A.» I ,."‘w _ WHAT THEY SAY -EVERY EVENING WHEN Tm GAZETTE COMES, THERE IS A SCRAMBLE FOR IT. WE DIVIDE 1T INTO FOUR PARTS, AND EACH-0F US TAKE ONE. : Evening * ale 6. unir'irinochTEs.f ' THAT THE GAZETTE IS A HOME PAPER. THAT-THE GAZETTE is A NEWSY PAPER. THAT T111! GAZETTE IS A CLEAN PAPER. THAT EVERY PAGE OF TH GAZETTE EIS READ. ~ VOL. v11. 'NO. 1685. .V . NORWALK CONN.. THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 26,1897. PRICE ONE CENT. TORNADQIIIBETHEL A Terrific Wind Storm Struck the Town Yesterday A Afternoon. Trees Tor'n'Up and Crockery Shaken from the Shelves. ‘ A tornado struck the town Of Bethel at 4:30 o’clock yesterday afternoon, Trees were torn up by the roots, dishes and household articles were shaken from their shelves in a number of houses. « » The rumble could be heard for fully 10 minutes before the wind struck the village. . The tin roof of William Ohler’s three story frame house was lifted bodily and hurled a distance of 100 yards. A horse shed owned by George A. Kidder was completely demolished and portions of it were carried for hundreds Of feet. The tornado lasted about five min- utes. It came apparently out Of a cloudless sky and subsided. as quickly as it came. At the Bethel reservoir there was a -cloudburst and portions of the bank- ing around the reservoir was washed - away. The crops outside the village were badly damaged by hailstones. NO one was injured and no accurate estimate of the damage can .be given. ELECTRIC FREIRHT TRAINS. - Consolidated Road Will Give Them a Test in a Few Weeks. A test will soon be made by the Con- solidated Railroad with freight cars equipped for the electric motive power. The officials of the electrical depart- .ment have been considering the prac- ticability of running electric freight trains over that part Of the system which has been equipped with electric power, and several cars are in the shops nearly ready to run over the third-rai line. ' The freight cars are Of the ordinary size and pattern, with the motors at- tached to the axles at both ends. If _ the trial is successful, the electric freight trains will be run regularly over the branch between New Britain and Middletown. The company has not yet made any plans for the exten- sion of the electric motor system. Grand Testimonial. The St. Joseph’s Dramatic society will give Thomas F. Cole, the popular young singer, a' grand testimonial at Music. Hall, South Norwalk, on the evening of Wednesday, September 1. On that occasion, the. society will re- produce Bardell vs. Pickwick, which was so satisfactorily presented at Music Hall last winter. ' . The tickets of admission have been placed at the low price Of 25 cents, and “Tommy” is-deserving of a packed house on that night. A“ ‘VV Potato Crop Shortage. A falling off in the potato crop is re- ported, the farmers giving very dis- couraging repOrts. It is said that ow- ing to the numerous heavy rains during the past month the tubers have rotted in the «ground, and are also consider- able smaller than last year. One deal- er states that while potatoes have been selling at 65 cents a bushel, he would not be at all surprised to 'see them go up to an even dollar. A- V ——EASTMAN’S POCKET KODAK’S're- duced from $5 to $2.50, at Riggs’ 'Drug Store. j 15 tf II AA; V 7 County Commissioners Outing. To-morrow there will be a meeting in New Haven Of all county commissioners and high sheriffs of the state. They will meet at the office ‘of the county commissioners in New Haven and at 12 o’clock will take cars to the Surf house, Savin Rock, where dinner will, be served. The meeting is an annual af- fair and of considerable importance. A“ ivy W. P. Persons Suspended. The L. A. W. Weekly Bulletin says: Theodore Burdick of New Milford has been suspended pending investigation, and W. P. Persons, of Norwalk, has been suspended to October 14, for using disrespectful language to race meet Of- .ficials. ‘4 7‘ —Sailing Parties. The yacht THREE BROTHERS, will carry parties on clear, afternoons from Dorlon’s P. to Roton Point for $1.50.. ’ Capacity of yacht limited to 15 persons. ’ . a. 6. tf. ‘2 I I HAS’HYWHUBIA. Terrible Suffering of a Bedding Farm Hand. Kept Under Restraint in Cottage on the Norwalk Road. Anton Gustafson, a Swede, employed as a day laborer on the farms in the vi- cinity of Redding, has developed hy- drophobia, and suffers terrible agony. He is kept under restraint in the lit- tle cottage which he has occupied for several years near the Norwalk road, and can live but a few days at the longest. His case is similar to that of the Georgetown farm hand, who. was bit- ten nearly a year ago. and only showed signs of the disease this