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In hiilehuro
Man wMWIC.A. Card
of former South Norwalk
Organization Secures Vol-
uable Jewelry- May Have
Robbed Mr. Kraut
The same slick rascal who some
months ago stole a valuable watch and
a sum of money from Physical Dirac-
toI' ('ihttrlcs lt‘. Kraut. of the South
Norwnlk Y, M. C. A., is working his
game. in Massachusetts. it will be. ro~
called that thc‘fcilow called at the Y.
M. C. A.. and Iolnted to Mr. liraut a
tale of woe. Mt'. Kraut. through chur-
lty. took the follow in for the night,
anti shared his room with him. The
fellow gave the name of George l’llll‘
lips, of Chicago. at the time.
Yesterday (‘harles it]. lloyt. secretary
of the Y. M. C. A.. I'cI-eivctl lilo follow—
ing letter from Mrs. (‘, A. Ryder, of
Attlehoro, Muss. upon whom the fol»
low had worked the same game. steal-
ing valuables to the amount of about
$li’uti:
35 Park street. Attlehoro. Muss,
May 23, liltlt.
To the secretary (If the Y. 'll (‘ A.
Noiw,aik ('onn.
Dear Sir. l'lease pardon this in-
iI'IIsion. I am located at the above
number. and am conducting lodging
rooms for a livelihood. ()n Wotlnosdnl‘.
May iii, of this month, a man came to
my door at 10:30 p. nu. wanting a
lmlging. llo handed me a membership
card which was issued at your asso-
I-iatiou lu Norwaik, giving his name as
Robert Campbell. That was the name
on the card also. The card was dated
to expire May 31. 1904. i told him my
rooms were full. He. asked me to let
him sleep on a couch, "as it is so late
you will not tttrn me away' As the
mom in which the c-outh was placed
hat] to be used my ear l3' in thc morn.
ing I consented Ielut-tautly to give
him my sleeping apartment for the
night. He had thirty cents for his
lodging. and promised to pay tho bal-
ance, which was twenty cents. He said
he was to go to 33 In it the next morn-
ing for he hatl setured a position from
the vlte~ptesident of the Y. ‘31.“.
of this town. He did not I'etiIe for tho
night. lie repaid me by going to an-
other room and stole my watch. a sol—
id gold one wlIiIh Ivfilm
me when l married him. and paid $45
for; also a solid gold chain 33'01th
$21, a solid gold pin set with a Ilia.
mond valued at. $50 solid gold Iui‘f
buttons. set with Rhine stones. He
,took all the plated jeivelry there was
in the jewelry case: also three solid
gold rings, two set with nice stones.
$6 in money, two very niIoly prepared
queen couch shells, which I bIoughl
rom foreign paI'.ts as l have been on
whaling voyages and tho3 were given
to me. two tooth of a whale which were
decorated by my dead husband. All of
those articles were keepsakes. I feel
tho loss extremely on account of the
many associations which cluster
around them. Will you kindly inform
me if tho. thief is a member of your as.-
sociation. or did he steal that card?
May I hear from .va at your earliest
convenience?
Yours respectfully,
C. A. RYDER.
Mr. Hoyt believes that the thief stole
a membership card from tho local Y.
M. C. A., at the time that he took Mr.
Kraut's watch and money. He said
that the different Y. M. C. A.'s about
the country should be warned against
the follow, as he is ev'identi3 .I motes-
sional crook of the most dangerous
iiilifi
HURD RETURNS MRS. FOV'S KEYS
Prompt Compliance With Demand of
I COunsei for the Trustcec.
In conformance with the demand
made by William H Ely and former
Judge Henry Stoddard. counsel for
Burton Mansfield and Charles I]. Hel-
lier, trustees of the estate of Mrs. La-
vinia H. Foy. Ernest Hamilton llurd.
tho Yale student accused of eercls-
ing an undue influence over Mrs. Foy,
last evening sturentlered the keys to
MIs Fo3' s home. at 62 Dwight street.
Now Haven. Seymour C. Loomls. his
counsel. turning them over to Mr. Ely.
By this. the drastic measures threaten-
cd by Judge Stoddard were obviated.
'Mr. Hllld had no desire of retaining
the keys ” said Mr Loomis this mom~
ing. "and was pleased to comply with
the request of the trustees’ counsel."
Whether or not any application for
the dissolution of the second injunc-
tion. granted yesterday. will be made
Mr. Immls is not yet prepared to say,
but no surprise will be aroused by Mr.
