Founded in 1800.] VOL. Ken—No 30 ASSIGNN_I_E_l_l_T LISTS. The County Courts to Open September 81h. There Promises to be Plenty of Work. The list of assignments of Judges for the courts of this county and the dates the sessions will come for the next court year has been printed and has been sent to the lawyers’ offices. The court year opens in September and continues until July of 1897. Judge George W. Wheeler will open up next year’s court business with the September session of the criminal branch of the Superior court which will come in Bridgeport on “September 8. From the way the bound over prisoners are arriving at the jail there promises to be plenty of work when the session commences. Judge Frederick B. Hall is down to preside. The long:October term of the civil Superior court will come in at the court house in Bridgeport on October 9th for short calendar and assignment and Tuesday following, with Judge Samuel 0. Prentice to listen to the evidence trial business will commence on the argu- ments. The October term of the criminal branch is next on the list and Judge Silas A. Robinson will be on the bench when the sheriff cries out the usual “Oyes” in Danbury on the 20th of the month. The usual adjourment will probably follow to Bridgeport. Judge Ralph Wheeler will preside over the civil superior court when it comes in for the long January session. The short calendar for motions and as- signments will be on December 31 and trials will' commence on January 5. Later on in the month another branch of the civil side of this court will open in Danbury with Judge Silas A. Robin- son to pass judgement. The session commenceleanuary 16. Next in order is the February term of the criminal superior which comes in on the 16th of the month with Judge Samuel 0. Prentice to‘pass sentence on the unfortunates who have been held for the high court over the long winter vacation of this branch. ' The closing session of the civil side of the superior court comes in the first week in April with Judge Milton A. Shumway on the bench, April 2 is mo- tion and assignment day with trial day commencing April 6. The May term of the criminal super- ior, the last before the long summer vacation will come in with Judge Ralph Wheeler to preside. The supreme court sessions in this district will be held as usual in October and April. The criminal common pleas comes in the first Tuesday of every month commencing in September with Judge R. J. Walsh to preside. The civil side of this court is also in session every month after August until after the end of the court year next July, Judge Howard C. Curtis presiding. same of the sessions of this court are held in Danbury. Broke a Piston Red. The steamer Commoner“, disabled, was towed to her wharf at Stonington about 10 yesterday morning by another steamer of the same line. The Connec- ticut broke the piston rod of her low pressure cyclinder ofi‘ Stralford on her passage down the Sound. The steamer New Hampshire came upon the Connec- ticut and took her in tow. Two of Scott’s tugs were summoned from New York and assisted the New Hampshire. The Connecticut was towed into Ston- ington and her cargo discharged. How long she will be disabled is not known. I A Third Ticket. Yesterday W. C. Whitney, in an in- terview, said that in the light of the present political situation, a third ticket was inevitable. The Brooklyn Democratic club'adopt- ed resolutions denouncing the Chicago platform and candidates, and calling for a third ticket. . The sound-money Democratic con- ference in Chicago decided to issue a call for a new Convention. At St. Louis’.’ On a test vote in the Populist Con-- ,vention at St. Louis, yesterday, Sen- ator Allen (Bryan), of Nebraska, was chosen permanent chairman, receiving 753 votes to 564 for Mr. Campion (anti- Bryan), of Maine and a committee to confer with a committee of the Silver Convention was appointed. V The Silver Convention took no action - but the Resolutions Committee made public the platform. —-Raymondl& Sons the Main Street furniture dealers are selling baby car- riages and refrigerators at 20 per cent. discount for cash. , GAZ l N‘ORWAL‘K, CONN.. FRIDAY. JULY 24. l896.