1 «1...... 111111111111 Years Ago Today 19in Was Selected as , eat of Government of Ills State of Vermont TPELIER, VL. Oct. 4.—A sun- te, fired by cadets from Nor- all ,niversity, aroused the residents j city today when with thous- father inhabitants of Vermont, . celebrated the one hundredth 1111 ,l‘ldl‘y of thh establishment of tpelis'r as the seat of government a state of Vei'.mont Early in the , special trains began to arrive from its of the state, each bearing its reds of visitors State and city hgldlnml, business blocks and private Marines were brightly decorated. ,Th‘e forenoon was chiefly given over ‘ uslcal and patriotic exercises at During the day was held the decennial meeting of the Legislative Reunion “Abstraction. A [estate of the state house program was an historical ad dress by.) .A. Debocr, of Montpelier. ,In ohlcer of the Vermont Historical iaty, and president of the National ‘ Life insurance Company of Vermont. ‘ ' Mr. Delboer said: About three hundred years ago, a son or France from which land Mont- puller took its title, sailed between the ‘ mountains of Vermont and New York. , During the next hundred and seventy years England was solving its littlian question and its permanent poscssions in the North while the colonies of ‘ New England and the Atlantic South prepared themselves for independence. Vermont settlements date back to the (lays when England conquered Canada, for even then there 111111111 at at tered atoms of humanity along the - banks of the Connecticut. with here and there a stout biave heart in the, west. Vermont did not leap into 1111 istance. but grew b1 oft‘or.t stii‘s111ri- lice, frugality anti courage. It was the land of the li'oquols and the Wauhenaukne debatable giound between the indians, as afterwards it was disputed by the wltitcs on either oils. The prodmts of nature 1ontested the rigors of a hard ciiinatt1.'i‘ho set- ,1' tier held his rude home against the lndians. as afterwards the stale held its own against the world. 11 has re- mined I state of individualism, 01' contest, criticism and debate. in which personal opinion dominates the aver- 330 of public opinion and thus creates I. solid basis for tho glowth of 1111111111- tor and capacity fors11t1vlct1.'i‘l1nt. perhaps. is one rcason why Vcrmont hos given more than its share of able men and women to the history or their times. . It is not a part of my duty to r11- hearse it here but i 111'11111 mlltl! in MI! if 1 failed to speak of tho long. hard, stubborn fight which Vt-imont made for a personal ownership of its 1.. Well might, Bartlett cliclulm n1 nlngton. as he thought again of its 1 Want tavern.‘ "’l‘hoio was one 1111a- ‘ mat on the also post and twr-ivc nonhuman: within. " 'i‘hnt inside couri- all of the fathers did tint comern it salt to much as now with questions Of ”this”. forestry lillil Iiilcrnnl iiey ill with soil uWili'lW’llifl and ill dates for they 11111111 hulldt 111. not aniors. and iuubioncd tliolt II by that of the ilul') Allcli mois- thelr discourse "Willi topious “I. of flip" and pointed their 1111111 in M with an active leadership that ' and an irresistible following hoot the coming stale. ' t of the vortex and whirl of all unionist. heroic. romantic. military pioneer history of wars and im- tlcn and dual settlement litoro WI! arose and was maintained 1.1.1.1. so can safely and mnvnntnnb link with ill! by mail. Per Cent 1 Paid ‘ ed every e111 months Norwalk in tin biota Slit to meet of. the time-10 hours out. of the It. at least. Why not be comforte- hlel‘ You’ll find in our long line of foot equipment something that will suit you exactly as to shape, style—— even price. So the invitation goes from up to you; See shoes here