W " Will in bloomed ‘ by Prosecut- . Kiln: Attorney mm It. Tailor. lacuna Tn ASSOCIATE 'A Resolution Appointing Thorn Intro. cloud in the House at Hartford. Yesterday—Walsh May be Prosecutor. General lltusscll Frost has announced to members of the Norwalk bar that the pressure of other duties make it imperative for him to retire from the :ludgship oil the Norwnlk Town Court at the expiration of the present term, May 1st. Judge Frost said this morning that the demands of his law practice. his work as president of the First National Bank. and his duties as general com~ mandlug'the military force of the state. together with his personal matters. make it necessary for him to be re‘ lleved of the duties of the ludgeshlp. Judge. il‘l‘ost has held this position continuously since the organization of the court in May. 1895. having been twice rte-elected by the Legislature, and accepting the last appointment only because of- special circumstances then or as his appointment. s will retire with the kindly senti- ments of the attorneys who have prac- ticed before the Town Court. and who. with scarcely an exception. have highly commended the. able and fair-minded administration of justice rendered by Judge Front. , in criminal matters he has exercised discriminating care in meting out adequate. names to vicious. or. habit» ; ual rifled l rs. and in so'treating first offwee‘s‘aud specially charges against very young persons. as to restrain them’ from former violatittpot law, and to proventclhem becomlp‘g habitual crimi- nals. it leases agaihst children and youths c has exercised great patience and consideration by continuing cases and suspending... . _ ‘ ‘ . tences. uni so pull in; them upon their good behavior. and'givlng‘them oppor- tunity tormeuding their. ways and be- coming glued citizens. in this way many have been» "kept from imprison- ment in jail."ahll“lhe“ evil influence or experience! criminals. 5- in the trial of civil cases his judg- ment has been «regained as conscien- tiousand just. according to his view of the law and the. facts. and in many appeals to the higher courts none of his decisions have been reversed. The court. as conducted by him. has been a dignified and respected tribunal. where parties could feel that their cas- es would receive careful consideration. and an honest decision upon the mer- its with regard only to the justice of the cause. The leading candidate to 8“th Judge. Frost is Prosecuting Attorney ATTORNEY JOBIPH R. TAYLOR. Who Will Soon he Known by the Olg- nifiod Title of Judge. Joseph ill. Wylur. oi South Norwalk. Attorney E. hi. lmkvrood. of Norwalk. is the copulate tor the associate judge ship to sourced Judge Gregory. in the liotmmsuterdamhow was introduced a resolution appointing Mr. Taylor and Mr. Lockwood. lodge and assistant in of the Tom Court. John J. Wu ab. ll moment. will probably be. appointed prosreutor. ., DAViD BARRICIl PROGRAM. 1‘ An Artistic Pleas of Printing from the Freeman Press. One of the, heats-t things in the printing line that has over some to the attention“? The Mallard is the pro mine David tier-rick. to be given under the auspices oi the catholic (dub at Hart‘s inquire. tomorrow in t. t was drained. printed and not 1: aquAm' on . o lien or timid maxim button manipulate at the modes tact! hid WM. Wins ”him no .‘ ”WHO“ 0‘ 33“}: m. M‘ use». 3: wiggle," ‘ f: ”3.3mm W mm min matter in: In W: Dinereaee Between canoe and. tissue! Colin and Oliver. dad The Dra- matic Values!" Jenner in the Play. Scene ii of Act ill was then room and the hour proved all too short for the animated discussion which followed. Promptly at 8:05‘ the feature begun. Nearly one hundred people greeted Dr. Sykes. proving a most responsive and- ience. The lecturer spoke for titty-live minutes. and answered two questions which had been handed in to him. one being open the old dispute as to wheth- er Bacon was Shakespeare. Miss Agnes Ross Gibbs sang the two lovely little songs of Amlena in the play. set by Arne to music. delighting the com- pany. and