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Ch ester F. Tolle‘s,” Jr., of Ansonia
spent Tuesday with relatives in South
N orwalk. , '
The Norwalk Tramway Company is
~wiringt-he South Norwalk post-office
in readiness to furnish power for the
new electric cancelling machine.
The Fairfield County Ex-Prisoners of
War will hold a meeting Wednesday
% night, January, 17th, in Grand Army
:1, Hall, to which all soldiers are invited.
The. stockholders of the Danbury
"'. Agriculture society are receiving a ten
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‘ ‘ per cent. divtdend.
The funeral of the. late Mrs. Annie
E. Wilson of Bridgeport was held from
the home of her sister, Mrs. Amy
Godfrey of Dav street, Tuesday after-
noon at 2 o’clock.
‘ H. s. Pickering aha aw. Kendrick,
3-: delegates to the State association N. A.
A S. E. convention to be held at Meri-
Qi den, January 20th, sent in their cre-
‘ 1 dentia’ls to-day.
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. The annual meeting of the Catholic
club will be held Monday evening,
i Feb. 5. ' .
District Deputy William C. Hart
3 and Grand Guide G. D. Warden in-
stalled the officers of P. C. Lounsbury
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Lodge, N. 'E. O. P. at the meetin g
Tuesday evening.
The Central Labor Union will hold a
dance in Lockwood’s hall, February 23.
John Dunleavey, of Friends college,
Providence, is spending a few days in
South Norwalk.
Miss Katie Sch medes is ill at her
home in the Donovan building, VVash-
ing ton street.
A daughter was torn Sundayio Mr.
and Mrs. John Herring, 130 South Main
street. ,
Miss Mary Evenden is quite sick at
the residence of Mr. and Mrs. P. N.
Smith, of Bayview avenue.
Jesse H. Tolles and wife of Bingham-
ton. N. Y.. have been the guest of rel-
atives in South Norwalk.
The essayist of the Fairfield County
Cllrl'lcus, which met Monday morning
at Grace church, was the Rev. Doctor
F. C. H. Wendel, rector of St. Paul’s
Parish, Huntington.
Jamcs Jardine of 19 Burritt avenue
is again confined to his bed by a bad at-
tack of rheumatism. .
Deputy State Chief Haymaker George
W. Messinger of Stamford installed the
officers of Uncus Hayloft in South
Norwalk Monday night. '
A daughter was born Sunday to Mr.“
and Mrs. William Hess of Port Chest-
er, formerly of N orwalk.
The petition for vestibules on the
Red Line ears will be forwarded to the
Railroad Commissioners, this week.
William Wei-ts, father of Mrs. Jennie
Smith, of Elm street, and David S.
V Werts, New Haven, died at his home
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'1 in Newark, N. J., Sunday night.
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Mrs. Percy E. Ferris and son Ed-
ward, of New York, are guests at the
I home of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Ferris,
' on West street.
The engagement is announced of
Miss Cora E. Handlin to Clarence I.
Finch, bot-h formerly of this city, now
of New Haven.
_ Miss Eva L. Ferris, of West street,
has returned from a week’s visit in
‘- Boston, Mass. . _
Rev. Dr. Maher, _of St. Joseph’s
church, will delivera sermon on the
j Spanish Inquisition next Sunday.
A daughter was born to Prof. and
3 Mrs. W. G. Chase, of Eastavenue; Sun-
? day morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Williams of
(‘lLake Grove, L. T., have been guests
icf Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Hawkins of Sea-
side place, East Norwalk.
M r. and Mrs. George Bouton of'Cran-
bury have returned from a visit in
‘Perth Amboy, N. J.
.. l‘wo members were received into the
l South Norwalk Baptist church Sunday
, night by baptism.
.. George Tobey and George W. Bo-
" gardus have completed the military
enrollment of East Norwalk.
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Edward Livermore of New York has
, ander Hamilton of this city.
.. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dix, of Brook-
} lyn, and Mrs. C. F. Tristram - and son
of this city, will leave for Green Cove
Springs, Fla., Tuesday, Jan. 16: Mr.
