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The public hearing given last night
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Board of Estimate to Urns
Improvements Next Year
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$06ial Sessions
in the Episcopal
Churchesnftlia First and
.. Second Districts
The twenty-first annual meeting of
Committees Will he Besrraneed
jthe Connecticut Diocesan Council, of
'i‘he Bridgeport Standard, yesterday; Imute II°II the street department bud-
.1tternoon, printed the following story: get “RSI very largely attended. consid- I
Whether or not William V ollmer. Icrably over one hundred citizens being;
the recently defeated Democratic caii- WIT-"“9“t A “"39 majority 0‘ themI
(lidate for county ghenm will be all spoke in behalf of their respecthe re.
I300 members in attendance from the
I lug manifested 111' all the proceed”.
fifty branches throughout the state
[m WAYS ”m “ANSI At a: so oclock. this afternoon, the
Owing. to Narrowtnargin of . ,
‘ ,the Girls' Friendly Society,
IThe event is a notable one in the so
meeting was opened by an Associated
. Democrats Icoday 111 Norwilk. There are about
7-<iety. and considerable interest is be-
ICouference. in the Want of St
opened 1‘
sian Seaport _
iiiiii Still Pii’hiS
Turkish Forces in That—m District Said to be WeakerIi
Than Ill Some Weeks Past--German Forces, on the
River Warthe, are Ready to Check the Onnushes
of the Russians-Fighting Still Continues in the Tris-7:
angle Between Ypres, Dixmude and Roulers, But
the Germans Have Apparently Retired From the,“
Yser—-Turkish Cruisers Successfully Bernhard Ruse
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IPauis Chapel on“ Berkeley street1I
gihle for the appointment of postmas-
111 in Bridgeport, seems to hinge onI
Iquests.
C F. Mills. manager of the StandardI
the legal interpretation of Section 255I0" Company. “F R811 imprm 911101“ 01
of the Postal Laws and Regulations the Wilson Point road. He said thatI
of the United States, which stipulates “‘9'“ IS '1 great amount 0‘ "WEI “GI
that the appointee must reside within carting over it and that its present con
the delivery district of like office to I‘dition is such as to warrant spending
11 hich he is appointed postmaster.
is Votimer Residue? Iof Roton Point also appeared in fa1or,
Mr. Vollmer is not a legal residentI of having that road fixed He said thatI
of Bridgeport, as the voting lists of: a big majority of the people who comeI
Bridgeport for the election of Tues- ‘0 lllIe part: do 80 by automobile and
day show that he is not 7a voter in that a great decrease will result next
Bridgeport. However, he has lived season if the road is not battered.
for almost four years at the county ‘R H. Golden asked that the $750“)?
jail, on North avenue. 111111 111111 com the mosquito fund bi appropriated He
Irefskred to the- high budget, stating
Ithdt he understood that the reason for
Iit is because of the many petitions
which the department officials have re-
Iceived from citizens asking for im
Iprovements in the streets. ~ .
Mrs. D E. Callahan. of West Rocks
road. urged favorable action by the
board on her street.' She said that it
Its in a dangerous condition and should
have attention immediately.
Here Street Committeeman Riordan
Iread a list of the streets from each at
I1tle four districts about which pett- I
tious had been received
A number of people appeared, urg-
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Delightful Gathering Held at
Rooms' in West Avenue, With
FinaDacorationsand Music
The Community Club housewarming
yesterday afternoon proved a most (19-, --—~——-'~*"'
lightful affair and was well attended BIG NIGHT IN MOOSEDOM. . I
by members and their friends, TheI' ' I
rooms on West avenue are a splendid Thirty Candidates initiated, and Plans
find and everyone 11 he saw them feelsl Made To Visit Greenwich Lodge.
that the house committee is to be con-7 Last night was “0th“ ”I5 MEI" in
gratnlated. .All meetings as well 1131? Moosedom. at the meeting of South
social affairs will he held her'e and a INorwalk Lodge, No. 529. Loyal Olden
club home ought to prove a great ad- of Moose. when a class of some thirtYI
dition in furthering the communityI candidates were instructed in its mys~I
spirit. The roses and chrysanthe-i Iteries under the direction of Organ-I
mums generously given by Mr. HanI izer P. J. Fitzgerald, who will haveII
ford were very beautiful. adding muchI the pleasure today of pushing thei
to' the occasion, and at the endof the old hands on the ‘Mqose clock ahAdI
afternoon, were sent to the hospital. many points i11.the effort to reach theI
The social committee again had beenI .500 members by January 1, I915. 1
active and. in conjunction with the: The degree was exemplified by tlieI
music department, provided an enter-I officers of the lodge \Vlth Company A-
tsining program hire.
and Mrs. Gibson gave several selec-
tions that made everyone went to workI gone into for the interests of the
in the music section. The club is very Ilodge, one of which was the accepting
fortunate in having such able musl- or an invitation for Greenwich lodge
clans among its members. and looks to be with them on Monday night.
forward to many more such treats Tea November 13 when they Will open
was served after a few apt words by then- new club.-
the president, Mrs, Coburn. who spoke South Norwalk. Lodge will go there.
