Vol. v1. , Whole No.1505
THE ONLY EIGHT-PAGE ONE-CENT DAILY IN THE. WORWALKS
in;
Norwalk, 001111., Tuesday Evening, December '8, 1896.
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' A Price One Cent
THE Mum MISSING
The City Council Meet and
Transact Important
Business.
City Lighting Plays No Unimportant Part.
A regular meeting of the City Coun-
cil was held last evening. In the ab-
sence of Mayor Wheeler, President
Boyer filled his chair with grace and
ability.
After the reading of the minutes of
the previous meeting by Clerk Lock-
wood, petdtions were in order.
The first on the list was that of the
Phoenix Engine company asking for
new uniforms. It was explained that
the company’s uniforms had been in
use for eight or more years. The mat.
ter of purchasing new uniforms was
referred to the chairman of the fire
committee. ,
John Greenwood called attention to
the sewage system on Spring Hill and
found fault with the way that surface
water on the east side of the hill was al-
lowed to “swash” over into adjoining
property on the east side. He suggest-
ed that catch-basins be built to receive
the same. The matter was referred to
the committee on sewers.
Attorney J. Belden Hurlbutt ap-
peared in the matter of assessment for
taxes on the William Grace property.
He thought his client Mrs. Grace was
wrongly assessed. In his remarks on
the subject he said that in his opinion a
proper adjustment might be made and
that while Mr. Grace might morally be
liable, in his judgment the owner of
the property, Mrs. Grace, was 'not liable
for the taxes assessed, her husband be,
ing a pensioner. He said that he sim-
ply presented the case for the considers;
tion of the council to save bringing ac-
tion against the city in favor of his
client. The matter was referred to the
city counsel and the finance committee.
' Bills from the various. departments
amounting to $1,536.09 were ordered
paid. ._
According to the police report there
were nineteen arrests in this city last
month and 585 tramps were provided
with lodgings.
The Public Library reported through
the librarian 3,715 visitors last month,
and the new book cards issued. as 87.
A petition for a grade on Cross street
was referred to the highway committee.
Appropriations of $1,000 cash to the
highway, sewer and finance depart-
ments were voted.
. The matter of abatements of taxes as
presented by the tax collector were re
ferred to the finance committee.
Letters were received and read from
the Consolidated road in reply to those
sent by the City Attorney in reference
to the speed of trains at the Water
street crossing and the placing of the
covering over the Wall street tunnel in
better repair.
Speaking as a representative of the
company, J. E. Martin promised to
have the evil of the speed of trains
remedied, and expressed surprise that
the tunnel covering was not in n. satis-
factory condition, anu .- utm that he
would have the same placed in proper
condition without delay.
Councilman Hill reported that he
had had protection bars placed across
the sewer openings on the several
streets complained of at a previous
meeting.
Councilman Tristram explained .why
the Welsbach firm had failed to give a
public exhibit of the working of their
lamps on the streets of the city by stat-
ing that the firm had been too busy in
other cities in placing their lights, but
thought that such exhibition would
reach Norwalkas early as this evening.
He further said that representatives
of the Norwalk & South Norwalk Elec-
tric Light company had told him that
they had found through an investiga-
tion several leakages in the wires
through which the city had been fur-
nished with light and that the fault
would be remedied. Furthermore that
the company proposed expending $15,-
000 at the plant, which was inci-
dentally dependent on the fact of a re-
newal of the contract with the city for
the lighting of the streets. The com-
pany, he reported, had a disposition to
meet the city more than half way in the
matter of a contract. The company he
said was surprised to learn that there
was any competition as to the lighting
of the streets. Nevertheless they
wanted a “yes” or “no” at as early a
date as possible.
The sale of the old council room
table to the Town Court was left in the
hands of the finance committee with
power.
The council then adjourned to meet,
on Monday evening, December 28th.
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Congress Meets Again at the
Old Stand and is Ready
for Business.
President’s Message Received and Bead.
709 EAST CAPITOL STREET
WASHINGTON, DEC. 7.
Both houses met at high noon to-day
to begin the last session of the LIVth
Congress. The reading of the Presi-
dent’s Message, which you will have re-
ceived ere this, was practically the only
business considered.
