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'— WEATHIR FORECACT.
Throatanlng waathar. with anow 01‘
rain In coaat aactlona tonight. Thurb-
day probably fair; rreah to brick nOrth-
arty winda. Northoalt atorm warnings
are diaplavcd from Boston to New HI-
von.
scorn NORWALK. cons. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 2. 1903.
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TWO CENTS.
Baptists Had
A lie-union
Annual Roll Call of the
South Norwalit Church lield
last Night and Success-
ful Socially and financially
——~Rev. II. Ii. Carpenter
as loastmaster
”'7’”
The annual roll call of the South
Norwaik Itnplisl t‘liili'eb. was held last
evening in the Sunday sIIliool room of
lill‘ church.
The supper commenced at 7 o'clock
”and about lI’IIl menibI-Irs at the first
tables nnd iIeai'ly,the same number at
the second one. The tables were Ilee.
oratcd \1'ltlt‘ho'uuue1s ot‘ lilies and car-I
nations. Among the ediblcs sctvcd
were salads baked beans sandwiches
t“"litllllt‘ll\' sauce tea and coffee and
"cake of all kinds. Aftei lill‘ supper
_ Sindtirsed lhi. Wright
for fire Department Chief
Old Well Hook and Ladder Will Also
Pnaant tha Name of A. a. win-
cheater for Flrat Aaolatant.
A apetlal meeting of Old \‘ 'oll Hook
and Ladder Company was held last
night. at the. headquarters In ilavl-
land street. The. object wait to discuss
cuntildatrs for the various offices to be
voted for at the annual meeting 01
the department. next Friday night.
There. was a good attendance. Fore»
than Wilfred l'lodwell presided. I
it was voted unanimously to present
the name of Albert E. Winchester for
Ilrsl assialant engineer: to endorse
Councilman Luther M. Wright. of Pat
mini Hose Company. to succeed D. W.
Iliuford as chief engineer: to endorse
the candidate of limb ‘outl1 Norwalk
Fire Police for the position oi second
assistant engineer: to present the
mime ol‘ (‘harles A. Walters. of Old
Well Hook and Ladder Company. as
department secretary.
it was understood that Dr. H. C.
SIicrer. of Putnam Hose (‘.ompan1.
would be retained as department pity-
slclnn.
It was voted that a conference coni-
mittcc be appointed to meet. Iho oili~
cent of Putnam llose Company. and
notify them of the action of the truck
I'oitipany. The committee was appoint
ed by Foreman Rodwcll. anti consist-
ed of First Assistant Foreman Howard
Rev. H. R. Carpenter. the toustmaster. C ”if; 23”.". 'li,,ll;111l:li1 I]: l.‘.tfilhf‘ld
' lo a fe remarks and announced the "H" ' 1111111 ' .111 ‘ ' " L "
£11“ sptakt'r M 111 on “.me MillIt' Bradley. Robert Pearson and Richard
.' ‘~ " .. " .' ".'I tiII 11in owl-
and his subject "The Church. Mr. Non“ ’llns Iomml H h ‘ I ‘
Miller's address was very Interesting
and valuable to all attending. The
second toast was "The
l'ieacotts and the Trustees." by Deacon
Hogardus. and Ilie gist of his remarks
was that being a deacon and also hav-
i111: been a trustee. he did not dare say
much about their doings. but be told
all that was needed to understand
their work.
Itt announcing the speakers Rev.
Carpenter made some witty remarks.
Th;I thirty second toast was "The Ab—
sent, Ones." bv Superintendent, Ilen-
netl. of the Sunday school. His. talk
took in the absent ones from the toll
call and the chu11 I1. bc 1n11iti011ed Wal-
\\'ork of the
lug last night at Putnam ilosc ilt‘llti'
quarters. and everything was satisfac-
torily agreed upon.
A THRILLING RUNAWAY.
._,. A-..
Horse Owned by Theodore Olsen
Causes Some Excitement.
.\ thrilling runaway occurred yester-
day afternoon about 5 o‘clock. Though
the, horse, can quite a distance, 110 one.
was injured In the accident though the.
occupant of the carriage was thrown
out, The horse which ran away was
one owned by Theodore Olsen. and
driven by Thomas Motherland. Mr.
Leatberland took Edward E. Cavanagh
for Etsetr and Altred Ilotitwcll who out for a Ilti.\'e Mr [flamermnd dig.
are “WWW-’1 in" ”I“ "Tl’lil'ltr-‘V “M mounted from the curlage III Franklin
made some Vl‘r‘ complimentary "“' av.cnue and the horse. seizing the bit
inap'ks about them. The fourth toast.
wait by Dr. Sl1ere1.a11d the subject was
"The Ladies." He said the church
could not get on without the women
and that 11'ere'1eI'1 helpful in a liuanc-
ial way. His remarks were very justi-
fyiiigdo-f-bcm. The last loam ““.‘.
