:n‘.‘ .- . .nue were filled with ' A : . . t a _ , . . Ir . . n , " ’.. WEEKLY-,_N()IIWLAK-GAZETTE. . TOWNSEND WINS. The Speedy Danbury Rider the First Over the Tape. The Time Prize Won by I. 6. Perry, Chicopee, Mass. 26: 35 I-5. ’ he sixth annual ten 5 , mile road race of . the popular and de- - £37} serving as well as *5 462A hustling A 1p h a ‘ 'Wheel Club, of ./ Tr’w'ENorwalk, has been 7“ ,, :successfully run . ‘5‘ .land the 1897 win- ‘ I :w ner has won a most creditabl victory over a field of fast riders. The winner this year comes from Danbury in the person of W. Town- send, althOugh he was hard pushed by Murphy Williams, Mead and Barthol, all coming in in a bunch.- From within and without the state the wheelmen began to arrive in town \Vednesday afternoon and by evening a large number had assembled, all anx- ious to take partin or witness the strug- gle for the valuable prizes offered by the Alpha’s. The morning broke clear and cool but old Sol soon made himself felt and by 10 o’clock, the hour set for the race, it was quite warm. It was an ideal day, however, for wheelmen and the time made over the course was ex— ceedingly good considering the condi- tion of East avenue. The Alpha’s headquarters at the Nor- walk hotel presented an animated sight. The hotel was beautifully draped with hunting and several “Old Glorys” added much to the beauty of the decorations. On numerous buildings about town “Old Glory” waved a welcome to the visiting gladiators of the wheel, c‘on- spicious among them being the large flag of THE EVENING GAZETTE beneath which flew the United States signal flags, to advise the cyclist of the con- dition of the weather. At the starting point in front of the Congregational church on the Green, thousands of enthusiastic 'wheelmen and fair cyclists had assembled, and Chief Bradley and his officers were kept busy keeping the vast throng out- side the ropes. The porches of all the handsome res- idences on the Green and East ave— young ladies, and excitement over the contest ran high. The sight presented by the vast gathering of bicycles and carriages was an animated one long to be remember- ed. As the hour approached for the con- test to begin the crowd became uneasy and crowded upon the rodes, but it was a good natured gathering and Chief Bradley soon had the starting point cleared. Commodore Burritt was the starter; A. W. Knapp, referee; Hon. E. O. Keeler, announcer; Mayor A. C, Wheeler, Dr. C. 'W. Many, A. B. Rus- sell, Samuel Lynes, judges; W. A. Cur- tis, F. S. Ambler, C. Dilworth, W. Pen- ney, timers; W. N. Haff, clerk of course: A. P. Sherwood, Frank Volk, assistants; C. T. Betts, checker. Are you ready? called the Commo- dore and the racers started with the fol- lowing handicap: FOUR MINUTES. 1 Charles Mott, N orwalk 2 W. Jennings, Norwalk 3 A. Knor, Cranbury 4 H. N. Smith, Stamford THREE AND ONE-HALF MINUTES. F. P. Williams, Bethel C. W. Meade, Danbury H. C. Willmore, Bridgeport W. C. Carpenter, Stamford C. Swinson, J r., Stamford 10 F. F. Bennett, East N orwalk THREE AND ONE-QUARTER MINUTES. .11 F. S. Munson, Bridgeport 12 G. W. Quien, Danbury 13 A. F. Swinson, Stamford 14 E. L. Burke, Bridgeport 15 F. H. Beckwith, Shelton 16 H. R. Murphy, Shelton THREE MINUTES. 17 OR. Wuerz, Darien 18 J. P. Coleman, New Haven 19 C. S. Burnham, Yonkers 20 W. S. French, New York 21 C. W. Clark, Danbury 22 J. J. Cavanagh, Bridgeport 23 J. H. Butler, Yonkers 24 A. Ghiotto, Norwalk 100 R. E. Curtis, East Norwalk. TWO AND THEEE-QUARTER MINUTES. 25 S. F. Boyd, Bridgeport 26 J. Weidenhammer, Bridgeport 27 S. Warholy, Yonkers 28 G. Keinmer, J r., Bethel 29 .F. Clark, New Rochelle 30 D. H. Munson, New York 31 W. Townsend, Danbury 32 B. Van Sickels, Branford 33 L. Bulkley, New Milford TWO AND ONE-HALF MINUTES. 