a MEN’S-HEAVY W001 unmwm . ' MERINO Him Hose. AT MITCHELL’S it < . .- A . 1‘ ° ' i ' 1. _‘ t . . . ' 2 Pr 1111111 Cuffs 25c lilfilKQfi . , , , . . 25 PER CENT. OFF, . V.” «J: n» _ 7V - . » war MITCHELL’S‘, 3LinenGollars25c —-—_._. . -,__ w _ ' o \ “Equal and Exact Justice to all Men. of Whateveri’staie 0’.” "Persuasion, Religious or Paliticdl.”—'-Jeferson. '_ Vol. III.—Wh016 N0. 54l . ~ THE FAVORITE HOME PAPER. __ lllllflllfllllltlll 111 all 11111125 : 1181111111 111 llllllllllg. The Gazette has the largest cir— culation of any paper in Narwalk. and furnishes the lowest advertising rates- Let Us Have It Tried- Says the New York Sun, “Our es- teemed contemporary, the Kansas City Star, reports that, as regards the tar- iff question, The Sun is now “on the right side of the fence,” having “come out square footed against Protection.” ‘ ‘This is not exactly accurate “contin- ues the Sun,” but never mind. What we are opposed to an shall resist on every occasion, is not he doctrind-df Protection as a branch of general po- litical philosophy. The doctrine was voted down in November. and it is now a sort of back number, exciting no special present interest. What we con- fend for is the frank and sincere exe- cution of the popular will as then ex~ pressed. We say that the free trade policy, so plainly declared in theChi- cage platform, and so triumphantly approved by the voters, should be hon- estly and uncompromisingly carried out by the new Congress in co-opera- tion with the new Administration. And every attempt that any weak or insin- cere person may make to keep protec- tionism in life, should be sternly and mercilessly resisted and punished. If, at the end of a proper period, the people should change their minds and resolve to restore protectionism, they can do it, but the experiment of free trade and of tariff duties for revenue only must be frankly and thoroughly carried out. . No trick and no humbug should be tolerated in this matter.” A New Jersey Conundrum . The people of the State of New J er- sey are as much torn up in their minds because Governor Werts has nomina- ted William Walter Phelps to be Lay Judge of the Court of Errors, as some kicking Republicans are because of President Harrison’s nomination of Judge' Jackson of Tennessee, to the Supreme Court Bench. The office is an unimportant one, and the compen- sation, which amounts to only afew hundred dollars a year, could, of course, be no object to a man as wealthy as is Mr. Phelps. And yet it is understood that Mr. Phelps is not only willing to accept'the office, but, it is alleged, has personally asked for the appointment. New Jersey Democrats are opposed on principle to the confirmation of as conspicuous a Republican to an office which only pays $2 per day while the court is in session. They urge that New Jersey is full of Democrats, that this has been a hard winter particular- ly on such of them as were forced into prison by unfeeling Republicans who charged them with tampering with the ballot boxes of that outlying U. S. province, etc. All of which goes to show that it is only another issue as to which ox gets gored. Another Fake Dispatch. The following gross absurdities were sent out by the Norwalk press dispatch liar, purporting to give a report of our last Borough meeting. Its startling headlines are : “'Norwalk’sTwo Clerks —The Fight for the Office—Exciting Times—A Contest for the Records,” etc. Then the fiagitious dispatch con- tinuesr * * * “Hurlbutt refused to recog- nize Hubbell as clerk and would not turn over the Borough records, claim- ing that the election was illegal. * * * Warden Sloan asked to look at the records, they were given him, he refused to return them and gave them over to Hubbell. ' A physical struggle ensued in which Hurlbutt succeeded in taking the rec— ords away from Hubbell and the ward- en. Confusion reigned, threats of bodi- l y harm were freely made. Burgess John H. Buckley, Republi- can, and Burgess Charles L. Glover,, Democrat, then threatened to fight but were finally quieted. . Buckley and William A. Voge], Re- publicans, resigned. The three Demo- crats voted for Hubbell, while the re- maining Republicans voted for Hurl~ butt. Under the by-laws there was another dead lock. ' _ Finally the by-laws were changed to provide that a majority only could elect. Hubbell was again elected an Hurlbutt gave up the office.” . Won the