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Kent—No 38
Noam/“AER CONN. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER ‘22. 1899 —1
2 PAGES.
PRICE TWOCENT
u MAKE A CH a
REPUBLICAN PROBATE CON-
VENTION FAILS TO NOMI-
NATE A CANDIDATE.
BOTH SIDES ARE FIRM.
A RECESS TAKEN UNTIL 5:30
O’CLOCK MONDAY EVENING. . ,
The Republican Probate convention failed to nominate a candidate
for Probate Judge yesterday, and after taking numerous ballots were
finally obliged to take a recess until next Monday evening at 5:30
o’clock, when it is hoped the deadlock will be broken. Both sides re-
mained firm and Messrs, Hurlbutt and Taylor were unable to obtain the
necessary five votes for a nomination.
It was ten minutes after 2 o’clock
when committeemau Henry E. Chi-
chester of Wilton called the conven-
tion to order, and on the motion of
delegate C. N. Smith, Oscar \V. Ray—
mond was chosen chairman and Her-
bert A. Mathewson secretary.
After the secretary had read the call
’ the credentials of the delegates were
filed and accepted, delegate Frank M.
Bliss of New Canaan moved to take an
informal ballot. The motion was car-
ried and the chair appointed Messrs.
Bliss and Goold Hoyt as tellers.
The ballot stood as follows :
Whole number cast,
Necessary to choice,
J. Belden Hurlbutt.
Joseph R. Taylor,
This was immediately followed by a
formal ballot, which resulted as fol-
lows:
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Whole nu mber cast, 8
. Necessary to choice, 5
J. Belden Hurlbutt, 4
4
Joseph R. Taylor,
Upon the announcement of the result
delegate Goold Hoyt was recognized,
and said that it was useless 3.0 ballot
without debating and proceeded to
present the good qualities and fitness
of J. Belden Hurlbutt for the office.
Mr. Hoyt was followed by Mr. Bliss
who favored Joseph R. Taylor for the
position.
H. A. Mathews on of South N orwalk
was recognized, and said that neither
of the previous speakers had consider-
ed the question as to whether their
candidate could carry the district. He
said Mr. Hurlbutt was fresh from a de-
feat while Mr. Taylor had never been
defeated and could, he thought, carry
the district.
Delegate Hoyt said he did not think
ti: ti. the sectional feeling would enter
lfitt) the convention. and Mr. Mathew:
son denied that he intended to bring
in sectionalism, but was stating plain
facts. .
Delegate George W. Ogden of Wil-
ton thought it was time for Norwalk
and South Norwalk to bury the hatchet.
He did not t hink Republicans would
vote for a Democrat because Mr. Hurl-
butt was nominated.
Mr. Mathewson thought the thing
todo was to nominate Mr. Taylor.
There was no sectional issue in his
remarks he only stated facts. Mr.
Hurlbutt had been defeated by the
people and not by a party.
Mr. Ogden inquired as to Mr. Hurl-
butt’s election two years before and
Mr. Mathewson replied that Mr. Hurl-
butt’s actions in the house of represen-
tatives and his actions before the com-
mittee had reversed that decision.
In. reply to Mr. Mathewson, Mr.
Hoyt called attention to the large
N orwalk caucus which had elected
Hurlbutt delegates, but his further re-
marks were drowned in laughter.
At this point the second formal bal-
lot was taken with the same result,
both candidates receiving four votes.
Delegate Bliss said that an attempt
had been made to introduce Democrats
in the New Canaan Republican caucus
to influence the vote for delegates. His
people believed it to be a scheme and
trick in the interest of Mr. Hurlbutt.
Hurl-
butt’s knowledge and connivance he
He said if it was done with Mr.
was not a. fit man to sit in the probate
chair. He said New Canaan was loyal
to the party and would vote for a good
man, but that the Republicans-there
had “soured ” on Mr. Hurlbutt.
Mr. Ogden said that Mr. Bliss had
made a direct accusation against Mr.
