I diphtheria . T Founded in1800.] VOL. XCVHI.—-l\.lo 4.8 THE TOWN MEETING. If any one had doubted the ex- istence of “Merrill Workers” and .“ Lynes’ Heelers,” he should have attended last night’s town meeting, and his doubts would have been quickly dispelled. .Out of some 400 who' were present, not over fifty were tax-payers. Some were gath- ered in by the bosses whilea major- ity had been roped in from the sa- loons and street. corners. The fact that after the close of the meeting, two Were heard to askitheir “ boss ” if they had voted all right, gives an idea of what kind of an assemblage voted away $300, 000 in town bonds. That the spdakers were interrupt- . ed by drunken shouts and hisses was to have been expected. Prior to the passage of the reso- lution authorizing the sale of the bends, the town’s attorney stated that they had already been sold, not- withstanding the injunction ofJudge Wheeler, and the fact that the Selectmen labored until 2 o’clock this morning to get them beyond recall, would indicate that Judge Wheeler had good grounds for his suspicions. ' ‘A‘ A SURPRISE. Joseph C. Randle the Victim of an Unlooked For Call. Last evening as Joseph C. Randle was nicely enscounced at his home enjoy- ing a call from a gentleman friend and and his wife, there was a ring at the front door bell and Mr. Randle found that he had been made the victim of a surprise party. The party was composed of Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Keeler, Mr. and Mrs. Aure- lius J. Meeker, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. New- kirk, Mr. and Mrs. A. Carmi Bette, Mr. and. Mrs. J. P. Treadwell, Mr. and Mrs. William Randall, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Boyer, G. M. Holmes, Charles E. Curtis Walter Keith and Miss G. L. Camp. There was ancing, vocal and instrumental music, guess contests, and refreshments in abundance. ' AAAA REEEKAH. A Call For Rehearsal at Grace Church. The ladies and gentlemen who so graciously responded at last Monday’s rehearsal will kindly assemble at Grace P. E. church on Monday evening next, Nov. 21, at 7:45 o’clock, for re- hearsal. There will be a book of the cantata for every member, thereby avoiding the inconvenienee of “looking over” as at last rehearsal. . Itrust it is possible to be strength- ened by the addition of a few more sopranos. Rehearsal will begin at 8 o’clock shar . . p H. PEPPER. A ‘ v Piano Recital. Miss Marie Benedict, the blind pian- iste, gave a most acceptable recital, at Miss Baird’s Institute, on Wednesday evening, the 16th inst. Besides the school, many music lov- ing people from the N orwalks were present and all agree that .Miss Benedict is a pianiste of uncommon ability. She is thoroughly artistic and her technique is marvelous. Twelve numbers of great variety and charm were presented, all of which received hearty applause. Miss Benedict does not play “by ear; ” her productions are the results of hard study, for many years. She has been a pupil and personal friend of the blind Concert pianist, Edward Baxter Perry, of Boston. AAA Diphtheria at South Norwalk. . By order of the Board of Health all of the rooms excepting the high school of the Concord street school, at South Nor-walk, were closed this morning. 4 Two of the attenda‘hts at- the school, a child named Miller, a resident of Chestnut street, and a child named Stabel, on Burbank street, are ill with The health officer does not believe that there will be a spread of the disease, and says that the board acted thus promptly to that‘end. " ‘ ‘vv 7 Harry Bartram is ill at his home on Harriett street. “ . .4 n Entertaining and I nstmctive Home J onrnal, Especially'Devoted to Local JVews and Interests. WHO IS TEE WOMAN. Murdered by Farm Hand at New Canaan. Anderson’s Body That Was Found. No‘t Mrs. Coroner Doten held an inquest, ye s- .1erday afternoon, over the mutilated body, supposed to be that of Mrs. Susan Anderson, which was found buried in a pig pen on her farm, about four miles from New Canaan. The body of Fred. Hahman, her farm hand, was also found hanging to a tree, and it was supposed that he had murdered Mrs. Anderson, set fire to her house and then committed suicide. At the coroner’s inquest, however, testimony was introduced which castsa ,doubt on the identity of the dead wo- man. Sturgess Northrop, a brother, and Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson, a sister of Mrs. Anderson, swore that they did not think the body was hers. William Smiley, a grandson of Mrs. Anderson’s, testified that the body looked like that of his aunt, Mrs. Mary Slade, a circus performer, who lived in New York and who frequently visited his grandmoth- er, Mrs. Anderson. Mrs. Northrop, who identified the body as that