Evening gazette, Wednesday, September 23, 1896 · page 1

 

 

 

 

Vol. VI. Whole No. 1453

HE EVEN I

THE ONLY EIGHT-PAGE ONE-CENT DAILY IN THE {NORWALKS

Norwalk, Conn, Wednesday EVening, September 23,1896.

 

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Price One Gent»

 

“THE DWI-ER BASE.

Besumed Before The commis-
‘sioners This Morning.

 

 

The Plaintiff Bigidly Cross Examined.

 

The hearing on the claim of P. H.
Dwyer, for indemmty of losses put upon
him by his enforced removal of his
harness store and shop, from the Q 1in-
tard building, was resumed before tne
committee this morning after an ad-
journment of five days.

P. H. Dwyer, was recalled and rigid-
ly cross examined by Attorney Lock-
wood. Witness admitted he owed his
landlords $300 for overdue rent under
his lease of the Quintard store. Had
not yet paid this arrearaga.L1st pay-
ment on account of rent, was $35, May,
10,1896. Agreed to pay $22) a month
for half the Main street store where he
now is, and $35 for the whole store. If
other half was not rented by first of
next April Mr. Lockwood agreed to let
him have all the store for $20. When
condemnation proceedings were com'
menced had suffered no loss of business
or other damage.

Gray, questioned witness. Reason
he did not take the Mallory store be-
cause he thought he could do better on
Main street. There was a saloon next
door to it and did not l1ke that feature.

Asked as to the result of his advertis-
ing, that'it was beneficial to him, but
be claimed he should receive future
benefit from this outlay. He did not
mean to testify. as he did previously,
that he had already received full the
benefit of his advertising outlay. Has
account Of his sales for the month of
September of last and this year. Will
bring in his books to show this. Pro-
duced twelve receipts for rent paid, but
admits one year rent still due. He
gave a check, dated ahead for $75 but

. before time was up, check was returned
to him.

Lockwood again questioned. Did
you state you thought your present
stand better than the Quifitard store.
Witness said he did not, but thought it
better than the Bebee store.

Lockwood store was better than the
Bebee store for his business.

Grayannounced his case clos 311 except
so far as introduction of books. Lock-

, wood acquiesced.

 

Campaign Plans Discussed.

Pursuant to a call of the Committee
appoint-ed at the Republican caucus a
meeting was held at the office of
Hurlbutt & Gregdry, in the, GAZETTE
building last evening, to take steps to-
wards the formation of a Republican
club. The meeting was organized with
J. Belden Hurlbutt in the chair and
Fred A. Hill as secretary.

Plans for the campaign were dis-
cussed and it was decided to call for a
committee of volunteers to get the full
vote of the district out on election‘day.

A committee consisting of J. Belden
Hurlbutt, E. O. Keeler, B. S. Keith,
W. A. Curtis, A. A. Better, A. C.
Wheeler and F. A Hill were appointed
to arrange for headquarters, and nomi-
nate a set of officers to be ratified at .a
public meeting to be neLi at, the call of
the committee.

 

 

+'——__.
Railroad Commisioners’ Decision.

The railroad commissioners have de-
nied the motion of the New York, New
Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
to dismiss the application of the selec t-
men of Westport for a change in the

ocatiOn of the highway known as Ferry
Lane. The change in the layout was
asked 011 the ground that the railroad
company’s tracks were constructed so
near the highway as to endanger public
travel.

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Herrmann To-Night.

At the Norwalk Opera House to-night
Herrmann the great, will. give one of
his inimitable entertainments 1n ledger-
demain. Herrmann is the peer of any
man on the stage to-day, and his enter-
tainments are wonderful exhibitions of
his art. He will be ably assisted by
Mrs. Herrmann.

 

O.

Started for Long Island.

Selectman Frank H. Merrill, Deputy
Frank S'elleck, Captain Joseph A. Car-
ier, Registrar Samuel Lynes and Com?
modore Hubert E. Bishop, started for
Long Island this morning in the yacht
Mabel. Unless the wind changes it is
not thought that they will return to-
day.

