_,c.ltoa of l90l
vii indoor couscous.
: illiiiiluiiiiun GUESTS
Upward of. One Thousand Believed to
Have Attended the Delightful Af-
fnlrmFeItMtlos Brought to
a Close at 1:30.
A more successful social cvent'lias
not taken place this year than the re
ception of the graduating class of the
‘ South Norwaik High School. which
Was held in the armory, last night.
The graduates proved admirable hosts
and hostesses and did all in their pow-
er to help their guests have the best
time possible. That they succeeded in
their purpose is attested by the praise
of all in the large assembiance. Very
much credit is due the committee who
had charge of the affair. The mem-
bers Wore J. William Volimer. manag-
er of the floor; George S. Raymond
and Ira Gregory, these young men be-
ing members of the graduating class;
Clifford Adams, Gilbert Bogart. Harry
Ferris, Victor W. Ferris. Edison how
is, Olin Young, Harvey Crew and Wil-
liam Reed.
, The class motto. "Lahore ct lion-
' ore," was hung conspicuously over me
railing of the balcony. The members
' of the class lived up to part of their
motto, at least. last night, for they
worked indefatigably to make the cios»
ing event of their High School iiie
successful to the utmost.
The members of the graduating class
are Misses Edna Baker, Gertrude Von
Gal, Bessie Mills and Fannie Gold-
schmidt. Messrs. J. William Vollmcr,
lrn 0. Gregory and George S. Raymond.
There were in the neighborhood of a
tliousun‘dguests present. The gallery
was lllronged, as was the floor of the
spacious "building. A large part of those
present took part in the dancing. The
merry trippers completely covered the
floor of‘the main part of the building.
The fine program comprised twenty-
two of the most popular dances of the
day. Linxweller’s orchestra furnished
music in their usual excellent style,
, ' adding greatly o the pleasure of the
occasion. Ilal'l‘ié,3mltli,.:the Norwain
veteran-"was present with assistants,
and dispensed ice cream, cake and'otl1~
er refreshments. The hdancingojcczm—
menced‘r ro Mn“ e app n ed
hour “.33un ‘ifffi’i'ingweet Home.
was played. The costumes of the la-
dies were beautiful and varied. The
. ' guests included people drum Bridge-
port, Stamford, Wilton. New Canaan.
liarien, Rowayton, Green Farms, West-
port and a number of other surround-
ing towns. Among the dancers were
the following:
Misses Florence Baldwin, Marion
liawley, Mary” Eleanor and Susan
smith. Lillian St. John, Mabel Ferris,
Edna Brown, Norma Sharer, May and
Lucile .Denton, Clara Dibble. iina
Force, Sadie Brown, Nina Zoloff, Mabel
Sherwood, Meta Porter, Kathryn Ste-
vens. Gertrude Cole, Bessie Hoffman.
Vivian Seder-strum, Ituth Clary, Helena
Mitchell, Helen Lynch. May, Florence
and Clara Raymond. Lillian Crockett.
Pear Stevens, Lillian Watkins, Elsie
Crockett, Elizabeth irvlng, Grace Buck—
nam. Maude Bush. Ruth Kendall, Susie
Seymour, Marion Nash, Hazel Lock~
wood. Lillian Deverall, Margaret Cia-
ven. Bessie Stowe. May Fallon. Annie
Lucille Smith, Lillian Guile. Jessie
Girard, Mabel Sherwood, Florence De-
Witt. Viola StafrflHclcn Flynn, May
Merritt, Addie Naphey, Daisy Wad-
liams. Clara Theise, Elizabeth Powers,
Maggie Whitlock, May Murray, Maude
Wolfe. Ethel Petty, Lulu Gregory. May
GrisWold. Lottie and Josephine Sham-
way. Hattie Clark, Vera Whitney, Bes-
sie Keoler, May Mockler. Mildred rio.
man, Maude Kecler. Ethel «Hendrick.
son. Milicent Sherwood, Addie and
future. Lawrence, May Hadden, Sarah
Hastings, Addie. Clara Belle and Helen
Waterbury, Helen Gehebe. Alice Lyon,
Bessie Stanley, Lulu Bowen, Bertha
Hansen, Lillian Sl-lcox. May Bellock,
Grace Raymond, Millie Baxter, Ella
and Bessie Lindeborg, May Kelly, Sa-
die Keogh, Edith Kemper, Bessie na-
phey. Mamie and Lizzie Martin. Grace
Chittlm. Maggie Hatchman, Mamie
Kelly. Zuella and Bible. Allen, Jessie
McKay, Lola and Ethel Potter. Eleanor
Emmerson, Katherine Hunter, Bells,
Cameron, luez Tailmadge. lsabol Aller,
Jennie Siauson, Essie Platt, Bertha
Ifunter,:Jennle Lowndes. Ads and An.
