THE EVENING uA 'ETTE THE EVENING GAZETTE. ENTERED AT r1111 Pos'r OFFICE IN Noawsnx asaansrsrna. MAIL SUBSCRIPTIONS DAILY, one year. $3; six months. 81. 7’5; three months. $1.00; one month, 300. WEEKLY, one year. in advance. $1.90; six months. 600.; three months. 350. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4. 1896. A Good Officer. The South Norwalk city council acted wisely at their meeting last evening, in increasing the pay of Chief of Police William Vollmer. ,Our sister city is fortunate in having such a popular and competent either at the head of its police department. . . , The Contest. The struggle for the EVENING GA- znrrn’s $400 piano has begun in earnest, and the result of the first day’s voting shows that the Norwalk Yacht club leads the other contestants, although Hope Hose is but one vote behind. To-morrow may show a change with some other organization leading. Get to work and send in your ballots. A Slight Change. At the suggestion of several gentle- men interested in the EVENING GAZETTE Piano contest now going on, we have decided not .to limit the time when the ballots shall be handed in to this office. All of the ballots printed on Monday and hearing date of February 31'], will be good at any time up to the closing of the contest. .0 Congressman Hill Still Ahead. Our Congressman Hill is the first one 1 of the entire Connecticut delegation in either house of Congress, to public- ly put himself unequivocally and dis- tinctly on record in favor of the Mon- roe Doctrine, s) mpathy with Cuban patriots and the persecuted Armenians. ' Hill has no use for an American Eagle that cannot flap her wings. Application Approved. The Railroad commissioners have ap- pr 1vr-d the application of the ConSoli- dated roal t1 take certain lands in Stamford in which the following parties have an interest: Charles H. Getman, William H. Judd, the Citizens’ Savings Bank, Mary Kane, Michael Kane, Jn- seph Bell, Stamford Savings Bank, Daniel Finley, Dora Finley, Charles 1 “111111-1111 Smith, Anthony Dacey o. A Greater Norwalk. The action of the Norwalk and South Norwalk' city councils, last evening, in appointin z a committee to confer rela- tive to Consolidation and a greater Nor- walk, is a step in the right direction. Now that an entering wedge has been made towards a more friendly feeling and pei'h 1; s one huge city, it is hoped that a (eitazu “, ublic nuisance” can keep his :1 1. 6 out of the trough long enough to albw its committee to agree upon some aciozi. ,_~_____. . ,_ A “Kranky Koin.” 1:11 speeding our press to the utmost ast eveni. g, in order to get the out of w:dealers supplied with the Mud 0W.1 'EVEN'ING Gsznrrs, CF one of the iron quoins used in locking up the form was pulled out upon the type. Being of a destructive d1 position it Visited ifoyt’ s 1 manure and looked over Mestayer’s coming and from there lumped to A. E. Winchester’s wedding. Theseitems did not offend the afore- saidquoin 1.111 it journeyed along to Prof. Harstrom’s which party. Being opposed to cards it fairly demolished 11 party before leavrng. ilaving tasted of blOod it went for the burning of ed.tor Vance’s wife who; it knocked int.) a cooked hat. ‘1‘..- heist jump was to Darien where it (fairly annihilated several interesting iii-rue from our resident correspondent, only stopping on the way to kick the side out of Attorney Light’s dinner he and Sherifi' Hawley had together at the 511:1 lastFriday. I By this time the press had- been stopped and the pesky creature cap- tured and restored to its rightful posi- tion. But not so with we news items it had destroyed, as it was too late to reset them and telegraphc matter had to be substituted. ' 'I‘o- day we have the quoin secure and it will not go visiting “it the court knows herself, and she thinks she do.’ “-0- The Ladie.’ Benevolent Association of the ”Mayflower” 'church' will ecle- brate its eightieth anniversary on March .27th. Preparations are being made for an anniversary entertainment that will .be well worth utterding. l 1 HERE AND'THERE. Mrs. Luther C. Whitney and son Frank are on the sick list. of James M. Creagh of‘Norwalk. ' ——New novelties in valentines. You should see them. Bayes’, 5 Main st. The annual reception of the Norwalk Club will take place to-morrow night. The net proceeds of the Over River school entertainment amounted to about $40. -Flour 59 cents a bag at Betts & Far- rington 11. J 22- tf The Misses Merwin of Franklin ave- nue, spent Sunday at their home inWes- ton. The Over River school dance will be held at the Atheneeum, next Friday evening. ___ Mrs. Ira Brothertou has been sick with whather physician pronounces to be diabetes. Rev. Thomas K. Noble preached at “Kensett,” Dr. Smith’s sauitarinm, . Sunday afternoon. Several N-orwalk firemen will attend a test of the Silsby tire engine in South- port, next Thursday. —Soda crackers 5 cents per pound, 6 pounds for 25 cents at Betts 81'. Farring- ton’ :1. J_ 22-tfa An excellent picture of C. Ford Seeley and his bicycle appears in Spaulding’s official bicycle guide. Phoenix, Hope Hose and Pioneer LI. Ar L. companies will hold their regular monthly meetings to- night. Miss Marjorie and Master Franklin Bishop are sick with the measles at their home on Belden avenue. Invitations are out for a dance to be given by Mr:l . E. Mead, at Hillside, on Tuesday evening, Feb. 18th. George Lycett has reached Green~ ville, S. C., where he is seeking that which DeSoto thought he had found in Lousiana. Mrs. Dr. Noble and her guest Mrs. M. C. Morgan of San Francisco, went to New York to- day to call on Califor- niaafriends. ——Fou'r pounds ginger snaps 25 cents at Betts'o'a Fa'riington’s . J. 22-tf J. Benjamin Austin inzrted for Mar- shall, Mo.. Saturday, where he will re- join Prof. Gentry’s dog and pony show as manager. Captain “Joe” Hanford who has been on the sick list for some days is able to be out, but is not in sufficient health to resume business. Mrs. Johanna Hanlon is sick at her home in this city. Her son Daniel is erysipclas in his head. A new York paper adverstises “an account desk for lady of quartered oak finished” for sale. A lady of quartered oak must be quite a novelty. The Owl ieu Rule Circle of K D., will give a cake sale in Raymond’s grocery Sioie on Main street next Friday after- noon from 210 5 o’clock. M. F. ’t‘eilly ind David Flaheity are representing the local council of the State convention of the Knights of Col- umbus ill Hartford tovday.. If the grtrund- hog came out of his burrow Strudav with the txpcctancy of being able to see his shadow he was > in no wise disappointed in finding it. —Three pounds prunes foi'2‘1cents a Betts Sr Farringions. J 22-tt' - Selectman Isaac Selleck says that if they wish, the Y. M. C. A. can purchase a lot on' High street at the rear of the Centennial building at $50 per front foot. The Hawley buildings a: the corner of Main and Keeler street. Danbury, burned down N'llle weeks since, are to be rebuilt as soon as the weather will permit. The condition of Miss Esther L. Smith who has been confined to her bed at her home on West avenue for the past fourteen Weeks, does not seem to improve. __ ‘ ‘ The goat at Our Brohers’ Lodge, I. O. O. F. has a tired look this morning, the result of carrying on his back, last night, ten candidates who were anxious to join the lodge. Another‘ measles 1n this house” card has appeared on the door of another house on Orchard street, and unless the usual signs £111 there will be still another one in a short time. Mark Stevens Was an unwilling visit- or at the Grand Central depot in New York, yesterday. He boarded a train at South Norwalk which he supposed stopped at Stamford. “ But it didn’t. 11 law firm of Perry, Perry S; “Hill of Bridge 011'. will not With City Coun- selor E. . Lockwood in the prosecu- tion of the case Of the City of Norwalk vs. George C. Lockwood in the Super- ior Court this week. James M. Creagh of Bethel is a guest- also dangerously sick with an attack of ' Judge JamesT. Hubbell is combat- ting with a threatened attack of the grip'. . The report that the Richard Peck had ‘gone ashore at Whitestone during yesterday’ as storm 13 untrue. - The Wéstport land Norwalk Forty- five clubs will meet to-night and try conclusions at their favorite game. The water .commissioners’ office is to be changed from‘ the Donovan build- ing to the Fairfield County bank build- ing. The Norwolk Library will probably be located' in the store at present occu- pied by William Wardwell, after the 1st opril. ' ' Officer Bartram arrested Thomas Walker last night on the charge of in- toxication. The prisoner will be given a hearing in the-Town Court, this after- noon. Invitations are out for a dance .to lie given by Mrs. M. E. Mead. at Hillside on the 18:h. Those who attended the one last Friday evening expect to have a splendid time as they did on that oc- casion. The funeral of Mrs. Harriet Selleck will be attended from her late home at Selleck’s Corners, New Canaan, Wed- nesday afternoon, at 2 o’clock, Rev. Charles M. Selleck officiating. The in- terment will take place at the Selleck’s Corners cemetery. The Girls Literary Club issued invi- tations yesterday for a, dance to be given by themiin the Athenieum on the 14th. It is looked forward to by many as a large number of invitations have been sent to the friends of the girls. Joseph Mackey, the well-known pub- lisher of the A. B. 0. Guide died in New York, yesterday, aged 64. He at one time lived in the George R. Cowles place on East avenue, and had a large number of friends among the Methodist ,people of this city. Miss Marion Short the popular elocu- tionist, and Mrs. Martin Schultz, a well known soprano soloist, both of New York city, will appear in an entertain- ment given under the auspices of the Doorkeepers Circle of Kings Daughters of the First Congregational church. “forty-live” club by the local 'club of the same name, 11. few weeks since, was sold on Saturday to a syndicate for 31:99. The animal during its stay in Norwalk had eaten four bales of hay with a dessert of two quarts of oats. Over eighty Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution have accepted the invitation of the Norwalk Chapter 12th instant. The board of management will meet with Mrs. Gregory on Friday at 10: 30 a. in. to complete arrangements for the supper. ~—Fine butter 25 cents per pound at Betts A: Farrington’s - 22-t W. E. Dobbins’ Wild West and Vau- dev1lle show gave an entertainment in the Opera House, last evening. Lead- ing features were the acts of Running Elk, acrack shot and sword handler, and Billie Arlington a black- faced comedian who is a great exciter of laughter. Hattie Arlington is also good in her popular ballads. The com- bination appears at the same place to- night, ____ The Street Railway snow-sweeper acted in an uneasy manner at the .051" house yesterday morning, 'as if in an. ticipation of a run over the company’s tracks. It was held in subjection until about 6 o'clock, when it threatened to break loose from its captors it was al- lowed to go out and sweep nearly two inches of snow from the hacks which had enveloped the same in the short space of perhaps half an hour. 09 SOUTH NORWALK. Butler Lodge will rehearse to-night. The U. A. M. celebrates their anni- versary Thursday night. An electric light is to be placed at the corner of Washington and Water streets Rev. W. J. Slocum will lecture on “Memories of the War” at Music Hall til-night.- The Red Men will work the adoption degree at their new lodge room this evening. . Attoinev John E. Light took the oath of office as prosecuting attorney this moi ning. The Fish club will celebrateits anni- versary with a chowder at the club house to-morrow evening. , Richard Kavauaugh was fined 35 for drunkeniiets by Judge Frost, this morning, and judgment suspended. The masquerade ball of the Central Labhr Union in Ariou hall last night. was greatly enjoyed by those in attend- ance. About $1“ 25 was realized by St. Jo- 1 seph’s parish by the presentation of “A Celebrated Case” given in Music hall under its auspices recently. George Whelpley is nursing a, badly jammed thumb to-day. In placing the day’ s receipts in the safelast night he attempted to lock his thumb in the safe with the money. The horse won from the westport' toasupper in the Athenecum on the- N ow that the Street Railway company has withdrawn its petition to double- track around the Mahackemo hotel