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“Equal and Exact Justice to all Men of Whatever State, or Persuasion, Religious or P0litieal.”—Jeferson.
' Vol.1. No. 33.
Norwalk, 001111., Thursday
Price 0ne Cent;
Etching, February 5, 1891.
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THE LIVE NEWS OF TO-DAY.
Ex-Senator Asa Smith is in town.
Conductor Bowe is off duty on ac-
count of illness. M
E. H. Parker, we are glad to learn,
is much better today.
The Misses Berry have
from Orchard to Butler street.
Miss Clara Smith has returned from
her visit to Cranford, N. J.
removed
'Who is the most popular working
girl in the whole town of Norwalk?
——7T"rime Bib Roast, 14 cts. pound, at
Lyon’s market, No. 1% “Water street. ti.
Artist thitney is rapidly recovering
from his recent illness.
--~Spare—Il-ib. 10 cts. pound, at Lyon’s
market. No. (5 \Vater street. ti.
See adv. of the-pastponement of the
New Canaan auction sale of cattle.
Dr. Gregory reports our town dis-
tressingly healthy just 110w.
Capt. R. M. Rose and wife will attend
a military ball in VVinsted, to—morrow
night.
Miss Libbie Lockwood is visiting
Mrs. Brent S. Good at the Osborne, in
New York.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Meeker contem-
plate a trip to the sunny South in the
near future. .
Charles B. Read. treasurer of the D.
M. Read Company, of Bridgeport, was
in town yesterday.
Mr. Henry Schenck, of Canal-sic, L.
1., is visiting friends at the military
school on East avenue.
Henry Thomas, Esq, of New York
is in town today, the guest of his
brother William on East avenue.
It is said that a young talanted clergy-
man from Philadelphia is soon to be
called to the Rectorship of St. Paul’s
church. '
“Pi." Mullen has greased up his
tools. girded up his loins and taken a
bench at Adams’ hat shop in South
Norwalk.
Stephen Hoyt, the bright young son
of Edwin Hoyt of New Canaan, will be
21, and thus qualified for a voter to-
morrow.
The two little children of Mrs. Fred
Bennett’s deceased sister. the late Mrs.
Hatch, have come here to live with
their aunt.
The Killiloo Club, of Peat Swamp. is
on the verge of dissolution. It suc-
cumbs to discouraging circumstances
over which it has no control.
The. Yale freshman boat club has
again challenged the Harvard freshman
crew to a two-mile straightway eight-
oared shell race at New London next
June.
A letter from a friend to the DAILY
GAZETTE, from Hull, England, received
today, states that the weather in Eng-
land, for the past two months has been
intensely cold.
——The BOSTON STORE. has rented
the Ambler store in the GAZETTE
Building, for the purpose of running
off their great Bankrupt Stock of Has-
kell, Leonard & Co. tf33
Harry Spencer, a workman in the
employ of the Berlin Iron Bridge Co.,
while at work near Fairfield yesterday,
sustained a deep out under the right
eye, by the sudden springing up of a
frog upon which he was hammering.
«The BOSTON STORE will tempor-
arily occupy the Ambler Store in GA-
ZETTE Building. as soon as vacated by
the Trustee of the Ambler estate for
the purpose of disposing of the Bank-
rupt Stock of Haskell, Leonord &
Co. tf33
Another big break in the water pipe
in front of the Norwalk National bank
is engrossing the attention of the pipe
tinkcrs to-day. It is a peculiar press-
ure that can burst the pipes in several
places at once, but cannot turn a water
motor as fast as a little girl can trun-
dle a hoop.
The fire at Branchville on Tuesday
night, when Couch’s lumber yard and
Valden’sbarn, horse, etc., were burned,
entailing a loss of not far from $2,000,
emphasizes the need of some sort of
apparatus for extinguishing fire in those
small communities. Cannons Station
has had repeated lessons, but gives no
evidence of having profited by them.
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The hat factory of Glover Sanford 1‘1:
Sons, in East Bridgeport, whicn has
been closed for several weeks on ac:
count of a strike by the workmen
against a reduction in wages, will start
up to-day with a full complement of
hands. ___
A large and enjoyable surprise party
was given Miss May Brotherton, daugh-
ter of Mr. Theodore Brotherton, at her
home on Hoyt steet last night. There
was dancing, parlor pastimes, a colla-
tion, and Johnny played the harmonica
to the delight of the assembled guests.