.nie Warden. Edith Young, Margaret
Powers. Sophie Berg, Sadie ,Cashaw.
Bessie Wilson, Florence Eliondorf, Lil-
lian Wicks, Carrie and Elizabeth
Adams, MayMulleh. - ' ,
.Superiutendeutijnnd Mrs. W. C.
Foote. Mr.-.-iind Mrs: W. S. 'Sturtovnnt,
Mr. and Mrs. flurry ,Mather, Mr. and
Mi's.[f3ornard Reynolds..Mr. and Mrs.
W..I’.,Randnll, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard
Whitney, Mr. and. Mrs. George is.
Whelpl’ey Mr. all , rs. Loo Davis, on.
auers. J. B we, , Russell. Mr. and
Mrs. Edwin Thomas, Mr. and Mrs.
Willis 'Nickorso‘n', ,Mr.‘ and Mrs. Hilbert
Marsh. Mr. bud-Mrs. P. J. Burns, Mr.
and Mrs. Manuel'l‘. Match, Mr. and
Mrs.‘Churlou Fillow, Mr. and Mrs. w.
(3. Chase, :fMi‘s. Frederick . Raymond.
Mrs. Wench: Woioh. Mrs. Jennie L.
Nash and Mrsnliiilti‘y Themes.
. Messrs ,, eorgoi.F.i,Bsarse. Jr..fiarry
Sterling, Chester snodict, Charles An.
do jni'drlotcher. Williamson, illdson
, Lewis. Charles i Charles it. halter,
' ' on Hyatt, Gilbert
rion. Frank Starte-
yant, , Jesse Hon- 0
Parker, liar:
‘ is ‘ ‘io‘i‘i dough.»dawn-«invalidated '3
13mgn,lfraukand‘EdWIrdiKoilv.‘wa~ g .
nrd Benton . flurry Weston, Claude
‘ . Vietch, on art Lawlou.‘Pei‘oy:Wlld9n.
Frank VdnBuren. Fred Ambler. Percy
Draw. ,Geor'gs Williamson; Harry W
Frank ‘ Flanagan, Fred “Filo.
,fiarrls. Charles Lindeboru.
Dunn, Frank Darn, Howard Seymour,
Archer Bangor. Fred Scam, William
Comatock, William Sterling, Howard
Stevens, Edward Rowe. Rutherford
Keeler, Dr. L. M. Allen-John Mullins.
Joseph Volk Jr.. George Sherwood.
William Taylor; George Wilmct. James
Yates, Albert Nickerson. Frank Briggs,
Clifford Adams. Benjamin Monitor. tiar-
ry Damon. John Cashaw, Arthur Cnitv
tlm, Charles Miller, Howard J. Bloom-
er. Jay Reynolds. Oliver Stanley, Wil-
liam Reed, Percy Quintui'd. William
Monks. Roy Parker, lloland Bradley,
J. ,Wosley Slauson, Freeman Light,
Horace Keyworth. John Mockler, ltd-
ward Mallcy, Jacob VonGal. Harry Uln-
son. Oscar Squires, William Phillip-
son, James Young. Frank Sherman,
Harold Seymour, Willard Comstock,
John McMahon, William and Paul
Briggermnn. Leftoy Crockett, , Waiter
Becker. Arthur Guy, Howard Weicli,
Everett Hatchman, Fred Moulton,
Charles '1‘. Mitchell. William Weed.
Frank Craw, Philip Connors, John lteyo
nolds, Joseph Elle, Richard Barrett,
Joseph and Charles Steegmuiler, Fred-
erick Hanford. Harry Gorham. Dr. in.
H. Gregory. Howard Baker. A. J. Coi-
llus, Max Schumann. George J. Lam-
phere. Charles H. Moore.
sullen nun
New (translate and Singers will
be in the Churches Tomorrow.
noun a ANNIVERSARY
A Handsome New Altar, in Memory of
Mrs. Iva Stillson-Thomlon. to be
Cousocratod and Class Con-
firmed by Bishop.
it is the custom evory year if there
are any changes to be made in the
choirs of the churches, to have them
take effect the first Sunday in May.
