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N ORWALK, CONN., WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 9, 1898.
PRICE ONE CENT;
tom IIAII KNIVES.
Kelly and Schoonmaker Face
Judge Frost in ToWn
Court.
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Atfray.
As related in yesterday’s GAZETTE,
the two colored men, Kelly and Schoonr
maker. who Were in the cutting alfray
311 alone '5 saloon on Saturday night
last, were brought before Judge Frost
at 2 0’010ck to answer to the charge of
assault.
A number of colored men who were
present at the time the fight com-
menced, were placed upon the stand to
testify, and the substance of their testi-
mony went to Show that the fight first
started from a game of craps between
Kelly and William Hamilton.
The testimony also disclosed the fact
that Kelly was the agressor; that he
pulled the first knife which was sub-
sequently seen sticking in Schoon-
maker’s neck very near his jugular,
and was pulled out and thrown upon
the floor.
Schoonmakcr appears to have de-
fended himself with his knife in lively
style, as the numerous holes in Kelly’s
ulster exhibited to the court demon-
strated.
After hearing all of the numerous
Judge Frost read both
prisoners a lecture upon using knives
witnesses,
~ and then sentenced Kelly to Bridge-
port jail for 6 months and Schoonmaker
to the same resort for '2. months.
Officer Hunt this morning hand-
cuffed them together and accompanied
them to Bridgeport where he turned
them over to the tender mercies of
Sheriff Hawley.
MRS. l. S. LYON'S SURPRISE.
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Members of the Ladies’ Aid Society Visit
Her Uninvited.
Mrs. James S. Lyon of North avenue
was the victim of a. Surprise party yes-
terday afternoon.- It was out of the
general order of such affairs inasmuch
as it was a genuine surprise.
It came about in this way. Mrs. Lyon
“18 a member of the Ladies’ Aid society
which held a meeting yesterday after-
noon, but Mrs. Lyon failed to be pres-
ent. The ladies then and there decided
to take their absent member to task.
To that end they resolved to singly
visit Mrs.‘ Lyon’s home at intervals be-
tween each call, of ten minutes, and to
collectively have a good- time at the
expense of Mrs. Lyon.
The plot was carried out to perfec-
tion and with the result that all inter-
ested had a thoroughlyg good time, as
' the hostess was fully equal to the de-
mands of her lady guests.
Grand Opera.
A number from Norwalk attended
the presentation of“The Pirates ofPen
zance” and “Cavalleria Rusticana” by
the Andrews company, at HOyL’s
Grand Opera House in Stamford last
night.
Both operas were delightfully ren-
dered, and Arthur Seaton, the old N or'
walk favorite was cordially greeted
upon his appearance as Alfio in “Rus-
ticana.”
At the close of the first act of the Pi-
rates, the entire company appeared up-
on the stage with a large American
flag and sang “The Star Spangled Ban-
ner,” which elicited tremendous ap-
plause, requiring the singers to respond
to three encores.
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Gone Back. ‘
The Orient septette was out again
yesterday afternoon with the ambitious
wheelmen. Several trips were, made
to this city with two, three, and five
riders, but when seven attempted to
manage the bucking wheel they” were
the South
Nor-walk Methodist church.
The wheel was returned to the fac-
tory to-day in order that it could be
placed in condition to appear at a
Massachusetts exhibition, and Col. Hod
will soon have the “Oriten” here to
‘ take its place.
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, Frank Slauson is on the sick list.
Herman Brundage has recovered
1 from his recent illness and' Is able tobe
" about again.
GUUNClL MEETING.
The South Norwalk Council
Considers Cuestions of
Importance.
The Sum of $8,000 Awarded to Electric
Light Commissioners.
An adjourned regular meeting of the
City council of South Norwalk was held
last evening.
Mayor Bohannan was absent and
Councilman Hatch presided. The
usual bills were received and ordered
paid. ’
After some discussion the sum of $300
was voted for use of the Electric Light
plant and $500 for commercial lighting.
The matter of the widening of Mom
roe street was fully discussed, and it
was finally voted that a public hearing
be held on Monday evening, March
21st. ’_
The council next paid its attention
to the matter of the extension of Mon-
roe street from Spring street to Day
street and discussed it at length, but
no action was taken.
