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N orwalk, Conn.,VUISIaturdag):r Evening, '0ct0ber 1’7, 1891.
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Git. HARRY Iii. GARDNER. Jr.. of New York,
has charge Of the GAZETTE'S Engraving, Book
a 2d Jobbing Department. He is an expert
.‘l-‘d'l experienced Job Printer. and no work on-
t ‘nsted to him will be unsatisfactorilv done.
Special Notice.
The DAILY GAZETTE may be found at
Winnipauk every evening at the stores
of J. 0. Randle, and Miss Aiken’s,near
the upper mill.
Hope Hose Benefit.
On Monday evening next, at the N or-
walk Opera House, Miss Lizzie Daly
will produce the great comedy-drama
“The Latest Fad,” for the benefit of
Hope Hose Company. It is needless
for us to say that the present hose com-
pany is the best in the history of that
organization. As fighters of fire and
protectors of our property Hope Hose
stands among the leaders, and now that
they are to have a benefit it should be
a rousing one. It is well known that
this company has had but little assi st-
ance and few encouragements, and that
their present fine condition is due sole-
ly to their own efforts. The DAILY
GAZETTE will do its utmost to make
this benefit a success, and we hope that
not a business man nor a property own-
cr will refuse to assist them in every
way in the disposal of tickets.
There is nothing like going abroad
for your town news, and here is a couple
of clips from the sensational Ridgefield
Press :
“The White Caps have been heard
from in Norwalk again, but the popu-
lar busmess firm that has been attack-
ed, will doubtless come out on top in
the end as usual. The White Caps sent
the grotesque note to several staunch
customers of the firm : ‘You are worn-
ed to qu1t_ buyin’ yure butes and shues
at A. H. Hoite an’ sun. wich sels less
than theB-es’ of the marchants, or you
w1l g1t git in Trubble yu won’t like.
Take warning from a trew frond an’
quit buyin’ of Him, or the white caps
Wlll call on yn. Signed, White Caps.’ ”
“ The borough of Norwalk has great
cause for congratulation. Not only can
its people boast of the rarest railroad
station on record, possibly an archi-
tectural structure more unique than
that of its rival town of Danbury, but
1t seems that its surroundings are being
beaut1fied by the planting of vines to
trail over the picturesque rocks, which
line the neat though perhaps slightly
r1cketty platform. The waiting-room
of the station is not a storeroom for
baggage, as a passenger surmised
the other day.”
“Edward Fitch is a venerable resident
of Norwalk. Returning froma visit to
Bett’s Island by boat with a friend,
Sunday, the light craft was drifted'by
a sudden gale to a barren island, where
the two men were unwilling exiles till
Euesdav morning without food or shel-
er.”
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A Wilton correspondent furnishes
these particulars of the late John How-
er, whose death at South Wilton we
have already recorded and Whose burial
took place on Thursday :
“ Peter John Stanhowar came to ithi s
country from Germany over fifty yea rs
ago, and went to work for Capt. Sa m-
uel Davenport, on Belden Hill, and has
since lived in Wilton. The natives con-
3 idered his name too long for every day
use. and it was shortened to John How-
er, by which name he has since been
known.”
In yesterday’s ' Sentinel there ap-
peared an article to the effect that the
horse railway line were to lay new steel
rails and put in additional switches on
the main line, and the Hour of to-day
copies the article. The same news ap-
peared in Wednesday evenings DAILY
GAZETTE. Come up top with us neigh-
bor, and get the news on time.
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"The churches,” said Dr. R: S.
Storrs at Pittsfield Thursday evening,
“begin to recognize that the1r .great
need is unity in Christ and not blshops
in silk aprons. I do not refer to the
noble Christain man consecrated yes-
terday in Boston. I have not the
slightest doubt he will conduct his
work for unity and a grander progress
in this state. I would no more dream
that he would stoop to peculiarities of
dress than that one of your grand Berk-
shire elms would put on pantalets.
There is a cry for more unity of the
church in Christ. No, man here is
further from Roman Catholicism than
I, yet I often pick up a Roman Catholic
- 'prayer-book and turn to the golden lit-
any, in comparison with which all other
litanies are weak. There I can see and
understand the great flaming heart of
the Catholic Church”. ',
TERSE‘TALES OF THE TOWN.
A snowy white frost last-night.
The Misses Josephine ahd Susie Pink
visited Bridgeport this afternoon.