Tomorrow will mark the confluence
meat of a new musical your in the
churches of The Norwulks. In some
cases there will be partial and iii oth-
ers a complete change in the person-
nel of the musical organizations.
There is to b an interesting ser.
vice at Trinity piscopal Church to-
morrow night, when Bishop Chauncey
B. Brewster, of Hartford preaches a
sermon and confirms a large class.
This is always an important event in
all Episcopal Churches. and at such
times the edifice is lways filled to
overflowing. The ,chor will continue
to be the same this year as last. it
has prepared special music for the day
as is always the custom on the first
Sunday in May. Mrs. .1. li‘. Hall of
NOI'Willk. will continue to be the or-
ganist, and Philip“. Knapp and Miss
Grace Adams will also remain as lead-
ers of the chorus choir. No change
will lie made in the junior choir of
the Sunday school. The beautiful new
pulpit, which arrived and was set up
yesterday. will be consecrated by
Bishop Brchler. it is a memorial to
the late Mrs. lva Sillison Thomson.
it was given to the church by George
C. Stillson, father oi‘ Mrs. Thomson.
The new pulpit will not be used in the
morning. A special choral service
is to be given in the evening.
Next in line of interesting church
events will be the commencement of
the celebration of the forty-second air
niversary of the South Norwnlk Bap-
tist Church, the details of which ap-
peared exclusively in The Sentinel on
Friday. April 26. There will be spec-
ial music all day tomorrow. and Rev.
W. H. Hubbard, the pastor, will preach
special sermons. He will touch bn his-
torical matters pertaining to the
church. Monday night the anniver-
sary exercilcs, will draw to a close.
wehn Andrew J. Thompson. who
knot/s every move made in the church
from its inception, delivers an histori-
cal address. The choir and music for
Sunday's special services will be as
folldws: Mrs. W. F. Ambler, soprano;
Miss K. Germond Vosburgh. alto; M.
P. Morgan, basso: G. H. Hirst, tenor;
organist. Miss Henrietta A. Wing.
Morning service: To Doum, Pepper;
Jubilate Dec, Buck; The Lord is Ex-
alted, Wist. Evening: Sing Alleluila
Forth. Buck; offertory solo, Mrs. W. F.
Ambler. If Ye Love Me, Werthope.
Mr. Hirst will continue as presenter.
andMiss Henrietta Wing as organist
next years.
The custom of the past few years of
constantly changing soloists in the
South Norwalk Congregational Church.
will he done away with this year. A
quartettc choir will furnish music the
coming year. Frederick J. Force. who
has been presenter, will be tenor in
the quartette and will, lead at other
times as formerly. The other moan
.bers of the *quartette will be Miss A.
Agnes Ciiapourian. soprano: Miss
Aimee Wood. coutralto: and Chester
H. Benedict. basso. The vesper nor.
vice will be. muslcalaud the. pastor
will speak on The Gospelof Song.
Mrs. George B. Buxton. of Norwalk,
the present soprano at the First Meth-
odist Church in South Norwnlk, will be
the only member to remain in, the
choir. The others are Miss Elizabeth
Rood, contralt'o; Edmund» Iii. (ironic,
tenor:‘ and Herbert June. bass. The
new, organist is Charles E. Stormont,
'of New Haven.
There will be no change in the choir
of St. Josephfs Church. Mrs. C. A.
Freeman will remain as organist.
The ehoirof the ‘liiorw’sik Methodist
hutch: Mrs, imogene Rosasoprltno;
Miss :Auna Stash incite: inboard
iii. Whita the: absence of
Korean-lb. Bryant filmy-d, _.way. ‘
Alfred Goldsehmidt, Louis Cuneo. yo . J
. non ii. Miller. Fred Beers. D. ‘3. Devon. ,‘ .
_ port, RutlolirGriswold.‘ frying Wilmot, ‘;
George ‘
William , ‘
Counsel Indium Pinhole case
‘ Aituo Flinn Points. ‘
lPPElL mum TWICE
One a Motion for It: Erasure from the
Docket and the Other Motion- for
the Correction of the Ron-
oona for Appeal.
