.fi,‘ f l
, over iortiu
. hill; iisrneu‘
1" nice
”her io—A ‘des-
. -ry. says that the
ting and Power Cont-
, plans and speclil-
new power plant on the
. it to estimated that
a yedr to complete the
lit which will be push-
hle. The Connecticut
wer company‘is a new
obtained charter rights
” in 1899, but there
new back several
ago. W. .l. Clagkbewigo
”Ml-Pf 0 r y
viii politician of this
i In electrical
. , l femark casual-
~ that the Housatonic
. power enough to.iuro
.. ,- .ior all ot New England
' . 7' me this would be done.
V ”a remark in the presence
rm and others and they
~ saw its possibilities. It
‘ t‘ that the time was not
in but the scheme in opera-
ur. Pain, with his inr-
, thought it would be best
' charter rights which would
.oonipany which might be
liter to do the work which
' a charter was asked ior
"‘General Assembly oi
Bouutonic Power Comps
tors were Thomas Wal-
I known as a member of thc
_«,Wallnce Sons, oi. Ansonin;
1.. Cornell. R. S. Hinman. who
on many years the chief clerk
g . oi the secretary at state
. . ; Daniel S. Brinsmade. who
W r-in-law oi George B. Bun-
II this city: Robert it‘. Gaylord
W. Paige.
db shorter the company had
to generate and distribute
ior lighting power or heat—
.. . anywhere in the state. Its
stock was 3,000 shares at the
. at $100 each and it could
i ' its stuck to 10,000 shares as
’ k elders might direct. Bonds
tied not in any case to ex—
- thirds the amount actually
- "in the purchase oi real es-
M franchises. and in the con-
ii? at Its water and electrical
was ever done under this
Hi the lncorporators were
‘ . on .to their rights until the
* . ' MM be ripe to put their plans
Mutton.
. .- w'as thought to be ripe at
. melon oi the uenerai Assem-
Aoeotdlngly. the Legislature was
‘- amend the charter oi the Gas
Manny.
some oi the organization was
to the Connecticut Lighting
' Company and it was given
to lease or purchase the pro-
jny other corporation In the
“'10 make and distribute gas
' » ly anywhere in the state.
- . pvt the stockholders of the
' . Wicut Lighting and Power
the right to do almost any-
. 2’” “I as the absorption oi oth-
' -~ men was concerned.
I of the amendments which was
A 10' the charter oi the Gas Supply
3 . , besides the changing oi the
“one which prowdes that "said
- on is authorized to issue its
or bonds or both. any law to the
notwithstanding."
is the most valuable part of the
- charter.- ior it does not provide
’4”. shall: may he Issued to a limited
.,, , hilt allows the stockholders
sole judges oi the amount to
.v-whicb might be limited only
mount which they could place
themarket.
gs”. acquisition oi the privileges
were obtained by the amend-
to the charter oi the (ins Supply
y shows the shrewdness oi the
who were back oi the scheme.
ill. he hand oi the old diplomatic
' e. Page is clcarly behind it all.
.years that he was able to know
When to‘go ahead and get the
m which he desired and he got
t in a part oi the schcme to pro.
’1“ decirielty ior lighting and pow-
Law for NH" Haven. New Bril-
“2“
money In It.
Walther companies may betiorced
n iull operation. .
llan W. Paige and
tors saw in 1893
a!
nominal i
.2 tt'wU'fllts‘ that A
1‘)” fellow Sneorpora
“an!
. yed their cards no successfully
C'collpany now has the largest
oi any in the state.
._.——-—.-
gnu IAN'S calnr,
‘ Millions Spree.
finally-oi
but-odes
, rm
’ clum-
‘ owned
he came
ltoametrson. a neighbor
‘ mus was destroyed.
. » Md- . ‘
‘ l ‘ ~ “3 EARTH TREMBLB.
t r
9 lm iii
1893.
Win the states. These are the only two
places in the whole Copper river basin .
hit been to the Legislature for so
- port and other towns In the
m successiul- there Is a barrel
The power can be
. inbred at such a small expense
'Muesa once the new company
more clearly in 1899. and they
M flhn— lnss A-nek In Water-
ry. Conn. September l6~
' ‘ .' on. “ed 25. while crazed
“ luteveuing ran snack and
a dwelling house; smashed the “
In two houses, and threaten-
several peoplpc. He was
desperate resist-
money loss will amount to
is employed by William A.
n Iilkman. and lived in n
by Knowles. Yesterday
home drunk and
the turniture. He then drove
hoses and was smashing the
. when neighbors ap-
‘ all turned on them with
a revolver, and they went
. When iound later he
hrs to Knowles' house. lie
down and bound wits
mout- iii—A large
our sycamore. south or
it weighed oven”:
into Iii-7‘ please.
