WHAT THEY SAY
.EVERY EVENING WHEN Th3
. ' GAZETTE COMES, THERE IS A
SCRAMBLE FOR IT..WE DIVIDE
IT- INTO FOUR PARTS, AND.
EACH OF US TAKE ONE.
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VOL. VII. NO. 1699. NORWALK. CONN, WEDNESDAY EVENING,-SEPTEMBER 15.1897.
WHAT l'l_'_, INDICATES.
THAT.THEvGAZET’1‘E IS A 3 HO
PAPER. :1 THAT THE GAZETTE
A NEWSY PAPER. THAT 'Ifll'
GAZETTE IS A CLEAN ‘PAPE -
THAT EVERY PAGE OF THE
GAZETTE IS READ.~ ' -
PRICE ONE CENT ' -
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*Tnonmc RACES.”
The Bridgepfiivmg Asso-
ciationcmNorwalk.
Seldom Runs Away and Creates Consider-
able Excitement.
The first annual meet of the Bridge-
-port Driving association was held at
the Norwalk Fair Grounds yesterday
afternoon. The chief event Was the
sweepsta :es race for $200 between Liz-
zie K., owned by Otis Brush, and Brown
Prince, owned by Michael Cone, which
was won by Lizzie K. The two other
events were won in straight heats.
The summary:
Class 2:37, trot; purse, $150.
Trial, Steven Miller, Bridge-
port, . 1 1 1
Walter, Charles Tuttle, Nor-
_walk, 2 2 2
Lizzie Thorn, Theo. S. VVood- /
ing, Bridgeport, 3 3 3
Columbus Boy, Edward A. God—
4 4 -l
frey, Bridgeport, .
Lunda, Ed. Warren, Bridge-
port, 5 5 5
Time—72:33:}, 21349:, 2:371.
Sweepstakes; purse, $200.
Lizzie K., Otis Brush,
Bridgeport, 1 2 1 1
Brown Price, Michael Cone,
5 1 2 2
Bridgeport, :..
Time—2:261, 2279;, 2:301, 2:311}.
Joe Augustus, Sanford &
Bronson, Bridgeport, 1 1 1
Emperor, James -H. Lewis,
Bridgeport, . 2 2 2
Ella Della, Edward Adams,
Norwalk, 3 3 3
Seldom. Ed. A. Godfrey,
Bridgeport, 4 dis
Time— 2.29:}, 2:29, 22299;. ‘
Seldom broke a girth and ran away.
The driver was thrown out but escaped
with a few bruises. After going three
times around the track the horse tried
to get into the barn, the door being
partly open, and succeeded in doing so,
but severely injured its hip and com-
pletely wrecked the sulky.
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—-EASTMAN’S POCKET KODAK’s re-
duced from $5 to $2.50, at Riggs’ Drufi
Store. ' j15 tf
After Fraternal Societies.
Insurance Commissioner Betts is
after the fraternal societies doing an
insuranCe business in this state, and
they will soOn be subjected to a rigId
. inquiry, which will result probably in
giving those conducted on slound prin-
ciples better protection. He has al-
ready shut out over 20 from doing bus-
iness. He is determined that all shall
comply with the law or give up doing
business in this state. In some cases
the societies will be compelled to change
their plan.
Connecticut Crop Prospects.
Corn cutting is now quite general;
prospects of late pieces maturing well.
Potatoes turn out to be even poorer
' than expected; many farmers have not
enough for family use.’ Peaches are
so plentiful as to overstock local mar-
kets. Feed in the pastures abundant.
Grapes will fall short of an average
crop. Apples ripening early and drop-
ping badly. Red varieties are coloring
well. Wells and streams are lower
than at any time since mid July.
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Dr. Warner Married;
Dr.Ira DeVer Warner,the well known
corset manufacturer of Bridgeport,was
married yesterday to Miss Eva Miriam
Follett,daughterof thelateAlonzoFollett
ofFranklin, Mass; The marriage took
place at the residence of the bride at 2
O’clock in the] afternoon. Only rela-
tives and a few close friends were pres-
ent at the ceremony.
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Lamp Exploded;
Little Hattie BrothertOn last evening
averted what might have caused a call-
ing out of the fire department. The
oil in a lamp at the store of E. Schachat
, on Harbor avenue became ignited and
the little girl gave the alarm and the
proprietor of the store came in and
' picking up the flaming lamp threw it
into the street. ' ‘
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. D. A. R.