9 Tristram will join the party'the latter
f- part of February."
The members of the surpliced choir
" 'l of St. Paul’s Church presented Rev. S. '
3; B. Pond with a handsomely framed.
E picture of the choir, as a testimonial;
"f of their esteem, and also in memory of
_f his highly successful pastorate as rec-
‘ tor of St. Paul’s Church.
Bethany Chapterof Trinity church,
has elected officers as follows: Govern-
- ing board—Miss Nellie Pennington,
Miss Alice Lindeberg, Miss Mary Berg;
' secretary—Miss Lydia Pennington;
“ treasurer-«Miss Minnie Britto.
Mr. Peppar sang “In Native Worth,”
from The Creation, and Cardinal N ew-
man’s favorite hymn, “Lead Kindly
Light,” music by Sir Arthur Sullivan,
at the Vesper service of the South 'Nor-
walk Congregational Church Sunday
afternoon. The pastor gave an address
~' ,.on “God’s Leading in the New Year.’
wAdvertise in THE GAZETTE.
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Pioaesr Hook .3: Ladder Company
held its 39th annual ball in Lock-
wood’s hall Tuesday evening, and like
all previous affairs of the kind given by
this popular organiz ition, it was a
decided success.
It Was about 8:30 o’clock bafore the
guests began to arrive in large num-
bers and about that time the first dance
was called. » ‘
The floor was filled at once and
seemed to enterinto the spirit of the
all
dance. .
The boys presented afine appeirunce
in their handsome dress uniforms and
gave color to the assemblage as they
were noted here and there 'in the'
crowd.
Representatives \vcre present from
the Eagle Rock and LadderCo. Darien,
as follows;-Foreman William Ogden,As-
sistant Foremen Nathan Finch and
Charles Millspaugh; also First Lieuten-
ant Adolph Dreyfuss and Second Lieu-
tenant Clinton J. Hartwick of Putnam
Hose 00., and Albert, Brown and Ed-
ward White of out wen Hook and
Ladder Company; ‘
Lowe’s Orchestra with Prof. Henry
Gerhma‘n, ’prompter, furnished the
music which was highly satisfactory.
Among those present were Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas J. Sterling, Mr. and Mrs.
George Whitlock, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Austin, Mr. and Mrs. Gould' Hoyt,
Mr. and Mr. E. J. Thomas, Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Murray,Mrs. F. A.Taylor
Mrs. Marsh, Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt, Miss
Lillie Froeb, Miss Grace Hart, Miss
Mattie Taylor, Miss Ida Richmond,
Miss Edna Whitlock, Miss Anna W’hit-
lock Miss Margaret Whitlock, Miss
Walsh of Danbury, Miss Mamie Man-
ning. _
Thomas Hunt, W. F. Ambler, James
Foster, LambertShutsky, Joseph Henry
Chailcs. J. Ferris. George Shelhoos,
Harold Me AlliSLcr, Ira Howard, Sam-
uel Walsh, Harry Sterling, Edgar
Kenney, Herbert Pollard, William
Scott, Frank Fitzgerald,William Paine,
Edward Cahill, William Cahill, Henry
Matheis, and. John Cahill. '
Thomas J. Sterling acted as floor
manager. His aids were J. Foster, C.
Hyatt, W .J. Powell and G. Whitlock.
The reception committee was compos-
ed of Capt. James Wood, H. C. Mit-
chell and E. J. Thomas. Irving H.
Reed, J. N. Wood, T. J. Sterling, E.
Brower and J. Blake were the arran-
gement committee.
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The County Commissioners have is-
sued. 199 liquor licenses to date.
Rev. Alexander Hamilton officiated
at St. John’s church in Bridgeport,
Sunday.
A. C. Mayhew, son of'Captain T. S.
Mayhew, of Ely avenue, sailed Satur -
day, December 30, for Cuba.
Mrs. Charles D. Burues and son Dud-
ley of Greenwich will spend a month
with Miss K. Olive Hutchinson in Day-
tona, Fla.
