THE fl EVENI THE ONLY EIGHT-PAGE ONE-CENT DAILY IN THE WORWALKS. Z Vol. vi. Whole No. 1419 Norwalk, Conn, Wednesday Evan-ing, August 5, 1896. Price One Cent: ANNUAL G_ll_ll_VENTION Charles E. Palmer of Bridge- port Elected' President. Annual Reports Read and New Officers Elected. , .1 The annual convention of the State Firemen’s association was held at Wil- limantic yesterday, and the occasion was made a holiday by' the city. The firemen were welcomed by Mayor Chappel‘l. and were addressed by Gov- ernor Coffin. About 250 delegates were in attendance. The Willimantic fire- men kept open house, and entertained the visitors royally. , Chief Charles E. Leonard, of Willi- mantic, was elected the association’s representative to the annual convention of the Fire Engineers of the United States-and Canada, which will be held at Salt Lake City, Utah. , , Treasurer Snagg submitted the fol- lowing report for the year just ended : Receipts, state account, regular ap- propriations, $17,993.45; receipts, state account, additional appropriations, $3,- 580.25; receipts, association account, $2,306.68; total receipts, $23,960.38- . Expenditures, state account, regular appropriation, $6713.03; expenditures, state accOunt, additional appropriation, $200; expenditures, association account, $916.20; total expenditures, $7,829.23. Total, receipts, $23,960.38; total expen- ditures, $7,829.23. Total balance on hand, July 20, 1896, $16,131.15. During the past year 89 benefits, ag- gregating $4,656, have been paid to fire- men who suffered injury or contracted disease while on duty. Since the or- ganization of the association, $46,088 has been paid in benefits. The report of Chief Baker, of South Norwalk, delegate to the, International Association convention, held in Agusta, Ga., was accepted. Ex-Chief Daniels of Willimantic, and George S. Wood- rufl' of Litchfield, gave brief addresses. Chief Charles E. Leonard of the Willi- mantic department was elected dele- gate to theNationalConventionin Salt Lake City next week. , The election resulted: President, Al:- sistant Chief Charles E. Palmer of Bridgeport; vice president, Charles O’Neill of New Haven; secretary, J. S. Jones of Westport; treasurer, Samuel S. Snagg of Waterbury. “Ninety and Nine.” The venerable and much beloved mother of Captain Cyrus Crabbe, Mrs. Phoebe Crabbe, celebrates to-day at her home on Merwin street, her ninety, and ninth birthday, she having been born in the year 1797. Beside Captain Crabbe and his wife, many others are to meet to congratulate the aged lady to-day. O Westward Ho. Mrs. Fannie Beers, of Lewis street, leaves on Friday for a prolonged west- ward trip. She visits her son Harry, at Schenectady, first, and then goes to Cleveland, where she is to remain be- side the great lake, a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Beatty, until the early frost time. Chicago’s'Big Failure. . The, Chicago Stock Exchange was closed yesterday because of the failure of Moore Brothers, promoters of the Diamond Match and New York Biscuit companies, whose liabilities are placed at $8,000,000. It is announced to-day that Chicago banks and capitalists will bolster up the monster combine to save its real properties from utter wreck. Much interest was excited here in Norwalk because of this failure, as it ”Was quite generally known that a large part of the fortune of the late William G. Thomas of East avenue wasinvested in this monster concern. and Mr. John D. Kimmey is reported a stockholder. 0 Ryan After O’Brien. Tommy Ryan. the walter-weight, for- merly of Bridgeport, who has been hav- ing a carnival of fun with aspiring pu- gilists since his crushing defeat at the hands of “Kid” McCoy, is out with a challenge to box Dick O’Brien 0. limited number of rounds or to a finish for any part of $5.000. Ryan stipulates, how- ever, that the contest must be for .wnl- tor-weight honors, and that O’Brien shalllnot weigh more than 150, which is giving him two pounds. Ryan himself will weigh 147. . The Empire A. C. of Syracuse will hang up a purse of $3,500 for the bout. . Alabama Election. Latest returns from the Alabama election make the Democratic majority upward of 40,000; charges of fraud are made, as usual, by the Populists. —Advertise in the GAZETTE. 