- tured. He died shortly
» night.
WHAT THEY SAY
EVERY EVENING 'WHEN TLE
GAZETTE COMES, THERE IS A
seRAMBLE EOR- IT.a WE 111va
IT INTO FOUR PARTS, AND
EACH OF US TAKE ONE.
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-. NEARLY RUN DOWN.
The Belle Horton Nearly Runs
Down Two Norwalk Men.
J. Henry Hoyt and Henry D. Cornell Have
a Narrow Escape.
Yesterday afternoon, J. Henry Hoyt
and Henry D. Cornell, both expert
fishermen went down the harbor in one
of the latter’s yachts. to fish for snap-
pers.
Both are acquainted as to where the
larger sizes of that delectable fish
swim“, and do not confine themselves to
places where the amateurs hook the
little ones. I
They look upon the catching Of such
fish a waste of bait.
Last evening they were so busily en-
gaged in hauling in one and one—half
pounders near the spindle, they did not
at first notice that their boat lay direct-
ly in the channel and that the steamer
Belle Horton was hearing down upon
them, threatening to cut their craft in
twain.
They were made aware of their dan-
ger by the warning whistle of the
steamer, which by this time was almost
upon them. They hastened to change
the position of their boat and none too
soon.
In the meantime the pilot had 1ung
the bell which warning was p1 omptly
acted upon by the engineer and the
steamer slowed up, giving the men ‘in
the smaller craft time to get out of
danger.
As the steamer glided by within a
fewr feet of the Hoyt—Cornell boat, the
two fishermen prdudly held in the air
large baskets of the palate pleasing
species of fish known as snappers.
The escape of Messrs. Hoyt and Cor-
nell is said to have been a narrow one.
It is a fact that they brought home
with them the finest catch of snappers
made this season.
Derby Lawyer Killed.
George Harlow, a rising young law-
yet of Derby, and son of John H. Har-
low, who' is well known throughout the
state fro om his prominence in Masonic
and Odd Fellow circles, was fatallv in-
jured last night by being thrown from
his bike under a passing trolley car.
The accident happened on the Housa-
tonic bridge in Shelton and was due to
' Harlow’s effort to cross the track to
avoid danger. He was dragged about
20 feet under the car and sustained a
deep gash on the head and his arm was
so badly crushed as to necessitate am-
putation, and the other one was frac-
before mid-
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duced from $5 to $2.50, at Riggs’ Drug
Store. j 15 tf
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New Haven Brakeman Hurt.
Charles Barr, a brakeman on the
west-bound “ Cannon Ball ” freight
train, fell from the train near Bridge-
port while it was running at a high
rate of speed at 9:25 o’clock last night.
He lay unconscious in the ditch for over
half an hour, his fellow trainmen not
missing him until they had passed the
Fairfield statiOn. The train was backed
up and Barr was found. He was taken
to the Emergency hospital, where he
was found to be bruised and out about
the head and body. After Barr had
been restored to consciousness and had
his wounds dressed he went to his home
in New Haven.
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Poor Mail Seyvice.
The morning mail service from the
east is very poor, and has been in that
condition for some time. The 'New
Haven and Bridgeport newspapers due
in this city at 7:30 o’clock are rarely
receivedf The Palladium seldom
cames on time, many times being a day
rbehind in arriving, while the Union
and Telegram from Bridgeport seldom
get here together.
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Check Received. .
This morning Chief Engineer J. T. .
Prowitt received a check for $100
drawn on the Waterbury National
bank and made payable to William
saunders. Mr. Saunders is a member
of Hope Hose company and the amount
was allowed him by the State Firemen’s
Association for injuries received at a
fire some time since.
No. 1696.
HE WANTED BLOOD.
An Insane Man Attempts to
Make a Human Sacri- ,
lice.
Suffering From Religious Fervor and
Heat Beers Wanted to Kill His Son.
