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yon VII. No.1717.

N ORWALK CONN., MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 11,1897.

PRICE oNE CENT.

 

 

HIS BoIIv MANGLED.

GeorgeZE. Bobasge Struck by
a Train.

Recommendation from 3 Lowell Firm Found
in His Pocket.

The engineer of the fast freight which
is due 'at Bridgeport at 5:45, yesterday
morning discovered the body of a man

' on the track a short distance west of
the signal tower at the Burr Road cross- -

ing He b1ought his train to a stand
still and Conductor St. Clair took the
body into the caboose and cal ried it to
the Bridgeport station.

The man must have been struck by
some train which passed on the west
bound track only a short time before.
The body was terribly mangled. One
leg was amputated between the knee
and the ankle, the skull was crushed

'and the body covered with cuts and

,bruises. Death was instantaneous.

VThe man was dressed in a suit of

black diagonal clothing and wore good
shoes. He was about 35 years old, w01e
a dark moustache and weighed 175
pounds.

At Cullinan’s morgue, where the
body was taken after its arrival in
Bridgeport, Medical Examiner Downs
made an examination and found in the
dead man’s pockets a recommendation
signed by J. M. Carter & Co., furniture
dealers, 511 Middlesex street, Lowell,
Mass. It certified that George A.
Robasge had been in the employ of the
firm for a long time and recommended
him highly to any who might be in
need of his services. The letter was
dated Sept. 8. A pawn ticket was also
found, which showed that the man had

; pawnedaring at 2247 Third avenue,
‘ New York, last Saturday and had re-

ceived $2.50 for it. A Forester’s pin
was found on the lapel of the dead
man’s vest. The only identifying
mark on the body was a combination
of a, cross and a heart which had been
tattoed in blue on his left forearm.
There is little doubt that the body is
that of George A. Robasge and that he
was a brakemanon the Consolidated

'road, and fell from a train which had

passed the spot where he was found,
earlier in the evening.

The terrible mangling the body re-
ceived leads the railroad men to be-
lieve that he fell between. the cars of
a freight. His clothing and shoes were
cut into a thousand pieces and his face
will hardly be recognizable 'by any who
may have known him in life.

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VAN INDISPUTABLE EVIDENCE

' OF THE RETURN OF PROSPERITY

IS THE CONSTANTLY AND RAP-
IDLY INCREASING CIRCULATION
OF THE EVENING GAZETTE.

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luged Cowell’s Election Statement.

Representative George H. Cowell,
who ran for a position on the school
ticket in Waterbury last Monday and

was elected, makes the following state-

ment of expenses as required by law:
“I, George H. Cowell, of the town of
Waterbury, hereby depose and say
that the following is a true statement

of my election expenses at the school.
election held Monday, October 4, as .

candidate for member of the board of
I had no political agent,
paddled my own canoe. Cash paid to
town committee, $25; pasters and post-
age, $3.10. I also gave away five cheap
cigars and» borrowed one good gne of
Tom Lane.”

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A Determlned Suicide.

Reinhold Mayer, aged 25, years, pro’
prietor of a meat market at 478 Main
street, Bridgeport, committed suicide
Saturday by taking carbolic acid. He
went into the grocery store of Charles
Reid and proceeded to make arrange-
ments to swallow the poison. Mr. Reid
and a bystander undertook to prevent
him and. a fierce struggle ensued.
Mayer, however finally succeeded.
Every effort was made to save his life
but he died half an hour later. He
was a prominent German, had a good
business and lived happily with his
wife and one child. He was frequently
despondent, it is said, h0wever, because
of an estrangement‘withrhis parents.

The Big Circd‘s Home.

The Barnum & Bailey “Greatest

Show on Eart ” passed through South

Norwalk yesterday on its return to.

winter quarters -in Bridgeport. The
shOw broke up at Philadelphia Satur-
day night. It required 64 cars made
up in three sections to transport the
entire show.

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Rev. J. McClure Bellows, rector of
Grace church has been granted a

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HOW THEY STAND.

The Bright Little Newsboys
After the Gazette Prizes.

The Sixteen Who lead the Army the
First Week. 7

On Monday last the GAZETTE offered
sixteen valuable prizes to the newsboys
who sold the most GAZETTES up to
December 24th.

.The first four prizes are scholarships
in the celebrated Eastman Business
College at Poughkeepsie, N. Y., and
are well worth striving for by the boys
who desire to thoroughly educate them-
selves for a business life.

The GAZETTES went off like hot cakes
every day last week, showing the boys
were working hard to land the prizes.

