Founded in 1800.] VOL. VXCIngNOIII 4.6 11. 1.11. 11111. Norwalk Chapter Holds Ses- sion at the Central Club Yesterday. so 131 ECi LAFAYETTE. Papers Read by Mrs. H. H. Barroll of Dan- : bury and Miss D. S. Pinneo. . Lafayette’s svisit to America was the subject of yesterday’s program at the meeting of the Norwalk .Chapter, D. A. R. Next year a statue of Lafayette will be unveiled at Paris, the gift of the American people to the French. The money for this purpose was raised by popular Subscription, the school , children all over the country having a part in raising the fund as well as the patriotic Societies. M rs H. H. Barroll, Danbury Chapter, read a. most in er- esting neocunt of Lafayette’ s Itour of the States, including his visit to the. tomb of Washington as related by his private secretary, and the description of the fambus ball in Castle Garden which was one of the most brilliant functions of the day. Miss D. S. Pinneo read a paper pared by Samuel Richards Weed on Lafayette’s trip through Connecticut in August 1824. His reception in Nor- walk was described from the account in the NORWALK GAZETTE ofthat date. "he car- regent of the pre- Thc town .was at dusk. riage was driven to the Noa1va.k hotel, accompanied by the military and a band of music. Lafayette alighted amid a discharge of musketry and the roar of cannon. Thousands of people had assembled from the surrounding country to join in the ,welCOme. The General was conducted to the hotel parlors and in- troduced to a large number of Nor- walkIladieIs and gentlemen, “whom he most familiarlyand affectionately took by the hand and expressed repeatedly his thanks for their attention.” The feelings of Lafayette’s this occasion were also powerfully ex- cited by the N orwalk reception. "In answer to an inquiry-whether ’ he was the young SOD OD not very much fatigued, man replied, ‘0, how can I be fatigued while so much honor is paid to my father. Lafayette and his suite re- sumed their journey it being past 8 in the evening; and, as they crossed the bridge stopped t9 gaze on an arch which had been erected during the' day‘and was brilliantly illuminated by thousands oflights. The arch bore the inscription “Welcome Lafayette.” )3 ,1 Miss Hilda Schnell rendered a piano solo and a vocal solo during the the af- ternoon’s exercises and several items of business dispatched. The meeting onDecember 21, will beIa guest day. Each member of the Chapter has the privilege of bringing a guest and there will bean especially interesting program, Tea was served by Mrs. Charles Hill, Miss Marietta Couch and Miss Lina- couch. A ‘ Trinity Church. Social. Trinity church society held a social in Red Men’s hall last evening at thicha large number were present. A program was rendered consisting of selections by the chorus choir, recita- tions, “ The New Church Organ” and “The Road to Fame” by Mrs. Leslie Smith: several pieces by the Peerless Mandolin club, and readings f1 om David Harum by Rev; Frederic W. Norris Mr. Norris selected the chapters containing the horse trade by the inimitable David and also one where .Mr. Har um burns the mortgage which he holds on the widow’s ~',propelty thus showing two sides to the delightful old man :5 character. Mr. Norris has a fine enunciation anda full expressive voice and his interpretation of the character was much enjOved. At the close of "the plow-1' ad) refreshments were se1v- ed and dan‘; ing indulged in,’ the Peer- less Mandolin club, furnishing music. "T—x , were '4‘ 7 The 111311-11 of Lily Bouto'i will be . you log and takes the place of coffee. he' Id J1 on) the chapel at Ctanbury, Sun. 011) GAZETTE CLIPFINGS. Notes and Facts Pertaining to Advertisers in I the ’Twenties. In scanning the GAZETTE files re- cently the writer came across some ex- traordinary advertisements and bits of news. For instance Stephen St. John in the issue Of July 12, ¢18' 70, adver- ti'ses Dr. Anderson’s cough drops as a' specialty and says that his store is a. few rods east of the bridge: another enterprising merchant, E. D. Hoyt, ad- vertises rock salt. There was sharp competition in those days as well as in these and though the advs. may seem ludicrous to our eyes in our progress- ive age we have only to look a. little to the Southin Cuba or Porto Rico to find just such advertisements as are. found in papers of the early days of the United States. . We find among the advertisers in 1820 Eli B. Bennett, dry goods mer- chant, who also carried a line ofgrocer- ides