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Evening sentinel, Friday, April 24, 1908 · page 1

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hays”? ‘fl‘lllldllidiiioi Fitch's
WI or items at Iferoicii
“KIWI “tricks in keeping
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timer Dallas's Investigation of the.
scandalous charges preferred by Alex-
‘ under Baits, a former fireman as the
State Home for Soldiers, at Noroton
“distill. was almost concluded yester-
day. The coroner will make known
his d lug In the course of a few“
days. ether or not any prosecution
will grow out of the investigation, or
any reprimand of the Home officials,
.,could tint “ascertained today. Ballie's
‘Iong silence and some other things
'said'of him by people affected by the
Idealist-may have a tendency to make
the lists ciilciais loath to take any ac-
tion, provided the evidence In such as
to males prosecution possible. It may
' he that the Investigation will serve
‘ only to bring to. public notice the tact
that the Home officials have been do
in: their best to hush up one of those
scandals that are likely to crop out
now and then in a public Institution
of this sort
Medical Examiner House, of Darien,
accompanied Coroner Dutch to the
(Home yesterday morning, and the ex-
amination of witnesses was conclud-
ed. Slime of the testimony was given
a bit reluctantly. it is understood, but
' this was not the case with Baltic and
his wife. They were ready and eager
to testify. and their testimony did not
differ. Atid. often as any one phase of
it '3' repeated, there were no impor-
tant disagreements. In other words.
the Balkes had their story down put.
and they stuck to it and could not be
entangled. In some Important details,
it is understood, there were corrobor-
ated by the testimony given by (kit.
Coo, superintendent of .the Home; ‘Ma-
- jor Robinson, the resident physician.
and Major Pelton. the inspector. Balkc
swore that he showed the remains of
the five pound baby he says a hos
pital orderly thrust into his furnace
about ii a. in. on Doc. 11. to Major
Robinson and ajor Peltonu In his
story of the, . repps,;he gave de-
tails iha‘tflhd ’h‘ttiiow an unwill-
Ibgnesa on the part of these officials
to look at. the _baby,,Iu the presence
“champions at the

of a couple.
floatation these i the boil-
«MM... look at

or room,‘tlle two
the baby. Baik‘a swore.

"l would be glad if I could have a
child like that.f' Baike swore he said
to Major Robinson. “You may be sure
I would'not murder it Ii I did. This
is n shame."

mike thenlsdld that Major Robin-
son's only reply as to say something
to the effect that it would be best for
everybody concerned to limp ihg mat-
ter quiet. .

It is understood that in tiu- it-sti-
inony taken by Coroner liotcn, Major
Robinson and Major I'clion udtufitcd
seeing what looked like the remains
of an infant body. When the police
questioned them lirtwlously they would
not discuss this matter at all.

Hallie told of bringing his wife to
the engine room. anti of showing her
the remains. She said ihc baby Illi-
tloiibtedly was murdered, and Got, (You
should be informed. She went in Mrs.
Coo and told her all about ill” thing.
and Mrs. Cos In turn told Col. (‘00..
liailte left the engine huust- about
noon. When he returned at ii p, m..
the remains had been rtunnvud from
the box he laced them In Next day
Dr. Walter Ink. a physician Iii int.-
Home. and "in Ethnic tit. f‘lulr. a
nurse, left the Institution.
now said to be in Arlington. N. .l. At
the same time Frank w. German, an
orderly. departed.

Dr. Mick'l your III the "IIIIII' would
have aspired .isu. l. Miss St. t.‘l.ti-.- tutti
boon there for about two yours, “fill
her term at service was Iiuicfluiw.
Col. Coo says Dr. Mick asked to hit
relieved abmtt the middle of Duct-in-
ber. and be was glad to let him go.
Ito admits having discussed with tile
iiiuio Hospital Board certain matters
mentioned by hike In his charge.
and as the Inquest he told just what
those gauge: were “an": llama;-
i ops o rreded III e 009-
iul board.

