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Water Commissioner Mead.

At the Republican "love feast,” last
night, Mr. Frederick Mead, though a
Democrat, was named for Water Com--
missioner, the position he has filled so
long, so faithfully and so well, and the
place that Br. Maples has so lasted for.
Maples will now proceed to dislikeMead
and his bakery more than ever.

 

Stabs His Fri-end.

Br. Maples in his attempted stab at
Selectman Raymond last night hits his
bosom friend Selectman Daskam a far
more vicious blow, as Mr. Daskam was
the clerk of the board and if anyone -is
at fault in the delayed publication of
the town accounts it is the clerk more
than any other member of the board.

The simple fact is, the payment of
that most extortionate and outrageous
bill of $500 for seven days alleged ser-
vice, to Mr. Maples, has had more to
do with the dropping of Messrs. Das-
kam and Raymond, than‘all the “poor
orders” muddling. The more our tax
payers thought of it, the deeper grew
their indignation and resentment. It
wrecked Selectman Baker, noble man
that he is, as it now has both his col-
leagues, Mr. Raymond and Mr. Dash am.

Last Night’s Caucuses.

The Republican city caucus last night
was the most harmonious and unani-
mous of any held since our borough-
grew to be a city. Indeed, it resolved
itself into the happiest kind of amutual
admiration society. Nevertheless, the
ticket there made up, is unusually
strong and good. The nominations of
Mr. Wheeler for nayor and the new
names added to the hold-over members
of the city council, are exceedingly
well chosen and will give a voting poi.-
ularity to the ticket.

The Democrhts made their town
nominations last night. The ticket, in
its entirety, is not nearly so strong as
the one the Republicans have put be-
fore the people. Mayor Hubbell is
their nominee for school visitor, and in
the interests of education he ought to
be elected. Mr. Montgomery is named
for town treasurer, a first-class candid-
ate, but he will have a very difficult
task if he expects to overcome the vote
of Treasurer Curtis. The nomination
of their colored friend and voter, J. H.
Louder for grand juror, is one of the
cheering signs of a regenerate demo-
cracy. ‘

 

 

Connecticut Records.

State Librarian Charles J. Hoadley,
has issued the second volume of our
States’ ancient records. Its title is,
“Records of the state of Connecticut,
1778-1780,” and it isa volume of over six
hundred pages. It abounds in state and
Fairfield County hisiory. . Under the
head of Norwalk we find these exceed-
log] y interesting excespts :—

' “On page_90—and date of June 1778,

it is recorded that the “Committee of
Pay-Table be directed to adjust the ac-

count exhibted by the selectmen of the

town or N orwalk and draw on the Treas-
urer for what shall appear to be justly
due. '

Page 124, date of October, 1878, the
following action of the General Assem-
bly is recorded: '1

Resolved by this Assembly, That the
whole of Col. Enos’ regiment of State

troops be forthwith ordered to the

southwestern partsbf the state on the
sea-coasts, vinzé'One’compa'ny to Nor-
walk, one company to Stamford and
the remaining companies to Greenwich,
to guard and defend the inhabitants in
those parts against-the incursions and
depred'ations of the enemy by 'sea and
land, by keeping out proper guards and
patrolling parties towards the sea-coasts
and the enemy’s lines and by annoying
the enemy by every other means in
their power, &c.

Page 282, May 1779,

Resolved by the Assembly, That the
several guards stationed in the towns of
Stamford, N orwalk, Fairfield and Strat-
ford, be continued till the first day of
January next, unless sooner discharged.

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POLITICAL NOMINATIONS

Convention and Caucus Nominees
For Town and City Offices
Made Last Night.

 

Several New Aspirants for Political

Preferment.

The first Democratic town conven-
tion held in Norwalk, under the new
system of districts, adopted last year,
assembled at the court room on Isaacs
Place, last evening. The convention
consisted of thirty-two delegates from
ten districts, representing the First and
Third Voting Districts of the town,
thirty of whom WLA'U present. The
business before the meeting was quick-
ly transacted, showing that the new
mode of proceedure is vastly superior
to the old-time lengthy caucus, and it
will probably be but a short time be-
fore the Republicans will follow the
same plan of their Democratic brothers.

