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Vol.1, No.
Norwalk, 001111., Tuesday
Evening, April 21, 189] .
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THE LIVE NEWS OF TO-DAY.
“,One swallow” doesn’t make a sum-
mer. >_ ___‘
Dr. Sherman Price of Brooklyn, was
in town yesterday.
The league championship season
opens to-morrow. '
—WANTED—B0y to learn the drug
business. Apply to Riggs, Druggist. 88-2
Grace Stomwell, daughter of Anton
Stomwell is sick with measles.
-.---I Hall, piano and furniture mover.
Office and residence, 106 Main street.
Mrs. Elizabeth Murray, mother—in-
law of Chief DeForest, is quite serious—
ly ill. __
Bank Examiner Noble was in town
last evening on one of his official visits
to our banks.
Quintard is beating the record selling
the special brand of the Holmes, Keeler
& Selleck Co.’s coffee.
The Court of Inquiry meet at two
o’clock to-day to complete the testi—_
mony in the Matheis case.
Water Commissioner Fred Mead, is
in the habit of getting up before he
eats his breakfast mornings.
The funeral services of Mrs. Patrick
Manning were largely attended this
morning at St. Mary’s church.
The Grace Church people are put-
ting in a Turk Water Motor to-day, to
drive their pretty organ.
Schofield & Hoyt and John H. Buck-
ly are the first to open the lawn mow-
ing season on Belden Avenue.
Trainer Lockwood has been some-
what indisposed for a day or two, the
effects of a strain received in driving.
—Carpet weaving still carried on at
No. 30 Mei-win street. A housekeeper
wanted at same address. _, 83~17-pd
The thriving Saugatuck Iron Works
are getting out a new illustrated cata-
logue at the GAZETTE Job Office.
~—If you want your carpets cleaned,
have them done at the Norwalk Carpet
Cleaning Works, 14 Knight street.
Perfect satisfaction guaranteed. 1w-84
Miss Ada Dyas had a sudden call last
week to go to Vt’ashington, to play an
engagement there and at Baltimore and
Philadelphia.
Clarence Smith, who is connected
with the U. S. Engineer Department at
Willett’s Point, came up to visit his
brother, Town Clerk Smith, last even-
ing.
When Henry Thomas puts in an ap-
pearance about this time of the year,
it is safe at least, for brook trout to lay
concealed on the bottom of their wont.
ed pools.
Mr. L. C. Hanford is busily engaged
cleaning up the grounds of the Carter
place, on Belden Avenue, preparatory
to moving into his newly purchased
residence.
Chief DeForcst has the photographs
of several safe burglars, sent him from
Boston, one of whom is recognized as
having been seen about our streets on
several occasions.
The board of school visitors at their
regular meeting to-night, are to take
up the charges against Principal Gum-
bart for whipping the Hendricks boy
with unnecessary severity.
Chief DeForest has been drawn as
a juror at Bridgeport, but is so en-
grossed in much more important duty
just now, that he has got to go over and
beg the Judge to let him off, in the in-
terest of public good and welfaire.
The carpets are all laid and the cush—
ions placed in the pews of Grace church.
Rev. F. E. Hopkins leaves New Ca-
naan for Dubuque, Iowa, April 27.
Assistant Borough Clerk Montgom—
ery, though still suffering from the lin-
gering effects of la grippe, was out and
about yesterday.
fice yesterday. Judge Fenn adminis4
tered it. This means, if the Sheriff ex—
ercises his usual good sense, the reap-
pointment of his efficientdeputy, James
Toner.
Manager Blanchard of the Electric
Light Company forwarded his resig-
nation by telegraph last evening, and
it is rumored that President Olmstead
will hereafter attend to the . manage-
ment of the Company’s plant.
Rev. Auza Hill, a highly esteemed
member of the New York East Confer-
ence, and stationer of Simsbury, Conn. ,
died of pneumonia at New Britain,
Sabbath afternoon. His sickness was
very short, only four or five days.
