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Commencement Exercises of St.
lary' s [Graduating Glass lield
Last Evening' III the Church Base-
melt
till. in. nu GIVES: V
MEDAES All With
Salutatory by Mr. Bropliy and lla-
ledictory by JAr. Matron
t
The commencement exercises of
the graduating class of St. Mary's
Parochial School were held last night
in the basement of the church before
the largest gathering of parents, re-
latives and friends that has ever at
tended agraduation. The assembly
hell was prettily decorated with Ain-
ericnn flags and daisies. The class
motto, “F'unls Coronal Opus,” which
translated means “The End Crowns
the Work," was displayed over the
platform.
Following an overture by the or-
chestra, composed of Miss Margaret
Brady, Miss Leonora Ward and
Frank V. McMahon, the members of
the Class of 1915 entered and in
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ACCIDENTS BRlPPlE , ,
ill. 8. SllBilliiliiES
Three Damagcd' Ill Collision at New
Jodi liayy Tard¥0tiier Crashes
into log
four out of commission early
, the G—2, G-4 and. K2. collided in the
1 dock and sustained crushed bows and
injuries to electrical machinery. The
40—1 managed to bump a floating log
Six Killed in a Ran-
souru NORWALK,
FRIDAY, JUNE 25, 1915
ero cams
Fair tonight and Saturday.
road Wreck As Engines
Are Telescoped
Infield”?! Iota Point on
liigiit on My 15th
YAEE WINS
illii|0ii Ellilil
+0ARED RACE *
Wodnesdoy,AlIIM18- -|.adies
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Military Activity 15
Fourteen More injured in a Head- on
Smash on a Bridge Near Gettysburg,
Pennsylvaniag—Blue Mountain Special
Hits Local Train
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ans, were killed and a. dozen more or two trains ‘3 said ‘0 have occurred
less seriously injured, when the Blue Arcsulted "1 bringing the “'0 PM“ ‘0
Mbuntain Express and the fast mail oil
the Western Maryland Railway crasn- r.avine
ed together on a bridge, 100 feet high,1
over Owen’s Creek, a few miles westl
of here, last night. The passengersl
The two engines were almost com
THURMONT, Maryland, June 25.—- the course 'of which a mlxup in the or-
Six persons, four of them Baltimore- ‘dei‘fl 8170!! by the conductors of the
,gether. but running at high speed, on
the bridge which spans a mountain
pletely tolescoped. Locked together,
their combined weight holding the
The annual meeting of Monker Groo-
to Alvas held lent evening in Masonic
Hall, South Notwelk. and the follow-
ing onicers wet-{A elected:
Monarch—Percival H. Sherron.
Chief Justice-PD. Burr Beach, ‘ P.. M.
Master of Ceremonies~—Clayton L
Marshall
Treasurer—Adolph W.1Dreyfuss.
Secretary—Joseph R. Taylor.
Venerable Prophet—Veiled.
The committee on costumes for
costs reported and the same were pur-
chased. They are very elaborate and
spectacular, and will be used for the
next ceremonial of Mdnker Grotto in
September. Tho committee on ladies
night,conslst1n of Chairman James
Donnelly, South Not-want; Joseph Cro-
OIa-Tliirdot aBoct's lengtlihhcad
at the limard lien in Two
lilo Event on the Therm Tc-
a,
l00 iiillllill Willi"
liiE ERESHMEN Eltill
communes. some
Czar’ s Troops Struggle Desperately it
NEW YORK, June 25.—The ill luck
which seems to have pursued the un-
‘ dersea boats of Uncle Sam's navy put
last
Tuesday morning as they were return-
ing from practice work at Newport
. and docking in the navy yeard at
‘ A Brooklyn. Three of the submarines.
lagged were: track, perhaps prevented a. greater
rs W Edwin Chipchaae and Will Acatustrophb The baggage car of the
t9? N- Chipaze. 1191‘ 5011. 27 years 0M1 Blue Mountain Express, in which Mrs.
of Baltimore. 1'
trainmen.
hound known as train No, 11, was late. ravine.
if on time, .11 would have passed theA The Pullman parlor car. immediately
gast mail No.10 east bonud, not inr' back of the baggage car, veered peril.
from the point at which the wreck oc- l ously near the edge of the bridge, but
curred. The change in the schedule in mafia 19“. the ratio.
