H»; . 151;.-._,.-_~.\;-\,\AA._MEA . . WHAT THEY s" A , College. EVERY EVENING WHEN THE . GAZETTE COMES, THERE IS A ' SCRAMBLE FOR IT. 'WE DIVIDE IT INTO FOUR PARTS, -AND EACH OF US TAKE ONE. WIIIT IT llIIlIIlTES.‘ . THAT THE GAZETTE Is A HOM] PAPER. THAT-THE GAZETTE II A NEWSY PAPER. THAT TBB_ GAZETTE IS A CLEAN PAPER. THAT EVERY PAGE OF THE GAZETTE IS READ. S! VOL. VII. No.1682. NORWALK, CONN.. SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST21,1897 PRICE ONE CENT. EAST NoIIwALK WON. William _H. Weed Crosses the ' Tape in the Lead. ‘ R. M. Alexander of Hartford Wins the Time Prize. The Twin City fifteen mile road race was run this morning and William H. Weed of East Norwalk crossed the tape the winner by a géod margin. ‘The start was made at Dorlon Point in the presence of about 700 people, and the men all got OH on time although the mad was too narrow upon which to run in safety. On the 111 st time around the five min- ute men and a bunch of riders coming down to the point collided in ft out of the residence of Attorney J. J. Walsh and the mad was filled with flying wheels and men. Luckily, however, no one was seriously hurt, although six riders were in the mix up. Weed took advantage of this collision and pulled away in the lead and was never over- taken. rt..M Alexander of Ha1tfo1d, lode a beautiful race and captui ed the first time prize closely pressed by S. B. Wheeler of Danbury. Another spill occurred in (front of Attorney Walsh’s residence as the men were on the last lap and W. J. J ennlngs who went down in the first collision, ,was again thrown, and this time gave up the race. I In addition to Winning the first prize, a Fowler bicycle, young Weed won the Burritt cup and .a year’s course 1n Brown’s Business college. His time Over the course was 42:27. The second prize, a Hartford bicycle, was won by A. Saunders of Glenbrook, who covered the course in 43:17. Alexander, winner of the time prize, made the distance in. 39:26. ———————<o.o>~—————- —LOST— A small gold stick pin with diamond shaped head, between Nor- walk and Winnipauk.Finde1 will kindly leave the same at this office. . A. 20 3t. <v vA ‘7 PERSONAL NOTES. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Fitch of Nor— walk have returned from a three months visit in Georgetown. Miss Emeline A. Dunn and Miss Flora Belle Wise will sail for Eur0pe on the American line steamer St. Louis, on Wednesday, September lst. Mrs. Charles Olmstead‘ of Norwalk, left yesterday for Barton, Vt. Miss Violet White 'of Brooklyn,N.Y., is visiting her cousin, Miss Belle Roe of Spring street. Farron S. Betts and family of South Norwalk, have returned home from Asbury Park, where they haVe been sojourning two weeks. Miss Julia B. Lockwood of East ave- nue, left to-day for a week’s visit in Philadelphia. Mrs. Mary Force of West avenue, is visiting relatives 1n Naugatuck. Mrs. Jennie Littell Nash Of South Norwalk and daughters Mary and Emily, have returned from a month’s stay at Block Island. Harry Tolles of South Main street, left to-day for Boston, Mass. ' . Mr. and Mrs. John H. Light left to day for Buffalo, N. Y., where they will visit for a few weeks. Miss Fannie Burritt of Stratford, is visiting at her brother’s, C. W. Burritt on Morgan avenue. Mrs. George W. Raymond, Noah Barnum, and Mrs. W. Palmer have returned home from 'a two weeks’ visit in the Catskills. James E. Brooks of Hartford, D. W. Moore of Chicago, 0. D. Case of Hart- ford, W. L. Smith of Danbury and Henry W. Hellmer of Jersey City were in town yesterday. Willie Jesse has returned home from a visit with relatives in New York city. Leroy Adams and a party of lady friends have gone to Wilton to-day on' a blackberrying expedition. ' Mrs. Charles B. DeKlyn has been visiting friends here the past week. Mrs. Joseph Kemp and Miss Nellie Dolan of Yonkers, are Visiting at the home of Mrs. James Powell on Ellwood place. ‘ ‘ Selectman E. Thomas started on his vacation trip down East this morning. John Bouton and his son Winfield ~» will drive to Bridgeport to-morrow and spend the day with the former’s daughter Mrs. Frank Wilcox. “ 4'77 ——5 monthly payments of $7 each pays for one year’s tuition in the night school, Business, Sho1thand and Eng- lish Departments of Brown’sABusiness 16 6t Mrs. . ANNUAL REUNION. Great Preparations are Being Made for the Entertain- ment of the l7th. C. V. Commodore Sanford will Fire a Salute of i7 Guns on Arrival of the Train. Preparations for the Seventeenth reg1ment’s annual réunion, Saturday August 28th, at‘Cedar Island grove are