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sl Diriua ti. Couch. cl Norwalk.
7‘ sarcasm orunuvuns.
literal Soldier and Enamel citizen
m Array “10:05 O'clock Last Night,
. Surrounded by the lumbar: at his
Family and Attending Physician.
svertaperll. 4* i v The caution of
his temper never led the young soldier
to exaggerate the numbers of the enemy,
or to distrust the valor and endurance
of his troops. When he {had done all
that in him lay to prepare for action
and insure success. he went into the
actual conflict without an apprehension
of defeat. Our great war brought out a
wonderful wealth of manly valor; but in
rode no man ilCl'llfli the bloody spaces
of the battlefield more calm and res-1o.
lute. .‘Danger never depressed or dulled
his faculties ()n the, contrary, it gave
all the armies of America, on either side, .
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. the heart:
just that degree of stimulus which
bumght them into their kceuest activity;
and those only truly know the man who
heard his voice and looked into his eyes
in the crisis of some. terrible battle."
Again General Walker says of him:
"His example was superb. 0f slight
stature, and usually of a simple and re-
tiring demeanor, he became sublime us
the passion of but as and the high-inouut~
ing sense of duty took complete [)05868-
sion of every power and faculty. every
thought and feeling, every limb and
nerve."
The history of the Corps bristles with
illustrations of General Coach's bravory
Elmouuded by the members of his
1:1in and the attending physician, Dr.
no: G. Gregory, General Darius N.
ouch, who had been in failing health
r some time, but who had been conflu-
, . to his bed only a few days. breathed
is last at 10:05 o‘clock. last night,
t his late residence in Isaacs street.
. is death was due to a complication of
' menses. chief of which was neuralgia
The beloved soldier and
steamed citizen was unconscious at the
less slaughter; that he could not ask his
brave brigades: the men he loved. and
who trusted and obeyed him so cheer-
fully. to do that which he believed would
be vain and useless. '
“In this. Ipirit, with. painv inex»
pressible, General Couch asked to be
relieved from further service with the
Army of the Potomac, and on the 10th
of Juueleft the Second Corps forever.”
From June 11, 1863, to December 1,
185“, General Couch commanded the
Department of the Bumuehnnnu. and
was engaged in organizing Pennsylva-
nia militia to resist [138,3 invasion of
July, 18ml. He was at the head of the
Second division of the Twenty-third
Army Corps from December, 1861. to
May. 1865; was at the battle of Nash-
ville nnd toolupnrt in the operations in
North Carolina in February. 1867., to
effect a junction with Schotield.
General Couch resigned on May 215,
18,65,” and was the unsuccessful Demo-
cratic candidate for governor of Mass]-
chueotts. He was collector of the port
of Boston from October 1, less, to
March 4, 18M, when the failure of the
Senate to confirm his appointment forced
him to vacate the office. He became
some NORWAI’JKIGGMNJ Sandman.
FEBRUARY 13, 1897. "
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an m 1le soon
The Norwalk Congregational Church
Narrowly Escapes perforation.
WRAPPED AND HIGBLED.
The Usual Friday'nullnm Prevail"!
in the General Assembly.
(Special to The Sentinel.)
SIXTY-DIE II THE HOSHTAL.
The Only MIMI“!!! at the “litter? Home
the”: Growing. ,
There are 460 ‘soldiors on the roll of ,
the home at Noroton Heights. but there
are only 410 of them at the Home, the
W- s, , , Hart! rd, Feb. 18~1t is a dilllcult
, others being away on furlough or in the thing {3' Senators and Representatives
DAMAGE ESTIMATED Al 3|.500. iixg‘tflj‘31rgumw'.3318" 11m “:3”; in the General Assembly to do much
“Mm... " a n 0 1 “B 031” a business on Friday. Sessions were held
Middletown, whose names are on the
roll of the Home, and other soldiers are
in the hospitals at Hartford. New Haven
and Bridgeport. At the present time
there are sixty-one patients in the bus-
yesterday with a laudable motive to get
through with the work, but the usual
Fridaydullncsa prevailed, and about all
the members did was to scrap and hug-
. lurid Fierce Flamesm m Smoke ihs Nor-
All“ Firemen have the Historic Structure
Ml Detective Chimney Supposed to
Have Caused the lldaight Bins.
Seldom. if ever, has the. Norwnlk fire
department given better service than it
did last night at the Korwalk Congre-
gational church. where, after one and a
half hour's hard workdhe men succeeded
in extinguishing a tire which, when they
pital at the Soldiers' Home, who are
attended by a surgeon, an assistant our.
goon and three trained muses.
Captain Ctmsayslhere is no need of
an old soldier being a pauper and spondw
iug his last- days in a town house. The
only department of the Home which is
arrived on the scene. tlircatened to (1024- ,
troy tho edifice. ‘ ‘
f growing its the hospital. The last Leg-
4 , Tislaturo appropriated $28,000 for the
A” ”15" ”"1”" 3‘1“"an “W1 James i erection of new buildings at the Home.
