‘ K WEER KL Y- 'NORWALK- GAZETTE. NORWWGAZETTE ° Truth above-all things . ¢ _____’——— , FRIDAY. JUNE 14, 1895. Entered in the Post-Office as a Newspaper. A... '—— Terse Tales of the Times. -——-—-— —-Napt~hal-ine at Hale’s. all if Mr. William Bishop was in town to.- day. Joel F Selleck of Bedding has been granted a pension. There are at present thirty’three guests at the Town Farm. The Stamford Y. M. C. A. Wheel ' club took a run to this city, last night. ——Cornwall Creamery butter, finest in the state, atE. J. Wadhams’ market. Clark Barrows, aged 71, was found dead in his barn at Stonington, yester» day. The annual meeting of the Over. River * school district will take place this even~ ing. The town of Norwalk requires its schools to be in actual session. 200 days, excluding holidays. —Pictures framed by Hayes,Main St. -°People who visit Gregory’ 3 Point to— morrow evening will be given a feast of instrumental music. The Naromake Gun club will meet at Gregory’s Point to-morrow. There will be some first-class shooting. Mrs. Oliver Brady, of Chicago, is ex- pected at her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. O. G. Betts, on the Green, tormorrow. —Fresh vegetables in everv variety, at Betts .8: Farrington’ s. m1811‘ A letter received by friends here yes- terday, reported our Pacific Coast tra- velers, Chang and En,., as being at Portland Oregon. W. A. Benedict & Co. have an an— nouncement in our advertising columns that will pay one and all to read before purchasing clothing. ~Philadelphia Cream cheese at Betts S: Farringtcn’s. mIStf Governor Coffin, by advice of his physician, has left Hartford and gone to his home‘rn Middletown to remain several days. Concord Division, S. of T. will meet to-morrow evening for the purpose Of making arrangements to attend the funeral of the late Lewis R. June. —India Ceylon tea, at Betts 8; Far rington’s. m18tf As blacksmith Andrew Johnson was driving to his home in West Norwalk, last evening, one of the hind wheels of his wagon was wrecked and he was forced to return to his shop for repairs. Furniture dealer George H. Ray— mond and butcher William Mitchell are flying their flags to-day in commemor- ation of the 32d anniversary of the storming of Port Hudson, in which bat- tle both gentlemen took part. —Low prices at_ Hale’s. alltf Editor John S. Jones, of the West- porter, has been appointed by Governor Coffin a member of the committee to represent the state at the Cotton States and International Exposition at Atlantr, (3a., September 15th to December 3lst, 1895. . A very enjoyable lawn party was held last evening at the residence of .Miss Nettie Weed, at Broad River. It was one of the happiest gatherings ever held in that section of the town. Miss Weed proved herself to be a charming enter- taine’r. . Butcher William Wardwell is down - the harbor after~blaqkfish to-day. If he catches any he will come home as he went, by boat. If‘he has no luck he will go home across lots and to-morrow, at his market, tell his friends how many he caught. ——Cottolene‘10o can, E. J. Wadhams. The case ofa the State vs. a young man named O‘Reilly came up before. Judge Hubbell, last evening. charges against the prisoner were somewhat modified and he pleaded "guilty. He was discharged on the pay- ment of $12.35“ —Moth Marbles at Hale’s. alltf To-iay is the 32d anniversary of the storming of Port Hudson in which storming a number cf Norwalk soldiers ' were either killed, or woundei or taken prisoners. It was one of the most dar- 1& altrcks and frightful slaughtering of men in the'annals' of the war ' —Swiss cheese, at Belts & Farting- ton’ s 111118 ‘1 One thing is certain and that is that the city of Norwalk has a Board Of Health that is not lax, in the duties of the same, and if the city is not placed in 'a sanitary condition it will be through no fault Ofit'ssBoard of Health. The. board is doing good work and doinint in a thorough manner. The. ~ I Mrs. I. C. Dutcher returns tsp-day from a visit in old Ridgefield. ' —6 lbs soda crackers 25c, Wadhams.’ The public schools will close on the 23th for the regular summer vacation. Senator and Mrs... .R. Hawley have gone to their summer home at Wood- .mout. —Rocquefort cheese, at Betts & Far- rington’ s. m18tf '— James Roberts, of New York, a for- mer resident of this city, is visiting - friends in town. Mrs. E. Folk, mother of Mrs. Wil- liam Mitchell has returned from a visit with friends in Brooklyn. -—Neufchatel cheese at Bett & Far~ ringtou’ s. m181f Henry Alstraud who was sick at the American House, was taken to the Town Farm, yesterday alt—:rnoon. In the Royal Southampton yacht race yesterday the-Britannia won, The Ailsa had her jib Split and she gave rip the race. ———Newsboys wanted to sell the GA- ZETTE. Charles Gehebe claims to have caught an eel the other day in which he found a perfect chicken’s