summer. Gustafson was bitten just about a year ago, and all through the hot weather has complained of a queer feeling in his head. At times he was nearly frantic, and begged his wife to tie him up so that he would not harm her or his three small children. She became accustomed to these at- tacks, and always did as he requested. It was during one of these spells on Sunday that he first developed the symptoms of the disease, and he has grown rapidly worse since. ,_A¥ 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 officers should be brought in on the evening of their election and all other news with equal promptness. A regular meeting Of Butler lodge was held last evening. The Old Elm Tree club of N orwalk will have a dinner at Beck’s Lake Side Inn, Saturday evening. There will be a special meeting of the Central Labor Union at Iron Molders hall this evening. At the meeting of the Yacht Whist club, yesterday afternoon, Miss Estelle Smith won the first and Mrs. P. G. San- ford the second prize. Louise Lodge, D. Of H. held a regu- lar meeting last night. Uncas tribe of Red Men will enjoy an outing at Burchard’s grove on La- bor day. Clams, corn and sich things will be served under a tent. The quarterly meeting Of the W05 man’s association of the South Norwalk Baptist church will be held this even— ing. Humboldt Lodge, Sons of Hermann, will meet this evening. Sherman Council, Royal Arcanum will meet to-night. Connecticut Crop Prospects. The week shows a slight. improve- ment. )Potatoes have about reached growth; the tops are generally dead from effects of blight and wet weather, but the rot is not increasing. The yield will be light. The outlook is poor for sweet corn, and while field corn will ripen, it will be in limited quanti- ties. A heavy crop of rowen is being cut. PeaChes begin to ripen, but com- plaint is made of rot and lack of flavor; early grapes also suffer from black rot. Outlook for apples is good for a medi- um yield. Tobacco is in better shape than last week, but growing slowly. ‘ r A Correction. In the account of Miss Julia A. Lock- wood’s will, published yesterday, the types made us say that Miss Lockwood has bequeathed $3,000 to W. B. E. Lockwood, Jr., for bearing the cher- ished family name Of Buckingham, when we should have said Buckingham Lockwood, his older brother. ——-—————<o”———— After Bass. Commissary General J. Henry Hoyt and Commodore Francis Burritt start- ed at 4 o’clock this morning with rod and creel after bass. They are both experts and it will not be their fault if they do not bring home some fine specimens with them. ' Tillers at Trinity. The farmers’ annual Clambake at Pound Ridge will be held in the beau- tiful grove beside Trinity Lake, Tues- day, Sept. 14. If stormy, the next clear day. The public are invited. ——-———-—<0.0>——-——-—- - .1 Gone Fishing. Dre. C. W. Many and W. F. Acton left early this morning for“Mud Pond,” where they expect to pass several _, hours away catching fish. —-Advertlse in THE GAZETTE. _ HAS BRWT sun. George W. Rykeman Wants $5,000 from Westport Street Railway. Electric Car Struck His Wagon and Threw Him Out. On June 1 last George W. Rykeman of Westport, was riding up the main street in that town in his milk wagon, when an electric car came up behind him. He endeavored to get out Of the way, but the car struck his wagon and completely wrecked it. He was thrown out and received injuries to his back and legs from which, he claims, he is still suffering. The motorman made every effort to stop the car, but from some deffect, so it is alleged, in the brake gear he was unable to do it. Being unable to settle the matter with the Railway company, Mr. Ryke- man retained De Forest 85 Klein of Bridgeport as counsel and has brought suit against the company, to recover $5,000 damages for injuries. ‘ -_ ‘v' OBITUARY. MRS. ELIZABETH ARNOLD. Another of Norwalk’s aged and high- ly esteemed "Mothers in lsrael” passed to the beyond, when the pure spirit of Elizabeth, widow of the late Alonzo C. Arnold, this morning took its flight. Mrs. Arnold was in the 85th year of her age and leaves a son, Charles N., and a married daughter, to mourn her loss. She was a most estimable lady and beloved by all who ever knew her and her end is peace. -—-——-——-—‘0.0>——-————--- DARIEN. Miss .Helen Morehouse is visiting friends in Bridgeport. Miss E. A. Haskins, who has been at J. E. Morehouse’s, has returned to her home in Brooklyn. - Carl Wuerz, the young man that was so severely injured in the Diamond meet at Stamford last Thursday, is able to be out again. ., The interior of the Post Office build- ing is now entirely completed, and Mr. Ballard will shortly move in. An infant industry has been started in the shape of a Chinese laundry. The Tramway Co. has placed a new switch near the‘st‘ation. Mrs. David Bennett of Bethel is visit- ing her sister, Mrs. Clarence Clock. | Alexander Morehouse of New York is visiting his brother, Alfred More- house. . . Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin St. John cele- brated the twentieth anniversary of their marriage last night. Mrs. Julia Morehouse of Springfield, Mass, is spending some time with the family of Thaddeus Bell. Volunteer Hook and, Ladder Co. con- templates a trolley ride as soon as the harvest moon puts in its appearance. Rev. and Mrs. S. J. Austin, who have been spending two weeks in the Adiron- dacks, are expected home Friday. Selectman Mackey expects to have plans and specifications for the neW‘ section Of macadamized road at N oro- ton ready in a few days for examina- tion by contractors desiring to bid. Miss M. J. Davis is expecting a visit in September from a distinguished nephew from Argentinia. ' He has been for twenty-five years in South America, filling a government position, and now retires on a pension. . Rev. W. S. Grisson and family, who have been spending the summer with Mr. and Mrs. James Birchard have started for their home in Greenville, N. C. Mr. Grisson preached in the Methodist church, Sunday night. The Middlesex Club will meet to- night in Dr. G. H. Noxon’s office, to act upon a constitution to be submitted. The club anticipates removing into its handsome quarters-in the second story of Theodore Austin’s new build- ing, in about two weeks. A. x V V ,~—LOST—— A small gold stick pin with diamond shaped head, between Nor walk and Winnipauk. Finder will kindly leave the same at this office A. 20 3t. “ '7‘ Library Committee Report. The report of the special library committee will be found in another column of this issue. It shows that up to July 1,1896, $1292.34 had been ex- pended and up to June 1, 1897, $3277.22. ‘VV —lee Merchants keep their names, before the Public. 'An Advertisement in THE GAZETJ‘E Will be read. \ PERSONAL NOTES. Miss Sadie Seaman has returned to her home in Amityville, after a visit with Miss Irene Dibble, Of Bayview avenue. Mrs. Philip Wheeler, of Concord street, has returned to her home from a two weeks’ visit at Trinity Lake. Miss Anna C. Sanford, of Franklin street, is entertaining Miss Ruth Mer- ril Of Pittsfield, Mass. William H. Disbrow is spending two- weeks in Troy, N. Y. Mr. rend Mrs. S. H. Holmes are home after enjoying a week at Westport. Mr. days at Banksville, N. Y., guests of Mr. Keeler’s brother. Miss Lucy C. Downs is spending the week in Ridgefield. Cashier H. P. Price of the National Bank of Norwalk, has returned from Block Island. . Mrs. A. H. Camp and daughter Ger- trude, of North avenue, left yesterday for a trip up the Hudson river. Mrs. William Scudder, Of Kalamazoo, Mich, is the guest of her nephew, D. H. Weeks._ Miss Mai Curtis, of Knight 'street, is visiting in Liberty, N. Y. George Flynn, who has been em- ployed in South, Norwalk several months, has returned to Danbury. Miss Elizabeth Budd, of Matteawan, N. Y., who has been visiting Mrs. John H. Bodwell on Madison street, has returned to her home._ Miss Anna Harford, of Burbank street, has as her guest Miss Mamie Hamilton of Bridgeport. Ebenezer Hill, J r., is taking the place of George L. Woodward in the National Bank Of Norwalk, wh1le the latter is in Maine, Miss Phebe Butt-s, who has been spending a few weeks with Mrs. C. F. Rider, of Westport avenue, has re- turned to her home in New York city. Ex-Mayor William B. Reed and fam- ily, E. W. S. Tallmadge, Miss Inez Tallmadge, Mrs. Hoyt, Mr. and Mrs, Lucien Bouton, and Miss Mabel Bou- ton, Of South Norwalk, attended the Nowlan—Bouton wedding in Danbury yesterday. ‘ Miss Hattie S. Rider returned last evening from an extended visit in Scottsville, N. Y. ' Miss Clara Grossenbaker of Chicago, who has been visiting relatives on Ply- mouth avenue, Went tO New York this morning on the Belle Horton. She will return to her home in Chicago on Saturday. H. .C. Tennent Of Holyoke, H. 0. Miller of Rochester, James Ahern Of New London, C. A. Lewis of Lock Ha- ven, Pa., W. H. Johnson of Philadel- phia, J. A. Stannis of Danbury and Lester Banks of Bridgeport were in town yesterday. Mrs. Daniel McLoughlin of Philadel- phia, is visiting her sister, Mrs. M. Ratchford at her summer residence in Winnipauk. Mr. and Mrs. L. Robbins of Albany are the guests of Mr. F. S. Bailwitz on Belden avenue. Clayton Decker, a reporter on the Staten Island News, who has been a guest Of Willis R. Austin. of South Norwalk, returned home this morning. Miss