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Local News.
M r. and Mrs. J. B. Ells have return-
ed from a visit in \‘Vaterbury.
A son has been born to Mrs. and Mrs.
Edward. E. Pierce of South Main streetr
John Brennan of Ansonia was call
ing on friends in South Norwalk,Mon-
day.
Charles Comstock of Derby was in
town Sunday, visiting relatives and
friends.
Ellis Howard of the Richard Peck
spent Sunday at his home in Washlng—
ton street.
It is now expected that the Rural
Free Delivery service will commence
on Monday, October 2.
Mrs. George Henderson and son Cor-
nelius, of Camp street, have gone to
New York for a short visit.
Mrs.William Olmstead of High street
has returned from a two weeks’ visit in
Bridgeport.
Miss Christina Schultz of Middletown
who has been the guest of Mr. and Mrs.
George Harris of Lowe street, has re-
turned home.
W., -.F Knapp,engineer atthe R. & G.
corset factory has rented the Charles
,Church._hcuse corner Harbor avenue
and Orchard street.
Miss Ada Waterbury of Harbor ave-
nue, who has been seriously ill for
some time, is slightly improved.
The Misses Richardson of Cedar
street entertained a party of friends at
their home Saturday evening.
Miss Belle Robbins of Waterbury has
been visiting Mrs. W. W. Silliman of
Main street. ,
Harry Comstock of\ ’ew Y rk is ill
at the home of hisfather, George Com-
stock. in Bzoad Riv er, from an atta k
of Intermittent fever.
Mr. and Mrs. W'. A. Wheeler of Hav-
iland street are visiting their daugh-
ter Mrs. Frank P. Byington of Hart-
ford.
Charles Gale and family, of Girard
place, are spending a few days with
friends in Brooklyn.
G. Fred Flinn of this city has been
appointed a hospital nurse in the regu~
lar arm y,
Salvator Chariot has commenced the
construction ofa house on Wooc‘lwaid
avenue, for John \VrDike.
Miss Minnie Pindar and Miss Lida
Pindar of Bridgeport, have been the
guests of their brother, Alfred Pindar
of Spring street.
G. C. Sterling of Minneapolis, Minn.,
has left for New York after a visit with
Samuel Watkins of Day street.
The Kelsey club Will hold a 'grand
social and ball in its rooms on October
20th. .Smythe’s Orchestra will furnish
music. '
Burr Smith has purchased from E.
A. \Voodward, through the agency of
W. H. Byington, the property at 180
Main street.
CharlesB. Andrus and Miss Alberta.
Abbott, a former N01 walk girl, were
married in \Yaterbury on Wednesday
last, Rev. Dr. F. J. Parry officiating.
They will reside in Waterbury.
Mr. and Mrs. WiJ. Hunley of New
York are Visiting Mrs. Hunley’s broth-
er, John J. Warren of Washington
street.
'Miss Julia B. Lockwood of East ave-
nue has resumed her studies at Vassar
college.
Mr. and Mrs. .-ames Paul of Grove
street, have returned from New York
where they have been visiting.
Dr. William W. Leith. pastor of the
Dwight place church, New Haven, was
calling on friends in South Norwalk,
Monday.
C. L. Glover has attachtd propert
on Union avenue belonging to Julia
H. and Emma L. Main of Danbury, on
a claim of $40.
Seth Remington, led the mission ser-
vices in Knudsen’s hall, on Chestnut
street, Sunday afternoon. A party of
visitors from Port Chester assisted.
.Mrs. Emily Jackson and grandaugh-
ter, Miss Fannie Butler, of New Haven
spent Sunday with S. K. Stanley and
family, of Main street.
Mrs. Nelson Crowther, of Newburg,
N. Y., who has been visiting Mrs. A.
M.Clarkson, of Winnipauk, returned
home Saturday.
Rev. Dr. Riker, of Port Chester, N.
'.,1{ has returned from Wilton, whe1e
he visited his cousin, Mrs. Charles Ly-
ons, and will be the guest of Norwalk
friends for the morith of Octob:r.
The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Starr was baptized at Grace
church Sunday, by Rev.J . McClure Bel-
lows. The name given the little girl is
Florence Richardson Starr.
