Evening gazette, Wednesday, April 28, 1897 · page 1

 

 

 
 

 

Vol. VII Whole N0. 1602.

clTlHOloflHEEoRT

The Police and Electric Light
00. Employees Battle for
the Possession of
a Hole.

 

A Merry War in South Norwalk.

The yard at the rear of the Malina};-
emo hotel is not. at present the most at-
tractive spot in the spunky but pretty
little city of South Norwalk.l

It, however, yesterday, was the cause
of attracting together about 200 people
including three policemen.

There was, if the term may be used,

a battle royal in the yard, and sticks,
stones, bricks, etc. flew about as ifscat-
tered by a cyclone.
, During the week a hole had been dug
on the premises by employees of the
Norwalk and South Norwalk Electric
Light company in which it was propos-
ed to set a pole from which was to be
strung wires connecting with a trans-
focmer at the base of the pole, and with
the hotel for the lighting of the same
with incandescent lamps.

Considerable outlay had already been
made in wiring the hotel. Privilege
' was granted by Landlord Walz to the
company to erect the pole, he not think-
ing that there could be any possible Ob-
jection to the same.

The City attorney thought differently
and instructed Chief Vollmer to use at
necessary force in preventing the plac-
ing of the pole.

The chief advised Superintendent
Guthrie Of the Electric Light company
of the instructions that he had received
which was accorded courteous attention,
even if it did not meetwith his approval,

Mr. E. S. Adams a representative of
the company instructed the men to go
ahead with the work, and they, themen
attempted to do so.

. The chief and two of his assistants,

Captain Gladstone” and Officer Pen-
nington, objected and the battle 'com-
m'enced. The Electric Light company
employees picked up the objectionable
pole and altempted to land its butt in
the hole. The police being the stronger
physically but not numerically got the
better of the tilt and the pole grounded
to the danger of the legs and shine of
the large crowd that had congregated
to witness the fun.

H. Whitmore Gregory,
pany’s attorney, was telephoned for and
quickly arrived at the scene of the bat
_ tle. In thefimeantime the city defend-
) ers had filled up the hole intended for
the pole, with kindling Wood, brick,
tomato cans, and rubbish of all kinds.

Of ccurse‘the company’s employees
resented this and under instruction,
battled for possession Of the hole, and
in the battle both police and others
stumbled, pawed about and occasionally
fell, but it is.not learned that any blood

the com-

was spilled.

When :Mr. Gregory arrived he ex-

pressed himself as in accord with the
action of the company and 'the hostili-
ties were continued until finally Mr.
Walz ordered the entire crowd off of
the premises, which instructions were
faithfully carried out by the chief.
. It was less than half an hour after
that thelElectric Light company men
were again on the ground, and had got-
ten fairly well at work when the police
againinterfered and there was a skir-
mish in which honors seemed to be
about even. i -

A cessation of hostilities was finally
reached to the discomfiture of the crowd
which had again gathered with the an-
ticipation that blood would be spilled.

As to how soon they will be renewed
is not definitely known, but it is believ-
' ed that the company will eventually
win.

The cause Of the battle is the outcome
of differences between the city of South
Norwalk and the Electric Light com-
pany, which are to be settled in the
courts,

It is altogether one of the liveliest oc-A
casions witnessed in South N orwalk for
many moons.“ ' . ‘

E VEN.

 

THE ONLY EIGHT—PAGE ONE-GEN T DAILY IN THE WORWHLKS.

Norwalk, Conn, Wednesday Eyening, April ‘28, 1897:

AGAINST THE TOWN.

Judge Wheeler Decides That
New Canaan Must Build
a Road From Mrs.
Anderson’s
Home.

That Woman Has Made a Determined Fight
and Has Won at Every Stage.