about complete. Three trolley cars will meet the veterans at'-Saugatuck depot about 9 o’clock, on the arrival of both east and west bound trains, and take them for a ride over the entire system. Dwyer’s N orwalk band has been engaged and will furnish music. The business meeting at 10 o’clock will be important, as the matter of printing the history of" the regiment will be brought up. An elaborate banquet is to be served early in the afternoon. On the arrival of the trains at the Saugatuck depot, Commodore P. G. Sanford of the Norwalk Yacht Club will fire a salute of seventeen guns ’in honor of the veterans. Editor Jones of the Westporter says editorially: “The citizens of Westport will honor themselves by extending to the old 17th, the Fairfield County regiment, a most hearty and fitting welcome, on next Saturday, the 28th inst. That regiment at Chancellorsville, at Gettys- burg, at Morris, and Folly islands, and in Florida, made itselfa record of which we have the right to be proud. They left this state with over 1,000 men; de- pleted by battle, sickness, and death, they were several times recruited, more than their original numbers, and now perhaps 250 would embrace the number of survivor s. Let the citizens tu1 11 out and welcome them. Let the houses along the trolley line, over which they will pass, be appropriately decorated. Let salutes greet them and by every means, let us do honor to these old vet-_ erans, for their ranks are becoming thin, and soon they will have left us. Seventeenth God bless you. We wel- come you to Westport, to Cedar Isle, and our beautiful Compo Beach. May our friend Ball fill you with rations such as you never had before, and may we all be there, old veterans, comrades and all to do you honor. ” 7‘ EAST NORWALK. Mrs. J. R. Marvin, Miss Marvin and J. U. Marvin are at Saratoga. Miss Lillie Jones is visiting friends in Flushing, L. I. The funeral of Mrs. Arthur Sniflin will be held from her late home to- morrow morning, at 9 o’clock, Rev. F. A. Scofield officiating. The interment will be in Branchville. Mr. and Mrs. John S. Seymour of Maple avenue who have been visiting in Wilton,have returned to their home. Edward Terrell of Long Island, is a guest of relatives in this place. Mrs. J. C. Hawkins and daughter have returned from their visit in Is- lip, L. I. Miss Jennie and Mbtea Burchard of Darien, are spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Partrick of East avenue. Rev. W. McNichols Of Grace Metho- dist church of Br idgep01 t, will conduct the services at the East avenue M. E. church, to-morrow morning and even- ing. Rev. Mr. Pike will preach at the Advent church to-morrow. 4A¥ Gives Him a Pain. A stranger walked into the Opera House Pharmacy on Wednesday, and calling the Clerk to one side, asked for a drink of whiskey. The clerk replied “I can’t sell liquor, except for medicin- al purposes. 'They’re very strict in this town.” The stranger replied, “couldn’t I get some for a pain ? This town gives me one.”——New Cannan Messenger. —EASTMAN’S POCKET KODAK’S re- duced from $5 to $2.50, at Riggs’ Drug Store. j 15 tf V ‘ 7‘ -- The tennis club will give a dance Tuesday evening. A valuable horse belonging to J. T. Prowitt died last night while at Winni- pauk. Premium lists of the 29th annuallfair . of the Danbury Agricultural society can be secured at this office. The funeral of the late William H. Adams will take place this afternoon. WRITES A LEIIEN; Boinay‘ Defends His Marriage Relations and Expresses Cohtrition. Says His Wife Deserves the Love of a Bet- ter Man than Himself. The following letter has been re- ceived at the Ansonia'Sentinel office from Charles Boinay, the alleged N ich- ols’ murderer: “Hudson, Columbia County, N. Y., “August 14, 1897. “Mr. Editor:—~A couple of weeks ago the Sentinel published an article say-‘ ing that shortly after the robbery of Nichols in Old Farms, I made Miss Weeks (now Mrs. Boinay) several val- uable presents, including a gold watch and chain, a pair of fine shoes. several dresses, etc. It is true I gave her a gold watch and chain for her wedding present, but they were bought with money that I had earned by peddling novelties around the country and not with stolen money. But she bought her own wedding outfit with money that she had earned while working hard and honest for Dr. D. A. Richardson, of Shelton, Conn. My wife is a true Christian woman and she is respected and loved by all who know her, and it is too bad that She did not get a man who was worthy of a noble woman’s love instead of a wretch like me. “Some of the neighbors have been base enough to doubt the genuineness of the marriage ceremony, performed July 15. Any one wishing to do so can settle that point to the satisfaction of all concerned, by writing to Rev. T. C. Luce, pastor of the First Congregation— al church, Richmond, Mass. “I am a fugitive from justice, and cannot come back and contradict these stories personally, so I ask,you to kind- ly publish this letter, as an act of jus- tice to a good woman who has been basely deceived by the man she loved; “Respectfully, “CHARLES A. BOINAY. 