The subject of cutting a
through from State streetito Spring
received attention and the
street
street,
street commissioner was instructed to
investigate and report upon the cost,
etc., of the proposed improvement.
The street commissioner was instruc-
ted to lay out and improve what is
known as lower South Main street from
Grove street to city line in accordance
with a previous vote.
The finance committee was instructed
to get in proper shape the issuance of
the $25,000 bonds ordered by the city
and to advertise for bidders for the
same. '
The committee on fire department
was instructed to secure plans and
specifications for the proposed addition
to Putnam Hose house and to adver-
tise for bids for the construction of the
same. I '
Residents of Elm Grove place prayed
for the working of the highway at
that po int. The matter was discussed
but no action taken.
The council then adjourned until
Monday evening, March 2lst.
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Klondike Club.
The recent election of officers of the
Klondike club resulted in the selection
of J. Rooney, as president; W. Berg,
vice president; G. Oldfield secretary;
T. Warren, financial secretary; M.
Barry, treasurer; and C. Ryan, ser-
geant-at- arms. Eight new members
were admitted and the club now num-
bers 50. A new club house 18 to be built,
work upon which will be commenced
next week. The club promises to be
one of the .pmost successful organiza-
tions of the kind in town.
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Looking for Firebugs.
The Danbury police are acuivel y at
work trying to solve two my ste1ious
fires which occurred at the house of
Anna Williams on Benedict lane, yes-
terday afternoon. The first fire was
discovered about 2 o’clock in a bed on
the second floor, but it was extin-
guished with little damage. It was
thought to be caused accidentally, but
when an hour later another bed was
found to be afire on the floor below, in-
cendiarism was supected and an efiort
will be made to locate the firebug.
Business Good.
The Lounsbury, Mathewson .3: Co.
shoe manufactory is busily engaged in
filling orders.
Work at the Wheeler Straw hat man-
ufactory is booming, and large corps of
hands are up to their eyes in work.
Most of the hat factories are doing a
good business.
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St. Patrick’s Day.
St. Patrick’s day will be celebrated
at the Opera House, in the evening,
under the auspices of the Catholic club.
An excellent programme has been ar-
ranged for the occasion and includes
speeches, vocal and instrumentalmu-
sic, etc.
The Methodist church praying band
will lead the meeting at Broad River,
to-night.
The Hat Finishers’ Association will
meet to-night.
our BROUGHT- BACK.
The Norwalk Chess Players
Annihilate the Bridge-
porters.
Defeat the Park City Representatives by
Four Games.
The Norwalk chess players to the
number of ten, went over to Bridgeport
last night to play the Park City boys
another game in the series for the sil-
ver cup trophy. ‘
The Norwalkers had blood in their
eyes and the way they tuned theBridge-
port players up was something great to
look upon, the score at‘the end of the
game standing to the credit of the Nor-
walk team by four games.
Nine games were played and with
the exception of one draw, the Norwalk
team captured all but two of the games
as follOws:
NORWALK. .. BRIDGEPORT.
Baldwin 1 Gotthardt 0
J. Baker 1 Wilson 0
Mulvahill 1 Challenger 0
Cling 0 Rogers 1
C. Baker 1 , Beach 0
Avison 0 Adams 1
E. Adams :1 Coggswell 1
Guthrie 1 Northrop 0
R. Adams 1 Palmer 0
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The N orwalkers were handsomely
entertained by theirBridgeport friends.
and returned on the Washington ex-
press. When the train reached South
Norwalk, however, the trolley had
gone and the players were forced to
foot it home much to their disgust.
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THE MANLY ART.
Bridgeport Athletic Club Has a Good Card
for Its Next Meeting.
The Bridgeport Athletic club has ar-
ranged a card of events for its next af-
fair. A local bout will be a feature, al-
though contrary to prophecies neither
Harry Lane, Sammy Kelly, or Fred
McGirr, figure in it. This, however,
is not the fault of the management.
The locals who will box are “Kid”
Larney, of the W'est End, and Tom Mc-
N ully of the East Side. The boys will
go eight rounds for a good purse, at
the weight» of 115 pounds.
Johnny Morelock, of Danbury, and
Young Griffo, of New York, will do a
10-1-ound go, at 115 pounds. This event
will be a clever one The leading
event will be the 15-1'ound go between
Harry Peppers, of the Pacific coast, and
Joe Sweeney, ofNew York. The men
will go it at catchweights. The limit
will be 15 rounds.
