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NORWALK, CONN. THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 19,1897.

 

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A Member of the flThird Regi-
ment Drowned in the
Niantic.

Musicians of the Second Regiment Ar- '

rested for Bathing.

CAMP COOHE, NIANTIC, Aug. 19,——
Things were very quiet with the mili-
tiamen yesterday in comparison with
the day before. It was more life and
movement at camp but there was noth-
ing but the dull routine of drill to pass

— away the hours and that tame com-
par ed with Tuesday.

After all that is said about these
sham battles and movements outside of
camp, your true soldier Would rather
have them than the camp drills. They
relieve the monotony and there is ex-

. citement in them.

Brigade formation at 5:15 yesterday
afternoon took place during frequent
flashes of lightning and peals of thun-
der, but only a few drops of rain fell
and the exercises went off in fine shape.

Gov. Cooke and his chief of staff,
Brigadier General Haven, watched the
movements throughout and afterwards
expressed themselves as greatly pleased
at the showing made by the brigade.

A man named Smith, member of
Company I, Third Regiment, was

drowned in the Niantic yesterday af—.

ternoon. Hisebody- has not been pre-
covered. He was 33 years of age. He
seized with cramps while in the water.

Twenty members of the Second Reg-
iment band went down to the beach
yesterday for a plunge. Their bat-hing

suits, nature’s garb, did not meet the

requirements of the etiquette of the
beach, and East Lyme grand jurors, on
complaint Of residents, issued warrants
for their arrest. The constabulary of
the town came down with the papers
and seized the musicians, but instead
Of taking them before a justice of the
peace they conducted them to the head-

' quarters of the provost guard in camp.

There they were turned over to the
brigadier general and ordered to their
quarters. If the men are caught bath-
ing there again they will be heavily
fined. They escaped punishment for
the first offence.

Capt. John J. Glennon of Company
E. Fourth regiment, suffered a hemor-
rhage Tuesday night and to-day his
condition was not at all satisfactory.

_ Dr. Cowell expects to bring him around
all right .\ His health has not been of
the best fol‘ some time.

The Fourth yesterday was the only

I regiment that showed a perfect percent-

age in the inspection of its quarters
Its police work was a trifle behind the
Others.

First Lieut. Everett Noves of Stam—
ford, the Fourth’s quartermaster, is the
right man in the right place, so the
boys all say, and they ought to know.

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———Sailing Parties.
The yacht THREE BROTHERS, will
caI ry parties on clear afternoons from
Dorlon s P. to Roton Point for $1. 50.

Capacity of yacht limited to 15 persons.
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Mustered Cut.

The remains of James 'H. Nichols a
veteran‘of the soldiers’ home at Noro-‘

ton who died at that institution on Sun-_

day last, were yestei day transferred to
Bridgeport for interment. The
mains were taken 1n charge at the de-
pot by Funeral Director Bishop and
interred at Lakeview cemetery. Up-
wards of 100 old veterans attended the
funeral, four of whom acted as pall
bearers. It was an impressive scene at
the cemetery where the veterans paid
their last tributes to their comrade and
among the assemblage were many tear
stained faces.

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Omen of Good Times.

It is said that the freight business of
the Consolidated road has rapidly in-
creased during the past few months,
and this is looked upon as a most ex-
cellent omen of good times, for they
reason that were there not increased
demand for goods the wholesalers, who
do most of their shipping by rail would
not be called upon ,to send out such
large and numerous shipments as have
oflate occupied the attention of the
freight handlers employed by the road.

The large freight houses of the road
in this city are undergoing a thorough
overhauling under the direction of the
.road’s chief carpenter. .,

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Will Celebrate.
Captain Isaac Buxton will celebrate
his eighty-fourth birthday anniversary
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THEIR TROUBLES.

A Probable Suit Against the
Town of Westport.

Luther Johnson’s Attorney Convinced of
His Client’s Innocence.

The alleged actiOns of Luther J ohn-
son Of Green’s Farms,who is now at the
county jail aWaiting trial on a serious
charge, has of late caused his brother
R. D. Johnson much trouble. The lat.-
ter is about to enter into a litigation
with the selectmen of the town of
Westport.

It seems that both the brothers were
residing with two elderly spinster la-
dies in Greens Farms until. the arrest
of the one now in jail. The two wo-
men who owned the property were un-
able to support themselves on it with-
out outside assistance and were com-
pelled to deed the property over to the
selectmen of the town. This was done,
as near as can be learned, about one
year ago with the stipulation that they
would be supported on the same land
until death when the property would
become the property of the town.