"The Strangers." by ilgngtiii’ag'g
Lyons. the hearty deacon one
Lyon the member:- are glad to shake
hands with. claimed Rev. t'nrpenlet'.
Deacon Lv ons .I aid that he didn't see
man) slt'anLcis ptIIsInt but those he
iced be hoped would soon become
in others of the church
fter the toast Mr. Carpenter read
the testimonials of the members
which be. said showed the right spirit
in the church. The occasion was a
success socially and financially. $2M
being cleared bv the contributions of
the ltietnbers. The supper was contrib-
uted by the congregation and members
of the church and was free to all pres-
out.
The roll call 1111-. one of the most.
pleasant of the social affairs ever given
by the church.
PIANO SALESMEN MEET.
Fairlield County Representatives of M.
Steinert in South Norwalk.
The quarterly meeting of the Fall'-
erlII County representatives of the M.
Stelnert, Piano Company was held last
night at the warerooms In Washington
Istrcct. There were present Manager
I“ M. Robinson. of New Hav en: La!-
. Vin '.i‘ Putdy of South Norwalk; Bet
tiar'd T. Smith and Edward Farrlnutou
hot Stamford: F. R. Smith. of Green-
. 11'ich: Thomas Noonan h‘lmer Mat-Far-
'lanIl. William M. Apperson. Daniel Me
Namara and Robert W. Buri'itt ..lr of
iilritlgeport. Various matters relating
to the business of the. company were
discusm-d. and at its conclusion there
1111s a social session. Managerltobin-
sup passed around cigars.
Mr. Btirt‘itl favored with selections of
the new $20110 orchestrclla. which was
placed in the store this we: k. and sev-
eral oi the other fine instruments were
used during the evening by some of the
expert musicians.
—-AN INTRODUCTION
to the South Norwalk Public is what
1111.1 desire. We have opened a new
drug store at No. It North Main street
and have put in a large stock of en‘
tirely new drugs. chemicals. patent
medicines and drugglsts' sundries.
While waiting for your trolley car we
would be pleased to have you step la-
side out of the cold. Make our ac-
quaintance and we feel sure that we
can make you patrons if courtesy. to
liable goods and carefully compounded
prescriptions canldo so. The Zeltfuaa
Pharmacy In the Ely Block 8 North
Main street.
ITALIAN'I PECULIAR ACTIONS:
Two little girls complained to Chief
Iii Police Thomas Brad‘ey of Norwalk-
yesterday afternoon. that an Italian
was acting to a very peculiar mann‘cr'h
Id Crou Itreet. near the bridge and
that. they were afraid of him. The
chief accompanied them to the plan"
and the Italian saw him he rode away
as quickly as possible on a bicycle. R
in: said that the Italian threaten!
to rub a boy
ATTENDING MATTER! MEETING.
Hobart Paar-on, oil: of the naming!
antagonism 1:me
betwccn his teeth ran away. Mr. Cav-
anaugh tried to control the animal. but
Was unable 1o do more titan guide it.
The horse. ran rapidly down West ave.-
iiue and into North Main street. pedes-
trians litlfl‘lillg tight and left 111 keep
,111'111' from IhI tlyiny. turnout. The.
lrl ed horse plunged under the.
brlfiiftwanii started (ion 11 South Main
street at, a rapid rate. After going a
short distance. the animal tried to
swerve out to avoid a load of hay
which was approaching in the opposite
direction. The carriage wheels struck
the trolley tracks and the horse fell.
I'Iir. Cavanagli was thrown out but not
badly lllll‘l. The horse slid fully twen-
tv feel alum: the brick pavctiietit. but
was not badl1 hurt it was siezed I11
passct'1b1'. and taken to a |i1er.1 stable
IMPORTANT REAL ESTATE SALE
Mrs Frederick Mead Dispose: of Her
Handmmc Residence (to
Union Park.
Mrs. lI‘redcrick Mead sold her hand
some residence on Union Park. Nor-
11'alk. yesterday to Mrs. Elizabeth Ray-
mond. of Wilton. It is understood that
Mrs. Mead will remain in town fora
short time and will later go to Boston.
FIRST GAME FOR SECOND CUE.
The first of the games for the second
one in the pool tournament of the Nor»
walk Club was played off last night.
William M. Hells, lid. and W. C. Rant".
35. were the contestants. Mr. lletls
won as the score by frames. given be
low. shows:
Betta. J10. Blur. 80.
13—».
ltL—L' 11—1
:20 ti~3
l.“ in
4.3 22—1
5'." 25
67 29—1
7:: .‘I.
