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Vol. VI. Whole No.141’7
Norwalk, Conn, Monday Evening, August 3, 1896:
Price One Cent:
KIGKED HIS sums.
A Shoemaker Accused of As-
saulting i. F. Ruscoe.
S. H. Richmond Comes to the Rescue.
The. following 'story if true is not
altogether to the credit of at least one
of the participants. It was told to a
' GAZETTE reporter by one whom he has
no reason to doubt. The parties to the
transaction are well known and that no
arrests have been made argues well for
the forgiving spirit which the man as-
saulted has shown in the matter.
The trouble grew out of the factthat
Eli Northrop, perhaps better knewn as
“Cack” accompanied by his wife on
Saturday, went to the Addison Brown
place on the Westport road and engaged
in picking berries, (blackberries, etc. ,
from the grounds. ..
Mr. J . F. Ruscoe who claims, and it
is thought is tenable, that he had been
asked to look out that no theft of the
berries or fruit was committed, or in
other words, he was granted the privi-
lege of having the products for him-
self.
Seeing Mr. Northrop and his wife on
the grounds helping themselves to the
berries, he naturally went to the scene
and asked byiwhat authority they were
helping themselves to the fruit. Mr.
Northrop re s'ented the intrusion, and a
few moments later, as is alleged, grab-
bed Mr. Ruscoe, (who, by the way, is
an elderly and not o’er strong man) by
the throat and threw him to the ground
and then sat upon him. A doubtful
part of the story is that while Mr. Rus-
coe was down, Mrs. Northrop gave
him some vicious kicks about the legs
and shins. _,
At an opportunemoment Mr, S. H.
Richmond who lives'near by came to
' the resue, and Northrop was pulled
from OH Mr. Ruscoe, and peace was
patched up for the time being.
Both claim the right to the fruit, and
which ever one is in the right as to the
ownership it will never redouned to the
credit of Mr. Northrop that he throttled
Mr. Ruscoe-
It is reported that Northrop threat.-
ened to have a warrant for Mr. Ruscoe’a
arrest, but Mr. Richmond advised him
to do nothing of the kind as he, North-
rop, was plainly the aggressor.
lAMISON KNOCKED our.
Met Dan Murphy in the Woods at Water-
town Yesterday Morning.
Dan Murphy, of Waterbury, and
Harry Jamison, the colored pugilist of
Bridgeport, fought to a finish in the
woods at Watertown early Sunday
morning.
Jamison was knocked out in the
eighth round. The battle was a savage
one. .
Cal O’Brien was referee and Mike
Burns master of ceremonies. Local
pugilists acted as seconds. The fight
was to have been for a purse of $100,
$75 to the winner and $25 to the loser,
but the amount was far less, as there
were only a few sports in attendance.
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Prohibition Ticket.
The Prohibitionists of Connecticut
have called their convention for the
nomination of ii State ticket and presi-
dential electors to be held in Warner
Hall, New Haven, on Tuesday, Sept. 8,
at 10 o’clockin the forenoon. Each town
is allowed two delegates at large and
one delegate in addition for each ten
votes or major fraction thereof cast in
the town for presidential electors in
1892-; also, an alternate delegation of _
the same number. Prof. Samuel
Dickie, the National Chairman, and
Hon. Joshua Levering, the presiden-
tial nominee, are to be present and.
' speak.
Literary Notes.
McClure’s Magazine for August is to
be a mid-summer fiction number, with
stories by Octave, Thanet, Stephen
Crane, Clinton Ross, E. W. Thompson,
and Annie Eliot. Stephen Crane’s
story will exhibit the hero of his suc-
cessful novel, “The Red Badge of
Courage,” grown an oldvman, but still
capable of a fine act of bravery; Clin-
Roes’ will deal with Perry’s historic
fight and victory on Lake Erie; and
Annie Eliot’s will depict a sprightly
love episode in a Yale and Harvard
boat race. .
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Hartwick—McGowan.
Mr. Clinton Hartwick of South Nor-
walk, and Miss Mamie McGowan,
daughter of Peter McGowan of Leon-
ard street, were married at St. Mary’s
rectory, yesterday morning by Rev.
. Father Daugherty. After a short visit
in New Haven they will reside at - the
bride’s home on Leonard street. .
'plete success.
