NUMBER; 2.041.
Entered at the Post Office at South
Norwalk as second-class matter.
SOUTH NORWALK. CONN. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1894.
1:.
TWO CENTS
, A GREAT LANDSLIDE.
' scents acute or All otii ruin
REPUBLICAN MAJORITY.
llabbell. for layer of Norwalk. Just
lseapos the llemoeratie Waterloo—
lltehell. for deflector. Polls a Band.
some Vote—A lbemooratic Councilman
, The town election at Norwalk. yester.
day, gave theeniire Republican ticket a
majority of nearly six hundred, with
but one or two exceptions. Two Re-
publican selectiniin. Oscar W. Raymond,
‘ first, Ephriam Themes, of Rowayton,
second, and Samuel Dsskarn, the only
Democrat on ilhe board, third. Mr.
Deskam defeated Jacob B. Raymond,
Rowaytonis Democratic candidate, by
”'- only one hundred votes. James Mitchell,
Norwalk‘s popullir real estate man, was
eiectedan asseslior. Herman Theile,a
Democratic candidate for constable at
East Norwalk, was defeated. -
The Citizens' League played a promi-
nent part in the election, their represen-
tatives being indefatigable workers at
the polls from early morning until the
fight was ended. The counting of the
ballots was completed in the First dis-
trict just as the town clocks were strik-
ing the hour of midnight. The Second
and Third districts were completed much
earlier. Moderator Francis Leonard de-
clared the ballot at 12:15 this morning.
Fian hundred and forty-five ballots
were cast in the First district. In
the Second district 1,191 ballots were in'
the box. Nineteen South Norwalk city
ballots were voted at the town polling
place, and nine ballots were rejected be.
cause they were unsealed. One blank
ballot and two double ballots were re-
jecied.
At the First district polls seven Nor-
walk city tickets were cast -four llemo—
cratic and three Republican. Thirty-one
no license ballots and eleven license bal.
lots were found in envelopes with the
official ballots, and were thrown out.
There were no woman's ballots in the
boxes at the First and Third district poll-
ing places, but in the Second district
there were three Republican and one
Prohibition ballot for school visitors.
Thefollowingils the vote pulled by dis-
tricts and the total:
1 dis 211111.511». Total
antennas.
Oscar W. Rayiiiond, r. 85.1 1114 278 177
Ephraim Themes, r ..718 637 242 1597
Samuel Daskam, d. . . ...770 «129 112 1311
Jacob B. Raymond, 11. ..599 530 2 1211
Melville W. Sillinian, p. 23 22 19 61
Oliver W. Weed, p... 23 21 20 (11
rows chunk,
Herbert R. Smith, r ...881 014 281 1786
FrankIWJI’erry, d. . . ...009 448 99 11.56
George W. Aiken, p.... 24 23 21 68
Town masseuse asp museum-:11 or 'l'lll-Z
rows DEPOSIT AND SCHiN.)l. H'Nil
William A. Curtis, r ..812 11:18 2511 1766
Win. E. Montgomery, (1.1123 455 1113 118:1
Andrew Heath, p. . . 24 221 21 11s
(xilsdtvrou,
(leorge’,B. St. John, r .8511 53s :57 um
Richard 11. Golden, d.. 11:” 5611 1011 111ml
1 James W. Wiilmott, p... 2:1 19 19 ill
coxsrsilws.
RoberflNJMurehouse, rfioil 11:11 2'13 17 in
l John K. Finch, r. . . . . . .9159 1113 2117 176%
White! Hall. r... .. . . . ..SilO 11511 251 1770
Samuel (3. Ireland, r. . ..797 3611 on 12521
Thomas Hunt. (1 ........ 6211 4319 1111 1111'.”