(,lassidy, acoachman in the employ of l The buildings were completed withintln-
1“ 5". John LWkWDO‘bW [“95 avenue. 5 appropriation. Captain (too says he
“W a tiny flame “will” ”WW3“ illdoes notthink the hospital board will
small aperture “t the babe ”I ”"3 ”"99“” ask the thlslaturo of this session for an
on the southeast corner of the roof of the . appropriation. Ho ”lie...” the income
gle over little things, and than, after
being in st-ssion about an hour. adjourn-
ed to meet next Tuesday, '
The {Sentinel of yesterday told the
whole sorry about the regular proceed-
ings of both the Senate and the House.
In the lobby. however, there was a little
sensation. Some weeks ago Representa-
tivo Kennedy. of Derby, introduced a
msolution by which Governor (.l'll‘errall,
of Virginia, who is to visit Connecticut
February 22d. to be present at the ban-
quot of the Connecticut Sons of the
American ltevolution. should he the
official guest of the state. This resolu—
tion met with favor and under a sus-
me of death. in which condition he
ad lain since yesterday morning.
itil the final dissolution.
.Iast, Putnam county, N. Y., July 2:,
(sec;
bich he scrved in the Mexican war,
thing the brcvet of first lieutenant,
I ebrunry 2:5, 184?, for gallant conduct
Buena Vista. He received his full
immin‘sion on December 4, served
. igniust the Seminoles in isle-so and in
I . . i, when. on leave of absence, he made
a exploring expedition into Mexico.
hichis thusmcutioned in the United
‘ totes Senate reports of "Exploration
ind Surveys for a Railroad from the
ississippi River to the Pacific Ocean"
.v 1853-513), Vol. IX: “Should there be
It wo species, and the smaller not named,
shall propose to call it C Couchii. in
honor of its indefatigable discoverer,
Lieutenant D. N. Couch, who, at his
- wn risk and cost, undertook a journey
'uto northern Mexico, when the country
was swarming with bands of marauders,
and made large crdlectione in all branches
of zo-ology,which have furnisheda great
amount of information respecting the
natural history of our borderg, and the
geographical distribution of vertebrata
generally."
Lieutenant Couch wrote an account of
his expedition, yentitled, “Notes of
Travel," but it is still in manuscript.
He resigned on April 30, 18.35, was a
k ' merchant in New York city in 1855-57,
»
, and engaged in manufacturing in Now-
ton, Muss, from 1ch until June 15,
p 1861, when he became colonel of the
' Seventh Massachusetts Volunteers. He
r; was made brigndier-genoral of volunteers
‘ in August, his con [.3141 dating from
: May 17, and on t e reorganization of
the Army of the Potomac was assigned
a division in General lieyes's Corps,
with which he distinguished himself at
Fair Oaks, Willinmsburg, and Mnlvern
Hill. He was promoted to major-general
on July 4. 1862’, commanded ndivision in
the retreat from Munussas to Washing-
ton, August 30 to September '2. and mok
part in the battle of Antietam, in ll‘rauk-
liu's (.lorps. He was soon afterward in
comnmndol’ the Second Army Corps.
and took a prominent part in Burnside's
operations at Frederioksbui‘g, and Book-
er’s at Chant-ellorsville.
The character of the man is best por~
truyedin extracts from the History of
theBocond Army Corps in the Army
of the Potomac. written by Francis A.
Walker, brovet brigndlengi'ncrnl. Unit-
od States Volunteers, and assistant
adjulunt-geueral of the Corps, from
October ll. 1813‘}. to January 12. Into. The
Second Army Corp; was one of the ilvo
original corps organized by President
Lincoln in March, mm, which main-
tained itsexistonre unbroken until the
conclusion of peace in May, 1le., and
whose history is the history of the war
in the East. Early in Ustolmr. 1mm. oc-
curred an event of much importance go
the history of the Corps. General Sum-
nor, the gallant old soldier who had or
gnuized and thus far led the Corps. re.
coin-d a leave of absence and Major-gun
oral Darius N. (touch. who hudwou
much distinction on the Peninsula, at
the head of the First. Division of the
Fourth (lorps, now become the Third
Division of the Sixth Corps. was called
to the mmmnnd.