The criminal superior court will con-
vene in Danbury Tuesday at 2 p. m.
Why are bakers self denying? Be-
cause they sell what they “knead”
themselves.
The Daughters Of the King will hold
a pound sale at St. Paul’s parish rooms
next Tuesday night. ‘
The body of General \V. H. F. Lee
will be burried at Ra‘venswood, his late
home, at 4 p. 111., today.
The county commissioners have ap-
pointed Attorney J as. A. Gray, of Nor-
walk, prosecuting agent. '
These are the only unclaimed letters
at the Norwalk Post—office: A. V. Hol—
land, J. Lonther, Miss Stafford.
Mrs. W. K. Lewis and Miss Ann
Guilford spent yesterday in Ridgefield,
the guests of Miss Anna Resseguie.
There will be a memorial meeting in
honor of Charles Stewart Parnell, at
the Academy-of music, New York Sun-
day night, Nov. 8.
Miss Marjorie Bishop celebrated her
eighth birthday yesterday, by enter-
taining a few little school friends in a
very happy manner.
In another column will be found an
advertisement of the two ladders left
at Mrs. Geo. R. CholWell’s last night,
by the burglars who endeavored to
gain an entrance. .
Prof. Newell’s dancing class for mas—
ters and misses opened at Music Hall
yesterday afternoon, with twenty-one
pupils. Quite a number of up-town
children were members of his class.
Work on moving and setting up the
organ at St. Paul’s is nearly finished.
It is expected that it will be all com-
pleted by Nov. lst and that the boy
choir will sing in the church early next
month. ‘
A young violinist gathered a large
crowd on Water street about 8 o’clock
last evening, where he discoursed some
delightful strains of the sweetest music
and must have been the recipient of
quite a little fortune.
On the evening of Oct. 24th. G. B.
Bunnell, like the Statue of Liberty,
will illuminate the Music Hall, South
Norwalk, with the original torch that
illuminated Barnum’s World’s Fair on
its tour around the world.
A huge block of sandstone fell from
the fifth story of the McGill building,
being erected in Washington, yester-
day, and broke a scaffold in its descent.
Thomas Payne, a workman, was in-
stantly killed and two negroes injured.
A large wooden trestle on the New
England road above Terryville caught
fire from a spark from a locomotive
yesterday afternoon and was totally
destroyed. Loss $6,000. Travel was
blocked for several hours.
The small United States arsenal at
Harper’s Ferry, in which John Brown
was captured, is to be taken to Chicago
by a syndicate. It is the intention to
erect a large building, the lower stories
of which will be used as a war museum,
and the upper stories as a theater.
J. S. Harrigan, the pedestrian walk-
ing from Ashland, Wis, to Portland,
Me., on a five thousand dollar wager,
had some trouble at Hurley with three
policemen. In resisting arrest he badly
wounded a policeman. He was dis-
charged from custody next morning.
Dr. Frank T. Hyatt is about to erect
two tenement houses on the front and
rear of his Maple street property. Each
house will accommodate four families,
and the entrances to both houses will
be on Maple street. This will be a very
desirable location for persons of mod-
erate means. _
. Willie—“Do you like milk.Mr. Stay-
late ? ”
Staylate—‘ ‘Not particularly, my lit-
tle man; why do you ask ? ”
Wllhe—“Slster says you never leave
untll the cows come home. ”—New
York Sun. '
,A man with a flowing beard, who
says that he is Rip Van Winkle travel-
1ng in cog. as Gustav Mammer, was
landed at the New York Barge Office
yesterday from the steamship Waes.
land and asked to be allowed to go to
Pittsburg, Pa., where he intends meet-
1ng George Washington.
The summary of The Weekly Record
for the current week shows a falling off
in real estate sales and a large increase
in recorded mortgages. The record of
new buildings projected and under con-
tract is very light. The showing for
Norwalk is as follows : Real estate
sales 3, real estate mortgages $2,700.
Thomas J. Sheedy, son of Michael
Sheedy, died this morning at the resi-
dence of his parents on North Main
street, of typhoid fever. The deceased
has not been well since he contracted
la grlppe whlle traveling through the
west last May. He was a very popular
young man and few knew him but to
love him. The funeral will be held on
Monday morning.
——“To-day I had 11 teeth extracted by
Dr. Estebrooke and found his ability
just as great as it has been represented.
He is a grand success, and I am a wil-
ling witness to that fact.”
