Vol. I, No. 105. Hm ‘- M 1 l . ‘ ,L It) Norwalk, Conn., ,Wednesday Evening, May 20, 1891.- ZETTE. “Equal and Exact Justice to all Men of Whatever, State or Persuasion, Religious or P0littc’al.”—Jqfl"erson Price One Cent. The Daily Gazette Is issued every week-day at 3 P. M“ at one CENT I’ER corr. The Cheapest Rates for Advertising. and THE LARGEST CIRCULATION. The Weekly Gazette, [Combined with Saturday‘s Daily.) Is issued every Saturday at Noon, at THREE CENTS PER com, on $1.50 PER YEAR. The Daily and Weekly. Screed to Local Subscribers at TEN CENTS run WEEK, or. $5.00 PER YEAR. A. H. BYINGTON. Proprietor. 0 UR JOBBING—LTE’ARTIILENT. MR. HARRY M. GARDNER, Jn., 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 any paper in the State west ofBritlgcport. 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 dav. THE LIVE NEWS OF TO-DAY. 0 Miss Sophie Snover of Scranton Pa. is visiting iliss Nellie Jennings. ——The best cigars and tobacco in tawn at Sutherland’s. ‘ Capt. Rose was the one ideal "soldier in all his bearing at last night’s drill. —\Vriting paper at Sutherland’s, from 9 cents a box up. Mrs. Mary P. Stone returned last night from a week’s visit to New York. —Havc you been fishing yet? If not, try Sutherland’s rods and tackle. Miss N. Edith Phillips of Bridgeport is Spending a few days with Miss Flor- ence Jennings. —The latest magazines and periodic- als at Sutherland’s. Mr. T. C. Snover of Scranton, Pa., who has been visiting Mr. Le Grand ~ Jennings of No. l Jennings place re- turned home today. ——Largcst assortment of Fashion Journals in town at Benedict’s. The Fire Police will hold their an- nual drill and parade this evening. Members are requested to appear at 7:30 o’clock in full uniform. —The finest display of confectionery in town, at Newsdealer Benedict’s. Senator and Mrs. D. M. Read of Bridgeport have gone hunting salmon on the preserves of the Metubetuan club in Canada. —Who would have thought it? Suth- erland is selling writing paper at QCents a box. Engineer Wood has mapped out con- siderable work in East and Van Zandt avenues. in the way of determining the grades for the curbs and roadways. It is stated that another cargo of illicit whiskey was run up the harbor Monday night. Letter Carrier John F. Healy has a four days vacation. He is going to stay at home this time and as close in doors as possible, in order to fat up. —Have you had a sample of the Sun- shine cake, made and baked at the Norwalk Boston Store ? '103 3t Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Jaqui of New Jersey are visiting their daughter Mrs. Spencer, on Belden avenue, prior to her departure on the 28th inst. for Eu- rope. ——Picture Frames at J. T. Prowitt’s. Good work at low prices, W. P. Whit- ney in charge. No. 45 Main street. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey M. -Kent re- turned home yesterday after a very pleasant visit with Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Dunham, at Plainfield, N. J. —Try the N. Y. Daily Press for 0 days only 6 cents delivered by Benedict. The many friends of Mr. Henry I. Hoyt were greatly gratified to seehim riding about our streets again yester- day. He looked as if he was good for another Presidential campaign at least. —President Harrison after trying the Monogram Junior Cigar pro- nounced it the best on earth. They are sold by Benedict, the Newsman. It is widely remarked that our little borough parks and flower mounds do not look as creditably now as in former times when under the care of Peter Guigue and cultivator Mike Fitzgerald. —Benedict still gives the GAZETTE to 'every purchaser of 5c. worth or more in his line. ’ and get a sample of angel cake. There are two letters for “S” at this office. ' A good bright boy is wanted at this office. \ ‘ Rev. Mr. Selleck conducted services in St. Paul’s church yesterday morn- ing, Mr. Graham being absent in New York. Mrs. Robinson, the New York dress- maker who has been here working for Mrs. W. H. Lockwood, has returned to the metropolis. ' Stephen Henry Smith and“ family have moved up from New York, and now reoccupy their fine suburban resi- dence on Newtown avenue. —Every housekeeper in Norwalk should attend the exhibition of cake making at the Norwalk Boston Store 103 3t A fine crayon portrait of the late Dr. Samuel Lynes attracts much attention in the window. of