Evening gazette, Wednesday, August 4, 1897 · page 1

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THE LAWN FETE.

The Catholic Club Entertains
a Large Crowd of
Friends.

,The Club House and Grounds Beautifully

Decorated and Illuminated.

The lawn fete. cf-the N orwalk Catho-
lic club toOk place at the club house
g1 ounds last evening, and was without
exception the finest and most enjoyable
ente1 tainment eve1 given in the town.

The club house and g1 ounds were
beautifully decmated and thousands of
Chinese lanter ns illuminated the scene

‘ which 11 ith the toilet of the ladies fur-

a“.

nished a scene long to be remembered
by those who attended. -

The extensive grounds sur1ound-
ing the club house were dotted he1 e and
there with stands and tables at which
refreshing ice 01 cam and cool drinks
were served, while at the rear a wheel
of fortune atti acted the attention of
numbers of both sexes.

In the center a large pagoda hand-
somely decorated Was e1 ected, and
from the apex Chinese lante1 us were
strung upon wires leading in innumer-

J able directions.

At the 1ear of the g1 ounds the City
of Norwalk band, A1 thur Macdonald,

. _' leader, was stationed and discoursed

choice selections during the entire
evening.

In the club house the Twin City
Mandolin club, J. J. Powell, leade1,
fur n1 shed the sweetest of music fo1 the
numbe1 less dances.

The scene p1esented upon entering
the grounds 1esembled a fairy land in
reality, and the visitms, fully a thous-
and, were most enjoyably ente1tained
by the following prog1 am: ,

8 p. m. Concert by the City of N01-
walk band and inspection of the club
house. '

8: 15. Selections by the Twin City

Mandolin club.
830. Dancingitn theelub house. _,

8:45. Music by the band and re-

freshments.

9:00. Selections by Quartette.

9:15. Selections by Mandolin club.

9:30. Music by band.

9:45. Peanuts and Popped Corn.

10:00. Male Quartette.

" 10:15. Music by band.

10:30. Balloon AscensiOn.

11:00. Illuminating Waltz.

11:30. Good-night by~ band.

One of the jolliest of dames was Aunt
Lydia from Huckleberry Center, who
entertained her hearers with quaint re-
marks, and who picked out from the
crowd, many business and legal men to
whom she sold her mysterious wares in
rapid succession- Very few, if any,
escaped her eagle eye and her receipts
must have been quite large.

The balloon ascension by Prof. N emo,
like every thing else, wasasuccess also,
and as the mammoth structure rose in
the air and sailed away to the east, it
was followed by thousands of eyes.

The ladies assisting as far as could
be learned were as follows: First ice
cream table, Mrs. Thomas Varson,

, Mrs. P. E. Callahan, Miss Annie Shee-

han, Miss Bridget McCarthy, Miss
Sadie Powell, Miss Sarah Farrell, Miss
Lizzie Blake; second table, Mrs. B. C.
Feeney, Mrs. J. H. Manning, Miss An-
nie Feeney, Miss Kate Manning, Miss
Sarah Connors, Miss Mary Powell, Miss
Katherine Cavanagh; peanut and
candy stand, Miss Mary Brennan, Miss
Nellie Sheehan; pagoda, Miss Mary
McGowan, Miss Julia Claven, Miss
Margaret Farrell; flower gii ls, Miss
Annie Murphy, Miss Mamie Murphy,
Miss Nellie Hickey.

The identity of the young lady who
impersonated Aunt Lydia Was not dis-
covered, but it is surmised that Miss
Mary Finnegan represented the Huck-
leberry Center dame. Messrs. John
Clune and W. E. Sheehan made a suc-
cess of the African dodger, while the
wheel offortune was looked after _by
Messrs. J. P. Sheehan, H. Malone and
J. J. Cavanagh.

There were a number of clergyman
present among whom were, Revs. J.,
McClure Bellows, J. T. .Winters,.T. M.
O’Brien and J. J. Furlong.

