' um If youvv‘antthe best ' goods fer. the Iéastfintoney read . the advertisements n the Gazette; 1 ,, . . / _voL. v11. no. 1707. NORWALK, CONN, MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 27. 1897. advertising columns will provezits value.to. you. l A 1 PRICE ONE CENT. TUUK AN_____1PPEAL , Alois Koehler Fined $25 for Selling intoxicants. Arrested, and Tried in New Canaan Before JusticeSilliman. Some days ago Alois Koehler of South N orwalk was arrested in New Canaan on the charge of delivering intoxicants in New Canaan at a place or places where it was allegedliquors were sold 'contiaiy to the law in such cases made and p10v1ded At the time of his ariest which was at a ve1y ea1ly hour in the morning, about 400 bottles of .what was alleged to be lager heel was confiscated. Koehlei » secured a. bondsman and was released pending the date of his t1ial, but the liquo1 was held. The trial took place before Justice Silliman in New Canaan on Saturday, Attorney E. M. Lockwood appearing for the State and Attorney George A. Honnecker for the defendant. The justice found Koehle1 guilty and fined him $25 and costs f1 om which de- cision he took an appeal to the Octo- ber term of the Criminal Superior Court. ‘ Subsequently a heai' mg in the mat- ter of the disposal of the goods seized was heard and they were 011 de1 ed destroyed. —-EASTMAN’S POCKET KODAK‘S re duced from $5 to $2.50, at Riggs’ Druff Store. j 15 tf A NARROW ESCAPE. Oysterman James Kearns Hit by a Freight Engine. James Kearns, an oysterman, had a nar1ow escape from death 'in Bridge- p01t Saturday afternbon in the freight yard near the towei. He was walking across the track when he was 1un into and 1.11r'own one side by a f1 eight en- gine of the Naugatuck division. Some young lads saw Kearns as he was walk- ing across the t1 ack and shouted a warning to him. The cry was not un- _\ derstood, for the man stopped to look ' about and. asce1 tain what the shouting meant when he was struck by the en- gine and hurled 20 feet away. The man was knocked senseless and a .big crowd collected. The ambulance was sent for and the injured man taken to tthe Emergency. Surgeon Hair found that Kearn’ 5 left shoulder bone was broken. It was not learned whether he sustained internal injuries or not. He was suffering from shock when in the Emergency. There was nothing about Kearns to indicate that he had been drinking. . A A Has Received No Pensionf“ It was reported a short time ago that Mrs. Mary F. Hobbie, widow of the late Capt. Charles Hobbie of Darien, had received back pension money, and also an increase in, her monthly allow- ance. The many friends of Mrs. Hob- bie will be sorry to learn, however, that such was not the case. She has neither. received back pension money, nor an increase. Mrs. Hobbie 'is a woman worthy of getting this increase and it is heped that she will be able to before long. ' A A V 7 So Is Norwalk. Mount Vernon is proud of its lady assistant town clerk whose picture ap- peared in these columns on Saturday. But no more so than is Norwalk of its lady as-sistant town clerk, and we will . wager that she is just as “accommoda- ting and pleasant” as is the Mount Vernon young lad-y.' Drowned at Bridgeport. James Murray, aged seven, son of Miles Murray of Bridgeport, fell off the Naugatuck dock at the foot of Keifer street, that city, Saturday afternoon about one o’clock and was ,drowned. To the County Home. .Augustus Thomas, a Boy tville lad, was cOmmitted to the county home at Norwalk by J udgeDowr'is this morning and was taken there by Officer Lunny this afternoon—Stamford Telegram. “ V Caucus. The caucus for the first and third districts for the nomination of candi- dates on the Republican town ticket ' Will take place 111 the Opera House, to- ' morrow evening. - ‘vv‘ 7 --All the Successful Merchants or ' this City Advertise in THE GAZETTE. STAPLES" ESTATE. Will Be Attacked From Differ- ent Sources. Claim of $15,000 Filed Against it, and1the Grandson Fighting the Probating ' of Will. The executors of the estate of the late Horace Staples of' Westport, Messrs. Bradley, Jennings and Wood- worth, are very likely to have a hard time in keeping the estate of the de- ceased intact. The heirs of the es- tate of the late Edward J. Staples of Bridgeport have given notice of a claim against the estate of their uncle for.