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Cloudy. with possibly light rain to-
night. Rain has fallen during the past
twenty-four hours in the upper bliss-
issippi valley. western portion of the
lake region and the South Atlantic
coast. There are two acres of low prea~
sure; one over the northern portion of
the lake region, and the other off the
Florida coast. The temperature is be»
low the normal In all sections east of.
the Rock Mountains. except in southern.
Florida. Fronts were reported its tail
south as Oklahoma and Memphis, and
as far east as Northfield. Vt.
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. Rises Sarah keogll auditions bedri-
gsu have been visiting in Bridgeport.
Mrs. George Raymond. of Norwalk. is
contemplating a visit soon, in Michigan.
mommies-u :zw .. ...
F—Crush H
ats. O‘Brien.
“William P. Beers. the Nomaik book
seller and stationer, was a visitor in
Bridgeport yesterday.
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Mrs. Ellen Thornton will move Silt-l
urday from Chestnut street. Norwalk,
to Ellenville, New York.
A. V. Heath. of West Main street.
has gone to Buflalo, N. Y., to view the
sights of the Pan-American Exposition.
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Mr. and Mrs. Harry Stevenson, of
Taylor avenue. left Yesterday. for
Plailnville. where they will spend two
wee s. '
l .W
,Mlss Isabelle Peavy. of Danbury. Is
a ', ng's week at the (PaarAmel-ican
h‘. on tion, with a party of Norwalk
iii ads.
2 '3’ 1,3 .v
The Naromake Gun Club will hold a‘
s‘ Ventrat Dorlop's Point, tomorrow af~
it , tion.“ The club "wlllfie able to give,
but two more shoots after tomorraww‘.‘
1‘ 1.71:, ‘ .
walk young men went to A‘Wilnlil‘pauk
yogterday afternoon and defeated .a.
{9% in that place by the score of ill
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. TithVNational Council at Congrega-
tionallchurch trill be held In Portlandl
main , October 12 to 16. Spec at rate
mils: :iIIlbe‘ sold by the Consolidated
_ Flatt the,best for the money. There
is but onebest 10c cigar. The Imper-
iai‘grown.
._‘Cbmpany.F's gymnasoum class will
hold: its next practice on Tuesday
limit.“ The basket ball team will not
Wmflctico for at least a couple of
weeks yet. .,
on» v.
Quite a number of Norwalk people
wersvirt, New .York yesterday, at the
little the’funeral‘of the late president“
was supposed to take place in Canton.
Orr'I‘hey say the scene was a most im-
prhig‘si‘teonss," , ,
Lieutenant Colonellt. Evans. of Bose
ton’. iihli‘Slflfl Captain Withers, of’ths
Boston Salvation Army, will be here.
and. hold meetings and inspect corps,
Monday 'and Tuesday, 23rd and 24th.
Particulars Inter.
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fiNew Yeoman Derby.
O'Brien.
,The sociable to be given by the mem-
bers of the First Methodist Episcopal
Church; September 25. promises to be
awary enjoyali affair. Much amuse-
ment will be a orded. as each one re-
lates their experience how they earned
their dollar.
"I'l’illis afternoon Rev. 8. D. Woods will,
be". examined ~ by the Fairfield - County
Association. as to his fitness to become
anordained minister. The associatitin
will bereprseented by the pastors and
weaken the different Baptist
times in‘the eduutyn Rev W. H:
Hubbard is moderator of the associam
tion. The delegates from the south
Narwalks Churches are Geor e Crow
dad Henry Woodworth. if v., Mr.
Wood passes the examinations satis-
factorily he will'be ordained this ever
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Legs Spring Lamb. .. 14s in)»
or u. .. b. i. 992"»
our“: gilt-Iii? ‘ ~ =16e‘i.
snarl-ll,“ ": 10c ill.
We“ and Butter Fish, {to lb.
Also a full line of Cooked Meats.
Pickled Trips and Pigs' Feet. Sperry “'1
a Barnes'a Fresh Pork. Sausage, Home
and Bacon. "
nubile A MARKET.
.. ..:i;l.$ouiil.ilain sort .
«easy sacral. my“
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' A baseball team composed of Nor-
‘ ford Advocate. ‘ '
militias
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. La‘i'raence and son Chester
street“, are Visiting in Web
erbury and Oakvili'e, Ci.
