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Evening sentinel, Thursday, June 11, 1914 · page 1

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ESTABLISHED 1870

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sourn NORWALK. corral. THURSDAY. JUNE—11. 19”

TWO CM

Generally Fair Toniflht Ind Frill”-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IllillllliN Will
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RlNllMINl lllll

Norwalk Democrats Now Predict
That He Will be Defeated in
District Convention

IIISIIWIIIIII IIII WEEII IIIII

 

 

IIEIIEIVE SIIISIIS SIIPI’IIIII

 

Einly OI Danbury May Oppose Stanley J Wells, the groom's brother,

Vollmer ior Sheriff—Latter
Can Easily Win Say Leaders

 

Will there be a fight against Con
gressman Jeremiah Donovan in th

up for a renominatlon next October,
asks the Bridgeport Post?

Acrording to a well informed Nor-
waik democrat there will be the not-
test kind of opposition to bir‘n.

’l‘his Norwalk Democrat goes
even further. He predicts that Con-
gressman Donovan will be denied a
renomination, and that plans have
been quietly laid and when the con-

Velition is held it will be foun
that there is a majority against
Donovan.

An effort was made to discover
who

” nil lilil lilPlllSIIIll
illicit iiiiiliil Pliili

St. Louis Concern has a F re
Loss oi 200,000, Due to
Conbusiion oi Nitrate
oi Soda

 

 

 

‘ ST. LOUIS, Mo, June ll.—Fire that
started in the ether house of the Mal-

9 her mother, Mrs Bruce N McQueen.
district convention when he comeaI“ho gale her ““33

it do chine Oier white silk and an em-I

will be the opposition candi- The man of honor wore a. pink taffeta

bou
Imother wore a gown of purple meteorgi

I

PIIEIII VIEIIIIIIIII III
SI. SIIIIIIEIi'S SHIJIIIIII

Wilton Residents Participate in
one oi the Notable Ceremonies
ol-lhe Month

MRS. NEWKIRIIS
SSHIIIIIIS III 1
FINE MIISISIIIE

Selections Rendered in the City
Hall, Last Evening, All Pretty
and Well Chosen

IIIIIIII IIE IHE SHIIIIIIS
ESI’ESIIIIY SSiIiIEIIIIISiE

Pupils Show Hard Study and
Conscientious Work

 

 

 

Everything combined to make the

wedding of Miss Jean Harris McQueen
to Albert Charles Smith Wells at St.
Matthew's church, Wilton, yesterday
afternoon, one of the most Charming
events ever held in what Bishop
Brewster has often said is the most
beautiful country church in his dio~
case. I

The bride's sister, Miss Josephine
McQueen. was maid of honor, and Miss
es Adele Palmer Mary Haywood Fran
ces Eckland, Florence Morehouse and
Marion Sturgee acted as bridesmaids.

 

 

was best man.

The ushers were Robert Bruce Mc-
Queen, of Wilton; Robert B. Gillie,
Rev. John A. Murray, Jr.. and George
llyde, of New York city.

The bride entered the church with

 

There is something aboutthe classi-
cal purity of the simple lines and un-
broken white of the new city hall on

The always impressive marriage ser-
lice w.as said by the Rector, Rev.
Charles A Marks and Rev William their art-
H. Owen of Mt. Vernon. the former:or “Ch a delightfully

 

The unfortunate location
(hosts and,

home of ,he bride “m George “H. acoustically gratifying auditorium inIFt‘hoiicld Jud

liam Ogden presided'at the organ, and (lose proximity to the unseemly noise:
rendered a varied musical program; of the railroad makes it easier to
most effectively The church was pro. Inccredit the rumor tint the hall is to

fusely decorated with laurel and roses be “1111195 hereafter largely 10" Omlel
Last night at the Musical Island himself yesterdal afternoon and

The bride wore a gown of crepe FUTDOBBB
Ilening given by the pupils of Mrs.

broldered tulle ,eu caught with a cor-I I l illien Sherw-ood Newkirk the disturb
_onet of lilies of the valley, and car- IWCG ““5 8101031 CODIIDUOI‘S: bill It
Iried a baiiQUet of white rosebuds. became iconoclastic at the time of we
flusl superb chorus of Siliilv'an s ‘ILost

m

silk gown. and the bridesmaids were
gowned in pink taffeta silk with
cream lace ovordreslos and carried!

uquets of sweet pass. The bride'Ie

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Following the ceremony. the near,
relatives and friends of the brideI
were whisked to the McQueen homeE
in automobiles, and after most sincere
congratulations had been tendered MrI I

Iand Mrs Wells, dainty refreshments'INgw Economy Ruling Goes Into-

were served on the lawn. No more

Icharming picture can be imagined.E ENBCE 0n NOW Haven Road-

Iand most attractive attendants all

I

linckrodt Chemical Works, early ‘0'.
day. caused damage the plant esti-I

mated at $200,000. Combustion of nl~
trate of soda was the cause, according
to officials. The firemen were greatly

handicapped by nauseous fumes from.

the burning chemicals and from the'

cue;M"- Wells left in an automobile. for

danger of explosions which at
tiineglireatened to destroy the entire

. plant. which covers more than a city8
block and is mined at a million dol-
lei-s.

