. 1.2.414._._ . "‘7‘ ‘ .AJM-L‘.._. -':~ 1.3::- sy-.- ,. . \ : been the guest of Mrs. lAEBKT V NURWALK GAZETTE .g 1;»1— 5.. .’ Local News. A son has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Finch of “Tater street. A son hasbeen born to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lynch, of Center avenue. ,. A son has buen born to Mr. and Mrs. l William G. Webb of Livingston place. Mrs R. L. Baker of Trinity place is visiting her—father, Burwcll Carter of Plainvillc. Miss Kate Swan of New York is visit- ing her sister, Mrs. Percy E. Ferris of * South Norwalk. Mrs Isabelle Morris of Brooklyn has E. of Lowe street. Miss Amelia Merrick, of Brooklyn, ’, was the guest, Sunday. of Mr. and Mrs i G. H. ’l‘raendly, of Brooksidc. The annual bazaar. given by St. .Ioseph’ 3 church, will be held in Music '3 119.11, ,day night and continuing for foui beginning W ashington’s birth- * nights. Captain William W. Young and mother, Mrs. Young of R011" .iy ton have 1etu1 ned from an extended visit in ' Patchogue, Dougi'lsland. Mi". Clara Fleet formeily of Sey- mour place, who moved to California ‘ seveial months ago has purchased a a place in San Diego and will pei man- ently reside there. Miss Murray and Miss Margaret ' Marron of Bethel were the guests of the Misses Ratchfdrd of Cross street Sunday. Mrs. David B. Decker of Crescent ' Terrace, who has been so seriously ill, is recovering and is now able to sit up. John Hanford, engineer at William H. Knapp‘sbox factory, was scalded -’ quite badly last Friday, due to one of 'V ' ,1 the 1 oh es of the boiler blowi log out. Judge Charles D. Burnes of Green- : wich spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs- T. I. Raymond of West street. Mrs. James Morrell formerly well known in Norwalk, died suddenly in New York, Sunday. She was a daugh- ter of the late Noah Hoyt, of New Ca- DELIIU. _ Kiss Jennie Nowlan of Danbury is "the guest‘of Miss Jessie Pickett of Quintard avenue. Miss Lizzie Mullins, of South Nor- walk, who has been visiting the Misses .1 , Annie and Mamie Callahan, of West W'ooster street, Danbury. has returned ’ home. Grace Church Guild netted over$100 as the 1esult of Harry Pepper’s enter- tainment “An L1 011100 With the Bal- lads Ge1mania Singing society held its regular monthly meeting in its hall 'Monday night. 21 It was decided to hold the twenty- -firsn anniveisary conceit I E and celebration in the hall March 19th. 'i The anniversary comes on March 18th. Rev. Dr. W. W. Bowdish of the Dan- bury Methodist church will succeed - Dr. George Van Alstyne as presiding ing of February 15. ' ‘ been arranged for Derby as yet. " New York East Conference. elder of the Brooklyn ,district of the Dr. Van Alstyne has been in poor health for some time and it is thought that he will ome to Norw all: to lE’SldB near his son ‘George R. V an Alstyne of Bayvicn *enue. ”.7-..“ O p..~—_.-. . " Comingto NorwaIk. The chorus now rehearsing for the production of the “The Sorcerer,” at the Park City Theatre Thursday after- noon and evening, will repeat the op- era in Norwalk and Derby in the' near future. It will be known as the Bridge- port Opera company and may be per- manently organized. The performance will be given in Norwalk on the even- The date has not The opera is under the direction of James .. Baker and the original production will 1 be for the benefit of Trinity church:— '_: were ._ time ago for shoplifting, 1 plying their trade in Holyoke, Mass. ~ last week. ance. ' men. I 1i .2 , Bridgeport Standard. ‘-—-'-———-—<—o-o CaughlAgain- The man and the two women who arrested in South N01 walk some were caught The man was sent to jail. for seven years ‘and the women five years each. When arrested here the 1 women forfeited their bonds. <v= In the County Jail. There are 180 prisoners confined in the county jail, an unusually large number for this time of the year, and . ~ more than at any time during the win- .