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ll Noiwlli' Arc. lamps wm
‘ Glow‘bnili Daylight.
‘ By Vote of the Council, the Change
Will Go Into Effect with the Be-
ginning. of the New Year-—
Other Municipal Matters.
. ‘ The South Norwnlk Board of Comb
‘ . eilmen met ill regular session last
night, transacted routine business, and
hilt little else of special import. May-
or Charles G. lJohannun presided. and
all the members of the Board were
present. The bills read by City Clerk
. Taylor amounted to $1,038.50.
The League of American Municipal-
ities extended an Invitation to cx~lllav
or Coburn to attend the annual meet
ing of the League. next lnontll. ill the
‘ ‘Wcst. The invitation was turned over
to Mayor Bollanua‘n. As the City of
South Norwalk does not belong lo the
League. no action was taken.
The following communication. ill re-
sponse to the Council‘s request for an
estimate regarding the burning of the
‘ " electric lights all night. was received
‘ from the Board of Electrical Connois-
sionors: ‘
Mr. John E. Paul. Councibnan. Com
lnlttoc on Lights, City of South Nol-
walk. Conn:
Dear Sir: ill regard to your request
for an estimate on the additional cost
for lighting the streets of this city all
night. instead of stopping the lighting
at 1:80 a. In.. as at prcsnl. or by as
tabllshlng an auxiliary system of all
night incandescent lamps“ not less
than 100 of which we assume would be
required throughout the most frequent
ed district of'tlle city. in order to al-
ford a serviceable amount of lllumlna
tlon; we beg to reply as follows:
‘ The present. cost per are lamp per
year, burning to l230 a. nl.. is $60.00
and the additional cost per lamp for
service extended until daylight. would
be $12.00. making the totlll cest per
lamp per year for all night service,
72.00.
There being new 100 are lamps ill
service the annual cost for all night
lighting throughout the city. would be
$7,200.00, instead of $6000.00. as at
present,
" "I‘ifo extra cost of an auxiliary in
landcscent service based on 100 lamps
v-would l‘le“‘$l’;i:88'fllll‘pér your. and in all
‘dition to this. changes and new con
.atructlon necessary to the establish
ment of such a system of lighting
would involve an outlay of not less
than 51.00000.
Our position ill this matter is neu-
tral, blli we stand ready to hear and
obey the will of the pcoplc. However
if we were called upon to express a
choice bciwccn the two systems above
mentioned. We would favor a rainfall
once of the arc lighting until daylight
its being preferable. because all partr
of the city would be equally ht‘l‘VCtl by
it whereas only a portion of tile city
could be served at. the same cost. by
incandescent lamps. li‘lli‘tlil‘l'. illc cs
tablisllnlcni of an auxiliary lllCfllltll'S
cent system ill conjunction with tlli
are system. would not only cost a con
siderablc sum for equipment. but
would be cmnpllcated both to install
operate and maintain: not only tilts
but It would not be surprising if such
It system would become a dead loss
'within a short time. as it would not. br
likely to give more than temporary
satisfaction. \Vlllk‘ it would cost about
as much to run as the arc lamps.
Respectfully.
JOSEPH A. VOLK,
LESLIE SMI'I‘ll.
A. E. WINCHESTER.
lluili‘ll of Electrical Coinllllssioncrs.
Councilman l’alll rcl'olnmcllllcll that
the lights be burned all night. aflel
the first of January. as the cost would
be only limbo more than lili‘ city i-
now paying. He thought the tnxpny
ers would be agreeable to the extra
cost.
Ci)llll(‘llllliill Clltblll moved that tip
Cotlillllssioncrs be instructed to burn
the lights all night. which was carried
unanimously.
The following
received '
To the Commissioners of the City of
South Norwnlk:
Gentlemen: Since the city gave the
Railroad Company the privilege of
raising the track at the northeastern
and of Pine street. mywnllar has been
almost constantly llllol'l with water. i
was promised at that tilllo ll catcll
basin as a protection. lult. thus far you
have done nothing. Will yoll kindly
give this matter your prompt atten-
tion liuutlly Yours,
JOHN liltlT’I‘O.
colnnluniculloll was
7.8 Pills street.
iouncliman Cutblil reported that he
had looked the ground over. and found
that it. was as reurosnted above. liv-
recommended that some relief be of
forded Mr. Bride. and the Council in-
structed the Street, Commissioners to
‘do what they considered right.
