ffi~‘ - “Equal and Exact Justice to all Men 0]" Whatever State or PersilaSion, [Religious or pPolitzZeal.”—J§§arson _ Vol. I, No. 62. Norwalk, Coma, Thursday Evening, March 10, 1891. x Price One Dent The Daily Gazette Is (issued every week-day at 3 P. 131.,‘at ONE CENT PEB COPY. [The Cheapest Rates for Advertising. and THE LARGEST CIRCULATION. The Weekly Gazette, [Combined w ith Saturday 5 Daily. ] 1s issued eler 2/ Snow day at Noon, at THREE CENTS PER COPY. on $1. 50 PER YEAR. The Daily and Weekly. Served to Local Subscribers at TEN CENTS PER WEEK, on $5. 00 PER YEAR. A. H. BYINGTON. Proprietor. 0 U It J OBBIL’ G- DEPARTMENT. MR. HARRY M. GARDNER, JR., of New York: has charge of the GAZETTE's Engraving. Book and Jobbing Department. He is an expert and experienced Job Printer, and no work e11- _ trusted to him will be unsatisfactorilv done. fl'his paper has the largest circulation of any paper in the State west ofBritlgeport. THE LIVE NEWS OF TO-DAY. Trips by the \Vhite mountain express trains will be made from June 29 to Oc- tober 3. __._7____ ——Dr. Howes’ Discovery is a great spring tonic. 1w60 Uneasy rests the head of the man who happens to be acquitted by a New Orleans jury. —Six weeks’ doctoring for $3 with a bottle of Dr. Howes’ Discovery. 1wGO / Westport fishermen are scooping smelt by the bushel, of which their har- bor is now full. Eben Hill, of the South N orwalk Iron Works, has been granted a patent on a duplex steam engine. —Dr. Howes’ Discovery always fur- nishes home references. 1w60 The lively little DAILY GAZETTE "gets there,” all the same. Vida to- day’s jam of advertisements. ~—I. Hall, piano and furnituremover. Office and residence 106- Main st. 48-93 Letter Carrier Nickerson is off duty to-day from illness. Carrier Matheis is still admiring Capt. Rose’s patent, back-action method of keepingasecret. The wife of Edwin Bennett died in New York yesterday. Her remains will be sepulchred in Union Cemetery, in the Eli B. Bennett lot on Satur- day. __ —Dr. How es Discovery is strictly roots and heibs.1w60 E. K. LockwoOd & Co. are renovat- ing the Inte1ior Department of their store and expect to look as bright and attractive as any Of their younger hus- tling neighbors. —Some say Dr. Howes’ Discovery costs too much, but compare it with doctors bills. 1w60 Mr. and Mrs. Lawton Asherman of Providence, aged 96 and 94 years, cel- ebrated the 75th anniversary of their marriage Wednesday. They have a daughter aged 74. ——Dr. Howes’ Discovery holds three to live times the quantity of dollar bot- tle remedies. 1w60 The enterprising New York Herald of this morning, gives the news of the Bleeker street fire, all of which ap- peared in the DAILY GAZETTE’S tele- graphic news column yesterday. —It is seldom I a blood remedy fur- nishes home references but Dr. Howes? Discovery does. 1w60 Charles Whitlock, of Weston, was fined $1. and costs before Justice Cool- idge yesterday, for executing the fire water “ghost dance”on the corner of \Vall and Water streets late on Tues- _day night. ——S. K. Stanley says : “Dr. Howcs’ Discovery keeps my system toned up and has saved my life.” 1w60 Superinténdent Shepard of the New York division of the New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad has issued orders that there shall be no fires in baggage cars, and as little as possible in the coaches. ——A funny place to keep medicine at a shoe store, but A. H. Hoyt & Son sell Dr. Howes’ Discovery. 1w60 The cases before Justice Coolidge yesterday afternoon, for intoxication, were \Vm. Fagan andJames Cook, both Cobble-hillians, and who were fined $1 and costs. Also a derelict named Whit- lock received the same sentence for the same offence. —Hand made harness at very low prices. Blankets, robes, sleighs and bells, at and below cost. Every kind of horse equipment and goods, at very low figures. Trunks, satchcls, travel- ing bags, etc., lower than ever known before in this or any other market, at Wm. E Dann’s, 50 Wall street. tf40 Attorney James Hubbell was bOrn on St. Patrick’s day and yet he was per- mitted to enjoy the St. Patrick’s day service at the Opera House Tuesday evening, without being hustled onto the stage. M, —Bicycles by the hour, day, week o1 month Leroy E. Wheeler 133 Water street, South Norwalk. tffifl The preparations for the Reception to be given after Lent by the ladies of St. Paul’s Guild are coming on apace, and it promises to be a very brilliant afi'air. .