\
ii
‘ l
Melon
M. B. Bhurt
_ iiiiristian industrial
, league Arranged an Enjoy-
‘ able Event. and Nearly
‘ Raised a Deficit of $300
'for Running Expenses of
tiliurch
A very pleasant and practical stip-
per was given by the members of the
of the
South Norwaik‘ Methodist Church, in
the dining parlors of the church. last
it followed a meeting of the
ofllclal board of the church held In the
Christian industrial League.
evening.
church earlier in the evening.
Tables had been arranged in the
basement In the form of a big letter T.
and the board fairly groaned with good
i (luurd of Barndoor-Coles M. Flo-
When the
,tmembcrs of the ofi'lciai board left their
things to eat.
offee pervaded the air,
The smell of fragran
'meciing they took prominent seats a
the table with the pastor, Rev. W. W.
A delicious
oyster stew was served together with
salads. sandwiches, cake and luscious
T. Duncan, at the head.
fruits.
After the tables were cleared away.
a number of very interesting speakers
furnished a feast of reason and a flow
Thomas l. Raymond acted as
He
called first on Rev. H. E. Wing, who dc-
livered a very witty speech indeed. He
read a newspaper clipping which toltl
of a minister who had gone into busi-
css manufacturing/matches. and how
his congregation had expelled him from
Mr. Wing
of soul.
the toastmasier of the occasion.
the church on that account.
did not know what would happen l
Mr. Duncan was to be deprived of the
inalch making business, and he did not
think that he shotiid be. He told an-
as snow-
ed in so that he could not. it his daily
One day he and his
wife were sitting in the kitchen. be
other of an old German wpe
rations of beer.
smoking his pipe and.shs knitting.
"Jacob". said the old lady. "l vish
was in Heston."
"Well. I vish I van in Schmidt's sa-
teen with a glass of beer." rejoined the
old man.
“That‘s just like you men." Sht‘ re-
plied. "you always the best."
Mr. Wing pointedntzti
told during
men may w sh to tell them in.
Principal WIlllamC Fonts related
a number of very clever stories. He
was followed by Charles N. Smith. wu- 3:23? $3,“, Yfiikdz'gsfljfhmmmmfi:
liam F, Iloyt and others. Rev. Dun- '
can dist-cursed on “The Fun of Giv-
llolly B. Slawiton then spOIte.
He showed that the church huti a dc.
tit-ii for the year of about 8300, which
lng."
must be raised.
Thomas 1. Raymond then called on
those present for subscriptions and be-
fore the meeting broke up. the mem-
hers and others had subscribed ahou
$225 for the work. Steps were taken
, at. the board meeting to prevent a do
tlcit at the end of the coming year.
PHILIP SOHAUB'S PARTV.
_—
Young People Enjoyed a Pleasant Ev-
cnlng at His Home. Last Night.
A party was
Schaub. last night. at the home of his
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Schauh. in'
A dust was given'
by Philip Schaub and Fred Stabeil. and
there was singing by irons and Bea-
trice Cohen. accompanied on the piano
A fine sup
per was served late in the evening.
Railroad avenue.
by Miss Louise Schaub.
Those present were:
Misses Beatrice and Irene Coleman
Annie and Gertrude Gotilieb, Leith
'Boenish. Clara Murray. Rosalia Jesse
Emma Schmidt. Theresa Svec. Clara
Kraemer. Louise and Lillie Schaub;
Masters Philip Schaub. Fred Stabell.
Herman and Carl Danke. Willie and
Eddlel
Thomas Horn. Max Malmo.
Leary. Frank Farrel. Waliie Vo'ilmer.
TIME TABLE FIFTY YEARS OLD.
Tickst Agent George W. Harris i-ias
One in His Possession.
George W. Harris; the well-known
ticket agent for th 'Consolidated Rall-
road at South N walk, was recently
presented with a copy of a time table
it was in etfect
At that time
there were only eight passenger trains
at day each wdy through South Nor-
walk, and It'took two hours and a half
over‘iifty yedrs old.
December II, 1864.
to go from South Hawaii: to New York.
James H... Hoyt was superintendent at
that time. his allies
street. New _York.
at :7 Canal
it framed and will
able collection of III
q—u—Jt-s—h——
SHERMAN COUNCIL no‘Li. can.
The annual roll’ stall of Sherman
Council.
will be held tonight at the headquar-
ter in Red Mull Hill. Wasblntton
street There will be also lamina
of oillcera. an sntertalncmnt and
treshnients. to which all members
the order are In
‘ mvrvsn v’o oasaunv.
