Norwalk gazette, Friday, December 8, 1899 · page 9

 

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Mrs. Susan Caney'of Vl'est avenue
is been visiting in Brooklyn a few '
1' lyS.
Mrs. Grace McChesney of West ave-
1e has been visiting relatives in Dan
" ll‘y. ,
Miss Minnie Austin of Boston spent a
w days in town with friends last week
. -ior l0 leaving for the South.
The first sociable of the Winnipauk
2 thletic club will be held at Ratchford’s
j. ill Friday evening, December 22.
Miss Anna Richardson of Cedar street
m turned Sunday evening to the New
7 rltai n Normal school resume her stud-
I-v S.
Evangelist Crane of Plalnfield,_ N.
' , held religious services in Red Men’s
‘. 11], Sunday afternoon which were well

= .tended.

Mrs. Andrew Little has returned to .

er home in Danbury after spending
"- hanksgiving with her father, Captain
2 lliver S. Clark of Merwin street.

Miss Alice Selleck returned to New
mm. Saturday after spending
“Thanksgiving with her parents, Mr.

. .nd Mrs. George W. Selleck of 'Merwin
tweet.

The stamps on the deeds transfer-
‘ing the Donovan property in this
:itv to Michael Ratchford represent
'40.,000 as-the amount of money involv-
:d in the transaction.

_ Miss Bridget Lynch, formerly of

' lorwalk, and Russell Jeinings Gilbert,
If Chester, Conn., Ma. married in
3rooklyn. N. Y.. Thanksgiving day, by
.he Rev. Father McCoy.

John William Timpson, of Franklin
street, and Miss Etta Scofield, of
Meadow street, South Norwalk, are to
39 married Sunday, the 3lst inst.

Miss Clara Hill of West avenue has
gone to Vassar college to visit her sis-
te r Elsie.

Miss Mamie Cunningham of South
Norwalk has been visiting Mrs. Simon
Blake of Danbury.

ThomasflMcDonald of Philadelphia,
has been visiting his sister Mrs. T. F.
Belden of Union avenue.

Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Dalton of
Dunbury, spent Sunday with Mrs. Dal-
ton’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Wig-
ham of Elm street. -

Mr. and Mrs. Hart Baldwin of Eliz-
abeth N. .I., have been visiting their
sons. Dr. A. H. Baldwin and Dr. W.
H. Baldwin.

Miss Anna Steer of Bedford, Mass,
who has been visiting friends in South
N orwalk, has returned—home. -

The funeral of Mrs. Rosa Bills-
bo'rough was held from the home of
her daughter in Marshall street Mon-
day afternoon, Rev. W. H. Hubbard
officiating.

Miss Susan W. Hyatt died at her
home on Main street Tuesday night,
aged 73 years.

E. A. Woodward and family will
leave town about the middle of January
for a trip to Europe. They will spend
most of the winter in Italy.

Charles Taylor of South Main street
has resigned his position with the John
Hancock Insurance Co. S. Sweet takes
his place.

Mrs. Charles D. Burnes and son Dud-
ley, who havebeen visiting relatives
at South Norwalk has returned to her
home in Greenwich.

Douglas Fowler Post G. A. it. will
keep open house all day on New Year’s
day. The Post members will visit the
Soldiers Home in Noroton on Monday
evening, Dec. 18.

A careful observer predicts a mild
winter because the muskrats have
built scarcely any winter retreats for
themselves. When a severe winter is
at hand the rats build houses that are
calculated to keep them warm.

Uncas Tribe met in the Wigwam in
Washington street Tuesday night and
worked the Adoption degree on four
candidate and the Chief’s degree on
one candidate.

The Germania Saengerbund has re-
engaged Karl Diehl, of Bridgeport, as
director for another year, commencing
next Friday.

James H. Kelly, who has been pay-
ing a visit to. his nephew, Harry S.
Richmond, has returned to his home
in Troy, 4
The next meeting of the Pine Ledge
Whist club will be held on Dec. 18,
with Mrs. Robert Van Buren of West
avenue.

