V' the New School) Building
" ~ '"o
The annual meeting oi the South
Norwallt Union school district 'was
held last night in the Franklin street
'. schoolhouse. Clerk Nelson Dicker-
. man called thocitlaena to order prolap-
ctly at a o'clock. and n a. Woodw’ard
WW for chairman.
Armchard then presented the re-
port)! the district committee. which
m ioiiows:
To the _Iloctors of the South Norwaiit
.‘ Union, Ichodfiblatrict. this Annual
“Report of the District Committee is
. d the re-
Moionrollflentandat ”daneein
. r schools during the year show a
' tinned increase inschooi popula-
tion and in the demand for school so-
commodations. in October. 1807. there
flare isle children of school an n-
m in the district. an increase oi
novelty-one over the previous year.
The enhbilment and average attend-
ance hr the present school year are
a, pronounce. “ -
“ulna:
Inmllmont. fall term. 1.200: wintcr
tern. 1.100: spring term. Laid.
Average attendance. fall term. Lorie:
winter term. 1.030.
The average attendance for the two
terms of the present ygr that have
been completed is eighty-seven in ex-
cess oi the attendance for the corres-
ponding terms last year. These facts
show why our schools during the pres-
ent year have continued to caller from
inadequate aoeunmodatlons although
all additional phool room has been
provided. The buildings at Franklin
street and Concord street have been
crowdedasiayeayapast. inadditlos
to using than-min the Knudsen and
lotions buildings. which were com
pied last year. Arion Hall has been
hired tor the he at the hindergartcu
department. The disadvantages oi
having the schools in session in tin-
dliierent places and in many instant-cu
in room more or less unsuitable ior
school work are now about to be ro
moved by the completion of the addi-
tion now being made to the Franklin
almt buildings. The new rooms will
be ready for occupancy in Septenlts-r
at the beatnnlng oi the nclit tit‘lllltll
year. For the lrst time in more than
tire pears our school buildings will
then .lord ample accumulations im-
all the children oi the district who at
lead the public schools.
The new addition at Franklin sit-wt.
as well all the improvements in the old
hlllltllnle. are being inntlo in accord-
ance wi plans and spwtdcatious iur»
Mailed Mr. Warrou it. ill-latte. at"
chltect. and the work Is under the nu
pertaiendance oi llr. Williatu s.
Knapp When the tans are carried
out to (mainline. t district will
have a bull tag at eighteen room in
which tarctul revision is made no
the «tailor-t as health oi the on list
and for carrying on schold wot-ll. he
a riation tor the new building was
.00tl.00. and far the improvements ill
the old buildl 08000.00. in doing til.-
woril tor whtc these hilltilill‘lMlflii“
were voted by the distrct. rostrum
hnvr boon made hit lollown:
William ll. llalith. ttilhtunn
I. ll. lhicher. Mutt
W. ll. Masher. agent. b.0001»
ls. W. Dutyi h.ililil.tlil
llearr ti. orthrop. retail
Total. .
The amount thus it out on
these «animals is baht.
llilli A
1*» district m the following in
W:
mil" 'il's‘a “annual-s. its.“
H I I I It”. .
£3“. strainers: building. laces
. a
m . direct. to West avenue. in lieu avenue.
"M beetles l“manna install tlnul‘s ms. slows lion ar its.
attest Hing . tales to Wall. to tests. in North area . in
street. allure. use The (trees. where there will he a tea
...... ..... or“ cinnamon
as a .
m ”" an 3.... . r ”can '33::
I I
. utter uranium also. is Iailroad .lo
allele. last Mommilutrlealialmhm
i‘t'e:i it." meets will he served.
‘ more new shaman.
“It. . “it:
int 33
is «mglm
Mmen'orharrwwsdiorcarrsntea-
. MW?" '33
for: no:
iatricti‘enslittee ltcpertses
utt IEEiiiiiiiiii 3qu “r"
flip: collecting taxes. , , t '
‘lfeachers' was. it. 7.50
Janitors' salaries. 84
850.10
Repairs and supplies. 632.30
incidental expenses. 1' 001.70
flaring! bank. on old debt. 8. .00
Savings banll, on new debt. 8.000.00
savings bank. money borrowed during
current year. $00.00
William ll. Smith. on contract, ‘
10,600.00
llewls W. Doty. on contract. 4,000.00
William H. leaner. agent. on contract.
