a.
PIANO
GIVEN
AWAY
Get a Piano Certificate With
every purchase. it. will coat
you nothing,
IF. A. LANE
Confectionery
and Pastry
r-‘r-‘r-1r. u‘u'w p'. u a -
I'I'I'C'I‘fill'n't:
WEATHER FORECAST.
For Nor-walk and vicinity: Cloudy
with light rain tonight and Tuesday.
A storm is central this morning near
St. Louis, Mo. it in causing cloudy
weather with light rain or snow from
the Mississippi river eastward to the
coast. Tile temperature is below
zero in the Britih Northwest. Condi-
tions favor for this vicinity' cloudy
and unsettled weather with rain, foi-
iowed by clearing and colder Tuesday
afternoon or night.
TEMPERATURE A YEAR AGO.
Lowest, 34; highest, no.
Things of interest will lib found in
Reed's adv. today.
——lliixed Nuts 2 lbs. 250. 1t‘.D.L. & 00.
m“,
Mr. and Mrs. James Barry, of Gran
bury, have moved to South Norwalk.
The saloon-keepers are rejoicing in
the, new licenses they received this
morning.
——You will find the choicest variety
of 'l‘hanksgiving Specialties at Church
«it Miller‘s.
Mr. and Mrs. R. K. Mitchell spent
Sumlay with Robert. Dell‘oresl, .Iii‘.’
Main street, Nor 'aik.
The month end sale is now in pron
rose at A. Dickcrumn & Son‘s. ’l‘hc
adv. will tell about it.
---Sirictly native Turkey, 5000 lbs
to select from, 25‘ and title lb. Public
Market.
W. I). Byron. of (‘omsiock iiill.
spent Sunday with F. A. Mitchell, of
Wall street, Norwulk.
The opening sale in the new base-
meni at the lloston Store begun today.
Read about it ill llll‘ adv.
23C.
i“.i.).l.. & (Yo.
it You are invited to talk over heat-
ing systems with the Jones & liotch-
kiss ('ompauy. ’I‘ln- adv, will tell you
more about it.
—— t‘ruubcrries it (its.
in the adv. of (‘. .i. Mlutzz it: (To.
you will tilld a picked list of almi-
l‘vrsnly specials for tonight and Tiles-
day. Ilcttcr read it.
—-ilcin'/. Mince Mont, Arlunur'a Mince
Meal. None Such Mince Meat. Church
& Miller.
Miss Louise Smith. who has liqcu
tillilo ill at her home in Snugntuck.
has rccovcrml and will resume her po-
sition as tencltcr this Week.
-v~'i'lll'l(cys and Poultry in ahulr
Iliillt'o; llo scarcity here. Look at our
aim-it and then our prices—«\t‘ithln
rcucil oi all. Public Market.
The parishioners of Hi. i’aul's
(‘hurch are requested to send their liH~
uni 'l‘hnuhuulvluu contributions to the
store or .Inllcr: A'r. iiotclllllhu on Wall
nil-cut. Norwalk, Wednesday forcuoon
and afternoon.
Sun-ct (‘ldcr L’Tu'
lull. i“.li.I., & (lo.
ilo not forget the hencill entertain
meal and dance to be given by the
trolley-men‘s union at Music. Hall.
South Norwnlk. on the limb. 'i‘lck-
cln can be obtained from the couduc
tors of the (‘ounecticut 'l‘rncllou (‘o.
ltlch'a Fruit Palm, ll‘unt‘y 'I‘nbb-
ilalslnu, ts‘tnil‘ed llatcn, (llnm- Pincup
pie, lilncc t‘hcrrlea, I’llllcd Fina, l"nrd
liutt'tl. (thurch at Miller.
’i‘he mm-tlnu on ’l‘ucndny evening at
the Lighthouse Mission will he led by
limb-on iv‘. 1‘. Lyon and llrolhcv .lohn
'l‘ylcr. of lilo Houlh Norwnlk ilnptlst
t'hurrb. livery one iii cordially the
Villa] to attend. (tonic and give them
a royal welcome.
fin to Life Havers‘ [lance ni Nash's
Auditorium, 'i‘hunknnivin’g eve.