Organist Charles G. Ives, of the N or-
walk Methodist Church, officiated at
the organ in the Church of Christ,
Sterling Place, Brooklyn, on Sunday.
Stephen Hatch played at the Methodist
church.

At the meeting of the Central
Union, King’s Daughters, Saturday in
the First Congregational church at
3:30 p. m., Mrs. C. W. Shelton will pre-
side and Mrs. G. H. Buck, of Derby,
will address the circles. The meeting
of the Ministering Circle will be held
in the study at 3 p. m.

John W. Beatty is’painting the Nor-
walk Boat Co’s building near Pine 13-
land. The roof will be lettered with a
sign seventy feet long. The letters will

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MINIsIngMEu.

The Fairlield Association of Congre-
gational Ministers held its annual
meeting Tuesday‘in the lecture room1
of the South Norwalk Congregational
church.

The moderator was Rev. W. H. Hol-
man, of Southport, and the registrar
Rev. C. F. Simpson, of Bridgeport.

The session opened with a fifteen-
minute devotional service led by Rev.
Dr. Russell, of Bridgeport. Then fol-
lowed the business meeting.

A committee composed of Revs. Rus-
sell, Beard and Stimpson was appoint-
ed to revise the rules and have them
print;d.

rIfhe Caritas or: Pastors’ Wives Club
was then invited“ to meet with the as-
sociation, and the principal time was
devoted to a lecture on Robert Brown-
ing by Rev. E. Grier Fullerton of
Bridgeport. The lecturer took up
Browning’s reasons for. obscurity, his

. power, religious influence; love for ho?

manity and his ideal life with Mrs.
Browuing. The lecture was illustrat-
ed throughout with quotations from
Browning’s poems and illuminated
with suggestive comparisons from
Dante, Tennyson and other poets. .

The time from then until luncheon
atl o’clock was occupied: in a geneaal
discussion of the subject. .

The luncheon was served by the lad-
ies of the church.

After luncheon the election of offi-
cers for the ensuring year took place,
and resulted as follows:

Moderator, Rev. Gerald B. Beard;
Registrar, Rev. G. C. Eggleston. Third
member of the standing committee,
Rev. Robert G. Thomson. '

After the election of officers Revs.
Russell and Holman were appointed a
committee on credentials for 1900.

A paper on “The Development of
Religion According to Types” was read
by Rev. E. K. Holden of Bridgeport
and proved of much interest. This
was followed by a general discussion
which showed the association strongly
in favor of the rationalising of faith,
which the paper named as the last of
theatre-e— historiéars‘rypssfrancher‘
Which the Fairfield men had stood in
the recent State Association meeting
at Hartford.

Putnam Hose Company.

The annual meeting of Putnam Hose
Company No. 1 was held Monday night.
The following officers were elected:

Captain—Elbirt W. Clark.

First lieutenant—.A. W. Dreyfuss.

Second lieutenant—Clinton W. Hart-
wick.

Recording
Wheeler.

Financial secretary A.W. Dreyfuss.

Treasurer.——G eorge W. Bogard us.

Douglas Fowler Officers.

The following are the newly elected
officers of Douglas Fowler Post, G. A.
R.:
Commander—-Hiram D. Perry.

Senior Vice commander—William P.
English.

Junior vice commander—George A.
Bradley.

Quartermaster—Caleb Wood.

Oflicer of the day—Frederick, Keat-
ing.

Officer of the guard—J ohn Grant.

Chaplain—Daniel P. Morrell.

Adjutant—Charles V. Arnold.

Quartermaster sergeant -—- Robert
Jameson.

Sergeant major—Nathan Fenner.

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' Mr. Guthrie Resigns.

Wilbur E. Guthrie, superintendent of
the electric lighting and power depart-
ment of the Connecticut Lighting and
Power Company, has tendered his res-
ignation to the company to take place
Saturday of this week. Mr. Guthrie
will he succeeded by E. F. Latimer, of
Waterbury, a syndicate man.

