% .
\_ aster anionic-oat
- ~T AFT-'BR*O€S;.:
7
.1“
«1&Q\
wmwmawssasmrsswswsw
Vol. Int—Whole No. 689. . .
- ,THE FAVORITE ‘HOME PAPER.
Independent in all things :1 Neutral in notiintd.
The Gazette has the largest cir-
culation of any paper in' Norwalk.
and furnishes the lowest advertising
rates.
Teachers Should 00 Easy.
The children who have been devel-
oping their bodies and storing'vitality
during .the vacation season, have sur-
rendered a portiOn of their time to les-
sons and recitations." They have ex-
changed the outdoor air for the con-
finement of the school room and the
implements of their summer play for
books and blackbo‘ards. The months
of confinement and study to come, un-
der the best of conditions, will prove a
constant drain upon the surplus vitality
acquired during the summer vacation.
The caution ,needed by enthusiastic
teachers is not to forget that the health
and development of growing children
require plenty of time for play and ex-
ercise in school days as well as in vaca:
tion seasons, and it would be well for
all teachers in our public schools to
overlook little shortcomings of the
children, and not keep them after
school any longer than is absolutely
necessary until the transformation
from summer play to school confine-
ment has been gradually made.
0
Jump on the Police.
When a burglary is committed and
the thief is not caught in the act it is
now the proper thing to jump on the
police and say that they were asleep ;
that they are of no account ; that they
are off their beats and not attending to
their duty and numerous other sayings
ranging from the sublime to the ridic-
.' ulous. .
Did it ever occur to any of these fault
finders and grumblers to go out some
night and follow a policeman about up-
on_his beat, more especially on a stormy
night or after the electric lights have
been extinguished; and see what an
easy matter it is to recognize a burglar
or any other personwalkingon another
part of thewsame street ? Did it ever
occur to them to hide in some dark al-
ley or doorway and notice what an easy
matter it is for the policeman patrolling
the opposite-side of the street to dis-
cover their hiding place ? Did it
' ever occur to them to look into a dark
store at‘ night and see how readily ev-
ery object in the interior can be seen,
and how plainly the presence of a bur-
glar would be noticed. ‘If some. of those
who howl the loudest would make these
tests a change would come over the
spirit of their dreams.
In the smaller cities a policeman is
expected to cover twice the distance
that is required of him in the larger
cities. but the large cities have more
burglaries than the smaller ones. How-
ever, if trhough no fault of the police,
even though the city officials neglect to
provides sufficient force to properly
protect the merchants, the next burg-
lary that "is reported don’t for an in-
stant hesitate to jump on and condemn
the police. ‘
Autumn Tourists. .‘V
On Thursday the Nichols’s of West
avenue gave to a few friends another
of their interior drives, which never
doom to disappointment, and by which
they so charmingly beguile the long
summer days. The ride’s destination
was Waccabuc, and as the party hap-
pily contained one who, Was well ac-
quainted with- European scenery. . the
elected route lay over Canoe Hill
through Gen. Garfield’s tempting Elm-
wood avenue, and thence down into
the Washington and Lafayette travers-
ed Salem vales. Arrived at the summit
of Elmwood, time was allowed before
descending into “Little Switzerland”
to view-scape, and at this'point, the.
lover of the beauties of out-door na-
ture fairly revels. Heading the horses
toward ”the west, one can remain in~
one’s vehicle and here have the most
romantic tastes realized. Looking
across fifteen miles of forest forepart
is discovered as “many miles. further
away Lthe long‘ purple ,line’ofvthe In-
dians Seawanake, which line loses itself
thirty miles down the horizon in: the
Greenwich uplands, where the red’man
sacrificed to the Builder of the skies,
while sweeping the circle with the eye
you, without changing your carriage
position, take in, overhung by the im-
mortal arch, broad masses of shadowy,
,. unfrequented wood, and copse, and
Iverdant dell, and distance, and color,-
with perfect gradation of tone and tint,
as far almost as sight can travel, even
to old Dunderberg’s vicinage and the
Hudson Highlands, which on Thursday
last were veiled in silvery mist. Turn-
ing from this pancrama, which can
never be “painted down” but always
"‘ up,” the party was driven through
V Lower Salem.