Park City Theatre Attached.
Sheriff Hamilton attached the Park
City theatre, Bridgeport, owned by
Miss Sarah Hawes, yesterday, in a suit
for $3, 700, brought by J. H. Flood&
00., painters and decorators. The bill

 

E is for work done on the theatre about a .

year ago, when it was redecorated.

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UNDER HEAVY 3011113

Express Car Robbers Bound
Over to Superior Codrt.

 

 

Their Pictures Taken During Trial.

 

The two men, Charles Schultz and
Louis Ausenburg, held by the South
Norwalk police, charged with vagrancy
but- suspected of burglariziug an Adams
Express car, were brought up before
Judge Frost 1n the Town Court for the
second time, this morning, and the
vngrancy charge nolled and the more
serious one of burglarylodged against
them. “

Both men again piealel not guilty,
and Messrs. John A. 1 Smith of the
Adams Exprrss company and Ira E.
Petty, yuardmaster, testified to the
actions of the two men at the depot yes-
terday morning pricr‘to their arrest.
The testimony was substantially the
same as published in these columns yes-
terday. Mr. Petty was cross examined
by Schultz, who apparently intended
to make the point that Mr. Petty could
not positively identify him as the man
he saw walking up the tracks with the
cloaks. In this he succeeded as Mr.
Petty could not identify him as the man.

W. C. Sprague, , the Adams Express
messenger 013 the train which was
robbed,testified that he first discovered
that the car had been robbed when the
train reached Wickford, R. I. He said

the window in the rear had been broken”

out together with the sash, and some one
standing on the car platform had rifled
five boxes of cloaks which had been
piled "up near the widow.
were produced, showing the way they
had been broken open and were identi-
fied by Mr. Sprague.

Officer Pennington repeated his testi-
mony of yesterday and then‘ Assistant
Superintendent John C. Curtis, of the
Adams Express company, presented a
duplicate invoice of the cloaks stolen,
after which the state rested.

Charles Schultz, one of the accused,
thenaddressed Judge Frostandmade a.
"plea for liberty. His manner of address
and the language used not only showed
him to be a man of intelligence but
that he had been in a police court be.
fore. He ma‘de the point that no evi-
dence had been produced to directly
connect him with the robbery. He ad-
mitted having the goods in his posses-
sion, but stated that he had found them
near the depot.

Judge Frost then bound the prison-
ers over to the Superior court, which
meets in Danbury on the 3d of October
next, under $1,000 bonds each.

When asked if he could secure that
amount of bail, Schultz responded, “I
can’t today but will be able to later,”
thus indicating that he had “friends”
in New York who would look after his
interests.

During the trial and while Schultz
was making his plea, asnap shot was
taken of him, and also his pal, which
will be sent to the New York police in
an effort to identify them. -

Baptist Anniversary.

The celebratiOn of a the fifty-eight
anniversary of the Fairfield ,County
Baptist association opened at the Nor-
walk Baptist church this morning, and
will be continued until to-morrow after-
noon. A large delegation from the
different Baptist churches in the county
are present. Rev. C. L. Rhoades of
Stamford,preached the annual sermon.

Collections for the Home were made,
after, which an adjournment was taken
for dinner.

A meeting of the ,Women’s‘ Home
mission was held at 1:30.

The General topic: “How Can We
Promote a Deeper Spiritual Life in
Our Churches?” is. being presented
this afternoon as follows:

“The Special Need of Such Life,” by
Rev. E. E. Robbins. ‘

“Separation from the World” by
Rev. C. L. Rhoades.

“Some Practical Suggestions,” by
Rev. George D. Reid.

The addressesw were followed by a
general discussion of the topic.

There will be a Young People’ 5 Rally
this evening.

 

 

 

 

 

n F roze Out.

The teachers and pupils at the Center
school found it so uncomfortably cool
in the school-rooms, this morning, that
it was decided to “close up” for the day.
There is some difficulty in the heating
apparatus. ‘

 

 

Captain Fitch to Wed.
‘ Captain Gilbert L. Fitch of Com-
pany 0., Stamford, and Miss Carrie 0. .,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William E.
Wood of that cityuwill be married
Thursday, October 1.