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Currency reform is strongly urged
and the view expressed that no new tar-
iff legislation was needed. The Cuban
question is pleasantly and conviently
transmitted to the incoming administra-
tion. Mr. Cleveland expresses the be-
lief that'if Spain would grant the un-
happy island home rule, the war would
cease. He opposes the free distribu-
tion of seeds and compliments his Com-
missioner of Agriculture for his efforts
for economy.
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Connecticut’s full delegation were in
their seats when Congress opened, with
the exception of Congressman Russell,
who had been detained in New York.
Congressman Hill is outspoken in op-
position to anmextra session, but Sperry
prefers to see what will be accomplished
by the regular session before eXpressing
an opinion. .
GAZETTE’S BUREAU, }
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On the desk of Congressman Sperry
was an immense basket of roses presen-
ted by the National Association of Post
Office Clerks.
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Our Mr. Hill thus expressed his views
anent the message: “The tone of the
message itself, and the indifference
with which it was received, indicated
to me that it was neither the expecta-
tion of the President nor the intention
of Congress to take any definite. action
upon the principal subjects referred to.
The tariff portion of the message is
astonishing.
learn that an accumulation of borrowed
money is a surplus.”
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LOOKS LIKE BUSINESS.
Norwalk lurymen Have a Cornucopia of
Casesto Consider.
The Criminal Court of Common
Pleas came in at Bridgeport this morn-
ing, this will account for the absence of
many of Norwalk’s legal lights.
Among the leading local cases is that
of Edward Anderson who is charged
with having stabbed Daniel Gantley.
Anderson was found guilty by Judge
Hubbell in the Town Court but saw fit
to take an appeal.
Following is a complete list of new
cases on the docket: Ed ward Anderson,
assault with intent to kill; Frederick
Baker, breach of the peace; John En»
nis, breach of the peace; Fred Fair-
child, assault; Michael h‘eeney, viola-
tion of the pool law; Edward Hart,
malicious mischief; Frank Hart, assault:
William Keefe, violation of city or-
dnances; George Knowles, theft; Sarah
Larigan, violation license law; Tomaso
Langella, breach of the peace and as-
sault; Joseph H. Leslie, pool law; Mar-
tin Mulgarvin, resisting policemen; Al-
bert Nichols, theft and vagrancy; Wil-
liam Raymond, breach of the peace;
Michael Rice, assault; John Roberts,
breach of the peace and resistance; Carl
Schaub, keeping gambling place; An-
gelo Sparvano. breach of the peace and
abusive language; Owen Sullivan, same;
John T. Van Nostrand, assault, etc.;
John Warner, breach of the peace, etc.;
George Wheeler, assault: Beter Wil-
liams, violation of. the pool law.
Oh, My! Oh, My!-
Eighteen good and true men will go
to Bridgepoz a from Norwalk next
Thursday night and wade through the
hot sand to the Mystic Shrine. And
there are those who have waded before
who will keep their shoes on and de-
light in the antics of the subjects, and
later on invite the victims to have a
lunch.
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A New Athletic Club.
Theathletes of Broad River assem. -
bled at St. John & Fiedler’s hall last
night and perfected an organizatid‘h
to be known as the “Broad River Ath-
letic Association.” It is understood
that Professor George Yoerger Will be
engaged as physical instructor.
—Colby & Smith have fresh bakery
in time for breakfast, at both stores in'
the Twin Cities. 4 .
For the first time we-
NUT IN_T_E_N_TIONAL.
So say William Weed and
Charles Whitlock.
Election Officials at Fault.
Justice Joseph F. Silliman of New
Canaan went to Ridgefield, Saturday,
and left word for the two men who are
charged with fraudulent voting that he
would grant them a hearing next Sat-
urday. The accused are Charles Whit-
lock, formerly a saloonkeeper and Wil-
liam Weed.
This prosecution, as has already been
stated, grows out of a dispute over the
vote upon the license question in Octo-
ber. It it alleged that these men voted
for license, and that if they had not'
voted at all, the majority for no license
would be three instead of one. This is
only the beginning of election litiga-
tion, it is said, and before many moons.
New Canaanites say, it will be shown
that many voted who had no right‘ to
do so, and that what the election offi-
cials of that town do not know about
the law would fill a large volume.
