A n Entertaining and Instmotive 'Home Journal, Especially Devoted to Local .lVews and Interests. PRICE Two CENTS. Founded in 1800.] VOL. ‘Xcv.—No 34. NORWALK, CONN.,FRIDAY. AUGUST 23. 1895. - v [$1.00 area; THE FAVORlTE HOME PAPER. llllltfitlllltlll lll all 11111115 2 Ntllll’rll m lllllllllll. Luzon B. Morris. The death of ex-Governor Luzon B. Morris. at his home in New Haven, re- moves from Connecticut a distinguished figure. He was a man whose modesty, combined with great ability and up; rightness. endeared him to all with whom he came in contact. Gov. Morris was twice a candidate for governor. Once he was not seated though he had more votes than his Re- publican opponent, but not' a majority over all the candidates. The second time there was no question about his majority and he enjoyed the honor ac~ corded to few Democrats in late years, of directing the ship of state. While his administration was not marked by anything brilliant, he filled the office with dignity and retired hav- ing the confidence and the respect of all citizens. Gov. Morris was a useful citizen and Connecticut, in his death. has sustained ' a heavy loss. ____._._44>.__ The Big Corn Crop. The farmers who have planted and will harvest the abundant corn crop of the season are not political farmers. They are the kind who work early and late, who plant in season, cultivate in- dustriously, watch their crop carefully, and push it to the point of sound ripe- ness before the season of frost. To re- ward them for their care and industry the prospective crop of 2,500,000,000 bushels, which is nearly twice the crop of last year, and 500,000,000 bushels greater than the crop of any former year, will be a very profitable one at ever. the lowest possible prices. Part of this phenomenal increase in the corn crop is doubtless due to an ex- cellent corn season. More is due, how— ever, to the fact that the farmers of the country have learned the folly of over- producing wheat until it has to be sold for less than corn prices. They plant- ed more corn and sowed less wheat this year, with the result that they will get more money for the wheat they have to sell than last year, and will have an un— precedented corn crop to sell to‘ the ex- tent of the market demand, with an enormous balance to be turned ,into beef and pork. It is too early to estimate the value of the new corn crop accurately, but at the low rate of 25 cents a bushel it will not $025,000,000, with the stalks worth from a third to half as much more as fodder, The chances are good that the market price will be enough above 25 cents a bushel to make the crop. fodder and all, worth a round thousand million When to this is added the market value of the CotSOD, wheat and of dollars. vegetable crops, as well as the dairy and meat products, it will be seen that the totil value of the products of American is something enormous. Corn leads, however, and this year, at least, corn, and not cotton, is king. agriculture The billion dollar corn crop of the year furnishes food for several reflect- ions. First, it is a guarantee that food will be plenty. There can be no famine, for there is more food in the ecuutry than can possibly be eaten. Next, it emphasizes the advantage of diversified farming. Dependence upon one or two staple crops must of neces- sity result in an overstocked market and low prices, besides tending to an unnecessary impoverishment of the soil. Diversified farming is more profitable for the farmer, better for the farms, and, best of all,‘ for the great consuming public. The farmers of the country are to be congratulated on the. big corn crop this year, and the public at large Upon the assurance that it is to be a year of plenty. ‘ vv ’85 Legislators. The tenth annual reunion of the members of the legislature of ’85, took place. yesterday at Pleasure Beach. At 2 o’clock a shore dinner was served. A Serious Charge. Richard O’Toole, an East Bridgeport character, is locked up in the county jail under $300 bonds on the charge of attempting rape on Mrs. Benjamin Keeler at Ridgefield on Wednesday. Large Number of Insane. There are now 1,669 inmates at the Connecticut Hospital for .thc Insane at Middletown. This is'an increase of 100 over last year. During the month of July nine inmates died, twenty-three were discharged, sixteen of‘ them on trial, and thirty-nine were admitted. To Entertain Cricketers. The St. George Cricket club is to tender a reception to the St. George club, of Norwalk, after the game on Saturday afternoon. The visitors will be given a repast- of sufficient propor- tions to calm the gastro..o.nic pangs of even a cricketer. In the evening an entertainment will be presented for their enjoyment—Stamford Advocate. Hi Henry’s Minstrels. The press in general accord to Hi Henry’s-Premium Minstrels t':e .palm