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iIIiIIiiiIir
'I‘ hc schoonei l’hocbc Ann arrived in
p0it yesterday. with ll cargo of sand.
A considerable sum was mlscd yes-
terday, toward abolishing the dcbt of
the Advent Church. A special colleg-
tlon was taken for that purpose,
The regularly class meeting will be
held tomorrow evening, in the East
Avenue Methodist Church. under the
leadership of James l.‘l~loinni(-dlcu.
“False and True Ambitions“ was the
subject of the meeting of the Epworth
Leaguc. yesterday afternoon. at thc
East Avenue Methodist Church. Mrs.
Patterson was leader.
The Iicrvlccs at tho Advent Christ-
laii Church yesterday were lui'gcly at-
tended. 'l hey proved very inchL-sting,
two eloquent sermons being pli’llillt’d
by Rev James w. Davis.
-—l'lorces DistcmpI-r Cure guaran-
teed. Bridge Pharmacy.
A mock trial will be held this, Moli-
day cvcniug. at 7:45 in the Sunday
school room of the East Avenue Mctlio.
dist Church under the auspices of tlic
Literary Department of the Epworth
Lcuguc.
'l‘hcrc was a large attendance at tho
coucci‘t rcudcrcd by tho children of
mo Advciit ("hrlsiiuu Sunday school.
All the music wcnt cxccllcuily. The
program has already been printed in
The Sentinel. The songs by the llurns
family were particularly pit-ailing.
The mlic boxcs which woro given to
the cliildrcu of tlic Emit Avcuiu- MI-Ih-
odlst Sunday school scvcrul wucks ago
wurc opened yesterday. and it was
found that the children had saved the
sum of $41.60. This money will be ap-
pllcd to building a new mom for the
mic of the infant class in the buses-
ment
A launch race betwrcn Lewis W St
Johns bout “ Lillian." and Albert 'i‘.
Eldridgc'a iicw twenty-two foot I’ul-
ni'ci humc h, was one of the interesting
sights of the harbor Saturday after-
nOoIi. The race was won by MI.
John's boat in on easy tun. Each bout
carricd a crow of ten persons. The
start was mudc from the South Nor-
walk briilgc, around 'l‘avcrn Island and
back to the wharf at Gregory‘s Point.
A number of other launches followcd
the boats around the course. and the
finish was cnthuslusticully chi-cred.
.lnmcs ll'llommcdleu‘s -cluss will
meet in tlic Ladies" Puilor East Ave-
nuc (‘hurcli ifucsday. 24th, at
T. 45 p. m. The LadiesrXIii .yvlll hold
their work meeting on Wednels’dliy May
25th in tlIclI own parlor 2 p m The
poster will conduct the church prayer
mcctlug on ’l‘hursday cvcninI: in the
Sunday school room at 7345. The Jun
ior Band will hold its regular meeting
next Friday evening. May 27th. at 7:45
The Rev. A. L. Hubbard. of Rowayton.
will exchange pulpiis with the Rev. E.
Cunningham. of East Norwnlk, next
Sunday morning. May 29th. and at. 3
p. in. will give his pictorial sermon.
"The Wheels of Ezcklah." to the Jun-
ior Intrigue.
ROWAYTON.
Mrs. H. (lager is spending a. few
days with relatives in New York city.
The steamer Kale C. Stevens is being
:lwerhauled in dry dock at South Brook-
yn.
ll. Arthur Griffin and Frederick
Mead drove to Trinity Luke, and called
on fricnds. yesterday.
The foundation for John Sherman
Hoyi‘s heunery has been completed.
and other improvements are being
made to the property.
The steamer Mabel L. Stevens has
just been overhauled at Staten island,
and a new wheel has been installed
among other improvements.
Alvah Tuihill was able to be moved
to his shore cottage, Thursday. and
New York parties took possession of
his residence for the summer.
R. B. Newberry and family. of New
York, are getting ready to take posses-
sion of their line residence on the
southern end of Contentment Island. A
bungalow is being constructed near by
for the use of the domestics.
The steamer William I. Stevens went
to Bridgeport. lest week.‘where she
was loaded with lumber and today sail-
ed for Locust Grove. Long Island,
where a new dock will be constructed
by the H. W. Wells Company. of Non
walk.
