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Boston Americans Will Endeavor
to Even blotter By Taking the
Contest Today

SOME OE IHE SEAIS
SEII EOR $50

Moran Says His Team looks Better
Than Before

 

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 9~»—Colliitieitce
stimulated by victory in the initial
struggle for the baseball supremacy of
the world was apparent in the camp of

I'Southern Railway‘s north-bound New
York-New
head-in collision at 7:35 o'clock this

 

Entered at theIISoutiIINorII'alkAPost _
Office on Second Class Matter.

New York- New Orleans
Limited Passenger
Train is Wrecked

Number of Passengers and Trainmen
Killed or lniuredin a Head- on Collision
on Southern Railway at Arrington, Va

Oct. 9.—-The

The New York-New Orleans Limited
was running about four hours latoI
when it crashed into train No. 19,
which left Charlottesville at 6 o'clock
this morning, bound south tor this ci: y
and Danville. The local train had
been ordered to take a siding at Bel-
mont, between Tye River and Arring-
ion. The track was badly torn up by
the wreck and the telegraph lines were
broken, making it difficult to secure
information of the wreck

LYNC‘IiBURG, \'a..

Orleans Limited was in
morning with a south-bound local pas-
senger train near Arrington, Va. A
report to Southern Railway headquar-
ters says it is feared a number of;
passengers and members of the crews
of both trains have been seriously in-
jured. Wrecking equipment and doc-
tors have been sent from here.

INDIAN RAOIERS
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MEMORIAL SERVICE
EOR MRS. HEEIER

 

 

SOUTH NORWALK,CC1NN SATURDAY OCTOBER 9.1915

SCHEIOHIEOEORNEXIWEEH

Iterm automatically expired with his
IPIH'lIOll, and the term of Edward I“.
. Smith has expired.

Inn tumultuous

'l'hrve important city moldings will
be held ddfing the coming week,

Tuesday night the first regular busi-
ness session of the neuycity council
will be held. Among the matters of
business which will be discussed at
this time, will be the appointments to
be made by Mayor C. A1 Harstrom to
the Board of Estimate. The mayor's

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WIINESSES
SAY HENDRIE
IS CAPABLE

Stamford Resident Much Improved
in Health Since He Went to the

 

 

\Védnesday night the adjourned all-
nuifi business meeting of the Second
District will be held. There will be:
further discussion of the filter andI
meter ~t heme as outlined at the last

meeting and the result of the rece

1 inspection made known.
Friday evening the adjourned annuall

business Ifiéeting of the Third Dis-
trict “Ill be held. The detailed report:
of the district commissioners will atI

e the (riot. The first report was not
IaIcrepled only because it did not cite:,
the transattions in detail.

 

ICHIEIEIICINEER REINOIOS

. Hearing Resumed Upon the Applica-

ithis time, be presented the \oths ot

Sanitarium

1IAXICAC DRIVER
NOI IN COHRI

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ir and colder tonight, with frost.

Representations to Greece
Against Landing of French
and British Soldiers

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Allies Determined to Push the Militaty

Epedition Started

 

 

 

 

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The hearing in the application at

 

‘(‘olonel Charles W. liendrie, for a

Mrs. Woodbrldge Iligelow. daughter oi”

IN IOHCH HIIH IHE POOH

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BFront—German Transport
Sunk by a British Submarine—Russian
Bombarement of the Bulgarian Coast
Reported—German Artillery Fire Con-
tinues Along the Westren Front

 

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for the Serbian
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Strong representations to
Greece against the landing of
French and British troops at
Salogliki have been made by Bul-

aLondon news agency
dispatch grom Sofia states.

Great Britain and France are
' determined to push with the mill-
Itary expedition started for the
Serbian front through Saloniki.

