To Get' CuStomers Ad; vertise in Their Favors ité’Waper, THE EVEN:- ING GAZETTE! is a Buyer. Give a Trial 1 r VOL. IX. 110.2077 NORWALK, horny” WEDNESDAY EVENING, BELARTHUBMAKESDENIAL‘! SAYS COUNCIL wAS CALLED 10. TO INVESTIGATE CHURCH WORK N01 PASTOR, AND HEWAS NEVER ASKED TO RESIGN. The Rev. C. M. Arthur, troubles in connection with the Nor- field church have been fully ventilated, .called at the GAZETTE office this morning and requested a. correction of the article which appeared in Tues- day’s paper. The reverend gentleman dissected certain passages from the [article in question as follows: “Mr. Arthur continued as pastor until March, 1898, when matters had become so lively in the church circles that it was deemed advisable to call-a “mutual council” composed of 01131 gy- men of the Congregational denomina- tion, to straighten out the tangle.” To the above Mr. Arthur made the following reply: “A mutual council was called to in- vestigate the work of the c hur hand not to t1 y the pastor.” The next objection was to the follow- ing: “One “of the membe1s, 21. M1 5. Lane, had been exiled from the church upon orders from the pastor and everything was in an upioar.’ whose Mr. Arthur’s was: objection to the above turning Mrs. Lane out of the church-'3 Mr. A1 thur said: “Theflpastor was never asked to re- tire. He did resign but the. church asked him to withdraw his resignation and remain one year from April 1, 1898.” . . The reverend gentleman next took asked to retire,” exception to the following : “Mrs. Arthur had secured a divorce from the minister on the ground of cruel and inhuman treatment." Mr. Arthur said, “this was false. Mrs. Arthur had lived with her hus- i band as happily as other people.” When asked if this did not refer toa previous marriage, and if it was not true that he had been previously di- vorced, he replied as follows: “None of y'bur business. '«If you can find it out bring it out.” The following also received ‘his at- tention: 1111.11 - 1111111111 0f the Woman’s Exchange of NorWalk and South , Norwalk.- A GOOD REPORT. Miss Luella Lane Will Remain in Charge as Heretofore. 1 , Some of the friends of the organiza- ' tion having expressed a wish to become acquainted with the, details of its work the Board of Managers of the Woman’s Exchange decided that the yearly statement should be made public after the annual meeting, which was held 'M‘arch 6th. Notwithstanding unfavor- able conditions which have embar- gamed Inn .ny similai enterprises during‘t'f past year,this report compares very This,.however, has been accomplished by especial effort on the part} of the members of the Association and it has been no small p1 oblem how to raise the necessary amdunt for‘ the running expenses of which tent is ob- viously the most important item. To this must be' added the amount paid for supplies, the .telephone, mes- senger and, the inevitable list of in- cidentals.“ As in other Exchanges the ten per - cent. commission on the sales is the somewhat uncertain amount' paid to the superintendent. On two occasions she has donated the per ccntuto the Exchange. This, with.the money raised by several entertainments and by a few orders accepted for Catering has effectively supplemented that 1e- ceiv ad from dues so that the end of the year shows an encouraging condition. There are at present forty consignors in all departments and about the same numer of members. ship would increase the opportunity for good work and it is earnestly de- sired that othcrs should beCOme sufficiently interested to unite them- Annual In a. contemplated removal from number 57 to number 56 West .avenue, all present advantages will be continued and some additional ones offered. Miss Luella Lane will be in charge as here- tofore. . . Subjoined is the annual statement: selves With the Exchange. dues for members are two dollars. RECEIPTS Sales, ' $2,047.42 Entertain ments, 108.00 Superintendent’s gift, 16.95 Members and Consignors dues, 93.75 Amt. forward March 1, 1898, ‘ 126.28 $2,392.40 EXPENSES :Consignors, $1,910.62 Superintendent, 187.79 Rent, ’ . 