Vol. v1. .Whole No. 1296‘
Norwalk, Conn, Monday Evening, Eebruary _10, 1896.
THE ONLY EIGHT-EAGE ONE-CENT DAILY IN THE WORWALKS
Price one Gent.
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The President Returns From
His Duck Hunting Trip-
donnecticut Accorded SeveralBond Bids.
GAZETTE s BUREAU,- 5;
709 EAST CAPITOL STREET,
WASHINGTON. FEB. 10. )
The President returned from his
duck hunt late Saturday night loaded
with game. Mr; E. C. Benedict had a
' - double in one of the President’s party,
' hence the erroneous story pu’t afloat by
the reporters that the Greenwich bank-
er was one of the party.
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Senator Flatt is engaged to speak
before the Sons of the Revolution at
Waterbury on the 22d inst. Connecti-
cut’s shoemaker statesman of the Revo-
lution, Roger Sherman, will be a chief.
topic of the Senator’s address.
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The Senate honored itself as well as
Senator Frye in its unanimous vote
elevating him to the position of Presi-
dent pro tempore 'of that body.
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An appropriate celebration of the
birth of Abraham Lincoln will be held
next Wednesday evening, under the
auspices of Lafayette Post G. A. R.
The two N orwalk Posts would do well
to unite in a similar observance of our
great war president’s birthday, on the
12th inst. ' . .
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Senator Elkius is being congratula4
ted on all sides upon the success of his
efforts 111 having our last week’s bond
sale open to competition. As this loan
must be followed by others, unless
s'omething is done to increase. our rev-"
enues, Mr. Elkius says he proposes
to press to final vote his resolution,
now pending providing that all future
issues of government bonds shall be
2' .open to competition. The result of the
last bond sale,'~‘»h'e' says, shows ‘very
clearly that it is more profitable to the
government, by many.millions, to go
into the open market with its bonds.
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Connecticut was accorded the follow-_
ing bids for the bonds: 0. W. Carter,
Norwich, $1000 at 112; Clinton N ation-
al bank $4000 at 113:30 and $5000 at
112:88; Connecticut Savings Bank New
Haven, $30,000 'at 111 and The Port
. Chester Savings Bank gets $10,000 at
111 and $10,000 at 113.
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Hon. Jeremiah Halsey, one of Con-
necticut’s most noted lawyers died at
the Hamilton House to-day. He was a
member of the general assembly from
Norwich in 1852-53-59-60. city attorney
for 18 years,and member of the commis-
sion to build the the capitol at Hartford
from 1877 to 1880. His wife, who sur-
vives him it as Miss Elizabeth Fairchild,
of Ridgefisld, Conn.
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Must Pay Baby’s Board.
The Fairfield County Commissioners
have decided that the Wilton author-
ities shall be taxed for the care and
maintainance of the 11 months’ old
child of Mrs. Lillie .Ommc at c.....lned
with the latter in the County Jail. If
the infant is permitted to remmn in the
institution a bill of costs for its support
will be forwarded to the selectmen of
Wilton. They have been so advised.
When the child, which is a remarkably
bright baby hey, was but two months
old the Wilton authorities took it from
, its mother and when six months old
turned it OVer to Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt of
New Canaan, for adoption. Subse-
quently the foster parents of the child,
as well as its mother, were arrested in
a place of ill repute and bound over to
the upper courts. Sheriff Hawley at
first declined to accept the infant.
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Street Railway Glints.
'Motorman Charles Tuck who suffered
sevdtal severe hemorrhages last week,
is reportted as being on the gain this
morning. '
The Street Railway company used its
sleet cutter yesterday morning in free-
ing the trolley wire 0f its heavy coating
of ice.
The snow- sweeper was run out at 5
o ’clock yesterday morning and freed
the tracks of their crusty envelopment‘
of about an inch of snow and ice..
A decision in the matter of the layout
of the company’ s tracks up and over
Mill Hill has not yet been promulgated
by Judge Hall. .
'A Shanna. . .
The fatty hours devotional service
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will commence. at. St. Mary’s church.
next Sunday With a high mass celebra-
tion at 8. 30 instead of 10:30 as formerly.
This' 1s an innovation at this church.
,posite his residence.
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'1' tI40w mass will be celebrated a't 10: 45
THE MAYHEW CASE.
ThePrisoner on the-Stand Under Cross
Examination To-Day.
The case of the State vs. Theodore
Mayhew is still on trial before Judge
J amesT. Hubbell in the town Court. It
occupied all day Saturday, and when
the court adjourned, at noon to-day,
itlooked as if the balance of the day
would be devoted to the hearing of the
defense, which through its attorney
John J. Walsh is trying to prove an
alibi for the accused. Attorney Greg—
oryfla’ppears for the State and he is
conducting the case inn. masterful
manner, not letting even the slightest
details escape a thorough explanation.