$l5,000. Then again the grandson of‘ the late Horace, William G. Staples of Westport, has, through his attor- ney, Samuel Fessenden, appealed from the probating of the old gentleman’s will. These actions will cause a good deal of litigation, and promise, before they are over, to bring out some inter- esting family history. On the other hand, the executors of the estate have a property worth at least $218,000 at their command, and with unrestricted authority have intimated that they are abundantly able to cope with those who attack the will or the estate. The heirs of the estate of the late Edward J. Staples, who was a brother of Horace, are Edward J. Staples of New York, and W. Miner Staples, Mrs. S1dney Bishop, and Howard Staples of Bridgeport. The latter is the adminis- trator of the estate of his father, and the claim against the estate of his late uncle is made through him. It is un— derstood, however, that all four chil— dren are equally interested. W. Miner Staples says no suit had yet been brought. The only action so far taken is that the executors of the estate have been notified, according to law of the claim. He also said the heirs of the estate of the late Edwaid J. Staples, who died in Bridgeport, 35 years ago, presented Septx~15 last, to, the executors of the estate of Horace Staples, late of VVest- port, a claim of $15,000. The heirs feel justly entitled. to a large amount in equity from their uncle, owing to one. insurance policy given years ago as 001- lateral security by their father. I A A ‘vr FATAL RUNAWAY. A Brooklyn Lawyer Killed and a Druggist - Fatally injured. Lawyer F. W. Valentine of Brooklyn, N. Y., was instantly killed yesterday afternoon at Pomfret Landing; Henry L. Burt, a druggist of Putnam, lies at his home in an unconscious condition with a small chance of recovery. Mr. and Mrs. Valentine had been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Burt. Yester- day afternoon they took a carriage drive to Pomfret Landing behind a high spirited horse. As they were g0- ing down a steep hill the hold-back broke and the horse ran. The carriage struck a large stone and upset. Three of .the occupants were dragged some distance. 1 Mr. Valentine struck a huge rock as the carriage upset and death was instantaneous. Mrs. Valentine and Mrs. Burt escaped with severe bruises. Mr. Burt s skull is f111actu1 ed and seve1 al of his 1ibs are b1 oken. ————————‘0.0>——————- Bally Day. The "Rally Day” services at the Norwalk Methodist church, were a great success. The Sunday school ex' ercises were very interesting, and the attendance was the largest in the his- tory of the school. Miss Annie Deck- er led the Epworth League service, which was a large and enthusiastic meeting of the young people of the church- —-——-——~—<0.0D—-———-—-—-‘ FRATERNAL NEWS. Secretaries of fraternal, or secret so- cieties are invited to send to the GAZETTE, the elections of oflicersand other news pertaining to their lodges to, be printed ‘in this column. The names of officers should be brought in on the evening of then election and all other news with equal piomptncss. Concord Division, S. of T. will elect officers to-night. Members of Humboldt Lodge, Sons of Herman, will visit Goethe lodge in Stamford to-night, and take part in the dedicating of a flag. d “ v 7‘ —-4 gifts of gold $50, $30, $15, and $10. We will give you the best shoes for the money. Solid Knox ‘em all. Boys’ shoes. A. H. Hoyt gt 28431121. 37 Wall street. 'the party drove toBTngeport. Best won 1151111111. The ~Naromakes Defeated by ,the Bridgeports. ' Last of the Six Matches Lost by Twelve. Points. The Naromake 'Gun club went to Bridgeport on Saturday, to shoot the sixth and last match of the season with the Bridgeport Gun club, and the “,wicked city” shooters defeated them by twelve pigeons. This shoot decided which club should pay for the shore dinners, as previously arranged, and the Naromakes are in the soup, the Bridgeports winni‘ng four of the six matches. On account of there being a possible tie between the teams, this shoot drew, out some of the best _shots fromboth sides. The following score gives the result, each man shooting at 25 targets: Bridgeport G. C. Naromake G. C. U. M. C. Thomas, 19 Capron, 17 M. Beers, '22 Ferris, 21 Blakeslee, 19 Gehrman, 17, Tuck, 22 Craufurd, 15 King, 15 Hendrie, 15 Keeler, 19 Lewis,- 16 Thorpe, 15 Drake, 17 Fruit, " 21 Woodruff, 2,2 , 152 140 The Bridgepm t club will come to N orwalk on Saturday, October 9th, and partake of oneof Landlord O’Sullivan’s celebrated shore dinners at the expense of the Naromake shooters. ————<o.o>—————— EXPENSIVE RIDE. Richard Fay and Two Companions Steal a Team and are Caught at Westport. John Glenn of Westport, and a friend invited their girls to take a ride yes- terday afternoon. They hired a- two- seated rig'at Driscoll’s livery stable in VVestport in the early afternoon and, Artfvf' ing at