To Get customers Ad: vertise in Their Favor: itePaper, THE EVEN- ING GAZETTE! Every Reader of THE is a'BAu’yer. _GiVe Them apTrial ' VOL. IX. N O. 2083 . THET FINALLY ‘ REACH HOME. NORWALK SOLDIERS ARRIVE AT SOUTHi‘NORWALK AT . A LATEHOUR LAST f NIGHT. , " At last the members of Co. L, Third regiment, U. S. V. I. have reached town. . Despite the many disappointments of Tuesday morning and during the day a crowd even larger than that in the earlier part of the day assembled at the railroad station in the evening and patiently awaited the arrival of the veterans. _ The Norwalk band, Phoenix, Hope and Pioneer, East Norwalk firemen, the Fire Police, the Knowlton Drum Corps and Grand Army men were in readiness to escort the “boys ” to the Armory as soon as they should arrive. Shortly after 9 o’clock about a dozen of them stepped from the train that had just arrived. The crowd was some- what disappointed that there was ,not a. larger number, but appeared content when informed that the rest were on the way and would. probably reach South Norwalk at 10:10 o’clock. ' This proved to be the fact and. an the train pulled into the depot the remain- ing members jumped from the 'train and were given a hearty and cordial welcome. ‘ ‘ As the'hour was getting lateino time was lost in forming the parade line consisting. of the above mentioned local companies of firemen and Grand Army men, headed by Gen. Russell Frost, J. Belden Hurlbutt‘and others of the re- ception committee, and to the music ofband and drum corps, marched to the Armory, where a crowd had been anxiously awaiting their coming. As the approach of the procession was heralded there was an almost spon- tadeous burst of applause, which scarcely ceased until the soldiers and escort were well into the hall, the floors of which had been kept almost entirely free from outsiders, two sen- tries being kept actively engaged in that servic J. ‘ SUDDENLY Sl RICKEN. Assistant Postmaster of Danbury Dies From ApopleXy. D.\..’BURY, March 23.—Alsou J.Smith, chi-a5 clerk and assistant postmaster- at the Dinbury postoffice, died at his home last night from a stroke of apop- 1 .xy, aged 59 years. He leaves a wid- ow and one son, Gifford Smith of Water- bury. The deceased was first stricken with apoplexy while attending a G. A. R.fair about a. weeklago. It was thought that he was recovering, as he was able to be about the house, but the second shock that he received caused his death in less thanihalf an hour. Mr. Smith was undoubtedly the best known man in Danbury, as he had been connected with the postofiice for 35 years and had charge of the gen- eral delivery for 30 years. He lire- wise was prominent in G. A. R. circles, and was a former commander of Nel- son L. White post, G. A. R.. He was also an active K. of P. and had been a. delegate on different occasions to the national conventions. AA‘ ‘vr , Boom in Hailing. DANBURY, March 2‘3.——There is al- most an-unprccs-dented boom in the batting industry in this city and lead- ing manufacturrs predict ‘ that the present trade will continue'until well into summer. Manufacturers say that more hats have been made in Danbury in the last month than ever before in , the history of the city for acorrespond- ing time. ' The balcony was crowded with women and children, many of whom could not gain seats, but courageously ' remained standing until the proceed- ings came to an end shortly after 12 o’clock. _ As the company L members filed in- to the Armorv there was a perfect storm of cheers. The veterans march‘ ed to the long table at the extreme left of the entrance, andsoon were busily engaged in making war on the edibles with which the table was freighted. Other organizations occupied the re- mainin g four tables. . The scene from the balcony was patriotically inspiring. After the sol' diers, etc. had satisfied their appetites, there came a season of speech making, all excellent and the greater enjoyed because brief. . Among the speakers