NORWALfi J eferson Vol. I, No. 76. Norwalk, Conn, Thursday Evening, April 9,1891. Price Que Lent. The Daily Gazette I." issued every week-day at 3 P. 31., at one CENT rEn corn The Cheapest Rates for Advertising. and T1111 LAaeEsT crncmrrox. The Weekly Gazette, [Combined with Saturday's Daily.) Is issued every Saturday at Noon. at Tunas CENTS r1111 com. on $1.50 run run. The Daily and Weekly. Served to Local Subscribers at l‘EN cnxrs ran wnnx, on 85.00 ran YEAR. A. H. BUNGTON. Proprietor. OUR J OBBIlV G DEPARTMENT. Mn. HAnnY M. GAanxnn, .11., of New York. has charge of the GAZETTE’B Engraving, Book and Jobbing Department. He is an expert and experienced Job Printer, and no work en- trusted to him will be unsatisfactorilv done. This paper has the largest circulation of any paper in. the State west of Bridgeport. TO OUR ADVERTISERS. To insure changes being made in advertise- ments running in this paper the same must be handed in not later than 3 p. m. on the preced- ing (lay. THE LIVE NEWS OF TO-DAY. Clemenceau Case to-night at the Opera House. Old Well Hook and Ladder enter- tainment at Music Hall to-night. Pioneer Hook and Ladder company hold their regular monthly mee ting to- night. Mrs. John Bennett is confined to the house with a severe attack of grippe. ——Have you seen Ella? 3t Pioneer Hook and Ladder Company’s regular monthly meeting this evening. ~—Have you seen the Ella Shoe? 3t Miss Margaret Taylor, of Main street, is recovering from an attack of apo- plexy. —Have you tried the Ella Shoe? 3t Mr. Melvin Silliman and daughters Bertha and Hattie are ill with the measles. —You should try the Ella Shoe. 3t Mrs. Chas. L. Werner,of Main street, is ill with la grippe at the home of her parents in Bridgeport. -—The Ella Shoe at Hoyt’s. 3t Mrs. Kellogg, the popular telephone manipulator, is at home nursing la grippe. During her absence Miss De Forest will say “ halloo ” toyou. —Child’s Shoes,9 to 11.65c. ,Hoyt’s. St W. H. Lockwood returned last night from a New Jersey trip, and is busily engaged in getting things in order at the fair ground. *Misses’ Shoes,Solid,89c. ,. at Hoyg’s. 3 Mrs. Anna Muckridge and her son George and Mrs. Charles Williams, all of whom have been ill for some time as noted in the DAILY GAZETTE, died last night. —See our Gent’s $1.50 Shoes, Hoyt‘s. 3t William Yardley, who for some time Occupied Actor George Clark’s place on Prospect Hill, is one of the authors of “The Nominee,” Nat Goodwin’s latest success. Dr. Noble leaves for Philadelphia on Friday, where he goes to meet his daughter who with her child is 'on her way from San Francisco to Norwalk, to visit her father. Superintendent Hoyt, of the Norwalk and South Norwalk Horse Railroad company, is still in the grip of la grippe, and at times is quite discouraged at the prospect before him. Stratfield Encampment, I. O. O. F.,' of Bridgeport, and the Grand Lodge officers will,be,the guests of Kabaosa En- campment to-night. Work in the third degree will precede the banquet. The Knights of Columbus band hold a meeting this evening, and make an attempt to play their first tune. The DAILY GAZETTE wishes them success, as it was a prime mover in its organiza- tion. Last evening’ s Sentinel was in error in saying that Mr. W. L. Bonnell, late Superintendent of the Electric Light- Company, would leave town. Mr. Bon- nell assures the DAILY GAZETTE that at present, he has no intention of leaving Norwalk. The death of Maria, wife of Abram Lewis, of Stratford, occurred suddenly on Saturday night at the residence of her son-in-law, Dr. Bronson, of Bridge- port. Mrs. Lewis was a sister of the late Mrs. Elbert Curtis and had many friends here. Three of S. B. Wilson’s children are down with the measles. -:I. Hall, piano and furniture mover. Office and residence 1% Main street. James Wise-man is quite ill with pneumonia, at his residence on Gather- ine street. . Several of the members of Underta- ker George H. Raymond’s family are down with la grippe. Builder S. B. Wilson is building a piazza on Dr. Baxter’s new house, cor- ner St. John and East avenues. The funeral services of Mark Mc- Donald were largely attended this morning from St. Mary’s church. 