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A WiCKed Wish.

A radical temperance clergyman in
the western part of the state during the
blighting frosts of May took occasion to

‘ thank God that there had. been frost
enough to destroy the apple-blossoms
in this section of the country and ex-
pressed the hope that the apple crop
throughout the whole country would be
destroyed so that there might be no
cider.

He might as well have hoped, says
the Norwich Bulletin, that the rye,
cane, and all products used in the dis-
tillation of intoxicating liquors, would
be destroyed. This would have been a
weak and wicked wish bordering upon
blasphemy, as it would inferentially
arraign an overruling Providence of
acting unwisely and making a mistake
which these short-sighted people sin-
cerely regret; but it would be fully in
keeping with the sense and spirit of the
hope uttered.

The fact is, there is nothing to com-
plhin of in the natural products from
which spiritous liquors are distilled.
They bless more people than they in-
jure, and the reason they become in‘
jurious is on account of man’s tendency
to become intemperate. The excesses
which result in drunkenness, misery,
crime. disease and sin, are the out-
growth of man’s persistence in violating
divine law, and in doing that which he
has been commanded not to do.

The human race is getting on very
well, and in spite of the mistakes of men
it continues to grow better. It is proba-

, ble that an omniscient Creator is able
to wisely rule the universe, and to do
very much better for men than they
can possibly do for themselves if he did
create the fruit and grain from which
all spirituous liquors are distilled.

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Immigration by Way of Canada.

The announcement made some weeks
ago that Gen. Booth, of the Salvation
Army, had decided to colonize 10,000
of England’s unemployed in Canada,
and set them at work in farming, has
elicited various expressions of surprise
and regret in newspapers published
south of the Canadian border. It is
not the fact that the general has decid-
ed to establish such a colony that has
evoked such expressions, but the other
fact that in Canada and not in the
United States the site or scene of the
experiment is to _be located. We say
experiment, because, although General
Booth has successfully colonized many
thousands of the poor of London on
lands in England, the proposed move-
ment involves conditions that did not
exist in those undertakings.

It is one thing to send ten thousand

persons afew miles out. of London and

set them up in gardening and simple
mechanical employments, and quite an-
other thing to send the same number
across the ocean, into the interior of
Canada and put them to farming. All
kindly-disposed people will give the
scheme their best wishes, but many will
doubt whether even the magical influ-
ence of Gen. Booth and his aids can
make successful Canadian agriculturists
out of the material at his disposal.
There need be no regret at all that
the colony is not to be located on this
side of the line, for, with these as with
other immigrants who come to Canada,
the best of them will eventually come
over the border and become citizens of
the United States. ~We do not under-
take any explanation of this phenome-
non, but it is a fact that Canada, with
an area larger than this Republic, with
millions of acres of good lands to be
virtually given - away, and with other
natural resources of incalculable value,
is unable to hold even the English por-
tion of her immigrants. When Gen.
Bdoth’s colony finds itself established
1 'in Canada, its most enterprising mem-
bers will, in all probability, begin to
look longingly toward the South, and
one by one, or one family after another
they will follow the example of scores

of thousands Who have preceded them
in migration from England to the

United States by way of Canada.

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REQQLLEQTIQNS
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WAR

minimum.

BY THE
Editor of the Gazette.

Copyrighted 1894.

CHAPTER LX.

Just after the desperate fight at and
our advance from Cold Harbor, Gen.
Halleck again interposed and endeav-
ored to persuade Gen. Grantto invest
Richmond from the north bank of the
James so as to the be or cover Wash-
ington. To have done this would have
left open to the enemy his most import-
ant railroad lines of supplies. For that
reason Grant firmly adhered to his or-
iginal plan of the campaign. Sheriden
was sent out with a strong cavalry force
to destroy the Central railroad at
Charlottsville. Lee hearing of this,
dispatched a force up the valley, in-
structing Early to threaten Washington
with the expectation that this would
force Grant to withdraw a large part of
his army then investing Richmond, and
hurry his troops to our threatened capi-
tal. On June 9th Gen. Butler senta
force against Petersburg, the purpose
being to capture that city and destroy
the railroad bridge across the Appo-
mattox.

