t\_ HERE AND "THERE. An .Epitome of Happenings 01 Interest to' the Public. Garnered With Scissors and Pencil. 'The directors of the Norwalk club will meet to-night. . The Robert Emmett club held a reg- ular meeting last evening. B. J. Sturges was in town to-day and the skies threaten a cyclone. 1 The officers of Concord Division 8. of '1‘. were installed last night. Captain Joseph Hanford _ is reported as being much better of his illness. EThe quarterly meeting of the Baptist - church society will be held to- night. ~_..———--— The Brotherhood of} St. Andrew, of Grace church, will meet to-night. Eighteen guests enjoyed the hospital- ity of Hotel Howard last night. Charles H. Seymour has secured a lucrative situation in New York. Our Brother’s Lodge, I. O. O. F. conferred the initiatOIy degree last night. The Spring Hill fire company has been organized with Lewis Bucknam ascaptain, Charles Harty, first lieuten- ant and John Casey,second lieutenant. Rev. A. H. Wyatt, of the Methodist . church, is in Brooklyn to-day, and will be in attendance at the annual confer- ence which opens in that city to-mor- IOW- The Enterprise Botting Works will erect a refrigerator at a point near the propeller wharf on Smith street at an early date, for the storage of'shipments to the concern from New York. Messrs. James T. Hubbell, A. E. Austin, Levi Warner and B. J. Sturges are in Westport to-day, attending a hearing before Judge Bradley in the somewhat celebrated John Crossman case. ‘ - The front axle ofa delivery wagon ' belonging to Butcher Fred Smith broke down on Wall street this morning. The driver, Tommy Dowd, held the horse in subjection and eat. ped being thrown out. —Openinr Iday at the Misses St. John - Millinery parlors, 49 Wall street to-day and to.- -morrow, April 6th and 721. 611: . The- following young ladies return to Vassar college to-d‘ay, after having en- joyed ashortvacation with friends in town: Miss Edith Hunter, Miss Havi- land, Miss Hutchinson and Miss Grace R. Byington. . Recent Deaths. Plait Bennett died in Portchester N. Y. yesterday, aged about 80 years. The deceased was a former residenalof Saugatuck. The funeral will take place to-morrow afternoon from the home of a relative at Greens Farms. 9 Had a F ii. Richard Nesbitt who has been in ill health for some months, was taken with a fit while on his way to his home on Spring Hill this noon. He was taken into the Rectory of Grace church and later had sufficiently recovered to be taken to‘his home in a carriage. . Dr. Potter Sued for Divorce. Rev. Daniel C. Potter, whose finan- cial and church affairs in New York have lately received much attention from the newspapers, has just been sued for absolute divorce. His house- keeper, Julia Olshe-wski, also called Julia Ross, is named as co-respondent. The complaint also charges Dr. Potter with misconduct with other women at Shippan Point, Stamford, New York City, Roseville, S. I., and Washington, D. C. 0 Christopher McDann Dead. Christopher McCann died Saturday at his homenear Saugatuck, aged 74 years. He had been seriously ill but a short time. He went to Weetport about 50 years ago, and had charge nights of the New Haven railroad bridge upwards of 40 years. He was held in high respect. He leaves two sons, one, Christopher, a Catholic priest, now stationed at Plainville, for- merly of Sacred Heart church inBridge- port, and three daughters. The funeral will be held to-day. Meetings at the Chapel. The ' Ladies’- Guild of St. Paul’s church is in session at the chapel on Berkeley street this aftern on. This evening the confirmation class and the Brotherhood of St. Andrew will meet at same place, as will the Ladies’ society to-morrow afternoon; in the evening there will be a, s men by Rev. John D. Skeme of St. James church, Dan- bury; Thursday afternoon the Junior Auxiliary will meet, and 1n the evening the confirmation class will again assem- ble. ,Friday evening there will be choir rehearsal and Saturday afternoon the Industrial school will meet. South “Norwalk. Branch Offlce‘ of GAZETTE No. 12 North Malri Street. The Twin City Wheelmen will elect ofl‘icers to-night. ' Old Well Lodge, F. & A. M. wil meet to-night. ' Crushed stone is being: placed on Newtown avenue. Mr. and Mrs. John H. Knapp have gone to Southern Pines, NC. Henry Gilbert, of Stamford, renewed old acquaintances in this city; yester- day. An electnc light has been placed at the corner of Monroe|and Chestnut streets. John L’Hommedieu. is on Long Is- land to-day shaking hands with old ac- quaintances. Mrs. Mary Grupe, of New Canaan, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Frank Becker, of this city. Douglas Fowler W. R. C. will hold a Poverty Sociable at the G. A. R. hall on Washington street tonight. The invitation masquerade given by _ ”is Arion society last evening was a source of much pleasure to all present. Schrader, the divine healer stopped for refreshments at the Old Well hotel, yesterday and then left as silently as he came. One of the tubes of the boiler of the steamer Addie V. blew out yesterday afternoon anda new one is being out stituted to-day. Rev. Michael Rigney, of Seymour, a former South Norwalk boy will preach the Lenten sermon to -morrow even— ing, in St. Mary’s church. Frederick Rowan, of thiiI-Eity, - and Miss Laura Gorham, are to be married in Worcester, Mass, to-morrow. After their weddingtour they will r’eside in this city. C. S.3Diver, of Detroit, who is visit-. ing South Norwalk, will go to New Haven to- day, and pay a visit to his sister, Mrs. Sarah Stebbins. While there he expects to be treated at a hospital for throat trouble. Business is booming at Saunders’ bicycle agency. He has within two weeks duplicated an order for twenty- five new Orients. The Orient is llke most good things, bound tosell. Louis Schutter was sent to jail for thirty days, yesterday afternoon. Louis got off very luckily when it is taken 1n- to consideration that he was charged with having assaultcl his wife. The annual meeting of the Germania Seeugerbund was held last evening, at which the following officers were elect- ed: President, Charles Wusteman; Vice-President, August Dysenroth; Fi- nancial Secretary, Julius Dysenroth; Recording Secretary,John Wolthausen; Treasurer, Frank Becker. The old board of trustees was re-elected. The election was followed by a feast of good food and song. The funeral of the wife of Rev. D. M.. Seward, D. D., took place yester- day afternoon, from her late residence and was largely attended. Among those present were Ex-Gov. and Mrs. Coflin, of Middletown, and a number of relatives and friends from New York and elsewhere. The services were conducted by Rev. Dr. T. K. Noble, assisted by Rev. Dr. Beard, and Mr. 'Kent, of Wilton, and Rev. Mr. Hole- man, of Southport. The pall bearers were the deacons of the First Congre- gational church, of which deceased was a member. WILTON. Frank Disbrow, a farm hand on the Raymond estate, is very low with pneu- monia. “Dick” Ell-3b, the Wilton corres- pondent of the Westporter, is a great lover of the camera. Miss Catherine Stu‘rger, sister of the late Isaac M. Sturges and Mrs. George A. Davenport, died last evening, aged 80 years. She had been ill for two weeks with pneumonia. ‘0. AMUSEMENTS. The Old Homestead. “I‘he Old Homestead,” 1 its deli- cious story of farm life infiNewEngland is to be seen at Hoyt’s Theatre, Friday night, and no play could be announced that is more welcome to our theatre pa. trons. The cast of characters remain the same as at the last visit, and the musi- cal features are to be given by the same excellent double male quartette, and Will ..."...11.tiln many old fashioned songs. Hi Henry's Minstrels. Hi Henry’s Minstrels who appear at Hoyt’s Opera House on Saturday, Apr1110 were photographed while pa- rading on Broadway, in New York, last week for the KinetescOpe Co. ——————«>——————- A. Dayton Hote‘TBlaze. Dayton, 0., April 6.