Church will meet to sew at the resi-
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South Norwak and Norwalk
WEATHER FORECAST.
For Norwalk and vicinity: Cleariuz
this afternoon or tonight; Thursday
fair, colder; brisk to high winds. be-
- coming nortliwcstcrly. The storm that
was central over 'l‘enncssee yesterday
morning has moved northeastwurd
and is now central over t‘ounccticut.l
it has produced cloudy weather with
rain or snovrdnring the last twenty-
t‘our hours in nearly all so-tionfcasl
of the Mississippi River, with heavy
rain from Virginia to Blaine. A lon‘:
ritllc of high pressure.
sissippi, is; producing: pleasant wcnlh-
or with low lt‘llillt‘l'tlllli'tfs in the west-
ern and central sections, i.iultt frosts iltt‘m' fl-tt. All thc meadow laud bc-
tvcrc reported this morning as furitnmsu lb‘oud street and tin; liislmp
south as l'cn-tarola, i‘lgt. Another; mill tnnd was 1iootlt~.i, in .{ntilt' pittt'cn
wvll-dciincd storm is central this thorn-
in: lll‘zll‘ rlztlt I.;tIit‘ f‘il), l‘2nli.
WEATHER A YEAR AGO TODAY.
’l‘t-ttntu‘ruturv: Minimum. ll; maxi-l
mum, -tT. ('icud)‘. l
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("hurt Frances, (inlet of the littlilt’d‘
Sceptre, will hold it Tllt‘l‘l,llij£ tlil:l (vu-
'iiillfJ,‘ in the. Myslid Chain Hall. in
Washington street.
if your teeth are troublintz‘ you read
Dr. .I. ll. Murrot'y's advortihetnent. l'u.
solicited testimony is the lit-st proof
of satisfied patients.
Angelo Muge‘varo, of \\'Oodward ave-
nue, is confined to his home with ill.
ncss. Joseph \‘ititno is taking his
place in the barber shop.
The Woman's Guild of Trinity
deuce of Mrs. Henry 0. llulley, of 7
High street, South Norwalk, tomorrow.
A delegation of the members of tin-
case Tribe, 1'0. 26, l. o. n. M. will
accompany the degree team to Bridge-
port tomorrow night, where the chief‘s
degree will be worked.
The case Iof Emil Karel vs. Vincent
Stolba, both of Norwalk, is being heard
before Judge Scott and a jury in the
court of common pleas in Bridgeport
today.
Chief William R. Pennington and
Sergeant Frank V. Raymond, of South
Norwalk, attended the Criminal Su~
perior Court this morning, being suin-
thoned as witnesses in the Jack Ryan
case, Ryan being up on a charge of
being a habitual drunkard.
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Frederick A. Lockwood, rated 120,
will play R. Hoyt Moses, rated 75. in
the Norwalk Club spring pool tourna-
ment this evening.
The tournament is progressing rap-
idly, but no games were played last
night on account of the other enter-
tainment provided.
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There were ten people present at
the meeting of the Norwalk High
School Alumni Association, which was
held at the High school last evening.
President John J. Dorsey presided and
Treasurer Jay Buckley reported that
there’wals $10 in the treasury. A spe-
cial committee on a glee club reported
progress and the entertainment com-
mittee Was. instructed to make ar-
rangements for a dance to be held im-
mediately after Easter. Owing to the
small number of members present the
program of entertainment was
penned with.
cxteudlnzl
from Montana soutlwustward it) ills-1
lll'llt'l{:t.
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did-
I'IAliIIEST IIAIII Ill YEARS
DOES GREAT DAMAGE III
THIS TOWN AND
THROUGH
' STATE -
it‘onlinucd from iv‘irst l’uge)
I’oud is sut'rtutudcd by about four feet
of \tntcr, but i4 in no thinner.
”“Ncw Canaan Road Flooded.
The cast :ippiouth of lllc New i‘an-
ttau britiuc \\.i.~'. flooded tor a tiiatun'ce
‘Of :00 yards by the water. which in
some places ivurhcd u depth of over
ion ltiwt'sidc uvtuittt- thr mutt r touch-
in: in :;:l_\' to n b-vel with the trolley
Debris in Stream.
Sett'rul small outltttun‘t‘vi: have been
notil'cd 1n the lill‘l‘t‘ill which l'lll't‘n‘ uut '
dcr tilt" (“olcburn buildint: luv» Wall
stl‘H-t and under the Wall ntrcct
bridge.
The upper ittu'borbctween the South
Norwullt railroad brid‘u» and Ander-
scu's Launch works iS‘illled with ice
cakes and general debris.