R. J. Be stor has resigned his position
as auditor of the Housatonic Road, and
A. C. Heitmann has been appointed as
his successor. Mr. Heitmann was form—
erly auditor of the New Haven and
Derby Road, and latety has been fill-
ing the position of ticket agent for that
branch of the Heusatonic system.
A wedding is in prospect, to take
place some time during the present
month at the residence of the prospec-
tive bride 011 the Westport road. The
bridegroom hails from East Norwalk.
Another link in the consolidation claim
that will bind the three Norwalks into
one.
—Harnesses and whips of every de
scription; a full line of trunks and
traveling bags, at reduced prices;black
and white robes, blankets, baby car-
riage robes, etc. at very low prices to
close out the season’s stock. Every
article pertaining to a horse, carriage
or stable can be found at Dann’s har-
ness store, No. 50 Wall street. tf.2-i
Prof. Bernadetti Perrin, formerly of
Connecticut, and son of Rev. Lavel-
lette S. Perrin. who lost his life at the
Hartford Hotel disaster. now of Cleve-
land, Ohio, is to lecture on “A visit to
Dr. Schliemann at Hissarlik,” at Col-
umbia college, New York city, Feb. 12,
before the New York Society of the
Archzcological Institute of America.
——-George Raymond of East Norwalk,
is making frames for Whitney it Co.,
and Miss Carrie Adams is in the sales
room during Mr. VVhitney’s illness.
Rice’s Surprise Party, Never Better.
attracted a goodly audience to the
Opera House last evening. The per—
formance was an enjoyable presenta-
tion of a comedy 'drama of unusual
merit. The songs were well selected
and admirably sung, the dancing was
good, the costumes elegant although in
some instances abbreviated to a chill—
ing degree, and all in all, the funny
Surprise party was —-well, Never Better.
The ballots are coming in for the
most popular working girl in Norwalk,
and the contest will soon wax lively.
That gold watch, to be presented by
the DAILY GAZETTE to the fair winner,
is a beauty, and a trophy of which she
may well feel as proud as of the popu—
larity which it will prove that she en-
joys. Cut out your ballots and send
them along to this ofiice as per instruc-
tions.
Mr. V’m. Warren lies in a very preca-
rious condition, at his home on Orchard
street. Last Sunday his wife noticed a
peculiarity in his speech, but he did not
complain of feeling ill, and attended
church as usual, and in the evening
went to the Merwin street shirt manu-
factory, where he is employed as night
watchman. On his return home in the
morning, his wife saw that his voice
faltered and noticed apeeuliar action of
his right arm, and yet he said he was
not ill. She however, sent for a physi-
cian who found that he had sustained a
paralysis of the right arm, which had
also communicated with the left side of
his head, and it is feared the result will
be fatal. Mr. Warren has been an ex-
emplary man and all will regret his
affliction.
The truth of the matter is
that the track is going to be lowered
at the above point and the switch pro-
bably removed to the foot of the hill——
[SentineL
Oh, no, the switch isn’t going to be
removed, but it‘is going to be extended
several rods towards the bridge, and
“probably” down as far as the Danbury
depot.
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Another curious railway accident was
averted this morning by more chance.
The early freight going north was
somewhat late, and owing to its long
and heavily loaded train, was unable to
climb the heavy grade between the
borough and 'Winnipauk, backed down
to a point below the bridge to get a
new start. She had hardly slacked up
for the second start, when the regular
6:20 passenger train north came thun-
dering around the curve from South
Norwalk. Her engineer, however, saw
the danger of running into the rear
end of the freight, in time to stop and
avoid a collision. If the passenger
train had come along a few seconds
earlier, or if the freight had been a few
seconds later in backng down, a most
disastrous and probably fatal catastro-
phy would have been the inevitable re-
sult.
The “Rose Supper” at the Congrega-
tional chapel last evening was a most
gratifying success. The room was
beautifully decorated with roses of
wonderful delicacy of form and color,
while the several tables presided over
by the young ladies of the Y. P. S. C.
E. were literally strewn with flowers.
The “menu” was all that could be de_
sired in quality, though in some cases
the quantity was lacking, owing to the
demand for certain articles that are
always more “called for” on such occa-
sions, such as wine jellies, Roman
punch and the like. The following
young ladies presided at the tables:
The Misses Cole, Misses Wixon, Miss
Clara Marvin, Miss Rena Ells, Miss
Helen Curtis, Mrs. A. J. Meeker, Miss
Fritz, Miss Mary Stuart, Miss Fannie
Stanley. The waitresses were also
young ladies from the same society.
