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In IIIILDINLI TUNNEL IADDITION‘A‘VI:___1..OCAL NEWS.
W" Imunhrad Water "‘d L“ i The will of the late Henry E. Botiwcll
Dr .Mc Wuhan" Did Damage. wail g‘dmltéed t1? grog“: thlis :Iornl‘tl:
YOR Dec 10. -—Scrious dilll-lunt rs hrs 0( we as .
stilt is being“ Encountered In the con‘ pointed administralrlx lk
mu. of the new East River mm The funeral of Mrs. Sarah Wu or
2 an! the Battery)ly the New York will be held from her late home in
“a Comm, owing to the ““12““. EaLt avflnuo' tomorrow afternoon, at 2
., critter at tIat point A out or-lotk The Rev.
Nit days ago, 'a leak about three hun- i will dull-late.
. "'39“ from m“ ”1")" “WV“ "‘0 A meeting of the members of [luck-
. “We“ from thetuuuel. All" com‘lingham Woman's Relief Corps will
:7me were 3‘“ ‘0 “Mk ‘0 ”PM the. Iholll 11 meeting, tomorrow afternoon,
oilfbut the air pressure has found M .30 o‘clock to liI’FDBI'L‘ for the In.
‘ penearer shore. seriously wcnlk- staliutloll ceremonies.
pile foundation of one of tie ‘ ,
lips. When the pressure is All appiitation has been made by
Herman Qllltnel, to open a saloon on
Iii. is said a geyser of water boils , _
Washington street in the place for
math the ferry house “"‘l lastg nlcrly occupied by Kane’s bakery. A
ghtta large part of the fioorlnl 0' number of the property owners and
house. which had settled from twol ' _ '
- business men neat there have signed
to four. inches was railed off to prevent l . _
1' son are from con regatlug aremoustlance, which has been mated
'7 938 z 5 in the hands of General Frost to see
them; A large sheet of canvas now
word bed at re that it is properly presented before the
the river he the first county commissioners.
‘lsalt dovetailed and large quantities of
couldn‘t have been sunk along the line
tunnel to furnish resistance to
than or pressure.
lulu iigi‘Tl-l STATE sscasraav.
Tipngmpire Gold Mining company
MI fllpd I statement in the office of
. he Weary of state. The authorized
oopihol stock is $2 000 .000 and of this
mount 81 1.10 000 has been issued. The
amount of stock sold fot cash is $25.
The property is valued at $5000. 000,
rid includes claims in Arizona, and
mining machinery and buildings. Sev.
oral mops are filed with the statement.
The Champion Shear company of
Bridgeport has filed a certificate of In-
corporation The capital stock is
‘ 13.0110 and the company will begin
.busiaess with $10. 000. The incorpora-
tors fire Pony L. Hard David 1.. Wat-
son purl Herbert A. Hill. |.
. The Orensn investment company of
Woodhury h filed a certificate of in-
corporation. The directors are Ed-
Vim. Boyd William is Judson Wal-
lacs ctor and Arthur 1). Warner.
The capital stock is $50. 000.
.‘csrtiflcata of organisation has
Maillot! by the Imperial ManufactI-lr
i domphny of Stamford The capital
(leorge D. Egbert
VETERAN WOULD MEET CAPTOR.
Spldlar Taken at Gettyshulg is Look-
ing for a Federal Lieutenant.
From Burr Hill Olan'ge county. Vir-
glnla undel date December 7, i903.
crimes the following letter, addressed
through the. Hartford Times to "any
and all papers in Connecticut"
i was a lieutenant in the Seventh
Virginia infantry, Kcmper brigade of
Pickett's division, C. S. A.. and was
captured near the "Bloody Angie."
Cemetery Heights, Gettysburg, July 3.
1863, when a fresh line of federul troops
came up———l think Slckles‘ corps. l was
captured by it Connecticut regiment.
sntl it seemed that the rank and file at
least were. all foreigners—moi long in
America: and l was somewhat con-
fused to say the least of it, and l well
remember II'young, handsome lieuten-
ant. approached me with a smile and
received my sword, and advised me to
‘get to the rear," and "save myself"
from danger. lie, of course, had to go
forward and ill that time expected
mole fighting. l bore my colonel off
the field and he being badly wounded
soon died.
