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VOL. VIII. NO. 1977
, NORWALK. CONN.. W nDNESDA
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~71.
Their Annual Meeting Heid-
Last Evening.
The Old Board of Officers Rt-elecled.
The Norwalk Board of School Visit-
ors met, last evening, and re-organized
for the coming school year.
The full board, with the new mem-
bers elect, were present, with the ex-
ception of F. A. Ferris, who wrote that
he was unavmdably detained in New
' . Yerk.
The board elected the following} offi-
cers: ‘
President—Bradley S. Keith.
Secretary—Charles Olmstead.
Auditor—Frederick Mead.
The following gentlemen were cho-
sen as acting school visitors: Abiathar
Blanchard, Charles Olmstead and John
H. Light.
Marshall H. Tolles was chosen as
Superintendent of the Evening schools
and also as acting school visitor.
The arrangement of the school terms
was left with the acting school visitors,
they to report at a future meeting of
the board.
The secretary reported favorably
with the committee as to the adoption
of the Morse speeler in introductory
classes, together with the terms offered
by the publishers.
The report was satisfactory to the
board and it was voted that the princi-
pals of the several schools. be notified
‘ of the vote of the board, and of the
terms upon which the former spellers
could be exchanged for the new with
the further explanation that the ex
change be consummated during the
present school term.
Attention was called to the alleged
fact that Rev. Alex. Hamilton was
sending his son to the Over River school
- without authority from the board, he
being a‘ resident of the North Center
district. The matter was referred to
the Over River-school committee for
adjustment.
Other matters of minor importance
were brought before the meeting upon
which action was taken and the meet-
adjourned. ‘
cninmifi. BUSINESS.
Comptroller Mead’s Report Shows a De—
. crease in the Number of Cases.
Comptroller Mead has submit ted to
Gov. Cook his annual report of the crim
inal business of the courts of the State
for the year ending July 1, as shown by
returns of the State attorneys. .
The report shows that the total num-
ber of cases disposed of during the year
was 1,400, being a decrease of 160 from
the preceding year. Total number of
convictions 121, a decrease of 31. The
amount of forfeited bonds reported is
12,235, a decrease of 8,500 from the ~pre~
ceding year.
Samuel Fessenden, the State’s atto‘r
hey for Fairfield County, reports 161
cases, and John H. Light, the prosecu-
tor in the court of common pleas, re-
ports 162 cases. '
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Leg Broken ‘Twice.
Augustus Ganung, a painter, while
at work on a house in Stratfor‘d yester-
day, was precipitated to the ground by
the giving way of the scaffold upon
whichhe was. The distance Mr. Ga—
nung fell was about 25 feet, and one of
his legs was broken between the ankle,
and knee. He also sustained some
severe body bruises. .
This is the second time that Mr.
Ganun'g has sustained a broken leg
Nearly 30 years ago while attending
his brother’s funeral hewas throw. out
of a carriage by a runaway horse and
had one of his legs broken. The bone
was poorly set and he has ever since
been lame. At the time of this ac‘
cident he was a resident of Norwalk.
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Eno-Lahoiusse. .
The wedding of Harry Lane Eno son
' of the late Amos R. Eno, and Miss
Edith Laboiusse 61‘ New Orleans, took
' place at the summer residence of the
Enos in Saugatuck, at noon to- day.
.Rev.Chauoc_ey Bunce Brewster,bisho;.-
' co—adjutor of Connecticut officiated.
. Charles F. Osborn-’11 yacht Geminii,
hasbeen taken out of commissidn.
SEVERE STBRM.
The White Caps and a High
Wind Make Things Lively
on the Sound.
No Serious Damage, However, Reported
Along Shore.
A severe storm of wind and rain “set
in” yesterday. The rain was chased
out of sight by the wind, which blew
at a hurricane rate, but it returned this
morning, and has deluged the streets
cisterns, springs etc. with a volume of
water that ought to, and probably will,
be of great benefit to the denizens of
Norwalk.
It is not learned that the high wind
did any special damage hereabouts, al-
though it rocked frame buildings and
threatened the felling of trees and
change of base of outbuildings, etc.
