ahednwledmmmm. - g . , t V ,rruitererG.Ghlcttc.oi‘N6rwalk,has Ilin Mrlhtre‘willbeoon- hughssuioonvinoed that someone was mm whoa! sides. symatlcslly robbing his timer Be hsaa large number oi iMds. complained to thepolicenudthey have lea comparatively dsrhhorsemxr watched theplsceclosely. Ass result pentiorhlsworkonlahoriisymhsuhe 6i their vigilance. this morning at an wonllntprlneandrode with Saunders onlyhourOEosrsBsrtrnmnnd Kenney titronglmt thence. The articles of mumnbersndmslllllellflhu W3!“ hfiwwm drawn, W mom. whom they saw coming out roof ”W W. " » l W cm ‘Nm‘ ”:1me tanned icr ‘ ' ' Ween” osllsdlorthe ,, H ~. buttock incinertowusmsnsrein uoymoodto toioops with it. The salocn,wlth its and remarked that he the interest mani- cailior themeet- Williauflnylernnd 0. W. Stow. delegates chosen to theBtats con- .vallnntobs heldln Hartford, Baptism. k m, m Be Be cm”. 'ho WV. iedlxtyisightvctss outoithe 135 east. ad John H. HIM. who had Olllhty- ‘;dghtontoillid vctnscast. » “ransom several candidates in the leidicrthehonoroiatteuding the Con- g’vainnal convention, and it was neces- ay’btahe threehallotsbeiore a choice warmsde. Onthat ballot H. A. Math— ewson received ninety votes, and Colonel mm, seventy-seven. A motion was then made that Colonel Frost be W for the other delegate. but Binaries F. Bullock thought the lower asctim oi the town should have a repre- sentationamongthedelegatee, as about forty voters had come into: Boweyton to tiieetueus. , ColonelFroststntedthat he ;wa"=jnwcnthepointuidscliningthe .honor,whenlir. Bullock got the door 'ahs'adoihimmshewaewell aware that “lower irom eoweyton should he ' Bun. Charles W. Bell was ~their nomihstsd. and neared 104 votes who‘ll“ cast. . . Two ballot-wweosst for e Garrett m convention without-cars. " ignited number oi votes being secured. Auntlnnwasthsn made that the clerk cnstaballotichoseph'llsylor. who had necdved dity-icur votes out oi 186. This was seconded and carried. William ‘Icnciilowayton, who had tony-seven votsnonthe second ballot, was chosen theotherdelegate inanimlhr manner. Hon. John B. Ferris was then nomi- nated delegate tothe County convention, aadwsssnthnsissticallyelcotsd. R. J. Outhill was named for the second piece, hntdsoliusd, and Charles F. Hellock se- curedthe honor. . r'l'hedelrgamchoscn to the Probate convention were Dr. F. W. Dormer and w I. Rue-an. ‘ m I. Grows was elected chair- atltnithtown committee ior the Sec- ggddflMwlth power to choose his andnmodouwaspsssedthat ”delegates elected be empowered to i-ekcosntheirown alternates. ‘ *‘ Theeclleotlontaken amounted to Oil, ' and the caucus adjourned. meteor “Will. Was ”Won‘- coon ‘lsrtns won the . 'lwe Ono-mutton. ' Jessss‘lnrphy,allss Hill, and Bustell " Banal. the counmieitsrs, waived ex- a-histionand were bound over to the Unitsddtatssbistrlotcourimt New Ba. 9 ‘mysstmley aitsrnoou. under “0,000 endarestill in theliisw Haven , “lib-vine been nestle to on I“ he required amount for their tr- 7 ”hails row among themslves Whalers United smears. W'Jotnph,1'eujtmay,T. o. 1W '0.F.Vfiallock,‘in. AdieDon- ‘ ”adv” “’7’“ "°""“"‘" mu record er a prepagatnr or ‘WI'fllbmd-rn théperlleein» "m Wyn“. “in ‘ Under the questioning oi Ambient Prosecuting Attorney Glover, to which hits, Kippe wan MW, she. was in a ,h‘ardstraittokespharword. but did so very creditably. “Did he strike you?" naked lir. Glover. “He put hishand against myiieadand , me.” said thewitncss. ' ' “Didn't you testin before ‘ the City Court that be consulted you and struck your: ' ' mmmsaidshe wassoexolted be- iore the City wort that she didn’t know what she did any. ‘ ‘ ' lire. Kippe inn middle-aged woman oi plump lignreaud a much more comely specimen of a wile than Thomas Kippe isoiahnsbsod. They are ordinarily a congenial couple,hnt when they‘bave been drinking things go crosswise. 