Our Connecticut General Hawley,
then a Colonel, had command of a bri-
gade in this expedition. The capture
of Petersburg Gen. Grant knew, would
leave the enemy but a single railroad
source of supplies. In the advance of
our army to the James River, on the
line toward Richmond, as originally
planned, required its crossing the
Chickahominy, over which all the

bridges had previously been destroyed.’

Hancock and Warren were the first to
get their troops across, they havmg left
Cold Harbor on the night of the 12th,
as soon as it was dark. The James
river was then pontoned by over a
hundred boats, sent up by Butler, and
Lee seems to have been at the first,
completely bewildered as to what
Grant’s purposes were,'although he of
necessity became speedily aware of his
strategy. A grand depot of supplies
was established at City
protected by numerous gun boats as
well as along line of infantry, con-
frontirg the enemy, in our front.
From our headquarters at City Point,
our main army swung around and be-
low Richmond and invested Petersburg
while Butler’s forces took position at
Dutch Gap, up the James and nearer
Richmond. Here was the scene of
Terry’s (and other officers of Butler’s
command,) many notable movements
and engagements with the enemy.
Here too was carried on during the
summer, fall and winter, the general
exchange of prisoners, and where in
this regard I witnessed some of the sad-
dest scenes of the war. Many of our
prisoners brought hither from Salisbury
and Andersonvillc, were so starved,
weakened and emaciated, that they
had to be brouget ashore from the
rebel exchange boat on stretchers.

Hosts of them were diseased and de-’

voured with vermin. These were the
most piteable and pitiful scenes of the
war.

I was at Gen. Butler’s headquarters,
the guest of his secretary John I. Dav-
enport, a North Stamford boy. when
our Connecticut Election Commissions
ers came down to the army to take the
vote of our soldiers.
of Norwalk was one of the officials, and
upon Gens. Terry and Hawley giving
them a mount and taking them out on
the picket line so that they could view
the enemy’s forts and rifle pits, it so
chanced that our friend Smith’s steed
was a recently captured and wild rebel
three—year old colt. Smith was neither
an experiended or graceful horseman
and missing him I rode back alone to
see what had detained him. I soon
came upon him. His horse was mired
to its flanks as to its hind legs, in a
slough. while its fore feet and head
were as erect as a greyhound sitting on
its haunches, with Smith clinging to its
neck with the courage and fortitude of
desperation. His first ejaculation on
seeing me approach was, “Say. I guess
I don’t want to ride out any further _to
the front; I don’t enjoy horseback rid-
ing anyway.” With a little effort the
colt extracted its sunken hind legs from
the mud, and Smith slowly led it back
to Terry’s headquarters while I rejoin-
ed the General, Possibly it Was for-
tunate that he did, as the rebels seeing
our cavalcade sent a half dozen solid
shotlafter us, all of which fell to our
rear, as we galloped rapidly forward.
Had Smith followed after . us, he would
have kept his position at the rear, un-
doubtedly, and thus been a closer tar-
get for the enemy’s shot.

One chilly fall morning two rebel
deserters had tied their clothing to a
fence rail and attempted to swim across
the James and into our lines. The
rebel guard discovering them opened
fire on them as they swam. This led
them to abandon their rail and clothes
and dive and swim for dear life. The
poor fellows made our shore in safety,
but in a perfect state of nature. As our
pickets saw their suffering condition. it
was the“touch of nature that makes the
whole world kin” and instantly ofi' went
two Union blue army overcoats and
with these, the nakedness of the poor
‘ ‘Johnny rebs” was covered. Habited

in the overcoats they were led up 'to‘

Davenport’s tent and soon General But-
ler was putting them through a cross
examination as thorough and spirited
as if he were dissecting witnesses in
court. From them Butler learned that

the rebels had all of his,Butler’s,colored'

soldiers which they had captured, hard
at work strengthening and extending
their earthworks, and purposely placed
in positions most exposed to our fire.
Several of these colored captives had

