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mm THEY SAY . _
.,EVERY EVENING, WHEN T15
GAZETTE COMES, THERE IS A
SCRAMBLE FOR IT. WE DIVIDE
IT INTO FOUR PARTs, AND
‘ EACH OF US TAKE ONE.
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NORWALK CONN. SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 4,1897.
WHAT IT IIDlCATES.
,THAT THE GAZETTE 1s A HOM
PAPER THAT THE GAZETTE IS
A NEWSY’ PAPER. THAT T111
GAZETTE IS A CLEAN PAPER
THAT EVERY PAGE OF THE
GAZETTE IS READ. ;
PRICE ONE CENT.
A HARD, STRUGGLE.
A Bridgepmoman .De.
serted by Her Husband.
Wants Her Children Committed to the-
County Home.
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In Bridgeport yesterday afternoon a
hearing took place before a justice on’the
petition of M15. Champlain to have two
of her child1en placed in the County N
Home.
The case isastd one, full of hard-
ships for the poor mother. 1Mrs.
Champlain was deserted by her-hus-
band something overa year ago, and
since that time has had a hard time
making ‘both ends meet. She has
borne four children, but one has died
since her husband left her. The third
one being but a year and a half old, is
not eligible to admlttance to the home,
and will remain with its mother. Mrs.
Champlain complained to the authori-
ties over a year ago that she received
no support from her husband, and de-
sired that he be arrested for non-sup-
port, but when the case was put in the
hands of the police they were unable
to locate the recreant husband, and it
is believed he left town. Since that
time Mrs. Champlain has supported
herself and her children by dint of
much hard labor, but she has come to
the conclusion that she cannon stand
the strain any longer.
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The Story Denied.
A Torrington newspaper printed half
a column story to the effect that George
W. Hallock, formerly of South Nor-
walk, had left Torrington very myster-
_ iously, and was believed to have disap-
peared; The story has since been pro-
nounced entirely false. Mrs. Hallock,
who is still in Torrington, says that
'Mr. Hallock is in New York purchas-
ing goods for his store. and that he
would attend a meeting of the shell
fish commission, yesterday, of which he
is.a.1nembe,11,,and' will return to Tor-'
rington to-day. His store is open and
business is being carried on as usual.
M11. Hallock was for a time engaged on
the Danbury News as a reporter, and
‘went to Torrington about a year ago.
—The School
will open soon The best place to get
y_10u1 supplies. Tablets, 3c, composi-
tion books, 3c, lowest- pr ices on every
thing. JohnT. Hayes 5 Main street
N orwalk S 3 21.
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The Proper Thing.
It was reported in Bald Hill last
Week that there would be a double
wedding in that Section'Wednesday
evening, Frederick Albig marrying
Miss Annie Benedict, who has been
Alvah Ruscoe’s housekeeper for some
time. The loss of his housekeeper did
not discourage Mr. Ruscoe in. the least.
He hastened to Ridgefield and ex-
plained the situation to his friend Mrs.
' Bates, and they soon decided that there
would be a double wedding September
__ 1513, and that it would be the proper
thing that they should go on the wed-
ding tour with Mr. and Mrs. Albig,
acting as their chaperones. —R1doefie1d
P1 ess.
—EASTMAN’s . POCKET KODAK’S re-
duced from $5 to $2. 50, at Riggs’- Drug
Store. j 15 tf
Not Satisfactory.
The state road commissioner visited
Wilton this week and, in company with
the selectmen, pronounced it unsatis-
factory. Some sections have not the
required depth of gravel and others
are not as wide as the contract calls
for. It is unfortunate that the contrac-
tor did not make it satisfactory before
he left town, as it would have saved
him the trouble of coming back, as b?
will have to do now.
Frank’s Close Call.
J. Frank Ryan of Danbury formerly
of this city, had anarrow escape from
being killed at Katonah, N. Y., by a-
train of cars one day this week, Frank
was out peddling and his horses were
on the track before he saw the locomo-
tive which was only a short distance
away. Fortunately, he had the pres-
ence of mind to' pull the horses back
just in time to avert what otherwise
would have proved a se1ious accident.
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Saileu for Naples
U. S. Consul A. H. Byington and
wife and grandson Homer M. Byington,
sailed for Naples, Italy, to-day on the
steamship Kaiser Wilhelm. Nearly all
of the members of the family were
present to exchange good-bye’s and
wish the party a bon voyage. M11. By-
ington expects to return home for a
shirt vacation next spring. '
WILL PROSECUTE.