"before they went away." Coffins
wild. "fir. Itsie alstirsd me that the
Ililfi Miss it. were married. He
did not. say when use when the care-
mony was pom.

remain 3: HM Iran.

A dispatch ”upon to the
Advocate gays:

"The molar has yet to

' John W. h OI m0". laid to
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use it It toss .
vi II a our curves

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air Gliiidi‘ibfl oi iferwslli so}.
at Phoenix Eugiss company’s
Quarters test flight

The iiretneuof the city of NorVIhih
Iadulged In a joliiiicstfon. last. night.
as the outcome at the euchre tourna-
ment recently held among the various
companies. The Phoenix Engine 0010'
any. which was the heaviest loser.

of _ the slair in' Its headquarters in
Main street. Of the expenses outait-
ed by the affair. the Phoenix Company
paid $20, the Norwalk Fire Police iii).
and the Pioneer flock, and ladder Co.
36. The Hope Hose Company. VIN
stop the tournament. were the guests
of honor. A very large representation
of the membership of all'the com-'
panics was In attendance. The Hope
Hose Company orchestra furnished
instrumental music (or. the event, and
a number of the firemen gave vocal
selections.

A supper was served, consisting of
various kinds of sandwiches, salads.
cold meats. pickles. olives, etc.

The fun lasted until after midnight.

Diic DE DiiAIiLilES -
FDIIID DEAD BY WIFE

French Ifoblernsn Was Married
Only Last February to Miss
Theodora Shouts

PARIS. April 24.—-Tho Duo tie
Chnulnes. who In February was mar-
ried In New York to Miss Theodora
Shouts. daughter. of Theodore I’.
Shouts. president of the interborotigh-
Metropolitan Railway Company. was
today found dead In bed In his apart-
ment at the Hotel Laughton-in the
line Iloccador.

The body of the duo was found by
his wife. Thu depth of the young man
was due to cinboiism. or the obstruc-
tion oi an artery by a solid body.

The duchcss entered her husband's
room this morning. but found she
could not nwukcn him. She quickly
summoned a doctor. who after exam-
Inatlon pronounced the due dead. A
commissary of police was notified and
the Inquest opened. t

At the conclusion of the inquest. the
coroner declared that death was due

 

 

 

 

 

been brought about by embolism. The
police Inter issued a permit of inter-
merit.

The Doc aitd the Duchess do Chauf-
ucs had lived iii the Hotel Langham
for three weeks. They worr- await»
ing the completion oi their private
residence, now In the course of con-
struction. ‘

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MINIDTIRD EXPLAIN POSITION.

' ~
Claim That Mr. Walsh Oan Presses“
earning Houses Under the
City Charter.

m..- «m

to natural causes. and that It buti'

filliliil ill .
Iiiillii ill

Auto lie. 4. Drives by Strung,
Crossed Finish Line in Five
iieurs,’,Fciirieeu Minutes and
Thirteen and Ilse-Fifth .Bec-
cnds—Anoilier lislisu b‘sr
came in Second

 

IIRIARCIJFF. April zit—lands
Strung. in a 50 borne power Italian car
won the. 2in mile automobile race over
the Brlsrcliff course today. Cedrlpo.
also in an lislian car. was second. and
uy Vaughan In a thirty horse power
car of American make, was t Ird. 'r.
bert liytle and Paul Bartori. the o y
othcr racers to ofilciully finish the
long journey, finished respectively in
fourth and fifth positions. l.ytle drove
a 60 horse power car of American
manufacture, and Bariorl s to horse
power Italian car. Three other cars
of the 22 which started would have
been able to complete the journey.
but the race was oiliclally declared off
mt soon as the fifth car had crossed
the finish line in order to avoid any
possible accident to the spectators
who ovorflowed the course

Twenty-two automobiles of theiiuest
American and foreign tines started at
dan today In a 259 mile race for
supremacy over one of the most has-
urdous courses over chosen for a mod-
ern spew] cnuicst. For just a little
over 32 miles the, course winds
through picturesque country in north
orn Westchcsfor county. Almost every
turn of tho coum is a danger spot and
more bud been many predictions of
serious accidents lwforo the race was
run.‘

The danger of the cotirso and the
possibility of serious mishaps bad add-
ed tremendously to tho. interest usual
in contests of"thlit kind. and long be-
fore thc hour scheduled for thc start
the. course was lined with automobiles
filled with spectators. As early as 3
o'clock this modulo: It was estimated
that no loss than H.000 automobiles
werc parked along the course. Thous-
autiu of persons crowded the vantage
point and when ihc first rsccr was sent
away he entered a course lined with
humanity on either side, fruiu end to
out.