- ter. The charges against them, in the majority of cases, are of minor import- Twelve of the number are wo- m‘o-o>——--w Y'M. C- A. Reception. A reception was held in the Y. \I. C. .. A. section Elizabeth street last night, in honor of the new secretary, James I 7 H. Norris. J. Richardson,Harry Hyp- son, Prof. A. M. Heydrick and James ' H. Norris spoke. Mr. the class through an interesting drill. A supper was served. ‘ A-‘ ‘vv-' Matinee Euchre Club. Mrs Manuel T.Hatch of Fairfield ave- ‘ :1ue entertained the Matinee Euchre yolub Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. ..E H. Mathewson won the prize. ll. Bouton , Heydrick put ' I 1 I ‘l‘Tl'n. 'R.By1ngton Mrs. G. IIIIIIIIL Millllil. The Central club held meeting Monday afternoon and elected The reports cf the secretary, treasurer, its annual officers. Mrs. George W. Cram, the Mrs George R. Byington, entertainment committee, Ira the chair- man of the the hospitality committee, Mrs. Cole, the literary committee, Miss D. S. Pinneo, Miss S. L. Stevens, the membersnip committee, Hitchcock, renting club rodms, Mrs. Robert VanBui-en, Civ1cs and Philanthropy, D1'.'Pardee and .11 is. J. B, VVVilson and Mrs. F. S. Lyon, J12, on the Penny Prevident Bank were read and each was extremely satisfactory. The president’s report was ‘very in- tereSting. The club has now 131 mem- bers aid is in a flourishing condition. The financial report was as follows: total receipts $1018.05, expenditures $939.97, balance $78 08 and $100 uncol- lected dues. 'Tlie» chairman ,. of the nominating committee, Mrs. Belden, gave the fol— lowing nainesifor the offices for the next the classes, year: President—Mrs. William D. Vernam Vice p1 esndents—Mrs T. K. Noble, Dr. Emily Pardee, Mrs. J. G. Gregory Mrs. Dexter Hitchcock. Secretary—Mrs. A. Blanchard Treasurer—Mrs. F. S. Lyon, Jr. Executive boards-Mrs. Robert Van Buren, Miss S. L. Stevens, Miss D. S. Pinneo, Mrs. J. H. Ferris, Mrs; C. S. St. John, Miss Anna Cole, Miss Grace W. Cram, Mrs. W. H. Baldwin. ' _ ‘-.>. OBITUARY. Mary Elizabeth Curtis. Mary Elizabeth, widow of the late Ezra Curtis died at her home in West avenue on Sunday, aged 66 years. Mrs. Curtis was a daughterof the late Robert Ells of this city and a sis- ter of Joseph B. and George N. Ells, former editors of the GAZETTE. Mrs. Curtis was taken illa week ago Sunday night with an attack of the grip but on Friday pneumonia developed and she passed away Sunday morning. The deceased leaves one son, George E. Curtis, of this city. St. Mary’s Ladies Aid. The annual meeting of St. Mary’s Ladies’ Aid Society was held . Sunday, the old board of Officers beingre—glwegt- ed. . .. 1 .. President—Mrs. B. C. Feeney. Vice-p1-esident~~‘.\iiss Bridget Carthy. Secretary—Miss Mary A. Finnegan. Treasurer—Miss Lillian Powell. Directors—Miss Sarah Connors, Miss Mary Ryan, Miss Margaret O’- Brien, Miss Sally Kilboy, Mrs. Sarah Sheldon, Miss Annie Sheehan, Miss Sarah Farrell, Mrs. P. E. Callahan. Woman’s Missionary Association. The Woman’s Missionary 'AsSOcia- tion of the South Norwalk Congrega- tional church will meet-Wednesd ay af- ternoon at 3 o’clock in the church. The subject will be Old and New Ja- pan. Papers will be read by Mrs.John H. Ferris, Miss Weed and Miss Keo- dall and a quartette will sing. The meeting will be in charge of Mrs. Knapp. ' M c- w”- o M ._-. -~ A.» Men’s Sunday Club- The Men’s Sunday club met after the Vesper service in the South Nor- walk Congregational church Sunday afternoon and talked over arrange- ments for the lecture to be given by Hon. John H. Light in the church Wednesday evening, February 21, on “The Women of Shakespeare." Funeral of .I. M- Stevens. The funeral of James Lawrence Stevens was held from his late home on East aVenue Saturday afternoon, Revs. C. M. Selleck and J. McClure Bellowe officiating. The honorary pall hearers were the wardens and vesti ymen of St. Paul’ 5 Church. Mrs. Benjamin Sherwood Dead. Mrs. Benjamin Sherwood, one of the oldest residents of Southport, died at the residence of her son-in-law,Capt. Jo- seph Furniss, Saturday morning. Mrs. Sherwood was 82 years old and had liv- ed in Southport 11 number of years and was highly 1 espected. —‘ o >——- — -—- Norwalk Club Smoker The entertainment committee