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VOL. VIII. NO.1795
TwosuALL BLIZZARDS.
on: oonESLLonoTnE com 11111 THE 0111111 11111033
THE LIKES.
TBOLLEY CABS nun ALL RIGHT.
. THE FlERCEST SNOW STORM IN YEARS VISITS NOR-
WALK ANb v1cm11'v AND LEAVES
excsLLEN-T SLEIGHING. a“
The fiercest snow storm this city has
suffered for some years made its ap-
pearance early Monday morning. It
commenced about 3 o’clock and con-
tinued without abatement for twenty-
four hours. '
The hustling gale of wind and damp
snow that swept over Norwalk came
from far away—or rather the two
‘ storms did. One storm came from the
south along the coast, and according to
the weather bureau was a rain storm.
' Just before it reached N orwalk, how-
ever, it joined forces with another
all blizzard that came howling along
Em up Klondike way and across the
lakes.
When the coalition had been made
the two storms passedon as one great
heavy. snow storm leaving several
inches of snow all over Norwalk and
vicinity. The exact depth would be
hard to guage for the strong wind
which startedmp early in the evening
drifted the flakes into deep banks. It
might be safe to say, however, that
nearly a foot of snow fell.
It was nearly 5 o’clock in the after-
noon before the snow commenced to,
amount to anything, but from that hour
until it ceased the flakes flew thick and
fast assisted by the howling wind.
The trolley lines were kept open and -
the cars running fairly well on schedule
time during the storm, but on the
‘ Tramway line it was only by the great-
est effort. The huge snow sweeper of
the Street Railway company, manned
by Superintendent Kyle, made frequent
trips over its line and piled the snow
in large banks along the route. Work
was continued on thls~ line all. night
and its tracks kept free from Snow.
The only car of the Street Railway
line to become stalled was that of mo-
‘ torman Hanlon and conductor Sweet,
who made the last trip of the early
2 morning bringing the passengers from
, the Washington expi'ess, both east and
west.
As this car failed to arrive at 2 a. m-
a gang of men was dispatched from the
car barn in a wagon to hunt , it up.
When the relief party arrived oppo site
the Armory they found the car stalled
in a three foot drift unable to move.
The car was quickly dug out and pro-
'0 ceded on its way to the city.
The Tramway company kept their
line in this city and South Norwalk
, fairly well cleaned, but the long stretch
of tracks to Stamford and Westport
could not be kept open and it was. not
until late this morning that the cars
ran over these rails, the Westportave-
nue hill requiring a gang of men with
,. shovels to clear away the drifts before
‘1 the plow could be pushed. up the the
long. steep incline.
The streets were almost entirely de-
serted last night. Here and there a
-, lonely pedestrian could be dimly dis-
' cerned through the veil of snow, strug-
gling with. might and main to make
headway. '
‘ All trains on the Consolidated road
were a few minutes late, but not
enough to make any serious trouble.
1 Through trains made good time and no
blockades were reported on anydivi-
: s1on.
Hundreds of shovelers tramped from
house to house, asking for jobs at clean-
ing sidewalks, as soon as the fury of
the snow abated, and early this morn-
in g men were trudging along the streets
to be on hand in the outlying residence
‘districts bright and early to aid the
residents in clearing the walks.
Street Commissioner Wardwell with
a. gang of men was on hand at an early
hour and had the cross-walks cleared,
and the snow which had piled up in
immense drifts along Wall and Main
streets was shoveled into carts and
dumped over the bridge into the river.
The storm caused much interrup-
tion to the outside telegraph service,
and the local Postal andWestern Union
Telegraph operators have been notified
fo receive messages for. Boston and
other points subject to indefinite delay.
On the Western Union system eighty,
wires leading into Boston are down, or
for a time useless.
The Pittsfield express due here at
~ 10:29 had not arrived at noon and is said
tobe stalled at some point along the
line.
Manager Morris of the local telephone
says that the Southern rNew England
Telephone Company escaped any seri-
ous intermission of service by reason of
the storm, and that he could communi-
cate with Boston and other points east
over the wires, and that the local ser-
vice had been in no way hampered by
the storm.
The GAZETTE’S latest advices from
the Weather Bureau are that a cold
wave may be expected this evening,
and that the temperature will fall from
15 to 20 degrees.
THE GAZETTE 1111111111 in 110w
If the oldest inhabitant is satisfied
with. the latest snow storm.
Why Superintendent Kyle is smiling
to-day.
