t. "again To Get Customers Ada vertise in Their Favor= .ite Paper, THE EVEN- ING GAZETTE! I.“ 5 Every Reader of THE , EVENING GAZETTE: isaBuyer. Give'l‘hem . .aTrm; ‘ , .' l r‘ VOL. IX. N0, 2074. ' '- NORWALK, coma, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 11,1899- . _ PRICE TWO CENTs. .. 1 llZZlEjlllElSlfi State’s Attorney Fessenden Decides Evidence Insufficient. PRISONER GOES FREE. Vicaro Plea Accepted and He Goes to State’s Prison For Life. BRIDGEPORT, March 11.——Lizzie Rinko, the servant in the family of Joseph Ciglar of the West End, who has been held since last fall pending an investigation into her guilt for the. murder of her employer’s child, Louis released by Ciglar, was yesterday State’s Attorney Fessenden, there be- . ing, in the latter’s opinion, insufficient evidence to warrant trying the woman for murder. A ‘ ° It will be recalled that the child died from poisoning, and paris green mixed with sugar was found in a closet in the Ciglar house. Lizzie was the last one seen with the child. She had been notified that very day of her discharge, audit is thought she had planned the crime out of revenge. Aft-er the discovery was made of the child’s sickness, Lizzie ran away and hid in the woods, later returning to hen sister’s 'home, where she was found by Officer Blansfield one night hidden beneath a pile of excelsior. In the city court probable cause was. found, and she was held for triahbefore the higher court Salvator V who shot to death Filomeno Creato. 0 last November, bpcaatse the latter had gained. the love of the girl 'Salvator 1caro,the Stamford Italian, adored, pleaded guilty to murder in " chapel, tomorrow afternoon at4 o’clock. . the second degree. Tl; Grand jury had indicted him for first degree mur- der, but the state accepted the plea. and Judge Wheeler sentenced 'him to - imprisonment for life. Fred Shears of Danbury, pleaded guil- ty to theft, and was fined$5 and costs and sentenced to jail for 31 days. The court adjourned until next Tues- day. when the Guilford trial Will com- mence. m>———— Funeral of Robert Benedict. The funeral of Robert Benedict was held from the home of his father, Ar- thur N. Benedict, in Belden Hill, at 2 o’clock yesterday afternoon, Rev. Mr. Hart officiating. A large concourse of fiends and relatives of the deceased gas present. Those of his class-mates present were: Misses Ethel Hendrick- son and Helen Quintard, Messrs. Philip 'Stalford, Frank Godfrey and Treat Stanl’cy. The deceased was held in high regard by all his school-mates. a. large number of whom attended his funeral. His class presented a beauti- ful.l'loral tribute of yellow daffodils, the class flower. -. ~ —-—<o-o>»~ informally Discussed. ' At the meeting of the South Nor- walk (‘ouncil last night the applica- tion of, the Norwalk Street Railway Company to extend its tracks through Springr street and Ely avenue to the city line was informally discussed. The Int-cling was then adjourned until March 20th at which time it will prob- ably pass an (I. 1'th r relating to the , mattt r. A-A‘ er Seven New Hunters. The Hunter’s degree was conferred on seven candidates at a meeting of Cockenoe tribe of Red Men held' l.t.~tl. evening. The membership of the tribe is increasing ata rapid rate and the attendance at the meetings is very satisfactory. '- ’dooow—fl A Thousand Tongues Could not express the rapture of Annie E. Springer, of 1125 Howard St, Philadelphia, Pa, when she found that Dr. King’s New Discovery for (Joni sumption had completely cured her of a backing cough that for many years had made life a burden. All other medicines and doctors could give her no help, but she says of this Royal, Cure—~"it soon removed tie pain In mv chest and 1 can now sleep soundly, something I can, scarcely "0m§3‘nll_t=l' doing bctbrc. I feel like sounding its praises throughout the Universe. ” .850 will everyone who tries Dr. King's New Discovery for any trouble of the Throat, Chest or Lungs. Price 50c and $100. Trial bottles free at John A. Riggs’ drug, store, 11 Main street; every bot- tle guaranteed. .. r it "1 