" change all about us.
‘ gineer for its street department, and, iii
‘ growth of the city demands a broaden-
Iinouey; but, I have no doubt, that in
- pended yearly on our streets, we may
‘ map of the whole city, which, when .
completedhwill be invaluable. , Under E ant duties to pcr form, and ‘that the pen- E repairs.
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IIIEY All
The Board at Councilmen at 1896
Establish: e Good Precedent.
MAYOR LEE READS IIIS MESSAGE.
”EM-
Valera Departments of the city Government
unneeded -~ 7 lie Reorganization oi ‘lM
Police Force Mlllllhflllfl - Steel-
Iug comm listed.
The initial meeting of the newly else.
ted Board of Councilmen, of South
Norwslk, held lastnight. was devoted
principally to making the'nsual appoint-
manta.
The seniority of members was deter-
mined by a ballot cast by City Clerk
Taylor. as follows: First councilman.
Stephen 8. Hatchi second, Frank N.
Ferris;third, Oliver E. Wood; fourth.
George S. Kendall; fifth, Andrew J.
Hutchinson; sixth, Robert Pearson.
The rules of order set forth in the
charter and ordinances were adopted. “
Mayor Lee then read the following
mange, which was received and laid
on the table :
To the Honprablu Board of Councilmen
of the city of South Norwiilk:
Gsxtmusx—It is customary to com-
mence the new year With hope and
promise. and we may do that at this
time With much assurance. for the rea-
son that the work of the last Council
furnishes a spur tn the sides of our goon
intentions.
No one likes to take steps backward,
but to avoid doing soduriiig the ensuing
your means much good Work. ' ‘he niciii~
bers of the Common Council of 1805 do-
serve the gratitude of the people for
their efficient and conscientious service. ‘
They may have made some mistakes, no
doubt, but those “who never make mis~
takes seldom make anything." .
It has been very pleasing to me to
note the fearless and skillful work of the .
different committees. Each one has
shown a disposrtion to make his depart
ment all that can be hoped for under ex-
isting law. The committee on public
health found himself handicapped by iii-
sufllcient charter power, yet he did more
for the sanitary condition of the city
than had been done before in, many
years. And the committee on street.
“WWW . . lat weapon for the mason.
that flip”, improvements made
necessary a great amount of extra won.
nudesretul supervision. I believe that
this work is'a ’ated by every citi-
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hominid
'cned by generous donations from Mrs.
mg the filter which they recommended.
Entered atlhetlouthb’orwll Mam
as second Class flat or.
. , , ,1 .
the present policy the Council viiiicasily
obtain all “mini information as tolluvs,
grades and general mil-illicit of any
smut in the city, but this was never
l’hh‘m‘llllt’ uiiderthe old method of thing
business. When thcc‘ity warrant more
than a country village. the old system
answuml our purpose, but now gram-s,
curbp. gutter? pairing and much waldu‘
have become mportaiit.
it is very desirable that some compe-
tent person should supervise all open-
ings made in the stunts for any and all
purposes. and l recoinme d that stops
be taken to place the lay grind repair
mg of all water pipes in our streets
under the control andsupervisi’on of in
street commissioner. ' .
By referring to the report of the coin-
mittco on sir-eels recently published in
the daily pawns. you wulxiesu item-
ized statement of all the work done
d the past year and the cost of the
[ so if‘ is hardly necessary for me
to add anything to what is there so well
our .
I would “commend bonding our city,
as other towns have done. for the pur—
pose obtaining sutiicient funds to pave
and permanently improve our prurcrpai
litmus. This Will appear adv ntugoous.
both from the standpoint 0 economy
and better stmets. to all who will take
the pains to investigate the subject.
There should be more pains taken to
keep the streets clean and attractive.
The last Council realized this and passed
an ordinance entitled: “Relative to
Littcrin Streets." which ordinance will
00001110 a law on the tenth instant, and
i trust that it will be enforced.
I also desire to call your attention to
and commend the new society recently
fonnedby runny of our leading citizens.
entitled : “The South Norwulk improve-
ment Society.” This organization can
and will do much for the beauty and
noulthfulncss of our city, and the ca-
t'orcemeiit of the ordinance mentioned.
It ought to be possible within a few
years to establish a city park, and I am
pleased to recognize the stops taken in
that direction, on Cedar street. As you
know, this was made INJSHilile by the
inuuitieent gift of M rs. Thomas, strength-
Hill and others. Our peopleowe these
friends, and the committee of the Couri-
:il who worked sohard to accomplish
this inipmvomout, much gratitude and,
.ipprcciution. it his step in the right:
lirt‘tffll'lll, and it is to be hoped that it
may inspire others, to take further steps.
The condition and efficiency of the
water department are all that can be
desired. and the work of the past year is
marked by several improvements. The
:ommissioucrs should be coniiueiidedfor
:licir careful and conscientious work,
.ookiiig toward a new filter, and we be-
.icvc that the city will in the spring re»
Jurisider its action in reference to build-
We have a water system to be proud of.
ind. though our water is not unhealthy,
snow,
pie Mill hold uii msponaible for our
stewardship;
. iltllfl‘lXER M. Len. Mayor.
