) 5T0 Get Customers Ad= vertise in Their Favor: ite Paper, THE EVEN= 1N6 GAZETTE! vening Gazette. Every Reader of THE EVENING GAZETTE ‘ is a Buyer. Give Them :1 Trial ! VOL. viii. NO. 2017 N ORWALK CONN ., THURS DAY'EVENIN Gr, DECEMBER 15, 1898. PRICE ONE CENT. A ELIiSE fill. ______— Two Servant Girls Nearly Asphyxiated by Escap- ing Gas DISCOVERED IN TIME. Gas Range Left Turned on, But Uniighted, and the Girls Went to Sleep. m BRiDGEPORT, Dec. 15.—l3y escaping gas from a range in the apartments over the dining room conducted by John Irving at the depot, two Slavoni- an servants came near losing their. The range is equipped with the fuel gas. The servants‘are Lena Schmidt and Nellie Mozie, who are employed in the kitch- en of ithe restaurant and sleep in a lives, yesterday morning. room adjoining. Early this morning Nellie arose to make some hot coffee for Lena, who was ill.‘ She lit the gas in the-range, and after heating the coffee supposed she turned off the gas. After giving her companion a cup of coffee, she returned to her room. The two soon fell asleep. When the chef arrived at the dining room this morning, he was surprised to find that the girls were not up. He went upstairs to call them, and the strong odor of gas aroused his suspic- ions. Not receiving any response to his calls, he burst in the door, and found the two servants lying unconscious. ,He tried to arouse them, but failed, and he made up his mind they were dead.‘ _ He senta messenger for Dr. R. J. Lynch, who soon arrived and found thatthc servants were all but dead. He worked hard over them and soon He was unable to revive Lena, however, restored Nellie to consciousness. and for a time it- appeared as if she would die. At noon she partly re- gained her senses, but her condition is critical. It is not knovvn how the gas escaped, but Dr. Lynch said if the girls had been left ten minutes longer, they would probably have been dead. The Schmidt girl is sure she turned off the gas cock, but it is possible that :she may have left it partly open. It is not known whether the gas cock was found fully turned off or not. John W. Irving, who is in charge of the restaurant, formerly lived in Nor- walk. 3. . -——————<0.o>—-————- Annuai Meeting. At the annual meeting of the Knights of Honor, No. 3,904, Monday evening, the following oificers were elected : P. D.——S. H. Hnntington. D.#George Vosburgh. V. D.—Gustav Lange. A. D.-——J. W. O’Brien. F. R.——Matthew Hall. Treasurer—J E Paul. Chanlain——N. Hatchman. R.-«Robert McDonald. I. G.—Julius Hubbell. 0. G.—C. M. Moeller. Trustees—S. H. Huntington. G. Lange and J. W. O’Brien. —4———<o.o>- Christmas Dinner to the Poor. The Salvation Army will give a Christmas dinner to the poor of the town on Wednesday, December 28th, at 1 p m., at the Hall on the Washington street bridge. Gifts of money, food and cast-off clothing are earnesly so- licited, and will be called for on re- ceipt of a postal card. Address to Cap— tain Russell, 11 Van Zandt avenue, East Nor Nalk. —————<u-o>—————— Organ Recital. There was a good attendance at the organ recital given by Prof. Harry J. Zchm in the South Norwalk Congrega- tional church, last night. Harry Pep- per was the soloist. The recital was one of the finest yet given by Mr. Zehm. .A 'silver offering was taken up and no admission charged. At the conclusion refreshments were served by the Chris- tian Endeavor society. Wiii Soon Cut ice People who literally cut ice, the ice men. will soon begin to till their stor- age warehouses, if this cold snap con- tinues. Generally, there is but little ice cut tillJanuary, This early cold snap bespeaks a big crop and low prices next summer.‘ nun ill NEW YUHK. Col. Edgar M. Crawford Fa— tally injured on Third Avenue. RELATED IN NORWALK. Knocked Down by a Runaway Horse Who Ran on the Sidewalk. New YORK, Dec. 15.