HDBBEI] BY lHlMPS. AfResident of Greens Farms Relieved ofWatCh and .Money. srnuck IN THE FACE. The Highwaymen Run Avvay After Looting ._ the Victim. ‘p. A Polish young man living in Greens Farms was met on the railroad track in that place. Thursday night. by two tramps, hit several. times in the face, and robbed of a handsome gold watch and a roll of bills containing about fifty dollars. The man had been to Saugatuck and was returning about ten o’clock. When near the station in Greens Farms, the man was accosted by two burly looking fellows who began to converse with him. They asked the unsuspecting Polock many questions, all of which he answered in his broken English. Sud- denly one of them turned and hit him a blow in the face, which dazed him fora moment. The two went through his pockets and soon relieved him of the watch and money. After relieving their victim of every- thing of value the highwaymen took to their heels and disappeared in the darkness. ”—‘OOI CRANBURY. It is reported that should the Street lailwav run its tracks only as farg as the Smith place, the citizens of Cran- bury will hold a mass meeting and vote to boycott the road. _ (Rev. Mr. Arthur will preach in the Died at the Hospital. . Thomas Finnerty, a well known South Norwalk hatter, died at the Bridge- port hospital, Friday afternoon, aged 29 years. Hatter-’5 Union, which willtake charge of his remains when they reach South N or’walk to-day. He was a son of the late Thomas Finnerty of this city. He was a victim of consumption and was taken to the hospital at the expense of the Union, a short time since. His brother, John Finnerty, employed at Dann 6:. Banks stables, survives him. ————‘——-<O.o>———————— Woman’s Club- Mrs. John S. Seymour entertained the W’oman’s club, Thursday after noon. After a brief discussion of plans for the coming year, the paper for the afternoon was read by Mrs. Mattéson, the subject being “Literature in Edu- cation.” The conversation was led by Mrs.L. N. Phinney.IA curriculum of the library ‘work done in one of our public schools was presented and .aroused much interest.‘ ‘ -———<ooop~w- _,—~——- ’Twon’t be All Smoke. ' The smoker which the Business Men’s association proposes holding on Tues— day evening next will, unless all plans fail, be a. memorable one. Visitors will be present from other cities, and the entire affair will abound in all that goes to make such. gatherings of inter— est, profit and pleasure. ——————<I-I> Located ln Stamford. The district oilice of the Metropolitan Insurance Company has been removed from Norwalk to this city. Oflices have been engaged in Quintard’s Block. Mr. Benninghof‘f has been appointed super- intendent and Mr. Heaton his assis- tant—Telegram. ‘ A A -‘ 7 Were Mistaken. Express ata point just north of Cross street, yesterday afternoon led some to believe that there was another accident. The train was flagged by some section hands at work on the tracks. The train procc-eded on its way after only a short delay. , ——————<o.o>————————— A Sensible Man - ' Would use Kemp‘s Balsam for the Throat and Lungs. It isucuring more of Coughs, Colds. Asthma, Bronchitis, Group and all Throat and Lung Troubles,than any other medicine. The proprietor has authorized any druggist to give you a Sample Bottle Free . to convince you of the merit of this great remedy. Price 23c. c.nd"50c. He was a member of the . l The sudden stopping of the Pittslield , DIED SUDDENLY. Joseph A.'Pratt a Retired Shoe Manufacturer of South Noiwalk Stricken With Heart Failure- Joseph A. Pratt a resident of Elm- wood avenue, South Norwalk, died sud- ‘ denly at 7:30 o’clock last evening, at the home of Oliver Trowbridge on Bayview avenue, where he was visiting. Mr. Pratt was attacked with heart failure and died within five minutes‘af- ter. Dr. Charles G. Bohannan was called by telephone but did not reach the stricken man before death claimed him. Dr. Bohannan examined him and pronounced him dead. Health officer Samuel H. Huntington was summoned and gave permission for A. the removal of the body to his late home. : Mr. Pratt was a retired shoe man ufacturer and has lived at South Nor- walk for several years. Owing to the absence of Mrs. Pratt, who has been visiting friends in Massa- chusetts, no arrangements for the funeral have yet been made. —————-—‘o”——~——- SUNDAY AT THE CHURCHES. FIRST CONGREGATIONAL Cannon—i Thomas K. 