Milli ll”
_ .prescncc
fireman. prcvcutcd tltc looting of thc '7
‘ meter,
hour this morning.
7 ans.
AMOIATED
puss: new: FROM ALL PARTS or Till
WORLD BY A SPECIAL WIN! AND OUR OWN OPERATOR.
WEATHER FORECAST.
Fair, slightly warmer tonight; Fri-
day fair, probably followed by unow or‘ .
rain and warmer; light variable windl.
ESTABLISHED 1870.
Entered II the South Norwalk
Post»0fllco as Second Class Matter.
SOUTH NORWALK C0NN....THURISDAYW DECEMBER 10 1908
Irwo cam
ABIIHH ill
PHIlS PHI
First Inning ol the Wilcox-Paul Tax
Collectorship Contest Had in
Bridgeport Today
JHIIHI lIliHi MAKES
A-PliA IN AHAIHHIHI
Judge Reed Fixes Friday. December
18th. as Day to Hear It
'l‘lchiiIIst actual court proccodings
in tho, conlcst ovcr tho tax colicctorv
ship of thc (lily at South Norwaik.
following the actiott brought last wcck
by Tax Collector William S. \‘t'ilcox,
was bcgun this morning hoi‘orc .ltltigc
.loci ll. Rood. in tltc Snpcrlor t‘ourl.
in Bridgeport.
JttngI John H. Light. IIIIptIIIsI'IuIlug
li‘ormcr Collector .lamos Paul, who was
dcclarcd cicclcd by Moderator Arcitic
l“. Nash, nl‘tcr tho. ballots had bcIIII
countcd inst Oclobcr. lich a pica in
abatement, tho prosecution having
failed, thus for. to tho a bond to prosc-
Into tltc ct.Iso
Judge lit-oil li.\cd ii‘xridai llcccutbcr
lit. as tho dattI for that tcaring on tin-
piI'IIt tllcd, today by .luda‘c Light. .\lr.
ll'iioox was rcprcsctttcd iIt court this
morning by Allorucy .l. liI-ltlcu llurlI
butt. of Norwaik.
Moderator Nash dccitttcd
oicctcd by It Ioto oi flIiti to bill. anti
.Ilt'. \\'iicox. in his pctition mitlntnlus
that at icttst t‘ottr votcs for him.
thrown out by tltc InoI‘chIalm- as iilc-
uni. should have couuicd for him. and
that four or utotIII iicptthlicau ballots
for Mr. Paul sitouid not how hocu
cottnlcd.
it has lII'IIIII'tIIInIoI'IItl about tIItI city
that an cilort was being made to dciay
this casc in order that thc board oi‘
conuI-lhnou-clcct might bc sworn into
oillcc hoi‘orc tltc rcstllt of tho couII-st
is known. owing- to thII cioscucss on
the council lirkct. .Ytr. llutl.butt said
today that ho. had- iIcIItd oi the ropott
but. knew of no such effort and took
no stock in it
The narrowest. squcczc on tIIo ('(lilll'
cil ticket was botwectt \i'iilinut Millcr.
licpuhlicatt. and iI‘IchctIiI-k lillllkv“
Dcnloct‘at, tltc lnltcr winning
out. by one vote.
BAHllliS Hillll HP I
Mr. Paul
will. HHHIHIHH iIIAIH
Clcvcr Work ol Fireman Prevented
Looting ol Express Car
Containing 3520.000
SPOKANE. Wash, licr.
men hold up tltc castdtouud I‘lrcat
Northern train No. t it mile and a hitti‘
cast. of Hillyard. this sttttc. at an carly
IIolIlIIIIl tho mail
car and mono their csrapo. Only tho
of mind of \‘t’, Port-in. tltc
cxprcss car. which caIIricIt It lat-ac
amount of money. including; 520.001).
conslgucd from n Spoitttuc bank to :1
Montana town.
The train had simvBIt down in tho
yard at Hillyard, whcu titt'cc Ittctt. all
armcd with revolvcrs. crawicti ovcr tho
7tIIndcv and covcring tltc IIttItincI-v anti
ntcmau. orchcd tin» train to bc
blought to a stop a limo ovct :I tuiic
. ttlnn tltc station 'l‘ltI ctttvittcntcn olIcI
cd, and when tl. c traitt had conic to a
thndstlll tin: bandits t‘oIII-cd thc I-ngi-
new and tircman to loavc tltc cab.
While, two of the robbers stood guard
over the cugincsr the other took ls‘irc-
man Perrin back to uncoaple the mail
and express cars from the rest. of the
train. in the darkness the bandit fail-
cd to noteI that the llrst car was the
mall. whilc tltc second was the bag-
gage. and the exprema car. which cot.
intact] the desired booty, was third in
the train. Perrin' saw this mistake
' and quickly taking advantage of it, itt
spite ot‘ the menacing ,IIcvolvcr held
closa to his head, cut off the mail and
baggage cars. leaving the express car
attached to the-dead train. The rob-
bers. then left the engineer and fireman
with the train and boarded the locbmo-
live and themselves ran it. several
miles east, where they brought it to.a
stop, rifled the mail car. then again
boarded the engine. uncoupling it. from
the cars, which they left on the I1) tick
and proceeded three miles to Mead.
There a rig was awaiting them and
they made their escape Mcad is only
ton miles from Spokane audit is sup-
posed that the bandits were on their
way to Spokane. The amount of booty
taken 'is unknown.
