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THE FAVORITE HOME PAPER.
lllCtIEllfitlil ill allitlngs: Neutral lll llUllllilll.
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“Vitiates it All.”
e GAZETTE is in receipt of an earn-
estmalppeal from Rev. G. H. Beard, re-
questing its support of the movement
against the evils of the saloon in Nor-
walk. In the communication is the
following: “If we only had a fearless
newspaper, that would speak out boldly
about this thing, on prinCiple, the best
elements of the town would respond to
it. and back up the paper. That’s what
we need.” .
We had supposed that the record of
the GAZETTE was well known on this
question, as for fifty years it has, “ on
principle,” battled against intemper-
ance, in season and out of season, and
the editor of the GAZETTE was the only
person in Norwalk who had the courage
' to engage the late John B. Gough, and
pay for his services, during his memo-
rable campaign through Fairfield coun-
ty, in behalf of the enactment of the
Maine law in this State, which proved
such a disastrous failure, owing to the
indifference of good men, and especial-
ly the churches.
The GAZETTE has also labored earn-
estly and fearlessly against the illegal
sale of liquor in Norwalk, and has fur-
nished more evidence of the laws’ vio-
lation to the police and Prosecuting
Attorney, than all other papers com-
bined. The futile results of this labor,
“on principle,” is also well known.
We believe that the citizens of Nor-
walk understand the “ fearlessness ” of
the GAZETTE, but we would suggest to
the gentlemen who are laboring for a
no-license vote in Norwalk, that they
make a crusade against the ofiicials
through 'whose treacherous con-
nivance, the illegal liquor sellers es-
cape punishment, as well as against
ofiicials guilty of notifying offenders
of intended arrest. “Principle”is a.
good thing in fighting the rum evil, but
“patronage,” free drinks, and a corrupt
justice-of-the-peace system, have Viti-
ated and continue to vitiate all that
honest and earnest workers for temper-
ance can do. Let these newly-awaken-
ed laborers for reform join with the
GAZETTE in striking at this root of the
evil, here in Norwaik, and strive to
secure officials who will be above these
notoriously corrupt practices.
Was it the Equinox?
The down-pour of rain during Tues-
day night and throughout Wednesday,
was most extraordinary. Nearly six
inches of water fell, in the aggregate,
in New York State and most of New
England. The storm, which extended
east and north of the Alleghanies, and
as far south as the Carolinas, passed
out to sea, but on a line so far north of
the passenger steamship lines, as to
cause no fear of injury to transatlantic
travelers.
Old} fashioned people cling to the
tradition that when the sun passes the
line, we have a big storm about this
. time of the year, and that it is the equi-
noctial. Science pretends to tell us
that there are no such things as equi~
noctial storms, but the old folks will
stick to the recOrd of tradition, and
will be satisfied to call this the equi-
noctial of 1894. Perhaps science will
demonstrate later, that there is some-
thing in the old theory, just as it has
demonstrated that the old weather
saws about the wind and clouds were-
based upon accurate observations.
This deluge of rain has put an end to
all further solicitude as to a city water
famine, or the loss of fall pasturage to
our milk-dealers and farmers.
The South Norwalk supply, so kindly
furnished this city in Our time of need,
was discontinued some ten or more
days ago, after only five days’ use of
their 6-inch main, but 'full gratitude is
accorded, our sister city, for ever so
brief a period of relief, as it bridged
us over a very critical .period and con-
dition.
It is noted that only two September
storms, since the weather bureau was
established, have equaled this one in
severity and volume of the rain-fall.
The storm did some damage, but noth-
ing compared with the good it has
wrought to us all, not the least of which
is the thorough and health-promoting
washing the face of nature received.
+§————_——"
. Benedict Out of the Race.
Mr. E. C. Benedict, in a letter ad-
dressed to chairman Davis of the Demo-J
cratic State Central Committee, and
read by him at his committee’s meeting
. yesterday at New Haven, states that
while he earnestly desires the success
of the principles advocated by Grover
.v Cleveland, and pledges his best efforts,
'as a private soldier in the democratic
ranks, for the success of the party, and
while he believes the democratic ticket
in this State can be elected this fall, he
cannot permit his name to be used.
