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NUMBER .1434
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llll BEMINISGENT M000
the Editor's Flrst Impression of the
Infant City of South Norwsllt.
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Prlnllng the P'spsr by Insculsr Power. Aided5
by Liberal Applications of Oil -"Ssrnsy's"
'Prsponsdy for Getting lute Trouble—-
Change In Ownership ~Ths Dally.
E tred ttl lid m" " Panto
I” :11 11331113 “iii- 1111?". Rice
holders realized but Very little when it
became the pmperty of Horton & Golden
—-;nauy of them nothing, they giving
[1011' stock outright. The highest re-
turns was thirt three and one-third per
chit. to two three of the heaviest
stockholders.
It is not the in on of these re-
miniscences to give" vliiswry of The
Sentinel. but only to note some of the
Leading events.t . ereof.
Shortlyaftert e change which gave
us an ownership ilt'l'he Sentinel, 11 move
was dcclded on, and we 1110.1: bcen mov-
ing. more 111-less, ever since. The first
change was to Clark 1! Lane‘s block in
"11111110111 over F. D. Lawton 6'5 (o.' s
I o rmcnn 1" serves ' "v ' " H
I u '- ”"51"" “Highs-cry. Here the first of other
'11 ' ‘2 . -
1 Jiumuiljrlw'; that thglm'm 1“ pro [than human power was made use of,
lilrfilihnvfli tlt'irl':‘1lliu{51 .131?!” [111.111 and a shaft was connected with bonus-
. . :4 1 . 1
I l" i I“ l 1r1v1 ' v ”:1 any & hl:1tl1c1vson'.1 shot- 111.1nuf‘aclorv.
tuna-ct "11“.1'1Hl'lz'nl’ghojl“lamp": and Mr. 11 11tonoblcctcd totne cxpe11sc,bnt
:11:vc"o '1' ‘ ’ . S-
llll‘l’tnth I: "m” ‘ {WIW dk' ”"L' l1 11:13 prevailed upon to submit to it,
i b h t. h s
1111' 11 \vlionig‘tli'nllllittlt‘h'1 13:“ TIMI“: ”I": "' and we soon proudly proczl 111ned1nev1ry
.I ‘.I S
I ‘ H il} l imprint that the work donc 1in The St‘ll'
a plan for n t‘ltutwc in thcatl‘airs and tincl was by “power press. It was
:blllgnvlhilifi :11:lill'lml'dllwYoltfk‘dil; dfdid 11. htlc 111 ”1111 hulldmg that the firm of
a ficrcc snow storm was raging \ihith H0 rton 6" ("Mm was dissolved, Mr
delayed the train over an honi' Mr 1Hortongo1ngtoMerid11n, where he W
‘ tablished and successfully continued the
Horton, who was to owe it , '
th' it the weather would I;I‘I:II:(:“:“‘1*;1:Iprinting business until lns death, which
‘ l 11 um occurred :1 little over a your ego.
crtnking the journey, and was not at tlu The next- change in the firm was ti 1-
l " . ' 11ml ' . ' ' . . .
itifttiitiiimluhtillldlwlllr H122: :1???" partnership of Richard H. and James
' ' 1 re 1111 1" Golden, under the firm name of Golden
oncofL oloncl J.1n1os(.(‘ro11"c “mm" Brothers, and the next the addition of
"" High street. 11111! “ft” obtaining fl" another brother John F. Golden who
proper throctions, we wtout to find 1““"lrema1ned in it: until his 11011th 1311
which we (1111 after floundering through' next the retirement of James (1.1111 011
snow at least 11 foot deep. South Nor-Emu) went to Lee. Mass., '
walk was much less of a place then than abought the Valley (vlcaner and mum,”
111111'——dimly hghted. tlnnly populan '1 'ed it until the death of John F Golden.
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'were anything but favorable and W1 '1‘". brother thlllll‘tl. This partncrshi]
pmmiscd ourselves 11l111c “'1': trudg1 d was temunated by Richard becomlm.
through the n11 ddlc of High street if the 1 engaged 111 the real estate business 11' ithi
good Lord spared our life to “I" out of: General Nelson Taylor, under the firm
name of Taylor &. Golden, and the pres-
thc. plat c and forgave. 11s for cv or having .
come into it, we would never be guilty" , ness.
of a second offense. But, as it is said of | The Sentinel has '11'11'1ys been restless
S I
11 me people, was changed our mm“: forlm, to location but we. believe has at latt
conditions were more inviting Intel, and
settled in a permanent one. It we1t
after the. preliminary amutgements 11cc-
\vhcre 111 '
cnt owner has since conducted the busi- '
cssary, we became associated with Mr
Horton Ins equal ”filter in The 81 1mm 1
newspaper business, which we have seen
develop into proportions we neyer drcmn-
At that time The Sentinel other was
lmated' 1n the third story of the building
in which Tomlinson' 11 drug business is:
less than now required in The Sentinels
smallest department. Rcv.
Dunning 1vascditor, and Frank H. Nash.
of .Wcstpm't, reporter. The working
fot'cc was then quite 11111111]. and We 1-1«-
call only Pctx-r and John Burnett. and ‘
”Barney" Kiudclicn. Pctcr Burnt-t1 is
now a successful physician; John Bur-
nctt. :1 spccitd "gt-tit of thc govt-rituwut.
and "B:1r111.'~_v." the last we knew of" him.
was employed at the printing.r busi-
ness in New York city, and was a pront-
1'11cnt membcr of Typographical Union.
