/ ‘éincreasing. _ , . 'ernment did netdOJ wise,public spirits, . ed and most .cdm'm’e'ndab'le ”act in ac- ~> . ‘ '. . ‘ x— . , , ., . . r, . a . ~ . > X." -, .v‘ . . . ». . _‘ . . . .. ,_ 11.4. .. -. .. _.'»..,. .. I : ' | i ’ n1 t”. #1 j THE ONLY EIGHT-PAGE aye-Cm? DAILY IN THE WORWALK$,'_1'_ , e in. v1. .Whole No. 1426 , ' Norwalk,fCon-n., Saturday \ Evening August 15, 1896. j . _ Price One Cent. Fiiiii‘ohohANiEn. Sludge Andrews Orders a Hear- ing on the’Appointment of a New Committee. 5 Mill Hill Improvements Being Pushed. Yesterday Joseph A. Gray, as attor- ney for Miss Mary E. Honnecker and P. H. Dwyer, went to Litchfield and presented to Judge Charles B. Andrews a petition appealing from the assess- ments of the damages to them by the city council, and its committee, and asking for the appointment of a com- mittee to re-assess the damages. Judge Andrews issued an order for a hearing on the appeal, before him at the court house-in Litchfield, on Mon- day, August 24th, at 10 o’clock a. m. The following cases have been settled and comprise all the parties affected in any way with the improvement, except Miss Honnecker and the case of a ren- tal claim made by P. H. Dwyer: DAMAGES. BENEFITS. AM’T P‘D. Frank E. Quintard. and }I$5725.00 less $250 $5475.00 Lydia A_- Quintard, Platt P133316, $1250 00 less $100 $1159.09 . e , Ann Eiin n $1250.00 less $100 $1150.00 Efihashfll, Agen. 15s 11 1a . Lockwood, $3336.80 less $375 $2961.83 Manice DeF. Lockwood. 5 41?.00 less $275 S 142 00 Estate Rebecca Mal- lory . deceased. $295.00 less $150 s 145.00 Although benefits were not due until the expiration of thirty days, each of the above persons requested that the benefits'be deducted from the damages, before. payment. . ~ The Damages assessed to Honnecker and The Savings Society were tendered and refused and are deposited with the _ City Treasurer, according to law. All other Damages assessed have been amicably adjusted, according to the assessments. Road Superintendent Kellogg has thirty-two men and a dozen teams at work to-day‘on the Mill Hill improve- ment. ,Theisideflfilki gnttgrs and curbs have been torn up from the western end of the Biss’ell property down to the .Honnecker bakery, while the highway . has been ploughed and cut on the north side of the car tracks, from a line just a little west of the watering trough, down to and out at the brow of the hill. ' A dozen carts are hauling the dirt and debris away, as rapidly as it is dug up. in shape to shovel. When this roadway grade is finished . there will be only a gentle slope from O’Shllivan’s store to the line of East avenue and up which a horse may easily trot with a carriage. The north side of the roadway is to be completed first, so as not to obstruct travel by teams or the Tramway cars. Then the Street Railway company will put down. its tracks and ‘the Tramway cars will run over their rails until such time as its present road bed can be cut‘down to grade and its tracks relaid. By this method the least obstruction of the highway will be caused, and the gen- eral public will be very little incon- venienced. . . " ._____ The Grand Result. It was confidently stated last evening that AttOrney Gray would bring back from Litchfield, whither he had fled, at the expense of his client Miss Hon- necker, an “injunction” to summarily stop all further. proceedings in the Mill Hill Improvement enterprise. Mr. Gray returned, singing quite an- other song and this morning left 'with Mr. Lockwood, the city’s attorney, a courteous invitation to appear before Judge Andrews on Monday the 24th inst, to be heard on the, question of theappointment of a committee to hear and determine the questions at issue. Meantime our “Mart” will not be like- . lyto “lay down, the shovel and the hoe,” but will continue picking; and pecking away at the universallyde- mended improvement. However, no one will object to Miss Honnecker ‘having her ayardszlegally adjudicated. _———-—-—.. 