1, ~ ORWALK Founded in1800.] ' ' l _ .fln. Entertain/Eng and. Instructive Home Journal, Especially Devoted to Local News and Interests. [$1.00 a Yea VOL. Kent—NO 11 =. WALK CONN, FRIDAY. MARCH 17.1899 —12 PAGES. , PRICE TWO CENT VETERAN KILLED. Legs Crushed and Broken and Scalp Badly Torn. WALKING 0N TRACK. ._______— Was Returning to' Soldiers’ Home From South Norwalk. Charles H. Davis. of Stepney, an in- mate of the Noroton Soldiers’ Home, was struck and killed by the train on the Consolidated road which reaches South NOrwalk 5:27 p. in. near 'Noroton last evening. His legs were crushed and broken and his scalp badly torn. Death was instantaneous. Davis had been to South Norwalk during the day and was returning to the Soldiers" Home when struck. He' was seen by the engineer of the train walking on the track, but failed to notice the approaching locomotive or heed its signal of alarm. A brother of the deceased, Daniel Davis, lives in Stepney and the author- ities of the Home have notified him of the killing of his brother. ' i Ev e1 1‘ three months the Government i sends pension checks to the pensioners i many of them receiving large amounts Last week was pension week, and it is thought that Daiiis had come to South Norwalk and spent all of his money ‘ ‘- 11:1: and was compelled to walk to Noroton, not having ‘car fare. TRAMWKY OTPPOSED. New Canaan and Stamford Object to Exten- ' sion of Line. T be hearing in Hartford Wednesday on the application of the- N 01 walk Tramway company to extend its line to Stamford, by way of Newton and Gleubrook, brought out strenuous op- position on the part of the Stamford Street Railroad company and several citizens from that city. The Tramway ’s 'nterests were looked after by Attorney Morehouse, of New Haven, and Gen. |' ussell Frost. ' There was just as strong opposition ' o the Tramway’s application for ex- tending its line from Norwalk to New anaan. A number from New Canaan, a mong them err-Comptroller Benjamin '. Mead, spoke against the project. It as stated by the New Canaan people but the line now in operation was a dequate for all the demands upon it. =‘ A‘= Accident to Mrs Scofield. Mrs. E. L. Scofield, formerly Miss ' nnie Candec of this city, the wife 'of he newly appointed insurance com— issioner, had a. bad fall at' her home [1 Stamford. She is an invalid and had 0 go about in a wheeled chair and she _oes from the first floor to her cham- Jer on an elevator. Saturday, t .113 rope f the cl vator broke and she fell eight ecr. llad it not been for the pneuma- ic tires on the wheels of her chair, he probably would have been killed, 5 it was, one of her ribs was broken till she was badly shaken up, while the hiir was smashed by her weight. I AA: Birthday Surprise. Soloman Scam was the victim of a .urrrise party at his home on Bayview venue, Wednesday evening, in honor- ‘f his birthday anniversary. Dancing nd games were indulged in and a 11- 3st a'partaken of. -————-————‘0.0>————— For a Water Supply. . Almong the favorable reports made 11 the House yesterday was one appro- riatrng $5,000 for providing Fitch’s .. orne for Soldiers with 31 water supply. lgnarkable Rescue. Mrs. Michael Curtain. Plainfieid.lll., nakcs the statement, that she caught old, which settled on her lungs;she as treated for a month by her.- farm 11. physician, but rrr'ew Worse He old her she was :1 hopeless victim of onsumfition and 1htr. no medicine 'ould cure her. Her druggist suggest- 111 Dr. King’ s New Discovery for (‘on- .nmption; she bought a bottle and to 1c1‘fllcilfl’ht found herself benefittcd om first dose. She continued its use 11d after takinrr six bottles, found her - elf somewhat well; now does her own onsework, and is as Well as she evn as. Free trial bottles of this Great )iscover'y at John A. Iliggs’ drug tore, ll Main street. Onlv 50c and 100', every bottle guaranteed. 