. illustrious: m M
m' “3’” ‘M {WWW Are we not correct in our belief that
‘It is up to the citizens of Booth Non
. walk and East Norwaik to take a build
,irilalure Almanac for Tomorrow
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SOCIETY NOTICES
MAWNIO DIRROTORY.
Gld WOII Lads. N0. 108. P. and A. M.
. Meets In M Io Building, South
Main street. 1st and to Tuesday of
each month-July and August ex-
cepted-4t 8 o’.olocit All Master
Masons cordially Invited. Reed
H. Flynn. W. M. Robert M. Wilcox.
”all" Chime". N° 38. ILA . M.
Meets In Masonic Building. Bouth
‘- , Main street as and 1th Tuesdays of
each month—duly and August ex-
cepted—1t 8 o'clock. All Royal Arch
Masons cordially invited. William It.
Selina. H. P. Robert M. Wilcox.
Sec
' nossnr M. wu.cox. our.
walk, we believe, will also see the
wisdom of making such it move and
will loin heartily In it.
other To THE POINT.
M...
”William Randolph Hearst was seen
at the New Willard last night." as-
nounces the Washington Herald. Yes.
but nobody caught hints—Houston
(Tex) Post.
4 ~4-
The validity of Mrs. Eddy's slits to
the Science church is now under test.
it’s a pretty mean person nowadays
that ties up bequests so tight that the
Meridian Journal.
fl.
it may happen. before the house at
that Connecticut's problem will be
EVENING SENT'NEL TELEPHONE solved for it by reducing our member-
, CAI-La ship to icur.~«.\'ew iisven Register.
Btu—News Department ,
“hangings. Department It might not be such a bad idea to
‘Wflrsnoh Office. Norwalk
m -Editor's Residence ' -
nos—City Editor's Residence ‘
have the School: family move away
from Wheeling. W. Var—Ilridgeport
Telegram.
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A 8ER|OUB MATTER FOB SERIOUS
CONSIDERATION.
Citizens of South Norwaik and East
jz: Norwallt, stop and consider for a mo-
ment your pOeitlon with relation to
_. the Washington street bridge.
5 present plans for which mean the most
" colossal piece of impracticability any-
one has ever attempted to foist onthe
. town. .‘A few Norwsik individuals, and
this is no reflection on the citizens of
the upper end of the town as a whole,
taking advantage of a long needed
improvement, see an opportunity to
play a game that is innermost In the
hearts of many men—~that of exercising
personal power—and they proceed
forthwith This coterle. if it may be-
termed such. conceives the idea that aI
censolldstlonof the town and a new
Washington street bridge is a.“ com
binatlon that will allow for the sstle .the *‘Diceplng Giant" in Mt. Carmel. ll
m“ 0' Napoleonic ambitions. he sleeps with a railroad running over
.If W“ “k why personal ambitions him be Is a WOndel‘.~~~NeW Haven Pill-
will carry a man to such lengths .w1th- ladlum.
out apparent material benefits. you ‘ "
_ knOW’the answer as 3.8” as We. Am" The referee that is taking testimony
9: bitten is a peculiar proposition. Home l“ the “WV“ ”m ”I “WWI“ "“1
of Its qualities are lndeiinable. it Is Goodwin will “0 doubt 5”? NM a“
frequently illogical and illogical In count, but Nat will come back as long,
V in proportion to~the amount of per-. as there is it silly thing in potticoet:
ital vanity that may be mixed with ‘0 marry Muir-Holman Post.
V «given amount of it. To some men to "“ " ‘" “"
" be able to say. “See. this is my work. I CREAGH WING FIRST GUS.
I brought ““8 nbbul Bl". for me [I‘m 80ml. F‘n.“ In Pufin.m ”0.. Com.
_ would not have been." is next to theV 2.. mm». 9001 Contest End.
i ”Minn“ 0‘ su exalted 3081 In heaven lly his victory last night. lilcnitri
Men with ambitions naturally reol- Creagh wins iirst one In the l’utnon
“a a.“ Bimilll‘ In the rough R“ men liose Compeny‘ s pool tournament. lit
defeated George w. llcgdrdus ratet.
I they can accomplish nothing. unless 75. by a score m 100 to 61.
, «4—-
Senstor Bulkeley did the proper
thing in presenting McLean's name in
the senate, but. his heart must have
been filled with the‘ssnle brand of woe
illat'ls'canned at Oyster Bay.--lirldge-
the port Telegram. *- .
