9%“ ' If you: want‘the best
'gobds for the least money .1
' read the advertisements:
in the Gazette.
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PRICE oNncENT.
IHEwEspncHUEcH
”Deacon. E .Ei’tcthlso WriteSa
Letter. '
Says the Lane Faction Has Dwindled to a '
Small Minority,
Deacon E. Fitch of the Weston
church writes to the VVestp011ter about
the troubles in that church,as follows:—
“The resolutions referred to as hav-
ing been brought before the Church to
pass upon the pastor’s character was a
complaint gotten up by the Lane’s and
' others (who had been solicited by them)
with a view to calling a “Mutual Coun-
cil” with the party who stand by the
church and pastor for the avowed pur
pose of deposing said minister. '-
The petition was presented to the
clerk on Sabbath morning," J an. 2,
asking that it be taken before the con-
gregation and action be taken at once.
The clerk and deacons opposed its .
being read, on the grounds «that it was
not a fit' communication to present on
the Lord’s day. Much less on this par-
ticular Sunday as it was communion
Sabbath.
Notwithstanding this objection, -, Mr.
J. S. Lane arose in his seat immediate-
ly after the morning offering had been.
taken and demanded his right as a
Church member to a hearing on his
document, stating that if the Church
refused to entertain the complaint and .
join in a mutual council of the Congre-
gational Church againstthe'Rev. Ar'
thur, then the petitioners would at
'once proceed to call an-exparte coun-
cil.
The Church objected to its being
read. and referred him to the following
Wednesday evening, the proper time
to bring up the matter.
Wednesday evening came and the
Church was well filled with the towu’ 5
people to listen Sheriff- Kemper had
been sent for to keep order among the
petitioners. Several petitioners hav-
ing since signed their ' names to Mr.
Lane’s document learned that the paper
was for an entirely different purpose
than what they had supposed, went to
the Clerk and had their names taken
ofi. At the appointed time the meet-
ing; was called to order by the pastor
who is the moderator. The complaint
was read and immediately a vote was
taken to allow the pastor to answer it,
' which he did to the satisfaction of all
present, (the Laneites excepted,) after-
which attorney Gregory was, permitted
to ‘produce evidence bearing on Mr.
Arthur’s character, which brought
11p his past record from the beginning
of his ministry and which showing him
to have been above reproach.
Attorney Gregory then challenged
the Lane side to produce anything to
the contrary which they failed to do.;.
A vote was then taken to have no-
”thing further do with it “and the
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meeting adjourned.
Sabbath morning the Church invited
the Rev. Arthur to remain with them
for another year, which he accepted.
No one opposed to it but the Lane
faction, wh1ch has dwindled to a “very
small minority since Wednesday even-
ing.” ' ,
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' Afraid of Water.
An outbreak in the county jail in
Bridgeport began last Saturday, and
‘was only quelled yesterday. Twelve
tramps complained of the jail fare and.
refused to work. 'When theysbegan a
noisy demonstration they were confined
in dark cells. Since then they have
made a great din by yelling and throw-
ing missiles. Yesterday Sheriff Haw-
ley brought them to terms by threaten-
ing to. turn the hose on them. All but
one submitted and returned to work.
The twelfth tramp is still locked up in
7the dark cell.
Stamford Girl Demented. ,
Mary Ellen Barrett, a well known
and respectable young Stamford lady,
was found by Policfinan Nevins of that
city, wandering about Main street in a
demented conditiOn. The young lady
has recently lost two sisters by~death
and it is thought that this has unbal-
anced her mind.
- obnoxious to him.
in another light.
WADHAMS L08E8
John ml. Fancher Secures a
" ‘ Verdict of $l29.30
Against Him.
Reported 'That Wadhams Will Now Force
Gray to Settle.
The case of John W. Fancher against
Edwaid J. Wadhams, of Norwalk, was
tried 1n the Common Pleas court yes—
terday. After IO minutes deliberation
the jury returned with a verdict for
$129.30 in favor of the plaintiff. Fan-
cher and Wadhams were formerly en-
gaged in the meat market business in
South NorWalk.
that he furnished all of the money for
starting and carrying on the business
and that Wadhams was employed by
him. No salary was paid, but Wad-
hams was to give his services for a
share of the profits, if any. '
A short time after the floating of the
venture he discharged Wadhams. La-
ter he sold the business. . ,
; Wadhams claimed he was a partner
with Fancher and also furnished money.
He was not discharged but quitthe
partnership after a mysterious fire
which occurred at the shop . one Sun-
day morning. He was suspicious about
the fire -a'ndy partnership became
' He retained $121,
which he considered his share of the
business. V ' ‘
This what
wanted and for which he brought suit
Se reral witnesses testified that Mr.
