George Reynolds, p
. James H. Wilmot, 9
‘Bradley S. Keith, rI
. Edwin Barrett, (1
I Robert N. Morehouse,r
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THE ONLY EIGHT-PAGE ONE-CENT DAILY IN THE WORWALKS.
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Norwalk, Conn, Saturday Evening, OctODer 3, 1896.
Price One Cent
Vol. yr. Whole No. 1460
THE TIOKETS.
Convention and Caucus Nomi-
nees for Town and City
Officers.
Excellent Names on All the Tickets.
The following are the nominees on
the different Town and City tickets to
be voted for on Monday next:
SELECTMEN.
Isaac Selleclr, r
Ephraim Themes, 1'
Frank H. Merrill, (1
Milo H. Parsons, d
William Fillow, p
TOWN CLERK.
Herbert R. Smith, r
James T. Hubbe‘ll, d
Edwin R Bennett, p
TREASURER.
William A. Curtis, r
WilliamE. Montgomery, d
George N. Harris, p .
COLLECTOR.
George B. St. John,
William S. Wilcox, d
'CONSTABLES.
Robert N. Morehouse, r
William H. Platt, r
John G. Goodwin, r
Edward Ladrigan,r
George H. wardwell, d
Michael J. Nolan, (1
William Vollmer, a
Charles Lynch, (1
C. Strong Holt, p
Alex. S. Palmer, p
Corvino L. Ogden, p
William E. Marvin, p
GRAND JURORS.
Frederick A. Hill, r
James Wood, r
Charles F. Hallock, r
Patrick F. Slattery, d
William F. Mather, (1
James 0. Jennings, d _
A..F Wilmot. p
Washington M. Sharrott, p
ASSESSORS.
J. Sturges Randall, r
Charles Smith, 1‘
George A. Honnecker, d
James M. Lane, d
George A. Divis, p
Edwin Carr, p
BOARD OF RELIEF.
Henry Seymour, r
Oliver E. Wilson, (1
Edward Barrett, 6.
Albert N. Sherwood, pI
Edwin Carter,p
I AUDITORS.
George F. Bearse, r
J. Wilfred Bodwell, (1
Charles B. Britto, p
SCHOOL VISITORs.
Bradley S. Keith, r
Charles W. Bell, r
Frederick Mead, d
Oscar S. Mills, p
Alice L. Lockwood, :1
REGISTRARS OF VOTERS.
lst Dish—Samuel Lynes, r
——John J. Walsh, (1
—Frederick H. Bedient, p
2d Dish—Charles W. Stow, r
*1 “ -—Rulus J. Smith, d
——John H. Danler, (1
3d Dist. ——Edward E. Gorham, r
“ “ ——John Keogh, r
“ “ ——Henry B. Sherwood, p
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Norwalk city Ticket.
MAYOR.
Arthur C. Wheeler, r
Oliver E. Wilson, 11
TREASURER,
Henry P. Price,r
William E. Montgomery, d
COLLECTOR.
Addison A. Betts, r
James N. Wood, 6.
I AUDITOR.
Henry Chasmar, 1:
William H. Olmstead, d
CITY SHERIFF.
Summerfield Tooker, d
COUNCILMEN.
Arthur B. Hill, r
William H. Smith, r
Alfred A. Chinery, Jr, r
Eugene L. Boyer,r
Charles F. Tristram,r
Harvey M. Kent, r "‘ .
Henry W. Gregory, (1
Charles A. Burr, d
LeGrand C. Betta. d
WalterR. Bates, d ‘ .
James W. Storey, d
. ‘ and honestmoney.
Ebenezer H. Fillow, d
.BOARD OF REGISTRATION.
Alfred E. Austin,r
Bernard C. Feeney, d
INSPECTOR OF ELECTIONS.
Edward M. Lockwood, r
Bernard Tully, (1
WATER COMMISSIONER.
John P. Treadwell, r
Philo \‘V. Bates, d
I , TREASURER OF WATER FUND.
Henry P. Price, r
William E. Montgomery, 6.
South Norwalk City Tickets.
MAYOR.-
Andrew J. Hutchinson, r
“Charles G. Bohannan, d
, TREASURER?
Matthew Corbett, r
W. W. Comstock, d
COLLECTOR.
James Paul, r
Robert G. Mitchell, d
MARSHAL.
John Paul, r I
Richard Voight, d
I I AUDITORS.