General Walker speaks of General
Couch new man of singularly quiet
domearsvr, whose ,unnfl‘ecttvl modesty
found a natural expression in everyt
tone, look and gesture; who shrunk from
every form of dilplny. and could scuree~
ly tolerate a stud large enough to do the
7 daily work of his headquarters in
"camper in the field. a v 4* Coach
a strongly conservative temper,
which led him caudally to scrutinize
nary patient that involved possible coir
new with the canny, and to on my
, warping pains to win an advantage or
president- of n Virginian mining and
He
ntinuod to sink all day and evening
l. Darius Nash Couchwasborn in South
lie was graduated at the United
tates Military academy in 18-16, and us-
gnod to the Fourth Artillery, with
and daring in the thickest of the tight
in the story of the battle of Frederick's-
burg, speaking of General ()ouch's re,
nowal to‘General- Hooker of a recom»
mondation that a certain movement
should be modular out to the right, Gen-
eral Walker says: "To this suggestion
Hooker, in terriblobad tempor,ns was
not unnatural, replied UOllldlllplllull'ily
and insolcnrly. Stung by‘ the insult.
broken-henrted at the defeat of his
Corps and the masmclc of hi- gallant
soldiers, and perhaps shrinking from
the. spectacle of a fresh slaughter. L‘ouch
turned abruptly away and dashed up the
road. Passing llaznrd's battery on his
left. he rotlt- slowly up to Adams}
gun. which was still being Served on
tho road. and cxclmugvd a
few words with lllzil otliccr; then.
putting spurs to his 11 vZ‘Si‘,llt‘ proveeded to
the point where Brookc._ with his l‘lll1~
panious, partially sin-ltorcd behind a
group of buildings, still held the c\-‘
trenwadvancc. Sitting here, on horse»
back, at easy pistol-range from tho
encmy'slino, Couch surveyed the held
from right to left. oonvrrscd a llmillt‘ill
with Brooke, wh) bagged and prayed
him to retire, and thou, turning to ill"
loft-,rode down the hm: of his \Jm‘pi.
strange review it is surelylff
Elsewhere. referring to a critical pen
incl at the battle ..2' Clianocllorsvlllc.
General Walker writes: “At this junc»
turc. General Couch, saying 1105 as
draw their iire,‘ called up his escort and
all his stuff and rode boldly out int)
view. at some distance from the road. :1
movement more immediately successful
than all concerned were (llfllhrn' 'd to en.
joy. t'l‘his entire forgotfnlness or disre-
gard of solf,‘ says General Morgan.
characteristic of that pure-minded of-
ficer. was not, I fear. appreciated fully
oy some of his stall", who had not yet ur-
rived at the pitch of nmguanimity which
would make them [desirous of hopping
shots intended for? othcrs.‘ "
"One of the results of tho Chancellors-
.’\
manufacturing company in tool, but
subsequently moved to Nor-walk; was
quartermastor-geuernl of the state of
Connecticut in 187.17%, and adjutant-
general in 1883-81. He had lived in re-
tirement since then. holding minor town
and city ofiices, though much against
his inclination, although l’lt' was over
alive to the welfare of all that concern-
ed the place, giving liberally of his time
and moucytoturtln-r any Worthy ob-
joct. Fortunate investments in roll
estate, principally in the West. brought
him a competency in his ol 1 not».
On August :11, last, General Couch
married Miss Mary (.lzirollne Urockcr,
eldest daughter of tln- ll: ill. Samuel boon-
nrd Crochcr, of 'l'aunton. Mass, at that
time a congressumn from his district.
They conic, to Norwnlk in the Winter of
4830-71. Two children were born .0
them: Miss Alice. 1.. Couch, now do
ceased, who married H. Lelloy Handle.
treasurer of the New Milford Savings
Bank, and 1m runrtl C. (Tomb, of Taun-
ton, l‘vlilfifi.
The funeral will be held from St.
Paul‘s church at 211:?! o‘clock Monday
afternoon, Rev. 5, B. Fund and ltov. l.‘.
M. Hellenic oilinuting. The remains will
to:
tnrmcn‘t will take place on \\'odnesduy.
Mr Couch was a member of llIUUFIHH
l'ost. G. A. it, a delegation from which
will accompany his remains to Taunton.
csmsms ENDEAVOR merrmc.
An Address by Rev. Henry Wood, 1). 0.. at the
Ouarterly Gathering of the Union.
The next. quarterly meeting of the
Norwalk (‘hristinn Endeavor l nion will
bv held Tuesday evening, February 11",
in tho Noi'wnlk (.‘ongrcgutional church,
with the society belonging to that
church. This will doubtless lh‘ one nf
logs §vl hold by the ('nion.
In addition to tho pleasing feature of
taken to Tuuntxsi Tuesday morning, . " . , .
where, from tit. Thomas church, the in- ' The ceiling in dit’fo‘ren
Ul‘ l’lllrfll‘fimi‘fl Ol‘ lllfl Blil’ldllfill (“If N'll“ (‘Ollllltltlll as t" “poll 1‘" UVL‘l‘llilUllllK.
walk in 1H1"), and nlsoot Buckingham T
church. A” alarm w” given from “"X : from the Fitch fund will be suiliciont to
{‘2' 0'} The Green. and the dl‘llllmm‘mv make any additions to the hospital that
”WWW“ “‘9 heavy snow, responded! mar be llI’L‘tlz‘d. The amount of the
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with promptness, the supply WWOD U“- E fund is section. About 86,000 of income to the bench. thmg had been 1.“ ard,
"‘g the “”3 t” arrive. “it“ members 0“ Will be available this your to expend in 9! U "ad Mr. Kennedy sought t” unearth
Hope Hose and l’hmu‘ix Engine com-1 improvements. it. He did sound in the not revealed a
panics “u board. 1 bush no lo contest between the S. A. R.