Ice Breakup Feared.
There is no ice to break up in the
liishop Mill l’oud, it. is reporttr-d, but
should the ice break up in the 'Wlnnb
punk pond thou tlumuge all along down
from Winnipauk is threatened.
Coieburn Building Safe.
Peru's were expressed for the Safety
of the (,‘oloburn bulldlni.r if the ice
should t‘t')lilt‘i down, but the structure
will probably not be affected although
unfit-ting might weaken some of the
foundation.
Three Floats Torn Away.
The dock of (irintlrod & Splcor buf-
feted by the direct force of the current
sweeping with untold fury beneath the
Wall street bridge and bearing the
brunt of all the. swift current, is like-
ly to no down at any moment. Dur-
Itlg the early morning hours the three
floats of (,lrludrod 8:. Splcer were car-
ried aw'uSg This morning Mr. Spiccr
set out, in a rowboat and scoured the
river front big place in back of Lock-
wood‘s Hall to the South Norwnlk
drnwbrldge. lie found the smallest
flout but the two large ones he be-
licvcs have continued out into the
Sound. He had several narrow es-
(‘llllt‘ bavinb his boat stavcd in by ice
and flouting freon, but managed to rot
turn to his mooring safely, though he
experienced some little trouble buck-
ing the swift current.
Throng Watches River.
There has been a large crowd on
the Wall street bridge all day watch-
ing the. turbulent .wutern tool and
toss and tumble about in their hurri-
ed passage. Watchers report having
seen huge trees and limbs as well as
small buildings. One man told this
morning that he had seen a duck swim
down the surface of the stream, but
although this is possible, it is not cred-
ltod.
Trolleys in Trouble.
The first trolley to make the run to
Broad River this morning was the 9:12:
from Norwalk Conductor Howard
Knapp was In charge. Previoul. can
could not make the trip because at
the foot of Spring Hill avenue the
tracks were covered by two feet of
mud and and brought down by the
storm. A large force of men wan at
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from the truckload from the sidewalk
which were out. of tight no well.
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A can; of Connecticut Company men
worked nearly all night keeping the
track: older at the foot of the West-
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quantities of mud and sand were 'car-
rled down to the foot of the hill.
$600 for Road Repair:
Highway Commissioner Nelson W.
licnedict told a Sentinel reporter this
morning that the damage dune to the
roads 'cannot be repaired for load than
$500. There is a gang of month work
already under Street Commissioner Ir-
ving Bylngton and the repairs will be
pushed rapidly-
~Mlght Have been Prevented.
Commissioner Benedict stated that
bad there been a few more catch bu-
ulnl and more curbs and gutters on
the bills, the damage would not have
been so great. A campaign for more
of those necessaries 'wlll be started at
once.
In WIiton.
deortsdrom Wilton told that the
roads had been all washed to placed
and that extensive repairs will he no-
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lug at a height of at least five feet,
flooding the surrounding district and
endangering the stability of the dam.
Those who witnessed the sight re—
marked upon its grandeur and were
more than relieved that the ice had
not been of sufficient quantity to
break through the dam.
Big Tree Carried Away.
A big tree was carried away, being
uprooted by the terrific force of the
torrent just below the dam.
Flood at Oil Worko.
.‘arly last'nlght trolleymen reported
to a Sentinel reporter that the tracks
at the Standard Oil Works were flood’
ed to a height of about a foot and a
half. This made going extremely hard
at this early hour.
Rowayton Damaged,
Residents in Rowayton complained
this morning of washouts at various
sections of that place, the water hav-
ing washed out their sidewalks, incur-
ring some damage. The trolley ser-
vice in this section was also hindered
to it large extent and many here late
to their work as a result.
East Not-walk Difficulties.
East. Norwalk people felt the teeth
of the. storm in some sections. Greg-
ory lloulcvurd was flooded and por—
tions of Seaview avenue were inun-
dated durlng the night and early morn-
ing. A washout occurred at the liene'
’dict Farms bridge near Al liafner's
store at that place, the deluge of rain
and surface water washing out quite a
hole. in the road.
Oaborn Avenue Flooded.
South Osborn avenue was bonded.
as usual, the water under tlie railroad
bridge reaching to such a height that
it. was impossible for teams and per
destrlanu to pass. The lust team to no
That’s Ill—~—
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RAYMOND BROTHERS
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THE HOUR. DAYUOR WEEK
NORWALK, CONhI.
it'loudbursl.
