\
High Wind Aids inlconsuming a Bloclt and Did Other Damage Be.
tore the Firemen Had Succp
III WIIIIIISIIIIIIEI,
Building Was Destroyed, Together With Several Stores Which
Were Dolmected With It
NEWI LONDON. 01110, Jan' 21.—
lFire which threatened to wipe out
this town started in the business sec-
tion at 2 a. to. today. Aided by a high
wind the flames had consumed almost
an entire block and caused an estiman
ted loss of $100,000 at 8 o'clock, and
were still raging.
At 8:80 oblook the flames were un-
der centre].
Woonsocket Has-Big Loss.
WOONISOCKET. IR. 1., Jan. 21.—-—A
loss or $100,000 was caused by a tire
~ of unexplained origin which starting
in the machine room or a moving pio-
tune theatre in the Exchange Build-
lllttlli II Jilllll IIIII
WERE IIIIII’IE‘II IIIIIIE
ilepuhlioensm and Democrats Ag-
recon Division of Member-
ship on Committees
diARTF‘ORD, Jen. 2L—Ceueral As-
eemlbly dormally organises for the ses-
sion of 1913. ‘
Mnended joint rules adopted by
both branches permitting equal divls~
ion of joint committees between lio-
poblicans and Democrats. Progressive
members share the fortunes of the
minority sporty.
ilopubllcan tendon after heart to
heart talk voted iii to M to support
the report of the conference commit-
toil.
Both branches adopt a tribute to
the late Citiei’ Justice iiull, and order
it to be engrossed. ’
{Renate rules made proIlding for
fourteen nilulstunt clerks, ’
liousejpnsaed l'esolntlou temporarily
IIIIIpointiIIg Robert 1"». Stoddard ,iuduo
III Milford to flit vacancy existing by
[onion (ll-doom of Judge Hepburn.
New chaplain oTItbo llouna. Rev.
Mr. Pomona. made his first prayer.
Mi oornmitioos to he named on
Thursday to which adjournment was
tattoo.
Milena question still nausea (trillion
tr. itepmontotlve Koppimnnn. of
Hartford. has bill I instructing the
Interim to tarnish mileage. the we
pause to he cursed to tho contin-
gent expense fund.
Scouts meetings held this afternoon
in contorted)! with the statutes.
' an_uw
W 4...“ Wm
”2W OANAMII BU! RUNI.
‘1‘th ”Now Gannon auto bus is to
motto two trips tomorrow that will be
It Matti to the mopping and victims
pacific of both New Caustic and lion
wait. The. has has been missed elites
’it «so taken cit II. regular masonic
fertile whim, and many drill «the so»
masters of tomorrow In two trips.
4-.
the fiction film at also sad lmti
o‘clock in the morning. lot trips will
Ilium, will to n. In. and it o‘clock n. so
191*
mmtmmmwimm
fl
BUSINESS IIIIII Ill
IIw IIIIII In
control, wunitoss of $100,000
WIIIIIIIE IIIIIIII IIE IIIIIIIIII I’IIJIIIIIE IIIEIIIIE
I DA'IIIEW “All“
The bus “trill leave in the vlciuitr or
he finds mashing. luster flow the
Ilium a: as m III :almmou ‘
eded in dotting Them Under .
IIHIIIIE ISIIIIII IIIIISES EIIIE
lug, spread to adjoining stores in the
block today.
The heaviest losses were sustained
by the Woons’ooket Reality Company,
owners of the building, the lessees of
the theatre and Falke Brothers,
clothing dealers.
--It the doctor orders a tonic order
a M Bbl. Evans Cream Ale. We will
do the rest. Manor and ,Fiynn.
Do not delay in making that meat
dot. room or store an income pro
ducer. A few cents in the Sentinel
Ivsnt columns wnl do it.
silicates MID costs
fir
Tony Bodner, the Dorian ltalianmho
tried his prettiest to hill big better
half Sunday by stabbing uor in the
back. was fined 825 and cosmetic
night in the court before Justice Able
Dance. IBodner paid up. ,
Mr. and iii-Is. Boomer have agreed to
disagree and this morning the latter
came to South Norwalh and drew out
soon which she had in II local bank and
will leave for the old country in the
near future, giving out that one has
had enough of her husband's ‘ aifec-
done, which are s'littie too pointed.