Among the many who partook of sup-
per were Mr. A. S. Gibson, formerly
organist of the church,- the W'innipauk
postmaster. Senator Seymour, ex-iVar-
den Smith, and many others, of more
or loss prominence. The ladies cer-
tainly deserve all praise for their suc-
cessful efforts in furnishing so delight-
ful an entertainment.
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—Choiee Country Turkeys at Bay-
mond’s. 4t31
Out In ’l‘llc Storm.
A memorable trip of a party of sports,
involving a joke on the aforesaid sports,
has not yet been published for the rea-
son that the tourists themselves have
kept mum. On the Saturday night
preceding the last great snow storm a
couple of weeks ago, Al. Austin, Geo.
Nash, Thos. Hunt and Joseph Carier.
all members of Company F, and all
brilliant stars in amateur minstrelsy,
hired a horse and carriage and drove to
Darien to a dance. They stayed long
enough to dance down the longest
winded of the Daricnites, and started
for home at about3 o’clock in the morn-
ing, and were surprised and dismayed
to find the ground deeply Covered with
snow, and the snow coming down in
blinding thickness. However. they
bravely got into their carriage and
started in the direction of home. The
storm intensified as they proceeded, the
whirling snow became more blinding
and the roiid more difficult to travel.
Finally they halted and succeeded in
taking observations that convinced
them that they were off their road and
going in a wrong direction. Then out
of pity for the horse they all dismounted
and trudged along on foot in single
file, the horse following in the rear,
Soon they came to a house. Austin
plodded 11p the walk to the door and
knocked vigorously. After a long and
anxious wait, a window was opened in
the upper story, and a sleepy and snarly
voice belonging unmistakably to a
Dutchman, came forth : “Himmel
Donnervetter ! vat for you smash my
house in: du verdamderschindludcr l”
Austin briefly poured forth his tale of
woe and asked the privilege of bring-
ing his party in by the fire. The win-
dow went down with a bang and the
boys stood shivering in the storm,
waiting for the Dutchman to open the
door. After waiting thus for fully fif-
teen minutes, and hearing no sound in-
side, Austin kicked the door again, and
again the window went up and the same
voice snappishly asked: “Vell, now
vat’s do matter ?” Aren’t you going to
let us in ‘2” queried the spokesman.
“Vell, I tink mebbe I guess not,” was
the unfeeling response as the window
fell. The bovs moved on through the
storm in sad and silent single file, a
ghostly procession, filled with angry
thoughts and breathing silent maledie-
tions on the devoted head of the hard-
hearted Dutchman. The same exper-
ience was repeated at two or three
other houses, and the snow bound wan-
derers were barked at by watchdogs
and shot at by theawakened yeomanry.
At last, however, they reached a house
occupied by a couple of kind-hearted
women, who hospitably let them in,
kept them till the storm abated and
fed them well. It was not until the
shades of night darkened the earth on
Sunday evening, that the crest-
fallen quartette drove into Norwalk, by
aside street. None of them are very
enthusiastic in their report of the Da-
rien dance.
——The BOSTON STORE has rented
the Ambler Store in GAZETTE Building,
till April 1st, for the purpose of run-
ning off the immense stock of Dry
Goods purchased at the Sheriff" sale
slaughter, of the goods of Haskell,
Leonard & Co. These goods will be
opened for inSpection and sale as soon
as said store is vacated by the Ambler
Trustee. _~___ g tf33
A daughter tee Mr. and Mrs. John
Ryan, of Harbor avenue, was born
this morning.
——A new line of spring colorings in
carpets, at the Boston Store, Nor-
walk. tf25
lllO‘l’S stare STORY
Au Alleged Kidnaping That May
Rival That of Charlie Ross.
HE, ELUDES HIS GAPTORS.
After Many Tribulations He Succeeds
in Jumping from a Train as It
‘ Entered Newark, and Fled to
the Police for Protection.
NEWARK, N. J ., Feb. 5.——A strange story
of alleged kidnaping, which, if true, bids
fair. to rival that of the now historic
Charlie Ross, is told to the police of this
city by 17-year-old Samuel De Wolf, of
2,063 Sergeant street, Philadelphia.
