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lsl seIITe
are gentile
' ' .flood Situationin Penn-
syllanla ls Worse Today
Iban It Has Been Since
I892» Railroad Buried
Under Ice Cakes
flood situation lIcI re is more serious
than that III I'eatctday At 9 o'clock
today tho Ile was thirty feet and six
inches ahoIII low II atcr maIk.
Within nine inchIII of the high mark In
the gteat flood of lilli‘J. "lhI lIIIanIIII-
turn has fallen twcutv IlIIgIIIIIs within
the. last live bouta, and this should‘
bring some. relief
. Wklng‘ West from ltiIIIr street all
water resembling a lake. stretched
over the. lowlands.
Pittiton, brokb at midnight and began
street. the main reI-Iidentlal thoIougb-
fare of the citI'. is under three feet of
water. The proas rooms of the nowa-
papcrs are flooded, and it was with dif-
ficulty that today's editions could be
islued. Mine pumps are being utiliz-
ed to keep the water from rising in the
basements of business houses. The
people living in the lowlands had to
be rescued by the police ln bouts. early
today. The water IIIItiIIIIv suIrounIleIl
their houses. and as there was danger
that they might topplt over, theI au-
thothchI inattucted that ith be Iacat-
ed. .' Practically the name conditiona
protall all along the I"‘l\t'l for titty
tnliea, and the lo~s to property “at be
heed the warning. 'l‘hcy IcmoI ed per-
vious, flood No town along the river
front has eacapcd.
At Plymouth hundreds of houses in
the southern part or the town have had
their foundation walls weakened, and
it is feared that the high water will
«my them away. Main street the
principal business thotoughtart- or the
town. in a small river and all tIatiic
is conIitlItcd b_I boats F‘Ierv nIeIIIlumt
in theI toan yt‘elulflll)‘ sustained lIeIIIy
Ides, Although notice had l)t'(‘ll given
them. many of the merchants-did not
héod the warning. The. rctnovIIl per-
ishable goods from the basements to
the 'tl'rbt floor. but now the that hour
of every nIIIIcantile house h»; entered
with match and goods in a great manr
, I cases are floating about the stores
.The village of Eapy. ncar Blooms-
burg, is completely surrounded by an -
tor, and the residents are IIIIprIsoucd
in theirhomes.
.‘At Clark‘s Island. scores of families
hare taken refuge with their neighbors
.on higher ground. At West (‘Iatuwlsaa
l thecmployea of the Delaware. backa-
' want. and Western Ralhoad stimuli
were compelled to leave the building.
At Bloomsbotg man) of the indus-
tries of the town are Ihut down he-
muse the boiler room nan flotillt‘tt. A5
a result hundreds of pelt-Ions are idle.
The collars and first iluors oi hundreds
of dwelling houses are. under water.
Thc'damagc. to property will be heavy
1 There is almost a complete suspen-
sion'ot‘ mining throughout the valley.
The II tor is flowing into the colilerles
Tutor- hun it can be pumped out. Ful-
8 .060 miners are idle. 'l‘ cattle in aus-
.potlddd on the I'ennnle'ania anti Dela-
ware; Lackantanna and W eastern roads
The .ofliciais oi the letter road say it
willltake a week after the flood sub-
Eldép baton: they can get their road
bed in shape for the resumption of
Ira C.
"II ANCETER PIL, Match 9. w'l‘be
»8n ueha'nua river is' well within its
. yak}! todaI. The Making of the
some; last night, left from ten to twen-
fill» (eat of Ice on the tracks of the
pd Port Deposit Railroad
m Tut ey Hill to Safe Harbor a dis»
of dye miloa.,,-The railway
it Turkey Hill are about twen-
t; veglow water and at the
$.91 yesterday, there was
fleet f water on the iOId Ra’-
from the lower section of the
that the tracks at the nil-
: glad IbTIenth grout moans
. _. whicrlT turmoil rested!" in
M river three miles below
,-_ the flooding,“ of a M77777
”h bound
side riv .“t‘ho
titrat- o! to: toga. ex“-
react
III
T ' , 7 ate
'- SOLE fAGENTS
-‘ or
’ W. L. DOUGLAS SHOES
$5. 00 and $5.50.
WILKl‘ SBARHE. Pa” Match 9. —— 'lhIIl
the eye can see is one \tllit. .IIhcet ml
After tiIII ice oil
to move. the III er ronII rapidly River h to come before that
SOUTH NORWALK. CONN.
’Ioaterday morning 7at 2 oclock. No
Tfurther damage has been done and the
awullen waters are taut lapalng Into
the” normal abapo.
HERBY. March 9.——The Houaatonlc
River. which was at trcnhet height you-
tcrday. has fallen conaldcrably today
and it is expected that the factorleo
which were compelled to shut down on
account of the high water will be able
to resume operations tomorrow: Some
of the Shelton factories were running
as usual today.