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OI the needs of the refugee work and in a body that night. as will also Com-I
asked that those who felt they couldI “my A, Militan Branch, and it is the
help, would take one of the patterns intention to have south Norwalk
that had been provided. The flnishedI Lodge well represented I I
garments may be left at the clubII This evening Organizer P. J, Fitz-
rooms, where they will be collected by gerald. together With a number of
{Wanamakers wagon. other members. will pay 1'1... fraternal
7‘ 1111112111 will drop after the close of the
1 the committees will
Upon the request of several mem-
bers present. Miss 'Brendlinger spoke
on the work of the departments and
' what they were planning to do. There
71will 1111' a meeting of the exectitiye ,
board, Saturday morning, at which
'time it is hoped to settle many items
. regarding the club rooms and their
7 uses. ~,Manynew membere'have been
added to the list since the last meet-
ing, and It is largely due to the splen-
did work of the membership commit-.
. tee. under the guidance of Mrs F. s.
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visit to Greenwich Lodge, when they
will make the final arrangements for
South 'Norwalk Lodges visit cu thec
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MINT DIRECTOR ROHERTS RE-
SIGNS.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 6.——P.reatdent
Mint, to take silent November 15,. but
Mr. Roberts goes to the Nations! (iii/y
Wilson today accepted the resignation.
of George E. Roberts, Director of the‘ such like articles. the total value of Mrs. c H.1rltnt,:'of this city.
has not' decided upon his successor. I
I-Oemocrate Will Have to ‘Mtiltllflli‘iI 110111111111. This was in charge or 11111111 I
:\sn Schaack, and many interestingI
talks on vital phases of the soCiety’aI
Iwork planned as guides for the as
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Almost Perfect Organization
. ., . . , ’soctates were enjoyed.
\\ ASlll\(;T0.\, hot. 11—31!” 1' in South Norwalk a members con
changes in the organization' of the Jereuce. led by M," Anna Brunt, of
on W set
when Champ 0111111 and ”Uncle Joe" ' Hall of Trinity Church
Cannon once more face each other street also aid: 3b o'clock This prov- -
~ed moat 111111111119 to the members.
,_,I This evening an enjoyable supper
IIIIIV. eIwili be "mad instant” in
.Buconl’arlsh e11 Beidsn avenue,
Norwallt. «After that. at 8 o'etmtt,
prayer mices will be held» in St.
Paul's Church, in’Norwalk. These
will be in charge of Rev. Anthea Gos-
ner, who will make an interesting ad-
dress, 1
Tomorrow;s program inflows:
6:80 p. m.——Corporate communion,
Trinity church. South Norwaik.
across the center aisle at the beginn-
ning of the not; Congrpas
dwindling of the democratic
Dectimbsr tension item 140 to at, ‘wili
necessitate a general shiftin'g of the
working order in the House.
With their slender "majority, the
democrats. 11111111 able to realest.
Speaker Clerk and retain control of"
be forced to
maintain an almost perfect organiza-
tion. Even with a fullIattendance lnI ,
the House. a shift of twelve votes 7 a ”*B'Ie'ku'b Tfl‘IIIVI’;h“II°h
would throw the control to the minor pariah house. South NT'" (1 r ”g":
ity aide. Pncttcatly complete returns be“ trolley “d" I” p "I“ or III
last night gave the democrats 229; re- Inrdsytt. it t
publicans 198; progressives 7. social- 97'3“ a. m"'DI”°°“II ‘30:“ In?”
late 1, independents t and doubtful 1 '"IS' Grace church 9” “II ouse, '
This would give the democrats a plurg d8“ menus. I‘OII‘I'I‘III'
aiity of 33 over the republicans and of
24 01 er the combined opposition.
This narrow msigtn probably will
result in a rearrangement of commit-
tee 1epresentation. the democrats 110w [EAVES 3‘“ "“30“
Iholdlng overwhelming majorities i117, .
