Jumped [In
The Track
Shoclhg Death of
llamas ii. Griffin. an
East Norwaik Druggisl. at
11111 W Station
In South hermit. last
Main
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1
Thomas B. Grifliu. of East Norwalk.
sought death I11 the most shocking
manner. last night. throwingblmself in
front of a train at the South Norwalk
west-bound station, and being instantly
killed. Mr. Griffin reached the station
shortly before the arrival of the 8:38
train, having gone down Railroad ave-
nue. where he waspassed by a number
of acquaintances. and to whom he
spoke. Whether the act of self- des-
truction had been contemplated for
some time. or was a sudden inspiration
when he saw tiie train approaching the
station, will never be kno He
walked along the depot pistfornt'and
was' some forty feet West of the end
of the station when the train approach-
ed, Engineer Davis having, reversed
the loconiotch for the purpose of mak—
.. ing the customary stop at the depot.
Conductor Ross was in charge of the
train.
M1.(liifli11 appealed to dellbeiateiy
jump onto the track. faced the engine.
and then. in an Instant. he 1aised his
arms above his head. and turned about
As he did so the heavy locomotive
struck him In the back. throwing the
body against the division fence which
separates the trucks. The locomotive
then passed. and the body settled on
the rails. where the wheels of the bag-
gage car passed over it. cutting it al-
most in two before the train came to
a full stop. There was also a fracture
of the skull.
Mr. Grifliu's rash deed was witnessed
by several ,persons. Assistant Bag-
gagcmaster John M Borst was direct.
ongsido of Mr. Griffin when he
a e the plunge. but could do nothing
to save him. Others near by. and who
were spectators. were Assistant Bag-
“gossamer Jesse Brundage and Wll
liam Cahil-I. an employs of the Adams
Express Company.
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Continued on Fifth Page. ,
'NORWALK FIRE POLICE POOL.
. In the last game played in the pool
tournament of the Norwnlk Fire Po
- lice. Charles Schumann, 100. defeated
David E H11ghes.,50, by the follow‘
ing score:
Hughes. Scliuman.
. -2—-l 8—4
. 8—4 12—1
I 5—2 1 7—1
I 8 28-—-l
22 38-—I
30 41—4
lli-2 49—1
38 till
4 lv—i 71
M 83
48—2 92
lot)
D. A. R. CHAPTER IN BOSTON.
Patriots Day—the anniversary of
1 the bottle of Lexington was observed
by fists. A. R. organisations in Boc-
ton-to an unusual extent. The exer-
cisoWa hi the Old North Church, in which
a Raul Revers lanterns were hung
on that memorable night were held by
y the Paul Revere Chapter and were
1 very interesting. Yesterday the John
Hancdaki Chapter hold their meeting
' and iiatiided to Gen. Warfleld. of Bel.
“more; president or the Sons of the
N American Revolution: The guest of
. honor was Mrs. Samuel chords
‘=- Wood, of Norwalk, who one of‘tho
Colonial Days of ‘Connecticut and-of
' the honorable .record. of the D. A. R.
' in this state.- Mrs. Wood has been
the recipient of many 'dttentlons on
1the part of patriotic societies In Bos-
notvoas fro weir aownsav '
, ‘Thc'ApriI meeting of the Connecticut
Editorial Association ‘wili.’ upon invi-
Aatlon of . .e Soldiers' hospital board.
be held at menu Home for eSol-
diets am i ts, Mondayf’l‘h
11,113 New Haven nt
ptlgoroton obortl
, the
llibodo'votodcotholuspection oftbe
{Them-mum are inv'tod to
New“
(spun-ii...
Ital-ed Wat the South Norwalk
1 Post-Oiled as Second Class Mattlr.
‘ recommends W W
lave BEEN SEVERED
Nov. Paul Moors btrnyor to Leave
South Norwalk Congregational
church, May int.
