moot it the child
duouo struggle. But this
only serves to prove the V
mt Vnood 01’ men for
3h. medwhioh the new ‘
lilo bring: with it.--ln-
dI-nnpoils’I News.
/ ESTABIJSHEDV 1870
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Entered It the South Norwnlk Pontsolllco
as Second Class Matter
rm
scum NORwIlLK.
Associated rm- News rm 9" Peru or the World oil. cop-em Win "and ourVVoimr creme.
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KENSEM SAMlA
“‘PRAPERIY M E. E. SMMH
IS ‘L'AMP HE” A! SMMYEI]
RMM MAE
Fine Estate at Upper End of Nervlailt, Near Wilton Line, lies
a Loss From Fire of $15,000 to $20,000, Flames
SierlingVVFrom a Detective Chimney
MMWMK FIRE-.VAPI’ARAIIIS AMI MEMBERS REMANDED
AMl WMH NEIGHBARS MAKE A IiMlANl Ellllil
Beside Immense Sanitarium Building the Smaller Residence at
lDr. Smith Burned, Although Much of Contents Were Saved
2 \
Fire. standing In the second Istoi'ytgonc out Into the hall of the lower
irom a defective (inc, totally destroyed
the Kennett «sanlmrimn of Dr. Edwin
Everett Smith, In Norwaiit, near South
Wilton. yesterday afternoon. The
flames communicated with at small cotI
tage,.the residence of fir. and Mrs.
Smith, by way oiVn porte-coolun'e con»
nocting the structures and reduced this
I also to a heap of ashes. Efforts of the
tire lighters were hampered by the
lack of water and the good start the
flames Ihad secured. The loss is cell.
mated at between $15,000 and $20,000.
The drowns discovered by one of
"him not tutti:
’lIl Sliilll III IMME
Melor Frank 0. Layton lies a Bed
Full and is Taken‘to the
Hartford Hospital
All the result. of being thrown from
his horse while horseback riding yes-
Vterday noon», Frank 1). Layton, son of
Mr. and Mrs. .‘l. M. Lemon. of south
Norwnik. assistant secretary of the
National Fire Insurance Company,
was taken to the Hartford Hospital.
Mr. Layton has been an enthusiastic
horseman for some time. and yester-
day morning obtained a horse Ii'rom
F. B. Cummings's livery stables, No.
14 Huntington street. Hartford.
ioi‘t hls‘homo, No. lilo North Oxford
street, about noon. He had not gone
for when la'started to adjust his stir-
rup. taking his foot from it to do 80.
As he did this the horse gave s. and-
‘dcn jump, and before Mr. Layton
could regain his balance he was
thrown headlong over the horse's
head, landing on his ’ own hood. in
door of the largo oid~iaehlonod housol from of the. home of W. L. Scranton.
and she immediately alarmed all in! No. 270
North Oxford street. Mr.
thebuiitwig. By the time the tire was] Layton was carried into Mr. Scran-
discovercd the entire upper door was?
it muss of Homes and the building seen
lobe doomed. This was nbout 2
in the utter-noon and all of the Inmatesi
and attendants were In the iowe. 'ioot'
o'clock
or the structure having just completed
Illilt boon
A tricphonocalicame In to the How
”099 (‘ompsny in Norwalk, asking for:
Permission was secured
assistance.
the nurses at the osnitarium.V who had
we“...
KIWI” IF Illllllllls
JlIlI! VFVlquI III em
47" ”-1er ,pmru,
Ina-15b...
Norwaik. and South Norwuik Council
have combined for a grand concert and
"baiI.V '1'dean tor the nl’l‘uir is-
minty arming. April 12th. The
oratory bu been secured for the
event. {which VVtmdotrbtedlyV will be a
notable one. as. it will he the first pub-L
tic entertaitlnlontj held under the one.
pices ot the joint councils of The Nor-
walks and Judging by the great inter
est, already manifested by the menu
there or both councils. V .4. V
The committee of errgngements
consists or. Edward J. Finnlgan, Wil
liam Howard M. E. Dowd; Dr V.W J.
'liraVce'y, William J. 'Powell. Edward.
intros. Daniel Toontey M. J. Riordan.
serum Nattélord. Jeremiah Abern.
Bernard Feeder; Francis A. Ward. wu.
llom «F. 'l‘dmdi‘im, John J. Cuneo.D
William Harford, John F. McMahon. C.