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W Blldleport Girls Biotin They
broken out in .waayton and as a re-
sult Health OiTlcer W. J.’Tracey,or-
Were Taken Beyond Their lies-
tinatlon by litncy Myers
dercd- the Rowayton school closed'yes-
terday,. Even though there were only
two days left before the end of the '
school year, Dr. Tracey felt that the
safest course would be to shut down
immediately and thus eliminate the
danger of the disease spreading.
In the mily, two daughters,
Mary and l, aged 11 and i). re-
spectively, have been taken ill and a
Fz'q'uaranttifc has been placed on the
1lidu1se. Dorris E. Kendrick, 9 years,
also is sick with the disease and the
danger placard has been tacked upon
the front of her home. These three
children all went to the Iitowayton
school. There are several cases of
diptheria in the town of Darlen lust
across the river and it is thought that
the germshave been carried to the Ru-
wayton school from that source.
Kenneth Raymond, 19 years old, is
also down with dlptheria. He lives in
FAlRFlELD, June 25. ~Paul Alex-
under, Harry Smith and Luther Ma
garlan are held in bonds of $100 each
for a hearing bdfore Justice Wake-
man on Saturday afternoon at 3
o’clock on charges of assault and
breach of the peace. The men were
members of an automobile party, ar-
rested on complaint of three Bt‘idge.
port girls. Witch/arraigned before
Justice L.‘ P. Bes’cthyesterday they
1claimed thcyrworc running a jitney
bits. _ . r
The girls, it1 is said, accepted‘an in-
vitation ’to ride in the automobile
from” Broad street to Lee avenue in
Bridgeport, but were carried past
their destination. The girls ware
ml, of Greenwich; J: Charles Snittln.
of Westport; William J. Moore, oi:
AChipchaz. who was an invalid, accom- South Norwalk; J. Spartan St. John,
The other fataliti‘e's were among the panied by her son, was riding, lying ml of East NorwnlliA, have arranged for a
An resting chair, was torn from its; gala night for Master Masons, their
The Blue Mountain Express, Vi'efit-I trucks and thrown to the bottom of tho}I mothers, wives, sisters and sweet-A morning by winning the junior 'varsity,
‘ hearts, at Rotnn Point casino °n1eight-oared twomile race from Harvard?
EAST SIDE:
Principal and Mrs. George E. Thomp-
_son,o .
was married at it o’clock last evening.
of the bride in Saginaw, Michigan.
Phantom-con
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NEW LONDON, Conn, Jane 25.---
AYalo University oarsmen opened the
Aandual inter 'varsity regatta here this
1W
MATTHEW
WWW BRA
Harold: Georgo Thompson, son of
l by three- fourths ot a length, the oillciai,
times being: Yale. 10 minutes. viii sec-A
onds; Harvard, 10 minutes, 43 seconds.
The freshman eight contest, the sec-
ond event on the program, was pose;
poned until late this afternoon, the
referee deciding thltt the water will
too tonsil tor- them" “we .
ere anomaly AI ripple on the
Thames when till) junior sights lined
up at the navy yard Afor the initial
event of the day.- Bromptly at 10:15
the referee's pistél flashed and the
two eightl drove their oars into the
water and the Yale shall poked its
prow Tim) the lead never to be headed.
The race was singular‘ly devoid on
features. the Blue always holding a
commanding advantage throughout the
' 'tcontinuoa on Elcvontb Papal '
liilll 00MPENT lilliEli
ll“ ”DAISY” COTTAGE
it was a jolly company that was
entertained yesterday by Mrs. ReedA
of Edlie avenue, East Norwalk,
to Miss Augusto Helm, at the home
Mr. Thompson, well- known locally,
for the past year has been the head
of the classical department at the
State Normal School, otsdam, N. 11.,
where Mr. and bias. 'I‘ ompson will
make their home after a honeymoon
tour. Mr. Thompson's ,, bride . has
been itA teacher fbr some time past in
the schools of Saginaw. ‘
A graduate of. the Norwalk .High
School,1 Mr. Thompson is' popular in
Norwalk. He graduated from Wil-
liams College, later taking a post~
graduate course in AYale University.
