To Get Customers Ads ~vertistsin Their Favors .‘itepape'r, THE EVEN- . 1N6” GAZETTE! ’ r .. . .5}, , . ‘ “ .‘ i.‘ I i- | g ‘ \ a ,‘ Every. Reader ofTHE EVENING GAZETTE: isaBuyer. GiveThem ‘ "t-aTrial I VOL. IX. NO. 2096- 'NORWALK, CONN., TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL-11, 1899. PRICE Two CENTs. ' CONSOLIDATION DEFEATED l ATTORNEY HURLBUTT PRE- SENTED A SYNOPSIS OF A , CITY CHARTER AT THE‘ TOWN MEETING, BUT THE ANTI— CONSOLIDATIONISTS VOTED IT DOWN BY 182 T0 162, A MAJORITY OF 20.- Consolidation, or a greater Norwalk, was defeated by a vote of the town last evening by a smallmajority of 20, the vote-standing 162'in favor to 182 against. ‘ Gen. Russell Frost, the chairman, called the adjourned special town meet- ing to_orde.- at 8 o’clock, and Town Clerk Herbert R. Smith read the minutes of the last meeting and they were approved without amendment. The chairman stated that’through an oversight the appropriation for the' highways had not been made at the previous meeting, and upon motion of Selectman Merrill $5,000 was voted for that purpose. , This clearedthe way for the business of the evening, and Chairman Frost stated that the committee provided for at the February meeting had been called together at the rooms of the Norwalk club, all the members being present'excepting one; As the former meeting had voted to meet April 10th, the report of the committee was in order. ' The chairman or the secretary of that committee failing to respond, At- torney J. Belden Hurlbutt was recog- nized. ' Mr. Hurlbutt started to respond, but was interrupted by Jere Donovan with ' a point of order to the effect that it was the secretary of the committee who should make the report. The chairman ruled. that inasmuch as neither the chairman of the commit- ‘tee tor the secretary had responded when called upon Mr. Hurlbutt was entitled to the floor. Mr. Hurlbutt said that when he was zappointed upon the committee he un- derstood that he was instructed with the others to carry out the wishes of the meeting and‘formulate a charter. When the committee met it was found that a majority had determined not to carry out those instructions and ad— jouruetl. He had followed the meeting’s in- structions and prepared a synopsts of a clrn-ter in the direction of the meeting and they could adopt or reject it. Gen. Olmstead moved that the meet- l ing hear the synopsis Mr. Hurlbuttx had prepared. Mr. Donovan inquired "if the se‘cre- tary of the committee was in the room, and receiVed an affirmative answer _ from that individual. Gen. Olnistead said he» understood that the chairman and secretary had been given an opportunity to report and had not done so and he refused to give way to the secretary. Harry Payne of Broad River said it was right and proper that Mr. Hurlbutt should go‘ on with the matter._ He was the only member of the committee who had followed his instructions and should receive credit for it. George W. Mills said he had resolution; which he desir- ed to frame in charter. He was a member of the committee, but was not allowed to do it. He claimed the priv- ’ ilege.’ to have something to say about ‘tt- " ,. Upon motion Mr. Hurlbutt, was em- powered to report his charter. On taking the platform Mr. Hurlbutt explained his charter as follows:’ The'first section contained the ordin- ary form providing for the consolida- tion of all of the towns of Norwalk into one city. The second, set forth who may vote at city elections and meetings. The third, that annual city meeting be held on the first Monday in October for election of olficers. The election to be by plurality instead of majority, and the business meeting be adjourned until the following March when assess- ments would be completed. Fourth, contained the method of holding and manner of calling meet- ingsfl ' ' Fifth, the election of board of regis- tration. Sixth, posting notices as required by towns and cities. Seventh, ‘how and where voting places are designated by Wards: Nor- walk, South Norwalk, East Norwalk fire district, Five Mile River, Middle Five Mile River and West Net-walk, Broad River, pauk, North Center and Cranbury Silvermine and Winni- Plains district. Ninth, division of town into wards, viz, city of‘Norwalk 7 wards, city of SouthNorwalk 6, East Norwalk 3, Five Mile River 1, Middle Five Mile River and West Norwalk 1, Winnipauk 1, Broad River and Silvermine 1, North Center and Cranbury 1, making a total of 21 wards with 200 voters to each ward; some would, however, have an excess of that number and some less, but it was as an equal division as could be arranged. I Mr Hurlbutt concluded his charter with numerous other sections relating to election of officers, number of coun- cilmen, registrars, assessors, fire de- ' partment, etc. and their duties and