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WANTEDTUSEENANEY

Emma Gill’s Father Calls at
Jail to See Dr.
Guilford.

REFUSED AN INTERVIEW.

Mr. Gill Very Anxious to Learn About His-

Daughter’s Last Days.

BRIDGEPORT, Nov. 29.—Henry Gill,
father of Emma Gill, whose body was
found in Yellow Mill pond last Septem-
ber, came to Bridgeport, Saturday, for
the purpose of seeing Dr. Nancy A.
Guilford, the alleged murderess now
in the county jail. Mr. Gill said some
time ago that he wanted to talk with
the accused midwife, to learn some-
thing about the last days of his daugh-
ter, who is supposed to have died un—
der her care.

Mr.
stopping at the residence of a family
named Morehouse, at 53:} Burroughs
He visited
the police station, held a conference

Gill arrived Saturday and is

street, in East Bridgeport.

with the superintendent and detec-
tives, and later made his way to the
county jail.

Sheriff Hawley was not at the jail,
having gone out of town AssiStant
Jailer Schofield refused to allow Mr.
Gill to see the doctress, as it was antic-
ipated he would. He went away some-
what disappointed at the result, as he
was extremely anxious to have a talk
with the midwife.

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Royal Blue Line’s Five Hour Trains. ‘

To Washington in 5 hours from New
York is the time made by the Royal
Blue Line trains leaving stations of
Central R. R. of New Jersey, foot of
Liberty street, at 11:30 a. m., 1:00 pm.
and 3:00 p. m.; South Ferry, foot of
Whitehall street, 5 minutes earlier,
daily. The latter train, known as the
“Royal Blue Limited,” has a counter-
part that leaves Washington at the
same hour, reaching New York at 8:00
p. m. Both these trains were built
especially for this service by the Pull-
man Palace Car company, and are con-
ceded to be the finest specimen of car
construction of the present age. The
“Limited” is made up entirely of par-
lor and dining cars. In addition to
above a general change of time in the
Royal Blue Line service took place on
November 20th.

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Escaped in the Snow.

STAMFORD, Nov. 29.——A house owned
by Edward A. Ferris, at Lockwood’s
corner, about 8 miles from here, was
destroyed by fire during the height of
the storm, early Sunday morning. The
family escaped in their night clothes
and suffered severely from the cold
while trying to reach a neighbor’s
house. The loss is estimated at $1,000,
partially insured.
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After Truants.

Truant Officer John H. Riley took
five children to the County Home at
Norwalk, Saturday. One of them was
an incorrigible who wouldn’t go to
school, and the other four were from
a family of nine which the father has
left without means of support—Dan-
bury News.

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The Weather.
Snow or rain, and warmer to-night
and Wednesday.

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The funeral of the late Mrs. Susan
Tuttle, relict of Silas P. Tuttle will be
held from her late home in Cranbury
to-morrow afternoon.

J. T. Prowitt has the contract for
painting Edward M. Lockwood’s new
house, on East avenue.

 

Clara, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Reardon, who fell and broke
her arm, last week, is getting along
nicely at her home.

Mrs. E. Whitworth and son, of Frank -
lin avenue, are visiting inWallingford.

 

P. F. Burns, of the Boston Store, has
been visiting in Providence.

On Friday evening, Uec. 2d, the
Always Ready and Volunteer Circles,

_ K. D., of the Methodist church, will

combine forces and hold adelightful
entertainment in the lecture room of
the church.

JUSTICES OF.THE PEACE.

Terms of Office Cut Short by the Last
Legislature.

By an act passed by the Legislature
of 1897, the terms of all justices of the
peace who were elected in November,
1897, will expire before the first Mon-
day of January, 1899, and all the jus«
tices elected in the election of N ovem
ber, of this year, will take office on the
first Monday of January. Before the
passage of the act of 1897,’the terms of
justices of the peace ended on the day
before the first Monday of March of
the year following the election and the
justices all took office on the next day,
the first Monday of March. The result
of the act of 1897 is to shorten the terms
of the justices who were elected in 1897
and unless they were elected and have
qualified since the November election
of this year, their terms will expire on
Sunday, January 1, 1899.

