.4. csolutely Independent; ' MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1894; ’ :. l“ v, _ . 'l he ntiil’dazétte, established in 1890 The Weekly Gazette in 1800. NorwalK’s Congressional Candl- ' date. _ The Gaznrrn, as its readers bf all political parties know, is not a partisan newspaper. It is tied to no party, sect, clique, man or set of men. It has neither religiousfiogmas or Offensive D llitics to thrust upon the public. Yet, while it is distinctly nonpartisan, it is as decidedly courageous and independ- ent. Its loyalty to “beautiful Nor- walk,” never has been and never justly . shall be, impugned. Whatever event promotes the fame and honor Of Nor- walk, at home or abroad. shall ever find earnest espousal in these columns‘ Whatever best promotes N orwalk’s In- dustrial, Manufacturing, Labor, Cem- mercial,Civic and Social welfare,will be supported with all possible ability and earnestness. So when the exceptional honor and distinction is' conferred on Norwalk, by,naming Ennnnznn J. HILL, One of her citizens, for the United States Congress, the GAZETTE most heartily joins in the'congratulations of our best people, with the same fidelity to our town, it did, when a short time since, another Norwalk man,‘ of another political party, was placed at the head of the United StatesPatent office. The GAZETTE has no fulsome laudation to bestow upon Mr. Hill. He needs none, expects none, and'dcubtless de- siresnone, at its hands. Nevertheless, such a life as his,is a publicfbenefaction wherever it is lived. Mr.Hill was the son of the late Rev. 'Moses Hill, and was born in Redding; in early bOyhood he removed to Hartford, and after some three years residence, heicame with his parents to Norwalk,"‘where his school days and later active business life, have been spent. His boyhood, his early and maturer manhood, his eager, ar- dent, frank, impetuous and sometimes even blunt earnestness of character, are known to all of,‘the Older residents of Norwalk. At fourteen he had fitted himself at the Union school to enter Yale, but the straightened circumstan- ces of his clerical father, rendered it necessary for the lad tO first earn some» thing for himself. He secured a clerk- ship here and for two years served his employers faithfully, and diligently studied his books in over hours. At sixteen, he was admitted to the fresh- man class at Yale and maintained a creditable standing for two years, when the war fever siezed him, as it did so many young men of that period, and knowing the sacrifices his parents were forced to make to maintain him in col- lege, (for the;~iucome§ of the average Methodistlclergyman in those days was very limited,) he withdrew, with .the approval of President Day, and a certi- fication that he could return at any time and enter the junior class. He accepted a clerkship in the Commissary Department of the Army of the Poto- mac, and served tO the end of the war, expecting to return to Yale and finish his academic course. But on getting home to Norwalk, stern poverty com- pelled him to relinquish: his cherished collegiate career and again he accepted a clerkship; he then went to IOWa and engaged in the lumber business at Clinton, on the west bank Of the Missis- sippi, where he remained but a brief period when he returned again to the home of his choice in Norwalk. He soon after engaged in the lumber busi. ness here and has since put it at the head of our largest and most pros- perous concern, in that trade. By nature, he‘ is endowed with unusual breadth, activity and versatility Of in- tellect,and a robust and untiring indus. try. He is a man Of broad gauge ideas; use a natural taste and fondness for politics, and the association of public men, with whom he has an exception- ally large personal acquaintance, both state and national. Mr.,Hill believes lwith intensity, in whatever cause he espouses. He is therefore an earnest friend Of the sold- ier, for he believed in and served in the war for the preservation of the Union. He honestly and earnestly be- lieves in Protection. In his view it is wiser and a duty to give employment to our own American workmen for such manufactured articles as this Nation needs, instead of sending our money abroad to aid the foreign, mill- owner and his half-paid operatives... SO deep and strong were his convictions as to the necessity of Protection for this country, that he voted for Horace Greeley, as our ablest andrmost con- spicuous embodiment of that principle, when he was nominated by the Demo- crats as their candidate for President. Mr. Hill is and for years has been, a consistent member of the M. E. church, ‘ of which his late father was so able and prominent a teacher. And in his relig- ious as well as secular life, he has al- ways seemed more desirous to win the approval Of his God, than the applause of men. Of no man 01m it be more truly and emphaitigall y said, that he is “dilligent in business and fervent in spirit.” He is president Of .Norwalk’s superb electric Street Railway Com- pany; president of the Gas Company; vice president of the NationalBank of. . 