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VOL. VIII. NO. 1802 N ORWALK CONN ., THURS DAY EVENING FEBRUARY 10.1898. PRICE ONE CENT.

 

 

THE. Town MEETING.

 

TIIE TIX- PAYEIIS VOTE I SIX IILI. TAX FDR TIIE
EIISIIIIII YEAR.

 

$I0,Il_00 APPROPRIATED FDR. HIGHWAYS.

 

.A COMPARISON or ricunes- PREPARED 31! SELECT-
MEN MERRILL" AND THOMES snow
A WIDE DIFFERENCE.

 

An adjourned town meeting was held
last night in the rookery known as the
Towu House on Mill Hill.

There were about 150 voters and tax-
payers present, and Mr. Francis Leon-
ard presided.

The annual report of the board of .

school visitors was read and after some
discussion the sum of $46,470 was ap-
propriated for the public schools, and
a further appropriation of $5,000 1 for
night; schools. “ I

The next matter of importance was
the laying of a tax and appropriation
for highways. The selectmen present.
ed an array of figures as a basis for.
asking that a 7 mill tax be laid.

A resolution that a 7 mill tax be laid
was lost by a veto of 79 to 45.

It Was afterward voted that a six mill
tax be laid, and $10,000 was appropriat-
ed for highways.

Attorney Light asked that the se-

‘ lectmen be kept within the amount of

apprOpriatien made for highways and
it was so voted. ' I

The matter of proper apportionment
relative to the :hi-g-hways was freely

f discussed, andmhe import of the same
was that the twin citiesmceive one-thi rd -

each as their share in the highways»

f This met with the approbation of the

meeting.

General Charles Olmstead proposed
that the selectmen carry out the pro-
visions of a vote. passed at a previous
meeting in reference to repairs on the

' Town house.

 
 

 

Selectman Merrill stated that it
would cost fully 81,000 to make r epairs
and thought that it would be money
wasted.

General Olmstead said that he was
not aware that the Town hall was in
such a dilapidated condition, and asked
as to why the vote of a previous meet-

i-ing had not been complied with.

Receipts Meriill Themes
, Taxes 05,000 65,000
County Com. 20,000 20,000
Income Pub. Schools 10,000 10,500
Other Sources 5,000 4,700
$100,000 $100, 200
Expenditures
Schools 50,000 50,000
Interest 16,000 ' 15,000
Sinking fund A 1,000 1,000
County tax 2,500 2,500
Aims House 3,000 3, 000"
“Conn. Hos. Insane 3,000 2,600
Elections 2,500 2,500
Hospitals 500' 700
Military tax - 3,500 --————
Children’s :town and
County home 1,000 1,000
Administrative 10, 000 —
Bridges 8,000 < 5,000
Town Court 1', 500 1' '
Miscellaneous 5,000 10,000
State tax ~'——« 2,500
Doctors ~—- 600
Outside poor ~-— 9,000
Highways —--—— 10,000
Salaries —-— 3,500
Assessors —— 500

 

B. S. Keith answered by saying that

 

he presided at the meeting at which
such vote was cast but questioned the
legality of the vote.

No action was taken in the matter.

The matter of accepting Lincoln ave-
nue as a highway was after some dis-
cussion tabled,

The meeting then adjourned.

In order to show how the selectmen
disagree in their figures, the following
estimates made by Selectmen Merrill
and Thomes are published.

 

 

 

 

200

' 325
2,000
2,000

$107, 500 $129, 000

From Mr. Merrill’s figures it will be

seen that the town expenditures ex-

ceed the receipts by g7, 500 and from
the figuies of -Mi.

deficiency of $28,800.

Bd. of relief
School Imbiciles
Tax collector
Town clerk

Thomes ther c is a

 

 

, Union Meeting.

A union meeting of the ladies of the
N orwalk and South Norwalk Baptist
churches is being held in the South
N orwalk Baptist church, this afternOOn
fr om 2. 30 until 4: 30, to observe the day
of special prayer for foreign missions
appointed by the Missionary Board
The diffei ent div 1sions of subjects will

[be under the leadership of the follow-

ing ladies: Mrs. McGonegal, Mrs.

' Haviland, Miss Mary Partrick, Mrs.
, Sherwood and Mrs. Robbins.
will be a recitations and special music. I placed by a Republican.