Réllanbc Hook and Ladd
‘ Company.
‘ot twenty- ditto feet front fsfm Captain
Edward F. Smith. The s'iie is just
north of.,the present quarters of the
company, and extends from Rowayton
avenue to the shore Plans are out
for a building 20 x 45 feet This floor
will be for the large truck. and on the
second floor will be the parlor. reading
room. etc. A basement will be utiliz-
ed as a kitchen, and will be equipped
with range. watergand‘sll other im-
provements. A plane and balcony
over the shore will odd‘to the attrac-
fiiyleness of the tripling}; this summer.
9 company w "t, a practice
run out Thu triads; the
Imam on the sc' ‘nl building.
11—2,-5
No. 1, last week. purchased a building an
iv!
DARIEN AND NOROTON
Miss Stella Austen starts for a tour
of Europe in a few days.
William ll. Fairbanks has purchas-
ed two pairs of line horses.
he bomio’occupled by Walter lived
and family is being painted.
‘.losupli lllndlI-y will soon bcgln tho
I-rcctiou 0|".inin IIcw house-I till his
HrumnII-r's tcslilcucc.
'I‘hc unusually lim- liI-Ilgu around Jo-
iii-[III lliiullcy'-: lnud, adjoining his
roaiilcncc. wilt; Willlt'f‘ klllI-Il.
Miss liarrict Foss hint removed hcr
art studio from Stamford in Madison
IIII' honic. of hcr ulster. Miss Currie
Foss.
Charles Van blue is adding now
walks and drivcs Io llle. grounds
around his new home, and otherwise
improving the placc.
The ladlca of the Methodist Church.
Darlen, will give II. supper and enter-
tainment at Illii house of Mrs. C. B.
Fitch. Noroum Heights. Thursday ove-
nlug. May 26.
l‘iiiv. Mr. Pastor. of Yale Divinity
School. New lluvcu, prcuched in the
Congregational Church. yesterday.
morning and evening. ltcv. Herbert S.
Brown occupyiuir tho pulpit of thc Cou-
grcgatloiiul Church. in South Norwalk.
Cupl. J. N. Cue. of the l-loldlcra'
Home, prcscuicd $10 to the Knowlton
Fife and Drum Build to assist in the
purchase of uniforms. and has invit-
ed the band to take part in Mercurial
Day sci'vlcc.
Captain Lewis Wan-rbury is today
celebrating the ulnI-Ilclh uiianI-raui'y
of his birthday. There was s reunion
of his childrcu and grandchildren. tho
uifulr being a wry pleasant on". Mr.
Waterbury is enjoying good health,
and is remarkably active for one of his
years.
The membership of Fitch's Soldiers‘
liomc. Norotou, at the present time is
56L but of this number 29 are in the
state insane hospital at Miildlctown.
six are in hospitals at New Haven and
Hartford. and iii) are in the hospital at
the Home. A number of the inmates
take their Illschurgcs during the sum-
mcr months, rcturuing to the home in
the full.
Thorc was no insurance on Ed. Wal-
lace's housc. which was destroyed by
lire Tuesday in Noroicn. They were
storing a quantity of household goods
for thcir daughter. which were also
all burncd. The dog which gave the
first alarm was burncd to death in the
fire. The family heard it barking
previous to the arrival of the men who
later glue the alarm, but paid no at-
tentlon.
WESTPOR’I‘. i
Painters are busy at Beacliside lnu.
Capt. Screno Allen has purchased a
steam yacht.
Judge 1). B. Ilradley made a business
trip in Bridgeport yesterday.
The Shopbcrds of Bettieltahcm mct
last night and disposed of routine busi-
ness.
.lnmcs Harvey has returned to
Brooklyn. N. Y., after a. visit here with
friends.
Charles Sooysmlih and family of
New York have arrived at the Forms
for the season.
1). A. Solomon. who has been visit,-
ing rclutivcs here. has departed for his
home in Washington. I). 0.
Mrs. l-larrictt Coley has returned
home from Elizabeth. N. J.. where she
has been since the Christmas holidays.
.‘hc gucst of her daughter.
