, The two little plays presented on-
. tier the auspices of the Woman'- guild
of Trinity church in Hoyt’s Theatre,
laat’nlght, were witnessed by a large
asdisnen the auditorium being well
» Illed and several rows in the balcony
. heirs occupied. , ,.
‘ ,A prologue. ”The Wuer." was first
glveuhthe east‘being lira. l. 8. Keep.
as Btbeibertha Van Dyke, and Dr. C.
W. llany. as Percy Delaney. afterward
dluulaod as Ir. Dutch. 'l'heir concepo
lion of the hats was decidedly clever,
and their ability in dramatic roles was
aseognixed by the audience. The re—
ception given them was a most hearty
one. ' '
The one-act coinedietta. “Who's to
Win film?" was an admirable perfor-
mance. The vsrionsepsrta were played
with naturalnoss and force. They were
thmhly familiar with their lines.
and made all that could be expected of
them. Dr. Ilsny was capital in the
comedy role. and conclusively proved
to his many Norwslk admirers that he
is an actor of unusual capabilities. Miss
Gihhs' solo was sweetly rendered. and
she gracefully responded to the encore
demanded. The ladies in the cast were
the recipients of many handsome hou—
duets Freeman's orchestra furnished
music. The cast of chsrscten was as
follows:
Rose. Brushleigh's daughter.
Miss Vern Wood.
Sylvia. fond of sport. .
liss Agnes Gibbs
Minnetta. fond of dancllll.
»' ills F‘lorencsllavilsnd.
blusidors. fond of romance.
Ural). W. Ray .
ArabeiIaJhs'IfW flirtation.
iliss Diary Kirby Jennings.
Cyril Dashes”. Amway“! in
Mr. Prettiesoh Primrose. a multile-
aged bachelor of an undecided
turn.
Dr. C. W. Ilsay.
Squire Broshlslg. a country gentleman.
W. l‘. Ambler.
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The lentils! “do new from
lain to W Ilssst.
ml or about February lb. the Nor-
walk office of The Sentinel will be re-
moved from its pmt location at P.
or. fingers store in llain slreet to the
newly renovated store in Wall street
formerly occupied by l. A. Plants). but
to be opened on that date by William
P. Beers.
some lanai m ad a Mont
Appointed.
Rethauy cha of Trinity church
has elected these olleers for the ensu-
ing term:
Presidentnillss Diary Schaub.
Vice President-enla- Ills Liudeborg.
ilecretsrywlilsd Agnes Undoing.
Treasurer—Bliss Illnnie lichsnb. ,
A In!
% gt linens tribe.
a... went to Stamford
last
trims fruwl New Canaan and New ito
clielle. were guests of Powshsy tribe.
After a short business session an ad-
ioarsalsatwsatskeslooseoi the
lam halls in m where as on-
celiest entertainment was provided.
’ date
‘ tho-“Wolhs’r‘fsstars‘ will he a dome
”WWII! which every meal-
ber heap-nod: .. to participate.
At , m last night one, candl-
. initiated. After the business
at shear-slag had been disposal! of a
mom was unloved two
of lastflr‘fisewalk’s well known sing-
ers taking part. Wit J. Force
sang ”Farewell to the King's illgh-
wsy.” and in response to an enthusi—
astic encore gave Julian Jordan's pop-
ular composition. "The Song That
Reached My "can” Leigh Whittaker
sang ”Over the Hills of Normandy."
by P. de Payee. and for the Inevitable
encore Alexander Reichsrdt’s "love's
Request." Both gentlemen were in
magnificent voice. and their yocsllss-
tion was perfect. D. it. Disbrow pre-
sidedsttheplsnosnd renderedtbeac-
companiments in a faultless manner.
After the singing cigars were lighted
and smoke filled the air. ‘
Visitors were present from Pouassus
council, of Norwalk. and the evening
was one of the plesssntest. through the
efforts of Orator W. P. Rsndle. that the
council has enloyed in some time.
