LOCAL NEWS?
A son has been born to Mr. and Mrs.
Calvin Snyder of Lowe street.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Raymond are the
proud possessors of a baby boy.
Miss May Benton is visiting her sis-
ter, Mrs."William Hayes of Ansoma.
Miss Jennie Murphy of Danbury has
been visiting friends on Orchard street.
Mrs. Hiramr‘Bell of South Norwalk,
- is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Jesse H. Tollcs
of Binghamton, N. Y.
Miss Genevieve Reed of New Y 01 k.
was the guest over Sunday of Mrs E.
J. Thomas of Berkeley street.
Egbert S. Bened1ct, one ofDanbury ‘s
old residents, died in that town on
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Br ant of East
avenue, entertained Mr. and 1.1..
Burr Mills of Georgetown.
Miss Dorothy Lewis of Danbury, is a
guest of Seuth Norwalk friends.
Rev. and Mrs. F. W. Norris will
:11 ri1e home from their Eut opean t1 1p
the latter part of next week.
Stamford expects to furnish a cem-
panv for the Hibernian Rifles under
the direction of Col. T. J Murphy of
Waterblu 1’.
Editor Kll k of the New Canaan Mes-
sengeris confined tohis bed by a severe
attack of kidney trouble.
Mrs. Imogene Coley. of South Nor-
walk, is visitirgnMr. and Mrs. James
E. Miller of Danbury.
Contractor Sheldon has commenced
laying the foundation walls for the
proposed Secor residence on Spring-
dale avenue.
Mrs. O. E. Wilson, who went to Den-
ver, 001., to be with her daughter,
Miss Bi’rdie Wilson, who was quite ill
in that place, writes that she is much
improved.
Mr. Charles Merritt and Miss Lillian
Sampson of Paterson, N. J., are visit-
ing at the home of Mrs. William
(roodfellow.
Mrs. Joseph Cox of Roton Hill, is
'isiting in New York.
Mr. and Mrs. George A. Hoyt of
New York have returned home after a
visit with South Norwalk friends.
Mrs. Mary G. Townsend of Elmgrove
place, South Norwalk, has returned
from a visit in Bayonne, N. Y.
A daughter has been born to Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Bouton of Cranbury.
Mrs. Fanny Beers of Lewis street,
has returned home from a visit in
Elizabeth, N. J.
Miss Louise B. W'oodw ard of Elm
street, has 1etu1ned from a visit with
her uncle in Philadelphia.
A Tramway car going to porlon
Point on Sunday, ran over and killed
a number of young ducks belonging to
John J. Walsh.
"William Richardson and Miss Grace
Hadden both of South Norwalk, will
be married by Rev. F. W. Norris on
Thursday, June 2nd.
Charles Olds formerly of Norwalk,
superintendent of the New York J our-
nal’s Mailing department died at his
home in New Rochelle, Saturday, aged
34 years. '
Chester E. Dorman the grandfather
of Robert B. Dorman of the Jennings
Undertaking rooms, this city, died at
his home in Stratford Monday night
aged 80 years.
The deadlock over the purchase of
land in Danbury for a new court house
is unbroken. and there is some talk of
condemning the property or buying a
new site.
Rev. Alexander Hamiltcn of New
t0wn'avenue, visited his father, Alex-
ander Hamilton of Tarrytown, N. Y.
He officiated at St. Paul’s church,
'1 onkers Sunday
The Epwe1th League, of the Nor
11 alk M. E. church has arranged fora
lecture on Wednesday evening, May
25. The speaker is Rev. Nathan Hub-
bell, D. D., of Brooklyn, and the sub-
ject. “What I saw in Palestine.”
John Malone, an aged and respected
Irish resident of this city, died at his
home on Center avenue Sunday after-
noon, after a long illness. Two sons
Henry and William Malone survive
him.
William B. Allen, son of the late
Henry and Ann E. Allen died at his
home onWest avenueMonday morning,
aged 47 years. The deceased was a
son of a victim of the Adelphi explo-
sion, acarpenter by trade, and a for-
mer well-known member of the Pio-
neer Hook and Ladder company.
