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NORWALK, coNN., THURS DAY EVENING , JANUARY 26, 1899.
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"STEEL BARPENETRATED 301111
THE WOUND wAs HEALED BY
PRAYER, AND YOUNG MIS-
SIONARY DIED or HEART
DISEASE.
Ernest R. Peter died at the John
Hawley Bible school in Brookfield on
Monday. He had been severely injured
a few days previously and his wounds
had been healed through the efficacy
of prayer, the peOple of the school be-
lieved. His death, which was sudden,
is attributed to heart trouble, following
an attack of grip.
The story, as told by the Rev. F. K.
Hawley, of the Bible school, follows:
Some two weeks since, one of the
Ernest Ray
Peter, after adjusting a pulley of the
windmill, which is used to furnish
power, jumped dOWn to the floor, not
members of the school,
noticing a steel bar, which was stand—
ing near. He came down upon the bar,
which entered his body ten inches.
The young man with remarkable pres-
ence of mind and nerve, drew the bar
out, hurried into the house and imme-
diately fainted.
The members of the home, who be-
lieve that God hears prayer, gathered
about him, in faith. The young man
and be
The wound
was delivered from his pain,
. gan at once to recover.
3"”healed quickly, and all the organs of
thebody went on with their
The third day he was about
the house, upstairs and down, without
normal
functions.
discomfort, giving thanks to God for
what He had done.
As soon as the accident occurred Mr.
Hawley telephoned one of the leading
surgeons of NewEngland, with whom
he conferred. They have at the school
a graduated nurse of a New York hos-
pital, who washed the wound with
sterilized water, and covered it with a
surgically clean bandage. The nurse
said that in three days the wound was
perfectly healed.
Mr. Peter went on for two weeks,
Wlbh ‘no inconvenience save what
seemed like a light attack of muscular_.;
rheumatism in one of his legs. He was
about. and out of the house. Last Sat-
urday afternoon he rode to the station
to meet the train. Sunday morning he
was ill. He became worse during the
day. His friends prayed for him as
they did at .jthe time of the injury.
He was perfectly calm and clear in his 1
mind, and had no alarm about him- |
self, joining in the singing and took
nourishment fifteen: minutes before he
died. About. noon Monday the nurse
discovered that his heart. was rapidly
failing. Seeing no sufficient cause for
this, the physician who is called to the
house when there is occasion, was sent
for-T, but the young man dropped away
suddenly, and was dead before the
physician reached there.
BUSINESS WOMAN’S CLUB I
Addressed by Miss Florence Stowell in
Their Club Room Last. night.
There was a large attendance at the
meeting of the Business Woman’s club
in their new room in the United Bank
building at South Norwalk Wednesday
evening. Mrs. James Nash vice-presi-
dent presided in the absence of the
president, Miss Carrie Seymour. The
reception committee was composed of
Mrs. Joyce. Miss Mary E. Beard and
Miss Helen A. Bell.
The speaker of the evening was Miss
Florence M. Stowell of Wanamaker’s,
New York, a very fluent talker. Her
subject was mainly on the opportun-
ities of the business women. Refresh-
ments were served by a com mittee hom-
posed of Miss Vivian S‘oderstrom, Mrs.
Nash and Miss Sadie Keogh. A bul-
letin was arranged, with the exception
of the dates, being as follows:
Class in elocution ennducted by Miss“
Gertrude Lyon.
“Trip Through Italy,” conducted by
Miss Mary E. Beard.
Mrs. E. H. Gumbart will give two
lectures on practical cooking.
Surprise Party.
Mrs. Hattie Hoyt Barnes, of South
Main street, was surmised on Monday
evening by the members of her Sunday
chool class. The evening was delight-
.ully spent with music and games. A
11 ne collation was served, which was
rnished by the boys. A pleasant fea-
ture of the evening was the redfire
'llumination and serenade to their Sun-
: ay school teacher by Class N o. 25.
l hose present were Masters Stewart
1 oungs, George Gale. Howard Baker,
oseph Richards, William Keeler, Ar-
hur Hoyt, Lester Byxbee, Ja: ncs Hoyt
nd Arthur Barnes.