34 H. S. Sherwood, Saugatuck 35 M. W. Mix, Stamford 36 G. H. Keeler, Stamford 37 C. M. Wing, Yonkers 98 A. L. Harford, Stamford 39 J. A. Bitch, Stamford 40 C. C. Flagg, Stamford ‘1 '3: O! .4 I :9 41 F. J. Galvin, New Milford 42 J. Syparodski, Union City 43 H. C. Rofl", Danbury 44 H. S. Roberts, East Norwalk 45 A. Offen, New Canaan TWO MINUTES. 46 O. C. Heine, Danbury 47 F. A. Temple, Stamford 48 L. D. Whittemore, Stamford 49 E. C. Finch, Stamford 50 C. A. Tuttle, New Canaan 51 S. N. Dick, East Haven 52 R. H. Cooley, Danbury 53 T. McDonough, Danbury 54 J. J. Fleming, Waterbury 55 C. W. Hurlburt, Waterbury ONE AND ONE HALF MINUTES. 56 W. H. Hicks, J r., Brooklyn 57 F. L. Mills, Southport 58 J. J. Grady, New Haven 59 J. Letzelter, Newark 60 W. S. Persons, South Norwalk 61 G. W. Stringham, Brooklyn 62 T. Thompson, New York 98 E. Barthol, South Norwalk 99 F. J. Peer, Hartford ONE MINUTE. 64 F. Alton Clark, Union City 65 C. S. Henshaw, New York , 66 G. Hedsgrom, New York 67 W. C. Price, Stamford 68 G. A. Finch, Stamford 69 R. C. Gardner, Hartford 70 J. A. Gowan, Milford 71 J. C. Neilson, Portchester SCRATCH. 74 B. B. Tracy, Hartford 76 W. E. J. Kirk, Stamford. 77 I. G. Perry, Chicopee 78 R. M. Alexander, Hartford As the scratch men left the tape the crowd scattered, some lounging on the grass while others went down the ave- nue to watch for the return of the riders. As each man passed the timers on the first round his number and time was recorded. As the riders made their appearance up the avenue on the final round, the vast crowd was all excitement and as each contestant passed he was cheered on by encouraging shouts frorn the sidewalks. The men crossed the finish line in the following order and time: IV. Towsend, Danbury: 27:19 H. R. Murphy, Shelton; 27:50 F. P. Williams, Bethel; 28:06 C. W. Mead, Danbury; 28:08 E. Barthol, South Norwalk; 27:44 C. Swinson, Jr., Stamford; 27:59 E. L. Burke, Bridgeport; 28:00 A. Knor, Cranbury; 28:46 R. Van Sickels, Branford; 27:31 R. H. Cooley, Danbury; 26:47 J. N. Dick, New Haven; 26:50 (J. ’W. Clark, Danbury; 27:51 Otto C. Heine, Danbury: 26:53 S. F. Boyd, Bridgeport; 27:44 R. VVuerz, Darien; 28:00 F. J. Galvin, New Milford; 27:34 M. W. Mix, Stamford; 27:39 L. D. VVhittemore, Stamford; 27:11 IV. C. Carpenter, Stamford; 28:42 J. P. Coleman, New Haven; 28:16 W. Jennings, Norwalk; 29:19 J. Syparodski, Union City; 27:53 C. A. Tuttle, New Canaan: 27:34 H. S. Roberts, East N orwalk; 28:05 H. S. Sherwood, Saugatuck; 28:06 J. J. Cavanagh, Bridgeport; 28:37 A. L. Harford, Stamford; 28:09 G. H. Keeler, Stamford; 28:13 R. E. Curtis, East Norwalk; 28:44 J. M. Weidenhammer, Bpt.; 28:30 A. OI’fen, New Canaan; 28:15 1-2 W. S. Persons, So. Norwalk: 27:19 J. Letzelter, Newark; 27:30 C. Swinson J r., Stamford; 29:33 F. J. Peer, Hartford; 27:34 F. F. Bennett, East N orwalk 29:04 1-5 C. S. Henshaw, New York; 27:04 2-5 J. Thompson, New York; 27:34 3-5 J. A. Gowan, New Milford; 27:04 1-5 F. A. Clark, Union City; 27:05 W. E. Kirk, Stamford; 26:35 2-5 I. G. Perry, Chicopee, Mass; 26:35 1-5 W. C. Price, Stamford; 27:05 3-5 R. M. Alexander, Hartford; 26:36 C. W. Hurlbutt, Waterbury; 28:09 G. A. Finch, Stamford; 27:11 R. B. Tracey, Hartford; 26:12 J. o. Neilson, Portchester; 27:12 1-5 A. Ghiotto, South Norwalk; 29:12 2-5 H. N. Smith, Stamford; 30:20 C. C. Flagg, Stamford; 28:53 J. A. Bitch, Stamford; 29:14 H. C. Willmore, Bridgeport; 30:29 W. S.