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The Transportation and Travel
Allowances Permitted
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There is a strong probability that be-
fore very long Norwalk will have a
complete division of the Connecticut.
Naval Militia, instead of a section. as’
at present. Only fifteen tnore men are"
needed to make a complete section,‘
and Lieutenant Arthur Hoyt and En-
sign Harry Stacey Benton have offer-
ed a prize of $10 to the man who will
bring in the most enlisttnents before
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- the start is tnade on the annual cruise
in the battleship Rhode island. on July
23rd.
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'Watchlulness ef Engineer Saves
12:07 Express From Wreck
" An attempt to wreck a train was
discovered yesterday noon by the en-
gineer-bf the 9:15 o'clock express
,‘adm New York, arriving in Hartford.
1:712:07 o'clock. Just below Berlin'
3 jt'ation, near what is known as the,
bonnecticut Valley's peach orchard.‘
.tho train was beginning to slow down .
as it went past Berlin, Engineer Mes-f
. senden was keeping his eyes on the:
track thead. and he noticed an ob-
, structlon. Blowing the whistle, he put
on the air. The train came to a stand- l
' ‘gtill within a few yards of a few ties
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A - ,, {Idewsof the pounding reached the
offices; of «the Marconi wireless tele-
graph ,companyhsre from the radio
- circumvents“
forestrana‘n' July 2.-.—The Canadian
_ facific Railway steamer Assinboia, one
"Mn-‘1‘“ “mt the Assiniboa
:which had been thrown on the track.j
,and which would have thrown the.
whole train from the tracks had thel
fertglne hit the obstruction while go-I
ing at full speed. One of the ties was
brought to Hartford.
,tPassengers on the train were shak-
je'n up so that many of them fell over
the seats. Passengers were told to
remain in their seats and keep cool.
It was said that the engine was in
trouble. and that in a few minutes the
train would proceed.
At least one of the ties had been
spiked down, it is said. Railroad de-
tectives were'put on the case, and .
Deputy Sheriff James Clark of Berlin
pcted with them. ‘
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, no
fi'-_ ‘ isstueon teeouuo
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ndred , passengers aboard. went
ashore early today at Bad Neighbor
final. Cove Island. Georgian Bay.
tenant ‘f ult Ste Marie. Ontario.
wholesjfoperator on the boat
ii,“ ‘ back ”(as she was swinging
find” ‘ are were eleven fathoms of we-
M “Ill!!! lief 'tenle
' ‘ “+1er trans ,
m [tycoof the Town of
of 1912, due September
being made ready. If
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: notifier pain the tantrum
attuned. ~
ills. [till this '
' walnut
Pleasant Affair at Elm Crest for
Mrs. F. M. Paltzgroli, of
Revenue. Ohio
ficiety was in evidence yesterday
afternoon at a delightful tea which
was given by Mrs. George G. Ernst. at
her beautiful home. on Elmcrest, in
honor of her guest, Mrs. Frederick M.
Paltzgroff. of Ravenna. Ohio. There
was in the neighborhood of sixty mem-
bers of Norwalk's four hundred who
attended the reception, which was the
first large affair of its kind that Mrs.
Ernst has been hostess to since the
erection of her home. The spacious
grounds. with a beautiful flower gar-
den. gave a decided tint of effective
ness to the exquisite interior decora-
tions, in which flowers were used ex-
clusively. June roses, snapdragons
and lookspur were arranged tastefully
about the house, and the tea and punch
tables presented a vivid picture of
beauty. A bountiful collation had been
daintily prepared and Maresi’s cakes
and DeKlyn's cream were served.
The horns of the affair were from
four o‘clock to seven o'clock. Mrs.
Henry W. Lockwood and Mrs. Manice
Lockwood poured at the tea table.
.whlle Miss Hazel Lockwood and Mrs.
Amos Morgan served the punch. Mrs.
Malcolm P. Andruss, Mrs. Henry Sloan
llicks. Mrs. Porter Emerson Brown
and Misg Helen ‘Swartz assisted.
Following is the list of those who
called:
Mrs. E. M. Grant, Greens Farms.
Miss Catherine Grant, Greens Farms.
Mrs. Josiah Mareun, Greens Farms.
