AeGAZETTE. Local News. Granville W. Benedict of Howard avenue, is seriously ill. Miss Jennie Cameron of Cove street, is sojourning in the Adirondacks. Siss Alice Dtv. of in 7;. ew avenue is spending a few days in Danbury. Miss Lizzie Dillon, of Stamford, is visiting her sister, Mrs. F. W. Brown. Miss Anna Whitlock of Union ave- nue, is spending the day in New York} Miss Nellie Rest of New York is via- iting Mrs: Kate P. Hunter in Main street. Miss Kittie Selleck of New York, is visiting her auntkMrs. Helen Bennett, on the Green. Miss Hattie E. Smith, daughter of Rev. A. J. Smith, is visiting friends in East Norwalk. Mr. and Mrs. D. Burr Beach, of Betts place, have gone to Poughkeepsie to spend a few days. . Jesse Smith of Newark, N. J., is a guest of his sister, M rs. James Forbush, on Berkeley street. Miss Clara Bell of Hackensack, N. J ., is visiting her mother, Mrs. George . Bell of Cove street. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Finkel, of Naug- atuck, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Platt, of East avenue. ‘ ‘Mrs. Franklin Merrill and son, of Brooklyn, are guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Wood, East avenue. Miss Eva L. Ferris, of West street, has returned home from a two weeks’ visit in Stockbridge, Mass. Thomas Murray of Harriet street, and Samuel Randall of Elizabeth street are visiting at Long Branch. Mrs. William Goodfellow. of East avenue. is visiting her daughter. Mrs William Osborn in Brooklyn. lV' rsRalph Burchard and two children were baptised at the Advent church in East Norwalk Sunday morning. l\’liss Grace J. Pearce, of Trenton. is visiting her cousin. Miss May B. Deck- er. of Betts Place, East Norwalk. Mr. and Mrs. Wilmot Thornton of Brooklvn. spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Gustave Pitzer of Stuart avenue Mrs. John Iselin. of New York. has leased Alvah Tuthill’s residence at Hickory Bluff, and will take possession next week. Miss Annie Boyle of Derby, and Miss Mamie Hickey. of Ansonia. are the guests of Miss Sadie Powell a, of Elwood place. F. E. Stoddard who has been a guest of Mrs. William Wardwell of Living- ston place has returned to his home in Chicopee, Mass. . Mrs. Eugene Smith of Ann street, is seriously ill at the home of her sister- Mrs. Paul Hercher of Pequonnock treet, Bridgeport. 5 Mr. and Mrs. Edwin c. Godfref. of East avenue, are entertaining Miss Mattie B. Field and Miss Grace M. Boughton. of Redding. Mrs. George Bromfield and sons Milton and St. Clair. of Glenbrook. are visiting Mrs. Bromfield’s parents. Cap and Mrs Peck of Main street. Mrs. Adam Muttart of East Norwalk is entertaining her mother, Mrs. William T. Aisthorpe. and her cousin, Mrs. Frank J. Frost, of Chester Park. The Misses Martha and Josephine Philips, daughters of Judge Frederick Philips, of Tarboro. N. C., are gue sis of Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Prowitt, at Elm- crest. A daughter has been born to Mr. and Mrs. George W. Raymond of New York, which event makes ex-Mayor William B. Reed of South Norwalk, a grandfather. The Harlem took an excursion to North Beach Sunday. The excursion was planned by the Arion Singing Society and about 575 excursionists en- joyed the sail. William Waldron died Sunday atuhis home on Howard avenue, in the 72nd year of his age. He leaves two sons, Arthur, carpenter and contractor, and ilbur, foreman in the Street Railway car barn. Miss A. B. Curtis, Miss C. L. Judson and Delia W. Parks of Stratford, spent Tuesday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Finch of Golden Hill street. Mrs. Archibald Bouton and two sons, of Chicago, are spending the summer with Mrs. John Bouton, of West street. Mrs. Samuel Davis and Miss Pauline Fischler, of Chicago, and Mrs. P. Hy- mes and daughter, of Dallas, Texas, are the guests at the residence of I. Davis, of Bayview avenue. Mr. and Mrs. V. P. Phelps, of Minne- apolis, Minn., Mrs. Charles Fleming, of New York, and Ruth Marguerite, daughter of W. W. vaords, of Boston, are guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Swords, of South Norwalk. Announcements have been received in Norwalk of the marriage of Cyrus Personette Doty and Miss Min- ‘ erva Gertrude Young, both of N ew, York city, on June 28. Mr. Doty is the son of John A. Doty, formerly of N or- walk. John F. Taylor, formerly of this place, and Miss Melissa St. John, of Wilton, were married at the Methodist parsonage in Danbury, on Tuesday. ' Children of the groom, Charles and Maud Taylor, of Danbury stood up with l ' AT THE KNUB. Opening Day Draws a Large Number of Visitors. _ FINE FIREWORKS. Wheeler & Wilson’s Famous Band Furnishrs Excellent Music During the Day. July 4th was the regular annual opening day at the Knob Outing club, and the members and friends