The Norwalk Chapter, D. A. R. will
hold its September meeting to-mornow,
(Thursday,) at3:30 p. m in'the Central
Club house. Tea will'be served by the
' South NorWalk ladies. The board Of
Managementwill meet at 3 o’clock.
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Colored Free Masons.
, The Grand lodge of colored Free
f “ Masons of this state began their annual
. I': convention in Ansonia yesterday and it
- will continue to-day.’ ,
BULLETMIS HEAD.
The Dead Body of George
Keeler Found in His RoomT
Relatives Say There Was No Motive for
the Deed.
The dead body of George Keeler of
Greenfield Hill was .found yesterday
morning in a room where he lodged at _
Horace Burr’s house. In the right
hand was grasped a 32 calibre revolver.
and‘there was abullet hole through
the left temple. The body lay on the
bed just as it had fallen after the fatal
shot was fired. l ledical Examiner W.
H. Donaldson was notified and after a
thorough examination pronounced it a
clear case of suicide.
The deceased was about 40 years of
age and well known all about Green-
field Hill and vicinity. He came from
a wealthy family, but of late years has
obtained his living by doing chores for
the farmers, as he could get them.
There is no known cause for the deed.
The deceased was married some 15
years ago, but soon after separated
from his wife. One child was born
from this union who is at present liv-
ing with its mother in Greenfield Hill-
Dr. Donaldson thought from the con-
dition of body that Keeler must have
killed himself shortly after going to
his room Saturday night: The family
did not hear the sound of any shot and
were greatly surprised to learn that
Keeler had died in that manner.
PERSONAL NOTES.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew V. Heath are
visiting friends in Philadelphia. .
Miss Grace Dickerman, daughterpf
Nelson Dickerman, of High street, left
South N orwalk yesterday for Rhode Is-
land, to take a COurse of study at Whea-
ton seminary.
Mrs. Charles Seaback and Mrs. P. J.
Smith, of Bayonne, N. J ., are spending
the week with Mr. and Mrs. Jacob
Linxweiler. -
Mrs. Alice Cuff and daughter, Miss
Nellie Cuff, of Danbury, are spendinga
week at the Haviland cottage, Bell Is-
land. _
Ernest Cornell is paying his grand-
father Isaac Bowe a visit in New York
from which port he will sail for ‘Hart-
ford where he expects to locate.
Fred Coleman has gone to New York
to purchase some winter ballOOns.
Charles Abbott of Danbury was a
guest of Lars Johnson yesterday.
John T. Collins of Rochester, G. N.
Burnham of Hartford, and Charles
Stillman of Bayonne, N .J . were in town
yesterday.
Mrs. E. M. Benedict of ' Danbury,
has returned home after a visit with
N orwalk friends. 0
Miss Clara Hillo of West avenue is
visiting at the residence of George G.
Durant in Danbury.
Willis Addis of Danbury was in town
yesterday. _
B. F. Birdsall who has been spending
the summer months on VVestport ave-
nue, returned to his home in Brooklyn,
this morning.
Col. Vickers the Old war veteran
was in town yesterday.
Conductor Joseph Bucknam of the
Street Railway line left for Saratoga,
to-day. He expects to return this
evening. '
Charles Ezekiel returned this morn-
ing to New York after a few week’s
visit with his parents on Kellogg street.
MISS Hildegard Montelin who has
been visiting friends in Norwalk re-
turned to New York this morning.
The Subject of the Thursday evening
meeting in the Congregational Chapel
will be “The Responsibility of
, Strength.”
I James Coleburn arrived home from
the Adirondacks last evening, and will
start for Colorado in a few days.
AnusEMIENTs.
McFadden’s Row of Flats.
Saturday night’s attraction at Hoyt’s
Theatre will be “ McFadden’s Row of
Flats. ” There are few farce comedy
companies that have attained the dis-
tinction that “ McFadden’s Row of
Flats ” has since its production. It has
broken all records everywhere,an indis-
putable evidence that it possesses gen-
uine merit. L‘ No theatrical attraction
ever won such pronounced favor with-
in so short a time as did this popular
skit during its first week’s run.
.Capt. R. M. Rose of Co. E, was last
night in receipt of checks for the pay‘
ment of services done by ‘his company
at the battle of Niantic in August.
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AT SKAGGUAY, WAITING FOR TRANSPORTATION.
Hundreds of fortune hunters are stalled at Skagguay awaiting means to trans-
port their outfits over the pass to the Yukon. After the goods are landed from the
steamer wagons haul a mile or two for $5 a load.