: the inviting Keeler, and Craft, and
Lawrence, and Hoe districts, to the
lake. The hotel being closed, posses-
sion of its spacious veranda was had,
where lunch was. enjoyed, followed by ._
a stroll to the lake’s edge. In the blue
oiling was seen'the encampment of
what was believed to be that of the
Bedford Bates’s and the_ New York
Day’s, a delegation from which, by’
its attendance and aid at St. John’s,
recently, contributed
added interest to the service. in that
D
sequestered fane.‘
A very enjoyable hOur or so was
spent beside this placid sheet of water,
and the return made so as to include
the durance field one hundred and thir-
teen years ago this month, of Mai-Gen.
John Andre; where one is impressed
more by the historic associations than
by the landscape surroundings of the
locality. Tostand before the wall just
behind which the British spy was per-
mitted to walk, and where, taking his
pencil, the artist prisoner drew a clever
sketch of himself and his guard. re-
marking as he submitted the same to
the inspection of the latter : “This will
'give you an idea of the style in which
I have had the honor to be conducted
to my present abode ;” to read his re-~ .
markable communication tolthe head
of the American army upon the identi-
cal spot at which it was penned ; to re-
vive the thoughts that tortured his
brain that September midnight in
which the officers awakened him in
this meadow, and midst a drenching
rain, marched the brave' but fated
youth to trial and afterward execution
—-all this is moving, and makes the
site memorable.
Quitting the revolutionary shrine. the
hero of which at length sleeps in West-
minster Abbey, the party soon came
upon the stone Church, which the de-
lighted Fairfield guest admirably de-
nominated “St. John’s in the wilder-
ness,” and pronounced to be worthy of
portraiture upon canvas, and in com-
pliment to the host, taking a- portion
of the picturesque ' road traveled of
yore by his father, the saintly Dr.
Samuel Nichols, to and from the an.-
cient Nichols hearthstone on Green-
field Hill, Ridgefield was anon reached
and Norwalk returned to just as the
evening’s sharp shower was breaking
over it, the effect of which, however,
was not in the least to dampen the ar-
dor of a single one of the highly favor-
ed participants in the not soon to be
forgotten day’s outing.
——-———<+>~————-— '
CAPITOL NOTES.”
E. C. Stuart did the Senate and House
Monday, called on Patent Commissioner
Seymour and saw about everything
in and a out Washington, except the
President’s new baby.
Iron nailsghad the right of way before
the Ways and Means Committee Mon-
day. Tom Reed made it pleasant for
the crowd by his witty way of cross-
examining the witnesses.
The meeting of delegates from the
1,345 Boards of Trade throughout the
countr , called by the NewYork Board
of Tra e and Transportation will begin
to-day and continue until and through
Friday. It is expected to be the-great-
est gathering of business men ever held
in the. United States.
The call for the meeting grew out of
the recent financial disturbances, and
the discussions will be largely devoted
to plans for preventing, as far as possi-
ble, any recurrence of such periods of
stringency and depression.
Two things will be urged upon the
convention : First, the establishment in
Washington of a Board of Trade head-
quarters that can be in constant touch
With Congressional legislation on all
branches of industry throughout the
country; Second, the creation of a new
national organization, or the enlarge-
ment of the existing national Board,
With business headquarters in this city.
B.
—-—-———4+>——-—-
TERSE TALES OF THE, TIMES.
. —F_ine programme at the Peach fes-
tival in Broad River Chapel to-night.
It is reported that a large quantit of
“drugs” were disposed of at a Fran lin
avenue store‘on Sunday last.
—-Watch for the can all to-night at
7.15 and 7.45, that wi take you to
Broad River to hear Miss Leola Blinn.
Mrs. John S. Seymour leaves to-
morrow for a week’s outing at St.
Albans, Vermont. Her husband, U. S.
Commissioner of Patents. is to join
her there.
-—Ladies’ patent tip kid shoes $1.25
at Hoyt’e. 688-4t
The Smith-DeForest wedding is an-
nounced to take place before many
moons. Mr. and Mrs. Smith when it
becomes a fact will reside at the Mar-
tin Kellogg residence.
5
—The Fall Opening at the Boston
Store, Norwalk, occurs Tuesday, Sept.
19th. In the evening the store will be
open to admit all who wish to attend
the rand concert given for the benefit
of t erNorwalk Hospital. 688-1w'
. The funeral of :John Jay Bell who re-
ceivedz‘fataltinjuries by falling from a
”load of hayf-iat Noroton‘l-ast Friday,
will be attended this afternoon-.1 H
will be buriedwith Masonic honors. .
a a.
