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THE 0N1. Y EIGHT-PAGE . ONE-CENT DAILY IN THE WORWALKS.
Norwalk, Conn, Wednesday Evening, July 22, 1896.
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AN ‘OPPEEENVE nu.
' Humidity and Beer Raise High
links in Norwalk.
Grist of Cases for His Honor Judge Hubbell.
Yesterday was a decidedly oppressive
day. General Humidity was here and
he sat down on the penple with a ven-
geance. , . ,
In many instances to escape him peo-
ple dodged into saloons and quietly
tried to outwit him by swallowing nn.
usual quantities of beer. They ven-
tured out only to be met by the other
enemy and the result was that with but
a few exceptions they were knocked out.
First on the list of those who were
landed in the station-house was Mrs.
Bridget Fagan. Bridget it seems took
an outing and called on relatives at the
McGinnis cottage on the New Canaan
road. She was accompanied by her
two children, one a nursing infant and
the other a child perhaps three years
old. The growler was rushed and Mrs.
Fagan secured quite a jag. She started
for her home on Cross street, with old
Humidity closg in her wake. Between
the two she lost control of her limbs
and fell on the street. She refused
proffered assistance from a good Sam-
aritan with result that she and her
babes were bundled into a wagon by
Chief Bradley and taken to the station
house. This morning she pleaded
guilty to intoxication and escaped with
a fine of 33 as it was her first appear-
ance before his honor, Judge Hubbell.
Henry Whitlock was also brought be-
fore the Judge. The complaint alleged
fast driving and intoxication. Henry
who likes to ride fast, was driving down
Main street in a reckless manner last
evening, and failed to respond to Officer
Morehouse’s order to stop. Captain
Dann was on the‘corner near the Boston
Store and at the risk of- his life ran
into the street and stopped the horse.
Whitlock was lodged in the station
house and this morning was fined $7
and costs amounting to $18.82.
Thomas Finnegan was another victim.
' He swallowed too much in the line of
intoxicants and became tangled. He,
too, was lodged in the station house
He escaped this morning with a light
fine and suspension of execution of
same.
William Van Cleef, colored felt in’
cliued to punch Judy his wife and it was
alleged banged her over the head. He
was placed under arrest. In court he
was charged with having assaulted his
wife and the Judge imposed a fine of $3.
George Brown was before the Judge
on the charge of having assaulted John
Wilson, but after listening to the evi-
dence the Judge let him go.
There were perhaps twenty others
with jags but as those in posession of
them did not show any disposition to
quarrel they were not arrested.
Indefinitely Postponed.
The Finch-Price race from Stamford
to Norwalk and return, which was to
take place soon after Saturday’s races,
has been unavoidably postponed on
account of the injuries sustained by
Price in Saturday’s .iv :- ui-c race. To
be upset and have two or three other
riders pass over you, he says, leaves lit-
tle ambition for future racing, but he
expects to give his rival another chance
when he recovers from his injuries
and can get into condition. His worst
injury was to his knee, which was badly
cut—Stamford Advocate.
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Among The Incompetents.
Gov. Coffin yesterday issued an order
commissioning officers of the C. N. G.
recently examined. The following of-
ficers are among those who failed to
pass a satisfactory examination and are
discharged from the service for inef-
ficiency: Second Lieut. James A.
Smith, Co. D, Fourth regiment, South
Norwalk; Second Lieut. William E.
James, Co. F, Fourth regiment, Nor-
walk. '
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Shippan Point Improvements.
The Shippan Land Improvement Co.
is making preparations for extensive
improvements at Shippan point.
proposed to erect a hotel and build . an
iron pier, trotting and bicycle tracks
and other pleasure spots at a cost of
about $50, 000.
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The I-Iaylofters.
Paugusset hayloft, of this city, will
have a special meeting this evening to
arrange to institute a new hayloft in
South Norwalk next week.—Danbury
Dispatch.