“W
Ethel—The count pronounces love,
"loaf.” Jack—That's natural enough.
if he succeeds in cauturim: that heir-
"loaf" is nrccisciv what. it. will
mean to lItIII.~«nosto-I Transcript.
"I am opposed l0 secret marriages.”
“Why so?"
“When a. young couple marry 'Imdcr
a ro‘ss‘ they are almost sure to strike
thorns. '-—Boston Transcript.
ill-WI'I‘III'HO 7
IIIIIIIIII's till w
IS IlHIIiIIlIliIl
' I Has the
Ncwiown's Formcr "Boss-
Entbezzlcmcni Charge Continued
Micltacl .l. liotliihan,
tltc t‘ot‘mcr lchuoI-ratic boss (It Now-
town. hangs itt iht.I huhtucc. The old
IvarhorI-Ic. was schcdtticd to come bcv
i’orc Judgc (laser in tho criminal su.
perior court. ycstcrduy morning. on
the churgc ot‘ I-Intbczzlctttottt of thc
town's l'lllltll-l. 'l‘hctII- wcrc Innuy cott-
tctIcItIcs 'i‘tIcintII ai'lcrttoon and ycs
tcrdaI motuiug‘. but nothing was tlouc
'l‘hc talc oi"
oxccpt to adjourn cotttl until IIIIxt
'l‘ucsday. .
-thn askod about tbc iloulihan
cttsc. Siutc Atioruoy Judson said.
“'i‘lII-It'c is really nothing that can bc
said now. lionlliutu is making an ct'v
l'ort to souarc‘ things with the town,
and it‘ ltc sttccocdsnol‘ t-otItIsII that will
make a material Ilift'IItIcncII in tho final
tIIIsttil.” it is said that tilc t'ormcr
boss attti his t‘ricuds have: bccu‘ hus-
tling around trying to act cuouph sc-
I-nritlcs to sIIttlI.» tltc amount that
lloulihun is alicgcti to llilVH IIIanIILMcd.
'i‘iIII. court complaint chargcs iioniihatt
with a sitortttgc ot‘ $1.702.l5. iic. is
now out on bonds of $3,000. Charles
li. Northrop. t'ormcr town tIIcusIIrctI oi’
Ncwlown, who was also I-httrg'cd with
ombczzlcntcnl, rccctttly coutmittcd
stticitlo. it was rcpoi‘icti that ho.
would lutvc hccn n witncss for thc
statc.
Lydia Winston, citttracd with uttor-
ing‘ two forged chccks on tho First
National Bank of ilaubury, was scu-
tcuccd to jail for thrcc months by
Judgc (lager. ‘
Mary 'i‘cta and Victoria Szarza. two
wontcu who loft lhclr homcs ltt Now
.lctIstIv and wont to Bridgeport with
tucu Iwho worn not thctr husbands,
lutd Ihcir I'ltscs nollcd. 'l‘ltcy bollt
llI‘UilllHIIII to rcluIItI homo and bc good.
PIHI liiliil IIHIIHII
. HlHB PlAHS iii BIIIIll
Suhsériptions to he Sccurcd lrom thr
Members to Erect Club House
7 at Roion Point
I l-‘ittc I.I-Ilgc ()ttting' (‘1th hold an
tutti tucctiuu, 'i‘ucsday awning
. 'I I NI‘IIIIvallt I'ltlii‘l. at which titno it
was Viill.‘tl to form a stock company.
and misc utoucy to ct'cct u now club
hotlsc on thII propcrty Itt tltc wcst
sltoro ol‘ the Rotou i’oiul bcach. lcasIIti
by Aunlng .1. Smith from 'l‘htI tlonncctl
cut Company.
A comntittcc was nppointcd to scc
tho mcmbcl's and got. subscriptions for
this purpose, and it. was said that l!
Itcat' sum was contributcd 'l‘utIinay
(Ivculuy; among “to sixty nIcIIIbIItII-
pl‘csctti. ‘
Al‘iIItI tltc
wcto sor \IIIl.
IIttt Milliiil It
tinnitus ctst
Ilaur Rccd Receives a Letter
Incctinu rct'rcsltutcttts
Mrs.
Purporiing to Come Irom Mrs.
Hattie Horn. Who Cannot Write
d
’l‘ltcrc has bccn somcwhttt of a l'l’\'lI
vol of tho iutorcst in tho. uIysthIy sur-
roptidiuc llltI finding of a hotly ncar
VI'ltito l'luins. Now York, scvcrni
WIIcks ago. which was iIIIIit-vcd tor a
than to tic that ot‘ Mrs, liattic llorn.
a South Norwaik colored wotntut. Mrs,
Jane Hood, of 35 l-‘ttIII strcct. this city
who wrotc to Mrs. Horn at iItIr last
:ttldtcss itt MontrIIal. infotuting bin at
lino. rumots rccoivcd a iI'Ittcr in reply.
Mts Reed says that Mts. l-iorn could
not who and she tiIIIItctotII doubts tltc
authenticity of theI letter. cspcciully in
viIIw of tho fact that site has not.
board a word from Mrs. liorn sincc she
soul her a. bunch of local pttpcrs boar-
iug on Iltc‘casc.
HAD A PINOCHLE EVENING.
Judge Gregory and Frank w. Gregory
Winners at Norwaik Club.