explained . their authority, etc! He suggested that the mayor receive a' salary of $500, connoilme'n $25, clerk $1500, treasurer $300 and collector $1500. His statements were wai‘mly applauded. B. W. Maples moved that Mr. Hurl- butt be authorized and instructed, at the expenseof the town, to complete a charter on the lines of his synopsis and give the complete charter to Representative Light to present to the Legislature for action. ~ I Mr. Donovan was recognized and called attention to several previous town meetings at which committees had been appointed to carry out cer- tain instructions, but had never report- ed. This in reference to the failure of the majority of the committee on con- solidation to report. Mr. Hurlbutt raised the point of order that the reference was not ger- mane to the. question, some one else not having done his duty was no excuse for others failing to do as instructed. Mr. Donovan continuing said that he was not constituted with that intellec- tual disease like some of those who ad o vocated consolidation: He believed He then read several abstracts from Lord Gladstone called it megalomania. Salisbury on the consolidation of , the city of London, and referrpd to the capable government of the city of South Norwalk,,saying, “All we ask in South Norwallf is that you take in all the area you can, but leave us out.” He referred to the water works, electric light system, and concluded by saying. “Why prepare a charter when the cit- izens of every'hamlet have said that they do not want it?” ‘ Mr. Donovan’s remarks were warmly applauded. . I William Worden, of East Norwalk, following Mr. Donovan in favor of con- solidation, making several telling" hits against South Norwalk. He was fol- lowed in turn by Harry Payne, who opposed the charter. Then the question was ordered. Thomas Hopper suggested that a vote be taken by ballot. _E. M. Lockwood amended the sug- gestion that the vote he had by a show of hands. Mr. A. Solman amended Mr. Lock. wood’s motion by substituting- “stand- ing,” which amendment Mr. Lockwood accepted and the vote was ordered to be taken by 'standing and holding up the hand. 'The vote was taken by sections, the chair appointing Messrs. R. H. Golden, Goold Hoyt, J. E. Russell, ,0. J. Ferris, H. A. Mathewson and W. H. Smith tellers. Thevote resulted as follows : \Vhole number, 344 . Yes, 162 No, 182. Consolidation was declared defeated and the meeting adjourned amidst the cheers of the anti-consolidationists. THE WHEEI DONTEST. The Positions of the Several Candidates‘ Re- mains Unchanged To-day. In the contestfor the Rambler wheel, the positionsof the several candidates remain unchanged. The ballot at noon to-day was as fol- lows : lrving H. Reed, Pioneer 1947 J. J. Goodwin, Old Well 1151 J. H. Magner, Hope Hose 890 Smith Northrop, Phoenix 227 Elbert “T. Clark, Putnam Hose 158 D.Hart Weeks, Phoenix 84 Charles M. Smith, Pioneer, 72 Leo Davis, Old Well 68 Samuel McGowan, Putnam Hose 19 Geo. S.. Grumman, Phoenix 15 F. W. Darmer, Old Well 16 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 VVeiseit ] Howard L. Lowndes, Old Well 1 Geo. F. Foote, Old Well 1 John Yost, Putnam Hose ’ I —-—-—-—~— ————— ‘.-.’,., -—————~— To Raise Schooner. The schooner, Sarah, owned by L Blondel, of Stamford, sailed to South Norwalk, yesterday, to raise the schooner and cargo of chalk stone sunk off Rot-on Point in a storm last fall. M r. Blondel purchased the sunken schooner and cargo. ' ' The Weather. Increasing cloudiness and warmer to- night,and possibly showers Wednesday. -—~~——<o-o>~——~~ Robbed the Grave, A startling incident of which Mr. John Oliver of Phila. Pa., was the subject, is narrated by him as follows: .“ I was in a most dreadful condition. My skin was almostyellw,eyes sunken, tongue coated, pain continually in back and sides, no appetite—gradually grow, ing weaker day by day. Three physi- cians had given me up. Fortunately a friend advised trying"Electr1c Bits ters;’ and to my great joy and surr 'ise, the first bottle made a decided imp ove- ment. I continued their use for Inrec weeks, and am now a well mat. I know they saved my life and robbed the grave of another victim." No one sgould fail to try them. Only 50 c s. guaranteed at, John 'A, Riggs’ drug store, ll Main street. ' fitmsesiséfée fisfl‘vjés’waofsyowm, :ivwfikw._o 6 so 6 64‘ No 0116 Denies It I. , In'every city there is” ONE PAPER, that leads—that reaches the best class of citizens—people with money to buy What they want, and to pay for it. One paper that gives advertisers the bbst result. In N orwalk that paper is the GAZETTE. W, “/34 :6-“.:»\6~\W ...6 swwwsprwwamflssmampmfimwsa «.m’ “R?" 4‘99.