sifiiiuucwi
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.The Martha Washington Minuet Will
Be Dundee. and the Fencing Class
Will Perform the Combat Len-
' ‘ elere Tonight.
The play. given by the pupils of the
French'édsipa‘rtment. at Miss Baird’s
Institllteflpl‘Wed a great success. First
on ”the program was a piano duet.
“Caprice Brilliant, Dies Criollas.“ by
Gottschalk.'~whicb was admirably ren-
dered ‘by Misses Flynn and Jones.
This was ,followed by a most attract-
ive presentation of "Up Revs." a play
in thr .sce'nes. by Edouard Failaise.
The cos "of characters is as follows:
Gertrude. ‘ Miss Martin
Marie. fille do Gertrude. ‘
Miss Bengrioe Calvert ,
La Marquise de la Pretlnta lie". .“ = ‘
. Miss Alice Sidenberg
Madame llagrue, Miss Mabel Bpang
Clue, lemme dc chambre do in Marquise.
Miss Lily Sulsberger
Miss Ethel Potter
Miss Mabel Coon
Miss Lina Hill
.1 are Niece.
2 ferns Niece.
3 isme Niece,
Ii lame'Nlece. Miss Louise Raffetto
5 ieme Niece. Miss Eloise Byington
Urge Paysanne. Miss Josephine Muller
. s o s of the play was first read
by Miggiigglen West. andfthenvthe cur-
tain was drawn, revealing an interior
view of a Brittany cottage. For this
scene the stage setting was most effect-
ive. .theclmpiedettebsnmtensilsomnipr-
ins ibi'fiils sandy sorter. stileeflitkerlns
‘ the. tinternithap‘ itvsiifo
, in j . and especially .3, quaint-
spin'halg eel; with“ its dislhff""illled'
with: as. lent an air of realism; nor
was the charm of antiquity Wanting,
for some of the pieces were nearly two
hundred years old.
in this kltchenweresested Gertrude,
:1 Brittany peasant, and her daughter.
Marie; the latter wishes to leave her
mother and‘to seek‘to better bet for-
tunes in Paris... .flertrudc pleads earn-
estly with her, .~daughter. reminding
Marlo how she promised her brother,
when he wasvobllged to leave them to
serve in the drum. to cared . their old
mother until his return. “its young
girl disclaims any intentionfof leaving
her mother indefinitely, but is certain
she can best do her filial duty by trying
to improve their. humble condition
which she hopes to do by working hard
in Paris: ,and Gertrude. in vain. begs
her child to give up the plan.
At this juncture. a neighbor comes
in to borrow some basketsand Ger-
trude goes out with her to look for
them. This scene was a very pleasing
one; the perfect peasant costumes and
white Brittany caps adding much to its
attractiveness. Left alone. Marie, tired
with the long discussion. throwa her-
self on a couch and falls asleep; soft
music is played behind the scenes. and
Marie dreams the strange and exciting
dream which the next scene portrays.
The second scene is a very decided
cont. net to the preceding one. We are
transported to Paris to the handsome
drawing room of the Marquise de la
Pretlntaille, a lady of great wealth.
who has bought her title. a fact that
gives her relations many an occasion
for ill-natured remarks. Three years
before this scene. the Marquise. while
traveling in Brittany. saw Marie. the
poor peasant girl. and decided to edu-
cate her. and adopt her; therefore, the
great lady took Mario to Paris and
placed her under the care of Madame
Lngrue. that she might be instructed
in everything appertaining to- her new
sphere in life.