As it is our purpose to publish the
standing of the first sixteen each week,
we to-day give the list as they stand
upon our books at the close of business
Saturday night.

The first sixteen for the first week
are as follows:

Frank Riley,

Treat Stanley, ‘

Eddie Gorman,

Leonard Coffin,

Lester Comstock,

Harry Bouton,

Ernest Gregory,

George Burg,

Charles Mullen,

John Siswick,

James Haugh,

Allie Tocci,

Joseph Cahill,

Thomas Harrigan,

Mike Gambin,

John Cahill.

Numbers -7 and 8 are tied for seventh
prize.

 

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THE GAZETTE HAS NEVER EM
PLOYED A CIRCULATION LIAR
BUT WE ARE KEEPING ALL OUR
OLD READERS AND GAININ G
NEW ONES EVERY DAY.

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PERSONAL NOTES.

Albert J. Hoyt has returned from an
extended visit in Litchfield.

Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Scofield spent
Sunday in New Haven. Mr. Scofield
preached in Gr ace *Methodist church
of that place in the mo1ning.

Mrs Smith Tuttle of B1 ooklyn, has
been a guest of M1 s. B. Williams of
Lynes place.

Miss.Chal lotte Adams of Belden ave-.

nue, is spending a week with her sistel,
Mrs. Gregory of Cranbury.

Mrs. Martha Henderson and Mrs. H.
A. Tilton of Long Island, who have
been guests of Mrs. H. Hallock of South
Norwalk have returned home.

Mrs. O.’ S. Ferry and Miss Mary Fer-
ry, en route from Woods H011 to VVash-
ington, are stopping for a few days with
Mrs. Charles C. Betts on the Green.

 

St. Paul's Church.

The Altar Society will meet in the
chapel to-morrow evening.

The Daughters of the King will hold
their annual meeting to-morrow.

The Junior Auxiliary will meet Fri-
day afternoon.

The Industrial school will hold a reg-
ular session Saturday afternoon.

The Missionary society will meet
Thursday afternoon at the chapel.
There will be meetings both afternoon
and evening in which the Women’s

, Auxiliary of Fairfield County will take

part.

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The St. Mary’s Fair.

A meeting of committees from differ-
ent organizations directly or indirectly
connected with St. Mary’s church was
held yesterday, and matters were dis-
cussed pertaining to the annual fair of
the society. The Knights of Columbus
will present a gold watch, the A. O. H.
a sideboard, the Choirs two tons of coal
and an oil painting, the Children of
Mary, $15 in gold, the Ladies Aid soci-
ety, a complete dinner set, and other
societies signified their intention of do,-
ing equally as well if not better.

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Well’to Know.

In the case of Byington vs. Gardiner,
in which the former is sueing the lat-
ter for advertising‘ the Norwalk Opera
House. both Gardiner and Fred Mitch-
ell swore they were equal partners.

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Is Recovering.
John Ryan, of Winnipauk, who was
mysteriously shot in Fairfield one
night a couple of weeks ago, is recover-

ing and will soon be able to leave the ,
I OF THE EYENIN G GAZETTE.

Bridgeport hospital.

 

FOX .HOUNDS TO RAGE.

Greenwich and Norwalk Dogs Will

Compete for Fifty Dollars. ,

A match has been made for a contest
between fox hounds owned by James
C. Haggerty, of Greenwich, and a
hound oWned by? iiNorwalk man, the
contest to take place in a few weeks in
the fields near Darien, for a purse of
$50. The Norwalk man says that his
hound will run Haggerty’s off a trail‘in
three hours, and the contest will be de-
cided upon this point. Stamford hunt
ers who are acquainted with Mr. Hag-
gerty’s hound and who have seen him
on a fox hunt say that the purse will
go to Greenwich.—~Stamford Telegram.

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AMUSEMENTS.

 

 

Northern Lights.

A dramatic feast is in store for thea-
tre-goers this week. Manager Hoyt
has secured that highly successful ro-
mantic war play, “Northern Lights,”
f01 Tuesday and Wednesday nights.
This is the same organization that en-
joyed a run of two monthnat the Amer-
ican Theatre last season, and has just
.ended its second successful engagement
in the metropolis. There are more
than forty people employed in the pres-
entation, and the stage of Hoyt’s The—
atre will be fully occupied with the
magnificent scenery, every stitch of
which is carried by the company.

The Sunshine of Paradise Alley.