After the selectmen had accomplished
this agreement they made a deal with
the two J ohnsons. It was to the effect
that they should in turn support these
two. ladies and give them everything
they wanted that was within the bounds
of reason. For this they were given
the rent of the house and the use of the
extensive farm in the rear of it.

Both of the young men got down to
business and as they were of an indus-
trious character they soon had the soil
sown with seeds of various kinds. They
received the compliments of all their
neighbors for the good work and they
were the first to have the crops show
above ground. Everything ran along
smoothly until Luther Johnson was ar-
rested on the charge of criminal assault
on eight year old Bertha O’Meacham
which it will be remembered happened
about a month ago. Johnson was given
a hearing and held in bonds for trial
before the September term of the Su-
perior court. Not long after being
sent to jail in default of bonds, Johnson
was again arraigned on the same
charge. He was given. another hearing
and the complainant alleged that the
assault was committed upon her eight
year old daughter over a year ago.
Probable cause was found and the ac-
cused was taken back to jail with his
bond-$500 higher. .

It now appears that the ladies with
whom the innocent brother was resid-
ingand supporting, after his brother
had been taken to jail were a. little

.- afraid of the talk of the neighbors and

were anxious for the removal of the
brother of the accused man. At any
rate the selectmen took a hand and
have ordered Johnson to quit the prem-
ises in a specified time or eviction will
follow.

Johnson refuses to quit the premises
and has consulted the attorney of the
accused brother who is busily engaged
in collecting evidence which he is con
fident will secure the release of his
client who is now in jail. e is satis-
fied in his own mind that the accused
man is innocent and this he will try to
explain to the Eu )3rior court next
month. The neighbors of the J ohn—
sons speak well of them and it is very
probable that a number of them will be
brought into court to testify. The ac-
tion of the selectmen in trying to re-
move J oh'nson has caused a sensation
in the usually quit tel-ace and the r esult
is being watched by a 1.1.10n number,
as young J ohnsen was always looked'
upon as a model young m‘tn despite the
allegations against the broth or. The
latter is a regular visitor at the jail
and he is confident that he will be ac-
quitted.

One of the local papers has stated
that the J ohnsons are colored people,
but the statement is not true.

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Seventh’ 3 Annual Reunion.

The minual reunion of the Seventh
regiment, C. V., was held at Savin
Rock near New Haven yesterday. Dur—
ing the war this regiment ’was knowu
familiarly as the Fighting Seventh,ow-
ing to its abilities in that direction. In
addition to the business session the
voters. ns enjoyed a banquet, after which
there was much merriment. V

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Wants Prosecuting Attorney laIled.

Judge Donahoe of the Middletown
city court has ruled that it isan act of
mercy to sell Sunday newspapers on
that day. N ow if he will only fine and
imprison the prosecuting attorney who
brought the case into court he will
give additional evidence of possessing
the good sense that, no judge should

. lack—New Haven Palladium.

NIRVANA‘ FOUND.

The Yacht Submerged In Cold
Spring Harbor.

Crew Pluckily Remained At Their Posts,
Until The Sloop Went Under.

The owner of the wrecked sloop Niré
vana, which was struck off Stamford,
Monday night, by an unknown steam
vessel, received a telephone message
from the crew at Oyster Bay, inform-
ing him that the yacht had been
brought into Cold Spring harbor, and
while they were about to beach her she
sank in three or four fathoms of water.

Capt. Sutton and his party chartered
a catboat and, accompanied by one of
the brothers, set out for Oyster Bay.
They found, upon their arrival, that
the boat was lying in a good position,
the mast sticking well out of water. 'It

the. injuries, as the hull was entirely
submerged. A visit was made to a lo-
cal ship-yard, but nothing Could be
done towards raising the vessel as the
necessary appliances were not at hand.

York to make an examination.

The crew stuck pluckily to the craft,
keeping it under canvas all the way
from the point of collision, and getting
it nearly ashore. They arrived at the
beach about two o’clock in the morning.
As the yacht was about to sink, they
got into a yawl, taking with them such
articles as they could conveniently
save, and made for the shore.

Capt. Sutton and his party returned
to Stamford in the Seawanhaka-Corin-
thian Yacht Club’s launch.

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To Amend Constitution.

At the State convention of the Cath-
olic Total Abstinence union in Water-
bury, September 21, the constitution
of that organization will be amended,
making the date of the conventions
hereafter the first Sunday and Monday
in September.

