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u‘unspAY. DECEMBER 20 1900.
Duties Placed Upon
“it. Electric Weds.
r
diffflill lElVE
one for Himself. and
nurvv‘WInohutor Will
in .tho Entire Manage.
“moot of the Plant.
with the first of January. Nelson 1.
‘ ,, e. who has been for several
reconnected with the City of South
walk’s Electric Works. as operating
“I. rlntondent. will sever his connec-
_ with the plant to go Into business
% lmsclf.} It is understood that this
, -wlll"be abolished.‘ and the direc-
our the plant assumed entirely by
Eli trio Light Commissioner A. E.
cheater. who Is now the general
user.
gird are V. Baker. who has been cm-
by- the city for some years. will
more responsible and lucrative
lion; in this connection. it is said
Mr. Baker. who is the chief engi-
,of the South Norwalk Fire De-
ment, will be obliged to relinquish
office. There is some apprehen-
‘In the minds of the Board of Elec-
l Commissioners that these two
nos tions. now held by Mr. Baker, may
oohfllct with each other, and as there
‘ nothing but honor. and oftentimes
'work in the position of chief en-
. Mr. Baker will relinquish that
rather than give up his situation
he electrical plant.
Baker‘s withdrawal from the
.of Fire Engineers will be a loss
is city. He has been one of the
hints the fire department has ev-
; and citizens generally will re-
but he is not to direct matters In
tuna,
M Meserve. also. has been a faith-
fill lid conscientious employee of the
ty; and in his resignation the city
loses a good man. He has the best
slice of his friends for success In his
' business-venture.
he»
a.»
file.
at
‘ "l-iComplete stock Sterling Silver and
{Reliable Silver Plated Ware. .l. Spen-
.,best Butter. 25c
Phone 139-4.
”av—vflw
GHIEE‘ "secular, AGAIN.
pcr lb.
bofnmatod fort-Ind of Norwaik Dc.
. fartinent'ior TWuMymlnth Time.
"The annual election of the Norwalk
Fire Department was held last even-
in'gg-when Chief Engineer .1. T. Prow-
' itt was again nominated by the Iirt.L
' men as the head of the department.
ms ”in his twenty-ninth term in office.
Frederick W. Smith was nominated for
‘ ran- assistant and T. S. Murray f0r
second assistant. Dr. W. .l. Tracey
' ‘waevchosen department physician.
In the absence of department sccrc-
"titty J. W. Greanood. the office was
blind by J. H. M. Lowth. secretary of
Pioneer Truck Company. In whose
Quarters the election was held.
Upon motion of Lieutenant Smith
‘Northrop. of Phoenix Company. the
I'tiecretary was authOrizcd to cast one
bhllot for the renomlnation of the dc-
" partment offices.
Captain .1. B. Costello. of Hope. Hose
.Company. addressed the meeting con-
cerning the communication sent out
by Secretary John S. Jones. of the
State Fireman‘s Association.
‘ Mr. Costello thought that Chief
Prowitt would be the proper person to
enlist the sympathies of Lieutenant
‘(lovorlior Edwin 0. Kepler. itcprsentu-
tive John H. Light. and Representative
E. S. Adams In the movement.
. Chief Prowltt said be had already
sent the gentlemen named copies of
A .tbe appeal and would be glad to make
a personal appeal.
‘i Upou motion of Captain Costello it
was voted that Chief Prowltt bc authv
orlled'to use his best endeavors to
bring about the change of affairs do
"sired by the State Association.
. Chief Prowltt thanked the boys for
the honors conferred upon him. and In
turn congratulated the members upon
' «the interest taken and the flue show-
ing the department is making.
. ' A vote of thanks was tendered to E
‘HrF‘lllow for his gift to thc depart-
ment. its already told in these columns.
y—«Edwln Wilcox has a large assort-
ent of nuts. bananas. oranges. Mal-
.agii. grapes. plum pudding. fancy crack-
era. new raisins. maplc sugar and
Syrup. prunes. dgs. honey. homemade
'oaady and pop corn bars. milk and
dream in bottles. fine teas. Ilrst qual-
"lffimlned goods. Red Shield tomes
to! (Ipecialty. Bole agent for Man
Wu” Coffee. Samples free. Give me
’I
VIIOAL CULTURE EXHIBITION.
hyllcul culture exhibition of the
I- grade work was given In the
lift School boll thlsrmornlng. un-
its direction of Miss Maud a.
the .mctruetress. The exercises
beginning to. end were highly
audible. The precision. occur.
ind'akill which the pupils exhibit-
the-various changes of the drill.
much credit upon Miss
‘_ The grades selected
“3th it. Principal Fools
odv“the_puplls for their nuc-
,,_‘iW---—um
xiitluo'mu runkcvo.