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A Norwalk Divorce Case.
In the Superior court yesterday he-
re Judge W. T. Elmer, the divorce
use of Adeline K. Osborn who ap-
lied for a legal separation from David
'. Osborn, jr., was partially heard.
‘he grounds “alleged are descrlion.
'he- husband bitterly contested the ac-
on. Several witnesses were heard,
eluding the applicant, who was rigid-
' cross examined by Attorney War.
er. The case was agziiin re aimed this
orning.
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BOXING TO-NIGHT.
Palace Athletic Club Will Give Great Show
in Bridgeport.
The Palace Athletic club of Bridge-
port will present one of the best pro-
grammes ever put before the athletic
sports, at the Park city theatre to-night.
The preliminary will be a ten round
bout between Benny Leon and Tony
Moran. This will be followed by a
fifteen round bout between Dan Murphy
of W'aterbury and Harry Fischer.
The grand wind-up will be between
“Stockings” )onroy, the Troy giant,
and Peter Mahcr, the Irish champion.
8am Ausnin will referee.
Tom Sharkeyv'ill be present and it
is thought that Jim Jeffries, the Cali-
fornia heavyweight and conqueror
Sharkey, will also be present to see
Maher whom he expects to meet soon.
A number of Norwalk sports have
signified their intention to be present,
and it is probable that the delegation
from this town will be a large one.
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Mrs. Hiram Gorham and son Lee
have moved from Bethel to the Lauder
place in Bayview avenue.
Mrs. Emma Buttery, of Broad River,
has been the guest of Mrs. J. A. Brun-
da’ge, of Van Zandt avenue.
The cooking class met at the Central
club, Wednesday morning.
of
The medical examiner of the ‘ town
said he saw no connection between his
death and the injury of tWo weeks be-
fore, and also that the sickness that
was upon him when {he ”died had the
appearance of grip. 'Thishe had to
judge by the symptoms as reported
by the nurse, and seeing the sickness
was not sufficient to cause death. the
only conclusion was that the trouble
was with his heart, which utterly failed
under the strain induced by the grip
conditions. Since his death it has been
learned that for some time he had been
afflicted with a serious heart trouble.
Mr. Peter was one of the four mission-
aries who were to have sailed for Af-
rica in a few days under the auspices
of the Unity associatiOn.
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BADLY SEALIIEI].
Little Ethel—w Becker Upsets a
Tea-Kettle of Boiling
Water.
SHE THEN FALLS INTO IT.
Child Bears up With Fortitude Under, Excru-
ciating Pain.
Ethel, the four years old daughter of
Mr. and' Mrs. Frank C. Becker, of
South Norwalk, is sufféring from severe
scalds caused by the overturning of a
kettle of boiling water.
The accident occurred at her home"
The child’s
a moment set a tea—
late Tuesday; afternoon.
mother had for
kettle of boiling water'on a chair.
Ethel was playing in the room and in
some way ran against the spout of the
kettle overturning it on to thenfloor.
At the same time she fell into the
water, receiving severe scalds about
her right leg and foot. Her mother
hastily removed the scalding garments
and applied such restoratives as were
at hand and then summonedaphysh
cian.
The scalds are of a serious nature,
but the child bears up under the pain
with a fortitude not often shown by
older persons.
CANNON.
The hired man e—x—nployed by S. B.
Sturges fell through a hay mow one
day- last week fracturing one of the
ankle bones.
The venerable William Huilbutt,
who has been dangerously ill with
pneumonia, is 1ep01ted slightly better.
Frederick D. S. Sturges, stenograph-
er for Briarclil’f'c Farm near Sing Sing,
N. Y., was home on Sunday.
Harry Miller who has been very ill.
is convalescing.
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NORTH WILTON.
R. W. Keeler is slowly recovering
from his recent severe attack of! grip.
Miss Alice Dewitt, who has been con
fined to the house with a broken ankle
for several months, has nearly reCover-
ed from the accident.