No. 43. The only incident we t'ccollct't
of our first day in the oflicc was a
".5'1' rap" bctwcc 11 "Harm y"
thc other compositors ' "Barney" ' was
tlu 11 i111 liucd t 1 be pumlacious and was
quitt- cmphnt 1c in hisdct 1....1t1ou that in-
would pound the life outI of thc other
follow at the first opportunity. As the
otth' t'cllmv lived until at'tcr " lam-fir"
left town. and 1':~' Still living. \vc prcsumc
'tllctqiportunity that "Barney” sought
has ne'vm' will '1'1-d.
'l‘hc first "Sentinel that 11'1- had any"
thiugtodo with was issued Ftbz'uzn'y
1:1, 1872:. and our salutntory wad in part
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"It will lw our aim to make The Son-
tincl tlzc‘orgun and rcprcsvntativc of
this c itv. giving full sctqu- to thcresp ct-
fnl disc fission of loc: tlan‘d gem-1' .1] topicsz
_ reporting- all transactiousof public 111th-
out, publishing :1 digest of thu- news of
the day. and :1 1' arcfnl N‘lt't‘floll of p. rpm 1
lar literature. On all subjects requiring
Homer 1V. "
and one of
I from (‘lark & Lane 11 block to Washing- '
ltt ton street. in the building now occupies
‘ by John ()ldeuschluger. Then to Eliza
both street, in the building made for it
new leaged by the Fox Cy ole empathy
land from there to Ruth-011d Place: thet
lbick to Washington street in anothei
and ample. building. In fact The Senti
- nel has been on thc move, so to speak,
in more senses than one,
; twenty three years
When the ‘cntinclwcntinto its firs
.Washington street quartcr. , it change
its motive power from steam to mow
and has hecn run with that powm' untiu
. now. when a twelve horsc-pmvcr cnghn
and eighteen Inn'sc-pou'ct' boiler
uscd. .
The first number of the Evening Scn~
tincl was issued December It, til-‘17. eight
ycai'sago. It was then a small paper.
lcss by clght columns than half its ltrt'n-
out size. This was considered by its bcs'
friends a hasardous undertaking. out.
it“
11".1scntc1'cd mm with some 111isg'1v1ng- '
by its proprietor. Howcvcr. The Scutine :
The people 1. l
prospercd and grew.
Norwaik and vicinity soon looked 11pm:
it as a welcontt- visitor. and accorded 1.
a vcry generous support. Wc have trim
to 111.111“ illl' paper 11'prcsc11tat'1vc of No;-
walk, giving supp .11't to the public mc .. .
1111's that our admin-11! upprowd. an.
opposed o'lu~1'.-——n::1ki11g mistake i1.
both ca.» 5. W1 ham to (111' best of on:
judgment and ability. madc The t'iIcuti-
111'111 paper independent of improper in-
fluences. but have, always been glad t1,
' receive suggestions, nuulyof which \W'
have ado'l 1tcd to our own and the publi'
benefit. . We haVc had some. "scraps,"
but 1181' or sought them.
not believe' 1n them, and have in many
buildingofits own, and from thwcc.‘
, , . after about two years, to its present- neu '
conducted, and the room occupied was ‘ ‘
for the past 1
In fact, we- do:
people; a mper clean in its character.
and specially prepared for the family.
Nothing th'1t concerns Norwulk can to
sdcmti on. We feel that the town has
done much for us and we shall do whatE
ed our ideal of 11 newspaper yet, by a
cut conditions will warrant. ()ur sin-
cere wish is that we could do more.
FRO. ANOTHER PEN TRAN OURS.
E. F. title. of llowaylon. Writes stills ehs'tgss
The Sentinel has Undergoes.
} z The E1e11ing Sentinel has a large and
,g1' 111mg constituency in Rowaytun—
larger than that ofall the ot her Sta-walk
papers. 0111' of it: stautu-hcat. fricnds in
that.11'idc-a1vukcsection of the town is
1'}. F. Rilc, who. from the vcry birth of
'.’!11' paper. has cvlnccd a great 111tcrcst
in its growth and prosperity. Recently
he visited The Sentiuel's new homo.
which prompted him to writc the sub-
jlinodurticlc of" a reminiscent nature,
which we print without climiuutions or
m xlitications:
By the kindness of Editor Jameei
G llden we had the pleasure of viewing
.he Sentinel‘e new building and its cit
:raordinary machinery for printing, am.
1111' mind reverted back twentynflvc
years. when the Sentinel was born. l1
'tlmc into the minds of some of the most
nntcrprising business men of South
Norwalk that a paper should he started
hereto represent the business of the
Itown. They innnediately commcm'cd
1 the enterprise and the outcome was the
birth of the South Norwalk Sentinel.
They cut .1 big swathaud hangout :1
i urge and beautiful gilt sign-“Ht ntinc':
Printing House." Mr. Woodward was
hcnmnagcr. I-lc employed his cditm
11111 the entcniriscmovcd along swim-
ningly. The businessof the town was
tisplnyed, and the people were picascd
, 1v.th their new paper: but aftcr awhile
the entomrisc began to languish; a new
clit 11' was appointed, the people bc-
"auie apathetic and did not pay thci1
subscriptions.