The club’s success was complete, and
the lady friends of the organization,
royally assisted in making the fete the

finest ever seen. Added to their en-
thu'siasm was that of P. F. Masterson
of the Boston Sto1 e, who probably did
more than any- single individual in or-
gan1z1ng and making the fete the suc-
cess that it was. 111

It is hoped that the club will not'

stop now that they have started on the

I road to success, and that something
- else In the entertainment line will fol-

low the fete. The receipts we1e un-

. doubtedly large and the club’s treasury

_was largely added to by last night’s

entertainment.

_to close.

IS NOW CAPTAIN.

A Norvialk Boy Placed at the
Head of the Yonkers
Police.

James McLaughlin Receives a Well Earned

Promotion.

 

James McLaughlin, son of Peter Mc-
Laughlin of N orwalk, was on Saturday
last promoted to be captain of the Yon-
ers, N. Y., police force.

The Yonkers Herald of that date
says:

“Captain James McLaughlin, the
thiid executive in the history of the
Yonkers police, assumed the duties of
his new office at 1 o’clock to-day. ‘

A handsome bouquet of flowers, a
gift of Philip Maling, manager of the
Getty House, adorned his desk and
shortly afterward a large floral horse-
shoe bearing the inscription “Our Cap—
tain” in red immortals, was placed on
the police desk. It was a token of
esteem from the members of the police
forca '

Shortly afterward an enormous floral
horseshoe of beautiful design and ef-
fect with the letters “ K. of C.” in-
scribed on the crest, arrived. ,This
was a token from the Knights of Col-
u‘mbus and was also placed on the desk

Captain James McLaughlin was born
in Ireland, October 16,1843. At an
eaiy age, he embarked to this countiy
with his parents who settled at Nor-
walk, Conn., and it was in the public
schools of that city he received his ed-
ucation. At the age of 18 he engaged
with the firm of FletCher, Harrison &
00., engine and boiler makers at Vesey
and West streets, and after remaining-
there three years he secured an appointr
ment to the seventh New York police
precinct under Captain J amieson.

When Yonkers village, on August 10,
1866, was made a sub-p1 ecinct of the
3 2nd precinct of the Metropolitan force,

t1 olmen detailed to do duty heié under
Captain Alanson S.Wilson. The “Mets”
were until April 10, 1871, when the
present police force was organized.
The men from the 01d Metropolitan
force had until May lst to decide
whether they would remain as members
of the new department or return to
New York city. Policeman McLaugh-
lin was one of the men who decided to
cast their fortunes with the Yonkers
department. John Mangin, who came
with the “ Mets ” to Yonkers as a ser-
geant, and elected to remain, was chos-
en captain of the new organization, a
place he held for 25 years, until his
death several months ago, and Patrol-
man McLaughlin was made one of the
roundsmen. On 'December 22, 1881,
Roundsman McLaughlin was made ser-
geant to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Sergeant Austin.

Captain McLaughlin is one of the
most popular men in the city. His
strict attention to duty and courageous
deeds on many occasions have won him
the esteem of residents of the city. He
was a close friend to the late Captain
John Mangin and commands therespect
of the entire-force.

Captain McLaughlin resides in a
comfortable cottage at 136 Ashburton
avenue. His oldest son John, is a mem-
ber of the famous bicycle squad of New
York city.”

 

Fell Off the Porch.

While coming down the steps lead-
ing from the porch of Dr. T.-acey’s
residence on West avenue, yesterday
morning, the nurse girl made a mis-
step and threw the doctor’s little two-
year-old daughter ahead of her upon
the concrete walk. The little one sus-
tained a severe and painful out under
the chin which required three stitches
Dr. Tracey was absent when
the accident occu111ed, but was soon
found and rendered the necessary med-
ical attendance.

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Not Much.

