- .r
”if also that she had helped herself from
' 1. ' on Thursday.
'_ ness has appeared in these columns
" by trade and had many friends who
-, ing for sick ones for some weeks past.
it
v >
i fret, a well-known educator, principal
L7"
ing been only five ministers in charge
* Trinity College.
“and two children. 9
remain EUROPE. '
The everywhere esteemed and popu‘
lar Rector of Grace church again sent
in his resignation to the parish clerk
last evening with the wish earnestly ex-
pressed that it be accepted, as it proba-
bly will be.
On the former occasion Mr. Watkins
sent in his resignation but the vestry re-
fused to consider it and he was pre-
‘vailed upon to remain. ‘
Mr Watkins has in contemplation a
year’s tour of Europe, and his de-
parture from the scenes of his arduous
and successful labors will be deeply
regretted by the entire community,
-.fi
OBITUARY.
JAMES RYDER.
General James Ryder died at his
home in Danbury, Tuesday morning,
after a long illness. He was born in
Southeast, N. Y., in 1827. In his nine-
teenth year he became interested in
military affairs and formed a company
of uniformed militia. In 1851 he was
made colonel of the Eighteenth regi-
ment, N. G. N. Y. This office he held
until 1864, when he was made brigadier
general of the Seventh brigade.
He held that position eleven years
and moved to Danbury in 1868 and was
treasurer of the Barnum & Fanton Sew-
ing machine Co. In 1875 he moved to
Norwalk, where he became a member
of the Price, Bates S; 00., marble deal-
ers. In 1877 he returned to Danbury
and was connected with the dry goods
firm of Hawley d; Co. He retired from
business in 1887. He was a large prop-
erty owner in Danbury, was an ardent
Republican, and a man of winning per-
sonality. He was well known through-
out the state and county and was uni-
versally esteemed and liked wherever
known.
While colonel of the Eighteenth New
York regiment it was ordered to Balti-
more and reported to General Schenck,
and was assigned to duty at Fort Mar-
shall.
He was for three years commander of
James E. Moore Post, No. 18, G. A. R.
Department of Connecticut. He held
the civil offices in Connecticut of grand .
juror and justice of thelpeace. Inh882
he was elected representative to the
general assembly from Danbury and
served on committee on military
affairs.-
His funeral takes. place on Friday, 12
th inst at 3 p. m. from his home 153
Dear Hill Avenue. , '
ESCAPED WITH-A FINE.
A Bridgeport Girl Arrested for Wrong-
Doing.
Ada Adams hailing fromiBridgeport,
and who for several months past had
been employed as a domestic at the
home Mrs. Fitch Raymond in East Nor-
walk was before Judge Hubbell in the
Town Court this morning on the charge
of getting goods under false pretences.
She gave her age as 16 years. Last
Friday she was denied the privilege of
going out and in order to keep her in
the house her cloak was hidden. She
promptly appropriated her mistresses
cloak and securing a cap left the house.
The next night she was found concealed
under a stoop, there being evidence
the buttery. It was learned that she
had secured fruit, confectionery, etc.
from a grocery store in this city having
the same charged to Mrs. Raymond. '
She was fined 87 and execution of
judgment suSpended. Later she was
taken back to her home in Bridgeport.
_.,...
Recent Deaths.
Mrs. Emma. Brower wife of Henry A.
Saunders, died at her home on East
Clifl' street Monday afternoon, aged
33 years. The funeral will be attended
Edward ,Brady, notice of whose ill-
died at his home on Grand street
Tuesday. The deceased was a batter"
will mourn his death.
Miss Fuller, 9. well knowu nurse died
Tuesday at the residence of Frank
W. Woodward where she had been car-
Ministering for others in their illness
she gained friends who will never for_
get her as long as their lives may last.
a. A New Rector Called.
The vestry of St. John’s Episcopal
church of Stamford has extended a call
to the Rev. Edwin S. Rousmaniere of
Grace Episcopal church of New Bedford,
Mass , to become rector of the church
in that city. St. John’s church has
been without a rector since the death
of the Rev. Dr. William Satlock, March
2, last year. The church has been
noted for its long rectorship, there hav-
since it was established, over 150 years
ago. St. John’s church is one of the
largest in the diocese.
