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'1“quan and Exact Justice to all Men of -:Whateoer Stmr-'Or Persuasiom Religious or Politicdl.”—-:Jeferson i. f
July 6, 1893.
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THE FAVORITE HOME PAPER.
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The Gazette has the largest cir-
culation of any paper in Norwalk.
and furnishes the lowest advertisinz’
rates. ‘
Two Minute Trotter.
The two minute trotter is already in
sight! With the aid of a running
mate, a bicycle sulky and on the Kirk-
‘Wood (Del.) kite shaped track Ayres'P.
on Tuesday trotted a full mile in the
wonderful time of 2:03;. . _
Many horsemen who witnessed the
performance, did not hesitate to say
that with a faster running .mate the re-
cord would have been lowered still
further.
Nothing Done.
No action was taken at the adjourn-
ed meeting'of the Court of Burgesses
last night in regard to a division of
the tax. The fact was apparent ‘ that
the borough itself was pressed ’for
money about as bad as its tax-payers
and that the tax money was not only
needed but must be forthcoming. The
only recourse now open to the discon-
tented victims is to call a BorOugh
meeting and rescind all past action and
lay a new and smaller tax.
“ HonOr To .Whom Honor.”
‘ Now that the Norwalk Tramway is a
practical and pronounced success and
its praises are in the mouths of all the
pcople,it is proper to put on record the
important fact that this great local enter
prise was conceived, born and nurtured
within and by the Norwalk Club. To
' this organization, which has so far ex-
ceeded in public enterprise all that our
older Board of Trade has ever accom-.;
plished, let all due praise be given.‘
For years,in the former tim es,Norwalk-
ers were wont to meet in solemn assem‘
blage and dolorously vote to contest the
locating of a jail and Court house here,
. to—fight against a lay-out of the Housa-
tonic R. R. down the line of our pres-
ent Danbury & Norwalk, and when the
New York & New Haven line proposed
to cross the Union Co.’s millpond and
locate its Nor walk depot on what is now
"Union Park, the old timers were strick-
en with such antagonistic horror that
the new line was driven across the mud-
flats of then Old Well. Later on, the
schemes and charters for the Norwalk
Horse railway and Norwalk water:
works, were. organized and brought
forth from the office of the NORWALK
GAZETTE, despite a most bitter and per-
sistent opposition. But the little world
of Norwalk had begun to ‘move, until'
- now we have electric lights and an elec-
tric street railway. When this line shall
begin, (as it expects to do in the near
. future) to bring its loads of passengers
hither-from Westport,NeW Canaan and
Darien, to trade at our stores,the value
of the new tramway will begin to be
realized. -
Punched the Parson.
Charles Seaman, whose parents are
Wealthy and influential members of the
Baptist church in Jericho, L. I., went
to church drunk Sunday. He entered
the pew and began to sing and dance.
The sexton tried to eject Seaman and
received a severe beating. Then the
' inebriate entered the pulpit and kicked
the person, nomed Thorpe, out. He
gave the dominie several punches in
the face to remind him not to interfere.
Next Seaman began throwing books
and pulpit articles about. Deacon Ti-
tus thought he could put the drunken
young man out of the edifice and tried
it. He_received a” broken nose and
other injuries for his trouble. 'Then a
half dozen male members of the con-
gregation seized Seaman and threw
hill: (out the door. He has been ar-
res e .
O.
’ The Cobble Hill Trouble.
Justice Austin, Wednesday afternoon,
found William Murphy guilty of an as-
sault on. Mrs. Elizabeth Brown, and
fined him $14 and costs. Attorney
Frost appeared for Mr. Murphy, and
Gray for Mrs. Brown. The ustice
also found Mrs. Brown guilty of an as-
sault on Mr. Murphy and fined her $7
and costs. . Mrs. Annie Guider was also
mixed up in the row, but her attorney,
John J. Walsh. Secured her acq ittal.
There were some lively tilts be ween
hrostand Gray durin the trial, but
. there was no blood spi led and the in-
terchange of complimentary ('1’) re-’
marks only tended to delight. the audi-
ence. The remarks of Mr. Murphy
. were decidedly Frosty and cutting at
times, while .those of Mrs. Brown’s
counsel contained considerable “ Gray
matter.” , .
. Behaved Well. _
It _is worthy of special note, in con-'
nection With Norwalk’s exceptionally
rational “and enjoyable celebration of
Our glorious Fourth, that fewer intoxi-
cated persons were seen on the streets
than on ordinary days. No street brawls
were recorded and no arrests of conse- '
quence were made for disorder] con-
duct. Surely Norwalk’s contingxant'of
thirsty pilgrims are entitled to special
creditfor theirogood behavior and re.
stricted irrigation.
; NeW‘York for $88,900.
