, rings] In the} past, endures
continuance of the some to my successor. . _
Very truly, GEORGE l. OOKWOOD.
‘ ‘ business conducts
[countinuance of the liberal patronage of the ublic.
Most respectfully, 0L E BARKER.
A are snot er.
'l'ltoIIIdIIIg of Ira. William Howard'-
Body in the Ian-III liver.
Altbougltsuchatraflc ending of her
life was not unexpected, the finding of
lira. William Howard‘s body in the Nor-
walk river. yesterday afar-noon, was a
sad sequel to her mysterious disappear-
ance from homolaat Sunday night.
Thebo‘dywarfonrrdlyingbetweenthe
splice attire muffin Holmes, Keeler
& Sehck company’s dock, near the
channel, where an eddy sets in from
the stream above. George Barnes, who
brought it to the surface. had been
searching in that vicinity for an hour or
more, when his tongs struck some object
at the bottom “the river. Aft-r several
unsuccessful attempts togst hold of it he
brought the body up and took it ashore
at a point in the rear of H. H. Williams'
store. Chief of Police Darin o'us notifi-
ed. and having received instructions
from Medical Examiner Burketoremove
the body if it was found in the river, ire
called Undertaker Kavanagh. The re
mains were taken to his undertaking
rooms until last evening, when they were
removed to the family home on Ell-
wood place.
The news of the finding of the body
spread ru , and in a few minutes
several hun red people had gathered on
the bridge, and at the landing.
When the news was telephoned to
South Norwalk, Dr. Burke happened to
be In 'l‘IIr. 8:311an office. and at once
went up town to discharge his official
duties. His finding was that Mrs.
Howard committed suicide by drowning
while insane. Near the left temple,
under the hair, was a cut which protra-
bly resulted from the body coming in con-
tact with u slinrp rock. Her arms were
crossed over her breast, and her lingers
were tightly clinched. There was an
abrasion on the hack of each hand.
Under one arm was the shawl which she
threw over her head when she left the
house.
Mr. Howard was in New listen When
the body was found and did not learn
the sad news until he returned home.
With a constitution weakened by the
great nervous tension under which he
has labored during the past few days of
suspense, he was hardly able to hear up
under the struck. hire. Howard's sitter,
Miss Sarah Farrell, who has been suffer-
ing from nervous prostration since Taco
day, is now quitelow. The heart-broken
father and the other sisters lake the
death very hard.
The tender sympathies of fill Norwalk
go out to the bereaved llllebllld and his
Infant daughter, and to tho surrnwing
ones around him. Many tears have been
shed over this distrmsmg case and the
hearts of the entire community are met
down by the sorrowful aluir.
The funeral wril be held from St.
Mary's Church at 9 o‘clock Monday
morning.
{nurses 3’! THE nsnor
asv. moons r. wrrrrrss Iir.
' soulless rus arsrsrsv.
‘ A lbgltlve from its Chorals in West
“Napkin our lerieaaCharges—A Pre—
nsa!!! loam Among the Upper ctr-
else of Wu.
,5. Philadelphia dispatch to the New
York. m: ‘ The Rev. 'Wilbnr P.
Watkins, recently pastor of the Church
‘ of the Saviour, West Philadelphia.
against whom serious charges were pre-
ferred some time ago and who afterward
disappeared while the investigation of
the charges was pending, has beendepos.
ed from the ministry by Bishop Whitak-
er.
The whereabouts of the reverend fugi—
tive has been unknown to everybody ex-
cepting his family and the bishop since
, the day of his disappearance. A letter
from him was received by the bishop
early in the present week . in which he
formally renounced the ministry of the
Protestant Episcopal church. Acting
upon this letter, in accordance with the
canon of the church, the bishop has de-
posed him.
Ir. Watkins resigned his charge at the
Church of the Ssviovr some months ago,
the action creating considerable amaze-
ment among West Philadelphia society
folks, from whose ranks the congrega-
tion of the church draws its member-
ship. Immediately after the resignation
had been handed In stories began circu-
lating to the efiect that he was guilty of
immoral conduct, and these were soon
formulated into a specific report, laid be—
fore the bishop, tn the effect that Wat-
kins should be investigated upon charges
of conduct unbecoming a minister of the
gospel.