8:: Ii‘.'-——l
so 51
!l .1 .50
Hill till—2
till 63-1
ENTHUSIASTIC Y. M. C. A. SERVICE
A large and enthusiastic service was
held Sunday afternoon. at the Young
Men's Christian association rooms in
Smith Main street. S C Palmer was
the. speaker and among other things
he told the thirty or fortv boys assem-
bled how much and along what lines
they could do much towards the re-
construction of the association and
the erection of the new gymnasium
The singing was very hearty.
11 001111537 on svaiNd's POND.
The Cat Club, of lzexington avenue.
had a contest on Syring’u pond. Percy
M. Sconeld won first prize. which was
a cited. The second was won by WH-
liam Syring: the third by Steve Ray-
mend the fourth by Jerry Tyrell; the
fifth by John Drumm; the Iixtb by
George Bcudder. next by Janet Monox-
11.1111 There will be another contest
Saturday.
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MATlNEE WHIIT CLUB.
The members of the Matinee Whiat
Club will be entertained Thuraday af‘
teruoon at 3 o’clock by Mrs. L. E.
, Tripler at the Cholirell homo la Blah
attack. Not-walk.
NAL TREATY WAC ID;
“All. Doc. 3.411“ TM
tkuatg‘aed at 11: annular
., Wit
Bogs Admit
Buddies
ieonard lrear and
George- Durham. Plead
Guilty to Several Charges
—-—Westport and New
Canaan Men Also Up for
Idol
The. December term of the superior
criminal court Opened at 'leo yes-
terday afternoon in Bridgeport. with
prayer by the Rev. W. H. Kidd. .luIlge
George W. Wheeler was on the bench.
Sixteen of the 27 prisoners on the
docket, were put to plea. Many of them
were under 21 years of age and the
majority were youthful looking.
The court room'was thi'onged with
spectators. Burglary and theft were
the principal offenses alleged. It took
an hour to pill the prisoners to plea.
Frank Abbott plead not guilty to the
charge of stealing hill from the per-
. iintisi for thhffs
in luesday's Decisions
Charlaa Boribncra' Iona Authorized to
Recovor Costa in Can Against
.loaoph A. Gray.
There were three decisions handed.
down by Judge Curtis in the court of
common pleas yesterday. In the out}
of Charles Sc1lbue1'a' Sons vs Joseph
A. Gray. of Norwalk. to recover for a
subscription edition of an encyclope-
dia which they claimed had not been
fully paid for the decision In fot the
plaintiff to recover costs.
The case of Murphy &. Robinson Is.
James Atlas over a disputed account.
Is decided for the plaintiff to recover
$44.70 damages and coats.
in the case of Edward C. Hughes
and Michael Hughes. executor. cl a|..
Vii. Lillian Clark. lIII.1 court tllcs this
decision:
111111 of Iona Darrin. of Bridgeport.
(Ill
"When the will of Mary A. llugbea,
.- of Bridgeport. was probated there was
due on the note'ln question “Titus. ()n
| June till. llillil, another $100 been me IIUI.I
and on June 3t), 1900. the last “till he-
came due. so that when the defend-
ant sent her check for WILL”). on
July '.'I 191111 them was in fact duo
on the note account 5117 lliili less the
allowance of has so to the defendant
to wit. $571.88. The check for
$f11ll2li sent to settle that amount in
full was not accepted by the plaintiff.
This action is brought to recover the
l‘t'l‘ilillili'y legacy. I find tltat It. has
not been paid and that the I'esidiiury
estate In the defendant‘s hands as ex-
I-t-Iitrix is $571.88 cash. with interest
1900."
u.
University At
IawaBurns
Magnificent Stone
Building Worth $300,000
Iotally Destroyed—Priest
and Several of Students
have Narrow Escapes from
01111
OTTAWA, Cut. her. 2,—'l‘l1e ()ttu-
wa l‘nlversliy, in this city. was totally
destroyed by lire early today. All that
remains of the tituanitlct-nt stone build
but” which has one of the sights of the
eastern part of the city. .If‘t' pieces of
the walls. The tire started about
7 Ui'iOt'k, and by blue it had burned lt-
seil‘ out. Lot-Ii- estimated at 15250111111.
pztt'lly eon-led by Insurance. It will
be 111111 ylars IIIItoiII it can be rebuilt
and meantime it will be Itiiposstblc to
get a plaIc suitable to curiy oti tin
mick of lilt' institution 'l"-lit.-II 11cm
11l1111l.
lltc rd of November. He is 23 years
of age. is married and Is the father of
a. child seven months old. Later he
I-bauged his pica to utility and threw
himself on the mercy of the court.
claiming that he owed all his trouble
in drink.
