. . VOL. VII. NO. 1624. mks wn'ii Anvennsens ' A PAPER’S CHARACTER IS THE MOST IMPORTANT POINT FOR AN ADVERTISER To CONSIDER. IF THE PAPER Is -’RESPECTED, THE AD WILL BE; IF THE PA- PER IS SENSATIONAL, THE AD WILL BE WORTHLESS. ‘ i E e f in NORWALK, CONN., MONDAYiJ’EVENIN-G, JUNE 1, 1897. 2‘ Iurfievriiiii'o mane.- HAS THE CONFIDENCE OF THE 7 PUBLIC.- . IT GOES INTO NEW LY EVERY HOME. IT IS READ, NOT FOR ITS SENSATIONALISM, BUT FOR ITS READABLENESS, AND AN AD PLACED IN IT I READ BY THOUSANDS. ' ' PRICE ONE GEN T. SUMM_E_R__U_P_ENINGS. Baton and Dorlon Point, The "Knob, Pine Ledge and Yacht _ Club Begin the Season. Large Crowds Visit the Several Shore Resorts. Roton and Dorlon Point opened for the summer season on Saturday, and ular resorts. On Sunday crowds again journeyed to the seashore while on Monday both points were crowded. Each had music during the afternoon and evening and the sun coming out after the hard rain sent thousands to enjoy a half holiday. The crowd at Roton Point was Some- thing enormous, and the Tramway com- pany did not begin to have sufficient ' cars to transport in comfort the thous- ands who desired to visit the point dur- ing the afternoon. At Dorlon Point another ”large crowd congregated and remained until late in the evening enjoying the fine music provided by Landlord O’Sullivan. At the Knob a large and select com- pany enjoyed the beauties of this most popular resort. President Golden was on hand to make every one at home, and Captain Joe Lockwood, the club chef, furnished a most tempting lunch of hot chowder and delicious coffee, which was generously partaken of by the club members and their guests. Mr. John H. Ferris kindly ran his hand- some launch between the Knob and Yacht club during the afternoon and brought hundreds of passengers to the grounds. I The Pine Ledge club also enjoyed a most pleasant afternoon, and quite a number of the members turned out to enjOy the opening day at this promi- nent resort. Here, too, everything was done to entertain the members and guests and a most happy afternoon was spent despite the stormy morning. The club enjoys a rapidly increasing mem- bership and promises to rival the older organizations in popularity. At the Yacht club the members were conspicuous by their absence. In the yacht race, which was an uninteresting drifting match, Dr. L. M. Allen’s Bon Bon had a walkover in the cabin cat race and came in far. ahead. The Ward V won in the jib and mainsail class and the Daphne in the open cat class. ' MW 0N PENFIELD REEF. The Paul Koch Lay There ail Day With 3,000 Passengers“. The big new three-decked excursion steamer Paul Koch, which left the foot of East Thirty-first street, New York, at 10 o’clock Sunday morning, bound for Bridgeport, had got as far as Pen- field Reef light by 1 o’clock in the afternoon. There she ran aground, stuck fast until early in the evening and her 3,000 passengers, who had an- ticipations of . a pleasant day were carried back to the metropolis without once having set foot on dry land. A more tired and disgusted lot of excur- sionists it is impossible to imagine. The steamer, which is nearly equal in size to the Grand Republic, the le- viathan of the Sound, is commanded by Captain James Lynch, a veteran steam- boat captain, who has made that harbor many times. How he came to make the mistake which might well have proved disastrous is not known, but as amatter of fact he tried to bring his boat be- tween the Penfield Reef light and the spindle just this side of it. Before he knew what was the matter 'he came to the conclusion‘that he had been trying to navigate cross lots. AA; ‘ 7 Business Men’s Carnival. Wherever the Business Men’s Carni- val has been given, all have pro- nounced it the finest, most refined and attractive of home talent entertain- ments. In speaking of the Carnival, the Mil- ford Citizen says, “Although a grand entertainment was looked for, the Car- nival exceeded all expectations in its brilliancy and variety. Beautiful young ladies, handsome costumes, artis- . tic