“ $3§92a§l JA‘S. H. 0LMSTEAD DEAD. Former State’s Attorney for Fairfield County Dies of Paralysis. James H. Olmstead, who was stricken with paralysis nearly aiyear ago, died at his home in Stamford Monday night. He was born in Ridgefield about 70 years ago, studied law in the office of Charles Hawley, who was afterwards lieutenant got’ernor, and was admitted to the Fairfield county bar in 1854. He had been judge of probate and a mem- ber of the general assembly that abol- ished New Haven as the state capital. In 1874 he was appointed state’s attor- ney for Fairfield county and held‘ that office until succeeded by Samuel Fes- senden, the present official. He was a Democrat. .He is survived bya widow, one son and three daughters. VV' 7 AMUSEMFNTS. The Musketeers. The company to present “Muske- teers’lat Hoyt’s Theatre to-night is headed by Paul Gilmore, an actor of considerable force and ability, who will assume the role of the impetuous Gascon “D’ Artagnan. , Everything in the way‘of scenic detail and appropmate costuming is promised and nothing will be neglectedto insure a splendid production of this great metropolitan success. ' The.,Sawlelle Dramatic Co. A number of new plays will be pre- sented by the Sawtelle- Dramatic com- pany at Hoyt’s theatre this week com- mencing Wednesday evening. Daily matinees will be given commencing Thursday. The opening play will be the western comedy drama “The Buck; eye Tavern” introducing ' the full strength of the company with Miss Jes- tie Sawtelle in the leading role assisted by Geo. H. Summers. Avr ’CRANABll RY. The Good 'J‘emplars meet tonight. Nota representative from this sec- tion attended the town meeting last night. ‘I The trolley question is still discussed about “ DI y Hill.” ‘ «0-0»— Runaway. A horse belonging to Lorenzo Dibble the grocer and driven by Joe Lauarrie ran away in High street this morning and succeeded in breaking a shaft and wrecking the harness. A trace came loose and the horse started. Lanarrie jerked back on the reins and thcl Wagon struck i‘he horse. This fright- ened him the more and he kept running. Lauarrie was pitched out and stunned. The horse was stopped on Washington street. V A New Printer in Town. Monday afternoou Mrs. Freeman, wife of C. A. Freeman, the South Nor- walk art printer. presented her hus- band with a bouncing baby boy, and now "Bert”: is the happiest typo in town. Mother and son are both doing well. Congratulations. «.4...»- Pink Cup and Saucer Free. I The P. J. Lynch grocery company give notice in our advertising columns, that to all persons, bringing their '- advertisement to either of our stores, they will givea pink cup and saucer free with every halfpound of best tea. ———..4..’.>~—--. Canning Factory Proposed? At a. meeting of Danbury farmers Saturday, twenty shares of 825 each were pledged for a company to estab- lish a canning factory. The farmers are greatly interested, fer it will mean an additional mark: t for vegetables and" fruit. ——~4o‘>o>— Volcanic Eruptions Are grand, but Skin Eruption; rob life of joy. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cures them, also Old. Running and Fever Sores, Ulcers, Boils, Felons, Corns, -‘W;trts., Cuts, Bruises,_ Burns, Scolds, Chapped Hands, Chilblalns. [33st Pile Cure on earth. Drives out Pains and Aches. Only 2501.9. a hox.6 Cure guaranteed. Sold by John A. Riggs. druggist, 11 Main street. 9 laud 50c. THE NlllllllllK an. 'Annual Meeting and Elec- tion of Officers” Held Last Evening. ——l_... TH E CLU B PROSP‘EROUS. Henry P. Price Re-elected President-Reports Read Were of a Satisfactory Nature- The annual meeting of the Norw,alk The at- tendance was not large, possibly owing to the fact that many of the members were at the town meeting. ‘ The annual reports showed the club club was held last evening. 'to be in a prosperous condition both as to membership” and finance. The following ofiicers were elected for the ensuing year: ' President—Henry P. Price. . Vice-president—H. Whitmore Greg- ory. I Secretary—Seymour Curtis. Treasurer—Charles E. Curtis, Directors—Charles Olmstead, George M. Holmes, Edward Street, Joseph C. Mdle, James G. Gregory, James Gol- den, William F. Bishop, Charles F. Tristram. _ ' Council~Horace E. Dann, Goold Hoyt, John P. Treadwell, Frederick H. Quintard, Robert Van Buiaen, Jr., Frank Street, James W. Maples, VVil- liam M. Betts, Allen G. Betts, Victor S. Selleck, Winfield H. Baldwin, D. W'arren Fitch. Auditors—~Lewis C. Green, Samuel Lynes. at m.>—-——-— Funerals. The funeral of Joseph I. O’Brien was held from St. Joseph’s churfih this morning Rev. W. H. Maher officiating. Interment in St. Mary’s cemetery. The funeral of Miss Theresa O’ Rourke was held from St. Mary’s church this morning with a requiem service, Rev. J. J. Furlong, officiating. Interment in St. Mary’s cemetery. ‘0-.