Hurlbutt, but that anybody who knew
him would not believe him guilty of
such an act.
Mr. Bliss said he did not state it as a
fact but a. common belief in , New
Coleburn—Coley.
The marriage of Henry F. Colcburn,
of the firm of J. Spencer & Co., to Miss
Ida Coley, of Weston, will take place
early in October.
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Mrs- Williams’ Funeral.
Yesterday afternoon, at Christ
church, Westport, funeral services over
Mrs. Ruth E. Williams, relict of the
late Rev. John R. Williams, were held
at half past one, the Rev. Mr. Bar-
hydt officiating, the Rev. S. B. Pond of
St. Paul’s, Norwalk, and the Rev. C.
M. Selleck, former rector of that
church, taking part. Mrs. \Villiams’
home was in Norwalk. During a visit
to New Preston she was taken ill, re-
sulting in be: death at that place Sun-
day last. Many who had known the
deceased during the 25 years her hus-
band was rector of Christ church were
present. His death occurred in Octo-
ber, 1886. The burial was by his grave
in Willow Brook cemetery. The de-
ceased leaves-two sons, the Rev. Fran-
cis Cr. Williams of Providence, R. I.,
and Arthur, aged about 1-}. ,
. the Holy Name, by the Rev. Father
Sturm—Haskin.
Peter E. Sturm, of Norwalk, and
Miss Maud Haskin, formerly of Nor-
walk, daughter of Mrs. M. Haskin, of
79 West Ninety-fourth street, New
York, will be married at the Church of
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Gilligan, at 5 o’clock "Sunday evening,
September. 24th. After the wedding
supper Mr. and Mrs. Sturm will leave
for a visit to Washington, D. C. On
their return they will reside in this
city.
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Surprised.
Mrs. John McDonald, of Woodward
avenue, who is moving to Philadelphia
was genuinely surprised Wednesday
evening, by a party of friends. Piano
solos were rendered by Florence Mc-
Donnell, Annie Jondreau and Mabel
Leslie. Vocal solos by Mrs. Frank De-
Forest, Mrs. Harry Wilder and Agnes
McDonnell. There were also some vi-
olin selections by Mrs. Frank DeFor-
est and Mrs. Joseph Cooker-ham. A
cake-walk was one .of the features of
the evening, and dancing followed. A
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Canaan.
A third formal ballot was then taken
resulting the same as all previous ones
and the conventton took a recess for
half an hour. ‘
Immediately upon reassembling the
convention took the fourth, fifth and
sixth formal ballots, the result remain-
ing as before. a. tie. W \
Delegate Ogden was recognized, and
in a neat little speech full of pleasan-
tries placed in nomination Henry E.
Chichester of Wilton as a compromise
candidate, and the second informal
ballot was taken as follows :
Whole niimber casr, 8
Necessary to chdic’le, 5
Joseph R. Taylor, 4
J. Belden Hurlbutt, 3
Henry E. Chichester, 1
Another recess of fifteen minutes
was taken, and then the third inform-
al v etc was taken, the result being
four each for Hurlbutt and Taylor,
Chie‘hester’s name being dropped.
This was followed by the seventh,
eight and ninth formal ballots, when
at 5: 30 o’clock the convention took a
recess until 7 o’clock. . '
Upon reassembling in the evening
the tenth, eleventh. twelfth, thirteenth
and fourteenth formal ballots were
taken the vote still remaining a tie. ‘
During the taking of these ballots,
Mr. Ogden stated that Mr. Tégylor
could not be nominated and thd't‘wthe
ease of Mr. Hurlbutt was hopeless.
Propositions to take a recess until
Monday afternoon next at 5:30 tiifyélock
was opposed by Mr. Hoyt, but uffn a
vote beingrtaken'i-t-was carried ‘ ‘
2, and the recess was ordered.
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Fair Draws Large Attendance.
Abdut 300 people attended St. Je-
seph’s fair, last night. The principal
interest was centered in the contest for
the most popular society in Norwalk.