for presenting the finest entertainment they have witnessed for along time. They number 40 firstaclass stars, includ- ing the Marvelous Rexfords. Larry Mack, Matt Diamond and others, and will appear at the Opera House. on Wednesday August 23th. Seats are on sale at the usual places. D.w. Kissam Dead. Daniel W. Kissam, long identified with the Bridgeport Brass company. from its inception, and one of Bridge- port’s foremost business men, was stricken by apoplexy while out driv- ing with one of his daughters Wednes- day afternc on at Newtown, and his death followed at 3 o’clock yesterday morning. Mr. issam was anephew of the late George Kissam, of Brook- lyn and formerly of Norwalk. He was warden of St. John’s church, Bridge- port, and a man greatly loved and re- spected by all who knew him. Gathered in. ‘ Sydney Smith, perhaps better knewn as “Shine,” became intoxicated at an early hour this morning, and going to his home on Knight street, it is alleged used foul and abusive language to- ward a neighbor. Chief Bradley, on complaint, made an investigation, and Smith turned his Vials of wrath upon the officer. The Chief then secured a warrant and in company with Const ible Hunt returned to the house and after handcuffing Smith landed him in the station house. The prisoner threatened all manner of things against the officers and was very abusive in his language. -— .0 - —-——_—.-.._. Death of Mrs. Everett. Mrs. Elizabeth Everett died at the home for incurables, one day this week, where she went some time since suffering from a stroke of paralysis. Funeral Director Raymond went to Fordham and accompanied the remains to South Norwalk. The interment will take place in the East Norwalk ceme- tery. The deceased was at one time housekeeper for the late Captain Hub— bell, and also served in the same capa- city for the late George G. Bishop- She was well and favorably known in Norwalk where she had scores of friends. ——————<o> They Mean Business. The following are the officers of the Norwalk branch of the (lo-operative Building Bank of New York: E. O. Keeler, President; M. H. Glover, VicePresident; H. W. Kemp, Secretary and Treasurer; E. M. Lock- wood, Attorney. Frederick Buckley, H. E. Dann, John D. Kimmey, apprais- ers. M. H. Glover, Charles F. Tris- tram, H. E. Dann, A. C. Wheeler, John D. Kimmey, E. M. Lockwood, Geo. I. Buxton, Geo. W. Raymond, E. O. Keeler, Frederick Buckley,'F. S. Am- bler, H. W. Kemp, directors. Latter Day Saints’. Something like fifty persons assem- bled in the Latter Day Saints tent 'on Orchard street last evening, and there were fully half as many more standing outside near the entrance. In view of the difficulties experienced the night be fore in conducting the sauces, by rea- son of the antics of a lot of young hood- lums, Oflicer Hunt was placed on the grounds and fairly good order was pre- served. The hoodlums had congrega- ted in the vicinity expecting no doubt to repeat their acts of Wednesday night but finding an officer there, failed to make very noisy demonstration. Elder Parsons who is conducting the meet- ings is entitled to protection, and if the meetings are disturbed he should promptly'demand the arrest of the dis- turbers. The gang of hoodlums have long been a nuisance in the neighbor- hood and it ought to be broken up. .9.— Advertise in the Gazarrn. CRACKElllllE SAFE. Burglars Visit the Post Office at Rowayton. Money and Stamps as Well as the Cracksmen Gone. The little hamlet of Rowayton was startled this morning to learn that the post office had been visited by profes— sional cracksmen some time during the night and that Uncle Sam’s money and postage stamps to an amount of over $300 taken from the safe, which had been blown open in the latest style of the art. When Postmaster Michael E. Gib- bons left the Rowayton station, where he presides as station master as well as performing the duties of postmaster, at 11 o’clock last night, he saw that every- thing was secure. He retired to rest without a thought of his office being visited by burglars while he slept. This morning bright and early when he Opened the office" he was surprised to find the floor littered with books and papers. ‘ A. hasty examination showed that the safe standing in one corner of the office had been blown open and its contents abstracted. He made an examination and ascertained that his visitors had made a complete sweep and departed with over $180 in postage stamps and $120 in good United States money. As quickly as possible after his,inves- igation he repaired to South N orwalk and informed the police, also sending a telegram notifying the Government officials of the robbery. The tickets belonging to the Railroad company were not disturbed as far as Mr. Gib- bons has been able to learn. The cracksmen gained an entrance into the station and