11V 1235' If you want the best V goods for the host money . read the advertIsements in the Gazette. . VOL. VII. NO. 1731. E. A MUST NOTABLE EVENT new. on. no nns. TllOllllS 1.1011115 HOSPITABLE uousrmanno. THE cowus MANSION/OPENED. T'I-IE EVENING’S FUNCTION ALso RECALLS A NOR-_ wVALK STORY DESERVING OFVRECORD. Last evening the First Congregation- al church of N orwalk met in a pleasant reunion on the occasion of a most hospitable “Housewarming” offered by Dr. and Mrs. Noble to the congrega- tion and their the stately Cowles Mansion which was given, to the church upon the death of M11. Geo. friends, _R. Cowles and his wife having now be- come the parsonage. It was a gracious thought of the doctor and his wife to throw the doors of the old parsonage open to their people upon leaving it, and at the first moment possible, after the flitting and settling, to set wide .the doorway of the new.» The arrangements of the house-mis' tress last night were most fitting,being worthy of the spacious structure and its handsome fittings. The square hall with its stained glass, winding stair- case and corridor above, makes a fine entrance. The great North parlor, where Dr. and Mrs.V Noble stood to re- ceive, the South parlor, the music room, the long dining room, and, one of the greatest beauties of the house, Dr. Noble' 5 magnificent study, with its bookcases, and its large square alcove, I—almost another rOom by itsself, to-V gether with the fine rooms upstairs, were all thrown open. They were aglow with the brilliant light of the- beautiful old crystal chandeliers and the softer shine of many. candles. They Were all lovely with flowers, great masses Of the WondErful blOoms 0f- the Chrysanthemums, long,- graceful vines from cor nices and mantles, ca1 nations, 1' 0868. . . A dainty table with lemonade was _served by Mrs. Belden, and a table whose decorations were light green and' pink st'Ood' 1n the end of the dining 100m and was presided over by M113. A. B. Hill. A most beautiful letter of V congratulation to the church and its pastor was read from Dr. Gerald H. Beard, a delightful paper and original poem by Dr.‘ Sewa1d, Withagrace'ful 1esponse from Dr. Noble, and a short programme of great merit was ren- dered.V Music by the choir, a duet by Mrs. Newkirk and Miss Sherwood, a piano solo by Miss Betts, a violin sOlo by Miss Littlejohn with accompani- ment by Miss Wood. Mrs. N. H. Blinn of San Francisco,,Mrs. N oble's friend, ,3 tions. It was a pleasure to hear so 11e- markable an elocutionist, whose magnetism captured her-hearers at once. Mrs. Blinn is a woman" .01 presence and beauty. At the close 'of the programme a dainty supper was served with ,efli cien- cy and celerity by the competent wait- The rooms were full td overflOW- and one ers. ing, fully four hundred being present. It seemed that every one who found it possible had come to bid che pastor and his wife Godspeed Youths and maid- ens, the old and the young, boys and girls, all were glad to show their re- spect and affection for the pastor and his wife'and appreciation of their hos- pitable thought. It must truly have been a great pleasure and a satisfaction to Dr and Mrs. Noble to have so gen- eral a response to their invitation In- deed, the warm and hearty welcome to the visitor always making one glad to gc to them. Each added year in Nor- ’ walk makes for , Dr. and Mrs. Noble new friends. Last night every one must have gone away with an added brightness and the thought that it is good for a church to Mimimuflithifi‘ the walls of a real home. And so has this handsome gift been made a true house- warmingfand heartwarming V to the church and its people, and its first pub- lic use has been one which will linger happily in the memory. V A History—Shrine. Last evening’s thronged function, whereby the “Prime Ancient Society” of Norwalk may besaid to have formal- ly adopted the late Cowles property as a pastor-home, recalled a fact-bit of Norwalk story which deserves to have record. Jane Newberry of Windsor was a matriarch of the New World whose daughters, in the matter of maternal influence, had, perhaps, mere to do in moulding the civic and religious life of early New England than