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THE EVENING-"GAZETTE.
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as A NEWSPAPER.
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sun; SUBSCRIPTIONS
DAILY, one Year. :3: six months. $1.75; three
months. $1.00; one month, 30c.
WEEKLY. one] year. inliadvance. $1.00; six
months. 600.; three months. 35c.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 1896.
- Noble Womanhood.
The gift of $100,000 by Helen Gould
to the St. Louis sufferers shows that
some of her father's money is being put
to an excellent use. '
Whatever people may think about Jay
Gould and the manner in which he ac-
quired his enormous wealth,_there will
be but one opinion about the generous
manner in which his daughter is admin-
istering so liberal portions of her share
' of it. - '
Barkis is Willing.
The editor of the New Haven Regis-
ter affects to be disappointed that the
editor of the Hartford Courant refrains
from booming the editor of the Hart-
ford Post for Governor. He might
with as much reason expect Brother
Byington to boom Brother Maples for
Congress.——News.
If Brother Rodemeyer will run for
Mayor, and Brother Maples for Con-
gress, “Brother Byington” will boom
both with earnest fervor. As for Bro.
Maples, we can think of no one who
could be more conveniently spared
from this community.
.9.
The Mill Hill Improvement.
Evidently there is a great deal of mis-
information abroad among those who
did not attend the city meeting last
week, concerning the proposed Mill
Hill improvement.
A majority of those who went up to
to the Town House, went without a
doubt with feelings Opposed to any
present attempt being made for this
long desired and much needed. improve.“
ment.But after CityAttoruey Lockwood
had concluded his full, frank and en-
tirely clear statement of the exact situa-
tion of the matterfith'E opposition was
largely changed to approv.=l.
Fair minded and clear headed men
could not resist conviction when the
truth was so clearly presented. It was
demonstrated as a fact that the Legis-
(stare had given the Street Railway a
layout over and upon this cramped and
critical spot. That the courts would
surely give it the layout it claimed,
oppose it as we would. That in fact,
Judge Hall had practically given to it,
the right to so locate, under the forms
of law. That contest it by injunctions
and suits as we would, at the end the
Railway would triumph. This was a
condition and not a theory, and facing
the inevitable, our Mayor and City
Council decided it to be best and wisest
in all respects, to accept the very favor-
able proposition made by the Railway
company and end the contention.
The candzd statement made by Mr.
Lockwood, changed the majority that
went there in opposition, to that of ap-
proval of the city’s action and of the
plans and conditions agreed upon be-
tweet the city and Street Railway com-
pany.
the highway from the foot of Mill Hill
to its eastern apex and to grade down
the roadbed from the Bissell place west-
ward to Railroad Square.
The Street Railway company agrees
to pay a full onerthird of all the expen-
sesof these changes,of whatever nature.
The Tramway company is to be ’re-
quired to pay its just proportion and
the city pays the balance. Benefits are
to be assessed and reasonable damages
awarded for property taken in the
widening process, which it is thought
will reduce the sum to be paid bythe
city to a quite moderate amount.
This widening and regrading of the
main thoroughfare into our city from
the east, is universally "felt to be an
imperaively needel work already too
long postponed, aside from any con'
sideration of the convenience or need
of any street railway. The sentiment
also seems largely prevalent that better
terms are secured from the company as
to sharing in the cost, than could ever
be forced from them by any action of
‘the courts and that its present offer is
exceedingly liberal and very fair, es-
pecially in view of the fact that they '
can legally force a layout here in
spite of any and all resistance On the
city’s part. ' '
Notice of a hearing before the Mayor
and Council, is gi‘ven'in another column
in to-day’s GAZETTE, to' interested
property-holders, in widening this con-
. strict-ed main funnel into our city and
, to get at‘the matter of damages. '
This plan in brief, is to widen '
FIRE AT WILTON.
Charles Mann’s Blacksmith Shep Burned
to the Ground.
Mann ht Wilton was discovered to be
on fire about 4 o’clock yesterday after-
noon, and before the flames could be
quenched it was burned to the ground.
The fire was first discovered by Mark
Stevens of this city who was calling at
aresidence near by. He quickly or-
ganized'a bucket brigade which did
good service, as the house and barn had
caught fire from the flying sparks of
the burning shop. The fires on both
house and barn were extinguished .be-'
fore any great damage had been done.
The loss on the shop and the tools in
the same will probably be in excess of
$400. .
”—41-
Fashion Rules the Wheel.
