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‘ MA30N16 DIRECTORY.
'4 A stated Convocation or” Butler
. _’ ‘chopter. n. “A. M., will be held at n-
"manic, sept. 26th, 1911, at 3 o'clock,
if} p. m.. Work .ft. A. Demfoilcwad by
" 'BInquet.. A” R. A. Moreno cordially
and internally invited.
.: Frotomolly yours.
ROBERT M. WILCOX, Bec’y.
SOCIETY NOTICES
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MERCHANTS’ AND MANUFACTUR-
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Nehemiah Candee. President
,Nice-president, Charles J. Pidgeon
Frank W. Hadley, Secretary
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DON’T BE TRICKED
ON CONSOLIDATION
VOTE!
'l‘he funereal cfiorts on the putt.
. Fountain situations 1
till ritupu 'iimtt- l
of a few self~sponsered individualsl
in The Noi‘lvalks to revive the
consolidation uiovemeul
zcus to cast a “test vote," uni-call-
ed. llila apparently fallen lint.
Hbclicvc and work fpr conunlida»
ll) llit‘:
hold extent of lilill‘llilg the citi-‘
l
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‘ piliolufiwaa “amnion legislator
and member of the present gem
m1 assembly. ‘ i ‘
We challenge nobody/’5 rightio
lion. Mll‘hé (initiation is one vital.
to the layerestaand intuit: of our
town and cities- and isionc upon
which no one should form a con—
viction ubtil he has gone into the
matter exhaustively. lint we do
challenge the right of any honest
voter to cast his ballot in favor
of an issue, oiwhicb there is no
stability, no body and which
leaves: So important a change in
the government of this town to
the possible mercies of politicians
and contriving lawyers.
The gluinaors of this movement
hold that if the people of the
Town of Norwalk wish consoli—
dation they should have it.
ihnleuiably true and if the pco-
plc lvttut it. they undoubtedly
shall have it. lint: even if the peo—
ple do want consolidation, the
present coutcmptiblc move is die-
tnstcful to them and there is no
doubt but what they will repudi-
ate it at the polls.
P
Somebody has suggested that the:
two ~Norwpik cities, Norwalk and‘
South Norwnlk be merged. A goody
many people learn when children the?
folly of throwing stones into a hornets.
nest. Apparently this augzestcr is,
somebody -who minced that detail of
youthful education. Hartford Courant.»
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OVEMM Slim“ Fulfill ;
SHIP LIBEBTE
(Continued from First Page.)
u.
__.... ' | flirted the injury which resulted in thc‘
__ . . 1started to Jump overboard hin‘ Wt‘l‘f“
lhe eiirout to the illit‘lllgen.‘t‘.(.nugm in. the mm“; dummy“,
tear out no side ofllie amt Itcol‘vee
pol which swayed over to one side'
and sank swiftly. . ‘
In a moment dead bodice .and‘ucbrie
were floating about in the disturbed.
waters that splashed around the it»;
per worku. In a wldo circle around
the. 11le where the unit had floated. ‘
eo‘ proudly mluutei befOre, the lean.
men who escaped death were citrus-
‘gling desperately and email booth.
ware picking up on may on they could
reach. . " ‘
As the battleship went down. reev-
orai of her guns discharged a requiem
salute. ’ “ l
The Liberia had a complement of
700 men. or these 149 were away on
shore leave, so that 560 ware aboard
when the fire broke out. .A rough el-
tlmata places the number of those who
Jumped overboard somewhere between
100 and 200. p
The ramble of the explosion war
heard throughout. the city and lmr
monec crowds of people gathered at
the wharf.
The latest estimate this afternoon
places the number of missing from
the Liberia at 350. 01‘ those must be
added 100 men from the other ships.
who were killed. Several small boats
which‘hnd gone from the other war-
ships to the aid of the Liberia sank
when the final explosion (incurred.