‘ French, New York; 30:02 2-5 F. A. Temple, Stamford; 29:31 H. C. Rolf, Danbury; 30:19 J. J. Fleming, Waterbury; 29:53 Lester Buckley, New Milford; 30:39 F. L. Munson, Bridgeport; 31:14 O. M. Wing, Yonkers: 30:31 Charles Mott, Norwalk; 32:01 1-2 J. J. Grady, New Haven; 32:42 _ Accidents. E. C. Finch punctured his tire at the first hill and his wheel collapsed, F. L. Mills of Southport took a fall near the Point and gave up the race. H. N. Smith of Stamford took a tum- ble on Earle’s hill, bending his handle bars and putting him out of the race when well up with the leaders. G. W. Quien of Danbury got winded and quit. ‘ J. P. Coleman of New Haven was taken with a cramp in one leg and crossed the line the twentieth man, using one foot. He received a bad fall after getting over the tape. J. H. Butler of ch‘rers was one of the early ones to come to grief, the rear frame of his bicycle buckling and throwing him. S. Warholy of Yonkers struck his handle bars with his knee and gave up the race after picking himself up. F. Clark of New Rochelle, also took a header on Earle’s hill and stopped. H. C. Rolf of Danbury caught his wheel in trolley track and took a tum- ble. He pluckily remounted, however, and came in near the end. HUOW All ENNIS Both in the public’s estimation and in it’s intrinsic value. All because B—L Tobaccos have always been kept up to their high stand- ard. That’s why B-L stands for best leaf, best flavor, the kind that suits, and is too high a standard for competitors to reach. Ivnmnnsuu nous * The product of Skill, Experience, Capital, Facilities. Honest in Quality and Price. - Send for Catalogue. Iver Johnson’s Arms & Cycle Works, Filchburg, Mass. Made in New England. onvmunwxnumunu i use E ODDMNELL’S '* 9 celebrated é 1:0qu nus. “<34,”an ’ Sure relief for all diseases of the throat. Genuine have A. H. B. on C each drop. 9 SOLD EVERYWHERE. onutsmurswrsvflu 4“,” e) Ask Your Druggist HERE’S YOUR UNANUE. A fine building lot on Wilton ave- nue. If you intend to build, look at this before purchasing. Water, gas and sewer on the avenue. Will be sold at a Bargain. w. H. Bv‘mcrou, Real Estate and Insurance Room I. Gazette B’l’d. THE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE [:6. OF NEW YORK. RICHARD A. MOGURDY, President. . Statement In the. Year Endinr December «.3IsI, l89 According to the Standard of the Insurance Department Of the State of New York. INCOME, Received for Premiums - - - - From all Other Sources ' S 39,593,4l4 20 l0,|09,28l UT - $ TIM—0235521 DISBURSEMENTS, To Policy-holders for Olaims by Death - - - To Policy-holders for Endowments, Dividends, etc. - - - S l2,595,l l 3 39 I2,842,455 II For all Other Accounts - - - - - - IO,18I,005 64 ASSETS. SURE—n United Slates Bonds and other Securities - - - - S I I O,I25,00Z l4 First lien Loans on Bond and Morlgage . - - - TI,543,929 Loans on Stocks and Bonds - - - - - II,OOI,525 00 seal icicle - . - - - — - - 22,161,666 60 cash in Banks and Trust Oompanies - - - - - l2,580,390 OO Accrued Interest, Nel Deferred Premiums, eIc- ' - - - ' 6,535,555 06 s 234,144315fi 266,616,633 1_2 -—-_.._ .- 6 29,133,5I4 1o 8 9|8.698.338 45 Reserve for Policies and other Liabilities - - - »- - Surplus Insurance and Annuities in force - - I have carefully examined the foregoing Statement and find the same to be correct liabilities calculated by the Insurance Department CHARLES A. PRELLER, Auditor. From the Surplus a dividend will be apportioned as usual Reportof thevExamining Committe e Office of the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York To THE HONORABLE, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES 0F . THE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK The undersigned,'a Committee apppointed by your honorable body on