\f‘ .. ‘-—_..—-~‘ ”my“ rar- ir you want the best _ goods for the least money read the advertisements in the Gazette. - -. @’ Recognized -’ as the ,1, family paper the Gazette’s advertising-”columns will ' pr‘ove its value to you. ‘ l VOL. VII. NO. 1732. NORWALK, CONN., MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 1.1897. PRICE ONE GEN T. MAY DELAY TRIAL. Boinay and Weeks Will be As. signed Lawyers. Request for Time to Prepare Defense Like- - ly to be Made. The policy of the state is to secure an immediate trial of Charles A. Boinay and David Weeks, the alleged murder- ers of George Marcus Nichols, but it is anticipated that the prisoners’ counsel xwill make an effort to secure a delay for the purpose of preparing the de- fense. V counsel, and will have to be assigned lawyers by the court when they are brought up for trial. Thee grand jury will meet Tuesday, as has been stated, for the purpose of finding an indict- mént for murder in the first degree, and-ifa true bill is returned the two men will be brought before Judge Rob- inson in the criminal term. There is the strongest possibility that the first step taken in their behalf will a request for time to prepare, and judging from the procedure in the past the court will be inclined to allow a reasonable postponement. : State’s Attorney F essenden is, how- ever, desirous of disposing of the case ' , as speedily as possible and will surely object to continuance until the Febru- ary term, or any extended delay. From the statement’s of Boinay, it is evident that he intends to set up an alibi. he said that he did not remember the exact date of the crime, but he did recall the, night of the murder and would be able to prove his where- In his interview with a reporter abouts on that night and ev_, ' rht of that week. But his lips we ealed when he was asked to tell ere he was. The prisoner said that a as ques- tion that he would only answer when he was arraigned, or to use his exact words “when the proper time comes: I’ll tell that.” There is a greater general interest taken in the coming trials than in any cases in this country .in many years. The fact that but little of the evidence has been disclosed by the state is indicative that the testimony will be full of surprises. There have been surmises and conjectures as to what the state has in its possession, but the detectives decline to make any dis- closures until the trial. ¥ 7 ‘ New License Year To-day. The new license year begins to-day, November 1, in all the towns in the county excepting Bridgeport, whose year dates fr om May 1. Up to date, the commissioners have received about 275 applications, which does not indicate a falling off in the to- tall number- The board will begin the work of granting them this week, and as usual will sit in the larger towns certain days through the busy season. Danbury, Norwalk and Stamford of course furnish the majority of appli- 03111155. —-————‘O.-O.——-———‘ ~Photographic supplies at Riggs Drug store. 0 14 tf Death of Mrs. Howell. Mrs. Richard Howell, wife of Editor Richard Howell of the Bridgeport Herald, died Saturday at Dover, N. J ., from the effects of an operation per- formed on Friday. Mrs. Howell has been a sufferer for some time and the operation was recommended as the only chance of a'elief. She went to Dover to receive treatment at the hands of two eminent specialists. _ The operation was successful but her sys- tem had been weakened by the disease and it could not stand the strain. Mr. Howell will have the sincere sympathy of a host of friends in this hour of sore affliction. . Farewell Cake Walk. The proposed. farewell cake walk to be given by the Ohio bricklayers did not materialize Saturday night, and in- stead a dance was given. The cake will be preserved until the departure of the Ohio “colored culture” at which ‘ 7 time it will be carved in a proper and .. up-to-date style. . 4 ‘ ‘vr , Frank, 9. son of Mrs Jesse Nicker- son, is ill with scarlet fever athis home ' .01» West Main street. Boinay and Weeks have no BARE 0F ARMORY. Orders of Adjutant General Havens Which Will be Enforced. The Introduction of Liquor Into Armories Strictly Prohibited. Adjutant General George Haven of the Connecticut National Guard issued general orders Saturday demanding the strict enforcement of laws regarding the use of state armories. It reads in part as follows: Armories are by law placed under the charge of their commanding oflic- ers, subject to the orders of the quar- termaster-general of the state. Appli- cations for use of the armories, aside from regularly ordered military duty, ‘must be submitted to the quartermas- ter-general for his action; and his ac- tion shall be final, unless rescinded by the commander-in-chief. Armories will be closed Sundays, ex- cept to commissioned officers or sold- iers on duty by orders of the regimen t- al commander or higher authority. Smoking and the use of tobacco are strictly prohibited in the halls, galler- ies, drill hall, and on evenings of en— tertainment in all parts of armories. Introduction of wine, spirituous or malt liquor into armories is strictly prohibi- ted. Commissioned ofiicers are especi- ally charged with the enforcement of this rple, and each Officer will be held responsible for any violation of it com- ing under his observation. The com- mitting of any nuisance, or spitting on the floors, is strictly prohibited.