Wadhams and Fancher were partners,
but the jury considered the evidence
amount was Fancher
The case was rather
peculiar in one way. Attorney J. 'C-
Chamberlain appeared for the defend-
ant in this case. The day before he
' appeared for Attorney Gray, who was
suing Wadhams. In one case he op—
y'posed Wadhams and inE-the other as-
sisted him.
It is now report-dd that Wadhams
will push his claim against Attorney
Gray.
secured a judgment and costs against
the attorney amounting to something.‘
like $450. This judgment has-never
‘been satisfied, having been held back
awaiting the decision in Mr. Gray’s
Now that the
former has been given judgment of $56
ease against W'adhams.
against Wadhams, it is reported that
the irrepressible E. J. proposes to de-
duct' that amount from his judgment
and compel'At-torney Gray to pay the,"
difference at once. From all indica-
tions there is yetfun ahead.
CHILD BTlRNED TO DEATH.
Little John English Lighted Paper Which
' Set Fire to’I-lis Clothes.
John English, the three and one-half-
year-old child of Mr. and Mrs. James
. English, of Bridgeport, was the victim
of'a fatal burning accidentpyesterday .
afternoon. While Mrs. English was
, temporarily absent the Child lighted a
paper which set fire to his clothes. The
mother heard his screams while she
was in the yard inthe rear of th e.house
and before she had time to reach the
house the child came " running out.
The mother endeavored to remove the
burning clothing and was badly burned
about the hands while doin ; so. The
child was burned from head to foot and
lived but a few hours after the accident.
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The Tarrylownv Widow in Stamford.
' Stamfmdites have had lots of fun
guéSsing out the Tar 1 y tow n w idow from ,
among the five ladies whose pictuies
were sent out by the theatrical com-
pany. In all 143 answers were‘received,
and only five picked out the right one,
. she being No.5. Nearly 100 guessed No.
4. 'Some said they were all the same,
but they are all different, The widow
will appear at Hoyt’s Theatre to-night
and Manager Hoyt has 'a. ‘mail sack full
of answers from the 1esidents of Nor-
walk.
A.Heavv Fine. _
John Smith was arrested in South
Norwalk yesterday on the charge of
dealing in policy. This morning he
was fined $100 and costs.
The plaintiff claimed .~
A short time ago ‘Wadhams ‘
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‘ TGrace church met last night
A‘N OLD OFFENDER.
A Thief Confiscatcs a'Pair of
Rubber Boots at Olsen’s '
' Shoe Store.
The Fellow is Apprehended and Landed in
I the Station-House.
Some days since a man who gave his
name as John Gorman and his home as
Boston. was arrested 1n South N01walk
on the charge of vagrancy. In the
Town court he was given a sentence,
but the execution of the same was de-
ferred on the promise of the p11Sone1
to leave town. .
It seems, howevei, that the Inari "
failed to take advantage of the oppor
tupity accorded him to leave towu, but
to steal a pair of bouts from in front of
TheodOIe Olsen 5 store. '
The fi1 st intimation that the theft
had been committed was a report re-g;
ious character hadiofi'ered for sale to-
Max Levy a pair of rubber storm boots
at a remarkably low figure.
A good description was given of the
man, and it was not long before Captain
Gladstone and Officer Hall had the man
under arrest, and safely lodged in_ the
station-house. .
This morning, he practically admit-
ted to the chief that he stole the boots,
but said that he must have been drunk
when he did it, as he had but a faint
remembrance about the affair. This
was soon after being awakened in his
cell.
The boots taken were not mates one
being a size eight and oneohalf and the
other a ten. '
In the court this morning he had
quite a different story to tell: He was
also asked as to where he got a- whip,
which he had pawned. ' He denied
having stolen either boots or whip, but
the Cou1t did not believe him, and he
.received a sentence of 30 days and
costs.
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Attempted SIii'cide in iianbury.
Charles Burnham, a hatter, aged 26
attempted suicide in Danbury yester-
cay afternoon by cutting his throat
with a razor. He did not sever the
jugular vein and there is a possible
chance for h1s recovery though he is
very weak from the loss of blood.
and it is said that he had slime trouble
yesterday with his folks. ' '
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‘ Colored‘coachman.
There was a large attendance at the
Colored Coachman’s ball in Ger-mania
hall last night. It was a, full dress, af-
fair and proved to be the success antic-V
place until a late hour and there was
not what might be called a “lively com“
petition.” The cake was awarded
to William Mason and Mrs. Minnie
Harris. ' I
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.. Committee Appointed.
At a meeting held 1n the second vot-
ing distl ict last night, a committee was
appointed to act with a committee pre-
viously appointed from the fi1 st and
third' 1n reference to the allotment of
town officers. 1 The committee selected
is E. E. Crowe, J. H. Light andH. W.
Wells.
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Death From a Fall.
