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with the most enterprise, energy. and
general business capacity of any daily
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,Gov. Morris Inaugurated.
Governor Luzon, B. Morris was in-
augurated yesterday and read his mes-
sage before the Legislature.
ommended constitutional revision for
reapportionment of the Representative
and Senatorial districts, making repre-
sentation more equal according to pop-
ulation; a constitutional amendment to
elect the executive officers of the State
by a plurality; the correction of de-
fects in the secret ballot act; the pas-
age of a law disfranchising a man who
sells his vote, and legislation to me
vent attempts to bribe legislators.
The Democrats organized the Sen-
ate. The first vote for Clerk showed a
deadlock, the candidate of each party
receiving 12 votes. Senator Holcomb,
(Rep), of Southington.theii changed
in the interest of public business and to
avoid delay, and Charles W. COmstOck
(Dem), was made Clerk. Senator Hol-
den (Dem.), was elected President pro-
tem., by 13 votes, eleven Republicans
casting blanks. The rest of the Demo-
cratic candidates Wore also chosen.
An attempt to snub Gov. Bulkeley
by refusing to adopt a resolution noti-
fying the retiring Governor that the
Senate was ready to receive any con-1-
munication he had to make, failed.
Senator Cleveland (Dem.) voting with
the Republicans. - Bulkclcv notified
the Senate of several appointments,
and that he had loaned the various
State departments $300,000 in the last
two years.
The House elected Isaac W. Brooks
(Rep), of Torrington, Speaker, and
Young Folks,” and its “Home ~Andrew F. Gates (Rep. ) Clerk.
and Society” columns are of tlre
best.
Subserlptz'ons may begin (ll
any time.
@“Address all orders to flee
GAZETTE, Normal/t, Conn.
Whole Soulecl.
Editor Emerson of the Ansonia Scu-
tiuel, has no selfish or envious narrow-
ncss about his head or his heart. This
is the earnest and hearty way he has of
sending out his good wishes to his fel~
low toilers in the Daily newspaper '
field. The Weeklies are not in it. We
wish we could republish all he says.
but our crowded space prevents. Start-
ing with the oldest the Courant, after
pa 'ing his compliments to the other
Hartford Dailies, be naturally glides
down to the second oldest paper, the-
GAZETTE, and thus gives vent to his
generous feelings:
“At this closing of the old year The
Sentinel takes occasion to renew to its
esteemed daily contemporaries in the
state, the assurance of its con31dera-
tion. and to wish thema Happy,New
Year. Few states in the Union possess
such a list of live, active, nowsy news-
papers, and The Sentinel feels proud
of its bretheren, and its sisters, too,
for there are some remarkably bright
women in active newspaper Work in
Connecticut.
To the Hartford Courant we extend
the compliments of the season. Vener-
able in years but young in energy, it
has prospered materially during the
past year. A new and wonderful press
and an enlarged paper prove this.
To the Times—always safe, reliable
and newsy, we tip our hat. The Times
has progressed With the days and
weeks and months. and its fifty-two
years sits as lightly on its brow as the
turban rests on the bangs of an Asy-
lum 11 ill girl. "'
_To the Post. spinning along at a win—
ning gait, improving with every issue,
and giving all the news for 2 cents, we
reach out our blind of comradeship
and congratulate it on the new hold it
has taken on the affections of its con-
stituency.
To the Norwalk Gazette, of a nOble
parent, we give the compliment it de-
serves It is a young paper with an
old and able head. is has made its
place and won'fortune by dint of hard
and painstaking work.
To our namesake of South Norwalk,
the Sentinel, we can speak with good
Wlll. It- is striving hard to fill its field
and its success is evident. It is a splen-
did local ewspaperu, lhc days of the
new yea ought to be full of pleasure
'or it.
To the Advocate of Stamford we
senda pleasant word of cheer. It is
nobly doing the work it laid out for it-
self, building up its handsome town
and striving to advance local interests.
Its new year, too, should be as cheer-
ful and happy as the rest.
To the Bridgeport press we can
truthfully extend congratulations.
To the Daubury News, another of
those prosperous journals that possesses
both a devoted constituency and the
ability to please, we tender our warm-
est regards.