. ‘3. use} fabift'esh-Itilled birdsu
r. .. an the earth—«Verne
am one them. 20th
at '14 Wu street. Nor-
.:'-ro:og'-Wnirlnofiy pneumatic.»
. 'blf'iProf’I‘l‘f'ttrfl‘.‘ prawn
m ~
A Nodoitlnvontion spam". I. e. so... i
for Touching the Touch Method.
A unique. device but; been invented
3- o“
offtypo'wrlting by the touch method.
This new method of teaching has been
agitating for along time. the malorlty
of teachers who believe lathe higher
development of the student in the line
of operating thc‘type-writcr. Up .to
this time the student has simply been
told how and. what to do In order to get
results: in short. not to look at the
keyboard of the machine.
in Prof. Brown’s experience In the
school room. he has come to the con-
clusion that something more than mere
telling a student what to do Is neces-
sary. Therefore. he has been work.
log on a mechanical device which con-
trols the eyes of the student. and com-
pels him to do the work without look-
ing at the keyboard. The model work-
ed perfectly, and has bad a fair trial
In the school-room. The student. af-
ter becoming acquainted with the key-
board. ls put to work on the new mach-
ine. and after he has gained the cou-
fldence so necessary to a good opera-
tor. he can transcribe his shorthand
notes without looking at the typewrit-
er. and can easily do twenty-five per
cent. more work in a day than with the
old method.‘
The new machine consists of a chain
of gear wheels. operated by a spring
and controlled by a‘ fun. In a central
pinion revolves an interchangeable
disk. upon which the dltfcrent lessons
are printed. Those disks revolve un.
dor a screen. and as the different iot-
tcrs. characters. otc.. come before the
slot in the screen. the student strikes
the corresponding key on the typewrit-
er. it is impossible to watch both
machines at once. The speed of the
machine can be made to go fast or slow
and can be stopped and started when
desired. The machine will run all day
with one winding.
A patent has been granted to Prof.
Brown. and arrangements are being
made by New York parties to put the
machine on the market.
~~Cbickens. 12%0. 10 Water St.
M*-M—
Wiiilllli n n. NICK
School Childem Will Give the
Old Follow 0 Handy Greeting.
WITH SONG IND REBITITIUN
Programs to be Rendered in the Vari-
ous Departments of the South
Non-walk and Norwolk Public
Schools. Tomorrow.
Exercises appropriate to Christmas-
tide will be held In the public schools
of the city tomorrow afternoon. when
the schools close for their usual holl-
day recess.
The Primary Department will hold
its entertainment In the Franklin
school hall at 1 o‘clock charp.
The Grammar Department will In»
gin its exercises at 2: 10 o'clock. in the
assembly room. .
Pleasing features have been intro-
duced in both departments. and it Is
hoped many friends will be entertain-
ed with them.
The Franklin Kindergarten will uold
Its festivities on the evening of Friday.
December 21. No one but the parents
of Kindergarten pupils are invited to
the evening exercises on account of
luck of room.
Program of Grammar Grades. Frank-
lin School:
Song—Christmas Time has Come
Again.
School.
Recitation—Why Santa Claus was
Troubled.
Marlon Lee. ltoom K.
Piano solo.
Vcra Whitney. Ronni O.
Rocitatlou—J‘homus Jones's Essay.
Mary Bradley. Room S.
Recitation—Careless Santa Claus.
Lewis Wardwell. Room it.
Song—Santa Claus.
Katherine LoNell. Slbyl Merriam.
Christmas Exercise.
Pupils from Grades '1‘. N. L. S.
Song—The Holy City.
_ School.
Recitation—Christmas.
Alice Foley. Room M.
Song—Glory to God.
Program. Primary
Franklin School:
Song—Tho Dearest Day.
School.
Recitation—~A Secret.
ltebccca Fox.
Recitation—«A Note for Sauln Claus.
Bessie. I’ohlmuu.
Sonic-Tho Christmas Dolls.
Girls from Room 0.
Rocltution~~Thc Shepherd
Babe.
Richard Nonck.
Songwf). Little Town of Bethlehem.