Anenl Pensions.

All pensioners in the east living out-
side the New York district, who have
heretofore been drawing a pension at
the New York agency have been tran-
ferred to the Boston agency. Presi-
dent McKinley has recommended in his
message that the income clause which
prevents widows drawing a pensioxi
whose income is over $96, be changed to
$250. ‘

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Will Leave St. Paul’s.

Rev. S. B. Pond, rector of St. Paul’s
church, has received a call from Christ
church, Chicago, to become its pastor
and has decided to accept it. He will
probably-leave St. Paul’s about Jan. lst.

Mr. Pond has been pastor of this
church for several years and during
his residence in NOl‘WleK has been
highly respected and esteemed by
many outside his parish as well as by
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Ernest Talmadge, a son of' George
B. Talmadge of Taylor avenue. South
Norwalk, met with an adventure about
8 o’clock Saturday night that he will
not soon forget.

Young Talmadge, .had bzen to the

rooms of the Klondike club on Centre

street and was just turning into the

Connecticut Turnpike when two tramps
accosted him. ' .

One of the men demandedhis money,

and upon Talmadge refusing to give

up his cash a fight ensued.

Young Talmadge was getting the
best of the fight when the second tramp
came to his partner’s assistance and in
the affray two shots were fired by one
of the hoboes, one of which entered
Talmadge’s left arm and the second
made a deep furrow across the wrist of
the same arm. \

As soon as the shots were fired the
tramps took to their heels and disap-
peared in the darknesnr-while Talmadge
ran for his home at 78 Taylor avenue,
where he changed .his clothes and then
visited Dr. A. N. Clark’s office where
his wounds were dressed.

The police were not informed of the
shooting until 9:15 o’clock when Tal-
madge related his adventure to Cap-
tain Gladstone. ‘

There are a number of curious feao
tures about the affair which made the

' police rather skeptical that young Tal-

madge had received the wounds in the
manner in which he states.

One of the strange features is that
when he arrived home and removed his
overcoat and undercoat the bullet
which cut the furrow in his wrist drop-
ped out upon the floor.

Another suspicious feature is that
the bullet which entered his upper arm
and is still lodged in the muscles, did
not penetrate his under or outside
shirt while the overcoat and under-
coat both show a bullet hole in them.
The overcoat and undercoat also
show a hole at the point where the
other bullet grazed the wrist.

For Water Supply.
Gov. Lounsbury on Tuesdayapprov-
ved an appropriation to'G'en.‘ L. AIDE—3k?
inson, treasurer of the Hospital board,
for $500.. This allowance is for the im-
provement of the water supply at the
Soldiers’ home.

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Hold a Social-
The Business Women’s club held its
regular monthly social in its rooms in
the United Bank building. Tuesday
night. Mrs. F. W. Norris was present
and spoke and gave several readings,
Miss Gertrude Lyon also recited several

times. Avery pleasant evening was
paSsed.
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Wedding Anniversary.

Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Stevens were sur-
prised by a party of twenty-four friends
at theirhome 84 South Main street,
Tuesday. night. The occasion was the
thirty second anniversary of their mar-
riage. The surprise was complete
Leither Mr. or Mrs. Stevens remember-
ing the occasion.

Children and" grandchildren
present.

F. Raymond sang a solo and a quar-
tette sang. Dancing was enjoyed until
late at night. Refreshments were ser-
ved and a merry evening was passed.

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Broke His Arm.

Edward McGrath, aged 12 years, of
Strawberry hill broke his arm Sunday
by falling from a haymow of a barn.
Dr. Tracey set the bone of the injured
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Robert Emmet Club’s Officers.

The Robert Emmet club has elected
these officers: President, Patrick J.
Burns; vice-president,Patrick McSall y;
recording secretary, John Moore; trea—

secretary, Daniel Hogan.
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Annual Meeting.

