a ‘x *4 i on MARKET AYES ()9 N0. MAIN ST. Ensr NORWALK . huel Head, of Edlie avenue, has. ”on I pasition on the New limeu W. (horse Brundage, of the Mt Side, u! necepted a position with A. Fitch hi painter. Ira. Monahan. of Fitch street, he's moved from the East Side to the fit district. 1 Ir. and Mrs. Meyer Josem, of East 'aahingtou street, are visiting rela- tflvos today in New York. has from the East Side \h-tited ”gem". last night, where they Messed several good boxing bouts h the Casino that city. | The Ladies’ Auxiliary will hold their regular Thursday afternoon fitting with Mrs C Wicke, No. 34 Cove avenue. Hrs. JOSPXlll Perry. of East Nor ‘alk, has been the. guest of Mrs. Charles E. Lockwood, of Hillside Street. Weston. Chris l-‘ay. of Van Zant street, has ”based a new motor boat. Mr. by will dispose of his old launch to I'ldgeport parties. Charles H. Gehrmann, one of the Washington street bridgetenders, is in, at this time repairing his motor- .ont preliminary to getting It into Ommlsaion. The McElroy workmen have started Qantiom on the west side. of the new bridge. This morning the first ‘ the cement on that side of the .dl'ucture was put down. Richard lloyt. formerly with Haf- aer‘s, on the East Side. has resigned. tom the Lockwood Manufacturing Company to accept a position with “to St. George P. a 1". Company, up- fiwn. Frank Keeler, of Reynolds street. h to resign his position with the “an ill Grocery Company. First street. and will accept a similar position with the. New York Grocery, on Washing- “ street. The Ladies' Auxiliary. of church. East Norwalk. held their an-l anal election of officers yesterday af- firnoon. The following were elected: President—4m. Richard Hendrick. Vice-President—Mrs. Frank Clark. Secretary—Mrs. Frank Sturdevant. Treasurer—Mrs, C. R. Wood. Auditory—Mrs. G. F. Smith and ‘rs. A. N. Morehouse. Visiting Committee—Mrs. S. W. Kel- lty, Mrs R. G. Hendrick, Mrs. F. M. Wheeler. Mrs, C. R. Wood and Mrs. lamest Hawks. Committee on Serving Supplies— Hrs. G. F. Smith. Mrs. S. W. Kelley _Ind Mrs, H. W. Carver. stilt ttws iii tilts .4...‘ DmN AND Norman ‘1' ~ AM.” 'VVV' .- I 1-» ,fl" any- a . Mrs. Lewis Tciai‘ii tr ‘pent Thursday in NC“ lurk (w 'l‘plii'lit l e “rs. has been quite ill for several days. Mrs Ile- lie (lakes has been >pend-' ing a few days with her mother, in Norwalk. ltalstnn Kinizing of Brooklyn has returned to Xototon for the 'rltiillne Catiiiiuinn to of A daughter was born last week Mr and Mrs. William Matthew-s Gardiner >treei Miss Barbara Quitmeyer and Miss Francm Abbott of Bridgeport spent. the neck end with Miss ircne Crane. Mia: Janet Lewis of New York has ‘ been spending several days at her To ltcneio- cottage. preparing it for sum- mer occupancy, . The Anson Phelps Stokes “brick house" on t‘ollender's Point will be openci to receive Andrew Carnegie and f: uiily about May 22 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Phair, the lat- ier formerly Mia-is l-Zya Dugdule, have ltiurned from their honeymoon. and now housekeeping in Springtiale :tl‘t' A series of stcrcopticon views on 'l'he Remaking of China were shown by Dr. ll. S. llrown at the evening ser- vice ill the Congregational church last flight. The Ladies“ Auxiliary of the Sort} ion litiglilw Fll‘t' tlcpui‘tliicnt have de- cided to meet only monthly during the summer, instead of bimonthly as heretofore. Saturday was “preparedness' day. but evidently not in Noroton. in the automobile line there were more “blow outs" on the Post road thali any one day for a long time. llealth Officers George ll. Noxon has interested the Civic League in inaug- urating a "baby-welfare week" in town, which will probably be fixed for some time not far distant. William Staples of Noroton avenue succumbed. Saturday. to a stroke of paralysis which had rendered him un- conscious for over a week. The