Professor Peck Dead. .
Professor William E. Pack, of Pom-
of the school bearing his name, died
Monday from pneumonia. He was
fifty years of age and a graduate of
He leaves a widow
DARIEN. '
George Brett will shortly leave for a
"trip abroad. '
A subscription dance will be held in
the Town Hall, Friday, Feb. 26.
The Whist club will meet at the
house of Alfred Morehouse, jr., Friday
evening. It will be prize night.
. The remains of the late John H,
Curzon, who removed from Darien to
Houghton, Mich. last ay,M were in-
tered there yesterday.
The Literary and Social Circle will
meet at the house of Miss Nash, Friday
evening. James Russell Lowell’s life
and work will be discussed.
Dr. and Mrs. E. T. Payne left for
Washington, D. 0., to-day, where they
will remain until after the inauguration
of McKinley. . '
The Darien Musical Association gave
a successful rendition of the Opera
Pinafore, in the Town Hall last night,
to a large audience.
Station Agent Stephen Hoyt started
for a few weeks trip in the South, Sat-
urday night. He will go as far as
Tampa, Fla. 'He was accompanied by
James Waterbury of New Rochelle.
The bi-weekly meeting of tee Circle
of King’s Daughters of the Congrega-
tional Church will be held at the house
of Mrs. George Fergus w. next Mon-
day afternoon. A musica. programme
has been arranged.
The banner won by Ivanhoe Castle,
No. 7, Knights of the Golden Eagle,
last year, for the largest percentage of
gains of any castle of the order in the
State, was sent to the grand ofiicers,
Saturday, to be presented by them to
Irving Castle No. 2-, of New Britain.
The following officers have been
elected by the recently organized
Junior 0. E. Society of the COngrega-
tional Church: Miss Jetta Jones,
President; Miss Helen Waterbury,
Vice-President; Miss Edith Jones, Re-
cording Secretary; Miss Stella Austin,
"Corresponding Secretary; Willie Flem-
ing, Treasurer. The Superintendent,
Miss Louise Austin, is assisted by the
following committee: Mrs. Henry
Jones,and Misses lIelen Scofield, Helen
Morehouse, Stella Foote and Annie
Brady. '
Union Prisoners of War.
George Q. Whitney, secretary of the
Union Ex-prisoners of War Association
of Connecticut, announces that the fif-
teenth annual meeting of that organiza-
tion will be held in Grand Army Hall,
Cheney building, Hartford, at 10:30 a.
m., Monday February 22. A dinner
will be served and all who expect to
attend are requested to inform Secre-
tary Whitney, whose address is No. 4
Summer street, Hartford, as early as
February 15.
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The Problem of Charity.
CHICAGO, Feb. 9.—A special meeting of
the national conference of charities and
correction will occur at New Orleans March
4 to '7. The meeting will follow di-
rectly after Mardi Gras, and the members
of the conference will be able to use the
reduced railroad fares.
Big Purchase of Print Cloths. .
FALL RIVER, Mass, Feb. 9.—M. C. D.
Borden of New York purchased today 750,-
000 pieces of print cloths, regular weaves,
at 2 9-16 cents. This is the entire stock of
regular goods held in this citY.
Cure » "
Puritans will positively give any
man, woman, or child Perfict .nges-
#072 ,-— the kind of digestion that
brings New Life.
of all sickness and
0 all disorders of the
0 Blood, Liver, Kids
n e y s , L 11 n g s ,
Nerves, Brain, and
—' Skin is caused by improper work-
ing of the
Stomach
Puritans. makes the
Heart Right,
Lungs Right,
Blood Right,
Kidneys Right,
Nerves Right,
- Health Right. 1'
Because it: makes the Stomach
right.
at this tdisease-oonquering dis-
covery (t 9 price .1 for t a complete treatment on
bottle of Puritans, one bottle of Puritan- Pills, on one
bottle of Puritan. Tablets. all in one package). and {you
wnlbleso the day when on board of Baritone. he
Puritans Compound Co.. ‘oncord. N. H.