receiving hearty and cordial applause. Miss Wilson was the accom- panist. and has transposed the songs for use. as the English book does not give the songs in a key for a contralto. The fine pictures of Oxford. and other English towns ough which Shakespeare passed on his way to Lon- don. and of the [modern of his time. The next lecture will be February 6th. the play being the Merchant of Venice. Beaumont Warmly Welcomed ill! the lion bars of lrinltv Parish. llllillll hand any Rev. and Mrs. Humphries the Central Figures of Last Night's Function At the Church—Liberal Re- coipts. Nearly three. hundred members and friends of Trinity Episcopal parish at tended. last night. the birthday party and reception tendered to the non rector.“ 'ltev. homily F. ilumphries. and his wife. The affair was one of tilt most enjoyable events of the winter swoon. and was a success both swish ly and financially. Thu. birthday party consisted in bringing a sum representative of the number of years in each attendant}. age. and it is remarkable what the to tal amounts to. in the afierntmn no children of the Sunday school had an opportunity to attest their loyalty tr as their share or the birthday scheme The following programme was pro seated: Th C t Secretion“ . um «i 3.. . .tlir’ls"l£lholr.= Solo~Tanhcttr Willi. Bis: spermatozoa Recitation. Miss Rosie Lundquisf. SoiowSong or the Sunny "South. Miss Grace Noack. Recitation. Miss Elizabeth Manson. i’iauo solo»—~Masqueraders‘ Two Step Miss Katherine Thomas. Recitation, Miss Ella Louise McClure. Salem-Some l’lay l'il Wander Back, Miss Tillie Destrich. Headings-~~Bird‘s Christmas Carol anr Scein‘ Things at Night. Rev. it. P. llumphries. Miss Magdeiena li‘roeh was the pin no accompanist. and is entitled tr much commendation for her efforts tr arranging the programme. In its con clnslon refreshments were served. The entertainment in the would was also an excellent one. each num her being well received and heartil} applauded. The programme follows: Selection—The Holy City. Girls Choir. Songw'l‘ho Church Across the Way. Miss 'l‘illle (lestreich. Recitatienw'l‘he Farm \‘arrl, Miss Alice Buruham. Songs‘ilnphne in into and The Mad ri l. Adams Miss Grace Adams. Plano Duetv'l‘ramorv. iiulwnstein .‘iiss l’roob and Mr. llaarille. Solon-Song of the Sunny South. Miss Grow Neath. Recitationwilarbara i‘rictehle. ~ bliss Alice linrnham. The accompanists were Mrs. James Hall and Miss mm The speeches of the creator: were byfs. C. Palmer. who made the addmss unwelcome and extended a m drooling to all preocnt. and the it" if; llumphrlos. who cloned the pro gram. mic. He expressed his pleats: at out. ..-9ltwrlnailr to mt . manhunt snarl-1m.th ed that the feeling of sociability thur commenced would continue. Mr llumphrloa was warmly mind. and at the correlation of his remarks tin team! of the church introduced every one present to Mn'tml lira llumphv rim. Win“; a! sandwiches. colon. Mound loom wommedbrthe ladies of the tlulld. Set-oral tables were spread in the dining row ad- lotnlng the Sunday school room. W the! m Wily presided one: to humanize-riot. tars. 0.0 utilises and Ira a c. Palmer m atthoum The chairman“ the on Matt‘s-t committee was Ira. ii. A Ilsa llarela l. lludflck. Ilsa (“arm Foster. treasurer of the named “It! W a of lite ll”. «Ella. VIII «White tin-surround lathe M! The Reasons for and ”Against the liar: the church. and they contributed tit. . lugs. Therswere tour interesting pap- « are giveuwtilhs Nature of Gem The Discussed at a looting of the Board of Directors. m an ATM a nun The Home of the Association to be Located in the Business Section Of South Nor-walk. With Stores for Rent. The Board of Directors of the Y. hi. C. A. held its monthly business meet- ing at the rooms in Elisabeth street. last evening. and among the various questions discussed. the new building movement was the most important. The growth of the work during the past year, and especially during the past few mantles, has been quite. ro~ markable. when all the circumstances are taken into moulderatlon. These facts, and the offer of one eit- izen to give $1,000 towards the erec- tion of a new building. have influenced the directors. to formally decide to undertake. at once. the raising of $40.