The new act also provides that cer-
tificates of the oath of office. be re-
tu1nq§l to the town clerk instead of to
the c erk of.the superior court as for-
merly, and it says that any person-
elected a. justice must take the oath of
office before January 10 of the year fol-
lowing the election, or the office will
be vacant.

 

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WILT__O_N.

The blizzard of ’98, while not as se—
vere as the one of ten years ago, suc-
ceeded in tying up traffic in this town
in a most effectual way, and it will
probably take a week to open even the
main highways. But two trains suc-
ceeded in getting through on the Dan-
bury division on Sunday, and the first
train south on Monday, due to leave this
place at 6:30 a. m., was three hours
late, while the morning mail from New
York, due at 7 o’clock, did not arrive
until three in the afternoon. But three
teams passed the post office from Satur-

‘urday night until five o’clock Monday

evening. Reports from all parts of
the town over half a mile from the sta-
tion, tell of immense drifts that will
take the town fathers many days to
clear. The mail-carrier from North
Wilton arrived at the station, Monday
morning, with the mail bag on his
back, completely tired out, after mak-
ing the greater part of the distance
through the fields. The. condition on
Hurlbutt Street is fully as bad. Select-
man Jackson delivered the milk at
Hunt’s store as usual, Sunday night,

but had to call on several of his neigh- ’

bors to help him dig his way home.
Belden Hill was thoroughly blocked.
Not a team came from that section
since Saturday. N o casualities are re-
ported, but it will be several days be-
fore the butchers and bakers will be
able to resume their routes, but as Wil-
ton people are famous for keeping their
cellars well stocked with smoked meats
and vegetables, no suffering will re-
sult.

A subject for the fool killer was
shown in the performance of one of the
Spanish students at Whitlock‘s school,
who stayed out in the storm for half an
hour, Sunday morning, clad only in
his underclothing and a pair of socks,
to win a wager of a dollar from one of
his fellow countrymen. A pair of bad-
ly frosted hands was the only punish-
ment for his fool-hardy act. Neither
of the churches were open for services
on Sunday.

——-——-——<s-e>—~————
Five Hours to Washington via Royal Blue Line.

Three new trains daily from New
York, make the quickest time between
here, Philadelphia, Baitimore and
Washington, reaching the latter city
in 5 hours. They depart from Central
R. R. of New Jersey station boat of
Liberty street at 11:30 a. m. 1:00 p. m.
and 3:00 p. 111. South Ferry boat of
Whitehall street, 5 minutes earlier.
The latter train is known as the “Royal
Blue Limited,” composed entirely of
parlor and dining cars that were built
especially for this service by the Pul 1-
man Palace Car Company. and are con-
ceded to be the finest specimens of the

times. A general change of time on
the Royal Blue Line occurred Novem-
ber 20th, involving other fast trains
through to Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Washington. ‘

Want to be Absent.

Warrants have been served on Lester
Hunt and Edward A. Boumn. The
gentlemen will be asked to explain why
it i3 that their children do not attend
school as prescribed by law. A hearing
in the matter will be held in the Town
Court to-day.

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Baggage Master Hart Dead.

Baggage Master Edward H. 'Hart,
who was injured at the Bridgeport
depot, Friday night, died at 12:30 yes-

 

terday.

car builder’s art-turned out in modern.

 

ANOTH ER STORM TO-DAY.

Weather Man Engages to Furnish More Snowor
Possibly a Dose of Rain.

NEW HAVEN, Nov. 29.—More snow
or posmbly rain is in sight by to-night,
according to Weather Observer Tarr’s
advices. Up to a late hour last night
it looked full of promise for a bright
sunshiny day with the air a little warm-
er than yesterday. But a low barome-.
ter in the northwest and snow falling
this side of the Mississippi Valley and
moving eastward at a good Cllp made
things look dubious. To the south of
the snow storm a gust of rain is racing
eastward, too, and it is a toss up which
will get here first.

