‘ NORWALK
.4 n Entertaining and Instmctive Home Journal, Especially Devoted to Local .News and Interests.
Founded in 1800.]
VOL. XCVH—No 85.
NORWALK, CONN., FRIDAY. AUGUST 30. 1895, '
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[$1.00 a Year.
PRICE TWO CENTS.
THE FAVORITE HOME PAPER.
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The Danbury Fair.
The Danbury fair which opens in Oc-
tober is an admirable institution and
should be followed by more towns in
Fairfield county. Fairs of this kind
afford opportunily for pleasant reunion
among the farming people; they stir
the good housewives to culinary com-
petition ; they provoke "honest rivalry
among the growers of corn and cabbage,
and they are not devoid of a lively in~
terest in legitimate sport.
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Plenty of Money.
There is money in other countries
than this, No fewer than sixty-six per-
sons in Great Britain are shown byvthe
income tax reports just published in
London to enjoy annual incomes of
over $300,000. There are nearly two
thousand more whose incomes range all
the way from that figure down to $50,-
000 a year, while those pessessing from
25,000 to $50,000a year exceed three
thousand in number. Some five thouj
sand peeple are taxed on $10,000 to
$15,000 per annum, and nearly fifteen
thousand citizens make returns of in—
comes ranging from $5,000 to $10,000.
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Correct Temperature.
The weather bureau, it seems, has
instituted a decided reform. Here-
after a “sensible” temperature, that is
the temperature which is felt by the
general public, will be that which is
given the leading place in the weather
bureau reports. In the past tempera-
ture readings were taken at an altitude
decidedly above that of the city where
the station had been established. The
result has been that the weather bureau
reports did not by any means represent
the temperature as the public generally
found it. The change will be a decid-
ed improvement in the eyes of most
of the citizens who take much interest
in the temporary changes of the weath.
er.
Good Roads.
It is easy to trace the general demand
ina dozen or more states “for better
roads” directly to the riders of biclcles,
says the Palladium. It is one of the
reforms that the new innovation is go-
ing to bring about. They will succeed
first because they are united in their
demand. They are young and vigorous,
and influential. More than that, it is a
long neglected reform, in the success of-
which all the people will be benefited.
Stop putting any more millions into
railways until the country roads are
made passable.
The state commission for which the
last legislature wisely made provision,
is doing great work. The viSits of the
members to the various counties and
leading cities and t)wns of the state to
formulate a state system is bearing
fruit. Other states will follow the ex-
ample. ‘
A Large Deficit.
The corrected official statement of
government receipts and expenses for
the past fiscal year has been made pub-
lic at the treasury department. It
places the total receipts at $313,390,-
075.1‘l,' derived from these sources:
Custom, $152,158,615; internal revenue,
$143,421,672; sales of public lands, 81,-
103,347; miscellaneous, $16,796,438. Ex-
penditures are stated at $356,185,298, of
which $141,395,228 were for pensions.
Among the expenditures is an item of
$1,136,366 which was placed to the
credit of the sinking fund. During the
past three years about $8,000,000 has
been placed to the credit of this fund.
Prior to 1893 the least amount for any
one year for a number of years back,
placed to the credit of this fund, ex-
ceeded 837,000,000., The exact deficit
for 1895 is stated at $43,941,58961.
rllhis is the amount which will go on
record.
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Advertise in the GAZETTE.
The Boston Store.
Another reduction is announced by
the Norwalk Boston Store in to-dav’s
issue. Bargains are offered in the do-
mestic department that are astonishing
while the new dress goods patterns are
marvels of beauty and worth going
miles to see.
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Deserted Her Husband. .
While her husband was in Boston, in
attendance at the Knights Templar con-
clave. Mrs. Louis Miller and her two
months old baby, of Georgetown, dis-
appeared. Mrs. Miller’s mother, a
Mrs. Bates, who resided with her
daughter is also missing. It is said to
have been a case of too much mother-
in-law, and that mother and daughter
have gone west. ‘
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Has Gone 830K to Her Parents.