—The Phillips House was partially destroyed today by fire Which started in the laundry. Two persons were Seriously injured, one the manager of the Katie Rooney Comedy company. Several others were hurt. Channel Trip Caused Death. London, April 6.—A Mrs. Gammell, while traveling from San Remo, expired from the effects of a rough passage across the channel from Calais. She arrived 1n England in a. State of col- lapse and never recovered 1 some A .MAeAZ'I-iln. Jayne Says His Reputation \Vas Damaged to the Extent‘or $50,000. New York, April 6.—-Among the cases upon the calendar of the United States circuit court for the April term is a suit brought in 1895 by Benaiaht G. Jayne, former customs ofl‘lcer, against Charles , and Arthur H. Scribner for $50,000, to which amount Jayne says his reputa- tion was damaged by an article in the “History of the Last Quarter of a. Cen- tury In the United States,” published in the September number of Scribner’s Monthly in 1895. The article, which was written by E. Benjamin Andrews, president of Brown university, Providence, was headed‘ “In- ternational Revenue Scandals,” and Mr. Jayne, in his complaint, says that its statements in general were directed against him, and in instances he was at- tacked especially by name. “More notorious than the Washington ring,”“ said the article, “were the scan- dals connected with the collection of the revenues. Early in April, 1871, a meet- ing was held in New York to protest against the revenue and moiety laws, the latter adjective meaning that the law gave to a spy or informer one-half, or a. moiety, of the property forfeited to the government by fraud discovered through such person’s agency. Under these were repeated instances of tech- nical forfeitures and condemnafion on the ground of constructivefraud owing to some slight accidental mistake. “A. T. Stewart is said to have been at one time liable to a. forfeiture of 33,- 900,000 for an error of $300. An informer intimated to a revenue officer that 11.11 Importer had defrauded the govern- ment in the matter of duties upon im- ports. The officer then obtained a, se- cret warrant to seize the books and pa- pers of the importer, which was done. The contingent rewards of the informer were so enormous that every kind of Intrigue, deceit, subornation and blackmail was practiced.” The portion of the article which Mr. Iayne says was particularly damaging to him said: “In one case a. man nam- ed Jayne, the most notorious of all the informers, 'received nearly $70,000 for his services. No wonder that he made the utmost of eyery clew. ~ He used to say, ‘When I am fishing for trout, I don‘t throw away chubs.’ He was changed with downright blackmail, for -which the power to seize private books and papers gave him exceptional op- portunities. He and his like sought to stigmatize the entire mercantile class in the importing cities. The terror in which the house of Phelps, Dodge & Co. was long kept by the spies and agents of the government would be in- credible to most of our citizens now. In their answer the Scribners say the article was published for the public benefit, that it was in all its principal features true, and that when Jayne appeared before committees of both houses of congress "‘his testimony showed he was the chief and most no- torious of informers! Refuses to Accept a Fortune. ‘ London, April 6.—The Westminster Gazette says that Father Smullen, the Roman Catholic priest, the friend and legatee of Isabel Murphy, the- Califor- nian who died from alcoholism on March 24, has refused the fortune o: £60,000 left to him by Miss Murphy‘s last will and has requested that a. for- mer will dividing the money among Miss Murphy’s relatives be acted‘iipon. Chicago Bank Closes. Chicago, April 6.—-The Globe Savings bank did not open its doors. today. Lat- er in the day the Chicago Title. and Trust company was appointed reeei-.'—, 'er. The capital stock of the bank is $200,000. A few days‘vaago an assessment of 50 per cent on its capital stock was made, and it is supposed that the tar- dy response on the part of stockholders ie the cause of the collapse. Yale to Row Wisconsin. New Haven, April 6.