“3' If you want the best ._ -_ goods for the least money read the advertisements in the Gazette. Recognized as the family paper the Gazette’s advertising columns vfll prove its value to ydu. . VOL. VII. NO.1719. NORWALK, CONN., WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 13.1897. PRICE ONE GENT. APPEALVIIIIIDRAWN. ' The John Ferris’ Willa Contest Amicably Settled. Heirs Satisfied, and Darien Congregational Church Will Receive $3,000. The appeal from the will of the late J Chin Ferris has been withdrawn and an amicable settlement .made between t'1e heirs, and the will will now be ad- mitted to probate without further op~ . position. It will be remembe1 ed that John Ferris was killed by the cars at Da1' 1en some time ago. He was an eccené tric character, and when his will was read it was found that several heirs . had not been mentioned nor any part of his $75,000 estate bequeathed to them. A contest was at once inaugurated, which promised to be long and tedious with good prOSpects of breaking the will. 1y come to an agreement and the appeal is withdrawn. ' _ It is understood that under the agree- ' ' ment reached, all of the heirs will re- ceivesomething from the estate;also that the $3,000, or a goodly portion of it, bequeathed to the Darien Congrega- ltiOnal church by the deceased: will be paid. AN INDISPUTABLE EVIDENCE OF THE RETURN OF PROSPERITY IS THE CONSTANTLY AND RAP. IDLY INCREASING CIRCULATION OF THE EVENING GAZETTE. AMUSEMENTS. Northern Lights. A small audience attended the pro- duction Of Northern Lights at Hoyt’s Theatre last evening, but those pres- ent were happily surprised by the ex- cellent acting of one of the best com- panies that ever came to Norwalk. There was not a weak spot in the en- tire cast. The rendition ofJohn Swift- wind by Robert Broderick could not have been improved upon, while Rob- ert Neil’s conception and acting of the difficult part of Sidney Sherwood was of a high order. The Col. Gray of E. D. Denison, the Wallace Gray of Fred Mayer, the Dan H011 ton of Mart E. Heisey, thé Charley Sherwood ofW’. S. Gill are worthy Of especial men- tion. Of the ladies, the Helen Dare of Lillian Brainard was exceptionally fine, and the char acte1 could not have been assigned to better advantage. “The Little Major” of Nellie Callahan was charming, while Ethlynn Palmer and Maureen Allen as Florence Sher- wood and Starlight respectively could not have been better. _ The same play will be repeated this evening, and is deserving of a packed house. ~ The Sunshine of Paradise Alley. That delightful new play of Denman Thompson and. George W. Ryer’s, “The Sunshine of Paradise Alley,” which has been endorsed by the clergy and press, wherever seen, as pure and enobling in its language, and contain- ing nothing in its construction to. jar the feelings of the most fastidious, will be given its first local presentation at Hoyt’s Theatre Friday evening. It is by the authors of “The Old Homstead, ” and is written for the people who en- joyed that beautiful play. ‘AA ‘vr Honest Lawyers. While hearing the. Byington—Gardi- ner case on Monday, Judge Frost re- moved his handsome light overcoatand placed it on a chair beside him on the bench. After the hearing was closed he hurried away leaving the overcoat behind. That same afternoon the hear- ing in the matter of the City of Nor- walk Vs. the Union Manufacturing Company took place in the court room. There was an unusual array- of lawyers present, but the overcoat was unmo- lested and remained in the court room all night. Yesterday morning it was returned to the Judge through the _ courtesy of Clerk Fred Hill. A‘ :v V St. Mary’s Fair. St. Mary’s annual fair will be held . in the Armory. Something far in ex- cess of what has previously been offered in the way of attractions will be pre- sented and the fair mayhap will be con- tinued for two weeks. It is thought that it will .be opened on the 27th. —-Adverttse 1; tfi GAZETTE. All parties, however, have final-‘ ATHLETIC EXHIBITION. Some Good Bouts Promised in Arion Hall Soon. ' There will be a grand athletic enter- tainment at Arion Hall, on Thursday - evening, October 21. Two six round and one ten round bouts are down on the bills. The first bout will be between Jack Grace, ’of New York. and Bruce N orda- . by, of Bridgeport; the second between James ‘Kelly, of New York, and George Fagan, of Brooklyn, and the ten r'ound wind-up