VIVV II. I.; 4: it p. in.
will. 7:03 a. in.; sets. 5: 28 p. m.
is now set one chance In I
V. "that war between Russia Ind
, AcI'aV he averted. and Iii tact. ‘eth
‘ V {the leash. Now the world waits
utly the clash of battle and the
Val» of murder. bloodshed and rapine
V W hare chsr'Ictei-lsc’d the Far
. Both the natibna which are to
, in the combat are practically
- triad in view of the modern math-
'33! Vangian er. They are begin-
lass both or them are lfit‘enseiy
VV The little Japs are probably
more humane and civilised of the
. but under tile heat of battle and
4h intoxication of warfare. it is prob
that they will relapse into the
ni'iillllss which may easily be expected
' Oriental. ,
WI InIy look forward to one of the
filial horrible wars In history, and one
the most fiercely contested, Judging
MII' tits determination of both sides
Olinpnthy of almost the entire
Wild is brlth Japan against her thigh.
limj’ttvarsary. and she will have the
anupport of the Powers, who will
‘ Us strain a” point when possible
?
, is the United States should have
V V its_niefiidtloli before this, or at
‘ ”officially suggested that the dis:
”its he referred to the iisgue tribunal.
it is now too late to take such a step.
II flow of the far reaching Interna-
flow complication! which must ensue
in tile Far East It Is the duty of the
Uni“! States to keep well out of the
nodal” ‘Absolute neutrality and fairness
tolflth’sidm should be observed, and
iii land of peace, the chance of arbi-
Oll should always be extended to
Vmbatants. This country should
Itlons that in the interests of
the “whole world they should delay
How long the war will last. is a
tiHQtion which no one can RINIWGI'.
some say that men alive today will
. be made one.
strongly to bear on the the con- '
pant no more than is absolutely nee-V
. V V m ”r V.
« hottest-stat
~. anathema-"nae
lee allows of transportation. if
*thia cpnnot be done. I long drawn out
and Igonising war will be the result.
"Gas" Addicts announces that he is
not I political corpse. but very much
alive. He claims to hpvo the boughten
malorltv of the Delaware legislature.
which will give ll- tbe senator-ship.
if haiaa‘t IflVitinlmorpse. he should
A
lanapso Moi
‘ Says War has Begun
(Continued from first page.)
that he will dine with him bu Thurs
day evening iiiis will be the first time
his malesty ever tool dinner It a Unit
ed States embassy or legation.
JIpIuIII ships off Masambho.
WASHIGNTON. Feb 8.—-Thc state
I has received I cablegram
from American legation st Seoul to the
effect am it is reported Japanese wan
ships have arrived oil Mssampho. but
been cut of! and it Is impossible to con-
firm the report.
- Ohlnssa Greatly Excited.
PORT ARTHUR. Feb I. -—ln re-
spouse to Instructions from the Japa-
nese government, many Japanese sail-
ed from here for Nagaski today. The
Chinese in Mauchurin are greatly excit-
ed and numbers of them are preparing
to leave for She-Foo.
.DIATHS AND FUNERALS.
_wli.l.lAM MORTON.
The death of William Morton, aged
7i years. well known in South Norwulk
where fora long time he pursued his
trade as iron moulder. occurred Satur-
day night at his home. on the Connecti-
cut Turnpike. The funeral will be held
Wednesday morning at 9 o'eloe k The
remains will be taken to Bradford for
interment.
MRS. C. A. iiAVIluth.
- Mrs, Minnie .iariland. wife of Char-
‘es A. Haviland. formerly of the Nor-
stalks died at the home in New Roch-
elle: last night at ii o‘clock. Beside
her husband three children survive.
they are Edgar. aged twenty years
tiaypldztigal attach and Florence aged
it . .w’i‘li .
from Vshaiio Records“
found it «a. Research in
l‘?‘
4 l
J
“V ”W last, ones
"The staple agricultural products
consist of indisa corn. rye. oats. wheat.
floor. has has-,Iesd beef pork and po-
liemlnntencesm . .