There was a largo turnout of the
members of the Norwalk (.‘lub last eve-
ning for the “pinochic owning” and ev-
erybody had a jolly good time.
Last cvcuing‘s tournatncnt was the
socond one of the kind held this full
and it. is expected that more will for
low, so popular have they been. Part-
ners are choscn iIt advance and they
are kcpt throughout the evening.
The winning pair last night were
Judge Henry W. Gregory and Frank
W. Gregory, and as souvenirs of the oc-
casion, they received handsome. pearl
handled pocket knives. Their score was
6,680. Their nearest opponents were
William I. Olsen and Dr. A. H. Bald-
win. whose total was 5,665. William F.‘
Bishop and Oliver 13. Jackson were
third with 5.550.
. At the conclusion of the playing, bot
roast beef sandwiches. coffee. soft
drinks. cake and chocolate eciairs were
served.
REALLY.
“This is a good thing for tho. near
pacts."
"What?"
“This flying business)
“Any why?”
“Because balloon rhymcs so nicely
with spoon, moon, soon, etc." ..
I
W ii [Hill
MllRi iHAH
REA IZill
Ladies oi Trinity Episcopal Church
Given Very Fine Turin-y
Supper and Salt:
AIIAIR Hill] IN
[Hill iillllWS’ HAll
Much Work Done by Those interested
to Make Altair a Success
Al tltc. licgiuuing of liltlii. tltc ladics
oi‘ 'l‘rinity Episcopal ‘Church sci out
with a iirm rosoivo to raise $1,000 and
tlioir cxpoctations itavII iIcIItt utoro
than tIotIiizctl, that ‘vcry cottsitlcralilc
stun bring IIIIacln-d as a rcsuit ot‘ tltc
tlnc lurkcy dinuor Iltcy scrvcd last
I‘Ivcnlug at Odd iI‘I-liows' Hall. in Wash-
ington sin-III,
Just lIow much was tltltlt‘tl to tltc
thousand dollar i'nutt last night has ttot
lIIIIIlI icui'nctl lo tltc traction of II nor
lar. bttt it is ostittttticd total at
lcasl $150. ’i‘ltII Intiics Iutty tvcll point
with prldc to thc t‘ttci that thcy butc
uII'clI $500 toward tltc IIuIIItchIIItIcc ol'
tltc church and $2.30 for n Ivutcr motor
to opornlc tho pipc organ.
'I‘IIII sccnc itt tltc ball that I'Itcninr:
was a dccidcdly :ttlracttvo and ptIctty
onc, and thcrc was soutctlting to It’llllll
cvcry ouc.ol tltc iIIIu'lrcds who tit-
tcudcd. ’l‘bc turkcy suppcr lIIIIIIIIlIId
all of tho tivilis was IIIIIIIIti in thc
most obliglng IvIuilII-Isscs and in addi-
tion titctc was an ahuuduncc or tuttcy
IIrliI-lcs and (‘iiilll“_ all oi which t‘ll’
lcrprlscs worc llborniiy patroulzcd.
As tltc. guests or the owning hogan
to arrivc‘, botwcctt 5 and ti o'clock.
titcy wcrc tuct by tho III-caption com
utittcc, which was cotuposcd of Miss
Mary Kirby .icnniugs anti Miss (larric
l“t)tilt‘l'. 'l‘hc him of a rccciving com
ntittIIe was highly cottIItII-utlctl and
approvod. l’rospci‘tlvc diIIcIIs worn
thou coutluctcd to tho iotnpllutz array
of tuition. at which cvcrythiun scrvcd
was oookcd just to thc propcr point
‘l‘IIII wiIolII tltcnn had bccu prcparcti
with tltc utmost curc and was outI
which would picusc ”to most tastid
ions tutlntc.
At tltc outsct. thorc was a mountain
nus ridgc of inviting Illl'ltIIlr'I, a son
ol' III-utibcrry sancc :Intt vcgctttbics
and pics by tho scorc, and though Ihc
hit: supply \vaIch last as llIl' cvctting
pr-urccttcd. [how was III-tuttplt for (‘\'I
cryIItIIII
'l‘ltc cutctIttIittIuI-ut coutmiltcc. which
:III'tuutrtId tltc bit: III IvIItI cousislcd (It
\Irs. tillIIs (tropory. chuirntan; Mrs. S.
S. .ltItIvis, Mrs. John ll. Knapp, Mrs.
it}. F. Knapp. Airs, Sarah tlorhatu. Mrs.
A. lIl. Alsthorpc and Mrs. Suntuc
Wood. who, togothcv with IIvIIrybotIy
conncclcd with tltc cnicrprisc. slutrc
and IIIIsIII'I'II (IIIIIdit l‘or tltc linc suc
ccss uttaincd.
Thcrc Ivcro. six dining ttthlcs. 'l‘lII
ladlcu in chargc and thcir waitrcssos
included:
Mrs. G.
Miss . May
t)ttukcr.-
Mrs. \\‘illinm 1’.
Miss Lola lluhhcli
l’ohituau. .
Mrs. N. F, Knapp. \\'aitrcsscs. Mrs.
Snmuol Wood. and tho Missds PI‘IIscotl,
imogcne Hendrick. lI‘lotIcItcc Aislhot'pc
and Louise Oldcuschlagor.
Mrs. W. W. l.IIstcr. \\‘nitrcsscs.
