a, ‘ tileiinitllfllfllnvblolj
billy-lieu Britain Slalom.
WWIWR us all
.IHIS ”lineal-I Paid to hit'Wortb
An ‘EifututiVeAbillty by the’ Con.
at .hlgbtlnp and Rail.
way Company. ‘
j _ nestle
K.‘ Williemhfnnsfleld. who has been
‘connectod with the Norwalk Tramway
Companyas general manager since
‘ ,Jabunry'l’l. 1894. slxmonths after the
road began operations. has resigned
. his position. and Will shortly leave for
Waterbury, where he has been tender-
.ed a much more important and lucra-
tive appointment by the Connecticut
Lighting and Railway Company. which
now controls the Norwalk railway com-
panies. and, in fact. most of the rail.
Way lines in the state. ' . '
_ , Mr. Mansfield will become superln~
, tendent of the Waterbury and New
. Britain: Railway lines. and also have
. direct supervision of the large electric
light plants in those two cities. This
is the largest and most llnportant el-
vlslon of the company in the state. and
the selection of Mr. Mansfield to have
charge of It Is a high testimonial to
his worth and executive ability. no
will relieve Mr. Sewell. who will do-
vote llis time to other portions of the
company’s systems in the state. It hav-
ing become necessary to make a divis-
ion of the work.
While Norwnlk people will unite in
best wishes for Mr. Mausiield's future
success. there Will be general regret
over his departure from town, as he
has made many friends during his ros-
idonce here. He has been popular In
social and musical clr’cles of the town.
and by his management of the Non
walk Tramway Company has not only
made that a very successful and paying
investment for the stockholders. out
hasbecome well-liked by every elu-
ployee on the line. treating all with
fairness and impartiality.
William Dal-bee, at present engaged
as manager of_the.Connectlcut Light-
ing and Railway Company's posses-
sions in The Norwalks. namely. the
Norblalk Street Railway Company.
electric ll htfiand gas. plants. will as-
sumo'the‘ reg. 'oli,.tlle ‘ Tramway
llne‘lllgaddltl , ’ “othervltpuos. lie
visitinzefflc‘lsn‘ ll . yer. and will doubt"
less prove his capability to take charge
of the large electrical business of The
Norwalks.
woo—us
THE sloussns' DANCE.
~h—n—
i« .
Committee Decides to Hold It on Mon-
day Evening. February 4.
The committee upon the complimen-
tary dance to be given by Pioneer
Truck Company. No. i. of NOl‘Willli.
met at the company headquarters in
Main street. last eyening, and decideh'
to hold the dancollMonday evening.
February 4. ‘ ‘ .3 , _
Captain ill. 0. Mitchell in chalrmnn
of the committee and William i“. Ranch
is secretary.
, Charles Hyatt was appointed a com-
,mlttce of one to secure the hall. ,
Captain H. C. Mitchell was appoint-
ed a committee upon music.
(I. F. Austin. R. F. Rooney and
James Foster were selected to arrange
the order of dance.
it was voted that each member of
the company, active. non-active and
honorary be allowed three Invitations.
The names will be sent In to the com-
lilittee and they will issue the cards.
. The entire expense of the afilllr will
be borne by the company.
I‘..Another meeting of the oommlttec
will be held Friday evening.
rc—
NEW lNSU RANGE RATES.
‘Proof Sheets Looked over by the
Board of Fire Underwriters.
At the meeting of the Norwalk Board
of Fire Underwriters. held at the office
of President Homer Merrill. yesterday.
the proof sheets of the proposed new
rates made by the New England blx-
change were looked over. and in in-
stances where the agents holding the
risk thought It excessive or that an or—
rol- had'heen made. they filed a protest,
stating the reasons‘for “objection to the
new rate. These will be submitted by
the secretary to the members of the
New England Exchange for them to
{look over before establishing the rate.
.g'nd issuing new rate book.
IANK OFFICERS ELECTED.
At the meeting of the directors or
. the City“ National Bank. South Nor.
walk. Conn.. held thlsynorning. the fol-
lowing officers" were reelected :. .»
. ”President—aloha ll. Ferris.
' .Vice Prfldent~1ohn ii. Knapp.
.. atoll If. Layton. ,
impel-lb theibllhll are held»
“ ' W” Wilfred Bod'woll. teller:
' book-keeper. and
N onul‘nllllk
morn as and on.
l’ to
‘ snug M iii“! am \m.
l
‘ , fl ll
I of Westport, . bride's
.dnrkened. and then lighted by humer-
uni .g‘and.«Wsllillgton it. of Bridge-
e welds all
home. . . .