208tf .BUBR SMITH.
Mr. Thomas S. Morison is expected
home from his Lexington, Ky., trip
to-night.
—-Get a gas stove for this cool spell
of weather.
Gas Company.
A gentleman from Bridgeport was in
town this morning looking for a sorrel
horse, which was stolen from that city
last night.
—This cold spell will not last long,
but a gas stove will make sitting room,
bath room or bed room comfortable
while it continues.
Prof. Raymond, of Washington, D.
0., gave some interestigg stereop-
ticon views of the city of ashington,
and scenes during the late war, to the
school children, at fhe Opera House,
yesterday afternoon. '
——Sutherland has the finest line of
Smoking Tobacco in town.
Trainer Lockwood was 'exercising
Morison’s $3,000 three-year-old colt
through our streets this morning. If
the colt can trot as well as it looks, it
will prove a fast stepper.
—1,000 picture frames given away by
Lewis, 11 Main street, Norwalk. Sec
advertisement in this paper. 42 2tpd
The lady who lost a black switch last
evening-,bn Lewis street, near the Con-
gregational church, can have the same
by applying to A. B. Slauson, care box
28, N orwalk, proving property and
paying charges.
- It is suggested that the fire-bell be
removed from the Town House to the
telephone headquarters, so that sub-
scribers can wake the night operator up
and notify the police when burglars are
trying to effect an entrance to their
premises. .
—You can change a gas stove from
room to room. No ashes. No dust.
The Hour got “stuck” for want of
water pressure to run off its paper last
night, so early this morning the South
Norwalk water was promptly turned on
again to help it out, as should have
been done, but was not done when the
GAZETTE was in the same vexatious fix.
—A gas stove is always ready for
business.
Gas Company. _.; ~____
William C. J essee and Frank A. Hon-
necker last evening commenced a 9,000
point game of “muggins” for $25 a side
and the mug in championship of_ Nor-
walk. Five rames of 150 points each
were played last evening, of whlch Hon-
necker won three and J essee two. The
next games will be played Monday
evening.
——No need to start heater or put up
winter stove yet. A gas stove Wlll warm
the room at one quarter the expense.
Ex-Governor Samuel W. Hale, of
New Hampshire, died yesterday at the
residence of his brother, Henry A.
Hale, in Brooklyn. Governor Hale
was a republican, and served his party
in the State Legislature in 1866 and
1867, in the Governor’s council and the
Governor’s chair. He accumulated a
large fortune, after starting in life as
a farmer’s boy at the age of 14, and in
a quiet and unostentatious way was a
great philanthropist.
Mrs. F. St. John Lockwood and
daughter, Miss Elizabeth, attended the
reunion and banquet of the “Emma
Willard School Association,” commem-
orative of the seventieth anniversary
of the founding of the institution,
which was held at the Plaza Hotel,
New York, on Thursday evening.
There were about one-hundred and
fifty ladies present, who had received
instruction at the famous seminary.
Mrs. Russell Sage presided and at the
close of the exercises, presentedabeau-
tiful portrait to the association.
—Hams 12:5 cents, Shoulders 9 cents,
at the People’s Market, 20 Wall street.
.‘xllh‘kiei: by Earthquakes.
BURNSVILLE, Miss, Oct. 17.—A shock of
earthquake struck Burnsville, and five
other distinct shocks were afterward felt.
The shock was felt as far as twenty-six
miles west of here. It was very pg‘ceptible
at Florence, Ala. There were heavy shocks
at Iuka and Corinth. Services were in pro-
gress at the Christian church in Corinth,
but at the second shock the congregation
fled. The movement was from north to
south. Ashock lasting seven seconds is
reported from east Nashville, Tenn.
A Protest to President Harrison.-
SAN Fa. SCISCO, Oct. 17.—-President Har:
risen, in reply to the protest sent him by
the San Francisco chamber of commerce
against the postoffice site recently selected,
says: “The law gives me no power over
the question, but has constituted a board
to decide it. I cannot do more than to re-
fer your protest to the secretary of the
treasury.” No reply has yet been received
to the protest sent to Postmaster General
Wanamaker. -
The Carnegie Company’s New Scale.
PITTSBURG, Oct. 17.—After an all day
conference between General Managel
Schwab, of the Edgar Thomson steel
works, Braddock, and the converting mill
employees, a new scale was settled upon.
