NORWALK T E. Founded in 1800.] VOL. XCI. The Daily Gazette 1’: issued every week-day at 3 1'. M., at 0x13 CEST rE'n COPY. The Cheapest Rates for Advertising, and THE LARGEST CIRCULATION. The Weekly Gazette. [Combined with Friday‘s Dailv.l Is issued ever-u Friday at Noon, at Tans-r. CENTS PER COPY, on $1.50 PER Yam. The Daily and Weekly. Served to Local Subscribers at max csxrs PER WEEK, 0R $5.00 PER YEAR. A. H. BYINGTON. Proprietor. This paper has the largest circulation of any paper in the State west of Bridgeport. 0 UR J OBBI It G DEPARTMENT. MR. HARRY M. GARDNER. JR., of New York, has charge of the GAZETTE’s Engraving, Book and Jobbing Department. He is an expert and experienced Job Printer, and no work en- trusted to him will be unsatisfactorilv done. TERSE TALES OF THE TOWN. “Mud Hen” Brown is in limbo. A large excursion from New Haven picnics at Roton to-morrow. Mrs. Sally A. Clark of East avenue is in her 89th year. ——Try that Orange Wine at Betts & Farringtou’s. Builder Wilson says he “is finishing up” Postmaster Hubbell. Miss Charlotte Keith, of Pittsburgh, is visiting friends in town. The Misses Mary and Alice Selleck go to Block Island to-morrow. The Tom Silk case has been adjourn- -d to Tuesday morning at 9o’clock. A daughter was born to Mr. and rs. Eversley Childs of Brooklyn, on uesday. Ridgefield’s new telephone exchange 5 completed and nearly thirty subscrib- rs have instruments. —Betts dz Farringtonhave the largest ssortment of fancy Crackers in Nor- Ialk. , County Commissioners Johnson and Ieade were in town yesterday and paid visit to the new County Home. —Only this week, (SO-cent Tea for 50 ents at Betts & Farrington’s. Mr. George W. Selleck, wife and aughter Mary, returned from Ocean rove yesterday. Samuel'G. Lockwood, and a party 0m North Wilton picnicked at Roton 'oint, yesterday. The Italian with his hand organ and Ionkey is in town to-day, much to the elight of the children. ——Smoked Salmon and Halibut at etts 8: Farrington’s. Wm. Slauson got a dispatch this orning announcing the sudden death his son-in-law on Long Island. The yacht “Brant” from Southside, ong Island, was at Dorlon Point last ght. —Betts & Farrington’s brand of 01- -s are the best! Bottled in Bordeaux pecially for our own use. . he nineteenth‘finnual convention of e National Association of Fire En- Ieers opens at Springfield, Mass, on Iesday next. WANTED—A boy to. learn the Dry Iods business, apply at once to EDWARD STREET. .ix members of the Norwalk Fire partment attended the picnic of the st Port Chester firemen at Purdy’s ove yesterday. ~ Blackberry Wine and Brandy, for dicinal use, at Betts & Barrington’s. electman William B. Smith of Wes. I, has received a pension of $6 per nth, through the pension agency of ge F. W. Perry. ompany K veterans of Stamford i have their annual reunion on rsday, August 13, at Miller’s pa- on, Savin Rock. Dinner will be ed at 1 o’clock. Mr. Nathan Sherwood, graduate of I ~ ill Business College, Stamford, has 11 accepted to fill a fine position with Stamford National Bank. he curbing and sidewalk laying on den avenue is now being continued In Judge Austin’s vacant lot up to joining that already laid down in It of the residence of James Suther- Chase &Sanborn’s Coffee in 2-11). tight cans is the best, at Betts & rington’s. fln Entertaining and I nstmclive Home J carnal, Especially Devoted to Local News and I nterests. NORWALK, CONN, FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 1891. Miss Mabel Vanderhoef and Miss Mary Stuart left town, yesterday, for a sojourn at Washington among the Housatonic mountains. —This year’s crop of Asparagus in tins at Betts 8: Farrington’s. ' Miss Amy \Vatkins leaves town to- day:for a short visit to Mamaroneck, after which she expects to return to her brother’s home at Grace church rectory. The Y. M. C.A. Juniors are to play the Betts School, of Stamford, at the Fair Grounds, on \Vednesday of next week. The Y. M. C. A’s also play a game to-day at the Fair Grounds. —The best imported Claret Wine can be found at Betts & Farrington’s. Several Norwalk people attended the wedding of Miss Hyla Armstrong and Rev. Mr. Davis, of Spokane Falls, in New Haven yesterday. Rev. L. D. Phelps tied the knot. ing dispatch