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VOL. IX. NO. 2110
NORWALK, CONN,
MONDAY EVENING, MAY 1,1899.
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The Girls’ Literary Club
Served Tea on Saturday
Afternoon.
muse/sons, STORY.
The President, Mrs. J. G. Gregory, Made an
Interesting Address.
The Saturday Tea at the Central
Club was in charge, last week, of the
Girls’ Literary Club. It was in the
form of song, story and instrumental
music. ‘
Mrs. J. G. Gregory president of the
Central club, presided and gave an ac-
count of the formation of the club,
about eight years ago, when the little
girls were very small, one of their con-
stitutional articles being that no girl
over thirteen should join. She spoke
of their loyalty to their association,
and of some of the work they have ac-
complished. On two Or three occasions
they made nearly one hundred dollars
for the Norwalk library. She said
that now out of their small number
several members were at college, or
school out of town, and that, therefore,
all the numbers could not be rendered
by themselves. Mrs. F. J .. Curtis
'would read in place of Miss Edythe
Hunter, and Miss Pinneo for Miss
Grace Byington. - ‘
The following programme was then
given and was evidently most accept-
able to the audience.
Instrumental Solo,
Miss Grace Stommell.
Story, “A Dream of the Woods” by
Jacob A. Riis, Mrs. F. J. Curtis
Story, ‘.‘The Nice People” by H. C.
Bunner, read by Miss Pinneo
Vocal Solo,
Miss Vera M. Wood.
Story, “The Quilting Bee in Our Vil-
lage” by Mary E. Wilkins, read by
Miss Helen Quint-ard.
Miss Quintard is a pupil of Mrs. F.
W. Norris, and did credit for her train-
ing. "
Mrs. Harvey Kent, assisted by Mrs.
F. J. Curtis served tea. The table was
set on the stage in the assembly room,
and was a very pretty ornament for the
Its decorations Were dark
the club
platform.
red carnations and ,White,
colors.
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The Attachment Law. .
Some modification of the law cover-
ing attachments in this state should be
made. As it stands now it is little less
than an instrument of blackmail, fre-
quently employed by some shyster‘law-
yer to cause .no end of inconvenience
and trouble to reputable citizens, of
some trumped up grievance of a client.
It often involves a man’s property
without good reason, and in nine cases
out of ten it is an, unwarranted and
abominable inteference with'his busi-
ness and his rights as a citizen—Senti-
nel.
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Extension” of Time.
Notice will be sent to the schools to-
day informing the teachers'that the
time for receiving the essays put in
competition for the prize olfered by
the Norwalk Chapter, D. A. R., has
been. extended to Friday, May 5th.
The date for awarding the prize will
be announced later. The essays may
be left with Mrs. E. J. Hill, 40 West
avenue, or with Mrs. A. B. Hill, 9 Mor-
gan avenue. The judges for the year
are Mrs. Isaac Jennings, Miss A. D.
Brockway, Mrs. A. 8. Hill.
Flinerals.
, The remains 01‘: Mrs. William J. Fos-
ter of Reed street, were taken to Dan-
bury Sunday morning for interment.
- j, The funeral of William Guyer was
.1 attended from the South Norwalk Bap-
, tist church Sunday at 2 p. m. The
I Rev. W. H. Hubbard officiated. Mem-
’ bers of the Central Labor Union 0f
'5 which the deceased was a member acted
,: as pail bearers. '
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iWould use Kemp’s Balsam for the
,, Throat and Lungs. It is acuring more
of Coughs, Colds. Asthma, Bronchitis,
- '7. Group and all Throat and Lung
Troubles,than anyother medicine. The
proprietor has authorized any druggist
1' “I: to give you a. Sample Bottle _ Free to
' ' convince you of the merit of this great
; j remedy. Price 25c. and 50c.
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Fight Among Italians in
Saugatuck in Which'Wo-
man Figures.
ZIPPI CUT WITH RAZOR.