'Noble, Pastor. at 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. The Pastor will preach mornir'i'g and even-“- ing. Subject in the evening “A per- sonal letter publicly answered” Sunday school and Bible class at 12. Inter- mediate C. E. at 5 p. m. Y. P. S. C. E. at 6:30 p. m. ‘ NORWALK METHODIST ‘ CHURCH—— Frank A. Scofield pastor. Preaching by pastor at 10:30 and 7:30. Praise ser- vice at’9,30; special layman’s meeting at 3 o‘clock; Sunday school and class meeting at 12 m.; Epworth League at 6:30. Special music at morning and evening service; the male chorus will sing in the afternoon. Topic of even- ing sermon “the Devil at his Best.” GRACE CHURCH-Sunday Services, Holy Communion 8 a. 1n.; morning prayer and sermon 10:30; Benedicite, Best; Otfcrtory solo, “Cujus'Anlmam,” Rossini; Sunday school, 12:15 p. m. Evensong 7:30, Gregorian service; of- fertory duct and chorus, “I waited for the Lord.” Mendelsohn. Rev. J. Mc Clurc Bellows will officiate. WW Friday Afternoon Club. The Friday Afternoon club was en-q‘ tertained by Mrs. Minor D. Randall at her home on Riverside avenue yester- day. _ . , The general subject was “Current Events” and a discussion on “My Opin- ion! of Kipling.” Miss Helen Ferris gave every excellently written paper on “Kipling in Short Story’-’ and Misc Sadie Dibble. a treatise on the poetry of the same author. The afternoon prov- ed exceptionally interesting as the subject was most timely. Refreshments were served. -————<o.o>—~————~ Callahan Retains His Seat. NEW HAVEN, March 11.——The sen- atorial committee on contested elections completed their recount of the ballots in the Averill-Callahan contested case, last night, with the result that Senator Callahan will be able to retain his seat. The ofiicial returns gave Callahan a majority of 124, but the recount re»- duced the majority to 29. i ———-o-o>~—— An Arrest Probable. , A special officer is working on the c tse of the infant recently abandoned in South Nor-walk, and it is reported that an important arrest may he made to-day. It is also said that a scandal allot-ting a well known married man is liable to result from the case. ————-~——<I-O>‘-~——_— Officers Installed. The officers of Sherman Command. cry, U. 0. G. C. were installed last evening by Deputy A. G. Baldwin. after which came a feast of palate pleasing delicacies of great variety, quantity and quality. -—-—“—-—-<0.0D—————-—-——~ The Weather. Rain to-night and Sunday. ‘- Estu'ige Anir w-Selleck of Strat- -f0rd, is in town to-iay. ' Percy Ferris will take a grapbophrme and a large number of records,also s )ine blank records to South America when he goes. th. F. A. Scofield will lecture at Vista, N. Y., next Wednesday night. for the benefit of the Methodist church in that place. Fred Force will sing. Mrs. S. T. Raymond, wife of the South Main street grocer, is spending it few weeks in Patgerson, N.‘ .i., with her parents. - Service‘s ' A SAD PARTING. School Children Wept When Their Teacher, Miss Foley Bade Them Good-bye. a 9 The popularity of Miss Foley, 3. teacher in grade 3 of the Over River school was very much in evidence yes- terday afternoon. Miss Foley resigned' her position some days since to accept a more lucra- tive position as teacher in one of the Bridgeport public schools, and yester- day came the leave taking of her pupils in the Over River school. :It was very affecting and with but two exceptions there was not a “dry eye” among the large number of pupils. forty gifts from her scholars, individual testimonials of the love and esteem with which she was held by them. None of the pupils ever witnessed such a leave-taking before and many of the good-byes were choked by sobs, the teacher herself being visibly affect- ed» . ” It will be no easy matter to fill her place in the hearts of