Worm
mow-«m
‘ lure-i.
; An interesting letter irom Daniel
iO'Conneli, who leit with the Connec.
iticut and Alaska Company to seek gold
in the Klondike. it" been received in
Stamford. O'Connell. with the Stead
Brothers slid a tow others. are all that
Iremain together at the company. the
othern‘havlng scattered or some home.
The letter is written under date line
of Port Vsldes and Is dated August 2t,
'99. Alter a law hrlei introductory re-
marks the letter continues: ,
i’Our camp this summer was located
ion the head oi Lake Tahnadln about 2
idsys’ tramp irom the head oi the Cop-
‘per and the same distance irom the
§bead oi Tanann both oi which are gla-
cier streams.
"We d covered a ten mistakes in
' the maps they are a good deal mistak-
:en about the lay oi the country) but
, we didn't llnd any oi the atoll we wan~
sled. The whole country is nothing
but one big pile oi cluders and clink-
ers, the spew at a volcano.
“0n the way down here we took a
run over to Lake Mentasta to see how
the boys up there were making out.
but they had iound nothing.“ They had
given the country up and were to go
home.
“We built a boat at the lake and
came down the Copper to the Center.
From there we walked to Valdes. We
came through Quartz creek and saw
some gold taken out. There are ilitecn
or twenty men working on the creek
and they expect to make their tare
home this tall. They are .aklng out
a little gold on Fall creek. a tributarv
to i'eilkell. A man would make more
money at a.pick and shovel job back
(laid a
where they are getting any geld.
"I understand there has been some
cxcitcmcnt back in the states over the
rich discoveries at Mt. Drum. in my
humble opinion it Is a take. They
have commenced to look for copper
now instead oi gold. Some pretty good
specimens oi ore have been brought
out irom the Chittyna and the men
that staked think their iortune is
made. i hone it Is bbt I am airuld
they will be disappointed. The. gov-
ernment is cutting a trail into the in.
terior. No glaciers on the route. They
are paying 850 a month and found.
How is that ior Alaska wages? They
‘Intend to run the mail from here to
Eagle city on the Yukon, an all Ann-
crtcan route all the year around. That
will be the iirst step in opening up the
country. By the time they get a rail-
irm’id In here it may pay to work the
copper mines.
“I intend to start ior the states next
month unless something ocwrs to
change my mind. I am in the heat oi
health and so are the rest of the boys. '
A letter has been rereiyed. irom Cap-
‘tain Emanuel Moyes stating that he
.would leave ior home on August 29th.
‘The captain wrote home irom Dawson
City and proposed to come home by
way of St. Michaels. He is expected
here about October lst.
CHANGE IN SCHOOL LAW.
Amendments lads at Last Session of
Legislature Regarding Age.
Some changes were made by ”10
last session oi the Legislature regard-
ing the sending oi children to school.
Heretoiore the law has been that chil—
dren over eight years and under sir— ..
teen years must be sent to school. but
this has been changed so- as to Includ"
all children over eight and under six-
teen. Children over iourteen years of
age shall not be subject to this requirc
ment while lawiully employed to lo-
bor at home or elsewhere. But this
provision shall not be construed as
permitting such children to be irregu-
iur llI attcndunce at school while they
are enrolled as scholars. or to exempt
any child who is enrolled as a mem
ber oi a school irom any rule concern-
ing irregularity of attendance whit-n
has been enacted or may be enacted
by the town school committee. Board
oi Visitors. or llmu‘d oi Education.
having control oi the school. ldnch
week's inllure on the part oi any per-
son to comply with the provisions oi
this scctinu shall bc a distinct oiicnsc
punishable with a line not exceeding
i).
A How scclion was cnacted by tho
Legislature as follows:
"Any pcrson who shall employ any
child under iourtcen years oi age tlll.‘
ing the hours while the school which
such child should attend is in session.
and any person who shall authorize or
permit on premises under his control
any such child to be so employed. shall
be lined not {more than twenty dollars
ior m cry wcr-k in which such child Is
so cmployed."
HORSE BROKE BOY'§ JAW.
East Hampton. September Iii—villi-
dolphe Spclhnnn. the iivc-ycars-old son
oi John A. Spellman. of New York
City. was badly Injured by a vicious
horse at the country place oi his lath-
er some milcs irom here. The cllllii
was playing in a pasture and approach-
ed the horse. The animal. which had
never been considered a vicious one,
kicked the boy in the lace. The upper
jaw was broken: iour teeth were
knocked out. and several others loos-
ened: both upper and lower lips and
the chin were cut so that seven stitch-
es were required. The child was un-
conscious for some time. He will re-
cover.
