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Evening sentinel, Wednesday, October 20, 1915 · page 1

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NACNEI IEEI -_
AWIII AND
AN AGREEMENT

Witnesses to the Will are Dead,
But the Agreement liad Been
Filed in Adrien

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estions Presented to
ate Court in Stamford

 

 

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An interesting question~—a new one

. in Connecticut probate practice it is

said—4s raised in connection with the
will of Alexander 'Mackey, who died
in Barton on April 1. 1901. leaving a
widow, Mrs. Josephine Mackey, who
was married to the testator previous
to April 20, 1877.

A will which is summed to have
been executed in New York on June
14, 1860, by ‘Mr. Mackey, and in which
he gives all of his Estate to his wid-
ow, has just been offered for probate,
by The Home Bank and Trust Cont-
pany of Darlen. administrator of Mrs.
Mai key estate.

Min. Josephine Mac-key, widow
Alexander Macks), died in VlVlarleiron VV
Jan. 2,1915. leaving no will

of
Her es-
pany, amounts to $151,300.14. There

is :1 claim of $50,000 against her es-
tate; presented'by Elsie Kerr. who

 

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City Engineer George A. Sherron re-

 

late, According to theVinventory' filed - ..
"11y f’l‘bé Home lBahkl‘and Trusti‘ Com-

 

. ceived word this morning from the

Connecticut Company that they will
relocate their tracks at the east ap-!
proach of the new bridge in accordance:
with the original layout. The com-I
pany has made no move to fill the plac- I

the way. but have now agreed to re-

move the rails to the lay- out originallyi P1 esldent Robert 13‘ Dé'.'."11e-vice-

nangtioned by the city council, , the'
bridge committee and the Public Util-
ities Commission. The street depart-
ment held upr'the work as it was not
in accordance with‘the lay—'—out.

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This 11111111111ng discussing the
newly issued quarterly bulletin of
VVVBank Commissioner Eyerett J._Stnr
gees. shelving an increase in. the do.
posits of twetghty‘one savings banks
and trustmcompanies in‘EDnnecticut“
one downtown banker. stated that1
,iheio is a marked increase. in the sav

 

jugs of local people This is equally

true in all of the institutions ill the

 
 
 
 

 

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yes so far as tireinbership is concerned

" Va brother of Adolph-W Dreyfués,’ of

cued 11111 e -
. Mmliingeide avenue n11
. disease, Tare lady.V

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Helel and Pavilion
”Lost in $150,000
Walnul Beach Fire

1Blaze Threatens to Destroy Whole Sellle-
menf, Bul Aside From Sound View Ho-
lel and Carey’s Pavilion Ollier Struc-

lures Were Saved

MILFORD, Oct. flit—The Sound Viewl
hotel, Carey's Dancing pavilion and‘
the bath houses at Walnut Beach!
near here, were destroyed by fire early
this morning. Estimates of the iossV

are from $100, 000 to $150, 000. The
guests at the hotel escaped without
injury. The blade threatened to

spread “0 nearby cottages bl“ ”19 "T9 safety when the fire was discovered. IWilllam Belts, Mrs E. G. Huntington
Mrs. ii C. Sheter, Mrs

men succeeded
two structures.

At one time the sparks caused0
slight fires on the roofs of Merwin's
and Becker's hotels. Bucket brig,
ades were organized to assist the fire
companies from this town and guards'
were plated on the moms of all the
buildings in the center of the resort. I

Proprietor lueiclile of the Sound
New hotel said he carried only 01‘

in confining it to the

small insurance. The building Wat! 8- person suffered seriously from the ef-

three story frame structure and had
been erected eighteen years.

John O'Brien and R. C.‘ Gilbert,
summer residents who discovered the
blaze, said its origin Was undoubted.

 

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EDI DIEIDERSI

Plene Furthered for the Annual
Minstrel Show _

 

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Members of the Trinity Young
Men‘s Club met last evening. Lewis
Wardcll was chosen as dfi‘ector of the
annual minstrel show of the "ciubl
which will be given some time before
the Christmas holidays. The report of
the treasurer showed the organizationI
to be in a satisfactory condition; and

the club is most flourishing. The
quarters on Railroad avenue have
been newly painted and attractively
decorated, and sevetal new pieces of
furniture have been added Officers.
last night were elected as follows:

president, William D. Ireland; secre-
tary, Charles Gehrmann: financial sec-
retary, Albert T. Hall; treasurer,
Henry Neugnbauer. Committee ap-
pointments were made as follows:
Executive-Arthur Devlne, Howard
Acton and Russell Jarret.
V Memberships—Frank Anderson, Wal-
ter Craig, Henry Olsen, Albert Devine
and Arthur Cd'sey.
Entertainment—~Henry O Bailey.
chairman; Walter_.Craig and Albert
Devine. ' ’
House—Arthur Casey, Henry Olsen
and Russell Janos. '
Brotherhood—E. D. Randell, chair-
man, and Arthur Mead.