The Railroad nvnuue football team
rod the Altar lloyn‘ team played an
Melting unnu- Saturday. which was:
won by the Railroad avenue lads by
Iiu- acme of it to (l. A member of the
illilliii’, team had no special ltlclt com-
luv. but he. mentioned that the winners
were. much heavier.
~ ~ch have a full assortment of Nuts
nnd Nut Meals. and mtarnhtee every
Nut. We aell. Church it Miller.
Trusses, naught: Surgical
Mechanical Appliances
ornce ”saintly Equipped for Filling
Stilleon-Poweil Corporation,
Tornado insurance
TAYLOR l. GOLDEN. ~
rat. ill-l.
14 Wuhlnm acme. um alumni.
W PURITAN
COUGH SYRUP
Cures that Cough
SOLD ONLY BY
F. H. Baxter, Draggisl
"” Williamson?“
Launch Works
Boat Frames set up and ready to
plank.
All kinds of repair work.
Launches of all sizes built, to order
by competent workmen. '
Oyster Shell PoinLNorwalk
- Ami. ....................
ElEflilllfliil ENGINEERS Alli
[lllNiiiilliflRS
JOBBING AND REPAIRING
Hoyt'a Theatre Building. South Nor-
walk, Conn. Phone 423
’ ’ DaviaW. Raymond W
Funeral Director and Embalmer
19 North Main Street. South Norwaik.
Residence, 6 Washington Street.
Telephone at office, 336-2.
Telephone at house, 693.
i i
ustcd to fit in regulation
at and buttoning.
trick.
and patterns, priced from
servative men, in Oxfords
to $30.
14 So. Main St.,
So. Norwalk.
. , New Ova rcoats
‘ For Men Who We
Have you seen our new convertible collar Overcoatl?
The anappielt garments that harm come to town. They‘
are selling two to one over reguitlr coats.
Convertible means a collar that may be turned up for
military effect and tittin closely around the neck, or ad-
nt the Latest
style with the lapeia lying
The model fits perfectly and works perfectly—and it
is the only one of many we've ueen that really does the
We show thesecoats in a big range of fancy colors
$10 to $25
The regular military models; have standing snug-fit-
ting collars and button to the notch. We have them, too,
in handsome patterns and colors.
Plenty of the old stand-by C
hesterfield coats for con-
and. black, priced from $xo
TWO sroles:
Masonic Building,
N orwaik.
' ’a‘iilsses, "criilfitéh‘lull. will ”all rmiiill
at the Stillsouvl’oweil Corporation.
'l‘heodorc ilria. of Main street. Nor-
walk. has sold his license to Joseph
Klsko, of South Norwaik.
The Sixth (‘ompany will hold
regular drill on Wednesday night. All
members take notice. The company
is getting ready for the inspection and
all members ought to be present. (in
December lsi Stale Inspector (:ctlucir
al Schultz will be present.
The following arc the hiahcstscores
made at the Norwalk Howling Alley
last week: 0. Mitchell. Bill}; J. Stein
its
or, 222. A. (‘urlnum :ii; i‘npt. t‘rnw-
l'ord, L’lli; ii. Montgomery, filth; I',
Mausch. L'Uil: \'. Sterling, itlh; (i.
Schwub, itlvl; W, Wilson. ltl‘l: l“. \'nn
llurcu, itii; J. liulllngosa, ill].
--»l‘lliilic Market's lcpuinr i‘onltl‘y
display will he on cvhildilon early
Tuesday morning. All strictly lillllYt‘
birds; no western or iced stock. (‘nii
and see them.
'i‘hc Egbert (‘lub held its regular
meeting yesterday at the First t‘onurc-
national i‘llurch, Norwalit. Arrange
meats \vcl‘c made for the pnhunl nn-clv
lug which will be held the third Sun
day iii Ut‘t‘l.’lilllt‘l’; also it was dccldcd
to forth a. bowling team to compete
with local trams. A vote of tlmnlts
was given to all who iricd to mnlw
llip \'nlc l‘l'luccion suppcr a slit"‘>:~.
——~«———~.
