,.‘ I: 6‘ lfiyou want-thefbeet' .- goods for the least money read the advertisements in the Gazette. VOL. VII. 1N0 1722." , NORWALK, CONN., MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 18.1897. , Recognized. QE,' the r _ famil y paper the c'az'ettele’ . advertising Columns; wilfi prove its value to you. . PRICE ONE CENT. VOTED I AGAINST IT! TIIE PBOJEGT T0 EREGT A NEW WWII HOUSE ON wtsr mulls oEFEATEo. ' MINORITY REPORT, wns ADOPTED. THE SELECTMEN ALSO AUTHORIZED TO EXPEND $l,000 ON THE PRESENT BUILDING. The adjourned town meeting on Sat- urday afternoon defeated the project to build a new town house on the Marvin lot on West avenue, by an almost unan- imous vote. The Selectmen, however, were authorized to expend $1,000 in fixing up the present dilapidated structure. ‘ The time set for the meeting was 2:30 O’clock, but long before that hour the voters began to assemble until when K Chairman John H. Ferris called the meeting to order the interior was packed. Town Clerk Herbert R. Smith' read the previous call for the meeting, and the matter of the new town house was at once taken up. J. Arthur Osborn, secretary of the committee appomted by the former meeting to investigate the matter, was recognized and presented the following I report: Norwalk, Conn., Oct. 16th, 1897. _ The undersigned, members of your committee, appointed at the town meet- ing held on Sept. 16th, “to investigate the matter of the proposed location for a Town Hall and the approximate ex- pense-of building the same, and report at a meeting to be held Oct. 16th, at 2.30 p. m., ” would respectfully report, That they havegiven careful thought, and attention to the subject presented for their consideration and with a view to a measure that will best aid the consolidation of the interests of the entire town, and bring about a unanimity of feeling and effort for the future, would recommend, That the Town Hall be located geo- graphically between the two cities,aud that we designate and recommend the Marvin lot, so called, on West avenue, as a proper site for the Towu Hall. ' That an appropriation of not to ex- ceed $50000, be made to cover the total expense of the Town Hall and site,and, that if such an appropriation be made that 30 year bonds at the rate of 4 per cent be issued in payment of the same. EPHRAIM THOMES, JOHN H. FERRIS, E. A. WOODWARD, W. S. HANFORD, J. T. PROWITT, JOHN A. OSBORN. At the close Mr. Osborn moved that . the report be received and the commit- tee discharged. Robert Pearson'moved a an amendment, that the report be re- ceived and the reéommendation of the committee be adopted, which. motion was seconded by Attorney George A. Honnecker. ‘ Gen. Russell Frost was recognized and suggested that no vote be taken until every one understood what they were voting upon. The General then plainly and fairly explained the ques- tion as it stood under Mr. Pearson’s motion. , Attorney John J. Walsh rose to the point of order that the question was not before the house as moved by Mr. Pearson, and upOn'being sustained by the chair Mr. Pearson withdrew his amendment and Mr. Osborn’s motion was carried. 'q Mr. Walsh being again recognized inquired if there was not a minority re- port? The chair answered in the affirms ative, and Clerk Smith read the fol- lowing minority report: . The undersigned, of your committee, regret that they cannotjjoin with the majority in their report. Consideration for the convenience of the greatest number of the citizens of the town shows that the location of the- present Town sHOuse would better ac- , conim‘odate East ‘Norwalk, with its 3,100 inhabitants, Center school dis- trict, 2,600; North Center district,1,100; Cranbury Plains, 350; Broad River and Silvermine, 650; and that portion of the Over River school district that lies near the bridge, and north of the Meth- odist church, at least one-third of the district, 1,200; Lower Five Mile River, 825 and West Norwalk, 350, a total of 10,125, and equally well all \vho take the West avenue cars from VVinnipauk, and such of those as would take the cars from South Norwalk to either place. The West avenue site would better accommodate that part of South N or- walk so near that they would not take the trolley, say one-half, 3,000; two- thirds of the Over River district, 