Formerly the steel blowers made about
$200 a month, but they will now make
about $120; repairers 8104 instead of' $145,
and vcsselmen 8165 instead of $230. The
other-employees will be presented with the
same scale. . - ‘
Death in 9. Falling Stone.
VVASIIINGTON, Oct. 17.—A huge block oi
sandstone that had been raised to the fifth
story of the McGill building fell, striking
a scaffold in its descent ' and hurling
Thomm. Payne, a workman, to the ground,
dead. The falling debris struck Morris
Wright, a negro laborer, and Lillie Web:
ster, a thirteen-year-old school girl, severe
1y wounding each. '
Furnished at cost by the
Furnished at cost by the .
An Unsudctssflllglttempt to Enter
a High St;eet Residence.
Three Pistol Site}: Follow the Burg-
An unsuccessful attempt, by burglars,
to enter the residence of Mrs. George
R. Cholwell, No. 30High street, was
made early this morning.
‘About'2 b’clock Mrs. Cholwell was
awakened by a noise at the front win-
dow of the room next to hers, which ’
opens upon a balcony. She got up and,
went into the room and discovered that
the window, which hadbeen left‘ open
but a few inches when the house was
closed for the night, stood wide. open.
She summoned her daughter, Miss
Clementine, who. occupies the room
with her, and together they went- out
onto the balconyf
A ladder stood against the roof Of the
house, alongside of the balcony, and
just outside of the fence stood a man.
Mrs. Cholwell shouted todiim, “What
are you doing there,” and at about the
same moment, Miss Cholwell, who had
her pistol with her, and by the way, is
a reiniaarkably good shot, fired at him.
At the sound cf Mrs. Cholwell’s voice
the man turned his head and looked di-
rectly at the two‘ladies, but when the
first shot was fijgid, he doubled himself
up, in amost unusualimanner, and ran
up the street at a high rate of speed,
followed by "two more shots from Miss
Cholwell’s pistol.
The ladies then» rang the telephone
bell, shouted fer help, and also rang a
large dinner bell out of; the front win-
dow, but the noise was responded to by
no one on the street, save Dr. C. B.
Coolidge, who hastened to the scene,
and then to the bridge and summoned
the police. ' >
When the police arrived they went
through the house and discovered that
nothing was missing, and the burglars
were undoubtedly frightened away be-
fore they had entered the house.
At the rear of the house, against the
bath room window, which was Opened,
another ladder, shorter than the one
which stood against the front of the
house, was found, showing that the
burglars had been careful to have an
exit at both the front and rear windows.
Traces were found this morning on
the north side of the house where the
burglars had tried to put their ladder
up and found either the windows locked
or the ladder too short to reach to the
windows.
There must have been two burglars,
as the ladder which had been put
against the rear of the house had only
been placed there aftera canopy, which
covered a small sand bank, used as a
playground by the children, had been
detached from the house and removed.
This was securely set into the ground
and fastened to the house, and it would
have been almost impossible for one
man to have removed it.
Miss Cholwell also heard another
man run out of the driveway at the
north of the house, after she had fired
at the man in front.
Capt. Sandy Knapp. who, since his
house burned down, has slept in a
room fitted up for him in the wood-
shed, at the north of the house, and on
the drive, says he heard two men walk-
ing past his door about two o’clock, but
took no noticeof them, as he supposed
that it was Mr. George C. Cholwell.
The burglars, who were undoubtedly
experienced evidently had been watch-.
ing the movements of the members of
the family, ' as they selected a night
when Mr. Cholwell was detained in
New York and there were no men folks
in the house. The police force was al-
so short-handed last night, Oflicer More-
house being out on a search for the
thieves who stole Miss Peaslee’s horse,
yesterday afternoon, and this accounts
for the lapse-of time which occurred be-
fore Ofiicer Howard arrived on the
scene. ’
The ladders used are still at the house.
They are ordinary common ladders.
One is about twenty feet, long, and
rather light, while the other is about
ten feet in length, heavier, and looks
as if at some time or other, it had been
sawed off from a lbnger one.
Both of the ladies had a good look at
the burglar who was shot at, and could
identify him. if- they saw him again.
They describe him as .rather tall, of
light build, and wearing dark clothes
and a black slouch hat.