There

 

Improves With Age.
For' the first time the old hell that

- has for many years called people to

worship at the Methodist church at
South Norwalk, was sounded in the'

' new and more modern building yester-
,. day. A musically inclined member of‘

the society remarked that the bell had
seemingly improved in town.

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Narrowly Missed Going Aground.
During the dense fog in New York

harbor yesterday, the propeller steam-
f per, City of Norwalk, while trying to
'find her‘ way from the North, River to
'the Sound,
-aground near Bedloe’s Island. She

narrowly missed . going

groped her way to the pier at Liberty
Island and tied up until the fog lifted.
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To the County Home.
A six-year-old daughter of Mattie

 

-.3Laziere was committed to the Chil—
" ‘dren’s Home at N01 walk yesterday by

J11dge Dowus, of Stamford, at the re-
nest of her mother.

:er members of the parish, and all others

distance of about two and a half miles.

 

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Deputy Sloan Must Go.

A Washington dispatch says that
President McKinley has decided to is-
sue an order exempting from the clas-
sified service all positions in the inter-
nal revenue department. This means
that the order in regard to district dep-
uties, made last July, will be rescinded
and that the deputies who expected to
remain under civil service will be 11e-

 

moved. E. N. Sloan of this city is thel
district deputy for this district, and if 3 guest of Pe1cy Knapp over Sunday.

the new orde1 is issued he will be 1e-

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W.-.>-_t ,
Church Buys a Farm. I

The Grace Episcopal church society
of New Y01k has purchased from the .
New Canaan Savings bank the Willi 1m
Y. Davenport farm, so. called, compiis-
ing 160 acres of land and buildings, for
about $6,000. It is the intentmn to
make a fine summer home for the p001-

connected with the church. Tallmadge
Hill station, on the New Canaan rail-
road, is the nearest point by 'rail, 3.

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Reinstated.

Through the efforts of George H.
Allen of the Alpha Wheel club, the
Racing Board of the L. A. W. in session
at St. Louis, yesterday recommended
the reinstatement ,of Frank E. Smith,
of East Norwalk, to the amateur ranks.

 

 

—-Prof. M. S. Hosen, the well-known ;

oculist Optician, can be consulted at his
office in the 1parlors of the Mahackemo

Norwalk, Tuesday from,
9 a. m. to '8 p m. Eyes examined free.

 

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IKnapp’ s to the N.
i stead has been completely 1) poked the

‘cHuRcILvlinnmu.

Miss Anna Burr Woodward
Married to John Win-
field Baetiy.

The Congregational Church Edifice Artist-
ically Decorated and Filled With
the.Social Leaders of the
Norwalks.

Long before 4:15 o’clock the hour at
which the wedding of Miss Anna Burr
Woodward, daughter of. Judge Asa B.
Woodward to John .Winfield Baetty,
was to take place, throngs of people as-
sembled .in the church eager to see the
ceremony performed.

I The chancel of the pretty edifice was
banked high with palms, lilies, white
azaleas and festoons’of beautiful smilax
was twined to the tOp of the organ loft,
and presented a correct forerunner of
the beauty of the ceremony which
was to take place. The impressive
Episcopal service was used. I

Promptly at the appointed hour to
the ever sweet strains of Lohen‘grin’s
Wedding March, the bridal party en-
tered the church, the ushers, James
Humphreys, HanfOrd S. Weed, Her-
bert R. Smith and J. Arthur Pinneo
leading and then followed the maid of
honor, Miss Louise Brinkerhoff Wood-
ward, sister of the bride, gowned in
Reseda green poplin, made with ayoke
of white chiffon and trimmings of
mousseleine de soie and velvet, and a
hat to match, trimmed with Point Ap-
plique lace and masses of violets. She
carried an exquisite bouquet of pink
roses tied with satin ribbon.

Then came the bride leaning upon
the arm of .her father, gowned in a

handsome tailor made traveling suit of,

garnet broad cloth braided with black

satin and trimmed with garnet velvet '1

and Persian lamb, with a hat of gar-
net velvet trimmed with black plumes,
chiffon ruching and handsome rhine-
stoneornaments, and carrying an enor-
mous 'bunch of bride roses, she slowly.
proceeded up the aisle until the choir
steps were reached “where thegroom
attended by his .best man, George B.
W’oodward, stood. I .

