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Lecal News...
E. Thomes’ pile-driver will go , to
Danbury this week.
Co. D will hold a ball at the Armory
on Thanksgiving eve.
Matthew F. Barry and Miss Kate
Collins are soon to be married.
Premium lists of the big Danbury
fair can be secured at this office.
Albert A. Martin and children have
moved from Cranbury to Norwalk.
William J. Ward, of Chapel street,
has secured a situation in New York. .
Ex-liveryman Baker is now in the
employ of the Standard Oil company."
It is now thought that the girl mur-
dered in Bridgeport belonged in Nor-
walk. ,
Town collector St. John is now domi-
ciled in his new office in the Opera
House block.
The official meeting of the Norwalk
Methodist church will be held on
September 28. .
Sylvanus Nash, of Abington, Mass.
is the guest of Elmer Nash, on Van
Zandt avenue.
Miss Georgia Drummond, of New
Canaan, has been visiting Miss Anna
C. Mather, of Quintard avenue.
Rev. R. O. Sherwood entertained
Mr. and Mrs. George N. Yeaton, of
Adams, over Sunday.
VanVVyck Benedict,ofMerwin street,
has recovered from his recent attack
of intermittent fever. _
A “double headed” shooting gallery
has been “set up” on Washington
street, South Norwalk.
Rev. J. T. Winters of St. Joseph’s
church, attended the Purcell—Kenney
wedding at Mt. Carmel, Tuesday.
Mat Weiler, of Bridgeport, sang at a
meeting of the Arion Singing society
in South Norwalk Sunday night.
Mr. and Mrs. John Noble of New
York, are visiting at the home of
Francis Foster on Catherine street.
After October 1st all the week night
meetings in the Norwalk rMethodist
church will commence at 7:30 o’clock.
The Spy of Atlanta will be present-
ed shortly by members of St. Joseph’s
Total Abstinence, Benefit and Literary
society. '
There is a case of scarlet fever at the
home of William Sheldon on Wilton
avenue, and the house is under quar-
antine. .
South Main street was thoroughly
washed on Saturday night and the new
brick pavement given a chance to
exhibit itself.
Mrs. John E. H'e'r‘sam, of New Ca.
naan, is visiting this week with the
Misses Ella and Josephine McMahon,
of Cedar street.
The Crofut & Knapp Hat factory is
so rushed with orders that every de-
partment in the shop will work until
9 o’clock this week.
Miss Maggie Dorney has returned to
her home in Brooklyn, after a visit
with her cousin, Miss Mamie Hennessy,
of Norwalk.
Frank M. Jennings expects to har-
vest 1,000 bushels of peaches this sea-
son. Those that he is bringing into
market are of a superior quality.
One of those vehicles commonly
called a “horseless carriage” attracted
considerable attention as it wheeled
through town Saturday afternoon.
Thomas Hickey, the Irish agitator,
will address a mass meeting of the
Socialistic Labor party, in Germania
hall, Tuesday evening, September 27th
Mr. and Mrs. Milo H. Parsons have
sold Brookside farm to Stanley B. Bos-
worth, of Hartford, and will shortly
remove from Norwalk.
Miss Mai Johnson and mother, M rs.
Harriet Johnson, who have been the
guests of Mrs. S. W. Gregory, have
returned to Brooklyn.
The wedding of Wilbur Hubbell, of
Norwalk and Miss Emma Beers, of
Unionville, will take‘place in the near
future.
The Woman’s Guild of Trinity
church, South N orwalk, has voted to
hold no “money getting” entertain-
ments the coming season.
Incandescent lights are being in-
troduced in the K. of P. hall at South
Norwalk, by Electrician Ferris who
is also wiring ex-Mayor Hubbell’s
house for the same purpose.
A meeting of the teachers of Fair-
field county. under the auspices of the
state board of education will be held
in the Congregational church, Brook-
ficld, Tuesday afternoon and evening,
September 27. . ,
The male chorus of the Norwalk M.
13. church has effected a permanent
Organization. The officers are: Leader,
Fred Force; assistant leader, Dr. R. G.
McGonegal; secretary and treasurer,
W. A. Benedict. The chorus numbers
twenty-three.