' Matthew Corbett and John McMahon
were roan inted members of the
Board of 1 pilot. .
The city clerk reported that the all-
lleasors had turned over the tax books
and he was authorized to advertise
that they were ready for inspection at
hlaiofiicc.
‘ Chloffinglncor ill. V. Baker reported
lthdt the appropriation of $150. togeth.
or with 810 more. had been expended
‘ dill-ills the trip to Bridgeport. on the
"' Winn of the centennial celebration
November 12th. He thanked. the
oil. on behalf of the fire depart
on ,tor the appropriation.
lull WllllLliill Mllllli *
library taxes of Mrs. ltebecca l’. Wil-
son, of East Norwaik. on the list of
1896. was referred to the committee on
ubatements.
Councilman Paul reported that the
matter of locating electric lights on
Taylor and Hamilton avenues and
South Main styeet, near the Washing
ton street bridge. was progressing. and
he hoped that they would be ill place
this month.
The Council voted to meet again
Monday. the 17th last, and to hold its
final meeting on Monday. the :ilst inst.,
to pay bills and close up the business
of the year.
The clerk was instructed to adver-
tise for an lldditonal appropriation of
$150 for the city hall clonal-talent.
The. matter of laying sidewalks ulr
dcr the railroad bridges. will probably
be completed soon. Councilman. Cut.~
bill reported that he had bad a repre
sentatlve of the Consolidated Railroad
Company here. He had said that he
would comply with the suggcsan of
Mr. Cutbill. recommending that the
company bear one-half the expense of
the. cost of laying the walks.
'l‘lle nuisance at the Muhackemo llo-
tel building will probably be abated
this week. Engineer W. I). ltidcr. is
getting out a map of the boundaries of
the street at that point.
Councilman Stevens reported that
there was trouble with the overflow on
the Merritt property. and he thought
that something should be dollc. to rem-
edy it.
An electric light note for $5.000 is
due this lllollth. and another note is
due January 3d. A new note for $2.-
500 to pay the current bills, was or-
dcl'cll mule.
The following resolution was passed
unanimously:
Resolved. That the corporation coun-
sel be and be hereby is requested to
obtain from the next Legislature such
amendments to the city cllllrtcr as he
has outlined and explained to the
Council, and such further llllllor
amendments as he may think nccllfui
and advantageous to the city.
PRIEST Hl__ll__lllllllll
lilo Rev. William J. Slocum
Scores Bishop Pottor.
mini NllllWllK PASTOR
Advised his Hearers Not to Believe
the Attacks on Richard Broker-—
His Statements Create a Son-
sation in Waterbury.
A Waterbury despatl-ll says the Rev.
William .l. Slocum. pastor of the
Church of the immaculate Conception.
and one of the highest standing clergy-
men ill the Roman Catholic diocese of
Hartford, has placed himself on record
as a defender of Tammany Hall. and
opposed to the reformers who are now
attempting to purify New York city‘s
East Side. Father Slocum is a very
well known priest. and is known pcr~
sonaily to scores of the most prominent
officials ill the army and navy. He is
ultimately acquainted with Richard
Crokcr. lrovcr Cleveland and .Iolln D.
(".l-iulmlus. His public utterances are
infrequent and when ill the presence
Jl a congregation numbering thousands
llt‘ denounced the reformers. and cs-
pousnd the. cause of Tammany llc cre-
lted a sensation. lie ilnndlcd Bishop
Potter and the latter's associates with-
nil gloves. intlnlating ill no doubtful
language that the Protestant Episcopal
Church would accomplish lOl‘t“ good if
it would not sanction the ( ivorce evils.
Bishop Potter and his colleagues. he
said. were straining at a goal. when
they attempted to purify New York's
East Side.
He advised his bearers not to be led
thinly by the sensational attacks upon
'l‘lllnnulny Hall, the great part of whose
membership was made up of Catholics.
SOUTH NORWALK CLUB POOL.
Schedule of Games Between Members
To Commence Tomorrow Evening.
Following are the ratings and draw-
ings for the first round ill ibc South
Vorwulk (‘lub pool tournament. the
first came of which will be played to.
moi-row night. between i". E. ltaylnolld.
i0. and James Holden 75,
I”. ll. Quintin-d, 7:.