Mrs. W. ll. Earle
Mrs. Minor Randall
Mrs. James Gregory
Mrs. H. W. Gregory
Mrs. George C. Lockwood
Mrs. Clarence l-‘. Osborn
Mrs. Frederick H. Quintard
Mrs. Manuel Hatch
Mrs. Pauline Andrews
Mrs. Percy Brooks
Mrs. Hubert llishop
Mrs. Edward Welles
M‘rs. Ross Burchard
Mrs. Elliott Brown
Amos Morgan
rReed G. Haviiand
LeRoy Mortgomery
Dickson McNetten
Joseph McElroy
Mrs. William Beers
' Mrs. Seymour Curtis
Mrs. E. A. Woodward
*Mrs. Walter Munro
Mrs. Christian Swartz
Miss Helen Swartz
Mrs. Henry Price
Mrs. R. H. Golden
Mrs. Henry Lockwood
Mrs. Manlce Lockwood
Miss Hazel Lockwood
Miss Elizabeth Marshall
Miss Catherine Betta
.Mrs. Henry S. Hicks
Mrs. Albert Kohlman, Indianapolis.
Miss Williams, Indianapolis.
Mrs. Porter Emerson Browne
Mrs. J. Milton Coburn
tMrs. Walter Pierson
Mrs. E. J. ISlms
Mrs. Noah Rogers. Norwich, Conn.
Miss Grace Haviland
,iMiss Florence Havtlsnd
Mrs. Susan Holmes
Mrs. David Raymond
'Mrs. John Cavanagh
xMrs. Malcolm Andrews
Mrs. Joseph Fowler
Mrs. J. C. Newkirk
Mrs. George Bette
Mrs. William Betta
Mrs. Samuel Weed
.Mrs. Thornton PrOWltl:
Mrs. Alvin Wadsworth.
Miss Mae Curtis
Mrs. George Pierce. Chicago. "Ills.
Miss Pierce, Chicago, Ills.
Mrs. George Whalen, New York;
Mrs Harry J. Johnson, New..York
Mrs. John Paris. Flushing, L. I’
Miss Hannah. London, Eng.
Mrs. T, I. Raymond
- :Miss Elsie Raymond "
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Washington is Awaiting Result
of Referendum Being Taken
Among the Generals
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Save Generals Values and Vilier
Are Alive
WASHlNGTON, July 2.—Constitu-‘
tionalist representatives in Washing.
ton sought today to get into commun-
ication with their chief. Carranas. to
learn the result of the referendum
among its generals over the proposal
for conferences with Huerta's dele-
gates. Carranza was in Saltillo pre-
paring to move his provisional capital
to Monterey.
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MESH IAGKEIlEI.
BLUEFISH
illutterllsh. 100.
Cod steak, 1? i-Zc.
Halibut. tic.
Open until 4 p. m., Saturday. ,
(Ava‘ Beers Manhood Prov. Co.
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liA8 ENTERTAINMENT
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The members of the Sunshine Class
of the South Norwalk Baptist Church
with the young men of Miss Olm-
stead's class. gave a delightful enter-
tainment last evening in the Baptist
church. \
The talent was chosen from the
membership of the two classes. and.
was of the best.
and Mrs. y. ‘Robbins rendered with;
fine expression a piano duet. Mrs. W1
Robins pleased the audience veri’l
much by her fine work in a well chos;
en recitation. An instrumental trio
by Miss Annie Smith at the, piano. Ei-
bert Smith, cornetlst, and Ina Ander-
son, violinist,‘ was received with
hearty applause.
One of the most enjoyable features
of the evening was a sketch entitled
"Doctor Curesil,“ which proved very
interesting. amusing and well-acted.
The cast follows:
Dr. Cureall-HW. Robins.
Maria (his maidl—Mabel Dickson.
Mrs. Brown—Sadie Hamilton and
Bessie Skinner.
Jane, Scrlmplns—Elsie Shaw.
Mrs, Rotchkins—Emily Harrie.
Seraphina Paddington—Ethel
ins.
Mrs. Scrawney—Annie Smith and
Mildred Aldrich. ‘ “
Mrs. BloomingeFlorence Smith.
, Alphonse de Jones—George Howard.
Rob-
and Leigh Dunn...
Many amusing situations developed
in the doctor's treatment of his pa-
tients and the finale was to the entire
satisfaction of all concerned.
A vocal solo bydiilss‘ Shaw and a
piano duet by Miss Anna Fancher and
Wilfred Robins closed a most delight-
f‘oi evening. Refreshments were serv-
ed’ by the members of the classes.
Great credit is due the yound people
for their excellent wprk.
