- -*- we :1, -__ ‘ but the right. '8" if you Want the. best goods for the least money read the advertisements 11 the Gazette. vening; ‘9?" “reamed an. family Paperthe I‘Qa'lét‘tmh advertising columns Evil-l 7 prove its'va’lue'to you; (A * . VOL. VIII. No. 1800 NORWALK, CONNQTUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 8.1898. PRICE ONE 01111111 BIG HATS when. The Common Chuncil of Bridge- port Pass a Restrictive Ordinance. Theatre Goers of That City Will Now be Able to See the Stage. At the meeting of the Bridgeport common council last night, an ordi- nancc was adopted which will bring joy to the hearts of those who have had oc- casion to sit- behind big hats in the theatres and other places of amuse- ments in that city. The ordinance committee reported ' an ordinance which forbids the placing of chairs in the aisles of any place of amusement or the wearing of any head covering which will obscure the view of those who sit behind it. The ordinance came up in the regu- lar order of business and in the excite- ment of the evening was rushed through without the comment it would have received at a time when there was less business on hand. The only comment which was made was by the mayor, who suggested that it would offer opportunity for the appointment of a hat inspector, and by Alderman Phelan,who asked if the ordinance was intended to refer to wigs. V It will now be necessary for those la- dies who wish to be called law-abiding citizens to remove their hats when they enter a place of amusement in Bridgeport. NOW let the councils of the Twin Cities follow suit and high hats will disappear from the local theatres. Epworth League Social. The Epworth League of theFirst M. E. church held an entertainment and' bow and arrow social at the residence of Mrs. J. C. Crowe last evening. The bow and arrow part of the pro- gramme seemed to be the attraction of the evening. 1t consisted of a number of very nicely wrapped parcels strung along the wall at which those desiring to secure one must shoot with the bow and arrow; two shots for five cents. Much amusement was elicited, the , ar- rows glancing off. in every direction The proceeds Went toward the fund for the Epw'orth’s debt to the new church. I During the even- ing there were phonograph selections by Charles Greenwood. L AA; V r Hatters Meet. A special meeting of the Hat Finish- ers’ association was held Saturday af- ternoon, when matters affecting the trade were amicably adjusted. The four men employed at the Crofut & Knapp company’s factory, it was agreed, should not do the work that properly belongs to union men, but 7_.‘,.that they could perform about the same work they have been . doing for some time. In regard to the trouble at the South Norwalk Hat company’s factory, it was decided that the men should be requir- ed to live up to the rules. of the asso- ciation regarding team work. Newly Elected Officers. At the annual meeting of St. Mary’s Ladies’ Aid Society held on Sunday, the following officers were elected: President, Mrs. William J. Tracey; vice-president, Mrs. John H. Manning; secretary, Mrs. Bernard C. Feeney; treasurer, Mrs. Thomas Varson; direc- tors, Miss Lily Powell, ,Miss Sai'ah Far- rell, Mrs. Peter Callahan, Miss Bridget McCarthy, Mrs. Sarah Sheldon, Miss Margaret O’Brien, Miss Sally Kilboy, Miss Annie Sheehan. .1 ‘ A _ ‘ Girls Have a Strike. There was a strike at the corset fac- tory of the Langdon & BatchellcroCo. yesterday. The, concern howeder, is running as usual. Eight young girls in the boning de- partment, felt aggrieved at a new rate of prices put in force yesterday and then and there resolved to quit work. So they put on their bonnets and wraps “and walked out into the street. They also walked out of a job as their places are filled and now they wish they hadn’t. ‘A‘ r A. 0. H. The County Divisions of the A. O. H. . will meet in South Norwalk neXt Sim- day at .Which time business of special - importance will be transacted. , i THE 0111 councils. The Norwalk Council Adjourns and the South Norwalk. Council Acts on Im- portant Matters. Owing to Illness and Absence of Members Mayor Glover Adjourns the Meeting. ' Last night was regular meeting night for the councils of both Norwalk and South Nor walk. At Nor walk the council owing to the absence of the clerk and there not be- ing a quorum of members present, the meeting was adjourned