Mrs. Bonner will recover from her
injuries.
33”“ EIDIIPIEIIT
‘ EMS INSTALLATION
At the meeting of Colfax Encamp-
ment, ‘No. 31, i. O. 0. Ft, that was held
last evening the sincere recently {flotil-
od were lustslled by District IDoputy
Grand 'l’sdriaroh Oscar L. liurdic’it. of
Stamford, and staff. At the conclu~
also or the meeting refreshments were
served. The silicon installed were as
follows: ~
0. “Nadine Brown.
S. \V.—-Oito Lindotrom.
J. W.--Arthur Benedict.
ll. l‘.—-J. Melvin Hill.
ficrtbomcioronce A. .Brown
“monarch/(litmus Gehrmsn.
First W.~I~«llsns Gwen
Second Iw.w~Wiliism 0. Jesse.
'f‘hird WwMClaudo hormone.
Fourth 'Wrw'rhomsn ll. liowoll.
”First I.) at Tkaiotm Batterson.
almond (l at Tstmos Wilmot
l (imiihrvoy Weed
It). (i “damned moduli
mu 3qu IvoIIIIIur »
.Io sexton
"WMnthl’mrd Jan. Biwbtsduieb
his moons of s grave situation in liensIn
ems, Men, today, ceased the stain”
Department satellite to MNWIIyW
older detaching one of the osmium
from the out Illustrator
fleet. st donors for
duty at the It
suits; news comes a
I.
T “WWI." WWII? I
on cruise
M
William T. Lincoln Takes Position
in Wesiileld, Mgssecnusetis
The news that William '1‘. Lincoln.
chief! cosineer of the United Electric
Light and Water Company at the new
or house in Meadow street. has re
signed. comes as a surprise to local
people, but they will wish him all suc-
cess in his new position. 011 Mm-
ary ist. Mrs Lincoln will take up his
duties in Westfleid. Mass, having see
cured a position in the Westneld Gas
and Electric Works. " - ,
Mr. Lincoln has beep located in
South Norwslk tor a number at years
street. withIhis family. He has been
hard working and has made hosts of
friends by his quiet. unassuming ns~
ture, pleasing all whom he met. They
will regret to learn of his departure
from South Norwallr but will be the
first to wish him proaperlty for the
future.
'Mr. Lincoln will superintend the
entire éas plant 01’ the Westtleld Gas
and Electric Works, or municipal cor-
poration. which (matches the town of
that name with its light and power.
In this place Mr.,Lincoin will be again
associated “with Thomds T. Logic.
formerly with the United Electric
Light and Water Company in The Nor-
walks, who is new manager of the
Westfleld plant
'Mr. Logic is making good in a de-
_cidsd advancement and the onicials
oi Westiieid’s progressive little gas
and electric works are delighted with
their choice among numerous appli-
cants some two yearsaso.
No successor for Mr. Lincoln has
been assumed. . _
ESTATE WAS 36, 555. 23
BROOKLYN. -N Y.. Jan. 21 .—An ac-
counting taken of the estate left by
Mary Ruehi. lute sister of and health
at West Nomalk, shows that who the
decedent passed away on MW 20.
1011. she islt an estate of en tiy 80.-
655. 2a
This sum represents 132,000 bond
and mortme; $26.69 in interest: 81,
403.09 oa'depostt in the Kings CountyI
Savings Bank; 817.89 in interest; :3.-
000.00 .011 deposit in the German Bar.
lugs Bank; scone Ila interest; and
$10.00 worth of furniture.
Out of this sum. however, there are
expenses at $977.83; funeral, $858.90;
debts. $280.00; administration expen.
see of $200.00. and exocutrix‘s commie
stone of $188.88, which brings the on:
into down to the 05,577.40 More.
which, under the decedent‘s will at
March 18, 1911. passes over equally
between the decedent‘s brother and
sister, lingo ‘RBEIII, of West Norwalk.
Conn. and litrnxns. Mothers of Slit
Halsey street here, Who is the execu-
iris.
