,0 . 4 \\‘\\ ,,' \ AZETT founded in 1800.] VOL. Xcvnfi-No 38 WAS A QUITTER. Suspicious Finale of Harry Lane’s Fight With Murphy Things Were Going His Way. but He Claim- ed to be Outclassed. ; H :rry Lane, of Bridgeport, last night forfeited what confidence his friends may heretofore have had in. him and disgusted an audience of 2,200 people that had been attracted to the VVater— bury city hall by the exceptionally gool bill that had been advertised by the Monitor Athletic club. At the be- ginning of the twelfth of the twenty rounds he was to have fought with Dan Murphy, of VVaterbuay, Lane an- nounced that Murphy was to heavy for him and retired from the stage amid the jeers and cries of the crowd. There was absolutely no excuse for his action. He was more than holding his own with a much larger and heav- ier man, the treatment that was being accorded him was perfectly fair, and the relative volume of applause when the men entered the ring showed that he was much more popular than Mur- phy in the latter’s own city. The Lane—Murphy go was the third on the program, as it had been ar- ranged, and was begun promptly at 10 o’clock. In Lane’s corner were Billy Forsythe, of Danbury, Lew Webster and Johnnie McMahon. Murphy’s sec- onds were Martin Goss, Martin Flaher- ty and, Jim Hickey, Charles White,' of New York, Corbett’s old trainer, was referee. Murphy’s weight was given out as 155, and Lane’s as 141. A glance at the men was sufficient eiridence that this disparity really existed. Murphy towered over the Bridgeportsr and looked bigger in every way. Lane was cool and made the best of the situation. Murphy adopted rushing tactics at the very start, but he is almost desti- tute of any science and Lane had but little trouble in evading his wild on- slaughts. He is possessed of a wicked right hand swing, but he failed to land it to any advantage, and in only a few instances was he able to place it in Lane’s face. Harry was as lively as an eel, and was usually just underneath the swath that Murphy cut through the atmosphere. The Bridgeporter had a way of coming up from under and put— ting a stiff left hander into the Water- bury man’s jaw. He did this at least half a dozen times in the eleven rounds and every time he did it Murphy’s teeth rattled. When the eleventh round closed there was nothing to indicate that it might not be prolonged until the whole twenty had been fought. Murphy was making desperate efforts to put his man out, but he couldn’t do it, and couldn’t if they had fought all night. Lane hadn’t amark or a scratch on him when the men went to their cor- ners at the end of the round. At the beginning of the twelfth, Lane re- mained in his corner and the crowd in an instant saw that something was up. The master of ceremonies, Dennis O’Reilley, of Waterbury, stepped to the front of the stage and announced that Lane had decided that Murphy was too heavy for him and that he re- fused to continue longer. The decision was awarded to Murphy. The crowd howled and Lane crawled out of his corner and off the stage. There were cries of “Fake,” “Rubberneck” and the like, and the audience filed out in confusion. Lane’s action was unsparingly con- demned by every man present. There was not the slighest reason for his quitting. It is certain that Murphy, could not have put him out, and while it is possible that he would have been unable to summon force enough to score a knockout himself, he could eas- ily have held out the twenty rounds. There was such a similarity between the rounds — that it is unnecessary to summarize them. Each was character- ized by rushing on the part of Murphy, and easy getting away by Lane, who landed about as he wanted to, without, however, any great force to his blows. Murphy was wilder than a 'windmill, and the punches he got in only made Lane wince. They wolud not have affected the result of the battle if Lane had showed the gameness expected of him. —EASTMAN’S POCKET KODAK’S re duced from $5 to $2.50, at Riggs’ Drufi Store. j 15 tf AA‘ er Mrs. Cole’s Funeral. The funeral of Mrs. Susan Cole will be attended from her home On Frank- lin avenue, to-morrow afternoon, Reva F. A. Scofield and Rev. Dr. T. K. Noble officiating. The interment will be in the Zion Hill cemetery. NORWALK CONN. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 17. 