—12 PAGES. BUSY Pl_C__K_|fllllKET8. Have Been Unusally Active Here and Hereahouts. -They Pinch Pocketbooks at Roton. The light-fingered gentry commonly called pickpockets have been doing quite a thriving business here and here- abouts for the past few days and our ex- changes every day chronicle the theft of purses, watches, etc. which the ilk adroitly relieve unsuspecting persons of. With but few exceptions the amount stolen from any one person has not been very large but this will not apply to the number of pocketbooks “pinched” as it runs up into the hundreds. At Roton Point yesterday a Mrs. Smity living on Wilton avenue, was relieved of her purse containing five dollars in bills and a small amount of change. A little girl a member of the Sunday school picnic party while sitting down at Roton,carelessly left her pocketbook containing a small amount ‘of change, in her lap. All at once it was missing, some one had adroitly relieved her of it. Another little girl while at the Point laid her pocketbook on a seat while she retied her shoe which had become nnlaced. Turning around to pick up her purse she found that it was missing. . Says the Stamford Advocate: “Not a few people came home from the cir- cus Wednesday, considerably poorer than when they started out. After plunging for a few moments deep into mental arithmetic,~ they discovered that the deficit was much in excess of their expenditures, and it suddenly dawned upon them that they had been the vic- tims of pickpockets. Only those who went to the side show to look upon the bearded lady and the fat woman found themselves short. While their atten- tion was centered on the mind reader some of the nimble fingered gentry, it is thought, passed through the crowd, lifting what they could. Some half a dozen or more were ‘touched’ for amounts ranging from $3 upwards.” Several persons were relieved of their pocketbooks, in Danbury, yesterday. In Bridgeport it is an every day oc- currence for some one or more persons to have their pockets picked, especially at the depot, but the police have some of the ilk under surveillance and they use great care in plying their avoca- tion. Pay of Coroners. _ Quarterly accounts of the county cor- oners recently filed in the comptroller‘s office show the following expenditures: J one 30, $535.51, of which $115.46 was coroner’s pay and $137.25 was Medical Examiner Fuller’s bill; New Haven county, Coroner Eli Mix, to April 30, $984.10; Middlesex county, Coroner Davis, $430.71; Fairfield county, Coro- ner Doten, to June 30, $1,057.80; New London county, Coroner Brown, 3312.- 01 Tolland county, Coroner Phelps, to May 15, $331.69; Windham county, Coroner Bell, to June 30, $120.80. Artistic Display. One of the prettiest and most artistic displays of variegated colors, seen from the GAZETTE windows is artist “Jim” Betts’ arrangment of fruits and vege- tables at his green grocer stand on the opposite side of Wall street. Betts has a faculty all his own of artistically com- bining these various colors so that the effect is equal to that produced by some huge boquet of flowers. Whortleberry Pickers. Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Hoyt drove to ’Selleck’s Corners,yesterday, and picked over twenty quarts of whortleberries. Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Byington went to East Woods yesterday, and when they returned home had about twenty quarts of huckleberries with them. Found Dead in Bed. Peter McGann was found dead in the boarding house of Mrs. Bryant at Bridgeport,yesterday. It is supposed that heart disease was the cause of death. The deceased was a harness maker by occupation and has a son re- siding in Stratford. Gueen ‘of Watering Places. There will be a special excursion to Newport next Tuesday over the Con- solidated railroad. A special express train will leave South NorWalk at 7:45 o’clock and connecting at Wickford Landing with a steamer for the above delightful summer resort. . O —See Charles Howard Johnson’s “The Same OldGame” in Truth to- morrow. All trains and news-stands. SPILLEBlliIOll BIN. Constable Glover Assaulted by Attorney Beecher. And the Town is Talking About It. Newtown has another sensation and this one is the talk of the town and will be the talk of the county within 24 hours says the Bridgeport Farmer. Constable William B. Glover was knocked down last evening by Attorney Beecher and the latter is under arrest for it; the trial is set for Monday after- noon next before Justice Bradley. The afl‘air occurred in Blackman’s meat market about S. Attorney Beech- er went over there for a steak, and was in a”hurry as the butcher was about to close his store. The store is opposite the Beecher house. There was a light inside the store, but it was dark out- side. When Mr. Beecher went to the store he saw Constable Glover sitting in front. There has been some feeling between the two men' for some time. They are opponents in politicsalthough members of the same party. When Mr. Beecher entered the butch- er shop he was followed by Constable lover. Mr. Beecher had given his or- der to Mr. Carleton, and just as he gave it Mr. Glover said to him: “Mr. Beecher, I’m ready to receive those fees for the papers I served on the Peck case, when you are ready to pay them.” ' Mr. Beecher made no response. “Did you hear me. I am ready to receive that money you owe me.” Still no response on Mr. Beecher’s part. He was under the impression that Mr. Glover had been drinking; “If you are so dull of comprehension I will come closer,” persisted Mr. Glov- er. . "Now do you hear me, .I am ready