between Lew Webster, of South Norwalk, and Mike Hughes, of New YOrk. The old reliable Dan McIntyre will act as master of ceremonies, John Con- 11oy announcer and F1 ed Coleman time- keeper. A ‘vr A‘ THE GAZETTE HAS NEVER EM- PLOYED A CIRCULATION LIAR BUT WE ARE KEEPING ALL OUR OLD. READERS AND GAINING NEW ONES EVERY DAY. :vv > THE NEW MATRON. Miss Martha Bouton Proves an Efficient Manager. Though having been in charge of the County Children’s Home in this. city only a few weeks the new matron, Miss Martha Bouton, of Danbury, has made herself well liked by the wards and others connected with the big institu- tion. County Commissioner Miller states that the Commissioners are greatly pleased with her work, and that she is not only of pleasant expression, but possesses executive ability. THE 1111111111111 LIKE 11 SEE A system of transfer tickets between the Red and White trolley lines. The record of that Chicago-Norwalk man exposed. ‘ Street Commissioner tained next year. Commodore Co oney and the weather clerk come to an agreement. The man who removed Prosecuting Attorney Ferris’ umbrella from the court room return it. Pioneer Hook and Ladder company provided with horses for their new truck. _ Water clerk Camp ride a wheel. Ex- -judge and eX-mayor Hubbell come back. A sure cuIe for the bicycle hump. The Sunshine of Paradise Alley at Hoyt’ s to-mor 110w night have a good house. Col. Hod Saunders find some one to coast against his Orient. A bicycle race between Fred Cole- man and Dan McIntyre. The EVENING GAZETTE’S circulation keep on its steady increase. The South Norwalk police keep their Sapolio secret. A crowded house at Hoyt’ s Theatre to-night. Assistant postmaste1 Coley’s engage- ment announced. “Spe'eler” Smith catch a mess of fish before the season closes. _ Kellogg 11e- A Death of Mrs. Clark. Mrs. Mary E. Clark, aged 34, wife of ex-Mayor Frank E. Clark of Bridge- port, died at the Post-graduate hos- pital, New York. shortly before mid- night last night as the 1esu1t of an op- eration of laparotomy. Mrs. Clark . went to the hospital Monday and the operation was performed yesterday af- ternoon by Prof. Morris. The patient failed to rally. ‘ Means Business. City tax collector Addison A. Betts is sending outa small pink paper on which is printed the following special notice. “The within Bill must be paid with- in 5 days from this date, 01 the Collec- tor will proceed as his warrant com- mands: to levy on the property, on which this tax is laid. A prompt pay- ment will save you expenses incident to advertising the sale of said property for taxes.” ‘ V StamfordMan Dies. Charles H. Getman of Stamford, a. member of the firm of Judd and Get- man, lumber dealers and manufactur- ers, dropped dead of heart disease at the residence of the Hon. John 0. Churchill 1n Oswego,N. Y. ., yesterday. ‘ Pension attorney F. W. Perry ’has secured an increase of pension for Eli Northrop, of $7 per month, now making his pension $17 per month. .WHU PAYS FREIGHT. New Canaan Wants the Costs Taxedin the License tCourt. Their Collection May be a i in ter. Attorney John H. Light as counsel for the town of New Canaan, appeared before the civil superior court in Bridgeport on Monday and asked for an. order taxing the costs to the manda- mus proceedings which were brought against the town Officers to compel them to count the license vote ofayear ago. It will be recalled that the liquor dealers wanted the courts to 01 de1 the . town clerk and moderator of the elec- tion held in the fall of 1896, at which no license was carried by one vote, to say that the town went for license be- cause a certain ballot was allowed. The cour t denied the motion with costs to the proponent. Attorney Julius Curtis of Stamford who appeared for the liquor deale1s, argued that there was no one to tax the costs to.. The writ of mandamus had been brought in "the name of the state’s attorney, as required by law, and he could not be taxed with the costs, neither could the judge who signed the writ. Judge Elmer said it was not the busi- ness of the court to say who should pay the costs. It was for the clerk to tax them and then for the party to whom they were allowed to collect them—if he can. “You have got your costs.” said his honor; “now collect them.” NEWSPAPER MULCTED. Judgment for $200 Against Derby Tran- script for Libel. Judge ArT. Roraback in the Superior court at New Haven yesterday gave