I Founded in 1800.] w _ NonALK .4 n Entertaining and Instructive Home Journal, Espect ally Devoted to Local News and Interests. NORWALK,'CONN.. FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 15. 1895. [$1.00 a Year. A PRICE TWO CENTS. VOL. Kev—No .46 NonwnmfliGasz. THE FAVORITE HOME PAPER. ( llllltlltllllelll ll all llllilllSi Rtllllal ill llllllllllil. Tuberculosis In Cattle. The farm of Wadham Brothers of Litchfield, was visited Monday and ten head of cattle found to be affected with tuberculosis. They were all destroyed. The veterinary is now watching the rest of the herd for a development of the disease. A half dozen other cases have been discovered in Goshen. The . development of the disease among the cattle there has increased more this fall than in several years. Cheating in Coal ~Welght. The Philadelphia, Coal Exchange is not only justified in its crusade against light-weight dealers, but deserves com- mendation for its action. Legitimate dealers in every commodity are sub- ject to the destructive competion of the dishonest, who undersell a living price and more than make the differ- ence good by cheating in weight or measure. The only way to get rid of this sort of rascally competition is to expose those who engage in it, and their exposure is demanded quite as much in the interest of the consuming public as in that of the honest dealers. The coal dealer who undersells a fair price twenty-five cents a ton and cheats the purchaser fifty cents in the weight of the coal is an enemy to honest deal- ers and consumers alike. The average coal consumer is not able to detect this sort of rascality and must rely on the honest dealers to do it for him. The Vast Cost of Labor Strikes. The Commissioner of Labor has just completed a report on the strikes of the seven and a half years from January 1, 1887, to June, 30, 1894, and the result is especially interesting to workingmen generally. Figures are embodied cov- ering the years from 1881 to 1887, and throughout these fourteen years there were 14,390 strikes, 69,167 establish- ments affected and 3,714,406 employees thrown out of work. While the strikes cost the employees $163,807,866 and lockouts 826,685,561 more employers lost 882,590,286 bystrikes and $12,285,- 451 by lockouts. The number of cases in which employes were successful in gaining their demands during this en- tire period wae 30,772 and they failed in 80,597 instances. The story is an in- structive one and represents an almost untold money value. *fi- The Russian Thistle in Our Midst. The New York Herald sounds this note of alarm to farmers: “The dreaded thistle which has been found so great a nuisance in the Da- kotas, has recently been discovered growing in the yards of the West Shore Railroad, at'Weehawken. If it should gain a foothold imthe Eastit will spread . very rapidly, and of course all agricul- turests are much interested in securing an early extermination of the mischiev- ousbut prolific weed. A single plant of this thistle, it is said, will bear 20,000 seed. It would not be surprising if the plants found in Weehawken should dis- seminate their pestiferous seed far and wide in neighboring regions. In his annual report for 1893 the Sec- retary of Agriculture said that the Rus- sian thistle “has already covered an area of about 30,000 square miles in the States of North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Nebraska and «Wyoming, and the damage caused by it duringthe present season is estima- ted at from $3,000,000 to $5,000,000." The. same official report gave warning that the pestiferous plant would doubt- , » less overspread “the whole Great Plains region and still further east, infesting a large part of the wheat-producing re- gion of the United States.” As its progress can only be stopped by concerted action, no time should be lost in exterminating it from this sec- tion of the'countr . The Fahan Case. Sherifi‘ Lyon last evening notified the witnesses in the Fahan liquor case that the same would come up in the Super- for court on Wednesday next. Gets Ten Years. The trial of Michael Moriarity for killing his mother-in-law ended at Wa- terbury yesterday with . a verdict of manslaughter and a sentence of 10 years. Eight Cars Demolished. The east-bound "Rawhide” freigh on the Philadelphia, Reading & New England railroad broke into sections, two miles east of Winsted, yesterday, and eight cars were demolished. No person was injured. , Coal Famine in Bristol. Indications point to a coal famine in Bristol. Some of the large cosurners are receiving just enough to meet their present needs and at times they are so low in the supply as to have only enough for 24 hours. By some the apparent scarcity is looked upon as a ruse to boom prices. Rice’s ”14-92.” “1492” which will be presented by Rice’s Surprise Party at Hoyt’s Opera House, Saturday evening, is the most popular burlesque