Conduct is the great
‘ profession. Behavior"
is the perpetual re-
vealing of us. What
a man does tells us
what he is.
--F. D. Huntington.
+4.“ .
u
The Sentinel. which
will present to you-
the means bywhich
you may know facts
for yourself and re-
train from using “80
and So told me so”
ESTABLISHED 1870
Entered at the South Norwalk Podt-offioo
as Second Class Matter
Fair, warmer: Wednesday cloudy.
WEATHER FORECAST '
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Bridgeport and Will Also
Company ‘in Paving
'Board of Councilmen Approves Action Taken by the City of
Try to Hurry Connecticut
Work in the City
itttii siiiits Will nit
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Woman’s Civic League and Norwalk Bird‘Club Ask to Have.
Trees Planted on the Reservoir Property
Norwalk put itsell’ on record last
ing which were ntccpted on v.otc
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Bachelors oi The Post Tender
Feed to l. L. Cargill—
Speeches Galore
Mourning his departure from the
path of single blesscdncss, several
bachelor ass'ociates of .l. Master Car-
gill police reporter for the Bridgeport
Post tendered him a complimentary
dinner at the Bridgeport Club Sunday
evening. The affair was wholly in-
formal as the announcement of Mr.
Cargill‘s engagement to Miss Edgardo
,‘. Storirnan. of Mauch (drunk, Pa..
was made during the Christmas troll-
; days. .
t Mr. Cargill was the recipient
of many gifts from his innumerable
friends in the city. They were dis-
played at the table when several merit.
bors.prv sent, made speeches of presen-
tation.
Mr (‘argill was called upon for a
speerh and he willingly responded.
I in Mpart he said: “ Gentleman. it is un-
A
tiev. David w. riteiaiedy, New
York, DeliveraAddreas at St.
Patrick's Day Celebration
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Decorationsw oi American and
Irish Flags in Evidence
\cicr since the town assembly ball
t has been used for entertainments and
night in so far as its reprcsonritivcs. Y .loscph iiray of Wilton air-nun. was necessari to tltunkgou for mp“. gifts: dances was it so crowded as it was
the mayor and common corrntll go as present with quite a (onipialnt to reg- Y“ 301! all know 1 am pleased bcvlond last. owninx. on an ”mum of the of the (‘lvli War and was the first to
As i tirink of them later, “commemorating the celebration 01' 8t. Yintroduce steam dredging Y“ ”“3 Y’YYY’Y
This was started tin, Silliltll atrccttrosslng.1'he cottirf know they will all make life worth Patrick‘s Day by DitrMon No.1.AndYYNYY-
by the neighboring out of B.idcporr (ll .rcrced with Mr. lira) that his com Ylivlug and may“. universal 99.06.; cieni Order of Hibernian.
being in favor of the slxrfares-t'or-a
quartet movement.
2nd
by a mic passed January and
isttr about the existing conditions iii
pluint was just. The matter was re
wdrda.
reign in my household. i guess
' Pesos
iiii. ‘Pliili [liltili
in ii [iii illlllilllli
Well-known Oyster Brewer and
Prominent in Masonic Circles
inths Slate.
Captain Peter Decker, one of the
best known oystermen in the state.
died this morning at 10:10 o‘clock. fol
lowln a long illness at his residence.i
No, 39 'Seavlow avenue. East Norwalk.
lie was seventy-three years of age. .
Captain Decker was born Friday.
iuly 13, 1838. at Westtleld. Staten is
land.
ills boyhood days were spent most-
ly about Staten island with his father
and brothers. he being the youngest of
twelve children. While still a young
man he entered the Merchant MarineY
Service sailing between the ports of!
indies.