At this time James and Richard Gold-
m stepped in and bought out the whole
has ness and put new life into the paper
by their enter-misc. The. first Work
they performed was to st 1p the
, 111pers of all delinquent s11bar-11lm'v
it was a bold piccc cf work.
mt like the gmd surge m. tin-1
1nd to amputatc to save the life of tin
1.1ticnt, and the summation provcd suc-
'cssful. and the papcr still llvcs. The
-ubscribcrs came forward to a man, paid
. 1p and rcnouwi their subscriptions. .111
' rave thc cditors grout crcdit' for thci:
. toldncss. tact and cucrg-ryf 'l‘hcn th<
mothers in 111's and Rl'.'ll‘l3'tl.t11'1l1‘ o'-'1
l11'i1 coatsnn: 1 bccamc cdito'.'.-'. comp si
. and gcnctal111.111.1gc1s. l ndcrthcu
Alicicnt supervisi 111 The {'1' utiucl 1.111 11'
' 111d prospct'c -d. The otlic c anl prin ting.
lepzsrtment then ot'c up 'cd tho t11' 1th 2
mr ltood' .5'jc11'1hy st 11c i11S-11'l1t1Ma71.
”not. They cuiploycd t'ttl‘l'l'st‘nilltlt'lll;
111d The Sentinel was in grcat dcmaud
’bout this time tion: a largc tirc brokx'
out adjoining theirotliccaml dcprivcr'
hcm of their power to print, but in :
; .cwdays thcy bought :1 llaxtcr cugint
1 11111 the paper was not (it'lllIVi‘fl, but
. '1rintcl on flow. Soon thc pcoplcof lto
.vayton could not aprcc on tho nann' of
."“‘ plat't'. Thc Houtincl took up the
advice-t 11111 placed li'1'.vaIvton l11't'or1' tln
' :1coplc until by pct'sistct1t advertising 11
was an acctmiplishcd fact. 'l'ln' old folk.-
nnd togivc 111111111 thc ”1'11" blood 1va.~
introduced.
The Sentinel prosrs'rcd and was forced
totind largerquartcrs They movcd t
Washington sheet and started a station
store 111 1111111111 tion with the papal
an 10b printlng After that they built
a home 0' "their own in Elizabeth street
This provci to be not quite central'
we can for the town. We haven' t reach-5 I
l tug shot, but we are doing all that pm» '
,. a”... . W, m
the cute o. A.” every hour flush
out, posted Ions! fabled and printed at
speed and :1de we never expected
urchins stand ready to distribute the
so ununportant as not to receive it.» conwito see in south Forwnlk. Crowds of‘
paper to over twenty thousand inhnbl '
tints as fat as they can be counted.
,The press oops four or five men en-
gined convying away its work and
jpucking p11 '1's for distributing la d’l-
taut parts 11' the town, and when the
lcditlon is 1111111111 it is distributed at
once. Etc , thing is arranged without
111111'11s11111.nd'ho cmhim n'ceivc their
papers through a wit-kc: in a small
building outsidn as f't 2m wanted.
J 1mm (1 tltlt'lll gives h'5 11+ 3.. attention
t 1 tl1cdistriblttion anl :1--ists in taking
the Ivmp'rs felon the pro-15 [noticed his
11 l forearm of twcot': _1.'-s:lf'tl standinu
giving stpcr'nto-n '.'.11 to th-v pr.nt§ n;
This den'i'h'lrato tl' ' g: 11in! nature of
the editor, Ja nos G .11! 11, in not having
to change- a comp' tent foreman. being
over genial to his employees,
And now i. .,-hold thetlouth Norwnlk
Evening S-ntincl! Livk at it! The
news of th 1 world is lrforc you and the
,whole busimss of Norwalk is nudcr
"your eyeato cc. Fldvlis gives his ut-
‘tentioa to thy works of Sonvnlk and
‘Thc. Sentinel places thcm lu-fnm the
people. Wha' great-1- p.1per can you
imaginc than he South Norwalk liven-
ing Sr-ntincl? 1'}. l". 311.11.
omct 11111111111111.
John H. 1' 1. 1131111111 llonsalk, is
Made P osecuting Attorney.
150U'1‘H nonwanx CoNN v, i'iitollv. 'JANUARY' 31, 1896.
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Willi S00l_i__ll IS 00003
Blessings From the ”Buy World of
South llomsllt sail llmallt.
near 11 1111111111 11110111.
Yesterday l'lork Shelton. of thc'
('rimiual (Iom.
oticinl notes of thc appointment of
Jullll". Lightt, of Linutb \orw.alk as
prtmumting attorney of the Criminal
Common Pleas, Court
The nppoin men: is made- by Judgv'
Walsh and is
Attorney Ligh is one of the best known
on 1" mass ('1 run. meivul ‘
or a term of {our ycars. .
tic-tubers of t e Fairflld county ban
He is a young Imnn. but enjoys a large
pmcticc and the confidence of the elm)-
munity.
lie. i .«n Rumblican and has.
done comidubc good work for tho
party.
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111111.111 snuzs' mm
‘ 3m mat on name». Iatm
|Probabls.
The 1'.".51' of Margaret il.1r111-s.of ‘Sor-
'.'..1111'. 1‘ ho has '1ppc .ll" i from tl1cdni5-
:on of thc (,‘ounh (2111111115511 rm rd in rc
.11si111.'t11;.'r111tll11r a i 111W 1 111ttll~~~
to ('illlrt' coimidcrablc litmttion. “lit
place. was raidctIll rrw-mtlymu' complaint
111 light by Fr: 11 new Lov' bland. and :1
111.1ut1tvoi’ lump. 11': 15' 111': ml .‘u. 11' ,\t
t ""“".‘ Gray h‘l” manic :1 d1- m' 1111! th
he liquor be it -turnc d, and wit tor
d;'1n:1'~s a mind l'F't‘l‘l'lll :'l.'w'l111o xi 1:5
t.1.'cat:' 11 d. l
1‘\"'lll'll|l”,; Milt-ports .‘tlrs. lime-:5 i114
.«'-.::11:'.d\'icct'.:.11l w'll dull the
'4111n11'iort'mrt [inn-11's up in her applnw
noun-d 'l’uln-y. who has
chm“ that
it's I'tlll
tion. and :1 man
.111-1'11 running: tlIzc plow. d1
thisndvict Will in t’ol‘owt l.
