III—m 'Pillsiistts Ala fol I Will Sized ‘ Republican midrib. lineallsillflllllliiuu he School issues Are Melvin Contest a Warmer One Titan . «al. and a Full Vets on Time . Questions is Rspactsd. the s- The elections in the little towns of ‘ state are being held today, and the constitutional amendment question is , lag voted on in every town in the tabs. and the principal interest in this matter is developing in' the larger , where a determined effort is big made to have the amendments goon orlty, and it is likely that they will ‘ gill the other districts in the town mm... . There is a factional fight on over se- ectmen and school visitors. Norwnlii‘ oters seeking to land the two candl- Matsus for epcb omce nominated from fill upper end of the town, while the floccudl’otllm District is trying to elect the two party nominees for each Office from the lower end of the town. First» Voting District. The war of the ballots began bright . d earlyiln Norwalk this. morning. blue, traditionally a Republican day bother the count will bear out I,“ il’l‘ylilis will“? to balseen.d'l‘he _. . can 0 sogan ese aye) mezrlyand often” to be heard do as Balloting for . viii olllcors in the First district is be! donerst tbc‘Town House build. in; d to the Norwalk city officers . t“ flops Hose headquarters, in Water street. The. number cast for town of- ,iloera’ is about the same as usual. y election the vote in . bite one it lunches ever. , _ , latte ace wiilnot be as large as usualtorvtbe reason that muse who do not vot in the morning, , ' Vii too so later ay; ' . . _ Voting on tomoillcerefin the to . lair-ice vs sbbhtvthe" .me as ltthsuslno‘ to log lg .. but it r the: are was prac Stine v0 ug unti anemone; The a,“ obloklyspr‘ead around this district this morning that. .Wlsaouth Norwalk the Republican were pasting. the name of William B. Reed Tor selectm‘ag over that of' Samuel Mw‘ ‘ lathe third district the Republicans acted to a greater extent the name of . nk ll. Merrill over that of James A. ’ ‘ n for aslectman and the name of guano] Weed over that of George g. pdall. Outside of the above changes , Republicans are said to be voting , ‘btruight ticket in the third district. Oaths Democratic tibket the name of must Lynda is may put over am of y .3. Reed in is district. 0th- ' ’ ”it is not thought that this ticket . _ f trench tampered with. Sever. onion were on libild this morning exercised their t to vote on the ' , a constitutional .. . _ meat and schOOl questions on- , . -ater are nothing given the ‘ z 1, attention that they merit. . . k liily and Edward J. Finnegan. valops tenders; Mn W. Our-now James crumb.» ballot tender» ; F. Wardwell.~bnd D. Seymour no “Th-”am” ”‘3‘.” in: orator: . sgnsr, e- ‘ rdtcr chart ., E. '0 election in the ‘Second Voting ct today is presenting without m‘“°“d“‘um° “nun “‘ i. .' .1" O ‘ stes‘ r och sac sdhood visitors. but u is im- » to tell until after the vo ls twilight what the outcome ll mam}. is";ll. r. unlock; . moan r. Mardu- and flu- "or. icine... ’3 "non. m Two. 0er Demolished and Several Passengers Hurt in Utica. UTIGA. N. Y., October 7~During a dense fog in this city today there were three trolley car accidents. on the Lincoln avenue line two cars came to gather with terriflc'force. completely demolishing both. Four men were in- .lurod. line motorman, two ltalian work- man and a clothing cutter. They were severely cut and bruised. About the same time two Philip street cars col- lided and were wredked. Several pas- sengers were injured, but the severest case is that of Daniel Palmer, who has a fracture of the left thigh and ankle. The third collision was a half hour lat- er. but in this case there were no se- vere injuries. though the cars were put out of service. . , ANNIVERSARY 0F CHAPIN'S FARM FlGHT. Today is the thirty-seventh anniver- sary of the battle of Chapin's Farm. Virginia. The Tenth Connecticut Vol- unteers were engaged and lost very heavily. Among the Norwalk men who were wounded. were Caleb Wood. who lost his left arm. and Nathan Campbell. who was shot in the stom- ach. The late Charles Prescott. oi' Silvermine, was also badly injured. and the late colonel Nash was severe.y wounded and also taken prisoner. Gen- eral John Q. A. Gilmore commanded ~‘ the corps. and General Alfred Terry ~ the division. The loss on iboth sides was upwards of 5,000 men. General lmngstreet was commander of'the Con— federacy. and his corps was complete- ly annihilated, never being heard from afterward. . CLARK-BEDELL. Miss Nellie Elisabeth Bedell, daugh- ter of Mrs. Penelope Bedell, of Bridge port, formerly of South Norwalk. and Frederick Bruce Clark, of Washington. D. C.. were married in New York city, October 3rd. Rev. Henry Wadiclgh per- formed thc ceremony. a. lHElIRllBil’SRiliY Rev. G. D. Elibort Delivers Plsc ticsi Address at V.l.0.t. usw will? . illnls Several Beautiful Selections Rendered ~8°los by Harry and Carroll ~ Hyena—ascend Rslly bun; day, November 3. . The first BoyK'jVMlly £333“.an was held at, the gouaghlen’s Christian Association rooms, . yesterday after~ noon. at 3:15 o’clock. and seventy boys and young men “listened with their eyes" to the very practical talk given by the Rev. George D. Egbert. who used his musical glasses to illustrate the truths which he wished to impress up- on the boys“ minds and hearts. He said that boys. like these glasses, were in- tended to make music. and then show- ed how a simple, beautiful necktie. when placed inside the glass would de- stroy its usefulness as a musical glass. but kept on the outside did not in the least affect its clear musical tone. The lesson taught was that boys should strive to keep pride and evil thoughts out of their hearts. A beauti- ful large cut glass goblet was used‘to illustrate how some boys. because they are blg’snd have ability, look down up on and bully the smaller boys, simply because they are bigger and stronger. whereas they ought to help and encour— age the smaller ones. One glass was discovered to be out of tune. and while all the rest were in perfect harmony. yet this one glass. because it was out of time, spoiled the music of all the rest. A little ,of the “water of life" poured into this glass brought it into perfect harmony witu the rest. and then the beautiful strains of "Nearer. lly God. to Thee." and other hymns poured forth. as the Rev. Mr. Egbert’s trained lingers panel] over the glasses A few simple illustrations were then made to i this truth. A trom- bone player n an orchestra ought spoil the music of all the rest of the players. if he was go? ofItlotile." Practics‘ ‘d to m'sk' necessary esp n me. an e a good bsae'bsll team every player needed practice In a match game of base hall. where every player was playk lug his position well, becauu he had practiced long and faithfully. except the second baseman. who was an old player and knew it all. the game might be lost by his single error. One boy - coming down to broom '"ont of time’ wouldaooacauaetbewholsfaml to be is unpleasant discord: The so » 90f the “Water of Life" poured into , a life would be suillclsnt to put mom film brigade audition thorwould be A rural-almmtvmfbtm m "h ‘ tha'two vocsl'seldotlonsfl .- W _ “on crummy-mm TBOLLEY ACCIDENT DUE TO FOG. Sermons in . \ Churches Rsv. VI. W. l‘. ‘Dlllldsil's Sundlv Night's Vilibbbiilbll. ‘ Mn..- SCHDUL QUESTIONS ME UP Pastors Advise Their Con rspations to. Vote for the Town" it uh Ichaoi and Free Test looks at the Polls Today. Last night. in the First Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev. W. W. T. Dun- can preached tbc first of a series of ser- mons on "The Perils and Possibilities of Life." The subject was "Esau: or the Peril of an Appetite." and the ser- mon was a most excellent one. In the sermon-prelude on current events. Rev. Mr. Duncan referred to the yacht race between the Coluinbiafand Shamrock. He said: "The race was not unaccom- panied'by betting. Betting is a crime against the moral order. The Bible says ‘What a man sowsth. that shall he also reap.