A lwvio the door on the Lewis street i and lb" state. it fil'l'lu.‘ that the patrio-
tic society mdncml Senator Brown to
silicol the church 'was procured from ~ -- .
the “WWW“. 0f Mrs. Martha ('urtin, Conroy g, Fox’s 339 Hit. have the romlution table-d in the. Senate.
neatdoor, and the firemen rushed ill): i'onroy ‘9' FUN” "CW 3011“. "1 WW” "I‘his (lore Governor ('oolm was waited
”H. “mm“ "ll-INS “f PM”. When they i Home Willi thlmm'” .9 making a big ; upon and informed in no uncertain terms
ronchmi the small room at tho base. ot‘illlt everywhere. H l“ (1‘1“qu l“ 1,...‘that- Governor U'lt‘orrnll w‘“ "1" ““9””
tin' steeple. in which is located thollvme as popular “l" “113’ ”f ”1“” WWW" :"f the S' A' R' and the State Of Con-é
“ml... or n... pluck, “hm. mm Happy” l suctvrsses, “Down Wont. hictiiorgyaxvtilecticut must keep its handsotl'no there. ‘
ill ||;1;.’:o'clock. they found the roof of: "The Band “Well “H." "‘0. Thu" MU “"‘11'”"“"'-"””‘“"- “0mm" ”’l‘llr‘
the church in n nmss of flames. which I also intrmluoinlt litany other new fell-int“ l5“’l"ll”l3 toihmm-cticut W"? SW“
W’t‘l‘l‘ sprmuling rapidly. The blinding } turns in htl‘li‘lnrity's Vacation," their 3 WW. ”M be “‘m Will!“ to “9 entertain-
ami choking snickc did not drive off the 1 success oflast mason. which is one of ”l- WIW 3" 31‘4““ ‘” ”1W" ml“ honor 3‘
firemen. Culling ful'wmm' through moltho funniest and but. farce cmnetlics! A“ l” ‘l'lll'l 3” ih""“lllll"l [033% ”18
tom 1' windows they bagun to buttlc'llm'llli‘fi‘d l“ 3““??-
pcnsion of the rules it went through the
House with a rush and was transmitted
eoeuua snusrrsrsrs.
These '5 lily m3.“ lgnntlenwn of tho lobby having no occa-
with the tire, and in a remarkably short. 3 comedians boost ”l “Willi: ”10 lll‘rl h'llll‘ l ”m" to b" precept. "5 the legislators are
time bird the flames extinguished. The ; WNW-l company "7 3113' “m” ill‘lll‘ill‘lllil , ”"1 to reassemble “”m “8“ Tuesday.
firemen exercisuzl corn in the use) “filo farcmmmvnly this season, and easily"
water, and the church was envml from 1' v.11) we inmgiuc this, as it includes such l FOX CYCLE AND HARDWARE stE'
lh'llllz 1;.olly-duumged from this «mm. { W't'll-kl|*lW|l it‘ll-11‘1” M Kim“ “1““ FOM ' One ol the Most Complete Establishments cl its
Tim cutll‘r interior ”f a)... roof of up. ; limmtl K rouse, Harry Ili13‘1'i, Ella Rock, ? Kind in "It! suit
churchislmdlylmrnod. 'l'hc robe with i Kim" Jilllllllilllh .lohn ”MW". ”13‘0“? The in“ ('ylll“ and Hardware cm”.
which the bell is rung “mam, tire and Post, and many others. making it (mo, of ptmv has its oywninv' today. The ar-
was (my. just in time to “mommy pus... thclargcst and best shows of its kind on rungcmcni the ”store, in Marvin
bly. tho setting on” tlm .-,f n“, mm...“ the road. Liughrrraml fun will harmurmh‘”. new bhck in Washington
1.: u. ,. > ”,g the egg-wile, full army at Hoyt‘s'l‘hr-ntre, tonight. Estnet. tlxt ”m «wk. eta, are very
> t 93"“ “ ll“ . . ._ Scomplet-g and it is an undisputed fact
church is slightly damaged by water,‘ HillsSlandard "“1” “MM” .1 , - v, . . ..
Dill,“(111.3};anfo:lxlp‘pmixtefljr’bymuwftrotl‘g3 store in l-‘airiiehl county, if not in the
- lstntu. hverytlnngis of the latest and
I I i Y . .
company, will aptm-lr at the horwalk l most up-to-dutc-puttern, and we concur
n'
7.»
here was but little damage door: to the
exterior of the church. The shim of the
steeple, near the burr. were charred to
lilt‘ most interesting and profitablenit-et- .
Upvra House all next week in a repcr- ‘
toire of now plays. Mr. Hill is so well .
. some extent.