Mrs. Thomas McMahon reported in
these columns some days since as being
seriously sick at her home on Franklin
avenue, was able to go to the home of
her parents in Bridgeport. It is stated
that the relations between husband and
wife are somewhat strained and that
shewill not return to Norwa' k. Her
husband denies having treated her oth-
er than in a humane manner.
Passengers Get. a Shock.
A live trolley wire snapped on State
street in front of City Hall, Bridgeport,
yesterday morning and fell on the
track below. Soon a car containing
three women and two men rolled on it.
They were all shocked. I‘hey sprang
to their feet and started for the door.
One of the women, Mrs. Frederick
Kneubel, in her excitement fell head-
long to the ground and sustained a
severe scalp wound. The others es-
caped injury. The motorman, Charles
Kneckenberger, shut off the current
and ran into the car.
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A Runaway.
Henry Stanley a member of the band
of gypsies that is encamped on the old
turnpike drove up to Tilly’s blacksmith.
shop this morning, and while Stanley
was in the shop his horse started across
the street to a watering tank. Someone
cried whoa, at which the horse started
up the avenue at a fast pace. .When in
front of Morehouse’s West avenue gro-
cery he collided with one of the city
dray carts. The carriage was over-
turned, but the horse was stOpped by
Martin Kellogg before he had damaged
the vehicle beyond wrecking the wheel
and smashing in the top.
He Settled Up.
It. will be remembered that some
weeks since alter persistent detective
'work, Ofiicer Morehouse succeeded in
getting sufficient evidence to arresta
man who gave his name as Alexander
Marshall. The charge against him was
exposure of his person. In the town
court, the man was found guilty and he
was fined $100 and costs. He took an
appeal and a man named Quitner fur-
nished bonds for his trial before the
criminal Superior Court at Bridgeport.
Marshall evidently feared that another
trial might land him in jail: Anyway
he one day this week paid the original
fine together with the costs amounted
to 31‘: 7. '
A Horseiess Wagon.
A horseless wagon recently imported
from Paris was given a trial in New
York yesterday. I
The wagon is in appearance similar
to the ordinary city delivery wagon,
except that at the rear is a box in which
is stored the machinery. On the front
is a seat for the driver, with levers and
wheels for manipulating the wagon.
The motive power is petroleum, recti-
fied, with a density of 500, operated in
connection with air, water and electric-
ity. A very light battery furnishes
just sufficient power to instigate com-
bustion, and this drives the vehicle
ahead.
Emil Roger, the partial inventor,
calls it a “petroleum vehicle.” It has
afour-horse power, with an average
speed of fifteen miles an hour, and
climbs 10 to 12 per cent grades.
In the rear tank is stored about four
gallons of the petroleum, which, it is
said, will carry the wagon seventy-
five or eighty miles at a maximum
cost of 1 cent a mile. The entire ma-
chinery arrangement is similar to the
naptha engines used in yachts, and it
is claimed that absolutely no danger
from fire or explosion exists.
The cost of one of these mac hines~ is
about $1,500. The wheels have half
rubber tires on steel rims, and sprocket
wheels and chain force the wheel ahead.
One ingenious contrivance is a jointed
axle, With the joint near the wheels, so
that a slight movement of the hand will
turn either wheel or both in any direc-
tion. It can be turned in its own length,
and, with the aid of three heavy brake°,
stopped in half that distance.
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Advertise in the Guzsrra.
To Black List Them.
A preliminary meeting looking to a
consolidation of the different merchants
in town for the purpose of blacklisting
non-paying customers, was held at
Adams Brother’s market last evening.
A committee was appointed to agitate
the subject and another meeting will
be held next Wednesday evening.
To Move Away.
Elder, Parsons who is conducting
religious services undera tent on Or-
chard street, will probably complete
his labors in that vicinity on Sunday
next and on Monday take the tent to
Brooklyn. We do not learn that the
harvest has been commensurate with
the hard work done by the Elder and
his assistant Latter Day Saints.
