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WORWALKS.
Vol. VI. Whole No. 1418
Norwalk, Conn., 'l‘ue'sday Evening, AuguSt 4,‘ 1896:.
Price One, Cent,
THE our onuucus.
Considerable Business uuick-
Iy Transacted.
New Sewers in Raymond and Water streets
A regular meeting of the City coun-
cil was held last evening, President
Eugene L. Boyer presiding in the ab-
sence of Mayor Wheeler. .. .
The following bills were ordered
hard: Fire department, $61.48; Light,
3585,09; Highway, $380,29; Police,
8136; Sewer, 8259,22; Finance, $77.00;
Library, 3132,20.
The bill of W. J. Tracey as. health
officer was referred to the finance com-
mittee with power. It was‘ announced
that $250 had' been" paid Goodwin &
Stoddard on the Library account. "'
According to the report Of Chief
Bradley there were fifteen arrests last
month. .
Eugene L. Boyer, Mayor ex ofi‘icio,
gave an opportunity for any one pres-
ent in the lobby to be heard, an oppor-
tunity which was taken advantage of
by Secretary Mansfield of the. Tram-
way company. He said in substance:
“I protest once again against the as-
sessment Of benefits‘lo our company in
the pioposed regrading of Mill Hill.
We are willing to give 82,000. If we
are assessed more we shall appeal. , We
are willing to meet the city half way,
and would pay $2,500 net if traffic over
our line was not delayed.”
The following action was takenon
the report Of the committee on the pro-*
posed regrading and widening of Wall
street.
RnsonvnD, That the report of said
committee presented July 9th, 1896, be»
chan ed and modified as follows?
Thlt the assessment Of damages to
PlatliPrice be increased from $1,000 to
" 31,2! . .
That the assessment of damages to
Ann K. Allen be increased from $1,000
to $1,250 and that the same be paid to
Ann E. Allen and Charles H. Allen, as
their interests may appear.
That the assessment of $1,800 damages
to Mary E. Honnecker be paid to Mary
E. Honnecker and the Norwalk Savings
Society, mortgagee as their interest
may appear.
That the assessment of benefits to
Norwalk Tramway company be de.
creased from $3,500, to $2,500.
That P. H. Dwyer holds’no incum-
brance on the property of Frank E.
and Lydia E. Quintard which would
entitle him to damages, and further
RESOLVED That said report as so
charged and modified be and the same
is hereby adopted and approved.
It was voted that proper notice be
given, calling for the payment of bene-
fits in the matter of the widening and
and grading of East Wall street 'within
thirty days, and the settlement of dam-
ages within sixty days.
The city tax assessment of (Edwin
Brady was reduced to conform more
nearly tOsthe value of his prOperty, «the
valuation being made $3,500 instead of
$4,000.
Councilman Smith spoke of the Cross
street improvements {and stated that
Mr. W. F. Bishop had kindly consented
to let the surface water .25.. int empty
into the raceway owned by himself.
Councilmen Smith, suggested that
the portion of Wall street between Wat-
er street at the west corner and the
Boston Store be paved with vetrified
brick and that the city become in touch
with the two railway companies in the
matter. It would he thought be an ob-
ject lesson in the repaying of the entire
‘ street.
Councilman Kent was of the opinion
that it would be better to have the en-
tire street repaved and advised the call-
ing of a citym‘eeting to act in the mat-
ter.- Mr. Kent also advised that the
payment of highway monies from the
town due the city be insisted upon.
"What we are entitled to we ought to
get,” he remarked.
Mayor pro tern Boyer and Council-
man Hill were in accord with council
man Kent, but at the request of the
clerk no action was taken. a
Cancelled notes and coupons were
ordered, burned and soon. after there
was an 88,000 fire. ,
SOUTH NORWALK COUNCIL.
, The Mayor called the meeting to,
order with all of the councilmen in
their places. Thevminutes of the last
meeting were read and approved. The
Clerk was ordered to draw an order for
.8595 in favor of the Electric Light
Commissioners. , _
A petition from Hatch, Bailey & Co ,
asking permission to build a barn on
their Water street property was read
- and referred to the Committee on Fire
.1 Departments. The committee reported '
9 favorably and the necessary permission
-.:was given. ‘ ' ‘
Chief of Police Vollmer’s report for
the last six months was read, accepted,
and placed on file.
Mary Ready, who broke her arm
when the improvements were being
made under the railroad bridge peti-
tioned the council to aid her. Fifty
dollars was therefore voted.
A report from the Water Commission-
ers showed there was something over
$4,000 on hand in.the treasury of the
Water Fund.