‘ from the manufactory. ' -
6
“Equal and Exact Justice to Hall Men of Whatever State or Persuasion, Religious ur Political.”—-Jefirson
Sorwalk, Conn, Tuesday Evening, September 12, 1893.
There will be a meeting of the fire
police to-night.
——Hale’s Sarsaparilla 50c, 687-tf
Toadstools are giving the unloaded
gun a lively chase for Victims.
-—Lamb chops. 15c, People’s Market.
‘ ‘ 680 tf
The case of the State vs. Joseph Lon-
don has been adjourned for a week.
— ~Hale’s Porous Plasters 10c. ' 687-tf
Thomas Mason will celebrate his
tenth wedding anniversary on Harbor
avenue to-night..
éWoonsocket R boots $2.50 at Hoyt’s.
(388-41:
__.._..
Captain Holly, inspector of ride prac-
tice was in town to-day making ar-
rangements for the fifth of October
rifie practice.
-—-Hale’s Emulsion 500.
687-tf
Mrs. Sylvester Grumman, of Henry
street, has returned home after a five
weeks’ visit with her daughter Mrs.
William Parsons of East Bridgeport.
-—-Hale’s Compound Quinine stops
the Hair from falling out. 687-tf
Frank Caspera, the fourteen-year-
old Italian boy who was shot and rob-
bed in Ridgefield last week, is getting
along nicely and is on a fair way to
recovery. -
—Ladies’ $2.50 shoes $2. 3 or 4 styles,
at Hoyt’s. 688-4t
Fifteen joiners employed by con-
tractor C. L. Little of Meriden, struck
Monday against a 15 per cent. horizon»
tal reduction in wages. A delegate of
the carpenters and joiners union ar-
rived last night and will try to settle
the matter.
—Tickets of admission to the concert
at the Boston Store, Norwalk, cost but
10 cents each. 688-1w
Emmett McDowell, the fakir roller-
skating champion, has been heard from
in Greenwich. He managed a skating
“race” there, and, as usual, left town
owing numerous bills. It is said that
his next field is to be New Canaan.—
Stamford Advocate.
--Best kid $3 shoes at Hoyt’s. 688-4t
A shoemaker and an undertaker took
the first degree in Odd Fellowship at
Our Brothers Lodge,last evening. The
last shall be first and the first shall be
last. Excruciating music was furnished
on the organ by a young man who
knows how to bedevil the worms. '
A grand concert for _the benefit of
the Norwalk Hospital Will be given at
the Boston store, Norwalk, on Tuesday
evening, Sept. 19th. 688-1w
There was a match game of uoits
Monday afternoon between Fred. hlt-
lock and Henry Grumman on the one
side and George Wardwell and Smith
Northrop on the other. The prize was
a quart of peaches, which the latter par-
ties won and sold.
——Do not fail, to hear the famous May
Banjo Club at the Boston Store, No‘r-
wa18k8, {in Tuesday evening, Sept. 19th.
6 - w
Mr. Henry Stanton, a veteran of the
27th C. V. which regiment hold its an-
nual reunion at New Haven to-morrow,
says there were seventeen men in the
regiment from Norwalk, of whom there
are now living so far as he knows only
himself, James L.‘ Ambler, Hart Den-
ton and James E. Wixon.
-—~These cool nights and mornings
£0“; convenient we find the little gas
ea er.
Timothy B. Cannon, who was taken
' to the Soldiers’ Home at Noroton about
ten days . ago, was taken back to Win-
sted Saturday night. He was uncon-
scious when he arrived in Winstead
and died a few minutes after. The
funeral was held yesterday afternoon
from his late home.
-——We brought our gas! stove out
from_the closet this morning, then after
lighting it just took comfort while
eating breakfast.
Oysters have been discovered in the
waters of Alaska. Hitherto it has been
supposed that the waters of Alaska
were too cold for oysters, but old resi-
dents of Alaska now here point out
that this is an error. They say that
the Japan current strikes and influ-
ences greatly a portion of the waters
of that great country, and that oysters
can live and thrive there the same as
anywhere else in the country.
—-—-———- I
—It is not necessary to start the big
furnace yet, the little gas stove can be
moved from room to room at one quar-
ter the expense. .
A Stamford. clergyman is credited
With having said in a sermon last Sun.
day that hehad been making “the boy”
a special study for the past ten years.
