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WILL W. KIRK DEAD.
am.
For Many Years Editor and Owner of
the New Canaan Messenger.
$33.. Drquants Riff.
”Bridge Pharmacy
Prompt and efficient
servico It. idllf‘tlmfil‘.‘
Personal mention giv-
en {a all prescription
nor
Chairs for our trolley
all-one. Come in and «
air for vault-est; '
BRIDGE PHARMACY
«J. PARKII. Manager
Will W. Kirlt. for many years editor
and proprietor of the New Canaan
Messenger, died yesterday, at his
home on the Dorian side of the Nore-
ton river. He had been seriously ill
for several days with'pneumonla. and
his relatives and friends wlto has
been apprised of his condition had no
reason‘ to expect his recovery.
William Warren Kirk was born on
March ti. 1852. in Patterson, N. if. He
was it son of one of ten children of
Warren Kirk, for many years a coil-
tractlng builder in Stamford.
Mr. Kirk was employed as a primer
In the office of the Advocate for about
nine yearn. in 1879 he purchased the
New Canaan Messenger, which was.
t
in its early days. printed in the ofllco
of the Advocate. lie continued to cott-
hlrsscnsrres Thompson. of 3‘Row-
on street is ill. with the grip.
duct the Messenger until about two
years ago. when failing health led him
to dispose of the business. He erected.
on the Buried side of the Noroton rlv-
WJ-Bartlenrresldent of the South or, a comfortable bungalow. selecting
Norwalk Engineering Works. was a the location in order that he might the
visitor in New York city yesterday.
better enjoy the benefits of outdoor
life and indulge in ills favorite pas-
Only routine matters were disposed time of fishing. while being near the
of at the special meeting of the ofllcial
home of his boyhood.
At the time Mr. Kirk embarked as
board of the East Avenue Methodist an editor and publisher in New Cu:
Church. last evening.
nadir, he was well qualified to do the
work a man was expected to perform
According to reports. City Editor upona newspaper in ii small town. lie
Victor w. IFerrls will be one of the was. 101,031“ with. n 800:1 printer. and
first of the yarhismen to a... his boat. that was essential in a pinca where
in commission for the season.
the editor had to put in type his own
manuscript and the less legible man-
Not a little pleasure all around was uscripts of others. and to perform
cause“ [1”. morning by ”10 lnualcal “l“(‘h 0f the Wark 0t ”1“ [Il'lllllnfl Oml‘i‘.
“mm“ of the birds. which was music in addition in gathering news items.
.0 everybody's ears who heard, and and voices the hopes aspirations and
was taken as an indication that piaints of the people in an editorial
spring is not far away.
column. The Messenger was never a
big newspaper. as newspapers so. be
The doings down Mexico way are cause its field was limited. Mr. Kirk
stirring ”1.. young binods. not nJew stuck to his WOl‘li faithfully, anti the
of whom wish they were a. llw 50...... paper achieved a reputation .for
of action. Lamorfldwmm-e' the “1...... brightness and tirwslness. As was
out Situation indicates, is no mm... proper." llernmeon influence in the
dead man it ever was. .1051”... u... community. and an inllueuce for good.
fears of some.
Mr. Kirk knew New Canaan aitd he
pt,.ple WW. and one of Illt‘ things
The spring 1,“an boom :5 on in that will u": l'i‘llltlllllllil't‘tl of the Mt‘b-
East Norwaik. in addition to “we...” splitter duritix his ownership was the
houses that are 30.... .0 pa completed. loyalty with which he t‘hntttpluttod the
nm‘mmcamml is made. that wmmm llllt‘l‘t‘RlH (li' lht‘ lob/lb, and the li‘lldl‘l"
H. nake‘i mm given the contract to ship the paper assumed in the mailer
Contractor u. v_ (farr to build two of public improvements and all '(ll'D
houses fbrltlm in Edlle avenue.
W
Weekly prayer meetings will be held
movements as were undertakbn for
the betterment of the Community.
lie was not long in New Canaan
xlhis evening at. the blast Avenue Melh- before he became a lively factor in
odist tutti Advent Christian Churches. ”“1 life 0‘ ”‘9 village. “9 Willi 0
There will be a continuance of the member of the lire department. of
study of the book of Ephesians at the WOW”? I‘M“. 1- 0- U- 93 OI ”it“
Methodist Church. under the direction 0rd" of RM Mr". and or Humanity
of the pastor. Rev. W: W. Gillies.
