ESTABLISHED 1870.
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‘INTIN EL.
AIDODIATID PRIOR NIWD FROM ALL PART. OP THE WORLD IV A DPIOIAL WIRE AND OUR OWN OPERATOR.
littered at the South Norweik
We. as Second Clan letter.
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SOUTH NORWALK. CONN" SATURDAY. DEC I4. 1907.
WEATHER FORECAST.
Snow or rain and warmer tonight: ‘
Sunday arrow or rain and warmer;
brisk to htgh northeast winds.
TWO CENTS.
lillHWlEK
IHE EHIE
EEEElED
John D. Milne Will Bethe llearl
oi the Department find her,
and Will Have As Assistants
W. 1. Powell and D. M. Cor-
coran
_——...~——
John D. Milne will be hief of the
Norwalk Fire Department during the
. year i908. Mr. Milne was unanirnousr
ly chosen for this honor at the annual
meeting of the Department, last night.
at the Pioneer quarters in the Main
street. fire house, it being a foregone
conclusion that ,he would be pained.
William J Powell. of Pioneer Hook
and Ladder Company was also named
unanimously. as first assistant eligi-
peer while the only contest of the eve
fling developed our the offitc of sIc-
ond assistant chief engineer. ’2tIrthc
wre two candidates for this office Drin-
.iel M Corcornn and John Sheehun.
both of Hope Hose/(".oinpnny Mr.
(‘orcoran won by It vote of 64 to 32
The balloting was done by company
checklist. in order to make the race
absolutely fIIiI'.
Mr. Milne succeeds Itlwartl J.
Thomas as chief of the lkIpartn‘ie'nt.
With the close of his present term of
office Chief Thomas will hilve served
two years He called last. night's
meeting to order and presided untii
after the new w ofilctrs th‘t' named pf-
. Ier which he ('iliit’ii on Mr. Miillt- lII
take‘ the chair. 'l‘he'IIIIIIIiIIIItiIIIIs made
last. night will be forwarded to the
city council and untiotibtcdly will be
promptly ratified at the mcc ting Tut-II-
«in? night
The nominations made last night
anti to be presented for ratification
ate the followzlng '
(‘hief Engineer—John l). Milne
First Assistant (‘ hlef Engineer-«WW
iiam .i Pow.ell
Second Assistant Engineer—Daniel
M t‘orcoran.
’l‘reIIsurer- ——.i. Thornton Prowltt.
Secretary—William Keisler.
The meeting also chose DI. William
.i., ’f’ncey twartment physician but
' this office is not within the province
of the Council. being taken care of by
the State Flremen's Association. The
city appoints rim engineer for the
steamer and the meeting voted George
S Aiken as its unanimous choice
in relinquishing his odice to the new
c.hief Mr Milne. Chief Thomas ex-
pressed his appreciation to the, offlct rs
and members of the Department for
the hearty support he had received
during his occupancy of the office
Mr Milne expressed his thanks for
the honor which had just been con
retred on him and said he would on
. deIIIvor to fill the office to the lit'i-lf of
his ability. The two new assistants
also expressed their thanks for the
honor and like Mr \illne promised the
Department their very btst IIffortIs All
tlirech are. tin.- reIOIIls lrtblnd them
(‘hicf f.l\lilnII as l2IItigI laws 1' Hllh2
bcll said. in nominating him, ncrcr
asks n. fireman to go wherc he will not
go himself. Judge iiIIbbell also nam-
I'III him as John “Do it." Milne. which
aptly described his conduct whilt'
fighting a fire. He is fI‘IIrlcsII and {r or
of personal injury is IlIc last. of his
thoughts. Norwalk nIver hIId II mort
[It'tllmlii fireman than be.
For twenty years (hicf Milnc was
It member of the Rockiilic l-‘ire no.
parlnient. being identified with l2'itton
Steamer Company lloI-kIInIIm ilosc
(' ompany and Samuel Fin b How (om
' pIIny, of that plum Mi .Ililnc has
been a member of iilt' NquIIll. i2'iII-
Department Mr Itight wars Iii-.- I Its
member of Pfonccr liool. I'lllii lIIIidII
Company and late r of tho iiII i'tilitt'
lie was captain of ill" fI‘iI-n l’IIiiI-I- I’or
two years.
(,‘hicf Milne is connected with III-voi-
IIl fraternal organizations. iricluIlinIt
St John's Lodge. l". and A, M . Wash-
ington Chapter. ii. A. .‘vl.. ('oI-kI-noI-
”.iribe l. (l. R. M. and t‘our't Hearts
of Oak. Foresters of ,21IIncrlIII,oi llotk
Iilie. He is also commander of MI
Kinlcy Command Spanish “ill \'---IIIr
itle.
First Assistant Chief Powell has tw-
loncht to the Norwalk l-‘lrc Depart-
Inc or for seventeen y,cars first as "III III-
of Hope Home Company and later the
fiIInI-IrI-I. the latter for lWl'ii‘t' w .IIIII
Mo was It lieutenant in How liouI-
f‘urnpnny for two yI-Iirs, Mi l'I-wcll
is II popular member of Norwulk Ito-rip.
TI'ct'ltIIrnIIi Order of Eagles. and wus
writ'lli) conductor for two .VcIIl'II
Heconii Assistant Chief ErIIIlrIIIIIr
Daniel M. t‘orcorIIti has also Ht'l'Vl'f‘
long and faithfully in the lII-pIIrttrII2IIt.