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conservator alter the estate and per I walk mayor yesterday and this morn- Iaccording to Athens, dispatches
son of her father and for his 90mm“ ing was in his omce during certain received last night' 2n Rome King
“WM ‘0 an institution on the groundg hours to meetand confer with the pub- Constantine. it was Stated, was
I0f "93“" habitual Imempemnce “Wile. chterday afternoon betWeemLhree given to understand this in a_

Iiesumod I“ ”“3 [Irobate Court, SIBm' lgand five o'clock and this morning be~ plain-spoken statement by the

it was announced this morning thatl ford y.esterday mm,“ m, can”, and man, Mayor British minister at; Athens

the Philadelphia Nationals today,iand
when they entered the second game of
the big series, it was with a determin-
ation to make it two straight. Their
opponents, the Boston Americans, al-
though defeated yesterday, were deter-

lltll'illAS. Aria, Oct. 93—." small
band of Yaqui lndiaus raided the, Last evening members “I “IOU-“WI
towns of El Oro. San Geronimo, Suu- IRQHI‘I Corps ‘0 Douglas 1’0“” P0“
cpdn‘ Santa Maria, in n“. It,“ (113,; held a memorial service in honor of
ll‘lt'l of Sonora, last Monday, actord- HI” Rachel Keeler late conductor 0‘

 

 

 

mined to even up matters.

Weather oondl ions today ware,
Emily improved a d the playlngfield
was in excellent shape. A brilliant sun
which shone from a cloudless sky the
greater part of yesterday and a brisk
northweatorly breeze throughout the

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ROWAIION RESIDENI
IO POI ON “AOEIAIOE”

Dull, Birplram, Famous -Goncert
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ing to word received here today. Sev- (the corps. MES Keeler joined the
oral Chinese Inerchfihts were killed; corps January 24,1894.and was
and food and clothing were taken} lyears old when she died, September?
from inhabitants oi those tow.ns 'l"hei19'1915 During her membership,
wrugm told the story. Mrs. Keeler was honored with several

- prominent otllces. She was junior vice-1
- president and senior vice presiderg as
well no past president. She was con-1
doctor of the corps at. the time of,i
her death. Mu.- Keoler was very-I
I popular. Her uniting face will always
Ibe remembered. and missed from the?
temps sewing circle.

BRAKES: DIDN'T HOLD.

 

One of a Line of Care at Danbury Fair:
Bumps Auto Ahead;

When the brakes refused to hold, o

machine ow tied and driven by Samuel

73 Alton W Rey nolds. of Second street.l

will sever his connections with tho‘
East Side electric light plant. Mr.
Rey,nolds who has been chief en-j

tomorrow. Mr. lleynolrla took charge
of the plant after the resignation of
the former superintendent, Elmer
Lingard.

Policy. of South Norwnlk, ran into the
rear end of a machine curried by Mn]
‘Hankin. of Brewster, N, Y., at ‘theI
Danbury Fair Grounds, yesterday.
morning. The two machines were in

a line waiting admittance to the
grounds.
' As the car ahead came to a stop ‘

Mr. Polley put on his brakes, but they

 

IRIENOS CINE MR; SHERMAN _.
A, CIRIHOAI IRECEPIIONT;

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Horace Lewis. of Lincoln avenue,
It“ honor of mg ”(ml birthday be- foreman in the local street department,

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HORACE IEIHS NIH) BARRY

The petitioner closed her case yes
terday forenoon; and, Just before re-
cess, Colonel Hendrie's counsel. Judge
N. C. Downs called Selectman Charlesjn

lng his estate, and is in full possession
of his mental faculties, also that he to

knowledge.

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Carl A Harstrom “as in the mayor's
o'ilirc in the City Hall

Upon the invitation of Councilman
George E. Russell there will be held

vglneer 0f the plant for some time. with E Bobble Ah the first OI a number °I. an informal meeting of the city coun
present his resignation ‘0 the districti witnesses to testify.to their belief thatl cil Monday evening, in the Norwalk verash and the
Icomrniasioners. the same. to take effect» Colonel Hendrie m capable of manax- Hotel.

This is preliminary to the reg-
;ular session on Tuesdny ni’ght.
Yesterday afternoon a conference

Corporation Counsel Edward M. lock-

Sinking nf German transport
by a British submarine in the
Baltic has been announced by the
Russian War Office.

