Evening gazette, Monday, May 10, 1897 · page 1

 

 

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TO WHOM A PAPER GOES.
THE GAZETTE Reaches Every Class.

VOL. VII.

NO. 1610..

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1.,NORWALK, CONN., MONDAY EVENING, MAY'1O,1897.

The only . I eightpage

One-cent daily in _. the
“NorWalks.

PRICE ONE CENT.

 

.GAPTUREDIII TIME.

Had a Drawing of Cousins"

Shoe Factory and James
lr.’s Route to the
Bowery Bank.

Saturday was the Day Fixed to Rob Him.

The J.‘~& T. Cousins shoe factory
which formerly occupied the Phoenix
block on “Wall street in this city, is

I now located at 197—201 Grand street,

New York city.

On Wednesday last the police of New
York arrested a young man on suspic-
ion. Upon searching him the officers
found a diagram of the Cousins factory
together with the route taken by’James
Cousins, ~Jr., of this city, one of the
firm, from the Office to the Bowery
bank at the corner of the Bowery and
Canal street. .

A thorough questioning of the man
elicited the information that a plan was
on foot to waylay Mr. Cousins on his
return from the bank last Saturday.
Detectives were sent to the scene on
Saturday, but probably owing to the
man’s arrest no one appeared.

Mr. Cousins usually in going to the
bank takes one route to the bank and

another in returning, but this would

not have interfered with the plans of
the thugs, who would have probably
followed him from the bank after he
had drawn the money, some 81,000.

Some days ago, two strange men were
found loitering in one Of the halls of
the factory and were ordered Off the
premises. A scissors grinder was also
found sharpening a dangerous looking
knife in another entrance to the fac-
tory. It is now thought the two men
were examining the premises while the
scissors, grinder was used to "block the
entrance in case Of a robbery, and as-
sistin the escape of the robbers.

It is surmised that the robbery was
fixed for Saturday last, owing to the
fact that the factory is soon to be re-
moved to Brooklyn. Mr. Cousins would
no doubt have given the robbers a good
fight had he been attacked, but in all
probability they would have filled his
eyes with pepper and thus had him at
theii mercy.

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Ridgefield’ a Historical Relics.

The good people of Ridgefield, this
state, are justly proud of the historic
associations of their old town. ,They
stoutly maintain that the Revolutionary
war was fought in Ridgefield, and if
any evidence of skepticism is detected

‘on the countenance of the wayfarer,

they promptly trot out their meadows
and pastures and orchards to prove the
claim by the bullet holes in the turf
or the mounds. and depressions of the
ground where the war left its scars.
Proofs are still accumulating to estab-
lish the historic claim. Some work.-
men last week, on one of the historic
farms, dug up a lot of bones, which
were promptly conveyed to the village
historian and “laid on his table.” He
adjusted his spectacles, asked as to the
precise location where the relics were
found, put on’his thinking cap and im-
mediately proceeded .to remember.
After remembering for a' few 'minutes,
he distinctly recalled the fact that Gen-
eral Benedict Arnold’s horse was shot
under him while the Revolutionary war
was being fought,at that identicalspot,
and were buried [Where it fell. The
bones now occupy a. Show case in the
local museum of history in the rear of
the village store. But the horns,which

were dug'up in the same place, were

hurriedly buried again. —New Haven
Palladium.

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Not Ex-Commissioner Seymour.

The New York papers this morning
contained an aCcount Of the drowning
of William H. Phillips While yachting
in Washington yesterday. .The account
says he was on ex-Commissioner of Pat-
ents John S. Seymour’s yacht, and that
Mr. Seymour was with him. '

.As Mr. Seymour has no yacht in
Washington, and was at his home in
this. city yesterday, the party referred
to is probably Henry, A. Seymour, ex-
commodore of the Neeraven Yacht
club.

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The Mission Closed.
For the past two weeks Mission meet—
ings‘have been held at St. Mary’s
church. The first week 'was devoted

-. to the women members and the last to

the men. The Jesuit priests who have
had charge Of the services have met
with a cor dial reception and it- is fair
to say that their visit has proved of
great benefit to the society as represent-
ed by the large congregations Who as
sembled at the church daily. The mis-
sion closed yesterday afternoon.

 

AJANUARY WWEIJDIIIG

The First Announcement of
the Happy Event Made in
the Month of May.

A Young Man and His Best Cirl Surprise
Their Friends.

For several months Ernest Knapp
employed at the F x cycle store had
been very attentive to Miss Blanche
Cavanagh, a daughter of “Tillis Cav-
anagh of this city, but no one herea-
bouts had the slightest suspicion that
the twain were man and wife.