1 WATER FOR THE CAMP. Precautions Against a Recurrence of Ty- phoid, This Year. Col. Louis R. Cheney. assistant quar- termaster - general, Surgeon - General George Austin Bowen, Secretary 0. A. , Lindsley of the State Board of Health, and Prof. Herbert E. Smith, of the Yale Medical School, have visited the state ground at Niantic. The object of the visit was principally to examine the water supply at camp, test the pumps, etc. Secretary. Lindsley took away samples of the water for analysis. Last year there was some typhoid fever among the members of Company K, Fourth Regiment, and the band of the regiment after camp. Some people thought the disease originated from im- pure water but it has always been con- sidered that the water drawn from the well pumps at the camp was free from organic matter and ofa superior quality. It has been decided that the wash tube at the head of the company streets are too near the pumps and therefore to avoid possible pollution of the water they are to be removed to a uniform distance of 15 feet from each pump. Gov. Coffin and Anjutant-General Graham visited the camp ground, have looked over the camp,. and expressed their appreciation of the work already done under the immediate direction of Capt. George A. Cornell, state armorer. All the tents for the enlisted men have been pitched and the camp is well ad- vanced toward completion. The wharf for the bathers on the east shore of the camp is well along. It will branch out ten feet on each side. The bathing houses 50 in number, each to accommo. date two men are being built on the beach under the sea coast battery. The bathers can wade out from them or run along the wharf and take a deep water plunge. 0. Recent Deaths. Hon. John Duane Parke, state referee and ex-chief justice of the state of Con- necticut, died this afternoon, aged seventy-seven, death being due to a general breakdown of the system. . He was born in Preston in 1819 and was the son of the Rev. B. F. Parke, andadescendant of Robert Parke of England, who settled in Boston in 1630. After graduating from Wilbraham, Mass,, Academy he studied law with the late late Edmund Perkins and later with the Hon. Lafayette Foster, being admitted to the bar in 1847. He was nominated for stale senator in 1853 and ‘ ayear later was elected judge of the New London county court and was elected to. the house in 1855. George Bell, manager of a local news bureau, died yesterday morning at Stamford, where he had gone for rest and recuperation, of congestion of the lungs, following an acute attack of brain fever. Mr. Bell Was forty-two years old. ' ..———————- Life’s Beautiful Evening. Mr. Henry I. Hoyt is enjoying the sunset hours of his long and useful life serenely and restfully at his palatial home on Prospect Hill, in the full en- joyment of all his faculties. Even the terribly humid and intensely hot weath- er does not debilitate or seriously in- convenience him. His is a grand old age and a fitting descent down life’s sunny “hillside.” ,Yachting Notes. Captain Ewing’s yacht, “The M0- hawk,” won the Queen’s cup ofl‘ Cowes, yesterday. The New York Yacht club fleet made the run from Huntington Harbor to New London, the Colonia leading. Consolidated’s Fluctuations. Consolidated railroad stock yester- day presented the peculiar features which ithas many times developed, that of being quoted at different prices in New York and Boston. Yesterday,it was quoted in Boston at 163 1-2 but a block of 100 shares was sold at 162 1-2. Odd lots were selling in New York at 165 at the same time. ’ ' O ’ 0n the Retired List. Governor Coffin issued orders placing the following ex-military officers on the retired list: Thomas McManus, quarter- master general, Hartford; Capt. Ernest C. Colby, Co. C, First regiment, Water- bury; Capt. Augustus Goodrich, Co. A, Second regiment, Waterbury. The resignation of Second Lieutenant F. W. Dimock, Co. D, First ' regiment, New Britain, was accepted. Dudley S. North, of the Adams Ex- press company, is moving his family from this city to South Norwalk. Mr. 'North is messenger on the Colonial ex- press running between Jersey City and- Boston.—Danbury News. Mrs. Michael Sheed‘y is seriously ill at her home in Winnipauk. MATCHED TO FIGHT. ——.