George F. Bearse, r
Wilfred Bodwell, d
INSPECTOR OF ELECTIONS.
John J. Goodwin, r
John Pender, d
REGISTRAR OF VOTERS.
William F. Tammany, 1'
Leo. Davis, 11
WATER COMMISSIONER.
Charles S. Trowbridge, r a d
TREASURER OF WATER FUND.
Edwin Wilcox, r
Minot S. Smith, d
ELECTRIC LIGHT COMMISSIONER.
I A. E. Winchester, r a d
COUNCILMEN.
Stephen S. Hatch, r
Robert Pearson, r
Frank N. Ferris, r
GeOrge S. Kendall, r
Oliver E. Weed, r
Edgar H. Fox, r
.» GeorgeO, Stillson, d
W. W. Comstock, d
George S. Trowbridge, d
Amandus Bach, (1
William S. Wilcox, (1
William H. Smith, d
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I’ TAXPAYERS & MERCHANTS
The License Question From an Honest
Standpoint.
—-The Hour on Friday evening, Sep-
tember 251b, intimated that $25,000 is
the only benefit the town derives from
the liquor dealers. Let us see if this is
really the case.
We have already a number of vacant
stores in Norwalk. Close the saloons
and you add 60 more to the number
already vacant. - This means an annual
loss in rentals to the property owners
of at least $25,000. The liquor dealers
Spend with our local merchants at least
$50,000a year. Close the saloons and
it means a loss to our merchants of the
greater part of this amount. The clos-
ing of the saloons would add 150 .more
to the already long list of unemployed
men in Norwalk. In addition to the
above the liquor dealers of N orwalk
annually pay taxes on over $360,000
worth of personal prOperty,
Will the taxpayers and merchants vote
to drive out this class of men who have ‘
invested their money in property and
many other ways beneficial to the
town? '
We have at present a number Of
places in Norwalk where liquors are
sold 1n defiance of law. If the “Citi-
zens League” cannot close the half
dozen or more places where liquor is
now sold without license, how do they
expect to close the large number of
such places which will surely be the re-
sult of a No License vote ?
I have been informed by the Select.
men, that the debt of Norwalk will in-
crease $30, 000 during the next year. In
case of a No License vote you can add
to this $25,000 more, or a total increase
_ of $55,000 in our town-debt.
Are the taxpayers of N orwalk willing
to shoulder this additional debt to
II ' satisfy the whims of a few people who'
are cranks on almost every subject per-
taining to public matters?
A TAXPAYER AND MERCHANT.
At Aspetuc.
Congressman Hill, who is a delegate
to our Senatorial Convention to-day at
Westport, is to drive to Aspetuc imme-
diately upon the adjournment of the
convention, to give the residents of
that romantic suburb of Westport this
afternOon, a plain talk on protection
He Is accompanied
by Ex-Mayor E. O. Keeler. ‘
-—Advertise in thefi GAzETTE.
FATAL INJURIES.
William Sheppard Got, in 'the
Way of a Fast Express.
Died at the Bridgeport Heepital.
William Sheppard, who said he had
no permanent home, was struck by the
engine of the 7.36 west bound express.
just west of the Stratford depot, last
evening, and’died from the injuries he
sustained, at 10 o’clock. Sheppard was
an iron moulder by trade, and carried
a card showing that he had paid dues
up to a month ago at New Britain.
Sheppard was walking from Bridge-
port to New Haven, and must have
made a mistake as to the track on which
the train was running. When the en-
gine struck him he was thrown fully 50
feet landing at the foot of the embankd
ment. The train was running at a 50
mile gait, and to the wonder of the en-
gineer, Sheppard was alive when he
was picked up. A message was tele-
graphed to Bridgeport and the ambu‘
lance was called to the depot.
On examining Sheppard’s injuries it
was found that the left arm was broken
in two places and that there were
serious internal injuries. The broken
arm was set and Sheppard removed to
the General Hospital. The 'injured
man sank slowly until 10 o’clock, when
he died.
Sheppard was in great pain while he
lived, and it was almost impossible to
get him to Speak concerning himself.
He seemed to have a desire to conceal
his identity if possible. His name was
found on his union membership certifi-
cate. He was about 30 years old.
-—What a Republican Believes.
EDITOR GAzEITE;—I was forcibly
ZETTE, signed “A Regular Democrat,”
wherein the writer asks, “why is it that
there are so many Democrats who do-
date they will vote no license for the
called Democrstic liquO‘r dealer‘s Where
they are at."