'King George of Great Britain. etc...
has been whitewashed. Let us hope
that It is a better job than was done
on Senator Hililly' LVorimer *Brooklyn
Edsle
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A Chicago heiress has gone west to
marry an indlan. Blamed shame that
the moving picture men were not in-
vited to the wedding. These ten.
twent. thirt lending men indlnns sport~
lng about the niokolel dramas do not
look fierce enough to suit lis.w8crun-
ten Tribune “Republican
v...
incline railroad is planned for
they manage to get othei men to be Cr...“ 100 309...,“ 75
ileve as they do; hence the campaign 12- ~i
for popular favor that was carried out 3 . g
' especially at the upper end or IIIB‘ ‘ ‘3 16
we. The argument was an old One. 52.4 21.
but coupled with the patent fact that s 63 . 25
new bridge was needed badly. it was Ila—a1 3&4
dne'thst éiught on. The one best ‘ 8i ‘7
1 card to pity in urging an ondertak- 1 90. Mi
is: is to insist that carrying it out. lag—‘4 go
will mean the building up to ll greater
salient o the community
'1 In due time this handful of men‘
who by no means represent that whole CIRCUB ANIMALG DIE OF 87RANOE
hi; upper part of the town, unfolded MALADY.
their rim little by little Ind Piece BRIDGEPORT. Feb 9.—~Adiicted by
In piece. until the whole miserable what may be , dreadful urge... mais-
Ill 0' vanity can be discerned dy peculiar to wild animals. but which
Willem W ““91 “ WWW“ the Barnum & Bailey circus people
g‘oif as visible things are cancern- deVny.’ Gilli??? H): 1:31:39”! of tilt;
tr tom red 0 cause.
$2.133:ammg:p;;;":°:::‘:eafr;: anlpmsls have died within a short that
in Quarantine at the winter quarters
Wnlmbifl iocation. it would we” The animals. which have either sac:
that the creators of the whole scheme combed to an ailment peculiar to them
could better employ their time pian- 0|" died from exposure and exhaustion
. foollowing the hard trip, comprise foul
hills. worlds expositions. These et- “”9 wbras. as eland. species 0,4
‘9‘" °’ a I" d9” ”‘1 5 '9‘" ”15M“ deer, one cheetah several species 0;
here a woudertul resemblance. to the cats and two percentiles.
Blithe utllnad by the creators of a The loss wil amount tonearly 820.-
“WWW “W0.“ bridle under 000. but there is no danger of the oth
. t- h b ' d l or animals becomlas lniected with in:
'8" a"! “9 eeu 8° W“ 9' Y disease. it the animals that died calm
to their death from a disease.
Refcrwl’hilip 8er
Bcorer«~—Fred sconeld. Jr. »
:has‘ been the result in the sec-
m gags“. Ell.“ Not-walk and OUNIOAT SIREN FOR BLUIFIILDI
" ‘lralhl’, There has been good NORFOLK. vs. ii‘eb 9.»Wilh Btu.
dillel'eucb controlled by the fields. Nicaragua. given as her destinl
that. the town would come tion, the lunboet Biron. formerly owl
., . Present conditions in: :goblywiig 331:3“ B‘tdtes sacrament
i ”m" u“ “5“ m" “n“ teruspplchnou t: £33185ch ode:
secondly. it should not the Nlosrssuan m had been mad.
$3 MIMI it such 0. conditidn The Siren was reported several day
' Minus the line of pro-
Jase as having sailed for Honduran
waters. The little craft started sent
all the canal. but returned for as
e repairs. Her captain lies
. it Where the no use no.“ it
a to to Miller mind ittsrdpc
ll" than the res. purchased by tilts as:
, bottles v‘l boil the [unmet Hot
lathe NWI
days did'not deliver himself much"
In this name before It is too late? Nor- ‘
lawyers can't support their ismilies.—-—V
\Vashiugtoa gets through with Its llg-‘
tiring on the basis of representstlonr
Pink Stamp Day
10 Stamps
Thursday, February 9th
is Dividend Day
Bring your book here and receive
10 Pink Stamps
83 A 85 WASHINGTON OT.
A. F. Beckmaun 81 Co.
sou-rs NORWALK
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FIIIII EIIIE GENETEIII
(Continued from first page.)
nothing has since the sensational kid
napping which occurred in this viclni
ty a few years ago
'1‘ lie mausoleum of the family of the
late Representative William in Scott
was desecrated some time between
Monday and yesterday afternoon. and
the body of Mrs. MoCollum, u sister‘ln'
law or Mr. Scott. is missing from the
vault.