Croquet will be revived at Westport
sanitarium again this summer. It
provcd to be (1 source of considerable
amusement on the grounds last sum-
inl‘l‘.
(.‘npt. (lcm'gc Gregory. who recently
met with a setious accident. is im-
proving slowly. llis advanced years
me a bar to spccdy rec0very. Besides
a dislocated shoulder. one tib was frac-
tured.
it has been an off week at Hocka‘
num Golf club. but the approaching
holiday will bring the season to a live-
ly start. ll. H. Knapp of Bridgeport
ls among the moat skillful and enthu-
elastic members of the club.
Following are the newly elected oili-
cers of the Willing Workers society of
the Methodist church: Mrs L. W.
Holmes. president: Mrs Frederick
Kcmper. vice president: Mrs. H S
Beers. secretary; Mrs. S. J. Banks,
treasurer.
it is almost time to step up to the
captain's cabin and get your allotment
of sand Sillp at t‘ompo beach for a
log cabin shake down a. shanty or
bath house. The generosity of our
town fathers does not extend to the
limits of anything really tangible or
ornamental at what might easily be
the most attractive beach west of
Savln Rock. but you can have a four
by six space for the asking and leave
imagination to fill the void between
nothing and an Atlantic City Roton
Point or Newport. Any old thing is
evidently good enough for the “com-
mon people" here unable to go away
from home for summer enjoyment and
deprived of the possibilities that are
theirs by right;
B ll BREATH
up! ’ ' D
mlems: ta. Nut-2.9.31.3?“ Iawghmystomrh
nae pl“. mussel-u “aria.
dud:nI
~o—s ..g
‘ mm was. who has DWI"
mug critically‘ llL is now thought to be
It") Vin
Mrs}! RKK. Fitch has been the no“
Iof her brother I“. E Wakciodu. of
Souibpurt.
(‘barlcs blocker and granddaughter.
MIIIII ltuth Mcckci of New Haven, via-
lIL-d friends liclc last week.
Mrs. Mary Iii. Suion bad the misfor-
tune to cut off one of her fingers and
badly injure another In a hay cutter.
on Thursday.
Miss Edith Bradley, of this place.
will be one of the graduates at the
Wcsiport illgh School next month. and
will cutcr Mount llolyokc, In the fall.
A little duughlcr was welcomed in the
homc of Mr. and Mrs. William P. Lock-
wood, Monday. Mr. and Mrs. B. ll.
lIul'Il'uIll are also the purcuts of uuolh-
I'I' lliilc girl. while Mr. and Mrs. Mcr-
win Banks also rcjolI-c over the ad-
tcut of another daughter.
l'hllnndcr Fairchlld, for many years
a resident of Weston, died last week at
the Masonic Home In Walliugford.
aged 67 years. He Is survived by his
wlfc, one son. Elinor r‘uirchlld, of Dov
cr. N. J.. and one daughter, Mrs. Ev-
crctt Bcncdlcl, of Wilton.
WEST NORWALK.
Jacksonvillc, Fla. May 19. 1904.
Editor South Norwalk Evening Son-
tlncl: i am in this city, returning
from a trip through Southern Florida.
where l was the guest of Captain
James McKay, mayor of Tampa, for six
days. While hcrc l have helped to or-
ganize the fruit and truck growers in-
to three Organizations, vlz., the South
l-‘orlda Fruit and Truck (lrowers' Asso-
ciation, the Lake County Furmers' Pro-
tective Society. and the Miami F‘arm-
ors' Club, whose object In to at the
cxtortlous of the New. York and bila-
delphla commission merchants. who
givo but very poor returns for the
goods that are sent to them to sell. I
have been selected by them to be their
New York Agent. Eventually the
whole fruit and vegetable crop of this
region will be consigned to me for dis-
posal. The intention also is to estab-
lish a chain of cannerles to can thclr
surplus pineapples and tomatoes. II
stock company now being formed for
that pui pose, the whole to be under my
Immediate supervision. ’lhe people
here have more confidence in a New
England Yankce than In any otlIcr
class of people. This cannery will
prove a splendid and safe investment
for those scoklng a good return for
their money. I have not space to say
all I should like to. but wish to say
that prosperity is in evidence on every
hand and a ncw South is growing in
good shape.