When the court adjourned the accused
was on the rack, and was receivmg a
thorough cross-enamination, at the
hands of Mr. Gregory. He, the ac-
cused, is ably defended. The trial, but
for the little tiltszbetween the Opposing
counsel, on points of law as to the' ad-
mission of evidence, .would be rather
tame, yet the court room is crowded all
of the time not only by friends of the
accused, who watch the proceedings
with an interest which if displayed in
the way of shovelmg gravel would
. block Wall street to travel in less than
ten minutes. ,
The Judge has frequently been called
upon to make rulings and so far- the
"honors" seem to be "easy” as accord-
ed to the two attorneys.
Year No. 7249.
On Saturday night the Mongolian
New Year camein, but in darkness and
silence. The Chinese year No. 7249 be-
gun at sundown, and the next seven
days will be the Chinese New Year’s
week.
There was no paper lantern illumina-
tion, no explosions of giant fire crack-
ers, and no unusual merriment at any
of the Chinese laundries in NorWalk
during the evening.
At somé of the laundries boiled rice
and dope was served but very few of
the Chinamen participated in the fes-
tivities prefering to remain quiet and
under cover.
The extreme quietness about the
laundriesinduced a GAZETTE reporter
to investigate the reason for such death-
like eilence upon so an important occa-
sion, and approaching a sleek well- fed
almond- eyed Ah Sin, who was busily
engaged in the front room of his laun-
dry blowing starch over some shirts,
asked why he was not celebrating. The
Chinaman after blowing the mouthful
of water and starch over a shirt said:
“New Y’lear on bum! Subs? Og chi
Mucki chi hari tokai. Sabe? Muchi
hi! ”
And the repmter let it go at that and
quietly withdrew.
At the Opera House.
People go to the theatre nowadays to
be entertained and amused. All this
week Ellinwood’s Merry Players will
endeavor to “fill a long-felt want,” by
presenting at the Norwalk Opera House
a repertoire of plays of unusual merit,
and in a manner seldom seen outside
the great cities.
To-uight the play to be presented is
the laughable comedy, in four acts, en-
titled “I‘he Opera Singer.” 8. compan-
ion piece of Hoyt’s ‘fA 'I‘rlp to China-
town.” The songs, dances and special;
ties introduced throughout the perform-
ance are said to be strictly up-to-date.
By special arrangement prices have
been fixed at 10, 20 and 30 cents, and
on this evenlng only, every lady will be
admitted to a reserved seat on the pay-
ment of ten cents.
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Mr. Dann Furnished Lodging.
Five men “on the road” looking for
work, appfied to the police last night
for lodging? As the station-house is
closed to all'such applicants, Liveryman
Horac’e’ E. pann kindly and humaner
oll'ered-‘to furnish them with a place to-
sleep and 'fa’--fire to warm themselves
with’. ‘iZTlrev‘f’l-were profuse in their
thanks. - yI-HMr. Dann could hear the
kindly expressions on his actlon from
our citizens, he would feel that he had
been amply repaid.
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D. A. B. Supper. I
The'following ladies will have charge
of the'D. A. R. supper which is to take
place at the Atheneeum, next Wednes-
day night; Mrs. Robert Van Buren,
Mrs. F. St. John Lockwood, Mrs. Sarah
Belden, Mrs. J. G. Gregory, Mrs. J. H.
Ferris, Mrs. George B. St. John, Mrs.
William H Swords, Mrs. James Stevens
and Miss Grace Prentiss:
.Horse Stolen.
Charles Fish, the New [Canaan milk»
dealer came to Norwalk at 3 o ’clock this
morning and reported to Captain Danny
that a horse hitched to a red-wheel car-
riage had been stolen from the shed op-'
The turnout hem
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WILL'IT—GOMEHERE?
Another Industry That 'May
Locate in Norwalk.
Looking For a Factory.
A gentleman named Francis was
here from Hartford this morning lo'ok-
ing over property sites and “feeling
the pulse of the people” as to the de-
sirability of locating a factory that
will employ alarge complement of help.
The old Simond’s foundry on Me-
chanic street met with favér as a site
for the proposed factory, but the build-
ings standing thereon were not deemed
as being available for the proposed use
of them.
It was the sense of Mr. Francis that
new buildings would of a necessity have
to be erected.
Other locations were visited and it
a new industry in Norwalk, which is
especially that of rubber tires.
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Sunday Song Service.
There was afigood attendance at the
Y. M. C. A. song service in the Opera
House, yesterday afternoon. The ster.
eopticon, however, refused to work
with its usual “diligence of detail”
and the pictures were not as faithfully
reproduced as on former occasions.