_.
MORE Pl-zM‘l-Iiv‘i‘l. i'IFRSIYITS.
lniormaiion which. li true. will be
received with surprise and probably
lncredualiy in many quarters. is cir-
culatcd in Bridgeport. It is to the el-
iect that the New American Ordnance
i‘ompuny. which started with much
ilourisb in that city about three years
ago. the manuincture oi artillery. pro-
lectllea and other implements oi heavy
warfare. are to abandon the purpose
oi manufacturing machinery and Mother
iorms oi lactory equipment.
A UUHMUN DANtllclt.
Ii you ever had a cold which you per-
mitted to "wear away" it may interest
you to know it was a dangerous pro-
ceeding. Every cold and cough which
Is neglects: pages the way ior eon-
sunning, ronc Itts. asthma or en-
tnrl‘h. t'o's Cure, the unions Oer-
was
‘ led to a Boston iirni oi engines“. who
from film Quarter 'oi
the Commonwealth.
New Preston—G. C. Whittlesey. who
ior many years conducted an em!
here, Is‘ dead, aged~elghty-one years.
He is survived by a widow: He had
served no trial justice for a number 0A,
years and had been a member of the
lower branch oi the Legislature.
____.__.._.__._——
Mlddletown—A number oi the torm-
er employees oi the Middletown Plate
Company, that were thrown out oi em-
ployment when the company joined the
trust and the business was removed to
Meriden, have organised a joint stock
company. which they will conduct on
the co-operative plan and will engage
in the msnuiacture oi silver plated
WBI'O.
___..__—-———-—-
Middletown—Cproner Davis has bled
his reportpon the murder of Harry is.
Chadwick. at Haddam. July l7th. last.
He ilnds that Joseph A. Bough crim-
inally caused the death oi Harry ea.
Chadwick. i New Britain. and should
answer to it. Hough's case will be
presented to the grand jury at the osp-
tember term and he will be tried at the
December term oi the superior Court.
Waterbury-While suiierlng from an
acute attack oi manta George‘ Lucid.
aged about. thirty years. jumped irom
a iourtli story window. iorty-flve feet
from the ground. When about hall
way down he struck a veranda, which
broke the tall. He lay there a few
minutes and then rolled oii and iell
the remainder of the distance to the
ground. The man is barely alive.
New iIartiord~Joe Faucher oi Win-
sted, in the presence oi a wonderink
crowd oi spectators, successiullly rode
a bicycle across thc Central New Engv
land trestle here. lv‘aucher rode the
toll length oi the trestle (400 ieetl.
dismounted. turned his machine and
rode back. There was 100 ieet oi emp-
tiness underneath the wheelman as he
bumped over the ties on his daring
kilo-loot ride.
liartiord~Masons who are cutting
away the rough edges oi the ioundntion
to the steps leading Into the Hartiord
National Bank. next to "The Courani
on‘Ice. iound a cotton bag 'illiled with
green too. about a hali pound in all.
The tea was In good condition. but the
bag was a little decayed on one side.
The tea must have been put there when
the bank was built as it was not dis—
covered nntil the alone had been cut
away.
New Haven——.loseph Anderson. Jr..
son oi the Rev. Joseph Anderson oi
Waterbury. a prominent clergyman
and a member oi the Yale Corporation.
was married to Miss Mary (3. Lewis, oi
Woodbridge. well know in New Haven.
where she lived for some time with her
uncle, General George H. Ford. Mr.
Anderson is an enthusiastic yachtsman
and a keen lover oi all kinds oi sports.
He has captained the Waterbury Ath-
letic Association football eleven ior
several years.
Ilartiord—The reunion of the Elev-
cuth Connecticut Volunteers was held
In this city yesterday. Forty-tour mem-
bers, oi the. regiment responded to the
roll-call. The following oilicers were
elected: President. Miss F. Adelaide
Sackett. sister oi Captain Sackett, who
was killed at Petersburgtz secretary
and treasurer. Captain Queln. and vice-
prcsldents. William I-‘. M. Bassett, W.
H. Simmons, E. B. Klibourn. S. i).
Lord. Mrs, w. W. Fuller. W. H. H.
George. James H. Emerson. Francis A.
Cummings and ii. M. Parker.
N w lxmdon—Batierics B and M.