crowded the beautiful grounds during the entire day and late into the night. In the afternoon ex-Senator Ferris’ launch arrived having on board the fa- mous Wheeler & Wilson band‘, which discoursed sweet music during the af- ternoon and evening. Agenerous lunch was provided in the new lunch room which was liber- ally patronized by the guests of the club. ' In the evening a grand display of fireworks took place, the final piece be- ing the “Knob” in red, white and blue fire. which received generous ap- plause fuom the audience. After the fireworks a number of the young folks adjourned to the club house and wound up the day ’s pleasures with dancing. -————<o.o>— Lester S. Cole was in town last week. Ex-burgess James H. O’Reilly spent the Fourth in town. Mrs. William Nash of Main street, is visiting in New York. ' Mrs. Mary Meader of Harbor avenue, is visiting in New York. Fred Many of New York spent the Fourth with his parents on North ave- nue. Joel Loundes of New York, spent the Fourth at his home on South Main street. Miss Maria Pierson, of Brooklyn, is a guest of Miss Edna Grumman, of Camp street. Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Ballard of New Haven, have been guests of rela- tives in town. Albert Knapp of White Plains, N. Y.,.spent the Fourth with relatives in South Norwalk. Mrs. Irene Wilson of Brooklyn, is a guest of Mrs. George R. Van Alstyne of Bayviewavenue. ‘ ' ' ' Miss Sadie Parsells of New York, spent Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Parsells of Cove street. Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Tolles of South Main street, entertained Brooklyn friends over the Fourth. Miss Sadie Cashow, of Chestnut street, South Norwalk, is spending a few days in Bayonne, N. J. Dr. John Gartland, of Meriden, a classmate of Dr. W. J. Tracey, 15 visit— ing the latter on West avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Blarney and son, of Jersey City, spent the Fourth with Dr. and Mrs. A. H. Baldwin. Officer Edward McDonald and family, of New York, are the guests of Miss Margaret Pender, of Wood street. Mrs. Henry 'Wood of East Norwalk and Mrs. David Decker of Crescent Terrace spent Monday in New York. Miss Anna Newcomb of New gYork, spent Tuesday with her parents Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Newcomb of West Main street. Mrs. Katherine Pierson of Brooklyn, spent the Fourth as the guest of Andrew J. Hutchinson of High street, South Norwalk. ' Mrs. Brennan and daughter, Miss Edna, and Miss Jaqui, of Newark, are guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Spencer, of Maple street. Miss Bessie L. Crofutt of New Haven, has been spending a few days with her aunt, Mrs. James Golden, of Fairfield avenue. Mrs. Harry Fox and son, of West-' field,’Mass., who have been visiting Miss Mary Wood of Prospect street, East Norwalk, have returned home. Willis. Alvin and Harry Nickerson of Orchard street, left Tuesday for North Tarrytown and other points along the Hudson for a week’s visit. Rear Admiral Winfield Scott Schley will arrive at the summer home of his daughter Mrs. Worthley in Saugatuck the fore part of next week to enjoy a few weeks’ vacation. Mrs. Baker and family, Mr. and Mrs. Wilcox and family of Newark and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hopkins of East Nor- walk spent Tuesday with Mrs. Dis- , brow of Union avenue. Mrs. OrvilleiNichols and family, of New York, and Mrs. Crofut’s sisters, of Bridgeport, 'Spent the Fourth with Mrs. H. Crofut, at her home on [Hag ford place. Cashier Jacob M. Layton, of the City National Bank, accompanied by his wife w111' go to Greenfield, Mass” on a. week’s vacation, leaving South Nor. .walk .on Thursday. ' ' the couple. sun MEETINGS. lheTwin City Fathers Met Monday Night. ' SEVERAL BILLS PASSED. South Norwalk Fathers Will Meet Again To-Nighl. There was very little business before the meetingof the'Norwalk city coun- cil Monday evening, and the session lasted less than an hour. It was 9:15 when Mayor Glover call ed the meeting to order, all members being present excepting Councilman Wilson. The reading of the minutes of the previous meeting was dispensed with and the regular grist of bills ordered paid, among them being $61.68 for the flower mounds and $51.50 for the ex- penses of Councilmen Goold Hoyt and‘ Fred Buckley to Boston to deliver the new city bonds. On the request of Councilman Goold Hoyt the bill of Chief, Bradley was re- ferred with power He also secured the passage of a resolution for a com- mittee appointed by the Mayor to make rules and regulations governing the police department. and the Mayor ap- pointed the police committee and city attorney Hurlbutt. Councilman Goold Hoyt also report ed the deliverance of the city bonds to Gay 8; Co.. and offered