1 met the same lieutenant that af-
is 450.000 The incorporators tcrnoou or the next morning for a few
hart W. 190581101 White Plains moments. Now. after these long years,
ristopher 3- Garrltson. 0‘ l, of course, have. grcut curiosity to
and Edwin Jarret. of New know if that lieutenant is still 'on
the stxllc." and, if so, does he have
Waste of dissolution has been memory of these things? i have no
7 the Schovaring-Klnney com-
..‘III of New Milford Claims may
. t to Carl F Schovering of New
idea he kept my little rebel sword, as
a relic, for relics then were very
plentiful. i merely write this think-
ing that you might make from it on
item-4f no special interest to the gen-
eral public. it might be the means of
.giving us some pleasurewfor in my ex~
perlence, and it has been considerable,
old soldiers, when they meet, always
have. a good time, anti appreciate each
other. i know if my young frletld is
now living—~thougll rattler younger
than i—lle is to king right “frosty."
ery lespectfnlly,
NATHAN T. BARTLF‘Y
Folmerly lieutenant Seventh Virginia
infantry Pickett's Division
as “Black Oak Gold Mining com-
owner of the "Black Oak gold
tie!" in California filed a statement
it late htate secretary today. The
thoriled capital -stock is :1. 000
'fdcd into 655,366 shares and
writer issued in payment of prop-
" ll 6124;500. The amount received
Iih p meat of stock is $3 732. 75.
I rtiflcate of incorporation was
fed”, by the New Haven Car
" Idol- companv incorporated. The
pit“, stock is 32 000 {The incorpora-
ire John 8. Bradley. Fred C.
Md’hnd Willis M. Anthony of New
THEY OWN A GOLD MINE.
A statement of the Guadeiupe Min-
ing and Milling Company, organized
under the laws of Arizona, was filed
last week in the office of the secretary
of the state. The. authorised capital
, stock is $1,000,000 and the amount is-
”alrlznsclffimdlrrfirngdo‘ilzlc“2:51 sued is 998,755 shares. The indebted-
' ness of the company is s at $2,000
I
We ”no” and will remain and the cash on hand is $1 .48. The
as Ayres a week, after which . l.
Vimmtura to the Falkland Islands $333630“ ”‘8 company is valued at
mbers of the expedition _______________
.. in charge of the met‘ero o- FINED .25 AND SENT To JAIL.
”m0“- “‘9 “Wm” “ache“ DERBY,- Dec 16——A L Booth who
was arrested in Waterbury Monday. at
the request of the Derby police, was be-
fore the court. today charged with ob-
taining money under false pretences.
it seems that Booth had been working
for a local concern, as a collector. and
recently was discharged He how-
ever it is alleged kept on collecting.
and keeping the money. Booth plead.
ed guilty to the. charge and was fined
525 and given six months in jail.
NEW BRITAIN COURT JUDGE.
TNRD ,
, ‘1" uric Expanmou STEAMER.
.I YERB, Argentina. Dec.
aux iary screw steamer Sco-
UELAN ARBITRATION.
AGUE,Dec.16—-With the ex-
of mace; all the powers later-
a. the Venezuelan arbitration
Wed to the tribunal a noti-
of the verification of their
day the Caracas commission.
.. will be delivered early in
. N “ODUCT819VIDENDS.
, iréetors oi
my 11870 dQ‘
,‘fhn regular 1% per cent. quar-
. ‘ on the preferred stock .
11 to stockholders'fi: pence
her 24. The books
_ 24 and much Janu-
V'r'rj.
il'rederiCK B Hungerford to be assist-
d the New Britain City and
vine James E. Cooper.
radiatiyl'ubuoiuteii to the judgeshlp.
1‘ch 3:11." l“drummed Mr Humsffird
I i Y as
. had previous service as M$Iain ’iudge
, of the court.
YALE SCHEDULE. ,
Doc-lfir-A change
RIORQANIZINO “.00" COMPANY.
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' Canadian Comment on Affairs of Lake
Iuparlor Corporation.
TORONTO. Ont. Dec. ill—Opinion
dltfera In Toronto as to the effect of
the sale of the “Boo" assets in New
York yesterday. "Messrs. Shields, Cou~
meo B. .l Clorgue and Cerlne unite in
saying that the sale was not valid and
will not affect the order of the Guns
diau court. it is practically assured
that the government will make no of-
fort to pay the claims against the prop—
ortiea.
The I'd-organizing syndicate repre-
sented by Messrs Drummon and Cler~
guo. claim to have secured 36.500000
toward the underwriting oi' the new
company supplied chiefly by New
York capitalists. Jsulos (ionmeo says
the basis of the underwr-ilt on plan pto
vides for a rwrufiiilhtion of the com
may with the issue of III- w stock and
bonds. it is proposed to issue Mil.-
000,000 stock and. $10,000,000 bonds.