the West End, the whole party went into Ensig'n’s drug store, leaving the h0rse hitched to a post in the neighborhood. Richard Fay, a West End character, and two companions happened-along about this time. The afternoon was pleasant, in fact it seemed a model afternoon for a ride. Fay espied the carriage recently left by the Westport party and appropria- .FOARESTDEGKER. Lovingl'Swains Meet and Are . Married at lhe"lilahac'kemo. The Cereinony Per‘formed by Rev. F. A. Scofield of Norwalk. Early Saturday evening a rather countrified looking young man accom- panied by a good looking, modest and bashful appearing maiden lady went into the Mahackemo hotel where the man registered as Martin C. Forrest, of Great Barrington, Mass. . Landlord Walz was at the desk. Mr. Forrest called him aside with a “I want some information of importance to me and this young lady, will you give it to me? ‘Cer tainly,” answered the landlord 1w ho at first acted as if he thought from the man’s nervous manner that he was liable to be stabbed orshot. ' “You know my name, it is there on the register. That young lady is Miss Decker and we want to get married. What I want to know though, and as quickly as possible, is where I can find the Town Clerk to get a license. and I would like a minister immediately after I get the license. Be as quick as you can, We are in a hurry.” Mr. Walz instructed his guest where he could find the ToWn Clerk, and with a glance freighted with love and di' rected towards the maiden lady who had'in the meantime been assigned to a room, but apparantly feeling lost had started down the stairs leading to the hotel lobby, Started for a car. He had gone but a few ‘steps when he started back and called out to the lady, “Hold on there Lena, I have forgotten your middle name and it may be very important about my getting that 11. cense. ”_ I She save it to him with a loving glance t seemed to penet1ate clean throug his heait and out near the back seam of his Sunday—go—to—meet‘ ing coat. ’” Mr Fdrf‘eSt got aWay and boarded 3'- ca1 and succeeded' 1n finding not Only the town clerk- and getting a license but in securing'a minister in the per- son of Rev. F. A. Scofield. At the Towu Clerk’s office he gave his name as Martin C. For'rdst, di- vor ced, age 38 and home Great Bax- rington, Mass. Miss Lena Westbrook Decker, of Kings- ton,1 N. Y., age 38 years. THE EVENING GAZETTE enters the best homes in Nor- walk, in which no other evening newspaper is received. The patron- age of these people is certainly desirable. They are discriminating purchasers and they have the means with which to supply their wants. Advertisements in more, sensational newspapers than the GAZETTE will not attract the attention of these reader-5.4 ted it. When Glenn and his compan | ions prepared to return home, they| found their conveyance had been re- A moved. A telephone message apprised the Westport officers of the theft. Fay and his companions took the usual route adopted by horse thieves and _ made for Westport. He received an unexpectedly warm welcome for the of- ficers of that burg were waiting to re- ceive the party, all three of whom were locked up. A A ‘ V r The CorrectWay. I am inclined to the opinion. that South N orwalk has discovered the cor- rect way to bring a recalcitrant trolley corporation to its senses. It involves‘a temporary inconvenience to everyday life, but that is the penalty a town must sometimes pay for acquiring its rights. The surface road either refused or neglected to water the streets which it uses. It does not matter which, ”the result was the same. Patience liter- ally ceased to be a virtue, and the Board of Councilmen ordered that the company should not run its cars faster than a mile an hour within city limits, and instructed the police to enforce the order, with the penalty of arrest. There is no question whatever of the justice of the road being compelled to sprinkle the streets—which, I presume, it uses without compensation to the city—and there can be no question of the justice of a city boSsing its own highways. Under such circumStances and conditions temporary personal in- convenience and discomfort out no_ figure—Trumbull in N. Y. Herald. | AAA _ V To Visit St. Mary’s. Rt. Rev. Bishop Tierney Will make a canonical visitation at St. Mary’s church next Wednesday. --Live Merchants keep their names before the Public. An Advertisement in THE GAZETTE Will be read. " l l i l The ceremony was performed by Mr. Scofield after which M1. Forrest again visited the hotel cle1 k’s desk and add- ed “and wife” after his name with' the remark. “This is a case where I don’t