and crockery. Lewis Mallory &. Co. are advertised as dry goods merchants, who buy for cash and sell for the same. Every thing is of a superior quality or ‘nothing. The Cheap Store was E. H. & L. Street’s which carried a stock of g1ocer1es, fru1ts and crockery. Wil- liam J. Street advertises seasonable goods and says by way of attracting at 'tention "Ever attentive to the wants of his friends and customers, (with a single eye to his own interest)" Mr. Street spent a leng time in New York for the purpose of selecting and pur- chasing Goods. He frankly told the public that he attended the auctions in that city for their benefit. Aaron Nash had an exceptionally fine article in The Conklin Strengthening Plaster which was a. remedy for nervous, rheumatic or gouty pains and the toothache. Just fancy advertising such an all pow- erful remedy nowadays. The following advertisement will be of interest as-well a's amuse the hatters of to-day. . It is one of G. H. Newkirk’s published in thesame issue and is head ed—“Wool Carding—The subscriber having purchased a new carding ma- chine, begs leave to inform his friends and the inhabitants of Norwalk, and the adjacent towns, that he is now ready for the reception of all kinds of wool and he pledges himself that no pains will be spared in doing his work as well and as cheap as any one in the state. Wool left in the store of Mr. Eli B. Bennett will be punctually attended to and returned in three days by the pub- lics humble servant. , G. H.NEWKIRK. N. B.——Hatters wishing to have their , wool free from grease will do well :by calling, as he keeps a double machine on purpose for that use.” G. H. N The jokes are written In a quaint manner which no doubt in the date of their publication were decidedly fun- ny, exciting the risibies of the readers but to us of the present age the funny part is only in the quaint and conser- vative way in which they are written. In those days the people had much re- spect for public institutions and the of- ficials of the commonivealth and did not presume to use their names in the reckless fashion in vogue at present. The GAZETTE at that time was more a record of state and national news then a local record, though the adver- tisements were newsy enough. All the legal notices for twenty miles around were printed in the GAZETTE and interesting stories"; and farmers’ notes were to be found in its The old paper is loved still by the old- er as well‘as the younger generation andseems more deeply revered as it approaches its 100th anniversary. -——-——————-—<o.o>~— Killed bya Fall. Sylvester H. Nye, aged about seven- ty years, a retired dry goods merchant of Stamford, 'was accidentally killed yesterday morning. Mr. Nye suffered from an attack of pleurisy. _He' left his bed in his weakened condition stumbled and fell headlong down a flight of stairs. later . —<o'.Io>—-—-~—-——- The Arm Returned. The arm of the Odell boy k1lled on the railroad tlack in Bridgeport 011 'Wednesday, which was torn away and carried clinging to the engine of the train toINew York, was sent back to Bridgeport last evening. ”*0... What Do the Children Drink? Don t give them tea or coffee. tried the new food drinkscalled Grain-O. ’ The more Grain- 0 you give thechildren the more health yOu distribute through i-hov1e1e1. permission was given tp him. their systems. Grain-013 made of pure grains, and when prepenly pr'epaied tastes likethe choice grades of coffee « to New York, is still alive. columns. He'snstained a frac-. 'ture of theskull and died two hours Hat 1:- It 13 delicious and nourish ‘ 11113 S_i___|LL 11111. .Pioneer Conductor on Con- solidated Road Tells HhSm_w. FIRST TRAIN OVER ROAD. C. H. Comstock’s Experience on Christmas Day 1848 _—_ The man who, as conductor, ran the first passenger train from New Haven He is C. H. Comstock, of Chicago, who, at the age of 78 years, is a clerk in ‘the office of the treasurer of the Illonois Central railroad. After many years’ service on the New York 8; New Haven railroad, Mr. Comstock entered the service of the Illinois Central as paymaster, and finally was promoted to a higher posi- tion. " Mr. Comstock was a visitor in New Haven, not long ago. He visited the Railroad branch of the Young Men‘s Christian association, on Commerce street, and there related many reminis- cences of the early days in railroading in Connecticut. Mr. Comstock to'ld an interesting sto- ry concerning the first trip of a passen- ger train from New Haven to New York. It was on Christmas day, 1818. The train left New Haven at about 7:15 a. 111., and arrived in New York at '2. o’clock in the afternoon. Most of the way the run was made in a heavy snow storm. Engine No. 9 a Rogers wood burner with six drivers, pulled* the train, which consisted of one ~5baggagé... ear and three coaches from New Haven two from Bridgeport, and one from Stamford. The cars were heated by stoves, one at each end of the car. .The engineer was Abel Hawley; fire.