fun- eral service was held yesterday irota his late home. Mrti. Eugene T. litirgt’sscl‘, with her children, Donald and Elizabeth, left towti Saturday to spend a few days with relatives at Newark, N ...l and to enjoy the 250th anniversary of the ‘foundiing of that NH. Christ, The Right Rev. Chauncey 'll llrew- titer. Bishop of Connecticut. made his annual visit to St. Luke's Church. Noroton, Sunday evening. for confir- mation. A large congregation gather- ed to listen to the Bishop's sermon. The veterans of Fitch's Home en- tertained the Bay Scouts of Darien and Noroton. Wednesday evening. and were presented with a handsome Uni- ted States flag on behalf of the old sol- diers. by Col. George Robbins, in a neat speech. The evening service iii the Metho- ‘dlst church began at 7 Sunday night, 0f lllE 80m} ARENA For delaying his recent bout with _Iver Hammer, in Milwaukee, for half II hour and also because he failed to . .3 copies of his contract for the bout w the Boxing Commission there , m yesterday by the Wisconsin ion. That body has some ‘ at an agreement with the New Commission. but just how it will _ .: . Welab'a status here is not clear. "“00?” Chaney. of Baltimore, chal- ’ of Johnny Kilhnne for the , ’ eight title, has bun matched in almond bout in Phihdelphla, III. 10. with Bow Ina-m, pu- , cpl-Freddie Welsh for the light- ‘ crown. Chaney m: to at least six or *ht panda instead of 7:30. as formerly. and this will be the order in future. The Ep- ‘worth League meeting which formerly g preceded the evening precahing ser- vice now follows it, at 8. The firemen at the Heights are planning for a minstrel show. to be given by the Boa-Ton company of Stamford, at the Darien Town Hall, on the evening of Wednesday. aMy 2-5. Dancing with music by Dugdale’s orchestra, will follow the entertain- menl. St. John's mamatic club presented 'Oak Farm " a drama in three acts in the Noroton Fireman's Hall, under the direction of James Smith, Thursday and Friday evenings. Large audiences were present on each occasion. and the participants rendered the play effec- uveiy, 'rtie monthly meeting of the my: Aid Society of the Congregational church was held on Thursday. some of the members nthared in the non» 'm the evening. A; the later services. 5[at the Darieu M iet'ening at 8 o'clock M. T. Goodlng. of the Heights, 1 ing ahrubbery there and i window-boxes of flowers, are not plea ' Mrs. Albert Owen. teacher of the, ‘ing and supper of the Ladies" “9”“ - TUESDAY. HAY x6. :91! I white ronna were distributed to all in attendance, the flowers having been obtained by the enurpn'se of the 985- tor, Rev Samoa 0: Johns“; i E. A Spooner and brother. fromz 5 the Daiien tongregational Church. 'wili attend the pra\er lllk‘tllug senicel 1'} 1‘ hurt it toirlOtruut The M a pac- } L‘vcrybody lilade‘ [or will officiate. welcome. Local people who take pride in the: [neat appearance of the town particu larly those who aided in beautifying the local railroad stations by plant- installing ed with the. hideous biil- posters which the New Haven road has had afllxed to all the depots. "Willing Workers“ class of the Meth- odist Sunday school was pleasantly sur , prised by the girls at the class. Thurs- ‘ day evening. in the dining room of the church, where, after the regular meet-i Aid Society, games were enjoyed, and :3 sat down at :i table decorated with pansies, tulips, hyatintht and ferns. ‘ *"‘ ’ l At the Darien Grange meeting. on' Thursday night. the protram was re‘i-i tiered by H. S. Morcliouse. B. Mela} Quackenbush. Roy C. Master and Miss Jeanette Craig The following newI members were also initiated: George F. Hearse, Joseph Seileck. B. hitch- Mina Ella i. field. jr.. .trtta Johnson. llates. Janus A. Mati‘ummond, Mrs. Mat-(‘atnninnd Mrs. Annie 1. Gillette. Mrs, Mary K. S itibttlzis and Mrs. Charlotte A. Storehouse \irs. Andrew