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Despite the rain nearly two bundled
persons. prominent in The Norwalks
ad neighboring towns and cities, gath-
cred Saturday at the beautiful “Hilwl~
side" home of Frederick S. Lyon.to
,3 greet and extend congratulations upon
.3 the occasion at the seventydifth anni-
versary of his birthday. Just live years
' ‘.ago when Mr. Lyon celebrated his sov-
enlisth anniversary, he told his guests
. that it the Lord spared him for an-
3 other ilVe years he would give another‘
,fblrthday party, and Saturday was the
3 day chosen for the event.‘
3 . Mr. Lyon’ a beautifully laid out
. grounds at his Hillside home were
bright Saturday afternoon, with flow-
ers and plants in great variety. and in
“_ the eroding, with brilliantly lighted
, Chinese lanterns and torches. the scene
. was a gala one. Only those who know
rofessor Lyon intimately know how
he enjoys ceiebrbtlons of this kind, and
only those in the near neighborhood
realize what an ideal spot his Hillside
home is for such an eyent. While out
side was drear and gloomy; those in-
side ware full of merrlment and gaiety
nd abetted in the spacious rooms and
on the broad veranda. -
Situated high on a hill, commanding ‘ ‘
'a delightful view of the city and Long
Island Sound, tbe‘ grounds dotted with
shade trees; bushes. flowers arid plants
of many kinds. the residence of Pro-
essor Lyon is very picturesque. and a
ellghtt‘ul placate lire. Mt. Lyon was
ooh ih receiv- 3
ing, by his" dad ter Mrs. W Sli—
,, His son, Freder k Lyon. was ill,
The recap.
clock in the
e‘veniilg.
During the afternoon and eyening the
Y. M. C. A Orchestra discoursed
sweet music. while MryLyon took the
nportunlty of showl his guests over
be grounds and house: Among the
blects that received special atten-
tion was a large telescope on the
southeast side of the house. from
wlch, on a clear day,‘ objects on Long
Is and shore can be plainly seen. Then
there are many relics. an old Indian
axe that was handed down from Mr.
Lyon's grandfather; a chair over one
1‘ hundred years old spinning wheels
,and Warming pans, and many other
tokens of bygone days. that were of
rare interest to the guests.
.3 Refreshments ware servad during the
afternoon and evening. ‘ .
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. the front.
3 our nation No higher view
teed at the South Norwalk
Posto- oe as Second-Class Matter.
sour‘H Mos. carrier cannons.
Church to he Cloud During July to
Allow Removal of Conan.
Rev H. B. Carpenter delivered the
first in a serials of sermons on ”The
Making of Men" at the service last'
evening in the South. orwalk Baptist
Church The theme l at evening was
"Early Beginnings, or a ‘lllatal- Blun-
der. " In he sermon the need at
teaching in the home was strongly em-
phasized and the fact cited that child'-
.ren learn from the outsideq world
things which should be taught from
the lips of parents at home.
The ordinance of baptism was bon-
ferrcd on one candidate, Edward Gli-
more.‘and the attendance was so large
that the Stinday school room had to be
thrown open. The baptistry had been
nrettily decorated with evergreens and
roses and a dove was suspended over
The service was very im-
pressive and’ during the baptism the
edifice was darkened. After n‘sxt Sab-
hath no services will his held for about
a month to allow or the removal or the
organ from its position above to a
place on the door of the auditorium.
and in order to make several other
needed improvements.' The pastor
will take his vacation while the im-
provernents‘ are being made.
any.“
NEW MAlL WAGON RECEIV:D. 3
Frank J ‘Bradbury. the South Nor-
walk and Norwalk mail carrier, re-
ceived his new mail wagon today, and
it is a beauty. The vehicle is much
lighter the the One n‘ow'in use and
is attracti ly painted and lettered. it
was built by the 0. tArmledor Com-
pany, of Cincinnati. Ohio and will re
place the present heavy mail wagon
this weekm
Prooohod To
droooom lios
Members. ill Stillman Council di-
' ,,“‘Eisoooioo delivered do
do W. W T. Dunno
Twentysevén members ‘of Sherman
Council Royal Arcanum attended ser.
vice last evening in the South Norwalk
Methodist Church and listened to a
profound arid very able sermon by the
pastor, Rev. W. W T Duncan. The
Council decided to celebrate the twen
ty fifth anniversary of the order by at-
tending the church in a body at one of
their meetings held a short time ago,
and their invitation to Rev. Mr. Dun-
can to preach a special sermon to the
members met with ahearty response.
