Silvérmine
New Canaan
E. B. Lawrence is trying out his new
touring cor.
Contractor (loom R. Steovns has
' purchased an automobile.
f y“!. and Mrs. ii. A. Granule are ex-
> patted homo from their European trip
«£17 in May. l
Real Estate Agent W. S. Baxter
' has noted the George dbl place in
{7 film-icon avenue to Arthur Sebuylr
.- of New York.
Tm baseball teams are being organ»
lard among the members of the Young
5 Jim’s Club. and practice will start vlm~
‘medistely. There is some good ma-
. ,terlal in the club, and from the two
bums the pluers for the regular rep
:mtxtlve team of the club will be
Infected
F. J. Wolfei. the Main street plumb-
or. now employs thirtyttive men. and
enlarged his working fncliltlo.
improved his equipment. The
.1999 contract for William Lewis. of
Wflld. baa ben completed and the
‘ have returned to tho shop here.
bout a dozen big jobs are. under way
Whom the timriuu and plulnbln‘z
. ' hes and more men will be taken
ninja a tow days.
» The drama Old Atrc Folk.“ glint)
in the lecture hall of the Congregation-
~ Church. Friday evening was attend-
and by one of the largest audiences that
has ever assembled there. The play
is a rustic drama in two acts and is
enacted in the little village of Old
‘Acre. down in Maine. and the
this of the action is in Deacon Caleb
Ellison's settin' ro‘um. The play was
interesting from start to finish and
involved Deacon Caleb Evans
impersonated by Harry H.
and the deacon‘s wife was Miss
‘ y L. Hoyt. Mr. Mead portrayed
unsr.
part and gave a realistic and
fill representation of rustic life
flo'farm. bringing in all those simo
‘Vplsasing manner. lliss Sophia
- . as the squlrs's housekeep-
sxocllsnt and she gave a good
4 on of the splnster busy-body
gig. ‘ bio maker. The part of the
played by Stephen Hoyt
as in his usual good form.
j'nono of the bid-tints pen
no made up the but part
bills“ squire. who had a
that must marry a man of
{lotion um midrsd Hsatb
favdrsd daughter of the
In "banned the wrath of
by declaring her love tor
{housnfro‘mlltoiand'ltosp In.. for
set-
i
m ““0"“ 1"“ ‘0 mm“ "‘9 ”m“ l pool bulls were being run contrur3 to
and interest of the uudicnte for law She proposes to correct these all
n i“ an able and ”“3” farmer ldefeatcd The women centered their
ms" "03“ “"9 1’9"?“ efforts on the election of Mrs. Will on
peculiar characteristics in s ‘
Broad River
Mrs. George Malian,” of Bartlett
avenue. gave a surprise party in honor
of her nephew. Albert Ferris. of lust
Nor-walk. last night. Variouu .gnmos
Wore indulged in and there was vocal
and instrumental music.
George W. Mills. of New Canaan
avenue. is to place a number of ornar.
menial trees on the property of (hp-
tain Fletcher I. lontgomory. in
France street. and also a California
privet hedge and trees on the property
of W. F. Hartley. in West Iain street.
School Tax Collector (looms W.
uills expects to be busy on Wednes
mo when no will be at ’tilo m6»:
the purpose of receiving taxes. He
hopes all the Droneny owners will call
early “its avoid the rush." The tax Is
for the purpose of raining money to
pay for the recent improvements to
the school. which cost in the neigh-
borhood of $1.000.
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A RELIABLE MEDICINE—NOT A
NARCOTIO.
Hrs. F. Hal-ti, St. Joe. Mich. says:
"Our little boy contracted a sevens
bronchial trouble i gave him Foley's
Honey and 'l‘sr Compound and it our-
ed the rough as well as the choking
and gagging spells. and he got well in
a short time." The Bridge Pharmacy
and W. ’l‘ Wigmore & Co.
WOMAN MAYOR OF AANSAS Town
Hi.7.'\'le~2\’l‘El.L, Kano. April t.« ~
Mrs. Elia Wilson is new mayor of this
town.
at the, election yesterday she and 0.
.\.i Alters were tied for the office. At
first it “as suggested that the two
(undidntcs draw lots for the office. llut
that did not appeal to the male voims.
Whe3 said if Mrs Wilson could rare
a man to a tic she ought to lune the
uillce. Therefore the Judgcu of the
election declared her i looted.