Miss Mabel Dickson ,
Daniel Rafi. .
‘ Ilseflntendent of
Lewis farm, glued“, and Joseph
Roberti. a motor in that place.
were sot-to ’ ‘ _ red on 'l‘lticus hill.
Ridgeileld. y morning. when a
bolt hol i, of the its on the
wagon they ” ' riding in broke. al-
lowing the to tail down against
the horse using it to run away.
The horse # wagon belong to Mr.
Roberti and ”thwart driving at the time
of the acct l; Wheo‘ihe shaft tell
lagalnst the m1 it plunged forward
land nearly W Mr. Roberti out of
the vehicle. f’ e clung to the reins
while the h _ pulled the wagon now
drawn by “W shaft. a considerable
distance def; the hill. Finally the
rig hit the site of the road and threw
both Mr. Bangor: and Robertt out into
the roadway.“ Mr. Banach struck on
his head and was render’semicon-
§scious. Mr. Roberti sustained a num-
;ber of severe out! ind fin lfins but
he was less seriously iniur t an his
companion and went to r. Bannon's
assistance. .
An automobile party came along
shortly after the accident and both the
injured men were taken to their
homes in Ridgel'old. Dr.‘ Allen was
’ summoned and be found that air. Ban-
‘1 non was badly hurt and that'there was
a possibility that his skull had been
ifractured. Owing to the swelling of
the head it was immlblc to deter-
mine whether the skull we fractured
‘or not.
itended to and while they
iserioue as Mr. Benson's.
lcontined to his horn
table time. .
The acctdenswhappenedou the top
‘of Titlcus hill and it is a bad place for
,an accident of this nature. The horse
0 not as
will be
consider-
. is a spirited animal. but'has never,
iran away before and under ordinary
‘circumstances is not easily frightened.
After freeing itself from the rig the
horse continued to run and had not
fbeen caught at one o'clock.
1' Both the injured men are well
known in this city and Mr. Roberti
‘was here recently on a business trip.
er. Banned has many friends in this
.cttyand has held the position of an-
perintendent of the Lewis estate for
several years.
tutu tilts nu
Fire Destroys Manchester, New
Hampshire. Building. and
Many t-lad Narrow
Escapes
.David Mayo. on North Elm street.
day, revealed the fact that three lives
had been lost. John Reed was killed
,when be disregarded a policeman's
[warning and jumped from a third story
window. Mederic Caron and Albert
ruchance were suffocated in their
' rooms on the top floor of the four-story
= frame building.
Adolph vFizzelton—Leland Lsppert. ’ Several lodgers were slightly hurtrjured when he struck the ground.
Gustavaius Gilmoreai—Harold Dunn in jgmping 1mm windows. .Some were! »
taken down ladders and others escap
ed .over the root to an adjoining build-_
:ing.
The fire, which started in the base-
ment from an unknown cause, was cone
l fined to the lower part of the structure
'but the upper floors were filled with
‘dense smoke. The loss will not exceed
310.00. -
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.—BEBT SUGAR CURED HAND, 20c.
Prime rib roast. best beef. 16c."
, Corned beef. 10c up. .i
Genuine leg lamb. 26c. i
Native weal. 16c up, " ‘;
firoliere. roasting chicks. we‘ll). -*
sown, 24c. .
' ’Evgrything in mm vegetables.
closed~8aturday1toom Y ,
cameras. 72 length Main on
Mr. Roberti's injuries were at-'
munitions
MANCHESTER. N. H., July 2.—Av
search of the lodging house of Mrs:
which was damaged by fire early to.,
cm do
in Width
tannin
leseph Rudder. of 75 Ely Avenue,
Plunges Knife into Throat
and Nearly Severe
His Head
tittttnfiintm V
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tied Told Family Enemies Would
Kill film on Fourth of July
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While suffering from a fit of tem?
fporary insanity, Joseph Budner, of 75‘
|lily avenue. this morning, at 8:20
io'clock. committed suicide by thrust-
Efng a twelve-inch knife into his neck
and slashing his throat from ear to
’ear. His head was almost severed
from his body. The act was done in a
,very spectacular manner. Calling to
his wife and one of his children. who
were out in- the yard. he stood at a‘
window and told them to watch him.
‘and before their eyes he plunged the
knife into his throat.
. Patrolman Frank S. Stratton was at
‘ the house but a few minutes after the
deed was done, and he called Dr. Rob-
ert. M. Wolfe and Medical Examiner.