- one, for the purpose of purchasing a site, erecting and equipping a build- ‘zng for the permanent home of the Young Men's Christian Association of the Norwalks. The building will be located in the business section of South Norwaik. ind will have stores for rent on the first floor. sleeping rooms on the upper floor to rent to young men. while the amend floor will be devoted to the working moms of theassoclation. with a large gymnasium. baths, etc. in the ‘ear on the ground floor. The directors adjourned to meet on ‘i‘uesday evening of next week to for- "her discuss ways and means. location =tc.. and it is expected that State. Soc- tien of the. work of General Secretary rotary Rates will be present. The board expressed great enamels tomes ii. Norris. who will complete his first veer of service in South Nor walk on the diet of this month. He was unanimously reelected for anotlr er year and be has been urged to no cent. ,A new budget of estimated expenses for the mains: year was adopted. it full report of the year's work and financial mnditon will be published coon after-February 1st. ‘ The membership at present is nine wt]; 3mm“! thirtymon juniors; :otn , ‘ '7 TROLLEY PARTY AND DANCE. Given in Honor of an. Mansfield— Presented With a Watch Chain. An informal trolley party was men art evening by a congenial and lolly ‘ew of Norwalk residents. Special oar \‘o. 2] was taken at 7:30 in front of ‘hc Norwalit Club building and arriv- "d at 3 o'clock at tlnider‘s Hall. at ‘ion‘ayton. The merrymaking was ‘oon at its height. starting off with in original forces-omen entitled ‘The Banner Raising." well acted by bombers of the party. The scenes lepieting “The Rummage Sale." "The Vaccination Process." and "The Ban- Icr Raising“ fairly mavulsing the au- lldldu. Herbert R. Smith was master of cor ‘momcs at the rummage sale and did iinrselt proud in announcing the var- ous relics he had to dispose oi. After the play dancing was in order mill 13:30. when all sat down to an dd~fashioncd supper. A pleasing innovation was the old 'ushiwnetl square dances. to the fan» liar strains of the "money must" and utter ancient iuucs reeled off in a truly manner by a fiddler and mando in player. J. A. Osborn announced the turret: It a number of notables who won- na- iblc to be preempt because of the heavy rcspoambiity of state and an “too. One of tho many happy events of The evening: m the presentation to llr. Mansfield of a magnificent gold :haln. Lieutenant Governor Mario 0. Keel or made the presentation Mr. Manaleld responded in a feel- ‘na manner. amusing his sincere- ‘hanks for tho gift. The. everybody had mailing aloe tomudthotlmol‘ortheutpm vaun- onlv too «son. The car left notorio- at it o‘clock and the guests arrived home at a sco- iunahlo hour. The Mm car chartered for the Winn was decorated with lights. in studio: a lane mum cluster of mi. white and Noe. fastened upon the dash at each end of the m. M moral. mar. and tin. J. Arthur Osborn. Ir. and fire In Oslo. 3m '0 I "A" ”HINT. “‘31" 1th, Mcwuuamr Rotor. Point W . The Million bound out. The Baxter Wrecking Comm! 0,! ll torn. rent a boot up yesterday. aluminum to locate the barge. but did not succeed. GNAWED HWY/AV TO LIBERTY. Fox Hound can‘llflcd to Es~Mayor so ham Makes his Escape. lax-Mayor Charles G. Bohanuan re cently secured a handsome for. bound of H. h‘. Fuller. of Dedham, Mass.. and yesterday the new“ seat to South Norwnlk by Admin Express. While waiting at the onion hero for delivery to Dr. Bohannau. the dog gnawed its way out of the crate and «made his as- eape. An effort is being made to find him. The collar bore the name of Mr. l-‘uiler. - ; The South Now it: police last night found a white poi ter bitch. with the panic "Paterson" ‘ a the collar. and are holding her f an owner. SHllHT Willis