Now she says she is going to clean
up Huunowell in her campaign
speeches she declared the town was
hurbOIing boot loggers and that the
load infractions of the statutes
There were women candidates for
the city council and a woman ran for
police judge too, but all of them were
TWO AEROPLANE HIGHWAYS.
UOS ANGELE‘S. Cal, April i.~»'l‘wo
aeroplane "highways" stretching up
the Pacific coast across the Tshachipl
Mountains from Los Angolsa to San
Francisco, following scientifically,
worked out sir normals and deprss
slons via which the air machines may
soon be making their way. has been
announced as completely by a special-
ly appointed, committee of the Aero
Club of Gallant-his.
. Bribe same committee there has
been mapped out no lower than three
,asrlal routes flora boa Aussies to on
«so and four from Chicago to tbs At-
lantis Oosaa
This work has been one that has rs-
_ lssd skill and indium study. At tbs
- ‘ t true-lint rats of flying 'msé
‘ 3“! d (it. miss.
am
”$37. Jo mass m
w whereabouts has amounted almost to a
shins. it is calculated that a machinsbos
to fillings in tints equal ‘
liilliil up hill ”
I u urus nu Still?
Final Resting Place oi Hannar
Ann, Bridgeport Vessel Which
Was lost and "War Heard
"From. is Found by
Clammsrs
BRlIDGEPORT. March air-0mm!
{bark and Deacon Clinton have bebn‘
missing from Btrntford for the last few
days and the curiosity concerning their
furor. it has now been disclosed that
thosetwo worlhios have been clam-
ming'omy day for a week and that
they have unearthed the solution of
a problem which has troubled water
men in this vicinity for many yearn.
Clinton preempted Dave Judsou‘s nor-
rel nag and. his extension buggy and
disappeared daily, stopping at some
spat along the line to get his partner.
Oliver Park. Captain Thene Judson.
down at the Stratford light. hoops a
sharp lookout along the coast and he
noticed a big pile of sand which could
not be accounted for in the ordinary
manner. He sneaked up to the spot
to get information. Captain Thene is,
of course. under obligations to keep
the U. S. govorumsnt informed con»
coming smugglers and others who nt-z
tempt to violate the laws of the coun-
try.
in
beach.
he discovered the two Stratford worth-
iea digging like mud in the sand.
They hull discoverer! the bonus of a
wreck and Marc looking for the trous-
ure chests.
"Tut-rout money in hero somewhere." '
said Oliwr. as he. threw out the nand.
"Well, we‘ll divide up."
"No wriching here. is there Bulb:
var?" "llem's what tells the story."
said llolivcr as be hauled out a rut-
tcu plot-e of wood with (imply grsvcn
lcttcru:
HA N N A it A N N. BRl DGEPORT.
it was the name plate of the famous
old uloop Which was lost and never?
heard from. While the Slrstford clam-
Iucrs had not found un3 treasure they
had solved a mystery Which had§
puzzled tho mariners of the SouudI
for years. They had found the grave
of that famous old sloop which had‘
the bottom of hole in the?
something like ton feet dccpfi
said Dear. .
wrought havoc with the sales of the‘
green grocers of the towns along the
Sound for years. When potatoes and
turnips were selling at about twice
their real value on account of short-
ages in the crops and corners inaugur-
ated by enterprising Yankees alongé
the shore tbs "Hannar And" watch‘
ssll proudly into the harbor loaded
to the scuppsrs with produce from
long island.
filled Out of Ifldgsporl.
it was in the tail of till: that the
old Hannar Ann. than over 100 years
old. sailed out ofBridnsport bound
for Long island. Her orsw consist-
ed of captain John Weeks. better
known as "Tim Weeks: and his able
assistant Dan Smith. Dan now runs
a slur store on Fairusld avenue and
no can would suspect from his modest
Manor that‘ he figured in hair
brsadt «capes when only an urchin.
'l'bs oi sloop was loaded with turnips.
cabbasss and other. delectable. pro
duodintbshrtilssdllotlauls-
land. and sailed for mp». Struck
bu off tbs. middle ground the old
nodsrsd Musk.
Justlflss Opinion. ,,
and slim when old “rim Wes "
um tbs panni- of no manual»
imam Ill mm
‘cording to mmcnt indications.
IMO the House passed the bill by I.
:one vote in the Senate,
.ers hope to pass it through without
The bill an it will it" from tlu
frommlttee will strike out the shoot
:llmlt. and will learn ii to flirt inn
is new limit.
elimination of a limit.
issue he [hinted .1 limit, but thought ii
ought not to be less than 310.000.