Late yesterday afternoon the youth en-
tered police headquarters. ' He was a
bright looking boy, and his clothing,
hough soiled and torn, showed it was of
good quality. To Chief Hopper he told a
thrilling tale, in the details of which he
has failed to contradict himself. He said
he had just escaped from the hands of his
captors, three colored and five white men,
by dropping from the car as the train
carrying the party entered Newark.
Several days ago, while at his home in
Philadelphia, he had receivedamysterious
note signed by a friend, calling him to a
house on Richmond avenue, the name of
which he had forgotten. As he was about-
to enter an alleyway he was seized from
behind by two colored men, who forced
him into a room in the rear of the house,
where they were joined by several whites.
He was told that if he made any outcry or
any attempt to escape he would be in-
stantly killed. The men, although well
dressed, looked desperate enough to make
good their threats.
Forced Hiln to Reg.
in order, as he thought, to preserve his
life he promised to obey the commands of
his captors without hesitation. His hand
was then fastened to the wrist of one of
the white men and, the entire party fol-
lowing at a short distance, they went to
the depot and took a train for liensington,
arriving there in the evening. Here he
was taken to a house in the suburbs, which
he cannot locate, as he was blindfolded
during part of the journey. He slept in a.
bare room with one of the men and in the
morning was taken on an early train to
\Vaverly.
Once during the trip he had begun to
speak to the conductor, but his guard
immediately forced him to the end of the
czar and again threatened to kill him. He
had spent several days at \Vaverly, where
he and the white man who had been dep-
uted to guard him were joined by the rest
of the party. De \Volf described the men
as burglars or gamblers in good clothes.
Several times, under the threats of the
men, he said he. had been forced to put on
old clothes and beg on the streets and
from house to house. All the time he was
closely watched by one of the party, of
whom he stood in such dread that he was
deterred from making any attempt to es-
cape or to communicate with persons he
met.
Jumped from the Train.
Yesterday afternoon the whole party left
Waverly for New York. He had gathered
from the talk of the men he had overheard
when he. pretended to be asleep that they
intended to ship him to some foreign coun—
try. lle then determined to make a bold
attempt to escape. He watched his chance,
and as the train pulled into Newark he
went to the end of the car to get a drink of
water. Just before the train stopped, and
as the men were not looking his way, he
rushed to the ’door and jumped from the
platform. He ran as fast as he could up
Market street and hid in an alley for some
time. He then concluded to report to the
police.
The latter are inclined to believe the
boy’s story, and will communicate with his
friends in Philadelphia. Detectives have
been detailed on the case. De \Volf has
furnished good descriptions of several of
his alleged kidnapcrs, and the police seem
rather confident of securing members of
the party.
Customs Dodgers Caught.
HALIFAX, N. 15.. Feb. 4.——F0r the last few
days customs detectives have been investi-
gating alleged customs irregularities at
this port, and as a result have collected
about $15,000 in fines and deposits for the
release of goods seized by them. The big-
gest haul was made from the Chandler
Electric company, whose entire plant was
seized for umlervaluation, and only re-
leased upon payment to the detectives of
a line of 511.000. The Chandler Electric
Lighting people have the contract for light-
ing the city.
Carelossncss Sinks a Steamer.
Bzuxmions. Feb. 5.—-The steamer Circe,
which arrived last week from Glasgow via
Halifax, and which had nearly finished
loading on her return trip, sunk early
\Vednesday morning at her dock. Her
cargo of flour is being removed as rapidly
as possible. It is, of course, considerably
damaged. Some one on board the Circe is
supposed to have been careless and to
have left open one of her waste pipes,
through which the sea. entered. No life
was lost. ‘
11!! cc Decorated Us.
Messrs Scofield & Hoyt the leading
carpet merchants in Norwalk have deco-
rated the DAILY GAZETTE’s reception
parlor with one of their original and
unique patterns of Brussels carpet. It
is warranted never to fade, soil or wear
out and is, what Scofield in his Sportive
mood calls the Mikado (accent on the
first Sylable) pattern. If any of our
triends who come to see and admire It,
should fall (1(5th and worship it we are
sure they wouldn’t break the command-
ment, for the like of it was ‘never
before seen in the heaven, on the earth,
or in the waters under the earth. Our
new carpet, like Senator Seymour’s
hat, is strictly “unique.”
' EASTJVOR IVALK.