South Norwalk is getting so much
notoriety through her Sunday closing
ordinance, that 'her jealous twin sister,
Norwalk, is going to shut up Sundays.
Thus the “sectional feeling” is fostered
and kept alive.~'~New Haven Pallad i u m.

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‘ Visiting Vassar.

Col. and Mrs. F. St. John Lockwood
and daughter, Miss Julia, left for
Poughkeepsie yesterday, to inspect the
buildings at Vassar where Miss Julia
enters in September. 1

——EAsTMAN’s POCKET KODAK’S re-
duced from $5 to $2.50, at Riggs’ Drug
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McLaughlin was one of the twelve pas-1'1

Hlslliggusnn.

Ex-Hepresentative Rowan Col-
lides With an Express
’ Wagons.

Receives Serious Injury.

Ex-i epresentative R. H. Rowan is
1a1d up with a ve1 y sore head to- -day.;

An Adams Express company wagon
driven by "La111y” Smelledge was com-x
ing up South Main street, when Mrj.‘
Rowan who is a novice in bicycle rid-
ing, swung out of Concord street on his‘
wheel with the self possession of an ex-
pert ride1., ,lr

out of his way it being evident that the
rider was-"IiOt underfull control of the
Wheel, but to no purpose as the rider
dashed headforemost into one of the
rear wheels of,~.’.the express wagon,
which had by this time come nearly to
a 'standstill.

The driver jumped from his wagon
and ran to the assistance of Mr. Rowan
who was mixed up with his bicycle and
lay in a helpless condition on the street
the blood flowing from an ugly wound
on his head. '

A wagon driven by a young man
named Cuneo came along at this junc-
ture and Mr. Rowan was assisted into
the same and taken home. .

In the meantime Doctor Burnell had
been summoned and made an examina-
tion of Mr. Rowan s inju1ies. He
found an ugly gash on his head ex-
tending f1 om near his nose up and Over
his forehead to the back of his head,
which required foul teen stitches to

cloSe.
While the Wound was being dressed

Mr. Rowan facetiously r,‘emarked ‘My
head seems to be swelling, but you can
tell the boys that I will be up to see
them to- -m01 row if I can find a hat
large enough to fit me." .,

en as beingb wood, and a neig h b01 was
of the Opinion that he would be out to-
day for a “ chat with the boys. ” It is
not however believed that he will ride
his bicycle for several days to come.

No blame is assigned to the driver of
the express wagon, who it is believed
did all within his power to avert the
accident.

It' 1s about a year ago that Mr. Ron ‘-
an met with an accident by being
thrown from a’ carriage which kept him
housed for several days.

PERSONAL NOTES.

Mrs. Ennis Crabbe is visiting friends
in New Haven. 3

Professor Albert Heine and wife lei t
this morning for a few days visit with
relatives in Jersey City.

W. R. McCord of New York, H. C.
Simpson of Jersey City, F. G. Saunders
“and wife of New Yo1 k and G. M. Hen-
de1 son of Brooklyn were in, town yes-
tel day

Hon. E. J. Hill and wife sailed for
Europe to-day. ‘

F. S. Lyon is in New York to-day‘l

' Miss Hattie Penny of Southport is a
aguest at the Pomeroy residence on
Academy street;

Capt. E. E. Howes and Mrs. Howes
and son George, of Philadelphia, are
spending several days with Capt.
Howes’ sister, Mrs. C. N. Wood, on
East avenue.

Miss Ethel Smith who has been visit-
ing Mrs. R. A. McDonald on The Ter-
race, returned to her Brooklyn home
to-day.

H. R. Hale, of Nor walk, is calling on
old friends in Danbury. —Danbu1y
News.

Miss Lottie Grumman, of Norwalk,
who has been a guest of Mrs. Angle
Dickens, of Danbury, has returned
home.

M18. Fred Tripp and son, of Provi-
dence, R. 1., are visiting her mother,
Mrs. John Hyatt.