The funeral of Arthur, the infant
son of Mr. and Mrs. George Anderson
of South Main street, who died Friday
was held Sunday afternoon from his
home. Interment at Pine Island cem-
etery.
Mrs. Mary Meador has purchased the
old Hanford house from the Connecti-
cut Lighting & Power company, and
will move it to her lot on Harbor ave-
nue next week.
Mr. and Mrs. 'E. H. Hotchkiss, Mrs.
H. M. J essup, and Mrs. T. W. Harris,
of Springfield, N. J., are enjoying a.
sojourn at Haines’ Landing. Rainsley
Lakes,1 Maine. The party are the
guests of John Harvey Tron.
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The Democratic convention met in
the Town Assembly room last night and
placed in nomination candidates for
' offices on the town ticket.
There were 31 or the 32 delegates
p1 esent, and only one contest occur1cd,
the re-nomination of John Keogh as
registrar in the third district. Attoré
ney Keogh was finally naminated over
Albert Merritt by a vote of 19 to 9.
There was no opposing candidate for
selectman, and the present incumbent,
Frank H. Merrill, received the unani-
mous nomination for first selectman.
The nominations for town clerk and
town treasurer were not made, the
matter being left to the vacancy com-
mittee to fill.
The ticket as nominated is as follows:
SELECTMAN.
Frank H. Merrill.
ASSESSOR.
William Mitchell.
CONSTABLES.
John Sheehan, Thomas chnt.
' GRAND J URORS.
William McMullen, George H.
Wardwell.
BOARD OF RELIEF.
James Sutherland.
REGISTRARS.
First district, Bernard C. Feeney.
Third district. John Keogh.
Delegates to probate convention:
O. E. Wilson, James Keenan. James
Sutherland, Thomas Gritfin. .
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Darrow Messenger.
George A. Darrow, the Westportgro-
cer,forme11y of Norwalk, was married
at Lawrence, Mass, on Tuesday, Sept.
19th to Miss Abbie A. Messenger of
that place. The ceremony was per-
formed by the Rev. A. Parsley, at the
rectory, Mr. Darrow and his bride
have returned to \Vcstport, after a
short wedding trip.
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To Arrange for a Ball.
The following committee on arrange-
ments has been appointed to look after
the Bachelors’ club third annual ball
to be held Friday, October 27th: Fred
J. VVehle, Thomas F. Newman, J8
Franklyn Fitzmaurice, Thomas J. Mc-
Garry and W'. Pennington.
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Entertain Friends.
P. F. Masterson and Miss Alice Mas-
terson entertained the employees of
the Boston Store at their home on Elm
street, Monday evening. Mr. Master-
son' was presented with a gold watch
chain and charm as a token of the es:
teem in which he is held by his former
employees. Miss Masterson received a
. very pretty gold ring.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Brow er have
returned from their bridal tour.
Mr. and Mrs. James Hall have arriv-
ed home from their bridal tour.
Miss M. D. Wilcox, of Norwich, is
the guest of her sister, Mrs. S. W. Hoyt,
of Roton Hill.
William E. Albins of Westport is go-
ing to Cuba where he will work On
some government contracts.
The Germania Saengerbund of South
Norwalk has applied for a license to
sell liquor at its hall on Washington
street.
Mlss Grace I. Haviland is enter-tain-
ingxone of her Vassar College class-
mates, Miss Sara Morris, of Pittsburg.
William Davis, of PortJefierson, is
I the guest of his grandparents; Mr. and
Mrs. C. H. Rider, on Cottage avenue.
The Fairfield County Savings Bank
has declared a three and one-half per
cent.dividend,payable after October 10.
John Flynn of Lincoln, Neb., is the
guest of Edward Flynn of Hanford
place.
Mrs. Samuel Olmstead of West ave-
nue has returned from a six weeks’
visit in West Bridgewater, Mass.
Thomas Hamilton of Bridgeport who
has been visiting Mrs. Ellen Harford
of Burbank street, has returned home.
Joseph McNamara, of the United
States Army, is visiting his mother,
Mrs. Elizabeth McNamara, of North
Main street.
Miss Margaret Kavanagh, of Prov-
idence, who has been aguest of Mr.
and Mrs. P. B. Kavanagh, of Main
street, has returned home.
