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VOL. VII. NO. 17216.
NORWALK, CONN, STAURDAY EVENING. NOVEMBER 20.1897".
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UNDER AIRRLLEY.
Mrs. George Jennings Meets
Death anough a Collision
at Fairfield.
Drove Directly In Front of an Approach-
ing Car.
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' ,H A shocking trolley accident occurred
at Failfield shortly before 9 o’clock
last evening which proved fatal.
It appears that Mrs. Ge01ge Jennings
ofGI eenfield Hill, was driving th1 ough
Fairfield on’her way home when her
carriage was struck by a trolley car
going in the opposite direction and she
was new 1y killed outright. She at-
tempted to cross the t1 ack in front of
the approaching can when the collision
occul red. .
Mrs. J enningsis very near sighted
and is obliged to wear glasses. She
was driving toward her home alone
and seeing the car approaching turned
to one side, as she supposed,.to get out
Of the way. She either miscalculated
{the distance or became confused at that
moment and unfortunately drove direct—
ly in front of the car. The horse was
struck and thrown down, the carriage
" upset and Mrs. Jennings thrown under
the car. Her right hip was crushed,
, her right leg crushed and badly lacer-
ated between the hip and knee, her left
femur broken and a deep gash cut
' across her groin. The horse’s legs
were broken but the carriage . escaped
without any material injury.
The accident occurred about opposite
the CongregatiOnal church and a small
' crowd soon collected. Dr. Donaldson
was sent for as soon as possible and
saw that it was a case that should be
”hurried" to the" hospital. A stretcher
was provided and-the unfortunate wom-
an was placed aboard the car and hur-
ried to Bridgeport. I
In the meantime the Traction Co.
had been notified of the accident and
conditions of affairs. They notified the
Emergency and arranged for the ambu-
lance to meet the car and remove Mrs.
Jennings to the general hospital. As
soon as the patient reached that insti-
tution the surgical stafi were called in
for the purpose of performing an Oper-
ation. After an examination it was
deemed advisable to defer it until to-
day, owing to the weak condition of
the patient from the injuries inflicted.
Thehorse was so badly injured that
it was found necessary to shoot it to
relieve it of its misery.
The; car which collided with Mrs.
Jenning’s team was run by Motorman
W. B. Lanphear. No blame can be at-
tached to him for the accident, as he
took all the precaution possible to avoid
the collision. It is supposed that ow-
ing to Mrs. J enning’s poor eyesight
and as it was snowing at the time with
the flakes lodging against her glasses,
she miscalculated the situation and
drove into the dangerous position she
did. The Traction Co. did everything
possible for her case and so far as can
be learned cannot be held responsible
for the accident. ‘
Mrs. Jennings’
fied as soon as possible and came to this
city and was with her at the hospital
through the night.
Mr. Jennings. the husband, is em-
ployed on . the big farm of Frederica
Bronson at Greenfield Hill and he 0c.
cupies, with his'family, one of the cot-
tages that Mr. Bronson provides for
his employee.
Mrs, Jennings remained in a state of
3coma due to shock and loss of blood
until a few minutes before '2 o’clock
this morning when she rallied and
gave her watchers hope for returning
A few minutes later
husband was noti-
consciouSness.
she began to fall and dropped off very
suddenly. Death came painlessly and
the woman never regained conscious-
ness after she was stI uck.
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Rev. F. A Scofield will address the
Christian Endeavor UniOn 1n Derby 0n
Monday evening. The subject of- his ,
‘dlscourse will- be “The secret of success
’ in Spiritual Work.”
EPWDRTH LEAGUE
Convention Will Open in the
Norwalk Methodist Church
on Tuesday, Novem-
ber 30.
Arrangements are Completed and the
Church Will he Appropriately
Decorated.
The arrangements for the District
Epworth League convention to be held
in the N orwalk Methodist church,
Tuesday, Nov. 30th are completed so
far as the program is concerned. The
young people of the church are busy
getting ready to entertain the conven-
tion in a princely manner. The district
has over seventy Leagues and it is esti-
mated that between 500 and 600 dele-
gates will be in attendance. 7
The church will be appropriately
decorated for the occasion. A large
chorus choir under the leadership of
Henry P. Price will provide the music.
There will also be special music by
leading singers of. our city. Prof. C. G
Ives will preside at the organ during
the day and evening. The church will
be beautifully trimmed and decorated
for the occasion. The program will be as
follows: ,
Program.
MORNING.
10:00 a. m., Opening Service, Rev. Roy-
al W. Raymond, of Bridgeport.
10:15 a. m., Address of Welcome.
