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ACTS ASA 3111.
Ben. 'Willis’ Hanging, Likely,
To Be Deferred.
States Attorney Fessenden Willing to ask
a Short Reprieve if the Supreme
Court Does Not Decide
it Before the Date
Set for Exe-
cution.
sel, has examined the law in conjunc-
tion with State’s Attorney Fessenden,
and they are agreed that the appeal
acts as a stay of execution, and there-
fore it will probably be unnecessary to
make any formal notice. Mr. Fessenden
and Mr. Lynch will, it is understood,
confer with Chief Justice Andrews in
relation to the matter, to make certain
that they are right in their construc-
tion of the law.
The appeal of Benjamin K.}-Willis,
the condemned murderer, will not be
reached in the Supreme court until
next week. His execution is fixed for
next Friday morning, Nov. 4, at the
state prison in WetherSfield.
Attorney J amesz. Lynch, his. coun-
State’s Attornéy Fessenden has ex-
pressed his willingness to go before
the governor, if necessary, and ask for
a reprleve in case the appeal is 1101
argued and decided by the Supreme
court before the date for the execu-
tion. It is the general belief that the
question involved will not require long
delay, and that the judges will an-
nounce their decision shortly after the
matter is presented to them.
Willis, who awaits death will be kept
in suspense. But a few days remain
for him to live if the sentence of the
will mean nearly a year more of life
even if he is convicted a second time.
His Boat Found Floating.
John Burgess aged about 37 year-nas-
_sistant keeper of the government light
house on Faulkner’s Island, about five
m1les oh the Guilford shore,is believed
to have been drowned. About once a
week Burgess or the keeper of the light
house, Capt. Herman, comes ashore
for supplies Burgess was in Guilford
last Thursday and started back for the
light house in a small rowboat in the
afternoon. Tuesday morning the boat
was found floating near the GuilfOrd
shore, and itis supposed it may have
upset and drowned Burgess. Capt Her-
man has not come ashore since, not
having any other boat. Burgess was
married and his wife and two children
live on the island with him.
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Senator 'Eaton’s Estate.
The appraisers on the estate of the
late ex-Senator William W. Eaton,
have valuedthe estate at $13,650 as fol-
lows:
Mortgages on property on Market
street, $7 ,000; one United States bond
for $1,000, $1,200; cash in bank, Connec-
ticut Trust and Safe Deposit company,
$1,500; 30 shares Western Union Tele-
graph company, $2,700; library, $1,000;
wearing apparel, watch, diamond pin,
etc. , $250.
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Going to Bridgeport.
To-night will be known as South
N orwalk night at the St. Aloysius T.':
A. and L. society’s fair now going on
at Madison hall, Bridgeport. A dele-
gation from the St. Joseph’s Y. M. T.
A. B. society will attend. With them
will go five or six who will sing, dance
and recite, under the leadership of Paul
Schultz, J r., county director of the C.
T. A. U. of Connecticut.
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Finishers ‘R'es'ume' Work.
The striking finishers at Holley, Bel-
taire&Co.’s factory in Danbury, re-
sumed work yesterday morning, the
difficulty between the men and the
firm having been satisfactorily settled.
Poyvez vs. Norwalk.
Constable Goodwin has served sub-
poenas on several persons in towu who
are- cited 'to appear in the Superior
court to-day, in the case of Claude
' Poyvcz vs. the town of N orwalk. They
appear for the defense.
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’Taken to Stamford.
Dr. W. C. Burke, Jr., who has been
, ill for some months past at his home in
South Norwalk, was transferred to 3.
[Stamford institution last evening
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MURDER TRIAL ENDED.
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Henry Kearney Allowed to Plead Guilty
to Charge of Manslaugter.
The trial of Henry Kearney, accused
of murder in the second degree for
killing Arthur Beers of Danbury, end-
ed abruptly in the superior court yes-
terday, when the prisoner was allowed
to change his plea from not guilty of
second degree murder, to guilty of
manslaughter and was sentenced to
one year and six months in state’s
prison.
Lounsbury for Senator.
The 12th District Republican Sena-
torial convention was held in Darien,
Tuesday morning. The names of C.
W. 'Lounsbury of Darien and H. E. Chi-
chester of Wilton, were put in nomina-
tion. George W. Ogden, for the latter
candidate, said that the Wilton dele-
gates had no grudge against Mr. Louns-
bu1 y, but Wilton had no representative
in the Senate in 75 years, and he
thought the time had come when it
should have a candidate. The total
vote cast was 18, of which Mr. Louns-
bury received 15 and was declared the 4
nominee.