Hurdnllowf'ng the order to stand with-
out protest.
"Mr, Hurd does not want any money
from Mrs. Foy." said Mi. boomis, "but
he does object to being accused of
holding n'u‘undue influence over her."
Furthermore. Mr. Loomls declared
that Hurd has never received from Mrs.
Foy any such amount as 83.000. as had
been alleged by parties interested in
the injunction preceedlngs.
Following the proceedings in the
court of common pleas. yesterday af-
ternoon. Mr. Ely appeared before
Clem-clam! in the probate court. where.
an application for the appointment of:
a conservator over Mrs. M was
fll- . A hearing on the matter will be
he at on Juno :1.
ram CARPET CLEANING.
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ASSOCIATED PREOG NEWS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD IY A SPECIAL WIRE AND OUR OWN OPERATOR.
' stigma In its. 86th sonilk ..
Post Office as Second Clue Matter.
Nonvoilt Yacht Club
Holds Spring Smoker
Vanity Four and Bridgeport Athlete!
Furnish a Good Evcnlno'l Enfor-
tainmont at Hickory Bluff.
The Norwulk Yacht Club hold Its
spring smoker last night at the club
house on Hickory Bluff. and as is us-
ual at all those functions It was a great
suctess. There was It large gathering
of tho IIIcnIbcIs and friends of the In
ganizutlou and the entertainment pro-
vided was one of great excellence, and
thoroughly enjoyed by all.
The Varsity Four. of Bridgeport,
which organization is becoming well.
known at entertainments in The Norr
walks. gart- u number of vocal selec-
tions. including duets, solos. oic.. to the
great delight of all, following with a
fine exhibition of buck and wing danc-
ing. The artists were heartily cncoroti
and responded a number of times.
One of tho interesting events of tho
evening. was a boxing bout bciwoeit
Kid Hogan and Rob Mullins, of llritlge
port. This was for four rounds. and
the youthful athletes did some very
clever work. In the first round tho
Kill had the. best of tho argument. IIIII
in the three following Mullins, being
tho taller. anti having a longer roach
appeared to better advantage. although
both men were very evenly thatched
and gave ll clean exhibition. VictoI
W. it‘t‘ri‘is was referee; Dr. L. M. Al.
ion. timciIt-cpor: Joint Carr backer for
llounu and David Blass looked after
Mulllngs.
An elaborate lunch wns sPl‘Yf'Il at tho
conclusion of the entertainment, and
the party arrived homo on a special
car at midnight.
The float. off the club quarters has
been repaired. and is now in excellent
condition. Several new spilos were
driven by ll. W. Wells & Company. and
the lights. both at the club house and
the road loading from the Sammls
street trolley crossing. were going for
the first time this season. anti were a
decided improvement. The club will
have a launch race next Monday. when
the formal opening will take place.
There will be music, dancing and re.
t‘rcshmeuts.
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RETURNS FROM A LONG CRUISE.
Frank Mayhew Secs South Norwaik
For First Time in Four Years.
Frank Mayhcw, .lI'., son of Mr. and
Mrs, Frank Mayhew. of South Main
street. I'oturuetl III South Norwulk, last
night. after an absence of four years.
Mr, Mayhcw has completed his four
Statos Navy in limit. and was placed on
boatti the Miami ship “Lattcaster.”
where he went through a course of in-
struction. From this he was trans
”littll‘alo." then the “Wil-
mington" and lastly on the “Kentuc-
ky.” This last vessel of which Rear
AdMWms command.
gum made a remar a e IIIII 1mm Mama
island and is now at the Brooklyn
Navy Yerk.
Mr, Mayhow has compleaed his four
years' service as an able soatuau. He
has traveled practically all over the
world, stopped at. all the principal cit‘
lots. and spent muclt time in China. He
is glad to are America again and greet
many of his old friends.
While Mr. Mayhew was not able to
witness any of the fighting of the Jan
amuse—Russian war, he hatt an excellent
opportunity to see the Japanese sols
Illers anti sailors anti the Russian fight-
ers before the war commenced. He
says that there is no comparison be—
twoen the personnel of the. two. and
that the Japanese are far superior to
the Russians in every way. He was at
(thee lt‘oo. ninety-five miles from Port
Arthur, shortly before the. war broke
out, but. the Wilmington. on which he
was then serving. was ordered to
Shanghai, where she remained for
some time. He was transferred to the
Kentucky when Admiral llob Evans
sailed for home. The Kentucky arriv
ed at. Tompkinsville, Staten island, on
Saturday morning. He was was allow-
otl to come to his home. Mayhew says
that he. does not think that he will re-
cnlist again, having seen all the ser-
vice he wants for a while. While he
was at Manila he met Adelbert Law-
’ ton. who was on board the “Rainbow,"
doing duty there.
