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LOCAL NEWS.
Councilman Gregory expects to be
out of town in M arch. -
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs.
F. Bailwitz, early Saturday morning.
Mrs. James Evenden is ill at her
home in South Main street, South Nor
walk. ' '
The South Norwalk council ad-
journed on Monday last until Monday
next. ' h ‘
The Emmahke society entertained a
number of friends at Miss Baird's Mon—
day night.
The late Theodore E. Smith had an
insurance of $2,000: on his life in the
National Provident Union.
, The annual sociable of Hope Hose
company will be given at Lockwood’s
hall, Friday evening, April 15.
Miss t‘lara Hill of Norwalk, has been
selected as a page at the Continental
Congress, DA. R. held in Washington.
The Lockwood Manufacturing com
pany are working nine hours a day.
and have orders enough on hand to
keep them going far into the summer.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Nichols and Mr.
and Mrs. l3. Franklin - Umbach, of
South 0: ange. N. .l., have been guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob M. Layton, of
Faii'field avenue. 6
A horse belonging to the fills a C0.
Ice Company broke through the ice at
Kellogg’s pond,Friday, but was rescued
through the herculean efforts of those
engaged on the pond.
The marriage- of Frank G. Bouton of
Danbury, formerly of South Norwalk,
and Miss Annie H. Higby took place at
the East avenue church, Monday after-
noon, the ceremony being performed
by Rev. A. J. Smith. I
Miss Dotha Stone Pinneo has been
invited to give an address upon “The
Library Movement in the United
States,” at the biennial meeting of the
General Federation of W'omen’s club’s
to be held in Denver, COL, next June.
Saturday, February 26th, was an-
nounced as “Children‘s Day” at the
Central Club, on the February cards.
It has been thought best by the man-
agement to postpone this frolic for the
children until after Lent.
Landlord Charles H. Tnttle of the
Norwalk Hotel has made an assign-
ment for the benefit of his creditors.
Mr. Tuttle assumed the management of
the hotel some four years ago. He
names Charles Lee of Bridgeport as a
preferred creditor. '
Landlord John Hadden has closed
the restaurant business of the Hotel
Preston, and the store will be to rent.
It is understood that a South Norwalk
boniface has purchased the tables,
chairs, etc; Mr.~Hadden now has fur-
nished rooms to' let without board.
The Wednesday Afternoon Euchre
club played their last games before
Lent at the residence of Mrs. F. H.
Quinta-rd, Tuesday afternoon; The
club prizes were won by Mrs. M. T
Hatch and Miss Clara Hatch and the
guest prize ‘ went to Mrs. Howard
Holmes.
N orwalk is agitating the project of a
new hotel—one that should be acredit
to the city. That’s a perennial amuse-
ment in Norwalk. Once in about so
many years the business men are called
together in public conference to con-
sider the project of a new hotel—one
that_shall bea credit to the city. In
the meantime the city continues to be
a credit- to any hotel in it.—New Haven
Palladium. .
The third annual reception of the
Norwalk Catholic club took place at
Lockwood’s Hall, Monday night, and
was a repetition of the great success of
previous sociables given by the club.
The dancing lasted until the next day
and was indulged in to the music of
Smythe’s orchestra. The grand march
was led by William Howard and Miss
Julia Loughlin and the evolutions in
the same showed to advantage the
grace of the “marchers” and rich cos-
tumes worn by the ladies.
season of pleasure for all and a grand
affair prior to the commencement of the
Lenten season.
General Russell Frost of South N or-
walk, Howard H. Knapp and Charles
F. Canfield, of Bridgeport, have been ,
appointed by the superior court as
grievance committee for the bar of,
Fairfield county, whose duty it is to!
consider complaints against attorneys 3
fer any unprofessional or dishonesr. con-
duct and any act involving a breach of
confidence with a client. or. in any case ,
where the committee copsiders it prop-
er shall present the case to the super-
It was a -
William Powell has moved from Main
5 to Grand street, Norwalk.