A number of witnesses, sons of mem-
bersof the congregation, were brought
forward to substantiate the charges, and
‘ the stories they told were unfit for publi-
cation. Actlng upon the report from the
church, Bishop Whitaker appointed a
committee to conduct an investigation,
but before their labors could begin the
Rev. Watkins fled from the city and has
remained in concealment ever since.
The bishop‘s action in deposing Wat—
kins has created a profound sensation in
West Philadelphia among the upper
circles of churchdom, where the dis-
' graced minister was so well known, and
has taken away the last hope from those
few friends who have been contending
that he would some day return and the
whole matter be cleared up satisfactorily.
”WHERE ARE THE FUNDS
I’ll! DIAIA'I'IC CLUB AT WAR.
About the Pulse from the flay”newn
by the loo." Which Ill-us a Matte
Reply from m of the Young Actors.
Editor “myrrh you
can spare enoughnrscewillyouhlndly
permit me to mdeavor to show the citi--
sons of the city and boroughhow the
people’s adults in behalf of public insti-
tutions are rewarded by time having
such matters in charge? Fred W. Hoyt,
manager of the South Norwalk Dramatic
club, is in receipt of the following letter
from John B. Light, counsel for the
Norwslk Hospital association:
Mr. Fred W. Hoyt, South Norwflr, Cf.
—Sllt: I write on. as counsel for the
Norwalk Hospi association. to inquire
about the receipts from theplsy, ”Down
by the Ben," given by yourself and others
as a Hospital benefit. Several wpeks
have passed since the pic was given,
and the odioers of the H tel Corpora-
tion are becoming suspicious of you and
your amiatee, inasmuch asyon have
shown no disposition to turn over the
funds, though you have been requested
to do so. The patrons of your play
understood that the money that they
gave you was to be turned over. after
espouse were pad, to the Hospital asso—
ciation. Now, if you and your associa-
tes fail to do this, you render ourselves
amenable to the criminsl law or obtain-
ing money under false pretenses. l
have been requester] by the Executive
Board ofthe theflospital. association to
write you and give you an opportunity
to set yourselves right before the public.
if you have a disposition to do so, please
attend to the matter without further
delay. \onrs very truly,
Jonu 8.1mm.
in the above letter, any fair— minded
person will agree with me that a direct
insult has been given to not only Mr.
Hoyt, but every member or officer of the
Dramatic club.
When asked about the matter Mr.
Light stated that he had only performed
his duty as counsel for the Hospital asso—
ciation. That being true, I will say that
Mr, Light took a very honorable means
for doing his duty. Any basins. man
of our town. I hope, would find some
other way of writing a business letter
than the above. i feel, and I think I am
justified in doing so, that the Executive
Board. or Mr. Light, have, in their eager.
pens to perform their duty, so far forgot-
Ien themselves so to stoop low enough to
do what no gentleman would ever do,
namely: to insult not only gentlemen,
but ladies.
We have received two letters from
other members of the Extrutive Board
relative to the recripnr of the play, lit“
in the hope that the report could be
turned in immediately, refrainul from
answering, lest the members of the board
might become suspicions that all was not
as It should be. I will state, right here,
for the benefit of the public. that our
reason for delaying making a report was
because we are waiting for certain par-
ties in theI city (and they do not belong
to the ordinary laboring class) to pay for
the tickets that they secured oncrsdit.
As soon as that matter can be attended?
to and straightened out a full report will
R “6'5 llAHlilTIlllS.
They Give a Sociable and Monte-lo at the
Home of lira. W. ll. Swords.
The home of lllrs. W. 1!. Swords, on
South Main street, was thronged with
people last night, when the King's
Daughters of the South Norwalk Con
gregational church gave a social and
musicals. 1n the parlor were convenient
ly arranged tables from which the young
ladies in charge disposed of various
articles. During the evening instrur
mental solos were rendered by Mixer
Anna S. Dunning and lilies Grace Havi-
IIAVIZ THEY BLOl’Ell’
Gossip over the Disappear-m of n Nor-
wllk lin- nnd War-an.