Yours truly.
G. W. LYNCH.
Wcst Norwalk, Conn.
—-—All the healing balsamic virtues
of the Norway pine are concentrated in
Dr. Wood’s Norway Pine Syrup. iin-
turc's uwn remedy for coughs and
colds.
CUMMINGS NO CANDIDATE.
Won't Run for Governor or Any Other
Office, He Says.
In its issue Friday evening. the
New Haven Loader used up a lot of.
poster type in stating that Homer 8.
Cummings, of Stamford. is the Demo-
cralic organisation's candidate for gov-
ernor next fall Mr Cummings had
this to say on the subject this morn-
ing
“When this rumor originated some
months ago. i issued a statement say-
ing that I was not a candidate for
governor nor for any other public of-
flce. undcr any circumstances. All I
can do now is to reiterate that state-
ment. and I do so emphatically. The
Democratic organization of the State
has no candidate for Governor, and. in
my opinion. all talk on this subject.
prior to the national convention is
pvt-mature."
Mr. Cummings baa been frequently
mentioned as a possible candidate for
Governor. He has a thorough grasp
of the Slate organization. There is
little doubt in well-Informed circles
that he could get the nomination If he
wished it. He continues to be talked
about as the Democratic candidate for
Mayor, and could probably get that
nomination too, If lie wished it.
FRED D._HALL HOME.
Pool-Player Travels 30.000 Miles to
Six Month.
Fred B Hall. the champion pool-
player who has toured the continent
during the past winter has arrived at
his home in Stamford.
He did not expect to be home until
June 1. but was in a fire in Wisconsin.
lost some of his baggage. and had to
jump out of a second-story window.
For this season he has played from
ocean to ocean. at Los Angeles. San
Francisco. Seattle and as far north as
Vancouver. British Columbia. In six
months he covered 30,000 miles, and
in the last twelve years he has played
in every State in the Union. also Can-
ada. Mexico and British Columbia.
This is his last season in this country
as he has played in some cities six
or seven times. if he exhibits again,
it will be in Europe.
CASTOR IA
For Infantssndflhlldrsn.
IIIIIIIIII‘I museum.
Bearsths
filament _
.I‘
W .,,_
m MORMONS’ WILES FAR REACHING.
CHICAGO. my u—T‘hé Reed
Smoot. Inquiry has been branded as a
"Mormon trick" by John Merritte
Driver. speaking in the People‘s
Church pulpit. According to Dr. Drlv
er, the Mormons sought an lnv tlga‘
tlon by the Senate. their object eing
lto gain a publicity that would bring
far-reaching." said Dr. Driver. “The
Brnoot case was only a ruse. Presi-
dent Smith was not a reluctant in.
nose. His testimony was along caro-
fuily considered and predetermined
lines With the Mormons It was a
tics."
their‘doctrlnea before the people. The,
wiles of the Mormons are many andi
ill; Conway Gurils Says till!
this country who take great delight in
the purciuisc of IcliI-II. ’l‘bcre is an
cspoc tally large number who are great-
ly lntenuusd in ludliln rel us. One of
this number is Elbert N pperloy,of
Westport. 'i‘iII- Iouoctios that Mr. sui-
perly has is the envy of all lovers at
the ladies rcllcs and curios and it Is
estimated that. his collection will figure
well up In the thousands, tnoncywlse.
'lhls collection has been added to
piece by piece for years. until now the
collection is very near complete. He
says that there are only a few articlcfl
that he would like and that soon hp
will have them. To those who are ill-
tercstcd in lndlan relics it would well
rcpiiy them to visit Mr.‘ Sipperly's
home and view tlu- many articles that
be has.
One that he tukcs especial pride in
is an Indian baskct or c.radle said to
be the finest in the world. (by those
who have madc a study),
William Conway Curtis, of Norwulk.
who is authority on all kinds of lndIIn
articles miles at length upon thll
basket in Tim Southern Workman. s
monthly magazine
We bavc been rcquestcd to publish
it. It is us followe:
A UNIQUE INDIAN BASKET.
William Conway Curtis.