Suit. Some time ago the J. C. Wilson & Co., hat manufacturers, at South Nor- wald, purchased a quantity of vinegar from G. Newman 6; Son of New York, to be used in setting hats. The vinegar did not prove to be as represented and Messrs Wilson & Co. refused to pay for it. Newman & Son then brou ht suit in the Surrogate Court, Broo lyn, to recover $246 for the vinegar. The de- fendants put in a counter bill for dam- ages. . Yesterday afternoon judgment was given in favor of Wilson & Co. , the 1cfofists of the suit to be paid by the plain- i s. ' TERSE TALES or THE. TIMES. —-Boy wanted at the Peoples Market, Norwalk. Since the hatters adopted the union label 66,132'694 have been used. —Entrancing music and a good time at the armory Feb. 14.‘ Admissmn 500. Kaboosa Encampment will meet to- night. ——HALE’S LUNG BALSAM. 529-tf 25c Rev. Joseph A. Rigney of Trenton, N. J ., is a guest of Rev. Father Slocum. —-Company F’s sociable commences with a full dress drill. Admisswn 500. The Waterbury water works pump- ing station on Mad River, was burned yesterday. -—Five hours of solid entertainment at the armory Tuesday night. The Massachussetts House. yesterday refused to cngross the bill to abolish Fast Day. —Hale's Emulsion, 50 cents. 52‘.) if The New Haven police are now searching for missing clerk, Frederick Waldron. —<Concert and sociable under the auspices of Company F at the ar- mory, Tuesday evening. The order of United Friends met at their hall in the Gazurrn building, last eivgning. One new member was ad- c e . —If you like dancing visit the armory Tuesday evening, Feb. 14. Promenade music. - Tickets 50 cents. Elizabeth Jennings, an aged resident of Greenfield Hill, died in that village yesterday at the advanced age of 85 years. ‘ —A ten horse-power Engine and Boiler will be sold cheap for cash. Apply at GAZETTE office. The strike of brass solderers at the E. Miller & Co. factory, Meriden, has been. settled, and the men went back to work this morning. —Fresh pork and saiisage 127:.- cents, at People’s Market, Norwalk and South N orwalk, opp. Hayes’. 539 5t Henry Higgins, indicted for the murder of Detective H. C. Arnold dur— ing the Long Island City strikes, has been placed under $5,000 bail. —Immense arrival of fresh fish and escallops to-day. Lowest prices in town, at People’s Market, N orwalk and South Norwalk', opp. Hayes’. 539 tf Ofiicer Martin suffered a fall on an icy section of sidewalk near his home that has since caused him to go lame. His injury is also of a very’painful na- ture. Thomas Clearly of Bridgeport. was badly inj urcd yesterday afternoon while at work at the N augatuck freight depot in that city. A heavy box fell on his left leg fracturing it. The burning of what was then known as the “Old Brewery” building on the west side of Main street, occured on Feb.j26th, 1862. This in answer to a question asked by a correspondent. Vinton A. Erwin, of Bridgeport, yesterday had his nose fractured in several places and his skull fractured by the bursting of an emery wheel at the factory of Knapp 8: Cowles in that city. The marriage of John Joseph Mar- vin, Jr., and Jessie Morgan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Keeler, will take place at the Congregational church in Westport, Wednesday, Feb. 22d, at 11:45 o’clock. Mayor McGinnis was surprised this morning when he went to milk his cow to find a placard attached to her horns, which bore the following inscription: “Go down and pay Clarity for the cabbage I devoured last night.” All the Catholic total abstinence so- cieties of the state connected with the Connecticut union, will have a big field day at Elm City park, New Haven, Tuesday, May 30. About 6,000 total abstainers will be in line on that occa- 81011. About twenty of the ladies and gentlemen of “the colored 400” held a social at the home of Nelson Felmetta on North Union avenue last evening.