 

 

--Advertise_' 1n the GAZETTE. -

The boxes _

A SEGUNB ‘VIGTIM.

Eddie Lahey Didn’t Take Warn-
ing From Mead’s Fate.

 

 

Another Fatal Accident in New Canaan.

 

Last Monday there appeared' in these
columns an account of a fatal accident
in New Canaan, the day before to
Harry, the 11-year old son of Henry H.
Mead, a fireman on the Stamford
branch of the Consolidated railroad.

As was stated he climbed with a com
panion into the rear end of a wagon,
for what the boys call a “free ride.”
,The horse became frightened and Mead
was threwn out and sustained injuries
that proved fatal.

In the s1me town, yesterday, there
occurred a like accident which was also
fatal in in its results, and the victim
was another lad about ten years of age,
and well acquainted with the Mead boy
and the circumstances in connection
with his terrible death.

little son of Morris Lahey, an engineer
on the Stamford branch of the Consol-
idated railroad. He, in company with
some other boys of the same age, ran
and tried to catch a ride on a passing
wagon. In attempting to get in at the
rear end of the wagon, his little coat
became caught in the tail-board in-such
a way that he was thrown around and
one of his feet caught between the

to the ground and dragged quite a dis-
tance before the driver could stop his
team.

It was found that the little fellow had
sustained serious injuries, and he was
tenderly picked up and taken to his
hbme, and a physician summoned who
found that the poor boy’s leg was frac-
tured in two or three places and as after
results proved, sustained internal in-
juries

The accident happened between 4 and
5 o’clock. Everything possible was
done to alleviate the suffering of the

to save his life, but without avail as he
died about 10:30 o’clock last‘night.

The lad was a nephew of Mr. John
Hogan of this city, and was one of a
family of seven children.

Strangely enough the fathers of both
children were employed 'on the same
line of railroad, their ages did not me-
terially differ, and both met their fate
in a similar manner.

Surely this ought to be a _ double
warning to the boys who in this city
are in the habit of chasmg wagons for a
short ride and at the risk of their lives.

—.

MARKS FOR MARINERS.

 

 

 

Changes in Buoys, Lights .and Signals in
' Long Island Sound.

 

Several changes in buoys, lights and
signals on Long Island Sound are noted
in Notice to Mariners, No, 210, just
published by the Treasury Department.
The buoy marking Black Boy Rock,
about five miles east of the Connecticut
River entrance, should be red instead
of black, as shown on the June edition
of chart No. 115. Two post lights mark

One, known as the East Breakwater
Beacon Light, was placed on a white,
wedge-shaped wooden skeleton, with
bracket at top, from which is suspended
a fixed red light, on the northerly end
of the east breakwater at the entrance
of the harbor.

The light is about thirty-seven feet
above mean high water and can be seen
three miles in clear weather.
other, a fixed white lantern light,
known as West Beacon' Light, is sup:
ported by a pyramidal concrete pier
and white post, with bracket at the top,
from which the lantern is suspended.
This stands on a point on the west side
of the entrance to the harbor. The
light is about thirty feet above mean
high water, and can be seen four miles
in clear weather. During thick or
foggy weather, a bell at the East Break-
water Beacou Light will be struck by
machinery, a double blow every thirty
seconds. The lights are’ distant from
Stratford Shoal (middle ground) about
5% and 5% miles, respectively, and Old
Field Point light a little over a mile.

A second-clues spar buoy, red and
black horizontal stripes,has been placed

miles from Eaton’s Neck light. There

are shoal spots with 3% fathoms of water
over them, bearing” from the buoy N.
E. N. through east to S. E. Deep-
draft vessels pans at least 1;} miles north
of the buoy. '

Moses Point _Buoy, red spar, near

had

Oyster Bay, has
changed from 2 to ’4

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‘ _-—Newsboys wanted at this owes. Kg“

its number

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The last victim was Eddie, the bright “l

; wigs not at all well.

spokes of the wheel, and he was thrown» gfrom the 1101391 05109.

unfortunatedittle fellow and if'possible'

the entrance to Port Jefferson harbor. ‘

The .

to mark the sixteen-foot spot about If

 

oALLIAs 1311 DEAD.
His Wifenm Reach 111m
in Time.