extravaganza now before the public, having been played in Boston for 250 nights and for two years in New York city. In securing this at- traction for South Norwalk, Mr. Hoyt further exemplifies his wide-awake management. Boiler Explosion. The north boiler of a stack of six Co. at Manchester exploded yesterday afternoon. The north end of the boiler house was blown out, all the windows in the neighborhood were smashed, and Patrick Hefifernan and John Dolan were badly scalded and burnt. They were working around the boiler room. The cause of the explosion is not known. Wants $200,000 From Spain. Judge James E. Walsh, of Danbury, is about to file at the State Department in Washington, a claim of $200,000 dam- ages against the Spanish government, and will ask that it be recognizedas a claim of a citizen of the United States. The claimant is John Repko, a natural- ized citizen of this country, whose hotel in Havana the Spanish officers confis- cated on the claim that he was a revo- lutionist. Ezra Benedict. Ezra Benedict, formerly of New Ca- naan, died in Brooklyn on Sunday last, aged 81 years. Mr. Benedict was one of a family of fifteen of which the ven- erable Mrs. Stephen Hoyt, of New Canaan, now in her 92d year and Ben- jamin Benedict, of Wilton, are the old- est and youngest, respectively. His re- mains were taken to Saratoga county and. interred beside those of his wife who died several years ago. St.Mary’s Church Fair. ‘ The rain last evening did not prevent there being a satisfactory attendance at the St. Mary’s church fair. A pleasing programme was presented, and included singing by the church choir, violin music by a quartette composed of Prof- Heynan, Miss Ruth Fitzgerald, John Hennessy, and John Powell. The sing- ing. by a quartette composed of B. Tulley, Mrs. Thomas Hefi‘ernan, Miss Singelein and William Hyland, won merited applause. . O Expected Burglars. A Wall street merchant who makes it a practice to open his store early in the morning, was considerably delayed this morning in getting out of the house, be failing to find the key in the usual place, the keyhole. He after a vain search for the key finally awoke his wife who told him where it was. Fear- ing that the house would be visited by as at several other places, by turning the key with a pair of pincers, she had taken the key out of the door and laid it away. ———«*- Crushed by the Cars. A man named P. J. Murray living» at South Norwalk, and employed on the switcher lies at the Norwalk hospital in a dangerous condition. ‘ .Murray was engaged last night in coupling cars, and in some way got caught between the bumpers, and was severely squeezed about the body. He dropped to the 'tracks but fortunately was not run over. He was taken to the hospital and Dr. W. C. Burke summoned. The patient was delirious and it was found neces- sary to strap him to the bed. The doctor found that he had sus} tained several bruises, and was suffering from the shock. He was reported this morning as getting along nicely. boilers in the mill of the Oakland Paper burglars, and entrance would be gained . RECOGNIZEllIS VOICE. A Sneak Thief Returns to Norwalk After an Absence Ol TWO Years. Tries His Old Trick of Applying For Board. About two years ago a young maxi applied at Mrs. Mary Weyerhauser’s on Harbor avenue, for board. He said that he had secured work with the rail- road, company, and his work was such that he would be away nights. Mrs. Weyerhauser at first hesitated about liking him, but finally did so, and at his request showed him to a room. Nothing more was thought of him un- til some of the other boarders came home in the evening and on going to their rooms, found that they had been robbed of wearing apparel, money, watches, etc. Mrs. Weyerhauser im- mediately bethought herself of the new boarder, and on going to his room found the door open and that the bed had not been uged. It did not take long to arrive at the conclusion that the new boarder was the party guilty of the theft. The po- lice were notified, but the thief had too much of a start and he was not appre- hended. ' A short time after, the man was ar- rested in Danbury for‘stealing and was sentenced to a term in jail. At the time of his arrest he were one of the coats stolen from Mrs. Weyerhauser’s. The story of the theft was revived yesterday, by the appearance in town of a man whom it is believed to be iden- tical with the person who committed the former robbery. The man again call- ed at Mrs. Weyerhauser’s boarding house and said that it had been recom- mended to him as a good place. He gave the name of Wilson and he appeared especially anxious to 2st board thére. so anxious indeed, that the landlady became suspicious and told him that she could not accommo- date him. He seemed to be very much disappointed, but walked away without saying any thing. _ After he had gone Mrs. Wy’erhauss‘r’s daughter