White wheels have been out for some
time and a girl who has one has ar-
ranged for a complete summer bicy-
cling, suit of white to match. but the
mourning wheel is the latest thing yet.
They are black, of course, with not a
touch of color showing. A stately
widow, it is reported, was seen on one
after dark Saturday night and in black
fron head to foot she went flying by,
like a queen of the night. ‘ -
Gas Fuel For Forty Cents.
To-day’sTribune says that the Con-
sumers’ Fuel Gas, Heat and Power
Company have petitioned the Alder-
men for a permit to lay mains and sup-
ply gas for fuel at 40 cents per 1,000;
and offers to pay the city 20 cents per
foot for streets opened.
0
Death From Bovine Tuberculosis.
Perle McCrilIis of Norway, Me. aged
16 died suddenly Monday, and accord-
ing to the physicians, the cause of his
death was tuberculosis, contracted
from the milk- of diseased cbws. There
is apprehension that other cases may
develop.
.9.
WESTPORT.
Miss Bessie Marvin is filling the place
O'.‘ postmaster’s clerk in the absence of
Miss Jennie Thorpe, who is reported
dovvn with the measles.
Arrangements for the bicycle tourna-
ment for next week Wednesday are
about complete, and everything points
to success. The eleven mile course‘will,
it is expected, be in good order.
Christ church vestry has accepted the
$5,000 bcq'iest under,,the will of Mrs.
Bull and it is expected the window to
the memory of her husband, a former
rector here, will be in position about
August 1, neXt.
The executive committee of Staples
High school have chosen Rev. Mr. Bar-
bydt of Christ church to deliver the ad-
dress this month to the graduating class.
They also elected Rev. Mr. Backus a
member of the committee in place of
Rev. B. J. Relyea.
Miss Mary Bennett, of this town, a
teacher in the Thomes Institute at Port
Deposit, Md., was poisoned by eating
Ice cream last week. She was quite ill
for a time but istagain able to attend to
her duties.
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DARIEN.
Charles Hayes has engaged a Nor-
walk attorney to bring sait for divorce
against his wife, Elvira Wood, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Bowen of
Darien. Infidelity will be one of the
charges that Hayes will try to prove.
It Mrs. Hayes contests the suit, many
sensational and dramatic incidents in
the courtship and wedded life of the
young couple will be brought out.
They have not lived to-gether for
several weeks, parting by mutual agree-
ment early in the spring, when the bus-
band objected to some of his wife’s as-
sociates. At the time Mrs. Hayes
threatened to sue on her own account,
claiming that "her husband had never
contributed a dollar to her support,
but the suit w is not pushed, and Hayes-
says that be c .n prove that he support-
ed the girl 8.314 granted her every rea-
sonable request for three years.
noaoTon.'
The clever scouudrel who pretended
to be a post office inspector and visited
Postmaster Dugdale of Noroton Heights
in January, 1894. and obtained from
him asupply of money order blanks,
which were subsequently filled out and
cashed in obscure towns in the west,
has been captured in New York. The
post office authorities have for a long
time been tracing up this case, and the
arrest of the swindler and forget is a
matter for congratulation. It is sup-
posed that the accused man, Harris,
had a confederate in Noroton Heights,
supposed to be a woman.
An Afidavit.
This is to certify that on May 11th, I
walked to Melick’s drug store on a pair of
crutches and bought a bottle of Chamber-
lain’s Pain Balm for inflammatOry rheuma-
tism which had crippled me up. After us-
ing three bottles I am completely cured. I
can cheerfully recommend it.—- CHAS. H.
W ETZEL, Sunb , Pa.
Sworn and :ilhscribed to before me on
August 10,1894.—WALTER SHIPMAN, J i P.
For sale at 25 and 50 cents per battle by E.
P. Weed. Marxist- . ' ,
A blacksmith shcp used by Charles ,
# use was?
An Epitome of Happenings of
' Interest to the" Public.
Garnered with Scissors and Penicil.
An adjourned council meeting will be
held this evening.
Joseph Kearney has Irecovered from
a severe illness.
John Conley is in Ridgefield to-day
selling broom-hangers.
Work is slowly progressing in the‘la'y-
ing of sidewalks on Butler ' street.
George E. Hill has been reappointed
health officer for Fairfield county.
Mortimer Denny has commenced the
tintype season at Gregory’s Point.
The curb in front of the Burr Staples
place on Harbor avenue is being relaid.
St. John’s Lodge, F. & A. M. will
perform degree work tomorrow night.