Twenty men were killed and fifty in-
jured on board the Democratic and
there were fulailtics on the \‘eriie and
llcpnbllqur. The latter was damaged
and was obliged to (lock hastily.
TllflLLEY Gill KILLS
III III IOIlilTilll
(Continued from First Page.)
val Examiner Albert Latvia fiction, of
Norotoiifaa fracture of the skull.
All kinda of stories have been circu-
lated an to the parties implicated in
the oommlnuion oi the deed and up to
‘ the present time, the real untrue is not
. known although both Medical maintain!
3or Honor and the trolley ofliclnla are!
antlailcd that it Willi a trolley which la-l
I
, untimely dcnlii of the mails l
3 Mr Smith was firm men by Motor-i
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blv)’ )‘ . . , l‘ t. . u~ -._ '3' g l ' , .
of llli .uiragt \otcr has uni \\ llll‘ ihc (mu “db pnnlcqtinkep mp.l mun Howard “mm”. 0' ”H, 50ml”;
:1 \vliole-soulcd resentment. tit‘i‘l~lrm‘h9d “lldli about. limiting ””7“!“ trolley, bound for the Stamford lino
oitstralcd not only by (lllll't'llllfitil'
' lationists but by men
have declared themselves open-
ly and without
many previous oceanions as con-
fl‘fit‘l‘Vi‘ 4‘.“
seicniiously believing that in Ton--
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1the blinding smoke. in nhith llliill) fill which m" Not‘wulk at 1110.
l unconscious from suffocation.
\vhol
. bor at the time, including a unmet- of
warehlpa, which have been maneuver-
=lng, hero since the first of the mouth
i'l‘be first oxpioaion brought a fplll‘k
.reaponso from the nearby than of war
There were many vessels in the har’
thn‘
fili'tst noticed. the fellow Who lying on.
bia attic. his foot in a ditch on the iieldi
.uido of the tracks, his body on tho1
‘hiinh and his hand within a few in?I
lchoa of the truck. At that time. the:
ti‘ollo)’, which Was in charge of Motor-l
éman Wilmolt and Conductor Albert:
so‘lidation lays the future pro». 1. y. , . , ,. .U ,
Krill 'iinl irouth of lllt \'or in“? “fin“ tilw ihkorln 1 "if“: i' ” {1|}:Nt‘ra w“ within thirty or illli'iy—NVQ‘
‘ ' ' ‘ . ' - a i ' " .‘ ‘ . t
I ' i L D" 0 d" p F “ Ii " l ‘ ”3 .feet of the unconscious man. Molina;
Walks.
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The clement of doubt. \vluch'
llillsl ncceksarily make itself fell
l
l floating bodies.
Thorn wow four lrcmcndon Minn.
.aiona in quick auccaaion after lie ‘ire
1reached the magallnea. (luv hundred
“‘ ”"5 Stl'i'illlt‘il “M vote 1"""iiicn saved themselves by lluspmlz and
pmven revolting: and lliih stamped ‘ others Would have escaped bill for tho
the present movemeuui as .'i dun-idlfil'lil'hlt‘ Will“! “PM ”10'“ i“ i"““‘i
gerom and risky experiment.
livery indication points to an
(litioual cimsolidation and the cf.
feclual closing up of any
hole through which might creep
in any attempt at political jug—
glery or legal trickery.
'l‘he futile attempt to resusci—
tnlc the consolidation committee
on Friday last, spelled defeat to
the present movemevi. Uni of a
committee of sixteen members.
only five pill in an appearance and
of these. the chairman and accre-
loop—
e
tary. as well as scvcrul of list
most conspicuous and former so»
thusiuslic members, fuller? to all-
tend the session.
in thin connection we \vontlcr
by whose responsibility this nicel—
iug was called. The committee rc-
. ported. sometime past, through its
secretary to the mayor and cone
thou council of Soutl; Noi’tvaik.
by whom it was originally crcat—
editbnt it had been unable to din~
, charge the duties for which it had
been appointed, on account of the
apathy of a majority of its mem~
burn, and was discharged num-
inarily. notwithstmnling iin re‘
quest to be continued.