Attorney Kenealy of Stamford has
been engaged as counsel for Whitlock,
and Weed will be represented at the
hearing by his brother, who is a lawyer
in Brooklyn. Both men will claim that
they voted because they were informed
by the registrars,moderator, or some of
the others in charge of the election
machinery, that they were qualified.
electors. Weed had just become twen-
ty-one years of age, but, as the board
of Registrars did not meet until after
the town election, he could not be
“made.” He was, he says, assured
that he had a right to vote atatown
meeting on property qualification. His
name does not appear on the tax-list,
however. The property inherited by
him is still in the name of his father,
the late Seth Chauncey Weed (now de-
ceased) as guardian or trustee. Whit-
lock had not been a resident of New
Canaan long enough to vote in October,
but he also was assured that he had a
right to vote becaus _
ty and paid taxes. A search of the tax-
book failed to show that Mr. VVhitlock
was a taxpayer in the town, butit seems
he paid a borough tax, and he thought
that was enough.
No one pretends, apparently, that
either Weed or Whitlock had a legal
right to vote. but as there was no in-
tentional disregard of the law, many,
are surprised that this prosecution was
instituted. It is generally believed
that these charges are being pressed in
order to obtiiu evidence for the other
proceeding now pending in the Super-
ior court, an effort to compel the Town
Clerk or moderator to file another re-
turn with the County Commissioners
from which two marked ballots would
be omitted, thus showing that the town
voted license. The votes of Weed and
Whitlock would just balance the
marked ballots. and if they were not
counted the maj why would still be for
no license.
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coucono ENTERTAINS.‘
The Sons of Temperance Give a Delightful
Entertainment.
Concord Division, S. of T. announced
through the local press that last even-
ing the Order would hold an open ses-
sion with the result that their hall in
the GAZETTE building was literally
packed. And all were delighted.
Among the pleasing features in the
programme were a piano solo by Miss
Ida Richmond; a Naval story by Gen.
George S. Partrie; readings by‘ Miss
Cora Handler; a musical selection by
Ernest Worden and. Lena Reynolds;
address by H. M. Hawley of New Ca-
naan,- billad by Mrs. Kate Wood; reci-
tation by Master Lester Brundage;
address by Worthy Patriot Hawley of
Friendship Division, New Canaan; recio
tation by Miss Emma Warner; ballad
by Miss Lena Reynolds; recitations. by
the Misses Annie Nickerson and Annie
Russell; address by B. L. Woodworth;
reading by James Worden. and inter-
esting remarks by E. H. Fox and W.
J. Leland. The exercises closed with
the singing of “America” by all and it
was sung with stirring enthusiasm.
Tieing Christmas Green.
Tomorrow night will commence the
annual tieing of Christtmas greens for
the decoration of St. Paul’s church.
The work will be continued every
evening in the Sunday-school room of
the church, and will no doubt prom to
be agreat source of pleasure to the
participants, and when the work is
finished, a delight to all who may visit
the church during the happy holiday
season. . ‘ '
HERE AND THERE. ,-
An Epitome of Happenings of
of Interest to the Public. 4
Garnered With Scissors and Pencil.
j—Carbonette at Lewis’. D. 5 tf
{A new crosswalk is being laid at the
foot of Mill Hill.
"President Boyer makes an excellent
presiding ofiicer.
The New Haven Register has drops
pedjts prige to two cents.
‘——Colby & Smith manufacture, whole-
sale and retail, bakery and candy.
3giMilils Louise Bartram of Bridgeport
ievisiting Miss Fannie Leonard of this
city.
”Rev. Dr. John Watson—Ian Maclaren
-—is to lecture in Stamford at a dollar a
ticket.
:,A hockey eleven has been organized
in Cranbury and they are open to all
challenges.
The funeral of Mrs. Jonathan Camp
was attended from St. Paul’s church,
this afternoon.
fiThe County commissioners will go
to Danbury Wednesday for the purpose
of granting licenses.
The West Main Street Whist club
will meet at the home of Mr. Fred E.
Lockwood, this evening.
The famons Porter-Bitch trial was
resumed this morning in the Superior
court before Judge Prentice.
