" To Get Customers Ad:
vertise in Their Favor:
ite Paper, THE EVEN=
ING GAZETTE!
I
aZette.
Every Reader of THE
EVENING. “GAZETTE
is a‘Buyerf. Give Them
a Trial ! ,
, VOL, V111. No.2ooe NORWALK CONN., WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 30. 1898. PRICE, ONE CENT.-
llllN’lWllllSlllflflN.
Remonstrance Filed Against,
Granting John Kirsch a Li-
cense on Belden Avenue.
THERE WERE TEN SIGNERS
A Hearing Will Probably be Had Sometime
in January.
On November 15th last, John Kirsch.
applied to the County Commissioners
for a license to sell liquor, in the store
on Belden avenue in the brick struc-
ture known as the Hands building.
' The application was published in the
GAZETTE on the above date, and
on November 16th, Rev. F. A. Scofield
addressed a communication to the com-
missioners, and enclosed a remon-
strance against granting a license to
Kirsch.
The remonstrance recited the facts
and was signed by the following
objectors: '
REV. F. A. SCOFIELD,
CHARLES W. HOY'I‘,
‘ JAMES J. SCOFIELD,
J. H. BUCKLEY & SON,
ISAAC BENTLEY,
MRS. H. F. BENNETT,
MISS M. E. BROTHERTON,
MRS. ARAMINTA WORKMAN,
.MISS MAUD WORKMAN,
REV. J. MCCLURE BELLOWS.
This acted as a bar to the granting
of a license, and the County Commis-
sioners-will set a date for sometime in
January when the above remonstrants
"will be given an opportunity to Eappear
in person and state their objections to
the granting of a license to the appli-
cant. ' -
WAS ON THE TORTLAN D.
The Engineer of the Steamer Was a Native
of Norwalk.
The engineer of the steamer Port-
land, which went down with all on
board off Cape Cod during Sunday's
storm, was Thomas Merrill, a native of
Norwalk, and a brother of Homer and
St. John Merrill, the well known in-
surance men. He leaves a widow and
three daughters.
He was an occasional visitor in town
from his home in Portland. His trade
was that of a machinist.
A dispatch received by Mr. St. John
Merrill from the company’s manager,
conveys the information of the steamer’s
wreck, and no hopes of the escape ,of
any one on her.
—————<o.o>——
The Gazette Wonders.
If there is any more snow. due which
. has not arrived.
What’s the matter with the Wifini-
pauk telford road.
If the Tramway trolleys enjoy run-
ning on the tracks ' cleaned by the
Street Railway. '
Why the snow on the tracks east of
the-VVall street bridge is not removed-
If Westporters would like to see the
color of a Tramway car.
Why Captain“ Gladstone has not
donned his" carpet boots and ear mufis.
. .
Zehm Recital.
The organ recital which was to have
been given by Prof. Zehm in the South
Norwalk Congregational church on
Saturday, Nov. 12th, but which was
'stponed on account of the weather,
will be given next Saturday afternoon.
It will be the fifth programme in the
series. These recitals have been much
enjoyed by music lovers and prove by
the large attendance- that fine music is
well appreciated.
V 7
Wanted Lodging.
A woman applied at the South N or-
walk police statiOn last night for lodg-
ing. It was granted, and this morning
she started to walk to her home in
Westport, despite the storm. A good
Samaritan came to hcr rescue and paid
her fare on the railroad to her destina-
tion.
A“
-City Taxes. '
The city tax collector will be called
upon to settle with the city, in six more
days, and will be obliged to pay all
taxes not collected. By paying now
you will save your property being sold
for taxes. The collector is res nsible
for your tax, and he will 'levy.’ a
WEDDED AT 'HIGH NOON.
James Polk Fr'ancis of South Norwalk Married to
Miss Virginia M. Edney in Darien.