$19". to his valu-
ll”.
story with a
moral and told a number of other good
ones. but it would be hardly fair tol
prime“ the ng'erm. which were
I evenlnl. no t gentle-
!
given Master Phnmldohn w. Greenwood Locking Over
The time table is
in good condition. Mnflarris has had .
No. 1)“, Royal 'Arcanum.‘
I... tian character will he ,
o" is the pub" service of the
lake lot Kingjwlll be the battalion "Iainr
Interod at the South Norwaik
Post-0mm as Second Class Matter.
Officers instaled
Mysteries of Hayniaking Aiao Taught
to Twsivs Tramps Captured in l
the Barnyard.
Cockcnoe Hayiott, I. 0. R. M.. of Nor-
wallt, taught the mysteries of haymait-
trig to eleven tramps captured in the
barnyard. last night. at the hayloft. iii
the Gazette building. The apparatus
efftlt'ILVely. for the first time.
The candidates were N. W. Chamber-
lain, i.. M. Phillips. H. E. Smith, I“. M.
Miller. William Schriver. Max Schu'
man. F. L. Jennings. .I. Odell, F. l.
Wliliicy. Adoipd Hoofer and Martin
Ratchford.
A large number of Haymalners were
hall.’ among them being visitors from
South Norwalk and Stamford.
The officers of the loft were installed
including:
(‘hlef lisymaker—Wlllfhm E. James.
Assistant Chief Haymaker—Anlhouy
B. (lhltiiit).
Overseer—John D. Millie. ‘
Rowe.
Collector of Straws-l“. B. Malkln.
Keeper of Bundles-41. 1. Smith.
Boss Driver—Ge rge C. Meehan.
Ilornblowerv-Wll iam N. Jones.
Guard of Hsyloft—irving Horton.
wellen.
t
and George Spicer. of Norwalk.
COUCH WAS IN A BLAZE.
phy'a Rssldsncs.
day afternoon. _ Mr. Murphy‘s
struck it match, the heats of which flew
off anti landed on it couch.
ing up dangerously, btit
f
blaze. Notwithstanding several tiol
the loss is fully covered by insurance
Lockwood. in West Main street.
I THE ooc. AND THE LAW.
Badly Chewcd up Last Night.
night.
the court room.
frayed some wicked canine.
South Norwaltt, Seventh on List.
"l‘hc rust- of Matthew
t Court which comes in on January 19
before Chief
Judges liammersley.
and Prentice.
,FIRE INSPECTOR ON HIS ROUNDS
Collars and Back Yards In Nemik.
inspector of the city of Norwalk.
making his rormds.
are In good shape.
to .the. Council.
on outward.
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An entertainment and social under
i the auspices of the Epworth League. of
the First Methodist Episcopal Church.
will be held next. Monday evening, the
18th. at the church. In addition to a
brief literary programme, the enter-
tainemtn of tile evening will be furnish-
ed by Herbert D. Fry, of Bethel, Conn.
Mr. Fry is an autoharp soloist singer
and general instrumentalist. be en-
tertainment promises to be unique and
interesting.
Refreshments will be served by the
Social Department.
, No admission will be charged. but a
collection will be taken to defray ex-
pauses.
FIRST METHODIST PRAYER NEIT-
- INC.
This evening at the First Methodist
church the pastor. the Rev. W. Wof-
ford T. Duncam'will commence a new
series of Talks on "The Marks of a
Christian." The themes .considered
will be “The Sense of Forgiveness."
"'Walklng by Faith." “Soul Hunger.”
. "The Saving influence." These talks
; will be brief, and In them some of the
tdistinctlvs character-is of aChrta-
tcd. This
urch dur-
ilngthsw' andallthcmomhorsand
ifriendsofthschm‘charovu'yonrdhl—
3 ly Invited. Tho m this evening will
be on "The Sense of Forgiveness."
l
i IATTALION MILL or F AND 0.
Companies F and D will hold a bat-
talion drill at the armory nexto Toen-
day evening. it Is expected that Ms.-
a .4.“
t .-a».._‘.‘.?
unselfish inauxlttsws k
IBocItenoe Waters?”
lh
for the new degree was used, and very l
on hand, there being about 150 in the
Past Chief Haymakcr—J. William was today held In bonds 6! ”.000 at a
The installation was presided over
by liepuiy Slate Chief Haymakcr Stew-
art llinman. assisted by F. L. Bunten.
.i. Kuntiesksi and A. Haff. of Stamford.