'l'lu commas 1111's boll ti: 1t :1: tin“
.tppl't .1t1o11 1v..~I not mzuh “lily tin-
placc was rooming Tilltlt r :1 lim 11.5w. and
.vasrcfuscdwithouta ln'.1r111;.'.tltt"a
1 1.1p'1..1l lttll'l ill: 11.11111 15v: .. ti: - 1":ht
11.511], :11 it wouldhad the pin. '1' I
in cthctl om- Wlh' '1'.
1. 1:1:1d1'.-llr'nilgrcport l".1t’t‘111".‘.
l.‘
("l 11
1 .- .
illvilll"$1.11!'
" 60.1091).
Edward Leonard's ‘ am and its Contents Des
lrcyed ch‘tru'ay Alternacn.
A b: 11' 11 lu-longilm’ to t'dwat'd ‘1' Mi. ' z".
.tt'ou1po.11-u.~ dlo ”111-1111 by fire with
.1llitscontents .1l1ont":1".o ”Whit '.'-~-
Icrday afu rnoou
A horsc pcrishod in the llann's, and
amougthc articlcl burned Wcrc :1 wagon,
several 'a‘luablc dinning utensils, sever»
al barrels of onio ts, potatc'lcs and apples:
, Eimwood avenue. entertained friends at
.. 1- .m
Colonel sud Hrs. Leslie Smith Entertain Frlsnds
at What—A loy'ls Birthday Put, softe-
Iood Avenue—lesion of the Isl-
sss 11111111 Mars.
The Sans Ceremonic club held its for-
111:11nccpItion, last night. at thc home
of Miss's Isabelle and Charlotte Bosch,
Gerard pitce. Miss Amiec Wood and
H 1rrv Merrill rendered;instrumental
scl» ctiotls‘. and a tempting collation was
served. ’l'lwgucsts were Mtsses .Ienme
Ferris, Brash» Lyon, Daisy licnddor.
M 11111 H 1yt. Nellie Bcdcll. Kittic Roy-
nolds. May. l'llo'anor and Susan Smith,
Gussic McGee. May D. Smith. Flora
Jennings. Innis“ Wood. and M 1y Fini-
gnn, and Messrs. W. A. \Vccler. (.‘lun'les ‘
Pillow, Edward Ellwaxl, Fred BJdWell,
Seymour Curtis. Edward Kenucy, Wil-
liam Bctuslict, William Beers. Stephen
Jarvimtlamucl W. Hoyt, Jr., Charles
Rogers, Victor Ferris, Irving Ferris,
Williard (Lanstock, Harry Wilson.
Gmmc Fitch. William Wilt-1x and
Ward Gregory.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Woodward, of
North :tvcntw. gave a progressive whist
party last night. in honor of Mrs. Robert
Way, of Hartford. The first prizes were
taken by Mrs. John I’. Treadwcll and
Gmrge (f. Lockwmsl. and the consola-
tion prizes by Miss Stella Smith and
(”barb-,5 Tn-aulwcll. Luncheon was
served. Among those present were Mr.
and Mrs. (,lmrg- (7. hickwocxl. Mr. and
Mrs. l’. N. Knapp. Mr. and IMrs. J P.
Treadm-ll. Mr. and Mrs. John A. Camp,
Misses Kittie (.‘zuup, Gertrude Camp.
Stella Smith, Sadie, Miller. Mary Lock-
wood. Messrs. Harry Camp, James
llnn1pl1rcy, ('harlcs Trczulwcll. James
Hall. and Halstcad Rcdficld. of New
Haven.
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ENCOURAGING REPORTS REID.
lnnual'llsstlng ol the South Norwsllt
l Congregatloml Church.
I Alnrgcnndicnce gathered last night
jut the South Norwulk (Joligwgational
' church to hear the reports of the various
departments of the church's work for
‘1895. Thisunnnul meeting was one of
the best the church has c1 er known. It
lasted nearly two hours, on account of
‘thclarge 1111111bcr of organizations rc-
' spending.
After a brief prayer servicc. conduct-
cd by the mentor, and the reading of' the
minutes by theclcnrk, Dcacon Edward
Beard madc his rep 11't 115' church treats.
urcr. It showed chuxch offerings to
N‘ncvolcnt s icicties amounting to $75.11;,
gifts to chuu [1 p') 1r and other objcc t 1, I
about 3510011111115 and #101 paid for inc i-1
dental exp'uscs. D1 am 111 Nelmn Dit- her-
man‘ 11 report, as church clerk rcvi 1111 ed
the chief events of the year, and show-
cd the present membership to be just
.500. Additions dur 11; Isn't had been,
D. E. Disbrow, treasurer of the special
church debt fund, nude an interesting
report of the first payment, more com—
plete than was possible at the recent
sixtieth anniversary. This "showed that
the total floating debt of $5,000 had a]
ready been paid, besides $69.5 advance
interest on the $25,000 mortgage. 0f
the sums due on the first quarterly pay-
ment only $52 has not yet been paid. In-
stead of $1,750, one-twentieth of the
$35,000 originally named as the lowest
amount [xxssiblc to carry through the
c:1tc111rise,$:'1.60'2l1as already been re-
ceived. This includes, of course, the
whole amounts of several pledges. and
will therefore reduce. successive quarter-
ly receipts: but it gives the best evidence
[10.11111111- that the pledges are to be re-
deemed. and besides. saves the church
a goodly sum in interest. '
The report of the chief usher, (3.5 '.St.