Mrs. P. T. Barnum Once More a Widow.

—-——I—h-—

As has been feared by all who were
acquainted with the state of his health,
death. has followed the serious illness of
Demetrius Callias Boy, who gained
bdth'fame and‘fortune only a short year
ago by becoming the husband of Mrs.
P. T. Barnum. The sad event occurred
Monday morning at the Hotel Bristol
Gonstantinople, where he had been ill
fgi' a couple of ‘weeks. Death was due
31} complication of diseases, having

an origin in a liver complaint, which
E... annoyed him for a long time.

 
 

“ *"onday when news was received

t§at he.was dying at the hotel, Ben-
jltmin Fish, who has for a long time
béé’n Mrs. Callias’s adviser, expressed
fife fear __that the illness could result
only in one way. He spent some time
ith the couple in Paris a couple of
iiionths ago, and at that time the Bey
was sufferino with a liver trouble and
His recall to Con-
stintinu'ple did much to bring on an
attack of lllness and though every at-

tention was given him at the Lotel,
‘w ch he always made his home, death

if: ured yesterday morning.

first news was received by Mr. Fish
yesterday morning in a cablegram
The saddest
feature of the sad affair' 1s the fact that
Mrs. Callias‘ is even now hastening with

£11 possible speed to the bedside of her

Husband, whom she does not think is
Siiriously ill, having been informed
when she left New York that he was
iinwell and desired her to come to him.
The steamer on which she at once
sailed 18 due to arrive at Southampton
today, and there she will receive the
intelligence of his death. . That it can-
not fail to be a severe blow is certain:
for)" the Bey was a devoted husband and

Lshe had been locking forward to spend-
‘inlg, many happy days with him in this 1

country.

Mr. Fish, who is well known as a
cousin of Mrs. Callias, has requested
Editor Wood of the London Gentle-
woman, to meet the voyager at South-
ampton and impart the news of the
death, deeming this a much better
method thin a notification direct to her
by cable. From, Southampton she will
be conveyed to the Hotel Savoy at
London, where the members of the
Barnum family have sent messages of
condolence. Of course her plans for
the future cannot be predicted, but it is
believed that she will hasten on to Con-
stantinople as rapidly as possible, and
there make arrangements for the dis.
posal of the remains which have already
been embalmed and await her orders.
Mr. Fish thinks that the interment will
take place at Melita, the island home of
the Bey, just a short distance from
Smyrna.

The wedding of Mrs. Barnum to De-
‘metrius Callias Bey occurred in New
York city on August 7 of last year and
attracted widespread attention. Two
ceremonies were celebrated, one being
a civil contract and the other according
to the rites of the Greek church; The
latter was performed at the Greek
chapel of the Holy Trinity on West 53d

‘street, and was witnessed by Mr. Fish,

Miss May Read and Miss Carrie Leigh,
all Bridgeport relatives of Mrs. Bar-
num. The ofi‘iciating clergyman was
Rev. Agathodoros .Papageorgopollos,
and the ceremony was of unusual beauty
and very impressive. ' The Bey was at
the time of his death a trifle over 48.
Like his bride, he was wealthy, and.
was of one of the foremost Grecian
families.

Immediately after the wedding of
the couple, they went to Bridgeport as
the guests” of -Dr. I. DeVer "Warner,
and soon afterward sailed for Paris.
Since then they have made atour of
Europe, visiting the Bay’s estates and
returning finally to Pans.

To Lecture at Yale.