Hill Hours and Sons Adjourn Outof Respect. to the Queen. till” A Hill Nfll PHITIUNS A Measure Aiming at the Repeal of the Present Statute Concerning Fun for the Sale of Spiri- tuous Liquors. HARTFORD. January ill—The. House was but slimly attended this morning. and alter a half hour's ses- sion adjourned out of respect for the death of the queen. There were only a few new petitions seat in this morning. Mr. Stone. at Bethlehem. introduced an act prov-id. tag that no savings bank shall occupy the same building with a national bank. the aim of the bill being to keep the institutions entirely separate. Mr. Pearns. of Niddletown. intro stared an important bill regarding Ii. qnor licenses. The measure aims at the repeal of the 91'th statute con- cerning liquor fees for the. sale of spir‘ irtious liuuora. on the ground that the law is ambiguous: dad is note-ally tom lowed. A new reading of tho stature Will follow. A bill arranging the duties of the newly appointed clerk of engrossing hills uas oflered and passed. it out- lines the duties of Mr. Eddy and sop nrates them from those of the clerk or hills. Mr liinckley of Stonington. pm» scaled a resolution appointing ii. 1-. Williams county mmmissioner for New London for unexpired term to limit. and Mr. Brown. of Griswold. ap- pointing Charles D. Noyes for full term from July i. The rules were aus- pendod and the resolutions adopted and transmitted to the Senate. Mr. King. of Wingham. moved ad- journment until 12m Tuesday. m line with the Senate. Passed. At the conclusion of business at 11 o‘clock. Hr. Taylor. of Putnam. pro sent-ed the following resolution on the death of Her Majesty. Queen Victoria: "That this House has learned with deep sorrow of the death of Her his} "sly. Queen Victoria. and sympathises with the people of (treat Britain in the ions or” their cherished sovereign: “That the flag on the capitol be pine ed at half must in the day of the fun- eral; "That the governor be requested to tonirnunitcate this expression of the sentiment of this titans» to the. govern- ment of Great Britain. “'I'hat as a further mark of respect to the memory of Queen Victoria. the House do now sdiwrn." The resolution was panned. HARTFORD. January Zl—«The Sen- ate adjourned alter a brief 51.5!th today. Before adjournment the House Motion on the Queen's death came up for discussion between the butters. but owing to Dir. Taylorh resolution being r joint mutation. it was not ot- fer-ed. Senator Mire" introduced a res olution asking that the cost of lighting the capital by electricity be resumed upon. senator Rental: ofleml a resolution introducing telephones in the Senate chamber. The" were one or two ulna peti. lions. among titers one by Senator lime restoring forfeited rights to 83.- ool Wilson. of New item. Thoma adiosrmfl at it?“ until It” on My. REAL EITATE TRAWEIC. The Loss bu Last Night’s Bic Fire in Mon- treal will Foot up in the Neighbor— hood oi $2,509,000. MONTREAL, January 24—Thc fire which started here last evening was completely The losses are various y lars. under control at 3 o'clock this morning. _ estimated at from two to four million dol- All of the Fire Underwriters were burned out. and it will be impt‘ssiblc to give any reliable figures for several hours. Today business is practically stagnant, and crowds of people I throngcd the narrow streets arouudt . burned district. The Board of Trade walls are standing, but the building is otherwisle complete- ly destroyed, though supposed to be fireproof. The other build- ings are masses of ice anti charred ruins. The burned district is bounded by St. Sacrament, Lemoine, St. Nicholas and Foundling streets. The west side of St. Peter street as far north as Lemoiuc is also burned. S axe 8: Company. where the fire is supposed to have originated, say their wholesale clothing factory was closed at 6 o'clock, and they know nothing as to the origin of the fire. The total loss will exceed $2,500,000. The Board of Trade building was erected in 1891, at a cost of $700,000. Besides