Iall of the standing committees The BAR HARBOR. Maine, Nov 6.,
1falling oft of the progressives from Tito three months stay here of the
nineteen in the present house to ”V'Itnternsd. North German Lloyd Lino
e11 probabi1 will cut down their com steamer Kron Ipflmeum Cecilia end-
mitten representation materially and 1nd today, when, conveyed hr the
even may lose them the few impor United states destroyers Terry and
taut piacethhey hold in the present Damson. she started for Boston. The
”11131813.“ L d T on Iwesther was fair, with a moderate
°"‘°°"‘ ° ea °"' ° "'99- breeze. when the steamer, with one
'l-lliemosratic leadetrsh‘i‘p I“ the gouge? destroyer a short distance ahead and
“ “II ”5° 3"“ c ““383 “p the other close astern. departed at
sentatlve Underwood was elected to .4 a. m. it was expected that she
Infuse?“ anfdtlgviIlDleavebthe Hoff: would reach Boston late in the after-
a 1e cone 0 it seem er sesso.
noon._
Representative Kitchin of North Cat-0.1 The change in the port of intern-
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Klillll PlilllESSlll GEBILE
EETISChleEel Military Branch, as the guard team. Ilina. the ranking democrat on the meat was made because it was con 1
“my matters °II importance were; ways and means committee, “m cm“ sldered that the anchorage here would '
dangerous during the winterI
Although it was intended to’
Ibo
1 storms.
steam within the three- mile limit 80
“oust“ cfluenia‘11nunl far as possible, no interference was
anticipated as the governments at
PABSUN‘EE HERE‘I war with Germany had given omcial‘
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sale would molest the steamer on herI
The hill section received another 13'oyage to Boston
visitation from burglars earlv last,
evening, and articles' of jewelry, etc,I ‘
were taken from the CWtionnl MRS. JARVIS BUES FOR1 DIVORCE;
parsonage in BaYYIEW m'enue Rev I lda Mary JarvismitIhis city. employ-
John Stapleton and his family 18“ ed as telephone operator in the Hotel
home shortly after 7 o’clock. to at- Mahackemo, has brought suit for a
tend the mid-week ”Him in 1119' divorce against her husband. Harvey
c.hurch When they returned at 9' 30 H. 'Jarvts. of Rowayton. an oyster-‘boat
o'clock. they discovered that the house employs. Min. Jarvis charges intoler
had been thoroughly ransacked, and able cruelty and non=support. ‘
as far as ~co'uid‘ be ascertnined. only
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The couplsiwere married in Norwalk
stairs rooms.
stickptn, gold chain eyeglasses and platntttr is the daughter at Mr. and
assurance that none of their war was--
articles had been taken from the 1111-1 Iin March, 1909. and have one dough Iann price 0? a ton of my 1,, Con
These lnChltled 1 a ter, Dora Belle. aged 4% years. 1. TheInectlcut i778 higher than that in any DWI.
which was placed at 320. .1.Mrs Jarvis 111 rennesented by Attor-
it is presumed that entrance to the pay John J.' Gillies. Deputy Sheriit D
Bank» of New York. .
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house was gained through- the cellar. Louis uni-imp today served the paw~ p 1 -
There is no ‘clue to the thieves.
Sheriff lied Only One Copy so
1 Defendant’s Sieuographer
trade Another for Him
money on it Net-1119 33,119,; manager-I House of Representatives will be made‘ I New Haven, was held in the Parish‘
1 Deputy Sheriff Elwood. of Bridge;
port, at 1 octoclt yesterday served pa-
pen on Bennett N. gourd, or financial
to injure by slander brought. be John T. I
Kiflli‘II Republican leader tit--
Bridgeport, against a N.Bea1I-d annI
Attorneyfleneral John ll. Light, oft
Norwdlk. Mr King claims :50, OOOI
damages and property of Mr. BeardI
to that amount was attached by theI
aher... The suit grew out or an afli-I
davit by M'
Iof «om'nlleged dealing which MLI
Beard had with Mr. King and formerI
Highway Commissioner Macdonald.I
The afldavit was printed in full inI
the Sentinel a week ago.
Sheriff Elwood appeared in Shelton
at 11_ o'clock with only one copy of
the 1111-11. as he expected to take MLI 1
Board's body. 111-. Board had realI
Iestate enough to cover the writ and
under the circumstance the sherift'
had to have another copy. The other
copy was promptly written out by
Mr. 'Besrd's steihgraphsr. The writ.I
was not served until 170’clock, whenf
Mr. Beard returned to his office from;
dinner. In serving the writ Sheriff.
Elwood facetlously remarked that this"
was the first time in his career that
the man upon whomhe was to serve!
the writ made it out himself. I
In commenting on the service .\ir.I
Board said that the service did notI
give him any concern whate1e'r and
he only wants to see the thing push
Ied along to trial. He said that since
Ithe suit was started that he had re~I
ceived offers from many prominentI
men to go his bond if it were neces.