. The County Commissioners will be in
South Norwalk, for the purpose of
granting licenses, on Friday,
The ladies will hold an entertainment
at the Norwalk Club rooms this even-
It promises to be a recherche affair.
ehe owned propeldfv «Miss Gertrude Peck gave a large
cl’fibing party last evening at the resi-
dence other parents on East avenue.
Henry Malone confessed yesterday
to being forty years of age. Despite
his good looks and winning ways he is
still a bachelor.
Mayor Wheeler was at South Nor-
walk last evening in company with a
bevy of Grand Lodge Masons looking
at the Old Well Lodge rooms.
J. E. Woodhull has three trotters,
Two of them are for sale. You can buy
them at an advantage provided you
dicker with him before sleighing be-
comes ripe.
Mr. A. B. Hill has not-hing to say
about his new house on Morgan avenue.
other than that the plumbers have it in
their possession. For the time being,
happy plumbers, miserable Mr. Hill.
The office of the Postal Telegraph
company has been removed from the
Norwalk hotel to the Brennan store in
Hadden’s building. Mr. E. J.‘Miller
is in charge and he promises the best of
service.
Ex-shoe dealer Jarvis Kellogg has
gone into the medicine business and
represents one of the most reputable
medicinal firms in the country. Jarvis
never could be Hood-winked out of a
front seat at the show.
There was a baptism in the Silver
Mine stream yesterday afternoon, the
subject being Rufus Buttery. 'He was
last'levening confirmed as a Latter Day
saint. There will be preaching every
evening this week at the Chapel in
Broad River.
Drug stores in town are placing in
their windows what you are supposed
to take when you are ill. The general
appearance of the “stuff” would tend
to make a man ill whether he wanted
to be or not. However, it is good in
its place—inside of a window.
It is learned that the schooner AYr
lost 32,000 shingles, in a storm while on
the way to this port. And fully half
that number of children as well as a few
grown persons afflicted with the shin-
gles will say it might have been worse
and it would not have fretted us.
Reporter B. C. Feeney is thirty-five
years of age to-day, and is Hourly grow-
ing older. Most of you know Mr.
Feeney and will wish him many happy
returns of the day. ,He is a hustling
reporter and fully deserving of the hap-
py home he has on Wilton avenue.
—Union beer only is sold at J. H-
Gormley’s's’aloon, on Main street.
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' boys.
A MUSICAL olsssuslou. '
The Members of a Church Not in Accord
With the Choir.
The following clipping from the New
York Tribune will, we believe, he of in-
terest to Norwalk people:
The disafi'ection among the members
of the choir of St. James’s Protestant
Episcopal Church has now afi‘ected the
dissaffsction appears to have been the
importation of foreign contract labor—
that is to say, Walter H. Hall, the or-
ganist, who took charge of the music at
the church some some ago, has recently
brought to the church some of the choir
boys from St. Anne’s church, Brooklyn,
where he had dlrection of the music be-
fore coming to St. James’ church.
The original choirboys were not slow
to manifest their disapproval. and they
went. so far as to push and shove the
other boys at rehearsal. Consequently
they were discharged, and the new
boys had the field 'to themselves last
Sunday. The janitor of St. James’
church says that the congregation is
well rid of the'boys. He says they all
come from the neighborhood of lower
First avenue, which is evidently equiva-
lent, in his mind, to saying that they
were a hopelcss lot.
Central Club Meeting.
The regular quarterly meeting of the
Central club was held yesterday at
three p. m. Reports which show the
club to be in the most flourishing con-
dition were given by the officers and
the Literary, Hospitality and Enter-
tainment Committees. "
Plans for a New Year Day Reception
after the ma. nor of the olden time
when everybody saw everybody at least
once a year were discussed, enthusi-
astically.
Club colors were chosen, and a com-
mittee of one appointed to see that a
club pennant be raised over the house
by January 1st.
The club house proved itself yester- ,
day once more to be a public conven-
ience, five meetings of associations or
committees being held within its hos-
pitable walls, as well as the classes for
the day. .
Dr. E. H. Jenkins of Yale is to give
some amusing stories, called “Some
Stories of a Farm on the Shore,” to the
members of the club Friday at three
p. m. This will be a very interesting
and amusing afternoon, and notwith-
standing the busy times, all those it ho
can come will probably make an effort
to do so.
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A Popular Boniface.