.A large number of people were re-
ceived into the first Methodist church
on probation Sunday.
Frank A. Ferris and family ofFair-
field avenue will go to New York this
week to reside for the winter.
On Children’s Day next June recog-
nition will be made in the South Nor-
walk Congregational church 'of all
children who attend every Sunday from
January 14 to June 10. ,
Mrs. J. A. Richardson of West ave-
nue, South Nor-walk, has goue to 'her
father’s home in Lucas, Kansas, having
received a despatch to come home to a
family reunion.
Mrs. F. St. John Lockwood left Mon-
day to visit her daughter, Mrs. F. W.
Hubbard, ,- Poi-s Austin, Mich. Miss
Julia B. Lockwood accompanied her
mother as far. as Poughkeepsie, when
she left to reenter Vassar college.
monthly social in its rooms in the
United Bank building Tuesday even-
ing. Games were played and a social
time enjoyed. Mrs. .L. N. Phinney ad-
dressed the club. Refreshments were
served.
The state council, Knights of Colum-
bus, will be held in New Britain, Tucs-
day, Feb. 6. The delegates from Cath-
olic Union Council are G. K Michael,
-J. Riordan and P. G. K. John McGinn.
The alternates are Thomas
and David Flaherty.
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, Business Men Meet‘
walk club rooms Tuesday night. The
matter of the locatioa of two NewYork
fer with the firms.
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Norwalk’s Ex-Selectman Expired at Bantam
Lake on Saturday.
Ephraim Thomes, execlectman of
N orwalk, died at Bantam Lake Satur-
day afternoon where he had gone for
his health.
The deceased was about 38 " years of
age. He was for some time postmaster
at Rowayton, where he also conducted
a large general store and wholesale
coil and grain business. Fora number
of years he was a selectman of the
town, his term of office expiring in
October last, since which time he has
been engaged in the dredging business.
A wife and two children survive him.
The funeral was , held from his
late residence in Rowayton, -Wednes-
day afternoon at 2 o’clock.
ALFREI ETEURE‘DTEAD.
Was For Sixty Years Owner and Editor of the
Hartford Times.
Alfred E. Burr, for sixty years the
editor and owner of the Hartford Times,
died-at 9:28 Monday morning, at the
age of 84 years and 10 months. He was
stricken with heart fintterings and
pleurisy a week ago, and failed until
his death.
He leaves a wife, one son, managing
Mrs. Ella Burr-McManus.
He was the oldest editor in continu-
ous service on one paper in the United
States.
CANE FOR
Veterans at Sold ers’ Home at Norolon Give
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Gov. Lounsbury made his annual
visit and inspection at the Soldiers’
Home in Noroton on Saturday, and a
gold-headed cane was presented to him
by the inmates. The cane was made
by the.members of the home. After
inspecting the home the governor was
invited into the chapel, where the old
prised when the presentation was made
Kind Words-
The N ORWALK GAZETTE has entered
upon its 100th year. It should know its
own city pretty well, and the GAZETTE
has said nothing to intimate that such
Sunday reform as is proposed is needed
there. At any rate, we congratulate
our contemporary upon its ripe old age
and the fact that it "feels just as young
as it used to be.”—Bridgeport Tele—
gram.
We sincerely congratulate our ven-
erable, yet always youthful contempo-
rary the NORVVALK GAZETTE on the
.fact notwithstanding the vicissitudes of
journalism and the freakish ness of the
great reading public, it entered upon
the hundredth year of its publication
on Friday last. Few newspapers in
this state have yet reached, this emi-
nently dignified arid imposing age, and
the files of the GAZETTE must bea veri-
table treas'ury of chronological facts.
We can onlytwiSli; for the paper anoth-
er century of prosperity and progress.