of Mrs. Anderson, would not swear to the identification. She said she thought it was her sister-in- law, but she was not sure. A close examination of the body re- vealed the fact that the hair was black, while Mrs. white. The legs and arms also indicat- ed that the woman was not more than 30 years old. The head had been near- Anderson’s was nearly ly severed by a blow from an axe. Cor- oner Doten adjourned. the inquest and another search will be made of the Anderson farm. The theory now is that Hahman murdered both Mrs. An- derson and Mrs. Slade: and that the body of the former has not yet been found. LATER—Since the above was 1n type, Mrs. Slade and Mrs. Anderson’s two daughters have arrived in town. The face and head of the body had been so horribly mutilated that recog- nition by that means was impossible, but Mrs. Anderson’s lower set of teeth were intact, and when Mrs. Sturgess Northrop, the she “Them’s her teeth; yes, them’s Susan’s teeth.” If any doubt about the identification had existed this dispelled it. Mrs. Northrop’s positiveness left no room for doubt. the victim’s sister-in-law, saw molars, exclaimed: ‘ -‘ Some Weddings. Miss Clara Judson, of Stratford, and Malcolm Patterson, of Boston, were married at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Selleck,- on Arch street, Thurs- day afternoon, at 5 o’clock, by Rev. F. A. Scofield. Only relatives and imme- diate friends of the couple were pres- ent. The bride is a niece of Mrs. Sel- leck. 4 Miss Nellie Josephine Coutu and Charles H. Allen were married Thurs day, by Rev. A. S. Kavanagh, at the First Methodist parsonage. AMUSEMENTS. California Ministrels. The CalifOrnia Minstrel company will occupy the stage at Hoyt’s Theatre Saturday evening and a good house is anticipated. The company is headed by these well known stars: Billy Ar- lington, William Henry Rice, Barlow Brothers, J. H. Mack and DeRue Brothers. Operatic orchestra and brass band will enliven the proceedings. ——'———<W AN IMPORTANT DIFFERENCE. To make it apparent to thousands, whothink themselves ill, that they are not afiiicted with any disease, but that the system simply needs cleansing, is to bring comfort home to their hearts, as a costive condition is easily cured by using Syrup of Figs. Manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. only and old by all druggists. ————§o-o>—— , ——A free lunch will be served at Quittner’s new saloon on Franklin ave- nue to-morrow night. eons went sow. Attorney Warner‘LSo Stated Before vote Was Taken Authorizing Their Sale. Selectmen Work Until 2 Bonds to Get Them Out of Town. a. m. Signing Nearly 400 people assembled at the Town Hall lasr. night, in response to the call for a special town meeting to take action in the matter of issuance of $300,000 in town bonds. The saloons had been ralded and young men under age pressed into ser- vice, to assist the Selectmen in passing their resolution, there not being over fifty tax-payers in the entire gathering, Gentlemen addressing the meeting were interrupted by a drunken man, and hisses and shuffling of feet greeted those who opposed the Selectmen. The call was read by Town Clerk H. R. Smith and Frank Leonard was elected chairman. Hon. Levi Warner presented -the following resolution: RESOLVED, That the selectmen of the Town of N orwalk be, and they hereby are, authorized and directed, for the purpose of providing for any appro- priation heretofore made by the said Town of Norwalk, and of paying the existing floating indebtedness of the said town, to issue bonds of the said Town of Norwalk, to an amount not exceeding Three Hundred Thousand Dollars, par value. to be dated the first day of October, 1898, payable twenty years from the said first day of October, 1898, with interest from said first day of October, 1898, at not to exceed three and one-half per centum per annum, payable ments, and that the said Selectmen be, and they are hereby authorized and directed to sell the said bonds at a sum not less than the par value thereof, and with the avails of such sale or sales to provide for any appropriations hereto- fore made by the said Town of Nor- walk, and to pay the existing floating indebtedness of the said toxvn, and that the said bonds be signed by the First Selectman and the Treas- urer of the said Town of Norwalk, and that the seal of said town be affixed thereto and attested by the Town Clerk of said towu, and that the signatures of said first selectman and Treasurer upon the interest war- rants or coupons attached to said Bonds may be executed'in fac-simile by litho- graphic or other simlliar process in lieu of the original signatures of the said officials, and the said First Selectman and Treasurer of the said Town of Nor- walk, are hereby