.- ' - - ~r'I 5-.
Getof curd
Wilton Feb. 8th,
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Orde rs forAdvertlsing', Parfars and
Printing Will Receive Prompt
Attention by Addressing
Box 104-. Wilton.
R. H. Fitch has been stopping in New
York. . ’
Miss Helen Barlow of Belden Hill is
reported ill., '
Mrs." Farnham, of Eist’Norwalk, was
in town 'on Thursday.
The Moriaritv Sheep ranch exhibits
a. number of South-down lambs.
Miss E~sie Reed. of Ridgefield, is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. John Barringer.
Sherman Morehouse Jr. is. about
town buying up large quantities of ap-
pics.
The Reading Circle will meet with
Miss Alice Olmstead to-morrow after-
noon.
Mrs. Stephen Thayer and MissZelma
Thayer visited friends in Springfield
last week. .
Miss Florence DeWitt, of North Wil-
on, has been on the sick list during the
past week.
Miss Jennie Middlebrook of Strat-
ford is Visiting her sister Mrs. Reuben
Olmstead. ,
Mrs. Charles Merrit and Miss Merrit
of Danbury were guests of Mrs. Augus-
tus Merwin last week.
A few friends met with Master Albro
Thomson on Monday afternoon, to cele-
brate his twelf birthday. ,
George W. Ogden and Oscar Eckland
went fishing on Friday. It is reported
they met with fisherman’sluck.
The Woman’s Auxiliary of St. Mat-
thews will meet with Mrs. Addellard
of South Wilton this afternoon.
John Hilzle, who is employed by
Mr. Miller, lost a gold watch while fell-
ing some trees i the woods on Satur-
day.
Miss Mamie Miller and Miss Alice
DeWitt attended the missionary meet-
ing at Trinity church, South Norwalk,
on Saturday.
Silas Olmstead has disposed of a
Norwalk party who was anxious for
quiet and seclusion. .
An interesting Christian Endeavor
service was held on Sunday evening.
The meeting was led by Miss Van Or-
den. Nine active and five associate
members joined.
Prayer meetings were held last night
at the house of Deacon Gilbert, Belden
Hill and Strong Comstock of North
Wilton. This evening there will be a
union meeting at Silas Olmstead’s. "
The club house scheme meets with
general approval and it is hoped that
before long a building, or else a lot for
the erection of a suitable building, will
be purchased. Among those who will
take stock and so u erially show their
belief in the success of the project are
Herbert L. Sturges, John C. DeWi‘tt,
Samuel Folsom, H G. Thomas and
others.
Editor of the GAZETTE—Your valua-
ble paper is brought to us every week
and the increasing interest that we see
evinced in matters pertaining to Revo-
lutionary times leads us to contribute
the following authentic bit of Wilt on
history. '
SAMUEL FANCHER.
neighbors.
the cellar.
building lot in the West Woods, to a ‘
“ , .T K K KKK N 0. KW. A in K on KT T K ; '
A wrnrox TOBY.
In the year 1770 ihere lived upon Drum
Hill in Wilton parish, a man named
Thomas Dunn. He was a farmer of
quiet habits and mingled Iitile with his
When the Revolutionary
war broke out, [)unn- expressed no in-
terest and took no active part. Appar-
ently to hear the news he often 'visited
the village tavern and store, but seldom
entered into conversation. The patriots
took no trouble to coaceal their senti-
ments or plans when he was" present.
The farmers of this section suffered
greatly from bands who stole beeves,
poultry and every kind of produce and
escaped by reaching the Sound and
taking their plunder in boats during
the night. It was evident that they
were well informed, but no one sus-
pected Thomas Dunn. At length the
British landed a detachment near West-
port to pillage and terroriza the patri:
ots. This force after burning Danbury
was brought to a stand at Ridgefield.
and in the battle that ensued, April 27,
1777, Gen. Wooster was killed. During
the night of this day they burned sev-
eral houses as signals to their vessels
upon the Sound. Early next morning
they marched through Bald Hill to Wil-
ton Center, here they biiilt fires and
bivouacked on the hill r. few miles south
of Mrs. Nathan Comstcck’s.
house at that time was the Gregory
place. :Here the family took refuge in
The soldiers amused them-
selves ?‘Jy shooting out the glass of the
windows. After dinner they resumed
their march, gomg past the place now
owned by Prof. Edward Olmstead and
the Judge 1 Davenport place, to the
Danbury road and turning south
through Kent to the Westport road.