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Moss-Harris-
Miss May M. Harris and Henry
_Thomas Moss, of New York city, were
united in marriage Sunday afternoon
Vat 1:30 o‘clock, at the residence of Mr.
and Mrs. William A. 'Kedney, “‘Roton
Hill. Rev. Frederick w. Nor-is, rec~
tor of Trinity Church, performed the
ceremony. Only the relatives of the
contracting parties from Norwalk and
New York were in attendance. M r. and
, Mrs. Moss received a numbe of hand-
some gifts. Acollation followed the
ceremony. Minandn Mrs. Moss will
make their home in New York for the
present, and will later go to Paris to
attend the exposition.
Bar Officers Elected-
The Fairfield County Bar association
has elected these officers: President,
Samuel Fessenden; treasurer, Howard
H. Knapp; secretary, William '1‘;Havi-
land; law library committee, Lyman D.
Brewster of Danbury, Curtis Thomp-
son of this city and John H. Perry of
Fairfield; librarian, Charles S. Evans.
Librarian Evans reported an .addi-
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l‘he Bus.ness Women 5 club held “’5 , on recommendation of the library com-
tion of 228 books during the year. Up-
,mittee his salary was made $700 per
annum. Mr. Evans is also court mes-
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Death of Mrs. Phoebe Dauchey.
,. Mrs. Phoebe A. Dauchey, aged eigh-
i ty- seven years, died Friday at her resi‘~
deuce in Newark, N. J. Deceased was
‘ a former resident of South ‘Norwalk,
' and was the mother of Charles Allen
‘ and Edward Dguchey, of Norwalk;
H' Burns; Mrs. William Russell, of Newark, N.
5J.,and George Fail-weather, of East
éNorwalk. . The funeral was held
lMonday at 9 o’clock, from the resi-
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The Norwalk Business Men ’5 As- i dence of Charles Dauchey, 2 Monroe
sociation held a meeting in the Nor-;' street.
The interment in Rowayton.
Will Cut Ice‘onvMiRardPond: ._ I- :
business concerns in, this city was dis— ? 0,, account of the scarcity of icchva.
cussed and E. S. Adams-and ex-Coun- comp“), is forming to stack the WERE;
cilman Goold Hoyt were uppomted a the 901m 0, R. G. Millard in Wééb Nor-3t:
committee tozgo to New Y ork and con- wall;, as the ice isv
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editor of the Times, and one daughter,
soldiers were assembled. He was sur--
and about ,
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The South Norwalk Teachers Asso-
ciation held~its regular monthly meet-
ing Tuesday night in the Franklin St.
school hall. There Was a. fair attend -
ance and the evening was very enjoy-
ably passed;
John Wehleopened the mzeting by
singing the Yeoman’s Wedding Song
and responded to an encore with “The
Anchor Weighed.” At the close of
the evening he sang" My ,‘ Beautiful
Irish Maid.” ' ,
His singing was splendid and elicit-
ed much applause.
Rev. William Maher, D. D., was
then introduced by Principal Foote
' and lectured in his masterly style, on
“The Ancient City of the Caesars,” a
subject upon which he is well versed
having been educated in Rome and
lived there several years. I.
The doctor is a man of fine presence,
has an exceptionally pleasing address
and his oratorical powers are well
known throughout the state. He gave
a short talk before his address which
introduced him to his audience.
His discourse delineated the outline
of the ancient city with its seven hills
and pictured the famous Colliseum and
Forum in glowing colors. He inter-
spersed his address with selections
I from Lord Byron which the more forci-
The dis-
course was much enjoyed and at its
bly colored his pictures.
close refreshments of cake and lemon-
ade Were served.
The executive committee for the
evening was 00mposcd of Miss Barrett,
Miss Quigg and Miss London.
WEDDING F
ANNIVERSARY.
Mr. and Mrs. George H. Byingfon of South
Wilton Celebrate Their 45th Anniversary-
Mr. and Mrs. George H. Byington
celebrated the 45th - anniversary of
their marriage on January 6th, at their
cozy little home Forest View Cottage,
South Wilton. The exact date was on
January 4th but for reasons to make it
a more decided success, the celebration
was postponed until the (iii).
