"Not-wont .Fire Department
option meeting last night, at
Mill tern of Old Well Hook anti
Milan)“. 1.0? tne purpose of
cotton on the resignations of
Chief Engineer
lilleard V. Baker
and Film Assist-
ant Chief Engi-
neer D. W. liar.
ford.
There was an
' attendance of
, «wilearly seventy
Zlof the various
companies of the
“department ~— a
,v number consid-
w erably smaller
' ,than elected the
officers a. month
ago.
‘ The assemblage
, vine plied to order by Chief Engineer
Baker. who presided. and the secretary.
Lil'hliipln Wheeler. road the call for the
meeting.’ 'It was voted to accept the
resignations‘of the chief and first as.
slotantzengineers. , ,
Chief Bakci" cuntinued to preside at
the meeting. ,He appointed as judge
Luther M.’ Wright; tellers. Royal Ray-
Charles A. Walters and Frank
nul ballot. was taken for the
‘iiief. the resiult showing sixty-
‘ ‘ , tubers voting... First Assistant
1;). .Hai'ford-ipoaitifely declined to be
a c nitrate. and Frank N. Ferris, who
also nominated. also declined to
run 'ldxéChieff Engineer Samuel Mc-
Gowan. ,the driller of the supply
Wagon. was then nominated. the ballot
resulting: » Signet McGowan. sixty-
: _ 3. six; There
., _ * d'ajformsl ballot was
n.‘ with his rcsult;- Samuel Mo—
on. ,thirt-yffonry'R. J. Smith, fli-
, N. l. Mcserve. eleven; scattering.
three. 111‘. McGoWan was declared the
choice of the meeting.
d An informal ballot for the position
of first assistant engineer showed a, tot-
al ,of fifty-five votes cast. of which
Rufus J. Smithfihod twenty-four: Elbirt
Willem. twenty-three. and scattering.
eight.._ No choice having been matte. a
motion to proceed to an informal ballot
wasf‘cnrried.” Sixty~one votes were cast.
‘ Rufus J. Smith had thirty-three: E. W.
Clark. thirty-six, and scattering. two.
, Mr. Smith was declared the nominee.
An Informalballot was then taken to
;_ an the position of second assistant en-
1 gineer. made‘vuc'ant by Mr. Smith's od-
vehement. 19an W. Clark received
t Katy-eight notes. and there were sev-
enteen scattering“. The ballot was de-
oldred formal Ind made unanimous for
Mr Clark. , . ,.
‘ committee consisting of Attorney
Loo Davis. Robert Pearson and E. W.
Glitch Was spool ted to confer with the
ropreeentotivei pad senators from this
diotriot torrential-d to securing an In-
terbase In‘the ‘ppropriation for the use
0 the State Flt-union's Association.
. cominlttoi‘li composed of L. M.
7 Wright. G. A._:W.alters and Elmer Hill
, hasappoidtod to prepare a suitable set
’0 resolutionss’ilxpresaing the thanks of
ddenutmontto Chief Baker and As-
instant Harford for their valuable ser»
vices tothe city.
' _ My. McGowan! became a fireman thir-
five years ago in Newark. N. .l..
, whore bulwao‘ Assistant foreman of Ex-
ccipior Hook and Ladder Company. No.
lilo came-to South Norwallt In ‘1877.
. and soon afterfbeceme‘a member of
tho Fire Departtneat by iolningfiPui-
. halo Hoiie'Oolnpsny. He served one year ‘
.. second assistant: one year as first
distant. audition than elected chief
Wilder " I. department. He was
toffly elected until some noiiti»
, itiiifeoti , 'itrose In the City Coun-
‘, it a or Mr. McGowan'n ltd-
, tioh‘ that Putnam Hose com-
"!I cosy dnnitcrewere built and the
nymph established in South
if "’ cGownn was severely
.V n the General Nelson
Washington street. a
flier of: months was
lily. About seven
placed In charge of
h t its drivenn pool»
lift with credit to
‘ ' = L . fr"
EPWDRTH LEAGUESOGIAB
Home of Mr. and Mrs. Sinueen.