2,400; Middle Five Mile River, 450, a total of 7,800, and equally well those who would take the cars from Winnipauk, Center and Over River districts and that part of South Norwalk that would take the West avenue line which passes both sites. ' There is south of the proposed West 'avenue site about nine (9) square miles of territory, and north of it about sev- enteen (17) square miles. . From the proposed West avenue site to the southern part of Five Mile River is about three (3) miles in a direct line, and to the northerly part of the town is four and one-half (4%) miles. Convenience of the greatest number and central location both point to the ' presentrsite as the more favorable. The majority report seems based up- on considerations of policy too uncer- tain for us to endorse: to wit, possible future consolidation. If consolidation of the entire town in one municipal government was [0 be a fixed fact, there would be some excuse and justification for the sacrifice. Should consolidation fail, and there be a division of the town, the money expended for the municipal building on the Marvin lot, would be wasted as neither part of the town would want a municipal building there, and it would ‘ be practically worthless for other pur- poses. We cannot advise the town to enter into so uncertain a speculation at so largea cost as $50,000, and a possible giving up of the site, $10,000 more; we Would therefore advise that until the question of consolidation be settled, no step be taken looking to the building of a town house. Respectfully submitted, F. H. MERRILL, SAMUEL LYNES, ISAAC SELLECK. At the conclusion of the reading At- torne y Walsh moved to receive the re- port, and as soon as that was done moved to substitute the minority for the majority réport and that the same be adopted by the meeting. E. A. Woodward was recognized and said he was in favor of consolidation from the bottom of his heart, but that he feared the. minority report meant a division of the town. quired as to where the center \of the .tov’vn was located and, receiving no re- ply, said it was on the present site and sat dowu. After a few drops of oil had been poured upon the feelings of those in favor of the Marvin lot by Attorney J. Belden Hurlbutt, the motion of Attor- ney Walsh was‘passed with but a few dissenting voices. . Mr. Hurlbutt, by request, then intro- duced a resolution authorizing the Se; lectmen to expend $1,000 in renovating . Gen. Frost thought that under the call the meeting could not appropriate any money, but the chair explained that it was not an the present building. appropriation but an authorization. Dr. J G Gregory called attention to he fact that at a former meeting the Selectmen had been authorized to re- pair the building and had not done so , A motion to adjourn followed and the meeting was at an end. Isaac Selleck in-~ , A NEIMHIEF. He Visits an. East Norwalk Residence in Broad Daylight. Frightened Away by a Woman Sans Her Shoes and Stockings. One of the boldest attempts at rob- bery in this section for a long time was the one at the residence of Richard Parmelee on Rlverside avenue, East Norwalk, on Saturday afternoon last. Both Mr. and Mrs. Parmelee were home at_ the time. The former was asleep in a room on the first floor and the latter was taking a foot bath in a room on the second floor. The doors leading into the house were not locked. It is not known just how the thief en- tered the house but it was presumably through one of the doors. He is thought to have been a tramp and mayhap politely knocked at the. door, and receiving no answer walked in and proceeded to investigate, his in- vestigations leading him up a flight of stairs, and as after events proved, for plunder. He visited one room on the upper floor where he secured six silver spOOns and a pair of sugar tongs, valued as heirlooms. He then opened the door of an adjoining room in search of more booty and there was where he found that he had made a mistake. In this room was Mrs. Parmelee who was taking a foot-bath. She was equal- ly as surprised as was the thief, but be' ing of a brave disposition jumped up and asked the intruder what he wanted. The man did not reply but dashed out of the room and down the stairs with Mrs. Parmelee in close pursuit. The man ran