Judge Ralph Wheelergof the Superior
Court has handed down a decision in
the case of Susan Anderson against the
town of New Canaan, in which he sus
tains the position of Mrs. Anderson in
her petition for the working of certain
roads in that town. The case was
brought to the attention of Judge
Wheeler on an appeal from the decision
of the County commissioners. This
board ordered the working of one of
the roads‘named in the petition but re-
fused the other. This satisfied Mrs.
Anderson but the town of New Canaan
contended that the roads in question
were not public highways and appealed.
The result is a great surprise. Judge
Wheeler not only orders worked the
road which the commissioners decided
to put in condition but the other one as
well. '

The character of the job as laid out
by Judge Wheeler, however, will not
prove as expensive to the town as the
working of the one road ordered by the
commissioners. But the town still
clings to the belief that the roads are
not highways and yesterday morning
Attorney John H. Light, representing
the town, filed an appeal to the Supreme
Court of Errors. If this tribunal de-l
cides that the roads are highways, then
it is probable that the town will vote to
discontinue them and the fight of Mrs.
Anderson through these different tri-
bunals will have been for naught.

Susan Anderson lives in a far away
district in the town of New Canaan on

~what-is known'as-the Cheese Hill road.

Her property is surrounded on all sides
by woodland. For years it has been al-

towns adjoining. She is compelled to
do most of her trading in Wilton and
receives her mail at the Wilton post-
ofiice. But the road to Wilton was more
like a cOWpath than a road and she was
unable to drive there. Therefore she pe-
titioned the town of New Canaan,
through Attorney Joseph A. Gray, to
work the road leading from' her home
to Wilton and also the road leading to
the town of Norwalk. The town refus-
ed to comply with the request on the
ground that the roads were not legal
highways.

Judge Curtis of the court of common
pleas, in a petition heard prior to this,
decided— that guide posts had deter-
mined the roads as highways. On
learning the decision, Mrs. Anderson
appealed to the county commissioners.
Toe latter held several hearings and
visited the premises. They were of
the opinion that Mrs. Anderson should
have one outlet and finally ordered
that the road to Wilton, a half mile in
length, be worked. From this decis-
ion, the town appealed to the Superior
court and Judge Ralph Wheeler heard
the case. His decision is interesting.
He reverses the; finding of the com-
missioners, yet finds practically as did
the board. He goes further, however,
and orders worked the road to Belden
Hill leading into Norwalk.

The character of the work prescribed
by Judge Wheeler on the two roads,
however, is not as expensive as that de-
singed by the commissioners on the
other road and the town could carry
out the order of the Superior Court at
much less cost than it could the order
of the commissioners. But the select-
men do not propose to expend any
money on the roads. They still claim
that the roads are not highwaysand
will now ask the Supreme Court to re-
view the matter. If this is against the
town and all the courts within this jur-
isdiction have agreed that the roads are
legal highways and not cowpaths, as
the selectmen are inclined to think,
then their abolition will be in order.

._____...___..__....

HIS FOOT CRUSHED.

U. 8. Engineer Meets With a Painful Acci-
dent at Bridgeport.

 

R. P. Murdeo, United States Civil _
Engineer, was seriously injured at the
new breakwater off Strathrd. He was
directing the placing of a two-ton stone
when he slipped and the boulder was
lowered upon his right foot. .The shoe
was burst open and the foot crushed in-
to a shapeless mass. 'Possibly the foot.
can be savedbut it will be a month or

most impossible for herto drive to 9

WILL BIlHHlM oUT.

' Slavonian Catholics Object to

, the Coming of a New
Priest-

Would Use Violence to Prevent the’Entrance
of Their Priest.

The troubles of the Slavonian Catho-
lic church. in East Bridgeport, assumed
a new phase yesterday, when the par-
ishioners endeavored to obtain posses-
s1cn of the l difii-e with a view to pre—
vent a new priest from taking com-
mand.