Miss Cholwell thinks that one of the
three shots which she fired at the man.
wounded him and this may account for
the unusual way in which he doubled
himself up when he ran up the street,
but a search.this morning failed to dis-
close any evidence of blood in his
tracks. '
Too much praise cannot be bestowed
upon the ladies for the cool way inwhich
they defended their home against the
attack of this darin villian, and for the
benefit of others w 0 may at any fu-
ture timc‘ attempt the same job, we
will state that all the ladies of the house
are remarkably proficient in the use of
all kinds of firearms.
The Bridgeport Walklng Match.
The score at the finish last night was:
Cartwright, 204 miles, 2 laps ; Hegle-
man. 200 miles, Slaps; Burns, 198 miles,
9 laps; Herty, 206 miles, 7 laps; Tay-
lor, 210 miles, 11 laps; Basso, 162 miles,
11 laps ; Downs, 185 miles.
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Divorced.
_ Judge J. M. Hall granted the follow-
mg divorce in the short calendar of
the civil superior court yesterday :—
Lydia A., from Charles E. Baker, both
of Westport, married July 13th, 1878.
The grounds for divorce was habitual
mtemperance. ‘The custody of five mi-
nor children was awarded the plaintifi‘.
—-—-———-—'¢'oo~—
What’s in a Name ?
Mr. Love 00d, of Kansas recently
eloped with is servant girl ; Mr. Law-
less is president of a law and order
league in Kentucky ; the Rev. Mr. No-
good,’ of Virginia exhorts his brethren
to leadabetter life; Mr. Doolittle, a
county clerk in Wisconsin, complains
that he is overworked. and now we are
told that Mr. Van Whoopen is to be
compelled to remain silent—Des
Moines Leader.
400*
Another Train Wanted.‘
There is a wide and it would seem a
very reasonable demand for a train
west from Bridgeport at a later hour
that the present 9.49 way. If that train
could be delayed so as to leave Bridge-
port at 10.30 or better still, at a quarter
to eleven, and then run even no furth-
er than Stamford. we are sure the Con-
solidated managers would very soon
see a large increase in their down pas-
senger traffic.
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The Gubernatorial Issue.
In the Supreme Court before Judge
Thayer yesterday morning, Judge
StOdda-rd entered his motion In the quo
warranto of Morris against Bulkeley.
and Mr. Case filed a demurrer. Judge
Thayer reserved his decision and passed
the case to the Supreme Court. The
motion filed by Judge Stoddard was
s1mplified and the demurrer filed by
Mr. Case was very brief. The entire
pioceedings did not occupy two min-
11 es.
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A Suspicious Character.
Last night about 8:30 o’clock, Dr.
Baxter’s servant girl saw a man lurk-
ing in the lot at the rear of the barn
and when she called to him he hid him-
self behind some bushes. She at once
notified Dr. Baxter who went out and
finding him in hiding inquired his
name-and nature of his business, but
not receiving a satisfactory reply, or-
dered him off the premises, which or-
der was promptly obeyed. It isevideut
that Norwalk has some very undesir-
able visitors from abroad just now.
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Post Office Inspection.
Postmasters Knowlton, of Bridge-
port, Tweedy, Of Danbury, and Hub-
bell, of Norwalk, raided the New Ca-
naan post office yesterday, which com-
pleted the entire number of post ofiices
within Fairfield County, left to the
above trio to inspect. They found
everything as it should be with P. M.
St. John and then adjourned to Ex-P.
M. Monroe’s Drug store, where the val-
liant supporter of Cleveland’s adminis-
tration, 1nsisted upon the Inspectors’
sampling a few brands of his best He.-
vanas and also of his home-brewed so-
da water of the vintage of 1884. The
party then drove to Norwalk and dis-
banded.
Serious Accident.
The venerable Mrs. Chas. Mallory was
at the Bridge early yesterday morning,
and on returning home,in coming down
stairs in her house, she slipped and fell
headforemost from the third or fourth
step from the bottom, striking her
head against a fire-screen that someone
had carelessly left at the foot of the
stairs in the hall.
A gash Was cut to the bone
in her forehead. extending from
the hair to her eye. ' The old
old lady showed her nerve by picking
herself up and walking over to Dr. Mc-
Gonegal's, who dressed the wound, af-
ter which she walked back to her home
without assistance.
The quarterly meeting of the various
branches of the Norwalk Christian En-
deavor Union, will meet _at the Congre-
gational church in Wllton ‘ Tuesday
evening, October 20, 1891, when the
following programme will be rendered :
7.35—Hymn No. 676, “Stand up,
stand up for Jesus.”