“ There was dancing and a good time generall. Ice cream, ices and Wines were served at 12 o’clock. , Connecticut pensions: Original— Henry W. Hindley, Richard Harrison, John L. Nichols, John Reynolds, Horace F. Farnsworth, Alfred How- arth, James McIntyre, Edward .A. Peek. Additional--Michael O’Neill. Original widOWs—Ann Darragh, Ann E. Nash. Miss Gussie Gusowski was given a surprise party at her home on Berke- ley street, last night. .There was a large number of her friends present, and the.evening was most pleasantly passed with games, vocal and instru- mental music, dancing, etc. A bounti- ful collation was served. A pleasing} feature of the evening was the singing by Miss Lollie Harlem, of New York, who also read several pieces to the do. light of all present. The mus1c- for dancing was furnished by Messrs. aft and Sims. It was 2:30 o'clock this morning before the last good night was said. Miss GuSowski proved herself to be. a very entertaining hostess. Norwalk, Conn, Thursday Evening, February 9, 1893. Mr. W. H. Masher, Jr., and _Miss Lucy Denny. daughter of Mortimer W. Denny were married last evening, at the home of the bride’s parents in Winnipauk. Miss Kate E. Smith, at her home on Camp street entertained her classmates last evening. Miss Smith is a member of the class that will graduate at the Over River school, next month. The occasion was a happy one. —The Sons of St. George will give a bazar entertainment and supper. on Friday and Saturday evenings, Feb. 10th and 11th, in St. George’s Hall, No. 13 Main street. Admission ten cents. Officer Northrop arrested a man last night and placed him in the 8111.131011- house. He gave his name as Owen Dougherty, and his home Port Ches- ter, N. Y. He was very penitent tnis morning and was allowed to go home. CO :- Organ Recital. Mr. Hills gave his second organ re- cital at Grace church last evening, which was greatly enjoyed by a goodly audience. Mrs. Keeler, contralto, gave a delightful solo, Miss Hall and Mrs. Keeler a charming duet, and Miss Hall, soprano, 'a very sweetly rendered con- eluding solo,'——Mr. Hills playing exqui- site organ accompaniments lo the en- chanting vocal music. As a whole, the recital was entirely devoid of affect-a- tion or smartness. There was no brass band “ sound and fury,” but ararely quiet, sincerely sweet and delightful rendering of very choice selections of musical numbers. Murder In Waterbury. Shortly after 6 o’clock last evening Tomasso Pallctto, aged 38 years, an Italian baker of Waterbury, was fatally stabbed in Peter Morello’s saloon in that city by Frango I’eppo. A party of six Itali ms were engaged in playing cards in the saloon, when Peppo took exception to some remark made by Val- letto, whereupon Peppo drew a stilletto and stabbed Pall'etto in the chest, from the effects of which he died in ten min- utes. The knife penetrated “the heart, and in consequence death was almost instantaneous. ‘ Peppo fled and has not been seen since. It is believ‘ed he has left town and the police in neighboring cities havepeen notified to look out for him. Little is known of him other than he is a laborer about 25 years .old. The murderer is described as heavdy built, tall, dark, with a black moustache. He wore a dark suit and dark overcoat. ———rcoo ———— ———-—»— --- The Last of Earth. The funeral of the late Mr. E. T. Whitney was attended yesterday after- noon at the family residence on West avenue. A large number of friends were assembled and were addressed by the two out of town clergymen who had become his friends while students at the Rochester Theological seminary. One clergyman fittingly said that in the estimation of the worldly, Mr. Whlt- ney’s life might be deemed a failure because he had not amassed money, but said he, “he got more out of life in his poverty than most men in afilu- ence-he never saw a bird, a,fiower,leaf, or blade of grass that did not give joy to his artistic tastes and refined nature.” “As boy and as man,” continued the speaker, “he was always a true gentle- man—the same hopeful, loving, rever- ent character.” Messrs. Comstock, and Hatch and Mrs. Meeker and Miss Selleck sang Rock of Ages and Nearer My God to Thee, and at the conclusion of the unusual sweet and tender funer- al exercises at the house, the assembly was dismissed and later the family fol- lowed his remains to their last resting place there to await the resurrection morn. 8250 for Stealing a Kiss. SYRACUSE, N. Y., Feb. 9.——In the county Court yesterday a jury gave Tamar Wil- son, wife of Farmer Samuel Wilson of Skaneattles, a verdict of $250 against John J. Doyle for stealing a kiss from her. Doyle was the State census taker, and after asking the usual questions threw his arms around the pretty young woman and kissed her. Then she drove him out of the house with a revolver and her husband pursued him with a horse- Whip. Rumors Csncerning \Vestficld’s Rector. WneriELD, N. J ., Feb.'9.