John. show ed regular and cfl‘icient ser-
viccon the part of thru' of the. board.
I Among other recommendations was one
IS; losses by death, 20; by di mistion, 5. -1
. AIlour uruslof
i met tum by twilti'tuu 1..
inc
0—" “wmm
Indian school in the West, and ind.
s vent] other small mis loamy
Afterbearing the above reports the!
objects for 1896 rmmmended by the.
the home Sunday school, which in an .
1 important step forward. Edwardnflrd
11am1.ho.~c.1chun.h treasurer, 111111de
son Dickennan clerk, and the meeting
clised with a hymn and prayer. Greet
thankfulncss was expressed by all fa“ so
prosperous a conditim, and the church
iilnol'c confident than evel' of an in-
cxeasingiv useful future.
recount AHUSEIENTS.
Mr. Clapp‘s Last Leohm.
Acc doling to advertisement in anoth-
'er tolumu, the dust lecture in the Club
‘IUnion course 11111 be given at the Nor-
walk Opera. House, Friday evening.
il’t'bntary 7, at 8 o‘clock. Mr.
‘Clapp will speak on the “Ma-
ch out of Veni:c." Single tickets
are fifty cents. Mr. Clapp has
not had pleasant weather for 1111111101.
his lectures, but in spite of that, behu
hadgoodhousos. It is hoped that the
last opportunity to hear this gifted and
popular man will be improved to such
an extent that he will have the stimulus
of seeing a very large audience.
"The Girl Spy."
There will be only one show in town
this week. It is "The Girl Spy," under
the auspices of Company D, Fourth
Regiment. The. dates are tonight and
tomorrow night, with 11 matinee tomoru
row at 2 p. 111., at Hoyt's Theatre.
IF Y00 PUT IT HERE ll PAYS.
"\Vnut " "ForSnlb." "To let." "14ml.” and
”Found andndvertisemcnts of u like char.
u.ctcr not n-xu-edingllve lines—an equivalent
tothirtv ordinary 1rords—are1n5ertedin is
mtlllfllll one day for '25 cents' three dams)
«cuts; one week one dollar.
WANTED.
.\T'F.D.- -.Agm)dpl.nincook of neat up-
pcnrance. for family of tw.o German
1Ap_pl_v.. at this office- J 3 st
=.,
to
preferred
Tuesday afternoon. They sent. list ”I. ‘
aboxof 100 Christmas mull to up
church voted to adopt the 111.111.111.111 .
committee. This inoludee,for theI fin! '
time. an offering to pay the exploit! 1!
lthat seats should be reserved for pew-
holders on Sunday mornings not. later
than 10:30, when service begins.
The choir leader, W. H. Humiston,
Colonel and Mrs. Leslie Smith, of
whist, last night. The prizes were won
by Mm. W.W. Iflfitel'. Dr. R. L. Higgins
and Mrs. G. C. Stiltson, mnsolatiou.
loo «guests were Mr. and Mrs. A. A.’
Graham, Mr. and 3111525. (‘. Palmer,f
lfr and Mrs. W. \V
All“ ' “ittltni'l ('Jltl-iftwk. J11, Mnandlstprauos, four altos fmu' tumrs and
3-in-3”. l. Joins. Mr and MIR. 1. 5 't'uu' b'.1.5'.5'c5'——11c;11'l} all of whom have
.l-'1111iml.~..\lr. and Mrs. U. 7 been notably regular and faithful in
t . Stillson. '
llr, and'Mrs. R. L. Higgins. Mrs. l". A. their volunteer service. Mrs. A. l".
of the choir since the first of May last,
despite thc obstacles that stood in the
way the first few months.
w- will». Mrs, Giftin. Mrs. l": l). 1.21112 thclcrhashccn solo soprano for the
but, 311's l". ll. Nash. llr. (‘.tmplu'll your. -
5):. l.. M. All-~11 and Mr. and Mrs. P. N. Amer slnzlllg the hymn. "If You (tan-
h‘tnith. not (‘I'oss the Ocean." the church heard
.luhnllanu, of lilnt'a'ood 2111-11110, ('t'l— Sunnintcndcnt Jacob M. Laytou's re
i:'.1t'~l.l;t~'111i1:b'. tln' fiftmth annivcr- port for the Sunday school. He 11..-
stryol'l1i5'b1rthday. A largcmnnberoi' scribed the several clas 11's. "roam-d in
1115 rciativwa and friends were prcscut
112d ill“ 1v~-';.~wou mo :1 wry plums“! 1.1lllf‘l‘l" and teachers. as successful and
.l 3111 D111] r and“ tiffl'll‘Il l71/.i11-
o 1». promising. Besides thc Home Dcpart-
m- wpmvidclnm :'1 t':ordu1ci:1g $1111ch 111cut.thh :1 111c111bcrship of fifty. tho
51.1. -a'1'v1'1l.1t lll 1|11":.‘lt books of tho sm- returv, Jcssc 31191-1715.
'11". .~,., ,7"! ~11'w11pt1on ,1 mac Uf {11,1 showed .1 school 1111'111111'1's11ip oi' lit?» .
.1-;..-vn '.111'ibch1'ld :tt Arum H311, F1": \11th .111 :‘111-1 :11'1' .1tt111d11111c of 2.7.3.
.1.1y owning. February 11:11. Tickets
.zrn- now in til" it unis ot' the committee,
111d tln-rcis mcry assurance that till.“
Will lr' altmtdviightft1l social cvcnt.