a judgment of $200‘and costs against the Derby Transcript and its ed1tor, A. K. Kennedy of Derby. The judgment was for libel against Charles D. Warner, a merchant of Ansonia, who was at the head of the Law and Order league of Ansonia in prosecuting liquor dealers in 1894. V THE GAZETTE HAS NEVER EM- PLOYED A CIRCULATION LIAR, BUT WE ARE KEEPING ALL OUR OLD READERS AND GAINING NEW ONES, EVERY DAY. 4 ‘ FRATERNAL NEWS. Secretaries of fraternal, or secret sou. cieties are invited to send to the GAZETTE, the elections of officers 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 theii election and all other hows with equal promptnoss. vA 7‘ Court Mahackemo rehearsed the new ritual last night. ' Washington Chapter, R. A. M. will hold a convocation, this evening. The Grand Council, R. A. will con- vene in South Norwalk on Thursday. The Supreme Regent 'of the United States will be present. Members of Old Well H. & L. Co. 'were smoking cigars yesterday, pre- sented to them by Attorney Leo Davis, in honor of his marriage. . Douglas Fowler Post will celebrate its birthday anniversary next Monday night. . Connecticut Liquor Laws. Lawyer Hurlbutt, who manages the Greenwich law office of Loomey, Lynch and Hurlbutt, has compiled the .laws' bearing upon the sale or traffic in li- quor in the state, which are at the present time operative, and the book is being printed. It will contain upwards of 100 pages of reading matter of inter- est to: saloon keepers and temperance _ people and the law firm proposes to sell them throughout the state. —Stamford Telegram Very Much Alive. The report that James Kelly, the Lewisboro murderer, was .dead, proves to have been without foundation. Dep- uty‘Sheriff Johnson, of White Plains, has notified County Commissioner Mil- ler that Kelly is very much alive. 4 --‘ Prot. Newell’s Dancing School. Prof. W. Gilbert'Newells’s school for dancing and deportment will be opened in Lockwood’s Hall on Friday at 3 p. m. for Misses and Masters, and in Arion Hall, South Norwalk, at 8 p m. for ladies and gentlemen. «A GAZETTE ad. will pay you. QUIET IIIILPIIEIII. A Daughter of Col. W. H. Stev- enson Weds. Only the Members of the Family and a Few F riends Attended. A quiet but pretty home wedding took place last evening on Golden Hill, Bridgeport which was attended only by the members of the family and a few of the most intimate friends of the couple. The bride was Miss Louie Shelton Stevenson, eldest daughter of Col. and Mrs. William H. Stevenson, and the groom William Beverly Pow- ell. The ceremony was performed by Rev. William H. Lewis, rector of St. J ohn’s Episcopal church of Bridgeport. Miss Stevenson wore a gown of white satin en train, the dress being out high with long sleeves. She carriedahand— some bouquet of lillies of the valley. She wore a veil Of tulle with a cluster of orange blossoms. The maid of honor, Miss May Bell Stevenson, a sister of the br1de, wore a gOWn of light green silk, with low neck and short sleeves and carried a bouquet of pink roses. The 'bride was given away by her father under a large floral arch in the drawing room. The best man was Edward S. Hotchkiss and the ushers were Henry C. Stevenson, brother of the bride, W. T. Haviland, Edwin Wells Pyle and Harry A. Hubbell The music was furnished by Prof. Fues sel and the wedding supper by Maresi of New York. Immediately after the ceremony Mr..and Mrs. Powell depart- edon an extended trip. On their re- turn they will take up their residence at 107 Golden Hill street, where the groom has fitted up a handsome home. The bride is a handsome brunette, a trifle below the medium height, with sparkling eyes of black and attractive features. She has been prominent in society circles for several years, both in Bridgeport and Norwalk. The groom is a" native of Canada and hascharge 'of the state agency of R. G. Dunn with headquarters in New Haven. He is a member of the leading clubs in Bridge- port and quite popular. ——————-—‘0.0>——-—-——- ~EASTMAN’S POCKET KODAK’S re duced from $5 to $2.50, at Riggs’ Drug Store. j 15 tf <v v‘ A? PERSONAL NOTES. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cole, of Rail- road place’, have returned home from a visit to Danbury. Mrs. Afthur'Abbott, of Cannons, is visiting Mrs. J. J. Morris, of Wilton avenue.