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N ORWALK CON N., WEDNES DAY E V
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ENING, MARCH 22, 1899.
PRICE Two CENTS."
WILL NOT ARRIVE IN NOR-
WALK UNTIL LATE T0—
NIGHT AND: PARADE
WILL BE POST-
PONED.
Owing to a delay Company L will not arrive here until
late to- night.
Chai1man Hurlbutt this afternoon received a dispatch
stating that the company would net arrive in N orwalk until
about 8 or 9 o’clock, to-night.
M11. Hurlbutt of the reception committee states that the
soldiers of Co. L will he received at whatever time they ar-
rive in Norwalk.
With the exception of the New Haven
hand, all music will be retained, and the boys given as hearty
awelcome as though they had arrived on time.
It was a more than disappointed
crowd of nearly 1,000 people that as-
sembled at the South Norwalk rail-
way station this morning to welcome
home the members of Co. L, U. S. V. I.
A more up propitious day, weather:
wise could - hardly be conceived. At
3 o’clock (according to the police) it
commenced to snow which, later,devel-
oped into a most disagreeable combin-
ation of snow, sleet and rain, and was
at its height at 7 o’clock , the hour it
was expected the soldiers would reach
South Norwalk.
These untoward conditions, however,
did nct'prevent frequent angmentations
to the lcrowd, which included parents,
w1ves, children, brothers and sisters,
' sweethearts and friends of the “vets.”
Seven o’c10ckcame, but with it no
were given a rousing cheer.
o’clock and _. the boys did not arrive,
but at this hour the crowd appreciably
diminished owingzto the fact of a. report
that the company would not leave
Washington until 11 o’clock this
moi ning
There 1ve1e conflicting reports, one.
of which was that the company’ s or rival
had been delayed by a wreck on the.
Harlem‘branch of the railroad.
While the crowd waited a company
of soldiers went through on a train, and
' The lets.
ter C was detected on their caps, and it
was understood that they belonged in
Putnam. ‘,
The Norwalk Union band was at the
station and played one selection.
At noon there were but few at the
station, having been authoritatively
returning soldiers, then 8, 9 and 10
stated that the com pan y would probably
A TALK ON THE WAR.
H. M. Stegman a War Correspondent Enter-
tains Ponassus rSJuncil and Their Friends.
Tuesday night Harry M. Stegman,
the Cuban war correspondent. for the
New York tribune addressed Ponassus
Council, Itcj'al Arcanum on “War in
Cuba,” 1.. its room in the GAZETTE
buildir; .
He d. sc11bed the 1ations which the
soldieI s r ceived and the way in which
they made coffee on the transports. As
thry had not sufficient galleys they
used whiskey barrels and passed steam
pipes through them to heat the water.
Among other things he said the
Cubans were as brutal as the Spaniards
in their treatment of prisoners. The
Negroes were more effective in battle
than the white soldieIS and would scene
the Spaniards w1th their c1ies. He
told how the horses and mules were
taken ashore from the transports. _ He
said they were dumped into the water
by means of a gang plank. They would
try to get on to the ship again, but
couldnot. The soldiers then had to
blow a bugle to get them ashore. He
said the officers had no epa‘ulets and
could not be told from privates. To
illustrate the scarcity cf tobacco the
following story is told of General Chair
fee: Two soldiers were standing to-
gether talking, and the General pass-
ing them, one said, " ls that an officer
or a private ?” ‘The, other returned,
“He. must be a general, he’s smoking a
cigar.” Mr. Stegmun said that the
canned roast beef was very good, and
the soldiers were glad to get it.
The lecture was much enjoyed by
those present. '
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The Weather-
Snow '01- rain to-night and‘pr‘obably
Thursday.
COMPANY K HOME.
Stamford Turned Outto Give Them aWel-
come.
STAMFORD, March 22. —Thc Stamford
COntingent of the Third regiment, Con—
necticut Volunteers, which included
company K and various men from
Stamford and vicinity belonging to
other companies, reached this city
from Savannah at 6 o’clock last-night,
having been previously mustered out
of the service and the entire town
turned out to give them a welcome.
They were met at the depot bya
brass band and drum corps. a company
of cavalry, members of the G. A. 3..
post, and hundreds and hundreds of the
citizens in carriages and on foot._‘
A short march was taken through
Main street to the armory, wheie re-
freshments were had.
The line of thé parade was brilliant
with colored fire while the stores and
other buildings were more'or,less at--
tractivel y decorated.
To-night .the volunteers will be feted
at the Town hall and a- very elaborate
program of entertainment has been
plan ned.'
H...“—
Kerr Renominated in Danbury.
DANBURY, March 21.—At the Demo-
cratic caucus'held last night Charles
Kerr, the present incumbent, was re-
nominated for mayor. The campaign
thus far has been the liveliest held in'
this city for years, excepting in a
presidential campaign. The election
will take place next Monday.