of the Norwalk club announce that another of the series of club smokers will be held upon Tuesday evening, February 13th. -Members will be allowed to bring ladies as on .the occasion of the last smoker. Catholic Club. The Catholic club held its annual meeting Monday night and elected the same officers as last'year. There were .9 a few changes in the board of directors and the council. A” Btiiiliiil BTTIIITITII Rufus, the 4and one-half year old son of John M. Borst, baggagemaster at the Consolidated railroad depot, was fatally burned at his home, 76 Spring street, South Norwalk, about 8 o’clock Sunday morning. Mr. Borsthad gone to the depot and Mrs. Boist was upstairs at the time of the accident. Little Rufus with his older brother Henry were down stairs in their night gowns, and the former was poking the fire with a stick when suddenly the flames ignited his gown and he was instantly enveloped. With a scream he ran to the foot of the stairs and called to his mother, who ran to his rescue and endeavored to tear the burning gown from his body. Falling in this she picked up a. basin of water standing near and poured it over him extinguishing the flamesf .His body from his knees to his chin was horribly burned, the worst being about the abdomen. Drs. Built-Dell and Bohannan were hastily summoned and did everything that ‘could be done to allay the little fellow’s suffering, but at 7:30 o’clock at night. he breathed his last. DIVORCE PETITIONS. Fourteen of Them Brought to the February Term of Superior Court. Fourteen divorce petitions have been returned to the February tern: of the Superior court. These from Norwalk are: . Minnie I. Nash, Norwalk, vs. James P. Nash, Norwalk; married Sept. 29, 1896; habitual intemperance; change‘of name to Minnie I. Raymond. Cora Lockwood,Norwa1k, vs. George W. Lockwood, Portchester; married Nov. 26, 1889; cruelty and adultery; plaintiff asks change of name to Cora Weeks, and custody of own child. Mary 0. Reynolds, N orwalk vs. Isaac Reynolds, Norwalk; married May S, 1873; desertion. Alice L. Sherwood, Net-walk, Louis L. Sherwood. Danbury; married Oct. 21, 1874: desertion; petition for change of name to Alice Hungerford. .—__———-——‘.. GROCER DROPS DEAD. Sudden Death of William W- Waterbury o , Stamford. VS. ’William VIZ. Waterbury,‘a;prominentr Stamford grocer dropped dead from heart disease at his home on Main street early Tuesday." He was 57 years of age and most of his business life had been spent in that city. With his brother he operated three stores in that city and one in Portchester. He is survived by a widow and three chil- dren. _ _._. -.__....._.._4 o p .. Schoolmaslers’ Round Table. The Schoolmasters’ Round Table of Western Connecticut will hold ameet- ing in the Board of Education rooms, B1idgeport,S Saturdav, February 10th, at 10 o clock, a. m. ~ Agenda. 1. »—Thc Free Text Book System: ad- .va ntages and disadvantages. 2.—-—l‘he Eye Test VLaiv; its apnlica- ‘ tion and value. ‘l. ——The Spirit of Patriotism; how to inculcate it in the schools. 4,—Do modern methods neglect too much the individual pupil '? Thomas F. Devine, Edwin C. Broome, Jennie B. Harrison, programme com- mittec. Oscar L. Buidick, president and W. C. Foote secretary. *0» EXHIBIT BY THE NEGRO. 11 Win mm a Place in the United sm‘te- Sociological Den-rt- ment at Paris. Under the auspices of the United States government, the American negro Is to have a distinctive exhibit at the Paris exposition. Thomas J. Galloway, of Washington, a prominent colored man, has been appointed to prepare this exhibit. A limited space has been set aside . in the United States exhibit in sociol- ogy for this feature. It is aimed to show that “the people- of African descent in America are-civilized, Chris- tianlzed, possessors of vast. education- al privileges. They are owners of per- haps half a. billion dollars’ worth of property. They are engaged in every industry and pursuit common to white Americans, and universally accredited with rapid progress. America can therefore furnish Europe with much evidence of the negro’s value as a