- . ' ' Miss Ethel Meeker, of -Boston, is a guest of Miss Maud Fauntleroy, of Elm street. Will Half, of—New Haven, is a guest .of George Allen, of Main street, Nor- walk. Rev. W. Russell Bennett of Madison, N..J.,' is visiting the Misses Bennett on East avenue. Mrs. J. A. Riggs and child are ex; pected home from a visit to Baltimore, to-morrow. Benjamin S. Isaacs of Cincinnati, was in town toeday. T. F. Guion of Boston,J.. P. Brennan, of Hartford, H. L.‘ Johnson of New Haven, H. -P. Hubbell, of Boston, and Mrs. Hotchkiss of Derby were in town yesterday. Mrs. J. F.- Golden and Mrs. James Golden are Spending a few days in New Haven. . . John Daniels, of Centei avenue, is in Newcastle, to-day. Mrs. John H. Wade, of Bridgeport, is the guest of her mother, Mrs.George W. Downs, of Chestnut street, South N orwalk. Miss Maud T. Shores, who has been visiting friends in South Norwalk, re- turned to her home in Bridgeport yes- terday. ' . Rev. D. L. Ferris and Wife, 'of Stam- ford, are guests of Mrs. Ferris’ mother, Mrs. Mary E. B. Stuart, of West ave- nue. , _ Mrs. Phoebe A. Dauchy, of Newark, N. J., is visiting her son, Charles S. Dauchy, of Monroe street. Arthur Knapp, of South Norwalk, Who has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Judson, of Lake avenue, Dan- ,bury, has returned home. Rev. Herbert S. Brown of Danielson spent Monday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Brown of South Nor- walk. He left yesterday for New Ela- ven. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Huntley, of Oswego, N. Y., who have been spend- ‘ "ing the past week with their son Clar- . once, have returned‘home. STATED U. A. M. Twenty- sixth Annuai Convention at Water- bury. The twenty-sixth annual meeting of the state council of Connecticut, Order of United American Mechanics, will convene at Waterbury on Tuesday, October 19, at 10 a. m., and will re- main in session for two days. The ses- sion promises to be a very important one, from the fact that at that time a number of proposed changes to the laws will come up for action. Very fortunately the-national council has already held its session, so that the changes that were made there are known and the state council will not, as in the past, make laws only to find that they are in conflict with higher authority and consequently inopera- tive. The headquarters of the board of of- ficers during the season will be at the Scoville House, and the committees on law, appeals and credentials will be in session at the same place on the even- ing of the 18th, in order that the re- ports may be ready to be presented in good time to the state council. It was intended early in the season by the Waterbury councils to hold a grand parade at the time the state councils met, and circulars asking the opinion of all the councils in the state in regard to the feasibility of the pro- ject were sent out. It must have been that the responses were not favorable, for since that time nothing has been heard of a parade. AN INDISPUTABLE EVIDENCE OF THE RETURN OF PROSPERITY IS THE CONSTANTLY AND RAP IDLY INCREASING CIRCULATION OF THE EVENING GAZETTE. =v= ARE NOT GREEN Even Though They Deal in Green Vege- tables. This morning, Grocerymen Bailwitz and Donnelly were in receipt 'of what have in. the past been “dubbed” as green goods circulars. The offe1s of immediate riches were up to the usual standard but the gentle- men mentioned concluded to let the nimble sixpence chase the slothful shil- ling, by the way of legitimate piofits gained' 1n the sale of vegetables and other g1 een goods to be found at their respective store." The senders of the letters were mis- informed as to the intilligence of the parties. Musicians Paralyzed. The last act of Northern Lights shows the rugged bluffs of Tongue river in Montana with a part of Gen- eral Crook’s army besieged by Sitting Bull’s tribe, the heroines and heroes of the play reduced to the last stage of of desperation by hunger, and . exhaus- tion of ammunition, about to capitulate to their cruel and merciless foes to meet certain and barberous death and the young soldier, whose predisposition to desert had been so happily overcome in the nick of time. During its rendi- tion at Hoyt’s Theatre last evening, the acting was so realistic that the members of Smythe’s orchestra sat with mouths wide open, eagerly taking in the scene and forgetting to play un- til recalled to themselves by a voice from the stage exclaiming, ‘ That or- chestra is paralyzed.” 