—— Lou Webster'of East Norwalk and Fred Sirrett of Bridgeport to Have a Go. The Bridgeport News prints the fol- lowing : Fred Sirrett, champion 130 pounder in New England and Lou Webster, who claims to be the champion light weight pugilist of Connecticut, have been matched to fight next month for a purse of 8200 and a side wager of $50 and the light weight championship of the state. The winner to take all but $50. The defeated man will need something tosoothe his wounded feel- ings, bruised‘face and chest. They will fight at 130 pounds, give or take a pound. ' ’ Webster came over from his East Norwalk home and met Sir'ett here. “I hope,” he said, “that you will not do as McGirr did, agree to fight me and at the last minute fail to show up.” Sir- rett looked ‘at Lou and said: > “You can bet your shirt bosom that I will be; on hand. I have been dead anxious to get a crack at you and now that we are matched I hope that you will take good care of yourself and make a good show- ing. Inever squealed in my life and - I’ve met better men than you and de- feated them every time.” The place where the mill will be pul- led ofi‘ has been selected. Tickets will be sold at $2 apiece and the attendance will be limited to 100. Sirrett will go in training at once. Local sports, as well as sports in other parts of the state will put their money on Sirrett, the Bridgeport boy. The fighters will sign articles of agreement in a week. Harry Jamison who was put to sleep by Dan Murphy in Waterbury Sunday morning has challenged Murphy to fight to a finish for $200 a side. The wet floor in the barn where they fought is responsible for J amison’s defeat. He could’t get a footing while Murphy 011' on the turf. A Complimentary Letter. Captain A. J. Wilcoxson of Co. D, C. N. G. is in receipt of the following let- ter from Colonel Frost, dated at Paris; CAPTAIN :—I want torcongratu‘tigte youl on your appointment as Captain. of 00. D. I have a special interest in your command for the reason that for six years I held the position now held by you. I have also a. special desire that as my successor, you will have marked - success in showing your men to be the equal of any in drill and discipline and soldierly qualities. You will be labor- ing for a time under disadvantages, be- cause of your taking the command when it was not up to a desirable stand- ard, but your experience as an officer and your ability as an instructnr, will, I believe, soon place the company in a condition which will reflect credit‘ up- on them. , I desire that special work be done in general duty and that every officer and man be able, without hesitation, to re- peat the general orders of a sentinel. I expect to sail a week from to-day and be in South Norwalk on the' 8th of August. Wishing you success as a company commander, I am respectfully yours, RUSSELL FROST, Colonel. O . —The Gas Stove. This is the weather that the Gas Cooker is a boon to the house-keeper as many women _have found to their complete satisfaction. As the 'heat is applied only to the utensils in which the food is prepared. there is no cast iron becoming heated to send out its radiation, making the kitchen a very furnace. Get one of the Gas company and do not suffer any more with the heat. 0 Attached a Greyhound. Constable Thomas Hunt placed an at- tachment on a greyhound belonging to Mrs. Alice Clarke of Mott avenue. It is reported that he started out to attach abicycle and failing to find it levied on the canine. Oddly enough it was . only this morning that its owner paid a tax of $10.15, long overdue. The at- tachment was made to cover a claim for $13 placed in Attorney Walsh’s hands for collection by Margaret Hines, a domestic formerly in the employ of Mrs. Clark. A Double-Header. Last evening, Ernest Cornell and Harold Raymond were chasing each other up West avenue, when Raymond’s wheel caught in the Street Railway tracks and over he went all in a heap. Cornell, in order to make the wreck complete, ran “head on,” over Ray- mond and became a part of the mixture. Both young men are sore to-day, and will have a lively remembrance of where the accident occurred as long as they live. And may both of them 'live to tell the story to their grandchildren. —Refrigerators p Bargain ‘ Prices. F. J. Curtis & Co. 23. Main st. a31w could. The next fight will be pulled? HERE AND THERE. An Epitome of Happenings of of Interest to the Public. Garnered with Scissors and Pencil. Work on samples will be commenced at the Wheeler straw hat factory next Monday. Rev. Father Joseph A. Rigney of Jamesburg, N. J., is visiting relatives in this city. Patients at the Smith Sanitarium are enjoying themselves in the White Mountains. The amount to be raised by Stam- ford’s city tax is $112,287 on a grand list of $17,888,112. Colonel Frost and family'are due in New York Saturday, having sailed from Southampton on the let. Constable Morehouse is serving notices on the parties interested in the East Wall street improvements. Mrs. Sarah L. Bessey and Miss Amanda Smith of Franklin avenue are visiting friends in West N orwalk. Miss Bessie Keeler who has beena ‘guest of Miss Maud Keeler on Grand street has returned to her home in Wil- ton. If you have a claim against the town, it will please the selectmen if the same is presented before the 28th of this month. Mrs. Fred A. Taylor and her sister Mrs.