The discovery was made by two wo-
men walking throuph the Erie Ceme-
tery. The for ly was immediately no»
tilled and dot is of Erie police kept
watch at the tomb during the night to
greet the body snatchers should they
return. No one appeared. however.
The iirst Information to the public
caste from the family. The police he-
item the body In being held for run-
som. and that the vnndsls also Intend-
ed to carry sway the bodies of the
millionaire and his wife When the
women in lime cemetery found broken
chains and open doors In the monso-
leum they notiilcd Mrs. Charles ll.
Strong. daughter of Mr. Scott and wife
of Charles ii. Strong. president of the
Erie 11nd i’ltisbnrg Railroad and the
Erie County Electric blunt Company.
and owner of the, Eric Dispatch. Mrs.
Strong notified the police, and Mrs.
Thorn Strong ltonsls. :1 granddaughter
of Mr. Scott. started for the cemetery
with her father. Mr. Strong. The run
itcts are sealed In a wall. and the
chisel had been used in breaking the
train before the metallic box could be
carried away.
The casket taken was the first on
the lowar tier at the earth side of the
llausoleum. and directly opposite it on
the second tier are the (finalists con-
iulllinlr the bodies of Mr. Scott. the
millionaire. who built the mausoleum.
mi] of his wife.
The seal here was also broken. and
when the tomb was examined it was
found that this casket was half way
ml and to all aplmsrences was ready
.0 be carried away. The remains of
be millionaire were lying next to
hose of his wife. bill his casket was
let. disturbed. A number of palms
tiered in the mausoleum had been
lroken down and two other caskets
were broken into. but no attempt was
node to carry either of them away.
That the casket and body were our.
'led away In a wagon Is Indicated by
racks in the snow. The footprints of
‘our and in some Instant-es six men
ire discernible client‘s point where
.he and of a wagon might be placesd.
i‘be wagon tracks led to one of the
tales of the cemetery. where they are
lost in the beaten tracks of travel.
An ltullan settlement near the come
Lory has become an object of scrutiny
‘ly the police. and every dwelling is
icing searched from liar to gsrret,
‘ The idea that the ody of Mrs. Mc-
Collum is being held for ransom by de-
signing persons is substantiated by an
ncident of two years ago. when the
Strong family was stormed with black
land letters demanding ”0.000, with
he alternative of having their sum-
ner home west of this ty blown to
items. The perpetrators were subse-
iuentiy apprehnded and are now in
he Western Penitentiary.
Mrs. McCollum was a member of a
imminent family of Philadelphia. and
1er maiden name was Tracy
William 1. Scott. who built the man-
lcleuln‘ over 20 years sac. was a close
lersonsl friend of the late ex “Preai
lent Grover Cleveland, and was one of
he leaders of the Democracy in the
tours of Representatives when Cleve
and was serving his first term as pres.
dent of the United States. Grover
.lleveisnd wile one of the pallbearers
.t the funeral. his remains being the
int to be interred in the vault. lie
yes one of the most prominent rall-
oed msgnates or his time.
When daylight broke. ropes were
'retchdd mound the mausoleum to
1 old in check hundreds of curious
. Vlghtssers.
one of the his brcnse
tours on the mausoleum bad beta
sen opened. while that contusion
1M from its hinges and the other
ed been bsdly battered. Practically
my basket in the Vvlult lied bosom
“Vein barium
CANTRELL WINS OUT
m
With Themes Second and Voeka
Third Place.
The season's athletic and gymnastic
contest in the Y. M. r: A. in stsmfcrd.
came to it close Tuesday «Welling. in uni
exhibition contest consisting of four'
stunts The twelve competitors who
had stuck to the work through the se-f
rles displayed their skill on the purel-
lels. horse. horizontal bar on rings.
The result of the gymnastic division
of the contest had been an open quietly.
ilon. the men having changed places
frequently during the course of events.
it was difficult for the 11111328 to decide
on the merits of the various ymuusis.
The Judges were Edward Oil has. lion .
lice Graves, Chas. Faucctl and Charles
Guineas, all of whom have served their
apprenticeship in the days when the
association was housed in its old quar»
tent. I
After the scores were added up, it
was found that Edger (luest had scor-
ed 750. .tloorge Fencel its. and Alex
Swoge. 743.
in the athletic contest. which has
beer.- running in connection with the
ltymnustic work, Percy Cantrell. of
ilarieu. had scored 84:. points. which.
“mother with his score of last even.
lug. new him 11 total for the series of
H126. and made him tin- wiuntu‘ of a
beautiful silver cup offered by Richard
Pierson for the best all-around «in»
lots oral gynlnnst.