An Incision Six Inches Long Made in His
Neck.
Joseph Zippi, an Italian, aged about
thirty years, was the victim of a cutting
alfray in Saugatuck Saturday night
which it‘is thought will prove fatal.
His assailant was Raffael ‘Mdssa, who
made his escape.
It is said that Zippi eloped with an-
other Italian’s wife from Middletown
about three weeks ago and went to
Stamford. Mossa accompanied them
and the trio have been living in a
house in the Italian colony. Saturday
night Zippi quarreled with Mossa on
account of the latter being too attentive
to the woman, and soon afterwards he
started to leave the house. Mossa fol-
lowed him and just outside the house
he slashed him over the head with a
razor.
The soft hat that Zippi wore was cut
in two and an incision six inches long
and very deep was made in the neck.
Dr. J. M. Nolan was called and on ex-
amination found that the jugular vein
had also been slightly out. Zippi was
in such a critical condition that it was
thought unadvisable to remove him to
the hospital. Officer A. W. Allen was
at once notified and he traced Mossa to
South Norwalk, where he lost all clue
of him. The oflicer and citizens con-
tinued the search, but were unable to
locate Mossa. It is thought that he
managed to escape to New York and
the police there have been notified.
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Vesper. Service.
At the Vesper service under the
auspices of the Men’s Sunday club in
the South N orwalk Congregational
church Sunday, Mayor Coburn presided
with Harry J. Zehm at the organ and
Fred J. Force precentor. Special solo
ist Miss Lucy Marks, soprano; Leigh
"Whittaker. tenor, and Jesse Hopson,
violin, assisted by Mr. Hopson’s Violin
Students’ Orchestra assisted the choir.
Organ Prelude—Fantasia E. M. Reed
Hymn—Sweet Hour of Prayer
Bradbury
Hymn—Jesus, Lover of My Soul
J. P. Holbrook
Anthem—What Are These Stainer
Responsive Reading of. the Twenty-
third Psalm. _
Soprano solo—The Redemption
, H. Randall
Prayer. '
Violin solo—Rornaze Jean Becker
Reading from the Seventh of Proverbs
Tenor solo—The Pilgrim Adams
Olfertory~Pastorale Lemare
Hymn—Abide With Me W. H. Monk
Address by the Pastor—The Scarlet
Letter.
Violin Orchestra—Melody
‘ A. Rubenstein
Tenor solo—~How Vain is Man Handel
Postlude—Triumphal March Lemmens
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Wandered Away.
Henry, the three-year-old son of Isaac
Abrahams, of Summit street, wandered
away from home Saturday afternoon
and became lost. He was found by a
girl on South Main street and was
handed over to the police, who placed
him in charge of Mrs. Joseph Goodwin.
The child’s mother, after exhausting
every 'other source of information,
sought the police at 5.30 and the child
was returned to her.
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First Anniversary.
Sunday was the first anniversary of
the mission atKnudson’s hall, Chestnut
street. The missmn has been in charge
of Hiram Brundage and has been very
successful. Allthe Methodist ministers
in tOWn were present. There were
speeches and singing. The But-chard
sisters of Dar-ion; were among the slug-
eI‘S.
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A Frightful Blunder
Will often cause a. horrible Burn
Scald, Cut or Bruise. Buckleu’s Arni-
ca Salve, the best in’the world, will
kill the pain and promptly heal it.
Cures Old Sores. Fever Sores, Ulcers,
Boils, Felons, Corns, all Skin Erup-
tions. Best Pile cure on earth. Only
25 ets. abox. Cure guaranteed. hold
by John A. Riggs, Druggist, 11 Main
street.
rendered several line solos.
nu tritium.
From the Propeller Vulcan
Into the Creek.
RESCUED IN TIME.
Claimed to be the Father of Sharkey the
Sailor Pugilist.
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About three or four o’clock Sunday
morning a man very much intoxicated,
who gave his name as John Sharkey
and who claimed to be a father of Tom
Sharkey, the sailor pugulist,fell off the
propeller Vulcan into the creek.
