. era-4:51am; £1.71: :17 .u.;541?‘;¢4‘4». ' I". 7‘31““ . ... To Get Customers Ads vertisein Their Favors ite Paper, TflE EVEN- [N6 GAZETTE! Every Reader'of THE 1 ' EVENING GAZETTE .- is a Buyer. Give Then a Trial VOLHX. NO. 2076 N ORWALK CONN ., TUESDAY EVEN ING,M MARCH 14,1899. PRICE TWO CENTS: T JUDGE CURTIS 'OVERRULES THE PLAINTIFF’S DEMURRER IN i2 pleas on Monday handed down ade- H’ cision overruling a demurrer recently argued in the suit brought by the Rev. . Charles M. Arthur against the Nor- field Parish Congregational church of Weston. The demurrer was filed by At- torney John J. Walsh, counsel for the minister, to the answer presented by 1 the counsel for the church, Gould & Tracy of Bridgeport. The answer con- ? tained the complete report of the “M11- i tual Council” called by the church, the action of which resulted in the retire- El ment of Mr. Arthur from the pastorate. ill The case will now be tried on its merits. The minister claims about $700 dam- ages. minister has been the subject of much It was highly sensational and was by far discussion in the press of the state. one of the most interesting topics for the gossips of Weston that the town ever enjoyed. No time was lost in ap- preciating this fact and for many months it was a feature of the sewing circles. . Mr. Arthur was called to the church The strife between the church and its. SUIT AGAINST NORFIELD CHURCH FOR SALARY. Judge Curtis of the court of common on May 25, 1896, under an agreement be tween the church and himself whereby he was to receive a salary of $46 a month and enjoy the use of the par- sonage. He was also to receive a “dona- tion” during the year which donation was to be considered a part of his sal- ary and would be regulated by the gen- erosity of the members of the church. It was further. agreed that in the event of any uneasiness on the part of the church, the minister would give up his “‘desk” at the expiration of three months after the notice to quit was served. Mr. Arthur cOntinued as pastor until March, 1898, when matters had be— come so lively in the church circles that it was deemed advisable to call a “mu- tual council” composed of clergymen of the Congregational denomination, to One of the members, a Mrs. Lane, had been exiled straighten out the tangle. from the church upon orders from the pastor and everything was in an uproar. Then came the crash. The pastor was asked to retire, but he questioned the right of the church committee to dispense with his services. deavored to conduct the services, but Funerals F The remains of Mrs. Annie M. Am- blei , widow of the lateJames L. Ambler were brought here for interment to-day. The funeral services were held in New York last evening. The funeral of Mrs. SusanJ. Bar num took place from her late home on France ' Street this afternoon, Rev. T. K. Noble o'fli‘Ciating. The funeral of the late William Marza Raymond was attended this afternoon. p! ‘l ‘1 l i 5 a ‘The funeral services of the Joseph A. Pratt were held this afternoon, Rev. G. H. Beard officiating. The remains of the late Mrs. Maria N. Murphy who d1ed in Springfield were brought here for interment to-day. . A A Organ Recital. The organ recital given by Professor ' S. Gibson in the First Congregation- :l-church was not very largely attend ed. Monday, though the audience con— sisted of the musm lovers and musi- cians of the town, a thoroughly appre- ciative one. The following was the program: ' Gothic Suite, Beoellmau; At Evening and on the Coast, Buck; Fugue in G niinor and Loure in G, Bar-h; Le Ven- dredi Saint and Pastorale in E, F de la Tomlielle; Secret d’Amour, 'B. O. Klein; Chorus of Angels, Scotson Clark; Overture in D, H. Smart. Ridgefield Man’s. Sudden Death'. James W. Fogarty died at his home in Ridgefield Monday morning, after ‘ an illness of 1135s than an hour. Mr. Fogarty was a plumber. He was prom- inent asa member of the Knights of Columbus and as first president of the Ridgefield Social club, and first finc- man of the Ridgelield fire comp ..111y At six o’clock Monday merniug Mr. Fogarty was suddenly stricken with heart disease. He died about seven o’clock. He leaves a wife and one child. . Mr. Fogarty was one of the moat popular young men in Ridgclield. A New Officers- The following are the new officers elected at the meeting of the Central Union, K. D., of me First Congrega- tional church Saturday: President—Mrs. T. K. Noble. Vice —'piesidents——Mts. Charl les Quintald, Miss Kate Battiam. Recording Se_c1etary——Miss Clara E. Marvin. Corlesponding Secretary-Mrs. J on- iah G. Gregory. 