from California this morn- ing: “Yosemite yesterday, big trees to- day, San Francisco to-morrow, Mon- terey, Sunday.” MAPLEs and GREEN. A little son of Ed. Golds chmidt has started a lunch, candy and fruit coun- ter just this side of Hen. Hoyt’s irriga- ting establishment on Water street and seems to be working up quite a lively trade. Give the little fellow a lift. ——The best families in Norwalk use our Chase & Sanborn Coffee and will have no other. Betts & Farrington. The condition of Mr. Anton Stommel, is still such as should awaken sympathy. He is still confined to hisbed,all broken up with nervous prostration and now his attending physician fears him threatened with brain fever. A lawn tennis club was organized in South Norwalk last evening, officered as follows: I. R. Sanford, president; R. McDonald, secretary; Col. Leslie Smith, treasurer. The Norwalk club will have to be on the outlook to save their glories. —Don’t forget that lot of 50-cent Tea this week at Betts & Farrington’s. Judge Perry has had his office swept, garnished, repapered and kalsomined, and now he puts on just as many airs and struts about with as much dignity as all the other GAZETTE Building ten- ants, who have had their headquarters renovated. If “7arden Keeler desires evidence against the unlicensed Franklin avenue liquor dealer, he should station a po- liceman on that avenue on Thursday nights to watch aeertain carman deliv- er his usual weekly load of beer at that saloon. —Franco-American Soup,in glass, at Betts Sr Farrington’s. Owing to a meeting of the investiga- ting committee, of the Court of Bur- gesses, of which Chairman‘Burr of the Fir,e Committee is a member, the meeting of Pioneer H. & L. 00., which was to have been held last evening, has been postponed until Monday evening next. The steamer Medea will make special trips to Roton Point Saturday and Sun- day evenings as follows: Saturday eve- ning leave South Norwalk at 6.00 and 7.30 o’clock. Returning, leave Roton Point at 10.00 o’c10ck. Sunday evening leave South Norwalk at 7.30 o’clock. Returning, leave Roton Point at 9.00 o’clock. Miss Bertha Webb, the justly pop u- lar violinist, of New York, will assist Edward Baxter Perry, the wonderful pianist, at a concert to be given by the "ladies of the First Congregational church on Sept. 25th. That all maybe able to attend and hear these great ar- tists, the tickets of admission have been put at the low sum of 50c. We are in receipt of the following esteemed contribution:— Editors of the Gazette:— DEAB SIRS: In your issue of last Tuesday, a little correction is needed. “Rev. Daniel Nash 85” should be Rev. David Nash 84, also “Mrs. Sarah Can- field 82,” should be 91. Yours respectfully, 5 Berkeley street. Hubert Bishop left last night for a scour of the Adirondack lakes and mountains. Nelson Taylor, J r., who preceded Bishop there some days ago. The trout, birds and bears will have asorry time of it when Taylor and Bishop get out their reels and rods, and guns and things, but the “deers” will, no doubt, be treated by them, with their usual attention,tenderness and distinguished ed consideration. D. NASH. He is to join his pard, Mr. The Highwaymen’s Meeting. The meeting of the Highway Com- mittee of the Court of Burgesses. com- prised the full board at its last night’s meeting, from the Mayor 'down to smallest Alderman,“Seym,” Curtis,the sewer and road inspector and time- keeper. Owen Shannon, Bernard Fee- ney, William Sheldon and others, tes- Itified as to what they knew and had heard about abuses existing in the » Highway department of the Borough. ; session. _ ‘ —'—, : however, could not be suppressed, for Pres1dent Hyatt received the follow- It was a sort of go—as-you-please meet- ing, the excited witnesses talking in season and out of season, and talking all together. Burgess O’Reilly tried hard to pour oil on the troubledwaters, on which his excited countrymen were sailing, but in vain he tried to subdue the storm, or suppress the impetuous chin music of the hippodrome. The Chief of Police was stationed at the door, so that no one but the elect should enter, and so no One, but those having reserved seat, season tickets, were admitted to the Star Chamber Its rich and racy character, if