TERSETALES’OF THE TIMES.
The Center School district meeting
will be held to-nig‘ht. -
The‘meeting of‘ Hope Hose Co. was
postponed until next Tuesday evening.
-—Nothing so good for sunburn and
’ Cream. Samples
:23. as Hale s Rose . 6 42’.th
A hot wave is bowling along from the
west and it is expected to strike. us by
the end of the week.
The salary of the chief of the Bridge-
; port fire departmenthas been increase
.from $1,500 to $2,000.
' Rev. Father Murra, , of Cheshire,
and a native of Norwa k, is a guest of
Rev. Father Slocum.
Miss Edna Brown and Miss Grocie
Godfrey oijhestnut street, are Visit-
i'ng friends in Bridgeport.
The Brotherhood of St; Andrews will
give a reception to Rev. Mr. Pond at
the Parish rooms to-night.
N '—Wcrsted dress braid (colors) only
2c 8. roll at the Boston store, N orzigllt
Mr. Benedict’s yacht Oneida put into
NeWport harbor last evening and re-
ported the President to be 0. K.
The fire department - will send a
handsome floral ofl'ering to the funeral
of the late Mrs. John W. Beatty.
—You can get 3 pr. ladies hose worth
1292c pr. for 19c, 'toomorrow, Friday, at
the Boston store, Norwalk. 6421b
Four very fine looking horses came
up on the City of Albany last evening,
consigned to William H. Lockwood.
—Willimantie spool cotton '(colors)
only 20 at the Boston store, Norvgz‘ldfl
Count. delegate T. F. O’Rourke, of
Danburg, installed the officers of the
local organization Ancient Order of
Hibernians, Wednesday night.
—-Every person ‘who purchases goods
to the amount of $1 at the Boston Store,
Norwalk, will be given a ticket for a
' th Norwalk Tramway.
free ride on c , 641 3t
David Sheehan, administrator, fin-
ished the settlement of the George Low
estate on Wednesday, he Sendingchecks
to the creditors at the rate of thirty-six
cents on the dollar. -
—Remnants of elastic web only 1c
each at the Boston store,Norwalk. 6421t
It has been decided in. New York to
et up a big petition, signed by New
Torkcrs in all lines of business, .asking
Mayor Gilroy to cease his oppos1tion to
an appropriation for the school ship St.
Mary’s.
'——At 2 p. m. Friday,July 7th you will
find on the “Bargain Table” at the
BostOn store, Norwalk, satin damask
bureau scarfs, 20 in.x72 m., knotted
fringe at 49c each. 6421t
One of the Tramway cars jumped the
tracks in front of the GAZETTE oflice,
between 6 and 7 o’clock this morning.
Quite a crowd gathered and a block
and tackle being secured all took a
hand on the rope and.the car was
quickly on the track again.
—See adv. Swede woman wanted in
to-day’s paper. 3-t
C. H. Dakin, manager of the North-
ampton division of the New York. New
Haven &; Hartford railroad died Wed;
nesday morning. He. was fifty-three
years old. He was a native of Bills-
dale N. Y., and had been in the em-
ploy of the road twenty years.
—1000 novels, written by Sir Walter
Scott, Chas. .Dickens,W. C. Russell and
other noted authors, only 6c per v01-
umn to-morrow at the Boston store.
Norwalk. 6421t
.Capt. Slattery informs a GAZETTE re-
porter that the wetting received by R.
Goldschmidt, on Monday evening, was
purely accidental on the part _of his
men. They lost control of the pipe for
a moment, with the result that the
stream, or a portion of it, was directed
to Mr. Goldschmidt’s apartments.
—Hind % lamb 18c,fore 12c People’s Mt
A cable car ran wild in Broadway
yesterday, and shoved four other cars
ahead of it. Trucks were tossed aside
and horses were knocked down and
dragged along the street. The cable
became slack and twisted around the '
grip. It was necessary to stop the ca-
ble to bring the cars to a standstill.
When a'cable line car gets on a rampage
it is a good deal more terrifying than
the, alleged, “deadly trolley.”
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A Serious Charge. ,.
It is understaod that a certain woman
in town is soon to be arrested on the
charge of bigamy.
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_ ~ ——Wanted.
Any person having the first five vol.
umes of.the Connecticut_Colonial Rec-
ords which they are Willing to dispose
of, can learn of a purchaser by calling
at the GAZETTE office. 641-tf
The Washington Bridge.
The. contract for building the new
Washington bridge over, the .Housa-
tonic river has been awarded :by the
counfiy _commissioners of New Haven
and airfield to Dean &. Westbrook of
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FATAL RU NAWAY ACCIDENTS.
Eive Killed and Four Fatally Iiijui'ea
While Pleasure Soaking.