The decedent lived here at W: East
lion street, rum It was while one was
on a pleasure trip in Illsvenpori. is.
that she was stricken, and in which
city she died.
Au accounting [siren also of the or
this left by Nancy M lluliard. late
mother and late mdmother .ot
doom '1. and Florence l“. unlined.
or hermit. shows that when the do»
tandem, who paused any on July 3.
1001i. while It resident of Maiden.
Mass. lithe left to octets hero of, UT,-
00030, which represents cosh on not
posit in the death Brooklyn haw/lags
limit. AII the decedent left no will the
estate page: over cousiiy between her
son and granddaughter.
,w-liir. Mimi, mm mm. the blind
composer and pianist. will ploy in hier-
will on Friday evening or this week
Hillside school. Mr. Perry not
Wanted tumult: my times masseuse
Wit this new interesting and W
able his lecturs‘recitslsgesn he, Til.
mun wili‘hsglmlhm , '
5' '
IIIIIIII IIIIIIII i
and has made his home‘st 12 High I
‘ '/ tenants. mm: mor. forcibly to
. also mtg others who will tails adIsnI
tame: the assassin 4qu steel
Attorney Geterii oi the State
ilellv'ers Shilling Eulogy for
Late thistlustlce .
IIIIIIIIITTIIIIIII
III III IIIIII
Diner Notable then at the State
Made Fitting Remarks
. M
NEW HAVEN, Jan. 21.—-Memorial
services were held by the Supreme
Court of Errors in this city today, for
its late Chief IJustioe, Frederic ’3.
Hall who died! suddenly in Hartford
last week, shortly after leaving the
courtroom, where he had presided " for
the lastlflme, 1.” its head. Had he
lived, he would have retiredfilthin a
few weeks under the use limitation.
The examines were held in the “Super-
tor Courtroom in the county building,
and were the more impressive be-
cause of their simplicity.
Attorney-General John H. Light:
mine the edicts! announcement to the
court oi! chict: Justice Hall's death,
paying a slowing tribute to his worth
as a man and ability as s jurist and
recounting the Incident; immediately
preceding his death, his leave-taking
.9! mwmmmms tout-
the mind-by the tram death soon or-
terwardI.
Governor GimeOn E. Baldwin, him-
self s {prmer chief Justice. and the
tics Hell, spoke briefly in a more per»
sons! velnf and Justice Samuil- 0.
tics presiding over the services.
KS): behalf of the Bupremp Court.
Titre out the exercises the Ichw'
of the late Chief Justice rshtnihyd va-
cent Justice Prentice sitting to its im-
mediate left. The prayer was dared
by Rev. Howard S Wilkinson, of St.
Paul' s Episcopal Church. At the con-
clusion of the exercises the regular
session of the court- was opened in the
Supreme Courtroom.
Attornoytieneral Light, making the
announcement or the death! said to
part:
Judas Light's Tribute.
May it Please the Court;
it is my duty at this time to call at-
tention oilioislly to the death of Chief
(Captioned on ninth pus.)
~EXTII SPERM!
Owing fifths number strenuous re-
oeivcd from the people at New Car
any who wish to amnion. January
Clearance Sale which storied today It
the Boston mm. arrangements hove
been made with the management of
tho Norwsiit and New (lama Auto
mobile Bus to metro their «who trips
Wednesday and Saturday this weak.
the weather permitting. The this will
leave the hosted more. Norwslk. for
New (3mm at a: 20 o. as. and 11: 30
s. In. and ti ofoiock p, on; will leave
in. lztt him. and one I). so.
This will be It crest accommodation
to Vmsoy‘ purple who with to attend
the his solo at the mm iltoroi and
lists of crammed service tortuous
two days by the automobile basin»
twoso Nmsih and New (loans
«and ms wroulmt why hundreds
sorts; the out smelt. not was
Ills new for their loudly int
mmrtfisheoole who within
IIESIEII SEE IIIIIIIIEII
immediate predecessor of Chief Jun“
New Carissa tor Nomllt at 9:80 s. ,
Ftlr
WEATHER FORECAST.
amount oiedv .
loch Tu
and Much Colder r'l’onlght.