1897:42 PAGES. A coon prompt. The Candidacy of Capt. Betts for Selectman Growing More Popular. ls Daiiy in Receipt of Letters of Con- gratulation. The announcement that Captain Ad- dison A. Betts, the' present city tax colleCtor and popular old cimmander of Company F', C. N. G., was to be a candidate for selectmen, has met with universal favor all over town, and it is quite likely that he will receiveahand- some vote at the coming Republican caucus. S1nce the announcement of his can- didacy was first made, Captain Betts has been in daily receipt of letters con- gratulating him and wishing him suc- cess as well as promises of assistance at the caucus. A large number of his friends have personally notified him that they had partly promised to vote for other can- didates, not knowing of his candidacy, but now that he was in the field they should unhesitatingly work and vote for him both before and at the caucus. Captain Betts needs no introduztion to the people of Norwalk. He is well and favorably known everywhere as a gentleman who can be approached by both rich and poor alike. If nominated and elected, as he will be, Norwalk will have an able, upright, honest gentleman to watch over its af- fairs, and one who will be a credit both to the office and the town. A‘ 7 MAY BE ‘Tv'vo TOWNS. “Greater Norwalk ” Objects to Building a Town House on West Avenue. EDITOR GAZETTEt—I attended the special town meeting yesterday after- noon and listened to the eloquence of young Honnecker in pleading for the erection of a new town house on West avenue, at a point half. way between the Twin cities. I was forcibly im- pressed with several of his state- ments, but the moreI think "over the matter, the more 1 ain opposed to erecting a new town building at this point at a cost from $50,000 to $60,000 to the tax—payers, unless Norwalk, East and South Norwalk come to some understanding relative to a greater N orwalk. As I understand it, South Norwalk alone stands in the way of consolidation, the others being ageea- ble. This being the case, would it not be better for our sister city to agree to consolidate and then erect a handsome town and city building at this point, rather than to go ahead and build be- fore we know where we are at? Should South Norwalk insist upon going it alone, the result will surely be a di- vision of the three places into two sep- arate and distinct towns. This being the direction in which we are slowly but surely drifting, I, for one, do not believe it good policy to go ahead and expend a large sum of money, and then wake up to the fact that we have two towns and two town houses on our hands and neither of the buildings sit— uated at a convenient point. GREATER N ORWALK. ——-—-—<0.0>—-—- The Three Prizes. The following with regard to the prizes awarded at the state rifle match- es at Niantic during the past three years is of interest, as the next shoot occurs on September 28, The present status of the prizes is as follows: First prize—Bronze bust of ex- Governor Luzon B. Morris, won by the First regiment 1894, Third regiment 1895, Second regiment 1896. Second prize—Silver loving cup, won by Third regiment 1894, Second regiment 1895, Third regiment 1896. Third prize,etch- ing of Generals Grant, Sherman and Sheriden, won by Second regiment 1894, First regiment 1895, First regi- ment 1896. —-———‘0.0>————~———- Wife Beater Goes to State Prison. Charles Johnson of Bridgeport, the colored man who almost killed his wife by beating her with a conch shell June 25, was sentenced to state prison for four years and a half yesterday by Judge George W. Wheeler. Johnson pleaded guilty to assault with intent to kill, and Judge Wheeler then heard the evidence before passing. sentence. ———————<o.o>———— Want to be Made. ' The board of registration has re- ceived forty-five applications, from per- sons who have expressed a wish to be made. voters in the First Voting Dis; trict. .4 n Entertaining and Instructivc Home J ozirnal, Especially Devoted to Local News and. Interests. AT THE HEAD OF LAKE LINDEMAN. This scene is from a photograph taken at the end of the terrible Chilkat pass. CONTRACT CLOSED. Norwalk 8L South Norwalk Electric Light Company to Light New Canaan. Work on the Line to Commence Within a Week or Ten Days. . The contract between the N orwalk and South Norwalk Electric Light com- pany and the Borough of New