Nearly a Serious Fire at Patrick Mur-
'l‘lie residence of Patrick Murphy, in
Connecticut avenue. had a narrow es-
cape from serious damage by fire Tiles-
son
The iigtii
inflammable trimmings Were soon bisz- ‘
quick Work
with a pull of water soon quenched tlie
lars‘ worth of damage was done. but
Several fires have occurred in Nor-
walk recently from match heads flying
off. the most serious recent one being
at the home of Councilman William F.
Statute Book in the Norwaik Court
Sonic rebellious canine with it keen
perception of the law pounced upon the
Statutes of Connecticut, latest revis-
ion at the Norwalk Town Court. last
The cover was chewed, torn to
Lana..." scatteteonngsaibaneow
The condition of the book was dis-
covered ihis morning by Chief of P0-
lice Bradley, who at first thought the
WILL REACH CASE THIS MONTH.
The court usually disposes of about “'“llld “"1 ”9 ‘00 “if“. and h" “"’l
two cases per day. The case will be ’i'Ol‘dlnSly “KN II 8‘ 39.000. Wthh Willi
Justice Torrance and '
Hall, Baldwin;
.iohn W. Greenwood. the new fire
His chief objeéi-mgatnst Mr. Msttoon.
_ls to see that the cellars and back
iyards of the business establishmentst
, In many public
edifices the doors open inward and this
will probably be the subject of a spec. i
isl communication from the inspector
E‘Ch door should op- lng a vote was passed authorising the
tram”,
«Evita vw- ‘ "t
Treasurer
i
' Moiiuuii But
i Releasedfromlaiiloday.
Under bonds of $9.000.
Ifurnislted by His Son-in-law.
More f. Atwood. of
VS
cones sutures will“
Narrow Ens-p0.
. .
Several of the boys Ill
ory Boulevard.
of the Intended mach.
Complaint
l WINS'I‘ICII. .Inn. H-‘wlf‘ill'llli'l‘ State
:Scnhtor llurion ll. Mattoon. treasurer
[of/the Watt-rtown Savings Bank. aiitl
also clerk and treasurer of Watertown
pied by Charles H. Wood.
meni.
special session of the Superior Court pro bullet in his apartments.
on charges of altering the. books of
‘iho bank and the embezzlement of Si.-
_titlti from a depositor.
' The necessary bond was furnished
by his son-in-law. 'i‘htodore l“. Atwood,
a coal and wood dealer of Watertown.
Mr. Mattoon was not represented by
counsel. and was not requirod'to plead
to the charges. He appeared calm and
dignified throughout the proceedings.
Prior to the opening of the court
session. it had been understood that
the charges had been made against
Mr, Matiooo as treasurer of the town.
but it developed from the reading of
the complaint that this case has noth-
ing to do with the affairs of the town.
anti simply concerns the bank. It was
announced that .itidge Roraback had
culled this special session of the crim-
inal side of the court by authority of
the Chief Justice and that Mr. Mat-
Iotm hati been taken into cuslory on a
twitch warrant.
The session opened at It o‘clock with
Judge ltoraliat-k on the IK‘ilt'Il. and the
complaint drawn by State Attorney
Donald '1‘. Warner~ of Salisbury. was
immediately road. The complaint in
~ substance charges that on Uf‘itilitif‘ 2?.
1903, Mr. lifetime as treasurer ti the
Savings Bank. made entries "fraudu-
lt-ntly and falsely on Page tilt, of
cash book No. 2. under the head of
“Withdrawals." The alleged false en-
tries were: "R. C. l‘artres, 81.000," and
"Julia M. Buckingham. Sittiniii,“ which
the complainant avers Werc made with
"intent to deceive the bank commit.-
sioncrs anti omit-rs of the bank." It
is also alleged that 'l'reasuror Maltoon
appropriated to his own use the sum
of ”.000 entered against the new of
it. t‘. I’ai'tres.
When the reading of the complaint
was ended. the court asked the state at-
ft)ruoy tn'outline the penalties pre-
scribed by statute for the offenses
charged. State Attorney Warner saitii
the maximum penalty for a false entry
was ten years. and for embossicment a
practice stopped altogether.
Director Pearson
meeting was transac
rectors.
Bridgeport.
meal or both,
|ciation.
When the (lili‘b‘llnn of
bonds
li‘tlIII i.
had been seated at the ptano
would have been struck. its the bullet
went directly over the top of the instru-
Mr. Benjamin found a .22 call-
Hc will
endeavor to have the boys go elsewhere
to do their shooting. or else have the
OLD ASSOCIATION NEVIVED.
scum soawanx. cons. rsossoav. pin. .4. .9...