Charles Lynch. d... ..017 41111 102 1183
Herman Theliii, d ......599 1118 117 11:11
William Vollmer, d ..515 701 212 1491
Alexander S. Palmer, p.1-iil 21 21 1%
Thomas Langmuir, p. .. 2:1 211 1211 11:1
Oscar 8. 3111b. p. ....... 2:1 2:1 21 117
Francis E. Merwin. p... ill 2': 22 88
illlMNii .li'iioiis,
John 1:]. limit. r ....... .872 1175 “.1511 in»:
Charles F. ilallock,r. ...1101 111111 252 1770
Manson Hoyt. r ........ Will 676 2114 This
William Mitchell, 11....1120 457 104 1181
Patrick Siatilery, d ..... 587 450 102 “‘10
James O. Jeirinings,d. .1109 45 :1 107 11119
Washington ”Albino“. 25 2:1 21 till
Edwin Cartonp. ....... 27 231 ‘21 71
William N.li}raw. p.... 24. 2:1 21 its
"HARD OI" RENEE
Bradley 8. Kieth. r... . 5‘59 07 251 1785
Henry Seymlour,r. . . .. 8112 0'10 255 11117
John W. Million, «1 ..... 11112 4:11 107 1191)
Henry 1). For, (1 ...... use 4.54 100 i195
William F. il‘illow, p... 21 20 21 oil
Frank 3.911111101111, p... 24 28 21 68
5351918501151.
8.8mlthir'iiommedieu,r 675 1138 2118 1574
Franklin A. Tolies, r. . .8211 01111 243 1729
Jams Mitchell, 11 ...... 854 4711 108 Mill
WIlML. Wilcox. d . .027 4511 91 1174
nmxsliolls.p........ 24 23 21 as
Edwin H.11brnliism. p.. 24 211 22 69
at‘ili'mli,
George r. ileum, r ..... 8117 670 2.55 1782
J. Irving Dibble, 11......629 it? its 1191
WW.‘Bsrrls.p.... 24 23 21 08
‘scnooi. "sirens.
Chas. (limited, r.......lili‘l 0% 253 1775
J.H.H¢bll.r...........850 1175 2541719
A.0.0oldilla.d ”.....illbl 4461051183
G.W.0ariibii.d ......m 4091051211
30.81130“. 11...... 24 iii 21 N
”ML. sspie,p..... as 1141 21 as
. ”'01“,
militant“ m no nos
R. H. Golden, d. 2 dis...ii28 453 105 1180
G. A. Davis, p, 2 dis. . . . 25 23 21. 69
E. E. Gorham, r, 8 dis. .855 672 254 1781
J. W. Mains, d, 3 dis....631 449 104 1184
S. Sherwood, p, 3dis.... 24 23 21 08
A MAJORITY OF 209 FOR LICENSE.
Result of the Btrenous Efforts Made by the
Friends of Temperance.
The strenuous efiorts made to carry,
Norwalk for license resulted in reducing
the majority from 1156 last yearto 269
this year. The number of votes cast on
the question was 2895, as follow:
License.. ..801 534157 1582
No License ............. 554 570 189 1318
ss-s...r..--.
vors IN 1893.
License . . .. .......... 1040 512 148 1706
No License ......... 140 294 110 550
LEE ELECTED AGAIN.
He Lends South Nos-walk Republicans to
Victory with a Msjorliy of 140.
The largest vote ever polled at a city
election in South Norwallr was that of
yesterday, the total number of ballots
cast being 901,0ut of a possible 1,330.
The vote in favor of the city establishing
a commercial electric lighting system
was 735, while forty-four ballots were
deposited against the approval of the
project. Richard 1:]. Golden, for coun-
cilman, and Robert G. Mitchell, for coi-
l'Iirl'Zl "Milt Lilili'i' i 'l 1113115511 lNiilf,
irilsiii‘ Smith r and d .............. 9:111
Uni -Sli Slioit, p. ‘22
mi 31 ii iii: a,
Clinrles l“. liiiilock, r. . . . . . . ... ... 11111
Frank N Ferris, r. . . .. . . .. .L. 5:10
0er E. Weed, r .................. 1‘12
Sir-piliiliS. Hutch, r .3011
i‘l-igar ii Fox, r. ................ 411-1
Piiiil’l‘. Berg. 1' . .. . .. 421
Aliiiithur Blanchard. 11.. ... . .. ., . . . 1151
“icil‘ifli ii. Holden. 11 .............. 4'11
Walter L Wilcox, d. ...... ..... .. 45:1
Wiliiiilil ii. Rnyilioiiil, d ........... 11119
John McMahon, d. .. . . . . . . .. . .. 4117
John Ulric-nachluger, (1.. . . , .. .. . . . 4011
Andrew lieaih, p. . . . ... . 2:!
