‘ issue. was
it
accident that occur
.. T e mishap
‘on either end
s is a sharp
street trestle.
nd Engl-
H as being
taking an empty baggage car
eh to the east-hound railroad
where they were to form part
on the Danbury road.
, (nary to take the emp-
I. station about the same
The Pittslleld
this was the Idirect
A v
edits were run back unt1l ‘
the rear end oil the coach Was about I_
‘ ‘ 31m and new the
. bobbing over
running very
(1 Accident The expre'ss wits I I
- expected that her slate
Ie‘lio him: and Hi its.
I._auppiié from South
0! about ’1; I
feet of sit‘ on pi e and .
'1' Silks rte trom
one and
tour inch
out there to
test
nor a the he in Island
‘ on tbr‘ong Cot
good om “ We ‘ “
are well so “tied with 113191111
w‘alk Gel I
dinks in Ilnipauk SaturdAy otter-
((0011 b nlnfia‘t 2: 30. There will
be two pr as, both ole ed by Robert
1 Van Buredl They are n penutlinl all
. ver vase
, ell 31‘9"!)
a soil driver. The pris-
on exhibitioniln one or the
window: (1 the book stoic of Willlnm
P. Beers. 0 Whll street. .. During the
tournament the ladies trill entertain
. and servo (lainty retreahmente.
trends. In Serious pridmpn
ipupp lldp llpjd Jun Applied
VS
venue. ideal: t
knocked anon and run over ‘by n cy-
cllstw yesterday at noon. us she stopped
from a trolley car ‘* The impact wus so
1‘ great (but she was 'Ithrouln forcibly on
3 her left shoulder and today she is un-
I1 able to have her bed‘
niuring the ' '
Veto the 5.‘ .‘
" e purpose or so»
no in new? tablet to“:
pod
occur-lung’s rest ene‘e
lie took a couple 0: on»
r I
2 our and the next Instant wasrolllng in
the dust. An italinn. riding aI bicycle.
Ibnd struck her in the ri ht‘ side. He,
with the wheel went 0 er her. and
landed on the opposite side in a heap.
The rider was injured smuewhat. He
did not wglt to glee his name, but
‘inountedth bike and rode away. '
«Dr. S. W. Schuppan was5g61-n‘g by at
, line, and volunteered to take her
:‘ Jhome in his carriage. Dl‘i Burned was
summoned And ntt‘endedr‘to the injure
lee. ending that there was a bed bruise
on the right arm soc lelf legubesides
the left shoulder and amp it will be
some time before the injured. irl will
be able to (save her bed I. in em-
ployed in th‘eRDcha 1 up
her home 115 in Bi‘tbylml‘j;fl
Slim New ‘
ermik. I- " ‘
Contracts Selector lihnriot can, ‘I
‘ ‘ I nter bxten- .5 I
' seventh inning.
- SO!)
‘ I the (oliowrn
1” I .
. e. oi the Nor
“ 1111:“; yesterday
aiternoohl P
‘ ' the ensuing .«é
Defeated The Derhps turnip Dp
ii Spore [ll 15 To 9
' Said Tint Dunburp lliii De Drop 1 “W
pol Fun input
De Duhsiiiuied
As (1’ result of Seturday'e games in
the Southern Connecticut league. the
‘Norwalks continued to tie the (its ho—
phones. of Bridgeport. (or first ‘pa ace.
Norwalk won from Derby on the Deck:
er Field. in a“ loosely played some, by I
the score of 16 to 9. while the Graphs
went to Stnmtord and gave the team in
that city another trimming. ”the more
being 6 to 2. The ll & G’s continue in
‘5 third place. whether the Danbury game 'I
is postponed or forfeited by the last
named team. The only difference is in
the Darcentages. Should the game be
declared forfeited the it it B’ a percent-
age should be .760 and if postnoned.
.6117 as at present.