The Gazette Wonders.
If Captain Rose falsified Uncle Sam’s
records would he have hesitated to
falsify the Matheis target.
Why everybody wins a cigar at Harry
Leobold’s.
If candidate Richardson will take
hint and walk up to the Captain’s otiice
and stand and deliver for that “talfy. ”
Why “Cy” Gray has given up bicycle
riding.
If Captain Amzi thinks of Captain
Charley as he spreads the ' paint over
St. Paul’s steeple.
Why the street sprinkler does not
flood Wall street during the night.
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An Invitation Extended.
At the third quarterly conference of
the First Methodist church held at the
church last night, an invitation was ex-
tended to. the Rev.James Mentgomery,
D. D., of Trinity lilmrch, New .York, to
become their pastor, on April let. The
5 years’term of the Rev.A.S.Kavanagh
will have expired at that time. A
more faithful and popular pastor the
First Methodist church never had and
it is sincerely regretted by all, that his
pastorate is nearing its close.
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Students Mustered Out.‘
Battery A, Connecticut Light Artil-
lery, United States Volunteers, was
mustered out of service early yester-
day afternoon. The 60 Yale students
Who are members returned to college
or to the professional schools into
which they have entered. They were
paid 013? by Paymaster Major Houston
at noon.
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Damages of $5,000 Claimed.
In the civil superior court yesterda y
the case of Claude Poyvez against the
town of Norwalk was on trial. Plain-
tilf claims damages of $5,000 as a result
of injuries sustained by falling through
a hole in the bridge which connects the
the Benedict Farm district with East
Norwalk. The case is of quite long
standing.
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Gone East °
John Hadek has been taken to the
Bridgeport hospital with a lacerated
limb caused by a scythe. John had
besides the wound a somewhat ungov-
ernable temper which will no doubt be
.reduced to a. normal state in his new
quarters. ' .
Cheap Cigars.
Tobacco growers are greatly interest-
ed in the present tobacco situation. It
is feared that Havana cigars will soon
sell at five cents each and that Manila
cigars will be even cheeper. In that
event there will be a great reduction
in the prices of Connecticut tobacco.
Taylor Nominated.
At the Probate convention held in
Darien Tuesday morning, Frederick
C. Taylor, of Stamford, the present in-
cumbent, was renominated by acclama-
t1on.
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43in Tank.
The large water tank at the Alms-
house with its‘windmill attachment is
approaching completion, and a supply
of'water for the town buildings will
soon be an assured fact.
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_ Stam ord Man Missing.
Royal E. Clarke, a. bookkeeper for
Broderick &. Thompson, the Stamford
plumbers, is missing, and ugly rumors
are afloat in that city in explanation of
his absence. ' °t
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DEMOCRATIC CLue.
Organization Formed and Officers Electi
‘ ed. '
An organizatiOn was formed in South
Norwalk Monday night to be known as
'the South N orwalk Democratic club.
The officers are as follows:
President—John J. Cavanagh.
Sec1'etary-_-Wilfred Bo dwell.
Treasurer—Charles G. Bohannan.
Executive committee -— Abiathar
Blanchard, Christian Swartz and Will-
am H. Smith.
Finance committee—Colonel Leslie
Smith, ex- Mayor William B. Reed and
Mayor Bohannan.
Membership committee—Rufus J.
Smith, W. H. Smith, Royal ‘ L. Ray-
mond, John J. Cuneo, John H. Mc-
Namara and R. G. Mitchell.
Headquarters committee—Mayer Bo-
hannan, R. G. Mitchell and Attorney .-
Cuneo.
House committee—Henry C. Smith, . '
' Attorney Cuneo, M. J. McNerney any.)
J. H. McNamara.
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Suit for “but
Herbert Beers, of Greeens Farms, in-
tends to bring a suit against Frederick
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Dunham, proprietor ofthe Southport .
Chronicle, for $5,000. The alleged libel-
ous article was in regard to the mars.
riage of Mr. Beers to Miss Maude J en}
nings. Mr. Beers has engaged .J. D.
Toomey, of the firm of Toomey ’_'&
Lynch, of Bridgeport, as counseh .A
criminal suit will be brought again
Proprietor Dunham if he fails to get
damages. The afl’air will be watched
witha great deal of interest by the
residents of the town. '
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His Condition Serious.
The condition of Fred Waters, the
young man who was thrown from a
wagon on West avenue yesterday, re-
mains about the-same. He was taken
from Dr. Hitchcock’s office yesterday,
to his home at the corner of West ave-
nue and Merwin street.
regaining consciousness at times only
to talk in a delirious manner. While
his condition is of a serious nature, it
is believed that he will recover.