To each and all we wish the utmost
of prosperity. When we start out upon
the new year let us fix our eyes upon a
higher, better standard, and work to
reach it. And now, in the Words of
Tiny I‘im, “God bless us may one.”
The Ansonia Sentinel is conducted
The Republican members of the Gen-
eral assembly are to hold a caucus next
Wednesday, at 2 p. m., to nominate a
United States Senator,
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TERSE TALES OF THE TIMES.
Who said beautiful snow ?
t"The hoary frost, the fleecy snow,”
9 c.
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A black mufi' awaits an owner at this
office. _'_______‘
—Mr. Harstrom’s School will open
Monday, as announced.
Miss Vera M. Wood is to entertain
T. G. L. C. Monday evening.
The opening meetings of the week
of prayer have been well attended.
P.’ M. Hubbell now has ‘the new
Columbian Postage Stamps on sale.
Chicken thieves have been at work
in Southport. John B. Wakeman’s
hennery was stripped.
,, An unsuccessful attempt was made
to burn John Anspach’s paint store at
Bridgeport last nght.
— Perhaps ydu have tried , Hale’s
Lung Balsam. If you havn’t, ask Hale
for a free sample bottle. 513-tf
The tug Verity towed a schooner
load up the harbor through the ice,
yesterday. It was slow work.
If a man does not like dogs and cats
it means nothing. but if dogs and cats
do not like him it means a heap.
Chief of Police DeForest reports
fourteen arrests for last month, of
which number thirteen were males and
one female.
It is understood that there are thir-
teen applications already presented
for pOSitious on the police' An un-
lucky number, perhaps.
The sociable and entertainment
given by Glover’s American Band at
the Old Congregational church. last
evening was a very enjoyable affair
Congressman Sperry bo ight the first
copy of the Evening News, the new pa-
per recently started in Washington,
and paid twenty-five cents for it.
Concord Division, S. of T., have re-
ceived an invitation to attend the 48th
anniversary of Friendship Division of
Neg Canaan, on Tuesday evening, J an.
10f. .
The Annual Meeting of the First
Congregational Church will be held
this evening, to elect Officers and hear
rcpcirts from every department of its
wor {.
The first meeting of the new court of
Burgesses was followed by a snow-
storm. Certain aspirants for office
were previously“snowed under” at
the meeting.
State Department Deputy S. H.
Richmond installed the officers of
Pilgrim Council, 0. U. A M. last
night. The first degreewas confered
on one candidate.
The Register, mailed in New Haven.
on Monday, reached this office Wednes-
day night, and New HaVeu, butforty
miles away. Much better time was
made in the days of our grandfathers.
He rec?
‘Ncrwalk, (loun..Thursday Evening, January 5, 1893.
Mrs. Joseph Alexander, nee Bertha
Taft. of New York, is visiting her
mother on High street.
———Mr. Edwin P. Pressey, of Norwalfi,
graduate of the Merrill Business 0 -
lege, has accepted to fill a fine position
with a. large Banking Firm in New
York City, as bookeeper.
A young man named Lester called at
Dr. Baldwin’s this noon to have an ug-
1y wound on his forehead dressed. He
claimed that he received it by being
pushed from a moving horse-car.
It is reported that the Consolidated
road will to-day announce for sale
13.000 shares of its own stock—being
what it holds as representing leaSed
lines. This will be sold at market
price. Stock brought 25% yesterday.
Bertha, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Bucknam, died of rheumatism
of the heart, last night after an illness
of five days. She would ha been
seven years old next Sunday. S is was
a remarkably bright and lovable child,
beloved by her classmates at the Center
school as well as by all who knew her.
Notice of time of funeral will be pub-
lished tomorrow.
“The South before the War.”
A clever and original combination of
music, mirth, pathos and realism with
many specialties thrown in and the
spectacular effects unrivalled. This is
a concise and unprejudiced criticism of
the Musical Comedy“ The South Be-
fore the War. ” Its scenes and inci-
dents are laid in the far south and to
give realism to the performance about
forty colored jubilee singers and plan-~
tation dancers are used in the perform-
ance.
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Thought it Was Lost.