0” "M WWIW “Til 9 loft-ll. which consist of oak or
i
different kinds walnut. chestnut one.
groves-y valuable from the facility
wi .i which the timber is conveyed to
the New York market.
“The waters of the town are princi-
Vpsliy embodied in tbs Saugstuck.
which washes Its eastern border. form-
"artfmd m 06! RwelnhVingd the boundary between this town
Frat fiIl;d Ind Norwalh river. I
T’ considerable stream. which runs
The following I cle on Norwalk tall I through the center of the town, and dis
on from an old tser published inicharges its waters into Long island
Harttord in illinbls an account of ev- Vsound. forming the harbor. which Is It
ery hamlet in the stats of ConnecticutV the mouth of this stream. and has Info
and Rhode island, and oi course men ficlent depth of water for vessels of
lions NorwIVlk. South Norwalk. itlloo tons, and la safe and convenient.
that telegraphi communication has 5.
lags and is given great recommenda-
tions In the reference in this article:
"Norwslk. a fiotirishlng maritime
post township. is situated upon long
island Sound, 66 miles southwest from
Hartford, :2 west from New iiaven
Ind 43rnortheIst from the city of New
York: bounded on the north by New
room, was then I hustling young vil-
I
.l
tuck river, which separates
Pairfield. on the south by bong ls«
land Sound and on the west by Stam-
ford. it comprises In area of about
of about 7 miles from east to west and
I mean breadth from north to south of
about Ii miles. The surface Is uneven,
being pleasantly diversified with bill
and dale. Upon the border of the Sound
the WI Ire generally moderated, and
in the interior more elevated.
"The geological character ls primh
tlve. the prevailing strata of rocks con-
.lstlug of granite. The general chars»
:er of the soil is a dark colored gravelly
mould or loam. very feasible and for-
tile. it has I suitable adaptation both
for ’ngIn and grasing. and Is favorable
for fruit. This town is rich in agricul-
tural opulence—abminds in the means
of sustaining a dense population-from
its contiguity to the Sound. has I mod-
orsie uniform and sslubrioiis climate-
a ready and convenient market. being
missessed of navigable waters. render
lug it always accessible from the sea
and affording. at all times a facility of
ommunication with New York. where-
aight..1'he funeral will die held Wed-
usedsy Wrnaon from the late home of
'he tin-eased in New Rochelle.
. THOMAS BOUTON.
'i‘homaa W. Bouwn.. a veteran of
in Volunteers, died yesterday at the
Soldiera' Home. Norotcn. aged sixty-V
four years. The remains will be tak'
on to Long Ridge for interment tomor
row.
WILLIAM A..THRAi.ia
William A). Thrall, I member of Com-
hear theiViIsi gun fired. and that
it Mi be I hundred years before the
ltbris settled. Such however will'
“pineal has been retarded lei yours
liar idiotic lulsiual policy. The
only: pom:
Jews makes it probable in the
ing loosening in favor oi Japan.
V ‘a integrity and trustworthiness
Veil~hnown and foreign loans can
Itch more easily negotiated from
than frontBt. Petersburg. Her
its for procuiing arms and am-
'i tion are better than those of Rus-
, seems to have the best of it.
'ht' as the personnel of the two
forces goes Japan seems in
way to excel except to point of
but etc: this is counteracted
.pveriinarsasing sully
? ng troops across Siberia dur-
whim Iahhths The Russians
taut: eaters‘ and should their
VVi of provisions along that line beg.)
Vol, thefarould 'ind‘eed lie In sang.
w; as: is. other ma tea
artsy can subsist on rice and
V. aad eat the latter raw too.
. can be much more easily
VV than most in those countries;
.# as Japan still another advan
can. by a few sh and de-
labial Clifford”
specialty of dinners and ban-
. and cosine unescelled.
‘ 4.. man
V‘ Iron norIL
flip of other nations has beeni
rasplng and aggro» l
and her treatment. daughter of bf
» » .that there will be a tightening .
purse strings of the world as far .
uaaia is concerned. and s corres-|
In the point of “sinewa or war" ‘»
i
i‘uny A, Tenth Connecticut Volunteers.