___7_____‘ Peter Guigue, our popular florist has returned from his long and painful so- journ in the New York haspital. He is considerably better of his malady, but. will have to go down twice a week for a while yet, for further treatment. The misguided Harlem theatrical manager who imagined there was a howling demand for the 300 pound Diss Debar and Ibsen’s plays on the part of the residents Of goatdom, is now look— ing about fOI something light and reckless. Freddy, the three-yeahold son of Mr. and Mrs. John Waterbury, Of Bridge- port, fell out Of a second story, window at his parents’ residence about 11.30 yes~ terday morning. Dr. Holmes was sum- moned and found the child suffering from internal injuries. It is feared it will die. _ In the course of his speech in the Senate yesterday Mr. Seymour said that in his opinion Mr. Bulkeley held the office of governor by force and not by right, and that in his (Mr. Sey- mour’s) opinion Judge Morris would be justified in setting 11p a dual govern— ment in this State. He said this was spoken after due deliberation. Mrs. W. Fawcett. the enterprising millinei, will have he1 Eastei opening next week Monday, Tuesday and Wed- nesday. Miss Fawcett’s stock of milli- nery goods. is exceptionally fine, and includes many importations in the latest styles. Everything is new and first class, and arranged with the utmost taste. Mrs. Fawcelt is to move, April 7th, to No. 17 Main street (now occu- pied by Smith Brothers, shoe dealers,)~ and her hair-dressing rooms will also be popular with the ladies. Last night, the parlOr of the Amelia Belden mansion, now beingtransfor med into a rectory for Grace church, was brilliantly lighted and the voices Of a score Of the little boys there being trained for the surpliced choir filled the air with melody. They had a ' full audience out on the adjacent side- walks and fences listening to the sing- ing. The little fellows sang like “mar- tingales,” as Mrs. Partington would have expressed it. _ Noticing a large crowd gatheied on Harbor avenue yesterday morning which included some of our leading citizens, Mr. E. J. Hill, Mr. Levi Han- ford, Dr. Gregory and others, we stopped to ask what was going on, and found that the gas company are pre- paring to construct a large holder, one Of the largest anywhere about. This is necessitated by their increased business, and as it is they cannot get as much ground for it as they wish. They have secured a vacant lot, but may have be- side to buy an adjacent house and pull it down. Davis & CO. of Boston have the matter in hand, and Henry Sey- mour will do the carpenter work. The cake sale for Grace Church which was held at the residence of Mrs. Robert Van Buren, yesterday after— noon, was most successful, the ladies realizing $35. 00. The display of cakes was most tempting, and the prices for the same seemed remarkably reason- able, ranging from .60 to $1.00. It seems to 11s that there is hardlyahouse- keeper who would not willingly pay this amount for one of the delicious cakes for which the Norwalk ladies are famed. Mrs. Van Buren is a most gra- cious hostess, making it a point to meet each person at the door as she arrives, so giving one quite the impression that she is welcome socially, instead of merely in the light of purchaser. Mr. C. A. Tucker, Of the UniOn school, read aloud yesterday in the morning session, the item in the GA- ZETTE of the evening before concerning the literary society which has just been formed, commenting that he was de- lighted to find such an effort being made. He said he did not know who were the members, but was pleased to note that the oflicers of the club were all from his school, as this seemed to point to the fact that they were pro- moters in the enterprise. He wished more Of the children would strike out work for themselves in the same line. It was very encouraging to the teach- ers to see their efforts in the line of cultivating their charges hear such fruit. 