Iiandie Weapons
Somewhat Oareiossly
Windows In Cyrus M. I njlvaln's assi-
Ily Has
It Norwalk
are practicing to bacon, ports with
the gun, and several.“ in the
opinion of Cyrus M. W Ire be-
coming pretty good mlrhmdl—that is.
if they are endeavorh to break out
the windows in his “duties in Greg~
if the shots are atm-
ed elsewhere the boys are going wide
Mr. Benjamin informed a Sentinel
reporter that he hsd~had no less than
four large windows broken out of the
Waterman—Bank Made i::“:.l:.‘.".i.l:“.i‘;".i. union‘s". War Still Going On
dulged In by the Infill. All sorts of ._.._._..-_
bullets are used, and one from .32 call.
bre revolver came through the window
of the lower floor of the house, occu-
lf anyone
they
Submitted 5 Report
. A delegation
from the Leather Workers‘, of Bethel.
who have been on strike since October,
was received. The union, acting in
conjunction with the Hat Makers' Un-
ion donsted 8150 for them. President
Thomas Welch, of the Hat Makers'.
and President Murray, of the Hat Mak-
ers‘ Sick Beneilt Society, addressed
the meeting on the subject of the for-
mation of a sick benefit society to ap-
ply to all the batters of this locality.
Robert Pearson a dinner of the Na-
tional Association, .gave a report of
the last meeting of the board of di-
Buichsra of Norwalk and South Nor-
wlik Hold a Meeting.
A meeting of the butchers of Nor-
walk and South Norwaik was held last
evening at the Hotel Clifford, and a del-
egation of butchers was present from
The result was that the
old Norwalit Refill Miters' Associav
tion. which ceased to exist some time
ago, will be revived It was round that
there is a considerable amount of men-
ey in the treasury of the old association
_ -. . “and lhe old officers will be reelected
““9 of “0'000' or “9 3”” imprison [lllltl business resumed by the oiti 8530'
i “'“lorganlscd, one has existed Ill Bridge-
[brought tip, Mr. .\l:illot.n addressed thet'mn for some time and others "0 in
. lie said that he could iurnisii existence In diam-pm purisoftiio Millikim‘" that he was taken Iiittt
Matthew Corbett Against Town 0f 1 a bond to any amount. Iiitt that he , There were ,0 (cw present last eveu- last night by Captain R. N. Morehotisc.
' ,Mobtia eliminates."
Answer—fillet
dollliimnium
Japan's latest Note to
Russia was Moderate in
forms. but Resolute in
lone — Preparations for
'i‘thiO. Japan. .lan. li.-lt ls said
that Japan‘s answer to Russia's latest
note is not In the form of tin tiltinin-.
turn. and it is described as moderate
in terms, biit remittie in tone. It is
said to be largely devoted to a dist-us.
sion til affairs connected with Korea.
Japan having been strongly advised
not to figlR over Mani-hurls alone. For-
eign Minister Komtira Visited sut-t-cs-
sively the Marquis lto, chief of the
Privy Council; l’i'ciuter Katsuru anti
the emperor. He subsequently called
upon list-on dc Rust-n. the Russian
minister, and, it is generally believed
here. handed him in person the Japan-
ese reply.
I’ORT SAID, Jail. li.~-'I‘ht- new Jup-
auese cruiser Kasaga (which arrived
at Port Said yesterday. from Canon)
has left for Suez, The Japanese arm-
ored cruiser Nlasin. which sailed from
(loans with the Kasagu. has just itr-
rived herc. it is stated by the officers
of the Niasin that the reports of an at-
tcmpt to destroy their ship at Genoa
are entirely false.
I‘ARIS. .liili. H.-‘~'l'llu intention on
the part of certain European powers to
Not Yet board from
Possibility That Man Front Vssssi
Sunk Off Milford, Escaped to
Some Passing Vsssst.
NEW HAVEN, Jan. li.~No iicws
had been received early today from the
crew of the schooner supposed to be
the (l. M. Brainerd of Rockland, Me..
which went down with sails set off
Welch's Point in long Island Sound
last Tuesday. There is yet a possi-
bility that the crew escaped to some
passing craft whcih has not yet made
a report. but there are grave fears that,
all on board perished. The G. M. Brain-
erd was commanded by Capt. Frank C.
Farr of Rockiand. and the members
of the crew. Thomas B. Gray, John
Nichols and Fred. Barkster, were also
of Rocklnnd.
The firm of Cobb, Wight A Companl'.
of Rockiand. owners of the G.