The'Rev. Dr. T. K. Noble performed
the. ceremony using the1 Episcopal ser-
nce and Prof. Alexander ‘8. Gibson
presided at the organ. '

After the ceremony the happy couple
came down the aisle and in the vesti-
bule of the church received the con-
gratulations of a few friends and rela-

tives gathered there to greet them.
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They entered their carriage and were
driven to the station where they took
the5 .05 train west. and aftei a wedding
tour to points souththey will 1 eturn to
Norwalk and will 1e'side. in a newly
furnished home in Com tlandt plgce,
South N orwalk

 

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Hurlbutt Street.

 

Miss I‘101 ence Keeler of North W il-
ton was the guest of Mis s Edith lack-

; son on Monday.

Cha1 les Thomas of Stamford was the

William Post of Nonvalk has been

! visiting relatives in this place.

Clarence and Harry Jackson are
lbusy haivesting ice from Carver’s
pond. '

A large delegation from this Street"
Iattended the chuich tiial at Norfield'

this wee ..s’.

The road leading. f1om Charles
M. Bel en home—

past week by huge snow drifts. The
struggles of a certain young man who
lives overthat 'Way in an attempt to
drive through with a single team, was
witnessed by a friend of undoubted va
racity, who states that after driving
the sleigh over several d11ifts averags

ing six feet In height, he was forced to'
take to the fields, and it is solemnly 113- °

sexted, drove over no less the

stone fences before reaching shell-11:1:-
elled read, without, injury to harm,
sleighor temper. . . ., , .

 
 

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THE ARTHUR BASE.

Norfield’s Minister Prefers
Charges Against Church
' Members.

’, «i
Says They Are Guilty of Immoral and Un-

Christian Conduct.

When the Arthur hearing was re-
sumed on Wednesday letters were read
from relatives of the minister’s second
They
were quite severe and gave the accuSed

wife, who reside in the west.

clergyman a character that was far
from being good.

After the letters were all read, the
church was cleared of all but the coun-
cil and Messrs. Ferguson” Lane and
Fancher related the stories which the
minister is charged with having circu-
lated about town regarding some of
the church members. In effect the
stories. were that these members had
been guilty of gross immoralities at
divers times.
~Mr. Arthur’s defense was begun at
the afternoon session and the clergy-
man produced letters to show that he
was a Methodist clergyman of good
standing in the South Dakota and Ne-
braska conference in 1887 and 1888; but
the offenses of which he is now accused
occurred subsequently to the latter
date and therefore the letters did not
seem to create an impression in Mr.
Arthur’s favor.

At“ the evening session. however,
Mr. Arthur sprung a sensation by pre-
ferring charges of unchristian and im—

1 moral conduct against various members

of his flock. The charges will no doubt
lead to further difficulties, and Mr.
Arthur.
substantiating them.

After listening to Mr. nitrides de-

fense and charges the :council Closed .

the hearing and» will give a Verdict .
‘ .~ 1 Morehouse this evening.

early next week.

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Cannon.

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While Mrs. J. B. Sturges, Miss Flor.
ence Sturge‘s and F. D. Sturges were
driving over the bridge. near-the depot
on their way from church Sunday af-
ternoon, the sleigh gave a. sudden jolt
breaking the. fastenings of the back
seat throwing the ladies backward into
the load. Wonderful to relate both
escaped with slight bruises.

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B..M._,L, (3. .

The Bachelor Maid's Literary club
held its regular weekly meeting at the
home of the Misses Grace and Mary
Hadden', on. Lowe street, Tuesday even»
ing. ' “Hamlet” which had been ex-
haustively discussed by these learned
literary young ladies, was finished and
at the next meeting another one of
Shakespeare’s works will be taken up,
the subjectnot having been decided on
as yet.

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Highwaymen Bound Over.

