rNUMBER 2.731
111111111111 at “pie Month Namath Function
1111111 11111111111111
Marriage This Afternoon of Miss lens
“nle F. Ferris lo Wilfred llodwell.
Mill PALMS, PLANTS Alli) FLOWERS.
A Large Assemblage of Friends of the Popular
Young couple Witness the cemsmony In
the South Monaik congregational
Church-Eastern Wedding Tour.
Before Hymeu's altar, this afternoon,
Miss Jennie Frances Ferris, daughter of
Charles E. Ferris. became Mrs. Wilfred
Bodwell. The nuptial bonds, of an in-
formal nature, were tied M32171 o’clock
in the South Not-walk Congregational
church, where was a large number of the
contracting parties. The handsome edition
adorned with palms, plants and vari-
colored flowers, added additional beauty
to the scene. Rev. Gerald B. Beard
officiated and Miss Mai Adams presided
at the organ. rendering Lohengrin's
favorite march as the party went up the
aisle, and Mendelssohn's march at the
conclusion of the ceremony. The bride,
who was attired in a handsome travel-
ing dress of bottle-green broad-cloth,
brocadcd silk trimmings 111111 D’Alencon
lace, with hat to correspond, was
presented to the bridegroom by her
11.111111. Her bridemaids were 111111.11 11111119 '
E. Bodwell, sister of the groom, and
Miss Isabelle Beach, the former wearing
a drap-tifiete fawn. with lavender trim
mings, and the latter a gray of striking
effect. Preceding the bridemaids was
little Ethel May Ferris, a cousin of the
bride, acting as maid of honor. She
were white mull, with lace. The bride-
groom was in conventional black, and
was attended by his cousin, Charles H.
Harrison, of Irviugton, N. J., as best
man. The ushers were Mr. Harrison,
Fred H. Rowan, Francis Larruuri and
VictorW. Ferris. Mr. and Mrs. Bodwell
will leave South Norwalk on the 4:20
train for New Haven, from which plat-1-
the express will take them to Boston
and other points east for 11 short tour.
Upon their return they will take up
their residence at the home of the bride,
35 Bayview avenue. The couple has
the well wishes of a host of friends,
partial expression of which has been
shown in a magnificent array of wed-
ding tokens.
A surprise was tendered tri Frederick
Malkin, last night, at his home in North
avenue, in honor of the twenty-first an-
niversary of his birthday. Dancing and
games were enjoyed and a collation was
served. Those present were as follow:«:
Misses Lena Merritt, Hattie Crawford,
Julia Crawford, Evelyn McAllistcrl‘an-
nie St. John, Jessie St. John.May Shep
ard, Anne. Roberts, Belle Roberts. Julia
Malkin, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Ferris,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mall-tin, Lulu Tice,
Ora Ties and Carrie (lregory. Messrs
Henry Rider, Samuel Everett, it'1l11-1't
Gaynor, Agustus Dowd, Gould Hoyt.
Charles Malkiu, Samuel Nash, George
Malkin, Robert Silcox and Irving Rob-
ertson.
Mrs. William Saunders, of South Nor-
walk. was surprised by 11 number of her
friends, last night. Vocal and instru-
mental music were enjoyed and a colla-
tion served. Among those present were
Mrs. Susan Caney, Mrs. Julia Johnson,
Mrs. Jane Ingersoll, Mrs. Nadia, Misses
Carrie Ingcrsoll, Minnie Johnson and
Sadie Scutlder.
The Matinee Whist club will be enter-
taint-(i, tomorrow afternoon by Mrs.
Frank Hubbard, at the residence of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. St. John
Lo'ckwocd, in East avenue. This will
take the place of the meeting with Mil-111
Fannie Leonard
William S. Wilcox of “South Norwalk,
and Miss Minnie Louise Browne, of
Bridgeport. will be married tonight, at
that) o'clock, in the Park street Congre-
gational church, Bridgeport.
The Pine Lodge Whist club will meet
with Mrs. F St. John Lockwood, in
East avenue, Saturday afterntxin, in-
stead of at Mrs. Cometoek’s.
Miss Paulyne Diver entertained a
number of friends, last. night.in honorof
her guest. Miss Pauline Doppelt, of
Camden. N. J.
The engagement 11f Mine Lucy flan-
kins and George Wray is announced,
the wedding to take place in the early
fall.
The Main Street Whist club will be
entertained tonight by Mr. and Mrs.
Giles A. Gregory. of France street.
Miss Mary Davis, of Wilton ammo.
entertained friends at; when last night.
Asa Decker. of Franklin avenue, 11n-
tertained the Viola club. last night.