- During drills or ceremonies, unless by order of the commanding officer, no 'one will beallowed on the floor of the main drill hall except these who are engaged in the drill or ceremony, and no person, other than members, will be allowed to enter the quarters of any company unless ‘by invitation, or by permission of and accompanied by a member of such company. .Any person who shall mark, deface, or wilfully injure, or destroy any uni- form, arm, equipment or other military property of the state, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be fined not more than $200 or imprisoned in a jail not more than six months, or both, upon conviction before any court of competent jurisdiCtion. Each commanding officer will be held responsible for the conduct of his men, whether in uniform or not, while in the armory. Lounging on the steps, sidewalk, or in front of armories at any time, is strictly prohibited. The temporary storing of bicycles in the entrance hall is prohibited. The senior officer in charge will be held responsible for the proper enforce- ment of the foregoing rules and'regu— lations. During his absence the next officer in rank present will be held ie- sponsible. A-‘ :vv 7 AMUSEMENTS. Little lack Horner. This season James B. Mackie will join hands with his competitor for fame, and will produce his latest com- edy surprise “Little Jack Horner.” As the title suggests, the play is deriVed- from one of the famous “Mother Goose" series, and is a purely musical comedy abounding in strong situations, laugha- ble complications, and amusing inci- dents. Mr. Mackie has spared no ex- pense to make this one of the best pro- ductions of the season, having secured, with a great deal of pains. the pick of the theatrical profession, so as to have each and every character properly por- trayed. “Little Jack Horner” will be seen at Hoyt’ s Theatre, to-night. ' Av: For Odd Fellows. Congressman E. J. Hill will, this evening, entertain the members of Our Brothers Lodge with anvinteresting de— scription of his recent European trip. The Congregational church 0. E. society held a regular business meet- ing last night at which matters per- taining to the forthcoming C. E. con- . ventlon'Were discussed. i How THEY turn. The Gazette Newsboys Are Hustling for the Prizes. . The Changes This Week Are Among the Smaller Boys. The leaders in the newsboys contest for the GAZETTE prizes, especially those for scholarships in the celebrated Eastman Business college, remain the same this week although only a few points separate the four contestants. The changes this week are among' the smaller boys, William Nolen for instance having jumped from the six- teenth to the thirteenth position. Er- nest Gregory has also jumped ahead into eigth position. The first sixteen stand as follows: Frank Riley, Treat Stanley, Leonard Coffin, Lester Comstock. Eddie Gorman, Harry Bouton, ' George Berg, Ernest Gregory, Allie Tocci, Charles Mullen, John Siswick, Joseph Cahill, William N Olen. Thomas Harrigan, James Haugh, Mike Gambin, ‘vv .7 PERSONAL NOTES. Mr. and Mrs. James H. Rundle and s0n Harold, of East N orwalk spent Sun- day with relatives in Stanwich. A. Fitch Taylor of Danbury, was a guest of relatives on Orchard street yesterday. Misses Julia Lockwood, Grace By- ington and Clara Betts returned to Vassar College Sunday afternoon. Hon. E. J. Hill returned from Wash- ington, D. 0., yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. George W. Selleck, who have been spendinga week in Can- nons, have returned home. Misss Alice Pomeroy of Academy street is visiting in Washington, D. C. Miss Katherine D. Swick formerly a teach er in the Concord street school is visiting Miss Elizabeth Tolles of Fair; field avenue. Miss Swick will attend the C E. convention. Charles B. DeKlyn of New York was in town on Saturday. Miss Abbie E. Rockwell, .of South Salem, N. Y.