He was at New Chwang in the. Lalo
'l‘ung gulf. some one hundred miles
above Port Arthur for three months.
At New Chwang there. has been con-
sidorame fighting. He had an oppor-
tunity of observing the Russian sol-
diers while there. He says that the
Russians treated the natives horribly.
and that they are a very cruel class of
people.
The discipline in the Russian Army
is of the severest kind. but very poor
at that, and he describes the soldiers
as being a "lot of. squarheads." The
navy is little better in personnel and
the Japanese soldiers and sailors whom
he saw were a very much better class
of people. They evidently produced a
very favorable impression on the Amer-
ican sailors.
LADIES' WEEKLY WHIST CLUB.
Entertainer] by Mrs, C. H. Aisthorpe
and Mel. D. Burr Beach.
The last. meeting of the seson of the
Ladies’ Weekly Whlst Club was held
last evening at. the home of Mrs. C. H.
Aisthorpe. in East Norwulk. The
members of the whist club and their
male friends were entertained by Mrs.
Alstborpe and Mrs. D. Burr Beach.
There were seven tables. After the
whist. playing a. “New England lunch"
was served and a general good time
closed the. evening.
as follows: Mrs. Willis H. Crowe. of
New Haven. first: Mrs. George God-
frey. second: Dr. A. N. Clalk. first. and
G. W. Stevens. second.
STORE.
render choice selections on Fridu ,
May 27. 2:30 to 5:30, at C. W. Park
Cole 5 and to t store, weather pee.
flitting. Thcpu c mlnvlw.
The prizes were ,
—MUO|C AT THE 6 AND 10 CENT'
Freeman‘s concert orchestra will.
High School
Teachers
Will Hereafter be Engag-
ed by Distriot Committees
and Not By the Board of
School Visitors—Mr. Donn
will Not Resign
The board of school visitors held u
session. last night, in the town assem-
bly hull building. IIIIII about the most
important matter was the change do
cidetl upon in engaging teachers for
the high schools of the io33u. It was
voted that hereafter the power to hire
school teachers be vested with the
district committees in which the high
schools are. held.
The regular meeting date was the
week before. but some of the members
33 ere unable to attend, and it was de
t'idotl to hold the meeting last night.
There woi'oiu attendance seventuem-
bot-s, including President Bradley 8.
Keith. Arthur C. Wheeler, Loo Davis.
M, ii. Glover, Samuel L. Wood, John
J. (‘avanagh and Wallace Dunn.
This was the first meeting Mr. Dunn
has attended. lie was elected at, the
lust session to nerve out the unexpired
term of the late Arthur A. Graham.
There was some doubt about Mr.
Dunn serving. but. evidently from his
attendance last night, he intends to
fill out the term. it was reported, as
was told in these columns, that there
was some doubt about Mr. Dan accept
ing. owing to the talk at the. time that
a South Norwalk man should succeed
lr. Graham. After his election Mr.
lann stated that ho. had been up.
pt'tuIehoIi anti asked to serve. as It was
desired to get. somebody to serve and
attend the. meetings. lie had accepted
more as an accomodutlou titan any
thing else.
A suitable resolution was passed at
last. night's meeting, to. gartiing the late
Mr. lraham‘s death The Iesolutlon
in full was as follows:
Resolved. That in the death of Mr.
Arthur A. Graham this board meets
with a great loss.
lie was a member of the board for
four years and a faithful attendant at
its meetings, of quiet tastes and yet
marked scholarly attainments, convcr
stint with educational limiters. he wn
an active participant in the. meetings
of the board. and his forceful manner
act-«firming himself. together with
his thorough knowledge of the subject
under discussion. always demanded
the closest attention on the part of his
associates. We shall miss his counsel
and advice.
It can be truly said that those who
know Mr. Graham the best respected
him the must. lie was a firm believer
in the higher etluactiou. and was eve;
found heartily sot'outllug and urgin:
any effort. in this direction, and 3et in
doing so he never lost sight of the no
cessiiy of progression in our public
schools. and the schools of our town
owe much to Mr. Graham for their
present high standing.
