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3 the splendid rendition of the various
. the League superintendent
. Willa Miller.
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A Hoop Drill,
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5Charaoter Song—My Dream of the U.
Piano 5010.
to the perpetual rc-
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SOUTH NORWALK. CONN. THURSDAY. MARCH 21. 1912
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Snow or rain tonight; warmer, I w O a" IA 3,
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WRIRHES RR RARRIARE
ANR REARKSMIIH SHAPE
PRIWES
A iRlAl i088
Flames Started in a Mysterious
Manner at 6:25 O’GIocit,‘ and
Spread With Great Rapidity, Being Practically Doomed
Before the Firemen
Had Started Work
ARJRWWR RllllllWRS SAVER
lHRRWiH HERRIRI
, WRRK RE iHE WillWiEER EIRE REPARlAlERl
Manuel ‘T. Hatch Sustained Loss of Hay and Straw Which lie
Had Stored in the Lower Part oi the Madison St. Building
A heap of smouldering ruins is 1111‘
that remains of what in former years
was the busy and animated carriage:
and blacksmith Ashop in Madison
street. owned and operated by Luther
M. Wright, which was destroyed by;
fire last night, entailing a loss esti-
mated to be $6.000. For years the old
factory has been deserted. except when
it was used for storage purposes. The
fact that the window all over the edl-I
lice have been out fo1 some time, ex-
posing the interior to the blttet cold
of the winter and smouldering Mall
of the summer. added to its antiquity.
JilliliiR Willi till
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Successful Iiiair Given at the
South Wot-walk lioiiioilloi
" Church
micron—~—
a- very Aploasont entertainment was
given under the auspices of the Junior
Epworth League of the South Norwslk
M. E.'Churcb' last evening at 8 o'clock.
There wad Id. large and appreciative
audience which generously applauded
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numbers of the program.
The program who prepared under
the supervision of Mrs John E Zelter.
She was
assisted by Mrs. lra Gregory and Mine
7 Edward Austin and
Nelson Hoyt acted as stage managers.
' The program was as follows:
Piano solo.
Miss Margaret Maclv‘srland.
Fairy Motion Song.
The fairies were Lois Hoyt.
Mary Hoyt, Eva Stevenson. Olive
Casey, Ruth Lincoln, Ruth Brush.
irons Raymond, Hazel Downed. ines
Marshall, A Mabel Miller.
Tenor Solo.
. Ward Van Aiptyne
Piano Solo.
Miss Viola Cummings.
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Misses Ewing,0ave. Raymond Mun-
hall.Mliler,Russoll,1.owndes and
Munhali
-Plano and Violin Duet,
Miss not... and Mr. Bates.
8. In
‘ Master lillllott Casey.
Miss Viola Cummings
Ian‘s! Miller and Miss Lois
. 1 lioyt
iIilché-«fiotliing to Wear,
‘ 0. E. S.. will meet tomorrow at 2 p
the South Norwalk Filo). MI
in making the frame strtuture highly
'lniiammuble.
Alarm Was Delayed
Williwul'ef' it is topolted that if it
had not been for the delay
on the part of a telephone central girl.
who refused to connect Miss Willa
Miller, daughter of Councilman and
Mrs. William Miller, of Madison
street, with the fire house. the building
might have been euved,‘but as it was.
by the titne‘the department arrived on
the scene the tinder like structure was
a seething mass of flan-res. which be-
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The Ladies’ Aid Society of the lion
'walk Congregation! Church hold a
very interesting meeting yesterday of
ternoo‘n in the chapel of the church.
There was a good attendance. and all
enjoyed "the program. Mrs. Charles F.
Taylor, wife of the Congregational
pastor in ‘Westport. proved ‘a dollgho
ful entertainer. she delivered an Id-
dross on “Our. New Twin Sister
states." The reference was to New
Mexico and Arisona, and she most in-
terestingly described the customs of
the Spanish and indian people there.
Mrs. Taylor also rondoredo number of
native songs, accompanying herself on
the guitar, and rendered selections on
the caetinets. Mrs. Taylor wore spec
ial costumes Tea and cake were serv-
ed by the Cleaners Circle of King's
Daughters.
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-—NOTiCE.
Members of Ophlr Chapter. No. 52.
111.. at the home of Mrs, Pagan. 51
Seavlow avenue. to attend in a body
the funeral of our late brother. Capt.
Peter Decker.
ILAURA DOTY. W. M.
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M. D. Randall guys out a contract
yesterday to Contractor Daniel F.