Hale’s drug store. It was made by Mr. B. Williams. Regular meeting of Buckingham post, G. A. It, this evening. Every comrade is urged to attend as impor- tant business, and plenty of it, will be up for final disposal. Several of the pupils of the Over Riv — er school spent a portion of yesterday afternoon in the Opera house rehears— ing for an entertainment to be given the latter part of this month. The jar and tremor of yesterday’s explosion at Tarrytown was distinctly feltby many in Norwalk. A full ac- count of the terrible disaster will be found on the inside page of to-day’s DAILY GAZETTE. Cards are out for the marriage of Miss Eva L. daughter of John P. \Veb- ber, Esq, on iVednesday evening, .May 27th, to Mr. Robert L. Brotherton of Harbor avenue, our popular carriage and sign painter. At a special meeting of Phoenix En- gine company last evening, the invita- tion to take part in the Memorial Day exercises was declined, owing to many of the members desiring to go 'out of town on that day. General Hawley’s new postmaster of Hartford is charged withbeing a chron- ic oflice seeker and bolder. He has been assistant clerk of the State house of Representatives, and was for thir- teen years judge of the Hartford city court. Respecting the vacant lieutenantcy of Company F. the name of Mr .~Frank Street was mentioned quite freely and favorably, last evening, by several of our citizens. Whether Mr. Street has any aspirations in that direction “de- ponent saith not ” P. W. Bates has taken up the short stone steps rising from the sidewalk to Grace church, and is putting down others of granite, about twice the length of the former ones. The terra- cing is also being completed on the B elden avenue side. This morning the work of re-grading Franklin avenue will begin, every available laborer and team in the bor- ough to be impressed into service. The first work to be done will be between Elm street and Kellogg’s store at the foot of Spring hill, 9. distance of about two thousand feet. The invitation to participate in the Memorial day parade, extended to Pio- neer Hook and Ladder 00., by Buck- ingham Post, was declined with thanks by the company on account of a large number of the members having ar- ranged to spend Memorial day out of town, leaving too small a number to turn out on parade. 'We regret to note that Gen. Hawley could not see his way clear to reco m- mend Mrs. J. C. Kinney to succeed her late gallant husband for his unex- pired term as postmaster at Hartford. Yesterday the president in compliance with Senator Hawley’s wishes appointed Edward C. Bennett postmaster of that city. Ex-Assistant Water Engineer Frank Beers says, (and Frank generally knows what trees will make shingles,) that the trap rock with which Wall street and West avenue is "being paved, is so soft that it will give the borough no sort of satisfactory wear. Are we to have a hose boggle in our road laying also ? ' The many friends of Mrs. James A. Hoyt will be pained to learn that she does not improve and the most serious apprehensions are felt by her family as to .the result of her serious illness. Yes— terday a trained nurse arrived and she and her children will do all that exper- ienced skill and filial love and duty can, in the tender care of the sorely stricken sufi'erer. - , An exciting half-mile bicycle race came off yesterday between Josiah Gregory, who works for E. K. Lock- wood & Co., and S. Taft, Joe winning by about 10 feet in the fast time of 1:22. In honor of the victory Mr. Gregory was presented with a handsome medal, which was exhibited in Taft’s store tention. . The horse sheds on East avenue be- longing to St: Paul’s society should be abolished, or else the gate leading thereto should be looked, as it seemsto be a rendezvous at night for tramps and other desperate characters. last evening two drunken umbrella re- pairers passed the night there and de- manded money from passers-by. Liquor dealers and also dealers who have neglected to pay their special tax to the United States government since May 1 are liable to prosecution at any moment. The old year expired April 30. The new law provides for an ex- tension for two months by paying one- sixth of the tax imposed. Every per- son selling now or who has sold since having paid for May and June. ‘When Mrs. Wm. K. James and Mrs. Weed had finally concluded