Resolved, That a copy of these roso
lutions be spread in full upon the rec
ords of this meeting.
The manner of hiring high school
teachers was brought up by Mr. Wheel
or and resulted in a warm and quite
long discussion on the subject. Mr
Wheeler moved that the acting school
visitors hire the high school teachers
as they had done for the past several
years. .St'hool Visitor Davis offered
an amendment that this power he vcsi
ed with the district committees in
which the high schools are locatet
A vote was finally taken. showtn:
four in favor of the amendment and
two for the original resolution.
it was voted utat hereafter the
monthly meetings of the board be held
alternately in Norwallt and South Nov
walk. as was the case before the divis-
ion mattercame up.
Mr, Wilson appeared before the
board and rcquost‘od the adoption of
the Nichols arithmetic. The matter
was laid on the table.
YOUNG MEMBERS FURNISH MUSIC
Desire to Have Dancing at The Knob
Memorial Day Evening and En-
gage Musicians.
At a recent meeting of the Knob
Outing Club it was decider] to have on
music on Decoration Day evening for
dancing, However. the young men of
the club interviewed the entertainment
committee and. received permission to
bring musicians for their own amuse~
meat during the evening and so the
young folks of the club will not be dis-
appointed as to dancing. All members
are invited. The dancing will be from
7 to 11.
CANOE MAY GO TO NEW LONDON.
Uncas Tribe. No. 26. improved Order
of Red Men. will probably take the
traveling canoe to New Landon. if ar-
rangements are made and the New
London tribe accepts the invitation of
lincas Tribe. At the meeting of tin-
cas Tribe, last night, the matter was
discussed and the chief‘s degree was
conferred on two candidates. The com.
mittec having charge of the mlnstrel
show reported the affair a success, ov-
ier 850 being netted.
NORWALK LODGE ANNIVERSARY.
The sixteenth anniversary of Nor-
wnlk Lodge. No. 2.881. Grand U ted
Order of Odd Fellows. will be hel Fri-
day night, in Red Men's Hall. Washing‘
ton street. when there will be. an em
tertainment and concert by the P. 0.
Club, mock congress solos, recltutions.
'eic.
SOUTH NORWALK. CONN. WEDNESDAY. MAY .25. I H4
Connecticut
Congregational Union
Of King' 5 Daughters
lntortalncd by Mn. Leo Davis, at
Which Time Officers Wet-c chop
on for the Your.
The King'c’Dnu htura' Union of the
South Norwalk Otgtlregational Church
held a very enjoyable meeting last ev
oning at. the home of the county chair-
man. Mrs. Loo Davis, In East Norwalk.
The devotional service was conduct-
ed by the Union chairman, Ml‘l. W. R.
Thompson. The annual election of
officers resulted II follows:
Chairmane—Mrs. W. R. Thompson.
ViceChairmau~Mlal Anna Dicker-
man.
(‘orrI-sponding Secretary» Mrs How
an! Tllley.
Recording
Force.
Tl‘f‘ilflll‘t‘f‘v-Mrfl. Robert Silcock.
The, call for the state convention to
be held in New Hyen, October 16th
and l7th was read ers. Thompson
appointed as a del ato. wuh Mrs.
Charles R, Baker Mallet-pale.
At the close. of the. business sen-
slon a social hour was spent, the pro-
gram and games being arranged and
superintendeti by MlIs Margaret Lau-
der, Plano duets by Miss Florence
Benedict and Miss binder and vocal
duels by Mrs, Robert‘ISileock and Miss
Ruth Kendall were listened to with
pleasure. Severul' oadlngs by Mrs.
Frank Lauder we generously
plaudod. a caused much
amusement. the. evening daln‘
ty refreshments we served by the
hostess assisted by rs. w. R. Thump.
son, Mrs. Frank R, lcnson. Mrs. Oil»
ver it). Weed. Miss , ion Swartz. Mrs.
l5. F. Smith anti M Frank lander.
The next meeting ill be held in Oc-
tober when reports at the State Con-
vontiou will he enjm ed.
Woman’s lidioi
Cnrpn‘hnnveniinu
interesting Ceremony at
the first Gathering loday
was the Presentation of
flag to Normal library
Secretarwalss llna
The first exercises in connection with
the twenty-first annual convention of
the Woman's Relief Corps. of the State
U! Connecticut. wh h is being held in
tho Norwalk Mot ist Church today
and tomorrow. were held this morning.
and consisted of the presentation to the.