School.
Recitation—A Merry Xmas.
Freda llordstsomcr.
Song~Santa Claus.
Elfreldu Stoddard.
Rocltatlon~A Suggestion to Santa
Claus.
Samuel liuhbnrd.
Recitation-«Santa Claus
Mouse.
llcpnrtmcni.
and tho
and the
Victor ‘Iiuwn.
Violin solo—Selected.
Carl Smith.
Accompaulst. Mabelc Lcallc.
Song—«The Angel's Song.
School.
Recitation—An Address
Claus.
Cari-lo flolduchmldt.
Recitation-«The Bethlehem Shepherd
ink.
to Santa
Pupils of Room I).
Recitation—«M. Stocking.
John Ferris.
Song~0hrlstmnu Carol.
School.
. Continued on Month m0.
tolt‘dh“ the lift ‘ ‘
Estate 3
Distributed :
A Fortune 0f 3:70.000 Divided
Among the Six Heirs.
ACCOUNTINwEXEBUWRS
One Half the Estate Held In Trust for
Two Daughters and Housekeeper
-—Amlcahlc Settlumont with
Son by u Former Wife.
The distribution of the estate of the
late Henry l. Hoyt took place. this
morning. in the Norwaik Probate
Court, when 3170.000 was divided
among the six heirs. There was about
3140.000 in cash and negotiable secur-
ities and 830,000 in real estate.
The accounting made by the excuse
tors. Frank Hoyt. of New York. and
Judge Asa ll. Woodward. of Norwalit.
showed that the estate had been In-
creased several thousand dollars by
their judicious Investments.
According to the terms of the will.
one half of the estate is held in trust
for Miss Meach. the housekeeper. and
two daughters of the deceased. Mrs.
Hauf and Mrs. Coley. Ono sixth Inter-
est is set aside to Frank Hoyt. another
sixth to August Hoyt and the other
sixth to Harry Good and his sister.
all of New York city.
When the will was at first offered
for probate Frederick Hoyt. a son of
the deceased by a former wife. now a
resident of California. made a protest
and the case was carried into the Sn-
perior Court upon an appeal from pro-
bate. Mr. Hoyt claimed undue Influ-
once. The case never came to trial
In the higher smart as the heirs and the
contestants reached an amicable set-
tlement in which It Is said that each
heir sets aside a portion of his or her
share. By this arrangement the will
stands as originally made. Then the
heirs settle Individually with the. con-
testant. as per arrangement.
This is one of the largest estates
which has been settled by the probate
court in Norwalk In some time.
——For twenty years (20). sold by us.
here and elsewhere. and not a com»
plalut. Peck & Snyder’s skates. Fox
Cycle & H‘d'w'c. Co.
-—Thc largest. best-selected and low.
cstpriced stock of Toys. Dolls. Games
Crockery. Glassware. at M. S. Smith
& Co's.
HANDKERCHIEF BAZAAR.
Methodist Ladies Realize a Nice Bum
From Their Efforts.
The Ladies Aid Society of the South
Norwalk Methodist Church held a
handkerchief sale at the parsonage.
yesterday afternoon and evening. The
rooms were beautifully decorated with
laurel and presented an air of Christ-
mas cheer. A fine display of ladies
and gentleman‘s handkerchiefs of all
sorts. kinds and qualities wore shown.
Among them were many handsome
hand-made hantlkcrchlcfa of delicate
patterns and fine workmanship. The
Pillil’i‘ collection sold readily. and be-
fore the closing hour arrived in the
evening. the stock was about depleted.
Cake. cocoa and ice cream wore scrv
ed. The committee in charge looked
well after their patrons. and were up
tiring in their efforts to have every-
one enjoy the evening. A nice sum
was realized for the treasury of the
Ladlcs' Society.
——Wo can show you an elegant line
of popular brands of cigars. put up 25
in a box special. for the holiday trade.
Wholploy fit Clark. cor. Main and
Washington Sta.
-~-0ur stock of Mccrcbaumn and
llrlor pipes are the. best we have. been
able to show to the trade. thlpicy &
Clark. cor. Main and Washington Sta.
South Norwalk.
OBITUARY RECORD.
Mro. Frank DoForeot.
Mrs. Frank DoForest. who suffered a
paralytic stroke several months ago.
died yesterday afternoon at her resi-
-—-0pcra Glasses. (told Pops and Pen»
cllu. .1. Spencer to Co.
lRON MOULDERS OFFICERS.