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Poi at,“

Eton. Asa Smith

and was executed in a style worthy of

been killed and more wounded. But-
ler’s ire was aroused. “Wirtzel,” he
shrilly shouted, “get instantly ready
to bear this message to the rebel com-.
mander in our front, under flag of;
truce.”
ning stenographer Davenport, this
message to the rebel. commander of the
forces in their earthworks in our im«
mediate front:-— _
"Sir=——I learn from deserters from
your lines that you have now at work
in your fortifications and purposely ex-
posed to our fire, captive soldiers wear-
ing the uniform of the United States.
This is to inform you that unless this
outrage upon all the usages of civilized
warfare, is at oncedesisted from, thath'
shall place an equal number of your"
prisoners now in my hands in the:
trenches exposed to your fire and co f
tinue them there at hard labor, until
assured by you that the wrong done.
our prisoners is entirely abated.” ; ,
This was hastily signed and General
Wirtzel, with his white handkerchief
attached to a short stick and stuck in-
to his boot as a duly recognized flagriof
truce,galloped off for the rebel line’ up
toward Richmond. In a very s on
time he was back with the Confederate
officer’s prompt assurance that our eel-
ored troops should be at once with-
drawn from their earthworks, and it
was done. No general officer was so
much and so mercilessly criticised in
and out of the army as General Butler,
but say what one may, he was the most
successful of any of our Generals in his
treatment of and dealings with the
rebels. They could neither outwit nor
thwart his determined purposes. It
was he who put the new word “cont _-
banc ”into our vocabulary and it _ s

needed phrase, and it has come to stay
as a permanent addition to our la‘n~
guage. ' .

While General Grant’s headquarters
were at City Point, one of my Tribune
correspondents mounted himself upon
the top of a freight car, purposing to
ride out to our lines at Petersburg:
He had hardly gotten himself seated
when one of the powder magazines ex.
ploded and up went the box car and
the correspondent! The distance trav-
ersed was never ascertained with ac-
curacy, but the torn, shocked and gen-
erallly demoralized correspondent.
when he came down, frankly confessed
that he never expected to get so near
Heaven again, and in fact didn’t want
to, if he had to go in that way.

. Those who saw the Tribune man go-
ing skyward seemed to agree that he
was shot leward from forty to fifty
feet. By a strange providence in com-
ing down he landed on the edge of the

' deep railroad cut some thirty feet abOVe .

his starting point, his legs hanging over
the edge and he sitting upright on the
sod above. The earth gave way a little
on the spot he sat so heavily down upon
and he slid perhaps a rod below on the
face of the sloping bank of clay, and
thus was he saved from instant death.
As soon as the debris of the explosion
was cleared away and the train started
for Petersburgr my man was on board
to faithfully perform his duty. Rut
nervous prostration soon ensued and
the plucky fellow had to leave the Tri-
bune service in the army and return to
his home in Washington.

Such were some of the perils that en-
vironed even the non-combattants in
the war. This poor man to-day walks
the streets of the National capital a
mental wreck, the result of that army
explosion and his skyward trip, one of
the saddest reminiscences of the war.

A Pensioner Suicides-

Carlos G. Ames, an old pensioner of
the war, committed suicide at Hartford
yesterday afternoon. He got his pen-
sion on Monday and got. drunk. He
was assisted to his room, where he took
a large dose of morphine. He was
given some chloral and the combina-
tion of liquor, morphine and chloral
caused his death. He had tried to kill
himself several times before.

Honor to Whom Honor. Etc.

It transpires that it is to John Belden
Hurlbutt that Norwalk is indebted to
for a reduction of her excessive tax as-
sessment. He, and no one else, went
before the Board of Equalization in
Hartford and personally urged the jus-
tice of the reduction which the board,
upon examination, promptly granted.
Probably another year the Norwalk
assessors will not be so exurberant
as to appraise property here more
than two and a quarter millions of dol-
lars above its fair and equitable value,
as has been officially adjudged the last
board did.

Living Whist.

"Living Whist” is to be presented at
Hoyt’s Opera;House next Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday evenings. Of its
presentation in Bridgeport, the Farmer
says:

“Living Whist” is the invention of
Mr. M: B. Gilbert of Portland, Ma,
and it is unique. Under Prof. Newell’s
management, it passed off most admira-
bly, Without a mistake of any kind. It
is an elaborate series of dances, contin-
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professionals. To the number of 52,
the several ladies in white and- the gen-
tlemen in evening dress—the kings and
queens wearing golden crowns and the
knaves in their proper attire, while the
rest of the suit was designated by the
number of pips attached to the dress-—
passed before the large audience in a
grand march. Then followed- the
shuffle, the cut and the deal, the play-
ers dividing on each side of the. stage.
Four gentlemen led and-in the center
of the stage executed a special dance
and retired to their places. The whole
company Were gradually arranged in
two decks and then followed a second
grand march, etc. The audience greet-

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ed them all with hearty applause.

