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NEW RllMAllllllMlN RAMER
IN THE lASl
RlSlRIRl. ASl ll NIRR
Edward E. lllead Only One Selected to Succeed Himself, and
Ellis E. Howard and William H. Snittin Take Places of
Eileen K. St. John and
llWARllR. RlRIlR S
The East Norwnlk Fire District hold
its annual meeting last evening at the
Fitch school and after the taxpayers
and voters of the district got through
there was little left to be said in tho
been
covered. Tile ground was covered in
such a thorough illsnller tllat many of
the
way of criticism that had not
the voters weredisgustcd with
way in which the meetings are con
commit-teeman standing on his
and condemning a
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Silliiliiiiiiili in
;, , ,Riiiiiiiiiii villain
Miss Anna Josephine, Florin the
Bride of Carl Oscar Olsen-
Central Provincial Quar-
ieite Plays
llRRllllS llllllARll E. RRRRAM AS
RRlllRlRR, lHl lAlllR SlRllllll llRHllER YEARS
w. C. Twombly Chosen Treasurer and s. C. Marshall Clerk,
- While a Tax of Three Mills is Laid
NRRWAlK IRE
Charles E. Ounnebaoke
whom had fallen the duty of having
the same printed was something new
and sensational, even to those who at-
tended the meeting. The latter oom-
mit-tecmau,vhovi'over, was vindicated
by rel—election by a comfortable ma.-
jority. The remrtritsclf was not lac-5
ceptod at this time, but will be at
another meeting. The auditors or at
- least one of them, route in for some!
ducted. The spectacle of a district ’
feet
report which he
himself had compiled as “Slidilil’fill”
and attempting to put the blame on‘
the head of another committeeman to'
criticism when «they criticised the re-i
port which they too had signed. The?
incident or two officials condemning;
that for which both were in a measure 1
(Continued on Ninth Page)
lionmut IAI'TIOT
. times litigious
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The efforts of theiadles of the
First Baptist Church proved a fine
success last night when a program of
high class music was rendered in a.
pleasing manner in the church per-
lore. Under the direction of Miss
Belle Donne the room looked most;
attractive with the daisies and ferns.
The program was as follows:
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Al RRllRll' RllllRl RRllSE
Case of Arnold Schlaet Against
George S. Jennings, or West-
. port, Among Those Heard
BRiiiDGlilPORT, June 5.-—Very busy
was the temple of justice on Golden
Hill this morning. Four tribunals
were in session to disperse of various
legal matters. There were two branch-
es of the Superior Court and two of
the Common ideas, one of the latter
the criminal side.
Books a Diver-cc.
in the regular side of the super-
ior Court Judge Burpee heard a con-
tested divorce case. Mary E. Gracey
asks for legal separation from William
Grace): of Darlen on the ground of
cruelty and drunkenness.
In the other older)! the Superior
court Judge Joel H. Reed. listened to
the arguments in the divorce pro-
ceedings which [owls Grant O'Don-
nell brought against. his actress
wife. Mny Dayton O'Donnell. During
the oretoricsl flights of counsel the
actress could not remain quiet so she
went outside and leaped upon the
steam radiator to weep. Decision was
reserved until today, when the decree
was granted.
ill tho Common Pleas court, civil
side, twenty—five solid citizens from
Westport, most of them gray of hair.
that is, what there was of hair left.
gatilered'to testify what they had
heard the olden inhabitants say about
beach boundaries. Arnold Schiller.
and wife are suing George S. Jens
hinge. who was a selectinan four
years ago. because he tore down a
fence which the plaintiff put. up to
been the Westport folks away from
the beach. The case has been in
mart for more thsnfour manure
was some difficulty in getting started
menace the pleadingo were not just
right. it is the claim of the town
that the people who sold the beach
«property encrosched upon the public
rights. One man bounde
highway, the nest. by the beach and
the next by the water.
in the criminal side of the Common
pleas‘vcourt. with Judge James F.