post office by bor- ing a hole through the door and draw- ing the bolt. In departing they left nothing behind to trace them excepting the papers scattered about the‘fioor. , In recounting the affair Postmaster ’Gibbons said that the burglary must have‘"‘bccurred between 11 o’clock last might when he left the station and 5 o’clock this morning when he returned. The work was so admirably done, the safe door being blown completely off its hinges, leads Mr. Gibbons and the police to believe that it was the work of professionals. ‘ The Spider'and Fly. One of the best-attractions on the road this season is M. B. Leavitt’s beautiful spectacle “Great Spider and Fly,” which will be presented at Hoyt’s theatre, Thursday night, Au— gust 29th. This organization with its magnificent scenery, gorgeous cos— tumes, bright catchy music, unlimited fun, a host of high class novelties, give ample opportunity to a large company of clever European and American artists to please the most exacting au- dience. Among the. novelties are the electrical dynamotic wonders, “The Salambos,” who are the sensation of all Europe, and a scientific puzzle to all the learned doctirs of the world. They are living electric batteries, one being positive, the other being nega- tive. By more contact of fingers, elec- tric sparks sufficient to set on fire in- flamable materials are emitted, also a brilliant' are light is formed by the' contact of two carbons held in their hands. Many. other wonderful feats are performed byithis truly wonderful couple. Sent to Jail. Hugh Matron, of Railroad Place, who by use of vile and abusive language mixed with profanity, has made him- self a nuisance in the neighborhood where he lives, and who was arrested yesterday, on complaint of Joseph Mc- Kiernan, was taken before Judge Hub- bell, this morning. There was damag- ing testimony against the prisoner and he was fined 35 and costs for drunken- ness, and sentended to ten days in jail for abusive language, with a like sen- tence for breach of the peace. Smashed His Face. Robert O. Turpie, a reporter on the Waterbury Sunday Globe. was severely thrashed at Winsted yesterday after- noon by Edward Smith, an oil mer- chant. Turpie printed an item in the Globe last Sunday, reflecting upon Smith’s character. Turpie’s face was badly cut. Rumored Elepement. Frederick Renshaw, 1a Southinaton fish and produce dealer, is missing, and it is rumored that he has eloped with Mrs. Polly Gladhill, a grass widow. Renshaw is married and has seven children, while Mrs. Gladhill is 24, and has a husband living in England. I - Advertise in the Guam. 0fix-Gov. Morris Dead. About 10 o’clock yesterday morning ex-Gov. Luzon B. Morris was found in his law office in New Haven, lying un— conscious upon the floor. Several physicians were summoned and Mt Morris was taken home in the beepital ambulance. He died soon after 3 o’clock. Apoplexy caused his death. <. [x W . . ll . ._...‘-y I f , Luzon Burritt Morris was born in Newtown, Fairfield county, Conn, in 1827. His early years were those of struggle with poverty. He attended the Connecticut Literary Institute at Sutfield, and there prepared for Yale, Where he graduated with the. class of 1854. After graduation he studied law In 1858 the degree of A. M. was confer- red upon him by Yale. He served in the House of Representatives from Sey- mour two terms, from New Haven four terms, and was in the State Senate one term. He was Judge of Probate of the New Haven district six terms, from 1857 to 1863. Judge Morris early identified him- self with the Democratic party. In 1890 he was his party’s candidate for Governor, and bad a plurality over of 3,656. He lackel a majority, how— ever, and a deadlock followed, Gov. Buckley continuing to hold the oflice. Judge Morris was again his party’s candidate in 1802, and this time was elected by a clear majority over all other candidates, and was inaugurated in Januiry, 1893. ...... L-,______. V'Tlia New Hospital. A. meeting of the executive commit- tee of the Norwalk Hospital association was held yesterday afternoon. Mr. Taylor of the firm of Taylor & Richards, Boston architects, was present and plans for a new building were discussed. The committee are slim in receipt of plans from other architects. Mr. Tay- lor visited the site of the proposed new building and was afterward entertained at the Norwalk Club rooms. Certified Copies Wanted. Eighty-seven towns have voted to construct highways under the recent act of the legislature to promote good roads, which. gives state aid. Town Clerks have been directed to forward t) the highway commissioners, certified copies of votes passed by their respec: tive towns asking for a proportion of the apprOpriation. In Honor of Goyernopr Morris. Flags on the Capitol will be displayed at half-stiff to-day and until