This is explained as being due to the
absence of the regular operator, and
a green hand of a necessity being sub-
stituted in his stead. Trouble was also
experienced by the absence of an ac-‘
companist to preside at the piano 'with-
out the music of the selection announc-
ed‘to be sung by Miss Amy Miller, of
Stamford, it being necessary to darken
the-house in order to properly illus-
trate the piece.” The singing by Dr. G.
R. McGonegal was warmly applauded
despite the washing of Secretary J ack-
son at the commencement of the sonic e
that loud app!ause wOuld not be toler-._
ated. These services are gaining in
popularity and Secretary Jackson £81. to
be commended-in being able to _.-place
[them within the reach of all. Aside
much good.
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Kind Words.
The Norwalk “GAZETTE” makes an-
other move in the march of progress
by adopting an eight-page form. The
“GAZETTE” is the only one cent eight-
pag epaper in the Norwalks, and is a
hustling paper, too. —Ansonia Sentinel
The Norwalk DAILY GAZETTE came
out on Monday under the following
title, ‘ I‘he Norwalk EVENING GAZETTE,
the only eight page one cent daily in
the Norwalks.” It was brimful of good
reading. Bro. Byington is bound to
keep in the front ranks of the proces-
sion. The WEEKLY GAZETTE is almost
one hundred years old, and we hope the
EVENING GAZETTE will live to be two
hundred years old—New Canaan Mes-
senger. '
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Suicide With Wintergreen.
John P. Meserve, a traveling agent
for the Westchester Sanitarium, com.-
mitted suicide in his boarding house at
Bridgeport yesterday afternoon by
drinking alcohol and oil of Wintergreen.
He was found groaning in his room and
was unconscious. He died at the Emer-
gency hospital about midnight. He
drank about an ounce of the poisonous
oil and three drachms of alcohol. He
went to Bridgeport to get iebriate
patients for the sanitarium, but was un-
successful, and it is thought this is the
reason for his act. He was about 60
years old.
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A Winner.
A prophet predicts the “wind-up” of
all things mundane, sometime next
month. The. wise merchant will im.
prove the intervening time in which to
popular price. We think it unnecessary
to call the wise merchant’s attention to
the fact that an adv. placed in the
GAZETTE is a winner of patronage. ,
Fire in Stratford.
Sunday morning at 9:45 the residence
of Michael Kenifi‘ on Egypt lane, Strat-
‘ford, caught fire.“
were nine and about the entire popu-
lace of the town turned out. The
flames were confined to the rear of the
house and caused a damage to the ex-
tent of $150. The fire was caused by a
defective fine. .
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9 important Meeting.
j longed to a
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now looks favorable to the location of .
the manufacture of rubber goods, more
.sistance arrived she was dead.
advertise the sale of his wares at .a-
The church bells
There will be an important meetmg,
at theY. M ,0. A. roams to-maht, look-1
ing to the formation or a stock cums,
may for the erection of a new Y M. C. -.
iii NORWALK. AGAIN..
Satanic 1. nuchanio'ans on Old Friends
Once More, After an Absence of
Many Years.
S‘or’n‘e thirteen years ago there came
to Norwalk from Jerusalem, after a‘stay
of perhaps two years in Boston, a youhg
lad Who gave his name as Salama J.
' DusGhan. He was befriended by our
amateur photographer Mortimer Den-
ny. Du-Ghan .was for a while em-
ployed at Readman’sphotograph gal-
Hopper. He was a linguist and had
command of several different languages.-
Du-Ghan being unable to make a
livelihood equal to his aspirations sud-
denly left town bit has kept up a‘ ,letter
communication w1th friends here. Be-
the Baptist church and proved himself
an active member
His father was a Bedouin Arab, and
Sa’
an act many of the traits of his ances—
try,‘ -
011 Saturday last he surprised his
friends here by paying them a visit and
personally thanking them for the many
kinglly favors he had received at their
hands.
He n0w lives on Clinton stre_,et
quoklyn and is engaged in the busi-
uses for which he 1s well suited. He
has» recommends from U. S. Consul
Edwin 8. Wallace, and other prominent
people including to'uriat parties, and
ha‘seEthe appearance of being successful.
'Iio-night he lectures in Danbury and
expects at an early date to deliver a
lecture on Palestine in this city.
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Death of Norman A. Wilson.
Norman A. Wilson, father of Oliver
E. Wilson of this city, died at his home
in Harwinton, Sunday afternoon, aged
76 y-Tears. He had been in poor health
for E 0 past few months. The deceased
was: member of the General Assembly
in 1 .99;
. Q. E. Wilson was summoned to
his father’ s bedside on Saturday, but
cmlday afternoon as he appeared to be
better he at 3 o’clock left for his home
in this city, and shortly after arriving
The deceased was an occasional visi-
tor at Norwalk where he made many
friends. “Those who knew him best
loved him best” was never more » appli-
cable than of the deceased.