Exactly the reasons that influence
Mr. Benedict in his determination can-
not be known. ' He is a .very busy man,
and engaged in large enterprises. Sev-
eral weeks ago he made the statement
that even if the nomination was ten-
dered him business engagements might
prevent his acceptance of it. One
statement, is to the effect that in the
possible event of an election to the
governorship, it would be impossible
for him to give the necessary time re-
quired for him to be at Hartford during
the legislative session. Another rumor
is, that his close friend President Clevc-
land, prefers he should run for Con-
gress in this district, where his election
would be more reasonably assured, and
like the late Mr. Barnum, could give
as little time as he pleased in attend-
ance upon the sessions of the House,
and yet make Washington his winter
home.
Worse Than We Thought.
“* * * We seldom undergo the torture of
reading its [The GAZETTE’S] columns. and
consequently do not know what appears in
them:”——SENTINEL.
This is very hard on the Sentinel’s
readers. It “cribs” from the GAZETTE
almost daily. yet it seems it does not
read what it purloins and probably this
is true. If it did it would. not have
convened our Congressional conven-
tion on Sunday, October 7, or “bulled”
as it did on this which appeared in the
GAZETTE of August 8.
“Rev. Wilbur F. Watkins. assistant rector
of Emanuel Protestant Episcopal church.
Baltimore. andabrother of Rev. S. H. Wat-
kins, of Grace church. this city. united in
marria elast Wednesday evening, in Balti-
more iss Kate Montague and William James,
two prominent secrety people of Baltimore
and New York." . -
Tuesday the Sentinel appropriated it,
with an accustomed change of phrase-
ology, but in doing so, made a bigamist
of the good Baltimore rector who has
been several years married and is . the
father of a family, as follows:
“Rev.Wilbur F. Watkins. assistant rector
of theiEmanuel Protestant Episcopal church.
Baltimore, a brother of Rev. S. H. Watkins, of
Grace church, was married last Wednesday to
a prominent young lady of that city.'
President Sanford Retires.
At a meeting of the managers of the
Adams Express Company in New York
yesterday, Mr. Henry Sanford tendered
his resignation as President of the com-
pany, in accordance With a resolution
heretofore formed and announced by
him. Mr. L. C. Weir, one of the man-
agers, was elected his succesor, and
assumed the duties of President at
once.
Notice was sent- out at once to the
employees. Mr. Sanford took the Pres-
idency after the retirement of the late
John Hoey with no intention, as was
understood at the time, of retaining it
permanently. He is one of the heavi-
est stockholders. Mr. Sanford, as is
well known. is an old and most worthy
native of Bedding, and his present
home is in Bridgeport.
New Directory.
The best directory ever issued of N or-
walk is the Norwalk Directory of 1894,
which is now being distributed to pat—
rons. The typography is excellent and it
is altogether just such a first-class pub-
lication as one might expect from such
first-class directory publishers as are
Prince, Lee & Co., of New Haven.
There are 8,913 names in the book as
against 8,825 in the directory for 1893.
The number of names erased is given
as 941 and the number of names added
1029. A new map of the town, a street
directory , a list of churches, societies
corporations and their ofiicers arefea.
tures of the publication. It is a direc-
tory worth having and a credit to the
publishers. _
”——
That Resolution.
EDITOR GAZETTE : Won’t you favor
a large number of voters of both par-
ties, by republishing the resolution
passed at the towumeeting against the
payment of the claim made by a night
school teacher who was not lggally em-
ployed. . _ IITIZEN.
The followmg is the resolution re-
ferred to :—
REsOLvED. further, that the acts of the sol-
ectmen and school;v1s1tors in establishing eve-
ning schools be and they are hereby approved
and ratified, and the expenses ordered paid.
but nothing shall be paid for the services of
any teacher not approved by the board of
school visitors.
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Failed to Elect.
A meeting of the board of directory
of the Lees Manufacturing company
was held last night for the purpose of
electing a president to succeed the late
Thomas B. Lees. The full board was
present but thefi failed to "elect,the vote
standing John . J ennings, 2; James
Lees, 2. Finding that they were
unable to agree the board adjourned.
The Lees faction own e trifle over One-
half of the' stock.
-Flre Sale.
Our second annual fire sale still con-
tinues. It has been a grand success
from the very start owing to the fact
that we are offering good goods at low
prices, as your friends who have pur-
chased of us during this sale can testify.
Taft Bros, clothiers and batters, Wall
street, N orwalk.
Senator Cleveland’s Son Shot.