Frank H. Merrill, the BrOaJ River
ice dealer, was nominated on the second
ballot for First Selectman, and a cor-
respondingly strong ticket for the
other offices was, placed in nomination.

The delegates from the several dis-
tricts were as follows :

1st District—L. C. Betts, John Mu-
lone, C. N. Wood.

2d District—Levi Warner, William
Mitchell, Bernard Tully, L. L. Sher-
wood, James T. Hubbell.

3d District—John J. Walsh, John
Fritz, W. H. Seymour, Henry Malone.

4th District—B. U. Feeney, James
Sutherland. Edward Matthews, George
H. Wardwell.-

5th District—Charles Hanford, A.
Billinstein, John Keogh.

6th District—T. B. Griffin, A. S.
Merritt, G. A. Honnecker, John Tryon.

7th District—~Charles S. Bouton, J as.
Toner.

, 8th District—4V. H. Hyland, Moses
H. Glover, W. S. McQuillan. ‘1
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9th District—F. H. Merrill,
Nolen.

10th District—W. F. Mather, Ed ward
L. Mather.

Delegate Levi Warner, of the 2d dis-
trict was absent and alternate Frank
Street acted in his place. Delegate
Moses H. Glover, of the 8th, was among
the missing as Was'a'lso his alternate,
George H. Bradley.

The convention was called to order
by Bernard Tully and James T. Hub-
bell was appointed chairman, and Mr.
Tully, secretary.

Charles -N. Wood and George A.
Honnecker were appointed tellers, and
as their names were called the delegates
passed in front of the railing and de-'
posited their ballots for those candidates
who were voted for by ballot, which
occurred but three times during the
making of the ticket.

The first ballot was an informal one
for the office of First Selectmen. No
candidates were placed in nomination
before the balloting began and the vote
resulted as follows:

Whole number of votes cast, 28

Necessary for a choice, 15
Legrand C. Bette, 12
Frank H. Merrill, 10
Charles A. Burr, 3
James T. Hubbell. 1
William Mitchell, 1
Fred. Mead, 1

A formal ballot was then taken which
resulted as follows :
Whole number of votes cast, 29.

NeCesuary for a choice, 15
F. If. Merrill, 16
L. C. Bette, 12
Fred Mead, ‘ 1

Mr. Merrill wasldeclared the nominee
amid considerable enthusiasm.
Attorney Henry W. Gregory was nom-
inated by acclamation for town clerk.
William E. Montgomery was nomin-
ated for town treasurer and treasurer of
the School Fund.

Two constables were on the list to be

were mentioned a ballot was taken
wh’ch resulted as follows:

Whole num‘ber votes cast, 27

Necessary for a choice, 14
Thomas Hunt, ' 14
Michael Nolan, . 4
John Tryon, ,' 2
8. Tucker, 4
Frank Hounecker, 3

Mr. Hunt was declared nominated
and then on motion of Delegate George
A. Honnecker, Mortimer Roberts of
East Norwalk was selected as the other
nominee.

John 'H. Louder, and William F.
Mather were nominated fer grand jurors
by acclamation.

L. L. Sherwood was placed on the
ticket for member of the board oilrelief,
by acclamation.

George A. Honnecker was nominated
by acclamation;jfor. assessor and the
nomination of auditor was :left for the
Second District to make. .

James T. Hubbell was the unanimous
choice for school visitor. ‘

John J. Walsh received the nomina-
tion of registrar of voters for the First
District by acclamation. ' ‘

The position of registrar of voters for

 

the Third District provoked quite a little

discussion among the delegates as to
whether the members of the convention
not residents of the Third Voting Dis-
trict should vote upon the nomination.
It was finally settled by the selection of
C. M' Rose, on a formal ballot, he re-
ceiving eighteen votes out of a total of
twenty-nine cast.

