Q Bridge
' In times.
sonalatton th1 to n!
3 prescription 3110191:an fl n ‘
Chairs for our trolley patroaI.‘
came in and wait ,fp; your car.
I
BillDGE'
4- resurr- Macaw.-
The Dory Auxiliary will meet at the
home of Mrs F. Merriam, 3 Hawkins
avenue, tonight.
N. S. Ferguson will lead the weekly
prayer meeting in the East Avenue
Methodist cannon tonight
lure Julia Anderson and. Mrs. Wil.
llaln lefferso are quite. ill with the
string-3 at their ome. No, «16 Van Zandt
s reet
Albert Megargee intends to get his
moneys worth out of his launch this
season and has already put her ill
oonllnillslon
Most 'of ‘tlds members of the oyster
vy who are at work at Southport
ill not rota home tomorrow on no
but of Goo
will helm“ working.
Mn and Mrs. A. G. Help and niece.
hilss Adell‘e Barnes. have srllvcd from
Brooklyn where they have been spend-
ing the winter and are occupying their
cottage atv Gregory's Point. 3 3
The "Big Two" announced that they
are g ing to have a dance at Randall's
nan il Van Zandt street on next Wed-
nssday night. The music ‘fott the event
will be furnished by Hubbeil and [iron
soup. 3 3. .99.:
,Th‘e St. James Circle, whose nlem
harshlp is practically confined to East
Not-walk, is-9 holding a meeting this af‘
terno‘o‘n with Mrs. Melville Young, at
llél‘ some in Charles H. street South
Norwaik.
The Warm weather millet-day; had an
electrical effect on the egress yester-
day. This naming. the lawns in many
,. places were line and green. Weather
prophets said the day wits a weather
blooded 9
{The pile driving about the section
of. the Benedict Farms bridge used by
the Connecticut. Company was sui‘llcn
lently completed yesterday afternoon
to allow the trolley cars to resume run
nlli‘g' across it; 9 3‘9"“ 99s,.93-93. at. M . ’ 9
A bouncing baby daughter was born
yesterday to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bou-
ton. of Van Zandt street. The newly
arrived little miss weighed twelve
pounds. Both the mother and child
are reported as doing nicely
The sidewalk is being filled in about
the chelé'fsky building in East Wash
lll‘gt sti eet‘. A number of people
who passed this morning complained
about the way the work is being done.
They did not like the angle, -
do was expected that the high north-
w9st wind would drive off the tide
much farther than usual this morning
aild make long clamming a harvest.
but there was nothing doing. There
who no lower this than ordinarily.
.‘Preparations. were made this morn-
tug at the Nelson E Ayres shipyard
to. launch the sloop Sherwood, which
has been ready to go overboard fol
sovefal days. It. is’expected that she
will float at high water this afternoon.
Richard J Cutbilh had the exterior
or his fish market all the Washington
street bridge nicely p‘slhté‘l‘l yesterday.
but this morning found that he would '9
boys to have it all rescisped inns
much as the wind had covered it with “
dirt. > '
Dr.3 and Mm Herhort‘ D. Ayers and
young son, of Flushliig. L. 1;; will be
guests over Good Friday .of relatives
in East Norwalk. This will also give
Dr. Ayers an opportunity to look over
hill speedy launch which will soon be
ready to take to the water.
Stilt”
w‘lll ho
Will be closed the entire day and some
ell all day.- tomorrow; some
.99 others” will‘ remain open part of the 3.
day. A number ‘of the grocery states 9
and meat markets have agieed to re ,
toned throughout the day 3
eWind nude evéryt‘hin‘g loose on
v‘or rial-ennui like mad during- the night,
A Big fiction of board covering that '
was over the WWW“ JJnltno'wn soared
‘ 1‘ of the crescent
lid in the vicinity
Qrfpd‘ with plan“ boards“
mu
meat; to their new lining. ‘ullttrm
stay in 113th cm «
fatally diode many slows eri
397.15
”till it‘s. ‘f‘W‘hh
‘73}:er W. t“AW.