Is In Gay Paris. ‘
Mr. E. K. Lockwood is in receipt of
a letter from his nephew George'C.
who with his. wife are well and at the
Continental Hotel in gay garis.
It is
OUR TOWN AFFAIRS.
An Interested Party Makes
Pertinent Inquiries.
Thinks Financial Matters Should he Inves-
tigated.
EDITOR OF T HE Gazmrnz—I. am a tax
payer and wish to ask you to give me a
little information in your paper for the
benefit of our people about the affairs
of our town, if you will please be kind
enough to do so. '
I saw in the local papers, of yester-
day, some startling information about
some adjustment by a B. W. Maples, of
some part of a shortage in the town’s
finances under the administration of the
late Board of Selectmen of Norwalk
with a stipulation that there would be
no further prosecution against the late
Selectman Mr. Daskam and about which
shortage there had been rumors here-
tofore. '
If Mr. Daskam has taken the public
funds, as the settlement would seem to
admit, to the amount returned, has he.
not committed a crime and a grievous
one too, and should the matter be
treated with less leniency than our
officers would treat some poor benight-
ed tramp, who to protect his bleeding
feet from the frost might steal a dollar
pair of shoes fromone of our‘merchants?
If the amount of shortage as found to
date is $1,000, why was $746,50 taken in
settlement of it ? Did anyone have any
authority to do this; or promise immu-
nity from arrest and punishment? Why
is not this B. W. Maples liable to be
punished too, as a compounder of felony
or perhaps as an accomplice, under the
facts, as printed?
If Mr. Daskam has taken $1,000, as
would seem he has, if the settlement of
Saturday last is a confession, is it defi-
nitely known {that he has not taken
many thousands, Mr. Editor ?
Itzwould be of interest to the people
as it is their money that is being
handled, to know what lead the. Select-
men, or who advised them to make
such an unnecessary settlement in the
Town’s name, and who are the responsi-
ble parties by name?
Mr. Editor can there not be one
clean man found in our beautiful town
who can cast a stone at this and rid the
people, and whole town of what would
now seem to be a charge against them;
and how should it be proceeded with to
accomplish this purpose?
If Mr. Daskam’s eyes failed him and
neither he or this B. W. Maples did
take this money, what right has our
town to receive money from anyone.
Should not the matter be probed to the
bottom at once and this money, in four
fold be returned with full restitution in
allrespects to these wrongly accused
parties?
Mr. Editor your answer to these
questions is awaited with interest. If
you can further arouse everybody to a
just sense of their duty in this. our mis-
fortune, you will have performed a
publicservice and thus be a public ben-
efactor. INTERESTED PARTY.
Norwalk, July 22, 1896.
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Did Not Heed the Warning.
The warning sign to burglars which
the New England Burglar Insurance
00. posts in the houses of its clients did
not deter one of the gentry from enter-
ing the house of W. G. Lineburgh, J r.,
at Bridgeport, some time Monday
night. Mr. Lineburgh not only has
the Bridgeport agency for the Burglar
Insurance 00., but was one of the first
policy holders. It is not known how
much the burglar secured, as Mr.
Lineburgh’s family are ‘out of town,
but some of the property was recovered
in the pawn shops.
Mr. Lineburgh was a former resident
of this city. A man 'named George
Murphy has been arrested on suspicion
of having been the burglar. He answers
the description of a man seen recon-
noitering the house on Sunday, and
several pieces of. silver ware were found
in his possession.
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Bought “Gold” Watches.
A fakir at the corner of Water street
and Fairfield avenue, Bridgeport, sold
about 30 brass watches for $10 apiece
yesterday, by making the crowd believe
that there were greenbacks between the
cases. He was on the way to Southport
before his victims discovered that the
watches were not 18okarat gold. The
police are looking for him.
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The Norwalk Mills.