Mrs. E. J. Sluts. Mrs. Scymour (‘ttrtis
and waitcr. Harold I’an \\‘agcncu.
Mrs. ll. 0. liaiioy and Mrs. Mary
Smith. Waitressos. Miss Anna tlrit
fitlt and Mrs. Robert Dottlcns,
Mrs. Samuel W. Iioyi. .lr.
cs. Mrs. William l'libblc tilltl .Ilrs.
i'rcd . Wilmot t.
The title mauncr in which tlto tur-
kcys were carvcd was duo to tltc. skill
of Stephen S. Jarvis and Edward llou»
lens. who proved to no past masters
in the art. Mrs. John H. Knapp pro~
sided over the coilee and Mrs. Sarah
Gorham. Mrs. A. E. Aisthorpc. Mrs. P.
N. Smith, Mrs. Sarah Fostcr and Mrs.
Frank Ptahi were ltt charac of ”W sup-
ply table. H O. italic) .Issisicd tltc
ladies very materially itt gctliny, lhc
supplies to the hall.
Useful and ornamental attlclcs wctc
disposed of at. tho l‘ancy tabios in
large numbers by the Misscs llntclt
and Mrs. W. H. Church. ’i‘hc satuc
lively businch was douc at tho hand
kcrcltlet‘ tablc. lll charge ol‘ Mrs. ii. A.
Mathewson and Mrs. V. A. Scolicitl.
while the Misses Julio Knapp and
Jeanette Mathewson disposcd ol‘
enough candy at lhclrtablc to start a
very respectable candy slow.
The whole undertaking. in fact. was
most successful in every particular.
in
W. Stcvctts.
Harris and
\\‘IItt III-sacs
Miss t‘arric
\\‘;Iit rcsscs,
Miss
II‘IIi‘s.
:iiltl
\\‘a it rcss-
I‘l:
. HIS INCAPACITY.
“l didn't think him capablc. oi pitt-
tin: up a job."
"No, and that isn't thzI worst. ‘of
'I'What do you mean ?"
“He isn't. capable of holding down
a Job, either."
NOv WITNESSES.
Tho rose was born to blush unsccn.
not still how could that. be? I.
Witcrc was the proof, i'd “ho to know,
With no one tIIcI'c to see?
that till tints
IIIIHHIII-
tittiitttt SUPPER
Vrry SuctioitsluliSale Also Hold
the Towri Assembly Hall.
Last, Evening
’i‘ltc italics oi‘ ltIItI-II Episcopal
Church of Norwuik g‘uvc a ciIIItI chow»
IlIII' and chickcn sIIppI-II. Inst III-citing.
in thc 'I‘owu Asscntbiy littil. from it
to it o‘clock. ’l‘ho ul‘lnir provod a
tit-cat tau-cuss socially and financially.
’l‘lIIIIltIdlcs wort: lllt' ititlsi Iiciighti’ui
ol' ltoulcsacs. illltlI.tII Iltosc who IlIIt‘Itl'tl
to tho hail WIIIII- scl‘vcti with :1 must
uppctiztng lllt'ltll. ‘llIII IIIIIII v iii .IIiIi
Ituttct Iiull) to flu uIIIIIrnl. lIIIIiI tor IttI
parish wotk. .
The tables wcl‘II-I cricollritlii IIIIIIoI'ttl-
cd. Itttudsontc owcrs l.IciI‘tzt pittchi
unions," tln,»sllvc3‘. cut glass and other
Ilishcu on tho it out. ’ihc cold chick
cu and clout chowder, . two most.
substantial Iitultés on the it or fare
wcto pronounccd as IIIIIIIII haIlug bceu
ovccilcd anywlnitc.
’i‘itosc in choice In tho Iariotls ta
bIIIs IIIIIIo. Mrs l.I‘Itltitnd 0. Hells,
Mrs. Edward iictts. )lts. James ll.
\\‘IIIIIIcr. Mru. thunk it .‘nnuct. Airs.
.i. A. Malkin and MII.B L“. \IctunIII.
licsidcs tho supper scvcrai booths
wI-t'o in cvidmtcc, whcrc almost any-
thing could bII. purchuscd. tttId tltcuc
plum-s wore, WIIll patroniucil throughout
Illl’ III‘tillIllg.
'l‘iIo tIpIIon tubic was in clutrgc oi
Mrs. 'i‘. S. Murray and Mrs. t‘. A.
Howard. ’l‘ito l'aIIcy ttIhlII was con-
titIclIItI by Mrs. (illnrlcs llcnuis and
Mrs. (l. W. Cram.
At anothcr Itthlc various kinds ol‘
lltlllitivlllliiltI I-atIIiiI-s worn for solo. ’i‘iiis
tnbic was ticcortttcd with urban pitu-
and IIItIvI-s, and was in chargc of Mrs.
licury \\'. tit'Izgol‘y. Airs. liubcrt it).
itishop and Mrs. Antlrcw Nttlitttit.
'l‘hII Iiroad Hivcr branch oi ilic Sun
day school was wIIll III~prcscuictl. and
itad tl largo booth at which many ar-
tiI-lcs wcrc sold. and tho mouIIy dct-tt»
IIIl wont to tho support. of thc citapcl.
'l‘hII- booth was Iticoly dccotutcti with
tltc Inany dainty things for solo. and
this booth was Wt’ll patronizcd ’l‘hosc
in chargc wcrc: \irs inhn NIlettIul.