The deceased was
The H
Vliomc. Noroton.
.«evrmty- seven years of ago.
not lathe case. The funds of the two I mains were tbken to Walllugforii to
Wales will not last as long as that. Va”
Neither is a wealthy country by any.
Mus, though Russia might be werelV. .V.
it fit for the fact that her internal do- . .tg) mond street. from tuberculosis lie
CHARLES ALCORN.
Charles Alcorii. aged twonty- -slx
ars. died yesterday at his home is
.s suriivcd by a widow and one child
the ariangements for the funeral have
not as yet been made
itU'ill lt‘. i‘i.l’.NN
Ruth it‘. Flynn, .aged fourteen years.
r. and Mia James H.
s’tynn of Union Park died this morn-
Ing, after an illness of several weeks
.-f rebumatism Ind pneumonia. ‘
FUNERAL 0F MRS. WHITE.
1 he funeral of Mrs. Hannah Frances
iWhitI will be held Tuesday afternoon
at 2 o'clock. from her late residence. In
lleiden avenue, Norwalk. The Rev.
Lewis K. Moore. pastor of the Nor-
. walk Methodist Church will officiate.
iinterment will be in Norwalk come
Iory.
l-‘U WRAI. Oi" MISS JENNINGS.
Th funeral of Miss Julia Ann Jen-
dings will be held tomorrow afternoon
at 2 o'clock. from her late home in
Merwin street. Norwalk. The Rev.
Charles M. Seiieck will officiate. inter-
merit will be in Pine Island Cemetery.
rise uvpariurs rusty/odour.
l
Only Three in Business bastion so new loans upon Real Estate. first lien, ......... 1 ................ 824.830.415.06
W! 'k Found to in New Loans upon Stocks and Bonds, ............................. 30,000.00
1"” ”’°‘"‘°' m" 5° “‘"d 8m" Premium Notes on Policies in force. ............... . ......... 577,521.21
' "”' “m” C°§..'::"'°“wm ‘ Cost of Home Ofiice Property 1913 700 so
"we.” near 0! . . ................................ . . .
I e a tour of the fire ydrants Cost of Real Estate owned by Company. ................. 9.337.010.10
3:3“ W3. it! of Nora-l“ "he“ Cost of Bonds, .................... .. 26.077.384.69
as
f Bank and Railroad Stocks. ......................... 821016.26
They were very much gratified It 0°“ ° ,
find III! 0'!” mm 0' mg! hydrant Cash In Banks. ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................... . .. 608,988.69
about the portion of the city mention hills, receivable. ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .......... . ........ 488.06
04 "'0 m “D. "I W" "'8 Aaoltf Debit Balancel, ..... . ..... .. .......... no.3:
genes located in front of he clothing ‘
store of Willie H Saline], in Wal ‘ ggg'zanggV”
ammo. ...... r .“l'. s... so" .
t , .
w‘mmctgmlsfiom Dun stm [c “norm due End “Cram, ........................ ”16309.54
I Sentinel reporter this morning tha Rents due and accrued. -- - - ~- ----- ------- - ----- 18.14355
in the "9'“ 0' fire hm out l“ Market value of stocks and bonds over coat, ..... 433,232.81
Militia {:3 liffié‘nciwkm unfit: Net unooilected and deferred spremin ms. . . .. 358,732.44
i'ound sufiicient to cope with the ‘ ‘ 81.788.048.34
flames
Company A, Twenty-eighth Connectl-i
died yesterday at the Pitch Soidivr,» ‘
“scum Statement
“the
Connecticut Mutual
Elie haematite Comm),
“l “Idiom. Ceca. c
Net Assets. January i, 1903. .........
RECEIV
For Premiums. ................
i-‘oVr interest and Rents, ........
DISBUR
For claims by death matured endow
Surplus returned to policyholders . . .
lapsed and Surrendered Policies.... .
Total to Policy-holders.
all other Expenses, .............
Taxes.
Profit and loss. ..................
..................
ilVIiahuc Net Assets. Dec. 31.1003.
