r ESTABLISHED 1810. tiedTolliee' Wilhilpium Miss Alice Knapp Did Not like it Because Her father Watched Her loo Closely—fallen III in fast Bound Railroad Station Because she believed her father kept a close. watch on lter actions altd at- tempted to lead iter along the straight. and narrow path witen her inclinations seemed to be toward the other. pretty . ’2“ 4. EV JNING' ' EN TIN EL. ASSOCIATEO PRESS NEWS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD IV A ”ICIAL WIRI AND OUR OWN OPERATOR. Entered at the South Norwalk Post-Office as Second Class Matter. StephellComstockand Wife Awarded $800 Damages Brought Suit Against Connecticut Railway and Lighting Company for $15,000 for Injuries. Judge 'l‘ltayer has assessed damages in two suits brottght by Stephen Cottt~ stock and wife. of Not'waik, against the Connecticut Railway til Lighting Com- pany at 8500 and 8300, with costs ilt each. Mr. Contstock and his wife, Kate S Comstock. sued jollttly for 810.000 damages anti be sued for $6.000 for loss of services of his wife. Mrs. Comstock was a passenger on a car on Riverside avenue ilt Norwalk on June I. 1902, which was in collision with another car. She had two ribs broken and was otherwise bruised about the head and body. She was the proprietress of a fashionable boarding house and the accident. it was claimed, caused her a serious loss of business. Judge John H. Light appeared for the plaintiff. The two cases was recently heard ilt Alice Knapp tried to kill herself one day last week by taking opium. She did not succeed however and it is be- lieved that today she has repented of her resllncss. The girl is hardly eighteen years of age. Site chttms with a girl about its old as herself. Otl Friday last the Knapp girl had been reproved for her alleged waywardncss. She became very angry with her father and refused to obey his injunctions. She told him that she would go when and where she pleased and that if she wanted to ktll herself she would. She took some opium from her chatelaine bug and pro- ceeded to take it. She was in the east-bound railroad station at the time. Someone saw her and tried to stop her. Miss Bessie Dunn. who was present. helped to carry her bill to the platform. It was not known whether she had tak- en any of the tirttg or not. so a doctor was called. Site was given all emetic and taken to her home. COL. FITCH ASSUMES COMMAND. His First Order as Colonel of the Third Infantry. Col. Gilbert L. Fitch has formally taken command of the. reorganized Third Regiment. General orders No. 5 issued from Regimental Headquar- ters, in Stamford. under date of Decem- Iler 8. conveys formal announcement of that fact. Until ftlrther notice all official com- munications are. to be. addressed to Captain William A. Pratt. adjutant Third Infantry, C. N. G.. Stamford. Major Fred A. Fox is appointed to command the First Battalion, com- prising Companies A. C. L afld M; Ma- jor James J. Hurley to command the Second Battalion. comprising Compan- ies B, E. K and l. and Major Vincent M. King to command the Third Bat- talion. comprising Companies D. F. G and H. Tlte various majors are directed to inspect the companies of their battal- ions once. during each period or six weeks and report at Headquarters here. Section Vi of the General Orders di- rects that “at least one hour each week must be devoted to the study of "Wagner‘s Service of Security and in- formation." Problems in minor tactics and subjects on field work should be read and general discussion encourag- ed. The senior officer at each station will immediately arrange for these meetings. and notify these Headquar- ters each week the names of the offi- cers who fall to appear without pre- senting a satisfactory excuse." “BIRTHDAY PAIRING BEE." Given by Miss Jenneasc A. Betta to Her Many Young Friends. Probably one of the moat joyous oc- casions of the mason was the "Birth- day Pairing Bee." given by Miss Jennesse Alma Betta. Saturday after- noon