A. McNamara V. J Camarota.Edna1-d
J. Hayes. William H. McMahon Wil
llam Skidd. William P. Ward, John
' Ledwlth. Thomas liaren.
The committee elected William P.
Ward; as chairman; Frauds A. Ward.
secretary;
and there are sub-committees on bail.
press, music. boxes and decorations.
, entertainment and refreshments.
llEWIllK "II III”?
‘ lllllflll 00”.“ Fill!
Catholic Union Council. K. or C., or I
William Howard. «treasurer, .
(Continued on Tenth Page.)
mum Mill ounce
Cavenagh Vsaturday evening.
No‘rwult Country Club by
BHMDOrt. rurnlihod music.
Covauagh. Mr. and Mrs Murat
George. L. Woodward, Mr. and
Miss Frances Harstrom.
mood.
Adrenalin: wear I
outoszs not damaged.
NEWARK} NV. 4L, Jon. 22.‘-—Elire early
V today broke out in the big «furniture
. store of John Mullins and Sons on;
Merket sti'oet'. and spread to adjoining
property boilers it was got under con-
not
million dolli'r‘E. The the for n time
threatened the. business center or the
. city land had‘- not a coating of snow
covered the roots or nearby, property.
I- not broth It‘s history. Burning ems
hers tell Ilke hail mien scores of roofs
'fin fill”. dheogifiu, but the padding (it.
snow prevented ignition .
. V V . {611V hour's lighting the tire was
, we»: John Mullins
" 151$“ loll: is estimated at
33009600, on Essex Press, whose
plane was «loin to the extent of ap-
tyiwould brobobly have seen the
' Bueck was going up the
lbe ck. The wheels continued
.,
. IT count «cm
A delightful dinner Vlad, deuce were
given in honor or Mr. and Mn. John
at the
. some ot'
their Friends: Smlddl‘l omen-m. or
mutt
those present were illr. and Mrs. John
ml
or Peihaln. N it. Mr and Mrs o. or.
unit Brown Mr. and Mrs. Hubert E.
Bishop, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel L Weed
.Mr'. and Mrs H. P. Prowitt. Mr. nod
Mrs. Stewart ll. VBluott, Mr. and Mrs.
bit-8.0.
A. Harstrom, Mrs. J. L. Noah. Miss
Emilie N'ash. Miss Mamie Booger.
Mlle Jean-
ette Mathewson, George Wlishirc.
New york city, E. W Board. General
Russell Frost, Russell Frost, Jr.. Oom-
' rounder E. Hill, Jr., Captain Albert H.
Mossmsn. Cari Eric Haretrom, Oscar
HV. Banks, 0. 11. Turner and my Roy‘-
,0!
"(WEI 8TlllVlE‘flILl.
it was number escape that Chas.
J. Bueck Jr.. the Main street electric
s1 contractor. had on Saturday attor-
noon, when his automobile went over
the stonewall on the Maple street
hill, but at came-Loot. all right and the '.
hill all
right, when his machine started to
to be
driven around in the right direction
_|by the engine, but nevertheless the
'self slipped downward. The
too. refused to hold.
get the car back in the road
it was feund to be undamaged.
Mr. Bucck considers his
most remorkoble and is quite
is indeed a steep ‘ono.I
etc that it was no worse for. the
The 102s ‘wl‘ll leach nearly a hail hill “’3 3° slippery that the onto it'
brakes
With increasing speed the machine
hacked and finally struck theV‘wali sur-
rounding the A. W.‘ Morgan estate.
The Vroar right wheel went over the
bank; but several people who ran to
Mr. Bueck'sV assistance managed to V
Hare . .
earlobe Tl
Intim- .
hill
ton'u home. where Dre. ”0. C. Smith.
James W. Ward and Paul P. Swett
were summoned. seeing the serious
nose or his condition they had him re
moved to the hospital.
An x-rey- photOgruph was taken at
the hoopltoi. which showed a (rectum
of the skull, but no depression. Mr.
Layton is conscious and is now free
from pain. which at first he suite-rod
keenly. Dr. 0.0. Smith. Dr. E. Torry
Smith and Dr. C. 0." Beech are in at-
teudance. they said tut night that.
condition. were; favorable and: they
on doorman will be necessary.