William l". lloyi, 70
Thomas llcllodict, 7h
John H. ll‘orl'ls, To
A. Waldroll, ‘ili
Ulllll‘lt'ii lillnond, 70
Illlllcs (ioidcu, 7i".
h‘, EJlaylnond, 70
.l. M. li‘f‘l'l'lii. till
.I, E. Slater. at
C. E. Aduuls. Nil
W. ll. Evans, in".
K. W. Mansfield, \‘0
E. E. tiorllanl, till
i’. E. Ferris, “’
ll. .l. unison, an
I.. M. Wright. till
Dr. W. b. Wood. at,
\V. Llodwcil. loo
.1. it. Taylor, Sb
H. E. Ferris, 00
E. W. Fitch, 0f»
ll. L. Zulllff. ill»
George o. (loldcll, n0
1). W. Raymond. 5r,
Samuel Grecnsteln. (in
Charles E. Iloyt. l'iri
ll“. 0. l-lanford, ill)
Charles 1). Rogers,
William H. Smith, 05
Mack iioill. 00
George 1". Bourke. dip
HATTING PICKING UP.
The local but factories are llll start-
ing up this week. with more work for
their hands. Business is expected to
s matter of costing tho city and
no '
bewilulto brisk for the next few weeks.
i’leaded- 0r
Buchhulz
living of Consumption in Prison
and Wants I Pardon.
CAN [WE Billi FEW MUNTHS
Will be Taken Out of the Country by
Friends if he is H'cieued—stato
Attorney Felanden Has no
Objection.
At the meeting of the Board of Far-
dons ill Hartford. yesterday. the lion.
Lewis Sperry spoke ill behalf of Wil-
lialn Buchholz. convicted on June 1.
I880. for murder ill the second degree.
iii?” sentenced to imprisonment for
(.I ,
Mr. Sperry said that Bucllllolz is dy-
ing of consumption. ills life has vir-
tually been forfeited to the state. Dr.
Pox. the prison physician. stated that
iiucillloiz could not live more than a
few months at the most. lie is in the
last stages of consumption. Mr. Sper-
ry said the state had had his life. The
man would be taken ollt of the country
by ills friends If he was released. State
Attorney Fesselldon said that the mar-
der committed by BIICllliOlz was cold
blooded. and he should have been hung-
cd. but if the lioard was disposed to
of the man ollt of prison to die, he had
no objection to offer.
ilucllllolz. it will be recalled. was
sentenced to prison for life for the
murder of John Schulte. a wealthy and
eccentric German ill the woods below
Sprlngwood. shortly after ll o'clock ill
the evening of December 27. 1878.
llllcililoiz was employed by Schulte as
a servant and body guard. They were
on the way to their litle home on Not-
on llill when the deed was committed
Bucllllogl always maintained that
tramps llled the old German. While
he was ill Bridgeport full. however.
awaiting trial, he told a fellow prison
or. who proved to be a Pinkerton de-
tective. where a large sum of money
was hidden ill the burn on the Schulte
property. The money. amounting to
fifty-live thousand dollars, was found
at the place indicated. At the trial
the money was produced. creating a
great sensation. This evidence fixed
complicity ill the crime on Buchholz.
but he never admitted having murder-
ed Sellulte.
HE GOT Hi8 MONEY'S WORTH.
Rufus Buttery Receives the Royal Pur-
ple Genoa—Other Candidates.
liuf’us Buttery. of Broad River, a
now a full fledged Odd Fellow of the
lioyal i’urplc doglce. if you don‘t be
Here it. just ask llufc about it. and he
will tell you how it happened. At all
events. from what is gleaned on the
outside. he, was one of tile liveliest
candidates installed ill some tillle. and
it was with great pleasure that the dc-
iucc tcalu instructed him ill his ad
\nliccmcnt ill ()dd li‘l‘liownlilli.
Mr. lllliicry proved llll apt. pupil, alld
when it was all over, instead of ilnd-
iug himself a fit subject. for the bus
pilnl, he found that the only thing be
had lost, was a few pounds of super
llllous fir-sh. and a bit of wind, which
was quickly supplied with a bicycle
pump. Then he. was able to do jus
llcc to the banquet prepared in the
lift” above.
lint. Mr. Buttery was not. the only
one who journeyed with the throng.
last evening. The other lwu candl
dulcs were George Stevens lllld Wil-
lialll Yonllgs. of Rowayton. They also
know ll thing or two about Odd Fel-
iowship. which they did not know be-
fore. When It was all over the three
shook hands. and tried to match cx‘
pcl'lcuol-s. to lllld which one got. th+
most for his money. Mr. liuttcry ilnd
been promised that he should have his
tummy l)ill'l(_ If the work was not out
isfaciory to him. lllld he. did not profit
by tllc experience gained. When he
was questioned us to his desire ill this
money lllatter. he said he was pcrfcld
ly satisfied, not only with the princl
pill. but the accumulated interest he
received.