The annual meeting of the Norwalk
fire department, for the nomination of
chief engineer, two assistant engineers
and a department physician. will be
held in Pioneer H. &. L. Co’s quarters,
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Matinee Euchre Club-

Mrs. Edward Knapp of West street
entertained the Matinee Euchre club:
Tuesday. Mrs. David W. Raymond
won first prize and Mrs. Herbert. A.
Mathewson the second. The next
meeting will be at the home of Mrs.
George A. Jennings on West street,
on Monday, Dec. 18th. ‘

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Died From Accidental Shootlug.
TUXEDO PARK, N. Y., Dec. 5.—-El
mer Cooper, 19 years of age, a son 0|
Elswo‘rth Cooper, and. who was‘shot ac.
cident‘nlly in his left arm after returnini
from a hunting trip along ~the Remap:
river Saturday afternoon, died in St. Jo
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May Coburn called a regular meet-
ing of the South Norwalk Council 'to
ordelé’fMonday night with all the mem-
bersfipresent excepting Dr. W. B. Bean.
The usual batch of bills were read and
ordened paid.

Superintendent K. W. Mansfield was
heardffat length in the matter of the
connlaction of the Connecticut Light-
ing and Power Co’s. tracks with the
Tramway Co’s. tracks at South Main
street.

A petition bearing 107 names headed
by E. Hill‘was presented, asking that
an electric light be placed on North
.Water street near the railroad bridge.
The matter Was referred to the board
of electric light commissioners.

The Board of Electrical Commission-
ers presented their seventh annual re-
port. The report showed the munic-
ipal lighting'plant in a paying condi-
ion and the conditions as such that

crease the ca’pacity of the plant. The
assets amounted to $44,006.61, the re-

sources $11,561.74, expenditures, 89,-.

733.07, Expenditures for fire system
$179.48.

The Water Commissioners reported
$1,484'83 on hand.

An order for $455 was ordered drawn
in favor of the street commissioners
and charged up to the assessments of
North Water street.

Councilman Ferris asked that Chief
Baker’s resignation be withdrawn as
the department by a vote of 64 to 3 had
signified its desire to have the chief
remain for another year.

Section 2 of an ordinance entitled
“Relative to City Tax Collector” was
then amended to read as follows:

When ninety per cent of the whole
tax is collected and paid over to the
city treasurer, the collector shall be
entitled to a certificate from the treas-
urer to that effect, and the council may
cause a payment to be made to the col-
lector on account of his commission
not to exceed fifty per cent of the sum
of said commission on the whole tax,
and the balance of the commission shall
not be paid till the entire tax is col-
lected.”

Edwin Adams appeared on the mat—
ter of. the overflowing SPEED? sewers
andthe flooding cf the cellar of the
house on the cm-ner of Crescent street
and Girard place. Mr. Adams said
that the sewers on September 3rd
were overflowed and flooded his place.
The council had not done anything as
to the matter. He had had to go to
the health committee to get the sewer
fixed.

The sewer he said was cleaned by
the board after the storm, the man-
hole was filled up befdre the storm and
after the storm. Only once before this
year had the sewer there been cleaned.
The pressure from West avenue was so
great that it lifted the cover of the
man-hole off and the hole filled up to
the bottom and thus one-half the ca-
pacity was gone.

At this period councilman-Bean came
in and stated that Mr. Adams asked
him to look at the sewer and at the
[same time he went, Mr. Hoyt went
with him.IHe found in some places in
the sewer some sand but the water was
running inthe sewer at the time,which
was after the storm. Councilman Fer-
ris said that at Chestnut street they
had had the same trouble and in Union
street the covers were moved from the
man-holes Councilman Smith said it
would le almoso impossible to buildg‘a
sewer which would carry off such a de-
luge as occurred at. that time.

Dr. Bean on being questioned by Mr.
Adams as to the sand in the sewer near
the end of the street said there was
plenty of room for the water to run it
being six inches between the water and
the top of the sewer.