()sliorne Taylor, p ................ 211
James li. Wilinot, p .......... . . .. 21
Washington iii. Sharroit. p. ..... 2‘3
Howls l‘). "iii'iinllill, p... . . ...... . .. 2:1
. ‘1'?
Ernest W. ’i‘ailiiiailgo, p
iiiilfiiAliiik'il F011 iilllflilélrlr.
“the Only Democrat Who ”repaid the
(treat Republican Avalanche.
Upward of one hundred young Amerb
vans, born with [kamocratic blood in
their veins, paraded the streets up town,
last nigh t, in honor of the election of Air
torney James T. llubbell as mayor of
Norwalk. They were headed by it drum
corps, and each rxiiiierani urchin carried
a branch of a tree, which be waved high
in the air, as be hurrahsd for the success
ful candidate. One little fellow wrestled
with a hugh ironsparoncy which bore
these legends: "How are you Mayor
iiubbell?" "City 1' other, Mayor Bub-
bell!" “Three Cheers for Mayor Bill»
bell!” "lie Get There. Tool" After pan
fading through the principal streets they
visited the Town Home and serenaded
the mayor elect, who was counting
Democratic ballots. Ir. Hubbsil mods
ashorl speecliaiiupromised marathon
later. They than M and departed
for John F. Uclby's confectionery stoic.
whsre John .1. Banish Wilma until
they depleted headteachers stock or
shimmy mm
Wiikshsmuf Mirth. Ads-is.
for war. its satire lip-titans any
'JOV“ ‘g‘flssosumia 11”
- , was": ss rs rs
Wflmibflmi The”
..nlmsltfli‘lsi anarchist-ensues sivss ssiwss
1,082; three were returned «defective or,
torn; three were thrown out-4W0 be-
cause they contained Republican town
tickets, and one because it contained two
Republican city tickets, which bore
marks of identity.
Adams, for mayor had 22 posters on
Democratic tickets; Price, for treasurer,
two; Belts, for collector. tWenty-one;
Selleck. for auditor, two; Morehouee, for
sherifi,thirty~two;01born, for council-
man, one; Wheeler, nineteen; Boyer,
live; Chinery, ninety-three; Pinneo,
twenty-three; Smith, twenty-three; Ans—
tin, for registrar, three; Coolidge. for
water commissioner, forty-nine; Price,
for treasurer of water fund, one.
On Republican tickets Bubbell,for may-
or, had eighty-seven pastors; Montgom-
‘ery, for treasurer, fifteen; Keene, for
collector, twenty two; Hunt, for
sheriff, twenty~three. Bette, for auditor,
four; Burr, for councilman. thirty-seven;
Golding,twelve; Bates,forty-three; Wood-
hull, thirty-three; O'Reilly, four; Camp,
live: Feeney, for registrar, eight; Tully,
for inspector,one; Olmsiead, for water
commissioner, thirty-two; Montgomery,
for treasurer of the water fund, twelve;