The afternoon session of the Fair-
ileld West Oonsoclation of Congrega-
tional Ministers yesterday was crowd-
ed with business. Much of it was rou-
tine. The formal severing of the ties
between Rov. Paul Moore Strayer, who
leaves May 1 for Rochester, and the
South Norwalk Conungation'al Chuich
took place. The same formality was
gone through in the case of Rev. Bela
Basso, who was formerly pastor of the
Hungarian Congregational Church
here. The following resolutions were
passed:
Resolved That the pastoral relation
existing between the Rev. Paul Moore
Struyer and the South Norwnlk Con-
gregational Church be and the same
hereby is dissolved and th ' the
Messrs. Child, Woodruff and Ba us be
appointed a committee be draw up a
minute expressing the sense of the
Consociation In this action.
The resolution which this committee
presented was as follows:
In coming to this conclusion. the Con-
socintlon places on record its high up-
preciation of the charm and the work
of our friend and brother. Rev. Raul
Moore Strayer. In the words of the
resolution adopted by the South Nor-
walk Church. “We commend him as
a true shepherd of the Lord's flock.
His pulpit. services have been uniform-
ly worshipful. scholarly. evangelical
and effective. His mlnistratlons to the
poor. the sick, the shut-In and the ag-
ed have been so like the manner of the
Divine Muster that. his coming has ev-
er biought a smile to each saddened
face and joy to each troubled heart.
His courage, seal, patience and endui-
snce have never flagged, while his
methods have been wise, W'ehtelprlslng
and attractive”
We who have been associated with
him in the work of the Fairfleld West
Cousoclatlon desire to express our deep
regrets that we are to lose Mr. Stray-
er from our immediate fellowship and
to commend him to the confidence and
love of me church to which he has
been called as pastor.
We also express to the South Nor-
walk Congregational Church our sym-
pathy in their loss of their pastor and
we unite with them In the hope that
the Great Head of the Church may
speedily send them a minister who
shall lead them in His work and wor-
ship.
Under the circumstances this Conso-
ciatlon cannot In fidelity to its own
feelings abstain fioln expieasing its
profound sympathy with Mr Strayer
in the great bereavement which has be-
fallen him
The above was signed by the-mem-
bers of the committee.
The resolution regarding Rev. Mr.
[lasso was as, follows:
Resolved. That the pastoral relation
between Rev. Bela Basso and the Hun-
garian Congregational Church be and
hereby is dissolved. in coming to this
conclusion the Consoclation expresses
its appreciation of the services per-
formed by Ml'.,.Basso as pastor of the
HungarianIChuren in South Norwalk.
We commend him to the fellowship of
the Christian brolherhood and we bid
him Godspeed in the gospel mi istry.
Mr. Basso icslgned from the astor
ate here about a you ago but there
has been no meeting of the Conaocia-
llon since that time, so the letter could
not be given until yesterday. lie is
110w located in Lima. Ohio. where there
is a large colony of Hungarians.
The meeting adjourned about 3
uclock
USHERS FOR COMMENCEMENT
EXERCIISS.
The ushers at the commencement
exercises at Music Hall. this evening.
will be under the direction of Superin
.tendent W C. Foote and are chosen
from the three departments of the
Norwalk High School.me the
South Norwalk School. ushers for or-
chestra floor: Fran, k‘l‘linn, Edward
Kendall. Freeman Idgh . Edward Aun-
tin. Howard Baker. Emerson Ayroa.
George Decker and Millard Stnrtevant.
The Center department furnishes
Harold Thompson. Chester Heath.
Frank Grinrod: The Over River
ushers are Thomas West. Conrad
Price. Martin Slnttery. Arthur Wil.
oon. Jesse Caldwell The latter
schools look after the buoony scat-
ang. The general public is invited to
the commencement exercises. ha.
‘ ticket of admission needed.