W0" altars
airless
Friday, if the weather ‘
e one Norwalk- stores
a,
dirt swirled through 9 ’
rhi- ship-9
g than:
es the“’pastorat§‘
venue. llrooklyn It
The members of kits lliaet Norwalk
church, who have ‘hesr‘d him, are sure
that his new charge will be very much
km” with M ;
9171a llo'wor‘ ii
pony has closed up its social season
fior the season.
its .tnat model would be another
dance. but an oillcer stated today that
th. resent entertainment committee
'not9to orraogf any morem events
owl this characte
annual meotnig will be held in May.
rrango e t are complete f r
the “hill; Sunday n kchool and 9
Workers’ convention tomorrow at
Advent Christian Church in Van Znndt
street. together With the re dedication
of the church. w'hlcll9 has recently
been remodeled and enlarged. There
will be convention sessions at 10 a. 3m.
and 7 p‘. m., and the ‘re dedicatory ser-
vices will begin at 2 p. m. A large at-
tendance is expected
The last and most important rehear
snl will be held in the East Avenue
Methodist Episcopal Sunday school for
the Easter cantata. Death and Life.
Friday night. Every member of the
choir must be present in order to or-
range for. position. The orchestra met
for a good rehearsal Wednesday eve-
ning and their port has been perfect~
ed. It only remains for the chorus to
perfect their patt‘at the Friday night
rehearsal. Everyone is urged to
bring their books. .’ ‘
RflWAYWl.
F. S Wald and ftflnily. of New York.
are at 'l‘ollet‘ieke Be‘nch for a few day s
vacation.
G S. Greenland, ‘of New Yolk, was
V here yesterday, inspecting his proper-
ty at ’l‘okQQeuQeke
Mrs. c W lords} and Miss u. n.
Rolndeun have letters awaiting them
at the Rownyttln post oilice.
J. .D‘an and family. of 9N... York
city, are spending a few days at their
country residence at ’l‘okencke.
Frank Method. ‘of Rownyton, was
admitted yesterday morning for medl-
cai treatment to the Norwnlk llospi
tal.
The Rowayton Reading Room and
Public Library will be closed lomor
saw on account of Its being Good Fri
ay
Mr. Perot, owner of Butlhrs island.
was in town yesterdpy, for a few
hours, looking over the improvements
in progress.
New York. are at their summer resi-
dence at contentment Island over the
Easter Holidays.
The Rowayton post office will re-
main open'until‘ 11 o'clock tomorrow
morning, and close the rest of the day
on ant-cunt of Good. Friday
Contrasts? Edward J. Ladllgnll l“8
top dressing Robelt S. Barclay' s drive
whys ‘wlth Rocky Hilit trap rock and
greatly improving the outside property.
.Contrnctor Edward J. Ladrlgan yes-
terday secured the services of a new
"steam shoveler," and has it at work,
on Alfred Mestre's dock property in
Rowayton avenue.
0. E. Hubboll and Company. the con-
build Willlalf Searlc's new residence
and garage at contentment island, are
daily receiving shipments of tools and
materials.
E. Hope Norton and (oddly, of New
York. arrived at their Contentment
Island home a few days ago, and Mr.
and Mrs. Norton sailed yesterday on
the steamship for Europe, to re-
main several Weeks.
ROWayton Public School-List of pa;
oils in perfect attendance for the win-
ter term: Wallace Benelisha Addison
M'l',lls Edward Tinker, cartons Ackart.
also;
'9 and WW Colin
It was considered
The on mpal‘ly‘s 9
140111“
John Sheiman iloyt and family. of
tractors from New York, who‘ are to,
... Arnold
add‘
9 donut
t on t
of Mr. ”and Mrs. George A Minor.
11 place, Tuesday night, the
evelulng being passed in playing you.
one games in which pinochle was the
leading. Those present were: Mr. and
Mrs. Geo re ,Moore. Mr. and Mrs. Am-
brose c liett, Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Shine,‘ Mr. and Mrs. Louis Schmidt.