A wedding event of some note in Nor-
walk and Darien society was that of
James Polk Francis, the well known.
clothier of South N orwalk, and Miss
Virginia M. Edney, daughter of the
late Dr. James Edney of Darien.
The ceremony was performed, Tues-
day, at 12 m., by the Rev. Louis French
of St. Luke’s Episcopal church of that
place at the home of the bride.
The parlor was prettily festooned
with green clinging vines and smilax
with a beautiful array of yellow chrys-
anthemums.
Only relatives and near friends of
the couple were present. g
The bride was gowned ina handsome
costume of yellow Venetian cloth,
which was very becoming, and carried
a bouquet of yellow Chrysanthemums.
The only attendant was the bride’s
niece, Miss Maud Kraft, of Brooklyn,
who acted as maid of honor. She wore
White organdie over blue, with trim-
mings of lace, and carried white Chrys-
anthemums.
After the ceremony a wedding break-
fast was served to the guests. Mrs. Fran—
cis then doned a Handsome traveling
costume of blue and She with her newly
made husband departed on a wedding
tour, after which they will reside for a
time in Darien.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis were recipients
of many valuable presents of silver-
ware, cut glass and many useful articles.
Mr. Francis’ gift to his bride was a
handsome pair of diamond earrings.
NEW OFFTCERS.
The Sons of St. George Meet and Elect
Officers.~
The annual meeting of the Sons of
St. George was held last evening, at
which the following officers were
elected:
President—James Wood.
Vice-President—«A. McDonald.
Secretary—Frank Littlefair.
-Assistant Secretary—Thomas Blam-
ire. '
Treasurer—D. Chittam.
Messenger—Stephen Woodward.
Chaplain—Harry Gill.
Trustee—George Goodwin.
Inside Sentinel—George Goodwin.
Outside Sentinel—W. J. Moore.
Assistant Messenger—Thomas Tret-
low.
An entertainment was given consist-
ing of songs, recitations, etc. A special
entertainment for the benefit of a
brother in need will be held Monday
evening.
«o’er——
TROLLEY CARS COLLIDE.
The Tramway Creates Excitement on Wall
Street.
About 6 o’clock last nighttwo Tram—
way cars collided opposite the Street
Railway car barn.
The Tramway company for some un'
known reason has failed to free its
Wall street track of snow, and has
been using the track of the Street
Railway company. Last evening the
big combination car was on its way to
South Norwalk, and when opposite the
BostOn Store, car No. 9, which stood on
the siding, started up and attempted to
take the main track before the other
car had entirely passed the switch.
The result was a collision in which No.
9 had its platform smashed, and the
combination car was forced from the
rails with its body shifted on the
trucks. The accident delayed travel
for some time, but both cars were able
to resume their trips.
HORSES:DR:OWNED.
Backed off the Wall (Street Dock in Bridge-
port, Yesterday Afternoon.
BRIDGEPOR'I‘, Nov. 30.——A team of
valuable horses attached to a double
cart, fell off the city wharf at the foot
of Wall street, yesterday afternoon.
Both horses were drowned and their
driver, Martin Griffin, of 33 Jones ave-
nue, who had the presence of mind to
jump quickly, saved his own-life. The
horses and cart, which are the proper-
ty of Contractor Henry Clamplett, are
still at the bottom ‘of the harbor.
~——-<e -0»—————-————~’—
Discharged From Hospital.
Daniel Fitzgerald, the baggagemas-
ter who was injured in the wreck at
Georgetown, Saturday, was discharged
from the Danbury hospital yesterday,
has regurued to his home in Pittsfield,
l Mass.
NEW minivans.
Bidsfor Danbury’s new Build-
ing Filed With Architect
Briggs in Bridgeport.
HARTFORD FIRM LOWEST.
The South Norwalk Building Company Was the
Third Lowest Bidder.
The bids for the construction of the
new county court house in Danbury,
were opened at the oflice of Architect
W. R. Briggs in Bridgeport yesterday,
and are as follows:
D’ESOPO BROS., HARTFORD.
