@- If you want the best goodsfor the least money read the advertisements in the Gazette. fiscognized as the family paper the Gazette’s advertising columns ,vvil prove its value to you. VOL. VII. No. 1725. NORWALK, CONN. THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 21.1897. PRICE ONE CENT. ‘ BIG BLAZE m DANBURY! THE HIB BUILIIIIES DESTROYED BY All IllllEllllllliY EARLY TIIIS Iflflllllfi. THE Loss om $25,000. TOO FAR FROM THE CITY FOR THE FIRE DERART- ' '\ MENT TO BE or SERVICE. " A fire of supposed incendiary origin destroyed the main exhibition halls on the Danbury fair grounds at an early hour this morning, burning over an area of three or four acres and causing a loss of fully $25,000, insured. There was a high wind prevailing, but fortu- nately the flames were carried in an opposite direction so that the grand stand, the judge’s stand and the stables ' were saved. The fire was discovered at 12:15 this morning by Charles Nolan the keeper of the grounds who occupies the cottage adjacent to the main exhibition build- ing." Mr. Nolan was aroused by the sound of an explosion and soon after- wards the main building was a mass of flames. The structure which was of wood was 150 feet long 80 feet wide and with its arched roof was 50 feet high in the center. The building proved a veritable tinder box and the high wind that prevailed swept the flames to the poultry exhibit building, the floral hall, the new bench show building and agricultural hall which were wholly destroyed. The grounds are located about two and a half miles from the city and no alarm was sent in for the fire depart- ment, but the people living in the vi- cinity turned out in force and by means of a bucket brigade extinguished the fire started by flying embers lodging on the grand stand or stables. The surrounding country was illumined for miles and it was possible to read a newspaper on the streets of Danbury while the fire was at its height. Here in N orwalk the blaze was plainly seen. A Little Mixed. Miss Ethel Chase Sprague, a daugh- ter of Mrs. Kate Chase Sprague, who is the Widow of ex-Governor_ Sprague of Rhode Island, formerly Mlss Weed ' of Ponus Street, New , Canaan, where she lived over thirty years ago, made her debut on the vaudeville stage 1n ' New—Yerk on'Mo'nday night. —Stamford Advocate. With the exception that ex-Governor Sprague is very much alive and Mrs. Sprague was the daughter of the late Chief Justice Chase of the United States Supreme court and never saw New Canaan, the above item is correct. ‘ ——Photographic supplies at Riggs Drug store. 0 14 tf AAA “'7 Athletic Entertainment A fine athletic entertainment will be given at Arion hall to-night, at which time several Well-known boxers will meet in the roped arena. There are two six and one ten round bouts down on the programme, and each promises to be worth witnessing. Jack Grace of New York and Bruce Nordaby of Brooklyn = will meet in six' rounds as will James Kelley of New York and George Fagan of Brooklyn. The wind-up will be a ten round go between Lew Webster of South Norwalk and Mike Hughes of New York. . AAA fiv" Water Spread Blaze. Mrs. M. E. Boyd, a boarding house keeper in Danbury, attempted to ex- tinguish a blaze on a gasoline stove yesterday morning by. throwing water upon it. The water caused the burning gasoline” to spread over the room and before the fire was extinguished dam- age to the extent of $1,000 was caused Several of the members of the Ullie Ackerstrom theatrical company lost their wardrobes in the fire. ' A A Lost. A “dead red” mustache formerly owned by Attorney John J. Walsh. The finder can keep it provided he agrees to put it toa good use. It was finely polished with rhetoric and was at one time a beauty. Mr. Walsh will cultivate a new one with whisker at- tachments. Prisoners Escape. Thomas Elkins, said to be of Bridge- port, and Frank Miller of Meriden, es- caped from the New Haven county jail at 5 o’clock yesterday afternoon by drilling a hole through a sixteen inch brick wall. They had not been cap- tured up to an early hour this morning. A High Honor. Samuel E. Bassett of Wilton has been selected by the Yale class, of ’98 as class day ator, and Charles E. Ives of Danbury, as one of the