to receive that money you owe me.” No answer. “A man who won’t say anything is a coward,” said Mr. Glover. No reply still, but Mr. Beecher was getting warm. “And you are a pimp, too.” To go through the conversation would be tiresome, but it finally ended in Mr. Glover calling Mr. Beecher a vile name. That was not responded to at first, but on the repetion of it, Mr. Beecher went up to him and knocked him down. Mr. Glover fell in a potato bin. ' The warrant for Attorney Beecher’s arrest was issued by Justice Northrop, and the trial will come up before Judge Bradley, Monday next. It is said about Bridgeport that Mr. Glover has been knocked down before for the same thing, Didn’t Like to be Called Judge. A report comes from New Canaan to the effect that there was a lively scrim- mage the other night between G. D. Nichols and “Fatty” Raymond as he is familiarly called. According to our informant, Raymond addressed Nich- ols by the title of “Judge” at which Nichols took offense and threatened to use an umbrella, which he had in his hand, on the cranium of Raymond if he addressed him in that way again. As the story goes, the two men again met shortly afterwards, on the street and Raymond asked, “Judge, weren’t you rather hasty in getting mad at me?” Down came the umbrella on Raymond’s head. This was too much, and both'men clinched and the fun he- gan. Both used their fingers with the effect that the faces of both men were badly scratched. They were finally separated and it is said don’t speak to each other as they pass by. Nichols is a justice of the peace, and it is under- stood one day this week tried his first case. ‘* Had a Happy Time. Both the Congregational and Grace church Sunday-schools held their an- nual picnics at Roton Point, yesterday. The day was fine and the children had a happy time. Running races were in- dulged in and a number of the children _ enjoyeda bath in the Sound. There were interesting tags of war, and ath- letic contests and a game of ball be- tween Grace and Congreational nines in which the former was victorious by a score of 15 to 8. Refreshments were served. Io-Mile RoadBace. The Wheel club of Southport will have a 10-mile bicycle road race at that place to-morrow afternoon. There are fifty-five entries. Norwalk riders will take part in the race, and several .Nor- walk gentlemen are among the officials who will conduct the race. The start will be made at 4 o’clock. ——Advertise in the Guzman. ’HERE A_N_Ti_ THERE. An Epitome of Happenings of of Interest to the Public. Garnered with Scissors and Pencil. David Hill’s condition remains about the same. Selectman Selleck will, it is expected, be at his office to-morrow. —-Call at Gregory’s Wall Street market for sea food. '1‘. C. Merriweather has returned from a week’s visit in Boston. David J. Sheehan will return to Washington next Monday. -——Boston Store, Norwalk, will sell, Saturday, a laundried shirt waist for 15 cents. Read their advertisement. Thomas Bradley of Noroton Heights has been granted a pension. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bickford of Plattsville avenue, yesterday. Aparty of temperance people went to Silvermine in the carryall Welling- ton, last night. A. H. Crmp of the Water Commis- sioner’s ofiice is in New York today looking for rain. —-You can fills a fine stock of fish at 'Gregory’s Wall street market. Mortimer Mosher, the little grand- son of Mortimer Denney, is ill at his home in Winnipauk. .— ——Boston Store, Norwalk, Saturday, between 9 and 10 o’clock, will sell heavy brown 6 cent sheeting for 3 cents per yar . Members of Concord Division, S. of T. visited the Division at Silver Mine last night. ——-Saturday, May 25th, Men’s russett shoes just half regular prices. A. H Hoyt & Son, 37 Wall street. . 2t George H. Allen, Jr., celebrated his fourth birthday anniversary at Roton Point, yesterday. . —-To-morrow between 9 and 10 o’clock, the Boston Store, Norwalk, will sell jelly tumblers at 1 cent each. William Ryan of Winnipauk mourns the loss of two pigs. Cholera killed them. The children at the County Home will be given an outing at Roton Point, to-morrow. The little harbor bluefish will soon begin running and indications are that they will be plenty. The elastic web weavers anticipate a boom in Congress gaiters which will materially help their business. Good Rector Watkins had no occa- sion to utter the poetic wish, yesterday of, “I wish' I were a boy again.” The funeral of Mrs. Harriett Com- stock was held yesterday afternoon at her late home in North Wilton. ——Clams, fish and vegetables, butter eggs and all kinds of meats at Gregory ’s Wall street market. The Awa finished first in the class for sloops over forty.five feet in the regatta of the Larchmont Yacht Club, yester- day. —Saturday morning between 10 and _11 o’clock, the Boston Store, Norwalk, w1ll sell large sized bread pans at 5 cents