Tile- start had been scheduled for
4:2!» o’clock. but if was forty minutes
- lator before preparations, for the be-
ginning of the race had been complet-
ed. At exactly 5:07 the starior's pis-
tol rang out and us No. l with flar-
tori at the wheel, shot across the line
f|llfi stunt-d away on the long. treach-
.-rnus journcl'. The other cars fol-
lowed at Intervals of one minute with-

 

Thc Editor of The Sentinel.

Dear Sir: The Mlnlstors' AllOi‘iiI'
tion have been criticized for their ici-
icr. which appeared In The sentinel.
calling the attention of the City (Voun.
oil and the public in general to tho
Impropriciy in the action of John .I.
Walsh. corporation ouust-l of Nor-
walk, uppenrlnu in c rt In behalf oi
Blake. the gambling-house ket-pt-r. rc-
cently convicted. Our critics are cvi~
tit-nilr unfamiliar with the ordinances
of the city which relate to this muilcr.
and for their benefit, We quote:

"livery person who shall keep a
gambling-house. a house of ill-fame. or
disorderly house, within the limits of
said city. shall bt- guilty of a IlliiIfitv-
nu-uuor. and upon conviction shall ili'
committed to the county jail for not
more than thirty days. and flat-ti not
more than Stiff. or both." (‘hup l.'-.
her, it, i'iiy Ordinances.

"It shall be the duty of the corpora»
tion counsel for, and lit ihi‘ nuiuobf
tho (lily of Norwalk. to prosecute for
any and all violations of the city chur-
tor or ordinances." Chap. il. Sec, l.
City Ordinances."

Now we are aware that the Town
fjuurt Act gives authority to the town
prosecutor to prosecute such viulii-
lions. and be has so prosecuted. Iiui.
thorn in nothing In t at not that do-
privcs the corporation tsunami of
authority to prosecute a keeper of a
gambling-house; and under the circum-
"'anc"e. th . violation being notorious.
It was dearly the duty of John .I.
Walsh to at least «incur in the action
of the town prosecutor in prosecuting
Blake. Instead of doing so. tut the or-
dinances of the city rouiilrc. f'urpora-
tion Counsel Walsh. contraryio both
the letter and the spirit of those ordi-
nances. actually defended this gambler
in court. Wu insist. that in any case
his action would be very iinhuoomln .
but in view of these ordinances quoted.
it is abstilutsly rs rehenslble.

Th'e City mosaic: Norwalk will
IIII‘O III II TOMMY. III'
dor the circumstances oi having (lor-

ration counsel Walsh conduct iiIIi
uvestigstlon which they are to mslto
nest Tuesday evening. The inquiry is
an investigation of the failure of the

rites to as s thawing:

out the slightest untoward incident to
blur the start. Tbt- veteran. Ilnrncy
‘ Oldfield. who braved the fatc associat-

f‘I‘i with the llllllliit'i‘ 13. by driving s.

cm lwurinu thoim figure-s, was given a
rousing chm-r wliun he stood at the
starting line uwulilug the signal. lit'
occupied the greeting with t-onildt-uct'

"iii sent buck a grateful look it. tho-

shouting thousands as ho apml peruse

the line.