' SHE our in KILL.“
Nellie Morris Hacks Aaron
Jamison With a Razor.
Declares That She Will Yet Kill Him.
Nellie Norris is now a Bridgeport
lady of color that once lived in this city
and is well known to the colored popu-
lation of Knight street. She“ has some
bad habits,” one, that of carrying a
razor, which she showed Saturday
night she was proficient in the art of
wielding when she cut Aaron Jamison
deep under his left jaw.
Aaron is a gentleman of color and for
a long time more than friendly relations
have existed between Nellie and him-
self, but when the two met Saturday
night something had occurred. There
was some hot talk, when suddenly Nel-
lie reached down into her stocking and
quick as a flash made a lunge at Aaron’s
throat, but he dodged and caught the
razor with his jaw. Then he ran to
Kn'owlton street and hid in a barn op-
posite Armstrong’s factory.
Nellie pursued him, declaring she
would cut him until nothing more was
left of him to out. Some one - tele-
phoned for the police, and two officers
hurried to the scene of the disturbance
with the patrol wagon.. They found
Nellie at the barn door trying to force
an entrance, and placed her under ar-
rest. Then they released Aaron from
his unpleasant predicament and took
them both to the central police station.
When Nellie was asked why she cut
Aaron, she said he called her a vile
name, and declared she would kill any
man who called her that. At this time
Aaron was standing close by her, and
before any one could divine her inten-
tion, she clenched her right fist, and
with a straight-out-from-the-shoulder,
landed on Aaron’s uninjured jaw. She
was about to repeat the proceeding
when she was seized by Ofiicer Gouldcn
and forced intoa cell in the women’s
department, in spite of quite a resist-
ance which she'made, and all the time
declaring that she would yet have her
revenge on Aaron.
The usual crowd or‘ sight-score gath-
ered when the arrest was made, and
among them were many colored people,
one of whom was “Buck” Taylor. He
appeared to be greatly pleased with the
.whole proceeding, and laughed and
and sang: “Carve de coon, carve him
to de fat.” '
When Nellie was first placed in the
patrol wagon she was not searched; but
before proceeding far, Ofiicer Taylor
heard something drop, and at once con-
Ciuded it was a razar.
The cut on Aaron’s jaw was to the
bone and nearly two inches long. Had
the razor struck a little lower his jugu-
lar would have been severed, and in
that event there would have been an-
other murder case for the next term
of the criminal superior court. Nellie
was arraigned before the city court this
morning to answer to a charge of as-
sault with intent to kill. That the
charge is not murder is no fault of here.
The bond was fixed at 3300.
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I FIRST GUN TO-DAY.
Alabama State Election Opens the Presi-
dential Campaign.
To-day in Alabama the first State
election of the Presidential campaign
will come ofi‘, and there is little reason
to doubt that the Democrats will be
victorious. Interest in the event centers
in the fact that it will be a test of
strength between the Democratsland
Populiste that may have a bearing on
the Vice Presidential candidacy of Tom
Watson, of Georgia. In 1892 the vote
of the State was: Cleveland, 138,138;
Weaver, 85,181; Harrison, 9,179. In
1894 the Democratic candidate for Gov-
ernor received 110,865 votes and the
Populist candidate, who was supported
. by the Republicans, 83,283.
Col. Johnston, the present Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor, is a free
silver man. A large Democratic ma-
jority, should that be the outcome,
would be unfavorable to the Watson
Vice Presidential scheme.
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Air Motor Cars A Success.
The use of compressed air as a means
of street car propulsion, has been tested
in New York and is pronounced a com-
These cars were seen all
day yesterday on the New Work Third
avenue cable road.
The car ran with remarkable smooth-
ness and stopped and started, with the
greatest case and without jalting pas-
sengers in the least degree.
This is good news for Norwalk as hot
air compressors are the chief article of
manufacture by the Norwalk Iron
Works.
LARRRRRRPIGNIG.
Athletic Events rhni‘wlll Take.
Place at the-Fair Grounds.
Hope Hose and Pioneer to Battle Again
The Labor Day picnic which is to
take place at the Fair Grounds Monday
September 7th,: under the auspices of
the Central Labor Union promises to
be one of the best ever held by the or-
ganization. Prizes worth contending
for are ofi'ered'and the athletic events
as programmed are'bound to be inter-
esting. ' ' " -
The following are the bicycle events
which will be under charge of these
officials: A. W. Knapp, of Bridgeport.
referee; George H. Allen, announcer;
E. J. Thomas, Starter; F. S. Ambler,
Buckingham Lockwood, and I. Hamil-
ton, timers, James T. Hubbell, C. W.