get left.” I The happy couple left on an early train for New York. "May their hap- piness continue to be through life as it seemed to be now," 1ema1ked an old bachelor as they left the hotel. ‘A ‘v‘ 7‘ AMUSEMENT 8. _“Blue Jeans.” Joseph Arthur’s comedy drama, Blue Jeans, will be presented at Hoyt’s Thea- tre, to-morrow night, with all the scenery and mechanical effects as origi- nally presented at the Fourteenth Street Theatre, New York city, where it was witnessed by 480,000 people during its long run at that house. The New York Herald said at that time that the. play would never wear out, and from present indication it never will. The prices ' have been made within the reach of all and those desiring to attend should se- ‘cure their seats now at Plaisted’s and Pinneo’s. “ Eight Bells.” The Brothers Byrne’ 3 “Eight Bells” chime forth their familiar tidings from the stage of Hoyt’s Theatre, Saturday . night, October 2. The; entire produc- tion has been remodelled so that it will scarcely be recognized in the new form. It is quite superfluous to say that the alterations add to the general merit- of the production. The plot remains much as it was, but the specialties in- troduced at short intervals are entirely new and pleasing. The Byrne Brothers remain to give life and action _to every scene. AAA ‘vV Dividend. ‘ The Fairfield County Savings bank has declared a dividend at the rate of 4 per cent per annum, payable on and after October 11th. MIXED 81111 DRINKS. Washington Street the Scene of a Lively Runaway. A'Delivery Clerk Has a Narrow Escape from Being Killed. A team of horses attached to the large delivery wagon belonging to the Glenbrook Bottling Works made things lively for a few moments in South Nor- walk this morning. The team was standing' 1n the d1ive- way leading to Solman’ s stables when from some cause yet unexplained the horses became frightened and backed out onto Washington street, and over- turning the load started at a mad pace down that street and under the railroad bridge where they were stopped. On their way, they collided with Scofield & Hoyt’s delivery team, throw- ing the driverout, he fortunately es- caping injury. The pole of the wagon seemed bound to impale the Scofield & Hoyt horse and only missed doing so by a narrow margin. The latter horse stood still and patiently waited for his driver who had become somewhat en- tangled in the reins, to regain his feet. Bottles of ginger-ale, sarsaparilla, lemon soda and root- beer were thrown on the street helter-skelter, to the de- light -.of the gamins who secured a hearty draught of “soft drinks.” That the accident was not fraught with more damage, if not injury to per son, is one of those things that is hard to account for. A 7 PERSONAL NOTES. The Misses Gertrude and Julia Lamb of Saugerties, N. Y., who have been visiting Miss Gertrude Camp of North avenue have returned home. Miss Manyoelgwood who has been a gfiest of the ‘Mfi's'es Maud and Lulu G1 egoryof East avenue has returned to her home' in Wilton. A1 thu1 B.' Brittingham of Mount Vernon, N. Y. ., is visiting Fran din A. ,Tolles offiouth Norwalk. Miss F101 ence BroWn of South N01 - Walk has returned from a weeks’ vaca- tion in the Berkshires. Benjamin F. Andrews of South N or- walk, left Satu1 day to resume his stud- ies at Wesleyan college at Middletown. Mrs Howard Holmes of South Nox- That 0f the lady as ,' walk has been visiting Miss Maude T. Shores' 1n Bridgeport. Reynolds Hoyt and Joseph Hoyt, of ' Quincy, 111., are guests of Ebenezer H. Fillow, of Chestnut street. The Misses Mary and Lillie Ameli and Miss Estelle Rand all of Brooklyn, N .Y., who were guests over Sunday of Rev. and Mrs. A. S. Kavanagh re- turned home this morning. ——————‘0.0>——-———"‘ SPECIAL BALLOTS. They Will be Used for Voting on the Con- ‘stitutional Amendments. Although not required to do so, the Secretary of State is sending out the official ballots to be used for voting on the Constitutibnal Amendments. The law provides for a separate ballot box with special box-tenders and checkers for the vote on the amendment, but does not provide for an envelope. Both “Yes” and “No” ballots have been sent out, each reading: “Constitutional amendment concern- ing an amendment to article XI of the amendments to the Constitution in re- lation to the qualification of electors.” A A Made Voters. On Saturday sixty-four persons were granted the electors’ franchise by the Selectmen. They were from the sev- eral districts tabulated as follows: 1st,- 38; 2d, 22; 3d, 5. Twenty three women were restored to the list. One from the first district and 22 from the 2d