2535.00
Warren it. Briggs. architect. 1,160.00
William 8. Knapp. superintendent.
. 000.00
Balance on hand. 005.21
Total. ”Lute.”
FINANCIAL
At the last noon. the notes against
the district held by the South Norwallt
and dollars. During the past year.
this sum has been paid. thereby clear
ing up all the old indebtedness of the
dlstric Notes to the amount of $20.-
600.“ ve been given by the district
during the past year to raise money
for improvements. and of this amount.
01000.00 has been paid.
Your committee recommend laying
a tan oi l-l‘ mills. on a dollar. on the
periected town list 1808. to be due
and payhbie hilly int. 809.
A. Blanchard. John ii. Light. Mat-
thew Corbett. District committee.
South Norwalh. Gmlnectlcnt. June
7th. lilill.
Following the acceptance .of the re-
port. 'Jacoh Ii. Layton presented his
report as treasurer of the district.
The receipts were $51,840.72. and the
disbursements. 800.891.“. leaving a
balance of 8955.21.
Collector i-‘rallltllll L Tolles sub-
mitted his report. showing taxes col-
lected the past year. to thc amount oi
86,010.“. leaving uncoilrcted ”20212.
The reports were accepted.
The following otllcers were rc-olectcd
unanimously:
t‘olnmlttemnn. three years-Jillth‘
thow Corbett.
Treasurer-Jacob hi. Layton.
Collectorwl-‘ranhlin A. Toiles.
Clerk-Nelson lllcherlnnn.
The following resolution. introduced
by Comlnitteelnan Light. passed unan-
lntonsly:
Resolved. That a tax at iii. mills
on the dollar be and the same is here.
by laid on the ratahle estate within the
district on the assessment list at the
Town of Norwaih. nest. hereafter com-
pleted. and that the same shall bot-onto
due and payable on the ilret tiny oi
liar. ill».
The committee was also authorised
to borrow from time to time such
sums as were needed for the olMlm-s
oi the district. not to named 02.500.
At 8:20 the voters adjourned.
mutuasanalr DAMN.
Ada-meat of Clubs to Divisiona-
Gangolatholiiao of larch.
The committee in charge oi the lied.
White and Blue lantern parade oi llli'
Twin City Wheclmen. tonight. has
oomph-ted the arrangement oi the rar-
ious clubs in the following order:
l‘lrst division—«l-‘ornlation on West
slrcct. corner of Franklin street. Twin
t‘lty Wheclmen oilhws and mentions.
titaluiol-d Wheel club. American Whool
club. Bridgeport. and the Norwalll Iron
Works club. Aide. F‘irst identonaut
ltuytllond. tint-0nd Lieutenant Raymond
and W. A. Wheeler.
tin-ond division-4‘0rmatlon North
Main street. between Pine and Ann
lrccts. lta‘tnblrrs and t‘cutury Wheel
clubs. llrlllgcport. Aids. l‘. 0. lion-
ltlrd and l-‘rltttlt ll. Smith.
Third division-«Formation on Ann
street. Company ii' and the Y. hi. I'.
A. Nurwalh: Triple Links. liridgolulrt.
Aids. A. ll. ‘ltasscll and W. A. illllllhcr.
i‘ourth tllVlllilIDWl'th‘lllltiltlll in Mac
shall street. lituluioru Y. n. t‘. A.
lilitlttttltll club. Nurwuilt. and the thou
tannin. lirl‘ eport. Aids. Frank Had-
den and r. Layton.
The in as dill he hihyor liohsllnan.
oi thunh orwslil. and layer tlhircr.
oi Not-wall. landlord Wsta has hind-
l.v llllll‘tltl MW bsh~oa oi the liahacltw
lull bond at their isposai tor a re~
“0le stand.