Many, E. O. Keeler and A. C. Wheeler,
judges.
W. N. Hafl', clerk of the course;
George R. Byington, Fred A. Taylor,
W. A. Tolles, Victor Ferris, B. C.
Feeney, and E. R. Benedict, scorers.
The events are:
One Mile Novicez—2 o’clock. Prizes,
silver and glass berry dish; Field glass;
cycle shoes.
Boys one-half mile (16 and under.)—
One cycle suit;‘silver spoons; cyclom-
eter.
One mile open—One silver set, (four
pieces); cake basket; shaving cup and
brush; butter knife.
One-half mile open—One gold watch;
Silver butter dish; napkin ring, salt
and pepper set.
Two mile handicap—Silver tea set;
gold watch; silver caster; berry dish.
Ten mile Handicap—Silver tea set;
field glass; gold filled watch; search
light silver spoons; toiler set; cycle
shoes; traveling bag; album; lamp; briar
pipe. Time prize, Silver tea set.
Ball Game—1 o’clock, Hope Hose vs.
Pioneer. -
Running High Jump—Pair trousers;
hat.
One Hundred Yard Dash—Pair of
shoeeyicigars. ‘
One Hundred Yard Sack Race—Um-
brella;‘hat.
Shot Put—Trousers; hat.
Three-legged Race—Two hats; two
boxes of cigars.
Potato Race—Pair of shoes; knife;
potatoes.
One-half Mile Foot Race—Trousers,
box cigars; briar pipe and case.
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Two Sudden Stops.
A young bicycle rider who was fol-
lowing a Tramway car on his wheel, let-
ting the former act as his pacer, met
with an unlooked for mishap on Van
Zandt avenue, yesterday afternoon,
He had not counted on the car coming
to a sudden stop, which it did and be-
fore he could avert it his wheel banged
into the running board and over he
went the wheel making a dash for a
near by fence. Both rider and bicycle
escaped serious injury. The car
showed no evidence of the contact,
and some of the passengers were una-
ware of the collision.
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Will Remove to Norwalk.
The county commissioners went to
New Canaan to hear the evidence in
the, remonstrance against Augustus
Fields, but on arrival there they found
that the remonstrants were not pre-
pared, as many of them were out of
town. The applicant’and his counsel,
Attorney Keneally, of Stamford, were
present; but they consented to an ad-
journment of the hearing. It is prob-
able, however, that no hearing will be
held, as the applicant has about decided
to withdraw and open a saloon in Nor--
walk.
Recellt Deaths. .
Stephen C. Clifton was found dead in
bed at his heme in Fairfield, Saturday.
James McCarthy died in Bridgeport
Sunday night, aged 87 years.
Barney DeKlyn, a representative of
the Baylor stores in Boston and a cousin
of William DeKIyn of this city, died in
Boston Saturday.
The wife of Rev. Byron Sunderland,
of Washington, died in the Catskills,
Saturday.
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The Carriage Wrecked.
Early yesterday morning, Harry
Mosher found at ,Winnip’auk a horse,
cast, and a wrecked carriage. He euc-
ceeded in getting the animal on its feet
and righting the vehicle as best he could
brought the turnout to this city. It
was found that it belonged to Livery-
man Magner. It is understOod that
there‘were three young men in the car-
riage at the time it was overturned, all
of whom escaped serious injury.
"Ali Epitome of Happenings of
tofjinterest to the Public.“
Garltcred with Scissors and Pencil.
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Cami; Graham at Niantic will begin
August 17th.
Japanese Matting, 480 quality; to.
morrow only, per yd. 240. Boston
Store, Norwalk.
The City Council will hold a regular
meeting to-night.
Mr. Stanton Perrin of New York, is
quite ill from overwork.
Will Chichester, now located in Stam-
ford, was in town to-day.
Charles Thompson of Glenbrook is
visiting friends in town.
Little Odema Adams is ill at her
home on Academy street.
The fire companies will hold their
regular monthly meetings and runs to?
morrow night.