108318 KETCIIUI’S WILL. The Supreme court Deeldee'l'hat certain Provide-earn Void. The Supreme Court-has rendered a de- cision in the content overthe will oi the late Morris Ketchum, of Westport. Ir. Kstohum died several years-go and in hie willdirccted thatcwtain unntsbc carried out on the ‘doath'oi hingvviie. The trustee, Franklin M. Ketchum, by his‘ attorney, Gertie Thompson. contend~ cdthatthetruatsceesed to exist at the death oi the tsststor's wife and thatthey were void byreason oitheiactthatthey were in violation oi the statute oi per- petnity. , The decision "Whirl! end advises dsehupsriur Court on iellovvs: Firth-That the provisions in sub-di- vision thirdinclauseiiithmudalso in the Molar-smiths wiiioi ionic Ket- chum. in reference to him end legal representatives of deceased children oi the tentator. are void. an in.viclation oi, the statute of perpetuities. Second-That the trust «and ceased to be valid and determined upon the death of the wiie oi the testalcr, and thstthe entire rssiduery estate should bsdistrilmtedas being intestate oi the said Morris Ketohum, charged with and subject to «a valid trust estate during the lifeoihie wile. which has now de- termined by her death. That in making such distribution the provisions oi clause seventh oi the will in reierencs to charges and advancemenm should be regarded and followed . W MK “RIGHT AT A TBA. CAB. A Import Burns that was licensed to Wilton lean». Wesley B. Panelist, ayouug man who lives in Westport. was driving down Washington street. yesterday aiternocn. disease anddborder, an sbettcr of vice and crime.achieioeussol pov'ertyau‘d a nest oi ccrruptiouand dsmsgoglsrn inpolitice,wllinotalwnysbcabletohny upthegoodcitieenscithis' tcwuwitha momentum a year. new chiefly ontoithepockehoi ourpoorsst i ‘ The suicide on Sunday oi a poor wretch,maddsnedhy drink, is only the latcstpage oi nlougchaptercillke eflectn—therebsing added this time (ii thereportistobstrnstsd) the humiliat- ing spectacle of an officer oi the law wading onton Sunday icr whiskey for himseli'nnd his companions to drink whilegusrdingtheeorpseoithe suicide! Therecklssneneroschments oi theliqncr traillc,andthernaniisst hopelessn-s oi ssouriugjustiosatthehandsoithe pres- entBoard oi County Comm in- creasing as they do the comments cl suclrvevents, masses at the same time the urgent call for vigorous action againstthispublioenemy. Kethods, however,areimportant. And, some areas many serious that legiti- mate and successful methods should characterize all temperance work more fully then they have in the part. I ven- ture tosnggsst through the columns oi Fulfill“: l. A union at all good public spirited citisensne essential to successful work aginst the saloon. lieu of alidsnomi- netionsinreiiglon. oi allpartissin politics,sndoi allshwdesoi . opinionmhorteosflulhl ii. The saloon here in the town oi. Norwalk. end not the liquor trnfic which some oi us would like to prohibit inthestateornsticn.shculdbe the tint ohjectsgainst which we ought to com- cine end ccnoenmte. 8. Education end legislation must work handin hand. It is equally isles and foolish to expect good results either irom legislation without education. or education without legislation. 4. It is the saloon system—and not men. personally, except in their oilicial capacities as responsible tor the saloon— that we must light. lien who irequent the saloon must be led to see that it is let their own interest to work with us in thb matter. Hard feelings and hard names must give place to alerge charity. Solid reason end patience must do what vituperation and impedance cannot do. I). Unwarranted prophecies oi speedy revolutions should be specially shunned, With a vote last year at 1,700 in iavor of license. sndthsgalnstthisussiusto expect that every saloon may he drivm out oi liorwalh in aday. What we used V'““““”“‘ ”3““! r“ on lsnot aspurt oi enthusiasm and then thesidswalk in front oi J. T. Prowltt a l I” inductance mg, Co’s store. Two wheelsoi the carriage domit’ahle m 5.3: ...m ”Tirol“; were amide to; him! rough” wwmoissntlmsntandgetit. horn reused ° ° W" °" e. Itlsto be remembered, however, thensuccssdciliuturningthehorse,Il l whsntheanlmalrushedtotheotherslde vote spacingr 3: mum hadbesn of “Wm.