3T0 Get Customers Ad:- vertise in Their Favor: ‘* ite Paper,- THE EVEN; -— [N6 GAZETTE! "Every Reader of- THE‘ is a Buyer. Give Th em a Trial -fi voL. IX. NO. 2047 , NORWALx, CONN, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 30,1899. \PRICE Two CENTS. TDN DF DYNAMITE EXPLDDS! WITH FIFTY K‘EGS OF GDN- POWDER AND GIVES STRAT- FORD A LIVELY SHAKE-UP. BRIDGEPORT, J an. 30.——A fire which it is believed was started by boys on Stratford meadows, opposite Hollister’s Creek, shortlyafter 10 o’clock Sunday morning communicated to one of the magazines of Billings & Clambitt, druggists of this city, which they used for storing explosives, and caused an explosion of almost earthquake vio~ lence. There was a ton of dynamite and 50 kegs of sportman’s powder stored in the house. It is thought that the fire reached the gun‘powder first and then the dynamite was exploded. There. was no loss of life and the money loss will not exceed $500. The shock was felt throughout this city, Stratford and Derby, and the noise was heard as far away as New Haven and West port. Many windows were wrecked. An Italian family that lived nearby dwelling had all the windows blown out. the bed and stove in a one story overturned and a trap door leading to the cellar was blown through the roof. Two members of the family were severely cutlby flying glass. ., About 10:30 Sunday morning some "youths were seen in the vicinity of the . Lmagazines, and started a fire. An un- known passer-by was attracted to them and realizing the possible danger, start- ed toward the boys, who ran 011, the man giving chase. He did not succeed in overtaking the boys, but stopped and endeavored to extinguish the fire, and believed that he had accomplished it, but a moment later he was startled by an explosion, hurled to the ground and nearly struck with a piece of flying debris. Two hundred feet from the demolish- ed magazine, stood one of the dwelling houses. Kittie Andrews,‘ the nine- year-old daughter of one of the resi- dents, stood by a window looking out. In another apartment sat Petro Male- no. Both were out about the face and hands with flying window glass. Dr. Hair. who accompinied the ambulance to the scene, dressed their wounds. The elfect of the explosion was start- ling in many respects. One man'i-n the immediate vicinity cf the Canfield Ru b- ber 00., declares that he was nearly shaken off his feet, and that immediate- ly following the report there was a whirlwind“ of dust. A gentleman at Greeley’s drug store, Stratford, stood with his hand on the door. ring was perceptible, so much so, that the proprietor told him. to stop shaking that door. In Milford the shock was pronounced and occasioned no little The jar- anxiety among some residents who ran from their houses, not knowing what was happening. In Derby the report was plainly heard, and some there were ' GOLDEN WEDDING. Event at Their Home on Rivervie/v Terrace. Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Pryer celebrat- ed the fiftieth anniversary of their marriage at their home on Rivcrview errace, Saturday evening. The aged couple received their guests which numbered about 75 and made them welcome in their usual hospitable way. Du1 mg the evening musical selec- ions both vocal and instrumental, were rendered, and a. delectable repast was served. Mr. and Mrs. Pryer were married at t. Paul’s church on January 28, 1848, y the Rev. William Cooper Mead and they have lived their entire married life within the env1ronments of the .own of Norwalk. The honored couple were recipients if many valuable presents from their - 0st of friends and were showered with ongratulations. Among those present were four chil— ren of Mr. and Mrs Pryer, Mr. and rs. F. S. Fancher and family, of Mer- den; Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Camp and amily, of Meriden; Mr. and Mrs. 'dgar Fancher and family. of East orwalk, and William A. Pryer and mily. There were also relatives rom New York, Brooklyn, Groton and ~ nsonia. , The GAZETTE extends its congratula- ions to the venerable couple and wish- 5 them many happy returns of the day. -—-—————-——-‘O-.'-‘—’ Congratulations. An interesting rumor in New Canaan : that Postmaster Lucius M. Monroe ill upon the expiration of his term of thee take unto himself a wife, to cheer is declining years. Mr. Monroe who as seen over threescore and ten years f life, is avery agreeable and fine-look- g gentleman,and these qualities have tracted to him, for the third time, .16 who will share his home as a wife. is said that a year’s honeymoon will enjoyed in Europe. The wide iendshlp enjoyed by Mr. Moore will - : r of the interesting news with pleas- .e. Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Pryer Celebrate the who believed the Bridgeport cartridge FIVE DOLLARS AND A DAY. What it Cost to Travel from New Haven to‘New York in 1843. A whole day in time and 5 in fare consumed in the trip from New Haven ' to New York would scarcely fit com- fortably with the day of flyers, tele~ phones and two-cent railroad charges. One would, nowadays, earnestly and strenuously kick against paying $3.75 for a bum petty stage ride from Bridge- port to New York, our daddies thought they were traveling in good style and at moderate charges on Frisbie's stage line in 1843. Here is an advertisement of the time: STAGE ROUTES. From New Haven, Office Basement Tontine, corner Church and Court streets. New York line leaves New Haven daily at 7:30 a. m.: ' 9 miles to Milford $ .62 14 Stratfor d 1.00 18 Bridgeport 1.25 21 j Fairfield 1.50 ‘ 24 Southport 1.62 28 West-port 1.75 31 Norwalk . 2.00 36 Darien 2.25 39 Stamford 2.50 46 ' Greenwich 2.75 55 Saw Pitts 3.00 55 Rye 3.25 59 Mamaronqpk 3.75 63 New Rochelle . 4.00 66 Eastchester ‘. 4.25 72 Harlem 4.75 78 New York 5.00 For packages and bundles, every Sat- urday. DanFrishie,p1-oF ———-<. oom——~——— . Congregational Church Announcements.- Professbr Alexander-S S.Gibson, will hold his third organ recital in the First Congregational church Monday evening, February 6. The Ladies association of the First Congregational church will hold its regular meeting in the chapel, on Wed- nesday afternoon at 3.30 o’clock. The 'Phursday evening praycl meet- ing will be held' in the chapei at 7 :45 o’clock. Friday , afternoon the children's meeting will be held under the direc- tion of Mrs. Andrew V.‘Heath. shop had blown up. - In this city the report was circulated explosion. This fortunately proved un- true but all along the line, some dis- tance in all directions from the scene many windows were wrecked, plants and ornaments thrown from their shelves and mantels, and people more or less alarmed. Another eye witness to the scene had his, attention attracted by a loud report. Rushing to the window he saw a huge volume of smoke burst from the magazine, and almost instant: 1y 3. louder explosion wrecked the en- tire structure. This is explained by the fact that while powder may be ex ‘ploded by fire a concussion is necessary to set 011 dynamite; the explosion of the powder set off the dynamite. “ A Sucker Born Every Hour.” Air, - “ STAR SPANGLED BANNER.” Oh, say did you go to the fake boxing show, So loudly p1 oclaimed in the papers, you know—— ’Twixt Maher the Big,r and “ Stockings’ Conroy ?— Say, you “suckers,” did you the fleecing enjoy ? ' By the ’lectric light’s gleam in the Park City barn, Oh, say, you dead-easy jay sports, will you larn To shun these Al Woodses who are after your “dough”— For “a sucker is b01n every hour” don’t you know ?— B1idgeport Sta1. _—.—-——u——<1-o>—-——~——- Nancy Comes High. The Comptroller has received from the clerk cf the Superior Court for Fairfield County the bills of costs so far in-the case of Nancy Guilford, who is now under arrest in the Bridgeport jail, charged with the murder of Emma Gill of Southington. ' The total amount is $2,307.82, besides the coroner’s bill of $100. The expenses of the woman’s trial will be large, and, including her defense, will fall upon the State. ————————<o.o>————-— . Grace Church Announcements. Thursday morning at 10 o’clock com- munion services will be held in Grace church, it being the Day of Purifica tion. Friday evening a birthday and initial party willbe held at Mrs. Robert Van Buren’s on West avenue. All church members are invited. -——————<O-.O>——————' Allan Paige a Candidate. Allan W. Paige. of Bridgeport, ex Speaker of the House of Representa- tives, is a candidate for the office of United St,tes District attorney to succeed Charles W. Comstoek, of Nor- wich, whOse term will expire soon. February Calendar. The February program of the Cen- tral club is up to the usual high stand- ard as can be seen from the appended: Monday, Feb. 6th at 3 p. m., annual meeting. Reports of officers and com- mittees. Election. Report of nomi- nating committee will previously be posted in club house. ’ Tuesday, 7th; at 3 p. m., Mrs. F. W. Norris will give a Shakesperian reading Every member may br1ng a guest Tea will be served. ‘ _ ‘ Tuesday, 