The sacrament of the Lord’s supper
was administered at nearly all of the
churches yesterday.
_ —3 burner oil stove, the $1.98 qual-
ity, $1.19 each, to-morrow. Boston
Store N orwalk.
:Mrs. William Van Cleef, “Judy” is
mooring her household goods from
Wall street to Main street.
A number of Norwalk colored people
will go to High Rock to-day to take
part in the annual colored picnic at that
place. '
Chief Engineer Prowitt and Smith
Northrop, all around firemen, leave for
the fire convention at Willimantic to-
morrow.
The Singing School, heretofore 'no-
ticed in these columns last week, is to
open to-morrow morning at 9:30, at the
Center School. '
Mrs. Charles F. Tinckler and two
children,-Arthur and Eleanor of New-
ark, N. J., are visiting relatives on
Orchard street.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Lyons and daugh
ter Carrie of' Yonkers, N. Y. are the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. John T. Hayes
on Wilton avenue.
Mrs. Elizabeth Duffy died at her
home in West Norwalk, yesterday. She
of Hope Hose company.
Ladies’ 26in, gloria Umbrellas, reg-
ular price, $1.75; to morrow 980 each.
Boston Store, Norwalk.
Miss Annie Mokeley will leave for a
few weeks visit with friends in Far
Rockaway, some day this week. Miss
Mokeley has disposed of her interest in
the Star laundry.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. J ud-
son H. Adams of Orchard street, yes-
terday. Mr. Adams is an engineer on
the Danbury & Norwalk division of the
Consolidated railroad.
—Refrigeratore at Bargain Prices.
F. J. Curtis & Co. 23. Main st. a3 1w
Dr. William H. Park, of the Willard
Parker Hospital stafi‘, has succumed to
typhoyd fever, contracted while exper-
imenting with fever germs in the labra-
tory of that institution.
The new historical rooms of Mary
Wooster Chapter, Daughters of the
American Revolution, in Bacon’s block
Danbury, will be opened to the public
for the first time this week. ‘
Ladies’ French Lisle Vests, the 480
quality, each 240, to-morrow. Boston
Store, Norwalk. ~
The Merwin street shirt mannfactory
did not start up this morning as was ex-
expected. It is understood that it- will
remain closed for two weeks longer,
making in all a vacation of six weeks.
There were seven real estate sales in
Norwalk last week. The mortgages
amdunted to’ 39,375. For the corres-
ponding week last year there were nine
sales and thelmortgages amounted to
$5,689.
Mrs. Timothy Fitch of Merwin street,
is spending'a week with Mr. and Mrs.
Walter E. Hyatt, at 26 Stuart avenue.
It will delight the many friends of Mrs.
Fitch to know that she is able to enjoy
the change. ,
This has thus far‘been a year of. most
remarkable weather. Records of heat,
cold and rain have been broken, and
there isnothing left of the record of
sudden changes of either temperature
or weather. .
HERE AND THERE. -'
was mother of Lieutenant J. W. Duffy
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”PREPARING HIS REPORT.
Collector. Sloan Thinks The Law Has
Been Generally Observed.
Deputy Internal Revenue Collector
Sloan is preparing his report for July
and when he has it completed will com-
pare the list with the one proceeding it.
The names which do not'appear in the
new list will be checked and their
places will be visited for the purpose of
ascertaining if they are still in business.
If such is found to be the case they will
be obliged to settle with their old Uncle
Sam, which will be expensive, for he
will allow no excuse for failure to
comply with the law.
Mr. Sloan says that he does not apé
. prehend that he will find many delin-
quents, for he believed the law had
been pretty thoroughly complied with.
Some names which did not appear in the
new list caused no great surprise, for
the parties had probably gone out of
business. '
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.THE “ MABEL ” FLOATED.
Captain Verity and the “Addie V.” Re-
leased Her From the Sand.
'Ihe yacht “Mabel” was finally float-
ed at high water, yesterday afternoon
at Gregory’s Point, and this morning
started on her cruise to the east. Con-
siderable difficulty was experienced in
getting the yacht into deep water and
Saturday afternoon two tugs tried their
best to release her from her bed of
sand between the wharf and bathing
houses.