Some of the résidents in the vicinity
0f the Cove pond are getting signatures
toa petition to be presented to the
COmmon Council, asking'that the Nor-
Walk Tramway company be permitted
to extend its line along the west side
01' the pond, from Noroton Hill to the
(love road. It is said that road is in-
Cluded in the company’s charter, but
that permission of the Council is neces-
Sury before it can lay tracks. Other
I'esidents have shown a disposition to
Oppose it.—-Advocate.
. Bridgeport.
Hugh Donnelly the Wall street gro-
cer has made an‘ assignment for the
benefit of his creditors. Frank
Merrill is named as trustee.
Louis C. Allen, the young man who
killed John H. Betscha in" Bridgeport
last July. was yesterday sentenced to
the state prison for life, the court hav-
ing accepted his plea of murder in the
second degree. ' '
' Henry Hoyt Good, son of'Brent Good,
of New York city, grandson of Henry
I. Hoyt, of jNorwalk, and Miss Liiah
Hooper Wetherbee, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles 'Lincoln Wetherbee,
will be married at the Church of the
Heavenly Rest on Wednesday, October
12, at 4 p. m. A reception will follow
at the bride’s home in Fifth avenue.
New $6 pensions for Connecticut vet-
erans are: Those allowed Elias Bailey
of Middletown. and Joseph H. Miller
of New Britain; the pension of Thomas
W. Hewlings of Chaplain, has been in-
creased from $6 to $8 a month. and
that of Lewis Hurley of New Haven .
from $6 to $12.
Eight-dollar pensions have been
granted to Mrs. Mary McManus, of
Norwalk, and Mrs. Sarah A. Collins,
of Norwich, both widows of veterans.
The name of James McManus, of Nor-
walk, deceased, whose widow is men-
tioned above, has been restored to the
rolls with an increase from $8 to $12.
Elaborate arrangements are now be-
ing made for a big ratification meeting
which is to be held in New Haven on
Thursday, Sept. 29.
Senator George E. Lounsbury has
informed the committee that he will
be present and address the gathering,
and all of the nominees on the State
ticket will be present. Besides Sena-
tors Platt and l-lawley will be there
and Congressmen Sperry, Hill, Russell
and Henry. Ex-Gov. Bulkeley and
Samuel Fessenden will be there. N ear-
ly every one of these gentlemen are
good speakers, and they will make
brief remarks in which they will com-
mend the ticket.
The republican congressional and
shrievalty conventions were held in
BridgeportMonday morning,the former
in Warner Hall, Y. M. C. A. building,
and the latter at Republican head-
quarters.
Commodore James D. Smith of Stam-
ford presided as chairman over the
Congressmnal convention, and after
the usual resolutions were presented
Congressman E. J. Hill of Norwalk was
unanimously renominated.
At the county convention Sheriff
Sidney E. Hawley’s name was present-
ed by Attorney J. 'C. Chamberlain, of
Bridgeport, and there being no oppo-
sition he, too, received an unanimous
renomination.
The delegates from N orwalk were as
follows: Congressional, W. G. Le
Count, E. E. Gorham, John H. Ferris,
R. J. Cutbill; County, Samuel Lynes,
S. S. L’Hommedieu, H. W. Wells, J.
W. Bogardus.
There is a feeling existing between
Mrs. Robert S. Craufurd, of Compo,
wife of the ex-representative of West-
port, and Horace S. Wakeman that is
anything but friendly.
Both own large properties at Com-
po but a short distance from Compo
Beach.
Mrs. Craufurd has sued Mr. W'ake-
man for cutting the trees that border
the drive into her handsome premises
at Hendricks point. Each side of the
driveway Mr. Wakeman owns land
upon which he raises onions and other
vegetables. Some time ago Wakeman
notified Mrs. Craufurd that the branch-
es of the trees, which are handsome
maples, overhung and shaded his
crops. Mrs. Crauford did nothing
about the matter, so after waiting
awhile Wakeman took the law into his
owu hands and went forth with saw
and ax and cut the branches off.
Naturally Mrs. Craufurd was more
than indignant. She claims that he
not only cut the branches that extend—
ed over his property but those over the
dividing line.