‘Charles F. Tinckler of Newark, N. J. spent yesterday with relatives in Stamford. Peach Commissioner George C. Com- stockof Broad River District has star- ted ont on his annual peach-yellows ex- termination trip. - The base ball nine of Co. D. will play an Eastfiorwalk nine of base ball toss- ers next "vMonday and on Wednesday ‘will' try to annihilate the Arctics.‘ ' ’ ' Joseph Leeds, who is mildly insane, has been committed to the Town Farm where he will not have an opportunity of molesting people on the city streets. The Maple street triplets are arrang- ing for a crabbing expedition to be held next week. George is to be pilot, Alva bait carrier, and Allie reporter of the catches, . Hon. John S. Seymour is expected home next week to finish his vacation. He will make Smith’s Island the head- quarters of himself and family, during his home visit. Mr. and Mrs. J _. C. Forbush have re- turned from a six week’s Wedding tour in Boston and other cities of note, and are now nicely domiciled at their home on Berkeley street. The yacht Mabel with Hubert E. Bishop and other Norwalk gentlemen on board, touched at Saybrook Point, Monday night and sailed for Block Is- land next morning. Ponassus Council, Royal Arcanum celebrated its third anniversary last night. Refreshments were served and the celebration was a happy one to all who were present. The Pioneer Hook and Ladder and Hope Hose companies will take a ride over the Tramway line, Monday night. Dwyer’s City of Norwalk band has been invited to accompany them. ' The pupils of the Wilton Educational school wrll picnic at Roton Point to- morrow. They wlll make the start in two carryalls. They will be out for enjoyment and they will have it, too. The ball grounds at Pleasantview Hotel, Lake Kenosia, are being put into shape for the Norwalk and Dan- bury bartenders’ ball game, which will be played there Thursday.—Danbury News. \ To-day at Lighthouse Point the an- nuallreunion of the Ninth Connecticut regiment,‘,the only Irish regiment Con- necticut sent to the front in the civil war will be held. A good attendance is expected. A report reaches us that a child of adoption is badly misused by those havi- ing charge of her in the Rock’s section of the town. If one-half that is told be true, some one is deserving of a termin jail. The child, a girl, perhaps 12 years of age, is forced to do work far beyond her strength, and is made to suffer many privations. The attention of the humane officer is respectfully called to the case. ‘for saving his patient’s life. ACCIDENT PROVET FA'l'AL. Frederick Berg Well Known in Norwalk Dies at the Hospital in Stamford. The Stamford Advocate prints she following in reference to the death of a man who was well and favorably known in Norwalk: “Frederick Berg, proprietor of the Franklin House on Cottage Place, died at ren o’clock last night as the result of injuries sustained on June 28 last by being thrown from his carriage while turning from Atlantic street into Cot- tage Place. In the fall, the back of Mr. Berg’s head came in contact with the pavement, causing a fracture of the seventh cervical vertebra, and paralysis was at once apparent. He rallied, how- ever, and, although an injury of this nature almost invariably has a fatal re- sult within a few days at longest, the patient. through incessant care and the use of skillful appliances, seemed in a fair way to ultimate, recovery. Dr. Schavoir’s surgical knowledge brought into requisition every known method What is called a “jury mast" was constructed. This is designed to relieve the pressure from the injured bones of the spine, and to give them a chance to unite in a normal Way. When used for Mr. Berg, improvement was at once apparent, and had not complications presented them- selves there is no doubt that he would be aliving monument to the skill of the attending surgeon. On Thursday last, symptoms of meningitis developed, and, in spite of every effort on the part of his attendants, the disease rapidly proceeded to a fatal termination. _-_____......