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”ensue! Low-ties vs. Warren on
the M War Desist.
Among the cases on the short calen-
dar today is a defendant's demurrer in
the case of Stanley li.’ liowndes against
George N. Warren.
The plaintiff claims the right to have
a piece of oyster ground. called the
deep L‘Hsmmock piece. transferred to
him under an agreement with the. dev
fondant. and the defendant claims that
the time when the grounds were to be
transferred expired before the plain-
tilf paid or olered to pay for them.
The dispute also involves a valuable
lot of oysters upon the grounds.
Devi Warner appears for llr. bovin-
des'nd General Frost for lir. Warren.
museum
fit“ .dfldrrastnsrs‘nsnca in
Iyfi chain Hall.
W W. 0. ll. 0. 0. it. held
a We ball last night in llystlc
m Mr. meow street. The
floor was comfortably filled with danc-
on. who had a good time.
The loot director was Charles A.
Moorenud he was assisted by Richard
Whittissey. Thesesersl arrangement
committee was C. A. Iloore. William
Whaley and Walter Pelton.
The wstumes worn by many of the
ladies were very pretty.
In. Ill! Ineligible for Isabella»
At the state conference of the Con-
necticut l). A. R.. held Tuesday in Bris-
tol. an important feature was the nom~
ination of a vice president general to
represent Connecticut. Mrs. PL ii. Hill.
who has admirably llllcd that position
for two years. is ineligible for reelec-
tion. as the by-laws provide for only
a two years' occupancy of the office.
it was the unanimous choice of the.
t-tntference that Mrs. N. I). Sperry. of
New Haven. be nominated to hit the
place. The conference also voted to
sustain at Washington the nomination
of Mrs. lv'ryc. wife of Senator Frye. of
Maine. who has been chosen to repro-
seut Maine among the antitrust vice
presidents. it will require clever and
determined work at the Washington
mmgress to more the election of these
vicropresideula general. as every state
having a o, If. it. twganiaallon will
wish to bp represented among them.
and naturally only a small percentage
can be successful. connecticui has for
several years been the banner state of
the congress. and this year, with her
membership of over 3.009. promises to
retain the honor.
Gsvsths A o. I! a flapper.
The Ladies' auxiliary of the Ancient
Order of Hibernian gave a supper to
the members of the Norwallt and
south Norwalh divisions at the
Knights cl (lolnnlbns hall. in Norwsilt.
last night. A social time was efloyed
after the spread.
his
Ilsa lass (Yule. of Ilmcrnt. who
went to a private hospital in flow
York to be operated upon for appen~
distill. Want the urinal on Wed—
sswday and is now rapidly improving.
Laid”
We take this means to publicly es-
, The sunrise-tutu to sun-
fortl Tm Farm lllluleled.
llllll u till it Will
One of m Its. Iridgst
m. Ilssls up lshlsd Ir.
Pasha-slimmer“
Iowontbslsad.
Stamford. Feb. ll.~.iames ll. Parker.
superintendent of the alinshouse at the
Stamford town farm. was murdered
today by Mrs. Bridget Drottgllty. an
old woman for many years an inmate
of the almshouse.
The Stamford town farm is located at
North Stamford. eight miles from the
city. and is only accessible over ‘s
rough country road. and there is no
wire communication with the place.
Messengers arrived in Stamford
shortly before 1 o'clock this afternoon
with details of the tragedy.
bits Droughty is 65 years of age.
and of unarrelsome nature. Recently
she has quarreled with other aged wo-
men of the situations. but she was cut-
sidered harmless.
This morning she became involved
in a light with Mary Kelly, another in-
mate. over some trivial affair. and lust-
ters took such a turn that the inter-
ference of attendants was necessry.
Superintendent Parker undertook to
quiet the woman. but was not surrea-
fui. and finally he started to lake the
Kelly woman out of the room. While
the scuillc ensued. Mrs. Droughty grab~
bed Jbeavy iron bar that lay near by
and stealing up to the superintendent
from behind. dealt him a wicked blow
on the head.
