Evening gazette, Tuesday, September 14, 1897 · page 1

 

 

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EVERY EVENING WHEN TLR
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VOL. v11. NO. 1698.

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NORWALK, CONN, TUESDAY ETENINGLSEPTEMBER 14.1897. 7

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PRICE ONE CENT

WHAT IT “INCHES, . .

"THAT THE GAZETTE IS A no
1PAI1PEm THAT THE GAZETTE,
A_ NEWSY PAPER. THAT THI-
GAZETTE Is A CLEAN PAPE
THAT EVERY PAGE OF THE
GAZETTE is REAID.

 

WILL oIIIogL , NOTE.

The County Commissioners
Are Reducing the Debt.

Their Careful Management Will Effect an

Annual Saving.

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1‘ 1e county commissmners are p1 e-
pa1 ng to par oii' sOme of the countys
indebtedness. Owing to the successful
management Of .expenses as d the in-
01 case in the assessed value of p1 Oper-
tyI. the commissioners find they will
hax e enough to take up a npte Of $10, -
000 w hich has been held by various
pa1t1es 1'01 the past six yea1s.

The note is now held by the F11 st
National bank of Bridgepm t, and Com-
missioner Henry _Lee, as secretary Of
the board, has notified that financial
concern that the money was ready to
take up the .note. The little transac-
tiOn which will lighten the expense of
the county to the amount of $400 a year
will probably be completed in a few
days.

The paying of this note will clear up’

' all the floating indebtedness of the'

ocounty. The note was given about six

. yeais ago and O1ig1nally d1 ew five per
cent. inter est. The fi1 st thing Commis-
sioner Lee did was to get the interest
rate reduced to four percent, andnow
he and his associates have the satisfac-
tion of wiping it out altogether.

The cancelling Of this note will 1e-
duce the indebtedness of the county to
$105,000, all bonded. Of this sum $60,-
000 will mature in July, 1890, and the
balance in July, 1903. The commis-

rsioners believe that they can take up
some of these bonds each year without
increasing the tax rate until the whole
is wiped out.

The commissioners have been most
successful' in keeping down the expen-
ses this year. Although they paid out
nearly $4,000 for road improvements

. yet they were able to cut‘ down the ex-I
penses to nea1 1y $3, 000.

The showing is a most creditable one
and will further satisfy the taxpayers
that the county affairs are 1un on busi-
ness principles.

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duced from $5 to $2.50, at Riggs’ Drufi
Store. j 15 tf

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LIouon nEALEns TO MEET.

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Annual Convention‘Opens in Ansonia To-
Day. "

The annual convention of the Liquor
Dealers’ association of the state is to be
held in Ansonia to-day, and the 10-
cal association has spared no expense
to make the event a very pleasant one

.for the delegates who may be present.

_ President J. J. Hogan of New Haven
will preside. A banquet will be served
after the business meeting.

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Reform Law ln Norwalk.

Yesterday, a Telegram reporter ate
dinner in a Norwalk restaurant. ‘He
noticed the cigar case covered over
with brown paper, and upon requesting
a cigar, he was told that it would be a
violation of the law to sell'him one.
The proprietor, even knowing his cus-
tomer, was reluctant to accommodate
him, but'finally passed him one on the
Q. T. Poor Norwalk—Stamford Tele-
gram.

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The Retreat Closed.

The Jesuit retreat house, Manresa
‘Institute at Keyser Island, has been
. closed for the winter and the Superior,
Rev. Allen Macdonald, removed to
Troy, N. Y. The little Old dog-cart
and white horse, a familiar figure upon
Norwalk streets will be greatly missed
as will also the kindly face Of the aged
priest.

Mr. Mead Denies.

County Commissioner Whitman S.
Mead most emphatically denies the
purported statement of John H. Brown,
arrested for selling liquOr on the Fair
Grounds without a license on Labor
Day. Mr. Mead denies that he advised
Brown to go ahead and sell, Or that he
in an any was suggested that he violate
the law.

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At the Fair Grounds.

The Bridgeport Driving association
are holding a trotting meet ‘ on the
Norwalk fair grounds, this afternoon.
There are to be two events, $150 purses
in each. and the local horses entered
are C. H. Tuttle’s “Walter” in the 2.37
‘class, and Thomas Ward’s “Granite
-Wilkes”and J. E. Adams’ “Ellardella”
in the 2.28 class. '

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A'NEW MATRDN.