Mr. Adams 3 ild that he had areport

by the street comm issioners that the
sewer had been stopped up and that
the trouble had been that he had ' no
traps. "
Mr. Ferris asked for an itemized bill.
Mr. Adams wanted to know if all‘ bills
came in in that way, and on receiving
an affirmative answer asked fOr all the
bills it. the last five or six ytéar‘s so
that he could see.

George W. Raymond appeared and
said that he had unpaid bills amOunt-
ing to $80 which the committee on Co.
F’s reception had entailed, and he had
been appointed by those holding. bills
to endeavor .to have them paid.

City treasurer Corbett said that Mr.
John H.‘ Ferris had received an order
fr the appropriation and still held it,
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for Lieutenant-Governor on the next

Would Please Danbury.
[DANBURY NEWS.]
THE NORWALK GAZETTE launches a
boom for the nomination of Senator
Edwin 0. Keeler for lieutenant-govern-
or. Senator Keeler would undoubtedly
be a choice that. would please Danbury
republicans. He is one of the men who
supported Danbury in the court house
controversy in the legislature a year
ago. V
Would Mike Excellent Heal-Governor-
[WESTPORTER’HERALD]

THE NORWALK GAZETTE, names the
Hon. Edwin O. Keeler, of that city, as
a candidate for Lieutenant Governor.
It is some time before election, but if
he is to be in the race,it may not be too
soon to do a little in the grooming line.
He has served two terms in the House,
and has twice been elected State
Senator from the 13th district; both
positions he served with credit, and
undoubtedly would make an excel-
lent lieutenant governor.

Would Be Elected-
[NEW CANAAN MESSENGER]

THE NORWALK GAZETTE presents
the name of Hon. Edwin O. Keeler as
Fairfield County’s candidate for Lieut.
Governor. We heartily endorse the
nomination of Mr. Keeler. He is a
thorough and successful business man,
was the first Mayor of Norwalk, is
president of the Fairfield County
Bank. isa prominent Oddfellow and
Knight Templar, was a member of the
House two terms, and at the last session
was president pro tem of the Senate.
He would make a good, strong candi-
date, and ifnominated‘wouldwhe elect-
ed. I 1

Not .a Bad Nomination.
[STAMFORD REPUBLICAN]

THE NORWALK EVENING GAZETTE
of Wednesday proposes the ntme‘ of
the Hon. Edwin O.-Keeler of that city
for lieutenant-governor. It does not
appear that this nomination is at all a
bad one, but it will depend a great deal
upon the choice of the convention for
governor as to whether Mr. Keeler is

the right man for the place. Certainly
a man who could run with either Mc-

Lean, Warner or Jarvis with equal
grace would be par excellence~the man
for the place. But has Mr. Keelerany
choice of candidates for his possible

running mate?

Wheelmen Will Endorse Hm.
[A NSONIA SENTINEL ]

We have not yet seen any names
mentioned for the office of lieutenant
governor on the Republican ticket ex-
cept that of Senator E. O. Keeler, of
Norwalk, whom the “GAZETTE” of

J. B. Hurlbutt, chairman of the com-
mittee, makes a statement to Mr. Ferris
as to what the expenditures were, Mr.
“crris would be ready to pay.

Mr. Raymond said that he had said
to Mr. Hurlbutt thatif he, Hurlbutt,
would give him the bills he. Raymond,
would see the South Norwalk council
relative to the mafiter.

tee had never been - called together-
since the celebration. ,
The lien on the propzrty belonging

North Main street was released.

The matter of the Tramway Co’s.
petition went to the Street commission- ‘
or with power. '

A list of taxes amounting to $6.93
against the Silk Co. was ordered abat-

ed. _
The council then adjourned to De

cember 18.“

 

New Officers.

The Germania Saengerbuud held its
annual election of officers in Gel-mania
hall Monday night. The following are
the officers: .