OREGON CITY, Ore, July 6.—.-A team
driven by hi. P. Bradley ranawayv-and:
upset a. wagon,- throWing Mr. Bradley, girls.
wife and‘fo’ur children over- a precipice
forty feet high. Mrs. Bradley was killed,- -
and two children fatally injured.
HANNINGTON, w. Va“, July 6.—W. P.’
Fi‘urner, wife and 4-inouths’-old coild Were
driving to Sherman Heights to attend 8..
Their horse took fright and ran'
away, throwing Mrs. Turner and the child'
out of the carriage and instantly killing '
picnic.
them. Mr. Turner is seriously, if not fa;
tally, injured.
FAlRMONT, W. Va., July 6,—Will'Sic1-n,
a. wad known oil operator. with his wife
and baby, was driving on Paddles Run
when the horse became frightened and.
ran off. Mrs. Sturn and baby were thrown
from the buggy and instantly killed, and
Mr. Sturn was so badly mangled that he
Will die. The horse fell over the cliff and
was so badly injured that it had to be
shot.
To Urge an Eight Hour Day.
- NEW YORK, July 6.—At the meeting of
the executive board of the American Fed-
eration of Labor the most important mat-
ter considered was the discussion of a new
schedule of wages for iron and steel work-
ers. N 0 action was taken, however, as a
compromise has been effected for the time
being. A resolution was adopted to the
eiifcct that the executive council arrange
for an interview with President Cleveland
for the purpose of arguing the adoption of
an eight hour law, and also to protest
against any understanding between the
United States and China to annul or mad
ify the Chinese exclusion act. ‘
.. . Runaway Cable Car. ,
NEW YORK, July 6.-—Yesterday after-
noon a cable car became unmanageable on
., Broadway in front of City Hall park and
started on a rampage toward the Battery.
Tlie motorman was unable to release the
grip, and under the circumstances the
brake became useless. The runaway car
crashed in to trucks, knocking down horses.
In front of St. Paul’s churchyard there was
a block on Broadway, and the drivers of
trucks were unable to save their horses
and wagons. When the cars had cuta
passage through the block, seven horses
were hors du combat and about five
wagons were badly damaged.
A Brave Life Saver.
RED BANK, N. J., July 6.—A yacht con-
taining twenty-five people summering at
Little Silver capsized in a squall, and all
were thrown into the water. Many of
them were children. Harry L. Powers. 3
New York man, was passing in a boat. He
rescued twenty of the party with great
difficulty. He dived under the sail and
rescued Beesie St. John, a; girl of 6 years,
and diving, pulled her brother, aged 10
years, from under the boat just as the lad
was sinking for the last time. The other
five were picked up bya naphtha launch.
Powers will be presented with a gold
medal for his heroism.
New American Liner Launched.
GLASGOW, July 6.—Denny Bros,, ship-
builders, of Dumbarton, launched at their
yard at that place a steel, twin screw,
cargo and passenger steamer of 9.000 tons,
built for the American line. She is in-
tended to ply between Liverpool and Phil-
adelphia. Mrs. Griscom, wife ofPresident
Griscom, of the American line, christened
the new steamer Southwark. The vessel,
it is claimed, is unslnkable. She has a
double bottom, and her hull is divided by
bulkheads into water tight compartments.
Outraged and Murdered.
BARDWELL, Ky., July 6.—Two young
ladies named Ray, aged 16 and 12 years,
were brutally murdered, presumably by
atramp. The girls had left their" home
presumably to pick blackberries and were
followed by an older brother in about two
hours. 'He found them both dead, with
their throats cut from earto ear, bruised
as if roughly handled and bearing evi-
dence of having been outraged. The man-
ner of the 'work points to one man, and
the use of a razor indicates a negro.
Dynamite Conspirators Arrested. ‘
SAN FRANCISCO, July 6.-——The, steamer
Begic brings advices from Honolulu to
,June 28. The Royalists dynamite con-
spiracy has collapsed by the arrest of
three of the active agents, T. B. Walker,
Archibald Sinclair and E. C. Crick. Twenty
others are known to be deeply implicated,
among them nine of,the numerous ex-
cabinet ministers. The conspirators’
schemes contemplated the use of dynamite
with operations on the anarchistic line.
Charged with Selling Fair Exhibits.
CHICAGO, July 6,—lvan Samulovitz Le-
vitte, in charge of the Russian Silversmith
company’s exhibit at the World’s fair, and
Legare Robinson Rabinovitz, an employs,
were held by the federal grand jury for'
trial in October. .They were arrested and
taken before Commissioner Hoyne charged
with unlawfully removing goods from a'
bonded warehouse. It is said Levitte sold
goods to visitors for immediate delivery
and duplicated the exhibit.
Killed Three and Fled.
