. Burnside read these extracts among others before the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ _Historical Society of Rhodo Island. Said be: “There was great anxiety to know our destination. Mr. LincolnAold me one public man was very importu- uato to have him tell him where w were gaing. The President said ‘I wi 1 tell you in strict confidence, if you will promise not to speak of it;to any one.’ The promise was given and Mr. Lincoln said ,‘onI my friend, the expedition is ' going to sea.’ ” . , On _ the night of the 11th the signal for sailing was given and soon the fleet was under way. My headquarters were on board a large steamer, the George Peabody, but I took for my head- quarters for the voyage, a small pro- peller called the Picket (Capt. Allen’s) the smallest vessel of the fleet. I did this because of the great criticism made as to the unseaworthiness of the vessels and to show my faith in them. Their weaknesses were known to me, but they were the best that could be had and it was necessary the service should be performed even at the risk of losing life by shipwreck. On rounding Cape Hatteras the little craft got into the trough of the sea. It seemed as if she surely would be swamped, but the skilful Captain soon got her head. to, but everything on deck not lashed, was washed overboard , and the men, furniture and crockery below decks were dashed about in a terrifying manner. We passed a most uncomfortable night. The ocean swell kept us in a constant dread that the little vessel would go under. The following night we encountered a ter- rible gale, but the little vessel rode .it out and staggered forward on her course. Before noon on the 13th we hove to, off Hatteras Inlet and the Picket led the way. piloting the fleet over the bar, and bravely fought the breakers until we were safely anchored inside the harbor. The propeller City of New York grounded on the bar and was a total loss. We also lost the ship Pocahontas with over a. hundred horses on board. The gunboat Zouave sank after she got over the bar, but only two lives were lost in all our terrible experience at sea. Roanoke and New Berno were successively captured. No body of troops in all the war had more difficulties to overcome. Our perils were by land and water, but defeat never befel us-and ours wasa succession of honorable victories. The capture 'of the Forts at Port ‘Royal resulted in the almost immedi- ate abandonment by the rebels of the entire Atlantic coast and all the coast towns south of Charleston down to and including Fort Marion and St. Augus- tine, Florida, were surrendered. to the Union forces. . ' Gen. Foster was left in commandbf North Carolina and held the important positions captured by Burnside until late _the following autumn and thus, after several raids inland, closed the year 1862 in that state. Gen. Butler, who after his capture of Hatteras had returned north, was next to venture upon a naval expedition to ports further south and made his first landing at Ship Island lying between Mobile Bay and the mouth of the Miss- issippi. Mobile was supposed to be his objective point but President Lincoln and Secretary Stanton were far more desirous to have N ewOrleans captured. It was the largest and most important city of the confederacyand then'claimec'l a hundred and seventy—five thousand population. Butler had forty seven armed vessels under command of Farra- gut and Porter and some fifteen thous- and men, and upon the capture of that rebel stronghold by Farragut Col. Henry C. Deming, with the 12th Ct. Vols, was among the first troops to disembark and occupy the city. Gen. Butler’s rule and experiences there and his replacement by Gen. Banks, are familiar facts to all readers of our re- bellion history. Amusements. nor'r’s OPERA HOUSE. There never was a play presented, the managers allege, that presented so many types of metropolitan life as “In the Tenderloin, or New York After Midnight.” Bankers, gamblers, bun- co stoerers,merchan_ts, confidence men, sirens, toughs, politicians, theatrical ; managers, Italian chestnut vendors, “stool pigeons,” policemen, “boun- cers,” “cappers,” heavy swells, clergy- uewspapers reporters, bank robbers. dive keepers. green-goods swindlcrs and celebrated men-about. town are some of them but not all. The ' scenes are realistic to perfection and represent the most familiar and note. rious resorts in the tenderlom district. The audience is carried all through the Tenderloin, and withal there is not one offensive word spoken or repulsive scene shown. . The performance is powerfully viv1d but entirely devoid of vulgarity. “In the Tenderloin” will be produced to-night at Hoyt’s Opera House. nusrc mp. Sousa’s baud numbers fifty people Its leader is the renowned John Philip Sousa, for fourteen years the bandmas- ter of the United _States Marine band at Washington, distinguished alike for his ability as a leader and his masterful work as a composer. His marches, notably the “Washington Post,” “High School Cadets,” the new “Liberty Bell,” “Manhattan Beach” and num- berless others, are probabl played by bands and on pianos and and-organs, and whistled on the streets, more ex- tensively than any other compositions of the time. The band will appear at Music Hall, next Mondayafternoon. . . Pointer. ’ ‘ In connecti n with a trolley 'car‘ ac- cident in New York the Sun says,“Tho cars are not provided with safety fen- ders, but a wooden bar‘ runs across in front of the wheels. This bar passed over the man. Both his arms and both legs were cut off.” This may be a painter for one of the.best equipped and for the accommodation of the pub- lic roads in existence, 1. e. the Nor walk Street Railway. ON THE GRIDIRON. The Pigskin Rivals the Turkey. Several Good Games of Football. _ The Turkey did not have everything its own way yesterday, as the pigskin came in for its share of the day’s exer- cises. “ At Philadelphia the University of Pennsylvania defeated Harvard by 18 to 4, thus administering another crush- ing defeat to the wearers of the crim- ' son and dividinggthe championship hou- ors with Yale. AT DARIEN. A team from the South Norwalk high school went down to Darien in the _moruiug to play an eleven from that .town, but when the boys arrived they .found that the Darienists with two ex- ceptions had donned their Sunday clothes and hied themselves to other pastures. In ordar not to disappornt the crowd assembled to witness the sport a team was made up from among the Nor- walkers who were present. Among this eleven were several fine plavers, nota- bly A. B. Russell, Victor Ferris and Ward Gregory. Play was called and both elevens lined up for work. The high school boys kicked off and then the fun began. “Vic” Ferris covered himself with gore and glory and it became exceedingly difficult to tell the difference between the color of his proboscis and hair. In fact be “fit and bled” for the pigskin. “Art” Russell mowed the- youngsters down like a lawn mower does the grass on a lawn. His interference was re- markable and he escaped uninjured. Ward .Gregory, too, escaped injury, but his sweater had the appearance of Barbara Frietchie’s flag after a volley from the guns of Jackson’s men. He made the only touch down from which a goal was kicked, thus winning the game for the scrub team. On the part of the high school boys Will Wadhams distinguished himself by making sever- al tackles while Homer Byington as quarter back rattled off his signals like a- Ute Indian. Ed. Smith at center worked like a beaver and Charley Mitchell, Lorain Brown, Ben Andrews, Charley Graves, Charley Williams, Guy Lee, Paul Cutbill and Ralph Hiuloy danced about their opponents like eleven Yale braves before an equal num- ber of Harvard pale faces. Mark Nor- man, captain‘of the high school team, made several excellent tackles, and as he was not killed or carried off on a stretcher he lives to make his mark on the gridiron. The umpire, referee and lineman had little to say and filled their positions without a kick. It was a great game and will long be remem- bered by the spectators. ' AT nonwanx PARK. The event of the day was the game at Norwalk Park, in the afternoon, be- tween the Y. M. C. A. eleven, of Dan- bury and the South Norwalks. The former team was a good one and con- tained several heavy men, but they were no match for the home eleven web? earsily defeated them by a score of o . When the game commenced there were fully a thousand spectators on the ground who had braved the cold to witness what the home team could do. They were not disappointed, and went home fully satisfied with the afternoon’s sport and the fine work done by the South Norwalks. Mr. Charles W. Stevens. of Danbury, was chosen umpire, Mr. Charles C. Hoff, of Col. Robert's school, referee and Frank Clark, of South Norwalk, lineman. Captain Lauder won the toss and gave Danbury the ball and selected the west goal with the wind at his back. Promptly at 3:17'Andrews kicked off for Danbur to N orwalk’s fifteen yard line. The all was caught by'Russell who returned it ten yards before he was downed. On the line up Danbury secured the ball on off side play and bucked the center without gain. They tried again and lost four yards, but on the third trial got around the end for three yards. 0n the fourth down Nor- walk was given the ball, Danbury fail- ing to gain an inch through Norwalk’s center. Russell passed the ball to Burch- ard who by the fine interference of Lau- der, Russell and Snifi‘in made a boaut i- ful run around Danbury’s right end for thirty yards. Lauder then went through the center for three yards and Snifiin tried the left end without gain. Burchard went through the centre for three (yards more and Lauder went aroun thoright end for three more, but was prevented from a further run by the crowd which had surged over the side line for about ten. feet. While the Danburys were trying to down him Lauder broke away and dashed down the field and touched the ball down between Danbury’s goal posts, just four minutes from the time the game started. . . . Danbury made a vigorous kick claim- ing that Lauder went outside, but ref- eree Hofl‘ decided that the ball was in the field and a touch down had been. made. The Danburys then threatened to leave the field if the touch down. was allowed, and to show how casrly his team could defeat them Capt. Lauder brought the ball back much to the disgust of the crowd. On the line up Capt. Lauder went though the center for three yards fol- lowed in succession by Sniflin and Bur- chard, Ellwood, Raymond and Hunt, Norwalk’s three giants, breaking great, holes through Danbury’s center and throwing them aside as though they were made of straw. The forcing back of Danbury was checked by Ellwood receiving a bad kick over the eye. He was soon on his feet again and Snifiin tried the left end, but was downed wrth~ a slight loss. Lauder then went around the right end for fifteen yards and _the ball was on Danbury’s live yard line. It took but one rush to send Lauder through the center for a touch down fr06n which he kicked a goal. Score 6 to . , M-‘ i'.'