The Norwnlk iron Mouldcru‘ Union
has elected these officers:
President—«Gould J. lloyl.
Vice-president-——Wllllam Luttcn.
Recording secretary——Arlln 0. Host-
lugs.
Financial secretary—«John ilcnry. *
ductor~Clmrlcs llrown.
oorkeopcr-dobn E. Howard.
The installation coromonlcs will be
hold New Year‘s night. '
.--WORTH CONSIDERATION.
We mention a few of our prices for
this wash:
3 lbs. purc lard. s .20
3 ultgs. "None. Such" mince meat. .21?
3 cans Nestle or Magnolia Milk. .25
m-
-‘->Csll at Holiday and Wheeler‘s and
compare thdlrlprlces on Holiday goods.
with the other fellows.
Hayes'. l3 Main street. Norwolk.
, “‘1‘“ " h" .
RATCHFOSO. WAS NOT AIUSED.
Mrs Everett‘fol How-Ho Come To
Run Misti. u. m.ftowuyton.
To the Editor In ho,_‘Sentlnel.
Dear Sir: The meat which you
printed in Tuesday “girth Sentinel. in
regard to the‘phnhubvchlld. Anthony
Ratchi‘ord, who, hved‘ln my family
for about six wit Ifilafeutlrely false.
The boy has 1,. linen and kindly
treated In every.“i .‘ lie went to
school every day. a, 5 lower had or-
casion to punishghl‘livbut once in that
time. Then l‘piinlihcd‘ him myself.
Mr. Everett was not at home at the
time. Mr. Everett never interfered in
any way whatever with the boy. 1
took the entire charge of him. i found
him to be every untruthful boy. and
could not believe one word he told me
without watching him very closely.
When he left my house for school.
Monday noon. 1 never saw a child out
a ‘heartlcr dinner. or be any more
cheerful than he was. During the at-
ternoon in school, his teacher. Miss
Irvin. had to correct him. She told
him he should stay oneshalf hour after
school. This he did not seem to like.
At 3 o'clock he asked. the teacher to
leave the room. ‘Sbe gave him per-
mission. nnd he went out. and did not
return. The teacher supposed he had
gone home. but he did not come home.
at all. At 5 o'clock Monday evening
the teacher sent me a note. telling
what. he. had done. Mr. Everett and
myself spent the cntirc evening look-
lug for him. up to ll o‘clock and later.
but did not find him. Tuesday i heard
there. was a boy hurt in Bridgeport and
taken to the hospital. i went up to
Bridgeport. and visited the hospital.
but found It was a mistake. There
was no boy hurt at all. When Anthony
left school there was not a mark or
bruise of any kind on him. which i
.can prove and testify to.
Yours respectfully
MRS. EVERETT.
——The public Is cordially invited to
call and inspect our line of wild tur.
keys. Anything In the green line. such
as roping. wrcutlies. and pipes at
Schau ‘3.
.“.—.———-——~_—.
Dill] IN Milli Hill
w”-..—
John Willltmo afiSoullinod. Suc-
cumbs to Heart Failure.
BITS afiiii nuns
Unfortunate Mon Full Face Forward In
3 Puddle. Containing Not Over
Five lnchoo of Waters—Little
Known of the Deceased.
John Williams. a .ielI-knOWn charac-
ter In Southport.»dlcd while clamming
yesterday afternoon about 3: 30. on the
flats in the rear of L. F. Sherwood's
store. Williams had been a resident o”
Soulhporl for about 10 years. but. was
somewhat of a mystery. no one know-
Ing his previous history.
While engaged In slamming yester~
day afternoon. he suffered an attack of
heart failure. and fell face foremost in-
to a pool of water caused by the hole
which he had dog In his search for
clams. lf the attack was not the cause
of death. drowning must have followed.
The body was discovered by Edgar
Sherwood and was placed on a float
stage where it remained for hours bu-
forc being removed.
While It lay thcrc. rats and cats
prowled about it, crawled over It. and
it is averrcd the rats started to chew
up the remains.
Dr. Donaldson. mcdlcal examiner for
the town. was summoned. and after
viewing the remains. gave orders for
Its removal to Bishop's morgue in
Bridgeport. The certificate of death
gives the probable cause of death as
heart failure. The dcccascd was about
fifty-live years of age. and procured a
livelihood by doing odd jobs about the
town. Clainmlug was one means cm
ployod by Williams to obtain a living
and the pool of watcr In which he foil
was not over five Inches in depth. Very
little Is known of the (locoascd in
Southport. excool tbc fact that be was
one of the characters of the town.