Freeman’s orchestra furnished music
and dancing was enjoyed untilalate
hour.
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Peach Festival.
At a meeting of Buckingham Post
and Woman’s Relief corps Wednesday
night, arrangements for the peach fes-
tival, at the post rooms to-night were
completed. The festival is for the ben-
efit of the post and should receive sub-
stantial support.
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The 4th Will Go.
Col. Hendrie has signed a. contract
with the New York. New Haven and
Hartford railroad for the transporta-
tion of the Fourth regiment to New
York on Dewey day. Sufficient money
to defray the expenses is now certain,
Judging from the contributions already
made.
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Foreclosure of Mortgage.
Deputy Sheriff Stagg of Fairfield has
served papers of foreclosure in a suit
by The Bradley Fertilizer .00., of Bos-
ton, against J. Frank Elwood of VVestr
port. The action is to recover on a
mortgage note of $3.900 on property
Owned by the defendant in Westport.
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Sunday School Teachers Meet.
The South Norwalk Baptist Sunday
school teachers met, \Vednesday night,
in the Sunday school room. Reports
were read by the secretary and treas-
urer and the advisability of changing
the present international Sunday school
lesson books for a graded system of les-
sons was discussed.
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ls Norwalk Poverty Stricken ?
The Norwalk Methodist Epworth
League will hold a poverty social at
the residence of Platt Price, on VVesb
avenue, this evening.
Seth Remington’s Tuesday evening
class of the First Methodist church
will hold a poverty social in the church
this evening.
Last, but not least, the Baptists of
Rowayton will hold a poverty social in
Guider’s hall to-night. ’
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The pleasant effect and perfect safety
with which ladies may use Syrup of
Fig’s, under, all conditions, makes it
their favorite remedy. To get the true
and genunine article, look for the name
of the California Fig Syrup Co. printed
near the bottom of the package. For
bouhteous table was Spread.
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sale by all dI-Uggists. '
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THE LADIES. ..
{FIRE AT BALD HILL.
Cyrus DeForeSi’s Barn- and Two Horses are
Burned.
A large barn belonging to Cyrus De
Forest at Bald Hill, together with its
contents, were burned up at an early
hour this morning.
The fire was first discovered at about
2 biolock by an invalid daughter of
Mr. De Forest, who promptly awaken
ed her father who hurried to the barn ,
hoping to at least save his horse.
As he opened the stable door the
floor of the hayloft fell in with a crash
and he was forced to beat a hasty re-
treat. .
But a short time elapsed before the
building was a mass of charred and
smouldering ruin.
The loss includes two horses, three
pigs, a cow, the season’s crop of hay,
grain, etc., a lot of farming imple-
mehts, etc.
. The loss is partially covered by in-
surance with the O. E. Wilson agency,
of this city.
The cause of the fine is not known,
nor can its starting point be located as
on» Mr. DeForest’s arrival at the scene
the entire building was enveloped in
flames.
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STRICKEN AT THE HELM.
captain Samuel Peck’s Oyster Boat Drified at
.. Will—Paralysis the Cause.
,iztfdapt. Samuel Peck, one of the best
pért and an old time boatman and sail-
o" was stricken with paralysis on
béard his oyster boat while on his way
trigthe dredging grounds off Bridgeport
lifi'rbor yesterday morning. He was
affine on the craft. He was taken
ashore'by oystermen who noticed that
his boat was drifting aimlessly about.
)apt. Peck is a veteran oyster-man.
He was, in years gone by, a whaler,
and. had sailed all seas in his younger
days. He is 86 years old.
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Farewell Sermon-
Dr. Thomas K. Noble will give his
farewell message to his people, next
Sunday evening, in connection with a
special praise service.
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E. C. Benedict Sued.
Papers were Served, yesterday after—
noon, in a suit for $25,000 damages
brought by Atwood Violet against E.