Mrs. Craufurd has brought suit
against Mr. Wakeman and property
owuersa'who are similarly located await
the result with interest.
For the past few days gossips in
Noroton and Darien, loath to drop such
a sensational piece of gossip as the
Page-VVebb affair of a few weeks since,
have been connecting Mrs. Webb with
the unknown murdered woman whose
dismembered remains were found re-
cently in the Yellow Mill pond at East
Some of these gossips
would have it there is a strong resem-
blance between the murdered woman
and Mrs. Webb and have theories
without limit why she should reach
such a ghastly and untimely end.
Those who know Mrs. Webb best, how-
ever, say there is no resemblance
between the two. The story reached
the Bridgeport police in some way,
and two of them are said to have gone
to Stamford and taken a trolley “ride
to Noroton to investigate.
The Bridgeport visitors turned out
to be Supt. of Police Birmingham and
Detective Arnold. They endeavored
to keep their visit a secret, and for that
reason went to Stamford and rode from
there to Noroton, via trolley, in order
to attract as little attention as possible.
But very few in Noroton or Darien
know of their 'visit.
«:Adverfise in THE GAZETTE.
Council Meet.
Councilmen Meeker and Cotter were
absent Monday evening when Mayor
Glovéer called an adjourned meeting
of the city council to order.
Matters of importance Were brought
before the board and it was regretted
that all of the members were not
present.
After the reading of, the minutes of
previous meetings by the clerk, the
Mayor presented a batch of hills,
which, with the exception of those of
the library, were ordered paid.
These amounted to about $115, and
were temporarily tabled.
A report from the librarian was read
showing the attendance for the past
month to have been 3,830 and the num-
ber of books taken out as 2,486.
The matter of making the appropria-
tion of $1,000 voted at a city meeting
for the benefit of the library then
received attention, and was the sub-
jectiof considerable attention.
Mayor Glover explained that it
required a two-thirds vote of the entire
council to make the appropriation.
A motion that the sum of $1,000
be appropriated for the library was
lost by a tie vote, Councilmen P. W.
Bates and W. R. Bates voting in the
affirmative and Councilmen George B.
Gregory and Charles A. Burr in the
negative.
Councilman W. R. Bates then moved
that $500 be appropriated, and his
motion was seconded by Councilman
Gregory. .
This motion was also lost by Council-
man Burr voting {flithe negative.
Councilman Bur said that he was in
favor of the maintenance of the library
but thought that altogether too much
money was spent upon it.
Councilman Gregory was in favor of
giving the library enough to carry it
through to the first of January, and
suggested that the board of directors
furnish the council with an estimate of
the amount that would be required to
conduct it until such time as the present
council’s successors were elected.
A petition for an extension 'of 1,000
feet of the sewer on Fitch’s hill to
Maple street was referred to the sewer
committee, they to report at the next
regular meeting of the board.
The Congregational society asked
for a rebate on the tax charged by the
city against the society. The matter
was referred to Councilmen W. R.
Bates, Burr and Gregory. ~ -'
H. Van Wagner asked for a permit
to remove a building 26x18 from
Franklin 'street, ' South Norwalk,
through the main streets to Westport
avenue. After the matter had been
fully looked into the board voted that
the permit be not granted.
Mayor Glover stated that in ac-
cordance with instructions from, the
council, the clerk had conferred with
the officials of the New York & New
Haven railroad in reference to the
dangerous approaches to the railroad
station, more especially the point at or
near the freight-house. He said that
Mr. Platt of the road had called upon
him, (the Mayor) and seemed disposed
to do whatever was best to be done at
present, explaining that the company
had in contemplation extensive changes
at and about the station in this city,
which would be commenced as soon as
other work now under way was com-
pleted. -
He submitted a map of what the
company was wilhng to do in the
meantime to avert the danger of acci-
dent at the point complained of. It is
proposed, according to this map, to
remove the present freight house to
the west side of' the tracks, and to
move the latter a few feet nearer the
wharf.
The election of city assessors follow-
ed, it being understood that two mem-
bers were to be democrats and the
third a republican.