96.00 Supplies and incidentals, 75.77 Telephone, ' 11.50 . Amt. on hand March 1, 1899, 110.73 $2,392.40 ‘li fa1"01ably with those of former years A large memberv -—-————<o-o>— Kennedy Defeated, . WATERBURY, March lit—According jtoithe recount made yesterday by the senatorial committee on contested elec- tions, Attorney William Kennedy of Naugatuck, (Dem.), whom the official returns declared elected senator from the Fifth senatorial district, had the majority of 110 votes claimed for him entirely wiped out and Warren L. Hall of Waterbury, (Rep), who was con- testing the seat, was found to have a majority of 13 votes. The counting was finished at midnight. Death of an Old Lady. Miss Mary N. Cornwall of Southport, died yesterday at the advanced age of 80 years. She Was an esteemed resi- dent of the town and widely known. The funeral will be held to- -morr ow at 2 o ’.clock Pneumonia was the cause of death. ' __.__ . .___ <.-.'_. --- Chess, Checkers and Whist. _ The Norwalk Chess, Checkei and VVhist club will hold an’tmportant eting, to- night. Among othei mat- ters to be conside1ed is that of remov- ing to new and more commodiousquaré tors in the 'Quintard building. "The club now has a men. , :shjp'of nearly so that; num- ‘h interest in > is"? manifc ”1" 80 “The pastor never'took any band in e 1 i “He was disfellowshipped from the Olivet church in the Michigan asso- ciation in 1895.” ' Mr. Arthur said the above was false, hehad never heard of theOlivet church. The next paragraph to which he took exception was as follows: “The council in its report said that during his pastorate at Weston Mr. Arthur fomented trouble, was guilty of slanderous misrepresentation of pres- ent and former parishioners and in- timidated others.” Mr. Arthur’s reply to the above was: “The council never investigated any slanderous misrepresentations of par— ishioners, and he never was tried under charges.” ———~—<O- o>———-——-— llllMESllt lHflUBLE To the statement that“the pastor was ‘ causes 10hr] RadClllTB to At- tempt to Take His ‘ ’Life. QUARRELED WITH WIFE. Is About 60 Years Old and Married :1 Young Woman. ANSONIA, March 15.—J ohn Radcliffe, an old andwell known resident of this city, attempted suicide yesterday after; The bullet did not penetrate his heart, as he had intend- ed, but lodged a short distance above. It is possible. however, that the shoot- ing will prove fatal. noon by shooting. Domestic troubles were the cause. Radcliffe is over 60 years old, and about three years ago he married a young .wife. They have had many quarrels of late, and this morning an- other one occurred, during which they, agreed to separate. ‘ Radcliffe later walked to Derby and borrowed. a revgls. ver from an acquaintance and, return? ing to his house, threatened to shoot his wife. She fled from the house in alarm and, reporting the matter to the authorities, secured a warrent for her husband’s arrest.’ Whe'n Chief of Police Ellis went to tho house he found the man lying upon a. sofa, with blood flowing from a wound in his left side. -D1. Conklin was sum- moned, and be probed for th‘ bullet unsuccessfully. Radcliffe expressed ,the hope that he would not recover, and told how he tried to end his life last Sundayby drinking poison, though that failed him. Surprise Party. Miss (/11 me Dixon was given :1. sm- p1 1se pat ty at he1 home on Camp st1eet, last night, by about fifty of her young friends. Games and dancing were in? dulged in and it was one o’clock before the last of the guests Started for home. . ——---‘o.-ob-—— ' Judge Gregory ,Reeappointed. Judge H. Whitmore Gregory was 119,..- appointcd assistant judge of the Town Court of Norwalk yesterday at the session of the Legislature. 4 -‘ Ran Away ih‘Westporl. Co'nfectioner Starr, of Norwal‘r. has adiabit of leaving his horse unhitch- cdinfront of the places wherein he does business. in the candy store of A. A. Faber. on Riverside Ave. I He was writing down an order when suddenly he noticed al trolley pass and his horse start.’ 0p? posite is a hydrant. This the wagon hit, breaking It directly off. The col- lision turned the horse around and he jumped over a picket fence into the Faber yard. The wagon was bad- ly broken.—-—Wcstporter. s A. ‘ Going Abroad. Senator Joseph R. Hawlcy and fan:- ily will not spend ‘the summer- at. .VVoodmont, as has been their custom for years past. The senator is arrang- ing a European will for the "year, and he intends to sail in either June or ..Iuly He' is now in Washingwton hav- ing Arcturued to that city on Saturday. ‘ ‘ Willis H. Sellcck visited the Spm ts- "man’ s show in New Y 01 k, yesiculay. Monday Mr. Starr was , *7 BUSINESS 11115311011151 1 MARCH 15,1899. LOCAL MERCHANTS AND ENTER‘TAIN GUESTS EROM BRIDGEPORT, NEW HAVEN AND OTHER CITIES. The Business Men’s association prov- ed, last evening, in the Athenteum hall, that 'the members know how to conduct a “smoker. ” There were fully 1:50 persons