All work except fireproofing
and tiling .................... $33,000
With fireproofing and tiling. . . . 35,649
TRACY BROS., VVATERBURY.
All work except fireproofing. . . $36,300
With fireproofing ............... 37,678
NORWALK BUILDING 00., NORWALK.
All work except fireproofing and
tiling........f‘....' ............ $36,250
With fireproofing and tiling. . . . 38,899
CASEY & HURLEY, BRIDGEPORT.
All work except fireproofing and
tiling ......................... $36,541
With fire'proofing and tiling. . . . 39,190
C. C. CROSSLEY, DANBURY.
Building complete .............. $39,600
J. L. BUNNELL, DANBURY.
All work except fireproofing
and tihng .................. $37,713.60
With fire proofing and tiling. . 40,362.60
DOWLING & BOTTOMLY, BRIDGEPORT.
All work except fireproofing and
tiling ............ 7 ............. $39,325
With fireproofing and tiling. . . . 41,974
FOSTER BROS., DANBURY.
Building complete .............. $43,118
NORCROSS BROS, WORCESTER, MASS.
Building complete .............. $44,245
ANOTHER STORM.
Steals into Town When Honest People are
Courting Morpheus.
A large number of Norwalk residents
who retired at an early hour last night
were nota little surprised this morn-
ing to find that while they had slum-
bered about four inches of snow had
fallen.
This in addition to the previous em-
bargo of snow made locomotion exceed-
ingly difficult.
The Street Railway sweeper was
early at work flanked by a gang of
shovelers, and was kept busily engaged
all night and today, and succeeded in
breaking a way through to the railroad
station at South N orwalk.
It was 7 o’clock, however, before a
car reached the station, since which
time they have been run with compar-
atively little delay.
The cars on the Tramway line so far
as the local traflic was concerned was
fairly good.
Taken altogether the service on both
of the roads was remarkably good.
There was a semi tie-up in business,
except perhaps to the man who dealt
in snow shovels.
N o accidents of a serious nature are
reported hereabouts as a result of the
storm.
»_-‘A
Covered Up the Tracks.
In Danbury, yesterday, the electric
roads piled great piles of snow beside
their tracks, making it dangerous to
drivers of teams. The drivers, how-
ever, were equal to the emergency and
securing shovels threw the snow back
upon the tracks. , '
AA;
‘v r
The Boston Store.
The Boston Store has now on hand a
great space making sale, the object of
which is to clear the. counters for the
Christmas goodsr It will continue all
of this week and includes every de-
partment. A perusal of the new ad-
vertisement in to-day’s issue will post
you on some of the prices.
AA‘
‘
The Weather.
Clearing this afternoon; fair to-night';
Thursday increasing cloudiness.
A ‘
er
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
aregular bodily habit that insures
perfect health and great energy. Only
25c. at John A. Riggs’ drug store, 11
Main street. - .
--—Adveruse In Th2 GAZETTE;
, standing col lar,in blues reds and blacks,
SHORTAGE GROWING.
Kirk Woodbridge’s Defalcation may Amount
to $10,000.
HARTFORD, Nov. 30.—It is current
rumor that the New York expert at
work on the books at the state prison
had discovered new and startling defal-
cations. One informant said that it was
feared now that the total defalcation
would amount 'to $10,000, twice the
amount of Warden Woodbridge’s bond.
At the last accounts the expert had ex-
amined only the last nine months of the
last year of Kirk Woodbridge’s clerk-
ship. The amount taken by him by
forged checks during that period was
over $1,700.
It was the report that rthe expert
has progressed far enough to give the
amount stolen during the year previous
to the last. No one was in position to
give the exact figures, but it was re-
liably stated that the sum hypothecated
during this year was more than double
that of last year. If this imformation
proves correct it will make,.the defelca-
tion for the last year and a half of
Woodbridge’s clerkship nearly $5.000.