Norwalk Library of a large and haml-
some American flag. The presentatiou
oxcrcises also took place at the church.
The delegates began arriving in Nor-
walk. last evening. and the various
'UHIIIIIILCPS held executive sessions at
Buckingham l’ost rooms, in Wall
street. At this time the various ac-
counts wero audited in anticipation of
the convention.
Shortly before it O'clock this morn-
ing the delegates began assembling at
the church for the ting presentation
ceremonies.
The department president, Mrs. Sal'-
ath l5. Reynolds, III Hartford. formerly
of Noroton. presided and called the
delegates to order shortly after the
hour mentioned.
Before the exercises began, Mrs. Dei-
la A. Wilt-oxson, chief of the staff. as-
sisted by four color bearers. escorted
Miss Dortha Stone Piunco. the City of
Norwalk Librarian, Department I‘at-
riotlc Instructor Mrs. lilatchley and
Principal ll. ll. Wighatu, of th'» Over
River school, to the pulpit, Upon the
arrival of each, they were regularly
saluted by the delegates.
Principal Wighnm was accompanied
to the church by a delegation of twen-
ty-five of his pupils. who led the slug-
ing of various patriotic airs. A dele-
gation was also expected from the. an-
tor school, but for some unknown rea-
son they failed to put in an appear-
once.
Department President Reynolds call-
ed order, and the whole assemblage
sang America. after which Mrs. Cue.
wife of Captain Coo, road a clear and
concise paper on the origin of Francis
Scott Keyes' famous national song.
"The Star Spangled Banner." Tito clr~
t-umstances of the writing of the song.
during the war of lRlZ were gone. into
with considerable detail. and pleased
her hearers. After the reading of the
paper, The Star Spangled Banner was
sung.
'l he presentation of the flag was then
made by Mrs. Blalohley. The flag was
received by Miss Pinneo. The flag was
to have been received by Dr. James O.
Gregory. president of the library asso-
ciation. but because of urgent profess
slonal duty. he was unable to be pres-
ent. and sent instead a letter, which
was read by Miss Pinned.
in presenting the flag. Mrs. Blatchley
referred to the emblem in patriotic
(Continued on eighth page.)
STUDENT FINED $5.
Seeks an ioctrlc Light With a Stone
On Sun y Evening in Norwalk.
Charles puty. I Norwalk strident,
was fined 3 this morning by Judge Ed-
ward M. Lockwood, in the Nor-walk
Court, for breaking an electric light
globe in Belden Place. Sunday evening.
George B. Smith informed the police
that he saw Deputy and another stu-
dent. who II not knowa, pelting stone!
at the 11th
A formal complaint was made to
Chief of Police Thomas Bradley by Bu-
perintendent A. V. Wulnrlght. of the
Railway and Lighting
Company.
Wong Suits
hie Brought
. Plaintiffs Desire Dom-
oges from lroiley ang Rail-
road Corporations, and
Some Cases May be tried
During the Summer
As the time draws near when the
Judges and members of the legal fra-
ternity take their summer vacation
and the speedy and impartial trials
guaranteed by the constitution go over
until cooler weather. many lawyers are
bringing actions in the courts and the
lawyers and sheriff‘s are all as busy
as been drawing and serving papers.
Papers were served yesterday in a
number of cases by Sheriff Sculley. A
number of them were. against railroad
corporations. James Morton. of Taylor
avenue, has brought. suit against. the
Connecticut Railway and Lighting
Company for 85.000 damages. Morton
alleges that while the work of laying
the connecting track under the Wash-
lngtnn street railroad bridge was in
progress that a number of paving
blocks had been left. scattered about on
the sidewalk. While trying to cross
the street he stumbled over these
blocks and foil breaking his left leg.
He is represented by Attorney John
Keogh.
The Connecticut Railway and Light-
ing (‘ompany is also being sued by
three other persons for damages ne-
ccived in an accident. The. plaintiff‘s
in the suits are Sarah .l. Tristram, who
desires noon damages. James P. Fran~
t‘lN and Virginia M. Francis. of Dorian,
oath of whom wants damages of 8200.
The plaintiff's are all of Darien and
last summer were in a car passing
through itarlen. The car left the
tracks and plunged violently into tree
near the property of Charles Raymond
in Durieu. Mrs. Tristram was serious-
ly injured and the other two sustained
more or less painful injuries. They
are. represented by Attorney John
Keogh.