.\lt’t-t. iicnry l’nyIII‘I. Mrs. 'I‘ltotuus t‘at
l‘cuiantiu l’oI'tIItI
HHS SHHIISS
’ AHHI IS IIiAIl
Was One ol thII Wcalilticsi W otttcn in
World. and Livcd Modcstly
liltlllttlI‘ i‘t)lt".l llcc tti -- 'i‘hc (loath
oi Muty ti. i’lnkut y, cm- at titt- wraith-
icst \\‘(lillt‘ll itt tltc world, at tltc llolci
iiurktttubuut, in Now I‘IIIIII. yIIstIIIIIltIy.
is of nttII'o than passing llllt'l‘t‘hi to
liI‘itl‘chori, bccnusc ot lict' III-latiouship
to Mrs. John \\‘ott Morris t'tII'tiss, oi
iI‘nit'llcid. IIhosc visits to thc ttolli'iIlIIn--
int; iIJ\\ll iII tltc past iIaIc i'ItruislttId
opporlttnltics for Miss l’iuItI
lll'_\' was .‘i hlt'li-iilh‘lt‘l‘ «It .\lrs. Curllss‘
t'atlII-II Shc IIIivanI-IIII titttitul to nor
stcp-l'ttthcr. ’l‘Itonuts \\‘utt. In 18.17. and
I'IIIIIIichl into to his l't'itl csttItII itoiIt
inns in iiaricnt. 'i‘ho cstatc”is now
vnittcd nt $.‘ut,t‘ttio,ooo .Iliss l’InkuI-y
was sill ycttrs old, and IithI oi topic in
Iliizcsliou.
’l‘hotnas \\‘Itlt had ottc son by his
sccottd wit‘c. Thomas. .ll‘., and Miss
l’inItnI y always saw titzt- no and his
dcsccndants wantcd tct not bind. 'i‘itcsc
llIIHtItIlltlillliH arc ’l‘itouttts it. Watt, of
No. not. iI‘li‘th avcnuc; Miss Gracc
Watt, lIl Wcst chcnty—ucvoutb strIIct,
and Mrs. Julia Watt. Mort-is Corliss, ot‘
Fairlicld. Archibald \\‘att, known as
“(‘otntnodorc." was nttoihcr sou. ilo
Iiicd in iiitlti.
Miss l’inkucy rclaincd tltc family
homo lor ltcrsclt‘, and cslttblishcd hcr
ncpltcws and nicccs in handsome resiI
dcuccs in the city. Shit was cxcccding-
ly generous with thcttt. thn the
“commodore" wanted a. Yacht she
bought. him the America for 5500.000,
and gave him $30,000 it your. Miss
lIIuIc Watt was givcn the house in
Scienty smenih sit-ect. \lrs. Curtlss
was proscntod with a tosidence at No
142 West Elghtv-sixth sltcct a sum-
Incr homo at. Fairfiold and a fortune in
cash. .’i‘homas 1.. iivcd in the Fifth
avcuuc residence, and maintained 3qu-
mechanics at Son (‘lirt and Scars
dale.
Miss Plnkney coutcnlcd horselt’ with
"The Willie Houso' ' as the old from
was cullcd. The housII stands In the
ccntcr of the block bciwccu SIIIIIInth
and honor avenues uttd 139th and For.
licth streets. it is surrottndcd by gar-
dcus;
Miss Pinitncy livod an excccdlngly
qttiot life, dcvotlng herself to her cs-
1an and to many sniall charities. .lnitn
Watt obtained a leOl‘09 front her htts~
band, l’etcr Morris, in 1897. and mor-
vicd Dr. Rollin A. Curtiss. Dr. Curtlss
had bcen the Morris family‘s physi-
clan. Two years ai‘tcr his marriage
Dr. Curtiss secured a. divorce, and a
your or so ago Louis Morris hudhls
mother adjudged incompetent. to man-
ttge hcr own affairs. Louis hlnisclf was
divorced from Rosetta Bailey, dangli-
ter of a Bridgeport carpenter, and
murricd Miss Nettle Smith Budnu-
gossip.
—-THE RIGHT JUNK DEALER.
Wm. Eli‘ron, 35 Fort strcct. pays to
for rags. IAc l'otI nI-stpupcrs. host. DI‘ICI
cs t‘or rubbors and metals. In order
to not. those prlccs you must send post-
al or phone 75-23. as many people mis-
take. other junk dealers for me.
tcruil. Mrs. Harry A. \‘ali. Mrs. lbiw-
urti Knapp. Miss Lydia itIcItItIIl. Mrs.
ll. Marshall, Mrs. J.'.\lllltti‘ and Mrs. .
. with It Mrs. Ntckcrson.
EHASEH AW
WHEHHHME
ill WilKSAHH
Carried Basltct oi Notions Which She
Was to Still Between Britlgc-
port anti So. Norwalk
SIHSE lHAi Hill
HAS Hill BIIH SIIH
Case Reported to Il’olicc‘ Who Have
Failed to Secure; News
llRilltl id l‘OR'l‘. Tlttf‘. lt‘l.I--- lrttcc Nos-
lavI, tltc attractivc iii‘lchI-yctttuoiIi
Iluuultlct- of Mr. and Mrs. Mitchcll \\'.
Noslaw. or till-i (higcu strcct. has hccu
missing, for llvc Ivcclts.