'I’rcasu1c1-.—~Mrs A. Ca1m1 Bctts. A. _ coal’_for the church, about 40 years of age. SUDDEN DEATH. Prominent Danbury- Woman. Expires in Chicago. DANBURY, Conn., March l4.~—VVord was received here from Chicago Mon- day afternoon of the sudden death in“ that city shortly after 12 o’clock of Mrs. Charles A. Mallory, wife of a. prominent hat manufacturer and mem- ber of the firm of E. A. Mallory 8t Sons of this city. Mr. and Mrs. Mal- lory and their daughter were returning from a trip to California and Sunday night Mrs. Mallory was taken ill on the train. As soon as they arrived in Chicago Monday morning she was taken to the hospital, where it was found that she was suffering from cerebro spinal meningitis. She was She leaves but one daughter. Mrs. Mallory Was a daughter of .Dr. W. J. Rider, a member of the state, dental commission, and was prominent in the social life of this city. . , —— ———-<o-o>—~ r«—-—'— Heated by Steam. Among the congregation atSt. Mary’s church on Sunday was “Mike” Powers, the Main street libation artist, and when-the Rev. Father Furlong called for subscriptions with which to buy "Mike" was one of the most liberal contributors. Yesterday morning, however, “Mike” began to think over the matter. and the more he thought the more he be- came perplexed. Finally when a friend came in “M1ke” accosted him in regard to the matter and ended by remarking, “I doant say what Father Furlong wanted me money far to buy coal whin the church is hated by 3.;tam .31 -—————————~—40.o>———~——-—— lake Possession. The Riverside Mills company took possession on Monday of what has been known as the Riverside Mills, the deeds of the same having been properly filed at the Town clerk’s office. The officers of the company are A. J. Slade, presi- dent; Wesley Gamble, treasurer; H. V. Cari, secretary. sevetal large out- -of— -town contiacts on ,hand. A-A Ordered Mustered Out. General orders were issued by the War Department yesterday for the muster out of -a 'number ’of officers, among whom is Lieut. Col. Frederick A: Hill. 8611 of Congressman Hill of . this city. He en? The company has' in. 1;, 1111. 11111111111 105E51 .then the “council” began its hearings . Leslie, Mich., the doors were locked against him. Hard words were used against the min- ister, and from all reports, they were returned manifold. During the pre- liminary struggle it was reported that Mrs. Arthur had secured a‘ divorce from the minister on the ground of cruel gand inhuman treatment.‘ This furnished more fuel for the fire and and soon filed a report. ' The report is a part of the defence of the church in the present action and is interesting. It discloses that the minister was or- dained in December, 1898, at Harbine, Neb. during the next seven years was the pastor of churches at West Cedar Val- ley, N eb., Park, Neb., Nashville,Mich. First, Mich., Second, Bremen, Ind., and Mattison, Mich. He was disfellowshipped from the 01- ivet church in the Michigan association in 1895. that during his pastorate at Weston Mr. Arthur fomented trouble, was guilty of slanderous misrepresentation of pres- He served there some time and Leslie, The council in its report said ent and former parishioners and intimidated others. In the present action Mr. Arthur says that the church violatedthe agreement and that he s'tood ready to fulfill it. He asks for one month’s salary at $36, an- other at $46 and also asks for the dona- tion referred to which he says might reasonably be worth $50. The trial will be interesting when it is heard. ANOTHER TANNIVERSARY. Old Concord Division S. of T. Celebrates its Fifty-fifth Ann1versary. “Old Concord” Division, S. of T. the oldest, with perhaps one exception, lodge of Sons of Temperance 1n the state, celebrated its fifty-fifth anniver- sary last night at its old headquarters in the GAZETTE building. ~ And never before was its roomy quart- ers more crowded with members of the order They came from every point of the oompas, including New Haven, Mil- ford, Stratford, New York, New Ca- naan, Wéstport, Silver Mine, etc. A pleasing programme had been ar- ranged, the only .