:1". a‘nd Mrs. George A. Minor. rite
rennin
which the company departed for' their
homes in a very happy mahnor. '
Rowayton Public School—List or
scholura'inl perfect attendance for the
past month. Wallace Benellsha, Addi-
son Mills, Ruth Cakes, Edward Tinker,
Marlon crooked. Gorillas Ackart. Ar:
that mark. Mable Jarvis. Russell
Mills, Merton Rackett, Maud Brun-
dnge. Harold Cntbill, Russell Hall.
George Jarvis, Warren Jennings, Desi
sle Kllncfelter, Aileen Cunningham,
Nettle Ackeriey. Marion Arnold, Marie
Farquhar, Mildred Jennings, Ellen
Lane. Dorothy Mills, Alma Mott.
Gladys Sootleld, Mamie Prince, Charlo
es Arnold, Llewellyn Godfrey. Francis
Huyler. Walter Klagins, Harold Sewer.
by. Charles Sniffln Cyril Tuck, Fay
Webb. Belle Crockett. Alice Lynch.
Ruse Lynch lls Waterbury, Helen
Webb, Wesley Ackerley, John Casey.
Walter Casey. Milton Evory, Eddie
Ladrigan, Edgar Mott. QQinobert Scalltl.
lrvlng Thompson. ‘
Milli WW "11111119.
Edgar Ill-,lggs of Hyde ‘Park, New
KW“. ls ll guest of Charles Bennett, 01'
rcn
Herbert Willmott. has been elected
to membership in Eagle Hook and
Ladder and Engine Company.
to Philadelphia to rejoin his ship to
morrow. The Kansas is being fitted
at the navy yard in that city with the
new steel masts.
Darlen is due to have a baseball
game tomorrow morning. The Darien
Juniors are scheduled to play a team
from Port Chester at that time.
Earl Vosburgh. son of‘ Mr. and Mrs.
George Vcsbur‘ h. of Dorian who is I
member of t e crew ‘of the Upload
Statesubattlelhip Kansas, will return
Paul Danton. a well-k wu Darlen
young man, will go to his drk 8 i.-
urdlly, and next week will begin to
duties of a new position in the electri-
cal business
Business will be largely suspended
In Darieu tomorrow. The grocery
stares and markets Will be open for a
time in the morning, but a number of
decree will be closed for the entire
ny. '5‘-
Tllo Noroton Heights Mlllthry‘ Band
is planning a masquerade dance. it
has been decided to hold the event at
the Dnrieu town hall on April 16th.
which will be Friday night of next
week. it is expected that the event
will be an elaborate one.
. The plantings of 3mm lit-Q11“? Abbe.
daughter of Mr. and ms. Charles S.
Abbe. of Darten. and DeWitt Mead, of
Stamford. will be ‘solomnlaed on Well
nesday. April 21st. at the D‘arlon Goa
gregational Church. The wedding will
be an elaborate social event.
in keeping with plans to pay off the
debt on the piano at the Dorian Cen-
ter school, an entertninlnent has been
arranged for the evenings of April
29th and 30th. at the Barton town hall.
The program will be of a literary and
musical order and it is promised that
it will be very interesting
Andrew Taylor has had the exten-
sive improvements which he content~
plates about his business block in
Main street. Dorian. started. A new
real- or the building and the former
Bates. grocery store space will be util-
business,
The members of the Darlen Fire De-
‘partnient and their wives and
lady
i
«not know
handy?“ dyril
Marlon Arnold,
meals were served at 11: 30, after .
stairway is now being bu... at thte
ised by Mr. Taylor in his undertaking ,
9 van mums Company
, ill office in the Gran d‘oen‘
leé'g‘:
friends attended the ladies night of
the Men I Club. of tho Dorian Ooukre'
ational Church. by special invitation
ucsdily' evening. The members of
the department here: also been invited
to attend the next. meeting of the club,
which will be for men only
There is a proposition on foot to
organize a lodge of Junior Au‘iellcl‘m
Mechanics in Darien and to this end
a meeting has been called for Tuesdaf:
evening, April 13th. at the town lull
The Junior American Mechanics are
an offshoot from the order of Ameri-
can Mechanics. ,
bers of the Stain o ..
over here in cooper.
I
The West ‘Don‘g‘ Loy school will be
reopened Tuesday.