The last afiair of the B. A. C. was
very successful, and the coming one
promises to be even more so.
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Sudden Death.
Thomas Wells,aged 83, a well known
Bridgeport character, died suddenly
shortly before 6 oiclock, last evening,
at the residence of Henry Sanford on
Golden Hill. Mr. Wells had called at
the house to sell eggs, and while sit-
ting in the kitchen suddenly expired.
Heart disease was the cause. He
leaves a brother, John Wells of New
Haven, also one daughter, a teacher in
the Nashville University.
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Harbor Lines Meeting.
A meeting will be held in the Coun-
cil rooms, Norwalk, March 10, at 10
o’clock a. m., by the Board of Engineer
officers appointed by the Secretary of
War for the establishment of Harbor
Lines in Norwalk. Persons interested
are invited to be present.
——Musical Entertainment
Under the auspices of’the First Con-
gr egational Sunday school will be given
in Lockwood’s hall {Wednesday evening
March 16th. Among the artists who
will participate: MlS. Newkirk, Miss
Sherwood and Miss Osborn, a noted
whistler of New Haven and other local
talent. Admission 25c.
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lake and His Bicycle.
Jacob Schaub, weight 310 pounds,
has bought a bicycle at the South Nor-
walk Hardware Co’s store, and can
any“ day be expected to be seen scorch-
ing up the avenue at abreak—neck pace.
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William Taylor is ill at his home, on
Summit street. ‘
Chester Ingersoll is seriously ill at .
' his home on Raymond street. ' "
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C. W. BARNUM STABBED.
Lime Rock Manufacturer Wounded by For-
mer Employe. ”
j, W. Barnum, vice president of the
‘1 of Barnum, Richardson & Co. i,r0n
m' ' ufacturers and founders, of Lime
Rock, was attacked in a store in that
‘pléfce Monday night and stabbed sever-
"al itimes by Andrew Brazie, a moulder,
un “.11 lately employed by the company.
€011 about two months Brazie has
belch out of work and has been brood-
ing. At about8z30 o‘clock Mr. Barnum
was in the general store of James H.
Barnum in Lime'Rock, reading aletter.
Brazie entered the store, and without
warning attacked Mr. Barnum with a
knife.
Before he could be restrained, the
man had inflicted several ugly wounds
on ; Mr. Barnum’s head and arms, but
his'injuries are not believed to be seri-
ous. Brazie was overpowered and kept
until Deputy Sheriff Perry of Lake-
ville arrived and took the man into
custody.
Brazie some years ago was confined
in an insane retreat and it is supposed
that his lack of employment at the
present time preyed upon his mind to
an 'extent which caused him to hold
Mr.‘Barnum responsible for his posi-
tiob.
Brazie was given a hearing before
Magistrate Barton of Salisbury yester-
rlay afternoon. The case was continued
until the April term of the superior
court at Litchfield and in default of
$5,000 bonds Brazie was taken to jail.
.BAKERY‘BURNED our
Waterbury Visited by a $50,000, Fire
. This Morning.
The hottest and most disastrous fire
known in Waterbury broke out in the
building owned and occupied by the
Trott Baking Co. at 1 o’clock this morn-
ing, entirely destroying the structure
with its contents and entailing a loss
of $50,000. The fire burned nearly three
hours. 7
A general alarm was sent out. Seven
laborers employed on the premises es-
caped. The fire was caused by a kettle
of lard used in boiling crullers taking
fire.
Sixteen horses and a number of wag-
ons were saved. There was an insur—
ance of $20,000. A tenement building _'
occupied by 10 families, one of them
being that of Chief Snagg of the de-
partment adjoined the burned building
but escaped. .
St. Patrick’shall valued at $12,000
also stood close by but the earnest
efforts of the firemen saved it. The
loss is divided as follows being $10,000
on building $15,000 on fixtures and the
remainder on stock. The building was
located'in the center of the city.
AMUSEMENTS.
Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
As the result of cheap mounting and
cheaper performers, the fine old play
of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” has of late
years been looked upon with pity by
many who read Mrs. Stowe’s great
story and felt all the power and pathos
of its lines; but others—and these are
majority—have ridiculed it and laugh-
ed at its very mention. In theatrical
circles it has fallen into such bad re-
pute that to beloag to a “Tom show”
is to be classed an actor as “hers de
combat.” To undertake, in the face of
such discouraging conditions, the pro-
ducing of the play in a manner worthy
of its story and to hope for its appre-
ciation by the theatre-goers at large,
was almost to attempt the impossible.
The Martin company will come to
Hoyt’s to-night. Matinee, 4 p. In.
Children 10c; adults 25c.
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Darien.
The topic at the Congregational
church prayer meeting to-night, will
be “First Steps of a Young Christian.”
The Ladies’. Aid Society of the Con-
gregational church, will meet to-mor-
row afternoon, at the residence of Mrs.
Theodore W. Austin.
Fred Lindergren has taken the
agency in Darien for the Manhatten
Dye and Cleaning Works, of Stamford.
and is meeting with good encourage—
ment. .
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Miss C. F..Baird has engaged the use
of the armory two afternoons each
week. The young women attending
the Institute will thus be given a
chance to become expert basket-ball
players. The first game was played
yesterday afternoon.
D. M. Finch is having his 1es'1dence
in East avenue painted.
‘Monday night,
most of the time.
EVE’S RAMBLINGS‘:
COMMENT AND GOSSIP AMONG
THE WOMEN, BY ONE
OF THEM. '
The library received quite a set back
at the hands of the indignant voters
but then a $1, 000 is
much better than no appropriation at
all.
Then again, I am informed there is
yet $500 remaining to their credit in
the hands of the treasurer, and with
$1,500 it may struggle along for another
year when it is to be hoped the tax-pay-
ers will be more generous. J
Dr. Gregory made a gallant fight but
the odds were against him and he could
not win. I am informed, however, that
had it not been for his able efforts the
library would have been cut off with-
out a dollar.
I expect that the year ’98 will be a
great year for the bicycle and that it
will become more popular than ever
among the ladies.
Mr. Saunders of ther ient agency tells
me that his lines of wheels for the com-
ing season, are being inspected by fully
as many ladies this year as ever before,
while his sales have nearly doubled,
and the outlook is much. brighter than
a year ago.
They were sipping chocolate at
Riggs’ and talking watches.
“1 have carried my watch for ten
years,” said the senior member of the
party, “and it'has never cost me a
penny for repairs.”
“Mercy!” exclaimed another
“how did you manage it ? ”
one,
“I took care of it. You know men
are always making disagreeable re-
marks about women’s watches, and
when my husband gave me mine he
said it would probably be out of order
And I just made up
my mind to show him that there was
one woman in the world who knew
how to take care of a watch.”
“But have you never lost it or had it
stolen ? "’
“Never, I dropped it several times at
first, but it did not show any marks.”
“But do the works never get out of
order ? ”
“The what ? ”
“The works inside. Have you never
broken the mainspring?
“I never look inside.”
"But how do you wind it?”
“I don’t wind it. That’s how 1 take
care of it and keep it nice.”
They all stared for a moment. Then
they said: ”Oh, you clever thing!”
and adjourned sine die.
M fiaty‘éz tailgate.
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Mr. Sherwood and Stamford Baptists.
The paragraph from the Bridgeport
Standard, printed in our columns on
Saturday, saying that Rev. R. O. Sher-
wood of the Baptist church of Norwalk
expects a call to this city, has created a
good deal of talking among the mem-
bers of the church here. W'hatever
Mr. Sherwood may or may not expect,
one thing is certain, that his name has
not been brought before the officers or
members of that church in any way.
One of the. leading members of the
church sald to-day that there was not a
word of truth in the story so far as the
church is concerned. Its absurdity is
evident when the people here never yet
had an opportunity to hear Mr. Sher-
wood speak.~—Stamford Advocate.
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Body Recovered at Bridgeport.
The body of George Hammond, cook ,
of the oyster steamer Dreadnaught,
who mysteriously disappeared two
weeks ago. was found at 5:30 o’clock
yesterday afternoon floating near a
dock' 1n East Bridgeport. He was mar
ried but had not lived with his wife for
some time. It is not known how he
came to his death.
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Michael O’Donnell who' is under
treatment at a New York hospital, is
reported as being somewhat better but
liable to lose his eyesight. His condi-
tion is, however,serions,and his friends
hardly believe that he will recover.