Miss Alice Henry, of West Norwalk
is a guest of relatives in Stamford.
A son has'been born to Mr. and Mrs
Henry \Villiams, of Taylor avenue.
Mrs. Elizabeth Reed of Bethel, is
visiting at the home of Juliette Betts
in this city.
George H. llaymond has been ap-
pointed administrator of the estate of
the late Horace E. Bartlett.
A daughter has been born to Mr. and
Mrs. G. 0. Sawyer, of \Valton, N. Y
Mrs. Sawyer was formerly Miss Bessie
Davis, of South Norwalk.
Mrs. S. A. Snowden von Tagen, only
remaining daughter of the late Arthur
lilo-and l‘laurentine B. Snowden, for-
merly of South Norwalk, died at Strat-
ford on Monday.
P. J. Finn, a noted Philadelphian
speaker, will make an address at the
N orwalk opera house, Friday evening,
March 4, under the auspices of the two
local divisions A. O. H.
County Commissioner Miller of Dan-
bury, who has been ill for two months,
experienced a set back this week, but
is again on the improve. It will be
some time before he is able to resume
his official duties.
The St. Peter’s church society having
decided to keep their pastor, Rev. Gus-
tav Runge in their service another
year, the latter has decided to take no
action as against such decision, and
will continue in the good work of the
church.
Dairy Commmissioner Noble and
Deputy Commissioner Eaton were in
New Haven Saturday, where they were
engaged in the prosecution of Mary
Brothers, a boarding house keeper at
the corner of Court and Artisan streets,
who was charged with serving oleomar-
garine upon her tables without display-
ing the sign prescribed by law. Judge
Bishop, before whom the case was tried
fined her $25, which was paid.
Thomas J. Trainor of Bridgeport,
and Miss Mary Elizabeth Carew of
South Norwalk celebrated W'ashing-
ton’s birthday by getting married yes-
terday. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. J. '1‘. Winters of St. Joseph’s
church. The groom’s best man was
George H. Council of Bridgeport, and
the bridesmaid was Mary E. Finnegan.
Areception was held at the home of
the bride on Clay street. Mr. and
Mrs. Trainor after a short bridal trip
will make South Norw ilk their home.
Among the latest corporation returns
filed at the Town Clerk’s office are the
following: 1’ '
HOYT a OLMSTEAD CIGAR Co.——Cap-
ital stock, $10,900; persoaal estate, $13,-
476.83; debts, $6,839,58; credits, $6,-
332.77.
SOUTH NORWALK HAT C0.—Capital,
$20,000; personal estate, $10,445; debts,
$20,286; credits, $1,425.06.
N ORWALK & SOUTH NORWALK ELEC-
TRIC LIGHT Co.—Capital, $64,000; real.
estate, $20,000; personal estate, $164,-
903.89; debts, $8,284.85.
A meeting of those interested in the
night. A committee appointed at a
previous meetihg placed the valuation
of the present N orwalk hotel property
at $15,000. , ,
George C. Lockwood, owner of the
property, agreed to accept the valua-
tion and to take one-half of the amount
in stock in the new hotel.
A unanimous sentiment was ex-
pressed that there would be no diffi-
culty in securing the amount of stock
necessary to erect a hotel building of
which N orwalkers can well feel proud.
The stock subscription papers will be
gotten out at' once
Another meeting will be held to-mor—
row evening for a further discussio of
the project.
Two men went to a living tomb last
Saturday morning, Owen Murphy and
David Weeks going to Wethersfield,
both to spend there the rest of their
lives. Both are young men, less than
30, and unleSs the board of Pardons in-
terferes or an untimely death overtakes
them, they have many years to spend
inside the prison walls.