[ The cause of the tire is mtrilmtorl to a . kuowu in Nm'walh that it is unneces '
tlcfoctivo chimney in tho soutliotm ; snr)‘ to intrtxlnt'o him to our people. i
lcorner of tho gurret of the church, lie is always surrounded by an oxcvlleut
,which JGllH the steeple-busts. The l company. and the fact of his coming,
plastm' of the chimney was examined by ht'rt‘ is sulllvit‘nt to fill the “porn ilouse ,
Uliivf Engineer .l. 'l‘. l'rowitt and Fire . atench [wrformuncc "firrpcut'sbting," f
lll>lit3lfilllf (icoi'gc ll. Allen. They foundi “(30M “”12." "Exile 0f l‘lrlll-H "Lightq
that. a portion of it had fallen out. thus. mug ltu-l." ”info of an Actor." ”UillltL
allowing sparks to lu‘ emitted, settluglsxlmu Jock," “Bun ilolt ‘ ‘
and other .
tire to timbers nearby, | strong plays will be. presented. Fifteen l
Sexton Charles
in all tho praises which may bonccorded
this model store, after a private inspec—
tion previous to the opening.
The cycle business will be pushed as
formerly, and the hardware portion of
the new business accorded its share of
attention from 1-]. ll. Fox. the company‘s
iriauughr, who was formerly engaged in
this business in New l'ct‘k city. We
lwamly wish the Fox i'yclo and Hurd~
warn wunpzmy the success which its on-
tvrpriso and push deserves, ,
’l‘hc tirm prt'yposcs to (lo a cash busi-
ville c-Jtupnign was a change in ill"!-‘lllh’. which. in those gatherings is :11-
.;omm>md of the Second Corps. General ! ways inspiring. thcro will be. an address
Couch had felt outraged, in every normal by Raw. l-lm'vy Wood, l). l).. of l’ntu-r-
.unl fibre of his bring, by the conduct oil-“"11. N. .l.. one of the most prominent
General Hookv-r. *r
"Not tint (leiit'r'lll'ouch was ‘ilono in: lions crowd the church from Sunday t l
. . . lfi. ‘. . . w - . z . .l
.his let-ling, \\'l11l‘.ll was shoved by nearly: ,md '5' m N “01.1 known' ”1 Ah“ It
- ,. , n ‘ V . V . ' ,
.1” of the cmnmandcrs on" tho urmv; butt ! ““ ”m” “3 D‘m'm" \Vood. H” "‘1‘
’ 7 ~ v‘ t ‘ v V n I v. I ‘.
utoncohis nature as a man, and indium)!" “m be 0" Arm”! "r Stuno.‘
o < ‘ . I .'. v . l . 1 ,
position as tho scllltn' l‘nl'lls‘ coimmmdei'. E M" WM“ x," ‘1 .mght speaker, “h” hm?”
. . . ‘ I ' l \ ; .
made him peculiarly the spokcsnmn lulu" ,"m‘t ”mt“ ""1 "Selim“ "f hm
the ropremntntions and n-monstrmnzcs:““‘l‘mms from Tm" “I‘m“-
lender date. of June. “3.. W116. the Rom-
;hldrcssotl to General Hooker. During'. l N l
. ,,i r v \ \ . v . v 1 _
this painful period no man did loss than , " y ' "““ml "f ' w ' ”515 saysofameot
nu: of tho ,‘llnnmpo \nllcy Christian
he to spread dismintent, none mode; ' ‘ .
i'cwor remarks to be heard 1,). the stall“ Endeavor limon concerning an addn-ss
or by sulmrdinuto comumudcrs. 'l‘horl'f’ delivered thorn. “Th“ 1“”1‘fm‘7“ “m”
orders he received wore executed with line from start to numb. 111s wrt seem-
energy and (luapatvh; and lit' hwulod to bubblw over from an in'cxnuslilglo
sought to find. in tho ,WM‘W “WWW tountmn. Many things he soul brought
of hisnwn life, relief from the torribltnf‘m’h, applause. "i: had ”3"" WW"r “f
sense that his own troops and the other ; creating a good feeling before hu- would
gallant rorps around him “'llrt' boingimmf'“ the drained truth. ”NW” "
aimlessly sacrificed. Hot to tho com- "'t'fm’h'h”? “'h“ remembered.
mending general ho « spread-d his views , ”'9 ””"ky Mountain ”"m‘l _"“.V"' "f
with the utmost frankness and distinct- h‘m: “WNW" WW)“ ‘3 a WWW“ H“
nose. and when oonshltml by l’rm-idcm
Lincoln. on the ‘thl of May. lmmdvisml
that (lonernl Mcndc alumhl lw plat-ml m
oonnnnnd, stating that he himself Would
have the Krcntcst pleasure in serving
under that olllcer, though senior to him.
To the suggestion of his own smuwsion .
to the command General Couch rvturnetl
a firm and rilnnom negativv. Neither
his health, always delicate. nor his
feelings and wishcl. Wnultl ham been
compatible with upodtion so Milled,
so arduous and til responsible.
