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SOUTH NORWALK. CONWN., SATURDAY, AUGUST 17,1912
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WEATHER PGREcAfl'
«Fab-W Tonight and Probably Sunday.
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Sallie Today Fought on ihsliills of the Lower Berkshire lie-
gion Was Spectacular, and Said to Surpass the Famous
' Texas Maneuvres of
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lied Army Succeeded in Forcing the Blues to the Hills, 9
Newtown and Bethel and Defence Was Good
(Maneuver Headquarters.)
NEWTOWN, Aug. 17.~—With the
burning of real powder in a mimic
mar, the Connecticut Maneuver Cam~
palgn was brought to an end here to-
day. Regular army officers, of whom
there were nearly two hundred, de-
tailed to give instruction to the Na-
tional Guardsmen and to serve as
umpires, declared that the finale was
probably the most spectacular eVei‘
seen in this country, even surpassing
the recent Texas maneuvers, in which
a great number of regular troops took
part.
The battle, which was fought on the
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Announced That No City Ticket
Will he Pul ln'the Field
This Fall
Between two and three hundred
{Bull Moosors gathered together at
lied Men's Hall in Washington street
last evening and held a big meeting
at which time a permanent organiza-
tion was affected, officers elected and
(plans on the future discussed. The
The predominating feature of the
meeting was the decision taken by
those present to the effect that under
no consideration wh-alevor would they
calm» in any way into local politics,
'it being the sentiment oi the. meeting
that they were to be welded togeth-
or for the interests of Theodore
altoosevelt alone. There was no
doubt as to the sentiment ol’ the
shooting in this respect.
in the course of the evening there
were a number of speakers. who spoke
interestingly and enthusiastically
upon the merits and progress of the
catnpaign and of Teddy and their re-
marks were greeted by applause.
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Several Years Ago
hills of the lower Berkshires, and in
a country of commanding ridges and
deep ravines, was vividly picturesque
in a setting that equals that of any
part of the cast for this particular
purpose, twenty thousand soldiers,
about evenly divided in number, Were
handled by veteran officers and made
to put into execution that which had
been taught the soldier and the officer.
The great prize in the theoretical
game was the capture of the City of
New York on its land side, by seizing
its most vital artery, the Croton Wu-
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llifiilEiJTi 25 inns Alli)
Bringing a divorce action for an in-
discretion that took place 25 years aKO,
Warren E. Smith, a former wealthy
Norwalk, resident, has filed papers
asking for a separation from Barbara
[sabella Roberts Smith, to whom he
was married in 1879.
The news of the Smith domestic
junta llIllll unis
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“The W or Do Well" to Open at
the Lyric Theatre, New York,
September 2
Charles Klein, the playwright, resid- I
ing at Shirley Manor, Rowayton, is
busy getting ready for a new play,
which will be produced. at the Lyric
Theatre, 'New York, September 2.
Among the popular novels publish.
ed in the last three years, none have
exceeded the vogue attained by Rex
Boach'Is “The Ne'er Do Well." Char-
les Klein, the author of “The Music
Master," "The Lion and the Mouse."
"The Third Degree." “The Gamblers."
and other notable successes, has dra-
matized this novel, for the Authors‘
Producing Company, under whose di-
rection it is now being produced. The
play is in four acts and six scenes——
one ia New York city, two on board a
steamer bound for the Panama Canal
and the rest are laid in the Canal
Zone of Panama. lln magnitude. the
production is one of the largest shown
on the American stage for many
years, requiring as it (icesJ three lio-
foot baggage cars to transport it.
One set in particular, disclosing the
Gatun Dam at Panama is a wonderful
piece of scenic construction.
The story of "The Ne'er Do Well"
revolves around Kirk Anthony, the
“ne'er do well.‘ and the son of a multi-
millionaire railroad king. Young An-
thony, while at college, earned a na-
tional reputation as a football player:
in fact, his athletic prowess made him
the idol of the college world.