If the threatened cold wave has any-
thing to do with the new townhouse
“scheme” to be voted upon to—morrow
evening.
How Street Commissioner
enjoys the blizzard.
wardwell
How many inches of snow fell.
If the police enjoyed their situations
last night.
What tax payer desires to increase
the town’s indebtedness $100,000 at one
jump.
If there will be any repeating at to-
morrow night’s town meeting. ‘
Who is the town’s chief trumpeter.
If the good sleighing will bring out
the trotters on West avenue.
How many rich people visited the
poor to-day.
If all of our readers have read the
Boston Store adv. on the last page.
How our up country neighbors fared
in yesterday’s storm . -
, Where the Pittsfield ex'press is snow
bound. " .
Why letter carrier N ickerson did not
wear his snow shoes this morning.
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V '77
Continues'lo improve.
Revl'Mr. Scofield’s little daughter,
Laura May, continues to improve and
in a few days more the house will be
thoroughly cleansed and fumigated.
Mrs. Scofield has had entire charge of
the little ' one during her sickness.
Rev. Mr.
away from home and will until all pos-
sibility of spreading the disease IS past.
—Advertise in THE GAZETTE. *
'Scofield continues to live.
CLERICUS AT GREENWICH.
The Next Meeting to be Held There Feb-
, ruary [4.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Glorious of Fairfield county will be
held at Christ church, Greenwich, on
Monday, Feb. 14. The meeting will
cominence at 10:30 a. m., when holy
communion will be administered, after
which the business of the. clergy will
be taken up. Luncheon will be pro—
vided by the Rectors’ Aid society at 1
o clock
This assbciation is composed of the .
Episcopal clergy of Fairfield county,
and has a present membership of 35.
The meetings are held every month at
the different Episcopal churches in the
county. The president of the associao
tion is Rev. Louis French, of' Darien,
and Rev. W. E. Hooker, of Wilton, is
secretary. '
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AMUSEMENTS.
Katherine Rober.
Notwithstanding the fierce snow
storm last evening, a crowded house
greeted Miss Katherine Rober upon
her first appearance in N orwalk Tlfe
opening play was “Dori 1,s ” and a good
selectiOn it proved to be, Miss Rober
s “Doris” was excellent and cleverly
presented her lines to the entire satis-
faction of all. Franklyn Ritchie as
“Kenneth Ashley” was also well re
ceived. The “Brian O’Neil, M. D.”
of Morris McHugh was, however, the
bright particular star. Mr. McHugh’s
rendition of the doctor could not have
been excelled. His graceful, easy act-
ing delighted the audience. The “Alice
Merriegood” of Grace Hamilton was
also worthy of mention. Asa whole
the performance was, good and the com-
pany is deserving of crowded houses
every night. To-night “Moths of So-
ciety” will be given,and at t-o-morrow’s
matinee the old favorite “Camille”
will be presented.
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Will ProbablyrResign.
" -At St. Peter’s church, Sunday, Rev.
G. Runge, the pastor, was notified that
the members did not feel that they-
could longer afford to pay him the sal-
ary he was getting, and also keep up
the necessary expenses connected with .
the running of the church.
Mr Runge offered to remain, taking
the collections as a renumeration for
his services; but as the collections are
not very large, it is thought that he
can hardly live off them, and that he
will, consequently, endeavor to secure
a new field of laborp
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License Money Divided.
~ The money-received by the county
commissioners for licenses during the
month of January was divided yester-
day among the following four towns;
Bridgeport, $427. 50: Stamford, $2, 422. '50;
Danbury, $2,066.“7 -5; Greenwich, $427. 50.
The county treasur or getting $281. 25.
Bridgeport during the present fiscal
year has 'had $121,761.50 from this
source. which' is about $1,200 less- than
the receipts of the pi eceding year.
Danbury Shirt Man Arrested.
Lambert Solomon, formerly agent
for the Danbury Shirt Company, was
arrested in New York yesterday for
grand larceny. He is wanted in Hones-
dale, Pa. Solomon waived all formali-
ty and started with a detective for
Honesdale at once. He is said to have
swindled somebody out of several
thousand dollars.
Siich is Fame.
“Dr.” John Kirsch of this city has
reCeived aletter dated at the Grand
Union hotel, New York, asking him to
take part in a surgical operation which
it is alleged is to be performed upon
Richard Croker of that city. John has
no acquaintance with the doctor who
signs his name to the letter and in-
clines to the belief that the fellow is
non compos mentis
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House Warming.