.111. 111.11 Mr~ lus‘kwootl 1 1'
fin’ut'fl'z‘ all-'1'! ,.;;111~:111hi.5'1 p:.1t_'1' 1.1511 ‘1
d 1y .5'1 hool (’\[l( nditurcs for 1.80.71. 34%.
Ill" tl '.is $125111: 15‘ for 111i.5'sions #11") for
church funds “.3 fol library. and $10)
for les; >11 helps.
Mm l’latt. president of the Woman’s
issi: nary11.5'5'11'111tion.gi1'1Ic .111-111' in-
(in-1 1!;
,IuI, " . :1]. 1'. won lv Lzou
. __. . [:11 h .,l -> I\ 'II‘ 1. t l \l tort-sting .111'ount of the growth of this
' 1 ,..-. :1111- 1' '1- :1111 1 15.5'
i "“I' “l " ' ' ' ' ' socuty thc last year. .5111111111, :11111 111:
int nv.
. v111.1n;.' othcr thing's. unprovcd monthly
111's. Ida h". chp was the rcciplt'llt 11' meetings with prepared programmes. :1
l I" WEI." of “11' UIWUHX of thc Matinee large amount of sopial work. the thor-
1\'ht—t club, ycsn-rday at'tcrnoon, with Iough cleaning of the church building.
Mb. I", ll.l,l11int;11'd. ".3" contributed to home and foreign
IRS. MAICO KS MUSICAL, missions. llt) calls made on strangers.
l
R “We 3"" “”03"“ “W" 111 New ”3"" 0" pom bcsntcs money, and 104 calls made
loaded by Namath People. 10,, poor families
500 garments distributed among tth
outlined in his report the steady growth
The choirj
Lester. Mr. and consists now of twenty 1111-111bcrs—4'igl1t. ‘
four dcpartnicuts. and the work of the '
John H. l"'1"1iI= trcamrer, reported Sun-‘
it “'1‘ shall have an opinion to cxpwss, , instances submitted to gross 11nd vieiou~
and express in, no class nor creed shall
control as; we shall be neither partisan
nor funatic: 11. but give to each and c1 crv
subject careful and impartial considcra- .
tion without fear or favor.”
personal grievances upon our readers.
The Sentinel, though under individual
direction, has not lxcn an individum
medium, and nm or used to gratify per-
'. . I
The machinery of the office then con- ' . .
sonal animosity.
sisted of a drum c1 lindcr and (rordon
press, a rotaryI card cutter, and .1 shot“
maker 3 knife for a paper cutter. The
latter implement was manipulated chief and go.
ly by Mr. Horton, who also supplied the singlee
Since Tin- Sentinel has been publisl. -
seen many a competitor come
Somehow, with perhapsa a
exceptitm. the first purpose of
misrepresentation rather thuninfiict ou 1- n1
in last, all of Mr. 1.--on:1r11'....1111n1..r
enon '11 so the fitted 111 an office
L ' y ~ I Work.
Railroad place. Hcrc' The
Evening Sentinel, which croakersé'
.aid could not succeed. was c1 tmlllell‘t'll
Despite 1'1d1ci'se prophecies the circula- ;
tion continued to increase, and the:
twelfth of March blizzard could mt
impcdc them. The paper 11"11s out regu
larly with all the» news and the people .
appreciated and stood by it. Railroad
place. now became too straitcned. Wash-
;mcc. The origin of thc fire is unknown.
WATER STREET IISSION.
The Services Alteudd 51655 Persons During
the I loath.
During the pastlmonth'» existence of
the “later direct Ituission, from ”(Width
1 her '.‘..71th to Januu‘ry' 23th, the so rvicts
The barn was pprtly covcn-d by insets .
A ~zn tll p.111 yof Norvv alkpeople. com-
posed of Mr and Mrs Francis Leonard;
3111311“ \lns. “Nuns-l- Bell ML "Dd good works, not only in its weekly 111111111
Mrs. James Golden, Mr.
George R VanAlstyne, Edmund E.
(tone and Dr Willis Crowc. attended
Mr. and Mrs.(1corchayux'l1 of New
llnvcu. 01' Wllflh ”It: Palladium says: lsion and sending good literature 10111151511111.1-
"lt w as the first entertainment given by
The Endeavor Society reported through
\\ all-ace Punzelt that it- had done many
Mid Mrs prayer meeting» but 1n placing flowers ',.
111 the church ev cry Sunday helping in
tho Sundav school, sending tokens tel
0131114" 3"“ brilliant musical 81““ by thcsick. raising $174 for vv'orthyobjects‘,I ‘
l
teaching Hungarian qhildreu' 1n the mis-
1 schools.
1|"; )laycnt'lis since thcv have moved‘ The King" SDImghtpn circlc. pf which
kicking power for the Gordon press.
R11 hardt‘assxdv was the power for the
cylinder, and three times a week he
would labor very hard in turning the .
old press for the two sides of- The Senti~ .
no], and one side of The Hour, which
wasvthcn a Westport' paper. “Dick"
was not always presentable on these oc-
casions, ashc stripped to a single gar-‘
111entwhilcat work, and his frequent
calls for the oiling up of the machinc af-
forded a good deal of amusement for the an
lmys. for at every rest he would call out.
"Peter. oil up." It took more oil to run
that old press when “Dick"
wheel than was,necessary for a dozen.
