' as the ghost car. Vol. I, No. 78. ~. » “Equal and Exact Justice to all Men of Whateesar, '31.... or PersuaSion, Relig Norwalk, Gena, Monday Evening, April 13,1891. 1 liouls or'PoliticalP—Jefierson * Price One Cent. The Daily GaZette Is (issued every week-day at 3 P. M., at ONE CENT PER corr. _ The Cheapest Rates for Advertising, and THE LARGEST crncunATION. The Weekly Gazette, [Combined with Saturday's Daily.l Is issued every Saturday at Noon. at . TnnEV. CENTS PER com. on 81.50 ran YEAR. The Daily and Weekly. Served to Local Subscribers at rsN CENTS PER WEEK, on $5.00 PER YEAR. A. H. BrINGToN. Proprietor. 0 U R J OBBIN G DEPARTMENT. Mn. HABBYM. 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 en- trusted to him will be unsatisfactorilv done. This paper has the largest circulation of (1.11 y paper in. the State w eat 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. 011 the preced- ng day. THE LINE NEWS OF TO-DAY. ——I. Hall, piano and furniture mover. Office and residence 106 Main street. Mrs. Knight, of the Norwalk hotel, passed Sunday with friends in Bridge- port. Mr. Charles E. 'Dustin, of Middle- town, was in town Saturday 011‘ busi- mess. The box office receipts at the Opera House Saturday evening amounted to $310. There is a big demand for kerosene oil lamps to-day on account of the giv- ing out of the incandescentlights. This morning fifteen vacant‘ tene- ments were counted between the wa- tering trough and the head of Pudding Lane. —-Elegant new line of picture frame mouldings at J. T. Prowitt’s. Framing in all its branches. W. P. Whitney has charge. 3t77 Samuel, son of Ofiieer Morehouse, who has been on the sick list for sever- al days, is convalescent, to the joy of his many friends. Colonel Roberts of the military in- stitute made a grand levy on N orwalk yesterday, for candles. as the entire school building is lighted by electric- ity. __ ' The Rose Hill English Folly Co. per- formed to a large audience at the Op- era House Saturday night. The per- formance was a good one, and heartily applauded. Owing to the illness of Mrs. Jennie Nash, Mr. Frank Comstock played the o1gan at the First Congregational church Sunday morning, and Prof. Ferris 1n the evening. George S. Gregory has sold his livery stable and business to his brother, Silas W. Gregory, who will occupy the premises May 1st. As Silas has con- siderable stock of his own, he takes only part of George’s, and an auction will be held at the stable previous to May 1st, when all stOck nottransferred will be sold. A towel sale will be given at the resi- dence of Mr. C. S. Lockwood on Wed- nesday evening. There will be a sale of cake, “and readings by Miss Lemon of Bridgeport, who it will be remem- bered delighted all who heard her at a previous entertainment given by the King’s Daughters at the home of Dr. Noble In November last, Not to be outdone by the New York and New1 Haven Road, President Hyatt is having a ghost train of his own con- structed. Car No. 10 will soon appear on the street railroad in a white suit with gold trimmings and will be known The other cars, it is understood. will have a new pair of clothes similar to those now worn. Warden Keeler, ever alive to the in- terests of the borough, as-soon as the fire was over, yesterday, got a horse and buggy and drove about and made arrangements to connect our street cir- cuit with the Gas House plant. Then Mr. Riley, who is an expert electrician, put several of the electric lamps in or- der, and the borough was not left in total darkness. The popular “Buck” Ewing, captain of the New Yorks, has written an ar- ticle for the boys’ department of .The Ladies’ Home Journal for June, on the “Ins and Outs of Base Ball,” in which the famous catcher will tell how , to play the game; how to form a nine ; the hardest positions and‘ how to fill them ; how to throw a ball, etc. This is Ewing’s first article, and it is said to be the best which has ever been written for boys on the great national game. John Doty, of ’G. G. Gunther’s, New York, spent Sunday in town; Mr. Goold Hoyt, of East avenue, has been suffering from an attack of la grippe. Rev. Mr. Robbins, of the Baptist Church, is 'soon to remove to the house recently occupied by Lawyer Gray on N ewtown avenue. Mrs. James Hoyt and daughter, Mrs. Day of East avenue, have been visiting their cousin Miss Mary Hoyt, at the “Plaza” hotel, New York. —This week of school vacation is a good time to have the children photo- graphed at Readman’s, GAZETTE Build- ing.1t78. Last night there were thirty-three street lights in full operation, the max- imum number for which the gas com- pany could supply the electric current. The highway committee will meet this evening at 8 o’clock, in the bur- gesses' room, for the purpose of open- ing the bids received for the work on River street. Mr. Allen, of Compo, a brother of whom was recently found dead in a field near that place, mention of which was. made in the GAZETTE, lies in a crit- ical condition at his home. Messrs. William Fitch and