‘ The gambler says it does not matter what a man sows. What he reaps is but a matter of chance. it does not matter whether gambling is prac- ticed in the euchre party or in the bucket shop of the Bowery. it is a sin against Godliness and the true life. Is it not dorthy of notice." Mr. Duncan asked. “that the greatest daily in New York bity should devote ten times as much space to the yacht race as to the great biennial convention of the Protes- tant Episcopal Church?” in his ser~ men the pastor said: "Caesar was inclined to materialism. He looked out for his body. He was 'ond of a good square meal. He was tonne—«ho had life before him. its pos-' iibillty and its birthright. His meal of pottage was all over in three min- lies. His birthright was for ages. it s a perilous thlng to be untrue: it is a perilous thing to deal with appetites. Yet the man of physical vigor is the nun who is needed in the church. A man strong in body should be strong 'n soul. Mr. Duncan said he had been asked by a politician high in the state to speak on the school election. He said he did not care to speak on any par- ticular phase of the question. but that a voting. there was always a peril as well as a possibility-«the peril ofvvct- log werted-~ to vote in accordance with knowledge and and their consciencesmot as other men would have them to vote. Rev. J. Morris Goerr. rector of St. Paul‘s parish. made announcement. vcsterday. that he had received a com- nunicatio‘n from ‘Judge John H. Light. requesting him to amok in favor of a high school and free text books. Mr. Goerr said that while he should not in- ‘luence his parishioners to vote. one way or the other on these questions. be per- sonally believed that there should be high schools for the purpose of prepar- ‘n’g young men and women to receive a collegiate coursé. should they desire to to so. As the schools were free. so he also believed should be the text books. 13 the one was as essential as the other in the matter of tarnishing an educa- tion. Previous to the sermon in the South Norwalk Conventional Church, yes‘ terday morning. Rev. Paul II. Strayer spoke on the important issue before the citizens of Nov-walk today. and hop- ed that' sl would advocate free schools. lir Strayer said he had not been a resident here long enought to obtain a vote. but he believed in the advancement of the town .snd desired to use whatever influences he had in this line. .m uencuav coins to Leave. Lock for the Planet lebwesn 0:15 and 6:80 In the lvanlng. i The "New York Tribune" says that the last opportunity for several months for seeing‘tbe planet hisrcury will be sifordedln next few days. Hercnry is now about an hour and threenuap tars behind the sun insulting. and about half ws between that body and Venus. which a now so conspicuous in the evening sky. It will assist one in dndlng Ilercnry to draw an. imaginary straight line from Jupiter, the brightest object in the southern heavens. through Venus in the borison. Honesty lies on that line. There ls‘snotim- useful calcula. Rev. Mr, Selleck' ‘ Dear Sir: At thanks of the a ‘ to you for the ass ‘ 1, you in promoting . v niversary coiebr ‘ Nor-walk. in con 0rd of this soil 1 , association take 1 1 1 lire ing that the sen. . _ of; ye represent is ”“130 . tire community a that, , of the town owe you t l \ ‘ gratitude for the labor gave to the celebration. .. 1 than this they owcto yo ' success of the plan Waco of the celebration which were also red sug- gested and devised bl’ fall more t n a your previous to the ‘I treat. it is to your unselfish devotio iii the» Millie duty of celebrating quart ., illen~ ial of our town 3 to movements on b lotion and ebony it . appointment of cumin ed plan. The comm your constant aid/fig many of the ideas adopted and carrieiiio‘ be some of the vhf; the celebration. V‘s tion. , ' proved to g ‘ j tures of ": the debt , ' your part in the late celebration May your life beep rsdmsny years and great happiness and to you as a reward for yournu ysb‘lahors on be» half of Norwuik. llncerely. i ., F. ST. JOHNaliOCKWOOD. President The Norwalk Material and Memorial Libraryi Association. SAMUEL R. WEED. Oedretary. Bodv of Six-Vast jaunt late sArsswsv f' lids-Yell. vise SEEN llilE lllllilliil Only Mark of Vioisodb was a ulcera- tion on the Mi Anatolian-,4 Lad's Clothing, turn out to be a murder mystery was discovered oariytoday when the body of a slx-yearold boy was found in an creaway at 361 West 22d street. The body was clothed only in a pair of light cotton drawers, but beside the body was a number or garments. which evi- dently had belonged to the lad. Es- ecpt for a laceration on the boy's ab- domen. there was. no mark of violence of the body. The clothing found in the bag with