Whore hc came from originally scams
to be rather obscure In the minds of
most people. and his history ls equally
a matter of conjecture. if no rclu~
tIvoa or friends claim the remains the
tow‘n will bear the expense of the fun—
cru .
-——lluylcr's Bonbona and Chocolutos.
lonc In South First street. She
influx, n m.,,bnnd_ fresh supply for the Holidays. Christ-
____________ inns Candles. our own manufacture.
-—lllk. and bwn. Derblcs. ()‘llrion. Fancy “W0" and Christmas ”'9“ “90'
orations. C. DoKlyu & Son. 27 Main
street. Norwalk. Conn.
——Now Dinner Worn. at F. .1. Curtis
(fr Cola. *
COGGSWELL’S CHRISTMAS GIFT.
Mode Off With a Pair of Skates. Hotly
Puruucd by an Officer.
Charles Coggswell. a lad who lives
in Maple avenue. East Norwalk. was
apprehended yesterday afternoon. tak-
Ing a pair of skates from the store of
Henry E. llodwoll. In Washington
street.
Captain of Police Gladstone not out
to capture the boy. and he was led a
lively chase down Washington street.
and across the carriage bridge. Here
a little fellow caught Coggswell. and
threw him down. Levi Burdlck also
assisted in holding him until the arriv-
3 pkgs. seeded raisins. .26 ai of the officer. when Coggewell was
1 lb. best butter. .25 placed under arrest.
18 Ilia. Granulated Sugar. 1.00 He was locked up over maid. and
Read our band bills. .loucloff. 72 appeared In the Town Court. ihlfi
North Main street. morning. The case was continued on-
W til Saturday morning.
——0HIIOTMAI GIFTS. “W
Toys. flames. Dolls etc. at .I. T. —-—If you want to make a nice nrt’fient
for Xmas. call at O'lirlen'a.
W
-Ilurlhut correct Stationery. Took-
Wood pattern. very new. ‘lnupoct it.
violet-dc“ . ‘ .0 . .
Contented ‘
By His iii 0 _
Ifrs. Steels Springs a Surprise
on her Husband in Ohio.
outrun Hun runsu
Run Away Last Summer With a Young
Woman Demonstrator in His Sew-
in Machine Office—Suit for Di-
vorce will Follow.
Frank Skcele. formerly of Norwalk.
has been located In Youngstown. Ohio.
He is charged with dcscrtlon and non-
support of his wife, Nellie Skeels. a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George W.
Merritt, of 24 Leonard street. with
whom she has made her home since
her husband left for parts so for dis«
taut.
Sliccls deserted his wife in Pater-
son. N..I.. four years ago last May.
and since that time Mrs. Skcels
has been eudcavorlng to locate
her rccrcant husband. Al. the
time he left her he was conduct-
ing a successful sewing machine has-
iness. No bad for n demonstrator In
his office Miss Bossic Wilkins. of Pat
orson. Skcels and Miss Wilkins.
thrown constantly Into each other'e so-
ciety. became unduly friendly. It is
said. Skecls dually cleared out. and
soon Miss Wilkins was also missing.
Mrs. Skccls believed that they went
away tOgcthcr. and worked on that
theory until she located them in
Youngstown. Skeels was known in
that city under the name of F. W.
Cody. it is not known why he chose
to adopt the name. as he bears no rc
semblance to Buffalo Bill. and never
was a cowboy or scout.
Mrs. Skeols left Norwalk for the
West. last. Monday. and arrived in
Youngstown, early Tuesday morning.
She was driven at once to police head
quartersnnd told the. authorities her
story. They gave her their sympathy.
and windiest brought Skeels to police
headquarters. where his wife confront-
od him?” it was feared he would make
a brave front and refuse to recognize
her. but. the suddenncse of the meet-
ing unnerved him. and he. broke down
Skccls had a large store and a stock
of about $1.000 iu sewing machines
besides a horse and wagon, at Youngs
town. and was apparently quite suc-
ccssful.
Prior to opening offices in Paterson.
Skeels had offices in Norwalk and
Danbury. it was while located here
that he married the woman he desert-
ed. All that Mrs. Skeels desires Is her
rights as far as support goes. and from
the present outlook she will be emin-
cutly successful.