Although danger from. the present
rise in regarded as 0\‘t‘l‘ the presence
l of an ice gorge above the dam in the
lettuce of apprchmmton. This gorge
roaches across the river and at some
Tpolnta in 25 feet abovo the frozen IIIII
face of the point behind the dam.
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l laps failed in find fleet
Continued from Fourth Page.
Ruuilna Seize Telegraph Station.
SEOUL. Marth 9.-A pail) of lilllt'
.liunsiana seized the Kmeau telIIgIIIpb
latatlon at Yung \Von today it In re-
:porlcd that a fight baa oIIIIuIch be
This [3i tween Koreans and Ruaaiuua on the K0
mm 3M“, of the Tumcn lliwr.
COLLEGE 8TUDENTS' FRANK.
Janitors Hornu and Wagons Placed
in College Buildings.
MIDDLETOWN. March 9.—.\ prank
played by Wesleran University stu-
dents last night on the janitor of thII
Institution Harlow Raymond. in like»
faculty for in-
Instigatlon. The janitors barn was
broken into during the night and two
hornet-I and three dump carts removed.
The horses were found today atablcd
on the first floor of 0nd of thc univer-
sity halls. while the carts were. on the
second floor. An anh alftcr was
swung from the peak of the campus
iiagatafl‘. Keynotes of all the doors
leading to the university olilch-I were
tilled with wooden plugs. no that en»
trance could be only gained by break
lag in the doors.
Raymond halt been janitor for thirty
years and in popular with the atudcnts,
but It has come to be on annual cun-
tom‘ to make a raid on his property. it
is understood that this year the faculty
will not allow the matter III pass with-
out strict investigation.
FIND A SHORTAGE OF 362.000.
9.....—
Former Wolfboro Bank Cnhlor was
Alto abort In Town Account.
\'\'()i.i“lli)li0, N. H.. March 9.--—icx-
ports who have been examining thI
accounts of the Wolfboro Loan and
Banking CompanI. lIaIe found a total
shortage of about 9:2 000. The bank
was closcd by the SaIlnga Bank Com-
missionorn laat month otter they had
discovered alleged errors in bookkeep»
lug by the former cashier, Charles F.
Piper. The shortage includes about
322000 in the trust and banking depart.
ment and “0.000 in the savings depart-
ment. The aggregate exceeds the cap-
ital stock of the. institution by $12,000.
but Piper was under bonds of 820.000
and property valued at several thous-
and dollars has been turned over to the
bank by him. Piper has not been ar-
rested. He. has been in all-health for
some time and had resigned as cashier
before the rec-out disclosures. He also
was town treasurer and the town of-
flclnhI have announced the discovery of
ashortago of 86.200 in their (undo.
I-..
TROLLEY MEN IN COURT.
A number of the’ employees of the
Connecticut Railway and Lighting
(‘ompany are in Bridgeport today in
answer to subpoenas. This is the to
suit of a trolley accident on the Broad
itlvor extension. last summer. in which
Mrs. Stephen Comatock was injured.
Among the man called to court today
are George Ccdney, Samuel Nash. Wll.
TTam Drew. James Mara and Charles 1‘.
age.
NEW HAVEN LIFT DHAW BRIDGE.
NEW HAVEN March 9.—-—Judgc
Thayer. of the Superior Court. who has
been listening to tho contentions of
New Haven business mcn and resi-
dents oi‘ Orange over It proposed new
bridge on Kimberly avenue over West
River. has decided that the new bridge
shall be of the lite type for a draw.
New Haven has been opposed to a
draw and has wanted it fixed structure.
. .
HAWLEYVILLE MAIN IANKRUPT.
HARTFORD. March 9.—IA petition
was filled in the United Staten Din-
trict Court today that the E. C. Pintt
Company, oi Howieyville. be adjudged
bankrupt. The petitioner: are: be
Myra and Commy.}~oi North Tonn-
Vinita. N, Y.. Danhnryfiardwam Com-
pany and Flint and Sinith. o! Donbury.
The petitionen allotted that the Plait
Company has admittcd in writing It!
motility to m it: dhbta. ,
to -bc'- n-e—-b->- w- I-
IIMIC. MAYIRIC NOT HERE.
‘ NEW YORK, In t—Tho report
M Mr: Unnamed
mentioned by manual-h
L...“
. All audit. and link Mind Ito-iv
aybrick, recount:
gown t.
bolder- can Know What. Wu Mada.