The Steamer Rosedale of the Bridge-
port line, was forced to put into the
wharf at Wilson Point, and she was
tied up at that Point, this morning.
As was to be expected there is" an
unusually high tide to-day, and a large
amount of wreckage has drifted in,
leading to a report that a yacht or two
had been wrecked
After all it is but such a storm as is
naturally expected at this season of the
year, and its resultant effects can be
placed on the credit side of the weath—
er so far as it concerns the residents of
Norwalk.
The city street commissioner surely
ought to be glad, as the granite and
brick paving have been thoroughly
cleaned.
. As to what the chairman of the sewer
committee may think is another matter,
but it is fair to presume that the catch
basins, etc., are in fine 'condition for
even a heavier assault of water.
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new BANKRUPTCY LAW.
Goes into Effect Nov. I.——Attorney Banks
Referee for, Fairfielu County.
The. new national bankruptcy law
bill goes into effectlon November 1, and
after that date all proceedings in insol-
vency will be transferrred to the juris-
diction of the United States District,
Court. Fairfield County cases will be
heard by Attorney John W. Banks, of
Bridgeport, who has been appointed a
referee in Bankruptcy for this county
by Judge Townsend.
Under the new statutes the cost of
bankruptcy proceedings are considered
to be merely nominal, as compared with
the costs in the State court. The fees
0n fil1ng petitions are $10 for clerk
charges, $10 for referee and $5 for trus-
tee fees. The additional expenses is
not more than $15, making it possible
for acase to be settled for about $40,
except Where the referee and trustees
are entitled to small percentages.
Referee Banks has designated the
Bridgeport Standard as the official
newspaper for the county, and the
Bridgeport National Bank as the offic-
ial depository. .-,
C. R. SANFORD NAMED.
Democratic Nominee For Senator in Fif-
teenth District.
It required nearly three hours to
nominate a candidate for senator at the
Democratic convention for the 15th
senatorial district held in Newtown
yesterday. The convention opened
shortly after 12 o’clock and it. was
nearly 3 o’clock when Charles Sanford,
of Redding. was declared the nominee.
The ,ballot stood:
Charles Sanford, Bedding, 18; Eugene
C. De’mpsey, .Danbury, 7; John S.
Thornhill, Brookfield, 5.
The nomination of Mr.
made unaninous.
Sanford was
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The Gazette Wonders.
What Arthur Taylor found. .
If candidates for street inspector are
already springing up.
When Hotel de Howard will open
for the winter. _ fit
If the street sprinkling nuisance is
to be kept up all winter. ~
Why “Sim” Keith desert 1d the ship.
If the new Democratic club means
business at the November election.
totinmws.
The Grand Encampment Meets
at New Haven.
arthur 8. Wheeler. Elected Grand Repre-
,sentative.
The fifty-sixth annual session of the
grand encampment, Independent Order
of Odd Fellows, of Connecticut was held"
in Odd Fellows’ hall in New Haven on
Tuesday, Arthur C. Wheeler, of Nor-
walk, the grand patriarch presiding.
The encampment was opengd at 10
o’clock with the roll call. Prayer was
offered by Grand High Priest G. F.
Barnes of Waterbury, after which the
business session was opened.
The most important report was that
of Grand Scribe Friderick Botsford, of
New Haven. FollOwing is an abstract
of this report. '
Statistical poii'tion of
shows:
Total number of encampments June
38, 1897, 31. Added during year one.
Total number of encampments June 30,
1898, '32.
Total membership July 1, 1897,3,639;
initiated, 227; admitted by card, 7; re-
instated, 4. Total, 3,877.
From which deduct: Expelled 1; sus-
pended, 107; withdrawn, 29; died, 50.
Total,187, making the total member-
shipJuly 1, 1898, 3,690. '
The loss of membership from suspen-
sion for non-payment of dues is 18 less
that in 1897. The loss from death has
increased 30 per cent.