Esupportod by those- most lutercutcd
Ely .in favor of a Invasure without l
but his amuncnt did not appeal it
'mnuhubmsmutm
up: u
sure Removing, $5.000 Limit
of Damages in the Case of
Death Through Accident
Unless something unexpected ban
Dena the judiciary committeckat Hart-
ford will report to the House this-
week favorably upon the bill remov-
ing the 35,000 limit of damages in ac-
cident cases.
"this is done it will be a notable
achievement, for the some bill did nor
come out of committee two years no
until late in June.
The judiciary committee considered
this bill the firstthing and was prac-
tically “Md upon it. llut it was de-
aided not to make a report rush!
uwup
last Thursday. upon motion of Rep-
rreouiutlve Banks. of r‘airtlcld, the
bill was taken up by the committee
and it was voted to rcpmt it fuvoru‘
biy. it is now with the clerk of bills.
and if he gets it ready by tomorrow
it will come in. and so thI- first of the
treat measures promised will be be-
fore the general assembly for action.
To Report Tinulsr'a Bill.
it is understood that the commit
too repomd favorably upon the bill
introduced by Representative Tinglsr,
the minority leader. It is sure to no
through .ths untrue. laidrity loader
Births is strongly in favor of it. and
as he has not yet illitt u contest in
the House .thst menus favorable ac
tion. even if there was not likelihood
of a contest, which there is not. no.»
in the ordinary mrso or events
the bill will be ready for action upon
the calendar by the first of next
week and unless the uurxpcc ted hap
pans it will be soon on its way'to the
Senate
Will Pass Houss.
Those who ought to know any it
will go through that body. Two year:
unanimous vote. but it was beaten in.
The support
serious opposition thin limo.
to award “lust damages."
GoVsrnor Favored Limit.
At the hearings hcforc the commit
toe there was some cflort made to fit
in acmrdancc with lil'
kugircslion of Governor Baldwin. wit:
does not appear to furor the cutlrc
It will be "walled that in his nlt'i'
But the gtvvcrnur'u idea was not
and the sentiment was overwhelming-
limit.
Representative Moltsor. of Bridge
port. favored a limit of 020.000 and
spoke strongly in support of his idea
the committee.
NEW MASTER MECHANIC.
A change in the operating depart
ment on the Shore Line division of
the New Haven railroad was reported
last night in the placing in New Huron
of H. r. Clarkson. of the Southern Pa
ciao railroad. as master mechanic of
this division. covering tbs territory
a
rlous roads running north throusb the
stain west of New London. including
the Danbury branch.
J. H. lowry. of the stlgb Valley
road. has been takan to New Haven.
to succeed 0. J. Stewart as master
mechanic of the western division, with
headquarters in Waterbury. Stewart
has bssossnt to Boston. to take
shame of the Soatomdlvisloa in this
ties for Stewart.
A 00an or nnss’l‘ IM‘I‘AIN.
WATWURY. April shit was
liars-l herniation thatOlark I! Now-
M. atm- citymbowss last week an-
psintsd n m warm W
or, for thus nus it a W m
iiii liiii Bill Bill
ludirlary llas Agreed on Mos. .
from lidway to New York. and the vs- ‘
service. This is regarded ass promo-I
oWayt
on
Darien
Noroton
Rowayton
’ lira. Robert McDonald. of Rowuyton
M'cnlie. in spendingghe day in New
York.
Benjamin Parker, of Logan street.
has roturnod to New York city, after a
visit at his home here.
Ming Frances Gaywood. of New
York city. has been spending a tow
duys with friends in this plum.
Announcement was made today that
ths April meeting of the Village im-
provement Association will not be held.
Hrs. Elmer Case. of Rowayton are
nus. has returned home from a several
dars‘ visit with relatives ln‘Patchoguc.
Long inland.
lilac Roth Oaksa has mturnsd from
New York. where she was the guest of
Miss Olive Wright. a summer resident
of this pure.
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Mr. and Mrs. lilies Lynch and
boon the guests of Captain and Mrs.
John ll. Castes, of McKinley street.
C. B. Gurritson has started the
foundation for a large garage at his
property on the West Side. Charles
Morris has the contract for the stone
work.
Tmndly at Schonck, of Brooknlde.
have started excavation for another
grocnhouse. south of and larger than
any of the album. its length is to be
titlti feet.
The duucc held in the headquarters
of Rowaylon Hose Company. Saturday
evening. was a most enjoyable and sue
ccssfui affair. Refreshments were
served. and first of April Jokes indulg-
ed in.
