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G A. FRANKE,
THE HAIR CUTTER
No. 1 Gazette Building, Norwalk.
HOT AND COLD BATES.
DENTISTRY:
p13. W. H. BALDWIN is now permanent-
a}
1y located in the Bishop Building, No. 516
lstreet, where all in need of Dentistry in
an form will find valuable assmtance. .
is references are your friends and neigh.
bars, and he invites inquiry as to his ability
and past record. Consultation free. Office
hours: 8 a. m. till 6 p. m. tf35
HENRY HUSS.
Restaurant, Cafe and Smoking Boom,
GRAND CENTRAL DEPOT,
42d Street and 4th Avenue, New York
Entrance from waitinzitrpomdof New Egg-k.
a1 roa . -
Building Materials, ac.
EILDING STONE, all gualities of sand,
cellars dug. ardens an grounds renovat-
ed and horses an carts for hire. I have some
thorou hly rotted and very fine manure for
flower eds. J. W. EDMUNDS,
No. 6 South Union Avenue.
P. O. Box 654. Norwalk.
TAB AND CONCRETE WALKS.
Laid inTnew and the best possible mannera
a d old ones neatly and substantially repaire
an at very reasonable rates. All orders
promptly executed.
Wm. Lockwood,
Real Estate, Insurance and Investment
Securities.
-—-MONEY T0 LOAN.—
lnsurance Placed in First-Class Companies.
Ofiice—Coruer Main and Wall Sts.. Norwalk
J. Belden Hurlbutt,
Attorney out Counselor at Law,
' ROOM 4, UP STAIRS,
Gazette Building, Norwalk, Co
Alex. S. Gibson,
regationgl Church
Organist of the First Con
eacher of
Waterbury, and
Pianoforte, Organ and
Musical Composition.
P. 0. Lock Box. NORWALK, CONN.
TNA INSRUANCE (30., of Hartford.
Incorporated 1812. Charter Perpetual.
Capital and Assets, $8,902,272.64.
Insures against loss and damage by FIEE on
ta” 5 adapted to the hazardand consmtent
wi 11 the laws of corn ensation.
CO. ES 6r. MERRILL,
Sole agents for Norwalk and vicinity.
The Nowell Flee Iouuanee Co.
Has now Completed its
26th SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS YEAR,
And has not outstanding a dollar of unpaid
losses or claims for losses. No sound com
1mm) insures for less.
V. C. STREET, Pres; G. B. Sr. J onus,
GEO. R. COWLES. Sec’y.
R. B. CRAUFURD,
llllBSllllBlllS, 3831 E81316 31111 111811131108
. ROOM 2, MASGNIC BUILDING.
runnyuunn.
Geo. l-l. Raymond,
Furniture Dealer,
Has removed to the new and commodious
store four doors above his old stand and
stocked it with NEW GOODS of the LATES
STYLE and FINEST FINISH.
GEO. H. RAYMOND, Agent.
Treas.,'
Furnishing Undertaker and Embalmer.
I give my personal attention to laying out
and furnishing everything necessary for the
interment of the dead.
Residence, No. 3 Berkeley Place, Norwalk.
Telephone communication with residence.
To Horse Owners!
We keep constantly on hand a good assort-
ment 0
Kentucky and Ohio. Horses,
Selected with great care in the western mar-
kets. We have horses suitable for all purposes
and no one who wants a thoroughly reliable
animal should purchase before seeing what we
have to offer. We also keep constantly on
hand at our Carriage Repos1tory a com lete
line of CARRIAGES from the best ma {9195
which are manufactured for us to specnil
order; every carriage warranted. WAGONS
and CARTS of ever descr lption; HARNESSES
WHIPS, ROBES, LANK TS.
DANN’S LI‘IEltY STABLE,
OFFICEz—is WALL STREET, NORWALK
Opposite D. & N. Railroad Depot.
FURNITURE.
A Full Stock of Furniture of all kinds.
Parlor and Bedroom Sets,
A Specialty.
DAVID ST OW.
Main Street. 031.3831? South Norwalk.
HENRY TILLY.
