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Center High School Gradu-
ates Hold Exercises in the
Congregational Church.
V'lNClT QUI SE VINClT.
The Church Crowded With the Friends of
the Graduates. '
The class of ’99 of the Center High
school held its commencement exer-
cises in the First Congregational church
last night. The chancel of the church
was prettily decorated with roses of the
class color, red and white, and palms.
The motto, “ Vineit qui se Vincit,”
“He Conquers Who Conquers Himself”
was suspended above in red and white
letters. The church began to fill at
7:30 o’clock and before 8 o’clock was
crowded. An air of expectancy per-
vaded the church and as the time roll-
ed by and the scholars did not appear,
the audience became slightly impatient.
At 8:15 Rev. C. M. Selleck. Rev.
Frank A. Scofield, Mrs. S. H. Hunting-
ton. Edmund E. Crowe. Principal C. A.
Tuckgr and Prof. A. S. Gibson took
their places upon the platform.
The exercises were begun by an or-
gan prelude by Prof. A. S. Gibson and
then four of the class, Miss Edith C.
Huntington. Miss Harriet L. Keith,
Harry G. Davis and Edward J. Miller,
and Miss Barnum, the teacher, came
forward and took the places that had
previously been assigned them.
The young ladies were beautifully
dressed in white swiss gowns and each
had a red and a white rose faStened in
her gown.
Rev. E. A. Scofield offered a prayer
of thankulness for the fine educational
facilities with which we were blessed
after which prayer, Principal C. A.
Tucker explained that two of the class
had been unavoidably delayed by an
unforseen obstacle and that the exer-
cises would go on until their arrival.
The program then proceeded with a
most excellent essay on the “ Advance-
ment in Juvenile Literature,” by Miss
Harriet L. Keith.
first child‘s book, a single page, pasted
on a. board and covered with a thin
She spoke of the
sheet ‘of horn to prevent soiling; how
the literature for children gradually
advanced until 1719, when the cele-
brated Robinson Crusoe by Daniel De-
fOe, the Swiss Family Robinson and
Arabian Knights appeared. The books
written since, renowned for their uni-
versal use among children in the nur-
sery, Miss Keith said, were the fairy
tales of Grimm and Anderson and
Mother Goose rhymes.
The’two
Daisy Williams and Miss Emily Mott
arrived. at this time and Miss Williams
belated graduates Miss
read an essay on “Public Education in
Cuba and Porto Rico.” Miss Williams’
_ essay was an interesting account of the
bad condition of things in both places
and the lack of good schools and the
facilities for education. She also gave
it as her opinion that it is the duty of
this country to improve their condition.
Following this essay an alto solo by
Mrs. S. ll. Huntington, “Happy Days,”
was well received.
Edward Miller then delivered an
essay on “The Future of. Central
Africa.”
Ellie told of the great field there was
for development. He thought the
jun-leans were not naturally lazy but
did not have to work as nature supplied
their wants. His essay was a concise
treatise worth hearing and showing
I much study and thought on the part of
its author.
-Miss Emily E. Mott “Defense of Poet-
ry.” It was an able effort and well
The next essay was one by
written.
Mr. E. E. Crowe followed with a
tenor solo, “Time and Tide.”
Harry Davis delivered an essay on
“Photography.” He told of how .pho-
tography was used as a science and also
as an art.
Miss Edith C. Huntington’s essay on
“The Influence of Dreams” was most
delightful and wasa gem of good lan-
guage and excellent compOsition. The
young lady was well deserving of the
applause it called‘ forth,
Mrs. Huntington and ~ Mr.
closed the program with a duct, “The
.Land of Dreams.”
C. A, Tucker made a very appropriate
speech tl‘ianking the audience for its
attendance and close attention.
Rev. C. M. Selleck read a charge to
Crowe
the class in his usual eloquent language.
He exhorted them to do their duties
and expend their best efforts for their
advancement on the road of life, and
said that, every boy and girl in the
town could be successful if he would
only exert his energies to that end.