He has inorIged to Hope iioiu- (fomI
poor for thirteen wars it. in... [HM
nqhtictal III-crI-IIIry of the Imnporii for
four wars and was tlII- toIIIpIInI 'II cn
dorm-d annIltIt-I- last night Mr. (Tofu
cornn III pIIIIt chlI-f ranger of Court MII-
lIIII-ltcmo. Forestcrs of America, II
member oft ockcnoc Trihc i. 0. ll M.
pat-II chicf hsyumkvr of ('m konoe ilIIy-
lofi and II llll‘fllllt'lv of the (f22orII-ttltut
that» “smokers Association
TITI'illtllll'l' .l Thornton l’rowltt gave
his report In last nights ruectlnz.
snowing II good slirId amount realized
from the i'IIcht fair and the llcpnrlI
[no pl fliInncII II sic in excellcnt shape-
—.—..~
-—DlNNlION GOODS
At W. P. Ieero' look Stereo. II
Tioiiy Tags
llolly firm-II,
liolly lIatIIIis
llnlly tit-til».
itoily Wrapping wipers.
( mic and Tissue Paper.
Souls Ioivnt
PDLD PLAYERS WlN
_——u————-—c—
Defeated the New liavens last
Night by the Close Score of
Three to Two Coats
The South Norwnlk polo from in the
State l'oio League. coIIIposI-d of young
Bridgeport players. beat the New liIt-
ven team, It goals to " last night, at
the ltollawuy ltlnk in North Main
'I‘hI-N "cw
street. in il. very fast gnrnc.
liaI‘crI thIm .bI composed mainly of
professional players of triuch cxpct'v
leIIcI. their goal tI-ndcr being John
Allen. for'merly oi the Bridgeport team.
ll illianis. halfback of the Norwalks.
had his head cItt open by It blow froru
a polo stick, but. pluckily resumed
lilayillg2ai‘lt’f’”h‘lfl head had been bound
tip. Williams, twonty years ago. was
one of the cruckaluck player-II of thi-
country, and now is us good as any
in lI‘airfleld county. He will play
throughout the season with the Nur-
wulltI-i. and adds muob strength to the
team
Last. night' It game was the best one
vet played here. and there is lucrt‘as-
ing enthusiasm over the sport the
audit IIces growing in numbers
A Icry exciting period last night
was the third when the score was
tied 1’ to 2. illll the NonI'Ilkn. after
several minutes of clever ploy. suc»
III-IdI d in making the needed goal.
The two teams play at New Haven
tonight and a number of prairie froru
Not-walk and ilrldgeport will attend
the game.
The lineup and summary of last
night‘ It gnnic.
draught. i'cntral lioici Cafe. corner
Monroe and Chestnut streets.
CAPT. STANLEY LDWNDES'
NEW STEAMEN LAUNCHED
The M. P. McDonaolI Christenrd
by Miss Mildred Arlene Wy
nus. Daughter of Captain Wy-
nus
The now IIyIIiI-r I-Ilcfiincr', which hurt
been under course or construction III
the (iliIt'llltOl'i Resin and t‘onstrrrcrion
con-puny )‘ill’fltl for sI-VI-rtrl months
for the firm of Stanley .lAiwntles anIl
William J, Mills. was launched with
appropriate ceremony. As the bean.
tifni vcssel slid into the water Miss
Mildred Arlvm- Wynutt, the young
daughter of Captain and Mr», .iohn
Wynus. formerly of South NorwnliII
broke II bottle of wine ovcr ibI- Vt"-
IIcl'I-I bow and I-hrlstI-nml Tlt'l tip. 5!.
l’. Mr'liorIIIulI.
Little Miss Wynne
.Iorpc sponsor,
was done, Mr,
Tliililt' I’l burni-
IIIIIl after the pretty III-t
Mcllnungb, WTl-r was
on the forward deck, prcscntotl her
with II mammoth bouquet of unit"
c hr y IIIInilII- norms The boot was
gully tiH'UTillf'd with flags IIIIrl high
from the mIIiIth-nd was floating a pen
from bearing the name. "ill. P. Mc lionI
ugh." Photographer ti. W. Howard ..lr
was on hand and took II photograph of
the boat just before she was iIIunIh-
ed.
Sevcrnl hundred people wcrI- pm»
PM at the launching includln;~ about
fifty invited guests who took II great
deal of' interest and enjoyed the
affair. The employes of the yard wcf'c
handsomely remembcrctl with It spread
in the boat shop.
’.l'liIIt evening Mr. TilIIIIllorrII it who
is the supcrlntcndcnt of lift construc-
tion company, I-IircrrIIirII-Il rovnllv his
friends III II sing lunch at the Paragon
Hotel where list and lobby pf’cvullml
for many hours
The owner boat ill onc of the prom
out and most substantial vessels in
the oIIriII-I- induiry and I II credit to
the builders and him oercIII she is
75 foot in length our n‘l 'JII foot in sin
ilflfi Nix fer-t vim-p,
licr frame is f'Uflllel'ti of IjI-Itiunr
Willi planking of Connecticut white
oak, tree nailed with iii. inth locust.
tine is fastened with tire-int h composi-
tion spikes. a thousand pounds hIIvinit
been used in the constriirmtion
licr power will be It tilohe gas engine
of A hundred horse power capacity and
will make about twolve miles an hour
The M. P Mclionsgli is a fine niodclcd
boat and has been admired by all who
have III-cu her She will carry about
Moo bushI-lu of oysters.» ”Nf'iml'llf'.