remembered him as the thief who committed the other burglary. The mother at first refused to believe it but was finally convinced. ’ ' Oddly enough, although the child’had seen him but once before, and. heard him talk, she, recognized him by his voice. His description tallies with that of Mrs. Weyerhouser’s transcient boarder, only that he looked a trifle paler and somewhat reduced in flesh. He, is de- scribed as of a light complexion, 5 feet, 7 inches tall, sandy hair and moustache, and a smooth talker. . Officer Morehouse was notified and i the fellow is the same party it is to be hoped that he will be apprehended an properly punished. Hung Paige ln Effigy. There was much feeling displayed in Shelton when news rerched there that the County Commissioners had refused the application of John H. Donovan for a liquor license. The decision, it was claimed by Donovan’s friends, was due entirely to personal spite on the part of ex-Speaker Allan W. Paige, whose de- feat for representative here three years ago be attributed directly to the efforts of Donovan, who is a prominent Demo- cratic politician. Attorney Paige has since removed to Bridgeport and is now counsel to the county commissioners. About 7 o’clock last night there was general surprise felt when a stuffed fig- ure, on the back of which a placard hung, bearing the name of the ex-speak- or, was raised to a telegraph pole on the viaduct. The effigy hung there all night in a position it would have been dificult to reach, had an attempt been made to take it down. vwvv One License Refused. The County Commissioners in session at South Norwalk yesterday, refused to grant a license to sell intoxicating liq- uors to Martin Spahr, proprietor of the Eagle Hotel and saloon, at 29 South Main street, South: Norwalk. Spahr was arrested and fined not long ago for selling liquor on Sunday, and the Commissioners will make a further investigation of hiscase. a—‘ Disposes of His Farm. at Cranburv to Thomas O’Meara, and the deed has been recorded at the Town Clerk’s office. John, since his removal to Cranbnry from New York, has had quite a checkered existence, be having been nearly all of the time engaged in lawsuits. He no doubt parts with the farm without any great amount of regret. John Barthel has disposed of his farm ’ The Boston Store. The Boston Store announces a great sale of Jackets, Capes, Furs, Neck boss and dress goods. Read their advertise- ment and compare their prices with others before purchasing. One Year Old. The Hill & Hubbell Lumber com- pany is one year old to-day. Members of the firm report a prosperous year and are in readiness for an anticipated boom in business for the year to come. Horrors in Turkey. ‘ Among the missionaries reported as in peril of massacre in Turkey are Rev. H. N. Barnum, Mrs. Mary E. and Miss Emily M. Barnum, who are in Khar- toot. This has led to a fear that Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Barnum of Norwalk, were meant. Our Barnums are in Con- stantinople, and deemed safe under the protection of American Minister Ter- rell. Wonderful Production of iron. In its latest issue the Iron Age states that the current production of pig iron in the United States “is at the tremen- duous rate of 13,250,000 tons per an- num.” It adds that preparations now under way “will probably carry the make up to 220,000 tons per week,” and that “nearly every furnace manager in the country has been driving his plant furiously. ‘ Prosperity in the tron trade is usual- ly recognized by commercial men as a precursor of prosperity in other manu- facturingindustries. Certainly never before in the history of American in- dustry was the activity of the iron and steel works of the country so great is it now. The output of American iron and steel mills is now much larger than that of any other nation, owing chiefly to the unusual demand for ship and armor plates. ‘ \A Preferable Route.. The consensus of public opinion seems to fix upon a trestle work from Knight street to the mouth of Lewis street, as the better route for the Norwalk Street Railway company. to gain the ascent to East avenue, rather than via Mill Hill. This would cost the company quite a sum, but not as much as to pr rly widen'MillHill, and nothing maim- parison to the value of the franchise the company gains. By this route, it' could carry all the Sabbath-day passen- gers to the doors of the Congregational church, and by crossing the Green, to the doors of the Baptist church and thence to the front and side of St. Paul’s. One thing is certain, no more tracks should be laid on Mill Hill, iinless the roadway is widened from the Town House down Wall, to its intersection with Knight street. The lives and limbs of our citizens are of far greater consequence than any tramway exten- sion, and such peril could not be obvi- ated except by such a widening of the highway. Business Men