Feast of Fun.
will present the farce comedy, “Mc-
Doodle and Poodle,” in the Opera
House. The skit is heralded on the
bills “for laughing purposes only,” and
there is hardly time for anything else,
unless it is for appreciation of the musi—
cal features in the comely set of young
women who sing, dance and look
pretty. In fact this performance is one
of the best of its kind that has come to
town in many muons. ‘
Morrison’s “Faust.”
Morrison’s powerful dramatic com-
pany will produce an elaborate scenic
and dramatic version of Goethe’s im-
mortal “Faust,” at Hoyt’s Opera House
next Tuesday evening. The piece will
be mounted with magnificent scenic
embellishment-s. Startling scenes that
make the poor miserable mortal feel
his weakness when compared to the
power of the immortal, come in quick
succession. For this reason “Faust”
is a worthy moral lesson as well can
gorgeous production of dramatic and
'scenic art. In obtaining the fine scenic
effects the power of electricity is taken
advantage of. There are many electric
surprises and mechanical novelties
making it as a whole one of the most
ever witnessed. The production here
will be complete in every detail.
. Death of Charles N. Clock.
Charles N. Clock, one of Norwalk’s
oldest dry goods merchants died at his
home on North avenue, yesterday,
aged 85 years. Two children, Eliza-
beth Clock, and Mrs. Hattie Many sur-
vive him. His wife died {on the same
date exactly forty-two years ago.
The deceased came to Norwalk from
Dairien about fifty-five years ago, and
in company with a man‘ named Reed
opened a dry-goods store on Wall street
in what was then known as Mitchell's
block, near the bridge. A short time
later the partnership was dissolved and
Mr. Clock Opened 3. store in the Bur-
well block on the same street.
The late Cholwe‘ll Grumman, Noah
W. Bradley and Samuel Willard were
employed by him as clerks.
His last venture did not prove the
success that he anticipated and he went
out of business. In 1862 he accepted a
clerkship in the dry goods store of John
F. Bennett, and continued with him un
til 1890, when he retired to private life.
Mr. Bennett says that during the en-
tire time that Mr. Clock was in his em-
ploy not an unpleasant word passed be-
tween them. He also said that the de—
ceased had expressed te him a wish to
die on the anniversary of his wife’s death
of which wish there was the desired
fruition.
The house at preSent occupied by E.
K. Lockwood on High street, was built
for and occupied by Mr. Clock for a
number of years.
Probably no one in the dry goods
business was better or more favorably
known than was “Charley” Clock as he
was familiarly called. - Courteous,
strictly honest, and truthful, he enjoyed
the confidence and esteem of all who.
knew him. Despite his advanced age
there was scarcely a gray hair in'his
head, a fact in which he seemingly took
great pride, bdt greater was his pride
in being able to appear as active as
manyaman of scarce one-quarter of
his years.
He was a member of St. Paul’s
church, and up to Within a short time
had been a regular attendant at divine
services.
The funeral Will be attended to-mor-
row afternoon at 3:30 o’clock.
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A Skimmerton.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Hyatt were treat-
ed to a skimmerton at their home on
the Westport road, last evening. It
was on Wedhesday that Mr. Hyatt was
quietly wedded to Miss Sadie Johnson
of Rowayton by Rev. Mr. Robbins.
"The boys were not immediately let into
the secret, but found it out in time to
give the couple a serenade last evening.
They all insisted on being introduced
to the bride which request was cordial-
ly acceded to, and the “skimmerton-
ers” bade the couple good-night and
went to their several homes.
Next Monday evening Rice & Barton.
elabororate and brilliant productions~
. "Uncle Tom.”