Mr. Parker sank to the floor uncon-
scious. and when the attendants came
to make an examination of his condi-
tion they found he was dead. having
been killed instantly.
lire. Broth” was put. under rev
strslnt. and as soon as word of the
murder reached the city Selectman
llolly went to the scene. Meets also
hastened to North Stamford to place
the woman under arrest.
Mr. Parker was to years of ego.
lave-s a wife and several children.
lie
‘l‘hirtssn M of Them Entertain-
sd at the Iorwslk Opera House.
The first of the series of free, illus-
trated and educational lectures for the
children of Norwalk took place. at the
Norwulk Opera Home yesterday after-
noou. Fully L300 children crowded
into the hall until there was absolutely
no room for more. and the doors were
closed, turning many away. The large
gathering was unusually well behaved.
when it is taken into consideration
that it was conlptml largely of would.
mischievous school children. ready for
fun and frolic at all times.
The views were thrown upon a large
screen by Prof. J. ll. Jackson's store-
opilcou and explained in it clear and
muclsc manner by him. 8. ii. Mott-ll-
llllts. the prime mover in the enter-
prior.
Yesterday's lecture took the children
through the United States. (lunatic.
Alaska. Mcslw. (Ventral and South
America. Cuba and Bermuda.
it was a great succm and Mrs.
ilotchltlss was deservedly compliment-
eti upon the smooth way the entertain»
meut passed oil'. and upon her ability
as a lecturer.
Tilt? nest of tho miss WI" take place
is the Opera llotrse some afterntitm
next week.
Iiaglsllsdlss Accumulated Only.
A delivery clerk of one of the (iro-
toll sttwes was on hllr‘hvsy to the navy
yard taking orders. lie paused at the
hoists of another well known man in
the village. The man's wife asked
him if he would take her to the navy
yard and back in his sleigh. This he
did. and the two were driving bottle
when the husband was seen walking
Wards the. is the road.
mission is communal, all the highway
supervisors of Middle. and there
were about 70 men ‘ were highway
experts at this .
After the dinner hid
trommissloner Chase. Rbode island.
delivered an addram. _
came Commissioner .
talked for thme-q . , -
giving one of the .. interesting adv
dresses ever given . .fl ,. ~ an organiln'
lion of experts. :
He spoke of the - .. We move-
meei in Connecticut ' fpresenwd as a
line of thought - , of discussion
the idea that there a danger line
in highway iw . that should be
avoided carefully. ,
try to spend all the V ,
new roads. omitting
already improved in
dltlon. lie thouht." , ‘
icy to pursue was to «
highway as possl ' .
keep that which had . -
first-class condition. ’
r. the tenden-
‘ available for
keep the roads
Int-class con-
olti maxim ”n at time saves
nine.”
Concerning the i system. Com-
missioner Mscdooald . nted out that
there was liability ~ in that rec
gen! and n'co .
that might be well
dency is to use v
stone dust for
“Iv ed. The ten-
The dust is c
the gutters and la ‘
and either put back on to the roads
again or carted sway,” process being
repeated in a sort af‘ endless chain
fashion. whereas if
stone were and. '
dust. and the
these stones would do to the bottom
of the deposit. eta-filing the whole
mess and keeping the road always in
first-class condition.
Commissioner “Walt“ idea with
referents! to repairs Iklued the subject
of discussion for a considerable time
and received the rtlest curious»
mentor therosdvhnl mun-nth;
fact. Commissioner llama-aid was giv-
en the most flattering t-ommendstlons
on the excellence of his adore. and the
good ideas he presented for the cou-
sideratiou of his million.
Mr. Mscdonaid has ever sincc his
connection with the highway commis-
sion advocated the holding of‘l-ounty
meetings, which could be attended by
all the selectnlcn and those interested
”in road building. particularly the rep-
resentatives of the village improve.
mcnt societies. so that there might be
free interchange of ideas and eapreo
sinus of opinion. all designed to create
interest in good roads and develop in-
formation that would be of benefit in
carrying out such improvements.