”in-w»
lfthst Norton appeal from probate,
involving the disposition of thefloorge
Francis Gilman millions, had. been a
cat, nine attacks upon its lives might
have been made vesicular. As it
was. two efforts to kill it, one out‘
right, and the other by piecemeal, were
made at the short calendar session of
the Civil Superior Court presided over
by Judge S. A. Robinson. The attempts
were under two distinct motions. the
first one being to kill the appeal at
once by erasing it from the docket. The
second one was a motion for a cor-
rection of the reasons of appeal and ap-
peared harmless enough until it was
shown that there was an objection to
every one of the nine reasons. and that
toorder a striking out of those reasons
to which an objection was raised would
leave nothing at all. except, perhaps,
the heading of the paper upon wnich
it was written.
The motions were made on.behalf of
the Bridgeport 'i‘msi Company. the
state of Connecticut and a number of
the blood relatives. The trust com-
pany, administrator. was represented
by Attorneys Beardsley (it Beardsley
and Paige & Carroll. and DeForest &
ltloiu appeared and watched the inter-
cuts of C. G. McClellan. Carmine Mc-
Clellan, Alfred Giiinan, Caroline Q.
Scammon. Helen C. Tuttlo. Olivia
Drew. George J. Percival and Lydia it.
Bradford. For Edward L. Norton At.
torney Goodwin Stoddard appeared.
A number of very fine points at law
wore raised by Attorney Carroll, who
argued the motions against the appeal.
in the first place the proposition to
erase from the docket was taken up.
it was claimed that in the reasons for
appeal presented to the probate court
if was set up that the signers of the
appeal are the helrs-at-law and next
of kin to the late George Francis Gli-
uian, by stating that “the above are
the next of kin and heirs-at-inw of the
deceased. to wit: grand nephews and
grand nieces." it was With that "to
wit" that fault was found.
in the first place it was alleged tour
by placing the words "to wit" just
where they were, after the statement
that the above named were “next 0.
kin of the deceased. to wit: granu
nieces and grand nephews." mode ice
“to wit” qualify the first statement and
made it an inference of law that be-
cause t c appellants were grand
nephews and grand nieces they might
be next of kin and heirs-at-law. it
was claimed that such a statement
merely led up to a conclusion of law
and was not on Its face a statement of
fact.
if, was further claimed that in the
motion for an appeal made to the we
hate court it is not alleged that any of
the nearer relatives of the late Gli-
man are dead or that they ever died
and, therefore. such appeal does not
show whether or not the appellants are
in fact next of kin and helre-at-law.
it does not show that they are credl
tors of the estate. not iegatccs. nor
that they have any interest in .he es-
tate and on the ground that there are
no reasons of appeal set up. it was
moved to erase if. from the docket. At
torney Carroll claimed that the appel-
lants do not allege facts sufficient to
give them any standing in court.
The appeal does not set forth that
they are lieirs-at-law except in so far
as it is inferable from the statement
that they are grand nieces and neph-
‘ews. Attorney Carroll claimed that toe
appellants are bound to set forth the
fact that there are no intermediate rel-
atives. Mr. Carroll was supported in
his position by Attorney DeFoi-‘est, who
also claimed that the specific facts
from which would follow the legal in-
ference that a man was an helmt‘law
must be stated in an appeal from pro-
bate, in order to give the case stand-
ing in court. .
Attorney Stoddard did not regard the
claim seriously, and his reply to it was
very brief. He alluded to the remarks
as being of such a technical and re-
fined character that it was impossible
to follow them, and claimed that the
statement as to the appellants being
next of kin and heirs-at-law came am-
ply within the requirements of the
practice not and precedent in such
cases.
The second motion was for a correcr
tins of the reasons of appeal. Attorney
Carroll took up each reasonby itself.
He first read the reasonand then made
a separate motion in regard to each.
it was .irrelevan’t and*~immaterial, or
because it was a‘ conclusion of law and
not a statomentmf fact. it Was only
the instruction .whichrwus treated um
forently. That wasthe one in which it
is alleged that Probate Judge Nobbs
was unduly influenced in a secret con.
icrence by certain interested parties to
appoint the Bridgeport Trust Company
administrator on the ’Gilmnn. estate.
When it came to that, Attorney Car-‘
roll moved thatqit be stricken out, as
being scandalous and importinent.
"But,Mr. Carroll,” said Judge not»
i'nson, takingtlie appeal and glancing
throughthe' list of reasons a blast
which objection hadbeen raise
attorney, flare, ‘
buy I ft:
51?“
that". be stricksn‘out, either because ’
the fence, . when. . she said
‘ him --H
mirrututvghsve
. and immaterial
on
. not «siesta
muoutta: awhoée.
