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ACBAZTSERVANT GIRL’S AT-
TEMPTTD MURDER All EN-»
TIRE STAMFORD FAMILY.
meus WEREASLEEP WHENTHE ASSAULT
WAs MADE '
The Would-Be Murderess First Attacked llrs. Dixon-Ir.
‘ Dixon Was the llext Victim, and bliss Dixon was
also an Object of the Demented Woman’s Furyn.
lniured Persons Taken to the Hospital-film. Dixon
”a! me:
The residents of Prospect street,
Stamford, were greatly startled shortly
before one o’clock this morning when
it was learned that an attempt had been
made to murder the family of Alanson
Dixon, at their home 49 Prospect street.
_Mr. and Mrs. Dixon retired last night
about 11 o’clock, and were sleeping
soundly about 12:30 when Mr. .Dixon
was suddenly awakened by a noise in
the bedroom.
The noise was a somewhat peculiar
one and resembled that of someone
striking a dull blow. It proved to be
the sound of a blow of an axe on Mrs.
Dixon‘s head, who uttered a shriek, as
MnDixon awoke.
The room was dark, but by the aid
of the electric light on the street Mr.
I , Dixon could see the form of some one
standing over the bed with an uplifted
axe. I 1
He attempted to arise, but as he did-
so the axe swept down on his head,
cutting a deep gash. He saw the axe
again uplifted, and put his hand to his
head to save himself from the force of
the impending blow. As he did so the
grinstrument came down, striking his
hand and almost amputated three of
his fingers. 4
Before another blow could be struck
Mr. Dixon was on his feet, grappling
with the supposed burglar.
To his astonishment he found. that
the intruder was none other than the
servant girl. Lizzie Fleming. He at
once arrived at the conclusion that she
was suffering from a sudden attack of
insanity, and in his endeavors to push
her from the room and get the death
dealing instrument‘from her grasp he
received another bad out below the
right'l'knee. , ’
The blOod was flowing from Mr.
Dixon’s wounds in an alarming man-
ner and he was fast losing {strength,
when his daughter, Miss’ Cynthia
Dixon, whose room adjoins that Of!
her parents. on the same floor was
awakened by the commotion and ‘hur-
ried to the hall to learn the cause.
She started in to assist her father,
and as she did so the crazy woman
_ struck her about the forehead with the
sharp instrument, inflicting a wound
which laid bare the scalp for. several
ainches: _ >
Mr. Dixon could'use but one hand
and as he held the woman’s wrist, Miss
Cynthia, who quickly recovered from
the blow ’she had received, renewed
her efforts to rescue 'her father. The
woman was finally overpowered and
the axe taken from her. ~
The servant girl did not utter a
word all, through the battle, but
_ from the glare of her eyes'it was seen
that she was violently insane. ‘
' As soon as she was disarmed she
rushed down stairs and" out- through
the rear door of thehouse, locking the
door after her.
She was discovered later lying in-
sensible under the porch of the house.
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Attached.
Messrs. Fowler & Pearson of Boston,
have sworn out an attachment on prop-
erty alleged to belong to Warren E.
Smith to recover $550 damages. The
case is madereturnable the first Tues-
day in November. I
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The papers were
served by Deputy sheriff Lyon.
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"PERSONAL NOTES.
Mrs. Sarah M. Upson and Mrs.Frank
J. Bradbury, of South N orwalk, are
Brought. FARM.
The Knob Whist Club Enter.
tained by President
1 Parsons,
The Season Ends In a Day of Pleasure.
Yesterday closed the season With the
ladies of the Knob Whist Club. ,
In honor of the event the preSIdent
’of the club, Mrs. M. A. Parsons enter
tained the ladies at her delightful
home at BrookSide Farm. ' _
ladies from
destination
Acarryall conveyed the
South Norwalk to their
where they were cordially
the hostess. Tables were
ranged and several spirited games re-
sulted. I
The prizes were four in number and
very handsome. Miss Marietta Couch
was the lucky winner of the first, Mrs.
Julia Lester the second, Mrs. 'R. L.
Higgins the third and Miss Emma
Lockwood the fourth prize.