a resolution that an order be drawn in favor of the Fair- field County National Bank for $250,000 The report of the directors of the library was received and ordered plac- ed on file without reading. The terms of Messrs. J. A. Osborn, H. E. Dann and Homer library directors having expired, the Merrill as Mayor reappointed them. Councilman Buckley reported that the city had no immediate use for the old Pioneer truck and it was voted to loan the apparatus to] the Norwalk Mills fire department. . Councilman Goold Hoyt inq/uired of Councilman Meeker as to the arrival of the crushed stone for the streets, and was advised that its arrival was daily expected. Captain Smith, heading a delegation from Pioneer Company, appeared and their quarters, which invitation was accept- invited everybody to visit ed and the meeting adjourned to Mon- day, July 17. Soutvthorwalk Council. A short? meeting of the South Nor- walk council was also held Monday the members being Messrs. Ferris and Bean. night, absent A petition from the Iron Works company for a sewer on Waterstreet, to connect with their new building was read and upon Engineer Wood explain- ing that the same would be about 150 long and cost from $125 to $150, the matter was referred to the sewer com- mittee Mayor Coburn nominated George W. Benedict, A. Blanchard and J. E. Light library directors for three years and their nominations were confirmed. Councilman Bean, who had arrived in the meantime, reported on the South Main street sidewalks and recommend- ed the laying of walks, gutters and curb on the east side between Grove and Meadow streets and for 48 feet on the west side, also a cross walk. j The hearing on the freeholders re port on the assessment of benefits and damages on Water street was closed, no one appearing in opposition, and the clerk was authorized to pay the awards of damages. The council then adjourned until to- night. AA‘ Triplets. Saturday night upon his return home William Hilliard, the right hand man of Chef Charley Hubbard at the Knob, was presented by his wife with triplets, three little girls. William lives at No. 9 France street, and the mother and daughters are doing nicely. ‘ A-‘ ,Carpenlers' Outing. The Master Carpenters’ of Bridgeport and guests, party of nearly 200 in all, Rhode Island clam bake Pomt on Saturday. association making a enjoyed a at Dorlon -A Miss Estelle Smith of West avenue, entertained Mrs. A. L. Jarvis of Tampa, Fla... and Mr. . and Mrs. Clarence Smith and young daughter of Cn'dsprtng, N Y., ower the Fourth. ~trlothc‘r been near. lE minim JULY Uhdoubteilly the Fourth this year wad» the quietest Fourth in twenty years. The action'of the council in suspend- ing the ordinances after 6 o’clock Mon- _day_night gave the'small boy a 0]“ ance to get in his work early, so that by midnight he was pretty well used up and a large hole made in his supply of firecrackers. The boy with the toy pistol and the boy With the small cannon were both out, but like the others be tired by midnight and gave people a chance to rest. Very few bells were rung, and in fact it did not seem much like the Fourth of July of old. There were I a. number of accidents, but none of the fatal kind. In this city the fire fiend failed to get in his work, but in South Norwalk the fire depart- ment was, called out several times. Most of the people spent the day at the sea-shore and here young America was greatly in evidence. ACCIDENTS A young Son of Denman Marshall of Broad River, shot himself in the hand with a toy pistol and -Dr. Baldwin was called upon for medical services. A boy named Malkin also called up- on Dr. Baldwin to dress a toy pistol wound in his leg. Alfred, a son of R. J. Cutbill, who was celebrating with a small cannon, received a discharge in the face which required two hours of Dr. Higgins’ as- sistance to remove the powder. Young Cutbill narrowly escaped losing his eye. Victor Smith, the young son of F. W. Smith, asked a youngster to allow him to inspect a toy pistol. Victor was allowed to see the weapon, but only for a moment, as the other boy pointed it at him,pulled the trigger and filled his face so full of powder that the service of Dr.Dexter Hitchcock were required. A six year old son of David Flaherty of Prospect avenue set his little shirt waist on fire with a match, and would have been burned to death had not hls Mrs.,Flaherty en- veloped the youngster in her apron and dress and extinguished the flames, but not before the upper part of his body had been badly burned. Dr. Tracey was sent for and rendered medical aid. Charles Stoots of Harbor sprained his wrist Monday evening by colliding with another young man. avenue, They were discharging a cannon. Eddie Hoggson of West street was digging the powder out of a small can- non Monday night when it exploded and filled his face and eyes. A lad named Costello had his face and both eyes filled with powder from a cannon in East Norwalk, which re.