A tower is being built on the west
side of the residence of Robert 8. Bar-
clay. in llowaylon avenue. overlooking
the harbor. and will be a great im-
provemontlo the already very attrac-
tive property.
The Mon'n Club will meet this week
on Wednesday cvcning. The feature
of the program will be a question box
of which Rev. W. lchnrmott will have
charge. it is desired that every mem-
ber bring one or more questions to be
answsnd.
w
Attention is called to the town
meeting to be held on Wednesday
daughter Grace. of Brooklyn. alive ‘
evening at the townhnli to take action
on the. proposal to issue $250,000 bonds
in indirection with the new Washing~
ton street bridge and the purchase of
land for a park. While the need of
a new bridge is not questioned. the
voters should carefully consider what
it will mean to them in increased taxes
if a park should be located at the
proposed site. All voters should make
an efiort to attend this meeting. Go:
early so as to make sure of getting in
w.
BEFORE YOU MOVE
consult me. whether you want a new
home. lot or farm. l have several
good bargains. Agent for all insur-
ance. bonds and mortgages. flotary
Public.
'I’IL. '14
Darien -
and
Noroton
Miss Emma Hoyt and. her niece.
bliss Zads Donn. who have been spend-
(‘ushier Clarence Bell. of the First
at his home in Darien by an attack of'
the krip
Manager Hnnford Smith. of the Dar-
lcn Baseball Club. has already signed
up quite a number of games for thel
coming season. Most of the dates in'
fact. it is said. have been filled.
Zimund Mason. of Dorian. \‘ioiutod
the motor-vehicle laws on Marcus 20.
by operating a car without a license
and operating one which bore no le-
gal marker. Ho pleaded guilty in the
City Court, Stamford. yesterday. and
was fined Sit).
Robert Hunter. of Noroton Heights.
has been playing good golf down at
Pineburst. Mr. Hunter‘s game carried
him through to the finals. Saturday.
am open golf champion. in the ihlrty~
six-hole final. and be held the west-
ern player so well in hand that pt
the end of eighten holes Evans was
only one up. In the afternoon round.
Ml: Hunlor lost his grip. and uvnna
|
Robert Scalzi:
ing a number of weeks in Florida. are i that the Chicago
expected home at Cedar Gate today.I
Iwhen the work will be started on the
coded the match. on
g1 can, winning 6 up and 5
thirteenth
to play.
the
The directors have derided to locate
the banking building of the Home
flank and Trust Company. of Dorian.
on the Saxon property, just north of
the Noxon block, in Main street. At
a meeting last week. it was decided to
' purchase the property in question. An-
nouncement has not yet been made of
new building.
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Carboiincum
THE WOOD PRESERVATIVE
Prevents rot. dry rot and decay. Will.
make woodwork. under grounder wa-
ter. last twice as long. Also a that:
ough vermlclde for chicken houses
and rooms. Price “.25 per gallon
Do not fall to try it
Schlicbtiug Bros. tit Co.
Cor. Railroad Am. A Main an. Darlso
Select Groceries. Hay. Grain. Flour
5 Food. Hardware, Paints. Glass, etc.
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MUST STAY IN WEST
New York East Conference Objects to
Chicago Collectors
A lively debate developed at last
week‘s session of the Sew York East
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal
church. in New Rochelle. wbcno reso-
lution was put forward to the effect
conference refrain
from soliciting subscriptions outside
of its territory especially in the tem-
tory included in the. New York East
National llank of Stamford. is laid “i’lCotbferent-e for the maintenance of
'aged ministers.
The Rev. Dr. H. E. Clements. of the
Chicago board. took the stand that his
conference should not be hindered in
its work of obtaining money for the
support and aid of the ministers or
his locality He said there were hunr
dreds of persons born and raised in
Chicago who had migrated to this part.
of the country that were willing and
anxious to contribute to the relief of
aged clergyman whom they had known
in their younger days. i
Several delegates opposed to the
views of the Chicago clergyman. spoke
in favor of the adoption of the resolu-
tion and when it was put to a vote it
was carried by an overwhelming ma~
jority.
Bishop Nnelson delivered his annual
He faced Charles Evans. Jr.. tlw west-madness at the opening of yesterday’s
session.
~Dosn's Regulets cure constipation.
tore the stomach. stimulate the liver.
promote digestion and appetite and
easy passage of the bowels. Ask your
cranial for thorn. 26 cents a box.
Norwalk Chronicler