present, including alarge delegation‘ from Bridgeport, and representatives from Stamford, New Haven, Hartford and other cities. ‘ -- President E. S. Adams acted as mas- ter of ceremonies. _ State president Harry Lee, of New Haven, was the first speaker. He com- menced by saying that he was glad to ' 0 ‘equal representation and did not al- meet those present. He said that the. association had b'enefitted New Haven. " “We have now‘ the ysupplementary process ”law and we want every man wild can to visit Hartford and back us up." The law has been called a burden to the poor man. In that law we pro- pose if a man is able and gets salary enough to pay bills that he be obliged to pay. “Tani opposed to the trading stamp basinessltand will do my utmost to wipe it out: It will be to my own personal in- terest to, abolish them. I was surprisQ ed to find three tea. stores in the same block and all heartily sick of it. They have formed the association. Time has been when men have unloaded-bad debts on the '- other fellow. Havento-day the best of feeling pre- vails among business men. “While we may throw goods away or sell goods for nothing we will some day get down to 'business; for fun I tell my customers so and they feel better.” He urged‘that people trade at home stores. He deplored the fact that New York jobbers sold goods to parties who MUSIC AND lRECITATION. The South Norwalk Teachers’ Association Holds its Monthly Meeting. The South Norwalk Teachers’ As- sociation held a regular monthly meet- ing in the Kindergarten of the Frank- lin street school Tuesday night. The program was as follows: Plano Duet, Misses Dodge. Vocal Solo, . ..E Ctowe. Recitation.‘ 'AlyShips,” - Miss Sadie Campbell. Violin Solo. Master Frank Sturtevant. Piano Solo, Miss MailKellcv. Recitation, "Merchant of Venice, , A. A. Graham. E. E. Crcow and Frank Sturtevant responded to encores. Light refreshments of c1eam and cake were set ved. Mr. Graham’s exposition of The Mer- chant of Venice was vety fine. _ ‘ The committee was composed of the Misses Barrett, Simpson and Dodge. Three boys and three girls selected from Miss Tolles’ grade, served as waiteis and waitresses. Miss Helen Bracken panist. . -~——<.-->7«~—~—— -—Ann0uncemenl. I wish to 001 rect an impression that seems to pre1 .111 to some extent, and to deny a repoi t that I have tetiied from business. No doubt this arises from false newspaper reports, and 110m the fact that my bl othei, C'ox. of Bl idgepmt Conn, has left my employ " WALTER L. WELCOX.‘ - M. 14, 31. -———-————<o.¢>—— In yesterday’s se’ésiou of the Legis- latuie the city of N01 walk was an.- -thori7.ed to issue bonds. .In New was 8.0" 0-11: William E. Wil-- Gen. Van Keuren. Col. Tyler resigned the command of =1 He said, “It is high time we took a hand I don’t want to talk politics only just enough ought to trade at the local stores. ‘ in the framing of the laws; to let people see that we‘mean business. “See how your representatives 'act and if they go back on'you see that they get left.” He referred to re-dis- tricting the state in order to give the larger cities more power, and spoke of the state tax on railroads. His speech was warmly applauded. He was followed by Hon. E. J. Hill. Mr. Hill spoke on the matter of un- together ceincide with the views of the previous speaker in the matter. He the assdciation and wished it success. 'Hc'said that there ought to be a change in the matter of senatorial dis- tricts, but thought it better to retain the old system of town representation. “ I’m glad to meet business men. I was in business for twenty-five years. One may. make a success if they but live within their income. “Merchants sometimes do not have what the people want. It is wise to anticipate the want and then tell them what you have got by calling their at- tention to it through a. live newspaper. “When you talk money, you talk politics. It ought not to be, but it is so. “ After making money the nextvthing complimented is to spent it. ” He gave interesting figures as to the , 'expenditures of the government. “ You can depend that what I have to buy I will buy in Norwalk.” At this juncture theEe was a. little I Horace political repartee between $500 DOG SHOT. Broke} Out of His House in Norwalk and Injured in Stamford. The attention of Policemen Brennan and Lunney was called this morning to a dog of the Great, Dane breed, which was lying badly wounded, in a vacant lot near the corner of South Street and Richmond Hill Avenue. The animal had evidently been injured on the rail- road or trolley track, and had dragged ”himself to the place where-he was found. The caretaker of the dog, 3. Norwalk man, also appeared on the scene. The ‘ dog, he said, was the property of a' Jeisey City man, and was valued at $500. The canine had chewed his way through the side of his house in N or- walk and, it is thought, journeyed along to‘ Stamford probably making by way back home. Veterinary O. G. Palmer was summoned, but the dog was so badly injured that the veterin- ary’s skill could be of no avail, so the animal was shot. .