Frederick S .Ambler and F. L. Benton
will leave Norwalk tomorrow for Buf~
info, New York to make a ten day's
stay at the Ran—American exposition.
—--Black and brown Aiplnes. OfBrien.
LN. *;,.=. H a...“ U. rill
” Mliiii‘lclttie'ltliey,‘ atldfliaa Jula Mah-
errbf. Y V rkrare‘guests of the home
“or Phil i
NICE.
p oodwin on ilivemew Ter»
Mills Arda Maude Rose, of Living-
ston Manor, N. Y., is the guest of M .
and Mrs. H. l“. Bllckuain. South Main
street, ~ ‘1 4 '
Mr and Mrs. Boner-t. Van Buren. Mrs.
and Mrs. Robert S. ’Van Baron and
Courtlandt Van Buren. left town this
morning. at»10 o'clocy for Moosehead
lLake, Maine for a couple of Weeks out-
ng.
.Rev.‘ Henry Algernon Burma and
‘grar’ldaughter. Miss Helen Dowas, who
were in South Norwalk, during the cel-
ehration. guests of Mrs. Harriet A.
Dickerman. of High street and ‘Bay
view avenue. left town, yesterday. for
Lebanon. N. H.
. The Herald Publishing Company has
brought suit against F. W. Mitchell. of
Norwalkto the amount of 125 damages
with costs. Deputy Sheri ll. J. Scul-
ler yesterday attached land and build-
ings belonging .to Mr. Mitchell, in Cliff
street. - ~‘-" ‘
.l The saloons Intown closed yesterday
afternoon from 12:30 until 6 o’clock
’out of respect to the date president.
This is almost unprecedented and It has
not happened that the saloons hate
closed before on a week day since the
funeral of James W. Hyatt.
Brown's Business College closed at
11:30 o'clock-yesterday morning, and
directly after. a memorial services ill
memoryof President McKinley, was
held. Fitting exercises preceded an ad-
dress by Rev. W. H. Hubbard. on the
"Character and Achievements of Mc-
Kinley." ‘ '
~Umbrellas and canes. O'Brien.
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The special town meeting to take ac-
tion on the gift of Andrew Carcgie of
a library building for the city and a
aubsequeuttgift of ar siteiby H. E. Bis-
hop wlll, take place tunighf at the town
assembly halidu Wall street. Its hoped
by the city officials that there will be
a large attendance of voters.
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,1 Local horsemen do not take to the
proposition‘of an affiliation with the
Norwalk Trotting ~Assoclation. Said
one offbeat last night: “if we are to
have an association.‘let us have one
independent of everybody else. i guess
We can support one here." Other
horsemen feel the same] way—Stain-
' ~New million Derby. O'Brien.
The disposses case of William Hills-
tion against Charles E. Williams. to get
Mr. Williams to vacate the premises
belonging to Mr. Hillsdon. and the de-
cision.“ JudgeJoaeph-T‘R. Taylor, sus-
taining Attorney George H. VVosbllrgb's
pleats the"iiirisdiction.'and throwing
the case out of the town court.‘revives
the judgment obtained/ by Mr. Hllsdon
he he he Justice'of/the peace, Henry
E. err s. Attorney Voshurgh appear-
ed for Mr. Hilsdon hn‘d Afterward. J.
Welsh for Mr. Williams.
A man dmve hurriedly Into South
Norwaik; shortly fore 12 o'clock, to-
day. and notified i'iicer Joseph Gil-
more. who is on duty~in the absence of
Chief of Police Vollmsr, Captain
0. W. Gladstone andIOscar William
R. Pennington. who are attending the
burglary case of Henry. Schulige. in, the
’criminal Superior Court, in“ British.
pom-that there was a craay man In the
vicinity ‘of the Standard Oil Works.
flourishing a revolver. The officer told
Constable John J. Goodwin. who went
to the oil works in search of the man.
‘ «Men's and boys' Caps. O'Brien.
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'Directly after the prayer meeting of
thqflouth Norwal
night. a business meeting‘of the church
was held. and'the following delegates
were chosen to attend the sixty-third
anniversary of the Fairfleld County
Denim, , Iation. which will beheld
“if?!” {rt ‘ ii .M .m‘ KIM”
. . aarortfanl :35 nudist:
I'I. any n , .
. Murmur abduct-£331!
Lucius Boston. Miss Hatzigditaymondl.
woman
a Who is
moderator of the uioclation.