0. E. Wilson has 331.1 the 1m build- , ing lot on Stewart avenue to Frank Churam who will immediately build thereon. The Borough Highway Committee will receive bids for laying dry rubble masonry, in retaining wall, until 9 o’clock Saturday April 11. ' —Straw Hat Trimmers wanted at once—A. 0. Wheeler, 13 ButlerSt. tf75 Several Norwalk people expect to at tend the funeral of P. T. Barnum, to- morrow afternoon, in Bridgeport. The services will be held at 2 o’clock in the South Congregational church. The Clemenceau Case is at the Opera House to-night and the number of different excuses “hubby” will make to get away from home will make the old lodge excuse a backnumber. The late Mark McDonald was amem- ber of the K. of C. and that organiza- tion feel very grateful to Mr. and Mrs. Van Buren for their kind attention to the bereaved .widow. Sherman Commandery No. 470, Uni- ted Order of the Golden Cross, will hold their regular meeting to-morrow evening in American Mechanics Hall on Water street at 8 o’clock. The fourth annual meeting of the Y. M. C. A. will be held next Monday evening, the 18th inst. It will be pre- ceeded' by a supper“gii‘eiiby'the Ladies‘ Auxiliary and followed by a short literary programme. Brad. Keith carried ofi‘ the honors and the immense prize spoon at the bean bake of Douglass F0wler Post last evening, as the champion bean eater. Who says that Brad. doesn’t “know beans?” The latest addition to the horse rail- road equines is a dapple gray, and his name is “DAILY GAZETTE.” It natur- ally follows that he is a dandy—spright- ly. handsome and full of the “get there” principle. The order issued by General Man- ager Platt of the Grand Central Depot, prohibiting people without tickets from p assing through the doors of the New York and New Haven waiting room to the trains, has been rescinded. ' Sittings at Grace Church. ~Sittings may be engaged in Grace Church by applying to Mr. A. C. Gold- ing, at the church building, where he will be daily, with a diagram of the pews. 68tf. ‘ The two years old child of the late Mark McDonald, who was very low with pneumonia when the father died, passed away this morning. The dou- bly bereft surviving parent will have the heartfelt sympathy of the people generally. New Harness Making and Repairing Shop. ——William E. Dann has added to his Harness, Saddle and Stable Outfitting Sale Rooms, a department of HARNESS MAKING and REPAIRING. Having se- cured first-class workmen, nothing but first-class work will be turned out of this new manufacturing branch of his business, and only the most reasonable prices will be charged therefor. 64tf A letter received in South Norwalk last evening says that on Tuesday of last week while Mr. and Mrs. Aurelius J. Meeker were at Ponce Park, Florida, Mrs. Meeker was taken very ill with neuralgia of the stomach, and no phy- sician being located within fifteen or twenty miles of the place, afriend who happened there at the time went by a special steamer to Daytona for medical aid. The physician drove swiftly down the beach and reaching Ponce Park at 8:30 that evening found the house, he- ing directed by the groans of Mrs. Meeker, whom he found suffering ter-_ ribly. The writer of the letter says “I went to the Park on Wednesday and - found her out of pain but dreadfully weak from the effects of'the great strain worthy an old farmer and his wife as “ever went anywhere." To use a trite wide. ” Paul and Aunt Pamilla. general principles, the former is a truly good man, and is a real pillar of- the church, he has two weaknesses, or besetting sins,speaking after the man- ner of men. For a fast horse and lim- berger cheese respectively, while Aunt Pamilla fairly “abominates” both, her horror of one being fully equal to that of the other. . Uncle Paul, knowing that he has but one life to live, especially with a more or less high-strung woman, and hav— ing no desire to sit on barb wire all his days, wisely bought an old pelter of a nag for Aunt Pamilla, which that good lady was wont to exercise over’ the country roads and in Norwalk, when she Ventured from home to do her “tradin. ” One day last week, so the writer here- of (”Old Veritas,” who writes tow and then for the local newspaper,) is cred- ibly informed, Uncle Paul hooked up two of his best nags, regular Morgans they are said to be, and asked Aunt Pa- milla to come to tOanith him. Push- ing her specs up on her forehead the old lady thought “as how” she’d like to if he would promise not to drive fast. To this Uncle Paul readily as- sented and the start was made in good form. All the way hither, true to his promise, Uncle Paul held on to his ex~ citable stoppers and "when he turned into Wall street his arms ached as if he’d been sawing wood, and body ma- ple at that. Arrived nearly opposite the DAILY GAZETTE building Aunt Pamilla got out and started off in the uncertain way peculiar to most women who want to do some shopping without any definite aim in view save getting bargains, while Uncle Paul, left to his own de- 'vices, strolled about at will. Going but a short distance he saw some “Schweitzer Kase”in awindow and be- ing overcome by his chronic weakness for that sort of cheese which smells like a morgue, or worse, went in. bought a cake of limberger, started back up town, and deposited the same safely under his wagon seat. In due time Aunt Pamilla, having 'tired out most of the dry goods clerks in the borough, hove in sight, was soon seated in the wagon and away this prac- tical couple went toward home. Uncle .Paul, remembering his matutinal prom- ise, held his horses in until his bones cracked, while Aunt Pamilla took in the “skenery.” There had been _but little conversation, and both were thinking—or thought they were. All went well however, until they were passing a stretch of woodland when up went Aunt Pamilla’s nose into “the blue empyrean” and said, sniff, 'snifi' were the only sounds that cut into the solemnity of the occasion. Uncle Paul the sly old deacon, wisely held his peace and Aunt Pamilla held her nose, but there were no remarks suitable for pub- lication. At last, after snifling until after that particular Sort of thing had been played cut, as it were, Aunt Pa- milla fervently ejaculated “Drive fast .Paul, there’s something dead around here!” If ever a more obedient man IWus seen than Uncle» Paul, (albeit he lwas almost bursting with his varied emotions,) we have yet to hear about him. No second request of that char- acter was needed; the horses were let out and skimmed toward home at a 2:50 clip. Aunt Pamilla never seemed to mind the speed a particle, so great was her anxiety to escape from Uncle Paul’s limberger, which was getting in its work and smelling llke “all possess- ed,” and when they reached home she of fast riding, but Uncle Paul, after explaining the situation, had to store the cheese in the woodshed. ..._h_____... ...—.——.n_.._. .__.. lndlcted for Perjurv. The Grand Jury yesterday filed in- dictments charging Cassie. Helen Brooks with perjury, and Byron “7. Co- hen, James .W- Daskam and Harry W. Belcher with subornation of perjury. The indictment recites that the pris- oners attempted to secure the estate of the late millionaire, Lowry A. Robert- son, by getting Cassie H. Brooks to ceased man. Lawyer John H. Baker, who was a1- so arrested In connection with the case, was discharged, as the Grand J nry dis- missed tho complaint against him. tive Grady from Police Headquarters late in the afternoon and arraigned be- Y fore Judge Martins in General Sessions. . She was then committed to await trial on the indictment. She was turn- ed over by Grady to a court'oflicer, on her nervous system.” who took her to the tombs. “Drlve Fast. Paul. ” . Out toward New Canaan live as expression each is “all w001 and a yard - For the purposes of this narrative we will call these good people Uncle? While, on L-cls‘sed against her but the C had been effectually cured of her fear swear that she was the widow of the de- Cassie Brooks was taken by Detec- ' ECNNN 1‘ PRESS TELEBRNNS Spsclally Wired to The Norwalk Dally Gazette. ' Killed in Brldgeport. As the DAILY GAZETTE goes to press Word 153 received of a casualty' 1n Bridge. port. Julia Suzeuak, an Hungarian wdm‘an, who has bean in this country but five weeks and who worked as a domestic for a family named Getz, was crossing the Housatonic tracks in East Bridgeport while the- switch e2 was at work. Owing to a mis’ switch cars that were being.."8l1'l'i’ crashed into others standing near wherem theiwoman chanced to be and one of them hit her, knocked her down and . ran over he1, killing her instantly. -l..