Out in the West End of Bridgeport,
W. S. Beers has lived with his wife___and
little son for several months. Last
night he was , taken to the Central
station and locked up to prevent him
doing injury to his family. He had in-
dicated to his wife that he had re-
ceiveda message from on high com-
manding him to offer up his child as a
sacrifice. He opened his Bible, and
read passages from various parts which
justified his action.
, His wife became very much alarmed
and took the boy with her to a neigh- .
bor’s where he has since remained.
This all happened yesterday after-
noon and evening. Dr. Hoyt was sum-
moned and went to the house and
found Mr. Beers in'such a mental con-
dition that he deemed it advisable to
have him removed to some place where
he would be unable to do himself or
any one else any 1nju1 y
Dr. Hoyt telephoned the facts to the
Contral station and the wagon was sent
out with Officers Glennon, Farnum and
Scott to get Beers. The officers found
him in bed reading a Bible and in-
duced him to come in with them with-
out resistance. He loaded himself
down with religious reading matter
and entertained the officers at the sta-
tion with selections for their spiritual
good.
Beers has given evidence of lack of
mental balance at various times in the
past and last year gave the police a
long chase. He covered a large area
of the city in quick time and perfectly
nude.
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PERSONAL NOTES.
Ward Gregory of West avenue is
spending a few days in Virginia.
Miss LouiseSutton of Norwalk, is in
New Haven.
Mrs. William Mitchell of Isaac street
is visiting friends in Bridgeport.
Little Georgie Allen has returned
home from a few weeks’ visit with rel-
atives in New York. .
Mrs. William Belden of Newark, N.
J ., is visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs.
C. F. Loomis on Belden avenue.
Miss Annie Fitzpatrick who has been
visiting friends on Harbor avenue, re-
turned to her home in New York to-'
day.
Mr. and Mrs. George E. Raymond
who were married in Willimantic on
Thursday evening, are expected to
spend a few days with N orwalk friends.
A number of N orwalk people will at-
tend the National Circuit meeting in
Meriden to- -day.
L. B. Mix of Stamford was in town
yesterday.
Fred. Grumman went to New Ycrk
this morning on the Belle Horton. He
will be a guest of Alexander Genier in
that city. ’
John Brundage of New York, a for-
mer 1esident of this city, has been call-
ing on old acquaintances.
W. N. Marsh of New Haven, is visit-
ing friends in town.
Mrs. Harry Hubbell is visiting in
Bayonne, N. J.
Mrs. A. B. Miller of Long Ridge,
who has been a guest of South Norwalk
friends has returned home.
Mrs. Johanna Linxweiler of South
Norwalk is spending a few days at Bay-
onne, N. J.
Miss Jennie Smith of Camp street, is
spending a week at Milford.
‘ Mrs. F. J. Real and daughter, of
South Norwalk, have returned from a
visit in Philadelphia.
R. P' Gedney, of the U. S. cruiser
“Vesuvius,” is visiting his brother,
George H. Gedney, of Lexington ave-
nue.
Mrs. Charles A. Bessell of Spring-
field, Mass., is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Alexander Semple of West avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. Albin Malmo of South
Norwalk, returned last evening from
Washington, Conn., where they have
been spending a few days.
Miss Mamie Bloomer of Orchard
street, is visiting in Wilton.
Mrs. Jennie Johnson of BrOOklyn, N.
Y. , is a guest of Mrs. A. J. Richardson
of South Norwalk.
General -Russell Frost and family
leave on Monday for a ten day’s trip
through Maine. _
A spur gas main is being put in‘ on .
Wall street at a point near Mechanic
street.
HIGH SUMMER IN THE CHILKAT PASS—FROM OUTING.
STATE NEWS.
A Colchester Boy Drowned
In a Mill Pond.
Some of the Interesting Things That.
Happen in Connecticut.
George Johnson, aged 15 years, was
drowned at Colchester yesterday after-
noon, while bathing in ,what is knOwn
as the New Dam Pond. The boy could
not swim and waded beyond his depth.
What makes Danbury people feel
good is the fact that last Saturday s
pay roll was over $11, 000 greater than
onthe preceding Saturday.