«1.....-WA” fl.
mneutassaionof the oity at Nor-
mlhmdmwinbehehlasthe
wmmm inductees.»-
1'11ng lllt'r, "
TURKEY Fill! 25; "Bill”.
Members and Friends of the Church.
The ladies of the South Norwaik (31111
they ever held.
intercourse which followed.
suppm. were served.
all members: Mrs. Lewis
Mill.“
Light, 1111.11.15. Kendall, Mrs. W. H
Swords and M111. J. H. Knapp.
tables, and their assistants, were: Mrs.
Ill. Lauder, Mrs.
Kendall, M111. (‘hurlcs S. St. John, Mrs.
l1 redem k S.(1‘orhum,
Dibble and llnisy Dir-throw, Mrs. William
ll. Smith, Mrs. Charles H. Naylor and
Mrs. Joseph R. Taylor; Mrs. ’1‘. Marshall
Andrews, Misses Anne (2. Sanford, Nollie
M. liishrow and Natalie ll. liisbrow;
)1er M. H. Tolics, 'drs. E. El. ('iutnbart,
Mien-11 Minnie itoss, Bessie Lyon and
Eva Benedict; Mrs. Millie Tiling, Misses
Gertrude Bohemian, Ethel Slater and
Mabel Tiling; Mrs. R. A. liolmev, Misses
BelleF1-1'1i1, Edith Shepard, Alict~ Day
and (franc Dicks-rump; Miss Millie
True, Mrs. Charles Perry and Miss
['11-ch Ferris.
(him-r ladies who rendered valuable
old were Mrs. John H Ferris. Mrs. 'l‘nl-
madgo Baker, Mrs. Sarah M. boson.
Mrs. T. A. Durand and Mrs. Host. The
carver Was '1'. Marshall Andrews and
thc1 ushier flurry “it. John.
Four Hundred at the 11111111111 Meeting.
About four bundled people attcuicll
tho meeting of hit. Joseph's Lyceum,
last. night, in Music Hall. The pro-
gramme rendered was exceptionally
goal it intiuded :1. s1 lection, "ltiding
by the choir: tenor solo,
Hurry ‘itcvenson; essay, “Conquest of
Mexico," Attormy George A. Hohhot:-
her; recitation, ”Spartacus to Gladin
tors," flurry rltcvenson; club swinging,
Richard Fitzgerald: recitation, “'l‘hann-
topsis," John W. Sculli'y; solo, “The
(lid Turnkey." Henry (2. Smith. Dam--
lug followed at the close of the pro-
grannno
111111111111 9111111an913.
and Thalr Friends.
Miss Angeline Scott is in Hartford,
.l
tchtato Library denudation. Mrs.
B. Nash is in charge of the South Nor-
walk Library during
absenec. .
Miss Kate (Invanagh,
walk, who was the guest of ho: 1'1111-1111.
Mrs. John L. lilthbt-ll, of Elizabeth
home today—Derby Transcript.
Miss ViolettuWilkin-t, of Lowe street.
has returned home.
way. Pa.
Main street.
spending the week in New York city.
been the guest of Wilfred Bodm-ll.
in Norwalk.
, ilearlns on iron Works Petition.
track across Water direct, South N111-
noou. .
Freeman Gels Seven Years.
(special to The Sentinel.)
m... ”mafia... ..
assault on Sarah Work. was today son
in prison. He took the sentence coolly
amilingns he was led from the mm
more.
111111-1111111‘111 11.. 1111111611.
lflpecial to The Fentfnaio
”W
congregational Ladies Feed a Multitude s.
gregntional church gave, last night, one
of the most successful turkey suppers
From 6 tot) o'clock the
attractively laid tables were filled with
members and friends of the church. who
thoroughly enjoyed the choice viunds,
daintily served, and the hour of social
It is enti-
mnted that about two hundred and fifty
The supper was most ably managed
by tho following nmned social cpmmit-
t 11, who also gave a cordial greeting to
H. Nash,
,(lertrnde Benedict, Mrs. J. 11.
The ladies in charge of the various
J. M. Layton, Misses
Ethel lt‘erris,l1)thell{eep and Florence
M issue Irma
The Going. and Comings oflllorwslk People
today, attending the annual tin-sting of
M lea Scot hr
of 51 1111.11 N111-
street, for a fcwduyn, returned to T1131“
who has been a guest of Mrs. Fannie
Morchousc, of Storms .trcvt, llnnbury,
Miss Emma Butte-rinse, who has burn
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. ()tto Barthel,
returned today to her home in Ridge.