Warren Scoheld
A large numbers: delighted friends -
and spectators attended the hallelujah
modding that. took place at the South
Norwalk Congregational Church, when
Miss Anna Josephine Florin and Carl
Oscar Olse, both members of the Sul-
in
wedlock. The ceremony was perform-
ed, by Major L M. Stimson, of Hart-
ll'ord, at 8 o'clock in the evening and
was one of the prettiest ceremonies
which has graced this church ill some
bride was handsomely
gowned in an Army uniform of blue
serge and wore a. white silk sash over
She carried white
carnetions. She was attended by Mrs.
Captain Wilbur as bridemaid, who was
gowned in an Army uniform pf blue
ovation Army Corps, were united
The
time.
liter left shoulder.
serge with a white silk sash and car
il'led pink cal-nations.
Wilbur acted as best man.
The church was beautifully and
tastefully decorated for the occasion
with palms. which made a very pret-
ty scene.
At. the conclusion of the ceremony.
a reception wns'heid at the Salvation,
Army hall, in Water street, to which be. near the Tombs and last ulsht'a
all were invited. The hall was boanti- i attempt to essesinato "Chick" Trickei'
fully decorated with. red, white and “made the lower East Side unsafe for
orange, with 'a large hell suspended pedestrians early MGM’-
over the bride's table.
One of the features of the affair was relentlessly, the gang's engineered by
the music furnished by the control two separate attacks in the hours he-
Provincial Quartette, of New York
city. This body of talented musicians battle a man, said by the police to be
dispensed some unusually good music. Dick Culley. a referee of boxing met-
The bride comes from New York ches. was twice fired on from a big
city. where she‘ll“ been a good wark- ' automobile. He escaped. in the sec-
or in‘ the Army. The groom is a na- 0nd sifray a gun fighter succeeded in
tive of East , Norwaik end is well wounding two men. ' Three suspects:
known in town. The happy couple were caught 'by the police. The woun-
will reside at is Thomas street, and Wm: men said they were Antonio An-
hsve title best wishes of their many ‘gerlso. 24 year-sold: and Charles bew-
lrlends for success and happiness.
. late ultimo "*3 ‘
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«WON, June 6.--The about. of
Mrs. unsOusu’msno of Hull, con-
Cuptaln E. W.
solos in his usual fine manner. Earle
llrooks Hoskins pleased all with vie-5
lin selections. Miss Laura. Sherwood";
charmingly sang two solos which were i
worth special mention. She possesses .
a full flexible voice and does great.
credit to her teacher. Mrs. Lillian
Sherwood-Newklrk. All were delight;
ed to have heard her. Miss Mildred.
Dikomanggave .two piano solos. Miss
Alice Diksman was a most efficient
accompanist during the evening. B.
A. Smith. of the Stelncrt Company.,
gave selections during the evening on A
the Victnoia.
Ice cream and cake was served at
the close of the program.
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GIIIIATOWI‘ Bill » -
FIGHT l8 liEBlllEll
NEW YORK, Juno d.—-—Two more at-
tacks by the gang of fighters who lig-
ured in the recent Chinatown gun
tight, the shooting of “Big Jack" Ze~
‘Stlll pursuing their intended victims
Itween midnight and dawn. In the first
’is :5, niiemsn. ,Anseriso bed I but.
let in his rllhl: in: Lewis was shot in
the motorised she'isfth'ip. ‘ ..
Detectives workiu'i on the series'of
hints say installer mongrel-o due to
Wife-loud over silent "damn" that
'stsrted lamination. Mdnduy moi-lo
Vinita
, .
rendered three : '
Walsh presiding. there wad the larg-
est pen of prisoners that has come
ibcfore the court at. any one time in
twenty years. There were thirty-
nine all told. ' Most of them said
.not guilty and were assigned counsel.
They will change their pleas later.