He also complimented and extolled
Principal Tucker on the fine class he
had before him and then distributed
the diplomas, after which he gave a
benediction.
The last number was the organ i i
lude “‘March Pontificalel” by Prof.
Gibson.
The pupils then received the ccn-
gratulation of their friends and many
beautiful flowers and other presents.
The ushers were George Woodward,
Frederick Ells, Comstock,
Oliver S. Stanley, Seymour Curtis,
Chester Selleck.
George
Dr. Nancy 'uilford is Do-
pressed, but Didn’t
Complain.
Sheriff Hawley has not announced
the time at which he will take Dr. Nan-
cy A. Guilford to the state prison, as he
is desirous of avbiding the crowd of cu—
rious persons who would assemble at
the railroad station to look at the pris-
oner if the time were known. Very
probably he will make the trip to
\Vethersl‘ield some time to-day.
«Mrs. Guilford is hearing up well un—
der the shock which very naturally
resulted from the sudden ending of the
trial and the passing of sentence upon
her. She is much depressed, of course,
but is making no complaint and is talk-
ing but little. Her former experiences
have evidently stood in her good stead.
Twice before she has been sentenced to
penal confinement, but in niether in-
stance was the penalty so severe.
The cases of Harry Oxley, who was
charged as a principal in causing the
death of Emma Gill, of Harry Guilford,
Eudora Guilford and Rose Dayton, all
of whom were indicted on the charge
of murder in the second degree, will
go over the May term of the court.‘
Juror George Gregory, whose illness
with pneumonia served to bring about
the ending of the Guilford trial, is im-
proving. He is still very weak, how—
ever, and some time will elapse before
he will regain his strength.
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There is more Catarrh in this section
of the country than all other diseases
put together. and until the last few
years was supposed to be incurable.
For a great many years doctors pro-
nounced it a local disease, and pre-
scribed local remedies. and by con—
stantly failing to cure with local treat-
ment, pronounced itincurable. Science
has proven catarrh to be a constitu-
tional disease, and therefore requires
constitutional treatment. Hall’s Ca-
tarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J.
Cheney 3: (10., Toledo, Ohio, is the only
constitutional cure on the market. It
is taken internally in doses from 10
drops to a teaspoonful. It acts direct—
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the system. They offer one hundred
dollars for any case it fails to cure.
Send for circulars and testimonials.
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Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Hall’s Family Pills are the best.
End of Beef. (gourd-Iii Sight.
WASHINGTON, April 13.—Generals.
Adna R. Chaffee and A. R. Arnold, Dr.
Huidekoper and Captain Williams of
the commissary department were before
the Wade court of inquiry yesterday.
General Chaffee said that while he con-
sidered the refrigerator beef supplied to
the army at Santiago wholesome, the
officers and men of his command re-
fused generally to eat it. He attributed
this largely to the fact that most of
them were sick. Dr. Huidekoper said
the canned beef was generally of poor
quality. Captain Williams told of the
condemnation of the beef on board the
transport Panama. General Arnold’s
testimony dealt with the beef supplied
at Jacksonville. which was, he said,
generally wholesome. Members of the
court express confidence of being able
.to conclude the taking of testimony by
the early part of nex week. There
will not be much delay after that in the
presentation of the report.
No G. . . R. Commander Chosen.
PHILADELPHIA. April 13.—-The ex- -
ecutlve committee of the national coun-
cil of administration of the Grand
Army of the Republic last night failed
to elect a. successor to the late James
A. Sexton, commander in chief of the
Grand Army. There was a. deadlock
on the names of Colonel W. C. Johnson
of Cincinnati and General John C.
Black of Illinois. Colonel Johnson will
continue to act as acting commander in
chief until the encampment here in Sep-
tember, when a commander will be
chosen.
Molineux Indictment Dismissed.
