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Vol. VI. - Whole No. ' 1377
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Norwalk, Conn, Saturday Eveiiing, June '6‘, 1896:
Price One Cent.
NAnoNAitAPITAL.
Congress May Adjourn For they
. Summer Season on Mon- ’
day Next. ‘
Interesting Washington News andChat.
GAZETTn's BUREAU.
709 EAST CAI-Iron STREET
WASHINGTON. JUNE 6.
Id the Senate a. reSOlution was intro-
duced providing for a final adjournment
of Congress on Monday.
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Senator Morgan spoke earnestly in
advocacy of his resolution providing for
prompt and active intervention by our
Government in the case of the Compet—
itor prisoners now under sentence of
death by the Cuban authorities.
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In the House, Messrs. Lockwood and
Downing, Democrats, were unseated
after one of the bitterest contests of the
session.
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The State Department was to-day in-
formed that _ Consul-General Fitzhugh
Lee had a cordial interview with Cap-
tain-General Weyler.
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Senator Teller thinks. that ex-Gover-
nor Boies, of Iowa, will be nominated
by the Democrats at Chicago and in-
dorsed by the Populists on a 15 t0 1
platform. Senator Teller says that if
Senator Hill had stuck by his Elmira
speech he would certainly be the Dem?
ocratic nominee. That was a first-class
speech, he said, and Hill was sincere
when he made it, with the interest of
the entire country at heart; but after
he was elected Senator he thought it
Was his duty to represent the “narrow
views” of Wall street and the banking
interests and abandon his previous pro-
' fession. -
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Senator Hawley’sflccretary .Mr..
George Edwards of Darien, has hunted
up all attempted legislation in the way
of preventing the use of the; American
flag for advertisihg purposes and finds
the prevalling impression that it is un-
lawful to do so is an error as no law
prohibiting such practice has ever been
enacted. . -
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Senator Allison has resumed his old
occupation of not saying a word.
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‘While it is possible that Congress may
adjourn on Monday there are serious
difficulties in the way. The general de-'
ficiency bill will go to the President to-
morrow, and if he vetoes it, as it is
feared he will, it cannot get back to the
'House before Monday. It is not be-
lieved that it can be passed over the
veto, so a new bill will have to be pre-
pared leaving out the items the Presi-
dent may object to. These will prob-
ably be the French Spoliation claims
and the Bowman act cases.
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George Dudley Seymour of New Ha-
ven of the noted Patent law firm of
Earl & Seymour, is in the city on busi-
ness connected with t‘~m patent ofiice.
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The City Bicycle Record.
The new city bicycle is kept hand- _
ended at police headquarters during
the day and given a few hours exercise
every night with a policeman on its
back. Officer Kenney' has not as yet
plucked up courage enough to attempt
a ride on it. '
The following is the number of miles
the cyclometer credits the city bicycle
with having traveled since its purchase,
the Only rider'up to date being Officer
Bartram: .
Thursday night ............................... 13
Friday night .................................. 13
Speaking of the city bicycle reminds
us that on Monday evening next Chief
Bradley will have a wrestle with it for
the first time. It has been suggested
that the fight take place at Norwalk
Park and that Dwyer’s City of Norwalk
band be engaged hit the occasion, also
that a small admission fee be charged,
the money collected to be used as a nu-
cleus for a police benefit fund.
To Commence Work Monday.
Work on the building of a catch
basin and the construction-of a 20-inch
sewer from Hoyt street to the river a
distance of 145 feet, for the carrying
.ofi' of surface water will be commenced
on Monday next. There were three
bidders fer the contract, I. E. Francis
Leonard, Daniel'Conley and William
Sheldon. The contract was [awarded to
Mr. Leonard.
Against’Mrs. Guarneri.
In thecase of Charles 3.. Hoyt vs.
Resa Guarneri, J notice Torrance finds
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HINTED AT THEFT.
Attorney Cu—r—tfihought His
Client’s Papers Had
Been Stolen.
More Trouble for the Tramway at Darien.