C. M. Marsh, aged 55, of New Haven
was taken to the hospital yesterday
having become temporarily insane
from overdosing himself with quinine,
which he took for malar1a.
New Haven milkmen had an outing
at Lighthouse Point on Thursday. It
is natural that they should select a spot
near the water.
“Farragut day” will probably be cel-
brated in Hartford, October 29, with
Senator Hawley for the orator. The
old Hartford figurehead will undoubt-
edly be located in the capitol.
The annual reunion of the 13th Con-
necticut Volunteers will be- held at
White Oak grove, New Britain, next
Wednesday.
THE SOLDIER DEAD.
Barkhamsted Honors Her- Heroes of Three
Wars.
The residents of the town of Bark-
hamsted devoted yesterday to the un-
veiling of a monument dedicated to
Barkhamsted’s soldier dead, and they
were assisted by a goodly number of
visitors. The monument has been
erected in memory of the town’s he-
roes in four wars, the revolutionary,
the war of 1812, the Mexican war and
the war of the rebellion, numbering in
all 307. ”
The granite shaft is 23 feet in height
and is placed upon a square base, just
above which two muskets are placed.
On the shaft are inscribed the names
of the dead soldiers. The day’s cele-
bration began with a parade at 10 a. m.
and the column, headed by the Win-
sted Cornet band, marched to the
Center Hill cemetery, where the shaft
is located. Captain Henry R. Jones
was the marshal. Then followed the
numbers of a carefully prepared pro
gramme. The monument being un-
veiled it was formally presented to the
town by Hubert B. Case and accepted
by Wallace Case. Music was followed
by a collation and at 1 o’clock further
exercises were held.
The president of the day was Orville
H. Ripley. An historical address was
delivered by William W. Lee of Meri-
den and the oration by Hon. Walter S.
Carter of New York. About 1, 500 per-
sons were present, among whom was
Governor Cooke.
Middlebrook Arrested. ,
Captain Gladstone, this morning, ar-
rested E. P. Middlebrook on the charge,
of violating the Sunday law. He ‘will
be given a hearing before Judge Frost
on Monday morning at 9 o’clock.
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-—All the successful
this City Advertise in THE GAZETTE.
- that Mrs.
Merchants of
{REMAINS THE SAME.
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'Mrs. Daniel O’Brien Has Not
Yet Gained Conscious-
ness.
The Westport mystery Still Puzzles The
Officials.
Mystery still surrounds the murder-
ous-assault upon Mrs. Daniel O’Brien
of Westport, but it is intimated that
there may be some interesting develop-
ments within the next 24 hours.
A telephone message from Westport
to the GAZETTE, at noon-today, stated
O’Brien was still alive and
unconscious. _
O’Brien still asserts that burglars
must have stabbed his wife, though
why she should be the object Of an at-
tack from burglars and how the affair
could have happened without O’Brien
being aroused, is a matter that the au-
thorities find it difficult to understand.
The fact that Mrs. O’Brien is still alive
gives the officers more time to continue
their investigations, but it is hinted
that her death would be very soon fol-
lOWed by an arrest.
Michael Casey, of Bridgeport, who is
a son-in-law of Mrs. O’Brien says that
from the appearance of the house .it is
evident that she received her injuries
from a fall, which was probably caused
by a paralytic shock, but this is not be-
lieved by the authorities.
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FRATERNAL NEWS.
Secretaries of fraternal, or secrc' s0”-
cieties are invited to 5 1nd to the
GAZETTE, the elections of ofli: ers and
other news pertaining to their lodges
to be printed in this rolumn. The
names of officers should be brought in
on the evening of thei1 election and-
all other news with equal promptncss.
The Women’s. Relief Corps of Buck“
ingham Post, G. A. B. enjoyed an out-
in g at Roton Point, yesterday after-
noon. G
The Arions held a rehearsal last
night, and it is safe to expect some fine
music to-morrow evening.
The Oriole club will meet at the
home of John Gleason on Franklin ave-
nue on the evening of September 3d.