Lodge. l-‘. and A. hi... in New Cation...
and (if the Royal Art‘nnum in Stam-
Tho second session ill the pinorltltI {Ui'd- ”9 30““ 0“ "I? Board OI 3“"
tournament. betwaen Mayflovt'er Hook 899905. and held 0th" '00!“ (WWI
and ladder and How Company. of "NH Al one time. ”I? “met! 0' ”“3 MeHIOn‘
place, and Old Well Hook and Ladder arr used to dispense iunllce in con-
Company will he played off thin even. formily Willi the statutes of the
“.18 m 30...]. Norwuik. The 3”. mt... state and the ordinances of the hor-
slon a. week ago resulted in a victory
for the East Norwuikmg, 27 games umue. for the editor sometimes filed
to 2i.
the role of magistrate or prosecutor.
When there was any popular move
The beautiful catnata. “Hope of meat afoot. Editor Kirk was either at
Heaven," will be sung Sunday evening, the head of it or was guiding ii in
at the East Avenue Methodist Church.
This composition was rendered at the ive position. "1‘ cattle tn‘have it very
church by the choir will: line effect 0599 flflefllOfl for Mill! Landau. and
and it was planned to repeat it last
Sunday evening. illness of one of the lhi‘ Work there which had become
choir members prevented the repeil- 80 large a part Of his life.
lien for a week.
So far as has been reported. only
one of the new street signs has been known.
defaced. While this is one too many. ‘
this case will put the public on the it. J. Kirk. the but" being “0* it
watch and it is hoped that information resident of Brooklyn.
will be given the authorities Just as -
soon as there may occur any further
mischief along this line. The district
has been happily free from street
light breaking far some time.
Considerable interest has been ere
sled by the announcement that on
Thursdays. Baturdays and Bulldogs
l e
Gregory Point cars will go out to the
Country Club. after II p. 111.. beginning
' with today. The winter arrangement
is to have a signal operated from the
Country Club when a car was desired.
The present change lit on account of
the many visitors to the slab lII’IIOIl’
lsrly on the days mentioned. he trol-
ley change is another indictfllon of the
.esteltt the club has become an all
hereafter. until further notice.
year institution.
m.
Reheat-”Seal” ml rel-um my.
tire. George Green has been enter»
~.m~ m-“
Fix Up Your
IIIDI JUDY iN.
“I” "I‘M-‘- "wmmfi'd Milling guests from Rridupori.
l0 . 0!
NI“- [”5319 N07 1'
Sunday.
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s. Addison tutti. new use of ur.‘ ill-omit; Norm-l mm Serum.
and Mrs. fitsaley stills. is ill st his
home in Highland avenue. with pseu-
shoals.
bliss M. A.j ‘
M7 to M" ‘
dance for them
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Meantime York.
‘ W yesterday it new». «toss
Mos
April 1. \
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he? garter myths istrltit.
at ‘byllloilisplavt
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two
children have safey arrived at the
Mrs. .I. All
winter home of
11835. at Orlando. Fla.
The missionary meeting yesterday
at the home of Mrs. William Noon. on all trains. it has been claimed that
Miss Lillian the commission could not compel the
firm gpve a talk upon “Woman’s Life New Haven company gr put. on more
A season of prayer brakemen and whens. ll
God's blessing upon the Woman’s the legislature to cover this it was eug-
leo mails: to be held in New gested marine railr d nlen- should
Haven. was anotherfeature of the first try out the issue.» are the com-
us: than. .,
George Percy spent Thursday
New York city.
roe ,
air. and Mrs. n. 1‘. pity, spout-tug lathe morning before
was very interesting.
in the Orient."
W
HHA _
infill aerosol:
the railroad commission on a petition
that the ,. commissionoaiorce . a rule
that more brakamen shall be carried
‘was put into
mlssloners before tabla .for addition-
al legislation. Th lea llative agents
of the railroad organizations at once
drew up a petition whieh‘vwss present-
ed to the commission and ii hesrlnlt
assigned. The railroad men's repre-
in sentativee appeared to argue for mak-
ing and enforcement of a rule.