The President had planned a sur-
prise for the members, and after the
prizes had been distributed, she pre-
sented each of the other ladies with a
handsome souvenir.
quickly ar-
served, and at 3 o’clock the party left
for home after spending one of the
most delightful days of the season.
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—Photographic supplies at' Riggs
Drug store. 0 14 tf
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Drop in Flour. ,
ln unpoising a barrel of flour from in
front of the Boston Store, one of the
two given away by the proprietors to
their customers, yesterday, ten of the
clerks engaged narrowly escaped be-
aming injured, by the sudden dropping of
the barrel, which they were unhandily
trying to handle. The flour landed
spending a few days in the northern I safely and was taken W the home 0
l the party who won it on a ten cent pur-
part of the state.
Mrs. Samuel MCGowan and son Eddie, . chase of pins.
of Clay street, are Visiting relatives in
Brooklyn. '
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It is uuite Warm.
Thermometers registered 840 in the
shade _at 11 o’clock this morning. The i
air? is as hot as freshly toasted cheese.
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Something like 150 merry masquera !
THE GAZETTE HAS NEVER EM—
jPLOYED A CIRCULATION LIAR
" BUT WE ARE KEEPING ALL OUR
OLD READERS AND GAIN ING
NEW ONES EVERY DAY.
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Friendship, Love, Truth.
To-morrow evening at the Methodist
ders assembled at the Washington church, the P3515013 Rev. F- A. Scofield
Lodge hall in Cranbury last night, and . will take for his subject “The Three
participated in a festal occasion that
lasted until after 2 O’clock this morn-
ing. ‘
A copy of the sales ticket which drew
the flour at the Boston store this morn-
ing is as follows: Salesman No. 3,
amount received $3, red number 36,
item, cord, 75c.
Judge Frost has not yet rendered his
decision in the SheldOn—Bach case.
A bicycle rider named Guyer mourns
the loss of a suit of clothes caused by
the bicycle coming in contact with a
Mephitis Americano. He is on the
scent of the animal and hopes to here‘
after keep out of its way.
AN INDISPUTABLE EVIDENCE
OF'THE RETURN OF PROSPERITY
IS THE CONSTANTLY AND RAP
IDLY "INCREASING CIRCULATION
OF THE EVENING GAZETTE.
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FEMININE CHAT.
Tears are not an indication of deep
feeling. , .
Why is it duty rarely assumes a pleas-
ant form? . .
The silver Chatelaine grows more and
more elaborate.
The thinking habit is the surest cause
of insomnia.
Unless a woman has a sweetheart who
is absent from her the calender on her
desk is not apt to record the flight of
time with startling accuracy.
HOW many kinds of fits we can have
after sending amessenger boy on an
important errand and he fails to re-
turn in the time we think he should.
The modern actor apparently feels
that he is not altogether irresitible
until he appears in a plumed hat and
high boots. 4 - >
There is no task so awfully hard to
perform as giving up one you care
for because ,duty makes such renuncia- '
tion necessary.
‘ yesterday afternoon.,
Great Invisible yet Eternal Principles
,of the Order,” of Odd Fellowship.
Members of Our Brothers Lodge, I. O.
O. F. will attend in“ a body. Splicial
music will be provided. for the'OccaJ
sion. ' .
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County Commissioners.
'The County Commissioners complet-
ed their labors in N orwalk at 4 o’clock
They received
in all fifty-nine applications for license.
As soon as they have visited other
towns they will give notice of the day
and date when they will return to Nor-
walk and issue licenses. '
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Prof. Newell’s Dancing Class.
Prof. N ewell opened a dancing class
for~young people at the Athenaeum
yesterday afternoon.
The preliminary formation of a class
for-more advanced pupils in the terp-
sichorean art was made at AriOn hall
in they. Cning. The Professor is de-
serving of a liberal patronage.
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I ~09 You Know
The Douglas shoes for men; .
Knox ’Emall for Boys, and the Soldis
& Primes will save you money; 8105 in
gOld in 4 gifts at A. H. Hoyt & Son’s
37 Wall street. v "
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‘ Wins the Flour.