If the appropriation granted the
highway contmlllelotl was audit-lent.
undoubtedly Commissioner Mncdonuld
would organize such meeting» all over
the state, and the benefit resulting
would linoluwtionnbly be of much val-
or in the good road» movement and a
saving of expense in every particular.
Ashsvinesndllotlpflngal. 0..
in thc glorious mountains of West-
ern North flarolimt. most charming re.
sorts oil the America l‘tmtinenl. beauti~
ful scenery-line bracing mountain air.
high and dry nititutr and perfect hotel
servicc. reached by the Southern rall-
way. only twenty-two hours ride from
Ntw York in through Pullman cars.
For further particulars call on or ad
dress Alex ii. Thwestt. Eastern Passen-
gerl Agent. 2‘" Broadway.
Caroline Pratt. of Essex, wife of
Harry Pratt. aged at years. received
this ma from the National socMy of
the Daughters of the American Revtl»
lutlon in Washington. I), (3.. one of the
gold spams to whlch she is entitled all
on of the "real daughters" of the Rev
olutlon. Mrs. Pratt's father was John
Brockwsy. of Lyme. lie was sergeant
ill the Continental artsy. At one time
during that pried he guarded the
month of the (.‘mncvtlmt river on the
east side. railed (Board Home Point.
lira. Andrew hero has returned to
lllddlstown from the New Haven hus-
pitsl. where she has been treated for
blood poisoning caused by a hits by
herhsshssd. It wssfonndneessssry
iosmpststethethamboftllelefthaad
andromovesasctiosofiheboasfvnls
thewrlst. liar husbasdhsslalshel
hissastsseastfladdamlsllfurthsofa
dines.
A alas withstvlnlomissloslstmsg
about the hills of lilllwsllirs county.
lie divides hb time giving one»
' iy.
moduli
All 80818 (If Rlllfllls Allflll.
”annuals Ipscisl Oabinst
waslsldstlidnight, isAnthor-
itstivslstsideAfl-r-
Washington. Feb. ll.—-'l'he following
letter was given out for publication at
the state department this morning:
"General Woodford telegraphed that
the minister’s resignation had been
accepted before he presented the tele—
gram fmm the department He adds
that the first meta" at Washingttln
will he placed in charge of the legntion
and s new minister will be appointed
at once. Full reports to follow."
it is believed here that the incident
is practically closed. All sorts of ru-
mors were in circulation last night. in—
cluding one that a special cabinet
meeting was held at midnight. it can
be stated positively that no cabinet
meeting. formal or informal. was held
last night.
narrows marrow.
mums. run“ of menu on
the We Latter.
Madrid. Feb. ll.-—-The lmparcial re-
feiring to the resignation of Senor Du-
pny de Louie. says:
"The government was wise to accept
Senor de home's resignation. Hill in.
discretion has only occasioned the gov-
ernment vesations."
The Liberal takes the same view of
the case. and adds:
"We do not wish to blame the rite
conduct of the persons capable of such
a theft. The reflections contained in
the odlcisi and private correspondence
of Mr. Taylor were far graves."
The premier. Senor Sagasta. sold to
the correspondent of the Aunts-intuit
Press.
"I was surprised at Scoot- the homes
letter. for in all his «immunications
odlclsl and private. nddremell to the
government. he spoke respectfully of
President hicltinley. i regret Senor
ile lame‘s indiscretlou and folly. for
he has rendered Spain signal service
at Washington."
On the question of Senor do Lumen
successor. Senior Sagasln is very retlu
cent. According to ll dispatch rewivrsl
from Havana. the letter of titular dr
home to Senor (Zansleias was abstract‘
ed by the person charged to fmsrd it
to the latter. and. it is said. this person
received “.000 for ll.
crashed Il'hrongil s Trestle
Sanford. hie. l-‘ib. ll.——A freight lilo-
tor on the Mousam River Electric rail—
road attached to a car loaded with coal.
crashed through a trestle over a boiler
house of the Sanford Mills. this morn-
ing. The motorluall. filllmt Perkins.
was buried under the tlebrill. and ill-
yured internally. "l' was removed loihr
botlpltal and there is no hope for his
recovery. Thomas ('llssou had his in
broken and also was injured internal.