, The fire was first discovered in what
.js known as “E" building. and the ex-
plosion soon spread the demos to am
other four-story building used for the
storage of ether in its raw form. A
series ‘01 small explosions in this build-
ing buried the burning debris through
the air and several other smaller bulld-
fngs in the group were set ablaze and
destroyed. ‘The main buildings were
not damaged. No one was injured.

INDIAN STUDENTS .
KILLED BY STORM
PIPESTONE Minn. June 11. -—Two

I. students of the government Indian
school were killed ling. several other

 

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Winona were injured when a wind defendant.

__ ind rainstorm , struck this town‘last
. night, demolishing small buildingsand
causing heavy damage. in the business
section. The two student, Quincy
suburbs and Frank Sill-an, were killed
by flying timber. ,

 

i _ I—NOTICE. ~
(Bids will be received by Christian
Swarts, Pres, until Monday. June 15,
.I at 12 o'clock boon, for tarnishing the

hermit Hospital with Old Company

Lehigii Cosl from July 1, 1914, to

i a. “In

 

I shower of confetti, and the usual doc-

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Ithnn the pretty bride in her bridal
Idrees and surrounded by her young

Employee are Told to Make
Dot Slips According to
New Deals oi
Figuring

attired in pink with Dutch caps of
white lace. and many photographs I
were taken. The setting of green
grass and trees. with the bright sun-
light making an ideal setting.

A host of presents were received
comprising many pieces of silver, cut
glass, china, linen, pictures, and furni-I
ture, and a number of substantial
checks, and currency.

Shortly after four o'clock, Mr. and

 

Another important rule in the direc-
tion of economy in the operation of
the New Haven road. and effecting a.
change in the method of payment of
overtime of conductors, tralnmen end
flagmen, went into effect today. From
now on these employee will be paid
for oVertime by the minute in place MI
by the hour, as formerly.

The following notice posted at the
Union station today, and signed by J.
D. Gallery, superintendent of the wash
ern division of the system. explains
itself:

Commencing June 10 all overtime
will be paid for on the minute basis
in accordance with the trafnmen's a-
ward, instead of the 30 minute basis:
as at present.
men. presenting claims for overtime
will therefore make out time slips ac-
cordingly

That the company will save quite a
sum weekly as a result of putting into.
force the new order, and that thsI
amounts in the pay envelopes of the
men at the week’s end will be sub-
stantially less, there is no question.

their wedding journey amid the usual

orations on the car. The going away
gown was a most charming costume
of dark blue.

On their return. Mr. and Mrs. Wells
will reside in apartments at. 26 St
Nicholas Place, New York city,

 

'rwo suns FILED m TOWN
CLERK'S OFFICE.

IaNotlces of two civil actions have
been filed with the town clerk's of-
fice. One is brought by William F.
White against George Scofield and
wife in which 825 damages is asked.
June 22 is the date set for a. hearing
in the uptown court.

The other action has Ernest Boess-
man as the plainth and Isabelle
Brady, the defendant. in the papers
the pldlntil'f alleges that 8200 is due
him as a commission on sale of real
estate which he consummated for the
He sake $225 damages
and the-case ,gwill coins before court
on June 22. r .

hour.

 

—BIG SALE GOiNG OIN.
During this month 1 am having a
special saloon my Red Oak cool. so
that the people of lNOr’wellt can try it,
before laying in their winter's supply.
This tidal does not stick to the bricks
or break your grate. Better order now,
no as to avoid the rush later on the
season Special prices for cash.

WE; Illlll'FRON COAL CO.

a little over. The change to the min
ute basis. it appears can‘be made with-

880.
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out our tomorrow.