lie was a veteran of the Civil War.Y
‘hflvltig served under Admiral Farra—Y
Y put. Y
Captain Decker had been engage-d
in the oyster business since the coins
in the spring of ma ho had hisY
small sloop the “Early Bird" made
i frorn imiand a history." was the topic ‘owr into a steamboat with appliances;
«weeping through the state appears rit‘lltti to tho lilulrurti L’ommllter for time said (enough. so I will thank you of the speaker of the evening, Rev Yet his own design for the hauling off
grouting iii favor. and promises to
amount to something front its general Y
l_v favorably treated purport. I
The meeting was called to ordcr at Y
Mayor Edward J. Finnegan, all the
councilmoir being present. about 8
o‘clock. Clerk Charles H. Diluorth
~yread the minutes of the previous nicel-
iillliiltil WElllllilli
it till illllll Hill
'Mrs. Sophie Parketcn ctNorwaik,
Takes Allrel Verdier, oi Yor-
kers, as tier Third Helpmeet
An interesting wedding ceremony
was performed in the Town Hall. Nor-
waik, yesterday afternoon at "4:30
o'clock. The contracting parties were
Mrs Sophie Parketon. of No. 7Henrv
street. Norwalk. and Alfred Verdier
a resident of Yonkers. New York. Tire
nuptial knot was tied by Justice of the
Peace Leo Davis in his accustomed
thorough and pleasing manner. the of
tics of Town Clerk Herbert R. Smith
being turned into a bridal parlor for
the timerbolttg. At its conclusion the
various town officials present. actin;
. as witnesses to the ceremony. congrat
dilated the happy bride and groom.
Marriage was not a novelty to either
of thd contracting parties. Mr. Ver-
dier announced that he was a widow ~
or, while Mrs. Verdier confessed to
having had two former husbands both | limlnary t0 the 1011“ conference hereY from .the into home in Elmwood Wed-
Mrs verdlar on March 20, between reprelantIuVGB nesday afteruooXL
owns some property lit The Norwnlka .0! the 099mm“! and miners YD “WY Bowman and Rev. A. T. Steele will
coal fields of WesternY
and go to? Yonkers with her new hug Penusvlvania, Ohio ludlana and llli- '
of whom she divorced.
and site said she would dispose of this‘
band to make her future home.
They became acquainted with eaNi creases the operators are mistrust
other through a mntflmonlal paper in this atternoon. to decide on the policy,’
w lch the bride advertised that sheilYlG.‘ WYYY maintain during ”10 confer . nual spring mlllinory opening days
wo id like to meet a suitable compan.
ion with a view to matrimony Photo- ‘UYYYYed States and CNN“ WY“ abide day and Saturday
graphs and histories were exchanged
and proved satisfactory to both.
caveat orricins
‘ mm BillBE noun
ALBUQUERQUE. N. M., March 19.
4M Arrest of four members of the
. New Mexico House of Rpresentatlves
.011 a. charge of accepting bribes
amounting to .500. was effected last
night by means of a ruse. it came as
a dramaticclilnsx to dickerhiss ex-
tending over several days it is alleged.
Thode .afli'tldto‘d are Representatives
Julian Trujillo and J. P. Lucero, of
Rio Arabs County: Manuel Cordova
and Luis Montoya. of Taos County.
They are shaped to have from caught
with the ltthy is their possession.
immediataW after their «rest the
four legislators were taken to
county fall. where they wrote their
3 resignations. which villi be presented
to the House: today; _
Y
Yinous coal from 88 cents to 78 cents
coal region has been averted ‘
the .
. ,inatpn rater.
investigation
llnrr) linilwitz appeared asking for
it (Hill and guilt-r line for Prospect
avenue. the residents uish to lay a
sldotinlk along: that thoroughfare.
.\ir. linilwltz also requested that 1!
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Frightened Consumers Let lip on
Their Demand for.» Hard Coal
NEW YORK. March 19 .wThere was
a subsidence of the anthracite strike
today and in consequence there was a'
falling off in the pressing demand for
hard coal from frightened consumers
The belief is gaining ground that
both sides will reach an agreement'
and that if there is a suspension of
work on April i, it will not last long.
The operators say they are-réady to.
.confer with the men on any reasonablel
proposition and consider the situation
There are also re-3
ports from the hard coal region thatY
the miners' officials are ready to meet’
from all angles.
the operators half way.
The report from the West that Presl-
dcnt Taft may be asked to take a handY
in the situation to avert a strike was
read with interest. but there was no
comment made by the opeartors.
Cl EVELAND, 0.. March 19. ——Pre‘
bituminous
riots, who are demanding wage in-
ence. All bituminous miners in the
by whatever decision is reached ini
nose of a walkout at the expiration ofi
the present agreement on March 31.
306. 000 men will be involved
Coal Shippers Win Victory.
