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rates.
Electricity as a Motor.
That electricity is the motor of the
future cannot now be doubted, and it is
developing with a degree of rapidity
that is startling. It is now not only the
accepted. motor for street cars in cities
and inland towns, but it is swiftly ad-
vancing in rural sections by connecting
‘ important points in the country by the
rapid transit the trolley now furnishes.
It is evident from the progress of the
Tramway company that we will soon
have a complete net-work of electric
railway for local accommodation, and
that they willeventually make continu-
ous lines connecting all the great cen-
tres of population and business in th
State. They need restrictions as to the
use of public roads, but they are to be-
come the popular method of transit,
and they should be generously aided
rather than hindered by the laws.
It may now be accepted as assured
that the electric railways will soon par-
allel the steam lines from every city to
suburban communities, but they will
not be a serious encroachment upon the
patronage of the steam lines. They will
very largely multiply travel, and the
electric lines will have an immense pa-
tronage chiefly created by the increased
facilities for rapid and convenient tran-
sit. ,
The electric railway is now the meth-
od of transit that is in the closest touch
with the people. It is the cheapest of
all meters; it can climb the highest hills
with ease and descend them with com-
plete control of speed, and it goes into
the by-ways where the steam line can
never penetrate. It is, in fact, the rail-
way of the people,and as such it should
be liberally encouraged. It will soon
bring every rural community into close
relations with the city, and thus open“
the most heartsome of rural lands into
use for suburban homes.
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Obituary.
MISS MARY E. CHURCH.
There died last evening, in the house
on the Westport road. in which she was
born, one of N orwalk’s oldest residents,
and a member of one of its ancient fa-
milies. Since 1811, Miss Mary Church
has known but one home. This home
was planted by her grandfather, who
built the house first occupied by him-
self. then by his son, and in later years
by his grand-daughter, now deceased.
The house is a Norwalk landmark, and,
considering its age, is a well-preserved
structure. In the early morning hours
of July 11, 1773, some of King George’s
men, entered its kitchen, and began to
_ light and to scatter their faggots loosely
around.. “Stay,” said the womanly
wife of the owner, the first Ebenezer
Church, and took her broom and swept
the faggots into one pile. Just at this
moment, Tryon’s officers, who were
a short distance in the rear of the in-
cendiaries, hove in sight at the top of
the hill to the west of the house, and at
the instigation of Mrs. Church, to whom
they were under obligations, called the
men off. The building was saved, and
it to-day stands, with slight alteration,
Just at it stood on that memorable
morning. The deceased has taken
great comfort in her home. The fa-
mily history and traditions have been
well preserved by her, and she has
lived to tell the same outside her own
blood.
The funeral will be attended on Wed-
nesday afternoon, at three o’clock, and
the burial will be in St. Paul’s church-
yard.
Jockey Killed.
James Whelahan, a jockey, of Hart-
ford, while exercising the Hatrick filly
at the Gloucester N. J. race track Sun-
day, was thrown against the three fur-
long post and had his neck broken.
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Who Were They?
Several Norwalk young men drove
to Stamford Friday night with the in-
tention of having a good time. They
did have it—if getting gloriously drunk
can be called a good time—but came to
grief on their way back by the horse
running away and scattering the occu-
pants of the carriage along the road-
side—Advocate.
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Norwalk Opera House.
Mr. E. B. Worrell 'will lecture on
food products in the Norwalk Opera
House \Vednesday afternoon at 2.30.
Mr. Worrell has a high reputation as
an entertaining speaker, and his knowl-
edge of the subject is wide. During
the lecture, which w.ll be of great in-
terest to housekeepers, liberal samples
of Bakers’ cocoa, Burnett’s extracts
and .Curtis Brothers’ ketchup will be
distributed among the audience.
Escaped His Creditors.
The New York Sun says that Colonel
Roberts, who, has been running a
school in New Rochelle, left that place
early on Wednesday morning last to
escape his creditors, and that when
they heard that he was gone they went
‘ to his school to attach the furniture,
.but found that a deputy sheriff from
Norwalk. had got there before them
and carried it away in the night.
TERSE TALES OF THE TIMES.
A special borough meeting will be
held next Friday evening.
Hope Hose company will be out for
practice to-morrow night. « ‘
i The Connecticut Jewish Times will
be issued about the last of July. -
James Allen, of Bridgeport,_ was
found dead in bed Saturday morning.