7.40 —Roll call, president’s report and
business.
7.50—Hymn No. 366, (2 verses) “In
the cross of Christ I lory.”
7.55—Prayer and ord’s Prayer. by
president.
8. 00—Scripture lessons and welcome,
Rev. M. Hart, Wilton. _
8.10-+Hymn NO. 844, (2 verses) "Km-
dred in Christ.” - .
8.15—Report from N. B. convention,
Miss Lulu Stanley delegate from 1st
Congregational c urch, 'Norwalk,
“Spiritual power.” - ‘ ,
8.20—Hymn, “Throw out the Life-
line,” Miss Fritz, solo and chorus.
8.25-Report, Warren Atherton, del-
egate Baptist- church,"South horwalk,
‘ ‘A new Apostolic Age.”
8.30—Report, Mrs. Jabez Backus,
delegate Westport Gongregational
church, “Inner development of C. E.’
SAG—Hymn, “Down 'at the Cross.”
etc. . ‘ .
8.50—Report, Geo. F. Canfield, dele-
gate Wilton Congregatmnal church,
“Ultimate purpose of the Chrlstian."
9.00—Prayer, Rev. Mr.
Baptist church, South Norwalk.
9.05?Report, Miss A. E. Grumman,
delegate Geor etown M. E. church,
“Personal Wor .”,
9.10—Report, Miss N. C. Graves del-
egate South Norwalk Congrega onal
church, “Prayer meeting.”
9.15—Ten minutes prayer meeting,
Miss Stewart, leader.
9.25—Collectlon.
C. .E. Hymn, “For Christ and the
Church.” .
C. E. benediction; :2
Wheaton, .
BIG RlllL_R_0ll_D DEAL.
The Housatonic System Secures
Additional Terminal Facilities.
The Bethel Branch to be Extended-
——Through Tralns Frorfi Boston to
New York via the New York Cen-
tral.——A RivalScheme Checkmated.
Work Will Be Commenced in the
Spflng.
For the past week or two the state
papers have been filled with accounts
of a new route to be projected in the
sprlngbetween Danbury and New York,
the scheme headed by a Danbury mil-
l1onaire named Ives. and backed by a
syndicate of other Danbury and New
York capitalists. The new route was to
be antagonistic to both the Consolidated
and Housatonic systems, and it was
stated would prove a lively competitor
to both the old lines.
But a new state of affairs has turned
up which renders it exceedingly doubt
ful1f the new line is ever completed.
It is in fact, a new move by one of the
old companies, which takes the wind
out of the sails of the projected line.
By this move on the chess board of
railroad management, the Housatonic-
New England combination will secure
a third route into New York city be-
sides the two now in use.
_As the reader may not be familliar
With the layout of the Housatonic road,
a brief recapitulation is here presented
to make clear the magnitude and im-
portance of the proposed change. The
main line from Bridgeport to Pittsfield,
a distance of 120 miles, is intersected
at Hawleyville, 27 miles from this city.
by the New York &New England road,
which from that place comes away to
the north-west until it reaches the Hud-
son river at Fishkill Landing. At an
angle of 30 degrees and south of it runs
the Bethel branch from Hawleyville to
Bethel. Through Bethel runs the Dan-
bury and Norwalk railroad, which is
jomed shortly below the latter place by
the Ridgefield branch, which runs
westerly to Ridgefield, a. distance of six
miles. Ridgefield is so near :the New
York Central road that locomotive
wlhistles are plainly audible in that
p ace.
Last week the Norwalk Hour. on the
authority of President Starbuck,stated
that the Bethel branch was to be double—
tracked between Hawleyville and Beth-
el. That was all right as for as it goes,
but the object of it seems to have es-
caped our contemporary. The Union
has it from an authoritative source that
not only will this improvement be
made, but the roadbed of the Ridge-
field branch will also be improved,
double-tracked and extended until it
reaches the New York Central road
near Brewsters. Through vestibuled
Pullman express trains will be run over
this route from Boston to New York,
thus giving the Housatonic-New Eng-
land system two entrances to the Grand
Central depot, as the Lenox expresses
now enter it over the Consolidated
road. Besides this, it has the Brook-
lyn terminus over the Long Island
road. . With these three entrances to
the metropolis, as against the Consoll-
dated’s one, the Housatonic is destined
to become a most formidable compet-
itor to the former road. Work on the
extension will be actively commenced
early in the spring.