the loss of thousands of business records, 156 firms thirty and tenants of that building were burned out. . ' Altogether building's. chiefly wholesale warehouses. were destroyed, with their contents. Two men, employees of a Jewish tailor arc missli lg. and it is feared they have perished as they were supposed to have been at work when the fire started. Crazed with Drink. She Shot her Husband. NEW LONDON. January 24—Whilc crazed with drink. this morning. Mrs. \l'iilialr Mitchell, 0f Groton. shot her husband in the forehead with a 324:3 bone of the skull. and lodged in the tissue of the brain. ibrc revolver. The ball fractured the frontal It was re- luovc-l by Dr. I‘lcwes, who this afternoon is engaged in trepaning the skull. The wound. while not necessarily fatal. is a very danger Ullfi O ne. Mitchell had been drinking last night, and was recover- ing from the effects this morning. when his wife came into the room and picked a quarrel with him. She threatened him with a revolver, but afterwards put the weapon away. Later she went to his room and fired the shot. The woman was arrested by Constable O’Brien. Both volvers when they have been drinking. Mitchell and his wife have been in the habit of brandishing rc- Mitcheil inherited a large amount of property from his uncle. the late Colonel William Mitch- ell. of Groton. Lipton’s Plans’ for Lifting the Cup. NEW YORK. January 24—~'l‘lic steamer Oceanic which arriv- ed he tativc of Sir Thomas Lipton. .. c u p. work re today had on board David Barrie, the New York represen- Mr. Barrie said: Sir Thomas Lipton is very busy with his plans for lifting the This time he expects to take it away from this country. The on the new yacht is probably not as far along as might have been expected. Ratsey has the sals all finished. Before I left I saw Captain Sycamore and Watson the designer. I did not see the yacht nor has Sir Thomas seen her; in fact. no one has seen her, and those who have business at the yard are only. admitted on credentials and even these are smuetimcs questioned." .\ir. Barrie said there was on truth in the report that the work cm the new boat was being done at night. He further said Sir T homes Upton believed it was not an im- possibility that Emperor William might come over to see the race. Favorable Report on Mr. Hill’s Bill. \l'ASHlNG'l‘OX. january 24—-iiy a party vote of nine to six, the House committee on coinage today ordered a favorable report on th 0 bill of Representative Hill. of Connecticut. to maintain the silver dollar at parity with gold. Fins was (lone after the cormnitiee had refused to defer action on th e pending bills to permit the minority members of the cum- mince in be heard. and a conununicatitm from William 1. Bryan to be received. This. however. was without purpose to exclude Mr. Bryan's rtmimunicstion, which will be received and printed as a part of the hearings. ‘ (. Funeral of Queen Victoria. owns. isle of Wight. january 24. 12:33 p. m.-—-Tbe funeral of the queen has been fixed for Windsor Castle, on February 2d. The body of the late queen will be removed from Osborne on Feb- mar}- ISL it is the expressed desire of the queen that the funeral should be military in character. Several officials arrived from Wind— sor this morning. bringing lilt: state regalia. baizc it was carried in a bag. A naval salute of twenty-one guns was fired here at noon to‘ day in honor of King Edward VII. Form and Steamboat Collide. XE“ YORKJanuary 24-»1‘he New York and New Haven (fornpany's steamboat City of Bunion. collided with the ferry boat l-‘nlto a. of the Fulton street line. in midstrcam today. doing $300 damage to the ferry boat. and causing some excitement among the few managers and team on the ferry boat. but no one was hurt. The Fulton had reached midstrcam. There was no fog in the river. that no great damage ton went on her way. but a strong current was running. As norm its it was learned was done to the ferry boat the City of Brock- Brilish Steamer Starcross Ashore. ,, LEWI-ZS. i)cl.. january