la- bore1‘,_a producer and a citizen, that the sfafecraft of the old world will be wiser in the shaping of its African pol- icies.” The leading colored intercolonial institutions of the United States are arranging for creditable exhibits. I There are more than a dozen other features of the negro exhibit-under way. Every New England state will be tailed noon to conhibute toward the exhib‘I. '7"! MUST Willi Till; The chairs in the lobby of the Nor. walk city council room were all filled Monday night, chiefly by firemen, when Mayor Glover called a regular meeting of the board to order. bly to listen‘to the reading of chief en- gineer Prowitt’s annual report, which is given in full in, another column. , Thecouncil expeditiously proceeded to business and: as expeditiously trans- acted the same. I Bills amounting to $572.09, and ac; creditedto the; different departsment as follows were ordered paid: ' Administrative, 74.30 Library, ' ‘ ' 225.22 Fire“. .. 36.97 Police, 236.10 Light, 593.16 newts}. ; 45. 50 Highway, . , 8.60 ferredto; the finance committee. After? the disposal of the bills the Mayor‘, read the annual 1eport of Fire chief engineer J. '1‘. Prowitt which was acCeéted and ordered on file. I After the reading of the report Chief Engineef Prowitt, who was present, was extended an invitation by the May or tdma’ke a speech which he ac- ccpted,‘ and spoke on the same line as . embod ($1 in his report and closed by asking glint the Mayor and council mak gersonal inspection of the needs of the partment. The inominations of Phoenix Engine compady officers, as follOws: A. A. Chiner2y, captain, 'Smith Northrop, first lieutenant,"G. F. Lockwood. second lieutenant, and George Aiken eno inecr were ratified. ThepOIice committee composed of Councilmen Meeker, Holmes and Hoyt, reported against the petition of Chief Bradley;to be replaced on day duty, and on motion of councilman Buckley the report was accepted. Councilman Holmes for the finance committee reported that he had found it unnecessary to borrow $500 on the credit of the city, as tax: collector Betts had come to the rescue with an amount sufficient for the needs of the cemmittee. Since that time, however, a’larger‘sum wasne’eded‘and‘ he now asked for $200 additional, and he was instructed to borrow the necessary $700. The following taxes after an expla- nation from collector A. A. Betts, ordered abated: Bailwifz & King, 9.35 _ Est. Juliette Betts, 32.73 Sarah E. Brown, 2.13 James M. Creagh, 1.87 Ann Dowd, ‘ 2.75 N. Farrell, 2.3-1 J. Gormlcy, 2.81 E. Gregory, .79 J. W. Grindrod, 1. 40 Sarah J. Grumman, 23. 38 M. J. Lane, 23.38 ' Thomas Longstaff‘, 3.06 F. W. Rogers, 9.35 Est. Marian Sheehan, 8.42 - Est. A. E. Smith, 5.06 W. H. Smith 8:. Co., 34.00 J. J. Sheoban, 1.87 George A. 'White, 2.55 Mary A. \Villiams, 5.19 D. W. Webb, .85 The amount abated was $177.87. In the matter of the abatement of the tax of Harry M. Gardner, amounting to $4.68. the collector said that Mr. Gard- ner thought he had been wrongly assessed, but was willing to pay what was just. The matter was referred to the collector with power. Councilman Meeker said that a tax amounting to about $21 had been wrongfully assessed against James Lycett when it ought to have been against James and Charles Lycett. Councilman Buckley asked what dis- posalhad been made of the redeemed city bonds. and was told by the Mayor that he had them safely locked up in his safe. His motion that they be de- stroyed in the presence of the Mayor, finance committee and city clerk, pre- vailed by a unanimous vote. Councilman Hoyt presented the fol‘ lowing resolution, which was read by the Mayor: WHEREAS, Complaints in various :for ms have come to different members of he Council that the present accom- modations furnished by the railway companies occupying the streets of the city are not conveniencing the public. especially the line conveying paSscn- 'gers to Wesipoit and beyond, thc1e- foie. were on motion of Councilman Meeker. The lobby had assembled, presuma- ’ A bill from the superintendent of the; fire alarm fOr "extra wdrk” was re-l ; ruary 19. IIIEI Willi Elli. A slick rascal dropped int- 1 South Norwalk on Saturday, and going to the City Printing company had Manager Mitchell print him a thousand or more tickets which read as follows: BENEFIT Co. F, C. N. Hoyt 5 Opera House, Feb. 26-27. “OUR HEROES " Admit One. Reserved Seat. W. I. Comstock, Capt. ' H. Godfrey. lst Lieut. Exchange for coupon ticket at. Weeds and Roasted s 4 days' in advance. He next obtained a letter from Mr. Mitchell saying that he had ordered these tickets. Armed with thallettcr and tickets he started for South Norwalk and suc- ceeded by imforming his customers that their advertisements would go in the programme iflphey purchased the tick- et for 75 cents, succeeded in disposing of a large number. After working South Norwalk he came to Norwalk where he suc- ceQd-ed'iin adkingtlin nearly'every-mer- chantin the city. In some stores he obtained the photograph of the pro- prietor which he promised to insert in the programme. In one place he told the proprietor that he was go- in; to have a large screen upon which the advertisements were to be shown. It was not discovered that he was a fakir until late yesterday afternoon, too late to effect his capture. -———- c o >-——« Am... SETTING WAGON TIRES. . How to Do It Efieetlvely and in Such a Way That They \Vill \Venr for Some Time. Some farmers can set their own tires on wagon wheels, which :is a great con- venience when they are far from a blacksmith; but they cannot always succeed-in setting them so ‘they will remain tight for any length of time. HaVe the wheels perfectly dry, as the oil which is to be applied will not suak into wet wood. Procure'an oil heater such as is used for this purpose, a long narrow iron vessel in which linseed oil is placedand heated. Bring it to the boiling point, keeping it there, for if it gets much hotter it will burn the felloe so it will not be durable. Put a stick through the wheel so that it can. be kept turning in the hot oil for an hour; by that time it will be. well saturated and the fire. can be put in place and will remain tight for years unless the i wheel itself wears out. The pores of the wood being filled with oil makes the wood impervious to water, and it is then much mOre durable. It. cannot shrink in a'dry'sea'so’ix «or'svv‘ellr in a wet one—Farm and Home. Public Story Tellers. Public story‘tellers still earn a good livelihood in Japan. In Tokio 600 of item ply their trade, 11101 ided with a small table, a fan and a paper 11 rapper to illustrate and emphasize the point! of their tales.» _ Poor Publishers. Publish'ers 111 Finland losefr rom $6, 00'!) to $10, 000 a year due to suppression of books by the government. RESOLVED, That a committee of two be appointed to act with the Mayor to confer With the company operating the line by which passengers to VVestport and beyond are conveyed, to seek it possible such change of arrangement as will convenience a greater number of people as their charter privilege contemplates should be granted to the citizens for the use of their ‘streets. Mayor Glover appointed as such com- mittee Councilmen Hoyt and Holmes. The Library report was read and ac- cepted. The number of visitors was 4.692 and the number of books taken out 2,690. Chief Bradley reported six arrests for the month of January. The following report from the water commissioners signed by the clerk of that board was read: Cash on hand, $10,607.01, which is now drawing interest at the rate of 24; per cent. The only outstanding bill is that of Charles N. Wood for $32.20. Our regular current expenses are $1, 000.. We have a supposed expense in con- demnation proceedings now in pro- gress, and there is also an estimated expense of $6,000 for repairs to the Grupe dam. Mayor Glover said that the estimated expense at the Grupe dam was made some five or six years ago. After a little discussion in which the Mayor took an active part the matter was referred to finance committee. Mrs. Virginia W. Smith West Main street gave the usual legal notice that on January Slst at 10 a. she sustained injuries by