Toomey for the hiastingout of about
1.200 yards of rock on the Board's
Rocks property. The weather pro
vented an anticipated start this morn
ing. ‘
Surveyorsstsrtod to make the final
surveys and plotting of the property
yesterday. Matters will be pushed
from now on and after the rock has
been blasted the property will be fur-
ther developed The blasting is for
the purpose of taking off some of the
higher places
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I desire to express my thanks. ill.
for the efficient wont dork“! ,
the apartment new. new“.
other» countries in clooeep ~
: given witbovery purchase oi u wortIli.
. or goods. A ,
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Largely Attended Town Meeting
Approves of Report Submitted
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Bonds Will Be bold as Quickly
as Poesihle.~it is Said
That the Bridge Construction Com-
mittee of Seven on t e new Washing-
ton Street bridge has not been idle
during the time since the lust town
meeting. watt evidenced ill the ott-
hanstivo t‘oIport of that con1mittoc,pre
pared by the chairman. Dr. A. F‘.
Beard, read last evening in his ab.
sence of Thomas I. Raymond. and ac-
cepted by a vote. of the meeting, which
role also up vod the work the com-
mittee has been doing. The report of
attorney John J. Walsh with relation
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IIIIITIIIE IllllIIll
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new main Mb“2l.-I. W
sleet storm. the. fermion» of“ a so»
were blunt! mm boo boon Will!!!
the control Woes-rot autos. struck
New rot-it lolly and badly hampored
street trailo. blast Ind snow were
promised for the next twontriour
hours by the Weather Bureau. ..
Forecaster Soarr of the IWoathbr Bu-
reau. said toot. the winter. which oli-
ciaiiy ended at ll: 3910'ch yesterday
afternoon. was the coldest New York
had known in many years .
“The mean temperature for this win}
tel- has been 39.4 degrees." said air.
Scarr. "That is an average of M de-'
grace below the normal. The wind
has made Is I'III'ooord in New York. in
the big ‘s’torm of February 21- is. there
was an indicated velocity of 90 miles
an hour for a liveAmioute period, and
for a single minute the indicated yo
locity was 130 miles on'hour."
ROCHESTER. N. Y., March 21.-I
Western New York In in the grip of is
blissan today, ushered in during the
night by a drop of 20 degrees in oom-
' perature. in Rochester six inches of
snow fell, crippling street railway traf-
ilc.
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~POLLEY'8 oaucmo ocHOOL
Red Men‘s Hall. Friday night.
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can use tasters
itiiilcitEil to rear
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Charles Thompson, of No‘rwaik had
a narrow escape from serious injury
while at his work at Mooker’s coal
yards, in Norwaik, Tuesday, but he is
getting around all right again. and
it is not thought that any serious con-
sequences will come froni his soul-
dent.
Thompson was waiting ‘on a oldies
of the miniature railroad which cor-
rise the coal from the run-.1» tho
bins. when a loaded on deadbolt the
switch and before he could admins.
vicinity. m ‘ lied illicit Will“ A“
pson's lifeless body
1d} than declared its was
, 'lhurt. though he mur-
‘ medical attendance and went home.
. 7 «riotous rass.
A MIDI orifitlcolly trained picture.
. tho conumlnatioa of our navigable.
“ind that mm shall ooh initdbie
, tho Newt‘forlt lids} cont-nut...
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Pollution oi Stroomo flusiCesse
vBivaivs lilierepmented
NEW HAVEN. MII'CD 21.—~A nation-
al commission tor the conservation of
the ilhelng industry and to give whalt
he terms “a square deal to cycle.
growers.” ls advoo‘ated by former Bon-
ator Franklin 1.. Korean. of this city.
himocii'a‘ grower India“ of an oys-
ter industry. in an appeal to oyster
men issued todayth v-llr. Homan says
in part: "tii‘edorai'éooporvlsion by aI
commission that ll be friendly and
thst will have the ”f war to correct the
evils is now use “ ,ond it should be
the duty for the conservation of our
sea products and no enact laws against
Gathering at Hotel Mahaoitemo
fly for the must successful and on-
ioyable smoker ever given by the
South NOPWBIkImBOIBN of Trade was
held last-evening at tho Mahockemo
Hotel, at which time the loyal suns of
gather about the found board and
mound tho spaclcu. dining-room of the
hotel, who're they whiled away three
hours and a half of municipal pleasure,
the atmosphere being tilled to over-
flowingwith spirit for South Norbalk,
ilrst. last and ~all the time.