The Arion Singing Society of Jersey
City, are picnicing at Roton POint to-
day.
Mr. William Weed and family of
Arch street left this morning for Cali-
'fornia.
Herbert W. Kemp has a notice in
another column, of special interest to
borough taxpayers.
The funeral of the late Mrs. William
Devine was attended from St. Mary’s
church, this morning.
An adjourned hearing in the Butler
is being held to-day. -'
The Ridgefield Congregational church
will hold a lawn party at the parsonage
grounds, on Wednesday next.
The veterans’ of the First re _imen_t,
Connecticut Heavy Artillery,he d their
annual reunion at Putnam, Saturday.
Madam Ross, the clairvoyant, has re-
turned to Danbury, where there are
more believers in clairvoyancy, than in
Norwalk.
Sheriff Toner this morning subpoe-
naed the witnesses in the Byrnes-Nagle
assault case, which comes up in Bridge-
port to-morrow.
Conductor E. E. Cavanagh of the
New York and New England road, and
a resident of Hartford, spent Sunday
with relatives on Elm street.
George W. Bartlett, senior vice com-
mander of Henry C. Merwin post No.
52, G. A. R., died at his late reSIdence
in Fair Haven, Saturday evening.
James Heiferlson and Miss Julia Poy-
vez were married at the home of the
bride on the Rocks road, Saturday
evening, at 11.30 o’clock, by Justice
Coolidge.
Pensions for Connecticut—Renewal
finddncrease—George E. Manson. Re-
issue—Ansel Wheeler. Original wid-
ows, etc. ,——Orrin Shoals (father,)
Catharine Canfield. ,
Robert S. Smith, one of the men in-
jured in the Washington disaster. is the
son of Elmore Smith of New Haven.
He fell three floors and has a compound
fracture of the skull.
Complaint is made that young men
are permitted to congregate _on Main
and Wall streets Sunday evening. The
order to “move on” should be en-
forced by the police. -
The new time table on the New York,
New Haven and Hartford railroad went
into effect this morning. It is probable
that the Horse Railroad company Will
also have to issue a new one. as
Charles H. Lee of the “Silver Dol—
lar” irrigatory, Stamford, charged
with selling liquor on Sunday, was
found guilty on four counts and was
fined $50 on each count. He took an
appeal.
A John Foley is wearing a gold watch
that he claims belonged to his grand-
father and has been laid away in a
trunk for over twenty years. Those
who claim to know say that the watch
is of recent manufacture.
The transfer of the Old Colony rail-
road system to the New York, New,
Haven and Hartford railroad company,
Saturday, July 1, will necessitate the
transfer of some seventy-five clerks
from Boston to New Haven.
The condition of Robert Walsh who
shot himself in the mouth a week ago,
at Compo, is critical. The exact loca-
tion of the ball has not yet been ascer-
tained, and it is thought it may be in
his brain. He is at the Bridgeport
hospital.
An Irish sergeant was drilling a
squad of militia recruits, whose ideas
of. marching in line were altogether
original. Getting utterly disgusted at
their irregularity he bawled : “ Halt!
Just come out and look at yoursilves.
It’s a foine line you’re kaping, isn’t it ? ”
—T1t-Bits.
.A party of young men who were sit-
ting on. a dry goods box in front of a
Main street store about 7 o’clock, Sun-
day evening, made some insulting re-
marks to two Wall street merchants as
they were passing. Complaint was made
to Ofl‘icer Northrop, and arrests will
probably follow.
At camp next August the Connecti-
cut National Guard will have to live on
regular soldiers’ fare. The new code
forbids the hiring of caterers by the
companies. The state will supply regu-
lar rations without any ice cream or
other delicacies. The rations will be
roast meats, vegetables and coffee.
Cakes and fruit are barred.
One of the first clergymen to be pres-
ent after the collapse of Ford’s theatre
building in Washington, Friday morn-
ing, was Rev. Father Slocum, of this
place, who was visiting in that city at
to several of the Catholic faith who
were believed to have been fatally in-
Jured. He describes the scene to have
. been appalling.
street “damages and benefit” matter
the time. He administered the last rites’
Grace church was lighted with in-
candescent lights last night.
The reception at Miss Baird’s Insti-
tute on Orchard street takes place to-
morrow night.
For some reason or other several of
the arc lamps on streets leading to West
avenue refused to do duty, Saturday
evening.