Mrs. Skeels arrived home from her
trip west. this noon. having left
Youngstown yesterday afternoon. well
satisfied with the result of her Journey
She was seen by a Sentinel represents
tivc at the home of her parents. and
says that she has made a final settle-
ment with her husband. A divorce
suit for alimony will follow. both of
which will be uncontested by Mr.
Skocls.
Mrs. Skccls found that her husband
and the woman. whom she says is Miss
Wilkins were living in a stylish board-
ing house as Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Cody.
llcr arrival created considerable cou-
stcrnntion to the parties in interest.
and though they begged hard for her
to bush the matter up. it became pub-
lic and was the talk of too town.
Mr. Skecls said that he would be un-
able to do any more business in
Youngstown. because of the expose of
his domestic affairs. and will seek new
fields. '
Mrs. Skccls will take
steps to secure a divorce.
immediate
——Cholco Native Turkeys. 160.. 3.0
Water street.
wFancy New Mixed Nuts. 12c lb.
Capc Cod Cranberries. 10c qt. New
Luycr Figs. 10c lb. Persian Oats. 7c
lb.lkNew York Grocery 00.. South Nor-
wu .
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POPULAR AM USEM ENTG.
$.-
Thc Air Ship.
“The Air Ship.“ which comes to
lloyt's Theatre. Christmas Day. mat-
Incc and night. Is one of those ludic-
rous. side-splitting farce comedies uiat
illi-l earned for itself during the past
few scasons the. reputation of having
more clean. legitimate and humorous
situations than dozens of Its most pop-
ular contemporaries; It Is. in fact. a
non-ceasing. never-tiring whirl of pleu-
suro. and two and a half hours of per-
pctuul fun. It. was written for the sole
and express purpose of creating merri-
ment, and Is one of those guaranteed
attractions that promises sixty laughs
In sixty minutes anti actually lives up
to that promise. it Is beautifully
mounted with a car load of magnificent
apecialnconcry. and has plenty of prot-
ty girls. witty comedians. and. host of
all. an all star cast. Matinee prices.
10 and 2f. cents; evening. 25. 35, and
60 cents.
-~I.)o be sure to get pure confections.
Land's.
—Complotc lino Silk and
Handkerchiefs. Sellcck's.
Linen
“You. be boasts that ho had lived
nearly seventy years without ever h v-
lng heen‘lnsldo a bank.” “What Is he
—-a bank director?”
~~Tho flncst lot of Turkeys In town.
10 Water street.
”a...
wSilver Manicure and Toilet Sets.
Price not so pure eat. H. o. Hoyt.
cove Annucruo FOR sunocanv.
Admitted Having Entered Eight ou-
foront Stores in Bridgeport. .
BRIDGEPORT. December 20~An-
tonlo Filipo. Antonio Zapparoll and
years of age, were arrested here today
for burglary. They admitted having
burglar-Izod eight different stores with-
in thc past four weeks. They entered
the ilowland Dry Goods Company‘s
store and got away with a cash box
containing 30. two pairs of $3 gloves
anti one pair of 50-cent gloves. The
amount taken from the other stores
will not exceed $10. For a long time
petty burglaries have been carried on.
and the police have been unable to up
prehend the thieves. Night after night
a diligent watch was kept and finally
.. _- . -ww
whirls-«extinction an
erators on hi h igrade from ‘
New York of r. Positions
Addr 5 Corset M nufact
Harry Fitzgerald, boys about fourteen a e a a '“ "
08.
.hand cylinder clove; must be t
condition and reasonable in price.
dress Watson. Sentinel office. _‘
WANTE-DMA- SMALL anion
WANTEDwWE HAVE FIVE
for general housework. Two
girls. one saleslady: good coo
good girl for the country.
may he had at once.. .
it Son's Agency. Lender’s Block.
Main street.
The
Apply at 3
Open from 7 a. m
the efforts of the police were rewarded. ..-. ~' ~ .-
~—Muillcrs. Gloves. fancy Hosiery.
Shirts. (special). Selleck’s.
———Nntlvo
Turkeys. H and 10c lb.
Hayes. .
RUPTURED A BLOOD VESSEL.
Prominent Citizen of Waterbury Dies
from Violent Sneezing.