It il‘i‘JtlliI‘ apparent smut afit-r ihc
'sinrti'i‘tiiui dcapifo predictions in iill.’
contrary. tremendously high aptmi nu."
to be made over at least soinc portions
of the course. It‘oriy‘twn IIIiIlIIiI‘l-i bail
bet-u l't‘jiili‘it'li as file: lit-st film» over
the lhlriy-iwo llliiI'I' course in liti-
lliliii and many hollow-ll that no bei-
ier time than this could be expected
during the rat-o. At 5:24 o'clock soy
uniocn minutes ant-r. the first rnr had
left tho starting point. iIIlWI‘i't'i'. word
canto abck from Ariuonlt that four
oars already had passed that pluco.
aevunteon miles away. Uilf.‘ of those
' four cars had been only thirtoou infu-
luios on the road. another itiill‘ltit'il, u
third fifteen and another M'i‘i'nit'tlfi
.minutes.

That the drivers found it ltuimtutlblt-
to maintain this great spt-g-ti tili'f' lite
entire length of tho fli'lwiit‘ii. hilly
course became apparent lit‘ilil'l‘ lilo cud
of tho ilrst round. Strong in car No.
I. the first to complete flit- circuit.
crossed the line In MI miniilt-a. I2 iii-c-
onds. lie- was leading I.,viiu lu car
No. ii only by a few nomads. but. be
maintained his sdvsutm through the
second man which he completed in
II minutes, I seconds. with a load of
I minutes. It seconds over Lyric. and
also was in the lead at the and of the
third round. which was matte in all
minutes, id moods.

Aside from the leaders the other
contestants held to their llflliiifllll fair.
ly well in the initial round. the order
at the Inlsh at that round being:
Itriin in No. I. Mile In No, it. (led-
riuu No. i. Inland In No. It. tiar-
iorl in No. l. Parker to No. ii. Vuusbsn
In No. I. Murphy in No. l0. I’uolu In
Hell ii. idtiifni‘ In No. it. Micbanor In
No. 1. Oldfield it No. Iii. Dt‘iiiiillfi In
ifo. if. he statir Is No. iii. iilarii in

 

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centre... ' t t" “M" ""5 it “PM...” “.1, “mum's " M". or ii "i. 'th a. “crutch“ 3"
his the inflli'l' ' It! fit. M ed Itbatd rampage-d if: u.‘ ' ' "m n
have f ' , tits gambler. is wastisstiy shifted in Watson is car was the first out
"There an . , II that set for directing this isvssfigw to costs to grief. machine collid-
to whether the was vs. ties. ~ ad with s at view and was so
Willie mum . wise We might a“ is eeaslaflm that It. badly singled stat was three hours
i...‘.’.'.".’." “Whitest” 'Wi’io'i'fimlmfl I "'i'tmu“
testimony in“ .W. listen tasking stats-es, “a rang ls , W the
tastihsessysss attestilihsts stun iii?!" fililap. which,» is as
attest , , < . run noswaut . III' minutes. so see-ads ,w total assist.
‘ m“ " li'm'tu «wt. WW"
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--"Oivil war is lass-t " n the my ' actbssaahls totals.
“Wampum. rstnoittin is mammal
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‘ . scorn noawstsjcoiis. FRIDAY. span. a. ma

iiiiiiiiilili

rs. finish at the fourth round fur»
nisbed one of in “mi-nae“- of
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' ' curve above,

. ey came down
speed. the sides

of their cars . only by inches.
Almost in .. he judge's stand
Oldfield forged to ‘ from and in an
instant lashed swa . well ahead of

Hilliard. , .
While the «Willem were In the
fifth round MN!“ to the judge's
stand that ”mums car No, to. of
Australian make. , met with an ac-
cfdent In the stretch of road between
Valhalla aadgfiastview. One of his
front wheelsaoilspsiid and be and his
mechanlcisn‘ werexthrown out. Tort
tunatoly neither man was injured, but
as Murphy had so. spare wheel with
him the car was frundled to a place
of safety at the sida'of the road and
was declared on of the race.

