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mutant! ct the Don
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rout—om.
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American lime :Nowi I'm I
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SOUTHINEIMIKI court. limiter. were. 1912
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;. john Halasz,”oi 49 Chestnut Street, South INorwalkpSuetalned
f .T‘errihle' Home by Dropping a Lighted Match into a Pack-
.age of Big firecrackers, Which Exploded
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itlthers Met With Less Serious
iul lilies and Are Glad the Day Comes But Once a Year
John Halasz, of 49 Chestnut stream
iwas terribly burned at 10 o'clock lit-l
Ills home when he accidentally drop-I
iped a match ill the midst of a pile?
of fire crackers, which exploded, set-f
iting fire to his clothing. Mr. Halaszl
iwas burned all over his body, legal
Face and hands and is suffering excru-I
ciatlug pain. The accident happened;
so quickly that those who were wit-I
messes did not realize what. had occucl
red until they saw Mr. llinlasz rblllngl
ion the ground in pain with his ciotllesi
lburulng furiously. Tile life was elntin—I
gulshed and Dr Jean Dumortier calledI
'{I‘be doctor quickly attended to the]
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HAD WATER 8PMT8
The «Court Marci Club members en-
onsd a gala occasion at Pine Point
yesterday. Besides the social features
lthere were held athletic events for
young. which furnished
amusement to all. The winners of the
races and other athletic sports hold
were as follows:
100 yard dash-Michael Foran.
50 yard swimming race—Florence
iMcMahon.
'l‘hreedegged race—~Willlam Skidd
and John McGlnn.
Sack race—Grace Costello.
llndustrial race—Jcrcllliah Bmhhy.
Tub race—Arthur Buckley.
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5
Fancy Dlvlngvflnthorinc Campbell”
' The judges of the events were Miss
lNora Crouch, John Robinson and Will-
lan O'Reilly.
There were, prcsent. guests from
Newark. ltl'lc, «Port Chester and (trash.
iwich.
The Board of Directors will meet
at the club this evening.
At other Shore Resorts.
1‘
IFOIll‘IIl. ’I‘he tennis games, of which
an account appears in another column
of this paper. were well played and at-
tracted large gatherings of spectators.
{The music was line and during the
evening. besides
More fireworks.
Hundreds invaded Roton Point yes-
terday and spent many happy» hours
there, fanned by the cooling breezes
and enjoying the swimming.
la.
ii 0 'il l Miliill
KiPi instills II "it
The Country Club was a happy place .
dor whose who wished to celebrate the I “I‘m“ “III” the 13th.
the dance there '
IKS IIIIIII " BUSY
Accidents, But Still Very Pain-
burns and Mr. Halasz is reported to
be resting quietly today, although it
will be sometime before he will the
able to be out Again. .
injured While Jumping Over Barrel
John Wilcheh or Clinton avenue
met with a peculiar accident yester-
day while participating in the sale and
sane brand of tire works. Mr. Wil-
chek was doing the leap-frog stunt ov-
er some «barrels when‘the bottom fell
out causing the sides to collapse and
precipitating Mr. Wilchek to the
ground. He sustained sundry bruises
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MME AIITOIAMILE
‘ EASES III MIIIIT
William Thompson was arrested
last night {or operating an automobile
without rear lights by Officer John H.
Smith. He put up a $25 bond, and
this was forfeited today. ‘
John King was arrested for operat-:
ing an automobile with a wrong lightl
in front, and without any driver’s ll-
cease. The arrest was also made by
Officer Smith. He comes from Penn-
.‘(v' :r
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Steve Eaton Place Edited and
the Loss is Estimated at $4,-
000, With insurance
iliiiiillllliii lliltlll
llililliiililiil lull
Several False Alarms Were
Turned in garlier
Steven ’BflIOg'a saloon in Water
street, South Norwalk. was practical-
ly destroyed by a fire which was dis-
covered at 2 o'clock this morning. the
building being gutted and the contents»
of the place a total less. The loss is
estimatod at $4,000. The loss‘ on the
building which is owned by Harris dc
(lane, is covered by insurance carried
by Taylor & Golden and 'J. M. Laymn
& 00., inc . I ‘
The origin of the tire is not known.
as, by the time the Old Well 'l-Iook &
Ladder company got there. the intern
tor of the building was a raging for-
once and it was impossible to get at
the seat of the trouble. The Putnam
Hose appartuses were close seconds,
Driver Sam McGowan. whose uppers
atua comes out of the house last be
ing but a handout owe to the can...
of Eddie Wilson As soon on the Old
Well boys reached the place. they turn-
ed in a second alarm which brought
the firemen-out in large numbers.
By actual time it took the two
pieces of apparatus from Putnam Hose
Company's house less than two min-
utes to get out into Washington street
The alarm came in at four minutes
past two and the two supply wagons
were passing lane's restaurant at
six minutes past two.