The play opens in New York city,
on the night after a football game.
when‘KtrkAnthony and a number of
fellow players are celebrating their
most recent victory on the gridiron,
in a notorious cafe off Broadway
where they have come into clash with
the police. Young Anthony, who has
been drinking heavily, wakes up the
next morning to find himself absolute-
ly penniless on board ship, bound for
Panama. He manages to borrow
money on the strength of his father’s
troubles has coated a sensation
Norwalk. Mrs. Smith is accused of
having been too
ward W. Eagleton in January 1.1887,
and with Edward W Little from 1894I
to 1900, The acts of infidelity
the latter are said to have taken place
in New York, Greenwich and Boston.
24. 1879. The action is returnable to
the September term of the Superior
Court.
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100 SUMMER HOTEL
ll‘i'ih BEACH. “N. it, Aug. 17.
Mnrden House. a summer hotel.
destroyed by line early today.
in;
friendly with Ed- I
with ,
The Smiths were married September;
.UESTS FLEWE "‘0” F'REI tation for disaolule conduct has pre-
“Tha' college mans evident desire to turn
IMWM over a new leaf. Disgrace is new ad. W. Norton for slander. claiming damn I
are .
than 100 guests who woie asleep when I
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“ii blaze W“ dI‘I‘IOV‘de werenrouscdmmmnm of all his i’i‘Itilldh, Mi (ion
in time to escape .wlthOiit. injury The .Wld openly accuses his wife M a “mu thing for the Mad River CompahY.
name, but the railroad king dislnher.
,its him, and everyone turns against
him. For the first time in his life the
socially pampered young athlete finds,
himself confronted with tho alterna-
live of going to wark in the Canal
,Zone or starving. lie is forced lot
lwork in a menial capacity on the
:Canal.
I in this dilemma be is recognized by
Edith ()ortlandt. a fashionable young
matron of Washington, l). (3... whose
husband moves in the lilnlu-st diplo~
mallc circles. Her anxiety to help
young Anthony is misunderstood by
Iher husband The. young mau' a Will!-
‘ijllIIced Mr. Cortland who openly m-
lpudlntea him, notwithstanding the ox-
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a Norwalk Corporation, Begins
Work This Month
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Ten Men Will Start Next week
and Prospects Are Bright
An important business transaction
was consummated in South Norwalk,
yesterday, when the Phenix Fur Com-
pany sold out its equipment and good
will to the Kerr-Durning Fur Com
pany, which concern will take posses-
sion of the building in Woodward ave
one, immediately. and will
start to work within a fortnight.
The deal was put through yester- I
day. and the Phenlx Fur Company is
being voluntarily dissolved under theI
laws of the State of Connecticut, by l
Attorney Percy J. Edwards. '
At one time the Phenix Fur Com-
puny was a flourishing industry, em
1110\ng seventy men and turning outI
batting furs in the rough, in large
qrmntltlos, but of late the business hasi
fallen off
The newoompnny is made up men
well versed Iin the fur business.
Charles Kerr, the president, is an ex-
mayor of the city of Danbury, and a‘
thorough business man.
Durnin, secretary and treasurer, has
been in the for business for the past
fifteen years. For many years he
was employed as salesman (or the
Hitchcoclenermcdge Company, 'of
Brooklyn, and for the past three years
has been collision with the 1P. Young
& Sons Company. of Danburlfl
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ten men and on Monday will begin
machinery into proper working order,
overhauling the engine and boiler and
other equipment. They hope to begin
the actual
Monday. August 26th.
SELEIITMII i8I
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WA’l‘ldlliilJ‘RY, Aug. lT.-—Wl|frc‘d V.
Warner, town clerk of Wolcott, has
ded to poverty.
At a dinner party in Panama, in tho
brought suit against Selectman John
Igor; of 36, 000. Norton, it is allegedJ
“mentioned Warner's name as one of-
Ilthe three men who could semire says
The following permanent offlcemdoss was estimated at 320.000. gm,” Iserloua social crime and the dlnnorIWhIl‘Il is cooking to buy town properiy
I
were ‘elecled:
Cliulrmunw'l‘homan K. Richardson.
Secrirtarwallllam id. Koialor.
'l'ncusuror— will. W. Fitch.