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rings Paint than in other-arthr- may
4 ear. n v.3 ra ‘wa ,
rigs-i lion «Vii; gins ‘ by coal
elections star mirth Gerhard
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Yénngitlli“ . - I. “a" : pool “lg; a. ' gt bought. Also
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with" ’bevlie‘s‘dibds'JCar-l‘l
j Milli. RAILWAY &
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New Hair.
Black and black and w
reigning favorites.
A whisper tmaParla told of what
was to be; keen milliners here were
quick to grasp the possibilities of
beauty ipthmmontrastlng at these col-
ors; thaw , t is an assefiibialaifof
tastefuh'kifiaome hats. t urbaober
and yet?“ olidbghiy', ins». Hit
Promtaema , »-oou, ,lon are the
new faint; .3. “WM“: cloth...
The 'iKly,” a chic black and white
walking bat, one of our leaders. takes
the place of an early dress hatw-er
cellent value—$5.
"Phipps & Atchison" hats—in black
and, w Its (all colors tool are the type
of per action—~34 to $14.
The display of black silk hats for
of coming sty es. Silk *ha a trimmed
in breast effects-wanna the thing."
Otto) to film . ’
AWelllchOssu line'of fancy breasts.
wings. ornaments and ostrich plumes
is now ready.
Right corner, roar, ‘near bookshop.’
Queen
Quality
The Famous Shoe for Woman
Every sort of good shoe for women's
wear is included in the Queen Quality
assortment-fifth. low. lace. button.
inannisb. dainty, dull or bright les-
ther. light. heavy. »
Queen Qualityrshoea. if fitted as they
should be: acquire no "breaking In.”
they wear satisfactorily; are stylish
and dressy.
t Some of the styles for fall and win-
en: - .‘
Boulevard-«Kine enamel calf, heavy
welted sole with extension edge, me-
dium-wide toe.
'=F00t‘-warmth--Kibo kid. very heavy
sole with extension edge. leather lin-
cd throughout. '
Euclidh~KIho kid with patent tip.
weltcd sole of good walkin
comfortable and fashionable.
Storm—dime box calf, eight inch.
extra‘ heavy ‘welted ' sole, with rope.
stitched extension edge. .
SweIIMKIbo patent kid. dull mat top.
light llexible'solo and extension edge,
low military heel. '
Boa Tonlebo kid with patent tip.
light flexible *sole, medium heel, high
arched instep.- . » '
Stout Woman—«lilo kid, with patent
tip, low “flesh-light scie.‘lsrgs ankle.
especially designed for women who
need “something different."
Shoe store.‘ '
Bridgeport.
The Proper Tillie
IS NOW. .
The Proper Man
Jacob A. Rudder.
33 SOUTH MAIN SRTEET.
bite are the
early fall dre , givos a ver guild idea, ,
g weight.
THE HOWLAND
DRY GOODS CO.
7‘0 PAINT 0R PAPER
TODOITIS
OPPOSITE asylum) 51:.
OLD'QUAKER ‘5
Once said to his boy:
“Nathan. it is not what
thee reads that makes
thee smart: it is not
V whats , thee eats that
makes . thee fat: aci-
what then earns that
makes thee rich, but
what thee SAVES."
This saving-habit may
beiacqulred through the
steady use of a savings
account In
The South Norwalil Twat (is.
West Washington Street.
slURN IT OVERe-
-:- TO THE. WIFE -='
Have you difficulty in sav-
Ing money? Titan turn If over
to tile with: make her the cus-
todlan of your funds; she will
probably bring them to this
bank and place them at inter-
oat.
The
South Norwaik Savmgs Bank,
United Iank Building.
to,
(ill iiiiliii lull
’ , sobrir'soswkta‘, coils.
mullet. ‘ sloa.ooo.o
lamina. V “00000.0
thqitPrdflff.‘ 525000.09
.icllii Mills-Primal.
JA nitration. Cashier.
' ' oiatoroaa:
John H. Ferris , Henry Seymour
Jello H. Knapp christian Swans
loss H. Light a. “H. Mathewson
Josiah R. Marvin Samuel Grumman
‘ .l. Wallace Marvin.
Accounts Solfolfad.
MrsMcad’SSchooi
‘ ' ‘Aililllsrdle'flvp‘rloau
lie-ohms on Wednesday.
September 25th.