into the conservatory and closing the door held .his pursuer in abeyance. daunted ran outside, barefooted as she was, hoping to head the fellow off if lie attempted ’to escape, but only in time to see him jump out of a window and run away. i the above mentioned goods missing. There were other valuables in. the house which were no doubt saved by M rs.Parmelee’s prompt and courageous action. The man had been seen" about East Norwalk in the morning and is de- scribed as being short in statue,rather stout, with reddish mustache and a . perhaps week’s growth of whiskers, and was shabbily dressed. The robbery occurred about 2 o’clock in the afternoon, but for some reason or other the police were not advised of the fact until about 6 o’clock, and the apprehension of the fellow could hard- ly be expected. A~ ‘ ‘ ANOTHER BURGLAR. He Skips Out of Sight by the Light of the, Moon. Between 1 and 2 o’clock Sunday morn- ing, Mrs. W. E. James was awakened by footsteps on the roof of the veranda at her home on East avenue. Thinking that burglars were about she aroused her husband who proceed- ed to 1nvestigate. The intruders foot- steps were later heard in the kitchen, and Mr. James went up the rear stairs hoping to catch the man,but he ran out of the house and made good his escape. He gained an entrance to the build- ing by climbing up one of the veranda pillars, and finding a window that was unfastened his course would have been clear if he had not been detected walk— ing about on the roof by Mrs. James. He did not succeed in securing any booty, neither did he permit of the recognition of himself other; than by the silhouette picture he presented to the vision of his pursuer as he dashed out of reach. l8c Worth Wins the Flour. The following is a copy of the sales- ticket which drew the . barrel of flour at the Boston store, Saturday, at 10 pm Date 10—16, Saleslady, No.11, Book No. 2, Item H’k 18c, Amt. received $1.00, Red number 45. . - Mrs. Parmelee nothing ' CHAS. AMA nun. The Editor of the Sun Dies in ' His Long Island Home. The Greatest of American Editors Quietly Passes Away. New York, Oct. 18.—Ché'r1es A. Da. :1. editor of the Sun, died at 1.20 o‘clock yesterday afternoon at his home ncar Glen Cove, L. I. His death. had been eXpected from list Thursday, wi...n heart failure added itself to the a:‘- ments which had kept him from his of. rice and from all work since June 9. His family had spent the Summer in the island home, Dosoris, largely that they might be near him in his illne-gs. Mr. Dana. from the June day when he bade farewell to some of his asso- ciates on the Sun, never had hope that he would return to the office. lie sev- ered that day all connection he had with any duty and prepared himself for the end. His complaint was a wasting away, and‘therewas to him an acute realization that he had entered the twilight and that beyond the narrowing horizon was the night. . Ohiy his family and the dearest of friends were admitted to see him. He had cut himself off from the world, and apparently cared little, if at all, for it. He saw no newspapers and asked for none. He was waiting, and he suffered while he waited. On Thursday night he had an attack of heart failure, and his family was summoned to his bedside. He rallied a éittle, but on Friday stilt was weak. On Saturday he continued to sink, and about noon he asked to be carri d through his house that he might look again upon the rooms, every one of which, in design or adornment, recalled something he had learned or purchased 11 his travels through many lands. Yesterday morning his death was ex- pected momentarily. Mrs. Dana, his son Paul and his daughters, Mrs. Dra- Jer, Mrs. Undeirhil-l and Mrs. Brannan, were with him. He awakened from a. ;tupor about 1 o’clock, seemd to recog- nize his family, though he did not speak, and then closed his eyes forever. \ . At 1.20 he died. M‘r. Dana was born in 'Hinsdale, New Hampshire, and was 70 years of age. The funeral will be held in Glen Cove iext Wednesday. With the life that has gone out there ias paSSed away the last of that quar- '.et of American editors who builded w nto their papers their own personal- ty: The elder Bennett, the thunderous Ereeley, the polished Raymond and She then. returned to the house and i 10w, the greatest