TO a GAZETTE reporter this morning,
the groom blushingly announced the
fact that he and the young lady were
married last January, “and we have
been forgiven ” he added.

Ernest is a bright young man al-
though apparently yet in his teens.
He seemed to be confident that his voy-
age on the sometimes tempestuous sea
of matrimony, with his helpmeet would
be calm and prosperous, and his friends
will wish him much joy.

He declined to give the name of the
minister who performed the ceremony
with a .“that don’t make any difference
to the public, so long as We know it is
all right.”

G. A R. ENCAMPMENT.

 

Bates Elected Commander at
Waterbury Saturday.

Colonel

The closing session of the Thirtieth
annual encampment ,department of Con-
necticut, Grand Army of the Republic
was held in Waterbury on Saturday.
A vast amount of routine business was
transacted and the following Officers
for the ensuing year were elected:

Department commander, Colonel
Gustavus D. Bates Of Putnam; senior
vice commander, W. C. Hillard of Bris-
tol; junior. vice commander, C. M.
Scranton, of Derby; department chap-
lain, Rev. John L. Pitner of Norwich;
medical director, “Dr. C. H. Colgrove of
Willimantic; council of administration,
A. R. Crittenden of Middletown, Abel
Griswold Of Forestville, E. J. Steele of
Torrington, W. S. Chase of Milford, E.
N. Crocker of New London. Delegates
to‘ the national encampment:

Delegate at large, Simeon J. Fox of
New Haven; delegates, William E.
Quigley of Waterbury,H. F. McKinney

.of Hartford, N. B. Schenck of Meriden,

I. R. Wildman of Derby, S. N. Wads-
worth of Unionville and Caleb Wood of
South Norwalk.

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Fell Under a Train.

Antonia Molenska, a Pole, living in
Worcester, was taken to the New Ha-
ven hospital yesterday forenoon with
his right leg (31118th below the knee.
The leg was amputated at the knee
joint.

Molenska was walking on the railroad
track at West Haven and t1 ied to jump
aboard a passing freight train about 6
p. m. He lost his hold on the car and
fell under the wheels. The accident
was seen by one of the brakemen and
the train was backed into New Haven.

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Took Carbolic Acid.

Rose King, well-known in Hartford
sporting circles as one of the most
beautiful of the demi-mondaine in the
state and the wife of a local sporting
man, committed suicide last night by
taking carbolic acid. She took a room
at the Columbia house at 11 O’clock and
was found soon after in an unconscious
condition. She died in the ambulance
on her way to the hospital. The deser-
tion of her husband was the cause of
her rash act.

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Their 25m Wedding Anniversary.

Mr. and Mrs. William E. ._Montgom-
ery celebrated their twenty-fifth wed:
ding anniversary Saturday eveningwith
a family gathering at which there was
almost as much joy as when the Rev.
Dr. Mead tied the knot that bound to-

gether in a fruitful and prosperous life, ‘

Mr. Montgomery and his bride, Miss
Maria Brady. The happy couple re-
ceived many valuable souvenirs of the
occasion from friends.

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Calico Ball.

The ladies’ Auxiliary, A. O. ' H. will
hold a Calico ball in Lockwood’s hall,
this evening, and a rich treat is in store
for those who are lucky enough to be
present. The committee of arrangements
1s composed of Miss M. E. Fahay, Mrs
J. Mc Namara, Miss A. McAuliife, Mis.
H. McCarthy and Miss K. Gorman.
The other committees are equally an

~assurance of an evening’s pleasure.

-—Live Merchafits k'eep their names
before the, Public. 'An Advertisemeni

in THE GAZETTE‘WIII be read,

 

 

A MERCHANT TALKS.

Tells Many Plain TruthsgAbout
Norwalk Business Afi‘airs.

A Story of a Piece of Dress Goods.

The G iZETTE 1Hep01ter called on the
Boston St01e man, this m01 ning, as re-
quested, and obtained anothei inter-
view.

Tell me the sto1v of your own ex-
pei ience said the so]. 1be.

“ \Yell, ’one day the wife of a Connec-
ticut statesman called at our store, and
handing the clerk at the dress goods
counter a sample, asked him if he had
any goods that would go with it. ‘I can
give you the same thing,’ replied the
clerk. ‘Oh no! she replied, ‘I bought
it in New York. The clerk then in-
formed her that we had the same goods
as soon, if not sooner, than. the New
York stores as it was made in Law-
rence, Mass. The chances are we had
the goods first.

Y our opinion seems to be that if peo-
ple patronize thei1 own town, it will
benefit the people at large. Is that it?