Mr. Layton hos been connected with
the Notional Firs luuronés Motor
for too IMPI. its was Mancini clout
legroom”. honeymoons”
was Elliot! memflIo
Wt! enhancements" or them
puny my be was «inconsistent
saunter-y. which smitten he now
a doublet of Mrs. lid: 8. Keep VV
South Nor-walk. He went to flsrttord
tron South Nomlk “ _V "I
i
manner rev ‘ ’
‘ IITTEVII n i not
- w . .
Little Percy Shiiepskl. son of Gr!»
car and Mrs. Sam Shilopskl. ol Win-
nipauk. was bitten by a change dog
yesterdny morning on his own front
porch. Dr. S. H. Huntington we: call-
ed and mended etho lad. recommend
lng taking him to New York city for
the Pasteur treatment. rabies being
feared. .
Percy. who to but (our and a. half
years or age had gone out to got his
sled and When be rescued the front
porch this strange dog. described on
being brown and white.- uttnokcd him“.
The canine on the led on both test.
his teeth penetrating ole skin quite
deeply.
Frightened. the boy screamed with
terror and pain. V Mrs Shllepoki, who
was upstairs at the time, heardhor
to his absistunce. She trlghtoned off
the dog «by her hasty appearance and
carried her son into the house. A_
hurried examination showed the lit-
ton was called. He attended the hot!
oil summed that he be tuition to New
York for precaution against the tables.
‘ Accordingly Mr. 'Shlicpeld and his
son are In" the city today. and Percy
will be treated at the Pnotour Hospi-
‘ been captured
and ,.
did not cuticle-to serious “P” ,
lioness. fl‘loy do not. maiden him.
holds. 30 is mailed. lib wile bong:
intuition illii
lie Leit Statement With Warden
KennedySeying lie Wes
lnnoébM‘
ossuvmo. N. at. Jan. 29.-Albort
whiter was put to death in the elec-
‘ trio chair at aing‘ tiling Prison at
5:11 o'clock this morning for the
murder of VVuttson «yours' old lluth
Wheeler. nearly two years ago. The
girl came to Walter's not in New York
in search 0: employment end he ltiil-
ed her alter the but been mistreated.
Waiter loft a statement with Worden
Kennedy denying that he bod commit-
ted the crime.
W
(Continuation Eighth P99.)
onetime-mu V
«gel vase score
work of walnut n or the book 0!
the Windsor Molt eavlnu'lunk. m
«Salem from receiving or paying out
deposits toe-I Io period or time menthol
moo-tinned holly the kit‘s don
were opened enumerates. but It. m
for the porous otnodvlnglhuoul
been. or mm which um MI
called in to enlist the examiner! in
their scrutiny of the book's soul“;
and not let- booths-r:
The one book- come in slowly “a"
morning. Up to the lots
uvmpson necks. Inn: n.~'eu
mm by court order lulled int
”MUD“ :I/
V . WEATHER FORECAST
BMW and elect; fplr Tuesday.
Winn into n.
w, is. msmVVVVVVIVVI liiiiiiiili
But He May Decline—lodge
Cooper Strongly Urged
WASHINGTON, an. 29.»lt is gen-
erally understood here that Senators
Brandogeo and Helicon hove agreed
upon Judge Elmore 8. Banks of Fair-
field as their nominee fer the United
States district attorney. to succeed
John '1‘. Robinson. Judge Banks drop—
ped-in lime quietly a while ago and
interviewed both senators. Mr. Mc-
Lean sent him to Mr. andegee
and Mr. nrnndngee sent him buck to
McLean approved and endorsed. it
was supposed that this settled matters
ad agreeably removed the possibility
of a senatorioi diam-cement. But. re-
‘ ports have been received here recent.-
ly that who Books has thought
twice. He has hen melting inquiries
and ne'nnds the ply smaller and the
work bigger than he bud supposed
He has now a job close at home that
pays on well and he may decide to re-
tain this and abandon his ambition
for a title. He had not decided at
last accounts.
it this should bullpen. it is known
that a strong effort will be modulo
secure the nomination of Judge James
in Coupsr of New Britain; He has
been moot *dordisiiy endorsed and It. is
unsorted that his telectiou would
prove altogether popular through the
stoic. He IO]. graduate at Yale. clues
of 1895. and has no excellent standing
oi. the bar.