We now see Marie on the day. when,
her education finished, her benefactrese
receives her into her own home. The
Marquise has sent for her live nieces.
who have not hesitated to ridicule her
title and position. yet. who hope to in-
herit her great fortune. They enter
one by one. the five dressed exactly
alike. and all seeming. in their white
shawls and odd white bonncts. like a
- bunch of country flowers placed among
hot~bouse roses. Whatever one said
the others echoed; as one moved. so
moved the others. and together they
successfully supplied the comic element
of the play. Opposed to them were the
three gently frowned, Partitions, :the
"Will“. the dignified Madame
and the'swaét and blooming
,hei‘wrathful surprise of ‘the
nieces when they learned that their
aunt's protegewasto be heiress of all
the wealth they hail coveted. was as
intense as theinmanner of expressing
it fwaswalnaelng. hit this point the
pleasant neighbor from the Brittany
home‘entcrs with ‘a‘lstter from Marie's
soldierzbrotlisr..releiiiag bow .theirpocr
mother. at of neglect. and
vdau internists
i
y ,
h} Minnow at the Marquise,
‘f ihtelcep ‘ her "letters. dc.
claret her intentional leaving Paris
{a faint. One of
taken characters
Clea. the maid:
ll
some show us dertrude's
with Marie lust sunligh—
’_ d, in. lakes cola:
3
i
h
’ attractions.
lof‘this.“
‘ 'Iiiowaytcn; Dorian abd‘horotoh and
in every way.
mu.
her mother, that she no looser desires H
toieave ber. ‘ 1
The account neighbor agalucomee in ,
bringing».
who is on his way home: and the
sceneoouciudes with .thelprospect of a
happy family reunion.
a. meal letter from the brother,
At us close of the play the scum]
Glee Clubgave a chorus. "Amman,"
and responded to an encore, with a
bright little song. “Wiil~o’~the~wisp,"
The successful performers then join.
so their friends. and received many
compliments on thier excellent acting,
fluency, expression. and find inflections
Light refreshments were served, and
when after some time spent in social
chat. the guests departed, all voted that
this had been one of the most success-
ful and enjoyable entertainments of
ill“ year. .
This evening the Martha Washington
Minuet will be danced. and the fencing
class will perform the Combat Lun-
oiers.
KLONDIKE CLUB’S BAKE.
The Klondike Social Club gave its
customary ciamboke yesterday. and
everybody had a big time. There was
a good attendance and the bake was
enjoyed very much. The committee
in charge of the affair consisted for
the ‘bfficers. George hi. Oldfield. preal
dent; Martin Griffin, vicepreslfient; E.
J. Hawkins, secretary, and Michael
Sheehnn. treasurer.
naturalistic
Two Excursions and Thousands
of Visitors.
iiiRllilfllllle ill. some
Professor Puriehoff'e Orchestra Gave
3 Concert at the Hotel in the Af-
ternoon and in the Pavilion
at Night.
Memorial Day at the shore resorts
was a success; despite the way' the
drain clinched. The driztly mist
pining underline chilly east wind gave
prominent anything but a clear, day.
Tbe’unpleasant Wea‘tber conditions re-
lented somewhat, however. and the
wind veered around to the southwest.
The black clouds became thinner and
suddenly Old Sol cast a gleddening ray
upon the earth. He seemed fickle
minded at first and retreated several
times until afternoon, when he made a
stay, of several hours amid a slight
base "sorbetienaamnflwablsshone in
full glory. . The afternoon was rather
chilly. but this did not prevent a large
crowd from going to Baton Point to
enjoy the seashore and the attending
A consultative estimate
pieced the number of people at the
point at between four and five thous-
and.
The first excursion of the season
came up yesterday and was the Chris-
tion Endeavor Union. of brookiyn. The
Endeavorers were brought to Roton
by the large steamer Cygnus. of the
iron Steamboat Company's fleet. She
was filled almost to her capacity with
human freight. On board was Stowe’s
orchestra, which discoursed national
anthems and other music. The ex»
curslonists were a merry crowd and
appeared to be havmg a fine time at
the point. They left for home shortly
after 4 o'clock. Several of the has
scngers tarried on shore too long and
had to go homeby rail.
The steamer Northport arrived un’
expectedly from Northport. Long is-
land, shortly after 4 o'clock, bringing
a party of about one hundred excur-
sionists from that village. The boat
remained until 8 o'clock. and returned
by moonlight.