“There can be no doubt of it. If the
people spent their money at home, we
would have a respectable looking city.
I am told that there has not been a
business block built here in years.
That is a bad record. When we first
came here, one of our young lady clerks
was away a great deal and I asked her
the cause. She said she went to New
York to have her teeth attended to. I
asked why she did not have the work
done here, and she replied that the den-
tists in Norwalk were not good enough
to fill her teeth. It is unnecessary to
say she is not employed at our store
now.” ' -

Then you insist that your employees
buy at home.

"" Certainly I do. They get their liv—
ing here and they must purchase at
home else they can’t work for us. ’f

Would you discharge an employee
that purchased clothing out of tOWn?

“Yes sir, I would. We go farther
than that sometimes. ’A party once had
insurance on our stock whose wife in-
sisted on purchasing in New York and
other places. When the policy ex-
pired, we gave it to a more sensible
business man. We make our money
here and our employees get their liv-
ing here. We spend our money at
home and expect them to do the same. ”

Have you anything more to say on
this question. "

“Not to- day, but come around again
and I may have something else to tell
you.”

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OYSTER “SET” DYING.

New Haven Cultivators Very Doubtful of
the Outcome.

New Haven oyster cultivators are
feeling very doubtful of the outcome of
the “set ” of young oysters obtained
on their beds last season. The “set”
was one Of the best ever knOWn Off New
Haven and it was not until this spring
that any doubts were entertained that
it would yield an excellent crop. A
large amount of oysters is now being
handled in New Haven each year and
therefore the “set” each year is
heavy. '

Within the last few days the oyster
growers, or some of them at least, have
been talking in a very discouraging
manner aboutthe young set. Several
of them say it is dying in such numbers
as to warrant grave fears if not of se-
vere loss, that it will by nomeans reach
the expectations of the cultivators.

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Postmasters Recommended.
Congressman Sperry has recommend-
ed the appointment Of three fourth-
claSS postmasters in the Second district
as follows: DurhamCenter, Ernest L.
Robinson; North Branford, Mrs. Ralph
Beers; Higganum, Clement S. Hub—
bard. These are all small offices, and
there was no special contest over them.

Found Dead in Bed. -
Catherine Walters, of Bridgeport,
wife of John Walters, driver of engine

' No. 4, was found dead in bed atlher

home in that city, yesterday morning.
For some time, Mrs. Walters has been
a sufferer from heart trouble, which no
doubt resulted in her death.

 

Editor Bodemeyer Apprehensive.

There is a new c0met with a long,
bushy tail, cavorting about in the
heavens now, and no little apprehen-
sion is feltglest it should come into ‘col-
lision with the mysterious air , ship
which has no tail at all, but gets there
just the same—”New Haven Palladium.

—All_ the Successful Merchants Of
this City Advertise in.THli‘., GAZETTE.

 

~ANEW damn

Meeting of Grace” Church Par-
ish To-nightto Extend a
canto a' New York '
Divine.

The Rev. Mr. Bellows of St. James’ Parish
Said to-be the Favored One.

A week ago Sunday night, Rev. Mr.
Baldwin, assistant to Bishop Potter,
who has been occupying Grace church
pulpit since Rev. Mr. VYatkins’ depart-
u1e, brought Rev. Mr. Bellows Of St.
James’ chm ch, New York, with him to
NOrwalk.

gAt the evening service Mr. Bellows
preached a sermon, which greatly
pleased the congregation.

It is understood that at the parish
meeting tO-night it will be decided to
extend 'to a Six months call to him.

Mr. Bellows is a young man and re-
minds many of the Grace church peo-
ple of their former beloved Rector Mr.
Watkins.

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BISHOP WILLIAMS’ ILLNESS

Physically Prostraied at his Home in
Middletown.

 

The people of the state and the coun-
try will learn with deep regret that
Bishop Williams, the head of the Prot-
estant Episcopal church in this state
and the oldest P1 ote stant Episcopal
bishop in yeais of consecration, is ill
at his home in Middletown, where he
is confined to his bed. 'His condition
is one of physical prostration. His
mind is clear and he is able to transact
diocesan business in his room, even in-

structing young men of the Berkeley

Divinity school, which he founded, at
his bedside. The organs of the body
perform their regular functions, but he
5 too weak to leave his bed.

This condition is the cause of the
diocesan letter which was read in all
the Episcopal churches yesterday.
The diocesan convention, which will
meet at Waterbury J fine 8, will proba-
bly sit Only that day and then adjourn
to meet in Hartford or New Haven in
about a month, and then choose a bish-
Op-coadjuto'r as requested in Bishop
Williams’ letter.