any other women in the land. Of Esther, the oldest of these daughters, it has been said that “she was exceedingly quiet, but all came to her to know what the town should do.” She was the grand- mother ofIPI-esident Jonathan Edwards and the great grandmother‘of Presi- dents Timothy Dwight Of Yale and Aaron Burr of Princeton Colleges. Jane N ewberry was also a near ances- tressVof Col. John Pynchon, one of the three so called “Conn. River Gods.” .Margaret Pynchon, a g1and daughte1 in either the second 01- third degree, of Col. John, lived in NOrwalk and was the mother of Martha who of yore pre- sided at the hem th’stone'around Which last night’s company convened. The renowned Jane Newberry, fore- mother of Mighty men in this Nation, was buried from N orwalk’s first pastor— house, and her own blood descendant, Martha Pynchon Keeler, tenanted the :premiSes now, two hundred and forty years later down, knOwn as INorwalk’s newest pastor-home. .With 1 this, in 1897 beautifully remodeled home, Dr. Benjamin Franklin, one hundred odd years ago, was familiar, and it is an in- teresting mention that the epitaph of pne of Mart-ha Keeler’ 3 blood, viz. “a living, 3b1eathing Bible” was highly pleasing to the great phiIOSOpher. Had voice been given to the walls of the Congregational and Episcopal par- sonages of days agone, no Norwalk son or daughter would ever have been ashamedof the echo. Both parsonage and rectory are eminently storied, and it was a felicitous thought of Dr. and Mrs Noble to associate the anniversary , delio'ht e d the audience by her recital; of their bridal with the opening to thei1 people of such an inviting history haunt. 1The thoughts fruition was. an evening' 3 delightful sociability. ‘ <v" Look Out To-night. To-mOrrow is Hallowe’en, but as it comes on Sunday this year the event will be celebrated this evening. Look out for your gates and door bells and be prepared to receive all sorts of 1 efuse on your front ve1anda. The will keep a strict watch and the youths who attempt to make things too troub- Ilesome will be arrested. -————*—<o.o>—-———-—-—- -An Athletic Entertainment. ‘ A 1egular meeting of the members of Co. D, 4th Regiment, C. N. G. was heldat the Armory last evening. Ex- Captain Wilcoxson was present and explained certain accounts in a satis- factory manner, The company pro- poses giving an athletic entertainment. M '7 . I Jooking for Burglors. , William Potter of Ansonia, thought he heard burglars, and while investi- gating he fell headlong down stairs, _gashed his scalp, broke his left arm. dilecated his right wrist and sustained internal injuries. olice. DIVORCE cIiANTED. VTwo VVNorwamtiesV Whose wedded Life Was Nut :1 Success. Judge Elmer Grants Their Petitions on the ‘ Grounds of Deseriion. . Yesterday was “separation day” in Judge Elmer’s divorce court, and two No1 walk parties were set free from the bonds of matrimony. Frank Lemengelli of South Norwalk was granted a decree f10m his wife Mar y Lemengelli, who deserted him 1n March 1894. According to his story his wife had no provocation for desert- ing him, nor would she ever give a rea- son for so doing. Since she deserted him she has been living alternately with he1 sister and her mother. She has thei1 daughtel in he1 possession. Lemengelli has a son whom the moth- er left when she departed, and besides ” a decree he was awarded the custody of the child now with his wife. Mrs. Le- mengelli has steadfastly refused to re- enter her husband’s domicile. Nellie M. Stevens, also of Norwalk, was granted a decree from William B. Stevens, of Derby, on the ground of cruelty and desertion. They were mar- ried June 10, 1891, and he deserted her about a year later. Nellie, before her marriage lived in Branchville. She and her husband both went to Bridgeport where they secured employment. Willie took to drink and then skipped out to Derby and Nellie had to hustle for herself. She has not seen her husband since April 1895. —Photographic supplies at Riggs Drug store. 0 l4 tf AMUSEMENTS. Little lack Homer. There are only a few famous charac- te1s in this world, and probably two of the most famous are “Little Jack HOT- ner” and “Grimsey Me Boy." There is hardly a household that has not read about, or' at least seen .one of them.