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NORWALK, CONN., TUESDAY nvnNINe, APRIL 4,1899.
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HOLDMONTHLIMEEI
TWIN CITY COUNCILS TRANS—
ACT THE REGULAR ROU-
TINE BUSINESS or THEIR RE-
SPECTIVE CITIES.
,A regular monthly meeting of the
Norwalk city council was held Monday
evening, the entire board being present
w1th Mayor Glover presiding.
The minutes of the previous and ad-
journed meetings were read and ap-
proved and bills to the amount of
something over $1,200 were ordered
paid, which later on necessitated the
appropriating of $1,000 to the finance
committee.
Among the bills were those of the
local press for printing the annual re-
port of the Water commissioners in con-
nection with the reports‘of the city
clerk, city treasurer and treasurer of
the water fund.
These bills appeared to worry some
of the councilmen more than the con-
dition of the city Streets, and after con-
siderable dlscussion they were for the -
second time deferred.
In this connection it might be added
that ever since the practice of publish-
ing these reports prior to the annual
city meeting in order 'to let the tax-
payers know how city affairs stood, the
city has paid for such publication,
going so far a year ago as to order the
report of the water commissioners
and in extended
form, and for which they paid without.
question, but this year it appears to be
different, either a sudden attack of
parsimony having struck some member
of the council, or a reported squabble
between the, council and water com-
missioners is being waged at the ex-
pense of the local press.
Addison A. Betts was sworn in as col-
lector of city taxes by Mayor Glover.
The reports of the chief of police
for February and IMarch were read
and ordered on file. '
Jonas D. Worden was recognized by
the Mayor and claimed that a portion j
of Cross street was not properly curbed
and guttered, which fact he said was .
not only detrimental to the 'renting of
his place, but that the defect was a
menace to the health of those living
in that vicinity by reason of the over-
flow of water, causing a stagnant pool
in a near-by lot.
A communication, with clippings
from the local papers, in reference to a
Mary E.
Miller receiving a dislocated wrist by
mishap that resulted in‘Mrs.
reason of a fall on an icy sidewalk on
Main street, some weeks since, and in
which she. onthe recommendation of .
the attending physician, Dr. Baldwin,
prayed the council to in part remuner-
ate her for expense attached to such
accident, was tabled.
The sum of $150 was voted for needy
uniforms of the members of the Fire
Police ori recommendation of Council-
men Buckley and Meeker.
As the vote for the bonding of the
city debt occurred on a legal holiday,
it was voted to ratify the same by a
further vote at the regular meeting
then in session.
The chairman of the finance com-
mittee-was instructed to borrow $1,000
on the credit of the city.
The reportof the Library Showed that
FIFTH AN N UAL.
The Catholic Club Reception Well AttendedL
and (ireail y Enjoyed-
’1‘he fifth annual reception of the
Catholic club took place at Lockwood’s
hall last night, and as anticipated. was
a pleasing sum: :ss.
The hall ll Id been tastefully dec-
' orated with palms and ferns, and the
music was ail that could be wished for.
The (30Sll1m‘58 (worn by the ladies
present \‘crc in full keeping with a
glad Ila-Her Monday night occasion,
and nth-I gathering was altogether a
happy one.
Ammg those present were, Miss
Lilli II Farrell, Julia Loughlin, May
-Kell_.. the Misses Kavanagh, Julia.
Sulnvan, Miss Kehoe, Miss Hennessy.
Man-y HaI‘kins,lFannie McCann, Miss
( .Ihill, Alice Riley, Miss VVehle, Mag-
Miss Ma-
Ioncy, of NewaIk. the Misses Helena
and Mollie MillaId. MIs. James Mag-
ner, the Misses McGaugh and O‘Con-
nell, of Stamford, Mrs. W. J. 'l‘raccy,
Annie Clune, Della Sheehan, Mrs.
Chii’rles Fillow, Mrs. McGovern, Mrs.
Edward Kelly, Mrs. J. Barret, Mrs.