" There was a somewhat sensational
incident not down on the program in
the superior court room at Bridgeport
yesterday morning after the' court had
adjourned and Judge Frederick B. Hall
remained on the bench to hear as a
' judge a motion which Judge Henry
Stoddard, counsel for the Norwalk’
Tramway company, had to make.
Judge Stoddard wanted the tempor-
ary injunction which had been secured
against his clients by Ithe Stamford
railway company to prevent them from
completing their tracks to the Stamford
line, immediately dissolved. . He was
opposed by Attorney Curtis of Stam-
ford, connsel for the Stamford street
railway.
In the course of his remarks Judge
Stoddard took a paper from his pocket
and read from it. Attorney Curtis
wanted to look at it. The paper was
handed to him. After looking at it
Attorney Curtis said:
“You have no right to that paper, it
belongs to the Stamford Street BailWay
company. How did you get it ?”
“That is neither here nor there,” was
Judge Stoddard’s reply.
“But there is such a thing as theft,”
said Attorney Curtis angrily.
“Oh, well, if you wish to spend your
time making such accusations I have no
objection,” said Judge Stoddard in his
coolest tones. , - .
Attorney Curtis was about ' to say
sOmething in reply when Judge Hall
suggested to him thatit would be better
to allow Judge Stoddard to proceed.
Judge Stoddard then went on to say
why he wanted the injunction dissolved
immediately. It seems that the, Stam-
ford company is making a last effort to
prevent the Norwalk Tramway company
from completing the line to Stamford.
Two years ago the Stamford company
obtained the right to lay tracks through
Darien, but in order to retain that
right they were to have the tracks laid
by December, 1894. This they failed
to. do. Then the selectmen of Darien
gave the right to the Norwalk Trami
way company.
This company, it will be remembered,
obtained permission from Judge George
W. Wheeler at a regular hearing to lay
its tracks. It went to work right after
the decision was rendered and its tracks
are completed to within a half mile of
the Stamford line. '
Wednesday evening the Stamford
company secured an injunction re-
straining the Norwalk cOmpany from
going on with the work. The alleged
grounds for this injunction was that the
Norwalk company had not notified the
Stamford company at the time the hear-
ing took place before Judge Wheeler.
Judge Stoddard claimed that the Stam-
ford company had no rights in the case
as its failure to comply with the order of
the selectmen of Darien had caused all
its interests to lapse. He thought under
such circumstances Judge Hall could
immediately dissolve the injunctiou.
Judge Hall said he could not' quite
do that but he would order a hearing
to-day. Judge Stoddard said that
would be satisfactory. Attorney Curtis
Opposed this. He said he could not
possibly be ready until Monday. But
Judge Hall said the injunction had been
prayed out ex parts and the other side
had rights which must be considered.
When a party secured an injunction in
that manner he must be ready to give
his reasons for so doing when called
upon. The hearing was accordingly
set for this morning.
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Lawn Tehnis.‘
The annual meeting of the Lawn
Tennis club was held last night at the
Casino. Mr. Robert Van Buren, was
elected President, vice Dr. Acton, and
Prof. Harstrom Vice-President in place
of Hubert E. Bishop; Secretary, Arthur
B.Russell ; Treasurer.Herbert R. Smith;
Board of Managers, the President,Vice~
President, Secretary, Treasurer. Ross
Burchard, Robert S. Van Baron and
W. J. Benedict, Membership Com-
mittee, Robert Van Buren, Roy. S. H.
watkins and Mrs. Carl Harstrom; En-
tertainment Committee, Mrs. Carl Hars- .
trom and the Misses Jean Gregory,
Grace" Byington, Clara Betts, Edith
Hunter, Vera Wood and Julia Lock-
wood.
Will Play Next Saturday.
The second of a series of five' games
between the Pioneers. and. Hopes will
take place at the Norwalk Park next '
Saturday afternoon. The game will be
ITALIAN _E_L_l_)_PEMENT.
A NewYork “Shine ’7' Skips
With a Man’s Wife
and $75.
as
Husband Mourns the Loss of His Money.