“let-back” as to some of the speakers being that they were to talk under the ten minute limit. A feature was the singing by a quar- tette composed of Messrs. Force. Hirst, McGOnegai and Morehouse. Altogether the entertainment was one of the best ever held in the rooms. Refreshments were served in abund- auce, prepared by the ladies of "Old Concord.” L ———-—<o.o>——-—-——— Smoker. The Business Men’s Associ-ition will hold a “smoker” to—night. A number of out‘of-town guests will be present. A speech by Hon. E. J. Hill is on the program. It is p1oposed to make the occasion one long to be favorably re- membe1ed. '* " ‘O-O>~»~ Norwalk Club Pool. The games in the Norwalk club pool tournament. last night, attracted con- siderable attention. The winners were Messrs. Selleck and Van Buren. Frank Selleck (88), defeated Louis Leonard (85), the score being 80 to 80. R. Van Buren (100), defeated George R. Bux- ton (85), the score standing 100 to 56. ———~——<o.9>——-———— Work Commenced. . (:1 Work on the addition to the Bishop building on Wall street, was com- menced by Contractor Turney, Monday. I -~-«-4,_.op-——-——— Story of a Slave. To be bound hand and foot for yea1s by the chains of disease is the worst 101m of slavciy. Geoige D. Williams of Maucheste1, Mich., tells how such a slave was made free. He says: " My wife has been so helpless for live yeals ‘ that she could not turn over in bed alone. Af'. e1 using two bottles of Elec- t1.1c Bitters. she is \: oodc1fully im proved and able to do he1 own worak. ’ This supieme lemedy for female dis- eases quickly cures nervousness. sleep- lessness,m melancholy. headache, back- echc, fainting and dizzy spells. ’l‘m.’ mi1aclc wo1 king medicine is a godsend to weak, sickly, 11111 down people. Every bottle gua1anteed.Only 0011. Sold by John A. R1g1s, diugg 1st, 11 . City, Florida. A LARGE WELCUME Company L to be _Given a Big Reception on Their Return Home. MAKE 11 A GALA DAY. TheWhole Town Alive to Giving the. Boys a Grand Welcome Home. Everything trends to the belief that Company L, Conn., U. S. V. on their return home to Norwalk will be ac- corded a reception worthy of their bravery in the call for volunteers in the recent differences between this country and Spain. . The majority of the members of C01. L were enlisted members of Co. F,Con- necticut Volunteers, of tnls town. A meeting of the general committee having in charge the matter. ofa fit- ting reception to the “boys” on their retu1 11 home was held' in the Norwalk club parlors last night, J. Belden Hurl- butt presiding. Much enthusiasm prevailed, but did not in any wise conflict with the busi‘ ness before the meeting, in fact it was an incentive for good work. Considerable routine business was transacted, and several committees ap- pointed. Brigadier-General Russell Frost was unanimously elected as marshal of the proposed parade, and instructed to ap- point his own aides and to designate the line of march. A committeeon music, consisting of Messrs. mood, was appointed. The secretary was instructed to in- vite the town officials to take part in ‘ the reception. . A committee was also appointed to the "end thatrthe South Norwalk coun- cil interestthat‘ city in the matter in a monetary: way. ,A suggestion that. the fire alarm bell be rung on the arrival of the company did not meet with. full approprbatlon 'but may'receive attention at a future meeting 1511111; committed. Messrs. Charles W. Bell, R. J. Smith, R. G. Mitchell, J. B. Costello andJ. C. Stevens were added to the soliciting _ committee. The'date of the arrival of the com- pany in town is not definitely known, but it is thought that it will be on or about April lst. The meeting adjourned until‘ next Tuesday night. CRANBURY. C. M. Arthur preached what he call . ed his farewell se1m0n in Cranbuiy chapel, Sunday afternoon. A table committee was elected Sat- urday for the preposed entertainment to be given by the chapel society on the evening of the 22d. Miss Adah Taylor is visiting f1iends in Bridgeport. The latest addition to our population isa little girl baby, which is the joy and pride of Mr. and ' Mrs. Edward Sturges. The electric railway cloud still re- ceives warranted attention. Fora wonder, Sunday night’s thun- derbolts failed to lodge in'this place. A A V —-Announcement. .1 wish to correct an impression that “seems to prevail to some extent, and to deny a repolt that I have Ietiied from business. N o doubt this arises from false newspaper reports, and from the fact that my b1othe1, William S. Wil- ‘ cox, of B1 idgeport. 