The first nuiuber of The Sentinel was
issued November 19,
but little of its history previous to the
time we became .u'estcd m it. Itwas
. not a paying Ya» 1". A. Horton
estabfis‘le“ “ 1d' and .1011 made a
joint stock
mum: 11.11.1111,.
was at the '
1870. We know '
thew (Ulllpt'tltttrb 11.15 seemed to be to
11ipeoutTl1c Sentinel. We could tell
instances when the most absurd state—
ments have been promulgated about the
1lm1aging1-fi‘ect such enterprises have
had upon The Sentinel. We have three
daily competitors. Since the first of
1 these. was started The Sentinel has near-
ly trebled its circulation. Since the
second started it has increased over
twenty-five per cent. and since the last
other twonty per cent. Competition
,liasnot- hurt it.” but rather stimulated
; it. Norwalk has more daily papers than central public benefit and resort.“
any other town of its size in the country‘ And now comes the climax-11 ‘ncw,
and more than it needs. Bridgeport has elegant- :uld extensive building has been
only the same number of evening pap- crected with all the heavy machinery
ers, and Bridgeport would be better of! in the basement. Long exmrienee has
with less. ' shown just whit was wanted, and this
iugton street was now the. centcrot’ busi—
ncfiss, so two full lots were purchased and
an elegant building was erected.
covering the 1 whole
The facilities for printing The Sentinel
.were the most extensive in the state,
but such heavy machinery in the second
floor and the neccsury cartagc of paper,
etc., up stairs, proved an inconvenience.
The building washovvever, exhctly suit-
ed for a Inge public hall. For that pur-
ofthc public and will prove ti‘iflhc: u
1 W11 hav"ent any great promises to building has 1111 the improvements to
make for the future. We shall do aswe ‘ date. The machinery as solid and does
have done' 1n the past—
ml the leMmgIIpuperp
e TheSenti-leverything butt talk. The Sentinel 11
Im forthelprinted fromakrge rollonboth sides,
‘Ipropcrty. ‘
poscit has been leased for the benefit;
were. attended. by (Wu persona The
meeting room is crowded every night
and it is evident. (slrnsidcrablo- good is be-
ingdone. l
Last Wednesda night :1 inhuman:
perst'm in the hall'vay discharged :1 re-
' volvcr (1'. ice or twice, but did no harm.
and did not even iptcrrupt the servicc
Tm dun Cases.
The. Tutu-y case. willbc tricdip the
Town Court a: Norwulk, tomorrow
morning at 10:11 (clock The Tutu ya.
not feeling snrc of‘ their position, have
engaged ‘tttorneprohn J Wabh ton»
sist Attn'ney Joseph A (our 11' thc dc-
fense.
Theodore May}: .1
decent conduct, wi be given :1 bearing
in the Town Court omen-ow aftermmn,
‘1'.
Tomorrow me the assault case,
0 'Mrs. Guthrie v5. Thomas Watermry
1 will come up for
|
Tho rooms, spam one and opening into The Circleh
Itiom wen'chicfly palms and primroscs. fIm- the hospital 1195111115 sending away
'i“ "“59"" M”- M‘Wmd‘.“ “0W“ “"15 1‘ . Its total benevolent gifts have. been $124.
into their handsome new house, former-'.' Mrs. W is president. l,n.,‘ent,fl m,-
ly the Maltby residence on 0.11; place. report through its secretary, MAS" Wood.
as hcld monthlv 111ectings
out another. are splendidly suited for an 1 for devotional worship and business' .
cvcning function w here mote people has rented a pew for strangers and “91.
““1"" 1'0 accommodated than at a com- ('0de them; has made 51.1011 tv cals on
int! and Wing reception. The decora- the sick, 100:0n new - omers and 1111s sewn
.W'm nclmrnnngdtsplay 0f 0‘" flowers? two home missionary boxes of clothing.
fetching creation of black organdicl (31,,“qu E. Jennings described the
striped with white and powdered with work of the Peoph.‘§ Institute, Wm“,
pink fifibmlb made 0W!" 30110“ Sim“ for three moat-115' 1111111111 fed 11 re 111111;:
and trimmed with jet. There was a room and 33111131); 1015., “110111 .111 aver-
verylffl'l-Ze attentlnncc 18114 L" 017W." en- 1 age of thlv c boys and voting 1' 11111 were
,Jufi'd fl" Mflhfifll progrsunme. " “D‘s"welcomed c1 my night, besides casual
', charged with in-.
taut Shore, " by Sulliva: 1, we 5 sung by v1sitors. Inform-ll talks and receptions;
E. 15 Come. The Palladimu refers to , had been given the members.
hi5 biasing as follows: "Mr Grove-l Mrs (11111111111. Beard read 111.. reportlm
“11058 “In“! 9010“ WM" '50 deligatful that the Junior Endeavor society, which.
fwturcds lending tenor at St. Paul: she superintends It has thirty- -flvel
church in 3'00“!“- His voice 15 0f 9" active members, who have attended HOWL
anisite quality ”
these prayer services regularly everym
E lflt)
\V. .1.\' '1‘ El). ~Dressmakin¢I and sewing of all
.1. .51 rn lions Mrs- Houses. 111
High st l‘t‘t‘l. South Kuwait. 3” lW
. M
\V.\\TFD —-A girl for general heumwerk
111111 to assist in the care of eh (1:33I
Apply at once to '.'7 Bowlew avenue. 30k)3t
N11r1111lk.l‘.onu
7 A .\’l‘ED ~( ‘optes of the Evening Hentinel
oftbc date of Marchot 0th.
l
I“) l.
TO LET.
l‘ 'l‘.~Fir~t lloor 41 Spring street South
\orwalk linnlixc of W. W. LESTER.