1'. THEYAEHT BLUE. Governing Committee. Fills Vacancy in their Board. ' MET LAST NIGHT. Commodore Keeler Announces His Committees for the Season. The Governing Committee of the Norwalk Yacht club met last night, for the purpose of filling the existing vacancy in the board made necessary by the declination of H. A. Mathewson to serve. The vacancy was filled by the selec- tion of Horace S. Hatch, the ex—secre- tary of the club. Commodore C. B. Kceler nounced the committees for the season also an- as follows : HOUSE COMMITTEE. Hubert Bishop, Horace S. Hutch, A. E. Chasmar. ENTERTAINMENT COMMITTEE. D. W. Raymond, Albert Mossman, W. A. Coley, H. R. Smith, Clarence Osborn. FLEET CAPTAIN. E. H. Smith. FLEET SURGEON. Dr. F. B. Baker. CHAPLAIN. F. W. Norris. 4 A-‘ ‘7 '7 WANTED STl MULANTS. Rev. Mrs. Charlotte Burchard Hurls a Stone at Her Husband, Eli Burchard. Yesterday, Mrs. Charlotte Burchard visited several stores in town and at- tempted to borrow‘ ten cents on the credit of her husband, Eli Burchard. Failing in this she then tried to pawn "a por'tieie in order to satisfy her appe- tite for stimulant. Again she failed in her errand. . ' Becoming enraged, she visited the W. F. DeKlyn barn, where her hus- band is employed, and on his refusal to give her money, hurled a stone at him, but missed her aim and the missle crashed through a pane of glaSs. She was then placed under arrest and taken to the’station house and locked up and this morning was halcd before the town court, where she was sentenced to sixty days in jiril. —-———————<o.o>—-—- D. A. R. Meeting. At theD. A. R. meeting, yesterday, Mrs. Frederick Belden read a. very able report on the doings of the Conti- nental Congress at Washington. ”She said that Connecticut secured one of the vice-presidents, Mrs. N. D. Sperry, wife of Congressman Sperry, being elected. The state regent was highly complimented by the president general for the vigor with which she assisted in getting reading matter and supplies for the soldiers. Connecticut has con- tributed $3,000 out of $6,000 pledged for the National Hall in Washington, Mrs. S. R. Weed, the regent of this chapter, is collecting literature for the 3d box to send to Manila. Mrs. Fred. H. Quintard rendered solos on the piano. Tea was served by Mrs. Robert Van Buren. Mrs. Many and Miss Anna Cole. 4 ‘-_ Presented With :1 Silk Fiat. .St. John’s Lodge, No. 6, A. F. do. A. M. met last evening and conferred the third degree. This was followed by a banquet a speech by R -v. T. De Witt Tallmage Van Doren and the pr esen- tation of a new silk hat to Worshipfu'l Master Harvey M. Kent. All of the work was finely exemplified. ---——&lo-o>~——~—-—-——-— James Bates drove over from \Vest Norwalk this morning. and hitched his team on Main street. When he. went after the turnout a short time later-the only things he found left was the hal- ter and, post. Whether the animal slipped thc' halter and walked away or some one slipped the halter and drove away with the team was a source of some worrimcnt to the owner. I St. Joseph’s and the Atlantic’s will play b rsket ball in Music Hall to-night. As the Atlantic is the fastest team that has ever appeared in Music Hall a good game. is' afloipated. 1111311111. A Flying Stone From a Blast Crushes Thomas Tier- ney’s Hat. ESCAPED INJURY. Blasting in the Excavation of the Bishcp Building Hurled the Stone. As Thomas Tierney was walking by Comstock Bros. this morning, his attention was first at- store on \Vall street, ~tracted by a loudrepOrt and then to the fact of some heavy substance crash- ing on the brim of his Derby hat, and falling to the pavement at his feet. Taking Off his hat he. found that it had been wrecked by a stone nearly as emr which had been hurled at! large as an from a blast in the excavatlon being made at the. west side