Paul Blenner, aged two years and a.
half, died at the residence of George
Schleich er, at Stamford yesterday. The
child was taken'to Stamford 0.11" a visit
last week and fell from ago-cart there
"on Friday. This resulted in inflamma-
tion of. the brain, which was the cause
of death. ' \
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Tw'o Banks to Consolidate. _
The Windham County National Bank
of Danielson, Conn., has bought-a con-
troll1ng interest in the First, National
Bank of that place, and it is stated that
the two banks will soon be merged.
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Stabbed Two Men. "
George Dailey is under arrest at
Ridgefield for stabbingLouisKnapp and
Levi Rouk in the Florida district Mon—
day night. Both men will recover.
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The Brotherhood of St?» Andrew of:
did take advantage ‘of an opportunity '-
ceived by Chief Vollmer that a suspicu '
He has been eccentric for some‘ time»
ipated. The cake walk". did not take .
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ELDPED ' LAST SEPTEMBER.
Stratford Young People Kept Their Sli-
crct Until Yesterday.
It bec me known to the families of
- the principals yesterday for the first
time that last September Stanley Y.
Beach of Stratford, astudent at Yale.
and. a sonof Frederick. 0. Beach, editor
of the Scientific Angerican, whose hand-
some summer home is in Stratford. and
Miss Ellen Bir dsey Curtis, of that
an elopement, and not a member of the
two families, aside from the contract-
ing parties, knew of-the ceremony un-
til yesterday, when it was announced
by the young people themselves.
The father of the groom was greatly
astonished at the news, as he had not
the slightest intimation that anything
of the kind had acourred: The parents
of the bride were equally as surprised.
\Iiss Curtis is a member of one of the
most prominent families in Stratford,
and a belle' in society circles, besides
being very beautiful.
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; Filch—Gault.
; The Fitch—{fault wedding takes place
this evening at the residence of the
bride, on Compn street, W'estport. Rev.
Kenneth. Mackenzie, of Memorial
church, ,will unite the couple in holy
‘v’edlock. The bride. will be attired in
a, gown of grey silk with silk and lace
trimmings. Only most intimate friends
will be present. DeKlyn, of N01 walk.
is the caterer, and covers will be laid
for twelve.
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.Killed 11 Horse. .
A train on; the. Berkshire division
of the Consolidated road last evening
struck and; killed a___h‘orse between
Trumbull and Bridgeport. The horse.
which was drawing a heavy load of
wood, became stalled on a crossing a
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ed. Owing to a cuive in the track the
engineer did not see the team in time
to avoid the collision.
Choir Social.
The choir of St. Paul’s church held
an entertainment and social last ev en-
ing in the. Chapel of Our H‘oly Saviour
on Berkeley street. The program con-
Sisted of mhsical selections and recita—
tions. ’ After this 1efreshments were
in order and a very pleasant evening
was spent.
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T Not Considered Dangerous.
County ; Commissionerfl-Miller, who
sutfereda relapse from his recent ill-
ness, a few davs ago, is very ill at his
home in Danbury. His condltion is
not, ho_wever,c considered dangerous.
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,‘ Thrown From a Train.
In trying to board a freight train at
Bridgeport last night, Edward Whit-
tlesey» of Ansonia was thrown and seri-
iousl-y cut on the head. He was taken
to the hosp1tal v _ , . - '-
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minute or so before the train approach- !
place, were married. The match was .‘
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THE GAZETTE WOULD LIKE TU KNITW
If the irrepressible Wadhams pro-
poses to put the screws on AttOIney
Gray.
If that meeting of South Nbrwalk
republicans last night was not a fake.
Why prisoners do not confesstheir
.gniltto Captain Gladstone.
How many' colored servantgirls re-
‘mained out all night last night.
, If that Mahackemo revolver
loaded.
Where and at what time that meet-
ing of second district republicans was
'held.
If the boys will attempt to flirt with
the Tarrytown Widow at Hoyt’s Thea-
tre to-night. ..
Where was officer Hall when the
Bassett 1 evolver flashed. ' .-
AMUSEMENTS.
The Tarrvtown Widow.
No comedy of recent years has re-
ceived more emphatic and favorable
newspaper notice than “ The Tarry‘
town Widow," which will be presented
at Hoyt’s Theatre to-night. Among
the many laudatory criticisms the fol—
lowing frbm the Providence Journal is
worth quoting: “ The Tarrytown Wid-
ow” is a howling success. Possibly a
more refined adjective might be used
to typify it, but Tiger-tainly none more
expressive. D. W. Truss & Co.. , who
have the direction of the new produc-
tion, have engaged a company of ex-
ceptional excellence and ability, a com-
was
’1') my particularly well adapted in indi-
vidual as well as collective merit for
the presentation of bright, bubbling
comedy. The musical part of the» en-
tertainment consistsof all new songs
and dances."
