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N ORVVALK
CONN., TUE
SDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 11,1898.
PRICE 0NF1..0ENT
, HA8 1101 00111113111.
Dr. Nancy Guiiford Enjoying
Good Health in Bow
Street.
lndentified by Means of Photographs Sent
From New York.
The report that Mrs. Nancy Guiiford,
" the Bridgeport midwife, now in custody
in London awaiting extradition upon
the charge of complicity in the murder
of Emma Gill, is now in the hospital of
Holloway jail, suffering from nervous
collapse, is not true. Mrs. Guiiford is
confined in the ordinary prison and has
not been in the hOSpital. since under
a1 rest.
Mrs. Guiiford was again ar1aigned
in the Bow street police court yester-
day morning and remanded for one
week. She was identified by means of
photographs which the New York
police forwarded. The woman'is the
exact counterpart of the photographs,
though she looks thinner and older
than when tlfe pictures were taken.
Detective Cronan went to Washing-
ton yesterday and expects to secure the
extradition papers in time to return by
1to-night; or he may be delayed so that
.he will come no farther than New
York, meeting Mrs. Hill there to-
morrow in time to take the steamer to
.Europe.
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Rogers for Senator.
Congressman E. J. Hill, of Norwalk,
entertained a number of the prominent
Republicans of this city and vicinity at
.a dinner, Saturday evening, at Anning
.J. Smith’s. The gathering was politi-
-cal in nature, and there was consid-
-erable discussion on campaign matters.
.11; is said that the candidacy of M. H.
.Rogers for Senator from this district
was decided upon. Many speeches were.
made. Among those present were Con-
,gressman Hill,Wiliiam H. Marigold, A.
W. Paige, M. H. Rogers, Harry McEl-
my and many others. Those who at-
2tended decline to say much about what
was said or done. ——Bridgeport Farmer.
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Congregational Churches.
The twii ty-second annual meeting of
.the general conference of the Congre-
gational churches of Connecticut will
be held in the First Congregational
church in Danbury on Tuesday and
Wednesday, November 15 and 16. The
address of welcome will be made by
1the Rev. Albert F. Pierce. The
.centennial of the M issionary Society of
Connecticut will be observed Tuesday
evening. The address will be deliver-
-ed by the Rev. Dr. E. .P. Parker, of
New Haven.
His Collar Bone Broken.
E. H. Gumbart, principal of the East
N orwalk school, while riding his bicy?
role on East avenue, yesterday noon was
run into by a scorcher in front of Han-
ford’s store. 1 Mr. Gumbart was thrown
rtothe ground and was picked up un-
conscious. He was tiken to his home
and medical assistance summoned. Up-
on examination it was found that his col-
lar bone was fractured and that he had
sustained many severe bruises. To-
day he is reported as getting along as
well as can be expected, under the cir-
:cumstances,
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Judge Commits Suicide.
George Wilcox, 45 years of age, and
judge of the town court of East Hart-
ford, was found dead in a meadow last
night. He had evidently committed
.isuicide by taking carbolic acid. Do-
mestic and business troubles are said
to have been the cause. He was
connected with the Hartford Times
and was formerly a printer. He was
well known throughout the state and
leaves a wife and two children.
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Zehm—'Sonntag.
Harry J. Zehm. organist of the South
Norwalk Congregational church, and
Miss Marie Sonntag, were married in
'Kutztown Pa., Monday. M11. and Mrs.
Zehm will arrive in South N 011walk the
last of the week, and will begin house-
keeping iu a newly furnished residence
on Quintard avenue. 1
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More Hotel Changes.
It is reported that Henry-Shepard,
who has conducted the Old Well Hotel,
on Washington street, South N orwalk,
. for several years, will retire some time
this month, and that the hotel, after a
thorodgh refdrnishing and ' refitting,
will be reopened under new manage-
pent.
7311115 RECEIPTS.
Total For Lhe Fiscal Year ofi898 Amounts
to $2,6l2,385.l5.
State Tzeas 111er G1Os1en01 has had
printed 11 tabulated statement showing
the receipts of the state f1 om all sou1ces
f01 the fiscal yea1 of 1898. The total is
2,612,385.15.
The state receipts for the year 1897
amounted to $2,382,373.67.
The funded debt, less civ1l list funds
in the treasury, is $2,776,208.86. For
the year 1897 it was $3,117,172. 50.
Dizzy Wheelmmen From Norwalk.
T1vo Norwalk wheelwomen have late-
ly been riding regularly to Stamford on
Sundays. and spending sometime in cir-
cling Central Park in order to attract
admiring glances towards their cos-
tumes and chic manner. Sometimes
the couple ride separate wheels, one of
them mounted upon a diamond frame,
and at other times they propel a tandem.