of the Bishop building opposite Cornstock Bros. store. Mia-Tierney’s escape from injury was remarkably close. He placed the stone in the care of Chief Bradley. I 0.. THE WHEEL CONTEST. The Contestants Hold the Same Positions To-Day. There has been no change in the position of the several ccinte’étants for Chief Prowitt‘s Rambler wheel. The vote at noon was as follows: lrving H. Reed, Pioneer 767 J. J. Goodwin, Old ,VVell 744 J. H. Magncr, Hope Hose 662 Smith Northrop, Phoenix 227 Elbert W. Clark, Putnam Hose 158 D. Hart Weeks, Phoenix 84 Charles M. Smith, Pioneer, 72 Samuel McGowan, Putnam Hose 19 Geo. S. Grumman, Phoenix 15 F. w. Darmcr, Old Well 1 E]. D. Cornell, Fire Police L. M. Smith, Mayflower D. W. Harford, Old Well. Chief F. M. Wheeler, E.N.F.D. Patrick F.1Slatte1'y, Hope Hose, E. V. Baker, Old Well Joseph Matheis’ Pioneer Harry Mitchell, Pioneer Fred Weiseit Leo Davis, Old Well Howard L. Lowudes, Old Well Geo. F. Foote, Old Well John Yost, Putnam Hose OBITUARY. ' TALLMADGE BAKER. Tallmadge Baker, who died at 1:05 o‘clock yesterday afternoon, Was born May 28, 1824, at Pompey Hill, Onon- dagua County, New York. He came to South Norwalk in 1864 but returned to Brooklyn after remain- ing a year. In 1867 he again came to South Norwalk and made his perma- nent borne there. During Mr. Baker’s residence in South Nor-walk he has been a senator and represent itive in the Legislature, state treasurer, selectman, and at the time Of-his death was treasurer of Fair'- field countyi He had been a member of the Board of Directors of the City National Bank, of South Norwalk, since its incorpora- tion, about fifteen years ago, and it was se.ldo1n that he failed to attend a ' meet- ing of the Board. Mr. Bake.- early in life unit-3d with Dr. Theodore Cuyler’s Presbyterian Church in Brooklyn, but after his re- moval to Norwalk transferred his mem- bership to the South Norwalk Congre- gational Church. ’ Mr. Baker was twice married. His first wife was Jane A. Smith, of Brook- HHHHHHHHHHI‘QMNO —1yn, and four sons were born to them—- Henry K, George T., Edward V. and Hamilton M. Of these E. V., the pres- ent chief of the South Norwalk Fire Department, is the only one. living.'_ About 1'. n yetrs ago Mr. Baker mar- ried \Irs Annie R. Sherman. who sur- vives him. The funeral ssrviccs will be hell at his late r-siLlcnc; 01 W1 st street, to--mo. row morning, at 11 0 'clock, Rev. G. H. beard officiating. The remains will be taken to Brook- lyn and interred in Greenwood. ’l‘hc pall bearers will [11' it. H. lion-111', J. H. Knapp, .J. ll. Marvin, J. H. For— ris, C. Swarm, E. H. l‘Jathc‘wson, Henry Seymour and Samuel Grumman, direc- tors of the City National Bank.- W George B. Roberts a director of the U. S. Mint was a gucstot’ Congressman E. J. Hill y'eiter'day, 11111 last night made an address at the Norwalk club. . the store for, plclids, 11111.13 ABLAZE. . I Hadden Building Threatened with Destruction by a Cradle. The Mr, Edward Brennan and family live in apartments in the Hadden- block corner of River and Wall streets. Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Brennan had occasion to leave the rooms for a short time and on her return she found a child’s cradle which stood near the a stove all afire. She hastily summoned her husband who is employed in the store below, and he picking up a patent fire extin- guisher dashed its contents on the cradle and extinguished the fire. The. damage done was nominal owing to Mr. Brennan's prompt action. but fonwhich the entire building migl'i’t have been-destroyed, and an adjoining wooden buildihg, at least threatened with destruction. ~~4~Co-o>-—-~————~ Norwalk Club Pool. But one game was played in the Nor- walk Club pool tournament last night, and that between R. S. Van Buren. (100) and W. M. Betts, (90). Betts won by a score of 90 to 90. At one stage of the game the score was 80 to 32 in favor of Van Buren. The game attracted much attention. 