(try of South Nor-walk. January llili.
lsim. *
Couiicilnisri Pearson madeufew it»
marks in mgard to the tiller. He said
it was a matter that lay entirely and
absolutely with the. Council. and lie
hoped this Council would sec that the
water commissioners were authorized to
build the filter.
Mayor Lee next announced the stand-
ing committees. as follows :
Finance. assessments, water—Stephen
S. Hatch. .
Streets. sidewalks, sewers-ka N.
Ferris. .
Fire department. ordinances. city re~
coals-«Oliver E. ‘Weed.
City Hall, repairs and supplies. lights
«Andrew J. Hutchinson.
Public health, Public Library—Dr.
Gian-go S. Kendall.
Police, public printing-diction Pour-
son. '
Ferris 8. Morehouse made application
in writing to be appointed city survey-
or at a salary of 8,000 a year. The up-
plicrfiion was received and placed on
tile.
The ulcetiore‘bf city clerk resulted in
the choice of Joseph Taylor. the present
incumbent. and William F. Tammany
was made assistant clerk. John H.
Light was reelected city attorney.
The ballot for city surveyor resulted
in ii surprise. in that C. N. Wind. of
Norwalk, received three votes and W.
C. Briggs three. Miyor Lcosuid that, in
view of the “(XML work done by Mr.
Briggs, he. believed he should he Pt;-
t.iiiied. He therefore and the deciding
vote for him, and dcclun-d him elected.
Mr. Brig was alsoelocted strm-i coni-
inissioncr. without oppositii iii.
Thorilm-tionof assessors was laid on
the table.
The present members of the Board of
Belief, consisting of C. F. Bullock and
R. M. Wilcox. were reamaiiiitod.
Richard J. Cuthill was elected tire
iiinrshal. M‘oiviiig five votes: E. V.
Baker had one vote.
The election of a health officer was
laid on the table for two weeks.
On motion of Councilman Pearson, the
city surveyor and («root commissioner's
salary was tixcd at $00 a month. the
same as last year.
The fire department. nominations-
yet it. would certainly be more palatable
zen. Contra" ’en freceivo no pay but
the rewardof duty Well performed. lllltl
lbelieve that it is wrong to wrihhoiru
their well-earned praise. .
Every one who recognizes his duty as
a citizen is a blessing to tho community.
Government can never be made lllt‘al If,» E
any system of law. local "reunions,
soiitinl to ideal government. it llli'li
maid only be given to tool and under '
stand their oliugatioiisns citizens. per.
foot law would followus a matter Hi‘
course, and we should have a mode.
' city. But it is hard for" men to urider- ’
stand that they are a part of the city‘s
government. and that the city’s prosper-
ity is their prosperity. It is not uuooin
man to see successful business men d.
public. business in a way that would be.
ruinous to a private business. 'l‘liori
must be some radical defect in par edu-
cation. but there arc. hopeful Signs of a
More oivrc right
eousness seems to be the demand of tlii:E
hour. . l
I do not think this (‘ouucil will permit
any falling off from the pace seit by tin
last Board. ¥our experience in public bu.-
siness will be a great mlvautage to the
city undmake possible a liberal policy tem-
pei'eduvrtn good Judgment. The rapid
ing and more liberal expenditure or
expending the people’s money you Will
be guided by reamnablc requirements.
The street department. is the most ex-
pensiveandthe most important part of
our city government. It costs a great
deal to make and maintain good streets.
ahd it is necessary that the money
required should be expended with
economy and intelligence.
Two years ago the Council made ii
radical change in the. previous polirfi' of
the street. depurtment. by employing a
competent engineer _ to act as strum
commissioner and city surveyor under a
salary Experience lras- fully ji‘iSflfiml
this change. It does not require much
wisdom to teach a man that skillful
help is as desirable for a city as for a
private business.
Nearly cvery.city now employs an on-
most places, anyone would be accused
of folly who would suggest making a
batter or a carpenter a street commis-‘
sioner, as we have. done in the past. it
is not alone the salary to be paid that
should concern us. but rather. most of
all, the efficiency of the service. When
we consider the thousands of dollars'cx.
r-asly see that one who thoroughly un~
tiersturids the work can make his saL
ury the very best investment of the year
tor the city. It is often said that ”cheap
libor is the most expensive labor."
What should we huvc‘ done
during . the past. year with all the
the railroad improvements on our hands
without an engineer at our beck and
call? It istrne that we might have em-
ployed one for the special work done,but
no doubt. we should have. been ‘0th to
pay such .a men more than the yearly
s ary paid our street commissioner and
city surveyor, and the work would not
have beenas valuable to the city. be-
cause. it would not be“ a part of the.
whole street work. and the. results
would not be so well preserved for fut-
urcuse. That place has been reached
in our history when surveys and maps.
must be preserved and be made accessible
3:31] times. The city surveyor has been
‘d ring or udder-able work in preparing a
' if our citizens. asking that a city met"-
'iiig be called to consider the matter.