designated and em- powered to sign the said Bonds, and the said Town Clerk is hereby em powered to affix the seal of the said Town of Norwalk thereto, and attest the same, and that the Town Treasurer aforesaid shall keep a record of all said Bonds issued under this vote: Attorney Joseph A. Gray offered a substitute resolution, in which it was proposed that a committee composed of Messrs. R. H.,Rowan, Russell Frost, Charles L. Glover and Arthur B. Hill ‘ be appointed to negotiate the sale of the bonds. The resolution was seconded by Gené eral Charles Olmstead. > Mr. .Warner said that he did not think the resolution ought to pass at the meeting and stated his reasons. He objected to the matter being placed in the hands of a‘ committee as it properly belonged to the selemnen to act in the premises. ‘ He thought the original resolution ought to be passed, and called atten- tion to the fact that several meetings had already been held in reference to the sale of the bonds, and their issu- ance had previously been ordered by a. largely attended meeting with but four dissenting votes. ‘ Continuing he said that the select- men had received sealed proposals and had awarded the bonds to the best bid- der. The party who took the bonds had done so at the riskto themselves of any illegality-in the issuance of the same. In reference to the injunction secure d by Attorney Gray from the Superior court, he said he did not propose to an- ta’. gonize the ruling of the judge. in equal semi-annual ,pay'. He stated that the cost of printing- the bonds was $300 and that if Mr. Gray’s resolution prevailed, a like sum would be necessary to have them re- printed. Furthermore it would take some months before they could be placed on the market, and at least four months interest would be lost, or a total loss of over $600, and added that the party who had been previously awarded the_ bonds would probably not give them up without a contest. Attorney Gray claimed that it WAS no part of the selectmen’s duties to issue the bonds, and thought that the voters could select a committee better _ fitted ’to sell the bonds. He further claimed that no meeting had yet legally authorized the selectmen to sell the bonds. He said that he had been told that'the expense of printing the bonds had been paid by the parties to whom they were awarded and that the cost was only about $90. . He said that they had not been props srly advertised, and made the some- what startling statement that the bids ‘ were unsealed the night before the day set for the opening and awarding of the same. ‘ ' This br0ught Selectman Lynes to his feet with a denial of the statement. Continuing Mr. Gray said Treasurer' Curtis told me that the envelopes con- taining the bids were open when he saw them. Mr. Lynes asked Mr. Curtis, if he was in the hall, to answer Mr. Gray’s statement, which he did with a prompt ‘ denial of having ever told him any- thing of the kind. This did not please Mr. Gray, who N ORWALK CONN}. FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 18, 1898 —12 PAGES. 7v said not one of the selectmen know any- thing about the bond business and the men named in the resolution were thor- ougly conversant with the business. - After some further remarks a vote was taken on Gray’s resolution and it was lost. Gen. Olmstead asked if it was not a fact that the bonds were already sold. Warner replied in the affirmative and that the premium was $3,310, the injunction of Judge Wheeler to the contrary notwithstanding. Gray quoted from the ruling of Judge Wheeler in the injunction case. The original resolution was then , adopted without a dissenting vote. The following resolution was then presented by Mr. Warner: WHEREAS, At a town meeting of the legal voters of this town held Sep- tember 26th, 1898, theNSelectmen were directed to issue and sell the ,bonds of this town to th’e amount of $300,000 and' the validity of the notice of said meet- ing has been questioned. RESOLVED, That the vote passed at this meeting in relation to the issue and sale of said bonds, is intended to be, and is in ratification, approval and aflirmance of the vote passed in said town meeting held Sept; 26th, 1898, and this meeting hereby ratifies, ap- proves and aflirms said vote, and the action of the Selectmen of this town under the same. Gray took exception to the resolution on the ground that it could not be ‘ legally brought befOre the meeting. The chair ruled against him and the resolution was passed w ith almost a shout. And then the meeting adjourned. After the gathering had dispersed the [$1.0M y... PRICE TWO CENTS ‘- Selectmen worked until 2 o’clock this morning signing the bonds, in order to ' get them off before further legal steps to retain them