- baggagemaster, Among the pas- man, John Clark: Charles Waterbury. ’sengers Commodore Richard Peck, the veteran steamboat man of New Haven. and father of Fred J. ?eck; a Mr. Smith. who was then a. leading dry goods man in New- Haven, and E. E. Hall. At Br1dgeport Mr. Miller, who was a partner of Mr. Bish- op in building the road, and R. B. Ma- son,chief engineer of coustructiomand superintendent of the road boarded the were car. The train was delayed about half an hour at Cos Cob bridge, waiting for the completion of the track. At Williams- bridge they ran out 'of wood for the stoves, and the conductor bought of the hotel landlord there about acord and a half of sawed wood, which the passen- gers and crew carried into the cars. Nothing of esnecial interest occurred during the remainder of the journey to New York. Returning, the train left New York about 4 p. m. arriving at New HaVen between 7 and 8 o’clock in the evening'- The regular train time between these two points then was three hours. Mr. Comstock was also conductor the train which ran into an open draw at South Norwalk, May 6, 1853. killing and wounding many people. Contrasted with the present perfect is worth of organization, one incident mentioning: - During the winter of 1849, one on oc- casion, a train load of passengers ar- rived atNew Haven very late, Satur- day night, from VHartford, bound for New York, by Steamboat from New Haven, buttthe harbor was frozen up so the hon. could not run. The morn- ing following,'which was Sunday, they nlamored to be carried to New York by train. The ticket office was closed and there was no Sunday train. Con- ductor Comstock was the Only man around who could, or dared no. assume 'the 1'_esponsibility of starting a‘ train 101- New York, and he could only prom- Iise the im patient travelers transporta- tion to B1idgeport.‘ .Airiving there 111' Mr. Mason to go on to New York. ‘l‘wo facts were spokqp cf. ' ’ to Set incur. where they 5EAST NORWALK. AthurIFerris of Riverside avenue has accepted a position with Edwin Wilcox. James L’Hommedieu of Seaside place' spent yesterday at the State . Union Veteran Union convention in New Ha- - ven. Granville W. Benedict of Howard ave- nue has‘had a relapse and an operation will have to be performed for a chronic' , disease. Nineteen Cents SaIe. To-morrowthe. Boston Store com- mences a. nineteen cent‘s sale and here it is the bargains can be obtained. Among the departments in which the sale is carried on are the underwear and hosiery, suit and cloak room, no- tions, dress goods and linings, linens, gloves, handkerchiefs, etc. A perusal of the adv. 1n to-day’s' Issue will be no waste of time and a. call at the enter:- prlsing and up-to-dats-store will pay, you. —'—-‘.—~—“0.0'— THE PATRIA DISASTER. One'Pn-senger Dies From Exposure. Many Thrilling Experiences. SOUTHAMPTON, Nov. 17 .—-—The res- cur/l passengers of the Patria spent last night at Southamptn They were hous- ed at. the Hn1nhu1wAmerican’s expense 1111110 awaiting the arrival of the Kaiser FIicdrich. Four of the passengers were left at Dover, and one of these, a man named Duplnce', died last evening as a resultt of his terrible experience in the English channel. )Ir. ’Duplace has been for 20 years Ger- man consul at San Juan do Porto Rico T-hc fourth survivor left at Dover is Captain Fiohlich’ s stewa1',d who went to the help of Mr. Duplace when the pas- sengers were or'dc1ed 011 deck. Mr. Du- place was suffering from anaemio.,,1 and the shock of the exposure aggravated the complaint to such an extent that the at- t'nding physician said last evening that tic consul had but little chance of life. Like other passengers, Mr. and Mrs. Du- place sm ed nothing but what they were wearing at the time. It now seems probable that the Patria will at 11111111 be pa1tly saved. What caused the fire is a mystery, but it is as- sorted that‘thc‘ met- that the steamer- wan on:- ‘iii'Was withheld from— .the' paSsengers . for some time, Captain Frohlich appar- ently wishing to take