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Vol. VI. Whole 310.1458
Norwalk, Conn, Wednesday Evening, September 30, 1896.
Price One Cent 1 .
THE TOWN cAuous.
The Republicans Renominate
Their Former Officials.
A Close Call for the Collector.
' The report that there was likely to
be a close fight for the position of col-
lector brought out a large crowd at the
Republican caucus in the Town House
last evening. ' .
Francis Leonard was elected chair-
mau and John H. Wade secretary.
Messrs. Chartres E.,Curtis;, E. E. Gor-
ham, J. A. Carier, W. G. LeCount and
H. E. Bishop were appointed tellers.
The chairman made the request that
only those who intended supporting and
voting the Republican ticket should
vote at this caucus.
An informal ballot was taken for the
Office of First Selectman which resulted
as follows:
Total number votes, . 284 -
Isaac Selleck ................................ 207
A .A. Bette ............... . ............ . ...... 10
Oscar W. Raymond...................... 5
Bradley S. Keith ........................... 4
Scattering. ....... . ............................ 8
On motion of Joseph A. Gray the
ballot was made formal and Mr. Selleck
declared nominated.
‘ Herbert R. Smith was renominated
for the Office of Town Clerk by a unan-
imous and hearty vote Of ayes, with no
noes.
Tne name of William A. Curtis to
succeed himself as Town Treasurer was
presented and he would have been
nominated by acclamation but for the
“I Object,” Of a young man named
Daniel Reardon, who was seated in the
rear of the room. ,
A ballot was taken in which Mr.
Curtis received 237 of the 249 votes cast.
While this ballot was being taken,
Messrs. A. 0. Wheeler, Miner Randall
and Joseph C Randle at the suggestion
of the. chair, passed around their hats
and collected $10.87.
Next in order was the Collectorshi‘p
contest for which there were three can-
' didates. ‘
' Dr. J. G. Gregory in a trite little
speech presented the name of George
B. St. John. '
Harry Rider Of East Norwalk present-
ed the name of James L. Hoyt.
. Garrett Haulenbeek presented the
mime of Thomas Cousins, “and the bat-
» tle began.”
An informed ballot resulted as fol-
lows:
Total number votes, 374
Thomas Cousins......'. .................. . 103
JamesL. Hoyt..... ...................... 112
George B. St. John. .............. . ........ 157
The chairman expressed surprise at
the sudden increase Of the volume of
votes, the inference being that some
were voting who ought not to.
A man at the rearof the hall explained
this by saying, “The vote will keep in-
creasing if you don’t lock the doors;
men keep. coming in all the while.”
On motion it was voted that the caucus
proceed to a formal ballot and that the
votes be deposited on the desk.
Three formal ballots were taken be-
fore a candidate was selected, and were
as follows: '
FIRST BALLOT:
Total number votes, 337
Thomas Cousins ............................ 85
James L. Hoyt .............................. 102
George B. St. J ohn..... ................... 148
SECOND BALLOT: ,
Total number votes, 298
Thomas Cousins ............................ 58
James L. Hoyt ............ . ................ 96
George B. St. John...... . ......... 144
THIRD BALLOT:
Total number votes, ‘ 274
Thomas Cousins ...... . ..................... 26
James L. Hoyt ............. .. ...... . ........ 101
George B. St. John ...... ............ 147
Mr. St. John was declared nominated.
The next on the list was the office of
constable, for which office there were
two vacancies. The ballot resulted in
the choice of Mr. Robert N. More-
house and was:
Total number of votes, 116
Robert N. Morehouse, ...... ............ 54
W. E. Platt, ........................... 46
L. D. Keeler, .............. _ ............ 12
Thomas Hunt, ........................ 4
Mr. Morehouse was declared nomina-
’ ted and Mr. Plait was nominated by ac-
clamation. '
Messrs. F. A. Hill and E. J. Thomas
were nominated Grand Jurors by ac-
clamation. , _ ,
Aballot was taken for the nomina-
tion of the office of Assessor which re-'
sulted in the selection of J. Sturges
Randall by a. vote of 61 to 36 the latter -.
being received by Goold Hoyt.
Bradlyl‘S. Keith was nominated as a
member of the Board of Belief by ac-
clamation. -
Mr. Keith was also nominated as a
member of the Board of School Visitors.
Messrs. Samuel Lynes and E. E.
Gorham were nominated as Registrars.‘
- It was voted to ratify the nomina-
tions made in the Second district.
.HUULIHAN CHOSEN.
He Will Lead the Forlorn Hope
Of the Fourth District.
Only One Ballot Required to Naminate.