The sermon last evening was of unus-
ual (arcs and depth, and brought out
many new ideas and in a new light,
regar ding celebrations of any kind.
The pastor took for -hls text, Bo
mans xlk: 36, “For of Him. and through
Him. and to H are all things; to
whom he glory var. Amen." The
sermon was in 1)
fitting to F‘briu‘g3 this son of sprains
this evening, for within a dozen days
we celebrate the Declaration of inde-
pendence. This grand article that has
stood the test of over a century was
but the completion (it a series at events
and there was no more pressure unon
the congresa‘ of that time in voting that
declaration than there is upon con~
3 gross today That was the victory of
’3 liberty over tyranny but- there is a
' lottler view than that—the vlcto _
principle over personal desire We coil
of
__upon that act as the‘ carrier stone of
bottom oM‘iberty.
i'But it is only
divine point or view that we can? cone -
sider our point of view higher tl‘l’hn
when our forefathers celebrated their
victory The question naturally comes ‘
. up:
so much celebration? This is the age" .
, of celebration
Is it or any importance to have
It teaches us the im-
name of the present hour and age.
a danger of our life is that we do
. properly appreciate the present. It
is not to he changed, we
at living ‘Tli .: t
as foll‘owsn “It is ‘3
_3 Quartet
ouldthere ; ‘ ,
Dedioolioo
Ceremonies
low Congregational Bhuroh In
dooloolowo To lie Consoorolod
Presented To The Society Bo
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Programs For Toledo” lioroioo
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The dedication ceremonies of the
Georgetown Congregational Church,
which has Just been completed through
the generosity of Deacon Edwin Gil-
bert. will be held Thursday. June 26,
and will occupy the entire day. The
exercises will be public, and it is ex-
pected that there will be close to one
thousand persons to witness them. To
the people of Georgetown next Thurs-
day will be one of the. biggest days in
the history of the place. Since the
corner stance! the present magnificent
church was laid, with appropriate car‘-
elnonies. about six months ago, the
citizens of Georgetown have looked for-
ward with great pleasure and anticipa‘
tlon to the time when the edllice would
be dedicated to the Almighty God. Dee
nominations] dliferences have been set
aside. and one and all honor Deacon
Gilbert for his magnanlmous gift. and
for What it means. in its noblest sense.
~to the people of Georgetown.
Special care has been taken in the
preparation of the program Former
pastors and citizens of the place have
been secured to speak and a very ilne
musical service has been arranged. un-
der the able direction oi Frederick J
Force. South Norwalk' 3 popular singer.
Mr. Force has worked laithfully. and
it is safe to say that the musical por-
tion of the ceremonies will beans at
,themost impressive features 0 the oc-
casion. A quartette composed of Mrs.
Leonard Whitney. soprano: M.rs Amy-
‘ Wood Sims, alto; F. J. Force tenor. 3
and Julian H. Main, basso, will be as-
slated by a chorus of forty voices from
The Norwnlks, Georgetown and sur-
loanding towns. Edward 1. Sims will
preside at the organ.
The opening service will be at 10:30
a. m., and is as fellows:
Organ Prelude. ’
Anthem—«31‘s Denm" ....... 2 Pepper.
Doxologll' ' (People standing until after
the g orla.
invocation.
Rev. Andrew W Gerrie. pastor Ridge
‘3 field Congregational Church . ..
Gloria Patti. ‘
Scripture reading. ‘ "
Rev George Drew Egbert. pastor not;
walk Congregational Church.
Presentation of the church (for Deacon
Gilbert)
Herbert gdeu. Esq». New Y‘o‘r‘l‘t.
Acceptance f the church (for the Con-
gregational Society.) 3
' Major David H. Miller. ..