CARRIAGE MAKER,
IS 0 UTH NOR IVALA', CONN.
'——-Man-ita‘cturer of—-—
Penile Continues, Victories, Bunnies on
ALL KINDS OF REPAIRING.
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WEEKLY -- NORWALK - GAZETTE.
neox ognunnnne.
Sent from Westport to W. T.
Wheeler of Port Jefferson.
He Started to Open it but Suddenly
Stopped.
More than a year ago Mr. W. T.
Wheeler, secretary of the Port J effer-
son Military Company, had trouble
with an employee of the company,
whom he discharged and accused of
dishonesty. A year ago he was on his
way from business to his home. He
was in a carriage, when a pistol bullet
struck the vehicle. Mr. Wheeler had
nearly forgotten the occurrence until
on Tuesday last a rough board box,
with a yellow—painted iron trunk in-
side arrived in the village via the Long
Island Railroad as freight, and was ad-
dressed “Pert Jefferson Milling Co.”
It was discharged from the cars upon
the freight platform, and when the
milling company’s truck called it re-
quired four men to put it on the wagon.
When it arrived at the works Mr.
Wheeler began to open it. He tore
away two of the strips of the outer
case. Suddenly he dropped his ham—
mer and took to his heels. Several of
the workmen came running to see
what was the matter.
“Take it away. It’s dynamite,” he
cried. ,“For heaven’s sake! take it
away.” The workmen raised it gin—
gerly and carried it to an outhouse,
Mr. Wheeler began to breathe again.
He was asked how he knew it contained
dynamite.
"I know it!” he exclaimed. as he
mopped his brow. “I’m positive that
it is an infernal machine, and that 'it
was meant for me. A year ago I dis-
charged a man from the factory. A
month later a pistol was fired at me as
I was driving home in my carriage.
What better proof do you want than
that?”
By this time Mr. Wheeler was on the
verge of hysterics, so he was catechised
no further. He was taken home by an
escort and the trunk was sent away.
The box which enclosed the trunk
bore evidence of having been used be-
fore. A remnant of a card upon it bore
the address, “Byron E. Miat, 110 Main
street, Columbia, via Atlantic Coast
Line———" The way bill showed that
the trunk had been shipped in West-
port, Conn.
The Port Jefferson people suspect-
ing dynamite declined to open it, al-
though it is said that Mr. Wheeler
offered $50 to any one who would open
the mysterious box. It was finally re-
turned to Freight Agent Cooper. at
Pier 32, East River, with orders to send
it back as unclaimed freight to West-
port. Conn., whence it had come.
When it arrived Mr. Cooper said,
“hello ! what’s this '3”
One of his clerks kicked it ‘over on
end and replied that it was an empty
trunk.
“Well, what’s it come back for?”
Mr. Cooper asked.
“It’s addressed to Byron E. Miat,
No. 110 Main street, Columbia, S. C.,
and theway bills got mixed. It was
sent to Port Jefferson by mistake.”
“H’m; well what’s in Mr. Wheeler’s
package '3”
“Tame rabbits, I believe.”
“Well, mark ’em harmless," said Mr.
Cooper.
And now the male population of
Port Jefferson is kicking itself up and
down the streets, and Mr. Wheeler
says he was never afraid of the pesky
thing anyway.
Louis Potter in Luck.
Thomas Lumsden, the son of the
sexton of the 4th Avenue New York
Presbyterian Church, who stole a bicy-
cle from Louis Potter of this town, was
sentenced last week to one year in the
Elmira Reformatory. He has been in
the Tombs prison awaiting transporta-
tion to the Reformatory since he was
sentenced, and Mr. Potter went to New
York Monday to see him. Lumsden
was very penitent during his interview
with him and as Mr. Potter told him
that he was not inclined to press any
additional charge against him if he
would tell him what he had done with
the stolen machine, he consented to
tell where he had sold it. He said that
after leaving Mr. Potter’s store with
the bicycle which he had hired, on
August 11th, he wheeled direct to Stam~
ford and took the train for New York.
