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Vol. I, No. 221.
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ETTE
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Norwalk, Coma, Tuesday Evening,
November 3, 1891.
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and Jobbing Department. He is an expert
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Nothlnsz 80 Successful as Success!
During the months of July, August,
September and October, the DAILY
GAZETTE published 582 new andver~
tisements as follows :—
July, - - 107
August, - - 1.1 8
Septcinb or, - 162
October, — _ 195
The people have found out where to
place their Advertisements to obtain
the best results.
Happenings To-nlsrht.
Meeting Alpha Wheel Club. >
Meeting Pioneer Hook 8.? Ladder Co.
Meeting Hope Hose Company.
Meeting Phoenix Engine Company.
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TERSE TALES OF THE TOWN.
See advertisement vestmaker wanted.
Miss Nellie Condon has returned from
a three weeks’ trip with friends at Nau-
gatuck.
—Spare Rib 10 cents per pound at
People's Market. 220tf
Mr. Charles A. Acton left for New
York early this morning to cast his vote
for Fassett.
——BOARD, Reasonable, at 15 Franklin
avenue. 221-35
The Consolidated road has stopped
work for the present on four-tracking
in Southport.
-_—Rib and Sausage 10 cents per pound
at People’s Market. 220tf
Ninety per cent. of railroad accidents
in this country are occasioned by the
spreading of the rails.
-—It is a pleasure for Benedict to show
goods whether you buy or not. The
most polite attention paid customers.
Mr. Harry Morehouse, who has been
quite seriously 111 With malarial fever,
is cons1derab1y improved.
~Great Bargains in MILLINERY. All
goods at two-thirds their value, at the
Boston store for the next ten days.
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William M. Stillman, an old and es»
teemed clothing merchant of Bridge-
port, died yesterday of cancer in the
stomach.
——Rib and Sausage 10 cents per pound
at People’s Marks . 220tf
It is feared that Mrs. Charles Stewart
Parnell may not survive the shock
caused by her husband’s death. She
Is growmg rapidly weaker.
The late Monson Hawley of Bridge-
port left an estate estimated at a quar
tor of a million dollars. It is left chief-
ly to the mic and children.
In Waterbury, yesterday. Mrs. Essie
Sabsovick. charged with fortune tell-
ing, was sentenced to sixty days in jail,
it being her second offense.
Colonel Doherty has received the
resignations of Lieutenant C. W.
Burpee. of Company’A. and Captain
LeBarnes,0f Company K, Wallingford.
The Matthews family left their sum-
mer home in the Lockwood mansion,
on West avenue yesterday. for their
regular Winter residence in New York.
1 The Cadets of .Te'nperance will meet
3:- riday evenin- in the Division room on
which occasion they will be visited by
the most Worthy Patron of the Na-
tional Section.
. Mr. Frank P. Kellogg, that fine
looking young man who has been with
Jeweler Spencer for the pastfive years,
has accepted a position with Tiffany &
Co., the New York jewelers.
. Afire in Lorillard’s tobacco factory
in Jersey City yesterday morning
cauzeda panic among the 2,000 men
and women employed in the building
and resulted in $50,000 damages.
. ——The Election returns will be found
in the New York Papers, to-morrbw
morning, and the place to go is at Ben-
edicts; he Will have a good supply.
The water rents are due to—day.
See advertisement of money lost.
-Go to Benedict for the latest Music.
To-day is a holiday in New York to
every one except voters.
W. H. Grant has been appointed
postmaster at Buckland, Conn. -
Judge Frank W. Perry is painting
his residence on Berkeley Place.
The score in the Jesse Honnecker
domino contest now stands 12 to 11, in
favor of Honnecker.
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~—Ask Benedict the Newsdealer to
show you the New York and Paris
Young Ladies Fashion Bazar for Dec.
The assessors are now finishing up
their work in the Court of Burgesses’
room, where they were mOved to this
morning.
The funeral of Miss Fanny M. Kenna
was largely attended from St. Mary’s
church this morning. the interment be-
ing at St. Mary’s cemetery.
———If you want somthing to read these
long evenings. go to Benedict’s and
get Frank Leslie’s Pleasant Hours for
NOVId The cheapest Periodical in the
"wor .