WASHINGTON. Mch. 19.—-A sweep-
ing victory was won by the coal ship-
pers from the Pittsburg district toY
Great Lakes ports today, when the in-Y
tor spite Commerce Commission order-Y
ed a reduction of the rate on bitum~
a ton.
.sham'ekin Strike Avartad.
SHAMOKIN, Put,
the Shamokin field of the 'Abib‘
Mineral Railroad and MW,{.M
parry consenting to sell bli sin“ of
coal to the ruins worker-st s their use
in their homes.‘ t” {W‘YY’ ' .
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"Did you W that forgetful friend
of ours thatll‘tiotohe asked for?"
’ "yes. out i took care to borrow
his umbrella the some day."-Wash
March tee-n
strike of five thousand workmen l‘p ; .
{to poneria , erode way-
. Tel. 371.
once attain."
David w Kennedy. C. s it. of New
the dredgca by steam. This uorit pre
The spawn was applauded until the' York .1”- and he truly “"8th each vions to this had always been done by
pictures on the wall shook with joy. 'and an.“ on... of the “we ”‘hm‘lgl hand. The "Early Bird" was well
Other members told stories and it was
after midnight when the party cume to
an end.
Mr. Cargill loft yesterday attornoonl
-for Mam-h Chunk. where the wedding
{will be held at the bride's home on
YWednesday atoning. it will be
Yblpgdst social aim the town bps
Y
i
known for many lessons. After a
.ahort trip, Ir. and Mrl. Carpttt will
irate. in midtown. .
t Anton. those ml at the dinner.
were: Harris Uneasy. city editor;
Bert rd Barnes police reporter: Russ
Y Porter, sporting writer. all of the Daily
Post staff: Alfred 8. OBrieu. of the
Sunday Herald; C P. Beers. city ed!“
Ytor; Harry L. Gaskoii. feature writer;
both of the Sunday Posts
"“av-e
IETIIEI. COUPLE DIE
ALIDST TOGETHER
DANBURY. March lea—Stirs. Gran-
ville B. Andrews, of Elmwo’od distr,lct
Y
Y
i
the age of seventy-five after a week's
illness with pleura-pneumonia. At
noon on Sunday. lust twelve hours af-
ter the death of his wife, Granville
B. Andrews died. in the same house
Y after a few days illness with pneumo
nla. at the age of seventy nine. Both
1 were born in Bothei and had spent
Ypart in the town's life
i The double funeral will be held
The Rev. W. l.
omclate ',
Y BOSTON STORE MlLL‘iNERY OPEN-
YNO.
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The Boston Store announces its an
i .
this week, Wednesdai, Thursday. F‘rl‘
This timo- honored style feast or dis
play ls looked upon as the style event
of The Norwalks. and is eagerly
sought for by the discriminating and
well-dressed ladies of the town. liix-
traordinary prepai-ationa have been so»
in: on for tbepast six weeks. relative
to this important opsnina. and Miss
Murphy, manager of this department.
during a brief talk with a Sentinel re
porter. enthusiastically remarked that
the shaman this year. in her belief
would butlhiilf all previous ones.
‘ kill and the best ideas.
.sianoh and American an
. presented in a wide and.
The Dilute Store. as usual. extends
s roost cord at invitation to all the
lulled. to vlpit this fascinating exhibit
during these opening dais.
JYCTURE FREE.
A.‘ tarps, artistically framed picture
given with every purchase of ti worth ‘
of goods.
order more villa
Bethel, died at midnight Saturday, atY
their entire lives there. taking largeY
pr resent. ,
w .
(Continued on Tyrelfth Page)
YlYY. SYiYYYl'S Will"!
‘1 manual
Secures Iaryiloy'rf‘tsca ill East
Y Menu. and win sand
7 ltouas
it is underlined on good authority
that Dr. Edwin Everett Smith, propri-
etor of the Konastt Sanitarium, which
was completely destroyed by lire-on
Sunday. January earn, in South Wil-
ton, has purchased the Mary uoyt
place in East avenue. on The Green,
further-unmarried that the price paid'
was 322.000.
Dr. Smith has for years conducted
winter time. which he moves with his
.patlents in the summer time to the
mountains of Nov. Hampshire.