The Grumman Brothers are to make
and experiment with the lighting quali-
ties of a new system of illumination,
this week.
A young man fell through a hatch-
way at the Union Mills this morning, a
distance ‘of twelve feet, and was
seriously injured.
W. M. Terry & Co.,of this place have
purchased the Chicago dressed beef
plant,located in Stamford,and will con-
ductit in connection with their Nor-
walk ‘plant.
Next Wednesday will be flag day,the
anniversary of the adoption of the
Stars and Stripes. Let “old glory.”
wave from every house and public
building in the land.
The Myer-Thorns Comedy company
closed a week’s engagement at the
Opera House Saturday night. The
company was an excellent one but
played to poor houses.
Mary Elizabeth Church died at her
home on the Westport read, last night,
in the 81st year of her age. The funer-
a1 will be“ attended Wednesday after-
noon. Interment in St. Paul’s church-
yard.
Mrs. Bertha Guigue, mother of Peter
Guigue, the florist. was taken with a
fit on Sunday, and fell, dislocating her
hip. She is under the care of Dr. W.
F. Tracey. She is quite aged; and her
condition is considered very dangerous.
At its regular session this evening,
Concord Division 8. of T, will complete
their arrangements for their fair and
supper which is to be held Thursday
and Friday, June 15th and 16th, in the
vacant store in the Norwalk club build-
ing. - ‘
A horse belonging to Finney & Bene-
dict, the grocerymen, ran away on
Eversley street, this morning, but was
stopped by Henry Jennings, of the
Adams Express 00., who fortunately
happened to be driving down East ave-
nue at the time.
Smith street was in a blaze of glory
all Saturday night and early Sunday
morning. Songs and dances were the
order of the night among the Italian
population and about 2 o’clock Sunday
morning to cap the climax. Mrs. Geo.
Platt and a coal oil lamp had a set to in
which Mrs. ‘P. came out a winner.
About twenty firemen of the borough
visited the Baptist church Sunday even-
ing and listened to a sermon by the pas-
tor, Rev. F. E. Robbins..The text
was “What Think Ye of Christ?”
Those present say that the pastor
touched very lightly on fire matters.
Strangely enough there was but one
member of the H. and L. Company
present. -
USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLA,IT’S
“THE KIND THAT CURES.”
Children’s Day.
The exercises at the Congregational
church yesterday were of an especially
instructive and pleasing character.
The morning service was observed as
“ Children’s Day” and a very fine pro-
gramme was presented, consisting of
carols, recitations, etc., and an enter-
taining address by the pastor, Rev. Dr.
Noble. A special feature was the ban-
tism of five children. In the evening
there was a praise service, with an in—
structive address by the pastor on the
story of the hymns.
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\Vinner of the Grand Prize. of Paris.
PARIS, J unc 1:3.—'1‘hc gran-.1 prix de Paris
was run yesterday. Baron A. de Schick-
ler’s bay colt Ragotsky won, with Ravens-
bury second and Callistratc third. The
grand prize of Paris is 200,000 francs,
150,000 francs givcn by the city of Paris
and 50,000 by the five great railway coni-
panies, for entire colts and fillies, foaled in
1890, of every description and country,
added to a sweepstakes of 1,000 francs each,
the second to receive 10,000 francs and the
third 5,000 francs out of the stakes. Course,
one mile and seven furlongs.
Murderer Osmond Electrocuted.
SING SING, N. Y., June 12.——J0hn L. Os-
mund died in the electric chair this morn-
ing. Osmund passed a. quiet Sunday, he
read his Bible most of the time, and was
visited in the afternoon by his two brothers,
who came from New York to bid him fare-
well. The prison officials say that he dis-
played more nerve than any man who has
yet died in the chair at_SiIig Sing.
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National
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Pittsburg... 22 .611
Brooklyn.. 22 .611
Boston ...... 28 .605
Philada..." 21 .600
Baltimore. 20 .541 St. Louis... 14 20
Cleveland. 16 14 .533 Louisville. 4 23
SATUIIDAY’S GAMES.
At Philadelphia—St. Louis, 6; Philadelphia,
5. At Boston—Boston, 6; Pittsburg, 3. At New
York—New York, 7; Louisville. 6. At Brook-
League.