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The Gridiron."
In the football game on the Wood-
ward avenue gridiron, yesterday after-
noon, between the Brown’s and the
High school elevens, the former was
victorious by a score of 10 to 0.
The' Stamford and Darien elevens
played a game at Darien yesterday.
The Stamford team won by a score of
5 to O. The casualties were confined to
the visiting team, but were more nu-
merous than serious. '
THAT JOYFUL FEELING
With the exhilarating sense of renew-
ed health and strength and internal
cleanliness, which follows the use of
Syrup of Figs, is unknown to the few
who have not progressed beyond the
old-time medicines and the cheap
substitutes sometimes offered but never
accepted by the well informed Buy
the genuine. Manufactured by the
California Fig Syrup Co.
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Where is llanko V‘!
Some days since Albert Saunders re-
ported the loss of a harness from his
barn. Yesterday, Constable Hunt lo-
cated what was recognized by the
owner to be part of the harness, in the
barn of Lewis Hanke. Constable Hunt
has' 1n his inside pocket a warrant for
Hanke’ 5 a1 rest.
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Hartlord Burglar Held.
William Travis, the alleged bur Jlar,
was given a preliminary hearing in the
police court of Hartford yesterday af-
ternoon for robbing the house of Mrs.
Juliette Summer.‘ Probable cause was
found against him anl he was bound
over under $7, 000 bonds.
Property for S1le.
The homestead of the late Dr. Brady
on Belden Hill, Wilton, is o'fe1sd for
sale' 1n our advertising columns The
place is finely situated and olfers an '
excellent opportunity to any one desir-
ing a fine'property for the establish-
ment of a health resort.
Try the Gazette.
The best place to put- an advertise-
ment is in the paper that enjoys the
confidence of the community. “Charles
Austin Bates.
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The Weather.
Rain and colder to-night; Thurslay
colder with rain, possibly changing to
suOW. « .
The yacht Victor, ”Capt. J. J. Walsh.
has been taken out of commissiop,
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, Academy street.
He has since
remained in a semi-conscious conditidmt" ‘
LIVELY RUNAWAY.,
Cakes and Doughnuts Slrewn
Along the Road.
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' ,Ailiv‘gly runaway took place in the
vicinity of the round house in South-
port yesterday afternoon: A Polish
baker from Bridgeport left his wagon
while he went into a house to sell some
of his wares when the horse became
frightened and off he went.
' The animal ran up by Thomas Don-
ahue’s house where the rear wheel of
the wagon hit a stone and down came
the wagon, pies, bread, cakes and all.
The horse was stopped near the Rocks
Well: house by Jack Cohners.‘
The baker, who was running behind
the wagon and yelling like a ”madman,
did not even thank Conners for stop-
ing the horse. He swore at him in—
stead.
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LOCAL AND omen... news.
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Attorney Clarence E. Spellman, of
WeStfield, Mass, addressed a large
fa audience consisting of the Socialist
party, of South Norwalk, at Germania
Haunts: night.
The Selectmen and Town Clerk are
in session in South N orwalk this after-
noon, to receive applications of those
desiring to be made voters.
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Sémple of
West avenue, are sojourning at Old
Point Comfort.
The funeral of Fannie A. Disbrow,
the two-year-oid daughter of Mrs N e1 -
lie Disbrow, will take place at 2
o’clock this afternoon, from her home
at ’10 Union avenue.
Edward LaPrise, ‘bf Naugatuck, spent
{Sunday with Miss sadie Noonan of
Second LieutenantCharles Penning-
ton of Co.D,is the guest of Lieutenant
W liam W. Bloom of 00. L, ‘Camp
de, 'Middletown, Pa. '
' rarfk A. Brown of Norwalk, and
Miss Annie Smith, daughter of Charles
Smith ofEa-st Norwalk, will be mar-
iied this evening at the home of the
bride.
Senator E. O. Keeler spent yesterday
in New York. '
Members of ConcOrd Division, S. of
T. will attend the annual meeting in‘
Meriden, to-morrow.
Anonymous campaign literature is to
be ranked with eleventh hour campaign
cards. N o attention should be paid to
it. The man or the party whothas any-
thing worth saying in a political can-
vass will not hesitate to stand up in
the open.
Hon. Joseph L. Barbour, of Hart-
ford, will speak at a Republican meet-
ing in Stamford next Monday night.