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Robbed the' Grave.
A startling incident of whi ch Mr.
John .Oliver of,,Phila. Pa., was the
subject, is narrated by him as follows:
‘I was in a mast dreadful condition.
My skin was almost yellw, eyes sunken,
tongue coated, pain continually in back
and3 sides, no appetite—gradually grow
ing weaker day by day. Three yphysi-
cians had givep me up. Fortunately,
Mrs. Marguerite Pewers is having
her residence at the corner of Revnolds
street and Fort Point street East Nor-
walk. moved back-in the lot, and will
builda new house on the site of the
present one.
Arevival meeting washeld at the
Norwalk Methodist~ church, last
evening. -
A son was born Monday to Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Zarges, of West avenue.
John F. Morris and family have
moved from East Nor-walk toNew
York city.
The Sunday school teachers of Grace
Church will holdmeetings the first
Friday evening in each month.
The condition of Mrs. Fred Church,
of Orchard Street who has been ill for
several months, is reported very low.
‘ . house.
a friend advised tryipg ‘Electr1cBit-'
ters;’ and to my great joy and surp ise,
the first bottle made a decided imp 11‘ e-
ment. I continued their use for inree.
weeks, and am now a well man. I
know they saved my life and robbed
the grave of another Vietim. " No one
should fail to try them. Onl 50
cts, gumanteed at J'ohn A Riggg’
drug store, 11 Main street.
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Hibbert Caged.
James Hibbert ‘who is recognised as
an agent for securing men to takethe
place of strikers at the silk mills, with
arrested yesterday Afternoon for Greats
ing a disturbance about the factory,
and on the complaint of the proprietor
of the mill was loiwed in the Static
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Were Married» Miss Edal'ena
H Cole and DavidF. Hunt
of South Norwalk.
A S-CENE‘OF BEAUTY.
Rev._T. K. Noble Performed the Ceremony in
the Presence of Relatives and Friends.
A pretty home wedding occurred at
7 o’clock Wednesday evening at the
residence of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Cole, of
Elmcrest; The contracting parties were
their daughter, Miss Edalena H. Cole,
and David Floyd Hunt, of South Nor-
walk. The ceremony was performed in
the baywindow of the front parlor with-
in a group of. palms and handsome
sprays of Georgia smilax, presenting a
picture of a southern bower. The dec-
orations of the parlors consisted of an
abundance of beautiful smilax, prim-
roses and palms, the doorways being
veritable arches of fragrance and
beauty.
The bride wore a'very handsome
gown. ofheavy ivory satin en train,
trimmed with graceful sprays of orange
blossoms and carried a cluster of bride
r.oses
Gertrude Hotchkiss, the young daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. E. Hubbell Hotch-
kiss, as maid of honor, who wore a
daintyrgown of white silk brussells net
over white silk, trimmed with prim-
roses, and carried a bouquet of the
same flowers. She presented a charm-
ing picture. I I
,Thdpther attendants were Mrs. Cole
and M rs. Hunt, mothers-0f the respec-
tive parties. Mrs. Cole was attired in
heavy black bengaline trimmed with
old point lace and Mrs. Hunt were
black silk trimmed with jet.
The ushers were Dr. L. M. Allen,
and Charles D. Rogers of South Nor—
walk. W. C. Sherwood of Jersey City
and J. L. Sammie of New York. VVeid-
enhammer of Bridgeport furnished
z-the inusic, which included the popular
wedding marches.-
The parlors were brilliantly lighted
and under an arch within the beautiful
bower, Rev. T. K. Noble performed the
ceremony which joined two hearts to-
gether and made the happy couple one.
A reception followed the ceremony
and congratulations were showered
upon the beaming pair. The guests
included several from New York,
Brooklyn, Jersey City and New Haven,
most of whOm were relatives.
An elaborate wedding supper
servedto the invited guests by Mar-
esi of New York, after which Mr.
was
and
Mrs. Hunt departed for a two weeks’
tour south.