his ship to Ham- burg without causing alarm if possible. “’hile waiting for the Kaiser Fried- rich, which arrived last evening shortly before 8 o'clock, the passengers were cared for on board the Isle of \Vight steamer Carisbrookc. provided for their accommodation by the Hamburg-Ameri- can compnny. They presented a strange spectacle on their arrival. Some of the men were wrapped in blankets. The lit- tle children. several more babes in arms, were crying for want of bread. Dinner was served them immediately on the Carisbrooke, as, although every attention had been shown them at Dover. they had had little, to out since morning. Some wele prostrated with nervous excitement and had to be carried on board the Car- isbrooke. All are loud i1. itheir praise of the cool- ness and courage of Captain Frohlich and the crew and the courtesy shown them since they were rescued. Mr. Cow- den Laughlin. 11 New Yorker, who is 011 the way to Berlin. confirms the state- ments of other passengers regarding the complete absence of anything like panic. ‘ New Head For Harper d: Bros. NEW YORK, Nov. 17.—J. H. Harper, vice president of Harper &. Bros., an— nounced last evening that at a meeting of the directors of Harper & Bros. yes- terday afternoon Gemge B. M. Harvey, editor and pr'op1ietor of The North American Review, was elected p1esident and managing directbr of Harper & Bros. He added that. Mr. Harvey had purchased from the shareholders a large interest in the company. The organiza- tion as completed at yesterday’s meet- ing was as follows: President. G. B M. Harvey; first vice president. John W. Harwpei second vice president, J. Henry Har'pc1; third vice president, Clarence TV. McIlvaine; secretary, James Theme Harper; trensur'e1. Henry S. Harper, and directors. in addition to the officers above named, H. R. Harper and J amcs Harper. More Emergency Ratlons. WASHINGTON. Nov. 15. —cheral \Veston, chief commissaIy. has 01"dc1ed 75.000 additional emergency rations for the army in the Philippines. tom of those times and.the absence of shoddy i'n manufactured articles. He said you could‘buy a cigar in a store on Sundays, but had to go out doors to light it. He bought a bar] leather trunk of, Charles Bostwick,of New Ha_ ven, in 1849, for which he paid forty dollars, that has been used to London five times, duringits fifty years’ wear, and is still in his possession in good condition. —-—-—<o-o‘-«--—~ Reception 10 Mr. and Mrs. Miller. Mr. and Mrs. George S. ,Miller, who were recently in irried in New York city, arrived in South No1'walk,Wed- ~ nesday night, and were tendered a re- _ ceptiOn at the residence of Mr. . Mrs. Charles B.Gray, in Meadow street. and Only the immediate relatives were present. A very pleasant evening was passed. Mr. and Mrs. Miller went to New Haven yesterday, and to-dm go will_.re-1ide.- " ' Miller is conducting .1. large m irket An. «Entertaining and I nstmotive Home Journal, Expeoially Devoted to Local News and Interests. ”ENORWALK CONN.. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17.71899 —12 PAGES, 11W11111311111. House on'Concord Street. THE FAMILY WAS ABSENT, South Norwalk had another bu rglany last night. The home of Mrs. Eliza.- be'th Wheeler at No. 17 Concord street being entered about 9 o’clock by forc- ing open a side door during the absence of Mrs. Wheeler. Mrs. Wheeler was doing some shop- ping in the business section during the evening. and upon her return home discovered that during her absence the house had been entered and a hurried search made of the premises. An investigation showed that the thieves had departed with several stick pins and a gold chased locket, but beyond these Mrs. Wheeler could find nothing else missing. Mrs. Wheeler at once notified Ofiicer Walter Hall, and the police made a search and examination about the left by the intruders. —-———‘—‘...>-————-—-—-— Spain Will Deal Energetlcally. MADRID. Nov. 17.—At 11 cabinet council yesterday Premier Silvcla said the organized agitation of the Chambers of Commerce regarding financial projects was directed not against the government but against the state, and the govern- ment, he added had decided to deal ener- getically with them. and also with non- taxpayiug Barcelon... where, he explain- ed, the. situation was intolerable. Speak. 111g in .thc. cl1.1111berof deputies lflatei Sc- 01101 8111' 0111 declared the government in— ”tended to maintain martial law until the normal condition of affairs was re-cstab- lished. ' Naval Movements. WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 .