Hillary. Intermediate aria
Senior Departments. ‘
Be habitable
start your furnace now
" but ' “ '
Install a Gas Hutu.
t will do all the work. and keep the
house dry and war-or at: :
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lilnlnim , Billie
.3“ TM; wt.- -' vamp. ,.( .
Don't delay, but place your order
early.
v.;
‘00 not
Drop us a card and our definitel-
wili call with prick:
intuit *~ to.
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Homugh preparations for
legs. _
’ ‘ ‘t’fi’cateV admits to leading
an . ages for women.
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”MY FACE IS MY
. FORTUNE”
Said it pretty maid in the old English
ballad. She had the‘proper idea as to
the value of a pretty face In the mat-
, l'fmonial market. Eyes make or mar
many a face. ' The other features may
be ever socomely: a pairlof weaknred.
inflamed or twitching-eyes will spoil
Its beauty. Property adjusted glasses
will ‘ourd'moat-oi these troublea‘by re-
moving ‘the cause: But don't get the
Idea that anybody or everybody can
do'tha "proper adjusting." 'We have
made a study of the eye.
floats)! a. no".
Graduats'dlptldlan.
Room}, United Bank ilding.
Ollcls‘ noun. 8 tail; .1 :46 to 0:80.
satiric-r mull: . ’I to s.
Maturity W
When it"i‘in 'be done at so! "
c at? why not protectyours For
““0316 you can More Your liars
and Ho hold Goods In a ailing
House throeyears «sins . or
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, demeanor; his kindliness steepest. but
, love him.
‘ with him, but in the pueaenooof such
~ dignity of character and grace of man.
her nose could fail to Iovo the man.
. as had closed. The worshippers were
Jens .
. erous greeting to one who approached
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The luau d penmau's description of
we Natures-wean:
ty: i.;lanasi!*i'oouldinatribaiihors ap-
propriately employedithan in chanting
the lamest lover reur fallen ‘chloftafu.
It does no violence to human speech;
nor. is It tuiaome eulogy to speakithvs
ly hearing. his mice and maullssss of
gives assent to this description of him 1'
. it uncharacteristic stout-beloved
President that stem met. him only .. to
They'lniabt donned differ
Tile people confided in him, believed in
him. it was said ol Lincoln that prol»
ably no man sinceitho days of Wash-
ington was ever so deeply imbeddod
and enshrined in the hearts of the peo-
ple. but it is true of McKinley in a
larger, some. industrial and» social
conditions are such that he was. even
more than his predecessors, the friend
of the whole people.
A touching scene was enacted In this
church last Sunday night. ”The servic-
going to their homers; Only a'few lin-
gered to discuss the and event that
brings us together today. Three men
in working garb. of a foreign race'and
unfamiliar tongue. entered the. room.
They approached the altar. kneeling
before it, and before his picture. Their
lips moved as If in prayer; while tears
furrowed their checks. They may
have been thinking“ of their own idling
Humbert and of his- untimely death.
Their emotion wasieioouent, eloquent
beyond speech, and it bore testimony
to their appreciation of manly friend-
ship and of honest worth.
it is a glorious thing to be able to
say in this presence, with our illuii~
trioua dead before us,‘ that he never be
traycd the confidence of hia'country-
men. Not for personal gain or pre-
eminence would be our thobeauty of
Manual. He kept it clean and white
before God and man. and his hands
were unsullied by bribes.
“His eyes looked right on, and'his
eyelids looked straight before him.”
He was sincere, plain and honest; just.
benevolent and kind. He never disap.
pointed those who believed In him. but
measured up to every duty, and met
every responsibility in life grandly and
undinchingly.
Not alone was our President brave,
heroic and honest:- he was as gallant
a knight as ever rode the lists for his
lady love In the days when knighthood
was in flower. it II but a few weeks
since the nation looked on with tear-
dimmed eyes. as it saw With what
tender, conjugal devotion he sat at the
bedside of his beloved wife, when all
tested that a fatal illness was upon
her. No public ‘clalmr that he might
show himself to the populace, no de»
bland of social function. was sufficient
to draw the lover from the bedside
of his wife. He watched and waited
while we all prayed—«and she lived.