For 'a long time Father Formanek
who had charge of The parish has been
in boiling water, owmg to a number of
alleged griev inces held by a number oi
the congregation against him. Matters
have assumed such a state that as a sort
of conciliatory measure,Bishop Tierney
of this diocese,arranged with the bishop
of Scranton, Pa,-, to exchange Father
Formanek for one of the latter bishop’ s,
priests of the Hungarian nationality. >

When the parishioners heard this,
while it pleased some, yet it angered the
others, because they had not been con-
sulted in regard to the matter.

Early Monday morning Father For-
manek left for Hazelton, Pa., where he'
is to assume charge of a Slavonian
parish. His absence was not known
until Monday night. When the dis-
gruntled ones heard that he had gone
and the priest from Hazelton was com-
ing, they were greatly incensed. Feel-
ing that they had been slighted in not
having a choice in the selection of a
priest, they immediately took steps to
prevent him from entering the church.

All day yesterday a number of them
were present at the building and stated
their intentions of using force, if neces-
sary, to prevent the newcomer from
taking command. They had no chance
however, to use any violence or to take
any definite action whatever, as the
new priest did not arrive yesterday and

'will not until to- morrow.

 

 

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TRIBUTE To osn.‘ woosrl-zn.

 

 

Daughters of Revolution, at Danbury,
Celebrate an Anniversary.

 

The members of Mary A. Wooster
Chapter, Daughters of the American
Revolution, at Danbury, yesterday,
paid tribute to the death of Danbury’s
revolutionary hero, Gen. David Woos-

ter, and also celebrated the 120th anni-

versary ot‘ the burning of Danbury,
both the death and the burning occur-
ing the same day.

The exercises commenced at 11 o’clock
at Wooster Cemetery, and woke con-
ducted by Mrs. Amanda Bliss, Vice-
Regent of the Society, in the absence
of the Regent, Miss Helen Meeker.

First was a short prayer, followed
by the singing of a hymn written by
Susan B. Hill and entitled, “Martyrs
to Liberty.”

Prior to the exercises the graves of
the Revolutionary soldiers in the North
Street Cemetery,the old cemetery back
of the jail and at Wooster Cemetery,
were decorated with bunches of laurel,
tied with red, white and blue ribbons.

—O

 

 

“Iim” Peel’s Prophecy.

“Jim” Peet who says that he has
fished from Maine to Florida, and for
the past twenty-two years, has confined
his sole attention to the catching and
sale of shad scooped out of the Housa-
tonic river was in town this morning,
and it is fair. to presume placed some
orders. ”Jim” predicts that the Housa-
tonic shad catch this year, while not
only being late some ten days will not
be a large one. This idea, however, in
no wise deters “Jim” in taking orders
for shad, which while though not _ yet
netted, he expects to deliver on time.
“Jim”though a fisherman by profession
would no doubt scorn to be a bar by
occupation. But then business is busi-
ness, and Housatonic. River shad will
soon be here.

Perhaps You Have One.

All ‘who bought tickets from the
members of the Alpha Wheel club for a
chance in winning prizes given by the
Rose of New England Wheel club of
Norwich Will be interested in knowing
that the following numbers drew prizes:
zoos, 1,302, 2.681, 10,639, 1,716, 5,763.
788, 11,899, 2,098, 10,513, 1,933. 2,589.
5,527, 3,459, 6,866, 10,738, 870, 2,901,
809.

CO.

Sudden Death.

Linus M. Ely a Granbury farmer was
found dead in his bed this morning.
He was about'60 years of age; and 'well
known hereabouts. The cause of his
death is attributed to heart disease. of

 

 

more before ,Murden can get about.

 

which he .had lung been a sufferer. .

1 , rescued without

 

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SMOKEAWOKE HIM.

,Narrow Escape of a Danbury

Family Early this
Morning.