7’ Miss Mary E. Nichols, who was Shot by bu1g1a1s at the time of the murder of her b1 other, GeOrge MaI cus Nich- ols, at Daniels’ Farms, has nearly re- covered f1 om her wound. She went t'o Bridgeport, and the Probate court granted her letters of administration of the estate of the ' murdered man. Miss Nichols said that her arm had not fully recovered, there being a slight numbness at times. She appears to be in good health. After taking out letters of adminis- t1 ation she went to Coroner Doten’ s of- fice, and asked for the property “which the coroner took the morning of the murder. It consisted of all the valu- able papers of Mr. Nichols, re present« ing stocks and bonds. The property remained sealed just as it was taken from the house. It has been in the vault at the County Court house: As Miss Nichols is the only near rel- ative, she will inherit all the wealth of the late Mr. Nichols, which is estimat- ed at more than $100, 000. ‘ vVVW DARIEN. Ivanhoe Castle, K. G. E. met last evening. Sylvester Bowen’s infant child is-dan- gerously ill. There is no change in the condition of Miss Stella Austin, who is seriously ill with typhoid fever. The Voluntee1 H. and L. 00., are making arrangements for a trolley ride to Roton some evening in the near future. Mr. and Mrs. Do’nald Mitchell. and family, who have been summering at the Valentine House, have returned to their home in Brooklyn. The Dariens and New Canaans were to have played a game of ball on the local field Thursday afternoon, but the New Canaans did not put in an appear- ance, and so the game went to Darien by default. ‘ Attractive Plants. That most attractive shrubby genus of plants known as the hydrangea is very much in' evidence about ,town. Attractive bushes of the same can be seen on the lawn of the Woman’s Ex- change, in fact there ‘is comparatively few door-yards devoid of specimens of the showy flowers. They vary in col- ors, but of what ever hue are attractive. They are of China or J apan origin. ——Sal|ing Parties. The yacht THREE BROTHERS, will carry parties on clear afternoons from Dorlon’ SP. to Roton Point for $1. 50. Capacity of yacht limited to 15 pzrsons. . a tf future. "HER LINEN ININE. A Polish Young Lady Now Mourns'the Loss of Her Money. She Put Too Much Confidence in What He Said. ' Sheriff Kemper of W'estport has been looking for a young Polish fellow, this week, who, after'gainingthe confidence of his sweet heart, borrowed about thirty dollars, went off and who from all appearances has forgotten all about coming back. ~ The sheriff scoured the countrv, go- ‘ing even to Greenfield, as he heard that the man was at work in that place. It must have been a mistake as no one answering his description ’ could be found. I The couple have been in the employ of Frank Punzelt, at Compo, for a long time. Every one knew that they were saving money, that some day would set them , up in housekeeping. Both w01ked hard and every cent that the giIl earned she put away for the happy But it was not to be. One day the lover asked his sweetheart to lend him a little money, which she did, amounting to $30. He went away prom- ising to return at an early date. When the day for his promised return came, he did not come. But this did not dis- hearten the little Polish maiden and she waited one, two, three days, then a week and he did not come. Making up her mind that he had run off with her money, she put the case in the officer’s hands. He has been absent so long that it is doubtful if he will ever be found. In the meantime the girl will profit by her experience and loan money to no one again. The man’s name was William Shewark and the giIl Si Martha Chical. NIII GAPTURED YET The Long Ridge Wild Man Still at Large. The Residents Have not Yet Recovered from Their Fright. The “wild man” of. Long Ridge is still at large, and the people of that place have not yet recovered from the, fright occasioned by his appearance and strange actions last week. was seen again