The tenor of the article is apparently
intended to whip the liquor dealers
into voting the Democratic ticket, and
,will probably have that. effect in some
cases.
Now. it has always been understood
that ninety-nine per cent of the no li-
cense vote came from Republicans. It
is also generally believed that the Pro-
hibition party, who first originated and
advocated no license, is backed by the
Democratic party, in order to take
votes from the Republican party.
As a reason for such belief, take the
presidential election of 1884 when James
G. Blaine, the greatest giant the Re-
publican party ever produecd, was de-
feated by the prohibition vote. We all
remember how they gloated over their
share in that defeat, do we not ?
Another example is furnished by the
little town of New Canaan. When Ed-
win Hoyt, the champion of temperance
in that town, who worked harder and
gave more money tothe cause of temper-
ance than any man in Fairfield county,
was nominated for Representative by
the Republicans some years ago, the no
license Prohibitionists held a caucus
and nominated a candidate and did
everything in their power to assist the
Democrats to defeat Mr. Hoyt. ' In
this they were unsuccessful, however.
and Mr. Hoyt was elected by a good
majority.
It appears to me that the present no
license. crusade is nothing more or
less than a Prohibition scheme to get
out a full democratic vote and, if possi:
ble, pull the wool over the eyes of the
Republicans into voting no license. '
As I have said, behind aProhibition-
ist you find a Democrat, and I fully be-
lieve that if you scratch the back of the
Rev. Gerald H. Beard you will find a
full-fledged Democrat. Yours,
A STRAIGHT REPUBLICAN.
Purchase More Property.
The Hanlon Bros. have purchased
the Allen building adjoining the Price
property recently secured by them on
Wall Street at the foot of Mill Hill. An
attractive iron front will be placed on
the entire building.
O
E. o. Keeler Wins 1"
Hon. E. 0. Keeler received the nomi-
nation for State Senator at Westport
to-day, on the third ballot. Previous
to that,the vote had stood Keeler 12 and
Wakeman 8. Hurrah for our “Ed.”
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_ His condition Critical.
The condition of George R. Cowles
who has been ill for the past two weeks
is reported as being very critic 11 and it
is not thought that he can long survive.
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‘ -—Mint Jujubes for coughs, 5 cents,
‘ at Lane’ s.
struck with the article in Friday’s GA-I
purpose of showing some of our so-'
olii OLNVENTION.
The Democrats Nominate 0. E.
Wilson for M.ayor '
i A Silver Ticket Put in the Field.
The demoCratic city convention was
held in Phoenix hall, last evening.
Nine of the sixteen delegates anISwered
to their names.
Nicholas Martin was elected chair-
man and E. J. Finnegan, Secretary.
The first business befOre the Conven-
tion was the selection Of a candidate for.
MayOr and Oliver E. Wilson was nomi-
Dated by acOlamatiOn.
Henry W. Gregory was then nomina-
ted as a_ member of the board of coun-
cilinen,‘ by acclamation.
Delegate Hanlon presented the name
of A. A. Chinery, a Republican, for
secOnd place, saying that as he was a
fireman it would tend to strengthen the
ticket. Delegate Tully was not' 1n favor
of such Ia move, and thought it wise to
have‘none but democrats on the ticket.
The Chairman said that if the name
of a Republican was placed on the tick-
etr'he Would certainly scratch it. There
ought not he said be any but silver men
placed 1n nomination. ‘
The name of Charles A. Burr was pre-
sented and he was nominated by ac-
clamation. He' 1s a fireman.
Legrand O. Betts was nominted by
acclamation. _ .
Delegate Slattery presented the name
ofA. A. Chinery as the next delegate,
but was declared out of Order by the
Chairman on the score that Chinery
was a Republican. vI
Delegate H‘onnecker’ SuggeSted that
a m§ember of the Hope Hese be placed
on the ticket. '
Mr. Slnttery said that be fully be-
lieved that Chinery’ s name on the ticket
woiild increase the Democratic vote
luliy two hundred or more as he was a
fireman. ,, - ‘
One of the delegates remarked in no
uncertain tone “Wé already have nom-
tinctud l eobdfire‘r‘nan in the person of
Charles A. Burr. Chinery is almost
certain of an election without the aid
of Democrats.”
The Chair read a list of those who
had consented to have their names used
on the ticket despite the fact that they
felt assured of being defeated, and
they were all sound Democrats.