Mary Nichols of New-Canaan. is a guest of Mrs. F. C. Becker of South Norwalk. neuuiou‘or THE 28TH. ————* Members of the Regiment to Meet at Gregory’s To-morrow. The annual reunion Of the fighting 28th C. V. will be held at Gregory’s Point to-morrow. A number of Nor - walk men lost their lives while serving in this regiment, and many more were wounded. There are a few Norwalk survivors mOst of whom will join their comrades in the reunion which in- cludes a shore dinner at a nominal cost to each member. Judgment for Plaintiff. In the case of W. H. Turner, et ux vs. Constable Charles Lynch, et al, Judge Gregory has rendered a decision in fa- vor of the plaintiff. I The plaintiff sued to recover damages by reason of his household goods having unwarrantably been attached by the defendant as a constable. Seventeenth C. V. Reunion. Col. E. M. Lees was iii town yester- day extending invites to veterans and others to attend Westport’s ovation to the gallant old Seventeenth C. V., to be given there on Saturday. and Mrs. C. P. Keeler of Main . street, Norwalk, are spending a few ' A REPORT ‘ —or THE—- SPECIAL COMMITTEE (III THE , PUBLIC lIBIIAIIY. At a meeting of the Council held in the Council rooms on August 2nd. of this year, it was voted that the commit- tee who had charge Of inaugurating the Public Library and who were given its care until the appointment Of its board of Directors. be ‘requested to prepare a detailed statement of the ex- penses incurred thereby and present the same for the information of the public. In accordance with this vote, the Library Committee desire to sub- mit the following report:— The Norwalk Library Association which had been established over fifteen years, and Which had in its possession some 3000 selected volumes, presented them to the City Of Norwalk upon the condition that if accepted, the City should establish and maintain a Free Public Library. _ t On November 2lst., 1895, at a public meeting Of~the City, among other busi- ness considered, was the proposition of the Norwalk Library and upon a mo- tion duly made by Gen. Chas. Olm- stead, it was unanimously voted, more than one hundred citizens being pres- ent, “that the offer of the N orwalk Li- brary Association, to give the City its volumes upon the condition named in said offer be accepted.” . It was also voted: “that the Council of the City of Norwalk be and it is hereby instructed to establish and maintain a Public Library.” In the furthurance of this instruction the Council at an adjourned meeting held in the Council Rooms, Dec. 23rd, 1895, passed the following resolution:— “That the Mayor appoint a commit- tee of the Council to take all steps necessary for the establishment of a Public Library as directed by the City meeting, which committee shall also in behalf of the. City take charge of the books and property recently ac- cepted by the City from the N orwalk Library Association, and perform what- ever other acts with reference tO the same may be deemed expedient and proper.” The Mayor appointed as this commit- tee Messrs. Smith, Chinery, and Boyer. f The committee at once entered upon its duties and assumed charge of the " N or- walk Library, ” then situated in the Norwalk Club building. They engaged Mr. L. P. Mott, its librarian, to still con- tinue in charge temporarily and Opened the shelves daily to the use Of the pub- lic. Here the Library was kept until the end of May. Meanwhile larger space and better accommodations being required, the present quarters upon Wall street were rented from April 1813., 1896, where, after being made suit- able, the Library was removed. The committee also engaged Miss Pinneo as permanent Librarian, and accepting the position, she took charge of the necessary reorganization, classifying and cataloguing prior to the opening Of the Library in July. The starting and opening of a Public Library entails at the onset necessary expenditure for construction, furniture,library supplies etc., apart from the cost of maintain- ance. In laying the first foundation it was the desire to do it well, so that the committee, while avoiding unnecessary cost. were careful to provide such an outfit as modern library requirements and science demand. From the de- tailed statement of expenditure here- with submitted it will be seen that $1,- 292. 