‘ Tbe‘interior and out
the of green. relieved by red, and cow
elated of quantities .of festoonls of run-
ning pipe, the fresh green of which
was warmed by many crimson carne-
tions. Immediately above the bride
and groom was a woddingbcll of the
slime running pine, with a tongue com.
posed of .‘carnatlons. The house was
one ‘candlebrn. the lights! whlph"vwls
softened by red shades that. care a
most pleasing effect. . . ,
The bride walkedln alone lathe
music of the Lolleuigrin Wedding
March. and joined the groom, who
awaited her under the beautiful chd-
ding-bell. She was given to the groom
by her father. . .
Mrs. F. 9. Lyon. Jr., of South Nor~
walk. rendered the music on‘tlle piano
and during the ceremony softly played
“0h! Promise Me." immediately af-
terward'the music burst forth in that
most beautiful wedding march by Men-
dellsohn.
The small and select party of rela-
lives and friends then gathered around
a table loaded with good things. which
was doubly appreciated from the fact
that It was prepared mostly by the
fair hands of the bride.
After the repeat the happy couple
took a carriage for South Norwalk.
and departed amidst a ehchr of good
wishes. rice and old shoes. At South
Norwalk they look the 6:56 p. in. ex-
press for the West. and after a short
follr will return to Saugafuck and It‘-
side at the bride's home until spring.
There was a geodly array of well-
ding gifts. Ill every Way It was a
beautiful and happy occasion.
bran—n.”
DEATH ill 8. l. TIMES
The End Game at his Haviland
Street Home test flight.
CLOSE OF lNlBTIVE LIFE
For Many Years Closely Identified
With the Business Interests and
Prosperity of the City of South
Norwalk.
Chester F. Tones. of anlland street.
died last night at 8 o'clock. aflcr a
short illness of grip and a general
breaking down of the system.
M r. 'I‘olles was born of Purltonlc and
Revolutionary ancestry in Woodbnry.
Conn. March 7. 18225. Ills mother was
Lucretia lfoote. a direct descendant. of
Nathaniel Fame. the founder of \l’cth-
crsfleld. ()n the paternal sldc his all-
ccstors were also among the curly set-
tlers of Connecticut. and took an ar-
llvc part in the stirring events of tin-
Iiovolufionary period.
He was married ill Plymouth lu lllvih
to Martha P. Humletoll. and moved to
South Norwaik yOl‘W-illglll. years ago.
licked since resided bore, and was
actively identified with the growth of:
The Norwalks. lie was for some time
clerk for Thomas 1.. Pork, Ill file Iulllv
bcr business. and inter organizml the
firm of Tolleli o’l. idly. with Henry (:l
lily as a partner. This firm continued
for many years. and was our of the
largest firms in this section of the
state. Mr. Tolles ill later yours was
engaged ill the box~nlaking business as
Well as in the sale of lllllillf‘l'. Ho unu
during his long busincss cnrccr been
ldenlilled with South Norwalk's com-
lliOi‘L‘lal and industrial progress. Ill
his business relations ho was well up
with the enterprising spilt of the age.
and was well known throughout filo
Norwalks and surrounding towns. lie
was one of tho ataunchcst citizens of
the town. and was favorably rocognlu.
cd ill business as well all Ill other
walks of life on account of his liberal
views In public affairs and problty of
character.
He was for several years a select-
man of the town. represented Norwnlk
ill the Legislature for two terms. serv-
Ing the town with lil'l‘llll. and was a
member of the Board of Councilmen
of South Norwalk. lie was one of the
organizers of tile [“ll'l'll National Bank
and the South Norwnlk savings Bank.
and was Interested Ill Vlil'liiilii public
cntorpriscadnrlng filo curly years of
South Norwalk all It city.
During the zenith of his prosperity
his Influence was llll important factor
In the growth of Norwalk. lie was in-
strumental in the building up of
Spricgwood. Grnnltcvlllc and the Bow
(edict Farm portion of East Norwalk.
helm; at large property holder In those
places.
Mr. Toffee was a member of the
South some Congregational Church
and oiii‘Well lodge, No. Hill, 9. and A.
M.. and stood high In Masonic. circles.
He was the father of seven children,
{myrtof‘Vhofl‘are firings—Martha“ 14..
page“ it.“ Cheater it. and Jesse B.
