villi-yr Whole N0. 1391 Norwalk, Conn, Thursday Evcmng, J 1111c 25, 1896: . Price One Cent. ' * RUN IN THE MUD. BainDid Not Stopthe West- port Bicycle Race. ‘ Two Interesting Events Pulled Off. The rain yesterday made the roads for the Westport ten mile road race anything but desirable, yet the events were run, notwithstanding the mud, although there were only a few eon- testants and a slim attendance. There were two events down on the remain, one' for clcredscontestants. The colored race was the first to start and at 2:40 o’clock the men were lined up in front of Kirk & Hall’s store and the word given. The boys started ofi‘ at ar-apied gait but soon settled down to business and made the ten miles in creditable time and finished in the fol- lowing order: First, Fred Thompson; second, Will Vancleet; third Elijah Spears. William Hamilton broke his pedal on the second lap near Sauga-- tuck and was out of the race, Time 33: 20%. It was after 4 o ”clock when the white contestants were started by C. Ford Seeley"s pistol, Charles Mernsman of Derby, and Eddie Bell, of Stamford, made off at a rapid gait. They were followed by M. S. Husted, Ansel Brooks, and M. J. Walsh in the order named. H'usted took a tumble and retiredfrom the race while Brooks made three attempts to get over the course, his bicycle giving out on each attempt. The scratch men, Gil Finch, of Stam- ford, and H. H. Leopold ofBridgcport got ofi‘ four minutes after the limit men. .Finch was riding a great race and gaining rapidly upon the leaders, but on the second lap his bicycle slipped on the car tracks and he took a bad fall, cutting his arm and leg and badly bruising his hip. " - Notwithstanding his accident he re- mounted his wheel and came in fourth after a; plucky exhibition of riding. Eddie Bell, the crack midget rider of Stamford, would have undoubtedly won the first prize had he not lost his way in Saugatuck and allowed Merns- _ man to beat him in. The finish was as follows: First, Mernsman; second, Leopold; third, Walsh; fourth, Finch; fifth, Bell. Time, 32:35; Leopold also won time prize. The prizes were excellent and the winners satisfied with their run In the mud. The committee having the race in charge are deserving of praise for suc- sessfullyecarrying out the program with- the elements against them. p More Honors. Mr. George Hunter, Jr., of East avenue, who graduated at Williamstown last year with A. M. honors attached, and who has remained at the college the present term in the capacity of tutor, has just received the added honor of A. B. from his Alma Mater. The parents of young Hunter-are to be con- gratulated on having graduated seen and a daughter with (such brilliant at- tainments in scholarships. 0 Will Not Hold a Reunion. The Second Heavy Artillery has de- cided not to hold a reunion in the state this year, but postpone the event until the dedication of the state monument at Arlington, October 21. The com- mittees of the Second Heavy and Twelfth Connecticut will hold a joint meeting in Hartford, early'in July, to decide on the arrangements for the trip to Washington and Winchester. 0 Walked in Her Sleep. The 10 years old daughter of W. H. Andrews of Bethel met with a serious , accident a few nights ago while walking in her sleep. She got up in the night and walked about the house. She got too near the stairway and fell down fracturing her thigh. Taken to Middletown. Mrs. Lizzie Wakeman of Bridgeport, who last week killed her child by cut- ting its throat with a razor, was taken to the Hospital for the Insane yesterday. Her condition has not improved since she committed the awful de’ed. For Running a Game. Sam Merritt, the ex-pedestrian and sport, was arrested in Bridgeport last - night for keeping a gambling establish- ment in Hubbell’s block. He was re-~ leased on bonds of 8150. Indian Harbor Regatta. A regatta of the Indian'Harbdr Yacht 'Club will take place Tuesday, J one 30, and is open to yachts enrolled in any recognized club. —__—————CO - Advertise in the GAznrrn. and the limit men,v . last quarter. .