From there he wheeled to atown in
New Jersey and disposed of the wheel
to a man for $35. He gave the name of
the man and his business, and Mr. Pot-
ter will now take steps to ascertain if
the wheel is still in the New Jersey
man’s possession. If it is he will claim
his property and probably have the
machine back in Norwalk in a short
time. Lumsden was taken to jail yes-
terday.
Nathan has Left.
Nathan Riggs, the colored gentleman
who was married on January 7th to
Miss Catharine Winston by Justice 0.
B. Coolidge, has caught the prevailing
disease, and packed hi; duds and left
town. After the wedding Nathan and
his bride went to board with Mrs.JameS
J. Norman, on Park street. Nathan
was employed at South Norwalk as a
coachman, filling the position for an-
other man who was off on a visit. Na-
than _had told several of his friends that
marriagewas a failure and that the first
opportunity he got he intended to
“skipp,” and go to Florida where he
originally came from. The opportunity
came Saturday afternoon when the man
whose place he was filling at South
Norwalk returned from his Visit. Na-
than was paid his week’s wages and
discharged, and as he had his clothes
in a traveling bag with him, it was an
easy matter to take a train and leave
town. ' When he did not return Satur-
day night his bride felt a little worried
and on Sunday made an investigation
which disclosed the above facts. She
reported the case to the Justice who
married her yesterday, and it is under-
stood that an effort will be made to ap-
prehend Riggs and bring him back.
Going to Pieces.
The British brigantine Harry and
Aubrey, which went ashore opposite
Patchogue on Mondaymorning, began
breaking up yesterday and probably
Will go to pieces before noon. She is
from San Blas and had her hold full of
cocoanuts, which the residents in the
neighborhood of Patchogue may be
eating to-day.
General Embler's Plans-
Adjutant General Embler favors dis-
banding two companies in each of the
First and Second regiments, and an
increase in the membership of those
remaining in accordance with the plan
proposed in his annual report. His
suggestion to increase the number of
men in each company from 68 to 76
men, General Embler thinks practica-
ble. He doesn’t see why acompany
cannot carry 76 men as well as 68. The
Governor has power to disband any
company.
“I intend,” said General Embler last
evening to a Palladium reporter, “with
the Governor’s permission, of course,
to. make _a personal inspection of the
brigade during the last month of the
present dull season, if I am Adjutant
General at that time, and if any officers
lose their commissions it will be no-
body’s fault but their own. We will
also have all the officers, including the
field and staff, before the Examining
Board very soon after the new regula-
tians go into effect. There should ave
been two meetings since the last one,
but ow1ng to the fact that the captains
and other officers were given the new
regulations to study we thought it best
not to .hold any until they had been
given time _to become conversant with
the regulations. But we will know just
how we stand after this examination. ”
General Embler, in speaking of these
reSIgnations of men shortly after they
are nominated and appointed. said it
was principally because they are not
competent to_hold the positions. He
is ev1dently in earnest_when he says
the Connecticut National Guard will
have none but competent officers.
Directors’ Meeting.
The adjourned meeting of the direc-
tors of the Norwalk and South Nor-
walk Electric Light Company was held
at the station Monday afternoon. The
old board of officers were re-elected
with the exception of Supt. Avery, as
follows: President and general man-
ager, Chas. Olmstead; vicepresident,
George R. Cowles ; secretary, John H.
Hoyt; treasurer, Charles E. Dustin;
superintendent, B. C. Yeaton. The
resignation of Supt. Averv was ac-
cepted to take effect Feb. 1st, and Mr.
B. C. Yeaton was appointed to succeed
Mr. Avery. Mr. Yeaton comes from
Indianapolis, where he has had charge
of a plant and is highly recommended.
The question of running the incandes-
cent lights during the day was dis-
cussed, but, no action was taken and
the matter went over until the next
meeting. Mr. Avery at the expiration
of his term of service will probably ac-
cept a position with the Underwood
M’f’g. 00., who are now engaged in
placing new machinery in the electric
light station.
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Killed at the Depot.