Taylor. tormerly Miss Lida \Vea‘sllllk. propric'ress of (‘ltiek in Tea Room on the Post oad. was allowed St?» a Week alimony, when her application for a divorce from Mr. Taylor was heard last Friday. The couple were married in December, and. upon their return truth a honeymoon trip, Mrs. Taylor attempted to c0m- init suicide by shooting herself. be- cuuee, she said. Mr. Taylor acknow‘ ledged to her that he cared more for a woman in New Haven than he did for his recently acquired bride. The School Board meeting. title. last night, was postponed until tonight. that the members of the Board, with others interested in local educational problems. might listen to the address of Prof. T. H. Briggs, in Stamford, on Junior High School Work. As the lo- cal School Board is planning. as soon as circumstances make it pointlble, to turn the graded school at Noroton in to a Junior High School for all the town, litany in Darien are interested in this comparatively recent develop tnent along educational lines. The Knox School for Girls at Tar- rytown is of special interest now to many people of this section. The at- tlmtil re-unlon ii- in progress. which will mean four or five dayts of an in- terestlng program. Among other stu- dents of Knox School who are return- ing for the reunion it- Miss Louise Valrln Snead. of Newton. Miss Ken- ny. who is the Latin teacher at the High School in Stamford. was formerly a teacher at Knox. and Miss Alma Hudson who, visits frequently in Nor- olon. at the home of S. llarkness Mc- Crea, was the kindergartner at Knox. Saturday, about 4 p. at, when No- rwtonitcs were enjoying the peace of limit life and the Wee Burn golf links were gay with many players. the. clung of the tire bell brought everybody to attention. The fire was in the sheds at the rear of St. Luke's church. The hemlcal apparatus did not succeed in pumping chemicals on the fire. and hand buckets were pill in nee. it was aid hydrants were too far away for the length of the hote. one hydrant be- inz at the Post road and the King's Highway, ant] the other in front of the Wee Burn Golf Clubhouse, the church being about halfway between the two hydrant-3. Finally the Darien firemen arrived. and the two sections of hose were attached and water was thrown on the then almost burned shed. Good luck saved Q19 chapel and church, for if the wind had been in the direction of the church. nothing could have sav- ed them. The paint was blistered and scorched on the chapel. and Mr. Van Kirk's barn was on fire in two places. Mr. Turners house also caught fire. Nil}; i that iron fl iiSh applied to: All you he. *0 ever longed for in a range is found in the Plain C ubinet Glenwood. .l smooth and easy to cleon~ tE‘c “Mission Idea” .range. A room saver too like the upright. piano. Its made lll natural black It is said to be the most perfect piece of machinery it. etdevised to make house- eeping drudgeless. Burns either coal, wood or gas and you can et just the right size to t your kitchen. Call and look them over and on Will understand more a- ut why Glenwood Ranges Make Cook: zig Easy. IV‘ —: 2 mr. and an. 1". U. Hays-lad Vinit- ed wlth friends and relatives in New York on Friday. ll. ll. Kelley and fun", will take possession of their summer home this week for tlill season. George Carpenter of Port Chester, visited with his sister, Miss Edith Car- penter of Hoyt street. Sunday. Contractor \\'. ll. Arthur of Siam- ford is expected to start operations on the paving of the streets today or to- morrow. the funeral service for Ian-tun Mor- ttm-r Monroe was held Sunday after- i‘m J. Howard Hoyt officiating iheut stat :tttrndcd the services at the which wn-e. conducted by Har- ' «my iodx- l? and A. I. There were many floral tributes. *ntwt :r: \e, The town will begin permanent road improving immediately. Waiter Good- him has been