J. Henry Hoyt is the most patient
fisherman in town. A reporter discov-
ered him fishing in the rear of his store
this morning and saw him land one
smelt after two hours of patient fishing.
The election in New York state today
is causin nearly as much excitement
in Norwa k as an election in‘ our own
state woul , and it is estimated that
$10,000 wi change hands in Norwalk
overthe result. "
The Gotham Wheelmen open their
new Club House at New York, Satur-
day evening, November 7th. Clinton
Seeley is a member of this Club, and
W111 put on his swallow-tail coat and
attend the opening.
. The St. Paul’s Boys’ Choir was sub-
jected to a sort of preliminary organiza-
tion .and arrangement of voices, last
evening, [preparatory to their proposed
first public participation in next Sun—
day’s church service.
Mrs. Van Enron and Mrs. Cram were
in New York all day yesterday hunting
novelties for the Japanese Fete, to be
given at the Opera House, in aid of
Grace churcb,Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings of next week.
The schooner P. T. Barnum, Captain
Blake, just arrived at Bridgeport, en-
countered a fierce hurricane off the
Carolina coast. Captain Blake had a
very narrow escape from being washed
overboard by a huge wave.
.At the treasury department to-day
bids were opened for the construction
of a public building at Wilmington,
Del, the lowest being that of the Con-
necticut Brownstone Company, of
Portland, Conn., at $126,000.
0. F. Blish, proprietor of the Eagle
hotel at Peekskill, N. Y., was mur-
dered in cold blood yesterday by H.
E. Bette of Brooklyn, who claims that
Blish alienated the affections of his
wife and robbed him of nearly $100,000.
George Allen has drawn the third
bicycle in the bicycle club drawing.
George was out before the crows were
up, this morning, practicing fancy
tricks on his new steed, and it is said
that he even takes the machine to bed
with him nights.
John R. Brown, a veteran of the late
war, and a member of the 17th Regt.,
C. V., died this morning at his resi-
dence on the Sticky Plains road. The
deceased had been a long sufferer with
rheumatism, and about three week ago,
fell down a flight of stairs, from the
effects of which he never recovered.
A Champion Cash Box was presented
to the July Booth by Mr. J. E. Power.
to be given to the one guessing the
right, or nearest the right combina-
tion. The right combination is 13, 22,
47. Coupon 169 contains the right
combination. The holder of ticket
169 can have the Cash Box by present-
ing the ticket at the Over River school
building.
The through Brooklyn vestibule train
from Boston, over-the Housatonic line,
was four hours late this morning, not
passing through Norwalk until 8:56
o’clock. The train was delayed by a
wreck at Union City, near Waterbury,
on the New England road. where two
freight trains came together, head on,
sometime during last night, and block-
aded the track for fOur hours.
Mr. Edward Fowler‘ of this town,
brother of the late 001. Douglas Fow-
ler, whose life was sacrificed at the bat—
tle of Gettysburg, was last evening
mustered in Douglas Fowler Post, G.
A. R., as a member of that "patriotic or-
anization. Comrade and Postmaster
. E, Doty of South Norwalk, who was
also in that battle, was present at the
muster, and delivered some very inter-
esting remarks, comprising reminis-
ences of Col. Fowler, with whom he
was closely associated during the war.
He also stated that he had recently met
aformer member of his old regiment
for the first time since the war closed,
who was one of the two soldiers who
tried to bear Col. Fowler’s body from
the bloody field, but were obliged to
abandon the attempt in order to save
their own lives. This old comrade is a
native of Westport. but has for several
years past resided at St. Augustine,
Florida.
—Lamb Chops 18 cents per pound, at
Keeler’s market. 221tf
The Ladies’ Society of St. Paul’s
church will meet to-morrow afternoon
in the parish rooms._ ‘_
The boy choir of St. Paul’s church
will receive their vestments at the par-
ishrooms to-morrow night.
—Readman leads them all. No such
pictures ever made in N orwalk before.