This morning, a woman who gave her
name as Mrs. B. F. Payne. and her
home South Norwalk,told Oflic r Dann
that she a few days since left her soul-
skin cloak with a. man named Wagner
at South Norwalk, to be repaired, that
he had since left town and she feared
had taken the cloak with him. The
officer remembered that there was a
party on Main street who sometimes
repaired furs and in company with
Mrs. Payne visited the place, and
found that Wagner had left the cloak
there to be fixed, and that only yester-
day a woman had called for it and ap-
peared to be very much disappointed
because it was not finished. Mrs.
Payne considers herself fortunate in
finding the cloak before the woman
called again.
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Smith—Bailwitz.
It was a pleasant wedding that took
place at the home of Mrs. Florence
Builwitz, No. 21 Adams avenue last
evening, the contracting parties being
her daughter, Miss Margaret Bailwitz,
and Mr. Frank Smith, of Brooklyn, N.
Y. The ceremony was performed by
Rev. T. K. Noble, at 8 o’clock. The
bride was prettily attired in steel col-
ored Bedford-cord gown with pink
trimming. Mr. Henry Semler, of
Brooklyn, acted as best man, the
bridesmaids being Haggis Semler. and
the bride’s sister Bertha, her brother
Harry acting as one of the gropmsmen.
The maid of honor was the groom’s4
year old daughter Maggie, and his 10
year old daughter Lena played the
Wedding march. The Columbia quar
tettc, of Brooklymcomposed of Henry
Semler, Janes J. Lynch, Ernest F.
Wheater and John Gampert sang scy-
eral pieces. A number of guests were
present from out of town, and a wed-
ding feast was served. Mr. and Mrs.
Smith leave on the 4:20 train for Brook-
lyn, this afternoon, and to-night there
Will be a wedding reception at the
home of the groom. The GAZETTE ex-
tends the usual congratulations.
NEWS—Tidiinmsnn
A second large icebridge has formed at
Niagara Falls. _ '
R. & H. Berger of Malvern, Ark., have
failed for about $100,000.
Miners at Coal Creek, Tenn., yesterday
fired at the State troops.
St. Thomas’ College in Scranton, Pa.,
Was destroyed by fire yesterday.
The rush into the San Juan gold fields
continues. There are now 7,000 there.
Congressman Justin R. Whiting is ill
with malarial fever at his home, St. Clair,
Mich.
William H. Pendleton of Scio, N. Y.,
was thrown from a wagon and critically
injured.
' William H. Merwin was sentenced to 15
years in Auburn at Herkimer, N. Y., for
burglary.
Edwin Sherman, who has a comfortable
home i3 Utica, N. Y., has mysteriously
disappeared.
Secretary Elkins has appointed a. Board
of Officers to suggest remedies for the bad
sanitary condition of army posts.
Because he failed to close grogshops the
Chief of Police of New Bedford, Mass.,
was dismissed by the Mayor yesterday.
Ellsworth Wyatt of ,the Dalton gang
and wanted for murder in three States,
escaped from jail in Guthrie, 0. T., yes-
terday.
After being rescued from a burning
house in Buffalo, yesterday, Mollie Miller
ran in again to save a lap dog and was
burned to death. , . .
Edward J. Conway of Stanley, N. Y.,
was badly injured by falling bMeen the
platform of two passenger cars on the
Northern Central Railway.
Hamilton Vlard, Jr., of Belmont, N. Y.,
son of Judge Hamilton Ward, has been
appointed special clerk in the office of the
District Attorney of Erie county.
President Diaz of Mexico, yesterday
tendered Gen. Louis F. Torres, Governor
of Sonoro and Lower California, the dip;
lomatic mission at Washington, D. C.
An engine on the Pennslvanla Railroad
at Lancaster, Pa., exploded yesterday,
lmangling Calvin Um berger, engineer, and.
Hutch Hillermsn so badly that they may
die. .
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Was it Legal ‘?
Brother Maples did not put in his
usual appearance at the convening cf
the Legislature yesterday and the seri-
ous question is was its ogauization le-
gal ? e g
'0.
Drowned While Skating.