IVVared several small Islands in Long is-
Canaan and Wilton, on the east by the itl :dvsiVi
ores s
34 square miles; having a mean length that constantly ply between this place
Commissions to Agents. Salaries. Medical Esaminers’
trees, Printing. Advertising. legal,
SCHEDULE OF ASSETS.
There is also another harbor at what is
called Five Mile River, which admits
of vessels about the same Ilse. There
land Sound off this town. and numer-
ous inlets upon its borders.
“0f the fishing business black fish
and shell fish are taken in the Sound.
"This town possesses considerable
s for navigation. and the in-
ereof are continually Increas-
ing. There are 10 vessels of every
description belonging to the town, of
which there are six regular packets
Ind New York. One of them is em-
ployed exclusively in the conveyance
of passengers. The remaining ten ves-
sels consist of sloops and Ichooners.
and are employed in the coasting trade
to New herb and elsewhere.
‘ln addition to the pursuits of ang.
culture. navigation and commerce
some attention has been bestowed on
manufacturers. There are one wooi-
on factory, two cotoon factories. one
liptm an extensive scale. one slitting
and one rolling mill. five min mills.
two of which are merchpnts' or flour
ing mills, three fuillng mills and cloth
dressing establishments. four carding
machines and two IInneriea.
"The population of the town In isio
was 2.983: and there are about 400
electors or frcemen. about the same
number of dwelling houses. and five
companies of militia.
“The town contains one locale Con-
gregaiionsi Society. one Society of
it
no lN 1908.
............ 35.325.032.00
.............. censuses
”.1...
8.26] 6251']
icon senor .32
I ——————-—-——
V . 371.444.417.23
Slit) iN loos. "
monts. and annuities
.......... .84 707
............. 1.,369 Bill. 44
.x ............. 579. 254 ii
............ 86.816.3“117
Real Estate.
.............. 998.812.” -
422545.28
166.585.48
..............
..............
8,233,888.34
....................... 388.211.528.89
A account of the city . predicament [All Bills Receivable and Agonta' Debit Balances. .. 592.39
‘ Ithaca hydrants was pub- } ' ’ « '—-——""
gimbals day evening's Sentinel. g V 31 731.435 95
i irafl? gmfi.“m%:’=fl. Admitted Assets. December :1. ions ............. . ......... .. :44. ””1““
' ' Volt?“ m up bill it ll hoped “It LIABILITIES: '
'5 “1°"- are m 0M “0' 0° meet Amount required to rte-insure all outs tending Poli-
. ‘" "-°°" clos. net, Company standard. .. .. . ........... satsiasiaoo
CHORAL CENVICE AT EEINITYV All Obits! lifiblllflel. . 'f' . . . . . ........... I ........ . harem
. can‘t, warecgiaky t, arch. ”I. ' . 800.808.l42.29
the usual la . _ _
the ghmwmm Snrpiua,V ......... 84.689.818.5j
:34." fiflmmg "mm“; &’ Ratio or «passes of atom-it to receipts in ms. . ..... ,.. its: per cent.
“Volunillitld‘mmthotu Whmnfill lmm- ....... ...81“..Wfim.00
VIMSIIHWIICWII‘B‘W‘ . M— ~ ‘
ntss mum raster. ,. VV President. ,
annually Poxm Vflu-“SV VV . wa. m.
‘ “fl“?! “if! "m . ‘ ' KWITLMI-y. ‘ .-
e; ”flint mountainous».
with: Mam: site's Its. storm. sustains, have
‘4
fid-
vllbgsy situated u the grant state
road to New Yosltws'tI the head of the
harbor. it Is I place of considerable
activity and business. being the seat
of most of the commercisl and llIVl
gallon business of the town. it is thei
commercial depot and market for thel
northern section of the country. mostl
of the staple products being brought
here for sale, or to be freighted to New
York.
“There are In the village. nearly l00
houses. a number of trading houses.
dry goods and grocery stores. one book
store. several cfilces. I post- office, I
newspaper and printing ostsbiishment.,
two churches and several mochanlcs'
shops. V
"There are in Norwalk thirteen;
primary schools and one atademy. si.-:
teen mercantile stores seven publle’
inns. three physicians. three clorgymcn
and two attorneys.