——One of the tie- livery wagons of John Matthews’ soda water firm was crossing Second avenue at Twenty—third street yesterday after- noon when the whiflietree broke. The pieces beat the horse about the hind legs, causing the animal to run away. At Third avenne the horse ran on the sidewalk. Pedestrians heard the rack- et and ran in terror. Two men who were coming right against the runaway, close. behind each other, were run down and left bleeding on the sidewalk as the horse sped on. i A moment later the horse crossed Fourth avenue. Citizens and policemen, warned of its coming, fell upon it and held it. The two injured men were Col. Edgar M. Crawford, a tobacco merchant, of 168 Water street, and George Dovas, a Greek publisher, of 115 East Forty- sixth street. Mr. Craw- ford was suffering from a bad out on the head. Mr. back was in- jured and he was in grelt pain. Both Dovas’s were taken to Bellevue Hospital when the ambulance came. The horse was not injured. Mr. Crawford died several hours later in Bellevue Hospital. His body was removed to the home of his daugh- ter, Mrs. George Butterworth, at 10-l East Thirtieth street. Directly after the accident happened the police made an investigation, and decided not to arrest William Egan, They said he was in no way to blame, as the the driver of the runaway horse. horse was entirely beyond his control. After Mr. they decided to arrest him, but he could not be found. Col. (lived with his daughter. He was a member of the Military Club. Crawford died, however, Crawford Col. Crawford was the father—in-law of Mr pauk, walk at the residence of Mrs. LeGrand C. Betts, on the Green. friends in town who will be shocked to . George Butterworth of VVinni- and spent his summers in Nor- He had many learn of his accidental death. He was a member of the Norwalk club. ._, < )Oob- School Entertainment. The pupils of the North Center school gave an excellent entertainment at the school Wednesday evening. The room was prettily decorated. The fol- lowing programme was presented in an admirable, manner: “ Welcome,” , Ray Sherwood. “Just What We Like"’ Marie Benedict. “Jack Frost’s Duties,” Clifford Betts. Dialogue—- “Auntie Dimple.” “The Bite,” Edith Sherwood. “ Planting Himself to Grow,” May Pettit. Recitation—“ The Be’s, ” Six Boys. “Santa Claus and the Mouse," Cora Mead. Dialogue— “ The Rehearsal.” “Little Flo’s Letter,” Clara Byington. “ Jes’ 'Fore Christmas,” Willie Northrup. “ A Christmas Class,” “ What Found in His Stocking,” Isabel Rider. “My Kitty,” . Francis Parks. Motion Song. Dialogue—- “ From Down East.” ———-——--‘0.0>——-—’——.___ Ted Euchre. The Matinee Euchre club met with Mrs. E, H Mathewson of West avenue, yesterday afternoon, and the prizes were ”won by Mrs. George A. Jennings and Mrs. Russell Frost. V‘ THE METHODIST FAIR. it Opens in a Most Auspicious'iilanner at Randall’s Hail. —.L‘_'\__._.._ The fair given by the East Norwalk Methodist church, in Randall’s hall, last evening, was well attended. The ‘ hall, with its artistic trimmings and fancy booths, presented a very attrac- tive appearance. .‘ The entertainment part of-the p,.0_i gramme was of a pleasing character. Those having charge of the-tables and booths were : Supper table, Mrs. John B. Wheeler, Mrs. Alexander Palmer, Mrs. George Rose, Mrs. Charles Hyatt, Mrs. John L’Hommedleu, Mrs. Hubert S. Mitch- ell, Mrs. Charles Seymour, and Miss Mary St. John. At the Jack-in-theibox were the Misses Clara Day, May Hawkins, Cecil Osborn, Carrie Palmer, Ora Mai King, and Fannie Rose. Domestic booth, Mrs. A. J. Smith, Mrs. B. F. Day, Jr., and Mrs. G. B. King. ' Fancy booth, Mrs. L. Fowler, Mrs. Edward Simmons, Edward E. Gorham, and Mrs Daniel L’Hommedieu. Doll booth, Mrs. Henry Wright and Mrs. Walter Lewis. Merchants’ booth, Mrs. Henry Sey- mour, and Mrs. Frank Day. ‘ Provision table, Mrs. J. C. Hawkins, Mrs. J. S. Randall, Mrs. James L’Hom- medieu and Mrs. Frank Seymour. . The fair will be continued to-night. 0-.»