Canaan, whereby the Norwalk company is to furnish electric lighting for that bor- ough, was closed last night satisfactor- ily to all parties in interest. As stated exclusively in yesterday’s GAZETTE, H. M. Frances, E. S. Adams and Superintendent Guthrie of the Electric Light company went to New Canaan last night to meet the warden and burgesses of that borough, in rela- tion to the Norwalk company furnish- ing electric lighting for our up country friends. A most amicable meeting was held and a contract soon closed whereby the Electric Light company is to put in 80 incandescent street lights and five are lights, to average 26 lights a month, the moon schedule being used. placed upon the several streets in the borough while the five are lights will be located in the centre or business portion of the village, and all will be burned until 2 o’clock in the morning. Work on building the line from the station in this city to New Canaan will begin in a week or ten days, or jpst as soon as arrangements for securing the necessary poles can be made, and the whole completed and ready to begin lighting the borough on or before De- cember 1 next. ‘ A Vv “ Always the Best. " The Boston Store, Norwalk, in their advertisement to-day state that it is al- ways their aim to get the best at the lowest possible prices. To clinch their veilings, hosiery, underwear, ribbons, gloves and stationery, and invite their patrons to compare the prices. They also announce an advance in the price of blankets, but propose to sell those on hand while they last without the advance price. ‘A v“ w‘ A Yellow Story. The sensational stories printed in the yellow journal about the “Wild Rose” of Wilton, and that Albert Mills having been chased out of the state .and located in Ridgeway, N. J ., are in- teresting if not true. Mills called at the GAZETTE office this morning and stated that he had not been away from home and was still at his father’s house. His statement was corroborat- ed by Frank Buttery of Silver Mine. William Hyland of Norwalk is mak- ing arrangements to run a restaurant at the Danbury fair again this year. The incandescent lights are to be- claim they offer bargains in laces and . CHANGES TO BE MADE A Number of Employees at Wilson Point to be Laid Off. The Major Portion of them Residents of Norwalk. Owing to the fact that the hold-over grain on the Consolidated railroad has been transferred from Wilson Point to Baychester on the Harlem, several of the employees at Wilson Point will be laid off to-night. ' The number is said to be twelve in,- cluding three telegraph operators. Changes will be made in the working force not laid off. Some of them being , transferred'to other near-by points in the company’s system. The handling of coal and oil at the Point will be continued. The change was something of a surprise to the empldyees, many of whom can illy afford to remain idle, or at this time sacrifice their situations. ‘ -‘ lHE mun nun LIKE. ill in That Wall street sidewalk leveled up. A system of transfers arranged be- tween the red and white trolley lines. Those Wall street bricks hurry up and get here. Town meetings deal more with Captain Ike. A bust of Attorney Honnecker erect- ed in front of the new town house. Those Sunday law breaking druggists take a fall out of prosecuting attorney Taylor. Those countercharges of stealing made by Captain Ike and Attorney Honnecker explained. Where the Merrill and Lockwood building rats take up their winter quarters. The Wall street sidewalk relaid be- fore snow flies. The sale of cider on Franklin avenue stopped. All sewers and water and gas pipes properly attended to before the new Wall street pavement is laid. The steamboat continue her trips un- til October 1. The Wall street bridge widened without unnecessary delay. AA: ‘vr BOTTLES. AND CRATES. A Lively Little Scrimmage on Main Street Last Night. gently An Italian fruit dealer and another foreigner became engaged in a dispute 'on Main street last evening, and finally held a pitched battle in which a peach crate and a root beer bettle played a leading part. No blood was spilled, and as no complaint was lodged, no ar- rests were made. AA; The Weather. Showers t'i is afternoon and to-night clearing; Saturday cooler. , E An Indisputable Evidence of the Return of Prosperity is the Constantly and Rapidly Increasing Circulation of the Evening Galette. .g. =:- .