Hymn 504--“0. .Where are Kin and
Empires Now."
(People standing.)
“Kathi Hal-ll! My Soul“:
Holden.
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tune Be uncut. ,
gotta scheduled
called all on acoou .
The regatta comlit ttce made an»;
tempt‘at ten o'clock in the morning 0
set out the mark boats. in toll of tie .3
Eve 1., but they had not gotten a coal-
tar or a mile from? the cloud thus
fore the boats were half- full of w ‘
and in danger of sinking, so the at-
tempt was given up tor the time being.
The wind was then blowing a gale
from the southeast and thd‘ seas were
runntn high. Thls‘wtb the heavy
rain made the outlook ry dubious,
but the committee reins ned at the
club- ho e ntil 1: so “i which time
it was ac edt call it the race as
thbre seamed t be no tioolt i‘or‘het
ter conditions. ‘ ; “
RUN OVER BY MAIL WAGON.
William E. James. of East avenue
Norwaik s polisher employed in the 3 3
Lockwood Manufacturing company.
met with a very pdlblubeccident, sat.
urday. while on his 'Way to work. He
was riding his bicycle down West two.
one at a pretty good piled. and when
in North Main street. he attempted to
avoid the U. 3 mail Wagon by tossing
the trolley tracks. As soon as he
struck the rails he was thrown from.
his wheel antler the boats at the horse
attached to the wagon. The animal
stepped over him. but the wagon passe
ed over his leg which rested on the
front wheel of the bicycle. Had it not
been for the wheel his leg would prob:
ably havo been broken. He also sut~
cred a bad contusion of the shoulder
and an abrasion on his arms The trust
wheel of the bicycle was wrecked.
Soldier tiles
in Philippines
dull [ll Frool‘i dandelion sileolii
doooai'odln Sloolsl‘eilooo. ,
d Bravo Fighter Who ills El
tilled To Retold W ~ 3 3
In the ‘St‘aats Z‘eitung, a German pa-
per, published in New York. is a list
of soldiers who died in the Philippine
slanda. last week of typhus fever.
Among them appears the name of
Frank Netlgeballer, son of John Neuge-
batter. or 57 Clinton avenue. and broth-
er of John Neugebauer, Jr. the taller
in Washington street. it is a very and
case inasmuch as deceased was expect-
arrive in South Not-walk any day,
having been discharged tron: duty on
‘ June 16.
A Sentinel reporter called upon the
brother at his place of business. this '
morning. and found him in a high
3 state of excitement over” the news. All
he knew about the affair was what he
had read in the paper. He said that
3 there could be no mistake. at tile paper-
bas everything so straight concerning
3 his brother. He did not know whether
his brother died at the Philippine Is-
lands or on board the steamer while
returning to New York. Steps Will be
taken at once by the father. and son
to find out more particulars.
The dead soldier was
years or age, and while in
friends here
While a resident or south Nor-walk
so. Neugebauer enlisted in Company E,
Fourth Regiment. connectieut Nation-
al Guard. where he servéd severed years .3
andwasnromotedto When
the call came tor men to enlist in the 3
-3panlsh«Anlcrican war. be we
the first to v y ‘
Company 13‘ afterward Company L
Third Regiment. Connecticutv ‘3
corpptal.
tear; and
voila».
)toSavtlililnah Geomimwhcreil
neutrals
nth Nor- .
3 walk, was employed by Gustav Mid.- .
rich. or Railroad avenue, He was well ,
‘ liked by all with whom he came‘tn 3‘
3 contact. and the newa of his death will -
. be received with sadness by his many
Elsi lorvolii lndo‘liiu- ill " on
olon lilo} Two Hundred aids
iiossrs disllioroo d Holohiooo do
The Board lil- directors
lianuiadoooulndoslruCooilalizod
For $100 dill)
The certificate or organization or the
Colonial Foundry & Machinery Com
nany. incorporated. was received this
morning by Attorney George H Vas-
hurgh who represents the corporation
and attended its incorporation and or-
ganization. appmved by the secretary
of state. The new corporation. which
is composed at William H. Brewpr.