—-——-— An lnexcusahly Dangerous Piece of City . Highway. Lots of people who have to drive over certain neglected highways on the out- skirts of Our city limits are unjustly blamingthe Selectmen who have no responsibility over city streets and only such as are outside city limits The upper end of Main street is just now the point of special condemnation and Capt. Ike has been roundly abused for the bad condition especially from the New Canaan road up to the end of our city line this side of Winnipauk. This part of Main street is claimed to be particularly bad. A s councilman Boyer goes over it several times a day, he ought to be able to represent its condi- tion and need of repairs to his fellow members of the City Board. Bad roads and especially such as lead into our city, are a serious business injury to our merchants and should be kept free of loose cobbles and rats Will Coun- cilman Smith please give this his atten- tion. The portion of Wall street from the Post Ofiice, across the Bridge to its junction with Main street, still justly holds its record as the worst and most way anywhere within the city limits. What with its cobble stones,_ ruts and hole-1, and raised and depressed street car rails, it could not well be worse than it is. It is a reproach to our city and the demand is well. nigh universal for its immediate repair. It is a pleasure to give credit to the Tramway company, which has been so largely censured for not keeping its rails and roadbed, on grade with the streets through which its line runs, in that it commenced yesterday morning to coat its roadbed and the loose cobble stones between the rails, on .-Belden avenue and opposite Grace church, with a layer of good. gravel. This, however, makes the city’s part of this section of the avenue, all the more conspicuously bad and in need of im- mediate repair. w... ° ' Cannon for Putnam Park. Congressman Hill is informed by the. Ordnance bureau of the War Depart- ment, that orders have been issued to the Commandant of the Boston Navy Yard to deliver to Hon. John H. Ferris the four condemned cannon, for which Mr. Hill secured the public act, to be placed at each corner of the monument at Putnam Park in Redding. The round cannon balls to form a pyramid on the grounds are also included in this order. A picnic or celebration should follow the placing of these war materials. Dan’s Close Call. ”Dan” Sheehan and his milk wagon had a narrow escape from being struck by the early morning train on the Dan- bury road at the Water street crossing. Sheehan and his Wagon were partly across the track when he heard the train approaching. For some reason or other, instead of driving ahead he backed from off the tracks, the locomo- tive coming within a few inches of the horse’s head as it shot by. Each par- ticular hair on Dan’s head stood on end. ,——09 All Hail. Hon. E. J. Hill has this morning received the pension certificate for Miss Juliette Betts’ pension. The bill passed just one day prior to the end of the last pension quarter and accompanying the certificate is a voucher for forty cents, the amount due for that one day of the Next quarter good ‘ ‘Aunt J uliette” will receive $36, which will prove a much needed aid to the aged and worthy daughter Of a Revolutionary sire. The Swag They Get. - “I hate to read the papers,” Said the burglar in a fret; ”They never fail to mention In a measly way you bet, That the swag we can t discover, Is just donbl e what we get.” 0 Make a Good Move. EVENING GAZETTE checker board af- fords a chance for business men to ad- Vcrtise. It will be found on the fourth page. The checker board is a unique way of advertising and attracts much attention. Make a wise move and co- cupy one of the squares. The Rain Storm on the Coast. ‘ The rain, storm which began in ear- nest yesterday forenoon over Long Island and the New Jersey coast extend- ed as far west as Pittsburg. Though the storm is not yet over On this coast, the weather 1s likely to improve to-night. —An advertisement in these columns 1 will pay you. ' ‘ inexcusably dangerous piece of high-I moss ROAD COMPLAINTS. . PRETTY WEDD|N08_i Copid Laughs at the Antics of. Jupiter Pluvius. \ Pretty Brides, Happy Grooms and Elegant ' Costumes. BAILEY—KELLOGG. A very quiet and beautiful marriage ceremony was sweetly solemnized at Miss Cornelia F. Baird's residence on West avenue at five o’clock last even. .ing. The contracting parties were Miss Julia Elizabeth Kellogg, daughter of Mrs. John O. Kellogg, (a sister of Miss Baird) and Mr. Edward F. Bailey of Brooklyn. The cultured and charming bride, has long been the chief teacher of music at her aunt’s Young Ladies Institute. In fact, it may without in- delicacy be stated that she has also been her aunt’s “main stay,” and gen- eral assistant in dlrecting and managing the details of this large educational in- stitution, and her departure, though‘sin all respects joyous to an unwonted de- gree, will be felt as a serious personal loss to her aunt and the school. The happy groom is reputed to be a refined and most worthy Christian gentleman, deseruing the rare prize of womanhood he has won. _ The nuptual ceremony was performed by Rev. C. M. Selleck of St