Come and see them at the Gallery in
GAZ'ETTE Building before gorng else-
where, and you will be conv1nced of
their superiority. '
It is reported that Manager Hoyt of
Music Hall is about to organize z. barn-
storming troupe of local amateurs and
send them out on the road to—count
railway ties. Coincidently funny as it
may seem, it is also stated that Mana-
ger Adams of the Opera House is con-
templating sending out a " spirit cabi-
net” combination with C. V. Arnold as
interpreter for the spooks.
To-morrow at 1.30 p. m. the Cadets
at the Military Institute will try their
hands at Athletics; the training has
been good and it is expected that they
will break all former school records.
Following this an informal dance Wlll
3e tendered the friends of the cadets.
The people of Norwalk are cordially
invited to be present and cheer the
boys on.
Litchfield business men are taking
preliminary steps towards forming a
Board of Trade. ‘ Over thirty were
present at a late meeting and all were
in earnest about it. The main point
at present is the building of a new
hotel, for which three sites have been
ratuitously offered. Up to date, our
Norwalk Board of Trade has not been
startled out of its soninolent composure
by any such offers of a hotel or any
other site.
The residents on East avenue have
very properly and generously taken up
the matter of reimbursing Mr. Willis
Earle for his scientific and patriotic
outlay in the purchase and daily dis-
play of weather signal-flags from the
top of Col. Robert’s school building
tower. Several volunteer contribu-
tions have been already sent him, and
although considerably short of his out-
lay, the spiiit of appreciation manifest-
ed by these friends is far more grateful
to the feelings of Mr. Earle than any
monied contribution could be.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert L. Lane of
Leonard street, have been terribly
afflicted in the death of two children
Within the space of a week. Their little
boy Louie, aged three, died of croup
last Wednesday and was buried on
Thursday. The evening after the funer-
al their little girl, Lottie F., aged five,
was taken with the same fatal disease
and died at 5 o’clock last evening. ’l‘o-
morrow her angel form will be laid
away in the grave beside the little
cherub brother. Mr. and Mrs. Lane
have the deepest sympathies of the en-
tire neighborhood, but only “He who
tempereth the winds to the shorn lamb”
can comfort and sustain them in such
an hour of desolation and anguish.
A Fearful Disaster Averted.
GREEN BAY, Wis. Nov. 3.—At a point
about a mile south of Oconto an attempt
was made to wreck the south bound pas-
senger train over the Chicago and North-
western railway. A rustic saw three men
engaged in removing the spikes and fish-
plates holding one of the rails. Hurrying
back he signaled the approaching pas-
senger train, and the engineer succeeded
in stopping the engine just as the front
trucks left the track where the rails had
been spread. At the point the wreckers
had selected for their fiendish work the
road runs along a high embankment, and
but for the discovery 3 terrible wreck and
loss of life Would have resulted. The train
was delayed three hours.
The Peter’s Pence Fund.
ROME, Nov. 8.—The pope yesterday pre-
sided at a consultation of the cardinals,
with a view of reorganizing the Peter’s
Pence fund. It appears that, owing to
rash speculations on the Bourse several
millions of francs had been lost. A vast
amount of money had also been invested
in valueless mortgages for the accommo-
dation of friends. The contributions since
1870 had averaged 13,000,000 francs a year,
but the generosity of the faithful was fast
abuting.
A Tall Tower Opened.
NEW YORK, Nov. 8.—The tower on Madl
son Square garden, which rises tea. height
of 341 feet, wasopened to the public Mou-
day. A large crowd visited the place, and
many people climbed to the top of the
tower, where a good view of the city and
surrounding country was had. The statue
of Diana on the tower top was greatly ad
mired.
Slavin Fighting Drunk.
~LONDON, Oct. .3.—Frank Slavin, the
pugilist, has been arrested and fined five
shillings for having been drunk and dis-
orderly on Sunday morning, and for hav-
ing while in that condition attempted to
force his way into the Eldorado club.
Thirty Families Homeless.
WATERVILLE, Me, Nov. 8.—A dispatch
from New Portland says that a fire which
started there burned about twenty houses,
leaving some thirty families without
homes.
THE DEATH RECORD.
H. P. CARTER, the Hawaiian minister to the
United States, in New York.
Captain WILLIAM H. SHELBY, a veteran,
at New Bloomfield, Pa.