Joseph and Henry Austin. aged 11
and 13 years old, respectively, sons of
Abraham Austin, a carpenter of Water-
bury, who were With a crowd of boys
skating on Lake, Quassapaug yester-
day afternoon, went through the ice
into fifty feet of water and both were
drowned. - Ga "
Elopement in High Life.
Our Cobble Hill correspondent says
that upperteudom in that classic local-
ity is greatly excited over a reported
elopement in one-of its highest social
circles. The young lady belongs to
tho'Cobble Hill four hundred and the
young man has the blood of princes in
his veins.
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Fagan—Clougherty.
Mr. Edward Fagau and Miss Delia
Clougherty, of Plattsville avenue, visit-
ed New Haven on Sunday, and in the
evening rep ‘ d to the rectory of St.
Mary’s church where they were mar-
ried by Rev. Father Higgins. Mr. and
Mrs. Fagan are receiving the congrat-
ulations of their friends. They will
leave On Saturday for Bockville,Conn.,
which place they will make their home.
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Arrested for Assault.
Mrs. George Lewis, a. member of the
Tuxedo company, was arrested in
Bridgeport last evening. Miss Minnie
Woodine. who isa friend of Mr. Lewis,
called at the hotel where he was stop-
ping to see him. Mrs. Lewis refused
to allow the young woman to see her
husband and in retaliation Miss Wood-
inc said that she doubted if Lewis was
her husband. There was a fight and
the actress had the best of it. The po-
licemen were called in and Mrs. Lewis
was held for assault.
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USE DANA’S SABSAPABILLAJT’S
“THE KIND THAT CURES.”
———-~———— ——«- so.
A Small Fire.
Between 5 and 6 o’clock this morning
Nils. Ralph Harstrom who lives in the
Clarke place and known as “Clarke’s
Folly,” on Prospect Hill, awoke and
found her room filled with smoke. She
arciised her husband, who discovered
that the house was on fire. He gave
the alarm and box 24 was pulled.
The firemen responded promptly, but
when they arrival there was no need
of their services, the flames having
been extinguished with a few pails of
water.
Investigation showed that the fire
started near the heater in the cellar,
and was probably caused by a defective
gaspipe in which three large leaks were
found and from which the gas was es-
caping, and had somehow become igni-
ted. The flooring was considerably
burned. and in a short time . the whole
house would propably have been in
flames. As it was the damage will not
be in excess of 8100.
There was considerable snow on the
ground and only the Hope Hose boys
succeeded in getting up the steep hill
that leads to the house with their appa-
ratus, even the supply wagon becoming
stalled, and then the hydrant with
which they tried to connect was found
to be frozen up.
Chief Prowitt makes the timely sug-
gestion that the hydrant be changed
and a fire-plug put in.
Mr. Harstrom and family moved into
the house this week.
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USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLA,IT’S
“THE KIND THAT CUBES.”
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G. A. R. Installations.
The occasion ,of the installation of the
officers of Buckingham Post and Buck-
inu'ham Post Relief Corps, last evening,
w 8 one of the most brilliant and note-
worthy evenls in the history of those
two patriotic organizations. 'Music, re-
citations and speeches were the order of
the evening at the conclusion of the in-
stallation Services (which were execu-
ted with unusual smoothness) when a
sumptuous collation Was served to the
vast crowd present. Miss. Hall and
Mrs. Dunning delighted the audience
with their superb vocal efforts and a
quartetto from Darien added interest
by givmg a couple of songs in tones of
sweetest melody. Revs. Dr. Noble and
Robbins made brief and forceful _ ad,-
dresses, when the Vets and their guests
fell to devouring the cold tongue, ham,
beef and turkey and steaming coffee.
Mrs. Badge of Hartford, the muster-
ing officer of the Belief Corps, stated
that in efficiency of work and standing
in the order, she was proud to state,
that the ladies of Buckingham Corps
stood first in the order in Connecticut.
The speech by Miss President Taylor,
on assuming'the duties of her position,
was earnest, sensible, and in exceeding-
ly good form and taste.