Miss Elizabeth Lynes Taylor, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Taylor, of
Mott avenue,“ gave a May party Satur-
day' in the. woods at V iolet hill, Where
her little guests, who were Harold and
Stella Mui ray, Ruth and Walton
Flynn, W. Erving Tolles. Millicent
lackson and Warren Scofield, had a
good time; Mrs. Taylor chaperoned
the party, and served luncheon at noon.
William T. Raymond and David
E. Disbrow, the arbitrators appointed
to adjust the responsibility of the
i bondsman of Herman Snyder toward
I the city of South Norwalk. have sub-
mitted their report which awards the
city $3, 212. 78.
The sureties on Snyder’s bond were
William B. Hubbell and the late Dud-
ley P. Ely.
. Miss Sarah A. King died at Broad
River on Sunday, aged about 83 years.
Miss Lillian Allen, of Brooklyn, is
visiting Miss Adah Elliott of Main
street.
M iss1 Margaret Larrigan has returned
home from a visit with‘ friends in
Danbury.
Mrs. Hotchkiss,
guest of her daughter,
Solman.
Miss Alice Dunham, formerlv of or-
walk, has gone to New Yo1k to study
for a professional nurse.
Miss Mary Selleck, of Merwin street,
has returned from a two weeks’ visit in
New York.
anbers 'of Co's D and F may yet
have a chance to go to Cuba or the
Philippines.
A. A. Hauschild has thrown a new
flag to the bye use, at his home on
Maple street.
Bicyclers report the roads out of
town in much better condition than
those right at home.
The Pine Ledge Outing club will
hold its annual meeting and election at
Pine Ledge, Roton Point, on Saturday.
The Robert Emmet club had a jolli-
fication at the residence of J. M.
Creagh, Union place, Monday night.
Miss Julia Judson who has been a
guest of. Mrs. Talmadge Baker of South?
N01 .valk has returned to her home in
Ansonia.
The Ladies Aid society of the First
Baptist church were entertained at the
home of Mrs. Lyncs, Mott avenue,
Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Helen Benedict of Danbury, -re-
turned home Saturday after a pleasant
visit of three weeks with Mrs. Mary
Force of West avenue.
The engagement is announced of
William H. Valentine of Fordham, a
frequent visitor in South Norwalk, and
is the
Alden
of Derby,
Mrs.
'Miss Lydia MacDonald, of New York.
The following applicants for licenses
as dentists were examined in Hartford
on Monday: C. R. Chasmar, T. A.
Riordan, Norwalk and Frank B. Hoyt
East N orwalk.
During Sunday night a barn 011 Com—
po street, \Vestport, belonging to
Dennis Ronayne took fire and was
totally destroyed. The cause of the
fire is a mystery.
At the next. meeting of the Young
Men’s Debating club which will be
held Friday May 27th, the subject “Re
solved, That the Uuited States is a
greater naval power than Great
Britain” will be discussed.
‘ W. E. Simonds, commander of the
ConneCticut department of the G.A.R.,
announces the following appointments:
Council of Administration—A. R.
Crittenden of Middletown, James N.
Coe of New Haven, B. S. Kieth of Nor-
walk, G. C. Howe of Thompsonville
and Ira R. Wildman of Danbury.
Representative to National Encamp-
ment-«George A. Hammond, at large,
of Putnam; Alexander Eades of New
Britain, John Bolles of Willimantic,
W. H. Whitelaw of Hartford, H. C.
Hayden of Meriden, J. Nelson Brown
of New Hartford, Harvey Whitmore of
Chaplin. Alternates — Charles D.
Barnes, at large, of Southington, John
I. Hutchinson of Middletown, N. B.
Rogers of Danbury, W. H. Chase of
Milford, Josephus Stone of Norwich,
W. S. Pomeroy of Wethersfield, V. F.
McNeil of New Haven.
Staff appointments——Assistant adju-
tant—general, John H. Thatcher of
Hartford; assistant quartermaster-
general, William E. Morgan of New
Haven.
President McKinley on Monday
granted a pardon to Russell D. Hoyt of
Danbury, now in the State prison at
‘Wethersfield, and the warrant for his
release has been sent to Warden VVood-
bridge.