corner, it is hoped that the foolish order not to stop cars under the bridge _. will be quickly revoked. A brakeman performed a daring. feat in East Bridgeport yesterday. As two freight trains were passrng at a lively rate, the brakeman jumped from a sta-- tionary box car on the siding and landed safely on one of the moving trains. Spectators held their breath during the performance. Theo .20 down express in charge of Conductor Manning, had a narrow es- cape'from a wreck at the depot, last evening. Switch tender W. C. Hart made a mistake and turned two switches instead of one, throwing part of the train onto one track and the balance on another. The cars did not topple over as the train was stopped just in time. A delay of fifty-five minutes was caused by the accident At the meeting of the council last night bills amounting to $617.62 were ordered paid. Alargenumber of citi- zens appearing in opposition to the Street Railway laying double tracks around the the Mahackemo corner, President Hill withdrew the petition. The committee on Railroad Place lay- out recommended a 50 foot road from Clay to Munroe street and it was voted to hold a public hearing on, the matter at thecouncil rooms on February 17. A petition from the D. A. R. requesting that they bqallowed to erect a tablet at the intersection of West and Spring streets, to commemorate the ’ battle of “Flax Hill” was referred to the street committee. A resolution increasing the pay of Chief of Police to $2.50 per day was passed. Dr. J. Milton Coburn was elected Health Officer. Councilmen Hutchinson, Pearson and Hatch were appointed a committee to confer with a similar committee from the Norwalk council looking toward consolidation of the two cities. The report of Chief Vollmer showing 109 arrests during the year was read and accepted. Chief En- gineer Biker reported 18 alarms of fire during the year and the cost of the de- partment 33,2 79. 35. He recommended that a team .of horses be procured for Old Well truck; also 500 feet of new hose. The meeting then adjourned to February 1'7. __.._____.____ . . ‘— WESTPORT Miss Mildred Taylor is reported as quite ill. John Weed and family have moved to Spring Hill. Mrs. Fred H. Nash is visiting friencs in Hamden Conn. Mrs. G. B. Gorham has been visitihg friends in Bridgeport. , Mrs. Frank C. Coley has returned to her home in New Haven. Miss May Kirk has returned from a ‘ visit with friends in. Cranbury. The Misses Thomas entertained the Ladies’ Whist club Monday afternoon. ' Mrs. Mary E. Morris, of Brooklyn, has been the guest of Miss Bessie Mar- vin. ’ \ , Mis Julia Stebins of Danbury is visit- ing Mrs. Walter L. Smith on Imperial avenue. ' The Chautauqua Circle will meet with Mr. and Mrs. Max Huncke 'l'ues day evening. . Mr. and Mrs. William Wardwell, Jr., of New Canaan, spent Sunday with relatives in town. Benjamin Hoyt of Kansas city, Mo. ., has been a guestot‘ his sister Mrs. Sarah Smith in Saugatuck. Mrs. Eli C. Smit'i of Bridgeport Was in town yesterday looking after the welfare of her property. Miss Helen Wright left yesterday for Boston, where she intends spending the remainder of the Winter. Mr. C. H. Kemper, Jr., intends hav- ' log 11. telephone placed in his Morccco factory on Riverside axenue. The Junior Auxiliary Society of Memorial church met with Mrs. E. F. Marvin yesterday afternoon. . Rev. Kenneth MscKenzc started for Lynchburgh, Va., yesterday at noon. Ele'expects to be gone ten days, . Charles Harris, Who has been con- fined to the house witha cold, is able to attend to business once more. Miss May Hoyt, of Mallory, N. Y, who has been visiting her brother, A. S. Hoyt, returned home last week. Austin Term of Saugatuck is danger- ously ill at his home with pneu- monia. Fears are entertained for his recovery. ' On Sunday next, February 9th, Rev. C,MSelleck,1fNorwalk, will preach in Holy’ ‘rinity church in the absence of the Rector Rev. K. MacKenzie. A meeting of the "Leap Year” young ladies was held Saturday afternoon at. the residence of Mrs. Alexis Downers, to make final preparations for their Leap year reception. . > Mrs. A. S. Hoyt will entertaiii the members of the Band of Hope at her residence. Riverside avenue, Wednes? day, February 12, from 6 until 9 o’clock. _' Robert S. Craufurd,aof Hendrick’s Point, presented the scholars of Staplcs’ High School, on Founder’s Day with a basket of choice cut flowers with which to decorate the luncheon table. There were many varieties and added much to the beauty of the well laden tabl/e. “ gists sell them for 50 cents. Mr. C H. Kemper. Sr, met with quite a severe accident yesterday morn- . ing. As he was leading his horse to the village, it became unmanagable, and threw Mr.