~PlANO RlClTALI
Miss l'Itbcl J, "lover will given
abort piano recital between 7 IIin’ II
., tn. RII'IIrIlIIII line it. III the WWII
IiId Smelly Ntot'u. ‘I'ti Worthington I'll
“twill Mtf'WiIiN if will hr in "to mi
vnntnge of Itll tlror-I- loolIltrI iitl' II
piano teacher to be present.
. . ... .....I.4
Nor‘walk. New Haven._
0 Neil ......... il.‘ “I’ll'llt‘l'
. First rush
DIIthIIt .................. R. \VIIrrIci
Second rush
Lennon ................. ll. Meat-role
Center
W illlIImI-I ............... W. {Mescrolc
ilulfback.
llIIbIt ......................... Allen
(loal.
Rushes «O'Neil. llIIanIr-t'r. ll, “’er
lit-l' 2, W, Warner.
HtopswilI-bu l7. Allen L'tl.
Goals—First Period.
Won by ('aged by Time.
Norwnlk ......... O'No-il ......... L'ziti
Norwalk.........t)'NIIil .240
Second Period.
Now liuvcn ...... ii. Warner .. . .‘.:-iII_
Third Period.
New Haven. . .W. Warm-r . i; to
NIIrWIIlk ......... O‘NI-ll ..... 2:2?“
ltch-rI-I-u-J. liesi.
Hctll'cn (7. iJJT'i‘i'A'I'lttd. . .
'l‘imekcepI-rs-»-l.ouls l.IIIlriinII IInIl
.lcrc (‘lIrrk.
—FREE'HOT ROAST BEEF
And Schlitz Milwaukee iii'i'l‘ on
SPHINKINB
[IE STREETS
infill
Trolley Sprinklinp Service in
South Norwalk Amounted to
$962. and the Wagon Work
$1,054.75 -— Citizens Pay
Two-thirds
The South Norwnlk Common Council
has passed two resolutions fixing the
rate of assessment for street sprink-
ling/These assessments ill't‘ different in
amount, the work of sprinkling the
strI-I-ts through which the trolley cars
puss costing 3 cents per foot and the
silent» where the sprinkling was done
by teams costing only .018. This is
due to the fact. that the streets which
Were sprinkled by the trolley system
were sprinkled more} often and-needed
it more often than the others. The rate
of three cents even is much lower than
tlic rate when it was done by It privati-
concern. >
The t‘ncctlng was called to order at
8:05 o'clock by l’rcsldctn Thompson.
There Were prcscnt (,‘ounpiltncn itob
ins, l’odmorc. Mother and llrown.
A resolution was then presented as
follows:
Whereas.
walls.
the cart-of the strccis Iiiid lilghways
within its limits, has provided for
sprinkling and has sprinkled
water the following nnmetl streets and
highways. or parts thereof, within the
limbs of salt] city, to wit:
the (‘lty of South Nitr-
WII'II iiII-nric. Washington street
cast of New‘ York New Haven and
Hartford rIIllroIIIl bridge. I'orth Main
IIIrIII-t. South Main strcct Monroe
street, Woodward nvI-nuw Meadow
street. Railroad IIVI-nuc.
And, Wlicrctis. the actual cost of
watering said streets and highways.
or parts thereof. illlltllllllzI to the sum
of $962!.
And. Whereas.
nntice entitled, Ul'tlillllnl't' Rein-
rivI- to Street Sprinkllng." adopted by
the Council of said city and Improved
by its mayor. November Mb. [907. pro
vidcs that three-quarters of actual
cosi‘ of watering or sprinkling the
ulIolII or any port of any strce: or hlflllI
Way shall be asst-used against the real
I-stnte abutting or fronting on the part
of sold street or highway so wntIIrIId
or sprinkled. and against the owner
thereof. in/ proportion to the lI-ngth of
the frontage of said property on said
port of said street or highway;
And. When-as. three-quarters of the
actual cost of watering or sprinkling
the said streets or highways is $721.50.
And. Where-us. the total nIInIbI-r of
loci of real nstnic stunting or fronting
on tlII- parts of said streets or high
\Vil).‘i so wutI-rI-Il or sprinkled is 24,050
feet. and tlII'eIIIIIIIIrtcrII of the actual
IImt lyt'i' lt'IIttt {turf Iii “I'lli‘l'lllg fil‘
sprinkling said sIrI-cts and highways is
Ifil'I'II f't’lllét',
'l'hIIi‘I-fIIr'c. lit-stiii‘i-Il,
of IbrIII- III-ms per front foot lrc IInIl
liil‘ some is hero-by laid and assessed
against the l’t‘lii estIItI- abutting or
imprint: on the said illi't't‘ig or high—
ways, or llill'irI thereof, so watt-red. and
against tip- owners th-rcof ‘in brown
tion III "lt' length of the frbntngc of
their respective properties on said
sfrccts or highways. or parts thereof.
so watered, Its shown and IlI-sigIIIItI-d
on the ftiitps of said sIII't'I’IIl sli‘IIIIlit.