The official report of the condition of
the Norwalk Mills for July 1st gives
amount of capital stock actually paid
in, $100,000; cash value of real estate
and buildings, $50,000; cash value of
personal estate, exclusive of patents,
$75,360.49; amount of debts, none;
amount of credits, $31,640.45.
‘ bail.
TAPPED ML TANK.
Theivcs Help Themselves to
About Forty Gallons of
Kerosene.
Were Evidently Novices in the Business.
Messrs. Colwell & Cannon are en-
gaged in the Kerosene oil business.
They rent barn room of George Bail-
witz who lives on Union avenue.
Tuesday morning on visiting the barn
Mr. Colwell discovered that the floor
was thoroughly saturated‘with oil and
at the same time saw that oil was drip-
ping from a faucet in the oil tank.
He investigated further and became
satisfied that the tank had been
“tapped” and oil stolen from the same.
The thieves evidently were novices
and were not familiar with the workings
of the tank. They first removed the
covering from the aperture on top of
the tank used in the filling of the same.
For what reason is probably best known
to themselves. The cover was thrown
to one side of the barn floor.
The thieves then went to the back of
the tank and finally managed to open
one of the faucets, and filled whatever
receptacle they may have had with oil.
Without any regard to waste they left
the faucet open on leaving with the re-
sult that nearly fifty gallons of oil es-
caped through the same and spread
itself over the barn floor.
Mr. Colwell has his suspicion as to
the identity of the thief but has. not as
«yet sufficient evidence to cause his ar-
rest.
He says that it was a measly trick for
one to help themself to oil and then let
what they could not well carry, go to
waste. ‘
The firm will not it is understood,
make any advance in the price of oil by
reason of the loss.
Mr. Spooner Improving.
The condition of the Hon. Clcpp
Spooner, who was run over and serious-
Sunday evening, is a little improved,
speedy recovery is looked forward to.
There was a consultation of physicians
at his home yesterday at which it was
decided that it was necessary to deter-
mine at once whether or not the hip
was fractured. Mr. Spooner was so
seriously injured that it was impossible
to determine without the use of ether.
An examination was made, and it was
found that a fracture had been sus-
tained. It was not a compound one,
however and was reduced, the leg be-
ing placed in splints. Mr. Spooner re-
covered quickly from the effects of the
ether and is doing remarkably well.
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Dr. Kohn Locked Up.
Dr. Isadore Kohn, who was arrested
in Bridgeport Saturday, on the charge
of committing a criminal assault on
Annie Bozasch, 14 years old, and was
released on bonds of $1,200, was sur-
rendered last night by his bondsman,
and was lodged in jail in default of other
His bondsman yesterday learned
that the police were making an investi~
gation With the probable result of the
arrest of Dr. Kohn for the same offence,
the complainant being another girl, and
feared that the doctor would not await
the result of the investigation but would
leave the city rather than be arrested
on the second charge.
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Becent Deaths. .
Henry Geddes died at his home in
Silver Mine, this morning, aged about
45 years.
George W. Edwards died at his home
in Stamford yesterday, aged 85 years.
He was born in Hartford.
Joseph Wesley Harper, who was sen-
ior partner of Harper Brothers, pub-
lishers, of Franklin square, until his
retirement in 1894, died at his residence,
No. 562 Fifth avenue, yesterday, heart
failure.
Franklin Atkins, one of the best-
known horse experts of Litchfield coun-
ty, died at his home in Terryville Sat-
urday evening. The cause of his death
was cirrhosis of the liver and general
exhaustion.
Captain David Treat Johnson died in
Ansonia Sunday, aged 74. Helwas in
the lumber and building business for
many years, retiring twenty years ago.
He was captain of Campany F. Twenty-
third 0. V., in the war.
The death of the Hon. Oliver H. Perry
carried mourning in all of Woodstock.
He died Monday night at 12 o’clock. He
was one of the oldest citizens in Wood-
stock and held many prominent offices
and was one of the staunchest republi-
cans in the town.