employed as engineer. The work of connection the road at the thricn litic. and also the continu- ation of the Smith Ridge road to the New York State. line will be complet- ed first. l-‘rank Webber of Mamaroneek was in town Sunday and signed up with Manager Schmidt. Frank's ability as a twlrler is well known. and it is con- fidently expected that his work here this year will eclipse all former en~ delivers. Frank was given a tryout on the Hartford team. but did ‘not make good. Word was received Saturday Of thé death of Thomas Cody, at Philadelc phin He was ‘2 years old. and died in a hospital. Flizhteen years ago he left New Canaan. and it was twelve years since his relatives here had heard anything of his whereabouts. The funeral will be held in Philadel- phia, with a requiem mass. and the re- .matna will be brought. to New Can- aan on this evening and taken to Law. sence'a undertaking parlors. The in- terment will be in St. IMary's ceme- .Nerwalh. yesterday menial. Janna. John at William 0007 left tor 2W- OWAYTON 3 ill! till lilllil iii ”IW' ”It itiOlilil PkiiiliiifL Mm. J. Int”. 0t Utmkbn. NEW HAVEN. May lit—On the have moved into their new bungalow first play of Yale‘s opening scrimmage nt 'i‘okancke. in spring football practice yesterday afternoon Donald Blodgett, of Bridge- llr. and Mrs. E. Dutchl Smith, Jr., pot-t. an end on the varsity squad last of New York. have recently been Ml. bloke his leg. lllodgett u'asapill- stopping at the Tokenekc fun. in;.v the interference when he sustain- —— t-d ttlc lTZJT‘lT. The practice yesterday The Ladies‘ Aid Society of the n, titlinoon consisted of nearly an hour‘s‘ E. Church, will meet in the chapel to« n-iimnisglns. with four teams in ac- morrow nfternon at 1:30 to sew. At lion. and it was probably the hardest 3 o'clock a special meeting will be .-:nv.. work that has ever been it" called to decide on some sort of a do- dermkeu at New Haven. Another day nation for the hospital. of scrimuiaging will follow today.antl‘ ** Iit will close the spring practice. .‘.‘. tr. . latrolmau bouts Brehlu disperseda ———-———— band of gypsiea who had congregated N THE HOPED ARENA. ull the turnpike yentsrday, The gyp- At the Olympic A. C. last night MPS \l ere told that Norwalk did notillttchtc Ryan. 36 pounds had the bet- want them. ,tev of Barney Adair, 130 pounds. and Willie Riley, 139 pounds. knocked out The Rownyton Flower Club will be Young Sampson, 136 pounds, in the pin shipping flowers to hospitals, fifth round. schools and missions in New York, on The Stadium A. C., which stages its‘ Thursday morning, at the usual time. bouts in the Manhattan Opera House. The officers hope for a large number'will run its show tomorrow night in. of members this year. as there is stead of Thursday. in order not to; great demand for the flowers. Lastzconflict with the Mike Gibbons and year we sent 15,585 bunches, rnnkingf'l‘ed Lewis bent at Madison Square‘ third in over one hundred branches’tlurden on the latter night. Tomor- which send flowers. 'mw's offering at the Stadium club V feature two ten round contests. In The funeral of Charles H. Tuttle the main event Banty Lewis will box was held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 Jimmy Anderson. and the second will o‘clock from the late home in ROWIY- present Sammy Diamond and Johnny ton. Rev. Henry 1‘. Anderson onlci- Tnylor. ‘ died and interment was in Union cam-E Two lightweight bouts will be con-i etery, Rownyton. Members of Old.tended at the Pioneer Sporting Club Well Commandery, U. 0. G. C., were:tonight. Johnny Lore, who has not. in attendance and paid tribute to the jfought here in two years, will trade' departed brother. The pail-bearers were Silas Carpenter. Harvey Ackart.