Mustering officer Stephen Smith, of
Stamford, installed the followmg offi-
cers of the Post : -
Com., Alonzo Wheeler; S. V. G.,
Charles W. Bennett; Jr. V. 0., Cor-
nelius Elwood; Q. M., James H. Hoyt;
Adjt., George W. Raymond ; O. .,
John Henry; 0. G., Aaron Decker ;
Chap, George S. Partric ; Surg., Hor-
ace G. Burr; S. M.. William S. Kel-
10 g; Q. M. S., Jarvis Kellogg.
The following officers Of the Woman’s
Relief Corps Were installed by Mrs.
Harriett J. Bodge. of Hartford:
Pres, Miss G. W. Taylor ' S. V. P.,
Mrs. Ann M. Canfield ; J. V. P., Mrs.
C.!B. Bates ; Sea, Mrs. Mabel Pryor ;
'l‘reas.,.Mrs. Annie E. Pryor ; Chap,
Mrs. C. Brush; Con., Mrs. Della W11:
coxrson; G , Mrs. E. Loomis; A. 0.,
Mrs. Mary Mills; A. G., Mrs. Frances
Buscoe.
About three hundred persons partook
of the fine collation that had been pro-
vided by the ladies of the Belief Corps.
USE DA-NA’S SARSKPARILLAJT’S
"THE KIND THAT CURES".
WARDEN SlOllN. ’
The New Court of Burgesses Hold
Their First Meeting.
The Police matter Deferred.
The Court of Burgesscs for 1893,
which was sworn in on Monday last,
held its first meeting, for the transac-
tion of business, last evening.
'lhe Warden and full board were
present.
The lobby was packed with humanity
unfit/curing a look of eager expectancy,
as if something out of the ordluul'y was
about to occur. What that something
was is not positively known, lmt from
the dowucast look worn by some of the
Visitors when the matter of police ap-
pomtmcnts was reached and deferred
until the next meeting, we opine that
matter entered largely into the " mag-
net ” that drew the Court.
If anyone present expected to witness
an " extraordinarily lively session” of
the Court they Were doomed to disap-
pointment. Everything worked as
smoothly. as a piece of well lubrica~
ted machinery, and the only matter up-
on which there was any appreciable
differences with the Court was when
the matter of how the borough clerk
and some other few oflices should be
filled, that difference being as to wheth-
er they should be elected viva race or
by ballot, the democratic members be!“
mg 111 favor of the former and the re-
publmans of the latter. The Court be-
ing equally divrded, the matter was set-
tled (for the time being anyhow) by
the Warden voting in favor of the for-
mer plan.
WVarden Sloan presided with much
dignity, Without any apparent nervous-
ness, and did much to expedite the
business brought before the meeting.
Allaer calling the Court to order he
sai :
Gentlemen of the Court of Barr/08863 .-
To our hands the people 'of the Bor-
ough have entrusted the conduct of the
Borough’s business for the year which
has just begun. The business of the
Borough is not so large nor so difficult
as to require anything beyond ordinary
common sense
I think we have come together with
the united desire to givé the Borough
good highways. This is important, not
only to those who ride for pleasure, but
to every business man who uses a deliv-
ery wagon, and to every truckman,
The Borough has macadamized West
avenue, paved a portion of Main street
and authorized the macadamizing of
the rest of it. While the first cost of
these improvements makes the tax pay:
ers shudder, still the moneyspent year-
ly for repairs will grow less as we have
these improvements of a permanent
kind. ’ ‘
No one who has Norwalk’s best in-
terests at heart will for a moment be-
grudge the cOst of extending, improv-
ing and increasing the supply of water
of our water works. The qualitv of our
water is excel cut, and now we must
have an abundant supply for household
and fire purposes. '
I think we should deal generously
with our Fire Department. The ser-
v1ces of its members are voluntary and
their duties often dangerous. I believe
they should have the best kind of fire-
fighting tools, kept in the best of re-
pair.
In Brooklyn the insurance compa-
nies have advanced rates because of the
inefficient fire department. I say,
therefore, give the boys good tools and
then if they don’t do good work we
shall know where to lay the blame.
Application has been made for a city
charter to include the more thickly
settled portions of the town. If that
could be done we would have a City of
N orwalk that would compare favorably,
with other places.
My predecessor has appointed a com-
mittee’to work up this plan and we
should give them all the help we can.
If the plan of a united city should fall
through, we shall probably change our
Borough into a City and enlarge our
boundaries.