- Kemper to' the ground. His injuries are bruises about the face and shoulders. Mr. Frank N.. Taylor happened on the scene and kindly‘car- ried the old gentleman to, his home. - I ——<- >—-—-——. __. The St. Paul Floated'. The stranded American line steamer St. Paul, was flo'ated this morning, and shortly after noon parsed Quarantine in tow. C. .Y . A Bad Case of Rheumatism Curc'fil On the moming of Feb. 20, 1895, A. T. MOREAUX, of 'Luverne, Minn. , was sick with rheumatism, and laid in bed until May 21st., when he got a. bottle of Chamberlain’ sPain Balm. Thefirstap- plication of it relieved him almost en— tirely from the pain and the second 35-. forded complete relief. In a short time he was able to be up and about again. For sale at 50 cts. per bottle by E. P. Weed, Druggist. a... —Advertise in the “Gazette.” NOVELTIE§AND INVENTIONS. There is said-to be a fortune in store for the lucky inventor of a bottle that cannot be refilled Sensitive finger covers are now used. They are made of thin rubber film, and protect the skin from chemical stains while'retainingj the sensibility of touch. Perforated anti-rheumatic bed cloth- ing is now made. It is claimed that the perforations permit the escape of the vapors of perspiration and thus not as a preventive. Coal dust is successfully used as fuel for boilers by a process invented by a German named Wegener. It is fed to the furnace automatically, and only ordinary chimney draught is needed. A folding bicycle has been devised. By a. simple and ingenious arrangement the connecting rods of the frame may be folded until the machine is reduced to the size of one Wheel. A recent invention provides for the automatic filling of shuttles in cloth— weaving looms. ' Hitherto one man could attend six looms; by this inven- tion one man caii attend 16 looms; and as there is no necessity for stopping the looms while the shuttles are being filled the quantity of cloth produced is ' doubled. CYCLE SPOKES. Justice White, of the United States supreme court, rides a bicycle to and from the capitol. The tenth annivei sary of the safety- bicycle was recently celebrated bya banquet in London. 'The street cars at Butte,'Mont.. are provider] with exiteriorvjliooks, on 'which bicyclists >111 ay hang their wheels. _ The foreman of the New York depart- ment of street cleaning have been -. mounted on bicycles to facilitate t'heii inspection of the streets.‘ - In distributing telegraph, wires for army purposes, preparatory to estab— lishing communicating'sta-tions, it has been found that a great economy in time is effected by mounting the 1eel on a bicycle. . ABOUT BRIDGES; The Greeks, notwithstandingj their genius in other matters, having only it glimmering of the use of the arch, could not construct bridges of any size. That wonderful people, the Chinese, are said to have constructed bridges from very early times, but those known to us date from comparatively late periods, and many of them are timber structures of the cantalever type. Many of the oldest’of' the Roman bridges, especially those erected for strategic purposes, were built partly 01'- Wood and partly of stone, such as that erected by Caesar aeross the Rhine, and described by him in his commentaries. Something Else. A London journal makes fun of the lady bicyclist, or rather of her cos- turnc. There had been tin accident, though happily it wasnot very serious. “I am very sorry, sir, ” said the fair ’cyclist to the victim of the timid .ent, “but. W list can y ou expect. at this pe- riod of the nineteenth century if you ride :1 horse that 511105 at a. bicycle?” Possibly