There is a rumor that a man in Dan-
bury, who registered at a hotel under
one name and has been getting mail
under another name, has been arrested
at Danbury and was started on his way
to Norwalk this morning.
The steamship Aurania, which ar-
rived yesterday, brought among her
passengers Mrs. Sartoris, nee Miss
Nellie Grant, accompanied by her
three Children. Upon landing she
drove at once to her mother’s house
at N o. 3 East Sixty-sixth_street.
Mrs. Wm. B. St. John celebrated her
85th birthday yesterday at her home
on Newtown avenue. She was the re-
cipient of many congratulatory calls,
letters and mementoes of affectionate
regard. Rev. C. M. Selleck was among
the large number of callers last evening.
The ladies of the Methodist church
promise the public an enjoyable enter-
tainment in the lecture room of the
church tomorrow evening in the way
of an “Orange Sociable.” Supper will
be served from 6 o’clock and after-
ward, also ice cream. Price of supper
25 cents. _
Mr. Wm. K. Lewis has just returned
from a business trip to Cape May. As
it was his first trip to this celebrated
watering place, he was naturally very
much impressed and delighted with
what he saw of this rapidly growing
city by the sea, which has the finest
beach of any watering place on the
globe.
Norwalk is either a godly town or
else she doesn’t fear for the future.
She has only 800 feet of hose with
which to extinguish fires. But then
her firemen are brave fellows and good
work ers.—Anson1a Sentinel.
In any event our esteemed Ansonia
contemporary may rest assured that
Norwalk appears to be proof against
conflagrations, both present and pro-
spective.
The solicitation of a subscription for
a monument for the grave of General
Sherman, brings out the utterance of
a protest against the movement from
Governor Routt, who was one of the
late general’s most intimate friends.
General Sherman once said to him:
“If you outlive me I want you to see
that no hat is circulated for me. I
want no hat circulated for me or mine.”
Count Gehebe, Of Hotel Gehebe,
has left on deposit in the .DAILY GA-
ZETTE office a most eggstraordinary
hen product in the form of a good
sized egg, shell and all, snugly encased
within another egg, minus the shell.
While a veritable curiosity such barn
yard industry is not commendable and
should not be encouraged even bya
Teutonic.
Are you acquainted with ‘ ‘His N ibs ‘3”
Who is “His Nibs ?” Why “The Baron.”
Who is“The Baron ‘2” Why “His Nibs. ”
Wait and watch for “His Nibs,” the
funniest man on earth. You can’t af-
ford to miss him. See him. You’ll
never regret it. Worth traveling miles
to merely get a glimpse at “His Nibs. ”
Will make you laugh. He’ll make you
roar. ' He’ll make you scream. You’ll
yell. “His Nibs” will meet you at the
Opera House, Monday, April 27th.
A fine treat is promised our music-
loving citizens in the announcement
that Mr. Walter J. Hall, the well-
known pianist, who has not been heard
here in several years, will give a con-
cert at Music Hall, South Norwalk,
May 5th. Mr. Hall will have the as-
sistance of Adolf Hartdegen, the fore-
most violin cellists of America, an
artistic vocalist from New York whose
name will be announced in a day or
two, and a few of his pupils. The
affair is under the management of some
of Mr. Hall’s friends here and a fine
audience is already assured.
/
Sheriff Clarkson took the oath of Of- ,
A big leak in the hydrant near the
Brady crossing, is reported. ‘ '
A number of Norwalk people saw the
“Clemenceau
Bridgeport theatre, last evening.-
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Ex-Consul to Quebec Downs, was in
town Saturday on business connected
with the Parallel railroad. .
Ex-Speaker Reed is now in Rome
and when the next Congress meets he
can do as the Romans do. " ‘
Our New Canaan friends will
the acquaintance of “His Nibs,;
Baron,” at their new opera house . his
evening. W “
make
There is a huge barge at the Smith
dock, loaded with South Norwalk water
pipe, but not the replevined kind this
time.
The borough has authorized a re-
ward of $500 for the arrest and convic-
tion of the burglars who‘ despoilcd the
J ackSOE store. _
There were quite a bevy of candidates
initiated into the joys and mysteries of
the second degree at Our Brothers’
Lodge last night.