The version of Uncle Tom’s Cabin
interpreted by Stetson’s Double Mon-
ster Company which will exhibit at the
Norwalk Opera House, Friday evening,
September 6, has met the especial ap-
proval of Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe,
the immortal authoress of that world-
famed drama, from the fact of Manager
Stetston’s adherence to the original
text, which is a complete deviation
from the custom of other Uncle Tom
managers, who interpolate so many at-
tempted gags, stale jokes and vulgar
witticisms into their renditions that
scarcely a vestige is left of the never-
to-be-forgotten work. Aside from the
great worth of the compény, every act
will be presented with new and elabor-
ate scenery, painted by the master
scenic artist of the world. The ex-
cellent company’s two comical Topsies,
and two ludicrous musical Marks, the
elegant scenery, the novel mechanical
effects, the ferocious bloodhounds, two
brass bands and the celebraled Lone
Star Quartctte will all unite in making
the engagement :1 most notable one.
List of Putents.
List of Patents issued from the U. S.
Patent Office, Tuesday, Aug. 27th 1895,
for the State of Connecticut, furnished
us from the Office of Earle & Seymour,
Solicitors of Patents, 863 Chapel St.,
New Haven, Conn.
L. J. Atwood, and H. H. Ashenden,
Assignors to Plume & Atwood Mfg. Co.
Waterbury, drum for lamps.
E. B. Beach, Stony Creek, saddle for
bicycles.
W. J. Belcher, Hartford. trolley line
clamp.
F. C. Billings and F. Lombard, As-
signors to Billings it Spencer 00. Hart-
ford, drop hammer.
B. A. Breul, Bridgeport, street car
fenders. ~
Same chain link.
. E. P. Brewer, i‘lorwich,pipe cover-‘
ing.
A. Campbell, Noroton, flexible joint.
G. P. Fenner, New London, univer-
sal joint.
F. A. Foster, assignor to Crescent
Arms 00., Norwich, safety device for
break down guns.
H. Horne, assignor to Corbin Cabinet
Lock 00., New Britain, safe deposit
lock. ,
u._L.:ppert, assignor to Russell &
Erwxn Mfg. 00., New Britain, transom
rod holder.
F. Rhind, Meriden,
hydrocarbon lighting.
E. D. Rockwell, Bristol, bell.
W. W. Eorrey, assignor one-half to
'l‘. H. Hardy, Hartford, sash fastener.
G‘ E Witherell, assignor to Hartford
Machine Screw 00., Hartford, screw
machine.
apparatus for
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SUMMER COMER8 AND GOERS.
Harry Aisthorpe, of Peekskill on the
Hudson, is visiting his brother, C. H.
Aisthorpe.
Mrs. S. B. White, of Yorktown, N.
Y., is spending a few days with Miss
Edith Hunt.
Mrs. John A. Doty, her son Ernest
and her mother Mrs. Personette, are in
Bethlehem, _N. EL, while Mr. Doty and
his eldest son remain in New York, but
find time to make occasional trips to
Asbury Park. '
Miss May Herring, of Stratford, is a
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Hal-
lock on Quintard avenue.
Miss H. Winona Dickerman, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Harriet A. Dickerman, of
High street, and Charles E. Jennings,
of West street, South Norwalk, are to
be married on Saturday, September 7.
Captain William H. Hoyt who went
to England several weeks ago on a
business and pleasure trip, expects to
arrive in New York, September 5th.
Miss Alida Ball and her mother. Mrs.
M. Ball, of West avenue, and Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Seymour are enjoying an
outing at Brewster, N. Y.
Mrs. Emily Taylor, with her daugh-
ters, Carrie and Emma, of Sharon, is,
visiting her niece, Mrs. W. A. Finch,
of Van Zandt avenue.
Miss Irene Westpore, of Vandusen-
ville, Mass, is visiting Mr. and Mrs.
David A. Rose, of East avenue.
Mrs. E. D. Duncan and daughter, of
Mt. Vernon, are visiting "their cousin,
Mrs. C. O. Aisthorpe, of Riverside
avenue.
Miss Eloise Nichols is visiting Miss
Alice Layton. '
Arthur Merchant, of Danbury, who
has been visiting Mrs. J, Flynn, of
Haviland street returned home this af-
ternoon.
W. W. Swords, of the Adams Express
company’s Boston ofl‘lce, is visiting his
gather W. H. Swords, of South Main
street.