Mrs. Vincent Honnecker of South
Norwalk, was the guest of friends in
town yesterday—Stamford Advocate.
Miss Rachael Mooreof Toumbull, is
a guest of friends in this city." '
Mrs. William H. Smith" of West
street, has returned from a visit in
Northpbrt, L. I.
Mr. and Mrs. George A. Sammie, of
Huntington, L. I., Mr. and Mrs. St.
John,“ Stamford, and Curtis St.John,
of Kansas City, are guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Allan Betts, Newtown avenue.
John L. Bouton, of Cranbury, leaves
for Porto Rico‘next week, with Cap-
tain J ohn Crawford.
First Lieut. Leonard Wildman of the
U. S. Signal Corps who has been dan-
, gerously ill with typhoid fever has fully.
recovered and visited friends in town
yesterday. .
The Pine Ledge Whist club met at
the home of' Mrs. Ira Cole, Elmcrest,
Monday aftesnoon.
secured the prize. The next meeting
will be with Mrs. Johns. Seymour of
East avenue on November 7th.
TheThird quarterly conference of the
First M. E. church was held at the
church last night, Rev. J. W. Belch
. presiding.
Louise Lodge, Daughters of. Her-
;mann,“w1llceleb1ate to- night in Mystic
Chain Hall, the seventh ann1versary of
their organization. Delegamons Will
be present from Stamford, Westport
and Bridgeport. x .
William Conghlin a... .1th McGrath
. victims of injuries received on a rail-
road train, and who have been at the
Norwalk hospital for the past three
[weeks will be dis :harged to-morrOw.
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Mrs. C. W. Many '
The Order of..- Maccabees will meet
Friday evening.
The Norwalk Pharmaceutical associa-
tion will meet th1s afternoon.
Butler lodge, I. 0; 0. F. .111 exem-
plify the third degree to-night.
Old Well Lodge at a specialcom-
munication last "evening, conferred
the third degree. ' ‘
Constable L. D. Keeler is in town
to-day. But then what of it, he has
been in town for some years, during
which time he has beentwice elected
censtable. «it '
The Evening schools will open on
Monday evening. -
Attorney John J. Walsh will attend
a meeting of the Democratic State
Central committee at New Haven, to-
day.
The Henlickers will meet this even-
ing and enjoy a feast in keeping with
the name of the club.
opens in the Town Assembly hall, on
Friday evening.
The St. Joseph’s T. A. B. society will
attend a fair to be given by the St.
Aloysius society in Bridgeport to-night.
Threatened white-flakes have caused
several white wings to go out of- com-
The Y. M. C. A. button contest 3's
announced as liable to take place at an
|early date.
, N orwalk sports will attend a meeting
between Murphy and O’Brien, under
day night.
The South Norwalk city assessors 8.1.6
as busy as bees 1n June.
Mrs. H. D. Perry "and son, left East
Norwalk for Boston, to-da y, to join Mr.
Perry and will reside there during the
winter. .
Mr. and Mrs.L S. Owens have moved
from Osborn avenue to Brooklyn.
The Dorlon Point house will remain
open all winter, and Landlord O’Suili-
van will "be prepared to serve shore
dinners upOn short notice.
The schooner George F. Carman is
at the Washington street bridge with
a cargo of potatoés, which arebeing
sold at_what is said to be a small
figure. ,
Large catches of frost fish were cap-
tured in the harbor last night.
PrincipalE. H. inbart, who recent-
ly broke his collar one in a bicycle acci-
dent has recovered from his injury and
is about again.
Miss Annie Finnegan "sailed this
morning, on the steamer Teutonic, for
Queenstown. She purchased her ticket
at the J. M. Layton agency.
Henry Reeves has returned home
from a trip to Philadelphia.
The hearing in the injunction suit of
Joseph A. Gray vs. the Selectmen, will
be ‘held in the Superior Court "at
Bridgeport, Saturday morning, at 10
o ’clock.
T. J. Pennell will sing at the Meth-
odist church, to-n ight.
Norwalk Hibernians will give a so-
ciol at the Athenaeum, Monday even-
ing, Nov. 7.
tion, and the residents along that
thoroughfare should petition the city
council to place 1t in repair.
The-oyster steamer “Waneta” is
pulled out on the beach.at Dorlon
Point. ' '
Mrs. Margaret. Lauder, of Bayview
avenue, is recovering from a p1 otracted
illness.
_ Mrs. William H. Kingsbury of the
Saugatuck road, sustained a painful
sprained ankle while descending the
stoop at her home, Monday.