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New York. 19
Wash'gt’n. 17
Cincinnati 16
Chicago..... 15
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Johnst‘n 19 10 .655 Harrisb'g. 12 15 .444
Altoona..... 21 12 .636 York ......... 7 22 .245
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At Washington
Allent‘wn... .18 12 .600 Danville... 5 25
SATURDAY‘S GAMES.
At York—Harrisburg, 2; ,York, 1. At Al-
toona—Altoona, 5; Johnstown. 3. AtVEaston
At Scranton—.
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A Connecticut Man Appointed. ‘i "
William H. Wall of Connecticvt has
been appinted examiner of Chippewa
Indian lands in Minnesota, ’m’ce Frank
Brackett of Minnesota, removed.
Unknown Man Killed.
_ An unknown manwas killed by the
Boston Air Line Express .in New Ro-
chelle Saturday, He was twenty-three
years old, over six feet high and wore a
neat black cutaway suit.
Bound-Over.
William C.Ray,who is alleged to have
criminally assaultedvfive-year-old J en-
nie Durgyat New even on May 31,
was on Saturday bound over to the Su-
perior Court underbonds of $500.
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To Wethersfield.
J ehn Hawley, who was found guilty
of murder in the second degree. in the
Superior Court in Bridgeport Friday,
and sentenced to state prison for life,
will be taken to Wethersfiold to-day.
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Receiver Wanted.
Insurance Commiisioner Mansfield
has applied for a {receiver for the
Mutual Benefit Lifé Insurance. com-
pany of Hartford and Judge Simeon
E. Baldwin will give a hearing ‘on the
question J une 16.
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‘ Sailboat Stolen.
Alarge sailboat belonging to Capt.
William Nixson,‘ of Bridgeport, was
stolen from the basin at, the foot of
Henry street Satu day morning. It
was valued at $300. There is no clue
to the thieves. ‘ ‘
The Horse Jumped on Him.
Thomas O’Connor, aged 20, a hustler,
employed at the livery stable of Ecl-
ward Davis,in Rockyille, was fatally in-
jured Saturday night while fastening a
horse in a box stall. The horse throw
him to the floor and stamped with his
forefeet upon the man’s breast,crushing
in the breast bone.
- “ Community Beer.”
Four Italians were tried in Stamford
on Saturday, for selling intoxicants on
Sunday. The counsel fer the defense
held‘ that his clients ought to be dis-
charged as the beer they sold was prac-
tically “ community beer.” The Judge
reserved his decision. There are sev-
eralk“ community beer joints in Not-
wal . ‘
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Drowned.
A boy named Alfred Bennington, re-
siding in Portland, was drowned on the
.Portland side of the river below the
bridge Saturday afternoon. His young-
er, brother Emil, Was in bathing and
drowning when the older boy jumped in
to save him. He is about 12 years of age
and in the effort was himself drowned.
The smaller boy was saved by some men
in a boat. .
The Other Body Recovered.
The bO‘dy of Harry W. Holcomb,
adopted son of Vice Commodore H. S.
Holcomb of the New Haven Yacht
club, who, with Albert A. Holt, was
drowned on the 21st of last May, was
found early Saturday morning near the
west entrance to the New Haven har-
bor by Captain R. H. Wrindie and the
crew of the oyster steamer H. A. Barnes.
The body was in an excellent state of
preservation.
USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLA.I’I"8
‘ THE KIND THAT CURES.”
Cut His Throat. .
John Haynes, a son of Henry M.
Haynes of Hartford, committed suicide
Saturday night by cutting his throat
with a razor. He had been insane for
some time, and was but recently re-
leased from a retreat partially cured.
Saturday night he went home and get-
ting his razor calmly drew it across his
throat, inflicting a horrible wound
from which the blood flowed in streams.
He lost strength rapidly and died at
9 :30 o’clock. He was single and about
twenty-five.
USE DANA’S SARSAPABIIILAJT’S
“THE KIND THAT CURES.”
—CQ.
Entrapped by Newspaper Men.
A green goods man, giving his name
as Robert Dalton, of New York,
was captured in Bridgeport Saturday,
by J. F. Fahey of the Connecticut As-
sociated Press and Richard Howell, of
Bridgeport Herald. Dalton .made an
attempt to escape by jumping on a
passing train, but ashe did so Fahey
fired two shots at him, one of which
took effect in the fleeing man’s right
arm. Dalton continued on, however,
but stopped when he was confronted by
a revolver in the hands of Mr. Howell.