There will be a special meeting of
the Ladies’ Aid society in the East
Avenue Methodist church parlor, this
afternoon at 3:30 o’clock. All of the
ladies are requested to be present.
IERS IIIIEDELIIIED 1‘
not 1each here until late some time this
after noon.
At South Norwalk :1 large number of _
business places were decorated with, ‘
flags and hunting, and such was the
case in this city.
The decorations would no doubt have
been more pronounced and. general
but for the worst rain and sleet storm
of the season, and it threatens ,to pre
vail for the remainder of the day.
The weather conditions necessitated
a. postponement of the parade and
orders for bands, horses, vehicles were
countermanded. ‘ '
At The Armory.
Everything was in readiness for the
reception of the boys at the Armory.
Five long tables had been laid the
entire length of the room and there
were 120 plates at each table.
The amount of provisions supplied
was large and consisted of 125 or more
large cakes, 3,000 biscuits, a wealth
of turkey, chicken, boiled tongue, roast
beef, corned beef, sparerib, salads, pud-
dings, pies, an 18 pound English plum
pudding, about forty pans of baked
beans, fruits, pickles, etc.
Henry Matheis had charge of the
coffee cafe, and had arranged the table
at the south end of the room in readi—
ness for the members of Company L,
and the table presented a most credita—
ble and artistic appearance. freighted
as it was with palatable vian‘ds and
pastry. On this table was a. cake orna-
mented with thirteen miniature flags.
Members of Buckingham and Doug?
las Fowler Relief Corps were kept bus-
ily engaged in opening packages of
provisions that continued to arrive'
every few minutes.
The p1 ovisions. that may he left after
the feast takes place, and they will be
of inconsiderable quantity will be dis-
tributed among the needy poor.
Firemen Parade.
The Norwalk Fire Department head-
ed by the American Band of New Ha-
ven, paraded to the Armory, early this
af1e1 noon.
There were about seventy firemen in
the parade which was led by Assistant
Engineers Smith and Murray, and com-
. prised the Fire Police, Phoenix, Hope
and Pioneer companies.
They marched as far as the armory
where they partook of a lunch.
AT THE ’NORWALK CLUB.
“Queer. People in a Queer Country”,the
Subject of an Address.
The Norwalk club rooms were com-
fortahl y filled last evening theoccasion
being an address by Rev. Augustus F.
Beard on the subject “Queer People in
a Queer Country,” music by the
Jerome May Banjos club, and the serv-
ing of a collation. M1. Beard’s ad-
dress was Listened to with much inter-
est and pleasure. and the banjo club
won usual approbation. In fact the
entire affair was greatly enjoyed by
those present.
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Death of James Thomas.
James Thomas died, this morning, at
the home of his son, Edward J. Thom-
as, No. 17 Berkeley street, aged about
64 years. 1
The deceased had been in "fail-
ing health for the past four years
.011 more, but his death came“ un-
expectedly. Last night he expressed
a wish to witness the proposed
parade to-day, and retired apparently
no worse of his illness. This morning,
when his daughter-in-law went to his
room to call him, she was alarmed at
his appearance, and a physician was
summoned who. on examining the
patient pronounced him dead and the
cause of death apoplex y.
He wasason of the late Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Thomas and b1 other of
the late William G. and Henry Thomas,
the only surviving brothe1 being
George Thomas. Deceased was at one
time engaged in the lumber business
at Albany, but retired about 25; years
ago. He was ,a widower and leaves
one son. '
:1; W'- 9»—
American Pickles for Queen Victoria- _
—Lusden do Gibson, grocers of Aber-
deen, S‘cotland, regularly supply Bal-
moral Castle, the Queen’s 1esidence.
with Heinzs Sweet Pickles, Tomato
Soup, Pickled Oninon, Ketchup, and
Chutney. The goods are .suppliep
through H. J. Heinz Cq.’ :1 Londbn
Branch. -New York Sun.
lover who at once proceeded ‘to Wil-
- were to be the b1 idal par ty were in the
Lilli LUNUUENED.
Two Young People Visit
_ Saugatuck to Get
Married.
A LICENSE WAS REFUSED.
Went to Port Chester, Where the Nuptial Knot
Was Tied.
A young couple visited Saugatuck,
not many moons ago, for the purpose of
getting married. The groom was about
19 and the girl, a school girl, wearing
dresses that just reached to the t0ps of
her shoes. The names of the couple—
were Miss lda Brightman, of Bristol,
and Frederick Barrows, of Plainfield,
aged respectively fifteen and nineteen.
They wentto the home of a relative
named Dobbins, where they were cor-
dially receiVed. The young people had
been in love for a long time, but owing
to their ages, their parents thought it
unwise for them to marry, but of course
the young couple thought differently,
and thought Mr. and Mrs. Dobbins
Would assist them in getting married.
