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ESTABLISHED 1870
not At 1
ill on
South Intuit Gilli) Members and
FriendsiPleased With Exhibitions
by lbyeult and liollsey
LLRLC URUMESLRA
ill MUSICAL NUMBERS.
l
f‘tlanlhurg" and “Frankfurt" to
Down Befor Attacking Forces
Entered at the South Norwalk Post
Oilice as‘Second Class Matter.
100 Miles An Hoar
Windstorm
in Two Deaths Today
Launch Containing Five Men Disappears,
and Probably Many More Lives Were
Lost on Farallone» Islands
SAN FRANCISCO, «April 30.——Two
persons were known to be dead today.
and it was feared that other lives had
been lost in a violent windstorm whicn
at its height last night reached a veloc-
ity of nearly 100 miles an hour.
Operators of the wireless station on
the Farallone Islands, 25 miles west of
here. reported seeing a launch With
five men in the leeward of the group.
Meeting the popular standard of pre-
vious affairs, “Billiard Night." at the
South Norwalk Club last. night held at- F
AUTOMOBILE RUNS
tractions for over one hundred mem‘
bers and their guests and a pleasant,
social evening resulted. The features
of the evening’s entertainment Were
the. exhibition of contests of pool and
billiards with Lindsey and Aryault at
the tables. Both men put up classyL
work, notwithstanding the fact that
each one was beaten at his favoritel
game. Lindsey was trimmed in bil-
liards and Aryault went down to de- ,
feat in the pool contest, the results re-
. versing the dope shared by most as toL
the probable winners. The Lyric or-
chestra of five pieces kept the air
(Continued on Twelfth Pm)
‘0 00 Will $15, 000
"Bridgeport Trust ,Cempany' Sues
For, lumber, of PM of
.Cellielioe ll. flatten
Suit. Was flied yesterday in the Civil
Superior Court by the BridgeportI
Trust Company against Edward Rich-
ards of Westport, and others, asking,
for an interpretation of the will 01:
Catherine A. Blakeman, who died in
Fairiield on May 4, 1911. so far as con-
_ earns the bequest of one-fifth of the!;
_ residue 0 fthe estate to Oracle Ket-L
‘ cham‘, a lunatic. of Pascale, N. J The
plaintll! says it has $15, 000, tur urnedi
over by John G Northrop of Passaic,.
as guardian of Gracie Ketcbam and’
that counsel has advised a count rut-i1
lug be obtained before the money is
\paid out.
The Ketcham woman’ is now in her
, fiftieth year and was declared a luna-
tic by the Orphans Court of Possum,
on February 27,1913. On September
‘ 30, 1912, the Bridgeport Trust Com-,
pany was appointed trustee for her
benefit on the application of her guar
dian, John G. Northrop.
The plaintiff has asked the court to;
settle whether the gift of oneflfth oi
the residue was absolute and outright.‘
'whether the gift takes effect at all
before the death of Gracie wKetcham,
and whether the gift vests an interest
in her heirs if she dies childless.
Various legal questions have been‘
raised as the result of a codicil, dated
October 18, 1900 and the plaintiff feels
that the safety of itself and the heirs.
:will not be properly protected until
the court passes on them:
SUUUUMER MLMUALL .
ELUALEU. EARLY l0 UAR
NEW roux, April 30.—The tin-eaI
masted schooner Flora A. Kimball, of
Bangor, Maine, which went ashore on
LBarnegat Bar,
coast, Aplil 10, was pulled off the barL
last night and floated The Kimball
_ was on the way from Morgan City,Lil
to New York, with a load of lumber Stamford; Mr and Mrs. Sweeney have
when she ran ashore
rescued
Her crew was
- . “a. -«.-.4
John Sliilld considerably Cut and.
: band, which numbers two or three Nor-
C. Mooney. of upper Norwallt. Skldd,
who is employed waver-y clerk for
(Pratt £1 Burtlem, of Railroad avenue.