If no 9,93“ BMW Ins" returned
from a visit in iiidge eta.
Mrs, Hawley Williams has purchas-
ed the John Chose cottage.
The board of «manner: held elr
first meeting in lhefi‘ new bull the
Tuesday
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene McKenl'l (are
noon to movouinto their new it he
on Myrtle avelihe. 9.
Rev Mr Ma‘ckén: Tiwho was taken
ill uhlle preaching lndayj morning,
is improving nicely. ’ ' 9‘ 4
The Bridge street drawbrldge.
which has been in an unsafe condi-
tion a long time has been repaired.
“Mr. and Mrs. E. S Wheeler, of
Saugatuck. are entertaining Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Plait... of Springfield.
lions .
,Rev. Mr. Taylor is conducting cot‘
{loge prayer meetings each evening
this week at the home of different
members of the parish.
Fred Lyon‘s, who has been empl
£11 the: past eight 59ng by the Go
“out .5has been promoted to
Claim departing t the New Ho
He will. have
tral station
he Musical Society held an 9e11-
doyable meeting Monday evening at
Adams llcy. E3 J Craft, of Bridge
, port gave one of his famous readings
and the ladies quartet rendered sev-
‘Q'eral selections. ,3 .
93?-
‘oyed_$ an
inquest.
Tuesday.
9 In South Chicago when efforts. were
9 orders were issued by the national
9. 3. 3, Its brought“ before.
9.1lhe justice's court Tuesday.”
95 _ 'u‘llty to a charge we
or in
‘ high stage lihd‘ the
ltell «seem
Q_colight.”9MoI oIt
'3 ‘93
- an,"
ebli‘d‘rfim are .
".i
LAKE selfless cranks.
South Chicago Organization Calls out
Many More Firemen.
CHICAGO. April 8.-Actlial hostili-
ties in the Lake sailors' strike started
made by vessel ouncrs to start out a
few boats, have brought out the foot
that the marine workers had been told
not to ship on any vessels controlled
by the Lake Carriers' Association.
The Marine Fireman's Union recent-
iy held special meetings in all cities
around the likes. and last Sunday
officers prohibiting any union' fireman
from shipping with an engineer who
had signed the contract. The local
pniol‘l‘ here called out thirty- live active
linemen in South Chicago yesterday.
and reports received by oillcers of the
union last night were to the effect that
similar action w‘as taken in other ci~
ties.
9111‘ e Lake ‘0 rlers‘ Association on
pears to be d'grhrlhined to break up
every union on the Lakes. The union
officers said that the representatives
of the Union, Western and the Anchor
lines were ho! lug conferences with
the union‘s, 'I'o'if hpt‘tlley might with-.
draw from the Loki Carriers' Associa-
o.
CLEVELAND. Ohio April SLMCIeve-
land officers of the Lake labor organi-
ed to have ac dot-
Lo ‘ it was
said the were waiting for news from
the Eu die conference. 99 3
GETTING A LAST DRINK.
GARY. Ind, Aprll‘ 8.-Th'e spectacle
of hundreds of thirty residents stand-
ing in a line a block long to get a final
11er at a popular bar, was one of the
the closing of the fifteen remaining as.
icons hens. At first the customers it 9Q
were served its they crowded to the
bar, but after a short time it was
found necessary to use the same this
than os employed during a rush for
theatre tickets. At some of the so:
ales were conducted, li-‘
at cost to old canto
'filters to med “wakes
but the police made no effort to stop
the " men after that time.
sell that with day.
ivea To a v:
' cough 3, A
DAYTON Ohio. April 8.-Iiathor "
rl Who was in
O. , 3p :3
down ll thir hilt
plunged into
river. yesterday. The men were driv-
ing the car along the top of a levee
‘th feet wide, when the child
_Q def the car
no
ther man and red any mill-lee
lays in complete aim
the marvels Kills.” are“
ostentatious midst charges: made
by is wife, mother-lite 3»; life’-
Colin it “ill ' litany incomes
of .