 

dltorium .of South Norwaik thdt fair-II
ly demands a corresponding excellence ,
from those who gather there to test‘

 

Conductors and train- I

ference with the operation of cars.

were many conductors paid for a full ance carried.

out conflicting With the agreement stroyed.
made bmeen the roads east of the truck responded, as did the automobile estate be turned over to him. as his
Mississippi, and their trainmen a year truck of South Nor-walk Chief George Muslim?! nearest relative. Elfertil to

——Ediuund Breese in Master Mind in
5 page, Lockwpod‘g Hell and Pisse-

 

 

llll. I’lllli , i it
much lliEll HIS
bit it 'llllliilllll
Eminent Dlviri, Docs SiliIOflod
in Bridgepdrt, is Entangled

in Dispute of Builders of
Handspps Residence

 

 

When the ReI. George F. Pentecost,
D. l)., who will living peacefully at
Northfield, Mada. decided to build s
home at the fashionable Tokeneke in
RowaytonI Conn, he did not know
that he was going to plunge himself
ii to a complicated piece of litigation;
but he did. Yesterday afternoon the

suit of the Bolshoi], Hell and Randall ,.

company against him for a balance of
$1,754 on a lumber bill was taken up
before Judge Tuttle in the superiori
court.

if the number of lawyers in a case
is any evidence that justice will re-
justice is sure to f in this
' .rC for there are an) (giantlty'ofI
'legiI lights from all over the state I

Among the lawyers are: AftorneyI
iicnersl John H. Light for Dr. Pente ‘
cost. l-‘esaenden and Carter, W. C.
iiungee and GQTSG ll, Beers, of New
Haven GeorgeIH. Vosburgh, Attorney
‘Charies l). Burnee of
(irtenxich an a few others. There
are a so liens n sIIIe pioperty plucci
h} othli build

'i:I i'entec

 

 

suit,

is Itooii the witness
,IUIiI the story
The original tract he gave to a.
Icmitrnt'or named Sage Sage vl.-;l nn-

able .0 complete the wor' though a

$I building the house.
11

iiulilel of pa ents bed has mall"
to him .. i) m. entecosii > I
Dr. 'entficboal wanted the house

built so he hired s foreman and a
gang of men and built the reiniiln-l-er
of it .‘tIill paid for it, says contractor

Now the contractors er». litigating
fig'liusi» him and 'appanently against
with other to see whet can he ccnc
about if, The least ruffled man ‘u the:
Ict'u'l is the venerable grey haired
:cnc. H‘ at. who is being sued.

ll." Pentecost was acting pastor of
the First Presbyterian cit-mil ll

Bridgeport for some months, foliow- Temple, filed an affidavit in which be pay “9‘”? double what ‘8 charged

ing the withdrawal from the pastorate

of Rev H R Davenport, when the lives of Lockwood and Nellie S. Lock- “I“ I3 008 “Sins heath a million so
Pree- wood and had found that from 1906 to 1003 a month. 88“ the Water at 841- I
5190!) they had lived together in her proximately the same rate as one us-
‘Ihome at Sharon. Mass, and then had hill the same amount in the Second

would more 1

letter organized the Peoples'

byierien church.

 

TllllLLEi mm

A petition from the Connecticut
Conway was received at the office
of City Clerk Joseph J. Llnxweiler,
‘thb morning, asking the council to
give permission to relocate their
Idouble track from nine foot to ten
foot centers" in Main street, from New
ICanaan avenue Four Corners to the
'end of the double track, a distance of
twelve hundred feet, ,

The matter will be referred to the
councilmen at their meeting next
week. it is understood that the local
company has received several new
Icars, which are wider than. any at
present in use here, and it is desired
to hone ten foot centers to avoid inter-

 

FIIiE DESTRDVS SHED
Iii 3ND DISTIIICT

Fire. which broke out about 1: so

not in its accustomed place in the
em or that too would have been de~
The MayfloWer automobile

W. Bogardus directed the firefighters

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for position! ' -. I,

. this house w

fer tax.

illll iiii’lii
Sliii PUSH]
is HUSBAND

Augustus Temple, of Orange.
Massachusetts, Swears ills
Daughter Never Married
W. B. E. Lockwood

SIIIJPIE IIVEII IIISEIIIEII
EllII SEVEIllI IEIIIS:

 

 

INOI‘WIIN Man Had FIIMI Bond ainmitted. The first one called for 11

Administrator and Paid
Transfer Tax

————__

To obtain the administration of his
daughter‘ s estate. Augustus Temple. of
Orange. Mass” filed affidavits in the
Surrogates ofllce, New \ork, yester-
day. asserting that she neler had been
married to William B. if. Lockwood,
of .Norwalk. the present administrator.
Mr. Temple asserts flint he neler
knew the man who declares he is Mr.
Temple‘s son- --in law.