The counters were E. M. Lock-
wood, Bernard Tully, B. C. Feeney and
J. 11. Wade, with W. F. Acton as clerk.
They completed their labors at 9:10
MAYOR,
lector, the only Democrats elected, have Elbert S. Adams, r ________________ 522
000M100 *0 168' highly ”filmed 81 lb? James T. Hubbell,d ............... . 536
majorities they received, the result of TREASURER:
untirins work on the Wt of their may Henry P. Price, 1' .................. 588
friends. Alonzo W; Smith was modern William E. Montgomery, d. . . . . . 483
.tor at the city polls. The count was concerns,
completed shortly filter 9 O‘clock Mm? Addison A. Bette, r ............... 012
Pilate” ”9'9 “59d 0“ both tickets. Th" James J. Keene, d ................. 158
complete vote of all the candidates in the "mum,
field appears below: Victor S Selieck, r ................. 594
“A“"L LeGrand O. Bette, d ................ 471
Mortimer M. Lee, r. . . . . .. ...... . .. 5:18 1'er 5““th
William W. OWNS)“: d ---------- 393 Robert N. Morehouse, r ............ 622
Edward 3' Bennett, P -- ' ‘ - '- - -- '30 Thomas Hunt. 11 ........... . ....... 440
TREASl'iile, or my, 1mm,
““1th C‘Jfbell» ' --------- ~ - 5‘3" John A. Osborn, r .................. .361
Christian Swariz. d ................ 4011 Arthur C. “'ilf’i‘it‘l'. l' ............. 59‘
William N’ Crew, p... - - - ~ - """" '3” Eugene i. Boyer. r ................ T190
13111.1.111'1‘1111. Alfred A. ifliinery, .lr , l’ ........... 1175
Edmund E Crows, " - . - - - - - ‘1‘" J. Arthur l’irineo. r ............... 5&5
Robert (1. Mitchell, d .............. 11111 William ii. Smith, r ______________ 59;
“some A- Wis. p. - - - - -~ .. ,. ‘30 Charles .\ llnrr, d ............... no
MARSHA“ Augustus (1. Holding, ii ............ 112‘.’
Jill"! 15- Paul. 1- - - -» - .. ~- 51” I’liiio w. l11ites,d ................ 495
Charles E \Viiodwnrd, 11.. . . . . . . .. . 407 James E. Womihilii. d ............. “g
Rilvh 3- llrml'el'mm- » -------- 1" Michael F. U'Rciily. (I ............. .111;
. . “NW" . ~ Alde 11. Camp,d .............. .151
(marge l“ ilsarse, r """"""" ‘ "1‘ MEMBER or lioiito or itsoisrnarlnx,
J; irriug Dibble, d" ‘ ' ‘ ‘ ‘ ' M ' ' “0 Alfred E. Austin, r ................ 512
("30'3“ w. ”3"‘8' p" ' ' 'i """"" ‘3‘ Bernard 1:. Feeney. d ............ . m
lNSl'Ei‘THli tilv‘ ELEVHOXS.
John J. Goodwin, r. . . ....... 522. ”WE‘TT”" ”F ”mm’x’“
John 1‘. Mehlahoii,d ............... 404 “W“! ”- ‘Wlw‘x’d' ’W 5"“
Frances 13 Merwin, 1).... . .. ...... ’ 2.3 Bernard Tully. d .................. 481
REGISTRAR UT" VHTER-‘i, \VATER [111315118511 1N E“.
Juupph Tnnuuany, r ............... 51? Clarence 11.1.‘ooildge, I' ............ iii“
Rufus J. Smith. ,1 ................. 414 William 11. (11111111111111, (1 ........... 1150
Albert R Kendrick, p ..... . ........ 2‘2 riiiiisl man oi" \\'.\Tl-Zli l'i'xii,
WATER COMMISSIUNI'ZR. Henry 1’. l’ri11~.r ................ rial
Samuel Raymond. r and d .. . . .. . 911‘. William 1-), Montgomery. d ........ W1
Joshua ll. Jennings, p ............ 22 ~—
riisisuisii Hi“ Wiricii l‘l‘Nii, ""1“ “NW“ "'l"
Elwin Wilcox, r. . .. ......... , .330 llnnivl J. ”anion and John .1. iinnlnri
Minot S. Smith, 1i . .. . .. ... 11:1 are among the Nurmilk‘s llsriiiwrats who
John l’siiiler, p ................... 21 didn’t role.
11. 1‘. Honey was the first voter to cast
his ballot at the Norwnllr i‘lly polls.
The l'llilflll‘lii lit the first district polls
were (7. 1'). Curtis, rillffli‘l‘l T. liillibeli. J.
E. ii. Swnyer, E. .i. Finnegan and Sam-
uel Lyllf‘ri. li‘rnncis Leonlird was mod-
erator and Styles W. Curtis, secretary.
llr.(.‘.11.(f.iolidge was a familiar figure
lit the Norwalk polling place i, ymiurday.
“Doc" has lost none of his old-time uti-
tliiisiosiil. and till-i iiiolilllig hl‘WiH liciirt,
ily congratulated upon his r« election 1H
wan-i- commissioner.