where he was awarded a degree. His
father is the well/known supervisor
of the East Side group of the Nor
walk school system.
cottage. on Harbor Viéw Beach. Af-
ter an excellent luncheon, which was
most pleasant, the twenty- ~fo1ur guestsA
tiers were Mrs. Maurice Nutting’, Mrs.
iWfliEiilitiili .
rm Internal llamas San,"l1ian-xll1fl0 WWW? "Ill “0 lit“
to; city sonar And Tentltliets » Car In WW “rotors!
Flynn at her summer home, “Daisy" I.
Booth, former chief ofthe government
internal revenue district of TonnesseeA
present enjoyed cards. The prize win- ‘ and Alabama, with headquarters an“
Highland avenue.
MARVIN BEACH READS
" ”‘7'
Edit” it Bill
Catherine10'Connell of 159 Lee avo- 1 ‘ ' 1. 1
ans, Helen Maxwell of-162 Englewood
avenue, and Mabel Griffith of ’199
Gold Hill street, Bridgeport ’It .is
NAMES in omens
Elton Baker and Mrs. Stephen S. Jar-
via.
The afternoon was a round of en-'
joyment; and before the guests as
alleged conspiracy to defraud the gov~
1 oil Sandy Hook early on Tuesday
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{irons uni PASTOR
TRANSFERRED in sinus
1Rt. Reverend Bishop John D. Nilan,
of the Hartford diocese, has made of-
”tidal announcement or his appoint-
meat or Rev. Thomas J. Drennan,
AAJA1)D1,; to St. John's Church, at Stam-
ford, as assistant pastor.
. .Dr.‘ Drennan was assistant pastor
wet. Joseph's church, this city, sev-
'eralweiirs ago. under Rev R. J. Car—M
1 roll. He was sent to Rome; ltaly, by
1 Bishop Nilan to take an advanced
course in the Holy scriptures. The
joining of1 Italy with the [lites in the
European war resulted in his leaving
Rome for Anterica. Dr. Brennan has
been in this country‘s short time
since leaving Europe. ,and has been
residing with his mother In Middle
' ,AConn. ' -
he appointment of Dr. Drennan to
ford will meet with the pleaaur
.:
Mill Hill BE ACCEPlEll
It Als understood that the outcome
of the conference held yesterday af-D
ternoon between City Engineer
George A. Sharron and Street Com-
mitteeman Michael .L Riorden, and
one or two residents of Marvin Beach
“11%: that the committee, atdhe next
commend that the: five‘ streets in this
section, which property owners peti-
accept them, upon the grounds, that
they are not in theAproper condition.
The street department, last night,
was seriously' handiodpped in their
Mill Hill work by the breaking of
one or their machines. It was pinn-
tied to finisli‘laying the ctitnent on one
side. -of the highway by 8 o'clock this
morning, but due to the accident
which happeh‘cd at 12: 30 o'clock, the
work was held up a number of hours)
and is not yet completed. Experts
from. New York city, will arrive at
‘Norwdlk today to repair the damage
‘ toithe machine, that the work may 1. .
1“».
beAArAushed along. ,.
The heavy asphsltic oil as ‘ ‘en
mes ug of the city council, will re—.
tloned be accepted, that the city not _
said that the dewell girl jumped
from the machine. but was caught by
one of the men. The men were ar-
rested at 129 Middle street, Bridge-
port, by Officer Elwood. Their bonds
were furnished. .
NEW CHURCH MAYBE
ESTABEISEIEDIN 80 NORWllli
It1 is understood that a number of
local colored people are negotiating
with the owners of the former gun:
.The annual eluction of Kelsey A.
C. officers was held last “ night and
Charles Israel was chosen to ,head
the organization for the coming year.