Many and valuable were the gifts the
young Couple received, cut glass and
silver predominating. '
Upon their return they will reside
at the home of the brides? parents on
‘ Elmo-rest.
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Endeavorers Meet.
The executive committeeof the Nor-
walk Christian Endeavor Union held
a meeting, last night, at the residence
of George H. Qaintard, on Chestnut
street. Delegates from six local
societies Were present.
was called to order by Andrew V.
Heath, president of the Union. Re"-
ports were read by the delegates from
theditferent‘societies and all' showed
great progress. It was decided to hold
the rally in the South Norwalk Con-
gregational church on Feb. 14. 'H. H.
'Spooner, president of the state union
will be the principal speaker. ‘ .
The music will be a special feature,
and will be under the managment of the
SOuth N orwalk Congregational church.
It was voted to issue an invitation to
the Mumford Union.
After the business meeting a very
fine lunch was served by Mrs. George.
Quintard and a social time enjoyed.
Nomination Cbnfirmed.
.Gov. Lounsbury on Wednesday sent,
to the Senate the nomination of
Frederick M. Salmon, of Westport, to
,be state prison director till'July 1, 1899,
to fill a vacancy caused by resignation.
The nomination was confirmed.
Miss Reba Taylor Loses a
Jmatter for a thief to slip in and help
She was attended by Missi
The‘ meeting.
HLH EAPL SIULIN.
Fur Cloak at Over
River School.
THE FIRST TH EFT.‘
Clothing in the Over River School Cloak Room.
, Never Before Molesfed.’
At the morning sessiOu‘ of the Over
River school today, Principal H. B.
scholars
that a fur cape belonging to Miss Reba
Taylor, one' of the teachers, had been
Wigham announced to his
stolen. . .
Miss Taylor had hung her. cape in
the cloak room as was her usual custom,
but on going for it found that some
sneak thief had preceded her and
removed it. p
' She at once notified Principal Wig-
ham and,a search was instituted for
the missing garment but all trace of it
had disappeared.
How and when the cape was taken '
is not knbwn, but as the cloak room
is on the ground floor it was an easy
himself.
In making the announcement to the
scholars, Mr. Wigham said it was the
first time in the history of the school
during the many years he had been
principal, that, clothing had been
stolen from'any of the cloak rooms.
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-G. A. R.
Buckingham Post-”for; Celebrate ’-Its
teenth Anniversary.
' Nine-
A regular meeting of Buckingham
Post, G. A. R. was held last evening.
Among the more important matters
brought before the meeting was that in
refeience tothe celebration of the nine-
teenth annivexsary of the Post which
occurs on Feoruary 25th. It is pro-
posed to make it a rouser, with feasts
of speeches, song, etc. The anniver-
sary date occurs on Saturday and an-
other date may be selected for the
festivities.
. At the Methodist Church.
The public is cordially invited to the
Norwalk Methodist church to-night to
listen to an address by‘Miss Mary A.
Danforth, one of the mest talented
women before the public today. ’ Miss
Danforth will speak on Woman’s Work
in the World today. Mrs. Imogene
Ross will sing. The meeting will be-
gin at 7:30.
Red Hot From the Gun
Was the ball that hit: C ..B Steadman
of Newark, \iich , in the Civil War. It
caused horrible Ulcers that no treat-
ent helped for ’0 years. . Then Buck-
ifln ’s Arnica Salve cured him. Cures
Cuts. Bruises. Burns, Boils, Felons,
Corns, Skin Eruptions. Best Pile cure
on earth 25 cts. a box. Cure guaran-
teed. Sold by John A. Riggs, Druggist,
11 Main street.
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Claim Settled.
The insurance claim on the burning
of Mrs. Frank Stevens’ place at Roway-
ton has been satisfactorily settled
through the O. E. "Wilson agency. '
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The situation at the American Rib-
bon factory remains about the same.
Four non-union men are at work. The
strikers are acting in an orderly man-
ner. . . ,
An attachment has been placed on:
an organ belonging to B. Harris, to
cover a claim for rent on the part of J ._
M. Layton.
A number of Norwalk Foresters at-
tended the Foresters’ ball in Stamford
last night.