'l‘ to ldnwortb of the First Methodis ,
Episcopal Church held their'flrst soul
of the New Century of the home of M .‘
and Mrs. H. B. Slauoun. 0 Greece _‘
Terrace, last evening. Th re was a.
large gatheringof the inaugurate and
their friends. The rooms of the he so
were very prettily decorated with 9
stars and stripes. The younit people
gathered In groups and played games
before the yn‘ogram. which was very in-
teresting'to the hearers. as well as the
players. The program follows:
Recitatignw'l‘he Irishnl 's Fig.
Miss Mav Fa ion. '
Piano SolowTho Palms.
Freeman Minton.
Recitatioanhc Old and the New.
Encoreo—Tho Lightkccper's Daughter.
Miss Alice Ackor.
Plano SolomNaraissus.
Freeman Miuton.
After the program the entire author,
lug attain played games. About 10
o'clock refreshments were served. and
shortly ni'tm‘ if the friends left for
their homes. if was a great success
for the League. socially. as well no
financially.
The waitresses ware Misses Alice
Andrews. May Fallon. Florence Clit-
bill. Mildren Human and Elsa Water.
bury.
Will or IIIEIEIGUE
What Norwalit Enworihians Have
Done During the Your.
manual; ANNUAL REPORT
Held Responsible for an Accident to
Mr. and Mrs. Wixon and Daughter
—A Hearing Today. After a
Night In the LOCk~llp.
’I‘wu ilidg‘olicld llmf‘f‘l':~ came to Np."-
wnlk. yesterday afternoon. and arrest-
cd li‘letchcr Saunders Edward Lock-
wood and William VuuWori. on a war-
rani charging them wuh reckless drfy.
lug. Alfred Mills, who was with the
party at the. time, is um) wanted. The
young men spent l:I-l night in tho
ltidgofleld lock-up, .thI will have i
hearing today.
it. seems that sol-w days ago the
young men want (ml driving. and. it
is said. became intoxicated. At all
events a team conluinini‘ Mrs. floorizu
Hull and Mrs. lira-d Sturgos became
frightened at the Nut-walk turnout and
started to run. The runaway collided
with a carriage tontniuing Mr. and
Mrs. lru. C. Wlxou and daughter. and
Ehey were thrown but while their
.urnout was demolished. Mr. Wlxon
and daughter were slightly. Injured.
while Mrs, Wixrm had a rib broken
and sustained internal injuries.
; THE RUBBER WORKS SALE.
Reported in Nef‘waik that There
Dissatisfaction Amen: Creditors.
it was stated Ill Norwalk, this morn-
ing. that there i» dissatisfaction among
the creditors owr the sale of the .I. H.
Buckley & Son rubber works. and that
there is a possibility that the referee
in bankruptcy may not the sale aside.
Tile creditor.» of the concern receiv-
ed notice, this morning. from John W.
Banks. of Brlducnori. raft-rec in bank-
ruptcy. to the effect that the trustee
of the bankrupt Buckley estate had
sold the property for less than seventy
five per cent. of its appraised value,
but had filed in court his petition pray-
ing for confirmation of the sale.
A bearing upon the petition will be
held before llcfcrm- Banks at Bridge;
port. January 1 I. at 10:30 a. m.
HOSPITAL WHIST CLUB.
Entertained Last Night at the Home of
Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Ernet.
The Hospital Whilst Club was clitor-
talued last night at the residence of
Mr. and Mrs. George C. Ernst. In West
avenue. The gentlemen friends of the
members wort- In attendance. and olov.
cll tables Wore occupied. making the,
largest attendance at any gnthot‘ing of
the club thus far lhls rmuson. At the
conclusion of the games. a collation
was served.
The ladies. on next week Thursday.
will have An Afternoon of Fun. at tho
rouidoncc of Mrn. William H. Hoyt.
Illlmcrcst llouiovnrd. The club mcnlv
born are invited to attend. A novel
program has been arranged.
WILL TAKE. OATH MONDAY.
Mn.
Mayor Lee. thuCouncIl and Other Of-
ficials will be Sworn In at Noon.