7 Ahead of Time. . . Peaches are ripening from a week to ten days earlier than their usual time, owing it is said to the extreme heat and . unusual humidity of the atmosphere. The same condition, it- is claimed, has wrought the same premature develop- ment of “hay-fever” and its suffering victims have been weeping and sneez- . ing fully ten days ,in advance of the time schedtiles of other years. _. _ 9 ,Norwalk Library. . One hundred and eighty-eightl per- sons visited the Norwalk free Library yesterday and the numbers . are, daily" Who says that the city gOV'. cepting and conducting our new free " , and usefulpublic library. "Hill, ' smuck A HANDGAR. Niagara Excursion Train Nar- rowly Escapes a Bad Accident. Man Killed and Handcar Turn to Pieces. ‘ The special excursion train returning "from Niagara Falls over the Berkshire division of the Consoldated road, struck ”ahand carat Judge’s crossing, four miles south of Falls Village, about 6 o’clock last night, and killed John E. Mullins. ' John E. Mullins, a section foreman, of Sheffied, Mass., and three section hands, John Carey and Michael D. Cosgrifl', of Shefl‘led, and Matthew Boy- lan, of Falls Village, were at work near West Cornwall, and just before 5 a’clock started on ahand car for Falls Village. The'three survivors of the crew say that Foreman Mullins had been informed by a telegraph Operator that the excursion tfain was not to be expected for an hour and a half to two hours, and that there was plenty of time to reach Falls Village. He ordered the men to the car and they started-at a rapid rate. Mullins and one of the other men worked the, ferward handles of the car, standing with their backs-to the direction in which the car was going. The two men on the other handles faced ahead. As they neared the curve at Judge’s crossing, four miles south of Falls Village, one of the latter saw the excursion train rounding the curve at the rate of 40 miles an hour, and barely 200 feet away. He shouted'to his comé panions, and the three section hands who are all young and agile, juniped instantly. Mullins was an older man, and before he could follow them, the train was upon the hand our, tearing it into small pieces and wrecking the pilot of the locomotive. The iron work of the wreckage and the damaged cowcatcher twisted about the forwardwpart offlthenekngine, and threatened every instant to derail the ' train until it could be brought to a standstill. In the midst of the twisted iron work, held as in a vise, was the dead body 'of Foreman Mullins, with every bone in it broken. He was struck squarely by the cowcatcher and must \ have died instantly. The train was stopped as soon as possible, and the‘ pinioned body was removed from the wreckage. It was some time before the train could proceed, and Conductor Smith took the precaution to send brakemen in both directions, to flag other trains that might be‘ approaching. The excursion train was running under a short headway, and all other trains on the Berkshire division were delayed until it could proceed. . Carey, Baylan and Cosgrifi‘ were all badly bruised in jumping, as the hand car was also going at a rapid rate. They accompanied the body of the fore- man to West Cornwall. The blame for the accident is laid upon the dead man for not placing red flags at the end of his section to warn engineers to proceed slowly. The section hands say that Mullins was not at fault, as owing to the erroneous dispatch, he supposed that there was no need of setting the flags. The accident narrowly escaped beingabad one, and it was only by luck that the excursion train was not derailed. Fdieman Mullins leaves 'a wife and eight children. He was 58 years of age, and had been in the employ of the Con- .solidated railroad for many years. Took Poison At The Grave. ' Keeper William Kolbrey, of the Lake View Cemetery, Bridgeport, yesterday found Mrs. William Burkhardt lying on the grave of her child, recently in- tered there. A bottle containing a small quanitity of laudanum was beside her. The woman said she had taken poison and wanted to die just where she was. Thekeeper took the bottle from her and “liastened to inform the police. When he returned the woman had dis- .appeared and the oflicers could find no trace of her. She was found-later lying unconscious in a swamp near her resi- dence and taken home where she re- covered. . .