- quired the professional services of Dr. Baker. A Miss Rogers of Fort Point street, was thrown from a Tramway car near the Dorlon Point branch, and received a. badly sprained ankle. A cannon exploded on Raymond street and pieces were thrown through several windows, but no one was injur- ed. A nephew of Henry Coburn received the contents of a toy pistol in his hand and sought the services of Dr. Gregory. A boy named White living on Ward street got it in the neck by flying powder from a revolving pin wheel. Charley Scofield discharged a blank cartridge in his hand and sought the services of Dr. Bohannan. I A boy on Pine street filled his face and ear full of powder from a blank cartridge and Dr. Bean attended him. Theodore Rogers of Broad River fired the contents of a pistol into his fingers and Dr. Bean rendered assist- ance. . George Miller fell from his “bike” in riding from Ridgefield and nearly severed an ear. , A Westport Italian ran into a stone wall on Machanic street and took a header and was internally injurel. A man named Bush, aged 82, living oniPine street was overcome by ~.the heat andu‘equired the services of Dr. Bean. ' i FIRES The first fire of the celebration was Monday night, when the awning over Tomlinson’s drug store on North Main street caught fire from firecrackers and , was destroyed. The South‘Norwalk, department responded to an alarm from box 3 but their services were not required. Officer Hunt discovered a fire in the dock at Hill &..Hubbell’s lumber yard between 3 and 4 o’clock in the morn- ing. He notified Hope Hose and the boys soon extinguished the flames. Oflicer Hall discovered a. fire in the grocery store of Joseph Lengyel in Bouton street at about 1:20 in the morning and sent in an alarm. The South N orwalk department responded and extinguished the flames, but not before the interior of the store was burned out. About 10 o’clock at night an alarm from box [7 brought the South Nor- walk department to the barn of John Cullen on Connecticut turnpike, which was found to be on fire in the roof. The flames were thought to have been extinguished, but the department was again called to the scene shortly be- fore 5 o’clock Wednesday morning,but were unable to save the building. The members of the several fire com- panies remained at their houses all Monday night and during the even- ing entertained their friends. At ’PiOs neer quarters abounteous collation was served and enjoyed by visitors. By a prearranged plan a big bonfire was started in the road near the park by the Methodist church about 1 o’clock in the morning and the department summoned by an alarm from box 28. Allofthe companies were quickly on hand and made the run in remarkably short time. In returning to their quarters the truck ran into the engine company’s crab injuring James Wood, Mit North- rop, Brower, and Ellenbeck, but not seriously. The driver of the engine also ran into the curb at the corner of Water street. The most serious fire of the day totally destroyed the residence of John Shel-er on Roton hill, at about 3 o’clock in the afternoon. The family were sit- ting on the lawn when they discovered smoke issuing from the attic, but be- fore they could get up stairs the upper part of the house was a mass of flames. They succeeded, however, in saving a piano and 599923239989utensils. Qllk. side of these everything was destroyed Mr. wedding presents which had temporarily stored in the attic. including Sherer’s daughter’s been The fire is supposed to have been caused by spontaneous combustion. There was an insurance of $1200. on the house and $300 on the furniture with O. E. Wilson. Two ladies passing F. W. Smith’s house on West Main street in the after- noon discovered an umbrella burning briskly on the front porch. They pull- ed it off onto the ground but not before a large spot on the porch had been charred. i ‘ ——‘—‘...’__—— Bell Island. The gospel tent at Bell Island was put up Saturday and the first service was held Sunday afternoon at-l o’clock. Ferdinand Salivara, the well known evangelist, preached. Another convention of Christian Workers will be held at Bell Island this season from July 15th to the 24th. There will be two sessions each day. A number of interesting speakers have been secured. —‘.