A fatal accident occurred at the
South Norwalk depot shortly before 10
o’clock {Sunday morning. The vic-
tim was Wm. O’Malley. He came here
a few days ago from Scranton, Pa., and
on Thursday was hired by the House-
tonic road as a brakeman on the Long
Island express freight. As the train
neared the Consolidated passenger de-
pot he stood on the top of a freight car
watching a gang of men who were tak-
ing out the signal pole at the Washing-
ton street crossing. On the station
building is a wooden awning that ex-
tends out some distance over the House.-
tonic tracks. The west corner of this
awning struck O’Malley on the right
side of his head near the temple crush-
ing in his skull in a horrible manner.
He was seen to whirl around twice and
fall on top of the car where he re-
mained until the train had gone nearly
the length of the building when he
rolled from the car into the street.
His death must have been instantane-
ous. One of the other brakemen who
saw the accident signaled the engineer
who stopped the train which was mov-
ing at an ordinary rate of speed. A
crowd quickly gathered and the unfor-
’ tunate man was taken into the baggage
room and Dr. Burke summoned. Supt.
Payne was informed of the accident
and ordered the remains taken to un-
dertaker Gregory’s. O’Malley is ap-
parently about 35 years of age, of large
frame and. had a smooth face.
He boarded at ,Elbirt L. Conkling’s
boarding house directly over the
morgue where his body lies cold in
death. He had an aunt, Mrs. Patrick
Connelly, who lives in Stamford. On
Saturday he gave Mr. Conkling a mes-
sage to deliver to the aunt, but of a far
different nature than the one he is
called upon to deliver this morning.
He leaves a mother, one brother who
is a priest, and a sister who is a nun.
Arrangements have not yet been made
for the disposal of the remains.
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A Sunday Morning Blaze.
AS Cartier, the cabman, was driving
along the Shore road about two o’clock,
Sunday morning, he discovered a fire
in the vicinity of Henry Jones’ house
on First avenue, East Norwalk. He
gave the alarm and the fire department
responded. It proved to. be a hot
house on Mr. Jones’ premises and in
close proximity to his barn. The
flames were subdued before communi-
eating with the barn, by the use of a
garden hose. The fire department
were rather Slow ' in answering the
alarm, owing to the breaking of the
wire communicating with the bell after
the bell had struck three times.
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Annual Meeing.
The annual meeting of the corpora-
tion of the Fairfield County Savmgs
Bank was held yesterday afternoon. at
their banking house. Charles F. Trist-
ram and J. Arthur Pinneo were added-
to the list of corporators in place of
Evart Quintard, deceased. andWilliam
H. Earle, removed from town. and the
old board of officers were re-elected as
follows : President, Winfield S.Moody;
vice-president, Martin S. Craw ; secre.
tary and treasurer, James H. Bailey;
directors, Winfield S. Moody, Martin
S. Craw, Alfred H. Camp, Asa B.Wood-
ward, Henry F. Guthrie, J. Thornton
Prowitt, Joseph C. Randle, James G.
Gregory, Charles Olmstead.
Sudden Death.
As Mrs. Caroline Bennett, relict. of
the late Henry Bennett, was getting
ready for church, at her home on OS-
borne avenue, East Norwalk, Sun-
day morning, she was taken With a par-
alytic stroke and died ina few moments.
She was 73 ears of age, and leaves two
children, rs. Gilbert Bogart, who re-_
sides with her, and Mrs. Rawson, of
Fairfield. The funeral took place
from her late residence Wednesday af-
I tei noon at 3 o’clock.
n ununugsonee.
A Whole Family Narrowly Escapes
Being Burned Alive at an Early
Hour This Morning.
A Child Gives the Alarm.