Wednesday a mile or so further north, and as in the pre- v10us instances fled upon his discovery or the approach of any one. He was more unkempt in appearance, one resi- dent states, and had a wilder look in his face. The residents seem satisfied that he is harmless, but still enter- V~ tain sOme dread of him. The search- ing parties have given up their purpose of catching him. A. ‘ Walloped the Old Man. ne of the men in the newspaper :olony had the misfortune not to be Jorn in America. He has done his iest, however, to remedy the mistake if his parents, and his children are all American-born. One of them is a roungster at the age when patriotism s most ardent and firecrackers most Llluring. “Say, papa,” he said the other day, ' ‘you weren’t born here, were you?” “No, my son,” answered the father, ‘I was born in England.” Theiboy put his hands in his pockets 1nd squared his shoulders. “Well, say,” he said proudly, “didn’t ve just wallop you in 1812, though?” Washington Post. Easy Down East Stump Grabbing. This is the, way one of Caribou’s. 'Jrogressive farmers clears land: He ias a portable fence which he can nove around without much inc‘onveni- ' 211.06, and he encircles a stump with t, placing within the inciosure two of 118 biggest hogs. Then he goes to .vork with a crowbar and makes some 101es around the stump, filling the Ioles with corn, or oats, or buckwheat, whatever he has handy, and the ani- nals get in their work. In the course If a few days the hogs have so rooted zhe dirt from the stump that it is an easy job to tip it over and take it iway.—Kennebeck Journal. - Lonesome. Police Justice. Why did you turn in he alarm for the police? Were you lightened? Seivant Girl. No, sir, but th’ folks - vas away from home, sir, an’ I were onely likes—781;. Louis Globe-Demo- :rat. 4 j—Advertise in THE GAZETTE. . IA Liyely Happening in Front of .5018 are elegancies of the season. . can beat a woman all to pieces at it. He_ .the shaft of the wagon to which, he was LooKEII LIKE EINNI. G. H. Denton’s StoreI An Awning Plays afiLeading Part in the Disturbance. - Yesterday, Prowitt’s ‘ men com- menced repainting the fronts of the stores in the Hadden building, but when they' reached the store occupied by George H. 'Denton and wanted to: take the awning down, Denton ob- jected on the ground that it would cause injury to the goods he had dis- played in the window. Mr. Hadden became provoked and going into Denton’s store insisted that the aWning should be removed, telling Denton that he had gotten tired of fooling with him. There seems to be something back of the trouble and that something is the fact that Hadden has ordered Denton to vacate the store it being understood that he wants it for other purposes. Denton claims that his lease, a ver- bal one, does not expire until the first of Jauna1y, and he refuses to vacate the premises. This morning the t1 ouble was 1 enew- ed by the painters acting on Mr. Had- den’s order. Mr. Denton visited the, law office of Messrs. Hurlbutt & Greg- ory, and getting legal advice forbade them proceeding with the work. A large crowd gathered, and at one time it looked as if there would be blood spilled. Chief Bradley came along and dispersed the crowd, and there was a lull preceding what may be a legal battle as to the parties rights in the p1 emises. The awning is still attached to the building. FEMININE ‘ CHAT. Gauze ribbons will be used largely in summer millinery. ' Appliqued designs on mousseline de Few luncheons ordered by the up-to- date woman are other than sensible. When a man begins to prevaricate he The silver pusher is a dainty help to the child just learning to feed himself. Women will cling to the white stock collar all summer. It is too. becoming to be discarded. Even though they hurt a bit wear your best boots on muddy days. They never will show to greater advantage. Lobster cutlets are nice for luncheon. Fruit is a great complexion beauti- fier. Books give an air to a room that bric- a-brac never attains. A dainty square gold buckle is edged with a row of fine rhinestones, a partic- ularly b1 illiant gem being placed di- rectly' 1n the center. Olive dishes' 1n cut glass can now be bought for a dollar. The up-to-date bride does not wear a new gown when she travels. Laced shoes are too much of a nuis- ance for any woman who does not have a maid. The elaborate work basket does not always signify the largest pile of mend- ing. Up-to-date dinner sets have ferneries included. Remnants of silk are being sold for summer waists, The woman