the half was done and said, that is currently reported about the streets to- day, Donnybrook Fair was a tame en- tertainment compared with last night’s ructions. It is asserted that Sheldon made some ugly charges’of fraud, fa- voritism and corruption, that he stood ready and anxious to prove. Better call in a reporter next time, Messrs. Burgesses. Will Not Resign. Concerning rumors afloat to the ef- fect that Colonel Skinner of the Fourth Regiment was about to resign, and that the standard of the regiment had been lowered during his colonelcy. The Courant‘s Winsted correspondent writes: Colonel Skinner does not intend to resign his colonelcy of the Fourth Reg- iment, at present; and, second, the Fourth Regiment is in better condition than it was previous to Colonel Skin- ner’s colonelcy, It stands second in the Connecticut brigade in its percent- a e. gIt is not known here in Winsted where these reports and these hints of what is to be done, started from. It is known that there is a desire that the headquarters of the Fourth Regiment should be in Bridgeport. Colonel Skinner is one of the very best soldiers in the Connecticut brigade. He served three years in the Second Connecticut Heavy Artillery, and rose from prlvate to the captaincy of a company. ' e was in many engagements, and received his promotion for meritorious serv1ces in battle. ' One thing is quite certain, Colonel Skinner will not resign voluntarfly just at present, nor “after the Niantic encampment,” either, for that matter, unless be materially changes his pres- ent purpose. , - <+>——-~-———-—- Humiliating But True- With the announcement of the Adju- that General that Henry Matheis was ineligible to the position of first lieu- tenant, to which he was elected by a majority of company F. and the notices sent out by Captain Rose yesterday for a new election to be held Tuesday even- ing, August 11th., comes the humilia- ting fact that outside of Lieut. Aiken, _ Quartermaster Sergt. Buxton and Sergt. Wilcoxson, there is not a man in the company, from captain down, who can pass an examination for a lien- .tenancy, nor is there an officer aside fromthe above, who could get that once really admirable company to Ni- antia and back, without making them the laughing stock of the whole state militia. +»———~—————— The News in Brief. Domestic—A passenger train dashed into the rear end of a freight train on the West Shore road west of Syracuse, and was wrecked ; thirteen persons were killed and a score or more hurt— Captain John Palmer, of Albany, was elected Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic; it was voted not to form separate departments for whites and negroes in the South..— The New York Yacht Club fleet cruised from New London to Newport—Win- ners at Jerome Park : Reckon, Sir Matthew, May Win, Raceland, Daisy Woodrufi' and Alcade. More Birthdays. Today Carriage-trimmer Charles W. Lockwood, is 63 years old. Next Sun- day, August 9th, Uncle Truman B. Dickerson will reach his 90th birthday. The hustling DAILY GAZETTE extends a cordial greeting to both worthy citizens and expresses its hope that they may live to a full century and that good health, prosperity and happiness may attend them all their lives, and at the end of life’s race, that they may rest in peace. ‘ ———————'<+ Suicide at Buffalo. Mrs. Frank Biggar, of Branford, committed suicide at Buffalo, N. Y. yesterday by hanging herself with a roller towel. An attack of the grip from which she suffered last winter, is said to have deranged her mind.‘ —Imported Cheese of every variety at Betts & Farrington’s. " x THE GULROADS. A Remarkable Difference in the Cost of Macadam Roads. Who Reaped the Benefit? The taxpayers of the City of South Norwalk, are considerably stirred up over the cost of macadamizing West avenue, from the railroad track to the Borough line, as compared with the cost of. macadamizing South Main street, from the railroad track to Hen- ry street, Henry to Cross street, Wash- ington street, from the railroad track to Spring street, and Spring street, from Washington, to \Vest street. Ru- mors of fees, bribes, etc, are flying thick and fast about that usually quiet city. The DAILY GAZETTE is enabled to give the exact number