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Prof. S. T. Ford.

This celebrated Humorist and Im-
personator, will give one of his mag-
nificent entertainments in the Norwalk
Methodist church, to-night. Prof. Ford
is withoutarival in his line. He is
well known in the Norwalks, having
been called back the third time in
South N orwalk and was with us a year
ago. The entertainment will begin
promptly at80’clock. There will be
no admissiou fee, but a silver offering
will be taken. Pr.of Ford receives
from $50 to $100 per night. Being a
friend of the pastor, he is able to se-
cure him at a lower p11ee, and he is
anxious that every one shoud hear him
and enjoy an evening of fun without

malice; wit without grossness; humor-

without excess, of improvement and
recreation. The entertainment will be
in the lecture room and all are cordial-
ly invited.

Luncheon.

The Dairymaid luncheon to have
been given at the First Baptist church
on Nov. 30th, has been postponed 1n-
definitely.

MRS. J. H. JARVIS, Pres.
“do -0>—-—_‘

The 'case of the State vs. Mrs. Addie
Gluck will be heard before Justice Leo
Davis on Saturday.

main at the foot of Washington street,
South N orwalk.

 

William Keyser succeeds James
O’Hara as night clerk at the Mahacke-
mo, the latter having accepted a situa-
tion at the O’Donohue cafe on Wash-
ington street.

Benjamin Reed, of Hayes’ market, is
on there-tired list owing to illness, and
the proprietor of the market is wearing
the apron and wielding the cleaver and
knife.

Judge AsaB. Woodwa1d is visiting
in New York.

Miss Maud Rogers and Miss Sadie
Cashow have returned from a visit in
Brooklyn. "

Mrs. George A. Bell and daughter,
have returned to their home in Provi-
dence, R. I., after a few days visit with
Mr. and Mrs. Jarvis Kellogg of Center
avenue.

Mrs. Thomas Donnellan died at her
home in Silver Mine, yesterday.

Mr. and Mrs. H. I. Buttery and
daughter, who have been the guests of
Mrs. Sarah Holt, Winnipauk, returned
to their home in Waterloo, N . Y.-, Sat-
urday.

Mrs. John J. Shea and daughter,

Miss Margaret, have returned from-

Worcester, where they went to attend
the wedding of contractor John J. Shea
and Miss Minnie Leary. Mr. Shea and
wife have gone west on a wedding tour
and on their return will be at home
after Dec. 15, at Elmcrest Terrace,
Norwalk.

Miss Mary Pickett, of Norwalk, re-
turned home this morning ofter spend-
ing afew days’ Thanksgiving vacation
with her aunt, Mrs. W. A. Riggs, 40
Keeler street. Miss Pickett gave a
chrysanthemum whist party on Friday
evening, to a number of her young
friends, at her' aunt’s home.—Danbury
News.

Miss Mary Norris, of Norwalk, is
visiting her mother, Mrs. Sarah Chase
in Daubury.

Mr. and; Mrs. Edward Pelton, of
South Norwalk, have been the guests
of Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Fillow, in Bethel.

The subject of the meeting in the
Congregational chapel Thursday even-
ing, will be “Gratitude for home and
family life.”

The chief's degree will be conferred
by the Uncas tribe of Red Men, to-
night.

The roads in the vicinity of Chestnut
hill, are said to have drifts of snow
fifteen feet deep.

 

NEARLY FROZE TO DEATH.

A Greens Farms Man Fell From His Wagon
Into a Snow Drift.