"It is a matter of regret that (lonrml
Couch did not, for :1 little while lnngI‘r,
possess his soul in patience. A few
weeks more would have seen the army
oomnnlnded by an officer in whom hr-
hadthe utmost confidence, and under
whom he would have delighted to march ,
It the head of his own gallant corps.
r e r ileum-a1 Couch hurl wrought him.
selflnto an slmmt morbid feeling that
he otrald never again lead his gallant
ey."
in the Work
young people
contemplnmd
and
hecomon terror to evil doors.
The public is cordially invited to this
meeting. Everybody will be welcome.
The large church ought to be filled.
troops to what he branded as purples.
r:
a few moments.
i ministers in that city. whose collgrcgn—.
is intensely in earnest. yet his 1):".th is E This created some. confusion and lunch
rclivvml by an abundant, irrepressible,merrim‘out,and llnully brought all the
and natural humor. [in made :1 won- lynllllfl llfllllllfl to it ~lBll‘llill” in il certain
«II-rful impression on our people at Grev- l room, W110!“
E l’urdy furnished the music.
Dr. Wood is thoroughly interested;
by tho 1 without, the young hostesses and ”fill?
has a wonderful l guests Wore agreed that tho utmost-hero
success in awakening in those who hear l of tho club-house wm delightfully ploaa
him smoothing of the shine kind of ou-lnut and all were loth to leave, and
tlmsiasm that characterizes his ownéhoped that notmany mmns Would wnno
Work. in his own city he has foarlons-dmforv they should moot again in the
1y attacked. and sue-leesfully conihnltcd.’samo place with the snow charming
prevalent evils un lhis very name has ' entertainers.
”“""“”~ "‘“l ““"”""’W‘ “m“! “housings. Alice (.‘ole. Ethel sinmf
cnrwuwr.seventy-slaw” nettidentnllywmler Elle. Ethel Wilcox and nunn’
killed at 11 o'clock today. by fulliuglCousius: Messrs.
from the roof of his house. it distance of Frank VanBuren,
about thirty foot. while removing slluwliymd 1511:, Member Ad am" Willlztxriith” United states War Department. at
Louis
Bloomer.
Ills skull was fractured and he lived but lama.
.followmiool them throught the laby-
Nichols was at his!ccntswrllgivo you a reserved tent for}!
homoiu the Strawberry Hill district ntghlomlay night if the coupon in this!
the timooftho tire and hurried lo the' paper is presented a: Wood‘s or Tom-
scenc upon hearing the alarm. llo rcn- 1 line m‘s. '
(lured good service in moving tho powl
ominous where thv'wulvr could not dnm- :
ago thorn. !
ltov. 'l‘. K. Noble. the pastor. vi~it
the- church this morning. and after
nose, both in buying and selling. The
iliuest assortment of tools this side of
ENHW York l'lty will he kept in stock,
Clsmopolilan Concerl Company. and it will now be unuccossnry for me. l
Hm. ,4 ,1“. ”HM enjoyable pmmmu. ’ «'llnnics to go to Bridgeport for any ar-l
Mi mums of the season will ho given ::t.;llCll!lH lllvll'iinc. .
*lloyt‘.» ”lll‘l‘ll ”MW. l.‘,.3,,.u,u.y ml. by. Among the “dumb, which are on u
‘ . ‘ :th.‘ Cosmopoliun Comer. company, I platform in tho with-rot the storv and
seeing the rvnnlrknbl) stroll. amount. ”fl under thv auspices 0f th Wcll Hme in ”1,, large '5th window m the front,
danmge doomspohe very highly-o1 ”mlaml Ladder company. The mulpunl‘i are found the Eagle, Sterling, Barnes,
“‘rii..°.'..:i“§."2‘;{.‘.'.'fl.“.1‘.i“ii‘.'ti..a... r... . % WW M... Mr W We "U?"§‘“‘““‘"f"." ”.“E‘ ii“ "-“""’T°' . . ,
. ' 3 i virtuoso‘ Mlle. Alma ,llonzlldl drnumttw T," Mm” “4 mil lighted and ventlh.‘
covered by insurance. “mm; Ethan Allen Hunt. tenor: : toil,,'.imln cosy ollico has hem built in
lioorgc Summer Kittrmlgc, pianist .aud the rear. The finishing of the shelves
and display cases. by ('eutructor H. ,V'.
director. and William ll. l\'onm~dy,b:ui ‘
ton“. Tickets are tiff-V cents. and are to (AWN ‘9 “l ”I“ lll‘C-‘ll and best, and con—
tuius many admirable features.
ho exchanged for reserved seats at. l'lnis-
tcd‘s and l'inuco's. Tuesday. lv'cbrunryJ "
truth. commencing at W a. In. 4
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SOCIAL AND COBWEB PART}.
The Girls‘ Literary Club lees n’Dellghllul
Party at the Conlral Club.