Miss Cora Bartlett, of Mcriden, is the
guest of Mrs. W. ll. bw-irds, of South
Miss Vivian Sodorstrom has returned
home from 11 week's visit in New York,
Edward Quittncr, 11f Clay nth-111, is
Charles H. Harrison, cflrvington, has
Rev..1. ll. 11111111111111.1111 Colchester, in
A hearing on the petition of the Nor-
walk Iron Works company to lay a spur
walk from its present factory to 11 pro-
posodncw building, which tl11-(Jonucii
has approved, will be held before the
commune on cities. and boroughs 1:1
Hartford at 211'cloclr tomorrow after-
New York, Feb. :i-Waltar K. Free-
man, the electrician who committed an
tenant! to seven years and nine months
Chicago. Feb. 34111111 fiheehuu, seven-
teen years of age, was shot and killed
last night by her sweetheart, Joseph
Cronin. who was handling a double‘har
toasted Wu which 1111511111 not 111111111
VIANDS lilll THE VETS
Second Annual Banquet of the Origi-I
nal Members of Company F.
STONES Alli! SPEEilll-TAAKIllil.
11111111111111.1119 M. Kant Presides at One End
of the Table and Billy 11111111111 at the Other,
White the Fun Continua! Until Long
Altar Midnight—«Officers Elected.
The veteran members of Company F
held their second annual .banquet, last
night, in the Price building in Water
street, Norwalk. it was preceded by
the annual business meeting for the
election of officers, which took place in
LookWood's Hall, the orgtnai heathluurt-
onset the company. The officers chosen
were: President, Lieutenant. Harvey
M. Kent; secretary, Sergeant William
E.Buxton;treasuror, Captain Addison
A. Betta.
At the close of the meeting th1-
nictilbors fell in, 1111 l, headwl by
the veteran drummers. Henry
Mathois hudJosephCurior, machcti in
twos to tho bountiful feast. There were
t‘1lrty- three in line, while 1111.. the two
11111;; 111111 attractively not tables emu-1
forsixty Wurelaid. ,
The menu consisted of cold turkey.
chicken sala'l, [)UiAEO salad. oyster stew,
fried potat 161.4, cranberry sauce, white
grapes, banana-1, oranges, 1:elcry,pickcls,
1.1111111”, rye bread, cake and coffee,
and genial (l. Fred Austin, who catered,
1ll1l himself proud in satisfying the
rupuwious appetites of the, old soldier
boy-1, all the vitamin being mo-tt tempt.-
nigly served.
liuring the ropinlt “Billy" liuxlon,
who sat at one end of 1hc long table, 11p
[instill the 1111111111as11-1' of the evening.
ilarvcy M. K'dlf, kept tho tissetnhiogt- 111
glad humor by his 11-1:itul of some 111' the
prank-1 played hit his (:1 itnpanions. The
stories Won for him tho title of "the
ton-itntaster’s mascot." '
After («nine cups had been drained,
’l‘ousttnustcr Kent l‘nppt'tl for attention,
and from that time until th1- hands of
the clock pointed to the hour of i this
morning, there was speech-tricking,
galore. The first. to be called on was
Mayor A. C. Wheeler. lie was f1 1liow-
ed by Bradley S. Keith, Captain A. A
Betti-1, Mai-11“ John H. Wade, (‘aptuin A
J. Wilcoxson, Farr-111 S. BN1, (T1111
111l1isory Sergeant. William ll, luxton,
Ferd ll Smith, [)1'. A. If. llablwm, Dr.
(lcorge W. Bennett, ilonry Matheis,
Vincent llonneckcr, l“. E. l. 111kwood,
John If. Kenncy, I". W. Smith, liclwnnl
Aiken. Joseph (.‘111'1111', Winfield Scott.
T“. L. Fitch, Illm Youngs, Thomas
flout, l') L El'lte1e1s011,l1‘.(‘.. Castlv,
lie1‘11'gc it. Byington, 1'). it. Benedict,
(i. it‘rcd Austin, Clark lily, Thomas
Rogers, Fred Ambler, ('i1:1rle.-1 Downs,
Amzi Waters. ()illt‘l’ri p1'1-11-ntw1-ro
W. K. Maple-1‘1, (1‘1- 11'g1' ll. Danton 11.1111
if. D. (Burnt-ll.
After the specth-nmkiug Captain Bolts
:ullcd the roll, and three rousing ('hctt's
were given for Major Wade, Captain
Betti-1 and (1'. l"1'cl .'\11~tin, the colour,
and the jollilivation l‘l‘ukl' up with an
cxclmngcof "good til;li'd.”
lb'gi'cts wurc read by Mr. Kent from
B. l“. lilrdsull, of lrooklyn; A. (.‘.
Holding, of N11rwalk11'trtl111rt'. Cole
bur11,11f Mititllet-iwn J. M. Kdlboy. 11f
New Haven, and A. L. Frisby, of New
Haven.