7 «o-o>————4~——-——- The Weather. Fair to-night, Saturday partly cloudy; warmer Saturday. ' -—-—-———-<o.o>——————— Working Night and Day. The busiest and mightiest little thing that ever was made is Dr. King’s New Life Pills. Every pill IS a sugar- coated globule of health, that changes weakness into strength, listlessness in- to energy, brain- fag into mental power They’re wonderful in building up the ; street Sold bv . health. Only 250 per box. wurrnurrum Mayor Bohannon Is Not Seeking a Renomination’ In Stamford. REFUSAL A SURPRISE. Split Between the Gold and Silver Factions Over Mayoralty.’ STAMFORD, March li.—Mayor W. J. H. Bohan non made public announce- ment through the columns of the Ad- vocate last night that he will not be a candidate for re-election, and though it was known among the politiCians that there was 'an anti-Bohannon senti- ment among'the gold Democrats, his withdrawal was a complete surprise to most of his constituents. ‘ Mayor Bohannon is the only Demo- cratic mayor Stamford has ever had. He was a candidate for the office three times and was elected twice. During his tenure of office he has written 27 vetoes and has earned for himself the soubriquet of the “Veto Mayor.” It is'understood, too, that there is a strong fight on between the gold and silver wings of the Democracy which will render the Democratic nominee’s chances very slim. . —————<o-o>—— Miss Elizabeth Hurlbutt, who has recently of Main recovered . IMPORTANT MEETlNG. i -‘ 3 General Co. L Reception Committee to Meet To-morrow Night- charge the arrangements for the pro- posed reception of Co. L on their return home, will hold an important meeting to-morrow evening at the Norwalk club rooms and it is hoped that every member will be present. The military committee met in Red Men’s hall last evening and all the members re ported satisfactory progress. A report that the company would be home on Tuesday next lacks official confirmation, and the committee desires that those who have promised to furnish refreshments wait until the official announcement is promulgated which will be done as soon as it reaches the committee. It is expected that all will use their best endeavors to give the boys 11. rous- ing reception. . - —dm>—-——~———-‘ Spain’ 3 Greatest Need. Mr. R. P. Olivia, of Barcelona, Spain, spends his winters at Aiken, S. C. Weak nerves had caused severe pains in the back of his head. On using Electric Bitters, America’s pain soon left him. He says this grand medicine is what his country needs. All America knows that it cures liver and kidney trouble, purifies the blood, tones up the stomach strengthens the nerves, puts vim, vigor and new life m- to every muscle, nerve and organ of the body. If weak, tired or ailing you need it Ever y bottle guaranteed, only 50 cents. Sold by John A. Riggs, Drug— gist, 11 Main street. . " —‘...' >—————~' The Old Well Hook & Ladder Co. is fix1ng up its rooms in Haviland street in preparation for the 25th anniversary of its organization to be held March John A Riggs, D1uggist,11 Main; from a prolonged illness, is again on street. l the sick list. 22nd. EASTER M New China Comes Early. and April 2nd Crockery. w _ - FAIRFIELD COUNTY’S GREATEST STORE. N o' matter how stormy outside, inside the Beston Store Spring in all her GIOry. Sprlng J ac Spring I)ress ets ' GoOdS! NEW WASH GOODS. NEW SHIRT WAISTS. NEW SILK WAISTS. NEW LACE CURTAINS. Spring Tailor-made Suits. Spring Gloves. Spring Underwear. Spring Silks. E 0671’ Department proclaims that the joyous days of Spring are here- This Spring, we null all zoeleOme, and hope that it will be fire Imghlest t/Je county ever Izod. PROSPE .11 11-3?” FOR you AN 1) FOR Us. Our New Dress Goods. 