MARIS TAYLOR, a well known citizen of
Wilmington, Del.
DANIEL WHEELWRIGHT GOOCH, ex-
congressman, at Melrose, Mass. ' -
GRUMAN GRANGER. known in Pennsylva
nia for over sixty years as “Retaliator” Gran-
ger, at Earlville.
Major General TRUMAN SEYMOUR, U. S.
A., at Florence, Italy.
JOHN PRIEST HAMLIN, second cousin of
the late Hannibal Hamlin, at Salem, Mass.
JOHN H. CAMERON, of the St. Louis Age
(:1 Steel andthe St. Louis Lumberman, at Louis-
' le. .
ELLIOT KING, a prominent Maine Green-
back party leader, at Portland.
JOHN W. MAGRUDER, bank examiner. In
Boston. ~ .
woois plan.
A Big Fire Raging in the Huckle-
berry Hills.
Hunters Supposed to Have Started
the Fire.
A forest fire in the woods extending
west from Wilton to New Canaan, has
been burning since Saturday. It
started just abpve the South Norwalk
reservoir in what is familiarly known
as Huckleberry Hills and has already
spread over an? extent of several miles.
The fire is said" to have been caused by
hunters setting; fire to leaves. and has
thus far burned over the properties of
Messrs. Gilbert, Benedict, Knapp, etc.
The residents :of Wilton and eastern
New Canaan are still battling with the
flames, but hate not been able to en-
tirely subdue them. '
——'l‘h--...'.‘icest,‘ neatest 83.00 kid shoes
in N orwalk, at Hoyt’sw 3t 221
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Stolen Horse Recovered.
Chief Vollmer, of South N orwalk,’ is
gaining quite a reputation in the cap-
ture of horse; thieves. On Saturday
last he saw an é‘advertisement in a New
York paper, which read in effect, that
a tall, slim man about 35 years of age,
had,on Tuesday,Oct.27th, stolen a brown
horse, clipped, Split ear, long tail, black
points, 15 hands high, and a black
spring-top buggy, from a Horse and
Carriage Loan Co. in New York city.
for the return of whiohaliberal reward
was ofl‘ered. By some means he got a
“pointer” that led him to believe that
he could place the horse. Yesterday
morning, an agent of the owners of the
horse came to this city, and in company
with the Chief drove to South Wilton,
where the horse was found and identi-
fied as the one stolen. Enough infor-
mation was also gained to warrant the
belief that the man wanted was one,
George Starr, in the employ of Dr.
Robertson, of New York, who has a
summer residence in Wilton. Chief
'a ollmer secreted himself in a barn near
where Starr lived, and for two long
hours waited his arrival. At last, how-
ever, the fellow came in sight, going
towards his home, and inafew moments
more he was a prisoner. He was taken
home and in company with his wife was
driven to thisgaity, where he was placed
in one of the cages at the station-house.
He had previously, though, confessed
his guilt. It seems that some time ago
Starr had given it out that he had a
fine turnout in New Jersey, which he
wished to dispose of, and one day last
week he guys it to be understood that
he was going after the team and left
town. A day or two later he returned
With the team. which as it now proves,
he simply hired from the stable above
mentioned. On the way to Wilton
with the turnout he found time to cut
the horse’s main and tail. Failing to
sell the horse, which with the carriage
and harness was valued at 3400, he bor-
rowed $00 from Hubbard Blakeslee and
gave his note and the horse as security
for the payment of the loan, also
authorizing Mr. Blakeslee to sell the
horse, promising him a large commis-
sion if a sale was consummated.
Starr’s wife, when she learned of her
husband’s guilt, was very hysterical.
She stated that they had been married
scarcely a year. This is the same Starr
who, some four weeks ago, recklesslv
ran his horse into a wagon on West ave-
nue in which was seated Mrs. Eli N orth-
rop, throwing her out, she sustaining
injuries which have kept her confined
to the house ever since, and for ,which
injuries she has brought a suit for dam-
ages against Starr’s employer, Dr. Rob-
ertson
Starr says that he will not go into
New York state without a requisition.