This all llillllmlltlil at the session of
Colfax Encampment. l. i). (l. lv‘_, of
South Norwnlk. last evening. the. oc
cllsion being the working of the third
degree. ill the presence of illc grand
oiIIci-rs who paid a vllpt of Inspection
to the lodge.
The grand oiliccra prcnclli \vcrc
(irlllld Patriarch W. .I. llurizcss. of
Stamford: l‘ust. iirund Patriarch
(ll-orgi- ii. Camp. of Bridgeport: lirund
Senior Wurdcn Mark Reynolds. of
llrldgcport: (Irallil 'l‘rcusurcr James E.
Camp. of Bridgeport; District. lieputy
.Iollll I". llcnly. of Norwalk.
ill uddlion. there was present a dol-
cgutlon of twenty members of Kubaosll
Encampment. of Norwalk. who came
down with a spirit of brotherly love to
“('0 that their fellow member ill Our
Ilrotllers' hedge. Mr. Buttery. was Woll
taken care of.
At the conclusion of the work there
was an oyster supper ill waiting. ill
the banquet hall. Then there Wore ad-
droasthl by the visitors. and a general
good time ensued. it was midnight
before tllo gathering broke up.
MR. WRIGHT I8 CAPTAIN.
._._—..-.~
Elected Commander of Putnam Hose
Company. of South Norwalk.
The annual election of officers of l’ui-
nam lioso Company. No. 1. was held
last night. with the following result:
CM)l.ilill-~lalll.lltil‘ M. Wright.
ll‘lrst lieutenant-William Morris.
Second liclltcnant~Pillllp i-lolb.
Recording secretary -~ William
Behiltt.
Financial secretary-swarms Butts.
Treasurer-«George W. Bogardus.
CHIEF OAFIUREG A THIEF.
East Norwaik‘and
_ o of the Booty.
of Anton Larsen. at.
all! Norwalk, was on-
Iolnotlmc early Sun-
co being gained by
Window in the rear
a“ family was away at
ease was thoroughly
lady's gold ring. a
M's nickel belt and
l‘bpoons were stolen.
Wall notified of tho
ornlng. and started
lot. lie learned that
‘3, had been pawned
a Washington street
ed ‘a pretty accurate
34 Covestl‘sat‘.‘
loved by a t. it
day night, all r,
breaking open
of the house. v'l‘
the time. The
ransacked. and -
fancy clock; flit.
half a dozen lily
Chief Valiant;
theft. ester by.
out tolled the
the clock and r
at ll place on
bridge. He ‘m
description of
posited them.
E. M. 'l‘olles it
mpnny’s dock. where
a crowd of me
was watching the
sunken steamer, C. B. inmates. and
picked out hill Going up to him
the chief askedfllo man where be ob-
tained the clan '. e had pawnall. The
man said he t it it from his own
home. After f j, er questioning the
fellow admitted." other“ lllld stolen
it. lie was pill 7 "ll r arrest. He
gave his name a Claudius Judge. of
Norwaik. and oi infill that be had been
out of work for. several months. and
was ill a new! condition when he
was tempted to ‘ a: he the articles.
This morning ‘l the Town Court he
pleaded guilty. ad Judge Gregory
bound him over nder $500 for trial at
the ll‘cbruary t ‘m of the Superior
Court. i{4:
HIGH QM 00L ‘FAIR.
The High act; ' fair will be held at
the Franklin at ‘_t school hall, 'l‘llurs.
day and Friday failings. of this week.
Beside the use ' entertainment. and
sale of fancy '_articlcs. Mrs. E. H.
Hotcllkiss will ilhlstrutc the science or
palmistry. and Hanson's full orchestra
will furnish . music. The admission
will be 10 cent‘fl and all articles on
sale will be at reasonable. price.
Will It KIIIKERS
Greenfield Hillillp in Arms Against
llll ovation.
lIlSS pulpit arms
4......"
Called for Tom j row Night to Protest
Against the -" Discontinuance of
Their Villa Pout Office—A
Heated Til e Anticipated.