Murphy and Weeks were handcuffed
together and in charge of Sheriff Haw-
ley. Mary Sylvia, the colored woman
from Stamford, who was sentenced to
two years for arson, was their compan
ion. Weeks looked at ease, talked
more freely than he has done at any
time since his arrest, and certainly had
the appearance of being contented
with his lot. '
Murphy, on the contrary, hung his
head, keeping his eyes riveted upon
the floor. The vitriol thrower looked
ior court and have the same prosecuted . the miserable specimen of humanity
by the state’s attorney.
On Saturday last, Engineer Morgan
opened the whistle valve on locomotive
N o. 500 of the Consolidated road, at
the company’s yards near Pine Island
. and the vaIVe refusing to close' there
was a continuous strain of steam whist-
ling that attracted quite a-crowd, some
of whom were under the impression
that a Spanish cruiser.was entering
the harbor. The fears of the latter,
however, were allayeu by Engineer
Morgan who explained the situation.
. The valve was in the meantimeshut off
[but later acted in the same contrary
manner 'When the train started for
Danbury. I
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that he is. Beside him lVeeks created
a favorable impression.
There was no one present to say
good bye to the miserable wretch who
disfigured and blinded Jennie Kinsella
for life. Owen Murphy left for his fu-
ture home behind the stone walls of
the prison without a single relative or
friend to say a word of cheer. No
prisoner ever received a sentence in
the courts of this country before who
so utterly failed to arouse eyen a
momentary sympathy.
The one glance at the sigbtless eyes
“and s arred face of Jennie Kinsella
had made sympathy for Murphy-simply
, impossible.
new hotel project was held Monday-
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' mtcnv’s DEBT.
It was an adjourned meeting held by
the Norwalk City council Monday even-
in g, but it was more rife with business
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than have been some prev1ous regular
meetings.
Councilman W. R. Bates was the
only member absent when Mayor Glov-
er called the meeting to order.
Bills aggregating something like $000
were received and ordered paid. A
bill from the water commissioners and
amounting to $4.50, for water service
at the police station, caused a differ-
ence of opinion in the minds of the
board with the result that the bill was
tabled.
The committee appointed relative to
the authority pertaining to the appoint-
ment ofa health officer reported ad-
versely and it was voted that the health
board be notified of such report.
The bond of city and water fund
treasurer, H. P. Price, with good and
Sufficient endorsers, was. received and
accepted.
Councilman Cotter reported that he
did not think it expedient at- the pres‘
ent time to grant the prayer of petition-
ers for an electric light on Franklin
avenue. ,
In reporting on the matter of a re-
duction of city electric lighting he
said, that under the present contract
made by the city with the Electric
Light company he could not see why
the inevitable should not be accepted.
He further stated, however, that we
could manufacture our lights at 25 per
cent. of the present cost, and added
that he was interested in a plant in
{Pennsylvania where equal service was
’ given at half the cost of that charged
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to the city of Norwalk.
He recommended the same appropria-
' tion as that of last year for the light
department.
The appropriation for the sewer com—
mittee on recommendation of Council-
man Gregory was made the same as last
year.
Councilman Bates, chairman of the
highway committee, reported several of
city highways as being in poor con—
diti on. He recommended an appropri-
ation of $4,500 with a special appropri
ation of $1,000 for extras,
No action was taken in the police de-
partment appropriation.
Councilman Meeker, chairman of the
finance committee, asked for an appro-
priation of $15,000. An additional sum
of $5,000was asked for the administra-
tive department. '
The refunding of $250,000 of the city’s
debt at 3% per cent. was suggested and
, it was further suggested that it could
be done at even a lesser figure. The
matter was referred for future action.
It was voted that the annual city
meeting be held in the Town House,
so called.
Mayor Glover reported that he had
been informed by Dr. J. G. Gregory
that the present sanitary condition of
the Norwalk library was such that it
had caused illness among the employ-
ees. ‘
Councilman Gregory retorted by
saying, “Bill Wardwell was there for a
long time, he don’t look now very much
like a sick man.”
Councilman Cotter thought that per-
haps the Council was a sort of a nonen-
ity in Library matters, and Council-
man Burr expressed it, as to his mind,
strange, that the Council had but little
voice in the premises, as to moving.