—It la report- ed here that Rector J. B. Jennings of ' Grace Church, who was recently made the subject of an ecclesiastical inquiry on charges, has received a letter from Right Rev. Bishop Scarborough removing him from the‘ rectorshlp of the parish. The time of removal is said to be Feburary 15. Rector Jennings maintains silence on the subject. ' Learned His Trade ‘Vith ‘Vcbstcr. KINGSTON, N. Y., Feb. 9.—Jacob J. Signor, the oldest ex-sheriff of Ulster county, is dead at Binnewater,aged 91 years. He was elected sheriff in 1849. Mr. Signor was a native of Connecticut, where in early life he learned the trade of wool carding in the same mill with Daniel .Webstcr. Badly Hurt by a Train. ORANGE, N. J., Feb. 9.—John Fianna- gan, a hatter of Lafayette street, this city, was struck by an east-bound ac- commodation train from Morristown on the Del.:ware, Lackawanna' & Western Railroad and wil probably die. He has a wife and tap children. An Ice Gorge Caused a Flood. NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J ., Feb. 9.-——An ice gorge in the Raritan river at the land- ing bridge at the city limits has caused a flood that has shut off all communication between the city and the territory east of the Raritan. ' Fell in Love ‘Vhllo on Guard. ' ‘ Roans-rnn, N. Y., Feb. 9.—Phillip Clark, apolice officer detailed to Watch the disorderly house of Rose Phelps and Ethel Odell, fell in love and eloped with the former. Clark has a wife and one child. . *- _ .pany at the Opera House, to goo Judge BaidWin Commissioned. Governor Morris .yesterday at ned the commission of Simeon E. Bal win of New Haven, to be associate judge of the Supreme Court_of Errors and a judge of the Superior Court, for the $3? of eight years from February 2, Special Notice- ’ The, members. of Our Brothers’ Lodge, No. 10. I. O. 0. F.,.are re- quested to meet at the Lodge Room, Friday afternoon at 1 o’clock, for the purpose of attendin the funeral of our late brother,- J o n Weyerhauser, at Grace Church. ‘ . _ WILLIAM Burrnnr, N.G. ‘ 0 USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLA,IT’S “THE KIND THAT CURES.” G. A. R. Encampment. A grand encampment of the Con- necticut department of the Grand Army of the Republic, will be held in Willimantic next Wednesday. The purpose of the encampment is to elect ofiicers. There are several New Haven aspirants for the office of department commander. T. L. Bartholomew of Bridgeport is new department inspect- or. .0. One Hundred and Eighteen. Santa Clara papers record the death of Senora Dolores Munzo in her one hundred and eighteenth year. She leaves several sons over ninety years of age and a daughter one hundred and one years old. She has had fourteen children, and leaves 51 grandchildren, 120 great-grandchildren and 48 great- great-grandchildren. USE DANA’S SARSAI’ARILLA,IT’S “THE KIND THAT CURES”. COO Gen. Beauregard Dying. Two great Confederate Generals survive—Beauregard and Longstreet. The former is said to be ill unto death and the latter is an infirm old man. General Rosecrans, the last of the cOHSpicuous Union commanders, is seeking health in California and will probably never return to .the East. How rapidly the Civil \Var’s mighty actors are passing into shadow ! ——-Coo- lndian Harbor Yacht Club Election. The Indian Harbor Yacht Club of Greenwich held its annual meeting last evening in New York. There was a large and enthusiastic gathering of yachtsmen present, and the reports of the secretary and treasurer showed that the club was in a very prosperous condition. The club now boasts of a membership of 165 and. has a fleet of eighty yachts. Extensive improve- ments are being made to their club house, and they expect to have it open early in June. The following officers were elected : - ‘ Commodore, John Moller, sloop Nir- vana; Vice-Commodore, M. F. Plant, cat Anemone; Rear Commodore, Wil- liam A. Hamilton sloop Alcedo ; Treas- urer, Henr E. Doremus ; Secretary, Louis R. A berger; Regatta Committee —Frederic S. Doremus, Richard Out- water, and Frank B. Jones ; Trustees-— For three years, Richard Outwater and Frank B. Jones ; for two years, D. M. Winnie and G. W.vaeifl‘er; for one year, Francis Burritt and Edward B. Burch. . USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLA,IT’S “THE KIND THAT CURES.” ,: Daughters of the Revolution- In a recent paper was noticed the death of