The South Novwnlk Board of Conn.
oilmen. liluvor-olet-I flue. and the other
officials. will tiikc tho oath of onion,
next Monday noon Ill. 12 o‘clock. It will
be administered in llie'COllllOll Chian-
bor by (‘tlty Clerk Joseph R. Taylor.
The llonrd will then adjourn until 8
o'clock in the owning. when the first
business near a will be held.
BAPTIST’ giP. s. c. It. concerns.
' 'i‘hc ueml‘dnnuul business meeting
ofthc (um .. an lhulonvor Society. of
pm South rorwulk Baptist Church.
was bold . i‘flilfllf evening. The fol-
lowlm: oilic a Word elected:
Preside “1‘ (3. ii‘. floutwoll.
Vicepr a; entwwttltor 'l‘. Aiken.
I _ Beers . , Ethel ll‘. Robbins. ‘
arrow; " Ins Secretory «- Carrie
D’Artoln.g.ii . .
‘ ”french" “if. Finch.
L , 'Orguni Edith Robbins.
3 lulu NAIL INTO moi-owe. .
ammo. mood. on. him .Gl'ovh
(filth a . ventlve turn of mind. it
' . ”turd .
' me I ‘ .
‘ homeopMnele and Refreshmentop‘nt tit , .
Thule Norweiit Young lien Arrest-
ed by a Riduefleld Officer
A FOURTH flit—l3 WANTED
The Sick and Needy Comfortod. Cloth-
ed and Fed—Meetings and Minion
Services-Mlll Hull Again
Elected Preeldent.
The annual meeting of the lilpworth
league of tho Norwnlk Methodist
Church. was hold at the church. last
night. Miss Sadie Randolph Hull was
unanimously elected to succeed hor-
solf as president of the League for the
ensuing your.
The annual reports of the various
dcpnrinu-nts of In-uguc work were de-
t-idodly encouraging. They show that
much good has been accomplished dur-
ing the your.
The report of the president showed
that the technical work of the League
had been carried on according to the
constitution. religious sdi‘vioes having
been held regularly, as Well as busi-
ness meetings and six social gather.
lugs. In the department of spiritual
work humorous cottage prayer moot
lugs have been held. They scented to
have nit-on much comfort and resulted
In one conversion. The Lunatic group
uwviiugs wvrv referred to as having
been most successful. Several were
held during the your in this vicinity.
The social, literary and financial (lo-
pnrlmvnis have not been Idle, us a
pout sum has been realized from lt‘C
lures. etc. In closing. the president
spokl- of the year as u must success
fill one. with a splendid outlook for the
future.
liltllard Nosbili, chairman of the dc
pn'tnqu of spiritual work. “t‘IIOi‘ttiil
during the first quarter up attendance
of Lulu, with our tosiintoiti:xls_ one out
Itrgv prayer meeting. and one conver-
sion. During the soromi quart-‘1‘ lilo
attendance was till. with 2:57 testimou
lulu. :zvvon cottage pruyol‘ meetings.
and two mission services. Tb..- third
quarivr attendance was 689. with 201
Iostimtminis. one cottage meeting. In
the fourth filliil'lf'l' the attendance was
1,093, with 406 testimonials, and three
cottage meetings.
Miss Geneva M. Decker. chairman of
the merry and help tlcpmlmout. ro
pm'tt-d that during the your t‘lDtlllll'.’
had been furnished In several pom
families and that forty potted pIauIs
had been sent to the sick and shut-In?
as on Easter urcctiui: The man of
$27.15 had also been rniswl for the
nerdy. 'l‘hrco Thanksgiving Ilinncrs
had been furnished. while groceries
and half a barrel of flour had been dis
tributed at (fibrisfmns. Sevenmm bou
(plots and two baskets of fruit had
been soul. in tin.- sirk, while six hun-
dred anti twelve periodicals were dis
Iributcd among poor families. and a?
the hospital. Three hundred and six
iy calls were made on the sick. need
and shut-Ins durimt the your. The
flower committee furnished ilowrrs at
five funerals.
The other reports were all alum: lllf‘
sumo llnc. those of Ibo sci-Inf. Illni'ury
and financial departments hay-o; .'il
l'l‘flfl)’ been outlined in the president's
report.
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS.
St. Thomas‘n Church Will
Its Anniversary.