Mrs. Alida Burning. the wife of
Thomas Bussing, of Westport avenue,
Norwalk, and William W. Bennett, I
d. Vocal selections were ivcn ,
:le Miss May Punzelt gand you“ teamaler, "'0 1"” with M‘ be made, and not until then.
In N E. Campbell. The reception father, Charles ll. Bennett, at of Maple if the members 0, the Exam,"
avenue, East Norwalk. left town one day
last week and the inference drawn by the
gossip is that they have sloped.
Mr. and Mn. Burning were married
about ten years ago and lived happily
together it is said. They have no child-
ren. )lr. Boning is shatter, fifty-live
years or age; his wifeis but twenty-five
and of a lively disposition. She was born
in Westport and was brought up by
Alva lockwood. of Rorwslk.
III the Untonvillo district, where Mr,
and Hrs. Busting have lived since last
fall, they were well liked. It was not
until about a month ago that the neigh
bore saw any thing auspicious. Bennett
formerly worked as driver for C. '1'.
lead tbeOolumbian ’l'ea company. and
later was employed by John If
whornusaparealexpvv- between or-
walk and Bridgeport. Ir. Voucher re-
cently discharged Bennett, nod for sover-
alalr aflnancialapwau... Ilwevhhvhadnosteady employment,
rectal mass. and will not Ihsltlng'a
Board wish to prosecute us they are at
liberty to do so, as the business manager
of the club been full and completen-
purt of all tickets, expenses, money
committee was composed of Ilrs. G. if.
Beard, In. Swords, Mrs. l. 8. Keep.
In. C. Swartz, Iiiss Diary Cunningham,
lies )lay Fitch, Mia- Anuie C. Sanford
and Him May Q. Smith. lilies Lizzie
selleck acted as cashier. Mrs. ll. E.
Hoyt had charge of the dining room.
performing the multifarious duties in a
most efficient way. She was ably assist-
ed by lliss Katherine I). Bwiek, flies
Charlotte Lamont, Mi- Alice Llyton.
lies Natalie Diebrow, Ii- Belle Bosch.
It. Jennie Portrait and Hire loude-
Blater. 'i’hecake tablewaaln charge of
Hill Lane and lies Bobannan. The
confectionery was disposed of bylin.
W. L. Porter andIl-lmlfl'otlea.
Indthe aprons were sold lulu/rat
Inadge Baker. lira. O. W. iltow.'liu
those members of the Hospital aloud»
opinions that we are ”crooks."
regarding the matter of the [WW
hospital. as thus far conducted. if they
wish tokrrow what that sentiment is]
mommtmennstderwhatbsrovnot they
curriculum-cause.
The following was tuned larch it,
it“. List furnisbsdfromonlosofA. I.
Wooster, solicitor of patents, Bridgeport,
Comm
Ales-dot Davidson. . Ric":
writing machine. Chari-
tlrtdgonort. machine for moving bullet-
Christopher J.ltiabor ”Bridgeport
letter or Triplets at level”.
Trieste Bishop, aged twelve. daughter
dlrmndlfrnfidwardllishopmfltoa-
who was married a littleilridgeport
'0" of” mm ll. ”W“ nuthaywevsnotastlraclaasofyoung
scarcely older than herself.has ven
sou- to Metro. mm and few.” Mngngm ”WMUBINIOHOW
Ineligirl weigh-mm; the ;mltin ' “as, p catasthcuwlropotnebarcbtaba.
mandatinl'baglrlm vencbuek'Vlliilsar tnnoaelaatenmrr-ltmato-prhu
octagwell,andaoaretlrerrtplsta.1‘hsn '3’ thoaemembuaoftbsflnqrttalA-oeia-
undersigned, ,having purchased the Fire Insurance and Real
George Lockwood, at No. 2 South
u . n street, South NorWalk, Conn, would most respectfully solicit
‘ .