Braiiierd, have sent inquiries to this
and other points for tidings of the
missing captain and crew. They base
their belief that the sunken vessel is
the Braincrd on the description of the
schooner’s upper sails, which are visi-
ble above the surface of the Sound, It.
is expected that an effort will be made
to raise the vessel. At the allies of
Capt. T. A. Scott in New hondon. to-
day, it was said that one of the Scott
tugs would be sent to the scene of the
wreck probably today. and that a div-
er would be sent down to look for hod-
ies and escertaln the condition of the
schooner's hull,
Snyg'a Crow Brought Aahors.
NEW YORK, Jan. li.—-The steamer
Beltin, which arrived today from Cei-
tea and ascertain the condition of the
crew of the steamer Snyg. The Syng
went ashore and was lost near Ruatan,
January 3.
FUNERAL OF H. 8. BROWN.
Largely Attended Yesterday Afternoon
From His Lats Residence.
find means to prevent the Russo-Jap-
witr. hits begun to assume definite pre-
tlon or good offices has yet been made
to Japan or Russia, as it Is the act-epi-
ed view that it grave moment which
would warrant I‘Pllrl‘ht‘nlflllilllli from
the outside has not yet been reached.
On the mnlrary. the ofllciui View hci'e
common to expect a peaceful solution.
without outside pressure. This expec-
tation is borne otit by the latest official
advices. One of the desputt-hm st-nl
froin 'I‘oitio last night, alleged Japan's
answer had not lict-u forwarded tip to
that llllli‘, which li‘liilK the officials to
question the ptwsimistit' reports based
on the statements that Japan's answer
had already been delivered. and further
defers any sips which may lie taken
toward advising ilit two parties to let-
minute the controversy.
Continued on Eighth Page.
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BRIDGEPORT MAN iN TROUBLE.
Michael Riley. a Bridgeport man.
An “SOCIHIIOII I“ film [wing l'illlli‘ I0 Nill‘uillk, )‘t‘hlt'l‘ility. flilll Drli‘
‘I'lidi'il to loud tip witli the enticing.
:lilii trouble making liquors with the re.
custody
hoped it would not be so large as toting, however. that no “mum. action Riley went to sleep iii the doorway of
(gm-1,9,“ mile to the notoriciy' which he had ul- could be taken.
against the Town of South Norwalk. is ‘ I‘C‘Iitll' "it’ll/HI through this newspa-
seventh on the docket of the Supreme , pet‘s. Judge ltorulttA'k thought it bond,
__._ « ...._ .......
, oi 83,000 on each of the three t-ouiiisl
I .
immediately furnished. wa k' L.“ N..."
i
No date for a hearing was set, Mr.|
Muttoou bcliig ordered to appear when
.lhe court directs. The respondent liti-
iiiediately left the court room and.
started for Watenown hit the ‘2. p. m.i
train. '
l State Attorney Warner. after
.t-ourI session was over, intimated that
.furtber charges might be brought
on the Ice and break his
night.
. .
[up‘ because ’of the Injury,
Butler was on his way
At the town meeting held in Water-
town recently. a report of the expert
tempioyed by a special investigating
committee declared that a shortagel
amounting to 823.593.07 had been dis-
covered in the accounts of Mr. Mat-l
loan as town treasurer. At this most-
liam Tracy.
seiectmen to request the resignation of __ _,
Isclectnten were authorised to act for
.the town in receiving and paying out
lng made for the running expenses of!
the town. At that meeting Treaaur-l
I Mattotm) could not be expected to give
an explanation of the alleged shortage'
without reference to the town books
which the committee had refused to
return to him. in behalf of the select-
,nien and the committee, it was stated
,‘that Mr. Mattoon had been asked to
assist In the examination of the books
and had not done so.
Mr. Mattoon was formerly state sena-
tor and has been a leader in the affairs
,of Waterbury for many years.The war-
.rant for his arrest. was served last ev-
ening. and be accompanied the emcer
to Winsted. where he passed the night
at the residence of Sheriff Chesterfield
C. Middlebrooks.
FILL ON SLIPPERY WALK.
Joseph Vroom had a bad fall last ev-
ening on the city crosswalk at Ann
rived to escort them home.
short time. all participating.
m..-
of the meeting tonight at
Miss Miller will sins-
fsiltothegroaad hurting his side
quits badly.
nonwaut auto mat-novice.
A regular hissing of Norwatk lodga
flks‘was bald last evening In Elks
Halln George Meeker was initiated the plaintl ' and.
and the lodge was inspected by District Will I".