It was the latter machine upon which
they came scorching into _ town yester-
day af-ternoon, and gave a free exhibi-
tion on Atlantic Square. They wore
abbreviated skirts of loud pattern, with
glaring red stripped hosiery—Ad vo
cate.
Bishop Williams’ Suggestions.
PeOple of Connecticut have always
had reason to be proud of the venera-
ble bishop of the Protestant Episcopal
church in this state, and feel that he
could be relied upon to act for the high-
est interests of morality whenever he
was called upon to do or decide. He
has just conveyed to the bishop of A1-
bany a. request that the latter in the
convention of the Episcopal church at
Washington try to have a vigorous pro-
vision against divorce inserted in the
church’s book of laws. And in draft-
ing his suggestions he has given evi-
dence of the deep and far reaching
character of' his mind. It is to be
hoped that his suggestions will be' 1n-
01p01ated in the canons of the church.
It would be a distinct aid to morality
for the Episcopal church to declare its
belief unequivocally. It has always
stood with the Catholic fi1mly in de-
fense of the marriage sacrament. ——New
London Teleg1 aph.
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The Gazette Wonders.
Who will receive the Democratic
nomination for Congress at Danbury
to-dav. '
If Sunday liquo1 selling is still going
on in Winnipauk.
How many new voters will be made
at the November elections.
If Norwalk is to have a football
eleven this year.
Why Col. Hod Saunders destroys his
letters.
If Captain Charles Riley will bring
any Klondike gold home for the S. S.
Club.
How Many ?
How many parallels to Oakey Hall
can you draw in American politics to-
day ? How many young men are link-
ing arms with corrupt political bossses
and going his way '? How many bright,
companionable young fellows can say
no when ambition of “good fellowship”
calls them from the society of decent
men ginto the company of political
rogues ?— New Haven Palladium.
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S. of T.
The quarterly convention of the Sons
1':
Division room yesterday. Represen-
tatives were present from Westport,
Rowa'yton, New Canaan and Silver
Mine. The exercises given 19 the
evening were of an interesting and
pleasing character. '
Harvest Festival.
At a meeting of the committee who
have the matter of a new Catholic club
house in hand, held Sunday, it was de-
cided to hold a harvest festival to raise
funds to pay the Indebtedness on the
property. Sub-co mmittees of two from
each society represented were appoint-
ed to act with the g eneral committee.
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Red Men.
The Uncas tribe of Red Men will
give an entertainment at their wig-
wam in South Norwalk, on Thursday
evening, including a feast of venison
etc. Braves from the Focus, Cockenoe
and Kon-cka-po-tonah tribes will, it is
expected, be present. And there will
be a dance or two on the reservation.
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Common Pleas Session.
A session of the Court of Common
pleas will be held in the court room at
South Norwalk, on Saturday, October
15, from 10 a. m.'to 5 n. m. for the pur-
pose of issuing naturalization papers.
of Temperance was held in Concord ,
PLACED UNDER songs.
George and Edwin Thomas Found Guilty
of Stealing Chickens.
The trial of George and Edwin
Thomas who were arrested by deputy-
sheriff Lyon and Constable Hunt on
the charge of having stolen chickens
was held before Justice White in
Ridgefield yesterday.
The evidence adduced. led the judge
to believe that they were guilty and be
bound them over for trial in the court
at Bridgeport. _
The bonds of George Thomas were
placed at $2 50 and those of Edwin
Thomas at $200, in default of which
both men were taken to the Danbury
ja1l.
cono‘nen HOLDS moussr.
It is Not Yet Determined Who Poisoned
the Bridgeport Baby.
Coronor Doten held an inquest yes-
terday upon the death of Louis Ciglar,
who died from poison supposed to
have been administered by Lizzie
Rimko. The servant was present.
Mrs. Ciglar, the grandmother, Mrs.
Annie Ciglar and the officers related
what they knew about the poisoning,
the evidence being circumstantial.
The accused girl in her own behalf
denied giving the child poison. The
inquest was not finished.
Wifion.
Owing to the illness of Ernest Hurd,
Mrs. George F. Canfield presided at
the organ, at the Congregational
church, on Sunday.
William Post has taken a position as
clerk at T. F. Gilbert’s grocery.
Miss Marion Darling is quite ill.
There will be a harvestfestival for
the library of the Wilton Congrega-
tional Sunday school on Friday after-
noon and evening. Oct. 21st. Garden
p1 oducts and fancy articles will be on
sale. A suppe1 will be served from 5
to 8 p. m. Admission f1ee.