This street and tender story all the
world knows, and the world knows
that his whole life had run In this one
groove of~lovc. it was a strong arm
that she leaned upon, and it never
failed her, Her smile was more to him
than the plaudits of the milititude, and
ibWher'jt‘éeting his acknowledgments
of them must wait. After receiving the
fatal wound, his first thought was that
the terrible news might be broken
gently to her. May God In this deep
hour of’sorrow comfort her. May His
grace be greater than her anguish.
May the widow‘s (lad be her God.
Another beauty In the character of
our President. that was a chaplet of
grace about his neck, was that be was
a Christian. In the broadest, noblest
sense of the word that was true. His
confidence In God was strong and un-
wavering. It held him steady Ill many
a storm where others were driven be-
fore the wind and tossed. Ho belieVed
in the fatherhood of God; and In his
sovereignty. His faith in the gospel
of Christ was deep and abiding. He
had no patience with any other thelne
of pulpit discourse. “Christ and Him
crucified" was, to his mind. the only
panacea for the world’s disorders. He.
believed it to be the supreme duty of
the Christian minister to preach the
Word. He said, “We do not look for
great business men in the pulpit, but
for great preachers."
It Is well known that his godly moth
or had hoped for him that he would be-
come a minister of the gospel, and
that she believed it to‘be the‘highesf
vocation in life. it was not. however,
his mother‘ faith that made him a
Christian. He had gained in early life
a personal knowledge of Jesus. which
guided him in the performance of
greater duties and vaster responsibili-
ties than have been the lot of any
other American President. He said at
one time. while bearing heavy burdens,
that he could not discharge the daily
duties of his life hut,for the fact that
he had faith in God.
William McKinley believed in pray‘
or, In the beauty of it. in the potency
of it. Its language was not unfamaliar
to him and his public addresses not
infrequently evinced the fact. It was
perfectly consistent with his life-long
convictions and his personal exparisno,
as, that he should any,“ the first crit-
ical moment after umsinatiou ap-
proached. "Thy kingdom come: Thy
will he doom” and that he should do-
clare at the lost," “It is God’s way:
His will be done." He lived grandly:
it was fitting that he should die grand-
ly. And now that the majesty of death
has touched and calmed him, we find
that Inch“ supreme. moment he was
still a counuelmr. ' . . . .: .-
My friend-"(and countrymen: with
what language shall I attempt to give
expression to the deep horror of our-
souls as l speak of the cause of his
death? When we shoulder the magni-
tude of the crime that has, plunged the
country and the world, into unutterlr
his grief, we are not surpriiied‘thatv‘ons
nationality after another has hastened
to repudiate thedreadfui deed.‘ This
‘g‘entle spirit, who hated no Offb‘,'btit‘ib
whom every man :waacabrotliar. was
suddenly smitten by the cruel hand of
all assassin, and that; tbd’ While in the
very act of’amndml‘ai'ihd and'mar
him and
ship. '
Could the assailant have recline};
how awful was the act he was about '
perform. how u heartless ~tha
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SCHOOL s'rocn‘mtis FOR' .
GIRLS AND BOYS.
These are the right wearing. right
washing kinds of stockings. it doesn’t
pay to buy the flimsy sorts. School
stockings should be made to wear.
You’ll find economy In buying from
these lots:
Children's fast black hose, double
knees, lOc pair; 3 ms. for 26c.
Children’s heavy school hose. 12W: a
pair; 2 far 26c.
A special line of heavy hose, sizes 6‘
to 10 in., 190; very good value at 25c.
‘Ml'sscs superior quality two thread
best cotton. fine ribbed stockings,
Harmsdorf black. 25c pair.
MEDIUM WEIGHT UNDERWEAR
.roa MEju AND women.
Tile changing time is at hand.,the
equipment is here complete. if you
choose now you choose whenthe size
range and the price range are most
complete. .
Ludies' long and short sleeve vests,
medium weight. high and low neck,
good value at 39c; price 25c.
Ladies' medium weight vests. 50c.
Men‘s medium weight underwear,
gray and white. all since, 50c.
»~ at y
_ u'll buymow, here and'wai‘tin‘g‘fer‘
Wide awake to your best buying interests; ‘
you.
“or.“ ” ’ l“ a
some fiLANNELB cos AUTUMN,
You'll take much satisfaction in'
choosing from these bright fresh lines ,
of fall outing ilanneis. innumerable
pretty stripes and- color combinations
to pick from; ., . . w ‘
Bum-t lengths of good quality outing.
just as good as regular stock, only
shorts, in yd. ,
Our stock of light and dark outings
is complete. all colors and styles, 10c
yd. 3
Plain Cinderella cloths In pink, light
blue, greys. or Browns, 100 yd.