BE III[E IIIII IIIIE
Hundreds oi titan. finitely to he
' Affected, According to Clerk,
Perry "
NEW HAVEN. Jen,
which may reach considerable pro-
portions .is thought to have been done
to oyster beds in Long island Sound
by the recent high sales and more
particularly 3” the extramely low tide
on January 3. Growers hero who
have visited their grounds entertain
fears that the industry received a. se-
.vel'e blow, the full force of which
will not be felt until some time in the
future when a shortage oi: the shell-
fish will be revealed. At this time of
the year the growers do not send out
boats on the beds except” to those
from which they are dredging for
the market so there has green delay
in ascertaining the extent to which
the damage has gone. All last week
the heavy mists on the sound pre-
vented steamers from locating beds.
Inquiry made of. mowers indicates
that many of meanness that inshore
beds have been covered with mud.
Water of moderate depth there has
been but shifting of sand may have
smothered young oysters, and the un-
usual dwell in deeper watersflmay
have added to the damage. One grow-
er there said this morning that while
he had been unable to get out to his
beds he feared that next spring im-
mense damage may be revealed. He
said that on Jan. 3 the westerly wind
“blew the water out of the Sound.”
uncovering beds which had never been
seen before in his ,mory. He
thought acne oi the millions beds is.
cured sad tidied; quill” linen tel:
the effect of the low tide Adm“
hedII or donation one this been
hard hit. .
The sywer ‘llldtlth‘y dives employ
ment to manyhundreds or men. That‘s
is saidto be a shortage in the supply
at the meantime Ianduthl report 0!
stew that the my set was practically
n failure. Such a failure will moon a
shortage in the harvest three years
hence. when a “set" basins to ap-
proaoh maturity.
'ii‘mderick 1.. Perry, clerk of th
Shellfish Commission, said that the
oyster growers are very apprehensive
over conditions. Some ofthem felt
that the Items and low tides have
moron disasterous. In this case the
loss will run into hundredsoflthous-
ends of dollars. lie added. however,
that no growers cared to any definite
in what hsd happened. The damage
could not be determined until the
years gravel-s "have been apprehen-
sive, but. when they examined the
had been immnsttve. As there was
he set last year the no is felt for two
yam old stock which have been
emothsuri. in shore grounds have un-
1!thva sutured heavily.
soleIIIIrIo IIEIIIooe Iii
lilillififltilii cumulus
(ll-ricotta .Jan. 21.-~3ciontiiic me-
thods in dealing with criminals were
noted by James ‘H. Tufts, protussor
of‘i’hiiosophy of the University of
OMWI' in II uiir here last. night he-
tore I'I room‘s club.
“Our crtminni lam must be cheap
ed." he said. “Crime is a matter of
guilt. or luminance. The juvenile
scum «have «been It step in the right
direction, Ind all punishment should
be initiated with s View to The coth
lions tint lands the crime possible,
and with the hiss of reforming the
em in doing this science can
be at amt sin." I‘
m ’l‘uilts dwelt, on the clients oil
heredity and. environment on the in}
dividedi, Its mammoth! opinion
that humidity could be controlled. on
21,-— -—A loss'
the shellfish commission just issued
spring clean up of Wade boson. Other‘
grounds they had found their fears
degree, out It question of absolute.
II 1 II. IIIwIII
.IIIIIII IIIIII Silll
Also Votes to Grant Street improvements in Prosmlci .
lirendvievv Avenues, and to Have Sidewalks and Proper
‘ “in Other Sections Repaired
Illlllli llIiIlllitll IIIIIIII IIII -iIIIlillll IIIIIIIIIII
" Ill IIxII, IIIIIIIIII I sun It lllllli
m
Wednesday Designated as the Diliciai Pay Day in Drde
Save City Clerk Kenna Trouble
m
Various matters of greater or lesser shortly after 8 o’clock by Mayor
importance kept the INorwalk City ward J. Finnegan; Councilmen If
Council in session for something over' ard Milne, Chandler, Thompson
two hours last evening. Several im- Cnhili being present.