At the regular illoctlng of the Winn
an). (‘lnistlnn 'l‘ooipcruncc I'nion held
at tho ironic oi Miss Louisa More
house. Mrs. ’i‘illlc A, (‘llidsclg the vice
president. wrm l-ll‘t'lt'tl president to fill
the vacancy t':ill;-t'tl by the resignation
of hits. t‘llnrlcs llyxluw, who has scrl
ed the union so i'aithfuily for night
years. Mrs. liyxlice'u resignation was
tcccplcd with deep rcurll. Mrs. Roll
on Thompson was clcclcd \’iccprcnl»
lll‘lll.
wt‘iirun. tirnnuc and Lemon
leit‘ ill. i". ll. l.ilwltlll A" (‘0.
Pool
'I'llt' liltlll'n of tilt' Wolllllll'fi (ltlllti
or the tlrucc l'Ipiscopnl (‘hurclu are
making great preparations for the
solid will hold in iim-culbcr.‘ in Hill
uection with the fair, the young. pco~
pic will put on two charming plays.
of one act each. The pluyii Fl‘lt‘l'lt‘ti
are: “Freezing n Motber-inlnw." and
"A l"ith'l'i' oi \'otldo." 'l‘lll' t‘lihl til
the first will include, iii-sure. Vernnln.
iicutty. llurulroui, and Show. 'i‘hai
of the latter: Misses clapper, Seymour.
lotion and Mr. \'cruunl,
Thankful
for pool] health,
crops. hood ttnn-a.
At no pl‘t‘l'loili: time
were prospects no
brluhl for up an a tub
lion. llni what nbuut.
you an no individual;
rim-H ’l'imukizulvinu illtd
good
you ahead in n liuun~
cinl \vny‘.‘
Prepare for future
'l‘h an it a l; i \ than by
starting a nuvium ac-
count with the
So. Norwalk
Trust Co.
Fishing'l‘ackleand
Poles .
FOR SMELT AND BLACKFlGH
FOOTBALL GOODS
At COLEMAN’S
lea ITO“
ill North min at. until Harwell:
' . martian brunt». _
one to whom i am selling the most
highest quality. grain and feed.
Proprietor
iionnle (ibick Feed
llonnie Horse l-‘ced
ilonnic liniry Feed
Ilonlllc lloullry Feed
llolllllc Scratching ll'rcll
V... .l..
WOOWMW
i realize that the bust. stendit'sl and most profitable customer is the
SA'i‘le‘li-Lil one. i bclletc that the lilulhcsi. ounilty goods, all a rule.
cost less than poor goods in proportion to real value. 'i‘hat although a
low price will appeal turnout people at first. sooner or later it will
come to a matter of results. and the SA'l‘irlh‘il'Ii) customer will be the
A Word from you will bring any
goodit
quantity you may wish—«if tho
May 1 have that word? "
Quality First, Last and All the Time.
MANUEL TORO HATCH.
A.
V
WOOOON( emmumuiummnom
Crabs. -l0c doz.: Rockaway Long
Halibut, Long and Round
TELEPHONE 108.
at iSlANllESlil us. all.
Labrador Smelt (Whiting). 5c ib.: Flntfish, 6c lb.: Weakflsh. 10c "3.: Hard
Clams. 35c qt. Cod. Smelt. Eels,
Clams. Try our Oysters
-—best we've had in five. years.
Cutbili’s Bridge Fish Market.
FREE DELIVERY.
illlii Ill Will SIREEi.
\’. \i.i. H'l'illili'l‘. itl'lll a. Ill "l‘llt'
drunrbaucc in speculativesentiment
din to thc dwislon uuninst the Starr
and lrrvuuiar
rpm at in pill-cu on the ninth mar»
1,.11 lld‘lllllll. \'lunroiis suppnliilllz
mm. mm indoccd good advuuccs ill a
ll-'.\ boring but the Inuioiily oi“ lhlllii'n’
Mm- loin-l" under li'l‘l' iilYUl'lIlilil. inert
l.ill. In American t‘ulton tlil amt
l\ii .t‘hulmcls pill to 1‘2. Aulnluuluat
ed l'oppt‘r and American 'l‘clnphonc
l==,.. Ml .vouri l'nciilc. Missouri. Kansas
and ’l‘lxas, l'ulou i’nciilt', Western
I'nmn, lnicrhorouull-Mctropolitan pill.