It will be easlly seen that this move
knocks the projected route of the Dan-
bury capitalists flat. With between 40
and 50 miles of new road to build, they
could never hope to pay expenses and
compete successfully with this route,
which is already complete, with the ex-
ception of 14 or 15 miles.
The parties interested in the scheme
are the Vanderbilt system, John D.
Rockefeller, Messrs. Haines, Park, of
Park & Tilford, Bostwick, Starbuck,
McCauley, Rutter and Hentz of 'the
New England road. —Bridgeport Union.
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H.~-—LUA!:LE 'l‘liOlTERS BURNED.
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Thirtveu Blonder] Horses Roasted to
Death in an Incendiary Fire.
SABINA, 0., Oct. lit—U. M. Morgan, a
wealthy and extensive breeder of fine trotv
ting and‘pacing horses, sustained a. loss of
$75,000 by the incendiary burning of his
barn and.thirteen finely bred horses, eight
of which were stallions. There was no in:
surance ‘on either burn or horses.
Nancy Strathmore, full sister of Harry
Strathmorc an d valued at $10,000, was lost,
as was also Hazord Strathmore, full
brother to Harry. Artemus, J r., half
brother to Pinewood, who beat the world’s
record for yearlings‘ at Cambridge City,
Ind, and Startaway, half brother to Mam-
brino Maid and by Mambrino Startle,
were burned. Several other well known
horses were burned.
Harry Strathmore, the famous pacer and
pride of Clinton county, was saved by be-
ing left out over night in a pasture.
Russell’s Party Hedi-d From.
'felt for the safety of Lieutenant Russell
and party, sent out -by the Smithsonian in-
stitution to survey Mount St. Elias, has
been allayed by the receipt of aletter from
Lieutenant Russell dated Sept. 23. The
party was then at Yokatel. The revenue
cutter Corwiu touched at that point on
Sept. 1, and the party not being there then
fears were entertained for its safety. The
steamer Mexico also recently brought ad-
vices from the party wherein it appeared
that the ascent of Mount St. Elias had
been attempted, but unsuccessfully. The
party reached a height of 14,000 feet, leav-
ing 1,000 feet yet to be ascended.
Walking Under Difficulties.
ASHLAND, “715., Oct. 17.——J. S. Harrigan.
‘ a pedestrian who started from Ashland
On a walk to Maine on 385,000 bet that he
could not reach Portland on foot in sixty
was some scheme to detain him he badly
wounded one policeman, but another
struck him down. The officers claim they
had a. warrant for his arrest for jumping
'a. beard bill, but when arraigned he was
Ldischarged. He has sued the officers. ‘
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SEATTLE, Wash., Oct. lit—Apprehension
days, arrived at Hurley and was confront-‘
ed by three police officers. Thinking it,
. Miss Peaslee’s Horse Stolen.
Yesterday afternoon about 1.30,
while the Misses F. M. Peaslee and Ada .
Dyas.were- making a call on the daugh-
ters of Morgan T. Smith, Esq, on the
Church Green, two boys unhitched"
their horse from the post in front' of
the house and, jumping into the buggy,
drove away. Dann’s stable and the po-
lice were .at once notified and searchers
sent Out in all directions. _ About 5 p:
m. the 1 ds were seen drivmg through
South Wllton on th‘e mam road to Dan-
bury. Ofiicer Morehouse followed up‘
this trail, but lost all track of them a.
short distance above where seen at
South Wilton. He drove on, however,
as far as Bethel before returning last
night. It is supposed the rascals had
left the main road and halted for the
night with some Wilton farmer. The
boys are said to be George Cockefur,
aged 8, and a compamon named .-Dav1s,
12 years old. Cockefur lathe same boy
who took a team from 1n front of Com-
stock Bros}, store last week and Was
cau ht by oflicer Dann onthe outskirts
of t e borough. He is said to havaan
almost insane mania for ruling behlnd
and driving a horse. The lads are ex-
pected to be captured during the day,
as it is altogether improbable that they
can long escape detection. The anl-
mal was a good sized bay, and Mlss .
Peaslee’s most valuable horse. He was
hitched to a; no-top road wagon, w1th
light colored runnin works.
P. S.—Ofiicer orehouse has Ire-
turned. He traced the lads up to w1th-
ina mile Of Brookside Park, where they
turned and came back and then they
took an easterly course toward West-
port or Weston. The last 1nformatlon
was just at dark when the boys were
out of the wagon and stoning apples
from a tree near the road. They were
seen to start off again from th1s pomt,
and still going eastward. Their horse _
was also observed to be tired out an
the boys only able, to keep It on a walk.