The estate paid a transfer tax Oil
$8.3 000 and may be worth more. in-
dtr the name of Nellie S. Lockwood.
\lr. Temple's daughter died last Ang-
ust in the house she had mined at No.
5:: West Ninety~seveuth street, New
York A few months before her death
deeded by her to “Wil-
lism 3’." E. “who“ unm‘srrled."ee
cording to the aflldu its ' ‘

.\lr. Templeletstes thatIhis investi-
gations show Ithgt his daughter was
married only once. and that in 1891,
to Edward St. J. F. Lynch- -.Blosse “a
man who may be described as a so-
called English lord " From him she
obtained a divorce in 1903. and until

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I1909 lived in her own home at Sharon, compared with "1°59 0‘ the Secon

Mass.
marries A. Numma. attorney for Mr.

stated that he had investigated the

Imoved to Pelhamdaie avenue. Peihem
Manor. N.) After living there a.
year they moved to White Plains.
where Lockwood “lived in en elabor-

into individual establishment" on the calves

west side of *Sound View avenue, and
that Nellie 8. Lockwood maintained a
separate establishment on the south
side.
~ Mr. Numma stated that he had ex-
amined the records in Sharon. Mass,
in Westchester county and in New
York city and had been unable to find
any record of a marriage between
Lockwood and Nellie S. Lockwood.

At various times Lockwood intro-
ducedflMr. Temple's daughter as his
wife, according to Mr. Numme's aili-
dai it but adds‘ that he also had intro
duced “various other women at the
races and at other resorts as lln'
wife."

“Married Nellie: Yes, 1 married her

Ilike I married all the rest of them.”

Mr. Numma in his affidavit quotes

. Lockwood as answering a question. In

1,912 in the presence of several ser»
vents, Mr. Numma states that Lock'
wood “taunted Nbllie with not being
married to him. " .

Failure to find a marriage certificate

Hitherto if mconductor'e run earned this afternoon. totally destroyed ashed, or record and the affidavits made by
for him 30 minutes overtime. or over, in the rear of R. C Thompson's house I witnesses, including several servants.
up to 60 minutes, he was paid for an Ion 54 First street, East Norwalk. In:l led Mr. Temple to make his amdavitII
. I gths shed were Mr. Thompson's .plumb-I The ”pen on file in ‘1‘“, gunontevIg

If he worked only 20 minutes or less ing tools. which were valued at from 0mm, show that when letters of admin-
he was not paid at all. Thus. there $500 to ‘,st 000. There was no inane istratlon upon Nellies Lockwood's es. and continuing to Saturday, at 2 p
Luckily; the “‘0‘” ,tate were issued to Lockwood he made to each day, there will be an‘ auction
hour. who only worked half an hour or bite belonging to Mr. Thompson. wssI a formal amdgvlt that he w“. her hus- sale of building lots on the Marvin

band.
I Mr. Temple asks that Lockwood be
removed as administrator and that the

dad Lockwood last night were not suc-

cessful. it was said that he had flied'

Housewives were: sentinel Want a satisfactory bond as administrator

adv: for clues to thst aspirants “bet- and had already paid the State trans 5 parts, L kwoods Mall and Plees- .1"): “As much of it as you “RI
‘ . ant Hour _

SIIIlEIIS PIIIIIESI
ASIIIISI WIIEII IIIIES

Hon. E. J. Hill Gets First District
Commissioners to Change the
lire Company Contract

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liliiiiius
iii Plilllill
lllR HllSPI-i

Hands of Clocks Show Halthy
Mark Nearly Reached ss
Campaign Opens

SIIMIIIIIIIIIIE EIIlIIEiI
SPEAKS IIII IHE I’IlIIJESl‘

business Men’s Committee New

Shows Great Work Done
Thus Far

 

 

The weekly meeting of the First
District Commissioners was held at

their office last night and much busi-
ness was transacted. A number of
‘protests against the rates which are
in eflect now were read. All contain-
ed a refusal to pay at the metered
charges and the matter was referred
Ito the commissioners' attorney.

I lion. E. J, Hill was the first citizen
to be heard. He appeared before the
Iboald to ask for water for fire pro-
tection for the Norwalk Tire and Rub-
Ibe (‘ompany on a basis different to
Ithe proposition which was first sub-

 

 

 

guarantee of 8 300 for five years wheth
Iier used or not Mr. Hill argued that
'lt was unfair since the company was
perfectly willing to pay whatever t'beI ‘
charges the commissioners fixed inI There‘re off' The 915!“ d” the.

case the water is used, and which for a fund or “’0 000 or more or ‘ I
would only be used in case their own I modern fireprOOf Mam“! for N05-
tank sysbem failed in time of a fire. Iwaik was formally started ‘t m"
A letter from a fire insurance com- today, when at a meeting of 100 bus!»
Dan). was read by Mr. Hill in which uses men at the headquarters in ill.
it was stated that the insurance rate lTown Assembly H3“ Dr. Jams 0-
Gregory, Chairmen, large Dustin. .
Committee, announced that the war!
began with a fund of 824.600. and short:
lIv after the hands of the big elm
were set at that figure showing that.

g.“

(Continued on Sixth Page.) I

.—a

summit osotnéo
T0 slitroln‘ units.