An attraction that will no doubt have
an audience limited to the capacity of
the house is Denman Thompson and

eorgeIW. Ryer’sdatest great success,
“The Sunshine of Paradise Alley,”
which will be seen at Hoyt’s Theatre
on Friday evening. Wherever pre-
sented the past season it has drawn im-
mense crowds, and is described as
novel, because it does not follow the
beaten track; as a delight, because it
isa page of human nature. It exalts
virtue and courage, teaches good man-
ners, and its characters such as are to
be found in any large city.

Joe Oil.

“The Star Gazer,” much changed in
appearance and with its musical num-
bers and varied specialties up to the
latest date, and with happy “Joe” Ott
as its central figure, once more bid for
a popular favor among the patrons of
Hoyt’s Theatre Saturday night. Mr.
Ott and his company of comedy players
carried off the palm as entertainers in
their line. Mr. Ott’s work is of the
finest kind, and with his peculiar per-
sonalities he never fails to drive dull
care away. He is funny in himself,
thus possessing the essence of the true
comedian, and his dancing cannot be
duplicated. “The Star Gazer” and
Mr. Ott had the assistance of a bevy of
pretty girls and a score of laugh-mak-
ing comedians.

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Against the Saloon.

Saturday the county commissioners
received notice of [a
against granting a license to Peter
Mitchell of Mianus, in the town of
Greenwich. The remonstrance was
headed by Mrs. H. M. Palmer and Mrs.
E. Studwell and was signed by many
others. The remonstrance stated that
they had recently organized for religx
ious work in the vicinity and a saloon
there would injure their prospects of
success. The date fer a hearing has
not yet been set.

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~ -—.E‘ASTMAN’S POCKET KODAII’S re
duced from $5 to $2.50, at Riggs’ Drug
Store. 1' l5 tf

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Wall Street Notes.

Weather permitting, the laying of
brick paving on the south side of Wall
street will be commenced this after-
noon. , '

The tearing up' of the "curb abuting
the walk in front of the Wilson build-

' ing was commenced this morning.

The pavement extending frOm the
post-oifice to Adams Bros. market is
being placed in excellent condition.

The retaining wall at the east end of
the bridge will be completed with at
most, two days more work. Some trou-
ble is experienced in getting the stone
in a position to lower, owing to other
work being done at that point.

After the completion of the westerly
section of the bricklaying,“~ the part in
front of the Wilson building will be
temporarily “skipped” and the easte r11
section completed.

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AN_ IN DISPUTABLE EVIDENCE
OF THE RETURN OF'PROSPERITY
IS THE CONSTANTLY AND RAP
IDLY INCREASING CIRCULATION

remonstrance .

 

THE MAN LIED.

Chief Vollmer Captures a
Horse Thief who is Want-
ed in Newark.

The Fellow Froved Himself to be an Adept
Disciple of Ananias.

Saturday afternoon Chief Vollmer
learned that there was ‘a stranger in
his precinct who was trying to dispose
of a horse and top buggy at a figure
that led to the belief that it was stolen
property.

It was not long bef01e the Chief had
the man in charge The fellow plead-
ed that he was ill and out of sympathy
he was not placed in the cages at the
station-house but was kept under sur-
veillance, after being allowed to go to
a cheap boarding house pending fur-
ther investigation.

He first offered to sell the turnout,

which was perhaps worth $75, for $25."

His customer would not pay that price
but offered him $10 for the same, which
offer the fellow accepted with a “ Well
give me your $10 and take the team.”
The party then advised the Chief of the
low figure at which the turnout had
been offered to him, with the result
that the man was held as above stated.

The fellow told the chief that he be-
longed in Meriden and gave his name
as Ernest D. Miller and said that he
bought the turnout of Charles Fair-
banks of that'city, and that he was en-
gaged in the sale of harness dressing.

To several other questions asked him
he gave evidence that he was lying to
the South Norwalk vinocq, who said
that he would telephone to the parties
mentioned.

“ That’s all right ” said the 'man,
“but it would be better to telephone to
Deputy sheriff FitzRoy of Greenwich.
He had me under arrest for two days
on the same charge and knows all about
me. ”

The chief, however, telephoned to
Captain Ford in Meriden and later re-
ceived a reply that neither of the men
mentioned were known there.

He then communicated with FitzRoy

who said that he had'last week ar rested .

the man but being unable to find that
the prisoner was not telling the truth
as to the ownership of the team had let
him go. Here too he also ciaimed to
be ill, but had stated that he had se-
cured the horse in Brooklyn. At
Greenwich he gave his name asVRagers.

He claimed that he had been on the
road for over two years and had his
goods shipped to him by freight, and
gave different addresses as to where
the goods he pretended to sell were to
be- shipped but was unable to show any
receipts. In fact all of his statements
have since proven to have been a series
of falsehoods.