“ mm” ”b” givsnlniiorwslkiortwelveyssrs. We ”mm " l“ “5‘ °‘ ”W“ “ canmnhaslmlhrgalnthb year," we WW' mm”""°"’w11t communes-peanuts. slasuthscausseducatioutshsstlme. Let moneworkwlthswilil ’l. TheUltlsens‘lmoitheTowu ciliorwaikiscrganisedupon thehaeis ebonoutllned. Whlienotecn E? 3? animal’s therehlelsa‘gnnpssslng overlr. cher'slsgs. Be pichsd mssli eeldeireinnisw trulsssaad clothlugccvsredwlthmud "nwm_ “Ww'mmmup. ltwlil “temperance ‘ ‘ withsil. ltltsslllss eidsms’movsmeut. Broad supplnatuesae resented can come to an agreemsm. fienfirrswentstoisoesgnluttimeand aesievwsntstomateit a scratch race, thrilrstmsu’at the celeb to win. no MinmvflMln the suit: that every eliort willhe made to arrange the m The men will probably ride wheel jinn wheel. ,There is still the same amount oi rivalry between 0. .ssnleynnd G. .A Gregory, the scents of the rival compan- iflo Ir. Gm, informed C lipoufl. howewrnhatthesignnonshebicyde at his store were outside on the wheel, and not in theywindow. The sign which connected Ir. Becky‘s name with the dispute regarding the time Mr. Gregory knew nothing about. he says, until he inunditpoetsdonhie window, when he protoptiytoreitdown. run at Mill morass titre: lane Recent Developments la the Hiram Ada-n Suicide Ones. Some recent developments in the Hiram Adams suicide case lead "his irlendstosnspeotthathehadawiieand child residing near Greenwich. besides thewomsn with whom he lived in Nor- wnlhusudto whom he was married in hiay, 1898. - titer the icnerel oi her husband, litre. ddl’nlt walla PortChesterandcaliedon 1n. and fire. Edward L. Banks, of 5 Iain street. While there she was in. , iormed that her husband had another wilemdacMidthathehed tosupport. , ”4:" now investigatingthecase to lied 'msthdthsmattsr. One thing, V m “er-someone», . .. earhcdflll‘amcnthumaleon the “City of Norwalh,” "Eagle” or_"Vulcau," whichever boat wee running, but turned over very little money to her. li therepcrt that Adams had another wiie living is true. there seemsto bevery little doubt as to the motive ior hie self Macedon. cross rorsr use as. hit Yacht Bail Ia Inst-rday's Regatta oi! 'eatpnrt. ‘ The Cedar Point Yacht club regatta was sailed yesterday under iavorabie conditions. The summary of the races ioliows: cuss A. Corrected Time. £13.“) 2.01.87 2.60.10 2.0M! sun. Finish. l‘anna...............li.21.0 Lida) Uiylle................ll.2w 1.22.1: Indrlne .............11.ri.o 1.21.10 Ada ................. 11.21.01 met curse. m ........... .....uew 1.le 1m . . 20cm ...11.ri.o 1.17.30 1w AW..." ...... ......uno in.” men Thesetwoclesseswereallhandicapped by not understanding the signal. cull”. Jmli................1m.os 1.15.08 1.59m mes Ktwnetw . mods Theecyachlualiedovertheclubconrso oi liltesn miles. m1: cuss. ..........11.1uo 13.01.) mm www.muwmm m 1.31m Janka ..... ...“...th 13.8.60 1.11.50 Thcconrsewastwlcearoundthestake heat and Oochsnoe’s Beet bony. esti. rated 10 miles. Wilda arson '1'!!! LINE. label... pace tel-magnet held afternoon. Therssignw tsudwrtmnucoeplednudmw. lines- deidwassisetsdtodlithevaosncy. oi the place on Wall'street. , . i Ofllocn Barium and Kenney were posting the store'nbont 4 o'clock. when they saw the hootblaok inside. Onc cm: oer remained on guard while the other returned to police headquarters and se- cured two dark lanterns. They then went to the rear of the store through the ' alleyway between the building and B. K. Lockwood d: Cole store, and crawled into the basement. They there foundarchuic ior refuse that led out into the river and opened into thestorc above. The hoards were 01! on one side, and Oillocr Bartram crawled through and went into the store about. onlosr Ken- ney was too big to get through the opem log and had to be content with remain- ingbelcw while Oflcer Bartram search- edtheplnce. Hecouldnot liodanyoue, however, end gave it upasa bad job. Later, however, 0dicer Kenney found the youngster crawling out from under the rear oi Wadhame’ market and placed him under arrest. He will be tried this alter-noon. BlillAl’l'llN. Miss Abbie Scott, of Kain street. was surprised, Tuesday night, by a number oi her friends, among whom were Grace Brynn, Jessie and Anna Cutblll, Pearl Stevens. Etta Sherer, Catherine Mills and Jamie Brundage; Menard Ray B. Every, of Albany, Harry S Bryan, Spencer 0. Burton, Jr. George Moore. Charles end Shepard Wells and Samuel Hail. GeorgeW. Bryan has had a snbstan~ tial retaining well placed in iront oi his property-on-ldain street, and the bank has been neatly tenacsd. The lot has been thoroughly cleaned oi stones. Thom-«hunch have also had a wall builttheentirelength of their property. The sloop "Lillie V.,”owned by Captain John Janis. was coined yesterday by Justice