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NORWALK, CONN, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 24,1898.
PRICE ONE CENT
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Prove its value to you.
A SOMNAMBUUSI.
Frank Thompson Walks Out of
a Second Story Window.
He Suffers a Fracture of His Dollar bone.
, Frank Thompson, well known in South
Norwalk, was taken to the hospital in
the ambulance this morning, suffering
from injuries of a senious nature.
He was visiting at the home of his
1'. parents on Chestnut street, South N or-
walk. Early this morning his call for
help attracted attention and he was
found in a helpless condition in the
dooryard. No time was lost in getting
«him into the house and Dr. Burnell
was summoned, who, after an examina-
tion as to the extent of the man’s in-
juries, ordered him taken to the hos-
pital in the ambulance.
‘ Thompson had received not only a
I fracture to his collar bone but several
brulses about his shoulder and body.
It seems that the victim who had:
' been suffering from a complaint of the
head, retired as usual last night to his
' room in the second story of the build-
ing. As near as can be learned he,
during the night, got up in his sleep
‘and either jumped or walked out of the
window. .
In his descent'he struck a piazza
roof from which he rolled to the ground,
when he awoke. .
He was unable to state just how the
accident occurred, but the open window
in his room was convincing evidence of
the above stated facts.
It will probably be some days that he
will be undertreatment at the hospital.
, Openlng the State Campaign.
The New Haven News says that the
l' opening of the DemOcratic State cam-
paign will be at the Hyperion Wednes—
‘day night. The speakers have not as
yet been announced, but it is known
that Homer S. Cummings of Stamford,
‘will be present and all the candidates
. of the State ticket. It has been
promised that prominent Democrats
from New York will address the meet-
ing, and a most enthusiastic time is in
store.
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Annual Roll Call
The First Congregational church
will observe its annual reunion and roll
call Thursday evening, Nov. 3rd. Sup-
per and a “Social hour” in the chapel
from 5:30 to 7:30 o’clock, during which
time the church clerk, Mr. A. B. Hill
will be present with the roll of the
church for registering the attendance.
At 7:30 there will be a service in the
church consisting of addresses, hymns,
and music by the chorus.
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Lizzie Rinko Bound Over.
“ Lizzie Rinko, the Hungarian servant
girl, who was accused of administering
Paris green to little Louis Ciggla r on
October 7, was brought before Judge
George B.Carroll in the Bridgeport city
court for trial Saturday. She was
charged with murder in the first degree.
Her plea was not guilty. Judge Carroll
found probable cause and bound the
girl over to the next term of the
superior court without bonds.
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Waiting for Field Trials.
Sportsmen throughout the state are
looking forward with considerable in-
terest to the coming field trials at East
Hampton, Conn. ., Nov. 3. The trials
will be under the auspices of the Con-
necticut State Field Trials club, and
, Will be for Connecticut dogs only. En-
tries can be registered until Oct. 29,
by addressing J. H. ,Bassell, secretary,
New Haven.
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Needlework Club.
‘ Although a stormy morning, there
was a good attendanc 1 at- the opening
session of the Girl’s Needlework club,
last Saturday, at the Congregational
chapel. The meetings will be continued
rig/cry Saturday morning at ten o’clOck.
,A Class in embroidery will be formed
as soon as any of the members are per-
fected in all kinds of plain sewing:
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_ Fire in Danbury
A barn belong 1110' to Charles Murphy
on Meadow street, Danbury was entire-
ly destroyed by fire about 3 o’clock
Sunday morning and a valuable horse
periShed in the flames. T} e loss is
about $1, 000 The cause of the fire is a
: mystery.
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.411ku in Tim damn.
JOKE on PRESIDENT.
Graspiug Danburians Bought
Cloaks at His Expense.
The New Haven Union rays that it
is not often that President Charles P.
Clark, of the Consolidated road gets
caught napping, or is trapped into a
predicament by joking. There is one
occasion, he wever, when a few words
spoken in a joke cost President Clark
a cold thousand dollars. The story
is old and at the same time new. Old
bfltuse it happened in the spring of
1893, new because it was not made
public until the case of the New York,
Co. against Osborn Brothers, of Dan-
bury, came up for trial in the superior
court last week.
The suit was for $1,100 rent claimed
by the plaintifi from the defendant for
a year’s occupation of land belonging
to the plaintiff, and formerly the prop-
erty of the defendant. President Clark
was one of the witnesses.- During his
testimony he told the story notwith.
standing that it was on h1m. It illus-
' trated the grasping spirit, or the in-
tense density of Danburians, as well.