which are hereunto IIIIIIIIxIIIl and made
It part licrmrf;
.\rId. itcsoltcd, i‘IIrIlII-r. That the
.illlOiillf of the several I’liIlI‘Il‘lIlillTlt'lllii
l.III'IIirI ilI-tI-rmlnI-Ii upon. liII illilf't'ti to
Hi“ I'Ittc bill of said city rII-kl ht'l‘t‘ill'
IIftI r II.IIIIII. and that the several sums
heroin assessed-lu- collected by the.
collector of said city in thc tram» man-
ner as are the taxes specified in said
rate blll. ‘
Upon motion it was adopted,
A second resolution covering all the
other streets sprinkled was introduced,
showing that the cost of sprinkling Its
done by the city by use of thztrns cost
’I.”5i.7.rt. 'l‘wothlrtls of the cost would
be T'I'itlJtti. The number of feet
sprinkled was 43.7w, making It rate of
ms per foot. 'l'his showI-d that the
cost of li‘ttlit'fv’ sprinkling was consid-
I-rIIlIlv higliel’ than by cart.
it was shown. however. that the
“"411” through which the trolley
{mum-ft nI-Id more sprinkling and that
that certain ordi-
'l'htit the sum
"ll'fll' streets are more thoroughly
sprinkled. Attorney Tammany stated
that Judge Light had asked him
to state that the actual cost of sprink-
ling must be assessed against flII' Iii-III-
ting property and that it could not it»
gritty bI- lumped.
’l‘lrc oIthr resolution was tho-n putts.
ed.
The liurrltt IIVIIIIIIII iIIIprochIiI-nt has
been III which Il by John McMahon and
Councilmani’oIlIuorI presented the bill.
it IIIIII frIIIndtliItt lhI stroll IlIIpIIItrIIcnt
had not sufficient finds to pay the
bill as there in II hililtllft’ of IIIIIII than
woo,
The maitcr of I2lcctitig n board of rcI
lie! for the city was then tIIlIIIn up
('ouncllrnun Robins movwl that HIV
city cast om- ballot for John McMahon
and Matthew Corbett III-I IuIvIIIbI-rs. it
was so voted.
vcrllric lhtit outstanding bills be pro.
scntcrl on or before December 30.
The meeting thII-n IIIiloIirnI-It III ii.-
IIcnIhI- r 10.
IOWLINO TOUR ,AMENT’.
’f‘be bowlers of the {It uth Norwalk
("up are uonlifvlmt fr il tournament
to bo- plow-II this winter As wrmll III:
ptut‘ll in this is Iloiw ibII iIIIImn v; lll bc
fI-vrtriIIl and the genes begun. \'Iil
IIIIIbIc prises will be offered.
through its authorities. having-
with
The city clerk was instructed to ad-'
BANKING N 8E
NTS TlIlE STOCK
President 0 the New Haven.
‘ ilailroad Bays Two otters:
Have See Made For the Se-I
curltlet in Question
W , I
NEW YORK. Dec. H: The IlII'IIctIII‘I;
of the New Yor ,
ford Railroad c nipany held yesterday
at the (fraud entrsl Station their
tinned today. No announcement was
made. at the close of yesterday’s tres-
Iiion concerning the disposition likely
to be made of the company‘s Boston
8: Maine. stock.
Directors of both-the New Haven and
the Canadian Pacific are understood to
be without anything like full informa-
tion regarding the nature of the pre-
sent status of the negotiations over
the Boston & Maine. if, indeed, the (Irv
median Pacific in the prospective party
of the second pIIrt.aIIl.-I gt'flt'l’itlly sup-
posed.
At the contluslon of the mec ting Mr.
Mellon said, with regard to the denials
bv Sir William C Van llornc. Edmund
i3. (islet ill’ld other Canadian Put the ob
ticiIIlI-I that The si'Hlem was bidding'for
lhc Boston dz Maine stock:
" i would like to have it miltii' clear
that, i personally neVI-r Illallt' the stain.
rucnt IhIIt the Canadian Pacific is such-
lng to buy the lioston dz Maine stock
held by the New HilVi'Ll in frict the
t‘. anadinn i’ntiflc is holding no negotin
tions for its purchase.
“’l‘wo offers however. have been made
for the stock. one indirI I tly IhIoIIgh an
intI- rmedinrv. anti the other (illt't ti) by
It Icprescntative of It railroad ulrlch in
not the ('anadlau l’uc ltlc. The indirect
offer comes fromn member of a bank-
ing house which might represent ("10
of several railroad systems, and in that
Cilnt'..l...tio. not. know the identity of the
road that is willing to Inukt- the fit”-
chIoIc.~ The other. as l have said.
comes from It railroad. but i do not
wish to disclose lls ltieiiflty."
MM. A. Tlendy announces lhfll. hi'
has purchased and reopenI-Il the chic
at 58 Water street. formerly owned by
Michael Lane, and will be pleased to
set- his friends.
RUSSIAN TRAIN
NDBBENS DRIVEN DFF
Darinp’Attack Made on a Mail
Train Containing. a Large
Amount of Money at Salakhlu
TliI'llS. 'l'rLIIIIIIcIuIcIIsin. llec. l~l.2—.2
A band of slxIv I‘ohiwru illlflt‘kt’li
IIIIIl derIIiictl ”It' mail Main running bc-
lWI‘t'll ’l‘lflia and link" last night, nIIIII-
lilv‘ station ftl SIIlIIlIlIiII. The train was
carrying II large sum of money. The
Irain IIIIIIrIl rcpnls-Id tho ‘IIIIIIIiltII after
{I fight in which many passengers and
soldiers Were wounded. The bandits
'tinnlly rctrcIIiI-Ii. lIIIIIing four tit'illi iii"
hind them.