>-—~——,—~— Last Dance of the Season. .ArionSingingSociety held its last entertainment and dance of the season in Arion hall last night. vitation dance and a large delegation from Bridgeport was present. About three hundred people were in attend- ance and enjoyedthe entertainment which preceded the dance. The dance was much enjoyed by those present. _ —————'———-- «0-0>- --—» i ‘ Fire at Winnipauk. A chimney at the home of Mrs. Mar- garet Louden in .Winn‘ipau: caught fire yesterday and threatened the de- struction of the house, and such would probably have been the case but for the prompt aid rendered by the “new mills” fire company. The damage done was nominal. --~---~<¢_-oP—-—— - ——-—— To Change Pastors. Rumor has it that Rev. F. A. Scofield of the Nor-walk Methodist church will soon be suciaeeded by some other min- ister. Acommitte‘e from the church is attending the conference at Mt. Vernon, N. Y., to-day looking after the interests of the church in securing Mr. Scolield’s successor. .__.__. ----- <0-I>—-—~ -4—-- » ~ Work on Court-House. . Work on the new court house- in Danbury was commenced _yesterday. The opening up of the ground for the foundation was to have been commence ed last week, but unforeseen delays prevented it and the start was not made until yesterday. . ~——-—<IOO’—~—- The’ Homeliest Man‘in Norwalk, As well as the handsomest, and or. her are invited to call on any druggist and get free a trial bottle of Kemp’s Balsam. for the Throat and Lungs, aremedy that is guaranteed to 'cure and relieve all Chronic and Acute CoughsAsthma. It was an in- Bronchitis and Consumption. Price ’ o. a): . lHlll urinal Stole Watch and Diamond .- RingFrom His Em- ployer. WENT TO DAN-BU RY. Brought Back by Lyman Davis and Harry Corning of Ridgefield. Clarence Fay, a young fellow' in the employ of H. Frank Wheeler of'Ridge- field, stole a gold watch and. a diamond ' ring from his employer, Monday morn- ing, and also a bicycle, the property of a William Stevens. Fay immediately started for George- town which place he left by train for Danbury with his booty. I i As soon as the theft had been dis- covered neighbors began to scour the country'round about in search of the culprit. All efforts in that direction, however, were fruitless until two lads, Lyman Davis and Harry Corning set out to capture the thief and their labors were Crowned with success. , They strongly suspected that he had gone to Danbury and going to that place, Davis and Corning captured the thief near the Fair grounds in that city. . He was taken to Ridgefield'by the next train and locked up in the station house and this morning he was to stand trial before the court. He will prob- ably be properly dealt with by that tris bunal. , Young Fay is somewhat of a degen- erate having been'taken from a Massa- chusetts reform school by his present I employer, whom be repaid with base in gratitude. H. A. Daery of New'York, is visiting ,in, town. 7 The S. O. B. club met in the club rooms yesterday and voted in Howard Seymour as a member. The Old Well Hook and Ladder Co. held its regular monthly meeting last night. A social time was. enjoyed and supper was served after the business had been transacted. ' Mrs. John Tryon, of Riverside ave- nue, East Norwalk, is slowly recovering from a severe illness. Trinity church society will hold a calendar party on Tuesday evening, April 25. Miss Fredrica Quelsch will entertain friends Thursday evening at her home on Clay street. The semi-annual session of the Grand Division, S. of T., will convene at Hartford in G. A. R. hall, April 27, at 10 a. m. ' ‘—WANTED—~A boy at the GAZETTE 0 files. Apply at once. Michael Sullivan and Daniel Mo- Cann were sentenced tojail for 30 days . for intoxication, .by Judge Frost this . morning. The servant girl of Mrs. J. Stevens of Noroton, fell down stairs yesterday afternoon and injured one of her knees quite badly. Water on the knee-is feari’ed. The members of Douglass Fowler Post met last night and heldacamp fire in commemoration of the surrender of Lee. Soldier’s fare of pork and beans, hard tack and coffee were en- joyed and the members “swapped lies” over their pipes. ‘ - Gov. George E. Lounsbury, Senator E. O. Keeler, Representatives Light and Osborn, and Railroad commissioner William Seymour left South ,Norwalk on the. 9:11 for Hartford this morning. Monday afternoon the South Norwalk police were notified by the Bridgeport police to look out for an Orient-bicycle which had been stolen from that place. The police did not get the thief al- though they had kept a vigilant watch at. Washington street. , Swartz-«Sz Corbett’s cigar manufactOI-y shut down this morning and the em- ployers and employes attended the ' funeral ofiJoseph O’Brien in a body.. O’Brien was in the employ of Swartz 65 Corbett for twenty years and up to the time ‘of his death.
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