Then comes a ferry to cross a
swift stream, for which $1 for horses or men and 50 cents a package for baggage and
freight are charged.
Then c'ome pack mules for four or five miles, with the tariff
accordingly, then native Indians for a few miles more. then more ferries to the
landing at the foothills, where the hard work of crossing the mountains begins.
ELDPEMENT STORY FALSE.
Wealthy Noroton Lady Did Not Go on With
a Motorman.
. A rumor widely circulated about
town last night had it that a prominent
and wealthy lady of N oroton eloped a
few days since with the motorman of a
Norwalk Tramway trolley car. In-
quiry to-day at Noroton proved the ru—
mOr to be without foundation. The
relatives of the lady said that she is in
Great Barringtdn, Mass, where she
has been for the past few weeks, visit-
ing friends. The motorman referred
to, and who was some time previous in i
the employ of the Stamford Street Rail—
way Company, is at present off on his
vacation. From. these facts it would
appear that the rumor evidently origi-
nated in the minds of some idle gossips I
who quickly spread the story.~Advo- '
cate.
DARIEN.
I
The Middlesex club met last even-
ing.
Miss Laura Cantrell has returned to.
her home in Huntington, L. I.
The Chaucer Club will meet at the
'house Of A. S. Bibbins next Tuesday
night.
The Congregational Circle of King’s
Daughters will meet at Mrs. Gleason’s, .
- next Monday afternoon.
Notice announcing that the select-
men and town clerk will sit Sept. 25,
from 9 a. In. to 7 p. m., to make voters,
hasbeen' posted.
Owing to an error in the layout Of
the new macadam road to be 'built
through Noroton this fall, the bids to
Construct it were not opened. An op-
portunity has been given to the con?
tractors to alter their bids if they so
desire. Bids will be opened next Mon-
day at 2 p. m. .-
The women friends of Ivanhoe Cas—
tle, will hold their tenth annual fair
for the benefit of the Castle, in Golden
Eagle Hall, Oct. 7. 8, and 9. Features
will be an old-fashioned candy kitchen,
ice cream and soda water,refreshments,
acommission-table and a fancy table.
The committee in charge are Mrs.
J ohn‘Pooley, chairman; Mrs. George
Oberlander, treasurer; Mrs. Thomas
Sr., Secretary; Miss Teresa
Simmel, Mrs. Bertha Cook, Miss Emma
Rafter, John Simmel, Jr., A. H. Whit-
ney, N. 'A. Finch, James Pooley,‘ A.
Nordin. ' ‘
The annual meeting of the Musical
Association was held in the school-
house Monday evening. The follow-
ing officers were elected: A. S.- Bib“
bins, President; E. B. Hindley, Vice-
President; Miss Helen Morehouse, Sec-
retary; Miss Helena French, E. .B.
Hindley and A. S. Bibbins, Board of
Directors, and R. M. Smith, Muiscal
Director. ‘ ‘
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A special meeting of the .Ncrwalk‘
and South Norwalk Elebtric Light com-
pany will'be held this evening. ‘
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’—No claims: no Evattidewits, out a
GAZETTE advertisement gets there
every time.- , ~ :“f
——HUSTLE AND BUSTLE
On Wall Street.
Is funeral like to the movements of
the Boston Store people. They are en-
‘ larging their counter space for their
Fall and Winter dress goods and reduc-
ing all surplus stocks to be ready for
the great fall business. These bar-
I gains are for Thursday.
70. Unbleached Muslin, 410.
25c.) Childrens long ribbed stockings,
lLic.
$125 Plaid waists with white hollar,
750.
750. Wrappers all light colors 40 to 44
50 ‘
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c. ,
10c. Stripped and chekecd outings,6c.
190. All linen towels, Hire.
30 Sheets paper and 30s nvelopes,100.
190. Black rubber combs, 100. .
100. quality corset steels, 5C.
250. Ladies’ Hose Supporters,
colors. 15c.
39c AllWool Camels Hair suitings25c.
25c. CLadies Handkerchiefs, embroid-
ered, 1211c.
5c. Laundry Soap, 30.
I 190. Decorated Jardiniers, 10c.
12c. Coal Sieves, 7c. ‘
25c. Bottle Witch Hazel, 15c.
90. Large Size Bread Pans,,5c.
f i121} and 170. Lawns and Organdies,
. 6 c. .
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FRATERNAL NEWS.
Secretaries of fraternal, or seen; 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 rolumn. The
names of officers should be brought in
on the evening of theii election and
all other news with equal promptmrss.