at her home No. 74 South Main street. The striving for honors and the interest in the contest proved all ab» sorbing for the thirty-six guests pres- ent. After having paired they repair- ed to the spacious dining room aglow with red candles and Xmas greens, where a delicious repast was served to a most charming company of Norwalk and South Norwalk lads and Iassies Many exquisite, gifts were given Miss Jennesse—and profttse expression of the very loveliest time~and best wish- es for many returns of the day for the fair little hostess. ' ONLY FOUR FRAMES NEEDED. One game was played in the pool tournament, of the Norwalk Club. Sat- urday evening. William C. Jessup, 60, was defeated by Willard Comatock, 40, by the score of 40 to 12. The score by frames. Jesaup. 60. Comstock, so. 3—: 8—2 4—1 19—3 9 29 12—1 40 This game was the shortest so tar played In the tournament. requiring but four frames. . NORWALK FOOTBALL PLAYERS The Providence Journal of a recap date contains a large picture of th football team of Friends Schom which was made famous some year ago. in an athletic way. by John Dun leavey. tel Keogh and Thoma: James. Harry Keogh Is now attend log the school. and has a good football record at the close of the season. The total number of games played was 9; won, 6; lost. I: tics 1: number of points scored ii! Fflcnda. 159; by op- ponents, :9. lUT‘I’ERY—HUOHES. .~ - . whoia employ- ' W > s i“'“ M“ damages, the trolley company having suffered a default. Judge Thayer does inot file a memorandum bltt simply as- sesses damages at $50 in the joltlt itc- tiott. and awards Mr. Comstock $300 for loss of services of Mrs. ComstOCk idttring the time she was laid up by her ‘ injuries. l The trolley company offered 82.000 ill settlement of the claim, but it was refused by the plaintiffs. They wanted bctWecn 83.000 and $4.000. The com- pany did not deny their responsibility bttt claimed contributory negligence. Judge Thayer did not finish the short calendar list Friday afternoon until after 5 o'clock. Arguments on a de- murrer occupied the most of the after- noon, Coltrt was adjourned until t0- morrow morning. The criminal Snocrior cottrt, Judge Wheeler. also stands adjourned to that time when the murder case against Joseph Stout will he again taken up. it will take at least one day altd a por- tion of another to finish the trial. The civil side of the court of Com- nton pleas will sit at Danbury again next week. GAVE AN ENGAGEMENT DINNER. Mrs. S. H. Bournc Entortalned In Hon- Or of Miss Adams and Sergeant Major Wing. The engagement of Miss Grace. 8. Adams. daughter of Hon. E. S. Adams. to Sergeant-Major Charles L. Wing. of South Norwulk. was announced at a dinner party given in honor of Miss Adams by Mrs. Sidney H. Rooms, at the latter‘s borne. 1;“ East avenue, Nor- walk. Saturday night. Both the bride and .groom to be are very popular and have a host of friends whose congratulations they are now re- ceiving. The date of the nuptials has SOUTH NORWALK. CONN.. MONDAY, DEC. 14, 1903. Rural this Are Amused Some Ridgefield Men Do Not like the Action laken in Regard to the Appoint- ment of a New Postmast- er for that Village The meeting held in Ridgefieid, last Satttrday afternoon. by the. Republi- can ciectors was characterized by one of those. present as being a fizzle, plac- ticaliy nothing being accomplished. The chairman was R. W. Osborn and George B, Clark was secretarv. The resolutions prepared to be acted upon were voted down. These. denounced someone for interfering with the posi- offici- matter for sending in the name of Rufus ll. Seymour for pestmaster. bttt who no one seemed to know. These saute resolutions exonerated Congressman lliil. The second set was prepared by the secretary. and they also were voted down by the meeting, as they were of the same nature as the first resolu- .ons. The meeting was slitltly attend ed as far as Republicans were concern- ed. on y sixteen being present as near as can