were Rev. Dr. T. K. Noble, Attorney. J. Belden Hurl- butt, Captain Murphy and Lieut. Bloom of Co. L, and others. It was morning when the hall was ‘cleared of the'guests and the ladies of the Relief corps, who had worked so hard all day to give the boys a satis-; .factory feast, commenced the no easy task of “cleaning up ” the place. The following is the roster of the company: > Captain, J. F. Murphy. First Lieutenant, W. W. Bloom. Second Lieutenant, W. I. Comstock. Q. M. 8., George C. Meehan. Sergeant, William Ranch. “ Albert H. Buttery. “ Milo C. Brown. “ Albert Fetzner. “ John H. Chase. Corporal, Coles W. Flewellen. “ William H. Guthrie. “ Emil Durbeck. - “ James A. Riley. “ John J. Pray.‘ “ Frank H. Webber. Edward Brotherton. "' Henry M. Hopscn. G. A. R. ENcA'MPMENT. Call Issued for State Gathering to Be Held -in Hartford. May 10 and 11. The annual encampment of tho Con- necticut Department, Grand Army of the Republic, has been called for May 10 and 11 at Unity Hall in Hartford, by Department Commander William E. Simonds. The headquarters of the department will be at the United States Hotel. There will be business sessions for two days, with a camp fire on the evening. of Wednesday, May 10 at which General Joseph R. Hawley has been invited to be one of the speakers. All the old soldiers in the General Assembly have been invited to be present. The two posts in Hartford will co-operate with the department committees in making the meeting a notable and successful one. During the past year the home of Connecticut war Governor, William A. Bucking- 11am, in Norwich, has been occupied by the Grand Army posts of the town as a historic home to be preserved, and steps have been taken towards erecting a suittble memorial to C. S. Bushnell of New Haven, who was identified with the construction of the Monitor. . ‘His Pocket Picked. . The’South Norwalk police received a telephone message from Herman S. Spoering, of Bridgeport," last night, stating that while getting-through the crowd attbe South Nor-walk depot with his wife, to tike the 0:03 train home, he was relieved of $17, by a pickpoaket. “ W., G. Abendroth. “ Sanford B. Law. “ John H. Reagan. ““ Joseph Haggerty. “ George B. Tiffany. Private, Harry M. Waldorf. ' “ Henry Steele. “ Frank Eigner. “ Jam/es J. Quinley. “ George J. Asch. “ Edward Birkendal “ Fredrick Brown. , "' Ulysses G. Buttery. ' "' Matthew Britt. . “ ' Hans C. Bendtzen. " David Brennan. “ Walter A. Butler. “ George C. Custer, “ John J. Cahlll. “ James Crawford. “ Ernest B. Cornell. “ Robert Cullen. “ Nelson R. Chartrance. “ John H. Canary. “ George Conners. “ Charles A. Davis. “ Michael J. Dougherty. “ John C. Fell. ’ “ ‘ James Ferris. “ Frank Farley. “ John Gorham. “ George W. Hopkins. “ Beekman F. Hall. “ Joseph F; Henry. “ William H. Hadley. “ John Kinsella. “ John J. Keogh. “ Joseph Kella‘r. ' “ Henry J. Kearney. “ , David Kiley. “ James Kemple. “ Philip Landrigan. “ Arthur G. 'Lovejoy. “ .Henry P. Lawlor. “ .7 Daniel McCarthy. “ "Signor-has: J. McGarry. “ Step/hen McGuiness. “ Bernard Matimore. “ William Meyegs. no.3“; u “ Wallace W. Morris. “ ThomasJ. Manning. “ Arthur L. Gorman. V“ in.“ "Fi-fi‘fik‘N’é‘fi‘fiiihmfms “ Charles H. Osborn. “ John H. Oakes. “ Peter F. O’Brien. -“ Charles E. Parker. “ John Peterson. “ Frank P. Rooney. “ Themas H. Ross. “ Joseph Sargem. “ Joseph F. Sturm. “ Valentine Sturm. , “ William Sheehan. “ Joseph Squires. “ John H. Smith. “ Thomas Smith. “ Herbert F. Shorkley. “ Peter F. Storey. “ Albert B. Scofield. “ John F. Weyerhauser. “ Frank A. Young. Reception Notes. There was quite a quantity of provis- sions left, and they will be divided up among thesevcral church societies for distribution among the needy. ' Some of those present at the Armory enjoyed a short season of dancing the music being by the Twin City Mando- lin club. ' ' . ' It is estimated that nearly 2,000 peo- ple were fed during the day and nigh t. Despite the fact that a careful watch was