8_VI\‘ltTlIIl, and was complying with the
laws at“ that state. Judge Tammany
disillurged him.
Ray Sherwood was enacted last]
nicllt for operating an automobile:
without any rear light or a drlv‘ersI
license. lie was lined $1 and actual
costs on each count.
William Barclay was arrested for
drunkenness. yesterday morning. and
his case was continued until July
13th.
Ellsworth Williams was arrested
on the morning of the Fourth for car—
rying concealed- weapons and dis-
charging iirenrms. His case was con-
I
--Dancinp; Dorlon's. Saturday night
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TWElNTY TWO FlRE ALARMS RE-
CORD OF DAY iN NEW HAVEN.
NE WHAVEN. July 5.~Many minor
acldents and 22 lire alarms marked
New llavan's part. of the Fourth ol'
|.luly celebration. in the morning there
was ‘a civic iparado which was watchv
ed III) thousands in the evening there
Belle island presented a hululsmne
appearance with the illumination of
the opening night still in place and'
brilliantly lighted The Hippodrome
‘orcllestru furnished excellent dunci‘ugv
and concert: music.
dW—d
pot roast, 100 iii.
when“
Market.
llnyes'
O. K. SCOFIELD TOUOHED.
m
' Pocket PIcked or Roll of me ill sure
a It Carnival. ’i ‘
. , O. K. Ecohsid of Mainflheef. was
touched up tor $19 Wedncadcy might
t the carnival in Marital-it, who
was a display of fireworks on the
gluon. A rocket which had been im-
{properly placed whizzod over the
.hcuds’ol the crowd and. struck two
little girls who were watching the dis-
play i'rom the steps of «the United
Church There were Celia and Mary
Appell, aged 10 and 4, or No. 189 Do
rapport avenue. "Both vwerelrendserd
unconscious. Their injuries are not
serious. . I
iFrM:v‘8rewiek went into a saloon
tor, refreshments and while there a
friend lit a bunch oil. firecrackers
which were protruding from one of
his pockets. site Is in a hospital with
severe burns? .
. Buivutore Memorable
fisucsanto
The Old Well apparatus left the
house on the third round of the bell
and were at the bottom of the hill in
a jifillll I
Chief George W. Bogardus and his
assistants were on the ground as soon
as the apparatus and quickly took
charge of the situation Two lines of
hose were immediately run up to and
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(Continued oh Third Page.)
“wheat shoulder steak. 103 lb. llaycs‘
Market.
BEST 8IIIIIILIIEII STEAK
1081.8.
All icon pot roast, 10c lb.
Best cut shoulder stock. the lib.
Legs of lamb. 18c and 220.
Lamb stew. 8c lb.
Choice young towl. 202 and 220.
Native roasting chicken, 250.
Long Island ducks.
ilroilers.
ltiib roast best, the lb.
Roast veal. lilo lo. .
Smoked shoulders. 12 We lb.
lawllt‘s Butterlne, 25c lb.
HATES‘ MARKET. '
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DARROW PR08IGUTION MAY,“
11de TODAY. .
L03 shoal/us. cat, July 5.-’rhe
«prosecution in the trial at C. E. D“-
row for alleged jury bribing expected
to raid. some time today. Mrs. Robert
I". Batu wife of the first sworn jurbr
ill the McNamara trial, was expected
to have a brief eross‘euemlnetion
when thsltriei was resumed. list- not.
band was scheduled to follow“ her on
the bland to tell the story or his
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(inert-notion by Bert H. Franklin. ‘
AoIlDl‘tIIIla to the statements .9“ the j.
poured domiuousfltudtrtuc
‘2 to the, high reputation the
lawn. After this all those present re-
, was not killed.
here.
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Madrid Mrs. Edward E. Mead,
at East Nuywslil, eelehiiatod
nappy; Event
A large number of the friends and
relatives at Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ill.
Mead gatheredg'stithelr residenCe in
mono avenue, st evening, the occa-
sion being'tbe IWenty-ittth anniversary.
of their marriage. The house and
grounds were very prettlly decorated
with a red. villus and blue color
scheme, and eIrlngs of electric lights
furnished brilliant illumination. Al-
bert Bennett, o! the F W. Woolworth
00., was in charge of the decoration.
and created a fiery pleasing effect A
well rendered program was carried out
early in the evening. William Shiites
acting as master of ceremonies. Fer.
riss’s orchestra furnished excellent
music, opening with a medley overture
of patriotic airs. concluding with
"America." which was sung by the
guests who were assembled on the
paired to the house where the pro-
gram was carried out as, follows:
Vocal Solo—~All’red Kraemer.
<Readiug~~Mrl Edward Merriam.
Plano Dacia-Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Mead.