LOUISVILLE, July 6.—Joel Mitchell, at a
picnic near Woodbine, Kent county, killed
John Marsee, James Francis and Dempsy
Smith. They had been drinking and
there had been bad blood between them.
Mitchell fled at Once.
Fearful Ravage: of Cholera.
LONDON, July 6.—The Lancet says ‘that
there have been 704 deaths from cholera-in
the southern part of France since May,
and during the past four weaks 138 deaths
from the same disease in Marseilles, 53 i:
Cettc and 51 in Toulon. " .
BASEBALL YESTERDAY.
National League.
At Pittsburg: ' n: n. E.
Pittsburg......... 0 .0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0*- 2 9 2
Baltimore..." 0 0‘ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—0 5 3
At Cleveland (11 innings): , n. u. E
Clevel’dO 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 2.2-912 4
Bl'ook'n 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 Os-710 3
Pennsylvania State League.
’At York—York, 14; Danville, 2.
At Easton—Allentown. 8; Easton, 3. '
At Altoona—Altoona, 10; Scranton. 4
.‘ 7 Eastern League. ‘
4A1; Troy—Troy. 3: Alumna
.. damage.
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Norwalk Visited by a. Storm of
:i'iwggly,Cyclonic Proportions.
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, Large Amount'of'Damage Dene.
Oneof the hardest electric storms
:ever known :in this section visited Ner-
walk last night. _ It lasted for nearly
two hours and did no small amount of
_ The storm was accompanied
by ja very high Wind which razed trees
and snapped large branches off as if
electricity and the sky illumined with
vivid flashes of lightning. The rain
oame'diiwn‘i‘n torrents, and blue flames
jumpedfrOm the telephone and elec-
‘tric light wires.
This mornin there was scarcely a
street in the _ orough that was not
strewn with broken branches of trees.
_ The storm seemed to have reached
its greatest height about 9:30, at which
time. the weatern sky was lighted up
by a fire which proved to be a barn be-
longin to. Henry Bradley on the West
Norwa k read. It was struck by light-
ning and burned to the round, togeth-
er with its‘ contents. 0 insurance.
At Cranberry Plains the storm was a
regular cyclone. Trees were uprooted
and twisted apart. "A section. of the
roof on Charles Reynolds’ house was
ripped loft and carried several hun-
dred feet and a large pine tree in his
yard was blown down and. other, dam-
age done. A barn and a shed belong-
ing to H. W. Hawxhurst were razed and
several trees blown to the "ground.
His loss will be quite severe. John
Tinckler’s barn .in which there was a
horse was blown over and the horse
landed in a swamp near by and it was
only with great difficulty that he was
extricated. Several trees on James
Toner’s farm were snapped in twain.
A chimney on Allen Betts’ house was
bloom over and neatly piled upon the
rec . - ‘
The wind also did considerable other
damage in that vicinity. , 'l‘he limb of
a large tree in front of the Darin place
on ewtown avenue wasvthrown di-
rectly' across the street, and for aiime
no teamscould be driven along that
thoroughfare.
A limb in front of the William K.
J ames’ place fell and narrowly escaped
striking Mrs. >Wallace Dann and two
lady friends who happened to be pass-
ing at the time. Two‘of the party
were nearly frightened into hysterics.
A large limb from a tree in front of
the Methodist parsonage was launched
into the street. . (By the. way, if . it had
been the-dead tree that stands near by
it would have been a good thing.) A.
branch from a tree in front of the Van-
derhoef place fell striking one of the
trolley wires causing considerable de-
lay to the running of the cars.
The telephone and telegraph service
was badly demoralized by the storm,
which wasthe worst from an electrical
pomt of view in three years.
In-Wilton the storm was severe and
considerable damage was done, but a
resident of that place says that the
benefits of the rain are in excess of the
damage by the wind.
At Stephen Hoyt’s Sons nursery, New
Canaan, several trees Were blown down
and a large amount of. damage done to
crops. ‘
The storm was quite severe in other
parts of the state. At Kingston, N. Y.,
the lightning struck a powder maga-
zine at what is known as the Dev11’s
lak'e. There were about fifty-five kegs
of powder in the magazine, and their
explosion blew that brick structure to
atoms, destroyed several buildings
near by and injured nine persons, two
of them men and the other seven
women and children.
Figures of Merit.