who awes a whole de- partment by her peremptory request to have some one wait on her at once is the one who generally is on a sample quest. It is only about one woman in ten who opens an envelope with either scissors or paper cutter. A ragged tear that carries away a portion of the writ- ten matter inside is the general femi- nine formula. ‘ A folding stand for the bicycle when not in use is the latest thing to appeal to the purses of wheelmen and wheel- women. —Do not forget the ten dollar gift prize and the special bargains at the Boston Store, Norwalk,to-night.1t Frightened by Steam; Yesterday afternoon Grocer Bates’ horse became frightened at a puff of steam over the tunnel on Wall street, and shied, breaking a portion of his harness, besides injuring himself with hitched. The driver managed to pre- vent a runaway. = —Have you ever worn Fanche1 ’3 shoes welts and oxfords. " They are first class. - -a 19 tf LAMP ENPLNNEIL A Threatened Blaze. Averted by a Fire Extinguisher. The Firemen Promptly on Hand but Their' Services Not Needed. .._._4___——. About 7 o’clock last eyening a young lady employed as a clerk at John War:- ren’s laundry, ignited a match and at"- tempted to light a large lamp which rested on a roll-top desk. ' As the flalm'e struck the wick it at the same time darted down into the reservoir of the lamp and there was an explosion. Remarkably enough the young lady escaped injury. She promptly gave the alarm of fire and a call was rung in from Box 3, and in a short space of time the 'fire department was at ‘the scene. A fire extinguisher was used and the fire put out without the aid of city water. The fire was confined principally to the roll-top desk and the loss will not probably be in excess of $25. <v= NEW CANAAN Miss Nettie Crabbe of Norwalk, has been spending a few weeks with her sister, Mrs. Frederick Benger, on East avenue. ' _ Miss Georgio Drummond -is taking the place of Miss Mather as stenograph- er at the Norwalk Iron Works, dilring the latter’s vacation. ' Mrs. Chauncey Lockwood and family, and Mrs. Charles Frank and daughter ' are spending the week with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Tuttle on Richmond Hill. Miss Carrie Rottenbeck of Newr .York is‘ visiting for ‘several weeks with Mr. and Mrs. Martin Wassing. H. B. Rogers and family returned from Norwalk on Wednesday, where they‘have been residing for several ‘weeks. William H. Jones, the Evangelist who assisted 1n singing in the special meetings at the Baptist church last March, 'was married in Boston on Thursday. Rev. E. R. Bennett of Norwalk, will preach in the Baptist church Sunday morning. St. Mark’s Sunday school will picnic. at Roton Point, on Wednesday, August 25. Mrs. DeWitt Merritt ,and daughter Roxie, are visiting Mrs. I. E. Purdy of Croton Falls, for two weeks. Miss Viola Wood is seriously ill with typhoid fever, at the residence of her parents, on East avenue. Joe Henryhas resigned his position at the Opera House Pharmacy, and re- turned to his home in N orwalk. The report that a prominent druggist of this town was arrested by an inter- nal revenue inspector was erroneous. The inspector found that after he made the seizure, that there was no error on the part of the druggist, and readily released the goods. There were no ar- rests made, and no occasion for any. —For sale. CEno'pygop, good order, also blankets, harness, etc. cheap. Ap ply at 43 Main street. a 13 tf The sprocket wheel of a bicycle rid- den by George Lockwood broke on Main street this morning. The rider escaped injury. —Saturday and Monday are the last. Gold goes Monday; Secure your cou- pons; Shoes lowest prices, A. H. Hoyt & Sons 37 Wall street. a. 20 3t A lace curtain at the home of Mrs. E. N. Sipperly became ignited from a lamp Thursday evening, and bef01e the blaze could be extinguished the curtain was destroyed. The Weather. Fair to-night and Sunday; warmer in the enterior. MARRIAGES. WAKEMAN—NASH—In Norwalk, Au- gust 16, by Rev. Charles M. Selleck, Burritt Wakeman and Miss Hattie A. Nash both of Westp01 t. DEATHS. ANDERSON.——— In Stratford, August 20. Katherine, daughter of Captain Thomas Anderson, aged 13 years. EVANS. —-In Bridgeport, August 20, Henry Evans, aged 44 years. HODGES. ——In Ridgefield, August 18. Sarah, Widow of the late Leander Hodges, aged 87 vears. LOCKWOOD. ——In Ridgefield, August 14, Polly Ann, widow of the late Charl- ‘ es S. Lockwood, aged 79 years. SUMMERS. ———In Bridgeport, August 20, Eden Summers, aged 76 years.
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