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DOING GOOD WORK.

The Work on the Tunnel Covering Trends
to Give Satisfaction.

 

The work on the new covering of the
tunnel is progressing nicely and ap—
partly is being well done. In reply to
many questions asked, it may be well
to state that the cover so far laid is to
receive another covering of planks,
laid diagonally over the present new
work with‘a covering of paper between
the two that will avert to a great extent
the escape of steam and smoke through
the seams as in the past. Such work is
commemdable on the part of the rail-
road company. '

All of the work so far has apparently

been executed in a workmanlike mane

ner. 3

PERSONAL NOTES.

Fred Brower‘ spent Sunday in New
Milford. '

Dr. J. T. Kennedy spent Sunday with
his mother in Wallingford.

Dr. and Mrs. George N. Miller of New
York city, were in town yesterday.

William Johnson has secured a situa-
tion at a summer resort in Danbury.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Force of South
Main street, have returned from a visit
with relatives in Newburgh, N. Y. .

I Mr. and Mrs. Nathan El Peck will
celebrate the thirteenth anniversary of
their wedding at their home on Cross
street, Monday evening, May 17.

Mrs. J. L. Stevens, Miss J. M. Hyatt,
Miss Jennie L. Smith and Miss Emma
Lynes will attend the State convention
Of the Daughters of the King in Hart-
ford, onWednesday.

Mrs. Robert Van Buren spent sun-
day in Brooklyn for the purpose Of at-
tending the anniversary services at her

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.old church, St. James, of which her

father was formerly one of the pillars.

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Foresters’ Convention.

The grand, court of Connecticut, For;
esters of America, will hold their ninth
annual convention Wednesday next in
Allyn ~hall, New ,London. Over 170
delegates are expected to be present,

and will come fiom all over the state.

The convention will be called to 01 der
at 10 o’clock.

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Chance of Hiding to Baton
Point for Five Cents.

WIII the Street-Railway Build.

Regular trips ev*e1y forty minutes
ale being made to IV estport on the new
Tramway extension. Yesterday the
road was well patronized by church-
goers and others on pleasure bent.
Contractor Sheldon expects to finish
his work of superintending the maca-
dam work to—morrow. Andto-day a
person can ride on a car or drive to
W'estport on a better road than it was
ever their fortune to find in past years.

Full connections with the Street
Railway system on East avenue have
not yet been reached but it is thought
that an amicable agreement will soon
be concluded, provided the Tramway
company does not insist on charging a
ten cent fare each way, in which event
it is not impossible that the Street
Railway will build a line on which the
fare from Westport to Roton Point will
be but five cents.

It- is believed that the Tramway Com'
pany will fully appreciate the situation
and give their patrons the benefit Of
low fares and excellent service.

 

FRAT’ERNAL ' NEWS.

Secretaries of fraternal, or secret so—
cieties are' invited to send to the
GAZETTE, the elections Of officers and
other news pertaining to their lodges
to be printed in this column. The
names of officers should be brought in
on the evening of their election and
all other news with equal promptness.

The Good Templars met last evening
in Cranbury.

Douglas Fowler Post, G. A. R., will-

meet to-night.

Catholic Union Council, K. C. will
meet this evening.

The Uncas tribe Of Red Men will meet
tO-morrow evening.

Our Brothers’ Lodge, I. O. O. F.‘ will
meet~to¥night for initiatory work.

Butler Chapter, R. A. M., will hold a
regular convocation to-morrow even~
ing, at which time the M. M. degree
will be conferred. '

There was a meeting of the directors
of the Catholic club at the club head-
quarters, yesterday after noon, at which
time matters of imp01 tance to the club
were discussed.

The Arion society of Bridgep01t,will
celebrate its second a11nive1sa1 y with a
grand conceit at its hall, Friday, May
21. The Arion society of New Haven

and South N01 walk will assist in the
celebration.

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CHURCH SOCIETIES.

There will be a meeting of the vestry
of Trinity church to-night. ‘

The annual meeting Of the Grace
society will take place tO-day.

The May festival of St. Mary’s church
will be held the last of this month.

The Woman’s Guild, of Trinity
church will meet Tuesday evening.

The Knights of the Cross, of Trinity
church, will meet Wednesday evening.

There will be a. meeting of Bethany
chapter, of Trinity church, on Thurs-
day evening at'i' .30 o clock.

The Woman’s Baptist Foreign Mis-
sionary conference, of southwestern
Connecticut, will hold its May meeting
with the Baptist church Of'vSOuth Nor-
walk, on Wednesday of this week.