— AMUSEMENTS. Burrill Comedy Company. The Burrill Comedy Company pre- sented “True as Steel” to a large and appreciative audience at Hoyt’s Thea- tre, last night. The leading lady, Miss Laura Hulbert, is particularly worthy of mention. She is a most ac- complished actress and holds the atten-~ tion of the audience all through. To— night she will be scen in “The Octo' men” and also at the matinee to-day. .. ————-—-———--—<o<’o>—~-—— . Advertising Pays. That advertising in a reputable news- paper pays is no longer doubted by suc- cessful business men. The man who sells merchandise without advertising, depends upon patronage from his per- sonal friends or believes his store fills a long felt want in the community and the people will trade With him as a matter of choice. This same merchant is careful. to buy goods to the best ad- vantage, securing all possible dis— counts. Yet he fails to recognize that this very principle, is followed by the man or woman buying such goods as are. handled by him. Making purchase has resolved itself into a business undertaking. The care- ful purchaser, and this purchaser is in the majority and is a product of the times, scans the advertising columns of a newspaper to find out where re- liable goods can be bought at the great- est saving. This cannot be. doubt-ed,and to the intelligent purchaser the adver- tising columns of the newspaper are as interesting from the standpoint of con- veying information as the news columns, although the informa- tion of the two newspaper depart- ments may differ. Beyond all question, the church that would use a generous advertising space in a reput- able newspaper to announce in attrac- tive form its Sunday offering in the way of lecture and music would attract larger congregations than the church that depends upon the religious spirit to move men and women to attendance. This being so, and few thinking people will deny it, although the method might be a departure from the custom, it is easily apparent that the merchant who advertises is the merchant who will do the greatest volume'of business. ~Bridgeport Telegram. ———<o-o>——~————q—- Suicide in Winsted. WINSTED, Dec. 15.—Chal‘les* M. Chase, who has served four times as warden of the borough and who was one of the best known men in this place, was found dead in a room at the Hotel Winstcd this morning, and all indications point strongly to suicide by gas asphyxiation. —-—————-——<o.o'——-— _ Has Resigned- Frank E. St. John, substitute letter carrier at South Norwnlk, has °esigned on account of ill health. H6 is sue- ceeded by James H. Hanford of East Norwalk, who is busily engaged in learning the different routes. —-— 4a-0>—~—-———_—— Annual Assembly. The annual inspection and election otofiicers of Clinton Comma‘uery’, KT”, takes place t-c-morrow evening, follow- ed by a banquet furnished by Landlord Hamilton oi’ the Norwalk hotel. HIT BY TRAMWAY CAR. Mrs. Michael Devitt and Miss Mary Ryie of Glenbrook injured, While driving in Darien a few days since Mrs. Michael Devitt and Miss Mary 'Ryle, of Glenbrook, were run into by :9 Norwalk Tramway car and the phzcton in which they were riding was , overturned and rendered useless. _ ' The occupants were driving within the car tracks in the same direction as , the car and owing to the high wind ancl,the fact they had their coat collars turned up about their ears, were unable to hear the warning bell of the ap- proaching car. When the car struck the vehicle the ladies were thrown out and beneath the overturned wagon. While Miss Ryle was not very ser- iously hurt it is reported that Mrs. Devitt was injured quite badly. ———-————<o-o DAN MURPHY WON. Knocked Out Jim Gallagher of Boston in Seven Rounds. NEW LONDON, ,Dec. l5.—-Dan Mur- phy, of Waterbury, put out Jim Galla- gher of Boston in the seventh round of what was scheduled to be a ZO-round contest before the New London Ath‘ letic club, last night. It was obviously evident that Gallagher was not in the proper condition. During the seven rounds he showed more science than his hard hitting opponent but Mur- phy’s fierce lunges were too much for him. In the sixth round Murphy knocked his man through the ropes. During the next round he floored Gal- lagher three times, but the referee did not know enough to stop the bout until Joe Flaherty, one of Gallagher’s sec- onds, jumped throughthe ropes and demanded the bout to be stopped. ‘1‘ v v 7" Higgins for Postmaster. ” IVASHINGTON, Dec. 15.~-—Represen- - t‘.l.ti.g: Hill has recommended to the President the appointment of Thomas F. Higgins, to be postmaster at Terry- ville. Mr. Higgins was appointed post. master at that place on August 24. 