Recitationqus. Edward Patterson.
(VOI‘JII Solo-“Ellis Howard.
l-‘lano Solo—«Mrs. William sniffin.
Vooal Solo—*Mre. William L‘rulg .Jr.
Later ill the evening the guestsl
were ushered to the banquet tables.‘
which Were spread on the lawn and
an elaborate collation was enjoyed.
Mr. and Mrs. Mead were the rectil-
tents of many beautllul' guts of silver uneasy over the preloaded absence
and cut. glass Ind received the bear
WWtatulutlons of all who were
in attendance.
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Percy Mchughlin. of Fatrticld. had.
a narrow escape from being killed on;
yesterday afternoon about i: 45 ociock
when his motorcycle crashed into thei
automouhils of J. W. Shellie-y. and he
was thrown to the ground. but tunic:
ily he. was practically uninjured. ’l‘heI
front wheel of the motorcycle was:
smashed hepelessly and the frame of I
the automobile was buckled, exhlblh
ing the force the young man was go
tug at the time of the collision.
The accident occurred in front of
the residence of Frank Sanger on Mill
Hill and was witnessed by several oil
the Norwaik people. All thought the:
young man must be terribly injured
and were relieved to find him appar-
ently all right. v'l‘he trouble came
when M'clmughlin attempted to get
out of the trolley trucks for instead
of turning the Eproper way he made aI
miscalcuiation and struck the auto.
which was approaching' Norwslk at
the time.
Both the autoists and Mclmlghlln
were satisfied that the affair was no
cidontcl pure and simple aud'all were,
thankful for the young man that hei
'l‘rstilc Giltccr Thomas J. Dorsey lu-
instigated the affair for the deparb
ment.
*«Danclng. Dorlo‘h's. Saturday night.
motioned
All-ll'l‘nllb‘ KILLEII
mutability ramp one, only a.“ '
dept iii ll. Lorain and Botticelli bia-
jor Wilson of the army flying corps.
mm
more killed this morning while flying .
ever the moat military encampment
My were taking their billet
early morning practice and the new
plans had reached a haunt .
Una
wean-ice senses“
«tied and somewhat cooler. .
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ll illPiiil
Charles B. Road, at Bridgeport,
and Two Employee Meet Death
ill Greenfield Hill
illiiitii iiiliil ill
lllullil lulu
Another Man Overcome, But is
Expected to Recover
*BRHDGEPORT, July 5.-—Charies B.
Read, secretary of the D. M. Read
Company. prominent drygoods deal-
ers, and one of Bridgeport’s most
prominent citizens, gave his life. last
evening ins {rllitless endeavor to save
the livesot Mr. and Mrs. John Rubi, l
caretakers of his estate on Greenfield
Hill, all three being nspbyxlatcd by
gas fumes. Details of the accident
are lacking, but as far as can be
learned, Mr. Rubi went to the pump-
house. in which Is also located the
ascetylene gas plant
Something had gone wrong with.'
and Ruhl, in an!
the supply of 8118
lgapparent endeavor to make r‘epslrs
was overcome. His wife becaomingfl—u.
or her husband. went to the pump-
house. and she tooswlle overcome by
the fumes. Mr. Reed, hearing her
cry, went at once to the pumllrhouse,
land tried to save Mrs Rubi. He too.I
was overcome and fell to the floor I
in the meantime, Arthur Jennings, a:
neighbor. learning of the trouble.
went to the rescue. lilo was nearly
overcome, but managed to spread the
alarm.
Several doctors respOnded and it
was with dlttlculty that they were able
to make their way into the house.
Finally all three bodies were brought
out, but all were dead
Mr. Reed was 54 years old and is.
survived by a widow and one daugh-
I_ter While he never held political ol-
1 tics he was looked upon as one of the' 5
Heading citizens of the city. He was
prominently identified with the Mil-i
sonic iraternity. and held member
ship in many clubs including the New
York Yacht Club Mr Rubi was 42
l years old and his wife 38
«Leon pot roast. Hayea‘
Market.
EIEE’S EIIIEIIMKS
10c lb.
The nreworke display given by
James File. in Ely avenue; last night.
was the best that ever happened
that thoroughfare and it is no excl;
aeration to say that it was witnessed
by upward of 10600 people. including
a hundred Or more automobiles. which
were tilled to their capacity.
One of the teatut'ea or Mr. Fire's
skill in manufacturing ond‘exhiblting
the fireworks was a miniature pro-
'duotion"'oi the italics-Turkish war.
This proved very realistic and showed
off to line advantage“ and received
rounds andlroundl Jot applause from
the assembled spectators. Mr. rue
bod a number of other not please. the
colors of which were excoilent~3nd
the bombs. etc, were the linear. over.