Tomorrow St. ’i‘homns’s Church
li‘ulrfleld. will celebrate Its twenty-fifth
anniversary.
The parish was erected on the result
of a mission established utility years he-
foro by the parish of Bridgeport. Dur-
Iua Its 25 years of separate existence
the parish has been cared for by seven
priests. of whom ltev. Martin P. Law-
Ior was the first. H..- was followed by
ll‘allicr Quinn. who was later succeeded
by Father Thomas liiullau. The fourth
and fifth pastors were Father William
thirty and Philip McCa'ie. Father I)
Crcmln succeeded ii‘utlter lift-Cube. and
was pastor up to the time the present
pastor. Rev. Father Coleman. took
charge over eighteen years ago.
The parish has grown during the past
quarter century In Influence
strength. and has. through the unilring
efforts of the Rev. Father Coleman bo-
comc one of the leading factors In mnt~
tors of religion In this section of the
county.
—-VALE UNIVERSITY ORCHESTRA
A short time ago a circular letter
was sent out by the management of
the Yale University Orchestra. in the
people of tho Norwulkn, proposing a
concert to be given by this organism
tIon In lmckwood'a Hall. on Wednos
tiny evening. February fl, and asking
for the. return of an enclosed portal
with subscription for tickets. Up to
the present time very few have been
received, and unless more tickets are
takcntho date will be cancelld. The
orchestra has achieved great success
this year under the direction of Mr.
Steele. It will be unsleted by a noun
tet selected from tho Glee Club. and
soverai,"nololsts. It in especially de-
sired that those who Wish to hear the
conceiteuhscribe for tickets at once.
RUNAWAY iii WEST AVENUE.
There within runway in West are
non. this afternoon. in which the, occu-
Celebrate
pant of the; canine Wes thrown. out.
The 1 ' ill
was wrecked near! the
d of: I
and
you wanna BY._A assist. with: AND oun‘Owu
_. s ' apAY. madden; 190i.
OPERATOR.
i
wore Installed by the
M .K. Fitzmaurlce:
C. (.l._ . ' k Lyle.
Sub. J. Murray.
Rocoriilingl 3i! story—Mrs. George
atesnmuihn ‘
Flannel: ”rotary—Mrs. K. How-
ius K. Duffy.
. Mulcabey.
l. (l.—-ldih Lizzie Blake.
‘ l . , K. McGInn.
Pianist—labs Anna S eogmulier.
l’liyhicionr-dDr. Borne .
Trusteeucaurs. M. urcupile. one
year; MrtnT eodoro Tobey. two years.
and Mrs. J. optima“. three years. ‘
«denim—n
KRUPP, pinto onus CAPTURED.
TIEN TBIlS. January L'iw'l‘hc (lor-
mnn expedition which started Christ-
mas for fried Chung Han. under com~
mend of Colonel Grueber. returned
Thursday. [Colonel Grucbor reports
the coptlll'o ill forty-three Krupp field
guns and his destruction of two thous-
and uses Iliirge. quantities of am-
iminitlotl._, -
plumb as
Stoemot,f‘l‘l on Wrecked Outside
"ill .‘Goiden Gale“
'W...
iii unlit Bill in, no
it
_ 1800. January Sw'l‘he
Morning Call guys: The steamer laqua.
which left till; city yesterday afternoon
for San Diego“, with a cargo of general
luill‘f:ltimmfle,l;W&$ wrecked some time
last night ougdlluxbury keel. just out-
side the Gelatin (late. and all oh liOdl‘Il,
with the hingloomeptlon of Chief lilngb
fiver Bdrl‘ilIJ'wllo was washed ashore
on an ovortuholl boat. after being in
lllc water for wo hours. are believed to
have perishei , .
llctniln‘nre’ ‘oagre, but it. is known
that there we ' between thirty and for-
probable the ¥lbo unfortunate vessel.
of the. time o the accident.
The luntla led from Eureka several
days agofor 'n Pedro. and put in here
yesterday to J' it some passengers.
As soon as nit duty had liken altend~
ed to. Captain Busch put to son again.