of square yards and the cost of the work, together with the cost of West avenue, that taxpayers may see for themselves. It will be re- membered that B. D. Pierce, J r., of Bridgeport, was awarded the contract for West avenue, at 65 cents per square yard, and the macadam to be four inches deep, the city to do all the ex- cavating. It will also be remembered that Col. Crowe, as Chairman of the Highway Committee and street-inspec- tor, was in charge of the work and its approval. The number of square yards for which Mr. Pierce was paid was 15,- 590 and he received in all $10,133.50, and the City paid $2,200 for excavat- ing, making the cost of macadamizing West avenue, from the railroad to the Borough line, $12,333.50. The number of square yards of macadam on South Main street, from the railroad to Hen- ry street, is 4,102; on Washington street, from railroad to Spring street, 2,425 ; Spring street, from Washington to West street, 611, making a total of 7,138 square yards,at an average depth of 8 inches. South Main street, from Henry to Cross street, contains 3,207 square yards, at an average depth of 3 inches. ”The total amount of stone used on these streets was as follows: 1,55% tons of coarse stone, at $1.75, $2722.12, 595% tons fine stone, at $1.00, $595.50, sand for t0p dressing, $67.50, making the total cost of stone and sand used $3,385.12. The cost of excavating South Main street was $542.17, and Washington street $388.51, and $347 was paid for the use of the Road Roller, ' making a total of $1,277.68 for excavat- ing and rolling, which, added to the cost of stone, makes atotal of $4,662.80, from which should be deducted $425 for gravel taken from these streets and used for repairing other streets i'i'n the city, (which is a very low estiinate,) leaving'sthe entire cost of these new macadafnized streets $4,237.80. Here we have 115,590 square yards of macad- am road, at an average depth of 4 inches, costing $12.333.50 against 7,138 square ya s of macadam road, at an average 0 inches and 3,207 square verage of 3 inches, 9. to- are yards, which cost or $8,095.70 less than 0 .we won- suspicious n which, as made to pay ing into “inoc- he DAILY GAZETTE . acquainted with the above facts Mill having heard more or less of the rumdrs flying about, called upon Mr. Pierce St. at his office in Bridgeport and requested an interview. Mr. Pierce invited the GAZETTE repre- se ntative to a chair, and‘ on being in- formed of his errand, stated that his son had taken the contract to macada- mize the road at 65 cents per square yard and had done so. When inform- ed that reports were in circulation that the road was not of an average depth of 4 inches, as required in the contract, and that it was said that in some places the depth of macadam would not aver- age 2 inches, Mr. Pierce denied it, and said that the road was over an aver- age of 5 inches its entire length, but said he, “I do .not feel satisfied with that road, as it is not properly built, there is too much small stufi‘ on it. I complained at the time about putting so much small stuff on the road, but Col. Crowe instructed me to put it on and of course I followed his instructions although I knew it would spoil the road.” Mr. Pierce also denied the ru- mors in circulation, that he had paid Col. Crowe $2,000 as a commission or hush money, and said that he had been a contractor for many years and was one under the old Tweed ring in New York, and he never yet paid a commis- Isionto any one. If a commission had wonderful der thatth and talk of been paid by his son, he would have known it; "Col. Crowe" said he, “in- spected the road daily, excepting about two weeks towards the close, when he was sick.” When asked if he could ex- plain how it was that 15,590 square yards of macadam cost $12,333.50 and 10,345 square yards only 4,237.80, Mr. ' Pierce smiled and said that “the city could do cheaper work than he 'could.” When the reporter suggested that some one had reaped a harvest in macada- mizing West avenue,Mr. Pierce smiled again, and said that “they did not make such a great amount out of the contract." He complained somewhat bitterly about his son having to pay between $400 and $500 for one of Mr. Kyle’s dogs that, it was