until this evening. George Allen was sworn in as fire marshal. The oath was also administered the chief engineer and assistants. ' There were several parties in the lobby who evidently Wished to be heard and rather disappointedly left the room. At South Norwalk, Councilman Hatch in the absence of Mayor Bohan- nan, presided. The reports :of the city clerk, city treasurer, chief 0t police, fire commis- sioners, treasurer of the water fund, etc, were read and ordered on file. It was voted to rescind all previous votes in the matter of widening Mon- roe street, and call for a public hear- ing to be held on the. evening of Feb- ruary 21513, when the matter would re- ceive attention and action on the part of the citizens. . ° Ex-Maydr Adams objected as to the amount of sewer assessments on Mon- roe street. No action was taken by the council. George F. Bearse was unanimously elected as street commissioner. Reed Haviland was granted permis- Sion to build an addition to his barn on Haviland street. Charles W. Bell of Rowayton, was present and was heard in reference to the introduction of the city water into that place. Action in the matter was deferred for further investigation. Bills to the amount of $550 were or- dered paid, and appropriations amount- ing to something like $800 were made to the Electric Light department. An appropriation of $300 was voted to the street commissioner. And the council adjourned. Annual Meeting. The Bricklayers and Masons’ Union held its annual meeting last night and elected the following officers: President—Charles F. Loomis. Vice-President—Ira Brotherton. Secretary—F. W. Wardwell. Treasurer—Walter Hoyt. Matters pertaining to the trade were fully discussed. Mr. Loomis has been president of the society since its organ- ization, and was unanimously re-elect- ed at this meeting despite his own pro- testations to the contrary. - Common Pleas Jury. The following jurors have been drawn for the criminal court of Com- mon Pleas to-day: Bridgeport—James Devine, L. J. Gill; Huntington—Fred- erick Durand, W. S. Hooper; Monroe— -Benjamin F. Squire, Charles Powell; Greenwich—William H. Bailey, Silas Finch; Newtown—John Leavey, R. D. Shepard; Norwalk—John Buxton, J0- seph Cox; Ridgefield—Bradley W’. Sanford,lJ. Willis Wade; Stamford~ Sylvester L. Scofield, James Mitchell; Westport —— Frank Godfrey, , Frank Sturges. ' A ‘ Town Court. In the town court, this morning, William Murphy was fined $5 and costs for-intoxication. He paid up and was discharged. In the cases of James Bradley and James Murphy, the former was con- tinued until to-morrow morning "at 10 o’clock, and the latter until next‘Mon day morning at 10 o’clock. ——-———-‘0.0’—-—-—-—-——- New Babies. A u; A boy at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Sturtevant, in South Main street, South N orwalk. ’ A'sonto Mr. and .- Mrs. William E. . Sheldon on Water street. -Miss Dotha Stone Pinneo, Dr. STONE GAM_E BACK. Harry Stone Landed in a Cage- at South Norwalk. Arrested by Chief Vollmer’s Detectives. The following appeared in the New . York Sun this morning: Patrick F. McKeon, who keeps a sa- loon in Third avenue near 125th street, has been ill with pneumonia for some time, and until recently his brother Pat-110k took charge of the saloon. The brother finally became ill and the place was run by its two or three bar- tenders. One of these, known as Harry Stone, who has held his place for about two months, disappeared yesterday mor n- ing with the contents of the cash registers, supposed to be about $600. The police are looking for him in New Jersay, from Where he is known to have addressed a letter to his Wife. Chief Vollmer was advised of Stone’s. disappearance and put his detectives on the scent. This morning, Stone left the train at SouthNorwalk and was immediately arrested by baggage-master Cashaw. who he later managed to elude and .made a skip for liberty. He ran down Henry street and plump into the arms of Captain Gladstone who was coming up to the city to see what time of day it was. Taking note of the scare the captain placed Stone under arrest and landed him in the station house cage. The sum of $319 was found in Stone’s possession and he was taken charge of by Chief Vollmer. Stone, who is known as having con; ducted the Imperial Cafe on Railroad Place, professed penitence and said “It is whisky and women that have been my undoing. My'God what a fool I’ve been.” This as the lock on the cell door shut him out from liberty. CENTRAL (11.