that “lusty. F D. LYON & CO. 90 WASHINGTON IT. 1 1 SOUTH NORWALK here 11 sovereign power among the hills "confessed upon the principles of the Revolution and implied by the sol- emn transactions of Congress itself " The Treatyof Paris in 1783 included this territory in the belongings of the United States. but for eight years sub- stantially or until the admission in,‘ 17.91. she was the substance of her copper coin motto "Vermontenium Res Publica,” the republic of the Green Mountains. as independent in the ex ercise of full sovereignty as any 11a tion, however. great. which has exer- cised self-government in the history of the race, May it please Your Excellency. Governor Bell, and you, Mr. Mayor. who direct the business management of our city. to accept the cordial con- gratulations of our people upon y0ur official presence here at. this one hun- dredth anniversary of Montpelier as capital of this state. Otir recognition of this event was the order of our town meeting last March. the old-fuslr ioncd town meeting. characteristic of New England but nowhere better pre» served titan here, without distinction of either party or class. The assump- tion of this celebration ltas proceeded with due modesty. out of duty and ob- ligation to the state. and in full know- ledge oi the fact that th1 llmt1 for its recall will be long. Those who made and are making the future of our affairs are rapidly passing away, while. the cemeteries of our dead ev- erywhere through Vermont begin too much to record the story of the past anti our marts anti towns do not as yet. perhaps, so fitlly as they might. reflect the opportunities of the‘ future. The people of this city, as what vii. logo. town or city does not. love their state constantly and ioyally and they have striven to merit the honor autl opportunity of serving as the seat of its government for p hundred years. W11 want to celebrate, not here only in this brief hour, but through the day and in our memory hereafter, the. deeds and tho doings of our forebears illlil to thank publicly out-o more those good men and women whose work in field, forest, home and shop 111111111 and preserved the state—«an object of love and veneration to their children and successors forcverntorc. W11 celebrate the occasion. not vainglorimtsly, but its a sincere. affectionate tributc to Old Vermont and its an cvidcucn to the thousands of its sons and daugh- tors in other states that tho old lire- 11111111111 keep burning bore and that the old standards arc maintained tuttici: and. allow1 all. with thanks to the God of Nations itlr ills great mercy to its and to our state. it is pleasant to think that Montpelier received its charter not from Hampshire or York. but direct from Thomas Cliittendon. the governor of Vermont. Neighborli- nf‘ss anti a common experience in poll- tits and war liitv11 taught us since to have grcat regard and respect foi these great adjoining status but that cannot wholly obliterett1 11 certain kind of pride which our city has in the fact that is charter hails from Vermont and its famous birch rod tree. W11 1111it1brat11 today not merely il111 centennial of the capital. htil 111111111 lllltil 11 century of t'oltslsit‘llt 1lt1nur 11i'1iti11 gfth'tnilll‘lll in this state. True it is that our pcoplt1 hurt1 lli'l‘ll charged with lining bcliintl the titucs. 