Three ballots were taken for the
first member of the board resulting as
follows.
First ballot:
S. L. Weed, 2
William Mitchell, 2
Second ballot:
S. L. Weed, 2
William Mitchell. 2
Third ballot:
S. L. Weed, 3
William Mitchell, 1
Mr. Weed was declared elected.
Mr. William Mitchell received the
entire vote for second member of the
board and was declared elected.
On motion of Councilman Burr it
was voted that nominations be made
for the last member of the board, he to
be a republican.
The name of E. S. Adams was men-
tioned, but quickly dropped when some
one suggested that perhaps he would
prefer to be Mayor.
Samuel Lynes name was presented.
Councilman Gregory thought. that Mr.
Lynes had office enough and he, too,
was dropped.
The name of Francis Leonard was
then presented. This led- a member of
the council to jokingly remark, “He is
boss on the needs and is a democrat
now,” and another member of the
council to add, “He’s out of the coal
business, Meeker can’t object.”
The name of D. W. Fitch was pre-
sented, and some one 311d, “he’s got
office enough, too.”
Thecouncil then proceeded to ballot
for the third member, and not until
. ten ballots had been taken did they
succeed in making a selection.
The ballots in detail were as follows:
First ballot:
Francis Leonard,
F. B. Gregory,
J. A. Buckley,
Second ballot:
Leonard,
Gregory,
Buckley,
PHI»?
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Third ballot:
Leonard,
Gregory,
Buckley,
l—NH—l
Fourth ballot,
Gregory, '
Buckley,
Leonard,
b—If—lw
Fifth ballot:
Gregory,
Buckley,
Leonard.
Hi—‘NJ
Sixth ballot:
Gregory,
Leonard,
Blank,
l-‘L‘LH
Seventh ballot:
Gregory,
Leonard, ,
J. M. Benedict,
Eighth ballot:
Gregory,
Leonard,
Benedict,
bat—«NJ
Icy-4H
Ninth ballm:
Gregory,
Leonard,
Benedict,
i—If-‘lx’a
Tenth ballot:
H
GregOry,
T. S. Stout, 3
Mr. Stout was declared elected.
A motion was made that the previous
action on the library matter be recon-
sidered. It was finally decided to sus-
pend further action until next Monday
evening, to which time the council ad-
journed.
Only two oystermen report a fair set
onpart of the shells they have planted.
They are Capt. C. W. Bell, ofRowayton,
and. E. Frank Lockwood, of Cos Cob.
They report that their sets are very
thrifty and extraordinarily large.
The marketable oysters are reported
to be in good condit1on and quite fat as
compared with those of last year. The
best report of I oysters from anywhere
this year is that of the Greensport
beds. These beds are in excellent
condition without exception. N orwalk
menghave been planting them largely
:this- year. The Greensport oysters are
acknowledged in the New York market
t'éibe the best. They excel even the
Providence river oyster, which was
par excellence itself a year ago. The
latter have not been up to the stan-
'dard this season.
Engineer 1). C. Sanford has been
making a study of the oyster beds and
he.is experimenting extensively trying
a n‘umberof new ideas and seeking to
demonstrate a theory of his own. He
has found that there is no set at all on
the natural beds.
Thus far only 116 licenses have been
granted for work on the natural beds.
All the stock on the beds, however, is
one or two years old. Ordinarily about
325 licenses have been granted annual-
ly.
The Rev. Father Slocum at the 10:30
mass at the church of the Immaculate
Conception, in Waterbury on Sunday,
announced to his parishioners that the
new church of St. Thomas’ parish
would be dedicated next‘Sunday morn-
ing at 10:30 o’clock.
The new church will cost, when
finished, $25,000, and about half of
this amount will be paid by the church
of the Immaculate Conception. Father
Slocum says it is the first time in the
history of the Hartford diocese that a
new parish has ever been helped in
this way. The church will seat 700.
After next week Father Crowley, so
Father Slocum says, will have an as-
sistant.