This afternoon, the same railroad
i“. N. Glover meat to Albany Tues- men will appear in ODWIIUOH lo a pub-
day on business.
he utilities commission and’ln favor of
a court of-dommerre under President
V Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jones are suf- Meilen's plan. The railroad men say
foring with the grip.
that to appear against a public utilities
commission to adjust complaints of
Mrs. Mary Stevens is recovering the kind they I“ "D I' ‘0 "in" in
from an attack of grip.
controversies of their claims before
the railroad commission. but the rail.
Mrs. Lafitte has fully recovered from road men are 0011““ ‘0 “Y commis-
bor severe attack of grip.
slot: which might have a hand in set-
tling wage disagreements.
‘ an ‘s . ,
law-.upmeutative in the. detr‘al
Ashembly fromthls town. they.“
. bolas here last midnight of icirrhosls
iii the liver. His illlm datedbdolnto
about the time of his election last
November. lie was sixty-sight years
old. and is survived .br a widow. In
politics he was a Democrat. and was a
member of the committee on new
towns and probate districts. His death
is the second of a member of the pres-
ent lodlslature. the other being that of
William 0. Seymour. representative
from Itldgefield. and also state rail-
road commissioner. ‘
measles. but she is recovering.
spent Saturday evening with friends in
Darius.
ough. as well as in the editorial rol.
a Jena cutspiruous but equally effect!
it was not easy for him to give up
He was a genial. good«humored and
good'natured man. with a kindly heart.
and he made friends wherever he was
its leaves a widow and son. Dr. W.
HOT-BED
WI CAN FURNIIH THI GLAOB.
NEW FLOWIN AND VIOI‘I’AILI
Schlicltting Bros. 8: Co.
tier. Railroad Ave. C Iain 0t. Revlon
W om. 1!”. Grill. m
and Feed. Hardware. Palate. Glass. eta
mm mam W
hire. James Illle entertained sev-
Marie Beck has been sioit with the
Misses irene andhilldred Glover
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a»
E. T. Bates‘has been cutting and
mi Wave Lake the last few days.
Waiter Ruhel spent Sunday with his
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Hugo ii. Rubel.
Mr. Rubel is employed in Brooklyn.
Win-aw."
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Mather, formerly
their new home on the Post Road, Da-
rien.
MW-
Vernon. and Mr. and Mrs. 0. G. Ben.
sell. of (blaming. spent Sunday with
relatives at "Five Maples."
F. N. Horton in the chapel Monday
evening. preparatory to the revival
meetings in be bold in New (lanolin.
time this welt.
West Norwalk young people had a
llllt‘ joy ride last Friday night. when
truck to a dance in Cranbury. They
all said they had a lull! time and they
returned home in the early hours of
the morning.
Heavy Copper Boiler
~uM-m—u— .-
‘ The Famous
.. ....... Wolverine
few days in N'ewburg. as a guest of his
sister, Mrs. Al. Seariee.
For Thirty Days Only
TABLE A. .l. ANGEVINE a
storing another "09 0.! “‘9 from CW" All the artistic designs in that high-
class Parlor Table
IIRDBIYB MAPLE
d ' ‘Iil I
it‘lli‘ifiw Atom“ tic
is
worth $1 .
and Old 'i‘ia Boilers
worth 5.0g
When you Buy a
Savage
at $3.50.
SON CO.
184-130 WASHINGTON 3T.
MAHOGANY
QUANTERID OAK
CIRCASCIAN WALNUT
of WM" Norwallt_ ““9 “0V9“ ““0 If you want a Table of Quality, ltuy
Mr. aners. A. M. Hitchcock.ofhit. ._ K. MITCHELL. UNOIRTAKII
A prayer meeting was conducted b)‘ F. A. MITCHELL
HOUSE FURNI‘HER
'I‘ht-ro will u‘oliahlr be others some CORNER WALL AND HIGH 575:9
NORWALK. CONN.
they went‘ln E. ’l‘. Baies' large auto waalk BI’IDCD . Ice 0!
The Erratic: Sentinel
March lst. After the business of the
society had been transacted the ladies
sewed. and a very enjoyable after.
noon was spent. They were pleased
was learned with regret that it was lilnbe.
call in another city. Rev. Herbert ti.
Church. will preach Sunday. March
lfllh. All are cordially invited.
M-
ual verdict was rendered here yester'
day by a coroner's Jury in the case of
8amuel Adams. a rich farmer and his
decided that "Adams commiti out
side and his wife was lnduc to be 1
banged with her husband. by her hue-
baad in a manner we do not ltaow."