Three Children Thrown from a Porch
and Caught. '

The bought William Friel on Liber-
ty street-Danbury, was gutted by fire
shortly after '1 o’clock this morning.
The flames Were discovered by Frank
Gallagher, brother-in-law Of Friel, who
was sleeping in the house. The smoke
awoke him and he found that escape by
the stairway was shut off. He awoke
Mrs. Friel and her three children and
escaped himself by jumping from a
window, receiving slight injuries. Mrs.
Friel and the children reached a porch
about twenty-five feet from the ground.
She threw the children off the porch
and they were safely caught by neigh-
bors. A. H. Fillow climbed a pillar
leading to the porch and restrained
Mrs. Friel from jumping. She was
injury. The fire
started at the foot of a stairway. The
loss will be $2,000; insured.

0‘.

Oyster Transfers.

The following transfers of oyster
grounds have been recorded:

Greenwich—State of Connecticut to
Samuel L..Chard, 8 acres.

Same to same, 4 1-10 acres.

Greenwich and Stamford—State to
John McGuinness, 18 acres.

Darien—Riley Nash to Sands Selleck,
12 7-10 acres.

Dorian—Sands Selleck to Frank L.
Mills, 12 7 10‘acres.

Greenwich—Henry S. Lockwood to
Clinton F. Hopkins, 42 acres.

Norwalk—John 0. and Edward H.
Smith to Alva Tuthill 2 acres. 1
' Norwalk—John P. Zelufi' and wife to
Joseph R. Taylor, 2acres. J. R. Tay-
lor to J. P. Zelnfi", same.

Greenwich—William L. Whaley to
Eugene Collinge, 2 transfers, 6 acres.

 

 

'Snow in New Milford.

Quite a heavy fall of snow is reported
to have fallen in New Milford yesterday
morning. Up the entire Housatonic
valley light fiurries of snow occurred
at frequent intervals during the day.

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,l‘he Gaelic :3. 1y ,

One fine Sunday moxuing a fouii:
Eill'ived at a kirk in AlgylGSlllli. in
tending to enter for the English scr-
vice as soon as the Gaelic day was
over. “Is the Gaelic service over?”
he inquired of the beadle.

“No, but it will not be fery long.”

So the tourist(strolled on into'thr
churchyard, Where the tombstones lay
deep in the long grass. By and by he
was recalled by the shouts of the bear
dle, who stood at the door, waving to
hinl. .

“But is the Gaelic service ove1 ‘9” he
asked once more.

"Oh, ayl It will be over."

“But I have not seen the congrega-
tion; which way did it go?”

The beadle directed his attention to
a solitary figure. slowly weuding his
way up the hill, and said, “That's
llilll.”—New York Telegram.

Bike Girls Can’t Dance.

The bicycle girl. has been forced 'to
confess that the Wheel is an injury to
her. The young woman who during
the summer and fall has had a daily
spin finds that the dance has lost fus-
cination, and that it is almost impos-
sible for her to make her limbs per-
f011n the graceful movements required
by the waltz.

It has been demonstrated that wheel
ing causes the muscular portion of the
calf of the leg to bulge out consider-
ably beyond its natural line, and any
bicyclist will admit that agter a ride
of ten or fifteen miles walking is irk-
some. He hasn’t good walking legs.
His muscles have slipped a cog—New
York J ournal.

 

‘A Goé’d‘s'éoi-i‘dr 'wnitcier.

The following good story is told of
Whittier: He was once riding in a bug-
gy with Lucy Larcom, deeply engaged
in brilliant conversation on immortal-
ity. The horse became unmanageable,
and, after ,Whitti’er had struggled with
him for a time, he exclaimed: “Lucy,
if thee does not stop talking till I get
this horse in hand, thee will be in

Heaven before thee .wants to be.”

 

An Australian Law.

Aristlalizl has no cr'pliasn usyinms.
Every child'. rho is not supported by
parents becomes 9. Wind of the Staté,
and is paid a pension for support and
placed in a , private family, where

board and clothes are provided until ,1

the 14th birthday.