- James B. Mackay,'who created the part of: "Grimes” in Hoyt’ smasterpicce, “A Bunch of Keys,” and who for several . years. has beenstarringin “Grimes’ Cellar Door,” hav‘ing made light the hearts of thousands by his inim1tables characterization of- the harumscarum “Grimsey Me Boy,” is as Well known to the theatre-going public as “Mother Goose" is to the nursery. He will be at HOyt s,n next Monday night. Am. D11 ject fr om its highly suCc essful series V of concuts at the MetropOlitaIn Opera house, New York, the Banda Rossa di san Severn will give a conce t at the ;- Stamford Opera HOuSe, Monday after- neon, N ovembe1 1 and the music loving people of this city should embrace this ~ opportunity to hear the great musi ciIans‘. Stamford can be reached by' trolley or train, being but a short dis- tance away, and this will probably be the only chance offered the'Vpeople of I V NorWalk to attend their :concerts, Lamp Exploded. A lamp which was resting On a man- tel back of a stove in the kitchen at.- Sylvester Taylor’s home Thursday night, exploded and the oil 'ran‘down onto the stove, at first threatening to ~ . set fire to the'building. The flames? Were extinguished beforenany great ' It was amount of damage Was done. thought that the lamp was unlighted and the cause of the explosion IS a per- plexing mystery to Mr. Taylor. Star Laundry. Good w01 k 15 bound to win, and this _ fact no doubt accounts for the large and increasing patronage enjoyed at the Star laundry on Main street. A feature at this establishment' IS the close com- pliance with the motto, “Work done when promised. ” ‘ _ S Aieo’od'ndve. _;-‘ .4 Street commissioner Kellogg has his men at work this morning sweeping 03 that portion of the brick paving on Wall street so. far completed. If this was done every day and the brick kept free from water, the street would be a desirable one upon which to‘ travel“ M :v' V The Differcnce. . I . The Wallingfoi'dista‘tion agent, Short a few hundred dollars, goes to prison. The WalIlingfordI bank cashier, shorta few thousand, goes free In this jub- 1...-.'. . .. 1.. ties, as interpreted over that way.—— ' Norwich Record. - years past, was retired from the above ~ position at a meeting of the board of _di- ‘ rectors yesterday. NOBWALK, CONN., SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 30. 1897. ’VFLAHI'ER I'IY BROKE HIS ARM. l Then HisV Backer Rushed in and Threw Up the Sponge. Tommy Broderick of Yonkers, was- given the decision over Joe Fla‘nerty of Lowell, Mass, in an exhibition be- fore the :N ew London Athletic club last night. The men were matched for 20 rounds. ,Honors were even for 12 11ounds,'when IFlaheIrty cut loose and was having a decided advantage over his opponent when he ; accidentally slipped in the 14th round and in a wild swing which landed on Brode1ick’s head, he broxe his left a1m near the elbow. He pluckily kept' 111 the fight, but within three seconds of the end of the 15th roundihis condition was such that Martin Flaherty rushed into the ring and threw up the sponge. James Boutell of Providence was referee. : <v PERSONAL NOTES. The Misses Clara Betts, Julia Lock- wood and Grace IR. Byington of Vassar . College arrived in N orwalk last ”night to visit their, parents. They will re- turn on Sunday afternoon. Miss Stella Seymour of New York, is visiting her brother ex-Commissioner John S. Seymour. Herman Williams, of Weston, has moved to South Norwalk, where he . has secured employment in a bakery. 1 Mrs. John Dickson and family of Westport, have moved to Norwalk. Mrs. Henry Beers, is spending a few days anthe Danbury home, visiting his sister, Miss Westerfield, the matron of the home.——Danbury News. Mrs. Colonel Blinn, of San Francisco, is a guest of Dr. and Mrs. T. K. Noble. Alfred E. Styles, Of Cleveland, Ohio, has been a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Ferris, Bayview avenue. Mrs. C. D. Mathews and family, of Elmenworth, will go to New York city, Wednesday, for the winter. .0. B. Grumman, of Glen Cove, 1‘“ 1., is a guest at the residence of Lewis rHubbell, in West avenue. . 