Paul’s, in the north parlor of Miss Baird’s West avenue residence. Rev. Dr. Lyman, the groom’s Brooklyn pastor was pres- ent and invoked the Divine blessing upon the united pair, at the conclusion of the Episcopal marriage service. There were more than a hundred inter- ested relatives and friends present from home and abroad, to witness the solemn and pleasing ceremonies, and to ex- tend their sincerest and .heartiest con- gratulations. Sweet and tender strains of music, from a well-trained orchestra, mingled their delights with the odors of myriad flowers, palmsand ferns. An appetizing collation was served as a finis to the very delightful and every- .way successful event. At seven, the bridal company left for New York, and after a brief tour, the happy pair will return to beautifully rural old Ridgefield, where the sum-' mer’s honeymoon is to be passed. The bridal gifts were numerous, ex- ceedingly tasteful, and delicate and refined in character, and of intrinsic value. May the joyous pair, have their life lines cast in pleasant places and their’s ever be a goodly heritage. FREEMAN—FLYNN. At St. Mary’s church, this morning, Charles Albert Freeman and Catherine Theresa Flynn, daughter of Mruand Mrs. Edward Flynn, were united in marriage by Rev. J ohn’ T. Winters, pastor of St. Joseph’s church, South Norwalk. Just as the clock in the church spire struck nine the wedding party entered the church and walked. up the aisle, the bride leaning on the arm of the best man and the bridesmaid on the arm of the prospective groom, the Philhar- monic orchestra playing Mendelsohn’s wedding march. Anuptial mass, lasting about forty minutes, was celebrated in an impres- sive manner by Rev. Father Winters, in the presence of a large number cf friends of the contracting parties. The bride looked handsome in a gown of white organdie and carried a bouquet of white roses. The bridesmaid, Miss Elizabeth Flynn a sister of the bride, was becomingly attired in pink organ- die and carried a bouquet of pink roses. The ushers were John Wehle, Wil- liam Tammany, Dr. J. T. Kennedy and Paul Schultz. The groom is the well known leader of the Philharmonic band and orches- tra, and is employed in the composing room of the Sentinel. Like her bar'- band, Mrs. Freeman: is a most skillful musician and is organist at St. Joseph’s church. A reception was held at the home of the bride’s parents. Mr. and Mrs. Freeman were in re- ceipt of several elegant presents. MOTT-TAYLOB. The Knight street church was the scene last evening of a wedding that caused quite a ripple of excitement. The church was full to the doors, and ' the sidewulk 1n frent of the church was, crowded with people. The groom was Charles Mott of this city, and the bride Clara Jane Nonesa Taylor, daughter of Deacon John Taylor of South Norwalk, William Mott a brother of the groom, acted as best man, and'Louise Pattison. of Brooklyn was. bridesmaid. Both bride and bridesmaid were attired in white. A reception was held at the So; cial club rooms after the coremOuy. Rev. Mr. Sands tied the marital knot. FATAL POISONING. Ate What Was Supposed to he Sweet ,, Cicely Root. - Amost distressing and fatal case of poisoning recently befel Mrs. Kittie Belle Hapeman, wife of Elmore S. Hapeman, residing' 1n Waterbury. Mrs. H. __ with her three children went to spend the day with her parents in one of- the suburbs of Waterbury, and while strolling about pulled up and ate what she supposed to be sWeet cicely roo‘. Subsequently she ate a hearty dinner [ and about an heur after became violent- yill, going into spasms and soon be- came unconscious and then expired: . Upon investigation it was found that she had eaten cowbane or water-hem. lack, an acute poison, in mistake for the; cicely—root, which it closely re- sembles, and was found growing side by side with each other and both be- longing botanically to the genus parsley. Her children tasted the plant but did not .eat heartily as the mother did and though they vomited freely were not made seriously ill. The attending phy- sician tasted the root not believing it to be poisonous, and he too was made ill for several hours Mrs. Hapeman was well known here in Norwalk to many of our citizens in the easternpart of the town. She was a niece of Mrs. Aaron Byington and of ' Floyd T. and Cyrus Ruscoe, all of West- port avenue, and was a grand daughter of the venerable James Ruscoe, now in his ninetieth year, who passes his win- ters in Norwalk with his daughter Mrs. Aaron Byingtom Mrs. Hapeman was in the 28th year of her age, an active and much beloved member of the M. E. church and a wo- man of many estimable and attractive traits of character. It is but a few years since that two or more members of the Brush family at Noroton, werefatally poisoned eating field toad-stools by mistake for mush- rooms an article they had cultivated and plucked for years. These and les- sons should induce greater caution in eating field plants. ,t .1 .. . WW Dr. Ayres the Oldest Living Graduate. The various class reunions at Yale this week have called attention to the fact that Dr. Chauncey Ayres of Stam- ford is the oldest living graduate of the medical department of the university. He was a member of the class of 1831. Dr. Ayres was born August 14, 1808.