be leamed. There were many emocrats, non-vot- ers and boys in the hall. The voters finally adjourned with nothing being dotle. The meeting was ignored by the prominent Republicans in the town none of them attending. A petition was sent to Congressman lIill. made up of several petitions which were circulated lit the. town. One of these was headed by the chair- man of the Democratic town committee Another one contained the names of twett‘y-fivu DomOcrats. ten non-voters. one non-resident of the town. Another petition had on the names of sixty-four Italians. not one of whom votes in Ritigefieid and most of them ttot. even citizens of the United States. Mr. Seymour, the newly apptotlted postmaster, will move the postoffice to new quarters near the present location as the outgoing postmaster has rented his building for other purposes. The New Haven Leader printed the fo‘lowlng despatch regarding the meet- ing. which The Sentinel's informant says, is not correct: RIDGEFIELD. Conn., Dec. 14.—-0ne hundred and fifty voters of this town. t.ot yet been announced. tail of whom were Republicans. were 'fi_fim5 Bondsman “105“ in attendance at Saturdav 9‘“ , present at it regularly called meeting in elting‘s function included Miss Adamant“. town hall, Saturday afternoon, to Mi” Mary J. BOW'W Miss Sully M~ ‘ take action on the recent nomination Betts. Miss Helen M. Swartz. Miss Elh- . of Rufus H. Seymour as postmaster 9' 3- Slater, W55 Clara L- Betta. Mrs~itlf this town on the endorsement of Robert S. Van Buren. Mrs. Benjamin . Congressman'E. J. Hill. There was a F- Andrews. MN“ Chester 5- 59ilt‘i‘k‘} free. expression of opinion, and it up- Mi‘fi- Sitint‘)‘ H. Bournc and Mrs. H‘ihel‘i, neared that there was an almost unan- E. Bif‘hOD- iilltons feeling of indignation against ,tllc action of the congressman, and , those who are believed to have brought . :about the nomination of Mr. Seymour. RGV- W' W- 7- Duncan TOM 0' 7N!" "'i' The meeting adjourned after passing a First M. E. Church. - resolution to await the effect of a re- ,, . . ,‘ lnonstrnnce containing ve hundred R‘“ “‘ W‘ T Duncan. 938”" 0‘ th“ signatures which have been sent to Mr. l-‘irst Methodist Episcopal Church . _ preached a strong and forceful sermon Pig}, Ogrgifs‘éggmaoiaflsgaigg confirms last night on the topic. “Men and the Sunday Newspapers" Rev. Mr. Dun-, can stated that twenty-six hundred newspapers were delivered in the homes of South Not'walk each week. MEN AND SUNDAV NEWSPAPERS. Continued on Seventh Page. HIGH SCHOOL FAIR NETTED $200. an average of one for every home. and that the Sunday paper was over one half secular business by tts advertise— ments, at large portion of the remainder Excellent Program Presented at Red Mcn'a Hail. Saturday Night. The second night of the High School was comic and sporting news to create fair. in Red Men‘s Hall. was a great fltn. a meagre portion of the paper can success and when the fair came. to a ,tuillcd ethical and literary articles. close Saturday night all present had .Rcv. Mr. Duncan spares no pains or enjoyed the occasion thoroughly. The itrouble in investigation and research program of Saturday night comprised to get at the true status of the subject selections by the Young Men's Christ- under consideration, and if success ian Association orchestra; readings by comes through able, trite and devoted Miss Maude E. Wolfe. the well-known work; it personal equation counts as a physical culture instructor. and fine prominent factor in a preacher's pulpit solos by Mrs. W. F. Ambler and Miss work; if an exceptional broad and dIs- Evelyn Johnson. Mrs. Patterson also cerning interpretation of the gospel re- l'ecited. All these numbers were ex- sultant of application and hard study cellent. possessing great artistic mer- in reaching the goal there can be no it. From a financial standpoint. the question about succeeding in the great fair was also a great success. as the .tnd good cause he espouses. profits