Committee on ball-mil. )3. Then
innit. J. Clark, Mr. Reynolds and E.
W. l-‘ltch. ‘
Prlatlngwhr. it. E. Purdue.
SpeakerseJ. W. Crow.
Finance-WW. (l. Mathews.
of file unknown.
Wow/m1
TWll TllllliKllEll
brick’ workers, were found (lead you»,
The mectlnngus opened by a pray-
who also spoke, saying that he at.
landed the meeting for tho puniose
of informing himself as to what. the
organisation stood for. He did not
commit himself in any respect. .
he ioilificntloo meeting to be bald
eagle 28th was discussed and indicts
the are that lierbert Knox Smith.
'0! Teddy: cabinet, will be secured
tumultuous the local meeting Théi‘e
will be the‘gleo club from Bfldc’eport
on hand as well as a band. -‘
WMAWW >
“The Woman's-Mao. of the Baptist
incur-oh will hold a sale at domestic
aitloiuucaitc and ice cream at We
teal-"consign Hickory liluif. Wallace
day “mason and evening.
may w it lamina-men new
insist in The Sentinel I “
Illorlln Junction.
Wware struck by a night train.
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REPORT ON FIRE EBOM’EB.
the report from Mr.
than thereof the other} experts.
Thursday cruising of next week.
_ Wednesday.
4.
BBDIIIID Til DEATH a
NEW BRITAIN Aug 17. “Michael Mouse. ..
Taylor and alcphon Feller, two Polioh’ ...
,tarday beside the New York, New file .
or by Rev. .7. ll. Werner, of Norwallt.Iven and Hartford railroad tracks, at
It is believed they
Wilfred Bodwell, secretary of the
Town Helical Committee .has secured
Opinion of. the
State Fire Inspector's.oiiice,'ln Hart-
ford who impacted the schools of the
Not-wall: recently as to tire meshes.
Secretary BMWIGII infused to disclose
the report. except to say that the re
commendation; were more sweeping
The
report will-aha submitted at the meet»
ing {of thacommittes no he held on
Mrs. Clarence Ayers, of Bali island. I
gave birth to a bouncing belly boyiut ‘
Iparly ends in u disgraceful domestic
itrngody. involving youth; nulimuy.
who is landed in a Panamslan full.
one of a most unique character, defb
ly written by the author of "The Md
ulc Master." "The Lion and the
“The Third Degree." and
The i‘lamhloru." which are calculat-
lod to hold the interest of the audience
to the very end of the play.
Mr. Klein has personally directed
the staging of "The No’ar Do Wail, “
and has selected a cast of well known
.playare, including Hale. Hamilton,
Katherine Kaelrod. lioWiit D. Jan
nines. Orlando Duly, Robert Fischer.
Messy Harlem ‘ 1th (“3. 6113.4ch
H‘ruuklyu Sellflflltt Beatrice Warm
and fifty others.
Wa'
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In. or. autism HORSE wms
nurses in monsoon.
n a Buckley, toenail know: can.
horse, baffles. won Cm 18W
thé 51113.9“; it M; II Tom I” ,
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Here begins a marine of compiles;
field barman murmurs that air
‘In Wolcoti for Chill) Papers were new
ed by Countable Holmes and the suit
is returnable to the Waterbury Bu
lmrlor Court in flotilembur
pm a. mum. w vfio‘wa ..cmw.w
WAHHEMDUFAULT.
' Norwnik Couple Wedded In New Vork
Yesterday.
Miss Ruth J. Dufault, daughter of
31m. and Mrs. George Dufsult. of Ham-
'iltoa avenue, South Norwalit and Lee
Wtor K. Warren, of Norwsik, were very
quietly married yesterday afternoon
, stilts "Little Church Around theItlon
her" in New York. The morning Mr.
and Mrs. Wilma left for a twowaeks‘
twoddinx trip.
lady and its) many friends
'flfimm.» an. Warren is also
on the notices class.
new to visa strove “rival.