It is said that there has been consid-
erable dissatisfaction for a number of
years regarding the business transact;
ed at the annual conventions. The dis-
satisfied ones claim that in the past the
delegates have not been allowed suffi-
cient time in which to properly trans-
act business.

At a meeting of the beard of Govern
ment of the union, held last January in
New Haven, it was decided that all so-
cieties becoming members of the State
union within 16 days Of the date of the
. convention would be entitled to com-
pete for the prize banner offered by
Second Vice-President J. F. Brennan
of New Haven for the society credited
with the largest increase in member-
ship during the currentyear.

Buffalo G. A. R. Convention.

Arrangements have been made by
the Consolidated road to carry Con-

 

;necticut visitors tothe G. A. R. con-

lvention to be held in Buffalo on Au-,

, gust 23, 24 and 25. A special train will
' leave New Hiven on August 23, and
will tike abo rl passengers at Wall-
ingford, Mertdeo, Hartford, Spring-
field. The round trip rate from New
Haven will be $9.75. Tickets will be
gool going, August 21 to 24, inclusive,
and for return from Buffalo (without
extension, from August 24 to 31, in-
: elusive, with the privilege of extension
until anl including September 20, pro-
v‘ding ticket is deposited with joint
agent at Buffalo between August 23 and
'27, inclusive, on payment of fee of 25
cents. -

 

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' FRATERNAL NEWS.

Secretaries of fraternal, 01' 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 ofiicers should be brought in
on the eVening of their election and
all other news with equal promptness.

The regular meeting of the Norwalk
Central Labor Union will be held in
G. A. R. hall, Washington street, this
evening.

Miss Lockwood’s Estate.

The will of the late Miss Julia A
Lockwood has not yet been offered for
probate. but it is understood that she
has in the main bequeathed her prop-
erty to immediate relatives. There are
certain legacies to others including a
few societies but not to any large value.

-—EASTMAN’ s POCKET KODAK’S re-
duced from $5 to $2. 50, at Riggs’ Drug
Store. j 15. tf

—No claims, no affidavxts. out a
GAZETTE advertisement gets there

 

every time.

was impossible to learn the extent of '

It was decided to get a diver from New '

emu T00 WEAK
So Raymond and lones'Try

Norwalk Whiskey and
Collapse.

Both Found Asleep in the Gutter on Isaacs
Street.

Bright and early Wednesday morning
Peter Jones, a Mt. Kisco painter, and
John Raymond of Vista came to this
city in the latters wagon and attempted.
to raise sufficient funds to take them to
the Klondikegold fields by selling rub-
ber overshoes. I

Business was either too brisk or too
dull as 'both men soon started in to
paint the town a vermillion hue. They
first tried cider but that proved too
weak and then they resorted to Nor-
walk whiskey.

Here is where they made a mistake,
however, as no up country man has
ever yet been able to successfully carry
away a dose of Norwalk spirits firmenti,
and they were soon both suffering a
bad attack of paralysis.

They remembered that they had left
their turnout on Isaacs street, and
towards this point they steered, but
when the wagon was reached both were
too drunk to get in. After making a
vain attempt to climb into the vehicle
both gave it up and laid down in the
gutter where Captain Dann found them
later in the evening and carted them to
the Smith street lockup.

Both came before Judge Gregory,
this morning, broken in spirits and
purse and were fined $10 and costs
each, but the generous judge suspend-
ed execution Of sentence and allowed
them to depart sadder but wiser men.

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MISHAP To YACHT.

The Penelope Struck a Rock and Sank
' at Shippan.

Dr. T. V. Ketcham’s new sloop yacht
Penelope met with a'mishap as she was
being brought to anchor in front of his
cottage on Sound Driveway, Shippan
Point, Tuesday morning, by striking
on a rock, staVing a hole 'in her large
enough to admit a volume of water,
which sank her‘ in a few minutes. At

low tide she lay high, and dry on the.

shore, but, being then pumped free,and
the break patched she was got Off at
high tide and taken around to the har-
bor for repairs. The doctor was not in
charge, or on board, at the time of the
accident. but witnessed it from his cot-
tage.

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Visits Norwalk. ,

Mr. John Pike of Orangebury, S. C.
came up on the steamer Belle Horton
last evening on a visit to friends in
N orwalk and Wilton. Forty years ago
Mr. Pike as a genial stiringyouth, was
a clerk here in'Norwalk for J. C. Ran-
dle, and some two'or three years prior
to the breaking out of the war, he ac-
cepted an engagement from the late
C. N. Case, to go toOrangebury as a
clerk in his general merchandise store
there. The boy Pike has remained
Lhere all these years, married, reared
a family now adults and won local fame
and a fortune, and now in his old age
visits the old friends of his Childhood’s
home here.