- ..__.— —~--— coo —— ....._._._.. General Spinola. WASHINGTON, April 9. —General Spi- nola, who is ill at the Arlington“, is saf- fering from sinking spells, and it is probable that he will live but a few hours. _.._... __.._.4§>b_.-I_ ....... 'galtlmore Republican Convention. BAETIMOEE, April 9. ——Faetional dif- ferences have arisen among republicans to the extent that a State convention was held yesterday to adopt a constitu- tion for the government of the party. The indications are that 8. Harrison del- egation will be sent to the national con- vention. ‘ .L Destructlve Flres. ,OMARA, April 9. —The townofTobias, a few miles east of here. was almost entirely destroyed by fire last night. The center of the park was wholly des- troyed. The school house and church were among the buildings burned. Loss $40, 000. Wyma'n, also near here, was visited by fire last night, and $60, 000 damage was done. -. - —<+>——-———- —-——— WHAT Nisé SPINSTER SAYS: That the Methodist Conference now in session have decided not to admit woman. Every knock she has made at the world’s portals has gained, her an honorable admission. Nothin is stIan Church. That Grace Church Guild will meet with Mrs. Weed next Wednesday after- noon. handiwork by the energetic ladies of the Guild at this meeting will be novel and unique, but when completed will form a charming whole. That it is a long courtship between Uncle Sam and Canada, but the en- gagement, when it is made, will be a. short one. ~ That there IS an art of sitting grace- fully. The back of the leg should touch the chair, one foot should be in front of the other, the knee bends easi- 1y, and you are seated without making an awkward spectacle of yourself. The feet should not be~close together when a woman is seated. One should be about a foot’s length in advance of the other. That formerly music was horizontal, to-day it is vertical. Endowment Association. Last evening a public meeting of the North American Endowment Associa- tion was held in O. U. A. M. Hall on Water streetfor the purpose of organi- zation. As the Association has been subject to sharp criticism from various sources, the organizers brought Mr. J. W. Flarity, of Boston, to discuss the plans of the Association and 1ts aims. He stated that it was for the purpose of paying an endowment in the same man- ner that life insurance companies do, only with the difference of paying the moneys while the persons are living,and not after death as in the case of life in- surance companies, . He cited from the insurance reports that the average pay- ment into life insurance companies was about $166 for insurance to the amount of $500, and that the North American Endowment worked upon the same plan, the policies maturing in five years. If a member is sick he 1s paid $5 a week for five weeks, the same to be deducted from the $500 when the policy has ma- tured. The organization is getting quite a foothold in town, and is to be fully organized on Wednesday evening 22d inst. Mr. F. W. Smith was elected local secretary pro tem and the meeting adjourned to the date above stated. Mr. Hamersley. counsel for State Comptroller Staub, filed in the su- perior court. in Hartford yesterday af- ternoon an answer to the application of the executive secretary, Austin Brain- ard, thatcause be shown why a writ of mandamus should not issue against Comptroller Staub. The answer denies that Brainard is executive secretary and that Bulkeley. is governor, and as- serts therefore that no money is due Brainard. No date has yet been fixed for a hearing. The different specimens of - SIKUCK BY II IRIIIN A Well Known Hatter Struck by The Housatonic Train. As David Slean, a hatter residing in Bethel, was stepping from the station platform at South