The game on the Decker Field be;
tween NorwaTk end Derby was a eiug~
gingmctch. in which the former excells
ed when hits meant rune. Derby abould
have had several more runs. but the
players, when they did succeed in gen
ting on the bases. moved as it their
shoes were leaded When in the tout-tn
inning the Norw‘aiks landed seven runs.
the Derby aggregation seemed to lose
their individual and collective hearts.
but took a little more intereSt from the
The Norw‘alks, with
(inch (1 lead. became eareiees. and made
“ all 01' their errors from this time
Killeen, of Derby. distinguished him-
. on in the limit inninur by inciting a 1 . ,
home run. sending 'the bail nearly into “ “
“the harbor in the roar of renter field
Beside coming in himself he sent
Tighc who was on iirst, home. Some of
the features of the game that might he 1
mentioned were line running catches
by Whone and Day. and an undeclared
double play by Baker in the non. It
was accomplished in quick time; :Dun~
1 bar knocked him a hot low (ly and Scen-
nei. who was on third, tried to fret
home .Bclore he could get back to
third Baker had nailed him. Derby
‘5started the game of! with a rush. gets
ting three runs bedore the third man‘
was out. They leaked like; winners
from the start. but .when the Norwalks
pulled out four in the last half Io: the
inning it was easily. seen that the (some
team had more. than even chances to
win, and when they ran up seven ‘runs'
in the fourth. there was no doubt that:
Derby would be snowed under. in this.
the fourth. the Normiirs‘ {ound Whit:
rock to be the easiest clue): of the pear
in this inning eleven tuithml
Norwnlk batters took their turn ”with
the willow (1nd slashed not three sin—r
glee. two we buggers. and me three
bugger. enough hits to win any drum»
my nine inning contest Whttro‘ck‘n
d cup or woe was then tilled and he went
back to the wonder—or more correctly.
it l».- out into center neldnglving way to
1 Pettit who did considerably better.
motility in to be dropped and New
Rochelle or Wellingtord (substituted.
due to the hat town nine fall:
end
lighted to see the way
J Assistant
ones. I ‘ '
I Treasurerml’tl
£18er cunts-at
1111‘ M
it was vote .3 line on any
member patronl‘nlnd noniunlon articles
when possible to precure union made
(is
The recently elected} officers will be
entailed at the remnar meeting to be
“old in July. ,
Y. M. G. A. BEGlfrng‘RIES' CONVEN-
. Tor Rochelle Dr Wailinplurd To
General Secretary James H Norris.
or the South New k Yenng Men's
Christian Aeeool ti ‘ reports that he
has been her
ellrletsiun
tea.. held
, ' " hrgest (mm-
(d tectonic: (un-
subjecte.ibll 1;“: '
Mos 5 1.
president;
of the navy
top I
(scanner (and of
They were held in"
(inustull interest,‘
the morninx,tn log the place at the
neuter service and the program was
excellently carried out by the children:
Above the organ daisies and nannies
had been prettlly arranged. and the
trust of the church was s bank or dale-
lee. About seventy- Jive of the Primary
Department in their immaculate dress.
es. occupied seats directly in [root
their.cblldlsh voices ringing out~ icy.
burly amine by «(This de mom
was in charge Miss o. Raymond.
mm. W. 1!. Baldwin and Miss Add?
IIIixon who did most or the work in
ping the children. and who were de-
little ones
acquitted themselves. as Sally S
ports. assisted Organist A. ‘.S Gibson
”at the piano. sud Arthur St; John Hill
assisted with the carpet;
The service opened with the hymn
“Beautiful Day," followed by responsive
reading by Assistant Superintendent
(l. E. Curtis and the school. The Gloria
w‘as then sung. followed by invocation
.by the pastor. The hymn "sunny June"
.IIwas {allowed by the pastor Adminis-
term; heptlsm to Harold Steven: Sco-
field. grandson of Francis Foster. of
Wilton nvenne. Norwalk. The choir
f I
tly. and twelve pnmy children
- plotlbrm rendeged A motion
, (h n merrier Shall!
rm who took port: were edit.
their Madeline Ben 11.-
Eth 1 Election ‘
‘ muck...
ceaStaanar Miriam Egbert. Ethel
Ball. Spencer Rider. crry lanes.“
‘ I munirl Delwell. E ene‘fio‘rer an” (i-
lay. sown. ,t‘s‘ ‘
Members of files Winon' 3. Miss
‘ of decoration or
I sembled theP. 0.3.11“ 0 n. A.