The Connecticut Lighting and Rail-
way Company furnlshcd excellent in.
cilitles for the people of The Nor-walks
and there were extra trolley cars in
great profusion. At the outset of the
season. the trolley accommodations ap-
pear to be better than they were last
year.
One thing noticeable at the point
yesterday was the small number of
teams and people from back in the
country. if the day had been clear
they would have probably been on
hand in large numbers.
Professor Purishoff’s orchestra, the
some leader. but different musicians
from last year. were present. and fur.
nlshed excellent music both for (inner
ing and a concert. There will not be
daily music in the pavilion for dill“?
ing until the season becomes more ad-
vanced.
The hotel. under the management of
the Itoton Point improvement Com-
pany. opened up suspiciously and
promises to be a taking feature this
season.
All of the features, the rifle range
and babies. J. J. Snellback’s attrac-
tions: merry. o-round. the candy
stands and all t to other privileges. un-
der Professor Pfahl's management.
and Lewis’s photograph gallery were,
open and proved to be as popular as
usual. The merry-gorcund seemed a
special point of attraction, and was
well patronized all the afternoon. by
Sharron. of liowoyton. wasin c
”A lar‘ u harsher o people came from
some from Stamford. As ileusl the
trolley was the favorite conveyance.
but there were quite a number of rt
ringer and many bicycle riders? “ ,
President James a. Kelli! transit
the point all day, and wit. dossier
George W. Bradley. ionitlid attaining
wants of all visitors. Thodirs
of the company had dinner “at _
tel yesterday. as did many others ,,
the ermine was pronounced molten
This will .
the ~ merry throng of ohlidrenr Hiram
d Mayflower-ii.
as , Struckwout by
Proves Very Successful Despite
Weather conditions.
aunt flit liiiiiiiliil
Events on the Fair Grounds included
Horse and Bicycle Races. Fire.
works. Concerts by the Home
Bend and Dancing. .
Although the annual picnic of the
Italian independent Benefit Society
opened with inauspicious weather yes-
terday morning. it was very successful.
and before nightfall the sun had smil-
ed upon it.
Because of the rain the parade was
late in starting from the society quar-
tdrs in El street. and did not reach
the Fair G ounds until after 12 o'clock
it was escorted by the home Military
Bond. of New York, and there was also
in line a delegation of twelve from the
‘Socleta ltaliana Di Mutuo Saccorso
Vittorio Emanuele 3, ‘of Stamford.
in a very short time the various
bcoths ware in operation and allihotii.
candles, cakes. soft drinks rand cigars
were sold. The peanut vendor was
also. in evidence. There was a dice
game in operation behind the Grand
stand. and the operator did a big bus
mess among the young boys. lie was
not molested by the police.
By 2 o'clock the crowd had grown
to generous proportions and when the
ills event. a one-mile handicap bicy'
cle race, was started. there as a good
attendance. The track was at in fast
condition. owing to recent rains. and
fast time was impossible. There were
nine entries in the, first race, and
everyone appeared when the race was
chlled. George H. Allen, the referee
announcer and starter. chose for Illt
Judges Harry 1. Smith. Royal A. Ebb
and W. T. Farrell. The timers were
1“. S. Ambler, C. B. Reeves, C. Bliss
and Loraine Brown, and the scorers
were B. C. Feency and Howard Hun
tor.
Mr. Alien got the men off quickly
and the back mark men caught the
bunch before the half was reached. all
passing the half-"mile in a bunch. and
making a good sprint at the finish, do
ing the mile in 2:19. The first mar.
to .cross the tape was C. Swonson. Jr.
Stamford, 115 yards; second. William
W. Shepard. South Norwulk. 20 yards;
Philip W. Curran. Stamford, 40 yards
third. The. prizes were a diamond
ring. a gold watch and a butter dish.