Awas coming down Falrheld avenlie; on
a bicycle.
the corner Jr West and Spring streets.
was going up Falrfleld avenue. crash-
ed into Skidd on the Wheel.
young man was not seriously hurt. al-
though thegnjurles suaered were poll'scfl
fill.
rendered. Later he was taken to hlI
home on 'Fairtleld avenue. Mr. Slfldd
severe shaking up. but no bones were
i ing became ,the bride of Harry Sween-
L the Rev. Harry E. Anderson. pastor of
Her rd,
$the home, last evening, and the wed-
{their twenty-second wedding anniver~
'sary, being married in Westport, on
on the New Jersevmew Haven Railroad at Stamford.
The boat disappeared. and a few hours
later a hatch cover and other wreclt~
age from a fishing launch were wash.
SOUTH NORWALK, CONN .,
FRIDAY, APRIL 30, .1915
Cloudy tonight and Saturday.
Twp CEN’MV
Reslllts
’4." am
feared the little vessel may have been
Wrecked and all on board drowned.
The property damage in this viclns
ity is estimated at $200,000 and at
other points along the coast it is
known to be coilsiderable.
0n Monterey 'Bay. south of here.
fifty-four small boats were piled up on
the beach.
Telephone and telegraph wires were
reported down in many directions out-
side ot this city.
The two persons who are dead in
ed ashore on the mainland. It is
AUER DELIVERY SLERM
Shaken llp' In Spring Street
John Skidd sixteen- -year'ol_d son of.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Skidd of Fair-7
field avenue, yesterday afternoon
about 5 o'clock, was painfully injured
when he was run into by an Edward
O'Connor automobile. driven by John
The collision occurred at
Mooney. in passing a wagon which
The
He was carried to the oflice
Dr Jean Dumortler, on Washington
street, where first-aid treatment was4
was badly bruised, and...su1femd.a
broken. His bicycle was wrecked.
The young man is resting comfortably
today.
UUUULE SELEBRAMUM
' HELL) LM RUMALIUM
Miss Evelyn“ May, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Alfred T. iledclide, of R0-
wayton avenue, Rewaytou, last eveu~
ey, at Stamford. The ceremony was
performed at the home of the bride by
the Rowayton Baptist Church.
The bridesmaid was Miss Nellie
IPugiie, of Newark, N. J., a cousin to
the bride. The best man was the
groom s cousin, Edward Burke of Stem
There was an exceptionally large
gathering of friends and relatives at
ding festivities lasted until 5 oclock
this morning. Interest was added to
the event because of the fact that the
bride's parents, last night, celebrated
April 29,- 1893. The parents of ‘Mr.
Radcliffe, the bride's fatherfwere also
married on April 29, and Mrs. Rad-
clitl’e, 81:, last night joined in celebrat-
ing‘ the 45th anniversary of her mar-
riage to Daniel Bhdcliife, now deceas-
ed.
ers. :Sweeney is well-known in
South Norwalk. She has been employ-
ed in the ‘Cluett Peabody shop on
North Main street for a long period.
Her husband is connected with the
Hearty congratulations have been re-
ceived by the happy couple from
.griends in Rowayton, Norwalk and
taken up their residence in a newly
furnished home in Stamford.
‘ .
this city were killed by becoming eu-
tangled' in fallen electric light wires.
SLAMEURD BAMU‘S
MUSICAL EElE
The Stamford Colored Y. M. C. A.
walk players, came here last evening,
and gave a concert and dance. The
affair started in Forum League Hall,
Washington street, and ended in Quitt-
ner's Hall, Railroad avenue. The con-
cert by “the twenty-live members of
the band, under [render Smith, was en- ‘
loved by splurge audience. and every.
thing pulled off smoothly.
Following the when there was
dancing until midnight. when all ad.
lotirned to Muller's Hail. where a. ,
fine supper was served. and dancing
continued until 4 o'clock this morning.
The program follows:
March. “Colombian" ....By the band
March. "Monticello" ....By the band
AddfllI
Wme. Stokes. President Y. M. C A.
band. _
March, “Apollo". ......By the bend
Duet, (piano and violin) Selected ‘
" The Lewis Bros.