The division of the money amount-
ing to less than $100, realized on the
estate of the late Edward Gregory,
over and above funeral expenses, caus-
ed a ripple of excitement on Wall
street yesterday afternoon,as the widow
handed it out to the heirs, who quarrel-
ed among themselves to the extent that
'an adjournment was taken to Town
clerk Smith’s office. Mr. Smith quick-
ly adjusted matters to the satisfaction
of all concerned. The heirs numbered
nearly ten.
Rufus M. Sherman, a retiredE com-
mercial traveller, residing at 125 Olive
street, Bridgeport, dropped dead yes-
terday morning on Wood avenue. He
had been out for a walk and was on his
way home. He stopped to talk with an
acquaintance, when he suddenly fell
down.
DDuring the daytime dress in warm,
though light clothes, as. though you
must not be too heavily clad, you must
avoid a chill, as colds and coughs are
very thinning, and not at all conducive
to making flesh. You must, of course,
take proper eXe.-cise, but this should
be such as to involve no very great
fatigue.
You should walk daily, but your
walks must not be too long or too far,
that the great secret for getting stout
is to live a placid, quiet, rather dull
life for a time, eating and sleeping
constantly, and never being in a hurry.
Dinner should have much the same
menu as lunch. Soups are better made
rather thick, and the fish should be
bailed rather than fried. Poultry and
meat are better than game, and you
shouldeat plenty of vegetables especial-
ly all kinds of root vegetables, such as
carrots, turnips, parsnips, etc.
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Only a Few Re ,ufals Lilmly to Be Kept
There. -
Washington, Sept. 20.—All "oranearly
all of the military force in‘Santlago
may be withdrawn. General_Lawton
has advised the war departmentflthat
he favors some such plan, retaii'iing in
the province only regulgrs, a” wfo‘
_ . a,“ a.-
Wthh will form the nuclggsfl'ogua ' ..
composed of Cubans. Lawtgpfl’a s that
these natives are tractable Kndmiide'r
our officers they would m kei'EOOdLB'Bl-fi
diers, especially with this example (if
the regulars before them. __ .. .21.,“
General Lawtoh also reports that (be
refrigerated beef {furnished the aim
in Cuba. is not suitable. and he ha’s'i‘ec-
ommended that live cattle be shipped
to Santiago and killed and dressed
there just previous to use. 4,3
'That was one of the propositi 8
made when the matter of subsist e
for our forces in Santiago ‘was "origi-
nally under consideration, but at that
time the transportation of cattle and
its butchering seemed impracticable.
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03171319: Over Havana
Hnavaa, Sept. 21.—-At ten o’clock yes-
terday morning the American flag “was
hoisted on the flagstaff of the Trotcha
hotel, the headquarters of the Ameri-
can evacuation commission.‘
A guard of marines was posted at the
entrance to the grounds. Colonel Claus
and Captain Payne stood onrtpe roof
of the hotel at both sides of the flag-
staf‘f. . . ‘
At 10 o’clock sharp a. quartermaster
of the steamer Resolute raised the
flag, which unfurled and flutteied
proudly in the breeze, which was blow
ing from the sea. ' ~ _
New Deparfhre in Money Orders.
Washington, Sept. 19.——The public
will greatly appreciate the convenience
afforded through an order just issued
by Mr. Heath, the first assistant post-
master general, which authorizes post-
masters to issue money orders payable
at their own offices. This pnactice has
not been heretofore followed, and the
new departure will be an accommoda-
tion to a great number of people, who,
not having accounts at a. bank, desire
to follow this economical and absolute-
ly safe method in payment of bills.
Gen. “'heel'erv Renominated.
Birmingham, Ala., Sept. 19.-—At the
Democratic primaries in the Eighth
Congress district Saturday Major Gen-
eral Joseph Wheeler was unanimously
renominated to serve his ninth term
in Congress.
A good vbte was polled as a mark of
the high regard in which the hero of
Santiago is held at home.