Druggist Vogel put his sympathy for
his neighbor Jackson, into a sincerely
practical shape yesterday by purchas-
ing a new bicycle of him.
One of the DAILY GAZETTE’s fair
compositors was the recipient of a
beautiful parrot yesterday, the gift of a
friend from “Merry England.”
Clinton Seeley. John W. Greenwood
and Josiah Gregory, wheeled to New
York, Sunday, and returned by cars.
They went by the way of Tarrytown
and Yonkers.- .
Tri stram & Hyatt have certainly
beaten the record in the matter of their
store front decorations. Besides being
new and startling in effect, it is a little
on the “ghost train” order.
P. M. Hubbell issued money orders,
yesterday, in succession, and in the or-
der given, to, the following feleigm
countries: Italy, Germany, Ireland,
England, Canada and New Jersey.
A letter received this morning from
Mrs. \Villiam R. Smith, who is still at
Tampa, says she will leave with her lit-
tle brood about the first of the‘ month
and expects to reach Norwalk by May
10th.
If you see “Billy” Banker walking
pigeon—toed to-day, don’t think he has
been monkeying with a “Bock” beer
sign, for it is not that kind of a goat.
It was the Odd Fellow’s goat that“Bil-
ly” rode last night, and he rode him
too.
The United States steamboat inspect-
ors received a report yesterday from
the captain of the steamer Connecticut
of the collision which occurred on Sat-
urday between that steamer and an un—
known schooner near Captain’s Island,
Greenwich. The captain of the Con-
necticut places the blame on the schoon-
er. The Connecticut was badly dam—
aged.
The auction sale of the stock of Mr.
George S. Gregory,.advertised in an-
other column, to take place Wednes-
day, April 20, will interest many people
hereabouts. The stock is, most of it,
nearly new, and as Mr. Gregory is to
give possession of the premises May 1,
the sale 011 Wednesday will be positive.
Mr. Mitchell will be master of ceremo;
nics, a fact which speaks volumes.
Many of our contemporaries have
been sadly imposed upon by a ridicu-
lous statement telegraphed from Nor-
walk in effect that Mrs. Richard—
.son, the guest at the Norwalk hotel
who heard the Jackson jewelry store
burglars at work, had “left town and
her whereabouts are unknown.” And
that “since her departure the univer-
sal opinion is that she knows something
about the affair !” Nonsense ! Mrs.
Richardson is employed in the millili-
ery store of Miss Agnes Fitch, is still
at the Norwalk hotel, and is in shape to.
make matters uncomfortable for the
man who has thus sought to injure her
character.
A Brutal Assault.
\Villiam London of Winnipauk, one
of the noted “toughe”of the town,went
into the house of Thomas Lester, VVin-
nipauk, yesterday afternoon while the
latter was in his garden and insulted
Mrs. Lester. When her husband rush-
ed to her rescue, Loudon struck him a
terrible blow and knocked him sense-
less and then dccamped. As soon as
Lester was restored to consciousness,
he sent for an officer and Policeman
Gormley went up to arrest London, but
could not find him. He went up again
this morning, but the bully was still in
hiding. '
Case” at Bupnell’s.
GUEST 0F BU RGESSES.
Last Elvening’s Meeting Quite lnter~
estlng but Chiejfly Remark-
able-for its Brevity. "
The. Court of iBurgesscs was called to
order last evening at 7:40 o’clock, al-
though Warden Keeler and a DAILY
GAZETTE representative reported for
duty at 7:25 sharp, Present, Burgess-
es Bowe, Burr, Kent O’Reilly and Bux-
ton. Absent, Burgess Vandcrhoef.
Engineer Wood and Superintendent
Curtis also lent the light of their coun-
tenances to the meeting.