Ex-State Senator Michael J. Houli-
han, of Newtown, was yesterday nomi-
nated for Congress by the Democratic
Congressional convention of the Fourth
district at Torriugton. The convention
was called to order in the Opera House
at 11:30 by Eli D. Weeks of Litchfield,
chairman of the Congressional commit-
tee for the district, 66 delegates being
present. .
Homer S. Cummings of Stamford,
the Democratic nominee for secretary
of state, was named as temporary chair-
man and later was made permanent
chairman. Bernard E. Higgins Of
Woodbury, was appointed secretary for '
Litchfield county and Joseph A. O’Brien
of Bridgeport, for Fairfield county. '
After the reports Of various commit-
tees John F. Cuff of Danbury, placed
in nomination for congressman,Michael
J. Houlihan of Newtown. There was
only one other nomination, that of Wil-
liam J. Bobannan of Stamford. One
ballot was taken, resulting as follows:
Houlihan, 33; Bohannan, 29. Seat-
tering, 4.
The vote. was immediately made un-
animous for Houlihan by the conven-
tion, and Senator Houlihan was nomin-
ated.
Resolutions were adopted'endorsmg
the platform and nominees of both the
Chicago and state conventions, and the
convention adjourned at 1 o’clock.
Mr. Houlihan was a delegate to the
Chicago convention and is now a free
silver man.
V-O‘
TWO IN ONE CASKET.
Second and Third of the Stickies Ouadru-
plets Buried Yesterday.
--Two little babies with! hands ctasped
rested in a neat white casket at Bishop’s
Bridgeport undertaking parlors yester-
day morning. They were two of the
famous Stickles quadruplets.
The little casket was covered with
choice cut flowers. The plate bore the
names and ages of the children, the
girl 25 days and the boy one month. A
singular fact about the death of three
of the four children, is that they passed
away in the order they were born,
Amelia, first, Wilhelmina, second, and
Orlando H., third.
There was quite a gathering in the
undertaking parlors when Rev. Mr.
Cone Of Christ church read the funeral
service. The bodies were taken to
Woodlawn on the 12:10 train for inter-
ment. Their father 0. H. Stickies
owns a plot in Woodlawn, and the
mother and other child are buried
there.
Want Him Back.
A. numerously signed petition to
Bishop Tierney asking that Rev. Father
Slocum be returned to the St. Mary’s
parish, this city has been mailed to the
Bishop. It is not at all probable that
it will be seriously considered. Never-
theless Father Slocum would be gladly
welcomed back again by our citizens of
all faiths. It is stated that there isa
possibility of Mr. Slocum’s being ap-
pointed to the charge of the parish in
Stamford if such should be his desire,
He is hOWever doing very nicely in
Waterbury and it is not known that he
desires a change.
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“Dan.” Honnecker’s Wit.
While the “grand old mischief-maker
of Isaacs street,” was struggling with
his anjournment motion at Monday’s
city meeting, “Dan.” Honnecker, with
true mother wit, remarked soto voce,
“why not adjourn until after the No-
vember election and then if Bryan is
elected the Bridge won’t need widening
.as there’ll be room enough then for all
the business we’ll have left.”
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Sperry Will be Renominated.
“ The Republican Congressional con-
vention for the Second district, to be
held in Middletown to-day, will re-
nominate Congressman N. D. Sperry in
one unanimous shout, pass resolutions
endorsing McKinley, Sperry and sound
money, and then adjourn. The con-
vention proceedings will be brief.
Our City Ticket. .
I It’s a good enough board—for a Re-
publican board—but wait till the Demo-
crats nominate.—-News.
Does Editor Rodemeyervwant “we
one” to wait till we die of old age, be-
fOre his party settle even on nomina-
tions ?
—Advertise in the GAZETTE.’
O
' REFUSE TO RUN-
Stamford Democrats Decline
Silver Nominations. "
Complicated Situation is the Result.
William F. Waterbury, who has been I
Town Clerk of Stamford for ' many
years, always being elected by a tre-
mendous majority, was renominated
Monday night on the Democratic ticket
cantrolled by silver men. Yesterday
Mr. Waterbury sent a letter, declining
the nomination of the silverites, and
stating that he would support the gold
Democrats, who will to-morrow nomi-
nate a town ticket.
Edward Duffy, also nominated for tax
collector, and Fred Woodhall for town
treasurer on the silver ticket, have also
sent letters declining to run.
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LICENSE RESTRICTIONS.
County Commissioners Soon to Grant No-
vember Permits.