14th, at 3 p. m., Valentine card party, under the direction of Mrs. J. G. Gregory and Mrs. Robert Van Buren. Tuesday, 2151, at 3 p. m., the. Rev. W. C.'Curtis, recently of The Dalles, Ore- gon, will give a paper upon Indian Basketry, using his valuable collection. Tu‘.'sday, 28th, at 3p. m., Dr. Emily Pardee will rtai the paper upon “He- redity,” which she delivered before “Sorosis. ” Fridays 31 and 10th. Whistunder the direction of Miss L. 1. Lane. —————-—<o-op_——_—____. The Ravages of the Grip. The modern scourge, the Grip, poisons the air with its vital germs, so that no home is safe from its ravages, but multitudes have feund a sure pro- tection against this dange1ous malady in Dr King’ s New Discove1y.-;thn you feel a soreness in you1 bones and muscles, have chills and fever, with sore throat, pain in the back of the bed, c-ttarrhai symptoms and a stub- Giip. and that you need D1. King’ :3 New Discoveu y. It will p1omptly onto the WOISD cough, heal the ihllam‘ed membmues, kill the disease ge1 ms and plevent the dxeaded aftei effects ofthe malady. Price 50 01.11. and $1. 00. Money back it not crowd. A t11.1l bottle 1’: cc 11.1. John A. Riggs’ Drug Store. that a loss of life had followed the.’ of interc sting specimens in illustration. ' born cough you may know you have the .. .1 111 11111111. Plans’for the Consolidation oijealers Who Make , the Derby. 0UTPUTWILLBE$2,000,000 It is Formed for the Purpose of Regulat- ing the Numbe‘r of Hats to be Made. DANBURY Jan. 30.—Plans for the Combination. of hat manuficturers en— gaged in making the lower priced Derby hats, which have been in p1 oa- ress for the past few weeks have been completed and will go into effect Feb- 1 nary 1. The firms that have combined are T C. Millard & C0., and C. H. Merrit St Son of this city, Meyer Mercy, Newark, N. J., and James Marshall & Bros, Fall River, Mass, and they represent practically all the manufacturers of this class of goods. The combine 'was formed? for the purpose of regulating the output and all the goods will be disposed of through a New. York firm who will have the control of an esti- mated output of $2,000,000 worth of hats annually. There will be no com- bination of capital by the different firms. .1 —-- h—«0-0H~m . Harris In Town. B. Harris. the Smith Norwalk coal dealer, boarded a red line car at the corner of Chapel street and West ave- nue, at 6:15 o’clock this morning and rode on the front platform as far as the watering tank on Main street, where he alighted and disappeared up N01 th avenue in the darkness. ———-—-————--<o.o>-—————~—-—— THE BAKER’S BALL. The Local Bakers and Confectioners Hold Their First Social. The “first social” of the Bakers’ and Confectioners’ Union was held in Arion hall Saturday night. . Nearly if not quite one hundred couples took part in the dance and there was a crowd of spectators. There was a cake walk in which the prize was a. prettily ornamented cake. It was awarded to William Curtis and Miss Gipsie Earle. -A similar cake was awarded to Frank Gorman and Miss Jennie Roberts as being the best waltzers competing for the prize. The elongated loaf of twist bread was awarded to James Moore, as the tallest man present. The following numbers won the door prizes, but three of which holders called for the same: Numbers 56, 128, 166, 29, 36, 63 and 39. I ' The committee having the affair in charge were Messrs, McElveen, Swartz, Mulligan, Miller, Preusser, Edwards, and Holloran, who are to be com- plimented on the success of the alfair. ‘0-.>——-——‘~— Recent Deaths. Mrs. Mary Anderson, widow of Robert W. Anderson died at her home on Cross street, yesterday, aged about 64 years. . . George Kellogg, perhaps better known to the older residents as “Gege” Kellogg, died at his home on Hendricks avenue, East N orwalk, last night. He was a war veteran, having served in Co. G, 28th C. V. He leaves a‘ wife and a family of children. The funeral will be held to-morrow afternoon. The buriel will be in the soldiers’ plot at Riverside cemetery. ————-—«o.o>———~———-—— Will Try Again- Andrew Stevens, of‘Broad River, who lately. secured a divorce from his wife Mathilda Stevens. “ill be married to ,Miss Kate MoCa1thy, of Plattsville 111 MILL 1111. Over Two Cen- turies Old. POST OFFICE DEST'ROYED —-———_ ' Postmaster Succeeds‘ ln Saving Safe, Regis tered Letters and Stamps. GREENWICH, Jan. 30.