He was pulled out in an unconscious
condition by Jim. Ellis of the Vulcan
with the assista ice of two other men.
He was taken to the police station
where he was resuscitated. This morn-
ing he was brought before the town
court and Judge Frost fined him $5
and suspended sentence.
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. Judge Frost Takes Oath.
Before Joseph R. Taylor this morn-
ing Judge Russell Frost was sworn in
as Judge of the Norwalk Town Court
for two years.
Judge Frost will announce his ap-
pointments.
Communion service was held in
Grace and St. Paul’s churches this
morning.
and Mrs. Frank Starr of Westport ave-
nue on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Butler, of
Hartford, were visiting Mrs. Butler’s
mother, Mrs. Skidd on Sunday.
George B. Gregory has William
Sheldon at work repairing the Wall in
the rear of his Isaacs street residence.“ -
No books were given out in the Bap-
tist church Sunday. New books are
being bought and the whole library
renumbered.
The Men’s Sunday Evening club of
the South Norwalk Congregatidnal
church will hold a social May 10th for
men only. All men are invited. There
will be story telling and refreshments.
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BOY OVERBOARD.
Fell Off the Dock While Playing Saturday
Afternoon.
"While playing on the dock in the
rear of Hubbell d: Keeler’s hardware
store, about 4 o'clock Saturday after-
noon, a young son of Cisma Scapello
fell overboard. ‘
His cries attracted the attention of
James Morris in the hardware store
and he ran to his rescue. Throwing a
board to the boy, which he grasped,
“Jamsey” climbed down the dock and
seizing the youngster passed him up to
John Hyatt, who quickly placed him
on terra tirma none the worse for his
ducking.
Went Over the Line.
Messrs. H. Theile, J. Sturges Ran-
dall and S. S. L’Hommedieu, the com-
.mittee on electric lights appointed by
the East Norwalk fire district, in com-
pany with Dr. W. F. Acton and Super-
intendent Guthrie of the Nor-walk &
South N orwalk Eledtric Light’Company
on Saturday went over the route upon
which it is proposed to locate electric
lights. The committee will make their
report to the next meeting of the fire
district.
. ‘t. Joseph’s Fair.
St. Joseph’s fair and baZ.lI' was con-
tinued Saturday night with a large at-
tendance. The ice cream and soda
water stands, the booths and' the
chances 0n the gifts were very well
patronized. There was an entertain-
ment and dancing. Henry C. Smith
The fair
will continue to-night and Tuesday
night and then the grand finale will
come Saturday night.
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He Suddenly Leaves Town
After Taking Money From
" His Wife. '
LEFT HER. PENNlL‘ESS.
Money Was Contributed by Hatters’ Associa‘
tion and Sons of Hermann.
J‘hcob Remp of 102 Woodward ave-
nueidisappeared from home Friday af-
ternoon. Remp has been sick with
cancer of the stomach for some time
andthe Hatters’ association took up a
collection of over $200 for the benefit
of his family.
Remp pocketed the money without
the knowledge of his wife who isahard
working woman and has been trying
under difficulties to support her two
children and pay debts incurred and
other expenses.
A few months ago Remp, who isa
member of the Sons of Hermann, a
benefit society, said that, he needed
If You Lose Any Money, -.
or your pug dog, or your Sunday umbrella, you should say gig
something about it in the GAZETTE “ Want” columns. .....
Many thousands of honest people read these columns every as
day and there wi11 be pretty large chances in your favor if (ll
you mention your loss to them ____________________________________ i
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, some money to start into business.
On Saturday, May 6, ’
He claimed that if Mrs. Remp would
sign a paper, relinguishing her $500
claim in the Sons of Hermann benefit
society he could get the money. Mrs.
Remp said she would sign the paper on
condition that he would give her $100
of the money which was needed to pay
off a sewer assessment.