' General orders announce the figures
of merit of the C. N. G. for May and
also for the Whole drill season. The
Second regiment leads for May with
97.61, Company F (New. Haven Grays)
higest with 99.27, H, Middletown, low-
est, with 99.41. First regiment, 94.52;
C, Rockville, highest, 100, D, Hart-
ford, 'lowest, 89.43; Fourth, 912,703
highest, K, Bridgeport, 96.99; Third,
90.63 ; highest, B, 94.86, lowest, D,
89 '
The other companies 'of the Fourth
rate thus: B, Bridgeport, 83.98; C,
Stamford, 88,64; D, South Norwalk,
86.52 ; E, Bridgeport, 85.25; F, Nor-
walk, 94.12; G, Danbur , 90.72; I,
Winstead, 87.15 ; Hospita corps, 100;
Signal corps, 97.50;» Machine gun,
97.78. . '
For the entire drill. season, the rat-
ing of the brigade is 85.52: Second
regiment. 96.61 ; First, 92.54; Fourth,
89.47.; Third, 88.20. Of the compa-
nies, C, First, Rockvflle, ranks first
with 99.79 ; F of the Third, lowest, 80;
separate ~ (co cred)" companies follow
this with 76.97 and 76.18. In the
Fourth regiment, F of_ Norwalk leads
with 93.17 and is 15th in-the brigade;
K Of Bridgeport stands next with 91.25 ;
Company G attains'90. 57; C, 88.08; E,
85.38; I, 84.18; D, 81.94; B, 81.61.
09—- _
'Bridgeport’s‘ Harbor Dispute.
The secretary of war has settled the
Bridgeport (Conn) harbor line contro-
versy by approvmg the recommenda-
tions of the board of officers detailed
to examine the matter. The harbor
master and city authorities favored the
lines reported by the board, and the
property owners objected to them.
The case has been the subject of a
number of hearings. ‘
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Sons of St. George.
The "grand lodge. of the Sons of. St.
George of the stateof Connecticut Will
meet next Tuesday in St. George’s hall,
New Haven, at 10 o’clock a. m. ' rand
represented and a banquet will begiv-
I “fining.-
‘but twigs. The air was charged with.
President W. H. Cliff/of Ansonia". will»
preside. . There Will be twenty-lodges.
Court of Burgesses.
An adjourned regular meeting of the
nesday evening, the Warden and full
_ bo‘a'rd being present.
, The folloWing‘ bills were ordered
paid :-. Norwalk and South Norwalk
Electric Light 00., $498.80; Fire De-
partment lights;$9.40; D. S. Curtis $60;
W_. H. Van Wagner, $11 ; George S.
Aiken $50; James T. Hubbell,‘ $125;
W E. Montgomery,$25; Norwalk ‘Print—
ing. 00., $16.65; E. Gusowski, $4; Case,
Lockwood & Brainard,.$113.25; S. L.
Weed, $25; NORWALK GAZETTE, $14; C.
W. Blakeslee &. Son,, $24.28; C. P. Ad-
dison, $8“ Blakeslee &. Son, $2,592.34;
John H. Hoyt, $37.50;, John Tully, 34;
George L. Northrop, $30; A. A. Mar-
tin, $24; L. R. J une,$8; Wallace Dann,
$37.50; T. J. Howard, $28; F, F. Clark,
$13.60; George 0tham, $11.20; D.
Curtis, $4.50; John Gorman, $3; M.
Heal, $6.45; W. L. James, $6; D.Deer-
ing, $13.20; M. Whalen, $14.25; W. H.
Van Wagoner, $9.80; D S. Curtis,
$6.15; B. Feeney, $14.70; D. Donovan,
$16.20; A. 0tham, 45c; P. W Bates,
$8.42; M. Duffy, $10.95; M. Kensella,‘
$9.60; P. McGinnis, $8. 25; Thomas'Mc-
Mullen, $25.50; T. Cahill, $3; Owen"
Shannon, $4.80; W. Ryan, $17.25; T.
Fitzgerald, $16.65; Owen Winn, $16.-
20; M. Nolan, $16.35; D. Sheehan, $23.-
40; Robert Green, 68c' Joseph Oster-
banks, $1; D. Connelly, $84.97; W.
Sheldon, 33.50; .W. H. Hodson & Co.,
$8.94; W. Sheldon, $236; John Maher,
$9.75; James Romney, $11.70 ; C. N.
Wood, $132.80; Messrs. B. L. Fillow,-
A. E. Austin and D. Sheehan, (services
as commissioners in the hearing of the
benefits and damages caused by change
of grade of Butler street) $95, Low
Warner, (for disbursements, etc., in
the Butler street grade hearing,and the
Gas company case, $100.)
A communication from the Secretary
of State Phelan in reference to the ofii-
cial granting to the Borough of Nor-
Walk of acity charter, was read and
accepted. '
It was voted that the Warden call a
special Borough meeting on Saturday,
July 22nd, for the purpose of voting on
the acceptance of the said city charter,
and that the clerk be authorizedto
prepare ballot box, etc., for the said
voting. . .