Edward S. Cleveland, a'son of Hon.
E. S. Cleveland of Hartford,.was acci-
dently shot in the side at Eastville,
Cottage City, Yesterday by a rifle in
the hands of a Mr. Holmes of Cottage
City. It is feared that the wound will ‘
prove serious.
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REQQLLEQTIONS
\
OFA
WAR
WUURBE'SPHNDENT.
BY THE
Editor of the Gazette.
Copyrighted 1894.
CHAPTER XXII.
Returning again to our own state,
the organization of the “Fighting
Fifth,” as Col. 0. S. Ferry’s noted regi-
ment was familiarly and alliteratively
named, was deeply absorbing the mili-
tary fervor and interest of Connecticut.
The neuclus of the organization had
been quartered at Hartford, under the
stimulus of a proffer made to Governor
Buckingham by the late Col. Samuel
Colt that he would fully arm this regi-
ment With his repeating rifles and revel-
vers. While this costly offer was ac-
cepted as an evidence of the great gun
manufacturer’s
patriotism by our Governor, many
others carped and criticised it as an art-
ful business scheme to more extensively
advertise the merits of the Colt’s repeat-
ing fire-arms. On the matter coming
before the Ordnance Department of
the War office at Washington, for its
sanction, the Chief of Ordnance refused
his approval of these guns principally
on the ground of the inability of the
government to supply a regiment so
armed, with ammunition, at all times,
and especially in moments of great
emergency and cases of critical en-
gagement upon the field of battle.
This arm was not then in the present
state of mechanical perfection and the
War Department apprehended great
liability to get out of order in action.
All these deterrent details had a dis-
couraging effect in filling and satisfac.
torily officering the gallant Fifth. The
Colonelcy had beentendered to a number
of prominent gentlemen in different
parts of the state, one of whom was
Col. F. St. John Lockwood, but all had
in turn declined the proffered honor of
its command.
It was under these circumstances that
the name of Orris S. Ferry, of Nor-
walk, Was brought to Governor Buck-
ingham’s attention. Ferry was then in
the lusty vigor of his young manhood.
He had finished his conspicuously able
and useful term in Congress on the
fourth of March previous, and had
again settled down to his growing law
practice here in Norwalk. Governor
Buckingham heartily approved the sug.
gestion of Ferry’s name. which he said
had never, and probably would never
have come into his mind in connection
with the military service, as it had been
in civil and political life that Ferry had
won exceptional fame and distinction.
Ferry promptly accepted the position
as Colonel of this then inchoate regi-
ment. Upon the fact becoming known,
recruits came pouring into Hartford
from all parts, of the state and the skel-
eton ranks of the several companies
were soon filled to their max1mum an
on the 29th of July, 1861, it left Hart-
ford for the front as large and fine a
body of soldierly volunteers as had
ever done honor to our patriotic little
state. Col. Ferry left Connecticut with
orders to report to Gen. N. P. Banks’
command at Harper’s Ferry.
From N orwalk there went with this
regiment, the Rev. Mr. Lasher as chap-
lain, and the two Randle brothers as
regimental sutlers. The material of a
Norwalk company also went with the
regiment, which eventually came under
command of Capt. A. A. Chinery, as
brave and cool an officer in battle as
ever faced an enemy. His coolness and
courage in action and the perfect disci-
pline of his company, won for the cap-
tain and his men, the special pride and
commendation or their colonel,who who
unreserved in his admiration and praise
of Chinery and his N orwalk boys.
Referring to the old files of the GA-
ZETTE, we find under date of J ulfi 23d
1861, the following item : “The art-
ford Courant of Monday says thata
dispatch was received by Col. Ferry
from Gen. Scott yesterday noon, order-
ing the Fifth Regiment to join Gen.
Patterson’s army at Harper’s Ferri‘ at
the earliest possible moment. ' he
regiment will probably leave by boat
on Wednesday. The men are delighted
at the prospect of an early departure
to the seat of war.”
Under date of July 30th 1861, the
GAZETTE published the following from
Hartford:
con. annr’s Badman.
“The Fifth, Col. Ferry’s re iment, is
to leave Hartford to-day, ( onday,)
and proceed by rail to New Haven,
where they take the steamer to Eliza-
bethport, N. J ., and thence by rafl
proceed to Harper’s Ferr , to support
Gen. Banks’ column. he military
standard of height exacted by Col. Colt
at the first formation of this regiment,
formed a neucleus of most magnificent-
ly developed men. So far as rocks and-
drill go, this is _the finest appearing
body of men which has yet left ~the
patriot soil of Connecticut, and Col.