of them all—Dana. was glad to find that there was only1 Almost ten years more than the three more and ten allotted to men did this man live, and the last ten years were :he fullest and most active of them all. He had been editor of the Sun since i868. - A A-‘ v AMUSEHENTS. Edward Harrigan. Edward Harrigan will make a visit to Hoyt’s Theatre, to-morrow night, in a character comedy, entitled “The Grip.” This is an extremely amusing piece, with some of Dave Braham’s happiest and most melodic songs run- ning through it. Harrigan is popular because he has a style peculiarly his own. He will be supported by a splen- did company. There is no greater en- joyment than to see Harrigan in one of his characteristic plays like “The Grip.” His sketches of city life are true, and are so, well developed that every one is pleased. Grand Concert. A most interesting musical event of the opening season is to be secured to us through the enterprise and exertions of two of our most popular and talented vocalists. A subscription concert will be given under the auspices of Mrs. Newkirk and Miss Sherwood in Look- wood’s Hall, November 9th. Whatever these ladies undertake to do is well done. and they are competent and ap- preciative judges of. music. It is re- freshing to know .that Norwalk is to have the opportunity and delight of hearing Richard Arnold, the great vio- linist Concertmaster of the Philhar- monié Societyof New York, accompan- iedby his wife, a remarkable pianist, Mr. Miles R. Bracewell, the noted bass of Dr. Parkhurst’s church, and Mr. George Leon Moore, the tenor of Ply- mouth church, Brooklyn. l Attached Doyle’s Bank Account. The suit of Jeremiah C. Klinefelter of Darien againstRobert J. Doyle, now of Ridgefield, has been settled out of court_ Mr. Klinefelter attached Doyle’s bank account in Stamford to satisfy a claim for an ice bill of $57 contracted while Doyle was proprietor of the Columbus Hotel in Darien. ‘ v» 7‘ ' ~"A GAZETTE ad. win pay ycu. \ lEG AND ARM on. James N. Wag—Killed by a Midnight Freight Train. His Badly Mangled Body Found Beside the Tracks in Bridgeport. James N. Ward of 2231} Arctic street was struck and killed by afreight train at the East Main street railroad cross- ing Saturday night shortly befOre 12, o’clock and was mangled into.a shape- less mass. ‘ Ward, it is presumed, was crossing the track on his way home and did not hear the approaching train which pass- es through that city east bound about 11:50. A policeman while walking along Crescent avenue at just 12 o’clock Sat- urday evening heard the groans of a man lying on the track a short distance east of the~ crossing where the fatal ac- cident occurred. When he arrived up- on the spot he discovered that the man was badly wounded and running to the nearest telephone a hasty call was sent in for the ambulance. The body of the man was found lying On the inner rail of the east track with his left leg cut off at the knee and his lefi, arm severed at the elbow. He was unconscious and the dismem- bered limbs were put into the ambu- lance with the body, which was taken to the general hospital where the man died one hour after reaching there. A STRAMIE DEATH. Wheelman George Hall Killed While Coasting in Trumbull. Apples in His. Pocket Give Him a Solar Plexus Blow. George E. Hall, 16 years old, living at 86 Howe street, Bridgeport, was killed by a fall from a bicycle Saturday afternoon at Daniels Farms. With a friend he had taken a ride into the country. He lost his pedals while coasting down a steep hill and was thrown violently on a pile of rocks at the roadside. Two apples which he had in his pocket so arranged them- selves as he was thrown that they lay one on the other directly over the 'solar plexus. Death was caused by the shock of the fall upon the apples. There was no other marks upon the body and the apple bore the marks of a suspender buckle deeply imbedded in it. I) ——————-—‘O»--————— Mrs. Blaine’s Horses. A carload of fancy horses belonging to Mrs. James G. Blaine jr., arrived at Greenwich last week.. Mrs. Blaine has been stopping at the Kent house, there for a few weeks past, and the horses were removed to the stables of the hotel On "Saturday. There were six or eight in the car, and they are all of blooded stock'and high-priced, and include good readers and trotters, and will be seen on Greenwich streets to-day, perhaps. Bridgeport Sloop Ashore. , The Simon Banks, Captain William Austin, a small Bridgeport oyster sloop was driven from her anchorage at Port Jefferson yesterday and went on the rocks and may be wrecked. There was no one on board, The Banks left Strat- ford a few days ago for Long Island. ——-Photographm ziprplies at Riggs Drug store. 