The Committee on Streets reported
favorably in regard to, laying a curb
and gutter on Boutou street and it was
adopted. Thesame committee report-
ed in regard to laying a sewer on Ray-
mond and Water streets and $610 was
voted if it was decided satisfactory at
the city meeting. It was questioned as
to where was the report of the layout
for Hillside Place. Joseph Volk an-
swered for the committee, but no action
was taken. '
John W. Alphonse wanted damages
from the city on account of the water
flowing into the cellar of his house at
the corner of Munroe and Chestnut
streets. The Committee on Streets re-
ported that the city was not liable and
their report was accepted.
A resolution voting $2,900 for the
Railroad Place layout, to be ratified at
a city meeting, was read and adopted.
The meeting will be held in Arion
Hall on Friday evening.
The meeting then adjourned to Mon-
day evening August 17th.
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A Sad Death.
The Greenviile, S. C. Mountaineer,
of July 22d prints the following of the
death of young George E. Lycett, Of
this city:
-~ “ George E. Lycett, of Norwalk,
Conn., died at Hotel Altamont on Mon-
day morning at 11 o’clock. Mr. Lycett
came here seven months ago in the
hope of regaining his health, but the
trip was of no avail. He was already a
victim of the dread disease, consump-
tion, and nothing could be done to save
him. He had been at Mrs. Woodward's
boarding house on McBee avenue but
last week he went to Paris Mountain
thinking that the mountain air would
do him good. He grew worse at the
Altamont and his death occurred there
as stated. The body of Mr. Lycett was
brought to the city and embalmed and
sent yesterday to his home in Connecti-
cut by express. Mr. Lycett was a quiet
young man of preposessing manners and
his stay here made him a number of
friends. His family have thesympathy
to the community in the death of this
young man now so far from his home
and relatives. He was just twenty
years old and a member of a prominent
family in Norwalk.
Grabbing Season Opens.
The crabbing season along the shores
of Long Island Sound, has just opened
and each day men gather to catch them.
By the last of the week the season will
be at its height and crabs will be pulled
out at the rate of several hundred a day.
Yesterday it was reported that one man
caught 18, another 16 and several others
ranging from 5 to 8 each, The method
of catching crabs is quite interesting.
First, a strong pole is obtained and to
this is attached a heavy line connected
with a hook. A good sized piece of
raw meat is attached to the hook and
the apparatus is complete with the ex-
ception of a small scoopnet. When the
fisherman finds he has a bite he pulls
his crab, if he has one, up to within a
few inches of the surface and then the
scoop net comes into play to land the
catch.
Another sport which is just beginning
is that of the fishing 011' the docks and
wharves in the harbor. The blue fish
are still very small, but are excellent
eating. Butter fish will also it isthought,
be very plenty this year.
'Money and Banking.
Ginn & 00., Boston, have put out
under the title of ”Money and Bank-
ing,” a volume that is a most valuable
contribution to economic literature.
No more clear, concise and exact expo-
sition of the nature, origin and function
of money, and of banking and credit
has ever been published, and it ought
to have a place as the best text book on
these subjects in every educational
system. Price 500.
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Recent Deaths.
Jean Lafayette, aged 68, died in
North Smithfield yesterday. He was
the father cf 24 children, all by one
wife, 12 being daughters and 12 sons, 20
of them living, equally divided as to
sex.
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The Inevitable Effects.
Oflicials statistics show "that the
wages, commerceand wealth of silver
countries through the world rule lower
than in those on a gold glass.
~Advertise in the Gamma.
‘ F. J. Curtis &‘00. 23. Main st. ~a3 1w
JAMES SEXTON ASSIGNS.
No Statement of Liabilities and Assets Yet
Prepared.
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The Bridgeport Telegram prints the
following in reference to a business
man well known in”Norwalk: '
“There was genuine surprise eXpres-
sed among the business men last even-
ing upon receiving intelligence of the
assignment in insolvency of James Sex-
ton, Jr., and his wife, H. Elizabeth
Sexton, which was filed in the Probate
court late yesterday afternoon. The
assignment in both cases was made to
Ebenezer Burr. Judge Tallmadge has
appointed a hearing on the estate "for
Aug. 10 at 2 p. m. ‘
“Mr. Sexton is the well-known gran-
ite cutter on Crescent avenue. He has
been engaged in the business ever since
he was a boy and succeeded James Sex-
ton, Sr., who was proprietor of the
same yard fora quarter Of a century.
The exact standing of the affairs of Mr.