Dalton’s wounds were dressed and he
was placed under $1,000 bonds for trial.
The new law in reference to people of
his ilk has been si ned by the Gov-
ernor and the swind or is likely to meet
with his just deserts.
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USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLA.IT’S
“THE KIND THAT CURES. ”
IO.
A Narrow Escape.
A lady and gentleman, whose names
could not be learned, had a narrow es-
cape from instant death Sunday even-
ing, while driving home from Roton
Point. They were about .to cross the
upper crossing, near, Wilson Point,
when the evening tram from Danbury
came thundering along without, as the
gentleman declared, whistling until it
was on the crossing. When the driver
discovered the train. the horse was
within five feet of the crossing and in
a moment more the carriage would,
have been on the tracks. He pulled
the horse up suddenly, and leaped over.
the wheels and threw a lap robe over
the animal’s head, thus preventing him
from seeing the. tram ‘and running
away. Both occupants 'of‘.'the carriage
were badly frightened and the next
time they go to the point Will, undoubt-
edly take the steamer. ‘ .
AVERY will CASE.
Opinions on the Evidence Against
Lizzie Borden.
THE PRISONBR’S FRIENDS JUBILANT
Even the Prosecuting Officers Show Big-
appointment Over the' Contradictory
Police Testimony, and the Defendant’s
Law ers are Corresponding! ' Jo fol.
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FALL RIVER, Mass. June 12.——Ta k is
plentiful on the subject of the Borden
murders, and there can he no denial that
it is a general opinion about town that the
prosecution thus far has a very weak case.
This Opinion is being strengthened by ru-
mors current here to the effect that Lizzie
Borden’s counsel will shortly explode a
bombshell into the camp of the authori-
ties. It is hinted that the defense will
show conclusively that Lizzie Borden pur-
chased some paint a few days before the
murder, and that it was not an uncommon
thing to burn dresses in the Borden house-
hold.
The fact that the girl burned the dress
in the daylight, when oflicers surrounded
the house, will also be related to show
there was not. the slightest attempt at con-
cealment. The defendant’s lawyers do not
attempt to disguise their joyful feelings
because of the present status of the case,
and the girl’s friends here are jubilant.
The hatchet incident, with its accompany-
ing denials, is the source of much comfort.
But while the prisoner’s friends are buoy-
ant, the spirits of the police authorities
are by no means downcast.
Officer Mullally’s. strange, unexpected
statement about finding the handle is,
they say, in keeping with the general tone
of the testimony given by him before in the
courts. He has been known several times
to take a. position in less important cases
in defiance of the fact that five or six other
officers and witnesses testified positively
that he was wrong. One of the police
authorities thinks so little of the circum-
stances that he says he will not advise the
district attorney to contradict .Mullally’s
alleged erroneous statement. ’
The matter of wrapping up the hatchet,
testified in two ways by Medley and Des-
mond can be easily explained. They say
both men did wrap up the hatchet, Des-
mond wrapping it up first and passing it
to Medley, who afterward opened it in
the cellar to show another Officer. It is a.
frequently expressed opinion here that the
defense has built a mine under Medley’s
testimony,and will set it off before the case
is finally submitted.
. RE‘VARDING THE PROSECUTORS.
Police' Officers ltIade Prominent in the
Case Have Been Promoted.
NEW BEDFORD, Mass, J une 12.—The tes-
timony in the Borden trial on Saturday
was essentially of a police nature. First
came Lieutenant Edson, then Inspector
Medley and Captain Desmond. They told
of the parts that they took in the investi-
gation of the Borden murders. Ex-Gover-
nor Robinson continued his peculiar style
of cross examination. So softly and easily
does he go that his victim loses all sus-
picion and drops into the trap set for him.
Even after making points for the governor
the officers did not realize What they had
done, and they went down stairs in happy
ignorance of what they had been doing.
The best evidence of this was to hear
one Officer flatly contradict the one who
preceded him, with not-the slightest hes-
inati on to show that he did not know what
had been said on the stand before he
reached it.
Mr. Robinson brought out the fact that
nearly all the Fall River police prominent
in this case have been promoted since the
murder except Mullaly, who yesterday
contradicted Fleet.
The most important testimony was in:
troduced by Inspector Medley. On the
side of the government he told of his exam-
ination of the left where he testified that
there were not any footmarks in the dust
which covered the floor thickly. This part
of his testimony the defense proposes to
break down if possible.