The ladies of the Methodist church
here gave an oyster supper in the base-
ment of the Methodist church last eve-
ning, which like all of the affairs man-
aged by the ladies of this society was a
flattering success, socially, financially,
and every other way. Every one call-
ing was made to feel glad that he had
braved the zeroie air to be present.
It is stated that Landlord Powers of
the Dorlon House, will run a stage
from his popular resort to railroad
station at this place, next season.
One of our young ladies who attends
the Congregational church in South
Norwalk, suggested last evening that
your reporter suggest to that society
the lovely fitness of their building a
chapel in this place, and on his promis—
ing to heed the suggestion, her lady
companion took advantage of the op-
portunity to suggest that he also sug-
gest to St. Paul’s society the idea that
it would be much more to their ad-
vantage to erect a chapel here than on
'West avenue as now proposed. He
therefore presents the fair suggesters’
suggestions in the above form, know-
ing full well that everybody reads the
DAILY GAZETTE, elsewhere in town as
is the case here.
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It is stated that there will be a meet-
ing of a number of leading property
owners here for the purpose of appoint-
ing a committee to protest against the
. proposition of our being gobbled up by
South N orwalk, and for the protection
of East Norwalk’s interests, they to be
empowered to voice such protest be-
fore the legislature, if it become neces-
sary. I
N ever before in the history of this
section of this town was a newspaper in
such demand as is the DAILY GAZETTE.
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‘We are not sure but that gold watch
will be won by some young lady here.
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W'alter Keith, of the borough, and
Miss Crabbe, of Orchard street, same
place, were married last evening by
Rev. Dr. VanAlstyne. They will re-
side here.
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Atherton iv Co.’s new bakery, in
Randall’s block, will be opened on
Saturday.
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A well attended meeting was held in
the old Methodist church last evening,
for the purpose of appointing a com-
mittee to assist the City of South Nor-
walk in obtaining an amendment to its
charter to extend the limits of that city
to include the territory known as East
Norwalk. Mr. John W. Mains was
with scarce a dissenting vote elected
chairman, and S. L. L’Hommedieu,
secretary. The call for the meeting
was read, after which a resolution was
offered by Mr. D. P. Morrell, embody-
ing the call and that the number of
committeemen be five. The resolution
was adopted, and the following gentle-
men elected as such committee: Ed-
ward Smith, John W. Mains, C. W. Le-
Count, D. P. Morrell and J. R. Mar-
vin. The following resolution was then
presented: RESOLVED: “Thatacom-
mittee of seven be appointed to select
a suitable site for the erection of a fire
bell and report at a future meeting to
be called by said committee,” which
was carried with an amendment that
two of such committee be Foreman
Fred Miller, of the Mayflower H. and
L. Co., and Foreman Wm. LeCount,
of Volunteer Hose, they to have the
power of appointing two others. The
chairman of the meeting was then in-
structed to appoint the remaining
three, which he did to the apparent
satisfaction of all, by naming as mem-
bers thereof, H. Theile, Gilbert and E.
F. Smith. The meeting was then ad-
journed.
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.Y. M. C. .1. NOTES.
The Board of Directors held their
regular monthly meeting in the secre-
tary’s office last night, at eighto’clock
The regular reports were read and ac-
cepted and a vote passed for the Nor-
walk association to become a member
of the Connecticut Y. M. C. A. Athletic
Union, and thus give its =members the
opportunity ofjoim'ng in the Annual
Field Day contests at Charter Oak
Park.
A letter from president Ambler was
read in which he tendered his resigna-
tion as president of the Association to
take effect at once. The resignation
was accepted with regret and the Gen-
eral Secretary and Mr. H. B. Wigham,
were appointed a committee to send
Mr. Ambler a suitable reply. The of-
fice of president being vacant Mr. H.
Wigham was elected president for the
unexpired term, April 13,1891, when
the annual meeting will be held.
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—Choice Country Turkeys at Bay-
mond’s.
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——Save money by buying your meat
at Lyoh’s market, No. G‘Watcr St. tf25
SOUTH NORII'ALK LIQUOR CASES.
The summing up in the liquor cases
of Jerry O’Brien and Herman Quitner
was heard before the County Commis-
sioners in the Council Rooms yesterday '
afternoon, Rev. C. J. North for the
remonstrants, and Capt. Russell Frost
Mr. North read a well
written lengthy and carefully prepared
for the defense.
plea for the remonstrants, and which
would be worthy of a Gough. Space
precludes our publishing his masterly
effort. He was followed by Mr. Frost,
who in substance said :
“He had listened with pleasure to the.
interesting temperance lecture of Mr.