Two British steamers, the Sil-
Scawby, each of
more than 500 tons’ register, have
1been sunk, presumably in the I
course of German submarine

not an habitual drunnrd, to theiriwas held between Mayor Haratrom. activity

Although the last 24 :hours

wodd City Clerk Stephen DOW“ CIIYI brought no climax in the swiftly
Auditor William E- ‘Kelfilel‘ 3““ (my changing political' situation in
Treasurer Wilfred Bodw.ell Depart- th,e Balkans. London begins to
mental plans were discussed the “WI View it in clearer perspective.
omcers conferrinfi ‘0 83‘“ 3 Close‘IIThe departure of the Quadruple 1
knowledge of their dulles- Entente diplomats has given
\layor Hal‘smm announced “I" finality to Bulgaria's commitment
morning that be M“ be In the man” to the side of the Central Powers,
omce every day. With the ““99”” 0' but as yet there has been on for-
Tuesday and Saturday. between 4 and mat declaration of war between

 

‘0“ I“ Production refused to work, and his car punctured " . , , , ti
, r the gasoline tank and smashed the rearIlween mm)’ and forty 0f the friendflgmm “Ck 38"" the mighty ReidSoxi The regular session of Monkerl 5 o'clock forsthe SOIIIIIMQIIIIEII Obe :3 Bulgaria and Serbia 01' the En-
light of the Hankin car. The rearI0t Jon“ C Sherman gathered at his second baseman Who in ”:0 gritmrotto, No. 56, was held last night at; public. 0n nturl arm; between 110 onto
w'""‘" I“ T“ LlH‘nilltr Mail mudguardswere also bent and scratch: home 0“ Putnam avenue, last night, game made what \eternn 1136- a Masonic Temple. South Main street ,his office In the cty Excepting an “DCOInfirmed re-

Sigmund Spaeth has the follow- -I
log to say about David Bispham. theI
noted singer, who recently purchased.
a home on Westside avenue, Ronny-II
ton:
‘ David Blsphnm is a singer who,
'even on the concert stage,\ has been
noted for e dramatic nature of his
art. It no surprise, therefore, to'
find him Iturning his atteniion grad-
ually to the spoken drama. He has
been peculiarly fortunate, howevar, in
‘ finding a play which not~only deals
with the life of a musician. but per-i
. mils the logical lnterpolation‘of sev-I
oral musical numbers. ,
”Adelaide," adapted by Mr. Bis-
pham himself from the German of
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Hugo Mueller, is a oneaot repre-
‘ sentation of an episode in the life otl,
Beethoven. Biographical accuracy
is of course, disregarded. But the
identity of the Adelaide of Beetho-

 

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succession of the compositions ap-
pouring in the play, and the real sig~
. ntlicance oIthe socelled “Moonlight
Sonata" are after all of minor im-
portance beside the fact that a new
romantic interest is attached t) the
lite of the great German composer.
. Moss. famous personalities are asso-
‘ “elated with traditions which in their
n‘ceptl‘on were entirely false.

For the impersonation of Bootho‘
yen, Mr.-tllldfibm is by nature pecu I
,j larl'y adapted he will be assistedI
Tboth fidramattcally and musically by
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‘s‘ Adelaide." I8; poveltipo
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ed.-
Both automobiles were ta‘fln to the
Danbury garage, where they are un-

dergoing repairs The matter was set— It'on bridge ““3 play.ed The prize-u “1':

tled between the. owners of the two
Malian

M RS. GALT'S A NCESTOR'S.

RICHMOND, VIL, Oct. 9.——Mrs. Eda
ith Bolling Gait, President Wilson'sl

fiancee, attended the Powell School for
Girls, here, now closed. She is or that
branch of the English Bolling family
which traces direct descent from the
Indian princess, Pocahontas, who was
married to John Rolfe. In the year of
Iher debut Miss Bolling spent part of
Ithe social season here.