Was it-his own boy, the other boy, or
the old boy,.i. c. the devil. According
to the belief of some people the other
boy and the old boy are affinities. “ We
were all boys once and in the language
of a man who left his fortune to an or-
phan asylum, "‘ Damned be he who
once hold, enoughpf them.” Without
boys no men 1 Without men no boys !
God bless the boys every one of them,
good, bad or other’Wise.
+Some of thewise and economical
people of Nors’ya’lk are not shivering
these cool mafia-because they have
purchased fr’emfieNorwalk Gas Light
Cempany ’one'no‘f‘r—gt'hegas, stoves at "cost
I ..
I .,-~ _ ‘1
after the elec
a series of» accidents.
At a meetin’ of the J ackjohnson club
held on Sun ,ay the following officers
were elected ;' after the servingof an
elaborate clatubake: John Johnson,
president; Benjamin Bechtel, vice pres-
ident; Lorenzo‘Br wn. corresponding
secretary ;‘ Sawdust Price, 1 treasurer ;
David Comstdck, chef. - , .
—Spring héiel shoes 5 to 8, 40 tits. at
Hoyt’s. , , 88-4t
Charles W.’ ockwood is celebrating
his fortieth - '
day, and is
active‘us he
reported tha . _ _
cigars among is friends and has a few
left, at his 59. Will’s market on Main
street. . - ,
_-—.-The ,M y,’ Banjo Club of Bridge-
port. will appear at the concert given
in the Boston. tore, Norwalk, on Tues-
day evening, ept. 19th, for the benefit
of the Norwalk Hospital. 688-1w
The, call fort-the first annual meeting
of the City of Norwalk appears in
another “column. It is of interest to
every voter within the city limits. It
offers "a splendid opportunity to the
voter who kicl s because those who are
in power happen to act differently from
what they, the kickers, think they
ought. For ' lgcaven’s sake don’t say
ion “I didn’t know any-
thing about iii,”
The A. C. W§eeler straw hat manufac-
tory shut dow_ Saturday night, for two
weeks. The othop was opened earlier
than usual 1'. , make samples, and as
soon as orders? are placed, will start up
again. ~ Mr. Wheeler expects to do a
booming business the coming season.
As the firm employs a large number of
hands it is hoped by all that the “orders”
will soon;be placed, and this hive of in-
dustry be “humming.” ~
USE DAN A’S; SARSAPARILLA,IT’S
‘ ‘THE KIND THAT CURES.”
.,_._
060d Advice.
“Rippowan” in reply to “Taxpayer”
in the Stamford Advocate gives the fol-
lowing suggestions that might be heed-
ed to the “glory” of Norwalk: “ To
begin with, let’ me say we shall always
have a good,economica1 administration
of town and city afi‘airs if “Taxpayer”
and his fellow-citizens will work for it.
If they manifest that apathetic‘ spirit
which is characteristic of most of our
people in their. relation to public mat-
ters, the town and city will be run by
a few politiciai‘is whose main lookout is
the advancement of their own interests
and those of their friends. As the ma-
jority of voters do not attend caucuses,
the axe-grinders nominate whom they
please. .5:
,. If “Taxpayer."is sincerein his desire
to bring about an improvement in t0wn
afi'airs, let me invite him to lend his aid
in carrying out the following proposi-
tions: Instead of trying to transact im-
portant public business in a noisy polling
place, have the meeting adjourned to
another day—say the following Saturday ..
This can be done by the passage of a
resolution. In the meantime,let the se-
lectmen be instructed to prepare a table
of estimates for the ensuing year,cover-
ing the various departments of expendi-
ture,and let them give us,as well,a state-
ment of the indebtedness of the town,
including this year’s unpaid bills. After
cool and deliberate discussion, vote a
certain amount of money for each de-
partment, and give the selectmen to uni.
derstand that they cannot exceed these
appropriations without a vote of the
freemen. ‘ .
When you have done this, you will
now just how much money ought to
be raised by taxation. In the past we
have guessed at it, and, judging by the
size of our floating debt, we have not
got very close to the truth. No tax
rate should be fixed at the annual town
meeting. If the thoughtful and sensi-
ble inhabitants would lend their influ-
ence, our present unequal and ,dishon-
est method of assessing prOperty could
be reformed this year. I would pro-
pose the passage of a resolution in-
structing the assessors to re-adjust val-
uations and make them what the law
intends they should be. This cannot
be done without more labor than is
usually bestowed upon our assessment-
roll, and additional compensation
should be voted.