North, —that he would probably enjoy
hearing some of the preachers best ser-
mons, or an address by him on some
moral or philosophical subject, but the
temperance lecture just delivered had
no more connection with questions be-
fore the Commissioners, than the ser-
mon or the address would have. The
question here is, not whether saloons
are desirable or undesirable, a blessing
or a curse, but whether under the law
the locations where these applicants
are conducting their business are suita-
ble locations. The town [has voted
that licenses shall be granted. If ap-
plicants are suitable persons—and these
applicants are conceded to be-—thcy are
entitled to a been 3', if the places are
suitable. \Vhether the places are suita-
ble, is to be determined by the Com-
missioners solely by the evidence pro-
duced at the. hearing, not by the senti-
ments on the. temperance question of
the preachers who were pushing the
remonstrance, nor by the opinion of
the prohibition witnesses who testified
against the saloons.”
Mr. Frost then reviewed the testi—
mony showing that four witnesses liv-
ing in the locality of the saloons con-
sidered their location unsuitable, and
objected to them ; twelve residents or
property owners testified to the suita-
bility of the locations, and sixteen wit-
nesses testified that the outside conduct
and surroundings of the saloons were
free from disorder or objections of any
kind, of whom four were policemen
who had been on duty in that locality.
Upon the question of danger upon
which .ifr. North had laid so much
stress, Mr. Frost said, in the firstplacc,
there was no necessity or unavoidable
danger, because no one is obliged to
walk on the railroad tracks. Persons
going to and from \Vhistleville, at very
slight inconvenience or increase of dis-
tance, can go either by Spring street
or Burbank and~ Chestnut streets. It
is undeniable that'by the opening and
flagging of these streets, travel on the
tracks is very greatly lessened, and
that for more than a year no person
had been injured or killed on the tracks.
But whether these saloons are there or
not, the travel on the tracks “"111 be the
same, and it would be grossly unfair
and unjust to takeaway these two men’s
legitimate busmess from them, because
certain persons over whom they have
no control, and for whose conduct they
are in no Wise respons1ble, Will be fool—
hardy enough to walk on a railroad
track. N o 1njury or death has been
shown or claimed by any witness or
any of the clerical.prosecutors, to have
been tracable to elther of these saloons.
The argument of danger, 1f 1t has any
merit, applies With more force to sa-
loons on Railroad Square where men
may drink and then walk _ down the
track, than to thesaloons 1n question
where the patrons hve in then' Vicinity
and if they drank to excess, would not
go upon the tracks to get where they
live. By taking away these saloons,
the travel on the tracks would not be
decreased,‘ but the danger to persons
under the influence of hquor would be
greatly increased,_beeause they would
have to get their liquor at saloons in
the center of the city, from whlch they
would go‘ upon the tracks to get to
\Vhistlevflle.‘ _
In conclusion Mr. Frost said these
remonstrances were a crusade on the
part of the preachers, under the leader-
ship of Mr. North, against the saloons.
Although the people had voted for li-
cense, the preachers proposed, by every
pretext or excuse they could offer, to
prevent the grantlng of licenses. . They
are trying to close eight saloons in this
city. They would close every other
one of them if they could, and so defeat
the law and the will of the people as
expressed. by _then- votes. These ap-
plicants for license have their legal
rights. . They have invested their
money in a business upon which the
law has stamped its seal of legitimacy.
For from ~ three to thirty-seven yeais
these saloons have been where they now
are. The people of this City had not
discovered that their locations were
unsultable, but this modern Christopher
Columbus, while temporarily residing
here, makes this discovery for the peo-
ple, and attempts to take away men’s
busmess of many year’s standing. I am
not here as a champmns of saloons, nor
as the advocate of lutemperance, nor as
the defender of the llquor hablt, but I
am here to protect and enforce, as best
I may, the rights which the law has
vested in these apphcants for license,
and to prevent injustice bemg done
them by men who seek to take away
their lawful busmess by what we deem
unlawful means.
Mr. Frost was followed by Mr. North
in a ten minute’s dissertation, when the
court adjourned, the Comm1ss1oners
saying that they would give a demsion
in all the cases within a short time.
Norwalk Chronicler