In many ways tltc l'ttcls surround-
ing Ibo tllsttppcttrauccol' (lrncc Nos
tan is vcry similut to that of thc two
Kim: boys. inst iIitlliilili‘l'. It is iiI'II
III-cits ngtr Inst 'l‘tIIIsIIai' (Novcnlbol‘
lot that sup lct't Il‘Ii’ bomb on (itlucn
strcct with .t imsitct (It notions to
pctldlc. it had bI-IIII lthI habit tor
.Initttc litnII to corn llltllItI)’ by this
utcuus. Sltc would lultc ordcrs for
notions from (‘lltélt‘lllit‘l‘s Ill tIIc towns
bcth-cn litIiIlgI-‘port and South Nor-
\\Iallt.
According to tltc story that the
tuthrr tclis tltc policc.i how was not
oiIlipI-Il to .ItIIlI notions although on-
IIIIIItIttgtIIl III (III 5.0 ill ill‘t-li. TIlt' gll‘l
IIviItctIIly was honor to Hill) moncy to
assist him loudly. and, in spilc of tlit‘ll'
prntcst coulittncti to pcddlo thII goods.
'l‘hc objcctions of tltc purcttts ngIw
stronucr. and it was tutrccd llIIII trip
ol‘ tivc works ago was to bc hcr last.
Miss Ncslaw did not conic. homr
that night, bttl ItctI pIII'I-uts \I'IIIIII not
much wot-rind. A short tiIIIII pre-
vious ”‘1‘ girl had l'cltutiuctl away
i‘roiu hotnc for It wock. Sltc stoppcd
who “you III
a cottttgc tIIIar tho Soldicrs‘ llotuc :Il
Norman. and it was bclicvcti that the
girl might lit? stopping with but. on
tltc last occasion.
Mtcr It ‘IvoIIlt's Itbucucc. tltc par-
cttts IIccaInc uucnsy. lllltl askcd polirr
:Ipsislanrt- to Ioctttc hI‘Ir.
'l‘htI Ilotcclivc dcpartmcnt has boon
making ittttuirtcs in all dircctions in
tlII-it- cndcztvor lo‘loctttc tho missing
girl. httt havc had no succcss. Sltc
has not lII-cu at tho homc or Mrs.
NicltIIrt-Ion, at. Noroton, lIt fivc II‘ccks.
TIIII tictcctivcs arc Itantiicappcti in
tltcir cndouvor to find itcr from tho
fact that may hnvo Ito itlca Iii ltcr
routo. 'l‘hc girl's t‘atItcr is tIot attic
to [oil tltc Ilctcctivcs my much about
his tllilllillli‘l‘ and “how Slit‘ \\t‘lll.
Miss Ncsluw is an nttt'activc girl.
and this adds to tho dttugcr of nor
utystcriout: disztppcarancc. Shc will
bc lI'I yIIntIs ohi ncxt March. and is
lurch for thI nuc. STIOIWII'TRTIS about
llli pounds. has bltIII oycs and light
hair. \\‘itcn last sccu by hcr mothcr.
lracc \\IIIIIII ll plaid dross. a dark
t'iilll' and wow u 'l‘ttttrt'vSltnulcr I‘Inp.
llillHiR AHll SHIIH
Hill AWHII HEAIH
Struck by Express on North Haven
Trestle Yesterday
NORTH HAVEN, Doc. lit-While
crossing a trestle ovcr the Quinnipiac
River here, yesterday afternoon, Mrs.
Felice MncCardo. a young married
woman, who was carrying her four
years old child, was rttu down brat
passeugor train and instantly killed.
the child being dccapitntcd. Mrs. Mac
Cardo lived near Silica lirick Yards.
which are only a short distance from
the bridgo. She left. home to go into
Ncw Haven, to visit a sick friend on
State street. The Boston Express via.
Willtutautic and Hartford over the
Now York. New Haven and Hartford
Railroad. due at New Haven at 1: 18
1). III. Iounded a curve just above the
bridge when the woman had gotten
half way across. Engineer Moore
whistlcd. and he says he thought the
wanton was upon tho nplrack. The to
contotlvo struck MtIs..Machrdo and
ground her body almost. to fragments.
while the body of. the child was
thrown into an adjoining lot. and the
head tosscd many feet. away in another
diroction. The train was stopped for-
hall an hour until the authorities in
Now Haven were notified. Many of
the passcngors were. grcatly shocked
andtllstrosscd when the fact. of the ac-
cidcnt. became known. Medical Exam-
incv Goodyear and Coroner Mix vicwed
the bodies anti then the train proceed-
cd.