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ly injured near his home in Bridgeport,
and in spite of his feeble condition his ‘
HERE AND THERE.
An Epitome of Happenings of
of Interest to the Public.
Gathered with Scissors and Pencil.
Mrs; E. Osterbanks is on the sick list.
A liorse belonging to Allan Wood
died yesterday.
—Meats and vegetables at Gregory’s
'Wall street market.
Miss Bertha Bailwilz is visiting
friends in New York.
TheTown Court had lots of business
on hand this morning.
Miss Catherine McCormack is visit-
ing friends on Butler street.
Miss Florence Shea of New York is
visiting relatives in this city.
The Congregational Sunday school
will picnic at Roton Point to-morrow.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Camp and fam-
ily are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jas-
per Pryer on Spring Hill.
Mr. and Mrs. Duryea of Brooklyn are
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Lock-
wood on Summer 'street.
Mrs; George B. Gregory of lenses
place is seriously ill at the home of
Theodore Bates in Cranbury.
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There will be dancing in the pavilion
at Gregory’s Point to-night. Good
music'fand a professional prompter.
The‘ members of 00. D will meet
Monday night for the purpose of elect-
ing a second lieutenant to succeed
Smith retired from the service.
—A fresh lot of fish just received at
Gregory’s Wall street market. ~
B. E. Howes, of Philadelphia, special
agent; of the Niagara Fire Insurance
company, was in town yesterday, the
guesteof‘ his sister, Mrs. C. N. Wood.
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‘fhe'ize- wili be an‘ evening service with
sermon in the St. Paul’s Mission Sun'-
day school at East Norwalk, this even-
ing, Rev. Charles M. Selleck officiating.
There were nine real estate sales in
Norwalk, last week. The mortgages
amounted to $12,650. For the corres-
ponding week last year there were six
sales and the mortgages aggregated
$2,850.
The Norwalk and South Norwalk 45
,clubs played a match game for a shore
dinner at Gregory’s Point, last night.
The South Norwalk club was elected to
pay for the “feed” which will be served
at an early date. '
The Twin City D. of L. went to New
Canaan last night and assisted in the
initiation of
like order in that place. They also wit-
nessed the installation of the newly
elected officers of the society.
—Creamery butter for cooking. 170
lb. at Gregory’s Wall street market.
Hon. John S. Seymour left town for
Washington this afternoon where he
expects to remain for alortnight and
then return to Norwalk for alonger
vacation. He leaves his son Harold
with Mrs. L. C. Betts, meantime.
Jeremiah Ahearn and George Mont-
gomery of the Boston store while on
their vacation went ofi‘ Betts’ Island,
yesterday, fishing and returned with
eighteen nice blackfish and faces sun
burnt as brown as chocolate.
The next season at the Opera House,
if the Companies and plays already
booked are any criterion, promises to
be fraught with the largest amount of
pleasure of any ever presented to Nor-
walk audiences. The management do
not propose booking other than the
best attractions. . '
An outing party composed of Hugh
Donnelly, William Slattery, Eddie and
Willie Cahill and Willie O’Brien went
to Westport harbor last night and en-
.joyed a feast of beans. The only set-
back to the pleasures of the occasion
was the absence of Frank O’Sullivan
who was lost on the way.
The death of Deputy Sheriff Johnson
removes a man who will be missed by
the reporters. He was always easy of
approach and always cheerfully gave
any information he possessed, which
was of public interest. His death is
the second one among Sherifi' Howley’s
deputies and both deaths were sudden.
The other one was Samuel C. McCoun,
of Stamford, who expired suddenly a
few months ago while returning from
serving some papers—{Br‘port Farmer!-
several candidates at a.
MARRIED ON HIS DEATHB-ED
Banker Lockwood’s Nephew Wedded Yes-
terday Morning, and Died Last Night.