were about 8200. ' L CAKEWALKERS GETTING READYJ PUTNAM PARK iMPROVEMENTS. , l At the meeting of the Putnam Park 3'9 Event 1° be H9" in Red Men" commissioners which was held in the Hall cht Friday Night. rWalmac Hotel. Danbury, on Wednes- The ten or twelve couples who .re day Of 1&8: week. it WEB VOIEO to set to participate in the cake walk of “The 0‘" a number 0! shade "995 in the 010' Social Three" in Red Men's Hall. next nic srounds north of the pavilion. Friday night, are in South Not-walk. which grounds have recently been fill- and practicing daily for the event‘ 9" in and OChel‘WiOe improved 1‘. W83 which promises to be the beat affair also voted to have I topographical map of the kind ever given here. Visitors of the principal PI"! of the ground! will also be interested in the entertain- prepared- Park Commissioner George ment which will commence promptly A. Parker. of Hartford, accompanied by at 8:30 o'clock. and will include Gor- civil Engineer Phelps came to Bethe! don and Littleton, The Three Lamars yesterday and visited the party to look (Everine. Laura and Mabel). The (“'9' the grounds. Three Andersons (Fannie, Carrie and Snatch) the Big Four Quartet, Fred Vright. Fred and Mary Hogan, Miss ‘ffie Thompson and others. The La- tar children are especially good. and IMITATEO THE POPPIES IN DANCE A number of young people from this vicinity were in attendance at a mid- wlnter reception by Prof. Edwin Jot. ave entertained large audiences at frey's dancing class in Fehrs's Opera- ont‘s Theatre and elsewhere in the house. Port Chester, Friday eventua- ‘aat, and made a most favorable Im-l An interesting feature was the dance tresslon. There will be dancing after of the Poppies. A number of little he entertainment and Shepard'a or- girl-costumed to resemble the sleek heatra will furnish music. inducing plant. went mm“!!! ”“9 pretty dance ste s. A pretty effect STORES PREPAMRAlta FOR CHRIST- p Haguobtalned by the use of calcium Thcstoreaalongthebmm‘ ‘ - "9 making W011! WP and MORE CONNECTICUT POOTMAO- during the ovum beneath Chrfl- TEIS. A . WASHINGTON, Doc. lie—Th linol- , anttodayscotmtnosonmchofol- lowing W ,: E. tera— . Nina! tails! H ‘- Um Among ills Relatives Stratford Attorney woo Released From New Haven Jail Saturday by Mother, Brother and Uncle. George W. Carey was released from New llaveu jail Saturday nlgllt on 83,000 bonds, his mother, Louisa C. Carey, his brother. Paul A. Carey. and an unc'c, George w. Graham. each becoming surety in the sum of $1.000. He will be given a hearing in the Milford town cottrt before. Judge Hepburn tomorrow morning. He has retained Judge Robert E. DeF‘orest, of Bridgeport, to defend him in the many cltarges which have been made against hint. The case was called before Judge Baldwin at Milford. Saturday, bttt by request of his counsel. the continuance was made. [in Troops land- Ai t‘olon Tntlntl Step taken in Como quence of Receipt of News that Colombian Soldiers Were to March on Panama ——long Campaign of Cuerilla Warfare Promised COLON. Dec. li.-10:30 a. m.-——A company of marines from the United States sltip Prairie was lauded here this morning under the command of Captain Smedley 1). Butler, and en- trained for Panama. whence the ma- rines will be sent to a point on the coast south of Panama. This step was In consequence of the receipt of the information that the Colombian troops ltnd landed in that direction with tho ..lljcct of marching on Panama. is confirmed. it will mean the begin- ning of a long campaign of guerrlln warfare on the isthmus. The destina- tion of the marines is said to be Ya- viza, up the San Miguel gttlf and 'I‘ulra river. COTTON woakcz'au .vAGEs DOWN. A Reduction Averaging Tcn Per Cent. in New England. BOSTON. Dec. li.——A reduction in wages averaging ten per cent. and in- volving slit'thousund operatives was blade in the cotton mills today at Adams, North Adams and Norwich. (.