When the work is done, I should like
to have a map prepared, showing each
piece of property. in town, with the
sum at which it is assessed marked
thereon. This should be displayed in
a public place or printed for distribu-
tion. If such a map was accessibleto
the public now, it would create the big-
gest row we ever had in Stamford.
Now, a word or two_about town re-
ports. People complain because they
are not more explicit-because they
consist merely of columns of names
and figures, without affording any clear
idea of what the town money has been
expended for. The selectmen have
been _ in an old rut for generations.
They will stay there until their employ-
ers instruct them to. get out of it. . The
suggestion that the selectmen give out
whatever statement they have two
weeks before election, is excellent. If
they can do so, they should. But why
not tell themnor their successors, at
the town meeting, by resolution, that
they must do it hereafter? Men do-
serve no sympathy who grumble be-
cause things are not done right,‘ but
who are not Willing, when opportunity
is presented, to make an effort to reme-
dy the evil.” _
‘
USE DANA’S ssnsnmnmnluris
“THE KIND THAT ovens."
A Vlgllant Defender.
The third of the trial races to select
a yacht to sail against the Valkyrie in
defence of the America’s cup was sailed
Monday in a piping breeze and through
seas which washed the forward decks
and out spray flying into the rigging
of t e four crack sloops. The Vigilant
behaved magnificent , and out-sailed
her three compel: are.
which came_in second, was well handled,
but was plainly no matchror. thevigna
ant. The Jubilee was
o.
3!
’f
The Colonic,-
handicapped b!-
7he' has distributned 1,500 '
mediums. '
Elmer E. Benedict Swindles Four
South Norwalk Merchants
with Greatest Ease.
The Checks Came Back Protected.
. On Friday evening between five and
81: o’clock in. tall smooth-faced young
man walked into Theodore Olsen’s shoe
store in South Norwalk and desired to
purchase a pair of shoes. The accom-'
modating’ clerk fitted him to a pair of
$1.50 shoes for which he he was ten-
dered in payment a check for $9 on the
Fairfield County National Bank drawn
to the order of E. E. Benedict and
signed J. T. Prowitt. As the words
“for work" appeared under Benedict’s
name on the check the clerk accepted
it and gave his customer $7.50 change.
Putting the money in his pocket the
young man went around to Comstock
Bros. on South Main street where he
purchased a shirt for $1 and tendered a
similarcheck for $9, which the oblig-
ing clerk accepted and gave him $8
change._ Not satisfied with his success
in putting out checks he next visited
Homer B. Hoyt, the North Main street
Jeweler. On . entering the store he
walked up to Mr. Hoyt and shook hands
and called him by name. As Mr. Hoyt
failed to recognize him he informed
him that his name was Elmer E. Bene-
dict, a son of Kip Benedict, and that
he had been working in New Haven,
where he had learned the trade of pa.
per hanging, and that he was now en-
gaged with J. T. Prowitt. Mr. Hoyt
recognized-him at once as having lived
in the old Nash place at the corner- of
West avenue and Cedar street. After
talking over old times for a few min-
utes he informed Mr. Hoyt that he
wanted to purchase a ring for a young
girl. He was shown several and finally
selected one for $1.25. When paying
for the ring he informed Mr. Hoyt that
he had but 58 cents in his pocket and a
check for $9 and that he hated dread-
fully to have the cheek cashed but sup-
posed he must and then tendered Mr.
Hoytanother check signed by J. T.
Prow1tt for $9, which was promptly
cashed, and young Benedict departed
with the ring and $7.75, making $22.75
in cash he had gathered in. ‘
As all three of Benedict’s victims
keep their accounts at the City Nation-
al Bank, South Norwalk, the three
checks Were deposited there and sent
up for collection to the Fairfield Coun-
ty Bank up town. When presented to
teller Hoyt he promptly protested them,
Mr. Prowitt not having any account at
that bank, and returned them to the
City Bank on Monday. .Young Bene-
bict must of had some knowledge of the
check business as he remained in
South Norwalk Saturday and visited
the grocery of Dibble 8r Comstock on
North Main street, where he was well
known. and got Mr. Comstock to cash
another check for $9 drawn in the
same way. He then disappeared and
has not been seen since, and the four
South Norwalk merchants are .kicking
themselves to think how easily they
were taken in by the young rascal.
USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLAJT’S
"THE KIND THAT OURES. ”
A Giddy Deceiver.