A fine dinner had been prepared and
the table decorations
ranged. After the repast which was
much enjoyed the evening was passed
with games and vocal selections. Be-
fore leaving for their several homes
the guests expressed the pleasure
which they felt through the evening’s
sociability and congratulated Mr. and
Mrs. Byington wishing them many
happy returns of the day.
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MORE REAL ESTATE SALES
Michael Ralchford Purchases the Olmstead
Buildings on Main Street-
On Monday Mitchell & Son sold the
S. E. Olmstead property on Main street
to Michael Ratchford. The sale in-
cludes all the buildings between Mr.
Ratchford’s present place of business
and the Dwycr harness store. The
price paid is not stated but was in the
neighborhood of $10,000. I
Olympia Athletic Club Disband.
The Olympia Athletic club succeed-
ed after many attempts in holding a
meeting Tuesday night and after a life
of two months, voted to dissolve and
store the paraphernalia.
The cause of the failure of the club
was the admittance of many unsound
members in an attempt to get enough
to carry the- club through and from
this resulted a lack of interest without
which no club will thrive.
' For some time rumors have been
afloat that the club would dissolve and
it was reported that the equipment
would be sold to the East Norwalk
Athletic club.
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Phoenix Engine Co.
Phoenix Engine Co.’s annual elec-
tion held Tuesday evening resulted as
follows:
Capt—A. A. Chinery.
First Lieut.———Smith Northrop.
Second Liana—George Lockwood.
Record. Sec.«-Samucl Foster.
NFinancial Sec—Willis Cavanaugh.
Treasurer-~Charles A. Burr.
Asst. Treas.—John ,1. Greenwood.
The -Pecrless Mandolin club and
Prof. Mansfield, banjoist, furnished en-
terain ment.
fiefrcshments were served.
Whist-
The Monday Afternoon Whist club
met with Mrs. David W. Raymond, on
Crescent Terrace yesterday afternoon.
Miss May .Higgins and Mrs. F.
Quintard were the prize winners. The
next meeting will be .Vvith'Mrs. George
" '. A. Jennings on West street. ‘
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C.""W_, . Bennett formerly head of the
signed? subculture; "
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Miss Anna Dickerman, teacher in the '
street school is ill. ‘Her sister. Mrs;
got out of the building in safety.
- ’ . professorshipo
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and Bethel Street Railway Co. return-
take before. .~ So he ran out to the barn
RANG IT org/y
Trolley Conducléi‘MIas to Buy Shoes But Forr
got Where Money Came From-
' Yesterday been. when one of the con-
ductors in the'employ of the Danbury
ed, to his duties after eating dinner, his
wife handed him a dollar with instruc-
tions to purchase a pair of shoes for the
baby with it. ,
The conductor dropped the dollar in
his pocket and proceeded to forget all
about it. He Worked all the afternoon
as usual and, when his hours were over
went into the office, according to his
custom, to turn in the receipts of the
day. To his. great surprise, he found
that he had a dollar more than the
fares on the register amounted to.
After vainly trying to recollect
where the dollar‘came from, he came
to the Conclusion that he had neglect-
ed to ring up twenty fares, although he
failed to remember making such a mis-
where his car was and rang up twenty
more fares on the register, then went
into the office where he turned over
the money. .
When he reached home, the first so-
lute that greeted his ears was his 9
wife’s inquiry for the shoes he was to
purchase. Then he recollected where
the extra dollar had come from. He
tried to explain the matter to his wife
but has not yet succeeded in convinc-
ing her of the truth of his story—Dan-
bury News.
HOMICRlES.
Record of Those in Fairfield County During the
Year-
At Darien, January Iii—Sarah R.
Gaffney died of traumatic peritonitis
alleged to have been caused by an as-
sault committed by her husband, Wil-
liam H. Gaffney, at Ridgefield, Jan
uary 5, Gaffney was not prosecuted.
At Stamford,Feb:-uary 22—Theodoras
Manox was stabbed to death by Jhon
Kostos. Affair the result ofa personal
feud. Kostos was sentenced to state
prison for 7 years for manslaughter.