Toilet. Ono lion. Mill‘l‘lfi. died in In-
" 9 daughters. icicle: wife of
. ' Z . N‘W. Jonas. and filltabeth.
wife of Thomas 1. Raymond. died a few
money Mr. Toilet also leavon‘two
« Franklin A.. of South Non
enema remaining members of it
foul ten children. ,
. mile null-ill will be held Thursday
afternoon-from the house. at 2:30
”W
titles to r‘llan'r rloHl.
‘iiTA. Me....inill‘lnry lea-cow
‘ epic}? of“; the, .
house . were decorated in holiday . at:
‘ty-sill to eighteen. - .
'-d.rreg'ultr gmegtl of the Hamill '
ill. has dealt to permit an
i ‘ ill in _
i ’ We
colloidal hi lanai 89b of
llqum‘ ll NOFWUlk.
an pitfall or ill
Michael, Who hadno Knowledge That,
His Wife was Doing ‘Buslneu
Without a License, Hold for
Trial Saturday.
Michael and Kate li‘nhnn. who first
came into prominence in the business
world of The Norwalkd, Millie propri-
etors of iI. saloon at 24 Main street
Norwalk. and who were. before the
court, charged with the illegal sale of
liquor. were in court again. this morn-
lng. charged with a like offence.
Kate Fallon plead guilty Ioselllnlz
liquor without a license at 44 Main
street. and was filled $50 and costs.
amounting to $65.30. which she paid.
Michael ii‘llhnll. who was in charge
of the place when it was raided, yes-
tcrday afternoon. discialmcd any
knowledge of the fact that Kate was
doing business without a license. and
seemed to be horrified at the thought.
lie was held under $100 bonds for trial.
Saturday.
Up to November 1, the Fahsns had
a license. but as trade had not been
rushing-z to the extent of making It a
good business proposition to pllt up
the $450 required by law. it was decid—
cd to omit tllnt little formality alld
continue right along without. it. Luck
favored tllc b‘allans. and it was not un-
til curly Ill January flint some one
notified that the license behind the
bar was dated 1900 Instead of i901
This fact became noiscli abroad. and
the authorities got hold of It. All in
realisation was made. and it appeared
reasonably sure that they had no If-
ccllsc. yet they were so hold about the
whole business that further investign»
lion was made. It was not unlll you»
tel-day afternoon that Prosecuting
Agent Edward M. Lockwood and 0f-
i‘llzl-r Thomas l-luni were ready to raid
lilo place.
'l‘llc Fallans were amazed when they.
colored the place. but made the most
of if. nlld hustled down to police head
quarters. Kate but up a $75 cash
bond. and Michael remained ill dur-
unce vllc until last evening. when
friends furnished a $100 bond-for him
with real estate security. -
Considerable liquor was seized. II
was carefully secreted In various part.r
of flu-.- buildlng. but Gilli-or iluni man
hood to not track of all of it. and cart
ed it oil for storage until the court
shall order it destroyed. It was only
yesterday morning that Kate purcllns
cd ten gallons of “Old Lightnllla'
\vhlskcy at a dollar a gallon, and
thought it rude of the officer to call
Ilcforc slu- llad sold a drop of if.
SONS OF TEMPERANCE.
Annual Meeting of the District 0le
slon Held In Norwslk.
The annual nicotine of l‘lislrlct Di
vision. No. 2. comprising six division?
of the Sons of 'l‘clnporancc of b‘llll‘flold
county. was held yesterday. with Coll
cord Division. No. 2. at Norwalk.
About forty were in attendance. and
after the usual routine of business the
following officers ware elected for the
present your:
District W. I’.——Wll|lllln P. Snlflen
itowayfon.
District W. A.‘--‘l.. Ii. Fililnllllt. West
port.
District Scribcwhlrs. W. A. Pryor
Norwnik.
ellistrict 'I‘rcaslu‘or-«I.owls ilubbcll
Norwalk.
District chaplainwil. l.. Woodworth
Norwalk.
District Conductolwllester Bl‘llIr
(luau. Norwnlk.
lilslrlct Selliincl~vMIss Anna Wann-
dy. New Canaan. '
District Bililfll‘lnltilliltilll-~—Mi‘it. H. 1.
llawlcy. (l. P. W.. New Canaan.
Aggressive work was planned for
the coming year. A new division is to
be instituted Ill Norwich fills wook.