How the disaster occurred Is not
known. but lhere was a heavy well on
outside the bonds last night. and it Is
nrobule that the. unfortunate vessel.
drifting too near the reef in the haze
that twcrspl‘end the water. was thrown
upon the rock by the swell. She Is a
total loss.
f‘hlcl‘ l'luninccr Burl-Ill reached the
shore and telephoned to William C. illu-
gnn. rcpresonfntiw of llolbcr & (inr-
cnn. agents forlthe vessel In this city.
saving the strainer was In distress and
asking for assistance. Tug at once
started for the scene of the disaster.
These facts were communicated by
Mr. Dolbcr early this morning, but he
could give no further facts. Mr. llnlbor
own: d mic-eighth of the Vessel. and the
other seven~eightl|s were owned by the
Humboldt Shingle lilanufucturing As-
sociation. by whom she was loaded. Mr.
llolber said the steamer was on her
way to this port. but In this be evident-
ly is mistaken. as the records of the
l\lf.'l‘l'lllllll6‘ Exchange show that she
cleared for San Pedro at 4:30 yesterday
afternoon. flow the engineer got
ashore neither Mr. Doiber nor any one
clst- seems to know. ilurrill probably
was too excited to give details. Al 2
o'clock this morning It was reported
from Point ltoyos flint the vessel had
gone to pieces. and as no more boats
came ashore. the presumption Is that
thirty or forty people known to have
been on board were drownrd.. it In, of
course. pdiisiblc that the other boats
may have landed their passengers at
some point where it was not possible
to communicate with the city quickly.
and it Is also possible that reselling
tugs may havm arrived on the scene in
time Io pick them up.
w“—-‘-
MUNICIPAL MisthVERNMENT.
Topic of Discussion LIIt Night at the
Dinner of the City Club.
NEW YORK. January 5—"Whnt arc
the causes of and the remedies for
municipal mlsgovornmentf" was the
topic of discussion last night, at the
dinner of the City Club.
Wheeler ll. Pockham. president of
the club, presided. Bishop Potter
said. in enumerating the causes of city
misrulo: “Clipldity is a patent audio
and again by persons who wanted to
know what form of sacrifice In the 0
lion force Would continue my desire or
personal revenge for the Indlgnltlor
which had been heaped upon me and
a clergyman of my church. l was sult-
nd by u gentleman who llrol’essed to
represent Mr. Crolter if i should he
appeared if Contain “orbital! and in‘
specter were beheaded.
'l told him i had nothing whatever
against these .men personally. who
were only the tools of the men winl
are above them. who only hold: their.
nieces. by, tbs;fevor of those above
qua .whome not personally re
' e-iortho system ol'oorruption
orecd‘upoa them-by a higher
fill. new of money‘lti the root of all
w " , ant .I-Introduce lower the
‘ t and gain} we must
mailman ’ f on
timid
Luna Police Make an
a Reward Had
out capture today. when Amos ll
Captain Rowe. who knew Ru
urtl bcrc. heard that he. recently ll
chief located Russell at his mothc
visited the place. While the polls
jumped from a window and mad
he was caught by inspector Wcll
January 7.
In I805 Russell was arrested
half years in state prison. At llla
slates. and particularly in Kinglc
ton. Maine. before his escape fro
NEW YORK. jauuary 5—0
day that the controlling interest i
jersey. recently acquired by J. l‘i
been sold by that firm if) the Red
Morgan 8: Company state lll
made public at this time.
l‘ll as saying: that he understand
be offered lllt' same price for lbci
lllfl}f.ll”il}' stockholders.
llflS'l‘fIN. jxlnuui‘y 5-Tlic
llll.‘ Park Square llfli‘flt'll. started
in. today. Muffin-born took lll(‘ l
to flu: i'mnt. ;\ll the men were lr
At 1 :00 the distances ritltlell b
scr. .\’l(,‘l‘:fl(‘llt‘,l‘ll. Wallhuur. Stills
six laps.
.\l.»\;\’lL,-\. January 5-«l’riva
Corps. his assistant. l‘riyatc Lyn
2'ch scouts and lwu native puller
their way in Hatuc. by hisui'geuls
Ann-rice" column was (lt‘SllillCllt‘
to overtake the party.