could be taken. SETTLED ourwor COURT. The Raymond Appeal Case Ended After Conference. The Raymond appeal from probate has been settled out of court. Wednes~ dav afternoon, after a long conference between counsel on both sides a. basis of agreement was reached and it was announced that the case would be with- drawn. _ No further opposition will be offered by the children of the first wife to the recognition of the second marriage. As this was the all important point for the children of Col. Raymond’s second. wife they will be satisfied with the ar- ran gement as that is what they Were fighting for and not a share of the es- tate. The children of the first wife will pay the costs and the children of the second marriage will deed the property over to them. The Gazette Wonders. If the ears of the Selectmen tingle to-day. . Why such anxiety and haste to get these bonds out of town. If it was good policy to disregard Judge Wheeler’s injunction. Who is not suspicious to-day. If theSelectmen have not overreached themselves this time. - Why the tax-payers are kicking themselves today. «0..»— The Weather. Showers to-night and Saturday. Manufacturer’s Sam- "ples 0f GHENILLE PORTIERS ! 00 Sale to-morrow. DRAPERY DEPARTMENT. $1.98, $2.50, $3.00, $3.50, $8.50. All over patterns ....... $6.50 TAPESTRY - POR- TIERS.............$4.50 Oil TON “ORE Early Winter BED CLOTHING SALE! EMBRACING EVERYTHING IN BLANKETS, - SPREADS and CCMFORTERS. All Qualities, Styles and Lace Curtains. 200 pairs received this week, all the new effects. RENAISSANCE, BRUSSELL NETS, FISH NETS, NOT- INGHAMS IRISH POINTS. and 50c, 75c, 98c, $1.50, $2.00, Prices ! $2.50 to $5.00. Cold Weather is one of the sure things—it can be counted upon with a certainty to fill its allotted portion of each year. There is nothing to be gained by putting off the preparation for it. This Sale gives a great opportunity to‘ all in need. of Winter Clothing~ , . Hosiery and Underwear. 100 doz. pairs of ladies’ fleeced lined stockings, fast black, seamless, and extra heavy, actual value 19c, special, 12in. _ ' Boys’ and girls’ double knee ribbed stockings, made of Egyptian yarn, very warm'and durable, special, 124.30. Men’s grey and Oxford mixed sox, regular price 100, special, four pairs for 25c. . Boys’ and girls’ grey and white Merino shirts and pants, extra value, each 250. Ladies’ ribbed Egyptian vests and pants, worth 380, each, 250. Men’s Jaeger fleeced shirts and drawers, sizes 34 to 48, real value 69c, special, 50c. ' The best one dollar shirts and draw- ers in the market. They asked you $1.50 elsewhere for the same garment. Look at this great garment for $1.00. Men’s fancy flannel night robes, 75c quality, for 50c. . Our Thanksgiving napkms and table damask is now on sale. . Blankets. ‘ Heavy twilled cotton blankets, 44 size, worth $1.25, this sale 980. Cotton and wool blankets—40 pairs cotton heavy twill, worth $2.25, this sale $1 50. j such a variety to pick from. , Cotton and wool blankets, fifty pairs, worth $3.25 per pair, this sale $2.75. All wool blankets, $4.25, $5.25 and $5.95. Gomfortables. ‘1 case full Single comforts 75c. Cot- ton comforts figured fronts plain btcks~ worth $1.50, this sale. $1.25, Cotton comfortable figured silkaline both sides worth $2.25 this sale, $1.98. Bed, Spreads. Crochet bed spreads large lot of fifty in new patterns, the regular dollar spread, 75c. Crochet bed spreads, 75 large single ones the regular $1.25, for this sale. 98c. Marsielles bed spreads a lot of 25 full single, worth $3.00 this sale $2.50. . . Our Book Store. We will open Saturday. ,It will be larger than ever. Cyrano de Bergerac, The Prince of the House of David and Quo Vadis in cloth binding. We will run at 150 per vol. Jackets. Children, misses and ladies—never 100 more jackets received this week. Look at them, they will please you. From $5.00 to $18.75. Ladies’ Flannel Goods. 5 doz. Skirts, ready made, flannel, short, inside skirts, 290. 6 flannel skirts. two large hems, with cotton band, 50c. 10 doz. flannel night gowns, 50c. 25 t‘ H H 6‘ 980. Wrappers. 50 doz. received this week of those Flannelette Wrappers that we sold last week. The $1.25 quality for 98c. Our Thanksgiving ‘Table 'Ware is now on exhibition. Gloves. , Extra- value in kid gloves Ladies 2 clasp4 buttons in all the new winter tones glace and suede finish, reds, greys, tansbrowns, pearls and navy, value $1.25 per pair $1.00. Men’s silk lined mode gloves in greys and tans the reg- ular $1.50 glove, per pair $1.00. Misses kid fleeced lined fur top, worth $65c, special price 50c. THANKSGIVING arms: .15 TURKEYS GIVEN AWAY! 5 Saturday night, 5 Monday night, 5 Wednesday night. Save YourDuplicate Checks!
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