Solo (vocal) Selected. .Mrs. ill. Banks
serenade. ‘iMonflnE’. ”By the band
Quartette. “Soldier’s Farewell."
By Thompson. boswell, Graves and
,. EB. Jones
March. L‘F‘ldellty" ......By the band
Waits, “Roses and Orchids". . . . . . . .
ass-.1...
....'......... Bytheband
Solo. (bishoYSelected. By Miss Wilson
March. “The Royal Hussars". a...
.‘By the band
”By the band
III-II le-
March. "Tipperary”n -
in lENlltll
7 [Mill Pinon» .
William T. Loeke. of Cross street,
Rowayton, tender of Green's Reef
Lighthouse, oi! Roton Point, has re4
cnlved a promotion by the govern-
ment, and yesterday removed from
this city ,together with his family,
to Sandy Hook, N. J., where he will
heye charge of the Northrup Beacon
Light.
Lighthouse Tender Locke’s promo-
tion recalls to the minds of local peo-
ple the difficulties experienced by him
when he came to this city about
four years ago. Mr. Locke came to
take charge of the Green’s Ledge
light, after the head tender had de-
serted, leaving his assistant: 11 young
man by the name-«of Loufbury, "in
sale charge of; thn’llgllthous'e. 'A
sliort timenfter young Louibury died
front consumption, contracted as a
result of his terrible ‘experience
estranged for days, without scarcely
any end. in the lonely lighthouse.
Officials in charge of the local light,
in. recognition of the services of
Ioufbury, gave his brother a posi~
lion as assistant under Mr. Locke.
who had just taken charge of the
light. It is said the young man do
sei'ted the lighthouse, after receiving
his pay, and left Mr. Locke, for
twenty‘six days, to cope with the in-
t1 icato machinery alone.
GUAM
,1.
1
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helium horn rm and
ocular Mitosis the
Assam“ last Night
PRELLMRLARL SMELUML MAS
A SLRULU 0E PEARLS
literay Merit and Acting of a lligh
class
.n——-.._
The graduating class of the Sen'"
High School gave the 1111an play
last evening in the High School
Assembly Hall. The preliminary
sketch, “A String of Pearls," is bright
and snappy and was given in fine style
by the relieving cast:
Mr. Martin ....Le Grand Greenwood
Ethel, his daughter. .. . ..Elhel Mills
Pegs, ills daughter...Gertrude Ryder
Aunt Phoebe. his sister .......... -
Continued on twelfth page)
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MUUSE LUURE MAS
ULELCERS LMSIALLEU’
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raueamhhgeima nee
. lbevlnst et Mextii‘ontt in South
“
About one hundred and fifty maln-
born of South Norwalk Lodge Is-
sernbled at the Moose Home last cry
emu: to attend the installation of
oflicers and social given by the lodge.
The followlng'oflicbrs ”for the en-
. suing veer were installed .by Deputy
Supreme Dictator‘ Frederickli. Ga~
nuns: ,
Pest Diotator-Edward Brownell
Dictator-Wm. J. Casey.
\‘ico Dictator-13. F. Briggll.
Relate—F. It. Hoppeln
T’reasuiereFrederlck H. Canons.
I'hyslclans—H. 13. West, M. D.;
lsidorc Rosenthal. M. D.
Trustee for Three Years-Joseph
J. Llnxweller. ,
Sergeant-at-Aims—Wllfred. Taylor.
inside Guard—Ernest Britt...
Outside Guard—Robert mlduli'.
At the close .of the installation
ceremony regular business : was ta-
ken up when the entertainment oom-
ncli to have the last week of May
known as Moose Week when 2 carat
val would be held for the entire week
and that a contract had been signed
wirh one of the best known carnival
companies to be secured which would
consist of six solid car loads of
ornaments and two hundred people.
'1 his company is playing strictly for
Moose lodges throughout the United
States and Canada and is guaranteed
to be strictly first-class and clean in
every respect. The members» of the
lodge also endorsed the action of
Company A, and promised them their
support and "cooperation on ‘ Friday
evening, May 7, at which time they
Will hold a May millfary ball in Rood-
ner's Hall, the proceeds of which will
be used to defray the expenses of
the company on their visit to Hart-
tom, June 19th.