Le Roy E. lloyt sites the New York.
New Haven and Hartford Railroad
company for $5,000 damages resulting
from the loss of a log and three fingers
of the left. hand by being run over by
a train in Bridgeport at Main street.
Hoyt was in the car of the defendant
company when the brakeman called
out "Bridgeport." and the train came
to a partial stop. Mr. Hoyt started to
leave the train when it suddenly start-
ed up again. lie. fell from the platform
upon the tracks. The train passed
over his leg and cut it. off also cutting
off his fingers. For a long time be hov-
ered between life and death at the
Bridgeport Hospital but finally recov-
eroti lie estimates his damages at
$5.000. Attorney John Keogh appears
for him.
Suit for $200 is brought by Joseph
Rooney against the New York. New
Haven and Hartford railroad company.
While aligbtlng from a train at the
l25th street station in New York, on
January 3]. the car door slammed
catching Mr. Rooney's fingers. which
were badly jammed. cttt. and bruised
thereby. Attorney Keogh represents
him.
Suit for $500 is brought by Jeremiah
Donohue against the (‘hallonte Mame
factoring Company. for rent of the.
building which they occupy in Havi-
lend street. Property of the company
has been attached to cover- the amount.
The case is returnable to the June
term of tho‘court of Common Pleas.
F. E. Lally & Co. of Bridgeport,
wholesale liquor dealers have brought
suit against Carl Schaub. to recover
$166 which they claim is owed them
for goods furnished the defendant.
Hurlbutt and Davis appear for Lally
& Company. The case is returnable
to the town court.
MR. HILL‘S NEW BOAT.
Arrived in scuth Nor-walk Yelterday
From COsCOb.
The new Runckcnunett build dur-
ing the past winter for E. Hill by the
Palmer Brothers was brought here yes-
terday. She is a peculiar looking craft.
similar in some respects to the old
Runckenunet but differing from that
craft in other respects very widely.
The new craft is 35 feet long and
seven feet wide. She. draws about 30
inches of water aft but the. bow is cut
away so as to allow of her landing on
the beach at Tavem Island where Mr.
Hill has just completed a handsome
summer home. The host it: equipped
with a- twelve horse power Palmer en-
gine of the four cycle variety. Mr.
Hill says that. the. craft is not design-
ed to make great speed and he believes
that she will run from 8 to 10 miles
per hottr. She is very heavy and
strong and is built with molded ribs.
She is equipped with a reversing pro-
peller made by the Norwulk Brass
Company. which allows of her golnlt
either forward or backward. Mr. Hill
has found that the propeller works ud-
mirnbly and is a great convenience.
Mr. Hill has given away the old
Runckenunet which was used last. year
to go to Tavern Island.
WASHINGTON STREET REPAIRS.
Repairs and improvements are being
made to the Austin building. in Wash-
ington street. occupied by Gustav Pit-
'M. James L’Hommedleu and Pension
Attorney Kepler, The old shed which
has stood In front of it for a number
of years has ,been removed, and an
awning will be substituted. This will
Qmprove the appearance of what has
been a rather unsightly place.
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ormefr Norwdt Woman
Starved Hersehto Death
Mn. Frederick Cutie Orland Over
the Death of Her Husband, Which
Occurred Three wealt- Ago.
Unable to bear the sorrow caused by
the death of her husband. Mrs. Maud
(Turtle starved herself to death. She
was found yesterday morning on the
door before a faded portrait of the man
she loved.
Mrs. Castle was a former resident of
this place and she married her hus-
band; Frederick Castle. here. They
lived for some time in Georgetown.
and for a number of years here. Mr.
Castle was employe. for some years
with tho lnunsbury and Mathewson
Company as an export. mechanic. Mrs.
(‘astle had relatives living in this ciiy.
anti the remains will probably be tak-
en from the morgue in New York and
cared for by her relatives.
The Castles lived with Mrs. H.
Wellslow at. No. 241 Third avenue.
New York. They were a devoted
couple and their married life had been
one filled with happiness. Castle. who
was a clever mechanic in one of the
big shoe factories in the neighbon
hood. was forty-four years oltl and in-
dustrious. Ills wife was two years his
junior. Three weeks ago Castle con-
tracted pneumonia and died a week
later at llellovuo Hospital. The sav-
ings of the couple went toward funeral
expenses.