11s souwwhnt act in their ideas. slow going. bide bottiitl and unprogrcssivo. This charge is not cvcrywhcrc true and tlit1 last thing in proof of it is that front Lincoln to its choice 11f Rouse. roll, Vorinonl has given its electoral min to ovary Republican nfllllilif‘l'. ’l‘hat shows our pooplt1 1111 living slow to thin» 11 position but 1111 1mm in bold log it. and also, In 11 VN‘)’ liti'gc 1111111111. tlic‘nt-unicn and utzttcsnititiuhip of its intuit-re in placing it in the front rank of the nation's t'oliflt'llu and harping it there. it may not lllch figured 1111 liti'gcly its 111111111 of its neighbors on a money basis or 1111 numbers 1111 in the politics of clients, but it hurt tried. and \Vt‘ helluva. succeeded in always antid- iug to ttongrcne and to important mill: fury. naval, diplomatic and civil pith!- iionn men of ability and orient faith. who have done tho country 11 trot1 and ironing service. Vermont cannot hope, to discharge another century of poll. tics in better advantage than to record a century of reunite an fur-reaching and useful iiti thorn «inch with. its imialnturoa hart1 lie-1m made up for thi1 grentrr part of tho lowntuncn. chosen for wit and window. if iro- tiueiit rotation resulted in experimw. it also fostered torn! internal and anti- govornmcnt and may have kept the history of our legislation free from renal attacks. if Vermont has advanced as rho has. it has hem upon tin1 1111111111. into cipio of “Peoria: lento." 8hr hint outdo haste slowly. but surely. and has not. 1111 often has been the. case wtih others. been obliged to relrave her steps or toothy that the thrift of today 11111: paid for by any diminution in any one of tin1 safeguards by which tin1 libertine and tires of 11 free people are maintained. Prior to list the legislature f'flim‘n ed in eight different towns. equally 1111 video out and want and once in Charleston N. it. find then in Vet" moot. After i‘filt and up to ”do. the selenium alternated iletweon Rolland and Windsor and thereafter. up to 111111. the convention: diet in itutlaad. Wind nor. trampoline. Niddiehury, Newlniry. hurliagton Westminster bulimia and Woolworth James Wait first moved in Oetohelr. 11101. for an dilhfliftimmli of a committee to estate that 11 permanent initiations ml. and. - afici- numerous We. arithmetic volition. recommendations by om» not and meat, 1111111111. retailer 8 11111111111 two mm“ & .,:1,;1~1" 1 . at for the out ate it Montpelier in October. 1308.111 the house erected by an act and which cost between $8,000 and $9. 000. Thompson says that it was whittled out of existence in the next twonty-sev- on years. when the second state house. occupied in 1836, took its place. and so served until 185'l. when it was destroy- ed by fire. Then cttnie the great logis- iative debate involving a serious effort, to move the capital to Burlington, and evots of Senator Edmunda rose for the latter and that of Governor Paul Dillinghatn and Representative F. F. Merrill for Montpelier. There was recently taken a census of Montpelier. its population is today 7.313.01111ix times greater than it was 11.1805 it contained 1,l80 houses and indlii families. it is further reported that of this population 1,270 were born in foreign countries and 977 were born in other states, a total of 2.247, 01 30 per cent. of the whole. The notion- alities represented by this census are nineteen in number, classifying as Americans those who are born sable ‘quent to the second generation (111111 itho immigrant, of which the Anteri- cans amount to 3,613, or 50 per cent; the irish to 1,139.. or 15 pet cent. and 1the French to 1.068, or it per cent., in ilargest number ’1 base figures disclose the great shift in the character of city population now going on in different parts of Vermont. it serves to remind us that. in Spite of lime and in spite of those changes in the character of popula- tion. this has all transpired so leisure- ly its to have resulted to date in a reasonable assimilation although some changes in recent political conditions may partly be accounted