~ lawyers. \ Founded in 1800.] £01.. Kev—No 44!. .4 n Entertaining and Instmctive Home Journal, Especially Devoted to Local .News ancl Interests. , NORWALK, CONN.. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4. 1895. [$1.00 a Year. ' . PRICE Two CENTS. THE FAVORITE HOME‘PAP'ERP indentndtnl in an mun: tantrum naming. Dr. Seward’s Address. We give elsewhere in the GAZETTE to- day, the able and scintillating address of Rev. Dr. Sevvard at the recent Chau- tauqua Union meeting at the South Norwalk Baptist church. 0. Convicts on Country Roads. The success of the plan of utilizing convict labor in road-makingin Georgia has induced the authorities in some of the Northern States to give the subject serious consideration. The New York Prisons Commission has directed its secretary to communicate with the Sn- pervisors of the several counties as to the feasibility of having convicts who are sentenced for a year or less retain~ ed in their respective'counties and com- pelled to work on the highways. This plan, with some modifications, is worth the careful consideration of the authorities in every state. The agitation against the competition of convict labor in the production of man- ufactured goods has made the problem of convict employment a serious one. The transfer of this class to road-mak- ing would put an end to such contro- versy, and tend to improve the country roads at the same time. There are no very substantial reasons apparent for excluding the services‘of convicts sentenced for more than one year from the work of road-making. If all the convicts and tramps in the country could be put to this useful em- ployment, under intelligent supervis- ion, the country would in a short time secure what is much needed, some good highways, constructed by those who, under present conditions are an expen- sive charge on the taxpayers. Farmers and Forests. Mr. Fernon, the Chief of the Division of Forestry of the Department of Agri- culture, has contributed forty pages to the year book of the department on the subject of Forestry for Farmers. It is to be remarked that his recommenda- tions are in the interest of the planting and growth of trees instead of the destruction of trees, which has been one of the chief employmeuts of Ameri- can farmers for a period of two hun- dred and fifty years or longer. Mr. Fernon believes that the time has fully come for a halt in the destructive policy as applied to American forests, and that persistent and intelligent for- est planting and cultivation are urgently demanded. His contribution to the year book includes a dissertation on how trees grow, how to plant a forest, how to treat the wood lot and how to cultivate the wood crop. All of this may hive an unorthodox sound" to the average American farmer who has been trained to lookupon trees as mere numbers-rs of ground that could be devoted to the cultivation of more profitable crops. But Mr. Fernon is right. The destruction of American forests has been carried beyond the limit of safety to the public welfare, and what the farmers need most new is intelligent instruction as to the cultiva- tion and preservation. of trees and for- ests of trees. The contribution of the Chief of the Forestry division to the agricultural year book is well timed and worthy of careful persual by every farmer in the United States. The Fahan Case. The case of the State vs. Kate Fahan was continued in the town Court, this morning. Mrs. Fahau is charged with selling intoxieants on election day. Attorney Lockwood appears for the prosecution and Attorney Huributt for the defense. Witnesses were exam- ined, and the monotony, of their exam- nation was somewhat . enlivened by some lively sparring between the two The case was continued until this afternoon. fiAv* Football Game. The Y. M. C. A. and Danbury foot ball elevens will play a match game at Norwalk Park, to-morrow afternoon. CHlUllUtlllllt UNION. President Seward’s Remarks at The Opening Meeting. The Literary Organizations of Nor- walK Extended a Cordial Greeting. The opening. meeting of the season by the Chautauquan Union was held in the Baptist church on Monday evening, October 28th. The literary clubs of the two cities were represented in the attendance, viz: The Woman’s Club of Norwalk; the Paragraph Club; the Young Men’s Debating Club; the Fri- day Afternoon Club of rte-nth. Nor-Walk, and the. Society of the Daughters of the Revolution. We give the substance of the remarks by the president of the Chatauquan Union, Rev. Dr. D. M. Seward: _ “Chautauqua extends cordial greeting to the literary organizations of Nor- walk and South Norwalk, that are with us by our invitation this evening. THE WOMAN’S CLUB. This is the oldest in the fraternity of societies. Its sphere includes history, literature, art and social science whose field is becoming boundless and this year—municipal government. The club will doubtless get graphic illustra- tions on this latter theme from the New York. This club has furnished