ind i’rcsscd Steel (‘ar 1 and Southern
l'mwiic. Alchlson, l’cuusihuulu and
I‘lnwupcakc and (lino houn- llllt'lltiiln
Ann ilt‘iIll Smeltiuu n'us lil‘tl-d Hp.
l‘oilsnlldttlwl this i and ilclullug and
Almonda luruc fractionn, Autnlitn
muted l'oppcr l‘ullled a point illiluvti
inn ly alter the opt-ulna. but the ecu
ciai ”I‘l‘i'llll‘ill continued wry fl'\‘l|l~
lull
\l‘.\l I. K’l‘il'l‘l-I'i‘. it it ill. i'iiilti‘lti
it: hold the nuu'lwl durlnu tin- first
ln.ll incur u'nlcrcd on llcmlinu, which
\‘Jm- ”lit up at point chr Huturdny'e
plin- ’l‘h . Kl'ill‘i'lll llMI responded oh
i} null-ruleh and prices cl'lllublcd be
fore ll o'rloch. llellvini lClcrll‘ii'.l'li
Ion l'acliic and l’llltod Hinton Htcci
brohl- Hip. Aluulmunutml l'omwl’ :l',.
and the list ucuvrull) lost l to
poinlu. 'I’herc \vcre fractional rallies
he the hour expired.
\\':\l.l. S'i‘lllllhi’l', Noon. "ltt'lv «.u
pubic-tune ruliica of a point and
words induced by the basins: which do
\'olnpt‘d ou the break itendllm was
litit d "coin :l ptllilln over Huttuduy and
i‘ounolidnlcd (Ian, Du. I'tuh t'oppm
ralliml Bill and uuullunmutcd t'oppcr
ill, income, was unsteady again
at noon. bonds were weak.
WALL STREET, I p. llierWIlilliltI
continued upward and gained 4 pniuo
in oil, which put it ill the level or had
l-‘riduy'u close, before the Standard
till decision came out. The rent oi
the list wall quiet, but uuuluhwd at the
midday rally.
FOOTBALL 0A1”! DICLARED A
‘Ilil luurmd a Ion-rish
ul .
'h
z:
An exciting name was played, yea-
ierday afternoon, on the New York.
New Haven and Hartford railroad
grounds in East. Nor-walk betwwn the
Orioles. of Norwnilt, an the Yanut-
gun Juniors. of sanguine . The first
half resulted in a score of h in favor
of the Orioles. in the mound halt the
Ynnlngunn scored ti, tic-Ins the some.
'An argument arose over the. score
of the Yatlniguna, it being claimed that
the Vannlgann‘ player fumbled tin»
hail. ”l‘here were thmte who were
positive that the hall struck the
ground before the blunt got it. The
. . , , , ,
dent till i ompan) ill the uuvcrnmcul s
‘W‘e Repair Roofs
6 SiEAViEW AVENUE
EAST NORWALK.
TEL. 43-4.
Tickets South For Sale
VIA CLYDE LINE. SAVANNAH
LINE AND OLD DOMIN-
iON 8. 8. CO.
.i. M. [DAYTON 8t CO
(lNCOHPOHATED)
. Insurance and Real
Estate Agents
‘u RAILROAD AVE. 80. NORWALK.
up i
n It entire
case?
A Good
Tin Roof
Nil better investment can he made
and ii flitlll‘alllea the beat of stock and
wort monolith. Semi for estimates
liliii.‘ will tell the reel of the atory.
l
Horace R. Nash
runner-tool «n.
decision at the umpire was not curing.
an"
H A. C- aid
m'wfiww
all and the some one declared a be.
m
NO “TH M "AND VISIT IIvTRIIT.‘
. the firm. witness answered that to the
Elm ' - n ~
ants "lliiitil illii "
United States Court Takes a Recess
to the Mill—Tint: Limit
lot the Evidence
hi the famous "hatters' trial" of i”).
E. Loom: it (to. against Martin Lawlor
and 240 others, in the circuit court of
the United States, late Friday after:
noon, n deposition from Leo Allen-
liurg, taken in September, 1908.
showed that he had been a member
of the firm of (I. ll. Myer it; 00., of
San Il‘ranclseof for meaty-four years,’
and that the firm went out of business
in the full or i902 or the spring of
lillltl. lie. was engaged as manager.
assistant buyer. salesman and book-
keeper. I-le purchased the greater part.
of the goods for the firm. For ten or
twelve years prior to 1902 the firm
had purchased hats of 1). It}. Metre &
(‘o., and the goods were. satisfactory
in every way.‘ On being asked by
Lawyer Merritt whether any agents of
the United ilattera had ever called on
a
Furnishings
White and Fancy Shirts . .
