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' g1 eatly improve.
@‘1 If you want the best
i: goods fOr the least money
read the advertisements
in the Gazette.
Von VIII. No.1774...
N ORWALK. CONN. MoNnAY EVENING JANUARY 8.1898.“ .
family paperth "Ga I'et
’advertIsing columns va
prove its Value to1.you.._ :
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11-11: New cm GOVERNMENT
HAS CHARGE OF AFFAIRS, AND THE GAZETTE TENDERS
A FEW SUGGESTIONS.
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-. The newccuncil has assumed the reins of city government f .r ’98, and
wil'. hold their first meeting to night.
The e a r is filled with rumors as to whatajthe new council will do towards
1 eforms; c f 1.
F1 0111 .‘n aybr Glover down, the Council is composed of men of recognize i .
business ability who will no doubt handle city affairs during their term of
office with as much care as- they would their own private business.
The old board was charged with extravagance, and under these cir
cumstances the new board is liable to be too careful duringthe coming
year in an attempt to obviate a simi‘ar charge.
The GAZETTE (lees not believe in or recommend a lavish expenditure
1 f money, but we do believe we voice the sentiments of the tax payers when
we suggest to the new council that they spare no expense in improving and
caring for the city streets.
No niggardly policy should govern the street
department, but every effort should be made to give us better streets.
Rumors affecting the curtailing of expenditures in the fire department
are rife, and the GAZETTE would suggest that the new council can not do
too much for our volunteer fire dpartment.
No tax-payer, we are confident,
can be found_who will complain of all necessary expenditures being freely
made in this department.
From the chief down to the lowest private, Norwalk has a volunteer
department second to none in the state, and any penurious policy in this
direction would surely affect its’efiiciency.
A'generous response on the part of the council to the requests 'of the
several companies will be appreciated by them, and above all cordial rela-
tions at all times between the chief and the chairman of the fire Committee
cannot fail to be productive of good results.
The police department, however, 1s the one most affected by 1umo rs,
and it is reported that changes of all descriptions are to be made imme-
diately.
Like the fire, the policei‘department is one that should under no condi~
tions be disturbed by the change of the political wheel.
The personnel of the present force cannot be improved upOn, and
although a few gamblers who have been forced to comply with the law
against their: will. are moving heaven and earth to effect a change, the
I GAZETTE 1s of the opinion that the majority of the good citizens of Nor-
walk would be loth to see the new council disturb this department.
When one looks back upon former police departments and compareS
their membership with that of to day, the comparisons a1e odious.
The best recommendation the head of a police force can have in the eyes
of honest citizens, is the hatred and fear of, those who have no respect for
the law. Such a condition surrounds the present chief of our police
department.
He is despised and hated by the law breaker.
He has com-
pelled them by his fearlessness to respect the law and they fear him. The
city of Norwalk is not terrorized or governed by the small politician as in
and favoritism is not recognized by the present police department.
'the days ofIthe old borough government, but instead the law is respected
I Under
these‘conditions the GAZETTE would suggest that the ,new council move
slowly in making changes in this department.
With these few suggestions the GAZETTE wishes Mayor Glover and
the members of the new city council of ’98 “a happy new year,”
factory to all.
with best
,wishes that their arduous duties-in the interest of the ci'y will prove sati-_~-
wAs PATRICK SHEA.
Found on
Identified.
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The body of the man found on the
pilot of an engine on the New York
division of the Consolidated road when
it Ieached New Haven last Friday
11101 nine was yesterday identified as
that of Pat-rick Shea of East Hampton.
Mass.
body. of Man Engine' Pilot
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' A First-plass Journal.
-. he typograp{hical appearance of
the New Haven Palladium has been
The Palladium has
an excellent news service, bot/h foreign
and domestic anId ls ably managed and
edited. 2. .1
Annual Elections
The annual election of the officers of
Phoenix Engine, Hope Hose and Pion-
eer Hook and,- Ladder companies will.I
,take place to-r-Inorrow evening.
damask-11 THE GAZETTE.
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Found After Sixteen Years.