the scholars of grade 3. > r \ Funerals. At the funeral of Melville Scudder, held at Trinity church this morning, wood of Sohthport. Rev. F. W. Norris officiated. The remains were taken to Rahway, N._J., for interment. . At the funeral of Allen Moran this afternoon the same gentlemen acted as Miss Foley was in receipt of fully. pallbearers. Rev. W. H. Hubbard of; the pallbearers were: Burtis Channing, 2 Arthur Gray, Harry Coburn, Horaccl Keyworth, George Bearse and Mr. 131- ’ THE WHEEL CONTEST. Pioneer’s Candidate Wrestles the Lead From Old Well. In the Contest for the Rambler wheel tojday, Pioneer’s candidate again takes the lead with Old Well second. 1 The vote at noon to day was as fol— lows: ’ _].rving H. Reed, Pioneer 692 J. J. Goodwin, Old Well -671 J. H. Magner, Hope Hose 6-12 Smith Northrop, Phoenix 227 Elbert W. Clark, Putnam Hose 158 D.Hart Weeks, Phoenix 84 Charles M. Smith. Pioneer, 53 Samuel McGowan, Putnam Hose ‘ 19 Geo. S. Grumman, Phoenix 15 F. W. Darmer, Old Well 10 H. D. Cornell. Fire Police 2 L. M. Smith, Mayflbwer 2 D. W. Harford, Old Well 2 Chief F. M. Wheeler, E.N.F.D.u 1 Patrick F. Slattery, Hope Hose, 1 E. V. Baker, Old Well 1 Joseph Matheis’ Pioneer. 1 Harry Mitchell, Pioneer 1 Fred Weiseit 1 Leo Davis, Old Well 1 Howard L. Lowndes, Old Well 1 Geo. F. Foote, Old Well 1 John Yost, Putnam Hose 1 ._._.— ‘ O >———._.___.— Rev. S. J. Evers, of Glenbrook, who led the consecration meeting at the rally of the Norwalk Christian En- deavor Union, Tuesday night, was present at the banquet‘of the Congre- gational club, of New York, of which he is a member, last Monday night. Rev. Evers was accorded the honor'of ~ introducing to his fellow members, Mrs. William T. Sampson, wife of Ad- miral. Sampson. OF THE STOLE .PHIL’S CCAT. ~“ Clever Thief Walk’s'Off With the Ex-Commo- . dore’s Garment. Ex-Commodore Philip G. Sanford is the general manager in the New York office of the .Winchester Arms 00. He was called upon the other day ,bya. clever thief who engaged him in con- versation in his private office. When he arose to go he calmly removed the ex-commodorc’s handsome satin-lined . coat from a nearby hook, sllpped it on, and calmly walked away. Although the act was ,witnessed by Mr. Sanford and also by several clerks, no one im- agined the garment was Mr. Sanford’s until after the bold rascal had made good his escape. ' ‘- Dr. and Mrs. Arthur C. Coleburn of Middletown insane asylum, who were called to the bedside of the former’s father Charles Coleburn who lies at the point- of death at his home in East avenue, have returned home. -———-——-—<”———-— Story of a Slave. To be bound hand and foot for years by the chains of disease is the worst form of slavery. George D. Williams of Manchester, Mich., tells how such a slave was-made free, He says': “ My wife has been so helpless for five years that she could not turn over in bed alone. Afier using two bottles of Elec- tric Bitters, she is wonderfully im- proved and able to do her owu work. ’s This supreme remedy for female dis- eases quickly. cures nervousness, sleep- lessness, melancholy, headache, back- _ eche, fainting and dizzy spells. This .s_ miracle working medicine is a godsend lto weak, sickly, run down people. Every bottle guaranteed. Only 50c. iSold by John A. Riggs, druggist, 11 z Main street (1888. ELEVENTH autumnal? 1899. BOSTON STORE! - 'ANWIVERSARY SALE-Eleven years of Progressive Work Will be cel- ebrated by a-Grcat Sale—ANNIVERSARY SALE. V A Beautiful SOUVENIR to our Patrons on Saturday. . Santiago. day far 50 cents each. steel engravcrs, of Philadelphia, for us. The Boston Store has‘giveu a great many sales in the past eleven years, and no doubt the real majority of the people of Fairfield County have taken advantage of these sales and and bought. many things at. a lower price than it cost to produce them. We will endeavor during this sale to surpass all other sales iattempted by the store. This GREAT ANNIVERSARY SALE um reun snunnuumu. unit In. I ‘ [The Eleventh Anniversary of the Great Blizzard, the day the Boston Store opened] and WILL GOETINKIE ONE ’WEEK. Every Department will cry. out a Bargain, Come Saturday or Monday. The sale Will be for all the week. You may miss some good things by delay.