Miss Alice Olmstead has returned
from an outing at Lake Placid. -,
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Democratic Convention.
The Democratic Congressional con-
vention is being held in Danbury to;
day. The delegates from NorWalk are
H. W. Gregorv, O. E. Wilson, W. F.
Mather, J. J. Keogh.
The County convention will take
place in Newtown to- -.morrow NorWalk-
delegates are James Toner, James
VSutheiland Flank H. Mer1ill and
John J. Walsh.
The delegates to the Senatorial con-
vention which takes place . at the
Mahackemohotel are W. P. Hanlon,
William Warden, Thomas Ward and
C. E. Johnson.
Delegates to the Probate c0nvention
are H. W. Gregory,F.E. Carr, William
O’Brien and B. C. Feeney.
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Soldiers’ Hardships at Fort Slocum.
A bottle was found on the beach at
Shippan Sunday, which "contained a
card upon which was engraved the
name of"Mr. FrederickiBlairWright, ”
and, in pencil, the names of Francis
Nicoll Fabrinsky and Wilber C. Good-
dale, Co. A, Twenty-second Regiment,
Fort Slocum, N. Y. On the other side
of the card ale pencilled the following
lines:
The canteen’s full of vulgar beer;
It doesn’t suit our taste;
On she1ry wine we needs must dine;
We’ 1e full from neck to waist.
If this should meet some stranger
kind,
Who likes to feed his face,
Think of the stuff we’ve left behind,
And send along a case.
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Three Connecticut Boys.
Connecticut numbers among her sons
three of the greatest financiers of the
time. P. D. Armour, the Chicago cat~
tie and beef king, who is said to be
worth from $30, 000, 000, to 3'40, 000 ,000.
was born in the town of Uhion—a place
smallest town in- the state. By the
census of 1890 the population was #319
C. P. Huntington, the railroad king, is
anative of Harwintou, in the Litch-'
field hills, and “Old Hu-,t.ch ” the Chi-
cago operator, was born in Coventry.
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Band Concert.
The-Norwalk City band will give a’
1
' concert in front of'the Norwalk hotel
next Friday evening. The band‘will
number thirty pieces and several
, pieces of new and up-to date music will
be rendered.
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‘--.All the Successful Merchants oi
andsewing‘ machine store.
1 which has the distinction of being the i
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6000 WISHES.
Bachelor Breakfast to Harry
H. Good.
Surprised by His New York Friends.
The breakfast room of the New York
Hardware Club in the Postal Telegraph
building, was at noon yesterday the
scene of a farewell bachelor breakfast
given to Harry Hoyt Good by a dozen
011 more of his business acquaintances.
MinGood is about to take a matrimonial
plunge. and yesterday’s jubilation was
purposed as. a proper send-off. Mr.
Good was not advised of the nature of
the function further then a casual invi-
tation to be present, and it was a
genuine surprise party.
Harry Hoyt Good is the son of Brent
Good, the millionaire president of the
Carter Medicine 00., and a grandson of
Hon. Henry I. Hoyt, of this city. For
over a year Mr. Good has been betroth-
ed to Miss Lilah Hooper Wetherbee,
daughter of C. L. Wetherbee, proprie-
tor of the Buckingham Hotel. Their
wedding will be celebrated at the
Church of the Heavenly Rest, to-mor-
row at 4 o’clock, and will be folloWed
by a reception at the home of the
bride’s parents, the Buckingham.
Harry Hoyt Good has fer many years
been identified with the Brent Good
interests in New York and throughout
and became president of the H. H.
Good Advertisement Company, with
the offices at No. 57 Murray street, and
of late has divided his time between
his father’s and. his own concern. His
residence, ,shortly to be; abandoned
“ for better or for worse,” is at No. 130
West Fifty-seventh street. Mr. and
Mrs. Good will take apartments in
Loms Sherry s new establishment, Fifth
avenue and Forty-fourth street.
Yesterday’s breakfast was of an infor-
mal nature. The guests” had. been told
to appear early, and when young Mr.
Good entered, escorted by his father,
and‘Ervin Wardman, his surprise was
complete. Two hours of breakfasting
and speechifying followed.
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Annual Meeting.
The annual meeting of the Hospital
Association will be held to-night in the
Norwalk club rooms. Four directors
will be elected, and article 4 of the
Articles of Association amended, and
other important business transacted.
A special meeting of the directors will
be held at the same place, previous to
the annual meeting, to close up the
business of the year.
Miss Edna Ainsworth, of Cottage
avenue, has returned home from her
vacation, spent in Springfield, Mass.