Their story being told Mr. and Mrs
Dobbins were willing to help them, and
at 9 o’clock justice of the peace George
B. Smith was called upon and re-
quested to perform the ceremony.
Here, however, they met a setback.
The justice wanted the marriage 11-
cense and the groom had failed to se-
cure one.
The way to the re31dence of town
clerk Hyatt was explained to the young
liams’ stable. procured a peam and
started for Mr. Hyatt’s home.
Mr. Hyatt, was fast asleep and it took
considerable pounding upon the side of
the house to wake himwup, but they _
-' succeeded, explained their business,
and he dressed himself, got into the
wagon and proceeded to his office in
Westport. The huge safe was unlock-
ed, and the necessary blanks gotten out.
The usual questions were asked to
which he ansWered correctly giving his
name as Frederick Barrows aged tWen-
ty-one. This was. all satisfactory, but
when it came to the 'age‘ of the girl,
Barrows, added only‘four‘ years, which
made‘her nineteen, instead of 21.
.f‘l cannot issue a license to a minor
without the written consent of the par-
ents” said Mr. Hyatt, “Have you it?”
This was a lpOSet‘. The young man
looked at Dobbins and the latter at the
young man. Mr. Hyatt then explained‘
the result of the issue of a license to
minors and the penalty thereto at-
tached.
This seemed almost too much‘for the
young man, but Mr.
right.
In the meantime the rest of what
front par-101 of MI. Howard Smith’s
house, 'waiting for the return of the
gentlemen and the license, which in
this case was as important as the groom
himself. ’
Soon Dobbins and Barrows made
their appearance. They did not have
the license.
They informed the justice of their
fruitless [errand and he told them that
he could not marry them, withouta
license and the party left for the Dob-
bins home. It was now nearly‘mid-
night and the wedding must be post-
poned until the next" day. Some other
spot must be selected where the law
did not care how old they were. New
York state was thought of and Port
Chester, that city just over the state
line, whe1e so many Connecticut coup-
les have been joined "for better 01 f01
wo1se’ ” was selected.
Bright and early the next m01 ning
Mr. L111rows and Miss Brightman
started out it» Port; heater. They
found little difficulty in getting mar-
ried and returned (in the next train for
Saugatuck. where they spent several
days with Mr. and Mrs Dobbins.. then
‘went back to their home 'whcre they
were readily forgiven. . ' ‘.
According to last account they were
keeping house. and receiving the
Dobbins told him 7*
to brace up and it would come out all
congratulations of their m’auy friends. .
DH. 111111311111.
Eleven Jurors Selected When.
Court Adjourned Last
' Night. '
NEW PANEL ORDERED.
Fifty-three Talesmen ExamIned and Forty-
two Rejected. I ‘
In the superior court yesterday, Dr.
Nancy A. Guilford, the alleged mur-
of Southmgton,
commenced the battle against life im-
prisonment. Eleven of the jurors had
been empaneled when the court ad-
journed at Fifty-
three talesmen had been examined,
which exhausted the regular and spec-
For tOPday
deress of Emma Gill,
5:35 last evening.
ial panel of twenty jurors.
another special panel of 14‘" jurors was
summoned last evening from all parts
of the counti y to be on hand when the
court opens this m01 ning.
Following are the eleven members of
the jury chosen : Samuel P. Thompson,
Darien, farmer; Thomas H. Wheeler,
Fairfield, retired school teacher; Sam-
uel E. Banks, Westport, florist;G'eorge.
Gregory,Darien,farmer; Charles Baird,
Huntington, farmer; Homer E. Clark,
Monroe, farmer; Birdseye B. Sherman,
Monroe, farmeerohn E. Selleck, New
Canaan, farmer; Patrmk Campbell,
Newtown, saloon-keeper; Rufus Todd,
Ridgefield, farmer; Charles C. Stevens,
Sherman, farmer.
TH E -WH EEL CONTEST.
The Contestants Hold the Same Positions
To-Day.
There has-been no change in the
'pdsit‘ion of the several contestants for
Chief Prowitt’s Rambler wheel.
The vote at noon was as follows:
lrving H. Reed, Pioneer 803-
J. J. Goodwin, Old Well 771
J. H. Magner, Hope Hose 676
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. Darmer, .Old Well » 10
H. D. Cornell, Fire Police 2
L. M. Smith, Mayflower 2
D. W. Harford, Old Well ‘2.
Chief F. M. Wheeler, E.N.F.D. ‘ 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. Lowodes, Old Well 1
Geo. F. Foote, Old Well 1
John Yost, Putnam Hose 1
“
Danbury Democratic Paper Suspends.
DANBURY, March 22,—The Danbury
Despatch, a morning issue, which has
been in existence for upwards of six
years has suspended publication al-
though t,he managers state that the
suspedsion is but temporary. It was.