The matter of moving the library
was referred to the corporatiou counsel
for report at the next meeting ofthe
board.
A bomb was exploded when it was
stated that the library directors asked
for an appropriation of $2,400, to “run
the library in proper shape.”
Councilman Gregory was of the opin-
ion that the only way t.o keep the li-
brary directors within bounds was to
curtail the expense of the library, and
intimated that unless this was done the
amount expended would reach an un-
reasonable amount, perhaps $35,000.
This matter was referred to the Cor—
poration counsel and the meeting ad-
journed until next Monday evening.
The seniorsecret society of Miss
Baird’s school gave a concert and
dance Monday evening. Among the
pleasing features of the occasion were
the readings by Miss Gertrude Lyon
and the banjo and guitar duets by the
Misses Marsh. Miss Agnes Littlejohn»
also gave some pleasing-violin selec-
tions. Weidenhammer furnished mu-
sic for dancing. .
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~Adver—tlse in THE GAZETTE
' the country—l—‘hiladelphia Times.
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W. Frank Bishop who owns a cons
trolling interest in the plant of the
Union Mills is authority for the state-
ment that the mill will at an early date
start up under the management of
Louis Hollingsworth of Providence.
Mr. Hollingsworth was at one time
manager of the National Providence
W’orsted Co. and a man said to be. fully
capable of conducting the local plant
in a szitisfactory manner.
Extensive improvements have been
going on at the factory for some time,
andno doubt the looms will soon again
be in, motion.
The. New York Textile Journal of a
recent date says that the Norwalk &
Fairfield Worsted. Mills, of Norwalk,
Conn., were incorporated at Trenton,
N. J.,- Tuesday, Feb. 15. The capital
is $100,000. The corporators a... Julius
C. Lorze and Louis Hollingsworth, of
New York, Sidney S. Alberti.
FA'STING IN LENT.
Bishop 'l‘ierncy has sent the follow-
ing circular letter to the clergy of the
diocese of Hartford on the regulations
for Lent:
“The regulations of Lent for this
diocese continue the same as formerly,
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“1. All the week days of Lent are
fasting days of obligation on one meal
only; custom, however, has authorized
the use of a slight collation in the
evening and a cup of tea or coffee, etc.,
in the morning. Though the fast also
implies abstinence, yet by dispensation
the use of fleshmeat is allowed at all
times on Sundays and at the principal
meals on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thurs.
days, and Saturdays, except the second
and last Saturdays of Lent.
“I. The use of eggs, butter and
cheese is permitted at the collation,
provided the laws of quantity be ob-
served. ,
"3. Besides lard. the fat rendered
from any kind of meat may be used on
any day inchnt, and on days of ab-
stinence and fast days throughout the
year.
“4. Flesh and fish, are not allowed
at the same meal, even on Sundays.
“5. Women pregnant or nursing.
the sick, the aged and feeble, children
under twenty-one years of age, and
those whose employment is of a labori-
ous or exhausting character are ex-
cused from the obligation of fasting,
and may use flesh meat more than once
on the days when it is allowed, but
must abstain on Wednesdays, Fridays,
and the Second and last Saturdays.
“6. By virtue of a late indult of the
Holy See, working people‘i‘are permit-
ted the use of flesh meat on the days of
WEEKLY; NORW-ALK - ”GAZETTE.
HARRISON ON WEALTH.
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The Prosperous Should ,Bear Their Share
of Government Support.
Chicago, Feb. 23.—At the Union
League Club in Chicago yesterday ex—
President Harrison spoke on “The 01)—
ligations of Wealth,” He said the life
of W'ashington “teaches no lesson more
strongly than that the citizen is under
obligations to serve the State; never to
shirk his full share of burden and labor
and sacrifice, but rather to do more.”