Two weeks may be confidently looked
forward to before the close of the trial.
There is no mistaking the symptoms of
disappointment on the part of the govern-
-ment. The methods of the Fall River
police force in general is being severely
commented upon here and alluded to‘ as
partially explanatory of that disappoint-
ment. ,
Another Briggs Supporter.
BALTIMORE, J une 12. — Rev. D. B.
Greigg, pastor of the Twelfth Presby-
terian church, in a prelude to his sermon
yesterday said of the action in the Briggs
case: “To my mind the conviction of 'Dr.
Briggs is a. conviction of. hundreds of the
ablest and best ministers of the Presby-
terian church at large. Must they leave
the church simply because they cannot
subscribe to the tenets of John Calvin or
remain within a theological mould fash-
ioned by divines who lived two hundred
and fifty years ago? Three years hence or
less the General Assembly of the Presby-
terian church will take back into her fold
the man she has branded as aheretic.”
To Appoal‘for American Dynamiters.
LONDON, J une 12.—Jesse Gilbert, the dy-
namiter recently released from Portland
prison because he was thought to be near
death, sailed on the American line steamer
Chester from Southampton Saturday.
Gilbert intends during his sojourn in the _
United States to direct the Washington
government’s attention to the pitiable
cases of Americans imprisoned at Portland.
Gallagher, he said, had become hopelessly
insane, and Daly was dying slowly. Other
political prisoners were threatened with
insanity. . -
The Machias’ Remarkable Run.
NEW LONDON, June 12,—The' official re
port of the run of the Machine shows that
the average time for the entire 60 miles
of-the course was 15 464-1000 knots. - This
lacks only atrifle of being two and one
halfknots in excess of the required speed,
but the builders only receive a bonus on
the even two and one-quarter knots at
$5,000 per quarter knot—a. total of $45,000.
The performance is considered the most
remarkable in the history of thenew navy.
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nowmliouccmrm.
An Italian at Cannons Falls Into a
Pool While Washing Clothes.
The Body Recovered.
An Italian laborer at the quartz
quarry, in the mountain, about a mile
from the Cannons station, was washing
his clothes in a deep pool which runs
by the quarry, early Sunday morning,
when in some unknown manner he lost
his balance and fell into the water.
The. pool is about 12 feet deep, and the
Italian could not swim. and though he
cried lustily for help, and his compan-
ion laborers rushed to his rescue, they
were too late, and when they reached
the spot the poor fellow was sinking
for the last time. The body was recov-
ered after considerable work and an-
chored to the shore and two of the
workmen. came to N orwalk for a core-
nor.- Neither of them could talk En-
glish and some time was spent in find-
ing an Italian who could make their
wants known. Coroner Doton of Bridge-
port was telephoned for, but he could
not be found and medical examiner
Burke of South Norwalk was also ab-
sent. The Italians returned to Can-
nons and the body was allowed to re-
main in the water until this morning,
when medical examiner Burke viewed
bhe .rfmains and gave a permit for
uria .
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Perry Makes a‘Record.
The Columbia Cycle Clubu’s road
race from Hartford to New Britain and
return was successfully carried out
Saturday afternoon. The men get
away promptly on time and the eight
minute men were sent off first. That
is the men who had eight minutes the
start of Van Wagoner, the only scratch
man, were started first. Then came
the seven minute men, the six, the five,
the four, the three, and finally Perry
of Norwalk, who was to have only
ninety seconds the start of Van Wago-
ner. At eight minutes past 4 all were
off and thirty-one men were going for
dear life up Washington street, out
New Britain avenue and so on to Elm-
wood, Newington and to the turning
point-at the Strickland House in New
Britain. Going up Washington street,
Perry and Walsh of N orwalk went out
Webster street a short distance before
they saw their mistake and - thus a few
seconds were lost. ’ ‘. .
Going through Newington 'on the
way back, Van Wagoner haducaught
up With Faxon, a four-minute man.
Both men saw along freight train com-
ing and it was nip and tuck t6 see who
would get to the railroad crossing-first,-
the freight or the flyers. Just before
they reached the crossing Van Wago-
ner spurted and crossed not ten feet
ahead of the engine. Faxon was not
so reckless and had to dismount and
wait till nearly fifty cars passed. At
Elmwood, too, a little girl ran out and
got directly in the way of Walsh.