“no illness”
tints Till oouur
W
One of tho bagel Italian weddings
of the your W ymtsrdny to
or. am "J‘nomiie «2 lie Church in
.Brldos‘eort tool; Min new uses, at
Walk. for his bride. The ceremony
was waded by {floods sud hilttvoe
from Harwell. Bridgeport and New
York. '
The groom is well known through
out the New Englnd not» ind is llur
indolent!!! buntoavi'flclit clihmpiop
It New me. He Might under
the home of "Kit! Willinm." but hes
Iifin up the ring. now that he is man
Norwollt. in“ Which Icerto, GI ‘
only about titty had been turned in.
it was stated at. the bull. The «port
(or. the bunk commissioners and Trev
sum 0. .F. Closvolsnd. who are look-
inthhVo Jenmlnatlou. have gone back
In tho'lr work no fares 18’”de ox-
pool. to be at least two months in clean
ing up the tangle.
Gibson and directors at the but
hold rust crude methods ct booklt‘oop
log are largely responsible tor Lib
situation. and any that they ere unable
to see when the information comes
(mm for the rumors or. big shortages.
honing ltdliaofc
The bride Is «(facility cellular in
circles. end her many
moods are extending congratulations
on her marriage. The many gifts
which the collision“ received tuiti-
1y to their popularity.
From 4 until 10;). in". In the Hibar
also hall in Wall street. a reception
wu tendered to their many
Music sud rolrsshrnonts were
end all particlpnted in the depot”
The couple will reside in Bridgeport,
and" have deterred their honeymoon
Moods.
toyed
son‘s distress calls out! rushoddown '
tureV of the injuries and Dr. Horatio!"H
in we
there: ttloVbV
One of the dllectorl. J. M Montgom-
uot ombsrrou the institution.
—.——r.—
lIFElllIl. FIVlllwllE
ll Billlll IEITEI
c—
the imperial force commanded by an
oral Chum Mn at ltd-tome. in the
province or: Anhwei. .icco‘r‘ding to I!
today from Tlon Tom. “
Ku-Chen is a station on the fried
Talc-Pukow railroad, about 126 miles
north at Hooking. .
Wm
NORTHMIT swim mm
her bribes: has
cry. todly estimated that it time we:
I shortage it would not be over his.-
one on should. he ‘ooid. which would
LONDON Jon. 2942. Chinese in.
ointloolm have ominously- detected
news agency dispatch iecelved here
NEW- IY Jon. hes—«nil.» W V_
03'" me or 'VVoe in
until a later time.
DM‘GED WITH WIFE MURDER.
NEWARK. N. J., Jan. 22.-Allleon
ll. unclaimed was placed on trial tor
his lite hero todty charged with the
murder or his wile, Evelyn. who drank
peyooide or potsselu in the darkness
when u on October 17 lost. The
Vototo will ”tempt to prove that Mac-
(attend placed the poison in a bottle
Estonia: to one containing medicine
used. lay/«Mrs. Mdctunlnnd tor. insomnia
no nonvonhe stats alleges. was his
{love for Florence Bromlw. of Phillis
dolphia. ills former stenographor.
whom he wanted to mn'ry‘. '
ROW“ PARTY 2A“.
W'fOKLm KL, Jan. 22 -~ThVe
thirteen or more pérsons tor whose
safety rem were gxpressed last night.
wish the re «mun the Ice thtlt
. tomorrow afternoon.
Mills; the ridicule and the employee
,Vrlf the condom. for their alterations
tempted to 00 Between
Coming Down
lllRllllll EIMM IEHM
lflr. Glover, Who Said the Car
.\ir. and Mrs. Joseph Even, ot‘ 17 Ely
avenue. South Norwnik. were painfully
injured, the conveyance in which they
were riding was smashed to kindling
wood. Mrs. Evan lost a purse contain-
ing 360 in money. on automobile which
was being driven by Theodore S. Gl0v-
or. or East Norwulk. and in which was
also Attorney Joseph J. Linxweller. or
the firm of Linxweiler & Hegeman.
was somewhat damaged. when the lab
tor car crashed into the. Evan wagon
and a trolley car on the hill lending
down to Miller's bridge. Noroton, from
the Stamford side at 9 o'clock lest
ll'ILIII FLEET
m
momma. Rod see. 1.9. 22-1le
ltniian moor Willem belonging to
the squadron or cruisers searching the
counts adobeRe‘dSeotor moaned.
rylng contrebond to the Turkish
troops stationed in Arabia. came to
umber 0: Eu Ksthlb. shout nine
miles from this city, W. sue
lowered a boot yin: the white dog.
which entered the boy and captured a
motor inuncb belonging to Thornyoroto
and Company. which- was flying tbeI
British ties.