Douglas Fowler Post, G. A. R. ’met
for the first time in their new quarters
on Washington stréetJast night. After
the regular business the meeting par-
took 'ofcthe nature of a “house warm-
ing” and a jolly good—time was had in
which refreshments played a no unim-
portant part.
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Delayed by Storm..
The propeller, City of Norwalk, was
storm delayed last night and did not
reach South Norwalk until *8 o’clock
this morning. The freight for this city,
was transferred to'the company’s", boat’
Eagle, which has been engaged in
keeping the harbor Open abOve the
bridges. -
“I; ;'
,doing before many weeks.
NORWA'LK, 001111., TUES onvfivnnmo, FEBRUARY 1.1898.
THE'FIRE LADDIES.
Regular Monthly Meetings to he lleld This
Evening.
Regular meetings of the several fire
companies will be held this evening.
_ PHOENIX.
The members of this company will
meet and after the regular- meeting
Will no doubt feast on either roast
beef, long clams, lake fish, live cod,
bread, crackers or cheese, and perhaps
a little of all washed down with Mocha,
Amber or O. T. R. B. '
PIONEERS.
The members of the above company
some weeks since provided for the re-
freshment part of its meeting by secur-
a pig which bassince bqen fattened for
the feast and ‘at this writing is roast-
ing in DoKlyn’s bakery oven.
It will be garnished with boiled a.1d
baked beans, and carved up to an ex-
clusive party of members of the com-
pany.
HOPES.
The Hopes. have a surprise feast
in store for its members and a few in-
vited guests and it may be that the.
captain will tell what what he proposes
As usual
the boys will have a good time.
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Passengers Make‘a Kick.
Complaint is made of the negligence
of motormen on the Tramway line to
stop for passengers at the junction of
St. ,{J‘Iohn and East avenues. “Almost
invariably” says the reporter’s inform
ant, “when passengers are waiting at
this point, the cars are run, going both
ways, several hundred feet by, causing
the passengers many unnecessary
steps.” The matter will probably be
reported to the superintendent of the
line.
Has Resigned.
Edmund E. Crowe has sent in his
resignation as a member of the board
of directors of the Connecticut State
Prison. Mr. Crowe was appointed a
member, of the board by Ex~Governor '
Collin, and reappointed by the present
Governor Cooke. He has filled the po-
sition with credit to himself and the
State.
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, Gone Soutn.
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert E. Bogart left
yesterday for a few weeks visit " in the
south. ‘ They sailed on one of the Old
Dominion line .steamers for Norfolk.
The tickets were purchased at the J.
M. Layton agency.
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Will Go Back. _
James Henry a first-class baker re-
cently employed at DeKlyn’s bakery,
expects to sail for old Ireland at an
early date, never to come back again.
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Saving Banks’ Taxes-‘Paid.
All the savings banks in the state
have now paid the first half of this
year’s taxes due the state. The total
amount is $186,685.21, or over $10,000
more than last year, when the amount
was $176.691.47. The total amount of
the taxable deposits in the nearly 100
savings banks in the state is $149,348,-
215.15. a
The Trinity church club feception
will take place Thursday evening.
The Hauragauri society on Sunday
voted a sick benefit of $5 a week to Emil
Durbeck.
February lst, 1898 can safely be
chronicled as having made a record
for good sleighipg.
Francis, the infant son of Mr. and
Mrs. Francis Algara is ill at his home
on Chapel street.
The funeral ofthe late Owen Riley
was attended from St. - Mary’s church,
this morning.
A hot free lunch is served at Ratch-
ford’s cafe on Main street, and it is as
varied as it is palatable.
At the meeting of the Central Whist
club yesterday afternoon. Mrs. O. E.
Wilson'and Mrs. Robert Wilson were
the prize winners.-
The marriage of H. Thornton Prow-
itt and Miss Marion Hebbard will take
place in Tarbora, N. 0., tomorrow.
The Christmas decorations at St.
Paul’s church will be taken down to-
morrow. The Chapel has already re-
ceived like attention.
Herbert Wheeler has a snow-shovel
brigade at work at his ice pond, per-
haps better known as Kellogg’s pond
removing the snow. Mr. « Wheeler, it
is understood has already harVested a
large amount of ice from his other
ppnds.
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING.
Called to be Held in the Opera House
Wednesday Evening.