An extraordinary mass meeting of
citizens is to be held in Greenfield Hill,
two miles north of Southport. tomor—
rom night. The. purpose of its pro-
moters is nothing less than one calcit-
lated to prevent the establishment of
a rural mail delivery.
At Greenfield Hill for some years
there has been a post office covering
the needs of those dwelling lll that
neighborhood. The postoillcc authori-
ties have recently decided to abolish
the postofllcc and substitute a rural
delivery. The citizens are up ill arms
against it. preferring to have u post-
ollicc without delivery, for some rea-
son or other. (‘lrculars have been sent
pill to every citizen llllll a heated nlcei-
log: is looked for.
For some days the "rural delivery
enthusiasts lllld been gathering proxies
for the electing, and had succeeded lll
obtaining seventy such proxies. With
the issuance of the mass meeting cir-
culllr. however. there began a recall of
tile proxies.
._..____
COUNCIL PAID BILLS.
Otherwise the Norwalk Board Tran-
sacted Very Little Business.
ltesides the payment of bills. the
City Council of Norwalk transacted but
little business at its regular monthly
session. last evening.
Speaking of thc lll'ildli‘,\"Villlt‘il.lll dif-
ferences. which have been amicably
arranged. Council A. J. Moi-kcr. of the
police colnlnlttcc. reported lilat all was
lovely In his dcpurtlllcllt. and illllllCll
broadly.
The bills amounted to $1.543 ull, ill’
Vilii‘ll among the various departments
as follows: Lights, $593.1i2; sewer,
$13.25: librury.$‘.1lli.iiil; police. “31.35;
admlllistrlltivc. $388K; lire, “p.33;
highways. $07.50.
Orders were ordered drawn for the
payment of the city assessors.
'l‘ax Collector Addison A. lictts made
an informal I'cpol'l concerning the ool‘
lcctlon of the city taxes. it was as
follows: 'i‘otnl amount of tax. $110.7
597,15: amount collected, $30,720; still
to be collected. $3,343.“.t
Mayor (ilovcr called the attention of
Chairman George (irunlnlnu. of the
light committee. to tile fact that there
was complaint about the "mullet ill
which the street lights are regulated.
Many lllld been ollt for several nights
ill succession. the mayor said. and the
system did nol'secnl to give the bright
light that it should.
The report of the library for the
month sililwud llll attendance or 4.201.
The total number of books given out
was 2.603.
The police report. for the month of
November shoWed nlno arrests. Three
hundred and thuly tramps were none
cd during the. month.
Adjourned to December 1?.
UNION VETERANS' UNION.
Officers Elected at the Annual Meeting
Of Ferry Command. Last Night.
The annual meeting of 0. 8. Perry
Command. Union Votersns' Union. was
held last night, at, the office of George
8. North. and the following oillcura
were elected:
Colonel-Charles .limmeraon.
bloutcnonbColonole‘rancis
nlour. -
Majorwdamcs li’liomulodiell.
Surgeon—aloha D. Wheeler.
QuartermastorwNormun Hatchmau.
Chaplain—whence F. Hancock.
Sey-
.-
li( ll..'l‘().\'. Conn. December
comingr out of the ground.
wondering over the matter.
sight nevertheless.
fill If "SUSPENDED
BRIDGEPORT. December 'i—«ln the.
Superior Court. today. Judge 'l‘llayer
rcncdered a decision. suspending At-
torney Joseph A. Gray. of Norwalk.
from practice for two years. Gray
was found guilty on two of four charg-
cs. brought to the attention of the
court by the Grievance Committee.
The first alleged the withholding of
commisioncrs' fees. the second the rc~
(cation of money collected for a client.
the l’ublishcrs‘ Commercial Union; the
third tampering with court records.
and the fourth failure to carry out the
desire of ll client. concerning money ill
hand. The conviction was made on
the first two charges. .Iudgc ’l‘llaycl“.l
lllcluorullduln included ll reference to
"cllurlisll conduct." which the cou‘t
said was largely responsible for tile or
torney's troubles.
Opens to a Large Audience in Hoyt'a
Theatre,
Alexis Nllzllnoi’f. bawrcllcc Brooks.
- Count Nazlmoi’f. (lcorgt’lx’. Robinson.
i‘ol. Scptlnlus Cobb. (‘lluriic bundle.
Constantine Karischci‘f.
'l‘llornion h‘l'il‘l.
Arthur A. tirii’llll.