Capt. and Mrs. Crabbe of New York,
are g uests of Mr. and Mrs. Lo 11 is Soder-‘
strom of South Norwalk.

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Fire Matters.
Regular meetings of the fire depart-

. ment companies were held last even.-

ing.

The Pioneers appointed a committee
to ar ange for an e :gcu1sion, anda com
mittee to meet the new truck on its at-
ri1al at South No- 11 all.

The Phoen1. .11 boys decided upon tak-
ing a t1 lp to Oyster Bay on the 20th,
and voted to ask the Kohanza Hose
company of Danbury to join them in
the e: pedition. .

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~A GAZETTE ad. will pay you.

' ~Advertlse in THE GAZETTE.

Smelledge saw him and tlied to keep fusual.

agpndltion this moi ning is _1 epor Ira .

11111 MUST CLOSE.

Prosecuting Attorney 0 Ferris
Has Decided to Enforce the
Sunday Closing Law.

 

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Hey Takes a Header Frorfdlvlrs Bicycle and file Gives Notice That Offenders Will he

Prosecuted.

Storekeepers and otherswho trans-

act business on Sunday next contrary.

. to the law made and provided for the

proper Obser vance Of the day will do
so at the risk of being cited to appear
in the wan Court.

The 13501] was put in force at South

‘N01 walk last Sunday. In this city the

stores, ba1ber shops, etc. were open as
Naturally the store-keepers at
South Norwalk demurred to such a dis-
tinction, they rightly claiming that if
t law applied "to South Norwalk it
had-equal application in N orwalk.

It is not learned that the “offenders”
have been specially warned, but this
is not absolutely necessary.

2 Mr. Ferris recognizes the fact that it
is wrong to debar the storekeepers of
one section of the town piivileges that
those of another section are allowed.

Of course there will be a no small
amount of grumbling, and perhaps it
Were righteous grumbling, but the law
is on the statute books, and as stated
by Mr. Ferris it will be enforced.

SHE 31111111111.

 

.Qrs. Morris Removes th'e Dam
(-ng

on Her Stratford
Property.

And Selectman Curtis and Sheriff Stagg
Will Not Prosecute.

[Mrs Mary Morris of Stratford, vwho
assaulted Selectman Curtis with a cop;
.per wash basin and doused Sheriff
Slagg with muddy water when they
attempted to tear down a dam she had

erected on her property, surrendered

yesterday and removed the dam she
had made to take the place of the one
the authorities tore down.

When Selectman Curtis and Sheriff
Stagg left Monday, aite1 tea1ing away
the dam, Mrs. Moriis had it built up
again. She gave notice that the dam
was to remain just where it was and
her defiant attitude gave a hint of a
Buxton episode.

Yesterday Mrs. Morris visited her
attorneys, Hall& Johnson, and stated
the case to them. They advised her
that the building of a dam across a

" natural waterway was a nuisance and

she was liable to punishment. That
kind of law did not suit her and she
left to consult other lawyers to get her
kind of law if possible. She did not
succeed and at last decided to give up
and went home and had the dam re-
moved.

Selectman Curtis will not press the
charge of assault against her.

 

B. B. B.
The Butchers and Their Friends Enjoying
Themselyes.

This morning the Butchers opened
the festivities with a street ‘1 parade
headed by the City of N orwalk band.
In gaudy and. gory colered coats and
white caps the butchers to the number
of seventy-five or more mounted on
steeds, marched through the principal
streets of the town, to the grounds.

The South Norwalkfife and drum
corps also added zest to the parade,
which was witnessed 'by hundreds of
people. A splendid programme has
been arranged to be presented at the

.Fair Grounds, and the affair promises

to be an unqualified success.

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Outings. .

The choirof St. Paul’s church had
an outing at Compo beach yesterday.
In the 100 yard dash Harold Austin
was winner, closely followed by Ervin
Horton and Perley Godfrey. Harold
Austin also won in the broad jumping
contest, followed by Perley Godfrey
and E1 Vin Horton.