As to whether Governors dill and
Bulkeley will sign such requisition re-
mains to be seen. If not the fellow Will
have to be released. He no doubt flat-
ters himself that release will be the ulti-
matum. Much credit is due Chief
Vollmer on the clever capture of the
fellow.
The New York Election To-day.
After readin and believing the New
York Sun an World last night and
this morning, no one could have a
doubt but that Flower is to be elected
by a plurality anywhere from ten to
sixty thousand. _
Those who read the TribuneARe-
corder and Press, and had the faith of
these paper’s convictions, would be
even more certain that Fassett was to
be elected by from five to twenty
thousand plurality. - _
"You pays your money and youtakes
your choice” till to-morrow, when the
truth will be known.
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The New Hat Factory.
Mr. Thomas Dorsey is about town
with a subscription paper in aid of _the
fitting up of the old Shepherd Carriage
Factory for the proposed new hat fac-
tory enterprise of the Messrs. F. C. and
E. E. Hodshon 8:: CO. We are rejoiced
to see so liberal a response on the part
of our citizens for this new local indus-
try, and trust the full amount required
to put tne building into a tenantable
condition will be subscribed. Mr. Wm.
H. Smith, its owner, has given a year’s
free rent of the building, but it is at
present untenantable. ‘
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Valuable Horse Injured.
While a young boy was leadingza val-
uable horse belonging to Thomas Greg-
ory of Cranberry Plains, to drink. yes—
terday, the horse broke away,andjump-
ing upon a barb-Wirefence, was badly
injured.
--3 pounds Beef Steak for 25 eta, at
l Keeler’s market. 221tf
Court of Burgess Meetlng.
The Court met at 7.45' last evening,
all the members being present.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and ordered approved.
The usual number of bills were pre-
sented, approved, and ordered paid.
The police report for the past month,
was read and placed on file. In it,
Chief Gormley stated, among other
things, that there had been fifteen ar-
rests during the month ; that Officer
Howard was the chief "puller-in.” that
Officer Adams stood next, himself third
and Officer Moreh Juse fourth. He
also stated that the police had all been
good boys during the month.
Martin Morris appeared before the
Court and complained of the condition
of the street, which runs from the south
end of Isaac street to Leonard street,
two hundred feet of which has been ac-
cepted by the Borough. The matter
Eves referred to the Highway Commit-
so.
A petition from E. K. Lockwood was
received asking that James Ghitto
be granted permission to raise the
roof of his shed and extend it three
feet out, towards the street, which will
make it conform with the building re-
cently erected by E. Wadhams.
This provoked a ong discussion, dur-
ing which the Wadhams building ques-
tion was brought up. Some of the
Burgesses were in favor of forming
themselves into a volunteer hook and
ladder company, and armed with axes
and hooks, march upon the enemy and
demolish it, but Clerk Hubbell demon-
strated to them the error of their
ways, and the Wadhams matter was
dropped, and Mr. Ghitto was giv-
en permission to extend his shed, the
work to be done to the satisfaction of
the Warden. -
At the last meeting the matter of
connecting the sewer on Westport av-
enue with the Children’s Home, was
referred to Burgess Buxton. and last
evening he reported that the Home
should be connected with the sewer, to
do which it would be necessary to ex.
tend it about 400 feet. A former Court
had promised the County Commission—
ers that the Home shOuld have sewer
and water connections, and the Water
Commissioners had already given them
the latter. As the boil ling will prob-
ably not be completed before spring,
the matter was laid on the table.
Burgess Buxton also made a report
on the construction of the dam under
the bridge, and announced thatit would
cost $684. As it is too late in the sea-
son to think of building the dam this
year, the report was placed on file for
the use of the next Court.
Burgess Bowe spoke of the highway
money, which the Borough should have
received from the town, and told of the
neglect of the town to appropriate the
sameat the regular meeting. A special
meeting was called to remedy the neglect
but as not enough tax-payers were pre-
sent, as required by law, they did not
have authority to appropriate money,
and so the Borough will have to wait
until the regular December meeting for
its share. '
The Chairman of the Finance Com-
mittee was authorized to borrow $1,000
on the credit of the Borough.