WATEllBURY. December 20~Clark
M. Plait. seventy-six years of age. one
of the most prominent citizens oflfi‘ds
city. died suddenly at 7 o'clock tnis
morning at his residence in Bucking-
ham street. ile arose at his usual hour
and while dressing was seized with a
violet fit of sneezing. which resulted
In a rupture of a blood vessel of the
heart. causing instant death. He was
the president and treasurer of the
Plan Brothers a Company. and was a
large real estate owner. He was rc-
garded as one of the wealthy men’ of
this city. its leaves two children.
Lewis A. Plait. Yale "10. and Mrs. .iay
H. Hart. both of this city.
—-Fanc.y Box Perfume. 25c to 85. As»
sortment complete. Plaisted.
—Plcture Books given away free on
Saturday and Monday, at the New
York Store, South Norwalk.
on titanium
Ilr. Cudehr Gave that Amount in
Gold for Return of his Son.
IBllllCTiil Elillllli’i’iiif
The Missing Boy Allowed to Return
Home Within a Few Hours of the
Time When the Cash was Re-
ceived by the Gang.
OMAHA. Neb.. . December 20—.Twenv-
ty-ilve thousand dollars in gold was the
price paid by Edward A. Cudahy, the
millionaire packer. for the return of his
son. Edward Cudahy. Jr.. who was ab-
ducted by a gang of kidnappers. last
Tuesday night.
Yesterday. about noon. and several
hours after a letter had been on the
lawn of the Cudahy residence. another
misslve was delivered to Mr. Cudahy
at his residence. it came through the
mails. and contained a proposition to
return the boy. safe and unharmed
provided the sum of 826.000 were paid
that night. in the letter was full di-
rections as to where the money was to
be left and the assurance that the miss-
ing boy would be allowed to return
home within a few hours of the firm
when the cash was received.
Plans were discussed for capturing
the bandits when they should make
their appearance at the rendezvous
which had been designated. But one
after another these plans were dropped
as being impracticable.
Finally. impelled by the strain under
which the entire household was labor-
ing, Mr. Cudahy decided to comply with
the terms offered. and ransom his son
ills trusted messenger. sworn to se-
crccy. was sent for the money. which
was brought to the Cudahy residence
After dinner Mr. (ludahy had one of
his horses harnessed to a light buggy.
and taking the money In It with him.
left alone for the designated place at
which the money was to be left. in the
buggy he carried a. red lantern. He
drove five miles west of the town on
the Sherman avenue road. until he
came to a white lantern hanging on a
short stick beside the road.
Aliglttlng from his buggy. Mr. Cud-
niiy deposited the each containing the
money hour the stick bearing the white
light. Then. without seeing any one.
he returned to his home. Meantime the
uhductors had seen the red light com-
ing up the road. and as soon as the
buggy disappeared. they took away the
money and prepared to keep faith with
the father. The boy was bundled Into
a cab and set down close by his fath-
cr's house. about 1 o‘clock this morn-
Ing. Where he had been he was un-
ublc to say. but as near as he could es-
timate. ho had been taken five miles
south of South Omaha. The cunning
of the gang and their thorough know-
ledge of the geography of the city are
evidenced In the plans they laid. Close
by the place where Mr. Cutlahy was dl~
rented to leave the ransom for his son.
the river approached the road. and it
is supposed the men were on the watch
for the millionaire. and saw his red
light from a boat. As soon as he had
driven away and they had satisfied
themselves that no person was lurking
hear. they probably ciambercd up the
bank. obtained the sack of gold. return-
ed to the boat again. and escaped with-
out leaving uny tell this footprints.
There Is absolutely no clcw to the Idea-
tity of the men. Whether young Cud-
ahy will be able to give information
that may lead to the capture Is not yet
known.
«Cent’s. Ladics' and Children’s
Rings. flno assortment. consisting of
diamonds. cools and other precious
stones. at Road's.
W
«Consul Count of O’Brien’sa
house in good repair; furnace; rail:
and sewer connections. all in comp
order. Enquire at 38 Bayvlew oven ’9.
for particulars.
res if
1120 3,3?
Henry St. So. Norwalk. aroomshwlll
be put to good order; also second 1100
18 Day St.. 5 rooms. ‘
once.
East Nor-walk.
To LET—~FIVE ROOMS 0N SOUTHE. . '
First Street (lower end of Woodward
avenue).
four rooms comfortably furnished. with: .
all conveniences for housekeepingto‘
small family.
South Norwalk.
rooms. 81 Woodward avenue.
t8; houses and building lots for sale.»