 

Bicycle Blll Killed. g
Wheelmen will be interested in hfin
ing that the Sen ate yesterday afternoon
killed the bill requiring, bicyclists to
carry lamps. . . -

 

 
 

Shirt Factory to Close;

On J une 29th the Hutchinsonyflht

& Co. Shirt manufactory will shut down

until July 29th, in order that the em-
ployees may all have a vacation. _

 

Run Up Olcquugy ‘

The Alpha Wheelfclitbrisifap'ecommit-
tee request our citizens to".‘ru-n.up their
stars and stripes tomorrow in recogni-
tion of their racing gala-day. Let ’er
float. -

 

A Child Drowned.

The body of the 6 years old son of
Joseph Kelly of Bridgeport, was found
in the harbor‘yesterday afternoon. The
boy had been missing since yesterday,
and it is supposed that he fell off the
dock.

 

Complimentary Dance.

The Lawn Tennis club gave a compli-
mentary dance at the Casino last night
in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Carl A. Har-
strom. It was an informal affair and
fraught with pleasure. Music was fur-
nished by Werdenhamer. Light re-
freshments were served.

 

60

Well, What Does this Mean ?

“The House has passed the bill pro—
viding that a railroad may wind up the
affairs of a leased line, provided it
holds three quarters of the stock. The
Senate bill provides that two thirds
shall be sufficient. The amendment
in the House that four fifths" shall be re-
quired was rejected.”

Flag Day.

Today will be flag day at the differ-
ent schools in the state. An act passed
in 1893, orders that “suitable exercises,
having reference to the adoption of the
national flag, shall be had on the four-
teenth day of June in each year, or in

 

case that day shall not be on a school

_day,"thenthe school daygpeeceding.”

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Has She Eloped?

Wednesday afternoon, Margaret
Brophy, who for the past year has been
one of the guests at the Town Farm,
packed up her luggage, bade adieu to a
few of her friends, and in company
with one of the other guests, “skipped
out.” She was last’seen in South Nor-
walk, and was overheard to remark
that it would be a “d—d long time be-
fore she ever came back to Norwalk.”
It is thought that she boarded a freight
train going east. Norwalk’s joy over
her departure is liable to be some other
town’s sorrow.

 

The Alpha Races.

The Alpha Wheel club’s 10-mile handi-
cap road race will take place to-morrow
morning, and it promises to be the most
exciting race ever given under the
auspices of the club. In the afternoon
there will be a number of bicycle races
at the Fair Grounds for valuable prizes.
The Street Railway cars run direct to
the grounds, and trains on the Dan-
bury and Norwalk division of the Con-
solidated railroad will stop at the
grounds for the accommodation of
those living above Winnfpauk, who wish
to attend. The arrangements are com-
plete in every detail.

A Good Stop.

A horse belonging to Bailwitz Bros.
while standing in front of the firm’s
store on Main street, - this morning,
made a sudden start and ran away,
speeding up Main street at a C. Ford
Seeley pace. When near the Hoyt resi-
dence he was met by Constable Hunt
who stepped out into the street and
grabbing the horse by the bit turned
his head up towards the sidewalk 'and
brought him to a standstill.It is an open
question as to who were the great-
er surprised the horse or those .who saw
Mr. Hunt stop him. Strawberries, ham,
sugar, beefsteak, canned goods, and a
variety of provender were scattered
along the street in the trail of the run-
away.

 

Our John L.

The Gaznrrn’s office devil owns the
celebrated name of John Lawrence
Sullivan. He is not a relative of the
famous John L., but he is a scrapper
all the same. Last night he had a mis-
understanding With another boy and
proceeded to do him up in true fistic
style. This morning when John enter-
ed the editorial sanctum he carried one
hand in a sling with a mammoth poul-
tice surrounding the thumb, his eyes
were also draped in a deep mourniig
and he had altogether a sheepish lock
as he passed into the composing room.
The foreman, who is an authority on
the manly art, endeavored to learn
something of the .afi‘ray, but all he
could get out of John L. was, “You
ought to see the other fellow.”