SHERMAN COUNCIL LADIEO'
NIGHT. ,
Sherman Council, Royal Ardnum.
will assemblefor the transaction of
regular-business tomorrow night at
v 7: no o'clock. in Red Man's Hall. Later
the Council will give a ladies night. at
whiobthcrc will be a pianoln recital:
vitamins Clarence pm. as 111.116“
inlaid. There will also be dancing
and refreshments. and ,a pleasant no.
lnl this in promioodnll nilwho ate-nil
A In number of invitation hand
been
Seheel Term
‘End of Year WI be
June Instead of Easter
—l)anie| Dunhp Chosen
committwman i1 Middle
five Mlle River—Discus-
sion on Writing
A number of matters of importance
came up at last night's meeting of the
Board of School Visitors of the town.
Permission was granted the principals
of the schools of the town to make the
course between the kindergarten and
the high school one of eight years in-
stead of nine, as at present; also, up-
on recommendation of the principals.
it was decided hereafter to have the
annual promotions take place in June,
at the close of the school year, instead
of about Easter as at present. Daniel
Duulop was elected to succeed the late
Hezekiah Sitts as school committee in
the Middle Five Mile River district for
the remainder of the term. Systems
of hand writing wene discussed but
action was deferred until the next
meeting.
The first illseusslou of the meeting
was on the. matter of the change of the
system of handwriting from the pre-
rent vertical system. Mr. Blanchard
said that Mr. Cumbart. of the East
Norwalk School. was very much op-
posed to a change. The Idea. however.
was not. to displace the Vertical. but
adopt a modincation of this system.
Charles A. Tucker. principal of the
Center School. was also very much in
favor of the present vertical system
and as he was present he was asked
to give his views on the matter.
Mr.‘ Tucker said that the system had
been in use for so short a time that
it, had not had a chance to oxempllc
fy Itself. He believed heartily in it.
it was suggested that permission
might be given the schools on use
whichever system was desired. To
this Mr. Tucker contended that it per-
mission was given to make a change.
if it was desired. the system would be
destroyed.
Mr. Glover asked if the vertical
method was a swift method of pen-
maushlp. Mr, Tucker replied that it
Continued on Second Page.
LESTER—BILCOX.
O
A Pretty Wedding Ceremony Today
at 20 Union ”not.
The wedding of James H. [enter and
Miss 141mm M. Silcox,took place this
afternoon at 2:30, at the newly pre-
pared home of the mung couple, 20
Union street. The ceremony was per-
ionned by Rev. Romllly I". Humphrles.
rector of Trinity Church. The wedding
took place in the parlor In front of a
bank of palms. Bride and groom were
unattended. Miss Silcox was tasteful-
ly attired in a. traveling suit of brown
broadcloth, tailor-made. The woddinx
was a very quiet affair. only the mem-
bers of the immediate families being
present Mr. and Mrs, Cllmo. of Hall-
Brooklyn were among the guests.
The dining room. where the wedding
cake was served. was decorated with
magnolia blossoms, and pink was the
prevailing colors. it presented a very
pretty effect.
Mr. and Mrs. beater will leave on
the 3: 20 express on a honeymoon.
Many handsome presents were re-
ceived by the bride.
ITALIAN SOCIETY PICNIC.
Committee lacy Amnglng for the
Annual Event on Memorial Day.
The italian independent Society In
planning a picnic which will be held
at the Fair Grounds on Memorial
Day May 30. "From present plans.
lihil picnic will be one of the largest
adalrn of its kind held In these parts
for a long time.
The committee has been in New
York for two days selecting proper
and appropriate fireworks to be used
on the occasion. Invitations have
been sent to Italian societies from all
over the state to be present. Bridge-
port will hnvo a large representation.
Stanford will send a large q and
Port Chester will have a crow here.
There will be all sorts of things going
on for the amusement of those who at-
tend. There will be borne racing.
dancing and a use concert. 0 no.
man Band. of New York. will pran-
Inn-Ions: «being The committee
ofthoau’h-har ,
ammocsniir
fax. N 8., and Mr. and Mrs. Blight. of w
MindSvoc'norchsntrnwiilfhnl-hi
author's woof AthIly hand-rod
in St. Pump It Unda- Mr.