-us. Annual Meeting and Election of Officers ' Held Yesterday. At the’annual meeting of the Cen-, tral Club, held yesterday afternoon, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, Mrs. Isaac Jennings; vice-president, Mrs. Charles Dennis; secretary, Mrs. George W. Cram; treasurer, Mrs..loseph Jennings; executive board, Mrs. J. G. Gregory, Emily Pardee, Mrs; Robert VanBuren, Mrs. Ira Cole, Mrs. Francis Burritt, Miss Sarah Stevens, Mrs. Dexter Hitchcock and Mrs. William A. Curtis. The retiring president, Mrs. J. G. ‘ Gregory, read a very interesting ad- dress as did Miss Pinneo, the retiring secretary. . ‘ ‘ ‘vr l. 0. 0. F. Six candidates were made acquainted with the initiatory degI ee in Odd Fel- lows hip last night at Our Brothers’ Lodge, among the numbe1 being Select- men Lynes and Merrill. Gen. Charles Olmstead who has been a member of the 01 de1 for fifty years and Col. P. L. Cunningham with a 1ecord of fifty— -five years’ membe1sh1p weI e present and complimented the brothe1s who con- ducted the initiatOI y work. a: Annual Meeting. The annual meeting of the Catholic club was held last evening and the fol- lowing officers elected: President—Dr. W. J. Tracey. Vice-presidentéEdward Barrett. , Secretary—dd. J. Finnegan. Treasurer—William Howard. A board of seventeen directors were also elected and the society found in a most health1 and flouiishing conci tion. Norwalk Won. A match game of pool, fora wager, was played in the Palace pool-rooms, Saturday afternoon, between visitors from Norwalk and Mount Vernon. The f0rmer won by 1:30 to 149 points.— Stamford Advocate. ————<O.~¢>— Horse Shot.‘ _ A horse belonging to L. M. Monroe of New Canaan was stricken with spinal meningitis on last Saturday. It was shot by John Tucker, when it was found that nothing could be done for it. —~4¢-o>-—u—_ Country l-‘ed Ee'e'. The big yoke of cattle that pissed through this‘city, on Saturday, en route from Weston to New York have ere this become a sacrifice to lovers of .5 country fed beef. - . .. house. THE SELLEGK GASES. On Trial Before Judge Greg- ory This Morning. The State Closes its Case at Noon and ' _‘the Defense to Go on This Afternoon. ‘ The cases of Captain Isaac Selleck, George W. Selleck and Henry S. Sel- leek, charged with violating the health ordinance in attending the funeral of Dexter, the young son of Franklin Sel- leck who died of scarlet fever and was buried on January 14 last, Were tried before Judge Gregory in the Town court this morning. All were put to plea and pleaded not guilty. ' - .' There was a large crowd present and many prominent merchants occupied seats within the inclosure. Attorney John J. Walsh and County Health offi- cer Hill represented the state and Attorney Levi Warner the accused. The first case tried was that of Isaac Selleck. Attorney \Nalsh placed Dr. Dexter Hitchcock upon the stand, who testified that he had attended the sick child and reported to Health officer Tracey that the disease was scarlet fever. He also stated that he signed thecertificat of the child’s death. Up- on’ being turned over to Attorney Warnerfor c1-oss-examination,the latter attempted to go into the question of child’s death, but the state not having gone into the matter he was excused by Mr. W'arner until later. ' Dr. W. J. Tracey, the health officer was next placed upon the stand. He testified asto the health' rules, their publication and filing with the town clerk. He had been advised of the case of scarlet fever by Dr. Hitchcock on I ' December 31'," and: had“ inunediatelyr’ visited- the house and quarantined. the same; He again visited the house on January 10th, for the purpose of disin- fecting the room, after receiving notice from Dr. Hitchcock that the child was better. Upon his arrival he found the child had been taken worse during the night, and he telephoned Dr. Hitch- ’cock to that effect, the latter promis- ing to notify him as soon as the patient could be removed from the room. He next visited the house on Janu- ary 14 after the death of the child to give instructions as to the funeral. He ascertained that the funeral was to be public and notified them that it must he private, the health [rules prohibit— ing a public funeral. He then saw the undertaker'and notified him that funeral must be