An Italian with a name that sounds in
English like Frank Ferridge has with
his wife for some'months past been liv-
ing at No. 25 Chapel street. Frank is
of a saving disposition and while he
enj ryed a glass of beer occasionally,'he
on the score of economy purchased his
favorite beverage by the case or dozen
bottles.
Every week, or at such times as he
was paid for his labor, he placed a por-
tion of his earnings in the bank, his
wife in this instance being the bank.
It was thought among the Italian
contingent on Chapel street that Fer-
ridge and his wife were the happiest of
happy couple, and that they were lay-
ing the foundation for the building of
a villa in sunny Italy, where as age
crept upon them they might say good
bye to the world and and all its ills
.under the pleasantest of surroundings.
In an unlucky moment Ferridge sent
an invitation to an old friend. living in
New York to come and partake of his
hospitality. The friend enjoys the son-
briquet of Dick Rick, occupation, pol-
isher of pedal coverings, in common
lingo a bootblack.
” Dick “ enjoyed the acquaintance of
Mrs. Ferridge, and evidently apprecia-
ted it. Whether or no, he accepted the
imitation and on Monday arrived in
this city in his best suit of clothes and
his agreeable and charming manners.
He found the house of his friends and
was warmly welcomed by the host as
well as the hostess. ,
He said that he could not possibly re-‘
main longer than until the next noon,
his business demanding his personal at-
tention. The next day, at it is said, the
earnest solicitation of the hostess he
concluded to be a guest for another day.
To, the, possibly, great neglect of his
customers he stayed in town until yes-
terday when he returned to New York.
Ferridge who had been hard at work
all day shoveling gravel came home at
night and found his home deserted.
Thinking that perhaps his wife had
gone out with Dick to show him how
they catch fish in this country, he :pa-
tiently waited at home until 9 o’clock
when he became worried and proceeded
to make inquiries, and learned enough
to lead him to the belief that his wife
had deserted him and “skipped out” of
town with Dick.
The next morning he instituted a
“still hunt” for her which he continued
all day without success, and wearied
out retired to rest. ‘ ,
This morninggwith the aid of an in-
terpreter he told his tale of woe to
Chief Bradley, which tale is embodied
in the above With the important excep-
earned savings with her, which latter
fact seemingly gave him more concern
than the loss of his wife.
Ferridge is receiving the sympathy
of his Italian friends on the loss of his
money and at the same time their con-
gratulation on the disappearance of his
faithless spouse.
Chief Bradley will make an effort to
apprehend Dick and the wOman and
both may yet be forced to eat the pro-
vender provided at the Bridgeport jail
for wrong-doers.
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Supreme Court Decisions.
W. R. Shelton, clerk of the Superior
Court, received three Supreme Court
decisions yesterday. In the first the
Town of N orwalk vs Samuel C. Ireland,
the court finds no error. Opinion by
Justice Fenn. This is another phaze of
the Fawcett-Light suit in which Mr.
Fawcett recovered $600 for goods be-
longing to him which were taken un-
lawfully by the Constable. The decis-
ion sustains the judgment of the
lower court, and Mr. Fawcett will get
his money ._ ' ’
Interesting to Our Ocean Voyagers. ~
ANewfoundland dispatch published
yesterday states that fifty large ice-
bergs are in sight ofi’ Cape Race, and
the ocean to the southward is a mass of
bergs extending toward the Gulf of St.
Lawrence. . ‘
Pensions.
Additional—Xavia Chattleton, Hunts-
.v‘ille. Restoration and increase—Wil-
liam B. Wilcoxson (decease), Stratord.
Original widows, etc.,—Emily A. Wil—
’coxson, Stratford; mio‘ors Of Dennis
Ryan, Preston. . '
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Attorney Light Wins. ‘ .
called at 3:30 o’clock. __ , "
error", and reverses-the judgment of the
cream ‘- ~ ~
: :Ad'értitemthaGATM‘ .
tion that his wife took $75 of his hard
fault and will look to him for payment
., of the wrecked wheel. '
In the [celebrated case of Fawcett vs. _
A PLEASING-BECEPTION.