This completed the ticket, and a meet-
ing of the general committee of the
First and Third Districts was at ane
held at which an executive committee
consisting of James T. Hubbell chair-
man, Bernard Tully, secretary and
Frank H. Merrill, treasurer, was ap-
pornted, to manage the affairs of the
party during the coming campaign.

The convention then adjourned.

Nor-walk Republican City Caucus-

The Republican City caucus was held
at the Town House, last evening. The
meeting was called to order by City
committeeman John H. Wade, after
which Mr. Franms Leonard was elected
chairman, and John H. Wade secretary.
Attorney John H. Hurlbutt was recog-
nized by the chair, and made a pretty
little speech, the beauty of which was
perhaps somewhat marred by a slip of
his memory when he stated that the
first mayor of the city, was a democrat
which fact he regretted. (The first
mayor of the city was E. O. Keeler.)
He said that he wished to present the
name of a man to head the ticket who
would be recognized by all as worthy
of such position and one who had prov-
ed by his past deeds as being _ not only
an eligible but a desirable man for the
honor. He presented the name of
Arthur C. Wheeler.

Gen. Charles Olmstead seconded the
nomination of Mr. Wheeler and voiced
the sentiments of Mr. Hurlbutt, and
caused a smile by asking the very per-
tinent question as-to whether our first
mayor was backsliding, as might be in-
ferred from thezremarks of Mr. Hurl-
butt.

Mr. Keeler happened to be present
and forcibly denied the soft impeach-
ment, and paid the nominee of Mr.
Hurlbutt deserved compliment.

The chair appointed Messrs. John
Sayre, W. H. Byington, Dr. W. F.
Acton and Jarvis Kellogg as tellers.

The ballot for mayor was formal and
resulted as folio ws:

Whole number of votes, 95.

Arthur C. Weeeler, 85
Scattering, 10

Mr. Wheeler was declared nominat-
ed.

Hon. E. J. Hill said that some years
since he had been a- member of the
court of burgesses, and told a little
story of his experienccin effect that a
certain man in town was going to put.
an addition on his house and came to
him and said: “Hill, I’m going to make
some improvements to my house, but I
don’t propose buying my lumber
of you.” On being asked why, he
said: “Because you were a member of
the court of burgesses that ordered me
to lay a sidewalk in front of my premi-
ses.” He also told of the trouble that
had been experienced in the past in get-
ting anyone to become candidates for
election as members of the board. He
paid a compliment to the retiring
board, and said that he had been as-
sured that but three of them could be
prevailed upon to continue in their
good work for the city, and mentioned
the names of Eugene L. Boyer, A. A.
Chinery, Jr., and William H. Smith as
being the ones referred to, and whom
he wished to present for nomination.

Hon. E. O. Keeler seconded the nom-
ination, and begged to add the name of
a man who had never held town or city
office, a man of honor and business in-
tegrity, Mr. Charles F. Tristram. ,

Attorney E. M. Lockwood seconded
the nomination, and, in a pat. little

speech presented the name of Harvey

_ ‘M. Kent.
nominated and asa number of names .

Gen. Charles Olmstead, endorsed the
previous nomination. and all that had
been said in favor of the candidates.
He said that he had known Mr. Kent as
a bright, clean boy, and later as an
honored business man and citizen, and
remarking that,there was but one more
place left on the board and he, thought
he had the right man for the vacancy
and presented the name of Arthur B.
Hill.

Councilman Osborne then made a
few remarks and moved that the entire
six names presented be placed in nomi-
nation by acclamation.

By a unanimous vote, Messrs. Eugene
L. Boyer, William H. lSmith, A. A.
Chinery, J r., Harvey M. Kent, Charles
F. Tristram and Arthur B. Hill were
nominated by acclamation.

The following gentlemen were placed
in nomination for the several offices by
acclamation :

Treasurer—H. P. Price.

Collector—A. A. Betts.

Auditor—Henry Chasmar.

City Sheriff—R. N. Morehouse.

Registrar—A. E. Austin.

Inspector of Elections—E. M. (Lock-
wood.

 

condition is very precarious.