Word was received from F. Quintard
and Thomas Benedict, who are cruising
in the latter’s canoe, saying that they
had arrived safely at Northport, Long
Island.
Mrs. Benjamin Mallory, of Norwich,
is visiting relatives on Main street.
Mr. Mallory joins her on Monday.
l The Gazs'rrn and Tribune, $1.00
‘ the money taken for fares.
Terse Tales of the Times.
The public schools will open on Tues-
day next.
A cold wave is coming.—Several ex-
changes. And so is Christmas.
——New sifted Peas, 10c per can. N.
Y. Store.
W. B. Staples exhibits a potato grown
on his farm that weighs nearly three
pounds. ‘
Bayne M. Bushong has resigned as
managing editor of the Bridgeport
Union.
—All checks for refrigerators must
be returned Tuesday, Sept. 3d. H. H.
Williams, 7 Main street.
Builder Wilson is making extensive
improvements to his Belden avenue res-
idence.
The “Flower of the Holy Ghost.” so
called, a rare plant, is in bloon at Han-
ford’s Floral Hall.
Anew door is being cut in the east
side of the front of Daniel Hanlon’s
saloon on Wall street.
Dwyer’s City of Norwalk band played
several selections at the Catholic fair
in Darien, last night.
A case of black diphtheria has brok-
en oul in New Britain. Robert Stohl,
14 years old, is ill with the disease.
—Best potatoes, 15c per peck. N. Y.
Store.
Members of Buckingham Post, G. A.
R., are gathering around a Clambake
on one of the Norwalk islands to-day.
Contractor Frank F. Clarke has com-
pleted a fine piece of work in the way
of concrete walks, at Miss Baird’s insti-
tute.
The Premier Cycle Company has
been organized at Bridgeport with a
capital of $50,000 in 2,200 shares of $25
each.
George Allen who has been on a fish-
ing excursion on the shores of Long
Island for several days past is expected
home to-day.
Patent supporters are being placed
on the edges of the backs of the seats
of the excursion cars on the Street
Railway line.
The sidewalks on Chapel street, with
'one or two ex:eptions are in a miser-
able condition. They ought to be
placed in repair.
The Y. M. C. A. ball club is trying
to make, arrangements for a ball game
with the Ridgefields at the Fair
grounds, on Labor day.
A. meeting of the Central Labor Un-
ion was held last evening and arrange-
ments perfected for the grand picnic
which will take place on Monday next.
The stock and fixtures belonging to
the insolvent estate of A. Glasshofi'
were sold at auction at the public sign-
post by Constable Hunt, this afternoon.
——Have you a picture that you‘want
framed? Go to Hayes’ No. 5 Main st.
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That young alligator which a South
Norwalk paper credits as having been
captured in Peat swamp, came from
Florida by express. “Gene” was faked
again.
Eighteen young ladies and gentleman-
from the Silver Mine House drove to
Shippan Point and return last night.
They arrived home about five o’clock
this morning. -
Among the army orders recently pro-
mulgated at Washington, was one
granting an extension of one month to
the leave of absence of Major Stephen
W. Groesbeck, Judge Advocate.
The board of relief met this morning
to listen to the applications for relief in‘
reference to the valuation of property
in the Center School district. As no
one appeared the board adjourned sine
die. .
Some of the Bridgeport policemen
have been caught giving their coupon
passes on street cars to the. conductors
in bulk, so that the conductors could
turn them in, and retain for themselves
As the re-
sult, of this, all passes to policemen
have been recalled.
——All brands of Flour, $4.40 per bar-
rel; 556 per bag. N. Y. Store.
Farmers in this locality state that
their crop of onions is so large this
season that it will hardly pay to gather
them, especially the red variety. The
crop this season is the'largest that has
ever been known. Potatoes which have
been raised on low and wet ground are
rotting, and farmers are hurrying to
dig them so as to save as many as p03.
sible. '
The seven special agents of the labor
bureau, appointed by Commissioner
Home to protect Italians from the im.
positions of padrones and others, were
at the Capitol yesterday and received ‘
their instructions.