-cb~—~——---—— Colt Nearly Strangled. Dr. Higgins was awakened by his daughter, Miss May, about 2 o’clock yesterday morning and informed of an unusual noise out in the barn. The doctor dressed and going out found that Miss May’s colt had gotten cast and was nearly strangled‘to death. He released the animal and to-day the pony is none the worse for his acci- denu ‘-‘ Viv First Methodist Church. . Among the ministers who will preach at the First Methodist church soon are —Rev. William H. Thomas of Willbra- ham, Mass. on August 6th and 13th, Dr. Weed of. Dickinson College, on August 20th and Rev. Harvey E. Burnes of Bridgeport, On August 27th. The pastor Rev. James Montgomery will enjoy his vacation in that month. Nearly Well. , Little George Lane, who received a fracture of the skull by a. fall at All-en Betts’ pond-a short time ago, has near- ly recovered and will be sent home from the hospital the latter part of the week. Yesterday Dr. Tracey re- md'ed the stitchel from the wound. .4- 'V A‘ ‘ ———i ’ Cancer Removed. At the hospital on Monday Dr. Wal- ter Hitchcock assisted by Drs. Hun tington and Tracey removed a cancer Ion Michael‘Mcllhoney ’s lip. ”Whilst. The Connecticut Lighting and Power Company to Harness Nature’s Forces. "T—‘—_ ANOTHER BIG SCHEME. Will Transmit Power in Every Direction From the Housatonic. Says the Waterbury Globez—The re- cent absorption of several trolley lines by the Connecticut Lighting and Pow- er company has aroused a considerable interest and speculation in financial circles as to the probable continuation of purchases and to the promulgation of the province of the company as indi- cated by the last word of the title. A conversation with the leading men in the company discloses the fact that a most stupendous project is gander sepia ous consideration and has been the cause of considerable animation on the part of civil engineers and draughts- men fora period extending over sev- eral weeks. ‘ Briefly, it is the intention of the com- pany to utilize every brook, streamlet an‘d river in the Housatonic watershed toward furnishing powerfor all manner I of industry. The scheme is not new nor does it possess the element of originality. First projected at Niagara, the idea was copied at Derby or just above where the flow of the Housatonic was hampered, and the Housatonic Power company launched upon the sea of revolutionizing energy supplying projects. ' The present intention is to resurrect the idea and elaborate upon it to such an ex tent that a prodigious power giv- ing plant equalled only by Niagara and excelled nowhere on the globe will result. So feasible are the ideas and so naturally does the geography of the northern part of the state make easy the fulfillment of the plan, that little remains to be done aside from con- verging all (water into one centre, checking the flow. and transmitting the ' *W'réd'energy, , The far reaching possibilities of the project are speculation in contempla- tion. The idea is to lay conduits from the power station to all manufacturing centers. The steam engine will be relegated to the museum of antiquities. One of the promoters in talking of the scheme last night said enthusiastically; “We will put power into Bridgeport at such cheap rates that the old engines will be sold for junk. VVheeler& Wil- son, the American Ordnance company and the Union Metallic Cartridge company and all of the big concerns will be our patrons. We will lay con- duits into New Haven and supply Sergeant’sandWinchester’s shops with more power than their great engines ever thought of furnishing. We will even go to the Consolidated railroad to show them how we can operate all of their lines so cheaply that their own methods of locomotion and power will become obsolete. In Waterbury, there. are Benedict & Burnham, the Clock company, Scovill 8t Holmes’, Booth & Hayden’s all of which we will expect to supply with power. Our resourses for getting power giving supplies are unlimited. We Will simply be lassoing naturé and turning her energies to gpod profit. in is no pipe dream but a sober business reality endorsed by the greatest engineers of the age. All that is needed is to get the plans per”; fected and in less than five years the project will be in operation.” ‘A-_ ‘vr Putnam Camp Ground Commission. Governor Lounsbury has announced the new commission of the Israel Put- nam memorial camp grounds, as fol- lows: Henry Crofut of Danbury, John Todd of Bedding, John H. Jennings of Westport, Jonathan B. Sanford 0 Bedding, John H. Ferris of South Nor. walk, W. S. Wortman of Bethel, and George B. Durant of Bethel. The last three named are re-appointments. ‘vv 7‘ . Midnight Blaze. At midnight Saturday box 13 was rung in South Norwalk and the fire com panies went to Wagd street where, a. tenement hipuse was found to-be on fire caused by an exploding lamp. The man in whose apartment-s the explo- sion occurred extinguished it. with a. pail of water. The carpet was burned and the paint blistered. Laundry Closed- The Cahill laundry on Water street has been clmed by its proprietor.
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