Seriously "I. ,
Miss Kate Geoppler who was driving
the carriage with which young Lyon
of Danbury collided on the Sugar
Hollow road near'Danbury, resulting
in his death. is very ill and fears are

 

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entertained that she will lose her rea-

GOLDBEHCTILUSED;

Constable Lynch Places a
SL000 Attachment on
the Store.

Failing-to Obtain the Keys He Secures
the Door With a‘ Padlock. '

 

Troubles never come singly is an old
saw, and Goldberg’s millinery store
seems to be fated to be kept in hot was
ter by Lawyers and constables.

Yesterday afternoon
Lynch acting under instructions from
Attorney Gray, attached the stock in
the sum of $1,000 in the interest of Sul-
livan, Drew & Co., of New York.

The constable demanded the keys,
but they were refused and a padlock
was placed upon the door and securely
locked, and the officer now has posses-
sion of the premises.

The unraveling of the ownership of
the stock contained in the store p1 om-
ises to be interesting, as it has changed
hands several times with in the last two
or more months, and Attorney Gray
p1 oposes to allow the other fellow to
solve the mystery.

Constable Lynch' 15 at the store to-
day busily engaged' 1n taking an inven-
tory of the stock. Prior to making the
attachment the constable very sensibly
secured himself by obtaining a surety
bond.

 

EASTWORINALK.

The union picnic excursion of the
Eagt Norwalk and Norwalk Methodist
Sunday schools left the steamboat dock
at South Norwalk at 8 o’clock this
morning on the steamer -Isabel, bound
for Locust Grove. The happy faces of
the children as they left the pier, indi-
cated what they anticipated. The pas-
tors and superintendents of both the
churches accompanied the picnickers.

Rev. R. O. Swensen of the Swedish
Congregational church, left yesterday
for his annual months vacation. ReV'
A. Nordlund, of the Georgetown church
will conduct the services next Sunday.

Mrs. Sylvester Selleck, who has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. John
L’Hommedieu and daughter Ethel,
will return to her home in Bellport,
L. I., Miss Maud Finch of First avenue
will go with them to make a short visit.

Mrs. W. C. Thomas has. returned
home from New Haven, where she has
been caring for her mother who has
been seriously ill.

The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Alva Longstreet who has been ill at
her home on Cottage avenue is some-
what better.

George Golden of South Norwalk,
while riding along Riverside avenue,
ran into a hydrant. He was not seri-
ously injured. ' -

Arthur Platt and Miss Mary Brush
will be married tO-night, at the home
of the bride by Rev. A. J. Smith.

Rev. Mr. Ellis is visiting Elder F.
S. Ainsworth of East avenue.

Wants to Come Back.

Word has been received from Jo:
seph Reisterer who suddenly left town

inability to make good certain funds
that had been intrusted to his keeping.
He will, it is understood return provid-
ed that he is not prosecuted by those
in interest, and will do his best to
liquidate all claims nOw held against
him. 1

FRATERN AL 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 Hauragauri society held a regu-
lar meeting in their rooms at the Allen
House last night. John Kirsch was
elected a delegate to the State conven-
tion of the order to be held in Meriden
on Thursday and Friday.

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Special Meeting.

A special meeting of the Barbers’
Union will be held this evening at the
shop of William Hess. Action in ref—
erence to Sunday closing will probably
be taken.

 

The Weather. _
Local showers to-night probably fol-
‘lowed'by fair weather. Thursday af-
ternoon cooler. -

 

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The grocery stores were clOsed this
afternoon on account of the B. B. B.