Ivy commit- tee. A A The subject of the mid-week meeting at the Norwalk Methodist church to- night will be “Fading and Fadeless.” AMUSEMENTS. The Span of Life. One of the most popular melodrama- tic productions on the road is “The Span of Life,” which will be seen here at Hoyt’s Theatre, Tuesday, Oct. ‘26. It- can truly be said that “age does not With‘er nor custom stale” the infinite popularity of this most successful of the manyrealistic plays written by Sutton Vane, who is beyond doubt a past mas- ter inthe art of stageconstruction. A more remarkable scene than the human bridge in “The Span of Life” has never been conceived by a playwright and it is probably to this unique contrivanCe that “The Span of Life” owes its last- ing popularity. Manager Calder de- clares that his company this season is the best he has ever engaged to present this play. Broadway Theatre. The last time Frank Daniels appeared in New York was as a Persian wander- ing the land of the Egyptian. In the new production which will be seen at the Broadway Theatre October 25th, he is a modern American seeking what he may discover in the country of the Hindoo, during the present day of British occupancy. This extensive, but natural comingling of nationalities, embracing also as it does in the case of the British occupants, a flavoring of Cockney, Scotch and Irish, gives rise to many laughable complications, mak- ing it the most promising story Harry B. Smith has ever written. Mr. Dan- iels will be quite a linguist in a dialect way by the time this season is'ended. FRATERNAL NEWS. Secretaries of fraternal, or secret so- cieties are invited to send to the GAZETTE, the elections of officers and other news pertaining to their, lodges to be printed in, this rolumn. The names of officers should be brought in on the evening of their election and all other news with equal promptncss. The St. Joseph’s temperance society will meet this evening. The Cockenoe tribe of Red Men will confer the chief’s degree to-morrow night. . Butler Lodge, I.’ O. O. F. conferred the second degree last night. There will be a regular meeting of the Central Labor Union in G. A. R. hall, Washington street, this evening. P‘romote’d. A Emor A. Smith, who for seven years has been the manager of the Southern New England Telephone company’s of- fice in Meriden, has been promoted to the management of the Hartford office and is to leave Meriden November 1, to assume his new duties. It is reported that a New Haven man will succeed Mr. Smith in Meriden. . Prior to going to Meriden Mr. Smith was located in Norwalk, where he made many friends. , . SOUND pgfnouun. The Big Steamer . Bosedale Puts In at Wilson Point. Bridgeport Homes. The big Sound steamer Rosedale of the Bridgeport line, left her dock in New York yesterday and attempted to make her regular trip to Bridgeport. The sea was too heavy, however, and when the steamer arrived off N orwalk it was deemed advisable to put in at Wilson Point, which was done and the passengers were landed and sent home by rail. There were about 50 passengers on the steamer, quite a number of them women, and some of them were sea- sick. When the steamer landed the crew helped the passengers ashore where they soon after caught a Tram- way car and were conveyed to South Norwalk, from where they went to Bridgeport, by train. Most of the passengers belonged in Bridgeport and the remainder in towns along the Naug- atuck railroad. -————m—-———-—-— PERSONAL NOTES. Mrs. W. B. Bean and son, Allan of West avenue, South N orwalk, have re- turned from a visit with relatives in Boston. Mrs. Joseph Yates of South Main street, South N orwalk, has been visit— ing her daughter Mrs. Hobson of Dane bury. Rev. H. H. Tucker is spending a few days at Gustav Pitzer’s, Stuart avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Hunt are vis- iting in.Troy, N. Y. Freddie Pitzer, of Meriden, 1s spend- ing a week with his parents, M r. and Mrs. Gustav Pitzer, of Stuart avenue. Mrs. Sarah A. Post, of Norwalk,,has been visiting with Mrs. Robert L. Shepard, of Southport. Mrs. William Bartram, of Norwalk, is visiting Mrs. S. A. Bidwell and Mrs. Howell A. Steele, in Burnside. Miss Charlotte Hughe, of Newport, R. I., who has‘been the guest of Mrs. Charles H. Mott, of North avenue, Norwalk, has returned home. Mr. and Mrs. Noah B. Stevens, who have been guests of Mr. and Mrs. J - Irving Dibble of South‘Norwalk, drove to their home in New York, Tuesday. Mrs. George S. Gregory and Mrs. Lester Gregory have been visiting Mrs. Theodore J eliif of Belden Hill. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. ,Wheeler of North avenue have returned home from a wheeling tour in New York state. Art Exhibition. drawing at the Norwalk University school, will place on exhibition at the school building, to-morrow and Satur- day, from 3 to 5 and 8 to 10 p. m., some of his productions in oil, water colors, pastel etc. The public IS cordially in- vited to inspect them. Mr. Thomson has studied for several years under William M. Chase, and has many works of high merit to ex- hibit. A A__ At tthownWFarm. ing season at the Town Farm. Nearly 500 bushels of potatoes have been dug and stored, to say nothing of the hull- dreds of bushels of carrots and beets, heads of cabbage, etc. There is a five years supply of firewood seasoned and housed, a big harvest of hay, and about thirty porcines big and little, a plenty of poultry and fruit and—well all that could be wished for or expected at, such an institution. . -—————---‘0.0>————- Wants Boys_Arrested. The mother of Coleman Ballard com- plains to the police that her'son is be- ing greatly tantalized by boys who carried their abuse to the extent of hurling stones at him, and she wants the ofienders arrested. Ballard is a six-footer and seemingly able to pro tect himself as he usually has an axe in his possession. ' i The Monte Cristo. George H. Allen, the Main street cigar dealer has leased the MonteCristo billiard parlors on Wall street and will take possession on Monday next. He is having the same thoroughly renovat- ed. He anticipates his share of patron, age during the coming season. 1 .Ansznrrfi Ed: vinegar you Her Passengers Take the Train for their . Mr. H. G. Thomson, instructor in TheSelectmen report a good grow-- HELD INJHN YORK. John Bender of South Norwalk Charged with Steal. ing a Horse. Drove to Williamsburg with James Mags ner’s Horse and Carriage. A Williamsburg, N. Y. dispatch reads as follows: _ John Bender, twenty-five yeaes old, of Norwalk, was held for trial by Jus tice Kramer in the Lee Avenue Police Court, Williamsburg, to-day on a charge of stealing a horse and. buggy from James H. 'Magner, of 12 Cross street, Norwalk. At 8 o’clockyesterday morning Ben- der hired the rig and said that he would takea ride to Stamford, a dis- tance of about nine miles. When he reached Stamford, it is alleged that he telegraphed to a friend in Williams- burg, saying that he had a horse and wagon he wanted to sell. Magner was notified of this fact and Bender was arrested in Williamsburg. He refused to talk. The rig was con- fiscated. ' The true story of the trouble is, if it may be called trouble, is that Bender hired a horse and carriage of Magner to drive to Stamford. In some way Mr. Magner heard that Bender had driven the horse to Port Chester, and from thence to Williams- burg. Magner went to Port Chester and from thence “traced the man to VVil- liamsburg, where in company witha detective he visited a stable and con- fronted Bender who weakened at the Ksight of the man from whom he had 'hired the horse and made all manner of excuses, in which he unhappily criminated himself. . Bender was placed under arrest, and of $1,000 were called for in default of which he was locked up and will be given a hearing to-morrow morning. Bender is employed as a'bar-tender at the hotel corner of Haviland and Water street in South N orwalk, con- ducted by Mrs. Sarah Larrigan. Magner returned to Norwalk last night. Soon after his arrival Mrs. Lar- rigan called upon him and asked as to why he had not consulted hcl‘ before setting chase after Bender. She was inclined to adjust the matter to the extent of paying all expenses in- curred by Mr. Magner provided he would not prosecute. The affair is in the hands of the New [Yerk state authorities, but it is be- lieved that Mr. Magner will not insist on the extradition of the thief and that Bender will escape with a fine and costs. ' k He