The report of the Chief of Police was
,read and accepted. It showed four-
teen arrests for the month ‘of June, of
which number twelve were males. The
amount of fees turned over to the Bor-
ough was $41.43.
The report‘of Messrs Austin, Sheehan
and .Fillow, commissioners appointed
to assess benefits and damages caused
by the change of the grade of Butler
street was presented and read. The
be paid to Charles McSherry estate,
and $150 to the estate of Lewis Ray-
mond as damages, and that the trees in
front of the Raymond property be re-
moved, and the walk graded at the ex-
pense of the borough, and that the front
of the McSherry property be placed at
grade with the street, the work to be
paid for by the borough.
On motion of Burgess Sutherland the
report was referred to the chairman of
the finance committee, he to consult
with the Borough attorney in regard to
the same and report at the next meet-
ing of the Court of Burgesses.
Burgess Squire reported that he had
advertised for bids for the construction
of the proposed new sewer on Elmcrest.
Burgess Fillow said that complaint
had been made to him that whenever
there was a hard rain the surface water
from the north end of Smith street run
into the basement of the Pottery build-
ing, and that unless the evil was reme-
died the Borough was liable to be sued
for damages. The chairman of the
Highway committee was instructed to
have the necessary work done to pre-
vent the water overflowing into the
building.
A communication was received from
Raymond Bros. asking that a retaining
wall be built at the eastern terminus of
Orchard street and alongside the rail-
road tracks near Where the firm pro-
pose erecting a wharf. It did not seem
to be the sense of the court that the
work should be done at present, but no
decided action was taken in the matter.
Charles St. John requested that two
shadetrees in front of his home on
Main street, which had been ordered
razed, be spared. No action was taken
and the trees will be cut_down.
Burgess Glover, chairman of the
finance committee, reported that he
did not have suflicieut money on hand
to pay the bills passed and he was au-
thorized to borrow $4,000, or such part
thereof as he deemed necessary to
me’eht the current eXpenses of the Bor-
0112 e '
Water Commissioner Street was pres.
cut and stated that the commissioners
proposed going to New York state to
purchase land and water H hts as_au-
thorized to do at a Boroug_’ meeting.
He said that the commissmners had
about $800, that they could spare for
the purpose and asked that the Court
vote $400 more to make up the amount»
necessary for the purchase. ._
Burgess McMullen, who did not seem
to comprehend the fact that the meney
for thepu'rchase of the land had'been
appropriated at a borough meeting
and not by the burgesses; said that
ever since he could remember money
A
' .was always being wanted forreservoirs,
and still we had no water supply. He
asked if any member of the Court of
Burgesses had seen the land which. it
was proposed'to purchase. It was the
big taxpayers who ought to see the
land before it was pure ased. Did not
believe the owners of the land were
anxious to sell, and did not consider
$25 an acre cheap for the property it
was proposed to purchase. -
The clerk then readthe report of the
borough meetin at which the purchase
was orderedyau it was , ' ‘.
, Voted, that the Water Commissioners
are authorized to use and employ any
surplus funds in the hands of the
Treaéurer of the Water Fund not, to
exceed . $1,200 'to purchase land and
'~ water rightsas authorized bfi the vote
ofa borough meeting. held ov. 21st,
1892 and recorded in Vol.2 , on
onto the visiting representatives in the
page 118 of the. Boroughrecords.‘
Court of .Burgesses was held on Wed-'
commissioners recommended that $250--
It was voted that each member of
the police force be granted one week’s
vacation, With salary, one at a time.
The Borough clerk was instructed to
order curb, gutter and sidewalks laid
in front of the .Armbry and also the
poloperty of A. L. Malkin on the turn-
p 6. '
Burgess McMullen asked as to what
had been done about placing alight on
Stuart avenue and upon which he, at a
women meeting of the Court, had re.-
ported favorably. Said the petitions
of poor people ought to be heeded as
well as those of the rich.‘ He Waxed‘
quite wrothaud Was someWhat dramat-
ic in his action. Some member of the
Court, seeing that McMullen Was not
inclined to listen to any explanation of
thelsituation. moved that the Court ad-
Journ until July 18th, at 8 o’clock p.
m., Which motion prevailed.
S. i McMullen then stepped up to the re-
porters’ table and requested that they
“put in big letters every word I have
said.” If ho were to see just exactly
what he said in print, he probably
would not feel like thanking the re-
porters for doing as he requested.
What one says in ginger is not improved
in anywise by being put in cold type,
and _this instance would not be an ex-
ception to the rule.
To Leave Connecticut.
The many friends of Captain W. H.
C. Bowen, Company K, Fifth U. S. in-
fantry, Will be sorry to learn that he
has been released from duty in Con-
necticut, where he was attached to the
governor’s staff, and ordered to report
to his command for service.