Remp finally consented after much
contention and Mrs. Remp signed over
her claim. '
Remp collected $300 from the society
and did not call on his wife again, the
last she saw of him being on Friday
'afterndon. ’ ' ‘
This morning when interviewed by a
GAZETTE reporter Mrs. Remp did not
wish to say anythlng, except that he
hadmobbed her of every cent .he could
lay hands on. She was much incensed
over the matter and especially over
that of the $200 collected from the hat-
} ters.
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GETTING CLOSE.
The Contestants For the Rambler Wheel ‘Clos-
ing Up Gaps.
. As the contest of the firemen for
Chief Prowitt’s Rambler wheel closes
on May 29th, the leaders in the race
are doing their best to keep within
hailing distance of each other, and
while no candidate has changed posi-
tion recently they are closing up the
gaps so as to make the finish an excit
ing one. .
The ballot at noon to-day was as. fol-
lows :
lrving H. Reed, Pioneer 1979
J. J. Goodwin, Old \Vell 1978
J. H. Magner, Hope Hose 896
Smith Northrop, Phoenix 227
Elbert W. Clark, Putnam Hose 158
D.Hart Weeks, Phoenix 84
Charles M. Smith. Pioneer, 7?.
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 10
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 Wéiseit 1
Howard L.Lowndcs, Old Well 1
Geo. F. Foote, Old Well 1
John Yost, Putnam Hose 1
Get Your Ballots In.
To~dayis the last day in which con-
testants for Chief Prowitt’s Ramble
wheel can deposit April ballots. and all
ballots hearing date of April must be
deposited tc-iay inorder‘ to becounted.
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Catherine-Ellis’ Barn in Cob-
ble Hill Destroyed Sat-
urday Night.
IT WAS INCENDIARY.
The Building Was Nearly Consumed When
the Firemen Arrived.
Saturday night, shortly after 10:00
o’clock Box ‘ 53 was pulled for a fire in
the barn of Catherine Ellis on Marshall '
street, Cobble Hill.
The fire department promptly re-
sponded, but when they arrived nearly
exhausted after dragging their appar-
atus about two miles, the frame had
fallen and all that could be done was
to connect with rad hydrant and extin-V
guish the burning timbers.
The barn was a very small one and
stood opposrte the house of Mrs. Ellis,
which is the old George Hen. Water-
bury residence, and is next to the
house occupied by Homer Brown, Mrs.
Ellis’ son-in-law. .
Brown came out on his porch about
ten minutes before the fire was disCov-
cred, but saw no signs of any one about
the premises. When he came out
again, however, he saw the barn in
flames and gave the alarm.
As there had been no light about the
premises the fire was evidently of in-
.cendiary origin.
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The Weather.
Fair to-night, cloudy Tuesday.
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Fred Trumbull Arrested in’
Stamford for Embezzles ’
ment.
FAMILY LIVE HERE.
The Amount Taken Said by Insurance Agent
to be $47.00.
Fred Trumbull, the Stamford agent
of the Connecticut General Life Insur-
ance company, is a prisoner at police
headquarters in Stamford awaiting
trial on the charge of embezzling $47
0: his employer’s money.
Trumbull was arrested on a warrant
sworn out by S. S. L’Hommedieu, of
South Nor-walk, the company’s general
agent for Fairfield county.
Trumbull is about 35 years old and is
well known in Norwalk, where he has
a family with whom he does not live.
He has been connected with the insur-
ancev‘company for two years or more.
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CANNON.
A meeting to organize a grange in
this place was held at the home of Cap-
tain William Smith on Thursday evens
ing, about fifty being present. Ad-
dresses were made by prominent
Grangers and an» organization made
and officers elected, among whom were
S. J. Miller, governor; Rev. William
E. Hooker, chaplain; Mrs.W. H. Stock-
well, lecturer. Another meeting will
be held on Thursday, May 4th, when
the officers will be installed. The new
ball, in course of erection, will be‘used
as a meeting place when'completed.
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