.Samuel H. thtington. The man was,
'dead when they. arrived. The ambu~§
lance was sent for and the man’ body;
was removed to David W. Raymond's
undertaking rooms. , ,
Mrs. Budner said that her husband
had been acting very queerly of late,
and he had told her on several occa-,
alone he would kill himself. He said‘
someone was going to kill him on the,
Fourth of July. and at night he would.
look all the windows and securely bolt
the doors to keep out his imaginary
foes. Mr. Budner was thirty-one years
old, and was a moulder in the Lock-
wood Manufacturing Company's plant
lin Day street. Besides his wife, he is
lsurvlved by three young children, two
lboys and a girl. Funeral arrange-
l ments have not been completed.
on out slitlliT ctecutte
n. it. current; two nunr
A
Conrad Miller, of Slivermine
nue, ..orwalk, and Thomas Maher, 0
New Canaan, were seriously burned
late yesterday at the New Canaan
freight yards, when. in lifting a pump
from a barrel of road oil, it came into
contact with the overhead electric
wires of the Ne ' York, New Haven
and Hartford railroad. A flame of tire
shot fifty feet into the air.
the shock of the electricity. The
fire .was extinguished by fellow em-
ployee. Miller. Who is 19 years old.
was the mos’t'ril‘erlously, hurt. He
‘was taken to‘lthe Norwalk Hospital.
Maher was taken to a. hospital at
, Stamford. ' l .
Miller had deep burns on his face,l
and his head was in!
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j hands a'nd‘ feet.
'etuxeurr centered
roe retuoutent llllEllK
Oscar 11!. Banks, an automobile;
dealer of Norwaik. was arrested in
this city yesterday, charged with
Haven. -‘ .
Banks. accompanied by counsel.
Judge Walsh, of Norwalk, was later
taken to New Haven and rfeased in
bonds of $3,000 for a bear ng lathe
city court today.
, The case was continued for one
week in the city court, Newllaven. to--
day.~undsr bonds of $3.000 furnished
by Banks at the time of his arrest.
He. wai not put to piss.
Both men were knocked down by all day Sat
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Trace Wires to Room of Dr.
Carmen’s Wife—She Hid
Device
FHEEI’ORT, N. Y.. July 2.——ln
searching for a motive for the murder
of Mrs. Louise Bailey in the office 0!
Dr. Edwin Carmen. the police today
are working on two theories. One of
them is that a lunatic killed Mrs. Bau-
ey when shooting at Dr. German. The
other theory is that a wuman fired the
shot. Dr. Carmen has served upon
tnany lunacy commissions in Freeport
and the police believe some person
who was committed to any asylum
throguh his instrumentality sought re-
venge and missed his aim. ,
L'pon what they based their theory
that a woman committed the murder
the police refused to state. but declar-
ed that they expected to make an ar-
rest. probably today.
investigation of the case yesterday
:developed that Mr. Carmen's wife had
for weeks listened to his
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About l50 Boys Gather on the
Land Donated for the Purpose
by John McMuIlen
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Camp in be Provided for 208m
tin the Near Future
The new public playground for boys.
cont'ersa- , made possible by the kindness of John
tions with women patients by meansi'McMullen. of Judah island. who gen-
Of a dictagraph. Mrs. Carntan readily zerously donated his land, on Burritt
admitted having had the instrument‘uenue, for the DWBE, was N1391-
lnstalled because, she said. she felt clously opened yesterday afternoon
she had a right to know what her but» ' when Instructor William A. Tetlow.of
band was talking about Will! woman,New Rochelle. a committee from tho
‘ lWoman’s Municipal Leh'gue. and about
“And everything I heard 0"" ”‘91150 boys gathered on the playground
dictasrabh comforted "19;" like SMd-,for an informal talk concerning the
"I became COHVlliCEd 0f the dOCtorlalpy-oposed purpose and use of the play.
visitors.
fidelity to me."
After questioning the Carmen fam-
ground.
Instructor Tetlow talked at some
fly and a negro maid employed there, length to the boys about what he hop-
District Attorney Lewis J. Smith stat-‘ed to do the coming summer. Mr. Tet-
ed that he was convinced that the shot low has already made a favorable im-
had been fired by some one not a mem- ‘ pression on the boys, and they all bid
Efair to become great friends. At the
lclose of instructor Tetlow‘s address
ber of the household.
” MM.
—NOTICE.