The lecturers for the year were an-
nounced in the Yale Divinity School
yesterday as follows:

Lyman Beecher lecturer, Rev. ' John

 

 

Watson, of England (Ian Maclaren);

former minister to England Edward J.
Phelps, Judge David Brewer of the
United States Supreme Court, subject,
f‘Suggestions to the Ministry from the
Layman’s- Point of View;” Professor
Garman of Amherst; Rev. George A.
Gordon, Boston, subject, “Significance

of theIdeal,” and Rev. George Knox,

Rye, N. Y., subject, “The Missionary
Message to the Followers of Confucius}:
. Rev. Benjamin W. Bacon,"83,. has
been appointed instructor of New Tes-
tament criticism and interpretation in
the Divinity School. . ’

 

HERE AN__D_ THERE

An Epitome of Happenings of
of Interest to the Public.

Garnered With Scissors and Pencil.

Herrmann at the Norwalk Opera
House to-night.

The Daughters of Erin will meet to-
morrow evening.

 

Bernard Tully is willing to be a
member of the board of selectmen.

Clinton Commandery K. T. will con-
fer the Temple degree Friday night.

Don’t forget Herrmann the great at
the Norwalk Opera House to-night.-

There will bea dance at St. John’s
grove, Broad River, to-morrow night.

.Mrs. A. R. Malkin is enjoying the
invigorating air to be found in Canaan.

—Wheels routed and repaired. H.
A. Saunders, 12 North Main street,
South Norwalk. 417

Mrs. Barah L. 'Bessey of Franklin
avenue, is visiting relatives in New
York city.

There will be a grand concert given
in ’the First Congregational church on
October 28th.

Street {Commissioner Kellogg has a
gang of men at work putting Belden
Place in proper repair.

The Waterbury Mandolin club will
meet at the residence of Louis Singer
on camp street, to-night.

 

The state convention of the Wine,
Liquor and Beer Dealers’ association 18
being held at Hartford to-day.

 

Next Sunday will be observed 1111
“Rally Sunday” by the First Congrega-
tional church and Sabbath school.

Mrs. M. H. Tolles and Miss Mary
Selleck left yesterday for’a two weeks’
stay in the attractive land of Canaan.

. ,It is 16 to 1 between snappers and the
fishermen who are trying to kook them
with the difference in favor of the fish.

Work on the laying of the Street
Railway tracks on_Mill Hill is progres-
sing rapidly and 1n a short time will be
laid to the foot of the hill.

The first meeting of the season of the
Ladies’ Association of the First Con-
gregation church is in session this af-
ternoon in the chapel parlor.

The sails on the new 20-foot yacht
Mary B. were bent to-day. .Captain
Brother ton expects that she can outsail
any craft this side of the bridges.

_Constable Hunt this morning sub-
poenaed E. K. Lockwood to appear as
a witness in the appeal case of P.
H. Dwyer vs. the City of Norwalk, be-
fore a board of commissioners.

Frank H. Merrill is making hay
while the sun shines. He is a candi-
date for renomination as selectman and
all ‘the democratic delegates, so far
elected, are “Merrillmen.”— Hour.

Congressman Hill will not address
the republican rally in this city Thurs-
day night. 0. F. Merrill, editor of the
Middletown Tribune will take his place.
Mr. Hill will speak here later.—Dan-
bury News.

—Don’ t fail to. see the Orient and
Saracen bicycles at the Orient Palace,
12 North Main street, 80. Norwalk. 4t,

William Wallace is still confined to
his home on Merwin street as a re-ult
of injuries received by falling on a 1181.
which made an ugly wound on his neck.
and from which he suffered .a loss or
considerable blood.

The subject for the mid-week meet-
ing of the First Congregational church
to-morrow evening will be “Woman’s
Work in ’the Church,” and several
ladies are to give br1rf papers. The
meeting will be led by the 'pastor.

The Fairfield County Savings Bank
has declared a dividend at the rate of
four per cent. per annum from the
earnings of the current six months, to
be credited to depositors October 1st,
and paid on and after October 10th.