Exener. Lizzie Harty, Mrs. Thomas
Hunt, Mrs. J. McMahon, Mrs. F. Rior-
dan, the Misses Finnegan, Miss Nolan,
of Stamford and scores more.
And the gentlemen were there, too,
W. J. Tracey, at-
torney J. J. Walsh, E. J. Finnegan, D,
Cassassa, Edward Kelly, John Wehle,
Charles Steegmuller, Frank Kelly,
William Sheehan, M. Howard, James
. McGovern, W. Howard, Charles Fil-
low, John J. McMahon, J. J. ,Hanlon,
F. Wehle, T. Hanlbn, B. McGovern
Dr. Nolan, of Stamford; Joseph Bar-
rett, F. Riordan, Thomas‘Hunt, James
Magner, Messrs. Britten and Collins,
of Stamford, and lots more whose
names were not garnered.
Mr. E. J. Finnegan made an efficient- '
flOor manager, and he was ably assisted
by Messrs. John Wehle, E. W. Kelly,
Jr., M. Howaad and VVill‘Iam Sheehan.
THE WHEEL CONTEST.
The Positions of the Several Candidates Re-
mains Unchanged To-day.
In. the contest for the Rambler wheel,
the positions of the several candidates
remain unchanged.
The ballot at noon to-day was as fpl~
lows :
lrving H. Reed, Pioneer 1922
J. J. Goodwin, Old Well 1151
J. H. Magner, Hope Hose ‘ 888
Smith Northrop, Phoenix 227
Elbert W. Clark, P/utnam Hose 158
D.Hart Weelts,?,Phoeniz< 84
Charles M. Smith, Pioneer, 7?.
Leo Davis, Old Well 08,
Samuel McGowan, Putnam Hose 19
Geo. S. Grumman, Phoenix 15
F. W. Darmer, OldEVVell 10
H. D. Cornell, Fire Police 2
L. M. Smith, Mayflower 2
D. W. Harford, Old WeII‘ :
Chief F. M. Wheeler, E.N. F. D. 1
Patrick F. Slattery, HopcITIose, l
E. V. Baker, Old Well 1
Joseph Matheis’ Pioneer 1
Harry Mitchell, Pioneer 1
Fred Weiseit 1
Howard L.Lowndes, Old Well 1
Geo. F. Foote, Old 'Well 1
John Yost, Putnam Hose ]
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St. Paul’s Church.
The annual meeting of St. Paul‘s
church was held Monday night and re-
sulted in the election of the following
officers: . j
Senior Warden—Allen Betts.
Junior Warden——E. K. Lockwood.
Clerk—St. John Merrill. .
T‘reasureI'éE. K. Lockwood.
VestrymenT~ChaI'les T. Leonard, Le
Grand Jackson, Daniel C. Nash, R. G.
Hanford, Oscar W. Raymond, Homer
Merrill, James L. Stevens, Horace E.
Dann and LeGrand Jackson.
Delegates to convention—LeGrand
Jackson and D C. Nash.
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. building.
3 one side of it.
5 $600.
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2,552 books had' been taken from the
library during the month and that the
average daily attendance at the rooms
was 179.
Attorney J. J.
Walsh representing
Charles Adams, who it is understood
proposes bringing suit against the city
for injuries received by reason of a
defective side-walk near the gas works
on Harbor avenue, asked as to what
disposition had been made in the' mat—
ter, and was informed that the same
had been referred to the city attorney.
The board then adjourned until April
17th.
Mayor Coburn called the South Nor-
walk city council to order at 8 o’clock
Monday evening with all the members
present excepting Dr. W. B. Bean..~
The minutes of the last meeting were
”read and approved.
Street commissioner Reed called the
attention of the council to ‘Water street.
He said it was in very bad condition,
but that one of the property owners
objected to the repairing of the street
Y He Said the
road should be made forty feet wide
except between fences.
and should be fixed from Becker’s cer-
It should be
graded and ‘guttered and paved with
telford to the corner of the Iron Works
nor to Marshall street.
A side walk should run on
The cost would be about
Do petition of the street commis‘
sioners $5,000 was voted that board.