for 11s due to 11 inch of perfect assimilation. Vermont is better today than ev11—— hotter ttaveled, better heated, better lighted better fed better transmitted. bcitci educ,ated better served with 111.1ws.a11d has a better market in which to iradt1 llllfl in which to sell. At points thcrt? are reverses, title to local causes, hilt, 11s 11 whole. otir people are today enjoying as large and pleasant a prosperity. as in the past Neither Vermont 1101' the t'ountiy at large is cvolutlug backw11r1l,but for- ward. 111111 this i mean to apply to char'1111tt11 ability. pei'11foimanto as well as to matciiul things. There is today in the nature of things a mentor amount of a1tion aiui a greater anti more diversified distribution of that action. and so, at. the close of the cen- tury of this capital. 1, for one. am now for looking forward to the next hundred rm; and for assuming its bui1lcus and its opportunities iii the spitit of gratitude to the past and of hope foi an absoluic confident 11 in thc Illillil'. hour in the day there was an ex- tonsivt 1i1'1l1 and military parade in- «hiding 1l11tti1htnt1nt11 of i'nltcd Status. (lifilill‘y and itt'tllleiy from Foti Ethan '1'111 PEACE TREATY PASSED. important Session of the Japanese Privy Council To- day. ’i‘OKlO. 01'1'iobc1 l. N111)11-——A pro longed meeting of the why toitittil 1111.11 hold l1oi'11.tliis tiioruing.wl1itli 111111 not c-oncluth d at noon. The air usuul leu'ilh of the sililuti1 shows that ilu Illilill‘i‘ before it is of more than molutii'v importance and it is believed that ”111111111111 (Ii 111111111 uitli Russia is lllltli‘l' consideration. Should the treaty 11111111 with tho approval of tho 1111111111 ii it will be iiuiucdiatoly ratified llli‘ 1111111111 trcuty 111111111111 the council An order abi'ogating martial law at Snscbgo Nagasaki 'i‘sushiiua anti H11 kotlutt1 was :utssctl FlRMiN MICHEL FORFEITS BONDS Wh1111 the 1111511 against l1‘i1niiu Ml- 1iu1i. thitrgcd with vioiatliig the Sun 1liiy law 1111 two outtsloua ill Siut‘pic- chasc island. was Hitler! in tho 11-ri111 llliil side of tho tourl of 11111111111111 pit- flu ,1'1111‘11-1'1lay. Ilioi'c was no rosiioiiso by tho defendant. and his bonds. amount in" to Si :,ltttl ww-ic 11nllt1ti “10111 111.111 '11 slit mouths jail at illl act; against Ali- 1-.lu1i11ud in- 111111 aimitl to titltc his iluiiuoo with Judge Walsh. and so foricilcd his heavy bonds The oiliol Slot-plothusc 111111111 \v11it1 titllotl and ..I i‘ 'l‘iittio Paul Jones and Humor Rip- 111' forfeited bonds of Stud 11a11h .l. .\1. hiooi't1 ftu'fcilcti 11 boiitl of $100 'l‘iiuotlii Shannon and Alfred Dalton also forfeited curb 11 bond of $5011 "llu1 tonnty was the indoor by $3,300. NEW HAVEN CRIMINAL COURT. 11.-.111 HAVEN. October ‘I."~'Nlillll"t'- tutu prisoners were on hand at llu1 op- ening of tho Hlillt'l‘iiii' court. criminal sidc. yesterday afternoon. with .ludgc finger on tho lll'lli‘ll. The most impor- tiiiil 11111111 disposed of during the iiftoi'~ noun was that of .lcniiio Jackson. tho young colon-1| wouutu who slashed her husband with it razor about two 1111114111 ago after ti tilllli'rvl. M1111. .luckuou pleaded guilty niui 1111111 sentenced to from three to four years lll uliiio'u priaou. KILLED BY TRAIN iN ITAMPORD. H'I'AMPORD. October «I. 111111 The body of it man 111111111ch beyond 111.-cognition wan found limit”; on the railroad tracks hour the Atlantic alruct lirltlitc. just coat of tho railroad station it is supposed that ho was run over by n train during tho night. The man's limo was out off and there were many rain on the body. The clothing and shoes were of good quality. A pencil. a handkerchief and 11 key made in New Britain were the only ariieloa ftuuid in the pookoiii. 