Mrs. Richard L‘Hommedieu and Mrs.
Charles Ainsworth, of Cottage avenue,
have returned home from a visit in
Port Jefferson.
Capt. Nathan Roberts, of Riverside
avenue, celebrated his 83rd birthday
anniversary, on Saturday. A large
party of his relatives called on him in
the évening and made merry.
“01.” Raymond, formerly of the
Norwalk Tramway company, is now a
motorman on the Lenox avenue divi-
sion of the Metropolitan street railway,
New York city.
Mrs. Ezra S. Hall of East Norwalk,
is visiting relatives in -- Litchfield
county.
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick H. Burger,
of Washington street, South Norwalk,
have-moved to Northampton, Mass,
where‘ Mr. Burger will open a piano
Deacon William Miller, chief clerk
in Charles E. Seymour’ sstore, is enjoy-
ing a week’ s vacation.
Mrs. Margaret Lauder, of West street
who has been se1iously ill of pneu-
monia, is slightly improved.
VRev. and Mrs. Joseph Anderson, of
Waterbury, are guestsof Mr. and Mrs.
C.- W'. Shelton, at the Norwalk Congre-
gatiou a1 parsonage.
D11. W.‘C.‘Bi1['ke is slowly improving
{of his rather protracted illness.
The sloo‘pVirgini-J. is at Ferris’ wharf
with a 163.11 of- brick.
the West. Two years ago he organized
' BADLY cur.
A West No'walk Man Falls .611 a Scythe
and Cashes Hi3 VKneP.
James Haddock, a West Norwalk
man, fell on a scythe at that place, yes-
. terday, and received an ugly gash on
his right knee. .
The wound was dressed by Dr. Tra-
cey and the victim of the accident is
now being cared for at the hospital.
It will be several days before he will
be able to go out.
Building mover Coggswell has final-
ly landed the Raymond building for-
merly located on Hoyt street,o:1 its new
site on Cross street.
Thomas Wa1d, the hatter, is at the
races in Bridgeport, to-day, whe1e he
has a tr otter that he expects to win one
ofthe purses.
Dr. S. H. Huntington, this morning,
reports Arthur Horton who fell from a
chestnut tree, Saturday, and sustained
serious injuries, as getting along nicely.
While in New York with Will Stow
yesterday, George Begardus was taken
with a severe chill. He was able to
return to his home in South Norwalk
where he is now confined with a
threatened attack of pneumonia.
James Rowan, of Dsnbury, has re—
turned home from South Norwalk
where he has been visiting his sisters
for the past few days. '
Commodore “Speeler” Smith and his
gun were out after plover yesterday
and they bagged forty-seven of those
delectable birds.
Miss Lillian Farrell has returned to
her home in South Norwalk, afterx a
visit with Miss Marie Murray, of Dan-
bury. _
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GQTTSCHALK’S “LAST Hops."
Composed in Samiagu thm Playing to
Soothe 11.14 Pain urn hick Friend.
Louis Moreen Gottschalk wrote his
immortal “The Last Hope” in Santia-
go. Originally an i111p1ovtsation. the
composition was subsequently penned
by him and became a pan of the clas-
sical instiumental music of the wo1ld.
An adaptation; of it for the violin and
the mandolin was made by Remenyi
yeais after, but not until the Span-
ish musicians of Santiago had incor-
porated it into the song lite1atu1e of
their clime and made it as have other
men and women, a put of their 01111
lives, says the Chicago Tunes-Her ’
Gottschalk’s musical touts led him
into \ielxico and South America. Then
he visited Culiii, being passionately
fond of its climate. At Santiago lie
was received by the Spanish grandees
with every honor. A nobility of Spain
resided there at that time. Soldiers
of fortune and fame and women of
the proudest blood of Castile and Ar-
agon made Santiago then a greater
social center than Havana. Every
door was thrown open to Gottschalk.
His manners, his blood, his dreams
were in close affinity with the rain-
bow-chasing Spaniard. At one of the
homes where he was received he met
a Mme. S--—, whose full name has
never been revealed to the world.
