. x..-‘ _~ sion, was given a farewell dinner last "will include clams,fish,lobster, chicken dike. . Bridgeport on Monday and in company 6‘. If you _vvant the best I goods fer the least Inon'ey read the advertisements I1 the Gazette I I9? Recogmzedflae t family paperthe Gazette’ , advertising Columns will Prove its value to y6II. I VOL. VIII... No.1943 N ORWALK CONNS WEDNESDAY EVENING. AUGUST 31,1898. Pinon ONE GENT #1 'I'FAREWl_-I,_L_L_illNNER. Admiral Schley, the Hero of .. Santiago, Banqueted at His I Summer Home in Saugatuck. Sails For.Po'rto Rico at Noon To-day. _ Rear Admiral Winfield Scott Schley, who sailed to-day for POrto Rico as a member of the Porto Rican commis- evening at the residence of his son-in- law, R.M.S. Wortley, in Saugatuck. o The- Admiral arrived in l._Saugatuck late yesterday afternoon, accompanied by Mr. Wortley," who had spent the day in New York With him. They were driven to the VVortley residence at Hendricks’ Point, where a number of relatives. and close friends of, the Ad- miralhad assembled. from their sum- mer homes in the near vicinity. The dinner 'was an informal one and strict- ly private. Those present were: . Rear Admiral and Mrs. Schley, D11. and Mrs. Henry C. Eno, Mr. and Mrs. William P. Eno, Mr. and Mrs. Fergus Field, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Ascher, Mn] and Mrs. John B. Morris, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel M. Burnham, Langdon Ketch- um and Frank Ketchum. The vis1tors were all New York friends and all have summer residences in Saugatuck with the exeception of Mr. and Mrs. Field. The Admiral looked the picture of counts? new TERM. Will Resume in SeptemberTMany Bound Over Prisoners. After a county courts will resume business .in September at Bridgeport. The first to come in' will. be the criminal court of Common Pleas, which according to schedule will open next Tuesday morn- ing at 10, to dispose of appealed cases that have accumulated during the sum- mer 'days. As usual,’ the September term has a long list of cases, but none of them are of great importance. The criminal term of the Superior court begins Tuesday, Sept. 13. Sheriff Haw1ey has a large number of bound over~prisoners at the jail, some of them charged with the most serious offense on the criminal calendar. Among the cases to be disposed of is that of Max Brockhaus, one of the alleged murder- ers of D. S. R. Lambert, at Wilton, last December. Ben Willis. his’companion, is under death sentence at VVethers- field, awaiting the trial of his appeal before the Supreme court of Errors. The civil terms of court in Fairfield county opens the third Tuesday in September at Danbury, and the sec- ond Tuesday of October at Bridgeport.’ —————<o.o>‘———- The Gazette Wonders. 0Why the Lyons-Kilboy wedding par- ty sang “My Country ’Tis of Thee.” If George Grumman recognizes _“Mitt” as his brother. If Norwalk merchants hustled a lit- tle more if business would not improve. Why Landlord Hamilton looks so happy- If Harry LeIobold would like to be a policeman. What has become of the Sunday health and was in the best of spirits. spotters This morning he left Saugatuck for If a shoe store would ply on Water New York on the 7.10 train, and at street. noon sailed for Porto Rico on the steamer Seneca, accompanied by Gen. Gordon, who is also a member ~ of the Porto Rican commission. Just how long- it would be necessary for him to remain in Porto Rico he could not say, but he thought that his duties would keep him there two months. He will then return to Westport for a brief time, and later go to New York, where he will remain during the winter. I 4“ wvr Give Something _For the Franchise. The Dedham, Mass, selectmen know how to look out for the rights and interests of their town, which is more than can be said of some boards. This is what they require in return for street railway franchises: The rail- way company is to pave the street through which it runs its line of track and water it from curb in the summer months, and carry the school children for half fare—Milford (Mass) Journal. The Fat Men. The thirty-second annual clambake 10f the Fat Men’s association will be held at Dorlon’s Point to-morrow. 