The Sons of St. George met last even-
ing. .
The Ladies’ Association of the Con-
gregational church will meet this after-
‘noon. '
The Central Labor Union will meet
to-morrow evening.
The Norwalk Chapter, D. A. R. will
meet at the club house on Thursday.
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new CANAAN. ‘
Miss Yetta MaCRoberts has returned
to the city after a pleasant visit With
friends on Park street.
Henry Platt has returned from a visit
to Utica, N. Y. ‘
Rodgers cutters are at work again.
The sixtieth anniversary of the ladies’
seWing societyof St. Mark’s church will
be held to-night in the Guild room.
Miss Edna Weed has been visiting
with her aunt at Scotts COrne-rs.
—Change in the Price of Bread.
The following named bakers of Nor-
walk and South Norwalk, held a meet-
ing last evening, and owing to the high
cost of flour agreed to raise the \‘price
of bread to 70 per loaf retail, on and af-
ter Friday, Sept. 17th, 1897.
JAMES H. RUNDLE.
C. DE KLYN & SON,
PHILLIP LUTTER,
COLBY & SMITH,
Would’t not, be wise to use the earth
removed from Wall street on some of
the public streets rather than on drive-
ways? Surely Merwin, Orchard, . Ma-
ple or Berkeley streets would not ‘suf—
fer by a deposit of the gravel now be-
Sl5 2t
ing carted elsewhere.
‘smIcKmewu.
Hon. lamis H. Olmstead Ren-
dered Helpless by Paralysis.
Stamford’s Popular Lawyer In a Critical
Condition.
Hon. James H. Olmstead, of Stamford
was stricken down with appolexy in his
Office yesterday morning, paralysis of
the left leg following, and is now in a
serious condition at his home on Oliver
street. Mr. Olmstead Went to his office
at the usual hour, about 9 a. m. and at
9:30, while engaged in business conver-
sation, suddenly became dizzy. He
called to Lawyer Benj. Lockwood, who
has an office with Mr. Olmstead, and
Mr. Lockwood at once perceived that
he was seriously ill and sent for Dr. C.
E. Rowell, Mr. Olmstead’s family phy-
sician. Dr. Rowell arrived at the office
in a few moments and found that,though
Mr. Olmstead’s mind was clear and that
he was able to converse, he had lost
the use of his left leg.
A carriage was immediately sum-
moned. Dr. Rowell and Policeman
Nevins carried the ‘stricken lawyer
to it, and he was conveyed to his home.
Dr. Rowell is unable to say how dan-
gerously ill Mr. Olmstead is, but says
that his condition is very serious. He
said that he was suffering from apop-
lexy from the burstihg of a blood vessel
in his brain, and the paralysis resulted.
He was endeavor-ing to check the flow
of blood from the bursted blood vessel.
For several weeks past, Mr. Olm-
stead has not been in his usual rugged
health, but his condition has not been
such as to detain him from business. He
was feeling no worse than for several
days when he arrived at his office yes-
terday morning.
The patient is a little more comfort-
able to-day. -
FURNISHED BONDS.
A Friend Comes to the Rescue of Frank
' Racconelli.
‘ Frank Racconelli, one of the murder-
ous rioters'on Plymouth avenue, who
was transferred to the hospital and la-
ter to the station house at South Nor;
walk, was brought. before Judge Greg-
ory this morning. He was bound over
for trial in the higher court in the
sum of $800, which was furnished by
Angelo Ready of Newark. In
the meantime his brother
Felix languishes in the cages at South
N orwalk, and the Agrillo brothers who
were part and parcel of the bloody
meeting are being cared‘for at the hos-
_ pital. "
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Some Pumpkin.
John Feltham of Wilton was in town
to—day and pleaded guilty to the fact
that he is growing a pumpkin for ex-
hibit at the Danbury fair, On Sunday
last he found time to put it on the scales
and was not a little pleased to find that
it weighed 144 pounds and the fair
three weeks away. He is of the opin-
ion that the "punkin” will be of a ne-
cessity shipped on a freight car.
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Raised the Ladders.
The Pioneer Hook and Ladder com-
pany was out for a practice run last
evening. The members raised, after
considerable delay, the ‘ ladders on the
Masonic and Vogel buildings,'but con-
siderable difficulty was experienced in
getting them“ down owing to the lock-
ing device failing to work properly.
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Is An Artist.