Two Tickets for Solving this Problem.
Manugerlloyt has givvn the follow-
ing problem to the t‘lllilll‘t‘ll, 111111 illot)
older ones of Norwalk and vicinity, and
the first six per-tons mulling him a cor-
rect solution, will receive two tickets
for The Merry World, at either matinee
or evening performance: "A man is
11r1l1-re1l to remove a stone Weighing
forty pounds. In removing it lh1-1-1tonu
is broken in four pieces. The man finds
the iilOili‘iiO broken that in- is enabled
with the four pieces to weigh any
weight from one to forty pounds. What-
in the wuight of 111 11111 piece of stone?"
Throw the killer Over its Head.
Harry Overmeyer, an employee of
Colby & :Smith, ',wus riding horseback
down West avenue, yesterday afternoon,
when the horse slipped and fell near
Maple street. and threw the riderovvr
its head. He escaped with no injury
aside from a slight cut on the knee.
Another Dry floods Clare.
Two dry goods firms, one from New
Jersey and the other from Philadelphia.
are negotiating for a lease of the 11111111
in the Not-walk club building. recently
vacated by Adams Brothers. Members
of the firm have been in town, and are
expected here again some time this
week.
1.
r
it
111.111.11.111 kill 1111 Wife.
James Haddock, of Benton street,
amused himself last night by abusing
andthmteniug to kill his wife. 111111
was out torOfllcerl-Iall. but Haddock
Maud has not yam» seen.
SOUTH NORWALK 1.2”
113117. ' .
11111111111 Eran 111311111111 Mrs. 1.1.1. 11111111
111. casino «11111.
With clear brain M 11611111111111! Mm.
..W Norris guided the bark of the
Central club thr la the welluulgh over-
whelming wavesi Hrowuiugiana, yen-
tcrduy afternoon. About ninety women
were [111-1111111109 cythe logical thought
and quick and reading which Mrs.
Noni» brings 1 1liaar 1111111111111 perplex-
ing study of the :Ewritings of the great
[Mill .
The introducfl
poem "The State" and the Boat. ” Fol-
lowing this she ,, c“'.l'l1e‘ Death lutbe
Desert,” which ‘0 one of those good
things- of llrwoning hard to be under-
stood. At. this reuding,however, a flash
of electric light was thrown upon it in
the comments of '13:. Pope. a professor
at Oxford 11 iii vomit} 1 I profound student
of Oriental languages. is strong admirer
of onwning, 1.111111 most learned 1min
At the 111111111111 of Mrs. Norris, lir. Pope
prepared this pups; for the hem-lit of the
Central 1111b.
"l‘ho Death in’the Desert." is an im-
aginory chronicle of the last hours and
dying words of at. John the Divine.
who is pictured by the poet as being
surrounded by a. group of friends, who
represent the Greeks, the Romans,
tho barbarians and the innocence of
childhood. To thfigte various characters
Browning imagindi “the disciple whom
Jesus loved” contitiiug something of the
historyo'.‘ his life, correcting them in
the err-1111111111 opinions and beliefs which
the; bum imbibed from those false
teachers who infected the early church,
on i impnwing upon them the fact that
Christ is 111:. merely a man, however
good, 1111 by l1.11 own tbuchfngs and life
proved '1-1 1 J wither “tho illlmitublc (loll
----1 11' loaf."
Mrs. Sorriw read other selections,
among tl1-111 1"1-- soul-stirring one."ll'1w
\V11‘Br_1{1~3l11 (:11:('l111xlNeW1lfmtniihent,”
which, 1111- h: .1111-rs were sirry to hear,
is, filll'dlt' the creation of Browning's
imagin 111 111. The .9100 which lit"
receiw l 1111' tlifs poem. was contributed
to hip tf1-1 suffers of tho Franc-111
(iernmi nor. Mrs Norris gave this
thrilling 1111- 11 with good cflect. and
was heartily .1,i[il.lll'l:ll.5lm spoke of
how the poet numb and the great. or pit-"t
of his strum-1.11 in his work illl‘
sympathy and 1'1111‘1g1or.1111111 of his with.
and mind some instanc- 11111' 1211- rllllilil‘ ivy
11ftll1~'1'tl11111gl1t,1181':Browning's words.
"i (l- Eit'llt'fvtl 111 li1-l lllltl truth and
1.11'a,”.'1111i Mrs. -llr11wning'-~ 11:51-t'ti1111.