President Clark said that when the
price, $5,500, had been agreed upon by
the Osborns and himself, one of the
brothers remarked, “There isn’t
enough money'in this so that I can af—
ford to buy my wife a sealskin sack.”
“Well, I guess I’ll have to buy her
one if that’s the case,” replied Presi-
dent Clark.
“I don’t see how I’m going to get
Imy wife one out of this sale, ” said the
other brother.
“It looks as if I would have to buy
two instead of one,” was President
Clark’s joking reply.
About three months afterwards,
President Clark receiveda letter from
the Osborn brothers enclosing a. bill
from a New York furrier for $1,000—
the cost of two sealskin sacks. At
first he. could not place the matter, but
it suddenly dawned on him, and he re
called all the joking conversation.
There was only one thing to do, and
that was to pay the piper. He saw that
he was taken seriously and so signed a
check for $1,000 and forwarded it.
The matter was so ludicrous that the
spectators and the court officials could
hardly suppress a smile.
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The Gazette Wonders.
If candidate Richardson will know
that he has been in a fight after the
ballots are counted.
Why Captain Reuben don’t write.
If Hotel Howard has been repainted
and repapered.
Why a good football eleven is not or-
ganized 1n’ this city.
If the candidates for representative
have all been counted.
Why the Tramway company does not
connect with Stamford cars.
If the two senatorial candidates will
meet on the stump.
Why the would-be political steersman
has gone back on representative
Hurlbutt.
If it is not about time to stir up the
the voters.
When East avenue will be placed in
good condition.
If the assessors are very busy.
How many to‘ be- made voters got
left.
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Two Fll‘BS in Stamford.
A barn belonging to John Mosel, and
an adjacent building belonging to John
Walsh, in Stamford, with one horse, a
quantity of hay and many farming im-
plements were destroyed by fire about
3 o’clock Sunday morning, involving a
loss of about $2,000. The cause of the
fire is unknown, but it occurred during
the feseivities attending a Hungarien
wedding at Mosel’s hall.
At '1’ a. m., a tenement on Stillwater
avenue, belonging to Daniel Hanra-
ban, was also burned with most of its
contents. Loss, $1,500; insurance, $600.
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Going to Wallingford.
The Rev. John H.Carroll, for thirteen
years pastor of the Assumption Catho-
lic church, Westpdrt, is about to leave
and assume charge of a Catholic church
in Wallingford. He is held in esteem
by his people and by the public, and
has served 'wcll as a member of the
Westport board of school visitors. He
will be succeeded by the Rev. J. R. Pyle
of Montville, Conn
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Powell- Hunt. .
The marriage of Thomas Henry
F. H.Baxter’s pharmacy and Miss Edith,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David F.
Hunt of 53 South Main street, will take
place at the bride’s home 0:1 the even-
ing of November 9th.
Sealskin .
Powell, formerly prescription clerk at '
THE TOWER FELL.
Peculiar Accident Wrought by
the Wind Storm at
Danbury.
In Falling it Twisted Itself Into Many
Shapes and Did no Other Damage.
The large iron‘electric light tower
on White street, near the White street
railroad station, in Danbury, was blown
over by the wind shortly before noon
Sunday, but fortunately apart from the
wrecking of the tower and damage to
wires, there ivas no other loss.
The tower was 125 feet high and cost
about $500. The trimmer had just com-
pleted his work on the four lamps locat-
ed on the tower and had descended to
the ground when the huge structure
was seen to sway and there was great
excitement for a few moments by the
people hurrying from the threatened
danger. The lofty structure continued.
to sway for some seconds when finally
it toppled over but luckily away from
the street and onto the railroad prop-
erty. As it was failing, the iron mass
"buckled” in S’ s and Q’s and other
fantastic shapes, and thus prevented
the wrecking of considerable property
which could not have escaped destruc-
tion had the tower been extended its
full length when it fell.
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Sneak Thieves. .
Sneak thieves are around the vicinity
of East Norwalk to the great-annoyance
One night last .
of its inhabitants.
week one of these pests attempted to
enter a house on Betts place. He
opened one of the side windows and
got one Of his legs in when the master
of the house appeared and before he
could grab the culprit he got away;
Several houses have been tried but the
thieves‘a’re on the alert and manage to
get away without being captured. So
far as is known nothing has been mis-
sing but the bold attempts keep the
residents in constant fear and misery.
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Nearly Frozen to Death.