W. C. Bostwick of 2 Union Park held
the lucky ticket which drew the barrel
of flour at 11:30 o’clock yesterday, at
the Boston Store, N orwalk. The copy
of the lucky ticket drawn at 7:30 follows:
Date 1e15,. Book No.1, Salesman No.‘
27, Amount received 250, Item, 1
chimney 60, Red number 24., Have
you got it? ' ' ‘ '
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-—Aaveruse in - me" GAZETTE.
greeted by ‘
, At 1 o’clock a sumptuous lunch was '
the I
WANIAIAUSIEE ’
New York Merchants Petition;
the Erobate Court.
The Creditors of George H. Nichols De-
sire His Property.
In another column will be found the
petition of Theodore B. Chase and
Jesse A. Chase, of New York, compos-
ing the firm name of Theodore B.Chase
& Son, asking that a trustee be ap-
pointed to take possession of the prOp-
erty of George H. Nichols, of Nor-
walk, for the benefit of his creditors.
Nichols not long ago purchased the
feed business of George A. Shellhoos,
on Main street, owing to the latter’s
illness, and conducted the same up toa
few days ago when he resold it to Shell-'
hoos, giving him‘a bill of sale of the
store.
Chase & Son were creditors of Nich-
ols and in order to secure themselves
have filed their petition in the Probate
court.
Judge Woodward has set_Friday,;Oc-
tober 22, as the day when such hearing
will be heard.
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——Prof. M. S. Rosen, the well-known
oculist Optician, can be consulted at
his office in the parlor of the Mahacke-
mo Hotel, South Norwalk, Tuesdays
from 9 a. m. to 8 p. m. Eyes examined
free f5 tf
AMUSEMENIS.
Edward Harrigan.
Mr. Edward Harrigan has in “The
Grip” 2). play with, stronger elements
in it than~ any of his former produc-
tions,and one that certainly bids to run'
for the remainder of the season. The
songs are lively and catching, and the '
’Irish, German and negro characters
"afiord a never-fiaggingsource Of amuse-
ment. Hoyt’s Theatre next Tuesday
evening.
Sunshine of Paradise Alley.
. The Sunshine of Paradise Alley was
presented at Hoyt’s Theatre last night
toafairly large audience. The play
presents one of many examples of life
among the' lowly on the east side of
New York, abounding in pathetic as
well as ridiculous episodes. Among
the specialties introduced the sestet
' composed of four female and two male
voices was perhaps the most enjoyed.
On the whole The Sunshine of Para-
dise Alley, is an assured suCcess.
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Lamp Exploded.
There was an incipient fire at the
home of John Greenwood on Belden
avenue, yesterday afternoon, caused
by the explosion of a lamp. The fire
did but little damage but it caused
quite a scare.
THE GAZETTE HAS NEVER EM-
PLOYED A CIRCULATION . LIAR,
BUT WE AREKEEPING ALL-OUR
OLD READERS AND GAINING‘
NEW ONES EVERY DAY.
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An Apology.
The County Commissioners monopo-
lize the usual reading space of the GA-
ZETTE to-day, crowding out much valu-
able reading matter, but we hope our
readers will bear with us until Mon-
day when the GAZETTE will again
bristle with all er the. local news of- the
town and state.
—60 for ID.
1000 boxes paper and envelopes.
Each box contains 30 sheets paper and
30 envelopes for 10c a bOX, best value
ever offered. See the store window
display at John T. Hayes. 5 Main St.
The Weather.
Fair. to-night; Sunday cloudy and
threatening, cooler Sunday.
AN INDISPUTABLE EVIDENCE
OF THE RETURN OF PROSPERITY
IS THE CONSTANTLY‘ AND RAP
IDLY INCREASING CIRCULATION
OF THE EVENING GAZETTE.
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‘Miss Lucy G. Stock, state superin-
tendent of primary work, will address
the primary workers of the Sunday
schools, at the Congregational chapel
to-morrow afternoon at 3:30 o’clock.
Miss Belle Hinckley is moving from
the Marvin block on Main street, to
Bridgeport. '
~A GAZETTE ad. will my ye“-
A NEW CAPTAIN. ._
Frederick A. Hill Elected as
Commandant of Co. D,
4th Regt.
He was the Unanimous Choice of the
Members.
At a meeting of Co. D, 4th Regt. held
at the Armory last evening, Frederick
A. Hill, son of Congressman, E. J. Hill,
was elected to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of Captain Albert J.