Irving Bradley, former members of Pioneer Hook 85 Ladder 00., of Bridgeport, were in town calling on old friends Saturday night and Sunday. While walking about in the Electric plant house last evening, President Olmstead’s left leg went through a hole in the flooring, bruising that. member. to such an extent that a cane is neee s- sary to-day. Ofiicers Adams and Gormley had two candidates for Justice Mead to pass upon this morning. They were James Landrigan and John Scott respectively and both were charged with intoxica- tion, but promises of future good be- havior secured their discharge. Rev. Dr. Beard preached in Dr. No- ble’s pulpit on Sunday morning. His sermon was a most able and helpful one, and listened to with deepest inter— est by the'congregation. Dr. Beard is always heartily welcomed by his many friends here whenever it is their priv- ilege to hear him preach. Capt._ Cook says he cannot as yet form an opinion of the Yale crew, for they are as you might say, simply new beginners. They are 2a heavy lot of men empowered with great strength, and it depends whether they shall be able to utilize it. It is too early yet to make any predictions. ' This morning the seven years old daughter of Mr. Robert Adams was quite severely bitten in the thumb and index finger of the right hand by adog belonging to Mr. Adams. The child was taken to Vogel’s drug store where the wounds were cauteriZed. The dog will shortly be missed from the home circle, but as he was not mad it is thought there will be no serious results of the biting. New Harness Making and Repairing Shop. —Will_iam 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 firstclass 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 “Souvenir Bell Social,” given by the King’s Daughters, will be held in the Chapel on Friday evening, April 24th, to which all are cordially invited. Itzis proposed to make this a most in- teresting occasion and articles having reference to the “old bell” will be read, while the new bells will be given to those who have already ordered them, and also sold to any wishing to pur- chase at that time. To Our Patrons. —,—The burning of our old station des- troyed or damaged our electrical ap- paratus to such an extent as to render it useless. New dynamos are already shipped, our boilers and engines are serviceable and the greater portion of the lights will be in operation in a day or two. - CHAS.‘ OLMSTEAD, . President Norwalk & 80. N orwalk’ Electric Light Co. Unclaimed Letters. Letters remaining uncalled for at the Norwalk Pest Office for the week end- ingApril 11th, 1891: Miss Lillian Herr. To obtain the above applicant must ask for advertised letter. CABMI G. HUBRELL, P. M. . Mosher. Druggist John A. ' Riggs IS the latest victim to la grippe. ' All lovers of good clam chowder should read the advertisement of W. E. Collins in another column. As 1n the early hours of last night the new moon was the chief illuininator of Norwalk, four special policemen were detailed for patrol duty. ' What the Hour Never Misses. To make up. its local columns from the preceding issues of the DAILY GA- ZETTE. ' .. Mr. and Mrs. C. H Diinham of Plain- field, N. J. returned homet is morning after a week’s visit with. Mrs. H. C. At the regular meeting this evening of Our Brothers lodge, I. O. O. F., there will be work In the first degree, with five candidates. . : . to be overhauled, re‘spainted,’ etc., to harmonize with the thoroughly reno- vated interior. Mrs. Kellogg returned to duty at the telephone office this morning ,relieving Miss Mosher who went to Stamford-Etc take the place of another sick opera 1‘. John Fennell, a gentleman fro a the country, came to town, filled his can with beer and was arrested by Chief. De Forest. Before Justice Coolidge this morning the unfortunate man appeared, and in the face of many ex- tenuating circumstances Fennell was discharged and admonished to sin he more. ______ 5’; Mrs. Williams’ Funeral. ' The funeral of Mrs. Williams, wife; of Conductor Charles Williams of the street railway, was held yesterdayuuf- ternoon, the services being private. Mrs._ Williams was highly esteemed by all who knew her, and many sad eyes followed the cortege as it wended‘. its way to the last resting place of their friend. Oliver Mumford, who with the supply wagon was the first to reach the scene of yesterday’s fire,corroborated by oth- er citizens, calls attention anew to the necessity of having a fire alarm box} in that section of the town YéSterday’s alarm was turned' In from box 21, inter- section of Belden and South Union avenues, and thus much valuable time was lost. ~<4>——~———~m— Wlth But a Single Thought. ‘ There isba time in the affairs of most men when two souls have but a single thought and two hearts beat as one. Such a time occurred last Thursday evening, but instead of only two hav- ing such thoughts and heart-beats, there were five of them in it. ' It will be remembered that on Thurs- day evening the “Clemenceau Case” was holding the boards of the