Vl‘t) l l‘. 'l‘ «lb-1: 5c '1" rooms. llelden street. 37:
llm Grow 51-11:.1- m- house 211 Day
rooms. 91-13111 in lirst- .luss or:1|cr water in.
inquire ”l ltlli\ H. K\ Al’l’. it? \\ est street
‘1) ll. '1‘. -lIlutl~1- of ten rooms. Fort Point
l"ll'5l :111-11111'. l'ltt;t .\'1-1'1\'.'llk, $5.01]. Apply to
ii. A. \ttniDuAILLL 9‘“
'olonlnl Besidencc. \‘o. 128
'l':1.5l :11. 1111a. 1” modern 1m movements.
lartl'. luxni hcd. _
Jill!
A."
11.111115 withnltv1vatcr, rent 5s: also three
1.1.1115; cit: 1\':1tcr.1‘cnt $4. ‘11u1lly conven-
tol.’ Al. l H \lt.',ttll)i 11K)E11.5tavenue. Nearer
l,‘ ill lip-1m :1p:-1rt1111ni,sccoml floor, rear.
11:1\\11~'hi111:tou sheet. windows in 01911?
, :11 ‘lliltrt‘lllh trout and Irear third floor Swnrtz
11 wt: :11 111-1-k..111d s1 \‘lasbington street.
t‘"ot‘ut 11' Knupo' 51111 torv \o. l. . jest!
~t11'et.1‘11'1m1n5. 912: house a 'lolles street. 9
inn“
1 >11~ ‘. 9‘1-ntl1rco rooms. second floor.
To 1111— Thet W?“
. JAMES L. S EYENS. 1‘24
l::1.~t 1111-11111-
.\'o 1".1 llarhot avenue. Norwnlk. six
to of to an \111'11ulk or South \orwnlk. Apt?!
mom. hn|l~ Iivht ml and rleancd: four room
not 911.1111! 910. Apvlyt)LD\\ELLCIGABCO
, _ ”’1th
SI \' room In 111111931111 Quinton] avenue. Ap-
. pl_vtot'lll'..\"l'l~.lll~ CLARK. 18 Quintard
‘ :1v-1 1111c. 1113“
‘V-MU 1'I1 1I1Im t’li1-1*_1'11rn9|‘ “ashtngton street
:ll't
din-:1 lawnuc. post ofllcebuilding.
1 tivc tooma airtmcnt in same
1I1IIui
11‘1.h llc t'ot snail family, rent $10
l'”« 11 putt. .1151111111i1'e at olllcc OLD WELL
1'l(l.\l'.1 ..s:\\:1~'l1i111.:ton street. 1130 30H
" F9R “SALE.
l,‘tll..\'.I.{\ll .~llot«c.spindle11.101711hibd'hdrj
111-53.111151111 11"111 1M1l1to‘ ”HI
l.Milllt.\'l.lt.-_':.lti\"v'1.5'ide uvcnue Ea5t Nor
11'. 10:. 1-1a
1301’. S.\l.l‘l.-('11Htl c at Bell Island. 115 feet
waterfront. F11 lv furnished. Purchase
I111I111-111m1w1-11 have the o 1port11mty. Inquire
th‘. ll batcrburv. Real statenndlusumnce.
to \\ :15hi11gton street. . 11 12 in
l‘tllIt SALE. —'l’hat slamming door can be
141.4111 llIItihtll0~HlV by Inning the Eclipse
..y,,, k and spring. 'lhc «prim.r 1' lusés the door
w-ps it lltlr‘t‘tl. the cbcc it prevents the
Jamming. Suldtn' Hours \‘onwm Hann—
11112111.. 42 South Main 5trect
‘Oli \‘U. l. .—-l sorrel road mare: it
old: sunndnndallr' ht. mziste and
standard bro I: with little undling can trots
mile in. " .11111rbc.ttcr Name. Mav Girl.
i"'lo\1u 'lalk by Alcnntum and \inlet: dam.
\linnio (Iayla'nd bv Uluylund. In tllro of
'.(tt)ltY. Cmnbury. Sold orwnnt
11151-11701
11 .5“ ['1.—[3 .15 Eureka Harness Oil. it
prevents the ct... kingof lentheror break-
ing 11f nip-1.....- Sold 111 Soo'm Nouwax Hann-
\11I1L1.(n.11 south )Iaiu street. South Nor-
11:1 1' man.
\ l-"llE rnunvcottime on Glenwooduvenua
for 5111111 heap and uneasy terms Inqui
Kt s.nIII5ni.n11o1)1) 171 Grove street.I_ non
orua
1:612 SALE on 1'0 1.52:
1,1011. ~11}. —-llu1n-c 31 Bay1iew avenue.
Iorncr lot and 5t.1hle entirely refinished
inside-.110modern improvements. for solo or
t ~lc11.51': also udioining colitiE.‘ Inquire for
pat‘ticular.~. T AlLUll 191.60
Fir! 2t ew 1m
\'lfilil F. \SY Tl-‘ll Mil. Cottage. creams. at
11111111111111. near the station. :7 pet-month.
or 1v ill hell nnd allow wunientof $10 permonth
l‘m'l‘l'd pIunI brasc: {Illusi‘flgil lot 5€I1Ix100foeth
lot 1 111g 1 f or 511 :3. pa o Isma one It
11'1ckly or'iltonthlv. lElNOA LMILAND
(MUMPANY. Mr. John IRoberts. Bonyton. or
offtceW. A Benediut it (30.. Clothlemm South
\urwulk.
M SCELLANEOUS
l'.SS.\l\l\l\(1.—L'1fest style dressmaking
done at n'nmnulde prices. Apply jet gm
1)“
Main .5! Had.
('mthtdgo (101:1: a: short nation by
rthur 1'1 n1‘0tfnxe venue.
Norwulk in fit
.\ul'wl£s k
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