Mrs. Frederick J 011 nson left Stamford
on Saturday for her home in East Hart-
ford after having found her son, Albert-
Dolas, for whorn she had been search-
ing 16 years.
her husband 1n Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
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Applied for Receiver.
Attorney Davis of Danbury has made
application to Judge Thayer for the
appointment of a receiver for WVard-
well Bros.C‘o., contractors, of Danbury.
It is a stock company of $20, 000 capital
and both brothers join in the applica-
tion.
Married in Danbury.
Mrs. Helen Holmes, of East Norwalk,
and Henry D. Wright, of East Nor-walk,
were married 1n Danbury on Saturday
by Rev. Dr. Bowdish. I
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Engagement Announced.
The engagement of John W'. Beatty
of the firm of J. T. Prowitt Co. and
Miss Anna Woodward, daughter of
Judge Asa B. Woodward, is announced.
. close of which she introduced
She had not seen him ;.
since 1881, when she was deserted 11gb
" " by Miss E1 a Ferris; the yellow table by
Miss Helen Ferris assisted by Miss
VISITORS DAY.
The Friday-Afternoon CIuII En-
' tertains Its Friends.
' Mrs. Olive Thorn'Miller Delivers a Lecture,
and Tea Served.
I The Friday Afternoon club celebra-
ted “visitors day” at the handsome
residence of Mrs. J ohn'Henry Knapp,
on West street, South N orwalk on Fri-‘
day last.
The commodious mouse were beauti-
fully decorated' with evergreens, cut
flowers and palms, and notwithstanding
the severe storm 3. large number of the
members were present together with a
goodly representation of their friends,
Mrs. Thomas K. Noble and Miss DothaI .
Stone Pinneo being guests of honor.
The meeting was opened with a few
remarksof greeting to the visitors, by
the president, Mrs.‘ E. H. Fox, at the
the
speaker.
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The assemblage was then lleasantly
entertamed with a lecture by Mrs;
Olive Thorn Miller, of Brooklyn, N.Y.,
whose subject was “The Bird, 01111
Brother.”
uscript and was listened to with great
Mrs. Miller read from man-
pleasure.
The Secretary of the club, Mrs. Fred-
erick H. Quintard, next read the fol-,
lowing communication from a well
known South Norwalk gentleman, the
husband of one of the members, who
had not the courage to accept his invi-
tation and be present:
TO ’ THE FRIDAY AFTERNOON CLUB,
' GREETING,
Dear Ladies: '
Shied at me one evening, ’cross my
dinner table,
I got your gracious i111 01‘1,glven to! my
wife:
To bring her husband (meaning me) to
greet you
In grand conclave. The summons 1ip-
bpled 0 er the cloth
In sweetest tones: ye‘e sounded st1 ange-
ly like command,
Then came the caution, to not forget
my manners,
‘ And send my card 1emembe1ing R. S.
V. P.
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In case I chose to be engaged and not
attend.
Ladies Dear. Enclosed I send my prop-
er pasteboard,
Comer turned down according to the
latest mode,
And 11 ith it (unde1 fav01 of my wife of
couise ,)
M y 111.111 meet 11 ishes f01 your health
and happiness,
And 111v sincele 1eg11ets that I cannot
attend.
The le-asons th..t I gave her why I must
decline.
Sub 1053., I will give to you,
mav know,
How haId a thing it is to make a wom-
an see,
All things in the light in which the
husband sees them.
Your reasons give, the partner of my
bosom said,
Illness, absence, press of business did
not move her,
The woman’s leason, lack of proper
’ vesture, failed,
My Dear my coat you know,‘
out of mode,
It only needs to be curtailed she sweet—
ly said,
The tailor’ll quickly clip you to the
I latest cut. I
So that to a corner being lastly driven.
The secret honest reason had to be
coafessed
~My Dear. I am no coward,- and do lack
the nerve, .
To face that dreadful row, sixty brainy
women,
Armed with the weapons f01gcd so
many Friday nights,
Pardonne'z Mcsdmnes, Eacuscz mm“ s '1'],
oous plait.