It is thought l'nllson will survive.
The total financial damage will la-
aglillt ”Mill.
Inns of Vstsrns in Isssion.
New Haven, (loud. Feb. li.«w~TIio fif-
teenih annual flirampmwrll of the (illn-
necticut division. lions of Veterans, was
bold in this city today. the opening ses—
lliolt being called to order at in o'clock
thin morning in (bid Peiltlws’ hall. in
Crown street. There were present
about it'll! delegates room-sitting camps
in all sections of the stair. music’s
Commander W .W. Wheeler. of Derby.
presided at both morning and after-
noon sesshms.
.
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Chicago, Feb. ll.~«l’rof. Elisha Gray.
inventor of telephone and telegraph
appliances, is said to be dying at his
boom in Highland Park. (lumpsrtv
lively palm is this man who for 30
years has been patenting valuable de-
vices for the. telephone and telegraph
markets at his house at Highland Park.
which a few years no resembled a pal-
ace with a great library. delicate also
ssry and choice paintings. is Moped
of its glory. The halls and rooms.
which were fitted not at great oust. the
proceeds from the sale of a metal is-
veatlos, are sow sites with boarders
”Merl-Mina.
“ports. Kan. Feb. liw—A’darln
Hull. ling. Feb. lL—The
steamer list-bells. bound from
Hamburg. was sunk by will-lea
the bow of the British nut-ism
tea. in Hull roads last evenly» ' all
the wagers and crew wslesswdfl.
The (laintes was ran aground snarl”
entrance to Alexandra dock at this
place. shortly after high water this
morning. ,
The ifsrbeila was a steel screw
ateamer. built at Port Glasgow in 1894.
She registered 933 tons gram and 3“
tons not. Bailey t Leetham. limited,
were her owners, and her hailing port
was Hull. The Galatea is built of steel
and has a displacement of 5,600 tons.
She is 500 feet long. 56 feet beam. and
22.6 feet deep and has a maximum
draught of 22.6 feet. She was built at
Glasgow in 1889.
Still Coaching for Dead lodks.
l’ittsburg. Pa. Feb. ll.~'l'be work of
searching the ruins for bodies is Wed-
nesday night's fire was continued
through last night by 200 men. but no
body was found. The debris is still
piled ten feet high. however. and as
more than a more of people are mine.
log the work will be motioned without
cessation until it is pmtitirely known
that no more dead are buried beneath
the debris.
Will be Prosscntsd for likening.
St. Louis. ”0.. Feb. ll.——The Repair
lic says: Detective Mendel and the
rest of the l’iitsburg parties concerned
in the arrest of Chris Von Der Abe. the
St. Louis baseball magnate. will be
vigorously prosecuted for kidnapping
and carrying him out of the state with—
out the cognizance of the state author-
lites.
(intisdbyths (lust Isas.
Dundee, Feb. ll.——'l'he British ship
Hereford. Captain For. which arrived
here yesterday from Calcutta. reported
that she encountered em in-
pestuous weather in the North 8..
The cabin and forecsstle was gutted
by the great seas which sweptover her.
damage was sustained abwlt “I! 60*.
thlec boats were lost and meal ails
were liown away.
Death d an Aachtmssr’ .
Hartford. (loom. Fell. ll—Chnflas
8. Warner. the Yankee auctioneer.
known throughout Connecticut. died
this morning. Twoyesnsgnbead»
fered a paralytic shock and had slnse
been mined to his home. His an»
wseSDyenrs. lie leave-swife.
m an)”
Shawnee. 0. T.. i-‘eb. ll.--At the con-
tinuation yesterday of the examination
of hvc men charged with complicity in
the burning of the two Seminole lu-
dinull at the stake. the culprits calmed
surprise by waiving further hearing
and giving bonds for their appearance
before the l'nlted lltstss grand jury.