The attack was liill‘illt’ll cotIcI-ivcd
and carried out. Thirty yards of track
on a down grade was torn up. and the
train. running III full speed. plunged
(WI-l“ thI- tics. ’l‘lIII locnmotlvc and
most (If the cars IvI-rI- filli'ilcd 'l‘hi-
robbers. wliu- wrrc hiding nearby, ini-
ruedintcly t‘illllII out I’illri :IIleIncIul on
the train gnnr'tl IIIId pIIssIIngI rs. TlIIIy
threw I-lglrt bombs Ittid IIpcIII-Il fire on
the confuscti ll'illtIit‘l‘II. The train
guni‘tl rallied quickly and op’IIII-Il fir--
front bI-lIitIil II lIII2IIII oi \\l‘t“f‘kf!‘.".‘, bolti-
ing their ground IItItil lll- robbcis It i'.
driven off.
A hospital train bI'oIiLIlrt a bomb r'
of IlIc onInIicIl |iilHit'|ll;l I'II IIiIIl Kilill-l‘
into Titils Troops :II'e in pI:I'.2I.IiI
lhc t‘tIlIbt rs
1NOTHING ElSE lN TOWN
’l‘o ('(lllllllll't' with «on lime and South
ers' Articles. (‘omv in and look film"
over. \l'lielplc) (It t'lark.
MELLEN PLANS
NEW FREIGHT LINE
llas Route to the West From
Boston Connection With Can-
adian Pacific
i I
NEW HAVEN. Dec. tin-Develop.
ments that indicate IIloIIIIr relations
than heretofore arc to be enjoyed by
the New York. New Haven and Hart-
ford railroad and thc Canadian Pact:
flc. railroads. A llIIW trans-continental
freight route has bccn outlined by thc
two' lines and. lo consItinIIlc it, the
New Haven road will build It new line
Which will parallel both IlII- llosion and
Albany and the "tuition and Maine from
lioston most of "MI IlisIIIIIrII through
MimuichusI-tts.
Freight will be l’it'lll by 'ht' New
York New Him-n IIrIIl liurtIoIIl our
the so-Itilled Air Line route to least
IThoinpson. Mass IhI-ncc to WI bsII-r
nod Southbridgc. Muss, uvc'l what bi
‘now usumll branch bill which in tube
transformed into n fllrilblo truck road
lI‘roIn southbridgt- to i’almer. .MIIIIIIH II
llt'W double track road will be built
in ctmticct III Palmer with the New
London branch of the VIIT'fltitfll Ccrr
itrIIl. which will lflkt' the freight to thc
Canadian Pacific for distribution to
lllo- Far West.
A III-cent. new ngrccmcnt between the
Canadian Pacific. the t‘entrnl Vermont
and the New liavcn road has led to
Ithe perfection of this IIoiIitI The cor
tnlnty of muse-anion ii is bcllcvcd bv
runny railroad nun To be IrIIIpoiIIdbiI
for the. illdiflf‘fl‘fltr of President ilIIl
bit to the IonsIImIIIIItlIm of lhl‘ lin-
lIIn 0 Maine merger. They think that
with this route IIIIIIIIrI-d he will have
l
I
Illttle use for the Boston and Maine.
monthly meeting, which will be con-i
E
New Haven and iilll'l- I
‘the bench, promptly
IIIIIIIIJ
IIIIII ill
IIIIIII In
The Edmund Phinney Cauchtdn
Heavy Snow Storm and Bag-
ing Cale Outside Sandy Hook
and Driven Ashore—Lifeboat
Cannot lleach Crew
NEW YORK, Dec. H.——'l‘lie hark
IIlnI Phlnncy, (.‘uptain Anderson.
was/[EIIIIght in a Navy snow storm and
resin! gillc among the dangerous
shoals outside of Handy llook bar this
morning. ‘IIIIIl was drlvcn on the
beach on the east side of the book.
The Sandy Hook iIiI'c Htivlng crew
being unable to launch II lifeboat in
the high surf which was pounding on
pro-purer! to shoot
Ii life line over the vessel and rto bring
licr crew ashore in tlie brew-lien buoy.
There was coery “Hittite-cl that they
would succeed. despite illt‘ gold and
sea. as tlIc force of the storm Iiroie
the vessel well in toward the iII2I.2IIh
so that she was, only about one illlll'
Ilreil feet from the nearest dry sand.
“or crew, which appeared to be
composed of about ten. or II Ilozcn
lllt'll. took reI‘IIgI-Iin litr- Iigging IIIIIl
wutchctl itililliilltlh' lill' work of the
their llv'I-s lit'pl'lliit‘ti.
’l'hI- life savers made several unsuc-
cessful nit pts to shoot the file line.
but owing o IlIc gale the Lyle gun
would not throw the line so far as lilt'
wl'l‘('kt'd vessel. 'l‘wo tugs tried to
reach the back. but failed. illltl the
life sun-rs then tried to reach the ves-
sI-l in their powcr lifeboat.
t'utiiztin l’nttorson, of the life sIIviIIt-t
crcw. had his new power boat launch-
62d from the dock inside lilt‘ shIIltcr of
the book and it was taken in, low by
tho- wreckingI tug l. .l. Merritt IIriIl
pilHit-il out toward the wreck.