Milli thR SllAlR _
lRAIllS SARIIARV
Utilities Commission Issues Or-
der to Railroads
HARTFORD. June 5.———The Public
Utilities Commission has issued a lat-
ter of instructions to railroad oom~
panto- regarding the keeping of eta:
tions and passenger car equipment. in
sanitary condition. In part. it says:
‘ “The commission realises that af-
ter a passenger train has been on the
road and in, service a few hours. it
naturally becomes more or less has
tidy and littered. but there is little
or no excuse for not having the pos-
senger coaches in a clesn, tidy and
sanitary condition when first put into
daily service ‘
“Each and every company operating
a steam railroad for the transports-
tlon of passengers in Connecticut is
hereby requested and instructed to
clean and have in a sanitary “bndr‘tldy
condition. each of its . passenger
coaches. parlor. dining. and sleeping
cars, before leaving the terminal silo
tlons. special attention to be given to
toilets. oer floors and'seet, upholstery
and to tears or other receptacles for
mission desire-30 far as may be per,-
ruling conquest .thetiavelinz public
to cooperate in brineinil hbout en im-
provement wad s better-sanitary coin
dition by refrpiaing from unnecessar-
Ily osuslnz-unclosnly‘ conditions."
_--0noe‘ tried. slivers used. Bonner
by the
conteiuina‘ drlnilins motor. l'l‘ho com,
' resubmit and Meets:- mayoral
lithium
iii it till
twain
Maryafirabey Alleges Her lilie-
. band line Been intemperate
and Cruel—Oscked
By Witnesses
illiiiii initial
. liliii illii illi still
She Says Language of Beiendsnl
“Was Something Fierce”—
Constable and Physic-
ians Testify
DRTIIGEPORT, June 6.»—-Judgc Ilur-
pee, of the Superior Conn. has grant-
ed a divorce to Hrs. Mary E. Gmcey.
of Dorian. from William A. Grassy,
of the same place. on the ground of
intolerable cruelty. The contested
suit was compromised, the petitioner.
waiving her claim for alimony. i
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There was a superfinity of "local
color" revealed at the divorce trial of;
Mary ill. Greedy against William A.i
Granny. both of Darion, which began,
yesterday before Judge Lucien 1". Eur
pee of the superior court. it is a con-
tested out Adam number of the
m gunman- present.
“audit «swim one oould‘truehlullv:
all s “reproduntstive gathering." To‘
lend atmosphere to the occasion one
of the rustic spectacle set in the
spectators' seats in his shirt sleeves,
revealing s deep blue shirt, low collar
and sleeves partly rolled up from his
wrists. ‘He kept his country condom
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(Continued on, Sixth Pete.)
least AllAill TELLS '
snout classics;
memos, June 5.4. Bruce lsmsv.
president of the international Mercer».
tile Marine Company; resumed his tee-l,
.
tilnony before the British Board of‘
Trade inquiry into the loss of the;
steamer Titanic today. For the most?
part his replies were terse oxpm‘sionsl
such as“! don‘t know,“ or “That‘s out-i,
side my province." i
Towards the close of the session Sir
Rufus lesson. the attorney-generatl
again reverted to Tower's personal;
conduct at the time of the disaster»
which its/perhaps more discussed than
any other detail.
"You knew that you had not boats
i, enough on the Titanic to accommo.
'date all the pessengers and orslwf"
asked iSlr Ruins.
.“1 did." lsmay replied without heel-
taitlon. '
“So that if all the boats had left the
ship there would still be persons on
board 1'" pressed the attorney-general.
"Yes."
“When the last best left the Titanic
you must have known that a number
of passengers were left on board?"
“I may I .
"Where were these passengers when
your best left?" ‘
"t can only assume that they had
gone to the silt part of the ship. I
really was not" thinking about that."
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Hie SIXTH IiRTHDAYh
Master. Eerie Benn-9m of NM; sud
Mrs. James H. Berry,“ Not-walkwa-
ebrated the sixth‘snnlvomry of his
birth guards! be his home. enter-
taining a amen friends at a party in
the afternoon. The line any mode the
lawn so appropriate piece iiorplsyinx
of the children's games slid ears also
the "freshmen“ were served. the es-
.blvbelbl sensed bounds the trees. The
Mullins itolks passed s most one
,vooeqysnnldssl host. He ”and s
_ number or may slits “albeit wishes
lilillill than .
. until lililil
Committee Making Efforts to
Raise the $7,000 Fund lie-
qulred to Exterminate Pests
The war on mosquito breeding is at
last on in real earnest. and it takes
but one thing to accomplish the re
suit, that one thing is to give the com
mitten in charge, appointed. My the
Membants' Association a little encour-
agement. They know that they have
to raise $7,000 to free the town from
mosquitoes. They can do it if the
citizens will work with them, they can-
not do anything without co—operalon.