' George F. Groves, of Pound Ridge,
who was under arrest on suspicion of

being the .highwayman, who held up.‘
ClarenceTaliafero, a. 12—year-old lad,

near his home in :Hunting Ridge, 011
the evening of January 25, andtook his
coat and shoes, was given a hearing be-
fore Judge Downs in the Stamford city
court, yesterday and held under $2,000
bonds for trial.
Another Norwalker to be Honored-

William F. Rockwell of Meriden,
formerly of N011Walk,‘ report says, is
soon to be. appointed by President Mc-
Kinley :an appraiser of cutlery at New
York: 1

Mr. Rockwell is at present at thei
head of the Miller Brothers Cutlery.
company in Meriden. ' .

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Elected Vice-President.

At the meeting of the Lumber Deal-_

ers’ Association of Connecticut in New
Haven, Wednesday, Horace L. Hub-
bell, of the Hill '& Hubbell Lumber

company of this city, was elected vice?

president.

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Soldiers’ Home Check.

Governor Cooke is in receipt of a

check for $10,475 from the United
States government, being the .latter’s
quarterly appropriation for the support

‘ of the soldiers’ Home at Noroton.

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M- , . —A_dvertlse in THE GAZETTE.

Haven receives a salary of $2,352

may_..hav.e a'seriops time in‘ ‘

 

SWEEPING CHANGE.

Secretary Gage , Recommends
Important Changes in
Costums Districts.

He Would Consolidate Bridgeport and New
Haven Paris.

A special dispatch from the 'Courant

from Washingpn says that, Secretary

Gage has recommended to Congress a
sweeping reorganization of the customs
collection districts of the country, re-
ducing the number of districts from
156 to 66. His argument in support of
the change is that the government will
thereby save $116,127 a year besides the
$25,000 due to re-adjustment of port
naval oflicers’ salaries and will be en-
abled to give better equipment to cus-
toms districts where improved facilities
are most needed. V

The Connecticut p01 ts of cum y are
affected materially. It is p1 oposed to
consolidate the ports of Stonington,
New London and Hartford, abolishing
the first two and continuing the port of
Hartford with improved facilities at
the latter place. The salary of the col-
lector at Stonington is $469 a year, at
New London $274 and at Hartford $3,-
472. Under the proposed arrange-
ment, the salary of the new (Hartford)
district will be $2,500. . The ports of
New Haven and Fairlield (Bridgeport)
would be consolidated at New Haven,
allowing the collector a salary of $2,-
500. At present the collector at New
and
the collector at Fairfield $3,199.

 

Darlen.

The GAZETTE can be obtained in Da-

irien of Fred Smith.

‘ The Ladies’ Aid society of the Con-
gregational} church. meets with Mrs.-

~ Joseph Hindley is convalescent and,
it is hoped will soon be about again.

The comic opera. “Great Tycoon. of
Japan” drew a large house at the town
hall Tuesday evening.

“Hamp’ ’ - Smith talks of organizing. a.
drum corps among the' small boys in
town.

Darienexpects to have a large in-
crease in, annual. visitors when summer
comes.

Good sidewalks would greatly im-
prove the town.

Darien may be small but she fur-
nishes the town of N orwalk with a
judge of the court and the city of Nor-
walk with a city clerk.

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North Wilton.

James Comstock hitched his fine
team to his big sleigh one night last
week and drove a merry party to make
a surprise call upon Miss Grace Sey-
mour 'at. her, pleasant home in South
Norwalk. Gaines, social converse and
bountiful refreshments, passed a jolly
evening, and they. all came home by
the light of the moon, bringing their
young hostess with them as the guest
of Miss Mary Miller. The following
made up the party—Misses, Mary Mil-
ler, Mamie Bloomer, Georgianna Com-
stock, Edith White, Florence and
Alice Keeler, S. B. Sturges, Howard
Bloomer, George Woodward, Ambrose
White and James Comstock.

Miss Mary » Comstock has returned
from a trip to New York.

The Misses Keeler, and James Com-
stock were among those who attended
the dance given by the young ladies of
Lewisboro on Tuesday evening.

META
Killed by the Cars.

Yesterday morning the dead body of
Redmond Thompson, aged about 45
years, was found dead-by the railroad
tracks near the frieght depot in Bran-
ford. He had evidently been struck.
by one of the night trains. He leaves
a widow and five children.

. . . 1
Hendrie Case Settled.

Enos B. Lockwood, trustee of the
assigned estate ‘of Charles W. Hendrie
of Stamford, closed up matters pertain-
ing to the estate yesterday.
ferred claims were paid in full and a

 

dividend of 18 6-10 per cent. has been .

declared to the general creditors.