sided
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probably W
Thomas F I
The company will start work with;
the preliminary labors of getting the'
WWII of the concern on,
Misti Default is a popular young
in was
Well
known, and their many friends will;
the who the boat of success in“ also
rlcil life. an. Warren is employed as
MW at bishop s ”not. lie
Iii-loose w on also. unions. Hamlin
Advertise your smut property ,
*‘dW all hit it mates. fishnets!“ j
is the writ phenol? still “
BIIIIIIWHIHIIIIHJI
Cars lump the Track in Several
Places and Some Slight Dam-
age is Reported ‘
That the South Main street switch
is a menace to the public was empty
demonstrated yesterday afternoonand
evening when a number of. accidents
occurred there by reason of cars spilt-
ting the switch and Jamming into what
ever happened to be standing along
its side of the track.
At 3:30 oclock yesterday afternoon,
the first car look the jump and land-
er forcibiy against one of the Borden‘s
Condensed Milk wagons, squeezing it
hp against the curb and damaging the
conveyance somewhat.
At ll o'clock, the .Newtown avenue
trolley split the same switch, oppo-
site the Sanitary Bakery, and jam:
med into an automobile owned by G.
B. 'l‘allmadge. The auto was damaged
to the extent of a smashed wheel.
STATE ~ BRIEFS.
Middletown.—-—Employees of the Rue-
sell Msnufactaring Company refuse to
work if Italians who want on a strike
sometime ago are taken back.
Bristol “The four -year—old daughter
of Joseph L'Heeraux boarded a Hart-
ford train and traveled alone to that
city where she was found very much
lost.
Hartford. —Ths Central Labor Union
lpetitioned tho alderman not to allow
local police to do out of town duty, de-
claring "the recent scandal enacted at
Thompsonvlle is a stench in the noses
of decent people.” ’ , .
Rockv'iller—The cucumber crop, be-
ing harvested now, will run into the
Imilllons, and 150 acres are under culti-
vation.
.2.
East Berlin—Miss Vera L. llazen.
aged l8. was drowned at East Jaffray.
1N. H., according to word received by
‘her parents recently.
Hartford.——~Davld E. Greenberg,
thrown from a sulky at Charter Oak
Park. is in St. Francis' hospital, snf~
lferlng from concussion of a lung.
New Britain—«When some strangers
sent Guiseppe Carlmellvo to buy cig‘
arettes, they demanded and received
832, all the money he had, as so
curlty that he would come back, and
he's looking for the strangers now.
'l.iridgoport.—~Motorcycle cops no
longer will he allowed to chase autos,
the police board having ordered their
speed cut down since the death of
Frank howe. an “officer, killed in ‘col~
lislon recently»
Danbury. ----- The lionsatoaic Co. is
supposed to have bought the local gas
Iand electric company after long nego-
tiatina.
Woodburwaharlos P. Bail has
been made foreman of the machine
department in tho llrldgeport trade
school.
m
Sheltoanour chapel gas without a
preacher Sunday because a Woman
wrote him that the bridge had been
destroyed by the army taking part in
the war game. .
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hero coot'thc city $4,489.90.
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bullet into hill head.
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IOV TWPIOWN PHOM MGYGLI.‘
Willlmsntic.’l‘ho smallpox epidemic
Manchestarwbevl N. Field made a
poor job of it recently when he at-
totnnted to kill hhnself by putting a
its will recover.
John Quintard. a yeah: man employ-
ed by the Banner iBakery sustained nu-
merous bruises and a thorough sheila
inn. up this, morning when he was
throw from his bicycle while coasting
sh street hill, south Norir‘allt.
The young also was carryins a bucket
of matter to be delivered and wishing
in record. his enemies he coasted int
Idle oracles moment the brake refused .
to perform its luncheon am the your:
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Justice Golf WllI Sit as Committing Magistrate and Bond
a Sort of John Doe Investigation, as Governor Dix
I Gives ilim Sweeping Powers
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Proof of Laxity and Bad Work on the Part of the flewL
Police Force ls Plainly Shown
it has been supposed thatth
pointment of Justice Goff was 0 I
the purpose of trying the R0 31‘
murder cases but it locked out
the extraordinary session of th
preme Court would begin a John
inquiry that would delve into til
nermost relationships between Iii
lies and keepers of gambling Wan
orderly houses
It is thought that a Supreme
inquiry would accomplish more i
way of ringing to lightthe facts
the aldermanlc investigation“
NEW YORK, Aug. 17.--—A general in-
vestigatlon into police graft in all its
phases is to be undertaken by the ex-
traordinary session of the Supreme
Court presided over by Justice Goff.
who has been designated by Governor
Dix to sit in the trials of Police Lieut.