The statement has been made that
Gottscha-lk never mentioned her name
after the incident occurred which this
story relates. This much is known,
that she was a victim of an incurable
malady and that the improvisations
of Gottscha-lk brought to her tortured
mind great relief. He was welcomed
to her home, and there, eveningfaiter
evening, he sat in the Cubantwilight
and gave the best of himself to her
through the piano. One night in par.
ticular he found her extremely rest-
less. Pain seemed to touch every
fibre of her body. She knew, as he
did not, that the end was near. She
said to him while his hands ran idly
over the keys:
"My dear Moreau, improvise some-
for my soul ”
The prayer of that sad voice was
Sufficient. From where he sat the mu-
sician could see the shadows of night
falling over the bay now made famous
by Sciiley and Cervera. The affer-
'noon was fading. He played as those
who know the work say he could never
liaVe . played before, and when the
last note Wasstruck “The Last Hope"
was a creation. '
Gottschalk the next day passed into
the interior of the province of Santi-
ago on his concert tour. He Was gone
but a short time. When he returned,
on passing a cathedral in the city he
noted a funeral corteg'e about to de-
part.
who had died, and the answer was:
“.“Ime. s___..”‘
him, during which he committed to
manuscript “The Last Hope.” Once
or- t-w-ice he played it in public, but
memory was too cruel to permit muchl
of this. Upon those who are fond of
emotionali compositions Which seem to
speak the language of the soul, the
piece fastens itself as something never
to be forgotten. .
thing; give me something for myself,‘
He‘ made careless inquiry as to ‘
A profound melancholy came upon ,
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AN AUTUMN DRIYE.
Places Willi the REV. 0. M. Selleck. .
A conveyance will start from the
Norwalk Hotel at 9 a. 111. Monday,
October 17th, with the members of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
who desire to take the drive outlined
below, escorted by the Rev. C. M. Sel-
leck. Those who intend to go should
send their names at once to the chair-
man of the driving committee, Mrs.
James L. Stevens, 124 East avenue,
N01 walk
The route will be as follows: River-
side avenue, through Poncassus Path
to Four Corners, thence Carter St. to .
Priest Ells’ house and Church Hill,
New Canaan; Lady Esslemont’s birth-
place and the grave of Capt. Betts.
Thence the entrance to the Pequot
mills; to Lewistro, by way of Smith
Ridge and Winnipauk Ridge, where
luncheon will be served by 'the ladies
of the parish. In the afternoon the
party will go on to Ridgefield by the
way of Elmwood Crest; Flat Rock,
Martha Gregory’s cellar and return to
Norwalk. If stormy on Monday, the
drive will be taken on Tuesday.
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New Foreman.
A regular meeting of the Old Well
Hook and-Ladder company, was held,
last evening. Jessie M. FerriS,’ fore-
man of the company, resigned and N.
I. Mes‘erve was elected to fill the va-
cancy. A committee was appointed to
arrange for a billiard and pool tourna-
ment.
The Weather,
Showers to-night and Wednesday.
Marshall Andrews of West Main
street has been spending a. few days in
Baltimore. Md
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A letter received from “Sim ” Keith
says the Marguerite party are having a
good time, and that they expect to
reach Poughkeepsie to-night.
The case of Charles James vs. the
Town of Norwalk is on the court
calendar for trial at Bridgeport, today.
Miss Amy Wood, of West avenue, is
spending the day with Mrs. Charles D.
Burnes, of Greenwich.
George H, Bell, of Cove street, start-
ed yesterday for California, where he
will make his home with his 1113919
"[The journey across the continent will
be made" in company with James Les-
ter of South Norwalk, who goes to
Australia.
The Catholic Legion will meet, to-
night.
Substitute Perry 15 substituting for
letter carrier Hubbell who proposes
getting married this week.
Butler Chapter, R. A. M. will confer
the M. E. degree to-night.
There was a good attendance at the
Arion sociable last evening. The fes-
tivities were kept up until a late hour.
George Kinner, a Danbury druggist,
was in town yesterday,
Asongpservi’qe will be held in the
Broad River chapel, to morrow night.
- Selectman Thomes was in» Bridgeport
to-day.
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James O’Hara has returned to Nor-
who have not met him within the last
ten years.
John Gehebe, of the battle-ship Massa~
chusetts, is in town on a short respite
from duty.
Ezra S.Hall has returned from a fish-
ing trip to Lakewaramaug. He landed
several bass among them a three-
pounder.
The second social of the Dewey social
club will he held at Raymond’s hall,
South N01 walk, on Friday evening
next.
, Usher Beers has secured a situation
with the Eastman company, of New
York.
Miss Marion Ryan, of South N orwalk
who has been spending the week with
-Miss Lucie Costello, of Danbury, has
1 eturned home.
Bethel, drove to South N orwalk Satur-
day, for a brief visit.
The Haydn Musical club will meet
to- night and elect officers.
Officer H. H. Leonard ofWillimantic,
was in town to-daY-
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Officer 0111 er was " subbing” for
Chief Vollmer this morning. '
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Norwalk Chapter 11. A. n. to Visit Historic ~1
walk and is shakiughands with friends '-
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Freudenthal of .
Norwalk Chronicler