“l his power lifeboat is I Ituipped with
:Illillll'I‘lP pchr gasoline engine by
with h it is possible to drive her
against II. lII-IIvy wind and sea. when
rowI-rs could make no progress.
The tIII: I .l. Merritt..was compelled
by the ilt’itV) seas to turn back fit'illl'-‘
i't'ilI'lIillL' the scene of the Trek. The
III'I- croft l'f'illl‘flttti to th» shelter of
the book. The wind was then blowing
sixty llllll’S an hunt and the snow lIIIIl
turnod to rain.
The lu'IlmurIIl l’liiuney was IiTIti tons
nrt find was built in fleerlng. Me. She
was loaded with lumber and railroad
ties for t‘oouey. )I-ksteiu if: Company,
and had sailed from Savannah. tizi
lioth vessel and cargo are insured. The
owner is P. V. l.. Jones. of New York.
She was bound from Jacksonville. Fla.
to Perth Amboy.
—ATTENTION, MUSlC LOVERS!
llIIIIdIIomc tiermIIn 'i'IIlkiIIiI MIIclIliI-I
given I'le'ilV IIII follows; The terms
are that you pay the trucking .IIIIIl ship-
ping I-pr-nsc. This \\'I' make wry
easy for you For the advertising con.
pon you pay l'IIII- to iht' solicitors and
Ti ”.0 to us. when you l't'l't‘ih' tlI-I lllilt
IIlIiIIc. Total cost. $2.0". \l'c inarniII
lI'I' thc machine you f't’i'I‘iVI' to b.- the
same III llljll IlIIIItrttstrtIrIIIi by the
solicitor. llI- :I’ll'W‘ and obtain Ii I-IIII2
Iron from solicitor, II. no lIiIH'lIlllI'V
can be bud on t‘II-HI- terms without it
l2” 7'}. Lockwood KI t'o,, I'I‘J Wall St,
Norwalk
NEW PARTNERSHIP FORMED.
J: hn Keogh and Nehemiah Candee
Comprlu New Law Firm.
In order to better take care. nf2n
steadily growing business, Attorney
.lohn Keogh has formed. a partnership
to go into effect January ist, l9tiil
with a class—mate Attornev Nehemiah
('andee, of New Haven
Mr. (‘andee is n native of Easton,
'IIlrtield County. where his parents
still reside. He is a graduate of Sta-
pletl Academy. in Westport.: Yule Aca-
demy and Yale Law air-,hool Mr. ('an-
rice after graduation took up the prac
ticc of law in New Haven. lie is It
Republican in politics and for several
years was first sclIcItm In of Int town
of New Haven. Mr, ('andcc wii reside
at No. 6 West street
The new firm will be known as Ke-
ogh and Candee. and will occupy the
odices in the. United Bank Huildinn.
in which Mr. Keogh has been located
for the past ten years,
SOUTH NORWALK CLUB POOL
TOURNAMENT.
The first game in the South Norwalk
Club pool tournament will be played
Mondav night at ii: if) between Joseph
A Volk. tilt and ticorgo R. Van AIII
lint-.100 The othrr- gIIpII-s for the
week will be Tuesday evening. lI' lI'ln
nIIgIIn 97.. Edward it Smith 90:.“1Ilili
Iliry evening fl, l-Z. .IIitIIirI iitl. lIlIlivIIrIl
TI”, Smith Friday will be iihlill‘r
night. ill w ich HpI-ltlcl's orclIIIsIrII will
turuisli music for dancing
ROYAL ARCANUM
ELAOUE.
(in Monday night Ponnmus ('oIitiIll
will meet l-ltnniford, and the members
of the f‘ouncll have been invited to a
special lIIIiies' night at Stamford Conn
cit to witness the game. This invitation
htIII bccn extended to the button as. VP"
hit the .Pllliwl s and Pnl‘tiimiliil team I x-
pc c is to be uncompenlcd by It large dcl-
citation of both sexes 'l‘rnln lean-II
tlIIIIth Nutter-lit Ilcpot tit 71M.
-—VOU CAN'T DO RFTTER
'f'lIIItI to but onII t'iitur... lIIIIII- \‘I'I-
lrIIII- good f‘innrs uI uni i-rir-II voIi
t'III‘I' to pay. from St El box to an '.o :l
box. Wbclplcy D Clark.
DOWLlNG
lliI- IHll'HIl'I-i; upon the success or which” '
.I_.I-.I.
.iiiieouenrine out
or at. cross: LDDCE
Sons and Daughters of llo‘rwalk‘
tlave a Very Successful Time
in Lockwood‘ s llail
the Sons and Daughters of SI. timrs"
Ilrcw II. good sized attendance IIIIII
night to lIocIIWood's llIIil, Norwalit.
The event also proved II pleasant OIII‘
for the members of the order and their
numerous guests.
Joseph Whitley and Miss .lullii
Simpson led the. grand march. and
while everybody participating were
masked. many of the costumes were so
unique that they deserve special men-
tion. Some were on the most. ridicu-
lous order, while others were VIIt'i'
handsome.
The dance order contained tWenty
numbers music being furnished by
IIlvec’s Ol‘I't'l’itsllfl for Waltzes, two steps
and lnncierii
The various committees in connec-
tion with the masquerade included:
lI'looII Manager ~ George Smith.
i‘ioor t'umtnittm-wRobert Oliver, Ar-
tiIIIr ilishop, f'harlcs llolt. Joseph
Whitley, '
Reception f'IItIIiIIittec——John Ash
worth. Sidney lIiltlc.