President—A. Singer.
'Vice~President—-J ohn Harrak.

ltcn. Secretary—Dennenger.

Fin. Secretary—Fritz Stock.
Treasurer—John Moelaring.‘

. Board of Management——G.Frederick,
Charles Apsong, Fritz Zarges.

A Christmas festival will be given
the night of the 25th inst.

 

R. G. Mitchell said that the commit- -

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The placing of Hon. E. O. Keeler i'uanomination as a candidate

Republican ticket, by the GAzm'm

on Tuesday last has been well received, as the following few of the.
extracts from the preSs of the state-will show:

that city puts forward, It is very early
in the season to make up a ticket for
the next election, still nearly a year \
away, but we have this in mind about
Senator Keeler: He= would make a
Very good presiding officer on the,
senate; he has had experience in both
house and senate, filling places of. im-
partant committees; has been president
pro tem. of the senate, and his reputa-
vtion is spotless. The wheelmen will
approve of him for he has always beéa
an earnest advocate-of goddroads and
set-Ved on the state commission which
gave such thorough investigation to
the subject and framed the present
highway law. There will undoubted-
ly be other candidates for this oflice
but Mr. Keeler seems to be the first in
the field and his frienls will make a
hard fight for him.

Boom for Keeler.
[STAMFORD ADVOCATE]

THE N OEWALK GAZETTE has started
a boom for Edwin O. Keeler as a. candi-
date for nomination as Lieutenant Gov-
crnor. He was born in Ridgelield .u
1846,and moved toNorwalk in 1857. He
is a member of the wholesale grocery
firm of Holmes, Keeler and Selleck 00.
He was chosen Mayor of Norwalk 'in
1894. A year previous to this he was
chosen president‘of the Fairfield Coupe
ty National Bank. Mr. Keeler served
two terms in the House. In 1896 he
was elected Senator from the Thir-
teenth District, and in 1898 was again
“elected, and was chosen president pro.
tem. of the Senate. He represented
the Fourth Congressional Districni at

St. Louis in 1896.

Always Espoused Good Roads.

[BRIDGEPQRT TELEGRAM.)
THE NORWALK GAZETTE nominates
Senator Edwin C. Keeler, for lieutcnu
ant Governor on the Republican state
ticket. During the legislative session
of this year Mr. Keeler was president
pro tem. of the senate, and in the ab-
sence of.Lieut. Gov. Hills directed the
business of the upper branch of the gen-
eral assembly with dignity. Senator

» Keeler is popular in the Thirteenth W

district, which gave hima rousing plu r-‘

ality in 1896, the first time he was elec t—
ed to the senate. His efforts in behalf
of good roads has won a. warm regard

for him in thewheeling circle,as he has ’
always espoused the good roads cause

vigorously. In the performance of his,~
legislative duties Senator Keeler has
been faithful and conscientious. ‘He' is
a careful man, one who is never afraid
to lift his voice in behalf of that which
appeals to his judgment.

Buy at Home-

The holiday season is now fairly on
the way and our local merchants de-
serve the lion’s share of the patronage
of our people. N 0 true believer in the
principal of patronizing home industry
will send to New York for Christmas
goods which can be purchased just as
well at home, even if the local price is
a few cents higher than that charged by
the metropolitian department store.
Read the announcements that will
appear from day to day in the GAZETTE
and spend your money at home. That’s

perous.
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Found a Carrier Pigeon-

Robert Hamilton, superintendent at
Manresa Institute, Keyser’s Island.
found a carrier pigeon‘in the dove core
on the island, Saturday. The hirdhad
a note on its leg, showing that it. be-
longed to a United States cruiser lying
off Sandy Hook. The” note requested
the finder to communicate with the
ship and return the bird. Mr. Hamil-
ton telegraphed to the ship. '
New Certificates forPhysicians.

On and after January first next all
physicians will be reduired to -make

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which has been prepared for the pur- '
pose of assisting the United States om. '

during the year. _

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