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‘a' ottofileers. followed by
Masons Misliy and
re a y yours,
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uses assent-ions.
annual report of Major Cohen
swerth of the United states so
bellows that not only is there a
ter number of men anxious to
the uniform of the United States.
percentage of desertions was
lest-year than for a long time
listed that the eiforts of the
. ,dilio’ers to punish those who do-
lies had a good sheet in discour-
' men, who might be tempted to
PM? but it ought also to be said
were selecting from those who
link to enlist has also helped
deal.
‘ huhtho Dost year there were
applications for enllnment.
. is a greater number of men
“the whole strength of the army.
_ is now 80.718. Only one-sixth
J'tlts applicants were accepted and
' itsot'that there was so much lati-
‘ for choice enabled the enlisting
, to make careful selections.
1 how great a ilgure desertlon
' in in recent years in array mat-
inay be gained from the follow—
figures: .
inane. the last 13 fiscal years the
, 1 percentage of desertions was
. ad in 1000. 7.43. it was 6.02 per-
& iii 1907; in 1908. 4.59 per cent;
. {.97 percent. and in the fiscal
ended June 30 last the percent-
in” w‘asonly 3.86.
on. othelsl returns show 8.404 de-
ons during the last fiscal year.
5 number is 3.66 per cent. of the
is number of enlistedrnen. and
Jess than in any iiscal year since
, . when the desertions amounted.
lg 83 per cent. The percentage in
was only 1.67. .
‘ Io actual strength of the entire
'- tar: establishment on June so.
was 4.273 ohlcers and 87.486 on~
men in the regular army. and
cars and 5.380 enlisted men in
ilippino scouts. melting a total
80 elders and 72.871 enlisted
These figures do not include the
» . of the hospital corps which
408 enlisted men.
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PIN YEAH A60 TODAV. A.
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Monday. Dioember 17. 1000.
‘ caving in oi the embankment at
Brook bond. between Strat-
‘Hmtington. seriously injured
workmen.
"Absolutely Pure
mff’l‘fiim
maroon
He’ll-Jo line Phosphate
m...
11:13 in llethol and secured is? in
money. and then visited the post office
in the some place. but secured very
little for their trouble.
rwsiit‘rv vssaa AGO room.
Wednesday. December 17. 1000.
General Alfred Howe 'i‘erry died at
his residence in Hlilhouse avenue. New
Haven. after a long illness of Bright's
disease.
George Washington Gilbert. a her
two miles from Ridgeneld. is report-
ed to have mysteriously disappeared.
Sitting Bull and his son. weilrkoovm
lndlan chiefs. were killed while resist-
ing arrest.
flflllls All] Willillilli
Mr. Dsniel Donovan.
Helen. wife of Daniel Donovan. of
Spring Hill, died last night at her
residence. She is survived by her
husband and three sons Daniel. Wil-
liam and Richard. The funeral ser
vices will be held tomorrow afternoon
from St. Mary's church at 2:30 o'clock
and the interment will follow in St.
Mary's cemetery
Patrick Riley.
Patrick Riley. an inmate of the Fitch
Home for Soldiers‘ at Norotmi
on Monday and was buried Wednes-
day afternoon in the Spring Grovr
cemetery of Dorian The deceased war:
a private in Co. H. Connecticut Vol-
unteer Infantry and was seventy-seven
years of age.
Marge L. Hall.
. Margery L Hal. of Weston, who
died there on Tuesday. was buried yes
terday in Easmn. The funeral services
were held from the residence of Hull
Bartram. in Weston. nt 1 o'clock. and
then from the church at Lyon's Plains
at 1:30. A large number of friends and
relatives were present and there were
numerous floral oilerlngs.
Miss Susan McCall.
Miss Susan McCall died at the home
of her sister. Mrs. Mary Clarkin. 57
Cedar street. after a short illness.
rly this morning. The funeral will
e held Monday morning at 1 o'clock
from St Joseph‘s church. Interment
. glare entered the railroad eta.
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Sillil WWW
Tomorrow Evening at the
Norwalk Congregational Church
Plus." with Soloists. Parenting the Popular
Cantata :
he “Ten
The' Prelude Consisting
{fowsky’s Chart:
by Campgnrchestra and
in St. Mary' a cemetery
- ~~MuWa~-,~
"Vir 8
Sons Paroles
mlt who lived in a cave in the woods
Knights. Coma. died in that institution »
The home of the Rev. ll 11. V.
Llutnhs. No. 6 Franklin arenus. pastor
. ii the Knight street A. M iii. Church. ‘
yes the happy scene of a reunion fern-
he arrival at his mother. Mrs. Jane
.. Gumbs. from St. Kltts, British West i
holes. Rev Dr. Guinb s had not seen.
1i mother in nineteen years until lest
ii ht. Rev. Dr. Gumbs' sister and
nor husband. Mr and Mrs. S. Werner.
also srrii’ed with her.
nether in company with the other
brother. Rev J. U. Gumbs. of Green-'
held. Mrs. but Dr. Gumbo sustained
asprsi ed knee and was under the
ears or a physician, and so the brother.
and met his mother on board the
steamship Parima. With the mother.
deter and her husband. he returned
:0 the home of Dr. Gumbo last night.
