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VOL. C.—No 7
NORWALK CONN. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16. 1900 —12 PAGES.
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Miss Harriet Aymar the Dis-
- tinguished Guest at Their
Monthly Meeting.
PAPER ON ISAAC SEARS.
Brief {Reports from Officers and Committees
Were Read and Other Business
Transacted.
Miss Harriet Aymar was the guest
of the Norwalk Chapter, Daughters of
the American Revolution at the
ter Central club house yesterday af-
noon. Miss Aymar read a biograph—
ical sketch of Isaac Sears, prominent in
'New York during the Revolution. as
one of the “Sons of Liberty.” He was
born. in Norwalk in 1728, and so can be
claimed by this town.
Miss Aymar is distinguished in ap-
pearance and an excellent reader, al-
though she is over 80 years of age.
Many of the reminiscences of Isaac
Sears were told Miss Aymar by her
grandmother, who was a sister of
“King Sears” as he was popularly
called.
Mrs. J. H. Fillow sang a very pleas-
ing ballad.
The business of the day consisted
chiefly of brief reports from the offi-
cers and committees. Twenty-four
graves of Revolutionary soldiers have
be an identified and applications sent to
the Connecticut 8. A. It. for bronze
markers for them.
Many subscriptions to the Nathan
Hale memorial fund vserc reporthd;
My... w; K. James and Mrs. Gould
members of the Chapter
The bronzes given
Rockwell,
gave ‘25 00 each.
to the chapter are to be disposed of by
a popular voting contest and the pro-
ceeds devoted to the Hale fund. The
figu res will be exhibited at Tomlinson’s
drug store and Beers’ book store iand
ballots will be sold at 10 cents each.
They will be given to the club, society,
lodge, school or fire company receiving
, the largest number of votes.
Designs for the proposed drinking
fountain by several well-known New
7 York‘firms were shown. The one by
McKim, Mead and White was espec-
ially beautiful. Mrs. Frederick Bel-
den read a report of the recent Con-
necticut D. A. R. meeting at.- Willi-
mantic.
The'school essays on Nathan Hale
should be ready as soon as April lst.
The prize will be awarded early in
May. The committee of award is Miss
Cunningham, Mrs. E. H. Gumbart and
Mrs. A. Blanchard.
Jigxt month’s program will be in
barge of the VVestport members of
the Chapter. Mrs. John H. Ferris and
Mrs. C. Swat-t7. served refreshments.
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State Pomologists-
HARTFORD, Feb. 16.~—Thc second
day’s session of the state Pomological
society’s annual meeting was opened
at Jewell Hall, yesterday, with Presi-
dent Hale in the chair. The morning
' was devoted to the consideration of
general interests connecoed with fruit
growing. Albert Bernhard of Meri-
den, showed some native wines. The
product was from Connecticut grown
grapes raised on the vineyards of
Charles I. Allen of Terryville, and
Stephen Hoyt’s Sons, of New Canaan.
Experiments made since 1893, show
that wine making can be carried to
success in this part- of New England.
At the session in the afternoon the
nominating committee reported the
following list of officers who were
elected:
President-*J. II. Merriam, of New
Jar-"am. fl
Vice-President -— G. S. Butler, of
Cromwell. ,
Secretary—H. C. C. Miles,0f Milford.
Treasurer—R. A. Moore,of Kensing-
ton. .
7 County Vice-Presidents—— Hartford,
J. C. Eddy; New Haven. Dennis Fenn,
- of Milford; Fairficld, N. S. Sher-wool;
Litchfield, C. I. Allen; Tolland, M. P.
Coleman; Windham, Lucien Bass; New
London, L. F. Smith,of Lebanon; Mid-
dlcscx, G. “7. Spencer.
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SPANISH WAR MEDALS.
Leonard B- Wildman Formerly of South INor-
walk Gets One-
The National Society of, the Sons of
the American Revolution at its meeting
at Detroit, last May, votbd to present
medals and certificates to members of
the society who served in the war with
Spain. Charles G‘. Stone of New Ha.-
ven, secretary of the Connecticut
Society. has received the medals for
the Connecticut members. The medal
is made of gun metal.
There are twenty-one members of the
Connecticut Society who are entitled to
this honor—one of them dead. Those
who are present will be given their
medals at the banquet in this city next
week Thursday, February 22. The list
is:
Leonard B. Almy, Norwich, major
and chief surgeon volunteers.
F. Thornton Arms, New London,pay-
master United States navy.
Robert C. Beers. Hartford, naval re-
' serve.
Theodore A. Bingham, Washington,
D. C., colonel United States army.
Arthur H. Bronson, Hartford, lieu-
tenant quartermaster First Regiment,
Connecticut Volunteers.