A statement was made to the court
that this was untrue; that he was a
natural born thief and had been con
viett-Id of theft on four different occa-
sions. The money was taken at the,
Y. M. C. A, After hearing Abbott‘s
story and conftu-tsion. .luIigc Wheeler
sentenced hint to the state prison on a
minimum of one year and a maximum
of two years. and wanted him that
if he was ever again before the court
for theft he would semi him to prison
for the full maximum term.
uni
Howard Bulkley and David Mur-
phy. the two Western Union Tele-
graph messenger boys. who are
charged with robbing the Western
l'nlon Telegraph (‘11.. of Bridgeport. of
$376. and who went to Worcester on
a lark and spent some of the money.
for were captured befom...l'hey had
gone through all of It and brouulit
Continued on Fourth Page,
PONASSUS COUNCIL OFFICERS.
Chosen at the Meeting Held in Gazette
Building Last Night.
l'ouassus Council. Royal Ai'caiiuiu. oi
Vot'wnlk. held 11 meeting last night at
the lodge rooms in the tlazettc build
1111: and elected oIIlI IIi's for the ensuing
year. The installation ceremonies
Will take place In January.
The retiring regent. James II. Flynn.
entertained the members with a colla-
tlull. consisting of sweet cider. home
made pumpkin pie and doughnuts.
cheese. etc.
The meetintz
one for all present.
were. chosen:
chcntw- Harrie A Smith
Vice R11ge11t—_.lohn Ruir.
Ui'uatotr (‘IIesler S. Seller-k.
l‘ast Regent — James Ii. Flynn.
Secretary-Irving C. Smith.
t‘IiIch.'tor——-(I. ll. Jackson.
'l‘reasui'cruilcnry P. Price.
Chaplain—Charles L. Holmes.
(lilide‘d’. W. Thompson.
Warden—Williaml. Benedict.
Sentry—Herbert L Pollard.
Trustees—Remy P. Price. Louis C.
(weep and Dr 11.111.111.111
was a very enjoyable
These officers
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I IN HONOR or Gues'r.
1Frank C. Randi: Entertained at His
i Home In Winnlpauk Last Evening.
Frank C. Randle entertained a smal-
toninany of friends last evening at his
home In Winnipauk. in honor of his
guest. Oliver M. Denton. The evening
was a very pleasurable one to the
whole company. An elaborate supper
was served. . . '
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
ANTONIO GIORDMO.
The funeral of Antonio Giordano.
who committed suicide Sunday by
burning himself to death, was held yes-
terday at 1:30. from his home. Rev.
William Maher. I). D. officiated.
Svec'u band played the “Marche Fun-
cbre." Hhe interment was in St. Mary's
Cemetery. The Italian Independence
Society. of which he was a member,
marched In the funeral procession.
MRS. ANN JOST.
Mrs. Ann Joat'. of Cedar street. died
last night. at the Norwalk Hospital.
The funeral arrangements have not
yet been completed.
'FIREMEN'B MEETINGS LAST
' NIG
The several companies of the Nor-
walk Fire Department. including
Phoenix Engine. Pioneer Hook and
Ladder and Hope Hose Companies, and
the Fire Police, held their regular
monthly Initiating: last night. Most of
the companies served copper .at the
cloae. A roast beef supper was in or-'
der at the Main street tire house.
CORONER IN WECTPORT.
Dormer Charles A. Down.
mwaa in Weatpntt. pector-
ioi) students at the university.
11 as a Roman Catholic lustitunon.
from July 24.
' Iowa 8! for each day served in the 111w
Inmtuflon. '
of
Milk and freight trains
Collide at West Nutley
Two Men Were Killed and Four Injur-
ed In the Accident Late
Latt Night.
NEW YORK. ilIIt. .. --'l‘1\o men
“er.- killed and four Injurcd in the cor
lisloit iiI'HUII'll a freight train and a
mill. train at West Ntitley. N. .l.. late
last night The dead are;
I’. .I. (‘I'ill1, .II I'm-1' City, engineer of
the freight train and Fireman .lobn Ila.-
nios. of l‘ort .lct'vis. .\'. Y.. of the milk
train.
The injured are:
Conductor .I. ll. llonnoll. of Suffct'n.
N. Y.: I‘L'ii. (ll'tiwuy. of Port .lerIIs.
conductor of the freight train: Flag
iiiitii licur‘fv Miller and Engineer Moi
can. of the milk ti'tiiii .
”fawn—d4...
WOMAN CHARGED WITH MURDER
Grand Jury to Assemble to Hear Min-
ole Kannanen'I Case.
AIIIIIILIC'i‘ffiYN. llIII'. ‘.'. rliy order
of Judge I'Zlmcr and at the request of
the slate prosecution attorney. tit"
grand jury will assemble here next
Tuesday to consider the charges of
murder against \ilntIiII Kl‘llllttllt‘lL of
this plate . and of Will: 1111 actessot'1
before the fact against "llioinas Ilran i
livid. of Portland. This is the «In-11?
growing 11111 of the death by violence of
:1 child of the woman. the body hav-
ing been found in the asylum reservoir.