Constable J. J Goodwin for Jacob
Turk and wife has served dispossess
notice on E. P. H. Capron of Camp
street.
Mr.and Mrs. William Ke. ey of New
York, who have been visiting A. J.
Collins of Osborn avenue, returned
home yesterday.
William Schultz, William O’Brien
and Daniel McCarthy have purchased
“Belle of Cobble Hill.”
Miss Anna Helen Wolfe, who has
been aguest of- Miss Alice E. Tocque
of Broad River, returned to her home
in Brooklyn, yesterday.
A large number of young men from
South Norwalk known as the lolly
(' lub will spend Sunday in New York
viewing the Dewey decorations.
a. sail boat which they will christen‘
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The deadlock in the Republican Pro-
bate Convention has been broken.
But not until a score of fruitless
lots had been taken.
The convention settled upon Josiah
R. Marvin of East Norwalk, who is
now traveling in Euorpe.
The N orwalk delegates voted for
him, but the Wilton delegates remain-
ed true to their candidate, Henry E.
Chichester, to the last.
Mr. Marvin’s name will be placed on
the Republican ticket without a doubt.
He knows nothing about his nomin-
ation. but those who profess to know
say that he will accept.
His nomination is claimed as a vic-
tory by the South Norwalk delegates,
name to the con-
bal-
who presented his
vention.
The Republican probate convention
which took a recess on Thursday even-
ing last'until 5:30 o’clock Monday after-
nocn,,wer,e called to order. by. Chair-
man Oscar W. Rtymond just seven
minutes late.
i Immediately upon the c111 to order
Goold Hoyt took the floor and said he
hoped the members had again come
togezher with broader views and were
willing to set aside all preference
and weie willing to unite upona
date satisfactory to all sections.
Delegate Smith moved a ballot at
“candi-
the close of Mr. loyt’s remarks and
one was taken with the following re
sult:
Whole number of v0tes,
NeceSs asry to choice,
J. Belden Hurlbutt,
Joseph R. Taylor,
The ballot showing the deadlock to
be unbroken, Mr. Hoyt inquired if the
South Norwalk and New Canaan dele-
His ques-
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gates had anything to offer.
tion was unanswered and another bal-
lot taken, which resulted as follows :
Whole number of votes, 8
Necessary to choice, 5
J. Belden Hurlbutt. 4
Joseph R. Taylor, 4
At the announcement of the result
Mr.
o’clock,
delegates adjourned to the town couit
Ogden moved a recess until 6
which was carried and the
room. - ,
It lacked one minute of 6:35 o’clock
when the convention re-assemoled and
took another vote with the following
result:
Whole number of votes, 8
Necessary to choice, 5
Josiah R. Marvin, 4
H. E. Chiches.er, 4
This ballot indicated that South N or-
walk and New Canaan had dropped
their candidate Taylor and taken up
Josiah R. Marvin, of East Norwalk,
but after seven more ineffectual ballots
all of which stood 4 for Marvin and 4
for Chichester, the convention took a
recess of half an hour on motion of del-
eg'ite Smith.
After partaking of supper the con-
vention reassembled and took eight
more ballots with the same result. the
vote still standing 4 to 4.
A recess of some 46 minutes was then
taken, and upon reassembling seven
more tie ballets were taken.
After the last ballot was taken dele-
gate Goold Hoyt asked if the conven-
tion should nominate Mr. Marvin and
he should decline would it be under-
stood that the nomination would go to
Mr. Chichester.
The South Norwal t and New Canaan
delegates assured him that it would be
so understood, but Mr. Ogden stated
that he did not think Wilton had been
fairly treated; that he refused to allow
his candidate, Chichester, to play
“second fiddle,” and that the conven-
tion had no power to delegate the nom-
1nation to another man.
There was no motion put before the
convention and the matter was drop-
ped, although delegate Raymond of
Wilton said that if Mr. Marvin declin-
ed the naming of a candidate would go
to the probate committee composed of
one member from South Norwalk, one
from East Norwalk, one from New Ca-
naan and only one from Wilton and
Norwalk combined, making the com-
mittee stand 3 to 1 against his candi-
date.
The question of Mr. Marvin,s age
having arisen his son, who was present,
said he was 68 years of age.