At 5 o’clock ten. 11 as served from
four tables set in colors green, yellow,
pink and red
that you
is sadly
The green table was presided over
v Miss Mary Kirby Jennings assisted
Kendall and Miss Amy Feiris; the
pink table by Mrs. George R. Byings
ton assisted by Miss Emily Jennings
and Miss Helen 'Swartz and the red
table by Miss Mabel Beers assisted. by
Miss EthelSlater and Miss Ethel Keep.
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I Lunched on Turkey.
A few ,days since the “Shakers” pre-
sented Captain Costello 'of Hope Hose
company wsth a monster, turkey, and
1 he in turn gave it to the company under
his command! Saturday evening the
bird was served at the company’s head-
quarters, together with other refreshr
ments. There was also vpcal and in-
Istrumental music, "111111111111 evenin was
joyously passed
.man.‘
placed him under arrest and turned
' by all 1
OfiicerHunt Discovers Ilames
. Back HIeIping HimseIfII .
Judge Gregory Sends Him to hil For 30
I Days.
For aiiiumber of weeks past: the resi,
dents ijfBelden avenue and adjacent
street-S" have been missing their chick-
ens, but could gain no clue to the thief.
011' Friday night shortly ~ after '10
o ’clock while ofiicer Hunt was lying on
the sofmat his home on Riverside ave-I
Inue h
card the chickens in John
I, .
Greenwood’s chicken house making a
and the officej waited until he appeared
in the door of the chicken house with
a nice rooster under his arm. Officer
Hunt then stepped off his porch and
running to the fence dividing his ya1 d
from that of G1 eenwood he recognized
J amesCook Cook mhst have heard the
officer at the ‘same time for he dropped
the 106‘ster and made for Belden ave-
aue. IOflicer Hunt ran up R1ve1 Slde
and .ai‘bund to Belden avenue and met
Cook just coming out of Mr. Green-I
wdod' 5 yard.
Being sure of Cook. the officel went
to Mr‘. Greenwood’ s henner y to see if
anydne else was there. Failing to find
any, dther thief the officer notified Mr.
Greenwood and. the latterI’s son followed
Cook to his home on the 11111,' while
Hunt sent word down town for a. police-
He then went after Cook and
Bartram who
him' over to Officer
brought him down town and locked him
up. . .
When arrested at his home Cook
told his wife that he did not know why
he visited M11. Greenwood’s chicken
house, and on Saturday while in the
station house he admitted to Prosecu-
ting Attorney Ferrismhat he had taken
the chicken and would never do soagain
if released.
When brought before Judge Gregory
this morning, however, Cook denied
all that he had previously stated and
said that he had not been in the hen-
nery, going on to tell a most improba-
ble story.
The court failed to believe him and
he was found guilty and sentenced to
Bridgepmt' jail for 30 days.
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——Biven Away To- -night.
At 9 o clock to-night Olsen Bros. will
give a11ay $105 1n gold 01 silver. in five
pa1 ts $50. $25, $15, $10 and $5. Aticket
is given with eve1 y 500 purchase. ‘
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C. 81 K. DANCE.
One of the Happiest Parties Ever Congre-
galed Belween FourWaI’ls. ‘
The employees of the Crofut & Knapp
hat manufactory sent out. invitations a.
few days since for a “-house warming”
sociable to be held at the new' factory
on Friday evening. .
There were fully 200 couples present
The dancing hall had been tastefully
trimmed and the, Philharmonic 011-
cheetra furnished music for dancing.
The festivities Were kept up until the
glad new year was at least four hours
of age, after which the happy party de-
parted for their homes. ‘
Refreshments were served in a
plenitudinous plenty and included
everything that ‘could possibly make a
New Years feast a memorable one. The
dance was successful in every one
particular and was immensely enjoyed
Charles A.‘Acton Dead.
Mr. Charles A. Acton died at his.
home on West avenue, Saturday after-
noon, in the 65th year of his age. The
funeral will be held to-mor‘row after-
noon at 3:30 o’clock. The interment
will be at Riverside. He leaves a wife
and two s'ons,'Dr. W. F. Acton manager
of the Street Railway line and: Dr.
Charles H. Acton, of New. York.
Norwalk City Tulane"..-
The members of the Net-Walk City
council will be sworn in to-ni‘ght by
City Clerk Lockwood. The last Official
act of Councilman Kent was the audit-
ing of the police department bill.