Norwalk, last night, he was struck by a freight train on the Housatonic road, due about 11 o’clock, receiving a bad cut on the'he'ad, broken ribs, and Injuries of minor importance. He was taken into the depot hOSpital and Dr. Clark summoned, who dressed his wounds and made the sufferer as > mfortable as possible. At 8 o’clock , this morning he was conscious and was pble to talk with relatives and friends, who Were untiring‘ in their efforts for his relief. Mr. Sloan had been in at- tendance at the bean bake of Douglas Fewler Post and was on his way to the home of his granddaughter, Mrs. Joseph Brundage, of the borough. He was emplbyed at the hat manufactory of Stevens, Dunning & 00., Mr. Stev— ens being his son-in-law, and was a commuter between here and Bethel. He is about 73 years of age, a member of‘James E. Moore Post, of Danbury, a pensioner, and well and favorably known. It is thought that there is a possibility of his recovery. He was .taken to the Danbury hospital on the 9:18 train this morning. —»—— n.4,»... ._ ' Y. M. C. A. NOTES. The Board of Directors held an ad- journed meeting Wednesday night and completed plans for- the work the com- ing year. The fourth-anniversary of the Asso- ciation will be observ'edhext Sunday with a .Speeial service for gentlemen in the Opera house at 4 o’clock, when Warner - Van, .Norden, president of the Bank of -N0rth America, of New York, will deliver an address. In the evening, a- union service of all the churches will be held in the Congrega- tional church, at which Mr. Thomas Cochran, of. New YOI'K, and Rev. W. P. Ellsdon, of Waterbury, will Speak. The entertainment committee will meet to-morrow evening to finish up the business connected with the course just closed. -—-—--<————~<+>—- 4- The ‘New Subway. The new subway of the New Haven & Hartford railroads that has been building for nearly three years was operated Monday for the first time. It gives the roads four tracks from the Grand Central station to a little dis- tance beyond Woddlawn cemetery. The subway is constructed of uncut stone from Connecticut quarries. Up to the present time passengers of the New Haven and the Harlem roads have been much inconvenienced by the de- lays caused by the work on the subway. In the future all trains on the two roads will be able to make much better time. It is the intention of the New Haven directors to extend the subway several miles further within a few months. —— »—————————090 A -,.___.__.1__ I The Fight Begins. The championship season of the AmericanAssociation began yesterday. Large crowds attended the games, and apparently the Association 1s none the worse for breaking away from the national agreement. At Philadelphia—- - Athletics 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 5—8 Washingtons 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 11—9 Base hits— Athleti0s 11; Washingtons 13; Errors—Athletics 4; Washin z”tons 4: Batteries—Weyhing and rose; Carsey and McGuire. Umpirc~Mr. Jones. At Baltimore— . Baltimore 0 l 7 0 0 3 0 0 0—11 Boston 411000010—7 Base hits—~Baltimore, 14; Boston, 10; Errors—Baltimore, 4, Boston 6, Bat- teries McMahon and Robinson; Had- dock and Farrell. Umpire-Mr. Glea- 5011 At Louisville— . Louisville 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5—7 Columbus 402000000-6 Base hits—Louisville, 10: Columbus 7. Errors—Louisville, 4; Columbus, 5. Batteries—Gastright and 0’ Con- nor Daily and Ryan. Umpire—Mr. McCall 1111'. At St. Leuis— St.Louis 000510001—7 Cincinnati 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0—7 Base hits—St. Louis, 4, Cincinnati, 14. Errors-St. Louis, 4, Cincinnati, 4. Batteries Stivetts and Boyle; Mc- Gill andReilly. Umpire—Mr. Snyder. The game was given to St. Louis by the score of Mo 0 upon the refusal of the Cincinnati to play out the tenth inning. EAST NORWALK. The meeting of the Young Peoples’ Society of Christian Workers of East Norwalk, which was to have been held at the home of George W. Hanford, on Maple avenue, has been postponed on account of his illness. EXCITING RUNIIWIIY ANew Canaanm Horse Makes ThIans LiVsly on Main Street Yesterday. \ Yesterday