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VOL VIII. ' N01816‘
NORWAILK. CONN, THURSDAY E .
HAS DISAPPEAHED.
’I. Conductor Frederick Sweet
Missing From Town.
Went Alvay a Week Ago and Has Not Since-
Been Heard From.
. The employees of the Norwalk Street
Railway company are considerably
stirred up over the mysterious disap-
.~-pearance of Frederick W. Sweet, con-
I ductor on r-MOtorman James Hanlon’s
trolley car.
Sweet went away ,a week ago and
nothing has since been heard from
him by either relatives or friends. He
was to have returned to duty yesterday
but failed to put in an appearance
His locker at the car barn was open-
ed and it was discovered that all
of his clothing had been removed, and
not a piece left behind.
A visit to his boarding house also led
to the discovery that - he had taken
away all of his belongings in a trunk
when he took his departure last week.
r Prior to his leaving the car barn he
told several of the employees that he
was going away on a few days vaca-
tion, but beyond this nothing is known
i . 7 of his intentions.
I His mother,Mrs. Catherine A. Sweet,
H resides on Cross‘ street, South N or-
walk, with another 5011, Sumner L.,'
who is a conductor on the N orwalk
Tramway line. Neither of them, how-
ever, have any idea where Fred has
_ ‘ gone.
i . I Inquiries have been made out of
I town, but his whereabouts has not as
. yet been discovered. , II"
He has, it is said, a sister lividg on a
farm in New York state and it may be
that he has gone there, but nothing has
been heard by the relatives Ito this ef-
fect, and they are considerably worked
up by his mysterious disappearance.
Several have the .idea that he has
lieve he got tired of Norwalk and
simply packed his trunk and started
for pastures new.
Fred was a good conductor‘and quite
popular with his fellow employees as
well as the patrons of the road, all of
whom hope that no harm has befallen
him. I
He was always careful of his money
and has saved considerable since he has
i been with the Street Railwaycompa'ny,
so that when he went away, he was not
in need of funds. I I
A CAKE WALK.
The Douglas Fowler Post Relief Corns En-
terlain.
The entertainment 'and dance given.
by the members of the Douglas Fowler
Relief Corps last evening was the suc-
cess anticipated by the projectors.
Something like 150 persons were
present, and the entertainment was
greatly enjoyed. It included dancing
and a cake walk, in which latter Fred
Lovejoy and Miss Hattie Crofut secured
the prize.
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To Enforce Sunday Law,
Commencing next Sunday all stores
[in Danbury that have been for the
past year open on the Sabbath for the
purpose of doing business will be
r ' closed, Mayor Kerr will notify Captain
of Police Ginty to enforce the state
law in regard to Sunday selling, and
also to notify at once all persons own-
ing stores, that they must, during the
hours of Sunday, keep their places of
business closed”
.1. ‘ . He Stole Junk.
Charles I. Snyder was placed under
. . arrest last night on the. charge of hav-
.: ‘I ing stolen a quantity oflead pipe, etc,
from a junkman named Abram IHarris
and disposing of the same to another
junkman This Was not Snyder’s first
Ioffence in this line, he having been
previously arrested and sentenced to
jail for stealing.
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a Glynn Gets Judgment. .
In the case of T. W. Glynn vs. M. A.
'5
Phipps, heard in the common pleas,
court yesterday, decision for the plain-_
s; tiff to recover $60 was given by Judge
‘ Curtis: Attorney John J. Walsh rep-
resented Glyn11..
gone to theIKlondike, while others be-’
Millions WIFE.
A Man Creates a-Disturbance
at the Salvation Army.
The Captain Prays for Him and Gets Im-
precations' In Return.
It was a sort of rally night at the
Salvation Army barracks last night,
the Army holding a preliminary. meet-
ingwprevious to visiting an outlying dis‘ ,
trict where it was reported the devil.
was running rampant.
The start was somewhat marred, it
is reported, by the appearance in front
of the barracks, of a man who gave vent
to his feelings in words that would not
appear well in print. '
He, to put it mildly, asserted that his
wife had joined the army some weeks
ago, since which time she had not
even superintended the cooking of
either breakfast, dinner 01- supper for
him. . . '
His remarks were interlarded with
. adjectives of a forcible nature, and it
appears were of a decidedly personal
character.