C. Benedict, the well known banker of
Greenwich, and Wellstood & Sons,
real estate agents of the same town. In
the complaint Violet alleges that
through false representations he was
induced to rent a house on Putnam
avenue, Greenwich, owned by Bene-
dict, into which he moved last October.
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The Danbury Fair.
Monday—The placing of exhibits is
completed.
Tuesday—Exhibition of Cattle and
Horses Trotting at 1 p. m. All ex-
hibits in tent and building are judged
this day. '
Wednesday--—The Fair in full swing,
Fakirs, side shows, and all. More to
see than you can see if you go every
day until the end of the week.
'l‘hursday, Friday and Saturday—
Dogshow, poultry show, cattle show,
horse show, tent show, building Show,
trotting all the afternoon with Grand
Stand attractions and concerts by two
bands.
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Religious Mercenaries.
A so called Gospel wagon drove
through town yesterday afternoon and
stopped on Wa lstreet for half an hour,
during which time it was the cynosure
of all eyes as pedestrians stood and
read the ridiculous inscriptions-painted
0n the sides. The top line which read.
“Weep for this Nation” called forth
much derisive laughter. Such fa-
natical nonsense doesn’t appeal to Nor-
walk people which is a matter of self
congratulation to each and every in-
dividual. These wandering mercenar-
ies, wearing the cloak of religion,
won’t get rich in this locality where
the inhabitants are hard headed and
intelligent.
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Red Hot From the Gun
Was the ball that hit G. B. Steadman
of Newark, Mich}, 1n the Civil War.. It
caused horrible Ulcers that no treat-
ment helped for 20 years. Then Buck-
len’s Arnica Salve cured him. Cures
Cuts. Bruises, Burns, Boils, Felons,
Corns. Skin Eruptions. Best Pile cure
on e‘a‘rth. 25 cts. a. box. '
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Cure guaran-
teed..‘Sold by John A. Riggs, Druggisc
ll. Main street.
kgjown residents of lower East Bridge- ‘
NMNHAN ELEN.
The Several Districts Held
Primaries Last Night.
CITY AND TOWN.
The Town Delegates Favor Merrill and City
Glover.
The Democrats held their primagies
in the several districts last night and
elected delegates to the town and city
conventions to be held next week.
The delegates elected for the town
are said to favor Frank H. Merrill for
selectman, while the city delegates are
unanimously in favor of renominating
Charles L. Glover for mayor.
The seventh district did not meet,
but Will do so next Monday night, when
delegates will be elected.
The result of the town primaries was
as follows:
First district—John J. Hanlon,
Charles N. Wood, Le Grand C. Betts.
Second district—James W. Storey,
0. E. Wilson, Henry ‘ W. Gregory,
Charles J. Moss, Edward Goldschmidt.
Third district— E. J. Finnegan, J.
H. Magner, W. E. O’Brien, E. E. Shee-
han. ‘-
Fourth district—B. C. Feeney, E. F,
Duffy, James Sutherland J. H. Man-
ning.
Fifth district—W’ilfred Morrison,
John Keogh, Andrew Colllns.
Sixth district—«T. B. Griffin, John
Carr, George Tobey, William Kaske.
Seventh district—Net held.
Eighth district—John O’Donnell, P.
McGrath. W. C. O’Brien.
Ninth district—Frank _H.
William Troy. » w y .
Tenth district -—-William F. Mather,
Merrill,
Theodore Prince.
The'rasult of the city primaries was
as follows:
. First district—J. W. Duffy,
Slattery, W. P, Hanlon.
Second district—Clarence F. Osborn
O. E. Wilson, J. J. Ward. J. J. Keena,
T. P. Ward.
Third district—Nicholas Martin, F.
Honnecker, E. E. Sheehan.
Fourth district‘Charles L. Glover,
George H. Wardwell, Stiles W. Curtis,
John Morrison.
MEIER WANTED.
Good all round farm hand and wife
wanted at once on nearby farm, to take
charge and harvest crops etc. Farm
has fair horses, cows, wagons, and all
stock and tools needed.