'l‘Iu1 hotly was removed to an undortnkera' rooms to await identification. OIL POI! UP AOAlN. i’l'i‘TilBlllltl Pu. October 4.~~’i‘lin standard Oil Company today advanc- mi flu;1 price of Pennsylvania and 'i'in no oil five1 routs. T1111- olher grades of oil were not changed. ‘Stilo of enamel were at lit-ad's. ties at. Corset, news appears in Boston Store radically. head it. Those unites of toilet soap for ten cents at Clifford Pharmacy. Correct styles at Oatoiy It iii-on. nan‘a. may payments. too. See ad. A three days tulle on coats. rain- coatn. suits and skirts at mt’nrln (limit .and dull. Baillie. Snead Merrill Night School offers to young in a t. unity to learn who“ “My October,“ 4 ll 11? WW V 1 MRWAIN GIT DI- S'i‘tllNIlllt'lr'l‘tiiili:A 1.11.1111, Oct im’l‘hc 300 union quarrynten who struck Mon- day because their demands for an eight hour day and recognition of their union had been refused. returned to work today. the employers having granted the demands. Sale of 13.3111 Estate Notice is hereby given that all such right, title and interest as Mary E. Couper. late of Norwalk. deceased. had at the time of her death in and to the following described real estate to wit A certain tract of real estate. sit noted in the City of South Norwalk in said Town of Norw‘alk, with the build- inga thereon standing, said tract being 50 feet front and rear and 711 feet more on less in depth. hounded Northerly by land of Mary E. Chichester. East- erly by Fairfleld avenue; Southerly by land of John Niland, and Westerly by land of Annie .l. Kieth, is for sale. For particulars aitd terms apply 1.01116 8. Basins,1.1111111111111101. Smith Norwallt. Conn. fl“..- SOLVENT NOTiCE. District of Norwalk. 81-1.. Probate Court, boptenibor 19th. A. 1).. 1905. Estate of John McCormnck late of Norwalk in said District deceased. The Court of Probate for tho Dis trict of Norwalk. iiflth limited and al- lowed six months from the date here All persons indebted to said Estate exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to present their accounts, properly attested, within said time. will he dcburrcd a recovery. i‘ll iii-rsons indebted to said Estate are. requested to make immediate pay- ment to 1 FRANK l). LAYTON, Administrator. lliudcntl 11111111 The Fairfleld County Savings Bank, Norwalk, Conn, Sept. 21. 1905. 820- 27 oi At a meeting of the Directors of the Fairfield County Savings Bank, held thla day, a dividend at the rate of four per cent. per annum was declared to depositors from the earnings of the six months ending Sept. 30. 1905. The name will be payable on and after 0%“ to 1905. SEYMOUR CURTIS, Treasurer. New Fall Clothing Now awaits you. W11 are again showing the famous "\VASllthl'l‘ilN , COMPANY" Clothing. 'l'llt‘yelltll‘o no super- ior. and are not ouunllctl by any r111idy-to~1\'111ti' clothing uiutlc. (‘oitucicut'o in workmanship and conscience in quality nutkc it tltu loading 1'11;ttl.1‘-to-w1111r clothing, lllen‘s Stilts SIS to $22. Open Monday. Wednesday and Saturday Evenings. USEPH DAVIS, TAILOR. CLOTHIER. llA'l‘TER. FURNISHER. 185 Washington 8t., 80. Norwall. SPECIALS h VOLUNTEER FLOUR, PER IAG, 68c a CANS MILK. 260 3 CANS EARLY JUNE PIAB. 250 2 PKGS. CREAM OF WHEAT. 260 A. S *ULL, 14 COTTAGE AVENUE, EAST ,NORWALK. cow" 2011.... 11.111111111111111 Sugar THE LEADING DRY GOODS STORE. T <'STR . NOS. 3 AND 5 GAZETTE BUILDING Ladies’ Suits, Coats and Wallets. We are showing some advance styles in Suits. Coats and Waists. While our lines are by no means complete still our assortment is always large and every very attractive. day brings additions to Our stock Tito styles shovm are entirely new and Fall and Winter Coats. The very latest Models. 