 

The latter nomination was that of a
democrat, and was made by Mr. Hurl-
butt, who stated that Mr. Mead had
creditably filled the position and as
there was already two republicans on
the board, it was customary to have at
least a minority representation of the
opposite party on the board.

Attorney Lockwood thought it advis-
able to make the nomination provision-
ally that the same gentleman was placed
in nomination by the democratic party,
and suggested that a committee be ap-
pointed to place the name of such nomi-
nee as the democrats should select, on
the republican ticket.

The chair appointed A. 0. Wheeler,
J. H. Wade and E. O. Keeler as such
committee. '

John H.
committee.

A collection amounting to $3.88 was
taken up and the meeting adjourned.

Wade was re—elected city

 

Democratic Town Ticket.
[South Norwalk]

The following town and city ticket
was placed in the field by the Demo-
crais'of South Norwalk last evening:

Selectman—Henry D. Fox.

Collector—Robert G. Mitchell.

Constables—William Vollmer, Edward
Ladrigan.

Assessors—Walter L. Wilcox.

Board of Relief—James M. Lane.

Grand Juror—James O. Jennings.

School Visitor—Ablathar Blanchard.

Auditor Town Accounts—J. Irving
Dibble.

Registrar of Voters—Richard H.
Golden. '

Democratic City Ticket.
layer—Walter L. Wilcox.

Treasurer—George S. Trowbridge.

Electric Light Commissioner—Jos-
eph A. Volk.

Collector—Robert G. Mitchell.

Marshal—Elbirt W. Clark.

Auditor—J. Irving Dibble.

Inspector of Elections—Henry W.
Bodwell.

Water Commissioners —Stephen S.
Hatch, 3 years; William B. Reed, 2
years.

Treasurer
Smith.

Registrar of Voters—Rufus J. Smith:

Councilmen—Richard H. Golden,
John McMahon, Ab'iuthar Blanchard,
Christian Swartz, Joseph A. Volk, Ed-
ward Barrett.

 

Water Fund—Minot S.

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Popcorn Good for an item Yet.

“Jimmy” Barbour’s white horse, has
again succeeded in furnishing an item
for the local press. The reporters had
about given him up as the source of an
item, and had sharpened their pencils
for a “clean cut.” puff for past favors.‘
Yesterday afternoon he stood on :Main
street watching _“i‘rilby” who in turn
was watching two red-haired girls go
into the New York grocery store. See-
ing the combination he made a dash for
it and in so doing locked the wheels of
the wagon to which he was hitched with
those of a carriage belonging to Prof.
Smythe of Compo, standing near by,
with the result that one of the hind
wheels of the latter vehicle was wreck-
ed. Neither of the horses ran. Youpg
Middlebrooks who had charge of “Pop-
corn,” the white horse, then came up
and ordered the wrecked-vehicle sent
to the carriage-shop for repairs.

Taken Suddenly lll.

Late yesterday afternoon Ofiicer
Morehcuse was called to the house of
Mrs. John W. Edmonds on Lewis street.
He found a “colored girl named Alice
Smith, seriously‘ sick and summoned
Dr. Dexter Hitchcock who ordered the
girl taken to the hospital. , The hospi-

tal being full of patients the girl was

placed in a coach and taken to the hos-
pital ward at the Town Farm. Her
Until the
day before she had been employed as a
domes tie in‘ a South N orwalk family.
She refuses to divulge the cause of her
sickness. She was taken sick while
shopping and went to Mrs. Edmond’s
because she happened to be an acquaint-
ance. The Smith girl was a member of
the colored Baptist society.

 

 

Our Hospital Plans" Ordered.
A contract has been closed with the
noted Boston firm of architects, Rand &.
Taylor, for the preparation of the plans

and specifications for Norwalk’s new '

hospital building to be erected on the
nightly lot on the turnpike just above
the Armory. Mr. Taylor of the firm, is
a specialist in Hospital architecture and
has had large experience in their plans
and construction. Upon the comple-
tion and acceptance of plans, and the
obtaining of'additional funds, the build-
ing contracts will be prepared and giv-
en out for competative bids.
Pensions. -

Original, James M. Collins, Hart-
ford; Clark E. Ford, Seymour. Reis-
sue, Theodore Hamilton, Weston;
Michael Keenan, Newton, Original wid-

 

Water Commissioner—Fred. Mead. l ows, etc~ Maria Kuhn. Waterbury.