'cellent vocal music. NO scholar Of the sixth grade of the Center school has had a single tardy mark this year. - Members of the N01walk City Band will meet Friday night at their rooms in the Hardenbrook building. Burgess Bowe is not so much “under the weather ” physically as to prevent his taking an active interest in borough affairs- __ There were forty purchasers in wait- ing at 12 o’clock last night, to get seats for Bernhardt at the Hyperion, """in Bridgport. Base ball is beginning to boom all through Connecticut. The name of the league may be changed at the meeting in Hartf01d to- -morrow, as Springfield and Holyoke, Mass, want to come in. and several other Norwalk people left-to- day on the Pennsylvnia railroad excursion to Washington. They will re- turn Saturday. The Derby Transcript published a poem, yesterday, on “October.” The Editor evidently got into the wrong pigeonhole. The subject is “Spring.” now, neighbor A meeting of the T. U. C. was held at the residence of Miss May Bennett, yesterday afternoon, to make airange- ments for a musical which will be given at an eaily date.- Alderman Bowe has so far recovered fr om his recent attack Of “grip,” super- induced by the fire-alarm contest, that he will return to duty on \Ionday. There’ s a pow er of recuper ative reserve strength left in Bowe, yet." The first of three lecture recitals from \Vagnei’ s comedy ope1a, “Die Meis- teisinger von Nuinberg, ” by Madame Constance Howard, at the piano, will occur at the Congregational lecture room April 7th at 2.30 p. m. ' Of late, mnch complaint has been made by people living near the electrfe light, on Chapel street at the head Of Academy, of the disturbance caused by boys gathering there for sport. every night, being very boisterous and some- times staying until a late hour, keeping the neighbors awake and otherwise disturbing them. The GAZETTE received yesterday the following pleasant word: MR. EDITOR :—Your valuable paper is sent _by me to Tottenville, Staten Island and is received with great pleasure I also send it to Danbury. So you see many get votes f1 om afar as well as 'at home.’ Chief Al. DeForest was seen at a late hour last night passing down from in front of A. H. Hoyt’s shoe Store and over to police headquarters in the GA- ZETTE Building with what looked like a long string Of unusually large black- fish. A nearer inspection, on coming to the light, showed them to be a score or more Of rubber shoes, strung on a string which neighbor Hoyt had left suspended above his store when he went home last night, so DeForest was ab- solved from the suspicion of having de- serted his post and gone a-fishing at that dark midnight hour. A good deal of a hub- bub was kicked up yesterday in consequence of Ray- mond Brothers setting out their fence on their recently purchased lot at the end of the Asa Smith Potterybuilding. An error had been made in locating the highway line, and as soon as it was dis- covered by the owners,- the fence was at once ordered set back on the Old line. The SteambOat Company have an unex~ pired lease on this lot which has quite a little time to run, but when it expires, it is surmised that the Raymond Broth- ers will give our local dealers “points” on how to sell coal at lowest market rates. Last evening about thirty-five of the friends and neighbors of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Larmer, agreeably surprised them at their residence on Wilton avenue. There was ' card playing, dancing and social chat, and some ex- About 11 o’clock a collation was served, to which ample justiCe was done. Among those present were Mrs. ,Ingraham 0f Waterbury and Mrs. J onn L. Campbell, of Hackensack, townSpeOple were Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Readman, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Wil- liams, Mr. and Mrs. William J. Brown and Miss Van Hoosear. The party broke up at about 1 O’clock, all voting that a. pleasant evening had been passed. 12.41ch M’s (r1’fllNASIUflI One of the largest audiences that has building in Bridgeport packed the gal- leries and all the sstanding space last evening, the occasion being the open- ing of the annual exhibition. . The en- tertainment was much enjoyed, and the performers were repeatedly eneored. t S; Jarvis Kellogg, Henry J. Grumman, - N. J. , and conspicous among those of our . ever gathered in Barnum’s spacious- tonnnnaflnnnnrxln ' Senator SeymBil-F’Elorts in Behalf Yesterday’s Successful Testing of Perfection Holder and Nozzle._ Pursuant to an invitation of Chief Engineer Prowitt, ‘as reported in Tues- day’s GAZETTE, quite a number 'of in- terested citizens assembled yesterday afternoon at 3 o’clock, at the house of Phoenix Engine company, to witness a practical and