the oldest member of the So- ciety of the Daughters “of the Ameri- can Revolution, at the age of eighty- three. The Norwalk Chapter of the D. A. R. is proud to number among its members two ladies, both of hon- ored namesnwho have passed this year in their life journey. Miss Julia A. Lockwood, a grand- daughter of the Revolutionary soldier whose record makes her eligible,has just passed her eighty-fourth birthday ; and Miss Juliette Betts, a. lady just com- pleting. her eighty-eighth year, who has the unusual distinction of being literally a daughter of the revolution, her father having been present at the surrender of Cornwallis in_1781. Their application papers were writ-' ten by themselves, in beautiful clear handwriting, with a distinctness that would compare most favorably with the chirography of the young ladies of the present generation. USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLA,IT’S “THE KIND THAT CURES.” IO. Amusements. OPERA HOUSE. The great temperance drama, Ten Nights in a Bar room was presented in the Opera House last evening by the Hill Theatre 00. The play has been frequently given here before but never in better form than it was last night. George A. Hill appeared as Sample Switchell and Harry Bronridge as Joe Morgan, both filling the parts to per- fection. Miss Alice Kemp appeared in the dual characters of Willie Ham- mond and Mehitable Cartwright both of which characters she portrayed in an excellent and happy manner. Josie Kemp as little Mary Morgan won the sympathies of the audience and proved that she is a “born actress.” The en- tire caat. was good. The specialties were well recech: The singing and dancing of both Alice and Josie Kemp being warmly applauded, as was the dancing of D. F. Gallagher. Mr. John Shea was” forced to respond to several encores. To-night the Rose of Killar- ney will be presented, a play "said to be far superior to Itheever popular Pearl of Savoy. . This will be the eighteenth consecutive appearance of the com- houses. Arccord that was never ap- proached by any other company that ever visited Norwalli. Give 'them a good house to-mght. Uncle Tom’s Cabin, to-morrow night, ' ' , d J.V. V At Hartford. Governor Morris sent to the Senate yesterday the name of Win. Hamersley to be judge of the Superior court to succeed Judge Phelps. . The Hamersley resolution continuin in. office County commissioners unti March 4, which the House has passed, caused an hour’s discussion. Cleve- land (Dem.)led the opposition to its passage, declaring that the filling of ex- isting vacancies was a dut the Gener- al assembly owed the pub ic and itself. Phelps (Rep.) led the debate on the other side. The resolution was defeat- ed, 11 to 10. Keating (Rep) voting with the Democrats, and Fox (Dem.) with the Republicans. Houlihanintroduced an not protect- ing holders of warehouse receipts. pro- viding that when these were sold, as- signed or hypothecated they should not be made security for loans; also a bill providing a penalty for hunting or fishing on the Putnam memorial park, Bedding. The House was mostly .occupied in acting on nominations for judges'of the minor courts. Julius C. Cable was con- firmed as judge and David Callahan as deputy judge of the New Haven City court, and N. C. Downs as judge of the Stamford Borough court. , ‘ Getman. of Stamford, introduced bills incorporating the Mohegan club, the Rod and Gun club and the Stam- ford Yacht club, all of Stamford. By Bottsford of Newtown: Act amending the charter of the Newtown Acqueduct company. By Judd of Stratford incorporating German State Medical society; Stod- dard of Milford increasing yearly trav- eling expense allowance to judges of the Supreme and Superior courts to $1,000 from $500; Tuttle of East Haven reducingmaxium fee for liquor licenses from $500 to $300; Lees of Westport that the owner of a. dog shall be responsible for sheep killed in that town and if in another town the select- men of the latter shall be responssble. A “common cheats” act by Pierpont of North Haven, provides that any per- son obtaining goods, food, clothing, lodging or medical service and neglec- ting to pay for the same, shall when such non-payment is due to lack of prudence, be adjudgeda common cheat and jailed for from 10 to 60 days. At the trial evidence showing the intem- perate or extravagant habits of the ac- cused shall be admissible- The committee on Incorporations re- ported back the petition of the Bridge- port Traction company, stating that its proper reference was to the com- mittee on Cities and Boroughs. In the preamble of the petition, it is stated that the line is to be operated by horse power.’ This is the new-com; pany havmg ostensibly no connection With the eXisting lines, and it was sup- posed they mtended usin electricity or some improved metho of propul- sion. ' _ Section 1749 of the General Statutes is the weekly payment law. Section 1750, for the repeal of which a bill was introduced 1n the House, reads as fol~ lows : “Every corporation, which shall pay weekly to such of its employ- ees as shall call at the usual place of payment for the same 80 per cent. of their estimated wages, earned and un- paid before the eighth day preceding the day of payment, making no discount on account of such weekly payment, and shall pay in full once in each month, and shall give notice of the same in its printed rules and regu- lations, shall be exempt from the pro- v1s101zs of the preceding section.” , Governor Morria sent to the Senate the followmg nominations: Railroad Commissioners—W. O. Seymour and George 0. Woodward to succeed them- selves; Alex. C. Robertson, of Mont- ville, to succeed Commissioner Hay- ward. Labor Commissioner—Robert J “Vance, of New Britain. Bank Com- missmners~Edwin A." Buck, of Wind- ham, and Edward R. Doyle, of Hart-» 0rd. Wells, of_Southport, ‘tvill to-day in- troduce a bill, in the interest of.- natu- ral ground pystermen providing that the deSignatlon shall be placed in the direct control of the State; that dredg-. mg on natural beds shall be restricted. to certain seasons of the year; that all persons so dredging shall be required to take out_a license and to display the same conspicuously at the stern of their vessels or boats. . ‘ . Judges were appointed as follows : John A. Toohcy, judge of the City court of ROClelle ; Vcrrenice Manger, judge of the Town court of Ansonia; J. W. Chandler, judge of the Borough court of Stafford Springs; John C. Kellogg, judge, and Lucius Brown, as- s1stant judge of the court of Norwmh. In the House bills were introduced : To prevent the embalming of bodies until a certificate of death is secured; repealmg the law forbidding the sale of intoxicatin liquors on ,election day; providing t at persons convicted of in- timidating voters shall be fined not less than one hundred nor more than five hundred dollars,—or imprisonment not less than 6 months, nor more than 12 months, or both. James P. Plattand George H. Clark were elected respectively J udgo and Deputy Judge of the City court of Meriden. The resolution authorizing the Brass Manufacturing company of Torrington and the Pratt & Cady com- pany of Hartford to increase their cap- ital stock was presepted. A resolution was referred directing the committee on Cities and Boroughs to- ascertain what street railways have filed returns Within ten years. . ' —.O Anuual Probate Convention. The Connecticut Probate Assembly held their annual conventidn at the capitol at Hartford yesterday. J. H. White of Hartford was elected presiy. dent, James Huntington“ of Woodbury first vice-president, D. G. Warner of Salisbury, second vice-president, and turning of Deep River secre- tary andtreasurer. A committee on business was appointed, consrstin.' of Messrs. A.» M Talmadge and W1 bar '1‘. Davis. There were 35 member present at the meeting. ' , w Twelve Hours a Day. The bill introduced in the Legisla— ture regulating the hours of labor of surface railroad employees was first introduced in the House by Represent- ative Healy of Windsor Locks. Before the Labor committee Mr. Healv strong- lg urged its favorable consideration. number of others, among them sev- eral street railway employees, also spoke for the bill and drew vivid pic- tures of the hardships street railway employees were forced to undergo in working from 14 to 16 hours a day in all kinds of weather. It was represent- ed to the committee that in appearing before them and asking for ameliora- tion of their present condition the em- ~ ployees were in danger of losing their situations. The bill reads as follows: “That 12 hours’ ,labor, to be per- formed within 12 consecutive hours, With reasonable time for meals, not less than one hour for each, shall con- stitute a day’s labor in the operation of all