'I‘hotlirls' Literary'club gave ado
‘lightl‘ul social and . cobweb party at. tho
(lontrnl club house. last night. Strings
were suspended frmn the clnmdolh'rs,
and each boy and girl vns instructed to
«~‘Mon'n and boys'wiutermps t)’ llsiou
HaAgan’sflhlley.
The Connecticut Gonml.
Huv-ol the-lung'ltl:ofttl'i'c NEW'th‘iWB '1‘th thirty-second annual statement
be m" a “’y " w“ r ' 0 u in! the Connecticut General Life Insur—
l'llllllllll‘llOllWl‘ll which they formed until '
hcor she should reach a dance pro.-
‘ gramme attached to the end of the cord.
day, February W “9"" Gilmore ‘V tzmcfl compnnyis prinml in our-columns-
[.ootlnrd mm?!" ”w 1““ mummmdoduy. its use-:tsarc quire near threw
craze. “WW? fi lib-y, “‘2‘” famous 1 million dollars, With a surplus to policy~ j
by lllltNt‘W Hirk WUWL I ”HIS““‘W('rilltiltlltr.i allow! liabilities of Mil“,8ii'.’,2lfr.‘:
comedians on known the world over new!“ interest receipts for the 3M“ were;
.Ilrolnud s lulliltt. and hnvosin-rounded , more than the amount W: death claims '
tlmmsolvrs With a company of unusual f llllld- Despite the general adverse con-g
mvrit. ll'vouwmuld enjoy a night of . . . . ,
hearty lull-glitch swoon-.1 Htl'llfl :lml H‘Q‘Jtlltlllub ”~’ business, ”it! tompnny if”:
vi‘l‘etlwll the amount of insurance in
"MR funny farce “”“wd‘v' 'Iforoe. its ‘rtswts end not surplus. Its?
gliuancial condition and its llonorablul
lmmmgrment for more than thirty years»
"Villlknns and his Dinah" is a nuisig 1 ll f ll ‘ l‘ | 1‘
. .» . . . . . M, . , .. ,
ml tragedy in tom arts. depleting saver- l """””‘"f 't to "3 ‘ “"" “ “l“ " .
the public. ,
nl scum-s in the life of n lmndon‘ bulbs ”H
the eighteenth century. The costumes
:irocxlrmnoly Illmllll and unique, and
the dolinoltion of characters forcible Irwingtothe mwm'oslorm. yostordnyp
and faults in, t‘tmw to the Mothlmy tho sweepingcrows of the street railway:
ttlmptm” entmtninment in Arion Hall. i lino» were kept constantly at work. but.
Februa Ill. and seem tllng with the snow. The t'nmpfllles;
._......._._. rnvidod sandwiches and hot 00me for,
If. I'm“ (loos ‘0 NW London. {heir turn. The ours ran a little irrogn-i
Waldo 0' Briggs. late "it” ""“i'menlnr. (in the West avenue. line the men i
Fltomrltlfimlmnlilur‘i-cp.{and street commissioner of South N‘Zr‘icngngmliifllm“ work held the llnrmg’
Hi Frank {the £112,154 walk. has selected a lucrative position in while the electric nwmpor was "mm”. 1
thus preventing runaways.
dancing was n-njoyml,
Despite the drifted snow and cold
Vilhkens and his Dinah.
i
Refreshment s of cake and
cream were sorvwl.
Among thrme present were the Misses
[Vera Wood. Jean and Alyso Gregory,
lGrace Adams.Clm-n Bette. Ethel Keep,-
iJrilla lmkwuod. llelou Swarm. lmily,
all"! With the Snow.
Keep. Harry Cousins.
l
lNflW London. He will his
Mllllllle
) duties next Monday.
Maynard and Howard
«New spring Youfingrdflerbyfll’flrien.
lionmlrssounure "
How Twin Olly People Spend Their
Hours of East. '
some entrants or you. .~
Eli-Senator and In. John ll. Ferris Estu-
laln the Velma Whirl Clair—Till M
Inn of the Friday Afternoon Club
L Postponed for One West.
Ex-Souator and Mrs. John H. Ferris
entertained the Veteran Whist club, last: .
night, at‘ their home in West street?
Six tables were filled, despite the storm.
The first prizes were taken by Mrl. R.
L. Higgins and Edwin Adams. and the
consolation prizes by Mrs. Charles B.
Trowbridge and Charles E. Ferris. The
club will be entertained next week by
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Knapp, of West
street.
Lester Hunt and daughters. Mrs.
tilde, Mrs. W. C. Byxbec, Mrs. J.‘ E.
Evenden and Miss Hattie Oldc, of South
Norwalh. attended the marriage of J
H May and Mrs. S. F. Murdough, in
Stamford, Thursday.
ternoon club was postponed, yesterday,
on account ofthc storm. The meeting
will be held on Friday afternoon of next
week, at the residence of MrsnG. C.