The ladies‘ Aid Society met at the v2'
home of Mrs. Will Beck. Wednesday. THE NEW SC
Definition of (no opt-acne
Chiropractic II till science of tho
to have Mrs. Charles Johnson as s eanseoftile disease
visitor. lusting the
by a wrench.
them-total.
caused
are
twist or sprain la the
Rev. Francis R. Upbeat, of South but live! 1. m 1. clung“ u
Norwsllt M. R. Church. preached in the a"... pinched m. “a "a. in
Union Chapel. sundry. Much full~ It later tits la the different organs and
the last Sunday Rev. Upbeat will be (33.1”an remove the cause of
with the members. as he "Mir ' this disease sad pals. sad health is
W Will. II. III
lirown. of the Darlea Congregational nerve mammal M, W!-
Nervous-ass Meantime. rarely
.. mutter- ”it
OI!“ If. V“ I OI: .
TID TO HANGINO. BC"? m "'m cummm .
ltEAlllNG. Pa.. March 9.~.\n unus- chance to flu, m,
T. FRANCIS. D. .C.
wife. who were found hanging in their 04 WAONINGTON UT. IO.NORWALK
home. near here. recently. The Judge ”M m“ Given Also
sis. Burt.
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Adams was about 36 years old and
his wife Iii. They were found last
Saturday suspended by ropes from a
rafter in an upper room of their home.
After placing the two nooses around
their uscits the couple evidently lung:
ed front a chair and were strsnsl .
They left a rambling acts which indi-
cated a suicide agreement.
W
IIV. TOIICV WILL LICTURI.
held in the church parlors last eves-
Torrcy. pastor of the church. kindly
For Sale
Mildlnl Lets. there. Farm and
Oil! Moody
Loses Negotiated
Drafts and Moanehip ‘I’lolteu
A very interesting meeting of the
Norwailt Methodist Brotherhood was Jo Me & Co.
“I! "ml Conn.
'0‘. Al ‘DID null“ "30 “Q". I”. D. .nwnflfll :M '“| “£qu All“.
consented. on the behalf of the Broth-
erhood. to give his lecture on meant
travels to h “Sunny lisly." the date
of which wil be Wednesday evening.
Harsh and. in the Norwallt M. if.
church. This lecture is not only for
the brotherhood. but their friends and
the geasm public are invited to so
tend. Mr. Torrey lit a pleasing and _
W.
interesting I iter and those who tail
to attend wit miss a rare treat. The
up
The Westport Walker’s club enjoy.
all a lentils lanai through the woods.
several of our local school seamen
attended the rescuers institute at the
All important meeting of the men
of Trinity parish will be held Friday
‘evenlag in the Sunday school rooms.
no and hits. Home urlbutt. who
have spent tile winter It'lmt'llll’ villus.
fit her rest- will return to their farm is eaten.
fl! We, has placed ‘indtl .ilss
want!
It»: W dill Hill,
rand“ ,‘t‘l an. I .ausrl
latheissshotmssuiosmtswts .,
ed house in another part of the state.
lecture was recently given to a crowd- IN.
IHDOTI WIFI AND OIL! ilil HO-
TIL
Nlliw YORK. larch D.-~'l‘liree revel»
ver shots were heard in a private din-
ing room in a small uptown hotel can
ly last evening and when en: to ss
rushed in they found William
at a
railroad once ciorlt. who had coins $6 I'
from Chimp today. dead and his wife.
Bells. fatally wounded. rs. Hail died
in the arms of the lunaseitss r.
A revolver was found de Mail's
bod , tending the police to believe that
be ad shot his wife and committed
outside. it later tiMovel‘y of s a
cartrl es in tile woman's smiling s-
velop mystery in em. however.
and the police are in only tasted
third person was mad. -
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F ashions 1a
Footwear
Ralston Oxfords
$4.00
Elite Oxfords
Two Stores
Notwallt
new roux. new HAVEN a
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rials TAILE.
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‘ I . AWAY. ‘ .f .
timid. Arts, Mat-ch 9mm serlo
outbreak ‘In the partly constructed
dam across the channel of the Cole.
ratio river has occurred. Government
omclals say that about 175 feet of
trestle and rock dumped on each side
of the dam have been carried away.