{lidfil’erk‘Warner‘read the minutes of a
special meeting in March and of the
last regular meeting, which were ap-
proved. ' ‘
Prior to the auditing of bills Warden
Keeler explained that at the time of
the are at the Electric Light plant he
had appointed four extra policemen, as
a necessary precaution, owing to the
darkness, and that on Saturday evening
when the electric light was again shut
off, on account of the storm, he had ap-
pointed two extra policemen for the
same reasons.
He also said that one extra policeman
had been on duty every night since the
fire. The recentJackson burglary was
also brought up by Warden Keeler and
the expenses necessarily incurred in
connection with the same.
Burgess Kent thought the borough
should offer a reward for the apprehen-
sion of the burglars, and moved that
the warden be authorized to offer $500
reward for their arrest and conviction.
The motion was put by Burgess Bowe
and adopted unanimously.
Burgess Kent also moved that the
warden be authorized to offer a reward
for the apprehension of the incendiar-
ies who have recently been Operating
here more or less extensively but upon
being informed that the town had a
standing reward of $5500 for that pur-
pose he withdrew his motion.
The following bills were audited and
ordered paid: \Vm. P. Murray, $8.80;
Albert DeForest, $40; Charles Adams,
$330; John H. Gormley, $30; R. N.
Morehouse, $24; Rodney McGinnis,
-$38.40';~-‘D. N. Couch, $20; Norwalk
DAILY GAZETTE, $16.50, Wm. Sheldon,
($28.17 chargeable to catch basins,)
total bill of $74.64; Martin Mulligan,
$7.50; Mike Connors, $27 Nicholas
Martin, $45; Mike Whalen, $14.25;
Hope Hose Co., $24; Barney Fenan,
$13.50; B. D. Conley, $5186; Norwalk
DAILY GAZETTE, 2.50; Telegrams;
$150.00. Total, $609.08.
Chief Engineer Prowitt, and the
officers of the different companies of
the Norwalk Fire Department appeared,
and the Chief referred at length to the
regular meetings held by the depart-
ment officials, and the good results
therefrom. He said that hereafter in-
stead of having the Chief Engineer act
as Spokesman before the Court of Bur—
gesses, the gentlemen would be present
in a body and would present their
unitedpetitions. ThereuponSecretary
McKeon presented the following im-
mediate wants : Three thousand feet
of new rubber hose ; a fire alarm bell
weighing at least 2,000 pounds; hose
tower for drying hose ; two new lan-
terns, harness for supply wagon, etc.
Burgess Kent suggested that action
be deferred till a full meeting of the
board. Burgess Bowe was oppose d to
this and favored the immediate pur-
chase Of the hose requested.
Chief Engineer Prowitt said that the
department had but 500 feet Of reliable
hose, and begged the Court to take im-
mediate action on the hose matter,
picturing quite graphically the defense-
less condition of the borough, and that
we were really dependent on South
Norwalk.
Burgess O’Reilly thought the tax-
payers would favor the purchase of new
hose, but he was not in favor of the
other requests at present. .
Burgess Buxton favored the firemen’s
plea entire, and moved that the warden
be authorized to call a borough meet-
ing at the earliest practicable day.
Burgess Bowe seconded the motion and
after a little interchange of opinion the
motion prevailed by a unanimous
vote. '
At the suggestion of Engineer Wood
150 feet of the old hose will be turned
over to the sewer department should
the proposed purchase of new hose be
effected. Burgess Bowe suggested to
Chief Prowitt the expediency of having
the steamer at each fire, and gave his
reasons therefor.
The Chief made a satisfactory expla
nation respecting ordering the steamer
out, showing that it was merely a mat-
ter of expense. ’
Burgess O’Reilly wanted to know
what condition the fire alarm system
was in at the present time.
James K. Crofut asked permission to
erect a frame addition to his house on
Arch street which was granted.
Burgess O’Reilly moved that Chief
Engineer Prowitt be requested to ap-
point Charles Riley as Superintendent
of the Fire Alarm Telegraph or, resign.
Not seconded. '
James F. Kenney and others petition-
ed for the extension of the sewer system
through Pine street. On motion of
Bmg’ésS’BOwe it was laid over till the
next regular meeting.