The finances of the subordinate lodg-
es show a total fund July 1, 1897, of
$38,858.05. The "receipts for the year
were $14,352.97.
the report
The year’s expenses
expended» making the total fund of
subordinate lodges July 1, 1898 $39,-
927.10. u
Recapitulation:
N et gain in membership-51; net gain
in funds, $1,068.97; net gain in funds
per capita,‘29 cents; the per capita ex-
pense $2; the per capita relief $1.62.
Total disbursements, per capita, $3.62.
The total receipts of the grand en-
campment, for the fiscal year ending
Oct. 1, 1898, were $809.07.
This report, with that of Grand Pa-
triarch A. C. Wheeler and other offi-
cers. were referred to the proper com-
mittses. ,
Grand Patriarch Arthur 0. 'Wheeler
of his work during the year in the
official visits to the different encamp-
ments. He concluded with these re-
marks:
In my visits to the various encamp-
ments I was astonished to find upon
axamination of the books, the large
number of members who were in ar—
rears and I think there is hardly an en-
campment in this jurisdiction that is
not violating its by-laws in'retaining
upon its roll of membership many
names of members that are in arrears
beyond the limit allowed by their by-
laws, and in very many instances I
was informed that they were well able
to meet the obligations. It seems to
me that much of the trouble occurs
in the over anxiety to increase our
membership, for while it is important
to add to our membership, I would
urge'the still greater importance of
seeing to it that no unworthy appli-
cant gains admission. '
In a short time I shall transfer the
mantle of authority to my successor
and vacate this honorable position, and
step down and out as the youngest Past
Grand Patriarch, and take my place
lwith those who have gone this way be-
fore. Before doing so, I wish to thank
my associate grand officers who have
so‘a'bly and faithfully aided me in the
performance of my duties, and have
made my labors pleasant. My broth-
ers. the associations with you in the
bright spot in my life as an Odd Fel-
low. I desire to thank every member
their many kind wishes and expressions
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were $7,316.91. For relief $5,968.11 was.
of Norwalk, in his annual rsport told,-
past years will ever remiin as the i
of our subordinate. Epcanpments for
- of esteem always manifested whenever
and.{‘__wherever‘”it has been my pleasure
to infect them, and I bespeik for my
successor that same cordial and frat-er-
nal feeling Which has been entended to
’ me. f
May God, the Giver of all good, con-
tinue to smile upon 'us as an Order,and
preserve you all in health and strength
durigpg another year. ,
The following officers were elected
at the afternoon session: ,
Gdand Patriach, G. F. Barnes, of
Waterbury; grand high priest, H. E.
Thatcher, of Hartford; grand senior
warden, W. Burgess, of Stamford;
grand scribe, Frederick Botsford,_of
New Haven; grand treasurer, J. E.
Camp, of Bridgeport; grand junior
warden, W. E. Parker, of Bridgeport;
grand representative, iArthur. C
Wheeler, of Norwalk. The officers
willbe installed later.
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To Notify Mr. Lyman.
The committee appomted by the Dem-
ocratic Congressional convention, to
. notify Mr. Charles P. Lyman of his
nomination by the Danbury cbnvention,
will perform that duty in New Milford,
to-morrow morning at 11 o’clock, Mr.
_Hom‘er S. Cummings, of Stamford, mak-
ing the notification speech. A 'ban-
quet will follow the exercises.
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Gregory the Choice.
Hon. George Gregory, of Darien, was
an easy winner in the Twelfth district
senatotial convention which met in
the Town Hall, Darien, Tuesday fore-
noon.
tion, there being no candidates opposed
to him.
Mr. Gregory is the father of Judge
’H. W. Gregory of this city.
Found Dead in Bed.
John Gagen, a resident of Stamford,
was found dead in his bed yesterday
morning.
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.~ windvertlsejn the GAZETTE.
He was nominated by acclama. .
AGAINST HACKMED.
Supreme court Sustains a Rule of Gonsoli-
dated Railroad.
A question of financial interest to the
hackmen and back owners all over the
State, and of general interest to those
who employ these men, has just been
decided by the Supreme Court of
Errors.