An Attempt to Settle a Shoot-
ing Case Fails.
Promises to Prosecute the Case to the
Bitter End. [:3
The ease of the State vs. Mrs. Frank
J. Diaz was opened in the Town Court
room before Judge Russell Frost, after
two or three adjournments for various
causes.
Mrs. Diaz is charged with assault
with intent to k111. A few weeks
since she became angered at her neigh-
bor in Winnipauk, Andrew Hutchin-
son, and fired five shots at him from a
revolver, some of which came unpleas-
antly close to Mr. Hutchinson’s head.
But one witness, Miss Bertha Hutch-
inson, was examined this morning, af-
ter which the hearing was adjourned
until next Tuesday morning.
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» PERSONAL NOTES.
Mrs. E. J. Thomas of Danbury and
her sister, Miss Addie Holmes of Read-
ing, Pa., are visiting at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Kellogg on Wall
street.
The Misses Maggie and Annie Harris
who have been Visiting at the home of
John Latson on Orchard street, re-
turned to their home in Mattewan, to-
day. ‘
. F. R. Olmstead and W. F. Hoyt of
Ridgefield, were in town to-day.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Lewis of Hart-
ford are visiting friends in town.
Miss Florence MacArthur of Pitts-
bury, Pa. has returned home aftera
visit at the home of Isaac Bouton on
High street. 1
Harry L. Beers, now located at
Elizabethport, N. J ., will spend Sunday
at his home on Lewis street this city.
AMUS'EMENTS.‘
“The New York Stars.”
“The New York Stars” appear in
this city Monday night at Hoyt’s
Theatre, along with which is Steve
Brodie in his novel'scene, “A Night
at Steve ‘ Brodie’s.’ ” The company
consists Of people known to be at the
tip top of the variety profession. The
great and only “King of the Bowery”
will no doubt receive an ovation onhis
first appearance in vaudeville.
“ World of Novelties. ”
Miss Jennie Yeamans, the popular
American comedienne, has been engag-
ed for Gus Hill’s"‘World of Novelties”
which company will appear at Hoyt’s
Theatre on Monday, September 9.
There is probably no one on the stage
to-day who is better known or more
popular than is Miss Yeamans. She is
a thorough artiste, whose professional
career has been one long series of suc-
cesses in the many lines of characters
she has been called on to assume.
Sweet lnniscarra.
The hero Of Sweet Inniscarra, which
comes to Hoyt’s Theatre, September 8
is Gerald O’Carroll, a young man of
great wealth, who has grown tired of
London society. He is on his way to
Cork, and stops at the village of Innis-
carra, where he meets Kate O’Donog-
hue, an heiress to vast estates. He falls
in love with the fair heiress, but is only
known to her under an assumed name.
Her father is misguided and favors an-
other suitor, Squire Creswick, a man
anxious to retrieve his squandered for-
tune by Kate O’Donoghue’s dower.
Gerald is seized by the press gang, but
escapes from the man-o’-war and re-
turns in time to save his sweetheart and
thwart the scheme of the Squire. The
forces brought to bear upon the hero
and heroine are true to the life of the
period.
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FRATERNAL NEWS.
Secretaries of fraternal, or seer. 1 so
cieties are invited to. send to the
GAZETTE, the elections of officers and
other news peitaining to their lodges
to be printed in this column. The
names of officers should be brought in
onrthe evening of their election and
all other news with equal promptnoss.
TheA. O. H. will givea sociable in
the Athenaeum, Monday evening, Oct.
11th.
Eureka Lodge, D. of R. conferred
the initiatory deg-rec last eveuing.
The Arion Singing society will have
an outing at Burchard’s grove, Mon-
day evening.
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Painters are at work on the inter1or
of the Danbury &. Norwalk- iailroad :-
station.
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ANNUAL'REPORT.
Town Health Officer Dr. W. l.
Tracey Scores the selectmen_.-.
An Interesting Document and Worthy of
Special Attention.
In conformity with the Statute, I re-
spectfully submit the following report
of my doings, as Health officei for the
year ending August 31st,1897. g
During the past year we have for-
tunately been free from epidemics.