NORWALK HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
The Norwalk Historical and Memor-
ial Association held a meeting, last.
cvening, at. the Historical House in
West avenue, but only routine busi-
ness was discussed, the annual elec-
tion of omccrs being deferred until
the sccond Wctlhcsdny evening in Jan-
nary when thcre will he a collation
and outcrtaimncnt. 'i‘hc prcsldcnt,
'l‘homas . Raymond. prcsidctl last. cv-
IIuing. All or the prescnt otllcors will
hold over until the election.
tilts ultimo
ill Riiillli IIIIIIIII
Jury was Ont lhrcc Hours and Toolt
Ninriccn Ballots Below Ian
Agrccmcui was Reached
OMAHA. Ncb.. ilcc. l0.~~Al'tcr lltI‘I‘Ic
ltnttrs' dclihcrutiou tho. jury in thc cttsc
oi (‘lutrics iIl. llztvis, I-ltargod with the
tubular on tho morning ol‘ Suptcmhcr
:1 of Ur. lI‘tII-Iicrick ’i‘. ltustln at tizlii
this morning agrood ttpou a verdict ot
Itot guilty. Two hours later .lutlkc
i-ica rs I'I'Iccivcd the verdict. and ordcrcd
tltc discharge ol’ the prisoner. it it“
tltill’l'tl Itiuctccu ballots to reach an
agI-IIcIuIIut. The first. stood ii to l for
acquittal oi‘ tho charge of Inurdcr in
tltc lirst tit'igl‘tN‘i. 'l‘hc lotto juror main
taincd his position for tour ballots and
Ititcr that was tolncd by auothcr ltt
voting i‘or conviction on a. lesser
charge.
The row bad attracted unusttttl at-‘
toution. not. only bIIcauso of the prom
itthIcII or tltc victim of the killing.
who was mm of ill“ loading physicians
and surgcons ol‘ Ihc city, and the my!»
l.I-.tIy surrounding th.I tragedy, but. be-
causc ot' tltc tutuliy conncctions ot’ the
IIIIl'ctulauI. Although hitnselt’ holding
IllII a minor position in the First. Na-
tional Hank Davis is tho btotber of
tho vicoprcsiticut and uuclc of thc
prcsidont. cnshiIIt- and olhcr officials
In that institution. [I is not bolicvcd
that any fiil‘lllti Drosccntions will bc
undortakon itt ('(lllllt't tiou wilit tlIII kill
but of Dr. Rustin ttulcss uucxpcctcd
I.Ivitlcucc should bc disc mount 7
County Attornct‘ .latncs: ll. i.‘.nglish
who conducted tlttI prosctutton. said to-
day that Mrs. Abhio Ricc would be rt»
icttsod.
lir. Rnstln's widow has gouc to iiuv-
IItIhlIl. Mass. to Inakc hor hotnc with
her parcnts, .
HilHilillH HllHSi
RAH ill HHHWAIK
Thrcw Two Man Out. and Travclrd
Fast with Part oi Shall and
Harness Dangling
A ltot‘sc. with a part of It shall anti
its lttIvIII-ss dangling, ran at break-
ucck speed from Noroton liiil,
through tltc cctttcr or the Town of
Dill‘ltlil, and thcucc III'IIr tho turnpike
to wcll ovIIr tltc NIII'IIInilt lino yostot“
day :titcruoou. and was tinaliy cttplur
III and hold at tho homo of Mr. and
Mrs. llclthIsc. 'l‘hc captttrII was re»
portctt to t‘htct’. oi‘ l’oliIIII \‘I’ililnm Voll-
tttcr. of South Not‘wttiit. but lhI‘I name
of tltc owncg ol‘ tltc bot-so was not
known at that tltnc.
iIaIcII. it dcvclopcd that tltc runa-
way was IIIvItctl by William 'l‘row~
lii‘lt’lgt', oi‘ CollI-ItdI-r's l’oittt. it was
also li‘fll'llt'll that Mr. ’l‘roII'thldge‘s
concltmau had cudcnvI'uII‘Id to turn
around at, Norotott iiill and in this on
oration the front attic. hrokc. 'l‘hc
coat-homo was thrown out. as was also
Harry Leonard, who was in tltc wagon.
Tito coach‘mau had a shouldcr bruised,
and it was tout-cit disloctItI-d. l.I.Ion-
lll‘tl had a kncc bruisotl.
—SPECIAL NOTICE.
(‘hurchcs and organizations dcsIr-
inn Christmas candy will get spccial
price it‘ tltcit ovIdIIts are placed this
wock. C. J Mintz & (.‘o. Phone ‘IJ‘Ii-h.
AGED BOSTON REPORTER DEAD.
BOSTON. llIIc. l0.-——Samucl S. Miles.
one of the oldIIst. ItcwspapytItncn in
Boston and one of tltc rcportcrs oi the
famous trial of Dr Webster, for the
murder of Dr. Parkman. died at. his
home. hcrc today. allot a brict illness.
BUSINESS NOTICES—.-
MRS. w. J. wILcox. 0t. onsrAB
llshstl employment agoncy, 2d Union
St. Situations secured for all classes
of applicants. Tel. d7 1m
TREES TRIMMED. PRUNED AND
sprayed for diseases and insects Cav-
ities tilled ttcated and trcos put in
good condition. Joseph Cornell 'l‘ree
Specialist and Futontoiogist, Norwalk.
Conn. dd t3
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC—IF
you want. your house papered and
painted. telephone or write. .1. A. Rud~
der. Madison St. ’I‘IIl. 6063. Estimates
cheerfully furnished.
PAPERSS Hll
IIHHIWEHHHH
ll SI
Pclition lor Election Court Granted
Alltl Alleged Violations at Cop _
rupi Practices Act tovwhithl’mltcd
tuttttt tiiiiitli’t
tits III Still
I I. Alleged That He Paid Extottt;
tani Prices ior Workcrs
NEW HAVEN. Dec. 10.-—All doubt.
as to whether an election court. was
grantcd, scvcral days ago, to probe al-
lagcd violations or the corrupt prac-
ticcs not during the recent stats cam-
paign, was dissipatod last. night, when
Ilcpttty Sheriff John W._Hutt, of this
city, wont to Waterbury. and served ,
on GovstIIIor-clsct. George L. Liliey no-
tlcc ol‘ tho. petition or George L. Fox.
at“ New Haven. The documents in the
ctnte were signed by Judge William
1;. Bennett, 01 the superior court.