The other oillcers elected tire: Vice-
president, Leslie Gunther: secretary,
John McGarrie; treasurer, Frank Ri-
iey. The president holds toe power
or appointment. over the house com
”.‘rnlttee and he will make known his
selections at a later date. 1-
There was a terse attenddnce at
the meeting and much business was
transacted Four new applicants
were. admitted to membership ‘An
open Thousc for members on...
their friends on the Alright 0! the Car-
lllllEliillliMlRiMEililEliliili
l80|illl Nillillllli liSlliiii‘
AJ. 0. Brewbaker at Kansas city; J. ~13. ‘
AThomas, a local saloon keeper; S. L. .
parted for their homesha dainty cola
lation was served.
‘iing of Aurora, Mo. .9torin rly a govern-
-
inventor and builder {f the subma-
rine, was a visitor yesAt rday in South
Norwalk.
,.--A During his brief stay in this city ‘
Mr. Lake was entertained by Frank AA
Simon Lake, of Bridgeport recog-AI
nizcd the World over as the greatest’mwkins; A residence unknown;
garien Refdrmed church on Losing-1'
ton avemre, this city, for its purchase. ,A
pivot“ was voted and an entertain-
N. Ferris, vice— president of the Nor
‘ . negotii
walk Towing Company. :Mr. Lake is
' for the purchase 0 ‘thé.
church.
been 'madc.
or lease, Fillet they may establish a
but it is known that iidvancesk have .
.ATAhAe bulldlng, after. the
removal of the Reformed congrega ,
tion to their new structureracross the
street,-.: was used as a. moving picture 1 -. " . .
theater but “RAW? time p
Tallinn rind Winnip' ‘
advantage. .
list. it I1
" old tug "'A is V.’ which he ,
Centering m Galicia
With Russians Losr ,
:A NIH}.
Retain Ground and Give Retrea
Armies a Chance to Escapes-Along t “
Dniester Russians Claim to Have A
vantage—Austrian and ltalian Troo.
FaceVEach Other in Artillery Engage»
ments, With Occasional Activity hy
infantry.
Milit‘hry activity continues to center in Galicia. The
Russians are fighting hardvin the territory there that re—‘7 \
mained to them after the Teutonic drive to Lembcrg and
beyond, either to save that territory to themselves or to
give their retreating armies a chance to retire in good
order.
iDcspcf‘ate battles, according to the official reports,
are continuing along’tlic Dnicstcr, where the Russians 1
claim to how retained the advantage. 9
In the Kosmicrjine district the Grand Du‘. :e Nichol’as
forces are on the offensive. and Aclaini to have carried a1 ,:
strongly iortificd height by assault. ‘ _
\ctivity along the front where Austrian and Italian
marmics are facing each other is still cincfAly in Emu-turn";-
of artillery engagements, with occasional interludes of. in—
fantry activity. The Italians claim, however; to be grad—
nail adi ancing along the Iso‘nzo and to have repulsed"?
, Austrian attacks at several points. j
The latest French reports claim progress for that
army only in the ridges to the cast of Mctz1eral,‘in’ the ’
. ~ 1 1
Continued on Third Page)
Ans'niiniuil
paign Planned
‘ \
Accused
WESTPORT, June 25. ----‘In
once with his policy annotmced
terday, Constablfl Frank E. 5
arrested two automoblllsts tea or
‘ui ug charged with violations
lstate" lawn regarding lights on
lOscar Katzick oil Bridgeport, tried All.
go through Westpm't with no i
on his machine“ He was appre .
soar SMITH, Ark. in}; 25.—rl(nox
Nashville. John L‘. Casper, a. Kansas’
City distiller, and ten other men were
indicted by a federal grand jury yes
terday afternoon in connection with an
ernment by illegal operation of distil—
leries. _’
The indicted men, in addition to 1Cas-
par and ‘Booth, are Nation 0. Sprad- A
and ordered to appear in ' ‘
fore Judge Joseph G. Hy
asked for his registratio
was unable to find in”. a
\
merit gauger at a Fort Smith distii- .
lery; J. B. Harrison of Arkahsas, also ,
a former gauger; George Hartman and.~
N. 0., M.
31mm
some, Kansas City, and Fréd Bloes
and John cones of start Smith. . A . _
The conspiracy which is alleged to;
,, ; (continued on' Fourth l1’n81etl,
\Wiiliams or Winston. Salem,
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