Cliff C. Storcll.
lvun Bnl-oslly.
Nichols lx'arslcilci‘f.
llaullllloff. .los. ll, 'l‘haycr.
llclfman. Warnic Warn.
Loris. Everett. Pllvson.
()mlnsky. Ilarry Marsdcn.
Sergeant. iicrbcrt Powers.
(llitil-lllt‘li-(ll‘lvel‘. ilronl Stoker.
(lunl‘d. ll. U. flight,
Hilililjii. llcnry Winters.
Azof. ’1‘. ll. Lewis.
ildll ilavosky. Aliclnldc Nye.
Countess Kal'lscllci‘l‘. linurll ’l‘llonlson.
llurollecs \'on lihlncbcrg.
Marlon l“l'llil(1lb‘.
Olga Karim-hell. liealrice be Vclgnc.
A large audience was at the opening
performance of the lleunctt-Moulton
Company. at I'loyt's 'l‘hclllrc. lllst eve-
ning. The play. "ilul'kesi llnssln.
told a thrilling story of Russian life.
and it can be said truly that the undi-
cncc last night was the most enthus-
Iastic one of the season. At the end oi
the third act the applause was so great
that each lllenlbcr of tile company was
obliged to respond to a curtain cull.
The cast. is a strong one. and each
did good work last night. The cone
pally curries its own scenery. and has
its own orchestra, The descriptive
ovcrturc of “’l‘llo liunt" was played
last. night ill ll spirited manner. and
was warmly applauded. Specialties
were introduced between the acts by
Heirlcc lio‘v'elgll. Charles boullio,
and The Partclloli. The company is
here for the remainder of the week.
giving two perforllluuecs daily. The
bills for today are "Soldiers of Algiers"
and "Mist Paradise.”
Friday will be souvenir night. each
lady attending receiving a group pic-
lure of the company.
yaw—-
-—-BA8KET BALL.
.n—-—..J
Yule Varsity vs. Team F—lodoor Bau-
' lull Game.
The big event of tile basket-ball sea-
son will be the YulevCompany ll‘ games.
at the Armory, Wednesday night.
The Yale team is the beat that has
ever reprscutcd that university. and an
eliciting game is expected. ‘
Then there will be a game of indoor
baseball, introduced by teams repre-
senting the it. & (l. and tho Kelsey
Gilli). Arrangements have been made
for extra seats.
CHECHFURGER AT WORK
Merchants of Stamford Swindle'd bu a Solar
gel Who Traveled in the Guise of a
Painter, With Poland Brushes.
S'l‘z\l\’ll“ORl). December 4——-—"l‘lle police oi this city are looking
for a stranger who. it is alleged, swindlcd a number of merchants
here yesterday. According to the police, the man visited many
stores. mostly clothing merchants, and presented checks bearing
the signature of J. H. Beers. a well-known local contractor.
The man was dressed as a painter. carrying,r a pot of paint and
several brushes. The last seen of the alleged swindlcr be was
boarding an cast—bound train last night.
Duing With Pistol Wound. in his Side.
..... NEW YORK. December 4———\\7illi:lln Bent. a colored man. 33
years old. and a sailor on the United States warship Monongahela.
is (lying ill Roosevelt llosl‘lital, from a pistol wound ill his right
side. which be received during an altercation ill the rooms of a
white woman he lliMl married last night. liellt was forlllerly attaclb
ed to tile warship New York. and took part ill the bmnbardmcnt of
Santiago. He had a day oil yesterday. and brought a large sum of
money on shore with llllll. He went to ii house ill \\'esl 27th street.
where he lllt‘l a while wolllau known only as “Dolly."
drank together for a while. and then sent for a preacher who mar-
ried them. After the lllarl‘iagc there was a celebration. attended by
a large number of colored people. culminating ill a row in which.
llcut was shot by some one not known.
The two
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Smoke from the Ground Interests Bolton
.l-«lu a lncailowy depression be—
siill' the track just west of the station llcrc. smoke may be seen
. At times it is in considerable volume.
then almost disappears. but is continuous in some measure.
was thought that the recent heavy rains would put a stop to the
phenomenon. but the smoke is still rising and rugby persons are
it is believed by many that a spark
from an engine has set fire to a pest bog. but it is an interesting
if
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WAS CROWELL MURDERED?
Found Lying in His Barn With Bullet
Holes in Hill Body.
\‘l’AKEFlELIJ. Mass, December 4..