The condition of James Paul remains
about the same. He is confined to his
bed. - ‘1' ' '
Nor-walk sports will attend the
Athletic entertainment in Bridgeport,
to-nigbt.
William E. Thompson, of Chestnut
street, attended a surprise party in
Darien last night.
The Stamford Wheel clubis glee club
will fill an engagement in South N014
walk, early next month. 9
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Mr. ‘aud Mrs.~ N. E. Peck, of Cross .
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Formally Declared NOminees
for C0unty Commis-
sinners.
FOUR WIRE MORE.
Mr. Hall Told Caucus the County Was Fortu-
nate to Have Such Men.
At the caucus of the Republican.
representative of Fairfield county at
Hartford held immediately ‘after the
adjournment of the two houses, yes-
terday afternoon, James E. Miller of
Danbury and Henry Lee of Bridgeport
were unanimously renominated for
county commissioners for a term of
four years.
Representative John H. Light pre-
sided and J. H. Jennings acted as
clerk. Mr. Lounsbury of Darien arose
immediatelv after the meeting had
been called to order and moved that
the present officials he renominated
and the motion was promptly seconded.
Representative ‘Hall of Stratford said
that he did not believe there were any
objections and that while there was no
occasion for remarks he desired to he
heard in behalf of the nominees. He
had come in contact with the present
board of commissioners frequently and
had never found any reason to doubt
their ability to fulfill the duties incum»
bent upon them. Their integrity is un-
questioned. “It is an nunsual thing,”
said Mr. Hall, “to find such capable
men in public office, who take such
p1 ide in properly conducting its busi-,
ness. ” A '
The nomination was made unanimous
by acclamation and. Attorney Light
selected to present the names of Mr.
Lee and Mr. Miller to the general as-
sembly.
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CRA N B U RY.
“Ben " Allen is on the war path. He
does not seem to like the fun poked at
him through the columns of one of the
local newspapers, and has sworn that
he will have vengeance. "A little fun
is all right, ” says Ben, “but there is
such a thing as too much of a good
thing.”
Acottage prayer meeting will be
held to-night at the home of Mrs.
Booth. . _
A large delegation of the local fire-
men attended the ball, given by the
Eagle Hook and Ladder company of
Darien, last night.
About twenty people surprised.
Charles Bouton last night, Vocal and
instrumental music were enjoyed.
The party broke up at midnight.
The annual supper and entertain-.
ment for the benefit of the church will
be held in the chapel on Wednesday
evening, February 1. A fine program
has been arranged. Among those who
will perform are Charles Van N ess of
Newark, N. J., Benjamin Allen and
Mrs. Beecher Carter. Mr. Van N ess is
one of Newark’s best pzrformers on the
banjo. After the entertainment cake
and cream will be sold. I
The mass meeting which was called
by the financial Committee for last.
Tuesday night and 'which was post-
poned on account of the rain, will be
held to—night inE. L. Gregory’s store.
Mrs W. I. Hawxhuist and Mrs. F.F.
Clark visited Mrs. Buttery of Silver-
mine, yesterday
Banda Rossa.
The Banda Rossa gave a grand mati-
.nee concert at Hoyt’s theatre Wednes:
day afternoon. The band consisted of
45 brass instruments and all of which
were magnificently manipulated. The
audience was select but not as large as
such a musical occasion warranted.
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Elect Officers.
At the annual meeting of the cor-
porators of the Fairfield County Sav;
ings society, held VVeduesday after-
noon, the following board of directors
was elected. Asa B. Woodward, J. '
Thornton Prowitt, Joseph C. Randle,
James G‘. Gregory. Charles Olmstead.‘
G. Willis White, Arthur C. Wheelen
Taomas Stout and Josiah Kellogg.
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The Weather.
Snow t'o- night; mommy: and colder ‘
street, are visiting relatives in Glen-
brobk and Stamford . ~ ‘~
Friday afteruodn or night;-
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