'The bake will be opened at 1:30, and :and all the good things that fat men After the dinner the election and installation of 'ofiicers for the ensuing year will take place. Selecting the Hall. Congressman E. J. Hill was in with Postmaster Marigold of that city, made a tour of the various halls to select one suitable for accommodating the Fourth district Republican con- gressional convention. The one which seemed to be the most appropriate was the Y. M. C. A. hall and that will probably be chosen. . Work Stopped. The work of laying the new curb and gutter on South Main street, South NorIvalk, was brought to a stop yes- terday afternon, to rightly establish the curb line, it being alleged that the "work was not being done according to the original survey. I <0.0>————-—-f , Very lll. Mrs. A. A. _Martin who gave birth to twins on Menday afternoon, lies at the point of death at her home 0111 Cross street. A report was current about town last night that Mrs. Martin was dead, but it was incorrect. «I-I>-—~—-‘->—— A Narrow Escape. Electric Light Commissioner A. E. Winchester fell from his wheel «on~ .. South Main street yesterday aftern con, and narrowly escaped being run over bya turnout ,driven by Mrs. E. a. Why that poker club is so anxious. Whete “Billy” Half will spend Labor Day. How‘ ”Tommy ’ 1Hopper likes Cedar Point subjects. If “Sam” Ireland controls the “This- tleville vote. If Hart Weeks is the handsomest motorman in town. Why the mud is not scraped of West avenue. If “Glad” misses these moonlight nights at Dorlon’s. ——--—-—<e.o>——~————- Town Court. John Hoffman appeared' 1n th e Town Court this morning to answer to the charge of assault on James Pr we. The evidence against Hoffman was conflict- ing and the case was adjourned until to-morrow morning. In the meantime Price was placed under a11est on the charge of assault- ing Hoffman. His case was also con- tinued until to:morrow morning. Orville Morrell, of East Norwalk, appeared in court on the charge of non-support of his wife. After listen- ing to Some of the evidence the judge adjourned the case until to-morrow morning. I Canine vs. Rodents. Parker’s snuff colored dog Prince and a dozen rodents kicked up quite a ripple of excitement on East VVashing- ton street this morning. The rodents were released in quartettes and were with one exception killed in short order by the dog. One of Raymond Bros. horses crushed the life out of the other one with his hoof. Fully 100 people witnessed the seance. Home Again. Messrs. Percey E. Ferris, Dr. C. Irving Ferris, J. N. Ferris, and Harry W. Nash, who have been cruising _ about Long Island sound since last Thursday, returned home last n.ght, well pleased with their outing. Vv’ No Trace of Fugitives. No trace has yet been discovered of Charles Smith or Peter McNierney, the prisoners who walked out of the Stamford lock-up last Sunday night. V v‘ 7‘ Mr. F essenden Better. . Hon. Samuel Fessenden, of Stamford, who has been ill at his home in that city, has recovered sufficiently to allow of his visiting his office once more. “ ‘v 7‘ Business Change. , Henry N. Rider who succeeded the late George Ward Selleck in the grocery business, has sold out to Thomas Burns, Mr. Selleck’s former clerk. ‘ MissMilhe Barnum, of France street, Hotchkiss of this city. is visiting in Great Barrington, Mass. READY rllR SEA The Stevens is one of the Finest. Four, Masted ,Schooners Afloat. She cost $501000, Iand is Handsomest Crafts of Iler Kind. line of the The four masted schooner Rachel W. Stevens, built and launched at IIBathI, Me., I of any vessel in her line of commerce. She IS a finely modeled 01 aft, and has a car rying capacity of 1,800 tons. She measures 182 feet in length, 40 feet“ 111 breadth, and 18 feet in depth. One of the features which her designer claims In her con- is in many respects the superior for her is unusual speed. thought of the sole desire being to secure the best the market afforded. The Stevens is furnished with Hyde windlass engines and steering apparatus. With extra steam pumps forward and aft, beside the usual hand pumps. I She is also provided with two extr I pump wells with a 12-inch suction wrecking pump in case of accident whflea cargo is aboard. The cab1n is finished in quartered oak, with gold trimmings. The interior of the cabin and other living apartments is heated by steam, and the entire vessel is lighted with elect1ic1tv The electric light plant is so arranged that the entire hold may be illuminated at night, so that if it ever becomes necésSaryIIthe cargo may be unloaded at night. I