banners, bright, songs, witty reci- tations, and mirt/h provoking charac- ters made the affair an unprecedented suc'cess.” ‘ V. vA 7‘ Hapny Dick. “Dick” Fitch, the obiquitous Wil- ton correspondent of the Westporter, has purchased a new Premo Camera of which he is as proud as a boy with his new pair of boots. ENDED _iIi_ DEATH. A Po'rtchester Bow in Which a Norwalk Woman’s Hus- band is Killed. The Wife and Several Others Reported Arrested. John Madigan of, Portchester, who was known under the nickname of, large crowds visited both ofthese pop-a “Ballyhooley,” died at 7330 O’CIOCk Saturday morning last from the effects of wounds received in a scrimmage on BroadWay, in that village, early that morning. His wife and several others are reported as having been arrested. Mrs. Madigan who was formerly Mary Sullivan of N orwalk, was well known in town. She has several rela- tives still living here it is said. It is reported that several intoxicated persons were engaged in a free fight upon the street, and that Madigan was stabbed in several places during the fracas, one out, six inches Ilong, being made in‘ his thigh. He is also reported as having bled to death. V‘ v “7‘ THE GAZETTE WOULD LlKETO SEE The ' Tramway company provide sufficient cars to cOnvey the people to the shore resorts. The Street Railway run cars to Ro- ton Point. East and South N orwalk people given a Show to visit the shore resorts. What was in the letter surreptitious- ly passed to the young man near the Washington street railroad bridge on Saturday. a Advertiser’s take advantage of the daily increasing circulation of THE EVENING GAZETTE. That Wilson Point Road repaired. South Main street from the railroad bridge to Haviland street placed in good condition. Flags at half mast on Memorial Day. A summer hotel at Compo beach. Steps taken towards a firemans parade. Hart Weeks take a wee wee. .. Bicycle Notes. The young men who wheeled to the Professor Loesser benefit in Bridge- port Sunday night, sufiered a deluge of rain on their return home early yes- terday melt ing. A young lady riding a bicycle on Mill Hill, Sunday afternoon, collided with another rider, but fortunately escaped without serious accident to herself and with slight injury to the wheel. Winfield Bouton was severely hurt at Rowayton, Sunday, while riding his bicycle in that place. The hand with which he winds up clocks was consider- ably lamed. A party of Norwalk wheelmen visited Sing Sing on their wheels Sunday. Some of them came home by rail. 4 > V 7 Daisy Comstock’s Divorce. Judge Ralph Wheeler has given a decision in the divorce case of Daisy Comstock of Stamford, against William M. ComstOck of ,New Canaan, granting the petition. The case was tried March 31, and was contested, the co-respondent named being, Mamie Comstock. Al- though of the same name she is no rel- ative of the defendant. Judge Wheeler finds the allegations in the complaint true and grants the plaintiff the cus- tody of their minor child, Florence, aged three years. They were married Nov. 3, 1892. Gave up the Cup. Upon the request of William Half, who visited Robert Wherle, winner of the Burritt cup, in Bridgeport, the latter readily gave up the cup only stipulating that his “name shOuld be en- graved upon it as the winner in ’96. The handsome trophy is now in the hands of the Alpha club to be again contested for on the 17th. A 87,l59 and 82,l57. The above are the lucky numbers to the holders of which will be awarded the bicycles drawn for at the Boston Store, Saturday evening. The first was draWn by Miss Kate Clavin of 52 Connecticut Turnpike, and as yet no one has called for the second. The Bridegroom Won. In the bicycle races at Woodside Park, on Saturday, Gilbert Finch, who was recently married on a tandem, beat 'W. E. J. Kirk of the Twin City club in the half-mile race, winning in 1:10. In the fiVe-milehandicap race Finch also beat Kirk for third place. . 