kept, several cakes and other ar- ticles were stolen. ' Captain Murphy was the guest Of Henry D. Cornell last night. ‘ The Armory was turned over to the care of Armorer Whitney at 2 o’clock this morning. The ladies of the 'Relief Corps are deserving of a no small mede of praise for their service. ' The members of 00. L desires to e x- tend their thanks to all who took .part' in according them such a kindly wel- come home. ' ’ Captain Murphy expects to leave for his home near Westerly, RI. to-day, and will carry with him the best wishes of every member of his company. The "run from Savannah Ga, to South Norwalk occupied over fifty-three hours time to the great disgust of the soldiers. Many of the soldier boys are renew- ing their acquaintance with friends and‘relatives to-day. The fire laddies were handsomely treated at the Armory yesterday after- noon. The American band which headed their 'pirad'e played several fine selections. Probably never as many people were in the Armory/before. ' . Messrs. Parker and Valiant did special police duty. , ‘ There was a great demand for the Matheis brew of coffee, and“ there was lots of it. ' - body and the subsequent events. NORWALK, comm, THURSDAY EVENING. MARCH 23, 1899. ' DMUILFUHI] TRIAL. Discovery of the Body. , HER'HEALTH BETTER. No Important Developments Came Out Yes- terday. 4 5M The trial of Dr. Nancy A. G-uilford, ve midwife, on a charge alleging sec- ‘ (1 degree murder in causing the bath of Emma Gill of Southington, is now fairly begun. ' When court opened yesterday morning one juryman was still lacking. Out of an extra panel of fourteen talesmen twelve men were ex- amined before the jury was completed at 11:30 o’clock. The. trial proper was then taken up, after a few prelim- inaries, by the introduction of witness- es by the state. Nine witnesses in all were examined up to the time of adjournment in the af- ter noon. In the main their testimony was of a technical character, dealing with the finding of the portions of Emma Gill’s body in the Yellow Mill pond and the various events connected therewith. From the spectators’ standpoint the trial was very tedious. All of the wit- nesses were minutely examined by counsel for the defense and obliged to go into great detail. Mrs. Guilford slicmed much better and stood the or: deal of the trial better than was expect- ed. She seemed very nervous, but her health is evidently improving rapidly. Five more witnesses were, examined before adjournment was taken for the day. They were William Costello, Wil- liam S. Burr; Walter E. Downs, Chas. W. Stanwich and Policeman Burke .Hazel‘.‘ The testimony of these. five men .was simply in corroboration of Witness Calhoun, having to do with the finding of the portions of the girl’s Po- liceman Hazel identified the stones that weighted the various portions of the body, pieces of the underclothing in which, the head and limbs were wrapped, and the rubber oilcloth'which was found about both portions of the dismembered body. He was still on the stand when the. court adjourned until to-day. .d-_—.4—‘|-o>— AMUSEMENTS. ' Kennedy Players. The Kennedy Players presented “The Two Orphans” at Hoyt’s Thea- tre last night. The audience was not large owing, no doubt, to the unfavor- able weather prevailing. The play, however, had lost none of its old-time attractiveness and'as portrayed by this company had added merits. ‘v' _ Uses of Literature. Rev. George Weed Barhydt, of Christ church, Westport,-spoke to the mem- bers of the Central club Tuesday after~ noon, as announced, upon the Uses of Literature. > M rs‘. T. K. Noble, vice-president, was the-presiding officer. She spoke of the pleasure it gave the Central Club to be in CommunicatiOn, not- cnly with the outlying districts of the town, of Nor- Walk, but with neighboring towns,.and thanked Mr. Barhydt for contribution to. the instruction and pleasure of the club. _ . , His lecture was an earnest plea that all reasoning persons should appreciate