1894, by President Cleveland, and is the present incumbent of the oliicr. Until two years ago he was in regular standing with the democratic party; but in common with‘ many other Con- necticut democrats, repudiated the Chi- cago platform in 1896, was known as a gold democrat, and voted for McKin- ley. Since that time he has- become identified with the republican party, and is known as a republican. His petition for reappointment as postmas- ter is endorsed by leading republi- cans in Terryville, including the members“ of the republican town committee of Plymouth. There was little opposition to the proposed ap— pointment, although the chairman of the town committee was at one time a candidate without much following. ‘ The Gazette Wonders. Who will be appointed stamp 'clerk. If Postmaster Benedict will be reap- pointed. ‘ How Captain Gladstone keeps warm these cold nights. If the several aldermanic South Nor- walk gentlemen are succeeding in re- ducing their weight at the club gym- nasium. . ‘ vvr insurance How many alder-men W'innipauk will have when consolidation is elfectcd. « If he incoming board of councilmen will find a surplus in the city treasury awaiting them. 4.-.».— A Tip For Norwaik. A bill will be presented to ,the next legislature providing for the division of the city of New Haven into 15 towns with boundaries identical with the boundaries of the 15 wards. Back of the scheme is William S. Pardee, for- mer town counsel, and several other prominent Democrats. Their purpose is to secure to New Haven a better rep- resentation in the legislature. This would give New Haven 15 representa- tives. ' I A A-- Remember the Old Folks. Christmas presents for the old coun- try are beginning to be received at the- Noru all: postol‘fiCe and from the pres- ent outlook the business premises to be as large as ever before. Most of the presents go to Ireland and Germany. A-_ V Hartford Post‘ Sold. The Hartford Post, John Addison Porter’s p.tp:r, has been sold to John D. Jackson, manager ofthe New Haven Register; The price pail is said to ha ve been $40,000. . v7 ayton this morning, inn Hum. Comptroller Mead Shows an ‘ Increase in Receipts of $230,000., EXPENSES $278,000‘LESS. A Splendid Showing of the State’s Financial Condition. HARTFORD, Dec. 15.~—The annual report of the comptroller was presented to Governor Cooke yesterday. It an- nounces that the receipts from all sources for the civil list funds during the fiscal year, not including the bal- ance of $123,027.50 in the treasury Oct. 1, 1897, were $2,612,385.15, an increase over the, previous year of $230,011.43. The expenditures during the same per- iod were $2,271,521, 3. decrease from the previous yearof $278,558.51, nothwith- standing the war expenditures of $120,- 000, leaving a balance to the credit of the civil list funds on the 30th of Sep- tember, 1898, of $463,891.14. The excess of receipts over expenditures during the past year has been $340,863.dl,mak- ing a corresponding increase in the balance of the treasury. The report then continues: "Some- thing will soon have to be done to give more room and better accommodations to the bnsiness of the state govern- I would recommend that a Spe- cial committee be appointed and in- structed to take these matters into con- ment. sideration and recommend such changes as will bring the necessary relief.” ‘Thc report further commends the li- nancial legislation accomplished by the last General assembly; praises the spe- cific appropriation bill and urges its continuance and characterizes as a wise feature of the bill the board of Con- trol. Then follow exhaustive statisti- cal tables covering all departments of the state finances, practically in dupli- cation of those contained'in the recent- ly presented report of the Treasurer. GYMNASTIC EXERCISES. The Y. M. C. A. Gives an Entertainment at South Norwaik. A gymnastic entertainment was held in the Y. M. C. A. rooms last night. It was of an interesting character and the performances exhibited no small amount of skill, the bar bell drill being exceptionally well executed to music furnished by Miss Nina A. Lewis. An original poem by A. D. Ferris entitled - “We haven’t discovered it yet”‘was another pleasing feature. Light re- freshments were served. AAA -_ ANNUAL‘INSPECTION. The District inspector Pays Buckin gham Post, 'GI Al RI a ViSll. Inspector George D. Phillips of Bridgeport, paid Buckingham Post, G. A. R. of this city an official visit last evening. There was a. goodly number of mem—‘ bers present, as well as visitors from other Posts. A clam chowder was served, and there was a season of speeches, storiesand song. . It was a late hour when the comrades started for their several homes. 