The annual business meeting of the
town has been called to be held in the
Opera House instead of the town house,
Wednesday evening, at 8 o’clock, to
take action on these propositions:
The question of erecting a new town
hall on the site of the old building,
and, if so voted, to make the necessary
appropriation, and provide the means
of raising the money.
The state and town tax will be laid,
the report of the school visitors Will be
read, and the usual appropriations for
the schools and highways will be made.
The petition of Jacob Raymond and
others, asking that the town accept
Summit street, Raymond avenue, and
a continuation of Lincoln avenue will
also be acted upon.
It is the duty of every tax-payer to
be present at this meeting.
‘
Wilton.
: January 1898 is a back number.-
- The themometer registered 6 deg.
below zero Sunday morning.
Louis Verlin left‘for a business trip
through the South on Monday morning.
Many of our young people are look-
ing forward to a dance to be given by
the young ladies of Lewisboro, VVed-
nesday evening, Feb. 9th.
The condition of George E. Keeler,
who has been so seriously ill for the
week past, remains the same at this
writing.
W. K. J. Hubbell is acting as clerk
for Gilbert ,and Taylor during the ab-
sence of Mr. Taylor who is quarantined
with an interesting case of measles.
The mail to New York and points
West leaving Wilton post-office ati6130
a. in. has been discontinued, and in. its
place a pouch now leaves on the 8 a. in.
express for N orwalk, South Norwalk
and all points East and West. This is
a great imprOvement over the former
system, as patrons of the local post-of-
fiée wilI new haven. morning mail to
the Norwalks and the East, while for
some years-«the first mail to those points
has left. Wilton. at 12:19 p. m. A per-
sistant effort is being made to arrange
for a through mail from New York,
reaching her-eat 5:30 which it is hoped
will soonbe accomplished as at present
the last mail from the Greater city ar-
rives here at 2 o’clock in the afternoon.
Now we know what a Celebrity Tea
is and will hasten to tell our readers.
Which means that we attended that
social event at the Library rooms Saf-
urday afternoon and invested our fif-
teen centSu On the walls were num-
bered pictures of celebrities of contem-
porary times. Each guest was furnish-
ed with a card and pencil and was giv-
en the chance to name the celebrities
aforesaid. The one with the best . list
was rewarded by a prize. The tea was
served and amid social converse a most
enjoyable afternoon was passed. Four
young ladies guessed an equal number
of names and will draw for the prize
during this week. About seven dollars
was netted for the Library.
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The GAZETTE compositors have or-
ganized a basket ball team and expect
to score a number of victories before
the season is over.
The work on the stringing of the
wires for the connection of the borough
of New Canaan with the Norwalk and
South Norwalk Electric Light plant,
was brought to a stop by last night’s
storm.
Thomas Burns is in charge of the
late George Ward Selleck sto e pend-
ing the settlement of the estate of the
deceased. Mr. Burns had been in the
employ of Mr. Selleck as aclerk for
nearly thirty years.
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The Weather.
Fail to-night and Wednesday: colder
Wednesday morning
Cold wave, temperature will fall 15
to 20 by Wednesday morning.
MARRIAGES. '
BENTLEY—SCHLEYER. —In Danbury,
Jan. 29, by Rev. E. Jay Teagarden,
Herbert 0. Bentley, of New Y 01k city,
and Miss Laura Schleyer, of Danbur y.
DEATHS.
ADDIS.~—In Danbury, Jan. 31, W'il-
son S. Addis, aged 45 years. _
BETTs.——In Bethe], Jan. 30, George
Betts, aged 64 years, 11 months.
anms—In Fairfield, Jan. 31, Flor-
ence A., daughter of David H. and
' Amelia B. Bibbins, aged 13 years.
PEASE.—In Danbury, Jan. 30,Marcia'
Pease. aged 99 years, 8 months.
SHANLEY.—In Danbury, Jan. 29,
Peter, infant son of Darby Shanley,
agedS months.
SMITH. —In Danbury, Jan. 31, Charles
H, Smith, aged 56 years
_ - @- Recognized, scald
family papert’hemaz‘ette's’
advertising columns will
prove its value to you.
PRICE ONE CENT.
WILD man's sees AS FOOD. ,
Many That Are Eaten in Europe and Bo-
, garded as Delicacies.