"i“ he aggregate list of the town in
Ibis. was 853.2".
“Norwaiii was settled In 1061. and Iu-'
corporated in 1666 four years from the
first settlement. The town is memorI
ble in the annals of the revolutionary
war, having been burned by the Brit-
Ish Ind Tories in 1779. The loss suii
tslned by the inhabitants from the
destruction of buildings and otherl
property. was estimated by I commit- l
tee. appointed by the General Assem-i
l
l
i
We have now a complete assortment of
from the tiny bead to the wide fiounce. also
_.._._..——.—
bly for the purpose. It 8118. 23636. A=
great proportion of the dwelling lious
es and stores were burnt "
AINICTI lN COUTH NORWALK.
Young "'1" “firm °7 '“i‘l'l'lllflSV newest and smartest styles for sprint: wear.
id far Trial.
Since the event petty burglariesl
have occurred in South Nurwalk, thel
police.. under the direction of Chief!
Vollmer have been most energetic InV
seeking the apprehension of the guilty
parties. As I result of the efforts put l
forth. one young man. who is believ-
ed to have been implicated in the
breaking into Wheeler Brothers fouu.
dry. in Water street. and E. G. (isl-
iagher's lformerly T. J. Magner‘s)
store in Washington street, on Janul
ary 16. was arrested Satuiday night.
and lodged in the South Norwalk lock
up. The man was Howard Davis. aged
about twenty years who lives in Ely
avenue.
The officers have bobn working out
the case for some days. and SaturdIyV
afternoon Officer Waiter Hall accom-
panied by J. William \‘ollmer. son of
a __._...
Hundreds of spring Waist: are now on
lawn. from the plain at 50c to the best in si
I‘iuc Japanese Silk Waists. Special at
1
.
D'i'tnm'fllmh
Smbro’tdsr'tos.
llIndIomo Embroidcrles iii
cambrlc. naiusook. Swiss. beading, bomstltching—wc have every width
some beautiful matched sets.
3V tszc per ed. up.
Eamon ate.
Prepare for the sure to come showers. buy fl DOW Spring llnlncoat.
We are showing the new spring styles Iiiltl at very low prices.
Suits.
Ladies Tailored Suits for spring are. now shown.
We have the very
\Datsts.
sale in silk. niei'ecrlzed and
"is,
$2.95,
a furor. a.
.1321?" -5411” m .
Chiei Vollmer. succeeded in trapping
Davis. Captain of Police William Pen-
nington and Constable J J. Goodwin
have also done work on the case. as RECENT ARRIVALS or vgggng 1
well an other officers. ‘
People have been known to haveV er Georgia London.
:iurchIaed goods which they must hatt‘
known were stolen. Machinists tools! When a woman earns money. i‘ '-
and other valuable articles which have! here; but when a man earns anything. |
l
._...r. ....-._,-.
~n goods iV ——Au.-hiscn Globe !
John Rultcasec who was arrested '
yesterday for drunkenness. was grant- l E
ed a continuance in the town court this -..._.
morning until 2 o'clock this afternoon District of Norwaik
The case of Lewis Suydam arrested 5 Court. January 23"] A.D .1504
Saturday for diunkennoss. will come-V Estate 0' Abraham M. Boerum. late
“9 W0” ”‘9 ‘0‘“ ”0“" “WWW” {of Norwallt, in said District deceased.
”9 l' 0‘" 0“ ‘ “5" Wild 0‘ ‘10 ' The Court of Probate for the District
EAGLII' To HAVg ‘m TIME. of Norwslkt hath limited and allowed
SOLVENT NOTICE.
Probate Court
4
walk i
A delegation of Bridgeport Eagles
about 100 strong are expected on this
mansion. as the Bridgeport degree!
team will initiate I large class of can.
didates for the Norwalk Auk: The!
l neglect t
debarred a recovery All persons in-
make immediate payment to
BOSTON. Feb. 8.:~—Arrlved Steam Vwith your housekeeping money
gVive you a lot you spend a lot. but If
i don't give you so much you seem to
,st along with it "
"Why. that's perfectly simple Ru
“’0“ M"! “'9"! dllwfled 01' here and i he is compelled to divide with his wife V.dolph When you give me I lot i use
"N" be ”in“ 0"" ‘0 “‘0 Police 88 his kin. his wife‘s kin. his pastor. theV it to pay the debtsl get into when you
here il l penalty for purchasing stol- committee of forty and the bartender don' t give me so much. " .