MR- DREIEIISS DIES
*t'sIII ADDISDN’S DISEASE

ire. H Dreyfus, of New York city,

 

 

 
 

 

 

|of the hotel.
Igreat crowd. and the.

lcaught fire but were saved from de-

 

 
 

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iy due to a lighted cigarette thrown
on the dry leaves under the porch
The fire attracted a
conflagration
could be seen for miles.

in the Sound View Hotel, theru
Vvtere twenty-five late season guests.
Although all escaped. some of them
had little time to make their way t0“

Several were forced to flee in their
night clothing.

Three other minor hostclries caught
fire from the sparks which were car-
ried for a quarter of a mile” Fitz-
gibbon's Inn was saved only after sev-
eral minutes of exciting work. The
Tower and Strand theatres also

structlon.
in the Sound View llotel only one

feel of the fire. A bartender was near-
ly suffocated. One engine and a
chief's wagon reached the scene of
the fire from Bridgeport to render
aid

BEBREIAIII NAIND
DIES IN NIIRI’IIAI

Prominent Notifier of the £030.00
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Herman E. Maimo, who 111E111 been
seriously ill in the Norwaik Hospital-
for several days, died this morning at
6 o’clo'ck. He was forty-two you: of
age and was welldmown in this city,
where he had resided practically all
his life. He leaves his mother. Mrs.
Louise Miller, one sister, Mrs. Cari
Schaub, and a brother, Max Malmo.
Mr.‘-Malmo was formerly the proprietor
of a cafe on the old Washington street
bridge, and was later engaged in 3V1
number of similarmlaces in the city. I
He wassecretary of the Bartenders'
bocal. He also belonged to the Elks.
Moose. Phoenix Engine Company and
otherVVorders.

Mr. Malmo had been secretary of
Norwaik Lodge, No. 1709‘,“ Benevolent
and Protective Order of Elks, slncé‘its
institution nearly fifteen years ago.
He" was one of the faithful and edi-
cient officers "of the lodge, spending
several hours each day in the work
of the organization. ‘He gave attention
to every detail, and kept his records in
excellent order. He was never known
to miss a meeting of the lodge, and
was always on duty at initiations and
other special sessions, taking an ac-
tive part in the proceedings. He‘ will
be one. of the most widely missed mem-
bers of the organization. The Home
in Bolttli Main street Was draped in
mourning today, in his memory.

The funeral services l1111111 be held
Sunday afternoon.

 

 

 
 
 

V liquor. 1! license, ll‘he or:
titled iodides/11$ entirely 1‘11 deal-69y“:

 

i‘oolidge. Mrs. S. 1(fockran. Miss Chi-

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.. survey of the Wilson Point road from
.the Meadow street bridgejto the top of
. Thomas‘r Hill.

, rence street. downtown-tho residence
- of this thoroughfare, throil'gh AttorneyI

; ~Va V)6ewer.

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Twenty-Nine VTahles Prove a Source
of Revenue at Affair field at
Home of M. L 0. Green

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A very iargd bridge and whist par-
ty was held at the home of Mrs. L. C.
Green, Main street, yesterday after—
noon for the benefit of the Norwaik
Hospital and the affair proved decid-
edly successful and most enjoyable.
There were Irvenlyone tables played
and eight others hail been subscribed
to, making a total of twenty-blue ta-
bles as a source of revenue. Over $50
was realized. Punch and waters were

 

served as refreshments after the
prizes had been awarded.
The winners were: Mrs. Helena

A. Van Alstyne, Mrs. Stephen S. Jar»
\iVs, Mrs. David W. Raymond. Mrs.
11 Pierson, Mrs ll.R.Nush,.\1rs.

A (‘ Wheel-
er, Mrs. Lottie Munro. Mrs. Louise
cheater, Mrs. Curtis, Mrs. Potter, Mrs.
i“. F... Quin'hrd, Mrs. Taylor, Mrs. A.
(‘armi Belts and Mrs. P. E. Brady.
The following ladies subscribed to
100119.11: Mrs. Geolge Betta (2), Mrs.
James Storey (2), Mrs, A. J. Rum‘
191'. Mrs. William Belts, Mrs. Lester
litatt, Mrs Arthur C. Wheelci, Mrs.
Louis Waring, Mrs. Frank Woodward
Mrs. Robert Way. Mrs. John Sayre.
Mrs. Joules Golden, Mrs. Howard
Crampton. Mrs. E. S. Adams. Mrs. '1‘
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mot. Mrs. G. D Jackson. Mrs. Lansing
Odell Miss Grace Stommell, Miss Ida
Green, M'm.‘ W. J Tracey, Mrs.
George D: Russell. Miss Alice King.
Mrs. Edward P. Weed, Mrs. H. C.
Sharer, Mrs William F. Hoyt Mrs.
James Hall and Mrs. R. G. Hanford.