The county commissioners are get-
ting ready tO grant licenses in the
towns in the county. The license year
in all the others outside of Bridgeport
commences November 1. Applications
must be made beme the 31st day of
October, and the dealer will have to
shut up shop on that day if none is filed.
The commissioners have sent circu-
lars to the different dealers calling their
attention to certain features Of the law,
particularly those sections which relate
to the location of saloons in "dwelling
houses. The circulars state that no li-
cense W111 be granted to any applicant
whose saloon is located in a building
used also as a residence unless access
to the residential portion Of it is abso-
lutely disconnected.
The circular also says that any person
selling liquor before a license is grant.
ed, does so in violation of the law, even
though he may have filed an applica-
tion. And any personwhodoes so will
not be granted a license. This does
'not apply to those who have had a
license the previous year.
The commissioners have a somewhat
peculiar case on hand in a remonstrance
made against the granting of a license
to Henry Barthel & Co. of Stamford.
An interesting point is raised by the re-
monstrants among whom is Mayor Ed-
win G. Scofield.
Mayor Scofleld claims that no license
can be granted to a company. The law
says that a license shall only be grant-
ed to persons of good character and
that those who would vouch for the
character of the applicant must be well
acquainted with him.
It is claimed that unless every mem-
ber of “the company” is named in the
application, and those who sign it can-
not possibly knOw anything about the
applicant. They only know Henry
Barthel.
There is a long list of names of prop
erty owners signed to the remonstrance
on the grounds that the place is not a
suitable one for a saloon and that the
opening of one would greatly damage
the property both for business and res-
idential purposes. . ‘
The commissioners will probably hold
a hearing next week. I I
.
Shea—Manning.
Mr. Myrtie Shea of East Norwalk
and Miss Maria Manning, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Manning of
Chapel street were married by Rev.
Father Barry this morning. There was
no ostentation about the wedding, the
ceremony being witnessed only by the
immediate friends and relatives Of the
family. John Shea a brother of the
groom acted as best man and Miss Mag-
gie Manning, a sister of the bride, was
bridesmaid. Both bride and brides-
maid were becomiugly attired in rich
gowns. A wedding breakfast followed
at the former home of the bride. This
afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Shea will go to
a neatly furnished cottage on Osborne
avenue and start out in life in doubled
blessedness with the well wishes of all
who know them. They were in receipt
of many handsome and valuable pres-
ents.
’
Opera Honse.
A well pleased audience greeted the
Briggs Comedy company at the Opera
House last night. The play was well
presented and the specialties warmly
received. The music by the orchestra
was something unusually fine and of
itself fully worth the price of admission
charged. The cast of‘characters was
good and as on the night before Minnie
Seward gained her share of plaudits, as
did Frederick Seward. "‘Capital vs.
.‘ .Labor” will be presented to-night.
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—Subscribe for theGazuT‘T a;
visiting in town.
,»;.“’Uneasy rests the heads of those-
'who”.—.want an Office.
HEREANll THERE.
An Epitome ofHappenings of
of Interest to the Public.
Garnered With Scissors and Pencil.
To-day is known as St. J erome’s day.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred C. Bennett, are
Miss J. E. Bennett of East avenue is ,
visiting friends in Brooklyn.
The» game law will be off to-morrow.
This also applies to escallops.
Mrs. Charles Olmstead is home again,
from the White Mountians.
Frank Aquin’no has put a new floor
on his fruitery on Main street.
Mrs-Mary Kelleher is moving from
Main street. to her house on Hoyt
street. . .
gran Opening at Miss Fitch’s ’on
Thursday, October 1. 2t.
I'Rev. Father Slocum, of Waterbury,
celebrated a mass inSt. Mary’s church,
yesterday. ' .
The Street Railway company has men
at work setting the trolley wire on
Newtown avenue. ~
The Ladies’ Society of St. Paul’s
church is being entertained by Miss
LeGrand Jackson on Elm street.
Members of Companies D and F at-
tended a ball given by Lafayette drum
corps at Greenwich last night.
"—Fall Opening at Miss Fitch’s on
Thursday, October 1.~ 2t.
The Newtown fair Opened yesterday,
but owing to the threatening weather
onlva few were 33 attendance.
Rev. Mr. McKenzie. was at Grace
church last evening. and instructed a
class of sixty in biblical lessons.
The Cress Country Walking Club,
Michael Dowd, president, will take a
twenty mile jaunt on Sunday next.
This section or the Danbury .na Nor? .
walk division of the’COnsolidated rail-
road is being placed in thorough repair.
Defender-Council, on. A. M., will
entertain a delegation from Commodore
Perry Council of New Canaan, tO-night.