An application has been filed at the
Probate office by the Selectmen for the
appointment of a conservator over
Catherine Dugan, who was recently
arrested by Chief Bradley. It is
thought that she is insane.
Miss Clara Ryder has accepted a posi-
tion as teacher at the public school in
Wilton ; Miss Sarah Partrick has a like
position at the school in Ridgefield. and
the Misses Amelia Wilcox, Estella Whit-
ney, Marie Keith and Agnes Bryant
will enter the State Normal school at
New Haven on next Tuesday, Septem—
ber 3, for furthur training.
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SOUTH NORWALK-
Water at the Knob 72°.
0. U. A. M. will meet to-night.
Mrs. William C. Foote is sick with
the asthma.
A large number of members enjoyed
the bathing at the Knob this morning.
The steamer Favorite will not be
taken off the New York route until
October lst.
William F. Tammany, clerk in At-
torney John H. Light’s office, is ill at .
his home on Monroe street.
Theodore Olsen has adopted the free
shine scheme. Any customer can have
his shoes shined free every day.
'The regular Saturday night dance
will be held at the Knob to-morrow
evening, Purdy and Freeman furnish-
ing music.
The Tramway company should either
use or sell their trailers. On the 6:20
o’clock car from Roton last- evening
twenty-Six passengers were unable to
obtain a seat.
Auumoer of the Southport yachts-
men are talking of holding a yacht race
off Southport, Labor day," open to all
yachts 3'.) feet and under, between
Stratt'ord and Stamford.
The work on the excavation for the
cellar of the Marvin Brothers’ new
block on Washington street was com-
pleted yesterday and the stone work
will be immediately commenced.
Directories of several cities of the
United Stated are on file in the South
Norwalk Public Library. They have
been placed there by the Price & Lee
company, for the accommodation of
their patrons and the public. and can
be referred to free of charge.
A large audience attended the open-
ing performance of M. B. Leavitt’s beau—
titul spectacle, “Spider and Fly,” at
Hoyt’s Opera House last evening. The
play has been entirely re-written since
last year and now incorporates all the
ldtest things in fancy, fun and fantasy.
The singing was good and the chorus
excellent. The Specialties were num-
erous and entertaining especially the.
Salambos in their electrical dynamotic
wonders. Taken altogether it is much
better than last year and should have a
successful season.
Word .was received by Chief Vollmer
yesterday that Italian Frank’s compan-
ion had escaped from Sheriff Fitzroy
and Mr. Lockwood. When Fitzroy,
Frank and Mr. Lockwood entered the
train in this city for Stamford Wednes-
day evening, they saw an Italian woman
get on the same train. She was sus-
pected as being one of the gang of
thieves, and when Stamford was reach—
ed Fitzroy took Frank to the station
house and locked him up telling Mr.
Lockwood to follow the woman. Mi.
Lockwood did as ordered and followed
her and saw her enter a house. In a
few minutes an Italian came running
out putting on his coat as he ran.
Lockwood thought he had no authority
to stop him so let him go. It was sub-
sequently ascertained he was Frank’s
assistant in the robbery of the copper
and the man wanted by Fitzroy.
Sign? riJJney ems...
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30.—The secretary
of the treasury today extended the time
for filing sugar bounty claims fr in Sept.
'1 to Oct. 1, 1895. According to t regula-
tions issued to govern the payment of the
sugar bounty appropriation, all claims
were to be filed by Sept. 1, but the time
was found inadequate, and Secretary Car-
lisle therefore granted the extension of
one month.
Pacific Coast Enterprise.
TACOMA, Aug. 30.—The Puget Sound
and Central American Steamship com-
pany has been incorporated by prominent
shipping firms of Tacoma, Seattle, Port
Townshend and Port Blakely. The steam-
ers, which 'wlll begin running Sept. 15,
will ply between this city and ports in
Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and
Salvador. *
A Syracuse Canard.
SYRACUSE, Aug. 30.—The report that
three men were drowned in Onondaga
lake during the storm is unfounded. No
empty rowboat was picked up'lby the
steamer as reported.
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