When the widow returned to the
lonely room she secluded herself. Her
friends noticed that she grew thinner
as the days passed. Mrs. Wellslow.
the landlady. asked her to see a phy-
sician. Sadly shaking her head. Mrs.
Castle replied that a. doator could do
nothing for her.
About a week ago the landlady went
into the. Castle room and fottnd that
the supply of food had not been touch-
ed for days. The bereaved woman was
sitting before a portrait of her dead
husband. utterly oblivious to all about
her. She only asked to be left alone.
Other women in the house curried
dainty tid- bits to Mrs. Castle but she
told them she was not hungry.
Mrs. Winslow decided that she would
try to prevail on Mrs, Castle to see a
doctor and went to the room. She
was too late: Mrs. Castle was dead.
When an ambulance from Bellevue
arrived the physician said she had ap-
parently died from starvation. The
Coroner was notified. The Castles had
no relatives that are known to the
neighbors. and the body was taken to
the Morgue.
LAUNCH CLUB ACCEPTS
TION.
A meeting of the Not-walk Launch
Club was held last night. at which time
it was voted to accept the invitation
of the Norwalk Yacht Club to partici~
pate in the launch race to be held Me-
morial Day afternoon, It is expected
that“nearly all the bonmof the clttb
will be entered. and some good sport
is anticipated.
ANOTHER FILTER EXPERT.
The South Norwalk water commis-
sioners and special filter committee
expect to have an export from Wash-
ington. l). C. here this week. This
gentleman will explain the operation
of the acreage or slow sand filter. and
tell how one cmild be constructed and
its probable cost at the reservations
in Wilton.
lNVITA-
CHECK FOR FlRE DEPARTMENT.
General Russell Frost. by direction
of Mrs. Frost. owner of the building
at No, 8 North Main street, has pre‘
sealed the South Norwalk Fire De»
partment with a. check for 825 for
prompt and efficient services during
the fire there some weeks ago. Chief
Engineer Luther M. Wright will dis-
tribute the money.
HOSPITAL BENEFIT NEXT WEEK.
Arrangements have been made for
a concert for the benefit of the Nor-
walk Hospital. The event. will take
place in l-ont's Theatre. next week
Wednesday night. and reserved seats
will be on sale at the usual places. An
elaborate program is being arranged.
and everything possible will be done
to make the affair a success.
TO LET.
Ado. under title head, 1 time. 25c: 3
times, 50c: every other day, 25¢ a day.
TO RENT—AT ROWAYTON,
house of stx large rooms. cellar and at
tic. watet in house. inquire of E E.
Case. Crockett street, Rowayton.
m 23 3t
70 LET—2ND FLOOR. 5 ROOMS
126 Woodward avenue. Rent $7.00
houses and building lots for sale. Ap
ply to E. A. Woodward.
CEMETERIES.
Riverside Cemetery—Norwalk Conn
severity acres beautifully located
Lots to suit. all. It is wise to select a
lot while you are alive. Apply in Geo
W. Voorhces Superintendent on "if
grounds. d 10 it
LOST.
Ads. under this hand. 1 time. 25¢: 3
times, 50:: ovary other day. 25: a fly.
LOST—A SUM OF MONEY SAT-
urday evening, either in Railroad
Square or between the Square and the
hospital. Ten dollars reward will be
paid for its return to this once.
at 24 8t
beLOOT-a’A LADIES"I W3
tween eatport In
80. Norwnlk. Saturday night. W
J A. H. Finder please return wild!
ofiice and be suitably rewarded. ,
“ we Nit
WIATHIR “FORE“
fllr restaurant-r on tho out 0
Milan. Thur-c yf nlr m in north
wut portion. Warmer on the 00m
Prldny, rm» out to will win“. ‘
TWO CENTS.
Weigh Being
Cleared [
Seventy-five Non-Union
Men Are at Work in the
Mott Haven lords of the
New York. New Haven and
Hartford Railroad—Strik-
ers Are Quiet
NEW Y.ORK May2 fir-The embarso
on southbound freight at the Mott Ha-
ven yards of the New York. New Hav-
Im and Hartford Railroad Company, as
suiting from the strike. of firemen on
the river transfer boats yesterday. was
being gradually lifted today and the
officers of the company announced that
they expected soon to have traffic mov~
ing without interruption. Seventy-five
non union freight handlers who had
been engaged to take the placesmf
strikers had worked throughout the
night and by today, it was said. had
succeeded in bringing about some do-
sroo of order, although the congestion
by no means had been entirely reliev-
ed. Practically all attention was di-
rected toward unloading freight trains
and lighters and there was litlI-I move-
ment of the loaded cars on transfer
barges tied up at the piers. The new '
men experienced much difficulty, owing
to unfamiliarity with the surroundings.
and the work proceeded slowly. but the
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BAPTIST CHURCH CHOIR.