001111., has left my ' employ. WALTER L. WILCOX. M. 14, 3t. A‘A GEORGETOWN. Ed win Gilbert who has been in Cuba in the interests of the Gilbert & Ben- _ nett M’f’g Co. has returned to Crescent ‘5. Starr of Stamford, remains in Cuba for Some time longer. Samuel J. Miller was in New York ‘on business Saturday. Thomas Johnson had his foot injured last week by being caught in a t1avel- ling carriage of the huge saw in the G. and B. saw mill. Mai-n street. Greenwood, Wehlc and Ray-_ ANNUAL MEETING. Prizes Awarded in the Billiard and Pool. Con- tests of Old Well Hook d1 Ladder Co. Old Well Hook & Ladder Co. held its annual meeting and election of offi- cers in the Old Well rooms in Haviland street, last night. The following offi- cers were elected: Fo1eman, Wilfred Bodwell; fi1 st as— sistant, Warren P Smith, J r second assistant, Chas. A. Walters; treasu1e1, F. W. Ferris. The prizes of the bil- liard and pool contest Were awarded as follows : On the Billiard table: lst., Edward F. Smith, watch charm; 2nd, James Harris, scarf pin; 3rd., George W. Stevens, link culf buttons; 4th., F. L. Northrop, umbrella; booby, S. Decker, rubber ball. On the Pool table: lst., D. W. Harford, watch charm; 2nd., A. Brown, scarf pin; 3rd., E. Tal- madge, link cuff buttons; 4th., Ed. White, umbrella; 5th., Howard Lown- _ des, gold mounted pipe; 6th., W. E. Bodwell, gold mounted pipe; 7th., C. W. Stow, gold mounted pipe; booby, Leo Davis, large rubber ball. The booby prizes were inscribed as follows: “I won the rubber ball Nov. 15, 1898.” The 25th anniversary of the organ- ization of the company will be cele- brated March 22nd. —-————-—lo-o>— Cheese Poisoning. The family of Frank Adams of Havi- iland street, was poisoned yesterday. It is thought that some cheese which the family had eaten was the cause of it. . Mr. Adam’s youngest child was rendered unconscious for several hours before they could resuscitate it. Others of the family suffered severely. A physician was summoned and remained at the house all night, and to~day they are reported better. ———-—~“0.0>————.— Town Court. The case of the State vs. John N ooney, who was charged with aSsault, came up in the Town court this morn- ing ‘and was continued until this after- noon. ' , In the case'of State vs. Beers a five dollar fine was imposed and execution of same suspended. Handy to Have. There was an exhibition of the “Kil- fyre Dry Powder Compound” on the green near the, Methodist church this morning. That it was all that the agent claimed- for the‘sauio was fully exemplified. It is handy to have in the house in case cf'fire’. Nominating Committee. The Norwalk club last night ap- pointed the following gentlemen as A Asa B. Woodward, Victor Selleck, E. O. Keeler, L. C. Green, Ira Cole, Charles Olmstead and E. M. Lockwood. A A ‘v Dr. Nancy Ill. The trial of Dr. Nancy Guilford which was to have commenced at Bridgeport this morning was adjourned untilThurs- d'ay, owing to the illness of the accused. A —-Announcement. 1 wish to co1rect an impression that seems to prevail to some extent, and to deny a report that I have retired from business. No doubt this a1ises from false newspaper reports, and from the fact that my brother, William S. Wilcox, of Br-idgepmt, Conn” has left my employ. WALTER L. WI-LCOX. M 14 3t ‘0-0>——--_—~——- The Weather. Sno‘w to-night; Wednesday snow or rain. The Ladies of the South Norwalk Congregational church, will give a socia‘ble and turkey supper Wednesday evening. A 7 At the afternoon service in the South Norwalk Congregational church, Sun- day, Howard Tilly played a comet solo and Miss Marks, of Cos Cob, sang two solos. ' Reed Flynn, the manager of Theo- dore" Olsen’s Danbury store spent Sun- day with Christian Swartz dud family of H aviland street. ' Mrs. M. H. Gleason, is spending a few days in New York. A-A Try Grain-0! Try Grain-0! Ask your G10ce1 to day to show you a package of GRAIN- O, the new food diink that takes the place of coffee. The ch11d1en may dtink it without in.