Ever since the fire. Dr. Smith has
been looking for 'a suitable location
for his sanitariuin. He has ~at last.
found one in the Host place. which is
quite a landmark in town. it is ait«
uated on a slight hill quite a distance
from the street, and is next to the
Norwsik Congregational parmnase.
The house has been unoccupied for
some time, but has been kept in loud
condition and will make an ideal place
for the purpose for which it has been
purchased. ‘
Although it Is understood that the.
doctor will have a number of exten-
sive changes made to his newly acquir-
ed property during the summer. while
he is with his patients in the moun-
tains. and that it will bepready for
occupancy by the time he is ready to
return here in September. it is his
onatom'to leave for the summer reaort
in June and to return in the first fall
month.
MM.
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SHDT Mill liDllEl
:rvuw YORK. March 19. ~Threo for-
signers who arrived in this country
yesterday were held up and shot by
nixhwaymea during last night lna
sparsely settléd section of Brooklyn.
it is believed, two will die. _
The robbara.’iired tan shots. obtain
bit about puh't‘roni their victims. and
then escaped
W
a aanltarium‘in South Wilton in the;
known in this harbor for many years;
Captain Decker was a Mason, hay-i
in); served with honor the different
organisations and through his interest
‘and devotion to the cause the purth
ass of the present Masonic building inY
South Norwaik was effected. lie was;
a past master of Old Well Lorine. F. i
and a. rs; past ates priest of Butler?
Chapter. it A. 3.: past commander of
Clinton Commando”; If. T.. and a
member of 'Pyrmiti'rsmple, a. A. o.
N. M. 8.. of Bridepfl't. Conn.
Fur many years he was one of the
most active members at the order. HeY
enjoyed a wide acquaintance not oniyl
in fraternal circles but all through this Y
section. and his commionship was air;
ways aoupht by all who knew him. Rel
was also a member of the'South Nor-l
walk Methodist Church’. To a closer‘
circle of friends his home life wu'
known to be a near approach to the
itdeai and he was most syrnpathatlc.Y
and that he will move his Minimum and generous you” any one whomY der the car wheels and sustained in-
“) NMW‘YY‘ Y“ “W W future. lt. "Y he might know to be in need of assist-3 Juries to the tea- Whl'Ch necessitated
once. in business affairs he had a:
pleasure to deal with him. He is our-
vived by a widow, one son. Captain
Silvester P. Decker. and two dough-i
tera. Miss Elsie M. Decker. of East
Norwalk. and Mn, Fe A. Madmen, of:
Magnolia. Colorado.
FIVE riot KILtED
or BRIDE’CSDSSIHS:
ELIMTSVILLE, ind. March 19.—
F‘ive men in {surrey were killed out-
right by a vesicular train on the Chi-
caso, indianapolis and Muiavpie Rati-
road at a crossing rider here early to-
day. They had spent last eveninp’at a
theatre at Bloomlnpton and titers driv-
ing to Spencer
They were:
Martin Worden. Mulavllle. Ky.
Emmett William, Kanaah City. Mo.
Art. Farmer..Summitvlilo, tad
Hail naqwuxmoor. ind.
Jesse attest-i. spender. ind.
The engine struclg the surrey snare
iy. Four of the men were thrown
clear of the track. but the body of War-
den was carrght by the pilot of the lo.
half to this city Trainmen went back
to the crossing and found the torn
bodies of Worden'a companions. The
two horses hitched to the surrey were
not hurt.
wssrroarvohiii .
strictest iii new rm
[NIGHT OI M
leg and right foot
oomotive and carried a mile and a .
HONG KONG. March 19.-—A flotilla:
of Chinese grrnboats opened fire out
i the Bogus forts at Canton today. The and Fnrnun. on the Canton arm.
forts have been in the hands of the
followers of Luk, the. brigand chief.
for it wuck past. since the soldiers mu-
listen and handed them over to the
robbers Tire latter replied vigorous-
:li'
boats.
The- bandit chlct Luk yeaterda, de.
clared that if his followers. whom he
calls the peoples army, failed to se-
cure virtor) over the government they
would shell Sha- Moon the foreign
quarter in order to bring about for.