The next meeting will be bold in
New Canaan Ill Abrll.’
Supper was served.
in the evening the regular meeting
of Concord Division was held.' Two
new members were Initiated. ricvorai
grand oilicars Wore presentand the fol-
lowing program was rendered:
Speech.
1’. fl. W. P. Charles A. Hnbbcll. of
Strntford.
Recitation.
Brother William Taylor.
Reading.
I". W. Hoyt.
Harmonica llolo.
William Rowe.
Piano solo.
Miss Grace Plunder. Rowayton.
Recitation. '
Milli Godfrey. Rownyton.
Remarks by (l. W. P.. W. A. it. iinwioy
of New Canaan.
Recitationmmi‘raveilng Ailvc.”
Brother li'rod l-foyt.
Remarks l’l’ r. o. w. r. Brother r.‘ M. T
0
allow
Rocltaltml. «
Mrs. W. l... Pryor.
W
The meat Norwalk Athletic Club
team went tobtamford i It night and
was defeated at-lbasilot b ll brand 7.
M. 0. About team by a some! twen-
y. ofvlllow Canaan. ‘ ,
. a merry even-
rtheorncr. last “
a content. while
. 7 "but. music. comical
recitations. love ongs. dances, negro
titer Interesting fea-
nlilbi' Davis and Silk up-
on thc piano and’gvlolill were well giv-
en. and 'thoruuflbly appreciated. as
were also the sketches
and Gordon. Ind yidually and collect-
nketchcs, and" o
{rendered the love
scene from Born a and Juliet wary of-
pIiaycs was heard
fectlvcly. 1‘3de
James Moore favor-
ln several ponies.
ed with a pupil: .r' of vandalism: and
John ilrennan‘.
. ,_ plan sang. Wlillllnl
Mulviblll execut ‘
with other spool ltles.
Stories were
Id and experiences
exchanged until midnight. when the
banquet hall was boiled. and the facet
'i‘llcre.w re cold meats. bonus.
as. coffee. ‘cakos and
other notables to make the spread an
appetizius one.
sandwiches. blob
. ”XL
If your scalp
polls nttcntloll and
your hair is from ‘
but. don't wait un-
til you lose its“ for it takes a num»
ber of yours for-how half to grow to'n
desirable lengthlfi A good shampoo.
and a good tonic used faithfully will
Hundreds who haVo
used Miss H. S. llllior‘s I-Ialr Tonic
recommend it to others.
shampoo. or your'flnger nulls need no
tcntlon call on Miss H. S. illdor. Room
7. United Bank Building.
hair cutting it specially.
W man—.-
If illuminant
Melamine-art slimline on Exhlbl
lion in the lean Hall lobby.
nu civilian l BUIIIIN
A Contrlvancol'l’lat Records a Ballot
For the Candidates the Elector
Desires to vote For—The Re-
sult Soon Known.
save your hair.
if you need a
Thai ion? the machine
does the reel. even to counting your
This. ill brief. is the plan of the
Mc'l‘ammbny vocng machine. which is
the lobby of the Town
Hall at horwal . The machine will re-
nlnin at Norwaik today and tomorrow.
after which it will be exhibited at Wat»
crbnry and Morldcn. before being taken
before the General Assembly llt Hart-
‘l'ou‘ push”. the
an exhibition i
The machine prevents the voter from
voting until he should.
curds the ballots for the candidates the.
elector desires to vote for and prevents
him from accidentally voting for the
man on the other llckcf.
when each voter has finished, hoop
number of votes
cast. alld announces the total vote for
each candidate upon any number of
separate tickets.
The general plan of the machine is
The voter enters a boofll. the
platform of which acts as a lever; rel:—
islcrs the fact that a voter has entered
the booth. and releases the machine.
which automatically
leaves the booth. and is not unlocked
until the next voter slaps ill.
the voter. arranged lll columns. one
column for each party. are the push
buttons. one opposite the lllliill‘ of each
To vote for any candidate.
the elector simply presses the button.
but this act locks the buttons so that
the same candidate on any other ticket
cannot be mind for.
same button be pressed again for the.
shine candidate until the voter leaves
in fact. all that seems nec-
essary for the use of filo nlachlno iv
flint the voter clln sac and road and
have the power to raise his llnnd to
push the buttons.