‘, is spending a few days with her grandmother, Mrs. Lewis Benedict, of Main street. - Henry H. Quintard, of Hartford, is visiting relatives in South Norwalk. Mrs. Wayte A. Raymond and son, of New York, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. William Warren, of West street. Miss Mamie Kennedy. of Austin street is visiting her aunt in Norwalk. —Danbury News. Miss Alina Quelch of Jersey City", has been visiting her sister Miss Fred- ric'a Quelch of South N orwalk. Mrs. Fred Church and daughter,May and Elsie, are expected home this week from an extended visit in Michigan. Mrs. Eversley Childs and son, of Brooklyn, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. George B. St. John. Miss Fannibelle Curtis spent Sunday with her parents on Knight street. Joseph Thomas J r., of New York, Benjamin F. Andrews and Mr. Albro of Wesleyan and Eben Hill of Cornell, were guests of Mrs. Hannah Hill of West avenue over Sunday. "'kMrs. F. St. John Lockwood left town yesterday for Bad Axe, Michigan, hav- ing been summoned there by the illness of her mother. or James Reed of Brooklyn was a guest of his brother “Ben” Reed in South Norwalk yesterday. ‘ . Brice Moses of Washington was in town Saturday. ' ‘ ‘A‘ V V Struck a Pile of Brick. Edward Kelly was struck by some one while he Was standing in front 0 f the Atheneeum Saturday night, and falling on a pile of brick received an injury that rendered him unconscious for a time. He was placed under ar- rest, but a hearing in his case was ad- journed until to-‘morrow morning. A young man named McCryne has since. been placed under arrest as being his assailant. ”A GAZETTE ad. will pay you. Blcvcigigclorhi. A New Canaan Man Takes a Header Near the Episcopal Church. He is Cared 'for by Dr. s. H. Huntington. Robert Jones of New Canaan accom- panied by his daughter wheeled down from New Canaan, yesterday, and visited friends on We .tport avenue. As they were returning home, the bicycle which Mr. Jones was riding struck some obstruction near the foot of the hill 'east of the Episcopal church and the rider was thrown headlong into the street. He was picked up in a dazed condi- tion and taken into the home of Elbert S. Adams near by and Dr. S. H. Hun- tington was summoned. He found that the man had escaped with a slight cut over his left eye and rather a severe abrasion of skin on his left hand and scraping of cuticle on other parts of his anatomy. Soon after the physician’s treatment Mr. Jones expressed a desire to ride home on his wheel but was prevailed upon to go home in a coach which had been provided. Mr. J ones’ daughter stuck bravely to her father and accompanied him home in the carriage. Sensational reports that the man had received serious injury is denied by the physician from whom the above facts were elicited. ‘vv 7‘ FRATERNAL NEWS Secretaries of fraternal, or secret so- cieties are invited to send to the GAZETTE, the elections of oflicers 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 then election and all other news with equal promptnoss. The annual concert and ball of the Arion society will take place on the evening of the 15th. Douglas Fowler Post, G. A. R. will hold a regular meeting tO-night. The Union Veterans’ Union will 'meet in the studio of G. S. North to- night. The City of N orwalk band will hold a business meeting to-night. The Catholic club will hold a “smok- er” at the Club rooms next Thursday night. ’.. that day. STOPPED THE WORK. Chief Bradley Enforces the Sunday Law and Pro. hibits Work on the Sewer His Action Meets the Approval of Mayor Wheeler. Yesterday, Messrs. Cain & Kinnear who have the contract for the paving of Wall street, set a gang of men at work on the removal or reconstruction of a portion of the sewer system which con- flicted with the early completion of their work. A crowd gathered around to watch the 'men at work, which was not far under progress before Chief Bradley appeared on the scene and ordered that the work be stopped. Recognizing the authority of the chief the contractor promptly laid his men off and in a short- time the street looked as deserted as if it had been struck by a cyclone. The chief was imbued with the idea- that if it was just to close up ice cream saloons on Sunday, it certainly was right to stop “unnecessary work” on In this action he receives the heat iy co-operation and commendation of the Mayor and others. The contractors were gracious in the matter, and found no especial fault. Men were put on the work this morn- ing, although the weather was not con- ducive to rapid work. As to the finishing of the paving the contractors expect to get through this week with the repaving. ———<OOO>————- Death of Mrs. Stiles W. Curtis. Harriett Bennett, wife of Stiles W: Curtis, and daughter of the late Eli B. and Anah Eversley Bennett died at her home No. 6 Union Park, this Mon- day morning, aged about 66 years. The funeral will be attended from her late home Wednesday afternoon, at 1:30 o’clock. —————-——<o.o>————— . Bids to be Opened. Bids for the filling in of the “mala- rial breeding” pond near Second and Third avenues in East N orwalk will be' opened at the selectmen’s office this af- ternoon. ' RESULTS. TO ADVERTISERS. IN EVERY CITY THERE IS ONE PAPER THAT LEADS—— THAT REACHES THE “ BEST CLASS OF CITIZENS—PEOPLE WITH MONEY TO BUY WHAT THEY WANT AND TO PAY FOR IT; ONE PAPER THAT GIVES ADVERTISERS BEST IN NORWALK THAT PAPER IS THE EVENING GAZETTE. NO ONE DENIES IT. -:- -:- If The Emmett club will meet this even- ing. The Hauragauri society will meet in Kirsch’s hall on Chapel street, to-mor- row night. . Our Brothers’ Lodge, I. O. O. F. will meet this evening. The Arion society gave an excellent concert at their