‘onn. At Adams, the cttt went into effect at the mills of the Berkshire Mfg. Com- pany. the largest in Western New Eng‘and. They employ nearly 3.000 hands. The Eclipse, Beaver and Grey- lock Mills of North Adams. with 1.500 hands, followed the action of thc Berk- shire Adams, with 1.500 hands. fol. lowed the action of the Berkshire com- pany. As the Williamstown ntllls and their allied plant. the North Pownal Manufacturing Company's mill reduc- ed wages earlier lit the fall, the move ment. is general in Northern Berkshire. The North Adams mills raised wages in May, 1902 and the Berkshire com- palty on April 1. of that year. The lower wage scale at Norwich. Conn., affects the mills of the Shetuck- ct and Fall Companies where about 1.- 200 operatives are employed. The mills reducing today are the last of those in Southern New England. West ern Massachusetts and scattering towns elsewhere to adapt a lower schedule. following the lead of the Fall River mills in November, and in all about 88,000 hands have had their pay reduced. JAPANESE LANDEO MARINES. To Suppress Rioting Among Laborers In Mokpo. Korea. SEOUL. Cores, Dec. lt.——The Japa' nese landed marines at Mokpo yea. terday to suppress rioting during a strike among laborers. It is reported that they fired upon the mob. killing H several people. The strike was among Corean collies employed in the foreign concession. which precipitated clashes among the Coreans and Japanese. The affair, it is thought. may cause local complica- tions and it is possible Russia may send a warship should the Corean gov- ernment resent the landing of marines by Japan. Mokpo is a town on the southwest coast of Cores. it has about 9.000 inhabitants. Two VAORANTS ARRESTED. Anthony Cuneo. sometimes recognis- ed as a constable and sometimes as "an indifferent person." arrested two vagrants yesterday. who were said to be. disturbing people in Railroad place. They gave their names as Fred James and Charles Murray. They were tried this morning before Judge Ta"lor, in the town court. Both were found guil- ty. and sentenced to sixty days in jail. Sentence was suspended. however. Thomas Lynch was fined 83 and costs for drunkenness. Maw ant-ram snags can. now BRITAIN, Dec. 1t.- gostino sol-uni. a native of Hessian. Italy. who E has conducted a barber shop In New Britain since 1869 and one of the best known harbors In the state, died this morning, aged sixty-three years. -m. W. I. G. CONVENTION. Woman's Roller Corps of Connecticut. . an m If this. The department convention of tho. its on Big Damage . Meriden Visited by a $4.000 Blaze, and Wind- sor by One of $4.200 Early loday—leominster. Mass. factory Destroyed MERIDEN, Dec. ii.—-A fire which threatened to cause widespread dam- age in the. business section was sub (illt‘d this morning after strenuous work by firemen. the total loss being only $4,000 most. of which is covered by lnsttrance. The blaze started from an overheated stove ill the wash room of l). C. Haifa livery stable and spread to a two-story unoccupied building owned by William Parker and to a brick owned by Radcliffe Hicks. The tenants of the later building suffered loss by smoke and water, but the struc- ture itself was not greatly damaged. Some of the losses are: Hall's livery stable. 81,200; ‘Parker building, 8000: John Akers' photograph studio, 8600: Tagnan's saloon. 8900; Forcier's drug store. $800. Brick Block Gutted. WINDSOR. Dec. l~i.—rA brick block owned by Wallace G. Wrisley atld oc- cupied by Mr, ersley's business office and by George H. Wilbl'aham‘s hard- ware attd plumbing store, was partly gutted by fire today. The losses in- clude 82.000 on the building and $2,000 on the Wilbraham stook. All of Mr. Wrisley's business paper. some of them of value. were burned. The fire originated ilt his office. but its cause is a mystery, though it is thought possi- ble that an electric light wire, defect~ ively insulated. may have been respon- sible. The property was partly ill- .