Becker and others charged with the
murder of the gambler Rosenthal.
News that the Supreme Court would
conduct grand jury lnqaisition with
Justice Goff having full powers of com
polling testimony and inflicting pen‘ilo
ties caused a panic in the underworld
today, and many gambleds and others
hurriedly left the city.
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Several Passengers Reported.
Injured Near Middle Point,
I Ohio, Today
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oi the city '
Politics are still occupyissthe
of South Norwalh people and t
conditions are such that the on ,
and the prospects are the talk of
city
Mayor William F. Tammany was
preached by a Sentinel reporter
terday afternoon and stated empha.
ally that he would not be a oandi,
for any office this fall. Mayor To“?
many said that when he accepted
nomination last year he did so VII
the understanding that, win or loss
was his last attempt
Ex- Mayor Albert M. Ponlman sthlb
ed to a reporter this morning that
did not desire to accept the pond
Ition for mayor unless his oompam
‘of the Democratic party deman-
such a course.
FORT WAYNE, ind, Aug. 17.~—The
18-hour New York-Chicago ilyer on the
”Pennsylvania ‘Rallroad is reported to
have been wrecked today near Middle
Point, Ohio, and a number of passen-
gerslnjured but none killed. The en-
gine and five Pullmans are in the
ditch, acordlng to information receiv-
ed here. I
Later reports were that three pas-
sensors were injured. When the train
left the rails it carried down telegraph
poles and available details are meagre.
[The train is No.W29 wostabound, and
was due at Chicago at 8:65 a. m.
‘PI‘IIIJADEIJPI‘IIA, Aug. 17.~An offi-
cial report of the wreck renewed by
the Pennsylvania Railroad here, says
that it occurred 6:16 a. m.. .iCenlral
time), on a straight, level track. Ono
passenger was hurt about the head, With Mayor Tammany out
the report says, another authored a race, the name of "Daamn" W
sprained back and another was Miller. president of the board of ,,
scratched. One sleeping our turned cilmon. 1“ bolus prominentIy Mill
'over on its side, twa others portly ed as a candidate for mayor
turned over and the other care he» Republican ticket. Counciinwl
method upright. The entire train was lore two terms of office as a lit
I
derailed. There were ill) passengers 0f the board have been such.
on the train. the opinion of local politicil.‘
chicane. Aug. i7.--Mbart ner- wond prove a strong candidate
hard. of Chicago, was the only passan- position. George L. Oliver till
car who suffered more than trivial ln- candidate for re nomination for
Jury, according to information receiv- silicon and will probably not if
ed at the general offices of the rail wants. ,
road The announcement made i
A special train was made up and by the local Bull Moose cm W
hurried to Middle Point to take the affect that. under no coll .,
passengers to their destinations. it is would they in any any, eater W
expected to arrive here about noon. cal politics catne so a relief W ,.
The accident occurred at 6. 88 0 local politicians it is the pit "
clock, this morning. The official re the Bull Mouser: to work for
port can that three sleeping can Ihoouvalt, first, last, and Wall
were thrown off the track by the dc- time. _
ailment. Whether the accident was This clears the situation not.
caused by a defective engine or by but, still there is a realist a
track tronbi his not been determined. old party leader- wit Willi
«Im— ' p thorium of the new party
NOW in MM. IOTA?! Twill. W their organisation mar
’ Advertise ’ your «coat pygmy the Democratic and W
early and not it rum sentinel oiu- in that membership in the
allied site. do the worn cheaply and party will naturally divorce:
noisily. claiming the name, from the?
lanes to either or the at
will creche in The Bertram
, or tum hundred in W
- Menorahs marshes.
Norwalk Chronicler