San Francisco. Feb limiting the
passengers on the steamship who“.
from Australian ports. were Ifty‘stal-
wart miners. who are on their way to
the Alaskan gold fields. They stated
that at least 5.000 people would leave
Australia for the gold fields during tho
next few months.
Tacoma. Wash. Feb. ll~Justlce
Hartford. of the l'llited Slates court.
has granted an injunction restricting
the treasurer of Lewis county from
selling Northern Pacific lands for
delinquent taxes of list.
lltmstou. Tex. Feb. il~Near (lorri-
son. Ten. Joe Richardson and Joe
Bates were killed by a lumber nllll
blowing over on them. Three miners.
names unknown. were badly injured.
(mm-go. Fob. ll.~ it is tussllively
stated that contracts for moving Lillian
on bushels of letter wheat to the sea-
board have been made.
Perry. 0th.. VEh. Hymnal. o.
T.. a town lib miles north of his not
located on a railroad. is on the serge
ofs race war. bresusea ntgrvris to
live in the town.
lien Francisco. Feb. lie—The steam -
er lls‘rlposa brought m.” pounds in
coined sliver sovereign and slim
pounds is bullion frost Australia and
New Zeslssd.
Hostile. Wash. Feb. llwlllsslnm
city of flesttle and Mimi have sailed
for Alaska. The (lily of hostile can
not see mess and the Noyo lbs.
lmdos. Feb. lim‘l’he afternoon
sews sspersoftltlselty spproveounhe
human; 3
.3' .
“agitated: ~-
-»'vt ,,
.4 warns»... *
WARM—A good girl voila ‘
situation as general
Willi. Address, «in.
WARM—An upright plans. is
lagoodcundltion and a"
Box as. South Norwalk.’ ‘
WANTED—A lady alone would ,m
two or three unfurnished roasts.
quire of Mrs. T. A. Durand. 88 ‘
Main street
a—4
row pang.
rou 3“.th milch cow-admit
for sale. Rock lloorage Farm. 3. "
Box 84. Rowayton. Conn. til"
you SALE—Hair Killer. am
our hair permanently killed
our liquid. Harmless and safe
use. 50¢ per bottle. post paid;
blur company. Sing Sing. N. Y.
a.
son saw-A ”Comfort" sleigh.
good as new. Will be sold
Anly at Wright's m
tory.
FOR BALE—Reduced price on:
T0 LET-«Second door of Ive
with city water. at 55 Osborn ..
East Norwslk. Rent. $8.50. In”
of Airs. Thomas B. Smith. as ”that
premises. or Patrick luckier. flare-i”
walk iron Works. fl.“
T0 LET—Large barn suitable for one.
two or three horses, at No. 8 Minor
built street. Apply on the tin-lass. ‘
fldll
T0 LET—vao desirnble mm it -
l and 3 Gerard place. loath liar- '
walk; 5 rooms and attic. or i In.
with use of store room; both include ‘
use of bath, but and cold water. H.
etc. Terma reasonable. inquire at
either number. ..
T0 LET—Two stores. I! North Ink?”
street. suitable for any bull“- m ,
rtlomll on f‘ouumlm Ilium '
Rent reasonable. fl fl
T0 flflNTwK. of 3’. bob I‘m .
and lth Monday night. lat All , ‘
Tuesday night. every '1 . f V
night. 2d and 4th Friday Mt. /,
every llaturdsy night. m
log light and heal. I W .
linuulrest thematic“, ,’
Cigar «mp-av. s3 Washington 3-
To turf—4'» cottages is has.
All modern ham
moderate. Possession ‘ .
Inquire of continue a lattes. s
T0 LIFT—«lieu of second hour at
filial Willi-Q. Al. N ' .
in one office. mil i“ use
roost. rota Apply “,m'
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