The bullets are recorded by means of
perforations In long sheets of paper,
each perforation brim; one vote for the
At the conclusion of tho
balloting. the rolls of paper are put ill~
to ll self-recording collnilnfl-muchluo.
and the mailer of counllnx the votes in
a matter of only ll few minutes. and
the turning of the crank of the auto-
ill cone of dispute the
prrl'orhllons can be counted by eye.
'I‘hcr rout of each machine Ill 3860.
OLD MAIDO’ CONVENTION.
A highly successful entertainment
was given at the Norwnik Baptist
Church. last evening. under the aun-
piece of the Charity Circle. of King’s
It was the repetition of
. the Old Mnids' ,Convmulon. recently
«given‘ydth such success at South Nor-
walk. in addition to this novel has
turn. there were recltatlons by Miss
udo Lawrence Wilcox; also organ
, one by, Mrs. ill. ii. Hotcbkluu.
eta wash large attendance. and ll
‘gl‘iilhl. will be realized as the re»
of the Old Maids' visit to New
record of the
Neither can the
mafia counter.
INJURID oval ILA“.
col .Il tneaccldentlllly set: It all
”trans to... all“; . ’
7 is: of North Haven: Russell
you mice with lead
ll Id
lfifimfim‘m” u‘ tonalg sir liar. .of Rochvlilsl. some
Committees
printed .
M...» m
Announced by Speaker light In
ll'lI. House this Afternoon.
FIRST walla SESSION
A Resolution to Incorporate the South
Norwalk Trust Company Referred
to the Committee on flanker——
Other Resolutions.
[near—m.
HARTFORD. January 15~Ab0llt
Ollfrlllill' of the members were present
when the first real business session of
the Connecticut Legislature began this
morning. For an hour prior to} 12:3u
o'clock. when the General Assembly
convened, the one topic of converse
[ion was speculation regarding the
committees. the appointment of which.
Speaker flight would. by common
knowledge. announce today.
The first business after the chaplain
had offered prayer was the reception
of petitions. "
Mr. King offered the petition of lilo
city of Wiiilnlantlc for amendments to
Its charter. in rapid succession were
sent up a resolution to incorporate the
South Norwnlk Trust Company. refer.
rod to committee on banks: a bill for
a public act concerning the assessment
of poll and military faxes of the State
ir‘irclllen’s Association members; three
bills concerning appropriations to the
Stair- Flremcn‘s Association; an act
concerning the preservation of game:
a petition from .i. E. Barlow. of hurt
ford. for reimbursement for injuric.c
received ill the stoic military encamp
lncnt; petition of William C. Staples
concerning the eclllclncnt of the estate
of Horace Staples.
Then followed the introduction of
resolutions raising the joint commit-
tees. The. rules were suspended and
Hit“ batch of bills passed and at once
transmitted to the Senate.
A resolution ordering the comptrol
lcr to pay to lion. Frank B. Brande
ace the sum of $50 for his services in
organizing the House. last Wednesday
was passed under suspension of the
rules.
A petition came In fronl C. E. liar-
wood and others for the. incorporation
of the liocllville. ilrond Brook and blast
Windsor Railway Company.
Notices wore read by Clerk iiinlnan
that. eight county representative ineetv
lugs would be hold this afternoon tel
organisation.
An Invitation was extended to all
members of the Legislature by c ilart
ford photographer to have complllnen
fury photographs made of lllclnsclvcs
the purpose being to make a comma
“1‘. photograph of the icneral Asseln
lily.
ll. McKenzie and others petitioner.
for an extension of time for hulldin"
llll‘ Waferfown llnll l.ItchfIcld 'l‘l'am
way.
The speaker then called for the
reading of his commlfco appointments
It lasted Mr. llinnlnn‘s voice severely
to road the Iona list aloud.
(in file .iudlclllry—Messrs. Rina. o’
Wildham; Reed. of Stafford: Freeman,
of Hartford; Willttlcsy. of New Lon-
don: liuwcrs. of Manchester: Hubbard
of l.ltcllficld: Wuodruff. of Orange;
(Jul-tins. of Stamford.
Raiding; annnul'd. of Westbrook:
Ellstforll.
0n Billlkil'mdf’fliil‘il. Attwood. of New
Britain: Slaplcs. of Bridgeport; Nash
of Westport; Hitchcock, of Woodbury:
Huntington: ‘llickw'cll. of Merldcll:
Clark. of Milford.