claimed, had been killed by a blast, and which Mr. Pierce claimed, had died a natural death and its back been broken after ‘death. In closing the interview, Mr. Pierce told the GAZETTE representative that West avenue would not amount to much, owing to the quantity of small stuff that he had been required to put on it by Col. Crowe, influenced, as he thought, by the city engineer. Promi- nent city tax-payers thinks this a case that needs thorough investigation. An Expensive Accident. In removing the boxes of carved marble, for St. Mary’s new altar, from the City of Norwalk to the freight house, the heaviest one, containing the altar steps and table, and the inlaid frieze, which with the altar table, was a solid slab, 3 feet by 12, was broken into worthless pieces by reason of the floor of the freight house giving way under the wheels of the loaded truck. The loss in money can be covered by about $500, but the loss in time and de- lay in putting in the new work at St. Mary’s church, can not well be esti- mated. The old altar, tables, etc., had to be removed for the placing of the new one, and this unfortunate acci- dent will delay the work for some ten days to two weeks. Meantime, a tem- porary altar will be constructed, so that regular worship at the church may not be interfered with. He Explains It. Capt Rose says he gave the order that brought his company bang-up against the Armory wall, purposely. He acted thus, he said, on the supposition that he himself had been killed in battle af- ter the order was given and was dead at the time when the “left wheel” or- der should have been given. It is of little moment whether his order was the result of ignorance, as his com- mand aver, or not, but to have it sup- posed that he was or could be “killed in battle ” is too preposterous for cre- dence. Capt. Rose killed in battle— perish the thought. We are assured, however, by a gentleman who was pres- ent, and a thoroughly competent mili— tary tactician, that the time the com- pany were pawing the whitewash ofi‘ the Armory walls, its Captain was standing with his back to his command, convers- ing with his Lieutenant, and was not aware of their ludicrous predicament until his attention was called thereto. Colored Oddfellows. At the district convention of the G. , U. 0. F., held in the GAZETTE Building Tuesday, the following named district officers were elected : District master. Charles Williams of Hartford; district deputy, F. Jones of Ansonia; secretary, J. Crawford of New Haven; treasurer, James Gordon of Norwalk. The next convention will be held in New Haven. The New Hospital. All ladies interested in the proposed new hospital are invited to meet at the Congregational parsonage next Mon- day afternoon at 4o’clock. It is great- ly desired by the committee in charge, that this should be a large meeting in order that final arrangements for the booth they have taken in the comin g bazaar, may be completed. Dentistry —Dr. W. H. Baldwin, D. D. S. will be at home and ready for professional work about August 15th. Appoint- ments can now be secured for any time after said date by calling at the office, 64 Wall street, Norwalk. 157 tf. Judge Seymour’s Guests. At the invitation of Judge E. W. Seymour the judges of the supreme court, John Hooker, their reporter,and ex-judges Park and Loomis, dined with him at his home in Litchfield last eve- mg. . AA_ _ Poor “Tabby.” / Stretched out on West avenue yester- ‘day, was the body of what was once a _ handsome cat. An empty cigarette box by its side told the tale of poor puss’ death. ‘A_ Camp inspected. Adjutant-General Embler, Quarter- master-General Rudd and Colonel J. W. Fairman of the Governor’s staff ' were at Niantic yesterday, inspecting the camp. . AA; - ——Pick1es,Clams and Oysters,in glass, at Betts & Farrington’s. [$1250 a Year. NUMBER 32. THE EAST AVENUE SUIT The Daskam Case Closed. As the case of the Daskam prOperty damages proceeded before the commis- sioners hearing the same, it became ev- ident that the borough would have to . pay not less than $2,000 in damages and. from $600 to $1,000 more in legal ex:- penses in contesting the same, and'all‘: for a sentimental, rather than a neces- sary improvement in the roadway and sidewalk in