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USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLA.IT’S
“THE KIND THAT CURES. ”
Fire'men’sNarrow Escape.
Chief Brierly, of Pawtucket, and
several of his men had a narrow escape
from_death at a fire in that city this
Amorning. The chief and half a dozen
men were in the building, When the
floors gave way Without warning, and
the entire building collapsed. The
firemen were precipitated to the cellar,
but singularly they all escaped with
slight injury. The building belonged.
to a man named Emerson, and with its
contents was valued at $5,500 ; insur-
ance, $3,700. '
1.,
Students Act as Spotters.
Eleven liquor dealers were hauled up
in court in Middletown Wednesday aft
ternoon charged with- violation of the
liquor law by selling Sundays. They
were arrested o’n evi ence furnished by
two Wesle an students. The students
said that t ey had acted as spotters be-
cause they thought they could make
about. $40 each'out .of.;the job. The
cases against the liquor dealers were
continued until Monday.. The names
of the students were Searles and Miller. _
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USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLA,IT’S
“THE KIND THAT CURES. ”
_ Missing. ‘ .
Yesterday it was reported that -Mich—
ael Healey Who has been engaged in
the masonry and building business in
Bridgeport for some time had left
town. -Recently he failed for sums
variously stated at from $2,000 to $3,000
for which there are small or no available
assets. Healey has been engaged in
the business only in a small way. but it
was generally supposed he was do-
ing well. The first indication of his
weakness was manifested when he al-
iovzed several of his notes go to pro-
es . .
USE DANA’S SARSAI’ARILLA,I’I"S
”THE. KIND THAT cones."
—--—O¢o
Powder Did it.
The following should be added to the
list of Fourthof July accidents.
Mr. J. Ludlum of Plattville avenue,
was severely burned about the hands
and face by powder. His wounds were
prescribed for by a physician.
Christy Coffin, of Kellogg street, a
GAZETTE newsboy, fooled with a large
firecracker and has a very sore hand as
a result.
A lad named Seymour, living on
West Main street, was slightly scorched
by powder. .
USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLAJT’S
‘ THE KIND THAT CUBES.”
is This Olmstead of Wilton ?
The New York Herald of this morn-
ing publishes the following :
“The body of an unknown man was
found Wednesday afternoon under the
raft of the Battery free bath. Its pres-
ence had been suspected since Tuesday.
The body had been in the water several
weeks, and the man had evidently been
well to do, forty-five years old, With
brown hair and black beard.”
By some, the man is believed to be
William A. Olmstead, who has for some '
time been missing from his home in
Wilton. ’
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Six Deaths from Fire.-
ST. PAUL, Minn, July 6. — The big.
steamer Bethel, anchored at the foot of
Sibley street, and used for the past three
years as a lodging and boarding house for
about 200 poor people, was burned, and
several persons are miSsing. The bodies
of Mrs. Peake, matron ofathe Bethel, and
an unknown man and girl have been re-'
covered. _
, Fatal Thunder Storm.
DONALDSONVILLE, La., July 6.—During
a thunder storm yesterday afternoon light—
ning struck the store on the St. Aurelia
plantation, owned by Trejean Bros, and
'instantly killed Arthur Trejean, the senior
partner. Two negroes were badly injured.
About the same time- lightning struck on
4 the Crescent plantation and killed Thomas
Jefferson; ' .
Minister Blount Coming Home." .
HONOLULU, July 6.—-The news of the ap-
‘ pointmeiit of Judge Sneed as minister ‘to
Hawaii has arrived here. Minister Blount
- Was delighted to hear that his successor
lations' to sail for San? Francisco Jaime.
Glaus Spreckcls, with his Wife and-family,
- ' sailed for. San Francisco Egg-olden. ago
-'he Norwalk Gas Co’s ofii
, Half inchm' less,-I25cts;¢igo
had been appointed. He is making. calcu- ‘-'
‘ homily and onlvssoo
LApplytoOm 0L
PARIs‘Qujg AGAIN;
Prompt Action of the Military Results
'-,'."in Cowing the Mob. ' . ,1
PARIS. July 6.-—-Quietness prevails in the
district south of the Seine, Where the. .
trouble with rioting students has been
most pronounced. The. prompt action of
the military yesterday, and theknowledge ;
that they had orders to_use any amount of; ‘.
force to .disperse rioters, had the effect of j
temporarily cowing the mob. ' , .
Rioting was resumed at 9:30 o’clock last .
night. A mob in the Boulevard St. Michel
assumed a threatening attitude and the
police charged upon the crowd, driving the
‘rioters down the Rue- Des Ecoles as far as V
the Place Maubert. There the mob made ’
a determined stand, showering stones and
every kind of missiles? on the police. A
hand to hand fight followed and the strug-
‘gle continued until the police were rein-
forced by alarge force of guards,When the
rioters were dispersed. _ .