1 Mrs. C. F. Rider and daughter Isabel 'a'nd son Spencer have gone to Hudson, EN. Y. Ito. visit relatives.- , 1 Dr. and. Mrs. L. N. Phinney Of West avenue have returned home from a three weeks’ visit with f1 lends 1n New ,Hanipshire.’ ‘ - ~ - Nearly Completed. The W ork Of building the scwe1 ex- tension at the east end of the Wall street b1 more is nearly ccmpleted and the unaightly deri ick us’cd at that point will probably. soon be removed, and the :work of brick paving continued to an early completion _x MADE A MISTAKE. Little Emma Warner’s 'Nar. row Escape from Being Burned to Death. A Granddaughter of Ex-Chief Engineer Loomis has alively Experience with a Celluloid Comb. Little Emma wamel of ex-chief engineer '1Cha11es F. Loomis had a lively experience with a celluloid comb at her home on Belden avenue, last evening. She was engaged in combing her hair. A kerosene lamp, lighted, .stood near by when the thought occurred to the little miss that it would 'not be a bad idea to heat the comb as do some young iladies, (so we are told) their curling irons, over the lamp chimney. Evidently she was unacquainted with the inflammable qualities of a celluloid comb. She properly adjusted thecomb on the 1im of the chimney and was not a little bit sta1tled to see it ignite and ' blaze up. . She grabbed the comb and threw it to the floor at the risk of setting her garments afire. I Fortunately there were older persons in the house who managed to prevent the flames from doing any great amount of damage, although it looked at one time, as if the comb with its blaze would cause the destruction of what has for many years been known as the Kellogg homestead. Emma as well as her relatives re- ceived a scare that they will not soon forget. ‘vr GAME WARDEN BENEDICT. New Canaan’s Former Grand Juror Dis- covers That There Are Other Offices. Ex-Grand Juror A. L. Benedict of New Canaan, Whose income was ma- terially lessened by his being turned down at the last town election, has 1e- course to his office as Game Warden, to which OfliCe he was elected last spring, and to whlch he devotes con- siderable of his time, where the ' "leaves rustle in the eddying gust. And to the rabbits’ tread ”— ferreting out would-be sportsmen—who shoot anything that comes under. the prohibitive ban of the law. Mr. Bene- dict is nothing if not zealous in his official capacity, whether it be grand juror or game warden—Stamford Ad- vocate. V Tram—1W.- \ ' I THEY WANT .EOR IT; ONE . RESULTS. TO ADVERTISERS IN EVERY CITY ' THERE IS 1 7X , .. ONE PAPER THAT' LEADS—- THAT BEACHES THE BEST /' CLASS OF CITIZENS-PEOPLE WITHMON‘EY To BUY WHAT W - ' _-_— AND TO PAY PAPER THAT GIVES ADVERTISERS BEST IN NORWALK THAT PAPER IS THE EVENING GAZETTE. - NO"IONE DENIES IT. a Cashier Banks Resigns. ‘F1ederickJ. Banks, who has been connected with the Bridgeport City National bank for many years, and Who has beenits cashier for a number of Mr. Banks handed hisi. resignation to the; board, which resignation takes? effect at the close of business toI-‘day. V v“ .7“ . A Lucky Town. 3The will .of Isaac P. Hyde of South- bridge, Mass. , which was offered- for probate yesterday, after leaving a life interest in his estate to his widow, be- queaths his property on her death to the town of Stafford, Conn., for the purpOSe ofa public park The estate is valued at about $60, C00. Scored a Success. A“bow and an ow sbcial” was held at the home of pol1ceman Bartram 6n Harriett street last evening. And the ladies of the Baptist church are posi- 'tive that they Scored a su'cC'ess. <v: > caused them to take this action. His , «A GAZETTE“ will W you. Broke Her Leg. MIS. Hart Denton fell down a flight of Cellat stairs at her home on Maple street, Thursday night and broke her leg above theknee. Mrs. Denton is quite aged and the injury will prob- ably keep her confined to the house for some months. . Col." Sheridan’s Orders. ' General Orders No. 7, just issued by Col. Sheridan of the Fourth Regiment, orders weekly drills, each continuing 75 minutes, from Nov. 1 to June 1. At least one month’sdrill must be devoted to guard duty. Men must become famil— iar with the Springfield rifle. ‘ 7 Miss KInsella’s Condition. Dr. S. H. Huntington reports