The Chairman of the Finance Com-
mittee was also empowered to transfer
any loan of the Borough, before the
next meeting of the Court, if found
necessWx _ '
Mr. hite appeared before the Court
and complained of the delay in come
plating the East avenue improvements.
and also of the noise made by the Elec-
tric Light Company, on the opposite
side of the river, and the unearthly
screeching of the whistles of the loco-
motives on the trains rounding the curve
near the gas house.
In regard to the first complaint Mr.
White was informed that an injunction
still rested on the Borough, but it would
probably be dissolved during the next
week or two.
Burgess Vanderhoef stated in regard
to the second complaint that he had
talked with Mr. Hill of the Gas Co.,
and that the company had tried to stop
the noise by sinking the exhaust pipe
in the ground. The noise had ceased
for a week or so, but had again started
up,_and the company was now at work
trying to remedy the same.
The Clerk of the Court was directed
to address a letter to Gen’l. Manager
Wm. H. Stevenson in regard to the
third complaint, asking him to stop the
screeching of the engines, whileround-
ing the curve during the night.
Engineer Wood presented sundry
maps of work done by the Borough,
which were adopted. Signed by the
Clerk and placed on file. -
As there was no further business be-
fore the Court, on motion of Burgess
Bowe, at 9:15 o’clock the board ad-
journed to Monday evening, Dec. 7th.
9
WHAT MISS SPINSTER SAYS:
That our society buds are all in a
flutter over the impromptu dance
given by Colonel Roberts and his
cadets Wednesday evening.
‘That Mr. Morison gave a dinner
party last evening to a few congenial
friends.
That a rehearsal of the Japanese
Wedding will be at Mr. Van Buren’s
home on West avenue, at half past
seven this evening.
That New York’s Chrysanthemum
show opened in Madison Square Gar-
den yesterday, but popular interest
there. just at present appears to be con-
tered in another kind of a Flower (?)
That in eleven states, today. the Be-
publicans are serene, and the Demo-
crats are confident.
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Died In New London.
Captain Nathaniel Richards _ died
Sunday at New London, aged ninety-
three. He was a grandson of Captain
Guy Richards, who was prominent in '
the history of the ReVOlution. In early
life he was captain of whale ships. He
was the oldest resident of New London.
He has been a Mason for sixty-five
yearsl
e.”
—Sausage 10 cents per pound at Peo-h
ple’s Market. 220tf
ELECTION new YORK.
Enormous Vote Polled in City and
State To-Day.
[Special to DAILY GAZETTE]
NEW YORK. Nov. 3, 1 r. M.
An enormous vote is being thrown in
this city, the indications being that
Flower will have fully 75,000,150 80,000
majority south of Harlem River, un-
less it be cut down by a secret Demo-
cratic vote, reported to be quite largely
thrown against him.
Reports from the interior of the
State, up to noon, give one of the larg-
est votes ever thrown at a state elec-
tion, with a prospect of Fassett reach-
ing New York city with 60,000 to 75,-
000 majority. Weather beautiful, busi-
ness suspended, and general holiday.
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Lost Her Teeth.
A good lady, who attended the “Ten
Nights in a Bar Room” show at the
Opera House, Saturday night, got so
excited by the “terrible example," of
the pathetic play, that she coughed but
her plate of false teeth and never
missed them till she arose from her gal-
lery seat at the conclusion of the play,
to go out. She searched faithfully all
over the floor for ten feet around where
she eat. but find them she could not.
Yesterday the unfortunate woman had
the janitor searching the house all over,
but up to date they can’t be found. It
is suspected that Manager Adams
“pinched" them and has taken them
up home for his new and toothless babe.
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Adams Express Co. Promotions.
John C. Curtis, local agent of the
Adams Express Co. at Bridgeport, has
been appointed assistant superintend-
ent of the New England division. Mr.
Curtis enters upon his duties at once.
Chas. A. Peabody, the route agent, has
been promoted to Mr. Curtis’ old posi-
tion.
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MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCI.
It Looks as Though Dr. MaoMlllan Has
Blot with Foul Play.