7 D, A: r L Y - N O R WALK ckznr Tn}. ’ . . Norwalk,; vice presidentof; tho-fitate Board of Trade and of the Connecticut . Society of the Sons of the Revolution.‘ . He is a Mason and an Odd Fellow, oft the latter fraternity he has been Grand. Ma'ster‘of‘the.‘state‘ and twice Chosen” Grand Representative of Connecticut to: the Sovereign Grand Lodge .of this; order. York East Conference to represent that body in the quadrennial General Con- ference of 1892 at Omaha; was twice elected burgess of Norwalk; twice chairman of the Board of School Visi- tors; served four years on the Republi- can State Central committee; in 1886 was elected senator from the 13th Dis- trict, by more than two hundred major- ity, although the district had been pre- viously carried by the Democrats. He represented this Congressional district as delegate to the National Republican convention of 1884, and has been hon. Ored .by his Alma Mater with the de-_ gree 'of A. M. He has been a life stu- dent‘; has a remarkable memory ; is a good speaker. and able and strong as a debater. But over and above all, he is a sound honest, common sense, successful busi- ness man, thoroughly grounded in his knowledge of, and familiarty with fi- nance, tariff, manufacturing and com- 'mercial affairs. If elected to represent this district in Congress, he will prove exceptionally active and useful to us, the state and the nation. He would bring honor and credit to his district because. of his high character, clear headed, practical, brainy ability and really phenominal industry. Rot. The homestead is said to have a Rev- olution history, and it is thought that Washington had slept one night under its roof. ——Hour. When Washington passed through Norwalk, he slept in the old Inn, after- ward the home of Mr. Horace Taylor, father of Mrs. VanHoosear and the Misses Taylor, of West avenue. as well as their birthplace. Next morning ' Washington’s coach and guards stopped and dfank cider at the Benedict cider mill, on the present E. J. Hill resi- dence property, crossed the old Nor- walk “Bridge,” """ p assed up by the church green and continued on the old Boston road to Massachusetts. He never so much as passed up Main street so the idea that he was at the old Odell place is absurd. The Gszu'rrn had this account from the lips of an eve-witness. O .xL-r Oliver W. Holmeleead. Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes. the ven- erable poet, died at his home in Boston Sunday afternoon. He was surrounded by his children, and visibly conscious of their presence up to within a few minutes of the last, though unable to speak. Then he clos- ed his eyes wearily and seemed to fall ’ asleep, as indeed he did—the sleep of death, at which the whole world will mourn. Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes began his life in the shadow of the university he loved so well. It was on August 29, 1809, that in Cambridge, Mass., he first saw the light. That same year saw the birth of Ten- nyson. Darwin, Lincoln and Edgar Allan Poe. Dr. Holmes was from his birth in the midst of a literary atmosphere. His boyhood was passed near the classic buildings Of old Harvard, of which in after years he was to be a world-re- nowned ornament. In 1825 he entered Harvard. There he was a frequent con- tributor to the college periodicals, and when the appointments for commence- ment were given out Holmes was made the poet. The young graduate found himself famous within a year after his gradu- ation. ‘ In 1830 it was proposed to break up the old frigate Constitution. One day there appeared in a Boston paper a protest against such a desecration, be« ginning: . “Aye, tear her tattered ensign down, Long has it Waved on high.” ' The author was 0. W. Holmes. The . poem took at once, was copied widely in the newspapers, circulated in hand- rbills, and saved the ship. Dr. Holmes during his long life in lit- erature wrote only two novels—"Elsie Venner,” a study of heredity, and “The Guardian Angel.” Tramway Hearing. A