Selectmen l)" ‘iiillll had 1117 postwrs
over ’i‘liollieri in the i"ll’hi. district.
in the First district there WM? 450
Republic-in, lil‘i ilomoeriiiic and film'-
teun straight Prohibition tickets cost.
Additions! clvi'iion l".‘.illi“l will it!
found on thiis‘tlli pugs of ’I‘iii:l~li»:x*ri.wl..
’i‘lii'. SENTIMII. i'i'lll’l’ll l’l mlond ilzi
thanks io thorn who kindly helped its
mporters at the po'ls. last night, thus en-
abling them in secure accurate reports of
the vote as the I'Ollflt tirocwdml.
liiimiin natii re is often timis depicted by
the ballot. For instance. in counting the
ballots at the Norwaik city election a
Republican ballot was found with all of
names sustained and no pastors Used,
and a Democratic ballot was found with
am y name peeled.
'1'liil Shannon. displayed bulletins at
11.; branch office at Allen Belief news
r;1m.lislnigiit, M from the voicpro-
gres of, and the store vim packs
viiiii piliitiCiIV"! until early midnight.
Mr. [linker do colored servani)-'i'ou
do as 1 tell you. I‘m your master of this
button. Mrs. Dicker—And l'in the rum
tress; anyou'ilmlnd ms before anyone
else. Raster-Date all very well 1
dose care a picsyuue w'ch «is em? or
do misses. What I waat’r know is,
who's debuts.
Abalone—“You have hard" said the
present governor of New York to his
typewriter, "the table of the prudent
blossouiwhicli Instead of standing c1
suitably Insoluble hint. holds in their
mentality until its m is our?
‘ ss.”“Wsii.tlisi'sfiskisleis '
in.”
silent lliile’EllSilliliL.
Ptnssssr Psasonsrns“ slicer
sonata resets.
low lease or The. Ben Opens ‘l‘bslr
V lone—0a t-olv‘lowls Guests Who are
”...the Ilsa-pitting of Norwalh
and South Norwalh Homes.
Wager J B. Morris. of the Norwalk
Te hone Exchange, attended the ex-
cu and shore dinner tendered to the
Tel. one Employes' Mutual Benefit so-
cial by the Southern New England Tele_
phom company, at Woodmont on- -the-
309$, near New Haven, yesterday.
Mia Ellen G. Camp,daugliter of A 11.
Ca , left Norwaik, yesterday, for Phil-
adel'hia, where she will take a tw 1
years? theological course in the Episcopal
Home for Deaconesees.
Lida. Frank Jones, of Stamford, was
the guest, yesterday, of Mrs. J. M. Behe-
dict, of Chestnut street, Norwaik.
Senator fiawley and family were pas
sengers on the Berlin, which reached
New York yesterday. Mrs. Bowley
and the children will go at once to Wash-
ington, while .the general will go to
Hartford.
The Seymour news of the Ansor-ia
Sentinel contains the following: "Frank
Honghtaiing, of South Norwaik, former-
ly of this town, spent Sunday with rela.
tires here."
Alien Burton, of Brooklyn, N. Y., is
visiting his mother in Cranberry Plains.
E. B. Curtis. of Brooklynje a guest of
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Aiken, of Newtown
avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. John S. Lockwood. of
Norwailr, will move toBridgeport today.
Charles Williams, formerly of Sor-
walk, now of Washington, will reium to
the i‘upitai City, to-night, after a few
weeks' visit iii town.
Fred Rogers, (1. [1. Alien, Frank ll.
Williams, George Ruby, William Allen
and a number of other wheeirnen are at-
tending the till is; at the ilanbury Fair
today.
Tliofrir-ndsiof Miss Minnie St. John,
of lndepimdence, Nob” formerly of .‘1 1
walk, will be pleased to learn of her an-
gagement to Charles Crane, of Skiatook,
Ind. They are to be married in the near
future.
MA-‘u'i WITNESSES YET TO COME.
The Court Will Know All About Oyster
Grounds By and, 1-
When the trial of the difiambler" seis-
iirei-ase was resumed in the Stamford
city court, last Friday afternoon, Henry
1.. Webb testified as to the nature of the
ground in the beds in controversy. lie
worked for Mr, their for over three
yuirs and then worked on Mr. Cook's
boat on the disputed ground, on shares.