After an interval of fifteen minutes
during which the band played several
selections. the next race, a one mile
open. was called. There were eight
entries in this race, all the men th
raced in the handicap being in it or
sent one. and all appeared. This race
was a loaf until the last two hundred
yards, in which there was a pretty
sprint. Ewonson. of Stamford, winning
out with Curran second and Paul Sum
me, of Waterbury. third; time. 2:49
The prizes were a gold watch. a crack
or dish and a clock.
The one mile state championship for
ltaiian riders only. brought out Fritz
Maffuclo, of Stamford: Louis Capes
sole, of Stamford; Paul Samoa. 0:
Waterbury; William Pucella. of Wat-
erbury. and Joseph Capaldo. of Derby
The men fought hard for the honor of
this race and at the end of the first
half it had been a ho race, so hot that
they couldn't stand t e gaff and madt
poor time in the last half. Maitercii
winning the title and a $20 medal. in
2:51. with Summo second. He re
ceived n 810 gold medal.
There was an attempt to arrange a
match race, but it failed. and than the
horse race was started.
There were three entries. Sam W.
owned by William T. Williams, Nei
Alconc. owned by F. N. Taylor. and
Fred Becrs's Sadie Clark. 0n the
fifth attempt the horses got away, and
although Sadie Clark broke badly once
in each half, she put up a good race
but Sam W. was out with Neil Alconc
second.
in the second heat Sadie Clark did
better and succeeded in wrostlng sec
and place from Alcone. but Sam W.
was never headed. The summary:
Sam W..
Neil Alconc,
Sadie Clark.
Time. 2:34. 2:31.
The Judges and timers were A. 0.
Powers. red Ambler, Frank Warren
and The 8 Ward.
Dick irwin made a try for the track
record for the half mile fling start.
which is 50‘seconds flat. and was made
five years ago. He was paced by Wil.
liam W. and George Bhopard on a tone
dam, and did very well considering the
condition of the track. which was
rough in spots and in others slippery.
although the committee had made
special efforts to have It in good
shape. Hls‘tlme wasp1105 2-5.
The ballsnmo‘between the Mayflow-
ers and own attracted the attention
of several hundred people who didn't
care about the races and they saw a
pitchers battle between Wuerz of the
Owls. and Schumann. The latter had
a little the beat of it. and was stead-
icr at critical stages. in one inning re
tiring the side aftertwc runs had been
made and there were three men on
buses with account. The score by in.
nlngs:
annotation-12
Owls. 002001100—4
Hitswhfayflowers. ii. Owls, ii.
Schumann. ‘14. by
Where. 12.1. *Bases‘oni allvswbv when.
ll. Hugh whitetail! 1! ”Where. ti:
EI‘W evil, " wit ‘
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or. out dorm til
nuai deco atio
consuming ti‘ all
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Buckingham _ .
, a not dead
_ ‘ was formed
ill, e.,werc four
,. the schools
, hots» most of
sweater school.
h . contributing
They mgrcheitvn :hi‘it‘. Paul’s orange.
tery and scores e graves o to
soldiers there. and [laced a bunch of
flOWBf‘H for the-unit own dead. They
then marched to the Union cemetery.
where the Grand at y burial service
was performed by, ommander Fletch-
er Pierce and Chaplain W. A. Ambler.
The graves wercdecorated and a large
wreath was‘plaocd on the grave of
Gen. 0. S. Ferryrifor the unknown dead.
Delegations unto the Riverside
and St. Mary emeterlesi-and tool:
care of the doc tlbnsthere, and re-
turned to them . The Waman's Re
lief Corps .had a fine dinner prepared
for them. and they sat down to it and
had a, social tints.
~LEissneuu Bade. ants.