Sexton is not known at the present
writing. The failure is ascribed to the
fact that he has a large amount of
money invested in finished stone work
now in the yards which he was unable
to dispose of, and also to the fact that
he has a large amount of capital out in
stone work On which he has been un-
able to collect. It is probable that
when the affairs are settled the liabili-
ties will not'be greatly in excess of the
assets. When an effort was made to
interview Mr. Sexton last night he was
buisily engaged in looking over his af-
fairs and was not prepared to make a
statement as yet. ”
WESTPORT.
All the churches were well attended
Sunday. At the Congregational church
the Rev. Mr. Backus was heard in a
sermon which presented leshons appro-
priate to early August. At Memorial
church the Rev. Ernest N. Stiles of .
Chicago preached again to alarge con-
gregation. The Rev. Dr Clark of
Bridgeport oficiated at both services in
Christ church. The Rev. Mr. Wake-
man at theM. E. church had a lively
topic, and the Rev. Mr. Thompson at
Greens Farms preached acceptably as
usual. '
Delegates from the four companies
to the firemen’s state convention to-
day and Wednesday of this- week are,
from fire police, George H. Glover,
Pioneer II. and L. company; W. H.
Condon, Compo, No. 2; Joseph Mills,
Vigilant, No. 3; Joseph Haaf, Sauga-
tuck Hose company, J. S. Gregory.
The monthly meeting of the Foreign
Missionary society of the Congrega-
tional church will be held at the par-
sonage, to-day. It is expected Miss
Angie Saxton will read a-paper on the
“The Special Need of Kindergarten
Work in Foreign Countries”; Mrs. Eli
C. Smith, “Kindergaten in Corea, Tur-y
key”; Mrs. Harry G. Woodworth, the
same in Japan; Mr, N. Kirk, the same
in Marash; Mrs. R. T. Lees, the same
in Spain; Mrs. Chauncey Hanford,
“Schools for Children in Smyrna.” In-
cidental to the papers there will be
singing and responsive reading. The
hour is to be 4 p. m.
The W. C. T. U. will meet Wednes-
day afternoon.
Mr. Edward H. Nash who was born
in 1809 will celebrate his 87th anniver-
sary, Thursday, August 6.
The entire bed of the trolley exten-
sion is completed, the rails, have ar-
rived and will be laid this week.
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The Burns dentenary.
The Edinburgh Scotchman of July
22, contains an elaborate account of the
Burns centenary exercises at Dumfries,
and it is interesting to note, among the
foreign guests who participated, the
name of John M. Brown of Stamford,
who was delegated to represent Union
Lodge, F. and A. M., and the Scottish
Society. Mr. Brown arrived in Scot-
land just in time to take part in this
memorable celebration. He left
Stamford says the Adecatc, for a short
time by advice of his physician, Dr.
Hurlbutt, who prescribed absolute rest.
Mr. Brown’s friends will be pleased to
learn that he is much better, and will
it is hOped, return fully restored to
health.
NEW CANAAN.
L. M. Monroe, having been greatly
debilitated by the double duties of
postmaster~ and druggist and the stam-
pede of hisparty at Chicago to the free-
silver populists, will-retire from New
Canaan for a 'week‘ and seek rest in
some secluded spot favorable to medi-
tation, to the end that he may find out
“where he is at.”- ' ’
—Refrigerators at -Bargain Prices.
HERE AND THERE.
An Epitome of Happenings of
of Interest to the Public.
Garnered with Scissors and Pencil.
Miss Amelia Williams of Cannon
street is visiting friends in Albany.
A large cargo of sand is being “car-
peted” at the Gregory’s Point beach.
Mr. Charles Kane and family, of New
York are visiting friends in this city.
Mayor Wheeler is in Fulton, N. Y.,
and it is now and will be for a few days,
Mayor Boyer.
L. D. Keeler drove to Bald Hill yes-
terday, and garnered nearly two bushel
of whortleberries.
Allan Springstein leaves to-day fOr
Hartford where “Flyaway” his pet is
entered for the forthcoming races.
Bennie Mosher ran into the rehr end
of a Wall street store, this noon, and
fractured the front wheel of his bicycle.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Brower of
Westport avenue are expected home to-
morrow from their visit to McKinley ’s
state.
Captain Dann accompanied George
Toohill to Middletown to-day. George
has been adjudged as being noncompos
mantis. ,
The New Haven City Council last
night ordered asphalt to be put on its
streets. Of course they mean asphalt-
that is asphalt.
Telephone Superintendent Morris, is
so engrossed in improving the Norwalk
telephone service that he could not go
to Willimantic.
Bright little Josie Monohan and his
sister Annie of Jamesburg, N. J ., are
visiting their aunt Mrs. M. Ratchford
of Winnipank.