hearing on the petition Of the Tram. way Company to extend its tracks to Gregory’s Point was had before the Selectmen Saturday afternoon. The room was crowded. Attorneys Perry and Hubbell appeared for the Street Railway, A. E. Austin for property cwn~ ers and Col. Russell Frost for the Tram- way. Mr. Mansfield asked for immediate permission to construct the road accord- ing to layout presented or on the south side Of Cove street or across the mead- ows. - Messrs, Randle and Weed stated that they owned property on the proposed layout which they were willing‘to sacri- fice to so great an improvement as the proposed extension would prove. Allen Betts owned property along the line and would expect damages if the road was built as proposed. . Several other residents and property owners along the proposed line were in favor of the petition being granted. Attorney Perry appearing for the Street Railway said that his clients did not wish to appear as obstructionists, but did want an equal opportunity with the other road, and asked for a delay in the decision of the selectmen so that the selectmen could decide as to which company was the most deserving of the right to build the extension. Attorney Frost claimed the Street Railway company had no charter rights in the premises and were therefore with- out standing in thevmatter. The Selectmen still have the, matter give their under consideration but will decision in a few days. Q Corner Stone Laying. The corner stoneof the new 1'semi-- nary, at Hartford,'Of' the LaSallatte athcrs, a French order, was:laid Sun? day afternoon‘in Parkville. Rt. Rev. Bishop Tierney officiated, , He was elected by thc‘NeW‘ e . , 7 , , , ~ The explosion occured nearly abreast ' _ NN UNLUGKY’30le Titles Cl 'Alba’hy Gees Up "I. '- l-Z‘Fl‘ci'mé's. '7 i" The Crew at Supper when the Fire Was Discovered. ’ I I ' The famous City of Albany is no more.~ She was burned to the ‘water’s edge Saturday eveuin ,(hwhile tied . her dockwhere she ha Just been laid up for the Winter. The origin of the fire is assigned to the exploding _or overturning of an oil lamp in the cabin. The only parts of the boat remaining above the water line are the smoke- stack and the starboard wheelbox. The -' damageto the vessel is estimated to be $35,000. ‘ When the watchman for L. H. Mace & 0., manufacturers of refrigerators, discovered the flames he sent an alarm from Mace’s factory at an ad- joining wharf, but before the engine arrived the boat was ablaze from stem to stern. Before the firemen could get the flames under control the blame had extended to the wharf and to an ad- joining one on the south side, owned and occupied by Wilson, Adams & CO., lumber dealers. The fire in the lum- ber yard was quickly put out with little damage. Nothing, however, could be done to save the steamboat nor to pre- vent the damage to the machinery on the wharf. A second and third alarm, sent out were responded to by all the engines in the Annexcd District and the fireboat William F. Havemeyer. The Albany made her last trip down from South Norwalk a week ago last Wednesday. She was owned by the New York and Norwalk Steamboat Company. She was 250 feet long, of 42 feet beam, and could accommodate 1,000 passengers. ' There were five of the crew on board when the fire broke out at 6.15 o’clock Saturday night. They were J. Weeks, chief engineer; Patrick Kelly, his as- sistant; T. Williams, J. Gordon and J. Morris, the steward. The men had beenbelow at supper. Weeks concluded he would go’to Har- lem and went up on deck. As he reached the gangwavr he noticed that the Captain’s office was full of smoke. Calling to the other men below Weeks broke down the office door and instantly flames leaped into life and were soon spreading to the woodwork outside. Weeks and his companions tried to put out the fire with water thrown upon it with buckets, but they might as well have tried to extinguished it with a syringe. Kelly ran ashore and sent in an alarm, and upon the arrival of the first engine company two other alarms and a special call were sent out. But before the engines could get to work the steamer was doomed, as the flames spread with lightning rapidity. The massive iron walking beam, when its supports were burned away, crashed through the timbers and made a big hole in the vessel’s bottom, immedi- ately sinking her. Several members of the crew were aboard when the fire broke out. All escaped in safety. The loss is estimated, at $35,000. ' The fire was communicated to a large shed on the bank to which the City of