Some of the di titles for-the drlvv
ers became more and more apparent
as the race proareased. Buiwoen Pine
Ridge and Mt. Klsco there were four
turns which tried the nerves of .tho
drivers, but futile early stages of the
race car alter car. was sent around
without a mishap. At the second turn
from Pine mid stand about a mile
from the place i up Is a hilly spot In
the road and the cars have to be sent
at top speed to mmouut it. There
is it rise of about tool-feet and the cars
sirlko at the top at such speed that
they shoot Into the air and come down
on the ground agafn'wltlua third. 30-
tween Pine Bridal! and Mt. Klsco th‘
road is so narrow that there Is room
for only one automobile and no sas-
ing of one car by another can be one.

Strung maintained his place at the
head of the line until after the end of
the fourth round when half thedls
more had been covered. At that time
ho had a lead of 21 seconds In claimed
tlmn ovcr bluinenreat cumpctltor. tip
to this point. the leader ilflli averaged
almost Iii miles an hour.

Car No_ l‘l. with De Palina‘drlvins.
also went out of the race in the fifth
round. It was ditched after passing Ar-
monk and so badly. damaged that it
could not continue. In the meantime
Strung bud clung to the loading posi-
tion which he gained in the first round.
He finished the sixth circuit with total
elapsed time of three hours. 65 min-
utes. four seconds. A: that time God
rino in Car No. 2 had moved up into
second-place und Lytlc was third.
Strung inatlo ilw seventh lap in 38
minutes. 34 rt-t-tuils and started away
on the final In of the journey at.
10:53:47. with a margin which tit-nor
ed to ensure hi~ winning, barring ac.-
citlcnis, ,

t‘:cdrino in N... 2 made the host
flint,- of thc racy on the seventh lap.
his limo for flu distance bclng if?
minutes. iti' seconds. lie. started the
last circuit at ll illztiil. Lytlo got
away on the last ‘ bond at li:0fl::itl.

Stmglflniabo‘m would and won
the race at Ilzi mulching his official
elapsed time for ilu- full distance, 1'-
hours. if i'uinuics. l:' 1-5 seconds. (ic-
drino made a valluui effort in the
final round to cut down Strong's big
lead. but without tint-cons. lie won
second place.’ completing tho last lap
at ”#910553. with ll total elapsed
time of .5 hours. 2i niiuuit-s, :. 2-5 soc.-
ontls.

roasts .lftiliwatlifllilili.
NEARLY Asruvxuutn

lire. Louis iiiopsch. in. lies s
Narrow Escape from Death
at list Home in Yonkers

Mrs. lnulu lilupizch, .lt., wlm Wilt»
formerly Mitts iiurriti litix'lyit tiituzli
tor of Mr. and Mrs \Viiiilill i". fic-
Klyn, of Mottiivriiiw..\£m'wuilt. bad it
very narrow escapi- i‘ioui tit-ulli by if-
lunilunting gas at h. l‘ home in You-
itt-i-s. New York, a fun nights ago.

lilo nearly was Mrs. Klopsch saplin-
fated that the physician who was cali-
cd had to work over her ior hours bo-
forc she was restart-d to consultant
nt-vs. Ilor motht-r. who was visiting
her at the time, was ulrio shouted by
iiit' pus, but the latter was In arurthcr
room and but in? this fact. both
went undoubtedly him- died.

A telephone mos-in- was sent to
Mr. Dcitlyn in Nurwttllt at midnight.
with the request for him to go to You-
ltcrs Immediately purpose of his
daughter's condition, and so long was
Mrs. Klopaclt Iiiit‘Olllt‘itllil that she
was just reviving when he arrived
there.

The trouble was due to the careless-
ness of the gas hitters, who had been
at work In the house during the day.
and left all u PIP".