Opera House, . and the DAILY GAZETTE sounded a warning to the faithfulwives as to what excuses their husbands would make to get away that night. It wives who read the warning, and ex- acted a solemn promise from their hus- bands that they would not attend the performance, if let out. Chancing to meet down town, they related their promises and held a consultation of war as it were, and perfected plans whereby they could see “Iza” without breaking their promise to their wives. The plan agreed upon was nothing more nor less than adjournment to. Mechanics Hall on Water street, where they could have a. free and'uninterrupted view through the blinds of the Opera House. Here Janitor Cockefur found them, huddled together like a flock of lost sheep, each craning his neck for a better view. Issuing a Word of warn- ing to the janitor about keeping quiet, and strict injunctions to leave the front door unlocked, our five friends enjoyed the play. As the curtain went up for the act in which "IZa” was to appear, our friends became restless, and made more noise than usual, consequently they missed the bang and locking: of the front door by Cockefur. When the curtain descended upon poor "‘Iza” dead, they shut the window down and prepared for home. Descending the stairs they found the front door locked and they prisoners. What to do they did not know, but another consultation of war was held, which finally resulted in one of the parties hanging by his hands from the third story window and another sliding down his body and gaining the sill of the second 7' story window. from where he dropped to the ground. Quickly securing a plank he placed it against the window-sill, and there,‘ In the. 'early morning hours, four silent forms could have been seen slid- ing, one after another, to the ground below. What they told their wives - when they reached home is not known, but-as those wives are readers of the DAILY GAZETTE they will now know what kept their husbands out until the early morning hours. ) . n ' i The exterior of the Norwalk hotel 1s seems that there were five of those , Its Fourth Anniversary Appropri ately Celebrated To- Night the Fourth Annual Meetv ~ in; will be i-Iald. 1 propri te. exercises yesterday afternoon ' -' _ “he- continued this evening. ‘A: . rviu f t was held 0 ’c.lock "‘ ices upon The evening service, at tlie Mongre- gational church, ,co'nsisted of ‘a union one of all the chlii'che's. The audience ,assembled was a large one and the exercises were of unusual interest. The programme as printed- in Saturday’ s GAZETTE was carried out under the direction of Presidenti Wham. The singing of the choir was good, and during the service Miss Fritz was heard in a solo to the pleasure of those pre- sent. From the report of the general secretary, read by himself, the follow-. ing was gleaned: The work during the past year has been one of steady pro- gross fend stands better in the com- munity to- day than ever before. The social work has yielded good results. In the physical department a marked im- provement can be seen in many of the members. The evening classes have proved themselves In the good member- ship and good work done. Instruction has been given in German, bookkeep- ing, mechanical drawing, penmanship and stenography, and fifty-two different young men were enrolled in these classes. During the year fifty-two song services havevbeen held withan average attendance of 65. The membership of the association to-day 18,308., of the Ladies’ auxiliary 137, and of the Junior department 45, making a sum total of 490, and a net gain during the year of 86. In the association there are 93 mechanics, 84 clerks, 69 merchants, 45 students and professional men, and 17 out of town, 28 in East Norwalk, 42 in South Norwalk and 233 in Norwalk. The report closed with an appeal to the members for their hearty co-operation in the year to come that the association may achieve glorious success. After singing Rev. W. P. Elsdon, pastor of the Baptist church in Water- bury, delivered an address upon the value of young men to the community and the great need of their being Saved from ruin. Minn., a member of the Y. M. C. A. International committee, followed in an address upon the objects and work being done by the Young Men’s Chris- tian association from a business: man’s standpoint. Following the address Secretary Simons gave a brief statement of the finances of the association for the past fifteen months, and called for a good collection. After the singing of Coro- nation the benediction was pronounced by Rev. S. B. S. Bissell. ' This evening at 6:30 a banquet will be served to the association by the Ladies’ Auxiliary 1n the association hall and all members are earnestly requested to be present. At 7:30 will be heldthe fourth annual meeting 0f the association when the reports from the various committees. will be read and ofiicers elected for the ensuing year. <—o>.