3f passed through a good sand filter. ’
The third annual report of the FlE‘Ctl‘lt'
E .ight Ctll'llllllb‘flitillf't's is now being put»:
lisbcd iii pamphlet form for general dis-
;ributioii. and will spruk for itself. It
sink“ a splendid slanting. and the coin-
:iiis~'ioiiers are to be roiigmruliited. (lair .
plant and system have been taken by
iiziiiy journals lllltl speakers as the hwi
example. of successful lillllllt‘lpill t'li'f‘ll’lt'
lighting in [llt‘ country. It iri now uboiii
time for us to iiimidircc coiiiiiioi'cizi.
lighting. and steps have laaoii taken
with that end in view. The last Uiuii~ ‘
:il received a petition. signed by many
The Council appointed uspccial coin.
.iiittee to ascertain the probable cost in:
talent to the necessary eiilzirgeiiieiit or
air plant for that purpose, the damage
Likely to be awarded to the Norwalk and
South NUL'Walk Electric Light company.
under the statute, and the revenue
which might be reasonable expected
from patrons, and deferred calling a.
city meeting till such committee shall
oeromly to report. You Will doubtless
becallcd upon to orders special city
.ilttcllllg at an curly (late to take action
.n thr- promises.
Idosiiv to commend the efficient work
of the tire dopartmciit. It is pleasing
that its service disurms criticism. and
deserves praise. I trust'you' wrll re-
spond to all i'easi‘iiiable needs of this
department. during the ensuing your to
tliccndtliat iio'stoiic may beleft rin<
turned to protect our homes and proper-
ty from tire. The lit'W hook and ladder
truck is a iiimlel of its kind and of
which any city might wcllbe proud.
[be members are enthusiastic and com-
peteiit and the department has kept
citv.
There has been a strong impression
made on my mind during the past your
that it would be for the hoist interests of
our city to make some changes in the
mrsonnel of the police force. The de-
partment is not as strong as it should be,
and 1 recommend reorganization.
It is pleasing to note the rapidly up-
preaching completion of the . at work
miiig'donc by the New 531:, 'New
Haven and Hartford Railroad company
in elevating its mil-ks and building new
depot buildings and bridges in the city.
It is claimed that they will expend near-
ly $1,000,000 on all the iinpnivemciits
inaugurated hero. The work is all first-
class. and they have treated the city"
with marked fairness' and liberality.
Business will soon adjust itself to the
new conditions. and, I imagine, the city
willbe benefited by the change. By
elevating and straightening their tracks
it is believed that tiny willso shorten
the. running time of heir trains bc‘
tween our city and ew York as to
bring ITS within three carter-s 03 '3”
hour of the greatest bui: tress centre of
the countrymad we believe that t 9
company is disprs d to recognize t c
wishes of our petplc in giving better
passenger rvice. .
I hope t at our dolilici'atirus during
the year we are nov cuter rig upon will
zeal as characterized the Camel] of
i895, and so far as I am able. I ilirill coi—
tfibutetothat end. We need to work
together and bear and forbear, remem-
bering that nearly all good work in
matters of government has been there.‘
pace with the growth and needs of the '
bernarkcd by as much larminy illifl‘
chief engineer. E. V. Biker: first assist-
‘ant. l). W. Harford; second assistant,
(i. W. Birmii'dus—wcro l‘lllllll'll.
The ('ityt'lerk was dire-dud to draw
an order in favor of the t‘li'i.‘il‘l£ light
0 iiiimissioiiors for 3H,}. the anion“! lli‘t.“
l‘is’dl')’ to llll‘t‘i thr- i'XEK‘li.‘-l‘< of the plant
for January. .
('drinrilirirui l‘cai‘si‘ni spoke of the
charge 5 l'I‘t't'llll)’ birch" by Mr. Donovan
against the peilll‘l'. Ho lu-livvml some
recognition Sllrl‘dlil llt' Idli‘il of their.
L'Ei 'il motion of ('sllllll'lllililll Hatch. Mr.
i’virmii was l'lliEI aver-vi to investigate
[Liv charges. ’
Baker, 'the‘ committee on fire depart-
izii'iit wasiiiitliorizcd to draw $2.3 M‘I'i'y
(“'U weeks to pay the driver of the ‘hose
wagon. ‘ .
-( Iii motion of (‘ouiicilinziii Hutchinson.
’ H00 was appropriated for the use of the
street conmrissioiior.
On motion of Ciunciliiinii Hutch two
notes. one for-if...’i00. due January 7th.
and «are for snow. due January iltli,
\Vifil’f‘i‘ll‘dt‘l‘ell nriiowed for three months.
Councilman Pearson made himself
"solid" with the reporters and establish-
0 l a good precedent by moving, at 0:20
o’clock to adjourn. .
The next meeting will br- hcld Mori-
day. January :20th.
A STILL ALARM.
in a Small Building Near Me-
cbanic Street. .
Last night. betweentl and 0 o'clock.
(mil-er Gladstone. who was on the
Springwmdbeiit, discovered fireiii the
small building at the roar of the. old
Brown hat shop on Mechanic street. He
endeavored to extinguish it, but was ring
successful. >
Chief Engineer Baker and Assistant
Harford were sent for. A still alarm
was turned in, and Driver McGowan
and the hose carriage responded. Tire
flames were quickly extinguished.
Wedded at St. Mary‘s.
This morning at N o'clock. James
Skidd, of Norwalk, and Miss Annie
Powers. of Brooklyn, were married at
St. Mary's church, with a mass, by Rev.
J. -B. Daugherty. The bride was attired
ina handsome costume of steel gray.