. Miss Baird’s'Pupils Entertain. _
The pupils of Miss Baird’s Institute
royally entertained their gentlemen
friends last night. The entertainment
consisted of 'two,_plays one in French
and‘the‘ other in German. The young
ladies acted their different roles with re-
markable, expression and spoke the two
languages fluently. After the enter-
tainment dancing Was the order _of the
evening and a 'very pleasing German
was conducted by Professor Rutledge,.
of New York city, the professor of
Delsarte at the Institute. During the
evening light refreshments were served
by the attendants at the Institute. The
entertainment was a most decided suc-
cessaand all‘the gentlemen who were
present last night are now eagerly
looking forward to the commencement
exercises and reception next Tuesday
evening. All receptions at Miss Baird’s
Institute are impatiently waited for as
Miss Baird and her scholars are noted
for the delightful manner in which they
entertain.
The young ladies who took part in
the French play, “The Mendicante,”
were the Misses Virginia Martin, Rose
Marie Newcomb, Vera Imogene Ather-
ton, Margaret Seymour, Dorothy Stod-
dard and Jane Seymour. Those who
enacted the German play, “Die Kafl‘e-
klatsch,” were the Misses Margaret and
Jane Seymour, Madelaine Wightman,
Lillian Levy, Alberta Seibel, Ella ’
Davey, Ellen Bishop and Mabel Illing.
These plays were given underthe in
struction of the talented French pro-
fessor, F.’C. ya Silva, and the accom- L
plished German teacher, Miss Anna
Masch. ' '
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Non Resident Scholars.
The GAZETTE has been furnished the
following list of names of scholars at
the Over River school, who, it is al-
leged, are’not resident in that school
district. If the list is inacurate, as it
feel’nnder obligations to any one who
will furnish corrections. The list given
us is as follows:
FROM NORWALK.
Adams, Grace Gray, _—
Balcom, Harry Gregory, Ernest
Balcom, Tom Hyatt, John
Beers, Russell Ingraham, George
Blake, Norman Parks, Edith
Blake, Bertie Parks, Efiie
Brown, Lorraine Quick, Eddie ‘
Byington, Wilbur Rider, Anna
Cowell, Howard Sanford, Winfield
Clark, Harold Sherwood, Clifi‘.
Cram, Clarence Sherwood, Laura
Ells, Joe Treadwell, John
Ells, Violet Treadwell, Henry
Fitch, Sarah Waterbury, Willard
Gray, Horace Wenrick, Hattie
Gray, Ethel '
FROM SOUTH NORWALK.
VanGall,Gertrude. Lockwood, Manice
FROM EAST NORWALK.
Boy at Mrs.Camp’s. Golding, Gussie
FROM CANNONs.
Holmes, Hattie
FROM SOUTH WILTON.
Whipple, Clarence
Cur George.
As night throws her sombre shadows
over the borough there can be seen on
Forest street a person trying to master 1
the silent steed. Some of his endeavors
are extremely grotesque while others
are quite graceful. During one of the
latter moments our reporter ventured
near enough to recognize'the counte-
nance of genial liv‘eryman George S.
Gregory, who has charge of Rowland’s
stables. Upon realizing that he was
keep the matter a profound secret, but
as he is a young man who prefers honor
to: wealth he could not be bought. 'As
this is a matter‘that concerns New Ca-
naan only, Norwalk papers will please
attend to their own affairs and not cOpy
this item—Messenger.
Mystic Chainers.
Pioneer Castle, No. 1, A. O. K. of
M. 0. met last evening at their hall in
the GAZETTE building , and conferred
the Sir Knight degree on Richard
Wilkeson, Henry Cornell and Winfield
Scott. ' '
D. D. S. C. George W. Cofi‘inpand S.
O. G. Solomon Scam will start on Mon-
day to attend a meeting of the Supreme
Castle which is to convene at Atlantic
City.
.llis Wheel Wrecked.
While riding on West avenue last
evening onhis bicycle. Marvin Lock-
wood was run into by another bicycle
rider named Miller 'from South Nor-
walk. Both riders escaped-serious in-
jury, but - Lockwood’s bicycle was
wrecked." He claims that Miller was at
Eques'trian? statues ' of Generals
Meade and ‘ Hancock were unveiled on
discovered he offered the scribe $50 to '
? ”UH 'HUNDBiUflLLAH PHI?