Miss Phelps Succeeded at the
County Home by Miss
’ ~Boughton.

The New Matron Comes From Danbury and
Took Charge Yesterday.

Miss Dora G. Phelps, for eleven
years matron at the County Home, has
resigned and her resignation took ef-
fect on September 1.

Miss Phelps has been suffering with
ill health for some time which caused
her to sever 'her connection with the
institution. She has made many friends
since coming to Norwalk who will re-
gret her departure. Her management
Of the Home since its institution in
N orwalk has been Of a high order, and
she leaves with the high est praise
from the County Commissioners for
her good work.

The new matron who has been se-
lected to succeed Miss Phelps, is Miss
Maitha A. Boughton, of Danbu1y, and
she took charge of the Home yester
day.

Miss BoughtOn is highly spoken of by
Commissioner Miller and will no doubt

make a honorable record for herself as '

well as a creditable successor to Miss
Phelps.

Mrs. Emma B. Case has had charge
of the Home during Miss Phelps’ ab-
sence, and she will remain at the insti-
tution until _the new matron is thor-
oughly installed in her position.

County Commissioner James E. Mil-
ler, of Danbury, is the secretary and
treasurer Of the Home, and it is through
his efforts that the institution has been
made second to none in the state.

The present condition of the Home
is excellent, the children all well and
happy, and Mr. Miller is deserving of
great credit for his able management.

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WILL nun HIM.

The Friends of CaptainA
Present His Name for Selectman.

The friends of Captain Addison A.
Betts, the present popular and success-
ful city tax collector, have decided to
present his name at the coming Repub-
lican town caucus for selectman,
Should Captain Betts be nominated he
would undoubtedly be elected and make
a most excellent public Officer.

It is understood that in case of Cap-
tain Betts’ advancement, Mr. Charles
Eversley'Curtis will be a candidate for

’the office of city tax collector now held

by Captain Betts.

FRATERNAL N EWS.

Secretaries of fraternal, or srcrl so-
cieties are invited to send to the
GAZETTE, the elections of 0m ers and
other news pertaining to their lodges
to be printed in this rolumn. -'Ihe
names of officers should be brought in
on the evening of their election and
all other news with equal promptncss.

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Douglas Fowler Post, G. A. R. held
a regular meeting last night.
. Our Brothers’ Lodge, 1.0. O. F. met
last evening.

Buckingham Post, G. A. R. will
meet to-morrow evening.

The Barbers’ Union will meet at P.
Slattery’s barber-shop to-night.

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.loe’ s Natal Day.-

To-day is the 39th anniversary of the
birth of the present proprietor Of the
Oleander Garden, Joseph Matheis. All
of the birds and animals in the museum
are receiving an extra supply of feed,
and the parrot has been “shouting” all
day “Ah there, my Joe, 39.” Mr. Ma-
theis is using his friends handsomely
and is already in receipt Of nearly a
car load of birthday presents including
everything from a. soft shell crab to a
skull cap.

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Earthquake at Saybrook.

Earthquake shocks of several m0-
ments’ duration were reported as be-
ing felt at Saybrook yesterday morn-
ing. Crockery rattled in the closets
and loose windows Were shaken very
audibly. No damage was done, how-
ever. It was the general Opinion that
the shock came in a southeasterly di-
rection. '

North Wilton Barn Burned.
Abarn upon the Reed estate near

'North Wilton was burned to the ground

Sunday night. Several tons of hay
and some farming implements were de-
stroyed. .

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GLACIERS PLOWED THIS PATHWAY TO THE KLONDIKE.

This birdseye view of the route to Dawson City via the Chilkst pass and the
lakes gives a vivid idea of the wild country through which the army of gold hunt-

ers is now struggling to reach the treasure fields.

The sketch shows the route from

the head- of navigation on Lake Bennett to Dawson.

 

EXPRESS STOPPED.

Mrs. Edward McMahon Has a
Narrow Esdape from
Death. ‘

The Timely Stopping of the Pittsfield Ex-
press Saves a Life.