private; he also noti~ fied officer ,Hunt to go to the house and notify every one that the house was quarantined and not to go inside. If any one did enter the officer was or- dered to‘ take their names. _ 1 Upon this visit Dr. Tracey testified that he found his quarantine card had been mutilated by having a piece of manilla paper pasted over it. He at once returned home and obtained another card which he ,signed and tacked over He also testified to his having notified Cap- tain Ike and Franklin Selleck, the father of the child, that the funeral must be private. He also saw Captain Ike at another ‘time relative to the matter and was led to believe that Cap- tain Ike would not attend the funeral. Captain Ike told him that he knew all about the health rules. The’ doctor was given a rigid cross- the original notice. examination by Attorney Warner, but his testimony was not in the least shak- en notwithstanding there was plenty of spats between counsel. Officer Thomas .Hunt followed Dr. Tracey. He testified to going to the house on the day of the funeral under orders from the Health officer to notify every one that the house was quaran- tined and that they would be prosecu- ted if they entered. When he .notified Mrs. E. Apell she told him she had been in before and passed on into. the Also, when he notified Mrs: Floyd Ruscoe' notdto go in, Franklin Selleck came out of the house and. tak- ing her house. - , Undertaker J. D. Jennings was the last witness called for the state, and testified to seeing the defendants in the house at the time of the funeral. The state rested after his testimony arm escorted her into the and an adjournment was taken until 1:30 o’clock, ‘at which time the defense began. m— ‘ 0.0,— —~— LANE _VS KEEFE. The Bridgeport Athletic Club Will Try to Bring Them Together. James Donahue of the Bridgeport Athletic club. which is to give another entertainment at Sailer’s hall on the evening of February 22, will make an attempt to match Harry Lane of that city and Dan Keefe of Greenwich for the sta1 bout. Lane and Keefe met befOIe the South Norwalk Athletic club some years ago, when Chief Vollmer inter- fered and prevented Lane from being knocked out. When the Chief stopped the go it was apparent to all that Lane was goingfast and another punch from Keefe’s dangerous right would have. put him to sleep. If the match is made a lively bout will be witnessed. -—————‘0.0>—"-——- Dances. There was a good attendance at the masquerade ball given in Germania hall last evening by Louise Lodge, Daughters of Hermann. Prof. Heine‘s orchestra furnished music. The cos- tumes were a combination of elegance .and wretchedness. 'The Mayflowers also held a joysome dance at Arion hall which was partici- pated in by many lovers of terpsichore to the entrancing music of the Phil- harmonic orchestra. It was ea1. ly in the morning when the last. number 11 as called. —— ----—-<0.0>——-———— - A Police Capture. A Masonic goat'made its escape last, night, and was found wandering about the street by a brother who had ridden "hifinyears‘ago; and. kindly hitch ed to a railing near. the Sentinel building, Where "he was found by the vigilant p0- lice and-provided with lodging at Sol mans’ stables. found out in his opposite horns, which leads to the belief that he is an Old Well, F. & A. M. accessory. ‘ AA: ‘v Editor Troop Hurt. Alexander Troup, editor'of the New Haven Union, fell on the sidewalk as he was going to the depot Sunday morning and sustained a severe sprain of the right ankle. It is thought that the injury will Confine him to the house for at least four weeks. ‘ ~A-~—<o-o>.— Duck Shooting. “Tom” Smith lifted his duck boat on board of an oyster steamer yesterday, and with his gun boarded the same steamer and was landed off the ice into the sound where he wh1led a few hours time in bagging a. couple of dozen black ducks. ———<0.0>—————- Mumps. Mumps are quite a la mode in East N orwalk at present. Among the cases reported are those of Miss May Selleck of Gregory Point road, Martin Van .4— Kuren of First avenue, Mrs. Edward. H. Smith and Bertha M. Smith of Cove street. ~—————‘0.0>.