NO ELEOTRIO PARALLEL.

The Conscildated Railroad Has
.Purchased the Stamford Street
Railroad.

 

Announced in the Annual State-

merit.

In the annual. statement of the New

York, New Haven &: Hartford Railroad
company issued yesterday afternoon,
the announcement is made that the
Consolidated has purchased 350 shares
of the preferred and 577 shares of the
common stock and $74,003 of the bonds
of the Stamford Street Railroad com-
pany, and proposes to develop that
property in close relationship to their
road.
' This is taken as an indication of the
company’s efforts to' block through
competition on the part of the electric
lines that are rapidly paralleling the
Consolidated. especially between Nor-
walk and New York. The control of
the [Stamford system, thus formally
announced, gives the Cousohdated road
a. very important link in the chain of
electric roads, one that the street rail-
way iines will find very difficult to re-
place when the time arrives for consoli-
dation or through traffic agreement.

Nothing is said about the Bridgeport
Traction Company in which it was sup-
posed'the Consolidated had secured a
large, if not controlling interest, from
Col. Heft, so it can be taken for grant-
ed that that story was not well founded
or, at least that the Consolidated road’s
holdings are not a maj oritv.

co.

Obituary.

 

 

MISS EVA OLMSTEAD.

' For aweek past Miss Eva Olmstead
has been hovering betWeen life and
death with an attack of typhoid fever at
her home on Isaac Place. Wednesday
there wasa council of physicians who
decided that she could survive but a
few hours at the most. This morning
at an early hour her spirit fled to its
heavenly rest. The deceased was of a
lovable disposition and a member of
the NorWalk Methodist church. In
company with her mother, \Irs. Syl-
vester Olmstead, she came to this city
from Wilton, about two years ago, and
since her residence here has made many
friends. She was about 22 years of
age. The funeral will be attended from
her late home Monday morning, Rev.
Mr. Wyatt officiating. The interment
will be at Bald Hill, Wilton.

A pathetic incident «in connection
with the mother’s sad bereavement was
the sorrowful news conveyed to her
this morning of the death in Wilton,
last night,of her mother, Mrs. Aaron R.

‘Olmstead. Doubly bereaved, she .will

receive the heartfelt sympathy of all.
The loss of a mother and aloved daugh-
ter within the space of a few hours is an
affliction seldom met with and one of a
most trying nature.

Lost None of His Popularity-

The Philadelphia Times says of Ed-
ward lIarrigan in “Old Lavender,”
which comes to Hoyt’s, Monday night:
“Old Lavender” is a creation well
known and well liked. The drink-
deadeued, heartbroken old man, who
is still the gentleman despite his pov-
erty, is a character in which Mr. Har-
rigan is seen at his best, while the
scenes to which his pathetic degrada-
ttion has brought him are thoroughly in
touch with that vein that has always
appealed to the public in the other
plays in which the actor has been seen.

Judge Walsh Qults.

The appeal of Judge Walsh of Dan-
bury from the decision of Judge Curtis
in the case brought by him against Wil-
liam Harris, also of Danbury, has been
withdrawn and will not be prosecuted
in the higher courts. At the time of
the trial of this case witnesses were in-
troduced to impeach the testimony of
Judge Walsh and on finding the im-
peachment sustained by the court, he
filed his notice of appeal. This ends
the litigation between the judge and
Harris, out of which four suits resulted.
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A New Boxer.

Tuesday night, Mrs. Yoerger, wife of
Prof. George Yoerger of Broad River,
presented him with a bouncing baby
boy. The Professor .proposes to take
the youngster in hand and teach him
all the scientific points that he himself
knows so well, and in case Carbett re-
fuses to meet Fitzsimmons, the new
boxer will be brought forward as a can-
didate for the championship.