Dropped lpprreniip Lifeless it
New Danaani Splurdap Eyepinp
lire Wire Map Have Been The
Dauselli‘ His‘Snddrn End
in Evidence However Thai
Such was The Base
: Three New Canaan physicians. Dre,
Keeler, Scoville and O’Sheughnessy,
are puzzled as to what caused the death
at Lester A. Knapp. lineman for the
Connecticut Railway and delighting
Company. stationed atw-Nen‘r, Canaan,
Saturday evening” between 5: 30 and (3.
o‘clock. Knapp had finished his work
for the day. and going to one of ”the
« street are llghts.iowere(1 it from the
pole to the middle of the street. He
then went towards the lamp. and ac—
cording to eye Witnesses. he was in the
act of raising his hands to the lamp,
with one foot in the air. about to step
forward. when he suddenly stopped
1' backward and collapsed. The current,
it is (stated, we: not on. and the physi»
clans are endeavorlng to learn whether
‘ the man was killed by electricity, apo~
1' plexy or paralytic stroke.
The medical men have been unable
to find any indications where Knapp
was electrocuted. There was a little
black on his hands, but that can he
‘ found on any llnemnn's bands who
I handles carbon. There were no marks
such us would be visible ii‘ burned by
a live wire. Several who saw the main
fail to the around. any that he simply
‘ dropped down.
Superintendent A V. Wainwright
says that a (shock from electricity sodi~
‘ cient to produce (tenth. would have sent
Knapp backward with great torce He
is not in a position to any that he was
not killed by ad electric shock. for as
he states. there might be a poaslhility
I of such a thing.
. The unfortunate man was carried to
the side or the street and medical sn-
' sistanec immediately summoned. The
three doctor's arrived about five min-
rates after the man was stricken. and
Barter bail an hour worked over him. us-
ing 'e‘vei‘ylh‘in‘g known to science to
produce heart action. but all to no
avail The spectators any that Knapp
was olive when they carried him to
the curb. but after laying him down he
gasped twice and (lied. At the end or
half Ia hour he was removed to his
rc‘Isi cc. mat of! Incust avenue. in
New Cancun, when the end news wan
broken in his wife, Henrietta who had
supper. repdy and was waiting for her
husband: Mrs. Knapp is almost pree-
tinted with grief
“all. Knapp one Wentyoight years of
ago, And hn‘d Always resided in New
Cdnnn‘n. it is said that (of some, time
he had been troubled with. rheumatism
and the physicians any that thin might
(Continued on Fourth Page.
dilllilili] was"
Memorial Drip
Pundit Societies Detroit Dian
esiii Deceased Members
blended borne. in Trinity
“'1 ‘Dlrprrir iii The Tipping
Yesterday was item‘orlal Day or
Washington C ,No.‘11,Patrio,tlc
tinder Sons otA cries. A committee
vs of deceased
n. attended to
, v
and P. 0. 0! A.. in one body. at Red
lien! Hall and marched in a body I'to
‘ I Trinity church. where they listened-to
be an idle
‘ which
(filing sermon on “Patriotitun.
was so only rend. :1!
1 of the election.
Clerke' Union Asks (a Have It Fixed st
b'O'OIook.
Editor South Norwoik Sentinel: A
letter lrom the president of the Clerks
Union was read from some of the pol
pits yesterday. requesting their con
nregationa to do all their shopping he,»
tore ll o‘clock in the afternoon in or»
dcr to give the clerk. shorter hours.
or. in other words. that the storekeep-
are, having no business later. will
close at that timer
it seems as though this was really
going too for on the closing question.
1Seven o'clock in late enough to clone
the stores it the working people are to
have an opportunity to do any shop-
ping. The shops close at Me or six.
The employees, therciore should have
losing their time If the working peo
ple do not get a chance to buy except
two nights in the week and pneslbly
going to exist. They do not open un-
til after the people go to work n‘nd
therefore do not get any at their ‘trnde
in the morning. As the working peo-
ple comprise the large portion 0‘
their trade; hence the merchant
should be considered on the closing
direction, and his prosperity is certain-
iy the clerks’ gain. To close at live
or even six is a great loss to the Store-
keeper. Do the clerks desire only
the preepcrlty or the cigar store and
saloon. 5 STOREKEEPER.