Mrs. ltlopsc woke up. and realising
that somethin was wrong, started to
set out of As she did so, she
foil «unless on the flour with such a
thud that Mrs. naillyn was swahonsd.
libs also felt atupliled. but the tram
his soiru dawned it her. and the
windows were quick y opened to allow
tho fresh air in MI ill-

Mr. and Mrs. Wit had only jult
fatten up their residence in Yonkers.
and are to occupy a portion of 3 new
building In that city. Mr. W.
who was formrly student at the
Iisrattsun school. who married his
bride under romantic circumstance.
isa muthanbiilitsrofthm
m «was». one of th's wt widely

N m D O My
who was We tune I" '7
tbs emperor of Isaac.

m
ohms. , r
Norah's'n’uf ”grandma. fd‘r.
unable MI is strts A Our-
33 a ring: wares”? ‘ '
up who ”2; at- am.“

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' REPLIES- ill
3 lililfillfll

Brings lip ills Natives of the
Ilevereiid Sections in Their
decent Attack on film, as
Tews court Prosecutor, ier
Iiefesdlngi. ll. Blake

, . . April 23d. 1908.
To the Iddltor of Evening Sentinel.
Ilear.,8Ir: I tit-sire to ask the priv-
liege of replying through the columns
of your paper to a criticism, on the
list Inst. upon the ethics of my con-
duct in appearing as the defendant's
counsel. in thp case of state vs. Blake.
charged with keeping a gaming house.
in our Town Court. because I am cart
poratlou counsel of the (lily of Nor-
walk, and which winds up with an at»
peai to the law-abiding people of, Nor-
walk. to prohibit an attorney \‘hei:
stoops to this sort of practice, t
main in oillce. and signed by the u!-
walk Ministers' Association.

Inasmuch as I was born and have
lived here as boy and man for nearly
fifty years. audits I love this old town.
and Intend to remain here during the
rest of my life. and feel that my Quits.
which are doubtless many. and my vir-
tues. If I have any. are all known to
my fellow townsmcn. I think I not err-
titled to ask. who It is that thus ar-
rogates to themselves the right to crit'
icisc me for action, in what I claim
to beenot only the legal. but the honor-
able and ethical professional manner.
In defending any criminal. who I rice
fit to defend. when requested, In the
Town Court of Norwalls. or any other
court in the State of Connecticut.

, The not creating the Town Court
provides that a court shall be estab~
fished “which shall have jurisdiction
of all crimes and misdemeanors com-
mitted within said town. and all
breaches or violations of the charter
of the City of Norwaik. and oi the
Cily of South Norwalli, and of all by-
laws and ordinances madc' under and
pursuant to said charter."

i am appointed corporation couri-
sol. and receive a reasonable compen-
sation for services performed accord-
ing to the lnsiructlohs received from
the government of this city. I am not
under salary. and no corporation coun-
Hill has over. to my remembrance. eith-
er In Norwaik or South Norwaik. town
or city. or any other city in this state,
been expected to. or does go. into
court, as a criminal prosecuting client,
and the Norwalk linisters' Associa-
tion, so called. having as a part of Its
committed a lawyer. knows this to
be true. .

It also knows that its adviser, whllc
corporation counsel of the City of
South Norwnlk. had thc audacity to tie-
fenil a man scoured of murder. and
actually took pay for it. as well as to
act as adviser no.1 counsel. at least tip
to within u short time ago. for some
wicked ltrrwt rs. and has now. as his
clients, such liquor dealers as consult
him. and hp would be regarded as fool-
Isb by all tut-n, except possibly the
ministers. II Inc ditl not,

Now wp know who your legal nil-
i'lilcr Is. a limb of past ominciicc. or
speaker of tho Home of Ilcprt-seniu-
lives. cs-rtpn-mrniaifvc. err-prosecuting
uiitii'ut-y. uslrcusurtir. cs-jutigr and tert-
coi‘poriiilon ('lilliliit'l iii the Lilly of
south Nurwulk. and he is a property
mum- and taxpayer in this town. and
as such is entitled to the considera-
tion first all others like him lire. but
you iint or sis ministers are a snrsll
minority of tho clergyman of this
town. You have not been here a great
while, and you are, I rmume. like
the vast majority of you predecessors.
birds of passage that have slighted
here for a time. to refresh yourselves.
and then on. where the pasture
is richer. on don't pay a dollar's tea
on either real or personal property.
not even on your poll. nor do you pay a
commutation in; nor does the house
that shelters you. pay a dollar's worth
of tax. You have no particular inter-
est. in this town. except it may be. to
use it as an advertising stop from
which you may go higher. in the minis-
terial salary mumm‘ yoa‘hava tie:
aromas III“! II IO M

our art oft odou- of either of
t city ortite town, or for that. stat.-
tar. the county. as the scores» can-
sor or public morals. and you go for.
that than Ihatuiiho a hint! til the
m have. and is the future will. and

iv acclaim. from your palette. that
the eiilssss of tin. town. who are not
with es. is your peculiar methods.
against decency and morality“