Albany was moored. It was owned by Sooysmith & 00., Bridge builders, and contained its $50,000 worth of machin- ery. The shed and its contents were totally destroyed. The blaze from the boat and the shed lighted up the vicin- ity for a half-mile, so that it seemed day. The City of Albany was built in 1861 to run between New York and Al- bany. She proved to be an unusually fast boat, but soon earned the title of being an “unlucky boat.” She was re- ported in collision two or three times and once on fire, while on the Hudson. Owing to her great speed, the Govern~ ment chartered her to use as a dispatch boat on the James River during the war. On her way down she encountered a gale Off the capes and went ashore a wreck. She was repaired and towed to Fortress Monroe, where she got afire and was burned to waters edge. As her hull was not seriously damaged she was taken to Baltimore and rebuilt. On coming into the hands of the late Cor- nell White hergname was changed to Adelphi. and on Saturday Sept. 29,1878, on her morning trip down to New York, her boiler burst Opposite Fitch’s Point, killing fourteen and wounding a large number of her passengers. She was taken off this route after the explosion and when again put back by her present owners she had been over- hauled and re-named City of Albany. She has made her trips with regularity and had but one mishap, the breaking of her shaft a few weeks ago. The horror of the boiler explosion, will live in the memories of Norwalk people for long years to come, and has been a serious drawback to its succes as a passenger steamer. . [From the Gsznrrn of Saturday, Oct. 1st.18'.'8.] THE ADELPB’I HORROR. Nothing since the terrible drawbridge disaster in 1853, has so shocked and sorrowfully impressed this community as the explosion of the Adelphi’s boiler' Saturday morning, before she had pro- ceeded fifteen minutes on her way to New York. An extra was issued from this office at noon giving all the distress- ing details obtainable up to that hour. Our paess was run up to dark and then the demand for papers could not be en- tirely supplied. The horror was the one absorbing topic of thought and con- versation. During the day and 1111' Sunday thousands Of teams and people on foot wended their way to the Greg; ory’s Point wharf where the fated steamer lay. Commodore White -was on hand and assured the coroners that his boat should remain, and every facil- ity for a thorough investigation be given to the fullest extent. The one universal sentiment is unchanged how- ever, that the boiler was criminally un- safe, and the inspectors and parties patching it ought to be held to the strictest accountability. The following are the details of the horror : ADELPHI BLOWN UP. The startling news reached upper Norwalk at 9 o’clock, that the Steamer Adelphi had bust her boiler and was ly- ing a wreck at Gregory’s POint. That a large number of her passengers had beenvkilled and wounded, 'On repair- ing to the scene of the disaster it was ascertained that eight only ' were killed and likely to immediately expire, and twenty more or less scalded and wound- . of Fitch’s Point. It was heard b Capt. " ' ‘r _.....-..- I -- _;‘f?"‘r-';j_f _,_. l his-attention'an’dthen‘he sawthe steam rising-in‘aagiilense”cloud. The tow boat Hiram. handsome ad tosbeslsse by. and towed-her to‘ the d’dckat’Gl‘el-‘lbl‘yg’i Paint; . fIEShe was initant'ly- ‘Isu‘ rounded .by a herd of small boats, whic picked up those blown overboard. THE DEAD. " Henry Allen,’ NorWalk, Samuel Brooks,*-Norwalk', “Rev. Mrs. 30019, . South Norwalk, John 9. Lord, New- buryport, Mass, Eli'ah Bette, North Wilton, Charles A. ‘ord, Illinoisl'Ga' briel P. B. Hoyt, Harlem, James H. J ohnson, New Haven, Miss Sarah Leon- ard, Bridgeport, Benjamin Acket, New York, Frederick Metz. South N orwalk, Theodore Raymond, New Canaan, Ma- ble Wood, Westport, ——-Adams, J ack- son, Michigan. ' THE WOUNDBD. Samuel Brooks, Sticky Plain Road leg broken, not expected to recover; (l F. Osborne, Geor etown, slightly hurt; - P. OSbOID, eorgetown, slightly hurt; J. Fred Geynor, Westport,slight— 1y hurt; Katie Halpin, Bridgeport, slightly hurtfiFred Metz, Newark, bad- ly scolded on face, breast and arms, seriously but not dangerously wounded; Half brother of. Christain Swartz; Hen- ry Connel, Springfield, slightly; D. 0. Crane, Danbury, scalded; Henry Lan- nerman, Saugatuck, slightly; Miss Lib- b‘ie Selleck, Norwalk, scalded slightly ; Theodore Raymond, New Canaan, ser- iously; Mable, Wood Westport, serious- ly; 1361118111111. Ackert, scalded; August