The board Of Officers Of the Connecti-
cut division, League of American
Wheelmen, will meet at Hartford to-
day. ‘
The Democratic town convention will
take place to-morrow morning, Select-
man Merrill will probably be renomina-
ted. .
—Miss Agnes Fitch, 64 Wall St, will
display an unusually fine selection of
Trimmed Hats and Bonnets at her
Opening on Thursday, October 1. 2t.
The oyster boat Florence B. of
Bridgeport, has been purchased by
John Gregory and Alfred Warnock, of
Saugatuck. ’
-All political printing done at the
GAZETTE office, is guaranteed to be
correct.
Reporter E. J. Thomas made a mis-
step on a flight of stairs yesterday after-
noon and suffered a _ sprain to one of
his ankles, '
Mrs. J. E. Plumb who has been visit-
ing her niece Mrs. W. E. James on
East avenue has returned to her home
in East Orange, N. J.
—Miss Agnes Fitch. 64 Wall St” will
display an unusually fine selection of
Trimmed Hats and Bonnets at her
Opening on Thursday, October 1. 2t. V
J ohu O’Sullivan who attended the
Democratic Congressional convention
at Torrington, yesterday, speaks of the
place as being one of the finest towns it
was ever his fortunate visit.
\
Mrs. Elizabeth Giraud, of Pough-
keepsie, was asphyxiated by a leaking
gas stove in her bedroom during Mon-
day night. She leaves ' several thou-
sands of dollars to Vassar College.
Reporter E. J. Thomasreceived the
nomieation for Grand Juror at the
caucus'last evening. He was at the
time heme nursing a sprained ankle.
He wishes it to be distinctly understood
that he don’t want to be a grand juror
and wouldn’t be one it he could. ~ He,
in other wOrds, with true reportorial .
ROWAYTON VISITEO.
Thieves Again Enter the General :Store
* of A. Dibble.
Some time during last night or early
this morning, thieves broke open the
front door of A. Dibble’sstoro’ on Main
street, ROwayton, and carried away a
bacon. .
not known, and no clue has been ob-
tained of the thieves. ' '
\ A Perfidious Candidate.
The Bridgeport Union says editorials
ly: “The Democrats of the Fourth
Congressional district could not have
than they have. M. J. Houlihan is: no
doubt an honest, conscientious man in
all that pertains to his business asa
hotel keeper. He is a self-made man, a
man of the people and he has had ex-
perience in politics, all of which is in his
favor. But the voters of this district
willlnot send Mr. Houlihan to Congress.
Mr. Houlihan is more than a silver
man. Hisname Was printed in the list
'Of delegates tothe Popocrat convention
in New Haven. It was preceded by
the black asterisk of dishonor; the star,
which, printed before a name, indicated
that that delegate had been also a dele-
gate to the Hartford convention that
unanimously. adopted a gold platform.
Mr. Houlihan was a delegate to that
convention. He voted for a platform
favoring principles to which he has
since proved a traitor. Nay! Mr.
Houlihan was also a delegate to the
Chicago convention, whither he was
sent because he was known to believe in
honest money and to be Opposed to the
free ratio of 16 to 1. No man would
have been sent to that convention by
the Democrats of Connecticut who had
not declared himself on these points.
Mr. Houlihan’e candidacy is doubly
unfortunate. Heis not even a Popo-
crat from choice. He is a Popocrat
from expediency. He does not believe
in Papooracy. Yet he is reconciled to
his cause and to his party. Why not?
His cause is his own. His party is him-
self: He maybe false to gold, he' may
not believe in'free silver, but he does
believe in Houlihan. It is a pity that
this belief is not of a kind likely to ap-
peal to voters or gain votes. But so it
is. Perfidy is not the price of success.
The gentleman from Newtown is beaten
before a vote is cast.”
The Storm.
- The storm last night while not excep-
tionally severe was a most discomfort.
ing one. The rain pelted down, backed
by a strong breeze. It swamped busi-
ness. Along shore more or less dam-
age was done to small sailing craft,
there being an unusually high sea.
The yacht Ernie was sunk off Gregory’s
Point, the yacht Mabel dragged her
anchor and fouled the sloop Libble M.
both having been anchored off the
Point. The bathing float ran ashore,
and a large number of small boats
“drifted on to the meadows. The yachts
Marguerite and Little Joe rode safel y
through the storm.
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On Mill Hill.
The loose stones, etc. are being
cleared from Mill Hillaud the road
made passable for teams.
A large tree in front of the Mallory
place was razed this morning.