“Pete,” a favorite canine at the
Warwick hotel had an experience yes-
terday from which he had not fullyre-
covered this morning. He was looked
up, .unwittingly, in an ice-box at the
hotel late Saturday night, and rem1in-
ed there until early this morning, when
the door of the box was opened and be
bounded out and scooted. for the
warmth from a. convenient stove.
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Political Notes.
A number of prominent Democrats of
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this county, interested in the candi-‘
dacy of Ex-Mayor Coughlin, for sheriff,
held a conference in South N orwalk
Saturday afternoon, and mapped out a
plan of action for getting out the full
Democratic vote in every town of the
county.
A meeting of the executive commit-
tee of the Democratic State Central
committee was also. held in New Haven,
important questions in connection with
the closing weeks of the campaign were
considered.
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Barge Sunk.
The barge Don Quixote in tow of the
tug Robert Sweeney, bound from New
York, sank about 4:30 Sunday morning,
a mile south of Bridgeport light... The
barge had sprung a leak while laboring
1n the heavy sea and could. not be kept
afloat long enough to make harbor.
She was loaded with 400 tons of coal.
Her crew was saved.
Driven Into Norwalk Harbor.
The tug De Witt Ivins with a tow
of eight boats attempted to come up
the Sound, leaving New York ltte Sat-.
urday night, but was obliged t1 put
into Norwalk harbor about 2 o ’clock.
The Ivins and its tow camped without
Serious damage. ‘
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is a Prohibitionlst.
It is now reported that J. A Richard-
son, nominated by the Democrats for
senator in the 13:11 district, at their
convention in the Norwalk hotel“ on
, Saturday, is a prohibitionist, and ran
for Senator on that _’p1rty s ticket in
1896 and received 50 votes. -
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No Brigade Shoot."
There will be no brigade shbot this
year owing to the fact that there is
practically but one regiment in the "
Connecticut National Guard at the
present ti no.
DISASTER ON *THE SOUND.
Barges Sunk Near Cornfield Light—Two
Men Lost.
The tug Thomas J. ‘Scully, Capt.
Henry W. Gegg, towing the barges Ad-
miral, Camarie, Wyandotte and Atlan-
tic, while about four miles west cf Corn-
field light, early Sunday morning, v'vas
' caught in the heavy gale that prevailed
and the hawser was unable to stand
the strain and broke. Soon afterwards
the Admiral sprung a leak and collided
with the second barge, which ultimate-
ly resulted in the sinking of the four
barges. Two men on the Admiral were
lost, but the crew of the Scully, by
means Of the heaving line, rescued sev-
en men, two women and a baby from
the other barges. The rescued parties
were taken aboard the tug one by one
and the woman with the baby was
dragged through the heavy sea appar»
ently little the worse for her experi-
ence. Capt. Gegg stayed about until
long after daylight in the hopes of
finding the drowned men but was un-
successful.
FAREWELL SERMON.
The South Norwalk Baptist church Crowd-'
ed Last Evening.
The South Norwalk Baptist church
was crowded last night when Rev.R.O.
Sherwood preached his farewell sermon.
Mr. Sherwood’s remarks were of an
afi‘ecting nature as the farewell re-
marks of all well loved and faithful
pastors generally are. Mr. Sherwood
said that he considered his pastorate
here, at an end, and that his useful-
ness was spent. The charge had ever
been a pleasant one and the relations
of pastor and people of an enduring
and peaceful nature. It can truly be
said that not only by the Baptist church
is the loss feltlbnt by the cummunity at
large. Mr. Sherwood has been a good
citizen and a. owerful factor in the
promotionaof worthy institutions in
this town, and his place 15 one that can-
not easily be filled.
Mr. Sherwood and his family will
move to Somerville, Mass, the latter
~ part of this week where-he has accept-
ed a call to the First Baptist church of
that place of which the Rev. Justin D
Fulton, D. D., has lately been pastor.
Mr. Sherwood takes with him to his
new field the kindly wishes of a host of I
friends.
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Recent Deaths.
EDW‘IN CARTER.
Edwin Carter, :1. well known Norwalk
tinsmith, died at the home of his sister
Mrs. Charles B. Rider in New Canaan
on Saturday, in the 62d year of his age.
His wife and two daughters Mrs. R.
Lorenzo Ellis and Mrs. J. Herbert
Wheeler survive him. Deceased was
for many years employed at E. K. Lock-
wood’s and has made many a brave fight
for the success of the Prohibition tick-
et. He had many friends who will
learn of his death with Sincere sorrow
The funeral will be held to-morrow,
Rev. C. M. Selleck officiating.