 

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Constable .

a few months since, on account of his '

Wins 11‘ JAIL

Johnson’ Bound Over Under
$I,200 to Criminal
Court. '

Assailant of Seven Year Old Bertha
O’Meacham Made no Defense,

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Justice Howard N. Wakeman pre-
sided over the trial of Luther D. J ohn-
son for. felonous assault upon little
Bertha O’Meacham at Fairfield yester-
day morning, and upon the evidence
presented held the accused for the Sep-
tember term of the Superior Court una-
der $1200 bonds. The accused made
no defense.

Mrs. Louisa O’Meacham,mother of the
girl, testified concerning what her
daughter told her of Johnson’s brutal
assault, and the seven year Old child
herself told the story on the _witness
stand. Johnson took her out riding on
his bicycle several weeks ago, and
stopped at asecluded place on South-
port beach, where he committed the
crime. .

Unable to furnish bonds, the accused
man was taken to jail by Sheriff Wal-

lace M. Bulkley to await trial in the

criminal cOurt.

There was a trial in Wéstport Mon-
day that was the’ outcome of Johnson’s
crime. Edward Lambert and Mrs;
Charles O’Meacham, the girl’s mother,
were arrested by Constable Allen of
Saugatuck, charged with assault upon
Johnson, the accused. " When Mrs.
O’Meachan learned of the assault on her
daughter, she went to Johnson’s house
with Lambert. It is alleged that she
thrashed him, being assisted by Lam-
ber t. Justice George B. Smith in West-
port discharged both Of the accused,
and upheld the woman.

Several other children have been
similarey assaulted during the past few
weeks and Johnson is suspected of the
work. ‘

LOCAL Alli) OTHER NEWS.

Sunday August 8th, will be Observed
as Children’s day at the Knight street
A. M. E. church. It is hoped that the
members Will be in full attendance to
make the day a memorable one.

Yesterday. the Mission Sunday
school children who were finable to go
on the excursion given by the Congre—
gational Church, were treated to a
trolley ride and'Outing atoRoton Point,
through the kindness of ‘Mrs. D. R
Marvin and Miss Georgie Taylor.

The feline which lugged off a two
pound Guiana pig belonging to Butch-
er Fred Smith is fitting herself for a
charge of shot.

 

Bishop Tierney was in town yester-
day. 1

. A special telephone was placed at
the corner of Wall and Main soreets
this morning for the convenience of
the Street Railway company. _

Ever Bloomifig Plhnts.

The new hardy climbing rose now
being introduced under the name of
Empress of China seems to be a really
valuable novelty. It is" readily estab-
lished, and grows very rapidly; its fo-
liage is dense, graceful, and of rich
green color. The plant begins to bloom ,
the first season, and continues to grow
and bloom till after the coming of
frosts; and what is especially com-
mendable is the fact that it is perfect-
ly hardy.

The Empress of China, like other
China roses, is of medium size. but
the petals are rather broad and of
good substance, and when full blown
the foo-m is moderatly full, and the fra-
grance emitted is deliciously sweet.
The buds are gracefully pointed, and
of a. brig-ht carmine rose color. As
they develop, however, they change to
the beautiful rosy white which is so
much admired in the lovely apple
broom—Woman’s Home Companion.

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.n nlowéhcé‘"ié"scheming like a .-
bicycle.” 1

“How so?”

“A man can put his wife on it, but he
can’t make her stay on it ”—Chicago .
Record.

—All the Budcessfdl Merchants of.
this City Advertise in THE GAZETTE.

 

 

MARRIAGES.

BALDWIN-JOHNSON. —- In Portches-.
ter. N. Y., Aug. 1, by the Rev. W. .
Bawden, Ell N. Baldwin and Georgian-
na Johnson, both of Bridgeport.

 

 

DEATHS.

I ARSON—In Philadelphia, August 11
A] =_ed Larson.

LYON—In Danbury, August 2:1. C.
EdWard Lyon, aged 32 years.

TAYLOR—In Danbury', August3, Em-
ily, wife of Roswell Taylor, aged 29

 

years. . .

 

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