After the ceremony the bride and groom,
with a number of friends, assembled at
the home: of the groimi’s mother. on
Ferris avenue, where there was a very
pleasant reception. After ashort ton
Mr. and Mrs. Skidd will reside in their
comfortable home on (ileuwond avenue.
The pore Got the Best of arm.
Arthur Jones. driver for {a rob Schuub.
turned out on Ann street, his morning,
to allow another wagmr to pass. who:
Fire Discovered
suit of judrcrops mmpromisc.‘ We
o
should understand that We have import-
the axle, wheel and sliaf t of his w. g in
i it was taken to. Henry Tilly‘s shop in.
Nt..)R\i’lLLK, convfrrif
itsit'gi iiisii Hit.
0n mconiinondnriiin of Chief Engineer»
he ran intontclegmph polrubreakim ‘
... ”1.”. ~ ..
The ”We at Ilia Norwalli City
may" Organize for Work.
ADVIIlE m3! IAYIIII WHEELER.
Me Tell: lb Meme What the Public Expect
otmsi‘ - committees Appointed, and ot-
flcrn’ Elected Mew Routine flat-
Elm Disposed of.
A cheerful lire glowed in the grate at
the City Caliicil room in Norwalk.‘ last
night. when Mayor Arthur C. Wheel-
or greeted the members of the Board of
lotto. 0n the mayor‘s right were seated
Councilmen E. L. Boyer. C. 8. Tris-
train arrow. B. Smith. on the loft
were Councilmen H. M. Kent. A. A.
Chincry and A. B. Hill.
In his message to the Council, Mayor
Wheeler» urged the w;deii‘ng of
Wall momma the Council to con-
sider thaopciiing of Lowis street; spoke
of the min! paving Wall smart, and
thought in matyir’ of a city building
was a q . ' culling for much thought.
He saidt present ilgltllllflll of tin
, question of, greater Norwalk should be
i .
e
Euro.“anoint “7‘. in)...
oIiIi-c to the room occupied by tho Joni»
oil. as sugar-stint in the mayor's rummage.
Mayor iiiibbell made a few isiinpli-
iiroiitary minarks and the Council ad-
juriicd to Wednesday. January l7.
ECCLESIASTICAI. socim uterine.
Glitter: and Committees Elected at the South
Nomalli Congregational Church.
Christian Swart was moderator at the
annual meeting of the Ecclesiastical
society, of the South Norwalk (kingve-
gational church, last night. The min-
utesof the last meeting were read and
approved. Treasumr Jacob M. Liytmi
submitted his annual report, which was
act-opted. and voted to be read before
the members of the church at such time
as the treasurer and pastor should
decide upon.
The report showed that the receipts
for the year have been $0,743.95. and
u'xpeuditnrcs $6,739.50, leavinga balance
on hinder $4.45. Apart from the deb
fund, which is now a separate account,
the estimated expenses for the coming
year amount to $4,511.00, which are
nearly provided for from the pew rents
paid to date. and the amount expected
from the weekly odor-ings. leaving
iuly a small deficiency of about 8150 to
be otherwise provided for'.
The next business was the election of
E considered, and reconnncuded that,until
such time as the city had a building oi '
its owuradditimsl room be providedfl
Itllilt the Ediflereut departuients of ;
jthc city might be combined. in?
thought that an accurate should lit-E
,mado- of the city for t g panama,
E and suggested the creation of a building 3
Elml‘l‘lll'l. He hoped the. Council would
give the water commissioners iill the
Eussistaiico in their power in the matter '
Eof inert-using the city's water supply.
Elle then Mental to the division of tho:
wiry afiimmg the ditfcreiit commit. i
ltecs. unificldsed by urging thr- same can ?
_ Ein iiiLiiiinisTI-rl‘ng the affairs of the city '
Etliat tlidikldividual members of iln-L
:tjoiiin'il would use in their privati.
Eat’lairs. r
Upon motion of Councilman Smiri
Ethc mayor's midi-ass was plucedon the
E (Toiriiuil‘lrm,“'ere then announced. a.-
, follows: Highway. ( .‘flllll'lliilml Smith
tHill, Tristi'aui; finance, (Touncihiici
4Boyor,fl8iriii;h, Kent; lire, Councilmen
(miner-"y, Kay, Hill; police. Councilmen
Kent. BruehChinery: lights, (_‘.iuiicil
iiicii Ti‘istvarii, (“liincrv Buyer: si‘wcrs E
(,‘tlllllt'lllllt‘rl Hill. 'l'i'i.di';iiii. Sinilli.
Ballots \vorc llli‘ll oust t‘wr’ihv city of-
iiccrnnvith the. following result: l’i‘cs —.
dent. lingerie L. B iycr: i'itv «'lm'k. Ili—
‘.\.i‘.‘(l .\l. liwkvviidd: i'liiv'f t‘iigitri‘i-r o ’
lil’” ilrpiiiiiiriii. .l.’l'ii.ii‘ii:oii I’r-ivxitt ;
resistant», li'. “Hit ill H‘iiiih. ’l‘. Sump-E
tr-r' .‘ll.l.‘i}‘3.Nllt‘gtliill, ll". \Vlll§llf.‘l .l.l
’l‘r.ii'i~:.':livziltli i'llici‘r. Dr. William J.§
'l'i':io~y,ilre lll‘Ei'I‘iiiI‘, D. H. Wavk~ I
city engine's i‘. t'. N. “ital; r'ulliN‘tii‘.‘ ii.