The list of Councilmen was completed
by the nomination of Le Grand C.
IBe,tts Walter R. Bates, James W.
Storey and Ebenezer H. Fillow.
B C. Feeney was nominated as
registrar and Bernard Tully as inspect—
or of elections.
The following nominations were
made by acclamation: W. E. Mont-
gomery, City Treasurer; James N.
Wood, City Collector.
The name of Herbert W. Kemp was
presented for the office of Auditor,
whereupon it was announced that Mr.
Kemp would accept no position on the
ticket as he had decided to vote for
McKinley.
W. H. Olmstead after some discus-
sion as to his being a silver man, was
nominated as Auditor.
Summerfield Tooker received the
nomination for City Sheriff. I
The next in order was the nomination
of a‘ Water Commissioner. The name
of George Murray was presented but
despite considerable urging he positive-
ly declined.
The name of John P. Treadwell a
Republican, was offered, which led
Delegate Hanlon to remark that Chair-
man Martin would scratch him because
he was a Republican.
Delegate Tully said that the office
had never been considered a partizan
one in the full sense of the term, both
parties conceding to each other a repre-
sentation on the board.
John Fritz declined a nomination for
the office, saying, “I don’t know- any-
thing about the dutiesof the office." .
Chairman Martin said: “To my
mind, if you can’t geta DemOcrat to
run for the office, it would be the Wise
plan to leave it blank. ”
Philo W. Bates was then nominated. »
The city committee was empowered
to fill all vacancies and the convention
adjourned.
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Bound Over.
A hearing in the cases of the dia-
mond thieves, Charles Thompson and
Richard Whittlesey, was held yester-
day. Thompson was bound over for
trial before the Superior Court, in the
sum of $500 in default of which he was
taken to jail. The case of Richard
Whittlesey was continued for three
Weeks. .
.0.
——n “all line of bicycle sundries at the,
Orient Palace, 12 North Main street,
South Norwalk. 1
THE LICENSE QUESTION.
More F30“ for the c®SIderatI0n of Nor-
’ walkVoters.
While the air is heavily freighted
with the moans and groans of that
school of reformers whose mission it is
to point out and magnify the license
evil, would it not be Well to look at
further facts before casting a vote for
no license.
There are sixty licensed‘saloors in
Norwalk. A majority are conducted
openly and honestly in accordance to
law. But anumber of them are sa-
loons where it is well known the law is
violated. ,In addition to these, .there-
are anywhere from six to ten places in
town, where liquor is sold openly with-
out license. These licensed and unli-g
censed dives have been selling liquor
and violating the law for the past two
years.
The Citizens League has also been
organized two years.
Has anyone in the town ever heard
of a single case where the League has
stopped Or even attempted to stop, this
illegal sale ?
Can anyone point out a single case at
either end of the town, where any mem-
ber of the League, since its organiza-
tion, has appeared as a witness against
an illegal saloon ?
Can anyone name a single member
of the League who ever appeared be-
fore the Prosecuting Lr'quor Agent and
furnished him evidence, or complained
to him of this illegal sale ?
Surely the honest and law-abiding
liquor dealer who paid $450 for his li-
cense, is entitled to protection from
these no license, law-defying liquor
sellers.’ .
We hope that Rev. Mr. Beard and
his League,will not attempt to deny that
they have been advised of this illegal
sale, for the entire press of the town
has repeatedly chronicled it and often
given the name and 'location of the
violator.
Theseare all facts which cannot be
denied. I
How .is'it then, that the Citizen’s
League after making no attempt to en-
force the present law for the past two
years, suddenly» finds itself in a posi-
tion to stop the further illegal sale of
liquor? If it could not stop it during
the past two years, does any sane man
believe that the League'can stop it
now?
Oh yes! exclaims the League. We
can stop it now, we have Mr. Light’s
letter.
What nonsense. Mr. Light’s letter
was written for a purpose. It is bun-
combe pure and simple.
What can Mr. Light do with an illegal
liquor seller until he is brought before
him by Prosecuting Liquor Agent E.
M. Lockwood? ' How can Mr. Lock-
wood bring a 'violator before Mr.
Light or before the town court, without
evidence? Will the League furnish
the necessary evidence? Judging from
its apathy for the past two years, we
say no, decidedly No.
This then is the situation of affairs.