the boy consisted of a pair of blue “serge knee pants. blue sailor cap, with the crown projecting over the sides. a white linen waist. a pair of lace shoes without heels. two pairs of black stock- ings, and a black silk belt lined with white silk and having a metal buckle which. when joined. represented a pair of golf sticks. On the front of the cap. in gold lace. is an emblem of a ship pill) egc'h side of which are the letters The body was in a burlap bag when it was found. The police believe the child was murdered and that the body was being carried to the river. when it became too heavy. and. as in a num- ber of similar cases. was deposited in the most convenient place. ‘ The body was identified by Sidney Ryan. a cook, at coo West 21st street. as that of his son Albert. Ryan said the last time he had seen the boy alive was yesterday afternoon sboiit 4 o" clock when he was playing on the street in front of his home. .He said he knew of no reason why his son should have been killed. as the family had no enemy. ” It was learned by the police that the boy was the son of a mutatto woman. named Robinson. who lived with Ryan and his wife. out that Ryan was not the tether. The mother was taken to the morgue. where she identified the body. and said the boy was her son. Albert Robinson. She became hysterical, and said she wanted to kill herself. Alonso Watson. a waiter tires: of the Moment when Bras lives. was‘amslsd on Melon he knew something of the boy's death. ' "spawns oouietus.‘ .wmmothsrlsian-I 3 insulted V citizens of PuebloWlollllllt prover Ratios of Brutal Attacks. Hill llluflfil l cull Mrs. James P..Nsndsraon so: Upon saturday N by a Negro or a White Ma With his Face blackened-Girl Clicked. PUEBLO. 001., October 'l~—This city is in great excitement over a series of murderous uaaulte upon women and girls. From what can be learned they mm to have been committed by the “ o person.a negro or a white man :33 his face b kened. Saturday ‘ t Mrs. James . Henderson was s ' .being half killed with a club, willie plane at her home. Later a girl in afimlly namsd'llamllton, was terri- . bly choked by a man who had forced his way in. Mrs. Hickey, who was struck data while riding A bicycle a few nights since, is still at the point of death. With a fractured. skull and can give no clear, account bf; what occurred. Several , .. an women have also been as- saulted ,. lly. oaourlo shaken vooav. Rev. W. H. Hubbard Takes Out First bhovsliul of Earth for Calvary Church. Ground was broken for the now Cal. var Baptist Church at the corner of he or and ulncy streets, this morn- ing. the firs shovelful being thrown out by Rev. W. H. Hubbard. pastor of the South Non-walk Baptist Church, in the presence of the pastor and several members of the Calvary Church. The members of the church will dig the collar for the foundation. The work will be pushed rapidly now towards completion and it is thought that be- fore the snow flies the building will be put up and inclosed. BIO VOTE IN WATERIUW. WATERBURY. October 7—'-There is a but light on at the .sloctiop today. and there is every ,1 _ , st ahesvy vote will be polled. blioans are straining every‘aervo to elect their candidate for the mayoraitr. Jafigs G. ll. Cowelhwho ll opposed my. K11- 3133'.” data . «piles for ting down of party bars. many Republi— cans having endorsed Klldufl. because of his administrative record. while Democrats are at work for Carroll be- cause of hostility to Kllduif engendered in the canvass for the nomination and because of the judge’s attitude during the recent battle in the General Assem- bly over the consolidation of the Wat- erbury town and cliy governments. The voting on the two constitutional amendments. and the summoning of the constitutional convention is gener- al. It is believed that the city will show s. substantial for the convention. THE SILLIEST BIRDS. Dodo is the Portuguese name for simpleton. and it is given to the sunset bird that ever lived. Three hundred years 1:0. when the Portuguese first visited the island of Mauritius. they found s. large number of these birds. They were about the size of. a large swan, blackish gray in color. and hov- ing only a bunch of feathers in place of a tail and little. useless wings. More stupid and foolish birds could not be imagined, They run about making a silly, hissing notes like a goose, and the sailors easily' knocked ill with their paddles. They ‘, they muidaftslimpthay . , at any greatapsed.