— Advocate. Co Womans’ Exchange. The ladies of the Womans’ Exchange will give another of those charming ten cent teas, from 4 to 6 o’clock this after- noon. There is also a sale of fancy articles going on and Mrs. C. H. Ott, of New York, is exhibiting embroid- eries and stamped linens. —4-O- Colored Conference. The 45th annual conference of the New England A. M. E. Zion churches opened at the Knight street church this morning. About forty delegates were present. The session will last five days. A STRANGE CHARITY. Bread Dispensed Free in the Village of Broughton-in-Fumess. The‘ efforts of the organized charity associations in this country sometimes take on strange phases, as in the wood-~ yards, and in the free coffee stands es- tablished a. few years ago 111- the easy ern cities. 'A Cincinnatian who recently visited England tells about a. queer charity he noticed there. In the little village of Broughton-in-Furncss is a small baker’s shop, over the door of which is the following inscription: “One piece of bread, to be eaten on the premises, given to anyone passing through Broughton direct until ten p. m.” This extraordinary signboard was affixed on‘ the shop eight years ago by a. neighbor, who recoups the baker for the bread which he disposes of' 111 this singular way. Natural Dentistry. A curious fossil that'bears a. fantas'tic resemblance to the work of some pre- historic dentist is mentioned in a recent book, “The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn.” An acquaintance of the au- thor’ 8, during a journey from the Strait of Magellan up the coast, stopped under a vertical earth bank to pick out a. fossil that he saw protruding. The relic proved to be part of a. mastodon’ 5 lower .jaw, with two teeth still in place. As it was in bad condition he was about to throw it away, when he saw in a. split in the top and side of one tooth a. bit of some foreign substance. This turned out to be gold, and, as the finder be- liev es, must have been deposited' 1n fine grains by the action of the water. ' . Cooking in Aluminum. Experiments made in Germany are reported to have shown that aluminum is particularly Suited for use in kitchen utensils, because it is not liable, like popper, to communicate any poisonous ingredient to the feed. ‘The use of such' utensils is. already quite common in, .' this countryand is increasing. ,_ l DUB HUNDR [I DULLAR PRIZ l Magnificent Plan for the . Most A'Popiulal school, Lodge-“Society, club- or Fire com. " pally in Fairfield County. I . --—-.—, .1 1 ,4; Which' is our most popular school, lodge society, club or fire company? \ Which one has the most admirers and friends? Doublless these questions are beyond the power or any absolute answer, but THE EVENING GAZETTE offers 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, club or fire company which gets the most votes. HERE IT IS! It is an instrument of the veryfinestl'charaeter It is beautiful in its workmanship, an ornament worthy of any home, and in all its musical qualities it is unsurpassed. “In every sense it is a perfect and beautiful instrument—equal 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 coupon being good for one vote for the school, lodge, society,c club or fire com- pany the owner of the coupon may select—the blank Imes 1n the coupon to be filled- out with the name and address. . _ The coupon . to- day 18 at the end of this article. 2—The contest will (dose on July 2, and the winner announced on July 3. 3—Any school, lodge, sccqety, club or fire company in F a1rfield County ls 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 aplain handwriting, for otherwise blund-i ers can not be avoided and votes will be lost. Blank coupons, of THE Hill] our in 11 THE it} till 18013. 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 magnificent. Following' 1s the voting coupon, a copy Of which will up - pear in THE GAZETTE daily l_ l_. _l_ _I; Name, Town,
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