The legislature mav so change the
law that boroughs will have the secret
.ballot law, if not I think this court
should enact a secret ballot law of its
own and give us the advantages of a
quiet election.
No one who has noticed the difi‘erence
between the quiet and orderly elections
as held in the town house and the scrap-
ping at the borough elections would
wish that our style of borough election
should be kept up.
The borough has quite a large float-
ing debt upon which it is paying from
4.1% to 5 per cent interest and as these
notes are payable on demand the bor-
ough is at the mercy of its creditors
who thus far have been as kind as could
e.
I would suggest that we get authority
from the le ‘ Tature to fund this debt
which can b done at 4 per cent.
Unless we raise more money by tax-
ation we cannot do much more than
pay, the interest on our debt.
In conclusion let me say taht we are
here as business men to do the business
of the Borough which we should,_try
'to do to the best of our ability. '
We may. not always agree as to men
and the way business should be done,
butIfeel sure that the duties of the
presiding ofiicer will not be unpleasant.
The minutes of the meetings of the
Court for last month were read by
Clerk Hurlbutt, and approved.
The Court then proceeded to ballot
for seniority of burgesscs; The first
ballot resulted in the choice of Charles
L. Glover for senior burgess; four bal-
lots were t for second burgess re-
sulting in lection of E. H. Fillow ;
five ballots were taken for third D081-
tion on the board, the last one result-
ing in a tie between Charles E. Squire
and William A. Vogel, which was bro-
ken by Warden Sloan casting a vote for
Mr. Squire; The others were elected
on the first ballot in the following or-
der, J. H. Buckley, A. A. Chinery and
William A. Vogel.
Warden Sloiin then announced the
followmg committees :
Finance—Glover, Vogel, Fillow.
Highways—Fillow, Squire, Chinery.
Sewers—Squire, Buckley, Glover.
Lights—Buckley. Glover, Vogel.
fires—Yoga], Chinery, Squire.
e—Chinery, Fillow, Buckley.
Burgess Fillow then presented a reso-
lution in effect that Mr. James T. Hub-
bell be elected Borough clerk by viva
race vote.
Burgess Buckley objected and wanted
the selection for the office to be made
by ballot, as had be . done in previous
years. He also was in doubt as to the
egality of a vote in any other form.
The question was called for and a
vote taken by the uplifting of right
hands, the vote being a‘ tie, Warden
Sloan Voted in favor of Mr. Hubbell
and. declared him elected. Glover,
Squire and Fillow for, Buckley, Vogal
and Chinery against.
Mr. Levi Warner was elected Bor-
ough attorney, Burgess Buckley and
Vogel voting in the negative.
The name of Samuel L. Weed was pre-.
sented for the office of assistant clerk;
the/vote resulted in a. tie, and the
Warden then voting for Mr. Weed he
was declared elected. ,
Charles . N. Wood was elected Bor-
ough surveyor by a unanimous vote of
the board.
It was then moved that the board of
assessors be elected by ballot. Two
ballots were taken for the first member
on the board. On the second ballot
Charles Olmstead received 3 votes as
did also William H. Olmstead ; the
Warden then Voted for the latter gen-
tleman and us was declared elected.
For second place on the board Charles
Olmstead received '6 votes, and for
third place P. W. Bates received a like
pulmber and both were declared elec-
ec .
The voting for the board of relief re-
sulted in the election of James Suther-
land, Isaac Selleck and John H. Wade.
On motion of Burgess Buckley the
nominations of J. Thornton Prowitt
for chief engineer, Fred W. Smith for
first assistant and Thomas Osborne sec-
ond assistant, were ratified.
The names of Patrick Slattery, Gus-
tave A. Frank and Fred E. Lockwood
were presented for the office of fire in-
specter. The vote resulted in the elec-
tion of Mr. Lockwood.
. Mr. F. J. McKeon was elected health
inspector on a second balloting.
Charles Gehebe received the unani-
mous vote of the board for the office
of pound-keeper, as did also James
Gordon for the office of hayward.
The names of S. C. Pattison, John
F. LOVejoy and D. Seymour Curtis
were presented as applicants for the of-
fice of superintendent of sewers. Mr.