, The apprehension. voiced
through this column, recently,
that the general assembly might
. pass a bill providing for the con-
. aolidation of the who cities and
several districta of the town into
' one city.rwitbout attaching thenc-
tp, a referendum clause, in the
. event of a‘ favorable vote at the
’ oils next Monday, in not with
at“ foundation. Shite that time
above inquired into tlllli partlc- manmnp- could 3,. hard official
it litter of the ,matter more name the pater la the mum-pot
filly, and without preju- “10 cieerzmomlng.
£7 .. wt“ W ’ln‘nn , 4'». m outscore- at cutters
llMJSll-i. At the- itrnl explosion the nit-fl
flu-low suddenly awakened tumbled
. . , _ :froin their berths and. rushing to tho
0"“"“'l“'1”“”l5 I"‘.l°““”“ "1 “““m' l sides of tho vooaci were throwing them
lselver overlmnrd when no order call~
‘ lug them to their stations rang out and
hold to their deaths those who had not
inlroady escaped.
l The Liberic was anchored in the
.roadnlcad. where aim has been since
illlP. review of the fleet by President
,l-‘ulierlcs on September i. when the
‘Fl'cnch national executive mead upon
the most powerful lirct that France
phat: ever unacmhlod.
l Particular significance attached to
i the display as it who nnnlc on the vary
iduy that France communicated to (let‘-
2many the terms upon which the lie.
illlllliif‘. offered a nettlement of the Mo-
.rocouu dispute with Germany. Form-
l
battlouhlps. clx or them of the “oil
big gun" it'll": hino armored crhlaorn.
twenty—live torpedo bouta and torpedo
boat destroyers. The floatewuo man-
ned by 1,700 oflloora and 26.907 man.
Following the review tho fleet. re-
named the autumn maneuvers and
gun practice. On September 20 tho
armored cruiser (jilolre was engaged
in target work when a port [tun etc
plodatl on a projectile was helm; in-
aeriod in the breech. One gunner we:
killed and ill others iniurod. Five of
the latter aulieequantly died.
Today? din-tor came with. little
warning. Tire fire wall discovered
about 5 o'clock. and a signal rounded
throughout the veuel eummonlns the
crew to fire quarters. lmmedlotcly
the order woe given to flood the holde,
but the formulas water failed to check
the rapidly spreading flames. 1
Smoke poured from the worship and
attracted the attention 9f the other
chips at the «indium, which hurried
iy dcepotciied pinnacle: with men and
fire I‘ppli'utlll to the old of their
sister ship. ,
Presently minor «rotation-1 hogan
within the Liberia and may women”
than; themlm overheard. ’
on» of “have your-elm; fire near
ed in two perfect alignments warmth;
imam thmoll. fearing that be lnlxhl‘
:liit the fellow applied his broken but?
5 Wait unable to‘bring the car to o aloud!
'allil until the body of the man had:
unsurpassed by the car. i
Memos. wilmott and Her; lhcnl
blighted from their car and ran to fuel
aide of the man. whom they found ml
, have unstained a wicked aralp wound.‘
They hurriedly carried the follow to u;
physician‘s home which happened loi
be in the immediate vicinity but hel
=waa out. whoraal they telephoned for'
l lJr. liouae. who responded quickly.
1An examination on his part chop-ed:
.«thai Mr. Smith wail muttering from a;
.bad fracture of the okuli and wordf
twaa immediately tolonhot‘tod to the:
l Stamford ilnepltai. The ambulance;
lw“ ruched to the piece with all poo-l
sible éxpedltion and Mr. Smith rushed,
,bocit to the houpltal, where doclora
l and nuraoa united in doing everything:
lure. Their efforte. however, were of
tho avail and Mr. Rollin hrcaihod hhi
iluat at (3 o'clock. without having re.