Call and eeethem.
as we represent‘them.
rIIs noerrrI. rssocrrrros rsn
Attorney unt'ritea a Letter Ila-ll!!!
handled, etc, which he can submit at a
moment‘s notice for the impaction of
lion who have openly expressed their
Further, permit me to state that the
directors of the hospital might see what
the sentiment of many of our citizens is
can tell them.andwouldbe pleasedto
doso,aslhave heardtbe opinions ea-
lhavstakentimetowriteths forego-
ingiuordartbntaly one who cantor-
platesvolustetrin‘hbcrherurvieesia
hehalfoftbenewhcspitsl.maypsuse a
wbhtoheirwaltsdforenlistingtbeir
ltwlllbaramamhesedtbatths mem-
herroftbaflatlabras’mm
overayaariabandingovertbersturns
fromaballgivenbytlrem. l have not
yetbasnabtetoasnartainwhetbsvornot
they were would for obtaining
devise money under false pram, but pre-
, Item-wellaalr. Midnight appear
morellbenran Iftbey.weald-abeaotae
many and needed reforms incur city i
government. Aooordingto‘tOld’I‘imer" Eastern Capitali at: Forming a
ourelaotrio lights must not burnafter pm (“a
Wt. Bighthevethequeatiouarlses rful Syn to.
hatpntastiou the oifiswrsontheoub
skirtrofthis city are to have? The
fightr, when lit, are aimsdy too few-Ind
mfiww‘ m m Mpg,“ ”liberated totinlunfnatwuollm
udnguhhadnbtbsgpe wbep they are I" We! "plum-air m
tbemostnssded'f “commutator-mule“.
"l‘istras, alas, 'tia true, wehaveure mower-to.
".dnert" or protection which does not Prmnrto. linens—A powerful ayu~
protect. Whoever saw a policeman on Min which several Pittsburgsrl are
West street or Woodward avenue at any interested. as well as some eastern eapltab
time, leastof all after midnight?“ Itia inst-Mas formalltoengageinanm
inthe“weeamall honrs”thaterimeand WWW will rival in WW. “I.
What is needed is more lighisandall ”"NWP'M ‘° “W ‘° mm“
burning from stream until daylight. mu: 5““ "‘° ””5”” ‘-’~" “"
A citiaen. for instance. living in the more I . ' mm 0‘ “w”
Eartha
remote motion 0‘ "0‘" 8”“ city." '9’ The plans have progrnned sofar tit-“be
quires the services of his family physi-
promoters are now engaged in negotiation:-
cian after midnight. Must be be subject. fan site and have examined several loco
ed to “the terrors that walketh by
lines for the town and plout,onyooe of
night." and simply because of the
which may be selected if sufficient induce-
miserly and short-sight ed policy which mentaan offered by the land owners. One
. of thasites looked at is ata point shore
seems to possess a certain portion of our
. ' Monongahela City.
population, and thclr. apparently,
caters to the aand-bagger and amnesia in
1'. (Io-pet. WILD Cor-ouc-
giving him his greatest ally—darkness—
‘l'be plant will be devoted to the manu—
factureoflronand street of light andhaavy
and plenty of it ? By pursuing such II
policy, in direct opposition to the more
grade; including structural work, and is
advanced Ideas' of neighboring cities,
is said that the syndicate even proposes to
coon-eta with the Carnegles in the making
capital and increm of population' are
driven from our doors. 'With the getter,
of armor plate. There will be blast fur-
naces, rolling mills and all that appertaina
ous facilities granted us by nature, aided
and abetted by a good electric light
to them of course. An immense foundry
and other works, and milhoua‘ of dollars,
plant, with generous service, fine roads,
streets and sidewalks, good water and
it is said, are to be invested. One of the
persons concerned in the scheme is Robert
sewerage, backed by a good and efficient
city governmentmrosperity would be cer-
MsClahof the Low Pressure Gas company
lie is decidedly reticent, and his only be
tain to come in the direct ratio of im-
provements own. The extra or addi«
from! of himself and a was an in-
advertent admission of the fact that the
syndieno had sent union toEurope. He
said that bedid not know how soon the
lions! indebtedness, merely nominal, syndicate’a representative would return,
would take care of , itself. We must at?“ '0‘!“ be 3M1 but I it"
keep up with the times. and if our wide- ”We dur’t can . h
awake and climbs neighbors in“? plant is located,” fififrmfil’qfld ll:
electric lights burning all night.anda pends on the inducements offered in the
steam road rolleras a side hue, we must "I 0‘ MP “M I!“ PM“! 0‘ it. concre-
keep up With competition. We mm 32:: of land and shrpprng rates and facili-
all be windy cities, but u South Norwalk ’
is to ever be anything except a sleepy
Connecticut village, we must be up and
doing. Brethren, we are not voting still
for Andrew Jackson. I believe 'Inn
Slzt‘rrxll. is to be congratulated for Its
enterprlaeandpuah.and uodaubtinita
new and more commodious quarters it
will receive II deservedly and larger share
of public patronage.