' Now that private energy and private
means are at last working for the
great benefit, do not lbt it dieiout for
lack of recognition. and let another
fiVe or ten years pass by before "some
one has the courage. to again try for
success. Aid from outside interested
people has come to the town. Take it
while you can get it. Do not let it
become a fact that. this town would
not help itself, when the whole Con-
necticut when is doing the work of ex-
terminatiou. .
The work is now completed up to
Wilson's Point and successfully. Mos-
qntoos one no longer the bane of sum-
mer life except close to the line
when; the work stepped. Nearly 100
men are on the marshes draining at
Pnlrdeid and New Haven and the sec.
tiunslbetweeu are organising and rais-
ing funds. '
This town must either accept this
undertaking or stand out alone: as an
infested spot on the shore line. To
deny the success of this work at this
s
is Likely Places
NEW YORK, June S—Three alarms
of tire today brought a large part of
Brooklyn‘s fire apparatus to Coney
island, where flames broke out and
spread rapidly through a row of
small amusement places on the board
walk that stretches between Ocean
Parkway and Brighton Beach.
Hotels Narrowly Escaped.
For a time the safety of the Brigh:
ion Beach hotel and the Parkway
battle was also threatened and the
fire, though spectacular, was soon un-
der control.
Loss About $25,000.
The damage will probably reach
til i liiRiiS RiilRi
iiili ABAZE it it w
ISiARiii-iiill ill
flow of Small Wooden Amusement Structures Along the and
Walk, Between Ocean Parkway and Brighton Beach Were,
Totally Destroyed This Morning
Rlli RRlRRlRll REARR HRlll ARR llli PARKWAY
RllRS lRREAlllllR Rl llli RRlRlARlllARR
The Loss Was Placed in the Neighborhood al.5121000, ‘nii
\
date is a step pegboard caused only
by a. lens aimless“: the prob-
lem. Drain the marsh‘broodlng pluses
sud wu’wlll forgot be summer's eon
Alumni luv
meat. if you do not. your crop will be
ever increasing sod doubling on you.
You have bad early evidence of this
truth, records all along the coast show
the first brood of this year to be the
heaviest and largest in else ever
so?‘
Who disturbs them? Does any one
ever go on the marsh and till up a hole
known. And wily should it be
_ cum ovens "All
At the regular monthly meeting of
the board of alderman in New Ha-
ven the committee on sewers sndfsan-
itstion presented a report, which if
passed. will repesl the regulation
adopted. by the board of health pro-
hibiting the sale in the city of ore-
tors and clams taken from the harbor.
The ordinance recommended by the
’ and get relief in two or three weeks'
or let out any pool of water? No, but
continually some one interferes with
dnlnsae in some way by building
roads or diggingnlore holes. the-rs be-
ing no check to the production it
grows on you and doubles on you.
The drainage ditches carry, off this
stagnant water and mosquito holeal
or breeders become dry between tides
and: that is the extent or the whole
problem.
It is simple enough. easy enough.
has been done for years in other coun- '
tries. has been done here in this coun-
try for ten years. The whole- Atlan-
tic coast is waking up to the wonder-
ful thing and still people will not
grab at: it and rush it through at once
work. No. we must take our time,
chew the rag, convince cal-selves slow-
ly and finally after another summer of
(this dangerous blood sucker'e work
maybe there will be enough suckers to
help along matters; Direct blood in-
noculatlon and infection can be had
only from the, mosquito and a special~
iy made syringe used by physicians.
Nothing else. We don't need the mos-
quito. Very fowpeople like them. and
a multitude of people would be willing
to pay whst they could afford to get
rid of chem if they knew that the Mor-
chant? Association committee was
.needy. working hard to get the men-
oy, getting it and anxious to get it
quickly and ‘ get to work on the
marshes. .
The law of the state aids the work
and makes it possible but provides no
adequate sum. That, we must pru-
vlde. andflf living without mosquitoes
and- loss doctor‘s bills,“ worth any
committee on sewers and sanitation.
of which Alderman Joseph F. Morris
soy is chairman. on the oyster ques-
tion is as follows:
“No department of the city shall
have power to prohibit the sale of
shell fish except in cases where it is
undt for food consumption and every
ordinance. order and rule in conflict
herewith is hereby reepeled."