Fir t Regiment of Artillery, 190 men.
have arrived at Fort Terry. Plum ls-
Iand. The. men were transported irom
New York on the government steamer
General Mcigs. Caiain Hamilton Row-
an. of Battery B. Is in command. (Jap-
titln Harlow is In command oi Battery
,M. The artillerymen are, from Key
West. Fla. and arc'lwnt to Plum Is-
land to avoid contagion from the ycl-
low iever epidemic. They will remain
on the island for some time, and will
occupy tents.
Waterbury—The Connectlctt Light-
ing and Power Company has ust com-
pleted plans and specifications which
it has taken three months to complete
ior the new power plant at the house-
tonic river. They have been submit-
estimate that It will require one year
to complete so that power can be trans-
mitted to New Britain and intervening
towns. lv’lowage rights along the river
ior seven miles have been bought by
R. S. Hinman. who has been at work
on It ior about three years. The work
will be rushed an inst as possible. The
contracts will be submitted to dlderent
contractors.
New Haven. Thursday—It has been
decided that no more undergraduate
students shall be employed as waiters
In the Yale commons. About thirty
of these young men had been employ-
ed at this work every year since the-
establishment oi the commons. the re-
muneration they received being used
in paying their way through college.
in their stead for the future the com-
mons will be served by colored wal-
tern, hall. a dosen oi whom have been
employed every year to aid the under-
graduate waiters. The explanation
given by the college ior the change is
that the work interfered with the at-
tendance oi the young men at recita-
tions. The new rule goes Into elect
upon the opening oi college. on Thurs-
day. September 28.
SPANISH GUN FOR BitlDGlilPOltT.
Bridgeport is to be made the custo-
dlnn oi one oi the two captured Span-
ish cannon allotted to Conn cut
the Secretary oi-War, layer ing
having received oilclal no . to that
eiiect irom C. 3. Button. acting ckiei
oi ordnance at Washington. The gun
allotted Is a 4.8 inch browns rile. ov-
er ten ieet long. and weighing use
ads. it was cast at Seville. ,
n ' ‘
Perhaps you're thinking oi havlnl
m PAPERING or sunrise done:
naturally you'll go to that man who is
Ml equipped ior business in that line.
Let us aiaure you right here, you'll
have no trouble to iind him—ii 700
live in town you 'know, it you don't.
just inquire; most anyone will direct
you to outgnew building, don't be bash-
iui, just step right In. take a comfort-
able chair, and talk the matter over
with us. We'll answer all questions-
give you an estimate as to what the
job will cost, and alter showing you
around we'll let you judge whether or
not we're equipped ior business.
Wall Papers, Painters' Supplies, Art-
I yiats' Materials.
Pictures Framed to Order.
Painting, Paper‘llanging, Decanting.
occurs,
81 Washington street.
South Norwaik. Conn.
Tel Call. its-s. Open evenings ti'u 8:30.
Willis GIVEN FREE
For 66 Ozone Trade Hark! '
2 Onone Starch Trade Marks. and
2 Ozone Washing Powder Trade Marks.
smack-coin... mum
Mumtnm
sucstsv a wusstts's,
62 SOUTH MAI‘ STREET.
South Norwalk.
. - l
The three kinds of Trade Marks
must be presented for wagon. sl2 Im
fl. . ARTHUR BARUIW.
Bledricti Engineer
and Contractor.
House wiring oi every description.
Gas and electric ilxtures, motors.
storage battericsf telephones.
Repairing and jabbing a specialty.
29 WALL STREET,
NORWALK.
privénorses
from
Baker’s \Stables,
ior. Washington
and Spring Sheets, .
Tel. Call. 139-3.
._....._.-._- .. ‘J—h.«—- ..
”Banana ’
sous-"n IOWA“!
llPlNflJflBPfllllil
Print-ingot any kind and
on a pnrwith any work
done in this section at
Mt.
SBNTINEL surmise
loath norwnlk. Conn.
c. T. A. ll. MVII'I'IOI.
u Address ”T. Wasllngten use,
law nee-min. .
The Cat lic Total Abstinence Un-
ion oi Con ecticut will hold a conven-
tion at the Cathedral Lyceum Hall.
Hartiord. next week Tuesday. “Dele-
gates from all parts oi the state will
be present. One hundred and seventy
are accredited to the convention.
There will be a demonstration in
iavor oi total abstinence on Tuesday
evenlngln e Lyceum Hall. J. Wash-
ington l 0! Philadelphia will do
liver the ncipal address. Mr. Lo-
gne in the first vice-president oi the
national union. of which Bishop Tier-
ney is the‘ president. He is Inc the
president oi the Philadelphi union.
which numbers over 16,000. the larg
union in America. Mr. Logue
been engaged In temperance work for
years and has done more ior the cause
than any Catholic layman In the Uni-
ted States.