,. '18. were 0*
he bar in havins
roporly belong
moved from’lt.
,f the re, oh objectionable
materialism: , » [of an appeal. that
was merely-hi: . once, and should
not be silo; ~ ad in the way.
Judge it
will the papers.
,, 0","? puncnass.
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south NeMalits,;,flpW institution do.
. cures Blacklist do» Washington at.
The recently ""gdnised South nor-
wnlk Trust‘Cb‘iiigsny. which has been
doing busineiis fonthe past three
weeks in the“ {First National Blink
building, has‘niirchased of Swartt a
Corbett the ”blocthimown as No. 90
Washington's?” and at present oc-
cupied by DA .r..'0llaymoud. .
l is theihi Voila: the company to
es bllsh‘l ' flag and trust busi-
ness in th ‘ . The structure
will be complete w remodeled, and
sofas and safe d it vaults placed in
the same, milking a
ing house, compl
work will probab
spring and Will":
completion. . ‘ .
Si. 000%
Trial Bonus .1 o'sln‘tho Noroolk
lush Gilli Tudor.
sun WE snout
Went into Captain St. John's Yard to
See if he hind Killed Her Ont.
When he, county Assaulted
hernia, .lur Out.
The cases bf (is .St. John and Mrs.
Jennie Perry, of ‘ted for breach of
peace as theifiilillltof the killing of a
cat by the for came up before
Judge Lockwood the Norwnlk side
of the Town 'Gou , this morning.
Attorney Levi .an‘ner appeared for
Captain St. Julia aid Attorney Leo Da-
vis for Mrs. Perry; Attorney Walsh
prosecuted. i i
The St. John ‘fe so Was first called,
and after the all houses had been
worn, Mrs. Jennie Perry was called.
She testified 3.5 follows: "Last uri-
day about 11 o'ckbckl was returning to
my home from Molt with a relative
and heard a shot. '. 1 passed Captain of
lolin’s premises and saw an object ly-
.ng near the corner of the next yard
and wanted to see if it was my out. i
uttered st. thn's grounds through the
rate and said. ‘i want to see if that is
ny cat.‘ He said 'l'll he ...... ——- it
you will.’ Then I turned to one side
to base him and leave the place by the
forth gate. but he caught me by the
ihoulders and began to push me away
toward the gate. 1 caughtoh my skirt
and fell and he jerked me up and push-
ed me toward a tree. which i caught
hold off. Then he grabbed me by the
neck and tore me away from it. His
wife cried out, 'Oscnr. stop that.‘ lie
mid, ‘1'“ he ~—-—- -———~ if i will. she's on
my premises and I’ll put her off.' He
pushed me as far as the embankment
wall where l struggled to prevent him
throwing me off."
On examination by Attorney Davis
Mrs. Perry said that Bertha St. John
hold her where the cat was and she
went«to see it and when Captain st.
lohll seized her she didn't resist till
they reached the wall. She showed
her hat and cost, which she said were
torn in the struggle. After he nao put
her out of the gate she went .0 police
headquarters in South Norwalk and re-
mained there in a hysterical condition
for half an hour. Then she went to Dr.
Bohunnan. who treated her every ten
minutes for some time.
On cross examination Mrs. Perry ad-
mitted that Mr. St. John first tried to
put her out. He pushed her toward
the gate she entered by. and she wish-
ed to go out by the other gate. She
said that he never let go iintll he threw
her out of the gate. She admitted that
when she reached the wall she was as
far away from the gets as when Cup~
tnin St. John met her, despite the fact
that he had tried to throw her out.
William Stuli said: ”i was by the
stone well about 10:30 and saw Mrs.
Perry in the yard. Mr. St. John took
hold of her shoulders and threw nor
out of the yard. i didn't hear Mr. at.
John say nurtbing. i don't recollect
what Mrs. Perry said. I wasn't there
during all of it. i was there fifteen or
twenty minutes and i saw Mrs. Perry
on the wall. Mr. St. John had held or
Mrs. Perry when i saw them. i didn't
see Mr. St, John have her' by the
throat." , on cross examination’ Mr.
Stun admitted that both were talking,
and she was yelling and calling him a
murderer. When they not to the wall
he let go of her and she sat down on
the wall and he stood away from her.
Royal Decker said he saw only little
of the row. He was in his house. “My
attention was attracted by some one
telling me that there was trouble. Mr.
St. .John had Mrs. Perry by the arm.