Mrs. Stiles W. Curtis and Mrs. Le
Roy Lockwood have returned to Nor-
walk after a visit with Mrs. Augusta
Hayt of Danbury.
Liveryman Conley will run a carryall
to New Canaan for the accommodation
of those who wish to attend the R. C. '
fair in that place.
Mrs. J ohn H. Hoyt of Union Park,
accompanied by her mother, Mrs. Har-
riett Balcom have gone to Stockbridge,
Mass. for a few weeks sojourn.
Fred A. Walter entertained four
brother members Of Chester Hill Lodge,
I. O. O. F., of Westchester, N. Y., over
Sunday at his home on Grand street.
The party who stole two chairs from
in front of George Allen’s store on
Main street last night will get a prize if
they return them to the clerk of the
store.
President Cleveland and Editor
Rodemeyer, like Patrick’s owl, that he
bought for§a parrot, “aren’t saying a
word, but are keeping up a divil Of a
thinking.” -
Will'Beers while coasting on West
avenue last evening, dropped a parcel
which he had under his arm and suc-
ceeded in making an excellent tumble
of himself and wheel.
Rev. Mr. Watkins, wife and child,
left yesterday, for a fortnight’s visit at
Ellenville, a beautiful rural, town, a
short distance above Middletown in
Orange County, N. Y.
Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Adams are at Ro-
ton Point to-day, where they are greet-
ing relatives of Mrs. Adams who are
members of the Lutheran church picnic
party from Elizabeth, N. J. .
Mr. Joseph Matheis, - proprietor of
the Oleander Garden on Main street,
will don a base ball suit and go to Dan-
bury, on Thursday. He may not take
an active part in the game but he will
be right in it with the rooters.
Mrs. Thomas Dorsey Suffered a fall
on the sidewalk in front of Charles L.
Glover’s store on Wall street, yesterday
afternoon. She struck on both knees.
After being assisted into the store she
after a time was able to limp home,
having refused the proffer of a ride.
Mr. and Mrs. Eli Northrop have
called to show the Gamma a receipt
for the fruit on the Addison Brown
place, and to thus prove they were not
trespassing. Mr. Northrop says he did
not aissault Mr. Ruscoe until after he
had called his wife an. approbrious
name. From Mr. Northrop’s statement
it seems to have been a pretty lively
-' neighborhood jar- -_
wens Faun HATTEBTOWN.
And Wore Hats Such as the Boys Here-
ahouts Use to Catch Bait In.
This morning as thetraiu arrived at
the station from Danbury, aparty of.
gentlemen stepped from a. car and
'scaled the flight Of stairs leading from
the depot. They were at once identified
as “countrymen,” by reason Of their
caput adornments, which consisted of
straw hats similar to those used by the
boys hereabouts in catching bait. But
their shirts covered hearts that thumped
in happy anticipation of a day on the
briny deep, and a chowderion one of
the islands in the harbor. They had
among their other munitions of war a
pail lettered “for chowder only.” N eat-
ly packed in a basket labeled “bait”
were several “growlers.”. To the ques-
tion “where are you going and what do
you propose doing?” put to “Chris.”
Quinn, a portion of the avalanche of
' the good-looking and well behaved
party, a Gannrrn reporter was referred
to the “chaplain of the crowd” Rev.
Mr. Teagarden, who said we are out
for fun, and I guess we will have it;
don’t you think so?” and he pointed
his finger at “Charley" Mason. .
The party managed to get themselves
and. their hats aboard a car on the
White. line and rode to South Norwalk,
where it is understood they were to
board Captain Cutbill’s yacht “Nellie”
and take a sail on the Sound and later
enjoy a clambake and chowder.
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Out for a Lark.
Thirty or more of the Street Railway
employees were out for a larkilasfinight
and they had it. The party compris-
ing perhaps sixty persons boarded one
of the Tramway cars and went over the
entire line from Broad River to Stam-
ford. They touched at Roton Point,
Gregory’s Point and other points of in-
terest. There was a liberal display of
pyrotechnics, and it was altogether the
jolliest party ever on one of the com-
pan3’scars. And it was all free. Pres-
ident K. M. Mansfield supplied the
men with watermelons and cigars. The
outing came to a finish at 1 o’clock.
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Gave the Officer a Tussle.
This morning Captain Dann started
with George Toohill for Middletown.
As has been printed George was found
to be daft. At the request of the boy’s
grandmother, the ofiicer did not hand-
cufi' him. He went along quietly
enough to South Norwalk and behaved
fairly well until the train reached the
station. He then attempted to make a
break for liberty or something else and
it required the assistance of the brake-
men to put him on the train, and this
was not accomplished until he had been
handcuffed. '
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Frederick Mead.