 

GENERAL ELECTRIC STRIKEIRS
CONFERENCE.
SCHENECTADY, N. Y. Oct. 9.—
Representatives of the ten thousand

Jen's sons. the exact chronological employee of the General Electric. repairing Impnovements that were to
I Coupon). who struck last Monday for be made on this street some time 88015

an Eight hour 590'- company officials I by the street department were held upr
and the State Board of Arbitration to- 'as the result of a misunderstanding, morning Jason S Hai'nes, the Trim:

day began a conference in an effort to
settle their differences.

There was a‘ general belief that a -

commune would be effected. how-

ever, as the workers committee has ‘

no power to accept any proposition
for a settlement until'lt has been ‘ap
proved by .a general advisory commlti
tee and the curl or labels, it seemed
in the shops could
be resumed before Tuesday or Wed-
nesduy or host week

 

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nonwnax ' ObPlTAIL Nora's.

 
 
 
 

1. ans shale soon or Washington
Conn, was admitted to the NI I

 
 

1 Gleason yeotoeday mart/Iona.- The sub-
, not (or the year‘s iatudy in lines

writers described as ”one of the most

made merry. The lening was passed
pleasantly A regular and bountiful
{birthday dinner was served and one:

superb plays ei er seen in any game
were rivals, several years ago, on base-I
ballv teams.

are: Mrs. Everett Jones, 1st; Miss Sa-I l Lewis played 0“ “‘9 X9“ Britain
idle Bodwell, 2d; Mrs. Henry c Sher- ‘team, while Barry was a member of

er, 3d; Gentlemen, \Dr Jones 13p I,the Merlden T. A. B. nine. Lewis bad
This morning Mr. Lewis said that
lwas shown up
council will be from residents of Mead-It
Intuit nus Pilllt
I highway, Meadow street is in a mighty’

Maurice Nutting 2d: 0.1, Cote 3d istncked up against the Barry coatings
"“ gent on a number of occasions, andI
MEABOW SHIRE“ ls l in those days Barry wasn't much of a
baseball wonder. It was when
According to old newspaper ctip—
It “I‘m” US) may thatiomong: pings Foreman Lewis was no slouch
I ow‘ street and those who are obit god
-to travel over it. According to state-g
poor condition, and needs immediate IVEBHABMES I“ 80.4 NokwmI
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‘Ikhew the creek player intimately.
IN P00“ CONDIIIIIIII went to Holy Cross that his real worth
the first petitions received by the “New on the diamond himself.
ments made by persons living on that

over benefits and damages levied for} boll farmer. who brutally murdered his
a lay-out. I wife, September 27, and who yesgerdayi

I before Judge Milton Shumwayw
Lcharged with first degree murder, is
well-known in Norwalk'. It is said that!”
Nil-g. Frank H Gigggsn‘ Entertain: , he was in the. habit of fieddling vege-
I houses.

M II n t: R "i... M...“ . tables to downtown stores

embers a "If“? “I I Semi people who attended the trial;
The Friday Afternoon Club held its yesterday said ““5 morning they “WI
first. “Bill” meeting to:- the year seen flames on the local streets many

litres at the home or his. mail; a. AWE-

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COLUMBUS DAYI N‘BX'II‘ TUESDAY.
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' Dunning on National Development.

aorta Blurbs read a paper on

., , D whité’asv yet the day is not
(too ,. phlc'ol abutment and firm. ”I “III-I

generally observed outstrip the cities
it is ‘on the calendar a, a legal both
my and Will be cheer-ted by the
,cnibtng of bonito and érfiernment build:
logs. The numb holiday” “hours will pre-

 

 

‘ in honor ot "Riley Day." Mrs. Keep

of South The next meeting will; be. held Oct up or. the post ouch. and true local meetingo

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this city. A large number of p10
'1phets were present and all the details
and attungeutents were gone over for
the next great ceremonial, the date of
which is to be announced shortly.