General Wheeler made no canvass,
simply announcing in a letter written
while he was before Santiago that he
desired re-election.
him “570 ‘9- Sontlnwost'o'tn Plhno: Ea
' New York, Sept. tam—Rumors gre hg
circulated that furthefr importantt‘dg
velopments are pending in the alga
of the Baltimore and Ohio rail-f ,‘-
It was reported that various inte're
connected with the Baltimore and ‘0 _
Southwestern Railroad, the St. Loy
feeder of. the system, were to meet
this city. _ .3',
Inquiry among persons in a place to
know what were likely to be the de-g
velopments elicited the informatiop
that the reorganization of the Balti:
more and Ohio Southern Company was
in contemplation. ,3 '
This reorganizafion, which will inc
elude a. physical rehabilitation-‘dffthv‘.
property, and probably its financ 9!"
organization as well, is to be proc‘e do
with shortly after the completionlla‘é.
the reorganization of the Baltimdfe an
Ohio Company. >
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Hall Storm in Montreal
Montreal, Sept. 20.—-The most 711;;
structive storm of the year swepL'oyMr',
Montreal Sunday, - causing thou'sa. 5'
of dollars of damage to windows ‘and
skylights. -- a "
Hail stones the size of pigeon ‘eggsf
fgll in abundance, and one dé‘ath‘téjg'
reported as indirectly due to this
cause. a;
A trolley wire was broken during the «
height of the storm and struck Jamgg:
McKenzie, a passer .‘Jy, instantly,
..2-.
ing him. Several other pede’stria
were stunned by the bail stones befoz'
they could reach‘shelter. {‘3
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Rough Riders Start for Home "if
New York, Sé‘ptf 21:The Arizoag
delegation of Roosevelt’s Rough ‘1' -
ers started home Monday night at
a. week of unalloycd happiness in t
city. Some time before the mengl
word was sent out from their’he‘
quarters in the Delaware houSeJ" .
Thirty-fourth street and Third avén ,1
that they had an important statemen‘f
which they desired to make pub-EL
The statement proved to be a testl o:
nial of the appreciation felt byflti‘fc
Arizona. contingent for the kind treats:
ment it had received at the handadiot
the people of this city in general, all“
from the police force in particular.
Dr. 'olm Hall’s Remains ”
Belfast, Ire., Sept. 20.——The body of
the Rev. Dr. John Hall, pastor of the
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church of
New York, who died at the residence
of his sister at llazelmere, County
Down, on Saturday, will be removed to
Bangor on Wednesday, where it will
be embalmed. It will then be shipped
to Liverpool, Where it will be put 01‘
board a steamship sailing on Satur-
day, September 24, for New York. Th':
burial will take place in VVoodlaWn
cemetery, the body being placed by the
side of Dr. Hall’s son.
AUTUMN COSTUME 0F POPLIN FROM HARPER'S BAZAR
Plain and Plaid Wool Costume.
Autumn coats are in great variety— '
short, medium, and three-quarter
length—to suit all figures. Many of
them, according to Harper’s Bazar,
show a series of revers, and are belted,
with basque effects produced by fanci-
fully shaped hip pieces—another one
of the season’s modes.
A French gown of the new corded
poplin in marine blue is combined with
a poplin velours plaid of military .gray
and shadowy tones of red, a touch of
tartan being very fashionable in the
new fall costumes. The coat corsage
of plain blue has its collar square in
the back, and sloping off to wide revers
in front, below which are short revers
that taper to the waist line, faced with
plaid velours, the vest beneath being
of cream-colored poplin, trimmed _ in
yoke effect with bands of velvet be-
tween insertions ,of ecru ~ point de
Venise.
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l The tartan is used also to face the
high, turn-over cuffs, and the cravat
bow -is of plaid. The small tailor
sleeves have tiny caps of the plain pop-
lin, and the fancy’belt is of cut steel. .
The skirt moulds the hips, and has a
box-pleat holding all the fulness be-
hind. Veny narrow at the top, it grad-
ually expands and sweeps outward in
fan effect. At the bottom is a fiounce,
flaring at the front and sides without
ripples, the w1'lth at foot being four
yards. The upper finish is a black
velvet piping. ' _
The hat of latticed satin in black is
trimmed with puffy loops and bow of
gray blue velvet, through Which is
'thrust a jewelled buckle, while behind
is a bunch of curled quills in dull
shades of red, blue and gray.
Quantity of material for gown—blue
poplin, 6 yards; plaid-poplin, ,4 yards;
cream poplin, f yard. _ , . 3.‘
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