«urcti. Two express trains and a local train on the N. i'., N. H.. and H. R. R. were held tip for bat an hour by hose laid across the tracks. Sterling Company's Plant Burns. LEOMINSTER. Mass, Dec. 1~I.-—~'I‘he plant of the Sterling Company was burned today. in spite of the fact that it was fitted with the most modern fire protection appliances, including a complete sprinkler system. The loss is $40,000 and 143 hands are thrown out of employment. it is thought that a blaze was started by a quantity of celluloid coming in contact with a bot steam pipe. The rttsh of the flames was so sudden and so fierce that tor- rents front the automatlc sprinklers had no effect, and in less than an hour the completely furnished three story brick factory, 122 feet long and 38 feet wide was in ruins. DEATH OF MISS IDA KEITH. Daughter of Pestmaatcr and Mrs. B. 3. Keith Passed Away Sunday. Miss Ida Keith. daughter of Postmas- ter and Mrs. Bradley S. Keith, died at ‘he family home in Main street. yester- day afternoon. after a comparatively brief illness of paralysis. Her untime- ly death came as a great shock to the family, who have the most sincere sym- pathy of a large circle of friends in their sad bereavument. Miss Keith was stricken with the fa- tal disease last Monday afternoon and never recovered consciousness from that time. The end was very peace- ful. The deceased was of a bright and lovable nature and her death‘ is heavy blow to her innumerable friends. in addition to her mother and father. she is survived by two brothers. Simeon R. Keith and Charles Keith. and one sister, Miss Harriet Keith. The funeral will be held at the house Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Rev. George D. Egbert. pastor of the Norwaik Congregational Church, will officiate. FREDERICK THOMPSON Frederick Thompson. a veteran of Company 0.. 10th Conn. Volun'eers. died yesterday at the Noroton Soldiers' ome. 'l The funeral will be. held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock and interment will be in Spring Grove Cemetery. DANIEL A. KNAPP. Daniel Ackerman Knapp. aged nine- ty-three years, died quite suddenly of heart trouble yesterday at the real- dence of his daughter. Mrs. Mather. The funeral will be held from the new West Norwalk Chapel. tomorrow after- noo at 2 o’clock. ' Interment will be In West Norwalk. Mr. Knapp was a well-known resident of that part of the town and years ago was widely known"as a horseman. FUNERAL OF MRS. BROWN. The funeral of Mrs. Jerusha Brown was held this afternoon. from her home, 77 South Main street. at 2 o'clock, The services were conducted by W. W. T. Duncan. The interment was in Riverside Cemetery. HARRIET RICHARDSON. The death of Harriet Richardson. of Wilton, occurred Saturday morning. at her home in that place, from cancer. She was seventy-two years of age. The arrangements for the funeral will be ,announced later. IRON WORKERS RESUME WORK. CONNELLSVILLE, Ps., Dec. 14-— Over eight hundred men resumed work today at tho Bligo Iron Works and Steel Mills. this ' city. The men have been idle for some months and eaten- plant. Itisaaldutcoompanyhaasaf- :udentordorstohccpthmen aivo repairs have been made to the, New "untold one. ’ body found In River Archibald L. Lane, Who Disappeared From Home Six Weeks Ago, Probably Accidentally Drowned. NEW MILFORD. Dec. l4.—-'l‘he body of a man found yesterday afternoon in tile Hottsatonic river near here. was identified today as that of Archibald L. Lane. a farmer. who disappeared six weeks ago from his home in the. vil- lage of Boardman, two miles from this place. It. is supposed that Lane fell in- to the water accidentally. lie was about fifty years old. and leaves a wife. The body was much decomposed and scantily clothed. KNIGHTS OF THE MACCABEEB. State Convention Will be Held Bridgeport, February 5. The state convention of the Knights of the Maccabees will be held in Bridgeport on February 5. providing the three tents wish to entertain the delegates. The proposition will