-‘ ’2’ '1 ‘1’ :AI_ fr. 2. 4‘ t' Thejball was t on carried to the cen- ter of the field and Danbury kicked off before Norwalks said ready and the‘ ball was brought back. On the seconu kick off Mossman secured the ball, but it was lost by a fumble. Norwalk soon regained~ it, however, and another fierce attack was begun on Danbury’s center. , . Burchard started and went through for throe'yards and Lauder followed with five yards more. The ball was fumbled and Mossman fell on it. Bur- chard and Snifiin then tried the ends but were downed with a loss to Nor. walk. The ball was then snapped back to Burchard who kicked it to the cen- ter of the field. ,,Danbury secured the ball and. tried the center without gain. Another trial and they secured three yards. Both ends were tried without gain and then the center and the ball was Norwalks. On the snap back the ball was again fumbled but Mossman was on hand to fall on it and save it to r N orwalk... Sniffin then went around Danbury’s left end for ten yards before being downed by R. Weichert. On the line up the ball was fumbled and Dan- bury caught it and Bradshaw with a clear field‘started for Norwalk’s goal, but Raymond caught and downed him hard With a loss of twenty yards. Dan- bury tried the center for a yard, then around the left end for three yards. All furtherefi'ort to gain failed and N orwalk secured the ball on her twenty- five yard line when the whistle blow for the first half. In the second half Norwalk started in to play ball. Hunt kicked off and Watson caught the ball on Danbury’s fifteen yard line, but Ferris was onto him like a tiger and downed him in his tracks. R. Weichert went through the center for two yards, then E. Wichert tried the left end and was downed by Mossman witha loss. L. Andrews then tried the center without result. In the scrimmage Burchard had his right eye closed by coming in contact . with somebodys finger but pluckily resumed playing. On the next trial R. Weichert got through between the right guard and tackle for- three yards. L. Andrews then tried the center but dropped the ball. Sniffin was} promptly on hand and caught it on the bound and started for Danburys goal and placed it be- tween the posts, and in just nine min- utes Lauder had kicked another goal. Score 12 to 0. , ’ ‘ Danbury kicked off and Hunt blocked the ball but J. Andrews fell on it. Dan- bury fumbled but E. Weichert fell on the ball. D. Andrews then tried Nor- walks center for two yards, they failed to gain on either end and Andrews kicked outside the lines and the ball 1was Norwalks on their thirty-five yard inc. - Burchard. tried . the center without gain. By a neat double pass Lauder went around the right end for ten yards and Snifiin the left end for five more bya similar play. Burchard then went through the center for two yards and Lauder made three more round the left end on a double pass. Burchard was then sent through the center, the first effort yielding three and the second five yards. Danbury secured the ball by a fumble and L. Andrews tried the left end but Ferris downed him hard. R. Weichert got around the right end for ten yards before Lauder downed him. They failed to make further gain and the ball went to N orwalk. The latter failed to gain, however, and the ball went back to Danbury. A fumble was made and Russell fell on the ball and again Norwalk had it. Burchard went through the center for three yards Lauder followed with three more and Snifliu followed the latter with five yards. By a finely executed double pass Lauder went around Danburys right end for forty yards before being downed by E. Weichort. Burchard then went through the center for three yards. Mossman again fell on the ball and saved it when fumbled. The ball was now on Danburys five yard line and Burchard went through the center for three yards; and Lauder was quickly pushed over the line for a touch down. Tue try at goal failed. Score 16 to 0. ~ Danbury brought the ball to the center of the field and kicked it outside on both attempts and it weut_to Nor- walk. On the line up nothing was gained and the ball went back to Dan; bury who kicked after three attempts to get through Norwalk’s center. Lau- der mada a beautiful catch and dashing up the field was not downed until the ball was placed on Danbury’s twenty yard line when the whistle blow and the game Was over. The teams lined up as follows : So. Norwalks. Danbury. Mossman. left end. Brooks G. L. Delano left tackle Jarvis Raymond left guard Stevens EH!