The captain of the army tried to
quell the outburst by the use of words
of a conciliatory nature, but to no
purpose.
"I want my wife to come home and
let your meetings alone. If she
don’t come I will find out the reason
why,” he is reported as having said.
His wife, however, refused to go
home and accompanied the Army on
its mission.
Wilton.
The annual meeting of the Home
Missionary society of the Congrega-
I tional church was held at the home of
Mrs..A. W. Merwin on Wednesday af-
ternoon. A full attendance was pres-
ent and‘a most profitable and enjoy-
able meeting was—the result. _
luncheon'was served" by the hostess.
Miss M. E. James is in charge of G.
C. M. Gregory’s household during the
absence of Mrs. Gregory.
T. T. Merwin has sold his bicycle to
one of the: scholars at Whitlock’s
school.
March came in like a bit of cold
lamb.
Louis Verlin was in town this 11 eek
. Mrs. J. ,M. Betts has greatly' 1mprov-
ed the interior of her pleasant home
with tasteful decorations. Gantley 8r.
Olmstead had the contract. ‘
St. Clair Ackerman, who was one of
the large number of youngsters who
. have been superintending the building
of the new iron bridge, slipped from
the temporary foot-bridge on Tuesday
and indulged in an impl omptu plunge
- bath.
We are in receipt of a marked copy
of the Ringgold Record of Mt. Ayr,
Iowa, containing a two column article
in defence of Woman Sulfrage, from
the prolific pen of Benjamin Benedict,
a former resident of this town. Mr.
Benedict is a red-hot Republican, and
having Converted all the men in that
section of Iowa he is now trying his
logic on the better half of the popula-
tion. "
While Mr. and Mrs. E, D. Hurd Were
returning from a drive on Tuesday, the
horseshied while turning in the gate-
way cramping the wheel and throwing
Mrs. Hurd to the ground. James L.
Middlebrook who was passing hastened
to her assistance and found her bleed-~ ’
ing profusely from a wound on the
head. He assisted to carry her to the
house, and Dr. Gorham was called. He
found that beside the scalp wound she
had sustained the, fracture of a rib on
the right side and was suffering severe-
ly from shock. At this writing she is
reported as resting comfortably.
New Cottages. ’
_T. E. Foster, of Danbury, has laid out»
the cellars preparatory to building two
new cottages at Bell Island. One will‘
be occupied by Dr. Strohmyer, of New
York, and the other by E. M. Barton,
of the same elty.
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Drinking Water Inspection.
State Chemist Smith, M. Defer Yale
College, examining chemist for the
state health _board is about to cem-
mence examining drinking water taken
from wells, used by the schools in the
state. . ‘ ‘
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To marrow Will be- pension day
.A dainty’
HE MUST GO.
Norfield Church Votes to Dis-
pense With-theflev. Ar-
II lhur’s Services.
Not Wanted at Any Future Meeting of the
People. I
~ A business meeting of the N orfield
Congregational church of Weston was
held on Tuesday. to take action on the1
findings of the mutual council lately
held at the request of this church and
certain of its aggrieved Imembers, in
the caSe of the Rev. C. M. Arthur, the
pastor of the church, whose ministerial
standing was in question.
Mr. Arthur and a half a dozen of his
closest friends absented themselves
from the meeting. Deacon Bradley.
was chosen moderator and Miss Fitch,
clerk pro tem. .. ‘ .
By request the Rev. G. H. Beard,
pastor, of the South Norwalk Congre-
gational church, was present, as a vis-
itor from the Fairfield County associa-
tion to givesuch advice as might be
needed in following the course recom-
mended by the council.
The meeting passed resolutions, the
principal ones of which were: That the
church dispense with Mr. Arthur’s ser-
vices from this day on; that the trus‘
tehs be directed to give Mr. Arthur an
order on the treasurer for the equiva-
lent of three months’ salary and to al_
101v him the use of. the parsonage until
June 1 nextfiprovided that Mr. Arthur
will sign a statement to the effect that
the payment will meet in full all finan-
cial I claims he has on the church: that
the changes against Mrs. Frank Lane
be w1thdrawn and nothing more be
done 1n the matter.
The meeting adjourned to meet again
Tuesday, May 3, and it was voted that
between that date and this. no meeting I
or the church for either worship or .
business will be called or held excgpt
by order publicly announced by Elle
board'of deacons andtrustees. A reso-
lution was also passed to the effect
that Mr. Arthur be and is requested to
refrain from preaChing or “taking part
in any meeting in the church after to-
day.