to make a sewer connection with their respective properties on Wall street yesterday, the road contractor was unwilling to be delayed in his work of putting down his stone road-bed, claiming that resi- dents on the street had had all winter in which to do that work. The point is that it could now be done for about sixteen dollars and when the McAdam is laid it will cost a hundred. Among the most attractive features of the “bright little DAILY GAZETTE.” as the esteemed Sentinel truly desig- nates it, are the bright, crisp advertise- ments now crowding its columns,which describe in a taking way the varied re- quirements of the universal public. We would mention the Bridgeport How- land shoe store advertisement, as a model in this line. They well repay the general reading they seem to get. No paper inserts its advertisements more perspicuously and conspicuously. News was yesterday received that Mr. Samuel M. Arlington, a former resi- dent of Norwalk, and brother-in-law of Messrs. William Mitchell and Robert Berwick, was lying at the point of death in William sburg, N. Y. Mr. Mitchell went to Williamsburg when informed of Mr. Arlington’s illness, and returned last night with the report that his broth- er—in-law had pneumonia, and that the chances of his recovery were very slight. Early this morning news of his death was received here. He was 53 years of age and unmarried. He was insured in G. A. Franke’s Indemnity Co. for $1000. _____ A few evenings since a man went into Jas. M. Creagh’s' saloon and in paying for what he i‘gotzaccidentally dropped a ten-dollar bill. He then went to sev- eral stores before he discovered his loss, and started on a search without avail. This was shortly after 7 o’clock. About half-past ten, business having slacked up, Mr. Creagh took a seat in front of his bar and the first thing his eyes fell upon was the missing bill, which had lain there over three hours, a large crowd having been around where it was and no one seeing it. Mr. Creagh, knowing the man personally, went to his house and returned the lost money the following evening. “There is a divinity that shapes our ends,” etc. Last evening Senator Sey- mour applied to Louis Potter for the use of a bicycle that he might get some practical idea of the “disposition of the beast,” before sinking his wealth in the purchase of one. An unseen but guiding and protecting providence caused them all to be rented out before the Senator arrived and thus it is that “listening senates will continue to sit enthralled” under his convincing logic and irresistible eloquence; his head and limbs are spared unnumbered lin- iments and poulticings, and most seri- ous of all, the little DAILY GAZETTE is robbed of a blood-curdling accident item. A joyous and brilliant party of friends assembled at 82 Harbor avenue last evening to see the nuptial knot tied between Miss Lena Hendrix and George A. Shellhoos. Rev. Bro. Wheaton who wove the silken cord, had to hurry him- self off on a double quick, as he had an important personal engagement with the man in the “East” at South Nor- walk and shortly after, was furiously riding the giddy Masonic goat and diz- zily seeking the sublime truths of the Third Degree in the bottom of Old Well—~lodge. left in the 10:23 N. Y. train. Last night they spent in New York and to- day will continue their tour of several days and thenreturn here to ldve and duty. - window and attracted not a little at-v Only 3 Maylis liable to prosecution unless I , _ ' ' the oyster and shelling busmess com- The happy bridal pair. John Medikoh, a brutal looking Pole, was arrested in Frank P. Fillow’s barn at Cranberry Plains last evening. This morning he was brought before Judge Austin for vagrancy and received 120 Bridgeport. He built a bonfire about ; forty feet frd'm Mr. . Fillow’s house, tak- ing the material from the woodpile. - The poor wretch or wreck, is evidently i«deranged. ' _ This forenoon Constable Morehouse saw a woman clinging to the railing of the bridge on the wé’ét side of Wall street, evidently in great physical dis- tress. He questioned her and she said §that she lived at No. 47 south Main 5 street, South Norwalk, and that she. ’had been sorely troubled of 'late by one: "of her knees and that because of going about more than usual this morning ,she was upon the vergeof fainting, and im unable to stand without support, " Mr. M6i‘éhotise assisted her into Hale’s drugstore and after she had revived sufficiently she was put aboard Con- ductor Bowe’s car and started for ‘ ome. 1 From the Bridgeport Post :—Since' menced, many inhabitants from Long Island, known to sailors as “sand Span- iards,” have removed here and made. ”good livings from the sound. It is not generally remembered that there was a time when Long Islanders came to Connecticut to vote. ——One of the largest fleets of sailing dredgers for oysters ever seen, was off this harbor in the sound to-day.