Dine. Some two hundred of Hartford’s chief business men, comprising that city’s Merchants’ Exchange, held their an- nual banquet at the Allyn House Tues- day evening. The‘Courant says that President Edward C. Frisbie presided and acted as .toastmaster. of the affair is attributable to Mr. Frisbie’s energetic management in ar- ranging for the banquet in which he had the co-operation of the members of the several committees. The Rev. Dr. George M. Stone said that the gathering had been a universi- ty course of instruction to him. He had come into contact with the better side of business men. The business man is a man of peace. It is the trade of Europe which is keeping back war there today. Edmund Hudson of the "Times” reo sponded for “The Press and its Rela- tion to Business.” The press of Hart- ford was most heartily in sympathy with the growth and prosperity of their city. He spoke of the important part the'press plays in the country as an employee of labor and a consumer of material. ' The New Haven Chamber of Com- merce had its annual banquet Wednes- day night. President H. D. Sperry presided and appointed Editor Osborn as toast-master. Gen. Hawley was the principal speaker. These occasions give business life and zest to a place. Where, oh where is the N orwalk Board of Trade ? ' ~ Deny the Statement. The Selectmen and Francis Ander- son himself, deny the truth of the state- ment published in yesterday’s News, in reference to himself and family. He says that he is having a :hard struggle for a livelihood, but is doing all he can .for his family. He brands as false the statement that his ‘fwife'a’nd‘ little ones lwcre compelled to steal or starve.” The success THOSE SOlllllillS’ CLAIMS They Raise a Qnestion of Veracity Between Selectman Selleck and Justice Keeler. The Latter Threatens to Bring Suit . Against the Town Unless the Claims are Paid. George D. Keeler, justice of the peace and pension agent, has filed with the Selectmen something over twenty claims of soldiers and their heirs, for a bounty of $100 each, which he claims was voted them by the town in 1862. Mr. Keeler says that when he visited the Selectmen’s office to inquire about the claims, Selectman Selleck told him that the claimants were a lot of rascals, scamps and scallawags, who were try- ing to run the town into a larger debt, and that he was one of~them. Mr. Keeler says that he shall insist on the payment of the claims as he be- lieves each of them are valid, and must be paid by the town,~no matter at what cost. He further says that if they are not paid he will institute a suit against the townto recover the several amounts. 'Selectman Selleck when informed this morning by a GAZETTE represen- tative, of what Keeler had asserted, and asked what truth there was in such a statement, promptly replied. “The au- thor of such a statement is a liar, as I never said it. I always have had, and still have a great respect for the soldier. The claims though will not be paid until such time as Mr. Warner, the town counsel says they are legitimate claims against the town.” . Mr. Keeler was again seen by the GA- zETTE representative and advised of Mr. Selleck’s denial of his statement, and he again reiterated it and insisted that it was true, and added that there were others present who heard the remark. Claims the same as those presented by Keeler, were filed in New Haven, recently, by soldiers credited to the quota of that city, and they are now be- ing tried in the courts, the city having refused to pay them. The Selectmen of Norwalk will await the outcome of these suits and no doubt will act in accord with the decision, of the courts. Mr. Selleck said that some investiga- tion had been made into the merits of the claim, and that at least two of them had already been paid. A large number of old soldiers will await the outcome with considerablein- terest. A special town meeting was held at the Town House on Friday the 29th day of August 1862, at which it was vo- ted that a bounty of 3100 be paid each soldier who enlisted. The call read the bounty should be $50 and in order to ratify the change from $50 to $100 another meeting was held on Septem- ber 5th, at 4 p. m. at which it was vo- ted to sanction the vote passed at the special town meeting ofl'ering bounty of $100 to volunteers to fill up the quota of the town.” 7 s Another Word For the Tramp. EDITOR Gaznm:—The writer was much interested in the letter published in yesterday’s GAZETTE, concerning the warming of the tramp quarters in the lockup. If it is a question of economy, on the part of the Selectmen, this failing to supply fuel for the proper heating of this wretched place is a mistake. Such a condition of affairs, if allowed to con- tinue, would be a reproach and a dis- grace to this town and to every man living in it. Economy is always com- mendable, but parsimony never, in cases like this. It is