Gold. silver and hronzu models were
the prizes for first. second and third
places in both the athletic and gymnas-
lir decisions. The winners of the nth.
letlc contest which closed inst Week
were P. Cnistreil. Ii ”5; Russell
Themes. of Rownytdn. sound. 762; .lo
lelh Vosks. third, Till.
in cl. over 30 competitors have
worked on the various stems. and the
majority of them have pluclltly hold
on, despite the fact that they saw no
hope at either the module or the cup
Mr. l‘lilitreil. the winner of the nil-
uround and the athletic co tests. has
been consistent in his nth still work
all the way through. winning a num-
ber of first and scoring heavily for
the local association in his recent ath-
iellr meet with White Plains. While
not taking a place in the gymnastic
contest, he was well up in the front.
scoring 68i points. althouirh his ope
ciulty ls truck and fluid athletics.
Edger Guest, winner of the gymnas-
tic contest. has been an active work-
er on the gymllsstlc team, and is this
yeorteschlng wrestling on Saturday
evenings III the association gymna-
sium. liar three years he has been
Instructing the members of the (lion
brook Junior league in gymnastics,
and the interst he has aroused in
this village has been largely instru-
mental in procurins for the league its
new clubhouse.
The return meet with White Plains
takes place in the Y M. C A. sympa-
slum. Saturday night. The last meet
hold in White Plains was won b that
association by the score of 23-2 . The
local boys hope to turn the tables on
the White Plains aggregation next
Saturday. Spectators are welcome.
In
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CANADIAN FRUIT GROWING
TEREITB.
NEPSON. 3. Cu Fell. 9.-»~liosoluilons
protesting that duties on ranch pro
dues and fruits should not be removed-
unloss the duties on. articles used by
the ranchers were also removed were
passed by a mess meeting of fruit
growers here yesterday. The reselli-
lions recite that the reciprocity ACM'
merit between the United States and
Canada provides for free admission
into Canada of fruits coining In sum.
petition with the products of the
ranchers. but makes no u. vision for a
reduction on those thing is ranchers
buy speakers at the mass mesons
said the competition of Washinston
and Oregon fruit era would ser-
lousiy street the or “III hoelumbis fruit
growing Interests it the; reciprocity
ssreement Ware edlniltell
W
87A?! LU III D ALBR‘ M187.
lidit’l‘li‘b “0. tab MM the nine-
tl'io Lilo!
‘ mandiw corals:
Meat m
IN-
lilo
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The Sum and Substance of the GREAT SALE~ Tomorrow-—
‘ FRIDAY
We’ve Planned for an ALL- DAY
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BARGAIN CARNIVAL
Look at the Values—these are really the Money-Savers
Do Not Miss Coming A
Muslin Underwear
‘ WOMEN‘S NIGHT OOWNS
Good quality Muslin Gowns.
chemise style, low neck. short
sleeves, embroidery trimmed;
75c quality. at
49c
ii‘ine mlallly t‘rossbar Gowue,
Empire style. low neck. short
sleeves. trimmings cl“ embroid-
ery and lure medallions;
worth 81.50. at
07c
PETTICOATS
Made of line Muslin. with deep
embroidered bounce: regular
$3.30 value. at
79c
v...
WOMEN'S DRAWERB
Fine Nainsoolt Circular Draw-
crs. with embroidery and lace
trimmed ruffle; 69c value. at
490
Waisis
Lingerie “'Illhls. all new models.
the popular “Standard"
makes. embroidery and lace
trimmed; worth $2.88. at
$1.79
Flannelettes
\i’omen'a Flannelette Night
(lawns. assorted stripes in
pink and white and blue and
white; 31.00 quality. at
75c
Short l-‘lnnnelette Underskirts,
made with scalloped ruffle, all
rotors: We value. at
89c
Draperiee
(fable Net Lace Curtains. all new
patterns. full 3 yards long;
worth $3.00 pair. Tomorrow
8i.“
Window Shades, in nil.>lors;
worthii flc curb Tomorrow
is:
. Floor Oil Cloth
Remnants. 2 yards wide; worth
his yard. Tomorrow
47o
Men’s and Boys’
Furnishings
ii MEN's'ran and Black HOSE.
all sizes; regularly 121,90 pr.
Tomorrow
3 Pairs for 25¢
MEN'S Natural Wool. Cnmel‘s
Hair and indigo Wool SOCKS.
regular 250 quality, at
19c pair
BOVS’ Gray SWEATERS, sizes
24 to ill; regularly 500 To-
morrou
35c
BOYS’ Percale BLOUSES. reg-
ular 25c value. Tomorrow
19c
BOYS' ilenvy School PANTS.