This morning at about 10 o’clock .as
the Pittsfield express was speeding its
way towards the tunnel the engineer
espied a woman ontherailroad bridge
north of Mechanic street, and gave two
or three sharp whistle blasts of warn-
ing, and seeing that they were not
heeded put on the air brakes.

The train came to a standstill as peo-

Iple who had been attracted by the shrill

notes of the Whistle rushed out of their
houses and saw the peril of the woman,
who proved to be Mrs. Edward McMa-
hon.

She was assisted from the bridge and
the train proceeded on its way. It was
indeed a narrow escape for the woman,

as only the quick action of the engi-I

nee1 averted what must haVe proved a.
fatal accident.

The habit of walking on thip bridge
is too gene1al and it ought to be abated
even to the end that arrests be made.

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.. THE RESULT OF A FALL.

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the Inquest.
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At the inquest yesterday in the case
of Mrs. Daniel O’Brien, the agedWest-
port woman who Was found unconscious
at her home last Wednesday, it was
decided that death was caused by con-
cussion of the brain caused by a. fall.

 

An Agreement Reached

the city yesterday and reached an

agreement with Selectman Selleck rel-1

ative to the terracing about the County
Home.
It 1s understood that the te1 race will

remain as it is and that handsome

stone steps will be erected at the west

end, and p1 obably p, concrete walk will

be laid along the top of the terrace.

New "Voters. '

The registrars‘of the first voting dis-
trict give notice in another column,
that they will be in session at the office
of John J. Walsh, GAZETTE building,
on Thursday, Septembei 16, from 9 a.
m. to 5 p. m. for the purpose Of receiv-

ing applications to be made electors in-
. said district."

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, Fgund Correct.

"The auditors Completed their. work
of auditing the town accounts last night
and found then; correct. A compli-
ment to the secretary of the board of

selectmen,’ Miss J M. Hyatt,’ as the:

transactions covered an” expenditule

of money amounting to nggrly S100 000

_prisoned the1 ein.

' presume he is.’

 

HIS _nI§II_N_cII0N.

Frank Raconelli the First to
Occupy a New Cage.

 

,Threoot the Fighters Placed Under $800

I Bonds.

Three of the Italians concerned in
the bloody aifray on Plymouth avenue,

Sunday, Sept. 5th, were taken from .

the hospital and before Judge Gregory
yesterday. The other member of the
party was unable to leave the hospital
to which all three had been transferred.

The ones appearing before the court

were Frank and Felix Raconelli and-

Joseph Agrillo. Bonds of 800 dollars
each were asked for. Failing in se-
curing the same all three were "trans-
ferred to’ the station house at South
N orwalk.

Later, on the advice of the medical
attendant, Agrillo was taken back to
the hospital. This morning Frank Rac-
onelli was by the same orders trans-
ferred to'the new Norwalk police sta-
tion, he being the first man to be 'im-
From thence he was
taken to the hospital where his wound
_Was dressed.

But little or no sympathy' lS expressed
for any of the pirties concerned In the
fight. But for humanity’s sake they
are being cared for as human beings,
and can thank themselves that but for

" such care they would perhaps now all

The 0' Brien Murder Theory Exploded by: be dead.

‘ . Felix Raconelli who it would seem

did a greater part of the cutting is
caged at South N orwalk.

That the higher courts will mete out
proper justice to each and all of the
participants is what may be justly ex-
pected.

Manager J. H. Hoyt Of the Postal

 

‘ telegraph line, whose office is in the

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County Commissioner Mlller was in— pos Office, receive theo cial time 1

rect from Washington every noon,
Stopaf second and perhaps gain two
seconds of correct time for your watch.

Mr. David Sheehan of Washington,
who is spending a few weeks.’ vacation
in town is finding a Klondike of pleas-
ure on Commodore Walsh’s yacht,
Blackstone. I .

The races at the Fair Grounds
Opened at 2 o’clock this afternoon.

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bartram of Mer-
win street are the proud possessors ofa
boy bOrn on Labor Day.

L. W. Guiles _of Broad River knows
what it is to take a fall from a bicycle.
He is tr eating one of his legs for a bi-
cycle mishap.