B. Ackert, slightly; D. C. Crane, Dan- bury, badly scalded: Samuel Ruscoe, and brother, slightly scalded; Two sons of Rev. Mr. Benedict, Bridgeport, not seriously; Mrs. Ada Bradley, of Green- field Hill, Frank Hoffman, New York city, badly scalded. ‘ here were about 200 passengers on board at the time and many were seated and standing forward over the bOiler and it is because the explosion was outward at the side, instead of for-. wark or aft, that’the accident did not result more terrible. Had the boat been in the open sound, the loss of life must have been appallingly greater. Q What They Say of E. J. Hill. f‘Eb” Hill, of Norwalk, in the Fourth District, has stepped into Miles’ shoes and presumptively also into the meth- ods Of thatextinct plutocrat. .Mr. Hill is a lumber dealer and bank President, of large inherited wealth, of more abil- ity than Miles—which is saying very little—and has been nominated for noth- ing but a certain energy in party hust ling and-planking the cash. He repre- sents distinctly that “money idea” which the voters of the Fourth District ought to nail down as spurious coin, but which too many of them, especially in the back towns of Litchfield County, have a way of adopting for their own use and emolument. Some of those absorptive chaps who have fed on Miles for a political generation will make Mr. Hill look very weary before they let go his purse strings.—‘-—New York World. With E. Stevens Henry nominated by the Republicans for congress in the First district, N. l); Sperry in the Sec- ond, E. J, Hill in the Fourth, and Mr. Russell to succeedhimself in the Third, the Republicans Willhave a team of ex- traordinary strength and one that ought to call out the utmost endeavor of the whole partyzjwith a tremendous yiclory at the end. It is seldomthata team 'of such pulling power is hitched up by any party and this year it ought to pull to wm.—-Bridgeport Standard. Recent Deaths. Joseph Moss White, superintendent of the Danbury public schools is ' dead aged 50 years. The funeral will be held this afternoOn. . ‘ Martin Grace died at his home in Bridgeport, Saturday. He was a resi- dent of Norwalk for over. forty years most'of which time he was engaged as a road repairer. He was worth consid- erable money. His only surviving heir is his daughterfiMrs, N eff of New York. He was 68 years old. William McLaughlin died at the home of his sister Mrs. Frank Gorey, in Yonkers, Friday, aged 40 years. The deceased was a native of Norwalk and a son of the late Peter McLaugh- lin, of Franklin aVenue. The remains were brought to Norwalk this morning, and after-a requiem mass at the church were buried in St. Mary’s cemetery. Mrs. Elizabeth Glover, who suffered a paralytic stroke two week ago last Saturday, at her home on River street, died this morning in the 77th year of her age, survivmg her husband, Wil- liam Glover, about fifteen years. Three children, Theodore Glover of Boston, Mrs. Sarah A: Carpenter, and Mary E. Bouton, surv1ve' heri“ ‘ O Ancient Saugatuck. Saturday’s Westporter has four col~ umns of Hon. Horace Staples’ paper on ‘fWestport as I have known it the past fifty years.’_’ That town’s illustrious philantrcph'ist makes a valuable cOn-. tribution to the town’s history. Among many other interesting facts the ven- erable writer states that Govenor Bis- sell taught in the Saugatuck Academy when founded and later on Mr. Isaac Toucy,afterward Secretary of the Navy under Buchanan, was a teacher in this school. ' ————-<-o Valuable [Badge Found. A few years since the Kohanza Hose company of Danbury elected James M. Bailey, Editor of the News, a member, and later presented him with a hand- some gold badge. After his death the badge was given to his brother-in-law as a keepsake. Saturday afternoon the badge was found in a combination car at South Norwalk, and ticket agent George Harris has forWarded it to Dan- urv. .6. Killed by the Trolley. Charles W. Boe, a laborer, was found lying on the tracks of the Electric Railway, New Haven, early Sunday morning, With his neck, left leg and rightarm broken. The discovery was made by a _motOrman while on the plat- form of his car. He was it is thought run.over by the preceding "car with- out its being known to either the motor' man or conductor. 0 No Public Inspection. -- At their regular meeting'Satnrday afternoon the Bridgeport --Fire Com- missioners voted to .‘do away with the annual public inspection of the Fire Department. Hereafter the, inspection Will take place at the houses of the dif- ferent companies.