PooWs lien
III-w"
One of tho brill Wt musical events
of the season was bought to a most
successful cl M OVODIIII. when
the combined oil's Will St. Paul's and
Grace Churches. cIIuWIcutod by organ
piano and kettle drums, presented Sir
John Steiner's beautiful cantata "Jar-
Iun."
That the people of The Norwalks ap-
preciate classical music was attested
by the sire of the audience which tilled
every seat in the auditorium and gal-
lory. with the exception of a few seats
in the front, where the acoustic quali-
ties were not of the best. The. can-
tata was presented out o. the whole
under the directl of orwalk's c11-
pable and clinical aster, Robert
King Pooley; Th0 Production was
sung without a If. another evi-
dence of Mn. ya acknowledged
ability as chol tar. The success
of the c tau-w ‘ _n source of much
gratlncnt on to " loader and judging
from the tavern .commcnta heard
there were none disappointed.
In a selection like "Jnrius." where
every passage inmost beautiful and
impressive. It Is cult to draw lines
of comparison. vcrsl of the chor-
uses and solos. waver, stand out
pre—eminently a the rest In point
of grandeur and elect and are worthy
of special mention.
The chorusof women. partly unac~
conipunled. following the wailing. one
of the most characteristic and pathetic
short. selections ever written. was ren-
dered with much ‘expression and was
pleasing. The harmonies are very
close, but only heighten the effect.
"In the Death of a Man." which log.
ically follows the woman's chorus, the
men sang with vigor and the name de-
gree of expression as characterized
the women's part. and without which
the entire pmduction would be devoid
of beauty or llnprbcolveness.A feature
in all the singing wu‘lhe well balanc-
ed volume of months voices well
sustained anddn act accord. The
cloning choruson.;' wake Thou That
Slecpcst.” and "To Mint Who Left His
Throne." the latter with solo and chor.
1111 combined. were most admirably
given, a fitting close of the beautiful
cantata.
in all the numbers the organ in
charge of Mrs. Chester 8. Selleck,
proved most Inc and the piano.
at which David Pollard presided.
was a moat necessary adjunct Espec-
lally In tho Oh no this In-
strument proved cry eflec t vo. adding
a. finish to the selections that greatly
heightened the effect.
The soloists of the evening. Miss
Bessie Mallory Stanley. Rollin Iber-
Wood. of Westport. and John W.
Wehle. all acquitted themselves very
creditably. In nil Miss Stanley’s so
his she sang with rare expression and
clearance of tone. As this was her
first attempt at work of this kind. her
success was highly pleasing not only
to her instructor. Mr. Poolcy. but also
to her many friends.1 In the dliett.
"Love Divine." by Miss Stanley and
lionis H. Scodeld. the voices blended
beautifully and the number reflected
much credit upon both soloists.
Mr. Wehle was In excellent voice
and his numbers were unusually pleas-
lug in his solo, “My Little Daugh-
ter." the sympathetic qualities of his
rich voice were excellently brought
out. For an offertory Mr. Wehle sang
"Hosanna, , by Grnnlor, very effective-
Mr. Sherwood was none the loan
pleasing in his solo. "My Hope is In
the Everlasting," which, though short,
admits of rare expression. It Is pro-
bable that he will be heard again here
are long.
Mr. Pooley was very Successful In
securing the services of E. Bernstein.
of New York, as tympanist with whose
playing not the slightest criticism
could be made. no he is a thorough
master of his instruments. Rev. Char.
lea M. Solieck and Rev. Claude Pboley
conducted the service and were assist-
ed by Rev. Alexander Hamilton and
Rev. William Iii. Hooker, of Wilton.
escaono race This HOSPITAL.
Avery Farris Did Not Ration Going to
insane Asylum.