10:25 a. m., Reply, Mr. F. W. Randall,
of Danbury.
10: 35 a. m., Business.
11: 00 a. m., Lecture, “Robelt Rm 113. ”
Hon. Wallace B1 uce,,of B1 ooklyn, N. Y.
12:30.11 m., Lunch and Social Hour.
.JAFTEBNQQI‘I2 .4, _. “Ami
2:00 p. m., Religious Services. R
2:15 p. m., Address, “The Greatest
Story in the World,” Rev. C: L. Good- '
sell, D. D. of Brooklyn, N. Y.
3:00 p. m., Address, “Aim High,” Rev.
T. S. Chadwick, D. D. of New Haven.
3:45 p. m., Service of Song. .
4:00 p. m., Question Drawer, Rev. A.
S. Kavanaugh, of South Norwalk.
4:30 p. m., Testimony and Consecration
service, Rev. A. J. Smith, of East Nor-
walk. .
5. 30 p. m., Suppe1 and Social- Hour.
EVENING.
7:00 p. m., Praise Service, Rev. .A. El.
Geodenough, of New Rochelle, N. Y.
7:50 p. m., Business.
8:00 p. m., Address “Brainsz” Their
use and abuse, Rev. J. T. McFarland,
D. D. ‘of Brooklyn, N. Y.
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Surprise Party.
A surprise party was held at the
home of Arthur Gehebe on France
street, last evening. Music, games,
and singing were indulged in and re-
freshments were served. Among those
present were the Misses Eva Hawxhurst
Ella Gehebe, Grace Clark, Nellie Smith,
Eva Gregory, Charlotte Hamilton, J en-
nie McVeigh, Eliza Whaley, Maud Ru—
land, Maud Castle and Florence James,
and Masters Wilbur Byington, Willie
Rider, Arthur Northrop, Willie James,
Albert Gehebe, Edward Quick, Charles
Britto, Ross Malkin, Otis Fitch and Ar-
thur Clark .
Get your license.
The County Commissioners give no-
tice in another column, that they will
be in session at the Town Court room
in the GAZETTE building on Friday,
November 26th, from 10 a. 1n. until 3:30
p. m. for the purpose of granting 1i~
censes. ' '
They also give notice that those ap—
pllcants who fail to appear at this time
and take out their license will have
their names handed to the ProSecuting
Liquor Agent.
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Scared Away Chicken Thieves.
Mrs. Georgianna Edmonds of Park
street,scared away some daring chicken
thieves from her chicken house, on
Tuesday night last. Mrs. Edmonds
used a pistol which she fired, aiming at
the ground, No doubt if occasion re-
quired she would have directed her
weapon at the miscreants. As it hap-
pened the offenders escaped without
being identified.
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' Mrs. William E. Collins of Haviland
street, South Norwalk who has been
quite seriously ill, is reported as better.
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TWO ADDIRENTS.
A Sprained‘Ankle and a Brokv
en Arm the Result
of Falls.
Both Accidents Occur in the City of.
South Norwalk.
Yesterday afternoon Janitor Charles
E. Addison while at work cleaning win-
dows at the housexof George F. Beat-se-
on Fairfield avenue, fell from a step-
ladder and sprained his left ankle. He
had placed the ladder on a couple of
empty barrels, but the foundation was
insecure and when Charley mounted
the ladder,d'own it went with its load of
Addison. The sprain was cared for by
Dr. W. C. Burke. The victim- is able
to be about on a pair of crutches.
ANOTHER.
Josie, the 15 year old son of Mr.
Mrs. J. Linxweiler, of South Norwalk,
is carrying his right arm in a sling.
Yesterday afternoon he was watch-
ing a number of Concord Street school
youngsters play “snap the whip” when
suddenly the “whip” broke and struck
him; and threw him to the ground-
He fell on his right arm and dislocated
it at the wrist. The fracture was re-
duced by Dr. Dexter Hitchcock and
the little fellow is as happy to-day as
could be expected. He will, however,
be compelled to learn the result of the
Yale-Princeton football game at home.
NEW CAIIAAII.
and
Mrs. Challes Schmidt has been con-
fined to her home for two weeks on ace
count of illness.
Miss Eunice Butney is now able to be
.‘vOli‘t’after a weekw’wlonhnement to her ‘
' home with the mumps.
The remains of Horace Griflin of
New York, who formerly lived on
Smith’s Ridge in this place, were buried
in Lakeview cemetery. Sunday.
Trustee J. H. Rowland has sold out
the attached stock of J. A. Weed this
week at private sale. All of the stock
was disposed of.