"1"11r111y-1~l(. i do believe in (,iod and
low." "l711111'l1‘1vv," she said, “was an
i1io'1l 111111." _
Mrs. Norris thanked the ladies who
havl groupel the Browning pliril‘dth
about the plllblurlll, saying that tin-y
had been an inspiration to her.
"I new-r could utltlcrstaml Bl‘trWll'
ing,"rem11rkotl :1 lady nil-'1' the unid—
ing, “but Mrs. Norris main-s everything
so plain. ldon't see how she can do .1
with Browning. T 11111 going tight home
to read his poems-1. " 51 s11 11 we all of
us, all whom-1'11 w fortunate 11.11.1111”
her.
:1)
Golden Cross Society Vtslls the Park City.
About twenty-live members 111' Sher-
man (.‘11111111un1lery. l‘niu-d timer 111 the
Golden Chis-l, \i‘l'ili to Bridgeport yester-
day afternoon 11111 thc dugrt-o 11111111 111‘
the connnuudery ttouftmrcd the first du-
grco upon candidates of Guiding Shir
thinninnniory. The. tenths of Guiding
Star Comnmudory and Sterling Com-
mandery, of Waterbury, conferredtht-
second and third 1l1-g1'-1es, respectively.
Prominent 1111111111: those present “'t‘l't‘
Huprcme(.‘mntnundcr Things, of Maine;
tiruml (loniniuntlcr 511-19111, 11f Massachu-
suits, and (irauri Connnander (illdt-r-
sleeve. of New York. each of whom
made interesting addresses, 111 (lltl 1111111
11 11111111.”:1.111.11111111-11 from the various
connoundcricaof the district. The ex-
crcisos continued through the evening.
and tho Norwalk delegation arrived
home during/tho wee hours of morn,
thoroughly (raswl with their visit. and
the excellcn manner in which they Wore
entertained.
Given a iioytii welcome.
(Special to The ticntlnolo
New York, Fob. :i.-—-—Edwar1l J. Ivory.
recently acquitted of dynamite con-
spiracy in England, and his counsel.
former assistant district attorney
McIntyre, whether Willi the thrie
American wiucsscs. Patrick Smyth,
Patrick O'Rorku and John
Wynne were given royal welcome
when. they arrived home on the Majestic
due today.
The Angler Going to Pieces.
(Special to The Honiinel.)
New Haven, 131111. 3-'l‘hv iW11 musted
schooner Angler, Captain lirush, from
Perth Amboy to New London, is break-
ing up on the 111111111. shore of the harbor.
where she was driven by Fraiays‘ storm.
She will be a total wreck.
Read what the [Elohim-11111 Brothers
have to say about bicycles and traumas.
reading was the.
markedyesterduy's proceedings in the
General Assembly: The great rush of
new business, the election of Professor
Sumner, of Yale, to the State Board of
Education, and the reconnection. by
Governor Cooke, of two Supreme Court
justices and four Superior Court judges.
In the Senate there were forty-nine
new petitions, bills or resolutions intro-
duced. and in the House new measures
almost innumerable. If this continues
until Friday it may be found necessary
to construct an addition to the capitol in
which to pigeon-hole these 11111usures,
seventy-five per cent. of which are
pretty sure to be left unpussod and an-
adopted.
There was a hugh pile of miscellan-
eous business, in which was included a
measure by which the Norwalk Biptist
church isnuthorizml to sell land, incor-
porating the li‘aii'field County (‘iolf club,
amending (,lri'enwich's charter, amt-11d-
i113 biaml’ord’s charter, and on
throughout the entire state. A pcmion
tyne introduced asking for 11 new churlci
for South Norwulk. .
It is necessary to again remark the at-
tondance upon the sessions of the lobby.
This illegitimate branch of the General
Assembly is ins dent and during, and by
the ubiquity of its members renders it
suit a first-class and almost intolerublc
nuisance. The corridors are filled with
illF‘Ullil‘l'Sllf tholobhy. who, \v1th their
cigar smoke and (ixpcctorntion, convert
tl11-.1"11ri1i11rsintoa foul place. and by
their intriguing methods make them
selves, as well 11-1 the legislators, dis-
trnstwlu The Sentinel Will probably
11:11:11.- Iiilt‘llilllt,’ 11f intrrcst to tell about
(111: lobby 1:111‘1'.
Hli
At ‘3 (i'lflut'k this tllzt'rnoon occurs lin-
l"1ii1’il1-l1l1'111111'5'1'11111'11s to nominate a
of (‘111111111111 l’leus (7111111.