. Ruined ooneeloueimaa. '
. (in the person of tho injured man
!were found a time card. upon which
lwns inwribcd hie name and oddreee
land 01.60 in money.
The remains of tho unfortunate
moulder worn than trannferrod to Ly-
mon lloyt'e morgue, whore they Were
.iutcr identified by the family of the
deceit-ed who had bean notified of hie
fatal accident but ware unable to
roach hin bedside before the «and come.
The deceased won thirty yearn of
age. of plamnt appearance and is
{lili‘i‘lVQfl by a wife cud three children.
who tin dlmwted with and.
As soon on be m done all that he
touch! to prolong the lilo of Mr. limitlf
u a practicing physician, Dr. A. h
Hon“ titanium oh inflation into
the cannon of the accident. count in
the capacity of medial examiner for
the Mn ct Dorian. ubtomoo Wile
not no of the opinion flat the men
had been ntructt by on automobile.
which nod only mood at M menu
WMBIM ”may miter
III hour. it no lilo belie! am the
men had been thrown eye to the side
«there-dintboporlucatnmchhe
found it! after lite on bed panel hint.
lam Will“ VII We. that
hie'oer of! Mouth than he
felt no for u the wheel! wood the
our. «one in wee mine.
0?. m m M fit m
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{1|le could lot the man to prolong lila' 4
W tfl’fll W
“Went-bani and um niece-hr
a 'aeaummmmmtf— *
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Autumn I
O
(Alfred Brennan in the Pacific
Monthly.)
When autumn comes and many
field: are here.
Close Ihorn of What Dame
Nature nurtured well.
'And days are short. and sum‘
mer‘s magic spell
Of growing and of ripening stops.
beware! '
Beware ’lz'oist dearth! Well-gor-
nered harvest share
Of earth's abundance only will
Repel
The banyan day of winter that
may tell
Its direful tale for him who shirks
a care:
But he who greets the yellow
harvest moon,
Bright harbinger of Pr0vidence
applied.
Is safe to joy him through the
days that soon
Will bear him art upon a rising
tide. .
Ruled by Prospero's sign, a
mystic rule.
Which well befits the brow of
righteous pride.
Mountain Boy
'A herdboy on the mountain's
brow.
I see the castles all below.
The sunbeam here is earliest cost.
And by my side it lingers last——
I am the boy of the mountain.
The mountain home of streams is
here. . .
I drink them in their cradles
clear:
From out the rock they foam be-
low,
I spring to catch them as they
‘0‘- " in
I am the boy of the mountain!
VN‘PWW' I.u'v.o I"
To me belongs ’the mauntain's
bound. ' I!
Where gathering tempeste march
around. ' ‘
But though from north and e033
they shout. "
Above them still my eon; rin
out— “I“
"I am the boy of the moun-
tain l” " "' “
“"- vivm
Below me clouds and thunder
move: "
I stand amid the blue above.
I shoot to them with fearleee
brunt: " on
“00 have my father'e house in
rest! W!“
I am the boy of the mountain i"
wilt-om the German of Johann
Ludwig Uhlond.
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injury but the fractured skull, Medi-
cal Eraminer House being of the' o
pinion that it‘ Mr. Smith had been
atruck by an automobile. there would
have been some signs visible to prove
this contention.
1 When the news was first circulated.
in was to the effect that Mr. Smith
had been struck by on automobile and
that the driver had not stopped. A-
larms were sent out to the police do
purtments along the line to intercept
an automobile, believed to be a Mac—
nchuoetta car. containing two men
with a couple of tires hitched on the
rear of the seat. The suspected ina-
chlne was wheeqnently stopped at
New Haven and the occupants held
but later were released by the author~
ilios upon receipt of the news from
Noroton to the effect, thot the accident
was done by the trolley car.
in their report to Superintendent
George H. Conroy. of the Norwaik
lines, the trolley crew elated that
when they picked up Mr. Smith. the
smell of liquor was strong on his
breath. Hence another theory is ad-
vanced to the effect that the man.
who is believed to have been walking
from New York city. lmbibed too freely
and feeling the eh‘octs of the alcohol.
lay down to sleep. He apparently
chose o bad place for hill couch and:
was struck by the trolley. It in even
possible that another car than that
upon which Motorman Wilmot ya- on
inflicted the fatal injury. 1
it is understood that the accident.
was soon by two old soldiers, inmates
in the .Boldiers' Home, who were
hitting on a bank come distance from
the scene of the tragedy. According to
those men. who» name: would not be
divulged by the authorities. lulu pre?