each. Sir Knights who care to know what is going on at the A. O. K. C. Castle should not fail of being present this evening. The St. Paul’s church choir will hold a rehearsal to-night. To-morrow be- ing St. James’ day,services will be held at the church at 10 a. m. —Boston Store, Norwalk, Saturday, between 3 and 6 o’clock wrlt sell ladies fast-black and tan hose at 8 cents per pair. ‘ The members of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Bos- ton sailed from Liverpool for home on the steamship Servia, yesterday. —Twixt the hours of 2 and 3 o’clock the Boston Store, Norwalk, wrll sell gull sized table tumblers at 19 cents per ozen. , The funeral of the late George Lycett who died at Greenville, S. C., was at- tended from the Baptist church, yester- day afternoon, Rev. F. E. Robbins officiating. . ——Boston Store, Norwalk, for one hour, 10 to 11 o’clrg‘r, will sell Scotch L lawns for 3 cents per yard. ' and the SERIOUS ACCIDENT. Miss Georgie W. Taylor Dislocates Her Arm and Fractures Her Collar-bone. Among those who took an active part in providing for the pleasures of the children of the Congregational Sunday- school, which school held its annual picnic at Roton Point, yesterday, was Miss Georgie W. Tavlor. To-day she is confined to her bed at her home on West avenue, by reason of very painful and serious injuries sus. tained from a fall at the point. She was busily engaged in preparing for the wants of the little ones ~at a table on the grounds and was hastening to the table with some edibles, when she stabbed her toes against the roots of a tree which pro- jected above the surface some inches, and she fell heavily to the ground strik- ing her arm or shoulder in such a man- ner that her collar-bone was factured bone in her arm near the shoulder dislocated. . Friends immediately ran to her a?- sistance and rendered such aid as was in their power. The pain she was sat- fering became unberrible and caused her to faint away. A cariage was procured and Miss Taylor was taken home and Dr. A. H. Baldwin was summoned and found her collar-bone fractured and her arm dislo- cated at the shoulder. [he Dr. made the patient as comfor‘able as possible, ether being administered in order to set the dislocatei and fractural bones. O. Sues for Medical Attendance. The case of Dr. S. H. Huntington vs. Charles Whitlock is being tried before Judge Hubbell, in the Town Court. -The suit is brought against Charles Whitlock as executor of the estate of his hither the lite Augustus Whitlock, to recover for a bill for nearly $200 for medical attendance, etc. given the de- ceased during his illness, and which bill the executor has refused to allow. At- torney E. M. Lockwood appears for the plaintiff and Attorney Levi Warner for the defendant. A Despicable Pickpocket. The villainous, elusive and despicable pickpocket was very much in evidence at the Sunday schools’ picnic at Roton yesterday. Can a lower and meaner degradation be conceived of than steal- ing the pennies of a little Sunday-school girl? Stealing the pewter handle from an old, blind, darkey’s cane, isn’t a par- ellel, in dastardly meannes. But such was Eden, when the serpent crawled into its bowers. Savings Banks Curtail Loans. Savings banks in New Britain are curtailing their loans owing to the un- certain condition of monetary and po- litical affairs. It is believed that other savings banks in the states are consid- ering the taking of similar action. The Will to he Probated. Application was made at the Probate office, this morning. for the probate of the will of the late Eli B. Bennett, who died something over ten years ago. This is done in order that a final settle- ment of the estate can be made. Yacht Owners Fined. At Stamford, yesterday morning, for not having papers and manifests, Col- lector Goddard’fined the owners of the yacht Awixa $50, the schooner A. L. Merrill $20 and the barge Walter G. Wynne $40. A Brakeman Killed. Guv Taylor a freight brakeman on the New London Northern road, was almost instantly killed yesterday by having his head come in contact with the covered bridge. The skull Was fractured and Tayler died in about half an hour. Base Ball. The Phoenix Engine and Hope Hose base ball teams will play a match game of ball on Norwalk Park, to-morrow afternoon. An exciting contest for supremacy is anticipated. The game is called for 3:30 o’clock. A Death of Mrs. Charles F. Sherwood. One of those saddest of all sad afiiic- tions that come to mortals, has befallen er. Charles F. Sherwood of East Nor- walk in the death of his estimable and devoted wife, which occurred yesterday. Completed His Lahore. Rev. Father Sullivan completed his labors at St. Mary’s yesterday and left for Wallingford, Rev. Father Barry of Waliiugford succeeding him here. _ —_Subscribe for the GAaErrE. ET .4 n Entertaining and Instmotivo Home Journal, Especially Devoted to Local News and Interests. [$1.00 a. Yer r. PRICE Two CENTS DON’T This THEM. The Latest Ads. Received Be:- fore Going to Press. ' FOR SALE. 0R SALE—Benedict. Norwalk. newedeal- er. is selling an excellent Fountain Pen and Holder for 25c. Call and see it. i12tf TO RENT. 0 RENT—The lower floors in two l'iolrses'~~ . on Cross Street. Possession given on- August ist. Apply to F. ST. JOHN Locxwoon,. Trustee. 