The Norwalk hotel is asit has ever been
under the present management the
Mecca of the traveling public. Landlord
Tuttle seeks and not in vain, to please
his guests, hence his rapidly increasing
trade. There is not a drummer from
Norwalk to Chicago but that has met
or heard of him, and when in Norwalk
make it a point to “hoode” all landlords
and shake hands with Boniface Tuttle.
It is a trite saying that “I‘is not every
man who knows how to run a hotel.”
The party who made the remark enjoys
the distinction of having met the party
who conducts the Norwalk Hotel.
co-
Don’t Miss It.
The Women’s Relief Corps of Buck-
ingham Post, G. A. R.‘ will give a sup-
per at the Athenzeum to-morrow night.
There will be a feast for all from 5:30
until later in the evening. Oddly
enough in eating and paying for it you
are doing something in the way of help-'
ing those who are hungry, as the pro-
ceeds are expended in providing for the
families of veterans in—want. -
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, Battlers to Meet.
The annual meeting of the Fairfield
County Bottlers association will be held
at Grumman Bros. Bottling works this,
afternoon, at which time officers will bu
elected followed by a banquet under
the strict supervision of the prince of
caterers, known from Westport to Gal-
veston, Texas, as a connesieur of all
things palatable including oysters and
beans.
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A Steamboat Load.
NewsmanlJohn T. Hayes was in New
York yesterday. He was acting as a
self-constituted Santa Claus and or-
dered a steamboat load of presents for
the little ones of N orwalk. ' Hebrought
a few samples home with him and that’s
what makes the children stop and look
in his store window on Main street.
Norwalk Bectors at Danbury.
Rev. S. B. Pond, of St. Paul’s Epis-
copal church, Norwalk, has been sc-
oured to preach at St. James’ church
on the fourth Wednesday inAdvent.
'On‘the comping Wednesday evening
Rev. Frederick Norris of South Nor-
walk will preach.——Danbnry News.
The'particular cause of their -
DON’T MISS THEATE-
The Latest Ads. Received :Be-
fore Going to Press. .
By the People and For the People.
WAN IE1).
WANTED.-—A situation to do general
housework. A .
walk. Dnly No 9 Grant Streetd'zljs?‘
FOR 8A1: E.
0R SALE—Benedict. Norwalk,newadeal~
er. is selling an excellent Fountain Pen .
and Holder for 25c. Call and see it.
OTICE
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License Applicants.
The County Commissioners
will be in session for the last
time, at the 0in Council
Rooms, South Norwalk, on
Friday, December 11th, from
10 o’clock a. m., until4 o’clock
p. m., for the purpose of issu-
ing Licenses in the Town of
Norwalk.
WHITMAN S. MEAD, County
HENRY LEE, Commis-
JAMES E. MILLER, sioners.
Bridgeport, Dec. 4th, 1896.
OLD TIN ROOF
FOR SALE
AT A BARGAIN.
CALL AT GAZETTE OFFICE.
Hoyt’s Theatre,
TO-NIGHT
THE LITTLE MERRYMAKER
MINNIE
LESTER,
AS THE
THE CBEIILE SPY.
Pfices, IO, 20 and 30 cents.
4—MATINEES—4
Wednesday. Thursday. Friday and Saturday.
Matinee prices 10 cents to all parts of the
house for everybody. Seats on sale at Plais-
ted s and Pmneo’s stores.
“A New York Boy” Saturday Night.
HEATING STOVES,
At Reduced Prices !
ELECTRIC OIL HEATERS
With Pure Combustion.
New Patterns in Lam 8. Din-
ner qr Toulet Ware, ancy
hma_& Housefurnish-
mg Goods.
E. J. CURTIS it 00.
23‘ MAIN STREET, NORWALK.
IIEllE’S YOIIII, CE‘IEEE.
A fine building lot on Wilton ave.-
nue. If you intend to build, 1001; at
this before purchasing.
Water, gas and sewer on the avenue.
Will be sold at a Bargain.
W. H. BYINGTON,
Real Estate and Insurance
Room I. Gazette B’l’d.
J. D. Jennings.
UN DERTAKE
4 Knight street opposite '
Street Railway Depot. .
NICE 1' BELL A 1' OFFICE.
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