Pso Bose Pt‘suco.
A! mssrsrfi sums son sum
In 1 fl: Irw- Trust.
Ciscrsss'rr, March lib—Ten of the largest
iron and steel pipe foundries of the south
and wet formed a combination here with
acaptta! of returnees The eotnbirratkru
will control all the cheap plgironintbe
south and west, and eastern foundries
which depend on this class of iron must
close up. The price of iron pipe will be in-
creased u to” per ton.
Increase In Imulgurlon.
NEW Yolk, March l8.~—’l‘hc Ellis island
officers are looking for a bin influx of im-
migrants within the next three months.
They say immigration to this part this
spring will exceed thatof last spring by
many thousands
DEAIATIL WIRES. -
Theatrical lug-re III Which Play-(:ulng
People Will Do lllercotul.
When we stop to think of the emu-vs»
Ullie :tktrstrnrn has achieved Ill so short
a time it causes no little astonishment.
"She Is undoubtedly destined to reach
a high ition. She Is sq usl to any of
the cougars with whom she might be
cleared. and who have become known' In
Europe and America, and she is prehaI—r
superior to most or all of these in being
posse-ml of original creative power.
“lilies Rora,’ her new four act y, can-
not fail to be a success. Miss A mm,
:Ix‘umJlu a part that provides better
rtunitles than any of her previous
ya. it there Is one equality more than
another that plays of the comedy- drama
order must prams. it in action and
nothing is more satisfying toan audience
then a strong climax that quickens the
blood and odors a chance to vent enthu-
sirum in hearty applause ~St. hours
Globe Democrat.
At this house last night an audieure
assembled to enjoy a show, and from all
No Il;pw Var n on. I'nsw lute.
Caruso, March 18.—~At a meeting of
railroad men the opinion was wrongly
against a Hare rate In the “'orlal'n fair.
and any hope that any such tariff will he
utopterl is gone
Illa ”abutm- Annual to Ito. 0.0.
New”. ii. N. J. March is ~John Cop
rrslnllhmbo for years kept a shoestore on
Market street Inn failed.
will amount to Ito. mo.
Ilia liabilities
fled-Bed Alter 'I’eII I'd-n.
Bonn, March 18. —Marion C Montgom
cry, sentenced to state prison in 1533 for
the mutual his son, was pardoned by the
governw.
Mull“
To hrngrrlt historian one must be so
dowrd with what is known as the "historic
imagination," but he must also he on his
guard against abiding it
ul‘lwua‘I'm" "093251”. 8:0?”de "cf, “’0‘“ n “w Th9 ‘tum’ in [MI my
“’ “ lhll. be
he burleaq uealaocameinforite share. "M you say
In net loved of iMIiI-In. \\ hat is your on
My for that assertion?"
”ka, " answered Johnny.’ we banal-
waya been told that hominid not tell alie. "
~Lxcbangs.
Manager hearsay must be oougralulat
ed on his good jud ment in securing
combinations like ibbea Burlesque
company, and in the future, if the com
ponies are up to the present one. there is
notadoubtofthebouaedoing a banner
business throughout the entire season. w
Cincinnati Commercial (inserts
The Nihbes' will be; at the Norwalh
Opera House on the sveningof larch 2t
THE NEWS BOILED DOWN.
Henderson Smith (colored). erred no.
diedatQuiuy, Ills. He claimed to have
beenia George Washington's employ at
onetime.
neutron.