—-The Chi- cago vesterday dropped down £10m the Brooklyn navy yard to Tompkinsville, N. Y. Ammunition will be taken aboard at once, and as Admiral Schley joins the ship Saturday there' IS no reason Why she cannot get off for South America by Monday next. The New Orleans has ar- rived at Aden, at the mouth of the Red sea, en route to Manila The Adams at- rived at Port Angeles. The Essex has sailed from Leghorn for Genoa and the Standish from Annapolis for Norfolk. Postmaster: Appointed. WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.———The fol- lowing fourth class postmasters have been appointed. Pcnnsylvania—Dimodc, R. L. W oodhouse; Hatch Hollow, Irvin Doolittle; Lloydville. G. W. Brown; Maze, D. S. Cox; Mcadowbrook, A. E. Pi ':aul Oppenheimer, J. K. Zimmers; Sa- lcnn 1llc J. H. Lyons. Vermont—Coven- try, A. D. Thurber; Chester, E. A. Pren- tiss. Dexter Will Return. NYACK, N. Y. ., Nov. 17. —Contrary to general expectations here, Rev. William Hart Dexter, who disappeared several days ago and is now at Asheville, N. 0., is coming back to NyaIck. He is expected this afternoon or evening. The Rev. An- drew G. Mmsc, his f1icnd, with whom he is stopping at Ashevillc telegraphed that he would come up with M1'.Dcxte1'.I _———.———,——~——a--.- Kentucky Congressman Dead. FRANKFORT, K32, Nov. 17.——Con- gressmau Evan E. .Scttlc, Democrat, Seventh Kentuckv district, died suddenly at Owenton of heart disease at 5 o ’clock last evening. An Entrance Gained by Forcing a Side Door. - premises, but failed to find any clue' 1111.00 '11, Year. Pater: Two CENTS. ‘1'. BIG REAL ESTATE DEAL Michael Ratchford Buys Boston Store, Harden-i brookI and Daskam Property- ’Michael Ratchford. this morning through Mitchell & Son, purchased from Jeremiah Donovan the old Das- kam property on Main street, the Boo. ton Store, building, formerly the old Connecticut hot , and the Harden- - brook building on Wall street. Shear Factory Burned in Bridgeport. The Atlas shear factory on North avenue, Bridgeport, was burned. about 6: 30 last night, causing a lost of about 1810, 000, partially insured. -= ‘ Hospital Whist. The Hospital Whist club. met Wed- nesday afternoon with Mrs. John. H Knapp, of West street. The matter of increasing the membership and having a. stated place of gathering was dis-1 "cussed, and the members were favors ably impressed with the plans. It is expected that rooms in the United Bank building can be secured for this purpose, and as they are commodious ann central they -will be . admirably- adapted for the meeting of the club. WO‘P—é . It will pay the economical housewife to read the new adv. of the: P. J. Lynch Grocery company in to-dzay’s issue. —.___ FOR SALE. FOR SALE—One of the best building lots' 1n the city, five minutes wa I! from Bridge. Water and gas on street. W. H. Byington, Insurance, GAZETTE Building. N 80 ti OR SALE—~Three fine building lots on Wilton avenue. 0. E. Wilson, Insurance, GAZETTE Building. N30 ti 0 OR SALE—House at Broad River, 6 rooms and basement; new barn; lot 75x 2;00 chicken house and fruit. W. H. “'Byington, Insurance, GAZETTE Building. . M8 tf FOR SALE—House on—Franklinvave : '- nue, water and sewer connection; barn and hennery. W. H. Byington, Insur ance, GAZETTE Building. .M8 tf FOR SALE OR RENT—House on Camp street: 13 rooms, modern im- provements; barn and large carriage house. W. H. Byington, Insurance, GAZETTE Building. 8 tf T0 RENT. r '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 '10 RENT—A small 7 room cottage on Union Place to rent cheap. Apply to Chas Olmstead or W. H. Byington, Room 1. GAZETTE Building. 0 RENT—A large hall' 1n the GA- ZET’I‘E Building. Apply to Charles 01mstead,MasOnic Building. N30 tf WANTED. ANTED—Contractors to know that the Fidelity and Deposit Co, of Maryland, furnishes surety. W. H. Byington, agent ETTE Build ing. . N30 tf ANTED—Houses and Real Estate to sell. W. H. byington, Insur- ance, GAZETTE Building. N30 Professional Card. ADIES’ NURSE. Apply 9Warren street , 010 tf Se whom 1.17 Wt coo/W exit/11$ UV Wfi/i/VWZ- 39 WV) w v1} C'JIIVVVVQ.(\16 @WV USP 34‘)va - W thug VS’UVVVWOg Rec» M‘w 0.19 0AA: oh ills/v locum/s wv Clem 2/0ng 6% Weir-I on b‘Uv‘VQVV \NSWWUR. (mi/34 (3.111% WerneoAle- _. To Advertisers! ' » Read what Buxton 1% Bussing have to say; about the circulation of the EVENING GAZETTE, and then save money by placing your advertising whet c it will be‘ read in everyZbome.
Norwalk Chronicler