Members of Concord Division, S. of '

T. will enjoy the hospitality of a sister
order 1-11 WestpOrt Thursday evening.

 

John H. Malone is in Hartford to-
day at a meeting of the Liquor Deal-
ers ’.association. Or rather it is fair to
'The local branch may
thus he/given new life.

 

 

Now ma .B‘RIGK.

Messrs. Cain '&. Kinnear’s Men
Soon to be Laying Brick.

The Cement Eoundation Already Being
Laid. '

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Messrs. Cain & Kinnear the contrac-
tors On ’Wall st1 eet improvements 'are
making rapid and satisfactory haste in
the lepaving of the st1 eet.

This afternoon the work Of laying the
concrete foundation for the brick was
commenced and the contractors say
that they will'push the work to comple-
tion as rapidly as the giving of good
work will warrant.

True it is, that so far the work per--
formed has been done in a satisfactory
manner. 1 The curbs on the north side
‘Of the street have been reset to the es-
tablished grade, poles changed, etc. all
of which is being done with but little
trouble to tr.aflic The unsightly pole
in front of the GAZETTE building was
removed this morning and adds greatly
to the improvement of the street.
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, PERSONAL NOTES.
Mrs. Eugene M. Tolles and son, “Ken'-

 

. neth Of SouthNorwalk, have returned

from a visit at Freeport, L; I.

Miss Kittie Corcoran Of South Nor-
walk has resumed her studies at a
Catholic Seminary for young ladies at
Peekskill, N. Y. I

Mrs. Frederick Belden Of the Green
has returned from a trip tO California.

Miss Carrie Smith Of New Canaan,
and Mr. Peck of New York, v. he have
been guests of Mrs. David Decker Of
Crescent Terrace, have returned to
their homes. ..

Mrs. A. N. Clark has left for a
month’s visit with her sister in Canton,
0. '

Henly G. Force of‘Newbur gh, N. Y.,”
was a guest of 1elatives in South Nor-
walk yesterday- . _' 1‘

Mrs. Hiram Waters, of High Ridge,‘

who has been the guest of Mrs. I‘yler
Waters, of Merwin st1 eet, has returned
to her home.

Miss Emma Brown, of Tuthill Villa,
will spend this week at Cromwell,
Conn.

Miss Alice Selleck, of Merwin street,
is home from the Catskills.

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Donaldson,
of South Main street, are spending
three weeks in Niagara and Chicago.

Miss Florence Williams, Of Lynes
Place, is enjoying a vacation of two
weeks at Fall River, Mass.

Henry Pardee, of N orwalk, is Spend-
ing a week with his uncle, Henry
Ratchford, in Danbury.

Walter L. Wilcox. and family, of
South N011 walk, are spending a few days
in Turnersv ille.

‘Mrs. Harry Bouton and son Allie, of
France st1eet, have returned home
from High Ridge.

Mr s, Harriett A. Sturges, of East
avenue, has returned home from a visit
in Port Chester.

Homer Rockwell and Gould Seymour
Of South N O1walk are in Washington,
Conn.

Mr. and Mrs. Belg, of Omaha, Neb.’,
are visiting Mr s. Berg’ 5 uncle,Isaac Sel-
leck, of Arch street.

Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Seebach of Bay-
onne, N. J. are visiting friends in
South Norwalk.

John Schaub, Jr. - now located in
Boston is visiting friends in South Nor-
walk.

Alfi ed. Harris has returned to Nor'
walk after a three months’ stay at
Pleasure Beach.

Mr: and Mrs. Joseph Smith of Har-
bor avenue, will start tomorrow for a
few days’ pleasure trip on the Hudson
river.

Conducto1 Joseph Bucknam proposes
commencing a three days’ search after
recreation and pleasure.

Chief Bradley and wife returned last

.night from a pleasurable visit with

friends in Philadelphia.-

Henry Burr of Bethel, who has been
a guest of George Nichols returned
home tO-day on his bicycle, remarking
as he rode off “it will not be many
days before I come .-.to see you again.

_I’Ve had a jolly good time.”

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Captain SolOmon Peck will ship 15,.-
000 feet Of white oak wharf timber to
New York this week. I
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Harry L. Wilson of Cranbury has a
lame side and a. wrecked bicycle the
result of a kick frOm a frisky horse.

The meeting took place on Sunday.