7‘ Selectmen’s Office. To-morrow the Assessors will meet to receive tax lists. On Friday, well, that is pay-day, and as the man from Klondike, remarked “there’s gold in it for some of you but ’taint me.” The selectmen will be at the Town meeting on Saturday. To-day, the self-same gentlemen will Open the bids for the construction of the Wall street bridge arch. Miss Rider who succeeds Miss Hyatt as clerk of the board is learning the “ins and outs” under the efficient tutelage of the latter. Off the Track. A Tramway freight car loaded with ’ cobbles and rail jumped the track near the Boston Store this noon, causing de- lay and a very harsh use of the English language. ‘ John Hitchcock, aged about 70, wan- dered away from his home . at that of John Whaley on the Westport road, yesterday morning. He wasfound this morning wandering about the streets, by Chief Bradley and later taken to his home. The poor man is demented. ‘ V torture, when providentially rescued by. HE NEW'ARCH. Bids to be Opened 'at the Se-V ' lectmen’s Office this Afternoon. The Work‘to be Commenced as 80011 as Practicable. The bids for the construction of the new arch on the south side of the Wall street bridge will be closed at noon to- day. ' ' They will be opened and there is a possibilitv that the contract will be awarded as early as 4 o’clock this after- noon. There are several bidders and the construction of the arch will be com- menced immediately after the award of the contract and pushed rapidly ahead to completion. The selectmen will see to it that the work is done according to the specifi- cations and to that end will appoint an efficient overseer of the work. 1 In the meantime the ‘outlet of the Main street sewer is being changed so as to empty at an Old outlet in the sew- er north Of the bridge. This of course is but temporary, as the proposed out- let of the sewer will eventually be placed at a point south of the bridge and under water at low tide. This improvement in itself will be of great benefit to residents in the city if not to the entire town. EAST NORWALK. The prayer meeting of the Advent church was held at the home of James Burchard in Darien last night. Richard Abendroth has secured the services of B. B. Smith recently 'frOm' Illinois as assistant in his tonsorial parlors. Charles M. Moeller is moving to South N011 walk. \ 1 , M11. and Mrs. T. B. Griffin have gone to New York to see John Griffin, Mr. Griffin’s father, and his sister-in-law, Mrs. James J. Griffin, start for their home in Watertown, N. Y., after, a week’s visit in town. The Mayflower Hook & Ladder com- pany admitted William Smith to mem-‘ bership, last night. -—————‘0.0>————— Candidate for Druggists’ LIcense. William Le Grand Montgomery, son of William E. Montgomery of the N or- walk Savings Society, went to Hart- ford yesterday and took the examina- tion for a druggists’ license. . . The Pequonnocks had a merry time kicking at a football in the Armory last night. It is stated that Contractor Sheldon will supervise the construction of the . building of the proposed new arch on the south side of the Wall street bridge. . There seems to be quite an epidemic of window glass breaking in town and it is not confined to forty cent panes “of glass either. ‘ Dannie McCann has returned from a few weeks stay in Bridgeport and pro- poses being hereafter the well-behaved. citizen that he knows so well how to be. He ought to receive encouragement in his good resolution. Mrs. Amelia Loyd is ill at her home at Broad River. Norwalk friends have recei1 ed cards announcing the marriage Of F. St. John ' LockwoOd,- 2,d well-known in this city, and Miss Minnie Elizabeth Apell, of. New York. William A. Kellogg has been pre- sented with a fountain pen by Concord Division, S. of T. in honor of his Glst birthday. There were six real estate sales in, Norwalk last week. The mortgages amounted to $9,700. ' A ‘vr The Weather. The weather, Fair to-night and Thursday; cooler to-night. DEATHS. AUSTIN—In Danbury, Oct. 11, Emma, infant daughter of Thomas R. and Kath- erine F. Austin. CLARK—In New York, Oct. 12, Mary E., wife of ex-Mayor Frank E. Clark of Bridgeport, aged 34 years. 1 CONNERs—In Bridgeport Oct. 12, William J. Connors, aged 48 years. OSBORNE—In Danbury, . Oct. 12, Henry B. Osborne, aged 86 years. RAY—In Bridgeport, Oct. 11, Mary " I A., widow of the late Benjamin Ray, aged 86 years. . , 3“
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