‘g. THE TliW_N_A_lIEETINC. Only One Dissenting Vote . Against Continuing the Telford Road as Begun. A Committee Appointed to Select Site for a New Town House. 'At the special town meeting held yesterday afternoon fully three hun- dred citizens were in attendance. Town clerk Smith read the call which included the following: 1. To appropriate the additional sum of 81,500 for the improvement of the town highways. 2. To instruct the selectmen to take steps to secure the benefits of a State act relative to building Telford roads, to the end that such improvement be made on the turnpike from West ave- nue, to a point of Telford road already laid, and to expend the surplus if there be any on the Darien end of the turn- pike. 3. To authorize the widening of the Wall street bridge. 4. To authorize the selectmen to purchase a suitable lot on West avenue between the cities of Norwalk and South N orwalk and to cause the erec- tion of a new town house with suitable offices therein for the transaction of the town’s business and make the neces- sary appropriations therefor. Hon. John H. Ferris was elected moderator, and the annual town re- ports were read and accepted. The Telford road was the next to follow, and a resolution to appropriate 81500 was quickly passed without .objection, but immediately upon the resolution being read directing the selectmen to extend the road on the turnpiketo con- nect with West avenue, and then to add as much to the Darien end of the new road as thought advisable, Select-— man Selleck was recognized and objec- ted. Captain Ike went on to state that the state highway committee had met with himself and the selectmen of New Ca- naan and had decided that that was the place to lay out the money. He followed this up with the statement that he had had the road surveyed and specifications prepared ready to go ahead with the work. He did not be- lieve the money could be legally ex- pended on the turnpike. Captain Ike was followed by Senator Keeler, who favored the connecting of all towns by telford roads. He did not believe, however, the meeting could select the road where the money should be expended. Captain Ike again secured the floor and said the town had no right to con- struct the road within the city limits. This led E. E. Crowe to enquire of Senator Keeler if the' construction of a telford road within city limits was ad- missible under the law. “ No, ” quickly retorted Captain Ike. "' I addressed my inquiry to Senator Keeler,” put in Mr. Crowe. Senator Keeler in reply stated that where a telford road was entirely with- in the limits of a city it could not be laid under the law, but where a portion of the connecting road laid within the city limits it was admissible to con- struct it. This closed the debate and the chair- man put the motion, which was carried withbut one negative vote registered against the resolution. The matter of widening the Wall street bridge next received the atten- tion of the meeting. The question was asked as to the approximate cost of such widening, but the selectmen had not taken the trouble to investigate the matter and could not furnish figures or any suggestion in the premises. No resolution had been prepared for dis- cussion, and the matter was temporarily laid upon the table until the following was introduced and promptly passed with but one dissenting voice: Resolved, That the Selectmen of the Town of N orwalk, andtheir successors at once widen Wall street by building on the south side thereof an addition- al stone arch or arches, as may be nec- , essary of the same width throughout as the additional width of street at the east end thereof, and that a sum not to exceed $5,000 be and the same is here: by appropriated therefor. The matter of a new town house then came up and was pretty freely dis- cussed. George A. Honnecker in a flowery speech, not altogether unmixed with insinuations spoke in favor of West avenue as a site, and elicited consider- able applause with his outbursts of rhetoric which at times caused his hearers, to look on in astonishment. PRICE Two CENTS [$1.00 a Year .