The final contratta were signed this
week for the quariette choir of the
South Norualk Baptist Church. The
organist and director will be Freder-
ick Andrews; soprano. Mrs. Wesley
O'Connors; contralto. Miss Elizabeth
Richardson; tenor. William 0. Taylor;
basso, Wesley O'Connor.
WANTED.
Ado. under this head, 1 time. 256; 8
tlmec, 50c; every other day. 25¢ a day.
WANTED—A FIRST CLASS TIN-
ner at once. $3.00 a day. James Wood.
Noroton. m 2‘ Ct
WANTED—OLD lNGRAIN AND
Brussels carpet bought. and fine re-
versible rugs made from your old our
pets. at 50 ets. up. Rag carpets woven
24 and 26 cts per yd. by the Oriental
Bag and Carpet Co 14 Group St”; ‘
(rear), N01 wall: Conn. 0. E. Ru 1p? 3
Prop. m 23- 4 5,1 l, '
WANTED- SITUATION BY A
very good cook. (all at No.1 Ely ave-
nue. m 22, 3t.
WANTED—A STRONG GIRL FOR
house work and help with children. An
ply Mrs. E. F. Nappin. 36 2nd Ave.,
East Norwalk. m 23 3t ,
WANTED—LAWN MOWERS, TO
sharpen. gasoline oil stoves to repair.
Send postal today and I will call for
and deliver. Lawn mowers also for
sale. Address R. C. Thompson, 262
last avemte. In 21 6t.
FOR SALE.
Ado. under this head, 1 time. 256; 3'
tImcc, 60c; every other day. 250 a day.
FOR SALE—NICE CLEAN STOCK
of bedding out. plants. Geraniums. pe-
tunias, canons, begonlas, snivla. c‘ollnc.
asters. etc. Vases filled. Tomato and
cabbage plants. cut flowers. at F. s.
Ainsworth. Green Houses. 247 East
Ave“ East Norwalk. m 17 3t. m 24 3t.
FOR SALE—PNEUMATIC RUN-
about. Bailey Patent, also light busi-
ness wagon. Cheap if sold at once. .l..
W. Steegmuller, 17 Quintard Ave., So.
Norwnlk. at” St
FOR SALE—A COMPLETE PHO-
tographeIs outfit. consisting of cum-
eras. lenses. enlarging apparatus, etc.
Also the plaster ornamental business.
including molds. patterns, etc. Mrs,
Mary J. Hunt, 53 So Main street.
at 23 3t.
FOR SALE—THE PROPERTY 0N
State street and on Main street. he-
longing to LaCrolx estate. Both
pieces of property are finely located for
business purposes. For further par»
ticulars enquire of Joseph G. Hyatt.
Westport. or Joseph A. Volk. of South
Norwalk. Conn. m f8 if
MISCELLANEOUS.
Ads. under this head. 1 time. 25:: 3
“men. 60c; awry other day, 26: a day.
WANTED TO BUY—5,000 vOld
Feather Beds wanted. Pay highest.
cash. Ladies. now is the time to get"
rld of your feather beds. Addreu Wil-
liams care Sentinel office. In 16 6t. ;
E. A. GUERTIN. THE OILIIIAT
ed piano turner. of Phlltdolphln. m
recommended by Min Belts and III!
Effie une, M" be in Norwalk on or
about May 23rd. Leno orders for pm
tuning at F. E. Lociwaod and Conu-
pnny'c music Here. In lb 11‘ ‘
BUSINESS NOTICES
Ada. undue thin bad, 1 time. 25¢:
tint”, 50c: ovary other day, 259 a 01
LOST—SUNDAY. ON WEST AVE.
or the Green, Neverout Automobile
lamp. Finder kindly communicate
with“ B I". Andrews, 46 Welt Ave.
50. Nomllt II 33 it
.I. A. suones. PRACTICAL Putin‘s
or. Paper Hunger and Decorator.
mates submitted. Address. Madison
street. foot of Franklin. Op. 131‘?"
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