NORWALK
Founded inlBOOJ
An Entertaining and Instructive Home Journal, Especially Devoted to Local News and "Interests. '
VOL. Kent—No 4!.
NORWALK CONN. FRIDAY, JANUARY 27. 1899 ~12 PAGES.
[$1.00 a Yea.
PRICE Two CENT
THE FIGHTA BIG Hisco.
RECEIPTS ATTACHED, MATCH-
MAKER SKIPS, BOXERS
WOULD NOT APPEAR
AND NORWALK SPORTS COME
ll HOME SADDER BUT WISER
MEN.
About twenty-five Norwalk sports
went to Bridgeport last night to attend
the much heralded boxing contest be-
tween Peter Maher and “Stockings”
Conroy of Troy, which was to have
taken place at the Park Cit-y theatre.
These same sports returned on the
Washington express at. midnight and
a more disgusted lot of men never
alighted on the South Norwalk depot
platform. Some had $1.50 seat checks,
others held the $2 and $3 pasteboards
but all were conscious of the fact that
they had been beautifully taken in and
done for. To put it mildly they were
perfectly satisfied that they were
“good things.
it is safe to say that the Norwalk
faked since the day that the celebrated
Gem Novelty company made its appear-
ance on the stage of the Old Norwalk
Opera house.
Some were inclined to take it good
naturedly, but the majority fondled
their $2 pieces of pastboard and heaped
implications on the heads of the man-
agers of the Palace Athletic club and
Bridgeperters in general.
Had Al Woods, the head and front of
of the fiasco, been aboard of the train
his ears would have tingled at the un-
complimentary remarks hurled at his. _
contingent have not been so successfully
' offending head.
Some 1500 in all had assembled at
the Park City, and‘ the same number
left in disgust, as all they received for
their money was a ten round bout
between Bennie Leon and Tony Moran
of Brooklyn.
An attachment placed on the box
office receipts and the sudden disap-
pearance of Al VVOudS, the match-
maker, with the advance sales was the
cause of not having the other bout
pulled off, as the boxers would not go
on when there was no money in sight
to pay them.
At 8:25 announcer Joe Humphrey's
introduced the participants in the first
preliminary. Leon was the taller and
heavier of the two and owned a con-
siderably longer reach, but Moran
seemed to have been born with an in—
He had all the
worst of it from the start, but there was
nate love of a licking.
hardly a. minute when he was not ag-
gressive. He rushed Leon repeatedly
and no amount of punishment sufficed
t) keep him away.
Leon played a tatoo on Moran’s
stomach and heart during the whole
10 rounds, using left and right, while
Moran missed a number of right hand
swings during the bout.
Moran displayed lots of recuperative
Trinity to be Enlarged.
The vestry of Trinity Church met
ast night, and every member being
present, voted unanimously to begin
this spring the erection of a large ad-
dition to the church building.
A great deal of interest and enthusi-
asm was manifested in the project. The
members had hoped to know definitely
very near the cost of the charges, but
the estimates of the contractors were
not in, as some changes in the plans
had been decided upon which would
materially reduce the cost of the im-
provements from what was originally
intended. Itis expected, however, that
the c0st of the WOI‘K will be upwards of
$6,000. The vestry has at present in
hand and in good pledges over $5,000,
and it is proposed to secure the balance
needed as quickly as possible. It is
expected that before Easter the cen-
tracts will be awarded and the work
be under way.
The building committee consists of
S. C. Palmer, G. C. Stillson and B. H.
Golden.
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Mill End Sale.
The Boston Store willopen upa large
Mill End sale to-morrow for the bene-
fit of their customers and to clear their
counters. The sale includes muslin
underwear, men’s and women’s merino
and deemed Jined underwear, unlaun-
dried shirts, outing shirts, jackets,
skirts, etc. Read the adv. in to-day’s
issue. '
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Matinee Euchre.
At- the meeting of the Matinee Euchre
club with Miss Emma Lockwood of
Elmwood avenue, yesterday. Miss Clara
Hatch won the first prize and Mrs.
George A. Jennings the second.
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Royal Arcanum.
Regular meetings of Sherman Coun-
cil. R. A. and the "Ladies Auxiliary
were: held last evening. After the
h‘ansaction of business the members
indulged in a social time taken up in
playing whist and enjoyment of a feast .
' or edibles.
The Silk Weavers’ Strike.
The Silk Weavers are still on strike.