Health Officer MeKeon brought up
the alleged swine, nuisance in' certain
sections of the borough. This led to
something of a general discussion, in
which. a family or neighborhood disa-
greement was suggested as at the bot-
tom of the difficulty. The health officer
was instructed to look further into the
matter. ', .
Mr. Charles T. Leonard thought the
restrictions upon laying cement pipe in
the streets should be removed. On
motion of Burgess Bowe the matter
was referred to the sewer committee to
report at the next meeting.
. Mr. Leonard also thought the sewer
outlet at his deck should be completed.
This was also referred to the sewer
committee.
Burgess Bowe thought the Main
street widening should be taken up and
finally disposed of. Engineer Wood
said he Would have the plans and
specifications at the next meeting.
Burgess Buxton brought up the
Riverside avenue improvement and
said that Engineer Wood was on hand
with profile, etc. Mr. Wood thought
the expense of the same would be at
least $1 200.
\Varden Keeler favored submitting
the matter to a full board, after which
the court adjourned till the first Mon-
day evening in May.
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WHAT MISS SPINSTER SAYS I
That Rev. Mr. Watkins and Mrs.
Watkins become residents of Norwalk
today.
That Mr. Clarence Osborne, of New
York, was in town yesterday.
That Fred Lockwood, of Yale, spent
Sunday with his parents, 011 East ave-
nue. .
That Sunday was a May day in April.
One of the sort fit to restore health and
cheerfulness to us poor grip stricken
. mortals.
That the bright sunshine of the week
has coaxed the parasols out.
That it is best to stick to your warm
flannels. It isn’t summer yet.
That Saturday night’s was areal thun-
der storm of such a kind as makes the
“down East” people say “spring has
broke.”
That it is a study for a philosopher,
as well as a picture for an artist, to
stand at the back of a church, and
watch the eager, bird-like movements,
the risin'gs and clippings and turnings
and bendings of the odd piquant con-
coctions in flowers and lace to which
the names hat and bonnet are now giv-
en. ’
That Miss Waterbury is visiting Miss
Florence Selleck on East avenue.
That Mr. and Mrs. \Vinfield Hanford
are very ill with the grip.
That Mrs. \Vatkins was the guest of
Mrs. Levi Warner yesterday.
That Mr. and Mrs. William H. Sinith
and Mrs. Hobbs are in New York to at-
tend the wedding of Dr. Everett Mal-
lory Culver at St. Thomas’ church,
New York.
That there is a "come-to-see-me-if-
you—please” look beginning to appear
in the eyes of the enthusiastic band of
Grace Church worshipers.
That personalities enter as much into
a man’s penmanship as in his daily in-
tercourse with friends or acquaintances.
That there is more benefit in a good
laugh than in all the hot water reme-
dies, faith cures, cold water, electric,
and all other new fangled treatments
in the world, and it does not cost any-
thing. Laugh.
That Millinery talent appears to be
inherent in most women, and in some
instances positive genius is developed,
deft white fingers conjlu'ing bewitch-
ingly “Frenchy” effects from the most
unpromising materials. If the hat be
chic and becoming, criticism of its sep-
arate features will .be superfluous.
The needle and thread Should be ban-
ished by the amateur milliner. Style
is too airy to be lassooed by a thread,
it must be transfixed by a pin or it will
escape. To properly handle a hat is
an art in itself, to adjust it gracefully
and firmly upon the head without dis-
turbing its outlines is the characteristic
of the woman who “always has pretty
hats.”
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l.M.C.A.NOTES.
The Beard of Directors held aspecial
meeting last night and organized the
several committees for the coming year
and considered plans for the general
work.
A meeting of all the members of the
association is called for this evening at.
8 o’clock to organize outing, boat and
base ball clubs and every member
should be present.
sanguine.
[m portantto NQPWEIIK Claimants.
7 i 1.l‘lieir‘ Present Condition.