zit—The British steamer Slammer, from Dakar. Africa. for Philadelphia. went ashore early this mom- ing. abom two miles north of the North Beach Life Saving Sta— tion. which is on the ill: laud coast. thirtycight miles below the Delaware Brmkwater. c steamer is well up on the beach. Three tugs: have gone from this place to the assistance of the stranded resort. Suicide bu Shooting. CANAAK. January 24--Accl Tobey. aged 25 years. living in Canaan valley nurture. unaudited suicide this morning by shoot- 24 Bags . . ’ , Tobey hadhrgeu in poor health for nucilin the breast with a revolver. [loath wuiostaataacont limo liaisons ‘ energy and push to ac M _, salesman in the groom :ll‘ some experience proton ll" cording to ability. Add“ Gen'l. Delivery. South um WANTED—HAT Thin f C. Wilson in Colo. corner, . and Cross Sta. So. Norwa‘l ‘ WANTED—A vaurna. a. " immediately to wunabury. &, ‘ Stamford. Conn. . . St. ' cold water on first and needed All in complete repair. Enquire iinyview avenue. «. “ will rent for light housekeeping. quire il Burbank street. Boa walk. To Lab—WHOLE OR PAR ' house. Allimprovemots. inquire it. Taylor, Gregory Boulov‘nl', Norwalk. -.‘_*~.W To LET—THE COAL YARD business at Rowayton will be to ma; on lease. on and after Feb. 1 . . particulars apply it. Popper. ‘ Norwailt. ‘ “58 i! To LET-Flit8T.i‘LOOlt 08‘ rooms, 81 Woodward avenue. 38; houses and building lot: f Easy payments; second floor. 5 81 Woodward avenue. rent 88. to E. A. Woodward. ' ’ Bates. Raymond St, Darlen. ‘ FOR BALE-THI‘ CIGAR No. 2 Mahackemo block. chance to go into business on capital. For further particular! quire at the allies of‘ tits Old W Cigar Company. LOST. LOST-A TICK. TAN AND . . pointer, with collar, having the ' Fuller. Dedham, Mass. Finder " please. return to Dr. 0. 0. Bo South Norwalk. . STATE DUNN!” HEN. .. Reports and Other Matters of into At the Waterbury Mootin .. WAT URY‘. January 5. , second ann‘almeetlngnt thanks . " Men's Association at Manuel: in Pythian Hall. in hill. of \ morning. President Guernsey, of Haven, presided and delegates number of over one hundred ;. present from New Haven, ‘ “j Bridgeport. Meriden. New [nation It! sonla. Norwallt and Danhury. ' ' The morning hours were occupied with the reading of the reports of ‘tlfb officers and committees. These re» ports showed the state association be in a satisfactory condlton. Matters of interest to the merchants pending in the Legislature were discussed. and it is probable that the innuendo " the state association will be omega to bear to secure the passage of audio measures of importano to the mar chants. . At 1:30 the meeting Britannia banquet served at the viii hound. Visiting delegates were met by . ‘ committee from the local associatloft VALE—HARVARD BOATING PLANS NEW HAVEN. January 24~Yald and Harvard will settle their W plans tomorrow or Saturday, It I W forence between representatives 2 the two colleges in Boston. «We be represented by Manager Ag'll. ' " srdson, and Captain trim the University nary. Maths , details of the three mcos‘iwil be cussed. it is emdndfllat . program will be carried out. no fool: met years. . W l YALE GETS A GIFT OF ”0 NEW HAVEN. Jami“! 2 l - notification has been received at of the gift of $50,000 it! the kid a. Kant. of Chlcalto. none of tilt visions of his will. it was ‘ Yale this morning. tht the m be devoted to the erection of.” tion to the present Kent - C OLDEBT GRADUATE DEA NEW roux. January. 34- D. Stillman. the oldest «and Yale College. and member ‘. ‘ Brooklyn Bar. died this ' ninety-sixth year, at. his Mind Brooklyn. of bronchial pneumonia; was stricken last WM]: TIAVELEIS’ INIUIANCI Attendee is called to the m‘» The Tnvhlors‘ term ,4 . appearing In our advertising ' it contains the drum of . m "'..;.’"’"’fh" u... ' , m t con man ialtby tholuwuflmm ‘ assets now amount to Mt its Excess Security to . column”. to ill ‘ t mused him more titan traurm. “ V money by unit. and ha i , Is tome. smalls: wanna .,
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