her manner gave offense. At all events, he answered in it very dry tone: “Madam, it was not the bicycle the horse shied at. "—Youth’ 5 Com- panion. . Little . Things if they are little wrongs lead to a large wrongness. Back ache is a little thing—not avery sci' ions thing, in itself. It is often over- . looked because it is so slight- it may come day after do oy and not be bad enough to cause any anxiety. The smallest kind of a Backubhe 111252.115 coming i 'l- tress—probably Kidney trouble. Barker’s Kidney Pills will cure a Backaclie—cure ii so it will stay cured. These pills cure the ache by rcmr ring the. can: .e—Kidney trouble They are a specific for Kidney trouble in the early stages—they llmoke ' an old back new again. Ding- A book about Backache and Kid- -ncy trouble, free. Baker P '11 Ca, Bangor-Jud '- .___..._. o . - - o 4' —‘Advertise in the. “Gazette f’ ' of it in the highest terms. It: Saves the Groupy Children ~ SEAVisvi, VA. , March 9,1895. . We have‘ asplendid sale on Chamberv‘ .‘ lain’ s Cough Remedy, and our custo- mers coming from far and near, speak said that their children would haVe died “ of croup if Chamberlain’s Cough Rem- & -. edy had not been giVen—. —KELLA'M OURREN. For sale by E. P. Weed, Druggisit. PERSONAL, ‘ARLY risers should secure one of those ’ $3. 50 electric alarm clocks so b the South Norwalk Hardware Company. .y'imtf lFOB SALE, or: SALE—Electric bells and equipments .1 , furnished, put up and repaired by_ the South Norwalk Hardware Company. - 1'2th WANTED. Smith \v batteiies. from $3 to '36, by the ‘ 1239f. N01- walk H ardware Company. 1'0 RENT. r O RENT—At Broad River, a. nine-room house. Wit barn and ten acres of land . Convenient to Winnipauk trolley and on pro- posed Tramway extention. Rent. :10. Apply to Mrs. Peter W. Mead. New Canaan. or at this office. J 30 tf T 0 RENT—The Colonial Residence No. 128 F ast avenue All modern improvements . and partly furnished. JAMES L. SrnvnNs. 124 - East Avenue. 513 tf __, , _...— - -—- . ....__--.. [READ OUR NEW SERIAL,\ The Sign of \The Four BY 1111.1. (10111111101113. 3 i ' org/gm. . I’- ' \. llilmili ~h‘ . . No doubt you have heard ,' of Dr. Conan Doyle and his ' wonderful ‘ -; Sherlock Holmes stories Dr. D0371? 5. recent Visit to America, and the great fame of all his stories render this one doubly interesting. .. REHD IT WITHOUT FfllLl Will be given in The Wealth tazeile“ 111111111111 1.11 HOYT’S THEATRE” ’l‘liursday, Friday &' Saturday, . FEBRUARY 5. 7 and» 8. I With SATURDAY MATINEE. MESTAYER . AND ‘ BELLS C 07721 (121111. s' Opening with the well-known comedy "JERRY. ” A Change of Comedy at Each Perform» ance. PRICES—253.; 35c" 50c . ‘ Matinees—-( hildren 10c.‘ .. Adults 200. now on sale :it 1 laisted s and We» (1 s CITY OF llOllil’ ilk Bond ’ of Belief. Nticc is herein given that the Board of Relief of the City of Norwalk will meet in the Council Room' 111 said city at the times follow; . ing: Tuesday. January 28th, from Seats 7.3) to9 r. M Thursday, January 30th. from 2.20 to5 Pair“ . Tuesday, February 4th. from 7.30 to 9 r. M. Thursday, February 6th, frbm 2.30 to' 5 P. M Tuesday, February 11th. from 7.30 to 92.11., for the purpose of hearing and determining all apnea s from the doings of the assessors of said city in the assessment of taxes‘ for the yeu1.1895. and to transact any other business bylaw prov ided. lifted at the C ity of N01 walk. January 2lst _ 1896 JOHN H. WADE. , THOMAS S. STOUT1 JAMES SU‘I'HERLAND. ’ ' ' Board of Belief. Ilel IL‘T of horwalk. ss. Probate Court F eln 11 try 1st, Many have. ’ ANTED—Purchasers for those medical V i _| (EV/4% v 1 I 896- ' ' .Lstate of Jairss McCsri'rur, late of Norwalk, ' _ in said Distiici, deceased: The Court of Probate for the District of N01 walk hath limited and allow ed six months from the date hereof £01 the ’creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. . Those who neglect to resent their accounts. properly attested. wit in said time. will be debarred a recoverx. All persons indebted ti: . aid estate arereqtie’sted to make Oimmediste ” pavmem to ELLEN MCILHO F xccutnx
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