Ferry may well feel as proud of his
men as they do of their commanding
officer.
A few personal friends of Col Ferry,
in Fairfield county, have presented him
with a very fine horse and equipments,
to be used in the servwe.
. A regimental band has been formed
from musicians in the several compau~
ies and Governor Buckingham has
purchased them 24 instruments at an
expense of $900. _
The following is a list of the commis-
sioned officers of the regiment :
Colonel—Orris S. Ferry of Norwalk.
Lieut. COL—Tires. H. C. Kingsbury
of Franklin. .
V68.
sincere and earnest .
Major—dieorge D. Chapman of Her t-
an
0rd.
Adjutant—Brayton Ives of New Ha-
Quarter Master—Edward V. Preston
of Hartford.
Commissary—Henry L. Johnson, Jr.
Jewett City.
Chaplain—Rev. George W. Lasher of
Norwalk.
Surgeon—John B. Lewis of Vernon.
Infantry Co. A, ‘Danbury,—-Henry
B. Stone, Captain ; James A. Betts,
1st Lieut. ; William A. Daniels, Jr. 2d.
Lieut.
Infantry Co. B, Hartford,—Ju_stin H.
Chapman, Captain; George Bill, 1st.
Lieut. ; Madson P. Whitney, 2d Lieut.
Infantry Co. C, New Haven,—George
W. Corliss, laptain; Robert R. Miller
181;. Lieut ; Henry M. Dutton, 2d.Lieut.
Infantry Co. D, Waterbury,—-D_avid
F. Lane, Captain ; David B. Hamilton
ist. Lieut. ; Edward J. Rice, 2d Lieut.
Infantry Co. E, Litchfield, Wood-
bury and Norwaik—Wilson Wyant,
Captain : Alfred A. Chinery, 1st Lieut;
DeGrasse Fowler, J r., 2d Lieut. -
Infantry Co. F, Rockville,——Edward
P. Allen, Captain; Edwin S. Marvm
ist. Lieut; Henry Owen 2d Lieut.,
Infantry 00. G, Mystic River,—— W.
W. Parker, Captain; Henry W. Daboll
lst Lieut; Heber S. Smith 2d Lieut.
Infantry Co. H, Putnam,—-Albert S.
Granfries, Captain; Julius W. Keder
1st Lieut ; Putnam Day 2d Lieut. .
Infantry Co. I, Hartford,—Griflin
Stedeman, Jr., Captain; W. S. Cogs-
well, let. Lieut; William H. Webster
2d Lieut.
Infantry Co. K, New London_—James
T. Sutton, Captain; Wm. Hamilton 1st
Lieut; George W. Meeker, 2d Lieut.
The GAZETTE reporter who went over
to New Haven to meet and see_the Fifth
embark, furnished the following, now
exceedingly interesting reminiscences:
“As the time approached for the regi-
ment to arrive, we started for the dock
weere we found a large crowd gathered.
The steamer Champion was already
loaded with the horses, wagons and
baggage, and ready to leave. At about
6 o’clock,‘ the train of twenty-two cars
came into’ the freight depot, greeted by
the cheers of the crowd. As the cars
stopped the men filled out in company
order, and were hurriedly greeted by
their friends who had come to see them
off. The dine was-immediately formed
under the-direction of the Colonel, the
band struck up and the regiment
marched on board of the Elm City,
which was to transport them to Eliza-
bethport. ,We had been led to expect
by accounts given of the embarking of
other regiments, that there would be a
great deal of drunkenness in the ranks,
but such was not the case. Only one
man that we heard of was really worse
off for liquor, and he tumbled overboard
before he had been on the steamer ten
minutes, came near drowning, and was
finally pulled out in a sobered condition.
A very-large crowd of men and women
had gathered on the wharf to Witness
the departure, and as the boat swung
off from the dock, and moved down the
harbor, the scene was very exciting—
the band playing, the people givmg
way to their enthusiasm and sending up
cheer after cheer, waving hats and
handkei'chiefs, and the soldiers answer—
ing with parting cheers. But notwith-
standing the excitement of the moment,
many sober faces and tearful eyes were
seen, as the boat passed away with the
thousand brave fellows who were so
nobly going from their homes to fight
in defence of their country’s flag.