~—The Rosedale brought up last night 50 boxes of gum for the Parrott Varnish company. They came from New Zealand and were so marked. j—Silliman Godfrey, of East Norwalk, an inmate of the BridgepOTt hospital, died at that institution yesterday of heart trouble. The deceased has been at the hospital for the past few'years. He was '77 years of age and leaves two‘ married daughters to mourn his loss. The remains will be removed to East Norwalk to-morrow for interment. —Thursday evening May 21st at the Opera House, the Palmer Bros. will give an Illustrated Lecture on Spirit ‘i’ower, producing some of theunost' wonderful manifestations ever. witness— ed. .' The Palmer Bros, held a seance last evening at Leland Opera House. One of the largest audiences of the sea- son was present. Themanifestations were new and Startling enough to con-. Vince the veriest skeptic. Spirit forms were seen, felt and heard, and musical instruments were played upon by Spirit hands. They came well endorsed by the press and gave great satisfaction—f [Albany Express. ‘ ‘ ' Admission 15 cents. A Sudden Drop. Yesterday afternoon while in search of news, the DAILY GAZETTE scribe boarded the Singer Sewing machine wagon of Fred Lockwood and started up Main street to gather anything in the shape of an item that might be afloat. When opposite Raymond’s grocery store, George Wardwell, the car driver, thinking something unusual had happened, jumped into the rear cf the wagon. Spying Doctor Healy walking quietly down the street enj oy- ing his afternoon “savanah,” he called to him to jump in, which the doctor was not slow in doing. The scribe al-. ways hungry for news suggested that the horse car passengers be taken to Winnipauk without delay. Acting on the suggestion, and with the consent of his passengers, Fred put the whip to the ho rse and the vehicle flew towards Winnipauk. When opposite the St. John residence Fred suggested that a route other than alongside of the car track should be taken otherwise the pas,- sengers might take it into their heads to jump out and board the first horse car for home. The horsewas again “touched up” and the wagOn headed for Camp street, but as the. turn was made by the watering trough the scribe heard a. sudden snap and squared around just in time to see'the tail-board fall and Wardwell strike the ground with that ' “dull sickening thud” which stopped his watch while Dr. Healey v, was fired out on top. and waspr'essing him still furtheryinto the hole he had made in the middle of the street. When the scribe returned he saw the sheepish looking pair limp- ing into Grumman’s in hopes that George Allen would rub them down and lubricate their joints with some of “Ye olden time Root Beer.” , The Grand Sire Arrives- _ ' Hon. 0. M. ‘Busbee and wife; of - Ra- leigh, N. C.. arrived in Bridgeport yesterday. Mr. Busbee is grand sire of the sovereign grand lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and is here to attend the annual session of the grand lodge of the state ‘ofCon- necticut, which is to be held in Bridge- port to-day. His wife is-the niece cf United States Senator Vance. They will be the guests of Colonel and Mrs. William H. Stevenson during their _ stay in Bridgeport. ' 105 ltpd days, and Sheriflf Toner took him to. THE PIG IRON ' STERLING CASE. Burton Sues Arnold & Go. and Attaches T, E. Smith’s Home for $2,500. Just as the DAILY GAZETTE was go- ing to press yesterday, Attorney Light sent Constable Conley of South Nor- walk up here with notice of a suit and an attachment to be levied on the prop- erty of TheodorefE. Smith, of Arnold & 00., for the false arrest and impris- onment of his client Oliver C. Burton, on the charge of stealing pig iron be- IOnging to said Arnold & Co. The al— leged damages were laid at $2, 