¢aud.* par ting. they were the greatest cowards in the world. They were much too stupid to build a nest and so the drop ped an egg and went on to let it batch as best it could. '-" , mil.- “OROWINO DOWN." Everybody has noticed that in ex- treme old ago. people grow rapidly short". so that a person formerly of average height “grows down" into quite a diminutive man or woman. A German contemporary points out that this decrease of height begins as early sstheagcofasyoars. Atto,wesrc told. the human body has reschedits full height. which is mtainod for a few years. after which the “growing down" uncoubegins. Atilrstsndtorlusuy yesutbsprooesalssoslowastobe up almost imperceptible. but at the age of about 60 It begins to be noticeable. and sitar to. even though a veteran don notatoopatsllatheflottbstln is “waving down" Mosaics apparent to one and all. _‘ - w cowoaseavlouai. Mission’s. aaamao ‘ to m of. ‘w,‘ gamma amnion... o. a... ionisin- lives today til-storied, .Moulcdthaaglgsaoaiavlgsd dormitl‘ ACCUSED 0" F0 RTEBN MUR- DERB s h... Mrs. A. J. Witvvsr Under Arrest in“i Dayton Ohio. DAYTON. 0., October l—ers. A. J. Witweg. a widow, residing in this city. has been arrested by the police, at the instigation of the coroner. and is held a prisoner at Central station, pending an investigation into very serious charges. Mrs. Witwer, the police say. is suspected of fourteen murders.'the list including four husbands. live child- ren, one sister and four members of different families in which she was em» played as housekeeper. The last sup- posed victim was her sister. lira. Anna Pages. who died a week ago under mysterious circumstances. An autopsy performild at the request of Mrs. Wit- wer's mother. who came here from De- troit, is said to have disclosed the pres- ence of arsenic and copperas in the stomach. Following closely upon the death of her first husband, Fred Schwe- ger. came, according to the police de- partment data, the death of two child- ren. The second bushend died sudden~ ly several years after tbp wedding, and the children of this sistrlsse died in rapid succession. Her last husband. A. .l. Witwer. died lastApi'll. In each instance, death was somewhat sudden. and all were strangely alike. The prisoner is forty—seven years of age. She has two sons in the Philip pines. and a sister, it is stated. in a New York asylum. No conceivable mo. tive for the suspected crimes has been discloaed. Drugs which were found in the house occupied by Mrs. Witwer. are in the possession of the police, and will be examined. «mew suntaup souvenir co. . For a short time only. will make 12 bbautiful photographs. nicely mounted, for 25c; cabinets. 98c dos. Give us a call. Lender's Block. Michelson, artist. Till‘llliiii MEI HEATH Four Killed in Collision as m iisndlsilslirssd Bill or nllfviicllllllifn Locomotive Wrecked and Cars Smash- ed into Kindllng Wood—Bin of the Cars Burned. Two Caboosos and Engine Wrecked. LOGANSPORT, lad. October 7—- near» Onward? about fourteen miles south of here. yesterday in a rear end collikldn of freight trains. The bodies 0!! three of the dead were taken out. badly mutilated, but the fourth was al- most entirely consumed by flames, which broke out soon after the wreck. before the wreck engine crew could subdue the fire suiilciently to permit wars: in that portion of the debris. The dos : . ELBER’I‘ GREELEY. conductor. THOMAS H. BROSIUS, ilagman. 8. A. OALBRAITH. brakenisn. JOHN HUTCHINSON, fireman. injured: FRANK PATTERSON, engines. During the night Conductor Weaver, in charge of the second section of a train consisting of an engine and two cabooses. left Hartford City. for bo- nnsport. la the rear car were Gal- braith. Erosion and Greeley. All were asleep when the train stopped near Onward to get up steam. The human was sent to watch for the third sec- tion and no danger was thought of until the train loomed nil-tool!