the twenty- third day of December, I896, t'o examine the Annual Statement of the Company, and to verify the same, respectfully REPORT the power and authority thereby conferred, the Committee have at various dates between the date of the. date of this Report attended at the office of the Company, and have been waited on by the Treasurer the Comptroller, the Auditor and and the Cashier, together with the the respective assistants of such oflicers, and have care: fully gone over all the items contained 1n the 581d Statement, and have found the same to be correct. They have examined and counted every certificate of stock, bond and other obligation held by the Company, and compared the price at which the same are carried in said Statement With the market quotations and find the same not exceeding such quotations—in fact, in many cases below them. They have exammed and counted the bonds and mortgages on real property held by the Company and find the same to be as stated. They have also verified the valuations of the Company’s holdings of real estate and have’: verified the deposits of money in the various banks and trust companies, and have counted the cash on hand held by the Shier. ' ' Ca And the Committee certify that all the books, papers; documents and evidences of title of every description necessary in such examination have been freely submitted to the Committee by the said officers and their assistants, and that the same are accurate, in good order and well kept. And the Committee further certify that the investments of the Company are of a high order, and that the system and methods adopted by the Company In recording its transactions and caring for the assets are entitled to commendation ' - ROBERT OLYPHANT J. HOBART HERRICK JAMES N. JARVIE CHARLES D. DIOKEY, JB. JAMES C. HOLDEN CHARLES R. HENDERSON That, pursuant to said reference and the All of which is respectfully submitted NEW YORK. JANUARY 25, 1897. The company has issued an order Whereby women can be insured without the extra charge heretofore required. More definite information on the subject will be furnished by the local agent, Mr. A H. Camp, Board of Trustees . ' GEORGE G. HAVEN ADRIAN ISELLN J H: GEORGE S. BOWDOIN THEO. A. HAVEMEYER WILLIAM C. WHITNEY WILLIAM ROOKEFELLER JAMES N. JARvm CHAS D. DICKEY JR. ELBBIDGE T. GERRY HENRY H. ROGERS JNo. W AUCHINOLoss THEODORE MORFOBD WILLIAM BABCOCK STUYVESANT FISH AUGUSTUS D. J UILLIARD CHARLES E, MILLER ’ WALTER R GILLETTE H. WALTER WEBB FREDERIC CROMWELL JULIEN T. DAVIES ROBERT 816me S, V. R. CRUGER CHARLES R... HENDERSON RUFUS W. PECKHAM J. HOBART HERRICK WM P DIXON ROBERT A. GRANNIss ROBERT A GRAN N ISS Vice-President. WALTER R. GILLETTE, General Manager. - ISAAC F. LLOYD, 2d Vice-President. . HENRY E. DUNCAN, JR, Corresponding Secretary WILLIAM J. EASTON, Secretary. ALBERT KLAMROTH, Assistant Secretary. FREDE RIC .CROMWELL, Treasurer. JOHN A. FONDA, Assistant Treasurer. JAMES TIMPSON. 2d Assistant Treasurer. WILLIAM P, SANDS, Cashier. EDWARD P. HOLDEN, Assistant Cashier. EMORY MCCLINTOCK, Actuary. JOHN TATLOCK, JR , Assistant Actuary. . CHARLES A, PRELLER, Auditor. WILLIAM W. RICHARDS, Comptroller. C. CLIFFORD GRETSINGER, As-sistant Auditor. HENRY S. BROWN, Assistant Comptrollel. JOHN C. ELLIOT, Superintendent of Domestic Agencies. EDWARD LYMAN SHORT, General Solicitor. MEDICAL DIRECTORS: ' ELIAS J. MARSH, M. D' GRANVILLE;M.§WHITE, M I SAMUEL D, BABCOCK RICHARD A. MCCURDY JAMES C. HOLDEN HERMANN C. VON POST LEWIS MAY OLIVER HARRIMAN ROBERT OLYPHAN'I GEORGE F. BAKER DUDLEY OLCOTT :oHN w. NICHOLS r" . ‘ A. H. CAME. ' Local Agent.
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