.was to let the sheriff take his body!
but decided not after making some
investigations.
A good many have expressed the
hope that the case iviil come toltriai.‘
Mr. Beard says that he rather enjoys
the sensation of being sued for $50,— .
900, but entertains some fear that the
I plaintiff will never push the case to
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I. GONNEOTICUT FARMERS COM-
PLETE HAY MOWING.
WKSHINGTON, D. C.. Oct. 6. —Con-
neoticut farmers produced 4769. 000 tons
of lame or cultivated hay during 1914,
according to the preliminary estimates
111111111 today by the United States De-
partmeEnt of Agriculture. The yield
inst year was 4329M tons. The prod-
net is selling for 1. . mitt-age of, $21. so ’
per ton, competed w .. €318.60 per ton
in 1913. According to the report the
or State The yield per acre this sea-- I
7 I son is 1. 25 tons and the quality is not
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as good as that of the average crop 7011
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Sentinel Wants are winners. 1
iii the suit ffimdwud conspiracxI .
’I the Indy once on the Eastern (sermon frontiers will brooms:
' 111 which he toidI.
sary He said his first inclinationI__
7 plomatic intervention of the United States.
trial. '5 . , I1
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LONDON, Nov. 6, 10 a. m‘.——-Tlte latest. reports from .
the western battle front reaching London from Dutch
sources indicate that. the (Sirmans have retired from the
Yner, but the fighting is said stillIto be proceeding in .7
the triangle between Ypres, Dixmtule and Roulette.
The latest official cmttmunicaiions give cvitlerrtc that
the German assaults are becoming less intense, anil'thcse « 7 III
are smite indications n the rcsurnpfioriof the ofi’eiisive 7 II
1111 the part of the Allies. with the Belgians reported as oc— 7
copying both banks of the \Iscr and forcing the Germans , 1
in that neighborhood to retire-(111 lirugcs. Inspiteof these ~
reports, however. there is 1111 disposition among the Allies
to he ()1 er —.c011ii1lcut “Ionic hint of this feeling is found '7
in the revived interest in London 111 the Russian military
. campaign. Matty military critics are toicin'g the hope that. . V
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such a menace that Berlin will be compelled to fecal sev~ 1 I ~.
crai seasoned corps from the western front to meet the
new danger. I ‘ I I
‘ It is not believed here that lurks)" s entrance into this
field of combat will greatly affect the Russian campaign
against the TClltOillc'AIIles. Russia has three army corps
in the Russian Caucasus none of which has been drawn for
service elsewhere in the war.
Russia is reported succesfully to have invaded Armenv ~.
in with four army corps, and the Turkish florces 1:1 that
district are said to be today much, weaker than they‘huve
been for some weeks post. Russian troops are reported as
already wclacross the Turkish border. and the fighting is
proceeding along a battle front estimated from tooto 160
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miles.. ~ . 1;
"Berlin reports little activity along the Russian bertler,I7
and indications are riot decking that the German forces,
having selected positions along the tiger Warthe are pre-
pared to check the ouruslt of the Rusisatr armies.
Vienna admits that the Rtisians have crossed the riv—
er San, but the Austrian armies facing the Rnsian Icft
wing t- vidcntlv are sill intact and in a position to main—
tain a stubborn defence.
England 5 warfare against “1111-11-11 is still naval and is ’1
likely so to remain until T'111key invades Egypt. Such a
move, the \llies hope will prme the final straw to in—
duce Italy to embark her fortunes with the Entcntc Pour:
erSI’for the reason that. suclt an i111'as‘i011:11'ould be a die ' '
rect mc‘hace to Italy's newly won African possessions. .9
France has now declared formal war on Turkey, and
her advent may mean increased activity 011 the part of
the. allied fleet.
War 011 non.— -combataitts ameng the alien enemies in
the countries of the 1arious belligerents has reached such
an acute stage that both sides have virtually asked the th-
The police
in the British Isles have lessened their activity in
rounding up alien enemies because the military authori-
ties are unable to supply quarters for their internment,
but the sensational press continue demanding flint ev— .
er) German and Austrian in the countrt, including those
rccetly naturalized. be interned.’ The (firmed press is
.. equally. keen in demanding retaliation, and both sides
are making charges of the ill- treatment of prisoners. It ., .
is in connection with this phaSe of the controversy that 7 17
the U nited States has bu 11 redirected to make investiga‘ -
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England still without Official news of the naval hat—
7 7"7t7lc in the some l‘acific. 1s“ consoling it elf 116th 11113 hope
that the (.71 erman repurts of this engagcm'r t stay pro":
exaggerated for the reason that the British IIIII iotnatic
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