On Saturday last special officer Rior-
dan who had occasion to visit NeWark,
N. J .,was furnished with a full descrip-
tion of the man and turnout and told
by the chief to make such inquiries as
he might be able, as to the identity of
the same. And it proved to be a wise
move on the part of the chief.

Officer Riordan found that the team
was owned by a man named Cuff who
keeps a livery stable there, and who
had let it to the man described and
who gave his name as John Doll, and

"said that he wanted to drive to the

Waverly fair. ,

Confronted with this evidence this
morning the fellow weakened and ad-
mitted that he had stolen the. same,
besides giving other damaging testi-
mony against himself.

Officer Riordan also learned that the
man was suspected of having done time
in States prison.

The chief of police of Newark is ex-
pected here to take charge of the pris-
oner to-day.

FRATERNAL NEWS.

Secretaries of fraternal, or secret so-
cieties are invited to send to the

.GAZETTE, the elections of oflieers and

other news pertaining to their lodges
to be printed in this column. The
names of officers should be brought in
on the evening of theil election and
all other news with equal pltomptnoss.

 

Court Mahackemo, A. O. of F. will
visit the Court at Georgetown, one
evening this week.

Our Brothers’ Lodge, 1. O. O. F. will
meet this evening.

Douglas Fowler Post, G. A. R. will
meet to-night.

The Knights of Columbus will meet

* this evening.

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THE GAZETTE HAS NEVER EM-
PLOYED A CIRCULATION LIAR,
BUT WE ARE KEEPING ALL OUR
OLD READERS AND GAINING
NEW ONES EVERY DAY.

 

THE DOG HOWLED

Charles Gehebe’s Dog Scents
a-Stranger.

Warns His Master and a Woman is Rescued.

Late Saturday, Charles Gehebe who
lives in the vicinity of what is known
as “The Rocks” was awakened from
his sleep by the barking of one of his
watch-dogs.

As the animal kept up an incessant.

growling and barking his 'owner be-
thought himself that perhaps thieves
were paying a visit to the garden and
despoiling the same of its wealth of
cabbages, etc. and partially dressing
himself proceeded to investigate.

After some search he discovereda
woman on a cleft of rocks and after
some parleying assisted her from her
rather perilousg'situation.

The woman was apparently intoxicat-
ed, but this made but little difference
with Gehebe who has served as police-
man and keeper of the Smith street
station-house, and he proceeded to
question her. '

He learned from her statement, she
at the first disavowing the fact that she
was intoxicated, that she had come
from New York to enter the employ of
a family at Silver Mine as a domestic,
and being a stranger had wandered to
the place where she was found.

After listening to her story Gehebe
escorted the woman to Main street

where he left her to await the an rival '

of a car for Winnipauk. She had a $2
bill clutched in her hand which she
offered asa reward to Gehebe, who re—
fused it, and bade her good-night and
went home.

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EAST NORWALK.

The subject of the sermon in the
East avenue .church yesterday morn-
ing was “Christianity 3. Religion for
the Individual, the family and the
“World.” The Revival band meeting
was led by Frank L’Hommedieu.‘ In
the evening the pastor preached on
“God’s Great Menand Women.”

Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Tarbitt of
Brooklyn have been guests of- Mr. and
Mrs. A. B. St. John of Van Zandt ave-
nue.

Max Baratz opened his new store on
Second avenue on Saturday.

Fred Decker spent last week at the
Danbury fair.

E. E. Gorham has been spendinga
few days in mount Kisco, N. Y.

The Naromake and Bridgeport Gun
clubs held a shoot at Gregory’s Point
Saturday, after which they entertained
the Bridgeport club at dinner, served
at the hotel.

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LOCAL AND OTHER NEWS.

The semi-annual meeting of the Fair-
field County Medical association will
be held in the N orwalk club room par-
lors to-mcrrow.

Exercises of special interest to Odd
Fellows will be held in the Methodist
church next Sunday evening.

A masquerade ball' will be held at
Cranbury next Friday.

The hospital board will meet in the
Norwalk club rooms to-night.

‘The remains of Thomas Farr were --

taken to N 01 th Castle, yesterday for 1n-
terment.

The Pioner Hook and Ladder Com-

pany will meet this evening.‘

Willie Taylor of Orchard street won
the gold watch given away by the
theatre company at the Opera House
Saturday afternoon.

Judge E. W. Stuart returned from a
few and pleasureable days visit in Dan-
bury to-day. He visited the “big fair”
and other places of interest.