.\. .\. lli‘lis: ru'pnuiror E
counsel. liriwurnl M. Lockwood; li nird o‘ E
lirlii-l‘. .I. II. Wade. 'L'. H. Stout. Jiiilli‘ E
.
I
I
,1l“bl*.\~’lilt‘lll‘~'.
" Sutherland: i‘niiiiiiissioner of streets llll: ‘
sidewalks. Martin Kellogg; mum-intern:-
rnt-of sr'wvrs, .‘diirliii Kellogg; built.
board. Dr. W. J. Tract-y, Dr. \Viilto
Hitchcock. Dr. H. H. Huntington. W. .-\.
Vogel, F. I. Joint-i.
it was votvd tochungc the name of SI. .
Jobii‘uvcnuo to Triumph avenue. 5
E Mayor Hulda-ll. who washpmscut as a :
1guest of the new Board. was asked tr,
Eliave his picture bring on thowallso: ‘
E tho (‘oiinr'il room.
; An application from John Valiant for
Eli position on the police forcewas re-V
i ferred to the police committee. E
E An additional appropriation of $500 I
E was made for the tire ilcpartiiicnt.
E Mayor Wheeler received notice of a?
Esuit against. the city for $1.000 for ill-1
Ejurii-s claimed to‘linve been sustained by '
E William and Ann Ryan. who fell on an
. icy sidewalk. January 3. 1895. in front oi
vihr‘Cu'ptuin Lamb property. The (‘oun- ,
E cil instructed the city attorney to defend ,
the suit. ‘ ,
Monthly bills \vore ordered paid. and E
Chief of Police Bradley's report was :u‘- E
copied and tiled.
i The. fire companies were given 325 for
I janitors' expenses. E
Attorney Lockwood informed the .
Council that tho vice-president of "thei
Sorwnlk Street Railway company hudE
infill'lill'il him that an. appeal by theE
company would be taken from the deci-
siou of the Lfoimcil in giving the coiii- l
previously given to the “Tramway com- '
puny. and upon which the Train-E
way was operating its line through East ‘
Wall street and over Mill Hill. Mr.
Lockwood said he had reason to believe
the appeal papers would bescrved today. :
ind that a hearing would be appointed
f ira week from today. Tire Council
v ~th that the city attorney be requested
to look after the. city's interest.
Councilman Boyer reported that the
water coioniissioiiers. besides paying
llt'll' interestJiad takenmp one of the
water riotesnf $2.000. The action was
.ppi-ovvd and the note- humor].
Upon motionofl‘riuncilmuir Buyer :1
riiiiinirii-o coiiiimsed of (..‘o:iirr.ilmen
Siiiiiflill and Tristram was appuntcd
.iy the Hilly")? to confer With the water
« I. section of the four tracks through South
i ‘v'orwlrlkaiid Rownytoii. and who is now ‘
3 il works‘ visit in New York.
, \gricultnral college, to-dny. after spcrr ~-
1 paid South Norwalk ii visit ycrtcrduy.
‘t .member of the society‘s committee.
dirum Lawrence and C. S.St.John were
:lioscii tellers. Senator John H. Fen-ir-
was unauimouslv elected to succeed bin.-
«iclf. .
The ushers elected were Charles 8.
it. John. Robert G. Mitchell. Wallace
lit-Quhae. Courtliiudt B. Hilsdon, C.
Irving Ferris. Frank Spaulding. Everett ,
l‘olles. Frank (I. Layton and FrankE
Sherman. . '
coiiiiiiissioui-rs relative to moving their
The tithingiiicii chosen were Franklin
.\. Tollcs, F. 8. Lyon, (3. S. St. John 5
. .
f ind William Lawrence. 1
On motion of Frank A. Ferris it was E
voted that the society express its :ippreci- 1
rtion and gratitude to the pastor and to:
ho w-iety's comiiiittoc and board ol;
lr-avoiis for their services in raising the E
'lllll‘t'll debt and that a record of some;
.io made on the initiates of the society. ;
.{obcrt C. Mitchell was clerk pro tern.
TWIN CITY FOLKS.
’leassnt Paragraphs About the Coming and.
Being at Norwalli People.
Contractor Coughlin. who coiistmctcd E
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ii Boston, made. a visit here Sunday.
Lll‘l yesterday. E
fills-r Susie Nelson, of Ansouia. who
iv!“ been a girls? of Mrs. E. HubbeLI
ioicbkiss. of Arch sirwt, lliis‘ returiici:
lil‘i‘. "
Miss Plimlw Soyiiivmr. 0f (fin-stun!
(re-d. Nonvalk. has ri-siiin-‘d her studies
it the Nni’lllll who il. in Now “even.
Miss Lona Sago his. re-tiir'irod to Met.-
lvu. Iifli'l'St‘Vi‘l'.li iiioiitlis' day with Mix
“liil'i‘llt't‘ Bradley. H:in street.
Mrs. A. B. (.1:on and Miss Mods
idauis rr-tur'iied home today from sever.
ll. E. Fauntleroy, returned to Stoi'r's'
ing the holidays in town.