7‘ Refused to Pay. Attorney Leo Davis went to Darien Tuesday to present a bill to Thaddeus Bell, the town clerk, of that place. The bill was for the. costs in the Gluck liquor SJIZLII‘e case and amounted to $85.98. The expenses, and fees of Sher- iff Lyon amounted to $61.13. Mr. Bell would not pay the bill as he cbnsidered - it exhorbitant and said that he would first consult a lawyer and ascertain as to the correctness of the charges. ‘ Dislocated His Wrist. Jacob Crabbe, of New Haven, a brake- man on way freight No. 265'. had both bones of his left wrist dislocated at Row- by the water scoop striking some ice in the trough and sending the operating handle back with great force. He was brought to South Norwaik where the bones were put in place by Dr. J. M. Coburn. v -» ‘ new BUHNEll. Bethei Station in Ashes, Said to Have Been Caused by a Spark. A WOODEN BUILDING.- The Fire‘ Also Devoured the Freight Depot Adjoining. The passenger and freight depots on the Danbury branch of theConsolidated railroad at Bethel were destroyed by fire at an early hour this morning. It is not learned that any of the con- tents of the buildings were saved. The fire is thought to have been caused by a spark from a passing lo- comotive and the blaze had gained such headway before being discovered that the efforts of the firemen to save it were without avail. — ~74.»<e-o> «A WASHINGTON CHAPTER. Annual Conclave Held in the Masonic‘Tempie Last Night. The annual conclave of WashingtOn Chapter, No. :24, R.A.M., was held last evening. The election of officers resulted as follows : H. P.——S. H. Huntington. K.—A. C. Wheeler. Scribe—Frank Street. C. of H.~-li‘.irron S. Betts. P. S.-—James W. Storey. Secretary—George W. 1:15'111011d. Tre:lsurcr‘—' )liver E. Wilson. B.A.(’.'.~-Jarnes (.3. ll‘orlmsh. M. of 3d V.~l7’ctcrStiller. M; of 2d V.——:\ii(lison A. Betts. 'M. of ls‘t '\'.~~.iuiin Valiant. Trustees »-».i.i.znes W. Storey, David i’ollzn-d and Vanlar-e [)ann. Standing (joinmiitee—A. C. \Vliecl- or, Farron H. iSults'and J. D. Jennings. 'l‘ylcrv—Alicn G. Belts. ‘6”.V’ Not One Conviction. The criminal court of Common pleas adjourned yesterday afternoon without having secured a conviction during its term. .._,_‘.4’->— The Weather. Partly cloudy weather tonight, and Friday warmer. ~7<000> - , n Cjckenoe tribe of Red Men will confer the Warrior’s degree to-morrow night The funeral of the late Frank P.‘ McLonghlin will be attended Saturday morning at 10 o’clock An agent of the l’rur ential Life In- surance company was in town this morning, in matters pertaining to the settlement of a claim on the death of Frank P. McLoughlin. The Richardson & Morgan foundry will start up Monday, the same having been closed for a few days in order that repairs might be made to the boiler. ——Jackets, $3.50 each; shirts.$1.50; silk waists, $4; plush capes, Z7-inches long, embroidered, $7; trimmed hats, $1.50. N. Y. Millinery, :31 Main street. Anumber of Norwalk Shriners at- tended the semi-annual meeting in Pyramid Temple at Bridgeport,.last night. . ' The funeral of the late John H.rMon- roe was held at the residence of George H. Vosburgh in Courtlandt place this afternoon at 1 o’clock. The burial at New Canaan. —Cigar 0nd Cigarette cases, very pretty, latest styles, at Whelpley 65 Clark’s, South Norwaik. D 12 tf A special conclave of Clinton Com- zuandery. Knights Templar. will be held Friday evening when the Order of the Temple degree will be conferred- The annual inspection will be made by Eminent Sir Knight, F. A. Spencer, grand inspector. A big time is antici- paced. . The Men’s Christian Social Science Club will haVe charge of the meeting at the South Norwalk Congregational Church this evening. Several of the members will speakon the question of Gospel Teaching About Property. A quartet from the club will sing. Men es pecially are invited. ‘.
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