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Bishop TierIWy—Maikes Impor‘.
Iant' Aesignments.
Most of the Clericals Have Been Recently
Ordained.
Bishop Tierney has made a number
of clerical appointments which W111 be
officially promulgated in the current
issue .of the Connecticut Catholic, the
organ of the diocese of Hartford. The
bishop had a number of ‘young clergy-
.men,recentl y ordained to provide—places
f011,,and he found the task no easy one.
As (will be seen from the appointments
which follow, several are but tempor-
afte1 Feb1uary. I
The full list of the clerical changes
is as follows: . '
Rev. Joseph Perreault "from New
London to Taftville. ’
Rev. John Quinn to New London.
Rev. Charles Brennan to Westerly.
Rev.
ford.
Rev.
New Haven (pro tem).
Rev. William'P. Kennedy to Green-
wich (pro tem). ’
Rev. James Keating to St. Patrick’s,
Andrew Carr-igan to New IMil-
Dennis' Baker to St. Francis’,
New Haven (p110 tern).
Rev. Thomas J. Laden to St. Peter’s,
Hartford.
Rev. Dennis S. Gleason to Cathedral,
Hartford, (Italian colony).
Rev. Edward A. Flannery to Stam'
ford. '
The bishop has for some time been
considering the advisability of placing
Father Flannery in Stamford. owing
to the large. colony of Italians there1
There is no priest in the diocese better
'Ifitte’d'for Work among the Neapolitans,
as has been prOven by this energetic '
young clergyman during his brief ec-
clesiastical career. The recent mur-
ders at Stamford by this class of for-
eigners suggested to the bishop the ne-
cessity for placing over the Italians
there a restraining influence.
Besides being assistant to Father
Rogers of Stamford Father Flannery
will have full charge of the Italian col—
on y.
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Anussnsnrs.
My Friend From India.
An attraction that flavors cf more
than usual interest is the engagement
of “My Friend from India.” at Hoyt’s
Theatre to-morrow night. The princi-
pal character, A. Keene Shaver, the
barber, is played by Walter E. Per—
kins. It was to Mr. Perkins’ ability as
a fun maker that the piece scored an
duced in New York. Certainly a fun-
nier comedy would be hard to find than
De Souchet’s effort, and it gives every
evidence of a cordial welcome. .
' Mr. Bean From Boston}
“Mr. Beane from Boston”, as pre-
sented by The Gormans' is one of the
most mirthful plays on the road this
season, and all who wish to enjoy a
good hearty laugh should see it. ‘ This"
humorous comedy dwill be at Hoyt’s
Theatre, Thursday evening.
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Sacrificed their Mustachcs.
and Merritt by name sacrificed their
mustaches on the altar of the year ’97,-
on Friday last, and were on that date
as smooth-faced as a. granite-ware coffee
pot. It was the result of a-wager in
which Merritt lost. - The hirsute
adornments were not specially attrac-
tive of themselVes, but the loss to the
owners. of the same is a gain of ten
cents each to the barber. I
The Year I897.-
The year 1897 which came to a final
dissolution last week, was not such a
bad year after all. To be sure there
was quite a. season of crime, etc., but
previous years have been fully as ,bad
if not worse. It is gone, do your best
to make the year ’98 somethingof which
in ’99 you will be proud to speak of.
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His New ”Year’s Present.
Mrs. James E. Forbush, of Berkeley
'sI,treet presented her husband witha
nine and a. half pound son ea1] y Satur-
day. morning. I
ary and will possibly not last- much -
IPar-ker; bass solo, G. H. Barker,
instantaneous success when first pro-i
Three young men, Powell, W’alters.‘
BRO0KLYNITES ENTERTAIN
At Red Men’s Hal:—'—A Delightful Musical
and Literary Program'Rendered. . :
At Red Men's hall, South Norwalk,
Saturday evening, sixty Brooklynites -
gave an entertainment under' the ans? '
piece of the First M. 1E. church the pro-
ceeds from which swells the fund for
the Jesse Lee memOI ial window in the
new chm ch.