_The family of John Johnson, con-
Sisting of his wife and two children, one
aged two years and the other six months,
had a very narrow escape from being
burned alive early Tuesday morning,at
their home on Charles street, East Lor-
walk. About 2.30 o’clock Mrs. J ohn-
son was awakened by the cries of, the
older child, who sleeps in a crib near
the bed. On being awakened she
smelled smoke and then awoke her hus-
band who put on his trousers and shoes
and on opening the door leading into
the kitchen found the. house to be on
fire. He quickly grabbed up the child
out of the crib, while his wife still in
her night cloths did the same with the
babe, and both fought their way
through the flames into the yard, and
not a moment too soon for the house
was by this time completely enveloped
in _flames. An alarm was sounded to
which the fire companies responded
but too late to be of service in saving
the building, although they did good
work in preventing the distruction of a
small house close by owned by Fred.
tan, as well as an unoccupied cottage
owned by E. A. Woodward. Mrs. John-
son and her children were kindly cared
for by Mrs. Ira Youngs who lives on
the same street, and provided with suit-
able clothing after which they went to
the house of afriend. The house, which
was a story and half one with basement,
was completely destroyed, and not a
Single piece of furniture or clothing
was saved. Mr. Johnson was in a very
excited condition when interviewed by
your reporter at the scene this morn-
ing, but the above facts were elicited,
together with the information that he
purchased the house of Aaron Allen
about three years ago, that he was now
penniless having put all his earnings
into the place. He estimated his loss
at $2,800 and had an insurance of $1,200
on the house and $500 on thefurniture.
He thinks the fire caught from the
kitchen stove. He isa molder employed
at the N orwalk Lock Factory.
Washington Gossip.
Speaker CriSp is now in the chair.
He shows his illness and is nervously
looking after the bent pins he suspects
Tom Reed of the wicked purpose of
placing in his seat.
In view of the Chilian situation, the '
bill introduced yesterday by Senator
Hale to increase the naval establish—
ment becomes a matter of more than
ordinary interest. The bill authorizes
the President to have constructed by
contract three battle ships of 7,500 to
10,000 tons displacement, two armored
coastdefense vessels, five gun-boats of
800 to 1,200 tons displacement, and
eight first-class torpedo boats.
In the contracts for the construction
of the vessels such provisions for the
increased speed and premiums therefor
shall be made as in the discretion of
the Secretaryof the Navy may be
deemed advisable. In their construc-
tion the provismns of the act of August
8, 1886, for the increase of the naval es-
tablishment shall be observed, save
that in all their parts the vessels shall
be of domestic manufacture.
If the Secretary of the Navy shall be
unable to contract at reasonable prices
for the building of any of the vessels
the bill provides that he may build such
vessels, or any part thereof, in navy
yards to be designed by the Secretary.
Toward the construction of the vessels
with their engines, boilers and machin-
ery $3,000,000 is appropriated, and to-
wards their armament $1,000,000.
The fight made by Senator Hill
against the confirmation of Lewis G.
Rathbun to be post-master of Elmira,
N. Y., is futile. The Senate Commit-
tee on Post-offices and Postroads has
practically agreed to make a favorable
report, and the nomination will be con- _
firmed at the next executive session.
Judge Woodward, E. J. Hill and E.
L. Scofield had two strings to their
bow. They were chaperoned by Con-
gressman DeForest before the River
and Harbor Committee and are en-
thusiastic in their expressions of obli-
gation to Mr. DeForest for his active
interest in the Norwalk Harbor im-
provement, and for his personal cour-
tesy and attention to them.
They made an earnest pressure on
Senators Platt and Hawley in behalf of
the promotion of Judge John H. Perry
to the J udgeship made vacant by the
advancement of Judge Shipman. The
trio left Washington quite hopeful of
having won the battle for Perry.
They encountered the ever bland and
smiling "Sam” Fessenden there, but
his mission was too occult for them to
fathom. Chairman Benton of the_Con-
necticut Republican State Committee,
also chanced to be there. Our Norwalk
Committee left the bars down for Gro-
ver 0. E. Wilson. T. I. Raymond and
Senator Seymour to break into the
river and harbor pool, later on.
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A Regular Gold Mine. -
In searching the house of the late
Mrs. Jane Kingsbury of Lyme, Satur-
day, Attorney Louis Cunningham of
Washington, D. C., and James Gris-
wold of Lyme, found, besides docu-
ments representing $30,000, _money to
the amount of $60,000, of which $14,000
was in gold coins. The money was
found hidden in bottoms of trunks, bu-
reau drawers and beds. The only near
relatives are a grandson in Egypt, the
wife of Governor Buckner of Kentucky
and Louis Cunningham, a. nephew.