Neckwear, Hosiery, , . '
Underclothing, '
‘ .
Sweaters, Hats and Caps 3
‘ Good Goods for Gentlemen . ‘
High Grade Shoes
' $3.50, $400 $4.50
Trunks, 'Bags, Dress Suit Cases .j
best of his recollection a man came in
and asked him how many of Loewe’s
haul the ili‘lll carried in stock. lie
believed this was some time after the
boycott of Loewe in the east. Wit-
ness told the agent that he intended
not. to carry any more of Loewe's hats.
The firm acted on his advice as it did
not want to be boycotted, which it
feared would be the case, as many
reports came to theta that the firm of
Trieste at; to. of San Fratrciaco. had
been boycotted because it sold Loewe'a
goods, and they didn't want to be
treated in the. same way.
The next deposition was taken from
llavld Kline. of Kline & Company.
wholesale hut dealers of San Francis-
co. As certain dates Involved referred
to n time subsequent to the institution
of this suit the depositions wurc laid
aside for the present.
.1. ll. iv’rugera, business manager of
the San Francisco iiuilctlu, tostiiled
by deposition to an article published
in the San i-‘l‘nnclsco Ilullctin. July 30.
liltlii, relating to a visit of William C.
liunucly and liavid l'. Kelly. repre-
acutallvcs ol' the l‘ultcd lluttcrs, in
the cit) to discourage the sale oi
lAN‘“‘I“.‘i hats. I'nion men \wrc asked
not to buy l.ocwc's buts until thc ilrm
hccnmc “i‘alr.” ,
A number of other depositions were
read. among which was that ol’ it. i.
Wish-r, who was secretary of the San
Francisco Labor t‘ouucil. lie hivnllilcd
the "latlnir t"larlnli." tin-
oiilctal organ of t‘m- San i‘rnnclsco
labor council.
'l‘hey contained accounts of the
meetings of thc council. the original
records of the council having llt't'll dc
stroyud ill the San Francisco lilt‘ at
the time the earthquake. (luv
uumlu-r coululncd n "We do not put
roam» list.” heating the name of
Trial a t'orupnm of San Francisco.
The for the boycott of this
Ill’tu was that it inwwo'u huts.
llcpm‘ta were made to the labor coun-
cil by nn-udmrs the committee,
whose duty it was to call no concerns
buying trout ’l‘ricst & (mobility, tell-
ing them lint to do so. 'l'ricul & (‘om~
puny wurc distributors of Loewc's hats
for the whole i‘aclilc coast.
The deposition of Martin 'i‘l‘it‘tll.
manager and treasurer of 'l‘rlcst &
t‘ompany, mid that the company had
dealt with it. ill Loewe a t‘ompnny
for ilficcn years. and that. the tlrlu
did a big lnlaiiwuu selling hats to re
tailors-all tllnlll; the Pacific coast. The
llral visit nip threatening nature from
labor lllt‘ll was it‘om Rosenberg. who
was the secretary of the labor council
of Hull lr‘ruuclmro. Later, 1’. It. Zuni.
n auimaoucut secretary. called upon
them. that Local- had been declared
"unfair.“ and naked them three ttnlcu.
tic brought tell-urmus which he had
received l‘rom President John illofiltt.
or the National llntlorn‘ Union. of
North America, ('opieu of the tele-
ltt'luua were read.
line unid that 'I'rleut continued to
order nonunion but». The second
one llillllt'il the number of hate which
’i‘itcat had lulu ordered from Loewe.
and the third one, coming mum at“
lerwurd. said that ‘i‘rieut had that
day placed an order with Loewe for
llltl dozen hula.
it he did not diactmtlnue ordering hate
copies (ll
of
reason
sold
UI'
Hthllt‘lii‘l'fl.
hula could allow up as anttafaclorlly
its the Loewe hats.
reply.