This fact attracted attentlon, but bemg
unable to trace them further Mr. More-
house returned. He thinks the lads
will be picked up to-day somewhere on
the borders of eastern Wllton, or 1n
Westport or Weston.
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—Porterhouse Steak 18 cents, at the
People’s Market, 20 Wall street; S1r- -
loin Steak 14 cents; Round Steak 12%
cents; Shoulder Steak 10 cents; Roasts
of Beef, Pork and Mutton 12%; cents; .
Sausage 12% cents; All goods war-
ranted satisfactory and full welght, or
return them and get your money a
the People’s Market, 20 Waléogtl’ifreet.
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CHURCH SERVICES.
FIRST CONGBEGATIONAL.—RSV. Thos.
K. Noble, pastor. Services at 10.30 a.
m. and 7.30 p. m. Morning subject,
“The Teaching of Scripture Con-
cerning the Unsaved.” Evening sub-
jects, “The Wonders of the Satelhte
System.” Mid-week prayer meeting
.on Thursday evening at 8 o’clock. The
male quartette will sing in the evening.
GRACE—Rev. S. H. Watkins, rector.
Oct. 18. St. Luke’s Day. Holy Com-
munion 9.30. Morning prayer, ~l1tany
and sermon 10.30. Sunday school 12 m.
Evening prayer and sermon 7.30 p. m.
The Rev. Dr. Clarke will ofl‘iclate. All
are welcome.
CALVARY BAPTIST.—-Y. P. C. L. so-
ciety service at 4 p. m. At 7.30.Rev. B.
Terrel of the Yale Un1vers1ty w1ll
preach; ‘
FIRST BAPTIST.—F. E. Robbins pas-
tor. Services at 10.30 a. m. and
7.40 p. 111. Subject, morning, “God’s
Plan for Saving Men.” Evening, “The
Harvest is Ripe.” The public cordial-
ly invited. Seats free. At 4 p. m. Pas-
tor Robbins will preach 1n Cranberry
Plains. Next Tuesdayevenmg the La-
dies’ Aid Society will hold a cake sale
and sociable in the lecture room.
METHODIST—Dr. Van Alstyne, pas-
tor. Services at 10.30 a. m. and 7.30 p.
Prayer meeting at 6.30 p. m. for one
hour. Subject of the morning d1s,-,
course : “The Mission of the Church.
For the evening: “Some Ephesian
Saints.” Good music and a 'cordlal
welcome for all.
-ST. 'PAUL’Sr—Bev. S. T. Graham, rec-
tor. Divine service with sermon 10.30
a. m. Subject, “Nursery Work.” D1-
vine service with sermon 7.30 p. m.
Subject, “Sickness 1n the Home of a
Nobleman.” Free 'sittlngs and a cor-
dial welcome to all. - -
SUNDAY SCHOOLS. —-Sunday,Oct. 18, is
Sunday school day for the whole world
as recommended by the World S. S.
convention in London, in 1889. . 190,-
500 schools, with over twenty mllllons
of teachers and scholars have been 1n-
vited to observe the day see season of
special prayer for the blessings of God.
Fraternally,
ARCHIBALD WHEATON,
Member of Executive. Commlttee of
Connecticut S. S. Assomatmn.
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—Loaded Shells at Sutherland’s.
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His Property Attached.
BRIDGEPOBT, Oct.17th.——All theprop-
belonging to Ex- 7
erty at Bridgeport,
Vice President Spooner, of the Adams
Express Company, save the homestead,
was attached this morning by Deputy
Sheriff Stone. This includes several
business blocks, and a tract; of land
comprising 100 acres. «
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—The best line of Cigars in 'town at
Sutherland’s. .
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Principal Rellglous Sects in the
World.
Ruddhéslfih and Confuciagf, 485,000,000
om. a ’cs 202,000.00 , ’
Greek ’ 70,000,000 272’000’000
Fetish and Heathen, 227,000,000
Mohammedans, 123,000,000
Brahmins, " 120,000,000 ~
Protestants all denominat’ns 109,000,000
Jews, , 8,000,000 _,
——Sportsmen can get Loaded .Shellfi‘r
at Sutherland’s.
1’s.
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Norwalk Chronicler