The no of larch has been changed.
and will he as tollowe: Wu: street to
tlprlag. to West Washington. as
the reviewing stand. loath la. to
Heart». to lists. to Indium. to Iarier.
to Went Washtlgtsa. to North‘ln
canals M I. Ileana. as 0
charge am arena. was continued is
. .. d35-
hMI.~Heydrtcu,pnyucal director. 88.00 2
33°"
. stile
. . 100.00
30M DWI”. 575.45
ilavings bank amounted to two than»:
(By Associawd Press.)
ladrid. June 8. 10 a. m.-—-A semi-oi-
hclal note was published here today.
purporting to give an account'oi the
bombardment of Santiago de Cuba by
the American tleet on Monday last:
"The American navy. under Admiral
Sampson. has ilercely attacked Santia-
go de Cuba and a bloody encounicr en-
sucd. The Americans made thrcr at—
tache on the. Spanish marina and land
quonce. the Americans were repaired
with heavy losses. estimated at liitl-cn
hundred men. The American projm~
tilsc. however. eanll the Spanish cruis-
er liclnn Mercedes."
ilcspatchos received here from liar-
ann. from Spanish sources. say "the
Americans wcrc ugain repulsed at the
lust bombardment oi Santiago dc i‘ll-
ha."
Continuing. those reports assert that
the damage door to the batteries and
towns "is unimportant or is already re-
paired." adding:
"The Spanish guns did not cease to
tlrc an instant during the light and all
the battcrlca are In condition to reply
to the enemy's are. During the second
uttnt-ll (‘olonol Onlones was on board
llli' itcitlo Mt'l‘t't'ili‘ll and pcrmllully us.-
sisti-d in working llt‘l" guns. hirery onc
rcgurds Colonel tlrdonca and ticncrul
Munro: as the heroes oi the day."
‘ ‘ linslgns Aleisaro lioilnsi‘eho . the
"Warships During Admin mp’son’s
Fierce Attack on .
cs-s-s-s-Cs—s
AN OFFICER. FIVE
AND 21 MARI
A Semi-edicts! Note Published in anon sodium» Americans were
Repaired with ilcavy Lesser. Eatinat’ctl’st Fifteen Hundred
lien." and that the Damage Done to thc'fletteriao and Town "is
unimportant or is Already Rtpalrcd"¥-Thc Heroes of the Day.
iiiLORS _
glottal).
According. to Metal Spanish dee-
patches retrained here the exact loss of
the Bpanlart at Santiago de Cuba on
Monday in as Mlows: ‘
Land forcesF—One soldier ltillcd and
live odicera wounded; including Colonel
Ordonea. slightly wounded.
Sea forces—Tile second oihccr in
command of the Reina Mercedes. live
sailors and twentydlinc marines killed.
and an old! and seven sailors wound-
battcrica. which rcpilcd. As a consc-,
The ohlclal despatchcs also any that
many of tho wounded. illcludlng (‘oion-
cl Onions-a. are attic to attend to their
It is announced here that the Spanish
steamer Benito has “run the blockade
of lianaanllla." and arrived at .iaulai-
sum aosaaa
/ “Wald the Inl-
'tisanmaytseasauloss float.
(Copyright. lit“. by Asaotdated l'rcssJ
Havana. June 7. (Delayed in trans-
misstlml—iletails irom spantsb mm“
on at Santiago dc (‘llha ’worc rl-cciwd
here truiuy oi lite Spanish helm-i. dur-
inn tho llnllllllllrtlllll‘lll oi
lllt'l‘t‘ by tho American tin-t on Mon
'I‘lle "ltlnriltc
board the liciun Mcrwdrs was lortllur
Monte Eycrnlann.
fences.
firth-xi. ‘
WAR BULLETINS.
It is oiiiciullyadmitted that tho Spanish cruiser
lit-inn Merl-mics was sunk by the tire of the .\ulcricun
ilcct at Santiago dc (‘lllut on Monday.
twenty-lino uturincs on boat rd of llt'l‘ u’crc killed.