The Heart of Chicago.
It would be hand to get more scener
in a single production than is used in
staging “The Heart Of Chicago,” Lin
coln J. Carter’s new scenic play. The
Philadelphia Ledger of November 10,
said: “Enough Scenery is used in this
production to afflply stock half a dozen
melodramas.” Among the scenes
promised are the Chicago fire scenes,
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'showing a section ’of Chicago befOre,
dui mg and after the fire: Masonic Tem-
ple roof garden, the big ponoramic
view of the South Side at night, the
VVoxld 5 Fair Court of Henor ‘duri mg a
night illumination, the Columbus fount-
ain, the typical Chicago street scene,
and the famous approaching train scene.
Hoyt’s', Monday, Jan. 17.
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christian Endeavor Social. _.
The Intermediate society C.E., of the
First Congregational-church held their
annual business meeting and social
last evening in the Chapel.
pertaining to the society was first trans--
acted and then the young people pro-
ceeded to enjoy themselVes. There
Were games, music and graphophone
selections after which refreshments
-- N were served.-
Business ,
. Tc ‘RIJT_0N__ POINT.
to Buton Next Summer.
Columbus Grove, the Baton Point Annex.
Secured by Starir‘.
That the well known manager of
Glen Island has secured a substantial
fOothold 1n the leasing of a major por-
' ‘tion of the Roton Point property is 1110
longer doubted.
The negotiations as to the lease of
the property were fully set forth in
these‘columns some wedks since.
known as Columbusbeach, at the west
end of the pomtpgoper, Will be placed
in first class order and made, a beach
sound.
Mr. Starin and his lieutenants as is
well known never do anything by
halves.
benefit of the public,” would Seem to
be his watch'word. '
Among other changds tbibe'estab-
fished is the building of a wharf at
which steamers of the largest draught
can land.
In happy accord with Mr.
ideas of a summer resort, the N orwalk
Starin’s
Street Railway company will, it is
line of
street cars from its present terminus at
understood, continue their
the railroad station to the point.
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comic 'AT new HAVEN.
‘Dan Murphy Makes Short Work of lack
- "Coston.
Nearly 1,500 people paid admission to
the Hyperion Theatre at New Ha-
ven last night to witness the three box—
,ing bout-s given by- the Franklin Ath-
letic Club of that city. ,5, j
The, first bout, which was for ten
rounds at 112 pounds between Jack
Ward of New York and George Mon-
Troe of- England, started off very tamelyr
’ Munroe soon‘showed his ability by com
tinually- landing both left and right
hand swings on Ward’s jaw. Both men
stayed the limit and put up a good ex—
hibition of-boning, but-at the end of
the ten rounds Monroe was given the
decision, and as it was a popular one
the announcement Was largely cheered.
The second round was between
Charles Kelly of New York and Jim
Canfield of Newark. Both men were
in the best of condition, but Kelly, if
anything, was drained a trifle too fine.
The bout opened fast and furious, with
Canfield landing a heavy swing .on
Kelly’s jaw. Kelly retaliated during
the balance of the round “by swinging
fast and furious on Canfield’s head and
body. The round ended with every-
thing in Kelly’s favor and Canfield
very groggy. Kelly pursued his tac-
field 'Was staggering about the ring.
A short-arm blow on Canfield’s jaw,
followed by a vicious swing On the neck,
sent him to the. floor, from- which he
was carried to his corner by Sam Aus-
tin, the referee. , . T
The star bout of thejnight‘was the go
between Dan Murphy, ’of Waterbury.
and colored Jack Coston, of New Haven.
This bout was a splendid one from a
circus point of view. Murphy led off
and landing hard. Coston avoided
every lead by making a complete cir-
cuit of the ring on the run and then
coming back, making a feint, ducking.
and getting away again. In the second
In the
third round Coston, after being floored
by a stiff right-hand punch, stayed
dewn while the referee couht‘ed nine,
when he again rese to his feet,o only to
be; immediately floored again. He-
remained on the floor nine seconds and
again rose, when Murphy proceeded to
again to, the floor, Where he remained
until he was counted out. ’- .1
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BIRTHS.
daughter to -’ Mr. and Mrs. F. W.
Stearns, formerly of Norwalk. ‘
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DEATHS.
John iernan.
You "May-(Bide on a Red Car.
As stated at that time, what is to be '
second to none on the shores of the"
"All or nothing for the-
tics in the second round, and soon Can- .
in his usual style: by looking vicious =
round Murphy mixed things up pretty _
. well, much to Coston’s damage.
mix things up and knocked Coston,
Fair to-night and Friday much colder. , - 5
STEAnNsr—InjBridgeport, 15:11-10, a
KIERNAN. ——In Biidgepon. Jan. 10 .
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