—Yale has prac- tically accepted the challenge of the University of Wisconsin for a boat race to take place in New Haven this spring. The Yale boating management has for- warded to the University of Wisconsin a. letter in which Yale consents to row a. race provided Wisconsln will permit the Yale freshmen crew to compete. Big Fire In Newark. Newark. N. J., April 6.—Fire early to- day destroyed the buildings ill Caledo- nian park, on Springfield avenue, and did a damage of $50,000. The main build— ing was a frame structure 75 by 200 feet, with a. hall seating 8,000 people. The building was 50 feet high, and there was a crescent shaped alcove which had a. seating capacity of 5,000 more. Good News For Pittaficld. Pitsfield, Mass, April 6.~—The an— nouncement that the Richmond Iron works, which have been closed for a long time, will be started up at once, has caused great satisfaction here, not only among the several hundred em. ployees who have been idle, but among business men who have felt the depres- sion in trade. Desperate Fight \Vith a. B'urglar. Buffalo, April 6.—Henry Beitweiser of 519 Elliott street had a desperate en- counter with a burglar who entered his house. The marauder had ransacked several rooms when Mr. - Beitweiser pounced upon him. The burglar made a. fight and with his revolver beat off the householder and made his escape. The State of Manhattan. Albany, April 6. — Assemblyman Scherer, chairman of the judiciary committee of the assembly, has agreed to give a. hearing on Wednesday next 1‘? Mr. Trainor’s bills to le'ate the 'thLe pf Manhattan from fly in ”111' ;y comprising the greater cl: w' “Jew York. . -.—Advertise in THE GAZETTE. DO YOU IIIIOW That you can save money by buying your Meats and Fish at r. w. s HITH’S, 55 Main Street.- Everything First Classes 1 OPEN ev'éivialcs I | PEOPLE WE ___|IIIOW. . They are Norwalk PeOple and WhatThey Say is ' of Local Interest. When an incident like the following occurs right here at home it is bound to carry weight with our readers When so many strange occurrences go the rounds of the press, are published as facts, when the intelligent reader knows they cannot be true, there is no wonder that people become skeptical. On one subject skepticism is rapidly disappearing. This 15 due to the actual personal exper- ience of our citizens, and their public ut— terances regarding them. The doubter must doubt no more in the face of such evidence as this. The public statement of a reputable citizen living right here at home, one whom you can see every day, leaves no ground for the skeptic to stand on. Mrs. John Grace of 32 Plattsvilie ave- nue ,says: “I am well up in years and for quite a long time I have suffered with my back and kidneys The pain often extended down into my limbs and was frequently so severe that I supposed I had rheumatism I was advised to use Doane‘ s Kidney Pills, and began taking them. I think the pills are a good thing, they cured me ” For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents per box, or six boxes for $2 50. Sent by mail on receipt of price by Foster—Mil- bum Co. , Buffalo, N. Y. Sole agents for the United States. - Remember the name, Donne’s, and take no other. Hoyt’s Theatre. MATINEE AND NIGHT. SATURDAY, APRIL l0. HI HENRY’S DEFINED MINSTRELS! 50vttt1‘150 THE HEW YOIIK PHESS- sm: HERALD—“A CompetentS Company fFun Maker WORLD— “HI Henry’s SMinstrels was a I reat JOU RNAL—“Nearest Approach to Good Minstrels Seen nNew Yorkln Years. ” PRESS—“A Clever Organization. ArHi'gnhly Enjoyable En- nment EXPREStS—“Hl Henry’s Minstrels are Great. POST—"A Capital Entertainment,” NEVER BEFORE “THESE LOW PRICSES. ” MATINEE—lO—ZO— EVENING—15—25—35—500. Reserved seats on sale at the usual places: Illusion llul Sole ————OF——-— MILLINERI GOOD." “AT-..— ”FAWCETTS 3 WATER STREET, HORWALK, OOHH. Everything to BeSo d Regardless of Cost on Account of IRemoval Commencing Saturday. 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