The pedal struck her and she went
down,vbut soon picked herself up and
ran away without complaining. Greg-
ory struck some soft dirt and fell into
a ditch once, but kept on. Perry and
Walsh kept well together till the re-
turn trip, when, about a mile this side
of New Britain, Walsh exclaimed :
“There comes Van Wag. Go ahead
without me,” so they parted. Van
Wagoner was going towards New Bri-
tain and they were returning. So Perry
left his companion at this point and start—
ed in to overtake the dozen or more rid-
ers who were still nearer the tape than
he was. Gradually he passed one after
the other and drew near the head of
Washington street. ~
In the mean time the large crowd
that had waited about the finish began
to get anxious as the hour approached
and at 5 o’clock Washington street was
crowded with people from the corner
of Buckingham street to the south for
. a thousand feet or more. Bicycles were
ranged along each side of the street
and through this gauntlet the way was
cleared for the riders. Finally, a few
minutes after 5 a shout was heard up
the street, the crowd parted, and Perry,
covered from head to foot with dust
and perspiration, came flying down
through the king line of bicycles, the
winner and the holder of the road rec-
ord from Hartford to New Britain.
Scarcely had he dismounted before an-
other shout and Alexander of Hartford
came down through the crowd followed
closely by Walsh. Van Wagonerfin-
ished eighth and Gregory fourteenth.
Perry’s time was one hour, three min-
utes and ten seconds, beating Seeley’s
time by nearly three minutes. Alexan-
der’s time was 1 6 1 and Van Wagoner’s
Main’stime was 1 7 andWalsh’s
1 7 7».
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Jumped from the Ghost. ~-
A young man jumped from the Ghost
train in East Bridgeport Sunday night.
He was badly shaken up, but no bones
were broken. . .
Cause for Feilcitation.
New Britain is congratulating herself on the
near approach to completion of the electric
street railroad. And it is a cause for felicita-
tion, surely. Now _we he 8 Danbury and
Waterbury and Meriden an Bridgeport may
soon have equal cause for feeling happy. An-
sonia is not selfish. We would like our neigh-
here to enjoy the good things of life as well
as ourselves—Armenia Sentinel.
Norwalk. is mighty close to being in
the electric. railroad swun. And we
opine that in less than six weeks the
people of this town Will be marveling
at; to why they have so long kept out
o it. .
To be held at Buffalo.
The directors of the Charter Oak
Park Association of Hartford, have de-
cided to hold their August meeting at
Buffalo, where the free use of the track
was offered them. The Charter Oak
and Hartford Stakes will be decided at
this meeting. The former stake . is
worth $10,000 and the Hartford which
is for three-year-olds, Will be worth
about the same amount to the winner.
The original dates for the Hartford
meeting were frpm Aug. 28 to Sept. 1,
inclusive. _ . . _ _ ~
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A Private Citizen.
.The closing chapter in the famour
Bridgepfirt police fight Occurred Satur-
day night when Chief John ,Rylandi
was formally advised by the board of
police commissioners that the office of
chief of police _no longer existed and
that he was a private citizen.
in Good Condition.
The railroad commissioners have
made_reports regarding the recent in-
spection of the various divisions of the
Consolidated road that the general con-
dition shows a determination to main-
tain them all in a manner to insure the
safety and comfort of public travel.
On the Berkshire division the old
arch over the highway at Falls Village
has been replaced by new masonry and
a plate girder bridge, and the piling at
Ansoma has been renewed and another
span added to the iron bridge over the
Housatonic river below Shelton. The
only bridge repairs on that division
which are recommended are the re-
building of the north abutment at Corn-
wall bridge, and the completion of the
south approach to the Housatonic river
bridge below New Milford. The rails
on this division are light, showing the
effects of wear, and the systematic re-
newals should be commenced and con-
tinued until the whole are renewed.
New ties and guard timbers are needed
on the third bridge west of Orange.
On the New York division the four
track construction‘between Milford and,
New Haven is well under way and when
completed willmaterially improve both
the alignment and grade on
that portion of the line. Similar im-
provements are being commenced be-
tween Port Chester and South Nor-
walk. On the New Canaan branch,
bridge No. 74 needs new ties.
Arrested for Shoplifting.