Wilcoxson.
A committee was appointed to wait
upon Mr. Hill and inform. him of his
selection as commandant of the com-
pany. He wasfound at the Norwalk
club rooms, and accompanied the com-
mittee to the Armory, where in a neat
little speech he accepted the honor con-
ferred upon him.’
Col. Sh‘eridan was present and con-
gratulated both the new commandant
and his company, beside giving them a
no small amount of advice as to disci-
pline, etc.
Mr. Hill, the new commandant was
born in Norwalk, July 4th, 1869, and is
a son of Hon. E. J. Hill. He, for a
time attended the Over River school
and in ’86 graduated at the high school
in South Norwalk. He then entered
the Williston Seminary from which he
graduated in ’88. He then went to
Yale, graduating in ’93 with the de:
gree of D. A. He decided to take a
law course and graduated from the
Yale Law school in ’95 with the degree
of L. L. B. He was one of the origi-
nal, members of the U. S. Naval Re-
serves and was promoted to a petty
office.
his discharge in December ’95 to go to
Washington as private secretary, to his
father. Returning home he opened
his present law office and was later ap-
He applied for and received
pointed clerk of :11: Tgwn Court.
I“ iATREC} lNG‘ FALLS
Many Killed and Injured in the
Crash and Panic.
_L.
THE PERFORMANCE WAS 0N
Interior of Robinson’s Opera. House
in Cincinnati Collapses—At Least
'l‘lu-ee Dead and More than Thirty
Badly Hurt.
Cincinnati, Oct. Ill—About 8.30 o’clock
last evening, shortly after the curtain
rose at Robinson's Opera. House, part
of the ceiling and the framework of the
huge dome fell upon the occupants of
the orchestra. chairs and parquet seats.
Most of the lights were extinguished
by the accident... A light was turned
on the audience from the stage, and
this caused the alann of fire to add to
the horror of the situation. Many of
the audience were injured seriously by
the falling ceiling, but many more were
crushed and trampled under foot dur-
ing the rush for the doors.
When it fell the ends struck both
sides of the gallery, crushing it and
scattering timbers in every direction
and finally landing in the centre of the
parquet.
Three persons are known to be dead
and several am not expected to live.
It is said that a. dozen may be hurt fa-
tally.
Scarcely anybody was hurt in the
balcony or dress circle, and there were
few in the gallery at the time. Many
were struck among those who had not
yet eseaped from the parquet.
, Later reports place the number of
probably fatally injured art-twelve and
the more or less severely hurt at from
t’hirty to forty. Strangely enopgh, the
play that was booked for next week is
called “Under the Dome. The theatre
will not be opened again for some time.
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Why He Had a Preference. -
The Rochester Post Express tells a
story of an old colored coachman who,
as- a slave, had attended his master’s
church, the Episcopal, for thirty years
After the war the master gave up his
carriage, and the coachman shifted
for himself. Taking advantageof his
freedom, he began visiting various
churches, and finally made a. new con-
nection. Meeting his old master one
day, he admitted, with some embar-
rassment, that: he had ' done changed”
and “jined de Mefodis.” He said he
“liked ’em bettah,” and when pinned
down told why: “Well, I’ll tell you,
marster; you know when you goes to
a. Mefodis church, jes’ as soon as you
gits inside Ailey settle right down to'
business, a preac-hin’ of de Gorspul,
whilst in de ’Piskerpul church it takes
’em too long to read de perceedin’s 0’
de las’ meetin.’ »
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Branch Office of GAZETTE No. 2!
North Main Street
The schooner Lottie and Annie left
this port for Paverstraw to-day.
_Clarence Miller has left the employ of
Colby & Smith, the bakers.
The Blossom Bicycle club and thier
lady friends will take a spin on thier
wheels to-morrow. Returning they will
enjoy a well appointed dinner at the
home of Col. Horace Saunders.
The Consolidated Railroad Company
[will allOw half fare one way from all
stations in Connecticut for the Chris-
tian Endeavor State Convention in
South Norwalk. Tickets will.» be on
sale at Hartford. New. Haven, _New
Britain, Meriden, Stamford, Danbury
and Bridgeport. At all other stations
the certificate plan will be used. A
special train will be run to Danbury at
the close of the Tuesday night meet-
ing.