Let us now return to our Tory spy.
Just as the British columns descended
the hill where the Episcopal church
now stands, Dunn was seen With his
gun upon his shoulder to enter the road
from the field just north of the Betts
place, hasten over the bridges and at
the juncture of the roads fall into their
ranks, evidently as their guide, the pa-
triots of Wilton then understood things
that had long been a mystery—a spy
had lived among them.
This story was told me long years ago
by arespected citizen'of Wilton who
lived very near to Revolutionary times,
and his father knew Thomas Dunn and
saw him join the Red Coats at Fitch’s
corn er.
0
Under New Management.
Mr. John Ward, a well-known hat
finisher, has purchased from Mrs. Mary
Walsh, the Norwalk Laundry located
on Water street. Mr. Ward is what 'is
termed a hustler. He proposes, with
the aid'of a fine turnout, extending the
trade to outlying districts and will do
all in his power to merit a constantly
increasing patronage.
tires to take a well-earned rest.
Mr. Wyatt’s New Charge.
At the New York East Conference,
which will be held for a week, begin-
ning April7, in St. John’s M. E. church,
Bedford avenue and Wilson street, it
is expected that among the presiding
elders to continue will be Dr. George
Van Alstyne formerly of this city. The
Rev. A. H. Wyatt of the Second M. E.
church, this city, will succeed Dr. H.
D. Weston, of the South Second street
chur’cb.
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BEAR .TRAP, SWEDISH STYLE.
It Caught the Bear, but; American Frill!
Proved Too-Much for It.
Sven Larsen has tried the Swedish
method of trapping bears, with 'Ameri-
can trimmings. The bear fell in with
the Swedish plan, but kicked on the
American frills, and is still at liberty.
John Watson runs a small sawmill;
and in the spring turns his attention
to boiling maple sugar, in which lie is
assisted by Larsen. The other day he
sent Larsen down to the sawmill to
fire up the boiler. In a. short time
Sven came running back breathlessly
shouting between gasps:
“Hand me the gun! A big, black
devil has his head in the boiler."
\Vatson culled another man, seized
a rifle, rind started toward the woods.
"Larsen and the» other hired band fol-
lowing, urmed with axes. The bear
had disappeared when they arrived at
the sawmill, and with it a fine big ham
which had been left in a small smoke
house.
Larsen tlien began to tell how he had
seen bears trapped in Sweden, and pro-.
posed to catch this one. He secured
an empty oil barrel, knocked in one of
the heads, and smeared the interior
with maple syrup and honey. He se-
cured assistance, and carried the bar-
rcl toward a spot where the bear was
supposed to reside. .He dug a hole in
the ground, and let the barrel down
into the earth, leaving about ten inches
above the ground, filling the earth
lightly about the barrel. He also threw
in a piece of ham bone for bruiu to
catch a whiff of as an extra induce-
ment.
The following day, while the men
were working in a, clump of woods
near by, they heard a scratching and
growling n the direction of the bear
trap, and hurried toward it. Sure
enough there was a big black bear
hcadfo'r'emost in the barrel, stuck in
tight.
Larsen was anxious to run to the log
house and get a rifle with which to
shoot it. .Watson suggested a cheaper
and quicker method. His was to dip
water out of the run near by, pour it
into the barrel, and drown the bear.
This improvement on the Swedish sys-
tem of bear trapping started trouble.
Larsen and the other laborer filled two
buckets, and poured one into the bar-
rel over the be'ar's back. As the ice-
cold water flowed down its sliagg
coat the bear carried on at a furious
rate. It claw. .1, snorted, sneezed, and
fought with its hind paws.