A Magnificent Plano for the Most , Popular
School. Lodge. Society, Club or Fire Coma - -
_ pany in ,‘Fa‘irfield County. '
Which is our mest popular school, Lodge, Society, élub er
fire company? , " ~
Which one has the most admirers and friends 22
Doubtless these questions are beyond the power of an‘
absolute answer, but THE EVENING GAZETTE " ofi'er's at:
exceptional OilpOI'llllllty to make the test.- THE GAZETTE pm:
poses to poll the votes of the people. ‘ And the voting is' if;
have zest 1n 1t. It is made worth while to vote. There is" a ‘
magnificent priZe at stake. ~ ' " V
THE GAZETTE will give A $400 UPRIGHT PIANO to the
school, lodge, society, club entire company which gets the
most votes. ' ' ' V I
quite likely may be, the GAZETTE will ‘ ‘ _
HERE IT IS!
It is an instrument of the very finest character It is
beautiful in its workmanship, an. ornament worthy of any
home, and in all its- musical qualities it is unsurpassed. In
every sense itis a perfect and beautiful instrument—squat to
the best that can be anywhere bought for $400 IN. GOLD.
The following are the rules which govern the voting:
1—THE GAZETTE will print. each day a. blank coupon, each ccnpon being
‘ 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
coupon to be filled out with the name and address. The coupon
to-day is at the end Of this article.
2—The contest will close on July 2, and the winner announced on July 3.
3—Any school, lodge, society, club or gre company in F airfield County is,
eligible. '
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, for otherwise blund-
ers can not be avoided and votes will be lost. Blank coupons, of
course, can not be counted. _ ‘ ‘
THE Pllllll OFF El] 18 THE it ill} 4 ll SUNS.
It is 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
magnificent. . ' ,
Following-is the voting coupon, a copy of Whlch Will ap-
pear in THE GAZETTE daily. ~ ‘
CW TEST.
NOT oooo'AFTER JUNE l3
Town,
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BATTLE OF THE BALLOTS.
Hope Hose Company ................................................................... , ............ 13691 .
NorwalkYacht Club...... ................................. 13062
St. Mary’s School.......:..........._ ................................................................. 7101
Welcome Stranger Lodge ...................................................... - .............. . 1576
Center School---- ...... .. ............... , 936
Pequonock Pleasure Club.............. ......................... . .......... . 568
Over River School.. ............................................ .. ..............
Pioneer Castle........ . .................................................. i .................. . .......
'1‘, F, E, Club ...... :...' ..................... . .................. ' ......................... . ........ .....a
Arion SingingSociety ..... . .............. , .....................................................
T.G. L. O. ...................... .. ........................ . ..............................................
Norwalk Lied erkrc nz ................................................................... _; .............
sword Fish Glpbo- oooooooooooooooooooo a can...”a...can...Insect-cho-4-a-oaia I . '
Lincoln Council .............. . ..................... . ......... . .. .........
N. B, C----....'. ........................................ 3...: ..............................
The Central Club.. . . _ .
East Norwalk School ...................................................
Compo Engine 00., Westport ....................................................................
Bishop McMahon Council ......................... ................. . ......................
Catholic Union Council ................ ........ ..... . .......... _ ..... ..............................
Uncas Tribe ................................... . ................................................. '. ...... .
K1101) outing 0111b oooooooooooooooo 'uouauuo- no ......... . oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo yes-noon.
Pine Lodge Club ...... . . . _
S. S. Club.» .............................. . ............. . ............................................ ,......
Pioneer Hook and Ladder Company -- ........... '. ...... ‘ ........................ a... M.
Phwnix Engine companyicacao‘cuotcapgciaao‘ ..... as ccccccc casuacalruuslccaccaucuses-a. co ._Iauouo;a
Light, "Judge Hall yesterday gave.
. judgment: for Mr. Lightgwithljcoste
the battl‘_ d. Gettysburg, yesterday.
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