WATERTOVJN. N. Y., April l3.—-Jus.
tice Pardon C. Williams has handed
down his decision in the motion made
to dismiss the indictment against Ro~
land B. Molineux, charged with sending
poison to Harry Cornish which caused
the death of Mrs. Adams. Justice Wil-
liams dismisses the indictment on the
ground that other than legal evidence
was received and considered by the
grand jury and directing that the case
be resubmitted to the grand jury now
sitting or to the next grand jury that
shall sit in New York.
A
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Herman Malmo Will 'go to
Supreme Court For
a License.
Claim Law Authorizmg Review of Their De-
cision is Unconstitutional.
With intent to test thoroughly the
law providing for an appeal from de-
cisions of the county commissioners in
regard to the issue of liquor licenses,
Canfield & Judson as attorneys for
Herman E. Malmo of South Norwalk
have secured a writ of mandamus order—
ing the commissioners to show cause
why they should not issue a license to
Malmo. The mandamus was signed by
Judge Ralph Wheeler and under a
reservation will come up before the
supreme court of errors at the session
which opens in Bridgeport next Tues-
day. The agreement to bring-igt-up so
soon resulted in the abandonment of
contempt proceedings which it had
been proposed to bring against the
commissioners. '
Late last fall Malmo applied for a
licence to carry on the saloon business
on Washington street» in South Ncre
walk. The commissioner in December
refused to give a license and he appeal-
ed from that decision to the superior
court. The matter was fought out
thereduring February and-Ea decision
was finally handed down sustaining
Malmo and directing the commissioners
This the
commissioners refused to do, chpite the
to issue a license to him.
order of the court.
Mr. Malmo held a consultation with
his attorneys, Canfield 8:3 Judson, and
it was decided to take aggressive meas-
ures to decide the legality of the
statute under which the appeal from
the decision of the‘ commissioners to
the superior court had been made. Ac-
cordingly the writ of mandamus was
drawn up and at the same time papers
in an attachment of the commissioner:
for contempt of court, were also pre-
pared.
Armed with these Attorney Judson
appeared before Judgefitheeler Tues-
day afternoon andusoon secured his
signature to the writ of mandamus. But
the contempt papers were not served.
There was a consultation between At-
torney Judson and Judge Carroll
counsel for the county commissioners
and it was agreed that the matter
should come before the supreme court
This
agreement was satisfactory to Judge
next Tuesday on reservation.
Wheeler and the reservation was made.
The contempt proceeding was then
abandoned.
It is believed that a result of this
prOceeding will be to settle a long
standing controversy. liver sinCe the
law was passed allowing appeals from
the decisions of the county commis-
sioners there has been more or less
friction. There have been no disputes
that have been carried to the point
reached by this one buta decision in
the present suit will clear the air very
considerably.
It is the co'ntention of the commis-
sioners thakfiie statute permitting ap-
peals is unconstitutional for the ques-
tion on which it allows an appeal is not
a judicial one. Then too the statute is
alleged to be obscure in its meaning
and the superior court is asserted not
to be entitled to any jurisdiction over
the county commissioners who are not
ts officers in any sense.
Then too the point is taken that
even if the court has jurisdiction and
decides that the commissioners erred
in refusing a license, the court should
not order the commissioners to issue a
license against their own best judg-
ment but the court should issue the
license itself. ’Thus it can be seen
that the matter possesses many inter-
esting phases and. a decision upon the
suit will be of more than ordinary in-
terest.
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Hospltal Notes.
For some months past little Freddie
Fahey has been at the Nor-walk hospital
for treatment of a fracture of his right
leg, caused by his falling from a win
dow. Efforts to save the injured men»-
ber proved fruitless, and yesterday it
was amputated. The sulfcrer is doing
5 as niCely as could he expected.
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i There are at present three patients
at the institution.
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Judge at Quay Trial Decides
Them Admissiple.
DiSAl’l-‘OlNl‘llENl FOR THE DEFENSE.