Larsen had started to throw the sec-
ond bucket of water down the bear's
spine when it gave an unearthly
growl and tore itself free from the bar-
rel with .‘l jerk.
Larsen ”new the bucket at the bear,
hitting it full on the snout, which the
bear stopped to rub an instant before
starting in pursuit of Larsen. The
latter thus gained about abundred
yards. Larsen made for an cmbank~
ment and just cleared the hill, rolling
over and over, as the bear made a vic-
ious lungc after him with his paw. The
bear did not follow. It sat down and
licked the syrup, honey and blood from
its body and slowly trotted off toward
the woods—New York Sun.
The Queen Dislikes Inaccuracy.
Inaccuracydn an important newspa-
per as to royal matters gives the Queen
grave annoyance, and it. has been
known for an official to call and com-
plain of the misstatement and demand a
rectification. Not long ago an illus-
trated London paper gave a picture in
which her Majesty was represented use
holding the arm of her Indian attend-
ant. “’itliin a short space of time a
member of the royal household called
on the editor to' state the absurdity of
such an Cl‘l‘Ol'. “The Queen is much
annoyed at this mistake on the part of
your artist, as it might give grievous
offense to important persons in India.
She could never take the arm of a ser-
vant.” This will show how closely she
watches even the pictorial press. When
a good illustration appears of any state
function it is a common incident for
the artist to be requested to visit the
Queen, very likely to receive a. com-
mission.
F
One “'as Entirely Enough.
The small girl had been naughty,
and momma had found it necessary to
reprimand her. She closed her remarks
by saying seriously: “Now, remember
that though I cannot always see what
you (10, God is always with you.” It
fives summer, and the little girl, in a
not very amiablec frame of mind.
started off for a walk, as she was ac-
customed to do, and the big Newfound-
land dog belonging to the family
started to follow, as he, also, was ac-
customed to do. But he was not to go
this time. ‘fGo home,” said the little
maiden, turning suddenly and stamp-
ing her foot when she saw him. “Go
home. It is bad enough to have God
tagging after me all the tinie without
having you come along; too.”-—.\’ew
York Times.
\V. D. 'Howells’s Manuscript.
People who have seen manuscripts
of W. D. Howells’ writing have been
surprised that the work ofza man who
is such a prolific Writer should show
so many changes. One little sketch of
his that I happened to see,” says an
admirer of the author, “was crossed
out and rewritten many times. And it
was a simple sketch, not a story—one
that I should have thought he would
have written at a sitting without
changing a wordy—New York Times.
Looked that “lay.
Mrs. Brown—Does Mrs. Dorcas bo-
Iong to the sewing circle?
Brown—I think so. I’ve noticed that
her husband fastens his suspenders
with a string—New York Journal.
By way of variation. it may be re-
marked that is is a "poor mule that
I a. G.llIcIlwaine.Pres..G. B. St. J ohnNicc-Pre
"01‘ AND. COLD DINETTE E.S.lmw, Sec. Geo. R,‘Cowles. Resident SecI
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won’t work both ways.
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PNEUMATIC MAIL roses.
To be Employed Between New York and
Brooklyn Post-offices. ‘
The announcement that the authori-
ties at \Vashington have accepted a.
system of pneumatic tubes to connect
the New York and Brooklyn post-offi-
ces is gratifying to. the postmasters.
The plans for the tubes were com-
pleted a. week or more ago, and the
work if constructing the apparatus has
begun. The plant will be in operation
within ninety days. The tubes will
extend from the basement of the New
York post-ofiice, running under Park
Row and upon the bridge, adjoining
the car tracks, and thence under Wash-
ington street to the Brdoklyn post—of}
lice.
The two tubes will be of cast iron,
in twelve-foot sections, bored to the
diameter of eight and thrccssixteenth
inches. .tn import-ant part of the plant
is the carrier, which is an accurately
constructed steel cylinder. twenty-four
inches long, weighing twelve pounds,
and made I0 fit the tubes so as :to
move freely. When this carrier is
freighted with mail matter it is placed
in the dcspatching tube, air from the
air-compressor is let in at the back of
the carrier, and off it goes on its way
to the pest-office across the river, malts
ing the journey in three and one-hull?
iiiiiiuies. The air pressure is only six
pounds to 1118 square inch: The speed
may be accelerated by increasing the
pressure.