We are asked to go blindly to the polls
on Monday next and cast a no license
ballot in order that the business of our
whole toivn may be further stagnated;
that our taxes may be further increased;
that more vacant stores may decorate
our streets; that more people may be
thrown out of employment; that our
summer resorts may be closed; that
visitors will avoid our town, and lastly
that free rum may run riot without let
or hindrance.
If we do not vote to do all this, we
are notified by this band of reformers
that their “utmost moral and financial”
endeavors will be used to ruin our bus.
iness. Failing in this, it is not im-
probable that the same tactics may
be inaugurated as was done two years
ago, and an emissary sent about in
the dark to distrlbute circulars attack-
ing our character.
We believe the inherent love of
, justice and fair play, and our citizens
love for the honor and prosperity of
Old Norwalk, will prevent them from
taking any stock in a band of self-ap-
pointed reformers who have suddenly
discovered that they can accomplish at
once what they havefailed to do in the
past two years. ***
Higgan um Station Robbed,
The safe in the Higganum 'station of
the Valley road was blown open by
robbers at 1:30 yesterday morning and
$43.10 was taken from the road’s funds
and $75 belonging to the Adams Ex-
press ‘ company. The . office was
wrecked, the safe door being blown into
the freight department. Station Agent
Webb discovered the loss when he went
to the office. Several suspicious char-
acters were seen .in town, and it is _
thought the break was made by the
same gang that broke into the place a
year ago.
DON’T MISS THEM.
The Latest Ads. Received Beé
fore Going to Press.
By the People and For the People.
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mceIcycle, Pure. $15. Can be seen at this
.OR SALE—Bicycles. guaranteed $75 1898
odels, seamless steel tubing. drop
for ed steel connections. choice of tires. $39. 75
at SOUTH NORWALK HARDWARE 00. 3'25 tf
F25 isligmmggznledictjyozwg‘lk. IIOWSdeaIl-
. exce on
and Holder 'for 25c. Call and see iotuu- #115115?
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W in a small family. Apply at this EEO???
1'0 REJVI'
To REINT—ICottage containing 6 rooms.
on Riverside avenue. Low rent for the
winter to a. small family. Apply to Enos
Kellogg. 0235
NORWALK OPERA HOUSE.
LW. MITCHELL, -
MANAGER.
One Solid Week Commencing
Monday, Sept. 28.
COMEDY
co. ,
Challenge Band and Premium Orchestra
headed by MINNIE SEWARD. and the
strongest dramatic company on'the road at
Popular Pricesz—IO, 20 and 30 cents.
‘I
linson’ s. '
ISTBICT of Norwalk). ss. Probate Court
September 26th, A.D 186
state 0 JAMES BvRNEs, late of Norwalk.
in said (D15tr1ct.f dgcqued f th D
e ourt 0 to are or e istrict of
Norwalk hath limited and allowed six months
from the date hereof for the Creditors of said
Estate to exh1b1t their claims for settlement.
osew o neg ect to present their accounts
groperly attested, within said time, will be de-
arred a. recovery. All persons indebted to
said Estate are requested to make immediate
pay ment to BRIDGET BYRNE
Executrix.
NOTICE
Annual Town Meeting.
The inhabitants, légal 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-
tricts and parts of school districts with-
in its limits, and assume and maintain
control of the public schools therein.
Those 1n 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
WIIl 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 shall be licensed to sell spir-
ituous and intoxicating liquors in said
ow
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
trict; at the Putnam Hose House' .on
Franklin Street South Norwalk;
for the Second Voting District; and at
the Volunteer Hose House on East ave-
nue. East N orwallr, for the 3rd Voting
D. Str. l'l’-.
Dated at Norwalk, the 26th day of
September, A.D. 1896.
ISAAC SELLECK, i Selectmen of
EPHRAIM THOMES, r the Town of.
FRANK H. MERRILL, ) Norwalk.
SPECIAL. SPECIAL.
Ztc.
A five cent Bottle of best/black ink from
now until October mm for
- 2h
25 Envelopes for 3. cents. ' I
24'sheets Writing Paper for 4 Cents.
JOHN T. HAYES‘
No.15 MAIN STREET. NORWALK.
Best Goods. Lowest Prices.
J. D. Jennings.
a Knight- street. oppoSite
Street Railway Depot
N1 GET -nELL .41 "OFFICE.
BRIGGS’ Bic
seats now on sale at Weed’s and Tom~'
UNDERTAKERI
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