thorough testing Of what is Called the “Perfection Holder and Nozzle,” patented and manufac- tured by Samuel Eastman 85 00., East Concord, N. H. The testing was under the supervision of Chief Prowitt, Mr. George 0. Robinson representing the interests of the manufacturers. THE PERFECTION NOZZLE ‘is a simple contrivance', . in appear- .ance resembling a section of eave- trough something more than two feet long. Within this trough the pipe is laid and securely strapped in. There are handles on each side Of the hold- er which enable the pipemen to as- cend a ladder or stairway with perfect case, without cutting off or diminish- ing the water pressure. Attached to the holder in such a manner as to admit Of instant removal, is an iron bar for use in cutting through plastering, etc. when necessary. The nozzle itself can be more quick- ly fitted to the hose than any other of which we have knowledge, and yester- day’s trial showed most convincingly that both holder and nozzle were all that the makers claimed for them. With a line of a hundred feet of hose, and a hydrant pressure of seventy-five pounds, Fred. Lockwood and his assist- ant had ‘their hands full, as usual, as pipemen with the old appliances. With the Perfection Holder and Nozzle a lad of fifteen years held the pipe with- out assistance, and easily directed the stream in any direction. THE SUPREME TEST. The steamer was then fired up, -con- nection made with the Phoenix hydrant and with a water pressure Of 140 pounds Fred. Lockwood and assistants had to bring all the muscle into play Of which they were possessed in order to hold the pipe steadily. ‘ With the Perfection Holder and Nozzle it be- came fun to hold the pipe and direct the stream. At this point, just as the experiments promised to‘ become most interesting, the steamer was disabled by the blow- ing out Of a water chamber and the fire was drawn. What is called the “Del- uge” nozzle was then brought out. This nozzle is constructed on the Siam- ese twin principle. In Other words the hose is so adjusted that the water from three separate lines of hose flows into and through this “Deluge” combina~ tion in great volume and with irre- sistible force. With the Perfection Holder and an inch and three-quar- ters nozzle Mr. Robinson was master of the situation without any diffi- culty. The entire series of experiments came 11p fully to the expectations of Chief Prowitt, Burgesses Bowe and Burr and the other interested spectators, and there’s no’ question respecting the .ex- pediency of securing the “Protection Holder and Nozzle” for the Norwalk Fire Department. Aside from the steamer mishap but one other accident occurred. A misdirected stream shat- tered an electric light globe and sent the pieces in every direction. 0‘.- WHAT MISS SPINSTER SAYS'_ That Mr. Burr F. Day of East ave- nue has sold his house to the N. Y. ,N. H. & H. R. R. company for'$6,000. ' ' That lenten festivities are not, and with the exception Of a few quiet affairs society is decidedly under the influence of sackcloth and ashes. But it is al- ways to undertake the right thing, and to succeed in dOing it. The cake sale at Mrs. Van Buren’s was a very agreea- ble departure frOm conventional lines, andascore or more ladies belonging to Grace Church Guild and their friends were there, and the cake disappeared like the proverbial hot cakes. The ladies may well boast of their success in the art of cake making, as the sale netted over thirty dollars for them to add to their fund to furnish their new church. That quite a commotion has been caused among the employees of the New York post Office by the entrance of sev- en young women into the money-order department as clerks. Rumors have been flying around that women were going to even try and capture the let- ter carriers’ places. The seven women were taken to fill vacancies, and were chosen simply because they showed themselves far superior to the men at the civil service examination. They won their positions fairly, and the same wages are paid to men and women for the same work. When the change is made in our Norwalk post office, I shall apply at once and be introduced into the world of letters." THEGENERIILIISSEMBLY. of Democratic Contestants for State Offices. In the Senate yesterday Senator Sey- mour ofl‘ered a substltute for the Judson bill providing, in brief, that the Dem- ocratic candidates shall