Arrangement Committee-«Mrs. F.
ShcplII-rtl. Mrs, Woodall, William Ash-
brook, Joseph Whliely, Mrs. (1. Banks.
Mm. Goddard. Rohcrt OlivI-r. t'hIIrleII
llolt.
The men's organization is known us
Welcome Stranger Lodgs. Sons of SI.
ieorgc antl‘the latiiI-It' IIII White Rose
Lodge, Daughters of St. George.
#FOR‘GET YOUR
During the fcsiiw' Christmas season.
Our fragrant Cigars and beautiful
Pipes are bound to putt you in II holl-
tiny humor; Who-lpley it: i'la‘rk.’
TROUBL’ES
Mrs. George W, .lIIytIII is “fill“ ill
with the grip III her home in l’IIiorI
NirI't‘i. \
MISCELLANEOUS.
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MRS. W. J. WiLCOX, OiIII lIiii'l‘Alt
lishcd employment agencv 2.". Voice
phase, return to if.
tiectlciit Ave.
Friedman. t'on-
'l‘urlov place. Ill”: 3t
FOR SALE.
Advertisements of 25 words under
ihlI head, 25:; 3 times. 50:. Addl
Ionat words. 1 cent each per insertion
(i001)
FOR SALE-—BAWTAIN.
large tit-room house. about, two large
lots, burn. fruit. in Norwalk. near
trolley and stores Fine place for
chickens. Large gIIrtlIIn. Only tifibtl;
$500 cash, Address llox rill, South
Norwalk. d it fit
FOR SALE~«-itR.~\.\'l) NEWISAPE.
six feet high and four feet wide;
cheIIp. inquire of llI'Illnt lluksznr. No.
Lexington Avon. South Norwalk
til'.’
'I
I:
I:
CLEARANCE SALE—- -:'$i on W ()R’l‘ll
of MI n' II ~toils and Overcoats must' he
-o!rl by hi. Salon & liro,. but». Washv
rngton St. Bridge, this Week. for hcne.
fit. of creditors. floods sold at. 50c on
dollar. Why don't you save money
while you can? d9 6!
FOR SALE—ltriAi'TiFl'l. I‘itl’lfID
ing plot. 2.20.11“). on biuiT overlooking
many miles of Long island Hound; six
minutes' walk from depot, near Elm
Grove St. South Norwalk. Also Due
invalid chair. good as new. Evenings.
27 Chestnut St. tlitl l2 H
BUSINESS NOTICES
GOING AWAY l-‘OR ('lleSTMAS'.’
Trunks and packages promptly attend.
ed to: also light moving done. Wil-
son Express, 7 Day St. ’l'elophonc. ‘
' Illi I'll
UNDERTAKER—FREDK. ll. CA-
nnng. Funeral Director and lIImhalmI
er. Office and residence, No. 34 South
Main St.. South Norwalk. Conn. Tele-
phone call TIM. Lady attendant.
CHARLES ROWE. No, it: Si'lthtI
Hill. Norwalk. dealer in canaries. for-
eign and domestic birds and the best
mixed seeds for cannrics Ill? 3!
MR8. F. HUNKEMEIER. i MI'Ilil
son St. South NorWIIlk Orr-Ls i'lIil'
ing of all iknds. Graduated or sun
trialling ITI'riizi HIIiIIIflI skirt“. French
and American. accordion. knife and
side plIIiIlIiu for 'II'lécs' and children's
drum-I2. . II’H .IIrd llflllf‘f'il"f; also
Iltrklfiu l'I I.’ II’EIII If w W \lall
irr' rI. pr Int " IvrIcIIl-Il II"II lm
MODE! P HALLOCK, LADIES
vtlitltwr iian trimmed and made iv
the latest utriodatc styles. liIIurI
from 8 it In. to ii: 30 p. m. if. t'best
nut 8t” flouth Norwalk. still it
ELECTRO PLATING I)!” .le
kinds. Oxidized corIpIr brew and
nickel, prom», old gold. gun on III! not
black yIIchI trimmings: plumbers IIIIp
piles and chandeliers. bicycle and so
lflmfrlliirv trimmings. and tabb- warr-
R Scam It lion. 3'5 WIT" fit. Tcl.
‘Tiz-Iz '
The first annual masquerade ball of"
7- MlElEll .__._
SEHflflNEH
lllllNSilliillE
The Thomas W. Lawson, oi
Boston, Wrecked Oil the
Scrliy Islands. and the Entire
Crew, With the Exception of
One Man, is Drowned.
IIIIoII rows. scIIIy Islands, Dec.
lItI-~-—'l'he American seven-mauled
schooner Thomas W. lIaeron was
wrecked in timed riound‘. Scllly ls-
lands. during a fierce gale last night.
and so far as known. all of her crew.
excepting one man. were lost.
The schooner turned turtle during
thIl night anti is now flouting bottom
up. Three dead bodies have been
found off Anueii Island, an uninhabltn
ed inlet or the Scllly group. The sole
survivor. who has been landed at St.
Agnes by the St Agnes life boat. is
only partly conscious at this writing.