patient votes were taken. among them Clerk James J. Keene read I ,
the meolvejon the sport of the board to utes. of the previous meeting, - [A
grant street improvements in Prospect were DIDNVBQ on vote. ‘
and Gmndview even. s, and the dash (David Fisherty spoke in taut):t
sion to attempt to secure the state-std petition for the betterment bf IllY
for highway work. conditions in Prospect seven
The meeting was attended by all the Grandview avenue. Clerk Kc
councilmen and, as usual, the citizens the petition, which claimed [that
in general demonstrated their interest though the property owners buy
by their presence, all available seats their part, the city has nOt graded
being occupied. ._______ T
Theuneeting was called to order (Continued on Second-£5
court not IllEi'DliT Inosorto To In
~ escoIIIIIIIIs“
Judge Howard J. Curtis. of the Civil
Superior court. yesterday heard the
report of Attorney Henry Purdy. of
Dunbar-y, who was appointed a com-
mittee, some time ago, to hear .
evidence in the salts which the is 0.
stated Hat Manufacturers brought
against sixteen members of the asso-
ciation whom it was claimed had vlo
[died a rule of the association mist
ing to the hiring oi? strikers who were
concerned in the strike 0! th‘ batters master in Danbury, had been‘,‘ .
in the early part of February, 1903. ' dad that he had been selected "
Mower John J. Walsh. of 'Norwslk. the «position, and would he Inner
represented the Hatters“ association to the western division of the rat
today, and tho defendants were reuse He assumed me new duties last, "
sented by Attorney Stiles Judson, or and expresses .himselfas mug '
Stratford and Attorney Eugene C. plw‘ed with them. While mg:
Boomer. of'Denbury. . quarters will be hi Danbury, Mr; .
The suits against the defendants mama“ to retain his residence’iln
"1‘8 Mi “6th In 83mm”“- 1909: Nomalks and will take his usual am.
,and some time later «Attorney l’urdy eat in affairs here.
we. appointed a committee to hear I~
count votcAIouI
e
GeorgeIWrLyudl, who has
swantyaope'years in the employllot. "
New York, New Haven and H
Railroad Company, and it?! some I
aha; been located in the freight
in South Norwalk, has roect » ’
served promotion, and terse
congratulations of his many
on the change.
Mr. Lynch received word
that a new cities, that of MIMI:
the evidence and he was at work for
over six months, it. was claimed; that
the association made a rule concerning
lthe hiring or the strikers and that each
[1M company in the association put up
a iii. 000 bond to abide by the rules laid
down. and that the defendants made
term with the strikers without iirst
consulting the association as required
by the rule.
IIIIBMI LIBEIIlLS ..
IIIMIIST IIEIIDIEAI.
WASHINGTON. Jun. 21.—--Wriouui
reports of the intention of the Cuban ‘on o. siding at nearby villa
Liberals to prevent the inauguration. fleeing people found tit mom
of Prostdsntelsct Menoosl and their shovel sway a quantity or v
wish to force a new electioII continues and before they were able
,to reach ciiiclels hers. . . the care, and for many miles aloof
I It is solid one Liberals seek the on» way here the train has to be stop
moment of Illicnooul's election by a. frequently sothat sand might be
decision or theauprems Court. some ad from the tracks. -
of the negro malnouteuts involved in Very little lava. was elected from
the revolution or lost summer are ”lama which, however, omitted V
ported to ho threatenins to renew quantities or mm and and. .3
hostilities to attract the ittipililbil amount sum formed on unmet
litre United States Liberal members iturn of the amnion. .
or the Com house of hepressntstives A title WM blowing from the ‘
are. reported to have childhood and We“ no this monetary undid!
miles upon conservatives to ponIIIdsr the “Willow! 01' the Mfdufldlfid
a Inuit resolution 0:100th to Sunni ‘ trials IIII it caused the film‘s find
the recent election find to tmpeshlt mm to pita! 0%? their It
den. hummus. commander of the . I
' #1! ,essd
The volcano Collins brqhe into Vi
eruption yesterday afternoon
sands of people fled from the
andrrsnches in the vicinity. ‘ it
improbable that there has, has"
lose at life in villages at a .
from the railroad.
Hundreds of refugees venom
city this morning on a. train ..
of Inn cars which had been other
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