front of first Selectman Daskam’s homestead. This folly so im- pressed our level and business-headed Warden, Mr. Keeler, that he resolved upon a personal effort to compromise the difficulty so that the borough would. get all that it really required and with; out further injury to Mr. Daskam. re- quiring a large cash indemnity from the borough. Acting on this impulse, he yesterday afternoon invited several of the burgesses, Engineer Wood and ex-Borough Clerk Warner, to accom- pany him down to the place of the pres- ent contention. Warden Keeler called out the Daskam parties in interest and stated his purpose and desires. To his delight he found them ready to meet him more than half way. It was finally settled upon, subject, of course, to the final action of a meeting of the Court of Burgesses, that his outer line of beau- tiful elms should be cut down and the roadway widened, and that his front sidewalk should be raised about three inches, leaving but a few slight depressions in front of his premises, by reason of cutting the grade down back on the C. S. Lockwood sidewalk and elevating it at the lower or southern end. To this the Daskams all cheerfully assented, without being paid the compensation of a dollar; so that if the Court of Burgesses ratify the agreement, there will be no further cost to the borough, other than the three to five hundred dollars of legal costs already incurred in contesting the case. The question will now be asked by every one,Why could not this haveiall been done before any legal ex-. pense hadbeen made, and why may not the other contested cases of Hunter and Bennett be thus sensibly adjusted? P. S.—A meeting of the full Court of Burgesses has been called for this eve- ning to approve of the above proposed compromise. .5 Ancient Carriage. Mr. Patrick Flynn, of Norwalk, came here Monday, riding in one of the quaintest one-horse carriages ever seen by our citizens. The body and entire top were made of wood, the artificer having been a resident of Wilton who flourished in his line much more than one hundred years ago. There was no leather about the carriage save the dash in front. The interior was handsomely upholstered and there were seats for four persons. A window of ground lass was in each side and at the rear. he wheels and springs were of mod- ern make. All above t e springs was sug estive of another century. A look at the relic induced the thought that it was more than likely the original own- er drove from Wilton to some one of the shore towns, possibly Stamford, when Lafyette came throuah here. With his retinue in 1825. Mr. Fl nn bought the treasure, for such it rea 1y was, of Mr. Silas Gre ory, of Wilton, and he proposes to p ace it in the hands of some carriage maker for repairs and decoration. If Stamford arranges for a procession on the day of the 250th an- niversary in October, this carriage, could it be obtained, would form a fea- ture of interest.——Advocate. The Latest Fake. The secretary of the treasury has been advised that a bold attempt will be made during the present month to rob the treasury by a strong and deter- mined band of men organized for that purpose. The plan is to start fires in various parts of the city for the purpose of diverting the attention of the police and then to overpower the treasury watchmen and loot the money vaults. The information was given in a letter signed by the “King of the Tramps,” who explained his knowledge of the plot by stating that he was the leader of the band. The letter was referred to the captain of the watch with in- structions to give the visitors a proper reception. ______.-,._ ._ __ The White Squadron. It is probable that the white squadron will not go to Bridgeport, August 12th, as expected. “Collector Edmonds yes- terday received the following message from the Navy Department at Wash- ington : ' “Replying to your telegram of this date, the department re rets it was not practicable for the squa run of evolu- tion to stop at Brid eport at this time, but the squadron w' visit that port at a later date.” Cleveland’s Baking Powder. Try it for biscuit. —-For medicinal purposes Betts & Farrington’s Port Wine is the best and cheapest.
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