For over two years Hoyt has been in
the prison hospital and is gradually
failing.
Hoyt was convicted of eounte1 felting
in 1894 and was sentenced- to eight years
in State prison. His sentence would
not expire until 1901. The President
granted the pardon to allow Hoyt to
die out of prison. He is a helpless
invalid, being confined in the prisou
hospital with creeping paralysis and
kidney trouble.
He is about 50 years of age. Previous
to his incarceration he was employed
for a number of years by R. Dunlap 8; -
Co.
The body of Calvin Jaynes, a well
known resident of Darien was found
dead in a chicken-coop near his home,
on Saturday afternoon.
The deceased was a. butcher by occu-
pation, but for some years past had
been incapaciated for work by reason of
a paralytic stroke, from which he only
partially recovered, but sufficiently to
be about.
He owned a small farm in the vicini-
ity of what is known as Locust Hill.
Yesterday afternoon he went out to
feed his poultry. As his absence was
more prolonged than usual, his family
became alarmed, and a search for him
resulted in his being found as above
stated.
His body was taken to the house and
the coroner summoned. The deceased
was about 70 years of age, and be, it is
stated had always been a hard working
man, and a man who had manyfriends
who still regret to hear of his death.
His wife and two grown up sons sur-
vivehim. ,
WEEKLV'
THE 0011 01 111111111
Secretary Sherman .Going to Al-
aska for His Health.
WILL RAISE SPANISH SHIPS
One Hundred and Sixty-five Millions
Estimated as Required for the
Volunteers :1 Year, and Seventy—
olx Millions for the Navy—The
Senate Considers.
' Washington, May 17.——Yesterday in
the Senate, Mr. Allison (Rep, 1a..) es-
timated that the War Revenue bill as
reported to the Senate by the Finance
Committee would, independent of the
[Democratic amendments, produce $1.50,-
DO0,000 in annual revenue, and that the
Democratic amendments would, if in-
corporated in the act, increase the
amount to the extent of $75,000,000.
Mr. Allison said that Secretary Alger
thought the war would cost for one
year $165,000,000 for the army and vol-
unteers. The Secretary of the Navy,
for the same period, wanted $76,000,000.
This, Mr. Allison said, does not in-
clude the $35,000,000 already appropriat-
ed for war deficiency, the $50, 000, 000 for
emergency defense, the $47, 000, 000 in the
Navy Appropriation bill, or the $22, 000, -
000 in the Nav a1 Deficiency bill, pend-
lng in the house, making nearly $300,-
000,000 needed for war purposes. Even
this was below the actual necessities,
and did not include the cost of sending
15, 000 men to the Philippines.
DEWEY WILL RAISE SPANISH SHIPS.
He Has Asked the Department for
\Vrecking Apparatus.
Washington, May 17.—The cable re-
ceived by the President from Admiral
DeWey was much longer than made
public. The Admiral, after announc-
lng that he was perfectly satisfied with
the condition at Manila and was able
to take care of himself, gave a long list
of things which were necessary for him
to have. He also stated that if wreck~
lng apparatus were sent him he would
be able to raise a number of the Span-
ish warships sunk during the battle.
The Admiral thinks that there are sev-
eral of the gunboats which can be easi-
ly be raised, repaired and made useful.
In View of this, the War Department
has been hastening the preparations to
dispatch the transpm ts now on the Pa-
cific coast to Manila, and they are ex-
pected to leave San Francisco by
Thursday. ‘
It is said at the Quartermaster Gen-
eral’s office that the City of Pekin, with
over 1,000 men'a‘ooard, will leave on
Thursday. Brig. Gen. Otis is expected
to go with the first detachment of.
troops for the Philippines, to be fol-
lowed, by Gen. Merritt, who is to be the
commander in chief of the expedition
and the Military Governor of the is]-
ands.
Gen. Miles has recommended to the
President that two additional briga-
diers also be sent, but their names have
not yet been announced.
John Sherman Going to Alaska.