This would allow Mr. Marvin to fill
out the present unexpired term of nine
months, but he could not serve out an-
other full term the age limit of '70
years preventing.
Another ballot was ordered, and re-
sulted as follows:
Whole number votes,
Necessary to choice
J. R. Marvin. /
H. E. Chichester,
Both of the Norwalk delegates hav-
ing voted for Mr. Marvin his nomina-
tion was declared and the convention
adjourned. .
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The South \lorwnlk ”Republicans at
ucus Manda/y evening made a
most "jxcellent nomination for Select-1
man 11 the person or James.». .Brown,
the s nior member of the grace y firm .
of 131-!" wn & Wilcox of that city. l
Thil slate was shattered by the. turn- i
ing down of George F. Bearse for audi-
tor, A. J. Hutchinson for assessor and
Charles W. Stow for registrar and the
nomination of Charles‘A. V‘v’ alters for
auditor, Charles W. Bell for assessor
and John F. Bogardus for registrar.
In the vote for constable J. J. Good-
win barely escaped defeat at the hands
of Samuel C. Ireland, the vote stand-
ing 110 to 90 in favor of Goodwin. ,
The caucus was called to order by
Committeema’n E. E. Crowe and Hon
J ohn’ H. Ferris was elected chairman
with H. Edgar Ferris as clerk.
Upon taking ‘the chair Mr. Ferris
forcibly called attention to the fact
that it wasa Republicancaucusand no
"democrat would be allowed to vote.
R. H. Rowan moved to take an in-
formal ballot for selectman, which was
carried, and the chair appointed Mat-
thew Corbett, Capt. J. L. Russell, S. C.
Palmer and C. W. Bell tellers.
The ballot resulted as follows:
Whole number of votes, 198
Necessary to choice, 100
James A. Brown, 134
V. A. Scofield, 60
A. J. Hutchinson, 3
F. H. Quintard, 1
On the motion of E A. Woodward
the ballot was made formal and Mr.
Brown declared the nominee.
During the "counting of the vote
Messrs. E. E. Crowe, Dr. G. S. Ken-
dall and F. A. Smith took up a collec-
tion amounting to $7.62.
A formal bailot was next taken for
constable with the following result:
YVhole number of votes, 203
Necess any to choice, 102
J. J. Goodwin, 110
S. C. Ireland, 90'
E. Ladrigan, 2
J. F. Bogardus, 1
The second constable usually being
allotted to Rowayton, Edward Ladri-
gan was nominated by acclamation by
Charles mfigll -.. MA,
A formal ballot for audltor tesulted
as follows:
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Whole number of votes, 133
Necessary to choice, 72
Charles A. W’alters, 110
George F. Bearse, 33
Mat-thew Corbett nominated Charles
F. Hallock for grand juror by accla-
mation andhe was declared the nomi-
nee. . .
There were three nominations for as-
sessor, Messrs. Charles W. Bell, F. H.
Quintard and A. J. Hutchinson, and an
informal ballot taken as follows :
Whole number of votes, 138
Necessary to choice, 7
Charles W. Bell,‘ 47
A. J. Hutchinson, 50
F. H. Quintard, 41
No choice having been made a. for-
mal ballot
follows: .
was ordered and lesulted as
Whole number of votes, 146
Necessary to choice, 74
Charles 7V. Bell, 62
A. J. Hutchinson, 42
F. H. Quintard, 42
No choice was made and another for-
mal ballot was taken as follOWs:
Whole number of votes, 142
Necessary to choice, 72
Charles W. Bell, 81
F. H. Quintard, 44
A. J. Hutchinson, 17
Mr. Bell was declared nominated.
On the motion of Matthew Corbett‘
Henry Seymour was nominated for
board of relief by acclamation.
For the office of registrar Charles
W. Hallock placed in nomination C.
W. Stow, the present incumbent, and
C. M. Raymond nominated John F.
Bogardus. A formal ballot was taken
with the following. result:
Whole number of votes, 161
Necessary to choice, 81
John F. Bogardus, 89
C. W. Stow, 71
F. S. Lyon, J r.. 1
Mr.
inated.
Charles W. Bell declined a renom-
ination for school visitorand Arthur
A‘. Graham was naminated by accla-
Bogardus was declared nom-
mation.