John H. Ferris spoke at length on
the question of putting the highway
leading to the hospital in such con-
dition that it would afford 'an easy and
accessible way to the new building.
He spOke of the easy access which the
uptown people had over the armory
hill and said that South Norwal k should
not be behind it. He suggested that a
walk he laid up Cedar street to the city
limits and that the road should be put
in good condition. He exhibited a map
of that part of the city and explained
R. H. Golden. also ad-
dressed the council on the same subject.
The
committee on roads.
l} I16 situation.
matter was referred to the
The Louns'oury, ~Mathewson com-
pany petitioned for permission to build
an open shed for bicycles 45 feet long,
8 feet deep and 7%; feet high on their
property. The matter was referred to
the committee on fire with power.
It was voted to renew a note for
$1,000.00, which falls due on April 8,
for three months.
It was also voted that when the
council adjour n it adjourn to -pril 17th.
Petitions from Carl Schaub and W711-
liam T. Guyer to build additions to
their respective places' of business on
Washington street, laid before the
council at the last meeting, were re:
ported favorably and passed.
Chief Baker then asked the council
to make some regulation so as to pro-
hibit the building of woodensheds 0n
property and thus incl-easing the dan-
ger of fire. The matter was referred to
the ordinance committee. .
Bills to the amount of $1,048.59 were
ordered paid. 3
A petition from Wm. Tuttle to raise
the building on Monroe street one
story was referred to the committee on
fire.
A petition to lay a cross-walk on
Lowe street at the intersection of Ham-
ilton avenue- was read, as wasapeti-
tion to pave. Washington street from
the carriage bridge to and around the
corner of South Main street and to the
westerly side .of North Main street
with vitrified brick.
A resolution was passed appointing
Monday evening, April 17, the date
fora hearing on the matter of laying
out and grading Water street from
Washington to Marshall street, forty
feet in width. 3 g
The committee on ordinances report-
ed an amendment to the ordinance relat-
ing to the erection of wooden , builIl-'
ings, sitriking-out,that'portion relative
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A Wantadvertisement was Inserted in the GAZETTE ’ 8 i7.
Want column one do J last week and the next morning the advcrtz‘sment ix,
was answered by a pm i J who stated that the J read It in the Ga cite. {3
A similar advertisement was placed in the Want column of another ..
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local paper for a week with no I espouse _ id
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to the size of the building, which was
passed
The council then adjourned until
April 17.
iiiliWillllitiPilflN
Tendered the‘Rev. A S.
Kavanagh' at the Meth—
Odist‘Church. '
CHURCH CROWDED.
Speeches Made by Revs. Hubbard and
Seward-Refreshments Served.
The First Methodist church at South
Norwa‘lk was crowded to its utmost
capacity Monday evening, the occasion
being the farewell reception to the re-
tiring pastorI- Rev. A. S. Kavanagh.
The church pulpit was prettily dec-
orated. with flowers and plants and
with the new gowns and Easter bonnets
of the ladies helped to make a most
brilliant scene.
That the outgoing pastor was revered
and loyed by his flock and highly es-
teemed by many of those outside his
ch‘iirch was evinced by the expressions
of regret heard among the people as
one moved among them and the crowd
Ivhqpressed forward to grasp his'hand
only the more. fully confirmed the
impression.
'Tev.Kavanagh, though a strong man,
was many times forced to silence as he
chok ed down the emotion which at in.
tervals welled up [and was proof of the
affection and deep attachment which he
felt for his South Norwalk people.
The address was, as farewell addresses
generally are, full of pleasurable remi-
niscences and also touched upon the
sadder incidents always attendant upon
pastoral work. Many times ddring his
address Mr. Kavanagh’s wonteld humor
was perceivable, though its old time
genuineness was lacking. It savored
of the sweet but sad moment of part-
ing, the severing of strong
fection and esteem, and it v. as natural
Thomas I. Raymond was chairman of
the reception committee and made a
neat little speech. -Letters of regret
on account of inability to attend were
read from Rev. F. W. Norris, Rev. Dr.