Lelserson Brothers. in their adver‘
tisement today. liege? attention totacte
, used ,‘by this wet
weather. Every tsr’ can hns'besu out
in order to overseas the slow moving
of warm weather:~ rmcnts that the
backward coach on nitrogen.
traditional:
Mes
hundreds of , Gaelic Enierteined
ll flicker! Bluff Yesterday. '
FiilSi italic susu
Wee Won by the peaches. Ayii, Grace
And Pluralism—Maple. Dancing
And Refresh ante—Next
.. Raced i315.
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Yesterday was :.a‘galu day at The
Norwaikfifpcht Club's quarters at
Hickory 8,1qu Severaijhundrcd peo-
ple were in attendance during the ef-
ternoon and evening. and partook of
the club's hospitality. "The formal
ceremonies of placing the clubhouse in
commission occurred “at 2 o'clock.
when tilt, customary salute of thirteen
guns was firsthand all. the colors were
raised. These latter were unusually
handsome. embracing American flags.
signals. pennants, etc. The interior of
the clubhouse was tastefully decorated
with potted plants and iiowars. and
there was a cheerful fire in the large
open fireplace throughout the day.
The races started shortly after 2:30
o'clock, in a strong southwest wind.
and made good time over the course,
all but one of the starters finishing.
Tile summary foilowa:
SLOOPS AND KNOCKABOUTS.
Elapsed
Boat. Owner. Start. Finish. time.
Defiance C. B. Keeler 2.45 4.35.05 1.50.05
Pamero E. T. Bailey 2.45 4.35.40 1.50.40
CABIN CATS.
Ayll A.E.Chasmur 2.50 4.53.30 2.03.30
Duchess C.A.Jen’ngs 2.50 4.55 2.05.
Marjorie A. Pattison 2.50 Did not finish
OPEN CATS.
Grace W.H.Byin'ton 2.55 4.18.45 1.18.45
Vision V. W. Ferris 2.55 4.15.40 1.20.40
OPEN “B AND MAINSAIL.
Flor-adorn Thompson 2.55 4.25.20 1.80.20
Professor Weidenhammer's arches.
iru gave a concert during the after-
noon, and in the evening furnished ex-
cellent music for dancing, which was
enjoyed by fully one hundred of the
young people of The Norwniks and
their friends. The club had as guests
the members of The Knob Outing
Club. the Pine Lodge Club, Norwulk
Golf Club and other organizations, and
all appeared to fully enjoy the occu-
don. While the weather was not ex-
actly auspicious for the opening of the
yachtingi season, the afternoon was
pleasant while the sun shone, and in
the evening the moonlight on the
water was generally admired.-
A good deal of interest was occas~
toned during the latter part of the
afternoon by the appearance of Sena-
tor John H. Forris's handsome and
very speedy new launch. which he
brought down from Bridgeport. Mr.
Ferris, with his son Percy. gave an ex-
bibition of the vessel's speed about the
waters in the harbor and took a num-
ber of guests out for a trial in the
boat. All ware very enthusiastic over
her many excellent qualities. Commo-
dore C. F. Osborne has his launch
beautifully decorated as usual. and a
party of friends were entertained on
board.
At 3:30 o'clock refreshments were
served under the direction of Commo-
dore Osborne and the entertainment
committee.
The next races will be open ones.
and will be sailed on. Saturday. the
15th inst.
“DilMiON” carcass T0 sev-
moon's.
soldiers. '
them cumin ,
with the‘ot at
some.
Deacon Willianlllor. who for the
past fourteen years acted in the canes
city of manager in the grocery store
again enter upon his duties as manor
oer. Monday, June 3. This will be
and news to the many patrons of the
re.
A‘rl'l‘iliiiiilTV HOME.
Some of the isdiesand children of
Trinity Church. of New York. arrived
in south Norwaili this morning and
were taken tothc home belonging to
Trinity dilatation-stream” ml for
subunits. . tithe [finalisation-yell was new
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of C. ill. Seymour. and“ who resigned ‘
his position a short time ago. will,
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PlSSEllGE S HURT llllll’lllll
One Man Killed, Three Pei-eons Prob.
ably Fatally injured. and Twenty-
two Serioupiy Hurt—«Line 0p-
ened Yesterday.