1;ri111l1111, and County (7'1111111'155111111-1‘5.
liuth brunt 111$ of the legislature 111-
n1-111l1l1'1lut ll :1. 111.
in tho rionutt :1 1' llllllllllll(‘1tiltill was
111-111 from t inventor (,‘111 1k, appointing the
Elllltlwlllj: 111.1'1 lirisoti directors: Frank
(,7. 51111111101; li1‘11tl lit‘iil W. t). ll11r1',
Hartford: liriwurd (‘. l' ‘flh‘lill’. Hartford;
l-I lmutnl 1'3. l‘rcwn, South Norwalk, 11nd
\Vil-l 111 (‘. lli'VlIHl-le, EL"! [Tod-L111“
Tho not-1111.11i11ns Wt'l‘1‘. referred to flu-
11.111111111111111 nonlinutions.
At lltl1'1 1'11'1111‘11' 117111111. Senator (i. ii.
l'lutt, wanted by Senator Warm-1'.
(Illitvii'l'il the Senate chamber, and “'iinl
introduced by Licutwuunt—llovcz'nor
lie-mil, ll1--:p.1l;1'~:1l1'.1it lil'lm'n 111111111111,
congratulating the li"i)‘1llilll'.lll party 1111
Tlll‘ 1'1,'1'1'nt Victory, 111111 thanking til--
81'1111t11.1'11r r1~1il1111ti1115 him. A recess 11f
lift-1'11 minutes \1’11s1l11'11 (ck-'11 to giro
ju lgc 1311-
Wnnwafiirmm;
1m
SW MPEll Willi 11113 ‘ 11...... ”“"°""'
(tinsel-site the Sentinel.) .
New Haven. Feb. fl, 1897.
Stations Barometer Team. Weather
New Measures lnumerable inlroduc- 3011011. 29.80 ' cloudy
ew York. '29.?2 23 cloudy
ed in the General Assembly. wmmmm 1111.111 111 111111:
1 ' - . , Jacksonville, 20.98 40 clear
PEI-“m“ FOR A “Ew BHABVEB Neworleans,3(i.1(i 42 clear
Cincinnati, 80.12 till clear
Mm Pittsburgh, 30.02 '2l'i cloudy
Presented 111 Behalf 111 1111 city of South Mor- Chime- 30-13 ”0 cloud!
walk—The Nomallt Baptist Church Asks 2:32:11” 1,3311: f: 0133:;
s ( 1 . 1.. l
forAutharitv 11111111 Land-Features Moor-head mm 2,, clear
of Yesterday‘s Proceedings. Helena 1111.011 :11 cloudy
. ' Denver 21194 211 clear
1111111111111 to The Sentinel.)
l . . . .. O 1 .
Hartford. Feb. fi-«Three features I G Myrna becrvir
Fair Thursday, probably preceded by
snow on the coast this afternoon or
night; stationary temperatureflxortherly
winds: severe gales on the coast today
and tonight.
[we Peacemaker: Murdered.
' (libel'iol to The Sentinel. 1
Stockton, (1111., Mb. fl—~Charles R.
Dodge and Alex. Borlaml, of New Hope,
were murdered last. night by (l. 1".
chupfer, general storekeeper and so-
loon keeper. The two men acted as
pt-acenmkers in a quarrel in which
Kleupfcr was a party.
An Oil Tank Exploded.
(Special in Tim Sentinel 3
Chicago, Fob il—The powerhouse of
tl11- \Vcst Chicago Street Railwsy com-
pany narrowly escaped destruction, last
night, by an explosion of an oil tank,
which holds f111l fortho engines. Three
men v. (:11.- injured.
Five Children 1111111111111.
lSpeeinl to The Sentinel»
Nebraska City, Heb, Feb. :l-—Five
children, ranging in use from eight to
fifteen years,t.r11ho through the ice while
skating on 11 pontl near the Missonr
river and were drowned.
A‘75. 00f) Fire in Amsterdam.
(Special to the Henilnel l
All!fil"l'1llim,N Y. Feb.’ .1. -—-Thel1and-
some Arnold block, .11 East- Maiu street.
\1’11‘ttlestmyml by fire early this morn-
ing. causing 11 loss of $771 (11111.
POPULAR AMUSEMENTS.
The fsisrrv World.