“ id cenfietu' d J. Ydrows woo . rig guar 01111 F. M. Delano right tackle McDonald Ferris ' right end Watson Russell quarter back Bradshaw Snilfin ' - 19 t a R. Weichort Lauder ri ht half E. Weichert Burchard 1’ lb 1: L. Andrews 11 ac Umpire Charles W. Stevens: Referee, Chas. C. Hofi: ineman. Frank Clark. FATAL ACCIDENT. A train on the New York and New England Railroad struck a barge con— taining the Southbridge Y. M. C. A. foot ball eleven, at that place yester- day, as it was crossin the tracks at Center street, and k' led two, and mortally injured five others. Among the latter is John Street, half back on the Williams'College freshmen eleven. PIGSKINLETS. ‘ George Lauder fairly excelled him- self and clearly demonstrated that he is the finest football player in Norwalk. The Openings made in Danburys cen- ter by Hunt, Raymond and Ellwood would have allowed a four-horse team to pass through. Jack Burchard played the position of full back better then it was ever played before. His gains through the center were something marvelous. R. Weichert of the Danburys is a good player, but he lost his head on- tirely on several occasions. When Ferris tackled Watson the ground trembled with the force of the collision. , Young of the Danburys played an ex-' cellent game and ate ed 8 through the canton:pp everal rushes ' Most of Norwalks center ‘gains were made through Stevens wh' fairly walked over. 0 Ellwood Snifi‘in’s fine run and touch dow ' the second half was one of the plavns iii ‘ the game. . '- Mossman saved the ball for the N or- walks on several occasions and his tack- ling was superb. The Delano brothers made so fine tackles and their tackling “3:13; every time. Russell got into interference in great shape and assisted the backs tomake their splendid runs. The Danburys played a good ' but were no match for the Norwal‘ltzine Danburys center was their weakest ponit. Norwalk should new challenge the Bridgeport champions. . A disgraceful fight between an intox- icated policeman and a South Norwalk young man somewhat marred the pleas- ures of the game, but as the officer got the worst of it the crowd was satisfied. TER’SE I THE TIMES. . Samuel Smith of Colebrook, is visit- ing friends in town. I "- 1"" \ z"- )..ELJ \l. Frank Vail and Miss Edith Comstock are soon to be married. An eighty foot smokestack is being erected at the Electric Light station. Miss Mabel Miller entertained the West avenue Whist club, last evening. Thirty—seven partook of a Thanks— givmg dinner, at the Town farm, yes- terday. . —White China cups and saucers, 49 cents a set, at H. H. Williams’, 15 Wall street. 993 6t Chief Bradley has shot the New- foundland dog that bit Mrs. Eliza G. Newkirk. There was a_large attendance at the ball of 00. F, in the Armory, Thanks— givmg eve. . Mr. A. M. Cahooue ”and son, of“ Brooklyn, N. Y., spent Thanksgiving with friends in town. A new spur track is being laid by the Street Railway company on Wall street near the company’s depot. A Stamford party is negotiating for the purchase of A. G. Betts’ news-office and is to give his answer to-day. Buckingham Post G. A. R. was in- spected by Inspection ofiicer Cargill, of New Haven, Wednesday night. ~Picturcs Framed by J. T. Hayes 878-t Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Lockwood of this city attended the 20th wedding anniver— sary of Mr. and Mrs. William Beckwith at Bridgeport, last evening. Mrs. Mary Selleck was taken saddens ly and seriously sick at the home of . her granddaughter Mrs. Hanford Smith on High street yesterday. An Italian named Joseph Sappio, assaulted his daughter—in—law, Maria Francis, on Chapel street, yesterday, and was arrested. -—To—morrow (Saturday) special sale of cloaks Boston Store Norwalk. beautiful souvenir of the twin cities given with every purchase in is de- partmentie The costs in the Wadhams vs. Grif- ' fin case were taxed by Judge Curtis in Bridgeport. on Wednesday. They were placed at $71 or $52 less than the at- tornoy for the plaintiff asked. Augustus Merwin is dangerously sick at his home in Wilton. He is a member of Clinton Commandery, No. 3, K. 9x, of this city, and a director of the Fair- field County National bank. -—-Hats! Hats! We have just re- ceived another lot of South Norwalk, Union made, fine fur stifi' hats. Your choice, 81. Taft Bros. A happy time was had at the home of Gould Hoyt on Prospect avenue, last Wednesday night. Good music for- dancing was furnished and'therc was an abundance of refreshments. Town Clerk Herbert R..Smith. this - morning granted a marriage license to Frank W. Clark and Miss Eliza-x both Miller. Theceremony will take place at the Methodist parsonage. —The Painters’ Union will hold as special meeting at St. George's hall, No. 13 Main street. at 7.30 o’clock,v_to- night, for the purpuse of transacting important business. By order of the , President. ' There was a large attendance at the Union Thanksgiving services held in the Baptist church, yesterday. Rev. F. E. Robbins preached an excellent . sermon and the singing was very fine. Miss Etta Benedict was given a birth- day surprise party at_ her home on Or- chard street last evening. About thirty- five guests were present. Games were enjoyed, refreshments served and a happy time enjoyed. Chauncey L. Platt, who will repre- sent the local union of painters at the Painters’ Convention in Cleveland, 0., leaves for Bridgeport, _to_-night~,‘ and will tomorrow morning join the Con- nocticut delegation and leave for the scene of the convention.
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