WILMINGTON. Del, May 31
~Three "heavily loaded trolley
cars on the new People’s Street
railway. ran away. while going
down a steep hill. in this city, car-
ly this morning. killing one man,
fatally injuring another. and hurt-
ing twenty-five others, more or
less seriously. josbus Gillman,
who jumped from a window of the
car in which he was riding. fell uu-
dcrncaili the wheels. and his body
was cut in two. Elmer jones. a
conductor of one of the. cars, had
both legs and arms broken, and
received internal injuries. His
death is momentarily expected.
Two of the cars were closed cars,
and the other was an open one.
Each carried nearly one hundred
passengers. returning to the city
from Brandywiue Park. The line
was opened yesterday. and it is
presumed the motormen were not
familiar with the grades.
Among the others most serious-
l injured were Miss Maggie
éuinn and Mrs. George Smith,
whose skulls were fractured. and
john McAllister. who sustained a
fracture of the pelvis and internal
injuries. These three will proba-
bly die of their wounds. They
were removed to the Delaware
hospital. The remaiuer of those
injured suffer. from broken limbs
or cuts and bruises. They wQ'e
taken to their homes or were cared
for at near-by houses.
Most of the injuries were receiv-
\‘(l by the passengers jumping
from the runaway cars. Only two
or three of those who remained in
the cars were hurt.
COMMANDER BROWN
COMMITS SUICIDE.
NEW YORK. May si-CIiar-
lcs Brown. commander of E. A.
Stevens Naval l’osi, l‘loboken,
committed suicide by shooting, at
his home in I'loboken, today. Fin—
ancial difficulties are believed to
have caused the man to take his
own life. He was an insurance
agest. Besides serving in the Civ-
il War in this country. Brown
took part in the Franco—Prussian
war. as a member of n Prussian
regiment.
ARRAIGNED FOR
ISSUING BOGUS TICKETS.
WASHINGTON, May 31——
l’redcrick D. lienglcy. a conduc-
tor on the Washington Traction
Company, and his brother. Sam-
uel E. Hengley. of 'Hyattsville,
Md.. whose arrests yesterday. on
charges of forgery, revealed an al-
lcgcd plot for flpoding the city
Willi bogus car tickets, were or
iaigned today. waived examina-
tion, and were held in $3,000 for
the action of the Grand Jury. .
DEATHS IN WALLINGFORD.
WALLINFORD. May 31—1..
l’. Ingrbam, aged scvent —one
years. a toolma'ker, was ouud
dead in bed. at the Hotel Belmont.
this morning. Heartdisease was
the cause of death. The deceased
formerly lived in Bridgeport.
Jonathan Saggcrs. aged seven—
ty~eight years. an inmate atthc
' Masonic Iomc here, died at that
institution. this morning. Old age
and an attack of dropsy,causcd
death. Hd was: a member of Un-
ion. Lodge. F. and A. M., New
London. , ‘
asap MAN fanaticism
NEW LONDON. May 31m
The body of the man who was kill-
ed at the Montauk avenue cut, by
a New Yerk, New Haven dz‘Hart-
lord train. May 9.. was exhumed.
this morning. and was identified
1‘in several people. as being that of
sham-Edward‘s. (of Waterford
who hos'been missing. Ed ' do
r
lows:
hers.
scans AND catfish
HAVE mo FIGHT.