dis- trict. Np applications from the 3d dis- trict. Wall street Paving. Progress is being made in the work of repaving Wall street by Messrs. Cain &‘ Kinnear, who seem tube as anxious to complete the work as the people are to have them. Apparently good work is being done, and the lynx- eyed inspectors do not have much chance to find fault. A a Hadden vs. Denton. The case of John Hadden vs. George H. Denton, a dispossess case was heard before Judge «Frost in the Town Court, this morning. The judge allowed an amendment to the complaint as asked for. The defendant’s attorney - de-' murred and the demurrer will be. ar- - gued at a date not yet‘fixed upon. board. THE SUNIAY lAW. Its Enforcement Causes a how in South Norwalk John Bender Attacks Ffitz Olsen on the Washington Street Bridge. One of the results of the strict obser- vance of the Sunday law was very much ' in evidence yesterday, the refusal of a dealer to sell a few quarts of clams be- cause of the _law, leading up 1.05 trouble which resulted in the proprietor of the store receiving two black eyes and an ugly cut on his proboscis, and calling together a crowd that blocked the side- walks, and the air to be filled with pro- fanity. ' A report came to the police head quarters at about 6 o’clock last night, that there was a row on the' Washing- ton street bridge. Chief Vollmer de- tailed Captain Gladstone to visit the scene. He reported the row had oc- curred‘at or near. the east end of the draw and in front of the Fritz Olsen boat house. He said that the distu'rb- ance was started by John Bender a bartender employed 111 Mrs. Sarah Larrigan’s hotel on the corner of Havi- land and Water streets, and first start.- edover the refusal of Olsen to sell a quantity of clams, to Bender, who later hired a boat of Olsen and returning re- fused to pay for it, the crowd which had gathered had practically dispersed before the Officer had arrived and as no complaints were preferred no ar- rests were made. . A reporter interviewed Fritz Olsen, the man who seemed to have received the greater part of the punishment. Olsen, and Cook Opdyke, conduct a. store at the east end of the Washing- ton street bridge, and they also let boats to excursion andgfishing parties. . Both Opdyke, and Olsen's stories agree. They are as told by, Olsen as follows: “Me and my partner sat in front of- our store, at about half past five o’clock, when a couple of young fellows came up, one of whom I recognized as a bar- ' tender on Water street. “The bar-tender wanted to buy some clams, and I refused him on account of the Sunday law, as I did not want to be arrested for; selling and when I had been warned not to sell. “They then asked for a boat, and getting into the same told me as they. rowed away to go to the hot place, and that they could get all the clams they wanted somewhere else, in less than five minutes. “When they returned with the boat to the float they let the oars fall over-‘ In the mean-time the bar-ten- der came up on the bridge. “My partner told the man in the. boat to secu1e the oars. The bar-ten- der with a vile remark stepped up to my partner as I thought to strike him, but I interfered and the fellow struck me a blow in the face. .They had also refused to pay for the use of the boat. "I grappled with the fellowto defend myself and after a rough and tumble fight in which I had him down, some one pulled me off from him. and I and my pa1 tner went into the store to wash the blood from my face, locking the door as we went in. “A little while after the men came back and forcing my store door in, the bartender with considerable swearing in his talk asked me to come down on the dock and fights But I didn’t feel like accommodating him just then. “That cut on my 'nose. Oh, I think he must have had a 1ing on his finger «when he struck. “That' is about all I remember now about the disturbance.” Bender was placed under arrest this morning upon the charge Of assault. and breach of the peace and the case was continued until Tuesday morning. The Weather. Fair to-night and Tuesday, and prob- ably Wednesday cooler with frost . Thursday morning. BIRTHS. RAYMOND—In South N orwalk Sept. 23, a son to Mr. and Mrs. Alphonso A. I Raymond. TATE—In East Norwalk, Sept. 24, a. daughter to Mr. and Mrs. William S. Tate. DEATHS. GUERNSEY—In Stamford, Sept. 24, William Guernsey, aged 70 years, 11 months. PAINE——In Bridgeport, Sept 24. W1}- liam M. Paine, aged 65 years, 2 months VAILL—In Bedford, N. Y., Sept. 25, '- 1897, L. B. Vaill, formerly of Bridge- port, aged 64 years. , familymaperthecazette’ a
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