Owing to the large number of claim-
ants under the French Spoliation acts,
residing in and about Norwalk and who
have naturally been impatient to learn
the status of their claims, we wrote Ex-
U. S. Senator Cragin, who has most of
these cases in charge, to give .us a suc-
"Cinct and distinct account of their pres-
ent condition. The Senator has kindly
sent us the following interesting letter:
WASHINGTON, D. 0., April 20, 1801.
MY DEAR BYINGTON:
Yours of the 16th in relation to
French Spoliation Claims, was duly re-
ceived. The late Appropriation Act,
covered the awards made by the Court
of Claims for the owners and insurers
of only 84 vessels, and these for cases
tried by the Court and certified to Con-
gress, two years or more ago. The
Court has not tried a single one of these
cases in the last two years, for the rea—
son that the attorneys were not inclined
to have any more cases certified to Con-
gress, until after the first appropriation
was made. . As you are aware we have
been defeated in the House every time
till last March. An extraordinary ef-
fort was made last session, and we suc-
ceeded. No man, who has not been in
Washington much of the time, has any
idea of the hard road we have had to
travel in this business, and the trials
and anxieties we have, felt. Many of
the western and southern members, who
had few or no constituents interested
in these just Claims. were dead against
us. It was only by convincing them
that these claims were just and honest
r? ebts against the Government, that we
could hope for their votes.
Now that a beginning has been made
and part of the claimants paid, it is rea-
sonable to suppose that others will be
treated the same way. The real cause
of delay hereafter will be with the
Court. The Court of Claims is so load-
ed down with other business that it
cannot give us half the time we need
for the trial of these cases. The Court
cannot promise us more than one week
in a month, and as it is not in session
more than eight months in a year, We
can have only eight weeks, spread over
eight months. It is not likely that the
Court will try any of these cases before
next November, as its time is all mort—
gaged till that time. The attorneys
will not be responsible for this delay;
the trouble is with the Court, and the
laws of Congress imposing so much la-
bor on the Court.
1 have thirty-five cases ready for trial
and can have as many more ready be-
fore November, but it will be impossi-
ble for me to get a chance to try the
cases now ready in one year. Some-
thing must be done by Congress to re-
lieve the Court, or Spoliation cases
must continue to suffer. Future delays
will rest with the Court, and it is im—
portant that the claimants so under-
stand it. Yours Truly,
' A. H. CRAGIN.
Death of Mrs. John B. Cough.
WORCESTER, Mass, April 21.——Mrs.
Mary E. GOugh, widow of :John B.
Gough, the temperance lecturer, died
at Hillside Farm, in Boylston yester-
day, at the age of ’71 years. The imme-
diate cause of death was paralysis and
she had been helpless for some months
past.
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Ex-Warden Lee’s Likeness.
By last year’s Court of Burgesses
Burgess Bowe was appointed a commit—
tee to see that the photograph of ex-
Warden John H. Lee was added to the
collection of fo'rmer wardens of Nor-
walk which adorn the walls of the Bur-
gesses’ room. This morning Burgess
Bowe executed the trust by hanging an
excellent “counterfeit presentment” 0
Mr. Lee, made by Photographer Black-
man, which will greatly please the
many friends Of the ex~warden. '
Spring has Come.
Yesterday afternoonthe happy pro-
prietor of a dozen tiny white mice and
sundry rats provided himself with a li-
cense and with a bugle proceeded to
draw around him before the Norwalk
hotel, a gratifyingl large crowd. And
he didn’t wait untifafter he had exhib-
ited the rodents before gathering in
the loose change of Norwalk—oh, no.
When he had the apparatus all spread
for a first-class acrobatic performance
by rats and mice, he stopped right
there and made his collection: The
children were delighted at the rope-
walking and wagon rolling, and the oc-
cupants of the various wagons standing
near by were as interestecIas the chil-
dren. Buxton & Brundage’s wagon
contained a colored man in the p1t, (so
to speak,) with his legs hanging over
one side, and one eye on the somewhat
restless horse and the other on the ac-
robats. The performance was br_1ef,
and a second blast from thebugle failed
to bring a second crowd of spectators,
so the rats-and-mice man gravely pack-
ed up his treasures and departed.
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