34 had been paid out up to July lst., 1896. At that time the board of Direc- tors was appointed and the Library Committee ceased. For further infor- mation the recent annual report of the Library treasurer is added. ' It will thus be seen that the expenditure up .to June 1st, ,1897 on Library account has been $3277.22. , To meet the outlay of starting and of current expenses for the two years, it was necessary to make the tax one mill. It is estimated that hereafter an annual tax of 4; mill will amply provide for the cost of the Library. Vouchers for all expenditures with full itemized bills are on file at the City Clerk’s office where they may be seen. WM. H. SMITH, l A. A. CHINERY, JR., Committee. E. L. BOYER, 3 STATEMENT:— Rent,—Norwalk Club, S 75.00 Salary,—Mr. L. P. Mott, 126.00 Salary,—Miss Pinneo and assist- ant, (Classifying books, cata- loguing etc., Construction and Fur- nishing Account. 108. 00 George Osterbanxs,—painting, $ etc., 70.39 Jones & Hotchkiss 00., 157.00 A. R. Malkin, 250.92. W. H. Smith and 00., 125.07 Raymond & Sons, 27.00 Bradley & Hubbard 00., 100.00 P. E. Callahan, 20.10 J. A. Pinneo,,new.books and li- ‘ brary supplies, 218.88 Ferris, moving books, 6.00 N ORWALK GAZETTE, Gas company, ‘- _' $1292. 34 REPORT OF TREASURER. Statement of Account of Treasurer; Cash on hand, received. from librarian for book cards, fines, etc., $48.85 Bills for the following have been approved by the Board and sent to the City Council for pay- ment: . Librarian’s salary, $550.00 J anitor’s salary, 84. 50 Librarian’s assistant (during re-organization of library and as substitute during va- cation), 55,00 New books, 285.61 Rebinding books, _ 49.42 Papers and periodicals, ‘ 114.16 Paper files, ' 8.00 Stationery and printing. 88.17 Library furniture, 4 60.8 nghtlng, 105.6 Fuel, 53.50 Carpenter work, 63.73 Office expenSes, 6,22 Traveling, 9.00 Slgn, 10.00 In surance, 41. 15 Rent," 400.00 $1984.88 VICTOR S. SELLECK, Secretary and Treasurer. —All the Sucéessful Merchants of this City Advertise in THE GAZETTE. EAST ‘uonwALK. The engagement of John Keogh and Miss Hattie Hendricks of Broad River is announced. ' The GAZETTE will be delivered at your door every night if orders are left with Harry Ainsworth. L. J. Jones has been granted a patent on a rotary flue cleaner. A. Stull is moving his goods into his new store on Cottage avenue. ‘ H. Stanley Roberts, Ernest Youngs, Ellis Taylor and Charles Hoyt went on the excursion to Narragansett Pier this morning. » Mrs. Arthur Waldron and children, Who have been visiting in West N yack, returned home last evening. . Miss Hattie Rider, who has been visiting in Scottsville, N. Y,, returned home last evening. . The regular Thursday evening pray- er meeting will be held in the lecture room of the East avenue M. E. church to-night. The two year-old son of Wallace Bates ran away from home yesterday and enjoyed himself by taking a salt water bath in the river. When Mrs. M. D. Randall rescued him he was up tO‘ his waist in the water on the west side of the Benedict farm bridge. ‘4 v 7‘ A MERCIFUL WORK. The Boy Phenomenon Offers to Heal the Afflicted Poor Without Charge. Merciful indeed is he who heals the ills of suffering humanity, and more especially when he does it without hope of reward. That is just what Dr. Tem- ple, the boy wonder proposes to do; _ and that he may accomplish the great- est amount of good to'the greatest num- ber of people, he now invites those who are poor and have expended their all in a vain attempt to regain their health to come and be cured without any cost whatever. Front seats for treatment will be given to those who are. the most seriously afflicted as it is not the boy’s desire to obtain money from the poor. This charitable proposition will 4 no doubt be enthusiastically received by a discriminating public, who'accord him all credit for such noble benefac- tion. sciences, has suffered at the hands of those who for greed of money ' or lack ~Of a thorough knowledge of its teach- ings have sacrificed truth, principle and whatever else stood between them and success that they might cater to an injudicious and discriminating public, therefore these public demonstrations in healing the poor are given, that those who are interested and able to pay for treatment, may witness with their own eyes the cures of similar ail- ments to their own, when they will be more able to judge for themselves than by any other method. The exhibition Saturday night at the opera house will be free to adults. N 0 children admitted. After which those . who desire private treatment may con- sult him free at the N orwalk hotel for ' six days. ' - ‘ ‘ The Weather. 9 Fair to-night and Friday. Warmer Friday afternoon. DEATHS. ‘ARNOLD.—In Norwalk, August 26, Elizabeth, widow of the late Alonzo C. Arnold, in the 85th year of her age. GILLESPIE—In Bridgeport, August 25, Sarah, ‘widow of the late EdWard Gillespie, aged 48 years. Animal magnetism, like all other .
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