Agni ‘ 9
int; caused by 3,
are time thll‘éa‘Me'd .
oftll .
this .tiown‘Q spent the slight lighting
. South Norwnlk Young M New to
at the time, took on the ap
unions incidents in connection with Se
' the home of hlr. ~In’d Mrs. William limit? We really 62911381 at midnight.
m ' ‘ ., .
waters of the hilanil
mouse 3. Q,
hos arrived Q 9
3 a. of tho hight' out n.
Edward J. beam the respective
young newspaper rep ter. . and
Stella all Good in, 3 Nutmeg 118
Lunch, returns home to nth Nor-1m ow; ““‘.lllo
walk from Stamford last lght,9witll and as thorn“l AI 'litt
lurid tales of their lire ghting ex- when he was 06mm as;
perlonces in that city. . 9: ink. black pine {gage mounthlnous
While they were in Slanlford, it up- distr t °F tpootbe allf‘ornia so, a
care, there were three are: in their one. liult havoaxot getaway with
poor, or for some cause otherwise un-
‘ known. At one of these blazes they
were enabled to do yeomau's service
dog qugllfy for membership 'in both
lth‘ Stamford dud South him-walk” tire
departments. Their psychological op-
ortunlt‘y came when a barn in the
Wiohmond li‘ill district where they
happened to be calling on some of
their fair visions of famine loveliness
"n cbhilag‘raiibu. An alarm as sent in.
but previous to the arrival of tho lire-11rd
moo. Mr. Mary and his side purulenl
Steve. formed a bucket brigade add
prevented falling sparks from setting
‘ tire to the roof of an adjoining house.
Both young men are now of the
opinion that it would not be a hard
matter for them. to qualify for Ithr
parts in "The Fire Brigade."
According to despatches in the
morning papers there were five tires
Peiore the night was over, in Stam-
0rd
~Everybody‘s friend—Dr. ThomaI’
Eclectrlc Oil. Cures toothache. ear-
ache, sore throat. Heals cuts, bruises.
sculds. Stops any pain.
FQOUND HIS WATCH.
. W
Djricn Farmer Believed tha‘t Pockets
-Had Been Picked.
"Me pockets ha' been peeked, on
me watch ha been stolen from me.”
was the excited exclamation of a D!!-
‘ ‘ rieu larnlcr at the railroad station at
10 o'clock last night to Patrolman ike
Wiilllms. The officer is used to calm
log the fears of excited people, and be-
gan asking questions of the farmer as
to where he was when his pocket was
picked and who was near him.
Q "There's nobody been " near me at
all/f answered the excited Dsrien
farther.
9 "Well, have you been aaleep on the
benches?" .
"Asleep. is it? 1 ha' no time for
that. But the watch is gone, ye see.
i just carry it in this here pocket."
The farmer from Darlen pointed
and put his hand in a vest pocket, to
Indicate .to the cdlccr where he kept
his watch. Officer Williams noticed
that the man had been indulging in
Scotch high balls, and proceeded to
shake the man’s clothes. As he did so
the watch fell to the tile floor, getting
there by dropping down the log of his
trousers. 99The man was happy sodas
tonished. Picking up his timepiece, he
exclaimed, "Who'd ever thunk it?"—
Brldgeport Telegram.
. GOOD PRICES FOR CQATTLE.
Famous Dutch Belted «Herd Brings
$100 a Head It Waterbury.
WATEKBURY, April 8.——-Prom31nent
men from all parts of New England
and New York state were represented
at the auction sslest the Wilson
lodge stock farm to sell the D. B.
Wilson estate near Greystone, today.
One of the features was the sale or
the late‘ Mr. Wilson's herd of Dumb
belted cattle. which brought about
£1an lfuch‘gQ'Bl‘hree were $101: to J. G.
c pg, at for, a char
S Mellon, of the lg 11%; r51.-
road. F. R. Saunders, of Bristol. N.