’-—Advertise in THE' GAZETTE, .

. ’l

HEIlE Allo THERE.
An Epitome of Happenings 01
Interest to the Public.

 

Garnered With Scissors and Pencil.

The A. 0. H. Will meet this evening.

Buckingham Post. G. A. B. will meet.
to-night.

James M. Creagh is soon to engage in
business again.

Revs. Slocum and O’Brien were in
town yesterday.

Horace E. Dann has purchased a new
span of black horses. .

Company F, met last evening and
held a regular drill.

Bernard Tully is doing jury duty, in
the U.b XCircuit court

' Seven tramps enjoyed the hospitality
of the Hotel Howard last‘night.

Forty canines have been registered
at the Town Clerk’s office up to date.

Miss Lulu Bearse is visiting her aunt
Mrs. Charles Thompson, in Stamford.

Theltrees in front of the Hoyt resi-
dence on East avenue are being trimm-
ed.

Mrs. Caroline Kidney has been re»
moved from she Bridgeport hospital to
the Town Farm. '

A number of Wilton veterans, who
fought with Grant, did honor to his
memory in the great parade yesterday.

The box sociable given last evening
by the Sons of St. George was one of
the best box sociables ever held in Nor-
walk.

, The Oriole social club willtake a ride
on the Tramway line to-night and stopé

ping at Guider’s hall Rowayton. enjoy-

a dance. '

—A. H. Hoyt.& Slfl will give away
350 in gold, Thursday evening at 8
o’clock. Shoes at lowest prices. Se-
cure a coupon and perhaps $50 in gold.

Rev. '1‘. K. Noble will give his usual
bi- monthly lecture preparatory to Holy
Communion to-morrow evening in the
chapel.

Robbie F. Allen is suffering from a
badly inflamed eye, caused by getting
some fOreign substance into the same.
Dr. Huntington is treating him.

The annual meeting of the Stock-

. holders of the New England Quartz and

Spar company, was held at the law
office of John J. Walsh, the secretary,
yesterday.

Coroner Roach, yesterday repaired
a bad break in the water pipe at the cor-
ner. Chapel and Water street. He is en-
gaged to-day in repairing a similar
break on Leonard street.

Photographer Readman photographed
the Town Court room this morning
with Judge Hubbell on the bench and
the prosecutor, clerk and members of
the local bar grouped about the room.

The fish commissioners have practi-
cally given up the idea of stocking
waters of the state hereafter with fry,
and will raise the young fish until
several inches long before they are re-
leased.

”—-

-—Having severed my connection with
A. Goldberg, I am prepared to furnish
my old customers With the latest styles
in spring millinery. Mrs. Fawcett, 115
Main street. a21-ft

. You ought not to forget that the
Ladies Auxiliary of the A. O. H. will
hold a sociable in Lockwood’s hall on
Friday evening, May 7th, and what the
ladies of the auxiliary don’t know about
making it pleasant for their friends is
not worth knowing. ~

The Supreme court of Errors came
in yesterday morning and the appeal of
the Norwalk Street Railway Co. was
first heard. The counsel for the com-
pany were Perry, Perry A: Hill, J. W.
Alling, and G. D.: Watrous. E. M.
Lockwood and Goodwin Stoddard re-
presented the defense.

 

Still Missing.

Prof. Charles Demarest and John
and Walter Smalling who went out sail.
Trig on'Monday afternoon, have not yet
been heard from and it is feared that
they'were upset and drowned during

evening. There are hopes, however that

 

they may have reached Bolts 01' some
.sr island and are safe. A thorough
- patch is bei . made for them to-day.

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Price Due Cent.

1011 Miss- THEM
The Latest Ads. Received Be"
fore Going to Press,

By the People and For the People.

WA .N TED.

WANTED—A girl for general housework
Apply 17 Belden avenue Ass—.11

 

 

 

 

 

1'0 RENT.