 

 

 

An Enterbrlslng Town.
At a special town meeting, the Mid-
dletown board of relief were directed to
-relieve from taxes for 10 years, all
companies who stait manufactories in
that town between now and January 1,

 

 

l 1397.

 

RETURNED TO HIS'HOIIE

MP. and Mrs. A. N. Stanton Rec-
onciled Instead of Divorced.

 

 

The Original Cause of their Separa
tlon a Mystery.

 

Several months ago, Mrs.“ Albeit N.
Stanton, of Bridgeport, brought suit
for divorce against her husband, who
is vice-president and superintendent of
the Wilmotd: Hobbs Mtg. 00., of that
city.

Thesuit attracted wideat‘ention when
it was first instituted, as both Mr.
Stanton and his wife occupied promi-
nent stations in society and were be-
lieved to be a peculiarly well matched
couple.

The exact cause of the separation has
always remained a mystery, although
there appeared to be good grounds for
the conjecture that Mrs. Stanton be—
came suspicious of her husband’s rela-
tions With a pretty typewriter in his
employ, who has since left. However,
Mrs. Stanton made no specific allega-
tions of infidelity and the suit was
never brought to trial.

The couple have lived apart ever
since, Mrs. Stanton taking up her resi-
dence with Dr. anvl Mrs. Wilson at
their summer home on Smith’s Island.

A few days ago a reconciliation was
effected and yesterday Mr. and Mrs.
Stanton appeared on a Bridgeport
trolley car together which made known
to their friends the fact that their differ—
ences had been settled. I

During Mrs. Stanton’s residence on
Smith’s Island she has been a frequent
visitor at the Norwalk Yacht club, the
members of which had extended to her
the privileges of the house, where she
made many friends who will be pleased
to learn of the reconciliation.

 

A Cow—ardly Act.
Yesterday afternoon. William Grace
was leading his cow home by a rope,
when the animal espied a large apple at
rest under a tree and made a savage
break for it, dragging Mr. Grace along
with her. In some way the tone was
wound around the trunk of the tree .
with Grace’s hand on the under side.
The cow secured the apple and Mr.

Grace a badly bruised hand.

 

Not Yet Settled.

The attorneys for the Darien Water
company deny the truth of the state-
ment published in the Hour yesterday,
to the effect that the Italians who are so
clamerous for their wages had been
paid. It is understood, however, that
New York parties who are interested,
will be in town to-morrow, and an at—
tempt made to settle up the affairs of
the company in some manner.

+,__-._.
“You Will Not.”

At the Democratic convention last
evening, an ex-deputy sherifi' thinking
to do an ex-burgess a kindness, said, “I
present the name of William McMullen
for the oflfice of Grand Juror.” The
ex-burgess quick as lightning spoke up,
“You will not,” in his fine Italian
brogue, and the éx—sherifi' sat down
amid the roars of the convention.

Ancient News.

That there was a death of news yes-
terday, is evidenced by the fact that the
Hour, Sentinel and News devoted con-
siderable space to an item giving a de—
scription of the burning of a waste bas-
ket and its contents which occurred in
a reporters den at this office some two
years ago.

 

Want the Vote.

The County Commissioners/have re-
quested all town clerks to forward them
official information on the license vote
in their respective towns, after the com-
ing elections. At present their only
information is from the (newspapers
and other sources and often cases in
court require official confirmatidn. '

Ludlow Monument.

It is understood that Mr. Josiah R.
Marvin has donated to the town land
on his ridge for the proposed monu-
ment to Ludlow, Norwalk’s first found-
er. The monument is already con-
tracted for and will soon be set and
and dedicated with imposing ceremon-
ies.

 

Now In Control.

The New York, New Haven & Hart-
ford road yesterday formerly purchased
from Banker J. Pierpont Morgan, the
control of the‘New England road.

 

Dance at l-‘llslde.

Mrs. M. E. Mead will give the pupils
of her school an informal dance this
evening at “Hillside,” from eight until
ten o’clock.

—Election posters printed promptly
at. the Guerra oflice.