A Thanksgiving Supper and Enter-
tainment will be held in the Baptist
Church, Thanksgiving night. A play
entitled, “The Wanderel’s Return,”
will occupy about half an hour. A lit-
e1 a1 y and musical progi am will also be
rendered.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Bennett, are ‘vis-
iting with Mr. and Mrs. - Charles
Schmidt, on South avenue. ' ',
The Selectmen have received word
that the State appropriation fOr cutting
“down hills and grading public high-
ways had been entirely expended. The
town at the last special meeting voted
an appropriation for cutting down the
hill on the Norwalk road near the resi-
denCe of Josiah Morgan, provided an
appropriation could be secured from
the State. As the State money is. not
forthcoming the wait conte: nplated.
will not now be done.
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AMUSEMENTS.
“The Rising Generation.”
An ardent admirer of Comedian
Barry writes as follows about him:
“To be able to amuse a long—suffering
public with an original bright and yet
not in the least offensive to the home
loving patrons of the stage is certainly
a fete which nowadays deserves well of
those who desire a few hours of hearty
merry entertainment. In this respect,
William Barry, ably supported ‘by a
well selected company, offers a great
and refined treat in ‘The Rising Gen-
eration.’ The company is a capable
one, the best Mr. Barry has ever had.”
It will be seen at Hoyt 5 next VVednes-
day night.
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Jurors.
The criminal court of Common Pleas
will come in next Tuesday morning
and the following jury has been called:
Robert E. Hurley, Frank J. Mooney,
Bridgeport; Seth W. Raymond, Hiram
D. Smith, Darien; Arthur M. Oakley,
Hezekiah R- Elwood, Fail-field; Wil-~
liam E. Sherwood, William H. Mead,
Greenwich; Norbert Bossa, George W.
Hanford, New Canaan; W. S, Hanford,
' Alfred A. Chinery, Norwalk; Galen A.
Carter, William 0.. Cooke, Stamford;
Everett S. Sherman, Burr F. Beach,
Trumbull; Joseph Weed, Henry A. Bar-
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HIS NECK-BROKEN.
Justin MoCaIfRfileets Death
0n the Tracks at"
Stamford.
Had Threatened to Commit Suicide Before
His Body Was Found.
Justin McCarthy, 3. polisher, formerly
of- South Norwalk, was found lying
dead upon the railroad tracks near the
Elm street bridge in Stamford about
6:30 o’clock last- evening. He‘
found by Conductor ’ Combs of west
bound freight No. 113. There was a
bad gash in the back of his headand'
his neck was broken.
McCarthy had been drinking quite
heavily of late, and yesterday was badly
under the influence. While In this;
condition he is said to have sold his.
valuable gold watch for 25 cents, w hich?
he spent f01 liquOI.
He was last seen in an Elm street 531-,
loon about 6 o clock, _ where he is 19:"
p01 ted to have threatened 'tO’“'cE)"mmit
suicide, and the fact of his body being
found a half hour latel on the railroad
tracks about 1000 feet from the saloon
would indicate that he had carried out
his threat.
McCal thy was well known in this
town. He had been f01 a period of
about fourteen years employed as a
polisher at the Norwalk Lock factory,
and boarded at the Germanic. hotel in
South Norwalk. Less than two months
ago he resigned his position at the Lock
factory and secured a. similar situation
at the Yale & 'l‘owne lock factory» in
Stamfol (1. He was a native of Norwich
but was made a votel in this town in
1884s He was aboutgifig years of age.
was
tive of N01w1ch, and his fellow polish-
ers in the Yale & Towns factory have-
it to his former home in that city.
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Athletic Events.
The Horizon Athletic club have
made upa fine cald f01 theil second
boxin<- exhibition at the Pal K City the-
atIc,.311d0'eport, Dec. 2. The star
bout Of the evening will be between
Casper Leon, and Lew Myers, both of
New York city. The men will box for
the bantam weight championship of
the country and Will weigh in at 105
pounds. They will box 15 lounds.
The opening bout will be between
George1 Monroe of England and Billy
Barret of New York. They will box 12
rounds and weigh 110 pounds.
The second event will be between
Frank Patterson of Brooklyn, formerly
a pupil of Pref. George Yoerger of this
town, and Jack O’Brien of New York.
They will box 12 rounds and will weigh
130 Iounds This event will be con-
ducted in the same mannel as the fil st
one and the bill' 19. as good if not better
than the first.
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i Tags for the Railroad.