entertainments of a high order at their homes and in the club rooms. They have secured author’s readings. Their own membership has furnished clever writers. They have produced a novel with the original feature of. the different chapters written by individual members. THE PARAGRAPH CLUB. This, we understand, deals with the current topics of the day. Literature and art are prominent fields of research. The name suggests condensed treat- ment of different themes and if that signifies the leading feature of the club its title is in keeping with the tem- per and habits of to-day. Long-winded- ness must no more be predicable of the sermon, or the oration, or the essay, or the poem. Exhaustive treatment is considered exhausting. This club ex; pects its members to read some notable book in the course of every season. THE YOUNG man's DEBATING CLUB. The debates of this club deal with ques- tions of historic and politic ii and social concern. They observe the Parliamen- tary code in conducting exercises. We understand thit some of our most promising young men are members of this club. It is not a rash prophecy that within a decade of years a goo-11y prOportlon of our municipal and educa- tional officers and our counsellors at law,;our jurists, our Senators, and our members of Congress will come from this do sting club. run FRIDAY anrnuuoou (runs. This club appears to be doing for South Norwalk the kind of valuable work which the Woman‘s club is doing for Norwalk. They survey allgparts of the broad fields of literature. They produce admirableapap‘ers in the realm of history and art. There has been no ebb tide of interest or production or attendance. They are redeeming the day of the week which is the chief name of their title from its old associations of gloomy portents and imagined ad— versity, and it is no wild or unreason- able hope that through their brave dis- regard of legendary tradition, Friday will come to be reckoned an auspicious day for the starting out of sea-craft, and for the celebration of bridsls. THE Daucnrnus on Tim nnvonuriou. , Their worthy and patriotic aim is to keep fragrant the memory of their Revolutionary ancestors. They do this not only by rehearsing the story of their fearless bravery but by securing from all available and occult sources the record of their beneficent service. N ow and then the members, putting on the treasured garments of the last cen- tury blend the ancient with the modern' and graphically fehabilitatel the Revo- lutionary past. It is a part of their sphere to deepen historic interest and rekindle filial loyalty in our old famous town. onsurauqus is neither the Reuben nor the Benjamin of this sisterhood of organizations. We are far from taking this social occasion for setting forth our claims to high ap- preciation, yet we may be permitted modestly to say that Chautauqua has taken an active and earnest part in promoting union of action between the different organizations for literary, dramatic and musical purposes. The result of this union has been a higher order of entertainments than would be easily possible for a single organization to furnish. These entertainments have recent and the present experience of included authors" meetings, admirable lectures, brilliant concerts and skilful dramatizations. The entertainments of the last winter were eminently suc- cessful both as to the fine skill of the performers and in the liberal patronage of attendance extended to them. For a marvel they left a surplus in the treasury, (thanks to the wise manage- ment of finance committees) which will help to secure surpassing excellence in the entertainments of the coming sea- son. Some of us are hoping that this federation, or virtual consolidation will commend the larger consolidation of our beautiful cities. Chautauqua has been alive in the matter of village im- provements. It has secured instructive and valuable lectures which have deep- ened and broadened interest in the growth and beauty of our ctties. The Chautauquan organization like the others which we have briefly char- acterized has certain features of its own. . We belong to an exceeding great army of students, numbering hundreds of thousands. We have continually the consciousness of enjoying the sympathy and co-operation of our fellow students, We have new text books every year prepared by scholarly men and women who are chosen by Chautauqua, and these freshly written volumes brought up to date—promote advance on defi- nite lines, in different departments of knowledge. - We have a magazine which ranks with the finest literature of the day. We have a Mecca. to which those with adequate resources resort every summer. Either the masters of literature and science and art come each year from every part of American and European Christendom, bringing with them boundless treasures of in- epiring facts. While methodical courses of reading and study are arranged by Chautauqua, the field of electives is without limitations. We