What the meeting lacked in num-
ber's it made up in enthusiasm, other
cugsgementa keeping many away who
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waterways. We will then accomplish
something. the bailout of which will
be permanent" .
Mr Heston says it is time the oyster
cuittvstors wot-p mused to vigorous
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mm W “ovum" be son,
race not space-oar: article of food
They are financially a luxury. in fact
a cushion. They are served groom
clout-so stdlnnors and bmm."”lf
oysters should Moo-1e unpopuidr‘and
be (eliminated from the fashionable
mean. the result would be mm:
and disastrous to the whole folio-£17.?
He says that oysters have not in;
aroused in prloo as have other 'foods.
The supply has been considerably lees
than normal; . The diminished trade.
he thinks. loans in some measure to
praiudloe aroused against the ontor.
He says that numerous country doc-
tOroAconoeivo' it to be‘ths fashion to
attribute any‘caao. resemblinl uphold
favor to the eating of oysters. "it is
apparent.“ Mr. Homsn says. “that if
this state of affairs is allowed to can»
tlnuo the business will constantly
dwindl. until it becomes unprofitable
and in the and might even be consid-
ered illegitimate. It is therefore pldln
that as no help will be offered by the
doctors, per. foot! board. or the pub-
lic, the business must be saved by the
oyster-men thcntIeives They must de-
mand Justice and fair plhy in no tom-
pertains or uncertain manner. They
must demnd that the pollution or
stooaats must cease. that the fedorol
government shall use-its vast sumac
ity eta-protect and concerns the its
duotry instead or allowing it to be
destroyed. They must also make it
dangerous for obscuro‘doctors to at-A'
tribute typhoid favor to oysters, on
less then can prove their assertions.
The time has now arrived for orator
also to organise sud insist that the
senators ahd conga-onion of may.
seaboard state shall units in dementi-
noon. occurred
lightfni tees for which the Boat Room
is oo famous. -
Through this kinda“. and by the
skillful ba'itds or Dollie and am a.
Livingstone Loony. __ti‘to place had
'bova mutiny misread. the doc-
ovations being not fol-1i!" day only.
but pummel“.
Facing the door the m table. with
its snowy nopery. sliver urns. cut
glass and rod carnation. presented a
most inviting appearance Mrs. it.
Livingstone LuckonI presided at the
too am and Mrs. Jobs A. Hamilton
poured the chocolate.
The guests were welcomed and serv-
ed by Mrs. J. 3. Gerard, Mrs. Philip
N.81nlth. Mro. w. H. Slow. and Stun
Gettier. Mrs. Henry P. Morgan and
Mrs. Samuel Watkins bad charge of
the cake table; ‘Ml'ss Florence M. Ben
edict of the homemade candy.
The proceeds are for the league's
treasury.
The March meeting of the Woman a
municipal new policies held at the
holds of Mrs. G. 8: Deposit. 61 atm-
wood avenue. “W?“ the 35th. at
s: so p.1n.
mum
a dissection
Mn”
There was a smallsiaed railroad
evrock on the crossover before the
Waoblngton street railroad bridge. at
7: so o'clock this mot-hint. when three
empty freight cars of the Drop freight
going out lumped the tracks and tied
up traffic on the two west-bound and
inside past-bound tracks for consid-
erable time until thodiillculty could
be odiusted.
_ The train was going through at a
pretty good rate of speed when the
brake beam on the roar truck of the
eighteenth oar treat the locomotive
dropped and caused this car to have
the track. incidentally. two other care
team the rails. blocking tho ybno
tucks.
idea we're out to vent immediately
and to
bill: on the; ruin the» the mm
cleared “Iii. M limo damage woo
measured far the contervation of our
debut-lee. "
learnt structure
nor an. eleven
It was reported this morning that
the Norwaik Methodist Episcopal
church will extend a call to it». n
W Osaweil. of the sanctum Btroet
Church. of mm. N. 1.. to tails
charge or thalpitlbit. which villi be
rheumatism. inmates
. i'tevulir.‘ is a than of Ihii»
Enthusiastic Board of Trade
this clty‘tand of Norwalk gathered toa
about so hour the cm were
Tuesday W In the lies!
at those den
I
been concisely deforminod. in.