This well known business man still
continues a suffering invalid. Yet on
pleasant days is able to be conducted
out on the porch of his residence and
to look out upon the beautiful park in
front and also to receive ca’lls from his
friends. His trouble has been diagnosed
as heart disease, and while an uncer-
tain malady, a recovery is far from im-
possible.
Has Gone.
Hon. E. J. Hill left for New York last
evening, with the expectation of pro-
ceeding on his westward trip, if in the
opinion of Dr. Mossman who accom-
panies him, it is advisable for him to
do so.
Homeward Bound.
Councilman Tristram leaves London
to-day for Liverpool and to-morrow
boards the White Star greyhound Bri-
tanic for home, being due in New York
on Friday the 14th inst.
Lovely Bioters.
Cleveland (Ohio) rioters blew up with
dynamite the house of a grocer who
had refused them-credit.
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Alabama Election.
The Democratic Majority is estimated
at’30,000 and may reach $0,000, it is
claimed.
Capt. A. J .~Wilcox;dii is in receipt of
a very complimentary letter from Col.
Frost, dated at Paris.
Joseph Leeds was arrested by Chief
Bradley this morning. ‘ The charge
preferred against him is insanity. He
will be given a hearing this afternOon._
C. Thomas Cornwall is to take his St.
Paul’s Sunday school class to Shipan
Point to-morrow for an“, outing. They
go in Dann’s wagonette. The lads are:
Harry Hubbell, Eddie Lockwood, Wil-
lard Waterbury, Louis Schuman, Mar-'-
vinLockwood and Willie James.
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N OTIGE
OF
ASSESSMENTS.
Notice is hereby given, that the Coun-
cil of the City of Norwalk has deter-
mined upon and adopted the assessment
of BENEFI TS accruing from the alter—
ations, grading and widening Of East
Wall Street, from the westerly end. of
the Quintard Building easterly to a
point opposite the Bissell Homestead,
as follows:
ationaLBoo‘k
J27tf
To Jeremiah Donovan, if 15.00
To George W. Selleck, Isaac
Selleck and Henry Selleck,
(Selleck Bros). 100.00
To The N orwalk Street Rail-
way Company, ‘ 150.00
To William Meseberg, 50.00
To Frank E. Quintard, and
Lydia E. Quintard, 250.00
To Platt Price, 130.00
To Ann E. Allen, 100. 00
To Mary E..Honnecker, 2.00.00
To Miss Julia A. Lockwood, 300.00.
To Manice De F. Lockwood, 200.00
To Estate of Rebecca Mal-
lory, deceased, [50.00
To Estate of S. B. S. Bissell
deceased, 100.00
To William B. E. Lockwood, 100.00
To Edward K. Lockwood, 150.00
To Estate of L. L. Beebe, de- '
ceased. 100.00
To Estate Of James Mallory, ‘
deceased, 100.00
To F. St. John Lockwood,
(H. K. St S. 00.) 500.00
To F. St. John Lockwood, .
(Malone) 250.00
To John O’Sullivan, 600.00
To Manice De F. Lockwood.
and Miss Julia A. Look-
wood, (south side) 150.00
To The Town of Norwalk, 200.00
To The Norwalk Tramway
Company, 3035.00
And that‘such assessments shall be-
come due and payable to The City of
Norwalk, thirty days from the date of
And Notice is also hereby given, that
the Council of The City of Norwalk has
determined upon and adopted the as-
sessment of DAMAGES resulting from
the alterations, grading and widening
of East Wall Street, between the points
above named, and for the taking of the -
necessary land therefor, or from any or
all of the same, as follows:
To Frank E. Quintard and
Lydia E. Quintard, 3 5,725.00
To Platt Price, 1,250.00
To Ann E. Allen and Charles
E. .Allen, Mortgages, as
their interests may appear, 1,250.00
To Mary E. Honnecker, and
The Norwalk Savings SO-
clety, Mortgages, as their '
interests may appear, ' 1,800.00 '
To Miss Julia A. Lockwood, 3,311.80
To Manice DeF. Lockwood, 392.00
To Estate of Rebecca Mal-
lory, deceased, 295.00
To Estate of S. B. S. Bissell,
deceased, 50.00
To Manice DeF. Lockwood
and Miss J uliaA. Lockwood,
(south side), 50.00
To The Tom: of Norwalk, 100.00
To The Norwalk Tramway
Company, 535.00
Dated at The. City of Norwalk, Au-
gust 4th, 1896. - -. '
By order of the Council of said City.
.. EDWARD M. Locxwoon ,
_ City Clerk.
Norwalk Chronicler