In. William Hoyt is entertaining her
slatev.lra. William E. lowndes, from
City Island.
llrs. Vincent Collyer’s barre harem
frightened our the dept 1m
afternoouandrauaway. lie w- stop-
Tba Clank-e workmen at the Ceylon
exhibit of the World's fair struck for high-
er wlp.
'l’wofouratorybuatseas Irtidlrrpburnad
lbwyer will lee-to a Ines
AtOttawuaresolatioaulliag fer s ro-
gunshudlwasdefaatadhyavotad
to
contributed 50,“ frnnssfor the
I.“ II "I" anden on I’mih lII blaeru»
listed-y. larch so Entertainment
begins-t "Imam Malaise. for:
supper. as.
Joseph Adeockandwife havebeen en-
pged by Ire. B. V. Isabel-er to look
NORWALK and sourH uORwALK.
Thelawollsli Preservation
Antedates all other laws, either moral, men-
tal, ethical, financial, etc.
The entire force of The Sentinel, inhlud—
ing the World’s Fair editor are my author—
ity for the above statement, and the work
on the basis that if you see it in The Senti-
nel IT'S 80.
But that has nothing to do with the fact
that we would like to call your attention to
the splendid assortment of
SPRING JABKETS, BAPES, etc,
that we are showing this spring. It Will be
to your advantage financially to give us a
call and see What we can show you in this
line.
JACKETS
range in price from $3_ 98 t0 SM 98
CAPES
from $3. 49 to $l3. 49.
«w
Full assortment of
Tans, Modes, Navy, Blacks, etc.
{i‘dftrr this date our store will be
closed err Tuesday. Thursday and
t riday evenings. at 6 o 'cloek.
Open on lead-y. Wednesday and
Natarday eve-lags
83 Washington“ m.
GEO. Pill iLSTlllE, Prep.
M. S. SMITH
For the present season is displaying
Scotch, French and llomeslic Binghams
in all the newest styles.
An Endless Variety of lining Flannels.
A New Arrival of
Low Priced Dress Goods
in all the seasonable colorings.
A large line of
Lane Trimmings, Cambric. Iainsnuk. and Swiss
Embroideiiss. Victoria lawns. India Linens
and Plaid liainsonts.
“Ma...”
The Latest Styles of Ladiss' Collars and Cults.
1......4...“
Our Stock of
DOMESTIC llll WHITE iiilllilS'
for the coming season is supplied with everything desirable.
A.» own-a» m
Illlliisnls’FllmitllillgStocl
is filled with all the least novelties in the mrrket.
Large stock of
Oil Cloths,
embracing all the newest patterns.
Weoarryanicelinaoflowprieed %‘
WINDOW‘ SHADES.
Now is
the Jim.
SWNlflllllJ
It Good Lots
9 line lots .
Riverside be
M Choice Lots if
I5 Sightly Lots
on the Bluff
overlooking the harbor. . .
No more available sites for)-
building a pleasant home can
be offered than these lots m
the Woodward estate. {Two
years ago I offered my first
purchase of these lo “on term
to suit the purchaser.” The,
are mostly paid up now, and
their warrantee deeds are noted
in The Sentinel nearly over,
week—the happy owners of a
prospective home. You know
them, you can we the modal
cottages already built. my
not make a beginning now?
You can buy for cash. You
can make quarterly payments.
You can pay monthly—any way
or amount to suit you.
If you will only try you will
own a lot in a short time.
PRICE,
$350, $400 clef
For further particulars en-
quire of
JOHN HINDS,
0n the premises, or
CHRISTIAN SWIllTZ.
83 Washington St, at themfica
(“of the Old Well CigarOIn-‘m ~‘ "
lib-Washington 81.331“
assaults IN ‘1 f7;
wn LJL.
IITlOTS' IITEIIA“,
Paints. Olls. Gianni
nmnn mu Instr III
presume ~
L. H. Decker,
79 Wail-ll.- h'L. 8a. 1‘0!de
‘A coon“ 'i‘é'i‘fui
rwfifluag'flun ’I.“
REMOVED? iliil
To In. 8 Initial Plats.
2 Large Lots rum Ava
lincoln its."
Pictures Framed lo (lulu. ’
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