The Late Associate.
Justice Joseph P. Bradley of the U.
S. Supreme Court, was a descendant of
Francis Bradley and Ruth Barlow of
Fairfield, Connecticut. It is conjec-
tured that Francis came to this coun.
try with Governor Eaton. \1637. Set-
tling in Fairfield he was made a free-
man in 1664, and became the progenitor
of along line of worthy people,_ some
of whom have been prominent in the
history of the country.
Killed at Danbury.
About twelve o’clock last Saturday
night,George Stringer.of Danbury, was
struck by a locomotive while walking
in the Danbury and Norwalk railroad
yard and was instantly killed. His
body was horribly mangled, both legs
being cut off and his head being
crushed into a shapeless mass. He
leaves a family.
WIDE AWAKE
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W.B.Hal|&Co.,
RETAILERS,
BRID‘GEPORT.
We arevholding a SPECIAL TEN WEEKS SALE '
Cottons, - Linens, - Blankets - anti - Flannels,
In order to reduce our stock before inventory, February lst.
Judging
from the rush we are having and the prices we are selling goods at, our pa-
trons_ must consider it a veritable
HOUSEKEEPERS’ HARVEST SALE.
We cannot give a list of bargains but here a few :—
9-4 Brown Sheeting, 15c
9-4 Bleached “ (good quality) 20c
9-4 Utica Mills “ 2211.0
Atlantic A “ 6c
42-in. Pillow Case (good quality) 100
36-in Good Sheeting, worth 8c,for 6c
36~in Bleached, worth 80-, for Go
BestIHuck Towels, worth 25c, for
c
Best Cotton Crash, 3c
Eiderdown Blankets, former price
$5, now $2.50.
Other bargains too numerous to mention. Remember this sale.
Special inducements in CLOAKS AND FURS. Closing out our
stock at reduced prices.
BARGAINS. ,.
New : SPRING: GOODS
Just received and at the same Low Prices as my entire stock.
Everything in my store at prices that will SELL them, as I
am closing out my entire line of
DRY AND FANCY GOODS.
Dill UhO‘l’l—lS- AND NOTICES.
COME AND SEE FOR YOURSELF,
J. F. BENNETT,
19 Main Street, Norwalk.)
SLEARENS SALE?»
—OF—-
ouuuoonus
one son,
TO MAKE ROOM FOR
SPRING GOODS.
HENRY BIELEFELD,
12 North Main Street,
South Norwalk.
THE 1]. M. R All COMPANY.
Bridgeport.
One Event for January is Our Sale of
JACKETS AND NEWMARKETS.
.'All this season’s designs, of the most fashionable materials.
Seal Jackets, worth $250, at $185.
Seal Jackets, worth $275, at $200.
Muflion Trimmed Jackets, worth $22. 50, at $12.
French Seal Trimmed Jackets, worth $18, at $10.
Fine Chev10t Cloth Reefers trimmed with full shawl set of ‘fine Astrachan
fur, worth $18, at $10.
Opossum Trimmed J ackets, worth $14, at $8.50.
Opossum Trimmed Jackets. worth $18, at $12.
Mink Trimmed Jackets in’ black or tan cloths, half lined and Ltrimmed with
full shawl sets, worth $20, $27 and $33.50, at $12 50, $17. 50 and $20.
Misses’ Chev10t Jackets, in tan, trimmed with full Shawl collar, worth $18,
at}$10.50.
Misses’ Mink. Trimmed Jackets worth $17, at $10.
Misses’ Chev10t J ackets,,trimmed with Astrachan Cloth, $5.
Misses’ Newmarkets, $3, $4and $8.
One lot Jackets at $1 25.
FUR CAPES—35. worth $S,‘,$8, Worth $12; $10. worth $15 ;$18 worth 27
PLUSH SACQUES—$18, worth $25; $25, worth $40 ; $30 worth $45. 3
THE D. M. READ communist.
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Norwalk Chronicler