“' Appointments by Governor Collin. . Governor Coffin yesterday appointed officers in the national guard as follows: Fourth Regiment, Company F, William W. Bloom of Norwalk to be first lieu- tenant; Machine -Gun Battery, second section, New Haven, Robert G. Morley to be first lieutenant commanding. ' O , g . _ Pensions-.1 _ . Original widows, etc., Ellen Robbins, New London; Sarah, A. Purdy, Round o e-Advertise in the (insulin. K _ BURKE’SflAL-LEAE meme Expired in the Bridgeport Hospital. ' s Andrew Burke, supposed to be Of '38th street, New York, was struck by the west-bound 4 o’clock expressat‘ the Kossuth street 'crbssing,‘Bridgepor’t, yesterday afternoon, and was so badly injured that-bodied shortly afterwards at the General Hospital. ; Burke anda friend named Donnelly were beating their way on an east- bound freight train, andwere either ordered 'ofi' or,attempted to alight of their own accord; at this point. They tingofi‘. Donnelly saw the express, which was rapidly approaching in itimer to save his life. , Burke was not so, for, tunate and was struck squarely by the pilot of the locomotive and thrown into the ditch, at the side of the tracks. When Burke was picked up he Was unconscious, and bleeding profusely at the ears, and nose, and had a terrible gash over the left eye. It was a few minutes to 4, when. the accident hap- pened. The train had stopped ' and" taken the unfortunate man on board: but at the corner of Noble avenue, the ambulance took possession of him and conveyed him to the General Hospital. He expired shortly after reaching that institution. It was found that he had sustained several fractures of the skull. One arm" was badly shattered, beside many bad bruises and probable internal, injuries. 'The dead man was probably between‘zfi-and 30 years of age, and was poorly‘but cleanly clad. There‘w'as nothing about the body to identify it,- and had it not been ’for Donnelly’s devotion in remaining by his comrade until his death, the dead man’s name would never have been ,known. Burke never regained con- sciousness sufficiently to explain ‘his identity. ‘ ’.____——_. Westport and Norwalk Scallops Protected ' Until October I. ' The GAZETTE was in error yesterday in stating that there was no law govern“- ing the taking. of scallops from the waters of Westport harbor, also that the date' for taking them from the waters of Norwalk harbor was Septem. ber 15. ' ' _ The taking of scallops from Westport tween the first day of April and the first day of October. It was from the bill prohibiting the drawing and setting of nets that Westport har- bor was erased. The full text of the scallop law is as follows: SECTION 1. The taking of escalops in any part of the waters of the towns of Norwalk and Westport, or the waters .adjacent thereto, is hereby prohibited between the first day of April and the first day of October in each year. SECTION 2. Any person violating the provisions of the, preceding section shall be fined not less than five nor more than twenty-five dollars. ...___——— Democratic Primaries. The several Democratic primaries met last evening and appointed :de‘let gates to the convention. Choice' was made of the following» gentlemen: ‘ 1st District—John J. Hanlon,Charles N. Wood and L. C. Bette. 2d Dietrich—William Mitchell, Thos. Ward, 0. E. Wilson, S. Tooker and B. Tully. 3d District—Nicholas Martin, E. J. Finnegan, John Malone and John J. Walsh. 4th District.