is Up to Date. Liveryman Banks is every day mak- ing additions’at his stables that are of a pleasing and attractive character. He has among the latest a “trap” that for substantial elegance ,is far ahead of anything in town. A T cart is also ad- mired, to say nothing of a Chestnut cob that hitched up before ' any rig would court praise. Banks is up to date in the way of-turnouts. ~A report that he had ordered 1000 cutters is not true, but he will have a plenty of them when the sleighing season opens. A V. ‘ An October Boy. The colors were raised on the flag- pole at the Street Railway office this morning, or ought to have been, to celebrate the arrival of a brand new boy’at the home of Conductor George E. Parketon on High street last night. Home Again. Hon. and Mrs. E. J; Hill were among the . passengers on the steamship “Werra” which reached New York last night. 'They have been absent on an European trip for several weeks. AAA Miss Bertha Nesbitt and Frank H. Lathbury were married at Port Deposit last night. Both of the contracting parties have friends in this city who regret that they were unable to be present and add to the shower‘of con— gratulations. ’ 4 . '—Adver‘ti's'i° ln‘ T1113 Gazngrrn. A ,.»~‘ A NEwoggnuousE Danbury to Ask the County to Build one. ’ Very Little Business to Call the County Courts There Now. Danbury citizens are inflated with the idea that the county ought to build a new court house in that city, to replace the dilapidated structure that is now the seat of justice. N 0 one will take issue with the statement that the county ought either'to erect a suitable court house or discontinue the present one, but there are many _ who believe the latter course would be the more eco- nomical, and that the business of the courts would not suffer by it. The Danburycourt house and the Danbury jail are both expensive insti- tutions comparatively speaking, for there is little court business there, and not an average of a dozen prisoners dur- ing the year. During the last fiscal year it cost the county $2,840.38 to maintain the county jail in Danbury, and the previous year $4,124, while the Bridgeport jail only cost $21,161. Al- ready $700 has been spent for repairs at the Danbury jail this year. Those who favor the project to build a new court house will urge the repre- ' sentatives of the county to make an ap- propriation for it at their next annual meeting. They believe the city of Danbury ought to give the land for the purpose. Danbury under such an ar- rangement would have the advantage of Bridgeport, which was not only com- pelled to donate the land but actually build the handsome $125,000 court house. Danbury being a county seat at the present time naturally wants better accommodations. Judges now avoid going to the Hatting town so far as possible, owing to the miserable quar- ters there. An argument against it which is used is that the business in Danbury and the surrounding towns does not warrant the county expending a large sum of'money to build a new court house. All the business of the county can easily be done at' Bridgeport, and lawyers generally, even from towns near Danbury, prefer to go there. The subject will be brought up when the representatives meet to lay the county tax next year. er DABIEN. Mrs. Frank Leeson is visiting rela- tives in Lee, Mass. The water in the well at William Moe’s home has been found to contain lead poison, on account of being so long unused. V Miss Lucretia Cullen has returned from a week’s visit to friends in New York. The roadbed in front of G.H. Tilley’s where the road is being graded, is found to be solid rock. Considerable blasting will have to be done. G. H. Tilley’s pleasure pond is com- pleted and has begun to fill. It prom- ises to be one of the prettiest ponds in the neighborhood. The Middlesex club have decided to have every Friday night open to ladies. There will be whist every other Friday 1' ‘ night. NEW‘ DANAAN. Will Weed has returned from a visit in Huckleberry Hills. , Miss Emma Weed, of Springdale, has been spending a few days with Miss . Sarah Benedict. Arthur Dow has returned to New York with the Anderson family as tutor to their son. ' Sidney Chlchester is moving tnto the house on Meads