 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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TORNADO DESTROY!
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Three, People Departed killed
in Walls. sue a Large lfiim-
ber are injured 1

 

MEMPHIS. Tcnu., April 24.«~—A tor-
nado swept over Walls. Miss. iii 2
o'clock this morning, and It Is reported
to have destroyed the town. Three
people are reported killed, and several

Injured. ' 1
Wires are down between Memphis

and Walls. The roof of the Yawn and

Memphis Valley Railroad depot was,
blown 0! and the building otherwise!
wrecked. i
A relief train has left Mtfnphis for
the scene.

' w—ATTINTION.
if you want a good time. best It to
Lockwood's Iiall. Wed. em. April 29.
and enjoy yourself. at Emmet Club
entertainment and dance. Prise
waits a feature.

,, NORWALK COUNTRY CLUI.

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Stewsxtwmiams to Arrive May 1 and
Club House in Order.

At the. meeting of the governing
lioitrd of the Norwalk Country Club
Company, held last night in the ollce
of the Norwalk Securities Company,
President Keefer presided.

 

to connect with the club‘s water pipe.
on payment of ill). .
The water committee reported that:

at the Point May lst, after which It Is
expected that members can be served.
and the house informally opened.

It was voted to take electricity from
tho Connecticut Company for three
years.

Eighteen members ware elected.

It was voted that u membership
ticket be sent each member.

The next meeting. which will be
regular one. will be held at the club
house. Friday evening, May 8th.

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IOOTILACKS SKIPPED TOWN.

The two young men who three days
ago established quarters in lioyt's
Theatre Block for the purpose of ex-
ploiting a patent shoe blocking, left
town unexpectedly last night. They
are lndeblcd to Mrs. William .I. Wil-
cox. of Ilnion direct. for their board
during the time they were in South
Norwalk.

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Miss Alice and Mary O’Neil, of Nor-J
walk. will leave town tomorrow morn-
lns. for New York, and will take a
steamboat from there to Ireland.
where they will visit their old ma.
They expect to remain there uncut.
bye m‘ohths.

—FRATIRNAL ORDER 0' EAOLIQ.

All the members of Norwalk Aerie.
No. {'88. I". 0. H. are requested to
meet at tho scrip. bnll, Gazette build-
ing. on saturday morning at ii o'clock.
for the purpose of attending in a body
the funeral of our late brother. John

Mylod.
JAMES T. IIUIIIIELL,
Worthy President.
John Ii, Wood. Secretary.

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WANTEO~lit)\’. ADDItI-Jtif-l
own band writing to U. It. in care
sentinel oilfcc.

WANTIO -— HOUSE PAINTER
wants work. job or day. lowest
‘pricea. inquire Jacobs. too Taylor
Avo.. South Norwalk. an at

WANTID .... SEVERAL FIRST-
class painters and paper hangers, at
once. Apply to J. A. Rudder. 2 Madlo
son at. Telephone soc-3. site lit

WANTIE—A Gilli. TO DO GEN-
erai housework in family of three.
Apply at IT Elisabeth It. after b‘g8 rat.

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BUSINESS NOTICES.