the high uses of literature in life and the supreme importance of the best literature: to the best life. His au'di— once was evidently much in sympathy with him, and impressed with the fear- less statement of what should be rec- ognized by all. - , . Spain’s Greatest Need. Mr. R. P. Olivia, of Barcelona, Spain, spends his winters at Aiken, S. 0. Weak ~nerves had caused severe pains in'the back of his head. _ On using Electric Bitters, America’s greatest Blood and Nerve Remedy, all 'pain'soon left him. He says this grand medicine is what his country needs. All America kndws that it cures liver and kidney trouble, purifies the blood. tones up the stomach, strengthens the nerves, puts vim, vigor and new life in- to every muscle, nerveund organ of the body. If weak, tired or ailing you need it Every bottle guaranteed, only 50 cents. Sold by John A- Riggs, Drug- cm. 11 Main street. 'E. V. Baker, Old Well portion; Friday fair. ' \ ' 25th ANNIVERSARY. The Old Well Hook & Ladder Company En- tertained the Ladies. The 22th anniversary of the Old Well Hook & Ladder company was celebrat- ed last night with a reception to the ladies, and fully 150 guests were present. A programme was arranged and carried out, consisting. of a solo by Harry Pepper, phonograph selections by E. F. Smith. violin solo by Frank Sturtev’ant and banjo selections by Mr. -Dunn.' After the programme closed refresh- ments were served, and the handsome rooms of the company inspected by the guests. The reception was one of the best held by the company, and was in charge of a committee composed of Leo Davis, Chairman, E. F. Smith, George H. Ferris, W. C. Foote. W. H. White and the officers of the organization. ‘—V v ‘7 THE WHEEL CONTEST. The Contestants Hold the Same Positions To-Day. There has been no change in the position of the several cOntestants for - Chief Prowitt’s Rambler wheel. The vote at noonwas 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 F. W. Darmer, Old Well. H. D. Cornell, Fire Police L. M. Smith, Mayflower D. W. Harford, Old-Well Chief F. M. Wheeler, E.N.F.D. Patrick F. Slat-tery, Hope Hose, Joseph Matheis’ Pioneer Harry Mitchell, Pioneer Fred Weiseit . Leo Davis,;:Old _VVell . . Howard L. Lownde's', Old Well Geo. F. Foote, Old Well John Yost, Putnam Hose Hl—l HHHHHHHHHH.NINNOUI ‘A‘ ‘vv . Birthday Party. Abirthday party was'given to little Lydia Ireland at the home of her par- ents Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Ireland in Elm Grove place Wednesday night in henor of the tenth anniversary of her birth. All kinds of games were played and vocal and instrumental music were en- joyed. Towards the end of the cven~ ing refreshments were served. Those present were: Lizzie Ashwell, Flossie Ashwell, Annie Ashwell, Willie Fer- ris, Horace Ferris and Ralph Raymond. The Sick. ‘ Royal E. Worden is ill of tonsolitis and grip at his home on Orchard street. George T. Brady is still quite ill at his home on Wall street. Mrs. George R. Cholwell is seriously ill at her home on High street. The condition of John F. Bennett, who is seriously ill, remains about the same. - Wedding Anniversary. . Mr. and Mrs. John Wheeler celebrat- ed the‘39th anniversary of their mar- riage at their home in Keyser avenue, last night. Many friends were present and wished them happy returnes of the day. Refreshments were served and a social time passed which will be long remembered by those present. ‘ -——Advertise in THE GAZETTE. 7 ——————<o.o>——————-——_ _ Norwalk Club Pool. In the N orwalk club pool games last night, w. M. Bette, (90) defeated Dr, W. H. Baldwin, (65) by a score of 90 to 61. ' . George Buxton (80) 'and Frank Sel- leck, (80) will play to-night. 50th. Anniversary. - Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Crossman will celebrate their 50th wedding anni- versary at their home on Jennings p ace, next Saturday. ‘ A ‘A- The Weather. Rain or snow to-uight, colder in west \ DIED. THOMAS—1n Norwalk, March 21st. James Thomas. aged 64 years. ' The funeral will be attended from his late home, 17 Berkeley street. Fri~ day afternoon, at 2:30 o’clock. Inter- ment at convenience of the family. ' 7 PRICE Two 'oENTs. * AnnPTHpTTUTmNs.