LONDON. May 31~0u the
anniversary of Lord Roberta’s eu-
try in Johannesburg, the country
has been startled by the receipt of
news of desperate fighting. and
heavy British losses within forty
miles of the gold reef city. The
battle. at Vladfonteiu. onthe Dur—
baneJoliannesburg railroad. ,
ported by Lord Kitchener. today; ~
is the most serious engagement
since General Clements’s reverse,
:.i Magalieeburg.
oral Delarcy is in no way donated
by the capture of eleven of his
guns, by General Babiugton. six
weeks ago. The garrison of Vlad—
fontein, apparently largely com-
posed of yeomaury. bad one hun—
dred and seventy—four men out of
action. That their assailants came ‘
to close quarters and suffered
heavily is shown by the number ole
dead left on the field. T he deer
patch from Lord Kitchener ddtcd
Pretoria, May 30. is as follows:
Lord Kitchener reports as folv
re~
It shows Gen-
"General Dix's force at
\'ladfontein was attacked. yester’
day. by Delarey's forces, and
there was severe fighting. /
enemy was eventually driven off.
with heavy loss. leaving thirty
five dead.
ualties also were severe. The kill”; '
.rd and wounded, ntiinborcdpne
hundred and seventyvfourj'v Fou’hil
officers were killed."
WORCESTERCOLLI’DES
The
I regret that our cas-
WITH~ LIGHTSH‘IP.
“—
NJEW LONDON, May, 3;»
The steamer City of Worcesterml .
the Norwich line, out oftltis pom .2 ,
collided with the Cornfield light.
ship, (luring the fog, last‘nrigliti.
'l'he steamer struck on bet; star
board side and instabout eighteen-
i'ect of her" guard rail. T lie ll ht-
.‘llllp sustained no damage.
iaiu McDonald spoke the light-
ship. and learniug that no assist~
.mce was desired, brought the
Worcester into port. There was
no excitement among the passen-
Lap-
\
SOUTH WOODSTOCK MAN
HANGS HIMSELF.
SOUTH WOODSTOCK. May
“l—Tllt‘ body of William W.
.‘lndison, a prominent resident,
was found this morning. halt lug
mom a rafter, in his barn.
supposed that a severe attack of
neuralgia, from which he had been
sufi‘ering, led to his suicide. His
age was scvcnty~tw0.
a wife. daughter, and a son. Albert
tis
He leaves
M. Madison, who lives in New
Haven.
TENEMENT WALLS
'lhcre
lull.
dude
a seven ill to
COLLAPSED.
NEW YORK, M'ay31—A large
portion of the side walls and near~
ly all of the rear wall of a tour-
siory tenement, at 609 Third ave—
i'llt‘. collapsed earl this morning. i;
were
asleep in the house when the walls
All of them escapd unliurt
except that two children were
badly bruised.
lI- the accident fell from a truck,
and had three ribs broken.
cig iteen persons
A fireman called
BALTIMO
Kirk, an eighteen year old negro
boy, was banged, at 'l‘owson. Bal-
timore county. this morning. for
cruninal assault on Mrs. Charles
(ilrceu. a white woman, on March
7. Kirk was confined in the Balti-
more city jail until after his con-
viction and sentence. to prevent
lynching.
EXPRESS ROUTE AGENT ‘
DEAD IN PUTNAM. ‘
PUTNAM. May 31—Samuel S.
Dikeman, route agent for the
Adonis Express Company, and
well knowu throughout the state,
died this moruin , at iiis'homc
here of Bright’sd sense, aged for-
ty-l’our. lie had been in their!»
prcssxabnslnea
NEGRO HANGEngig-
sonvnsssuur. .
mun—-
RE. May 31~Wiley
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CHICAGO..M¢
crane of the Civil
morial Day as the All “for ending
their lives in Chicng
Allen Knapp. found 1
office. 40! Roanoke bul
t‘y morphi bottle 1) his rid
til.“
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uni—melodic
tséTwo vet-
r chose ch~
They were
(lug-in his
din temp“:
axfor tuierlt‘yl years, ll
He leaves a 'lamily. ”" k
CHICAGO vs:
fiMbIcmn.
WANTED.