All who are observant of Indian cus-
toms. us well as those who are special~
ly interested III the baskotry of the
ludisns, are familiar with the various
.ievlces which the Indian mother has
for carrying her baby—the hood or
(be seal-skin pouch of the Eskimo
mother: the strips of board or bury
upon which the women of other tribes
bind their little ones-dill of which flu
wt to be more or less decorated with
beads and wainpum and color, accord~
ng to the taste and opportunity of the
mother.
As one travels from the Northwest
IOWII through Washingtonlnud Ore-
tun and south to Csllfornlaand the
segiou of the Southwest. the baby-
'lil(‘ki‘l‘ takes almost universally. the
"orm of a basket. woven of willow or
'cdii' roots, or whatever is most con-
venicni. Sometimes a little nest.
illflpt'd like the crysalls of the butter-
fly or the home of the young orlolo. is
"astcned to a frame of wicker work.
Titliera are so fashioned that the frame
itself constitutes the baby-nest. Some
JI them are. quite crude: but often the
[ndian mother will put into the weave
lng of her baby-basket no end of la-
b0r and patience and exquisite skill
making it a thing of beauty measured
by our own most eitistic standards.
Quite generally these baby-baskets are
supplied with an awning womb of the
tame metals]. to protect the face
)I the little one from the fierce. rays
if the sun. Sometimes they are ‘dec-
grated with patterns wrought in the
brilliant plumage of the oriole. the
blue bird. or the California wood duck
with feathers from the scalp of tho
throat of the woodpecker and the tufts
If the mountain quail. As I have re-
murked. these various forms of the ba.
by basket, are always of interest to
111‘ cthnologlst and the lover of In-
llan busketry. They are quite com-
non howrver. We are all familiar
with them.
llut some months since I came across
1 basket—in the possession of Mr. E.
N. Sipperiy. of W.estport Connecticut—-
which is so unlike anything i ever
law in baaketry or in picture in des~
-rlptlon or any mention whatever, that
i feel warranted in giving pictures of
it. with such dcscriptlcnas I can, to
those interested in Indian art. It Ian
Poms cradle-basket. not a "babypack-
'l. " but a cradle. It is say. twenty-
four inches long by about ten Inches
high and twelve inches wide. In xen-
eral form it is ov.al The bqtiom. .18
constructed in the form of a but turn
)I the spiral channel of an augur so
that the basket rocks easily and evens.
ly on the threads, or edgeit, of the
spiral groove.
bottom. The weave is excellent slid
the doioratiie design is both elabor-
ate and attractive. i thought at first
that the basket might. have been wov-
en canoe-shaped and a wisted after Its
construction. but the compact even-
ness ofthc threads (weaving) forbids-
tbat, as does the fact that there is no
twist on the upper side of the basket.
it Is certainly a marvelous example
of mechanical construction in combin-
ketry
The basket is worn and neatly mend.
ed at the place where the mother’ afoot
pressed it in rocking the baby; other-
wise it is in perfect condition, if indeed
the woven repair be not an added
touch to its perfection.
i sent a description of the basket to
the cuartors of our leading miassums;
or from other experts 'of my new
lines this cradle-basket ls ablplut y
unique. and worthy of the
of all lovers of aboriginal Indlsnm ht‘
dustry. ‘. .
“‘41—.- ‘
FOUGHT OVER DANDELIONS.
MEYERSDALE. Ps;-.- May ass-i. a
dispute over dsndelions av. Ritchie!
mines. one mile east, three Italian min.
era were killed.
Louie was gathering deductions at
run by' Dominick Bills. Bills adored
Louie away jestingly. [note was»!
Bills, at which Bills pulled a! sun and
shot him. An unknown Italian inter
fared, taking mate's part. was;
Bills and his cousin, mags BIDI.
who was coming along on a m
The unknown Italian M
butts tbosgbttobe histogram
Theatres-in autoimmune-
campaign of education and Minot-lan- "000 while the town Man as
1
Mutt.
miui.;,.
Ifii’i‘iiiglll Bulletins
'l‘bcm are a great many people an
The top of the {lethal ,
does not show or suggest the spiral ‘
atluiu with other features of. line bas~ '
and so far as I have learned from them .
An It‘ll” named.
dusk In the roar of a Mug house ,
1.1m"!
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