Saturday afternoon one of the lady
clerks at the Boston Store detected a
customer stealing kid gloves from the
counter, and notified Mr. Dewsbury,
who went for an officer. Securing
Constable Morehouse the woman was
placed under arrest. She said that she
was from South Norwalk. She [was
accompanied by another woman also
from the same place.
During the absence of Mr. Dews-
bury the woman attempted to secrete
the loves in her stocking, but was
caug t in the act by the clerk.
Beth of the women were apparently
under-the influence of intoxicants, in
fact they confessed to having drank '
three milk punches besides some other
drinks.
It was learned that previous to going
to the Boston store they had visited
Hale’s drug store, and purchased 0.
WM, cachous and while being wait-
'e upon, one of them had picked up
two articles of trifling value from the
counter and dropped them into her
parasol. ‘
The accused was taken before J as-
tice Coolidge on the charge of having
stolen three pairs of kid gloves valued
at $3. She plead guilty and paid a fine
and costs amounting to $11.36.
The woman. thanked the Judge for
his leniency, and producing a pocket-
book well filled with banknotes count-
ed out the amount, and left the room,
courtesying in a very polite manner as
she went out of the door. ‘
DIED.
CEIUR GIL—In Norwalk. Sunday J uue 11th,
MARY ELIZABETH CHURCH, in the 81512 year
of her age. .
Funeral from her late resrdence on Westport
gvenuefiWednesday afternoon, June 14 at
o c oc .
' LOST.
LOST.-—A dark blue horse-boot.
ill will confer a favor by leavmg at
0 cc.
Finder
this
23 at
T0 BENT.
Half man or less. 25 068 a day. or $1.00 per week.
0 RENT.—Four'rooms on second floor,
No, 55 Stevens street. Possesion given
immediately. Apply to JOHN L. KELLY. on
- 625 3t'
the premises.
0_RENT.—A nine_room house at Wilton,
1n glood order. With furnace; convenient
to churc school depot and post office. Ap-
ply at S. W. Olmstead’s grocery store, Wilton.
or to SARAH S. CLARK, No. 5 Quintard-I’lace,
Norwalk. 624 ti
0 REN’u—Four rooms. second floOr. 33
West Main street; also five rooms. second
floor. No. 2 Chestnut street. S. B. WILSON.
builder. 92 Wall street. 622 1w
0 RENE—Thesail boat, “Three Broth-
_ ers.” forparties; also row boats. No
charge for fishing lines and bait. CAPT. 0. S,
CLARK. 27 Merwm street. 620 ti
0 RENE—Four large rooms with pantry. .
and clesets on first floor. at 140. 7 Chest-
nut street. Possession immediately. In uire
no the premises, or of E. H. FILLOW, o. 5
Chestnut street. Borough. 605 tt
0 RENT—Store No. 10 Water street. ,In-
quire of PLA'rr Puree. 562 tf
T 0 R E N '1‘._Dwellings. No. 77 Harbor
avenue. Possessron immediately Apply at
he Norwalk Gas Co’s ofice,Water street. 570tf
m0;RENT.——St. George’s Hall. 13 Main St.,
1 for lodge, and a small hall for trade union
meetings. Apply to ARTHUR WrLLiAmsON. 20’
Chestnut street. Norwalk. 555 3m
FOR SALE.
~Half inch or less, 25 063 a day, or $1.00per week
0R SALE—fit will pay you, before pur-
rchasing a bicycle,to call on LOUIS Po'r'rnn,
60 Wall street. Norwalkw , 23 1w
0R SALE—A neat little cot ta 6 of seven
rooms on Union Place, and 1’. rec min-
utes’walk to Boron L Post-office and Depot
Price $2.500. $1.000 c which can remain erms-
nently and only $500 required to be pat down
Apply to CHARLES OLMSTEAD. Act. 276tf‘
STORES AI’VD APARTMENTS
. T0 BEN '
0 RENT.—The store. N9. 2 James block.
The lower apartments in new house on
Cross street. Possessmn at once. Apply to
F. ST. JOHN Locxwoon. Trustee. . 657 tf
WANTED.
Half inch or less. 25 cos a damor $1.00per week
ANTED.—-Immediately, a good strong
, . . . and trusty. girl for general housework;
one that can come well recommended. Apply
tO‘Mas. F. BRADY. Belden hill. Wilton. 023nm
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WANmfir—The address of a market that '
; . can com are in prices
With the PE -
._PLE’§_MABKET. orwalkand
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South Norwalk.
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