Frederick Scheidlcr, of New Yuri.
cty. foi'iiierly of South Noi‘wnlk, i.»
spendiiign few days here.
William Tuttlc. of New Canaan. spent
iundziy with Mr. and Mrs. Charles
r‘nink. of North avenue. ‘ . 7
U. L. Bosworth. of Bristol. R. 1..
spent, Friday with Mr. and Mrs; C. W.
Rogers, of Elm street.
Adam Sieirwald, of Railroad place, is
w‘pt‘iltllllt: a wool; in Newark and Phila-
delphia. . '
Mrs. Edwin Pudliuin. of Kit. Paul. is:
visiting Mrs. (I. W. Rogers, of Ellll‘.
street. , E
Tlioophile Eir‘phurt, of New Yory city.
Ray (.‘ruighcad, of New York. is '1
guest of (lounge. Hunter. East avenue,
David Abbott, of Bridgrport. is a guest
of l". P. Godfrey. 'of Harriet street.
Miss Paula Towers. of New York city,
has been a guest of Miss Alice Cram.
John Bradley, of High street. left town
today for Mcridcn.
("2' A. Blackinun. of Daiibury. was in
town yesterday.
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puny the same layou‘t that had beeuE E. J. Bette is iii New York city today. E
1’. N. Knapp is in Boston. i
_-ELLIS MUSICAL CLUB.
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The Members Enjoyfian Evening at Sony Wltli E conveyed to the hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Tryon. .
Tire Ellis Musical club met last night
:with Mr. and Mrs. John ’l‘ryoryRivir
side. avenue. and enjoyed the followingl
' programme. : l
, Piaud sob.~~“l’Louibardi"
i Miss Florence M. Benedict.
V
. (Mariette—”ileum. ’l‘hrubs" Bender .=
. iS'IElplIII Qiiarlcttin
E l’inio solo—~" Jhico l i ii Nani"
‘ Miss Nollie l)..~.hruw. ‘
Solo——“iluiy Til-rd," White
Mrs. John 'I‘rvon.
‘ centivo coiiiriiitti-i‘.
“\d.
FIRE ii autism arrears,
A Large House Owned by Jacob Howe
Destroyed Early This Morning.
A large house on Nomton Heights
belonging to Jacob Howe. of Norwalk.
and occupied by George Boodcsc. a
Brooklyn man, who has been spending
the past your at Noroton Heighm.
caught fire at 1:80 o'clock this morning
and in about two hours was burned to
tire ground.
There. were twelve people in the house ’
a: the time. They were awakened by
the noise of the flames just in time io
make their ewape. Mrs. Mini.) )llgilll.
iiiother-iii-law of Mr. Biodeze. stepped
out on the balcony from her bedroom
window, as the stairway was choked
wrth tire and all means of escape
through the interior of the house unis
cut 03., Neighbors procured a laddrr.
wh‘.ch proved just long enough to reach
the balcony. and with some difficulty
she was saved.
Mr. Boodezo. with the others in the
house. lost everything but the scanty
wearing apparel in which they escaped.
All of the furnishings ol’ the house were
.lestroycd.
The. loss on the furniture will be about
$3,000. It was partly insured. The loss
.in the house will be abdut $5,000. It is
not known whether it was insured or
not.
Some of the adjoining houses caught
fire from the flying sparks, but were
saved.
The cause of the tire is supposed to
have been a «infective flue.
POPULAR AMUSEMENTS.
“Sowing the Wind."
Acting. not simply aura profession. but
iii an art in which is eiiibodiod true liu-
nnii feelings. was efficiently lli‘llllt‘dlt'l
in theprescntation of that strong and
touching play, “Sowiiigtlic Wind." at
iloyt's Theatre, last night. A sun-er
simplicity cliai‘in-tcrizcd thr- interpreta-
tion of “Rosamond." by Miss lib-ta May-
nard. A simplicity with which was
«‘iiiibiiicdium-li strength and evidence
it” iiim'kod powersus an actress. Ned
: .Liriiesloy. in the person of Marshall
; w‘tozlriiziii. was a handsome iiiriii, true as
, .5:ch and played his part with a natural-
1055 born of genuine ability. Percy S.
E Sharpe gave a delineation of Mr. Brabu:
' [.011 that evinced his appreciation of the
ll‘llnlllIlC force and :ictiiigrcquirczl of the
part. Air amusing and at the some limo
wry realistic d pvtiou of Mr. Watkin. a
JdL‘lll'lUl‘. was given by J. Edwin Brown. I
L‘iiil l’t'lWHl‘ill. a distiiigishoil Vlllliill of
no It lllil' typo. \V.l‘~‘ :1 part ably lidll'l-
l‘i'l by “Idiot“ ”111‘“. The
,.oiis Mrs. l“l't‘l\‘,‘t'll. by Miss
Liilst‘. niitl lli‘l‘ duu :ll't‘i‘
rod... ii-
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li'lllt'll
,ii'ipvrisii'y to giirglir, by MR5
Churchill. \u-i'o I'Xi‘t'i'tlillj.,’l_‘.' \Vi'll pluyv'l.
.izitnvs Eddy was iiiilvwl :1 lioi‘sy yr tint:
niblrmzm ill Iris,iniporsonlifioii m“ s
R cliiril (,‘iii‘sitoi'.