Instead of being tabled for printing
the report was referred. under suspen- ‘
sion of the rules. to'
ordinance.
A communication was received from
the chamber of commerce
mending the expenditure of 10.000 for
trees. urging a general inspection by
New Heven’s sewerage system and
asking that steps be taken to form a
metropolitan sewerage district to con-
nect. by New Haven and the outlying
sections.
ferred to the committee on streets
and squares and the sewerage matter
'was referred to the committee on
sewers and sanitation.
mm CAIiliOLL’ii
cleaner OVEIlTlilillEO
There was considerable excitement
in South Main street, this morning at
11:30 o‘clock, when the carriage own-
ed by Rev. ii. J. Carroll was overturn-
ed and the? driver and horse precipi-
tated to the ground as a result of the
careless driving of the manager of the
Singer Sewing Machine , Company.
miller Carroll's team was standing
close to the curb, heading in the right
the'com‘lnittee on
recom-
The tree suggestion was re
let them get discouraged.
. THE COMMITTEE
thiamine it will be money well
spent. . Help the committee and do'not
cum-{nudes JOIN ITRle.
direction just opposite William P.
Beers' store. when ‘the sewing Macb-
ino team came along and locked
wheelswlth the when. The driver of
the sewing msohln'elveblolo lost con-
.trol of his horse sud did not check its
course.“ The result was that: Tether
” NWWO‘RK. June. B.-—Clieerod b!
the not that. a few ohsm’bermeids
have polnsd' the movement. the
striking waiters condoned their light
today for shorter hours-more pay and
Wilton of the union. Employers
Corroh's wagon wss turned around
and dually tipped over, throwing out
the driver. and causing the horse. to
fell. Littlodunsss ms done to ei-
ther'vruon and no injuries of a ser-
WIII lie Rebuilt .
$25,000, it is estimated. There
some insurance on the bulldin'n '
their contents. _ m
It is expected the structures will
rebuilt as soon as possible to x
bent-tit of the'summer trade.
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—POLLEY’8 omcmo soiled"
New summer term opens Thursd“
The Woman's Auxiliary . of our
Church. will meet Thursdaywaflom
with Mrs. Muttart, at. her home an
Myl'tie street. A full attendance ’
sired. ~ ‘ '
illilliil llilllillll ‘
Ran Into Open Trench will
Iy Ben Over Eugene V. "
‘ of South llerwsiit
g,.
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W
Eugene 8. Cbariott. son of Co“
tor Salvatore Charlott, who is ’
the water connections ' in the,
Norwalk streets which are to
ed in the near future. narrowly
ed being killed by a careless on
bills last night. at 5:50 o'clock. "
the driver, disregarding the st”
danger. deliberately ran over
smith shop. sir. cannon w
lug within a advisories of u: ..
chine and chine very near ',
struck. , a ‘
Mr. Chariott, Sr.. is coneldb"
wrought up over the affair
would not go well with the till
an automobile if they should he j
son in a manner like that. of last ,.
Some action should be taken on;
part of the city officials to protect.
tractors while excavating in
streets. They are required by ,0
once to piece lamps on the troll;w
during the nights and post so ~ ~
warning during the day. Thl‘
Chariotodid and as a"resu1t lost:
lights. if the contractors are
9d to live up to the law, shot
lugs should be needed by those
the roads. The accident last}
was uncalled for and. was elih
or or wanton recklessness. Til
as dangerous as the Other and
not be tolerated. .. '1
Those who happened to the
vicinity of Tliley's blmm‘
whenhe accident Doom, ‘,
table to get the name of? ‘
driver and apparently no
to get the number of the
s,
The business meeting,»
the flipwortb We 0
Nor-mill. Methodist Epl
will be held this eveain
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routed gum in moimpflsonment by ”0 “MA". ‘1“ ‘ Milne} Wall . easy mil invested—an W ,. W, _ . ‘ ‘ ' , ‘ ' ‘ , lull Jill ‘ mmfi 0%! “PW" ”To ‘9‘ it
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