—Advocate. COL. TYLER RESIGNS. Notice to That Effect Sent to Adjutant General- ‘ , NEW LONDON, March 15.——Col. C. Tyler, colonel of the Third regiment, C. N. G., has sent his resignation to Adjutant About a month ago A.’ the Third Regiment, Connecticut vol; unteers, when he realized that there would be no 0} portunity for his com- mand to see noticesei-vice. He is a West Point Grad for the past seven years. PRICE TWO CENTS,’E:’; - Jackson and Mr. Hill, which was en- RECEIVE 'J. J. Warren, Jacob Schaub, A. A. 'Avison, J. . from false newspaper reports, and from ’ 'Lodge of this city last night. l :i: I - l joyed by all. Horace'Jackso-n spoke in favor of the passage 01 a prohibitou v law in refer- ence to L1 ading stamps. The bill is simply curtailing credit. A recess was taken and light re- x“. freshments were served. By way of diversion there was vocal and instrumental music by Sam Bonner, tambou’iinc; E. Anderson, bones; W. Van Cleef, guitar; W, Hamilton,banjo Speeches were madeby Hon. E. O. Keeler, C. E. Hart, of New Haven, Rev. Mr. Van Doren, Jo'seph Torrey, R. T. W’hitney and others. i . Among those present were: Henry Hoyt, R. G. Mitchell, E. H. Fox. E. J. Hill, Gcherdus Worden, H. M. Gard- net, J T. Plowitt, Edwaid Weed, Geoige Buxton, Harvey Kent, Freder- ick Buckley, K. W. Mansfield, Charles E. Curtis, Charles Aisthorpe, L. D. Keeler, Moses H. Glover, O. K. Scofield, William Darbee, A. King, Harry Pep- per, M. A. Grifiin, E. H. Fox, A. J. Cable, H. H. Jackson, Joseph Torrey, George Cleveland, Carl Foster, M. Walker, 0. S. Lupton, Harry Rider, A. Coester, C. E. .Hart.‘ M. Parker, Harry Lee, Edward Brower, E. J. Finnegan, John T. Hayes, C. F. Hendee, Rev.J. J. Furlong, C. L Glover, A. H. Hoyt, Goold Hoyt, W. P. Beers, Theodore Olsen, Jr.,Rev. M. W. Barry, James J. ,Scofield, P. F. Masterson, P. TV. Bates, F. TV. Perry, T. Prowitt, Charles E. Sey- mour, E. K. Lockwood, E. O. Keeler, E. Gusowski, Rev. Alex. Hamiltoh, E. M. Lockwood, Rev. T. Dewitt Van. Doren, R. Wilson, Lester Hyatt, A. C. Wheeler, Joseph Gregory, A. Carmi Betts, E. L. Gregory, F S. Ambler, Willis H. Sellcck E. S. Adams. H. A. Smith, C. R. Chasmar, H. F. Coburn, John Spencer, C. Horton, .William Phillipson, O. E. Wilson and others. The visitors left for home on the 11:03 train. It was a representative gathering of business men, and it is safe to say that much good will result. THE WHEEI‘E‘ONTEST. Takes‘the Lead-5: ' Candidate. ' To-day. Old Well’s In the contest for Chief Pro'witt’s Rambler wheel to-day, John J. Good- win, the candidate of Old Well H. & L. companv, takes the lead f1 om I. H. Read, the candidate of the Pioneer’s. J. J. Goodwin, Old Well 736 lrving H. Reed, Pioneer 704] J. H. Magner, Hope Hose 662 ‘3“ Smith Northrop, Phoenix ‘ 227 Elbert w. Clark, Putnam Hose 158 D.Hart Weeks, Phoenix ' 84 Charles M. Smith, Pioneer, 72 ' Samuel McGowan, Putnam Hose 19. Geo. S. Grumman, Phoenix 15 F. w. Da/rmer, Old Well 10 H. D. Cornell, Fire Police 2 L. M. Smith, Mayflower 2 h D. W. Harford, Old Well 2 Chief F. M. Wheeler, E..NF.D.1 Patrick F. Slattery, Hope Hose, 1 E. V. Baker, Old Well 1 Joseph Matheis’ Pioneer . 1 Harry Mitchell, Pioneer. 1 1 Fred Weiseit 1 Leo Davis, Old Well 1 Howard L. Low-ides, Old Well 1 Geo. RF. Foote, Old Well '1 John Yost, Putnam Hose 1 ' ————¢o.o>—————— . —Announcement. 1 wish to correct an impression that seems to prevail to some eiflent, and to deny a report that I have retired .from business. No doubt this arises the fact that my bl'Othel'. William S. Wilcox, of Bridgeport, Conn., ha. left my employ. WALTER L. WILCOx. ' M 14 3t ——‘—————“0-0>——-’-——-' Fraternal Visit. 'A delegation from Excels10r Lodge _ Sons of St. George, of Stamford, paid a‘ fraternal visit to Welcome Stranger Refresh- were served and the visitors a cordial welcome. ments given ————-——-—< o ,- The Weather. Rain to- -ni«rht 21rd p1 ob‘tbh Thor‘- day; wax 1ne1 to night.
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