PERRINEVILnE, N. J ., Nov. 8.—-Some-
where between this little hamlet and
Highlstown, seven miles away, Dr. Wil.
linm T. MacMillan has been lost since 7
o’clock Friday evening as effectually as
though the earth had yawned and swal-
lowed him up, and the most careful search
of the dreary woods between the two vil-
lages by bands numbering 300 searchers
has failed to explain. this last in a long
series of sensational “Jersey mysteries.”
Dr. McMillan, twenty-five years old,
prosperous and active, left home in alight
road wagon Friday afternoon, to drive a
spirited horse to Hightstown to deposit a
large sum of money, to collect some bills}
and to do a little professional shopping.
He attended to his banking business,
collected the bills, bought some drugs, and
at 6.45 o’clock started for, home from
Doyle’s hotel, Hightstown. At 7.15 o’clock
Frederick Vaughn, of Milford, driving
toward that village, was overtaken by a
runaway horse without a carriage, but
with traces and reins dragging. He
stopped the animal. It was Dr. McMil.
Inn’s, and one rein was cut as if witha
knife.
At. 8.30 a Mr. Gaven drove to the Mac-
Mi: {an home in Perrineville and informed
the beautiful young wife of the doctor
that he had found the road cart broken
by the roadside five miles from Perrine—
ville, but he had not seen Dr. MacMillan
or any one who had. Searching parties
set out immediately and the search has
been kept up ever since, but without re-
sult, save the discovery of several indica-
tions that the young physician had met
with foul play.
There was found a streak of red paint on
the side of the new road cart, and beside it
a half smoked cigar and marks in the
sandy road where a pair of human hands
had been, palms down. Between these
finger prints was a dent, as if a human
head had struck there, and half a mile
away Dr. MacMillan’s hat was found,
with two dents in it, one in front and one
behind. These things and the cut rein
seem to indicate foul play, for the doctor
was a skillful driver and would not be
likely to lose control of his horse.
The road is a lonely one, throughadense
thicket, and there is a squatter village in
the pine woods back of this lonely road,
composed of a tough gang, who get their
living in ways unknown to their neigh-
bors. Some of this gang have already
served the state in Trenton prison, and the
people of this village do not hesitate to
say that Dr. MacMillan was assaulted, for
the fact that he received a large sum of
money last week was well known. How
else can his absolute disappearance be 80‘
counted for? they ask. The only sheet of
water that might hide his body is the
small Milford pond,'- and it has been
drained dry without revealing any trace of
him. ‘1
Dr. MacMillan graduated from Johns
Hopkins university, medical department,
last year, and he was exceedingly popu-
lar. His father is the Rev. George Mac-
Millan, president of the Presbyterian col-
lege, Steubenville, 0. His brother, John
MacMillan, is one of the searchers. The
young wife was an indefatigable searcher
for forty-eight hours, but broke down last
night and is now prostrated. Dr. Mac-
Millan was tall. slender, with black hair
and heavy side whiskers.
This Trial May Cause Bloodshed.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Nov. 8.—Alee, who
shot and killed Editor Bowen, of the
Cotulla Times, last summer, has been
taken to Eric county for trial. It is re-
ported that much ill feeling exists in the
county, and that bloodshed is imminent.
Governor Hogg telegraphed here for the
state military to hold themselves in readi-
ness to proceed to Eric county at amo-
ment’s notice. ‘
County Commissioners.
The Fairfield County Commissioners
will meet in the South Norwalk council
chambers to-morrow morning at 10
o’clock, to grant liquor licenses. *
'The Dead ldentlfled.
The woman killed at Windsor Locks,
last week, proves to be Mrs. Jennie
Converse, aged forty-five. She has
not lived-with her husband. who re-
sides in Somerville, for the past twelve
years. ‘
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Flre in the Hoffman House.
A fire broke out last night in a chim-
ney of the annex to the Hoffman House
on the . wenty» sixth street side. The
Fire Department was summoned, but
its services were not needed, as the
flames were extinguished by one of the
employees of the place. N o damage.
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R. J. Walsh Makes Answer.
The defendant’s return to the quo
warranto case recently instituted
against R. J. Walsh.Secretaryof State,
by the Hon. John J. Phelan, _0f
Bridgeport. was filed in the Superior
Court in New Haven, yesterday. It is
similar to the returns originally filed in
the case of Governor Bulkeley and
Lieut. Gov. Merwin. Attorneys Rob-
inson, Cole and Case, and Ely & Case
are Mr. Walsh’s attorneys.