Fonds, the Broad River man
whom Ined much notoriety some
weeks ago byW mntiiating himself and
subsequently was taken to the Nor-
Hospltnl, added another page tot his
book of raunchy dccampln
Institution last night In its
feet between 8 and 1 o'clock“
It Is slid that Ferris had received a
letter from his brothoMn-Iaw. in which
he was told that it was Intended to
send him to the Middleton insane
u.yiun1 MI was located this
morning by the Stanford police at his
W house. at the Mn. about
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111111111 Tue L111
hiierneu General hing [lives His
decision in 80th ilerwalh
[amputation I lieseluiien,
and hides ihai “Three
hays” Means Eel-
endtir hays
HARTFORD. Conn.. April zz—The Senate this moW'rning re-
ceivbd the report of Attorney-General King. on the constitutional-
ity of Governor Chamberlain's veto of the South Norwalk incorpor-
ation resolution. stating it as his opinion that the governor’s veto
was too late. the term “Three Days.” meaning calendar days.
in his report Attorney-General King says that according to the
decisions handed down in the courts where the same question had
been raised. lie'ean come to no other opinion than that the condi-
tions point to “three calendar or civil days. and not days in which
the legislature is in session." Inview of this the attorney-general
states that the governor‘s veto 011 the South Norwaik resolution
was held too loug,ai1d was ou\ ofWordcr, when it was finally receiv-
ed. the incorporation resolution being then and now a law of the
state in spite of the governor s veto _
Attorney- -(;ene1'al King then goes at length into the legal as,
poet of the governor s veto. He says that the resolution Incorpor-
ating the new town of South Norwaik was presented to Governor
Chamberlain. Wednesday, April 1. A week from that date the gov-
ernor‘s veto was sent to the House, the constitution being Wcon-
strued to read that the time limit of three days meant “Session
days." As according to all authorities, such a construction is ille-
gal the term meaning “Calendar day." the veto should have had
no standing.
Having stated it as his opinion, that the veto was illegal, the
attorney general states that inasmuch as "An unbroken array of
authorities" agree that precedent is stronger than law in such cases.
if this state has proceeded during along term of years 011 a wrong:
construction of the constitution, that fact would prevail in a court
as against a legal construction of the constitution. ’
The Senate. not having any jurisdiction in the matter merely
received the report this morning, and tabled it for printing.
EASI NORWAIK MAN
IlUlll IN RUNAWAY
Henry B. Gorbam Thrown from Wagon
Under Monroe Street Bridge and
Struck on Curbotono.
Henry B. Gorham, brother of E. E.
Gorhnm, the East Norwalk painter and
decorator. met with a serious runaway
accident this morning. He Is new con-
ilned to his bed from injuries received.
He was not sailously hurt, however.
Mr. Gorhun had driven to the Adams
Express aides in South Norwnlk, and
was puein under the Monroe street
bridge. go ng toward South, Main
street A carriage entered under the
opposite side of the bridge and he
drove as near the curb as he possibly
could. Just at that time a train went
thundering over the bridge and the
horse driven by Mr. Gorhlun. being a
spirited animal, took fright and bolted.
There was not room enough under the
bridge to control the horse and It dub
ed against the abutment. Mr. Gorbam
was . thrown out by the shock and
struck on the top of his head on the
ourbatone. He was stunned for a min-
uto, but soon came to himself and pick-
himself up he started to walk off.
In pundit of the horse which was
careerlng madly down the strain to-
ward South Main. Just before reach-
lng‘ the corner, however, the wagon be-
came overturned and the horse was
thrown from his foot by catching them
in the dragging harness. He went
down and nmrby grabbed him
Mr. Cor-ham came up and drove the
wagon home. Bo was able to grin
the store in First avenue before bo-
cnmc sick. but on his arrival“ no
bsdafaintiagsponudwusol th'at
o
IwWo Sinai fires 111
City, of Norwalk
Oil Stove Uput in Hardware Store of
Hubboll I moist—Chimney line
In Union Place.
Quick. and well directed work un-
doubtediy prevented quite a condom-
tion in Water street. Norwalk. this
morning. about 9 o’clock. The blue
occurred lithe hardware store of Hub-
bell and Staples.