Thornycroit and Company have sup-V
plied n considerable number of these
launches to the Turkish governmenb
for use in the ”venue service. and
this email croft was about to be hand-
ed over for the some purpose.-
. hTONlGI-IT. ARMORY.
Knickerbockers vs. Norweiks; lligh
School v.s Waterbury High Basket-
ball. Dancing.
. -~c
m...-
HOME FOR THE AGED.
To be Discussed at Town VUnIon Mout-
‘lhg Tomorrow. ..
The regular quarterly meeting of the
Norwalk Union «The King's’Duugh-
bore and Sons will be held tomorrow
(Tussd'ayi‘ sitter-noon in the South Nor-
‘wolk Oonsregntional Church. The
business to come up is the Home for
the Axed Alirmelnho‘rs or the Home
Chapter as well so Circles are entitled
to vote on all subjects. On account or
he large amount of bueineoe'fine meet
on will begin promptly at 2 o’clock
The executive committee of the Home
Chapter will mestV in the east parlor
at 2: 20. .
The hodrd of directors of the Town
Union will meet in the west parlor at
2 : 45 o'clock.
RELIANCE SOCIAL CLUB.
The Reliance Social Club will meet
with Mrs. Samuel Mead. North avenue:
RVeportsI othheV'
rdcent‘xynenunppor will be heard.
V-hcARD OF “THANKS.
but most ”gr-stunt «think to the mew
our: on the Norwuné Vern-e me. Mr.
ratchet-d Mpile’r. or the Gloria Silk
or Vklnd mine ‘ one com
turnout BARRIMI ~ ~
AM] In iii an m
AiiiiiENi A sum
ill. nu. nun no. or sun iiiiiiiiliii.
Son, of Winnipauk, Held Under Bonds of $200
evening. As a result or the accident.
' EIBITIII IIIIIIIM
mm [MIMI -
V is thought. by aV piece or bldwlng
‘ per in the street, broke their ' ‘"
V We take this method of expressing ,
unconfined new the built profit" ,2 .
the Trolley and Wagon
Noroton. llili
IE Allll lAllEll ll! HASPMM
Beionged to hire. George Will» ’
Mr. and Mrs. Evan are under
treatment at the Stamford H
the former with a scalp wound
other bruises and the latter Mo
acutely from nervous shock and , ..
ions cuts and abrasions, none of thV '
are of a serious‘cbaracter. Neidlc" of .
the couple sustained any broken
and their early discharge is lookedufm‘
at the hospital. _. ..
" So far as can bet m o
cltul of the facts of the duos. & hill.
lay with Mr Glover. who no «use; ;. .
the automobile or. ouch need .
m—
(Continued on M- m
to ' g V r V ” V .
i-‘l‘lis mdvtjddolthg min V .
Not-won: bu seen for home month;
curred cum about: fiber
in Wall street. No on w-
and though the can“ It the
and {Nightstand new of.
our than in flight tin-flew a
suit or their made use m
business section oi the city.
The team is owned by Frank
brey. of William street, Norwblk.
was in charge of James Ache
well-known locwl young man or
merly was en'iployed as none
ductor on the local lines. Mr,
men has been caretaker for the
bray place since leaving the
but is contemplating rotor-nine to “m
trolleys. lie was moving his‘
from the form. to an opal-tine
High street. Nowell, usipgtlte '
for transporting his househo "
meat.
Tire horses becoming trighwo'od
in High street aVVn'd started until
mud gallop. Down the steep Vhl
High street into with street t
crashed. At the corner, turnifng‘riv
the heavy wagon turned cOmplebc
upside down, but the pace
horses who Vslackensd out
tarily...
more; and dashing with the
of their excited state of mind .V
ping from their working mouths.
hoary steeds continued Vup til.
the center or Vtho'V city“ been We“
sing a boy's sled V. Vr
ILn trout of the Network Hotel
flying outfit struck- oV and but at
age to spoon of was done. A low
further on the White Editing
III:
Norwalk Chronicler