CHICAGO. lurch t—Judgment w“
tendered in the circuit court today by
Judge Dunno agulnat the Chicago, Rock
Inland and Pacific. Railroad Conllw' I)’.
commanding the production of the com-
pan": books and the minutes of the
holders meeting ahowlng the con-
tractn and term by which the Moore
Brother: and ”moisten aocured con-
trol of the Rock island. The iudg '
ment was in the cone of C. H. Venner.
of Boaton. roprolenting the minority
stockholders. Jamel Hamilton lIowiII.,
counsel for the minority atockholdera.
stated that the (location would compel
the company to let all IItIIckholdcrn
know what proilta the Moorea and III-I-
aociatec made out of the ro-organlla-
tiou, and also show what amount tin;I
I-ItoclthIIldI-ru are entitled to, John S.
Miller and J. J. Herrick. representing
the company, denied that Mr. Veuncr
or tboac he represents would profit by
the Ileclaion anti at once took an appeal
and gave bond. .
DRAWN Al JURORB.
Andrew J. Croaaman and JamIIa
II'HommedIeu werc'drpwn from Nor-
walk. yesterday. to complete the panel
of jnrymen for the Eardley murder
case in Bridgeport. This makes nor.
on from Norwalk no for lmpnncled on .
this cake»
MILLIONS FOR IMPROVEMENTS.
PHILADELPHIA. March Ii.-—'l‘hII
Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company today appropriated
between “8.000.000 and 820.000.000
for carrying on thI work of improve:
illt-lliIi this year.
DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE
NEW HAVE N, March Ii ——I\ IuI-I ting
of the Democratic slate central com
miliec has been called for this city at
the Touilno iiIItI-l next Monday "(it‘l‘v
noon, when the time and place for the
slatc convention will be llt‘li'l'llllllt‘tl.
‘ ly bitten.
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ATTACKED IV TRAMP 0000.
- Mlu Jennie Howard. of Bhutton. Had a
Narrow Eoclpo.
tiliEl/i‘ON. March Il.-~Whlle painting
a vacant lot in Union ntreot today. Mina
.iIIIInlII Howard, aged 20, wr . attacked
by a pack of "tramp" dogs and severe.
There were six dog: in the
pack. one of the largest of which led
the attack by jumping at her waist.
knocking her down. She fought the
animals off until her crlcn were heard
by Donald Warner. who drove the dogs
away with It ultchfork. Mien Howard
was nearly pmntraiod by the tlcrco an.
sault. llcr clothltg was badly torn
and Idle was bitten In several Dillt't‘il. It
is expected that thII borough IIfllclaln
will order the dogs killed. Children
have frequently lltlt‘ll attacked by dIIgII
ll‘ that neighborhood and a chi/.IIII
II no “as ('illi‘\ll‘.i.'. home It piece of ll\'
II had It lIIIIIl fl: ht with a path of
hungry ”Kililyfll H‘H'l'fll mouths IILIII.
Artistic Brass ind Metal Beds
Tho best work of the moat Iii'lt'll llt‘ll Tllt'ltIl‘lI'N‘ II.III IIII found on our lltNil'K.
There
moat. int-\penalvo III-Ila made that IIIIII he
is IIII III-sign so new that you cannot litIIl lII-III.
Whil" \\II lIlIIII llit‘
I‘ttllctl gIIIIIi, our .I‘IIIIl. (‘llllll'ill‘it‘I'
a great many I‘lvcltica at lliiitli'i'fJi‘ p rim-:4. and from [hill on up to tho lin-
cst bcd tnaIlII.
buyer.
We have some bargains in beds that. will lnII-rcsl the closest
WHITE ENAMELS $2.50 to $18.00.
BRASS
Funeral Directors
12 North Main Street.
“2.00 to $65.00.
AJ. 6011171151,
Ca.
and Embalmers.
South Norwalk.
Corning as it does between the WI IIIII r and Sp: int; lIIIuI::.
rather an oi! month in businoba gt‘tliilg.
We can acmtnodalc II ten more at
graphic Departments and so make 1|le
to those who lutcnd entering April let.
or before March 15 without extra cost.
for the price of Three.
February is
uIlIIuts III our thalnesn and Tole-
PEGIAII‘OFFER
I‘IIli at the Cillll‘iL‘WL‘IITUTT at (mi‘t',
You can get Four Months‘ instruction
BOOKKEEPING—TELE GRAPlgl‘f —SHORTHAND.
SARTAIN’S— BROWN COLLIGE.
0. F. OARTAIN. Frisian“.
Olsens Shoe Store.
WHY NOT BUYIA PAIR
To save you It soon ones) . .
Men's Vic! Kid Shoes. pampien and odd lot of 32.50 and 33.00 Shoes, at
$l. 98.
Men's Patent. Colt Bluchers. the NW toe.
Men I Patent Hrrse Hide Lucia. 8?-
.50 Shoes at
$2.48.