News of the death of John W. Crowell
.uvoused great. interest among the cltl
zcns of Wakefield today. not only of
:thc possibility that he hall been mur
.dcred. but because he was well known
"as a trader, and as one of the so-callcd
heirs of the Crowcli "estate" ill Eng
land. Medical Examiner Jack. of Mel
losc. assisted by Chief of Police Hal
left. of Wakefield. and others. began an
autopsy today. to determine, if possl
blc, whether Crowcll was murdered in
committed suicide. \rlli‘ll Crowell
was found lying in his barn. with sev-
eral bullet wounds in ills body. by my
wife. about 9 o‘clock. last evening. she
understood lliln to say that some one
had gone with ills pocketbook. Hi5
rambling statement was construed to
mean that. Crowcll had been assaulted
robbed and slloi by some one. While
this theory seemed plausible enough
int first glance. the general opinion ex
pressed here this morning, by persons
1ullo had known the man. and looked
‘into the circumstances surrounding his
death. was that he had committed
suicide. on account of financial losses
{largely doc. to the expense involved ill
trying to find the fortune which he be-
lieved to exist ill England
The suicide theory was suggested bv
the finding of tile sovcu chambered 22
calibre revolver with which the shoot
ing was done. and ll bottle containing
liquor. near where Crowcll lay. ‘Tllt’
fact. however, that Crowell's pocket
book contalnlg $800, was missing. is
the mill“ fact supporting the murder
theory.
Mr. Crowell was sixtyseven years of
age. alld was said to be a native of
England. He is survived by a widow
and a married daughter. l-lc ilnd lived
llcre about seven years. and had for
some time conducted a tea alld coffee
route ill this place. and in towns ill
the vicinity.
This business be bad Just disposed
of. and the. proceeds were III the pooh
elbook said to have been lost last
night. Most of Ills property. it is be-
llcvoil, had been used up ill making ill-
vcatlgutlon of the claim to the fortune
said to have been left lll England
about 100 years arm. by a citizen of
llrlslol, known as John Crowell.
'i‘llc fortune was estimated to
ulllollnt, to as much till ”0.000.000. lult
Elwlish bank officials and persons
familiar with the Chancery courts of
England. lll different times. have do
clllrcll that tile Crowoil fortune was a
myth.
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The Wakefield mall and seven of his .
relatives raised a fluid and sent a law-
yer to England. to investigate. on three
occasions. The attorney remained iii
the old country about our month each
trip. but as far as can be learned. the
investigations were barren of results.
The police later in the day. an-
nouuccd that Mr. Crowoll‘s pocket—
book. which last niallt could not be
found. was in one of the pockets of
Crowoll's clothing. It contained M.
After the autopsy Medical Examiner
Jack expressed the opinion that the
case was ollo of murder. At least one
of the shots was tired from a distance.
as it bullet was found ill the troll-m.
'i‘llili bullet. did not even scar the body.
The only other shot which struck
coming out near the spine.
Mrs. Leland l-ltnnford employs Cillll'
can and Japanese in large numbers
and likes them. Professor iii. A. Ross
is fol-[exciudlna them from California.
He has "severed his connection” with
the uclund Stanford, Jr., University.
Crowell. hit him just. below the heart. l
some WANTED. N it
for two ladies! Terms mod
E. 81 Church St. ‘Wllltey’Pltll
WAN-reo— soon is“
hand pool tab 8. Address “Pool
hie," Sentinel office.
WANTED—CAPABLE MAN.»
acquainted. tosell stock for
company. State previous lip
lence. romances. age, etc.
New Haven, Conn.
Wanrswolaffioa onus f ‘
housework. Apply at 90 ,Sotlfllellll
street. South Norwalk.
TEACHERS WANTED “l A
teachers wanted immediately ;’ grad
primary, Intermediate . and gram
Also several High school teach.
Demand on this agency greater the
the supply. Send for rogistratldilc
blank. This is the most inversion,
time for registration. Inform
’i‘eachers’ Agency. 80 Dwight att‘e
New Haven. Conn. Telephone 877-3'
' 313‘
wmvso—sraaw HAT o‘rnmtf‘"
are at once. We guarantee wash.
Steady work. We want medlum‘ all .
operators on men's. boys‘ and -c ’lldu
ren's hats only. Address all weekpM . '
S. Mock. 345 Ogden St. Newark. Nijd.
(13‘ 6t
WANTED—POSITION BY HUN- .