some idea of the completeness of the One may form va1 ious apa1 tments of the vess. 31 when they realize that it has both steam heat- ing and electric .l1ght appalatus. The four masts are of Oregon pine, The rigging is of wire, and the ship will the mainmast being 97 feet high. spread about 0,000 yards of canvas. The vessel cost' in round figures $50,000. Capt. L. J. Stevens, the commander of the new boat, has traversed the high seas for upwards of quarter of a cen- tury. The Stevens will hail from Nor- walk, and will mm between Philadel- phia and Providence, although later she may be used between other ports. Her first cargo will be taken on at‘ Philadelphia and will be censigned to Providence. Hon. John H. Ferris, of South Nor- walk, is one of the largest owners of the Stevens, and was present at the launching. I AA; ‘vr Fred Coleman and family left this morning for a two days carriage ride through the eastern part of the state. The Christian Endeavor society of the Congregational church boarded two trolley cars at the Coburn colonia cottage last night and enjoyed a ride to Stamford. Upon their return re- freshments were served on the lawn. Dr. Noble will give his regular bi- monthly lecture to-morrow evening in the Congregational chapel preparatory to Holy Communion, which will be ob- served next Sunday. Mrs. W. S. Crofut and son Edmun (1, who have been spending a few weeks with her mother, Mrs. J. C. CroweI of West avenue,will return to New Haven to- -.day Miss Nellie Smith who has been visit- ing friends in town, ieturned to her home 1n Lofig Island City this morn- ing. Mr. and Mrs. G. Henry Howard and son, George, have returned home from a vacation trip. The Belle Island minstrels gave a pleasurable entertainment in Foster’s barn on the island last night. It was well attended. The jokes, or some of them, were a trifle salty, but that was to be expected from the nature of the atmosphere. __ Mrs. Meyers and Mrs. Abbey, who have been stopping at the Union cot- tage, Bell Island, returned _to their homes in Brooklyn to-day. Harry Denton is on the sick list. HenrySmith is visiting relatives in ,Brooklyn. . "sound. Among those on the yacht .Herbert Pollard After a delightful :s Iii they landed at gGregory’ s Point in struction neither time nor expense was I . Fourteenth Regiment, ConnecticutVol- - its annual outing to-day. 1115‘ FIRST comma HOME. But the Norwalk Boys Will ProbauIyIc to Cuba. ' I The Hartford Post is in possession of exclusive information fr'om Washing- ton upon which it is safe to base the statement that the FiIst Regiments and the Batteries will be ordered mus- tered out of service within a shOrt time. The Third will probably be re- tained for garrison duty in Cuba or Porto Rico. A ‘-‘ Sailing Party. Mr. Charles Miller’s Sunday, schdol class enjoyed a sail'last..night “on the were Messrs. Charles Miller, M. Cum- mings, A. Watts, A1 thur Chittim, William James, William McPherson. David Pollard Charles Fillow, Wil- lia1d Waterbury. HarI y Hubbell, and time to take the last trolley car for home. 1 Soldiers' Relatives Want Them Discharged. Governor Cooke has received a num- be1 of letteIS from mothers, father‘s, wives and otheI relatnes of men in the service of Connecticut organiza- tions asking that he use his influence to have them discharged. .In several cases the wives andi-mothers claim that they are in destitute circumstances and that their husband or son, as the case may he, does not send any money home for thei1 support. =A - v: Deputy Hoffman Resigns. Herman H. Hoffman, deputy cellector of internal 1evenue f01 the Waterbury division, has Iesigned 1n obedience to the _1equest of Collector Lake. ,1 Mr. Hoffman is a Democrat an}. _his resig' lowing a changein the political ' com-I plexion of the colle‘ctorship.’ --‘-_ Reunion ofthe Fourteenth Regiment. nation is not an unnatural incident fol- 1 coming winter in Florida, Mrs. George W. Selleck and daugh- ter, Mary, have returned home from a The 1..un1on of} the Seciety of the unteets,\ will be held at the Seaview House, WeSt Haven. Sfiurday S'eptem ber 17, the anniveI sary of the battle of Antietam. -,..._.‘.- I>-— -~——-——— Pensions. ICOnnecticut pensions: original, Smith Parmalee, New Haven, $6; Fernando Bradlc, Naugatuck, I$6. Originals, widows, etc., Mary E. Culver, Ash— willett, $8. Supplemental, minors of Elipha L. Clark, -Wate1 bury, $4. ‘ A-_ V Liquor Dealers Convention. ,Thc liqu01 dealers will hold a state convention in Danbury, September 21. The national convention of liquor 0., October, 11, 12 and 13. A.