Beard, Rev. H. E. Wing and Rev. J.
T. Winters Rev. Winters said in his
note that as so short. a time remained
before the severing of his connection
with his own parish that he felt con-
strained to remain with them 'for the
few days allowed him.
Rev. Dr. Seward and» Rev. W. H
Hubbard made short addresses paying
tribute to the splendid work done by
the pastor retiring and attesting their
friendship for him.
After the s'peechma‘king
It is said that
refresh-
ments Were served.
never before was there such a bounte-
ous supply of palatable viands donated
on such an occasion, many cakes and
other eatablcs being left over.
The church so3ie‘ty presented Mr.
.Kavanagh with Incheck for $500 and he
was also the recipient of a handsome
Morris chair, the gift of his Friday
Evening Bible class, many of whom
were C(‘DVGI'LS.
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To- Night and To-morrow Night,
And each day and night during this
Week, you can (rel. at any drugn‘ist" I,
Kemps Balsam for the Throat and
Lungs acknowledged to be the most
SUCL ‘essful IeIIIedy eve-I sold for Cou'rhs
Group, Bronchitis. Asthma and Con-
sumption. Get a bOIILlB to day and-
keep it always In the house, so you 014]]
check youI cold at once. PIice LI'Ic
and 50c. Sample hotile free.
A-‘
. '—~Advernse in THE GAZETTE.
Bridgeport
votes against him.
ties of af-_
Silli iliEllllNS.
and Stamford
Elect Republican Mayors at.
the Pulls Yesterday.
SMALL VOTE IN HARTFORD
Mayor Stirling Gets Large Majority But
Mayor Tupper’s Was Small.
BRIDGEPORT, ' April 4.—After the
bitterest fight ever waged in the history
of Bridgeport politics, Frank E. Clark,
the standard bearer of the democratic
party,
Hugh Stirling, with a majority of 1,024
Not until the last
went down yesterday. before
vote was counted did the adherents of
the former mayor admit defeat.
Clark ran behind his ticket. Instead
of giving strength, as was expected,
he proved dead weight and dragged
the others on the ticket down with him
except Robert Weber and Frederick W.
Hall, whp were elected respectively
town clerk and city treasurer. The
‘ace between city clerk-elect Albert E.
Lavery and his vanquished opponent
wasapretty contest. McGovern was
defeated by 243 votes.
citing, and closely contested election
The most ex-
that has taken place in this city for
years was that between. tax collector
James H. McElroy and Patrick Cough—
By 18
votes Mr. McElroy will succeed him-
self. V that Cough-
lin will contest. -
lin in the race foI tax collectOr,
It is said, however,
STAMFORD REPUBLICANS WIN.
STAMFORD,April 4.——-The Republican
ticket was elected with the exception of
city clerk at the election held-here yes~
terday. Republican councilmeh were
Elected also in three of the four wards.
. Edward J. Tupper,’ who was elected
mayor, had but 45 majority over Rob-
ert A. Fosdick, his Democratic rival,
while the average Republican majority
for the other officials was in the neigh-
borhood of 300. There was a very light
vote polled owing to dissatisfaction on
both sides. 3
A split in the Republican ranks
caused the vote for the mayoralty can-
didate to fall of heavily and his elec-
tion was due to the fact that many of.
the silver Democ'ats scratched their
party nominee because he represented
the gold wing of the party.
For city clerk, Graham R. Holly
(Democrat) defeated W. E. Brown (Re-
publican) by 47—]: votes.
Under an act amending the city
chart-er, signed by Governor Louns-
bury last Week, the newly elected offi-
cials will take office next Monday.
This legislates out of office members of
the citgy' government who were elected
last May to serve one year and the con-
stitutionality of the act will be con-
tested.
SMALL VOTE IN HARTFORD. _
HARTFORD, April 4.—The town and
city election, yesterday, was distin-
guished by general apathy and a light
vote. Less than 44 per cent. of the
total vote was polled, this being ac-
counted for by the fact that the, Demo-
cIats made nominations for only the
minority representation to which the
' party is entitled inthe several town
The
election was only for sclectmen, grand
boards and school committees,
jurors, con-stables. school visitors and
high school committee and the com-
mon council. The common council will
stand 43 Republicans to‘_ 1'." DemIOCI-als.