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EAST NDBWALK.

 

Miss Annie Loth of Bridgeport, is
visiting Miss Edna Ainsworth of Cot-
tage avenue. I

A large number of the young friends
of Ray Selleck tendered him a surprise
by gathering at his home on the Dorlon
road yesterday afternoon. the occasion
being his sixth birthday anniversary.
The luncheon which usually accompan-
ies a surprise was served on the lawn,
and the young folks enjoyed themselves
until late in the afternoon. .

Mrs. George A. Honnecker of Henry
street, is visiting in Jersey City.

Mail carrier W. O. Merritt left last
night for N ew -York, where he will
spend a week’s vacation.

Mrs. Richard L’Hommedieu of Row-
ayton spent Wednesday, with Mrs. C.
H Rider of Cottage avenue.

Mr. and Mrs. William Warden, Mrs.
James W. Howard and Miss Jennie
Howard are visiting in New London.

Harry Wilson who has been visiting
his parents on Riverside avenue re-
turned to New York yesterday.

Frank Spaulding who has been en-

.gaged as Instructor of Languages at

the Wilmington Preparatory school of
Wilmington, Del, will assume his
duties on the opening of the school

 

l Monday Sept 13th.

SUDDEN DEATl-l.

William H.'Adams Expires this Morning of
an Attack of Heart Failure.

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' William H. Adams, a former em-
ployee of this office, died very suddenly
this morning of an attack of heart fail-
ure, aged about 40 years.

“ Bunty ” as he was familiarly cal ted,
was perhaps the best “all round print-
er” in this section. He became appren-
ticed at this office a number of years
ago and has since worked in nearly all
the offices in this county. He was of a
jovial disposition and made many
friends, and his mistakes were those of
the head rather than of the heart. He
leaves a wife, two brothers and a sister
to mourn his loss.

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TAKEN T0 HOSPITAL.

Dr. George B. Bouton of westport Removed
to Bridgeport.

While in Saratoga, last month, Dr.
George B. Bouton, an aged physician
of Westport, suffered a severe attack
of paralysis. ' Several days ago he was
taken to New York where he has been
temporarily cared for at a hospital un-
til other arrangements could be made.
Yesterday Dr. Bouton was removed
from New York to the Bridgeport gen-
eral hospital for treatment.

PERSONAL NOTES.

Mrs. W. E. James is visiting friends
at Port Jefferson, L. I.

H. H. Williams is in New York to-
day.

Mrs. John D. Mills, Mrs. S. E. Fowler
of Port Chester and Miss Edna Searles
of Brooklyn, were guests of Mrs. G.
Fred Austin yesterday.

Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Hall are visit-
ing friends in N orwalk. Mr. Hall will
be remembered as the youngest son of
Norwalk’s once famous preacher, ,the
late Rev. Dr. Edwin Hall long a pastor
of our First Congregational church.

’ FEMININE CHAT.

The up-to-date baby wears very big
bonnets and very short skirts.

Afew drops of violet water in the
bath adds greatly to its refreshing
qualities. .

The playful St. Bernard dog is not
the sort of pet one wants indoors.

Roses frozen in jelly makes a dainty
looking dish for a debutante’s lunch-
eon. '

If you want the baby to be quite up
to date buy it a pique coat and bonnet.

If you must hold your gown up, prac—
tice before the glass, and learn to do it
gracefully.

Linen costumes are much in vogue
for those taking short trips either by
train or boat.

The Italian sky is no more beauti-
fully blue than the American one on a
cloudless summer day.

There is nothing that looks quite so un-
tidy as a soiled lace-trimmed petticoat
—rather a perfectly plain and spotless
one.

The eating of corn from the ear is an
ungi aceful process upon which the new
silver corn forks shed a refining influ-
ence.

Large lace fichus and giant plume-
trimmed hats make a picturesque com-
bination of which the summer girl ‘is
well aware.

It is much better to use cold coffee on
your growing plants than to Warm it
up for your growing family.

It is a very contented but undeniably
very disagreeable individual who re-
gards everything they possess as the
very best possible to be obtained.

The girl who receives the most atten~
tion is the one who appears interested
in a conversation, even though there is
not a word of compliment in it.

It is almost as trying on the feminine
dwellers in a hotel to be obliged to
pick out what they wish to eat as if
they were forced to go to market every
day. -.

Many a trained nurse-against whom
the patient rebels strongly at first leaves
the house the devoted friend of the
very one so much opposed to her in the
beginning.