At Bridgeport, Mav 14—Luigi Minotti
was shot and killed by Clemente Nuis-
zi, whose 5-year old sister Minotti had
criminally assaulted. Nuzzi was sen-
tenced to state prison. for 5 years for
manslaughter.
AtGreenwich, May 24MS. Jackson
Close, postmaster in the village of Stan-
wicli, died of a fractured skull inflict-
ed on May 22 by unknown burglars.
At Bridgeport, July 23—Andrgw
Adam died of stab wounds inflicted on
July 16 by his brother, Paul Adam.
Tragedy was the outcome of a quarrel.
Paul Adam was arrested, released on
small bond and disappeared.
At Stamford, November S—Mrs. Sara
C. King, was pounded to death by
Charles Cross, who had previously at-
tempted criminal assault. Cross is
bound over to the superiorcourt await-
ing trial.
AtBridgepnrt,Deccmber26—Stephen
Techa died of a fractured skull inflict
ed duringasaloon row by unknown
parties on Christmas night.
‘ Chess Checker and WhisiClub.
The Chess Checker and Whist club
held its annual meeting in the club
rooms in the Quintard building Tues-
day night. The officers elected were:
President—A. Avison.
Vice-Pres.—Samuel Brundage.
Secretary—John W. CUI'DOW.
Treasurer—Benjamin Mosher.
Collector—Thomas Balcom.
House Committeev-George L. Lock-
wood,’Royal Adams, Harold Clark.
Wesport Bank Directors.
The First National Bank of West-
p0z'l; has elected these directors: Ed-
ward H. Nash, James E. Hubbell, Wil-
liam'H. Saxton, Daniel B. Bradley,Jr.,
John H. Jennings, H. A. Ogden, B. L,
Woodworth.
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,lfilewnrk City Home Burned.
NEWARK, N. J ., Jan. 10.—The New-
ark City Home, a. reformatory for chil-
dren at Verona, N. J., was burned to the
ground last night, involving a loss of
nearly $100,000. Three hundred inmates
were got out in safety and about 275
were marched a couple of miles to the
other institutions, where they were plac-
ed in confinement. About 25 boys are
missing, but theynre all known to have
Another Arrest In Montreal.
MONTREAL, Jan. 10.—Ernest Fel-
lowes, a brother of the bucketshop mat
of that name already arrested in connec-
tion with the Ville Marie bank wrecking
case, surrendered himself yesterday and
was remanded in the custody of the de-
tectives. The charge against him is tho
same as that against his brother—name
ly, receiving money known to hami‘bfcg '
stolen. This is the tenth arrest in '
case. ~ . .
Lawyers Fine?! For‘ contempt.
FRANKFORT, Ky, Jan. 10.——Judge ‘
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The South ’Norwalk City
held a. special‘and an adjourned “meet;
ing in the council chamber, ‘Haviland
street, Monday night. ,
The special meeting was heldtoitakefl
action on the resignation of Council-
man Henry P. Morgan and after thé’
call' was read and accepted, it was .vot-
ed to accept the resignation.
The council then proceeded to ballot
for a. successor to Mr. Morgan and
Richard J. Cutbill received all five of
the votes cast.
The special meeting then anjournc'd:
During the intermission between,~
the special and adjourned meetings the.
situation at the reservoir was discuss-.
8:1 by the councilman, Councihnan
John Paul being the principal advocate
of doing something to help the situa-
tion. ,
At 8:30 o’clock the adjourned meet-
ihg was called to order with all the ‘
Icouncilmim present‘inchi’ling Mr. CW
"timeless Taylor first sworeMr.Cutbillf
in. The appointment of R. J. Cutbill
to the city hall ordinances and repairs
committees was read and approved, an
were the minutes of the last meeting.
Bills to the amiund‘of $363.69 were
read and ordered paid.
On motion of Councilman Ferris it
was voted to pay all bills at the first
Council. .
meeting of each month.
The following communication was
then received from R. H. Golden.