This gives a Republican majority of 26
On joint ballot and ensures the election
of Republican candidates for cityal-
torney, prosecutirg"attorney, etc.
\
DH. tilllilllll] In.
Letter to Miss Gill at Strata
ford Offered as Evi-
dence.
DEFENSE FOUGIHT IT.
Court Decided That Dr. Nancy’s Counsel
Should See, it First.
Yesterday marked the ninth day in
the mm of Dr. Nancy A. Guilford and
' there is little doubt that before court
adjourns to-day the state will his pre-
" The dc:
fense, however, promises to occupy all
sented all its direct evidence.
of this week and the one following in
presenting its side of the case.
' There was much contention between
counsel yesterday, but the state suc-
ceeded in getting before the jury the
facts that Harry Oxley, upon his return
from Boston, went to the house of’Mrsa
Guilford and found that Emma Gill had
returned to Southington; that Mrs.
Guilford told,him to have the girl re-
turn to Bridgeport the next day; that
Oxley Saw the Gill girl two days later
and that she agreed to go to Bridge-
port to see Mrs. Guilford the following
iday and have it all over, the court rul-
9
ing the evidence admissible on the.
ground that it was calculated to show
that Emma Gill and Harry Oxley had
entered into a common design, thus ex-
plaining the girl’s final departure from
her home.
Walter I. Kingsley, the expert in'
chirography and an inspector of forged
notes and signatures, who was a wit-
ness in the famous .AditU/SS poisoning,
case, was one of the witnesses yester-
day, and testified to the signature of
Mrs.
tween her and Harry Oxley, as well as
Guilford, to communication be‘
to signatures to transactions in connec-
tion with the case in which both were
involved.
The
of a minor character who were called
several other witnesses were
to show the condition of the furnace
previous to the time the ~state alleges
Mrs. Guilford burned the. effects of
Emma Gill,
the burned portions of certain articles
and also to indentifying
that were taken out of the furnace, in-
cluding corset steels, heels of a paiy of
shoes and the metal trimmings on a
purse. '
The jury was excused at 4:45 and
State Attorney TFessenden then made a
He stated
that he had in his,,possession a letter
brief address to the court.
that was delivered to the Bridgeport
It had
been received at Stratford Sept. 7 and
This let-
ter; the state attorney said, he thought
police at Stratford on Sept. 27
was addressed to Emma Gill.
ought to be used in evidence and he
wanted the court to pass on whether or
Hevsaid he
did not want the defense to know its,
not it would be admissible.
contents unless it was absolutely neces-
sary and suggested that Judge Wheeler
take it and read it as such action would
be within the law, and decide if it was
admissible as evidence. _
The/defense objected strongly to any
such action and claimed the right to
see the letter. I
Judge Wheeler ruled that he I
not take the letter and that the defense
would
ought to have the'pgivilege of seeing it.
The letter was then turned over to
the defense and then question of its ad-
missibility will probably be argued 1.0-
day. '
His Life Was Saved.
Mr. J. E. Lilly, a prominent citizen
of Hannibal, Mm, lately had a wonder-
ful deliverance from a frightful death.
In telling of it he says : " I was taken
with Typhoid Fever, that ran into I
Pneumonia. My lungs became hard-
ened. I was so weak I couldn’t even
situp in bed. Nothing helped me. I
expected to soon die of Consumption,
when I hand of Dr. King’s New Dis~
covery. One bottle gave great relief.
I. I continued to use it, and now am well
and strong;l can’t say too much In its
praise.” zs’l‘his marvellous medicine is
the surest and uickest cure in the
world for all Thrag an. and Lung trouble.
Regular sizes 50 cents and $1. 00. Trial
bottles free at John A. Riggs’ Drug
Store. 11 M .IinSt.; eveI y bottle guaran-
teed.
Norwalk Chronicler