The number of cases reported of 1nfec-
tiousdiseases is small considering the
size and location of our town, and the
crowded condition of portions of it.
According to the reports received from
the attending physicians, there have
been twelve cases of Diptheria. nine
cases of Scarlet Fever, two cases of Ty-
phoid Fever and one of Measles. In
my efforts to limit the spread of infec-
tious diseases, I have been greatly as-
sisted by the afflicted families in their
observance of quarantine rules; they
appreciated the fact that the interests
of a few must often be sacrificed for the
welfare of all. Malaria in its various
forms has been very prevalent. Re-
ports show that it has been unusually
vir ulent' 1n the cities and towns along
the coast.
I have been called upon to consider
and abate thirty nuisances; they .con-
sisted chiefly of accumulations of gar-
bage and refuse matter, neglected
privies and. cess-pools, improper loca-
tion of drains, and unburied carcasses
of dead animals.
A sanitary inspection has been made
of our public schools. In most schools
imp1ovements were made during the
yeai ,especially' 1n regard to ventilation.
The East N orwalk school was so over-
crowded, and the ventilation of some
rooms so defective that the atten-
tion of the State Board of Education
was called to the matter. An inspector
from that department visited the
school, and endorsed the opinion ex-
4 ' pressed bythe Health Officer as to its
What has been needed for
condition.
a long time- is now being done, viz; the
erection of a new school building.
I would again call the attention of
the Selectmen to the fact that owing to
their negligence, N orwalk still retains
within its borders the worst nuisance
in the State. In the last'report of the
State Board of Health, , Dr. Lindsley
refers to this nuisance in the following
language:
“ Inspection of a Large Filth Pond
in East N orwalk ” , -
“This pond' 1s situated in a thickly
settled part of that section of the town,
between Second and Third avenues. -It-
is of irregular shape, with shallow
edges, covering something morethan
an acre of surface, and surrounded on
every side by buildings among which
were fourteen dwelling houses. It oc-
cupied the center of a hollow square, .
ahd was the recepticle of all‘the Sewage
from the numerous families '. lodged
about its borders and of the many 'do-"_ '
mestic animals belonging to them. It
was also a tempting dumping ground
for garbage and every kind of refuse.
It was an enormous Open cess—"pool, 200
ft. 011 300 ft. in diameter as arepository
of filth and nastiness, in variety and
extent not surpassed in any other town
in the State. It has no outlet, and it is
supplied in part by springs, and partly
by the watershed of the adjacent land.
It is therefore subject to the constant
alternations, at its shallow borders, of
being sometimes covered and some-
times exposed. It is a bacteriological
laboratory for the culture Of germs, of
immense proportions. ”
A large public school is now being
erected almost on the brink of the cess-
and taxpayers of East Nor-
will be 'asked to send their
children to this school. where
during school hours they will
breathe the contaminated atmosphere
emanating from it, and during the re-
cess time while playing on the borders
of this “bacteriological laboratory”
they will inspire its miasmatic vapors.
Over a year ago the attention of our
Selectmen was called to this nuisance
and to the statute which gave them
power to abate it without a cent of ex-
pense to the town in the end.
The nuisance, however, still remains,
a menace to health, a disgrace to the
town, and a public exhibition of the
inertia of our selectmen when the
highest interests of mankind are at
Stake—the prevention of disease, the
preservation of life.
~ The subject of our milk supply is a
most important one. It has been stated
one~seventh of the human race die
zens
walk
of tuberculosis, and it has been proven
that this disease in man and cattle is
identical. It has also been proven that
this disease prevails to an alarming ex-
tent in milch cows. In a report re-
cently made by the New York City
Board of Health, it was stated that 16
3—10 per cent. of the cows examined by
experts of that department were con:
demned after being subjected to the
tuberculin test.
The Massachusetts Cattle Com mission
reports that 28 per cent. of the cattle
examined had tuberculosis. If this
disease prevails to such an alarming
extent in the cattle of New York and
Massachusetts, it is reasonable to as-
sume that it prevails to a corresponding
extent in the cattle of our own State.
I am satisfied that milk from diseased
cows has been, and is sold in Norwalk.