The Supreme Court has just decided
that the Consolidated RailroadCompany
has a right to enforce a rule by which
One hackman or hack ownel‘iiishall
solicit patronage at its depots. V
The issue was started in Middletown.
In that place the Consolidated road
made a rule that only one hack owner
should have the privilege of soliciting
business on its property or keeping his
hack on the stand which belongs to the
company. To one man the contract
for carrying passengers and baggage
was given.
The other hackmen were of the
opinion that it was unconstitutional.
The case went to the Supreme Court
and was argued in New Haven last
June. The court, in a veryz‘jable
opinion written by Judge Simeon EE.
Baldwin, finds the rule established by
the Company to be a reasonablefie;
and one which can be enforced.
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Burglars in Darion.
Burglars were at work in the Darien
railroad depot between Sunday night
and Monday morning. They managed
to get into the west-bound station, and
stole a lot of cigars belonging to Bradley
Smith, a traveling agent from New
Haven.
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Unclaimed Letters.
The following letters remain un-‘f‘
claimed at the Norwalk post-office
October 15 1898:
Frank Berry, Sam. P1 Brooke, Miss
Anna M. Brady, Mrs. C. M. Cordley,
Katie Cahill, D. Pick, James E. Por-
ter, Mrs. T. R. Strong, G. F. Thomas,"
, E. Warden.
B. S. KEITH P. M.
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‘KEElER " Non/1mm.
The Thirteenth District lio-
puhlioan Senatorial
lei This llorninz
Norwalk’s Popular Senator Will Have
Another Term._
uni-- .
The 13th District Republican Sena-
torial Convention was held in the Fair-
field Town Hall, at 10 o’clock. this
morning, to nominate a candidate for
senator, all the delegates,24' in number,
being present.
Ormel Hall, chairman of the sena-
torial committee, called the convention
to order and Edward M. Lockwood, of
N orwalk, was ‘elected chairman and
Joseph R. Taylor, secretary.
An informal ballot was taken for a.
candidate for senator as follows:
Whole number 24
Necessary to choice ’ _ 13
Elmore S. Banks . I 14 .
Scattering 10
Upon a formal ballot being ordered,
Judge Banks, of Fairfield, declined the
nomination and the ballot resulted as
follows: ‘ A
Whole number
24
Necessary to choice 13
Edwin O. Keeler 14
Scattering 10
Mr. Keeler’s nomination was there-
upon made unanimous as the conven-
.. tion adjourned.
Edwin 0. Keeler, of Norwalk,. the
nominee, is the present senatOr from
this district and his re-nomination for
that office will be pleasant news to his
many friends.
—No 6181198,: no madam-ts, out a
GAZETTE advertisement gets there
every. time. '
ABargain’Event 0f the GreatestMagnitull
MILLEND SALE!
WHICH WILL BEGIN AT, 8 O’OLOCK
THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 20th, 1898’ ‘
AND WILL dONTINUE THREE DAYS."
The f‘Mill End l
Sale” of last July:
has not been forgot- .
ten by the people
of Fairfield County.
second great “ Mill ’
EndSale. ”If you are ‘
interested at all in StOle.
saving money, now
is your time, don’t
delay. Come early.
with plenty of
money i n y o u r
pocket. You will
see bargains that
you”;
a Boston
will tempt
Bargains all over
the Store. Every
department will cry
for your attention-
801'.
We announce our floor of this
The mere“ mention‘of the title of this
Sale-should be suflicjent to crowd, every
People have learned by experience what
“Mill End Sale” holds in
Store“
stbrevfor them, but'it is safe to say this.
great undertaking will outshine its predeces-
Drives all over the Store.
, Fairfield County’s Greatest
Our policy, bu yo
ing for Cash and
selling for Cash,
giv1ng, Great
Things for Little
Money, buyingdie .
rect from the
Mills and saving
all jobbers’ 'dis-
counts have ena-
bled us to estab-
lish this Great
Store in N orwalk.
Any persons who
want to trade, in
their ,own city
can buy cheaper
for the same
goods than they
can in any store
"in New York. A
comparison of
prices Will prove
our assertion.
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