Curtis received five of the votes cast
and was declared elected.
On motion of Burgess Chinery, War-
den Sloan was instructed to call a bor-
ough meeting for Monday, January 16,
at 3 o’clock afternoon, for the purpose
of laying a borough tax and transact-
ing any other business proper to be
brought before said meeting.
The following bills were ordered
paid; John H. Hoyt, $37.50; George
S. Aiken, 383; N. Y., N. H. 8: H. Rail-
road, 32556 ; Levi Warner, $156.20 ;
N orwalk and South N orwalk Electric
Light 00., $492.53; Norwalk Gas Co.,
for gas at Phoenix Engine house, $7.22,
Hope Hose, $11.21, Pioneer H. and L.,
$6.08 and Fire Police, 76 cents.
A letter was read from Attorney Levi
Warner in reference to the suit of the
Nor-walk Gas 00. vs. the Borough of
N orwalk, in which he is retained as at-
torney by the borough, asking that a
committee from the present Court of
Burgesses be appointed to confer with
him. in reference to the matter. On
mqtion, the finance committee were ap-
pomted such committee with power to
secure another attorney to act with Mr.
Warner in defending the suit.
The report of the chief of police was
read and ordered on file. as
A communication was received from
Bhody McGinnis, offering to keep the
borough clear of ashes and other refuse
for $7 per week, and to cléan the catch-
basms for $1.25 each. It was referred
to committee on sewers. .
Burgess Glover asked in reference to '
the condition of East avenue, near the
Earle place which he understood
had been left in a dangerous condition
by the Tramway company in laying
their tracks. No action was taken in
the matter.
It was voted that the balance of
money, $42.54. due A. Bach on his sew-
er contract on the Connecticut turn-
pike be paid.
Warden Sloan stated that he had Sev-
eral applications for appointments on
the police force, but the matter was de-
ferred without any action being taken.
The chairman of the finance commit—
tee was instructed to borrow $1,000 for
current expenses, and give borough
notes for the same.
The sum of $100 was voted for current
expenses‘on the highway.
The Court then adjourned.
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USE DANA’S SARSAPARILL A, IT’S
“THE KIND THAT CUBES.”
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Sudden Death.
Dr. F. ‘J. Young, of Bridgeport,
died suddenly at 3 o’clock this morning
at the banquet of the Danbury Medi-
cal society at the Turner house. Death
was due to organic heart trouble.
it.
Dead Fish in the Reservoir.
Fishermen found the frozen surface
of the village reservoir at Wallingford
yesterday, covered with thousands of
dead pickerel, perch, (lace, eels, bull-
lfiiegds, suckers and other varieties of
s .
The borough drained its water sup-
ply from the pond, and no bad effects
have been felt, so far as is known, from
use of the water. As our water com-
missioners forbid all fishing in the
Norwalk reservoirs and they are known
to be full of eels and fish, we may soon
expect to be in the flame cOndition as
Wallingford. '
Of all kinds, from 25 Cents up,
' AT
MITCHELL’S, WALL ST.
rrice Une Cent.
Tammi Ml MOB."
l Bloody Fight ,at' a North
Catalina Lynching Bee.
THOSE KNOWN To BE DEAD
NUMBER TWENTY-TWO. ..
A Murderer Riddled With Valleys
of Bullets.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn., Jan. 5.—- The
bloodiest battle ever known in North
Carolina. was fought in the woods near
Bakersville yesterday. On Monday Calvin
Snipes killed Isaac Osbourne in cold
blood. Osbourne was one of the moat in-
fluential and widely known persons in
Mitchell county. He was well-to-do,
having farms and a. plantation supply
store in Bakersville. Snipe owns a small
farm, but spent most of his time in hunt-
ing, fishing and illicit distilling. He was
handy with a gun, and had a. year or so
ago shot two men whom be suspected of
betraying him to the Revenue Inspectors.
When in liquor he was quarrelsome. Mr.
Osbourne had known Calvin from boy-
hood and had often befriended him.