|lightwelght champion. and Joe Azeve- William Huyler and George W. Scott. do a Portuguese skater. will endea- —-— vnr to knock out Joe White, at Jersey All mantras of the Men’s Bible my. aim of the lothedlst church are, by “m in. ynu for a no» if my new action of the that. used to pin with "laconic." raid Ted Lewis to Jinn-y the other membera‘attendlng the tem- Johnston, when the latter Wyed to perance meeting of the South Nor. Staten island yesterday. “No you ’from then on 'severely with was the harder hitter .slnm with Jimmy Regan. Pacific coast - "iiiiiits Pill it Wt} melt Battling Roddy of New York and Sammy Diamond of Jersey City put up one of the speediest bantam con- tests seen in this state in some time before about 600 fans at the Leno: A. 0. last night. The final bout be- tween Bobby Moore and West Side Jimmy Duffy. both of New York, was a gruelling. but not exceptionally in- teresting draw. lit the preliminary Young Laurett easily trimmed Ray Hatfield in a sill~l't)u.ld allair. Sammy Diamond appeared in place of the Zulu Kid, who had been placed rn the card through a mistake of a. New York matchmaker, and although outtzlasaed by Reddy was the. aggres- sor during the greater part of ten rounds and was thunderously ap~ plauded at the finish. lie divided honors in the first three rounds but Reddy jabhed' him lefts and rights an?! continuously had him covered with blood. Diamond weighed ill pounds and Reddy 116. In the final affair. also or ten rounds, West Side Jimmy Duffy, al- though outweighed by Moore. did the greater part of the leading and proved a terror’at infighting. Moore but found it difficult to land cleanly owing to the fact that the smaller chap would continue to bore in and sing. Moore's punches were the more effective but. be tired toward the finish and in the last th'ree rounds was content with taking a long swing and follow it by hanging on. The followers of each believed that they deserved a Will but the popular opinion favored a. draw. TROLLEYMEN CONFER ON WAGE. QUESTION. Ask Connecticut Company for Haiti. mm Wage of 35 Cents An Hour. NEW HAVEN, May 16.—-—A center- ence. probably the first of a series at which the demands of'the trolley- men of the Connecticut company for a new contract with the maximum 1880 at 35 cents an hour in place of the present maximum of 28 cents. were oonhidered; began yesterday between a committee of the trolleymn and onc- ors of the company. The present col-t Canaan ing. to tack a oomttrter. hrlnglno ‘ lunch. and enioflu the noon meal to A euchre party will be held in the . ' gather. The usual business seaaion Town Hall, Friday «snug, It! :3, MILFORD. lfav “.43.. oiling of art! A. Johnson. of Stamford, will ad ,long hike Johnson told the fighter that was held in the afternoon nndar the mm a a. a“, m he streets here were very much do- dress the meeting, which promises toihe would be back for another spin to Mty ot- the It. Aloysius chute). but over the bab' my to not all be of much interest. r-ortviv. member? exclaimed What's nay "Imam mpmaedswmaemmmeme- 150 new man has been or— iJohnstnn."you have a date with nine 3t the Colman-an! chart in the ties of the new church on South ave- m but the PM Who has —A good adv. paynbast in the best Gibbons at the Garden Thursday morning. and at the Methodist church nun. prevented lta. dclfrery. - t~ WEN " phtluelphh' to attmd the funeral walk Congregational church. tomor ww't." rewind Jimmy. 'l’at going to low evening. at 7:45 p. 12:. Rev. Bow- take you for a run instead.” After a tract was entered into as a result all arbitration hearings three years age. It is understood that the present no.4 nailntlou will not go to any arbitrsn tien' board and trolleylien are sound debt that the entire matter win he adn aimed batons Jana 1 when the salmon contract expires. New Yorker. Lewis and Jack m probe- ‘ wanna-Anna smut-than.- airmail-annual”. ‘l 4.)! 5‘4 tt't ‘\ minimum '3' '
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