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1' —~‘Valentines;' finest assortment? 1.in
town, at John ’1‘. Hayes, 5 Main 8st1‘1eet
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THE GAZETTE WOULD LIKE TII KIIIIII

Why Captain Charles Riley would
.not make a good lawyer.

Why there was so many people on
Washington street last night With 11
" 'that tii ed feeling.”

If Att01 ney Walsh was in earnest
when he said Captain Ike was the dom-
inant head of the family.

If city clerk Gregory will dimmer
the sinking fund when preparing the
city’s financial report. .

What Mayor Glover thinks of his job.

If Councilman Burr has something
concealed up his sleeve for the police.

Why Street commissioner Wardwell
never laughs.

If the town roads will be properly
taken care of this year.

What has become of the money ap-
propriated some time ago to repair the
town house.

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—Chickens
500 pounds finest chickens in town

 

 

121:0. 6 Watex street.
AMUSEMENTS
Under the Dome.
Lincoan.Ca1ter author of “Unde1
the Dome” which comes to Hoyt’s

Theatre, Friday evening, Feb. 11, spent
nearly two years in perfecting the
marvelous ferry boat scene in his new
successful play. It is one of the most
intricate mechanical effects ever placed
upon a stage. Before the boat leaves

lights on the New York shore are
seen. The signal given, the massive
boat glides slowly out of the slip. As
she pushes out intothe stream, the
lights of the opposite shore become
larger and brighter and presently the
outlines of the buildings are seen. At
last the arrival inthe New York slip
shuts out the view, the chains are
made fast, the iron gates are thrown
back, and the passengers leave the
boat. ' M

 

Y. M. C. A Benefit.

Miss Sally Betts and Miss Sadie Mil.-
her, two of NorwaIk’s most accomplish-
ed musicians, will be hearch' in a piano
duet, next Saturdaynight, at the bene-
fit of the Young Men’s'Christian Asso-
Ciation in Hoyt’s Theatre. The violin
soloist will be Miss Agnes Littlejohn
and. the elocutionist Miss Gertrude
Lyon, both of Norwalk, and who are
always heard with the greatest pleas-
» ure. ' ' ' I

The Spooners.

Fofithe week 'of Februai y 14,- Mana-
ger Hoyt has secured ‘The Spooners. ”
This company. has a reputation. it is
said, second to no other populai price
company. Its repertOire is principally
comedies, believing that 1 the public
prefer laughter to tears, and joy to sor-
row. The bill for Monday night will '
be Mr. Frazier’s beautiful four-act d0-
mestic comedy. "The Judge’s Wife.”
During the play and between every act
there will be a time of high-class
specialties.

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Holden 11111.

A number of horses in this vicinity
have died lately with spinal meningitis.
" thn F. Knapp has sold a fine pair of
"bob” sleds to S. W. Olmstead.

_ Cupid Takes a Hand.

The bow and arrow social is a new
fad in South Norwalk circles, and is a
profitable adjunct to socials for raising
funds for any benevolent purpose. A
number of parcels are strung along
the wall, and guests desiring to possess
them are obliged to shoot at them with

shot. ‘And they do” say that Cupid
takes a hand at it occasionally, as he
is right at home with that kind of wea-
pon—New Haven Palladium.

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‘Music and Beading.

In conjunction with the regular
Thuisday evening prayer meeting in
the South Norwalk Congregational
church a programme of music and
1eadings will be rendered which will
include a paper by Miss Helen Ferris
on Y. M. .A. w01k in New York, and
an address by Miss Annie B. Beard on
the McAll Mission in Paris. Soprano
8010, “One Sweetly Solemn Thought,”
by M1s. G. R. Byington, aduet, “Jesus,
and Shall He Ever Be? ” by the Misses
Smith and Punzelt.

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The Weather. .
Fair to-nig‘ht, probably light rain
Friday.

 

 

\ 1 DEATHS.

WARD. —-In Bridgeport, Feb. 7th, I

 

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the Jersey dock thousands of twinkling .

the bow and arrow, at so much per "

. Winifred, widow of the late Matthew .
, Wa‘rd, aged 68 years. .

 
 
 
 

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