He worked it as a natural bed.
Upon nrossmxaniination, when asked
if he remcmlmn-«l a suit against loom-if,
he wanted to know which one was
iriiuint, as he had had several. lie did
not remember any in which the judg-
ment was against himself.
Henry 1.. i‘nsmi resident of R-iwayton
lit various pr'l'lmlti for upwards of thirty
years, knew about the Roton Point and
Fish island natural beds in 1840 and
worked “Will. ”is found natural-growth
oysters on them. lie had seen many
i'iliiiiiuing them, and had seen the stakes
mentioned by other witnesses. He
didn‘t elem any inside the stakes after
they were put up. lie-fore, he used to
clam and oyster on bith sides. iii-
)1! lgvii from the number of boat» work-
ing around l‘isli island that that was the
bust ground for lisiiing.
Upon vmss—oaumiuntion he testified
that seed cysts-I'll were planted on the
grounds claimed by Mr. Cook in the
year the stakes arr-re put up. There
were sixty bushels of them. Mr. Cook
and the witness planted them southeast
of l'i-iit's flock. He did not think that for
awhile after this there were any who
onion! inside the line of stakes.
Martin Knowlton had been engaged
more or loss since 1837 in working on the
beds. productive also much trouble. 111»
had also worked on the [articular part of
the beds claimed by Mr. (Took. lie got
oysters southeast of Post's Rock, but was
not sure whether they were natural 0y»
ten, or not, or if they had been planted.
Our-e llir. Cook asked him if he did not
know that was his ground. lie said he
did not. The witness had dredged there
years before. Iir. (.ka ones told him
that if he caught any one on the grounds
again he would mslre an example of that
W. lie did not object to people
clamoring there if they asked him first.
Nathan Roberts. ii resident of East
Norwsik, who has been in tbezoysier
lstsiness since 1845, first visited the Fish
lsiandbsdin 1847. ltwssthenanstnral
bed. He lied dredged there and hid
naustakee. Be hullssard of than be-
iegtbsreaadsaiisdihcieoutof curiosi-
ty to see them.
After a little missiles. court
“maritime case was missed
unfltssadsystmdcisek.
NOKWALK COUNCILIEN
Business Transacted at their Regular
loathly looting Last Night.
The Norwslk Board of Councilmen
held a regular meeting last night. Rev.
iric light on Orchard street; referred to
the chairman of the light committee.
The bills of the moderator, registrars and
inspectors of elections Were. referred to
the finance committee, with power. The
report of the chief of police was accepted
and placed on file. A petition was pre—
sented by Edwin W. Brady for the ex-
tension of a so ser on Grand street. The
petition was granted. Chairman
Pinneo, of the sewer commit-
tee, tstimated the cost at 879.
Permission was given to Mrs. M. L. Tul-
lertoerect a frame house on Orchard
street. Mayor Keeler read a letter from
the Norwalk'l’rarn way comp - . y concern-
ing the militi'l' of a new guard rail at the
foot 0‘ Mill Hill. less dangerous than the
presentone. The glimpany will attend
tothe maitor. The Noraaik Tramway
company's petition for a diamond switch
or turnout at the foot of Spring Hill was
referred to the-highway committee. with
power. A letter from Mrs. M? y E. Hill
and others, asked permission for the
Daughters of the American Revolution
to erect a memorial tablet on the site of
the skirmish with the British on
July 11, 1779, at a point , now
known as France street, also that
the tablet be accepted, protected
and perpetually maintained. The p
iition was grantrd and the matter of
placing the same was left to the highway
committee. The city clerk was directed
to publish legal notice giving a specis'
appropiiaiion of $500 to the highway (10‘
pertinent. Charlvafhms'ead. Clarence
B. Coolidge and Charles N. Wood were
elected ("by esse- isors. The bill of the
Norwnlk and South No; walk Electric
Light company was referred toilie clieir.
man of me [is/ill committee. Adjourn—
ed 1 iTriL‘wiay, (11:.ober17, at H p. iii.
l'lll'l' l. .1 if “i USE)! FNTS.