500, and Mr. Theodore E. Smith’s house, No.18 Camp street, "was attached for that amount. , . Mr. Hurlbutt, attorney for Arnold & 00., states that his clients expect to prove all that they have charged upon Burton when the case comes up for trial. . Masonic. A copy of the Alexandria Gazette sent Mr. G. Ward Selleck gives a long and interesting account of the novel masonic event to which the DAILY GA- ZETTE devoted a paragraph recently and to which Mr. Selleck was cordially and fraternally invited. This was the lodge of which Washington was once Master. The report says: About a year ago an official commu- nication was received by Alexandria- Washlngton Lodge of Masons from L1berty Lodge, of Beverly Mass.,lin thch the latter asked the former if it were poss1ble to procure for them a piece of wood from a tree rendered sacred by. havmg In some way been con- nected With the history of General Washington. The_lod e In Alexandria soon procured a sultab e piece of wood from a magnolia tree believed to have been the last planted at Mt. Vernon by the father of his country, and sent it to L1berty Lodge. . The latter forthwith concluded to rec1procate the favor by presentmg something to Washington Lodge equally as interesting, and last night was designated as t e time at which to carry out their intention. Nearly all the MasOns belonging to the two lodges in Alexandria were present, tOgether with a large number from Washington, including grand. and sub-. ordinate oilicers. Wor. Bro. Kemper 1n an appropiate speech announced that Wor.,Bro. Woodbury of Liberty Lodge BeverlyLMass” who had also been re- celved w1tn honors, had something of 1nterest to communicate to the craft. Bro. Woodbury, then in a neat, well- tlmed and elo uent speech, which was frequently app auded, in the name of the-lodge he represented, presented an artistically wrought gavel enclosed in atastefully constructed case, the for- mer made from wood of the elm tree under which Washington took com- mand of the armies of the revolution. At the conclus1on of his speech of pres- entation Wor. Bro. Leonard Marbury of_ Washington Lodge arose and re- celved the gavel in the name of his lodge and made a short and appropri- ate speech,‘- which was interspersed With beautiful, touching and pathetic references. The case contained the gavel sent by Liberty Lodge shows cunning handi- work. It is made from a solid plece of oak and bears the following inscrip- tion: “Liberty Lodge, Beverly, Massachu- setts,to Alexandria-Washington Lodge, No. 22, Alexandria, Virginia.” The gavel is also a specimen of artis- tic woodwork, and has the following on a silver plate upon it: “B this gavel, made of wood from the e m tree under which Washington took command of the armies of his country, sons of_ the Puritan Common- wealth, veneratlng the memory of him whose character cemented this nation, greet their brothers of the Old Domin- Ion 1n Masonic amity.” Mr. Woodbury also presented the lodge with a handsomely framed pho- tograph of the elm tree from the wood of which the gavel was made. Two Additional Way Mails. An important extension of the rail- way mail service between New York and Springfield will be made on June 1. A postal car will be attached to the 5 a. m. train from New York, to be transferred at New Haven to a. Spring- field train,reaching Springfield at 10:25 o’clOck. . On the return trip the postal car will leave Springfield with the 6:40 p. m. train and will reach New York at midnight. This change will give two important additional mails to the sta- tions all along the line. i The Gazette Would Like to Know Who broke Anton ‘Stommell’s plate glass window ? . ‘ What does-Doctor Baldwin do With ,his bicycle new? - Where you can find a handsomer po- liceman-than Charley Adams? Who is going to remain in town Dec- oration Day? Where there is any hope for a man wise in his own conceit? When the Borough fire committee will go to jail? . . ——The ten days’ exhibition of cake- making now going on at the Norwalk Boston Store will be found especially interesting to, young housekeepers. 