little short of a crime to allow any man, no matter how low or de- graded he may be, to go into this collar, for it is nothing else. perhaps wet through to‘ the skin, there to lie, hun- gry and shivering with cold until morn- ing. contracting disease to add to his wretchedness, to end perhaps, in his death. It matters little how unworthy the un- fortunates who are through necessity obliged to to apply here for lodging. It is purely a question of humanity. The cost of warming the place would be very slight indeed and no’ tax-payer would ever offer an objection. Not one man in a hundred but what would say do it. B. G. Hmonn. Norwalk, Conn. Nov. 15th. 1895. Had Foraotten to Enter. Chief Bradley visited the apartments 'of Peter Callahan on Cross street. yes- terday afternoon, having been advised that possibly the burglars had paid the rooms a visit at the same time they called at three other houses in the same block. Mr. and Mrs. Callahan are out of town and the lower floor is unoccu- pied. The Chief fouud all of the doors securely fastened, and no signs of any attempt at burglary. Terse Tales ”of the Times. —Frames made. Hayes’, 5 Main St. Ext-Constable John Lockwood was in town to-day. ' A new barber shop has been opened on Wall street. According to the R. C. calendar, to- day is St. Gertrude day. Frank Woodward is expected home from Europe to-morrow. Butcher Fred Smith went north lyes~ terday on a turkey hunt. Miss Minnie Griffin is seriously sick at her. home on the turnpike. The County Commissioners will be in town again on the 27th of this month. —Latest novelties in toys at Geor e Denton’s, 31 Main street. , n12 5mg The criminal Common Pleas cour will open in Bridgeport, next Tuesday. . There was quite a respectable look- ing river running through this city, this morning. —Come}to the Mission Service at Grace Church to-night at 8 o’clock. Rev. F. W. Tomkins, Jr., preacher. The Over River School cadets are holding a drill in the Armory, this afternoon. _— The funeral of Charles T. Ward was held from his late home in New Haven this afternoon. ‘ Letter Carrier John F. Henley is tak- ing a few days vacation. Substitute Perry is covering the route. ' -The National Bank of Norwalk has a modern safe deposit vault, coupon rooms and all the necessary conveni- ences. Safes, $5 and upwards per year. Mrs. Sarah Mills of Broad River, removed to Brooklyn, "’to-day. She will make her home in that city. —Come to the Mission Service at Grace Church to-night at 8 o’clock. Rev. F. W. Tomkins, Jr., preacher. The Southern New England Tele- phone company is putting out a new official list of telephone subscribers. Thomas Cahill of Cleveland, Ohio, and formerly of this city, is calling on friends in town, after an absence of ’five years. The ladies of St. Paul’s church held an entertainment at the chapel last eve- ning. Of course. all present enjoyed themselves. Red Cross Knight, H. E. Bishop will have the Temple degree conferred upon him this evening, by Clinton Com- mandery, K. T. Oddly enough no reports have been filed with the police this morning of visits from burglars. It was a fine night for such visits too. Danbury is said to be getting out of the old rut of being nothing but a hat- ting town and is slowly but surely be- coming a town of a diversity of indus- tries. Mr. and Mrs. Henry P. Price last eve- ning, attended a reception given by Mr. and Mrs. George B. Fielder, in J er- sey City, in honor of Mr. and Mrs. James F. Fielder, nee Mabel Miller. Mrs. E. Hubbell Hotchkiss and daugh- ter, Miss Gertrude Hotchkiss, who have been visiting Mrs. George Beers on Ste- vens street, have returned to their - home in Norwalk--—Danbury News. Postmaster Walker, of Navarre, 0., has just lost his second child by fatal burns received while playing around a bonfire. This was a little son. A little daughter suffered the 'same fate four. years ago. —Storage for valuables of all kinds can be bad in the safe deposit vault of the National Bank Of Norwalk, at mod- erate rates. Mrs. Sophia W. Healey, mother of Mrs. Isaac Pressey, died at the latter’s home, No. 74 Franklin avenve, this morning. The remains will be taken to New) Bedford, Mass, to-‘morrow morning for interment. —A safe in the safe deposit vault of the National Bank of Norwalk will in- sure the safety of your securities and valuable papers against house-breaker and sneak-thieves. . Aaron 'Olmstead, the carpenter, far- ’ mer, of Cranbury, is to celebrate his ' eightieth birthday on' Monday the 18th inst, and yet be neither acts or looks over fifty, such is the physical vigor and peace of mind, of rural life. _ Assistant Inspector George W. Bay- mond visited Bobbie Post, G. A. B. of Stamford. last night, and made an ~official .lnspectibn of the Post. He . found everything in first-class shape. . ' There are 126 members on the roll.
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