The painters have finished some cred—
itable work on James H. Stevens’ house
on East avenue.
Letter carrier John Haley is taking a
week’s vacation. Substitute Perry is
“subbing” for him. ~
William DeKlyn reports his father
who has been seriously ill in Danbury
as slowly improving.
Mrs. Thomas Peck will reopen her
house on East avenue for the reception
of summer boarders.
The case of Louisa Fawcett vs. John
H. Light is down for a hearing in the
Superior Court to-day. '
A hearing on the petition of the
Tramway company will be held at the
Selectmen’s office to-day. ‘
Lorengc Adams has gone to Meriden
te-day to see his boy who is in the State
School for boys in that city.
The Wheeler & Wilson orchestrafur-
nished music for the reception at Col.
Roberts’ school last evening.
Eunice, the little daughter {,of Mr.
and. Mrs. J times L. Stevens is quite ill
at her home-on East avenue. .
Buckingham Post, G. A. R , will hold
a regular meeting to-night at which it is
hoped there will be a large attendance. '
The annual meeting of the Center
School District will be held next Tues-
day evening, June 9. at the school
house.
Mrs. O. E. Wilson went to New York
yesterday to meet her daughter who has
returned from an extended stay at Den-
ver Colorado. '
Every dog is to have his day in Nor-
walk at least, as registering, or wear-
ing muzzles, seem not to be the vogue
for this season.
Mrs. Frances J. Camp, 8. teacher at
the Over River school has been called
‘to Hartford owing to the illness of her
daughter Mrs. Robert F. Way.
Miss Bertha Wilson, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. O. E. Wilson, is expected to
arrive home to-day to visit her parents
at their home on West avenue.
Frank Finch, a drug clerk, fell from
his bicycle yesterday and suffered the
loss of a tooth. A new one will be
made by Dentist Bennett of Westport.
Business is rushing at the new Star
laundry on Main street, all of which
was to‘ be expected as the work turned
out is found to be in every way satis-
factory.
Fred Hall, the pool expert will .give
an exhibition of what can be done with.
pool balls at Louis. Potters pool and
billiard rooms in Port Chester, next
Thursday night. ‘
Dentist George Bennelt established a
reputation as a fisherman yesterday, by
kindly allowing his father to hook six-
teen large blackfisb, while he caught
two shrunken burgalls.
One of the inmates at the Aims
House ran away yesterday afternoon.
She was apprehended on East avenue
and caused Keeper Hoyt considerable
trouble in getting her back home.
The officers of Welcome Stranger
Lodge, Sons of St. George were in-
stalled last eveningfi The installation
was followed by‘recitations, vocal and
instrumental music and a feast of good
things.
Constable Hunt had a sledge-hammer
hunt for a sledge-hammer this morning.
And he sosn located it. Mr. Hunt had
borrowed the hammer and when he
wanted to return it could not find it.
Hence this mornings search.
A letter received from a party in in-
terest as to thetwo straw factory girls
who suddenly disappeared last Friday
night,-states that they are both married
and totwo young .Westporters named
respectively Wheeler and 'Kemper.
Friends of the'girls, who are named
Brown and Britta, are'making investi-
gations.» _ ‘_ .‘.' . . . .. i
The Boardrof health will meet Friday
evening. ' . 4 - g
WANTED-A girl for general house-
work. Must be a good laundress. Ap-
ply No. 9 Isaacs Place, (down stairs.)
James .Lycett, the clay juggler, is at
his'home in Broad River to-day pick-
ing strawberries.
The new telephone poles are being
printed whatCaptain Morris pronounces
to be a “foliage green.”
It is stated that a steamboat will be
put on the route between South Nor-
walk and New York on the 15th of this
month. .
A report is current that the upper
deck of the propeller Eagle is to be re-
modeled and the craft fitted up for an
excursion boat. I
The Memphis Commercial Appeal
has abandoned the free silver cause,
but it had to dump its editor in order
to make the change.
It seems foolish to put salt instead of
sugar on your strawberries, but that is
what they are doing; in England now,
and, of course, dudes will do it here.
Paster Robbins has completed ar-
rangements with Martin Kellogg for
the pitching of a gospel tent on the va-
cant lot at Mr. Kellogg’s home on Wall
street.
Thomas Montgomery and Miss
Bridget Sheehan were recently married
to the great surprise of their many
friends in Norwalk. The ceremony is
said to have taken place in New York.
Governor Cofi‘in will celebrate his
next birthday on June 20 in Greenwich.