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According to the records of the as
sensors there are over 1,000 people.
who live mother cities who own prop-
city in Norwalk. The assessors at
this time are more than busy in mail-
ing lists to these 1, 000 land- owners to
have filled out and returned.

According to an amendment to the
city charter these out-of-town residents
who do not send back their lists with-
111‘ the stipulated time will be penal-
ized 10 per cent. This is something
new this year, as heretofore out-of-
towners were not penalized, asV are
those living in the city. The assess
are are mailing with the lists a cdpy
of the amendment which explains this
feature.

Chairman William F. Hoyt and Clerk
John W. Curnow are in session ai.the
assessors’ room in the City Hall ev-
ery day.

 

IIIISIIN PRINT ROAD

Engineers in the employ of the
street department. are completing a

 

s is to provide the
city council with ans-111,1 connectlhn
with the request of the Belle Island
Improvement Company’ s request for a
permanent pavement. along this
them. '21 ’ A” .
:eEngtnea‘rs ace 1111111 51an Law-

 

 

J. J. Llnxwetier, having appealed Jon

 

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penetration.

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Today's Returns Indicate That
There Will Be Not less glhan
55,000 Majority Against Grant-
ing Them the Ballot

0NII DNE RDIINII
CARRIED III WDNEN

 

 

Machines of Beth Parties Were

Against the Movement

JERSEY CITY. N. 1., Oct, 20.-Thc
big malorlty which New Jersey rolled
up against woman suffrage grew to

day with the steady dribble of belat I
ed returns. Figures still incompletel

preuged a verdict against ‘votos for
women" of not less than 55,000 majorl-
ty out of approximately 350,000 votes:
cast at yesterday's special election. I
10f the. state's 1,89] voting precincts,~,
662 had been heard from early today '

These districts gaxe the units a ma I “’ESTPORT 0“
10m) of 1,33 618 um exact unofficiall'VKlafikl' of this town was held under Bulgarians has compelled 15¢

returns being 184 335 votes against the $500 bonds yesterday by Judge Hyatt} Diplomatic Corps at Niall $0
amendmenf'to enfranchise women and, for appearance in the superior court Ipostpone its expected departure
130.107 in favor of it. All of the 2-11 where he will be tried on a chargeIVfOI' Monastir, an Athens dispatch
fiufitlas in he 'taQE' afiparenfly only Of chicken stealing. He was unable to States-

the ,VfVlsher folk of ocean honored Vtthig
women with ‘11 majority, and in that ra-
ther sparsely settled county suffrage
triumphed by a scant 200 votes.
Notwithstanding the tremendous
majority against suffrage greater even
hon that of the landslide that carried
Woodrow Wilson into oflice as Gover-

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Attorney Nehemiah Gender, of this

 

city, a prominent member of Olive for" Judge VHyatt on a charge of; been cut by
Branch Lodge, No. 19, K. of P., yes drunkennesg and breach of peace” ;sweeping over the frontier in “1‘

terday at the 47th annual session of
the state grand lodge of the Knights
of Pythias, was elected grand master
at arms. '

-F_rederick w. Chapman, of Rockville,- sentenced to 30 days 111 11111 and was in action, as the arrival of F
was elected grand chancellor of the taken to Bridgeport yesterday at,” iwounded at Saloniki has bearish

State to succeed 'Russell’Porter- Clark
of Stamford. Charles H. Brewer, New
Haven, was elected grand vice chatt-
cellar; Rev. James H. George, S-alis
bury, grand, prelate; George E.
\yright, Hartford, grand keeper of
rechrds and seal; William N. Potter,

Willimaptic, grand master of the ex- /
Win--

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.‘mos W. 1Keuey, 011.,
sted, grand inner guard; and Borton
H. Woodiug, Hampden, grand trustee.

NAIIDIIE EN PARII
AI IIIE SNDRE

What has every indication amiss
a novel and enjoyable affair w be
held on the evening of Hallowe' on at
the Court Laurel Club, on "the Belle
Island‘shore, in the form of' 9. Hal-

 

 

. lowe' on party. The 9"”13 will be a
:rennlon of an of the V5 miner guests;

of the club, who will hefipecially in-

vital to take part in the festivities ,
With the lilofialk members of the or-‘
Plans for thls1 party were ..
diameter! at the meeting of the 3.11111: 5

 

board of directors, which last evening-
‘wui held at the home 1 Hugh P.
Gillan ll, on Spring at at.) Bombs
to Hill! ween will be played.