‘LLQYD—BENEDICT—On July 21. at No. 751
5th av.. Miss Margaret Lloyd. daughter of
Colonel H..P, Lloyd, of Cincinnati. to Mr.
Howard Robinson Benedict, of New York.
by the Rev. Mr. Nathan A. Seagle. of the
Am. Episcopal Church. ,
BENEDICT—At No. 751 5th am, July 21.. of
typhord fever. Howard Robinson Benedict,
son of James . and Isabel Benedict, in
the.29th year of his age. Funeral at con-
venience of family.
It is not often that the GAZETTE, is
called upon to record the marriage and
death notices of a person in the same
issue, but the notices printed above
record both the marriage and death of
Mr. Howard Robinson Benedict, son of
Mr. James H. Benedict, and a grand-
son of the late Williston Benedict, long
an owner and Editor of this paper, and
also a nephew of the late LeGrand
Lockwood, the banker.
The marriage ceremony was perform-
ed yesterday morning at Mr. Benedict’s
bedside, when he learned that it was
impossible for him to live out the day.
Mr. Benedict’s bride, who was Miss
Margaret Lloyd, only daughter of
Colonel H. P. Lloyd, of Cincinnati,
is an acttractive and lovely girl. Her
engagement to Mr. Benedict was an-
nounced only a few months ago.
Mr. Benedict became ill about July
1, at his bachelor apartment, in West
Fifty-eighth street, which he engaged
soon after the departure of his parents
for Europe last November. He went
to the Seventh Regiment Veteran Club,
No. 751 Fifth avenue, on July 3, not
thinking his condition serious, but he
became rapidly worse, typhoid fever
developed, and his death occured last
evening at twenty minutes past six
o’clock.
During his illness Dr. F. W. Hall at-
tended ;Mr. Benedict; His fiance
came to New York last Friday, when it
was considered that Mr. Bendict’s ill-
ness was likely to prove fatal, and had
been constantly at the bedside of her
fiance since Mr. Benedict’s condition
began to alarm his relatives.
It was decided yesterday morning
that beyond any doubt, Mr. Benedict
could not survive many hours, and
when this was told to Mr. Benedict he
insisted that the marriage ceremoney
be performed.
The Rev. Dr. Nathan A. Seagle, of
the American Episcopal church, was
summoned, and in the presence of Dr.
Wall, Mrs. Le Grand L. Benedict and
Mr. J. H. Benedict, Jr., the marriage
ceremony was performed. These rela-
tives and Dr. Wall were also present at
Mr. Benedict’s death.
Mr. Benedict was a popular man in
business and social circles. He was but
twenty-eight years of age. He was
educated in Connecticut and New York
City and beams a member of his
father’s firm, in Wall street, in 1888.
On the dissolution of this firm the busi-
_ ness was taken up by his brothers and
he became a member of the firm of
Benedict Brothers, No. 48 Exchange
place. His brothers are Le Grand L.,
Charles W., Elliot 8., who has just
graduated from Harvard, and James
H. Benedict, Jr. Le Grand Benedict
is seriously ill at his country place,
Cedarhurst, L. I. . His only sister, Mrs.
Alida A. Bliss, is travelling in Europe
with her aunt, Mrs. Moses Hopkins, of
San Francisco.
Mr. Benedict’s parents, who had
gone abroad for a year, were cabled to
several days ago, and they sailed from
Southampton yesterday. No arrange-
ments for the funeral will be made until
their arrival.
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‘ McKinley Greets Connecticut Guests.
At Cleveland yesterday Major Mc-
Kinley and Mark Hanna called on Gen.
Hawley at his hotel. General Hawley
talked freely of the situation in the
East, and told Major McKinley he
thought New York. New Jersey and
Connecticut would be almost a unit for
him. The apprehension of the danger
which it was believed would follow the
opening of the prints to the free coin-
age of silver, General Hawley said, was
very generally and keenly felt in the
East.