Stillsou. . W-
Mrs. Philip GwSauford, oi Saugntuck,
entertained friends at “Hearts” Thurs-
day afternoon. There were five tables
in use. Mrs. Grluudo Allen won the
first prize and Miss Higgins the console.-
tion. , ,
Mrs. '1‘. S Morison ohaperoued the
usual dancing class in Lockwood's Hall,
yesterday llffm'nt,>n11. Hue new member
has been added to the class, Miss Julia
h‘hI-llieltl.
Miss Pitta Hoyt, of Marshall street.
entertained afcw friends, Wednesday
evening. in honor of her guest. Miss
Mary Bailey. of liidgetielil.
DIED.
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L‘Ul,’(:llr~ln Not-walk, (loan, on Febrm
my 173, Darius Nash Couch, in his sev—
only ufth your. Services at St. Paul’s
chum-h. .\'. rwnlk. Monday, February
:2. M 2:30 p. m. Burial from St."i‘hom-
as Cl-lll‘cll, ’l‘nuntou, Mass. Wednes-
day, February 1?.
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Ten Experienced Operators
0n Straw Sewing Machines.
Apply to
DlENNlS 8; BLANCHARD,
132 Water Street. 80. Norwalk, Ct.
‘\'.\N'l‘ifilh«)lnu in South Norwnlk
nmlonv or two outside to open
small ollicesnnnl handle my goods. Ad—
dress in own lllllltll‘l’l‘lllflgdfl'ltll stamp and
reference. A. '1'. Morris, Cincinnati. it
W
ANTED. ~—~l’ositiou to do plain sew-
ing and light housework. Good
reference. Address Alla Scaries. (:ieprgew
. ll lit
town. llox 4‘3.
\ ';\.\' I'EDu-v-Agents fifty cents on
vault dollar: no cxpcrionc neces-
Rory. Write for snmple copy. Address
The (hilltulit' News. '1“ Barclay street,
New York. llll 4t
' " 161E}:
’I‘tl lli‘l'l',»~.\'toro. 11:! Washington street.
filtxllll) with l. addition of thlxtlil. W ill
lvnnu [or one rem“ with mil/liege of renew"
nl. Apply ollicc ()lrl Well (light, (.70.. till
\l'nshiugtou all't'cl. fl?
’l‘t) l.ld‘l‘.—l"mlr rooms. lower half of
home on gurnpike, near Stuart ave-
nue. Inquire 2 North Main street, South
Norwnlk. Ill
_ .. v .._n. ,- . .. W-..”
' ‘0 Lint-First floor. ll mamas: Womb
ward nveuue. rout tn; 5 oomsaecond floor
77 Wrmdward avenue. rent to: cottage.
"in Woodward arenue. 6 rooms.
312'. «(World flour. 4 rooms. 5') Vi
word avenue. rent to: house 7 rooms. or
\\mrdw1|.|‘tl“indium. rout 313:
rooms. as bn’st avenue. East
to. E. A. qulwprd.
M... 'FLJ‘
orwnlk. rent
V ‘0 LET.wctltolge and wash house. one acre
land. by your out . 810a mont -near lio-
wnyton station. Adi rose box I. “align;
inn. Inquire station agent
“‘ififi‘finuf‘"
iftllt SAM}. Strawberry lent», to
kinds, #1 her 1,00". llnmscnpo gar-
dening n smolnlty: trees, shrubs. roses
and all kiln s of nurser ' stodkutt vury‘ low
prices, nothim.r but A . o. 1. 'l'reentlellv-
i-rml. Drop me a postal and I will call on-
you. All etovk warranted. Edgar But!
wry. 3;, years fort-1mm for Stephen lln t’u
Hons. l‘. U. mltll'oss Norwulk. (It._ 5:. that
ion mm: “'1 unihili‘l?1.1.h1Ys~Une
ll
hull cost. good no new: 213x”, (1.80;,
commit.- smog in; new, 02.6. An.
ply :11. this olllcre. .W...dw
Fill! an M3. Hoe snmll Hetep histey o
gun in good order: suitable for ’lodfl'
or lmuw. I‘ru-o '13. mic-third of Its Vul-
‘ Iu- vrtm formerly owned by la‘llllllllll lloulr
>«'l|. ll, l‘. A. M. Milly milltl Welllllgnl' '
company's other. No l'nhhlngmn street. .,
._. ..... ”w..-
you [HALE “lf‘lt': the Maryland Ml»
tnro tobacco, tho lineal. on the mnr’
kot. Unly 1" cents a box. Ask Benedicti
the Noi'wnlk 'l'olmcuoulnt. jli ll
ion manna...» n outl The d tr
P dangerous to ‘luml ‘1. Use waluk‘ll
wrsltbur strips for your umrs and will own,
HUM by south Norwalkllardwnre Gummy”,
loltfiltl.lill‘..~'l"vroa .1 ages
.. I!“ n “I“ I'M P
walk llamas"; 00.. 4’: lion
1n street.
u.
Twit shield; in WW6? ”‘“"“*“.i“i‘v’«i '
53a. :sauluiitlflmm
"BC .
wood floor ‘ a .
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