Ir
The other charm-tors
wort.- Henry, Mills. as Mr. Dcukiii. no.
t viii-y at law; Mrs. (irsvy. as Bridget.
a 'lioiisolkwprr. uiid “'illiuiri livillc. :is
Glossop, a ‘mitfvi'. The entire ciiirpiiiy
is good. The strong: situations were
mist aptly sustained. In the famous
bittlo of "sex ag..i ist sex,” the proud
d )sniiioirvl proved an :iiitrigiiiist Worthy
0.’ Mr. Brubdzoii's mettle and the con-
tr ist lxétweoii the two was as brilliant
a: it was bitter and relentless. The final
i'itcrvicw. between them in the fourth
at was one of the mist impressive
scores of its kind that dramatist has
corccived. The production was a fine
one throughout. and was fully deserv-
i ig of a crowded house.
“Senator O’Reilly."
Laugh. and the world laughs with
yiu. Weep. and the. laughs on you.
At- tlrc Norwulk Opera House, to-uight.
t'ie Miss Gertie Thornton Comedy
company, will bo seen in "Senator
O’Reilly," supported by America's great~ .
est comedian and dancer, i’aiddy Mur-
phy. It is said to be a play well worth
attending.
FELL OFF THE BRIDGE.
Air Employee oi the Pennsylvania Bridge Com-
pany Sustains a Broken Ankle.
James. Cmniin. mi viiiployoc of the
Pennsylvania Stool company. who was
working on the new bridge over the liar-
bur. fell to the gmuiid. late yesterday
afternoon. and sustained a fractured
ankle. ‘
Dr. Kennedy was called. lllltl“ll0 suin-
moned the iiiiibullince. and had (‘roiiirii
The Hospital Gets $I4.80.
The report 'ol‘ tho treasurer of the
Opera IIorrsv. with regard to lb:- ln-iiv-
fit» offered to lllt‘ hospital by Prof. Roy-
iiolils and this iiiuiiagi-r of the (hear
" '.Ho.isc. Gt‘iii'gi' l\llt'll, is given below. ‘
W, It has 1“...“ pumimpg Eu.) fun ,1 mr, Whiting lili'. and Mrs. J. H. Wilson, ,(f
rec by Dr. .I. (l. (,ii'ugiry, t'orilio ox-
Nuiulicr ot‘ tu-kot's
iit thirty-livi- l'l‘illé, 103. $30.05: at twcnv
LEV-live writs. iiiiii-I}'«ilin'i-, $23.35. Tuliil
guess rem-Exit... swim). Show for tin-
‘liii i. a j: wing;
v-VOLllilll wirnsi- chief (-li.rr:ri'ti'i'£9txc is :i‘
Mary ‘
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CENT i
mm. on
Every Day Wants.
oi Hundreds oi the Best Class of layout .
the Intelligent and Thrifty Pom pl
Harwell and It: Neighboring 7M7 E
"Ltist," and "Found." and advertise»
menu; of alike character, not: ',
live lines-mu equivalent to thirty ordi-
nary words—are inserted in this column
one day for '25 cents; three (lays, 50
locate; one week, $1
WANTED. ‘ ”
\FI'IW 'HIII" boarders can he dcc‘ymtriii:
. _alah (I at £5 Crescent l‘orrace. All“.
. ii.\\ Lulll).
gator on llr-t class in 'T‘Rnl". at I5 per-
',, crut. Aiiilrenv “.thiflGAGl‘l," Illlit
, nilic». id at
1‘0 I'L‘HI b Eu~e ol‘ nix r-Nvlli‘. pleasantly
blbiliih‘ti. [Ian turn-an sewing
wt ill-1|! to pay tIn- rv-iit. RUFUS WAKE-
.“ \.\'. Sangria :a, C III". j-l tt
TO LET. '
’l‘WO Illl‘lllhlll'd rooms with while e
-I bran. With rr min-air inure.
\ . vlv Iv: .\Il{~. BALD“ lN‘S,l Win-h-
iiigtoii s: for t. )7 3t
“iii'it r-unis. No 3 “PW! street, rent:
$7: ii vr l‘nIillN, S ., 20 Day streei, rent.
h; nlwl ivcr prri «it h bune‘. Cu. 40 East
Iawniie. EM S TA'alK, six rmiii-s, rev-t
l w, ovum-sq iii Ill once Ap ii inJAL‘OB
\l. l..\YIUN, or \V l'UU.\ ‘3, 4‘! East
’H‘i-llllr, I'ZSS‘L X-ir-v-ilk. jl tit
)l.l‘2.\.~'.\.\' l' Hir‘iiisbed r min to let. In-
quire aid Washington street, sump
N lr‘fl'dlk 3‘2 lw
I uniiii part «it boom-.boClnv street.