Contractor Hutchinson this morning
had agang of men at work laying a
line of tracks item the corner of the
Bissell place to the foot of Mill Hill for
the Tramway company. The work is
being hustled along under the watchful
eye of Fred S, Lyon, jr. '
Ticket "2 Wins a Piano.
The enteatainmsnt given by Wel-
come Stranger Lodge, Sons of St.
George last evening was one of many
interestiug‘and pleasing features, both
from a musical and) literary staupornt
The drawing for the piano resulted in
the award of the same to the holder of
ticket number 112, held it is believed
by a young man named Guyer.
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The Diamond Thieves.
The adjourned 'case of the State vs.
Charles Thompson and Richard Whit-
tlesey the former of whom has confes-
sed to stealing Mrs. E. H. Hotchkiss’
diamonds, which case» was to have been
tried this morning was further. ad
journed by Judge Hubbell until Thurs-
day. - \
Last Night’s Gale.
Norwalk was drenched with rain last
night and visited with the Herald’s
long promised wind cyclone, which
came bpwlipg up the coast from
Georgia with forty horse hurricane
power... v .
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To morrOw will be pay day at the Sc-
moderéty refuses to accept the honors _
thrust upon him.
lectmen’s office.
quantity of dry goods, cigars and " to- : .' .
The exact amount of the robbery is"
m‘adea more unfortunate nomination
(DON’T MISS THEIR '
The Latest Ads. Received Be-
fore Going to Press.
/
p 4‘ By the People and For the Peeple.
. FOUND.
'FOUND—A revolver. which owner can have
bycallmg at this office, provmg property
at 23
and paying charges.
FOR SAL E.
on SALE—A second-hand Colu b' V'-
oEflzecycle. Price. $15. Can be :seenmatmttlijils
0
I QR SALE—Bicycles guaranteed S” .18 "
F models, seamless, steel tubing.‘0dr09p’
Orged steel connections. choice of tires. $39.75
at SOUTH NORWALK HARDWARE Co. j25 tf
- OB SALE'—Benedict. Norwalk newsdeal-
er. is selling an excellent F ’ '~
andHolder for 25c. Call and see §untauni121t31e n
WANTED.
"N [ANTED—A girl for general housewo k
in a small family. Apply at this Officre.
letf
1'0 BEN 1’.
0 RENT—Cottage corner Cha e
T and Harbor avenue. Enquigel firefit
Dwyer, s263t
N ORWALK OPERA HOUSE.
F. W. MITCHELL, -
MANAGER.
One Solid Week Commencing
Monday, sept. 28.
BRIGGS’ BIG,
COMEDY
_ 911-.
Challenge Band and Premium Orchestra
headed by MINNIE SEWARD. and the
strongest dramatic company on the road at
Popular Prices:-10, 20 and 30 cents.
Seats now on sale at Weed’s and Tom-
linson’s.
FAWCEI’T’S
3 WATER STREET.
Opening of
Fall and Winter Millinery
On THURSDAY, FRIDAY and
SATURDAY, Oct. l, 2, 3.
All are cordially invited to attend.
Everyone making a purchase or leaving an
order will be presented with a. souvenir.
FAWCETTS.
3 Water Street, Norwalk.
NOTICE ‘
annual Town Meeting.
The inhabitants, legal voters, Of the
Town of Norwalk are hereby notified
and warned that the Annual Town
Meeting of said Town will be held on
Monday the 5th day of October, A. D.
1896, for the following purposes, to wit:
1. To elect by ballot all of the town
officers except those by law provided to
be appointed by the Selectmen. ,
' 2. To determine by ballot whether
the town will abolish all the school dis-
[riots and parts of school districts with-
in its limits, and assume and maintain
control of the public schools therein.
Those in favor of abolishing the school
districts and parts of school districts
and of the town’s assuming ,and main-
taining control of the public schools
will deposit a_ballot with the word “yes’
thereon, and those opposed will de-
posita ballot with the word “no” there-
on. - .
- 3. To determine by ballot whether
any person shallbe licensed to sell spir-
ituous and mtoxrcating liquors in said
own. '
The polls will be open for said pur-
poses from 6 O’clock in the forenoon,
until 5 o’clock in the afternoon, at 'the
Town House for the First Voting Dis
met; all the Putnam Hose House {on
Franklin Street South Norwalk;
for the Second Voting District" and at
the Volunteer Hose House on Last ave-
nue, East N orwalk, for the 3rd V-Oting
District. \ -
Dated at Norwalk, the 26th day of
6.
lane SELLECK, Selectmen of
Ernnam ’l‘nomas, the Town of
September, A. D. 189
FRANK H. MERRILL, ,) , Norwalk.
Norwalk Chronicler