Two powerful sea-going tugs are in
process of construction at Wilmington,
De1., for the New York, New Haven
and Hartford railroad. They will be
used in the transport work between
Harlem River and the railroad docks.
The tugs will each be 175 feet in
length and equipped with heavy ma-
chinery for hauling big barges loaded
with freight and passenger cars.
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Attorney E. M. Lockwood is in New
Haven to-day. ' .
to burn,”
As stated above McCarthy was a nai-
taken charge of his body and will send: _
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SIDNEY III STAMFORD.
How “De Gang” From Greenwich Celebrat-
ed liis Acquittal.
Soon after his acquittal last evening
Sidney came to Stamford, accompanied
bya number of his boon companions
with whom he had been on the night
of the murder. Sidney who had ap-
parently grown thin durlng his confine-
ment, seemed to enjoy the situation im-
mensely. He realized that he was an
object for the moment, of more than
ordinary interest, and revelled in the
attention he was attracting. As he
passed along the streets of this city,
with companions clinging to either
arm, he was pointed out as the man
who had just been on trial fer his life
for the murder of Edward Long, and
who had escaped the gallows. He lost
no opportunity for allowing himself to
be observed, and, in fact, permitted his
friends to exhibit him where they
would. He was escorted to many of
the saloons, followed by a crowd of
small boys, and the. entire gang pro-
ceeded to celebrate his release. Hav-
ing collected their witness fees before
leaving Bridgeport, they had “money
and thcy_proceeded to burn
it inathe general custom of the gang.
, OzSidney still proclaimed his innocence,
13.1171: expressed himself as confident
tll’iiou’ghout the trial, and, in fact, since
his arrest, that he would be acquitted.
He and the rest of the gang fully ex-
pressed their opinion of DetectivePen-
der, referring to him as “dat Pinker-
ton mug” and “de English bloke what
don’t khow beans,” with numerous pl o~
fane adjectives and other epithets Char-
acteristic of the gang. Some of them
even went so- far as to declare ven—
geance ‘
After “doin’ de-t-own. ” to use- the H11
own phrase, they started on a late tr am
for Greenwich, where they seemed to
_eXpect that theentire t0wn would be
out to welCom‘e’them. On'their way to
the depot they-{gave vent to their feel-~
ings,-wh1ch~byvthat time had reached
an exuberant state, and indicated theil
intentions upon reachingGreenwich by
ing L‘fTherell-l beJHhoetlme‘mahe
o1 town to-nlght ” And no doubt
thele was. —~Stamford Adv ocat,e Nov.
19th.
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An Old Fairfield Resident Gone.
John Wakeman, a lifelong resident
of Greenfield Hill, died- yesterday morn-
ing. He was 86 years and five days old,
and had been ill less than 36 hours“
He was a very vigorous and strong man
and Wednesday worked hard shelling
corn, presumably overeXerting himself
turning the crank of the shelling ma-
chine. Wednesday night he suffered
pains about the stomach and sank
steadily,until yesterday morning, when
he died. Mr. Wakeman was for many
years a member of the board of select~
men of Fairfield, and was always con-
sulted by his neighbors on town mat-
ters. He leaves a sister, Miss Eliza-
beth Wakeman, and a daughter, Mrs-
Mary Fanton. Representative Howard
N. Wakeman of SouthpOIt' 15 his nep -
hew. .
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Our Football Enthusiasts.
A large n'umber of our young football
enthusiasts started this morning for
New Haven where they will help
swell the ranks of those who will cheer
lustily for old Yale. It must be said
that the florists’ have been actually
cleared out of violets, the young ladies
demanding them in large quantities.
It must also be said with pride that we
have observed no yellow chrysan-
themums on the coat lepels of the boys
nor corsage boquets of the football
flower on the gowns of the girls. Among
those who went to New Haven are Pro-
fessor and Mrs. Carl A. Harstrom,
Miss Alice Cram, the Misses Jean and
Elyse Gregory, Ward Gregory, Victor
Selleck, Le Grand Raymond, Robert
Van Buren, Frank Woodward and E.
M. Lockwood. I
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FOUNTAIN PENS CAN’T BE BEAT
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PRICE ONE CENT
The big Irish fair at the Armol'y,
closes to-night. The special attrac-
tions will be the educated horse “Star— ‘
light” and a troupe of trained dogs. ‘
The drawing for thelargest prizes will ‘
also take place.
were: .