Much other business was transact-
ed under the good and welfare of the
lodge _
Among the visitors present was
Captain Edward Rider, together witht.
several phloem and members of Com-
pany 1, Port Chester, N; Y., who ap-
peared in'uniform and in the interests
of their carnival, which is also to be
held next month. With the close of
the meeting all were served with hot '
roast beef, [which was prepared by
. (Continued on Twelfthé’m) ,
ittee reported that they‘lmd‘ plan-. . ‘9'
BUTLER [MUSE UUU
EEILUULS SMALLER
Ilev. lolln Stapleton Dehvers' In-
teresting‘ldd’esiand Music and
Refreshments Are Elioyllll
m '
Butler Lodge, No. 97. 1. o. o. F..
gave a smoker at its pleasant rooms
in South Main street, last evening. As
usual on such occasions there was a
large attendance of the members, and
several friends, every one of whom en-
joyed the amair immensely.
A score of card tables were in use.
and the contests proved entertaining
to a large number. During this period
there were selections on the phone-
graph, operated by James Connolly,
and these received hearty applause.
Albert E. Dunn delighted with banjo
selections, accompanied by Frederick
M. Jennings at the piano.
. A feature of the evening was"the
forceful address delivered by Rev.
John Stapleton, on the principles of
the order. Dr. Stapleton gave a com
prehensive review of the good being
done by the Odd Fellows, and intro-
duced and interspersed these facts
“ with a series of stories and anecdotes
that were delightful to all.
given a rising vote of thanks.
A buffet luncheon was served in the
banquet hall, and the committee in
charge received many compliments
on their efforts. Noble Grand Clar-
ncee E. Crofoot was the presiding or
flcer.
He was
man. ..__..._
HORSE IS nun \
A8 nu colours
ms lllnjel trim of
"“0!
A large, valuable draught horse was
tilled at about 10 o'clock yesterday
naming. whens load of stone which it
iwas dragging with another equine,
broke the bank over the exonvntlbn
berths foundation ofn new house
being built for Frank Arline-in
Westport. The horse was the property,
of Goult Brothers-contractors of that
town. and was, being driven by a
driver in their employ. Betwggp the
new excavation and the home of Mrs.
Menard on King street, was a piece
of around about 12 feet in width,
across which the men attempted to
drive the home with the load of stone.
The animals stopped. but were whipp
to the houses, the ground collapses,
and onset the horses was buried be-
neath In mullahs of dirt and small
stone. He died a few minutes “later.
The othernnImal escaped1 with a few
bruises-and was working today.
Anion EUR 12
Biliili or unlit
(I .-,-
Two suits. have been brought
against Charles Sigsway, Day
street saloon dealer, by Joseph Disess,
South Nor-walk wholesale and retail
liquor deauer. M‘r. Disesa is repre-
sented in both instances by Attorney
John J. Cuneo. “ 7
The first action is brought to recov-
er 3100 damges. The plaintiff alleges
that Mr. Slgsway has failed to pays
check directed to the South Norwalk
Trust Company, to pay to the order
of Adsoph Disesa the sum of $66. This
case is returnable. to the Norwalk
Town Court on the third Monday in
May. ‘
Three hundred damages are’asked in '
the section action brought by Mr.
Disesa against Sigsway It is claimed
the Day street saloon dealer bought of
the plaintiff ten barrels of whiskey,
and refused to accept! them. This ar-
tion is returnable to the Court of Com-
moii Pleas Court the. first Tuesday in
June.
This morning meney on deposit in
therSouth Norwallt Trust Company to
the credit of Mr. Sigswa‘y was alto/tib-
ed by Constable Samuel 0. Ireland.