be submitted to the Bridgeport tents at their next meeting and the answr-r to the state grand tent given. Yester- day State Commander John F. John- son, of Hartford, held a conference with the officers of Bridgeport tent No. 4 Americans tent No. 3. and Moe- tesslor tent No. 43 at. the Windsor hotel. The matter was fttlly consid- ered and the officers will report to their respective tents in favor of the plan. For the past three years the state tent has held its sessions in Hartford. and it is thought best to go to oth~ er cities from year to year. Should the convention meet here, there w1i' be. a public reception to the state. and na‘ional omcera on the night of Feb- ruary 4. The supreme officers from Port Huron, Mich. the home of the order, will be present at the coming session. BOSTON TEA PARTY. Norwalk Chapter. O. A. R.. Wlil Ob- serve Anniversary Thursday. The I). A. R. will meet at the Cen- tral Club rooms on Thursday. Decem- ber 17. at 3 p. m. The Board of Man- a'vemrnt wi‘l meet at 2 p. m. This De- 'evnber meeting each member is priv- ileged to bring one guest. the member paying the fee of ten cents. The program will be in observation of the anniversary of the Boston Tea Party. Miss Stut'ces. of Wilton. will read a romance; Mrs. Frank Lauder. of South \‘orwalk. will recite. and Mr. Bradley. of Westport. will play the piano. Members are requested to bring their contributions to the Bag Sale. which will be held at Mrs. R. Van Buren's. 58 West avenue. on the following Fri- day. afternoon and evening. MID-WINTER CONFERENCE. To Be Held by Paid Officers of the Y. M The mid-winter conference or the paid officers of the Young Men's Chris- tian associations of Connecticut will be held in the association building at New Haven, Tuesday, January 12. The program has been prepared by a com- mttee made up of R. E. Clark. G. M. Martin, S. B. Doolittle, E. K. Smith and A. H. Godard. The morning session, opening at. 10 o'clock. will be given up to a study of shop Bible classes presented by Noel 'H. Jacks, of Hartford. At the after- noon session, W. H. Davis of Bridge- port will present an outline study of the new plan for.assoclation. Sunday men’s meetings commonly known as “The Sunday Club idea." THE “COFFIN TOWN." Name Given to Putnam Because of Its Shape. ,‘ In some recently published recollec- tions of Putnam, a half century ago. i the fact is recalled that when the town . was created in 1855. it was humorous- ly known as the "coffin town" because 'of its shape as shown on the map. 3 There was considerable opposition ifrom the three towns from which it fvvas set off. Pomfret, Killingly and i Thompson. and this term was used dur- l ing the debate in the legislature and was common as a househo‘d word in those days—Hartford Times. } REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Moses H. Glover to Louise D, Tris- . tram. wife of Charles 1",. house and lot. east Wall street. War. Jennie M. Guyer to John Fodor, two building lots. Boston Hill. War. Alfred E. Austin to Robert J. Gib- son, Stamford, two lots. Foster Park. War. Estate Phoebe C. Seeley to Maria T. Shea, wife of M. J” house and lot. .Spring street. Admrs. Deed. Innis: W. McKennev to James R. Mead. Greenwich, three and one-half‘ acres and buildings. West Norwalk. l War. ' Joseph Hindley to Michael DePletro ' aid wife, house and lot, Bouton street. or. BIG BOSTON FIRM FAILS. BOSTON. Dec. 14.—The failure of the Gross Strauss Company dealers in lad- ies' garments and furnishings at 500 Washington street. was announced to- day. The menbers of the firm say that the suspension was caused by fol-o tu- mors in New York, which prod a run by creditors which they could not withstand. and Om the trouble will dealer in Iadles' underwear. one of the largest creditors. has been named aa‘ assignoe. A financial statement will‘ be made. later. have done a large retail buinesa in! Beaten for many years. . Doubtful those spirits that. come be but temporary. Joseph P. Mom, , The Gross & Strauss ‘“ WEATHER FONIOAIT. Fair tonight and Tuosd I colder "'~ n°rthwoat portion tonight frllii ‘0 brisk wicatorly winds 'rwo cams. [internment ' illegible lells Why It Brought Suit Against Northern Securities Company to Restrain Corporation from Violating Anti-trust law WASHl.....0N, Dec. fir—The. brief of the government in the case of the .