“ ver. who turn ' and got off uninjured. The third on with Engineer Frank Patterson at the throttle had attained high speed. and when it struck the ca- boose of. the second section the engine reared up in the rear. tumInIMtlnly around and came down outta aide in the ditch. The sleeping trainmen in tbscabooseofthcsecoudsseti and Firemen Hutchinson. on the ‘ sec- tion were buried in the mass of debria The wreckage immediately caught fire. and prevented the tralnmon and others who gathered from nearby hous- es from attempting to extricate the dead bodies of the trslnmon. A special train doomed a part of the Logansport fire department to the scene. The firs was extinguished. the work of removing the bodies begun. The remains of Galbraith. Hutchinson and Greeley were found. but the body of Broslus was almost entirely up med. The week was most 4! section. which. with the-two caboosss musvsau psasouagaoav. ,7 bleach. 0mm vacuum im- doing rtbetouaderlngofsshlugbostinstbs Nuthatch. , . - a ‘ iss 0W“Iiss ,.I~I. barium ‘astsrai your Panhandle trunnion met death any of the men to weeps except Wea~ ' and the raised enginemskutbalossa “ largeons. w . rose and chambormsid. Apl reference at 100. East Ave. Mrs. A. A. Moody. . was‘rso—wuo use no they will invest in a well eats paying business iMhO buslas‘a's of South Norwalltffl’Wlmt to as and have put the price low. , son for selling. “Address Chance." Sentinel. was-res —~ consensus, ' for general bousswork in coral sip ly. Mrs]; G. B. Jackson. Ill last Avs., W8. . , ‘ . wauvsoewssflluo also ing by the day or at her own 3 , 1 Mrs. J. Andrews, Highland s .1 . Norwaik. i, ' 1i: wau'rcow'rwo reasons on board. Those who desire a pl , ‘ ‘ . quiet home out of town. Address Mk , S. Rowayton, Conn. ‘ opium: ‘ WANTEMOMPETENT William . to do cooking. washing and ironinggiAp- ply at Norwalk office of The Meal. 1 I . a ‘b 1 ‘ wa N 1' Ell-Winnings, prim) silk tram and organ winders wanted. at once. Good wages; steady was“ " Apply Specialty Weavlas 09.. Miss. Conn. ‘ ‘ at 3i. WANTED—I AM. PREPA do: To do general steam and gas Jobbing and. j repairing of all kinds; knives...§lld scissors sharpened. saws 1116de ., ”it “; sral jabbing promptly attest, William Lawrence. rear _' Evening Sentinel building; W ,. v” use ,_ WANTED—Marianna, W. In every large county‘to‘appoint -- _ for the famous “Game 0’ Skill" nib“ .‘ slot machine for drinks or cigars; law in! everywhere, takes place of ails, ‘ biddcn slot machines. Rented or sold“ on cosy payments. Secure terriM' quick. Palllmer Billiard Table Works. vo neur4PWSANr readies? 1 .. «a room togentleman. Apply ammo; 1" Bf? ill” Main street. TO RENT-FURNISHED LARGE sunny back parlor, furnace heat and . - bath; board if desired. Two gentio- ’ men preferred. Enquire of HIP.” Geo" “ ard. 1 Washington St., 80. Norwalk... 1 . 05 3‘3 TO Lev—soup Reggae Np floor, rent. 86; two spa ,. eats fut-Tour“ rooms each. first ilpor, 21 Pine street. ‘ . rent to. Apply to William J. 1‘ch 163 South Main St. 1 . 95/8 T0 LETr—HOUSE.NO. 3 t as street. Norwalk. Possession Apply to R. H. Golden, or Exlll TO LET—«i ROOM APART“ 3d floor rear. rent 36. Balls ll cleaned and heated; alsdpl'o'll, factory. floor space 3.200 ‘u‘brew, lighted on 3 sides. For to or no lllars, enquire at ofllcc Old-’Well'flillr (30.. 83 Washington St. fl . . it: T0 asur—saanov mum on line of trolley. Furnished aodkwl modern improvements, North: Main 1 Low rent to right parties; local 0. E. Wilson, Agt., Norwalk $ T0 LET—HOUSE OF 7 300m ,. 31 Woodward Ave. rent 81:. nations and building lots for sale. Easy pay ments. Apply E. A. Woodward. To LET RN WITH so, large stalls and plenty of . room. 20 High St. Norwsk to lambs". Mathewson l .w, . with good garden, Strawberry Hill road. For Men enquire of the aeletvuen. 1 son Shani? slates oasis . good condition, cheap; . ousehold furniture. is .n' Norwalk. ‘ o1 . FOR “LE-PAIR BAY‘ BO . mares, well matched. Tree. , drivers. very handsome. Bargairi.’ its. Rowayton. Conn. . FOR SALE—ONE CAME? ole Bulky. good condition. Rowaytou, Conn. .. ‘5; FOR GALE—HORSE. SUIT for grocery delivery. Will be ' cheep. Apply to Richard Oscar ris avenue, South Norwalk. . We... FOR IALMNE 14-30383; one zit-horse horizontal steam .- « , in first-class conditions A ' Sentinel one. '31. IALMYI’R ism llamas. Six cal-swore burned from the third M “Ill ,v..
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