‘ \
ed on times they put their strength .
mmlrotenttmst Exos- fl
German BattleShips Have,
Bombarded Dunkirk and;
Killed Twenty. Persons
Allies Have Made Marked (Progress in
Their Attack on Defenders "of the Bard-
anelles—British Are Endeavoring to-
Cut, Off Supplies and Reinforcemeriis’
from Constantinople—~Turks Are Pre-
paring for Another‘ Advance on me”
British *
————‘u
“.5 ‘
All official statement from Paris says that German
warships liaie appeared of? the Belgian coast and have
I
bombarded Dunkirk TWOlllV persons were killed.
The presence of the German high seas fleet in the
North Sea has been reported several times recently, and
an official statement issued 1]] Ilcrlin a few days ago spoke
of several expeditions of this kind which were made
without encountering the British fleet. The captain of a
Swedish steamer reported that on crossing the North Sea
a few days ago he encountered a large number of German
warships. A
Marked progress apparently has been made by the
Allies in their efforts to will the IMrdancLlcs by land 0p—
cratirms.
ten conflicting, but they indicate that. the British have
SilCCCl'tLCLL in establishing two lines across the Gallipoli
Peninsula on the European side of the Dartlancllcs; one
near the tip, the second at the other end, ilcar the cn~
trance of the Sea of \larmora
Sitmifil‘ant in this connl ctfon is an official report
{rem Berlin, based on advice received there from the
Dardanelles In this statement it is said severe fighting
has occurred at the ’fouvn of Gallipoii“. igThlstow“"Iies by
the straits, at the entrance to the Sea of Marmbi’a This
. statement tends to confirm the report of last night that
the British had pushed their ’way across the penisuia at
this point Such a line, if held, would cut off the Turkish
defenders of the peninsula from assistance in the way of
supplies and reinforcements from Constantinople
An official statement from the Belgian government I
says that a German attack from Steenstracte was re-'\
pulsed. ’Ihis may refer to an engagement described in
unofficial advices as disastrous to the attacking party It
is said 4,000 Germans were almost annihilated by the
Belgian artillery.
A London dispatch says dcsult0ry fighting continues
in the region of the Suez Canal.
are preparing to advance for another attack on the British.
,..._..._.
_ BERLIN. by wireless to London, April 30. " 3:08 a.
m.——-TLle_ following officiai'statemcnt was issued last
night from the headquarters. of the general staff : ,
”Reports from the Dardanclles pay tribute to the
bravery and enthusiasm of the Turkish‘troops. In the
'first battle at Kilm Kale the Turks did not fire .a shot,
but repulsed the enemy with the bayonet.
“Forty warships bonlbalded Scddnl Bahr While this
battle was in progress, the Turks captureda large quan-
tity of rifles and ammunition ‘
“At Gallipoli the Turks fought uninterruptcdly for
days against the constant attack of the enemy without
showing fatigue ~ ‘ '
“On the eastern and western fronts the Situation
Reports of this fighting are fra'giilciitary and of-.
It is asserted the Turks I;
i ' 'b ’e .Ly'gij‘.’
generally speaking is unchanged. In Russian” Poland
.and the Carpathians there have been lively artillery ..
duels ill which our fire was very effective. In the Oper ‘
Valley the enemy, after many hours of artillery fire,-
vainly attempted a night‘ailvancc against the heights
held by our infantry.
ciras says that“ the Hamburg-American Line steamer
Macedonia,» which escaped from Las Palmas, when she
was interned on November 13, has been recaptured andfié‘
is being taken to Gibraltar with another captured Ger—-
man steamer.
There have been conflicting reports regarding the
Macedonia, which was reported to have slipped out ‘of
Las Palmas Harbor March 10, laden with supplies
lieved to have been intended for German!“
There have been other “reports of her recapture.
BERLIN, by wireless to. London, April 30, 8:08 a.
——Thrcc-fourths of the Latest war loan alrcarlyrllas been “
The aggregate amount of the paymentsqnadc up to;
date by the subscribers is 5,751,000,000 marks ($1,687.: ,
750,000), more than‘ twice the ‘amount required at this
paid.
. date under the stipulated conditions of the issue.
PARIS, April 30, 4:35 a. m.——A dispatch from Alge-m
be- ,
warships. .
Norwalk Chronicler