When I came out of the house Mrs.
Perry was in theroad and Mr. St.
John was in the road. Mrs. Perry said
she'd have him arrested and he told
her to go ahead." '
xBalph Decker, from his porch. saw
Mr. St. John havo‘Mrs. Perry by the
arms. Hothought he was trying to
psi; her out and she was resisting.
_ on they were cn-tlie wall. Mrs. £9?-
l'y :was sitting there and Mr. St. John
was 'a little way off. .He didn’t hear
any conversation until she was outside
she'd no
couldn’t. are if
lilietbewhfiiefflp .,
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Attorneyllar- ‘
inch arc-obleoi' 0|
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Ilil’llell :
forged, and lint llolloni“ in
‘ Itino lumber Region.
L088 000E Tlllll $200,000
Hod Started for tho Benson This
Week, and More The. 18,000,000
Foot of Loan Wore in the Riv-
er Ready for Sawing.
ASHLAND, Mc., May 4~——-'l‘lie
mill of the Ashland Manufactur—
ing Company, the most modern
and one of the largest saw mills
in Maine, was burned last night,
and a large quantity of luinberalso
was destroyed. The loss is esti-
mated at more than $200,000.
There is insurance of $ioo,ooo on
the property. The mill was
. started for the season of 1901 this
weekend 18,oooo,ooo feet of logs
were in the river ready for sawing
The mill was built about four
years ago and had been runnin
steadily since it was complete .
it has turned out about 30,000,000
loci of lumber annually, most of
which has been shipped to Boston
and New York.
The loss is likely to have a
serious effect upon the lumber
trade as the mill cannot be fcbuilt
in time to saw the logs at Ashland
this year. The logs are not of the
right kind to be driven elsewhere.
CHICKEN THIEF
SHOT IN THE LEG.
NEW BRi’l‘AN. May 4-—Johu
Haslip. who was shot last night
on a chicken stealing expedi—
tion. is at the local hospital and
will in all probability lose his
right leg. The shooting occurred
at the home of Edwin Ellis, on
South Stanley street. He had 12
chickens stolen from him Wed-
nesday night. 13 more on Thurs
day night he concluded to set a
trap for the thief last night. He
procured a gun. loaded it with
shot and set it at the door of the
liennery with a stringr attached to
the trigger so that anyone ap-
proaching would be either scared
or hurt. Haslip came along tow-
ards midnight with a bagfacross
his arm and when he approached
the coop he ran against the string
and the gun went off and he re—
ceived the whole contents in the
right leg. The limb was terribly
shattered and lacerated and for
two hours after he was taken to
the hospital it was feared that he
would die from loss of blood. If
his strength returns the leg will
be amputated.
BRITISH MAKES .
BIG CAPTURES.
LONDON, May 4—Thc War
Office has received the following
report from Lord Kitchener, un-
der (late of Pretoria, May 3:
"Ten Boers have been killed, three
wounded, thirteen have surren-
dered and 280,000 rounds of small
arm ammunition. 100 wagons, and
2.070 horses have been captured
since last report."
m
STORAGE PLANT
BURNED. Loss $75,006.
CINCINNATI. May 4—-The
cold storage plant of the Cincin—
nati Abattoir Company on Sprin
Grove avenue has been destroycfi
by fire. Loss $75,000.
PLAGUE R‘Io'rs
IN CALCUTTA.
CALCUTTA, May 4-«-Tlirc"e
hundred troops have been dis-
patched to the Sialkat district to
suppress plague riots. Twent -
five villages are in‘revolt in t e
district, and several hospital assis—
tants have been-killed cr'wounded.
QUARTERMASTER OOIUHN Pilo-
MOTED. .,
Ex~Mayor J. Milton Coburn's son,
Harrie Cutler Coburn. entered the
Panama Steamship Company's service
as quartermss’her two months since.
(in account of the death of a near. rel~
alive at one of the officers, a change
was made in the service. by Which
change our South Nor-walk boy is pro
mated to chief quartermasto‘r with an
increase in salary, his chief duties‘bo:
log the oversight of the semen, hiring
others 1- when
there is a vacancy and ' .
on the _oerilig_,'of ship , ”fingernail,
W
Jammy/emu. .
a.
womb swims ethnic: to Fui‘nllh
Media for the. moi. ,.
The members of Company D. Fourth
Regiment have completed arrange—
ments for their hop. to'bo given inane,
Norwaik Armory next Friday ' night.