Several Norwalk people attended the
play given at the Pazk City theatre in
Bridgeport, last night .
The funeral of Gehurdus Barraclough
was held this afte rnoo‘n.
Chief Bradley had 'such great luck in
his black- fishing exp edition that be
boiled up a lot of the fish and fed them
to his chickens.
Perseverance Lodge, Daughters of
St. George, will give asupper and en-3
tertainment on Monday evening; Oct.
31. ,
The St. Mary’s church annual fair '
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the auspices of the Palace Athletic
club at Madison -,hall Bridgeport Tues-‘
Eist avenue is inya wretched condi-
Mrs. Rebecca Matthews and W1 liam
M. Martin and family, of Elmenv orth,
will leave for New York, this week.
A son has been born to Mr. and. Mrs. .
E. I. Hill, of South Norwalk.
Mrs. Albert Heine of Chapel street,
is convalescent of a severe illness.
John F. Colby has moved from south
Main street to the Millard cottage, on
Bayview avenue. ,
Miss Hattie Melbourne, of Bridge-
port, has been spending a few days in
town.
M. S. Cornell, of New York whd,
spent last summer at Hickory Bluff, ”
has purchased the site of the late James
cottage, 011 Bell Island, and will re- p
with . a
place the burned structure
cottage, in the spring.
There are at present eight patienps
at. the‘Norwalk hospital.
W. B. Meyer of Newburg, is in town
to-day.
Andrew J. Hutchinson will spend the
winter at Daytona, Florida, or at least
. he expects to be there.
Miss Annie Mulcahey has gone to
New York where she will spend the _
winter with relatives.
John Clune is ill at his home on Bel; i"
den avenue.
The Hamilton steam bottling plant
Ifas been removed from South N orwalk
to new and more commodipus quarters -
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Margery Apsley died in South Nor-
walk, th' morning. 'The funeral will
be atten ed from the home of her
niece, Mrs. Harry Weston, on Eairfield
avenue, Friday afternoon.
ceased had been in poor health for
some time.
The Consolidated railroad freight-
house' 1n this city is being slowly but
surely removed from its former founda-
tion to the proposed‘new one by build-
ing-mover Partrick.
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“ Winona.
The Democratic caucus for the nom-
ination of a Representative wasrheld
at the town house on Saturday evening.
.W. K. J. Hubbell was chosen on the
first ballot. Mr. "Hubbell has a record
asagood fellow and a good Demo-
crat, and promises to make _ a lively
canvass.
, Mrs. A. W. Merwin is the guest» of
Miss Mary Merwin of Brooklyn.
The post office has been. removed
from the roomin Gilbert’s grocery to
slightly larger quarters in the south
room of the N ew.England Glove Com-
pany’s building, directly across the
street. ’
G. W. Ogden and George F. Brown
were the local delegates to the Repub-
lican convention for the nomination of
a state senator for the twelfth district on
Tuesday. The vote on first ballott
standing 10 for W. Lounsbury of
Darien, and 7'for . E. Chichester of
this town. sMr._Chichester’s good show-
ing was due to the strong support of .
the four Ridgefield delegates, and of
his own town. Wilton is now the only
town in the 12th district which has not ‘
had a. representative in the Senate since.
the district was established.
A number of repairs. are beingmade
on St. Matthew’s church, including
the painting of the steeple. G. C. M.
Gregory has the cOntract.
A Strategic Servant. I
A' good. story is told, which, by the
Way, goes Ito‘show that oflicers were ‘
not feasting while the men were 1117-
lng on ordinary army rations. ,One of
our generals in Cuba entertained, it
seems, some visiting officers at his
field quarters near the fighting limi-
betore Santiago. The fare resembled
ln "simplicity the
meet potatoes of Revolutionary
times, but the host’s hearty welcome
and still more his wealth of good stor-
ies carried along the meagre menu. At
length, However, there came a pause,
both gastronomic and conversational
The guests were awaiting “what
next" when the old negro servant was,
11 rd to 11133 into the general’s ear:
ve ’e-m another big one, Gen’l; de
cook dun scorch de hardtack. ”—Philo-
deipliia Press.
more nxperlonco.
“I dunno' s I kin git my money bflk,
said Mr. Cortossel, as he ruefully
rubbed his brow, :‘But I must say as:
‘how I ain’t going to recommend any
customers to that concern.”
“Have you been manin’
ments?"
“I sent a dollar- to a man who ad-
vertised that he would tell a sure way
.1 "‘Di'dn’t you get an answer?"
The dew
legendary roasted _
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