Thomas Shaunnessy, of
Farms, had a. very narrow escape from
being frozen to death during Saturday
night’s blizzard. He was returning
home from Bridgeport with a load of
feed and grain, and when driving
through Fairfield he began to feel cold,
but thought he would be able to reach
home in safety. When passing the
Cougregational church in Southport he
was so overcome with the cold that he
fell from the wagon into a snowdrift
and lay unseen for over an hour, when
he was found by John Woodward. Mr.
Woodward, with the aid of assistants,
carried him to a nearby house where
he regained consciousness and was
taken home on the train. The team
was found by Ollie Jennings in Greens
Farms about 10 o’clock. Mr. Jennings
took the horses into his barn and kept
them until Monday, when they were
called for by Mr. Shaunnessy.

‘

Death of John Cotter.

John Cotter died at his home on
Park street, this morning, aged about
60 years.

The deceased was a machinist by
trade and was for a number of years
a resident of the town. Some ten years
ago he left town taking up his resi-
dence ‘in New Jersey. He returned
to his home in Norwalk a short time
ago and later was elected a member of
the board of city council'men. He was
in failing health,however,and attended
but few meetings of the board.

He was a member of St. John’s
Lodge, F. «b A. M., of which lodge he
had been master, was P. H. P. of
Washington Chapter, and later of
Mount Holly Chapter, of New Jersey.

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Annual Meeting.
The annual meeting of the Riverside

Cemetery Association was held at the
office of John H. Light, South Norwalk,

.—-——- . . . yesterday when the following directors
There is a bad break in the water

were re-elected for the ensuing year:

R. ,H. Rowan, F. St. John Lockwood,
John H. Ferris, Christian Swartz, John
H. Light, M. C. Kellogg, and Geo1ge
I. Buxton. At a subsequent meeting
of the directors, R. H. Rowan was elect:
ed President, F. St. John “Lockwood,
Vice President, Geo. I. Buxton, Sec’y
and Trees. and Geo. W. Voorhees,
Superintendent. ‘

 

The Gazette Wonders.

If the new storm now on its way here
will be another blizzard.

Why salt is being placed on the
tracks contrary to law.

I If Adams Bros. are celebrating the

blizzard.

When the Tramway company expect
to get their first car to VVestport.

If this weather pleases the coal
dealers.

What reporter Feeney was doing in
that Wall street snowbank.

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Whist Clubs Meet.

The Monday afternoon Whist club
was entertained by the Misses Cole,
of Elmcrest yesterday. The prize win-
ners were Mrs. F. H. Quintard and
Miss Olmstead.

The Woman’s Exchange Whist club
met at the Central club house on West
avenue, Monday afternoon. Mrs.
George W. Cram and Mrs. A. N. Clarke
won the prizes.

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Town Court.

The following cases were disposed of
in the town Court yesterday.

State vs. John Curley, Fine $5.
tence suspended.

State vs. Hunt and Bouton, continued
for two weeks and one month respec-
tively.

SCU-

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John Curley’, who claims to hail
from Hartford, was arrested in South
Norwalk last night, on the charge of
intoxication and vagrancy.

On Wodpesday at 3.30 p. m., the
Ladies’ association of the First Congre-

gational church, will hold its monthly

meeting, which was postponed from
Nov. 16th, in the chapel. There will
be papers on “The Mountain Whites,”
by Miss Carrie Seymour, “ The Freed-
man,” by Mrs. Josiah Gregory and
“The Chinese,” by Miss Alida Ball.
Tea will be served. All ladies cor-
dially invited.

The propellor Eagle was forced to
put in at Port Monis on account of the
lt01_m.Thc Vulcan 1eached this p01t
last nighl.

Charles N. Wood and family. of East
avenue, have 1etu1ncd f10m a visit in
Philadelphia.

Greens '

 

 

COLLISION AT FAlRFIELD.

Passenger Trains Come Together but No
One Was Hurt.

The locomotive of the east bound
passenger train which left South Nor!"
walk at 5:27 last evening, jumped the
track at Fairfield while running behind
time and collided with a west bound
passenger train that was side tracked
at that point waiting for the other
train to pass.