The Norwalk Fire Police held a
regular meeting last night.
The Cockenoe tribe of Red Men
“scalped” three pale-faces last night. ‘
A number of new candidates were
given the affiliation degree at a meet-
ing of Court N arruk,F. of A. last even-
1ng.
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Not All, Alike.
“They all look alike to .me,” re-
marked a Son; of Rest as he leaned up
against a telegraph pole‘ on Wall
street, yesterday afternoon. “But
not to me,” remarked a gentleman a
hiselbow, “sOme of them, and there is
one,” pointing his finger to a colored
man with a pick, “who earns big wages.”
The man singled out is credited with
being able to lay 16,000 brick within
ten hours. '
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. To 'Repave Water Street.
It is understood that the cobbles
taken from Wall street will be used in
paving Water street; a proposition
that will meet with hearty approval.’
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-A GAZETTE ad. will pay you
'beth Hadden, his mother.
TROUBLE BREWING.
Selectman Selleck Stops the
Work on Grading in Front
of the County Home.
'His Authority Cuestioned by the County
Commissioners.
During the past few weeks, men have
been at wOrk making a grade in front
of the County Home on the Westport
road, that was resolving itself into a
terrace and practiéally cutting off what
was formerly a footpath for pedestrians,
thus compelling them to walk in the
street at that point.
Complaint was made to Selectman
Selleck who visited the scene and or-
dered the only man at work to stop.
The County Commissioners were ad-
vised of the situation, and called up by
telephone Selectman Selleck.
He was asked on what authority he
had stopped the work. or more plainly
what right he had to do so.
Mr Selleck replied, “By authority
of the Statutes of the State of Connec—
ticut which gives the Selectmen con-
trol over all highways between fence
and fence on either side.”
After some little argument a member
of the board of commissiod‘ers prom-
ised to visit the place with Mr. Selleck
on Monday.
Mr. Miller was the commissioner in
question, and he professed himself as
being desirous of doing whatever was
right and just in the premises, and it
is believed that‘the matter will be ami-
cably adjusted, and the desired walk
established.
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A Likely Candidate, and a Good One.
New Haven Leader prints an inter-
view With a prominent Republican of
that section on the . Senatorship, in
which the names of Senators Hawley
and Platt andHon. Samuel Fessenden
of Stamford are9 mentioned as the most
likely candidates at the next eletion.
In speaking of Mr. Fessenden the ar-
ticle says:
“The Hon. Samuel Fessenden’s
friends are legion. He is a bright,
brainy, powerful man, one whom the
State has honored and when doing so
has always honored itself. He is a
man who, if elected Senator, would be
one of the leading spirits of the United
States Senate.”
The Case Adjourned.
The Hadden—Denton case was before
Judge Frost this morning and but little
headway was made. Attorneys Warner
and Light appeared for Mr. Hadden
and attempted to offer in evidence a.
copy of the notice to vacate which was
served on Mr. Denton by Mr. Hadden
as administrator of the estate of Eliza-
Attorney
Hurlbutt for Mr. Denton objected on
the ground that there was no evidence
that the administrator had made a
contract'with Mr. Denton. This ap-
peared to be a poser and the case was
adjourned until after Judge Frost’s re-
turn from down east.
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The Lockwood building on Wall
street does not present a very pleasant
appearance to-day, with its ribs and
joints exposed to view.
—Advertlse in THE GAZETTE. ,
,
. Was Sur'
mm IT laments. ~
THAT THE-GAZETTE is A H0
PAPER. THAT THE GAZETTE
A NEWSY PAPER. THAT, Tn!
GAZETTE 1s A CLEAN PAPE
THAT EVERY PAGE. OF THE
GAZETTE 18 READ.
NORWALK,‘ CONN, SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 10.1897. PRICE ONE CENT.
BUREDBYFA‘ITH.
Meriden Boy ,Said to Have
Been Healed of a Pa.
ralysis by Prayer,
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«only Stricken After Retiring at
Night.
Little Timothy Sullivan, the three-
' year-old son of Jeremiah Sullivan, Of.