1 Democratic in politics.
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Tupper For Mayor of Stamford,
STAMFORD, March 21.—A13. very spire
ited republican caucus held last night
Edward J. Tupper received the nomi-
.—
, nation fbr.mayor, defeating his strong-
est opponent, Israel P. Taft by 28 votes.
Both have been members of the council
the pat year.
V'
Mr. Simons’ Successor.
Mr. A. H. McCarthy, of Bridgeport,
has been selected by the Maine Benefit
Life Insurance association to sdcceed
the late general agent, Mr. W. N. Si-
mors, of this city. -
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Spain’ 5 Greatest Need.
Mr. R. P. Olivia, of Barcelbna,
Spain, spends his winters at Aiken, S.
C. Weak ne1ves had caused severe
pains in the back of his ’head. On
using Electric -Bit:eI-‘s. America’ s-
greatest Blood and Ne1ve Remedy, all
pain soon left him. He says this‘gl and
medicine is what his country needs.
All America knows that it cuIes liver
and kidney t10uble, putities the blood.
tones up the stomach stiengthcns the
ner ves puts vim, vigm and newlife In-
to even v muscle, nerve and organ of the
body. if 11 eak 1.11 ed 01 ailing you need
it 11 ver bottle guaianteed, only 50
cents. Sold by John A. Riggs, Diug'
1:131, 11 Main street.
BIG 113111111131
Being Organiied by Andrew . i
Radel ofBridge-
' port.
10 MILLIONS 'CAPITAL.
Propose to Control Entire Crop of Long
Island Sound.
' To-day the final steps will be taken V
in the organization of the greatest
oyster syndicate in the world. The
company has been in process of formas
tion under the laws of New Jersey for
the past week. c;
The company will start with a. Icapi-
talization of $5, 000,000 and mayincrease-
to $10,000.000. Andrew Radel of the
Bridgeport Traction company is at the
head of the concern, and the capital‘-
ists interested are New York gentle-
men, who control the New Jersey
Traction company, which is operating
the Bridgeport Traction company. I
This new syndicate will be a matter
of much interest to Norwalk, froamithe
fact that a large share of the oyster
property in this harbor and vicinity
will be purchased, and the business, it
is said, increased in a. great measure.
There has been talk since lastfall
about several big syndicates which
were intending to control a large sharef'
of the oyster grounds of Long Island
Sound, but they have not materialized
to any great extent. The English syn-
dicate began negotiating for optlons on
many properties in the Sound, the
whole amounting to several thousand
a011es.
chase. .
Another syndicate was composed of
New Haven men. It was organized un-
der the lawsof West Virginia. The de-
tails were arranged by Attorney A.Mc-
Clellan Matthewson, the clerk of the
Shell Fish Commission. This compady
issued some stock and purchased some
oyster'property, but gave up the busi-
ness on the immense scale which was
to have been $1,000,000.
There was still another company
planned and under the organizing hand
of David C. Sanford, 'the well known
engineer of theShell Fish Commissiom.
Engineer Sanford Went to Montreal and
consulted with the projectors of the
scheme, but as yet nothing definite hass-
been done.
Upon the expiring of the options of
the English syndicate, Engineer San-
ford was requestcd by Mr. Radel to act .
for him in forming the new company
Mr. Sanford’s long
connection with the Connecticut Shell
referred to above.
Fish Commission and his intimate
knowledge with the oyster grounds of
Long Island Sound, well qualified him
for the duties. He consented to act for
the new company and has been engag-
ed in securing options for the purchase
of oyster grounds.
Engineer Sanford has secui1ed options
on 93 per cent. of theoyster ground of
Long Island Sound, both in Connecticut
and New York waters, devoted to ”the
seed and European 'jtrade; also a m’a-'
jority of all the grounds in Rhode Is-
land, chiefly the valuable Narragansett J .
Bay beds, and the practical control [of I
therbpening, seed and European. trade
in New York and the uppex end of New
Jersey.
The purchase will include thet- cut1re
plants of the oyster planters, who are
to sell out—oyster ground, boats,steam- .1
ers, docks, etc. It is said that there is
very little seed and European trade of
New Haven and vicinity that will not
be taken in the purchase; and some of
the opening tride will also be secured.
‘Engineer Sinful-J. will begin tc-day
to test the ground included in the op-
tions for the purchase. This work will
have to be rushed, for the options ex-
pire on April 1. To cover the options
and purchases that will be decided on,
will cost $4,000,000 to $5,000,000, and the
latter sum is to be paid in at once, the
money being on bank deposit awaiting
withdrawal. If it is decided that so
much money is needed to operate the
business the capitil will be increased
to $10, 000, 000.
-» is a Buyer. G we Them
These options expired Febi uary '
.1, the syndicate deciding not to pur-.
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