- ' , ——--——<.— St. John who was onshore and w 0 says a sort of thud or ripping liaise attracted _ . -—Pictures Framed by J .iT. Hayes. 1'" " ""Was it a Dreamrw I _. ii Roger McGinnis came down from . endangered the .lives....-_of~-vhis ~grail ,- children, and he wished him placed under arrest. Chief Bradle drove to Ellis’ house and arrested im and he was afterwards released on bonds fur- nished by his mother. This morning he was discharged by Justice Rose, there how no evidence of his guilt. It is allege that Roger’s charge was the result of a dream. .9. Obituary. . MRS. ELIZABETH GLOVER. This estimable woman passed to her eternal rest early,this morning in the 77th year of her age. She was among the oldest residents of Norwalk from her childhood, wasnoted for her kindly nature and generous heartedness. She was ever a friend to the needy and dis- tressed, the best and most cherished of neighbors, a true wife and mother, a noblcwoman. Peace to her ashes, To Wed In October. The marriage of Miss Emma Franke and Mr.;Harry Simpson, of Freehold, N. J., will be married at the home of the bride, Mr. and Mrs. Gustave A. Franke, on Camp street. Thursday eyening,=ch. 25th. ,Rev. ‘F. E. Rob- bins officiating. Mr. Simpson was at one time employed as a clerk at George Ward Selleck’sstore. .9 _ Another Horse Stolen. A team belonging to Antonio Lanfer of Derby was stolen last night from Derby avenue in Derby. An alarm was sent to the police but no clue has yet beenobtained. The horse was a deep bay and was attached to a light top carriage with red running gear. ‘.———————-——. - Boy Frighti’ully Hurt. Addie the 11-year old son of Edward Lapthroue, of Shelton, while chestnut~ ing Sunday fell out of a tree and was impaled on a stick. A frightful wound was made in his thigh. It is believed he will die. “H . A Card. To whom it may concern. The un- dersigned 'wishes to thank Welcome Stranger Lodge, Sons of St. George, for the prompt payment of fifty dollars on the death of my wife. Fraternally, F. E. BEADMAN.’ Buckley-Crabbe. . Mr. Cyrus E. Crabbe and Miss Hat- tie H. Buckley, drove toPound Ridge on Saturday, and were married by Rev, T. N. Laine. Today they are receiving many congratulations. .Q.—.——.—___. Amusements. Horr’s OPERA HOUSE. Col. William H. Stevenson and Man- ager Rich have spent considerable time in New York city perfecting arrange- ments and engaging talent for the Col. Stevenson Military band. The mater- ial that now comprises the band assures that when it appears at Hoyt’s Opera House - this MOnday evening the people Will listen to a musical treat that Will long be remembered by those who are fortunate enough to be present. The celebrated Verdi L’adies quartette has been specially engaged for the openingweek of the tour. The ladies are: Miss Ida Vandyne, first soprano ; Miss Jessie Alexander, second soprano; Miss Ida Godbold, first alto; and Miss Katheryn Krymer, second alto. TERSE TALES OF THE TIMES. There was quitea heavy frost this morning. . The Laboring Men’s Union will meet to-night. . Five children were baptized by Rev. Dr. Noble yesterday. > The-police headquarters are being repapered and painted. George Shellhose is home (from a week’s vacation at Troy, N. Y. William Davis lies at the point of death at his home on Water street. Dr. George S. Comstock of Grover, Paiiihas been calling on friends in N or- wa . James Powell succeeds John Hanni- ggm as delivery clerk at Amblers grocery s ore. Tickets for the “second annual” of the Pelican club are meeting with a ready sale. .The ladies of St.Paul’s church will give a supper in the Chapel, Wednes- ‘ day afternoon. The sohoOner- Henry F. Eaton, Capt. S. R. Ashford, from Calais, M6,, is at Hubbell’s wharf. ’ There will be a special meeting of the Ladies’ Auxiliary to-morrow after- noon at 3 o’clock. The Fairfield'County Medical society will meet at the N orwalk Club rooms to-morrow morning. The ladies of the Pine Ledge Outing club are engoving a luncheon at Roton Point, this afternoon. The funeral of the late James Mc- Laughlin was attended from St. Mary’s church, this morning. Apreacher thus defined love in his sermon: “It’s an inward inexpressibil- ity of an outward all-overishness.” _Appendicitis, we note, is raging less Violently i_n fashionable circles. It is predicted it Will be entirely out of style next season. 200 — Great bargain. pairs ladies kid shoes at $1.25 at Hoyt’s. ' ' ' 809 6t. The Republican. and DeniOCratic County conveutio‘nstake place-to-mor-v‘ row.