 

 

Would not be leduced by connecting
up that pipe. It was the feeling of ad-
ditional pretautionI said Mr. Hill,
that prompts this request of the rub
her company.

The officials of the company also
“allied a connection made so that
they would have the use of water in
the garage and factory. For this they}
are willing to pay at the rates which
the commissioners fix. II‘his proposi
than was considered by the commls- .' . I
Isioners and they decided to fix a '
minimum charge of 8100 a year with The In“ °f Edward Heinslosnsn. ,
the water on motor. The other re- ““333“,; with “a“ suport W: ”I“ m
quest for a connection for fire pro-Em“ taken before Judge Ed,
tection was granted Lockwood in, the South Nomi:

'Another protest was made and RI I‘Ol‘" ”III? morning and "0"“ ‘0 5‘
was relative to the higher rates which I very sensational .
are in force in the First District as; Testimony 0' a spicy nature '“
d Iglven by both Heinzleman and hit
District. As they now stand, it was Iwife who is a young women about u
pointed out, the small consumer must ”a"? old and mm brought with W
in the court room her two children.
downtown The very large consumer one a babe 1“ arms and the other
1. tot of two y.ears

Mr. Ilelnzleman's defense was”
his wife was guilty of misconduct a“
had left him, naming a number of
mm” :respondents. which Mrs. Heinsim

Where a consumer uses over that Iemphaticaily denied, saying that M
quantity a month and the bill is paid huéb‘md “I” Wt he; out 0f 111' h'
before the 10th of the month he re- Mr. Heinzleman also denied the .
a. discount Of10 per cent. outage of the flve-months-o!d bl
which brings the cost to about 4 1.2 naming another man as the all
cents per thouaand gallons. The lei-g father
est user or water in the First 1315.. Mrs. Heinzleman'stestimonyonth
trict is the St. George Pulp and Pa- stand was most dramatic and 1m
per mill and its consumption does not LOCI‘WOOd was forced on several
reach the million gallons fing I‘casions to rebuke her and her but

Also the protest was entered with Ibm‘d I“ the discul331011 of irrelevant
the commissioners against their not matters
liming metered all buildings This An action is pending for a divorces
was answered by the board stating in the Supreme 00“" M“ F M
that as soon as it is possible every of East Norwalk a Mrs. Gilchrist pink.
one will have a meter installed. A. Helnzleman were witnesses for Shir

A question has arisen relative to the Iaccus'ed The state mid 110 with”
Will a citizen owning several pieces outside 0’ MTB- Heinzleman “058“. . I
of property shall be taxed for water The court found Helnzleman guilt!
irent. If he has a meter in each of non support and sentenced him w
ibuildingtand it registers less than the sixty days in jail or in lieu thereof
amount required to get the 5 cent to give a bond of $150 DTOVWIHMN
.rate but the tOtal amount of all ex- pay his wife $600 a week until that
ceeds’that amount, as it stands now let of November. An appeal
he will have to pay the higher rate. taken by Mr. .Heinzieman's attorney '
This situation has come before the Messrs Linxweiler and Eczema. and
commissioners‘ attention and it is ex- 3 Obnd “85 furnished by Herman VIO'
.pected that in such cases a bill will 881 for $200. The appeal will belied!!!
be rendered for the total consumption, before the Court 01. Common “GI“ IN

thereby affording the advantage of the “3 next 3988101!
llowest rat’s. -——-_~_

 

 

 

 

I RAILROAD RUNS AN “ECONONII
SPECIAL." . , I .

The "Economy Special" is [or
over the New Haven systemrj
days. Men of the bridge and build} .
departments are going over the
pickln up waste material and me
that shouldn't have been wasted.
big saving to the road is
result from the new train.

———-

AUCTION SALE.
Beginning Wednesday, June 17th,

 

I'tract, located on Gregory Boulevard,
East Norwalk. The grounds are beau-
tifully laid out. Ther are handsome

avenues. concrete sidewalks, shade trip, made 'yesterda)’. was over
trees, etc. .Water, electric lights and Shore Line.
tlephone. -...

 

_ Lawyer (fiercely): ‘Are you ~
—Edmund Breeee in Master Mind in the truth?" Budgeted Witness

 

omorrow. . .

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