Meriden, has lately been cured of pa-
ralysis 1n a remarkable way.
The boy went to bed one night a
cohple of weeks ago apparently in the
best of health. When he came to get
up in the morning, hoWever, he found
that he could nOt use his right leg at
all. Dr. Gartland was called and he
pronounced it a case of paralysis. He
could, he said, do nothing for the child.
Mr. Sullivan thereupon called in Dr.
Smith, who repeated what Dr. Gart-
land had said. The boy was then tak-
en to the hospital for cripples at the
corner of Forty-second street and Lex-
ington avenue, ~New- York. The doc-
tors there also pronounced the case in-
curable and Mr. Sullivan brought the
child home.
A few days after the boy’s arrival
home, Rev. Father Victoria Sovilla,
pastor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
church. of Meriden, called upon the
little lad and p1 ayed for his recovery
The limb regained part of its former
strength and has since been improving
rapidly. It cannot be used as freely as
the left leg, but if it continues to im-
prove the little fellow Will be entirely
recovered before long.
Mr. Sullivan firmly believes that it
was the priest’s prayers that effected
the cure.
NEWTCVANVAAN.
Mrs. M. Thorley, who is boarding at
C. E. Brinkerhoff’s on Railroad ave-
nue, is entertaining he1 sister, Mr.
Tay101 of New Haven. ~ -
Dr. Thompson will deliver another
of his interesting lectures in the Con-
.gregational chm-ch next Sunday after
noon beginning at five o’clock.
James B. Comstock of Brooklyn,
with his wife and child, are boarding
with his aunt, Mrs. A. L. Benedict of
East avenue.
Miss Lucy Scoville has returned from
a week’s visit at Newport.
Mrs. Libby Smith of Durham, Maine, .
is the guest of Mrs. B. S. Woundyi
Miss Harriot Melbourne, of Bridge-
port, is visiting Miss Marion Hawley.
Miss Yeda MacRoberts of New York,
is visiting Miss Mabel Lafayette, and
will speak in the Methodist church
this Sunday night.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. “Brad”
Searles on Saturday last.
Mrs. S. B. Hoyt, Mrs. W. S. Ray-
mond and children,Mrs. Frank C. Com—
stock and children, and Mrs. B. H.
Keeler and son‘, spent the week at
Hickory Bluff in D. C. Ruscoe’ s cot-
tage. _,
The registrars will be in session at T
the Town Clerk’s office next Thursday,
Sept. 16. ~
‘ The next regular meeting of the
Hannah Benedict Carter Chapter, D.
A. R, will be held on Wednesday
afternoon, Sept. 15, at 3 o’clock, at the
home of the Regent.
While out gunning for woodcock, On
Monday, Harold Reider, of Silvermine,
had avery narrow escape from very
serious if not fatal injury. He was us-
ing “white powder,” and when he dis-
charged the gun at a .bird the barrel.
exploded and flew into several pieces,
one of them striking him on the left
arm below the elbow, making an ugly
flesh wound but fortunately breaking
no bones. Dr. DeVore was called and
dressed the wound and the patient is
doing nicely.
Twin daughters were born to Mr.and
Mrs. Luther S. Knapp, Tuesday night.
The‘WeathVer.
Fair till Monday; cooler.
DEATHS.
BUSH—~In South Norwalk, Sept. 10, . ‘
Edward H., son of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin
Bush, aged 21 years. '
MALLORY—In South N orwalk Sept.
10, Newton J. , infant son of Jay W.
Mallory, aged 5 months.
MONOHAN—In South Norwalk, Sept.
10, Annie V. daughter of John and
Honorah Monohan, aged 17 years.
M’CARTHYi—In Bridgeport, Sept. 10,,
Dennis McCarthy, aged 24 years.
aLYONs—In Bridgeport, Sept. 10th,
Martin Lyons, aged 53 years.
MEINECKE—In Bridgeport Sept. 9th,
Elizabeth, wife of the late Henry:
Meinecke, aged 77 years.
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