‘of Shenandoah Penn, L. ‘J. Wing. of
New York. manufacturer of Wing’s
celebrated Blsk fans and generators.
0. H. A. Mllham. of Brooklyn. the ma-
her or O. H A. ranges and stoves,
li‘atchman or East Norwalk. is now ‘a
full fledged corporation and ready for
business.
Mr. Aisthornc and Mr iiatehman
board of directors. The corporation
was organised with $100,000 of capi-
tal stock. 868.000 of which is aubscrlb
ed and fully paid .for. Jo the new fu-
ture the ' new corporation intends ‘3 to
puts up a $10,000 factory in East Nor.
walk and when the company gets into
running trim, Norwalk will get the
benefit of a new and large industry
employing in the neighborhood of two
hundred hands.
FIRST SMOKER OF THE SUMMER.
An Enjoyable Program at the Norwalk
Yacht Club Saturday. .
, The Norwaik Yacht Club held the
first in a series or popular summer
smokers at the club house Saturday
evening. Owing to the storm the at-
tendonce was not what is usually seen
at these smokers; mbllt those present
thoroughly enjoyed themselves
Svee’s orchestra furnished music.
There were vocal solos by John W.
Wohle and Robert A. Shaw who also
sang together. Herbert R Smith was
heard in solvers! of his inimitable fun~
uy stories that brought the house
down. E. B. Ma‘nvflle was the accom-
panlst and also rendered several pl
ano solos. After the entertainment re.
froshments were served. ,.
CO‘LLAR BONE OUT OF‘ PLACE.
Samuel Davis, of Brookside alter
returning from the entertainment at
the Middle Five Mile River school Fri-
day night. was taken with a fit at his
home and threw himselt. putting his
collar bone out at joint. Doctors A.
N. Clark and L. M. Allen Were sum-
moned and put the bone back in place
and yesterday Mr. Davis was able to
be ‘3about3 althou ll be has not entirely
recovered from _e enacts ‘ot the in
jury
, ceasful in getting the
r . owned in the war
and Charles H Aisthorpe and Norman ’
are both ralge stockholders in the f“ ‘
new corporation and members of the -
' clinic of in. omens canon"
them last week. race!
in a3 case at this beta
Chahl trumped all" ‘
on Saturday. looki
partly. She was. nab
the city. so she started
snake was . painted with
sons in that’p ace. She veto
it o'clock Saturday night an
ting ready to retire. bits
which was tied up in a ,
it. was raining hard, but, Mr
hunted for the money. going ova . some
of the road she had traversed. She did ‘
not ilnd it and all day 8r 6 h ‘
hunted. all to no avail ‘
has deserted her and she it
which way to turn. It was a nititul
story she told the police authorities
this afternoon. 3 . .
Toledo steam automobile in N _ ,
today took Chief of Police Brad to out
for a spin this morning as can
a report to be circulated {that t,
had “pulled" the mainline be '
Chauffeur had exceeded spec mite
Such. however, was not the
the chief took the ride by
Herman ‘Qu‘lt‘tne w
delendant in a $4,000 damage so 3
er today or tomorrow by Mrs. Andrew
. . Mrs. Boldczar brif
on what is considered to his
set. Mr Boldellar died two 3
volt age; but before his death a piece '
of property in Ely avenue was purch-
used by him from Quittner for $3. 500
An agreement was signed betw
the two parties at that time that no ,
saloon be established on the practises
)l‘ thuse surrounding them while the
property belonged to Mr. Boldezar
Now it is reported that a saloon i
re erected on the lot adjoining ,
imperty belonging to Mrs. Boldeaar . 330'
in case there is a saloon erected, it...
lir. Quittner was to repurchase the
property and bay :3. 500 for it besides
any additional expander tor
meats. ‘ 3
Christian Swarta is also brought into
the matter indirectly, at present. as he
previously sold the props, M
Quittner. At that time sagagr
identical with the one me tin d’ as
entered into, and that we
saloon should be erected
agreement ,and
repurchase til
bearing on the smegma
Boldeaar, through her attorney; John >3 ‘
was stipulated in the agreement that . 3 -
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