3t OUR SOJER BOYS. A Large and Delighted Audience Witness Their Evolutions Last Night Long before 8 o’clock last evening every bit of available space at the Arm- ory was occupied by'sitting and stand- ing humanity, the occasion being the battalion and company movements of Companies 0, D, and F. In addition to the gallery sittings there were two rows of chairs on the north side of the room on the main floor, with as many other chairs in other sections of the room as could be made use of without interfering with the movements of the troops. ‘ . At 8 o’clock the Companies named formed for inspection and review, Lieut.-Col. Crowe being the inspecting officer, and town, city and borough of- ficials the board of review. This part of the programme went off quite smoothly, and all concerned acquitted themselves with credit. Company F, of Norwalk, turned out about forty strong, Captain Rose in command, and its part of the evening’s work was par- ticularly complimented. ’ After the inspection and review, bat- talion movements were in order and were executed with rare precision when it is considered that a battalion drill is scarcely more than a memory with most of the militiamen who took part. Mak- ing due allowance for the rust conse- quent upon these by far too infrequent battalion drills, it was the judgment of various competent military men pres- ent that the boys came up to the mark in good form. One company excelled in a particular movement, and another in something else, but in general great credit is due all of them. After the battalion drill, dress parade was _in order, with the advantage of brass music and drum corps in combi- nation, the musicians numbering about 25 men. There were about 100 muskets in line, and the various orders of Lieu- tenant-Col. Crowe were well executed and provoked hearty applause. Second Lieutenant Oakes. of Company C, act- ed as adjutant with credit to himself. After dress parade, which ended at 9.30 or thereabouts, the Stamford boys .made preparations for an early- return home, but before leaving the Armory they were escorted to “an upper cham— her” where, after cake, lemonade and cigars, they heartily cheered their on- tertainers and departed in high spirits. All things considered, last evening’s military performance was fully equal to the most sanguine expectation. sfiTE EXEENDITU RES. Senator Seymour and His Asso— ciates Met Yesterday. The Senate committee on State ex- penditures, met at the Capitol yester- day for the purpose of considering the subject of State appropriations. The committee consists of Senators Sey- mour, Cleveland and Robertson, Dem- ocrats, and Shumway and Palmer, Re- publicans. All were present save Mr. Shumway. Treasurer Henry’s estimate of. the expenditures for the two fiscal years beginning July 1, 1891, is $3,697,221.20, and of the receipts for the same period, $3,641,000, a deficiency of $56,221.20. In its examination the committee de- cided that the same should be of a non- partisan character and that the ques- tion of the abolition of useless offices and salaries should be looked into. It was also deemed best to ascertain whether there isn’t a bad policy in vogue respecting the manner in which certain salaries are paid, relating par- ticularly tothose of the Railroad Com- missioners. In view of the belief that the law of 1885 requiring all appropria— tions to be specific worked in the di- rection of extravagance, the commit- tee will make careful and thorough in- vestigation. After having, in a general way, marked out the course to be pur- sued the committee adjourned subject to the call of the chairman. ot.————-—<——- BIGEIRE IN GREENWIGH. A fire broke out at an early hour this morning at Mianus, Greenwich, in the store of W. L. Field, who also runs the post office, which was soon consumed. At one time it seemed as if the entire place would have to go, and engines were telegraphed for to Stamford. The owner of the building was Mrs. Mary W. Hawes, who with her three children occupied the stories above the store, and who were gotten'out of the burn- ing building with difficulty, and with the loss of everything, including $200 in money. The adjoining store and meat market of Richard Cox, who also lived above his store, was next con- sumed. Chief Bowman hurried a steamer down from Stamford, but it got there too late to be of service, the citizens by superhuman exertions hav- ing gotten the fire under control. Cox’s loss is $4000; Field’s $5000, Mrs. Hawes’ $8,300. Total loss over insurance esti- mated at $12,000. Supposed to be of incendiary origin.
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