He hadn’t the faintest idea. that Snipe
bore him any ill will; but it seems that
some busybody told Snipe that Osbourne
had said he was sorry that Calvin was not.
more industrious. Calvin’s farm is a few
miles outside of Bakersville. He rode
into town 011 Monday and called Os-
bourne out of~his place of business. Half
adozen idlers were loafing about when
Osbourne came out. Before he spoke
Snipe drew a revolver and shot Osbourne
three times. Osbourne fell and was dead
before friends got to him.
Snipe then covered the crowd with his
revolver and backed toward his horse
hitched in a. fence corner a little way off.
In retreating he tripped and foil. The
crowd, attracted by the shots, closed in
and made him him prisoner. He was
lodged in the jail, and as threats of lynch-
ing were rife the Sheriff mustered a small
posse to guard Snipe in prison.
Amob of 400 gathered in Bakersville
yesterday afternoon and at once sur-
rounded the jail. The Sheriff barricaded
the doors, but the mob battered the main
doors down with a log forarum. The
mob swarmed into the jail and overpow-
ered the Sheriff refused to tell where-
he had secreted the keys of Snipe’s cell.
The door was burst in and Snipe was
dragged out and in the core of the mob
marched through the town and into a.
mountain forest about half a mile distant.
, Tho sheriff swore in half a hundred
deputies, and at once started in pursuit.
He hoped to recover the prisoner, but be-
fore he reached the timber the mob had
strung Snipe to a limb of a tree and were
pouring volleys of'bullets into his body
when the sheriff and his men came up.
‘ The brave Sheriff ordered his men to at-
rest the ringleaders of the inch. The
mob at once opened fire on the Sheriff
and his men, who as quickly replied with
guns and revolvers. Tho combatants
scattered among the trees, and a. regular
guerilla war began. The battle lasted an
hour or so before both sides paused to
care for the wounded. Then the fight
was renewed, and the latest news from
the battlefield says that they were still
fighting. Twenty-tad) are known to have
been killed.
They fell before the first cessation of
hostilities. Others have, no doubt, been
killed since. The number of wounded
could not be learned.
THE CROP REPORT.
Figures on the Production of Vv'hca-t,
Corn and Oats.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.——The Agricul-
tural Department reports that the wheat
crop is slightly above an «average one in
yield, and in volume has only been ex-
ceeded in 1891, 1884 and 1882, though the
crops of 1889 and 1889 nearly equalled it.
The area, as estimated, is 33,554,430 acres;
product, 515,949,000 bushels; value, $322,-
111,881. ,
The corn crop is short, exceeded in
quantity seven times in the last 10 years,
but slightly larger than in 1883, 1887 and
1890. Its average yield per acrei 23.1
bushels, has-been exceeded six times in
10 years. Its area is considerably re-
duced, the reduction being very heavy in
the corn-producing regions through at!-
ected in part by increase in the Atlantic
Etates, and throughout the entire cotton
elt.
The estimates for cats are: Area, 27,-
063,835 acres; product, 651,035,000 bushels;
value, $209,253,611; yield per acre, 24.4
bushels.
THE TYPHUS IS SPREADING.
New York’s Latest Contagion Not Yet Uri-
der Control.
NEW YORK, Jan. 5. —— Fourteen new
, cases of typhus fever were reported at the
Bureau of Contagious Diseases yesterday.
This increases the total since Dec. 1 to 88.
In addition a colored newsboy was taken
to the Reception Hospital and isolated,
but as yet he is only a suspect. Five
deaths Were reported from North Brother
Island. A woman who was a helper in
the Almshouse died. She is the first
woman to get the typhus so for during
this visitation, It was only known yes-
terday morning that she had the disease.
Yesterday’s new cases show a still
further diffusion of the disease. There
were five out of the 14 which could not
be traced to 34 Bayard sireet.
Cliiuaman 'Registcrs in Pittsburg.
Prr'rsnune, Pa, Jan. 5.—Deputy In-
ternal Revenue Collector Mitchell re-
ceived yesterday the certificate of regis-
try, with personal description and photo-
graph attached, of Lee Chee, a Chinese.
laundryman of Jeannette. Lee failed,
however, to be properly qualified before
filling his papers. This is the first certi-
ficate received.
J Ob'Printiug at the GAZETTE Office.‘
Norwalk Chronicler