After a season of happy singing 11nd .
wraying. followad by refreshments.
Mr. and Mrs. Warner left at 12:15 with
.tev..l. U. Gumbs for Greenfield, where
boy will make their future home. The
sister will make her home with the
titer brother. while the‘ mother will
We with Dr. Gumbs. Pastor Gnmbs
eemed to have been the happiest man ‘
n Norwaik last night. when his moth-
‘r embraced him The children» of
day. Dr Gumbs did not come. but they
ire much nearer America. at Hamil-
ton Bermuda. where they will finish
their year' s English traihug and come
here in June.
The family planned last night to
me a family reunion on Christmas
at No. 6 Franklin avenue. at which
time the whole family will be together.
as well as celebrate the mother’s birth-
lay. She will be surroun ed on that
lay by six children. Rev.illlan1 lb.
1‘. Gumbs. pastor of the A. 11.10.
Church of Middletown, N. 1st Rev.
lambs, pastor of the All! monarch
of Greenfield. Mesa; Cardinal D.
tombs. of Boston. Mass. Attorney M.
1‘. Gumbo on his way from Paris.
trance: Mrs Susan Warner. of Green-‘
laid. and Dr.Gu1nbs. of Nerwsllt; her
son-in law 3. .1. Warner: one niece
llld two grandchildren.
Mrs. Gumba is the mother of fifteen’
hlldren. some of whom are in various
:arts of the world. She is about seV-
nty years old. but does not look it. 1
he is a pronounced Christian woman
of very high ideals and all of her
hlldren are grown up Christian men
1nd women. The first time she saw
now and felt cold weather was yes-
erday. but she is comfortably fixed at
is home of her son.
t
nor-diet Reception Given? Her Last
Night at the Parsonage. -i
ly jubilee of singing and praying. last ,
evening. about the honest 8:30. over.
Pastor Gnmbs was to have met his '1
went to New York alone yesterdsyr
Santa Claus is here. there, and everywhere.
are extremely low. A few reminders of what we are doing. '--
A Store Full of Holiday S necials
The varieties are great and the prices
s
Women’s Gloves
leiasp Mocha Gloves embroid-
ered basis. pique town; colors.’
gray. brown and tan. every pair
guaranteed: regular 01.38 value.
$1.15
Handkerchiefs
ALL ACCIPTAILI olr‘i's
Women‘s pure Linen Handler-
chiefs. beautifully embroidered
or lace trimmed. plain hem-
stitched and initial; regular ere
Haitian. Tonight. each
. 23¢
Rennaisauce
Scarfs
For sidsboards. with three ail—
iinen centerpieces: regularly
01.00. Tonight. each
640
Women’s
Neckwear
Fancy Stock Collars. with use
csde attached: excellent value
at 50c. Tonight
29c ..
Gift Umbrellas
An excellent lot to select from
forrladies and gents: 26 and 28-
inch frames, best quality Gloria
silk. with fans» bone and mis-
sioh handles. Tonight
$1.50
Toilet Sets
Consisting of Comb. Brush and
Mirror. each in neatly lined hos.
M $1.29
. _
Shawng Sets
Nicely nickel plated stand with
our and brush; usual him. To-
390
Sleds . ’
For boys or girls; a regular
81.50 value. Tonight only '
98c
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BOSTON STORE
Cor. Main. and Wall Streets,
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PABIED IN RECORD TIMI.
The River and Harbor Iiii by the
Hens. Without a single
Arneod‘insnt.
WASHINGTON. Dec. til—Jrhe house
passed the river and harbor bill in that certain small some were sppro- year.
a Saturday afternoon. and priated for the maintenance of certain condition. The same is true as to
e amendment was added harbors along the Connecticut shores Bridgeport harbor. Norwalk harbor,
‘ Some of the members ask-i For instance. there was one at Brsn- New Haven harbor and New london
the explanations given of
mitten. or at least had to be
%
‘iqueetions. but were satin-IE
use.
Major Tilson was one of those who
know something more
about the bill than was disclosed in
wanted to
the report He said:
MrT'Alexsnder's"repiy’was:
reason is that nothing was needed for
the next fiscal year. Besides. the her-
bor at Bradford is completed and
"1 note in the there are nuilicient funds on hand for
bill which passed this house last y‘esr maintaining it during the next decal
Milford harbor is in the same
ford. ‘2. 000 iror maintenance of her-'harbor."
her; one at Milford or $2. 000; and I
y the chairman of the corn- i'iind nothing in the present bill or the engineers do not recommend anything
satis- maintenance of those harbors. ifor the maintenance of the Connecti-
As a matter of fact the government
N orwalk, Conn.
”“The
a.
cut harbors for the“ next rem-71nd
Connecticut received all that was urg-
ed by the engineers. in addition to
the actual appropriation of 8100.000
to be spent next year on Duck Island
harbor of refuge. the bill also pro
video for a contract for 3190, 000 more
to be spent later on. This will com-
plete the project. The $86. 000 ap-
propriated fer the New Haven break-
watcr will also complete that. and the
harbors of Five Mile River and Green-
wich can be finished for 83,500. all of
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