Satisfactory and permanent arrange-
ments will be made with the right man.
Call or address “MANAGER" 440
\Vest End Avenue, New York.
1:051".
OST.—On France Street, VVednes-
day afternoon, a SILVER LINK
BRACELET with padlock. having E. V.
A. engraved thereon. Finder will be
rewarded by leavingr at this office, or
at 136 Main street, Norwalk.
P. F-
WANTED.
WANTED—Contractors to know
that the Fidelity and Deposit
Co , of Maryland, furnishes surety. W.
H. Byington, agent, GAZETTE Build
mg. N30 tf
, “f ANTED—Houses and Real Estate
to sell. W. H. byington, Insur-
ance, GAZETTE Building. N30
FOR SALE. *
FOR SALE—A barber shop doing a.
good business. Apply at this of.
fice. S-lS—tf
FOR SALE—A Hartford bicycle in
first class condition; $15. Can be
seen at this office.
0B.- SALE—One of the best building
lots in the city; five minutes we. k
from Bridge. Water and. gas on street.
W. H. Byington, Insurance, GAZETTE
Building. N 30 tf
OR SALE—House, eight rooms on
Franklin street, South Norwalk.
Also house with 20 rooms on Elizabeth
street, Sout Norwalk. J. T. HAYES,
5 Main street, N orwalk.
FOR SALE—Three fine building lots
on \Vilton avenue: 0. E. Wilson,
Insuranec, GAZETTE Building. N30 tf
OR SALE~House with eight rooms
. on Prospect avenue. Also House
on Dover street. Also House on Frank-
lin avenue. J. T. HAYES, 5 Main St
FOR SALE—One Building Lot On
Chestnut street, Norwalk. Curb,
gutter and sidewalk laid all through
the street Sewer and water on street.
Price low J. T. HAYES, 5 Main St.
FOR SALE—House at Broad River,
6 rooms and basement; new barn;
lot 75x200; chicken hbuse and fruit. W.
H. Byington, Insurance, GAZETTE
Building. MB tf
FOR SALE—House on Franklin ave]
nue, water and sewer connection; barn
and. hennery. W. H. Byington, Insur
ance, GAZETTE Building. 8 tf
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FOR SALE on RENT—House on
Camp street; 13 rooms, modern im-
provements: barn and large carriage
house. Vi". H. Byington, Insurance,
GAZETTE Building. M8 tf
T0 RENT.
'10 RENT.——House of 8 rooms, 20
Center Avenue. Rent moderate.
Convenient for either one or two fam-
ilies. Two minutes walk to red line
car. Inquire 53 West avenue.
A. 2-tf
TO RENT.— The whole or part of the
House on Cross street, opposite
Grace church; possession Sept. lst.
A30tf F. ST.JOHN LOCKWOOD,Trustee.
TO RENT—Five rooms on Dry Hill
road. Also House and five acres of
land at . Cranbury. J. T. HAYES, 5
Main street, Norwalk. ‘
0 RENT—A large hall in the GA-
ZETTE Building. Apply to Charles
Olmstead, Masonic Building. N30 tf
’10 RENT—A small 7 room cottage
on Union Place to rent chea .
Apply to Chas. Olmstead or W. .
Byington, Room 1. GAZETTE Building.
O RENT —F0ur rooms, 2nd floor on
Belden avenue. Also half house
on Franklin avenue. J. T. HAYES, 5
Main street, N orwalk.
O RENT—Six rooms. 2nd floor, on
Summer street. Also Cottage 'on
Maple street,furnished or unfurnished.
J T. HAYES. 5 Main street, Norwalk.
Professional Cagd.
ADIES’ NURSE. Apply 9 Warren
street OlO tf
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00 YOU" WANT IT?
A lady’s wheel, in first
class condition. Will be
sold for $15 if applied for
at once. Callat GAZETTE
office. m 17 3t.
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