‘ -=-Th_e former " at“ Bridgeport'iand the latter-‘atéNewtown. ' 1:» Chief Bradley shOt a stray dog :3 at Leonard’s coal yard this, morning... The dog very much resembled a sheep. It was thought to have the rabies. ' 878-t ll gTin-types taken at Lewis’. 957 tf l _\_. Cobbleffigll, Sunday and'com 'Iained 'their Y lit- ._.t_o ChiefBradleythat ,James- Elli-s had so hurledstones throughhiswlndOWs‘a ’8. da " ”Tort, mug - .. rommodore E. C. BenediCt'and family: ”disgust Gray Gables; in ' sand-were guests of holda sociable in the First Baptist church lecture room next Wednesday evening. Short programme and light refreshments are the attractions. 1'—Iladies, clean 'your kid gloves with Josephine glove cleaner, for sale only Riggs, Pharmacist, 111'(1)V[1ain - vr street. Norwalk. Officer Bartram arrested a young man yesterday, who gave his name as Emory Ol_.'1'18. He was intoxicated. This morning he was fined 31’ and costs in default of which he was taken to jail. Q _In regard to the suit brought against Sidney Peckwell of Easton by Bonneau & Co., alleging fraud. it is claimed that much injustice has been done. His brother J. F. Peckwéll says there was no fraud intended and that he will easily be proven innocent. Gussie, the runaway child of Lorenzo Adams who was apprehended in New York last week, was given a hearing this morning, and turned over to the care of his mother who took him to Elizabeth, N. J ., where she placed him in the care of his grandmother. ‘ Capt. Andrews of the Sapolio is no doubt considerable of a mariner when at sea, but is “not in it” when his boat is on wheels. Saturday, while trying to guide a pair of horses, he ran the craft into a hydrant and narrowly es- caped staving a hole in her bottom. Will DeKlyn was in receipt of fifty one dollar and one five dollar lottery tickets. this morning, "with a confiden- tial letter asking him to act as agent and adVising him to keep the five dollar ticket, the writer of the letter making him a present of it. Will is not in the lottery business and will stick to the sale of ice cream and cake. —-—---——“ DASHED DOWN TO DEATH. Beatrice Van Dre-seen Fell a Thousand. Feet From Her Balloon. FRANKLINVILLE, N. Y., Oct. 8.-In the plain view of a thousand spectators at the fair grounds vesterday a young woman was seen to lose her grip upon the bar of a balloon and fall sheer a thousand feet to solid earth. The balloon ascension had raugus county fair, and the country folk gathered about to see the pleasing specta‘ 010 of an aeronautic flight by apretty girl. She was but 18 years old and little ex- perienced as an aeronaut. Her name was Beatrice Ven Dressen. and her parents live at Cadiz, a few miles south of here. They begged the girl not to attempt the hazardous feat, but she insisted that she must not disappoint the crowd and prom- ised that this should be her last trip. When the balloon was cut loose, it was seen that the girl had hold of the trapeze with but one hand. As the airship shot swiftly upward she could be seen twist- ing and straining to get a grip with the other hand, but her strength was not equal to the effort, and when she had be- come a mere speck to the eyes of the spell- bound gazers a cry of horror arose. She had lost her slender hold. Her body dropped straight downward for hundreds of feet, then suddenly turned over, so that she struck on her head and shoulders. The impact was so severe that her body dug a hole a foot deep and three feet long in the soil. Her neck was bro- ken and her body horribly crushed. Death was instantaneous. Dropped Dead Going Fishing. HANCOCK, N. Y., Oct. 8.—J. L. South- ern, one of the most popular business men of Starlight, Pa.. a few miles from here, went out Thursday morning with a fish- ing party. Southern fell behind the main party, and when they reached the fishing groundsflshey missed him. They went back and Searched up to 3 oclock yesterday aft ernoon, when he was found deal! not far from where he was first lost. Death had resulted from heart failure. Badly Hurt With a. Billiard Cue. Ourcnocun, N. Y., Oct.‘ 8.——Char1es over a game of pool yesterday afternoon, and Rhody told McCarty to 'step outside and they would settle their dispute. Mc- Carty suddenly struck Rliody a terrific blow across the forehead with his one, breaking tlie’stick in three pieces and cut- ting Rhody fear-fully. Rhody fell to the floor. It is thought he will die. McCarty was arrested. Mrs. Vanderbilt’s French Cnl'ka Admitted. -NEW YORK, Oct. 8.