District of Norwalk.
cry attested within said time. will be be dcbnrrcd I recovery.
tit-bled to said Estate are requested to
l tat r r host to make immediate
tit-bled to an d ills c a e co ed HENRY SEYMOUR.
SOLVENT NOTICE.
February 6th. A. D. 1904.
a said iDstrict. deceased.
payment to
“i don't see. Ella how you "man's-£0;
ss. Probate
lactate of Mary McQuhaé. late of Nor-
The Court of Probate for the Dis-
trict of Norwalk. hath limited and al-
lowed six months "omitting“? hereof
‘six months from the date hereof for [or the creditors of as a e to ex-
Norwaik Aerie 0‘ ml“ ‘5 prcpar !the creditors of the Estate to exhibit l hlblt their claims for settleme.nt Those
.ng for I his time Wednesday night ‘ their claims for settlement. Those who who neglect to precept their accounts
0 present their accounts. prop- properly attested. within said time. will
All persons iii-
yr o :r
GOOD THINGS 1'0 EAT.
3st Rusk. is cts. package.
ole. It will do yet: good.
The best of Everything at reasonable prices.
hen notice: The promptnsas or delivery,
lillnssa. and freshness of goods. the full,
A demonstration of the Goodrich Food will be held at our store all this week. Let all
hose who are interested in goods manuimtured in your own town: how their appreciation of same,
old flock to Seymous's Store after a package of their food. The Goodrich Food to cts. package.
9
Charles E. Soylnoor. lsadhg Grocer. 33 West Washitgton Street.
solid is in out? For Granules
honest measure.
Vilrldgeporters will come by special [I‘Ol'l ADA L BOERUM. V LEO DAVIS.
°" . . . rm 3 l' 22 Administrators.
A supper will follow the work. i1 25" i 8' Administratrix ' ( 0
CALL 58-2.
Stei'e
We want to place these goods in every home; help us do it. Come in anyway and take a sam-
"l
the
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I!“ CAI-T M“. Lin. 1;: N CW DAVNIUNY INNS, OTo. D: ION EL!“
7
“CT N99“ ANVQ JAVA COFFEE. PEN LIV. Idol CHOICE NEW CW 1’
-.—.'.
IACON, L... 156.
EA.» (IICT), 4!, LI.
A PIECENT F325:
GROCER r so
‘ assassinate m
sea ma. UT
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the el .
Vuamof what you not. You will find abundlovrssaon Viol- sending us your future orders. This week's specials ,
‘i . FINE ORAN LATED SUGAR FOR. ................................................ 81.00 \
L" U You also got more for 85¢ or 600 than alaawl‘ers.
\NMOUN’I CHOICE LEAN CALIFORNIA HA ONLY ., ...‘ ........................... ai/gc LI.
Sugar our“ stock. r try. ans. "They're certainly line.
oaisa choirs. sauna" ' cocoa. . census.
Zlbtlvlpsflhlm Minimum» ‘256'7lhmitolhd0ati. . 25°
“bananas-steam ”cumulus-ram.“ soc 7ibINusluekwbaat,V 25c
LII-II French is. is. roasts! Iran cotse- the sum Wheat biscuit. aka. 12..
-! III-choice chIIeIcIi Mess, use Grown Adar Irena lain: can. as one high Food, pkg, to
Cast “meaty only be lb. 3 lb. can Hallow ‘Ile 0st Rusk Food. pkg, 18:
New, tum lb. loIIibsmlutlntMmV its Carer-woman's!» 25¢
Piaf ruIII (rashes piss). pita. too I lb. ass up Pluses. V , 18: Eat-.- Ilasuit (24 meals).
Norwalk Chronicler