In the afternoon Major McKinley
made a formal call on Governor Collin
of Connecticut, who arrived yesterday,
andreceived MajorlPi-eston of Hartford
and the members of the common coun-
cil last evening. Senator Hawley dined
with Mr. McKinley at the Hanna resi-
dence. Senator Sherman will have a
long talk to-day with Major Mc-
Kinley and Mr. Hanna about the cam-
paign. He is of opinion that it should
be opened at once. Senator Sherman
thinks the silver sentiment is pretty
- widespread among-the farmers in many
parts of the western and central states.
General Hawley joined the Hartford
city goverm‘ent delegation at Albany.
The Hartford representatives and Sen.
ator Hawley, Oere received by GOVer-
nor Bushnell and two aids. '
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NOTICE.
East Wall Street Hearing.
To Frank E. Quintard and Lydia
E. Quintard, Platt Price, Ann E. Allen,
Charles H. Allen, Mary E. Honnecker,
The Norwalk Savings Society, Julia A.
Lockwood, Manice De F. Lockwood,
Franklin J. Mallory and William K.
Lewis Executors of the Last Will and
Testament of Rebecca Mallory, de-
ceased, Eugene L. Boyer, Trustee of
the Estate of Samuel B. S. Bissell,
deceased, The Town of Norwalk,
The Norwalk Tramway Company,
Jeremiah Donovan, George W. Selleck,
Isaac Selleck and Henry Selleck, The
Norwalk Street Railway Company
William Me seberg, William B. E. Lock-
wood, Edward K. Lockwood, Franklin
J. Mallory Executor of the last Will
and Testament of James Mallory de-
ceased. George R. Cowles Executor of
the last Will and Testament of L. L.
Beebe, deceased, Frederick St. J. Lock-
wood, John O’Sullivan, and to all'other
peisons interested by reason of the. -
proposed grading or Widening of East
Wall Street, or the taking of the neces-
sarvland therefore: ‘
WHEREAS, Eugene L. Boyer, Charles
F. Tristram, William H. Smith, Harvey
M. Kent, Alfred A. Chinerygf- Jr.. and
Arthur B. Hill were appointed 9. Com-
mittee by the Council of the City of
N orwalk June 8th, 1896; to make such
alteration as to them should seem prop-
er in the grade and width of East Wall
Street from the westerly end of the
Quintard Building easterly to a point
opposite the Bissell Homestead, with a
descriptive survey of said street to
widened, and an estimate and appraisal
of the benefits and damages by reason
thereof‘as the case_might be; and
WHEREAS, a majority of said Come
mittee have made a report to said
council of the City of Norwalk, showing
said proposed alterations, grading and _
widening, together with a descriptive
survey of said street so widened and an
estimate and appraisal of the benefits
and damages resulting or accruing
therefrom; and
WHEREAS, in and by said proposed
alterations, and for the purpose of said
widening, it is proposed to take land of
Frank E. Quintard, Lydia E. Quintard.
Platt Price, Ann E. Allen. Mary E.
Honnecker and Julia A. Lockwood; and
WHEREAS, in and by said estimate
and appraisal of benefits in‘ said report
all the persons herein first above named
are benefited,—all of which more fully
appears in the report of said Committee
together With the Map thereto annexed
and made a part thereof, on file in the
office of the City Clerk. '
Now THEREFORE, you and each of
you are hereby notified that a hearing
Will be had before the Council of the
City _of Norwalk, in the Council Room
in said City, July 27th, 1896, at 8 o’clock
P, M., at which time and place said
Council will hear objections to such ai-
teration, survey, estimate and appraisal,
and shall hearall parties interested in
relation to the acceptance of such re-_.
port of its Committee, in. whole or —in
par t, and in regard to any modification
or change thereof. - -
Dated at the City of Norwalk, July
15th,1896. .. . , ' ,
By order of the Mayor and Ccuncil
of said City. Attest: ‘_
. . E. M. Locxwoop, City Clerk.
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