Ellvc hundred pounds. which bud rcpt);-
3to put their foot on the dashboard to,I
,pi'cvrut u wetting. '
Sauth Norunlk harbor bore :unplt-s
lultnces of thr- bnvpc done along, the'
Irivcr banks by the fury of the \\'lbil'l',;
:54.iIlilI(‘l‘i‘tI tinibcvs, studious of out;
Ihor and mailing it way out to the
‘iitttttitl. ‘
Much Water Went to Waste.
I \ll rt-u'ortls were suntulioti tit
lstiulb Norwnik reservoir in Wilton by":
We ruin last night; in all three Illt‘llt‘S:
1 d’ rain fell, the deluge rcsuublinp a.
It is. Imlillliiil‘tl that dun,
inn lllt,‘ short spin-u of i\\‘tlll,\"lt‘llll“
hours stunt 31000.00” gallons of water
the'
mom nvci‘ the dam of the main i‘cscin‘
toll“ in Wilton. 'l‘liv tort-c ot‘ tin- for-
rent was no terrific. that it moved
mighty stones weighing from three to,
(
‘cal peacefully in the ovcri’lotv canal. ,
it was rcptu'ted by Water Commie.
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Wuists, Skirts. White Muslins and
The store to put
The Paris Cloak & Suit House
THE HOUSE OF GOOD CLOTHES
33 So. Main St., South Norwalk
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The Great A8tP Tea Company
124 WASHINGTON at, sourH NORWALK
Delivorlec 8:30 a. m. and 2:30 p. m.
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been so high in two or three years at
this place.
in Cannon station.
The river caused no damage in Can-
non tStation, and reports from there
this morning stated that the water was
rapidly receding, although it had over-
flowed its banks in many places. Much
damage was done to the roads, how-
ever.
In 30th Wilton.
The river covered the bridge lead-
ing to the railroad station at this
place this morning. but receded suf-
ficiently for people to cross about 9
o’clock. The river an: falling rapid-
ly at that. time. The water covered
the lower parts of the section near
the river.
Seymour Parker, clerk in Cavanagh
& Wont‘l clothing store. was unable
to not to the train this morning. He
did manage to cross the bridxo in
time for the 9 o‘clock train. howdy-r,
Free Delivery.
sinner S. S ilntt'h that the rain was:
illll‘ hardest nxpcrlcuccd til the rcscrv
voir in yours. lihd \vnshouts did cmr,
sidcruble dumauc'on the lieldcn Hill,
and New Canaan road which crosses
the reservoir, but otherwise liltic datum
one was done,
Lower Floor of Mill Flooded.
The upper mills in \l‘innipauk suffer?
cd from tito‘storm of last night. The
lower floor was flooded by the watcvj
ivhlclt run in fro mthe overflowing,
river. 5
. in West Not-walk.
The selecttnen recehed word this:
morning from West Norwalk that sev-l
curl of the town bridges in that lo~‘
cality had been carried away by'thel’
high water in the West Norwnlk‘i
stream. The selectmen went out on a‘
tour of investigation and will have‘
repairs commenced at once.
Town Road: Badly Damaged.
The ‘rouds all over the town have
1been severely damaged by the storm
find it is estimated that several hun-
dred dollars will be necessary for their.
l'epulr. 1n-
Loct 1,000 Bean Polec.
leorge Whipple, of Smith \Villon, is
mourning the loss of 1,000 bean poles
which he had cut and made ready to
fill an order. lie ditto is the loser of a
box wagon which was carried away
and demolished by the swollen stream.
A big auto moving van from New
York, bearingthc license number 9"-
. . icrtznhluu ice demolished
Hump“ ”fiend“ last night “"f‘”-" not . many places piers which run out into
leHNI', Ibo “m” was W Inuit .UW‘ I the water were torn asunder. ‘l‘oduy‘s
,lt lloudcd the bottoiu‘oi the Palrmgvllit‘lfl)‘ scan punishing the 1‘3”ka M
and those in tho vchp-lo \Vt-w forced I won the film“, will probably complete
i I.
l Harbor Filled With Debris. lup the ice in rivers, brooks and ponds
which has bad unprtm-dented thitk»
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the past, fortnight, it-o twenty inches:
thick is reporter! from many places.
beasts and other debris. filling the, hat“ , .
out spell of
,strca as reported this morning in due
tin a large measure to sprint-c flmvnze.
‘Ott rtiuwcd lust night and tiii'l‘lt‘tl away
of at least two feet.
: trolley traffic.
“Ht
012, went down to the hubs in mud;
in Meadow street, last night. and was}
stalled all night. The first trolley curl
down this morning was forced to push
the truck off the tracks before eitherl
could proceed.