A meeting of the directors of the
N orwalk Street Railway company was
held yesterday afte'rnoon'at which bus-
iness of an important nature was trans;
acted.
. Elliott Richmond, of Norwalk, has
moved his household effects to Dan—
bury, and will reside at 9 James street
‘ ——Danbury1 News.
BISHOP TIEBNEY’S carom.
He Tells of the Condition of «Catholic
Churches in Connecticut.
It has been officially. announced by
the Right Rev. M Tierney, bishop of
Bar tford, in his report of the condition
of his diocese, that progress is being
made in every department. The Cath—
olic population has reached 250,000
souls, according to the aggregate cen-
:sus reports of all the parishes in Con-
necticut. The increase of church prop-
erty during the year has been gratify-
ing, and the insurance on said proper-
ty is at present considerably more than
$4,000,000. The total indebtedness is
about $1,250,000.
The number of marriages during the
year 1807 was 2,147, of which 266 were
mixed marriages, that is, one of the
contracting parties was not a member
of the Catholic church.
The number of baptisms was less
than 100 short of 10,000, which was an
increase of 120 overthe previous year.
During the month of January, each
year, all the pastors make a report to
the bishop, and this enables the su-
preme pastor of the diocese to give an
accurate report of his diocese. Bishop
Tierney is well pleased with the result
of last year’s work, both spiritual and
material. For the past few months he
has been making the canonical visita-
tion of the parishes, and although the
work is no more than one-quarter ac-
complished, he is satisfied that each
parish is in even a better condition
than the official reports indicate. The
constant advance in population, both
from natural increase and immigration
goes on from year to year.
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Wilton.
Mrs. Jane Foot has purchased a new
horse.
According to our farmers the frost is
about out of the ground, maple sap is
running, a full crop of seed catalouges
is ripe, and everybody is talking of
what they will do when the springtime
comes. In the meantime, thetenth an-
niversary of the blizzard is at hand and
overcoats may be still of further use
than to harbor motlis.
Miss Carpenter, president. of the
Woman's Auxiliary of St. Matthew’s
parish, was the recipient this week of
a dainty remembrance from a little
Indian girl in South Dakota, who has
been assisted by the parish. It was a
buckskin purse elaborately ornamented
with beads, and is greatly, prized by
Miss Carpenter.
Miss Abby Bundle who has been vis~
iting her aunt, Miss Carpenter, has re-
turned to New York.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Town Fathers was held at the Town
House on Monday afternoon.
The selectmen representing the .
Town, and Mr. Boucle for the Berlin.
11 on Bridge Company met at the town
cleik’s office on Saturday and after a
caieful perusal of the plans the new
iron bridge was formally accepted for
the town.
VVilton’s first iron bridge was opened
to the public on Friday March 4th,1898.
Selectman Morehouse was the first one
to drive over the structure, and the
venerable Mrs. James Sturges, of Can-
non, was the second to drive across.
The bridge is highly satisfactory and
now that there is a fair chance of an
extension of gravel road to the depot,
the old town has a sample of modern
roadway that is all right. Let the good
work go on. '
Mrs. Ryfenburg of Ridgefield is vis-
iting her daughter, Mrs. P. S. Ackew ”
man. _
Miss Alice Olmstead has returned -.
from an extended visit with friends in
N ew York.
Miss Ryder, of Hurlbutt Street, was
the guest of Miss Florence Gilbert on
Monday.
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The Robert. Emmett entertainment.
netted $75 for the treasury of the A. 0.11.
Mrs. A. N. Clarke of South Norwalk
is visiting her mother in New York.
Mrs. Randall O‘Hara and family of
New Haven have been guests of Mrs.
James Morris of Water street.
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The Weather.
Fair to-night and Thursday.
DEATHS.
GILMARTIN In Biidgepmt, Mach-
8, Catherine, Wife of Pat-lick Gilmai-
tin, aged 59 years.
MUNN—In Bridgepmt, Mai." I, Polly,
widow of Nathaniel Munn, aged 88
years
ARCHAMBEAULT~ID Br 1 d g e p o 1 t,
March 7, Grace Iiene, infant daughtei
of George F. and Marv A. Archam-
beault, aged 4 months. '
Norwalk Chronicler