E. Brainerd Bulkeley, New York,na-
val reserve.
John L. Bunce, Hartford, assistant
paymaster Unite'xl States navy.
James B. Burbank, Hartford, major
Fifth Artillery. United States army.
Richard W. DeLamater, Hartford,
sergeant Company K, First Regiment,
Connecticut Volunteers.
Leo Febiger,Manila, captain Twenty-
third Infantry, United States army.
James B. Houston, Thompsonville,
major paymaster United States Volun-
teers.
Samuel G». Huntington,Hartford, ser-
geant Company K,First Regiment Con-
necticut Volunteers.
“Robert Vv'.Huntington, Hartford, col-
Onel United States Marine Corps.
Louis F. Middlebrook, Hartford, en-
sign naval reserve.
Charles W. Newtown, Hartford,
captain Company F, First Regiment,
Connecticut Volunteers.
Allen M. Osborn, New Haven. lieu-
tenant, Battery C. (died Oct. 1, 1898.)
The Rev. Alfred L. Boyce, San Fran-
cisco, chaplain United States navy.
Richard B. Smith, New London,lieu-
tenant, Company 1, Third Regiment,
Connecticut Volunteers.
George B. Thayer, Hartford, private,
Company K. First Regiment, Connecti-
cut Volunteers.
Augustus C. Tyler, ’New London”
colonel, Third Regiment, Connecticut *
Volunteers.
Leonard B. Wild man, Manila, cap-
tain,United StatesSignalCor‘pstBalloon
Corps.)
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Connecticut» Pensions.
OriginalzJames H. Dowd, Madison,
$8; increase: John Brady, Bridgeport,
$6 to $8; John Wolf, Bridgeport, $14 to
$16; original widows’: Mrs. Mary P.
Robinson, New London, $30; Mrs. Em-
ma M. Parsons, Meriden, d8.
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Health of the State-
By mortality reports received, there
were 1367 deaths in Connecticut during
the month of January. This was 195
more than reported in December and
198 less than 'in January of last year,
and 168 more than the average number
of deaths in January for the five years
preceding the present. 1n Nor-walk
there were 31 deaths during the
month.
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. Valentine Party at Miss Tolles’s.
Miss Elizabeth I. Tolles, of 25 Fair.
field avenue, gave a valentine party
\Vednesday night for her Sunday school
class of boys in the South Norwalk Con-
gregational church. The guests were
Misses Rose . Lichtblau, Ilna Force,
Bessie Stow and Clara Dibble, Masters
Frank Delay, Frank Sturtevant, Fred
Harris and Frank Flinn. They had 8.
“Hunt for Hearts,” finding valentines
at the end of the strands of a cobweb.
Prizes were awarded.
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Mr. Bill's Successor.
Governor Lonnsbury says that his
appointment on the. fish and game
commissmn to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of James A. Bill would
depend somewhat on the question
whetherthat commission has been a
non-partisan one. The governor states
that the appointmentof Mr. Bill by
Republican Governors did not make ‘
the commission non-partisan unless
Governor Waller and Governor Morris
in their appointments put on one Re-
publican.
time of the interview did not know
the p .litics ol' the men appointed .le
the 'lJt‘mocz-atic governors. ;
Governor Lounsbury at the.
Bllllllil SWEPT AWAY.
Structure Over the Connecti-
cut Carried Down the
River.
MAN WENT wnu n.
Railroad Employee =Rescued Floating Do‘Evn
Stream on Roof of Wreck. l
HARTFORD, Feb. Iii—At 2:35 yester-
day afternoon Enfield bridge was ,car-
ried away. The strain on the old stone
piers was too heavy for the decrepit
structure to‘ withstand. With very
little warning the bridge suddenly fell
into the river. I I
A passenger on the 2:22 train from
Springfield saw the bridge when? it
fell. The middle section went into llhe
water in the twinkling of an eye, he
says. A large cloud of dust rose in
the air and the timbers went tumbling
down midstream in the swiftly run-
ning current.
The structure was a covered bridge
of the type of the East Hartford bridge
and has been called a “sixteenth cen.
tury chestnut.” It was declared unsafe
several years ago, and has been used
only surreptitiously by pedestrians.
The bridge was closed to public trav-
el in April, 1896, by order of the select-
men of Entield. It was then owned by
William D. Marsh of Chicago and had .
been considered unsafe for several
years. . ,
The first bridge was built in [808 and
was destroyed by high water: and ice
in 1831. The present bridge was built
in1832,”costiug‘s1,5oo. - This/surname
raised by lottery at‘$l a ticket. The
holder of the lucky ticket was senator
Dix and the property always remained
in his family.