all be seated andthat within ten days General Mer- win shall bring a complaint before the supreme court to compel Judge Morris to show cause why he should not vacate his office ; that Dr. Bowen should bring a similar complaint against Mr. Alsop, etc., etc. The bill further provides that pending action by the legislature the acting governor shall make no ap- pointments other than staff appoint- ments. In closing his remarks Senator Sey- mour characterized the Judson bill as a measure, providing for a method of inquiry that was altogether inadmis- sable. The Opening of the ballot boxes of the State be considered especially dangerous four months‘after the elec- tion and especially in view Of the pop- ular feeling on the s'ubj ect. Senator Shumway (Republican) ask- ed Senator Seymour how, under the constitution, a governor holding over until his successor is appointed could possibly be ousted in order to allow a provisional government to be carried on. Senator Seymour replied that Mr. Morris would be governor in all re- spects ; but if the contest should result against him he would go out and an— other come in. This argument marked the close of business in the Senate un- til next Wednesday at 1.30 p. m. In conversation respecting the fore- going, it is understood that Senator Seymour has expressed a willingness to recognize GOvernor Bulkeley long enough to allow him to sign the bill. In the House the principal business had to do with Comptroller Staub’s ad- ministration of his office, House bill No. 156 concerning payments by the State being under fire. With Judge Griswcld’s amendment substituting ‘ ‘authorized by statute” for “of claims” ”the bill passed and on mOtion Of Mr. Porter of Pomfret, the house tooka recess until next Wednesday at 1 p. in. A VILLAIN FOILED. George W. Hart Jr. Arrested for an Aggravated Assault on a Bridgeport Woman. Yesterday morning while Mrs. James J. Birney of Bridgeport, was alone in her house, her husband having gone to his work in a carriage factory, she heard a knocking at the door. An- swering the summons she found a stranger, in the guise Of‘ a man, who entered unbidden and proceeded to make himself as agreeable as possible, saying that his name was Carroll and that he represented a New York piano agency. Mrs. Birney promptly inform- ed “Carroll” that she wanted to make no purchases, and as by this time his attentions had become Offensive he was requested to leave the house. Theie- upon, according to Mrs. Bir’ney s state- ment, the fellow struck he1 on the breast, as she was sitting upon achair, and subsequently threw her upon a bed, but she successfully resisted his assault until he became frightened and fled, and she sank into unconscious- ness. ‘ When her husband came from work at noon, Mrs. Birney told him what had occurred, and last evening when Mrs. Birney had recovered sufficiently to accompany him, he went to police headquarfiers and made the facts known. Special Officer Hayes, detailed to work up the case, visited the Atlantic hotel and from the description given him, recognized one George W. Hart, J 1'., as the Offender. He easilypersuad- ed Hart to accompany him to the rail- road station where he was quickly iden-. tified by Mrs. Birney and placed under an est The culprit 1s well known in this sec- tion, although living in North Wash- ington avenue, Bridgeport. Until March 1st last, he was a United States Express messenger, running between South Norwalk and Danbury. From here he went to New Haven to work for the Atlantic Gate Company. .4 VIUIOUS DOG. The Old man Darney of Silver Mine, who sells vegetables about the town, entered the yard Of Mrs. Allen nearthe corner of Chapel and Water streets, yesterday afternoon, when Mrs. Allen’s dog flew at him and bit his right hand very severely. He had Dr. Tracy cau- terize the lacerated wound and it is now doing well. Oificer John Gormley went down to shoot the dog, but he could not be found, the statement being made that he had been shot. ' It was learned this statement was not true, and so Mr. Da1 ney has employed Lawyer Warner to bring suit against Mrs. Allen for damages, as the dog is known to be vicious, having pi eviously bitten sovei— 111 others, it is claimed. acter, CONN. PRES_8___ IELEGRIIMS Specially Wired to The Norwalk Daily Gazette. \ THE WALKING MATCH. NEW YORK, March 19.