Bumd._ _ ants. . '
.. \
”sown.
. I
‘ ble being used. The prise was
resent the condition of affairs. be (Mr. tured by Mrs. William H. Byingtoo.
later when the ladies' husbands ar~
the new
game, "The Pit." was played for a
arm
MRS. SETTS ENTERTAINS.
MISS MILLER'S CONVERSION.
Notwithstanding the stormy weath-
er. there was a large attendance at
the meeting last evening, at the South
Norwaik Baptist Church. The story
set Miss Miller's life and conversion as
told by her, was interesting in the ex-
treme. Miss Miller and Mrs. Bout».
well snug a,vory pleasing duett. while
the farmer's solo was well worthy of
mention. The pastor will ha a charge
:45 and
Come and on-
joy a rare treat. Group meetings
men and women will be held at 1:15.
Tomorrow evening will be devoted to ‘
nonwaut MAN'S ssM shouts. |
Foil on the loo in Water Street. Nor-l
Thomas Butler. a moultier employed
at the Amoid and Company foundry.
in Norwalk, had the misfortune to fall
last
As the result it is expected that .
Butler will bring stilt against the City
incl”! Norwalk, if possible to repay him
’for the several weeks he will be iaidl
while In Water street, ““2031: :23. The remains of Louis Shortaleeves.
nor of Leonard, he slipped and went
down with such force as in break the
arm. The bone was set by Dr. WI
The young man was able to be
around todav and this morning went
ito the office of Prosecuting Attorney
,John J. Walsh. in relation to his case.
EPWORTH LEASUE ENTERTAIN-lthe treasurer, and by another vote. the‘
N NT
money. an appropriation of 810.000 be- ; “V°"':7::::T::3‘.? Ewing”. PM
Mrs. William M. Rctts entertained
smallcm an ffri d ., ..
er Matwou declared that while the re lha 0 p y 0 en 3 at "Y“"amfternoon. The first prise was won by ' lock. but pried open the points of the.
our.
for
street. The cniitswalk had not been "i... “set. 'I "if".
entirely cleaned 0! since ths' last 22:31” We . M to these " "?"_“"‘
snow, and the fact that the gotten s w TRANSFORMATION.
wen a so one sound csuscd the water “may." FOR “pygmy", An English farmer-had a number of
to ova w upon the sidewalk making yum .- 5.“: road“ g. (,5. guests to dinner anl’waa about tohblp
theicsthercvet'vslipporylndosdJlo ”01mm mnemthsmtosomorabbitwhonhcdtscov-
raw for the defend-
l-.
,the Norwaik hardware store in Main
’slrt‘ol. and all attempts to arouse him
failed. It was necessary to get a wag~
.on to cart him down to the police sta-
tion. The offender toltt the judge.
that he came tti Norwalk to see a
-frleiid. who is proprietor of a South
5Norwalk saloon. and had never been
,lierc before, though he admitted having
‘becn in Bridgeport jail. Judge Lock-
wood found him guilty, bttt suspended
sentence. giving him half an hour to
get otit of town.
iSHORTSLEEVES' BODY U NCLAIM-
ED
or Count Von Chen. the name known
the morgue of Raymond and Son, In
illoyt street, Norwalk.
iwho was found froaen to death. as told
.ln yesterday‘s Sentinel. is believed to
have a brother. father. wife and two
children.
age. The veteran was made a voter
ancse controversy drifting itito actual,
irobblng the mall.
liu the money order department, btit a.
The funeral of the late, Hiram S.
Brown was held yesterday afternoon
portions, though until today these! from his residence. 39 Woodwsrtl ave
means Were confined to an exchange of 5 III!" at 2 ti'CIOtfk.
viewu between the (‘ubiueis as to what "i NHI'WIW. officiated. TWO Vet! bI’llll'
course was desirable. it can be assert. ”fill 8010“. “Silt" We 08w It the
ed pintitlvely ..tiii tio tender of mediu.iRii'er?" and "Abide With Me." were
'reutiered by Mrs. Sims.
Rev. G. D. Egbert.
The pallbearers were l-‘. H. Field.
William ll. Saunders, William Podmm'c
and H. S. Rood. Quite a delegation of
Odd Fellows was present. The inter~
ment was in Riverside Cemetery,
A. P. Mii.l.Sl'AllGli.
The death of Andrew P. Millspaugh
occurred. yesterday morning. at his
home in Dtirlcn from a complication
of diseases with which he had been of-
flicted for over a year. Mr. Millspaugh
was sixty-five years of age. A widow
and several grown children survive
him.