Oliver Cook. who claims it was dredging ougrounds which he says he owns, but to which he will be obliged to prove his claim, when the case wines into court. The water in the canal leading to Boyl- ston‘s carriage factory was shut oil, last night, by the railrond company to give the raceway a thorough cleaning. E. W. Godfrey is putting a sidewalk in front of his property on Main street. Miss May Wicks, who has been visiting at the home oi James Fay. returned to Brooklyn yesterday aileruoon. Harry 8. Bryan has entered Merrill Business college. Stamford, and is taking a course in stenogrsphy. Major R. Livingston Lucky and wife, oi New York, have been visiting at “Bou- nie Brooke.” lire. John R. Vincent visited him liargurite Vaanskirk and Arthur Mills, on Tuesday. William Mesa is making arrangements to build a dam near his pumping station. James Hilton, oi Bidgedsld. was the guest oi Commodore Hilton, yesterday. _Iire..lennie0rowe|ilsvsry low at the IOWO’III‘W. he Jr D» no,“ Harry Griswold has recovered irom his recent illness. James bedrlgan is sick with malaria. llAllBN AND NOBOTOll. Thehsnring heiore commissioners on the dolls Waterbury estate. upon the claimsoilirs. Hannah ll. Lyon.“ al.. was motioned Tuesday siternoon, in Stamiovd. Ire. Lyon took the stand M ‘0 rash-tawny company to u tails at anthesloonworknhlsisoueoi 1am ’ resins-d uncoutmunuensu on. Accordingtoths mined aims. 1:1me war it will a special nestlngci thedireotcrsoi ”mm wumwuhwt end hue-w up smut mm meter w- m ...... .5'..‘i'i':“..'23“ 1:: awnyiromhome.audthereesoniorher yestidk! ,hutwmuonoirndwhkmrisrcemssupsrin-m lir. mum her alsttsraudiequlrsdoihsr liit waninherhandawrltingeilherepiled toltsiei. 'ttwssdsotdsdtostcucnextsnd'hl a... u was. The letter confined whereoeg: adeflofls’cdni . mountain-highway thrcughthelsed Boil-rm“! asurvsy, delusion-sensory“. something. which indicated fiat she hadhunlnliewllritninioraiew days. hitched shtsdthstshe had Mewmmmmomwm WM , . Whitewatrswtsw swam-mwmmm‘m mm mullswkitaleouthisoecasion wssursgrsdusticooihsrdsughtsriress aboutheraudher knowledge methodswasverysinall. Bile few interesting statements. The " exemlnatwn' warshortandnolhlns, ; broughtoutbyit. After this ,‘ hadleittheetandtliecscewuscon " until liondayfieptemberlli. , * Cake and ice cream will he served; " Dr. William G. Brownson and wile. the Soldiers’ Home, have gone to Ashe- ville,N. 0.,to visit their son,Dr’. one. once Brownsou, who is established there. George Groi'ut, employed by Juanita: Klinefeiter, the ioomlu, was my surprised yesterday to learn that ‘ my ticket he held had drawn 8400 . Wilbur Reed. who sprained his cutie playing ball on Labor Day, is getting along nicely. and will be at his work‘fip a day or two. - , ‘ _ Mr. and Mrs. Alired Morchouse, have returned from Fortress Kenton. Noriolk and other places in Virginia. William E. Street, wife and son, mi iord, have returned from their trip the White mountains. . ‘ : The swamp on Hotels, Bailey mmwaeseton lire yatuday‘ burning quite rapidly. , The Darlene will play the Grail nice on the rilrady groom “ afternoon. . , Miss [attic Rose has returned , . home. alter a visit of several weeks ' Nichole, Pa. , George Crofut and Theodore 0. Prince. Jr., left for Philadelphia today. '. ‘ . A daughter was born to Mr. and It" Edward Hindley, this morning, , George Rose and family. have returned home from a visit in New York. Miss Mend Mather, oi Passaio, R. J , visiting Mien Louie Austin. ‘ " Clarence Bell returned Monday froth his vacation trip to Maine. ~ Henry R. Fanoher is confined to,“ his house with sickness. (nut-lee Golf has purchased n new safety bicycle. ‘ ' economwm. ‘ ‘ lire. Marsh, Mr. and lira. W. LEW; items and daughter visited Glen , " last week, and enjoyed one at Glen land’s lemons shore dinners. compsnyaregcing to move their gates building about 200 test south or f " collocation. “ ‘ the inneral oi liiss Angeline l! flaturday morningmtfieldsunili. a The pulpit oi the I. E. church is _ lngenisrgedscastomskeroommtfi organrsoentiypurohssed. , Waterisgettingtobeavsry " artichintown. Peoplesrsearting bsrrelshomtheriver. Quitee numberin town attest“ reunions at Bridgeport and t; ' lsst'l'uesday. E. G. Bennett. ismily and ~ wmmmmrnmey,“ spend“ a,iew dayswlth ‘