The Governor and his staff are to be
guests of-Colonel H. H. Adams, of New
York, at his summer home in Green-
wich.
A Cold Day for the Poodle.
Recently, the following advertise-
ment appeared in a newspaper:
“Lady’s white poodle very handsome,
for sale, or in exchange for a bicycle.”
It is to be hoped the lady got the bicy-
cle——only, then, who got the doglet?”
0.
Price List of Chamberlain’s
Medicines. .
Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea. Remedy. The most successful medi-
cine in the world for bowel complaints, 25
and 50 cents er bottle.
Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. Famous
for its cures of coughs, colds, croup and
Whooping cough, 25 and 50 cents per bottle.
Chamberlain's Pain Balm. For rheumaq
tism, lame back, sprains, bruises, cuts, burns,
scalds, frost bites and chilblains, 25 and 50
cents per bottle. For sale ,by E. P. lVeéd,
druggist. _'
THREE SCORE AND TEN.
REv. ALLEN THOMPSON, of Borden-
town, N. J ., now ninety-nine years of
age, is the oldest active preacher in the
state, if not in the country.
REV. GEORGE H. EMERSON, of Salem,
Mass, who is now seventy years of
age, has been the editor of the Christian
Leader for thirty years.
AT the Episcopal convention of Dela-
ware, held recently, S. Minot Curtis,
now seventy-six years Of age, was
elected secretary of the diocese for the
thirty-fifth consecutive time.
SIR HENRY BESSEMER, the “steel
king,”eighty-three years of age, con-
tinues to take a. keen interest in scien-
tific matters, and keeps himself up to
date. His peculiarity is that he will
not give anyone his autograph.
JOHN DATESMAN, who died at West
Milton, Pa., recently, at the age of
eighty-five years, was postmaster of
that town for fifty-eight consecutive
, years, and was believed to have held
office longer, and from an earlier
period, than any other postmaster. He
was appointed by President Andrew
Jackson in’1835, and retired in 1893.
LITTLE LAUGHS.
“WHERE there’s so much smoke there
must be Some fire,” as the stern em-
ployer said after the cigarette-consum-
ing clerk had walked dejectedly away.
”N. Y. Herald.
A NEW YORK man, on complaint of
his wife, has been sent to Blackwell’s
island for refusing to do the washing
and ironing. Verily the new woman is
ruling with an iron rod—Richmond
Times.
“Or can take a joke as well as ony
mon,” said O’Flagherty, “but whin Oi’m
standin’ paceably on th’ strate corner,
mindin’ me own business, ,and a. mom
comes up and hitches his horse to me
thot‘s no joke.”—-N. Y. Recorder.
' A GOOD story is told of Chauncey De-
pew. He received a. letter from a‘ young
married friend in Albany asking for a.
pass for his mother-in-law, who was
coming to make him a visit, and closing
with the delicate hint: “Don’t forget to
have the return coupon attached.” Mr.
Depew is nothing if not worldly Wise
and sympathetic, and in sending the
pass he wrote: “I have not neglected
the return coupon, and have limited it
to three days.”—India.napolis Journal.
PATENTED NOVELTIES.
PAPER bicycle tires are the latest in-
v ntion—cheap and durable.
AR-PIERCING is going out of favor.
Now a. form of earring is made which
clasps the lobe of the car.
A narrow present for a deaf person
has been introduced in Germany—a fan.
deftly concealing a. tiny trumpet in its
stick.- '
M. LOUIS BOUTAN has Succeeded in
taking some beautiful photographs of
the bottom of the sea. by the aid of a.
newly-invented lamp for burning mag-
nesium powder under the water.-
ARTIFICIAL eyes were first made in
Egypt. They were of gold and silver,
and cheaper .ones were of ivory and
copper. Hundreds of years later, in
the sixteenth century,_they were made,
AT
.P!
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You can find as fine an assortment of
liuumutal & UtililflllWflll
As can be found in any Yard in the
State. Look it over and get prices
before going elsewhere.
. NOIIGE
ANNUAL MEETING.
.——_
The inhabitants and legal Voters of
Centre School District of the town of
Norwalk are hereby notified and warned
that the annual meeting for the election-
of officers of the District required by
law to .be elected annually, will be
holden in the school house in said Dis-
trict on Tuesday evening. June 9th, at
7:30 o’clock; also to lay a tax upon the
polls and property .of said District, if it
shall be deemed advisable, to hear re-
ports of all committees and to pass any
and all votes necessary to carry into
effect any act or resolution of said Dis-
trict which it is proper to pass at. the
annual meeting, or under the call.