JilIL BREAKER CAUGHT
Important Capture in
the Arrest ofAmos B.RusSel.for Whom
Been Offered.
LY NN, Mass, january 5——-Thc Lynn police made an import—
. Russell. 31 years of age. wanted
for breakingjail at Bangor, Me, last month, was caught here. A
reward of $200 has been offered for the arrest of Russell.
sscll from his previous police rccv
ad been in Lynn. Early today the
r's home here and with a squad
c were at the front door. Russell
c his escape to Echo Grove, but
s. lie was held in $2,000. until
in Lynn for the larceny of twenty-
six watches from a pawnbrokcr. and was sentenced to two and a
1. time he was wanted in three
_ y. Quebec. where he had stolen a
horse and carriage and clopcd with u llllCL‘ll year old girl. whom he
brought to Lynn. Russell admits that he had broken jail at Houl-
m llangor.
Sale of Jerseu Central Railroad
lficial anmnntcclllcnt was made to-
n the Central Railroad of New
crpont Morgan & Company. has
(lint: Railroad.
at llIL‘ further details will uni llt'
j. Rogers Maxwell. the president of the jersey Central. is quot—
s that ”W minority holders will
r shares as has been offered to the
Last Dau alight-Glide Race,
nine riders. in lllt‘ six day race at
rm their last ten hours at 1220f) p.
end for two laps tlicu Muller went
Chll and in good cmulitinn.
y the men were as follows: Kac—
un. McLean. Duwncy. Fischer
each 947 miles ilui; llubt‘ock. 94“ miles. four laps: Muller. 936 miles.
Americans Capiuredbu Filipinos.
it- George ll. Ray. of the Engineer
us. of Company K. Fifth infantry.
men have been captured. while on
. (in the receipt of the news an
d against the Filipinos. but failgd
DEATH OF W. F. ROCKWELL.
One of the Best Known Men in the.
State Passe- Awey In Meriden.
(Special to the Sentinel.)
MERIDEN. January fi-wW. Ii‘. Rock”,
wuil. president of the Miller Brotllcrsi
("utlery Company. and one of the been
known men in Connecticut. died this:
morning at I0 o'clock. at his l’lPSllll‘lll'V“
in Iimud street. Illii‘l‘ a sickness of ten
days of malarial fever. lie was born
in Rldgcflold sixtyvsix years ago. and
came to lllcl'ldon In 181.». He was
prominent In the cutlery tradeh aving
taken a loading part In reviving the
Cutlery Association of the Unit-ed
States. shortly utter he became presi-
dent of the Miller Brotllcrs' Company.
This association has been recognized
as an Important factor In tariff legisla-
tion. and part of its success was due
to the efforts of Mr. Rockwell. who
passed much time in Washington and
was well known to members of. both
Iiouacs. He was a clot-us friend of
President McKinley. In state as well
as national politics. he was known as
a quiet. effective worker. though he
never sought any public oiilce. lie
was a member of tho Merchanta' Aa-
‘ocintion of New York, being one of
the neural committee of that financial
tion on revision of the ciistoma law.
Hip Wild and non. Charles li‘., who Is
r-onnortod with the Miller l'irothers'
Cutlery Company. and two brothers
Clrorgo Rockwell. secretary of the lil-
ternationai Silver Company. and
Charles I... enabler of the First Nat-
ional flank of Meridon. survive him.
Mr. Rodtwell attended the last Re-
publican National Convention as a
delegate from New Haven county.
aw“
A YALE MAN'S PLAN.
n“...
Greenwich Pastor designs to Conduct
a School for Italians.
ltov. William Davidson. ‘wlio has
been for two years pastor of the Con-
vrenatlonnl Church at North Mlanun
has resigned his pastorate to establish
a school' for ituiinus in tho ‘ltalian col-
ony of that town.
it is stated that Mr. Davidson has
been desirous of starting such a school
tletIon with the town and church au-
thorities of menus to an endeavor to
obtain a school room. His efforts In
these directions haw; been » unsucoeiuv
'ul. 3 d his present plan In to use lllt
town it use for his project. _‘
Mr. Davidson in a Yale meditate and
has, beenf=moeiotod with Henry 0.
adventurer; of New fork. in his work
in the Il-thn‘iitphnrch.