0n Stale Pl‘lbOlll-ir~-M0fiill‘fi. Willard
of Wcthersflcld; Bunuiuk. of Saybrook;
Hall. of Lolcllcsfcr: Kellogg. of New
Iillrfford; Clark. of Canterbury: (You. of
Illlrwiulon; Meyers. of Cheshire.
(in New l‘ownu and Probate Districts
«Messrs. Clark. of Winchester: Loom-
Is. of Cranby: Kilroy. of Iiozrab: Mor~
l‘lii. of Woodbury; Taylor. of Newtown;
Hrldon. of (“.hafhalll: Marcy. of Ash-
ford; Post. of (lullford.
()ll Roads. Bridges and Rivorn~
lord. of Rlllgollcld: Wallis. of Proa-
pccf:: (irlswold. of Bolncrs: Chapman.
of Chutham: Wadhllmll. of flosilcn'
Willama. of Brooklyn; Middleton. of
meat Windsor. -
~ (in lllccrporalionu-«Monurn. Poems.
of Middleton; Blesell. of Sllmoid:
Brady. of New Britain; Brown. of (iris-
WOId: Lillbrldxe. of l‘lnlnl‘lelll; Btugl;
of Strotford; Bristol, of Cheshire;
Travis. of 'l‘orrlnclon.
On Claims-«Messrs. June. of Win-
chester: Averill. of Branford; Miller.
of Avon; Bsbcock. of Bethany: Denier.
of Coicbester; Knowlton. of Ashford:
Morris. of Goshen; Wanner. of New
Folrileld.
On llidueatiouwtfellm. Williams. of
Glastonbury; Gaylord. of .f’iynloutil:
Pruner. of Illicit Hill; ilibbard. of
Woodstock: Boswell. of Greenwich:
Celebroolt; been)“. of inbound. .
0n Bale of undue-Messrs. titles. of
Stamford; Warner. of East swam:
flail. of .iiimlbury: Newborn. of
bloomllehii, Mushroom. of Mariachi
lines. of‘li‘ranldinl Pearl. of Hampton:
Stoddard. of Manuela. ,
1 0n li'ln Messrs. Tucker. of An-
sonic: Bull of barium Abbie. of En,-
ileldl, animal Windham: Dickerson.
' ‘llillford.
"bread Mm
(ill the School FIIIII]—~Mf‘8§i‘8. Hill. of
.inlllos. of ilarwinloll; l-‘rccborll. of
illusion: Davis. of Oxford: Strong. of
Lebanon: Strain. of 'l‘ollllnd; Bucll. of
Spencer. of East l‘lfiillllilil;.Nlliliolfi. of
Messrs. Hinkloy. of Bloninaton; Snn~ .
hundrlck. of Wallingfcrd; humour. of ‘
of medial
of Soothington; Burl-ouch». of Killing-
ly; Eastwood..of Thematic - .
0n Military AffoirHMessrs. Bald—
win. of Beacon Fails: dreams. of Nor-
wich; Shelton. of‘Trulnbulll strong. of
Warren; Phelps. of Windsor: tilde. 9i
Illsbon; Huntington. of Old Lyme;
Green. of Canterbury. ' “ ._ _ .
0n AgriculturemMessrnL Wadsworth.
of Fal'lnlnston: Soutbworth. of Ba)"
brook; Zabrlskie. of Preston; Sanford.
of Bridgewnter; Kllborn. of Washing-
ton; Turner. of Coventry: MOVES“. of
Salem; Wakeman. of b‘airiield.
0n Humane institutionsaMessrs.
Chandler. of Thompson; Rice; of Stem-
ford: Joni). of Winchester; Pheilbrlck.
of Hartford; Durant. of Bethel; Pratt
of Essex; Terrill. of Middlefleld: Pol.-
fer. of Hnmden: Watkins, of Man-
cheater.
0n Cities and Boroughs—v-Messrs.
Whitfiesey. of Daabnry; Colt. of New
London: Lee. of Bridgeport: lineup. of
Wolcott: Blssell. of itldgefield; Tyler.
of iladdam; Main, of Orange; Bellies.
of Canaan.
On fisheries and Game—~Messrs. Cab
bins. of East Lyme; Allen. of Gretna:
float. of illnfleld; Daniels. of Lyme:
Wallace. of Middlchury; Manrosc, of
Bristol; Smith. of Roxbury; Webster.
of Burlington.
On lnsurance——Messrs. Banks. of
Falrficld: Merriam. of East Hartford:
ii'cach, of New Milford; Maxeon, of
Stoninglon; Keeler, of Wilton; Lam-
pcrc. of Wolderford; Culver. of Sey-
mour: Dave rt. of l’omfret.