-—-___-— WHAT MISS SPINSTER SAYS That April begins to smile with appre- ciable warmth. That here’s a bumper to the New York Tribune aged 50, but without a wrinkle on its brow. That tan jackets were out in force yesterday. That the Bedford cord is the latest thing in fabric fads. . That yachtingl men are looking for- ward with lively anticipation to the near opening of their season. That modern humanity has larger heads and shorter legs than the ancients. That there IS no hurry about building a navy, wait till Italy sends hers over here and we will take it. That the use of the armsdevelops the muscular tissues, the exercise of the legs the action of the heart, while the combination of these together stimu. lates the nervous centers. That the interest in the gymnasium is falling 011‘, now that the weather will permit of out-door work. The silent steed is taking its place in the front ranks now. I gifts of our Creator.,_ members of leisure; 5 members reside , Mr. Thomas Cochran, of Minneapolis, A .1 That flowers are one of the greatest- ll VERY HOT FIRE. Norwalk’s Electric Plant a Pic- turesque Ruin. ORIGIN OF THE-FIRE A MYSTERY. Effective Work of Norwalk’s Gal- lant Fire Laddies. Yesterday morning, shortly after 9 o’clock, Mr. James Burns saw a volume of smoke issuing from the upper front window of the building on Wilton ave- nue in which was housed the plant of the Electric Light Company, and at once turned in an claim. The fire de- partment, headed by Chief Engineer Prowitt and most of the officials, made quick response, and found as hot 11 fire to‘combat,‘although not of particular- ly large proportions, as they have had in many a day. Owing to the presence of much combustible material, greasy floors, etc., the great volume of smoke and the intense heat proved, for a time, quite a formidable 'combination, ,but, the boys were equal to the emergency;: and it was the general verdict that fire was never fought more successfully in Norwalk. Hope Hose company at- tached hose to the hydrant, corner of River and Cross streets, while the steamer was stationed 'on the bridge and pumped water from Norwalk’s un-‘ failing reservoir, the river. The result was that within an hour the fire was practically extinguished, having been cenfined to the building in which it originated, and the adjoining dwelling of Mrs. Fitzmaurice was scarcely singed. Close to the burning'building, on the other side, was the new fire- proof building of the Electric Light Company, which was not injured a par- ticle, so far as could be seen. MYSTERIOUS oRIGIN. V The fire started, evidently, near the 'nest of three boilers, situated on the westerly side of the building, and its origin is shrouded 1n- mystery. Engin- eer Lovelace, who usually goes home at midnight, did not leave the building until” 0. 30 yesterday morning, and the assistant engineer a half hour later. At that time everything was apparently all right. The fires under two of. the 5boilers were banked, and there was but little steam in the third. During the fire, however, it is said that the last named had a head of 150 pounds of steam and was in imminent danger of bursting. Recognizing the impending danger, President Olmstead of the Electric Light Company warned spec- ' tatorsaway from that vicinity but, for- tunately, ' the steel proved true, and casualties were averted. GENERAL REMARKS. It was the intention of the company to take possession of the new building this week. On the road hither were a 250-horse power engine and a 1300 in- candescent dynamo which it was and is the intention to put in the new build- ing. In the burned building, whose in- terior is a complete wreck, were three engines. three boilers, seven dynamos and other electrical . apparatus, most of which was rendered practically useless if not destroyed outright. The boilers and two of the engines are not believed to be seriously injured, but the extent of the dynamo loss it is difficult to esti- mate. Workmen began clearing away the debris as soon as the ruins had suf- ficiently cooled,’ and President 01m- stead assured the DAILY GAZETTE rep- resentative that at the earliest possible moment the electric current would be turned on from the new building. Loss AND INSURANCE. This morning President 'Olmstead in- formed a DAILY GAZETTE representa- tive that while it was difficult to furnish much of an estimate just at present, it was hoped the loss would ‘not exceed $20,000, and the insurance would partly cover it. A _-—— ace ~— _.___.,_-.