afternoon four New. Ca- naan ladies coming into town in a two seated wagon drawn. by one horse, had .an experience on Main street, be- tween. McCormack’s blacksmith shop and Low’s grocery store that they wouldn’t care to ' repeat. Precisely what started the horse into a‘runis not known, 'but it is supposed a street car and rope jumping children had some- thing to do with it. At all events the horse ran and .before he was stopped had broken the whiflletree and part of the harness, and thrown one of the ladies out, hurting her internally it was feared. She was taken into the house of Mrs. Malcolm, opposite Mc- Cormack’s blacksmith shop, and after recovering somewhat was taken home by rail. Meantime the harness and wagon had been patched up by» Mr. McCormack and two of the ladies drove back to New Canaan. In the excite- ment, the names of the ladies escaped from the memory of the people who live near the scene of the runaway, hence they could not be learned by the DAILY GAZETTE representative this morning. ‘OO FIRE 0N SMITH’SIISLAND, The Barn, Bath House and Sheds Go.Up in Smoke. At 1.30 o’clock yesterday afternoon Samuel Armour who with his mother occupies a cottage on Smith’s Island and has charge of the light—house, discov- ered that the grass on the Island was on fire, and that it was rapidly making progress toward the barn and other out- buildings a few hundred feet from the residence of Mrs. Theodore Smith,own- er of the island. He immediately set at work with the help of his mother, in extinguishing the flames, and thought he had succeeded, when glancing to- ward the house he saw that the fire was eating itsway through the grass in that l direction and gave it his immediate at- tention, carrying buckets of; water and using other means in his poxver to check it, which he succeeded in doing, but in the meantime the fire in the sedge and grass had communicated with the barn and it was in flames and past all efforts on his part of saving, and at 6 o’clock the barn, bath house and sheds were burned to the ground. Mr. Armour told your reporter this morning that several clammers were on the island and he assigns to some of them the cause of the fire, either through their carelessness or otherwise. A most re- markable statement by Mr. Armour is that of the number of people who were on and about the Island not one volun- teered to help him. Mrs. Smith and family are out of town, and the house is unoccupied. Mr. Armour states that it was 1 o’clock this morning before he had entirely extinguished the flames, and that the island was almost com- pletely burned over. He telegraphed Dr. Ledger Smith of New York, the situation this morning. I That . his un- tiring efl'orts saved the house goes with- out saying. __._._.._.__4_._ >._ ___.._—_ AMUSEMENTS. “The Clemenceau Case.” This famous play to be given at the Opera house in Norwalk Thursday ovo- ning, April 9, received along, and com- mendatory notice from the Chicago Evening Post, from which we extract the following: “There is scarcely a week in the theatrical season when there is not a ten times moresuggestivc display of the female form made by dozens of women on the local stages. And yet the sensation monger—thosc who gloat over the imaginary salacious— ness of this scene and those who afi'ect to be horribly shocked thereat-have built up around ‘The Clemenceau Case’ a sensational interest which the present season will scarcely wear 0111:.” English Folly Company. A Rochester (N. Y.) paper says of the company which appears at the Opera house Saturday evening, April 11: “If anybody went to the Opera house last night expecting to spread himself over several seats, he must have been disap- pointed. The house was. more than packed, it was overflowing. The at- traction was Rose Hill’s English Folly Company; the programme given was of a most excellent order of burlesque and specialty, and the costuming and stage settings were gorgeous.’ In the borough election at Princeton N. J. yesterday, Augustus McDonald, democrat, was elected Mayor. The re- mainde1 of the ticket went republican.
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