On Mann actures~Mcssrs. Wilies. of
Vernon; Perkins. of Groton: Conrad. of
Huntington; Rogers. of Barkhamsted: -
Jacobs. of Berlin; Hubbard. oi‘ Crom-
well; Perry. of Chester; Baird. of Non—
galuck. -
0n Appropl'lations~Messrs. Barnes.
of Southillgton: Clark. of Winchester;
Adams. of Norwaik; Atwood. of Kill- ‘
lngly; Olds, of Lisbon; Roe. of Brook~
field: chllel-mnn. of North Haven.
Shepard. of Portland.
(Continued on Eighth Page.)
FAST llelHE REES
Steameliflgilanci‘a Armand ofithe
Banks of Les Colorados.
STRUCK infill THICK filll
Pounding Hard In the Norther That is
Blowing. But in no Immediate
Danger—Has Fifty-eight Pas-
eengers on Board.
HAVANA. January Ill—u'l‘llc Ward
Lille steamer Vigilancin in aground off
the banks of. LosColorados. about one
hundred miles westward of Havana.
’i‘llc Vigilancin was on her way from
V‘cla Cruz. January 10; for Progresso.
Elavann and New York. 'She has fifty-
”Elli. passengers on board. and is com-
zuandcd by Captain Reynolds. She
truck curly yesterday morning. dur-
ing a fog. six miles from the main land.
Word of the disaster reached her
laonts here last night. The steamer
is fast on thoracic, and is pounding in
the partner which is blowing. She is
‘u no immediate danger. however.
The steamer Oriznba. Captain Leigh-
loll. from New York. January 9. for
Havana, with two tugs and lighter. has
been sent to the assistance of the Vig-
Iianrlll. The latter is resting in clov-
-... foot of water forward and fourteen
lost all. No difficulty is expected in
transferring her passengers. and lit
unloading her freight.
'I‘Ilc Viallnncia is of 2.934 ions. net
vuaisfor, She was built in 1.990 at
Chester. l’n.. and is owned by the New
York and Cuba Mall Steamship Corn-3.101111 D. Crimullns; t0 the Metronoli
‘lillly (James ll]. Ward & Company). of
New York.
BOER8 ARE MORE ACTIVE.
Various Commandos Appear to be
Joining General DeWett to the South.
KROONSTAI), Orange River Colony.
Monday. January li——The success of
lilo llurghor peace committee in dislrl-
butlul; among the Republicans. Plilll
llollln's book. “from floor to Boer." has
lulurialcd ilcncrnl De Wet, who. It Is
reported. swears he will shoot the
author at lilo first opportunity.
The rofllltc cnnlp Is now occupied by
2.0% persons. Another is being form-
r-d at iihonoster.
Supplies of all kinds in the towns
are shol'toninlr daily.
The Doors are most active north-
Iward and also In the direction of Lind-
cy.
Various commands appear to be
fainting General De Wet to the South-
war .
LONDON. January ill—«Romulus to
the war office under date of Pretoria
.Innllnry ii. Lord Kitchener says:
“Beyer‘u whole force crossed the
railway near Kallfontein. January 12.
militias to the East. ,
“There are no Important changes In
the positions in the colonies. Several
small portion appear to be returning
to the Orange River colony. Some
Cape rebels who accompanied a com-
.m’el’ldo Into the colony have surrender-
el
DEATH OF AN OLD CAPTAIN.
w
During the War he Wu Acting Master
Of the Ounbost Klnlo.
. NE WIDNDON. January ilk—Can
talc Lllllli'i‘l A. Brown. or Gales Ferry.
led this morning, leaving a widow and
W0 daughters and two if)!!!
in his seventy-ninth. you .
brown was a mariner. outfit
Kineo. and was with 3' ,
hill battles of thew". and t, e Mission
1 rlver. i-le‘maflbu’nddd' .twlcc
wring the accommodaa notaiu
. (Brown kept the villagelstoré all pout-
. zillion at dais» flurry. announcement». grind
was welljlnlliw to eels
libVI‘tMM“ V ‘ ‘
[To the United States (loll Associatlo
wm‘
" ‘wmab—Iiwoslle
cral housework. Applets!
South Norwalk. ‘ .