IIIHOP’WIMIR IITTKR-
NEW , K. January fr——Biiihop
Wimr antiwar-it. «he has boon Illl‘
lotion-from a severe cold for several
dart.» unreported today. by his ram
Ills-tubular butter.» ‘ .f .
i .
'or some time. and has been In new -
to two monthnlnvinll»
CLINTON LIQUOR CASE.
Wright Found Guilty on Two Counts.
and fined $20 on Eash.
CLINTON. January G—Judge W. U.
Pournc. this morning handed down his
decision in the case of the State vs.
John B. Wright. of Clinton. He found
Wright guilty on the first and fourth
counts of the indictment. The first
touni was "the reputation of keeping
a place where liquors were sold illo-
gully." The fourth was "keeping ll-
uuors with attempt to soil Illegally."
Judge Pcarnc imposed a fine of $20 on
each count with the costs of the suit.
which will amount to about $200. The
two actual sales of liquor were not
nroyon by the state and Wright was
found not guilty on this charge.
The liquors confiscated-at the time
the drug store was raided were order-
ed condemned and will be destroyed
Wright appealed and the case Will
come up for trial before the Superior
Court In Middletown the first Tuesday
in April. .
The (mile against l". G. Minor. In
whose name the license was made out
was continued until next Saturday.
~~.—-
SENT TO A RETREAT!
Son of a Prominet Man of Hartford.
Committed for Three Years.
HARTFORD. January 5~Judgo
Freeman. in tho rPobnte Court this
morning. rendered his decision in the
application of Austin ll. Peck. a. prom-
Inont citizen of this city. who wants
his son Theodore Peck. twenty-seven
years old. committed to some institu
tIon, because he has become an in-
obriotc and disomunlnc. ‘ ‘
Judge Freeman pieced young Peck
In the custody of Dr. Henry
mourns for a period of three years.
He was taken directly to the retreat
for tho Insane. from the police court.
where the charge, of" drunkenness
auainst him was polled. DcputyShor-
Iif Bonk took him down. , ‘ ‘
GUT ELECTRIC FEED WiREB. Q
Mon inlmnio of Hartford Company
Found (loll y by’ Judge Perkins.
(Special to the Sentinel.)
HARTFORD. Jnuliary li-wfioorga ll
Duggan and Edvard Lynch. Were er. '-
rnigned In the Police Court. this morn:
Inn. on the charge of having out two
lead wire: of the Hartford Electric.
Lirht common. hint anotroay‘nnieht
both men had been lathe omnioyot
the company. butmel'e, tuition the mid
dlebof'necen‘ibos.d gjm .: law if
agitan pen a .gitll‘ H...’ on no ,
pleaded not polity ‘J’u’dxn-g; Pefhiinf
found both guilty. had ntenecdthem
. nullified! with
takenunder tiled bonds. ‘ , ,
”‘“‘l~sd’¥sb~:$77oaraana.an?
porionced waitress and. anthem. til
Army evenings. .53 Wail. “I‘M " '
wu . ‘ ‘
WANTEDwEXPEllWNOED
chef's wanted. Apply to Hutch
Pierce 3: 00-. Starahirt Factory“
wolk.Conu. ' , ‘ "v '
' "r6'L'éffirwo‘7'riihii7rwaoo ‘
neatly furnished. 7?.- North , .
atreet. ' ,
TO LET—LOWER PART OF ,
Marshall street. Improvements. .: ’
moderate. Newly painted and pop
inquire 0. Becker. 141 Washingto all.
3
T0 ’LET~FIRST spoon All
basement, 3_ Henry street, South‘lil
walk: 5 rooms, rent $9; also secodd
floor, 18 Day street, 5 or ii rooms. i ,
session at once. Mrs. Young at
East avenue. East Norwalk. ' "
TO tar—riser FLOOR. 8 war?
Main Street. Norwaik. Inquire ‘
premises. ' (131.