'l'lu- atfru full that Manager Hoyt 11f-
U ill-K 1‘11.-.1t1'o next Saturday after:
11111111 and van-11111;: is Canary d’; L1'1l1'1'("t"s
"The Merry World," the :11'k11owl1’1dg1- l
lin't't' of all first-class opt-ratio burlesque,
with high 111'. ~;11--'i:1lit1vs. 11 grand chor—
us 11111 tfilli'dlli'llli: bulb-t Manager
ll-ryt 1:131: it is tho sir-111111»: 1111111211111—
ti11n (it‘ll-rod tl1-- ninth-sment
lot/1111.: public. l):11-l1 and over)" not is
richly 1-11-111111-111, wliiiv the scenery is
bountiful in itswluptntion {coach special
l.-;11111'1-, ’l‘hn aim of the inunugvtnont
(ifll11>1l1yi5111511st11 .1tl'ord the gl‘v'zlt- .~t
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i111l11~tivohour111r more that ill’i 1 ill
is on, everything 1 ring first. 11:154. 'l‘hl-
porioriuotn'c in given under the person-
1111111'1'1'111111 11'1' l't'mlci‘it'k Solomon, tili-
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the senators an opportunity to meet
Senator Plntt. aim which the body rc-
sumcd its deliberations.
At Uzi-’1 United Hinton Senator l’lntt
was introduced by ripenlter Barber in
the House. Aft1-rn short address by
Mr. Plait thi- Tine-1e took art-11111111.
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Hpecinl to The bonfire-Ll
New Haven, Fob. if.———The trial of
Kippic in rapidly drawing to a (3111;1(t.’
Today the attorneys are ionising their
arguments. The judge will charge the
jury tmnorrow. and it is expected that a
verdict will be reached in tho afterno 111
A Doctor's 11111111 11111711 111111;
Alarm owned by Dr. Walter Hitch-l
cock dropped cloud near at. Paul’s
ltwflliuwrsstyouwithoatadouhs.
- church. yesterday diorama.
poser. Matinee pin-1111.111 1111119.-
evrning. 25, .lo and 1"10cents',
Al 6. Field's Combined Minstrels.
The first part, or opening scene of the
Al. (i. Field Minstrels is based upon an
entirely new idea. It is entitled "The
Court of Motrin-1.” Num- of the old-
time business known 11.»: end men‘s gags
vivill be introduced, the ('nlnetly business
will be tirttmaiizcd. ’l'hc singers and
comedians will represent the negro
mlnstrol part of the first part. The
singing and dancing will be them 1111 of
yore, while the costume-1 and setting
willbe of the most costly and elaborate
character. The reception at. the court
1 mutt-1:
:01 Momus will be interesting to all who
‘ visit it. This 11111111111011. company comes
to Manager Mitchell’s popular pin
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One of the 1.1111111 ,
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Weekly 1111111111 111111111. 11.111111111111111
Willi an Occasional Danette fl” '
Tadium~Many Original Members
111111 am the August This at 111111.11 , 1
The Matinee Whist club, one the
most exclusive of Norwalk's sinuses
social organizationmriginatedwithfl , ~
Agucs1 Ross Gibbs and her. friend Mill
Mabel Miller, now MrsJamee Ffieldsm’
of Jersey City. After much plantain
and various suggestions from each at
the young ladies, after a careful some
hing of visiting lists and a relentless--
cutting of names that were not -"'the ”
most d111irable,”—-the ultrnpexclueive-é-
some of the other girls (fortunate mo
this! 1 were consulted and" asked to join.
They did not. have to be asked twine. ,
and The Matinee Whist club waa'evolv?‘
ed from chaos and “given alocal habita-
tion and a name.” . '
Perhaps you could not quite say that ,
it had a local habitation, either; rather,
it had 11 number of them. Once 1.,
Week 1t “habitated” at the 111111111 0!;
various members. It was decided to”
limit the membership to six tabla-«y
twenty-four members. With this small.
number, the originators thought ti V
club would 11'): be likely to lose caste. In
the beginning, only two or three marri- '
1-d ladies were numbered among them;
it was a veritable girl‘s paradise. Till!
was five years ago. Since them many"
of the original members have taken up;
on them the duties of wifehood, ”that
now about half the ladies bear the m-
gust title, "Mrs " They do not wishto
giro up their membership, however, anti"
neither do the‘unmarried members wish
Continued on eighth page.
WANTED
WANTED
Ten Experienced Operator:
(111 Hruw Hen-inc Machines.
Apply to
ll1=xx1s 1% iii sxcuann,
‘1“. uter Strut-1,31) Norwalk. Ct.
lll’
\‘ ' ,\ \ li-i l) ' ‘1111111‘11-':1 11'1i1l and wait‘
‘1 1... .1111 in \v if 112 to assist; with
oil: hire 1. Apply 111111 West. avenue, South
\ml 11': 1. 3 3i.
\\ A. ‘ ll l)«-ll1111~1-e1'11rlc by 11. compe-
11-111-11'.l Apply at 'ii Spring st,
111111-1'11 .\l111i.1111 s n- {'l.