A special from Kingston says the Spanish cruiser
\‘izcttya slid the torpedo bout destroyer Furor were bad-
ly dnluugci‘i durillutllc lioulilulullucnt of Huntiuuo's dc-
l"i\‘c sailors and
,.
NESDAY. JUN
1898.
Reina Helped”, was killed: Colonel
Ordonos, oi the artillery and inventor
oi the cannon bearing hisgharne. w
slklltly wounded. Some other odloers
were slightly wounded by‘prolcctlles.
shells and fragments scattered by the
explosion of shells on land.
The insurgents today dynamited a
passenger train near Callas. province
of Pinar del Rio. overthrowing one car
and derailing the train.
van—-
ositcaannoa trams narlr.
w-m-¢.
nnotthsilnlyluisancoAgsiastwhich
, thoArlnyllasto Contend.‘
(By Associated Press.)
Chlcksmauga. Chattanooga hillltary
Path. Tenn. Juno 8—1‘he usual drills
and manoeuvres are employing the var-
ious regiments of General Brooke's
volunteer army today. The tempera-
ture is high. but it is again relieved
somewhat by a steady breese. What
the whole army is now praying ior is
it hard downpour oi rain. The dust in
Increasing daily. and unless rain soon
choice it. it will become an almost an-
bearable nuisance. Thousands ofhora~
es and wagons constantly moving along
the park roads anti the long llry‘epell
have combined to make this nuisance
the worst. and. in fact. the only con-
sldrrable one with which the army has
to contend. '
Governor Bradley and stall. oi Ken-
tuclly. who arrived last night. spent the
night at lookout Inn. and went to the
Park at an early hour this morning.
They are guests of the two infantry
regiments and the two cavalry troops
oi Kentucky today. in their honor
those commands have given a number
of special drills. Governor liastings. of
Pennsylvania. with his stall. is sched-
ulcd to arrive Saturday and spend iu-vo
erui days with the Pennsylvania l't'Ill-
lncnls here. A number of other gtlvcr-
uors have been invited to visit the
camp. and it is believed that the lnvl.
lillllln will he accepted.
A movomeut is on foot to have l'rcs-
ldcnt McKinley and such of his cabl-
nct olllcers as can accompany him in.
sport the pnrit army on the Fourth at
July. A iornlal invitation will be cs-
tcnlled and the president will he urged
to itccrpl.
raaa‘oroara clam.
Steamers located to I'll» Units-d
Itates‘l‘roopstothe ’hlllpplaoe.
lily Asst-claim! l'rcss.)
“‘illvlllllklllu. June it >Asuialaut Sic
ri-tury Mrlitcljlihll has chartered tin
stculusliips Indiana. Mornuu i‘tty and
mu oi l‘ara ior transport oi ll'lttlpa
to the l'llliippillcs: has clonal a con
tract tor the Victoria. tllylnpln and Ar
llutlii. oi tltc Nortlll-rn l‘acliir stoaln-
ship mic. and sis-urcd the privlil-gi- oi
ul‘ltllil'iltg lllr 'l‘nruillll ilttd lllc l'lllllllt-
but it tu-o-dld all tltc on condition
thcy are given to thc American rcgls-
tor. ilc has also ordcrcd itnpwsscd in-
to scrilcc the Senator. flows and Hi)
ill l'ttcl-ltl. til iltc l‘nt'lllt' i‘ultsl l-llcitlll'
ship company. it iound satisfactory.
-......~....~....... .
“VII-l roa I'll IPAIILIM.
Osaheat hydea Itasca Away attheu
Whenever itlsea a floss-seat.
lily Amiated PM“
Key West. t-‘la.. June it. iozio a In.
An auxiliary annlsslt which MMVN'
here this moraine from i‘srdostas re»
ports all titlict there. Nit-cpl that the
auxiliary anal-lull ia-ylh-n is trialling
things Ilwly ltlr lilo lillltlilttl‘tln. by
Marina away ill "will whenncr site
soon a Movement ill the hislnislt aun-
boilts or on the dciensivo worhs at
t'urdcnus.