after the funeral of ex-Governor Morris, in honor of the ex—chief executive of the state. SUMMER GOMEilS AND GOERS. Mrs. Stanton Perrin and daughter of New York, are guests of Mr. and Mrs. John F. Bennett on the Green. Miss Pearl Walker of New Haven is one of the recent guests at the Beach- side hotel in Greens Farms. Mrs. Josie Beers who has been spend- ing a few weeks with Mrs. Andrew Jen- nings of Greens farms has returned to her home in Danbury. Charles and Louis Ambler of Wilton, started yesterday for Bethlehem in the White Mountains. Mrs. Nancy Bragg of Philadelphia, is to spend a few weeks at the home of A. Avison on Main street. Mrs. Joseph Esterbrooke of Staten Island and Mrs. Charles Fishbeck of Brooklyn, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. David M. Corbett of Rowayton. Mrs. Louisa J. Guy of . Union street. left yesterday for Great Barrington. E. C. Foskett of Iowa, is the guest of Senator John H. Ferris. Twenty-five years ago Mr. Foskett was a resident of South Norwalk. Mrs. G. W. Sims and children, of Stepney, are the guest of her aunt, Mrs. H. E. Williams, of Cannon street. Mrs. Charles Olmstcad left yesterday for Bethlehem, where she will be joined by her sister and two friends from Detroit. Gen. Olmstead may join the party later. ‘ Judge Asa 13. Woodward arrived home from Richfield Springs last eve- ning, greatly restored in health. To- day he appeared "at the Probate office as strong and rcady'v'for business as’of : yore. « and was admitted to the bar in 1856,. Gen. Merwin, his Republican opponent, The Misses Helen L. Curtis and Louise W. Curtis are spending two weeks at Colchester. Miss Annie M. Newcomb, of Norwalk, will sail for Southamptom, September with Countess de Brazzi. Miss Newcomb-left Norwalk some months ago to take a position with the Yost Typewriting company of New York city. A few weeks ago the countess, who is a noted authoress, engaged her as her private secretary. ~ The supply steamer of the U. S. lighthouse board, visited the Smith’s Island light, yesterday, and left a quantity of stores for the winter. Harry Hanford, who is sojourning at Castleton, Vt.. has improved in health somewhat since his arrival. Levi C. Handford, his father is with him. Senator O. H. Plat: of Meriden, has gone to his camp in the Adirondacks, where he will remain until sometime in September. E. M. Beebe, formerly of NorWalk, spending a few days in town. William E. Partrick and family, of Fair street, have been spending a few weeks at Crescent Beach. Mrs. W. R. Smith, of West avenue, is at Lake Placid, in the Adirondacks. Samuel Holmes, clerk for druggist H. R. Hale, is taking his annual vaca- tion. He is on a trip up the Hudson. Mrs. Willis Woodward, of New York, is visiting relatives in South Norwalk. Attorney J. Belden Hurlbutt left this morning on a weeks vacation in Boston and vicinity. Mr. C. L. Glover will leave next week for Stockbridge, Mass, where he will. join his family. The prize at the Nnromake Gun club shoot to-morrow afternoon will be a shell case contributed by R S. C'rau- turd. 5. .._.__-.._.. g o > .m..______ ‘I‘ei'se Tales of the Times. There will bear band concert on the Green, to-morrow night. ' Selectman Daskam is on the sick list. Sylvester Taylor went to Bethel to- day to attend the funeral of his brother Everett Taylu. ' ~Large sweet potatoes 30c. a peek at the New York Stor . = .‘ . Those large elm trees in front of~what is known as the Hubbell place on East avenue, are being cut down. —Verv best potatoes, 150 per peck at the N. Y. Store. 2i. The Y. M. C. A. base ball team will go to Ridgefield to-morrow afternoon to play a nine in that place. A Mr. Marks of Stamford, who is to start a bakery here, is moving into the James block on Water street. to-day. Prof. Vaughn some weeks ago pre- dicted a tornado for today It must have blown itself to pieces on the way. The J. A. Lewis canning factory in Willimantic was burned to the ground Wednesday night. The loss is 310,000 Charles Couuell a stage hand at the pavillion theatre Hartford has eloped with the wife of Arthur J. Struthers of that city. ~ ' —Boston baked beans with tomato sauce, 10.:. per can, at the N. Y. Store. Dwyer’s City of Norwalk band will occupy the pagoda on the Green oppo- site the Baptist church, to-night, and give a free concert. The concrete walk on the east and south sides of Ephriam Merritt’s place at the corner of Water and Chapel streets has been placed in repair. ,—Steamed corn to-morrow night at Harry Leobold’s Main'street cafe. A girl of 14 married a boy of 21 in New York the other day, and when the story came out the girl’s mother, it is said, spanked her well for her act. George Redfield Burrows who for 25 years was in the employ of the New York and Hartford steamboat'company is dead at Clinton. He was in his 80th