——Three female cooks. engaged by Mrs. William K. Van- derbilt in Paris for service in the marble house, Newport, arrived yesterday on the steamship New York. Although engaged in Europe to come to this country and Work, they wrrc not detained under the alien contract labor law, all domestic servants belng exempt. A Woman Blufderrd. ' IRVINE, Ky., Oct. 8. —-Mrs. Wiley White, who lived West of this lace. was brutally murdered yesterday a ternoon near her home. Mrs. White was returning home by a path. that lay through the woods, when she was met by some unknown man and beaten to death with a club. The people are hunting the murderer, and if caught he will be lynched. A New College Danger. CHICAGO, Oct. 8.—The young lady stu- dents ln Lake Forest university were thrown into a panic yesterday by a fire which was started by aredhot hair curl- ing iron. The students rushed wildly from the building, and many were knock- ed doWn in the crush. None were serious- ly hurt. The fire was extinguished with slight damage. ' Rew Still Missing. ITHACA, N. Y., Oct. 8.—-No'new3“has been received concerning the Cornell fresh- man, F. G. Rew of Buffalo, who has Men missing since Tuesday. His father and mother'are now in Ithaca, and Mr. Row has offered a reward of $100 for any infor- mation leading to his discovery, alive or dead. Won’t Ride In Pullmans. . WASHINGTON,” Oct. 8.—--The Interstate Democratic association, composed'iriainly' of officeholders, has 'adopted a resolution pledging its members to refrain from rid- ;frig ~on Pullman cars when they go to their homes to: veto ,at the fall elections. . i Fanny Chin Arrested. , ._ . L'Cnrcaco, Oct. 8.—-"Mrs.- Fanny Chin, tlie famous colored slngerwho toured . Europe a few years ago, was’sent. to an: asylum yesterday sufiering from alcohol- ism. She was on the verge oils-delirium tremenlll when arrested, ' , . -. \ Pgesident and Mrs. Cleveland .ovor. Sun: .5 The Whatsoever Jusisr'n‘elper. will been advertised as a feature of the Cattae. McCarty and William Rhody quarrelcd‘ 'r ' f . c2335 '11“; W‘s-gt? 5: ‘fi‘ ‘ - . “ ctr is: - as testis . l- a " ‘* ‘ ~ Feeling So common‘llt this season, is easel-loud condition, liable to leadto disastrous results. It is a sure sign of declining 7 health tone, and thatzthe blood is im- po'vomhed and impure. ' The best and most successful remedy ll found in noon’SL SarSaparilla}; Which makes rl healthylblocdgand thus gives stren to the nerves,"clas- ' deity to the muscled-"vigor tothoj brain ' and health to the whole body.'_ In truth. Hood’s Smaparllla (Makes the Weak Strong . Be sure to get Hood’s and only Hood's ‘ H w ’0 Mlle are barely vegetable, por- aiwm reliable and—honoml MRS. MEAD’S SCHOOL HIILLSIDE, NORWALK. Ml. ElWilTTTlill Pally. The Blind Pianist. Q of Boston. will give a , PIANO BEUl‘l'lll. ./ at Hillside. Friday, Eve’g. Get-.8 At 8 o’clock. _ ', F ADMISSION, I 50 C ents Tickets for sale at Pinneo’s and Plaisted’s. NOTICE l ‘ OFFICE OF THE NORWALK STREET Il’WAY 00. NORWALK C12, SEPT. 26, 1894. The annual meeting of the stockholders of this company (formerly known as the Norwalk Horse Railway Co.) will be held at their office on Tuesday. October 9th, 1894, at 2 o’clock p- m., for the election of directors for the en- suing year, and for the transaction of any other business proper to come before said meeting- E. J_ HILL. President. Attention - ladies‘! Just received ;-late9t styles. in Fall and Winter Millinery, consisting of Hats,Hat Frames ; Feathers, Ribbons. Velvets and Buckles ; also a veryfine line of Walking Hats, Tur- bans, Sailors, etc , at "” Fawcett’s, . ,_ Headquarters» 'for Millinery No. 3 Water street, Norwalk. . Call and examjne. * ‘ ‘Nii’rwalk Evening School. . Persons desiring to attend the sessions of this school will be given an opportunity to egister on Wednesday. Thursday and Friday evenings. October 10, 11 and 12. beginning at 7.30 o'clock each evening. The plates for reg- istration will be in the Franklin street school building. South Norwalk, and .in the school buildings of the Over River and the Winni- pauk districts. B. 8. KEITH, F- MEADv . , A. BLANCHABD, Committee on Evening School. - iHOrace E. Dann, EXOILSIOL I Iivery and Sales Stable. Opposite Danbury and Norwalk Railroad depot. 1 Norwalk, Conn. Stylish Single or Double Teams . with or without drivers. _ Safe horses for women- ‘ A .- and children. . . SADDLE HORSES A SPECIALTY,“ Tall and Winter. 189495 Bette; Qualities, Larger Stock and? ' . Lower-Prices than-everxbefore“ " £917.899l35-‘s'67: “a _.'u- _: at theold stand of E. GUSOWSK': ““3““ “Mill 9- Clothing : _ Corner Wall and water streets. a?
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