RESOLVED that it is the sense of the
Board of Trade, that the city of South
N orwalk should provide a suitable
dumping ground for ashes and garbage
and, RESOLVED fu'rtherthat the secre~
tar-y be and be hereby is directed to
to send a copy to the Common Council.
R. H. ‘Golden Sec.
. The matter was referred to the Board
of Health.
The following report of the police
cummittee was read and accepted:
Your committee on police for the
year 1899 submit the following report:
The appropriation for the year was
$3,900. We have paid salaries of force
$3,683.25; other expenses, $54.10; total
expenses for the police department for
the year 1899, $3,737.35.
Very few arrests have been made
during the year, our Sundays have
been unusually quiet, law and order
seem to prevail. Chief Vollmer and
the police force, ever alert to the in-
terest and' welfare of the city and its
citizens, have performel their duties
in a faithful and conscientious manner.
The police headquarters have been
greatly improved during the. past
three years ata very small expense.
Our force at the present time is better
disciplined and doing more effectual
work than ever before. .
A petition was presented by Herman
Quittner requesting permission to move
a house on the southerly side pf Madi-
son street and owned by him to his
property on Lexington avenue. The
house is 15x22 feet and 15 feet high. It
was referred to the committee on fire.
The clerk was instructed to cast a.
ballot for R. J, Cutbill as a street com-
missioner.
. The council then adjourned to the
first Monday in February.
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Election of Bank Directors.
The several National Binks elected
their directors for the ensuing year on
Tuesday. The result was as follows:
FirstNational Btnk: Russell Frost,
Alden 'Solmans, Alphonso Dibble,
Richard H. Golden, Seth L. Grumman,
George H. Millard. The officers will
be elected next week.
Central National Bank: George M.
Holmes, Eugene L. Boyer, J. Thornton
Prowitt, Stephen H. Holmes, Horace
E. Dann, Harvey M. Kent, W. A. Our-
tis. Officers will be elected Friday.
National Bunk of Norwalk: E. Hill, '
E. J. Hill, E. K. Lockwood. J. A. 05-
born, D. W. Fitch, O. E. Wilson, J. P.
Treadwell, Joseph C. Randle, W. F.
Bishop. Officers: President. Ebenezer
Hill; vice-president, E. J. Hill:cashie r,
H. P. Price; assmtant cishier, J. P.
Treadwell.
City National Bank: Robert H.Rowan
J. H: Ferris, Henry Seymour, John H.
Knapp, Christian Swartz, J. Wallace
Marvin, Samuel Grumman, E. H. Math.
.ewson, J. R. Marvin. The officers will
be elected next week. ' _ .
Fairfield County N ationali Bank: Ed~
win O. Keeler, David H. Miller, F. St.
JohnLockwood, Ira Cole, iMst H -
Glover" A.;.f;_:;tieeher, c. a. Tr-istraixg,
L. c. ems“ one men... ii!"
,Keeler;vice-president, 'D. H. Miller
Hoyt.
Barn Burned.
Cantrill has fined General P. Wat Hardin
and Theodore Hallam, attorneys for John :1
H.’ W'hallen, $20 ~each for contempt. The l
court held that the petition filed by them
demu riding an immediate trial of \Vhallen
was contempt and entered an order dis-
missing the petition.
Fifty Thou-and tov'l‘nfts‘f- e‘. .
BOSTON, J an. 10.—Walter4._--'Scott
Dickson. a retired shoe manufacturer 'yof
Salem, hasgiven Tufts college $50,090.;
for the purpose of establishing a ngw‘
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1., infthc' National Park Seminary.
The barn on the Nathan .. Roberts
'placerjust west of the Pennell’sbld red
mill in Darien was burned to the ground
fire is a mystery. There was an insu‘rs -
ance amounting to $200, held by Jacob
M. Layton. ' , ’
,, .
Miss Mary E.All'en of Norwalk has
gone to Wa'shington,’D. C. to teen ,3.
pesitionas stenographer and - secretary
'
cashier, L. C. Greengtelli-r,_Cha:*lejéE, ‘7 . .' 9:57
~eaily on Tuesday. The cause .of'thc i'
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