Ladies Vic! Kid Wclt Heavy Solo Shoes. I
Ladlca' Patent Colt Lace Shoes, 5
3.90 and 83.00.1t
$I 98.
Ladies Fine Kid Loco Shoes, good low heels. some Culuut styles. at
$1 4.8
if slum It. needed tunic! them
Who! Ittilg [II-tutu“.
0M
is it Worth While
m suitor trot: Eye Ache. Hold Ache or. Poor Vision when rollot laoo
I our and can be had at web “III“ coal! ,
We make a thorough examination or the Eyes. without. coat. and
o. 3.41“st .
who; ”they minor
whom
at the lowolt poulblo tattoo.
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TRISTRAMdHYATT
White" Wash ‘ Fabrics
White III the moat IIIIIbloualIlI- color in Wash fabrics and all materials in thin color are noticeably in IlIIInIIIIII.
in calling your.atlenllon to our while goodII department there are several points of distinct advabtttgo to the prlt~
Ilout buyer which should be cart-full/ Weight-d bofore purchaaing elsewhere. Our stock has never been no complete
an at lbc IIrI-IIIInl time.
prlcon never ware lower. We believe I
TIIII collection of fabrics and weave: are varied enough to provldc satisfaction tor all and
but you will and that thin in the place to buy your white goods.
White MI-rcerlzcd l’. K.'II. Madrm.‘
()xfIIrdII, l'opiilm. IIIr ablri Wltlfllli and
IIblrl walat unit» II! ”I, lit, 20. 25. 29.
35, 39. iii. ill IIIII. per yd. We also
have, the above III chnmnulgn t'()l0|' and
III black atrlpon and do“! on white
groundn.
Plain Welt l’. 20. 2.3.
(it). 3.7. ”7!.
K.'II at I.'I, HI.
TIIIII per )1],
iI‘anI-y iJIIIII- StrlpIII. IrIIIn SI' 'II 291'
per yd.
In.
Ilo.
While Dotted Swlsros from 20(- to'
.‘Iilc per yd.
WIIIIII OrgaIIIllII
'and 35c per yIl.
T IIII III. wide at 50c pIIr yd.
in, _II'IIlI-, at 20c
lis ill. wide at iiilc pIIr ,I'II.
lilack, tiii in. wide at l7llll) [Mir 5-,],
White lndla Linen from 8c to 30¢ W777 32 in. wide at 25c, 350.
)‘tl. :
—~l Whitc Batiste, 32 in. wide. at 30c,
. I. I ‘\ 07‘7"!“ W'r 5d.
”(IT'V‘HTTI itrulan lawn from the to .IlcI 40 in wide at
26c and 35¢ per yd.
lI‘rcncb Nalnsook 481n.w.ldc at 50c,
\VIIIIII French Lawn it; in. Wide, at 05c. 83c per rd
1
43.0 and 39c pcr yd.
7Whltc7 7Dimlty. front We to‘ .551? per yII.
White Wash Chiffon.
from 2310c lII tiitc pcr ,I'd.
White Swisscs at 15. 20. 25. £10, 3.7.
ill. 50c pcr yd. T
l. White lIillI'll for Shitt7 \‘Valsts 7and
“M“- SIIiII \Vaial Suits
.16 ill. wldt' at 50c per ,I'Il. .
ill in. wide at 39c and 500 pcr'yIl.,
1.? In wide at tiitc per yd.
its in.
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TRIS-TRAM &VHVATT, Norwaik, -; onn.
NO. 2 on
d 5 GAZETTE BUILDING,
What Is your'hobby!
Our bobby ls'Caal.
It Interest: as bonus.
We all It. Ind you. :lnuI
You must buy It.
W0 do not sick your trade
For a few days only. but
For years to coma. And sci
We cannot afford I
To all you cool I
That I: Inferior.
Nor I'm In. -
Now. when yours I
D
1
Glover’s the Place»
LITE
FOR MEN AND WOMEN
$3.50
SPRING STYLES. l
Shoo: and
Oxfords
NOW READY.
TEL. 157-6.
Wear lion lint Fit.
Goal IlIIt Is ill
Bii
Soon cm LEAVE. normmi‘“
our act-In COMFORT we «no
cannon ammo Ir. i -
I
EON! U0 A TRIAL" ORDER.
30"!" “Spring 7 7
Style Show
pened
You cans select uour Suit now and
Dauioritlaier. _ ' - .
We are showing all the popularstuies.
ETONS. BLOUSE ETONS. NOR
FOLKS. MILITARY EFFECTS
CHEVIOTS. SERGE VENETlAN.
KERSEY CLOTHS AND FANCY
MIXTURES.
P1190: Rango mm
512 98 to $85 00
HOTEL V7 CTORlA
EUROPEAN PLAN. .
T. a. sutuvarn.
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