Easy payments; second floor. 5 rooms, ”
81 Woodward avenue, rent 38. Apply
to E. A. Woodward. " ,
TO LET—APARTMENT N0! 1'8
Possession at
Mrs. Youngs. 241
Rent $6. D. Barraclnugh.‘
are at
T0 LET—AT 10 SUMMER STREET
inquire 40 West avenue. .
“$0 LET—FIRST moon or FIVE
. ’“WEXEéldicEFEGS. $4.50 A.-
pair. Stephen 8. Gregory. Crubbur‘ . . ,
To LET—SIX noon Apaarunn'r
at No 6 Pine street, South NorWalk: ..
also 6 room cottage. Bayview places '
East Norwalk. Apply to ‘ ‘
Crows. 2 West avenue.
'ro‘ii'in”fi.Mw ‘
chance to go into business on a small
rapital. ‘
sey Heifer.
Excellent stock. Reasonable pri’
P. J. Briody. Maple avenue. East
walk. ' ‘ ~ ’
‘or cash:
old Violin
box. In good order. Thomas Villilg‘e; "
Woodward avenue, City.
Station. Wednesday.
Bicycle. A reward will be paid for! ‘
its return to Coleman’s news store. " _ :
les' Tailors and Dressmakers. Cleani.
log and' repairing neatly done.' '
est style. reasonable goods. 47 Norta‘
Main St.. So. Nor-walk.
ccr &
Attempt to Break inlay-tun of s
watchman, who return ‘
parently without effect; 3 A
alarm was turned In I’ll the
got away. State Traumat-
found his odice in much” illmd
nothing of value was in! no ,
box. 1'. D. Lawton
01 in . ,
FOR slits—run cross arose. _
No. 2 Mahackemo black. A goon
For further particulars in}
'iulre at the office of the Old We‘ll
Cigar Company.
FOR SALE—TWO YEAR OLDIJEE»
Due to cobra January 10
A. i-» a
p
i Violoncoilehnd‘zhoynt , r?
and-bow box; 1 violinrtcifaf
“Foe BALE—TO scent;
*LOST OR STOLEN. ’
a, ,
STOLEN—FROM THE RAILROAD
a- Duane Boy's
.._......... . use It“
MVSCEILANROUS.“ ~ .
"aT‘k‘nklfoVir'z'Y“§fT=‘oY-'Z‘nihv
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MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE.
Stickies Found Guilty of Killing W. E.
Shauklln in Washington.
KALAMA. Washington. December
20—Martiu Stickle has been found guiié
ty of murder in first degree for kills
lng William B. Shankiln in November.
1899. at his home near 'KBIIO; ‘ '
lin was shot while eating his supper
slid the house was burned by the tour
derer. No clueito the murderernoould .
be obtained. ‘
ember 28. 1900, Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius ‘
Knapp. an aged couple living near Cas-
tle Rock were killed. while at the sup-
per table
shunklln was one year before.
crime was traced to Martin Stioklo
who lived on a scow near the motif
of the Cowlitz river. and he woefarg-v
rested. He maintained his innocence
until confronted with the fact that hill
watch and keys had been Identified.“
having belonged to Shanklin. the miff-
dered man.
slon of all three murders. .
ralgnod In the Superior Court. ,lt‘d‘
pleaded not guilty. The jury meant
but one hour.
tenced by Judge Miller to be hanged.
0n the evening of New >
in the same manner as
The
i...
Then he made a conMv
When-at:
Tho prisoner was cone
LN“.
———Before purchasing. Carefully look ‘ ‘
through Bulklcy & Wheeler's stock‘s! .
Toys and Holiday Goods. ' ‘r
I
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.
~Cogplcte stock Cut at... J. Spade .'
04 . . , ‘. ‘ ’.
our—w
——Dlamonds. In rings, brooches. Incite ,‘ .
eta. souls. screw earrings. etc. coat»
plcte stock. J. Spencer 0: Co. V, -‘ if ‘j
HOBBERS GOT AWAY.
Treasurer's Office ‘ut Lincoln.
LINCOLN. Nob. ‘Ddoomber
Night Watchman Good. about noodles '
this morning discoveredf'two robbers-
the office of the State Imp-urn at
capitol. evidently e _ I g.
t mpt to break Into Wow you ' ,
no...”
u an. r
e robbers fired twd‘clzotl It W
fir“
“Florida Oranges
' (114 It . '
Rent”.
James O. . .
Mil,
Lats" . '
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