cable, electric, traction and horse car street surface railroads for the em- ployees 1n operating such railroads. “That it shall be unlawful for any such corporation, or officer or agent of the same to demand or' exact from any of. the employees more than 12 hours Within the 24 hours of the natural day, . and Within 12 consecutive hours there- in whether such employees be em- ployed by the trip or trips, the job, the hour, the week, the month, or in any manner whatever, unless in case of ac- cident,.or unexpected contingency de- manding more than the usual servmo to the public. “In such cases wherein extra labor and services are required and exacted from such employees, extra compensa- tion shall be paid. _ f‘Any violation of the provisions of this act shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $100.” ’ Remarkable Growth. George W. Randall, of Rockviile, the grand secretary, will soon issue his an- nual reports of the membership and finances of the order A. O. F. of A. in Connecticut. The following figures will be ‘of interest to the many For esters in the State": The membership December 31,-1891, was 6,681 ; present membership,; 8,445, an increase of 1,864 during the year. Number of courts, 77. There were 2,- 933 members initiated, 49 joined by card, and 9 :were reinstated. Number withdrawn by clearance, 47; number withdrawn by card, 16; number sus- pended, 332; number died, 90; num- ber expelled, 7 ; stricken from roll,642. Twelve new courts were instituted during the year in the following places: Winst'ed, Colchcster,"Tor'rington, East Hartford, Meriden, Guilford.Danbury, New Hartford, Parkville, Thomaston, Waterbury and New Britain. The increase during the year has beena phenomenal one and is far in excess of the growth of any previous year. ' The expenditures during the year have been as follows: Paid to Grand Court Funeral fund, $3,351.70 ; Funer- al_benefits paid by court, $6,441.25; paid for sick benefits, $26,186.49; man- agement expenses, $32,737.07 ($17,000 of this amount has been expended to prov1de physicians and medicines for sick members); paid out for benevo- lent objects, $3,010.08; total balance on hand, $67,320.59. This is an increase of $11,078.27 during the year. " The largest court is Pequonnockof Bridgeport with 360 members. The smallest, Court Pride of New Britain with 17 members. The officers of the Grand Court whose term of office ex- pires May 10, are J. J. McDonald, grand chief ranger, Waterbury; James . Smith, grand chief ranger, Ansonia ; David Dickinson, grand treasurer, Meriden; George W. Randall, grand secretary, Rockville. The order at large is increasing very rapidly now, numbering over 125,000 members. ' The next grand court meeting will be held at Danbury May 10. ' The supreme council of the order embracing all the courts in the union and many in Canada will hold its bien- nial session at New Haven during Sep- tember of this year. Connecticut grand court will be entitled to 9 repre- sentatives which will be elected at the grand court meeting in May. -——<+ Free Trip to Washington Record. Following is the score to date, of the balloting in the contest for the Ga- znr'rn’s free railroad ticket to Wash- ington, D. 0., and return, on the occas- ion of President Cleveland’s inaugura- 131011": , Rhody McGinnis 1928 James M. Creagh . 1035 W. H. Johnson 753 Isaac Bowe 650 . . S can . 314 James T._Hubbell 283 James Mitchell 1455 Wallace Dann 90 Patrick O’Hara ” 80 John Ford so Oliver B. Mumford » 59 Owing. to the largenumber of .hzllots handed in we have decided to publish the names only of those candidates who have re- ceived fifty or more votes. Price Onengcntem , The Mayors Consider it. The meeting of mayors and wardens to; frame legislation regarding street railways was held at Hartford yester- day. Mayor Hyde of,Hartford called - the meeting to order, and Mayor Mari- gold of Bridgeport was appointed tem- porary chairman. Eight mayors and three wardens were present. Acommittee was appointed to pre- pare a bill for presentation to the Leg- islature, said committe consisting of Mayor Hyde, of Hartford; Alderman Manwaring, of Bridgeport ;Prof. New- ton,~of New Haven ; Mayors \Vebster, of Waterbury, Wilcox, of Mer1den,and McNerny of Rockville. ’ The bill considered contains many radical features, one of the most im- portant being that where .two or more street railway corporations in any