 

J 0 RENT—Upper part of house. No. so

Center avenue. Suitable for two per-
36 per month. Apply at NO 6 Orchard.
street. A1 tf

0 RENT—One store and two full suites ”sf
' apartments in James’ Block. Possession -
immediately. F. ST. JOHN Locxwoon, Trustefie.
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FOR «TAD E.
0!! SA LE— Canopy top bugg L

Y: two robe
F winter and summer blankets; harnesssi
double and single. All in good order. Inquire
at 43 Main or No.1 Camp street. a2? 1w

OR SALE—At a. bargain, or to rent. T e
F residence corner of Camp street allid
Adams avenue. house contains 13 rooms. large
attic, gas. sewer connection, water. bath
room and stationary tubs in laund d.ry Barn. '
carriage house. with considerable fruit on the ’
premi es. It sold terms Will be easy—for fur-
ther particulars. inquire of the undersigned.
near the premises or at No 5. Masonic Build-

CHAS. OLMSTEAD, Agt.

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0R SALE—The elegant residence of the late

General Darius N. t ouch, situated at No. 38
Maple street, on high ground, ove looking the
twin cities of Norwalk and South Nor-w alk.
Norwalk Islands and Long island Sound fora
distance of some twenty miles. The dwelling
is nearly new; has 10 large, commodious rooms,
w th modern improvements; about two acres.
of land fronting on said Maple.~ treet, which
could be sold to good advantage for building
lots: abundance of fruit; excellent well of
water. Applv to O. E WILSON, Room 3, Gazette
Building, Norwalk. Conn. m19 tf

AUCTION SALE!

lliliuisis llEllL ESTATE.
THURSDAY, IIIY 6th, I891.

The subscriber executor of the wilf ,
of Andrew T. Crofut, deceased, pursu- .
ant to authority given by said will, will
offer for sa' 6 at public auction to the
highest bidder, on Thursday, May 6th,
1897, at 2 o ’clocll p. m (unlessprevious-
1v disposed of at private sale) the VALU-
ABLE REAL ESTATE known as the home-
stead owned and occupied by Andrew
J. Crofut at the time of his decease.

Said real estate consists of a tract of
land~ah011t--1~3'7 .. feet: »in«-=front~riou£i'West
avenue, 1n the city Of South _NorWalk,
Conn. , and about 214 feet in depth,
w1th a large. modern built dwelling
house, with all conveniences, contain-
ing 15 rooms.

Also a fine barn on a spur of land ad-
joining and fronting on a side street.

The property is within five minutes" .
walk of the churches, near the schools,
and one- quarter of a mile from the
South Norwalk railroad station.

Sale to take place on the premises.

Terms and conditions made known at
time of sale.

Dated at Smith Norwalk, April 24,1897.
JACOB M. LAYTON, Executor.

IIIITIDE TD GDIITRAGTDBS.

Sealed proposals will be received by
the selectmen of Wilton until one
o’clock p. m. on Monday May 3d,1897,
for grading and graveling the so called
Kent road from the south bounds of the
town to Hunt’s store; also bids for
graveling the same Without grading.
Bids to be made in 2500 feet sections
and each bid must be accompanied by a
properly executed bond of $250. 00 as a
guarantee of good failh, and to ensure
the faithful performance of the condi~
tions of the contract. if awarded.

Plans and specifications can be seen ~-
at the office of the Comlnisioners of .
Highways at Hartford, or at the town
clerk’s office Wilton. _ The selectmen
reserve the right to reject any or all
proposals. as the interests of the town '
may seem to If quire.

All envelopes containing proposals,
must be markedon the outside as con-
taining such, to avoid unintentional.
opening of the some before the time ap-
painted.

 

 

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JOSIAH GILBERT, Selectmen
GEORGE W GODFREY, , of
JOHN GORHAM, Wilton. \

Wilton, Conn.. April 17. 1897.

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