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Sudden Death.
Mrs. Martha France died suddenly
at the home of her daughter Mrs. Henry
J. Grumman, on Camp street, about 6
o’clock, last evening. She was sitting
in a chair when her head was seen to
drop forward, and before medical as-
The
deceased was a native of England, had
been" twice married and was a widow at
the time of her death. She suffered a
paralytic .stroke some months since.
Two children Mrs. H. J. Grumman and
Harry Townes survive her. The funeral
will be attended Wednesday afternoon,
Rev. E. E. Robbins of the Baptist
church officiating.
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Second Anniversary.
Today is the second anniversary of
the appointment of the present police
force of the city of N orwalk. It is com:
posed of Chief Thomas Bradley, Cap-
tain Wallace Dunn and Patrolmen Rob-
ert N. Morehouse. John‘ H. Kenney
and William S. Hartram. ' Of this force
there are three—Bradley, Morehouse
and Bartram—who have “not lost a
day,” says a member of the force. The
second anniversary will be celebrated
as was the first one—by all being on
duty.
A Success. .
Chlef Engineer Prowitt, Engineer
Georges. Aiken and “Al” Raymond,
of the Norwalk fire department wit-
nessed a test of the new Silsby steam
fire engine at Southport, Saturday, for
the purchase of which money was pro-
vided by a popular subscription. Fire-
men were present from Bridgeport,
Westport, and other places. A stream
was forced 169 feetinto the air through
1500 feet of hese. To use the expression
of Chief Prowitt "The engine worked
splendidly.
better.”
Emory Stockwell Dead. .
Emory Stockwell, superintendent of
the lock departmemt of the Yale &
Towne manufacturing Company or
looks, including the safe time lock, died
.- Saturday of heart disease. He was 55
' year old. , '—
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Sons. of Veterans.
Steps toyvards the organization of a
Sons of Veterans corps are being taken,
‘ and are the song of the blue-bird is‘
lery, and was succeeded by Thomas
fore leaving he became a member of
ma as a lad exhibited in feature ,
-1--Tnn GAZETTE will print each day a blank coupon, each coupon being
received the sad. intelligence that his.
father had‘died in less than one hour .
. , after his departure.
from th1s they are also conducive of , ’
‘of popular schools, lodges, societies, clubs and fire companies
Conld‘n’t ask for anything
Stamford and the inventor of many
Catholic Union Council. ....... ,._.........
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UUH HUNHEIJ'DULLAB PRIZE!
ll Magnificent Piano for the Most Popular
S0000] Lodge, Society, 6100 or Fire Gome V
pony in Fairfiold County.
Which' is our most popular school, lodge, society, club or
fire company? .v
Which one has the moSt admirers and friends 2
Doubtless these questions are beyond the power of any
absolute answer, but THE EVENING GAZETTE to—day opens an
exceptional opportunity to make the test. THE GAZETTE pro-
poses to poll the votes of the people And the voting is to
have zest in it. It IS made worth while to vote. There is a
magnificent prize at stake.
THE GAZETTE will give'A $400 UPRIGHT PIANO to the
school, lodge, society,b club or fire company which gets the
most votes.
It is an instrument of the very finest character It is
beautiful in its workmanship, an ornament worthy of any ’
home, and 111 all its musical qualities it is unsurpassed. In
every sense it IS a perfect and beautiful instrument—equal to
the best that can be aanhere bought for $400 IN GOLD.
The contest begins to- -.day The following are the rules
which govern the voting: , -
good for one vote for the school, lodge, society, club or fire com-
pany the owner of the coupon may Select—the blank lines” in the ‘
coup0n to be filled out with the name and address. The coupon
to-day 13- at the end of this article. _ _ -
2—The contest will close on July- 2, and the. winner 'n'nounced on July‘3g:
3—Any‘I saga}, lodge, s‘oeiety, club or fire company in Fairfield County 18
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4—A _full record of the Voting will be published up to date every evening
in THE GAZETTE, but votes received after 10 A. M. will not be re—
corded until a day later.
5—Coupons must be filled out in a plain handwriting, fer otherwise blund-
ers can not be avoided and votes will be lost. Blank coupons, of
courhe, can not be counted. . i ' - 7: '
THE GAZETTE expects a big vote. Fairfield Goiiunty is full:
The contest is bound to be of wide and live interest, and
every preparation is made at this office to see that the voting
proceeds without a drawback of any sort.
Fill L 81 SUNS.
THE PIANO OFF FD 18 THE Si}
It 1s a piano made upon honor and sold upon merit.
party buying one does not get merely a handsome case , He
gets a thorough musical instrument. The tone of the instru-
ment' IS full, rich, resonant and well sustained, the scale is
m: gnificent. ’
Following 18 the voting coupon, a copy of which will ap-
pear in THE GAZETTE daily
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