hall last evening. V. A A ‘ V v r Scarlet Fever. Several cases of scarlet fever are re- ported in town, but all are of a mild form. Proper precautions are being made to prevent a spread of the dis- ease. The location of its starting point has 11 ot yet been discovered, but the health office is making a strong hunt for the same and is doing all in his power to avert a spread of the dis- ease. A Vv The yacht Marguerite sailed up the harbor yesterday, and will soon be placed “out of commission.” The unsightly and much bewired . pole in front of the Wilson building on Wall street is to be removed. The bids for the repainting of the Town farm buildings will also be open- ed this afternoon at the same place. ‘ Killed by a Trolley Car. A valuable peacock which has at- tracted much attention for some years past at the M. Ratchford place at Win- nipauk, was killed yesterday by an electric car on the Street Railway line. Today, the little misses in that neigh- borhood have more peacock feathers than ever on any previous All Saint’s day. A V =.- = F lshmg Bout. George H. Raymond and his clerk William Powell, started out after 'a mess of blackfish this morning. They claimed that they were simply getting in readiness 'for a. big fishing bout to take place to-morrow. Another. Another big window in the Boston Store was broken out Saturday night, the third within two months. Wheth- er it was dOne by a “drunk” or a. Hal- lowe’en merrymaker is not known. ' ' .‘_‘_‘ er Increaseof Telephone Subscribers in Connecticut. ' The new quarterly directory of the Southern New England Telephone Co. . is now being distributed to its sub- scribers. The new books show a large increase in subscribers, which speaks well for the service. Comparison of this directory with that of December 31, 1896, shows a gain for the first nine months of 1897 of 1,133 stations,or nearly 126 per month, through the com— a pany’s territory of Connecticut. This gain is distributed as follows: New Haven, 292 Hartford, 151 New Britain, 79 Bridgeport, 72 Derby, ‘ 64 Middletown, 57 Waterbury, 54 Stamford, 46 New London, 43 Norwich, , 36 South N orwalk, 35 Canaan, 82 Danbury, 22 Torrington, . 21 Windsor Locks, 19 Meriden, , 18 Fisher’s Island, 16 Willimantic, 16 Litchfield, 14 Putnam, 13 Bristol, 12 Southington, 10 Danielson, 8 Saybrook, 6 Rockville, 4 It' is an intei esting fact that them is one telephone station f01 every 75 per- sons in the state, counting men, wom- en and children, and that in serving these stations through the 35 central offices located in the state, an average of 57,826 connections are made daily. ‘v‘r EAST NORWALK. “Weak Hands, Feeble Knees and Fearful Hearts” was the subject pre- sented by the pastor of the East Avenue ’ Methodist Episcopal church on Sunday morning. At 6:15 p. m. the Revival band met in the lecture room, led by George Smith. At 7 o’clock the sixty- minute platform service was contin- ued. Rev. A. J. Smith preached from “The Highest Bid for an Immortal Soul.” Theodore Hamilton, of Weston, has been. entertaining W. P. Beers and son, of EaSt N orwalk, who have been hunt- ing in Weston woods. William Weed, of Fort Point street, has resigned his position at Owen’s bakery in South Norwalk, and is work— ing for Ferd Hayes. ' ‘A AV 7‘ Today is pay-day at the Selectmen’s oflice. F. S. Ambler and William Haff have bought out the'Norwalk hand laundry on Water street. The Latter Day Saint evangelist from Kansas gave a short lecture in front of the Norwalk hotel Saturday night. He was greeted by an attentive audience. . A young son of Chai les Harty is ill at his home on Franklin avenue with diphtheria. The house is quarantined. Theodore King, father of the junior member of Bailwitz & King ofthis city, is seriously ill with pneumonia at his home in Westport. Thermometers registered 26 degrees above zero at 5 o’clock yesterday morn- ing. , The city assessors completed their meetings for the receiving of tax lists Saturday night. The last session» of the town assessors‘is being held today. Decision Against Gardiner. In the suit of the proprietor of the GAZETTE against Charles R. Gardiner, for advertising the Norwalk Opera" HOuse, Judge Frost this morning ren- . dered judgment against Gardiner for the full amount claimed with costs. ' The‘wEuEr. Heavy rain to-night'and Tuesday, warmer to-night, colder-Tuesday night. N DEATHS. BUCKINGHAM. ~——In Shelton, Conn. ., Oct. 27, John Calvin Buckingham, son of the late Samuel Buckingham of Huntington, aged 70 years. CURTIS—In Norwalk, Nov. lst, Har- riett Bennett, wife of Stiles W. Curtis. ‘ CROFUT.—In Danbury, Oct. 30, Ed-- ward C. Crofut, of Miry Brook, aged 65 years. FUCHS. —In Stamford, Oct. 29, Mary, . daughter of Mr. and Mis. Fuchs of Stamford, aged 4 years. ‘ FLANAGAN.——In Bridgeport, Oct. 29, Catherine Flanagan, aged 70 years. GRJMM. —In Danbury, Oct. 29, Maria 1 Grimm, widow of the late Christopher ~Advertise in THE GAZETTE Grimm, aged 85 years. . ,
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