I11 court today II‘. ll. \\'ai‘dwcli. who
illlil been arrested on a bench warrant
charging laryceny from Thomas l‘at'
tuaII-e. in Essex. was found guilty and
sentenced to not more than tl11'I'I-1'IIIII'I:
nor less than two years. (III the
charge of stealing a boot. ho was giv-
on a sentence of not less than two nor
.morI- than four years.
I John liaitmaii pleaded :Iilliy to the
charge of uttering a forged check for
if!“ oil the Columbia Trust Company
land was sentenced to one your.
'1 (‘ltarlcs Wilbur. charged wlllt the
l theft of $155 at Westbrook and who bad
i been bound over to the Superior Court.
it failed to respond to his name. Ills
ibond of $150 was declined to be foi-
! felted
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EMARSH GETS A LONG SENTENCE.
Must Stay in Jail for Ten Months and
Pay Coats, Over $2. 505.
liRlDCII‘I’ORT. Dec. 2.---\\ hen Char-l
lcs B. Marsh, the builder whose finan-
cial dealings resulted in the ruin of
the firm of Marsh Rmthcrs and severe
losses to more than one hundred real
estate owners. was sentenced to serve
a year in jail. for 1I111bt1zzlcment. and to
pay the costs of protection, last April.
it was the concensus of opinion locally
that he had escaped 1"er1 easily The.
mltlimus itpon 11bit- l1 he was given itilo
the custodv of SliI1iff llawlev at the
county jail today 11' lites that that i111
pression was a mistaken one.
Marsh, who Ivep‘ out of jail while.
his counsel was endeavorlng to get his
case into the Supreme Court on an ap
pool. was sent. to Jail this morning. thrI
Supreme Court effort having fall-
ed. The mittimua given the sheriff tli-
rected him to hold Marsh twelve
months and until he shall have paid or
worked out. the amount of the costs”.-
{105.63.
A1: Marsh is a bankrupt and his cred-
it Is destroyed it is certain that he
cannot pay the costs. The state al-
ment of costs. Sundays esteemed. This
scheduled will keep March in jail 2.-
505 working days. or eight years and
twelve days.
The great expense of the trial was
due to the defense offered by Marsh
who attempted to show that be under- '
ed from cerebral nuruthcnia and want
obliged to employ expert alieniatc. and
their fees were high. Marsh was put
at work in the carpenter shop in the
jail directly upon his reaching mutt“
.|
RIGINT ARRIVALS 0F Vidal“.
QUE“ mm 1 M:
Teutonic New Yorktor Mira-pool. and
.—
(lt theI students about 3.30 were
, boarders and the remainder day schol-
itt's. Nearly all of the boarders were
trout lIII- l'nitI'Il States. principally
from the New England district. The
usual hour for arising is t'. o'clock.’ The
greater number aros. at Iiliii ltotli'. bill
it number who took part 111 a play last
night, were not due to report until '1'
o‘clock. While the students were at
breakfast about 7 o'clock. the fire
broke out. 'I‘bc students and others
who had arisen Iit ti o'clock escaped
from the burning building easily. Those
who Were (Inc to rise at I o'clock had to
take the fire escapes in their night,
shirts or jutiip from the building Into
blankets. The tire escapes were on one
side of the building. and those who
slept on the other side could not reach
them. They had to jump NIl'ill‘ oi
them from the fourth and fifth stories.
It Was in jumping from the building
that the accidents occurred... All .ol
the .siiltlt’lllmi. iiil“t'\t'l‘, escaped will)
very slight liijiIrIIIs. T1111 of the
pile-Ila were seiioo; Iv injured and one i .
lutbur llovon. Is In llic ge Iteial lion |.II line at Atlantic the with will look
i‘iliiltif l
pilitl not expee-ittl 111 III.
Iloyati was in the fifth story HII
touiil not reach the I-seapes,1_and bad
to jump. He fell on It veranda below.
landing on his sbouIIII-I and altcrwartls
roluog to the mound. his head Hll'lkllirz
it lirsl.
Father IloyIIn was badly cut about
the bead and shoulders. and is not ex-
pected to live. He was removed to the
ltospltnl..
II‘atller l"iilltaii1 was on the fourth
lslol')‘ when caught by the tire. lie
leaped into a blanket held by those on
the ground. He suffered some injur-
ies. liitt will recover.
Webster. Mash‘sfrom'l‘euA‘s ctaoln no
iI‘IitIier McCarty. who came from
Webster. Must-1.. “as badly burned on
the head and arms. but not seriously
inju red.