“ THE SOUVENTRS.~—Genuine Steel Engravings of the Battle of Manila and the Great Sea Fight at We could think of no Souvenir that would be appreciated so well as the pictures of theSL two great- Sca Fights that changed the map of the world. They are engraved on steel by the Butler, Thomas Co. ' Every customer buying |One Dollar’s Worth or more will receive one. The price art stores ask for a Steel Engraving of this kind is $1.50, \Ve will sell what is. left.- 011 01011- New Spring Dress Goods. Our line is a beautiful selection of all the latest French Novelties and Ameri— can Suitings. To open.the season we will sell some of them below market value. ' - 10 pieces of fancy Suiting, all worth ‘39 cents and 49 cents,,for this annivers- ary sale, 25c. 4. 6 pieces black mohair that we are selling for 39 cents, for this week, 250. 25 pieces new designs in dress goods. all the correct styles all worth 69 cents, this anniversary sale, 500. 50 inch black Cheviot, worth every day $1.00 per yard, for this sale, 75c. 08 cent mixed tailor suiting, all new and choice, this sale, 75c. $1.25 50inch satin Venetian, all the colors for this sale, 93c. 5 pieces black crop”) that will bring $1.50 to $1.75 in any market, this sale $1.25. ' $3.50 black crcpons, four styles anni- versary price, $2 00 ~nmn—an: Mum»... JACKETS. beautiful jacket‘. You can buy one at one-third of the cost. $18. 75 jackets; all. talfetta l or plain, this sale, $7.50. ‘$13 50 jackets, all lined, made of fine kerscy, forthis sale, $5.00. ined, stripe $5.00 jackets will go at $2 50. Now is your opportunity to buy a; New Tailor=Made Suits. This department has grown to beour greatest department. We carry the greatest line of suits in the county, and no two alike. You are invited to try them on and see how beautiful they tit. $7.50 to $40.00. Hosiery. We have always been acknowledged as the leaders in thisgreat supply, and we feel that our efiorts‘durin g the com- ing season will add many new customers to this great department. During the anniversary sale all Stockings will be sold at special prices. We mention only a few bargains. Ladies’ Black Maco Cotton,- double soles and heels, Ladies’ Balbriggan, Ladics’ Fancy Ribbed, full length, extra elastic. every pair warranted fast and seamless. for this great sale, per pair, 12cc. Ladies’ German and English Stock- ings, in black, tin and fancy, iisle thread in drop stitch and plain, over 800 pair and not a single pair worth ‘ less than 40 cents, for this great sale per‘pair, 25c. 500 pairs of boys’ and girls’ ribbed ‘ Hose, in line and heavy ribbed, very- elastic, could be Worn by ladies, j many dealers call it a 25 cent Stock- l ing. for this sale, Ric.- Underwear. 10,000 pieces Of underwear for men, women and children, all recently pur- chased at a great saving, will be Lotter- ed during this great s'alc‘at \vonderfulw l y low prices. Many of the lots Offered are much lowerthan is pessible for us to duplicate, ‘and we would'urge 'you now to supply in this line your-spring and‘summer needs. Ladies’ ribbed vest and pants,—-vests, high neck, long and short sleeves. low neck, V shaped, square neck, extra large and medium size. fancy trimmed nicks and plain finish, worth as high as 25 cents, none in the lot worth less than 19 cents and the choice for the lot, each, 12450. ' Ladies’ spring weight ribbed vests and pants, just ashade thinner than the winter weight, vests made long‘and short sleeves, the most desirable gar- ment‘ on the market, sold everywhere for 50 cents, for this sale 250.} 100 dozen men’s camels hair spring weight shirts and drawers, all sizes, regular price is 50 cents, this sale. 250. 50 dozen boys’ sh1rts' and drawers. sizes, 26 to 34, regular price 45 cents, for this sale, each, 25c. ~ ' Domestic Goods. __ You know the cotton markets-has gone away up and still going up“ Now is your chance. ‘ I -"-.\_ ”a
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