Cleveland, May 17.—1n an interview
here to-day, Senator Hanna said that
ex-Secretary of State John Sherman
will go to Alaska for his health about
June 1.
COALING AT ST. THOMAS.
(Fuel Not to Be Delivered “’ithout
the Governor’s Permission.
St. Thomas, Danish West Indies, May
17.——An official announcement just is-
sued by the Governor of the Island of
St. Thomas prohibits the delivery of
coal to the warships of the belligerent
powers without the permission of the
Governor, who will determine the
amount each vessel can receive, and
who will supervise its delivery.
The British steamer Twiekenham,
which arrived here with a cargo of
coal, has cleared. Destination un-
known.
The Yale returned here yesterday and
is now awaiting orders.
Shot at Spaniards.
Key erst, May 17.——The Government
tug Osceola reports that while cruising
along the Cuban coast with the torpedo
boat Ericsson on Friday afternoon they
saw a large body of Spanish soldiers
patrolling the shore about eight miles
west of Havana.
Both boats sent in a fusillade of shots
which scattered the troops. It is not
known whether any of the soldiers
were killed.
The Spaniards did not return the fire.
\Vainwright Gets :1 Cruiser.
W'ashington, May 17.—The auxiliary
cruiser Gloucester, formerly the steam
yacht Corsair, was commissioned yes—
terday in command of Lieut. Richard
Wainwright, who was executive ofiicei
of the battleship Maine at the time of
the Havana harbor disaster. The ves-
sel is now at the yards of the Quin-
tard Iron Works, where she has been
undergoing alterations for the past
three weeks.
Alabama to Be Launched To-morrow‘
Philadelphia, May 17.—It only wants
one day now to the launching at
Cramps’ ship yard, on the Delaware
River, of‘the new battleship Alabama,
which, if the calculating prophecies of
experts are to be verified, will be the
most puissant fighting machine of a
navy that is to have a world wide
power.
Precautions in the Canaries.
Liverpool, May 17.—The telegraph
office at the island of Grand Canary,
near the centre of the Canary Islands,
the chief city of which is Las Palmas,
has been seized by the Spanish authori-
ties. All telegrams, except the barest
commercial messages. have been
stopped.
Senators Have Military Friends;
Washington, May 17.—A1most a quo-
rum of the Senate visited the President
to—day. Military appointments formed
the general tenor of their remarks.
They tender the services of enough offi-
cers to lead 780,000 men.
The Oregon Safe'. '
on authority that the Oregon is not
‘coming North over the regular route,
and that if the Spanish fleet is looking
‘7»; H 11 W A l.
b... Key West, May 17.——It can be stated...‘
000N819; MEET.
An adjourned meeting of the Nor-
walk city council was heldMondayeven-
ing. The full board, with the exception
of Councilman Cotter, was present.
Bills to the amount of about $1,700
were ordered paid.
A bill for $100 for the rental of the
Watc1 Commissionels office p1010ked
more or less discussion 011 ing to an
objectiOu t0 the payment of the bill on
the part of Councilman Gregory.
The bill on motion of Councilman
referred to the finance
s
Meeker was
commit-tee.
The bills from the highway depart-
ment were a source of considerable
discussion.
The first item to attract attention of
an objective councilman was that for
teams at $4 per day.
The matter was fully discussed, and
the Mayor partly brought it to a vote,
or climax, by remarking that it was a
wise policy to secure the best service
at a fair price.
Councilman P. W. Bates felt some-
what nettled as to his conduct of the
highwayin the way of bills, and in-
quired why the bills in his department
were jumped upon, while other bills
went through without a word or dis-
favor. I
An invitation to attend the Over
River school graduating exercises was
received and accepted with thanks.
A communication from Chief En-
gineer Prowitt to the end that the
Mayor and board of councilmen attend
the annual inspection of the fire de-
partment on Thursday evening was
ten . Mayor Glover was decidedly in
favor of the attendance of the board,
and the boardfivas in accord with the
Mayor.
The} matter of the Eacceptance of
Spilngwpod avenue, with the laying of
a sewer pipe at a cost of $645, was re-
fem ed to highway committee.