__ Reporter Thomas and bride returned home Saturday. This morning “Ed.” was out bright and early getting items. -... The Muckridge Funeral. The double funeral of Mr. George Muckridge and his mother occurred yesterday afternoon at their late home at No.31 Merwin street. A large num- ber of friends gathered to pay their last tribute, including brother Odd Fellows, to the number of 90 or more. After listening to Words of consolation and affection and to the singing of ap- propriate hymns, the Odd Fellows es- corted the remains to the cemetery, where the rites of the order were per- formed, and the sprays of evergreen, worn by the fraternity, were left on the casket. The two hearses, with the eas- kets covered and. surrounded by the most beautiful flowers, moved slowly through the streets, exactly abreast,and presented a touching and very unusual spectacle. ‘ CONN. PRESS TELEGRHMS Specially Wired to The-Norwalk Daily Gazette‘s" Will Take The Senatorship. BURLINGTON, April 13—The last ves- tige of doubt of Secretary Proctor being a candidate for the vacancy caused‘by the resignation of Senator Edmunds. has been removed. The FreePress prints 8. special despatch from Washington to the efi‘ect that the Secretary positively denies the truth ofthe interview, alleged to have taken place at Omaha, ‘in which he was made to'say that he was not a candidate for the place which the Secretary says he will accept if it is tendered him. Firein Omaha. OMAHA, April‘1‘3.—The ‘Paxton hotel . was partly destroyed by fire early this morning. The 108s is $25,000. The flames broke out on the lower floor of the building and gained headway with great rapidity. There was a panic among the guests many of whom were rescued with the great-est difficulty. Capt.’Carter, Pipeman McGuire, and Firemen Downsand Hill were fatally injured by falling walls. B. F. Roswell, a traveling salesman of Chicago, was overcome by smoke and was carried from the burning hotel in an uncon~ scious condition. It'is thought he will recover. V—‘L—-—————< o—>——- A Lesson From Yesterday’s Fire. ‘ The fire" of yesterday morning gave evidence of a fact long known to a num- ber of our’citizens that the equipment of ourborough fire department was and is not what it should be, and it must also be added that the Court of Bur— gesses, for a number of yearspast, have been too lax in attending to this branch of the public service. The department is the poorest equipped of any in . the whole‘of New England, when a place of Norwalk’s pretensions is taken into ac- count. Yesterdayls fire is not the first instance on record. The fire on the Woodbury place is not forgotten. Just think that f01 over a year “past there has not been over a thousand feet of hose fit for 11se.-in the department, and ask if such a state of affairs ought to exist. 0n whom the blame ought to rest we ‘ don’t know, ‘but, as the chair- man of the fire committee of the Court ‘of Burgesses is an active member of Phoenix Engine ‘00., it is certain that he ought to be acquainted with these facts, and ought to have taken steps to have them remedied. The Chief En- gineer’s report ,of last year spoke of this state of affairs in unmistakable terms, and certainly some cognizance ought to have been taken of it. The department is poorly off in other things beside hose. The borough ought to have a new truck, as the present one is out of date for this place. The longest ladder is only thirty-six feet, and if a fire should start in the top of some of 0111 high buildings, the firemen would be unable to reach the conflagration, as even on the present truck there are no splicers, with which to fasten the lad- ders together. Besides this, since this truck was purchased, the borough has been lighted with electricity, but the department has had no insulated cut- ters and rubber gloves furnished them. Should it become necessary at any fire to cut a wire over which an electric current was running, the firemen would be in a very bad plight. A truck with a fifty-five foot extension ladder ought to be purchased, and all the modern implements absolutely necessary, ought to be placed thereon. In regard to this sad state of afi'airs no blame can in any way be attached to the firemen. They work like beavers and never utter a word of complaint. There is no place in this country that can boast of a better working department than this borough has, and the least that can be done is to give them material to work with. The work done by them yester- ' day morning is a proof of their worth, and considering the difficulties under which they labored by not having ' enough material, it was a performance that can rarely be equalled. CO (Ii—OLD WATCH VOTE. Following is the score, to date, of the balloting in the contest for the Gold Watch, to be" presented by the DAILY GAZETTE to the most popular working girl in the town of Norwalk Maggie Cavanaugh, R. 85G. shop, 10,05§ Maggie McCauley 11.85 G. shop, 3.3.; Rose Flynn, Volks’ hat shop, Maud Nisbett, T. Cousins’ factory, . Brotherton, Union Mfg .00 2, 654 fly Hendricks, Hutchinson, Cools 85 00.1.549 Hannah FC Mary J. Glam 6* e_Union MfMthz'Co 523 Maud Hyatt nionM 616 Florence DeForest, Telephoiied office, 62. Nellie Platt. Dennis 85 B anchard , Minnie Rosenaw Lizzie Kelley, Dunning 85 Stevens, 506 Jennie Bates, Nickerson 85 Bette, 1 175 J orgma PetersoDn, rGeoHeBl Ward Sellecks 697 Clara Graham.D Bla dwin’ s, 614 Lulu Hammer, Go-o erative hat shop, 201 . Sarah Dibble, C. S. robridge, 49 Mamie Guanieri, Norwalk mill, 59 Egges'nia WNf%n%n.. Wood 3 shoe shop, it; A . ' Delia E. Taylor. 1t. 6‘. G. shop, 38
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