While they tixlll‘elia confidence in their
ability to repair the break. there Is
dancer with the season of high water
approaching that. the river may flood
Salton i’insin. as it did four years ago.
and damage the imperial and Coacheila
valleys. ltepsir work, already has
been started. The dam is lit Lower
California. 20 miles from the boundary
and is being- bullt under direction of
the American government, with the
approval or the Mexican authorities.
its purpose is to force the river back
into its old channel.
STATE APPROPRIATION. ARRIVEB.
The state appropriation for the town
schools has arrived and has been torn-
ed over to the town treasury. This sum
amounts to a little more than 312,000.
Golden Moments
Think of the pleasure spoiled—of the
unnecessary pain and disoomiort
you've bad—then DECIDE to have
your eyes examined today.
OPTOMETRY
The correction of eye troubles. our
specialty—it's done exactly and relief
is certain it we fit your eyes.
Call ties; for examination.
Fenwick Optical Co.
UNITED IANK IUILDINO
RMI 1-D
I7 WAIHlNOTON OTREIT.
Hours—8 to 11:30 a. In. and 13:“ to
e p. at. Holiday and Saturday, 1 to
I l). at
Daily Line to N. Y.
For FREIGHT Only
Freight Propellers leave Pier
28. East River. New York (foot
of Dover street). every day (or
coat Sunday). at 'o p. in. Freight
ret elved at Norwallt up to 4 p.
m. and South Norwalk up to 5:30
I}. m. . i
m.—
‘Norwalk Steamboat Company
Arming J. Smith. c. C. Hegeman.
Lessee General Agent
The Reed 8: Volk
' Electrical Co.
(he Only Fully Equipped
ILICTRICAL UHOD
in the Town
euro sur'ettse
Phone set—to south lain my
8. NONI“. Conn.
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Millie nannies:
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David WTRavmond
$3.50. $4.00, $4.50 ”new mm m and...
. is North Main strut. dilute Nomut
Residence. I Washington Itreet.
Telephone at em. 3“
Telephone a! house. ”3.
to . ,
will never be thont '
_mn,'u...adq‘.gd A. ”III. Albany. “
fimmm‘. ~ .
AMBRICAN s‘wmouo euro?
PARIS, March 0.~.Three men
crlbinfi themselves as Italian it, 0-
men, were arrested today. oils!
with having swindled Llevln Ba,
young American. out of 352.000...“
prisoners gave the names of
Carminattl and Bordeni. and " ‘
leged to be parties wanted by the '
lies of ltaly. According to tho .11:
told by Hart, he met the strangers at
his hotel in the Place defillliltol e._\ d
was introduced by bent "at arI ,
gambling clubs. Du m: the visitatlto
these places he says that the met?
I".
the use of marked cards and of
devices robbed him oritltf’entirei
tine. «r.
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OHIO“ £839
F or _ t .4“ ‘ . 3
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mud?" ~ ' , »
/ is THE LioHr may 'i*
seven name your: . .
HOUII PIPED raft. ‘
House Piping. tr 3
at Cost is“.
”\‘fl
oaor IN AND terns ‘
owe you an cam"; '
MATI on vous nouns" 1"! v
House-tonne
PoWer Co. .
cast in no
Automobiles
'Bouare Show this year. ~ .
Spring Goods:
Now it. Stock
I E. E. Corinna
’ Decorator
10 first It» East Not-walk
Telephend m
s
meson. LIAltl
so. a cotton.
Century Roofing 00.. inc.
Does YearRooi teat, .
. The Century Compound
s ti' Yfiifilii'sgfie iii." ti‘ii'
1th, ‘ ‘ ' ' ' sous GALLON
We guarantee the weather wear of
so III E: 331nm“ hhm'm' it
n ' II e do one
A. 1d.--1I:10:. km. 7:“. N11. 0‘1- ' f
‘Il ills-innards It. loath Memoir
Acknowledged to be
car value exhibited at ii: W
16 horsepower earn. .000! 20 use. ‘
no (100: as horsepow' '_ _
5780: 25 horsepower ears... a
horsepower cars. stoop to 0 _
C_en‘t beat it. cannot . m'
can t even equal it, pm tilt ,
Norwalltlc fl. 7.
”Auto Companyv
Phone 1120 .‘ ‘2‘
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Closin'g Out at Cost. ‘
Our snaresockot {it
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