. The Wheeler it Wilson orchestra of
ten pieces from Bridgeport. halfbd‘en
engaged. The members of this mail
enlisted in the popular Fourth Regi-
ment Band, and the music will he of
excellent quality. DeKlyn, of Nor-
walk. will enter. The patronesebs are
as follows: Mrs. Leslie Smith. Mrs.
Russell Frost. Mrs. ill. J. Hill, Mrs.
Frederick Belden. Mrs. John H. For
rls, Mrs. Robert Van Boron, Mrs. Fred
St. John Lockwood, Mrs. ira Cole, Mrs.
Richard H. Golden. Mrs. Charles Hill,
Mrs. James G. Gregory, Mrs. George A.
Jennings, Mrs. W. H. Earle. Mrs. G.
W. Cram." Mrs. E. A. Woodward. Mrs.
W. D. Vernam. Mrs. Christian Swartz.
Mrs. H. H. Barroil and Mrs. 'l‘. 1. Ray
mond.
The committee of arrangements is
G. L. Woodward, Charles Wing. E
Hill. Jr., H. H. Mossman, Charles Rod
gore and Charles Swartz.
Tickets can be procured only of the
committee. -
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‘ i
CONNECTICUT GENERAL ’ ‘INBUI-l- '
mos co.-s oooponbwmo.
The large number of policy holders
in the Connecticut General Life insur-
ance Company, of Hartford. in this vi-
cinity. may with good reason feel
proud of the company’s operations dur-
ing the year 1900. Assets were increas-
ed to $3,867,902 and surplus to 0522,-
830. Policies were issued during the
year to citizens of this state amount-
ing to nearly six hundred thousand
dollars. which was a small part of its
total business Written.
It has been the company's practice
for years to furnish to its patrons rolls.
ble insurance, at the lOWest possible
cost. selling a plain guaranteed policy,
free from unnecessary restrictions.
leaving no chance for misunderstand-
ing or doubt as to results. as in fre-
quently the case with policies issued
by some companies upon thedistribio
tion or deferred dividend plan. With
thirty-six years' experience, and organ.
ized under the stringent laws of the
state, the Connecticut General offers a
guaranteed policy unequalledby none,
when cost. quality and management
are considered.
With an onlee in this city for over
20 years. its first agent being 8. Smith
L'Hommedieu, it is now represented
by Fred H. Field. in the United Bank
Building. Mr. Field is well and favor~
ably known and the company feels tnnt
they have "the right man in the right
place," and persons contemplating in-
surance should before purchasin else-
where, see him and investigate t e per-
icies sold by this old reliable company.
FLORIDA Fl RE DISASTER.
“——
Looo Estimated at From Ten to Fif-
teen Million Dollars.
JACKSONVILLE. Fla. May 4-—
Leading business men and insurance
agents estimate the total loss of spropi
frty at from ten to fifteen million do:-
are.
The St. James Hotel, which was de
strayed, has been closed since April
19. The loss on this building is $i‘i5,~~
000. Among the buildings destroyed
are: The Emery Auditorium, Board
of Trade. St. James Hotel. Windsor-
Hotel. the Seminole Club, the Daily
Metropolis, the City Holland market
the Gardiner Building. the hits“! of.
fine building in the city. and the Hub
bard building. -.
Mayor Bowdolu said to The Asso-
ciated Press representative, this morn
ing: "Say to the world, please. that
the loss to Jacksonville is greater than
ever before inflicted by fire upon a
city in the South, but her best wealth
survives in her people. 1 estimate our
Iloss in pmporty at fifteen million doi-
ars. .
"There is not a hint of lawlessness:
our people of every race and condition
have shown the most helpful spirltto
each other and i cannot find words of
commendation enough .to express my
admiration of the work done.
“The progress of‘the fire was so rap-
id and the heat so fierce that it was
only the helpfulness and obedience
shown that prevented a terribleloss
of life. i have no doubt the relief
meeting called by the municipal autb‘
critics and board of trade wiltbo largo-
ly attended and steps will be taken to
deal with the situation in the most
effective way." .
At‘ 1 a. m., a cordon composed of
militiamen. deputy sheriffs. and po-
licemen was thrown around the entire
lire swept district. The'flre was still
burning fiercely in many sections of
the ruins, but the exhausted firemen.
giving up the fight or the time be-
lng, sought rest. lea ng the .fli‘eto,
burn itself out. , .