The commission which is to act on
the matter of condemnation of water
privileges claimed by the Union Manu-
facturing Co. and wanted by the city
is in session to-day. The' members of
the same visited the scene this morn-
ing.

 

Miss Hattie Ruscoe while on her bi-
cycle collided with another rider on
Main street, Saturday night, and sus-
tained severe bruises.

 

Charles Fitch of Newtown - avenue
who has been ill for the past five months
has been taken to the Bridgeport hos-
pital.

The Pequonnocks propose practicing
foot-ball 1n slippers at the Armory to-
morrow night.

_ FEMININE CHAT.

Four or five men talking together
make a lot of noise, but there is infin-

itely more character in their cenver— ~

sation than in the gabble of an equal
number of women.

Dull scissors are to women what' re-
factory collar buttons are to men+that
is in the way of instigators ‘to naughty
words. .

The woman who is truly natural is
generally considered the most affected,
so unused are we to genuineness in this
World.

With all the birds displayed on au-
tumn millinery it is very noticeable
that purple ones are tremendously in

the minority.

The woman who fights shy of the
word “obey” in the marriageceremony
doesn’t love as she ought to. When
there is a; real affection it is a joy to
obey the one beloved. _

And now the French poodle. costume
is the latest creation of a .modiste
driven mad for novelties. It is of black
broadcloth with little patches and lumps
of Persian lamb a la chien. A silver

dog collar is worn by the owner to keep ‘

up the illusion.

Until a woman sees a snake for the
first time she can have a lot of sympa-
thy for Mother Eve, but when once she

beholds the slimy reptile that did the _

tempting she cannot help thinking that
the first woman must have been dread-
fully hal (1 up for company to allow her-
self to get into an al gument with any
such c1eatur.e

A carriage wrap seen yesterday was
a shaded blue silk affair accordion
plaited from collar to hem, a fluffy cape
giving it breadth over the shoulders.

Why is it we always feel inclined to
laugh at the man who picks his car-
fare out of a purse.

Keeping household accounts is an af-
fair, if not of necessity, still of the
greatest wisdom. In comparison with
the small amount of time and labor
which the doing so employs the satis—
faction Qf knowing at the end of each
year how the family funds have gone
is the amplest compensation. One es-
pecial satisfaction gained from the
keeping of household accounts is the
ability when, or if the necessity arises,

to reduce expenditures on the outlay

for luxuries and unnecessaries. The
money spent for food, for medicines or
for fuel is-capable of-far less reduction
than that used for amusements, for
wages or for clothing, anda system of
accounts which will show at once

where expenses can be lessened is en-‘

titled to respectful consideration.

DABIEN.

Rev. J. W. Beach, D. D., presiding
elder, attended services in the Method-
ist church last evenlng.

Rev. and Mrs. S. J. Austin will start
on their annual two weeks’ pilgrimage
to Boston. to-morrow.

A new meat market, known as the
New York Cash Market, has been
opened on Railroad avenue by John
Oberlander. ‘

The Congregational C. E. Society has

voted to continue its support of a home _

misssionary’s family and to put a rail-
ing on the church staircase.

The Middlesex Club of Darien has
filed a certificate of organization in the
state secretary’s office.

tiry of the club.
The'Chaucer Club will meet Thurs-
day evening with Miss Anna Bishop of
Noroton.

The Congregational Ladies’ Aid So-
ciety will hold a supper in the Town
Hall, Thursday evening.

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The funeral of the late Mrs. Abigail
Jennings was held this morning. The
remains were taken to Southport for
interment.

 

The Weather.
Threatening Weather with showers
to-night and Tuesday, warmer to-night.

 

 

MARRIAGES.

WILLIAMS— VERMILYEA—In Brew-
ster, Oct. 3, by Rev. B. W. Stratton,
Mrs. Louisa Williams and John K.
Vermilyea, both of Danbury.

 

 

- DEATHS.

DICKINSON—In Bridgeport, Oct. 8th,
Harvey M. Dickinson, M. D.,
51 yea1s.

MAYER—In Bridgeport, Oct.
Reinhold J. Mayer, aged 24 years. .
SMITH—In Bridgeport, Oct. 9th,

Sarah D., wife of James H. Smith,
aged 59 years.

VICTORY—In Bridgeport, Oct. 9th, .-
Florence Gladys, infant daughter of,

@" Recognized Has the
family papertheCazette’s ' \

G. H. Noxon ‘
is president and E. S. Austin is secre-

 
 
 
 

 

aged V

9th,.

 

William J. and Florence De Etta Vic-

 

Itory, aged 8 months.

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