Diliggg at Ncrwalk this let day of June,
C. A. QUINTARD,
GEO. B. ST. JOHN,
B. L. FILLOW,
§ ones.
ANNUAL MEETING.
The inhabitants and legal voters of
the Over River School District of the
Town of N orwalk are hereby notified
and warned that the annual meeting for
the election of officers of the District,
required by law to be elected annually,
will be_ holden in the schOol house, in
said District, on Thursday evening,
June 4th, at 8 o’clock; also to! lay a tax
upon. the polls and property of said
District, if it shall be deemed advisable;
to hear reports of all committees and to
pass any and all votes necessary to carry
into effect any act or resolution of. said
District, which it is proper to pass at
the annual meeting, or under this call.
Dated at Norwalk, this 28th day of
May, A. D., 1896.
FREDERICK MEAD,
JAMES W. STOREY,
CHAS. F. TBISTRAM
{District Committee.
1 District
‘5 Committee
country property.
W-v BATES. 'GITIIoLic - , . ¥ ,
a‘EiIanus'éfi . ' »
Prayer Books . and other ,
Religious Reading Books,
. Rosaries, Scapulars, Cruci-
fixes. Altar’ Wax Candles. l'
Pearl Rosaries frOm 45c to
' $3.00 per pair. '
. NEWS, STATIOIEIIY, IlWELTIES, do.
JOHN. T. HAYES, '
5 Main Street, Norwalk-i.
MADAM R oss can
OLA I RVOYA N T
Throughout the States. Consult '
Present and Future in regard tdthhlyhlilgtlg.’
business or otherwrse that may be desired.
Consultation for Ladies and Gentlemen, $1.
Sflgoggspispfion for Ladllfi' 5gp. %flice at No. 11
n r ace. 11 one . ‘
Can be seen at ang' hour.g end, not ring.
. 1'0 BEN 1'.
o RENT—Gotta e of six rooms. a mum
T residence of W. . Fitch. Westporthlvenueg
Apply on premises. , tf
FOR SALE.
OR. SALE—First-class- Boardin House.
Popular and always full. 18 roogis newly
furnished, All improvements. .Bath rpom on
Ipapuiret
each floor A s lendid 'n -.
21 Union street. outh Ngnvvgslfiment
OR. SALE—Bakery, on leadin avenue
New York.doing cash businegs of $1 ’-
monthly. Price. $1.?00. or ‘wl‘llGeifiihange €319
, nqmre o- . ‘.ALLE‘3'
Main street. Norwalk. J1-3t’ 51
EAST. WALL STREET.
llolice of Hearing... - .
. NOTICE is hereby given, that a hear‘r
ing Will be had before the Mayor and‘
Council of the City of Norwalk, in the-
Council Room ' said City, June 8th,.
1896, at 7:30 o’e ock in the evening, to»
grade of East Wall Street, in said City,
and of taking the necessary. land from
either or both sides of saidt’ street to
widen the same to not exceed forty feet
in width, from the westerly end' of the-
Quintard building easterly to a point'
opposite the Bissell Homestead, at
which time and place all persons whose
fected by such grading or widening are-
hereby notified that they may appear
and be heard in relation thereto.
2nd, 1896. '
By order of the Mayor and Council'
of said City. . .
_ E. M. Locxwoon,
‘ City Clerk.
ROTON POINT;
A Popular Summer Resort. Greatly. improved.
and more attractive than ever before.-
0pening, Memorial Day, May 30'.
Music, Bicycles Checked, Dancing Pavilion.
Shore Dinners, 50 Cents.
HERE THEY
v
ARE!
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‘ Ennrs REFRIGERATORS
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Strongly Built, Hands'omely Finished and the Most
Economical Users of Ice. ‘
THINK OF THIS.
Perfect Non-Conductor Packing. Cold Dry Air Circula-
tion. Wrought-Iron Ice Racks. Absolute Dryness.
Slate Stone Shelves.
Zinc Linings.
Double
Unexposed Wood
Inside Joints.
Cases. .
EVERY ONE WAEsANTED As REPRESENTED
1
South Norwalk HardWare CO.,_
.42.” sound ' MAIN‘ smear-,2
scum... Noemi-(,1 ,eouu
consider the matter of changing the: ‘
land is proposed to be taken for or af- ~
Dated at the City of Norwalk, June. I
mucus.
Norwalk Chronicler