Four new weavers were introduced to
the factory yesterday. While on their
way to work this morning. in company
with Mr.Cohen the manager of the fac-
tory there were some words exchanged
between Cohen and the strikers, and
the arrest of the latter was threatened
by Cohen. Last night when the non-
union men were on their way to supper
it is alleged that they met with ill
treatment at the hands of a lot of
youngsters. The strikers disclaim hav-
ing had anything to do with the dis-
turbance.
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Friday Evening Whist.
The Friday Evening Whist players
were entertained Wednesday, night by
Mr. and Mrs. J. Gautier Gregory, at
their home on Main street. The first.
prize for ladies was won by Miss
Weaver, and Lawrence Gregory cap-
tured the prize. for gentlemen. The
next meeting of the club ‘will be held
with Miss Corbin, at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Giles A. Gregory.
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The Ravages of the Grip.
The modern scourge, the Grip,
poisons the air with its vital germs, so
that no home is safe from its ravages,
but multitudes have found a. sure pro-
tection against this dangerous malady
in Dr. King’s, New Discovery. When
you feel a soreness in your bones and
muscles, have chills and fever, with
sore throat, pain in the back of the
head, catarrhai symptoms and a stub-
born cough you may know you have the
Grip. and that you need Dr. King’s
New Discovery. It will promptly cure
theworst cough, heal the inflamed
membranes, kill the disease germs and,
prevent the dreaded after elfects of the
malady. Price 50 cts. and $1.00. Money
back if not cured. A trial bottle free
at John A. Riggs’ Drug Store.
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' The P. J. Lynch company cash gro-
cers, call your attention to their new
adv. to-day where you will find prices
quoted at the lowest. The groceries
are all fresh. and the quality is unex-
celled. I
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power and twice during the go came
back strong and full of fight when the
bell had found him groggy. The de-
cision clearly belonged to Leon and
was given to him by the referee, Sam
Austin.
Then came a long wait. It is not un-
usual at boxing matches for delays to
occur and the crowd sat as peacable as
so many lambs waiting for the appear- .
ance of Murphy and Fisher. While
they waited a loud gentleman in his
shirt sleeves sold large numbers of
books containing prize fighters’ rec.
ords to the audience. For a full half
hour the audience sat with hardly a
Then the kicking
Inquiries came from the gal-
sign of impatience.
began.
lery, asking in no uncertian tones when
the rest of the show was to be put on.
Still there was no sign on the part of
the management and no announcement
from the stage.
Rumors began to fly about the house
that the manager had skipped and
that, the receipts having been tied up
by an attachment, there would be no
more boxing. .
The Leon-Moran bout was finished at
9:15 and it was 10:25 when Announcer
Humphreys slipped into the ring and
announced that Manager Woods was
missing. The DOXers, Mr. Humphreys
said, had all lived up to their agree-
ment, but as an attachment had been
placed upon the receipts and the man~
ager of the show was not to be found, it
was not to be expected that they would
go on and pound each other for mere
exercise. So there would be no more
boxing. . 1..
All things considered the crowd took;
the announcement good naturedly,
sporting audiences having become
used to being roasted in Bridgeport.
The attachment which was placed on '
the receiptsvas made at the instance
of George M. Cameron, manager of the
Aldrich House, New Haven, to whom
Woods owed a big bill in all amounting
to about $1,500. ' -
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~15 lbs. fresh pork $1.00, 24 Main St.
Daniel Osterbanks of Chestnut
street, has recovered from an attack of
the grip and is able to be out doors
again.
Mrs. Mary A. Danforth delivered
an interesting address on missionary
WOI'lx',:Li the Methodist church last
night.
Stephen B. Hoyt, just-appointed post-
master of New Canaan, takes his office
February 22. but he may postpone it
until April" 1, the beginning of a new
quarter. ‘
The Danbury Y. MA). A. was burg-
larized Wednesday night, and the
sum of twenty dollars, which was in
the cash drawer of the assistant- secre-
tary’s desk, is missing.
The schooner Phebe Ann is at the J.
H. Ferris wharf with a load of clay
which 'will be utilized. for a floor at
the Aisthorpe foundry in East Norwnlk.
Miss Emily Mott entertained a num-
ber of young friends. last evening.
Whist was played, and selections on the,
piano were rendered by the hostess and
Harold Wilson. Refreshments were
served.
~—Fine roasting chickens, 0 Water St.
The Farther Lights society 0 f the
South Norwalk Baptist church will
hold asocial at the residence of Miss
Minnie L.‘ Ferris, on Riverside avenue,
Friday evening. Feb. 3. A line musical
and 'literarv programme is being ar-
ranged. '
The Bakers’ and Confectioners’ Union
social takes place in Arion hall, Satur-
day evening. Three richly orna-
mentedcakes, and a like number of
immense candy canes will be given :8
dance and walk prize.