John Whichman ,of Bethel, died some
time ago after a long illness with, con-
sumption, which it is said was contrac-
ted at a fire. The State Fireman’s as
sociation has 'sent a check for $400 to.
the widow, and another check for $150

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. to be used‘to pay the funeral. expenses.‘l

 

DON’T MISS THEM

The Latest Ads. Received Be-
fore Being_to-Press.~

‘ : By. the People and For the People.
' nomvp. .
OUND—A revolver. Whirh owner can have

by calling at this office, proving property
and paying 'ch'arges. st23 f

 

 

 

 

 

FOR SALE. \

OR SALE—A second—hand Columbia bi-
omcecycle. Price. $15. Can be seen at this

FOR SALLBicycles, guaranteed $75 1896
models. seamless steel tubing. drop

forged steel connections. choice of tires. $39.7

at SOUTH NOBWALK HARDWARE 00. 1'25 tf5

 

 

 

_OR SALE—Benedict. Norwalkmewsdeal-
er. is- selling an excellent Fpuntain Pen

and Holder forfisc. Call and see it. ji2_tf

 

WANTED

 

WANTED—A girl for general housework .

1n 3. small family. Apply at this soffige.

 

ANTED '— Two entlemen boarder
Good table boardg, and homelik ke 811E-
roundings. Apply 39 Belden avenue 823%

ANTED—A girl for general hous
MUIEW SW Must be a good laundress. Apisl‘ymtld

B n to , 9
stairs hell] 311 g n Isaacs Place. [Down

 

ANTED—Captain Oliver S. Clark. 27
Merwin street, wil take out part1es for
sailing or fishing cruises in his yacht‘ ‘Three
Brothers ” 1 'all or drop a poatal as abOve if
his services are desired. alOtf

The Fairlield county Savings Bank.

At a meeting of the Directors of this Ban
held September 16, 1896. a dividend at the ratio
of four per cent. per annum. was declared
from the earnings of the current six months,
to be credited to the depositors. October 1 st,
1896, and paid on and after October 10.

Vrcron S. SELLECK.
cc. and Trees.

 

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N ORWALK OPERA HOUSE.

F.W.MITBHELL, - MAIABEB.
.1us1' ONE NIGHT,

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23.

The Napoleon of N ecromancers.

HERRMANN

THE GR E T.

In his New Marvelous Entertainment of
new. - ' , ,
IRTI-I,
YSTERY.

Aided by

ADELAIDE HRRBMANN.

In her Bewildering Spectacular Dances,
"L’Etoilc de IIuil,”
"Les Rayon dc Soliel,"
“Le Dansc 'de Vesuvius,”
“The Lily of the Orient.”

PRICES: 500. 75c. and $1 .
Seats now on sale at VVeed’s and Tom-
linson’s.

NANCE!

Annual City Meeting.

 

 

Notice is herebv given that the an-
nual meeting of the C1ty of Norwalk
will be held in the building occupied
by the Hope Hose 00., on Water street,
in said city, on Monday, October 5th,
1896, at which time and place there
shall be chosen by the qualified voters
of said city, from among their number.
by a plurality of ballots, a Mayor,a
City Treasurer, a Collector, an Audi-
tor, a City Sheriff, six Councilmen, two
members of the Board of Registration,
two Inspectors of Elections, one Water
Commissioner, and a Treasurer of the
Water Fund; and that for such purpose
the polls will remain open at said time
and place, from 6 o’clock in the fore-
noon until 5 o ’,clock afternoon.

Dated at said City of Norwalk Sep-
t1111111111 15th,1896.

EDWARD M. Locxwoon, City Clerk.

NOTICE

 

11101111111111) ROAD.

 

Bids for Macadamizing about 500 feet
of the Connecticut Turnpike at South-
port. Connu ; also for Macadamizing or
’I‘elfording a portion of the Tampeo
Hill road, in the Town of Fairfield,
Conn” will be received by the Select-
men ai: the Town 3.1151111111111111, until
12 m. of.the 28th day of September.

Plans and specifications may be seen
at the office of the Selectmen, Fairfield.

All bids must be accompanied with .

the bidder’ is bond in the sum of one
thousand dollars“
The right is reserved to reject any or
all bids.
SIMON C. BRADLEY, ) Selectmen
Burns B. JENNINGS,
HENRY HORN, i Fairfield.

‘ September 121b, 1896..»