Corners, which he re- cently purchased 0s Edgar Slauson. Mr. Harry Bossa of Ridgefield spent Sunday with his parents on East ave- nue. Mr. Frank Brooks has secured a position in the “People’s Market” Stamford. AAA Groceryman George W. Raymond is slowly but surely imprOving of his ill- ness. - The work of setting the poles for the introduction of electric lights in New Canaan will be commenced at an early date, possibly as soon as Saturday next. The poWer is to be furnished by the Norwalk and South Norwalk Electric Light company. The pole sites have already been selected. mi ElZEiiE wnuin m it Norwalk, 'ISouth Norwalk and East Norwalk consolidated. The sand removed from off the new Wall street pavement. . Motorman Matheis discard that white necktie. The wind get out of the east and al- low the Raymond—Betts—DeKlyn party .' to go fishing. , Washington ~ street repaved with brick. " George Allen make a success out of the Monte Cristo parlors. A suicide club formed in Norwalk. A foot ball team organized in town this winter. Councilman Comstock present the , ' South N orwalk police with their new overcoats in a few well chosen remarks. The municipal electric light clause in the South Norwalk charter decipher- ed. - Fred Coleman use Tommy Dunn’s stop watch at to-night’s athletic enter- tainment. The Norwalk police furnished with new hats. ———<o- EAST NORWALK. The marriage. of Harry Hoyt, a mem- ber of the firm of Hoyt & Walthausen of South Norwalk, and Miss Evelyn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Haw- kins took place at 5:30 o’clock last even-, ing at the home of the bride’s parents on Seaside place, in the presence of a large number of relatives and intimate friends. The ceremony was performed by Rev. A. J. Smith. Many handsome and useful presents were received by the young couple. After a short wed— ding trip, Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt will re- side in South Norwalk. The town assessors will be in session this evening from 7 to 9 o’clock at E. E. Gorham’s store. Carry in your lists. W Mrs. Richard L’Hommedieu and Mrs. Charles Ainsworth have returned from a visit with J. 0. Davis and family of Port Jefferson, L. I. ' - The metal conices for the new school house have arrived. _ _ Miss Annie L. A Smith is a guest of Miss Mabel Prophett of Bridgeport. The new concrete walks around the M. E. church are completed and are a decided improvement on the former ones. A horse OWned by Charles Hubbard, proprietor of the Calf Pasture Beach hotel, ran away on the Gregory Point road, Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Hub bard was thrOWn out and somewhat bruised, and the wagon was quite bad- ly wrecked. . Ground has been broken on Prospect street for the building ' of at" handsome new cottage for Ernest Morgan. . Mrs. Louisa Lockwood is ill of pneu- monia at the home of her daughteers. John Jackson of Prospect street. ‘ Mrs. John Banks of Fifth avenue who has been seriously ill of Typhoid fever has recovered and is able to sit up. A A“ The propeller City of Norwalk reached this port several hours late this afternoon, due to an unusually high sea last night. ‘ The Weather. Light showers this afternoon and to- night, probably fair Friday. A BIRTHS. PARKETON—In Norwalk, October '20, a son to Mr. and Mrs. George E. Park- eton. MARRIAGES. HOYT—HAWKINs—In East Norwalk, Oct. 20, by Rev. A. J. Smith, Harry Hoyt and Miss Evelyn Hawkins of East N orwalk. CUNNINGHAM—GREGORY —— In South N orwalk, Oct. 20, by Rev. A. S. Kava— nagh, Roger S. Cunningham of Bridge- port, and Miss Erma Leslie Gregory, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Gregory of South Norwalk. DEATHS. CHAVELL.—In Bridgeport, Oct. 19. Lucy A., daughter of George E. and Emma J. Chavell, aged .19 years. . . FARRELL—In South N orwalk, Oct. 20, Frank Farrell, aged about 50 years. GAGEN—In New York, Oct. 17, John Gagen formerly of Stamford, aged .32 years. ~. HITCHENé—In Mianus, Oct. 17, Ben- jamin Hitchen. MURPHY—In Stamford, Oct. 19, Mrs. Martin Murphy. 4 . ' RUZICKA—In Bridgeport, Got. 20, Marie Ruzicka, aged 59’ years. - VORSCHMITT—In Bridgeport, Oct. 20, Anna M.,, wife of Andrew Vorschmitt, aged 74 years.
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