—-M. Drew, E. J. Mat- thews, James Sutherland and T. P. Ward. , . New Storm Signal: The weather bureau has adopted a new hurricane or severe. storm signal. This is two red flags with black cen- ters,hung on‘e abbve the other: The night signal will be rockets, rising 300 or 400 feet in the air and then emitting . a brillant red star which will burn until it reaches the water. These hurricane signals will also be displayed on many steamers, warning sailing-vessels to get into harbor. . . .. . The Sliver ‘Clii'b. Another meeting of the Sliver club is called for this evening, after the stores on Wall street are closed. Seats 'will be provided on the vegetable stands. The more verbose "the. member the higher is his standing in the club. The l session will be prolonged as'long as. ' year or'two past. ' - ' -' . any one will stay. .9._ -V imAdyertisie in the GAZETTE. ' .. 1*". lumpsfin-Front of an Exipre’SSE-H T _ 0f IntCI‘CSt t0 the Public: ., .., jumped to the‘w‘est-bound track,,in get-~ and Norwalk harbors is prohibited be- - HERE AND THERE. :An’iEpitome mppenings of r. Carnered with Scissors and; Pencil. ' «A new eel trap has been placed at the Street Railway depot. . Next,Wednesday will be return day .. at the Town Court. ea fine line of can can be found at Gregory’s Wall street market. 'L-sSomething new in covered picnic basketsu H. H. Williams, 17, Main St. The Norwalk Savings Society is hav- ing; a new tile floor laid in its banking rooms. » ' . Miss Sarah Clark has returned home fro'nra two months? visit at Manches- tergth. .. - . -. . The New'Canaan Grange will hold it's-githnual picnic 'at Roton Point next Friday.,-_ . ' ‘ V .._;Meats,zfish and vegetables of all kinds can be found at Gregory’s Wall street’markét. Policeman Bartram and family start forgryallingford next Wednesday. They expect to be hbsent about a week: " ' Miss Julia M. Weed is visiting with bender-other F. , E. Weed, Railroad avenue, New Canaan. ' , ‘Ciishier and Mrs. L. C. Green, who have been visiting friends at Glen Cove, are'expected‘home to-day. ' Henry Cornell’s .men are repapering and paintingthdhouse on Hoyt street belonging tQMIB- Kellehés- _. ' ‘ ~- rierainer's-unop. has... and to partake of _-a-:shor,e ' dinner .at' Gre- gory's Point,»next::'f‘nes’day.night. . Tao Babes“ on... Swill eat clams, fish,” lobsters; etc.,.ht the Hotel O’Su‘l. _ .lifin; .Gregbfbeint,’ Mon daytnight.‘ Councilman‘Cha'rles F. Tristram is ' in this city again safe ’and sound from a somewhat extended European trip. . Mrs. LeGrand 'C. " Betts "goes to Smith’s" Isl'andto-Iday, to make a weekfs visit with her sister Mrs. John S. Sey- mour. ' . » . Charley A. Bradley, one of the best known: New Haven caterers, died sud- denly from apoplexy in New Braintree, Mass, yesterday. James C. Mitchell who has been sari; thepaet fewdays, is reported as being no better this morning. Harry Raynor and William Harbottce will start for Saratoga next Monday morning on their bicycles. They ex- pect to be absent-one Week. A carryall load of picnicers drove down from Ridgefield to the shore this morning. The carryall bore a pretty sign which read “Country Club. ” To-day is recognized by the R. C. churches as the Feast of the Assumption of the B. V. M. Services were held at St. Mary’s church at 5:30 and 8 a. 111. Yesterday the East River ferries in New York, were unable to transport all the funerals in time to reach the cemeteries beforedark, a direct.result of the extreme heat. Hon. E. J. Hill is supposed to be doing either Montreal or Quebec to-day and next week will take steamer down and out the St. Lawrence, to the sea, and sail for Halifax, N. S. \ One more papular excufsion, and probably the last of the season, to Nar- ragansett Pier, is ofi'ered'by the N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R.,:leaving South Nor- walk-next Wednesday, 19th~i~nst. A well pleased crowd of people listened to the open air concert given on the Green last evening by Dwyer’s City of Norwalk band. _ The program presented was a specially good one. The proposed ball game between the Hopes and the" Phoenix which was to walk Park, has been postponed on ac- count of the illness of several of the players. V. . . Joseph McDonald, a well-known hat maker of‘Danbury,’ died yesterday, at St: Vincent’s hospital, in New York city, where he has been for a few weeks under treatment for astOmech disease, with which he has been sufi'ering for: a ——Advertise in the Gazn'rfrn; ously ill