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The Evangellstlc Meetlngs.
The service ht the Methodist church '
last night was in every respect a splen-
did success. The altendance was large,
the address spirited and spiritual. and
the chorus singing,accompanied by the
instruments, a grand inspiration. Two
young ladies expressed a desire to be-
come Christians. Meeting to-night at
7.45, address by Rev. S. O. Curtice.
Subject, “Loving Christ and Saving
Souls." All are invited.
London Theatricals.
A play was produced in London last
week, which was adapted from the
French by those popular playwrights,
Messrs. William Yardley and Ledger.
It became an instantaneous success at
its first production, and both Yardley
and Ledger were called before the cur-
tain and loudly applauded. The Amer-
ican rights in this play have been pur-
chased by the Frohams. Mr. Yardley
is widely and favorably known in N or-
walk, he having lived for a season in
Mr. George Clarke’s pretty residence
on Prospect Hill, christened by him-
self " Clarke’s Folly.”
Manager and Tenor Fight.
Sargent Aborn, manager of the Aborn -
Opera Company, and George T. Smith,
a tenor who had left the Aborn com-
pany to accept another engagement,
had a lively fight at the Corties Dram-
atic Exchange. on Broadway, yester-
day. Aborn was much incensed [at
Smith leaving him and went to the ex-
change to upbraid the tenor. Aborn
Opened the proceedings by calling
Smith 8. our. Blows were exchanged,
several chorus girls shrieked and final-
ly the contestants.- by mutual consent,
decided to call the fight a draw. The
Office boy brushed the dust from them.
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Death on the Rail.
The 2.30 shore line express killed an
unknown man at the tower house near
the Stratford depot yesterday after-
noon. Operator Havens saw the man
on the track and warned him of his
danger, but he seemed dazed and failed
to get out of the way. He was struck
in the head and died almost instantly.
The body was taken to the freight de-
pot and left over night awaiting an in-
quest, which will be held to-day. In
the dead man’s hat was found the ini-
tial letters, “P. K. K." A postal card
was found in his pocket telling where
work could be found, but the name
was illegible. The dead man was of
good appearance, fairly well dressed
and apparently about 25 years of age.
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Monev and Buslness.
Business is surprisingly activeh says
the Tribune, and in volume surprising-
1y large, considering that in many 1m-
portant States political contests of unu-
sual interest are closing. The num'iei'
of persons withdrawn temporarily from
labor or attention to busmess must be
very large, and yet the exchanges
through all clearing houses outside
New York for the month of October
have been the largest ever known in any
month excepting October last year,
and only 3.2 per cent. smaller than in
that month. Moreover, reports from
almost all the Western and Southern
centers of trade are that business is im-
proving, and at most of them exceed-
ing that of the same weeks last year.
Meeting of Convocation.
The regular monthly meeting of the
clergymen Of the Episcopal church in
Fairfield county, took place at Grace
church yesterday.
The Holy Communion was adminis-
tered at half past ten. The Rev. Louis
French of Darien, was the celebrant,
assisted by the Rector of the parish. .‘
After the service the members went
to the Rectory, where business was
transacted, end an essay on “Looking
Forward, 8. scriptural answer to Look?
ing Backward,” was read by the Rev.
Kenneth Mackenzie of Westport. The
subject was earnestly discussed by
those present, viz :, The Rev. Messrs.
French. Hall, Sherman, Hooker, Golds-
borough, Graham, Wayne, Hallook,
Hamilton. Boylston, Booth, Linsley, "
lfilagill, Ellwood, Mackenzie and Wat-
me.
At one o’clock luncheon‘ was served,
and a right royal banquet it proved to
be, thanks to the Parish ladies.
A short business session followed, at
which resolutions of sympathy for Rev.
Mr. Coley and family in the loss of wife
and mother, were passed. Also th inks
to the Parish for entertainment, and
the Convocation adjourned to meet at
Trinity church, Bridgeport, in De-
camber.
Norwalk Chronicler