An old woman scrvant'jtlmped from
the fifth story, and was badly injured.
S, Murray. :1 student frotn Ilrilns—
wick. Maine, clung to the sill of a
window on the fifth floor for nearly
fifteen minutes. until rescued by the
firemen.
1 student natiml Cullen jumped from
the fourth story. wearing his eye-
glasses. Ills face was cut. A domestic.
Mis Depots. was badly injured.
\1 lie all the students are safe, they
have lost all thler effects. It is c.1-
pee tI II that all will recover except
l'atbcr Boy on. The loss ls from $2.10.-
olIIi to $300. 000; insurance $2011. 000
HARTFORD A. O. U. w. CONVEN-
TION.
NEW LONDON. Dec. 2.-—~At a meet-
lng of the cotnmitoo of the. Hartford A.
0. U. W. convention. held at the crock-
er House today, the following state-
ment to the lodges was authorized:
"To the Members of the A. 0. U. W.‘
of the Subordinate Lodges of
Connecticut,
“The executive committee appointed
at the convention of subordinate
lodges held at Hartford. November 10.
.last. at session in New London, advises
each and every workman in Connecti-
cut to withhold the payment of his
December assessment, pending the set-
tlement of the questions at Issue be.-
tween the grand lodges and the subor-
dinates lodges of Connecticut.
"The reasons for this step will be
furnished to each and every member at
an early date.
(Signedl
“JAMES R. WHITE.
"AXEL F. ANDERSON.
"TOM DODSON,
"A. l. BUSH."
BAPTIST CHURCHES IN SESSION.
HARTFORD. December 2.-—-Baptlst
churches of Hartford county and a
part of Litclifleld county were repre-
sented in the annual conference of the
Woman's Baptist Foreign Missionary
Society. held today in the Asylum
Avenue Baptist Church. M111. George
M. Stone. for nineteen years president
of the organiutlon. occupied the rpm
and welcomed the conference to Hart-
ford. The reports of the secretary.
ra..1 III. Letter and the treaauror.
In. F. E. Nilel. showed that 31""
waa raised durum the year and aent
abroad for foreign mission work.
than Tribe of Stanford. will con-
proceeded.
DONDOR. 11.... a~Arr1vcd: Conrai- tho travelinpcaaoomn'onoa't‘flbo,
W Canaan. out Om
Opportunity Circle .
having a Successful Sale?
Min Bella Donna the Leader. Aulatcd
by Many of the Ladiea of the
Norwalk Baptilt Church.
The annual sale of the Oppmtunlt. I
Circle, of the Not walk llttptlsl t‘hur1 I1 ‘
opened last night and will conclude.
this afternoon and evening. .'1‘he leadv'
or of the Iirclc is Miss Belle Donia-.1
who has labored lndefatlgublly for the 1
success of the sale.
by a number of the ladies of the
Church. who had charge of the dlI’t‘cI- ;
cut features.
The sale is being held in the sin:
It: is been baiidc otnely decorated for the
III-raslon by the Italics.I1.11II'.1I"-11l1111
tiri- streamers of fancy ribbons and tIv-'
.1'II-1cial booths and tables are way
pt'cttv,
in tharge of the inyster1 table [ill-iii
III-111111: were Mrs Z. (‘. Hush and Mist-1‘
losephine I".ill.\illf while the candy in
Me was under the IlltI-I-Ition of Mrs.
George Rubey and Miss l1 bbic ’I‘ultlIII
hli's.Aloi17.a II‘iilo11'pIesltieIl at the
lI‘arinci-s‘ booth and Mrs. James Walsh.
.lr.. and Miss .Ics1.i1I Taylor at the illilll"
kerchlef table. Mrs. William S. liar-
train and Mrs. William Raymond wI-rI-
In charge of the apron and tow-Ii
booth. The restaurant is :1
unique feature of tl1- sale It was In
charge of Mrs. L. II. he 11th Id and Mrs.
Robert L. Rrotberloti last eveninu
'l‘licrcI is It regular menu card and tho-'t-
desiring to eat supper there ot'IlI-t
whatever they choose as I11 11 regulat
restaurant. The venture piomlses to
be successful.
dI11 School room of the Il'.iiir1h 11l1itl1t
MULE WAGONS ON THE WAY.
Twenty-Two of Them, With Home
for the C. N. G.