H. M. Keach, station agent at En-
field Bridge was on the bridge, which
floated to the railroad bridge above
Warehouse Point.
Robert Abbey and Fred Blodgett,
employed at the Warehouse Point de-
pot, were attracted by Mr. Keach’s
cries'for help and, procuring a rope,
rushed out'on tb'e‘railroad bridge. They
made a slip-noose and itl was dropped
to Keach as the floating structure went
He was
hauled up by the two men, but was al-
under the railroad bridge.-
most crazed by fear, and in such- a:
condition that he was able to give
but little account ~0f'the affair until
some hours afterwards. The floating
bridge was smashed to fragments.
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Box Receipts Attached.
Yonstable Goodwin, last night, at-
tached the box receipts of the Sorcerer
Company at Hoyt’s Theatre.
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Mrs. Sarah W. Mitchell is danger-
ously ill, at her home on Cliff street. .
The South Norwalk Fife and Drum
Corps will meet. in A. O. H. Hall this
evening.
A. New England supper will be ser-
ved in the First Methodist church
this evening. ’ -
Edwin, the young son of Col.. and
Mrs. E. H. Mathewson of West avenue,
is dangerously ill with scarlet fever.
George Hendrickson, who hasa num-
ber of relatives and was quite well
known in South Norwalk, died very
suddenly last .week atrhis residence in:
New York.
One of the tramps at the Smith street
inn was found to be quite ill this morn-
ing. He was given his breakfast and al-
lowed to remain until able to continue
his journey.
Stamford Union, No 92, of the Metal
Polishers, Buffers, Platers, and Brass
Workers Union of N ort-h America will
give a ball in Miller’s hall,in.Stamford
Monday evening, February 19.
The South Norwalk Clover club will
hold agrand ball in Arion hall this
evening. Smythe‘s Orchestra will fur-
nish music. Delegations from Bridge-
port and' Stamford will be present.
Special trolley cars willrun- after the
ball to accommodate lllt: Not-walkers
'who'attend.
'11, P. O. S. A. last night.
" been the guests of Mrs. Norris’ parent-s
Additional Local News.
Cockenoe Hayloft initiated one can-
didate last night. '
- St. Mary’s Ladies’ Aid society held a
working session last night.
A son has been born to Mr. and Mrs.
H. Paxton of Taylor avenue.
Attorney H. E. Ferris is moving his
law office to South Norwalk tic-day.-
A car will run from South Nor-walk
to-night at the close of the Clover club
ball.
The Van Scoy place at West Norwalk
has been sold to Mr. and Mrs. Jarvis
Murray.
Charles A. Walters has been ill the
past few days at his residence. in Tay-
lor avenue.
Cockenoe Tribe will work the chief’s
degree onfour candidates at its meet-
ing to-night.
No decision has as yet been rendered
in the case of C. M. Arthur vs. the
Norfield church.
The Arion Singing society will go to
Bridgeport Sunday night to visit Ar-
ions of that city.
Eureka Lodge, Daughters of Rebek-
ah will hold a meeting in Odd Fellows
hall this evening.
Mrs. Owen Riley of South Main
street entertaineda party of friends
at Euchre last night.
Mr. and Mrs. James Walsh of 8 Pine
street will entertain a party of Strat-
ford friends this evening. '
Mrs. James Golden, of Fairfield ave-
nue is home from a visit with Mrs.
Charles N. Fitch, of Hartford.
Mrs. Mary E. Waterbury, of Grove
street, who has been visiting in New
York city, has returned home.
Miss Lizzie Malkin, of North avenue
is spending a few days with her broth-
er, Charles E. Malkin, of New Canaan.
A cablegram from Gibraltar, receiv-
ed yesterday, announced the arrival of
Dr. Noble, and states that he is in good -
health.
A delegation from Court Mahackemo
F. of A. will attend the Court U. S. ‘
Grant ball in Stamford Town Hall this
evening.
William A. Griffin of Day street and
J ’ohnSeymour were initiated at the reg-
ular meeting of Camp Washington, No.
Old Well Hook and Ladder Co. and
the Mayflower Hook'and Ladder Co.
will play pinochle for a' supper in the
Old Well rooms this evening.
The Woman’s Christian Temperance
Union will hold its regular weekly
meeting to-day at 3 o’clock, with Mrs.
Joseph Richards, 31 Chestnut street.
Mrs. Allen A. Chichester died of
typhoid fever, at her home in Danbury,
Tuesday. The deceased was a. niece of
Mrs. B. L. Fillow, of West Main street,
and had a large circle of friends in
N orwalk.