Dramiliral tin-I Musical ..Ihmnis in Which
Nu walk People Are Interests-sf.
The Wait» U'Illlt‘iiy company opened
their week’s engagement at iloyt‘s Then-
trc. last night. under most auspicious
circumstances. the house not being ride.
quote to the attendance. The play pre-
sented, entitled ”any, the Romp," was
a trio-ii. creditable performance. The cast
wan mpmed of people most admirably
suited to their roles. A make-up nearer
perfection than that of Kate Woods-
Fiske, as Martha Jane, a true specimen
of a Yankee spinsicr, could not have
hem desired. and her meritorious port
trays! of the role won her full apprecia-
tion and warm applause. Maggie Walk-
er. as Many, the romp, wannwarded well-
rilerited applause, and was “as natural as
iife,"nslhe saying goes. A better do-
lineaiion of the character of ilaiiiiel
lliuliziliaum, the personage given to
"iii-routs," than Harry Fielding's would
in-diiliirult to imagine. Clarence llsn-
nett, as Alvin St. (1 Sli.irot,1u'1'u~i [tire
Forrester, was an excellent type of a
trillion. while Sis Cililiillt, as his biotin-r,
Vivian Forrosivr, won a person of truth
and altogether of lliont i‘iifllflli'llilililii'
charm-tor. Space will not admit iiien~
tion of every member of the company,
although they all deserve it. The El-
mori- sisters, Pauline and till the rpm‘ilib
tin-i were awarded applause well-deserv-
wi. Thelittle Elmore children so well
pleased the large audience tliiit they were
obliged to respond to cumin-s. The
Premium band and orchestra delighted
all with their line rendering of overtures
and descriptive selections. Latiip's “A
Day til. the Circus" won Illilbi. hearty ap-
plause. The company and orchestra
form a must complete organization. The
conipiny will prevent it play tonight eli-
iitleil "legally fiend." it is a now-l pro-
ductlon in the fact that it is played with
children. the Elmore sisters. in the lead
ing rolls» There will be four motiniwa
during the week, commencing Wi‘lilll‘ti-
day. The price of admission Will be 1m
cit-tits. Popular prices prevail for the
evening performances.
Hardly has a Bridgeport industry. at
inception, created more general inn-rest
than the formation of the Stevenson
Military Mind. The organization is sure
to make history for itself, iind the cause
of its formation. together with the mag
hiliccnce in which it is launched upon
the publicisa live theme in musical
circles. Stevenson's greaiband will be
at lloyt’s Theatre next Monday night.
"McKsnna’s Flirtstion” brought in-
gether a large and distinguished audience
Int night at the Lee Avenue Academy
of Music. To say that the people were
pleased would bebut to slightly expresl
their feelings. It was a scene of laugh-
ter and hilarity from the going up of the
curtain in the going down thereof. The
company is strong and does its work ea-
cellsnily. Thesinglngls especially com-
mendsble,andtbssira are tuneful and
harmless. To allloversoi rollicking
healthy remakes from a ass-of rssl
illsiuficiv‘lcrknbere is no play mu
aflordssbstiwuhsuesihss "lielfsnns's
o. If. Bsnlenbeck petitioned for an elec- '
WELL cool-Eli uvsrrns, ,
resriliosr FOR rile DEFENSE m
rile “RAMBLB” case;
A legal Contest that Promises to so
Down Into shellfish History as on. of
the lost Celebrated Trials Held in his» ‘
iiele County,
(Stamford Advocate. Friday.)
The “Rambler" seizure case, which
promises to go down into shellfish his-
tory as one of the most celebrated trials
held in Fairiield county, dragged along
in the City Court to-day, the defense con-
tinuing the examination of oystermen in
its effort to show that Mr. Cook’s title to
the oyster grounds in question is a myth.
At yesterday afternoon’s session Judge
Crockett. of Rowayton, who has been on-
gaged in the slamming industry for lhir
ty years, indicated on maps wherethe
natural beds are in the vicininy of Fish
island. He corroborated the statements
made by Maserchli and Reed aboutsee-
ing a number of boats working there
several years prior to 1881. He saw buoys
on natural beds in 1880 or 1882, but the
line was disregarded by the Selectmen.