-.»—_,——- It Pays. branch of the Consolidated ro 1d from Stamford to New Canaan, is said to be paying. AA‘ ‘vV Tomorrow will be town pay-day. James Grilfeth is moving from West Main to Elm street. ~ JudgeH. W. Gregory is in New York today. A meeting of the health board will be held to-night. The quarantine at the home of T. 1. Raymond was raised yesteI day A domestic in his employ had been ill with diphtheria. A district conference of the Later Day saints will be held at Broad River, next week. Work on the when uction of Ray- mond & Sons new barn and storehouse on Hoyt street has been commenced. Mrs. Katherine Vickers has removed back to South N orwalk. The public schools will commence work next Tuesday. The A. O. H. will meet to morrbw evening. A child was born to Mr. and Mrs George Sprague, of Westpmt avenue, this morning. The Democratic convention for the election of delegates to the State, Congressional, County and P1 obate conventions will be held in the Opera House assembly rooms to- morrow even- 1ing.1. The Trinity church club is out for a. sail. on the yacht Ward V. and a shore dinner at Locust Grove, L. I. The recently electrically equipped dealers will be held in Asheville, N.‘ I l 1 It includes - BBANN S WIDOW SUES Action Against Aetna Life Company for $5,000. Mrs. Carrie Bell Brand of Waco, Tex., widow of W. C. Brann, who was until his death the editor of the“1conoclast, ” has brought suit against the Aetna Lifelnsurance Company for $5,000, the amount of a policy on Bran n’s life held by her as beneficiary. If the case comes to trial it will be heard inWaco, where the circuit court sits. The trial may bring out the facts in the Brann- Davis duel, suppressed by the death of both participants. The company rc- fused to pay the claim on the ground that Brann deliberately contributed to the violent accident that Caused his death, it being an acc1dent policy with a contingent life clause. ——-—-—“O>—————-—- The Democrats of the second voting district will caucus at Arion hall, Fri- day evening. ' Mrs. Katherine Hazlett, it is said, has won the contest with her brother- in-law, P. J. O’Brien, for the posses- sion of the building, 32 Water street, and will open a saloon there, this week. The Catholic club female minstrels will appear at the St. Aloysius fair in New Canaan, Friday evening. l Officer Riordan of South Norwalk is thinking. seriously of spending the l where he ,' will work at his trade as a tinsmith. l The funeral of the late Miss Kather- ine Reynolds was attended from St. Joseph’s church this morning. The Methodist church ushers will dine at Calf Pasture to—night. ! visit atOcean Grove. Miss Daisy Govern and Miss Minnie Ferris of South Norwalk, are spending a week at Money Island off New Ha- ven. . Good “Send Off. ” Mr. and .Mrs. M. J. Lyons were given a. fine "send off” as they left town on their wedding trip yesterday. The coach' 1n which they rode to the rail- road station was bedecked' 1na staI tling manner andeas followed by a trolley car of merry-makers with a volume of music that was pandemonium with din- ner bell accompaniment. The couple made their escape under a shower of rice, hominy, oats, shredded wheatand mcast oft" slippers, etc. ., by boa1 ding a passing train. Among the corporation returns filed at the Town clerk’s office is that of the Crofut & Knapp Co. Capital $100, 000; cash value real estate, etc, $55,580.80; personal estate, $99, 532. 40; debts, $69,- 346.68; credits, $14, 232. 48. - Baker DeForest, of South Main street, has ‘a geranium plant in his window, on theone stem of which are growing .ilowers of two. decidedly separate and distinct colors. It is a novelty that attracts considerable attention. Miss Anna. Gray, of Forestvil 16, is visiting the Misses Bracken, Living- ston place. Mrs. William H. Johnson is serious- ly ill at her home in Wilton avenue. Miss Ada Stevens, of East avenue, is visiting friends In TIumbull. ' Alfred Ellwood, of Bridgeport, has been visiting his sister, Mrs. S. S. L’Hommedieu, Henry street. Mi-s Conklin, of New York, is among the recent arrivals at Bell Island. Mrs. A. R. Tyler of Girard place re- turned home last night from a month’s visit at the White Mountains. The