(Continued on Sixth Page.)
’ LOST.
LOST-“SATURDAY, DEC. 5, SIL-
vcr wishbouo pin. with Yule. nag. Lost
cithcv itt liowayton. South Norwalk
or on iroiioy cur. Sttitablo roward Will
llt‘ paid for vcturn to Scutincl oilice.
dill lit.
LOST~-—A liltOWN ALLIGATOR
hand bag. IIIIIIIIIIIIII 'l‘IIc. (trot-Ill and
Joucs Iv llotcbkiss‘. l‘lcasc return to
Sctttiucl ()tiicc. Norwaik. and receive.
a I'cward. No ttucstions asked. , d9 3t.
777 77777 To LET.
To LET-AT NO
on trolley line,
a...
W
‘l WlNlI‘IELD S’l'
rooms in doublonousa'; all In am im-
Irovcments. inquire of W. S. “ford,
Ipposite. M t!
TO LEV-THIRD AND FOURTH,
toot-s. Fairfleld Fire Insurance build-
ng. now occupied by Trinity Club.
tunable for clubs or light manufactur-
ng. John H. Knapp. 82 West St. ‘ n2 it
LET —~ Ntct: rttatvtsuno
all improvements, centrally io- _
Address 8. 8.. care SentinclI
(HO 3:
TO
room.
.Ialod.
Itilcc.
TO LET—«HOUSES TO' LET ‘IN
lowaytou. Inquire at E. ii. Smith.
(19 iii;
PROFESSIONAL.
ARCHlBALD TAYLOR MERRIAM,
piano instruction. Thorough and sys-
tematic. ('icrmun method. 16 Bayview
Ava, South Not‘tvalk. TIIl 109-5.
WANTED.
WANTED—~A YOUNG MAN FOR
office and clerical work. Must. have
first class references. Apply 9 to 12 a.
at. Marlitt Bates, Jr.._& Co. (110 :it
WANTED—EMPLOYMENT. ANY
one desiring help for short jobs by men,
who can be dcpct‘tded upon can obtain -
such by inquiring at thI;I Bridge Rescue‘
Mission. 170 Washington St. dlillit
WANTED—SlTUA'l‘lON A'l‘ MEN 7
aral housework. lnqulrc ill Lexington
Ava. South Norwalk. d9 3t
WANTED—A COMPETENT GIRL
for genctal housework, must speak
English.‘ Mrs. it. C. Shm‘cr, 1 Wash-
ington streot, d9_3t.
WANTED-TO BUY. ALL KINDS
of cattle and poultry. Dealtl prices paid.
ii. Friedman (lonnectl l. Turnpike,
South Not-walk. Tel. 261 at it‘
WANTED—Gilli. FOR. GENERAL
housework. Mrs. M. R. Mctiausland.
6 Crescent Terrace. oil) {It
Moses P. HALLOCK, LADlES'
Millincr. tints trinuttI and made in
the latcst ttptodate st, cs. Materials
Hours from S a.
la Chestnut. St..‘
at? if
furnished it dcsircd.
In, to 6:30 p. Ill.
South Norwaik.
MRS. ANNIE M. HAYES, till SOUTH
Main St. South Norwalk. Shampoo-
ing', hair curling and sittgeing; electric-
ui scalp trcattnettt; t‘acial massage a
specialty. I Use Mad. Rosalind's Hair
'l‘onlc. ~
ELECTRO PLATING OF ALL
kinds. Oxidized coppcr. brass. and
nickel, bronze. old gold. gun metal and
black yacht. trimmings; plumbers‘ sup-
plies and chandeliers, bicycle and au-
tomobile trimming, and table wars.
3. Scam & Son. 56 Water St. 'l‘el. 342-2.
. REWARD.
$5 REWARD lI‘OR THE ARREST
and conviction of thc party who stole
cvcrgrccns from the rear of promises.
21': Cove Ave. Charles H. Pearce.
(110 it
FOR SALE.
FOR SALE OR RENT—ELEGANT
Mathushek piano. lino tone, easy ac.
tion good condition E. Maliey. 104
South Main St I“ ‘
FOR SALE—HAVE 25 SHARES Olt‘
The Tokeueke Corporation’s stock
which i took for a debt. Will sell at
$120 per share, in blocks of one to
25 shares. Addresstd. W., cure South
Norwaik Sentinel. dit) ill ‘I
FOR SALE—BAKERS WAGON.
almost new. in good condition: $76. Ad?
dress E. 3.. care Sentinel. d9 3t1
FOR SALE—~HANDSOME SURREYI '
not. much used; also a one-seated
sleigh. Call at 201 East Ave. Mrs. M
G. Rider. . ds'II
FOR BALE—CONTENTS 0‘? COM
plcteiy furnished apartment: broil
bed, rugs, pictures.”‘otl and water color.
paintings, dining room set, etc. (3811'
afternoons and evenings.
E. Motley...
an South Main St. ,
as Ill
East Norwaik, seven, ‘ ‘
Norwalk Chronicler