The danger . of such milk is enhanced
by the fact that it is often the necessary
and only food of the infant and in-
valid. Aside from the question of
tuberculosis, it has been proven
again and again that epidemics of
Typhoid Fever, Scarlet Fever and
Diptheria have been caused by infected
milk. In the recent epidemic of Ty-
phoid Fever in Stamford 95 per cent of
the afflicted were consumers of the milk
o1‘.onedeale11.‘
Most of the milk sold in Norwalk
comes from adjoining towns over which
your health Boards or Health, Officer
have no jurisdiction.
Our milk dealers should be licensed,
and before they are allowed to sell a
quart of milk should be compelled to
submit a 1eport showing the condition
of the cattle, and the condition of the
dairies from which their milk is se-
cured. All the cattle should be in”
spected. and the diseased ones con-
demnei. Cleanliness of the cattle, at-
tendants and sur10undings should be
enforced.
In conclusiOn, I desire to thank the
public in general for thei1 co— operation
and the physicians for their prompt-
ness in reporting cases.
Respectfully submitted,
WM. J. TRACEY, -
Health Officer.
Manger—Nash.
' Cards were received in N orwalk, yes-
terday, announcing the marriage of
Miss Annabel Nash, soprano soloist Of
the South Norwalk Congregational
church, to Herbert W. Munger. The
ceremony was performed in Boston,
Wednesday, August 25th. Mr. and
Mrs. Munger will be at home after
October lst. at 143 West One Hundred
and Seventeenth street, New Yo1k
Clty.
Surprise Party.
Miss Polly Sullivan was given a sur-
prise party at her home on Belden ave-
nue, last evening. A large number of
her f1iends invaded the house and pro-
ceeded to enjoy themselves. Miss Sul-
livan entered into the spirit of the oc-
casion and the festivities were contin-
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IMPURTipLMEEnNe
The State Firemen’s Associa-
tion Executive Committee
to Meet Here.
Will be Entertained by Chief Engineer I. T.
Prowitt.
A meeting of the executive commit-
tee of the State Firemen‘s association
will be held in this city next Tuesday,
the committee being the guests of Chief
Engineer J. T. Prowitt.
The committee cbns1sts of President
Howard L. Stanton of. New Haven,
John S. Jones of Westport, Secretary,
Samuel C. Snagg Of Waterbury, Treas-
urer, Charles H. O’Neil of New Haven,
George S. Pitt of Middletown, Fred S.
Young of Willimantic, John W. Hef-
fernan of Rockville, William N. Gibb
of Hartford, Morris Myers of Danbury,
Frank J. Riley of Derby, William Dy-
son of'Norwich and Thomas F. Burns
of Winsted.
Among those who will be present are
Mayor A. C. Wheeler, Chief Engineer
J. T. Prowitt, Chief Engineer L. W.
Greeneberg of Norwich, Captain A. A.
.Chinery of Phoenix Engine Co., Capt.
Charles M. Smith of Pioneer H. & L.
Co., Captain J. B. Costello of Hope
Hose Co. and Captain A. J. Meeker of
the Fire Police. Also Lieut. D. Hart-
ley Weeks and Smith Northrop.
The business meeting will be called
at 11 o’clock in Phoenix Engine Co.’s
parlors. At 12:30 the party will be
transferred to Gregory’s Point in car-
riages, where a shore dinner will be
served. A drive will then be taken to
different points of interest about the
city. ' 1
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Col. Stevenson’s New Road.
Col. William H. Stevenson, pur-
chased the Lancaster & Hamden Rail-
road, an Ohio conCern, at the receiver’s
sale, for $150, 000. He was the only
bidder Colonel Stevenson has been
' the receiver of the road himself for the
past two years, but two months ago re-
signed for the purpose of becoming a
possible buyer. The road was sold bv
order of a judge of the United States
court to satisfy the claim of James
Kyner, a Western contractor, for the
construction of the road.
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——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 pzr stgns.
a. . .
Funerals.
The funeral of Edward L. Muckridge
was attended from his late home on
Merwin street, yesterday afternoon,
Rev F. E. Robbins officiating. The
pall-beaxers we- e Messrs William J.
Brown, Heiman Schmidt, Daniel Kel-
sey, Frank S. Brown, George L. Lock-
wood and Clark M. Ely.
The funeral of Patrick Rogers, J 11.,
will be attended from his late home on
Harbor avenue, to-morrow afternoon.
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Miss Begley Fouud.