They did not arrive in time to get the
full effect of high water, however, and
so could not stir her, Yesterday Cap-
tain Verity with the “Addie V.”accom-
plished the feat. At full high tide a
line was placed over the yacht’s bow
and run along the sides to the stern
where a large rope was made fast from
the tug and an attempt made to draw
her off backwards.
The rope parted as soon as the strain
was put upon it, and this plan was aban-
doned. Then another hawser was. made
fast to the mast and after this had part-
ed and still another taken its place, the
bow was pulled around into deep water
'and the boat floated. A crowd of, per-'
haps, three hundred people watched
the interesting work, and gave a cheer
when the “Mabel” floated.
The party and stores have 'all been
aboard since Saturday and after tak-
ing on the ballastgwhich had been un-
shipped and attending to other neces-
sary details the yacht was ready to sail
which she did this morning.
OBITUARY.
MAMIE F. HARTY.
The sudden death of this most esti-
mable young lady came as a shock to
our entire community. For a period
of seven years she had been cashier and
bookkeeper at the store of George W.
Raymond on Main street. On Wednes-
day evening last she returned home
from her duties at the store and com-
plained of feeling ill. She grew rapid-
ly worse with alternate hope and fear,
until 6 o’clock last evening when death
came to her relief. She was in the 25th
year of her age and daughter of faithful
John Harty of Franklin avenue. Her
funeral is to be from St. Mary’s church
next Wednesday morning. She was
widely and favorably known as an ac-
complished, refined and lady like per-
son, esteemed most by those who knew.
her best. _
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A Large Crowd.
The largest crowd of the season as-
sembled at Gregory’s Point Saturday
night. The pavilion was filled with
lovers of terpsichore and the hotel
piazzas and the grounds about were
crowded with people. The only draw-
back of the evening was when it came
time for the last cars to leave. But two
cars were in waiting to accommodate
passengers enough to more than fill
double that number. The cars of course
were overcrowded and something over
one hundred people were forced to walk
home, which they did in no very happy
frame ofmind.
P. H. Dwycr Attached.
Constable Thomas Hunt on Saturday
evening placed an attachment on the
stock, fixtures, etc., at P. H. Dwyer’s
harness store to cover a claim for $325
sworn out by Frances E. and Lydia A.
Quintard. The complainants own the
building in which Mr. Dwycr has his
store, of which he has an unexpired
lease. .They sue for the amount of rent
claimed to be due, Mr. P. W. Bates re-
ceipted for- Mr. Dwycr. The case is
made returnable at the September term
'of the Superior Court.
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LIMITED EXCURSION
To either
WATCH HILL,
BLOGK ISLAND
or SHELTER ISLAND,
THURSDAY, AUGUST 6th.
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OBSERVE THE REMARKABLY LOW FARE '_
FOR THE
Rg'IAIHU $1|5 TRIP.
Excursion Ticketsl. the number of which
Will be SrniquY LIMITED, will be good only
on the special train and date as above. and
must be purchased before taking the cars, or
regular fare Will be collected. .
Special Express Train, with first-class
standard equipment. leaves South Nor-
walk. 7:15; Westport. 7:22.
Connecting at New London with steamer
“ BLOCK ISLAND." for Watch Hill or Block
Island, or steamer “LONG ISLAND” for
Shelter Island. Steamers due at Watch Hill
10:55 a. m.; Block Island at 12:15 p.m.; and
Shelter Island at 12:10 p. m.
Returning; boats leave Shelter Island at
2:20 p. m." lock Island at 2:40 p. m,; and
Watch H1] at 3:30 p. m. Special-return train
leaves New London at 5:2) p. m.
C. H. PLATT. GEO. L. CONNOR.
Gen’l Super’d’nt. Passenger Traffic M’g'r.
C. ’1‘. HEMPSI‘ ‘AD.
Gen‘l Passenger Agent.
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Syrups and Olden Time
Fruit Juices, Root Beer.
Lemon Soda, Soda Water
Sarsaparilla, Supplied in
Birch Beer, Steel Fountains.
Seltzer and Vichy in Siphons.
Address
H. J. a a. s. GRURMAH,
4t Main Street, - Norwalk, Conn,
Raymond 6’: Son.
Successorsto GeorgeH.Baymcnd.
Furniture Dealers and General Funeral
Directors. '
6 and 48 Main Street Norwalk 0t
Residence, Berkeley Place.
Telephone some; '
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