the condition of Miss Kinsella this morning when he called on the patient as being about the same. ‘1 V A dead owl was found on Main street this morning. It is supposed to be the one that hooted at Nimrod Fred Lock- wood' in Wilton, one day last week. Avaluable horseVbelongianIto_ P. W. ’ Bates died last night. daughte1 of . ' Mrs. Laura Warner and granddaughter Recognized as the family paper the Gazette’s advertising celumna will prove—Its.value to you. V‘ V PRICE ONECENT in unm- humus use A better illustration of yellow jour- nalism than we have right here in Norwalk. Water Commissioner D. W. Fitch ride a bicycle. Ex-judge Hubbell make his appear: ance in town. A long stretch of fair weather. A businessboom strike Norwalk. ‘Grover O. E. Wilson congratulate the original Grover on his son and heir. - ' Col. Hod Saunders elected color bearer of the Salva ion Army._ Danbury girls keep their hands Off Tommy Dunn. I The snap-shot opinions of Attorney Light published' 1n book form. Those Sunday law breaking South N orwalk druggist extend to Prosecut- ing Attorney Taylor the assurance Of their most distinguished consideration. Municipal lights begin to twinkle.“ ‘ The McIntyre-Coleman-Conroy big three give an athletic entertainment. 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 in be printed in this r'olumn. The names of officers should be brought in on the evening of theirelection and all other news with equal promptness. The Catholic club will hold a “smok- er” next Thu1 sday evening. The Mystic Chainers are to give a dance next month. The South N orwalk fire police will meet Monday evening. The Oriole club met at the home of Frank Riley last night. The Girl’s Literary club Vwill meet this afternoon. At the fifty-fOurth annual session of the Grand Division, Sons of Temper- ance, held, in Westport, the following officers were elected: G. W. E, Charles Hubbell, of Bridgeport;V G. W. _A.,. W. E. Stanton, New London; G. S., Wil- liam Dickerson, of'New Haven; G. T., Charles Hart, of New Haven; chaplain, H. L.- Woodworth, of SouthepNorwalk; G. C., W. A. R. Hawley, New Canaan; G. 'S.,. W. J nson, of Willimantic; Loyal Crusaders, William E. Wells, New Haven; delegate lodge, Mrs. Wil- liam A. Prior, Norwalk. DABIEN. M IS M. W. Noble is about to 1-1etu111 to her home in Boston, after a very pleasant visit with Darien friends. Mrs. Cora Chasmer Cooper has re- turned to her home in Brooklyn, after paying a series of short visits to some of her friends here. Rev. Mr. Bodley of Stamford. late of Topeka,Kansas, preached in St. Luke’s Sunday morning, and it is expected he will be heard Wegfiequently this win- ter- . '3' Mrs. Cole of Stamford was riding a bicycle , through Darien, mdnesday afternoon. Near the trolley switch she was taken with a dizzy spell, and her ' . Wheel struck one of the rails _of the Norwalk TramwayVCompany, throwing her off. _ Her head came in contact with the other rail and a. deep gash was inflicted in the scalp. - Society in Darien is much interested in the fact of Dr. G. H. Noxon’s en- gagement to Miss Annis Brady. ,Both are of course well known in Darien so- cial,circles. The doctor is personally and professionally popular, and as for Miss Brady, the 11st of her friends and well-wishers ihcludes about everybody that 1s any body 1n the Darien village The best wishes of all these friends wait upon the happy event impending, which will occur Dec. 28. ' TheV’Weatne‘r. Fair to-night, and generally fair Sun- day. Slightly warmer tO-night. V mm~-“.__ . MARRIAGES. MELLEKY—LUEIJECKE—i—In Danbury, Oct. 28th, in the German Lutheran Im- manuel church, by the Rev. 'W. A.'Fis- cher, John George Melleky to Miss Anna Auguste Friedericke Luedecke, both of Danbury. , DEATHS. ~ CUDDY, —In Stamford, Oct. 28, Pat.- rick Cuddy, aged 73 years. HITT. —In Bridgeport, Oct. 28, Irene Hitt, daughter of Hattie and the late Stanley Hitt, aged 9 years. BUSTED. -—In Sing Sing, N. Y., Oct. 28, Mary A., widow of the late George A; Busted 0f Fairfield, aged 75 years. PADDOCK. ——In Providence, R. 1., Oct. 26, John Pe1 cy, infant son of Min- er H. and Susie Roberts Paddock, _ef Brid geport.
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