The quarternmsler geiieral' s dIIpait
iuI-nt yesterday received 11"otd thatv
llit I'l‘ littd been shipped to ill“ depart-
inue nt bout the govtinmtut .Itseual at
.Ieffersonville. Intl.. twenty two mule
wagons, forty-four “'Ilt‘l‘i sets of bar-
tIIIss and four lead sets. This ndtli
tion to the equipment. of tbe (‘oneneti-
I'Iii National iluard wolulis
pounds. The wagons and barnoils will
not he sent to Hartford. as there is no
place there to cure for them. but will
be sent to Niantlc. This is the first
time the department in this state has
owned wagons of this kind. fir-retofore
when any luggage was to be trans-
ported any old kind of a wagon was
hired for the occasion. 'l‘licsc wagons
t'IIIt of IIII lattsl II -11I'n for militarv
lionsporlallon and are llRIli‘ to tlllml)
lt-Iils and otl111 1.111111 liliiif rial. 'lbI
ops an ill 111111'.as
like a caravan of lioincsI-ekei's going
West or like It circus I'ouiitiu to town.
The wagons are intended for two iior
no... This outfit is paid f'ot out oi tIiI
special appropriation Iii Sfiiitittlllltt
Illlttii' by the l'nitctl States goicrii-
III! 111 of 11I1itli the allotment to this
-.;itrI is about S'JLIIIIIII ’llit- equip
meal was sent b1 Lieutenant loltmel
Sam R. .lnnw III-111111 qtiai'I'ttinm: 'tI11
general. I'. S. A.. at .leffcrstitivlllc.
FARMER ACQUITTED.
Knocked His Wife Down and She Was
compelled to Shoot Him.
NEW MILFORD. l‘t‘f‘. L'.-~'I‘lmtifl1-
Ilinklcy. a farmer. was III-quilted I11 the
local court today of a charge of assault
preferred by his wife. 11bo said illnk-
Icy knocked her down and that she
had been obliged to shoot hint to MPH"
defence. The incident wa- said to.t
have occurred after the woman had
drawn her savings. $2.117. front the
bark here during the r1111 on that lnsti 1
Mrs. Iliiiklev ('lll'l'
plained that her husband. who is
about iii) years oltl. il'if‘ti to
while they were on their way
tutlon last week.
him. Hlnkley has a slight bullet
wound 111 one leg. In court today be
admitted that his wife shot him. but
denied the allegations of assault and
attenltted robbery and said be bad
1ucr'cl_1 asked her for $5 to th1 a suit
of clothes.
ERRAND BOY FATALLY SHOT.
Tragedy at - Factory of Winchester
Arma Co., New Haven. Supposed to
be Accidental.
NE‘V HAVEN, Dee. ".—-\‘\'aile.r Ow-
a.
In. aged iii. employed as an errand boy ‘
at the factory of the Winchester R1
pcating ,Arms Company. was fatallr
shot today by Harry Cohen. aged ‘.‘0
also an employee of the \\'i"I"I'1"II'
factory. The shooting is supposed to
have been accidental.
Cohen has been employed at the test-
ing range in the factory. He had a
22-oalibt'c automatic rill-,1 in his-- towi-
preparlng to test It. when he saw 0w-
en.
of the way. and at the same instant
the rifle was discharged the bullet.
hitting Owen. It is said Cohen was not
aware that the weapon was loaded.
van was taken to Grace prital.
where he died. 1
. latreet. in East Norwalk last week.- A
ELECTRICAL WORKERS STRIKE.
HARTFORD. Dec. 2‘.—-—Thc strike ofi
l‘lfty electrical workers employed by
various contractors In this city seem-z
1d likely today in be a prolonged one.
The men quit work yesterday because
hey were unable to reach an agree
ment with the contractors regarding a,
schedule for the coming year.
and today that there Is little pm!
of any further conferences between
workmen and contractors. Some of
contractors have sent out of town “to
secure men to take the places of the
Itrlkera.
MONEBSEN. Pm. Doe. a—aner a!
'1 month‘s idleness the pod mill and held
twice department of the Pittsburg
Steal cum, resumed today. The
«Went and other I‘Wthmg
papal in ”W“ to“ 310'
She was assisted l
\'i'l". ‘
H.420,
When drawn out -
rob her‘
home. ‘
anti that she was compelled to shoot;
He. shouted to Owen to get out“
i between.
STEEL DEPARTMENT RESUMES. Intreet. foot of Franklin.
Capturetl Al
Pistol l’oiitl
fasten Desperado. who
tfscaoed from the County
Jail Six Weeks Ago Round-
ed Up lotiay in lonely
Cabin in Monroe—Could
lNot Use Rifle
I‘ BRIDGE POR F. Dec. Bowlioorge Fav-
I 12-1411 up It} aston despot-Into who escap~ .
lIII from the county jail six weeks ago.
was captured at iilt plstIilII' point. In
11 cabin in a lonely sm'tion of Monroe
‘l.1sI night. His captors. knowing lllfi
ZI-lnti'ttetcr. took no chances. and when
I he knew of their presence. he was cov-
‘ilt‘li by six revolvers,
l her to ser'Ivt a so titellce of two months
llot' an assault on SI-lIII-tittati Samuel
(‘;.tttdee of I‘JISIIHI.’ Iii the row that
lii‘li to the arrest, II‘Itvrcaii‘s brother
‘lI‘rauk was shot and badly wounded
ll11'lIIpI1t1 Sheriff Merw,in After bf!
had been In .lIill six weeks Favreau. .