\'tll'lhern Securities Company and lthcrs versus the I‘nitcd States on up- peal from the decision of the circuit court of the i‘llitctl States for the Dis- trict of Minnesota, was filed in the United States Supreme Court. today. The document was prepared by Attor- .ey-Generltl Knox and Assistant At- .or—(lenerttl Day, and covers 180 print‘ ed pages. After stating that the bill in the case was originally brought by the government to restrain the violation of tie anti-trust law. by the Securities lotnpanies in the consolidation of the Northern Pacific and the Great North- n Railroads and that the decision of the court below was favorable to'the contention of the United States. the prior enters into the following specifi- cations as to tile reasons for the ac- tion: 1. The. lines of railway operated by the defendant. the Great Northern Railroad Company, and Northern Paci- ic Company. are parallel and compet- ing. 2. That the combination is in re- straint of inter-state commerce and a .nonopoly. The concluding paragraph of Judge "haver's Opinion in the Circuit Court is quoted. as summing up the argu....ut bearing ttpon the, facts of the case, as follows: "At the present time the Securities "om pany is the owner of about ninety- six per cent. of all the stock of the Continued on Eighth Page. 7 W WANTED. WANTED—A WORKING HOUSE- Iteeper in aplace In the country. Good , wages. Address F .‘I. II. P. 0930!: 312. South Norwaih, Conn. d“ at, WANTED—A GIRL TO DO GEN- eral housework Apply to C. G. Mc- L‘lean. Daricn, Conn. d12 3t WANTED—ROOM IN SOUTH NOR- walk, with or without board, within 10 minutes walk of Meadow St. Power House. Address, “M," Sentinel office. till 3t WANTEO;A consortium stat. ‘or general house-work. no washing. Apply to Mrs. ll. S. Lockwood's, 50 WANTED—YOUNG FOWL: NOT over one year old. No Leghorna. state Address Fowl. care dlo 3t: "rice. breed. etc. of Sentinel Office. FOR SALE. FOR SALE—CHEAP. PIGS. SHOATS, fat hogs, hay and it] kinda of wood. several horses, light and heavy. i cows and 2 bulls. C. L. James. Connecticut avenue. d1! 3f. FOR SALE—GOOD JERSEY COW. will be fresh Feb. int, 830., also 2 «hosts 7 months old $10 each. G. W... ,1 Lynch. McGowan‘s farm, West Nor- walk. dll 8t . FOR SALE—SALOON. STOCK AND , fixtures, excellent locality for paying . business. Call or write “G. F." 23 Un- ion street. dll It "MCCEMETERIES. Riverside Comotcry—NWIIR eon seventy acres beautifully located. Lots to suit all. It is wise to my C lot while you are alive. Geo. W. Vow- hees Superintendent. w TO LET. To LET—HOUSE on moan ‘ Place, East Norwalk. 0 rooms. Colouv‘i ial Foundry & Machinery Co. did 0t —— -4, TO LET—LARGE DOUBLE hobbit~ 21 Union St., also, part of brick born.” 19 Union 8L. also 20 acres farm land. with large baru.'known as the Jolt: Morton p‘ace, Taylor ave. The Hatch Bailey Co. 10 RENT—BARN, 16 BAYVIEW avenue. immediately. Apply on premises. d1! TO“ tar—”.nn‘itunnnnfiéom all improvements, bath and heated 3‘ South Main street, So. Norwalk. till 0i TO LET—FIRST noon 7: WW“, ward Ave: first floor 5 rooms. Woodward Ave.. rent $8.00; and building lots for solo. Apply no t . A. Woodward. ‘ .. TO LET—HOUSE. 87 QUIN'I“ avenue, laundry and oil boom Canboucnatany time, ... Jacob Linxwoiiior; ,: , ,., FOR RENT—FROM IEPT. l. i . half of old post one. one. is wait 59' Enrich-iI on promise- fl . BUSINESS N01" 1 J. A. auooaa. madman . minus-Bums!!! ,' loam submitted. arrest. hot of Elmwood avenue. Call evénings.d10f.f - i did It - ”xiii l ,. v ‘_» y. if ii i . ’1 . V l . l-
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