Hour to the time when the cur clapped:
. ~ and the men wu picked up. on auto
mobile. liotnx north, wont touring put,
hitting it up at a wood which they out;
mam! must have been clone- to so
mile- ea hour. Bhortlr ofior mot. the
trolley pooled and movie not of! in
a hurry. on though something had hen
patted. Further investigation on their
in an attempt to catch the car. in his
efforts to get same sign from them no
as to know what to do. he failed to.
keep his eyes fixed on the tracks in
front of him. When within 30 or 35 .
feet away from the scene of the inci-
dcnt. he looked down and saw the pros»
trntedorm of Mr. Blith, feet in the
ditch. body on the edge. and head with.
in a few inches of the truck. Applying
his brakes, he attempted to bring the
car to a standstill before it reached.
the man but was unsuccessful. How-
ever, the motorman assumes that his
car did not inflict the injury.
Going back Messrs. Wlimot and
Berg picked the man up and found his
heed to be badly cut. They took him
to a Xomton physician's officeSJnd
not finding him in, tolephonod for Dr.
House. The man's breath smelled
strongly of liquor.
It is said that Mr. Smith had been
away from his home and family for.
three weeks or so. Mrs. Smith not
knowing of his whereabouts. it is al-
so claimed that he was walking home
when probably through fatigue and the
effects of the liquor. he lay down to
lako a nap, Why he chose the spot be.
side the wicks for a couch cannot no
acountcd for by any other i‘easoninz
than that he was intoxicated and did
not realize where he slept.
criminal.
illlll lllllllil. if
John Simple. liciomnarlan Who
Served iii the Civil War, a
marital-com
John Ripple. eighty yearn old. wan
married in Stamford. Friday. to Mrs.
Mary linker. forty-eight. They are
negro“. .
Bipplo is a votaren of the Civil War.
He luui been living at the Boldlere'
Wt dlecioud the gruesome truth. ‘Home, in Noroton Helghte. Ha ob.
No 13“.“..4” on me mm of the taincd a furioulrh to be married, but
Dorian mm. we: conducwfl’ y“. did not disclose his; intention M- the
.iardar. olthougli it in understood that “01m- The luriouah expires today.
cumming Menard 1. working on the Meantime Mr. and hire. Sippio are on
can. today. Wm his involtisotlono their wedding tour.
will bring forth could not be outer.
tallied up to pron tine.
Shortly after fir. Smith pared away
nebular. ledioollxeftoor Hence no—
tified coroner Clifford B. Wilma. of‘
Brldflnort. end it nu [iron out. ‘lllll‘
iterates. that the comfy mount
would be held in the Dorian Mn Bell
‘ It. 8:10 o‘clock. this afternoon: val-
doublet“! this locum. will be private.
tide bdllt tho mm of Colour will.
the room at the m m int--
mitt-l a the W mm
Both had been married before. The
records oi the Home; disclose a pre—
vious marriage of Binnie, and there is
no record there of the death of his
firot wife. Murmur was a widow.
dipole served nineteen months in
Contour u, 2th connection infantry.
and m honorably discharged. He
went to the Soldieri’ flame October
to. 1m. and one discharged April I.
M. “to m mm Downer
it. 11m, and lo etili o re‘eldont there.
no VIII lid hon “homework.
in“
wo‘wm‘w. no one, rum who would upon: uvw
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' "Him
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