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He Fooled The Surgeons.
All doctors toldRen’iek Hamilton. of
We st Jefferson. 0.. :iitcr suffering 18
months from Rectal Fistula. ..he would
die unless a costly operation was per-
formed; b.it be cured himself with live
boxes Bucklen ’sAi-nica Salve the surest
Pile cure on Earth. and the best Salve
in the World 25 cents a box. Sold by
John A..Riggs, druggust ll Main street.
NEBK WAS BMiii.
Fatal ACcident in the Rubber
Factory in Nauga-
tuck.
WAS SEIZED BY CHAIN.
Foreman in Reclaiming PlantKilled by Care‘-
lessneSS»
NATTGATUCK, Conn, Jan. :37.~—Fred-
eriek'Lester, aged 38, foreman in the
reclaiming plant of the United States
Rubber company, was caught in a
“drag? at 4:30 yesterday afternoon, and
hadiji‘jhls neck broken. He leaves a
ividowmnd three children.
The accident was due, it is thought.
to his own carelessness. It is believed
that'he got into the small shed. which
was about 100 feet from the main fac-
tory, where the old rubber shoes that
are to be reclaimed are stored. The
"dragl’ is and endless chain arrange-
ment,:and it is supposedthat one of the
shoes got caught so as tointerfere with
its running. The shed is only five feet
square, and it is believed that after
Mr. Ilester had removed the obstruc-
tion it started up unexpectedly and
caught him. The remains were view-
ed byZ Deputy Coroner Johnson, who
pronounced death to be accidental.
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_ ,iN OLDEN TIMES
People overlooked the importance of
permanently beneficial effects and were
satisfied with transient action; but now
that it is generally known that Syrup of
Figs will permanently overcome habit-
ual constipation, well-informed people
will not buy other laxatives, which act
:foiii’a 'tiiheri'but; finally. .iniiii-satire.~ sysrt
item». filiu-y the genuine, made by the
California Fig Syrup Co.
Constable Cfiodwin has served at
tachment paper’s onproperty belonging
toJohnT.‘Murphy,' to recover on a
claim for $75 sworn out by John W.
Beatty.
. Mrs. E. Hubbell Hotchkiss will enter-
tain the Y. M. C. A. with a phonograph
at the rooms on February 7th.
Everett W. Tolles who has been
visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Marshall H. Tolles of East avenue, has
gone to Ansonia to spend a. few days.
l-—LOST—A gold stick pin, Fleur do
he design, set with pearls. Finder
Will please return to this office.
There were several flurries of. snow
this morning and a breezy air sug-
gestive of March.
The A. P. C. club will meet to-night
in the club house on East avenue.
An adjourned court martial of Co. D,
C. N. G. will be held at the armory to-
night.
r A ladies’ society has been organized
by the ladies of St. Peter’s church.
George H. Raymond 65 Son are
movinga lot of new chairs and tables
into Red Men‘s Hall in the GAZETTE
Building.
The Cockenoe tribe of Red Men will
meet tonight.
A highly enjoyable social and dance
was held, last night, at the residence
of Mrs. S. Peck, on Camp street.
Light refreshments were served. The
guests departed about midnight well
pleased with their evening’s entertain-
ment.
The infant child of Jay W. Mallory
of Main street is seriously ill.
A fakir selling cigars was in town
yesterday. The cigars he claimed were
smuggled into the country and the rea-
son of their extreme low price was ow-
ing to the non-piyment of duty. Of
cons-.2 he met With some persons with
more money than "tense and these he
forthwith swindle ’. as the victims after-
wards found to their sorrow.
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The furniture of Frank K. Diaz is
being removed from \Vinnipauk to New
York city.
Yesterday afternoon about 4 o’clock
a horse belonging to C. DeKlyn &
Son slipped on a piece of ice at the'
foot of Henry street and fell, breaking
the_ shaft. Gedrge Lockwood, the
driver, unhitched' the horse and got
him on his feet again. After some dif-
ficulty he succeeded in repairing the
damage sufficiently to drive on.
Miss Edna Brown, of Main street,
who has been ill for some time, has re-
covered.
The divorce case of Osborn vs. Os-
born was concluded before Judge E1—
mer yesterday afternoon. The judge
reserved.
Mrs. Charles F. Osborn leavesvfor
Southern California to-day.
A party of Norwalk young men left
this morning on a fishing trip to Ban-
tam Lake. '
ElderJoseph Squires of Brooklyn.,
will preach in the Latter Day Saints
church at Broad River, on Sunday.