“The special purpose of my address
to-day,”-_-,phe said. “is to press home this
thought upon the prosperous, well-t0-
do people of our community, and espe-
cially of our great cities, that one of
the conditions of the security of wealth
is a proportionate and full contribution
to the expenses of the State and local
governments. It is not only Wrong, but
it is unsafe to make a. show in our
homes and on the street that is not
made in the tax returns. '
”In New York State the proportion
of personal property assessed for taxa—
tion is only about 12 per cent. of the
total amount of property taxed. Yet
Comptrolled Roberts, of that State, ex-
personal property owned in. the State
is at least equal to the amount of real
estate. Illinois and many other States
present the same condition, differing
only in degree. '
“It is easy to see how this offense
against patriotism has grown to such
proportion. The very sense that ine-
quality is injustice has promoted it.
One man sees that his neighbor is not
making a conscientious tax return, and
that if he returns his property honest-
1y he will pay disproportionately. The
result is that his conscience finds a
salve in the saying, ‘Everybody does
it.’ *‘
“It is not easy to see how a. Federal
control of these questions can be es-
tablished. The States are not likely to
surrender such important powers to the
national government. It is more than
questionable whether New Jersey and
Connecticut, for instance, could be in-
duced to forego the inducements which
their tax laws, or the administration of
them, may offer to wealthy New York-
crs.”
Brand for American Horses.
Berlin, Feb. 21.—The German Agricul‘
tural Society is preparing statistics re-
lating to the imports of American
herses and everything relating to horse
breeding in the United States. The so-
ciety now demands that American
horses be quarantined for six weeksat
the German ports, and furthermore,
that they be branded with a distinctive
mark on the day they arrive.
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'l‘ore Down the Spanish Flag.
Dayton. 0.. Feb. 23.—The National
Cash Register Company is holding a
convention here of agents from all over
the world, and, among other countries,
Spain‘is represented. In honor of the
various nations, the different flags
were displayed. Objection was made
to the Spanish flag by the workmen
at the factory, and twelve Spanish
flags displayed about the works were
ident John H. Patterson, of the com-
pany, ordered twenty—four Spanish
flags put up to replace the ones torn
down.
Advices from Europe indicate that
the Spanish-American situation is re-
garded there as serious.
presses the opinion that the taxable
pulled down and torn into shreds. Pres- 2
' To Enforce Pennsylvania’s Live Stock La'w.
sue. THEFT 0F ENVELOPES.
Two Men Accused of Selling Six Million
for Waste Paper. .
Washington, Feb. 21.—James Vesser
and Robert N. Mills, who were con-
nected with the Republican Congress—
ional Committee .during the late cam-~
paign, were arrested Saturday on the
charge of stealing six million envelopes.
the property of the committee. which
were stored in the old Congressional
Globe Building. The envelopes were'
sold for waste. paper at the rate of a
dollar a. thousand. ‘
Vesser is from Virginia and Mills
from Texas. When one of their friends
made inquiry of the court as to the
amount of bail which would be neces-
sary to secure their release he was told
that it would be $1,000 in each case.
This theamen were unable to give, and
they were locked up. Vesser asserts
that he only took waste material, and
that he is innocent of any intent to de-
fraud.
The envelopes taken were of the large
variety used in sending out Congress—
ional speeches and they carry blanks
for franks, although they were not
franked. They were missed during the
past week, when some of them were
needed by the committee. An investiga-
tion resulted in fixing suspicion upon
Mills and Vesser. .
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llarrisl urg, Pa. 1’1?) 2;..“-'! lass been
determined by the State Line Stock
Sanitary Board to enforce strict y the
recent act of Assembly requiring an ex-
amination of all cattle shipped into
Pennsylvania. Some cattle dealers have
been opposed to the law, but they are
now beginning to realize its benefits. In
no case has the cost of inspection ex-
ceeded $1 a head. About 300 cattle have
been examined at Pittsburg, where they
are agged, showing that they at:
sound. The Live Stock Board is now
ccnsidering the desirability of provid-
ing an examination of all. cattle sold. by
dealers in Pennsylvania stock.