——The noon . score of the walking match at the Mad- ison Square Garden is as follows :— Hughes, 357; Hegelman, 329; Gowan, 267; Birrall, 288: Bennett, 344; Messier, 318; Herty, 328; Noremac, 335. Gowan. one of the pedestrians, whose real name is John Sherlock, went insane on the track and was removed to his quarters. FIRE LAST NIGHT. NEW MILFORD, March ISL—Last night the barn Of L. L. Curtis, of Bridgeport was burned to the ground. The barn contained 18 tons of hay, some grain and farming implements. Twenty head Of Jersey cattle perished. Anoth- er barn near by was also destroyed. Loss, $6,000; insurance, $3,600. WENT I.\'s.-I.\'I«;. NEw MILFORD, March 19.—O. H. J essup, a farmer, who has for years been active in church work, developed insanity yesterday, from too frequent attendance at Faith Cure meetings. He attempted to kill one Of his family last night, but was overpowered, bound and removed to the asylum at Middle- town. M- . _ M4-» ....... _ BIRIIIINGHABI INCENDIARISM. BIRMINGHAM, March 19.—An attempt was made early this morning to burn the building corner Main and Minerva streets. Charles H. Coe, druggist, oc- cupied the first floor. The incendiary entered a stairway between Mr. 'Coe’s store and the store adjoining, on the north, and after pouring a liberal sup- ply Of kerosene over stairs and parti- tions, ignited the same. Edward Smith, an upstairs tenant, was awakened by the smoke and gave an alarm. The fire was easily subdued. No clue to the incendiary. —~A—<+>———— , B URGLARY .117 ’II'ILKI'ON. The handsome summer residence of R. B. Disbrow, just completed at Wil- ton, was discovered this morning to have been broken into. The burglars ' entered through a porch window, and then unlocked the door. They took everything of value that was portable, and then stole the keys, presumably for the purpose of returning. Tracks of a man and a woman were found, but no further clue has been discovered. Mr. Disbrow’s agents have offered a reward for their apprehension. D1 111) 4 1' N INETY-FIVL‘. Mrs. _Azuba Starkey, the oldest per- son in. Essex,-died on Monday. For ninety-five years she had lived in that vicinity, and was known to almost cv- 1.1 y pe1 son in the county. She was the only pe1 son in the State known to have ever spoken with that queer old chai- “The Leather Man,” who for thirty years made tri—weekly peregrina- tions through this section. “The Leath- er Man ” made it his custom to always stop over night at Mrs. Starkey’s resi- . dence, rolling himself 11p in a blanket and sleeping on the floor beside the stove. ~~———~'- 4 o >—~ BROAD RIVER Ben Allen, the— hatter, showed him- self tO be a versatile artist, at an enter- tainment given at Broad River last evening. The gardener at S. Hoyt’s Sons’ nur— series takes the lead for earliness in planting. We shall look for green peas in the market ' from that source abOut the ordinary planting time. Al- though Messrs. 'Hoyt’s employees are not generally noted for being religious enthusiasts, among them may be found a number of expert and devout Budd— (h)ists, who spend most of the time in summer on their knees. The Band of 'Hope children, under the direction of Mrs. Frederick Fied— ler, assisted by Mr. William E. Smith, of the day school, are rehearsing daily for an entertainment to be given ,Tues- day evening, 24th inst. The proceeds ‘will be devoted to the payment of the balance due on the organ recently pur- chased. _. _._.._ a-»_.-_—_— GOLD W_ATCH VOTE. Following is t—he score, to date, of the balloting in the contest for the GOld Watch, to be presented by the DAILY GAZETTE to the most populai working girl in the town Of Nor walk. Maggie McCauley, R. & G. shop, 5.411; Rose Flynn, Volks’ hat shop, 5,339 Mag 19 Cavanaug, B. .shop, 3.302 au Nisbett, T. Cousins’ factory, 4,725 May Brotherton, Union Mfg. Co. ‘ 482 Lilly Hendricks, Hutchinson. Cole & 00.1,341 Anna F. Cl _ 39 Mary J. Clarit, Union Mfg). Co. 480 Maud Hyatt nion 616 Florence DeForest, Telephoiie ofiice, 476 Nellie Platt. Dennis 65 B anchard 65’ Minnie Rosenaw 89 Lizzie Kelley, Dunning &. Stevens,. 506 Jennie Bates, Nickerson It Betts, 106 J orgina Peterson; G601 ge Ward Selleck s 404 Clara Graham. Dr .Bal win ’s, 515 Lulu Hammer, 00- 0 e1 ative hat shop, 201 SM ah Dibble. C. S.’ robr idge, ~11! Mamie Gnanieri. Norw alk mil Eugenia Wak “eman Weed a shoe 511111539 Libbie Woodw01t11,R.G. shop _
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