The accident occurred about 7 :30
o’clock when the belated train was
running at full speed. The point where
the engine jumped the track was along-
side the side track where the, west
bound train stood. The derailment was
caused by the snow on the track. Only
the forward trunk became derailed,
but this was enough to collide with the
side track train breaking the windows
from two passenger coaches. The pilot
of the derailed locomotive was also
broken. N 0 persons were injured by
the glass. The west bound train con-
tinued on its run with the broken
windows.

The east bound locomotive was jacked
up and replaced on the rails. A new

engine was substituted at New Haven.-

 

AMUSEMENTS.

Bennett—Moulton Company.

The Bennett-Moulton company prov-
ed a strong holiday attraction at the
Park City theatre yesterday afternOOn,
that popular play house being crowded
to witness the presentation of “ Bonnie
Scotland,” 3. drama with an interesting
plot excellently acted. The company,
by the way, is a well-balanced one.
The biograph views elicited hearty ap-
plause and sometimes laughter, and the
specialties introduced during the action
of the play were much enjoyed. Jos-
eph P. Carey was right up-to-date by
adding a clever verse to one of his
songs about the Co1bett Sharkey fake
fight. —Bridgep01 t Telecn am N ovem-
be1 25.

This company opens an engagement
at Hoyt’s Theatre Thursday night.

 

The Christian.

Miss Viola Allen in “ The Christian”
played an engagement at the Columbia
Theatre in Brooklyn Borough last
week, breaking all records of receipts
at regular prices. Last evening she
began an indefinite run at the Garden
Theatre, Manhattan Borough, which
will undoubtedly continue until late in
April. The great advance sale at the
Garden Theatre, the demand extending
over a month ahead, indicates that
Miss Allen will continue her record-
breaking career at this house. The
success of “The Christian ” is hardly
appreciated by the casual reader of
theatrical news. Miss Allen’s receipts
for the 49 performances she played at
the Knickerbocker Theatre beginning
October 10, were $79,642.00. Previously
to opening at the Knickerbocker Thea-
tre, she played to $20,936.75 in Albany,
Washington and Providence in eight-
een performances, making her receipts
for 67 performances $100,598.75, or an
average of $1,501.17 for each perform-
ance.
made by a dramatic attraction at regu-
lar prices in America.

Joseph Haworth has made a great
hit in Miss Allen’s supporting com-
pany as “John Storm.” He made his

first appearance in this character at

the Knickerbocker Theatre, Thursday
evening, the 17th inst. While his pre'
decessor made a most favorable im-

pression in this role, it is the opinion

of all who have seen both gentlemen in
this part that it was really never play-
ed until Mr. Haworth impersonated it.
He gives a much more intelligent per-
formance and imparts to the lines in
the strong situations more effect and
meaning. ,
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Death of Patrick R'atchford.
Patrick Ratchford, father of Michael
Ratchford, of this city, died at his
home in Brookfield, yesterday, in the
85th year of his age. He leaves four
children, one son and three daughters.
He was in the 60’s well known in Wil-

ton, which was at that time his home.

The funeral will probably be held on
Thursday at Danbury.

 

The Appetite of a Goat

Is envied by all poor dyspeptics
whose Stomach and Liver are out of
order. All such should know that Dr.
King’s New Life Pills, the wonderful
Stomach and Liver Remedy, gives a
splendid appetite, sound digestion and
aregulzu bodily habit that insu1es
petfect health and great ene1gy. Only
250. at John A. Riggs’ drug store, 11
Main street.

V.

Horace S. Wakeman, J12, has pur-
chased a ticket from the J. M. Layton
agency of the Old Domimon line, and
made a start for Southern Pines, N. C‘.

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This is the greatest record ever”

 

MASTER LION’S OPPORTUNITY.

How the Dog of DIarie Nevins Blaine Bull
Became a Member of the Family.

vorced, wife of young Jim Blaine,
married Dr. Willi-am T. Bull, she was
obliged to resign one of her most treas-
ured possessions, ia beautiful spaniel,
named,. if memory is not treacherous,
Lion.