H., bought 318 for 31. 80.0. ‘ ‘ 9
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MOBEQ NON-GO‘MISSIONED O‘FQ-
. WASHlNGTON‘.‘,-‘ April 8—011 order
to plovlde the military of ench iltate
and territory with a noncommlsslon‘ed
officer of the regular or mfor instruc:
tion purposes. President Taft has auth-
Orlzed an increase or the non-commie?
stoned staff of the army by sixty aerv
geants. They will be distributed, one
sergeant to each company of the First;
9 urth and Fifth Rani
ited of
totes infantry.
the organised
lath al’lfalllelw‘t’il'ork fourteen noncom-
missioned omcers for instruction pur-
' d the state of Pennsylvanlto
Be‘c‘guSe it say
klng results
earance oft!) ,
‘United States are leated in
like the one that who Sundown
carried under c 1R9 41139!“ Me
It is here "3.. toilet -
”leeward“
clev‘er chm topper and said to-3
leader of a: band whlclv nestled
item 17‘. Walker. treIJIuror ott
Britain. Conn. sayings bank; of 19145.
00031;an caused 13:19 to flee liQQIQQéQQgQ‘iQQtlggrltcQe
e co, was rll'sigli t . ms 3
use noise at no: ‘Ah 2‘ set.-
loll forever whenalleoo
of guilty and asked fol-We‘d?
cause. he is afflicted with tuberculosis
in an advanced stage,
According to his story, the band
led Walker on by slow. stages. He
was allowed 130- win .18. 000mg being
given straight information Then they
got him to place that aniolint and
$10,000 more one day with a. book
maker, whq was a confederate. and
gave him the Wrong results He says
that Walker is only one of a large
number of trusted and influential men
who were awiudled by this. game. ' 3 3 3
There is no doubt that it was'sonie
one of the wire tapping idea that got
away with Walkel' s stealipgs, but that. 9
it was a chap like Diffenbock‘er is ‘
doubtful. says the New ltaln Her-
ald. Slicker people thant tis broken-
down vagrant worked that game. it
is probable that Didenbocke’r heard the
story and is using it to attract alters
tion to himself in his hou‘r of distress.
if he did get the bank money, one
might Well ask what good did it do
him Some day maybe Walker him-
‘seif will tell us ‘all about‘. it.
3 ,
ourv all me» one. if
-—-,-—t-
Committee on Finance Will Probabm
Make It Twenty clinch a Tan. 33
\vasHiNGTON.Q.AprlI. grime» pres—
ent intention of t ’e senst’ committee
on finance is to 'pl to s all ot‘ two ty
cents per ton on life are: Undér
Dingley law iron ore, is dutlable at
forty cents per ton, while the Payne
bill puts it on the free list. The 1101515-
13011 or the senate committee is in the
nature of‘ a compromise. and“ was
brought about by the insistence of
Senator Barrow and his colleaglIe.
Senator William Alden Smith. ‘
Iron ore is one of the products that
has given the house and senate limb
mittees a great deal on trouble. 18 3
some of the ore producers d‘ '
frankly to the house committee :tllatl ‘
they could stand their share of the
reduction it there was to be a general
revision of the tariff downward. few!
of them were willing to admit hint
they could stand free ore. Some or,
the principal tron pro ranges of9 the
ichlgan.
Qpnrtlcnlarly the Mason‘s Q86. and.
the industry is one of IupnciQne impale "
am to the state. ,
Until yesterday it was practically?
conceded that the senate committee
would agree to free ore. it is acetate”
ed, that .a majority of the meatball of'
the committee ‘1; lieve that the indus.
try would not an or materially if the
duty were tako'li til! iron ore entirely.
it Is recognized; waver, that in order
to get a tariff hi 1 through congress
3 trades of ‘vsrious' kinds must anl‘lide.‘
and chis is one of many.
HUN‘G‘ mules“; anon“ Men's“
MIDDLEBURY, Y: April 8.-Grlef9
over the recent death of wills wife and
despondency over his own ill-health. 39
are believed to have led,- Chief 153! P30-
lice Clity N. Dickinson. 6f? til town.
to commit suicide by -‘h
home here today. Mrs Di son léd’j“
two weeks ago. Mr. Dicklnson.. ho“
was 859 years of age. was a veteran of
the Civil War. He had been chief ‘0fo
police 27 years
Becansc it gives ‘ best‘f‘
stages 33
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Norwalk Chronicler