One of the tubes being used for de-
spfitcliing and the other for receiving, ‘
a regular stream of carriers may thus
be kept going in both directions. Eucii
carrier will hold 000 ordinary letters.
It is, therefore, possible to dcsputcli
240,000 letters each hour in each direc‘
tion.
The plant will cost about $100.(‘I00, It
will be constructed by a Philadelphia
company. The system has been in use.
there for four years between the gem
eral post-office and a sub-station.
Assistant Postmaster Charles Neil~
son, of New York, and Postmaster
Sullivan. of Brooklyn, agree that pncu~
matic tubes between the post-offices
and the minus railway stations will
relieve the department of 70 per cent.
of the wagon transportation; and that
tubes can be" put in and maintained at
the present rate paid for wagon ser—
vice in large cities. The tubes will 0::-
pcditc the. delivery of the mail, and
make close connection at the same cost
as at present.
GOOD YEAR INSURANCE.
The Companies Doing Business in This
Country M ulc Money in 1896.
IN FIRE
The officers and stockholders of the
fire insurance companies doing busi-
ness iii‘ the United States can look
back upon the year 1896 with satisfac-
tion, for it was one of unusual
good luck, and prosperity for them. At; -
the beginning of December, men who
had kept tab upon the fire losses for
the year felt safe in predicting that un-
less some very big fires occurred be-
fore January 1, 1897, the insurance
companies ‘would have had a great
year for profits. The losses from fire
in the United States during the year
will probably not amount to more than
$130,000,000, and large as this sum is,
it will be the smallest since 1890. The
losses in that year footed up $108,993,-
792. In 1891 the sum rose to $143,704,-
967, in 1892 it grew again to $151,510,-
098, and it reached it highest figures in
1893, when the total of our fire losses
'was the enormous sum of $167,544,-
3incc then the losses were $140,-
and $142,110,283 in
370.
006,481 in 1894
1895,
Of these sums the insurance com—
panies have had to make good consid-
erably more than half. In 189:2 the
losses to the companies amounted in
round figures to $93,500,000, in 1893 to
$109,000,000, in 189-1 to $89,500,000,
and in 1895 to $84,500,000. The total
of the losses in these four years was
$001,000,000, and the total paid out by
the insurance companies was $372,000,-
000. This amounts to about 62 per
cent. of the total losses, and applying
this same rule to the losses of 1896, the
insurance companies’ share Would be
about $80,000,000, and it may—fall be-
low this. This would leave a margin
of $4,500,000 extra profits to be added
by the companies either to dividends
or surplus in hand.
\Vliat They Would Do.
One of the district. school trustees
was a crank on the subject of fire, and
when he called around with the exam-
ining board he always confined his re-
marks to a. question-addressed to the
pupils as to what they would do‘ in
case the building should catch fire.
The teacher was acquainted with his
hobby, so she prompted her scholars as
to the answer they should give when
In arcs;- topropound his accustomed
inquiry. - V -
V. mu the board called. however, this
perilous-w irustee, perhaps from 'a de-
sire to emulate his associates in their
addresses, rose and said:
“You boys and girls have paid such:
nice attention to Mr.- Jones’ remarks,
I wonder what you would do if I were
to make you a‘little speech?”
,Quick as thought a hundred voices'
liiped in unison: .
“Form a line and march down.
stairs.”—-Detroit Free Press.
A Qnestion of Heredity
Singleton—Where does your baby get
its light hair?
Benedict—From my wife.. She
bleached liers soon after we were mar-
ried—New York Journal.
A Unique Headstone.
A glass headstone has been put, up
over the grave of George E. Evans,_ a
Mason. at Eugene, Or. It was sent on
more by his father from Gibson, Neb.
—New York Sun.
Norwalk Chronicler