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Devoted to Local JV ews and Interests.
PRICE TWO CENTS.

Connecticut Pensions.
Original, Joel F. Selleck, West Red-
ding; John C. Winnie, Milldale. Origi-
nal widow—Sarah L. Augur, New

 

- . Boston Store. _ .

If The Boston Store. that hive of ac-
‘ ti‘vity, has an advertisement in to-day’s
GAZETTE that should be carefully read

 

 

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‘ by all intended shoppers.

. Reception.

Mrs. Carl A. Harstrom gave a recep-
tion yesterday afternoon in honor of
Mrs. Sarah B. Townsend who will
occupy “The Folly” during the absence
of Mr. and Mrs. Harstrom in Europe.
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Thirty-five Reported Killed.

A dispatch from Fall River, Mass,
this afternoon, states that a boiler ex-
plosion occured in that city shortly
after 1 o’clock, killing from twenty-five
to thirty-five persons.

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A Bad Fail.

Norman L. Austin the well-known
foundryman, received a bad fall early
this morning. He was coming down
the outside stairs leading to R. Francis
Adams’ machine shop on Brook street,
when two of the steps gave way precipij
tating him to the ground below. Mr.
Austin, who weighs a good two hundred
pounds. struck the ground on his side
and was quite badly bruised.

 

 

 

 

Great Luck.

Messrs. Stiles Curtis. John F. Ben-
nett and “Doc.” Curtis went down the
harbor after blaekfish yesterday and
had great luck. While the party was
busily engaged in hauling in the fish,
“Doc” noticed that the boat was near-
ly up to the gunwales in the water. He
gave the alarm and all hands commen-
ced throwing fish overboard until the
boat was lightened and the party was
able to start their craft home. It was
the greatest catch—or story—of the
season. -

p Without 8. Permit.

Last night T. . Howard cleaned the
cesspool at “The"Folly” without having
first secured a permit. from the health
officer. Further than this he dumped
the output of the pool in a vacant lot
near by. Neighbors complained of the
stench, but it is stated that Howard re-
fused to desist. Complaint was then
made to Health Officer Tracey who
gave Howard 8 good scoring and told
him that a repetition of the act would
be liable to result in his arrest. The
refuse will be disinfected by order of
the health officer.

Death of Lewis H. June.

Lewis B. June died at his home on
the Spring Hill road, yesterday after-
noon, in the 45th year of his age. He
leaves a wife and one child aged about
15 years. The deceased was a carpet
weaver by trade. He was at one time
a member of the borough police force
and'was a fearless and efficient officer.
He was an earnest member of Concord
Division, S. of 'I‘., and did good work
in the cause of temperance. He was
also a member of the Epworth League
of the Methodist church, from which
church his funeral will be held Sunday
afternoon at 3 o’clock, Concord Divis-
ion. S. of T., attending in a body.

Founder’s Day.

 

 

 

June 19th. 1895.

It having been decided to observe
the above date by unveiling the stone
that has been planted in East Norwalk
in memory of the founders of this
ancient town, the following programme
has been issued:

At three o’clock p. m , the officers,
teachers and pupils of the East Nor-
walk school, will form at their school
house and march to the intersection of
Fort Point street and East avenue at
which point the stone is located.

I. Welcome.

II. Invocation.

III. Singing Amen’na.
IV. Unveiling of Stone.

V. Presentation of Stdne, by
VI. Acceptance of same by Town
Authorities.

VII. Salute.

VIII. School ContributiOns.

IX. Colonial Salute.

The peeple of Norwalk are requested

to fly their flags on that day.

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A Good Appetite

Always accompanies good health, and
an absence of appetite is an indication
of something wrong. The loss of a
rational desire for food is soon followed
by lack of strength, for when the sup-
ply of fuel is cut off the fire burns low.
The system gets into a low state, and is
liable to severe attacks of disease. The
universal testimony given by those who
have: used Hood’s Sarsaparilla, as to its
great merits in restoring and sharpen-
ing the appetite, in promoting healthy
action of the digestive organs, and as a
purifier of the blood, constitutes the
strongest recommendation that can be
urged for- any medicine. Those who
have never used Hood’s Sarsaparilla
should surely do so thisseason.