By permission of the Colonel we were
allowed to pass on board and accom-
pany the regiment to Elizabethport.
While the companies were being allot-
ted their quarters on board, we strolled
about the decks of the steamer, enjoy-
ing the sail down the harbor, and con-
versing with the men. One or two
members of the First Regiment seemed
determined to join the ranks of the
Fifth.” ,
The men seemed glad to be moving,
although they had become attached to
their quarters in Hartford. The last
two or three weeks they were there, the
citizens seemed to take a lively interest
in them, and they were indebted to the
ladies for a great many acts of kind-
ness and consideration. When they
left Hartford, they were‘ escorted to the
depot by the Putnam Phalanx, and
other companies. Gov. Buckingham
came to New Haven with them. The
‘Regiment is full, containing some 1050
officers and men, and is under first-rate
discipline. The men are an unusually
fine set of fellows, intelligent and or-
derl , and appear to have great respect
for t eir ofiicers. Col. Ferry they like
very much; they say he not only un.
derstands everything that ought to be
done and how to do it, but gives his
personal attention and sees that it is
done; he is very active, quick and de-
cided, and takes the best care of his
men, giving his whole time to his du-
ties and leaving nothing undone. He
keeps strict discipline in his command,
and the men like him all the better for
it. They say itis “no use trying to
come the gum game on him, he knows
too much.” He seemed to be the hard-
est worked man in the Regiment, and
a thoroughly efficient oflicer. Lieut.-
Col. Kingsburv, we should Judge to be
older than Mr. Ferry; is saidto have
spent two years at West Paint, and
served in the Mexican War; the men
speak well of him. Major Chapman
evidently understands himself well, and
is said to be a most excellent officer.
Brayton Ives, the Adjutant, just grad.
uated from Yale, is a young man, bright,
active, handsome, and a graduate of
Russell’s Military School in New Ha-
ven. Rev. Mr. Lasher, the Chaplain,
looks gay in his full-dress uniform,
and is as much of a soldier as any of
them in appearance. It looked queer
to see him carrying a sword; he seems
to take to,his new position quite natu-
rally. He is the right man in_ the right
place. Geo. H. Bundle, of Winnipauk,
is Sutler. and Henry;C. Randie, assist-
ant.
The Notwalk boys are nearly all mem-
bers of Co. E., Capt.-Wyant, and a
first-rate set of fellows they are, too.
Alfred Chinery is let. lieut. ; Manson
Hoyt is orderly sergeant; 'St les G.
Hyatt, John Fry, 0. S. Brady, m. A
lAmbier, L. w. Kenan and o. A. Reyl
nolds, are sergeants and corporals. Eli-
jah B. Jones, of Wilton, has been ap-
pomted color-sergeant, and carries the
stars and stripes,'while a fellow even
Ealler than he, follows with the State
ags. _ '
Our boys will, probably, fare as well
as any in the Regiment, for they have
a special friend in commissary-sergeant
Selleck, of Bridgeport, who was for-
merly a member of their company. We
would take this occasion to tender to
him our sincere thanks for favors ex-
tended to us during the trip.
The Regiment is well pfovided with
wagons, horses and full camp equipage.
Six companies have been furnished
with the Mississippi rifle, With sword-
bayonet, and four companies with the
Springfield rifled-muskets. .
The Regimental Band, 23 pieces. was
formed of musicians picked out of the
ranks. The instruments were purchased
by Gov. Buckingham, at the expense
of $900. As soon as we had got off into
the stream, and the several companies
been ass1gned their quarters, prepara-
tions were made for supper, which was
furnished by the steward of the boat.
The men were marched up, one com-
pany at a time, and on producing their
dishes, which each man carries for him-
self in a. bag at his side, had them well
filled with roast beef and fresh bread.
We had a pleasant sail down the
Sound, passing Norwalk Light at 10
o’clock. We were surprised to find
the men so universally good-natured,
orderly and quiet. In fact, they seemed
to have a peculiar way of preserving,
order; they wouldn’t allow a man to
make himself disagreeable to others
for any length of time. They have
been together long enough to know
each other’s characteristics, and if one
man attempts to annoy another, or be
disorderly, the others hush him up.