'l‘ho lliiiish milicl' iitniib. a winter
ship of the Mtortnri. was held up on
June i by an American auhlsstt. Not
rosponiliua promptly to it blauh shot.
a solid shot was sent arm her. Nest
day she was held up by a ”I‘M aus-
ltlntl nttti uttered lMiatrly.
The lit-nth was in behind. hound ior
Iiohttr trots nan .ltlaa lie thirto llico.
whore who had dim her W
oi coal.
m
MWl‘ltl 'i'llltflllll tuassaaao
tlr mans lire-so
Norwich. dune emu—la the cars at era-
eca ll. m. the lam e‘ho was
plats-lloawialiathehnwleriioari
yesterday is dieharmrwt Mim-
.llltlar iierohorh today rendered his 0|-
clslnn. that "esaeca ii. Thresh-
er be and harsh shallowly wad-
ed and dtoharrsd as an attorney at
law.“ The «heroes contest that sl~
lease irregularity in the hosellu at
leads The is rendering the lie-
rtsiua 'Ml' straw tile law~
yer.
ill! rnonrrms A Millllifl.
at M llsrmd. vanity and "abuse.
'sarsweasaosiatrmwdathsetsra
Three Small Children at Allegheny
llcct a Frightiul Death.
BiillES illliSIEil Bi" ruin
m..—
'l'llolldsstOhiid.wtthOIothosAblaao.
PM“ a lerotne by Trying to
omhefmlrothor to a
Place oflaiety.
(By Associated Press.)
Pittsburg. Pa. June s—Three child-
ren met death in a frightiul manner
last evening at Allegheny. By the ex-
plosion of it can oi oil their clothing
was ignited and the children burned so
terribly that they died in a short time.
The victims were liills. Eva and liarvili
Waite. children oi Charles Watts. of
Fernsy's lilll. ucsr Woods ltnn avenue.
aged clevon and seven years and tour
months. respectively.
1' he eldest child proves] herself it
heroluc. tor with the names roasting
her body. silc tricd to carry her baby
brother to a place of safety. Ire. Watts
was also bllrnul lll trying to save her
children.
i The children were playing in an out-
house it. the yarn, and one of them
struck a match. in the room was a
large can containing two gallons oi oil.
When the match was thrown down It
dropped into the con. and an explosion
followed instantly.
com-cams- um
last We Ingram-o at Ilsa
Intel's Popnlar Iomiaary.
The spacious hall at Miss C. l-‘.
llaird's seminary was tllrongcd
last evening. the ln'casloll being the
annual t-unlnlcnu-mrnt excl-clued of
that popular educational institution.
The following was the prugranlluc oi
the exercises:
luvllcation.
The! Rev. 8. ll. I’tliltl.
animator-y. with Essaywi‘llalns,
Mina Frances ileercs.
instrumental-4‘sranteiltl. hillscowtitl
bliss Eli‘tlllufl' Maris-un.
FIMt)"--I"I‘ulll Forest to Library.
Miss Elimhrth llaruton lliurkwuod.
\'m-;i|~w\\’ltcrc Ilcepi-ut i-lllllduwr. llov-
i-l'. ' Alli
School till-e Club.
t‘rt-ncb bluntly—A‘oulenr do Ittmt‘.
Miss Elsie llcrgon Ilycr.
lllstrtltllclltui~italiade~opus 7. t'boplu
Mir! Florence Keillor Myi-ru.
tirtluan Essay» has Vullcllcn.
Mini Alberta Blobs-l.
instruuwutat ticlil-rso t'lloplu
hilt-s hllcotlorc hiaclwan.
Essay 'i‘llc Mouse lll Literature.
Miss lltts‘llllly Bltldtitil't.
Vocal—«'l‘llc (”ham for the lltlttcrlllcr.
i‘lllplsson
ilcllilul (lino t‘lnll.
Essay 'l‘lo- l'ilgrllll‘s Pioneer with
\‘llictiiriury.
Mire Mutii‘lltlitc liloillc Wilhltilitll.
Address and l'rcscnlation of Diplomas.