In Germany and Holland crOws’ eggs
are considered a luxury among the
poorer classes, and on Prince Bis-
marck’s eighty-third birthday a-presé
ent of one hundred of these was made
to him. The eggs of the rook are‘also
looked upon as delicate food by :the
Germans” and Hollanders. The Chin-g
ese are not, only fond of' swallows."
nest soup, but they eat the eggs of this
little bird with great relish . :3
Among the South Sea Islands ‘the
natives depend largely upon this‘dsihd
of food, which the birds prepare ~"for
them in nests, and so important is the
source of this food considered that
they will rarely destroy the birds. 011
the great rookeries they, have found-
the eggs supplied abundantly for them
for ages, and: they gather them
so easily that there is no disposition
to destroy the birds. It is only whel
civilized man comes, intent upon des-
troying the birds for their feathers
and plumes, that these great island
rookeries have been depopulated.
In Friesland the farmers have al—
most tamed the sheldrakes like do-
mesticated fowls. The sheldrakes
have laid their eggs in countless num-
bers on the heaths of the Dutch Nor-
folk, and the farmers, instead of kill-
ing the birds or frightening them away,
cultivate their acquaintance and build
artificial burrows or nests in the grass
for them. In these nests the shel-
drakes go on laying their eggs, des-
pite the fact that they are almost daily
robbed of them. In some instances the
female birds will even permit the
farmers'to 'handle them to remove the
eggs. In return for all this the farmu
ers protect the birds, and after a cer—
tain season they permit the birds to
sit on their eggs ‘and hatch out young
ones. The young sheldrakes are pro-
tected just as much as our young barn-
yard chickens are.
The chief eggs that are sold f01 eat-
ing in Holland and ohe1 European
cities include those of the wild ducks
and .fowls, gulls, plovers, sheldrakes,
meadow-hens, guillemots, peewits,
redshanks, turnstones, snipe, curlews,
dunlins, crows, rocks, cranes, herons,
coots, storks,pelicans, vultures, hawks,
owls and many of the smaller land
birds. These, wild birds’ eggs age
cheaper in many countries than hens’
eggs, and they constitute the chief
egg diet of both rich and won—Boston
Transcript. -
GAME RECORD OF THE KAISER.
A Fine Score for a Hunter “7110 Can Use
Only One Arm in Shooting.
In view of the fact that the kaiser's
left arm is withered and useless, his
record of 33,967 head of game killed
with his own hand during the last two
decades is a. remarkable one. It is
contained in his game book, which has
recently been published for private
circulation among the royal personages
and court circles of Europe. Compris-
ed in this total are some “pieces”
Which do not fall to the lot of every
sportsman. Thus there are a couple
of so-called “aurochsen,” 3. Species of .
bison that is still to be found in cer-
tain remote districts of Europe. It
was exceedingly plentiful'a thousand
years ago, but is now almost entirely
extinct. Then there are 2,175 wild
boars, sixteen thousand hares, seven
elk shot in Sweden, three reindeer kill-
ed in Norway and half a dozen bears,
three of which were laid low in Rus-
sia and the others in Hungary. Stags
figure for 1,289, pheasants at 9,643,
while the emperor has only managed
to bag three snipes. The record of
121 Chamois is distinctly good when
it is remembered what an exceedingly
difficult game this is to shoot, entail~
ing as it does, mountaineering of the
most arduous and perilous character.
It must be borne in mind in connec-
tion with this game book that the kai-
ser cannot use his 13ft arm to sup-
port his gun or to take aim. ' He is
obliged to rest his weapon upon the
shoulder or arm of the keeper, or load-
er who attends him on these expedi-
tions, and to shoot with a light rifle or
fowling piece, specially constructed for
him.——New York Tribune.
Still of ‘the Same Opinion.
Mrs. M. , a well known Boston-
an, who talks very wittily and plays
Iery well, once asked Prof. Blacken- ’
-.tein what made him so thoughtful.
“Madam,” he replied, “I am wonder-
ng how it is you can make the piano
alk so diviner and yourself so foolish-
ly_ ”
“Ah, well” retorted Mrs. M. ,
‘you see the piano knows it has'me
to listen to it, whereas I know I have
only you to listen to me, which makes-
the difference.” '
“I pray you,” said the professor,
“play again. I like your playing best."
-—Brooklyn Life.
t
The Fair had' the Briive.‘
“So, after they had fought for her
she marred the man who got thrashed,
did she?”
“Yes; she reasoned that a man who
would fight a man who could thrash
him must be braver’than a man who
fought a man he could thrash.”—Bos-
ton Travelef'.
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