- jury as well as the adult. All who t1 y it, like it. GRAIN- O has that rich seal brown of Mocha or Java, but it is made fiom the pule grains, and the most delicate stomach receives itwith. out distress. % the price of coffee. 15c- and 25c. per package. Sold by all grooms. . members of the nominating committee:- THE WHEEL CONTEST. The vote at noon to-day was as fol- lows: Irving H. Reed, Pioneer J. J. Goodwin, Old Well J. H. 'Magner, Hope Hose Smith Northrop, Phoenix Elbert W. Clark, Putnam Hose D. Hart Weeks, Phoenix Cha1les M. Smith, Pioneer, Samuel McGowan, Putnam Hose Geo. S. Grumman, Phoenix F. W. Darmei, Old Well H. _D. Comell, Fire Police L. M. Smith, Mayflower D. W. Harford, Old Well Chief F. M. Wheeler, E.N.F.D. Patrick F. Slattery, Hope Hose, E. V. Baker, Old Well Joseph Matheis’ Pioneer Harry Mitchell, Pioneer Fred Weiseit Leo Davis, Old Well Howard L. Lowndes, Old Well Geo. F. Foote, Old Well John Yost, Putnam Hose Captain Allen Chamberlain of the schooner Phoebe Jane will take a load of spiles to Rockaway, where Raymond Bros. will bu1ld a dock. 704 671 650 227 158 84 72 ' 19 15 ‘ 1—4 Hl—‘HHHHHHHHNNNO A Judge George Keeler is suffering from a severe attack of bronchitis. The Henlicker club will meet at Jerome Smith s to cackle Friday night. Mrs. James L’Hommedieu who is seriously ill, rested more easily yester- day. Clarence Bloom, ,who has been work- ing in Port Chester for the past year, has returned to his home in East Nor~ walk and is running the large cut-off saw in Randall’s saw mill. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. John Mott, of Rowayton, Monday. St. Joseph’s and the Atlantics will play basket ball in Music Hall, Friday evening, March 17. The Atlantic is .the fastest team that has 'ever appeared in Music Hall, and a good game is promised. After thegame there will be dancing until 12 o’clock. About one o’clock this morning, offi- cer Hall discovered that, the water pipe which runs through the areaway to Di-bble’s grocery store in North Main‘street had burst and the water was flooding the area. »With the as? sistanee- of Charles Ferris he- shut the water 011‘. The pipe had beenfrozen - for two months.- sz. Joseph’s T. A. B. and L” will play basket ball with the Pequot’s, March 23d. ' Ha1ry McGowan, employed at Wan- amaker’ s in New York, spent Sunday with relatives in town. To a reporter,~yesterday, a member of the firm of Raymond Bros, said “We will build our wharf near the Jennings property, so called, as soon as we find out what the railroad company proposes doing in the matter of straightening their tracks between Norwalk and South N orwalk. . Miss Emma Jourdan, of Brooklyn, is visiting Mrs. H. E. Mathewson,of West street. A meeting of the executive board of the Woman’s Exchange is being held this afternoon. The Monday Afternoon Lenton Sew- ing class for Hospital work,.met with Miss‘Lane 6n the Green, yesterday. VThe Ladies Guild of Grace church will meet. again this week with Mrs. W. H. Smith, Morgan avenue. ‘ The harness, etc., formerly'belonging to F. L. Walters will be sold at public auction at Dann 65 Banks stable on River street. Friday afternoon. Members of Our Brothers Lodge, I. O. O. F. attend-ed the funeral of, the late William M. Raymond this after- noon. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Bishop of Bel- den avenue, are in New York 0- day. Miss Minnie Scoville' of Torrington, spent Sunday with friends in South N orwalk. George H. Allen and Miss Annie C‘. Martin Were married in Bridgeport, Monday, by Rev. HE. Burnes. Charles Swarm, who has been obliged to suspend his duties at Yale on ac- count of illness, left to-day for Pine Hurst, N. C. wherehe expects to re- main until about April 10. There is a bad "caVe-in’z-on the re- taining wall at the Merritt homestead, corner of Water and Chapel streets. _.I _.
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