reason of a fall of 111. on a .defective and. icy sidewalk in front of the home of Dr. W. L. Weed. The matter was referred to the po- iice- committee to investigate and re- port. The council then adjourned to Feb. SCHIUB TU BUILD. The South Norwalk Council held. its . The ‘ monthly meeting Monday night. Mayor called the meeting to order with all the councilman present. The min- utes were omitted and the council pro— ceeded to business. Jacob Schaub presented a petition begging for permission to build on'the westerly side of the First National Bank building on Washington street. . Russell Frost appeared for the own- ers of the land and said it would b necessary to have the permit immed iately so that this temporary structure c'ould be erected by February 28. The" matter was referred to the committee on fire with power. Robert Pierson asked for an appris- [Iriation for the Board of Engineers of the Fire Department amouting to $200 for the Chief, $100 for the 1st. assistant and $50 for the sec’d assistant.‘ The matter went to the committee on fire. J. W. Alphonempgfiied for-spamme- sion to. build a wooden building on the southerly side of Monroe street to be used for store purposes. Referred to the committee on fire for investiga- tion.» Bills amounting to $1406.09 were or- dered paid. A contract executed between the city of South Norwalk and Leopold Wherle for street cleaning was then read and the action of the street committee «con- firmed. Under the contract Wherle gets $14.75 a week. . The city treasurer’s report for the year ending January 11, 1900 was read and showed: Library Fund, receipts, $2194.08 Orders paid, 1440.70 Cash in hand $1753.38 City accounts $86,317.99 Orders paid 85,243.63 ' Cash On hand $1074.36 City orders outstanding ' and unpaid $2521” The report of the financial condition of the city was also presented by Treas- urer Corbett, and both were accepted and ordered printed in the annual re- port. A petition 1...... Ida c. Ascholf, c. Swartz, James Hines and Edward Hines asking for the extension of the water pipes on Quintard avenue was referred to the Water committee. nine other residents of West street re~ spectfull y petitioned the council to re- fuse permission to the Connecticut Lighting d: Power Company to make the proposed West street a layout and to grant a. hearing before any action was taken. The annual report of the Board of Health showed a mortality of 13.3 per cent. per 1000. The report recommended that a fee be charged. for all plumbing pencils. City health officer Tracey’s report showed that one-tenth of the deaths during the year were due to consump- tion. The report of Dairy Inspector Walter Hall stated that in 102 dairies inspect- ed the sanitary improvements were great and 88 dairies inspected during the last month were all in good condi- tion. J. W, Dake’s report as iispcctor of plumbing was accepted. Chief Vollmer’s annual report show— ed 104 arrests during the year. The report of Edwin Wilcox, Treas— urer of the City Water fund and the report of the Board of Water commis- sioners were accepted. V Thereport of Chief Engineer E. V. Baker showed 23 fires during the year. He recommended that horses be kept in the truck house so that the depart— ment could respond more quickly. A n ordinance relative to the employ— ment of a city attorney and the fixing of his salary by the council was passed. Dr. Sherer stated that «the city at» torney’s salary for the next year was understood to be $700.00. A license was granted to I. M. Hoyt for his opera house for this rear. The council then adjourned. Real. Estate Transfers- f-Ierman Quittner to Stephen Bald- ezsar and wife, land and buildings on Ely avenue“. R. H. Golden, administrator to Holly B. Slauson, the Annie fleck place on Crescent Terrace. I . Silver , Weddings- .. . and Mrs. Robert Van Boron of West avenue and Mr. and Mrs. Chris- tian Swartz of Havilaud street celebra. ted the twenty-fifth anniversaries of ‘ their marriages Sunday. »A.Thompson, C.'F. Boutwel'l and" z... n. . c. , “1,9
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