In the meantime a body of police‘and
Republican guards had driven OK the
crowds that had assembled in the vicinity
of the Labor Exchange, which is now 0c; ,
cupied' by troops. At- 11 o’clock there was :
a. sanguinary encounter on the Rue des
Ecoles. The exact . detailsare wanting,
but it is known that the Republican
guards charged the rioters with drawn
swords, and that the police opened fire
iwith revolvers‘upon the mob. One man
was killed on the spot by a sabre cut.
Several of those arrested for taking part '
inthe riots have been sentenced to terms
of imprisonment varying from a. week to
two months. The arrest of several con-
valescent patients who hissed the police
from the windoWs of the Charite» h pital
has called forth a. letter of protes from
Professor Germain See. ' . _ ‘
An assistant brigadier of police was _
found drowned near the, Grenell bridge,
and is supposed to have been thrown into
the water by the mob. Two others are
missing. Two hundred persons have been ,_
arrested for participating in the disturb-
ances. ' .
Died to Save His Child. ,
ROYALTON, 0., July' 6.——A sad accident
occurred by which a. father, through his
devotion to his child, lost his 1m. James
Kirtland, a meat dealer, 45 years old, re
‘cently completed a. residence and moved
into it with his wife and 3-year-old daugh-
ter,_ Barbara, only a few days ago. His
old house he decided to remove. The
foundation had 4 been undermined, and
Kirtland saw his little girl standing where .
she would be caught by the falling ruins.
He sprang toward her, throwing her upon
the ground, leaned over her and received
the full force of the falling bricks upon
his head and back. The little girl escaped ,
Without serious injury, but the father was
instantly killed. . . .
To Protect the ‘Latluoflnion's Interests.
ROME, July 6.-—Negotiations are proceed-
ing between the governments of Italy,
France, Belgium and Switzerland looking
to the protection of the interests of the
nations composing the Latin union, in
consequence of the action of the govern-
ment of India. in regard to the silver cur-
rency of India. It is believed that none of
the members of the union will withdraw
from it. In Berne the minting of one half,
one and two franc pieces has been almost ,
suspended; A few five franc pieces are
still being coined. ' ' ,
HO RSES :
BOUGHT,SULD andE—XCHANGED
THOMAS E. GREGORY,
Rear 69 Wall street. ~
SALES AS REPRESENTED OR MONEY
REFNNDED. ‘
SWEDISH "WOMAN.
"Wanted!
WuquTED.---A Settled and,
Thoroughly Competent Swede . ’
woman to do . ‘
General Housework
In a very smollfomzfly. A first- _'
class Cook and Laundress _-
can hear of a. good place and"
' bzg' wages, by -' applying‘ot .1126
GAZETTEOfice- ..
_, DIED. . _ . _-
PROWITT-BEATTY.—On Wednesday. Ju‘lvy'v -.
hn .
5th, HELEN ANTIONETTE. wife of Jo
'fltty and daughter of J._‘Thomton and
elia~A. Prow1tt. .
Funeral" Friday at 2:30 P. 111.. at residence, 13
Union Park,Norwalk, Burial at conveni— '
ence of fa g. Carriages Wlll‘ meet train '
leaving New ork at 12:03 oclock. /. -. ' ..
’TO RENT.
Halt iuch‘or less. 25 cts a day“. o'r‘swo'ner week. _-.
0 RENT.—The desirable suite of rooms;
. in James’Block, Apply to ,. ST. JOHN»;
Locxwoon, Trustee. , , 638 tf ,
. 0 RENE—Second floor; - five rooms with.
- water at No. 11 High s reet. Rent $8.00.
Inquire of AFT 1330s.. Clot ,ers. Wallstggeof
o RENT.—-First floor of No. 4Elni street,
also barn. Apply too. If}, Winger. said
To BENT—The 'House,corn‘erx-of Center
avenue and Ward street. Eight rooms,-
well and Borough water. good garden and- fruis"
trees. Inquire of JosErn MA'i‘nI-zis,38 Ward-
street. - ‘ ~ wan-2’». . 6301513
0 RENE—Thesail boat, “Three Broth-
ers," for parties ;" also 'rpw‘bOats. No
charge for fishing hues andhait. CAPT. O. S.
CLARK . -.620,t£
T
.27Merwm street... 1 ._
0 3‘3 1‘.‘ T - Dhélliilgs. No.5 '7'? Earlier '1—
avenue. Possessionl'immediately Apply at
ce.‘Wat_er_:street.-§7otf
' OB. SALE—A neat little‘cotts' eof seven
' rooms on;Un_ioanlace,« aim ’ ‘
ates walk tenor-ough rs .oat... ,_
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