After empowering the town commit-
tees to fill all vacancies, the caucus
adjourned. ' .
Eighth Annual.
The eighth annual encampment of
the Union Veteran Union will be held
in the Gen. Alfred E. Terry Command
No. 3 ball in New Haven, on Thurs-
?“ Ll Slili’iili.
The First Congregational church
was crowded to the doors, Sunday
night, at the praise service, at which
the pastor, Rev. T. K. Noble, preached
his faiewell sermon. The floral dec-
orations, of the church were beautiful.
Rev. Dr. Noble’s subject was, “The
Loving Kindness of the Lord as Illus-
trated. in a. Ten Years’ Ministry,” his
ten being, “ I will mention the loving
kindness of the Lord”~—Isaiah 63: 7.
Dr. Noble spoke substantially as fol-
lows:
“It was my purpose in speaking to
you for the last time as your Pastor, to
turn your thoughts to the Work and
ReWards of the Christian Ministry; to
hold up before you my own ideal of the
blesstdness of this work and the sweet-
ness of its compensations, illumining
the theme with manifold illustrations
drawn from personal experiences in
this pastorate about to close. ButI
findto my sorrow that my strength is
not equal to this pleasant task, and I
must content myself with walking for a
few minutes in the steps of the great
evangelical prophet. and megely make
grateful mention of the loving-kindness-
es of the Lord to us as Pastor and peo-
1
lil
ple.
The traveler who visits the beautiful
cathedral of St. Paul in London finds
inscribed in Latin upon the final rest-
ing place of the royally endowed man
who was the architect of that grand
cathedral and some fifty other noble
structures in the world’s metropolis,
these notable words : “If you seek my
monument, look about you.” in the
same spirit, I say to you to-night. if
you would see illustrations of the luv-
ing kindness of our God, during the
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Rev. A. H. Wyatt, formerly pastor
of- the Norwalk Methodist church but I
now pastor of the Methodist Episcopal
church in Flushing, L 1., had a. strange
experience in that place early last Sat-
urday morning.
A violent and long-continued knock.
ing on his door at 2 o’clock in the
morning aroused him from his slum-
hers.
He ran to the window and locked out.
“What’s the matter?” he cried.
“Does a minister live here?” came-u.
woman’s voice.
“Yes. What do you want?”
“Come down here, then.” Thistime
it was a man’s ,voice. There was a. cab
drawn up at the door.
Mr. Wyatt’s attire was scanty. {The
night wind was cool. He became impa
tient.
“What do vou want?” he demanded
sharply. There was silence for a few
moments and then a giggle and ahigh-
pitched Whisper. ‘
“You tell him, Nick 1’3
“We want to get married,” came
Nick? voice in a tone that was intend.
ed to be very big and brave.
Mr. Wyatt dressed hastily,
down stairs
went
and opened the. door,
whereupon the man and the -woma n
and the cab driver entered.
The man was quite young while :the
woman was buxom and matronly, and
past middle age. 7 I
The man was serious.
giggled again.
“He’ll be my fourth,” she said.point-,
ing at the young man, who blushed.
bashfully.
“Yes, I’ve stood up with three of
’em before. But it wasn’t three times
The woman
past decade, you have only to look
about you.
'Consider in the first place the ma-
terial betterment that has come to this
historic church and society during the
past ten years. 1 '
You see this betterment in the thor-
ough renovation within andwithout of
what we are now wont to call the old
parsonage You see it in the church
edifice itself.
You“ see it pro eminently in the Com-
plete extinction of a long-standing and
burdensome debt of nearly ten thou-
sand dollars. May I be permitted to
say in passing, that it will ever be to
your Pastor a grateful memory that
in these varied improvements along
material lines he has been able to ren-
der some helpful se1vice,and that the
investments he has thus made will
neve1 fail to yield laige dividends of
satisfaction.
Dr. Noble here gave a concise report
of the finances of the church showing
the increase of benevolences for the
past ten years. He said thata total of
more than $98.0th had been raised in
the ten years of his pastorate for the
current expenses, improvements and
removal of debt from the church. He
noted the large increase in member-
ship. At the beginning of his pastor-
ate the membership ‘was 434. The
membership now is 546. He has bap-
tized 168 persons, married 134 couples,
and oliiciated at l97_ funerals.