On‘ Saturday last a colored woman
went into a 1i uid refreshment store.
She wore an n tamarine blue waist, a
subdued brown skirt,” russet oxfords,
white hosiery, sailor hat and a Danbury
& Norwalk railroad tunnel smile, her
'teeth shining like the mile stones in
a. cemetery. A young and good look-
ing man emplo ed at a South Norwalk
wet grocery, w ose initials are “J. K.”
greeted her with an “Ah there,“ my
dear, let me introduce you to my friend,
“Tommy" Hefi‘ernan.” After the in-
troduction Miss Cleopatra Africa, .as
she gave her name, said, “You are nice
gentlemens; won’t you take a chance
in this stone house, which is to be
drawn for at my home in Danbury? It
was deeded to our church, by a wealthy,
friend of our race, and wantin the
money more for do good of the 0rd
than the house, we am selling tickets to
get rid of it by radio. Won’t you take
a chance ; only ten cents a ticket ’2” As
she said this her hand touched Mr. Kil-
boy’s cheek and he blushinglfibought a
a ticket as did also Mr. efi'ernan.
Cleopatra was about going out 'of the
door when Mr. Kilboy called her back
' and asked as to when the drawing was
to take place.
With a smirk that would
change the course of a three-masted
down east schooner, she replied, “Child,
if you want to know the solemn truth,
the drawing will take place when the
stone am got out of the quarry by two
jackasses.” And she lit out of the re-
freshment saloon and across the street
where she divided the spoils with a gal-
lus dark. D—n me,” said John.
“Here to,” said Tom. And they both
took a throat bath.
OO—-—-—-———‘
USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLA,IT’S
‘ THE KIND THAT CURES.”
+’———-—-——
Arctomy Monax
‘ ': In Bedding Rid e there lives a mar-
mot which J ohn' . Wade of the Hpur
is willing to make his solemn afiidaVit is
thirteen years of age, and. he aversthat
every year during the period of the am-
mal’s existence he-has emptied at least-
one pound of shot integthe mamal who
was hog enough to take it Withoutstop-
ping to recogmze the giver. “The dog-
asted thin . seems to fatten on shot ”
said Mr. ads to a " Gsznrri; reporter
last evening. .. The reporter suggested
that he load the gun with boarding
house has a suggestion thatMr. Wade.
took an “a and alf” contemplation of
with the result that he went to Poverty
Hollow this ”morning with killing, am-
munitionggln‘case-he kills the “chuck,”
. it will 'he'roasted, in Winstedin'the pres-
..ence of Johnnflodemeyer. Who firsttin‘v
.ti-oducednthe rodent to Wade} and-his
shot diet. . , -
effect on Oct. 1, and
.the .World’s Fair.
.h'er'
‘Am
.\\
State Shots.
'Horace S. Plumb of Bridgeport has
given $25,000 .to purchase a lot and
erect a librar in' memor of his brother
the late Davi W. Plum , of Shelton.
. J ohn H. Hurlbntdied at his residence
in Bridgeport, Monday afternoon. He
had been ill for some time past and his
death was not unexpected. The de-
geasedleaves a widow and seven chil-
ren.
John H. Healy, a roll maker in the
Farrell foundry in . Ansonia, while
working fell_ in a fit and a large steel
tiling Tahiti f H31?“ will”; ““1
. _e e co ein cru d
hisrigh’t foot badly injuregd. e “n
The senators and representatives of
Tolland county, at a meeting in T01-
land Monday, voted to appropriate
$7,200 for a new county building in
glass of the one recently destroyed by
re. ’
Frank Carroll and Jacob Carroll were
arrested in Bridgeport on Monday, on
suspicion of knowing something about
the death of Patrick Carrigan, a tale-
graph lineman, who died at the hospi-
tal as a result of a fracture of the skull,
supposed to have been received in a
ow. '
Detective Cronin, Harry Lord and
another gentleman were thrown froma
carriage in Stratford Monday, the
horse haying run away. ‘ The detective
was badly bruised and out about the
head. The others escaped more for-
tunately.
The sloopIyacht Cypress, owned by
. . Skinner, which was ‘anchored
Sunday night of Guilford, and which
is enrolled in the New Haven Yacht
club, disappeared, and was thought at
first had been blown off to sea. Later
the impression gain ground that the
yacht was stolen.