WANTEMSCBER.-IN
married couple. on childre
to cook. man to wet-kn ii, . ,
Permanent. P. O. Box 118 ‘
Conn. . '
w...“ W...”
wurasss Twamsof‘“
girl to wait on table and as
housewark. Call evenings
room. one block ;,froiii,iw
with light. heat and can on
For one or two. gentlemen. p
Gerard place. Private table __
lent. v' . .~
w-.~w_.flmqu
TO LETmHOUSBlM 5
street. corner Raymund
lst. All moderuzimnrove
good condition. Inquire o
141 Washington street.-
ro Lars—rxasrrpoo
rooms. 57 Woody/std "’ av
also: upper part, will >‘Hahfqiiil ,
Houses and building lots for sale
payments. Applyto iii. A. W
. TO LET~FURNI$HED .
room. to lady or gentleman,.1ll
street. Norwalk. Apply on the
files or at this office. ‘ ..
T0 LET—4‘01”; noon
Sweets I: Corbettfnlocit. rear;
further particulars inquire atjtii
of.’1‘ho Old Well Cigar 00.. .83
ington street. , I '
”fibre SAfE.
“cos CALIF—TWO snowman a
dear top. natural wood.
to; Enquire» at L. M. W
‘v
Norwaik. ‘
son eALE—rvrn METAL.
‘babbitinxr thoroughly eleaneds
convenient shape. 10 cents a
at instance.
a
I’LLING IN BERLIN,
H'ERFORD. I. T;. ,.
‘ 3inews has reachild, here
L’ ,tlble killiu ,- at Berlin. tweet
miles from fiesta. "."Ola’u Chit
shot and kllled'*Dr."McGec;
which he killed himself. 1 M
had charged casein with
some horses, aud'Gh‘atfin it?
(licted. '
pants on:
evenness _
Stephen Boldgpsargg fils Ely it”
died .yesterdayrit‘b Dr. ‘Bi‘idge's
hospital. in Stamford. iii/ed ‘thl
years. Funeral DirectoriA. J.
conveyed the remains to South
walk last night. The «cease
vived by a wife and thin senses
daughter. The funeral Will be .‘é
from his late residence Sunday at
noon at 1 o'clock. Mr. Boldezsarlw'
the proprietor of a saloon in Ely so
one, and was the third mini Who"
FUNERAL OF T. E. SHEEHAN.
The funeral of Thomas E. Quechua.
who died in the Brid' ‘ pili‘t‘Hospltpi of
a hemorrhage. 'ltuos ay‘tbllrningJ up
held from St. Mary’s Church. ysltte
day morning at, o'ci , 1
non was ceiebr lot
was married a few minutes beforevhl'b
death ,to Miss Margaret France
l‘ydn, of New York, by Rev. A. 0
lease, of St. Mary's Church. ‘
Bridgeport. in the presence of P. Fl
patrick and Miss Nellie O'Brien.
ssNA-roa Feaaw'duuucu
Senator John H. Ferris has a
thirty-five foot steam launch whichwa‘s
designed and bullt’ln England. It‘lls‘l
swift craft. and several people enjoyed:
a sail in her yesterday. ' The cement
the boat is the Bonita. 2
E E
.. 0NDON, M
' Ukn0wn to n . 2
"Bayonne Shorty." wil ‘ ‘
severed on the tracks
this morning in t
When picked up last a
name was Ennis, but“
thing further; A com
long enoush'i‘n‘ the i
cldent mow the vi
_ _ “ tramp. %
authorities are endear ti! to‘hnd b
family. ' ' v; ‘
M WW.-
asAL More: colitis
NEW maternity air-é ,,
papers which usually stippprt the:
ornament continuum mutant
dou‘corresuondoat oftiul , ,
accuse theumitish no In is be ,
.9 ,in‘ runes-prise attract '
themes in South Africa. The
appear to be making steed prey
in. the Month. in Capella our. ii
Cololhorg. they are reported
captureadixe hundred horses".
. lot-MEN crank: to scare
. thTON. May 31+8islyollv ,
ployees of the postcodes;
struck this morning. This su-
ordered yesterday. against, .
celled potter” cysts of "
so safe ficst
if it
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