year. _ A business man- suggests that the‘ town erect a close fence ten feet- high on the north'side of the Wall street bridge and thus shut out of sight the unsightly condition of the river. The—veterans of the Fourteenth Con- necticut, Infantry, which included sev- eral companies from Central Connecti- cut, will have their annual reunion at Waterbury, Tuesday, September 17. —City Tax collector A. A. Betts will be at his office in the Council rooms, Fairfield County Bank building, Mon- day, Wednesday and Saturday evenings from 7:30 until 9 o’clock, to receive taxes. . A 20-6t. The fair of the R. C. church at No- roton, of which Rev. Father O’Brien is ' pastor, opened in Town Hall, Darien, last night. It will last ten nights. Conductors Art Slauson and Joe Bucknam of the Street Railway line never give passengers pennies in change; This thoughtful action makes them the most popular conductors with the ladies. A man employed at Gregory’s livery stable. complained to the police last night thathe had been assaulted by Daniel Haulon. As he did not reap- pear to press the charge no arrests were man. ‘ - -—Wanted. Young lady as cashier. N. Y. Store. -. _~_._ Messrs. W. H. Webb and J. H. Par- dee will on Monday next commence cutting down the ancient elm tree in front of the Mary Church place on the Westport road. The tree. is five anda half feetin diameter. Mayor Clark of Bridgeport has decid- ed that he will not give the Standard Oil Company permission to build an oil tank station at that place. Since the disastrous fire on Sunday the Mayor has received protests from many leading citizens and nearly all the insurance agents against locating the station there. ——Steame_d corn ail—Harry Leobold’s cafe on Main street, Saturday night. The funeral of Mrs. Amos London, who died on Wednesday, will be held to-morrow afternoon at 2 o’clock, from her late home on Harbor avenue. She was 33 years of age and her husband and two small children survive her. Her maiden name was Alice May Broth— erton. She was the only daughter of Chorus C. and Ruth Brotherton. ___. .____.__.< ->___ _-_..._. SOUTH NORWALK. Water at the Knob 70°. There will be a dance at the Knob to-morrow night. W. A. Benedict a 00., will give away adother bicycle to-morrow night. The selectmen of Darien are endeav- oring to stop bicycle riding on the side- walks of that town. F. R. Coates, assistant roadmaster at the Consolidated depot leaves toomor— row on a two week’s vacation. Constable Ireland this morning at-_ tached the property of Robert B. Dib-. ble at Rowayion on a claim of C. L. Ogden for $400. The steam yacht “Spara” brought a party to Gregory’s Point yesterday. Judge Morris B, Bearlsley acted as chaperone of the party. Humboldt Lodge, Sons of Hermann, voted to celebrate their anniversary on the 11th of September, in the Herman- soahne Liederkranz hall in the GAZETTE building. Next week’s excursions at Roton Point will be as follows: August 28, Sev- enteenth Connecticut Volunteers, din- ner ; August . 29, New York Lobster club bake ; August 31, Fat Men’s bake'. The Norwalk Yacht club will hold a meeting to-night at the club house and amend the constitution relative to the annual meeting. No arrangements will be made for the annual regatta this year. ' The report that Rev. W. J. Slocum was negotiating with the New York, New Haven .52 Hartford Railroad for the purchase of the old Congregational church building on North Main street, is denied by Mr. Slocum. . The funeral of Mrs. Sarah J. Prior, widow of P. F. Prior, who died yestsi- day, at the home of her sonic-la“. James T. Shipman will be held to-mor- row. The remains will be taken to Rye, N. Y., for interment. Miss Tolles and Miss Lizzie I. Tolles, of 25 Fairfield avenue, gave a luncheon at one o’clock yesterday afternoon in honor of their guest, Mrs. George A. Stewart, of Cleveland, formerly Grace I. Fairbanks, of South Norwalk. While backing a train of freight cars at the Danbury dock yesterday after- , noon, one of the flat cars in the center of the train broke 'in two throwing another car down the embankment and blocking the rails for'some time. While driving down South Main' ' street last evening, one of the wheels of W. A. Brown’s carriage caught in the Tramway frog, demolishing the wheel and throwing Brown out into the street. He escaped injury, strange to say. " Elizabeth Everett, at one time the housekeeper for the late Joseph W. Hubbell at Norwalk, died of apoplexy at the Home for Incurables in New York on Wednesday. were brought to this city and the fun eral ceremonies held at the undertak- ing rooms of D. W. Raymond on Wash ington street. at 2 o’clock this after- noon, Rev. Mr. Pond officiating. The interment ’was at the East Norwalk’, cemetery. « . , . . Her remains . "
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