He held the office five years. How
much was taken during the other three
years and a half can only be conjec-
tured.
AA;
‘
Charged With Assault.
John H. Cole was placed under arrest
yesterday, on the charge of having as-
saulted Pinkys Kralow, a Washington
street bridge dealem The afi’air grew
out of a dispute over the disposal of
snow on the bridge. The assault was
not of a serious nature.
Garni'sheed.
Attorney John J. lWalsh for Jones &
Hotchkiss has garnisheed the County
Commissioners on a claim of $600
against Hart Denton.‘ Attorney Walsh
for E. K. Lockwood has also garnished
the Commissioners On a claim of $100
against Mr. Denton.
————-————‘o.W——————-
Mrs. S. K. Stanley celebrated her
WILL B_E_HANGEI].
Supreme Court Finds That
There was No Error in
the Willis Case.
N0 HOPE LEFT FOR HIM.
The Condemned Murderer Will Hang on
December 30th.
BRIDGEPORT, N 0v. 30.~The supreme
court of errors held a session in New
Haven, yesterday afternoon and hauled
down several decisionps.
The most important decision to this
part of the state is that in the case of
the state against Benjamin R. Willis,
who is under sentence of death at the
state prison for the murder of David S.
R. Lambert in Wilton.
The court finds no error and the sen-
tence of the lower court stands.
Willis was to have been hung Nov. 4,
but a reprieve until Dec. 20, was grant-
ed by Gov. Cooke, to permit the su-
preme court to pass upon the case.
Counsel for Willis claimed that the
superior court erred .in admitting as
evidence a. confession from Willis,
which it was claimed was obtained by
holding out inducements to him. The
finding of the supreme court is against
the claim and Willis must hang unless
the board of pardons intervenes.
James Hefl'ernan was sentenced to
fifteen days in jail, in the Town Court,
yesterday. He left for Bridgeport to-
day. '
before the Public. An Advertisement
fiftieth birthday anniversary ,Tuesday.
is
-—Live Merchants keep- their names..-
"AMUSEMENTS.
Bennett—Moulton Company.
Bennett-Moulton Comedy Company,
now in its eighteenth year, will appear
at Hoyt’s Theatre, three nights com-
mencing Thursday. This season they
haveanew plan of making the per-
formance continuous. ' 'No waits or in-
termissions. Introducing new and
novel specialties between the acts. In
order to present tile performance as
perfect as possible, they carry a car-
load of their own scenery, all the fur
niture and appointments, etc., used in
the productions. their own orchestra,
and the best acting company ever or-
ganized for popular prices.
A ‘
V '—
R0yal 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 infthe
Royal Blue Line service took placevon
November 20th.
T vvr
Attachment.
Constable Goodwin has placed an at-
tachment on the property of the Osborn
estate, Samuel and W. E. Osborn being
named in the complaint, sworn out to
recover on the part of the Fairfield
County National bank on a note. The
writ calls for an attachment in amount,
$500.
——————‘0.0>—————
“Where on earth could she" have
picked up so insignificant a man for
a. hushed?”
“I haven’t any exact information,
but he looks as if he might have gone
with a pound. of tea.”——-Gincinnati In-
ln THF’ GAZETTE will be read
qu-irer. .
BOSTON ' STORE!
SEAQE. MAKING SALE!
Our Christmas goods are here, ready to be unpacked, and we want a Whole lot of room. We shall
Slaughter several lots in each department to make the required room. '
WILL CONTINUE THE REST OF THE WEEKl
urs ay. Friday and 8a why. II. is, 2n . 3rd.
All new scasonable goods.
. N 0 old lots.
Toys, Dolls, Sleds, Books, Bric-a-Brac, etc.
It is simply a matter of must, in order to make room for
Separate Sklrts.