{avian woman. General housewol‘
lood cook. 155 Washington Stl'e
Bridge.
MORGAN AVENUE,
BOARD—i
Norwalk. Largo, airy looms. .EV
convenience. superior table.
moderate.
WANTED — HUSTLING You O
man can make 860 per month and ex-
penses. Permanent position. Eipen . .
lance unnecessary. Write quick, flu" ‘
particulars. Clark & 00.. 4th and Lo
T0 LET—FROM DECEMBER
1000. House. of eight rooms. all in»
nrovements. Will make moderate '
terms for desirable party during will-
ter months. Apply 68 Water street.
South Norwalk. tilde
T0 LIT-LOWER PART OF 21
Marshall street. Improvements. Rent
moderate. inquire C. Becker. 141 .
Washington street. «14' 2w:
. T0 RENT—ONE NICELY FURNv...
lshed room. with use of bath. 9 Han: '
ford place. South Norwalk. d3'53t‘ .
To LET—Parlor floor and basement.
No. 5 Henry street. South Norwallt
rooms. rent $9.00.
Mrs. s. A, Youngs, 241 East‘hvegi’ '
Norwaikweoun. ., i "
TO LET—gnomes No.39 cans
nut street. contains nine large. rooms
and all Improvements. Restroom
able. Apply iii Chestnut street. ' , .,
w .--.__....,_,,._. .wwfl" .1"
T0 LET—FIRST FLOOR OF FIVE "
rooms, 81 Woodward avenue. Rent
t8; houses and building lots for sale. , "
Easy payments: second floor. 5 rooms. \-
Rl Woodward avenue, rent 38. Apply:
to E. A. Woodward. ‘ .
To LET—HOUSE OF‘ 8 ROOMS ON
Lowe street. rent 812; second floor, .4
rooms, 6 Tolies street, rent 58; house ‘
of 5 rooms. Belden street. near Ely
avenue, rent 80. John H. Knapp. 32
West street.
Totals; secularism. 9
at No 6 Pine street. South Nor-walk;
also 6 room cottage Bayview place;
East Norwalk. Apply to James C.
’Crowe. 2 West avenue. of ti!
7T0 LET——Housn"'l4io.""iiwvlilllé? .
avenue. Enquire W. B. Rider, or W. L;
Rider. 044! ‘.
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L08T~A LADY‘B HAND Bad."
containing pocketbook and a pair “or ‘
sold spectacles. Pocket book contain»
all a sum of money. Lost Mondoyoir .
Washington street. near Krleger'sfl‘
store. Finder rewarded by returning “ '
to this office. 04 3h.
mu»... ‘ ,
LOST—«NECKLACE or coal)
beads. with heart shaped locket at-
tached. containing a lock of hair. A
suitable reward will be paid for its
rcturu to Miss Choiwcll. 30 High Bit. .,
Norwalk. (“it i.
- mwwl‘v‘azm-‘w-flffl l
MISCELhANEOUS.‘ ,. _ ,V
M. KRABOVITZ a o. Fox-bani
ies’ ’l‘allors and Dressmakers. mela-
lllg and repairing neatly demo. but.
out atyln, reasonable goods. 47quth
Main St.. So. Norwallt. ' .fitvlm
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HORSE CLIPPING DONE, lN’LiA
first. class manner. at McQullaofidliiteitVV
smith shop, North Main street. Homo
called for and delivered. "It" to, ‘ ,
. it} .
Elected at the Annual Meetings!
Douoln Fowler Post. '
The annual meeting of Dollgiu‘W'
Icr Post. (i. A. ll... wadhold. last of hill” .
ill (lrand Army Hall,
street.
elected:
iommandor~Calob Wood. .
Senior Vice conlmundorwJohn Chum»
bsrlain. ' - '
Junior vino (:0Illlll8flil0t‘“CllllllflQll
Brundage. .
Surgeonwllenjanlin Bechtel.
Qunrtcrnlhstcrwliiram 1). Pump.
Officer of the day-wli‘rodoriclt ROI.
lug.
Officer of tho guard—olefin Guilt. ‘ *.
Chaplain l.)alllei P. Morrelk " '5 .
The installation will use stallions
Monday night. January 7th. 1901.
. 91
A church boll has illitéiimptj/Tli”.
and a longtoilguol,” W V V
enough not ‘to speak all ‘i
South sin.“
The following officers were
Norwalk Chronicler