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tempted From a Rapidly Moving
Freight Train at Barton and
Weill Under Wheels
John Sculley. aged 12 years. of Mlle
for street. Stamford. while attempt-
ing to leap aboard a rapidly moving
freight train. running west. between
Darien and Noroton. was thrown on.
the amputation of the left leg at the
for this desirable piece of propertyimgh ”pump,“ and it u. always at knee and all of the toss on the right
foot but one. The operation was per,
formed at the Norwalk Hospital by
“Dr. Jean Dumortier. assisted by Dr.
Walter Hitchcock and Dr. Royal L.
Higgins.
The accident. happened between 2
and 3 o‘clock yesterday afternoon. The
lad made a leap for one of the cars of
the freight train. bound for Harlem
River. The train was hitting it up at
a lively rate of speed at the time and
the young boy lost his hold. being
thrown in' under the wheels. His left
were fearfuily
mauled.
Word was immediately telegraphed
to the South Norwaik station to have
the ambulance and a doctor ready to
meet Master Sculley. The freight
having been stopped by one of the
alert brakemen. who saw the acci-
dent, the' young man was cared for
car which trenches South Norwaik at
2:~io"o'clock approached the scene of
the accident. the brakeman flagged it
putting the little fellow aboard
When the local reached South Nor-
walk there was nothing ready to re-
ceive him. the man in the station who
received the telegram not bavlns made
the proper srranlemsnts. As a result
the younpster was forced to remain
until about 3: to unlock before the
ambulance reached the station,
in the meantime efforts were being
made from the olive of D. W. Ray-
mond tolocate a physician to be ready
“It“. hospital when the ambulance
reached there. Finally communication
in established with or. Daniel-tier
and be hurried to the institution. Here
the left loprat the knee and use four
tabs on the rllbt foot
At the hospital teddy. it was re-
that use little fellow was da-
al) and wealth recover from, the
atrial R ciiiuittiiis
ilKEllllY BlllllliSllllllillS
ii ii__________iitii i wait
Cannonading Was Long and Severe and the Briganda Aid
Said to Have Suffered Severe Losses-Siiuatlon is ‘
Reported as Being Very Serious
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' YYYYYYYSYY YYYYYYSlYl SYYYYYYYYS MAY SAYSY YYYYlYYYYl._
New vork Philadelphia and the West European Residents of Kolchow island Alarmed When Disor-
derly Chinese Began Firing Saturday and Sunday '
A'ihe bandits suffered severe losbel.. ..
to the bombardment of the gun-Y
Yup all the bread and canned meat ill
as beat he could be and when the lo-l
' ohue and the members of the b0
it was found necessary to amount! '
sign intervention.
All the forts at Yuchu. Whompos
which were recently captured by tho‘
revolting bandit soldiers, were re-
tuken today by the government troops
after a long and severe cannonldo.
The government authorities bauxite
the stores in the city. in order “to
starve the bandits into submission.
lit the opinion of authoritative pore
sons here, the trouble is far from has 1
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Members Enjoyed a Chem
Supper and Celebrated
Patrick’s Day it Plus Point.
Court Laurel Club baptised iu'
club house at Pine Lodge last
and incidentally celebrated Sh: _
rick's Day in a most appropriate in" H
oer. partaking of the joys of a.- elite
der supper and enloyins an units,
happy social time.‘
The member and their specter
hundred and twenty-dye strong.
down to the club house in a a
trolley, which left South Nor-walk t!
7: 30 o'clock. After experiencing ‘
dimculty in getting across the
Point bridge. owing to a claim
sot-,itch the happy gathering W
the club house. The interior of ‘
case was sally decorated for the
onion with American and lrtsh as“
which. were draped about the wallfllb
a most attractive manner. The blip"
per came first and the chowder an
fixings, prepared by Mrs. John m
due were brOught on and con! .
with a rare relish by the happy «the
ering. The menu included cnovd
pickles. biscuits. rounds and co
At the conclusion of the supp
orchestra, composed of John‘ '
Clarence Arnold and Gotfrled
ger. struck up the dance must
the young people pitched in and t!
ed the time away. They return
10:30 o'clock. '
Much of the credit for the a
of the affair belongs to Frank J
Rumors that the explosion o_
yards here yesterday, which bolt
Iivesufthtrty‘ or aunts persbfib; “
brown about by a charge 0‘
mill. or attro-plpcer‘ine, ‘
lapel-ts travel more
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