Joseph Crucet who has been ill at his
home on Franklin avenue, for the past
six weeks and who had an operation
for appendicitis performed five weeks
ago is recovering rapidly.
George Sullivan of 00. L, 3d Regt.
U. S. V. is home on furlough after hav-
ing suffered a long continued illness of
typhoid fever in’ the hospital at Phila-
delphia.
The Mandolin club met at the home
of George Williams on Elm street last
night.
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The Weather.
Fair till Monday; cold wave to-night.
MARRIED.
THOMPSON—WILSON. At the Central
Presbyterian church, Denver, 0010.,
January 24, 1899, by the
James E. Sentz, Miss Bertha M. Wilson
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to Mr. William P. Thompson. No cards.
took the papers but decision has been '
Reverend
BOSTON ST
ORE!
“SECOND GREA or"
MILL END SALE
Commences Tomorrow and will continue one week.
BOSTON STORE
Mill End Sales have been
copied by several houses
in Connecticut. We orig:
mated these sales in this
part of the County. This
salewill be greater than
the others.
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This Mill End Sale‘s
mission is to lose
Head these few items.
and Mill Ends on our counters for your inspection.
MONEY
That statement may seem strange to YOU! but all success-
ful houses know that it is money in their pockets to clean
out all “Odds and Ends” of the Season’s Merchandize and to
__, be ready for everything new in ihe Spring. Tliere'can be no
doubt of the BARGAINS FOR YOU.
and other bargains throughout the store. You mus; believe your own eyes.
Come and look at the thous-
The Remnants
Domestics.
2,500 yds. of w iite domet in rem-
nants 5 to 20 yds., the Tc kind, the mill
end price is in. .
36 in. wide p:.-.rc-.i‘:es, the we kind, for
this sale, lie.
70 new spring cilico prints for this
sale, 5c.
1 5c light shining prints,
10c new dress gingham, «l to '10 yds.,
mill end price, (35:2
3-1} c.
Muslin Underwear.
Dra {ere 19c.
Corset covers 9c.
Night gowns 30c.
Flannel Nightrobes.
' 75c ones to close out in this mill end
5119 59c.
98c to close out 75c.
81.25 to close out 08c.
Separate Skirts.
$12.00 black satin skirt-s $7.50.
$6.50 black serge skirts, plaited
backs $4.50.
$3.08 colored skirts $2.98.
.19c men’s linen handkerchicl’s 10:.
Short lengths of title linen at 33}
oil’. ' '
Toilet Notions.
Packer’s tar. soap, Me.
200 tooth brushes-mill end price, 100.
19c dressing comb, 10c.
2ch pocket books, 25c.
3 pkgs. of the 10c toilet paper for this
mill end, 190.
Apron ginghams. 4c
All full bleached standard muslins,
mill end price, 5&0.
Underwear.
800 gray, fleeced and merino shirts
and drawers for men, sizes from 34 to
48. We sold the same a week ago for
500, 690 and 75c. The mill asks us to
sell the above lot at our mill end sale——
price. 34c.
500 heavy ribbed fieecud shirts and
drawers for boys, sizes 26 to 34. worth
not. less than 40c, for this mill end sale,
190.
200 inisscs’ gray ribbed vests fleeced,
many in the lot worth 50c, for this mill
end sale, 15c. '
600 ladies’ ribbed vests and pants,
Egyptian yarn and line merino, 75c
and $1.00 qualities, this mill end - sale,
38c. 4
50 doz 250 swiss embroidered hand-
ly crumpled and soiled, inill end price,
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Short lengths of 100 silks 55c.
Jackets
Will go in the mill end sale.
$16.50 and $18.75 finest imported Ker-
sey jackets, all silk lined, if you only
wear one of them for two months, you.
will be repaid. Mill end price $10.00.~
$12.00 jackets for $7.50. '
$5.50 and $10.00 jackets all at the
small figure $5.00. ' ~
20 jackets odd sizes, no two alike, to
close $3.50.
Unizfundried Shirts.
100 doz. Men’s and boys’ unlaundri—
ed shirts that are more or less crum-
pled and soiled by handling. Many in
the lot worth 50c and 59c all will go in
in this Mill end sale at23c.
Outing Shirts.
300 outing shirts worth 45c each 25c.
300 yards black knotted veilings the
2-5 and 3:3c quality. mill end sale, 190.
8c quality brush braid, black and
kerchief’s the importers’ samples slight
colors, this sale 5e per va rd.
w c . lll issue a. circular with many other items that your limited space prevents us from. ,
notingin llii's‘paper. Lorne to this great Mill End Sale.
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‘ y... will find . Bargains.
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