have in our own Chautauquan Union a large variety of exercises—a mosaic of prose and poetry and music. We have had con- tributions from our fellow citizens of history and literature and drama and song, that have heightened the charm of our gatherings. The poet Gray in his elegy written in a country church yard, sings in the minor key of unknown and undeveloped Miltons and Crom- wells sleeping there. Chautauqua'en- deavors to discover the germs of possi- ble Miltons and Cromwells and expand them so that they shall not pass through life hidden and unappreciated; so that they shall take their places among the immortals of their day. Chautauqua believes in the co-educa- tion of the sexes—believes that the in- tellects of the one sex reciprocally invigorate the intellects of the other sex when they are brought into co- working. When we listen to the sum- mons of the Psalmist, “Both young men and maidens, let them praise the name of the Lord,” we: can not help interpreting the trumpet charge as coming directly home to Chautau- quan organiZations. . The field of literature and art to-da sets broadly before us, the rapidly on- larging sphere of woman. ‘ There has been recognizable advance in the brief space between the great exposition of last year at Chicago and the exposition of to-day at Atlanta. It is too late to discuss thefiquestion of the coming of the new woman—lo! she is here! Look over a hundred works of fresh fiction~~ you seeamsjority of the title pages indicating womanly authorship. We read in. the book of Judges, that Achrzah the daughter of Caleb, on becoming a bride was moved to ask of her father a marriage gilt of great value. She alighted from tlie back of her mule, which was the bicycle or the quadricycle of; ancient times and ap- proached her father’who sasked after her ,wishes. Rsminding him that he had generously given her the South land, she, with bridal charm and fasci- nation, asked for the additional gilt of the upper and the nether Springs Caleb could not deny her request. 80 there came to her this bridal outfit, this magnificent trousseau of real estate. Woman to-day is fast gaining posses- sion of the upper and the nether springs ——the very fountains of power, without asking anybody. The despondent souls that are béwailine: the forward strides of woman and weakly opposing by speech and pen her entrance int) new departments of literature'and business will find, before their sunset that they are warring with the stars—the stars that in their courses fought against Sisera. We go out, fellow students, of these several organizations, into widely vary- ing fields of knowledge. We go down as bees into divers lawns, up sunny hill sides to gather the essence of the blooming flowers by literature and art and transmit it into honey in our men- tal lives. The bees can gather sweet- ness from clover blossoms for honey”, only at a certain season of the year. After the fading of the clever, they lire compelled to gather from the b seams of cearser flowers and make a . honey. We are not shut up to such a necessity. The clover blossoms of lit- erature and art and music are fresh and fragrant the year round. The frost does not blight them. Winter heigh- tens their sweetness. Let us not take up with blossoming weeds. Let us not null from any buds or blossoms of shal- low, diluting, degrading, literature. The best, the purest, the most inspiring can be had—let us accept no other. ___ ._._.__-.. ... ._.-.-_.._.__ . Have Separated. Mr. and Mrs. John McDonald have separated. He will provide for his two youngest children and the two eldest will be sent to the Town Children’s home. - ‘? Fell Down an Elevator Shaft- Miss Fannie Hubbell, a forewoman at the Star Shirt factory at Bridgeport, yesterday fell a distance of twelve feet down an elevator shaft, and fractured her right thigh. V Had a Narrow Escape. United States Senator Orville H. Platt and H. W. Lines had anarrow escape from a serious grade crossing accident at the New England road in Waterbury yesterday morning. Pensions. Additional—George R. Waugh, No~ roton Heights. Reissue—John O’Don- nell, New Haven; Thomas Allen, Plattsville; John W. Booth. Hartford. Original widow’s eta—Louisa. J. Lock- wood, Norwalk. - _._... - mun“..- They Object. It is stated that Messrs. F. St. John Lockwood and John J. O’Sullivan will strongly oppose any proposition 'to run another track through East Wall street and over Mill hill, unless the street be widened,_and if necessary will swear out an injunction. ._ ‘ .._____.___._...... Has Returned. Henry L. Spicer, of Wilton avenue, his fortunes in the west, has returned fully satisfied and has made asettle- ment u‘izh his creditors. He will shortly remove with his family to Brooklyn. Your Last Chance. The final meeting of the town Asses- sors for the receipt of tax lists will be held at the Selectmen’s office, this evening, from 7 to 9 o’clock. Those who fail to get their lists in before the c‘ose of such meeting will have 10 per cent. added to their property valuation. ----—- .