RUTH OSBORN.
Ruth, the two months old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Osborn, on
Merwin street, died Sunday.
FANNIE DISBRO‘V.
Fannie, daughter of Nellie and the
late Harry G. Disbrow, died Sunday,
at her home on Union avenue, aged
about three years.
MRS. TOSIAH R. MARVIN.
_ Mrs. Josiah R. Marvin died at her
home in East Norwalk, Sunday night.
Her husband and two children survive
her.
MINNIE B. HARRIS.
Miss Minnie B. Harris died yester-
day at the home of hey mother, Mrs.
Abram Showell on Clay street, aged 23
years.
MRS . SARAH THORNE .
Mrs. Sarah Thorne died at the home
oflher nephew, Clarence H. Webb in
East Norwalk, this morning.
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THAT JOYFUL FEELING
cleanliness, which follows the use of
Syrup of Figs, is unkno-Wn to the few
who have not progressed beyond the
old-time medicines and the. cheap
substitutes sometimes olftr :d but never
accepted by the well informed. Buy
the genuine.
California Fig Syrup Co.
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The Weather.
Fair to-night; increasing cloudiness.
Tuesday :
° , O’Sullivan’s famous
Manufactured by. the'
KEELER ACCEPTS.
The Republican Candidate’s
For' Senator From This Dis-
' trict, Letter of Acceptance.
Thanks the Convention for the Compli-
ment Bestowed Upon Him.
The following is Hon. E. O. Keeler’s
letter of acceptance as a candidate for
Senator on the Republican ticket from
the Thirteenth Senatorial district.
Norwalk, October 24, 1898.
Mr. Elmore S. Banks, chairman and
others, .
Gentlemen:—~I have to thank you and
the convention which you represent for
the very great compliment that you
have bestowed upon me by again giv-
ing the the nomination for senator from
this district. Coming as it does wholly
unexpected and unlooked for on my
part as I have not been a candidate and
did notseek this nomination,and should
I now act in accordance with my per-
sonal preferences and'wishes, I should
immediately decline said nominatioIJ,
for in accepting it, I shall do. so at a
great sacrifice of both my personal and
business interests. But I have always
taken the position that every citizen
owes something to the community in
which he lives, so that when duty calls,
he should be a good soldier and enlist.
Therefore I will accept said namination,
trusting that I shall have the assistance
andsupport of' the whole district to
carry our party forward to a successful
.election.
Again thanking you for
your continued confidence and esteem,
I am yours most truly,
EDWIN O. KEELER.
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WILL EHTEBTAIH.
Hon. E O. Keeler to Meet Republicans at
Gregory’ 3 Point.
Hon. E. 0.. Keeler is this afternodn
entertaining the chairmen of the Re-
publican committees in the several
towns in his district at Gregory’s Point.
Matters of importance to the part-y
will be discussed and one of Landlord
shore dinners
senyed.
AMUSEMENTS.
The Welsh Singers.
Lovers of good music will be delight-
ed to hear that Manager Hoyt, has ar-
ranged for the appearance, on next
Monday evening, in Hoyt’s Theatre of
the famous Welsh singers, from Wales
who are now touring the principal cities
of this conntry. The company is com.
posed of ten of the leading musical
artists of Wales, including singers and
instrumentalists and Wales’ greatest
harpist. Every city in the United
States visited by the Welsh artists is
loud in its praises of their concert, and
that the people of this vicinity will ap-
preciate this leading musical ' event
there is no doubt.
Extensive Improvements.
I nprovements of an extensive nature
are to be mtde in and about the Nor-
walk Methodist church. These include
the reshingling of the roofand recarpet-
iug of the floors in the edifice, as well
as other work abOut the property
belonging to the society.
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Ban Ashore.
The yacht Marguerite ran ashore
near Oyster Shell Point yesterday, but
lay .
. Durkln—Troy.
Patrick Durkin and Miss Mary Troy
were married yesterday, at St. Mar y’s
chui ch by the Rev. J. J. Furlong.
An attraction at the South Norwalk
Methodist church, last night, was the
singing by a chorus of thirty voices.
Henry M. Reeve, a former watch-
man at the R. & G. corset factory, left
this morning for a few days’ visit with
his sister at Chester. Pa. ., who he has
, _ . . not seen in fifteen years.
W1th the exhilaratmg sense of renew- *
ed health and strength and internal '
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace McQuhae have
arrived home from their wedding trip
and are residing on ElizIbeth street.