at his home on Cliff street for » have been played this afternoon at Nor-l i n‘ossnr unseen nE'yEAsEo. No Evidence :That tie Attempted to Wreck New Canaan Trains. I Robert Harper, the alleged trainé wrecker, who was arrested Wednesday by Deputy Sheriff Miller, of Stamford, upon suspicion of having been implica- ted in the placing of obstructions 'on the New Canaan track, was released yes- terday. Harper satisfied the author- ities of his innocence, and the evidence “was hardly sufficient to' hold him. He has promised 'to be on band should he againbe wanted. There is little doubt now that the obstruction was entirely ~the work of the boys, and the names ,of ,several others who had something to do with it have“ been learned by Deputy Sheriff Miller. Their arrests Will soon follow. ‘ Obituary. Samuel Beatty died at 6 o’clock this morning at the residence of- his son-in- law, Mr. T. Stanley Vanderhoef, ‘on East avenue. Mr. Beatty has long been an invalid from what was supposed to be Bright’s disease, but his sudden demise this morning came with all‘ the startling eifect of thunder from a cloud- less sky. Mr.“ ’Beatty came to Norwalk someforty years ago, as a member of the, straw hat manufacturing firm of Beatty Brothe'rs. They built not only the large facthky. but the three fine West avenue residences lying between Orchard and Butler streets. Their enterprise was‘conspicuous, their large- hearted generosity to employees and others, proverbial, and the deceased" soon became a deservedly pepular can- didate for many local oflices. He served as Selectman of the town and Burgess of our borough, and in all re- lations of life both public and private, ‘ won the esteem and confidence of all, as an honest and noble natured man. Heleavesa wife, a son and daughter to mourn, with great numbers of friends, his departure. . ‘ Honored be his men ory. __—_._‘..»————— ' Sunday at the Churches.’ :anou Carmela—Rev. S. H.’ Wat- kins, Rector. The 11th” Sunday after Trinity,‘.A'u_g. 16... 8 a. m. Holy Com- munion. 10:30 a. m. Morning Prayer, Litanygand sermon. 12 m. Sunday school. ; ‘7'330 p. m. Evening Prayer and address; ‘The rector will Officiate. Rev. Joseph, L. Guernsey, of Wilton, will preach in the Methodist church,” this city, to-morrow. "The morning theme will be “The Bible;Man’s_Chart.” The" topic for the evening service is “The Ideal Life.” Mr. Guernsey is an ableeprunder of Biblical truths \and those who attend the meetings will be both entertained and instructed. FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.- Rev. Thomas K. Noble, Pastor, Services at 10:30 a. m, and 7:30 p. m. The Pas} tor will preach both morning and even- ing. Subject for the Evening “Loving God and Hating Man.” Music by a Chorus of Young People under the direction of Mr. Charles A. Tucker. New Record by American Ships. A new record from Southampton to New York was made by the St. Louis on the voyage ending a week ago, but the St. Paul has reduced the record nowmnearly two hours, making the run from the Needles to the Hook in 6 days and 31 minutes. These latest records on the Atlantic are of peculiar interest to Americans, for‘they were both made by American-built vessels. Comfort rather than speed, was the prime con- _ sideration in the construction of these twin ships, but everybody must rejoice that they have proved speedy as well. Two more staunch and magnificent specimens of ocean architecture, the world has never seen than are the float- ing palaces St. Louis and St. Paul. D Town Court. Alad named Frank Sherwood was before his honor, Judge Hubbell in the Town Court this morning, on the charge of throwing stones at a woman. After listening to the evidence the Judge paroled the boy in charge'of his mother, fora month. » Captain Enos Kellogg was before the Judge on the charge of having failed to comply with an order from the board ofhealth. Mr. Kellogg-explained that he had labored under a wrong impres- sion as to his duty in the premises, and was new willing to comply with the or. der. The case was continued for one month. Congratulations. The marriage bans of Peter F. Burns, one of the proprietors of the Norwalk Boaton store, and'Miss Maggie Murphy ' were calledat the St. Mary’s church this morning. , Both are well known and greatly respected in this city. The Gazn'r'rn extends itasincerest and most hearty congratulations. ' "August 1st. Apply to F TDON’TMISS'THEM. V The LateStA-de-Eeceived Be- fore Going to Press. By the People and For the People. ' 17 OR 8A.]: E. OB. SALE—Forsale chea if ' ce soon, a lot of used briclg, Apiilglgti iii: 0R SALE—Bicycles guarant ‘ ee " 1F models, seamless, steel tubgig.