The buoys soon disappeared. Between
1885 and 1893 no objebtion had been
to his working there.
Oliver Weed, of Norwalk, said he was
in the oyster business from 1848 to 1888,
and was accustomed to take seed oysters
on the natural beds of! Roton Point and
Fish Island until 1883. He met Mr.
Cook one day in 1882 or 1883 inside the
line established by the committee. He
anchored his boat and proceeded to eat
his dinner, when Mr. Cook rowed by and
said he was surprised to see him there.
He told Mr. Cook he believed they
were natural beds and that he would
1: intinue oystering there, which he did-
Subsequent to 1879 he had worked there
when Mr. Cook was presint and made
no objection.
This moining Mr. \Vr-od was cross-
exuiiiihed, the principal idea being to
test his memory.
Then Alvah Tiltlii'. of Rowayton, for
twen tyrfour years an my eieriiiau, took the
stand and told how he had dredged on
the ground claimed by Oliver Cook.
Edwin H. Smith of Northport, L. L,
who resided in Rowaytounli bis iiie un-
til 1880, and who has been an oystermlm
for forty years, located the Rnton Point
and Fish Island beds as being bounded
by Fish island on the west and running
southasfar as the mud bottom. He
stopped workingthere in 1869 or 1870.
but nearly everyday up to the present
time has seen boats working on the
grounds claimed by Mr. Cook.
Franklin 1’. Crockett, a resident of
Rowayion for thirty-six years and an
oysterman and clarnmer for twenty-four
years, said be had been working on the
beds in question since 1881 or 1882.
Henry L. Webb, of South Norwalk.
formerly of lloii'nyton. has “dammed"
0i the beds in (location and had known
them for forty years. lie defined the
boundaries of the natural bed as he un-
derstood lilt‘lll.
Then the i'oiirtudjoiirm d for something
local. and the rose Was resumed this
81117101111,
ii'illllSillAS AND \l'IW YEARS.
Two Great Festivals that Will be Cele-
hratsil by Local Hebrews.
(.)flI' of the two great festivals of the
Helm-w year is being crielirnled in South
Nor-walk today. it is Roch Hashnna, or
Christmas, the celebration of which,
proper, began at ii o'clock Sunday even-
ing and will mnfiuue until 8:110 this even—
ing. During this time the devth He—
brows sing and pray at the continuous
meeting, except ix-twwn the hours of 1
anil2ii‘1rloclr. Milllilily and Tuesday afv
tainoons, when they go home for bodily
I’E'fl’i’iiililli‘ili.
'iiie observance of Tom Kippiir, or
New Years. is more strict. From *1
o'clock on the ”heroism of Monday, Oc-
tober 9, until 11 o'clock in the evening of
the 1011i. iliii ortlimlox lluhi'ews will all-
<sinibleiinil fiiaiiilld pray Without inter-
mlmon. Not owl-ii drink in any form
vo ll be touched.
Mm'llflgd will it" (Tlfllfii"h'li in RS"
morid's llii11,ii.t 1:1”: Wimliiiigiou street,
and at the liiiil-s iiiliidi‘ on Vaithtndl
avenue, East, Norwniir. l'roiinlily thirty
Hebrews will i-nii-r lolly loin the spirit
of the celebration. All of them will soar
pend “wow :4 «buntg "iirw [19110115 and
the events will be look-ii upon with
great reverence.
Meetings ”tonight.
iron Mouldeis’ Union. at which Vices
president Thomas Wisdom, of the Irish
Moulders’ Union of North America, trill
deliver an address: Schiller Siamm. Indus
pendsntilrrlei-nf Red Men, No. 200. at
Arlen flail; Sons of St. George, at their
hall on Main street, Norwaik; American
Legion of Honor. in their bail on Wash-
ington street; Norwaili Baptist church
moiety, business meeting, at the church,
directors of the Norwalk club; dirssius
of the Norwslk Hospital annotation;
Pelican club, Norwalkzilsrpsnisrs’ listen
at their quarters in the Genetic building.
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Norwalk Chronicler