———-— Other Contracts. Leroy H. Lyon who did the slating work on the new Methodist church has contracts for large jobs at Baltic, Con- tentment Island, Mt. Vernon and other cities. The building south of the present building at the corner of West avenue and Garden street is to be remodeled and made to appear more modern. Mr. I Fred L. Smith who suffered a fracture to one of his'ankles a few days since is reported as getting along nicely. A-= AMUSEMENTS. Y. M. C. A. Concert. Harry Pepper will lend his fine tenor voice to- an entertainment to be given for the benefit of the Y. M. C. A. All who have everheard Mr. Pepper’s voice will appreciate this fact. Miss Sally Betts and Miss Sadie Miller will render some piano selections and Miss Alice M. Sherwood, contralto, has con- sented- to sing. There will also be' mandolin selections, by Miss Ethel Cook, of Hartford. The concert, which takes place next Saturday evening is for the benefit of an institution which is doing much good in Nururalk and should be well attended. The letters 0. W. were r THE 111111 1111111111 10m, , , If the city of N orwalk will some day ‘ have a new opera house. _ What has become of the t1 uant of“ ' fice1.’ When Eph1Me1ritt expects to launch. his new yacht. - If the clei ks in the South N01 walk . post office one oveerrked. ' When “Sem” Curtis will get a seat at the city pie counter. How much money has been expend.- ed on the new Wilson Point mad. 2 If the DoIlon Point yacht club will be 01 ganized this summer. Why the Catholic club does not or— ganize a basket ball team. ‘ If Landlord Walz keeps his eye on that new $100 spring overcoat. Who wrote that Union Park letter. If the icemen succeeded in gathering a good crop of ice. Wilton. Gilbert and Taylor’s store has been, the objective point of a number of large sleighing parties from Norwalk the past week. It’sanice spot to get warm and purchase light refreshments. A vcordial 1eception can always be 1elied upon from the genial p10prie ' I tors. The vene1 able 111115. Andrew Jackson of Hurlbutt Street was the guest of T. F. Gilbert on Monday. Rev. w. D Hart and F. D. Benedict represented the Wilton Congregational church at the meeting to adjust the troubles at the Congregational church, Weston, on Tuesday. Harry C. Olmstead, made a business trip to White Plains on Saturday. Agent Olmstead of Wilton Station visited his family in Stratford over Sunday. The regular monthly meeting of the Selectmen was held at the Town House on Monday. The usual routine of busi- ness was transacted and. the road from Belden Hill to New Canaan which was rendered impassable by the snow was ordered opened, in compliance with a petition. Josiah Gilbert was empowered. to do the work; Miss Holley, the Misses Hovey and George Stitt who have been. the guests of Miss Folsom the past Week, returned to New York on Menday. Mrs. George Pike of Brooklyn is vis- iting relatives' 1n town. 0. I. Jones, and wife of Norwalk were the guests of Mrs. S. P. Fitch on Monday. Belden Hill. Miss CorneliauRaymond of Norwalk has been the guest of Miss Bertha Brady. ' Fine pickerel fishing is '1'e‘po1'tedvat the reservoir. .Josiah Gilbert has finished harvest— ing his annual crop of ice to serve in keeping the Wiltonites cool when the summer comes again. George R. Barrenger has been ap- pointed foreman on Julian C. Gregory‘s estate, and will commence his new du- ties on April lst. Mr. Brotherton whom he succeeds has filled the posi- tion for a number of years, and it is understood is negotiating for the lease of a farm on this street. Chestnut Hill. The Coley Brothers finished their ice harvest late Saturday night with a house filled With fine clear ice eight inches in thickness, to supply their customers during the coming summer, which is not such a long way off after all. John Parketon who recently moved to the Waterbury place from Ridge- field has had another stroke of hard luck. A mule which made one .of a team on which he depended for a greater portion of his livelihood, was kicked to death on Saturday by a neighbor’s horse. The loss is a severe one to Mr. Parketon whose Wife has been seriously ill this winter. ‘ The Weather. Increasing cloudiness'to-night, prob.- ably light rain, Wednesday warmer. DEATHS. Cornurnwsm—h South Novwalk, , Feb. 6, Mrs. C. Coperthwait of Day street. GALLAGHER—In Danbury, .Feb.‘ 7, James Gallagher, of 44 Stone street. PICKETT._—-In Bridgeport, Feb. 7, at 131 Clinton aVenue, Michael .J' Pickett, aged 55 years. THOMPSON —In Stratford, Feb. 6th. Robert E., 3011 of the late Richa1d and Sarah Thompson, aged 20 years. .
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