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mBulgarians and Turks
Will Co-operale in

Opposi

Causes Concentrai

Have Been Sent 1

NIASNI I8 REID
IN $500 BDND

 

 

 

hat for Stealing Chickens——
ought With the Goods-4s an
Old Offender — Will he Tried
During December Term

 

 

20 —- JosepltI

tget VbollVd “and so wont to jail to await
his trial in December.

ed the man after catching him with
the geods Mr. Perry heard that
Kiasky had been seen with a sus
picious looking bundle, and so decided
to investigate. But when he found
Kiosky, the man was not carrying any
bundle.
to be an old offender, watched where,
the man came from, then going to the
place he found a sack lying on the
ground containing several chickens.
When Kiasky came back he was
placed under arrest. '
Constable Harry Kirk brought an.
Iother man. who gave his name as
.Corneiius Maxwell of New Haven, lie-1

 

The man had been roaming the1
streets creating a disturbance and
talking to everyone he met before Con
stable Kirk arrested him. He was

noon by Deputy Sheriff Perry.

 

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BUTTE. Oct. '20.——A wagon load of
dynamite to be used for blasting blew
up as it was being hauled into thea
yard of the Granite Mountain mine
of the North Butte-Company yester-
day and at least seven‘ men were kill-
ed and“ five seriously injured, one of
whom will. die.

 

work'inLihe buildings of the mine
110111 of Jhe men were blown to
atoms.

“cw—Hi”

SIN NIIIED IN
IRAIII DDIIISIDN

OKLAHOMA CITY, 0813 Oct. 19:—
six persons are dead. two. 1110.113111-
lured and about eight- others btdly
hurt as the result of 11- behaved on 1-1’
Vanda. yesterday, between. the Chi-

 

 

 

outbound
that

Landing of An Allied Force Near Enos

Aegean Sea—Bulgarian soldiers Near
the Greek Border—Culling of Railroad
Line at Nish Upsets Diplomatic Corps"
Plan—~20, 000 German

 

Weetpert Mia Goesto fail to limitl

Deputy Sheriff Edgar Perry arrest- 1

‘deadly
Mr. Perry knowing KiaskyE

Most of.the, men killed were at;

, lies on the western front 1n V

 

119 the Allies

ion of Troops on lhc

lnfanlrymell
o Galicia

Turkish forces are to co-opeto‘
ate with the Bulgarians' in upper
ing the allied operations in Ill.
IVBalkans, Athens advices state.
[Turkish troops, it is reported, it,
{being concentrated near .

deaghatch, on the Aegean Sea.
IThe landing of an allied force at
Enos. near Dedeaghatch, was ll-
Vportcd recently. V

Bulgarian troops are beinfw cong-
1centrated on the frontiers o ‘
Romania and Greece, according
to a. Saloniki dispatch to Pll‘ll. ,
JThese divisions are being gather-1
ed near the Greek bor er, it All
stated.
1 Cutting the Nish- Saloniki “a:
way line south of Nish by the

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

1 Reports from German sources
no, 090- Anette-German infantry.
men, together with an outlier:—
forcc, have been sent from Gt-
licia to Bosnia in preparation for ‘
an advance into Montenegro. 4,

Last reports from the Nb“. ‘
East indicate that Serbia is in
or of Vbeihg om»
wbelmed by the armies of ht:
, neighbor N 0 less than eight Bill.
'garian forces have crossed into
Serbian territory.

The Austro- German forces are
advancing slowly. but steadily.
their latest claim being that e
junction has been effected to the
west of Semendria. The railroad
ibetween Nish and Saioniki in.
the 1

 

 

perior numbers. No news 11ng-
been received of the movementfi
of the Anglo-French army,
Ithough it is known to have been

Irpo 1-.ted

ItVaiyfs declaration of -.
against Bulgaria increases
hopes of her allies that she .
join in the Balkan campaign, _
what form her assistance gush
take has not been indicated‘d ,
nitely“ Russia, the first of fat;
allied powers to present an all?
ma‘tum‘ to Bulgaria, now fin
herself alone in not havina i
Sued a formal declaration of WW

gaiufit heo former protege

gAlong the eastern front acti
is confined to ti; two tips bf
long battle line. The Gene
are pressing their offensiVe t
northern area, near Riga, -.-
General Ivanoff claims few
sutcesses for his Russian

in Galicia. -
Reports from the Entente

 

lthat the Germans have. bén
forced heavily and are silo
fiis osition to’ assume the
sive. Field Marshal Fr

 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

made an attack after
tillery preparatiefli-Vis. “P
ports that east Rh]?
\Grl'rt‘abs made a fierce am
a large scale, occupying no
bran .11 trenches. , .

The {linens anPremier
has hfo'ttglti: a lull in
'tiViby', ‘Kn‘d Voile ‘ rials

 

 
 
 

 
 
 

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