The lepmt of the (ommittee on the
surv cy of a walk in hem of what is
known as the Lamb property was
received, accepted, ..nd the placing of
a uniform width of sidewalk 1efe11ed to
the highway committee.
Health officer Tracey presented a
resolution which he wished, or sug-
should become an ordinance,
It was
gestcd,
relative to the sale of milk.
somewhat stringent, but it was shown
' that it was in accord with a similar
ordinance in South Norwalk and other
cities. The doctor explained as to how
tubercolOsis thrived on milk, and cited
cases where milk had been the cause of
an epidemic of fevers, etc.
Dr. Phinney clinched the remarks of
Dr. Tracey in a most thorough manner.
During his remarks he was interrupted
by Councilman Gregory who asked if
some of those tuboles didn’t originate
from wells more than milk.
The matter was referred to the cor-
poration council.
Thole was a somew hat 111er «tilt in
reference to highway matters, in which
Councilman Gregory played an im-
portant part as objector. Councilman
Bates explained the snuation and re-
ceived commendation from the Mayor,
in etlcct that the work done under his
(Bates) supervision was, or ought to be
entirely satisfactory to everybody.
lThe chairman of the finance com—
mittee was instructed to borrow $2,000
on the credit of the city.
:1 bid for the placing of new and im-
proved street signs was received and
read. ..
Councilman Bates, who by the way
is chairman of the highway I committee
asked as to the placing of . .
plants in the city flower moi nds.
This piovoked Councilma ‘ Gregmy
to icinarnl “If I had mv wa y'about it I
would-make a motion that all of them
orders for
be \tilppcd into the creek.
.G1 e :01 y 1111s in the min01 ity.1nd
the h1gh11 a}. committee was inst1 noted
to exercise judgment in the premises.
An offer from the Street Railway
company, in which the company
promised if granted a free use of the
city water to thoroughly sprinkle the
streets on its line, was received and it
was voted that the prayer be granted
subject to the approval of the work,
by the council.
Mayor Glover strongly objected to
the manner in which Wall street was
sprinkled by the street sprinkler, and
thought that he voiced the opinion of
his neigthrs. .. .
Councilman Gregory stated that
for the battles hip it will not catch her.
there ought to be a bill for work done
aaurru.
for the city by Contractor Sheldon,
but that the latter had failed to file
the same.
that he ought be compelled to wait'
until the next meet-ing for the payment
of the same
Taken altogether the meeting to use
the expression of one of the onlookers
“was not slow.” And an adjournment
11 as in 01' der and so voted.
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SOUTH NORWALK COUNCIL
A meeting of the South Norwall:
Council was held Monday evening. The
principal business was a hearing in the
matter of the widening of Monroe
street:
Parties in interest objected to the.
width being made as to fifty-five feet
the width recommended.
Those opposed to the widening were I
Messrs. Rowan, Adams and Seymour,
et al.
The 1'ca1ing 1' as con inucd for three I
weeks.
The report of the special committee i
appointed to adjust the claims of the
city vs. Herman Snyder was received
and accepted. By the terms of the re-
port the city will recover
hundred dollars.
The Nelson Taylor estate representa-
tive wasg ranted permission to erect a
. 11 ooden building on Water stleet ad-
joining the ha1l301.
After other business of minor
portance the council adjourned.
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Hoyt Leaves State Prison.
Russell B. Hoyt, who was pardoned
by President McKinley, was released
from the state prison yesterday after-
noon in time to catch the 4:20 o’clock
train for Danbury, his old home. Hoyt
had paralysis when he was sent to the
prison and since that time a kidney dis—
ease has developed. He is able to walk
but is in poor health.
from the prison in a carriage by J. C.
Taylor, secretary of the Connecticut
Prison Association, and he was met at
the station by his brother, who had
been notified to meet him. W'arden
\Vood‘oridge was officially notified yes-
terday morning of the action of the
President.
several .
He was taken ‘
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Went Down in Collision.
_, _» , . I Liverpool, May 17.-—The Norwegian
He. Gregory. did 00’“ tmnk lsteamer Klondike, from Antwerp, was
docked here yesterday with her bows
badly damaged. The captain of the
Klondike repo1ts that on Saturday
night, off Point Lynas, on the northern
coast of Wales, his vessel was in colli-
sion with the British steamer Benholm,
‘ bound for Cardiff.