The rapid strides ‘or this branch of
the Masonic Order have been mar-
velous and the scope of the arrange
lments can only be realized when it. Is
considered that to put the work on
necessitates a theatre and is enacted
0{by a cast of over fifty Master Masons.
Costumes and scenery have cost over
.31, 200. This‘ magpificent spectacle
will be presented shortly in this cltyI
;by Monker Grotto, No. 56, and at the
Irate that the Masonic fraternity is:
joining. it is estimated that over 300
candidates will be initiated at this
iceremonial, one of whom will be Lieu-

nant Governor Clifford B. Wilson. of
IBridgeport, and a vast number of
Iother men prominent in Masonic
circles. . . .

IAIN OI“OAMACEO COCOS”
IAI COMMHHIII CIHII IEA

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“Damaged Goods." the play and
book which created so much interest.
racontly, will be interestingly discuss;
ed at the club tea which will be hold
011' Monday afternoon trout 3 to 5
o'clock by members of The Commun-
by Club. The hostess will be Mrs.
Ci C. Perry» A” preparatory talk on
Division Goods" will be givenfiib a
manner that is certain to please. by
ME. E. H. Park‘s of Greenwich. who
is ‘flold secretory of the Connecticut
Boolety Social Hygiene. At erfuture
he’LéliIb Item I). Mead
iwlll give a ."IIIIIIIF o‘n'. “Donated

o’clock and noon.

EXPERI IENCINEER IS NEW
SOPI. OI EASI SIOE I’lANI

At a special meeting of the Third

 

ening, R. G. Macy, of New York, was
appointed superintendent of the East
Norwalk Municipal Electric Light
Plant. Mr. Macy is a top-notcher in
this profession, and was recommended
to the local commissioners by

 

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gineers. He is thoroughly familiar
with gasengines, which are used in
the east side plant, in factdnventing
several improvements in connection
with them. He nowhas a. patent pend-
ing on a gas-engine invention. Since
the resignation of Elmer Lingard, last
April, the plant has been managed, at
the- electrical end, by A. W. Reynolds,
ohie engineer.

II on Invasions

REREECI REORCANIZAIION

 

 

 

 

 

‘ The commfia‘sionors of the downtown'
electric light plant met. in the station
on State street last night. Aside from
the regular routine business. of which
there was considerable, the rebrxan-
nation of the commissioners for-.4119
new fiscal year was perfected. Qflleersto
elected were: Frederick H. Hunks
ruler, presideiit:'1'lioinaa Bobbins,
treasurer, Patrick Bropby, secretory.
Mr. Brophy was reelected at the last
election to serve anther term. The
oldest: remain as they Iver-o before,
but the organization has formally our
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District commissioners, held last ev-,

theI
IAmerican Society of Mechanical Fin-I

' Icontinucd neutrality and see no

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iport of a Russian bombardment
lot the 'lBu garian coast near
IVarna, no overt act of hostilities
Ihas been committed by Bulgaria
or her new opponents. Neverthe. 1.
less, Bulgaria is reported to be
preparing a. flank attack on Ser-
:bia, carried out in conjunction
with the Austro-German in«
vasion. She is concentrating
cavalry, supported by heavy ar-
tillery, under German command,
in the direction of Koestendill
southwest of Sofia, near the
Serbian border. ‘
According to official Serbian.
advices, the Austro-German ,
tack has not won much of an im
itial success, the invaders having
suffered large losses in crossing '
the Save and now being pinned to
the brink of the river: ‘Manyk
Germans are ambng the prison-r
ers.”and some of them are said
to be members of a Prussian bri~ 1
gade which form was per Hr
aud against Italy?“ Q . '
I There stilT‘remains a slight ele-
intent of doubt as to the attitude.
of- Greece, which probably will
not be dis oiled until the new; ~.
cabinet ma es definite pronounco—
’ment of its policy. In the mean-'-
time the Entente Powers appear-
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reason to believe Greece intends.
to array herself against them ll.
the impending conflict. Allied
troops to the number of group
are reported to have landed alI-1
ready at Saloniki, and obstaclu

their transportation to Serbia
have been removed by the prompt
action of the Greek Minister IE
Communications in the Vénizo-
lbs Cabinet, Mr Diamantides,il
freeing the railw'ays from/lino
tro-German control.

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