The directors of the. Consolidated
railroad held a meetin ”in New York
Saturday afternoon. ice President
Tuttle sent in his resignation to take
it was accepted.
The regular quarterly dividend of 2%
per cent. was declared. Nothing was.
said about a successor to Vice Presi-
dent Tuttle.
Bur lars entered the residence of the
late ames Beardsley at Bridgeport
Saturday night,.and ransaked the house,
but secured only $15 or $20 for their
trouble. The summer residence of
Charles Wentworth‘ of New York, half
a mile from the Beardsley homestead
was also broken into and a quantity of
silver taken.
Rev. C. C. Luther, pastor of the First
Baptist church, last night tendered his
resignation, to take effect December 1‘.
He came here two years ago with the
object of raising money to build a new
church. He has succeeded and a $40,: ‘
000 edifice is now in process of— con-
struction. Mr. Luther will go to Wor-
cester and take up evangelistic work.
At the regular morning service Sun-
day, by a_ unanimous vote, the Mill
Plain Baptist church decided to change
its name and creed, and adopted the
name of the First Advent Christian
church of Danbury. The change has
been contemplated for some time, as
the church has. undergone considerable
modification of theological belief with-
in the last seven years.
The new universalist church in Dan.
bury, recently completed, was dedica-
ted Sunday. The services were con-
ducted by the pastor, Rev. James Vin-
cent. The prayer was by Rev. T. S.
Lathrop. Rev J. Smith Dodge of
Stamford, preached the dedicatory
sermon. 6 new church is located on
Main street; it is of brick and cost
about $15,000.
Harry, the six-year-old son of J. T.
Rockwell, of Mill Plain at Daubury,
met with a horrible death at his fath-
ers’ grain and feed store late Saturday
afternoon. The lad was playing on an
upper floor and fell into the grain
chute. He was suffocated. His father
heard him fall and with a few powerful
blows tore down the chute, only to find
the boy dead under the grain.
The committee of employees of the
New York and New England railroad,
appointed to confer With president Mc-
McLeod regarding the cut of -10 per
cent. in wages,*has returned from Bos-
ton. The members of the committee
are reticent as to the details of the in-
terviews with President McLeod, but
claim to have ' a written agreement
signed by him under which wages will
be restored to the former rates on Dec.
1. The men are satisfied and all idea
of a strike has been abandoned.
W. J. Garavan, his two daughters,
Edith and Grace and a relative Edward
Lord who lived with them at Winsted,
were all taken seriously ill while in
church Sunday, and all of them are
still quite ill. The symptoms were
poisoning. They were attacked with
fits of vomiting and nausea. Dr. Bed-
well who was called administered .eme-
tics and all. of the patients are much
better and it is not now thought that
any of the cases will prove fatal. It
was found that they were poisoned by
hellebore which the servant had in some
way mixed in the beans which the fam-
ily ate ‘foii breakfast. It is supposed
that she did'it by mistake.
'p..n———
WILTON.
. _
D. H. Van Hoosear met with another
most exasperating misfortune again
last Friday night, by the dogs getting
into his flock of choice sheepand kill-
ing three outright and wounding twen-
tfi-one, more or less seriously. He had
t ”e Wilton selectmen at his place on
Sunday to witness _the destruction of
his' pets. A veterinary surgeon has
been employed in the hope of saw
some of the less seriously wounds
ones. _He has no idea whose dog or
dogs do the mischief. ‘
. . gMiss. ‘ Raymond not Hurlbutt street
willstart in a few, days for Chicago and
She is to cha‘perone
btwo, young nephews,:the .Masters,
8!. '. a
h
> , ,A-V H ‘ 7“ v.~.'
Price one Cent." 1 7 .-
Exprese Robbery}: '
[Special to the (incurred -
7 Cleveland Lake _ Shore train No. 14,
which arrivedin New York this morn- "
ing, brought the information offanate
tack on the train by twenty-five rob- .
bers at Kendal'ville, Ind. , Then'robbers
blew open the express car with dyna-
mite, also safe, and robbed the'United
States Express of $250,000 it is said.
Death of Mrs. Ketchum.
Mrs.‘Ma_urice Ketchum died at her
residence in Westport, Hockanum, the
old Ketchum mansion, Manda , after a
comparatively brief illness. encased
was the widow of the late Maurice
Ketchum, a Wall street banker and
several times milhonaire, who lost most
of .1113 enorm’ous fortune on “Black
Friday,” and died shortl after from
the shock, a ccmparativc y poor man.