Miss Ella Begley the young woman
who disappeared from her home at 115
Pequonnock street, Bridgeport, on
Wednesday evening last, during men-
tal aberration was found in New York
city yesterday, by Police Sergeant Red-
gate. The latter is a relative of the
unfortunate girl who was brought back
to her home on the steamer, Nutmeg
State and was later removed to -a pri-
vate sanitarium where it is hoped she
will be cured of her ailment.
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THEY SEPARATED
A Dishhedient and Wilful Son cause:
a Separation.
The trouble caused by Arthur Wil—
son, of Stamford, the 16oyear-old boy
taken into custody a day or‘ so ago up
on complaint of his father, for alleged
wilfulness and disobedience, has re—
sulted in a separation between the
boy’s parents, M11. and Mrs. W'ilso'n.
Young Wilson disregarded the chas-
tisement of his father for remaining
out late at night, with the result that
he was taken into custody but was ~re=
leased, his mother interceding for him.
The matter has apparently caused
strained 1 elations between Mr. and Mr s.
Wilson. Upon returning home from
work last night Mr. Wilson found the
house empty. The number of articles
removed made it apparent that his
wife had left him. The boy accompan—
ied her and they are now living with
relatives.
Mrs. Wilson says, in relation to her
son Arthur, who has lately received at-
tention from the police and Prosecu-
ting Attorney Carter, that he is neither
wilful nor disobedient, and that his
reputation is entirely different from
that given him by the authorities.
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EAST NORWALK.
Mrs. Levi Jones of East avenue, who
has been at the Norwalk Hespital for a
number of weeks for treatment for a
throat trouble, returned home yester-
day.
Miss Viola Starr of Osbo‘rn avenue,
is visiting in New Haven.
The Naromake Gun club are holding
a shoot at Gregory’s POint this after-
noon.
Miss Isabelle Hausen of Cottage ave-
nue, who has been visiting in New
York, has returned home.
NEW CANAAN.
Warren Keeler Adams, the- sev em
teen-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Edwin B. Adams, died on Wednesday.
Funeral services were held at 3 o’clock
Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Mary Nichols has been visiting:
Mrs. F. C. Becker, at South Norwalk.
Miss SouVe, of New Orleans,vi_s visit-
ing her uncle, C. H. Demeritt, on Maple
street.
Mrs. Mary Burtis, nee Seeley, of
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is visiting with
her sister, Mrs. T. J. Mead and other
relatives at White Oak Shade.
Rev. G. L. N eide, of Jefferson City,
M 0., is visiting his brother, Rev. R. H.
Neide, and will preach in St. Mark’s
church next Sunday morning.
Alanson Hoyt, an old resident of this
town, died on Wednesday, aged 85
years. Funeral services were held at
his late‘ residence Friday afternoon at
one o’clock.
The Baptist Lawn party has been
postponed until next Friday afternoon .
and evening, on the lawn of the pastor,
on East avenue. The Norwalk Mando-
lin club is expected to furnish music.
New Canaan Grange will make a fra-
ternal Visit to the Westport Grange on
Thursday evening, September 9. 1'
Conductor John Wardwell, formerly
of this town, is seriously ill with ty-
phoid fever, at his home in Stamford.
The annual Clambake of the Pound
Ridge Farmers’ club, will be held , on
Tuesday, September 14, at Trinity Lake.
Mrs. M. E. Raymond died in Bridge-
port on Wednesday. Deceased for;
merly lived in this town and was well
known here. She was the widow of
Pa: son Raymond, who was the fi1st
pastor of the Baptist church in this
place.
A daughter has been born to Mr. and
Mrs. Frederick Klett.
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The gold fever is epidemic among
the shoe dealers on Wall street. And
they are not altogether selfish either
They propose giving it to their custo-
mers. By the wav, some of their cus-
tomers have severe “golds i e
’eds.” ‘ '
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The Weather.
Fair tO-night and Sunday; warmer
Sunday afternoon in interior.
DEATHS.
ADAMS—In New Canaan, September
lst, Warren Keeler, infant son of Mr.
and Mrs. Edwin B. Adams, aged 1 year
and 7 months.
HOYT.—In New Canaan, September
1st, Alanson Hoyt, aged 85 years.
GORMANN. —In Bridgeport, Septem-
ber 3, George A. Goumann, aged 20
years.
BRAY. —In Bridgeport,- September 3,
Julia Leavy, wife of Patrick B13). .-
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