POST OFFICE CLERK ARRESTED.
NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J.. Jan. 14.
~i. Van Dcren l-‘Iagg. I clerk in the
post office here, was arrested today by
Post Office inspectors Morse and Ma-
lone, of Washington. on a charge of
Harm was a clerk
part of his duty was to assist in sort-
‘ing the heavy morning mail. Letters
were mailed by Postal inspectors from
different parts of the country to the
post office here so that they would ar-
rivc in the early mail today. The let-
ters, the inspectors say. were found on
him when he was arrested. The in—
speciors say that when questioned he
broke down and confessed that he had
been robbitig the malls for some time
past. Fiagg was taken to Newark to
i be arraigned.
IROQUOIS FIRE INVESTIGATION.
'porislbiiity for the catastrophe.
by fellow French Canadians. still lie at letter stisscsts that better results could it to n a. m.
{ATTEMPT TO WRECK LIMITED.
i
He was sixty-five years of?
CHICAGO. Jan. li.-—(‘oroncr Tracg<
.er was handed a communication today
: from
iquols Theatre disaster. stating that it:
.was the unanimous desire of the jury ,
J" “"mlnal" all "”1"" testimony‘poulilonu with Hartford Life insurance
the jury investigating the lro
which does not relate directly to res-
The
be. obtained by calling the. owners
Shortsieeves, ! lessees and managers of the lroquols.{
ST. LOUIS. Mo. Jan. H.—Its great
iced saved the Chicago-bound "Dia-
ill Bonbllnds
Attorney Robbins. Rep-
resenting Mrs. [ila Russell.
says End Sought for has
Been Accomplished and
New Directors Elected
HARTFORD ,an. ti.—-Tho state re-
W. t-civershlp at the Windham County Na-
tional Bank in‘Danielson was endbd
by Judge (lager in the Superior Court,
today. After hearing the reports of
the attorneys engaged in the case. he
ordered the discharge of Receiver Jo-
seph P. Tuttle, and the payment of his
expense. 8235.
Attorney Robbins, who represented
Mrs. Ella Russell, widow of tax-Cons
gressman Russell, made a long state-
ment. to the court in which be reviewed
the conflict between the state and fed-v
and receivers, and said that the old
board of directors had been deposed.
the capital had been restored and 817.-
000 worth of paper. which had been
put in for speculation purposes had
been taken up by the makers. He
said that with the new Board of Diroc~
tors. the interest of his client would
be fully established and protected. . In
conclusion, he said:
bank in good condition to resume busi-
ness and therefore i withdrew all‘tiir-
lhOl‘ proceedings against It."
State Attorney Searles. of Windham,
said to the court: "it is very gratify-
ing to me. that gentlemen prominent
in the community leave taken hold of
ill-l directorship of the bank and elect-
cd officers standing high in the com-
munity. this, i think, guarantees the
future success of the bank. It to now
on a strong financial basis, and has not
only made tip its capital. but has also
a working surplus."
Judge (lager also expressed his
plearurc at the outcome, saying it was
fortunate for all concerned, and lit-
strut-ted the attorney to draw an or-
der for the discharge of the receiver
appointed by him.
Attorney Robbins in another state-
ment said that Receiver Pepper had
(certified that the bank was in good
condition and that he would turn it
over to the new oflicers as soon as le-
gal formalities had been complied with.
Mr. Pepper. was in court. but he made
no statement.
.l. A. Atwood, the newly elected pres~
ltlf‘lii, was also present. as were some '
of the old directors. , ,
President Atwood said thatllte'bank
liour tomorrow. ~
co, 0. vs. a. N. CLUB.
l A regular meeting of Company I)
,was held after the drill last evening.
After the regular drill next Wednesday
night there will be a basketball game
hcicwen the company ieltn and the
South Not-walk (lliih five.
‘4‘!
WANTED? ’
l PROF. BAZITTO. .
‘ (‘LAIRVOYANT AND PALMIST.
t Advice in love, law, marriage, di-
'vorcc, disease lost or absent friends.
lost or stolen goods. business affairs.
:etc. Gives names, ’liatea, figures.
iRead past. present, and future.
t Pmcss 50c AND 81.00.
,IIOI’RS it) A. M. TO 9 PPM. DAILY.
I 16 WEST WASHINGTON ST.
' ' jl3 lit
.4
WANTED—TWO coop MEN FOR
‘00.. weekly salary. Apply to .l. 1‘.