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“Aunt Ann" Dead.

Aunt Ann L. Selleck a colored woman,
known to N orwalk residents for the last
half a century, having filled various
positions in wealthy Norwalk families,
died yesterday, in the 88th year of her
age: .

The funeral will be held tO-morrpw.
It may be of interest to some that the
cause of the “ Old lady’s ” death was
senility. . ,

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Broke Her Arm.

An aged woman known as“‘Old Mary
the good old soul,” who has a room in
the Dougherty building on Harbor ave-
nue, and who exists by reason of the
charity accorded her by the sympathetic
neighbors, she having refused to go to
the Town Farm, suffered a broken arm
Saturday, by falling down a flight of
steps. The fracture was, reduced 1 y
Dr. Baldwin. .

Library Tax.
Th’ose citizens who are said to be
kicking against paying their library-
tax are just the ones to patronize it. A
little learning would improvethem.

 

 

EORA FIVE BENT means ARE AT PEACE.

Westport People to Have a

Priest and Parishioners Agree
to Work in Harmony.

Bridgeport’s Church Trouble Over at Last '
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The trouble that has been going on
in the St. J Ohn’s Slavonian church in
Bridgeport, for the past several months,
was brought to a final end yesterday
afternoon. The trustees of the church
and their followers who have Opposed
Father Pribyl ever since his coming to
that city, called on that gentleman yes-
terday and expressed a willingness to
bury the hatchet. A long conference
was held at which only the best ' of
friendly feelings existed, and an un-
derstanding was arrived at, which will
be lived up to, and if they are not, then
the members opposed to Father Pribyl

will leave the church and build one for "

themselves.
The books have been turned over to

Father Pribyl and the same officers re- ‘
instated. The hand of good fellowship -.

was extended all around, after which
the meeting was adjourned and the
men w ent away happy.

Services were held in the churCh yes-
terday and each was la1 gely attended
and although a squad of six policemen
in citizen’s clothes were present to pre-
serve the peace and prevent any trouble
that might happen their services were
not needed. "

Services will be held on the holy
days during the week and all the mem-
bers Opposed to Father Pribyl will at-
tend.

FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN.

 

A PrIze to the First wSending In the
Largest Number of Correct
Answers. I

.1 Commencing with this issue of the
EVENING GAZETTE, a series of rebilses
and en'igmas will be published each

» evening expressly for school children

of the public and p1 ivate schools of the
town.

To the one first sending in the largest
number of correct answers each week.
A Lincoln Fountain Pen with a war

ranted solid gold ,pen and beautiful

chased holder will be given.

Answers can be handed in at this of-
fice, at the branch office, 12 North
Main street, South Norwalk, or sent
th1 ough the mail.

The winner’s name will be announced
in the WEEKLY GAZETTE, each week.

Rebus.

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Guess the reason why a man that 5 old,
Oft dons a wig to keep him from a cold:
And what it was that Bacchus loved so
. well,
And fitting waiter had he, so they tell,
To hand it round so sparkling, and so
bright,
Thr ee-fourths of this unto the firstunite,

And you've a person ’neath our North-_

61 n clime,
Whose feats made London wonder for a.

time,

Whole multitudes would watch with
bated b1 eath,

His reckless daring as he challenged

Death.
Enigma.
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I am a thing that all men know quite
well,
And yet my form famed Euclid ne’er
could tell.
I, like an Ostiich, swallow nails un-
chew e,d
r:I‘ho’ dail3“: I am filled with flesh and
blood.
How great my servitude. ' since, heavy
or light,
A load I'm doom’d to bear from morn
till night.
Nay, more than this, I do affirm ’tis
\ true,

I bear the porter and his burden too;
But when egr own old, I am by him fOr-

Yet go thro’ thick and thin to save his
bacon.
Thus to the living, I’m a constant slave,

And e en the dead I bear to the cold ‘ '-

g1 ave.

Of social natuie sui ely you'll decide,

We go in pails, whether we walk- or
ride.

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Hung Himselfin the Woodshed.

Frederick Shaw, aged sixty-eight,
living in the old Shaw homestead on
Norot‘bn Heights, near the Soldiers’
HOme, committed suicide on .Saturday,
by hanging himself in the woodshed in
the iear of his house. His suicide was
the result of despondency,
poor health.

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Look at Your Tickets.
No. 49,085 is the lucky ticket which

drew the bicycle at the Boston Store,

Satui day night.
. Another bic3 cle will be given away

next Saturday evening.

—'-A GAZETTE ad. wiIi pay yc'u. 1'

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