As atoken of appreciation fro n the
ladies residing on West avenue, Arch
and Elm streets letter oirriet Wilbur
Hubbell and bride are reclpients of a
v ry handsome dinner set of Limoges
china, consisting of 109 pieces. The
ladies took this method of showing
their appreciation of the courtesy of the
genial postman.
'Mrs. Gibson, Messrs. Force and More-
’ lustration,taken from Harper’s Weekly ’ ,7 ' 1.5.
sufi'ered no damage beyond a short de--
Anniversary 8"l’iliié‘llpgn:
ed allhe Holliodisl ”
church.
The sum of $3,604 Raised at the on...
my Meeting. '
s
The opening services of the celebra— ' .
tion of the 40th anniversary of the N or- I A
walk Methodist church, Sunday morn-
ing, were fraught with pleasure to
every member of the society.
A‘statement that there was an in-
debtedness of about $3,500 held against A _ .
the church, caused some of the leading.
members to subscribe over- $1,000 to
liquidate the same, their subscriptions
being followed by others that increas-
ed the amount to $3,604. And the debt
to-day is a. thing of the past.
The services will be continued dur- ‘ i H‘
ing the entireweek and have been so "
arranged that they will prove of vital".
interest to not only the society but all
who take part in them. ’ _
A feature at this evening’s service
will-be the male chorus, and Mrs. Rose M.
will’Sing. There will also be music by
a quartette composed of Mrs. Ross,
house. ‘ _ _ x
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The Fall of Manila. -
The wisdom of following the strategy
which it is understood, Admiral Dewey
favored, of- dropping a few shells into .
Mapila and then landing troops .frOm , , g ,
transports on the water-front to occupy , ‘ l
the city, is' proved by the experience of "
Second Oregon Volunteers. Company ‘
E, aeting as escort to General Merritt,
on board of the Zufiro, and the rest of
the First and Second battalions of the. . L
SecOnd Oregon onc‘th‘e ’ steamer Kong "’
Hoi, proceeded out with the squadron
from Cavite, making for Manila. Dur-
ing the day the two steamers lay just
back of the fleet in action, but well
within the range of the silent guns on
the Luneta.
At four o’clock in the afternoon the
Belgian tug which, after the white flag
had been raised in the city, had brought
out the Belgian counsel, through whom
terms of surrender were negotiated,
came alongside of the Kong Hoi, with
orders for Colonel Summers to malie a
landing with the two battalions of the
Second Oregon and proceed to the l
walled city. The Kong Hoi went "
aground near the entrance of the Pasig
Riverand Colonel Summers was, oblig-
ed to collect all the small boats in the
river to elfect a landing. In the re-
markably short time of forty minutes
the two battalions were on shore march-={
ing up into the walled part of Manila; ‘
Company A was 01de1 ed to lower the
Spanish garrison flag and to raise the
American colors. _
As Lieutenant ,Pobey raised the
American flag the whole fleet saluted,
and the Oregon band, which came
marching up the Luneta, struck up
“TheStar-Spangled Banner.” At the
mouth of the Pasig River, the Spanish
gunboat Subig, set fire to prevent our
capturing her, blazed heavenward, as
if in a last salute to the yellow and red 9
of Spain, while in the west the setting
sun streaked the clouds with gold. The
day of Spanish glory and misrule was .
at an end in the Philippines. Our il-
shows the raising of the American
'colors over For; Santiago, Minila. It
was drawn by G. W. Peters, special 4
artist with General Merritt’s forces. '
The town was crowded with Spanish
troops. These marched slowly 'into
the square before the palace, the head-
quarters of General Merritt, and be
tween two files of Oregon solders drop-
ped their arms in great heaps. The
dietrming went on till one o’clock at
night. Four thousand 'Istand of arms
were taken that night. The Spanish
men accepted the situation philosophi-
cally enough, but the women wept,,_and
filled the air with their cries Of dis-
tress.
For sixty hours 400 hundred out of ;
530 Oregon troops in Manila were on
guard duty. They seized in the dilfer-
en't churches, im nense,stores of pro- '
visions of the Spanish government. In
the Church of St. Augustine alone, ,
they found. 7,100 sacks of rice, each sack ,
containing 150 pounds. Sardines,
beans, olive oil, coffee, bacon and dried
fish were there in plenty, indisputably
proving that the garrison might have
held out indefinitely, so far as food-sup- .
ply went. In the treaSury 850, 000 54919, “ ‘
n . '
ican dollars were taken. ‘. . . . ,. -
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