head and half a pint of feathers. Prof. Carl A. Harstrom and wife sail on the steamship Lucania for Europe, to-morrow. They expect to be absent three months. —Bicyole races, Fair grounds, 2-3 cts. he centennial commencement of Union College, Schenectady, N. Y., commences next Friday and will con- tinue until the 27th. Dr. and Mrs. Page of New York, sail to-morrow for their usual summer trip to Europe. They expect t; be absent about two months. —Free on Saturday with 1 lb of tea, a beautiful Japanese screen fan, at A. P. Tea 00., 41 Main street. Parties living along the line of the Alpha wheel club race course are re- quested to display flags. The race will start at 10 o’clock, tc-morrow. Hon. E. J. Hill and Editor B. W. Maples are expected home from their western trip on 20th. Mr. Hill leaves for Europe on the 29th. Elope Hose company has a base ball team that is ready and anxious to play a like nine from any fire company in town, for dollars or doughnu ‘s. Pilgrim Council, No. 54. O. U. A. M, of this city, will visit Rowayton, this evening, to attend a meeting which will be addressed by Prof. Baldwin. Chief Bradley this afternoon, was obliged to lead the Mayor of Cobble Hill to the lock-up. Poor Rody’s struggles with John Barleycorn have proved of late, most disastrous to him. SOUTH NORWALK. Water at the Knob. 7O 3. The letter carriers are out in new summer helmets to-day. The trolley hearing takes place at the Council rooms this evening. The O. U. A‘, M will go to Rowayton this afternoon and participate in a flag raising. ,, ' There was a freight wreck on the Harlem branch of the Consolidated this morning. Unitarian services will be held in the chapel at the Noroton Soldiers’ Home on Sunday evening. 0. E. Barker is having an electric clock placed in his real estate office, al- so one in his cigar store. Mrs. H. Wilmer Bradbury and son, of Willimantic, are visiting Miss Cora Riley on South Main street. W. A. Benedict & CO.., the leaders in fashionable clothing, have an interest- ing announcement in to-day’s issue. Express Messenger George Lane who was injured in an accident recently, is slowly improving at the Bridgeport hospital. The agents of the John Hancock Insurance company will enjoy a. sail and clam bake at Nauvoo Island next Friday. The members of the Baptist church will go to Hickory Bluff to- -morrow and surprise their pastor Rev. M. Sherwood with a clam bake. The Consolidated railroad station at Attleboro, and Plainville were entered yesterday morning, the burglars secur- ing $300 worth of tickets. Mr. Sturtevant of the Bargain Store, accidently drove into the water tank in the “Hollow,” last evening, and broke the shafts Of his wagon. Lafayette Post,“of New York, will send 100 men to Greenwich to-day to present a flrg to the boys of the Henry Havemeyer school in that place. their bert Jennings, of Southport, has been matched t1 race Bradley Brothers’ Shadow, of Bridgeport, for $500 a. side. Representative Rowan is not “every sick man,” but the worry of st rte affairs has really made him quite un- comfortably ill. “Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown,” always. The yacht :Ramona, owned by Herl" Senator J. H. Ferris and Mr. C. Swartz were inspecting the COngrega tronal church this morning, and pro- pose to have several improvements made about the building. ,, Postmaster Benedict, has received in- structions from Washington to adver- tise for a new post ofiice for this city. Here is a chance for some of our wealthy residents to erect a handsome building suitable for a post ofiice. Miss Florence Helen Thompson and Edward Gorham Wilkinson, will be married at 7:30 o’clock this evening at the Methodist church. A reception will follow at the home of the bride’s parents on West streetafter the cere- mony. , The New Fairfield County Mutual Fire Insurance company which was favorab'. y reported upon by the legis- lative insurance committee on Tuesday, is a c impany that Mr. Walter L W11 cox, the insurance agent of t'1is city, is about to raise. When the case of Harry Wilson comes up in (he town court to-morrow morning, it is expected that Mrs. W11- son will withdraw the charge of non- support made against her husband and that an amicable agreement between them will be made. ‘Ov PRINCETON risesoss Boroorrsn. The Shooting of Ohl Arouses Race Preju- dice Among the Students. PRINCETON. N. J.. June 14.