'l‘hc lit-v. i‘harics hi. Reilcclt.
lnatmmcntnl-anse do l‘Opora l‘aust
do tiounml ii‘rana blast
Mini l-‘ltirctlcc Rather Mycrs.
lit‘lltttllt'l lull.
Tho Ituv. llwlltllt hi. “award. I). It.
At the clinic of the exercises a recon
tion Wits held. during which Welder
hantnlcr's orchestra dial'ttttl‘eed do-
lhllll‘ll lllllnic lullll llll‘ lll‘tlllltiltldlll.
and sat-inn light rolrrsltlllrnls were
wrvrd. ‘t‘ho t-t't'llllll passed lit-light-
luliy. hits» lluird end her pupils striv-
ing to mite tho gltrltts it‘ll at bolus
Mill thoroughly enjoy the tlt‘t'lltllttu.
mmwm’ m...
ilAl‘TAlN i'liil.llttl Nll'l‘ thblillh
lily Annotated fiscal
Washington. .luao kltapurta ealuiag
float lipaalsh alums anti annually
utilisation in Madrid have stated that
Captain Phillip. oi the Trans. had been
httlett hr a shot ered by the npaniarda
Al the Int! tlrhtti'iurttt tulttnltlel‘altle
inclination is tell at the report. the the
retinal saying that no basis whatev-
H‘ '0! it Chills. and that it is calculated
resilient! to starts his iaaillt and
"M
nears . ‘riilh‘imam.
car on rim
New incline. .laae tl~~'t‘he carcass
arrived tallew mascot esaetty
ilzhlthtaaitesaaaa. 'l'herewerset
At a glance the representatives of the
crimmppsarodtohsasawhnlan
little heavier than the tsiseissa
wanna Mill Iliill'llll
iii [if all [illiflili
WANTED—Owner oi . '
”boat in good condition .
purchased by MW
South Norwalh.
wsn'rnD—s cont '
eral housework. "l
les Ferris. s Waahl
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T6 LET—liner new
pletcd on lily arenas. .
able. inquire of [km
liain street. or A. ‘
avenue. . ‘
m LET~Apsrtnierlta or dos ‘ .
ilrst floor. 8 and 10 Tell“ elm
. class order. Apply to
Knapp. 8: West street. or "
Layton. South Norwalh. ‘
'ro Lick-Pasture fear has. ‘
tie to let. inquire oi 0. I.
East Norwaih
T0 LET—House oi scream
modern lmpmvemuta. m
ed and decorated. Aggy,
‘ Golden. veg:
RENT—A nice (mt
ad or unfurniehed. All
including hath. Price
a Camp street. Norwnlk.
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room apartments. 8d
°.'i'§é"i.i’.i‘°i:i°'c°' “m
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Washington street. ' " '
'ro LET—Store and unsung 7
port. Haslargebaher‘n" ‘5
reasonable. inquire at ‘ ‘
Volk. South Norwalh. M"
T0 LET—Jam rooms [to a
"3'. Apply at 11 W
South Norwnlh. ‘
'ro LET—Bin roams
chard street. fill
rune natal-Ill".
real organ.
moderate rent to
quire at No. a l .
1‘0 LIT—Duration can.
132 liain street. llerwath.’
ern improvementn with no
inquire n has -
Mcm':m.mbmu “ .
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Flecontl avenue. m ":3
hurt of house. tire ran-a.
street; lower Md “I 1' ‘
No. ltl High street: 0
floor. No. 9 Ann 00M; 0
No. it Pine aired. . «it... .
0 Crow. 3 West area... j
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and Ann «Mam ' ‘
inquire at Hayes“ m
to urn vita moo. lasts Mil.
suitable tor clout been,
rooms. with its
Arch street:
h
street. rent. 01. A.
To i.ii1‘~ lower a.
shall street. W
ntwtiona M It and
not 'i‘. llatcll.
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roll saint-«rum lessened
nailtuls pure old clear it "‘
ultimo in w I
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heat wit oi water “‘"
tie per laoath. on
road near ltowsyt.
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