TYPHOID AT NADBID.
llndrid. September lb-Plity-nino
eases oi typhoid lever were "ported
here yesterday. Since the outbreak of
the dines-elite proportllii'oi eases rr
Milt “2H".
"- "Jill...
.I'Want
llyroompeioudorpnperedina
harry.
'l'ltle everybody is crying now.
Jobs oi this kind cannot rush so
a
ten but that i can handle them to
everybody's nil-motion, prices and
aims snows,
PRINTER.
Ilavlsndltrsot. ‘ Imam
W
D. W. RAYMOND,
3nners\‘b\reetor
and Submitter.
93 Washington St. South Norwaiii
Residence, ll Crescent Terrace.
Telephone at house, 34-8.
W
. J. 0. JENNINGS
if!" m. W. Hill.)-
' ”All.“
Wall Papers and Borders
1 NORTH MAIN S’I‘llEli'l‘.
South Norwaig.
Sample Books oi Latest Styles oi
Papers, Borders and Gilt Molding
taken to houses ior inspection. on no-
tlce by postal. Estimates cheeriully
Titration loin ii Lovillics
’ lion Scotia and
Newfoundland.
oy steamm SlLVlA and PORT“ oi
:lie RED CROSS LINE. sailing irom
Wow York every Saturday at i p. Ill
l‘ull particulars and literature upon an
olieation to
Jacob M. Layton, Agt.
I Railroad Place. Io. Norwall.
11m ‘ 1699
Plumbing and Stein Heating
Hot litter Heating.
Hot Air Healing.
STOVES AND RANGES,
SLATE AND 'l'lN BUOI-‘lNU,
Gas and Steam I-‘ltting,
Fixtures. Metal (felling.
Have you seen our stock oi
RICHMOND RINGEB 7
hdonesdHotchlissii
17 WALL STREET. NURWALK.
ooatou sousr.
M" POINT.
m Norwalk.
ti. I. man,
'lierms eeaeonobla‘ Set-lag. boating
mag. electric” to hotel. densest
ingwitli all unhoutkeN.Y..li.S
and I. I. l. > -.__
‘ unsuarassnn
anon. Inuit!) cull am All
loan mums.
"Boas? ‘
IIIIIIILIII
ttillll ‘l’lllm
iny your All Ont-m.
r-u tablets give llama-Stein relief.
sash leal nids‘
Gas etc.
'8
fans sitar
H hr." mail as
“my lelrresazn’ple. ,
HORSES
To Suit Everybody.
We have them coming by
the car-load every
few days.
M. .TARLOV.
mama-annual.
Wives
again,
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131.10 II...
1m and mum i
s
. suiting sacrum—nu.
\fi-afiw-‘n
r-r'rlr-\‘r\\w
nouns. co. cant-Ito ..
Pioneer look 0 Ladder Co.
’3
‘\
An almighty qliestlon at present "
to parents of school children. .
It’s not so serious as it might
be though, when patronizing a
reliable dealer. '
WEAR SHOES THAT I‘l'l‘.
GLOVERS.’ '
“THE FAIR"-
From idakers to Wearers.
THE PLACE.
We are showing the largest variety
of the richest and‘most stylish
._ K
Plaid Skirts,
. Ready Made and to Order.-
'l‘hcy cost you far less than you can
make them for yourselves.
I. Wrubel %- Co”
at. South Norwalls
63 Washington Sir
By the Looks of the Front of his
Store, Theodore Has Been to Boston
Again.
I have bought a large stock of
Shoes from Lynn manufacturers at
one-half price. for July and August
sale and I think it is the best lowtyof
goods ever ofered on this earth for
the money,yandr will overshadow any
sale I ever had, in quantity and
quality. A l
\
Theo. Olsen.
"Iverythtng tron a Indie to.“ Anchor.”
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IS THIS WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN ‘WAITING FOB ?
Sadie segues w 825
$25 . $25 szs'
Sacks! Eagles ‘. Satchel
‘rox CYCLE o H’D’W’E op.
Widen. hollm
DAILY TRIPS ro le .vonK.
ITIAMIR HARLEM.
n.4,.
lmvns souru :30an ms a. a. I"
LEAVES NEW YORK:
Beekman Street. 2:“ p. It. Saturday. 1:35 p. III.
Saturday, 2:00 p. In.
East 81st. Street. 2:40 p. m. '
FARE. SINGLE A00: EXCURSION. Oo.
Exam-bios Sunday. Sept. 10. to North Beach,
lxcurnlomrore, Ice
Leave Bo. Norwalk, 10 a. m.; North Beach, 4:30 p. m. ‘
Frolght Propollor city of Nor-wont.
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