—Owing to the shooting of Fred Oh] by a negro, the Princeton college students have with- drawn all their patronage from the ne- groes of Princeton. The students formerly employed the negroes in the depot at this place to handle their baggage and bring it to and from the college, but won’t do so any more. The boycott. the students say, will be rigidly enforced. County Prosecutor Stockton will pre- sent t-ho case of the negro John Collins to the Mercer county grand jury. Since the death of young Ohl the prosecutor has had detectives at work getting evidence to pre- sent to the grand jury. A subscription is raising among the no- groes of Trenton and Princeton to defray the expenses of counsel for Collins. J. L. Conrad, a young lawyer, has been retained to defend the prisoner. Lawyer Conrad had an interview with Collins in the jail and advised the prisoner not to discuss his case until the trial occurred. Collins will plead that he shot Oh] and . The latest report ‘ Cochran in self defense. from the college infirmary 11'. Princeton is that Cochran is improving slowly. Murderer Andrews’ Execution. BELvaRE, N. J., June 14.—George Andrews, the colored wife murderer, paid the penalty of his crime upon the gallows In the Warren county jailyard shortly after 10 a. m. When the trap was sprung the body of the wife murderer shot into the air 15 feet and then dropped to within five feet of the ground. Twelve minutes after the 480 pound Weight which launched An- drews into eternity was released Drs. E. W. C‘ummings, W. H. McGee and William Stiles, the latter the foreman of the jury, pronounced life extinct. Sole Heir to 81.000.000. CHICAGO, J une 14.—Carl Henry Warga, 23 years old, has received notice from an administrator of an aunt’s estate in Ham- burg, Germany, that he had been made‘ sole heir to her fortune of $1,000,000. He is a prominent member of the Y. M. C. A. and secretary of a soap company. He re- ceived the news of his good fortune as if to be made a millionaire unexpectedly was an ordinary matter. choice, ” he said. Her Body Turned to Bone. DENVER, J 11119 14.—Maud Pensoera, who has for twa years suffered from ma- lignant multiple sarcoma that has turned her body into a mass of bone, is at the point of death. An offer of $5,000, it is said, has been made for the corpse by the Bellevue hospital authorities of New York. and it has been refused. Fourth Class Postmasters. WASHINGTON, June 14.—Fourth class postmasters were appointed as follows: New J ersey.——Drugston. Mattie Burt. Pennsylvania—Champion, J. P. Berk- ley; Clay Hill. W. B. Thompson; Heis- tersburg, Levi Harn; Siddonsburg, Mrs. Clara Heiges; Stickel. O. F. M. Nicolay; Victoria, L. 0. Stewart. Killed at a Camp Meeting. RAVENNA, Mich, June 14.—At the Methodist camp meeting here lightning struck one of the tents, instantly killing Mrs. Burleson of Wayland, Allegan coun- ty, but leaving not a mark upon her. Her sister, Mrs. Hilliard,was seriously shocked, and her son was badly burned. A “'o-mnn Lawyer Secured the Divorce. COLORADO Spurs-cs. June 14.—The dis- trict court has granted Mrs. Julie A. Boles of California a divorce, with $75,000 alimony, from Richard Johnson Boles, a wealthy mining man. Mrs. Clara Foltz, the female lawyer of San Francisco, ap- peared for the complainant. Rich Dead River Quartz. 'ISHPEMING, Mich, Juno 14.—specimens of quartz assaying from $20, 000 to $50, 000 per ton in gold have been brought in from Dead river and a num ber of prospectors have gone there to look for mines. The location is 15 to 20 miles north of this city. The Sultan In 111 Health. LONDON, June 14.—A dispatch "from Constantinopleways that it is stated that the sultan’s health has suffered on ac- count of his anxieties on the Armenian question and other difliculties, and that symptoms of paralysis have appeared. ' Cotton Millers’ \Vag'es Increased. UTICA, N. Y, June 14. —At the Chad- wick Cotton mills wages will be increased 10 per cent next Monday. Weavers on broad looms in Utica Steam Cotton mills will have an increase in wages to 4 cents a cut. Superintendent Russel'l’s New Post. ROCHESTER, June 14.—Superintendent E. G. Russell of the Rome. Watcrtown and Ogdensbu3g will become president of the Brooklyn Heights Railroad company. at a salary of $12, 000 a year. gleveland Will Not; Attend. WASHINGTON, June 14. —-The president has informed. the committee in charge of the Harlem canal opening that he cannot attend that celebration on June 17. .0. —_ Advertise in the GAZETTE. “The first thing I. am going to do is to marry the lady of my» Washington Star SOLDIERS. IN THE AMATEUR PATRIOTISM . lS-S-IKEADING PUBLIC SCHOOLS. President Harrison Says It Is Good For the Country. Military Tactics. Teach Implicit Obedience, Neatness and Self- Respect. It is estimated that nearly ten thou- sand public school boys of New York and Brooklyn paraded on Memorial Day. With their own drum corps to furnish music, with banners proudly waving over their even ranks, they gave an align- ment which could not be improved up- on by the regulararmy troops. The movement to establish military drill in the public schools is spreading rapidly, and three or four times as many boys turned out this spring as did last year. A goodly proportion of them were uniformed and armed, now that they have been organized into regiments and battalions of the “American Guard.” All over the country military drill movement is meeting with favor, and the schools in most of the cities, as well- as in many of the smaller towns, are get~ ting into line in favor of the innovation. The question has become one of national importance, and has already been taken up in Congress, as well as in the Legis- latures of most of the States. The Grand Army of the Republic is supporting the scheme. Ex—President. Harrison has recently said of the plan: “It is good in every aspect of it—good for the boys, good for the so 1001s and good for the country.’ That military drill is popular among the schoolboys is evident to any one who sees the lads at drill. They willingly give up part of their play hour to take part in it, and the competition for ofli- cers’ positions is keen. One has but to look at the air of pride with which the youngsters wear their uniforms. In most of the schools only the larger com- panies are uniformed and equipped and there are one or two Companies com- posed of the smaller and untrained boys who correspond to an aw kwar‘d squad, from which the ranks. of the regular companies are recruited. instruction involves more physical drill than is usual in the schools, and this in itself is a wonderful advantage to most of the boys. As soon as a lad declares his wish to enter the cadet corps of the school he goes into the awkward squad and is put through a course of “sprouts.” The “setting up” exercises which are used at West Point come first. This physical drill teaches a boy to stand straight, towalk straight, to breathe properly—in short, makea new boy of him. When the boys have learned to hold their heads erect and their hands at their sides without looking as if _the palms were glued to their legs, they are taught to face and march. Marching and wheeling in columns of twos and fours follow, and then more intricate manoeuvers. ~> The best of the squads are then put into the regular cadet corps and allOWed to get irrrirorms ' and carry guns if the companies have them. The “manual” of arms is taught un- til they can handle the weapons like vet- erans, and then they learn to drill in companies and battalions. ' In many schools drum and fife corps have been organized, and the boys march to their own music. In dress parades in the armory and school yards the drum corps give an air Of importance to the ceremony and makes the boys feel more like real soldier's than when march- ing without music.‘ Military The Telescope in Photography. The most recent invention in photog- raphy will probably prove to be one of the most important when its capabilities are more fully tested. It consists of a telescopic attachment by means of which photographs may be taken of an object at a. considerable distance. The results are said to be in every way equal to those obtained at close range. The at? tachment, called the telephoto, is small in bu not much larger, indeed, than any or inary lens, but its capabilities are out of all proportion to its size. Stand- ing 600 feet away from a. cathedral a photograph may be taken with the tele- photo W4hich will clearly show every stone in the structure. This is of course impossible with an ordinary apparatus. The idea. of a telescopic attachment to a camera is not new, but its practical de- velopment has been carried by Mr. Ll— _ mendorf, a well known amateur photog- rapher of New York, to an extent never before reached. Retribution. Gomez—I say, was it you who recom- mended that cook to my wife?” Perez—I believe so. Gomez—Then I should like you to come and have supper with us to- night. —La Gaceta. de Malaga. ' An Editorial Reservation. “Don’t you think this publication as- sumes a good deal in dabelling its hu- morous department ‘Original Jokes?” “NOt at all. It doesn’ tassume to say with'whom the jokes were original. ”- .. — 7.. . -.-.. - ._-. .. N BAPTIZED IN CHAINS. The Sins of Two ,Condemned Murderer-l Washed Away in the Big ltluddy. _ There was a. baptism by immersion in the Big Muddy, near Murphysboro, Ill. It was such a novel one that thousands of people were there to see it. There were only two candidates, but they were in chains, and the solemn cere- monies were conducted in the presence of an armed guard in command of the sheriff. The two repentant sinners seek- ing for forgiveness were Jeffrey and Henderson, convicted of murder. their request to be baptized was granted by the sheriff. About 4, 000 people were at the river bank. Women in their Sunday clothes, men in carriages, in wagons, and on horseback, and in canoes in midstream, and scores of children. A crowd of mechanics, clerks, pre..chers, business men and laborers, on a. few minutes’ no- tice, gathered to see what condemned men recently converted would say and do. The people had gathered at the upper ford, butthe sheriff and his posse, with his converts in a. carriage, drove to the lower ford 200 yards below. As a sec- tion of the crowd on the far side of the river rushed scattering along the side to the lower place, a war veteran said: “Look, there is a very good picture Of how we up} Jear'ed 1n the charge at Mis- sion Ridge.’ The prisoners were driven to mid- str‘eam. There were two sets of shackles, one on their feet and one set chaining their feet to each other. The Rev. Mr. McBride and the Rev. Mr. Bagwell, Baptist evangelists, waded out in the stream, while the Rev. Mr. Gordon and his choir sang a. hymn on shore. Ve- hicles and horsean crowded the sheriff’s carriage in the river. Jeffreys 1.ife_first stepped from the carriage into the str'aeam ml was bap- tized. Then J efire, and Heuder son, in clanking chains, but with cleanly shaved faces and serene countenances, stepped in and knelt. One preacher took hold of the shackled man and in a loud voice said: “Upon profession of~ thy faith, my brethren, and in obedience to the com- mand of my heavenlv fathei, I baptize thee 1n the 11111“ e of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost." Both converts went under~ and came up together. Then, still in chains, they crawled into their carriage between the officers and were hurriedly driven back to their quarters in jail. They spoke no word during the ceremony except to the ministers. The spectators stood by in silence. The sheriff stood on the car- riage front. surrounded by :1 well armed posse—Chicago Inter- Ocean. SURVIVORS OF THE COMMUNE. All Paris Trembles at Each Recurring Anniversary. Each year something happens to re- mind the Paris public of the bloody days of the Commune in 1871. and 25th of May—the anniversary of its fill—the police are all afield to prevent manifestations with the red flag at the foot of the we 1'11 111 the cemetery Of Pere- Lachaise. There the last Communist soldier's, shot down by the National troops under General de Galliffet, lie buried in deep trenches. On the same days religious people wander undis- turbed in the quiet garden of the Rue Haxo. There the Communist leaders exercised their last act of authority by shooting, before their own turn came, the hostages who were in their power— priests, civil officers 'and National soldiers. After twenty-four years the Commune has become sober and respectable. Its survivor's have made their way every- where. since the amnesty of 1878 allowed them to return to France. The revolu- tionary Socialist party, with its forty members of Parliament, celebrates the anniversary after the approved fashion of politicians. A few months ago, when one of their number had to be disci- plined by the President of the Legisla- tive Chamber, they rose in a body to the cry of “Vi 1a Commune!” Ordi- nary mortals had a moment of painful surprise. Jean Volders, the leader of the Belgian Socialists. just before he became crazy, explained with authority what his c‘omr'ades meant by profession of ‘solidarity with the Commune: “ ‘Vive 1a Commune!’ is the war cry'of the So- cialists of all nations, just as the Mar- seillaise is the hymn of the social revo- lution. All those who march behind the red flag, whatever their race or lan- guage, sing it as their by mn of deliver- ance.’ A Diamond In a Floating Bottle. While fishermen were hauling a. net for shad in the upper Delaware, near Lambertville. N. J ., they took a sealed bottle, with a long, narrow silk ribbon about the neck. In the bottle was this note: ~ “This bottle was started from Ding- man’s Fer'iy Pa. \Vill the finder com- municate with one of the undersigned, stating when and where found. Ann H., Gertrude G. and Emily L.. April 15, 1895.” The fishermen were about to cast the ' bottle aside when one of thorn discovered something bright and Sparkling in the bottle. It proved to be a diamond, which has since been found to be worth $100. It is supposed in placing the note in the bottle one of the young women drbpped the precious stone from a. ring shepwore. He \Vas Sorry. A woman who lives near Dupont Cir- cle having punished her little boy, said to him: “Rudolph, aren’t you sorry now?" “Yes,” replied the boy, "I arm—sorry that you spanked me.”—VVa shington Post. Transporter]. \. “Well," said the monkey to the organ grinder, as he sat on top of the organ. sic.”§—Philadelphia Record. I The men professed repentance and ‘ 011 the 24th ' “I’m simply carried away with the mu— | 11111111113 91 L G_ When buying goods of any Of the firms advertising with us, are requested to men- iion SEEING THE ADVERTISEMENT We are receiving the pa- In I this paper. tronage of our most prominent business houses, and both for their advantage and our own, we kindly urge our friends to mention THE GAZETTE When making pur' ' chases. FINE J GB PNIN'I‘IN G.
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