Special tomorrow
' 25c
Toilet Articles
BATHASWEET, reg, 25¢. al.17c
WOODBURV'S FACIAL SOAP.
reg. 250, st .............. I76
SANITOL PASTE. POWDER or
LIQUID. reg. 250, at ...... 17::
n“
DRESSING COMES, 7 and 8-ln.,
reg. lac. at ........... ....‘lOo
Embroideries
Iii-In. Cambrir Flouncings, been.
iii‘ul designs; 35c value, at
16c yard
I. and l-in. Cnmbric Flounclngs.
with liemstitohing and tucks.
nlso lace and turbine; role
ulnr mile value. at
5:: yard
Tllrce lots of Burnt Wood Nov-
cities. specially priced for to-
morrow's selling
3c. 12:. and 21°
m
llurnt Wood Outfits. special to
morrow
89o
The “Favorite" Stencil Outfit.
special tomorrow ........98e
Small Wares
WHITE WASH BELTING. reg-
ularly sold ill 150 and 190. To—
morrow ........ 9c yd.
SUEDE BELTS, in colors only:
regular price We. Tomor-
row ....... 2‘lc
Linens. Bedding
Towels, etc.
TABLE DAMASK.
Full Bleached Satin Finish Ts.-
ble Damask. handsome de-
signs; value 50c yard. To—
morrow
38c
NAPKINS
100 dozen All Linen Dinner Nap-
kins. heavy quality. neat dc-
slgns; regularly :2 dozen. To-
morrow
81.68
COUNTERPANES
iiummed Counterpaues. exceed-
ingly pleasing designs; full
size; regular 81.50 value. at
81.12
a
8HEET8 AND PILLOW CASES
Full bleached full size Sheets,
worth 50c. at
29c
m
751: full size Bleached Sheets.
fine. quality, at
58c
45x36 Pillow L‘ascs.
lflc each. at
regularly
110
TOWEL8 AND TOWELING
Linen liurk Text-sis, white and
red borders; value iZ‘x'gc each.
at
lie
. O
lleevy Bleached Turkish Tow. ,,
els; regular price 171:. at ‘
11¢ each
m
All Linen Crash Toweling. ex.
ccllcnt quality; worth 12%6
yard. at
ayzc
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DIATH PROM 'RAGTURIO IKULL.
NTW YORK, Feb. 9.--—Private John
it. llsrdry. of the United States Mer-
inel. died in the Marine hospital in
the llrooltlyn Navy yard from a free
lured skull. received after he had
quarreled early today with a man in
a cats in Nay street. lie started for
the barracks a the new rsrd shortly
rafter the sari-oi and was thrush from
behind Mu trend him
anions Ill hour later and carried 11 it
to the Instill”. when he willi-
out remain: colts anus
lids have been duals
outlast.
ossuarlsr esowps sass.
new. roan. rel sawdus-
Browse. a dramatist and 110*th
annually”.
EMPEROR WILLIAM NA. A GOLD.
BERLIN. F b. Ila-alt was ollloiolly
announced t y that the cold 'from
which lilmperor William is suffering
was taking an ordinary course and
that his modesty would remain in his
room for «rural days. His lndispo
sition made It Impossible for the cm
porter to attend the court ball at the
palace last night into its also cancelled
the arrangements for the military core
molly it'll ch was to have taken place
tour in connection with the entry oi
his sixth son. Prince Joachim, into the
e { l
WW
we «soon ill DHINA. ,
WAIHIIIQTON. loll. ears. pro
portion of the hostilities of Gilles at»
Slimline school is moons of one
.nt , _ stetiatlell
will‘l'tLAw REID lion”.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 9. w—White-
lliw Reid. American Ambassador to '
Great Britain. who transmits: a vaca-
tion at the estate of his late rutheniu-
iaw. I). 0. Mills. near here. was tabbed
ei‘ valuable lewelry Tuesday nilht.
Footprints In the garden and through
the house indicate that the robber
climbed to the second door by a back
window and made his way to a bed
room occupied by Mrs. Reid. Finding
Mrs. Reid's room empty. he went to
the unbusador's slegplng apartments
and was rewarded wit my valuables
including a Betas watch. worth two.
eleven stlciipins. most at them not
with rubies and hearts. and a slur of
gold cuff buttons. The tilled was evi-
dently hurried. for tensity of greater
i'vslue was left.
lseussscs l comm. re
’r my: limbo. "
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