An athletic entertainment will be
held in Arion hall next Thursday even-
ing. A good view of the bouts can be
had from any seat in the house.
Commencing next Monbay the dead
trees on the city Streets are to be razed.
Among those to receive attention are
trees in front of F. S. Lyon’s property
in Elmwood avenue; the John W.
Alphonze place, corner of Monroe and
Chestnut streets; DennisDonovan’s,
corner of South Main and Concord
streets; James A. Brown’s, Washington
street; front of the Franklin . street
RecogniiOd ;_as the .
NORWALK, CONN, SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 16.1897. PRICE ONE CENT. L I”
SOUTH "_NQAWAL‘KL
school, and in front of the Byxbee .
houses in South Main street.
Mrs. W. A. .Wilcox of Elm Grove
celebrated her Slst birthday annive rsay
Thursday evening.
Thomas E. Perkins, of Brooklyn, ,
formerly organist of the South Norwalk
Congregational church, has been spend-
ing a few days in town.
Mrs. G. H. Vosburgh, G. H. Vos-
burgh J r., and Miss Katherine G. VOS'
burgh left South Norwalk, early this
morning for a two weeks’ visit in the
Old Dominion-
Mrs. P. T. Hanford. is vialting in
Philadelphia. She was accompanied
by John B. Woodward.
Appointments by the Presldent.
Washington, Oct. 16.-'i‘he Resident
yesterday made the following appoi
ments:
Consuls—John A. Burnes, of Illinois,
at.Cologne. Germany, and Leonard E.
Smith, of Maine, at Curacoa, West In-
dies.
William F. Sands, of the District of
States Legation at Seoul, Korea.
Commissioner to negotiate with the In-
dians of the Cherokee, Choctaw, Chick—
asaw, Muscogee and Seminole nations,
vice Alexander B. Montgomery, re-
signed.
BLUE PEOPIE amour.
The business man’s friend, Bicola
Pills, are a scientific remedy and the
only perfect cure for the diseases of the
nervous system. A remedy adapted for
the banker, lawyer, doctor, preacher
and merchant. While Bicola Pills are
intended for all who are afflicted with
nervous weakness, they are particular—
ly adapted to women suffering from a
weakened condition of the nervous sys-
tem, with prostration, faintness, etc.
Bicola Pills give immediate relief—for
rheumatism, all blood and nervous,
troubles. Discovered and Perfected by
THE TURNERS, of Philadelphia.
THE TURNERS also-make TARZINA—
Cures piles. _
TURNERS’ LITTLE LIVER TURNERS~
A very small pill. Turns your liver.
For sale only in N orwalk by E. P5
Tunnel-z!
DISTRICT OF NORWALK, ss: Probate
Court, October 15th, 1897.
WHEREAS, Theodore B. Chase and
Jesse A. Chase, both of theCity, Counv
ty and State of New York, co-partners
under the firm name of Theo. B. Chase
, & Son, have this day brought to this
Court their written petition, pray-
ing for reasons therein set forth, for
the appointment of ,a Trustee to take
fit of his creditors; therefore ,
ORDERED, that said petition be heard
and‘ determined at the Probate Office,
in said Norwalk, on the 22nd day of
October, 1897, at two o’clock in the af-
ternoon, and that said petitioners cause
notice thereof to be given to said
George H. Nichols by some proper ofii-
cer or indifferent person, by leavmg
with him, or at his usual place of abode,
a true and attested copy of said petltlon
and of this order at least six days be-
fore said day of hearing; and 1t 15 fur-
ther ,
ORDERED, that said petitioners cause
public notice thereof to be glven, by.
publishing this order In .a newspaper
having a circulation In sald Distrlct on
or! before the 16th day of _October, 1897. -
. ' ASA B. WOODWARD, _.
Judge.
Columbia. to be Secretary of theUnited .
ahe only ointment for skin troubles.
Thomas B. Needles, of Illinois.‘to be '
a
Weed, druggist, R. H. Plaisted, South '
possession of the property of George H. .
Nichols, of said Norwalk for the bene- 1
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