WANTED-LAlellB ii.
men can maker for roll.
eight and ten dollars ob
formation given; Addre
Room 4. 242*Msln ‘. r
Conn ‘ ‘-
ro La...
TO LET—~3 ROOMS. 82
Main street: 8 rooms.
Turnpike; also 2 stores.
Apply McNamara. 82
street, South Norwalk.
”376” LET-Two"""l«7noulr
neatly furnished. 72‘ hit it
street. '
To LET-miner recon; 5' no “
and one attic room. No, 13 Ell
street. Apply to F. H. Rowan
Ior avenue. South Norwal , ,
T0 LET—FARM AT EAST
walk. 100 acres. well watered
larly situated for dairy use.*fln
of Long Island Sound. Farm .
Norwalk. 50 acres. good we} be
ills on Five Mile River.-well"sbit
dairy or stock farm. Farm .3
Five Mile River, 100 acre"
farm near the city. Several g
cmcnts. Manufactory with"
Buildings for storage. Raymon
"+6 ’Lérhll‘fifififl' all.
business at Rowayton will
on lease. on and after Feb
particulars apply H. Po of
Norwalk. ‘ up
To LET~FIRST FLOOR
rooms. 81 Woodward even
SS; houses and building lots 0
Easy payments: second floor. 5
81 Woodward avenue. rent
to E. A. Woodward. * ' '
lie. 2 Mahackemo his
chance to go into business
capital. For further particlil
quire at the oflice of the’
Clear Company. \
FOR BALE—JFHE elo'h S'l‘ an
‘A
LOST—A pocnmaoo’ .
falnlng quite a sum of money.
day afternoon. either on Washi
South Main or Monroe Sta. .'
will please leave at Sentlne
and be suitably rewarded. , 3
we; BURN-GOLF etu-
m, ......
Officers and comml
At thc annual meeting-hf til in
here of the Woo Burn Golf Clix .
following governors were elected.
serve until January. 1904‘: A. S.
W. i). Daskanl, H. L. Williams. W
(.‘apen. J. '1‘. Williams, .lr.' ‘
The. governors whose terms did u
(-xpfre. and who with those given;
make up the governing board. are all
follows:
Class of 1903--—Jolln D. Crimmins .
Merritt. A. H. Smith. M. n. Pitt, Jam
S. Jenkins. A
Class of 1902——H. r. Devens. w:
Baldwin. E. E. Bruggerhoff.’
Smith. F. ii. White. ' '
The board of governors has else
the following officers: 3
President, John D. Cl‘lmmlns; Vie
president. Edward E. Bruggerhoifos"
rotary, Harvey L. Williams; treasure .
pigeon L. Baldwin; captain. Alfred ti"
Delegates Worn chosen
Golf Association. Alfred S. Pitt..harw.
vey L. Williams. to the League 01’
nectlcut Golf Clubs. Harvey L.
llams: to the Women's Metrop .
:olf Association. Mrs.- Franklin
Jones. Mrs. Harvey L. Williamil.
The president has “announced
appointment of the following sci
committees: . "
Greens Committee-«Edward En
sol-boll l chairman). Archibald ,
Smith. Wilson 1.. Baldwin. ~ '
Handicap ConlnlltteemMalco '
i'itt (chairman). John TuWilliam .
Schuyler Merritt.
House Committee-«Walter» N. .C
(chairman). James H._Jonkins.,Al ‘
s. cm.
Committee on Admissions—fit? ..
W. Smith lohalrman).W'uliet“
knm. Dr. J.‘ n. wane. . . . ,
The club has now over 140m
bore. and is in better shape final;
than at any time sinoelitsvorlfo
tion. The course is openrfor bl
winter. and. while ' manyl‘
avail themselves of the opportu
faced by the open winterize may
more are probably lnterestedcln ~ .
shootlna. The club installed I ..
pigeon trap about a year-m.“ .
dlcap swuepstakes crochet o J
Saturday afternoon. while .
events are arranged forholidm.
DEATH FROM A‘ILOW.
Private In the Unite ‘
Corp. Killed by .. .
NlliW YORK: January iMollh
ford. twenty-six years old..ajpri
tile ‘Uhltcd States Mari
llrooklyn Navy Yard WM. ltll
lust‘niaht. by John. in“
bartender. Stafford.
became boisterous.‘a
death blow at the ,h
tender. who was try
Henry has disappe
ruselosulr .
But he be“ not time
Office for Cover
’WASHINGTO Joe My
president caused ll» -%
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