I who 1111s a"t1'111-'t.1"' in the quarry. left;
:lilf‘ premises hurriedly.
Yesterday Sheriff Hawlcy heard that.
Fabreaii was cotumittctl in SepiettI-I
Il‘avi-euu was working In Monroe on a'
llama and (totalled Deputy Peter Doo-
lion and Assistant .Iailer Scotlild to cap- ‘
"t111e him
I ‘.‘llill" and at Monroe secured the as-
istant-e of (‘onstable Olmstead
Doolan took along his son '
of.
IMoni-oe and (‘otistablc () home of East-u . ‘
Inn
1. in their score II for the cabin.
IIIIl’
the door by a ruse.
ictIVIII'I-Ii him.
I'iflI‘.
but sit 11' be had no chance.
It‘avt'eau reached for n
intentilnll to shoot the officers.
'l‘bci' covered about thlitv miiok? '
The oi. .‘
lloolan Induced F‘avrean to open. »
and lmmedlately‘v _ '
lit the (‘ity Court today he was sent”-
l1Itek for two months in jail. In addi-
1 lion to the unexpired portion of his or- .
i ictiial sentence.
. WANTED.
l WANTED—Two noon MEN FOR
position with the Hartford Life. [11.60.
‘ Weekly salary paid.
1son.lnspeetm EH Washington street.
decl 'I
WANTED—~LESSONS lN SI'IO
die ration.- Address.
: Office.
Speed. Sent]
FOR SALE.
FOR SALE—GRIT PACER. REC-
ord. “ 1711.. Apply to Luther M. \‘lrlghl
til at
FOR SALE—A BRUNSWICK.
Bulke and (‘ollendet' combination pool
table as good as new
Ehalt Io-Ii (ash or easy terms. Apply
lto Joseph Disesa 30 So. Main street.
l Soiiltt Norwalk 1130 3!
TO LET.
I TO LET—FIRST FLOOR 7? WOOD-
'ward Ave; first floor 5 rpoms, 81
111'011dward Ave.. rent $8.00; houses
and building lot»; for sale. Apply to E.
IA Woodward.
TO LET—Hill SIC, COR. DAY AND
: Raymond 6 rooms. f1 rooms and halc-
ment. Rowan St... East Norwalk. both
in good condition.
Knapp. 82 West St.
t
II? 1t
7 o L at -— tlousn" CORNER
for less than‘
Applv .l. 1‘. fuck i ’
‘ hand or dictation giv on in exchangeg Wu?”
1 I
11:10 lit!
Apply to John H.
iNnrth Main and Ann street. lnquire '
lilayes Market. decl tf
To LET—HOUSE. 37 QUIN’I‘ARD
avenue. laundry and all Improvements.
Can be seen at any time. inquire of
.'.Iacob Llnxweiller. n30 if
1 , ..,,_ ,. w-.-”
l FOR. RENT—FROM SEPT. 1. ONE
' half of old post office store. 45 Wall St.
.' Enquire on premium: iii“ if
.LosT.
and the Ari.nory St; 00 in bills. Will
tinder kindly leave same. at. this once,
and accept a reward let some. (11 3t
LOST—NOVEMBER 1ST. .AN EN-
, velope containing $80, In three 820 and
‘two $10 111111.. A liberal reward will
he paid for Its retmn to Martin
Know.lton with R J. Cutblll. Bridge
Market. d1 It
LOST—A LEMON AND WHITE
pointer. answers to name of Ned. no
name on collar A reward will be paid
[for its return to C. F. Mills. Standard
Oil Co. 0. til at
' 1.0111115110me H >011" “NDW’
.small sum of money. The finder will
Mathews. 20 Cove avenue East Nor-
walk ' n80 3t
BUSINESS NOTICES.
MESSENGER TO NEW YORK.
It '“inght messenger work to New York,
New Haven Bridgeport and slat!!!“
use
.1. A. apnoea. PRAC’l 10.11. rust“:
or. Paper Bangor and Decorator Eat:-
matca aubmltted. Address audition
Wrirlif'n
unite TAYLOR Milo want .
Maud mutation
o garnet:
prion.“ Illa!“ y
be rewarded by leaving It. with .l. R.~
S. G. Silllman. 84 Weat'
iatreet. South Norwalk. Conn.
LOST—BETR'EI‘L' (ilRARD PLACE '
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