—A fire of in» cendiary origin, which started in an open shed adjourning the Cos-Cob Post Office at 3 o’clock Sunday morning, destroyed the Post Office and the ad;- journing store, owned by Mrs. Mary Marshall, and also Edward Holly’s fee} mill, 3. building Over two centuries old. The bridge over the creek was damaged. Postmaster Addison Ferris succeeded in saving the safe in which. were registered letters and stamps, and all the letters were saved. The loss is about $5,000. _ Cos Cob years ago was a great trad has been done there. The mill that was burned was the last of five tide mills located in Greenwich, that ground the grain for the Revolutionary army, and until the establishment of the great flour mills for the city'of New York. It was built in 1666 or thereabonte and the timbers were solid, hand -hewed oak. Gen. Putnam had grain ground at this mill for the use of his army, and Holly being the present miller. The ~khvertise 1n the GAZET'I‘: ' . avenue, next Wednesday. . building was owned by Elbert Mills. EVENING GAZETTE . ’ Fire Destroyed a Landmark . ing and shipping point for farmers, bub , for a generation very little business ‘ grain was still ground there, Edward. BOSTON STORE! BOSTON STORE Mill End Sales have been copied by several houses in Connecticut. We orig: inated these sales in this part of the County. This salewill be greater than the others. END This Mill End Sale’s mission is to lose .6 . believe your own eyes. «SECOND GREAT/q... _ ' ‘ 'MI L Commences To-morrOw and will continue one Week. SALE ! MONEY! That statement may seem strange to YOU! but all SUCCGSS-, ful houses knoyvthat it is money in their pockets to clean out all “Odds and Ends” of the ceason’s be icady for everything new in the Spring. There can be no doubt of the BARGAINS FOR YOU. Read these few items. and other bargains throughout the store. You mus and..-Mlll Ends on our counters for your inspection. M erchand1ze and to Come and look at the thous- The Remnants Domestics. , 2,500 yds. of white domet in rem— nants 5 to 20 yds. , the 7c kind, the mill end p1 ice is 4c. 36 in. wide pc1ca1es. the 100 kind, for this sale, 60.- 70 new sp1ing calico prints for this sale, 5c. 5c light shii ring p: 11115. 3131:. 100 new dress gingham, 4 to 10 yds., mill end p1 ice. 6 lo. . Muslin Underwear. Dra 17ers 19c. . , Corset common. ;~ 1 Night gowns 39c. ' Flannel Nightrobes. 75c ones to close out in this mill end sale 590. . 93c to close out 75c. $1.25 to close out 980; 1‘ Separate Skirts. ‘ $12.00 black satin skirts $7.50. $6.50 black scrge . skirts, backs $4.50., $3.98 colored skirts $2.98. plaited '19c men’s linen handkcrchicls 10c. Toilet Notions. Packer’s tar 801p, 14c. 200 tooth brushes—mill end price, 100. 19c dressing comb, 10c. 30c pocket books, 25c. mill end, 10c. Apron ginghams, 41: All full bleached standard muslins, millend price, 51c. o Underwear. 800 gray, fieeced and .merino shirts and drawers for men, sizes from 34 to 48. 'VVe sold the same a. week ago for, 50c, 690 and 75c. The mill asks us to sell the above lot at our mill end sale-— price. 34c. 500 heavy 1ihbed fleeced shirts and drawers for boys, sizes 26 to 34 worth not less than 40c,-for this mill end sale, 19m, 200 misses’ gray ribbed vests fleeced, many in the lot worth 50c, for this mill end sale, 150. - 600 lad’les’ 11bbed vests and pants, Egy ptian yai n and fine merino, 75c and $1. 00 qualities, this mill end sale, 381:. I 50 doz 25c smss embroidered hand- 3 pkgs. of the Ne toilet paper for this . 1y crumpled and soiled, mill end price, 1210. Sl101 t lengths of 100 silks 55c Jackets Will go in the mill end Sile. $16 50 and $18. 75 finest' 1mp01 ted Ker- sey jackets, all silk lined, if you only. I weal one of them fo1 two months, you will be repaid. Mill end price’tiooo. $12. 00 jackets for $7. 50. $8. 50 and $10. 00 jackets all at the small figure $5. 00. > 20 jackets odd sizes, close $3.50. no two alike, to Unlaundried Shirts. 100 doz. Men’s and» boys’ unlaundrié ed shirts that are more or less crum- pled and soiled by handling. Many in in‘this Mill end sale at 25c. Outing Shirts. 300 outing shirts worth 45c each 250. 300 yards black knotted veilings the 25 and ’50 quality, mill end sale, 19c. Short lengths or table linen 111.33 . «1. off. . ‘ W t; kerchief’s the importers’ samples'slight 1111111311... this paper, Home to thisgieat Mill End. Sale. _ You will find Bagging colors, this sale 5c pe1 yard. ~ 111 issue a circular wuh many other items that our limited space prevents us from the lot worth 50c and 590 all will go in ' Sc quality b1 ush braid, black and .
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