Members of Punsslt'il band tarnish
pit music, and altogether the sailb-
proved very enjoyable. Mr. eases
patriotism is highly commended.
and be we: ”also by a number 0t
columnist merchants in decoding
the still r.
nu. ulcer rum
in!
wilful-later sin lair divorce on «be
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York, Yesterday, cousins Awiul Loss
IIIEIilI-ilii it ill lull iillilililliiiiiil;
illll lull iiiillilill Alli Billilllll
The Engineer Reported Not to“ HaVo Seen Signals Pa
Details of Deaths in One'Famiiy '
CORNING, N. Y., July 5.——~Twenty-l Schandel, all at Newark, and .
tive of the dead victims of yesterday’si mann, 01' Jars” CIIY: are MEI
wreck on the Lacknwunna RailroadI seriously hurt.
have been identified and 16 still re-l R3fli§§£g§gtmmm
main awaiting identificatioa today,‘ I
ily, consisting of his father.
eight in Elmira and eight in Corningfl I
five year old daughter, and
Forty one persons were killed and 51; Old 5°“ were killed. MT _
injured in the discus: I is enslaved in a Bunch) ‘
But one additional identification was tabilshment 19“ ”1N city
made ill the early hours of the meme knowing only that 111.5 .1301
log. Mrs. Louise Fleidman of New Laird had been
York, was recognized thelIe by her Laird visited the local m'tlr
brother. I at the first he found his littl
0f the 51 injured but four Miss ’ U
. Mary Brennan, James Griffith. Nellie
TIIE EIIIIIITII AT
TIIE KIM [ILIIB
The Fourth at the Knob Club was
a say one and some hundreds of peo-
pie were guests during the day.
I Bromiields orchestra, at Stamford,
Iiurnished concert music in the ather-
noon, starting with the Star Spangled
Banner and continuing on down the
patriotic and classic pieces until time
Idor dancing in the evening.
I There were three auto bosses on the
route. Charles T. Dtmond, a member
Io! the transportation committee, se-
i cured a big Mack truck for the day as
I a demonstration of its excellence.
lEveryoue who rode in the arrange-
ment thanked Mr Dimond train the
l bottom of their hearts tor it was line
Every car was met and no one walked
l save through choice.
There was evidently some slip re~
i gaming the canoe races planned and
I Entertainment Committee Horace
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The marriage of Miss Jennie j
on. daughter at Mr. and Mrs. I'
London, of Nor-walk, to William
Post son oi: Mrs. Washington
of Wilton occurred Wadi:
noon at 4 o’clock at the r
the bride, No. 1 Elizabeth sir.
walk. . . ‘
”The ceremony was a quiet
in: attended by only the,
relatives of the contracting
Rev. Louis Howell. rector of
Church, emulated. The *
handsomely decorated with ‘ can
and roses and the bride
bouquet of white roses. ‘ ‘
The bridematd was Miss; ill
Louise Post sister of mention},
was attired in white mulls and on
a bouquet of white roses. The
man was Frederick Londonrh
of the bride. Mr. and 2M". ‘
celved a number of line wedding "
including cut glass, silver" '
linen. They departed on shrill
and on their return will field's
newly it‘urnished home In BEL.
where the groom is employed
member of Our Brothers' ‘
l
Gray called his cat boat in a race.
The race was sailed over a course
lying from the Khan Club beach
around the red and black spar buoy
three times and three boats were en-
tered. the helium, owned by the Nash
brothers winning; the Gray brothere'
boat taking second place, while the
Joanna and Mary, owued by Dr. A. it.
Turner and“? C. Quintard and sailed
by the latter.” was last. A Dwight
I Keep was outclal timer and Ned Sher—
nrsn starter. The Nash boat won both
i by lengths and by handicap.
Swimming, canoelng. tennis all the
usual pleasures were enjoyed. The
dance in the evening was well attend-
ed. James Robertson at the restaur-
ant reports a. good business.
eoluuul rule ,
tunic FAMILY
, WAiilsA WALLA. Wash, July law
seized with a murderous mania. lute1
yesterday. Sergeant John Probing, at
tile 136th company. Coast Artillery at
Nit Worden Port Wound. Wash
lepton. allot ml killed his romp
folio. his son and daughter. then shot
Ilium: ill the asks all one an on
amt-ii. 'i'bc decanter will! it and the
lJiMA Peru. July 5.
between Teena and Alice;-
ibeeh destroyed by» be
according to dispatches
A large number or, people
lured.
Unprecedented enthusiasm
played during the 06W.
Fourth of July in this city .
ternoon a reception was 'Iloid
nationalities tendon hollow .
dance attended by all the Add
residents arid a large admire
villus. At. night ll main
use given at ‘
slut “rewards ll boll RAW
club; campaigners“
in a loans: ‘
or but been 7; ,
Norwalk Chronicler