24 ff W ANTED. ‘NIANTED-MOO Agents for Russell's au-. H thorized "Lives of McKinley and E0- bart 559Vpages, elegantly illustrated. Price- only $1. 1 he best and the cheapest. and out-.. sells all others 50 per cent. to Agents enda- trei .ht paid. Books now ready. Save time by sen ing 60 cent‘I in stamps for an outfit at once Address A. D. WonrHIxGTox & (30., Hartford,. Conn. J 9 3w N. v., N. H. a H.R.R... Special :LOExcurslon“ N E W P 0 R T. ‘ The Queen of Watering Places. TUESDiniULT 28th.. Observe the Remarkably Low Fare, Only Sl.50 For Round Trip. Excursion Tickets, the number of which will: be Strict-1y Limited. will be good only on special train and date as above, and must be purchased before taking the cars. or regular: fare W111 be collected. Special Express Train With first-class standard equipment will leave Stamford. 7:30 a. m.; South Norwalk.. 7:45: Westport, 7:52; Southport. 8:03; Fair- fieid, 8:07; _Br1dgeport_,8_:20; Milford. 8:35. Connecting at Wickford Landing with steamer for the deb htful summer resort named above. Due at ewport 1:00 p. m. Returning, boat leaves Newport at 4:20 p. m.. connectingat Wickford Landing with special express train. thereby enablin excursionists to return home at a seasona 1e hour in the evening. 0651.11 lilIé‘iiTg‘,’ 1, t 1)GEO. L. CTONflgOfi' e p rt. n . asse ’ ‘ .. C.T.HEMPSI‘E%.eI§. m c gr Gen’l Passenger Agent. NOTICE. East Wall Street Hearing... To Frank E. Quintard and Lvdia E. Quintard, Platt Price, Ann E. Allen, Charles H. Allen, Mary E. Honnecker, The Norwalk Savings Society, Julia A. Lockwood, Manice De F. Lockwood,_ Franklin J. Mallory and William K. Lewis Executors of the Last Will and Testament of Rebecca Mallory, de-.- ceased. Eugene L. Boyer, Trustee of the Estate of Samuel B. S. Bissell, deceased, The Town of Norwalk, The Norwalk , Tramwav Company,. Jeremiah Donovan, George W. Selleck, Isaac Selleck and Henry Selle-ck, The Norwalk Street Railway Company William Meseberg, William B. E. Lock- wood, Edward K. Lockwood, Franklin. J. Mallory Executor of the last Will and Testament of James Mallory de- ceased, George R. Cowles Executor of- the last Will and Testament of L. L. Beebe, deceased, Frederick St. J. Lock- wood, John O’Sullivan, and to all other persons interested by reason of the proposed grading or Widening of East Wall Street, or the taking of the neces—— sary land therefore: , WHEREAS, Eugene L. Boyer, Charles F. Tristram, William H. Smith, Harvey M. Kent, Alfred A. 'hinery, Jr., and: Arthur B. Hill were ppointed 3 Com- mittee bythe Council of the City of' Norwalk June 8th, 1896, to make such alteration as to them should seem props er in the grade and width of East Wall- Street from the westerly end of the Quintard Building easterly to a point. opposite the Bissell Homestead, with a descriptive survey of said street to. widened, and an estimate, and appraisah of the benefits and damages by reason thereof as the case might be; and . WHEREAS, a majority of said Com» mittee have made a report to said council of the City of Norwalk, showing said proposed alterations, grading and; widening, together with a descriptive. survey of said street so widened and an estimate and appraisal of the benefits. and damages resulting or accruing therefrom; and WHEREAS, in and by said proposed alterations, and for the purpose of said widening, it is proposed to take land of Frank E. Quintard, Lydia E. Quintard, Platt Price, Ann E. Allen, Mary E. - Honnecker and Julia A. Lockwood; and WHEREAS, in and by said estimate and appraisal of benefits in said report all the persons herein first above named are benefited,——all of which more fully appears in the report of said Committee together with the Map thereto annexed and made a part thereof, on file in the office of the City Clerk. Now THEREFORE, you and each of" you are hereby notified that a hearing will be had before the Council of the City of Norwalk. in the Council Room in said City, July 27th, 1896, at 8 o’clock P. M.,_ at_wh1ch time and place said;- Council Will hear objections to such al- teration, survey, estimate and appraisal, and shall hear all parties interestedlin relation to the acceptance of such're- port of-its Committee, in whole or in part, and in regard to any modification or change thereof. . ' Dated at the City of Norwalk, July 15th,1896. - ' By_ order of the Mayor .and Council of said City. _ - Attest: . ' ; E. M. Locxwoon, City Clerk.
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