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Buys More Property.
Michael Ratchford has purchased
what is known as the Fillow property in
Westport and occupied by groceryman
George A. Darrow. He, some days
L since, secured the adjoining property.
He says that for the present, at least,
he does ,not contemplate making any
marked changes in the buildings and
that so far as he is concerned, the ten-
ants can remain under the same condi-
tions as previous to his purchase.
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A Nine Mill Tax.
The estimate of the amount of money,
which in the opinion of the council of
the City of Norwalk, will be necessary
and requisite to meet and provide for
each of the departments of the city
government for the nextensuing fiscal
year amounts to $44,400.
The grand list just footed up amounts
to $5.084,292. which shows that if the
city meet",.ig appropriates the several
amounts asked for, will require the
laying of a 9 mill tax.
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Co,ming to Norwalk.
St. VAugustine council, Knights of
Columbus,of thiscity-will work the sec-
ond degree upon a large number of can-
didates at a meeting of Catholic Union
council of Norwalk, March, 13, in that
city. The , date for the conferring of
the degrees was origin ally set for March
14, but it was changed, as the local de-
gree team could more conveniently at-
tend‘ on the 13th.——Stamford Telegram-
Birthdav Anniversay.
I Robert Emmett’s birthday anni-
versary will be celecrated to-lnorrow
evening at the Opera House by an en-
tertainment given under the auspices
of the A. O. _H. societies of this city
and SouthINorwalk.~ A lecture by P.
J. Finn and singing by local talent will
not be the least of the attractions.
, onicial‘ Visit.
Mrs. M. L. Ward, of Danhpry, as the
appointed visitor? to the Children‘s
home by the County Commissmner
paid that institution Ian ofhclal visit
yesterday.
I
' Post,
IS STILL LIVING
Wounded Bridgeport Police-
man Has a Chance for
I VBec‘overy. I
Murphy andrNoonan, the Suspects, Held
‘ By the Police.
Officer James Farnan, of Bridgeport,
who :was shot by unknown miscreants
earlij7 yesterday morning, is doing re-
markably wellgunder the circumstan-I
ces.’
of the shock and is resting easily. He
is strong and perfectly rational and
suffers very little from the effects of
the Wound. His physicians give strong-
hope of his final recovery, although
his condition may change for the worse
at any moment.
John Murphy and James Noonan,
who Iwere arlested yesterday morning
on suspicion of being the guilty par-
tie \I'IIare locked up at the central sta-
.I L: In their search of the house, the
ofii__,_rs found evidence of the occupae
tion of the two men, who are old time
crooks. I ,
The parcels of meats and groceries
which were dropped by the men who
shot Officer Farnan were taken from
Lund’s market on Wood avenue. Mr.
Lund has missed goods from his mar-
ket spiiveral times in the last few months,
and on one occasion found the door
open when he alrived in the morning
to open up. Supt. Birmingham is satis-
fiedI that he has the right men and will
hold them for trial.
Just what evidence-the officers have
in their possession is not disclosed, but
it is known that skeleton keys and
other accessories to a burglar’s lifel
were found in the house with the two
men.
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WEDDING RECEPTTDN
Given by Mr. and Mrs. Henry H. Hider at
their Home In Wosport Avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry N. Rider gave a
reception to their friends at their home
in Westport avenue last evening.
The reams looked very pretty with
an abundance of floral decorations and
, were thronged with guests.
The Twin City Mandolin club fur-
nished music during the evening and a
repast of all that is delectable was
partaken of by the guests.
A wedding cake of immense propor-
tions was cut and each one present pos-
sessed himself of a piece.
The evening was one of unalloyed
pleasure and the guestsdid net depart
for their several homes until a late
hour. -\
LYON AND WAIDHAMS.
Two Hustlers Go Into the Boating Busi-
'ness.
' The auction sale of boats, 1210., be-' I
longing to the firm ofOlsen & Updyke,
at the east end of the Washington
street bridge, took place yesterday.
The bidding was not very lively and
an adjournment of an hour or more
was taken. The property was finally
knocked down by the auctiOneer upon
the bid of F; S. Lyon, Jr. ”‘7.