Jackson, Inspector. fllvlllnd Hotel.
jli 8t
WANTED—BEGINNIRS FOR
j piano Instruction. Eumpnan method
. taught, 50c per lesson. Address Clay-
ion Carpenter, Sturtevant Piano Store.
' South Norwalk. jan 18 8t
,n M Special" on the Illinois Central"
in Norwalk under the name of Short ft : -- -- ‘ 3 I WANTEHOMPETM MALI . ‘
t ton a nictl. near Glen (arbon. lll..1 bookkeeper, or stenographer. “mum , .,
sleeves.
LADIES‘ WEEKLY WHIST CLUS.
} Mrs. James Golden entertained the
Ladies‘ Weekly Whist Club. yesterday
Mrs. Samuel Comatock. Jr., the second
by Miss Bessie Wilson. Mrs. W.
lBisscer the consolation. The next
eralde avenue.
MASTER OF STATE GRANGE.
HARTFORD. Jan.
Wood. of, East Windsor. was chosen
master of the State Grange today on
the third ballot. eH has been con-
nected with the grange for about sev-
enteen years. B. A. Pack, of Bristol.
was chosen overseer after LC. Fan-
tone COOLIES IN A RIOT.
HUNG KONG, Jan. li.—-A riot is re-
ported to have occurred on the Han-
kow—Canton Railway. about 1.000 cool-
lea participating in the disturbances.
The United Statuconsul here has tol-
raphed to United States Minister
and that the dish was otiid. Calling
the servant he exclaimed. "Hers.
Mary, take Ihls rabbit out and ‘eat It
and bring It hack a little 'otter!"
Campaign timbre comes under the
Ahead or one poetry. It is the trout of
la.
ton declined to accept a reelection. I
mansssubmltt ddrssa slant-on
street. foot of cut. as. Luther
wan-e- , , aye--
LOST .-
the Insulation. and the primary oi»
joct ls‘tn DI“.
‘sd by leaving It at this plies. lit at
i today. and foiled the attempts of train
wreckers. Three cars of a freight train
. which followed the fast train were de-
. railed and piled upon MCI] other. Train
wrcclters had failed to open the switch
switch with blacksmith tools.
The speed of the fast train carried It
‘over the open switch, hill the slower
lmeeilng will be with Miss Wilson. Riv- ; freight train was less fortunate.
CRUEL FATE.
"Did you see that pale young man
ii.—0rson 3- ' calling out 'Cash!‘ at the ribbon come,
fer?"
"Fate Is awfully funny sometimes.
Ten years ago. when we were boys to-
gether, his one ambition was to be a
mighty hunter and catch mountain
lions with a lasso."
BUSINESS NOTICES.
‘vicvbnia 'nasTA’unANTLE'Uso.
posh plan. Meals from 7 a. In. to II
p. in. Quick lunch cheap. All prices
very reasonable. Chas. Hubbard. Vic.
toria Hotel. corner Monroe St. and
Railroad Place. iii if
.i. a. nuooattmaic'riciu. MEET:
or. Paper Hanger and Decorate: list:-
w - , T.
LOST—A PIERCBS MEMORAN;
dun book. containing rent account and
P. 0. Many Order payable to Cyrus
II. Benjamin. Finder will be reward-
. to assume charge of manufacturer's lo-
ical correspondence, can obtain prohi-
iabie evening employment permanent.
; ly. liberal compensation. Address.
"Correspondence". Sentinel once,
' jun [2 31
FOR SALE.
I ran SALE—GOOD snoop cans»
. for white sow. Prolific breeder. 2 yrs.
old, 19 pigs Inst. litter. .G. W. Until.
West Norwaik. inn 1‘ Si,
, FOR SALE—0N ACCOUNT 0" ,
. Illness. a first-class grocerystore; good
location. A chance no make moasi.
Enquire at Sentinel china, last: it"
cameraman? ‘
._. ___. . 'W’ .. ... .. mi, ‘
Riverside Canister rwalk Cosmo.
seventy acres bean ll! loath“; '
:m to null all. It Is Nine to “It".
, lot while you are alive. Geo. W.
. hoes Superintendent. _
Vane.
mm. M"
TO RENT—d
Bayvisw Place. East Norwalkymt
low floor apartment No. l, "
s i. Inquire at I Went avaaaa.
South Norwalk. in I“?
To LETo-HOUSK.‘8? ceimano
avenue, laundry and all linpro
Can be seen at anytime, instill.
.lamb Linxwailier. . ‘
r.
“I consider the .
would resume business It the M! .1
h: a
soon commons.
Vlluceiiership '
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