The Brooklynites came to South N or~~
walk early Saturddy morning and pro-
ceeded from the station to the Method! .
ist parsonage wheIe they were heart-
ily welcomed arid delightfully enter-
tained during the day.
In the aftei noon they visited the Y.
M. C A. where open house Was kept
all day. They immediately made them-’
selves at home there and helped enter-
tain with an abundance of musical and
elocutionary talent.
Red Men’ s hall was packed in the
evening when the following program
was rendered: Father’s Lullaby, male
quartet composed of G. H. Barker, jr.,
H. E. Williams, G. L. Parker and E.
I H. Way; Recitation, Mrs; F. L. Foster,
an elocutionist of rare ability; Vocal
duet, Miss C. A. Shephard and G.L.Pa.r-
ke11;,Comic song,E.H.Way, he was hear-
tily encored and gracefully responded;
tenor 5010, G. L. Parker; piano duet,
Miss S. C. Creamer and Mrs. G. L.
J 11.;
recitation, Mrs. Foster; male quartet,
selection and a farce entitled “The
Charms of Music,” which was very
amusing and cleverly acted. The fol-
lowing were in the cast: H. E. Williams,
Miss R. B. Martin, Mrs. J. D. IFeltei,
J11.. Mrs. F. L. Foster, J. D. Felter, J1. .,
and B. C. Hafl’. The latter took the
part of Hamilton Hirsute Hamilton,
who imagined he was aPaderewski but
who in reality was a veritable nuisance
and was almost the means of breaking
up a happy home. 1 -
The entertainment on the whole Was
greatly enjoyed besides placing a good—
ly sum into the t1 easury.
A 1eception was held for twentymin-
utes after and the guests departed on
the .110 20 train for their homes.
Masquerade.
The annual masquerade ball of Co.
D, C. N. G. took place at the Armory,
Friday night- Music was furnished by
Prof. Smythe’s orchestra of six pieces.
The1e we'ne perhaps fifty couple 1n cos-
tume in the grand march. The num-
ber of dancers on the floor was con-
siderably augmented until the floor
was filled with merry dancers and the
festivities were .1 continued until 4
o’clock the next morning. It
Return to Vassar.
Misses Bess Graham, Clara Betts, 1
Julia Lockwood, Edith HunteI, Grace
Bvington of T\101 walk Helen S11 artz,
Grace Ha1i1and of South Nor-11 alk, and
the Misses J ohnstone of New York,
who have been guests during the holli—
days of Miss Hunter will 1eturn this
afternoon to Vassar aftei a most de-
lightful hollday. ‘
7‘
Able to be But.
It was George Ayres, not Lester
Alyres, who suffered a fainting spell on
East avenue on Friday and was picked
up in a semi-consciouscondition and ,.
taken to the home of Rev. C. M. Sel-
leck. He suffered severely from his
fall but was able to be out to-day. Mr.
Ayres is over 80 years’ . of age, and a»
man’ who enjoys the respect and esteem
of all who know him, and who in Nor-
walk does not know the good old man. .
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Trinity ,church Notes.
The 'Vcstrymen will meet' Tuesday
evening at the rectory. I
The Woman’s guild will meet in the
church Tuesday evening at 7:30 o’clock.
The Altar society will meet Wednes-
day morning.
The Knights of the Cross will hold a
meeting Saturday evening.
There will be a Communion ser1iceI:
Thu1sday morning at 8 o '.clock
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' The Weather.
Light snow to-night, fair Tuesday,
probably. colder- in interior Tuesday
morning. '
1
DEATHS.
ACTON—In Nor-walk, Jan. 1. Charles
A. Acton. aged 65 years.
CLARKE—Suddenly, in Bridgeport, "
Dec. 31. Mary J. Clarke, aged 66 years.
HERRMANN—In Bridgepmt, Jan.” .1,
Robert Herrmann, aged 57 \ears and 9
months. '
CARR—In Cranbury, Dec. 31, George
.T. Carr, aged '18 years.
WOODRUFF— 1n Wilton, Dec. 31,
Morris 'Woodrufl‘ of New York, aaeg
' 27 years.
Norwalk Chronicler