48, 48 anti 50 inches long, in the New Empire, Paddock. Tourist Styles, tight fit- ting, liuli fitting and loose effects. and lightweight Korscys. The materials shown are Cheviots. Coverls. ' a Broadcloths. Fancy Mixtures , Ladies’ Tailor-Made Suits. Tltc styles this season are varied anti are very much a matter of per sonal taste. tromciy long coats and pinitod skirts; also short jackets with circular or plaited skirts. new mixtures, as well as the staple colors. black, blue and brown. New Full and Winter Waists in White and Colors, both in Cotton and Wool Materials. in Litton, Batiste, Madras, Lawn. Nun's Veiling. Albatross, Cashnieres and Brilliantlnes. some new styles Fall Waists. We are showing the ox- They are shown in the .1.- We are showing TRISTRAM a HYA'I'I', NORWALK, CONN. “The Billiard” MODERN AND UP-TO-DATE. ACCOMMODATIONS FIRST CLASS RATES VERY MODERATE. Joseph L Waltz Proprietor. Telephone, 398. MAIL ORDERS 2: EXTRA. CREPE PAPER. 10 AND 151:. POCKET BOOKS. (NEW LINE), 25, so AND 75c. SHELF PAPER. 3c AND 5c. WRITING PAPER (FINE QUALITY), 25c. VIOLIN. MANDOLIN. GUlTAR AND BANJO srames. WM. A. BRIGGLRMAN'S MUSIC STORE. Donovan Block. 134 Washington It. Agent for Crescent Laundry. DAVID W. RAYMOND. Funeral Director and Embelmer. I! North Main St. South Namath Incidence, 6 Washington Street. Telephone It house. 184-! IROll .IElliifi “ililEAPLll lllAll ”Willi D Wesilllmnlenu IIIUPACYUIN .7 Illi- Stewart Iron Works company ‘CINCINNATI. OHIO Witnes- Ilene. received that ii heat Award Mod-IJ‘Worltl'ii Pair. t.L11uI|,lillt he molt crotiotuiuil icnce you can buy. Priceless thitunron cilbin m fence. Why not replace your 01 one now “marital.“- ln_cllvo IRON fl Inm A Ll: I‘IIIE." fiver till designs 0 Iron Ftnoa, In. I). I...“ otc..ehown in nonvi- ontologurl. Low Prion will ' mprinom CALI. AND Ell US or drop a portal to 8. W. Hilliti Ca. 80. NORWALK. CONN. and 11 representative will call on you. “GlOVLR S "If l’lAiJL. " UNION MADE New Fall H. Krieger 81 Go. West Washington Street. The Leading Outfitters inThe Norwalks. tinting linilg. WE ARE SHOWING A \LER'Y LARGE ASSORT- MEN'P OF NEW, FALL SKIRTS. RAIN COATS, FALL JACKETS, EARLY FALL READY-TO-WEAR HATS; SHOES FOR MEN. WOMEN AND CHILDREN; BLANKETS ANDAQUILTS. IF YOU INTEND REFURNISHING YOUR HOME THIS FALL IT WILL PAY YOU TO WAIT AND SEE WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER. FIRST CLASS FUR- NITURE AT LOW PRICES AND EASY PAYMENTS. OPEN A CHARGE ACCOUNT WITH US. 1203115 11011 NOTHING TO HAVE 'rms PRIVILEGE. H. Krieger 81 Co. Goods IT .MMC...“ .H....._.w~..~. 1.. .1...1..C.- A. it his father made-‘- it first.“ ”MW... “lint 1111 1111115111 lion lliglit." NOTICE. TO THE PROPERTY OWNER! OF THE TOWN OF NORWALK. i desire to 111111111 known that ihavc opened 11 plumbing shop and will do all kinds of plumbing, tin wurk,1tteam 111ml gas fitting g. Prompt attention will be given to all orders. ’ Arthur E. Benedict. 1'. Monroe Street. loath Nam-lit. m. 4... Man lite liliilitilliillhllfifflll iiie incline in. "SUI. run tout. 1.111: monastic: OON'I'RAOT. Ital calamiti- nnd Priviiuu ID- 11111111er fitted and personal“, to the Hi My. M'ifAfi I'. H. Pill). 1 011 ‘Iilliiiltg. W“ A man seldom makes his money 1111' a...“ Wumv“ rauMMI-l-v man-um Hillililfl liiiilflS. This is our specialty. We have given the subject thirty years’ at- tention and feel competent to both buy and sell the coal the people want. 1 . Have you made 'the acquaint- ance of our coal? It is well worth knowing. and to 11 person ”of thrift it is always a money saving proposition to buy good coal in- Itead of trash. 1 What the yes}: have taught in is at your motor.
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