 

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III mun Lilith LIKE I'u SEE,

All _city improvements hustled along
like those on Wall street.

Prosecuting Attorney Ferris prose-1
cute the man who sold reporter Ban-
bour of the Stamford Telegram a cigar
on Sunday.

Those anxious South Nordalk drug-

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‘ gists given a chance to contest the
" Sunday law. ‘

The police notify the yeast cakes

that it is wrong to work on Sunday

The Sunday law prevent Postmaster-
Malone from opening his office doOrs
on Sunday. »

The GAZETTE newsboys continue to
sell more copies of that paper than of
all other dailies combined.

The live merchants begin Ito adver
tise their fall goods. ~

Those slotmachines at Roton g0.

Good tickets placed in nomination at
the coming caucuses.

The Wall street bricks ’beginto fly.

EAST tionwnLK,

The East Norwalk high schogl Alum-
ni will hold their regular quarterly
meeting to-morrow evening at 7. 30
O clock.

Miss Libbie V. Day has resumed her

 

, position in the Central Telephone Ex-

change, after a vacation of two weeks
in Orange, N. J.

Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Bouto'n,of Dan-
bury, who spent last week with Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Pratt, of East avenue,
have returned home.

’Miss Hattie Barteau, of1Bellp011t,who
has been visiting her sister, Mrs. John

IL’Hommedieu, leftyesterday for Rock-

away.»

Frank Spaulding left yesterday for
Wilmington, Del., to assume the. posi-
tion of Instructor Of Languages in a
Preparatory school in that place.

Mr. W. C. Thomas and family have
returned from a visit in New Haven.

AMUSEHWTS/

‘Mandden’s new of‘Flats.

For a real hearty laugh, go down to
“ McFadden’s ROW of‘Flats ” Saturday
evening, at Hoyt’s Thhatremhere such
clever specialists as Chas. Loder, the
German comedian, Richard.Mullen,the

 

Irish eccentric, will, set the ball arroll-e

ing andthe charming EstelleWelling—
ton, witty Lizzie Conway and little Anr
nie Dunn will keep it on the go while
the dozen or more other fun producers
will add their quota in making the
evening one of the jolliest‘of its kind.

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_Mr. and Mrs. George Keisler are
getting acquainted with a newly-born
son.-

That thoroughly . Erin turnout Of
“Tim” Howard’s excites uniVersal ad-

miration and attention on Wall street. ,

If “Tim” could possibly succeed in get-
ting an Irish. driVer the combination
would be complete.
horse himself, and

“Tim is an ex-po-
liceman. .

A new pole'for the holding Of elec-
tric wires has been placed in front of
the bank building. It is not squared,

I but for an all-around pole seems to be I
a good one.

The Bottlers’ association will meet
in Bridgeport to-morrow afternoon.
Messrs. John Kirsch and George S.

Grumman will be in attendance.
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The Elastic Web Weavers conven-
tion will take place at St. George’s
hall On Main ' street, next Monday
night. About thirty representatives of
the trade will be present from Chelsea.
East Hampton, Brockton,‘
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The Weather. . .
Generally fair to-‘night and Wednes~
day; cooler Wednesday morning. Ix.
BIRTHS.

KEISLER. —In N orwalk ,Sept. 12 a son
to Mr. and Mrs. George Keisler.

 

 

IMARRIAGEs. 1 '

ANDRUs— WILDMAN. —-At Croton
Falls, N. Y., Aug. 29, by Rev. V. W.
Benedict, George Andrus and Mrs.
Lizzie B. Wildman, both of Danbury.

LUMB—SPENCER. —At Croton Falls,
N. Y., Se.pt 12, by Rev. V. W. Bene-
dict, William Lumb and Mrs. Annie
Spencer, both of Danbury.

 

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DEATHS. 1

BRUSH—In Bridgeport, Sept. 12th,
Charles Brush, aged 43 years.

BUCKLEY—InI Bridgeport, Sept. 12th,
Cornelius Buckley, aged 24 years.

KENNEDY—In Bridgeport, Sept. 12th,
Patrick Kennedy, aged 38 years. 1 -

SAUNDERS—In Stamford, :..Sept 11,

 

I William H. Saundersqaged 75 years. . ,

“Tim drives the'

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