The idea of a thousand men on board
of a steamer, with almost all restraint
removed from them, keeping so order-
ly and quiet, was something new to me.
After enjoying the sail for several hours,
the men, one by one, stretched them-
selves out on deck and composed them-
selves to sleep. Above Fort Schuyler,
we anchored for two or three hours, but
arrived in New York at 4 o’clock, where
we stopped only long enough to take in
a pilot, when we started again for
Elizabethport, where we arrived about
half-past 5 o’clock. After breakfast,
the companies were marched ofi’ the
boat, rolls were called, and the men
embarked on the cars of the New Jer-
sey Central Railroad. At 9 o’clock A.
M. the men were all on board ready to"
leave, but had to wait until about 11
o’clock for the baggage trains to get
- ready, when the Regiment departed,
each company in turn complimenting
the 091. with three cheers.
Their destination was Harper’s Ferry,
where they are reported to have arrived
on Thursday morning.”
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Attempt to Wreck a Train.
The Naugatuck train leaving Water-
bury at 9 o’clock last evening, from
Bridgeport, narrowly escaped being
wrecked about three miles south of
jPratt’s Mills. The passengers about
9:10 o’clock felt the train stop with a
jerk that sent many of them over the
seats. The engine came to a stop and
an investigation was made. A bowlder
was found between the rails. Its posi-
tion and surroundings were such as to
show that it could not have rolled from
the ledge nearby, a fact which gave
rise to the suspicion that it had been
placed there purposely to wreck the
train, which fortunately had been run-
ning at a slow rate of speed when the
collisioh came. The road was blocked
for half an hour. The officials of the
road will make an investigation.
To be Tried by Court Martial.
Colonel Russell Frost, commander
of the Fourth regiment, has ordered
Lieutenant-Colonel James C. Crowe to
hold a field ofiicers’ court {martial in
the case of Corporal Timothy A. Flan-
nagan of Company E. 'who assaulted
Private Orlando Kent of Company G.
while he was doing picket duty at the
Nianticpncampment on the night of
August 17. “The time of the hearing
has not yet been made known. It is
proziablc it will take place in Bridge-
por . ' 1 - .'
Old Wages Restored.
The trouble between the thirty-four
girls in the cutting room of W. A. &
A. M. White’s fur factory at Danbur ,
and their employees was satisfactorily
settled Thursday and the girls went
back to work to-day. The firm acceded
to the demand of t e girls, who wanted
a. fifteen per cent cut in their wages
which was made ast fall, restored.
Crushed In a Brick Machine.
An Italian laborer named Nicoli Squ-
gelar, who was employed at Chatfield’s
brick works at New even“, met with a
terrible death Thursday afternoon. Squ-
gelar was at work at a crushing ma-
chine and in attempting to unloosen
some of the material with a shovel was
drawn into the machine and his body
crushed between the wheels.
School Trouble Settled.
The trouble between Miss Ryan, the
school teacher in the Gray Plains dis-
trict school, at Newtown, and the re-
cently elected members of the school
committee, have been adjusted. Miss
Ryan agreed to withdraw as teacher in
the school and the committee agreed to
pay her half a year’s salary. ‘
Sold Cigars Without a License.
Louis Marsie, an Italian who was
charged with peddling cigars around
the state without a license, was given a
hearing before United States Com.
missioner Wright at New. Haven,
Thursday afternoon and bound over to
the next term of the United States
Court under $500 bonds.
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State C. N. G. Rifle Match.
The adjutant general on Thursday,
ordered the state rifle match for teams
from each re iment, the Machine Gun
battery, the rigade Signal corps at
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The Tank OverflOwed.
_ The overflowing of a water reservoir
in the rooms over Apell’s barber
shop, caused considerable damage last ’
night. Henry Kampf, who occupies
one of the apartments as a sleeping-
rcom had been to South Norwalk, and
on returning about 12:30 o’clock was
surprised to find the stairs leading to
his rooms covered with water and water
dripping down from the walls overhead
He hastily proceeded to m‘ake an in-
vestigation and discovered that a water
tank ina rear room had overflowed.
He at first attempted to stop the water
by plugging up the overflow.pipe but
this caused the water to run over the
Sides of the tank and he received a
good ducking.