T0 LET—armor. raccoon FIVE
rooms, 81 Woodward avenue. Bell.
ta; houses and building lots tensile
Easy payments; second floor, 6 too,
81 Woodward avenue, rent 38., And
to Iii. A. Woodward. * r '
FOR RENT—STORE 6- NOlti‘K
main street. Mannekemo Block, forth
crly occupied by H. Krieger k 00.. a'
a mllllnery and cloak store. inquire
office of Russell Frost. (128 .
“LC... ,. v” .._ c-.._.......-._.. -._.__MWW
To LET—Six ROOM APARTMEN
at No 6 Pine street. South Nomalk
also 6 room cottage, Bsyview. piece
East Norwaik. Apply to James
Crows. 2 West avenue. V of
__._e-'-~v-.-
' FOR SALE?”
FOR SALE—AT ROWAYTON. ,ON
Vincent Place. a plot 150x150; 150 feet.
from Tramway. $600 cash. Apply '
l). L. Raymond. Rowayton. Conn.
’ 6
roe SALE-THE CIGAR STORE
1.0. 2 Mahackemo block. A got) 7
chance to go Into business on a emu!
capital. For further particularii .lnw
quire at the office of the Old Well
Cigar Company. ' .
am
MISCELLANEOUS.
M. 300‘th a 8. FOX—LAD-
les' Tailors and Dressmakers. Glean-
ing and repairing neatly done. allot.
est style, reasonable goods. 47 Nlll'l'
Main 82.. So. Norwalk. ~ dill
Book's, Paveioin'iia' "riser~ w.
Had Laryngitis When he Went to We:
Point—Personal Gharacteriotico. ’
BRISTOL. l-‘tnn.. January 6—«Th‘e
Confzrcssional committee Investigating
the death of Cadet 8002. which sat an.
ill midnight last night In Philadelphia.
was up early today and was in Bristol
before 9 o‘clock, ready for work. in
fact. the committee was ready to go,
ahead before the witnesses had arriv-
ed. Dr. William H. Martin. the Brian
tol phyislcian who examined Oscar ‘
Booz as to his physical condition prev-
ions to his entrance into West Point.
was the first witness. He was merely
asked to identify the. report he made f
to Congressman Wanger. who appoint-
od Iiooz to the military academy. He
was followed by Dr. Willis P. Weaver;
of Bristol, the 8002 family physician, .
who did not complete his testimony
yesterday.
it was testified yesterday, by Dr. ,
Weaver, that Oscar Booz, when he
went to West Point had just recovered
from an attack of iaryngltis. f ‘
Dr. Weaver stated today that if a
person who was suffering from acute,
laryngitls has tobacco sauce admihisw
tered to him It would leave a vulner-
able spot for tuberculosis germs to'
take root. '
He was asked many questions as to
the climatic conditions prevailing, in
Bristol. and as to the health of ‘th _
community. Regarding Oscar Bond‘s.
personality. Dr. Weaver had always:
found him a oulct..rotlring. unasnupp
Inf: younc man. He‘was food 0 ll.
home. and the doctor believed new
to an extent susceptible to homooi 5
nose. As for as us know, Dr. Weave
said, Oscar was truthful. audit have
occurred to him thatithe boy's'phyfis
cal condition might boa bartohi a
mission to West; Point, , . ,
Dr. Evan J. Groom. of Bristol. a th
or physician who attended Continual
he treated him Inet’yenr for acute!
tubercular laryneltiiic He, could tool:
give him any rellofno he cent‘uhi '~t
a threat specialist In'Philndelnhi . .,
witnoen thought. tobuco; Bflu08;.W
affect a throat which had beentrentoti
9' for laryngltis. but’dfdmot believe all
It made him lose cable to. resist,
lads-lenient of tuberculosis norm
Dr. Groom corroborated Dr. W. .
in every detail as" til person l’o
notorietics of Ba .
however. that the
ed for a soldier.“ , ‘
could stand the rigor l enema
I‘M
executiono
Former Governor
‘ VMnnereIng It
l'ARlB. January; ‘
lice is advised ”Tm.“
.0“
' id ‘ tthluii'l
‘19 m are
.
,rlatc cf January 4
Stan ifuconflrm t
caution of Yu,
'el'uor of Shah BL:
nth:
Norwalk Chronicler