Baseball Magnates to Meet in St. Louis.
New York, Feb. 21.—Next Monday the
annual schedule meeting of the Nation-
al League will be held at St. Louis. The
club owners and presidents, who have
been dubbed magnates since there have
been several baseball organizations,
will have several important questions
to handle besides pasSing on the sched-
ule. They will vote on John T. Brush’s
famous resolution, which proposes to
blacklist for life a ball player who for-
gets himself on the field. It is more
than likely that this will be modified.
Presents from President McKinley.
Washington, Feb. 21.—The President
of the United States has presented
loving cups, each duly inscribed, to
Jose Mendez y Herrera, sub-lieuten-
ant of Spanish marines, and to Eu-
genio Mortero y Reguera, lieutenant ot
the Spanish navy, in recognition of
their humane services to the captain
and crew of the American brig VVau—
' Bun, wrecked October 25, 1897, on a reel
about eight miles north of Cape San
Antonio light, Island of Cuba.
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Lbnt, except Fridays, Ash Wednesday,
and Wednesday and Saturday of Holy
Week. This dispensation, however,
allows the use of meat but once a day
to those who are obliged to fast. ”
Bishop Tierney has also sent to the
clergy, a letter calling attention to a
decree of the Third Plenary Council of
Baltimore, providing that a collection
be taken up in all the churches on the
first Sunday in Lent, to succor the mis-
sions among the Indians and colored
people of the United States, as well as
to aid the Society for the Propagation
of the Faith. He adds:
“It is opportune to note that our gov- ‘
ernment has, in a great. part withdrawn
its accustomed appropriation for the :
Catholic missions among the Indians, -
so that they are now all but entirely
dependent upon the charity of the
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Grade Crossings.
Connecticut profes5es to be an up-to- .
date State, but it is not getting rid of 5
its dangerous grade crossings any fast l '
er than other States. In 1887 the re
were 1,215 grade crossings in the State,
and during the past ten years this
number has been reduced by exactly
200, or at the rate of twenty a year. At
this rate it will .still require a half a.
century to rid the Nutmeg State of the
grade crossings that should have been
abolished before this time. ,
Nearly one-half of the crossings abol-
ished during ten years were those of a
single linc,—~the New York, New Ha-
ven and Hartford. This line had 204 ,
grade crossings in 1887 and only 109 in
1897, a reduction of 95 in number. Of
the fourteen distinct and separate rail-
way systems which traverse the State,
there has been an increase in grace
crossings in five, a decrease in eight
and in one—ahe New London Northel n '
wthe number remains the'same.
Connecticut should get rid of its
grade crossings in less than fifty years
Or bccome one of the slowest States in.
The crack Eastern District basket
ball team of Brooklyn was defeated by
the Co. F team at the Armory, Monday
night by score of 14 to 8. The game
was .hotly contested. This was the
third defeat suffered by the visitors
two of which are due to Co. F players.
The visitors were given a supper after
the game. - '
Black Cheviot Gown.
Already people are beginning to
think about making up their spring
gowns. Cheviot is the material which
seems to meet the first demand, and
there are several different styles in
which it is used. One design is made
with a skirt which has the effect of an
apron and a very narrow front breadth;
the waist is in basque fashion, shorter
at the back, considerably, than it is in
front. The front turns over in double
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revers, on the upper one of which is 3
SPRING GOW’N 0F CHEVlOT 'FROM HARPER’S BAZAR
pattern of braiding. There is a point:
ed vest and stock-collar of white silk
laid in tucks, and below this yoke is a
vest of black satin. The correct cut of
this gown can be obtained from the cut
paper pattern issued by Harper’s Bazar,
where it appears. The contrast of the
white against the black is very good,
and makes the gown more becoming
than it otherwise would be. The
sleeves are of ,medium size, finished
v 3ry plainly at the hand. '
Norwalk Chronicler