State Wide Damage.
NEW HAVEN, Ma‘rch 13.-——Wlnter‘a
grasp on Connecticut was broken dur-
ing last night by a wild rainstorm. in
some places the rainfall was heavy,
, while at others the force of thewlnd
1was strong and did heavy damage.
‘; From all parts of the state this morn-
ing comes word of rising streams and
threatening danger from ice, which is
fast breaking up. ,
On Long Island Sound a tremendous.
ly hoaVy sea is running, which bids
fair to add to the very extensive darn-
axe done to the Shore Line, the bulk-
heads nnd property of which its close
to the water's edge. The extreme low
temperature of the motor part oftho
most of, t
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SOUTH NORWALK“
CONNECTICUT
45570 ,
Public Improvement ‘
' BONDS, '
Scaled proposals will be received
until 1: o'clock noon, March 20, 1913,
,by the ‘lllltlt‘ihiglltui for the Mayor and
{Council of said (‘in for the whole or
buy part of 373000.00 414% Public Im-
t'ti'ttvt-mcul iioflds. itutrd May 1,1912,.
due May 1, iftiL’. interest May and
November. Bonds to be delivered and
paid for May 1, lillB. t‘ertiiicd check
for 2’}? 0f llltl t'vttllil't‘ti. Right l'ESeI'V‘ ~
ed it) reject any and all bids.
Full particulars may be obtained by
addressing; the undersigned.
WILLIAM MILLER,
(,‘mnmiltec on i‘inunct’,
them. At
y illll‘ill the truth of destruction, The.
aiu nil] ill) much towards breaking
Even with the mild weather of
l‘his will yield purely under tltc pres»
weather. The rise of
Westport Bridge Washed Away.
W CS‘l‘l‘Ul't'l‘, Mart-b I3.“~S\Vt'llt‘ll to
Ilntdllllit? hv one of the
iicrt-ts‘. Horns bcrc, Sanctum-l; llivt-r
proportion:
t»
lhc lluvid (‘olcy Bridge, on iron struc-
turc lttli t‘cet ions and 20 foot wi1ic."““” 50“”1 Norwalk, 00““
The bridge was built three vcars a=:o.' ' ‘ “ " W“ *“r'wwi
~ .. r. ' ' tl'.lt‘ :1: "z' 1 ‘,""t
at it cost of Simon. lwo smaller wood- “in im, 5 m 11 m‘ “”1 d” also ‘1qu
on. .
ed bridged which cross the stream at
other points are still in place but the
water is flowing over them to a depth
At Weston. a dam. fifty feet wide
and thirty feet high, glue way under!
About the town . the irmuendoua pressure of the swol‘Y
”I" but waters bcluud ii and carried away
I with it a large part of the Joseph 00-,
Hey feed and grist mill. at small barn,
:sheds. and other structures. The mill
lllfld been uscti for storage purposes. ,--,
Nine years ago an iron bridge over
the Suttgttttick Was washed away-by ,:
the ireshet and was afterward found
three hundred feet distant, where-it
had been carried by the flood.
roads were torn lw by the storm.
lcys two feet deep and two feet wide
have been gauged into some of the
principal streets. Sumerous wash-out
occurred along' the trolley line, which
caused a delay, but not a stoppage of
Seztchcrs have failed to discover any
trace of the Coley Bridge, and at the
point where it spanned the stream, the
water is now between fifteen and 'eigh
teen feet deep and running like a mill
race. The Leos Manufacturing Com—
pany and the Westport Paper Cotil-
pany have been forced to suspend op-
erations for the day, as their boiler
rooms are flooded. Stores and other
What Norwalk People
. . Say About . . ,
Mr. Samuel L. Benedict,
South Norwalk, (Donn. South 'Norwalk, Conn, Feb. 28, 1912. ‘
Dear Sir: - , ‘
The Ford Model '1‘ Car that! purchased of! you in November of 1910,
has proven to be all that the Ford Motor Co. claim for it. i have since used
it the year around for both business and pleasure, always found it right-
tltere on the job when wanted. 1 consider in the Ford Car you receive,
more value for your money than any other car in the market. , , I
For economy of gasoline, low cost of upkeep and got-there ability, it"
has no equal. ' ' '
Highways Damaged. ‘ , ,
NIKAV MILFORD, M‘dl't‘h t3.——Tbe in:
tense storm of last night worked-havoc
with the roads in this section, makin
them impassable in many places.. 0
(Continued on Ninth Page)
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Yours truly, CHARLES H. AlS'l‘llORPE.“ ,,
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