The. Ketchums. are an old .New York
family, but have lived in Westport sum-
mers for many. years. -
. ‘
A Gem. _.
Miss Fanny Rice preceded “The New
Jolly Surprises" at Music Hall Monday V
evening by the first production. of
Ofi'enbaoh’s operatta “ A Little Peace-
maker." , The piece was an Operatic
gem full of catchy music. pleasingly «-
rendered andhighly enjoyed by those . ’
present. '
City of Albany. —
The last trip of the season to South
Norwalk of the Cityfof Albany will be
made on September’16th, and to New
York on the 18th. 3
A'll‘téco'rd Breaking Convention.
. BALTIMORE, Sept; via—The judicial cir-
cuit Democratic convention, which has been
deadlocked at Ocean City for five days, has
beaten the record of all nominating conven-
tions in Maryland in the number of ballots
taken. Up to Saturday“ night the total
number of ballots stood at 8,200, of which
2,000 were for the chief justice and 1,200 for
associate judge. In all this balloting there
has not been the slightestchanue in the vote.
The Last ' ' ‘
P0p_uld¥H§unday
Afternoon Sails.
Lang isié‘i’iid Sound _
' N ortli‘port.
Steamed its; dd ALBANY
Sundayfddp. 17th.
Excursion Fare, 25c. Leave South
Norwalk 20:0 p. in; returning leave
Northport 4.30 p. m.
Registrarfs Notice.
OTIOE is hereby given that the Registrars
of Voters of the First Voting District of
the Town of Norwalk Will be in session at the
oflice of Clarence B. Coolidge, in said town on
Thursday. September 14th. and Saturday Sep-
tember 23d. from 2 o’clock to-qvo’clock p.m. for .
the purpose Effiegeiiung applications of new
vo ersinsai 3 nc .
' CLARENCE B. COOLIDGE.
JOHN J. WALSH
Registrars of Voters, First Voting, District.
Dated at Norwalk. September “b.1893.
Dres'smaking
CHILDREN’S DRESSES A SPECIALTY
MRS. n. 1.. GBUMMAN, .
9 High Street, - Norwalk.
T0 BENZ. ‘
Halt won or less. 25 on a. dauor $1.00 per week.
0 BENT.—-From November ist. a house
T in the Borough' 5rooms. wash house and
barn. No children. Inquire at- East Nugget]:
PoshOffice. ,
0 RENE—A. large pleasant front room.
T with or without bbard. No.1 Mott ave-
nue. ._ 6895t
0 REEL—4 small‘ rooms on first floor to
T a small family. Inquire at store of S. C.
Horton, 60 Belden avenue. ’ - 682 tf
0 RENE—Second no r; five rooms. with
water at No. 11 Higt‘izstreet. Rent $8.00.
Inquire of Tan 3305., Clothiers, Walé'zgtit'cet.
0 BENT.—Cheap. ho ‘ and barn on the
shore road. Inquire flux.” Baas. astf .
0 RENT.—Lower floor N0. 1. Cross street.
Apply to F. Br. J OHN Lockwoon, Traségst.
0 It E N '1‘.-— leasant suite 'of rooms en
second floorgit No. 5 Camp street. Aim.
to 0. '1‘. 003mm ~
B. E N '12—- Four rooms” in the ‘Haddei
gobuilding, corner of.Wall and River streets.
at, $7. Inquire on the-premises. 655%
'1'.- ' st floor ofNo. 4 Elm street
omam.ngDIy to 0. E. WILSON. 684 sf
r
. WANTED. ‘32..
m .— Furnished House at: ,small 3
W Afamily; no children. Address ”lit {care v ~~
Gszs'i'rn. ' . , , £871:
.1
_ FOB saris; _ ~' ,;
Halt inch often. 25 at; a can, or tampering); _, ~
SALE—A neat littlegcon. tags of seven
96 milk
utes’walk to B0
Price 82.500. 81.000 of which canremain‘perma.
entl and onl , 7, ,
n‘npfir t0 Cmus' Diners“) Art.
ALE.’-,-A thnix Co..Piano Baffin": —
3 ’QS‘DSiDR'Bu‘z nue.,Men‘used. Will use ;
.cnea oriwonldex eforasan
:s-u ‘
u'.“ ,.
swqro". ,
bus... :92, .~ ,.
, condition. Applyat mm Chi”:
Norwalk Chronicler