4'“ l "0N TflHEEL. Races at , Milburn, Danbury, Bridgeport and Stamford, All Hotly Contested. Billy Shepard of the Twin City Captures a Prize at Danbury. Monday was a great day for the riders of the silent steed and races were run at Milburn, Danbury and Bridgeport. The Stamford races were run on Saturday. The races of the Rambling Wheel- men at Pleasure Beach, Bridgeport, drew nearly 4000 people to the track. The Yale men captured all the leading events, running things to please them- selves. Captain E. Hill, Jr., was un- able to participate owing to a slight sickness, which while it did not pre- vent his being present, was sufiicient to keep him from entering the races. The summary: One Mile, Novice—Won by C. B. Benedict, Yale; R. H. Hawkins, Bridge- port, second; Harry Studwell, Port Chester, third. Time, 2:19. , One Mile, Open—Won by L. Tweedy, Yale; E. C. Hausman, Yale, second; H. H. Leopold, Bridgeport third. Time, 22259:. One Mile, Handicap—Won by J. 0. Butler, Yale, 80 yards; H. M. Kauffman, New Haven, second; J. N. Anderson, Taftville, Conn., third. Time, 2:11 2-5. Two Miles, Handicap—Won by C. B. Benedict, Yale;R. B. Harris, Brooklyn, second; T. F. Clarke, Bridgeport, third. Time, 4:55. One-Third of a Mile, Open—~Won by L. Tweedy, Yale; J. J. Hughes, Brook- lyn, second; J. A. Forney, Brooklyn, third. Match Race—Two—thirds of a mile, between H. Leopold and Charles Fox, both of Bridgeport, paced by tandem. Won by Leopold. Time, 1:21 2-5. At Danbury the ten-mile road race of the Altair Cycle Club was won by Otto Heim of Danbury, a four-minute man. J. 'A. Cowan, New 'Milford,” 2 minutes, was second, and J. Shpara-' doski, 3 minutes, third. Time, 31 min- utes 4 seconds. Four thousand persons witnessed the track races in the after- noon. Summary: Altair Mile Championship—Won by S. H. Fanton; C. E. Halstead, second; J. E. Beardsley, third. Time 2:51.) One Mile, 2:45 Class—Final heat won by G. H. Collet, New Haven; w. w, Shepard, South Norwalk, second; E. S. Collett, New Haven, third. Time, 2:37.- One Mile Open—Final heat won by G.‘ H. Collett, New Haven; J. F. Con- lin, Unionville, second; U. H. Minnie; third, 2:41 3-5. One Mile, Handicap—Final heat'wcn by G. H. Collett, J. F. Conlin, second, U. H'. Minnie, third. Half Mile, Open—Won by G. H. Col~ lett, J. F. Conlin, second, T. Burdick, third. Time, 1:10 3-5. Half Mile, Handicap—Won by J. S. Shparadoski, Otto Heim, second; Ag, Wrigley, third. Time; 1:05 2-5 G. H. Soden of Newark, with six and a half minutes handicap, won the twenty-five-milc Milburn road race. Soden is an unattached rider, and his victory was a great surprise. He rode practically the entire race unpaced and crossed the rope a winner by a good two lengths. R. M. Alexander of Hart— ford last year’s winner, came in seventh. and won the time prize. W. C. Price of Stamford finished eleventh and W. E. Kirk of the Twin City sixteenth. ‘ -_ ‘ Accident to a Wheelman. John J. Murphy, Jr., of the Green wich Wheel club, while on his way to Bridgeport on Sunday, was run down by a team in Southport and received painful injuries. He was thrown vio- lently' and sustained a bad wound on the back of his head, besides a num- ber of bruises. AA_ The Bung B’roke. E. Wheeler While engaged in paint- ing the Mrs. Hannah Hill residence on West avenue, Saturday suffered a fall that gave him a sprained shoulder. One of the rounds in a ladder which he was mounting precipitated the precipita- tion, which was an unlooked for as it was unwelcome. ‘ A Godd WreStler. A match wrestling seance was held in New Canaan Sunday, between Henry Whitlock and Charles Wood, Sunday, in which the former gained three of the five “throw-downs,” and Henry is not much of a wrestler either, while his opponent has a record. A ‘ ‘ 'p'eal 30. HIM HLLEIZVDJIHJ: 3! memeaneApV nv '0“an sq: SIOIaq semen Item dean szueqcuam eAn— THE tEAlitliliN HAND Capfain Bouton Picked Up a YachtSman in the Sound. And Tows the Disabled Yacht Millionaire to Harlem. All sorts of weather prevailed during the annual regatta of the Harlem Yacht club, which was sailed on Long Island Sound yesterday afternoon. But one serious accident marred