choir of the First Congregational church have returned and there will be the usnl n01thly jraisz service in the church Sunday evening. Ray Curtis, of Pittsburgh, is a guest of his parents in Knight Street. AMUSEMENTSQ . ' , Shore Acres. There is a freshness as of spring, a sweetness as of June, about “Shore Acres” that will keep it warm in the affections of the American theatre-go- booked. It will become old only as do the classics and standards of the stage. which renew their youth with each succeeding generation of play-goers. As long as the story of human life and love remains to be told people will lis- ten to “Shore Acres.” Entire new scenery has been prepared for the pro- duction to be given at Hoyt’ s Theatre Friday night. _ A Hot Old Time. - “A Hot Old Time” will be seen at H oyt’s theatre Saturday evening, tember 3,, presented by the Rays and their large company"of farce comedy producers and high class vaudeville artists. The Rays, Johnny and Emma Ray, are two of the best laugh pro- ducers in the country and are ably supported by an excellent company. The play has been re-writte-n since last season and is said to be much stronger. The Weather. Fair to-night and Thursday: war 1nc1' Thursday morning in 1nte1101 ‘ 'A 7‘ A peach festival was held at the Broad River chapel last night. Miss Lillian K. Watkins is visiting friends in Bridgeport. Mrs. J. H. Bundle, of Van Zandt avenue, is entertaining her sister, Miss Hattie Lockwood, of Greenwich. John McManus of the New York grocery store complimented the mana- ger of the store, who was married yes- terday, in rather a different face than he had intended. The night before he was a leading factor in a bicycle col- lision with two young ladies in which he came out second best. _ He fully be- lieves on the adviceof Du. Tracey that he can remove the bandages from his face within a few as. f ‘ 1 OSTON STORE! N OBWALK: CONN. ~ HF. BOSTON STORE. for the least money. I I C (10 b I Obi/[17 is one of the ways of acquir- j » . e I mg wealth. You can practice economy by purchasing goods where you will get 'thebest values store THIS WEEK. EXTRAORDINARY OPPORTUNITIES for saving money are afforded you in— everyDepartment of our -Shirt Waists. l We still have a good assortment of shirt waists. They are just as pretty and just as desirable as those of thei1 class that were sold here foz a thI'iId and a half more. No other store in the twin cities has had shirt waists in such profusion, such variety or such value, as the Boston Store has offered you this season. ‘ Tailor Made Suits. Don’t forget thosetailor made suits that we advertised last week at such marvelously low figures.‘ They are paIt of last spring’s purchase, but are in fall colorings and are made acc01d- ing to the lastest dictates of “Dame Fashion.” You’ll be wise if you come at your earliest convenience, and make Jackets. The fall season is approaching, and the time is near at hand when you can- not go out evenings without a light weight jacket ‘01 cape. All our light weight garments were bought in the em ing ,but are more suitable for fall wca1. They are hobby, upcto-date styles, and we have all sizes and every desirable shade of cloth. You can se- lect any jacket from our stock at $5.00. In most cases this is only about one third the original pricee of the garment. At Every Counter on the main floor will be found. many items that are marked at quick-selling prices. The close of summer and be- ginning _0f fall finds us with odds and your selection. 1 ends and broken lots of warm weather merchandise that must be closed out to I make room for new goods which are daily arriving. Now’is your chance to secure bargains in l1ght weight under- wear, hosiery, and wash dress goods. In 01111 Basement will be found now, as always, a com~ plete line of kitchen furnishings. Here the thrifty housekeeper will find many items-Ito interest her and loosen her purse strings. We have just received another car load of Mason’s fruit jars, pints and quarts. Price of either size, 430 per dozen. Lightning fruit jars and jelly tumblers at prices that will sell them , as fast as we can wrap them up. Come and see the many other bargains which we have not time to mentio n—but‘com early. BOSTON stout. (101111111: MAIN ANDcWALL- STREETS, sonwnx. ‘ ing public for many a season yet un- ‘ Sep- I
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