‘ : Congregational Society Meet to Consider Dr..Noble’s - Resignation. A SMALL ATTENDANCE. Th: Matter of the Vesper Service Deferred to ‘ Another Meeting.- meg to the inclement weather pre- vailing Wednesday evening but a fair representation of the members of the First Congregational church and soci- ety attended the meeting called to take action upon the letter of resignation of their pastor, Rev. T. K. Noble, D.D. Clerk A. B. Hillcalled the meeting to order and Edwin O. Keeler was ap pointed moderator. ‘ Mr. Keeler said that it that the meeting should with prayer, which was offered by senior deacon J. E. Wixon. Mr. Keeler then asked the clerk to read the call for the meeting and also Dr. Noble’s letter of resignation. N o remarks were made upon the same. tions were presented by Mr.‘ Wixon and were as follows : WHEREAS, For reasons stated in his letter of March 5th, which has been made a matter of record, Rev. Thomas K. Noble, D. D., has tendered his res- ignation as pastor of this church, to take effect the last of September next, therefore be it RESOLVED, That we extend to him our heartfelt sympathy and love in this, his time of physical affliction and weak-' ness, and assure him of our highest re- gard and our appreciation of his un- selfish and indefatigable labors for the up-building of every good word and. work amongfus. . RESOLVED, That we hereby accept the resigration of Rev. Thomas K. Noble, 1). D., as offered, and extend to him and his esteemed and gifted wife our best wishes for their future happi- ness. RESOLVED, That we desire to have it go on record that, during the many and exceptionally pleasant years he has ministered to us in the Gospel, he has proved himself to be an ideal pastor, whose exalted character, scholarly at- tainments, strong faith, unfailing cour- tesy, gentleness of manner and Christ- likeness of spirit has won for him the be opened was proper. . A set of resolu _ - EVENING GAZETTE? love of not only every member .of-this _ church and society, but of the. entire community, RESOLVED, That in token of our good will we hereby vote to give him an additional vacation of two months to be taken at' his own convenience, any time within the next six months. Theforegoing resolutions were unan imously adopted. A meeting of the society was held later, and it was voted to concur with ‘ the church in reference to the accept- ance of the above resolutions, also to tender to Dr. Noble the use of the par- sonage until such time as wanted for the occupancy of his successor. A communication from Dr. Noble was read by the clerk in reference to the maftei' of changing the time of the evening service to anaftcrnoon Vesper service. Action, however, was deferred until a meeting for that especial pur- pose could be called in order to. gecure a hearing from a larger number ”of the church members. A- ‘A‘ ‘v ' Hobo Round-up. Sherman Council, Royal Arcanhm. will receive one applicant. into mem- bership to-night. Following this cer- emony the'Ladies’ Auxiliary has ar- canged for one of the most elaborate entertainments of the season. It will consist of a “hobo round-up,” the members appearinglin their cast-off clothing.- Fines will be imposed on all appearing “dressed-up.” ‘A‘ - o‘ ‘ Many People Cannot Drink coffee at night. It spoils their sleep. You can drink Grain-O when you please and sleep like a top. For Grain-O does not stimulate; it nourish— §es, cheers. and feeds. Yet it looks and tasteslike the best coffee. For nervous . persons, young people and children .Grain-O is the perfect drink“, Made from pure grains. Get a package from your grocer to-dav. coffee. .. 15 and 25c. ‘v— _ 'é—Advierti'sekin THE .GAZE ‘ E. " Try it in place of '
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