We never know what friendship
means until we are taken ill away from
home and are treated with as much

If yOu see a man with a particularly

is almost_surely going to. tell you about
that marvelous infant that is too new
yet for him to have grown quite accus-
tomed to it.

 

.events shortly to take place.

kindness and consideration as though .
, under our own roof tree.

beaming countenance, avbid him—he '

LOCAL AND OTHER, news. '

—Have you ever worn Fancher’s
shoes welts and oxfords. 9 They are
first class.

A meeting of the Fire Police will be
held toimorrow night.

—For sale. Canopy-top, good order,
also blankets, harness, etc., cheap. Ap
ply at 43 Main street. a 13 tf

A special meeting of the Ladies Aid
society of the Baptist church will b.9-
held to-uight. '

 

Among the visitors at Newport to-
day are Miss Lamb and her sisters Mrs.
Van Wagemen and Mrs. Jarvis of Main
street.

Wall street is being cleaned of its
surplus and not altogether healthy cov-
ering.

Expressman Reynolds treated his em-
ployees to a shOre dinner at Gregory’s

._P01nt, last night.

Charles Low and his wife had a
family jar last night and the latter had
Charles arrested. This morning,Judge
Gregory gave both a severe lecture
and discharged the prisoner.

—Free exhibition of Vapor Stores will
be given Friday, August 20, at 23 Wall
street, Norwalk, between the hours of
9and11a. m. 2and6and7and9p. 111.
Ladies are especially invited.

“Gil” Finch has joined the Knicker-
bocker Athletic Club of New York,
and is at present .in training for some
Finch is
also entered in several of to-day’s
events in the diamond meet at Wood-
side Park, Stamford.

' An engine on the Danbury branch of

the Consolidated railroad blew out a
cylinder head near South Wilton last
night, and the train due here’at 7:30
o’clock was delayed some time.

The funeral of Mrs. J Ohn F. Pomeroy
who died in Washington, D. C., will
be held to-day. The deceased was ,
quite well known in Norwalk where
she has many relatives. - \

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DABIEN.

The following officers were elected at
the meeting of the Middlesex Social
Club, at Dr. ‘ Noxon’s office, Tuesday
evening: Dr. G. H. Noxon,'President;
C. W. Morehouse and C. W. Bell,Vice-
Presidents; Edward S. Austin, Secre-
tary; Ronald D. Lyons, Treasurer.

THE HARD TRADE OF A KING.

A Life More Arduous Than a. DqLabor-
er’s—Not an Enviable Position.
Turning first sods; laying foundation
stones; opening bridges, hospitals, li~
oraries, museums and other public
buildings; christening and launching
ships; assisting at bazaars.- presiding
1t public meetings and dinnexs; organ-
:zing funds for benevolent purposes
and attending to the proper adminis-
[ration of them; patronizing a multi~
mde of institutions and enterprises.
and taking active interest in their man—
algement and development; preparing
and delivering hundreds of speeches;
receiving addresses . and replying to
them; reviewing troops and fleets; vis-
Itin g hospitals; representing the nation
an important occasions throughout Eu-
rope; entertaining foreign royal visit-
ors; bearing in mind the birthday of
every onal personage in Great Britain
and on the Continent, and despatching
suitable congi " 'iatipna; attending of-
licially and unofficially, balls, concerts,
and innumerable other entertainments;
performing these many and varied du—
ties with minute discretion, so as
never to be 3559 fitted with a failure.
nevei to interfere, dizeetly or indirect-
ly, 111th any of the m :yriaes of public
and priI' ate 11.1. sis, and never to _
tans-e friction o te animosity—
If this by no mean 31' hensive cat-
alogue of royal if ,4 mi 31': fieient
toexcite pity, whate' .- ' will I?— gondon ‘

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“How the old blue laws have faded
out” said the reminiscent boarder
‘Every one of them is now a. dead let-
teI.’

“That. is a natural sequence,” As—
bury Peppers kindly explained, “of
their being uncalled for.”——Cincinnati ‘
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The Weather.
Showers followed by fair Friday.

 

 

MARRIAGE S.

FITZPATRICK—PROCTOR —— In Brew-
ster, N. Y., August 12, by Rev. W. M.
Gray, Philip Fitzpatrick of Danbury
and Miss Minnie E. Proctor of Water-
bury.

 

 

. DEATHS.

FLYNN.—In Bridgeport, August 17,

Bernard Flynn aged 26 years.
RHODES—In Bridgeport, August 18,

Heloise Florence L‘Rhodes, aged 7 ‘

years.