 

 

 

 

[$1.00 a. Year.

Ex-Go‘v. Lounsbury’s Bear.

Phineas C. Lounsbury, of Ridgefield
President of the Merchants’ Exchange
Bank at New York. and ex-Govcrnor
of Connecticut, killed a 400 pound bear
last Saturday at Star Mountain, in the
Adirondacks. Ex-Gov. Lounsbury, '
who has been fishing in the streams of
the. mountain for the past five weeks,
spent many days on the track of the‘
hear. The story of his capture is told
by the New York World as follqws: ,

“With two guides and a dog, Mr.
Lguughury searched the forests early
and late, shouting out challenges for
the bear to come out and fight a duel.

Finally one of the guid.”8 591d: ”1
guess we‘ll have to fish for him.“ "'1

“What! Does be live in the water?”
demanded Mr. Lounsbury, a little as?
tonished.

“You watch me,” replied the guide,
and the financier concluded to do so.

‘ The guide caught a lot of suckers, lake

lobsters and perch and tied them on
the end of a string. Then he put them
on the roof, of his cabin for three days.
At the end of that time every one in i
that part of the state knew that some ’
one had something about that he had‘
neglected to bury.

Then the guide, with a smile of super-
ior wisdom, took the bunch of fish and
‘dived into the woods, calling upon Mr.
Lounsbury and the other guide to fol-
fow. With his handkerchief to his nose
the bank President took up the trail.
and they traveled two miles into the
very depths of the forest. Then the
guide stopped, and, looking around him
with an air of perfect satisfaction, said:
“Here’s the place.”

And he tied the bunch of fish to the
bough of a tree about eight feet clear of
the ground, not making it a too easy
mark, for bears, like men, do not value
much that which is too easily obtained.

“The bear will come and get that fish
and take it off to his nest to eat,” said ‘
the guide, “and then we shall have a
scent on him that any dog could follow.”
Every few hours one of the guides
would repair to the fishing grounds to
see if they had a bite. At 5 o’clock on
Saturday morning the guide reported
that the bait was gone. The whole
party then adjourned to the fishing
ground, and the dog at once took up
the scent.

The trail led down to a cool water
hole about half a mile 'away, and there
the dog came upon the bear sitting up,
on his haunches like a squirrel and
picking the bones out of his teeth.
When he saw the dog he thought that
the philanthropists who had provided
him with a fish breakfast had sent along
a dog entree, and he made a rush for
him.

The dog had been in the business
too. He ran behind the hear, so that
he was surrounded. Then the bear,
beating his chest withrage at the suc-
cess of the maneuver, made a dash for
Mr. Lounsbury. The bank President
raised his Marlin rifle of 38.55 calibre
and let fly. Thereupon the bear drop-
ped. A second bullet was sent after
him for good measure. Bullet No. 1
went into the ear and reached the heart,
the second perforating the brain. They
were flattened out, and yesterday they
were doing service on the bank Presi-
dent’s desk as paper-weights.

Our Nimrod ex-Governor proudly ex-
hibited‘to the zenrrn’s scribe yester-
day old Bruin’s tusk, which was as big
as a yearling’s horn. He also protested
that the bear was not tied to a stake so
he could shot it, as the deer which
President Cleveland shot was alleged
to have been. '

 

The Hill Gas Company.

The committee on incorporatiens gave
another hearing yesterday afternoon
on the charter of the Gas Supply com- .
pany of Norwalk to cover the whole
state, by the pumping process. Judge
Brewster, of Danbury, appeared for the
incorporators this time. The cbmpany
had sent circulars to selectmen asking
them if they did not want to ob,
tain the option for their towns so
that work could begin at once if the
charter were granted; rates at about
half regular gas rates were guaranteed
and it was stated that the only opposi-
tion was by the old companies, though
the charter prevented interference with
them. Letters accepting the option
were read from selectmen of Windsor,
South Windsor, Windsor Locks, Rocky
Hill, Plainville, Enfield. Manchester,
and Bristol. Judge Briscoe, of Enfield,
said there was a regular gas company
in that town which would be injured by
such an arrangement. Manager Har-
.bison, of the Hartford company, said
his company, having bought the rights
no other company could supply its kind.
of gas to towns surrounding Hartfgrd. 5,

 

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