A .-\.~piv m l..C.-\\'A..\'AGH, No.15 t'res
Ceiii Twit-ICC
‘L'Nu. 129 Harbor av Ilh‘, an'walk,
313 rooms with city \ titer. rent 38;
.l-o Illl'tlt‘ r-n-ius. city water, rent 24.
a. ,
soon ’.\' ru'nlk. Apply in RALPH
liUUDX, 100 East Ai'eui'ie, Norwaiir.
dlti tf
[:0I7R i- mm apartment. second floor,
rmr. 93 \‘I'a-hioiztun sireei, Windows
ii every r-mm. halls lighted and clraiieil;
inur- rmiii apur. iiiviiis, from and rear
liirtl fill ir .‘Wiil'lz & Curbs" blnuk. 79 and
sl Wmhiimt ill Nth-vb, rent #9 and 810. Ap-
.lv iii.“ Wield. CIGAR CU. )on tf
\EL‘YICN rooms, live on first floor, ark-1’;
. Lennard sin-er. Inquire of PLAI‘T
‘ l‘lll‘J-I. ol0tf
IX mom (:Iiilufli' on Quinrnrd avenue
A ...i.- ... (‘lil-ZS‘i‘Elt i‘. CLARK, is
sit) Li
5 h
‘Quinmrd :ivciim.
'i‘Wll rt no: win. 1-. eirm-r “Washington
4 mm-i and Railroad avenue, post
lllc" I-ii idr'ig, roux Eli; also... five romr
ipsirmiv-di I‘I ~.iiiii- blinding. xt’lliflble fut
Emmi: taiiiiiy. rent bill. l'iir puriiculnrs
Ii1q|ler uliiur (llil) WELL CLGAR £30., 33
E Washington sift-cl. ii30 t-f
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‘ g‘iII‘UXD limir live rooms, Fort. Point
ft_ ~ i'm-I. rent e15: first flair No. 5‘!
' \\ .od \lll'il :i\'t‘lilli' rent #7. Apply In Fl.
\. \\'()Ull\\'.\ltl). jyl ’94 t!
FOR SALE. ‘-
1 ’ l‘ll‘ll‘ --ut l'u‘ curd Iiy thing Roebuck?»
\ \i'raibr-r strip. It i~ writer and Con—
.nim IIII'l'i‘ riibIa-r than an other make.
Wc ll‘t\'i‘ it. 50 U l'li NOR\ 'ALK HARU
WAR E I'Un 413 NHIHI .IInIu street. sill"
. \ l"i Vii r . on c illltzt' on (ileum-0d awe:
. our- for sale cheap and i ii easy
h'l‘ms.‘ .llllE'lll‘l‘ of S B. S” EK\VUUD, Eli“
Grove «tort. Sou! h N-irwalk. jyil t!
FOR SALE OR TO LET.
\'ERY EA~Y l'EiiIlS. Cottage, I
rooms, a: Rn nut in. near the slit .
mu, $7 our in win. or ivillv-‘i-IL and allow
iiiyiiieui of $10 per month tuwnrd fill?
chime; Lillllht'ltllll loi 50km) feet. Build
rug lots for sulr, payable Sillflll amounts
\vreklv or“"iiiuiivhly. ‘LENUX HILL
LAND COMPANY, Mr. John Roberts,
"'2 0m
MIscEL'LiiEoUSIW-W
l l ORHE CLIPPIXGT, Now is thetime
5 inclm your burst-s. Orders taken
.rii AlilIv-r's Iiliickuiiiiih shop on Brook
E ore-er. Nor-virlk. Chiming done on Thurs-
, iiv, Fridav‘niid Saturday '1‘. E. GREG.
ZullYE. _,. ulflltf
, NXII‘I .\I. DECKER. S2 Franklin ave-
! i irm-, an’fl'lilli, is prepared to do
Eulir-nsiimking by the National Garment.
; Cutiiig Si’rllclll. Perfect tit guaranteed.
‘ il3l 1W
. )Roi‘rzssons B. 'l'0\lS‘,ot smmrnrri,‘
E n ill s an a dilliCInil class in the Gold"
. vii Engli- Hall, Darn-ii. Tor-«lav, January
E l-‘llli. at 8 o. in. Tom iii fee including 13
E ins ms and one H‘Ctllll’vl in. $16. All the Int-a
f v-sl and popular dances taught. j'J in
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E BROAD RIVER.
.(in and after Wemiesday. the Train-
C." ("Ivithii-rs. South .\' riviilk,
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Evny company will run its cars to the
E terminus of the Broad River extension.
E a iii-w time table having been issued.
(‘h'urlcs .\. (‘ioldspiuk of Union, {01"
morly s:rf"'Bro:id River, has secured eni-
, ploynieiit iii New York city. ‘
E A new Webster‘s (Tim iridged Diction-
Eai'y has bra-n placed in the Broad River
i school“ .
Mr. Niiylnr. of New York. has been
EBi'Iiiitl River. He expects to sail for
5 England on the 15th inst.
E J.’ l". Alger is roshingliiig his house.
E Excellent skating is reported tn
1 Davis‘. Ells‘ and Wilson’s ponds.
The unit meeting wll be held Janu- hospital. twciirydivr- )s'i’ coat. of gmss‘ John Battery is cutting spilcs for the
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incline“, $14.80.
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; South Nonvalll dr‘uwlrridtc.
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It Tell: You all About urn: Lilia i"
If YOU PllIWIT/WIIEHBE II no.
Because Your Advertisement Reaches the as. L
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lvlqualiv L'liln'r‘liltelit from Norwaik "I"
If ovat'inii. or office of W. A. lieiivilict & '
"Want." “For Sale," “To M.”
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