Eletlipn flap
ldppi The Dnlp Thinp Thpiw
Suppers II in The; Salon
in New Tonsidullpn
The only thing in the town of Nor-
‘walk today to suggest that a regular
election is being held, in the fact that
it over the town the liquor saloons
re closed The electors are today vot-
ing to (1(1th or reject the proposed new
constitution of the state. as prepared
by the Constitutional Convention The
little interest the people of the town
(ire inking in this momentous matter
which is being polled. The polls ore
open today the some hours as on‘ any
other regular election day, namely,
from 6 a. m‘. to 5 p. m. The polling
pieces are at the old Town House (or
the First District the police station
in Heviland street for the Second; and
Volunteer Hose House, in Emit Nor-
i,vnlk for the Third District.
FIRST DTSTRICT.‘
in the first district Registrars BIG.
allergen with Edward J. Finnegan as
moderator. The vote here in the early
hours was very small up to 9 o‘clock
my oralxty people having cast bal-
o A
SECOND DISTRICT.
The voting in this district was‘con-
what they were voting forI
1 who called did not vote at all claiming
they didn't know whether they want
any change in the constitution or
boring the first tvvo heurs from 13 lo
o‘clock; thirty-live votes were cast“. the
first voter bein‘g Frank DZI Stratto
(rho get his ballot at 6 O'clock. The.
voting took place in the South Norw‘alli
court room ‘and the oflicers in charge
err. McAliister. ansistant moderatiol‘;
Remington. asSistant bo‘x tender; Roy-
Remand and Georiie Bogardus,
checkers and Rufus J Smith and John
Sogs'rdus, registrars. I
THIRD DISTRICT.
The election today in the Third Dis-
‘5 iv H
1 (list is being held in the old Volunteer
Hook and Ladder (hammer house; in
East avenue. The polling,1it is en
peeled, will be small. as up to 10
o’clock only twenty votes had been
cast. The oiilcials are: Moderator.
Wilfred W Harrison; assistant mod.
orator John Gorhmn; registrars; Wil-
liam G. LcGormt John Keogh andE. E
. Gerhard; checkers, Frederick cert and 1
hereunder, Carl
Charles 1. Selleek;
Wiclre.
The deathol Mrs. Bl ' 01'1“.
‘o‘t Church _ ‘tin
‘5 he
11 I hand in the many allergen
torus. I She was ‘a terrible I
foremose “in: all good nor: so
are
time to purchase their wants without _ I
Saturday afternoon, how are the stores .1
cur population, our stores depend on ‘
in The Tomlin ‘“
lppirepllp lid (burnt Taken
Feeney and Francis Imam are in '
sidered very good, owing to the nature '
Many voters had to“ ward
sail. the wife of Rev. B. W ‘Jones pss- 5:
This morning Rev nor (to
gave a very Inspiring all ‘
the audience of girls
brilliant pastor of the First:
Notwithstanding the h
Mr. Egbert spoke with on
and terror as if the westb
(microphone ‘who will nice
Mrs Tripler, 30 High street
mom to rent witlvtable (1‘s
and wife, or two young men
improvements; apartme
on Union St. Apply Win
39 West St.
diate possessi ‘
quire at ii 111
may be judged tram the light Vote »-~—1—««1~
blo‘ck rent 3
Stevens and
Place rent 39.
this Apply to on
Washington etreet.
E
the newly equipped 80.
Co“ nilding. Inquire (‘1 (16111153113?
9 h ngto 3
1'0 LET ,. _ ,
Burritt Invenule; modern p 1
Store dormer] iy of Ra ' ~
Music Hell B och suitttb e to
or any the or business.
second floor. 46 South
suitable for oiliecs or
1 .a‘I‘nd hard 11 Hauler-d Pl
improvements. Five
weremderrcks'mnn, moderatoiznoh. n 1.. . '
\los’ec P.‘ Hallock hon tender; H. G. , '
I. it
remnants in black Wold ’
light And heavy wet ’
suitable [or golf and min (11 ,
hoys' knee partisan ts wit (1
willsolivery cheap .‘ _‘ 1 5.
one... on Belden a 5e.
use. ROBERT W. Jones on (1.!"m I mai-
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