10 pcs. all the new shades of fancv mixtures, plain cloth with a color ed dot, very pretty. worth 39c per yard. The opening price, 213.9 15 pcs. all new plain and fancy goods, all the colors that ar e popular, 50c. 5 pcs. fancy woolen checks for tailor- made suits, 75c. 50 in. Venetian cloths, all colors at (1 black 950. 10 difi’er ent styles 10f black crepons, 100, $1. 25 to $2 00. Spring Wrappers. 100 doz. of new wrappers arrived this week. ‘ Not how cheap, but how good,” our maker of wra pers motto is p 7561012. 00. Tailor Made Suits. Our gr eat success w1th tailor made suits last season has encouraged us to put in a large line this season. We have them to fit misses of four teen and ladies that wear forty four Jackets. Prices from, $10. 00 to $31). 00. jacket in —Your' choice of any winter _ ~ $5.00. New Silk Whists. As plain colors of the brighter lines, with tuckinrr front and backare to be the leading styles this season. We have bought mostly plain colors. a few $3. "1'5 to $7. 25. Cottons. are adV.1t1cing.1 cas- ofi rown sheet- i 1g that is wor th 63 by the box. ljo make a run, to. l ’our lace dept. accordingly—never in 20 pcs. 8c fine bleached muslin, to make this stock busy, ~ . ' do. 100 Dress Ginghams 1n remnants of 5 to 8 yards to get you to look at our wash goods, Be. Fine 15c dirnities’ to start the season. lZéc Dress linens 15c, 19c. 250. 100 pairs of odd 75c and $1. 00 corsets this week ' 500. New spring mattings 100 mile 12% to 390 New oil cloths 250 square yard. Linoleum, 851:, two yds. wide. Laces. The leaders of fashion have issued their ppoclamation, and it tells a. long stor y of laces, ruchings, nets,- all overs. shit-red mouselines and Swiss tuckings in silk and Swiss and an endless assort- ment in points. including the always popular Orientals and Valencienes. We have taken the mint and stocked our history have we displayed such a beautifulline—they are now open for y'our inspection: For this week special pr ices will be a strong attra 'tion. 3000 llleCBs of French Valenciencs lace.» (12yards pos.) impo: 'tcrs price ’51: f'or this sale per piece 1001) yards of English torchon laces all no v regular prices 106 and lZEc for this sale, 5c 5013 1118095 pure white Orientals Poi 1t De Par 1s and Renaisance at 10c 17c 251: one third less than regular. 3001'3-H150i8 Vi~s edging _rs 11011.1 131‘. For Men. ' 3,000 fancy shirts the largest and best assortment ever shown in Norwalk. The styles are all new and the finish and cloth are the best, They come with collar and cuffs attached, two separate collars and one pair separate cuffs, all over percales and white bodies, a. good 75 cents worth, the strongest value yet offer ed, each 50c. cut full sizes just for a. few days as the lot' 15 small, each . 29c. 100 doz. men's drawers, camel’s waist fiDLSh, medium ter wear, drawers have lap seams all sizes, while they last, each 250. 25 dozen of men’s fine cashmere shirts in the. best possible manner, regular value $1.50. None better as a leader we say, each - 98c. Hosiery. Purchases ofextraordinary value fortunate for you and for ourselves makes it possible to offer t-o-morrow spec1a1 attractions. row per pair 12lc. 100 dozen ladies’ extra line blk Ger- man stockings with splir. ed sclvage, making the scam the whole length of: the stocking tear -,proof imported pi‘lfce, BSc—to-morrow our price per palr, 25c. 100 dozen of men‘s black and tan half hose. boys' and girls’ ribbed hose and ladies' birck hose special value, per 1-lc. pcr y: .11 d. “)0. pan, The general cemmittee having in. greatest Blood and Nerve Remedy, all- merino shirts and' weight, a good chance for ~1our win- - and drawers, spring weight, made up - 25 dbzen of ladies’ fancy striped cot-. ' ton hose 1mported to sell at 250, to roar - 50 dozen of men ’s unlaundere‘d shirts ' ‘. ON
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