The most important retail business
portion of the city, and the buildings
the entire length of Beaver street from
Davis to the creek and over Liberty
street, have been burned. This covers
fourteen blocks. For the some dis:
tance Ashley and Church streets have
been.eompletely blotted out. When
the fire reached Bridge street in; its
eastward course. it enveloped . in
flames three blocks, Duval, Monroe
and the north side of Adams, destroy-
ing that entire section of the city and
running fourteen blocks to the Duval
street bridge. St. Luke’s hospital was
saved.
physi-
Dr. R. H. Dean. a prominent
clan, has re orted to the police til!!!i
loss of his we children, Helen and
Francis. He believes Helenwlil he
found. but that Francis was burned to
death in his office. where'theygsounht
safety. Dr. Dean falnted’ln them . htl‘
after snail night search and l
was seriously injuredm- ., ,
W. B. Barnett. resides , of the
NationnivBonk.‘ f Jacksonvilir'. no
fainted during the' fire. He fell nto
home smouldering, ruins and: w ,
before more
fl ,rrifie‘strl '
TE.
work.
.WAWIWYOUWG it
treats pd’dit no at lift“? , .
Wenglew id. 7 RM to m
Not-walk. ,
want, ,.“A wanna AT.
avenue would ilhetovdo
hot-«homo. or go to work b
WANTED—AMMJBDIA It
for general, housework
James Golden, 4 Fa!
Norwalk., g , ,
WANTED—Tilly ‘MOTTO, H
by Good Living. out from all
Brand conned eds andf
Write H. J. H pron, South
weaves—coon Minn:
lect debit for the Hartford h
once Company. Apply MW
in. 5-6 p. in.. to J. J. Jackson. all
superintendent. 94 East Washi ‘
Street, South Norwalk. ' ,
TO .a'sN ,
for rent for summer months:
convenience: West avenue. but
between Norwalk and South N
inquire at'this chine. ‘
r0 LET-A men
r; In
at 111 Washington street, nestle
ed Bank Building, or at the hon
T0 LET-FIRST FLOOR OF" "iii
rooms. large yard“ Also barn...
traily located. -'Possesllibn hn . , __
ly. Apply‘ D. 8. Hull, No. 4 80. Mai
St. South Norwmicor No. 1.2 Ac
St., Norwalk. ~ -.
To LET - FINE FURNISH:
room, one block from-West ave,
with light, heat and conveniences
one or two gentlemen. Apply
Gerard place. in
TO Lin—House: on coma
7 rooms. 810 month. Enquire at H-
Market. . ,
g ’ ro LETwEIOUBfi on mum or.
rooms, $12.50 month. Biscuit-e Ha
, ‘ all
Market.
two persbnli.
at 53 West
TO LET. 0,
Swarts & Cofbett
further part a:
of The Old , e l‘
inmon street‘.’
To sour—n 1s; menus
occupied by Mr ., wdott. '58 .01,
street. Inuit-coats; k .i’l ‘
son SALE—NA 110‘th LA no a
c. o. r. 00., 30 feet innit. 7a, feetwid
6 h. p. engine. Can; seen at thhbhit
house in Rowayton. . brge W. Wl
Rowayton, Conn. " m
FOR sALs—mocs‘h’ B AND Bold
ing lots for sale. in? haynients
ply to n. A. Weodtfafd.
ron ants—wrn‘ karat. as
babbitlng. thorough]! clumsily“
cenvonlont shoot. 0. "
at this office. -
LOST—STRAIN)”
direct. to. Jersey co k}
heron, Finder wl 1.
inotlfyfng owner. Mrs
ton street. South no,
comerock r dill may? u
out grade milk deli. , to all Parts
Norwalk and vicinitw of be per in”, ,
m
“05"” Carlson, Gold illicit ave.
noon. The tempera rotoduy is of ,
ty degrees. ' ,
Fire Chief Hone is
tor. He was brougli
ing the day in can
firemen .to view th'
Secretary of War
ed the use of the buff
mucus (8t. August!
19.5. ,'
. . J, , a"
You are hereby:
the wlgwsmon do
tend, the . funeral“
iWailnco B. Parks.
Tribe ,wlli leaveyth
Byorder of
P
The continued on
nouttlllor. the Front:
with drunkenness fill
peace, was to her '
South No’rwalk aid
this morning, but t , .
show up. The case.
(so, before Judge ,,
Wood. « The Judge fin
and costs and allow
Norwalk Chronicler