New line of flannelotte waist cloths.
in all new shades and stripes; striped
or polka dots, 12%0.
' CANTON BLANKETS AND
commuter-ca FALL.
A light weight blanket of comfort
does not feel out of place these'cooi
nights. Can show you some excellent
values in these bed coverinn‘iiriWhite
or grey domet flannel blankets, good
also. with various colored borders, 49c.
Canton blankets, in grey. brown, or
mottled. eittra quality. '69c yd.
_' flight weight comforts-in light or
(dark. patterns. plainbacks or figured,
Nationality filling. fl- , .
Downy comforts, coverings of light
Men's medium weight all wool shirts
and-drawers, 81 and $1.25 each.
figured siikolines, colored cheese cloth
.backs, niling of~scft white cotton. “.49.
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his hand at the very threshold of it.
in all the coming years. men will seek
in vain to fathom theenermity of that
crime. Had this man who fell been a
despot, a tryout. an oppressor, an in-
sane frenzy to rid the world. of him
might have sought excuse, but It win
the people‘s friend who fell when Wil—
liam McKinley received the fatal
wound. Himself a son of tell, his sym-
pathies were with the tellers. No one
who has seen the matchiess grace and.
perfect ease with which be greeted
such, can ever doubt that his' heart
was In his open hand. Every heart-
tbrob was for his countrymen. That
his life should be sacrificed at such a
time, just when there was abundant.
pence, when all the Americas were re-
joicing together, In one of the Inscrnt-
nblo mysteries of Providence. Like
many others it must be left for future.
revolutions to explain.
in the midst of our sorrow we have
much to console us. He lived to see
his nation greater than ever before.
All sectional lines are blotted out.
There is no Smith, no North. no East.
Wellington Street. 50. mo
sweetest memories and thoughfd‘of'iny
old home—wmy home nosiwanddfirust.
my home hereafter. so long isgl live."
We hoped, with him, that’vi'heiighia
work was donoAreed from methadone
of his great office, crow'ued withthe
affection of a happy people, he might
be permitted to close his earthly life ,»
in the home he loved. , ‘~ . ' -
He has, Indeed, returned to us, but ‘
hoW? Home to the strains of “Neuter
M.’God.tto Thee,” and piaced.where.;he ,
first began life’s struggle, that the mo. ..
pie might look and weep over some '
a home-coming.
But it was a triumpllal march. ,Ho'w
vast the processional! The nationl‘i'oae
and stood with uncovered. heads, g'l‘zhe’
people of the land are chief motimir‘s,
The nations of the earth weenitith
them. But oh, what a victory! I?
not ask you in the'hcat of public " -
dress. but in the calm moments "of
mature reflection, what other‘ma'n ev-
er had such high honors bestowed up-
on him, and by so many people! What
pageant has equalled this that. :we look
upon today? We gave him to the sa-
no West. Washington saw the begin-
ning of our national life. Lincoln
passed through the night of our history
and saw the dawn. McKinley behold
his country in the splendor of its noon.
Truly he died til the illlness of his
fame. With Paul he could say and
with equal truthfulness, “i am now
ready to be offered." The work as-
signed him had been well done. The
nation was at peace. We had fairly
entered upon an era of unparalleled
prosperity. Our revenues were gener—
ous. Our standing among the nations
was secure. Our President was safe-
ly enshrined in the adoptions of an
united people. lt-was not at him that
the fatal shot was fired. but at the gov:
erument. His offering was vicarious.
it was blo‘od floured upon the altar
of human liberty. in view of these
things. wears nqt'sarpnmed to hear,
from one who was present when this
great soul passed away. that he never
before saw a death so peaceful, or a
dying man so crowned with grandeur.
Let us turn, now, to a brief consider
atlon of some of the lessons that we
are to learn from this and event.