__._ Atlantic City Horror. Testimony going to show that Faar, the dead engineer, was responsible for the recent railway disaster was given yesterday, in the Coroner’s inquest at Atlantic City. Long Trip in One Day. Walter Ferris, the well known rail- road engineer of this city, is now run- ning the Berkshire express. The en- gins and entire train, without any change, runs direct from the Grand Central depot to Pittsfield, Mass,, and returns in a day. It goes by the Dan- bury division route. The distance for the entire round trip is 322 miles. This is the longest round trip operated any- where on the Consolidated divisions. The entire train crew only work three days in the week, being relieved on al- ternate days, as the long distance makes the work very trying—~Bridge- port Telegram. Gen. Couch’s Illness. The condition of Major General D. N. Couch is reported to be in a slight degree improved. He is sufi'ering from extreme prostration and debility, yet is making a heroic fight for recovery. The torid weather has been very much against him. At Rest. The funeral of the late Miss Mamie Harty, the popular cashier at George H. Raymond’s grocery, was attended from St. Mary’s church this mornin '. Last evening a large number of the friends of the deceased called at her former home and took a last look at her whom they had loved and respected. The remains were laid in a handsome casket, and were remarkably life-like. There was a large number of floral pieees noticeably being a vacant chair contributed by Mr. George H. Ray- mond and Mr. Clark Ely; a crescent from General D. N. Couch, and an elegant basket of flowers from Mr. and Mrs, P. J. O‘Brien. A solemn requiem high mass was celebrated at. St. Mary’s church in the presence of a large number of the friends of the deceased. The pail-bearers were William Ma- lone, John Clune, James Singeline, John Sheehan, Stephen Sheehan and John Mylod. The flower bearers were Thomas Coles, John Conners and James Coles. The grocery store of Mr. Raymond where the deceased was formerly em- ployed was closed during the morning as a mark of respect. . The August meeting of the Speaking Circle was held at “Red Cloveerot- tage,” near Calf Pasture beach, yester. day afternoon with Mrs. C. C. Brother, ton, and a most enjoyable occasion it proved. Beside the usual delightful program of the circle, guests at the cot- tage from Brooklyn contributed several selections.I of song and recitation. The entire company of thirty or more- united in expressing the thorough en- joyment of the afternoon. 'A battle with gnats while waiting for the trolley was the sole exception. -—Subscribe for the GAZETTE. DUN’TMISSTHEM. . . TheLatest Ads. Received Be- I it fore Going to Press. By the People and For the Peeple. FOR 8.1!: E. QR SALE—The second-hand fi t the Central National Bank, willI §§°§oid 8.311? at a bargain to a. quick buyer. ..- .. 0R SALE—For sale cheap if an lied f . (E esoon.alot of used brick.’ Appl; at thoig c . 0R SALE—Bicycles. guaranteed $75 1896 models, seamless steel_ tubing. drop forged steel connections. chOice of tires. $35. at SOUTH Nonwnx HARDWARE 00. 3'25 til ' __*i_ (gt isilillt—Benedictfidosza‘lk. ntewsdeala . . e. ing an exce en oun ai ' and Holder for 25c. Call and see it. 15112tf E 1'0 RENT. 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NOTICE 4 OF ’ ' ASSESSMEN is } Notice is hereby given, that the Coun- cil of the City of Norwalk has deter- mined upon and adopted the assessment of BENEFITS 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: To Jeremiah Donovan, ti 15.00 To George W. Selleck, Isaac Selleck and Henry Selleck, ‘ (Selleck Bros). 100.00 To The Norwalk 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, 200.00 To Miss Julia A. Lockwood, 300.00 'l‘o Manice De F. Lockwood, 200.00 To Estate of Rebecca Mal- lory, deceased, l50.00 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. & S. 00.) 500.00 To F. St. John Lockwood, (Malone) 250.00 To John O’Snllivan, 600.00 To Manice De F. Lockwood, and Miss Julia A. Look- wood, (south side) 150.00 To The Town of N orwalk, 200.00 To The Norwalk Tramway Company, - 3035.00 And that such assessments shall be3 come due and payable to The City of Norwalk, thirty days from the date of this Notice. 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 thepoints 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, To Platt Price, To Ann E. Allen and Charles H. Allen, Mortgages, as 8 5,725.00 1,250.00 their interests may appear, 1,250.00 To Mary E. Honnecker, and The Norwalk Savings So- ciety, Mortgagee, 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 Town ofNorwalk, 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. EDWABD~M. Locxwoop . . ~ City Clerk, __
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