——--—7-———— o v .- To Issue New Stock. The Southern New Englaad Tele- phone companv will soon issue new stock. to be offered to shareholders in the proportion of one share to ten, and increasing the capital stock of the cor- poration from $1,500,000 to $1,600,000. The company now pays 6 per cent. an- nual dividends. _.-_.__.__.____.m . . 9-._ ._.___..... To Reassess Property. The state board of equalization has issued a call for a meeting of the chair- men of all boards of assessors and boards of relief throughout the state, to be held at the Capitol on Wednes- day, November 6, to discuss plans for a revaluation of all property in the vari- ous towns of the state. ._ Hoax... -,._~____x- Recent Deaths. ‘ . . Mrs. Sarah Lawlor widow of Patrick Lawlor, who for a long time has been a resident of Cranbury, died in East Norwalk, this morning. Miss Ellen Dowd a former resident of Main street, died yesterday afternoon, at the home of Fred B. Coleman, South Norwalk, to whom she was paying a visit. ‘ -... .vi Danbury and NorwalK Meeting. The annual meeting of the stockhold- ers of the Danbury .‘and Norwalk rail- road was heldin New Haven, yesterday. The meeting was attended by only a few of the stockholders. Th . only business done was the election of a board of directors as follows; F. St. John Lockwood Norwalk, [/Charles 'P. Clark New Haven, John M. Hall New Haven, Benjamin R. English New Haw en, George J. Brush New Haven, Eben Hill South Norwalk', Edwin Tweedy Daubury, Charles H. Merritt Danbury and J. B. Treadwell ‘Danbury. officers elected by the board of direc- torsare: President, F. St. John Lock- wood; Oharles P. Clark, vice-president; William E - ’Barnett, clerk; Charles ,E. Robinso. ', Bridgeport, treasurer. The Boston Store. e Boston Store announces in to- y’s issue itslgl'und November sale in / all departments. Bargains all along the line is the cry, and if you are look- ing for jackets, capes and fur garments of every description the Boston Store is the place to find them. who left Norwalk some time ago to try- . The front axle of a wagon loaded The . ,morniug. He says that it was nervous- Terse ’l‘ales of the Times. To-day is known as All Saints day. —Frames made. Hayes’, 5 Main St. Letter carrier Nickerson is again on the sick list. The new social club at Cranbury will meet to-night. The evening schools will open on Monday next. Louisa J. Lockwood has been grant. ed an original widow’s pension. Henry M. Hoyt the carpenter is very sick at his home on Chestnut street. To-day is the last day in which to hand in your list to the town assessors. Superintendent Kyle of the Street Railway is now a resident of the city of Norwalk. —Wauted.—A. boy at this office. ply at once. :‘i p- l‘drs. Lucctta M. Warner, wife of Dr. I. De Ver W’arnei', of Bridgeport, died last evening. Carpenter Charles Hoyt has the con- tract for building a large pig stye at the Town Farm. ’ Superintendent Birmingham of the Bridgeport police department was in town yesterday. A missionary prayer meeting was held at the residence of A. J. Donne, this afternoon. James E. Woodhull who has been sick for some weeks pastis convalescing and is able to sit up. The Women’s Relief Corps of. Buck- ingham Post, will hold a regular meet- ing this afternoon. —~Fresh fish at Adams Bros. Services were held at St. Paul’s, St. Mary’s and Grace churches this morn- ing, it being All Saints day. Samuel J. Hubbard, tax-representa- tive from Middletown, died yesterday of heart disease, aged 75 years. Thomas McMullen will open a saloon‘ on Franklin avenue, in the store for- merly occupied by Mrs. Madden. A horse belonging to Butcher Fred Whitlock siarted to run away thislmorn- ing but was stopped before going far. ——Millpond Oysters at Adams Bros. Several lady members of the Grace church guild enjoyed themselves at the home of Mrs. W. F. Bishop, yesterday afternoon. Mr. Theodore E. Stevens and Miss Ida E. Stottler were married in Stum- ford, yesterday, at the bzide’s home on. Broad street. Mr. George Warren Smith who has been calling on friends in this city and Stamfordfor the past few days return- ed to his home in Bristol this afternoon. The rain last night dampened the ar- dor of a number of lads who had in- tended to play their mischievous pranks about the city in celebration of He?