The shad season has opened and
gives promise of being unusually good
one. The fish that are arriving in the
local markets are of: unusually large
size and good quality owing, it is
thought, to the open winter.
John Petersen, better known as Joe
who has been employed by John W.
Beatty for the past three years has re-
signed his position as paper hanger
will go to New York to work. Joe was
a member of Co. L. and was in the
South during the war.
Ex-Mayor WilliamB. Reed, of South
Noruvalk, went to New York city W'eda
nesday ‘and met the steamer Oceanic
onrits arrival. Among the passengers
was Captain Thomas B. Leesing, the
well-known European oyster buyer ,
who will be Mr. Reed’s guest here for
several weeks.
The household effects of J. H. Nor.
ris, the Y. M. C. A. secretary, arrived
Monday by freight. Mr. Norris has
taken up his residence at 95 South
Main street and expects the arrival of
Mrs. Norris and son to-day. They have
in Andover, Mass.
Dr. Frank Van Allen and the Madura
Mission was the-subjectof the midweek ,
service of the South Nor-walk -Congre--
gational church last evening. Papers
and letters of interest were read by
several members.
After. the service the denouns met those
who are to join the church in March. 1’
A quartette sang. .‘
lflHEWQlllfl'llll-lli.
Fled With An Unknown Man
to St. Louis. I
' LEFT Sou BEHIND.
Wrote Him She Would 'Never See-Him- Again.
NEW HAVEN, Feb. 16.-—Mrs. J oseph-
ine Boughton, forewoman employéd by
the L. Candee &. Co’s Rubber shop, on
Greene street, has fled, it is alleged,
with some unknown man, to St. Louis
leaving behind her mother and- a. son,
15 years of age to look after themselves.
Mrs. Boughton’s husband died a few
years ago. Since that time, that is, up
to Saturday night, she has supported,
by working in the rubber shop, her
aged mother and her son. A week or so
ago she broke up housekeeping and
went to board on Franklin. street.
Saturday evening she left the board-
ing place and has not returned. On
Tuesday the son received aletter which
stated that she was tolbe- married and
that he would never see her again.
The letter came from. St. Louis.
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H. B- Carter Drops Dead.
WATERBURY, Feb- 16,—Elenry B.
Carter, a well-to-do farmer of Wolcott,
dropped dead at Norton’s stables yester-
day. He was born in 1836. He was
president for many years of the Wol-
cot Agricultural Society, and has also
held the offices of chairman of the re-
publican town committee, first select-
man of Wolcott, chairman of the board
of education assessor and road commis-
sioner, and representative of the town
in the General Assembly for several
sessions. <5
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—-Advertise in THE GAZETTE.
PARlSHMEETING.
St. Paul’s Extends Call to Rev. J. Morris
Coerr-
At a. meeting - of St. Paul’s parish
held last night,_ Rev. C. M. Selleck
presiding, a call Was extended to Rev.
J. Morris Coerr, at present second as-
sistant to Rev. Dr. Warren in St.JameS’
church, New York city.
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Played to Empty Benches.
_ A party of Bridgeport amateurs pre-
sented the “Sorcerer” to empty bench‘
es at South N orwalk, yesterday after-
noon and evening. '
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Pool Tournament.
In the N orwalk club pool tournament,
last night, John H. Hoyt defeated L. C.
Green 75. to 60 and James W. Maples
defeated F. S. Ambler 70 to 45.
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Matinee Euchre Players Meet.
Miss Emma Lockwood of Elmwood
avenue entertained the Matinee Euchre
club Thursday afternoon, the second
meeting. of” the club this week. Mrs.
Thomas Benedict, Jr., won first prize,
Mrs. David W. Raymond, the second
and Miss Minnie Knapp the consola-
tion prize.
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Stamford Union Attacks Norwalkers- g
The Metal Polishers, Buffers, Platére
and BrassW’orkex-s’ Union of Stamford,
has issued an attack on someNorwalk-
ers who have taken positions with the
Yale & Towne Manufacturing company
of Stamford, where a strike is now in
progress. The attack is being spread
broadcast over the town and contains
many concealed threats.
F B. Sham-man, of Springfield, has
been stopping in South Nor-walk.
Not-walk firemen have received invi-
rations to the annual ball of the Amer-
ican Graphophone Company’s fire de-
partment, February 26th, in Bridge-
port.
Advertise in THE GAZETTE.
THE ANNUAL STATEMENT
of
The Mutual
Life
..-. .elm a 2‘; 5*
Ins. Co. .
of New York
appears on the second page.
This is the oldest active. Life Insurance Company in the
United States and the master in the World.
The Best Company
I
is the Company .
which does the most good.
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Norwalk Chronicler