Signals of distress were heard at
the liinltop Hook lighlhutltte at. d
o clock ,I-IIItI-rduy afternoon. Two life-
lmIItIr .II onII- put out and found the
Thomas W. Lawson anchored in a'dan-
porous position just. north of Gunner's
“(WIN tit'cui III-as were running and
, the lift-boats. although they stem by ..
Itie Lawson for several hours. were.
unable to render assistance on this
account.
At the requcst of the captain of tho
iIItwson the St. Mary's lifeboat, the
masts of which but] been broken off in
IIItI-nrptlng to rescue the crew of the
schooner. pIIt back with the purpose
or II-lcgrnphing .for .1 tug to come to
.th» assistanc- of the Lawson. The
-t<ii .‘IgIII-s lift-bout was left standing
, by. A little later. lit)th’,IIi‘ Thlil life-
bout had to bone as one of its crew
was believed to be dying of exposure!
St. ‘Si/[llfllioflfl secured for all classes while ”in others were almost. com-
of applicants Tel. n. It plcieiy IlelItliitlI'Ii
.. . At about ten minutes before 3 this
L T. morning the lookouts at the St. Agnes'
m 05 _ :Ind itishop’s lteef lighthouses and the
LOST—I-liANK HOOKS NOS “.5 const guards nilHNt'li the lights of the
L'l'zs it'ltiz. of the Norwalk Savings So lIaIvson “l '7‘" ”am“ lime. ”"6 When "
rm", Finder klutlh r, "H." m ”n, lifeboat returned to the scene. oil
Nor-walk HIIIln s ~lot.ictI did It 2’.“ .
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Losr ritual-HI I on. impuu . _ -_
WANTED.
Advertisements of 25 worde until
his head. 250; 3 timee. 50:. Ad I-
tionai words, 1 cent each per meant II.
WANTED—IONIC on TWO OLD
ladies or old gentlemen, at. the Old
lI'nlkII' Home. 43 Cross tit, Nomllt.
Also canarics for sale. dill 3t
WANTED—WASHING AND lRONI
ing to do at home or outside. Y. P‘.
Bk. 5‘.’ First St, East Norwalk. dl3 8t.
WANTED—T0 costumer-git
young shepherd or Scotch collie. Ad-
dress itox 2H. Darien, Conn. dill 3t
WANTED-«POSITION as cor.
let-tor or salesman in store. Speak
three languages. lnuulre Ii Lenin .
ton Ave. (113
WANTS AN 0M) PERSON.
lady or go tiernnn. or an invalid to
take care of. fimrly’ to Mrs. Wilcox.
zit l'nion St, till 1ft
WANTEDfillRlNG YOUR. OLD
furs to us; will make them over and
make them look like new. Reasonable
pl’if‘t'fl. We re-dye sealski‘ns and make
over boss and muffs. Satisfaction
guaranteed. ll. Krieger 8: Co. n15 tf
WANTED-T0 iiUY ALT. Kle‘ts
of cattle and poultry. fiest prices
paid. H. Friedman. South Nor-walk.
Old Tarlov place. Conn. Ave. ’T‘cl. 257-2.
Home all day Saturday. n” im
TO LET.
TO LETu'I'WO i‘lVRNiSlllIJl)
rooms. with range and conveniences.
for light housekeeping. Apply at 2”
East Ann. lIIIIIIt Ivrrrwalk. ti” 3!
TO LET I-v’f‘WI) lIAlttiR ROOMH
and large cellar: rcpt. Sit ('nll Sun-
days or I-Ienlngs, :7 Summit St..
South Norwalk. diff (it
To LET—‘P'l llT‘lR'll ll "(it)“ IN
private family, Ii2rII- nIInIItIIs front
Houtb Norwal k IlI poi ArlIlI‘I-ss l'. O.
Hort .100 South Norwulk. Ill'..' I'lt
TO LET W Al'Wll F ilO’l‘ lIIl.
burn. or stalls in the barn. Apply to
Mrw Sunni-id. 5: t'ourtlnntlt Pints",
.‘loutb Norwrilk, dl'.’ Ill.
TO LET —-.‘lTX ROOMS iN tititlti
condition. it (TI-Ilar St. ln‘buirc III fl?
('I-Il Ir St, South Norwalk dl‘.’ "t
TO ILET lI'Oi It ROOMN Plitil'f'
floor. 'l‘bird i-lt. East Norwnlk. ln-
quire I'm the promises, till: tit
TO LET 2» lltil'i-il-l OTI‘ SIX ROOMS.
.barn and two acres of land. on t'on-
nIII-tirut Avc.. near Tarlovfs. inquire
M rII. 'f'arlov, Connecticut Ave. did [T
To LET~~IN ltOWAY’f'ON. HALF
doubli- house. Ile rooms: convenient.
To train and Iroiiuy. RI-nt reasonable.
For particulars inquire afternoons. if}.
F. Walker. Meniincl ofllcc. old 3!
MRO. ANNll M. HAVIQMHOT'TH
\iIIin tiI south Von-Th. ilkmpno
tug. hair IIIrlingIIIIId slurping; I-lct-Itric
.Il III-nip treatment: facial mil-unite n
specialty l' we Ernprerus lullillllmimitiu
ilnlr Restorer
Ithre le.
To LlT-nPRlVA'l'II! llmllll'I'NCTt‘II
n'm- rooms fine both room. all latest
improvements: large grounds. m
1““le tit Norwallr. inquire on. L.
tuition. Irz Port It. tenet Nmsitr.
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