Those who subscribe will get I" . their
88,000,000 the 810,000,000 bond . a
bonus of $10,000.00 stock. That will
lenve 830,000,000 of treasury smelt.
Old sharhoiders can come ill on the ar-
iltlngement by paying an assessment of
$1 a share.
YALE CLOSED FOR HOLIDAYS.
NEW l‘AAVEN,‘ Dec. iti.——ilndergrn.i~
tlutes by the hundred begun leaving
Yale at. noon today homcwartl bound
to spend the holidays. it might well
be said that the full term ended with a
rush for the last examinations were
held for the most part during the mom-
ing, and the afternoon trains left the
city laden with students who had been
worrying through their first serious
trials of the. college. yest. President
Hadley was to have dined with the
plosidcut at the. White iiollse tomor-
row night. bill be is unable to go and
so does not expect to leave the ”More
during the vacation.
RlVERHEAD,-L. I.. MAN SHOT.
RlVEitlildAlr i.. i.. live. id.~\‘i'il~
liuln P. Rsii'ord, ii tiepuly sheriff anti
warden of the county jail here for more
than fifteen years, wus‘ shot dead by
A. 'l‘uttle Reeves. nt Aqtlcbogue, u vll~
loge three miles from here today. Raf-
ford had gone to serve an execution up-
on Reeves. who has for years had the
reputation of being very eccentric. 'l‘he
murderer dragged the body out of the
house bltlrlcaded the doors and win
«WWII and armed with the double lulr
relied shotgun. with willth he shot liili
lord, prepared to resist arrest.
AMENDING STEEL WAGE SCALE.
LONDON, Dec. 16.~lll consequence
of the reduction of wages by the ilnlt>
ed States Steel Corporation. the Scotch
tscel makers are negotiating with the.
view of fixing selling prices and
amending the wages scale
called through
IS NOT speculatr’be.
It Will interest
Mame.“ we, .1“. I... o. ,. o
PAUPIR MAY nacalva MONIY.
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Former Pianuvllla Man to Whom
Property is to be Loft is Foand
All Omaha dispatch which does not
receive full credente in Plpntsvllie, as
to the alleged Huntsville wealth. is as .
follows
lienly ll, Cook formerly of Plants-
Vllli‘ Court. then of Omaha, anti now
an inmate or the poorhouiw ut t‘oiovlllu
Wash” has just became heir to a for-
tune of 3100, out) Muuy years ago Cook
was one of the best telegraph operators
in the world, but was disabled by
“operator‘s paralysis."
ills uncle, Andrew Cook. of Plants-
vliie, Conn, recaltly wrote to tho
littltln l’ucifie railroud officials here
asking for information of Henry. say-
inII he. wished to leave his fortune to
him. The railroad officials scut (‘Il‘ttll-
luv» to every telegraph office in the
country and yesterday found (look .in
the poorhouse, where he has been for
(Ni Yi’lil‘t-i.
GEN. REYES WOULD NOT TALK.
WASHINGTON, Doc. lbn’l‘ht‘I speech
of Assistant Secretary of State boomis
last night, at the banquet of tiltI Quill
Club in New York. in which he laiti
bare sortie pertinent facts regarding the
attitude of (‘Iolombla toward the Hay-
lll-rran treaty, was the 31thth of con-
sldcrsble gossip here today. and there
was much speculation as to theI effect
It would hare on the future course of
General Reyes the special envoy of
(‘olombia now in Washington When
seen today lien. Reyes admitted that
he had read Mr. lnomis‘ address. but
declined to make u statement “i am
a diplomat," said he. “and it would ill
become. the to make any comment.“
“W..-
PAPERS 0N FARMERB' PROBLEMS.
MIDDLF‘H‘OWN, lice. lii.—'l‘bc scr-
ond day's session of the (.‘onnecilclli
Board of Agriculture was devoted to
the reading of papers on special proh-
letns of interest to farmers. The at-
tendunce was larger titan on the open-
ing day. U10 audience numbering
about 300 rI-prescntutlvc ugrlculturists.
Prof. i". S. (‘Ioolt-y, of tho Massachu-
setts Agricultural College. Amherst.
spoke on. "The t‘ow iI‘eedt-rs' Great
Problem " after which a paper on "in.
tensivr Ctl"ltivailon was presented by
George M. (‘lurk of Higgtluunt.
SENATE HOLIDAY ADJOURNMENT.
WASHINGTON Dec. 16. ~Tho Eisn-
lltc committee on appropriations today '~-""~
agreed to report uiiilout amendment
the holiday tuijoutnment resolution,
providing for it retells front Decembtr
iii to January 4
RALLI CABINET REBIGNS.