Finding that his efibrts in that di-
rection were useless, he then went- into
the barber shop below, where he is
employed, and turned off every faucet
that he could find, and fortunately-
among the number was the one to the
supply pipe. He then made haste to
the home of Mr. Apell in East- Norwalk
and adVised him of the trouble. Mr-
Apell returned with him and found
fully s1x inches of water on the floor of
his shop, and the walls, which were
papered, saturated with water.
In the meantime the police had dis-
covered water comin from under the
doors at Finney & cnedict’s store,
and made Mr. Benedict acquainted with
the Situation. He immediately came
to the store and found it flooded. But
the leakage had been stopped by the
shutting 011' 'of the source of supply by
Kampf. At Messrs. Finney & Bene-
dict’s store damage to the amount of
poss1bly $100 was done a large amount
of shelf groceries, flour, fruit, vege-
tables, etc., having been thoroughly
saturated with water.
The store of Morris Benedict next
door, also received quite a wetting but
luckily the. water dripped through the
wall at a pOint where it did but little
damage.
The damage at the barber shop was
confined to the walls which will have
to be repapered.
The cause of the accident was the
breakage of the safety valve on the
tank, and. the rush of water into the
overflow pipe and into the sink below
at a faster rate than the waste pipe
could carry it off.
- Mr. Kampf had leased the rooms and
intended furnishing them for the wel-
come of a young lady whom he will
soon wed. He thinks that-it was lucky
that the carpets were not down and the
rooms furnished, as he could not well
afford the loss that would have resulted.
Base Ball.
The ball game at Norwalk Park yes-
terday afternoon, between Wall street
and Main street nines, resulted in favor
of the latter by a score of 23 to 8. A
small crowd witnessed a large amount
of sport. The only player wounded
was George Allen who was run down
by Giles Seymour and made to stand
on his thumb. Notable among the
scores made was McPherson. 5 runs
and no outs; Finnegan, 5 runs and
no outs; Seymour and Selleck each 4
runs and no outs, and Reporter Thomas
and Timer Dilworth, each4 outs and
no runs. ' Charles Finch umpired, and
seemed about to dr0p from exhaustion
when he called the game at the end of
the seventh innings in order that the
players might see a rainbow that threat-
enedto appear ina short time. His
deciSions were fair, no partiality being
shown either side.
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Twenty-Fifth Anniversarv.
Thursday was the silver anniversary
of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Francis
Leonard and it was quietly observed
at their pretty little home on Union
Park, last night. by a party of twenty-
five relatives and friends. It was a
happy .occasion, the evening being
passed‘in games of whist, music, and
the enjoyment of a banquet. Mr. and
Mrs. Leonard were in receipt of several
handsome presents. They were also in
receipt of hearty congratulations and
well wishes for their future prosperity
and happiness.
Life's Pathetic End. - 9:
Mrs. Harriet, widow of the late N.
I B. Buckley, whose death at 85, at Cran-
berry Plains, was announced in the
GAZETTE yesterday, was buried to-day
by the town, which for a long time had
aided her, although she had near and
well-to-do relatives, who were indifl'el-
ent to her sad condition. “Old age
and poverty, ill matched pair.” '
“A f¥
—Ladies, clean your kid gloves with
Josephine glove cleaner, for sale only
by J. A. Riggs, Pharmacist. 11 Main
street. Norwalk. 10-1vr
To Gregory’s Point.
The Tramway company has its sur—
veyors at work to-day surveying the
route from East avenue to Gregory’s
Point. and as soon as the extension
now being built to Five Mile River is
completed, the work of laying the‘
tracks to Gregory’s will be commenced.
—Opera House To-nizht. ‘
The friends of the anti-salooon move-
ment and all others, are cordially in-
Vited to attend the mass meeting to be
held at the Norwalk Opera House to-
night. Eloquent and earned advocates
of the no-license cause will address the
meeting. Come One, Come All.
Congressional Convention.
The republican Congressional Con.
vention is to be held in Bridgeport,
Oct 2:1, as was “exclusively” announc-
ed in yesterday’s GAZETTE. It is to
convene at the Auditorium building on
Main street, at high noon.
.0
Died of Typhoid Fever.
George D. Johnson, superintendent
of the Hartford Electric Light company
died yesterday of typhoid fever 9. ed
thirty-five years. He was the fat or
of “Little Ruby,” the phenomenal
child dancer.
_ the new rifle range, N iantic, in October.
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Norwalk Chronicler