The captain says the Benholf was so
badly damaged that she soon found-
ered and that twelve of her crew, in-
Icluding the master, went down with
iher. Nine of those on board the Ben-
holm were rescued and brought to Liv--
expool by the Klondike.
Pennsylvania. Governor-hip.
Philadelphia, Pa., May 17,—A dis--
patch from Avalon. N. J., where Sena.-
tor Quay is spending a few days a:
State Senator Becker’s cottage, says
that after a conference with State
(Chairman Elkin, Senator Durham and
lather Republican leaders, the Senator
sledged himself anew to the candidacy
Inf William A. Stone for Governor. __ \l
I State Chairman Elkin stated that Mr
:Stone was sure to be nominated. He
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Isaid 301 of the 362 delegates have been
elected, and of this number he claimed
:I67 are for Stone. 0f the 61 yet to be
.lected, he said 37 would be for Stone
l Princeton Gets $100,000. 3"
New York, May 17.—By the terms-cf
her will, filed in the Surrogate’s office
for probate, Annie S. Paton leaves
$100,000 to Princeton University and
$50,000 to the Manhattan Eye and Ear
Hospital, of this city.
" Mrs. Paton died at her late residence,
No. 15 West Nineteenth street, on May
‘10 last. Her will was executed on June
‘25,1897. The petition places the value
of the real property at $40, 000. The
value of the personal property is not
iknown.
Mrs. Cody to Be Tried in June.
Albany, May 17.—Mrs. Margaret E.
Cody, charged with blackmail by the
Gould heirs in connection with her un-
successful attempt to prove that Jay
Gould had married Mrs. Sarah Ann
Angel], of. Champlain, N. Y., in April,
[853, and to secure for Mrs. Angel! a.
flower interest in the Gould estate, was
arraigned before Supreme Court Jus-
tice Fursman, and pleaded not guilty.
Her case was sent to the County
Court for trial in the second week in
Tune before Judge Gregory.
The Spanish Prisoners.
Atlanta, May 17.—The twenty Spam
.sh officers and privates, prisoners at
Fort McPherson, are kept under close
guard.
, Col. Cook expects his present colcny
'to be augmented in a few days by the
officers and crew of the Spanish bark
Rita, new at Savannah.
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Blue Taffeta Gown
The new crispe taffetas, which ap-
pear in all the latest and most beauti-
ful colorings, are cool-looking, and
lend themselves charmingly to the
fashionable mode of trimming with
linen, cambric. or lawn.
A gown in faience blue covered with
tu1 queue and 11 hite scl 011 s is combined
white linen embroidery and insertions.
The skirt, fashionably cut, with a
deep circular fiounce, forms an apron,
sharply pointed in front, sloping high-
or at the sides, ani finishing at the
back each side of the tiny gathers at
the middle. Its width is four yards.
The decollete blouse displays a plain
collar and plastron of the embroidered
linen, which is encircled by a quaint
little collarette, pointed in the front
and back, and with scallops ove1 the
sleeves. Linen insertion borders it,
and it is fastened at the side, like the
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HARPER'S BAZAR
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corsage, by crystal buttons. The back
of the bodice fits snugly to the waist
line, where the slight fullness, back
and front, is confined by a white kid
belt. The small sleeves are in the
ordinary gigot fashion, with a pointed
trimming of insertion. The proper cut
of the gown can be only Obtained from
the cut paper patterns, published by
Harper’s Bazar where it appears.
With this gown is worn a French hat
of coarsely plaited straw. A gauze
scarf interlaced w1th satin baby-
1'ibbons is arranged over. the crown.
The decoration of the front is a cluster
of jetted wings and quills, while under
the brim at the back on each side is a
mass of deep red and pale-tinted roses
resting on the hair.
Quantity of material for gO‘.'.':1~talTe-
ta. 16 yards: silk lining, 16 yards; in
salt; on, 5 v.1: .ls; 0111er de 'ry. if yard.
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