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The “Red Book” Not Admitted-This
\Vas Found In Cashier Hopkins‘
Desk After His Suicide and the
Closing: of the People’s Bank.
PHILADELPHIA, April 13.—Senatoz~
Quav gained a partial advantage in
cour? yesterday by the apparent refusal
of Judge Biddle, for the present at
least, to admit as evidence against him
the'famous “red book” which has fig-
ured so prominently in the trial and
which is alleged to contain the key to
the case of the commonwealth. This
book was found in the desk of Cashier
Hopkins of the People’s bank after the
institution had closed its doors and that
individual had taken his own life. It is
an ordinary daybook, about 12 inches
long and 8 inches wide, with about 200
pages. Twelve pages are devoted to
what the prosecution charges is Hop-
kins’ record of his transactions in mon-
ey deposited by the state treasurer for
the advantage of Senator Quay. It con-
tains entries extending over several
years; and figures are written in it
which apparently show the calculation
of interest on sums of money approxi-
mating the state deposit, less certain
deductions, for the benefit of Senator
Quay. These figures, the prosecution
alleges, were “posted” from the red
book to the regular ledger of the bank
containing Senator Quay’saccount. In
passing upon the question of the ad-
missibility of the red book Judge Bid-
dle said:
“It does not strike ice that knowledge
of the book has been brought home to
Senator Quay. It was not found among
the books of the bank at all. It was
found in a drawer not in the orderly
shape in which books of a public insti—
tution are kept, but crowded in with a
sort of rubbish, and an investigation of
the book revealed these figures. I am
not satisfied, therefore, that this book
has been made competent evidence
against Senator Quay.”
This decision was part of an oral
opinion by the judge in which he es-
tablished the point that the regular
books of the bank were admissible as
testimony. District Attorney Rothermel
quickly saw the disadvantage the latter
part of the opinion placed him in, and
he sprang to his feet to assure the court
that he had not argued for the admis-
sion of the red book, had not formally
offered it in evidence and might not find
it necessary to make such' offer. Judge
Biddle replied that he had understood
the argument of Tuesday and yesterday
morning to be on the admission of all
of the books and papers. but in View of
Mr. Rothermel‘s statement ie would
withhold his decision on this book until
it is regularly offered and the ques-
tion argued. Counsel for Mr. Quay,
seeing their advantage, insisted that.
they had included the red book in their
argument against the admission of the
books, but the judge dismissed the mat-
ter for the present.
The commonwealth contends that al-
though the red book was kept by Cash—
ier Hopkins in a separate compartment
away from the eyes of the other em-
ployees it was necessarily a part of the
bookkeeping system of the bank, and it
will have to be admitted to corroborate
and explain entries in Senator Quay’s
account in the ledger.
The lawyers for the defense were evi—
dently disappointed at their failure to
secure the exclusion of all of the books
of the bank and thus practically de-
stroy the case of the prosecution. It has
been understood that Lawyer VVatson‘s
presence in the case was for the pur-
pose of making the fight against the
books. All of the evidence practically
against Senator Quay is documentary
in the shape of letters and book entries,
and the attitude of his counsel has
clearly indicated a purpose to fight to
the bitter end against the introduction
of'such evidence.
Vice President Hobart \Vorse.
WASHINGTON, April 13.—A change
for the worse occurred in the condition
of Vice President Hobart yesterday,
and at midnight he had not improved.
His physician and two nurses remained
with him through the night. At 1 o’clock
it was stated at the vice president's res—
idence that he was somewhat better,
and the house was shut up for the
night, indicating that nothing serious
was anticipated.
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Will Be Buried" Here. " ' "
WASHINGTON, April 13.—-The re-
mains of the late Godfrey Bland, first
secretary of the British embassy, will
be interred in Washington, the burial
taking place probably tomorrow. The
only near relative of the deceased is
his father, who is infirm and very old,
so that it was determined not to send
the remains to England.
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