Her fondness for Lion was almost a
craze, and she had taught the dog
many tricks. The devotion was mu—
tual, and if the comrades Iwere sep—
arated even for a day Lion was incon—
solable.

Upon her marriage to Dr. Bull she

the house. But Mrs. Bull was a diplo-
mat.
hoped, not forever,

in his favor.

One day, when she had been married
about a year, she hinted that “he was
grieving to see Lion, and said if it

for 9. Week.
blc.
Doctor Dr.

was out. Well,

rcccivml his invitation. and in due
stalled n‘. 1hr- smblc.

E‘vcry 1111;:
111ist1'1'ss' bouiloir.
at home for vacation.
go through all the pretty tricks his
mistress had taught him to show her
he had not forgotten them. Three days

Bull was taking off his ovencdalt in his
office, there came a. rap at the inner
door. It was so faint that he did not
notice it. Then, when it was repeated,
he said, “Come in!” No one come, but
the rapping wen-t on. He opened the
door and there stood Lion. He had
been knocking the door with a little
wooden box he held in his mouth ad-
dressed to Dr. Bull. The Doctor took
the box, and Lion, too polite to im-
trude, turned and walked in a dignified
manner back up stairs. The Doctor
opened «the box,,read the tiny note con-
tained thciein, smiled and threw it in
the sump basket.

The next day Lion knocked and left
anothe1 note. The third time he came
there was a reply for .him. The Doc-
tor said, "Lion, Wait!” He took the
box, abstracted the note, put. one of
his own in its place, and, handing the
box back to the dog, gave him a pal:
and sent him 11p stairs. Here is a copy,
of Lion’s notes and the reply they
finally elicited:

“Dear Doctor—I am enjoying my ViS"
it to my mistress very much. It was
very kind of you to invite me here,
and I have tried 'to behave the best I
know how. It will be 'hard to leave
my mistress again. I wish you would
like me a little bit. Lion.

The letter which Lion carried back
to his mistress read: “Lion, you are.
such a respectable, well-bred fellow
that your visit is extended indefinitely.

“W. T. B.”

That evening the Doctor mnd his
wife had a hearty laugh over her little
bit of scheming and Lion shared in it.
—-New York Mail and Express.

THE GREAT STRENGTH OF BEARS.

One Seen to Carry a Heifer, Weighing 200
Pounds, l‘hree Mlles.

An old hunter, speaking about bears,
declares that grizzli-es have strength
almost beyond belief, and cites some
instances to prove it.

“I have read,” he says, “about the
powerful muscles in the arms of Afri-
can gorillas, but none compare with
those in the arms and shoulders of
big grizzly bears. I have seen a griz-
zly bear with one forepaw shot into

dred pounds of flesh and bone up
precipices and perform feats of. mus
cle that trained athletes could not do.
.I have seen grizzly bears carrying thb

carcasses of pigs that must have
weighed seventy pounds several miles
across a mountain side to their lair,
and I have heard hunters tell of hav-
ing seen cows knocked down as it by
a thunderbolt with one blow from the
forepaw of a bear.

“Three summers ago I spent the
season in the coast mountains in Mon-
terey county, and one moonlight night
I saw a big grizzly bear in the act of
carrying a dead yearling heifer home
to her cub. I had a position on the
mountain side where I could see ev-
crv movement of the bear in the
sparsely timbered valley below me.
The animal carried the heifer in her
forepaws for at least three miles.
across jagged, sharp rocks ten feet
high, over fallen logs, around the
rocky mountain sides. where even a
donkey could not get a. foothold, to
a narrow trail up the steep mountain.
She never stopped to rest a moment,
but went right along. I followed, and
just' about half a mile from the beatt's
lair I laid her low. The heifer we-.gh-
ed at least two hundred pounds and
the bear some four hundred and firty
pounds.”

-—le9 Merchants keep their name:
before the Public. An Advertisement

 

 

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time arrived in New York and was 1n- .

while the Doctor was on ‘
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