While at work In the odice. W. G.
Staples accidentally knocked over a
small oil heating stove. and in an in-
stant the whole oillce.was ablaze. the
oil in the reserer ofthe stove having
run all over the door. The company
had only yesterday taken the agency
for a certain kind of fire extinguisher.
and a good-dud box of them were on
a counter near ,the office door. One of
the clerks Johh Nestor. had presence
of mind to think of thoytingulshors.
and lie caught up one. telling Mr. Sta~
pies and James E. Hubbell to do the
sa.me and they followed his advice to
good advantage. for soon the contents
of several of the tubes were quenching
the flames. which had been gaining
such alarming headway'thnt someone
ran to box 15. near the corner of Wall
and Main streets, and turned In an
alarm.
Unfortunately the big hell on the hill
would give no Intelligent response. but
the siren at the Wilton avenue electric
light station blow vigorously. The dro-
men soon learned where the blue was.
and after a short time were at the
scene of the Ire. but their services
were not needed. an the extinguishers
applied by Mummies. Nestor and
Hubball had been elective.
1 tamed”: a hewutnkeuhtnnc‘audpntco Dr-
The barn Ill oI ciou I Baker called and Intended hlmf, '1'.
sum Gotham received, in ndditionto lathe
wounds.
ihe “stalled. several scalp
and
sweaty
mu um that summer”
light loyfnsh {Indium winds.
I'IALL RIOIIVID N0 CHALLI
not challenged him to a match for.
championship at fancy pool
Hall claims the championship _:
world at this kind of pool. The story
svu given out by Robert J. mus.
proprietor of pool and billiard paridrn
in Main street, under whose mnnm’
meat Shaw a‘bpearod here Instli‘ri
evening. —Sta1nford
W IOWMAN—EF’FIE s. FUNEmW
services at the residence of her liar}:
Mrs .I. B. Knight. 821 West 49th f
\Vddnesday evening. April 22. 8 o'oIoc
Interment Woodlawn, Thursday, 11‘:
n1. Kindly omit flowers.
tinn family. :11 housekeeper or chi to
nurse. by a refined Americanwoninn.
Very
“Refined." Sentinel olllcc. Norw
“wines—“.011... TO 11am.
kitchen.
37 __Washington_ St
was in private family. Address W
recs. “care of Sentinel.
man, housework or washing and iron:
,ing. Apply 45 Summer St.
butcher market Saturday. Apply at
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house and lot good or bad repair: will ‘
be ‘(heap for quick spot cash and
located in South Norwalk or East Non
walk.
Please give all particulars. P. 0. Bi)
378. South Norwalk. Conn.
Ior and an up stairs bed room for all
office by a physician with or without
board.
lara.
Haven. Conn.
WANTED TO PURCHASE —-W.
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WANTED-W—A DOWN STAKES PAR- .
State price and full particu- ,
Smith, 120 Dwight street, New .'
. n17 4t 1
kind of old bookable matter what you >
have. send postal:
country, and pay on
or small collections
Books. care of Sentinel.
years old. Good roadster:
about 1.000 lbs.
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quire of Jacob
inquire Joseph
condition. price.“
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warn-so, vo penchant-m
will call. city or
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rooms, with or without I largo ““de
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single furnished mains in my“!
house with all modern oonvauionoal.
Call early at J. B. bnwronco A
12 80; Main St '
house 128 South Mun 8L; also has
at 76 So. Main street. Inquire of It?
Byxbee, 7.4 So. Main St. or Jainism
Layton, Agent. ‘ out!
avenue, East Norw k; lately m
by Dr Brown luau
So. Main St.. 6 rooms; improv‘ I
816: and first fioor'.1ti Day St., 383,,
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whole house. 12 roofl- Wood
suitable for
house of 8 rooms. 7 m. St.
E. A Woodward. .
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Clinton Ava” cor. Falrhoid
all
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