ATHENS, Greenerliec. lit—The ital
li cabinet has resigned. the Premier
being unable to find sufficient support
ill the Chamber of Deputies to carry
out his policy.
TO MAKE
MONEY : .
You Must Invest It.
DO YOU SAVE I
Would you Save $1. 00 per month and upward
if your Principal and Interest were Properly se-
The South Norwsllt ”Trust Co. -
THE Pnoposi‘i‘t
ION
Investigate this matter,
You
FOR FULL PARTICULARS, ADDRESS
AGENTS—CHAS. E. CURTIS. Nomad. Conn.
F. E. SMITH, 2 No. Main St; 50. Norwalkidfl Ct.
Chas. H Dilworth
JEWELER.
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htnntial rcmcmhrancos.
A few suggestions.
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pleasant.
INOTION DEPT.
All the newest things in shopping}
bags, klti gloves, white fans. . l
Hoslaav user. 5
Good warm flannels hosiery of every !
description. '
LACE DEPT.
Natty stack collars ribbons.
neckwear.
laces.
ment of gifts it has been our privilege ever to assemble.
A word of advice.
Christmas.
After months of preparation for the Christmas business our doors opened this morning upon the best assort-
lvery department is well supplied with artistic and nub-V ‘
To make decisions quickly and be satisfied with them you must
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go where the host goods anti the largest varieties are and where you get the best and most polite attention. and
not only this but every modern sllxgestlon has been adopted to make shoppln g quick, methodical, comfortable and
HANDKERCHIEFD. | KiTCf‘KN DEPT.
The largest line we have ever had. mm“ pieces of CMM’ lamps lardlners,
We can poaltively suit you here. __,____
UMBRELLAS.
A very handsome assortment of
ART DEPT.
pear ivory, silver, and natural hand
An elegant line of novelties sofa ice for men and women. '1
pillows bureau scarfs, pillow shams.
WHITE GDODB DEPT.
'i‘able linens.
fancy waist patterns.
LADIEB‘ DEPT.
Fiannelette gowns and skirts, muslin
underwear, white aprons, dressing chriatmaa Gift“ and Books.
ism-(pies. , Blankets, Runs. Lacs Curtains.
napkins linen sets. _
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IRIstRAuI HYATT, Norwalkponn.
NO. 2 and a Gaza-r": BUILDING.
FREDONIA, N. Y.,IDec. 16.«~Snow is
three feet deep on the level in parts
of Chautauqua county, preventing near-
ly all of the cighty~sia rural mail car-
riers from covering their routes. Rail-
road trains are from one to three hours
late, and trolley lines between Dunkirk
ii‘redonia and between Fredoniu and
Hrockion are completely tied up.
Something In fife
Jewelry Line
would be most appropriate;
or an
Xmas gift
Call and admins my stock
Richard Noack,
36 NORTH MAIN STREET.
Santa Claus
IS STILL MAKING HIS HEADQUARI
TER8 WITH ME, AND WE HAVE
GREATLY REDUCED PRICES ON
THAT AUTOMOBILE LOAD OF
TOYS.
$1.00 Blackboards.
25c Blackboards,
15c Blackboards,
$4.00 Roll Top Desks.
$1.00 Revolving Chairs,
$1.00 'i‘ool Chests.
$3.50 Morris Chairs.
$1.00 Woolly Lambs. 79c
79c
$1.26 Steam Engines, 980
83.00 Rocking Horses. 82.65
”.00 Skin Cows, 79c
Ping-Pong Sets. half price; Dolls,
Books. Games, Skates, Sleds. Mechani-
cal Toys of all descriptions. Most
complete assortment in The Norwslks
at very lowest. prices. A chance in
Desks and Chairs with every 25c pur-
chase. Store open every evening.
Santa llaiil in i ll,
1 south Norwalk.
Glover‘sJLithlacc
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shown-Ines FEET'DEEP.“ I”
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Our Credit Helps Christmas Plans
to Spccdy‘ Realization
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The lack of cash (ices not hinder the
Christmas shoppers at 0111' Slept.
You can choose useful; shillible .7 . _,
from. our large stock at reasonableprlces.
We are opening scores of accounts event
clan and helping hundreds to make ih’eit
Xmas gifts in a was that is convenient and
pleasant.
Come Ill and sec our offerings.
Jewelnl. Fills. Umbrellas. Cloaks. and
Ovetwais, for Dolls.
We carts nothing but useful articles.
Y0u can’t spend hour molten here for
foolish articles. f _. . ,3, f"
Norwalk Chronicler