H. iii.
claim we: tum “litigant suitor.
“WP“
were nelurvutb
)
Zuni told 'i‘rleat that
trum‘ Loewe he Would suffer the con-
'l‘rlmu said he was autis-
ilud With bucwv‘a hula. and that he
would not quit unit-ea the untonvlnade
"l deal in other
non-union hnla; way do you not buy-
cott them?" naked 'l‘rleet.- "You can
buy from ninety-nine other min-union
men, but not from mews," was Zoom;
The court adjourned Friday often
noon until November 30 at it o'clock
(in Friday. the day following
Thanksgiving. megawatt will listen
to arguments by counsel relative to
the time limitlwlrhtn which evidence
can be introduced. While tip can»
the showed decline- ot nearly a point
believer, ‘
~ 98 Washington St.
Price’s Clothing Stare
TELEPHONE 165-5
South Norwalk
‘1
until two weeks later. The limit set
by the court was August 31, but this
was only temporary.
IHREE liililllilliii “
wumu Pilii Klilili
Two Others Probably Fatally Hurt in
Automobile Accident at Culltberl
(‘liTiillEil'i‘, (1a., Nov. 22.~Three
members, of a wedding party were kill-
ed and two probably fataiy injured in
an automobile lll.‘(‘ltl(‘ill here late last
night, The dead:
(‘urtis Williams. of Port Guinea.
(in; James Shepard. oi‘ Edison, Ga;
Horace Shepard, of Edison. (in.
The injured: Miss lielcn Muttox.
and 2e, Coleman. (in; Miss Mary
Maltox, aired ill, of t‘olcmun. (in.
The accident occurred two miles
wool of lhix'plncc as the party was
rctnrmuu from (‘uthhcrt to (‘olcmutL
With the pili‘llttfit' of being married.
.llillll’t-l Shepard. a brother- of the
gl‘lliiili, and Miss Mary Matter, a sister
of the bridMo-bc. secured an autumn
bile at Fort tlnincs. late last evening.
and were quickly driven to ('uthbcl‘t
by (‘lllilrl Williams. All the t‘uthberl
minister, refused to marry the ctnlple
on account of thclr youth, neither of
them having passed 20. After being
ullulllc to secure the services of a
lllllliaicr the party left town. Speed-
lnl: along at a rate of 30 miles an hour
and while attempting to light a rig.
arette.‘t‘hautlmir Williams lost Control
of his machine (amusing a till-foot
bridge over the Central Railway and
the party was dashed to tip.- railroad
tracks below.
The machine fell upon Shepard and
Williams. The laltcr‘s neck was brok-
en anti death resulted instantly. The
two Shepards died in a few moments.
Mimi llcicu Mailux was severely
bruised and her face and arms were
badly him-ruled. She. also received in
icrnai injuries. Miss Mary Mattox's
injuries am also believed to be fatal.
The ladies were removed to a neiglr
boring farmhouse. The bodies of the
three men were brought hero on n
haudcur. Williams was 2b ycnrs old
and married.
suluu till a."
Plural m up
Legal Talent Met in New York to
Prepare Appeal oi Missouri Case
NEW YORK. Nov. ills—Conferenccu
oi‘ oiilcinla and leading counsel for the
Standard (”ill l'ompauy Were held in
thin city today. to begin the work of
outlining the company's untrue of no
lion following the adverse decision In
the government's unit unaiaat tins coni-
pnuy rendered on Saturday.
'i‘hllty days are allowed before the
decree of the court takes effect. and
within that time the form of the appeal
which the corporation has announced
that. it will take to the United Hiatus
Supreme Court will have to be per
fueled.
in apenkln of the. decision today
John 1). Are ibold, vicwprcnldent of
the standard till Company, took an no
timtatic view or the situation. He
said: “I believe that the decision will
Alcott in legislation looking toward the
repeal of the Shernmu Anti-Trust Act.
For under that law u, at not only im«
possible for practically every cor-pow
lion to transact hillllitlfil, but evanco
partnerships may be attached. 1 be.
lieve that the otilclnle at Washington
are coming to the view that the law
is ten (truth: and that even Mr. noose
velt himself shares in that opinion."
standard Oil stock mu again attent-
ed on the Curb market today by the
federal court's decision. The stock
closed at 090 on Saturday. and the am
sale today was 650, a decline of forty
palate.