, "The boat-house, float, etc; is the
property of John L. Richards, and it
is hinted that he- was interested with
Mr. Lyon in the bid for the purchase of
the same. .
An offer of only $25 was made for the
sloop "Kate C. Aiken" and it was W 1th—
drawn from the sale. I I
It is understood that Mr. Lyon will
have all the boats placed in first class
order, will refit the ice cream saloon in.
an up-to-date manner, and make other
improvements in the interest of parties
on pleasure bent I
Ml. E. J.. \Vadhams has béen men-
tioned as the probable manager of the
enterprise and his wellknown hustling
qualities will no doubt add much to the
anticipated success of Mr. Lyon’s ven-
ture. ~-‘
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Buckingham G. A. R. Post.
A regular meeting of Buckingham
G. A. RI was held last night.
The question of a call for the National
Guard to leave the state in” case of
war with a foreign nation evoked con-
Isidel'able discussion and was left un-
. decided. ;. '_ If
II He has recovered from the effects
'green Christmas, a fat graveyard.”
,in the wall” or a dog howl at night.
about her mother whatever, but the
.ball player which he has established
"Billiard Parlor.” _ . ~
EVE’S’ RAM’BLINIGS.‘
COMMENT AND .IGOSSIP AMONG
THE-WOMEN, BY ONE
OF THEM.
How many people remember that
little‘ pitchers have big ears when they
speak of every family having its skele-
ton in the closet, or of each one having
his own trouble? I
Such dark allusions break' in ludely
on their pleasant day dreams and cast
a cloud nut easily dispelled oven. the
brightness of their sky.
‘ The words are shrouded in mystery
for them, and fills them with a vague
wonder and dread of diSCOVering some
day some hideous secret about her own
papa and mamma.
It" is thought that a child soon forgets
his little troubles and pains, and so’ he
does, those that he can feel as they
come and go away again, but the words
I have quoted convey an indefinite but
ever-preserved evil that is horrible to
the childish mind.
Then there are those superstitious
aboutadog howling at night, or an
owl booting being the sign of a death
in the family, and old ladies will some-
times remark, if there isno snow on
the ground before the, holidays, “a
It may be hard for some of my read-
ers to understand how such sayings sink
into a child’s mind, and how, when he
hears a harmless little owl hoo‘ting
mournfully, his little heart almost
stops beating as he wonders who is go '
ing to die in their house.
It is especially terrifying if some one
is 111. If they could be guarded from
ever hearing superstitions of any kind
they would be spared a great many
heart-aches.
I know a little girl who heard these
thingsdiscussed in the kitchen and her
mother explained that they were only
ignorant superstitions with no truth in
them whatever, but the child’s mother
became an invalid and she never heard
what had been called the “deathespider
without trembling With fear that her
dear mother was going to die. I
When she stopped to reason it out
she admitted to, herself that a dog
could not be a prophet, and that a
brainless spider could know nothing-
stories had taken such a hold on 'her
that she did not 'entirely overcome
their evil influence until she was a
grown woman.
fl ga:y/feé (/ (Site.
FREE SDAP-
Boston Store Norwalk.
In ordel to advertise oul MONDAY
MORNING SOAP, we shall give one ban
to every customer purchasing anything
in our Kitchen department Friday.
$1. 98 carpet sweepel 3 $1. 09 each
35c chopping bowls 190 each.
75c all coppel nickel tea kettles 53c.
870 ewers and basins, White ware 59c.
- $15. 00 black Kersey and Rough jack-
‘ ets $7.50.
$8.00 Jackets for Ladies $3.50.
49c. New mixtures in dress goods 250.
29c checks and plaids 15c.
10c gingham 60.
flurlb‘utt Street. JII
Selectman Jackson has been doing
jury duty in Bridgeport this week.
Mr.- and Mrs. Charles Knapp, attend-
ed the funeral of a‘ relative in Easton,
on‘ Tuesday.
Charley Thomas of Stamford was in
town on Silnday. He has, been. elected
first-baseman of a Stamford business
college base ball nine, and will be sure
to sustain his enviable reputation as a
in this town.
The sign ‘Sporting Club,” which
has adorned one of 0m club houses dis-
appeared last Week, and has been re-
placed by a neat blue and gold sign,
hearing this inscription, “Temperance I
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2‘ Prof. Nowell Improving.