Howard Tilly is doing some very ar-
tistic work at the Boston store in the
way of sign writing. ' The proprietors
recognizing the need of more room
have sacrificed their Wall street win-
dow display to the more modified one
of handsome “ lettering on the glass.”
Poor Work.
The relaying of the sidewalk on Wall
street is about the worst piece of work
yet done in the city. It is a botch of
the worst description.
“The Lockwood building on Wall
street is about gone” remarked a
‘ young lad this morning. And he spoke
as if by holy writ. It has practically
vanished and Builder Wilson knows
just where to loCate it. His work has
been well done. '
Baldwin, the Bridgeport expressman,
While‘driving on Wall street this Inoon
came in collision with a coal wagon.
The damage done to both turnouts was
slight and hardly worth this mention.
MORE ‘ WATER.”
The Darkies and Their Wurk
Does Merrilylln.
The Sons of Best Look on in‘ Amaze-
ment at the Rapid Work.
Yesterday afternoon, as foretold in
these columns, the Cain '& Kinnear
gang of men started in on the work of
laying the concrete foundation for the
repaving of Wall street. . '
Every man is a hustler. Platforms
for the mixing of the cement and 00b
bles were quickly covered and as quick-
ly uncovered, the mixture being plabed
according to°grade with a celerity that
was surprising to on-lookers.
A cry of.“more water” almost para-
lyzed the local man who was trying to‘
keep pace with the “mixers.”
‘_‘Oh you are dead slow” said one of
the men employed, you must be looking .
for a burst of water from heaven.”
At noon the cement foundation had
een laid to a point at the east end of
the GAZETTE building. The laying of
the brick will be commenced as early
as the drying of the cement will per-
mit. ‘
The men employed keep out of each
Others way and yesterday laid sixty
yards of foundation within the space of
four hours.
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New Voters. .
The registrars of the first voting dis-
trict give notice in another column,
that they will be in session at the oflice
of John J. Walsh, GAZETTE building:
on Thursday, September 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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LOCAL AND OTHER NEWS.
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Noah Wood is hunting up an apple
thief. It is apple-sauce to cider that
his search will be in vain.
George Nichols furnished the cats
for the winning horsesat the Fair
Grounds yesterday.
Captain Charles Brotherton has gone
into the fish business on a large scale.
Mr. W. H. Earle’s coachman removed
his household belongings to New York
this morning.
A. Roch who suffered serious injur-
ies in a railroad accident some weeks
ago and who has been under treatment
at the hOSpital was able to leave that
institution On crutches this morning I
and boarded the steamer Belle Horton
for his home in New York.
The nurses at the ,hospital say that
the Italian patients at that place now
seem to show a. little appreciation of
the kindly care they are receiving. A
fact which was not at first very much
in evidence.
Miss Belle Doane and members of
her Sunday school class will enjoya
sail on the yacht Three Brothers, Cap-
tain Clark in command, to-day.
EAST
NDBWALK.
Mrs. Mary K. Kegwin celebrated her.
85th birthday anniversary, at the home
of her niece, Mrs. Nathan E. Camp-
bell, on Van Zandt avenue yesterday.
John L’Hommedieu and family left
to-day for Bellport, L. I., to spend two
weeks. ' i
Miss Bertha Kirkwood of Danbury, I
who has been a guest of. Miss Bessie
Rider has returned home.
The Ladies’ Aid SOCIety of the Meth-
odist church will hold their trolley ride
to-morrow evening.
Mrs. Miner D. Randall is entertain-
ing Miss Florence Keeler of Wilton.
TheVWeatlTer.
Generally fair, warmer Thursday af
ternoon.
MARRIAGES.
WARNER—FOLLETT—In Wrenthan,
Mass, Sept. 14, by Dwight M. Hodge,
Dr. Ira DeVer Warner of Bridgeport,
and Miss Eva Meriam Follett, daughter
of the late Alonzo Follet, of Wrentham,
Mass. -,
DEATHs.’
~BET'I‘S—In Bridgeport, Sept. ‘ 14,”
Frank H. Betts, aged 43 years. ,
MURPHY—In Bridgeport, Sept. 13,
Bennie, son of Thomas and Sarah
Murphy, aged 9 years 6 months. '
BURR—In Bethel, Sept. 13, Juliette,
wife of Joseph W. Burr, aged 62 years.
KELLEY—In Bridgeport, Sept. 13, '
Edwin E. Kelley, aged 47 years.
BURNS—In Bridgeport, . Sept. 12,
Bernard J . Burns, agcd‘21 years. . ,
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