The new divided skirts, buttoned on
the side, $6.50. _
20 heavy winter skirts, worth $5.00,
this sale only $3.98.
Flounce skirts, $4.25 and $5.00.
Corsets.
’81.00 B. B. corsets, 75c.
75 cent B. B. corsets, 59c.
Jackets.
813:00 Ladies’ Satin Lined Kersey
Jackets, strapped seams, 810:00. .
825:00 imported Kersey, taffeta lined
jackets, $18:75.
Military Jackets for young ladies,
811:00 and 313:00.
30 All Wool Kersey Jackets, blacks
only, these are 811:00 jackets, for this
sale only, the first come are the ones
that will get them for $7 :50. They are
silk lined. .
Domestic Goods.
We want part of this big stock for
games and toys.
12% all linen towels, 9c.
5 yards birds eye diaper, 19c.
10 yards 10 cent domet flannel, 500. -. ‘
12:}0 teazel down outings, all new
stripes and plaids, handsomest cldth on
sale only, no longer, 80.
Large Turkish bath towels, 90.
121} all linen crash, 8c.
Underwear.
We want part of this counter for
holiday neck wear, umbrellas and fan-
cy suspenders. .
$1.50 all wool men’s shirts and draw-
ers, $1.00.
75 cent men’s fleeced shirts
drawers, 500.
39 cent ladies heavy underwear, 25c.
75 cent ladies heavy ribbed vests and
pants, and they are warm, 500. ' '
Boys’ and girls’ vests and pants, the
39c kind, 250.
A Cut Down) in Dress Goods.
Our great sales prove that our dress
goods were low enough, but that isn’t
it, we want half the'dress goods counter
for dolls. '
$3.75 black silk blistered crepons 42
inch limited quantity, per yard, $2.00.
$1.00 black crepo'n, 590.
29 cent all wool serges selling now
for 290, for this sale only, they are 36
inch wide, 190.
39 cent new fancy mixtures that are
now selling for 390, this sale, 250.
59 cent heavy all wool winter serges
48 in. wide, for this sale, 37lc. -
50 inch all wool ladies cloth that are
cheap at 500. this sale, 3741c.
All wool flannel plaids for skirts or
house dress, worth 500, this sale, 31c.
69$1.00 Drap de’ete blacks and colors,
c. ~ _
and
the market for house wrappers, this
A
Wrappers.
Ladies’ House dress with corset
attached. look at this, $1:50.
Any fiannelette or percale Wrapper
marked 98 cents for 75c.
Beautiful heavy cotton eiderdown
printed Wrappers, $1:98.
Elegant fittingheavy Outing Wrap-
pers $1225 and 81:50. ’
Oollarettes.
83:98 Coney Collarettes, 32:25.
85:00 Electric Collarettes, 83:75.
38:00 Electric Collarettes, with sur-
plice and tails, 85:75. ' '
313:00 Stone Martin Collarettes, with
surplice and tails, $10:00. . - ‘
Gloves.
Boys and girls Mittens 10c.
Driver’s Heavy Gloves, the kind you
pay 750 for, this sale 50c,
$1.50 Men’s tan and grey undressed
skin gloves, lined with silk, 31:00.
81:25 Men’s dressed Dog Skin Gloves
that fit the hands, all sizes, 81:00.
31:25 Lined and unlined Buckskin
Glove made, 81:00.
for 31:00 others sell at 81:50. Look and
con vince yourself.
Oomfortables.
Full Size, 750.
Knotted Comfortables, $1.25
Silkolene Comfnrtables, $1.98.
Fine Satin'e Comfortables, $2.49.
Come to This Great Room
Making Sale
Christmas Display will be Greater Than Ever.
We Must Sell Goods to Have the Room Our
Gloves, that wear better than any other
The Ladies’ Kid Glove that we sell l
W nun uni. NUHWALK.EUNN. {
"i‘fin .
,Jr
Norwalk Chronicler