Our store will, be closed all day Sat- cheers for theinstrgctor. which Were'
urday, July 4. Church and Miller.
0Alill0lii0 AND 008
TANK EXPLO0E8
Frederick Grumman, of Strawberry
Hill. had a very close call, this morn-
ing, from being seriously injured. He
is employed by Gray Brothers. soda
bottlers. bf East Norwalk. and this
morning was rolling a tank filled with
carbonic acid gas from lsaacs street
into the rear of William C. Baur‘s drug
tent was blown out. in rolling the
tank in Grumman had one hand at
the bottom and the other at the top.
and botlt were severely injured.
i
istore. when it exploded and the bots
Frank Goodchild suggested three
given with a will by all precast; 'ifrs.
Jean Dumortter also gave a brief and
interesting talk to the boys.
The playgi-dund will be equipped
with three swings. chutes. 3 see’saws,
a canopy tent and other playground
apparatuses. All of these things are
being constructed by instructor Tet:
low and the boys themselves. Pro'vi-
ston has been made for bathing and
between certain hours, according to
the tide. and bath houses will be con-
structed.
Baseball diamonds will be made and
football will be played in the fall. in
short. ewrvihlnv \v‘ll be provided that
Is dear to the fun-loving heart of the
small boy. At some future date ar-
rangements will be made for a. camp
of 20 boys. under the supervision of
instructor Tetlow.
D" Jean Dumortier rendered first. Among the members of the Women's
“gold and brought Mr. Grumman to the Municipal League present were: Mrs.
f Norwalk Hospital by automobile. er. Jean ‘Dumortier, chairman; Mrs. J_ A:
Grumman had the tops of his third and Hamilton, Mrs. H. Leon Hentz. Mrs.
fourth fingers blown off. and his right Edwin Dart. Mrs. Kent. Mrs. ,H_ I).
hand was badly cut. Dr. Dumortier Morgan. Miss Ruth Kendall, Mrs. G_ 8.
will again dress the
wounds this afternoon.
—NOT|CE
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—REV|EW THE PARADE.
Red Men's Hall. Adm. 25c.
DAMAGES Iii $30,000
8TO0K DEAL GIVEN
BRIDGEPORT,
Conn, July 2:—
lJudge Tuttle in the civil superior
icourt here has handed down a decis-
lion for damages in the $30,000 dam-
age suit of John Miller of Chicago
against Levi .W. Yaggy of Plalnfield.
ls. .
Miller and Ysggy were boyhood
friends in Plainiisld. Miller sued
g Yaggy, alleging that the latterhad in- .
passing a fraudulent.\check for $2,000 duped him, by misrepresentations. ‘0‘
“”119 T0“ Rubber company. or New buy 250 shares in a Chicago mail or;
der concern at $100 a share. apdwthat
the stock was not worth nearly that
much. YaSgy was travelling, and the
oflicers with the papers in the suit
found him in this city. where service
was made. Yasgy has since died and
his sens, as executors of his estate.
were the defendants.
-—DANCE AFTER THE PARADE.
Red Men‘s Hall.’250. Dance to 2. Boston.
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Miss Margaret McClure,
Mrs. E. B. Dottlens, Mrs. Frank Good-
chlld. There were manyother spec-
: Glover‘s shoe store will be closed tators present. in automobiles and on
urday. open Friday evening. foot. -
The" establishing of this playground
its a mighty excellent idea. and the
good the boys will receive from it will
be lnestimable. Great credit is due
the child welfare committee of the W0-
men’s Municipal League for their corn-
lmendable activities in this matter. To
John McMullen the children and their
parents owe a great deal of thanks, as
it was through his kindness and gen-
erosity that made the playground pos‘
sible in such an ideal and convenient
place. Mr. McMulien has brought
about many other improvements in the.
vicinity of Quintard, Burritt and River
streets, and to him the city is greatly
indebted.
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MAY EXCLUDE U. 8. TREASURY
AGENTS. .
injured man's Kendall. Mrs. N. Candee. MYS- John. '
PARIS, July 2.——The opinion pre-
vailed here today that United States
treasury agents would in future be ex-
cluded from France in consequence of,
the exposure of. their methods in the
course of an appeal by Henry Munroe,
abanlter, against a jail sentence and
a line for‘refuslng to disclose the
lamounts paid by Miss Dolan. of Brook-
llne. Mass, for dresses seized by the
American customs, cn their arrival in
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