The first one that will occur to us all
is the old, old lesson that “in the midst
of life We are In death." ,
“Man goeih forth unto his work and
to his labor until the evening." "He
ifoeth unit were a shadow, and never
contiuueth In onenlace.” Our presi-
dent went forth Ill the fulness of his
strength, in his manly beauty. and was
suddenly smitten by the hand that
brought death with it. None of us can
tell what a day may bring forth. Let
us therefore, remember that Moo man
liveth to himself, and none of us dlcth
to himself.“ May each day’s class see
each day's duty done. w
Another great lesson that we should
learn is-‘the vanity of mere earthly
greatness. infthe presence of the
dread messenger how small are the
trappi ‘ s of wealth, and distinctions
"of‘ira and power. l beseech you.
seek Him who said: “I am the Resur-
rection nil-the Life: he that believeth
in Me, i ougll he were dead. yet shall
be live: and whosoever iivcth and be-
lieveth in Me shall never die.” There'
is but one Baviourior the sin-sick and
the weary. l entrant you, find'him. as
our brother found him. '
But our last words must be spoken.
Little more tha‘n‘ifour years a c we
bade hingood-bye.’ as newest ss-
sume the“ groan responsibilities toi
which the nation had called him. His
last words all-he left-tie werefliflothing
could give me greater pleasure than
this farewell 'gr'eo’tillMilia Widows
of your friendship and sympathy. your
'good villi, and, i am sure. the, prayers
of all the pacpicwrlthhvhomkhue
lived so long, and whose confidence
and esteem are dearerto me than oth-
er earthly honors. To ali‘of us the fil-
tnrc is all s scaled‘book; but if i can.
by official set or administration or at
terance, in any degree arid td‘the prom
parity and usityof our beloved coun-
try, and the adwalfien‘lant aim well-lilo“
of our anion is sens, p. w
also the 'best' and‘hldat unselfish 'tif-
forts of my life to that end; With this
‘tll’tiliklit libllii‘i’m'lilit’ifl ifil' iiiilfdf’ rte.
.luctantiy takpieave of my friends and
tion but a little more than four years
,ugo. He want outwith the Ilghtfof
the morning upon his brow. with his
task set. and the purpose in complete
It. We take him back a mighty con—
queror.
“The churchyard where his children
rest, ’ -
’l‘lle quiet spot that suits him bbht;
There shall his grave be made, ‘
And there his bones be laid. .
“And there his countrymen shall coats,
With memory proud, with pity dumb,
And strangers far and near, .
For many and many a year;
“For many a year and many an age,
While history on her ample page.
The virtues shall enroll . .
Of that paternal soul."
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STATE OFFICERS ELECTED.
‘5“,
At Afternoon Session of District
Grand Lédge.
The twenty-first annual convention
of the District Grand Lodge of Colored
Odd Feilowa of Connecticut, whichiopr .
ened In G. A. R. hall, Ansonia. Tuesday »
morning, held its closing session dur-
illg the afternoon, enuing with the elec-
tion of grand lodge officers for the en-
suing year. The officers elected were:
District Grand Master, F‘. 8. Jones.“
of New London: District Depot Gr d
Master, A. J. Ferguson, .nson para»
gict Grand secretary. ;' H.’»Cold n.
cw Haven: istrlotflran ., ,rs ur'er,
J. B.“Prince, Ansonia: Giaggbhqectpr.
W. S. Gordon. midtown. ‘ma.
Jones, Golden and Prince. ‘ro whitet-
ed. The afternoon seen on began ,
shortly before 3 o'clock. the annual
state reports which were not finished
in the morning, being read and acted
upon.
The reports showed that the order
state. a new lodge being started in
was in a flourishing condition, ,'
state a new lodge being
Hartford, since the! Iaatwgr,
meeting. An Increase in m
and financial strength was noted
reports being very encoura
around. It was voted to hol , _., t,
convention in Watsrbu‘ry,’i ‘ @-
ber, lsoz, and after passingii” out of ‘v ‘
thanks to the local lodge for the many
kindnesses shown, the convention ad-
ioill‘ncd. , ' ‘ ‘
In the evening a reception with ‘ftw i
tiered the officers and. plant”, ,4 4»
aoniarLodgerNo. 28 .G. . U _ O.
F‘., ‘of Annuals. in‘tiarma halliilthe
deiclatos all remaining to participate. .
A large crowd was present. the menu 1
hers o’f‘thc local lodge accompanied by
their dy friends. Addresses were
gods.» GtOgd‘MMlel' Jones and other ,
and binge fdcers, their remark-"be
.iiigiiiatsnsdmonlth close attention. .
Jordan's orchestra was present and
after the program of the av, i . ‘
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flight when athad Villa.“ The
committee of? the: local lad ’;
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