the sport, that being the collision between the sloop MilliODaire and the coasting schooner L. L, Hamlin of Providence, R. I. The yacht, which at the time had right of way,’ strictly speaking, tried to cross the-bows of the coaster, and when her skipper discovered that the manoeuvre was impossible, he went about. Just as she filled away the big schooner struck the yacht with the bluff part of her port bow, and, tangling her cat, head and bowsprit spreader in the port shrouds of the yacht, she carried her stern first for some distance before the gear gave way. Then the sloop, her topmast going by the board, dropped aStern. Three men were knocked overboard from the yacht. One was picked up by Captain William H. Bouton of the Eagle of the New York & Norwalk Steamboat company, and lines were throwu to the other two, who were struggling in the water. _ Beyond the involuntary bath the men were not in- jured. The yacht, however,was towed to Harlem by the Eagle minus her top- mast and her port shrouds. ‘A‘ V FRATERNAL 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 ofl‘icers should be brought in on the evening of their election and all other news with equal promptness. The Golden Rule circle will be en- tertained by Mrs. T. K. Noble at the pardonageflfifi’ii‘ridayi afternoon.- June 4-, at half past three o’clock. ' The V‘Voman’s guild of Grace church will meet to-morrow afternoon at 3:30 . o’clock. The Brotherhhood of St. Andrew of Grace church will meet Wednesday evening, at the home of H. M. Gardner on the Green. The boy’s chapter of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew of Grace church, meet on Friday afternoon. The Daughters of the King of Grace church meet on Saturday at 4 p. m. PERSONAL NOTES. ~ Mrs. Grace McChesney and Mrs. Edward White, left to-day for a two weeks’ sojourn in N ewburgh, N. Y. Miss S. Sutcliffe of Brooklyn, spent Memorial day with Mrs. J. C. Crowe of West avenue. . r'Nathaniel Barnum and family are at Comfort cottage, Bell Island—Danbury News. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Camp of Meri- ’ den, are visiting Mrs. Camp’s parents Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Pryer on Spring Hill. Mr. and Mrs. John A. Adams of Mid- dletown, N. Y. are visiting friends and relatives in this city. ' Mr. and Mrs. Parkei Mills of New York are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Adams. _ Councilman Eugene L. Boyer is hunt- ing for invigorating air in Ridgefield. Mr. Boyer is making no mistake. Took a Header. Robert Kenney met with an accident .on Main street Saturday evening that sadly disfigured his countenance. In attempting to avoid a passing team he “took a header” and striking on his head was rendered unconscious. He was taken home in the vehicle that was presumably the cause of the accident. Aside from severe bruises on his head and face he escaped injury and was about, all right this morning. He rode an Orient which as usual with these wheels, escaped serious injury. Score another for “Hod” Saunders. ‘ 7‘ Corrected List. The names of Albut De Forest, Cor- nelius Nash and William W. Wester- field having been omitted from Satur- day’s list of deceased soldiers, the same have been included and the complete list of every kn0Wn soldier buried in Union, St. Paul, St. Mary and River- side cemeteries is republished on page 8 of to-day’s issue. —-All capes adevaclzets that are left at the Boston Store, Nor walk. will be rold'at half price to-morrow. ' l THREW A BOMB. Attorney 1, Belden Hurlbutt Objects to the Wall Street Widening Upon the Grounds of ille- gality. Property Owners All Present or Bepresen- ted by Counsel and Make Objection. A hearing in the matter of the pro- posed widening of Wall street was held in theCouncil rooms Monday‘night. The hearing was of much importance to property owners on Wall and Main streets. Among those present or rep- resented who objected were A. H. Byington, E. K. Lockwood, O. E. Wil- son, Robert Dix, -LeGrand JackSon, Jeremiah Donovan, Thomas Cousins, ,A. E. Austin, Frank