\V. .\.\'l‘l".l iflllllll\lli—»Competent
111:!l1111r one used to cl trade:
1111111 luv: 1 111m 11fief1're11ee.1\lvo other
111ml ”1111}. \ him.“ i’. 0. Tier 3‘81 Nor-
11 .11k l 11111 329 IW‘
\'\\'ll1.li-liv 11 western 111(11th
lp' l 111 1 1111;111111,11pushing b11111-
ncss man with 11111-111 the rhousand dol-
lars to take hold of and extend 'our busi~
1111-111 in this town. Address Manager.
lion ‘i).',1 liritlgeporh Conn. 1'27 1w
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”—TO LET.
we WM-
V ‘0 LET.- First floor. five rooms. 81 Wood
“1.111111111111111. rent $1115 roomemeconti floor
77 Woodward avenue. rent tit; coitus.
:10 ll 11o1lwnr1l avenue. (1 rooms. rent
11.1: second 1111', 4 rooms. 69 Wood-
111111! .111-11111-, rent $11: house 7 rooms. 6T
\‘11-11.lw.11'1l“11111111111. rent $111: second floor 3
1-...1111-,..1 1.11.11 ”1.1111111. East horwulk. rent
65, h.\.\t11111iw.1.r-l.
r11 1 1-11'.--.-111111~1-, No. 1il(1hestnntsf.reof:
111111 111mb room-1' and improvements.
liquir. .\'11 illii'litnlillli st.j3(ilit1
f ‘1) 1. ET 1.11.1111. 11411111111111“ six 1111111111111
2'1. lie-1t Mule sire-ct. Norwulk. Poa-
1..-auto“immmiin'rdy.(l. . lHttWXlllltBt-fl” To!
A U 1 E1. —Gottug1111nd wash housemne r.
in chin! )1- or only, Alon. month -near
1311111111 r-l‘dllnll. Addict-s box 2. Mama.
( 111:1..lnriulro1 hiltll-vil agent. ,
still 1111111101111111111111111111111 even
1 plyto 1.1111 rant. 01.11111. (51111111111113
avenue.
FOR SALE: l
[“0“ H.“ l-. 'L‘llf‘lld’lii‘l‘i‘y 111111111. 40
kind-1 $1 1111' 1,1.11111 Landscape gun
denim; 11 Hptmiltlly; 11111-11, shrubs, roses
11nd all kind-1 of nurser stock, 11! Very low
pr-i11-11, nothing but A 11.1. 'lrecsdeliv'
ri'vtl. limp me it postal and i will call on ,
,1111'All11t111'k warranted. Edgar But- 1'
tt'ry,‘ J. 1 vmtrs flirt‘illilil for Stephen Hoyt’n
>1111-1.l’.().ml1lr(-ss Norwalk, (It. 12731:]
I1“’“"f“" 1:3 notionsrunners-01111 “
1-111 h of the following iii/.1311 at one- "
unit cost, good as new: 2111111,“ 80;
2111“,:3'3.“ "1111111134,:101111,112.1111. Ap
ply at. this office. )5 ti’
1:0“... SAT ILA-1011c 1111111“ instep Finley or»
gun in good order: suitable for 101131:
or house. l’rici- 13.1 ()111--thir1iof its Va
1111 was formerly owned by Lincoln Cultur-
oil, (A. l. \. M. Apply to Old WellCl KM?
totltpiiny s11lllt'1-,H'i Washington street. .1
[30R SAI i1. ml sulthe Misryland Milt
litre tobacco, the finest on the mist"
k1-t.finly fliccntnn box. Auk Benedict
the Norwulk 'l'obuccouist.
4‘0" iiAl.l-‘.- Keep it edit 111111. 1111111 If!
dangerous to heal 11a lion oh'b
weather strip-1 for your doom and will own,
isntd by 111111111 Norwialk Hardware Company.
a. ”U...“ ‘
b‘Ulti'iAln.i1.~Two and three at 11111111111150
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coating 1111i roof "onion. Mouth
walk Hardware 011.. is death Main street
i‘Uit MALL. *linlldlntz lot thumb on We”
avenue. ostrlcsirahelot ontls Mung“, '
Wu»...
Apply in Then 01‘ ’1 Grill on.
LOST.
l ()H'I'~~iltl 11111111111. 11 black buffalo 1111111
between Darn-n and South New in.
licttirti to Edward Doyle. flown ' tit
Hunth 1111111111111. fl
car. “A small pug, scar on rl tit hi
1 leg. Answers to me' [Jo
house. Friday night. sentient
find Tomlinm'a
or will [an uotlt N
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