IUILOIIII PLANO ARI) amm-
eatioas for all kinds of buildings and
cement construction. No damp syst
tars. H. Marina. Architect and Build-
er, 45 Railroad Ava. loath Norwalli.
or Darius. court. a! Sin

OI. MALI-IIV. DENTIST. N0 12
Haviiand It. flours I a. I. to I as.
I II to i p. in. art It

m P. HALLOOK. LADIH'
zillion. lists twisted. MWI
latest sp-te-d s y es. s
I‘lrlishsd if desired. Hours from I a.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alfred 0. Mine was voted the right .. __

week. ' ' if
Mr. Williams. the steward. will be Washingtdn 8!.

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Mits- Bill
Hill Pt-

Ainsiciir Artists Acquii T
selves first Gredlisiiiy
the Production “flaws.
Maine.” at llcyi's Theatre ‘

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The "Dramatic Group." and
management of Trinity Men's Club sch
to be congratulaud on the great .
costs of their bow before the pm
at Hoyt's Theatre. last ulgirhm
they presented the old-fashioned m '.
England play, "Down In Maine" w

(Continued on mud Psge.) ,

IOEOiNK—OILIIOII. ,

Mrs. Ida Gilmore announces the

coming marriage of her daughter,

nie May, to Philip K. Boosts

Bridgeport, April 30th, stilts ‘

of her sister, Mrs. William 1"..Aia
14 West avenue. -

 

' ”fiscaunsnisous
emc PONO PHOTOS, 28 mil

 

Mr. Nash expecIOd I0 complPie the’foiir populous; PI Pail Jrl. in l
VIII" ville to "it! ”it“ "I “hm"- ‘1 children's favorite,:‘ior10:, two'poaia i

one. "it

Davis, the picture math.
s11

FOR SALE.

son eats—A ,nucxicw porno
a good business in renovating and W
hats, N. E. city of over 100.000 m
lutiou. Excellent chance for a my“
of practical hattcrs to make mm.
Will self at Inventory. Sickness can“
of selling. Address at once. x. Y. l...
care Sentinel. a“ It»,

FOR BALE—SOME your man
one and two-family houses. large ‘
at a bargain; also finely located lets.-

 

 

at your own terms. Ernest Bossy
mans. 67 Vail Zandt St. East liters,
walk. . a! ,.

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FOE GALE—TWO HEAVY Silt
and hand singlc harnesses. one I,
second hand saddle. M. .l. McNeraayr
Donovan Block. 1 “01‘!

Foil IAI-l-‘ATFIIIST cases as.
iiv-ry ho ' i g; the ~
Stein. Finis!“ , x

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stove In-r bob bit. gm...

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FOR GALE-MOB lihlAll'l'Il'llls
building site In til Nofldik,
250nm. but dew minutes from depot.
overlooks Bound. near Elm Grove It.
Taylor A Golden. a3!

 

and two acres good land. also differsat
kinds of fruit. Inquire Mrs. ROI he
luv. 102 Taylor Ave. South Nomik. ‘
III R‘

1'0 LIT. , ° 1‘
so LIT—rive: uoH'r. Ali?

rooms. with improvements. Inquire
2| rim at. East Norwsiit. all if

 

 

furnished or unfurnished. with private

family: all improvements; on 3

located. Address V. I... cars In .
all It

 

ro' LIT—TWO rtinuislilsn
rooms. with all conveniences. be
light housekeeping. lit East A3

 

ro LIT-4N nBWAv'ron. ro ap-
liable party. house of seven tools. .
front; city water. Itent Mil par '
by your.
syuin.

ro Ll‘I'--A lildliItAIliJf H0
with all improvements. In good
fty. Possession Ila
Taylor Ann. near

 

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roars. suitable for two. with bath. , .
all improvements. insults at say:
It. loath Norwalk.

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hide rooms. all Im Imenta.‘

 

 

 

and painted. to hose or write

. A. ladder. Isdisoa t. 'i'el. ease.
mates chssrfnlly tarnished.

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loath Norwalh, W“ “ Ave. Inquire at shova’aiidraaa. m
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iron sat: on re LIT—A men 1
cottage on Connecticut Ave.. with hard ,

TO LIT—NICE FRONT 300‘. .,

trolley and convenient to train: . ‘
Inquire Mrs. A. Dibble. ass. ' '

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