J. and Eversley Curtis, Isaac Lee, J. Belden Hurlbutt, W. F. Acton, John Hadden, L. C. Han- ford, Manice De F. and Buckingham Lockwood, C. N. Wood and others. The clerk read the report of the committee as previously printed in full in these columns, with the additional manifesto, that personal notice had been served by Officer Morehouse on those interested, as to date and hour of hearing. . Mayor Wheeler remarked that the committee appointed at a city ' meeting had labored long and earnestly, and felt confident that they had presented their report in the best of faith. He then invited any one present who ob- jected to the acceptance of the report to state such Objection. . Among the property owners inter- ested were: ' Julia P. Wilson, Michael Ratch- ford and Mary Ratchford, Edward Merrill, Manice De F. Lockwood, Buck- ingham Lockwood and William B. E. Lockwood, Jane L. S. Bishop, and William F. Bishop, Elizabeth Ray- mond, Lewis H. Raymond and Hannah R. Ambler, LeGrand Jackson, George C. Lockwood, John Hadden and Isabella M. Hadden, The Fairfield County Na- tional Bank; The N orwalk Savings So- ciety, William E. Dann, Sophia A. Weed, Samuel L. Weed and Edward P. fiWeed, Harriot S. Byington and Aaron H. Byington, The Bridgeport Savings Bank, Estate Joseph W. Hub- bell,-—(George M. Holmes, Trustee, - Jeremiah Donovan, George W. Selleck, Isaac Selleck and Henry Selleck, The liam Meseberg, Estate of George Holmes,—(Stephen H. Holmes, Execu tor,) Francis E. Quintard and Frederick ,H. Quintard, John J. Hanlon and William P. Hanlon, Mary E. Honneck: er, William A. Vogel, Sophia A. Wéed, Estate of Edward P. Weed, The Na- tional Bank of N orwalk, Andrew Sel- leck, The Danbury and N orwalk Rail- road Company, The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Com- pany, Rebecca 1. Cole, Ira Cole, Ed- ward K. Lockwood, Estate of James Mallory, deceased, Estate of Lupertia L. Beebe, deceased, F. St. John Lock- wood, John O’Sullivan, Sarah E. Sta- ples, George C. Lockwood, Charles 0. C. Betts, The Fairfield County Savings Bank, Ralph Moody, Joseph P. Moody, Franklin .1. Curtis and Anna E. Curtis, Charles DeKlyn, Sarah E. Lockwood, Charles S. Lockwood, Estate of Samuel E. Olmstead, 'deceased,—-(Edward K. Lockwood and Rebecca G. Olmstead, Administrators,) Joseph Matheis and Henry Matheis, Louise 0. Coolidge, Noah Wood, Isaac Lee, Platt Price, Estate of William K. ,James,—'—(F. St. John Lockwood, Trustee,) Ebenezer J. Hill, The N orwalk Street Railway company, The NorWalk Tramway com- pany. . . A. E. Austin appeared for the Lewis Raymond estate, and claimed that there “was not one cents worth of benefit” to be gained by his clients in the proposed improvements. Manice De F. Lockwood asked as to upon whom would fall the cost of put- ting a new frOnt in what is known as the Blascer building. He was informed that the matter had been considered and awarded in his assessment. General Manager Acton of the Street Railway line asked if there was to be a relocation of the electric car tracks. He also protested against the assess- ment of his company for benefits. C. Eversley Curtis representing the Curtis estateprotested. Charles S. Lockwood also objected, and facetiously asked why the com- mittee did not continue their assess- ments of benefits around and down Hoyt , street. ' E. K. Lockwood. objected on the grounds that- the assessment was un- equal. J. B. Hurlbutt, attorney for Mrs E. P. Weed et. al. threw a bomb into the ‘camp by the sweeping assertion that the entire proceedings, both as to as- sessments-of damages and benefits, did not come properly under the charter rights of the city. He objected as he said to any act of the city council that was not in strict conformity with its ehdrter rights. . ' Noah Wood said that he had been u Norwalk Street Railway Company, Wil- ' assessed $80 for Main street improve- ments and felt sore that he should be? asked to help pay for what might be done on Wall street. Jeremiah Donovan, J r., made no ob- jection to the amount of his assessment - on the Boston Store property, but thought that others had been awarded damages cOnsiderably in excess of what. they ought to have received, such dam- ages being at the expense of those claimed to have been benefitted. He said that he had already paid $2,000 for improvements at or about Main street. He pertinently asked the question, “Does not a part of the Wilson building stand on town property, and is it not on record, that the owners have paid rent for the same?” He then' sentem tiously remarked, “You can certainly stand it if they can.” Referring of course to the Electric Railway com- panics. Mayor Wheeler read the list ”of those property owners interested and dwell- ing on each name gave the parties an opportunity to speak as to their griev- ance. ' LeGrand Jackson was recognized but he had nothing to say. John . Had- den got into the same boat. ‘ Attorney E. M. Lockwood entered a protest on the part of A. H. Byington who was unable to be present. Isaac Lee believed that increased value on Wall street lessened values On Main street. He objected to the assess- ment, but thought the improvement a Wise one. ' ‘- Major G. M. Holmes representing the Hubbell estate was not able to be pres- ent but wrote a very caustic but at the same time friendly letter in which the idea was conveyed that it was the elec— tric roads that ought to bear the brunt of the expense in the proposed improve- ments. He made the pat remark in his letter that the owner of the Boston store building as welllas others could not get $1 more a month rent on their buildings by reason of the widening. He did not wish to be unreasonable, and thought that $200 ought to be the maximum benefit assessed to any one. _ Councilman Kent said that if the work was 'to be 'done, the quicker it were done the better, and suggested “that if there was to be an adjournment Out ' l Of the hearing it be an early one. of compliment to several property own- ers the hearing was adjourned until next Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock. Memorial Day. The programme as outlined in “Satori day’s GAZETTE was fully gone through with. There was a large attendance at the services in the Methodist churCh in the afternoon, and also at the Congre- gational church in the evening. Yesterday the programme as out* lined in these Columns was fully carried out despite the unfavorable rain. There was an abundance of flowers and to-day the graves of the veterans I are seen almost imperishable in a wealth of flowers. . ' . As a rule the business places were closed, and as said one little lad “Mam- ma, this is two Sundays, ain’t it ‘9” Looking for His Wife. Wallace Sherwood is authority for the statement that his wife left him and three children the youngest four— teen months of age, Sunday morning. “I wouldn’t care so much about it if she had only taken the baby,”’said Mr. Sherwood, “but I will find her eVen if I have to go. _ after her.” “Wally” inclines to the belief that he is a very much injured man. There‘are those, however, who belieVe that his Wife acted wisely, if not too well. The chil- dren will be cared for. A A ‘ —French Crepe paper. Regular“ price 250. To-morrow, 12%0 at the_ Boston Store. —————<0.0>———— Burns—Hazlett. To-morrow evening at the St. Mary parochial residence Miss Katherine Burns will plight her troth with Mr. George Hazlett. The bride is a daugh- ter, of Mr.- and Mrs. James Burns and has many friends who will be'surprised to hear of the wedding. -—Prof. M. S. Rosen, the well—known oculist Optician, can be consulted at his office in the parlor of the City Hotel ', South Norwalk, Tuesdays, from 9 a. m. to 8 pm. Eyes examined free. f5 t; ' DEATHS. BARLOW—In Danbuay, May 3lst, William H. Barlow, aged 78 years. HAVENS—In Danbury, May .28, Mrs. Rosamond Havens, aged 76 years. MCNEIL—In Danbury, May 28. Julia L., widow of the late Samuel B. McNeil aged 63 years. ‘ SCHOONMAKER—In Danbury, May 28 John Schoonmaker, aged 72 years. MACQU~HAE. — In South Norwalk, May 31, ”William MacQuhae, aged 52 yearsfl ' ' l