At the adjourned meeting oi the
South Not-walk Board of Councilmen
that was held last evening, the Abide
for tho'pew city hall, the public library
building and the central fire station
‘were opened and read and with the ex-
ception of the library, were disappoint-
ing, to any the least being way above
the amount which the board wishes to
subucribe for these purposes. The bids
for the central titre station were so
high that the council flatly and sum‘
tion on the city hall and library bids
in abeyance until Friday night, when
another adjourned meeting will
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NEW YORK. March 81 recital}
tseoI representing the railroads and
day her a full discussion of the subject
of improving the quality of steel rails.
The committees will try to decide Just
what kind of a rail would best meet
the needs of modern trailicI condi-
lions.
The railroad men will try to show
that the defects in the steel rails that
have been mhponsibie for recent ac-
cidonta were lsrgelydue to manufatr
luring methods and bad mill work.
011 the other hand the rail makers
osyi that the blame attaches itself to
theiralltoads which demand a rail
made with ion-go amounts of carbon so
as to insure great wearing qualities
Such a rail, the rail makers state, is
so hard that it is liable to break under
shock. A softer rail. they say. while
it would not last long. would be much
safer. The steel men say the railroads
m unwilling to pay more than $28 a
ton‘ for their rails.
—-IARGAIN8 IN 0050 AUTOMO'
1 - BILEB.
One 7- passenger Stesrns. full equip-
moat. A1 condition ”50
One Model it Overland. b—psseen-
gcr. 40 h. p.. full equipment. 3800.
One Maxwell Monomer. 1900. “50.
One Baby 10 Buick. A1 condition,
with top and equipment. $500.
A BTURGES GARAGE CO.
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Mccunranv. 0111..., March 21.-
llope that any of the three score_of
men still entombcd in the Sons Bolo
Mule wore dlivo was at a low obb this
morning. when theedorts to penetrate
the workings wrecked in yesterday's
esp colon were resumed.
arts: the night twenty bodtds.
road recognition. were recovered. and
additional bodies were located.
Mi ill death list will cloud one
than... a some cortala. ‘5
Dobro nightfall! it is expected that
ioslly every recess in the mine
out p. penetrated.
The cause of the explosion has not
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Interior «scion Mum's
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ThoIse For the Fire House Summariliy Dismissed by the
Hermit Board of Councilmen, and Those for City Hall
Will Be Considered on Friday Night
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SIERRA. ARRRRRWR Iii RWWRARIRRS
Lowest Bid on City Hall Was $49,985, and Lowest One
Fire House Was $24,850—ilarris, Forbes a Go. Get Bond issue
Icepted by the council
marily rejected them. holding the so."
be
steel manufacturers were printed to!
bi ironed and mutilated almost .bow
. 'bodbver, Wm trip
held. Most of the bids for monetary
were well within the appropriation
the lowest bidder being Williamfii
Smith, of South Norwallt
On the other hand. the council were
considerably eluted at the bids receiv-
ed for the purchase of the $75. 000 bond
issue. the highest bidder being the
Harris Forbes & Company, of III”
York who uttered 8101.691 for the
bonds which offer was promptly W
in ““3 0M1.
the city may well be proud, for it};
but another indication of the crodfl
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frost has come out of the into
some extent. despite the storm of
night and the cold of today. Vichor
Dana and Frederick L. chandler,
“H. E. Damn I: Sons insurance W
Wall street. who went to Waste
lerday afternoon. in an auto
were stuck in the mud for three
despite the valiant efforts of no
men and a team of hornet .
When driving along a muddy
'in one of Oscar H. Banks‘ Mayo
the automobile began to sink 1!
and deeper in the mud. No hel
in sight, apparently. and it" was
practicable to return, so in hopes f
they would successfully pass the w
on road the autoists continued.
was about three miles north of Wadi-
on and suddenly down sunk the out
until forward or backward motion or
impossible.
The differential in the rear was
well in the mud and the front
we even with the top of the
place. Thus it is easily apparent "
deep was the quagmire in which;
car had sunk. , Tho meadow
getting the auto out, even before"
began their efforts of extrication.-
thoy nevertheless worked hard.« I
It became necessary for the in
once men to secure a team of h
to assist in pulling the car fro
dlmcult situation. and even with .. I.
old things looked dubious for a 1‘ '
The horses pulled, strained an'd . I
ed again. but it was no use. ll‘inol
frightened because they were on
ahead when they could'not budge
mooring. the steeds plunged as
run away. The ropes grow ‘
had more frightened the animal all
forth a supreme effort togeta
the car moved. The horses woro
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But this was time sour- ;
had first settlod‘sod the m w
unites tong sin-o by their
The engine bod-u been do
other road ”likeness speed 5'
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