Early price: on the Block ”[0“th
ll
i
some luv , but there was one
till ei‘umruma , cart
60',
I“ ,
r
aura allInuitw
liltll nu ulu iiiilli
Was Formerly Chairman oi the Stat?
Central Committee~Resided
in Torringlon
'I‘ORRINGTOX, Nov. 22.—Followlng
an illness of two weeks, and just when
he was apparently recovering, Oren-
lnus l‘yier, tnembcr of the State Board
or Railroad Commissioners, formerly
chairman of the State Central Commit—
tee of the Republican party. and for
years a conspicuous figure in the calm.
oils of that party, died suddenly this
morning at 3:17 o'clock at his home
here. Death was due to acute indiges-
tion f‘Oilllllll‘tllud with heart trouble.
Mr. ia‘ylcr was taken iii early on the -
“Writing of Nov. 7. and had been con- '.
lined in his bed during the whole time.
Last Friday and Saturday he. showed
marked signs or imprm'emcnt, it i
stated, and yesterday seen (1 so far
recovered that he had expt‘c ed to be *
up today. About 3:17 this morning
he celllplalnt‘ul of a pain about his
heart, and while two physicians, who
had been called, were working to
make him comfortable. he died.
The death or Mr. ir‘yier came as a
shock to the people or lids town. .
among whom he spent his entire life.
lie was for years recognized as the
most influential man of the country.
and in his own town he was admired
and respected by all and loved by
many. lie was a veteran of the Civil
War. ilc served throughout the hard-
est part of the struggle. lie was first
lieutenant in the Second Connecticut
Heavy Artillery when he was wounded
in the battle of Winchester, in 1884.
’li‘hls wound rendered him lame {on
l it‘.
After returning from the army he
engaged in the hour and grain busi-
ness. in than he was appointed post‘
master of ’l‘orrlngtou by President
Andrew Johnson. lio held this office
until luau, having served antler four ‘
presidents, Johnson, Grant. tlurticld
lnd ltnycs. .
lie entered the arena of state affairs
in luau, when he was appointed insur-
.tnct! commissioner by Governor ilarrl~
mil.
ianlusbury and continued ill ofilce un- -
der Governor Bqueh-y. llln first otll»
cial act was in place the Charter Oak
Life. insurance in the hands of a re-
ceiver. Later he Investigated the Con»
tlnentni Lilo insurance Company and
found muuiltlonu such that be placed
that canccrn also in a receiver‘s hand.
Mr. l-‘ylcr/waa elected chairman of
the Republican state control Commit-
tee in Wild during the McKinley ounv
puiun. lie was appointed railroad cont-
missioner in Hill? by Governor 600k“
and acrvod lll that office until his
death. lie we a member of the loyal
lamina of Washington, 1). U. lie was
a tick-gate to the National convention .
in which dttilil'ti (l. Blaine. wan nomin» -
uted. ‘
Mr. Fylnr was born in this town on
January )7, 1840. the non of Harlow and
Bihyl it. t'l'ollosl Fyier. His family
was descended from Monument. Wat. .‘
tor Frler, who came to this country
from England in 1630. Mr. Fyier will ;, '
married to Mary E. Vain. or Ton-inc
ton. December H. 1865. lie in some
ml by his witty, and one daughter, Mrs.
Edward N. l-iotchkisn. _
The funeral will he held from the
residence at 2 o'clock Wetinonday ur-
ternoon. - a
, NEW HAVEN, Nev. liar-«tinder the ‘~
law of the State of Connecticut, one, 3,
of the Board of three railroad controls.“
sinners must be a lawyer or good aloud
lug. another an experienced euwmé
and the third "a practical intuition
man.” it was under the last qualitieie a
lion that Mr. Fyler was red pointed
railroad commissioner I the
openin ‘ot this year’s lo lativu my
also: he tum law may «lea that'fit;
any vacancy occur! in acid 7 ea
a time when the generataueulb ’ ,
not in session the governor limit “ , r
point a commissioner to an aunt: w
canny until the rising at turnout '
ulna of the general We '9
u new war M‘
trier beau
Mt rim-m that we:
lie was reappointed by Governor ’ -
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