- low’cen. A public hearing will be held at the Selectmen’s ofilce, to hear remonstranc— es if any, to the extension of the Tram- way company’s tracks to the New 011° naan line via. Silver Mine, to-morrow. Work has been commenced on the cleaning up of the debris at the Ruby fire. Mr; Ruby will, it is reported, commence the work of erecting a new building as soon as possible. with coal belonging to J. H. Louder, broke on Wall street near Main this morning. The horses were unhitched and the coal transferred to azstrong- er wagon. ° "The, West Main Street Whilst club will meet next Wednesday evening. Atameeting cf the club last Wednes- day evening the leading prizes were csptured by F. E. Lockwood and Mrs. H. Glover. ' -—-Fine turkeys, ducks and chickens at Adams Bros. Mr. Frank H. Beers denies the pub- lished statement that he was slow about getting the key for the ringing of box 56 on the. occasion of the fire yesterday nose on the part of those who called for the key that caused the delay. Miss Nellie Dufi‘y was given a Bal- low’een surprise party at her home in West Norwalk last night. A happy party including friends from this city, was present and well, known Hallow’een games were indulged in. There was al- Aso vocal and instrumental music." The breaking of an electric light wire outside of but near the Electric Light Station, last evening, caused a tempo- rary suSpension of incandescent light on one section of the system. The King’s Daughters of the Baptist church met at the home of Mrs. Augus- tus Parsons, on Union Place, yesterday afternoon. Despite the storm there was a good attendance and a pleasant reception. The remains of Mrs. William John~ son, who died ina New York hospital on Wednesday, were taken to Ridge- field for interment this morning. The deceased was formerly a telegraph operator at Ridgefield. — '—-‘—-—< o >—...~_. SOUTH NORWALK. § The O. U. A. M. met last evening. "Fatinitza” at Hoyt’s Opera House to-night. .Reedll'aviland, Jr., of Milwaukee. is visiting relatives in town. The Swordfish club will meet at the City Hotel to-morrov evening. Henry Godfrey of the ocean mail pos- tal service ishome for e. few days. “The Witch” will be presented at Hoyt’s Opera House next Thursday evening. George R. Waugh, of Noroton Heights’ has been grantedan additional pension. The Red Men§will don war paint and feathers to-night and attend the fair at the Armory in a body. Henry M. Jennings retired from the employ of the Adams Express company last night after fourteen years of faith- ful service. The annual meeting of the Knob Outing club will be held at the Ma- hackemo hotel on Saturday evening, November 9. One of Raymond Bros.’ coal wagons lost a wheel in the Street Railway com- mourproperty on West avenue this morning. J. W. Studwell who has been ill for several months was able to take a short carriage ride this morning. As soon as he is able to stand the journey, he and Mrs. Studwell will visit Washington. H. Goodwin, the tailor on the Wash- ington street bridge advertises over- coats from $6 to $10, and diagonal worsted suits for $8.50. Mr. Goodwin also does good custom work and re- pairing. Read his adv. in another col- umn. ‘ Joseph Cummings, of New Haven. a freight brakeman, had his right hand caught by the bumpers while coupling cars in Bridgeport last night. His middle finger was'crushed so badlv that amputation was necessary, and the three other fingers were severely lacer— ated. . An alarm of fire at 8 o’clock last evening, called out the East Norwalk fire department for a fire in the Ban- dall building at the east end ofj the Benedict farm bridge, which is used as aclub house. The fire was in an old sofa and was extinguished by throwing the sofa into the river. V The wheel on a truck belonging to Buxton & Brundage collapsed in front of Tilly’s blacksmith shop, last evening, causing about ten minutes delay to the Street Railway service. . Extra car: were afterward. put on in order to ac- commodate passengers from the several factories and who reside in Nor-wall: and Winnipauk. Avon—fl For a Single Track Record. CLEVELAND, Nov. 1.-—-An attempt will be made by the Big Four next Monday to aim the fast single track time record. '1 9 trial will be made between this city and St. Louis. It is scarcely expected that the phenomenal time made last week by the Lake Shore of 65:07 miles per hour ac- tual running time will be equaled. Once a Millionaire. LONDON, Nov. 1.—The financial article in The Daily Telegraph says: “The Stock Exchange failures included Nicholas Per- mls, who a few years ago amassed ‘a for: tune of £200,000 (81,000,000) by specula- tions, and has lost it all since, mostly in American railroad and South American securities. forged Will Scandal. Lennon, Nov. 1.—A dispatch to The Chronicle from Rome says that a great vandal has occurred at Palermo, and war- rants have been issued for the arrest of several aristocratic personages charged with the forgery of a. will. Two nephews of Cardinal Rampolla have already de- camped. Uso of Trinidad as a. Cable Station. Manonnsrnu, Nov. 1.——Tlie Guardian asserts that the Trinidad incident is clos- ed, and that the government of Brazil no longer disputes the title of the Brazilian Submarine Telegraph company to the m. of the island as a cable station. Slump 1n Mining Securities. Lennon. Nov. L—T lie slump of mini.- 2 tumbled in all direct ons. I pany’s tracks opposite the Gould Sey- ‘ .. at‘ t. r ‘,5'.~:~5§,‘3§T~ :-.- securities on the Stock Exchange yesterd; f' ' and today affected other values, and mi: .. - ‘
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