‘5di‘%9€ drged steel connections, choice of tires. $39.75 a Solu'rn NORWALK HARDWARE Co. j25 tf FOR SALEABenedict Norwalk d or. is sellinh' an exc'll ' news ‘1' and Holder for 25c. Ca11§n$i¥egggntauilztfw TO BEN 1'. To BENT—Cottage No 14 M 1 All the modern' J'I’Ilproive ap 6 street. of O. E. Wilson. No. 3 GazettenBeunildinénquTm o BENT—The louver floor ' A .. . s in two he T on Cross Street. lgossession givenusg' rustee. . '1‘. JOHN Locgfiw‘iotdgp WANTED. W‘rANTED—Captain Oliver S Cl ‘ _ . . . ar . '1" Mermn street, Will take out part-1:5 fgr7 $30131: lgnfisgilll crudlses In his yacht “Three _ _ . or ro ‘ ' his serv1ces are desired.p a pOstal as abag‘dtaflf ANTED—SOLICITORS FOR LIFE d MAJOR MCKINLEY, thenext prgsg ent. by Murat Halstead. Chauncey Depevr Foraker, John Sherman and Mark Hanna, With the aphyof Hobart. Contains speeches: and plat, arm. A bonanza-for agents, a goll mine for workers. Only $1.50. The only fi‘uthorlzedbook. 50 per cent. Credit given. reightdpaid. Outfit free. Begin now with. chorce of .territory. Permanent. profitable work for '96. Address The National Book Concern, Star Building Chicago. j27tf P. A. BETTS, Successor to Betts & Farrington. — Dealer in _— FINE GROCERIES, Foreign and f. ' Deniestic Fruits. Corner Wall and .Water‘Sts ,‘Norwalk. J. D. Jennings. . - UNDERTAKER. ' aKDightstreetmpposite I . I StreetBailway Dfpot ' NIGHT BELL .41 crunch. .N. Y., N. H. a 3.3.3.. f Special Limited Excursion to NARRAGANSETT PIER, Rhode Island’s Popular Seaside Resort. ' WEDNESDAY, AUGUST l9. Observe the remarkably low fare. Only $1.50 $1.50 $1.50 For the ROUND TRIP. ‘Excursion TicketS. the number of which Will be Srmq’rnv LIMITED, will his good only on the spec1al 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 equlpment, leaves Stan ford, 7:43; Noroton, 7:48; Darien.7:50; South Norwalk. 7:58: Westport, 8:04; Southport 8:14; Fairfield. 8:17; Bridgeport, 8:30;. Milfor , 8:45. Due Narra- gansett Pier at 12:20, noon. No change of cars Returning. Special Express Train will leave Narragansett Pier at 4 p. m-. thus affording ample time for sight-seeingmcean bathing. itc" etc., and a return home at a seasonab 6 our. 0. H. PLATT. GEO. L. CONNOR. Gen’l Super‘d’nt. Passenger Trafic M’g ‘r. . C. T. HEMPS DEAD. Gen’l Passenger Agent. ORDER JONES & Horcmnss . vs, } OF EDMOND L, Gmswonp. NOTICE. State of Connecticut. Fairfield County. Upon the complaint of the said J ones &Hotch- kiss claiming for reasons therein set forth judgment for $450 damages, returnable to the Conft of Common Pleas, in and for" Fairfield County. on the l‘st Tuesday of September, 1896. -It appearing to and being found by the subscribing authority. that the said defendant ' is absent from this State, and gone to parts unknown- ' ~ ' ‘ Therefore Ordered, That notice of the pen. ss Danbury, Aug. 10. ’ A. D. 1896. , ,dency of said complaint be given by publish; ing this order in the Nonwamr Gimme, a newapaper printed in Norwalk, once a week. two weeks successively. commencing on or be. fore the 17th day of August, A. D. 1896. ' JOHN B. BOOTH. Asst. Cleric of the Court of Common for Fairfleld County. Pleas The above and foregoing is atrue copy of ‘ the original order of notice. ' " A'r'rrs'r: ‘ THOMAS HUNT, Constable of the Town of Norwalk. Raymond. &. son.- ~8uccessorsto GeorgeH,Baymcnd. :> — ‘ Furniture Dealers and General Funera ors. ' 4 i6 and 48 Main Street- Norwalk 0 ‘7 : Residence, BerkeleyfiPlace. » ' Telephone No. 7 7." ,