Banjo, ,Miss Anna Bracken; Hall
rack, Rev. J. T. Winters; Smoking set,
J. Gilly, Danburfy; _Musical album, _ C.
Lane, Stamford; Gent’s hat, Eddie
Murphy; Cathedral clock, 'Thomas
Ryan; Toilet set, W. A. Dekin, Dan-M
bu1y;- Gold ring, Julia Hawley; Barrel
floul, John Kirsch: Book, Mrs. A. Mul-
cahey; Linen lunch set, Genevieve Cul-
len; Fancy table, Mrs. McManus; Box '
cigars, Fran’k Flaherty; Statue, Edi
ward Finnegan; Silver knlves and
forks, Ellen Masters; Two birds, L
Darney; Irish tweed cloth, Mrs. James
Madden; 20i1 paintings, T. J. Pryor;
Irish Bogoak Jewelry, Kate Lynch;
Pictule of Limerick, Mrs. B. McGov-
, eln; Irish frieze cloth, J. F. McMahon;
Sheep, Rev. J. J Furlong, Ladiesdress
goods, William Fraser; Lemonade set,
Joseph Smith; Lace curtains, W. H.
McMahon, J r.; Fancy vases,Ellen Lucy; ‘
Glass tea set, Mary Hefiernan.
Transfer of Roman Catholic Priests.
Bishop Tierney announced yesterday
the transfer of several priests in the
Hartford diocese. The Rev. James J.
Smith is transferred from St. Lawrence
'O’Toole’s Church in Hartford to apart
of the Norwich parish, which is divided.
The Rev. P. Keena is transferred from
Stamford to St. Lawrence O’Toole’s
church Hartford. Other transfers made
are as follows: The Rev. P. M. Kennedy
from Norwich to Fair Haven: the Rev.‘
Hugh Treanor from Waterbury to Nor-
wich; the Rev. P. Shelly from Crom-
well to Waterbury; the Rev. J. Fitz—
gerald from Ansonia to Cromwell.
“A Big Turk ”
A very self-possessed tul key is shown
in theBoston Store window, he Wots
not that he is simply to be offered as
a sacrifice, and that his days are but
few. It is a specimen of several others
that the proprietors of the store ale to
present to their customels. A placal d
in the bird’s boudoir reads-,- “The Amel -
ican eagle is not in it with me.’ And
after Thanksgiving the eagle will con-
gratulate himself that he wasn’t.
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\ . Churches.
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.—
Rev. Thos. K. Noble pastor.
10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. The Pastor
will preach morning and evening.
Morning subject “Living in the Love
of the Lora .” Evening, the, seventh
and last of the series of discourses upon
“Popular Misapprehensions in the
Realm of Religion. ” Sunday-school at
12 111. Intermediate C. E. at 4:30 p. m.
Senior C. E. at 6:30 p. 111. Junior (LE.
on Friday at 3:30 p. m. I
GRACE CHURCH. ——Su’nday services—
Holy Communion 8 a. In. Morning
prayer, litany and sermon 10:30. Sun-
day school 12:15 p. m, Evensong and
sermon 7:30. Rev. J. McClure Bellows,
rector. '
NORWALK METHODIST CHURCH. -
Rev. Frank A. Scofield pastor. Two
Last night’s winners 4
Services at
series of Sermons will be begun in this
church to-morrow. The one for the
morning will consist of three sermons.-
The morning subject will be Ruth, or
love triumphant. The series in the
evening will be on Joseph. The sub--
ject for the evening The Fate of
D1 eamers
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH—F. E. Rob-
bins Pastor. '
tor will preach on “The Fatherhood of
God and the fatherhood of the devil.”
In the evening, the pastor will preach
a sermon for young men. ‘s‘Po’ol fool
and school, or the thickheaded young
man.” Young people’s meeting 6:30,
Subject: “The "Privilege of suffering
for Christ.” Phil: 1.27. .
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The Weather.
Threatening with rain or snow to-
night, showers Su-ndav, slowly rising
temperature.
DEATHS.
BARTSHI.-— In Stamford, Nov. 18,
Frederick J ., son of John and Emma
Bartshi, aged 6 years.
ELWELL. —In Danbury. Nov. 19th,
. Florence M. ,‘daughtel of W. Fred E1—
well, aged 3 years.
FAIRCHILD. -——In Sherman, Nov 18,
Gem ge J. Fairchild, formerly of Dan-
bury, aged 68 years.
M’.EWEN ——In Stratford, Nov. 19,
Mary E., widow of the late Charles
McEwen, aged 79 years-
WAKEMAN.——-In Greenfield Hill,FaiI--
field, Nov. 18,7John Wakeman, aged so . .-
years.
wood Ave, Nov. 18, SusanxJ, Wright.
Sunday morning the pas-.
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Norwalk Chronicler