He spoke of the earnest work of th e
several societies connected with the
church and the help they have been to
him in the performance of his ministry.
He spoke in grateful recognition of
the many courtesies of the local press
which have been extended to him and
also the help of individual members of
his flock. In closing he said:
“And now that this happy pastorate
is about to end, it is to me inexpressi
bly comforting to know assuredly, that
wherever we are, or whatever the .fu-
ture may bring us, we shall still live in
each others’ hearts. Broad oceans and
wide continents may separate us, but
the mystic harp of memory swept by
the hand of love, will constrain us to
say as we have so, often sung :
“Blest be the tie that binds
Our hearts in Christian love;
The fellowship of kindred minds
Is like to that above.”
And now my dear people, my work
among you is virtually at an end. I
dare not trust myself to say all that is
in my heart, nor shall I attempt it.
The poet is light .
“Others shall sing the song,
Others shall right the wrong,
Finish what I begin,
And all; I fail of, win.
. What matters it, I or. they,
Mine or another’s day,
So the right word he said.” _
As it is my purpose to continue to
make this beautiful town my home for
atimo. I do not need to say farewell,
but give you for my parting benedic~
tion as your pastor, these old words of
Paul the ageu,to the church at Corinth:
“Be perfect, be ofgood comfort, be
of one mind, live in peace. and the
God of love and peace shall be with
day, October 29111. A good crowd will
be present from Norwalk.
you ” Amen.
‘ and out, you see, for I’m getting mat-«-
ried once more.”
She nudged the man playfully. Hill
l blushes and his bashfulness increased.
“We were held up by a policeman on
our way over here,’ 3 continued the Iva-
man. “He stopped the cab on the
road between here and College Point.
Said there hadn’t been any trains come
in. and he wanted to know what we
were driving at and where we were
My, I thoughtatwfirstwit,
was a highwayman. ”
st. Wyatt appeared and with her
and the cabman as witnesses the cere-
mony was begun. The man said he
was Nicholas Thompson, twenty-nine
years old, of College Point, where he
was engaged in the express business
He locked younger than his age. The
woman said she was Mrs. Kate Sibe
driving to. ‘
aged fifty.
They gave no explanation why they
.had come over at such an hour , and af-
ter the ceremony hurried away.
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TEMPERANCE OFFlCERS.
Concord Division Holds Its Quarterly Election
Last Night.
Concord Div1sion, Sons’ of Temper-
ance, met Mouday night and elected
the following officers:
\V. P., Vi'illiam Rowe.
W. A., Miss Lottie Wilson.
R. 8., Mrs. Mabel L. Pryer.
A. R. 3., Miss S. Louise Sutton.
F. S., William A. Kellogg.
Treasurer, Lewis Hubbell.
Chaplain, S. B. Coggeshall.
Treasurer, Lewis H ubbell.
0011., Miss Emily Haynes.
A. 0., Miss Laura Haynes.
I. 3., YVilliam A. Pryer.
O. 8., N. E. Peck.
Sup. Y. P..W., Mrs. Clara V‘i’heeler.
P. W. P., Mrs. Martha Hart.
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Exhibition of Norwalk Pictures.
The committee of the Historical as
sociation in charge of the exhibition
of Norwalk pictures will soon announce
the date on which it will be held. ,In
all probability it will be some day in
the fourth week in October. The fol-
lowing sub-committees were appointed
at a. meeting held Monday: on historic
pictures, Mrs. E. P. Weed, Mrs. G.
W. White, Miss Emily Lynes, Rev. C.
M. Selleck; on program of exercises,
Mrs. S. R. Weed and Miss Dotha S.Pin—
neo; on photographs, Mrs. J.L. Stevens
Mrs. Robert Van Buren, E. F. Weed.
Many rare old prints and paintings
are promised for exhibition.
It is hoped that every amateur pho-
tographer in Norwalk will contribute.
something to the scenic department.
The subjects are not necessarily his-
torical, modern Norwalk is to be rep-
resented as well.
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Recent Deaths.
George W. Jennings died-last even-
ing at his home on Jennings place,
aged 61 years.
Mrs. George S. Trowbridge died this
morning ’at 9 o’clock at her home on...
Haviland street.
Norwalk Chronicler