0 14 tf ‘v Offers a Site Free. In a letter to the GAZETTE from Lon- don, England, Mr. George Clarke states that he will give to the town, free of charge, a building lot 100x110, at the corner of Catherine street and Wilton avenue, upou which to erect a town house. —Unpaid Taxes. The City Tax Collector will be at the Water commissioner’s oflice, Fairfield County National Bank building, on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday of each week, to receive unpaid taxes. - Oct. 18 3t. 1 siAMiogleAuEnl. The Would Be Murderess Re- coveringBut Her Mind is a Blank. Little Hope Enter-tamed by the Physicians for Mrs. Dixon’s Recovery. Lizzie Fleming, the woman who as— . saulted‘the Dixon family 'with an axe in Stamford early Saturday morning, is reported to-day as being somewhat im- proved and gradually recovering. She took some food yesterday and conversed with the attendants at Dr. Givens’ san- itarium where she now is. Her mind appears to be a blank from the time she attacked the Dixon family. Nothing has been said to her regarding the ter- rible tragedy in which she figured and she evidently does not know that any- thing out of the ordinary has happened The victims of the assault are also reported as being in as comfortable condition as could be expected, in fact some improvement was shown and if fever does not set in there is a chance for their recovery, although they are both still in a critical condition, how‘ ever. The physicians entertain little hope for Mrs. Dixon’s recovery, but say Mr. Dixon’s chances are good. Should the Fleming woman’s condi- tion permit she will I be arraigned in the Stamford city court to-day and ar- rangements made for her commitment to the hospital for the insane. new hit? VSTAND. The Second Week of the Gazette Newsbdy Contest. At the close of business on Saturday, the Second week of the contest between the newsboys for the prizes offered. by the GAZETTE, shows several changes in the standing of the boys. , , The first sixteen on Saturday night are as follows: ‘ Frank Riley, Treat Stanley, Leonard Collin, Eddie German, Lester Comstock, ' Harry Bouton, Allie Tocci, George Burg, Ernest Gregory, Charles Mullen, _ John Siswick, Joseph Cahill, Thomas Harrigan, James Haugh, Mike Gambin, Harry Cahill, Martin Slattery. ‘ Erank Riley continues in the lead with Treat Stanley second, but Leon- ard Coflin has passed Eddie German for’ third place. Allie Tocci has jumped from twelfth position to seventh. There are also a number of other changes further down the list. Harry Cahill and Martin Slattery are tied for six— teenth position. , A Splendid Sermon. Over 200 Odd Fellows attended the services at the Methodist church last night. The pastor preached a splendid sermon and being a member of the or-, der, himself, spoke intelligently on the good work being done by the same. The church was packed and the music .was especially fine. ~ ‘ 'Tdeeatlier. Fair to-night and Tuesday warmer. DEATHS. CLEMMETS—In Bridgeport, Oct. 16, Mrs. Jennie Clemmets of Norwalk, aged 38 years. - COSTELLO—In Bridgeport, Oct. 16, Rose, widow of the late Martln Costello, aged 76 years. . FITCH—In Norwalk, Oct. 17, Charles M. Fitch, aged 46 years and 11 months. HAGGERTY—In Bridgeport, Oct. 17, Catherine, youngest daughter of Dan- iel and Margaret Haggerty, aged 1 year. RICE—In Norwalk, Oct 16, Mrs. E1- len Rice, aged about 70 years. SHERMAN—In Stratford, Oct. 15, Anna Amelia Burnham, widow of Hen- ry Sherman, of Washington, D. C., and daughter of the late Mlchael Burnham, of New York City. . ' SKIDMORE—In Greenwich, Oct. 16, William L. Skidmore, son of the late . Jeremiah Skidmore, in the 76th year of his age. . _ . WARD—In Bridgeport, Oct. 17», James N. Ward, aged 64 years. WRIGHT—In Greenwich, Oct. 15, Abagail R., wife of Benjamin Wright, aged 58 years. ’
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