— He said that there was an urgent ne- cessity for a new town hall. He said that he was not representing any pri- vate corporation which was to ,be bene- fitted, and remarked "I keenly realize that the public purse-strip gs have been manipulated in the past for personal gain,” etc. He spoke of the “crumb- ling walls and falling plaster” of the present town house as “defacing the handiwork of Almighty God.” When he suggested that he was about to bring his remarks to a termination he was greeted with applause that was deafeli ing. Selectman Selleck was in favor of'the the present location as the Town owned the land, and thought it fo‘OIlSh ‘0 61' pend money for another site. His remarks did not meet the appro- bation of Mr. Honnecker‘ and thee threatened to be a personal war of words which was promptly stopped by the chair. After some further discussion, the following resolution with amendment was passed: RESOLVED, their successors in office be and they are hereby authorized and empowered to purchase a suitable lot on West ave- nue, half way between the business por- tions of the Cities of N orwalk and South N orwalkaor as near the division line of the tvm cities as practicable, and cause to 'be. erected thereon, a new toWn building for the purposes of atown hall and town offices, agreeable to the ad- v1ce, plans and suggestions to be made by a special committee hereafter named. RESOLVED, further that the sum of $50,000 be and for the same is hereby appropriated for the purpose of pur- chasmg the necessary land and erect- ing said building thereon. ” RESOLVED, further that J. Arthur Osborn, J. Thornton Prowitt, E. A. Woodward, John H. Ferris and Win- held S. Hanford be and they are here- by appomted a special committee for the purpose of selecting and recom- mending a suitable lot for a new Town House, and preparing and recommend- ingsultable plans and specifications for a Town House, and to act generally with the selectmen as an advisory committee in carrying out the instructions given them in these resolutions. . The amendment to the above was as follows. RESOLVED, That the resolution be- fore the house be amended by substitut- ing in place thereof the following: RESOLVED, That the Selectmen and their successors and Messrs. J. Arthur Osborn. J. T. Prowitt, E. A. Woodward, J. H. Ferris and W. S. Hanford be and they are hereby appointed a committee who shall investigate the matter of a proposed location for a Town Hall and the approximate expense of building the same and report at a meeting ad- journed from this meeting to be held October 16th, at 2:30 o’clock p. m. A motion to adjourn then prevailed. As the chairman was leaving the hall he complimented Attorney Hon- necker on his masterly effort to secure, the location of the proposed new build- ing on West avenue. MARRIAGES. ANDRES -WILDMAN. — At Croton Falls, 1T. Y., Aug. 29, by Rev. V. W. Benedict, George Andrus and Mrs. Lizzie B. Wildman, both of Danbury. LUMB—SPENCER.——At Croton Falls, N. Y., Sept. 12. by Rev. V. W. Bene- dict, William Lumb and Mrs. Annie Spencer, both of Danbury. MCCULLOUGH-GOLDEN—In Bridge- port, Sept. 14, Joseph A. McCullough and Miss Mamie Golden,both of Bridge.- port. THIEDE—IHLOFF—In Danbury, Sep tember 15, at the .German Lutheran parsonage, 33 Foster street, by the Rev. W. A. Fischer, Hedwig Auguste Ihloff to Albert August Charles Thiede, both of Danbury. ‘ DEATHS. BETTS—In Bridgeport, Sept. 14, Frank H. Betts. aged 43 years. BURR—In Bethe], Sept. 13, Juliette, wife of Joseph W. Burr, aged 62 years. . BURNS—In Bridgeport, Sept. 12, Bernard J. Burns, aged 21 years. BRUSH—In Bridgeport, Sept. '12th, Charles Brush, aged 43 years. BUCKLEY—In Bridgeport, Sept. 12th, Cornelius Buckley, aged 24 years. . BRODERICK.—In Stamford, Sept. 11, eremiah Broderick, aged 70 years. BALDWIN.———In Bridgeport, Sept. 12, Charles Frederick Baldwin, aged 64 years. COLE—In N orwalk, Sept. 16th, Susan, wife of the late Sherman Cole, aged 85 years. HUTCHINSONu—ln Crawford, N. H., Sept. 11, Dr. Morison Thomas, son of‘ the late Gardiner Spring and Arianna Morison Hutchinson, aged 33‘years. KEISLER.—In Norwalk,Sept. 12 a son to Mr. and Mrs. George Keisler. O’BRIEN—In Bridgeport, Sept. 11, Mrs. Mary O’Brien, daughter of Mrs. Sarah‘McDonald. O’BRIEN—In Bridgeport, Sept. 15th, Margaret, widow of the late Timothy O’Brien. " . SAUNDERS—In Stamford, Sept. 11, William H. Saunders, aged 75 years. WEED—In East Norwalk. Sept. 16th, I Andrew A. Weed, aged 63 years. That the selectmen and , J. n .4“). if
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