The many N01 walk f1 iends of Plof.
W. Gilbert Newell, of Bridgeport, who
hasfor some time been seriously, ill
with pneumonia, will be pleased to
learn that he' ls now convalescent with,
prospects of being out again soon.
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Judgment Against Ia‘nlrdiIner-l
In the case of A. H. Byington 's17.
Charles R. Gardiner, Judge Howard
“Curtis yesterday 1n the Superior court
rendered judgment against Gardiner
for $33. 45 damages and 1319181 costs.
\
.5 Frank Julian Naramore,
‘ son of Frank J. and Emma J. Nala- VIII
more, in the 24th year of his age. ‘
N EUBAUER—Iu Stamford, March 1 I
Apolonia. Neubauer, aged .74 years. .,
PAnnocx—nu Stratfor'd Maréh 1
William W. Paddock In his 77th yeal I
SHOCKING SUISTDE
Mrs. Walter Morrison Shoots
Herselti’IThrough Ithe
‘ Wieart
Was Formerly An inmate of the Stamférd
Sanitarium.
-Mrs. WalterMorrison‘, wife of Walé
ter. Morrison, the secretary of the 'Al-
wood~Mourison Machine company, com- {v 7 '
mitted suicide at Willimantic, yesterr
day, by shooting herself.
o The woman was apparently most pleas:
antly situated, having a charming home
and a pmost interesting family, which
included a daughter of about 18 years
and a uboy of J3, besides a most atten-
tive husband. _ She was also prominent '
in social circles, asla leader in the Wo»
man’s: club.
About six months ago, however, she
was attacked with melancholia' 1n such
a prolibuncod form- that it was deemed.
advisable to send her to a retreat in
Stamford, but she returned‘to her home
last Saturday. .
I'Yesterday, in the absence of the
members of the household, she got
possession of ”her husband’sl-ifle and
sent a bullet through her heart. The
weapon was discharged at such close I
range'that the bullet passed through
the woman’s body and lodged in the
ceiling. I
A servant,3 0 ill was in the house when
the deed was committed, and 11 hen the
girl heard the‘discharge of the weapon,
“and knowing Mrs. Morrison’s mental
condition. she at’ once anticipated a
casualty, and without attempting to in-
vestigate, gave the alarm. Mrs. Hu-
bert Clark, a Isister, who lived adjacent,
was the first on the scené,‘but when
she arrived \Mrs. Morrison was dead
and the indications were that she died
instantly. . .
How the woman secured possession '
of the rifle is. a mystery, as, on account
of her mental condition, extraordinary
precautions had been. taken. That the.
suicide was premeditated was apparent
from the fact that she sent her. daugh-
ter, the only member of the family at
home, down town on an errand, and
the deed was committed before her re
turn. -
Mrs. Morrison, who was ~18 years of
age, was the daughter of Rev. Lorenzo
W. Blood, a deceased Methodist minis-
ter, and for years had been a prominent
figure in the social life of Willimant’ic.
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OBITUABV.
.GIEORGE E. KEELER.
IDied, March 3rd, 1898, aftel along
and painful illness, GeOIge E. Keelel,
aged 29 years. He was born in this
town February 18th, 1869, and has al-
ways made his home here. » Of a kind-
ly disposition and industrious habits he
was a general favorite with all who
i, knew him, and up to within the past
year when his health began to fail, he
was constantly employed at his trade of
carpenter. He was a member of the
Wilton Y. P. S. C. E., a regular attend-
ant at their meetings and has held dif-
ferent offices in the society for several
years. He was a member of Butler
Lodge 1. O. O. F. of SOuth Norwalk,.
and his fellow‘members have been most
assiduous intheir atten tiOns during his.
last illness. For the past eight,.years
he has made his home with-Stephen
ThayerI and during his long hours of
pain and delerium he has received the
most tender care of members. of the
family. . The funeral will be held from
the Congregational church of which he
was a member, on Sunday afternoon at
two o’clock. The services at the grave
will be conducted by Butler Lodge.
The Weather.
_ Fair and colder toI-night': F1 idav fail-I.
DEATHS.
ADAMS—in Bedding,
Sherwood Adams, aged I57 years.
DRISCOLL.—In Middletowll,
26, Theodore Driscoll, of Westport.
N ARAMORE—In Brdgeport, March 9
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