place, or where any new corporation shall procure a charter for any place where already another line or lines shall be owned by an existing corpora- tion each company shall permit the other to use for the conveniencepf the public or to facilitate the operating of the several companies, any portion of itstracks on such streets where the lines shall come together, said ex1sting company to be compensated for the. use of its line by the other corpora- tion. ‘ If the companies shall fail to agree upon the rate of such combination,then the local authorities shall constitute a board of arbitration. _ The bill further prov1d_es for a five- cent fare between any paints on a con- tinuous line of such road. . All street car companies shall pay in- to the treasury of the town, city or bor- ough where their line shall be located, a bonus of five per cent, of their gross receipts, such bonus to be devoted to sinking fund purposes of such commu- nities. - " it’s a Great Scheme. The Thomson, Houston Electric com- pany, of New York, are said to be behind the movement now before the Legislature to secure charter franchises for electric street railways that. Will connect, every town between Bridge- port and Greenwich, says the Farmer. It has been generally known for. some time that the resident applicants in the towns where charters are sought, were only nominally interested, Develop- ments in the hearings held in Fairfield, however, make it almost positively certain that the great New York elec- trical concern is the promoter of the movement. . It is further understood 'that the Thomson-Houston company is prepar- ed to spend large sums ofmoney to secure the necessary legislationby the General assembly. The object of the company is said to be to secure a con- tinuous electric line from New York to Bridgeport and (then on through the various towns and cities to New Haven and ultimately to Boston. The prOJect is an enormous one, but the Thomson— Houston company have thenecessary money, and through the various agen- cies which it is understood to have working for its interests in the towns, * uarantees have been made that the line will be constructed 1ns1de of two years. - .. By securing as applicants for these charters prominent citizens of the dif- forent towns, under the guise of erect-‘ -'ing the line for the benefit of that town only, the towns in many instan- ces immediatly fall in With the prOJect, and in this way the syndicate proposes to get a through line that Will parallel the Consolidated road. Under the present system of awarding street franchise the right of way costs noth- ing and would be through the main streets of the various towns. _ _ . . The Consolidated road has, it 1s said, sensed the situation-and taken .steps to hamper the scheme in the Legislature. Several bills prejudicial to the alleged project have already been introduced. The selectmen in some towns have also opened their eyes disapprovinglyat the prospect of electric trains running at the rate of 25 miles an hour through their main thoroughfares. The opposi- tion in Fairfield is the strongest thus far made, but as it becomes apparent that a mighty New York system is en- deavoring to capture gratis the main highways of Western Connectlcut and perhaps other parts of the 'state there - is likely to be decided opposition unless limitations are provided that W111 insure to the people the best pOSSlble accom- modations. _ The Consolidated road-is naturally opposed to any such project, because it would seriously affect its business. .____-————.—0. Mr. Sanfdrd's 817,600. . NEW YORK, Feb. 9.~—A summons was served on President Rhoades of the Mer- cantile Safe Deposit Company“ yesterday afternoon, ii: the case of Charles N. San- ford, the old man who believes he hal $17,000 deposited in the vaults of the com- pany, which he cannot draw out on ac- count of having lost the key to his de- posit box and other means of identifies-q tion. The issues will now be made up, andfspeedy determination of the pre- liminary proceedings to compel the, safe deposit company to show itsbooks is ex- oected. EALVLIO T. FOR 01/1057 POPULAR NA ME, cums EXCITJOBSION risxni CLEVELAND’S INAUGURATION, Washington,D.C., cit/lamb 4, 1,893, PE‘RSOW, 15v growl/mm. ' ADDRESS,...............‘ ...... THE . . ......... E.......................................................................-
Norwalk Chronicler